0014:00 order for roll call here. Lindsay >> here. >> Mr. Yes. Robbie >> here. >> Dale here. Sure. Uh [Music] begin to republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice. I have a motion. Second, all those in I Item number five is a public comment item. Uh under this item, the public is invited to address the board regarding items that are not listed on the agend not not allowed to take action. I have not terribly much. Yeah. Hello. My name is David Westall. David West. Yeah. Thank you. Good evening members of the board. My name is David Westall and I am a parent of a student at Gateways Unified Moderate Spear. Two years ago, when my son started kindergarten, we noticed right away that his dismissal was happening far
002too early. We called an IEP meeting, director of transportation, and Hayden's transportation was fixed. At that time, we thought we had solved the problem. But that fix actually left Hayden isolated. While he stayed until 2:30, the rest of his classmates were still dismissed 45 minutes early. He spent the last hour of every day alone in the classroom without his peers and often without full support. This year, we've discovered that what happened to Hayden was part of a much deeper systemic issue affecting the entire class. Now, after strong advocacy, the district has finally corrected dismissal so students are released at 2:30 as they should be. I am grateful for that change, but families are still left without answers. How long did this practice go on? And who was responsible for approving or reviewing? Why did my
003raising this concern two years ago not trigger a heartfelt or a broader review? If this was simply a transportation issue, why were parents explicitly told that pickup time was at 1:30 to 1:45? And why was the classroom scheduled as self-posted to show dismissal at that time? By cutting the school day short for students with disabilities, while their general education peers remained until 2:30, the district denied equal access to instruction and violated core procedural safeguards. Parents were excluded from the decision. No prior notice is given. No consent was ever obtained. That is not just an oversight. That is a violation of our children's civil rights. Fixing the dismissal now does not erase the harm already done. Students in this program lost hundreds of hours of instructional time. Excuse me. hundreds of hours of instructional time and
004they are owed compensatory education to make up for that loss. I urge this board to demand transparency, hold leadership accountable, and to put safeguards in place so that this never happens again. Our children's rights must be protected, not only by correcting the problems after the fact, but ensuring accountability and oversight before harm occurs. Thank you. >> Question. [Music] Okay. Okay. Schools. This was a problem years ago. I don't know when it developed. That's when we started attending Buckeye. Um, and we asked about it. Uh, it was a transportation department, why he was being brought home 45 minutes early and we were told it was a transportation issue. Um, something to do with routes, drivers, things of that nature. and we called an IEP meeting because it didn't sit right with us. And uh we thought
005we fixed it because I didn't realize it was part of the classroom schedule. It wasn't just a bus. All right. So I got that from your discussion. We will do some more investigation. I appreciate >> uh item number six is presentations and Oh, I'm sorry. I did not. >> So, my name's Tristan Lame. U my son is in the exact same class as his. Um that's that's an issue that's gone as far as as my son never been there. Just for example, he's been there about three and a half years now. And that's the only schedule that teacher that have been there had ever seen. So, that's something that they've never worked on. and uh the kids were shoved out an hour early because it was more convenient to let disabled children leave early than
006it was to deal with the the hassle of them and the rush with the kids that were gone. So the kids in this classroom are way too often shoved out of the way. So I'm going to I'm just going to break down into a few key points. Um the first one's going to be meeting only the men right now at Buckeye Elementary. I don't know if it's the other schools, but they're just totally focused on checking boxes. It's a score of the fun. That's it. Period. Nothing else. The classrooms completely feel like they're a daycare setting with a complete lack of education happening in these classrooms. My son is nonverbal. He's now seven years old. He's been in this classroom three and a half years. And I have to wonder every day if I'm losing
007conversation with my son because of the short sights of our education system. and the lack of oversight of this classroom. And second is uh the support that we provide exists just to meet the requirements not to help the kids learn. So for example, the uh the zoom. So we get speech therapy on paper. I'm sure it comes to you guys. The services have been provided. They got speech therapy. Not the case. Didn't happen. They do Zoom. So, it's probably cheaper for them to some subcontract this through Zoom than to pay a local speech therapist or maybe they're not available, but I don't know. It's it's not even worth doing. They're paying for track. These children are suffering every day. Children, they're on spectrum. They can't learn to screen. It's not possible. They can't they they
008miss it. They they can't make that connection like we can. And it's almost insulting to attempt to give them speech therapy when they're disabled through a device. It's it's a slap in the face, honestly. And not only that, but if I want to go seek speech therapy for my son and have it paid for by Far Northern that took me two and a half years to get him on board with, I can't because they tell me that the school provides service. So the crap service school provides is blocking my son from getting exterior health. So this is hurting him at home. It's not just hurting him in school. And then to go on, I want to talk about underpaid and undervalued teachers because special education, it demands extraordinary skill, a lot of patience and dedication
009and it it requires a special skill set with people that normal teachers don't have. It's acquired. You have to learn it. You have to work for it. It's not it's hard. And these teachers will pay crap. They can't win. And if these teachers can't take care of themselves at home and they're struggling at home, how can we ever expect them to build a better generation or for or work on these children or put their heart into it? They can't, dude. They're struggling. They can't. These teachers, they're not paid enough. And we're not getting good people because they're paid crap. And then to go on, I want to talk about the >> You need to draw a conclusion. >> Okay. And I'll end off with the the the fiscal consequences of this. When we underfund and
010over and under oversee now, we create far greater burdens for families, healthcare, and social services later. These kids that we don't care take care of today, we're going to be paying for their adult services years, and it's going to come out of our pockets again because of this this short set. But I had more, but uh I'll probably just come to the next meeting. But thank you guys for your time. And I don't want you guys to think you're undervalued. I know that a lot of things, you know, probably fall under your nose. You guys have a lot going on, but this is what's happening. Something absolutely a whole app. We will certainly get more. Thank you. >> Thank you. All right. Is there anyone else on that list? Not >> sorry. Um I'm presenting
011for Central Valley High School. It's our little showcase for um the year. Uh with this what we are doing as the district is focusing on three of the five strategic um plan initiatives. So we focused on three that we felt um you know we we are working on very diligently. Um so if we can go to our first one we can make it in present and it'll be full screen. >> It's on the other side. Yeah. So, first um one of them we're choosing is student achievement. What I have there was several bullet points as a district that were focusing on student achievement. But for me, it was like revising our curriculum and how are we aligning assessments to make sure that our students are getting what we're teaching. So, with that, I'm I'm showing
012kind of our proof and our plans. So our ELA scores this year went from um last 69.63 to 71% um and with a state average of only 47%. So that's well above. Uh math we went from 38.81 and we grew to 45% once again state average of 35.5 and then science we had a huge growth. So how did we do that and how we're wanting to grow more uh with we had last year PLC's that were focused on questioning, reading, listening, speaking and writing. So each quarter we had a a strict focus on those topics because those are topics that our students need help with and they can help with any genre, right? So in that our teachers looked at different ways to implement these types of strategies into their classroom more focused. We are
013also this year we we discovered uh with the help of Carrie we um that argumentative our kids know how to write you know we all know how to argue. So um instead we're focusing on explanatory. So at the 11th grade level there's two types of writing that is tested and that's argument and explanatory. We as an entire district with our mountain lakes and our site are coming together four times this year to look at how the state and what does that all entail right with explanatory writing what how are they grading it? What's the rubric look like? How are we collaborating and then calibrating what that writing looks like? So it's a really huge focus for us this year to improve those test scores. And then lastly this year we are doing listening and speaking
014lessons within our departments. So on our Monday PLC's, each department, one Monday a month, will present different ways they do listening and speaking um lessons to their class. So then other staff members can have ideas to implement them into their classes. In math, we're doing thinking building classrooms. Have you guys heard of thinking building classrooms? Okay, so thinking building classrooms is if you go to a math class, they look very different now. There's uh on the walls there's several miniature whiteboards and students are getting up and doing the math. They're cheating. They're looking around seeing how other people are doing the math. And so they're asking questions and one person is the notetaker and the other people are asking questions and discovering how the process works for that math lesson. What we're noticing is getting
015kids out of their seats. It's getting them moving in their thinking. It's breaking up lessons. And we're finding great success with kids collaborating naturally on their own. So, it's pretty awesome program. Um, our math department last year did a lesson study with sixth grade. I believe Kristen, right? Was it only sixth grade? Yeah. With Buckeye. Um, and the lesson study is teaching a lesson, having other people watching the lesson, breaking that down. How can we improve? How can we get better? So, they're collaboratively making a classroom that is more attainable or with achievement for students. Um this year we are focusing on 612 alignment with our standards and how we're um bringing math to our students. So it's not just when we're doing explanatory writing with the all the other staff. Math teachers are all
016coming together those four times this year. And then we're also discovering new curriculum adoption this year with workshops through Skoey. So we're all excited that a new math curriculum is coming this next year. Uh and in science we've done two things to make the scores go up. One is uh we changed that third year grad require limit. We saw that as a huge improvement because if kids are done uh in second sophomore year and then they're not testing till their junior year. There's a gap there. So with that gap being filled, we saw that huge drum because students are actually in the science class when they're being tested. But we also discovered there was a a a hole, right, a gap. And that was with our ACT students because with our ACT students as they're
017going through maybe what what's the when we sorry I'm looking at space right like they're not really talking about space in the AD program. So how we're going to fill that hole is in a in achieves they are going to be strategic strategically picked to be put into a class for an achieve period to fill that knowledge that they might not have gained in their adex because it doesn't make sense in the ad box. It's just natural. So, moving on to our next one. Sorry, I'm going to go. I know I'm on time. So, our student experience, we're really focused on, we are always focused on this because if kids don't want to come to school, what's the point? Um, and we improved from six CTE uh pathways to eight with the addition of construction
018and medical. They're very popular. They're full and the students are loving them. I'm hearing nothing but good things um from both programs. We also have beefed up our link group uh with Katie Kaizen leading the way. She has done a phenomenal job with making sure we're getting more interest with our freshmen and more connections. On the bottom, there was a little video for a moment and that is our first event where it was just a a movie night and they were doing spirit gear and the whole entire cafeteria on that one side of the school just the freshman wanting to hang out with one another. And I had parents complaining my kid can't go because they're at football. I'm like that's a good thing they're at football. So, um, we're, you know, we're trying to
019grab those kids who aren't really, um, connected to the school. And we do a plethora of other things with, um, you know, rewarding people, but we also notice when kids are attached to school, they come to school. So, we try to make incentives for being involved in clubs. I know this doesn't sound like a lot to people probably in the room because you get a lunch, but for students, if they get to go to the front of the lunch line because they're in a club, it's a big deal. So, if we can give them that little extra that I don't have to wait in line, by the way, the lines are the fastest they've ever been because I have a full kitchen. But, um, they they want to be in that club and they go,
020"Okay, I'm not going to sit in line for 10 minutes because I get to go right to the head of the club." Um, and then lastly, what we're recognizing at graduation, we're publicizing a lot is K12 students at the graduation ceremony. They wear a different cord. Um, and then we also, you never would think a little pen would mean so much to students, but them being in so many sports or so many clubs during their time at CV has that honor of wearing that graduation and they come to me if they didn't get their pin after we do the award ceremony wanting that pin. So, that means something. Um, our last thing that we focused on is our facilities authorization. And I'm sure a lot of people have saw the videos um this last weekend
021because that beautiful football field, right? But in addition to the football field, there's a lot more of them with the football field. I mean, there was a sense of pride if you were at the game. I don't know who made it. I was out on the field, but it was something. There was a huge comm community turnout. I felt it almost like this seems like graduation and I have to talk out there, but um it was it was a great evening. not the results we necessarily wanted with the football game, but for sure the community um support. I felt like they understood why why this had to be done and why it was a a needed um facility change. In addition to that, there's been a lot of um work done within our site. Our
022basketball court got redone this summer. Uh, and then up top we took some of that sod from the football field and up top if you look on that corner picture that is now our discus area. So instead of ruining the turf by the discus going throwing into it, it'll be up top. There'll be a net around it of course, but it looks like a park up there. It's beautiful. That's so nice. And then the bottom picture is we had we moved our relocated our CTE um classes with construction robotics and applied manufacturing with our ERICS program. And so the Eric's program, we've redid three classrooms. They have a beautiful kitchen with washerd dryer so they can learn those life skills that are so important for them to move on when they graduate from school. So
023with those things, I'm hoping for more, but I can't get greedy because the other sites want some attention. So I'm letting that happen. Um, and probably maintenance will love to not see me for a while. Lastly, uh is our I just want to remind you all that our educational opportunities. We have 17 CTE pathways that are available to our students and that's career and technical education, right? And then we have 15 college classes. When I say seven dual enrollment, dual enrollment means that our teachers teach the college class, not that a college professor teaching. You have to have a master's. Do how many do we have in the room right now? Just Maddie. So Maddie, Maddiey's one of our dual enrollment teachers. She teaches the history 2 and history 17b. So she is the professor
024on record. Then we have facilitated and facilitated means that the teacher who's teaching the class is facilitating with the chef, the college um professor and so they're giving that like added support. But 15 is quite a bit. I don't know Carrie Kyle where you guys you remember the first year. No, the first year how many like four classes? >> Yeah. Started. >> Yeah. And so to or be at 15 now and four of our teachers are now uh truly dual enrollment teachers. That's pretty awesome because we're trying to grow that. They're wanting their masters because they don't want the Shasta College professors to have that. They want to have themselves in their control. So with that being said, I just want to say that, you know, we're off to a great start. Um we're up
02550 students. Um, with my turnout with my staff here, you can tell that they're very, very proud to be at CV and I feel like we have a good thing going. I've always said that, but it feels even a little more different because we're all on the same page about the direction we're going when it comes to cell phones and all the little things that add up to the really big. I don't know if you guys have any questions for me. I spoke quick, but there >> after being in bleachers for the first time in 31 years, they look great. I understand you had the maintenance guys out there, pressure washer, but that made a difference. They were absolutely clean. The concrete, the bleachers, the everything was >> it was gorgeous. >> But it was
026well done. >> And then I I spoke to a company too and they said, "Oh, you know, we can polish your bleachers." I go, "Oh, maybe I'll do that before the John Frank graduation." I just don't know what that price is going to be. But I mean, it looked because it is nice because those bleachers are the same ones that have been there since it was installed. >> Well, they probably needed they've been there for a while, >> but yeah, the concrete looked beautiful. No. Oh yeah, it was the >> That's so weird to say, but >> we have 15 Well, yeah, we have 15 college classes on campus and then we have 17 pathways. >> Yes, they're right up here. They're all that whole long list. Um I have it on the website as
027well, but I do have brochures which I should have probably brought, but um quite a bit. And it's not just simply the kids who are on truly like the four-year college plan. We're trying to appeal to the students that want to do a, you know, complete a two p two two-year path at Shasta College and be done. So with us adding math 73 this last year, those students don't have to fear math now at the college because they could already be done in high school and go into heavy equipment and get that certificate, move on. >> Yeah. And it's not I mean my daughter entered with a full year done. So she started as a sophomore. >> So are you this the is this under where she's pulling this stuff? Is this under our the
028SPA? >> This is just for the show. >> Yeah. The I know that's under our consent and then for the for the student achievement stuff. So what I'm saying is this is this related like the goals and stuff the monthly objectives is that related Yeah, like we try to make it allursive. So there is the presentation. >> Well, I just because I didn't this is under the consent agenda and so there's just a couple things that she was talking about. I was wondering so I didn't know whether to ask her now or if I should pull it from the consent agenda. with the so I saw on there that one of the things too is that we're going to the district wants you know reduces the district reduces cost to budget uh cost to balance
029budget but the district wants to ensure that RO program remains available and I'm glad we have the CT And the more we can get the more money for that, but you know how I've been from the get and like is a big deal. I don't want that to be something where like we just hope to ensure to make it available like I still make sure that we can not only promote it but it >> we actually had to take some students out this year because we used all our spots. So like so we're never like trying to do where it's like less what we're trying to do is offer two styles of learning right like the kids who are like maybe I don't want to go to college but then also the students who want
030to go to college. So we're we're offering both. We're just going to expand, >> right? I think just the way it was worded in there could help the budget, but we're still trying to ensure. So I was just making sure like we're not we're not teetering on that like well we might cut back a little. Yeah, that's a great deal. >> And we you guys have you guys have like And as far as addressing the even our at our high school like the students there's 167 students with disabilities and they they tend to fall like well below standard 18% standards. >> So it might be the districtwide numbers you're looking at because we actually had greater success. We're trying to improve those numbers and we did this last year. >> So greater than 18. >>
031Yes. with students who were actually getting a three or a four on the state test. That was 106. That was >> Central Valley Central Valley. That's why I each school was broke down separately. So that's where I came. >> Those numbers are a year behind. >> That's why that's not our fault. It's the state. No. So when you're looking at the 106, it's not our current test scores. It's a year previous to that. So, the scores I'm referring to are the scores that happened in May. Um, but since those scores aren't back, Sipsa automatically fills with 23 24 23 24. So, it's always like you're working in Carrie and I like argued with I'm like, what is happening here? Why are we working with numbers that are current? But that's what the SIPA is. You
032can't use the like. So I think so for instance that next year >> so we are working on adding more because I know like right now it's you know our general ed are you know they're they're taking time during whatever free period to help kids make sure they stay on track. So we're we're going to try to pull in more resources to help maintain that. So our our c our goal with with Nate our spy director is that our students are more than 50%. Our goal is even higher than that to be in the general ed um you know environment. They shouldn't be whooped out so much because if they're never exposed right to the grade level curriculum you can't get them. So our goal is to get them out as much as possible. This
033is the first year I've been fully staffed in um when it comes to paras. So I have more PAR outreach support. So they're in those general ed classes making sure those students are like staying on top of it, not just them. So we we have that and we're pushing for it all the time. We're we're wanting to reduce numbers in special ed by being. >> So that's what we're always that's why I was making sure that they have the support in general ed so those kids can be in general >> but also get still have the support and >> Yeah. This is a good way because um back in the back in the old days when I was teaching special education was our lady push at the time now push towards getting those students in
034regular education class of course a lot of them support something else >> we have several students >> well and due to that he found success with his test scores, right? Because he was actually in the gened classes instead of being always pulled out. And what we're finding out, you know, there we just had a a parent meeting, Nate and I, with someone else and it was just like how much kids they change, right, when they get to high school because they're also around other students. And if the more we can expose them and not hold them back, the growth we're seeing, like you know, I Dawn Blocker in the Eric's room, I have to love her because everyone but one of her students was at that that um dance the other night and that's what
035high school's about, right? Being involved and feeling like you're part of the community and it was 100% success. We had the biggest turnout I think we've ever had at a dance in recent years. So, it was pretty awesome. the more that you put on the more that they can take on themselves the better. >> But also there's times when it's just like there's not much and my thought is just for I know what happens with I feel like but making sure that not all parents unfortunately stay on top you know, maybe they work whatever they can't they're not as so just making sure that all the kids we want and making sure you guys have the support on campus because I know it's the teachers in the classroom that >> I just the first time
036we've had people applying for those jobs that for the longest time I think my first year with Kyle we had probably eight openings you know the whole year so I mean I think it's just people get back out the workforce and at one night we have some great paras right now that are really rocking and they're like gumbo. So I think that's the difference being in those classrooms. >> I know I'm sure I went over my time now. >> Oh, that's what I was Oh, I do I meant to say thank you for the AC. So yes, it's either 57 or 120 right now. The hy can make a difference. Well, I get to talk about that. >> Talk to both. Well, you know, this uh we're doing our gateway champion of the month and
037u this is uh kind of cool things I would like to award an employee. We have so many that are deserving so it's given to as many as possible but this month from Sun Valley High School this is an employee I've known for some time and um really seen this person grow into the position and when they came to Central Valley obviously a new experience of the district and um now the person is continuing to grow and I think he's realizing who it is. I was trying to hold it out for a little bit. Uh you know Jim, get up here under the weather. I'm not take a picture. Yeah, you may have. But uh a whole lot of respect for Jim. He's done an amazing job for us know him going back when he
038was over at Enterprise. We're able to steal him and that was awesome. And we're really thrilled to be able to get to he's our first administrator. But what I will say is his biggest accomplishment is putting up with that every day. that one push back. >> Congratulations. >> But uh with the support that came along, Item number. Okay. the next reports and the show we did. But I just wanted to speak on I know we're talking about reconfiguration and I just wanted to speak on um ensuring that our teachers that that is to pass ensuring their teachers are um they have to move classrooms and to other sites that they're not um they're given the time and resources to move and they don't have to do anything. That's really important that we need to to
039respect their time. You look like you're walking. >> Thank you. I kind of wanted to piggy back off of what Michelle said. I did write a little not really sure if this was the time or place, but I think it's appropriate. Um, on behalf of CSEA chapter 696, I would like to express our support for the proposed um restructuring. We endorsed the plan to repurpose the for the former Buckeye Middle School site into a more community oriented environment that prioritizes safety fosters an learning atmosphere for all students and facilitates a seamless transition for our middle grade learners. Sort of like what Michelle said, um we anticipate that our members ensure a fair and transparent process as the district engages with the community on this initiative. Other than that, everything's going good. Good evening. Um, couple
040of things. One, our new staff is really um getting in the group at Buckeye and they've been great additions. If you ever want to stop by, all of our teachers are doing an awesome awesome job. Fun seeing the new teacher just fit right in. And then um we've had some questions in sports and actually Buckeye had a really great sports week. So we beat Turtle Bay in all volleyball games and soccer which was a big celebration. And then um our cross country, we have a lot of kids running cross country and every single one of our runners beat their personal records at the last meet. One of the students by four minutes and 43 seconds. So I was going to push myself and do my very best. Well, he did his very best. 40 minutes
041and 40 seconds. And one of our kinder um girls, she received she got first place and she had that medal around her neck the next day at school and showed it to everybody and it was just such a joy to see them connecting and more kids after that have joined us which was awesome. do one shout out because his mom's in the audience. Hampton Travis was awarded the I voted illustration for the upcoming election. So, I think that's really cool. So, he did and he did the three tasks and so she was a very proud mom and I'm telling you Camden is an awesome kid. So, it was pretty cool. >> First one. I I would like to share about cross country because it's pretty exciting for grand oaks since we're just K and everybody
042gets to or every every grade level but that's all the kids about to participate. So we have kindergarters out there running and fifth graders and they just really enjoy it. They love to show their little ribbons that they get. Um, so it's really a fun time. Um, I'd also like to invite you. We're going to have our learning talk this month at Oaks on September 30th. So, look forward to seeing you. What time is that? >> What time is it? We're gonna keep the sports thing going. We've got volleyball, soccer, cross country, K uh K5, and then also um 68 going on. Uh the full full swing today at Morando's. Next full game though is Monday. If you're interested, we have both volleyball and soccer at 4 o'clock. Be able to catch both. sports. Uh
043we did have uh you know I like the fact we're doing some great partnerships with Alex at CB. Uh we're also uh our CDS transition program is working now. We have a couple kids actually transitioning out into Mountain Lakes for a couple weeks, months back. So that's working out well. Our advisory program we put that in as part of our third degree allows class skills for dealing with different personalities talking smartones. So that's actually going together to produce those lessons. also addition. [Music] I want to give a shout out to uh Carrie who's been working my tail off. It's more like my one text messages uh about we got we got a CDS for Bel so we're one step closer to being able to create some extra path for students also you know she's been
044facilating stuff for us being but uh the 23rd is our resource fair so we have community members to display resources for our 23rd or 43. So um and they've been kind of making sure we have all the books we need for sure. Next time it's me. Um RO is going well. Off to a good start. Um I was understanding that we have open space from my last meeting but Kyle said that's not true. So I got 419 students right now some of them are older mechanics is full obviously so doing a good job. So you need extra cost for other consent agenda item I was hearing the specific things that somebody was looking going or >> I have asked almost all questions and I missed one but I don't know that it fall under C
045number one >> just just a discussion mainly just Alex, can you >> I don't I don't know. Like I said, I'm not sure that it falls under that it falls under just >> it's about our our school district's plans for student achievement. >> So standard, >> right? It's a each school has its breakdown. the 60s like it falls under but like our English when I was noticing the the graphs or whatever you call the metric system it was showing so our English language for students that are English >> thank you sorry um there was no data for any of that um so So they has they have to be a large enough for us to have. So if it's too small of a group, we don't. >> So but with that I mean are is
046is there evaluations being done to make sure that the that the resources that we're spending because I know a lot of our population that seems if I'm unless I'm reading it wrong or it's only like 1.5% of our population. Um, so I'm just curious on that if if >> there's actually like somebody checking and seeing >> these programs that we're paying for that are supposed to be helping. Are are they actually working something else to help? So I'm overseeing that right now until it gets but yes we do have curriculum and we actually adopted new curriculum this year that Our parents are working with our students during the designated fun. >> You want to speak to how many students were exited last year? >> Oh my gosh. >> I believe it was 11 students actually
047exited out of the designation. >> Yeah. >> And that's very different. >> So we Why did we adopt that seem to be working so well? >> I'm I'm curious because we were filling a lot of gaps with just pulling what we can and so we wanted more programs >> something that had more >> so we have acquired now deals with each grade level and each level the student because there's a lot of variance you might have a second grader who's a a brand new speaker you might have a second grader who's been with us for the last you know So now way more ability to differentiate what they're working with student and I think I think this last year was one of the highest um reproification numbers that we filled in addition to the curriculum
048with that too and some of those started two years ago. just building the layers. I think the only site that we have members for all the other sites don't have enough concerns. Um yeah, there were a couple that um on page one for practical and it says like medical. What is that? So we can practical is a company that helps us we're providing services to a student that can be covered under that reimburse for that service. >> So is this something that was paid to them? >> This is that was paid to them. That's I believe last year we couple to Excel is that for our students engage students that are attending. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> Do I have a motion to second? Hi. Moving to item number nine which is a first reading
049from board policies. Uh a is a first reading discussion or action regarding the CSBA March 1.5 policy updates. >> Yeah. So, as you know, we're getting caught up on the board policies, which is a good thing, but this is just perfect. >> So, can I have a date, President? Yeah, I'm not. I'm just I want to make sure I'm on top of it. I got a lot going on right now. I just want to make sure that you want me to have any questions invite. is well that's really up to the deal because they're the ones that need >> whoever >> how about how about Friday actually I think Wednesday the board meeting October 15 so have it on the Friday before we have a week before we have post so that >> okay so
050thank is the first discussion action CSBA June 25 another month just about like I said I think we have one more September just came out. So, so that get us right up to where >> and right. >> All right. So, same standard there October 30 questions members get them to the people on the board. So public hearing number 10. Uh this point we're going to those three and uh this is a public hearing about sufficiency of textbook instructions and materials for the 25th school year. address. >> Sure. Um, part of what we're required to do every year is just confirm that all of our teachers and students have access to sufficient number of textbooks and instructional materials for the four subject areas. And so all of our teachers at all of our sites have confirmed
051that they do have access to those materials. So this is part of the process where it's open to public So parents don't have any concern. So that we post it to three places 10 days prior to this hearing. So what were the three places that we decided on our website? >> We posted it on our district website and school website. We posted in the city post office and we posted it in all of our school offices and payments. So more than three >> questions question. helps a lot and the office managers everyone's guess this point and return and this is number 11 which is new business and falls into the superintendent category item one action to authorize the superintendent to proceed with the reconfiguration of school sites as identified within the district boundaries with all
052affected parties properties. Thank you. So owned by gateway. So this would approve GSD's transition to one TK center and alternative education site. I was going to say I'm sure >> I just kind of get an overview of the number of people >> like an problem. I would like to start >> together. >> Yes. Yes. Michelle's third or Michelle. So, hello. Um, so we're just piggybacking on what started talking about earlier. Um, we both here as representatives of the Gateway Teachers Association and we would like to endorse the new vision for the future of our schools. One that plays to the strengths of each campus and puts students, families, and staff at the center. By reimagining the old Buffy Middle as a curve friendly neighborhood school, we can create an inviting option that encourages families to
053stay within our district. at the same time consolidate to fewer TK4 and 58 sites will strengthen the collaboration among staff enriching learning possible. This plan also ensures more balanced staffing ratios supporting both cost savings and a fair distribution of class sizes for teachers and union members. It streamlines the path from middle school to high school, reducing three sites to two, and makes that important transition smoother for students. Finally, this model allows staff to focus more closely on the unique developmental needs of students whether in the primary grades or middle school. So each group receives the schedule support and resources they need to. And just to follow what I just make sure I'm clear, we're we're not looking to cut staff in this like this isn't this isn't >> we want to keep our is that
054there's times when at the different sites, you know, you have second graders at multiple sites. Some of the second grade classrooms are packed. Yeah. >> And at other sites they're not. So fewer sites you're able to staff. They're not at risk. We're not trying to push on anybody. We still >> Yes, we are definitely not advocating for Rob. You're not >> just people, >> right? did get to experience part of my past life and there it is the day to day anxiety what's going to happen to me who am I going to be placed with those kind of things their personal endeavors to have to move things I think Mr. is going to spend an extra amount of time making sure that everything >> it's not like I don't expect to see trips and st
055toes along the way but I also know you the other people involved in the translation I think those are >> we we've appreciated Kyle's um willingness to communicate ahead of time and and being able to, you know, including us in the process. And so we we hope that that continues throughout the year and we expect it to continue because that's what Kyle is. And so we're hoping that it'll make for a very smooth transition. This I I have been that classroom on wheels. It is not fun. I have personally worked at every single one of the sites that this has impacted, including the Buffy Middle School campus. So I I I totally understand um the the emotions. >> Thank you. >> Jill, you want to speak for >> There is contrast language for that. Yeah.
056>> So, I'm here as a parent and I'm just going to express my concerns from my students and my other daughters. I'm a little um emotional about this because just like it's been our home. It's been um our safety. We went through all things um from her starting kindergarten to my second grader and now those relationships with those staff I'm worried they won't be there when we transition to another elementary school site for my youngest and she will lose some very pivotal um staff that been with her forever. So it this decision weighs heavy on my heart. I see both sides. I truly truly see both sides. Um, but I have to think of my students and my family when it comes to Chest Lake School. Um, we've, like I said, those relationships, the the
057caring environment, the academic support that we have had from all of the staff to Miss Judy last year to the new janitorial staff to support from the SEC teachers who aren't even my kids teachers, but they wrap them in a loving embrace anytime they're a struggle. Um, I worried about my second grader because anxiety with transitions is is huge. We're thinking of the students being by students. Um she's made friendship groups that they've had since work. Those friendship groups essentially will be split 50/50. U potentially most of her friends who live on the other side closer to it will be at a different school. I mean that could be catastrophizing but I do believe that it is going to be a huge adjustment for her. Um, I told my middle schooler in the car she
058didn't know before and her immediate reaction was absolutely not. They cannot take this woman from me. Absolutely not. They cannot take Mr. EJ from me. Um, those people have been with me this whole time. So, I know that you have big decisions ahead of you. My intention is only to highlight from my students perspective and our families um experience in this whether or not you choose to make this transition next year in 2026 or in some future date that will come up when I know my second grader it will be there if we're transitioning once and then she stays for a year and transitions again in fifth grade. So really I have one ask you're thinking about staff and you're thinking about you're thinking logistics. I also want you to think of the students when
059we're thinking of reconfiguring the school uh that this is to be done thoughtfully most vulnerable our most vulnerable population is our students understanding that these students mine struggle with the things that are going to befall them from this change. Um and then as a parent I need to know how to communicate that to that the district has your best heart. This is um something that's you're one of our behavioral specialists. >> So have aside from that have you in your role as as you thought about the students at Buck maybe >> yeah they're they're on the other end where they're they don't have as many opportunities. they don't have as many >> well you're going to lose four or five aspects you're going to lose those kind of opportunities but also if we're thinking I
060mean there is research out there when you take a population that has been traumatized more over that you're then traumatizing them by moving and the more transitions you have in an educational setting the more school sites that you go to the more attachment disruptions you have and the stronger um behaviors become and the more challenges we have to work through and and build back up because those relationships build trust and when those relationships are gone, the trust is gone. Um, and so we don't know what the staffing is going to look like. We don't know what the staffing is going to look like at Grand Oaks, what grade levels those teachers are going to be in. And then you likely because you're obviously involved I'm more almost concerned about that just >> you know so
061I'm pretty sure that you're going to keep your thumb on the heartbeat and help make sure >> well I was there at the community center with the wind rivers and we talked about it and it was a need then uh for for schools and for teachers but u and we talked about it then years felt like a really long time and now I think it's been two years um and it was maybe a threeyear plan like if it was a shock to me I can assume that parents in the district also don't have don't know that this is coming and then we'll get a letter in summer I just don't feel like that is giving us a service >> thank you very much I think we have another speaker. >> Hello. Music teacher of God.
062I have a couple concerns. One is I have bands, expensive bandies. with those two. I have about 50 of these performance shirts. This is what I've got at the um music in our school performance a couple years ago. Forgetable. What's going to happen to those 50 shirts? That was useless. So, I have a lot of instruments. What's going to happen to all those instruments? She has a lake. can't accommodate the instruments they have in their storage because their the storage room for their instruments is inadequate, too small. So those are my concerns. >> Just I recognize these changes will be felt our teachers and students and families. So, uh I want to honor those challenges that they bring. Uh at the same time, I think the reconfiguration step forward to strengthening long-term financial impact on
063stability of our district and also opportunities for student achievement. But my commitment is to walk through kind of handinand with our school communities to ensure that this transition is done here and hope to communicate and support. So I know that definitely when I hear speak with them a lot of thinking of forced a lot of transparency in terms of conversations and looking into the impact of it able to sit fortunately with all the staff and speak with them and I've learned a lot in those conversations as well. So, I just wanted to make sure that that's not something we do lightly, not anything that we do as coming very thoughtful with a lot of excellent people um by my side on district side to help make this happen as smoothly and smoothly as possible and
064you never have some pitfalls, but I feel really strongly about we can get that done. I was standing when I first heard about project. [Music] just like thank you for being there for your students personally Well, I think we know about it and it's mainly understandable. There's a lot of people And I get off this auto my focus is more on the student and the student achievement. I keep saying over and over again someday these kids very nurses. We need to get our we need to get something figured out so that we can give them the best learning opportunity as possible. And we when you look at it and you look at If you read the all of those which you are or all of our um student achievement plans and and things you'll see
065that you know we talk about behavior and that kind of stuff. So kids nowadays are a lot different. I don't know a lot of kindergarters and first graders maybe have cell phones and I know a lot of the six, you know, they do and and they look they they watch them. They see what's going on. I mean the problems with the buses transportation riding there's there there's a lot more issues to it than just than just the just the transition. And I I think getting those kids together in a middle school, they're going to they're going to go off to high school and they're going to be playing like they're going to be playing sports together. So get them playing together like I mean in our middle school. It's also going to if you remember
066correctly during our workshop, it's going to open up the opportunity for us to start integrating CTE classes and we're right about that if we do this. So we can get kids started on our opportunity. A lot of kids have been here. So that there I just see a lot more benefits than I do other and and I could understand you know I mean people there at you know have their thoughts and we talk about parents but I mean we put it out there for parents. We put out a survey, right? We got pretty much overwhelming support back as far as that went. >> I want to I want to say something regarding that. There are so many students that currently are not in our schools that should our Buckeye staff. Every time I come on
067that campus, I'm amazed at the work they do. I I go in their classes. I see the care they have for those students. selflessly. I said this last week at our study session, I want all of our students in our community to be able to to those. They do an incredible job as do all of our schools and to see 271 kids that didn't have access for whatever reason. Um I feel like it's my duty to do everything I can to get them in our schools to have access to the exceptional teachers that we have on campus and everywhere else. Um I also for the many reason about budget wise, opportunity wise, alignment wise, maxim max maximizing our resources for me. There's so many upsides to it. We tried it a certain way for a
068long, long time. And it's okay. It's okay. And the work we're doing here is awesome. It's amazing. But I just feel like we can be able to bring it to so many more people in our community and expand our footprint together more and ultimately strengthen our district. I've been on the board long enough that I've closed or reconfigured four high schools can bass CBI to attend it as a seventh grader had to go back. No, >> no, I had to go to Bass >> through they have an opinion on >> my sister went to CBI then. So I understand the staff is going to have and that's normal. Um I think this is going to be a great opportunity for Buckeye students fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth going to a middle school and for the
069sports is going to benefit the high school in the long run with them having more expos. Uh for bigger schools I think it's a good thing. Change is hard, but sometimes you got to make change to make things better. My last comment on that is kind of going to one of Joel's comments. I fully expect parents to have that initial what the heck's happening. I I get it. And so I always prepare, like I said, hope for the best, but prepare for the worst knowing that there's always that initial shock factor and what's going to happen when we're we're dealing with parents most prized possession their children. And so any that gets even tinkered out of whack just a little bit. You're going to get emotional reactions a lot of time and I fully believe
070in the long game on this once things settle down and we are able to get out what we're proposing and what we're going to be doing how our campuses are going to look the opportunities that I think will be able to happen for 5 through eight students and our TK4 students on really nice campuses with the projects we have going on. It's going to be fantastic opportunities for school feel and obviously grand and the high schools obviously aren't as impacted by this but it all feeds to one district one direction and one goal and that's ultimately I'm very sensitive to that though and I appreciate comments because I as I've got three myself but it is something that you know this is a bit of a chicken and egg. You can't tell parents we haven't
071had you know, we go out there to enforce something. So, you know, it is something that we have to have a roll out for. And when we do that, we will be very efficient with that. We'll be very communicative with that. And um and we will definitely overcommunicate because it's important. We will not be sending letters in June. This will be something that will probably come out next week if it does. We will be um sending out correspondence because we want to be proactive in principle. So the kids that will be going from seventh grade so she's been there since you know her she was at this w I'm you know school she felt like she might be outcast one. I said, "Well, anybody else that was with you, I heard that's well, they're going
072to be going there, too." So, what I I would like to is whenever that's come about that or whatever staff we end up with at that middle school, that's what it's made very clear with all the students like maybe there's some kind of a rally, you know, some kind of assembly so that they can't so that they can say make sure that the kids that are coming in aren't feeling like oh we got these kids >> that we want to make sure that it's you know they're going to welcome you >> um we keep referring to the task force right so it's all the planning we're doing before we know we can really move ahead but u those type of things have already been part of those task force conversations and not just at the
073middle school site but how can we before this school year ends get the students to the respective sites have something sort of community and we haven't we haven't gone so far as to figure out what that looks like but that is already we talked about one idea was we used to have a ton of theater school so went into central high school and there was always the eighth grade dance and that was >> at the high school and so they all came to >> and now We don't have anything but excited. >> Okay. What I would like to do is >> my motion I say something. >> This is this is a really tough decision for a superintendent when we're out of protocol, but your boss is the one out there. speak of shut down.
074>> My name is Sher Lewis and I'm a retired teacher from Gate. What I'd like to say, go back here. What I'd like to say to all of you that were looking at this is I thought it was the end of my life that happened to me and I recovered reasonably fast and and my daughter who I was even more concerned about. She was moved on to other things in a heartbeat and made me think that maybe it was my problem, not hers or anything else. And so I just want to tell you that I have all these same concerns and I lived with it. The community lived on and we shut schools down shut down shut down. I talked for 20 years. I raised a generation of children >> and I feel like I
075was losing it all came down >> do want to say one thing in terms of our messaging is we're not closing in schools. I think that I've said everything. >> I'll check it and thank you. Thank you. All right. This is going to be rolly. >> Hi. >> Jason. >> Hi. >> Yes. >> Dale. >> Hi. >> And yes, I do support. >> All right. Item number two is approval of a resolution 4526-11. >> It's eco um auth. It's always been observing Lincoln's birthday on Monday and then Washington's the next. If we move, we just resolution >> allows us to move it so we can have it >> president's week. >> So instead of having to instead of having two Mondays in a row, >> yeah, we have to do this to have it in
076a different Item number three is the approval of the 26.7 understand. >> So based on the reconiguration we have adjusted for this we want to move. So this past year we've always had three ports full of development preparation. This year in response to some staff and wanting to have two days before and then one day like the end of October to be able to look at data have a chance to be able to break that down. So we spread it out a little bit different next year. something. >> We have a movie to show you, >> but uh just for next year, because of the reconfiguration, we felt it important that staff had more time on their potentially new site. So, we wanted to go back for one year to have three days before the
077school year started like we had previously so that they could have an opportunity to be able to, you know, get acclimated. So, it' be a wonder. So then it'll start on the 11th. We'll go back on August 11th rather than like this year back on the 14th. >> Well, that's that's we would still we're going back on the 11th next year, but it really has to do with staff, you know. >> I'm just I It just seems like every year start early in August. curious if that's >> that's a this wouldn't mess with that original >> right >> yeah we were start it number B Business services for walking freezer. >> So this is the big freezer right behind our house that we can drive the fork into. Um Shell and her team put it
078out for a day over a month and a half ago. Think we got seven responses. seven responses and were able to kind of read through things and it ended to sign their side of the contract. >> I don't know. We don't have a confirmed date yet. Second number two. So our prior fee proposal from stack which is our architect for that project campus and then some classrooms but through some changes that we've come across kitchen as well. So that has increased the scope of the project which in turn has increased the just 10% overall increase. So it went from the 1.1 million proposal to the entire All right. Secondize that. They are, but they're going to be doing high school. Yeah, we can shut down [Music] >> and it's going to be a lot easier.
079>> Is going to be after school hours? >> Yes. They say they can probably number four resolution. We do this every year. This is just us saying that yes, we learned from the state to offset the expenses that we have. Yes, we do. >> This is the wrap up of how we did. So, we're just going to kind of go over the where we kind of into that 25 school year those be wrapped up to balances and adjusted. Next one, the first one we're going to look at is total revenues and our net worth for all different funds across the district. At the end of January, 2025, we have 27.5 million building. So overall we have a network of two sorry this is a really quick summary we'll get into the details of it but
080put this together for me so I have where we thought we were going to be 24 where we actually ended up the difference between those two and what we thought we would 256 budget that will be adjusted in December. So we will get fur. So we estimated about $52,000 difference in our healthc and it was just adjusted because of funded TKA and then we have adjustment or adjustment federal revenue. down just because you can only recognize revenue that you spent it to put it into the deferred until just we still have it and it'll show up for the state revenue. You're going to see this in side too. We typically don't budget this terms on behalf it what it is it's entry a revenue and expense entry that shows the state that we are this
081is what we're investing into it just shows there's no actual money's just on the local side we were more in quite a few last minute medical reimbursements. We have the fair market value which every year benefits a treasury adjustment to cash back on market. So overall is development. We're one of the few districts on the expense side. Overall, but we did have that one in something like that. that just not able to book our budgets down. Most of that is carrying over discretionary funds to be budgeted as the sites use them for 25 and then 76,000. We have budgeted some projects for deferred maintenance and we also have budgeted full grants so the sites could see what they have. So overall it's next. So overall 3.7 deficit budget is 2025 and that's based on the
082three threeear. So our actual 2460. So this is just a breakdown of the service. We've got the reserve and restricted overall restricted reserves of 24% assigned resist uncertainty at 16.7 requ Correct. Lamar and I sat down and had some good conversations. Decided that We could always budget the entire like $200,000 of budget the entire thing 99% of the time that it was our way of communicating. So we are working with the admin. So out of $200,000. So there'll be a reserve. So she needs more. Yeah. So it'll be really more of a true budget discussion discretionary a lot of it too with some of our federal programs we get the money but so we budget and spend it don't Are we discretionary funds? Are we able to allocate some of that to get whatever resources?
083Is that something >> we always Yeah, we have a money for medical. We have a fun that they have access to for that. We also budget supplies at the I% the need is there I can find I'm not but it's just reality is finding that's that's the truth There's one more. >> All right. Do I have a motion to accept that? >> I'll accept it on make sure and get You know, I can take >> over. All right. Uh down to C, which is instructional services. Gary, it says you're going to be dealing with these and it's an action number one. sufficiently period. >> So the both of these items wanted to circle back to the Williams act which is the public hearing for um I'm not really clear why they we need to have
084these in two separate documents. The first one is u the resolution which basically says we've adhered to the process of the Williams act. um we posted our public hearing, we made sure everyone has materials and all of that. And then the second one just says that those materials that are mentioned in number one are all standards and adopted. And so those are our two act measures. >> That's up to you guys. So number one is just saying we've done the Williams progress. All those in approval. >> So, it's just saying that all of those instructional materials that we've made sure everyone has that those materials are standard. I was just trying to get you a shortcut. >> Don't listen to me. >> All right, this reports. Mr. Turner, >> I just want to thank the
085entire district for a great start to the school year. All the back to school nights were fantastic. And uh I always great to start back up but before you know it you look up it's November start. Congratulations on good first month and some change. Um you know in regard to our transition today I thought about a couple of quotes and one was from Eleanor Roosevelt said do one thing every day that scares you. And I can officially check that off you know but in a good way and more exciting. But another one from TS Elliott who said only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far we're and I thought that was for district because I do feel like I want to thank the board for their willingness to make
086this venture support this move. I know there's going to be pitfalls. It's never perfect. It's never going to be perfect but I can guarantee you that you have team that's really working hard and a lot of support for this and I look forward to working GTA, CSA, our retired district and of course be interesting. I was able to make the home great turnout for the for the team. But a lot of people were there. A lot of people first that night. wanted to go to homecoming dance the next night. So we have to go shopping and yeah he seems to be very nicely I want to thank everybody for a great first month of the school year a lot of good stuff out there field dedication last Friday was really I can get there, have
087fun. Saw a lot of people there and Chris there. But uh yeah, other than that, yeah, we have to open this one. I know I've been in your ear about the day that you started school. I will if it works out then I will if it doesn't I thought it was such a great idea. >> I graduated from there years ago and I graduated from seventh grade and staff. I hope there I think everybody wasn't the one put in all the hard work and acknowledge that. So very um I attended all the back to school nights. All great great attendance at all of them. So it was kind of nice. I like the high school the way they do it but you can't do it at the other school. We're offering tools to >> it
088just makes it easy to for parents to go on site, you know, um I was at the field dedication the other night also. I actually went out on the field with some really nice walked over the chain game talking to them and they were telling me that the coach was asking where I was been there so many years together they wondered where I was at. So it was kind of made me good over the years. >> It made me feel good. I went to >> He's a pretty stand up coach. So anyway, um feels great. I had something else. >> All right. Thanks. I also got to attend to go back to school. >> Okay. I just kind of wondered if we wouldn't have passed it, how much would you have been pulling your hair
089out. >> That was long as we're making exception for I got to dedication night. Obviously looks good. I think the thing that impressed me most was bringing all the students out to the team. That was a wonderful I enjoyed it. All I can say is know where Sherry did absolutely go through a huge amount of vouch. that she had the next 12 years just really was good. Thank you very much. With that I will journ at 5:44.