Board Meeting June 8th, 2026

001right here. >> Good afternoon, evening. Calling calling to order the Ammani City School District Board of Education meeting for June 8th, 2026 at 5:02 p.m. >> We will now do roll call starting with Miss Kobon, >> present. >> Mr. Baralta, >> present. >> Miss Rivas, >> present. >> Mr. Seagrist >> present >> and Mendes Garcia present. We will now stand for the flag salute. >> Put your hand over your heart and begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you everyone for being here today. No school's out. We're still here. All right. Um we will go we will continue with our next item which is strategic plan with the district

002administrative update. >> You might not be plugged in. >> Yours isn't on. Yeah. President Mendes Garcia. Wow. Okay. Volume increase. President Mendes Garcia and governing board members. Uh welcome to today's uh board meeting. Um happy to share uh the update which sorry Robert now I need you to plan update is filled with lots of celebrations. Um as you know we spent the last two weeks in June uh celebrating people accomplishments uh many milestones throughout the district. And so our first image there is really uh showcasing our eighth grade promotions that took place last week. Uh we were able to attend all six promotions. They were fantastic. It was wonderful to see um kids and families. And then our next slide uh before really beginning with the update, I want to give a big shout out

003to our facilities and maintenance team uh for setting up all of those promotions on top of everything else that they were setting up for uh many transition assemblies and lots of end of the year activities. And so kudos to our fantastic facilities and maintenance team for all that they do year round and in particular uh to get us through the end of the school year. >> Thank you. And that kicks off um the first part of our update which is priority area number one ensuring academic excellence for all. And I'll turn it over to Dr. Pedto. >> Great. Good evening President Mendes Garcia and governing board and community members. Um, under priority area one, I'd like to start us off with a brief uh update on our um, uh, math um, instructional materials adoption process.

004And so have a little bit of a timeline here for you. Um, this year we started to um, look at how we wanted to undertake the math adoption um, process. Um it's taken quite a bit of time for the state of California to actually go through um and release books for us to review. Um and uh you know first they started off with the math framework that was adopted in 2023 2024. Um and then um they had to go through the process of of releasing state approved books. There were 63 state approved books for the mathematics adoption. And so um we underwent a process here. We formed a math adoption leadership team in the fall um and then we launched a partnership with Leo and Unabbound um establishing an uh what our non-negotiables um were

005going to be as part of our evaluation criteria and then we went to the instructional materials fair um here in the San Gabriel Valley. Um, in January and February, we convened a pilot committee um and developed a an evaluation rubric and a selection process knowing that we were going to have to go through quite a few um textbooks. Um, re we review the the pilot committee, the adoption committee reviewed publisher surveys, making sure that it aligned with everything that we wanted to see in our textbooks and um conducted our due diligence uh with 15 publishers. Um in March the the team underwent professional learning to understand the um the shifts in the mathematical framework. That way when they were looking at the um the textbooks, they were in alignment with those shifts. Um and they

006focused on reasoning, discourse, problem solving, um student centered learning and equity. Sorry, I'm trying to move away from the the mic. Um and then they um conducted a rubric based instructional materials review. And then in May and April, April and May, they narrowed it down to seven finalists and they expanded the committee um to include representation across sites, across grade levels, across specialized programs such as special education um ensuring that um we had dual language representation there, English learner, um as well. Um and so then we had publisher presentations and they've narrowed it down to two pilot programs that they want to pilot in the fall. um so that they can make rep re recommendations hopefully um in the spring. And so um that is where we are right now. More to come in the

007fall. We're excited about this process. It was very inclusive um and um I think that uh we will have really good feedback from our um pilot committee um but also just you know really comprehensive the process that we took. And today we kicked off our summer steam program. Um 2,000 students were enrolled with students coming even today to be enrolled. About a hundred more students today um showed up hoping to be enrolled which of course we took them. Um and many students in our afterchool um learn program as well. Um they will also have opportunity to um have more enrichment as part of the learn program. It's me again. Um our we did have one final enrichment day back in May. Um the last Friday of the month and this enrichment day um was uh

008um it's it was during our recent it was our en in engineering tomorrow uh 375 students participated and they were able to partake in engineering design challenges, rocket launches, earthquake resistant structures. They built some um and then they had a field experience to the California Science Center. Um and then these opportunities allowed our students to apply classroom learning in realw world contexts uh while building collaboration, problem solving, creativity, and critical thinking skills. >> Good afternoon. Just want to thank the board for your continued support of our annual Run for Your Heart event. Um so this year was our 22nd event. Uh we weren't sure if we were going to be able to pull it off with the smoke advisories the days before, but we were able to. Um and so we had represent uh representatives

009from all six of our uh K8 schools uh from seventh and eighth grade boys and girls running uh this year's event. And we're pleased to share that uh in our sweep stakes division uh the Colombia girls um had the five fastest combined female times. And so they took first place in our girls sweep stake uh division. And for the boys, it was Dery who had first place in their uh their sweep stakes division with the five fastest times. Again, just want to thank you for your continued support and we look forward to next year holding the uh 23rd annual. >> Thank you. at the um we were also just recently able to bring all of our parent um and just caregiver volunteers that support schools. We know that uh there's so many caregivers that um

010support classrooms and uh school events and activities. And so once a year we host a volunteer brunch where we're able to celebrate uh those that give of their time and heart so freely. And so we had a wonderful celebration. Um the theme was uh root and toutin western and everybody dressed uh for the occasion and lots of celebrations and an opportunity to really thank all the wonderful teams. I know the schools and the department struggle because there's more than 10 volunteers that they can identify and so they also have celebrations back at their school sites but every school was invited to bring uh 10 caregivers uh that volunteer at the school sites. And I also want to express my deep gratitude for our district community liaison who do so much to lead uh parents and

011caregivers into this work to encourage to facilitate uh and to make parents and caregivers feel welcome onto our campuses. So thank you uh to our community lison as well. We're uh pleased to share that uh this summer we're also going to bring back our summer enrollment center. Uh this I think will be our fourth year in doing it where uh during summer programming um while our sites are still open usually the secretaries there will take or or take uh enrollment information and and so on or we'll do it at our front desk. But once summer programming ends uh on July 2nd, uh we you traditionally will run a summer enrollment here at the district office uh on Mondays through Thursdays uh with Thursdays being an evening time just to allow access for some of our

012families at work. We typically see anywhere from 2 to 400 depending on the year uh enrollments uh take place through this enrollment set. Well, uh they're able to process everything and then that way the site secretaries when they return, uh they have access to those families and and we're already sort of four steps ahead in terms of making sure that our families are enrolled for the start of the school year. >> And as you turn our attention to one of the items on tonight's agenda and next week with the adoption of the budget, one of the things that we take into consideration is the assumptions that are presented in the main revision uh that was released a few weeks ago. Uh there are plenty of things to like in the budget, right? Um some added

013funding in the area of LCFF, in the area of special ed, right? Something that we're tracking is uh potential funding for some of our schools here in Monte to extend the literacy grant funds that we received a few years ago. Um but just a reminder that it is all a proposal. It's not final until the governor signs that budget. So in the next few days, the legislature will submit their version of the proposal to the governor by June 15th. Then by June 30th, the governor will sign that budget into law. Um the Proposition 98 maneuver is still in play there. It's not as uh large as it was back in January. Uh but there's still a few billion dollars that are being held back. Um and with the added funding comes some new statutory requirements.

014a proposal that was introduced in the May revision that was new was not in the January proposal was um a requirement to uh implement a uh paid pregnancy leave uh requirement for school employees. So we're tracking that closely um to see if it uh stays in the final budget. So, in the next few weeks, uh, we should have Governor Nuomo sign off on the enacted budget, um, and any material changes we'll bring back to the board in August, uh, via a 45day budget revision. And we couldn't close out our year by uh, without celebrating once again. I know we've done it at different times as they've turned in their retirement submissions. Uh but just wanted to share a final list of our 32 retirees with a total of uh 1,595 years of service to our

015our district and our community. Um so I anticipate there might be a few more sneaking in on the classified side within the next few weeks, but being we don't have their letters, so uh we anticipate maybe bringing a few more names and celebrating them. Um but just some of our our pictures from some of our uh events. Uh that was the EMTA dinner, that was a CSEA recognition. Um and then if they weren't able to make the events, did we go through? Oh, there we go. >> Yeah. >> Um we went out uh to the sites to celebrate them as well. So, >> and and before closing, I do want to share with the board that we've received um some recognitions that I want to share, pass along to the board. I know Mr. Peralta

016uh spoke about the Elmani Phillies. They did um they did provide this uh plaque for the district and so I want to share it with the board. This is in appreciation for the continued support of Almani Phillies to the Almani City School District, the use of Norwood. Uh so congratulations to the board for supporting uh Almani Phillies and also I know uh CSCA is here with us but they also presented the Almani City School District with the plaque in appreciation for supporting their um classified employee program. A few of us were able to um shadow some of our CSEA staff members throughout uh it was a wonderful opportunity specifically with our Head Start preschool program and and so they presented this plaque in appreciation for that work and I pass this along to the board

017as well. >> Okay, thank you. Next, we're moving on to um board updates, starting with Miss Kobon. >> Thank you. Um and I'll start with um the topic Dr. Garcia was saying. I had the opportunity to do the job shadow in the early Head Start program. Um it was a great opportunity. Um I have, you know, so much praise for the teachers that that have that patience and just creativity to lead those little ones all day. Um, it's definitely a fun little thing and I know if I um need a little kid fix, I know where where to go. Um, it was it was really sweet uh seeing the kids and just the interactions and then all of the very intentional um programming that goes on to help prepare the the students for socialization and

018for education as they move through um their schooling. um also had the opportunity to attend the EMEA uh retirement dinner and that was a really special event and um it was definitely a fun celebration. It was great to see everyone and get get to connect at the end of the year. Um of course the promotions and our band concert. I just kind of wanted to highlight um the mariachi playing at each of the promotions was a really kind of neat and special touch. I um I heard from a couple of parents that it was they had not actually heard the group perform and so it was a neat opportunity to continue to expand um the opportunities that we have and share with our community and that will conclude it for me. Thank you >> Malta.

019Um I also had the opportunity to attend a few of the graduations and it was interesting to see the way that even within the you know we're one big community but even within the one big community there's smaller communities and each one celebrated their graduates or their promotion uh candidates a little bit differently and to express their own uh way of of showing admiration and appreciation for their promotion as well as their uh school sites and their staff. Um, so I I appreciate having that opportunity to get out there and and see these things as they happen and the way the differences. >> Miss Ras. >> Yes. Well, congratulations on finishing another school year and um, happy summer. Um, I also got to attend a few of the promotions and a high school graduation. And

020just what a privilege it is to be there with the families to shake the hands of our students who are moving on and to just you could just feel the the excitement and the um you can sense the the dreams that are just beginning to take shape and the the kids are on their way to achieving them. So wonderful time of celebration. I agree the mariachis were just such a highlight and Dr. Dr. Garcia, you had referenced the amazing facilities team um and the way they set up a beautiful promotion ceremony at each of the sites and um you know just over the last few days I've been driving around just venturing out a little further into other communities and it's always been said that our schools look so good and you know when you

021drive around it's like really true. um come back into town and you just see these uh you know the landscaping of our schools is just so pretty. Our flowers are blooming and um the grounds look wonderful. The buildings are fresh and new because the support of the community and we've been able to uh invest in those buildings and just create wonderful spaces for uh the kids that are in the schools but also for the rest of the community that uh drive by and take some pride in this being our our home schools. So, so thank you again to the facilities team for all that they do to keep our spaces top-notch. That's all. >> Mr. Seist, >> I promise to be brief. Number one, the retirees dinner was absolutely outstanding and the ending with the

022dancing and the music was absolutely unforgettable. The promotions I have to rethink because in my generation they were called graduation. My grandma graduated eth grade. you had to have a test to go to ninth grade. You didn't automatically go. Um, the promotions I attended were absolutely unforgettable and our wonderful superintendent was able energy-wise to keep it going and was so enthusiastic. And for me, it was unforgettable when I walked away at one of the sites, two of the eighth graders came up and said, "Thank you for your service." which I figured was wow. It was beautiful and I'm so proud of our district. The promotions were great and I salute all of the principles and the staff at each place. Each school has something different and I think that's wonderful. Keep it going. It was

023totally enjoyable and unforgettable. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Crist. Because we got through another wonderful school year. So, congratulations to staff and to our parents. um for making this school year always just another wonderful experience for our students. I really appreciated being able to participate in the job shadowing program as well. I was at Cretata. I was assigned to Miss Ruby's class, but I also snuck over to the like the baby class. I had you. But three things that stood out as the materials. The students just had access to really great materials that I was I was in it with them. I'm like, "Show me about this little like light up thing with these little animals." And then when I walked in initially, the the students were participating on like a little music class

024with little sticks and it was great to see and I know we're right at the end of the year so I can just imagine how they started but how the end of the year like they knew their routines. They knew what what they were going to be doing. You can imagine giving them two sticks. You can imagine how that was in the beginning, but they all knew what to do and they were all um following along with the teacher with patterns. And again, same thing, seeing that connection about how vital that is in preparing them for TK and kindergarten. And I was also able just to kind of ask some questions about I didn't realize that it was a full day program and they have, you know, nap time and again I'm like, how do

025you get like I'm assume it was like 15 20. How do you get 15 to 20 students to nap? She's like, oh no, like it took a while, but they know they get their little sleeping bag and she's like there's just one that does not sleep, but I forgot. But the child just kind of like just kind of knows to kind of like lay there, I guess you would say. And it was interesting. She said on Mondays they're extra tired from like the weekend. She's like, "And we don't wake them up." She's like, "So we have some kids that will sleep like two hours and we don't wake them up." So again, all those little that was interesting to learn about it. And then as well, I want to say the support in the classroom.

026You can just tell there was two aids in the classroom and they just all work seamlessly together. And so thank you so much for the opportunity for having that. I really appreciated it. And uh I was able to attend Frank Reigns promotion and same thing Miss Reeves. Our main and staff does such an phenomenal job with making our promotions look so professional. I'm gonna use that word. And uh with from the balloons and just how everything set up, it was you can tell whether it was between the staff and the students, but it was routine as well. They knew what to do. there was no hiccups and even though it was pretty warm outside, it went and another thing I appreciate is that they do keep that in mind and they made sure to keep

027that keep the promotion within an hour. So, I know parents appreciate that because you never know how the weather's going to be. We could have a cool day, but with with a summer with June, it could also be a hot day. And so, that's something that I know just as a participant, I appreciated that you're able to highlight everything you now highlight within that amount of time. But that's all I have to say for today. Um, we will continue with tonight's meeting with our LCAP and budget presentation. Okay. Good evening, President Mendes Garcia, members of the governing board, and community members. Uh, it is my pleasure to present the draft of the 2026 27 local control um account local control and accountability plan or LCAP. Um, just as a reminder, this plan represents the final

028year of our current three-year LCAP cycle. Um, while tonight's presentation focuses on the draft plan for the 2627 school year, the district will begin developing an entirely new three-year LCAP beginning next school year. The input gathered through this process not only informs our work for 2627, but also provides valuable direction as we prepare for the next three years, our next three-year planning cycle. The LCAP serves as our roadmap for improving student outcomes and aligning resources with the needs of our students. Tonight, this plan reflects the engagement of our students, our families, our staff, and our bargaining units, our advisory committees, and community members throughout the school year. So, our engagement timeline um this this uh draft LCAP was informed by a comprehensive educational partner engagement process that occurred throughout the entire school year. Input was

029gathered through the ALCAP advisory committee meetings, student focus groups, superintendent student council meetings, surveys, consultations with employee groups, our DAC committee, our the SULPA, and then um the required uh public comment process. Um we've come a long way from just sending out surveys. And so one area we're particularly proud of this year is the significant increase in survey participation. Um parent and family participation increased dramatically to 771 responses and we also saw increases among certificated and classified staff. These results reflect intentional efforts um to improve communication and accessibility and provide multiple opportunities for our educational partners to share their perspectives. And some of the the themes that came across our stakeholder groups several um there were several consistent themes. Uh for goal one, educational partners emphasized the need for academic intervention, differentiated instruction, reading and

030mathematic support, enrichment opportunities, and strong relationships between students and staff. For goal two, students and families highlighted the importance of belonging, emotional safety, positive relationships, extracurricular opportunities, counseling services, and mental health supports. In goal three, stakeholders emphasize the value of consistent, responsive, and multilingual communication along with flexible opportunities for families to participate in school activities and decision making. And for goal four, educational partners emphasize maintaining safe schools, adequate staffing, access to technology and instructional materials, and systems that consistently support students and staff across all sites. The next few slides um provide an overview of our academic outcome data across multiple state and local measures. Overall, we continue to see evidence of academic recovery and growth in several key areas while also recognizing that achievement gaps remain for some of our student groups. In English language

031arts, we improved our overall performance uh compared to baseline levels. Um what's particularly encouraging is the growth demonstrated by our English learners and our students with disabilities, our Hispanic students and socioeconomically disadvantaged students. And while not all of our groups have met their long-term targets, the overall trend indicates progress towards closing our achievement gap. In mathematics, we show a more mixed picture. Um, we saw some gains among several student groups, including our English learners and students with disabilities. However, math remains an area of focus as overall performance has remained relatively flat, and some student groups continue to perform significantly below our targets. Can I ask just real quick um to just to remind us for the target for year three that was was that preset from year one? >> Yes. >> Okay. So that's it's

032not it's not adjusted every year as >> it's not adjusted. So it was set from the beginning of our our um three-year LCAP. Yes. >> Um and so I would anticipate that um for our next LCAP it will be more aligned with our strategic plan. Um, in science, our performance remained stable overall uh with notable gains um among our Hispanic students, English learners, students experiencing homelessness, and students with disabilities. These results suggest that our continued focus on standard-based science instruction is having a positive impact for our English learner population. The English learner progress indicator shows improvement from the year from the prior year, although performance remains below our desired target. And similarly, reclassification rates continue to be an area where additional growth is needed. The district continues to maintain strong implementation ratings in academic standards,

033instructional materials, professional development, and policy support. And these ratings indicate that the systems necessary to support highquality instruction remain firmly in place. Locally, we also continue to see gradual improvement in students performing at or above grade level in reading and mathematics. Reading increased from 44% to 46% while mathematics increased from 41% to 44%. We also saw gains among English learners, lowincome students, and long-term English learners. These local measures provide additional evidence that students are making progress even as we continue working towards more ambitious targets. And taken together, these results reinforce the importance of continuing our investments in intervention services, instructional coaching, professional development, curriculum resources, and targeted supports for students who require additional services. For the next few slides, um these slides summarize student engagement, attendance, school climate, and student perception data. Um, one of

034the most encouraging outcomes is our reduction in chronic absenteeism. Uh, we decreased from 12.3% at baseline to 8.1% uh, representing meaningful progress in helping students attend school consistently um, where improvements were seen across nearly every um, student group. Our attendance rates remain strong overall at more than 95% um reflecting our ongoing efforts by our schools and our attendance staff and families to support regular student attendance. Our suspension rates remain relatively low districtwide at 1.2% 2% reflecting our ongoing efforts to maintain supportive learning environments and also um looking at um alternative means um and restorative practices to address and uh student discipline. Student perception data also provides encouraging information about our school climate among our fifth grade students. Both school connectedness and perceptions of safety have improved over baseline levels. More students report feeling connected to

035school and safe while on campus, suggesting that our efforts um to build welcoming and supportive environments are making a positive difference. Among seventh grade students, connectedness and safety measures have remained stable or improved for many student groups. While there is still room for growth, these results indicate that students generally feel supported, connected, and safe at school. These outcomes support the continuation of investments in counseling services, social workers, attendance supports, behavioral supports, social emotional learning, and extracurricular opportunities that strengthen student engagement and belonging. in terms of staff and climate um data and parent climate data. Um this section um really talks about um this comes from our um I'm sorry, our staff um our healthy kids survey or our staff um oh my gosh, I lost my my train of thought. One of the strongest areas

036reflected in this year's data is a positive perception of our schools um among both staff and families. And so 92% of our staff report that schools are safe places to work and 90% report that schools are supportive and inviting uh working envir uh work environments. Um parent survey results remain exceptionally strong. 96% of parents report that schools are safe places for their children and 96% report feeling welcomed at their child's school. These results reflect the strong relationships that exist among staff, students, and families throughout the district and reinforce the importance of maintaining positive climates. And I remember what I wanted to say, which is this comes from the latest um uh staff or staff and parent um and student climate data. So these were taken in November December of the 2526 school year. Sorry. Um

037so these results reflect our strong relationships and and um and then the next one is that student academic motivation also remains relatively strong. Uh more than 80% of fifth grade students and approximately twothirds of seventh grade students report positive levels of academic motivation. While we and we always strive for higher levels of engagement, these results suggest that most students continue to see value in their learning experiences and remain invested in their academic success. Family engagement continues to be an area of strength for the district. Our parent survey results indicate that families continue to feel informed, included, and valued as partners in their children's education. 87% of parents report that schools actively seek their input before making important decisions. 94% um report being encouraged to be active partners in their children's education and 89% report positive

038communication from schools. In terms of foundations, foundational supports, um, goal four focuses on ensuring the systems and resources are necessary for student success are in place. And so the district continues to provide access to standards aligned instructional materials. We maintain school facilities and good repair. We offer a broad course of study and ensure students are served by appropriately credentialed teachers. These foundational supports create the conditions necessary for highquality teaching and learning throughout the district. So this slide provides an overview of the district's projected funding sources for 2026 27. The majority of district funding continues to come through the local control funding formula. Included within these funds are supplemental and concentration grant dollars that support services for our unduplicated student groups, including English learners, lowincome students, and foster youth. The proposed budget reflects our continued commitment

039to directing resources toward the needs identified through our stakeholder engagement and student outcome data. These slides here summarize the implementation of actions and services across all four LCAP goals. Overall, the district successfully implemented the actions outlined in the LCAP and continued investing in programs and services designed to improve academic achievement, learner engagement, family involvement, and foundational supports. Major investments included curriculum and instructional materials, intervention teachers, professional development, instructional coaching, counselors, social workers, attendance supports, technology, family engagement programs, community liaison, facilities, and professional learning community time. All of these investments help ensure students have access to high-quality instruction, targeted academic and social emotional supports, meaningful engaged opportunities, and safe learning environments while providing staff with the resources needing to support student success. So, what's new for 2026 27? This year's LCAP draft um includes several technical

040revisions and clarifications. These changes include corrections to reporting timelines for science related metrics, clarification of staff survey measures, and reclassification of the program specialist action as a non-contributing action. For our program specialists, we found alternative funding for that particular action. These revisions improve clarity, accuracy, and compliance while maintaining the services and supports currently provided to our students. So, in closing, this draft LCAP reflects the voices of our educational partners, the needs identified through data analysis, and the district's ongoing commitment to continuous improvement. As the final year of the current three-year LCAP cycle, this plan not only supports our work in 2026 27, but also provides important insights that will guide the development of our next three-year LCAP. So, I just want to thank all of our students, um our families, and um our staff, all

041of the advisory committees, our bargaining units who were um a big part of providing feedback, our community members, um who contributed their time, excuse me, and uh feedback throughout this process, and Dr. um McLaren who put all of this together and really drove the work um of the LCAP. So, thank you. Any questions? I had a question just wondering um how what was done to increase the parent survey results. >> Um so I'm not sure if you saw the actual survey when it went out but it there was a video that was attached to it um that explained and it was in different languages. So that was one of the things and the video very short video that explained the purpose of the LCAP and what those funding dollars do and the importance of feedback.

042Um but what Dr. McLaren also did was she um uh she sent it through instead of just posting on parent square, hey parents, please take this alcap survey, which is what we typically do. Um she sent it to each parent directly. So they got their own personalized please take this. And what we're finding is that if we just post something on Parent Square, parents not may not necessarily read those posts, but if they get it sent directly to them, then there's more of a chance that they open and read it. And so they actually responded to her through the post as well. So they they took the LCAP and then they responded and and made comments as well. So that was really great. >> Thank you. >> How about the increase of staff as well?

043Um I I think part of that was our principles. I think part of that was our bargaining units um encouraging um the staff to make their voices heard. Um I think that that uh video also helped. So there was many factors in that as well. >> Okay. >> And then I have a question. So I I saw that there were some sections right where uh it was really close already. You're like year two and year three maybe like two or maybe one or two percentage points. What happens for those where you're still having a large gap of like six or 8%. >> In terms of meeting the goal that we have some adjustments that we need to make um because we we we're we're far off of our goal, right? And so I think aligning

044ourselves to our strategic plan is one thing. We have a lot of things in the in the works from last year for this year coming um to make those adjustments and and really work to hopefully make those that gap up. Yes. >> And then what happens if like we don't meet like obviously the goal is like to meet as many as possible but what happens when you don't you just it just gets readjusted for you. Okay. It just gets readjusted. >> Yes. Yeah. I I think part of it is you know these options these opportunities to bring it to a public hearing and also you saw that engagement slide um I think in the past or when the LCAP first started the LCAP conversations were happening towards the end of the year right and so

045um there's a lot of intentionality in bringing that engagement forward and just making sure that people are reviewing the data all the stakeholders are reviewing the data all the stakeholders have an opportunity to give feedback to you know what are the actions that we're aiming for as a community and what are the actions that we want to support with um the budget as well. So part of it is going back with this data at the start of the new year as we're building the next template or the next uh three-year LCAP and really identifying the areas where we want to double down or areas that we want to readjust. >> Okay. >> And Dr. McLaren um for the focus groups does some really great activities um with our parent groups and our student groups of

046um how would you spend these ALCAP dollars? And so she gives them either tokens or something that represents money and has them spend. So instead of going just giving them a survey or going around, they actually spend the money on what they feel is a priority. Um and so it's a very engaging activity as well. Um and then with the with the students, she really engages them in a conversation about what it is that they would like to see. And so there's been a lot of intention behind um gathering that feedback. >> Um I one more question uh looking ahead to next year and sort of incorporating the strategic plan and I'm wondering is is the intent to incorporate like the portrait of a learner goals into this as well. So >> yes, there's a

047there's a lot of intent to really bring in that strategic plan um to make it part of of our LCAP. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions? Okay. Next is the budget presentation. >> Yes. Thank you, board president Mendes Garcia. Uh we have Miss Amy Johnson, our fiscal director, who just started with us a few months ago that'll be providing the board with an update on the adopted budget in conjunction with our estimated actuals. As I mentioned earlier in our strategic plan update in the adopted in the May revise, there are a lot of things to like um in the proposal uh regarding funding for schools across California. Um but as we look back to where we have come from, right, we saw an unprecedented amount of funds that came into schools during the pandemic

048years and with that the expiration of an unprecedented amount of significant amount of funds, right? So that revenue cliff uh came and went, right? It was a a big one-time infusion uh during the pandemic years. Um and as you'll see here, we have some deficits uh that persist within our general fund in the current year and moving forward even with the added funding that the governor's proposing in the MI revise. So with that, I'll turn over to Miss Amy Johnson to provide the board with an update on tonight's adopted budget. >> Good afternoon everyone. As Jose stated in his introductions, this presentation will review the year-end forecast for 2526 and the budget plan for 2627. So, let's start with a quick review of the budgeting cycle. The school fiscal calendar runs from July 1st through

049June 30th. And as you can see here on our screen, if we start at the beginning of the calendar year, January, the governor releases the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. Then in May, a revised governor's budget is is released. The districts integrate the revisions into the forecasted year end and the next year's budgets. In June, where we currently find ourselves, the board adopts the ne the coming year's LCAP and the budget, and the governor officially signs the state budget bill. In December and March, these are two important milestones. It's our first and second interim and the two most prominent check-ins. This is where we evaluate the need for adjustments, update projections, and actuals, and bring them to the board. The district is forecasted to end the current fiscal year with a surplus of

050$9.6 million. This can be a bit misleading at first glance. So EMC has an adjusted bud adjusted deficit of 25.38 million and we're going to walk through that in a second. So I want to focus on two key funds. The first is the general fund. This is the district's primary operating budget. It contains the salaries and the benefits and the majority of the other student serving expenses. Our adopted budget, there was a deficit of 20.5 million. At second interim, we had a deficit of 20.87 million. And as you'll see here, we currently have a deficit of 21.43 million. That's a variance of 6 million. So, how did we get here? If you recall last year about the same time, there was a discussion about revenue and our ESSER funds expired in June of 2025. And

051so, this affected our revenues and obviously our bottom line. Our expenses this year have been impacted by contracted services which are projected to come in higher than plan. If I move now down to the budgeting fund, fund 21, you're going to see in the revenue line that there are $35 million there. This is the measure M approved by the taxpayers in November of 2024. These monies may be used for the purpose of the measure such as modernizing classrooms, creating outdoor learning and green spaces, improving the performing arts facilities. they may not be used for day-to-day operations. So without this bond issuance, our deficit that I highlighted at the beginning of 25.38 exists. The current trend of utilizing the district's fund balances to meet the needs of the operating budget is not sustainable long term for

052fiscal health. It will reduce our ability to meet the needs of the students and respond to any unforeseen events. So here you see a more detailed breakout of the general fund. One of the positives is that we are meeting our 3% reserve for ongoing maintenance as mandated for districts of our size. So why is this important? This protects against the uneven flow of income throughout the year. It insulates us from the variability of factors such as the state cola and attendance rates. And in a situation where the district has exhausted their fund balance, the state steps in to run the district. So these are the warning signs of significant headwinds ahead. So looking forward to 2627, we have an overall deficit of 27.7 million. Here you're seeing that flip from the surplus to the deficit.

053The general fund accounts for 79% and the building fund accounts for 20%. If I deep dive on the general fund just a little bit within revenue, our year-over-year changes. We have the LCFF which is up 2.3 million. This is driven by the higher thanex expected one-time cola that you'll see in our assumption pages. Our state other state revenue is down by 1.25 million. This is because of one-time funding leaving and no longer being available. For example, our literacy coach funding, our Calire. On the positive side, we did have the student support block grant try to make up some of that difference, but it fell short. On our expenses side, we have books and supplies totaling 10.6 million. This is comprised of 10 million for the furniture refresh and 1.75 million for the math adoption phase

054one roll out that you just heard Teresa reference. The building fund is also now beginning to expend that 35 million they brought in in last year from measure M. We are executing on our modernizing of classrooms and creating green spaces. Delving a little bit more into revenue, you're going to see our four major revenue streams. LCFF is our primary income and it's issued by the state. We currently have one, excuse me, we currently have 7.8 million. We're going to discuss this in a slide coming up, but you'll notice that this matches what Teresa showed you in the LCAP presentation. In the federal, we have 28.3 million. Head Start accounts for 43%. Child nutrition accounts for 36.7%. In our other state revenues at 42.5 million, you'll see that ELOP accounts for 29%. That student support grant

055that we just discussed accounts for 13% and our stirs on behalf accounts for 42%. Moving to that final column, if we look at our local revenues, special ed at 9.5 million accounts for 53% of that income. So, moving to our expenses, we're going to kind of zoom out and take the mile high look. So, our salaries and benefits account for 65%. Our books and services account for 12%. Please keep in mind that this includes the 10 million for our furniture refresh. Our contracted services are 15% and our capital outlays are 8%. Again, within that 8% of the capital outlays, you will see our bond measure and our e rate uh which is funding our IT infrastructure improvements. Here we have a detailed breakdown. Um, again, very positive. We are meeting the statutory 3% reserve. The

056headwinds of the treading, excuse me, of the treading, excuse me, it's my turn, Teresa, to be tongue tied. Um, the headwinds of the trending deficit is prominent. This year, hard decisions will need to be made to ensure our future fiscal health. So, as I stated a couple sl slides ago, we were going to dig into the LCFF just a little bit more. So, the exhibit on the right shows you the components comprising LCFF. The biggest component on the bottom is the base grant. This is based on all of our students and their attendance rate. The piece right above it is for our TK3 grades span. So, this is an add-on for a student population attending TK through three. We then have our supplemental and concentration layers as presented in the LCAP plan. This is a

057per student add-on used to increase or improve services for highnee students. And as was highlighted, this is the English learners, our lowincome, and our foster youths. And these three categories comprise our UPP or our unduplicated pupil percentage. As tied to the LCAP, our base grant is 77.8 million. Our supplemental and concentration is 30 million totaling 107.8 million. So we're going to look at a slightly different slice and dice of the CF of LCFF. And what I really want you to take away from this slide is that education protection act. This was created by Proposition 55 in 2016. It is a tax on high earners. But the key takeaway is it expires in 2030. While people are currently working on extending this sunset, it still stands at 2030 today. So, moving to our multi-year projection. This

058is the detailed breakdown. Again, I'll be a bit repetitive. We are meeting our 3% reserve. However, the headwinds and warning signs can be seen here. The reserve is well below the state average and we continue to deficit spend for three consecutive years. This is defined as the as a structural deficit. This is where your ongoing costs are outpacing the revenue. So I'd like you to take a moment and envision the 2923 years. So one more column out. However, now re remove that 16 million revenue for EPA. This is an unsustainable trend. We don't have the fund balance to support this rate of depletion and the expectation of additional one-time funding to bridge the gap is not a reasonable plan. As the deficit spending trend continues over time, as already discussed, it reduces flexibility and the

059ability to respond to unforeseen events and the risk of losing local control or taking out an emergency loan to avoid insolveny issues increases. So, what are our risk factors? We have a declining enrollment, but this is not unique to Elmont City. This is due to lowering birth rates, a flat to declining local housing development growth and economic challenges. Our ADA is declining. ADA is a direct correlation to enrollment. So if enrollment increases, your ADA should increase with it. If your enrollment decreases, your ADA will decrease also. So please know there is a direct correlation between those two inputs. We then have the one-time expiring funds that we just discussed. So in June of 2025, the ESSER funds expired. In June of 2026, we have CalFire, the literacy coaches, the children and youth behavioral health initiative,

060all expiring. And next year 2027, we have the rate expiring. Our operational pressures. So within our expenses, we have our furniture refresh at 10 million. We have our -ate expenditure and just a reminder that is our IT infrastructure spending. That's 1.2 million. Our math adoption phase one is 1.75 million. And then we have our salaries and benefits which are an ongoing step and column increase. and our health and welfare continues to put pressure on us and rise. So, this is the declining enrollment trend. The MYP is approximately a 3% decline year-over-year. But what you're going to see here is this didn't did not just start. We have a 33% that started back in 2015 or has taken place over the last basically 15 years. and the reasons have not changed. Lowering birth rates, declining local

061housing development growth and economic challenges. So these are the other assumptions that go into our planning process and budgeting process. So the first one is our cola. So here you see that 4.31% at the 2627. That was where we discussed that this was a one-time increase that is not expected to continue. In fact, it was a nice surprise. The upp is a determined from our student population. As we discussed, it's the key input to the LCAP formula and it is flat to slightly up. The stirs and pers contributions are determined from actuarial valuations. So those are provided to us. We have no wiggle room for those. The step and column, this is produced by the district. So we have 1.25% planned in for step and column for salaries and benefits. And then you'll see our

062FTE assignments. So this aligns the student teacher ratios with the declining enrollment. It maintains the district's vision and mission of quality education. So currently we are going to reduce by 15 certificated staff. 2728. So one year out it's a decline of 12 and two years out we have the second decline of 15. So this side slide is a historical look at our negotiated salary increases and what you'll see on the bottom line is the 2526 increase for certificated it's a 2.5% for classified and management and non-represented it's 2.4% 4% and then we had an increase of $1,000 in the employer cap for for health and welfare. These were budgeted in the 2526 forecast and they are budgeted in the outy years as well. So next steps. So looking forward to the next quarter of the

063budgeting cycle. The board is going to will adopt the 2627 LCAP and budget at the next board meeting. The governor's budget bill will be signed by June 30th. The staff will close the books for 2526. We'll have a 45day budget revision at the August board meeting. This will include any adjustments, updates, any new information. And then we will have our unodudited actuals that will come to the September board meeting. And so with that, I ask if you have any questions. Thank you so much for presenting the information today and providing clarity and um on a lot of the different things that you were explaining. >> No problem. >> Thank you. Okay, moving on to our communication section beginning with public comment. We have two today starting with Miss Veronica Pñena. Good evening board members, administrators.

064My name is Veronica Pñena. On behalf of the Almani permit teachers chapter 356, I would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Dr. Garcia, Steve um sorry I lost my my place here. To our director Juan Castillo, our assistant director Monica Bonia, Miss Kobian, uh President Mendes Garcia, and the child development teachers um for participating um in the appreciating classified employee the ACE program which took place May 18th through the 22nd. We appreciated the opportunity to debrief with you and hear about your experience in the classroom. Thank you for taking the time to participate and gain a firsthand understanding of the important work that the child development teachers um do each day. We hope the program continues to grow and that in the future principles from each site with an EHS Early Headstart program will

065also have the opportunity to participate. By doing so, we can continue to strengthen the relationships, foster collaboration, and build a greater understanding of the vital role our child development program plays in um in supporting our children, families, and the community. So, once again, thank you for your time, participation, and your continued support. >> Thank you. >> Our next public comment is Miss Wrong Exu. I don't want to mispronounce if you have a parent. Okay. Uh, good evening, president, board members, and superintendent Dr. Garcia. My name is Rang Su, and I'm the parent of two students in the Mandarin dual language program, uh, immersion program at New Lexington Elementary School. I am the current treasurer and former president of the New Lexington PTA. I uh I am here tonight on behalf of the Mandarin dual language

066immersion uh language uh family community and I have 38 parent signatures in support of what I'm about to share. Um when the district launched the Mandarin DLI program in 2020, Superintendent Dr. Garcia called it a response to an overwhelming support of the Elanti community and we share that pride. um our children are becoming bilingual, biiterate, and bicultural. And as the first cohorts um approach middle school, the decision about where the program continues is an important is the most important one that this board will make for its future. Um the district has indicated that Colombia school is the planned middle school site and we are here to respectfully ask the board um to consider Gilly School instead. Um and we have five reasons why. Uh first, proximity. Many of our dual language families live closer to

067Gilly than Colombia. Research um is clear that the number one reasons families leave the dual language program. Um at the middle school transition is distance. Second, retention. A dual language program needs a critical mass of students to survive. So even losing five or 10 families uh from one of the cohorts could make the middle strand um unviable. I can tell uh from conversations with uh families in the program that distance is a real concern. Uh parents have told me directly that the school is too far. They have no choice but to send their child to to a school closer to to their home. The third 38 uh families who signed the petition are here because they want to stay in the program, but they need the district to meet them halfway by placing it within

068reach. Um third, student transition. New Lexington is one of the smaller schools in the school district uh with about 300 students and our our children have thrived in that close-knit environment and Gilly is has about 445 students and it offers a very similar feel. Uh Colombia at over 700 students is more than double the size of what our kids are used to. Um and moving from elementary school to middle school is already a uh one of the hardest transition in a child's life. Um and we ask that our dual language um students do uh to do what you know that while we're jumping from a school more than twice its size to what they're um used to adds unnecessary stress to an already difficult time for them. Um fourth resource competition. I know that Colombia

069already hosts a Spanish dual language program. Placing a second do language program at Colombia uh would force programs to compete for classroom space, administrative attention and budget. And that's not fair to either program. Gilly has no existing dual language program. So, the Mandarin's uh program uh would receive the dedicated resources it needs to succeed. Um I can't finish all because I know it ran out of time, but I want to thank you guys um for your time and thank you for building a program that our families believe in enough to fight for. >> Thank you so much. Thank you. >> Do we have any written communications? >> We do have a written communication that I will share with the board. >> Okay. Thank you. I have a proposal for the board. Can I >> Yes,

070if you can please hand it off to uh Mrs. Robless and happy to follow up and connect. >> Thank you. >> Next, we are moving on to our close session. We have four items. Number one, close session item pursuant to government code 45957.6, Conference of Labor Negotiators, EMATA, CSCA 10, and CCA 356. Number two, close session item conference with legal counsel anticipated litigation initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision D2 section 45956.9 one potential case. Number three, close session conference with legal counsel existing litigation O AH number 202602485. And lastly, number four, close session item pursuant to government code 54957, public employee performance evaluation of the superintendent. Thank you. I felt that. Okay. We are returning to open session for the Ammani City School District Board of Education meeting at 700 p.m. During close session, no

071action was taken for items 1, three, and four. For item two, during the concluded close session, the board voted to approve the settlement agreement for OA OH case number 2026020485. Next, we're moving on to the approval of minutes. We have consideration approval of the May 11th, 20 26 board meeting minutes. Do we have a motion for item one? >> I'll move to approve. >> Okay. Motion by Miss Kon. Do we have a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Miss Rivas. Any questions or comments? All in favor say I. I. >> I. Any nos? Motion carries. 5. Next we have item J, public hearing. One moment, >> madame president, I have to re uh on the minutes I have to abstain. >> Thank you. Okay. All right. So just going back for the minutes. We

072have one abs one member that needs to abstain. So the motion carries 4. >> All right. Back to public hearing for number one public hearing for the 2627 LCAP annual update and budget overview for parents. The local control and accountability planner LCAP outlines our district's goals, actions, and services to meet state priorities and to improve outcomes for all students. The budget overview for parents is a companion document that provides a user-friendly summary of how funds are used to support those goals. The 2627 LCAP annual update reflects our progress toward achieving our goals and how we are allocating resources in response to stakeholder input, student data, and state guidance. This plan helps ensure transparency and alignment with our district's mission and priorities. At this time, I open the public hearing for the 2627 LCAP annual update

073and the budget overview for parents. Are there any public comments regarding this item? Thank you. I now close the public hearing for the 2627 LCAP annual update and budget overview for parents. Let the minutes reflect that the board held a public hearing on June 8th, 2026 prior to the adoption of the 2627 local control accountability plan. Next, we have item two, public hearing for Almani City School District's 2627 adopted budget. Next, we open the public hearing for the 2627 adopted budget. The budget reflects the district's financial plan for the upcoming school year, including projected revenues, expenditures, and fund balances. It ensures that we are fiscally responsible while aligning resources to support student learning, district goals, and LCAP priorities. This public hearing allows community members to provide feedback on the proposed budget prior to its adoption.

074At this time, I open the public hearing for the 2627 adopted budget. Are there any public comments regarding the budget? >> Thank you. I now close the public hearing for the 2627 adopted budget. Let the minutes reflect that the board held a public hearing on June 8th, 2026 prior to the adoption of the 2627year budget. Next, we're going to be moving on to our action and consent agenda. Are there any items at this time that a individual board member like to pull to vote on separately? >> I'd like to pull item one. >> Hey, Miss Kobe. I would like to approve number one. Any others? Do I have a motion for action and consent agenda item for the action and consent items minus item number one? >> Moved. >> Okay. Motion by Marta. Do we

075have a second? I'll second. >> Second by Miss Ravas. Are any questions or comments? All in favor say I. I. >> Any opposed? Okay. The motion carries 5-0. Now we're going to review item number one, consideration of approval of service and consultant contract approvals. Miss Kobon. >> Thank you. Um I just wanted to uh get some clarification regarding the contract um as it relates to center stage. I noticed that the new contract um is significantly less and just wanted um some clarification on how that's going to impact the program and and and what that means for us. So, what we are um what what the expanded learning program is trying to do is really um get more staff to take over the program and possibly even look at um having the program split in fall

076and spring so that even if we hire staff from different schools, they the same staff can possibly go to one school in the fall and another, you know, other schools in the spring um to to spread that time, you know. Um, we really wanted to utilize Center Stage the past few years to build capacity within the district. Um, and so we're hoping to continue to build our program that way. Um, but we love Center Stage. Um, so but we also want to, you know, use our staff as well to to deliver that programming as well. So, >> thank you. Now, I I know we all love the musical theater program and want to make sure that we're >> absolutely >> continuing to uphold those high standards for ourselves. Thank you. >> Yes. Um, that answered

077my question. So, I'll I'll move to approve item one. >> Okay. Thank you. Do we have a second? >> Second by Miss Ba. Any any other questions or comments? All in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Any opposed? >> The motion carries. 5-0. Next, we are moving on to our actions section. Starting with number one, consideration approval for the annual welcome back employee breakfast. President Mendes Garcia and governing board members, even though today we are celebrating the end of a very successful year. We're always thinking ahead and so this item is really uh the introduction to the school year. As you know, we have this wonderful tradition in the district where we gather all of our employees for a welcome back breakfast and a reunion to set the stage for the year ahead. And

078so this year, that meeting will take place on August the 12th. And this item is for your consideration. Do we have a motion for item one? >> I'll move to approve. >> Motion by Miss Kobon. Is there a second? >> I second. >> Second by Miss Rves. Any questions or discussion? All in favor say I. I. >> I. >> Any opposed? The motion carries. 5-0. Next, we have item two, consideration of approval of purchase orders. >> Members of the governing board, before you is our purchase order report for purchase uh purchases submitted and set up in the month of May. There's 356 purchase orders listed on the report totaling just under $2 million. >> Do we have a motion for item two? >> So move. >> Motion by Miss Bara. Is there a second? >>

079I'll second it. >> A second by Miss Hobian. >> Any questions or comments? >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? The motion carries 5-0. Next we have consideration approval for the 2526 school year MC MCSD CSCA and its Almani Elementary Chapter 10 tenative agreement and salary schedules. >> Thank you. Uh good evening. Before you for uh consideration would be the tenative agreements between uh uh CSEA 10 and it's uh which is our Elmani Elementary classified bargaining unit and Elmani City School District. Um this agreement represents um a a few article agreements for article 9 on hours on salaries benefits uh benefits for employees that are less than four hours and then transfers. Um notably within the agreement is a total compensation package of 3.6% comprised of 2.4% on the ongoing salary

080schedule. >> Right. Do we have a motion for item three? I'll make the motion. >> Motion by Miss Kobian. Is there a second? >> I second. >> Second by Miss Rivas. Any questions or discussion? All in favor say I. I. >> Any opposed? The motion carries. 5-0. >> Next item four, consideration of approval for the 252 school years, CSCA, and its Almani permit teacher chapter 356 tenative agreements memorandum of understanding and salary schedules. >> Thank you. I'm pleased again to share that uh we've completed uh negotiations for the 2526 school year with uh chapter 356 which represents our child development instructors. Um along the lines of uh some articles and in regards to articles 7 and 13,14 and 18. Um but notably uh we have a total compensation package of 3.44 with 2.4% on um

081and benefits making up the difference. Do we have a motion for item four? >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion by Miss Kobon. Is there a second? >> Second by Miss Barta. Any questions or discussion? >> All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? >> The motion carries. 5-0. Next we have consideration of approval of resolution for the 2526 school year regarding increased salary schedules for under unrepresented employees commensurate with bargaining unit members. Uh thank you for consideration is a resolution 252645 which um would um allow for an increase to the salary schedules and a benefits increase for all unrepresented uh employees which make up our our admin, our management level, our supervisory level, and our confidential level employees. Um it's in line with our other bargaining units in regards to the onschedule compensation which

082is 2.4% 4% along with the $1,000 uh increase to benefits. Uh total compensation package uh with this unrepresented group is approximately 2.95% total. >> We have a motion for item five. >> I'll make the motion. >> Motion by Mr. >> I'll second it. >> Second by Mr. Seagris. Any questions or discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? The motion carries 5. Next we have item six, consideration of approval of the EMCSD EMEA for the 2526 school year tenative agreements memorandum of understandings and salary schedules. >> Thank you. Uh for consideration um is resolution 2526 uh50 which would be an increase to the board member um compensation per assembly bill 1390. Um just a little background. Um the current um our previous bill um had a cap of approximately $240 monthly for um

083board members um which sat within a um a district within a certain ADA. That recently has changed. And so uh currently the um >> was that >> did I miss something? >> Number >> I'm sorry >> you went to number seven. Did I? I'm excited about it. That's why. >> No, because I was like anything. Yeah. >> Oh, I forgot EMTA. Oh my gosh. Good thing they're not here. Don't tell them. We're gonna We're gonna delete this recording. >> I was wanting to see how how far you would go. >> Yeah, that's fine. I apologize. I I just was going through things. I would kind of jump to my next thing on my on my laptop. So, I apologize. Uh, let me take a step back. No wonder everyone was looking at me kind of

084crazy, huh? I'm just running with it. Um I >> think Jennifer is like on it. She's like wait. >> Thank you, Miss Coian. Um so for consideration is our agreement with EMCSD and EMTA. Um and our tenative agreements for the 2526 school year. Um with that, uh we notably we have a salary compensation package comprised of approximately 3.6%. Um that's 2.5% on benefits and some stipens. um some two new stipens for our special education and our dual language teachers along with just bringing some of our existing stipens up to these same levels as our um most of for the stipens we had in place already. Uh but as I mentioned this uh total compensation package for this bargain unit is 3.6%. >> Do you have a motion for item six? >> I'll make the motion.

085>> Motion by Miss Kobon. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Miss Ras. Any questions or discussion? All in favor say I. I. >> Opposed. >> The motion carries 5-0. And now moving on. All right. Number seven. >> Now we'll take care of this one. >> Consideration approval of resolution for the 2526 year board member compensation pursuant to Assembly Bill 1390. >> All right. Thank you. And I apologize for that. Doi, can you play back the tape that I mentioned earlier so I don't have to say it again? Um so Assembly Bill 1390 was uh what's introduced to adjust the minimum or the maximum amounts for board members. Um originally 240 monthly uh it's now 1,200 um for a uh school district of our side with our ADA. Um and so this

086resolution will allow us to increase our um board member monthly salary to the 1,200 maximum allowable amount. Um, and then obviously what's part of our normal policy is is the uh the matching sal uh matching benefits as well. Uh, which is always the case. >> Do we have a motion for item seven? >> I'll make the motion. >> I'll second that. >> Okay, we have a motion by Kobian, second by Mr. Seagris. Any questions or discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Opposed? The motion carries. 5-0. Okay, moving on to item M, board policy updates, first reading. Are there any board policies that a board member would like to vote on separately or should we or Dr. Garcia, would you like to introduce the first the new policy update? >> Yes, thank

087you. Um, President Mendes, uh, you know, we there's a couple of timely board policies that we're introducing to you at this meeting. Uh, one that they need to be approved by July 1st. Uh, the first two, um, are are board policies that CSBA, um, sent our way, uh, for consideration with the July 1 deadline. Uh, the first one is about, uh, administrative policies um, regarding Head Start. Is that correct, Dr. Pedo? safety. Safety >> the first one is regarding safety and the second one, I'm sorry, is preschool early childhood education. The third board policy that you see before you is the policy that we've been talking about for the last year. Um, and so I wanted to just uh speak about that policy in particular because we did take into consideration um just different uh

088voices and opinions throughout the year. Um and so as you know there is a lot of talk and controversy around controversy around the use of cell phones and mobile communication devices. And even as we were considering language for this policy, one of our students showed up in the last few weeks with meta glasses. And so you know we just know that this is an evolving um area that we continually have to just stay on top of to make sure that we're setting up students and staff and community for success. And so before you this evening is EMCSD mobile device mobile communication uh board policy. It reflects the contributions of our student advisory group uh which were very powerful over several sessions. Lots and lots of opinions about the use of mobile devices. Um this policy

089was also vetted out through our key communicators. Um and so parents also took an up multiple sessions to really discuss what this policy could look like, should look like, and then we consulted with um our our labor rep friends as well so that they could see um they could also chime in on the mobile device policy. And so um what you see before you this evening I think is a pretty comprehensive policy, a lot u more detailed than um other policies that are out there. Number one, there was a distinction um with uh tiered groups and so our students felt very strongly about um the older students being able to have their device on them on their person. So devices will be off completely while they're on school grounds. We defined school grounds and so

090as soon as or school activities so as soon as kids come to the campus and from the time and that includes after school programs. There will be some exceptions where we'll communicate that with parents in advance. So when kids go on field trips, there will be very specific guidelines for how they can use mobile devices. Thinking about our Sacramento trip, our Washington DC trip, uh you know, those trips will be taken into consideration. But students um that have mobile devices um from kindergarten through sixth grade will have to keep those uh devices put away. So they will be in their backpacks turned off and um they will be given uh permission to use those devices when needed by adults if if the case if there's ever the case. For the seventh and eighth grade students

091the same rules apply except they get to keep their devices on their person um and the devices must be off the entire day. So during lunchtime, during passing periods and so forth and again at the discretion of an adult if that device comes on. Our parents were very vocal about not having the need to communicate with their kids during the day but having kids having access to the device in the event of an emergency. And so that was a really really strong ask on behalf of our parents. Um and so the if you look at the the so the htiered expectations reflect um the the parent voice and then of course we spell out um the need for when emergency communications would be appropriate for students to use their devices. Um when uh you know

092we also uh detail some language on how devices are prohibited or any type of communication device will be prohibit or prohibited uses will be um spelled out there. And then what I did want to emphasize um is the response to students bringing a mobile device on campus and using it inappropriately. So first violation there's going to be a verbal reminder. students will be redirected to place their backpack, place a device in their backpacks, you know, reminder to keep it off and and a conversation, you know, as to what's happening. The second time a possible response would be that the the device is secured in the school office uh through the remainder of the day and then there's a conversation that takes place with the parent or guardian to discuss the use of the mobile device.

093If there is a third violation, a possible response is to meet with parents and to come up with a device management plan and to really understand the need, the issue and how we can you know work collaboratively with our um parents and guardians to ensure that you know kids are using their devices appropriately. And so I I'm looking forward to, you know, what these conversations will ensue because at the end of the day, what we want to make sure is that kids, you know, it it's it's okay to have mobile devices as long as we learn to use them respectfully and responsibly. And so, you know, part of what we wrote into this policy in particular was all of the supports that we will put in place in terms of treat uh education as well

094as management plans in the event that we see kids misusing their phones. so that we set them up for success in the future. >> Any questions or comments? >> I think my comment is just I know this is ever evolving and so it's a it's a really good starting place and I think it's similar to the way the high school district is is approaching it as well. So the transition for kids will be, you know, not so distinct. >> Thank you for pointing that out. That was that was another thing that was really important for staff and for parents is to ensure that there was a a smooth transition into high school and and really setting kids up for success in the high school um for these are the expectations so they get to the

095high school and they're following um the policies there as well. No, I also think it's important for students to realize that after hours that even things that they're doing after hours, >> yes, >> can even be during the summer, right? If it has a direct relationship and like you said, while the language is there and creates a threat or a danger of student safety, then it still can be something that they can the school district can follow up on. So, that piece is also very important, >> right? And I think um you know some of the things that we've heard throughout the year is that there was a little bit of a disconnect with some of our policies, some of our rules. Uh we see kids abiding by rules during the day but maybe during

096the after school program the rules weren't necessarily for whatever reason um students weren't following the rules. And so, um, this policy really ensures that it's seamless throughout the time that they are with in in our under our care, whether it's on our campuses or off, as long as, um, you know, we haven't given that explicit direction that they can use a cell phone, um, they're going to be abiding by the policy. >> I feel this is quite reasonable. I understand that in England they don't even allow them on the campus, but this makes much more sense. the reasonable approach to this. Let them know what's expected and what if they don't follow the rule, what's expected after that. This is very well done. Thank you. >> Yeah, I think this will give an opportunity, you

097know, if the cell phone rings in the middle of class, um, you know, there could be some redirection, but the policy is set up in a way so that we're asking the questions like >> what's so important, who's calling you, and how do we work collaboratively so that, you know, communication can be redirected. >> Yeah. This is really well done. >> Are we going to be voting on all three separately or? >> Yes, we can vote on all three al together. This is the first reading of of those three board policies. >> Okay. Do I have a motion for the first reading for the board policy updates of item one, two, and three? >> Moved. Mr. Moved by Mr. Barta. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Miss Kobe. Any other questions

098or discussion? All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? The motion carries. 5 Z. Next we have our discussion session. Um one item regarding our board retreat and then any future discussion items. President Mendes Garcia and governing board members. Uh traditionally uh we set up a time to meet um as a board um for a board retreat where we have the opportunity to really expand on some topics that are um of the board's interest. Uh this is an opportunity for the board to do a self-evaluation. And so I'd like to propose July 23rd um as a board date to consider uh for a board retreat. Um we would schedule it in the evening hours u either 4:00 5:00 p.m. depending on um the availability of the board. uh a little bit more relaxed of an

099a relaxed agenda where we have several uh topics of dis for discussion as opposed to a full agenda that gives the board the opportunity to really have robust discussion on items. >> Does July 23rd work with the board? >> Yes. Is there a preference to start a little bit earlier? Four o'clock, five o'clock? >> I'd like earlier just because it's nice to get done earlier. 4 p.m. >> 4 p.m.'s fine. That's good. July 23rd, 4 p.m. Are there any future discussion items a board member would like to add? But obviously during from now until our board meeting, our board retreat, if there's any items you would like to see discussed at our board retreat, then please feel free to send me an email. Okay. Then that adjourns tonight's meeting at 7:25 p.m.