May 6 Board Meeting

001We're live. Good evening and welcome to the regular board  meeting of the board of trustees of the Cypress   School District at 5:00 pm. We are convening our  regular board meeting of 562026. Item number one   is called to order. Miss Parker, would you please  call the role? Trustee Hayashida here. Trustee   Needham present. Trustee Parikh here. Trusty  Sondhi I'm here. Trustee Tanaka present. Thank   you. Item number two is approve the agenda. Is  there a motion to approve? So moved. Second.   It has been moved by Trustee Tanaka and seconded  by Trustee Parikh to approve the agenda. All in   favor say I. I. I. All opposed. Same sign. Okay.  Agenda is approved. Item number three is public   comments. I will go ahead. Uh we we we don't have  live um uh view in comments or anything of that   sort

002at this point. Okay. and know that um one of  the things that we are saying in our bylaws is we   have the possibility of doing live and just wanted  to know since I don't see anybody in the audience   I'm not going to go ahead and read the public  comments um information and we'll move forward   to our conduct interviews and appoint applicants  to the Cypress Educational Foundation and I would   just like to start off with uh uh noting that  we have a packet of materials if you will and   um as we as I'm beginning to talk if you want want  to organize the uh question sheets which are um   identified by individual person's name for your  rating with their um bio or their application. And   um please note that we have seven questions and  we have

003a fairly tight turnaround schedule on the   um agenda. It's approximately 14 minutes, which  is not very much time at all for us getting in   um seven questions, but we'll see what  we can do. And I will ask uh you know,   do we have the ability to do a running timer  for each candidate? If we can do that, we will   be able to pace ourselves and be able to perhaps  uh make sure that our applicants are wrapping up   their responses to us in a timely fashion so  that we can get through all of the questions. Uh is it 19 minutes? I thought it was 14 minutes. We're doing 14 minutes. And so when we first  begin asking the question will be the time   we will start and we'll try to get through  those uh seven questions.

004And I'm going to   go ahead and start with basically you down  here Jamie asking the first one. We'll move   all the way down and then we'll come back  to uh you two doing the second or the the   last two. And we'll just do that over and  over again with each of the candidates   so that we don't get confused. And I think  that we are ready for our first candidate. Well, I'm going to I'm going to lead with that and  then I will ask you to start with the questions. I I'll just reiterate it though and  they'll be able to see the timer up   here on the screen so they'll know to  be able to pace themselves as well. Good evening, Christine. As you're coming  in, I'm just going to say welcome and President Sondhi is

005speaking. Okay. I was just  saying welcome. Uh we are on a fairly tight   schedule to get everybody through and so I believe  that you have the questions in front of you on the   uh table on um in under plastic cover. We're  going to go ahead and ask the questions in   turn and if you would uh note the screen  up here. We have 14 minutes to answer seven   questions. Okay. So we're going to try to go  through it as fast as we can so you have the   maximum amount of time to ask the questions  or answer the question. Okay. I'll try. Okay,   let's start with uh question number one. Hello.  Uh what is your understanding of the Cypress   Education Foundation's current mission and how  does your professional background align with that   mission? Well, the mission I've

006been on it since  the beginning or even before it was formed. So,   the mission has always been to um enhance the  education of the children and the district in   general. uh to add where perhaps the  district did not have the funds to   uh supplement and then um also the way the money  was handled gave us more flexibility uh in its use   and so we could use it to the best of our ability  and not have as many restrictions on it. So, oh,   and the personal background um align with the  mission. Huh. Well, my personal background is   um very diverse and of course I've been dedicated  to this foundation for close to 40 years. So um my   personal background in government in schools uh  in regional districts uh I think I'll enhance my   knowledge and going

007forward with what the needs  are for the foundation. Oh this is great water. Okay. What do you see as the most  significant what do you see as the   most significant challenges facing  education in our district and how   would you help to address that role address  that in a role on the board of directors? Well, I think the most significant  challenges number one is uh declining   enrollment uh because with less  students there's less money and   then also the deficit at the state level  really impacts us and we're really dependent   on what their numbers are so that we can  go forward with our program programs. Um, and the rest of that is how would you help  to address that in a role on the board?   Well, I think for the many years I've been on the  board,

008we have addressed those situations through   um filling in the gaps where need be for lower uh  lowering class sizes and providing maybe technical   uh enhancement for the students where the state  isn't perhaps doing that for our kids. So,   okay. The board of trustees is considering  making changes to the Cypress Education   Foundation's role in the future. How  would you support a transition in   the role of a foundation director from an  advisory role to a strategic partner role? Well, I've always uh felt we've been partners and  having the superintendent as a president of the   foundation has always been uh easy to manipulate  or cooperate with the school district. Um,   and I I don't know about the transition. It would  depend what it is, what it's going to turn into,   what it's going to morph into. So, I

009don't know  that at this moment, but I I really like the   idea of being more independent and not just  being um I'm going to use a word like a yes   board to whatever the the board of trustees is  wanting. We've always had that independence,   but we work hand in hand and cooperate with each  other. Where there's a need, we try and help. Okay. The foundation exists to benefit  Cypress School District students and   families. How are you currently connected  to the Cypress community and how would you   leverage those relationships to  advance the foundation's goals? Well, I've been connected with the Cypress commu  community for about 48 years. My daughter entered,   you know, kindergarten and now she's in her 50s.  So, and up until um about a year and a half ago,   I still had a student,

010my granddaughter at  Luther. So, I've been connected so for so   many years. Um and I think my influence in the  community, especially of course in La Palma,   I'm more connected But I've uh I've served as a  CEO for the chambers of commerce for Los Alamitos,   La Palma, Buena Park. So I have  those connections even now. And   um I think I'll continue to foster those  relationships to the benefit of the district   whenever possible. And then also working  with city government. That's a big part   of it. Cooperating and doing like I'm going to  use the word DARE. It's not called that anymore,   but um different things to enhance the students  appreciation and knowledge of the community. Effective board service where  both individual commitment and   collaborative decision making. Can  you describe a time where you worked   through a

011disagreement with the board  committee to reach a productive outcome? Well, um I was on the 711 committee, if you  know what that is, and that was discussing   school closures. So many times we were at  odds within the committee as to how to proceed   uh which schools to close or not close any of  them were some of the options. So we resolved   our differences and we came to a conclusion  and that was the final outcome of how it was   handled at that time. Um see if I got all  of that. And of course uh I I haven't had   any disagreements on the particular CF board. We  get along pretty well. Uh the facts are presented   and the report is presented to us. We have as  much time as we need to answer questions and   figure out

012if we're on the same page with  what's recommended. And sometimes we are,   sometimes we're not, but we've come together  to make unanimous decisions most of the time. Since district administrators provide  recommendations to the board of directors for   approval, how will you ensure you are performing  due diligence and not simply approving items as   presented? That's a loaded question in a  way because um with city council or the   fire authority that I was on or SCAG, you know,  you have to come together and have a consensus.   It's not always easy and especially uh  you know on city council. Fortunately,   our CEF board has been very congenial  and we kind of all have the same focus of   um and purpose of benefiting the students  in the district and enhancing the district   and their education and that of the

013families in  our area. Um let me see if I answered correctly. I think I've had more disagreements on  city council than I have with our CEF   group. A lot of us have known each other  for a long time and uh we're kind of the   same mind to help the students and to use  the money in the best possible way that we   do receive from the different fundraising not  fundraising funds that we are uh in charge of. What was that? Number six. Yes.  Oh, as far as due diligence, um,   that's kind of been my strong point. I do a  lot of reading, make sure I have done all my   homework. I meet with the superintendent or  whomever, you know, city manager or whomever,   uh, to go over the facts as I understand them.  make sure we're

014we're I'm understanding my role   and the decisions I have to make. So that's  I think one of my strong suits is doing   the background work and getting it, you know,  getting full knowledge of what we're up against. What strengths do you bring that would make you  an effective contributor? What strengths do you   bring that would make you an effective contributor  to the board of the Cypress Education Foundation? I think well number one being on the board for  several decades but also I think whatever role   I have administrative or executive I have a real  knack for seeing the big picture um and seeing   the end result of something. So I I don't do  knee-jerk reactions. I really dig down deep into   what is best for the students, families, and and  the district. Um, and I think

015seeing the overall   picture and the endgame is something I really  strive to do when I'm trying to make a decision. Is that it? That is it. And I know that we're  going to try to uh hold to this timeline,   but if there are any other additions that address  any of the questions that have been asked that you   want to elaborate on your remaining time, how  much time do I have? You have until we run the   clock down. Oh, four minutes. Well, if you don't  need to, that's fine. I don't think I need to,   but I, you know, I've held a lot of positions, but  I was really nervous. I haven't had an interview   forever. Um, but of course I think I've always  cared for the district. It has a special place in   my heart because

016all my kids went there. My all my  grandkids went to Luther and um as of about a year   and a half ago, there was one at Luther still  and now she's moved on to uh junior high. So,   it's a special place for me, the district, and  having worked with I can't know if it's five   or six superintendent, you know, from Mr. Colton  was the first and then it went down the line. So,   I've had to work and had the pleasure of working  with some very intelligent, caring people in the   education field. So, I appreciate that. So, I  hope to continue to do that. That's all I have.   Well, thank you. We don't necessarily assume  that you need to fill the full timeline. We do   appreciate your time. We do appreciate your time  and uh the

017effort and your commitment to uh our   school district. So, thank you. My pleasure. All  right. I'm glad for the water. I've had a cough. Yeah, I will. All righty. Thank you. Thank  you. Thank you. So glad water. It's good to see that they don't have  to share the same bottle of water. Good evening. As you're coming to your seat, I'm just going  to say welcome and I'm glad that you are here to   uh answer our questions this evening  for the position of a director on the   uh Cypress Education Foundation. We are keeping  a fairly tight timeline. We have seven questions   and 14 minutes for you to answer. So if you  will look at the clock on the screen anytime   during the course of your responses you can  pace yourself or uh move on or ask

018us to move   on to the next question. So um I'm going to  have us go ahead and start the questions.   Hi. Uh, what is your understanding of  the Cypress Education's Foundation's   current mission and how does your personal or  professional background align with that mission?   My understanding is that the uh the reason for  the existence of the foundation is to monitor the   um the funds from uh the the building of the of  the senior center which is when the in was the   inception of the of the uh foundation was uh when  they uh went with into partnership with that. Um   but um I am a retired teacher. I taught for 40  years. Um I've been retired for 20 something,   23 I think. And um I've spent a lot of time on  civic and and um educational

019projects and and   committees and volunteering. I volunteered for um  13 or 14 years at Morris School until COVID. Um I   was after I retired, I would go over and primarily  read with the first graders because they needed   somebody who could read with them and and um and  I was a good volunteer because I didn't need any   help. I knew what I was doing. Had a little  experience. Um, I think the most significant   challenge for education today, other than where  are we going to get the money to do it since   everything costs so much is declining enrollment  um due a lot to the fact that people primarily   can't afford to have children anymore. And then  um there's a a lot of um private schools coming up   uh charter schools especially which um is not  exactly fair

020because they don't have to follow   all the same rules that the school does but  they still get the same kind of um help. Um, I I don't see that there's really a lot that  um the board can do to change the declining   enrollment or really to change the budgeting  process. Um, I would hope that someday they would   it would become a reality that people understand  that the most valuable thing we can give our   children is education and that um if we don't um  allow our teachers to feed themselves and their   families, we're going to run out of teachers. Um  but so far it that doesn't seem to be a a concern.   Uh the question about the um do you want  me to just keep going? We we can ask. Oh,   okay. Yeah. Um what do

021you see as the most  significant challenges facing education in our   district and how would you help to address that  in a role on the board of directors? I I think   I I pretty much answered that one, but I I would  not consider that um the board of trustees could   really do a lot about that. That is something  that is going to have to be worked out through   um the voters. The voters are going to have  to get serious that certain things are are   more important than other things and schools and  education are one of the most important things   that we have and we need to uh find a way and to  value that and and fund it properly so that um Okay. Um, the third question, the board  of trustees is considering making changes   to

022the Cypress Education Foundation's role in  the future. How would you support a transition   in the role of a foundation director from an  advisory role to a strategic partner role? Um,   I'm not really sure what what that would entail.   Uh I I feel as though what we have done um I was  I have been on the foundation since it since its   second meeting. Um and I feel that that we  have felt and been treated as partners and   uh the um the board members are are the um  foundation board has always listened and and   um answered our questions uh in a timely manner.  uh sometimes they had to it was like we have to go   back and and research and find out the answer to  this question but at the very next meeting there   was an answer

023there and so I feel like that that's  pretty much the way it is now is that it's a it's   a partnership that everybody has a a strong desire  to make our schools u or to keep our schools the Okay. The foundation exists to  benefit cypress school district   students and families. How are you currently  connected to the community and how would you   leverage those relationships to  advance the foundation's goals? I my my last two grandchildren will be graduating  next week from Cypress High School. Um so I don't   have anybody in the schools anymore. Um since um  COVID I have not been volunteering in the schools,   but I do every time there's a question  on on Facebook or or in any place about   uh where's a good school for my my child, I I let  them know

024that there every school in Cyprus is a   good school. Every school in Cypress um has um  daycare. Every school has uh good teachers and   um I have been very active in the community. I've  uh been on uh Friends of Cypress Cultural Arts.   I've been on um several other uh committees within  the city. Um my husband was one of the um original   um ideas that led to the foundation and to  building the senior uh center and he came   home one night and he said we need somebody  to do this. We're not getting any will you   do this? And so I said yes. And so at the first  meeting, I was not chosen, but the next meeting   the someone who was chosen opted not to come  back. So they called and asked if I would come   and

025I've been here ever since. Um I'm I'm a pretty  faithful volunteer and I I've spent a lot of time   volunteering and um working. In fact, I I will  be volunteering at grad night next week also. So, thank you. Effective board service  requires both individual commitment   and collaborative decision-making.  Can you describe a time where you   work through a disagreement with the board  or committee to reach a productive outcome? I I actually can think of several  because I spent 25 years on my   um as secretary of the teachers union in  ABC. So you can imagine there was a lot   of collaboration there. I was a always  a team leader at at my school. I've been   uh secretary of um every organization I've ever  been on and um I've been president of a number of   organizations. I um

026my my latest project which is  being completed is being on the committee that was   um re um rehabilitating our church. Um and  we um through declining membership, we had to   um sell our what had been our school. And so we've  had to do a lot of adjustments to the church to   uh comply with parking regulations and and  things like that. So I've spent uh the past it   was supposed to be one year, but it's been three  so far and it's still not done, but almost done.   Um, so I I I am a team player. I'm not  I'm not one that needs to be in control. Since district administrators  provide recommendations to the   board of directors for approval, how  will you ensure you are performing   due diligence and not simply  approving items as presented? Um well

027the uh district administration is going  to be all new people to me because they've there's   been a lot of changes there. So I I don't have an  allegiance to any of them. But I'm I'm in a very   independent person and I think it um that there  there doesn't seem you don't have disagreements   when everybody has a common strong uh commitment  to the same function and everyone on the board.   Everyone who's ever served on the board in the the  whole time that the board has been in existence   has had this um need to make everything work to  the best for our students. And um and so I and   I have not dealt with um administration, anybody  from the administration that felt like they needed   to to override what we were thinking. They they've  always been good

028at listening. They've been good   at considering what we've talked about. And  um I I don't see that that is a problem. Final question. Um, what strengths do you bring  that would make you an effective contributor   to the board of the Cypress Education  Foundation? Um, well, I'm dedicated. I um I'm punctual. I if I have a meeting I almost I've  I've missed very few meetings of the foundation   um in the many years that I've been on it.  Um, so and I'm I'm a good listener and I I   think things through rather than jump on  board with what somebody else is saying in the remaining time that you have.  if there's anything additionally that   you would like to speak to uh that you  think would be relevant to you being a   on the on the board of

029directors. Um I I  think um the only thing I would like to   uh do is remind that I am only applying to be  the alternate. I was the um I was a director   for an a many years and we weren't we never  seemed to get anybody who wanted the job. So   um then when we did get a couple people and they  were sitting there and it was like I was afraid   that they were going to leave I said you know  what why don't I become the alternate and then   this person can be uh on the board and so that's  what I've done. Um, I I think that what I bring   is the history and uh consistency and the fact  that uh you can count on me to make a a quorum. Okay. Thank you so

030much for being  here tonight and talking with us. Hi everyone. Janette James. Everybody, hi. Good  evening. Good evening. I would just like to   say that we have kind of a tight schedule here  and we have seven questions in 14 minutes. So,   you get to help pace uh your responses to the  time that's left and if you want at any time to   see how much time is left, you can monitor the  clock up on the screen. Okay, great. And so,   we're going to ask the questions in turn and  you get to do the responding. Okay. Okay. Now,   we know what our roles are. Hi. We're going  to start over here. What is your understanding   of the Cypress Education Foundation's  current mission and how does your personal   or professional background align with that  mission? Well, um the

031Education Foundation is   a nonprofit partner with the school district  to um enhance programs through fundraising   and supplement any programs uh any funds that  the district may need supplementing for. And   um I have given my life to service. I have uh  only worked in a nonprofit uh field my whole   uh career and I was a professional fundraiser for  many years and um I'm hoping to grow the mission   as well. I've started nonprofits, most recently  the Cypress High School Education Foundation,   and I know how to um work within a mission and  grow a mission. And um I'm hoping to align our   missions, our mission here at the elementary  school level with the middle school level and   the high school level because as you know, school  um is a long journey. It's not just increment of   isolated stages.

032So I think it would be wonderful  if we could all work towards the same um vision. What do you see as the most significant challenges  facing education in our district and how would you   help address that in a role on the board of  directors? Okay, I think we're facing many   um challenges as most districts are. I think  that uh declining enrollment um budget deficits   um rising operational costs uh heavy reliance  on one-time funding and um pressure for lay to   to make cuts and layoffs um and also I think we we  need more support and for afterchool programs and   um more attention to funding possibly for gifted  programs. I know the district does an excellent   job with um services for students in need and  children with special needs. Um we moved to Cyprus   because my um

033children, one was in gate, one was  uh resource student and they were both uh Arnold   Elementary School uh graduates. They both got an  outstanding uh education. And the gate program,   this is about almost 20 years ago. I'd  love to see it come back as strong. Um,   and how am I going to help address the challenge?  Um, I think we can look for opportunities for   larger grants and long-term funding. Um, I think  we need to be really sensitive when it comes to   layoffs and um, cutting people's jobs. Um and to  keep in mind that these are people who have um   you know not just positions basically and um look  at private and part um public partnerships and um   I think what's really important is to um examine  our budget expenses. That's um really important. The board

034of trustees is considering making  changes to the Cypress Education Foundation's role   in the future. How would you support a transition  in the role of a foundation director from an   advisory role to a strategic partner role? Um I  would support this wholeheartedly. I think that   um that's the way it should be that there should  be a partnership not that a director shouldn't   be advising the board. The board should  be advising the director if anything. Um,   I think we would create a new job  description for the position. Um,   build a formal partnership structure and  define the role differently like I said and   um, let's see, build systems to re  enforce the partnership as well. So, effective board service. Oh, no. Sorry,  wrong one. Um, the foundation exists to   benefit Cypress School District students and  families. How are

035you currently connected to   the community and how would you leverage those  relationships to advance the foundation's goals?   Well, I've been in the community now for about 15  years and I've um been involved with Seroptimus.   I'm currently a women's club member. I am on the  Rotary in the Rotary Club. I served um for three   years as a volunteer at the scholarship office  at Cypress High School. I'm a substitute teacher   uh and I'm have the honor of being the current  president for the Cypress High School Education   Foundation and I'm also active in my church and  um I served as cis city commissioner uh here in   Cypress as well. And so I would leverage both my  political um contacts and my community contacts   um to the community contacts to help with  fundraising hopefully and from the city. The  

036current charter of the city states that the city  cannot um give funding to the schools, but I've   had several school um excuse me um city council  people um approach me about looking at trying   to leverage monies um um city charter not easy  to change. So that's an interesting um concept.   And other than just what the school and the the  city have like such as um a joint use agreement number five, effective board service requires both  individual commitment and collaborative decision   making. Can you describe a time you worked  through a disagreement with a board committee to   reach a productive outcome? Yes. um for one of the  nonprofits that I ran, I also sat on the board as   a um voting member, unless there was a conflict,  of course, my valuation or or salary as such. And  

037um we had to fund about $110,000 worth of busing  for inner city youth with disabilities to our camp   that we ran in Brentwood. So from um South Central  mainly LA to Brentwood and um half of the board   wanted us to take the money out of the budget as  it was and um half of the board several members   including myself wanted to try to find a way to  come up with the funding for the busing and so   I was the city commissioner in in Culver City for  12 years. So, I was able to leverage my political   um you know um relationships and I was able to  go to the um then supervisor Ivon Burke and was   able to get the city to give us the busing. So,  we got the $110,000 in busing in kind. And

038so,   um that was something that we had to work and  it was a win-win. Everybody Everybody was happy. Since district admin administrators provide  recommendations to the board of directors for   approval, how will you ensure you are performing  due diligence and not simply approving items   as presented? Okay. Well, I'm very assertive  person and I've never been like a rubber stamp   on anything and I'm um not afraid to do what's  right. It doesn't have to be popular. And doing   due diligence doesn't mean that you're slowing  things down. It's about making better decisions   consistently. And it's important to get as much  information as possible. So if administration   comes to me and or comes to the board, excuse  me, and there's not enough information,   I don't have a problem asking for them  to come back with with more information.

039Last question here. What strengths do you bring  that would make you an effective contributor to   the board of the Cyber Education Foundation? Um, I  have excellent interpersonal communication skills.   I'm really good at building relationships.  I'm uh results um driven. I'm a really good   listener. I'm a good mediator. And um like I  said, I'm assertive. And I think that that's   important to stand up for what's right  and not always what's what's popular. Okay. Thank you very much for responding to our  questions. Will you have a little bit of extra   time if there is any one of the questions that  you would like to go back to or if you would   like to flesh out any other kinds of things  that you think would be relevant to your being   uh selected as a director for this um 

040Cypress Education Foundation. I think   I just wanted to emphasize that  I've sat on many different boards   uh in the past. I have a lot of experience.  I think you saw that in my application with   my resume and such. Am I able to uh Madame  President ask the board a question or not at   this time? No. Okay. I didn't think so. Okay. All  right. Yeah, I think that's it. Thank you so much   for being here tonight. Thank you. So nice to  see all of you. Thank you. Have a good night. Should we wait to our correct time to  bring everybody in? I think they're all   out here. But if we told them if we told  them they're not coming in until 5:50,   is it fair to bring them in at 5:42?  Were they told to report

041here at 5? I think we're told to report Well, good evening and welcome. And as you're  seating yourself, I would ask you to um recognize   that we have a tight turnaround for our questions  and answers tonight. Uh we have seven questions.   There is 14 minutes. And so within the time  period, you have the opportunity to answer as   long or as short as you want to. And if you wanted  to monitor the clock as we read the questions,   you answer uh then we'll give you an opportunity  at the end if there's a little extra time to   uh elaborate anything else you would like to  ask or say. I don't think I'll need the 15,   but we'll see. Okay. All right. We are  going to start over here. What is your   understanding of the Cypress Education  Foundation's

042current mission and how   does your personal or professional background  align with that mission? Well, um the current   mission I think as well as the past mission  was to provide extra monies to the district   for special programs or grants or whatever. And  when the the foundation was started in 1989,   it was a joint venture with the redevelopment  agency to lease surplus pro properties and   uh like the the child care centers. So it would  provide oncoming or ongoing funds to the district. Okay. What do you see as the most significant  challenges facing education in our district and   how would you help to address that role that  in a role on the board of directors? Well,   there's two I see two significant challenges  of course. The first one is funding.   Um that's there has to be a way

043to find through  the foundation to find new monies for the district   in some way or another. And the second challenge  I think is finding a new superintendent. Hopefully   one that will bring the district back to where  it was to be a more uh team centered approach. The board of trustees is considering making  changes to the Cypress Education Foundation's   role in the future. How would you support  a transition in the role of a foundation   director from an advisory role to a strategic  partner role? I would wholeheartedly support   uh a change to from advisory to partner  role. um from restructuring the foundation   to increasing the number of community members  uh redoing the bylaws. The current ones are   like 28 pages. I don't know if they need  to be that long. And um other other things,   but those

044are the main things I think would I  would see as supporting those kinds of changes. The foundation exists to benefit Cypress  School District students and families. How   are you currently connected to the community  and how would you leverage those relationships   to advance the foundation's goals? Well, I'm  very connected with the community because I've   lived here for 50 years. I was started out being  involved in in PTA and I taught in the district.   Then when I ran for the board, Mr. uh C Dr. Calton  said, "It's probably a conflict of interest if you   teach in the district." So I then began teaching  in Savannah when I was elected to the board. I   served for 26 years and then retired and then  when Steve Blount uh had to resign from the board,   I ran for an additional

045two years to finish out  his term. Um, I'm also on the Kennedy High School   uh scholarship board of directors. We have had  the d the foundation the board of directors for   30 years. We just had our scholarship dinner where  we awarded 17 scholarships. Um I represent the   students that cy from Cyprus that go to Kennedy  High School mainly from King and Luther although   any of any student in in Cyprus can attend Kennedy  because they have that balora program which many   students are interested in. Um so basically  that's how I would uh how I've been connected Effective board service requires both individual  commitment and collaborative decision making.   Can you describe a time you worked through  a disagreement with a board or committee to   reach a productive outcome? Well, what's when  I was on the board, we

046worked through many   difficult issues. One of important one that  I remember is when we closed two schools,   we had a meeting at the Cypress um community  center. There was over 200 people there,   250 roughly. And um we listened to all questions  that that the comm community that the audience   asked the board. We um discussed had  an open dialogue and then we made the   difficult decision to close two schools. But it  was with a lot of discussion, collaboration and   um and we knew what had to be done and everybody  accepted that. That was a difficult one. Since district administrators  provide recommendations to the   board of directors for approval,  how will you ensure you are doing   due diligence and not simply approving  items as presented? Not rubber stamping.   That's so important. Uh any recommendation  needs to be

047researched. Um all background   information carefully studied and have  an open dialogue. And like I said, it's   It's important to not rubber stamp  recommendations because the public sees that. Final question. Uh, what strengths do you  bring that would make you an effective   contributor to the board of the Cypress  Education Foundation? I think one of the   strengths I would bring is to listen, really  listen to all input. And uh I've been in the   community so long and involved with the district  for so long working with different board members   um and five different superintendent. I  think that would be helpful be um helpful   as a contributor to the board. And when I was on  the board before, we hired that man over there. Well, thank you very much for your  time. If you have anything else that   you

048would like to contribute or uh make  a comment about that is related to the   potential for you being selected as a  director, you may do so at this time.   No, I'm just impressed with the way this board is  handling meetings and the job you're doing now.   I think it's great. Thank you. Not a question,  just a comment. Thank you so much. Thank you. Christy Park. Hello. Good evening. As you  are approaching the seat, uh you will note   that there is are the questions on the table with  you. Okay. And we have a fairly tight turnaround,   but maybe not as tight as we thought since uh  we're a little bit earlier than what uh the   time frame was for your your uh interview. Um  we have seven questions, 14 minutes to respond.   And so each of

049us will ask a question in turn.  You respond. If you're interested in knowing   how much time you have left, you can keep an  eye on the clock. All right. Thank you. Thank   you. Right. We're going to start down here. What  is your understanding of the Cypress Education   Foundation's current mission and how does your  personal or professional background align with   that mission? Okay. Uh the Cypress Ed Foundation's  current mission is the same as its founding   mission to promote and support the educational  programs of the Cypress School District.   I have served on the foundation since 2013. Three  years as an alternate and 10 years as a director. What do you see as the most significant  challenges challenges facing education in   our district and how would you help to address  that in a role on the board of

050directors?   Um I think declining enrollment is always the  biggest challenge that any school district goes   through. That always seems to be the root of the  financial um problems that a district faces. The   most important question that is must always  look at is what is best for the students and   how will that affect them. That's my primary  s focus. The financials is always the problem.   It's affects what the students what you're able to  um uh what you're taking away from the students,   what you're able to are you supporting your  teachers. You've got to have but it all it   all comes down to the money and it all but with  declining enrollment that's a that's the number   one issue and it goes from there. Okay. The board  of trustees is considering making changes to the   Cypress Education

051Foundation's role in the  future. How would you support a transition   in the role of a foundation director from an  advisory role to a strategic partner role? Well, I think that it's the sole responsibility   of the elected officials to be the  strategic leaders of the district.   My role as a director of the Cypress Ed  Foundation is to support the trustees and   the district superintendence as necessary in the  in the matter in which they need to be supported. The foundation exists to benefit Cypress  School District students and families. How   are you currently connected to the community  and how would you leverage those relationships   to advance the foundation's goals? Um, I've  lived in Cypress for 36 years and all of my   children attended Cypress School District and got  outstanding educations here. I've volunteered at   all levels of the

052Cypress School District, both  through PTA and school site councils. I've also   continued on through Lexington and Cypress High  School and finished up with grad night president.   I'm currently on the Lexington Foundation  board serving as secretary and a community   um representative there. These are all  active roles and I've stayed connected   in the Cypress community all the years that  we've lived here. So, um I no longer have   children in the district um or grandkids, but  I've the schools have always been my passion. Number five, effective board service requires  both individual commitment and collaborative   decisionmaking. Can you describe a time  you worked through a disagreement with   a board or committee to reach a productive  outcome? Okay, so in 2003 2004 school year,   Cypress School District was also facing a very  difficult time. the hard decision was made um  

053or excuse me uh declining enrollment and they had  very financial um dire financial straits. The hard   decision was made by the board of trustees  to close the first of four schools Damron.   This was not a popular decision by any means  but with transparent financial discussions we   were able to explain to all the families involved  and that was the best solution that that was the   best solution. This didn't only affect Damron  families but Morris Landell Cawthon vessel   families as well as each school absorbed some of  the Damron students. Transparent communication   is the key and remembering always to  think of what's best for the students. Since district administrators provide  recommendations to the board of directors   for approval, how will you ensure you are  performing due diligence and not simply   approving items as presented? Okay. Um,  I study

054the meeting packet given before   every Cypress Education Foundation meeting. I  have and will continue to put in the required   time and ask questions as I have done the  past 13 years. During that 13-year period,   I have never seen a trustee or a community member  attend one of the Cypress Foundation meetings.   In fact, this board terminated the existing  directors, myself and the other two, without   attending or addressing concerns directly to any  of us. I hope that will change in the future. Last question here. Um, what strengths  do you bring that would make you an   effective contributor to the board  of the Cypress Education Foundation?   I'm a detail oriented person. I have um a  degree in accounting and economics from UCLA   and I feel that my 13 years of service  to the Cypress Ed Foundation along with  

055all the other attributes that I've delineated  tonight would make me a valuable contributor. Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much for  answering our questions. You do have some   time remaining. If there is anything else that  you would like to comment about with regard to   uh a potential uh selection as a a director for  the Cypress Education Foundation. Anything that   we hadn't asked about that you would like  to elaborate on? Um no. I I feel that um I'm a good fit for this  position. I feel that I have   um done my due I do my due diligent when the  when a packet comes. It's not a rubber stamp. um you and so the fact that that that's being  questioned I think is wrong. We we I study   the packet. you ask the hard questions  at the

056meetings and if there and get the   answers that I need before I would vote  on a um vote on a item on the agenda. So,   by no means do I feel that uh we rubber stamped  every um item that was brought before us. So,   thank you. Thank you very much for your  comments. You're welcome. Thank you. So, um, this is still a an an open meeting,  right? Right. I was just going to remind   Right. And does that mean that you'll  be inviting the candidates back in or that'll help guide I think that while we are waiting for  Dr. Mull and come back in if you've had   an opportunity to actually complete your um  interview um form rating form and been able   to pull together your top uh individuals then  uh perhaps we can have a

057conversation around   that. Um Dr. Mlullen I know that you have  provided us with a forced ranking but uh Sorry. Okay. I know you've provided us with a  forest ranking, but we've also have a rating   scale totals. And so I'm not quite sure how you  want us to how you are suggesting that we use   the uh ranked um you know the forced ranking if we  have our totals and we can have our top three. As   uh everyone knows, we are going to be selecting  two directors and one alternate. And I would   propose that depending upon how the um  the uh determination goes that the two top   uh totals two individual members go become  the delegates and the third person becomes   the alternate. if that seems to be uh and that  is if if um well just

058one one wrinkle I think   that's a great idea about how to approach this  not all of them um we're interviewing to be the   alternate correct that um three of the um five  were um okay with being the alternate um one of   them only was um interested in being the alternate  um so I think your strategy could work As far as   um looking at the forest ranking, let's see who  our top two maybe are for each to see if that   meets the director um part if there's an agreement  or a consensus on the top two. I would like to go   with the three only because my top three there's  only one point between each one. So it's so close,   right? Yeah. And then that's where it makes  it very difficult. If you just go with just  

059the top two, then you're the the third one. Even  the fourth one. So you look at one through four,   they're within a point a piece. So that's  very very very difficult. Okay. But how does   that sound? It's up to the rest of the board as  well. I I just think that because we've actually   done the ranking as we have gone, we should  have a total and we should be able to have   our top three each. So, if somebody would be  willing to tabulate that for us uh as we go,   I think we'll just go down the row to say number  one, number two, number three, and we'll do that   down the line and see if there's commonality. I  agree. But you don't want total points. You just   want forced ranking. Correct. Yes. Well, I'm just 

060wanting your top three. Yes. In in numerical order   of what your totals were, but you don't have  to mention the totals. That's fine. But and if   it's per if it should align maybe with the forced  ranking, but I just um can can we have a a little   bit more clarification? So when I was looking at  um what positions they were applying for? Are we   considering I I heard what everybody just said,  but can we have a little bit more conversation   about how we're going to consider an alternate  versus an actual board member? Because there's   one candidate who only wanted alternate. Are we  considering that differently than considering   somebody who I think we might. I think if we  look at everybody's top three forest ranking   which hopefully corresponds with the rating  sheet um we will see

061in there who might be   the two directors as well as well as the alternate  director may play itself out. I was think yeah I   was thinking that it might play itself out if we  if we do this as the first round and if we need   further discussion we can have that discussion  at that point. Um does that sound okay? Yes. Shall I call out a name? And I will be I'd  be willing to just start off and uh you   know we can have actual conversations around  around what how we ran rated them if we need   to. If we need to if we need to but I think  right now we just do a straight up. Uh, in my   um in my ranking, uh, Janette  James came in number one,   Donna McDougall came in number two,

062and  Christy Parker came in number three. Okay. Are we coming back down to my end or how how  do my We're all going to have to do this. So,   let's just go ahead and Why don't you go ahead  and just jump in? My my ranking is the same.   Number one, Janette James. Number two, Donna  McDougall. Number three, Christy Parker. Okay, mine was flipped around. Um,  Janette James was my top,   Christy Parker number two, and  then Donna McDougall number three. You still Okay. Sorry, these first rankings  are something new to me. You want to put your   you will. Okay. So, my forced ranking is  um Janette James one, Donna McDougall two,   Christine and Ethel were tied at three,  and Christy at four. That's number four. Okay. So, number one, I had  uh Janette James. Number two,  

063I add Donna McDool. And number  three, I add Christine Barnes. Okay. I think it's clear that Janette James is um a  consensus on this board for being a director   on the Cypress Education Foundation. Do we all  agree? Yes. Yes. Okay. It it would appear that   uh um the number two there is three for Donna  McDougall and there are two for Christy Parker.   Um, and then looking at number, you didn't have  three for Donna McDougall and three for Christy   Parker. I'm sorry, you said three and two. Three  and one. There were three in the number two R   rating area. I'm just looking at there's three  that said number two was their number two was   Donna McDougall and two of you said your number  two was Christy Parker. Um, so I'm going to hold   that dot and

064I want to make sure I'm looking at  the number three ranking correctly. I What's that? And the number two I showed I'm Can I tell you what I have? One,  two, three, four. Four for Donna in number two   and one for Christy in number two slot spot.  So four Donna Dr. Mullen. So this is Troy's.   Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I got it here too. Four  to one. So my apologies. Four to one. Donna   McDougall number two. Was it number tw's? Um  with that now. Donna McDougall has said that   she's interested in the director role and  the alternate role. Um looking at a clear   number two. Um, does the board agree that  Donna should be the second director? I think   that would you tell us what's number three  and whether or not the number three person   uh

065that comes out is willing to be an alternate.  Okay, let's do that. The number three I see the C's are throwing me off. two Christine uh  Barnes and two Christy Parkers and one Donna   McDougall and one Ethel. Oh, that's six people.  That's six people. That's because Carrie Carrie   doubled. There was a tie. There was a tie. So, we  have a half and a half. And you can't forget that   Christie Parker was in number two slot as well.  Correct. So, that the debate now is if if if we   want to make Donna McDougall a director because  she had the most number twos. Um, we would be   talking about who's the alternate. I think that's  what we're doing. Yeah. I'm just making sure. Yes,   we're fine. All right. And Christy Parker  doesn't want to be an alternate.

066Correct. So,   that leaves um Donna Mc Well, Donna McDougall's  chosen. So, that leaves Christine Barnes,   I believe, as our alternate by by that the number  of spots that she has in the number three call. Does that work for everybody? Yes. Okay. Yes.  Okay. Then that's what we have chosen. So the   slate, we would need someone to make a motion  that um Janette James and Donna McDougall will   be appointed directors for the Cypress Education  Foundation. And as an alternate, U Christine   Barnes will be appointed as the alternate  director. Is there a motion to that effect?   So moved. So moved. It's been moved by trustee  Hayashida and second seconded by trustee um Nem. It's okay. I'm new here. Is there anybody who  would like to make any comments or uh at this   time I would like to

067thank everybody who actually  made application for these positions and I would   make a note that um we never intended to throw  in question any members who were seated members   uh in terms of their integrity or their uh just  um approach to their position. But we did know   that we had an open the we opened the application  process and we knew that we had to ask uh some of   the questions that might feel for those who might  have been seated for an extensive period of time   uh might have provided some offense and there was  no offense intended on that. Uh so just wanted to   clarify that. But again, we're so thankful for  this opportunity. I know that one of the things   that um has been was commented about and I know  that I've asked for multiple

068years why do we get   a slate of who wants to run and wants to be just  sort of uh re re-upted for that position why have   we've never had an open application process and  so this is what had resulted was is that we went   with an open application process um and this is  why we're doing it is because we feel like if we   are supposed to establish a relationship with  the Cypress Education Foundation. The trustees   do need to have a voice in who is on that board  rather than essentially being presented with a   slate and saying this is what we recommend  and it's always the same names year after   year after year because we never had a process  for opening it up for anybody else to apply.   And so uh this is our first step

069to trying  to say we would like to have a greater voice   in interaction with the Cypress Education  Foundation. We may have received information   uh with regard to and I'm just I'm just speaking  to one of the comments that was made and I do want   to address that uh that never in on all the time  that uh that this person has been on the board.   Has anybody from the board ever been present at  one of the meetings? We may have been uh given   the calendar that would suggest that the meeting  was going to take place, but I don't think that   we ever knew that there was an open invitation  for us to participate in those meetings. So,   uh just for clarity, that does introduce an  interesting perspective. And so I think that it's   part and parcel

070with what we're trying to do is  to do more engagement and to make this connection   with the Cypress Education Foundation be more  real and for us to have a better understanding   of the functionality of that foundation and what  potential it can have for helping us through some   of the difficult times that we're going to have  in the next several years as to whether or not its   reorganization may be something that we want to  look at. And that is my personal um take on things   and I do again want to thank everyone who uh put  in an application. I would say that everyone had   outstanding um qualifications that any one of you  as is the case that is currently so um you are all   highly qualified to be on the board and uh this  uh process

071I think was very very revealing to us   uh as well as potentially for you and uh I hope  that as we go forward we will have opportunity to   work with each of you uh in the room, not just the  delegate, not just the the the uh the um directors   um but everyone who is here. And so again, I just  want to thank you all for making application and   being here tonight and and presenting to us.  I do have something. Yes, please go ahead. And   thank you, President Sandi, for addressing that  um question about why the board hasn't been able   because I would like and that is such a valid  valid point to make it a process that the board   is invited to those meetings because for us to not  even be given an invitation just

072to be said, hey,   this is what transpired in this. Well, it does the  board no good to just give a piece of paper. this   is what happened in the meeting, not knowing what  was going on in the meeting, what the meeting was   about, what was discussed, what were the things,  you know, it's different to hear it firsthand. So,   I really appreciate given that that information  because the perspective is from me in my opinion   is we should be a team. We have to be together and  it's easier to get that information being in the   meeting, right? And working together instead  of just getting a piece of paper after fact.   This is what the meeting notes were. So, thank  you. And if we as a board could at least try   to put something like that together that

073we can  be part of this that we can at least, you know,   that we have an open invitation and we know about  it sufficiently in advance and we can do that as   a staff. I I that's a really good idea. And what  I wanted to recommend uh the board consider is   you know how we have representatives for the city  district relationship and all these other groups.   Maybe we could have a representative that's picked  every year. Yes. That liaison with um with that   board with the foundation. Yeah. The foundation  meets four times a year. Um and information is   given to you through Friday reports. But I love  your idea and uh we'll work staff can work to make   that happen and thank you for always being so open  to that. Um just want to just say

074thank you for   your applications. Thank you for for attending.  I I really appreciated all of your comments.   um especially, you know, um the ones that that I  rang high um were the folks that were um open to   and excited about the sort of transformation might  be too strong of a word, but sort of the the shift   and transition that we're hoping for from um the  education foundation as it currently stands into   what it we hope um as a board and the community  hopes to be frank that it evolves to become. So,   um excited about that prospect and um  congratulations to the folks that were   um that were appointed to be on the  board and excited to work with you guys. Any further comments? Ditto. They  took it. They took everything. So,   okay. Thank you very

075much. Trusty Mida, did  you have any comments? I concur with Ditto   and all the others. Thank you very much.  And um for the for the previous serving   people know that we do appreciate your service  and um we do wish that we would have had that   opportunity prior to I guess moving forward.  And so just thank you and we do hope that we   can work with you in the future. And I believe  that Christine Burns has a question or a comment. The door was always guest. Well, I don't think that it was necessarily we  didn't feel that we could attend. I don't think   that we felt like there was an open invitation or  that it was necessarily part of our role. And so I   think that part of what's happening is is we're  basically looking at

076it now as you know we do   need to be more engaged. Let's do make sure that  as we go forward we feel like we have, you know,   our voice begins to have an interaction with the  foundation, not just that we get a report back.   And yes, there may be no closed door and maybe  there was a silent uh invitation, but I don't   know that we received that uh that we perceived  that there was that invitation. So, I just I think   that going forward we're going to look to make  sure that we have that opportunity to at least   have somebody present so that they can be in the  room and be hearing and seeing what's going on.   Yeah, I'll just say not in a defensive way.  Um, we would provide information to the board   um about

077what the board of directors was doing.  I don't think we ever really um thought of you   as not being invited. They were in the day in  the afternoon. They are open meetings to anyone   in the community. Um, but I don't know if we  really went out of our way to try and encourage   um or let you know that you could be there. Um,  I think it's um, awesome to hear that there is   an interest and it's something that we're going  to definitely make sure that all of you and maybe   we do designate one person particularly with that  hat to maybe come back and speak to it at our our   regular meetings. Um, but uh, I think that's an  exciting thing and and I look at how we provided   you information and look at maybe that's

078something  we could have done better in hindsight. Well,   and always appreciated receiving the information,  but it was always the meeting minutes. So,   there we didn't know that there was a meeting or  I didn't anyway. Okay. Thank you. Yes. Go ahead. And I don't know why reason. I'm just respond. Well, we thank you for your comment on that.  And again, uh, for whatever reason, uh, I don't   know that the board felt like that was necessarily  part of their role. Um, because as I had indicated   earlier, we had always been given the same list  of names for the board year after year after year,   even when we had asked multiple times as to,  well, were there any other individuals who wanted   to run? Do we have an application process? And  when we were told we didn't have

079an application   process, we said, "Let's start that so that we  can begin to be more engaged." And so whatever   has been in the past is the past. We're looking  to the future that we're wanting to look to being   more engaged. And at this particular point, if  it's an epiphany moment or whatever kind of moment   we want to call it, you know, we are going to make  that attempt to be more engaged in this process. Yes. applications. I see that as I I think that that's we see that  as a standing process because there had never   been a process to have an open application uh  situation and um you know just what's ended   ended up happening this year was we did have  people ask us about well you know is there   and there were names of

080people who actually said  that they would be interested but we then didn't   end up having those people screened to be able  to even apply. So, um the idea that we're going   to go ahead and do that in the future is exactly  that we are going to have this application process   that's now been defined whether it needs to be  refined and and institutionalized or however we   want to look at it. We we do now have a process  and I think partly why that's a good idea. Um   Trusty Sandi is we're look the the board is  clearly looking at this as an opportunity for   the Cypress Education Foundation to grow into  different um opportunities for fundraising for   our programs. It's been traditionally about  the development. It's been traditionally about   the leasing of the child care preschools. but

081it  doesn't mean that that's what it's limited to. So,   the board um of trustees is looking at that  opportunity and how it can grow. And I like   the idea and we'll support the idea of having  an open um application available in an annual   way. We typically appoint the board will appoint  that the the board of directors in December. So,   we'll make it in time. We'll keep that timeline  and work backwards with an application process   so that if there's others that might be  interested or have ideas um we don't grow stale and I think that'll be part of what we will be  looking at. We we've we've asked for a workshop to   talk about what we what we would like to envision  and I would think that that would be an open   workshop where the seated

082board of directors and  the alternate would be invited to participate in   that discussion. Uh that is at least my vision at  this point. There's nothing that has been defined   or talked about or anything at this particular  point. We wanted to get through this process um   and uh make sure that we had a seated group of  individuals and then to move forward. And if I   could add, I think the first responsibility for  the first board of directors meetings is to review   the current bylaws and the structures that are in  place and then and then look at how we can enhance   it with adding more possible directors. But  through the current structures that are in place,   that's what we're recognized with the state and  our nonprofit status. So, we want to make sure   we're doing everything in

083accordance with those  bylaws. Um, we do get audited. Um, the Cypress   Education Foundation does get audited every year.  And so, making sure that we work within that and   and change anything. We can change anything in,  but we want to follow a correct procedure or   protocol for that. Okay. So, I think that we now  have a seated um a seated u board of directors and   um we are ready to move on to the next item on  our agenda. So, again, thank you very much and   congratulations to those of you who are now seated  and thank you very much to those individuals who   have that who have put in many many years of  service to the foundation. Thank you. Thank you. We will be recessing to close session and I'm just  going to go ahead and uh

084read off uh item number   six is recess to close session. Yes, Sunday. Yes,  we do. You skipped number five. I'm I'm so sorry.   I guess I'm scrolling too fast. In essence, I think we must have had  Okay. Item number five, public comments,   close session in accordance with government code  section 54954.3. Anyone who wishes to address the   board on any closed session agenda item may be  recognized at this time. In accordance with by   board bylaw 9323, individual speakers shall  be allowed three minutes to address the board   on each agenda item. The total time limit for  public comment on each item is 20 minutes. Do   we have any speaker cards? No, we do not. Thank  you. Now, we'll move on to item number six,   recess to close session. We do have three uh  agenda items underneath close

085session. Item 6.1,   public employee discipline, dismissal, release.  Do I need to read the government code section   on this one? Okay. Uh item 6.2, conference  with legal counsel, existing litigation.   and item 6.3 public employee appointment.  And uh we will adjourn into our back room. Good evening and welcome. We are  reconvening the um board meeting from   um earlier close session items. So I will  be reporting out the close session items 7.1   um through uh 7.3 actually 6.1 actually it's  7.1 in close session uh the board took final   action to release a certificated administrator  identified by employee number 160000000002946 effective no later than June 30th 2026. The  board directed reassignment of the employee to a   non-administrative non-management certificated  assignment within the scope of the employees   credential effective with the commencement of  the 2627 school year and with a

086corresponding   reduction in compensation as appropriate  to the new assignment. The board directed   the interim superintendent to raise designate to  send out uh an appropriate legal notice. The vote   was unanimous on item 6.2 conference with legal  counsel existing litigation. The board received   information and gave direction. Item 6.3, public  employee appointment on the superintendent search.   Uh the board received uh information and direction  was given. Then as we move on to item eight,   special activities. Um 8.1 recognition of  Greater Anaheim Sulpa Community Advisory   Committee recognition award winners. Uh these  individuals were honored and recognized at the   Gulpa reception on April 15th. Dr. Mlullen, did  you want to uh speak to this particular t this   particular uh reception? I absolutely do, but  I think first we want to do the pledge. You're   right. Thank you. I was jumping way

087ahead. Right.  7.2. Glad to be reminded. Jamie, would you lead   it in the pledge? Absolutely. Please stand. Put  your right hand over your heart. Ready to begin.   I pledge algiance 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. I think I was just getting anxious about us moving  on to the celebratory portion of our meeting. So,   we'll now move on to item 8.1, recognition of the  Greater Anaheim SULPA Community Advisory Committee   Recognition Award winners. You're right. It's very  exciting and thank you for this opportunity. Um,   the Gasselpa um, Greater Anaheim SELPA is a  partner to not only Cypress School District,   but our local school districts in it our  efforts to ensure special education um,   students get

088the services they  need. what was and and Dr. Sandi,   you serve on the GELPA 2 and at their last meeting  um they have a community advisory committee and   what they do this time of year is recognize  superstars. They have an award of recogni   recognition award and three of our um employees  in Cypress School District were recognized. Um,   this group is u made up of parents and  educators and individuals that try to   recognize good stuff and I thought it would  be nice for this board to recognize what   uh award was given to them at the at the GEPA last  meeting. We had Kelly Frasier and I'm not sure if   they were invited to attend tonight and whether  or not they come tonight or not. I wanted to give   this board an opportunity to recognize them. Kelly 

089Frasier, a library clerk at King. If you're here, we have Terry Oliva, an  education specialist at Morris, and Andrea Sodto, education specialist at Luther. So thank you for that opportunity to um share  that. Thank you. And uh unfortunately I was   unable to attend that particular meeting as  I had family uh a family g bereiement that   I had to that I was participating in back in  the Midwest that night. But um our uh trustee   Hayashida was the alternate and was there and I'm  looking forward to her comments on underneath her   um board board member uh report to comment on her  perceptions of that evening. But I also want to   suggest and thank uh all of the individuals who  from our actual community uh made application and   are now parent members to that committee who in  turn

090are identifying and recognizing some of the   special work that individuals in our community are  um are providing to uh students in our district.   So, thank you again for uh asking to have that  on the agenda and for us to have the opportunity   to do a second round of recognition of these  individuals for their deserving work. Item 8.2   is recognition of 202526 retirees and I have heard  this is the Tracy show and uh so I am going to um   let uh Miss Morren Lawrence begin to uh tell us  a little bit about what's going on this year.   Thank you. Um, good evening, board of trustees,  interim superintendent Dr. Mcclullen and guests.   It's always a pleasure for me to recognize our  retirees for the board to see and for them to   come up and and get their

091cypress bell. And  tonight, um, I think that ACT has some other   things for them as well. So before I start  reading the wonderful things that all of these   retirees have done for our district, I would  like to to bring Dr. Sandi and Dr. McClullen up   because you'll be shaking their hand. I'd like to  bring up Karen Lopez, our wonderful secretary in   um human resources, and she'll hand you the bell.  And then I'd also like to bring up Tracy Kunanan,   vice president of ACT, who will be giving  some gifts for our people. Now, I'm wondering,   does CSEA need to come up as well? Is Kelly here?  Is that a plan tonight? If so, come on up. Okay,   we're going to start with um and she's not  here tonight, Anne Silovs. An was hired by   the board

092of trustees effective July 1st, 2015.  Anne served as the superintendent for Cypress   School District for 11 years, earning the award  for administrator of the year in 2021. and will   officially retire on June 30th, 2026. She is not  here tonight, but she has been a years of service,   11 years of service. Dr. Reena Gibbs. Reena is  not here tonight, and she was hired in July 2013   as the principal of Landell, bringing 20 years  of educational experience, including 15 years in   the classroom, teaching grades 1 through 4, and  five years as a teacher on special assignment.   Reena spent 5 years at Landell before becoming  the principal at Arnold in 2018. And in July 2019,   Reena applied for and was offered the  position of coordinator assessment of   technology. In August of 2020, the job title  was revised with

093board approval to coordinator   curriculum and instruction. Reena um has given  Cypress School District 13 years of service. Now, we have a special retiree, Tim Mlullen, and  he's also the interim superintendent. He's doing   a lot of different hats. So, Tim was hired in  August 2010 as the assistant superintendent   of business services. Tim brought over 19  years of previous experience in education,   including serving as a middle school principal  and middle school high school assistant principal.   In addition, he served as the executive director  human resources and technology for an elementary   school district. Tim served 15 years as the  assistant superintendent business services   for Cypress School District and retired in  July 2025. And he is back with us today. And if you want to, you can leave  that right there because you've   got other jobs to do right now. 

094Okay, we have Rachel England. Ra Rachel started with Cyprus as a substitute teacher  in October 1994 and became a second grade teacher   at Damron in September 1995, moving to Luther in  September 97 to teach second grade until leaving   the district in 2002. Rachel returned in January  2008 as a substitute teacher, then became a   third grade teacher at Vessels for 2008 2009. She  returned to substituting until she was hired as a   teacher at Luther in August 2014. Rachel remained  at Luther teaching second third grades until   deciding to retire in June. 19 years of experience  for Cyprus. We thank you. She's here with her   husband, daughter, mom, and mom's boyfriend.  Will you all stand? and clap for Rachel. There's nothing like family  to be here to support you. Tracy Halbert. Tracy started with Cyprus  on a temporary

095teaching contract in August   2005 at Dickerson teaching sixth grade. In  August 2009, she moved to Vessels to teach   sixth grade. In August 2010, Tracy moved to  Arnold to teach fifth and sixth grades until   transitioning to a teacher and special assignment  instructional learning coach. In August of 2017,   Tracy went back to the classroom at Morris where  she taught fifth and sixth grade until she retires   in June. 21 years of experience. She is here  with her husband and sons. Husband and sons,   please stand. Let's give um your  wife and mom a round of applause. Todd Leler. Todd began his career with  Cyprus in September 1999 on a temporary   teaching contract as a fifth grade teacher at  Luther. Todd taught fourth and fifth grade at   Luther until transferring to Landell in August  of 2005 to teach sixth grade

096for 2005206 school   year. Todd remained at Landell teaching third  and fourth grade for the rest of his teaching   career. 27 years he's here with his wife and  daughters. Wife and daughters, please stand. Give him a round of applause. Deborah Moss. Deborah started as a substitute teacher with  Cypress in September 1998 and was hired as a   temporary teacher in January 1999 at Luther. She  moved to Arnold and taught kindergarten for 20201   school year. Deborah taught kindergarten for  nearly her whole career at several schools,   Vessels, Dickerson, and Cthon. In August of  2010, Deborah moved to Morris where she taught   kindergarten until 2025. And then she transitioned  to TK for her fi her final year this year for   retirement. 27 years, Deborah. And she's here  with her husband, son, and mom. Please stand. Maryanne Maryanne started with Cypress

097as a temporary  teacher in August 1997, teaching fourth grade   at Landell. During 2001 20 thou 20201 school  year, she worked as a learning specialist and   then returned to the classroom to complete her  28-year career at Landel teaching kindergarten,   second, third, and fourth grades. 28  years, Maryanne, thank you so much. Ginger Alker. She's not able to join us tonight,  but Ginger was hired as a temporary teacher in   December 1996, teaching second grade at Luther.  Ginger spent her entire 29-year career at Luther,   teaching first, second, third, and  fourth grades. Ginger also mentored   many student teachers throughout her  career. 29 years. Thank you, Ginger. Now, this next one's a long one. Kathy Klinganpel. Kathy and I started around the same  time, too. So Kathy initially served   as an instructional aid special education  during the 9596 school year. In

098September 96,   she was hired as a substitute teacher.  In January 1998, Kathy was hired as a   temporary kindergarten teacher at Vessels. Kathy  worked at Vessels teaching kindergarten, second,   and fourth grades until February 2011. Kathy  worked as a teacher on special assignment in   response to intervention for four months. She then  returned to the classroom to teach kindergarten   and first grade at Landell. She became a teacher  on special assignment of intervention in August   of 2021 until her retirement this year, 29  years. And Kathy is here with her husband,   daughter, son, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,  and grandchildren. Please stand. Awesome. That is awesome. I just got chills. Okay.  Susan Fono is not able to be here tonight,   but let me say Susan was hired as a speech  therapist in September 1990. She spent 35   years serving the students of Cypress, 

099most of which were at King. 35 years   as a speech therapist for Cypress  School District. Thank you, Susan. and Tammy Newman. Tammy was hired as a temporary teacher  in October 1990, teaching first grade   at Arnold. Tammy spent her entire 36-year  career at Arnold, teaching first, second,   and third grades. She is here with  her husband, daughter, son-in-law,   daughter-in-law, grandson, and mom.  36 years. Please stand for Tammy. And now we have classified staff. We could not do it without  you. You are our support   staff and we are celebrating you. Diana Cabrero. Diana started with Cypress as a substitute  in February 1998. She transitioned to a clerk   typist 2 position at Cawthon in September  of 2002 which was later reclassified as   a school office assistant. Diana served as  office assistant at Damron and Luther until   June 2010 when

100she became a PAR educator  for nearly four years. In August 2017,   Diana was hired again as an office assistant  for Luther, where she stayed until becoming   the school administrative secretary  for Luther in October 2020. 20 years   she's here with her husband, daughter,  son-in-law, and grandson. Please stand. Sandra Rails is not able to be with us tonight,   but Sandra started with Cypress as a substitute  in February 2006 and transitioned to a noon   duty supervisor in March of the same year.  Sandra worked at Morris for her entire career,   promoting to a student activity supervisor in  August of 2018, 20 years. Thank you, Sandra. Next is Lordis Rodriguez. Lord started with Cypress as a substitute in September  1997 and transition to a food service assistant   position in May of 1998. Lordis worked as a food  service assistant at

101Cawthon Swain King and Morris   until being promoted to food service senior in  April of 2011. Lordis worked as a food service   senior, later reclassified as a child nutrition  senior at Arnold and then at Luther until she   retired in June 2025. 27 years and she's here with  her husband. Please stand for Lordis Rodriguez. Rosa Alvarez. Rosa started with Cypress as a substitute in  September 1997 and transitioned to custodial   helper in November 1997. In December 2000,  Rosa became the night custodian at King.   Rosa continued as a night custodian at King  Cthon and Arnold until transferring to Luther   in September 2014. We and I know you worked at  Landel because I was there. So I know you were   there at Landell. Rosa worked the the rest of her  career as night custodian at Luther until retiring   in February

1022026. Rosa, 28 years. She's here with  her sons, daughter-in-law, and mom. Please stand. You helped me a lot at Landel, so I know  you were there. Okay. Jerry Rodriguez. Jerry was hired as a substitute in September  1995 and became a custodial helper in November   of 1996. In November 97, Jerry was promoted to  head custodian at Swain. And in December 2000,   he transferred to vessels. In February 2008,   he was transferred to the position of Mont  Rover until July 2010 when he returned to   the head custodian position at vessels where  he worked until he retired December 2025.   29 years Jerry's here with his wife. Thank  you very much, Jerry, for your service. So, we'd like you all to stay standing. We want to  get a picture of all of you. And board, would you   please stand up

103and get a picture of all of the  recipients and the board and our superintendent Okay. Squish together. Everybody say retirement. And now  ring your bells. Congratulations. We love you. And thank you, Karen. I think we might have a  little Do we have a little um break. Do it. And before you get too too excited, we're going  to have a 10-minute recess where everybody can   get up and clap and hug and congratulate. And it  is now 7:22. We'll come back at 7:32 to reconvene. And that is no small loss to us of  what? Skill, knowledge, wisdom, service,   all combined. And so I just want to go ahead  and reiterate thanks for the service to the   community and you know wish everybody the best  knowing that you are going to be missed but we   hope that you'll

104return and have your voice  heard once or twice or more at future board   meetings. We now have on our agenda um 8.4  4 staff report district preschool program   and I believe Miss Pam Gazelle will be  doing the report. Oh no stand next to   me while I do this. Okay. You may contribute  something. He's got greater knowledge about   the preschool program than me of course but  we're very proud of our pre button. It is on. Just want it higher. Sorry.  Okay. One moment for It is on. Put it on the ledge. How's that? Better. We're  very proud of our preschool program and Pam   Glacell next to me is a big part of that. Tonight  we want to just present a quick overview for the   board. Um it's that time of year where we want  to actually

105to our community let them know that   we have the best preschool program around and and  encourage our families to start enrolling them. Um going the wrong way. There we go. So, uh,  Cypress School District offers three types of,   um, preschool programs. We have a state  preschool program which was introduced by,   um, Tandy Taylor and Pam Gacell, um,  together approximately 10 years ago or more.   Um in addition to that we have a special  education um preschool program um also um   called sometimes our bridge program and we have a  regular feebased preschool program that the board   um understands that we support through our  Cypress Education Foundation where we lease   surplus properties on each of our school sites to  our um our private um ABC Carousel and OC kids. And this is basically a description of  what each

106of them particularly is. Our   state preschool program is available  to of course three and four year olds,   but it's a family. It's based on family  income levels um that are established by   the state. And for a family to qualify,  they do so through the set threshold.   um families with the lowest um incomes are  prioritized in this program and and this is   at the King site that we facilitate the state  preschool program. In addition to that, also at   King is the special education preschool program.  um that is u very similar and and what's unique   um to our program is it's an inclusion program.  So that um where possible we we um integrate our   special needs um students with our um regular  uh preschool students that qualify. And and   then of course you you you heard me

107just talk  about the regular feebased preschool that is   at all of our six school I'm sorry five of our  schools not including King and we also have it   at Cawthon one of our closed school sites that  we share with Grace Christian. And this is a   um run through our Cypress Education Foundation.  And uh the monies that we collect for the leases   um run through the Cypress Education Foundation  and then indirectly support our school programs. Right now this shows you for our state pro state  preschool program at King. We offer an AM and a   PM program. Um the max that we can have in each  of those um uh programs or classes is 24. Um, we   also have um a requirement of an 8 to one adultto  student ratio. Anything that I might be missing,   Pam?

108Nope. Okay. You might notice that we have uh  21 students on that waiting list and you would see   like currently we have 18 and 18 in a classroom  that can be maximum 24 and 24. That plays   particularly to um the inclusion program that we  have. We we we look carefully at how to weight the   uh classrooms so that uh um not to not overburden  the teachers or the staff that are working with   the with the uh students. And then um where we can  we we bring the students from the weight list into   the program. I probably could have said that a lot  better, right, Pam? You got the idea. I got the   idea. Um and then you see to the bridge program  or the special education preschool part of it. We   have um nine in

109our uh AM and 8 in our PM and and  then with a weight list of 12. The weight list is   um established um sometimes through the  county office. Um there's an assessment   that's done with them with our fabulous special  education team. Um Haley um is our psychiatrist   um psychologist I'm sorry my psychologist no our  our psychologist that um will be assessing those   students and then their place into the program  um after that. But the big part about tonight   and and to the community is we want everyone to  know that it's time to register your kids. We   offer state preschool. It's free um to folk to the  families that qualify. For more information, they   would call Pam Glacell's office at King's School.  There's more information on what's needed to show   uh by the families so that

110they can qualify and  be in the program for free. Um through hard work   by the district, it's a five-star rating. Um  the county has given our program. That's the   highest rating you can have. Um, and then of  course along handinhand with our preschool,   of course, we're going to take this opportunity  to talk about all of our kids that are TK of   age and kinder of age, they should be  talking to their local home school um,   and enrolling them or starting the registration  process so that they can get um, be ready for the   start of the new school year. This information  is being uh distributed through social media,   through our website. Anyone who goes on the  website, this pops up and uh and so anyone   out there um who knows of preschool um students  that are

111of age, direct them to Pam Glacell. And then we thought we would finish this um  presentation by showing you what our fee based   um programs their enrollment is at each of the  different school sites. You will see that in   total we're serving 138 students in our current  preschool programs by um the fee based programs   that we we have lease. Um and those kids come  directly to Cypress School District as TK and   Kinder next year. So, we're very appreciative  for the work that they do. They've been great   partners with the school district for many years.  Um, and um, with that, we are happy to answer any   questions that the board might have. Does the  board have any questions that they would like   to ask of Dr. McLellan or Miss Glassell? Yes,  I do. Okay. Uh, Trustee

112Tanaka. Perfect. Thank   you. Thank you so much, Pam. I and Dr. Tim, I  appreciate the details on this because it gives a   much big better picture than the last one um that  we got previously. Um I see that the weight list   is 21 and I know when we spoke um previously it  was about a 90% conversion ratio um to that which   is about 19. I do we have um does is the funnel  starting to fill up more to get to that? That's   a great softball question. and we appreciate  that because that um PowerPoint presentation   was created last Friday. Pam, go ahead and share  some of the good news. We have 35 families on the   wait list right now. And so those are kids we want  to serve and get into our program and and we'll

113be   working accordingly to do that. No, that's great  because that's then it goes to the next slide   which was that popup uh the new enrollment which  is such a great thing is because I know going when   I was going to the website I see it pop up I go  to the next screen it pops up I oh this is awesome   this is that thing that you know those low hanging  fruits to to be able to get that right and then I   when you go driving around town being able to see  the banners out there which is such a great thing   all these things great job. I appreciate  that. Get these numbers up and thank you. Further questions from the board or comments?  I do. Thank you for the update. I did ask   um and maybe

114there was it was a conversation I  mean that we had Dr. McLellan and I had I was   thinking don't we have is it still just a thought  that we will get a Bridges program at Luther or   did we ever have a Bridges program at Luther? We  did used to have it at Luther. Um and we would   love to expand. A lot of it depends on how many  students enroll and building and space of course.   Okay. So that adds to my next question which  is can we build capacity uh through um you know   opening additional classes uh and be able to staff  it in any you know how does that work? I mean,   are we limited in terms of if we if if they come,  it's a challenge year in and year out because as   they

115progress to TK, the preschool count begins  again. It it all it's all dependent on how many   preschool students we have available to us each  year in our community. Right. But if we actually   end up with a wait list and people chomping at  the bit to actually get into a preschool program,   do we have the capacity to be able to open up  additional classes provided that we have the   ratio that we need? I mean, and I think that  that is a question that actually, you know,   comes back to um our assistant superintendent,  Larry Ferchaw, talk about the numbers, the the   dollar numbers associated with how do we do that?  And um right, the short and quick and easy answer   is our duty is to serve any student that wants  to attend preschool. And so finding the

116rooms,   finding the staff to do so is an annual thing  that we're reviewing right now. We're getting   our information out to register and  so that we can proactively start to   lay down how that looks at King. It could grow to  Luther if we wanted to, if we had the students.   We have we're building into a a two-year program  at when we first started it was a three-year-old   program because the fours were moving on to  TK. So, what we did this year, thanks to Tandy,   is we created a 2year-old program. They're  technically three, but categorically they're   two. So, once they turn three after September  1st, they can come into our program. We call   them baby threes. And so what we'd like to do is  serve them in another classroom and then build   a three four program

117getting them ready for TK.  Those baby threes would roll over with us and we   would have a two-year program. Right now we have a  one-year program. So that's how we'd like to build   capacity. And it obviously it's about space. We  have a licensed facility in Luther and at King,   but right now that last year we had to temporarily  close Luther because we didn't have the space. So   we wanted to honor the TK expansion. So at  this point we just have King. We're going to   focus on that and if we can grow the program then  there's a lot of opportunities for us. Ultimately,   it comes down to serving our students as best  possible. Well, thank you so much. Any further   questions from the board? I have one more. Sorry.  Okay. Um, so, and that is such

118great news about   the 35 potential preschoolers. Are we looking  at what we can do that now we're getting them   into our great school system that keep them to  continue on in enrollment through um our process?   Is that something about the retention that we can  continue to look at? Because as we have declining   enrollment, how do we keep them we now we got that  hook in there with the preschool showing how great   that is. How do we keep them continuing on through  the system? Well, who would ever want to leave our   school district? But but we do point out to them  where their home school is. All because the state   preschool as an example is at King does not mean  that the child does go to King. We direct them to   where their home school is.

119A family could stay at  King if they wanted to. They would take advantage   of the inter-district transfer or the intra  district transfer process that we have. But um   our goal is to see them continue in Cypress School  District at their home school or their school that   they choose. Thank you. Okay. Thank you so much  for preparing that presentation. I know that the   board um had asked for it or actually we had  um uh trustee Hayashida had asked for a report   uh last month and the timing wasn't uh was a  little bit too tight to get it pulled together.   So, we really do appreciate the opportunity to  get things fleshed out a little bit more and   to have a better understanding of where  we are with our preschool programs. So,   thank you for that. The next

120item on our agenda  is public comments number nine. In accordance with   government code section 54954.3, anyone who wishes  to address the board on any item of interest to   the public that is within the jurisdiction  of the board may be recognized at this time.   Matters not on the agenda may not be acted on by  the board of trustees, but may be received and   referred to staff or be placed on a subsequent  board agenda for consideration. Items on the   agenda may be addressed at the time agendaized  in accordance with board bylaw 9323. Individual   speakers shall be allowed three minutes to address  the board on each agenda item or non-agenda item.   The total time limit for public comment on each  item is 20 minutes. We have received one public   comment card. Have there been any additional  ones? No.

121Okay. Thank you. The one card that   we have is from Marian uh Miriam Babushi. She's  a staff member. She is wanting to speak on 12.5. Good evening respected board members. My name is  Miam Babuji and I serve as a family and I serve   as a family resource assistant at the Cypress  School District preschool side. I wanted to   respectfully share a concern regarding the  classification and timing of my separation   from the district on item number 12.5. My  position had previously been identified as   part of anticipated budget related reductions and  based on that understanding I continued performing   my duties in good faith and did not and did not  pursue other employment opportunities believing   I would be I would remain eligible for future  future reemployment opportunities within the   district if position became available again. I  transitioned from a

122stable position to join the   district in good faith. And when I was placed on a  budget related layoff list shortly after my hire,   I relied on the expectation of future rehire  rehire eligibility. The current classification   significantly impacts that opportunity.  During my probationary period, I received   feedback regarding areas for improvement and made  sincere efforts to respond to those concerns and   align my practices with expectations. Following  the meeting with my supervisor regarding second   evaluation which took place on April 3rd, I again  implemented corrective measures and adjustments   in response to the feedback provided and I have  documentation reflecting those efforts. However,   during that meeting, I was not informed that  the concerns discussed indicate unsuccessful   probation period and would result in release  from employment. The release notice I received   on May 1st came as a complete surprise to  me

123and had significant impact on me both   professionally and emotionally. I was not placed  on a structured improvement process or provided   with clearly outlined corrective expectations and  timelines or given any indication that I was not   successfully progressing through probation. If if  I were informed, I would have proactively shared   the documentation to my supervisor reflecting the  corrective measures and adjustments I had already   begun implementing prior to the May 1st notice.  I respectfully asked the district to consider the   overall circumstances surrounding my separation  particularly in light of the budget related   position elimination and the corrective measures  I made following the evaluation feedback provided   to me. I truly valued the opportunity to serve  the students, families and staff at the district   and I remain appreciative of this experience.  Thank you for your time and consideration. Can we have staff

124interact with  uh Miss Buchi? Sorry, I'm Yes,   staff. We you've directed staff. We will we  will um follow up with this. Thank you so much. The next item on our agenda  is reports item number 10. And uh the first on our uh list is  10.1 Association of Cypress Teachers. Oops. This is going to be interesting  speech because all our retirees left   to party. Good evening board members, interm  superintendent Dr. MCLellen, cabinet members,   and guests. I am Tracy Cunanan first vice  president of the Association of Cypress Teachers.   This season brings gratitude and fond goodbyes  as we honor our retirees. To every classified and   certified staff member retiring this year, the  Association of Cypress Teachers thanks you for   your service, years of service, and the lasting  difference you've made in students lives in   learning. Each educator's journey

125is powerful to  recall. Some spent entire careers in one school,   others taught across sites. Through changing class  sizes and shifting demands, these professionals   adapted to meet students needs. Many invested  personal time and resources, buying supplies,   updating materials, and creating warm, effective  learning spaces so students would have meaningful   experiences. They pursued professional development  to stay current and differentiate instruction.   Over their careers, classroom tools transformed.  Chalkboards and ditto machines became whiteboards   and modern copers. Overhead projectors gave way  to smartboards. Computer labs shifted to printing   centers in one to one devices became standard.  Learning new technology often felt like learning   another language. Yet these educators embraced  it so students would have the tools to succeed.   They led through economic downturns, school  modernizations, and the unprecedented challenges   of the CO 19 pandemic. Despite these trials, they  continue teaching, mentoring

126colleagues, servicing   on committees, and volunteering for afterchool  and community events. To our retiring colleagues,   thank you for modeling lifelong learning.  You never stop growing or focusing on what's   best for students. Your commitment prepared  generations for brighter futures. We deeply   appreciate your service. We'll miss you and wish  you joy in the next chapter. On other updates,   our music programs continue to grow in quality  each year thanks to our dedication of our music   teachers. All six schools presented  schoolwide performances this year.   These four devoted music educators organize  events, choose meaningful repertoire, and invest   time and resources to create lasting musical  experience that move students and families. The   five traditional schools held open house on April  16th with strong attendance. Our year round school   will host open house on June 4th. End of the  year state assessment star

127and CASP are underway.   Staff are ensuring smooth testing while supporting  students well-being. PBIS celebrations continue   to reward positive behavior through events that  engage students and family. Thank you for your   time and for allowing the Association of  Cypress Teachers to share these updates. 10.2 is California School  Employees Association Chapter 325. Hi. Well, first of all, it was so nice to  see a different different atmosphere in this   boardroom tonight. Just so much like happiness  and celebration. It's been rough couple months,   so that was nice to see. Um, good evening  board of trustees, interim superintendent Mlen,   administrators, and guests. Uh we would like  to thank our partners Tracy and Larry and Tim   uh for collaborating and working with CS  CSEA as we navigate this difficult time.   Um we'd like to thank the board for  asking the questions along

128the way,   doing research and learning what our classified  staff do for our students and certificated staff.   Um we just like to ask going forward that the  board of trustees continue to ask the questions,   do the research and see if the cuts that are  being recommended and made if their value is   worth the cost savings. and um we look forward  to working with you as we go forward. Thank you. 10.3 Cypress Council PTA. Oh, there we go. It's green now. Good evening,  everybody. Um, I do want to say a special thank   you to our acting superintendent, Dr.  McLellen, for inviting me tonight. Um,   it's good to be back. Thank you. On behalf of  council PTA, um, all of our PTAs at all six   schools are doing such amazing things on a daily  basis. Um, supporting our

129students, supporting   our teachers, supporting our staff. Uh this week  in particular, um we had staff appreciation week,   which we all know is, you know, it's it's a  pinnacle moment. Um and there's such amazing   things happening on our campuses. Also, a lot  of our schools are working on their endofear   uh celebrations, carnivals, fundraisers, things of  that nature. So, I encourage everybody to follow   all of our PTAs on social media and check their  websites because you can get information about   those events and how to attend, how to donate, how  to participate. That's all very, very important.   Um we are working with our mentor at fourth  district PTA on what the future of council PTA   will look like. Um and it's going very well and um  conversations are happening with um Dr. Mlen that   are going very well

130as as well. Um and I just want  to say that I support all of our PTAs and our PTAs   support our teachers and our staff um 10 toes down  as the kids would say. So, um, thank you and, um,   if anyone has any questions PTA related, you you  guys know how to reach me. So, thank you so much. Okay, the next item on our agenda is 10.4.  And I'm going to start to my uh right with   uh trustee uh Hayashida for her report and we'll  move down the line to Trusty Tanaka and around   the circle back to Trusty Needam and finish with  myself. All right. Thank you. Thank you. I know   that it's going to be a long night, so I tried to  consolidate. Um, I was able this month to attend   music programs, the

131finales at Arnold and Landell.  Love the music. Love what our teachers are doing.   Um, and then the theater arts, we've got Jungle  Book at Vessels. That was that was just amazing   as it always is. Um, band and choir. I attended  district afterchool programs, their event at the   Cypress Community Center and then also the all  area concert and choir at Cypress High School   with Lexington and our elementary schools and the  Cypress High School students. And sorry, I'm going   to steal your thunder. Um it was really great to  see the students that were um previous elementary   school students with us. And so that's just it's  just like heartwarming to see them continue on   to high junior high and then also high school. Um  and then looking forward to seeing that expand to   Kennedy and Walker hopefully in

132the next year. Um  the Gasselpa awards were really neat. Um so I my   condolences for you not being there. However, I  was really glad to be your alternate because it   was just a real exciting night to see uh the  awardees and um for me it gave me a different   perspective of what Gulpa does. And so I've had  a follow-up conversation with uh Superintendent   uh Mlullen and um attended the meeting afterwards.  So it wasn't all um all fun and games really. So   after all that um fun and including open house, I  was at TK. I saw the TK performance at Luther and   then joined Miss uh and hung out with uh Mr. Fchaw  and then I headed over to King where I met up with   Superintendent Mcllen and just saw great stuff at  King, great stuff

133at Luther and wish I could have   cloned myself for the night. Um and then the  work so Gassula meeting I enjoyed the meeting   after I was able to ask more questions, learn a  lot more and again just um it gave me a different   perspective. So looking forward to learning more  about Gasselpa and the what they do for us. And   uh the insurance meeting was really a lot of  good discussion. Um we talked about possible   ways to save money for the district. Appreciated  the people that were there. Thank you um Tracy and   Larry for being there and the information that you  provided. And I thought it was good conversation   about just looking at options that might save  money. Um, and everybody's just being open and   hoping to reach a balanced budget. Let's see. Uh,  also attended

134the parent safety meeting that was   held here, uh, with OCDE's coordinator Christine  Leil. Um, Miss Taylor and Miss Lennox joined. Um,   Trustee Tanaka, Trustee Sandi, um, Superintendent  Mlullen was also there. and it was very good   information, but I'm hoping that we can figure  out ways to um to have more of them and then also   maybe just different options as far as maybe not  holding them here at the office or something just   to raise attendance. I mean, I thought it was  really good information and um hopefully we'll   be able to have more in the future because it's  important information for parents to have. and   special board meetings. There were two of them.  And that's my report for the month. Thank you. Well, good evening. You know, it's been another  busy month, but it's such a great

135time of the year   with all the events and invitations that the board  was able to partake in. Thank you so much to the   cabinet for allowing us to get invited to all the  events and really giving us those opportunities,   those board members to be able to attend that.  Uh wanted special thank you to Dr. Mullen. I   know my son calls you Dr. Tim when he sees you  at school, but it's such a great thing, you know,   thank you so much for your leadership, all your  hard work, long hours. I know it's not easy,   but you know, your presence being showing up  to the schools really makes a difference. The   community sees it from the feedback and so thank  you. Um, also wanted thank council PTA as well as   the local school PTAs. We wouldn't be

136anywhere  without the fundraising activities and all the   effort and dedication that our PTAs provide over  to our schools. Um, we were even able to see   firsthand the teacher appreciation over at Luther  where Dr. McAllen, trustee Hayesa, were able to   see the pancake breakfast that they provided.  Such gourmet pancakes. I love the pancakes from   Kuwanas, but I hate to sell you this was over  the top. when you start seeing strawberries,   bananas, the all the whipped cream, all the little  toppings. But it was such a great thing to be able   to see how much our PTAs truly appreciate our  teachers and staff. Uh on 410 was able to attend   the vessel school visit with Trusty Needam. Thank  you to all the teachers and staff for such a great   visit. on 4:10 in the afternoon uh attended the 

137uh Morris Pace graduation with President Sundi,   Trusty Needam, and Trusty Hayashida. Thank you  so much to officer Marquez. This is such a great   event that our Cypress Police Department provides  for our students, you know, to give help awareness   um and influence the choices our students make.  This is invaluable that we're providing as our   kids are going to that next step which is middle  school, right? All these things that they're   helping prepare for instead of just toss offense.  Truly appreciate our uh Cypress Police Department   on 414 attended the King Musical. Thank you so  much again for our great music team. I was able   to attend four out of the six, you know, school  music performances. I wish I would have been able   to attend two more, but you know with conflicts  and hopefully we can address

138that with a master   calendar where we don't have to choose and be able  to go to all the events if we could. Um on 4:14 in   the afternoon was able to attend uh the afterchool  band at concert at the community center. It was   such a great event to be able to hear how much the  students have improved even from last year to this   year. They've done such a great job just to see  the community that comes out just the parents,   you know, and it's such a great thing. So, thank  you so much for that. Um 4:15 also attended the   district choir. Um it was Luther Morris and  vessels at 4 pm and then the 6 pm show was   um uh Arnold Landell and King attended that with  trusty Needam as well as trustee Hayashida. It

139was   again so great to see the community come out and  force to really support our school district. Um   on 416 uh thank you to Kiyoko. You know she's been  asking me for three years since I've been on the   board. I need you need to come see my classroom.  And now I know what I really miss. So I made an   appointment to go there four o'clock before my  uh school visit that I had to go to for Morris   for their open house. And it was unbelievable to  be able to see what she's done. And the best part   about this is to see how prior students that went  through her program came to help volunteer. how   you have parents from students that graduated  a long time ago that don't have kids in the   school system come back

140to volunteer to help get  her thing. Bringing that community back into the   classroom was was so amazing. And then I was  fortunate enough to go through that real quick   and then head right over to Morris, which was a  great school visit for the open house as well.   So, and then uh on 417 attended the Landell  music concert um with my fellow board members   and that was the final one which was such a great  event. On the 22nd was a joint Anaheim Union High   School which was Lexington Cypress uh high school  as well as Cypress Elementary. They attended that   with Trustee Needam and Trustee Hayashida. Special  thanks to Jennifer Brown for hosting this as well   as Anaheim Union for putting this together with  our school district. Just see as what Trusty   Hayes said when you get

141the questions answered.  How many of our kids went through this through   the Cypress and then when you see the hands go up  that they went through the fifth and sixth grade,   continued on through Lexington and then  continued on right to Cypress High School.   Now they're seniors. That is a testament to show  that hey we're doing something right and so thank   you for that. Then also had our special board  meeting with our executive search firm for the   superintendent search that's on way and I think we  got the timelines um nailed out. So thank you for   helping coordinate that. Um, also the district  parent safety presentation joint with Christine   from Orange County Department of Education,  President Sundi, Trusty Hayashida was there   um as well as Teresa Linux. Thank you. Really app  and Tandy Taylor was there. Thank

142you for really   helping put that together. I hopefully we can  really start tooting our horn on all these great   things we can do. put these things on our like I  know we tried to get it on our website but maybe   we can start doing those things that it will help  people that have work because the timing is not   correct for work right we can put it out there  they can see at their own convenience all these   great things that you know we do as a district  um and then attended on 54 with trustee Hayashida   um the Luther PIY which is very similar to the  PACE program but it was police interaction with   our youth program put on by the La Palma Police  Department where our students learn how to make   good choices, respect others and

143avoid violence by  if you see something, you have to say something.   And by hearing the students really emphasizing  by seeing something and saying something,   it's it's really getting through and such a  great thing. Thank you so much again to the   La Palma Police Department. It was great to  see Peter Kim, the city manager for La Palama   there and his support for the school district.  So really appreciate that. And then our last   uh thing was uh I attended on 55 uh with for  Anaheim Union which is the Lexington paw print   capstone which which is a great event that  we can continue on hopefully feeding in once   we do our ortorials getting our kids if we can  continue to do that or even roll that out to our   other schools. give the kids the opportunity that  once

144they start getting into the middle school,   once they get into high school, they can  start doing those soap boxes and eventually   get better and do TED talks. Right. Sorry for  the long report, but that concludes my report. That's why I don't like going after you. I  could ditto a lot of it. Um, so it is teacher   appreciation week and so thank you so much to all  of our staff, our amazing teachers. Um, there are   two teachers in the audience who have direct  contact with my son, one teacher through uh,   Jungle Book and one future teacher. So, thank you  all so much for all you do for all of our kids,   my son specifically. Um, this month I was able  to start it off with a vessel's visit and it was   really exciting um, to see

145all the openhouse prep  and all the projects and and I just love going   through and saying, "Thank you. Can I have a copy  of that and can I have a copy of that?" And I take   it all back to my site. So, I really appreciate  all of that. um and just the great things that are   going on at vessels. Um I was able to also attend  the uh Arnold King and Landell performance as   well as the district music and I think the other  trustees really summed it up. It was just really   amazing to see all of the great things that are  happening and all of the hard work that all the   staff puts in as well as all the teachers, support  from the community, support from the parents. Um,   we were able to attend the

146vessels openhouse  as a parent and as a board member and so,   uh, my parent priorities were first I was able  to visit the classrooms of my kids and then,   uh, we were able to kind of run around to all the  other classrooms. Um, we missed a couple, but we   um, we were able to see most of it and it was  just incredible to see what the teachers do and   how much hard work goes in. And it definitely does  not go unappreciated. I know how much is behind   that. So, thank you so much. Um, I was also able  to attend the Morris Pace graduation. And then,   um, as a teacher in my district, I led a staff  development on our new math curriculum. Um, we   just adopted this year, so we'll be rolling that  out next

147year. Um, I was part of a steam planning   day where we plan, uh, for our specific grade  levels, um, different steam activities. Uh, I took   my first graders to the zoo, and all teachers know  taking first graders to the zoo is not an easy   task. Um, I also traveled to San Francisco as part  of our P3CC travel team, uh, which is a preschool   through third grade initiative to, uh, really make  sure that kids have the foundational math skills   that are needed to move on. And so that was at the  end of the month. And then I was able to attend   um curriculum council through my district,  which is where we bring all that information   back and talk about um all the curriculum that  we're implementing, what we're using. And then   as a parent, I was

148able to host um an event at  Vessels, not an event, uh what do you call it,   station at Vessel's STEM night. Um and that  was really awesome to see all of the families   come out, all the kids engaged with different  STEM activities. That was really fun. and then   um wrapped up with a PTA meeting at vessels  last night. And that's it for me. Thank you. Hi everyone. Um it was a a pretty busy month.  Um I feel like I'm reeling because I I no longer   remember what events I attended at what school,  but I'll I'll try to sort of capture the spirit   of of um everything that we did. to attend  the uh Luther open house um on behalf of um   President Sundi, which was um amazing because I  don't usually um get to not

149have my parent hat on   when I go to an open house. So, this was um it was  it was fascinating for for more than one reason.   Of course, it was um you know, I was moved by the  the strength of our our special education program   and and the opportunity that we have there to  be able to really provide um that one-on-one um   uh setting for the students that need it and you  know um not only academically but also socially   and emotionally. Um and honor the their needs  and help them feel sort of seen and included and   and capable. um the very thoughtful classroom  environments. I really appreciated um how they   were tailored to um you know neurody divergence  and sensitivities and um that was that that was   pretty pretty amazing to see. Um I want

150to also  recognize the musical performances especially   Lendells. I might be a little bit biased. My my  kids were on stage there. Um they just sang with   such confidence and heart and it was obvious how  much time and and um love went into that. Um and   what was very touching was um Mr. Leler um got  up there and played uh the guitar and um um I I   think there were multiple people balling in in the  audience when when he teared up. So um you know I   don't know if he's listening but shout out again  to Mr. Leler. Um we uh also participated in the   special meetings related to the superintendent  search and I wanted to um sort of reassure   everyone here and everyone that might be might be  listening that we are taking a lot of

151time care   and consideration into that process. Um the search  is moving along um but it is being conducted in a   thoughtful manner. Um, and we are are focused on  identifying the right leader for our staff, uh,   students, families, and and the community. And we  as a board understand how important this decision   is. And, um, it's, you know, we're committed to  the process, no matter how many special meetings   and and nights it takes away from us. Um, it's  a a sort of a a student- centered, grounded, uh,   process that focuses on the needs of our district.  So I just want to reassure um everyone that that   that's where our focus is. Um let's see. So um  you know I just want to thank you know um given   that it's staff uh teacher appreciation. We want  to

152thank our music teachers, classroom teachers,   special ed teams, classified staff families,  administrators, and you know everyone that   makes these events possible that makes the school  year possible. um those the moments that we get   to witness at these events are really the heart  of our our school district and you know really   appreciative that we get to participate and be  there. Um also want to add you know today's my   uh third daughter's second birthday. It's 4 days  before Mother's Day and I want to say a couple   words about that. So families in our district  are balancing work, caregiving, school events,   financial pressures, community responsibilities  every single day. And that perspective matters.   It belongs in our conversations and it belongs  in decision-m. This is why accessibility,   transparency, and opportunities for meaningful  parent and community input are very important

153to   me. My hope is that as a board we can continue to  model respect and professionalism that we expect   from our students. We can disagree on policy  and priorities, but we should do so in a way   that recognizes each trustes service and keeps  the focus on families, staff, and students that   we are here to serve. Our community deserves  leadership grounded in respect, accountability,   and basic decency. That's my report. Thank you.  Thank you. Since the last board meeting, I've   only had two activities. And uh as a couple of  people have indicated, they had to step in for me   a couple of times because I had um um out of town  uh obligations during the middle of the month.   But I did attend the Morris Pace graduation on  April 9th. And as all of the uh PACE

154graduations   um manifest, the students are thrilled and excited  about the conclusion of it and their participation   and so thankful for the partnership that we  have with the Cypress Police Department with   that program. It provides necessary uh grounding  and foundation for the students as they begin to   transition or begin to think about transitioning  into middle school and this the pressures and the   stresses uh and the um and the the potential  bullying that will occur at the middle school   level as they encounter uh a larger larger  classes larger number of people than they've   uh experienced in elementary school. And um it is  it is hard it is hard making that transition for   those students. And so I'm very eternally grateful  for the PACE program. I remember back when my   children uh were in u elementary school and

155how  important it was for me to see the um police   department continuing to participate in at that  time it was it was called the DARE program and   um uh the uh the attention and the uh focus of uh  taking care of the children in the community and   that partnership that we have with the Cypress uh  police department I think is so so very important   and I hope that we continue to foster that kind of  relationship. The last meeting that I attended was   the uh parent safety meeting which sort of like  anchors you know beginning of the month the end   of the month. So in the middle of the month there  were things going on. Um was the parent safety   meeting on April 28th and as others have indicated  it was a partnership. It was a

156grant partnership   between the Cypress School District and Orange  County um uh Department of Education. and it   included uh Christine, I can't remember her last  name, who is the representative from the Orange   County Department of Education, uh Tandy Taylor,  and uh Teresa Terresa Linux. Uh the three of them   worked together on uh what they were doing in  terms of developing parent safety information.   And what is exciting about what they did wasn't  necessarily the fact that we had a very low   attendance at that particular meeting, but the  fact that there are materials that are available   and are going to be posted on the website for  any parent to be able to go in and uh benefit   from uh the work that that grant has been able to  uh develop uh those materials. Well, it's I said   it's

157going to be I thought that was that isn't  unfortunately that tape didn't come out good.   Well, the tape, but what about the materials?  Materials materials that we that we're working   on. Okay. Well, that's that's my point. It's not  so much of the tape, but the materials. Um I don't   think that those of us who participated uh in the  tape necessarily needed to be in uh represented in   posterity, but the materials is what I'm concerned  about. And I think that that's what the grant was   all about was the materials, not what we did that  night. Correct. Uh, so I'm I'm excited about the   possibility that those materials are going to be  able to be posted and um that parents can benefit   from those in absentia and whenever they need to  go back to the website to

158look at those materials.   Uh, excellent materials talking in terms of not  only physical but other uh physical safety but um   um the kinds of um practices that families can um  participate in to keep their keep their children   safe. That is the end of my report and I will  offer the floor up to uh Superintendent uh   Mlullen. Well, thank you Trustee Sandi. Um it has  been a busy month. Um I kudos to this board and   all everything that I've heard um tonight. You  have been active. You've been on school sites.   You're seeing student achievement. You're seeing  the hard work of all of our teachers and staff. Um   I want to echo that. last meeting you um approved  two resolutions to honor our staff appreciate or   provide staff appreciation to our teachers and  staff and and to

159piggyback on PTA council Britney   um and what she's been doing with our PTAs. They  have made um that recognition week and and really   they've turned it into a month it feels like but  uh they're making um um that come to life at the   sites. Um and and I want to draw particular  attention to one of the things I'm going to   call out Arnold PTA um because on Monday,  this last Monday, they had something that   was just exceptional. Um on your podium or on  your on your desk is there was a card and this   um this small heart. And I'm going to give a  specific call out to Sabrina Kent. She's the   mother of the PTA president Kimmy Carson. She she  she she crocheted. Thank you. She crocheted. My   wife would kill me. Um she crocheted

160hundreds  of these and they had them available on Monday   morning for students to pick. They also picked  up a card. They went to and their job was to   read find the person that answered the card and  give that heart to a teacher or a staff person   um that answered it. And and why I bring this up  is because there's many times that you see staff   members um cry because the job can be hard. Well,  there were some tears that morning in classrooms   as I went by and there were tears of joy um  in just how the students were were recognizing   teachers um with these. And I just I thought that  was so cool. I had to say that to PTA council   um Britney to share that with all of the PTAs  because as you are

161sharing in your stories   and what we're seeing at the different sites this  week particularly um recognition and appreciation   is being is just overflowing and I think that's  incredible. Um and then it it happened at King   School. I have to call out our CSEA president  Vicky Olman. She was um and and the King staff   um were giving students flowers, but she she was  she gave me this recognition staff appreciation   um flower and so I've been wearing it all day, but  thank you for that. Um talking about King School,   you've been invited to their Peter Pan Jr. King  uh um um play that's coming up. I encourage   everybody to to make their RSVPs to Debbie um  as soon as possible. That helps um the King team   um with the selling of their tickets and make  sure that

162they have room for our trustees. Uh   it it just um continues the momentum that you're  seeing with the music presentations that we had.   Um we we we are doing a lot and and and this is an  annual event at King that you don't want to miss.   Uh our teachers and our staff and our principles  deserve a lot of credit for the success that   uh they're bringing um to our students these last  two weeks. Um they've been doing state testing   that can be a very stressful time. Dr. Gibbs and  her team, but the principles with the teachers   and staff have made that go so smoothly.  Fortunately, we haven't had any technology   uh glitches. Um and that's wonderful, but uh  our students are are are testing well. Today   was the last day for mathematics. We have one

163more  portion of it left with science assessments next   week and then we'll get our results and that'll  help guide our instruction as we go forward. But   kudos for all the hard work that got to this point  throughout the school year. Um, thank you to our   associations. Um, we are in budget challenges that  we will climb out of and and get back to where we   want to be. Um, this has been a couple months of  tough decision making. Um, and that'll culminate   tonight with a resolution too. But we couldn't get  to this point in in making our budget better um,   without our associations and helping us with the  impacts that could happen from that. Um, and and   uh, and speaking about the budget, we've asked um,  the board to give us dates for a budget workshop  

164before our June regular meeting. Um Larry uh  Ferjaw is um hoping to with um our county person.   We've asked you for some dates for some dates. Um  we're looking at May 26th and May 28th. I will let   May 26th through May 28th, any one of those dates.  One of you has shared an availability for May 26,   but please look at your calendars and see  if anything is possible. Um it would be an   important budget workshop just to continue us  as we climb out of um being qualified. And the   superintendent search or actually I got two more  things I want to say. Um Tracy, that was a great   job tonight recognizing our retirees. That was a  lot of good energy and a lot of good smiles and   uh appreciation for the many many years of service 

165that our teachers and classified staff and team   um have done going out on a high bang here. And  then you might remember just recently our child   nutrition department, Parisa Shaluca Shukla with  our director and her team. They partnered up with   Eat Real Certified. Um this is and what they do  is a national assessment of our food program. And   um you might recall that we have gotten a silver  level certification which means we have a pretty   darn good program. We serve over 2,200 meals  a day and and they make it our child nutrition   team makes it look so simple and they do it with  a smile and they get them through so quickly so   that all of our kids can go out and enjoy recess  and and do what kids do. But that um took a

166lot of   hard work. Um it's very rare for somebody that  enters into this assessment program to get a   silver um level certification. And uh she and her  team just deserve a lot of accolades for that. And   we know it's already the best child nutrition  program, but to get that kind of recognition   in a a national way is outstanding. And then  to finish up with the superintendent search,   thank you board um for all of your hard work  in working with the search firm, picking the   search firm and working with the search firm.  You're guiding them and you're making it very   clear that you want them to get out to all of our  stakeholders during the engagement process. That's   going to start this Friday. They are going  to be at every school site. They will be in  

167um every lunchroom. um that will be communicated  to all of the different school sites so that each   staff person and each teacher can have  time to talk to them about what they see   um are the necessary charact characteristic  and skills uh and making their recommendations   to you. Um in addition to that they will be  meeting personally with our ACT and our CSEA   partners and and of course our principles and  our district office staff. you've d you want   all voices to be heard and they are listening to  you and there will be more to come of course on   that and with that I conclude my report. I I'll  just say thank you to um to all of you for the   support you've provided. Um it's an exciting  time of year and and we're not even done

168yet. Well, thank you. And now back to more mundane  things such as getting on with our agenda. Uh the   next item on our agenda is to approve minutes.  And uh if you will note that we have about   three or four different meetings that we have to  approve. And I just want to make a comment that we   do have special meetings periodically that are uh  different special meetings as um compared to ones   that we meet to, you know, select superintendent  firms or whatever, but they're the ones where   we do school site visits where more than two  individuals would like to visit in a given day.   And these have become special meetings. and it  has opened up the opportunity for board members to   uh be able to attend more school sites uh multiple  times during the year

169and so I'm really thankful   that we have this but we do need then to go  through the process of approving those as special   meeting and the minutes from those. So 11.1 is a  special meeting school site visit to King which   was April 1st 2026. Um we uh so I'm asking those  board members who were present to uh whether they   would make a motion to approve these minutes. So  moved. Is there a second? Can I second even though   I wasn't there? I was trying I was looking to see  if I was there. I was there. You were there. So   it's been moved by Trusty Tanaka and seconded by  Trusty Periq that I forget. That's we uh Yeah,   that was when we had lunch at King School. That  was a great opportunity for us to test directly  

170uh some of the outcomes of the uh lunch program.  So we've had a motion to approve by Tanaka and   seconded by Periq. Uh all in favor of approving  these minutes say I. I. I. Okay. Motion carried.   Then I will go ahead and mention who was at  each meeting. Well, I'm sorry. Can I vote on   that or do I have to abstain if I wasn't there?  You can vote. You can vote. I think item 11.2   to special meeting school site visit Luther April  7th 2026. Uh the voting members present well this   says voting members present. Um but everybody was  present. So all board members were present at this   particular meeting. Is there a motion to approve  this particular meeting? Moved. Second. It's been   moved by trustee Tanaka and seconded by trustee  Hayashida. Um all in favor

171of approving these   minutes say I. I. Okay. Our next um item is 11.3  which is a regular meeting of April 9th and again   all members were present. Um is there a motion to  approve the minutes of the regular board meeting   of April 9th? So moved. Second. Second. Okay.  It's been moved by trustee Hayashida and seconded   by trustee Nem. All in favor of approving these  minutes I I. All opposed. Okay. Motion carried.   Then we have a another special board meeting.  This was 11.4 special meeting April 27th,   2026. And this was search firm interviews. And  the voting members were myself, Carrie Hayashida,   Magna Puri, Jamie Nem, and Troy Tanaka,  which means we were all there. Is there   a motion to approve the minutes of the  regular board meeting of April 9th? So   moved. Second. It's not a

172regular board  meeting. Special meeting. So moved. So,   it's been moved by trustee Needam and seconded  by trustee Periq. Uh, all in favor of approving   these minutes say I. I. All opposed. Okay. The  next item on our agenda is the consent count uh   consent items. Consents items require one motion  only. Items may be removed from the consent uh   to be acted on individually at any board member's  request. We have items um let's see I think it's   um 12.1 through 12.9 that's correct. Is there a  motion to approve the consent items? So moved.   Second. It's been moved by trustee Hayashida  and and and seconded by trusty Periq to move   the consent items. Is there any discussion  on any of the items under the consent items? The only thing that I wanted to do was to note  underneath

17312.1 I uh I have a habit of actually   opening up the attachment to see what kind of  gifts that we've received during the course of   the month. And lo and behold, it was reported that  we gave books that the board gave books to the   district. And uh I was going, "Oh yes, we did."  So, it's always our our delight to be able to   uh make that donation on an annual basis to our  uh act our schools. So, there's been a motion and   a second. Uh if there's no further discussion,  all in favor say I. I. I. All opposed. Motion   carried. Uh the next item uh the next uh category  is our action items. Action item 13.1 is adopt   resolution number 252626-20 final resolution to  reduce or discontinue eliminate particular kinds   of certificated and classified services.

174Is there  a motion to adopt resolution number 2526-20? So   moved. Is there a second? Second. President Sundi,  I'll remind you this one's a roll call vote. Okay.   Um is there any discussion on this item? What I  would like to have happen would be for um since   this um is um prepared by uh our HR director,  executive director, um Miss Moren Lurens, would   you be able to walk us through this resolution  and identify changes that have been made since   the original layoff notice and how the changes  were decided and where funding has been realized   to alter the original recommendation? I think I  could do some of that. I don't know if I can do   all of it. Um I'll I'll just make a note that um  we did provide that information and I can provide   it

175again to you in a handout for tonight. Well,  I I mean generally. Yeah. Okay. I mean generally.   Yeah. So generally I've got my notes here because  I thought you might be asking something like that.   We have the custodian evening shift the three  positions and I wanted to talk about the fact   that one person is getting a notice. So that's  still the same but that may change if there is a   um disability retirement and then that person  would come back and it's very likely that that   will happen. Then our technology support  specialist is staying. We're keeping that   on there. family resource liaison translator is  staying. We have the preschool teacher two one   did resign and one will get a notice but with  enrollment we'll be able to bring that person   back for as we talked earlier

176about teaching in  classrooms and all of that. Very exciting. Um,   family resource assistant is still on the list,  but again with enrollment and preschool, we'll be   able to bring that back either at a part-time or  full-time if we've got the enrollment to do that.   We are keeping the repographics on as going from  8 hours to 6 hours. We are taking the department   secretary, two of them. We're leaving one of them  on and taking two from eight hours to six hours.   So, they're having um they're coming back those  positions, but they'll be six hours instead of   eight hours, but the one department secretary will  still stay on the list as an elimination. We have   the program manager early childhood um position  coming back. We had um a rescend of the retirement   that you accepted tonight in

177the consent item.  So that will be an eight hour position coming   back to help get that preschool up and running.  And we have the district office custodian and the   administrative specialist HR. Um they were going  from 8 to 6 hours. They're going to stay at eight   hours. They're being funded by child nutrition  services who is able to do some funding and give   them some work. And then on the certificated side,  we have it's still what it was. There's the one   person getting the notice and it's just due to  enrollment. It's an education specialist. And if   we have enrollment, we'll definitely be bringing  that person back. Same thing with psychologists   and SLPs. If we've got the enrollment, we will be  hiring and bringing that back as well. Okay. And   I would just give credit to Tracy

178and Larry both  in how they've worked with ACT and CSEA through   this. These are never pleasant. Um but um also  in a declining enrollment era. Um some of these   are necessary and getting back in line with a  balanced budget. Um that's why this is coming to   you tonight. Thank you. Thank you. Any further  uh discussion or questions? And hearing none,   all in favor of approving resolution number,  please go ahead. Even though you remind me,   I um you don't have a short memory. Is that  right? I'm aging. No, you don't. Ready? Please,   would you uh go ahead and give the do a roll  call vote? Trusty Hayashida, yes. Trusty Nem,   yes. Trusty Periq, yes. Trusty Sandi, yes.  Trusty Tanaka. Yes. Then motion is carried. I also do want to add thanks very much to  both associations

179for working with us so   closely. Okay. Item 13.2 is ratify contracting  with Love Your Classroom LLC for professional   development related to classroom behavior. Is  there a motion to ratify this particular um is it a contract? Yes. Ratify the contract with  this uh uh Love Your Classroom LLC. I move to   ratify. Is there a second? Second. Is there any  discussion or questions on this item? I do. So,   Dr. Dan, would you be able to ex give us some more  information on um the company as well as I know I   have a couple other questions. Should I just let  you know my questions now? Well, maybe I'll answer   them all in one quick summary. That's why. We'll  see. Um staff is excited to present this to you   tonight. We are asking for a ratification which  means we

180have um signed an agreement with love   your classroom. Um our staff is been looking at  ways that we can better support teachers and our   classified um team um in um handling behaviors um  with our students. um behaviors since COVID have   been a challenge in the classroom and so staff  has found love your classroom. Um they have seen   um this organization work with other school  districts and they come highly recommended.   Uh what will happen is this is a we're planning  for a professional development opportunity that   will occur in January and will involve um  our pareducators but it's not limited to PAR   educators. It's really about how para educators  will work with teachers together. So we're our   vision is that on that professional development  day um par educators, teachers, bus drivers,   um child nutrition staff, um anyone

181that works  with kids directly could participate in this.   And really it's talking about um strategies to  help students with behavior challenges. Okay.   Did that cover your questions? Yeah. No. And  so I just wanted to thank Danielle as well as   Dr. Gibbs for helping to address, you know,  the frustration within the classroom to help   reduce student behavioral problems. I think  this is a great way to help getting the tools   for the teachers and staff to be able to help  address this and help reduce some of this. So,   I really appreciate them speaking up, addressing  some concerns, and moving forward to help getting   the teachers and staff that extra support. Uh, I  know I had a discussion with Teresa as well is one   of the things I think would be great and hopefully  we can try to

182work this out to see if it's a   contractual issue or uh what potentially trying  to videotape that training for future onboarding   of new employees as they come into the district to  be able to give them that tools as well instead of   having to try to go back and remember try to get  just give them the handouts for that. They can   actually look at that. And then one last concern I  know um that I have is is looking at the contract   that was out there. Um I know most professional  services companies all charge back travel and   one of the things that in that contract it was  estimated. Yeah. One thing I would like to see   is whatever the district's standard practice  is or dollar amount for that put that in the   contract and because when it's

183estimated the  cost can be anything. it can come in lower,   but most of the times it comes in higher, right?  Which is an additional cost that we then have to   go back and improve because usually it's not to  exceed. If you if you're going to sign a contract,   it says not to exceed $500, not estimated, right?  So, that's one concern that I have is, you know,   if we can continue that because when the contract  was signed by Miss Taylor, it said estimated.   You're correct. And and I appreciate that you're  bringing this up. Let me assure the board that the   dollar amount that is being approved tonight, if  it should go over that, it will be brought back   to you um for that review so that uh you can see  if it goes over it for

184maybe travel or something.   There's a chance that it would be less than this.  One um concern that our team had was getting them   on the books. They're I guess in high demand.  And so one reason this is a ratification. We   typically don't bring you something and ask you  to ratify it. We want you to approve it in before   we actually sign. Um they're in such high demand.  We were hoping to get them in October. Um but they   were being they they were just getting booked. So  uh in in good faith and thank you for supporting   us um with this um we signed it. It's an estimate.  Um you see too that it's up to 400. We may not   have that many um at the event, but uh your your  point has been noted. Thank you.

185Okay. Any other   questions from the board members? I do have one  question and it's sort of um I think we all have   heightened sensitivity right now uh around the  budget and so forth. And uh I was noticing the uh   number of items that were coming before us tonight  and just thought maybe we could have a little bit   of an educational process as to how um I I know  that we're already committing uh us to a line item   in next year's budget. How do we actually go about  uh how does the cabinet go about framing requests   uh and andor planning for items that are going  to be uh impacting the budget going forward when   you're not I I guess what my question is is does  each department have its own budget? So within   that framework, are

186they bringing recommendations  for something to cabinet that either is within the   allocation or I mean just just guess give me a  little bit of an education. I don't even know   how to frame the question, but I think what I'm  trying to ask is is that, you know, you are in   the middle of developing the budget for next year.  And so, as items keep coming in and asking us for   uh approving certain fund uh funds for certain  things that are going to be occurring next year,   this is building the budget, but how do I know  it doesn't occur peace meal, so how does that   process work a little bit? Can you give a little  bit of an overview? Sure. So, I think um this is   the perfect time to be bringing these sorts of  things for

187next year. So we're planning ahead   for next year and we're encumbering funds and  identifying those planned expenditures for next   year. So uh this will be this contract like other  contracts that are approved will be factored into   the budget or various iterations of the budget as  they occur. Um, we also within the LCAP, the local   control accountability plan have a professional  development um, budget. And so this will likely   come from the LCAP expenditures for professional  development. Um, because one of the supplemental   tasks that we do is continue to develop and and  improve the capabilities of our staff to work with   our students and increase student achievement.  So, uh, this fits within the LCAP budget for,   uh, professional development. Okay. I I just um it  was just something that you know came up as I was   beginning

188to do a further dive into the uh the  agenda tonight and I kept thinking you know how   does this all work together because you know if we  keep asking for and and approving certain kinds of   things um I just don't know you know where and  and I'm not not questioning I know that there's   a process I just didn't know it and I still don't  necessarily know it thoroughly but you know thank   you for your answer tonight and I I think that  does help a little bit in terms of understanding   this item at least. Are there any other items?  Any other questions or comments? Hearing none,   uh, all in favor of ratifying this item say I.  I. All opposed. Okay. Motion carried. Item 13.3,   approve agreement with school services of  California for special education data study.

189Um,   is there a motion to and and let me just sort  of back up. Uh th this particular item is   um um going to be costing it's going to be during  the period August 1, 2026 through April 30th, 2027   at a cost of $25,700 to do the special education  data study. Uh is there a motion to approve this   data study with school services? So move second.  It's been moved by Trusty Needm and seconded by   uh Trusty Periq to um approve this item. Uh, is  there any discussion or questions on this item? I just Sorry. I I think it would be good just to  clarify uh for everybody what we're looking at.   I don't know who would do that, but you you you  mean uh clarify what the what what what they're   school services are going

190to do you do and Okay,  that that was going to be kind of one of my uh   comments. I I note that the um staff report says  that they will analyze program operations and   services provided to students with disabilities  including revenue and expenditure data,   disability related trends, staffing and service  comp components and comparative analysis with   similar districts. Um the um so is that the  kind of answer you needed or did you need   an elaboration further than that? No, I mean  I I I see the information. And I just wanted   to kind of clarify for everybody else what  we're doing and why we're doing it. Okay. We've recognized that this is an opportunity,  something for us to explore. Um we did go out   and get two bids, one from Fikmat and one from  school services. We

191think it's important to get   this done sooner than later so that it can be  a compass. Um, you've heard me say that I think   this should be one of our primary goals as we  go into the new year is looking at our special   ed program and how it can be better um, uh,  supported for our students. Um, you've also seen   proportionately how our special education program  is spending more than our neighboring districts in   services it provides. um having an outside group  like this come in um prov will provide the new   superintendent with some direction or some ideas  too on how to best um make our program be what   we want it to be and and we we recognize it's a  great program but it's very costly that's come   out just through the budget process um

192and we're  and our development of the budget for next year um   how much we're spending on staff and on program uh  having an outside group like school services come   in comes in they'll use data they'll talk to state  our our staff and our team and and then they'll   compare us to our neighboring districts. It will  be a third point um something that uh besides what   we think besides what we know this will give us  some balance to that and some direction and so   hopefully this study can be done fairly soon.  One reason we're picking school services over   FICMAT is because they can do this in August.  Puts a demand on our staff, our team. Um it'll   put demands on all of our special ed staff  particularly because they'll want to talk to as   many people

193as possible, but we think it's crucial  and um and that's why it's being brought to you.   Now then just a just a basic question. Are we just  going to get data or will they be recommendations?   There'll be recommendations and will be  recommendations for staffing uh ratios or types   of programs um any materials. They'll they'll look  at um a number of areas um and it'll be a very   thorough comprehensive report. It'll give um also  accolades to what we do well, but we're we're more   interested in what we can do better and and what  I think will be very helpful to us is validation   about how we are com and comparatively to our  neighboring districts and really the state of   California in general. school um school services  of California. They provide support to all of the   school

194districts. So, they'll have data um that  goes beyond just our Orange County area. Okay. I   I think I I think the difficulty I have with the  way this is worded is what do we see as the first   steps, you know, in utilizing the data to move  forward? Um and and because I mean we talk about   we've we've talked about this as an area that  we think that we need to be to be focusing our   attention on. So um I I guess what I'm thinking  is beyond the actual um study that they are going   to be conducting is what would be our first steps  after we see what they are recommending. I mean,   are we going to have um special um Well,  regardless of this study, um our staff is already   um starting to explore how

195we can um provide  better services through our special educ education   program. The goal in a special education program  is to provide a least restrictive environment to   our students. However, they need certain supports  depending on their disabilities. um we might be   providing a lot more supports than needed, but  uh Danielle um in working with the principles and   working with the um school psychologist and her  speech there, we're already starting to look at   um how to have staffing ratios um that best meet  the needs. Um and and so we're doing things beyond   this. This is just going to be another validating  piece of a report that that tells us we're going   in the direct right direction or not. Okay. We  also have our partners here uh the Gasselpa that   um can help us too in this venture.

196So we're not  going to be dependent on just school services.   However, we're looking at this to be a powerful  um compass for us. So you're saying a compass,   you're saying validation. I'm looking at it from  the standpoint of we keep cutting. We, you know,   we we just passed a resolution cutting people and  um and and I I I keep looking at the dollars that   we're Oh, you don't have to approve it. No, no, I  know. But but all I'm saying is I'm looking at I'm   looking at uh the dollars that we're saying that  are going to be here and I I want to be persuaded   that what this is going to do is going to be  something that we couldn't do ourselves. Well,   we can pull the item and talk about that.  Well, I mean,

197we're here right now. We can   talk about it. Well, we're recommending that  it get approved so that we can start this in   August and start planning for it. Okay. I mean,  but we don't have to do that. Well, I'm not   sure that the other board members necessarily  are just because my I have one voice. Well,   I'm just making it clear to everybody. This is  not something that you have to approve. We thought   this was something that the board wanted too. I I  have a question. Do we know of any other districts   in our not necessarily immediate surrounding area,  but Orange County, maybe a little bit further out,   that have used these services successfully? Um  there and and Larry might be able to provide some   more information on that because he was close  to um them

198in the RFP process. Um, Larry. Yeah,   I think um so school services is doing these uh  and and FICMAT as well are doing these uh studies   up and down the state of California. My previous  district was engaged with school services um on a   special ed study as well um during my transition  period uh leaving um so it is a common study that   is done and I think one of the reasons um as as  Dr. Mlullen mentioned that we were looking to use   school services as opposed to Fikmat is just the  timing of it where school services can start the   work in August with an you know a completion  um you know early in the fall. Um Fikmat was   looking at probably a December or January start  time. Um so looking at maybe an analysis done

199by   the early spring midspring. So, um, if we're  looking at any sort of programmatic changes,   um, that we may want to take effect for the 2728  school year, the earlier that we have information   and data, um, that informs that decision, the  better. So, again, that's why we we looked at   school services. Um, even though it was, uh,  $3,000 more than the FickMat study. Uh, until   we see what those recommendations are, we won't  really know what the action items are to take.   um you know we we also are looking with you  know creating a special ed committee um as   part of of our work and so this will help inform  those discussions as well with our um with our   partners or our association partners as well. So,  um, you know, I think it's it's something that,  

200um, our associations have raised as something they  would like to see as kind of an outside, um, party   looking at our special ed services to see if they  can recommend any, um, you know, say efficiencies,   but any changes that may be less costly um, but  at the same time delivering the necessary um,   and appropriate services for our students. I just  wonder if the associations know that that comes   at a cost of almost 26,000. We have shared with  them that we were looking at doing a study. Um,   and we didn't have a ballpark number at that point  in time, but again, we we did give a ballpark   estimate of it and and that was an understood  um I won't say whether they endorsed it or not,   but it wasn't understood that this there was a  cost

201to doing this. Um and again it is there's   a lot of this data that is going to be coming  from the state or other districts that you know   we can't gather as easily or quickly to see you  know what's our identification rate for special ed   um and the different categories as compared  to neighboring districts. What's our staffing   ratios for special ed compared to neighboring  districts? What's our spend per student in   special ed compared to neighboring districts?  Um there's no magic bullet out there um to to   fix this. You know, this is a statewide issue.  Um but this is something that will help inform   our local decisions as to how we can improve the  program from um you know a programmatic sense   and a fiscal sense. Is it really going to change  something? So for example,

202if something's written   into let's say a one-on-one is written into an  IEP, we can't just not have that person anymore,   but could develop strategies for how that  one-on-one um is phased out with creating make   sure there's a fade plan for that one-on-one. So,  are we doing the right things um as we hold the   regular IEPs to put those fade plans into place  to set the goals that are necessary to um fade   that instructional aid from being a one-on-one  to classroom support? And on the front end,   are we doing the right things to make sure we're  not um necessarily creating a one-on-one position   that could be classroom support positions? So,  I mean, those are the two ends of how to address   that. Number one, what can we do to pre I don't  say prevent but to

203reduce the supports um so that   we are creating that least restrictive environment  and then how do we fade those supports as students   are progressing through um with their services.  How does data development how does data collection   help us find you know those h how does that  inform strategies? I think one of the challenges   is perception and reality, right? I mean, we we  have a perception of one thing that our special   ed program is X or our special ed program is  Y. Um, but sometimes that data that we may   see from the outside will help us get a better  sense of no, it's not that or it is that. Um,   and that will help us in the conversations to  know what situation are we in. um and what sort   of things what sort of actions can

204we take or what  sort of actions have other districts taken um who   are running you know specialed programs as well.  So I got a question Daniel um is hiring this group   the only way to gather this data versus putting  together that special education committee that   you mentioned because using our business partners  to be part of that committee. wealth of knowledge,   right? We got the cell phone cabinet members that  have a wealth of knowledge, right? That can is   that is it something that they can't that provide  only this data that we could use to at least start   the process to at least or do we you know I'm  just trying to figure is this the predecessor   to even start anything else. I I think we you  know number one they have an expertise in doing   this

205work and and a capacity to do it that um you  know will be a challenge for everybody next year   in terms of capacity um with with the reductions  it's it's impacting us all. Um and number two   um you know the the objective third-party um  opinion can be helpful in these discussions.   Um and so you know that's one of the reasons  why you would bring in an outside consultant so   that there's um confidence and trust in the data  and there's not any you know anybody's thinking   that the data may be skewed one way or the other  because of who's prepared the data. So that those   are some of the reasons why you would bring in an  outside consultant um in this type of process was   this partic what and to that point of of trusting  the

206data. I just Googled this this company and   they have terrible reviews on Google. Um people  are are blasting them for using wrong data. Very   unprofessional data methods and presentations  are inaccurate. I mean, this could, you know,   um there's like a dozen of them. Like a dozen  reviews isn't a large number, but for such a niche   company, the fact that someone took the time to go  look up and review a data analytics company. So,   school services provides services to a thousand  LEAs in the state of California. I mean, they're   the ones that um provide all the data that are  used in budget development processes. They provide   workshops. So um they also provide these sorts of  management studies as well. I have a question. Um   when we were doing the the budget study with I  believe his

207name was Mr. Magnuson. Dr. Magnuson.   Mr. Magnuson. Um is he does he not have some  of this information to help drive that as well?   That's not this part of the scope of work that the  county is is hiring him to do for our district.   Could the county help with that? I I his We would  have to ask the county his his and and you know   that will be sun setting as we you know develop a  budget that no longer will be qualified the work   that he's doing. But um we could certainly ask the  county if they would support any sort of fiscal   expert work related to special ed. But again they  are employing him on their cost not on ours. But   is that not some it would that not be a service  that would be

208outside the scope of the services   that the county department of education could  provide to us? his scope is limited to fiscal   expert work in order to assist us with um our  budget situation, not necessarily programmatic   decisions related to special education. So, the  county doesn't have any experts in this arena.   I we we did not reach out to them to ask them  specifically if they have somebody who can help   us with this, but we certainly can revisit that  and see if there's somebody at the county instead   um that they have any services that they can  provide. One other question. Would any of   the partners at Gasselpa I mean because we've got  other neighboring districts Oh, the Gazelpa could   be a very uh they are a partner to us in this and  they're a third party that

209can also be utilized.   Um the school services team would be experts. Um  they may be retired much like um the search firm.   They bring an expertise and they drill down and  they look at our program through their expertise   lens. Gasulpa can certainly do that too. They're  our Gulpa would be their knowledge base would be   stronger and knowing what our surrounding  districts can do. Um we do utilize them um   uh for services too. Um there's a multitude of  ways to do this. Um we are bringing the school   services to you. um because that is one of the  two big ones that school districts use in the   state of California. Um and we're happy to explore  other methods for doing what we want to do. We   know that special ed is something that needs to  be looked

210at through um big lens next year. Um   our learning center, how that might be better um  suited at each site. Um, do we have too many aids?   Are we giving a family or a student a onetoone aid  prematurely without doing other um strategies? Um,   are we looking at the independent goals of phasing  out a onetoone aid? Are we um providing the best   least restrictive environment for our students?  Um there's a lot of different things we want to   look at. Are those going to be are those going to  be things that they're going to be responsive to?   Correct. Well, that's partly what we want them  to look at. Okay. Because that's my my question   is are those are things that they're going to  make re identify and then make recommendations   like learning center. You got too

211many your  processes. You didn't have somebody managing   it and oversighting. learning center might be a  great model, but if nobody's managing it, it's   gonna go it can turn bad, right? But is that the  person that needs or the company? They're gonna   look they're going to look at our learning center  model. They're going to look at our interventions.   They're going to look at our speech ratios. Do  we are we over identifying students with getting   speech services? Um are we uh using our psyches  the best? are our structures that we have in   place. Um good structures as they relate to other  um possible districts that have better structures.   Um and and and it's just a third party coming  in. Um school services is the one we're bringing   to you, but we're again happy to explore other  opportunities.

212Um we're a very small staff. Um,   and so whoever we get, if it's Gasselpa, they're  a limited staff too. Um, so the reason that I had   brought up Gasspa was, well, one, if they if  they offer these services, the second really   was they are comprised of different districts,  right? Several districts. And so my question was,   are any of them looking to do the similar studies  so that we might be able to come together and and   say there's two districts that are looking to  do the same service. Could we get a discount,   something like that, just to maybe lower the  price? Yeah. I can't answer with 100% certainty,   but I can I can tell you that surrounding school  districts in Orange County have utilized school   services or FICMAT or special ed. We have done  it in

213this district. We did it um about six   years ago where we did a special ed um review. I  think we used Fikmat at that time. Um it's not a   bad practice. They don't just do special ed.  Um and and they do human resources, they do   um fiscal um they they are just um a resource  for school districts. They really help out with   the fiscal part of of the state. They provide  guidance to school districts, but they also   have a forte in in the special education arena  because they understand that that's um a rising   cost that school districts are are experiencing  right now. So, if we did this six years ago,   what came out of that that what came out of that  study and why are we still in this situation?   Well, why we are still

214in this situation? Well,  you know, that was before COVID um 10 years ago,   but I think well 10 years a whatever the years  we can provide you that document. It's still a   valid document for us to look at historically. Um  part of what we're experiencing probably with our   special ed is COVID hangover. um our dependency  and I'll go back to the budget workshop that we   had that was a important piece of data that you  saw as far as our staffing precoid to now and   you saw particular classifications or jobs  that are just they stand out to you. Well,   that speaks to our special education program. And  so what are we doing in the IEP process um um to   support kids? Are we uh overrelying on particular  services um more than other districts or are we

215a   lot of districts are experiencing some of the same  challenges that we are. We're just wanting to get   a third party to come in and look at us. But but  maybe we start with sharing with you the previous   report. You give us time to talk to Gasselpa to  see if there's something that we can do with them.   Um, and can our can our coordinator of special ed  give us any of this information currently? Well,   we can provide you our data. Um, and like we  provided our data to you as far as the jobs that   are greater greater that we're utilizing more than  we did before COVID. Like that's a piece of data   that's very powerful to us and driving us to what  can we do better in our special education program.   Are our practices um

216correct um or not correct?  Um could it's it's really just looking at somebody   who's an authority, these experts that might come  in and have a better um idea for us. Uh we're   going to use this document for that or that we're  going to use our relationship that we would build   with them. There's usually about three people that  come and they ask for us to provide all the data   that you might be saying. Um they quickly gather  that. They they'll compile that into a report. Um   as well as what they see as strengths and what  they see as weaknesses. Can you also ask this   surrounding districts that have used this firm  recently um what their um satisfaction was just   to address Trusty Periq's Google search of of um  we can do we can do all of

217that. I think you'll   see there's probably mixed reviews. One reason you  might see bad reviews is if I'm a um a special ed   staff person who might have lost their job because  they said get rid of me. I mean, it's hard to look   at uh any kind of review um in today's world and  know what what why the context to their review.   um you know, we might even have um uh school  services come and and tell you why they might be   of value to us before we accept a I don't know. I  mean, right now it's I what I see in the board is   some hesitancy. So, I would recommend that we pull  this item and let us regroup and and bring back to   you more information. You know, would there be a  possibility? I

218like your idea of the possibility   of school services coming and talking to us a  little bit more themselves about what they can   do for us and what might be the outcomes of um you  know what what kinds of things that they're going   to provide us because they're they're based in  Sacramento. They don't have a representative down   here. Well, that they come down during certain  events, workshops, um they'll send their experts.   they they'll have travel expenses and things  like that. Um so coming to us session with them   or something with that zoom we can a little no I  mean we can explore that to see if uh um they'll   um entertain coming and presenting. I mean maybe  the timing will be right. What we lose though is   the timing. Um, we're trying to get we were

219our  our our thought process was to do this as possible   over the summer so that new superintendent comes  in has somewhat of a I use the word compass,   but some kind of direction about our um special  education program besides what we say about it   ourselves and besides what data we have that  this new person will come in and say, you know,   you're saying something about the timing on this  if we pull it today. This is in May. We still have   uh June and July and the July meeting is fairly  early, isn't it? But they may book they see time   slots whatever they have committed to. I see what  you're saying. I see what you're saying. So I have   one question. So it's $26,000. If we can save  the 26,000, that's great. But if the longer

220we   wait on this, what is I don't want to be pennywise  pound foolish, right? The information if we don't   start working on to correct what we perceive to  be a potential issue. 20 it could be a lot more   than the 26,000 too. Is that a fair statement?  special educ program is being recommended for   a goal next year because it we're identifying it  as something that we're spending too much money   on. Um that doesn't mean we're not providing good  services to our students. Um but it's something   that we think we can do better um as far as  what we spend. Um we want to do it in a way   that doesn't hurt what we're doing to support our  students. Um, and having we believe having them   come in provides us a greater guide than us just 

221doing it with our own expertise. And then Larry,   I have one other question. When you look at those  school services and who was the other company?   Figmat. It's called FICMAT. It's a state agency,  the fiscal crisis management and assistance team.   So, which one is the larger company? Well, again,  one's a state agency that assists districts when   they go into fiscal distress and they also provide  management consulting services on a limited basis.   That's Fickmat. School services. Um I almost every  district in the state has a contract with school   services for something. Um and and they also  provide a collective bargaining services. So   that could also be part of the um the reviews that  they they have. Um, so there's there's a whole   bunch of things that that school services does on  the fiscal side as well

222as the program side. Okay.   So they're both very reputable even though there's  a bad review and I understand you're you're going   to get haters out there. It is what it is, right?  Your trolls are going to continue to exist out   there. Yeah, my reviews are terrible on social  media. But then that but at the end of the day,   you know, long as you know, you guys are saying  that these companies have been around that school   districts, not just us, are using them, I think  we got to trust your expertise. That's totally   up to you. I recommended that you might pull the  item right now. Well, I mean, having having said   that though, why are we not considering the  state agency? Because of the timeline. Well,   also I think we need to consider the fact that 

223we're looking to hire a new superintendent and   there is a possibility that that person comes  with a strong sped background themselves. So,   you know, maybe somebody who's stepping in doesn't  need a road map per se. They come with their own   background information and can look at our  programs and spending and things like that.   I'm just I I mean I'm leaning towards the side of  pulling it to be honest because it feels like a   lot of money for something I'm not convinced that  we need necessarily. I mean I'd like to hear from   I guess more people involved. How the the unions  feel about it? How the special ed department   feels about it. I mean we have a special ed  coordinator. Does she feel like we need all of   this information? Is it She does. I mean

224I it was  a cabinet decision too to bring this to you. We   thought that the board um had given us direction  to explore this and bring it to you and so we went   and got two bids. Um I think this is something  that happened maybe in March or or February and   and so we are bringing that to you now um for your  consideration. But it sounds like there's some   some reservations. You're not wrong about that.  We did ask into the special education program.   I think the hesitation just comes from the fact  from the cost essentially where you know two years   ago maybe a contract this at this cost would have  been 20,000. Yeah. Well, I just think it's hard to   to also be cutting positions and then turn around  and spend almost $30,000. That feels

225hard. But if   the outcome could save money in the long run,  well, that's the whole goal. Um well I'll go   back and just look at what the staff report said.  They will analyze program operations and services   provided to students. That suggests that the  outcome will include not only the data which is   identified in that statement as well but there  will be some I think you use the word compass   that would point us in direction of what we might  do as next steps. And I think that was the reason   one of my questions was well what would we see as  potentially first steps in utilizing any data or   any kind of work that they would bring back and  again if we just want to go back to and take on   faith that comment that they will

226analyze I mean  analysis of data is different than collecting data   correct and so if we think if we realize that the  analysis is going to be the important component   part rather than just the collecting of the data  because already you've already told us that you've   got some comparative information uh you know that  that tells us that we are higher level in some c   categories than other school districts. So we  already know that. We know that we want better   direction. But if they can analyze what we're  actually doing and come out with a recommendation.   That's the reason why I was asking will we get  some physical recommendations out of this process   because I don't want just here's a bunch of data  and if it's helpful I mean we can provide you   the last study so that

227you can see what exactly  it might have been fake matter or it might have   been school services but you can see what they  do. It's very detailed. It's very extensive. Um   they do meet with everybody. It's time consuming.  Um but we can show you the product um that we did   get. Um and and it was a tool for us. Um honestly,  it was before COVID I think um was a challenge   changed things for a lot of school districts. um  bodies were needed to provide support to our kids   um in ways I mean we had structures in place if  you know you can do it online you can you could   um come to school or you could do both that c that  needed people and that's where our classified team   our team our CSEA folks um

228we we ended up hiring  a lot more aids during that time and they're still   with us and so um do we have more than we We  think so. But this is going to tell us whether   we're right or wrong. Do we have too many speech?  Are we providing too much services in the area of   speech? Um maybe we think so. But this is going to  validate that. Are our practices for identifying   speech or other um um disabilities? Are we are we  too overidentifi? Are we overidentifying lots of   students to our program? Maybe we are. What are  our practices then? and can they tell us that our   practices could should be different? Um and how we  can do that. Uh this is what this report will do.   Um but again, you don't have to do anything

229with  this item tonight. But then if you look at this,   this is not just for a one month thing. If you  look at it, it's eight months. So if you're not   looking, it's not like we're spending $26,000 on a  one month engagement. You know, to me, if they're   going to provide the information and that's  required for us to even start this, you know,   eight months for 26,000 that can potentially  save us more. Yeah, I was that's the question,   but there's something on here I I have to go back  and look where it was, but something about like   what we're being asked to provide, right? like  we're being asked um it says but not limited   to the following detailed revenue expenditure  and budget data special education maintenance   of efforts forms and sub subsequent year tracking  sheet

230all these things that the district is being   asked to provide so that's going to be a lot of  work on behalf of the district and I mean can't   we take that information and put it into chat  and see what chat recommends we try really I   mean to be honest we do try with the data that we  know we have. Um the county does provide us prop   um data as to our surrounding districts. There's  about 30 school districts in Orange County. And   so we see how we through a financial viewpoint we  can see how our special ed program is is is high   comparatively. Um that's an indicator that what  okay we need to we need to do something and so um   not having necessarily all the expertise we want  to in our district. Um but but

231I'm going to go   back to we have a goal. We don't want this board  surprised with anything. It feels like there's a   bit of a surprise tonight and uh so I apologize  for that. We saw it ahead of time. I think we   just Yeah. I I don't think it's a surprise. No,  because we we said we want this program to be   the special education program we looked at,  right? We asked for where the headcount went,   you know, since CO you provided that, right? So,  you know, and on the flip side too, we need to be   cost conscious of where we are, but we don't want  to handcuff you and tell you you need to do this,   but you don't have the thing. You're going  to have to throw a dart. We want to get you.  

232We have to be able to give you the data. This  staff is ready to work on this challenge with   or without this study. We think this could help  us. Well, I think that um we've we I I'm more   inclined at this particular moment after having  some conversation, even though a lot of the front   end almost sounded like um we were uh ready to to  pull it or interested in pulling it. I I believe   that we need to we I I I think that we know  that we need to do something and whether or not   um uh you're basically saying staff is is is is  going to be working on this regardless. But again,   if you can find if you can fine-tune the if  you can fine-tune the the uh the direction,   trustee Nem's point, I

233think um deserves more more  discussion. you are doing a superintendent search,   you don't know what the talents might be of  that superintendent. Correct. And maybe that   superintendent would have a different idea.  We're doing it now to prepare and help give   that superintendent a tool chest. Um something  that that is beyond what we say about our special   education program. Now, we've got school services,  which is a very reputable organization. um we that   and so we're thinking that in presenting this  to you, we're helping the new superintendent,   but Trusty Nem's point, I think it it deserves  um some attention, too. Maybe this is something   that you want the new superintendent to to look  at and bring to you and validate that they that   that they don't have the expertise or they do have  the expertise. Who knows?

234But this is something   that that person should do. Have we have we asked  these questions internally? Have we gone to the   head of sped, the sped teachers, asked for their  expertise in all of these areas? Yes. I mean, as far as our staffing, um, our team, um, from  our executive director of educational services to,   um, Danielle to, um, HR to this is something  that I know even back when I was here, this   is looked at. We know that it's um out of it's um  we over we over here we overspend. Yes. But that   doesn't mean we don't have a great program.  I think our program is probably too great. And I think we asked this question. So  Danielle is good with this. Yeah. Staff   has looked at this. We wouldn't bring it to  you if

235we weren't all in agreement to it. Um,   so staff is in agreement to it. We think it could  be powerful for the new superintendent to have um   to help provide direction for something that that  I've already recommended to you be a goal. Um,   and I think it'll be useful for this board um as  it looks to refine that goal in the new year. So   can I ask the timeline? So potentially we  hopefully we have a new superintendent in   July and this study commences in August. So if  someone comes in and says oh I have the ability   to do this we would have done this for not is the  concern. That's why I think that's why I think   Trusty Needm's point is is is a good one. I think  well and can I I can I

236ask you to clarify what you   were I forgot what I actually was saying. So I had  I had asked if we went to the head of special ed   if we've gone to our own special ed teachers  if we've gone to our teachers and and looked   at their expertise first and asked for their  expertise first and then you said nobody was in   agreement. There's been a lot of discussion and  talk about the learning center in negotiations.   We talk about that and in negotiations ACT  did bring up that they thought we needed a   third party because nobody's agreeing. We've got  special ed on on negotiations. They we we somehow   can't agree to do we have fa fade plans. Are we  doing the fade plans appropriately? What are the   numbers? So it would be very important to have 

237that third party so that we've got a guideline   to say and and there will be recommendations  from this and the recommendations may say you   need a fade plan like within four weeks this is  how you do it. You talk and you meet you have pre   um planning meetings. They'll have strategies of  things that we can follow to help break down our   we're overspending. I'm I guess I'm just not  understanding why our people can't do that.   why we're not putting our faith in our special  ed department to do that correctly. It may   involve cutting them and they're not going to cut  themselves. But if we're talking about fade plans   and we're talking about support staff, that's  not necessarily our core bed department. Are we   doing it consistently at all six sites? And are  we overidentifying? I

238mean, wouldn't that be our   coordinator of special ed's job to not alone?  It would be all of our jobs. I mean, that's   our point person. And and yes, she does oversee  all the IEPs and works with her psyches and her   her speech and the principles. Um and then and  then as K as a family wants to be assessed, she   has to work with her team, a limited team to meet  those assessments. Um make their recommendations.   Um but just because we're assessing doesn't mean  we're providing services. Correct. But it's really   I think coming down to are we overidentifying  our students? And there I think there's a belief   with management that we are and there isn't with  maybe some of our select teachers or education   specialists or our psyches. And so um are we  right or are

239we wrong? Um that's what's coming   up at the table and that's what's coming up in our  discussions in cabinet. And so who can we bring   in? I mean we have limited expertise. Danielle  is great. Um we're great. Our teachers are great.   Um but we're missing the mark somewhere. Um so  you're basically saying that you are looking to a   neutral third party. Um they have a certain level  of expertise so they bring authority to what they   are able to find. In which case then um there  would be some sort of definitive recommendation   at the end of the day that validates which is what  you said earlier but I don't think we understood   what validation actually meant and entailed and so  your comments uh Tracy really helped in terms of   understanding where some of the givepull tension 

240might be in terms of identifying where problem   areas are. So, I'm personally uh in a position  right now or my my position right now is to   uh move forward with this. Um, I think that the  reality is is that we don't know whether this is   well spent money until after we've spent it.  And we hope and I don't think it is actually   a spin of the wheel or anything of that sort of,  you know, being a So, I have one more question.   Sorry. As this continues to go on. So, it if we  were in because I'm listening to to Jamie too,   right? And I know there's just unknowns, right? So  I the way I'm leaning, we need to get information,   right? But if we want to make sure that all this  if we pulled it

241tonight, when is the earliest it   can get put back for us to talk? Oh, we could  bring it back to you next month. Um the reality   might be that we don't get school services as soon  as August anymore. Could you contact if we let's   just hypothetically if we pulled it could you how  what kind of relationship do we have with school   services? We can email them in the morning and  and ask them to hold that date if they can hold   it or not if they can hold it. We can ask but I  mean another paying customer is probably going to   take priority. I mean they've probably already  put a hold um on other districts that may be   asking. There's a thousand school districts  in California and we're not alone in this   um need um for

242a a special ed study. So that's the  risk we have. But again, it the comfort level of   this board is very important. Um and and so taking  a breather and stopping. This board's doing a lot   and uh we're we're just trying to meet the energy  of a new superintendent and preparing them for   um a goal that's going to be big. I have I have  one last one last push and then I'm done. My my   stance right now is is no. And um I have a  couple things that I would like everybody to   consider. Um, and I was just trying to note them  down really quickly. I think first and foremost,   I would like to encourage staff, uh, sped staff,  all staff to to reach out to us and give us their   thoughts directly, especially if

243they were here  for that study 10 years ago. What impact maybe you   felt like it had or didn't have or, you know, what  what changes you saw as a result of it. Do we need   it again? Um, you know, looking I would like us to  to look at that prior report and see that I didn't   know that that was something that was available  to us based on the prior report. Do we think that   things were changed or made different as a result  of that prior report? Um, you know, I understand   the argument with overidentifying sped, but it's  not an opinion. It's based on assessments. You   can't just identify a kid as sped or not identify  a kid as sped. It's based on assessments. And so   if parents are requesting those assessments, we  have to do

244them. That's not that's not up for   negotiation. And then again, I'm going to go back  to our superintendent search. And to your point,   if we have a superintendent in place in July,  we're not starting this till August. And this is   an eightmonth process. We're potentially driving  the bus off the cliff for somebody who is not even   is not even on it. It's a terrible analogy, but  you know, this new superintendent might not need   it, might not want it, might not. So, my my my  push is for no until we have more information,   and I'm fine putting it back on the agenda for  next month potentially, but I would encourage I I   would just like a lot more information before I'm  comfortable spending that money. I I totally get   it. We brought this to you because

245we thought  this is something the board wanted. Sorry,   one more thing. And when I looked it up, it does  say the county most counties offer uh support. And   so I'm assuming that doing it through the county  would potentially be a lot more cost effective   than hiring an outside consulting company. That's  it. I'm not aware of the county actually coming in   and doing a a study of uh special ed, but  we'll double check. Can I just add to the   county point? I think the the county might do it  if that's something that if if the our financial   situation devolves further and they're starting  to look at our entire program and say this is   where we are going to have you make cuts. That's  maybe the situation in which county might step in.   Um just wanted to

246provide some context based on  my sort of professional experience. Um, but the   other um source that I would like to hear from is  the principles because who who sets the IEPs at   Landel? It's the principal. What do you mean sets?  Like who who drafts the IEPs? The sped team. Well,   I mean it's the team. So really when you're when  you're looking at an IEP, you're sitting down   with whoever assessed, you're sitting down with an  administrator, the parents, everybody there is is   part of the team giving their input. I mean, so so  when we say the IEPs are overprescribed, it's that   that team that would then be need to be retrained,  but it's not just about IEP. Well, hold on. Sorry.   Let me re let me back that up. An IEP is once  you're qualified, you

247have an IEP. You can't just   be handed an IEP because you feel like it. You  have to qualify based on assessments. I understand   how that works. qualify the the IEP is a MO  point, but the assessment is the legal obligation.   Correct. Yes. So the the prescription post  assessment is I think what folks were saying here   is the issue here, right? Like that's where the  access is coming in. Again, I'm going to recommend   that this item get pulled. Well, then I think that  uh we've had quite a bit of discussion on this and   we're not going to solve any problem any any of  the issues tonight. So, um I am going to go ahead   and call the question on this particular item and  ask us to vote on it tonight. And uh the motion on   the

248floor is to approve this particular contract  or it's an agreement. Um so, uh all in favor say   I. Do we need a second first? We already said  we did. We had it on the floor. That's the only   reason we can have the disc discussion. Sorry.  All in favor of approving this agreement? I All   opposed? I I I Okay, it looks like we're going  to be pulling it. And um I think that uh the   direction that um trustee um Nem has suggested  in terms of input uh back to the board is   um well taken and hopefully those are in the notes  and um we can get this back on the agenda for for   next month for us to consider. But can we also  make sure that part of this discussion we start   the formation of the

249special education committee  because they should all be part of this. There is   a special committee. Who's on that committee?  We're in the middle trying to get a TA. We   negotiate on May 19th and it's part of the TA that  we talked about. So we don't have it yet. What's a   TA? What's a TA? Tenative agreement. with ACT and  while we were talking CSEA texted me and said um   just so that you guys know because I know you've  had great discussion here tonight says CSEA agrees   with this study sooner is better we pay a lot of  money to SULPA and they would could be biased and   not neutral they want a neutral report that's from  CSEA which we have not negotiated with yet we have   been negotiating with ACT and they brought up  that they wanted

250the report in negotiations So CSEA wants the report in negotiation. They  just texted me. Okay. I recommend we pull the   or it didn't pass. So I recommend we go forward  and let staff work on this. Okay. One one last   thing. There was a list of requests that was  made for information along with this. Just want   to make sure that those requests were registered.  Well, I think that they're all um recorded. So,   um, my understanding is Miss Parker when she's  transcribing goes back and forth over those those,   um, recordings to make sure she's  captured all the detail. So,   um, I think we'll trust that, but I'm not clear.  You said there were a multitude of requests,   so let's be clear if you I think that we  we would like access to the previous study.   I would

251like to encourage anybody sitting  in the audience to go back to your sites and   ask for their input and please give us your  input. Um that's that's you need that's not   you. You need to give that direction to  staff and not just blanketly say that to   um all of our teachers or classified. You need to  direct that to me. Okay. So you want me to get a   pulse from all of our teachers. So direct that to  me. You say, "I want you to get a um an assessment   of what all our teachers say." Yes. CSEA and  AC. So, I'll work out on a survey or something   and I'll get you that information. A prior the  prior report and then is there anything else? Was there anything else? Those would be the two  requests right now.

252I understand. One of the   things that we did ask, we wanted you to contact  the county with regard to whether or not they had   the ability to provide any kind of service in this  arena. Okay. So, there's three things. And then,   didn't someone say they wanted to contact school?  Oh, okay. I was going to say school services also.   Also, please contact school services to see  if they can please hold the date. So, there   are four things. I'm going to review them all.  You ready? Previous study. make a survey and and   find out what all of our teachers and classified  think about special ed. Um contact school services   to see if they can hold that spot that will bring  it back to you in in June. And then the third one   is check with the county.

253Yes. To see if they  can do this study. So I have just one question   with regards to four things with regards to the  survey of I mean if if if Tracy says that ACT and   CSCA are already already saying they want that we  already have the feedback the survey I'm going to   we're going to do this so but you know on the  flip side too I'm realistic okay so the survey   that was done 10 years ago is irrelevant Because  if you look at it, co turned everything upside   down. So it's a different scenario, different use  cases, different all the data points are going   to be completely right. But that doesn't make any  difference. It's a case study. If you want to look   at it as a if you want to look at it as a

254case  study, that's the only way in which it actually   is meaningful for us to be able to use it to see  what school services or FMA was able to do and   what kind of information they collected, what they  analyzed and whether what kinds of recommendations   they had. And so that gives us something.  It doesn't give us an assessment as to what   we actually ended up doing based on that report.  Yeah. So that's where I want to come back to is I   think long as we have committee that has the right  representation. We we also didn't have Danielle 10   years ago. We we hired Danielle for her expertise,  right? If Danielle's asking for this information.   Okay. If and that's where we we need to really  start thinking about this too, right? Can I can   I can

255I stop us right here? We've already put  this in staff's hands that if we have individual   information we want to ask of the superintendent  or clarification we do but we have an agenda that   we have to complete tonight. We have already  voted on this particular matter. We voted to   pull it and it is now or we voted it down which  meant that we wanted to give direction to staff   to go ahead and bring it back to us. So if we have  any information or any kind of comments we want   to give to the superintendent, we can do so. But  we do need to move on to the rest of our agenda. No, I just Tim that's I'd like to direct one  last put that straw man organization Troy from   that committee as part of this

256process. Put I'm  sorry, what did you say? Put what? Put I know   you're still in negotiation who that committee  is going to be for this special education,   but at least put that straw man together so you  can start at least having this discussion with   the right people. I don't I don't think she can  until straw man. I don't think she can because   it needs to be negotiated. We're working on that  through negotiations right now. And that's part of   the tenative agreement that we hope to reach with  our partners in the negotiations. And so that will   be formulated as to what who will make up that  special special ed committee to um in in their   that's going to be another review committee um to  look at our special ed. Um but again, you've been   heard. The

257item has uh been voted down. We will  do what has been asked and uh I recommend that   we go to the next item if possible. Well, that's  what I was saying is is if there's any additional   conversation that people want to have, they make  it directly with the superintendent. Item 13.4,   approve amendment six to license to use agreement  for Cthon elementary school facilities with Grace   Christian Church. So moved. Second. So moved by  trustee Hayashida and seconded by trustee Nem   uh approve this particular item. Is there any  discussion on it? Hearing none. All in favor,   you you have a question about how this um 3.6  cola was was calculated consumer price index   for the previous 12 months. Okay. And and that  takes into account we had talked about sort of   a fair market assessment of the

258rental. Yeah,  we put in the Friday report last week that we   hadn't had the time needed to do that report or  any of that analysis yet. And in order to get   this renewed in in time for the next year, uh we  were going to work on that after this process was   over. Recognizing the importance of having this,  you know, long-term client still on or long-term   tenant on these annual leases was was important.  Okay. I just wanted to put out there that that   report was not, you know, has not yet been  completed, but may be in the future at some point.   So this only takes into account the CPI increase.  Correct. Thank you. And that's done through   contract language that says a particular point in  the year uses the CPI for this SoCal area. So that  

259brings up the issue you say you haven't been able  to do complete that. Let's uh so so if that comes   up and we have some clarity, I I I I would hope  that that means that um we don't wait until the   last minute before the next contract cycle to uh  have completed that so that we have the ability to   look at that in a more realistic fashion. Correct.  I mean that would take some conversations with the   tenants as well. We couldn't just pass along a  substantial No, absolutely. But that's the reason   I'm saying I don't want us to do this in a last  minute kind of thing. Yeah. Any further discussion   or questions? All in favor say I. I. All opposed.  Motion carried. Item 13.5, approve amendment three   to license to use agreement for Damron

260Elementary  School facilities with Del Soul School. Is there a   motion to approve this? And as you note that  there is a same rate change but a different   um a different uh uh rate monthly rate. So  moved. Second. Second. The move by trusty nem   and seconded by trustee. Is there any discussion  on this item? Just the same point as the last.   Right. All in favor of approving this item say I.  I. All opposed. Motion carried. Item 13.6 adopt   resolution number 2526-21 spending determination  of the education protection account for 2526. Is there a motion to adopt this resolution?  So moved. Second. Moved by trustee Nem and   uh seconded by trusty Periq. Uh is there any  discussion on this item? Hearing none. All in   favor of this item approving this item  say I. I. All opposed. Motion carried.  

261Item 13.7 adopt resolution number 25/26-22 to  become subject to uniform public construction   cost accounting procedures. Uh is there a  motion to adopt this resolution? So moved.   Second moved by trusty Nem and seconded  by trusty Periq. Is there any discussion   on this item? All in favor say I. I. I. I. All  oppose. Same sign. Motion carried. Item 13.8.   Approve approve filing notice of completion  for the 2026 Landell Kindergarten restroom   project by MP South Incorporated  uh at a total cost of $339,593.40. So moved. Second. Moved by trustee Hayashida   and seconded by trusty Periq. Is  there any discussion on this item? Again, no change orders, which was uh again good  news. Um all in favor of this item say I. I. I.   All opposed. Motion carried. Item 13.9,  approve contracting with VINs asphalt for   2026 districtwide summer asphalt

262maintenance  project at a total cost of uh $569,473.30. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. Moved  by Trusty Nem and seconded by Trusty Periq.   Uh is there any discussion on this item? All in  favor of this item say I. I. All opposed. Okay.   Motion carried. Item 13 uh10, a ratified letter  of agreement with education leadership services   for superintendent search services at a total  cost of $23,000. Is there a motion for this?   Second. Moved by Trusty Nem and seconded  by Trusty Periq. Is there any discussion   question on this item? All in favor say I. I. All  opposed. Motion carried. Are we going too fast?   Okay. Item 13.11, adopt resolution number  2526-23, ordering bienial trustee election   uh for the um for November 3rd, 2026. Is there  a motion for this resolution? So move second.   Moved by trusty

263Nem and seconded by trusty Periq.  Is there any discussion or question on this item?   Hearing none. All in favor say I. I. I. All  opposed. Motion carried. We have now moving   down to our in number 14 information discussion.  Uh 14.1 is city of Cypress and Cypress School   District joint committee committee meeting.  And um I'd like to um ask um Superintendent um Mlullen to begin and and and sort  of moderate our discussion on this. Thank you, President Sandi. Um this is an  opportunity that uh we enjoy having with   the city of Cypress. um where we meet with  their elected officials and they meet with   our elected officials in a formal format.  Um I think it happens at least once a year,   maybe twice a year depending on schedules or items  that might be relevant to discuss.

264Um that two of   their elected officials meet with two of our  elected officials and I believe we've already   um established who our point people are. Um so  this is your opportunity to um discuss u together   about what topics might be important for us um to  bring to the city. Um and they will of course have   agenda items that they'll contribute to. So this  is a chance for you to is there anything you would   like um our two um two point people to to discuss?  I have something. Sure. Um, and this involves I   don't know how much it involves the city, but it  definitely involves the police department looking   at um just school safety um in terms of entering  into our schools. Um, you know, we're starting   to receive emails about um having a locked school 

265office to get buzzed in and things like that. Um,   and so I'm wondering just kind of what the police  department's stance is on that. And you know,   um, obviously that would cost us some money as  well, but I'm just wondering about making sure   that our campuses are secure. Might that  be something we explore directly with the   police department and and well, they're they're  there at the meeting, right? No, this is the uh   city two city council. The police is the chief of  police. Chief of police is generally there. Yeah,   I'm not aware of the chief actually. The chief  is generally there. The chief is usually there.   Okay. Either that or one of these captains, so  I apologize. So that would be my two cents. Can   I piggy back off of that? Actually, I I  think

266that um would there be a potential   just generally speaking to maybe um have  the city invest in in that for us? Right.   I I don't know if there's some sort of a grant  for like general safety that they could pursue.   I mean, the city has a very healthy financial  reserve at this point. Um, so ask the city what   types of grants might be available through them.  Through them. Yeah, I have Teresa raising her   hand. I just wanted to share. So I do a walk with  uh the Cypress police on an annual basis and that   is one of the things that we I discussed with them  is what are they seeing at other schools in term   of the locked entrance and those types of things.  Um and it it's across the board. Um some have it,  

267some don't. It's really about what you know the  boards and the family the board of trustees wants   the direction to go in and the families in terms  of it being um a welcoming environment or the   prison but the safety, right? We're always trying  to balance um those two things. And so um one of   the things I have been looking at is actually um  grants and it wouldn't necessarily be through the   city, but there's uh the stop grant, which is  what we were able to do with the OCDE. That's   how we were able to do that funding was through  the uh BGA stop grant. Um, and so that's what I'm   looking into to be able to do if it is, you know,  the direction of the board to look at those um,   uh, call in for

268the front offices. I've already  priced it out, so I kind of know what that price   would be. Um, as well as additional cameras, kind  of all those things that, you know, budget right   now isn't allowing us to maybe move forward  with. Um, but I do value our my relationship   with the police and we're always talking about  what are they seeing at other schools and we   walk specifically with what are concerns that  they have about our sites that they see people   doing it elsewhere to fix or that and across  the board they always are saying your sites are   really secure like there there's always room for  improvement based off of funding but there wasn't   anything that they're like you need to change this  right now because it is a concern for intruders or   those types of

269things. So, just to give that um  background in case it's helpful. And well, since   you're on the mic, I do actually have a question.  Um the city and the police department was so open   last year when I was on this committee to putting  in a bus stop in our Maple Grove uh neighborhood.   And that's been phenomenal. I mean, having that  spot where the bus is marked, the cars can't park,   all of those kinds of things. Um do the other bus  locations have that as well? They don't, but they   didn't um warrant it. Um because the locations  and we did review it with them um all the stops   um but we based off of where the bus stop is  there isn't it's not like a park. It's like the   corner of Denny and Petite and so

270it would be a  person's property and so we couldn't necessarily   do the same um remedies that we were able to do  at the parks but we didn't have the same issues   where cars were, you know, flying around or  or those types of things. Okay. Thank you. I think it's always good for us to have these  conversations about partnering and so I'm glad   you brought that up and they were so great about  it last year and so quick with it and it's been   fantastic to have a spot designated for the bus  where the cars can't park. Kids know where to go,   the parents know where pickup is. It's been  great. So, one of the things that I um had   talked over with um Superintendent Mlullen um sort  of piggybacks on what you're saying right there is  

271um I uh we talked about um the possibility of  putting together a resolution of appreciation   for our partnership with the uh city of Cypress  and that could be where at one of the where's   that we build into that resolution. So, I would  like us to be able to explore doing that. And   um I don't know if that's an agenda item that  we would talk about with the city, but you know,   I do think that it is important for us to uh  actually build that resolution. Um maybe you   can give us back and forth as you think that's  something that we put on the agenda or is that   something that we just do? Well, I think sorry.  I think what we talked about was identifying at   this meeting particular partnership items that we  really appreciate that

272they do. One is, you know,   the PACE program and the relationship we have with  our police department. They also allow us to use   their city yards for busing, uh, our busy yard.  Um, little things like that that we get to use   the community center for professional development  opportunities. looking at wherever we connect the   dot, we connect with them and they provide support  to us identifying that and and then doing some   kind of resolution at a meeting here where where  some of them come here to be formally appreciated   by this board. So basically what you're saying  is that the line item would be for us to actually   you know talk about the good relationships and the  different points of our appreciation for that and   no what I'm saying at the meeting. At the meeting  at the

273meeting it's an agenda item that basically   is having a conversation about all the points  of which we actually partner. Yes. And then we   develop the resolution afterwards and then invite  and find if they would be okay with having that   with him come here and be appreciated. Well, that  would be Yeah. Hopefully they'd say yes. Yeah,   they would. Um, did you have any uh  suggestions of things for the agenda? I hate to harp on the same point, but I I think  um you know it might be a good avenue to speak   to them about different ways in which they  could support us at this point. Like if when   they're refurbishing their playgrounds, could  they consider the playgrounds at the schools?   Um are there any other grants that the city  could give us to upkeep our fields?

274um any   sort of um services that they could provide us to  sort of ease the burden off of our bottom line.   Um I don't I I don't know a more delicate way to  put that but that conversation I think would be   we're struggling with our budget and is there any  way that you could you guys have $74 million in   your so yes. Well so can I can I I'm just wanted  to follow up on on the field aspect that was one   of the things that we had asked that we do explore  and have information come back to us later on in   the summer when we're going to be talking about  the parks specifically. But we also said there's   also those joint use of fields and talking in  terms of how those fields get maintained and

275I   know we've had some perennial issues associated  with gophers and so forth. Uh whether or not   because the um city helps facilitate that th those  programs and those private entities who are using   those fields whether there is some support  that could come from the city for helping us   um make sure that those fields are regularly  safe for our students. So I think that's a   very specific ask and I think that rather than  going going fishing that if we go with specific   ask or specific uh conversations about a specific  ask that's better way of than rather than saying   well can you give me something what what can you  give me I think more I think playgrounds come to   mind the fields come to mind um and then then you  know I could probably think of a

276few things but   it's so I I would like to tag on to all of this.  I'll see you and I'll raise you. Um, one of the   things that I had talked to um, Superintendent  Mlullen about was possibly asking them about   um, the two parks, vessels and acacia, and  whether or not um, well, would this board   consider asking the city whether or not they  would consider purchasing those parks from us? and Hush went over the room. You know what? I do  have a question actually now that I think about it   because I drove my kids to school this week, which  I don't normally do. When you pull into vessels,   I don't know what that street is that you when  you when you turn in the whatever that the first   residential street. Is there a reason why

277there's  not a light there? It's too close to Cerritos. We   we're not experts on Yeah. But I'm wondering  if that's because traffic backs up and then   people are cutting cars off. That would be a  that would be a good question to ask whether   or not they have done a traffic study at that  particular intersection uh at peak hours and what   might happen what what what might be a potential  resolution to what you're basically talking about   because trying to pull in because the oncoming  traffic is coming if you're coming north on   Valley View. It's very challenging to actually  get in during peak times because the left turn   because the Yeah. Because the traffic coming south  is never going to stop for you. Are you talking   about turning into Yes. Turning into Kathy? Just  for clarification. Yes.

278So, I think that would   be an important one. That would be something that  they would probably send to the traffic commission   to actually do a study. Correct. We did do one  about 12 years ago where there a crosswalk was   actually put in on the other side of the park. Um  there did at one time there was not a crosswalk. I   don't even think they had a crossing guard at that  point. Um and so they do do studies sometimes. We   pointed that out as a concern back in the day and  there was a community meeting at Vessel School.   Um, and they were good partners in doing something  for us that we identified. I'm not sure if we're   identifying um this as a a problem. Um, but maybe  our our question is No, I think that it's

279a it's   a perfectly valid it's a perfectly valid ask  because if we perceive as either parents trying   to go in or even us as board members as we've  come into uh Kathy, we have I've observed uh   how difficult and challenging it is to cross and  and do a left turn into Kathy um from the oncoming   traffic coming uh south on Valley Viewuring. peak  times during the peak times during peak times and   so left out. We we see that I think at all of our  sites. Um well, but I I I think that specifically   because she asked I think I get so and put it on  the agenda for Kathy um pulling into Kathy off of   Valley View. Right. Got it. But not only the in  the out at the end of the day as well.

280People are   trying to cross Valley View to make a left. Yeah.  I know. I asked traffic before previously and if   they said you can't put two signals too close to  each other and then since Critos is right there   you're just going to block up and cause havoc. So  but I think one thing you thank you for bringing   up the fields. No, I I think we definitely need to  bring that up. But last time uh President Sundi,   you and I were also in the joint committee  meeting. um previous management committed to   help out the district was security. Remember we  they they talked about exploring that and they   were they they they um identified that they had  a willingness to be working with us on this and   potentially provide us some additional funding.  I think they said

281there we're going to work you   with Chief Lauderback on that as well. if we can  continue to put that on the list too because they   did give a commitment to our school district uh  to work with us and potentially help fund some   security things. So if we have that security where  schools school sites I got I have that um you said   school I got that's the first item school safety  entering into our schools. So I'll complement that   first item with cameras. No, not just cameras.  They just said they they were generic about it.   Okay. So that does that meet the first one that  was presented? There was I'm going to repeat   all the agenda items that are being recommended.  The first one was school safety and particularly   entering into our schools. Does that that meets 

282yours? No. So this was more to help um offset some   of the costs, help fund some of the security  offset cost. Okay. The second one was grants.   anything available to CYPS to our school district  um particularly as it may relates to fields. I   have maybe doing a resolution of appreciation  for all of the things that we do do together. I   have are there any other different ways you can  support Cypress School District? I have fields   and support for them. Can you help us with that?  And I have vessels of traffic study particular   valley view and Kathy Rosa. Oh, and Rosa in  Quacia Park. Are you interested in buying them? Playground equipment and playground. So, we  have one, two, three, four, five, six, seven,   eight. Playground equipment. Um, as another one.  Okay. Anything else? Yes, I

283have one item. Um,   one of the things that I think that many of  us know, if we are on social media at all,   we know that the city does maintain  a um um presence on social media,   particularly Facebook. I know that they  also do Twitter, but uh my um my request   would be for us to talk about the protocols and  methods to obtain board coverage on those sites.   um that they would actually post material for  us. And I'm looking at prime opportunities for   us right now are uh actually preschool enrollment.  The materials that we're sending out through our   own uh social media streaming and uh if they would  double and piggy back on to what we're doing or we   can do use their resources to perhaps reach a  larger audience, I think that's important for  

284us. but also as we are beginning to work on our  um uh superintendent search and the possibility   that we're uh our search firm is going to be  doing community outreach with regard to surveys   uh for there to be an active invitation for the  community members who would be interested and with   a link to be able to uh go and find the survey  and be able to participate in doing the survey. So   again it would be you know asking them how do we  in other words we want the protocols what do they   include what can we what what can we have them  uh to to post for us number one and number two   um timelines format contact persons you know uh  all of that kind of information uh associated   with it and I'm just mentioning the

285two items  that we have right now that could potentially   benefit from that a greater exposure okay social  media, city protocols, what can they post for us   and utilizing them for posting our things like  preschool and surveys and the survey and and   surveys superintendent survey. I think that you'll  want to talk to our um search firm um too to see   if that's something well but I think that we'll at  least explore that. It's up to us as to whether or   not we utilize it. Yeah. I I can't remember the  date of this meeting with the city. I don't know   if that's going to work within the timeline.  May 20th. So, it may fit perfectly. Okay. Is there anything else that anyone else  wants to talk about with regard to the   joint committee meeting with the city?

286I guess  I would just like to add a couple of comments   with regards to why I brought the um the request  up. Um, one is the liability issues that we have   um with the the there's these agreements  that happen I guess annually and then also   um the liability of if somebody were  to get hurt at a site um either of the   two parks the district would also be held  liable according to my conversation with   Dr. Mlullen. So just to just as an option um  to eliminate the the the agreements and also   um that to eliminate the liability and if it if it  could happen then it would be something that would   increase the budget just a little bit. So that  was just my thoughts. Okay, any further agenda   items? All right, then let's move on

287to 14.2 2  first reading of board policy and board bylaw let's see let me get to and evidently  we have three or not three but two um so that should have been plural I think we have  two policies that we're supposed to look at here pardon we have one policy we have one policy  one bylaw But when you put them together,   it's collective, isn't it? No. Okay. If not,   that's fine. The first item is uh board  policy 3112.1 special reserve fund. Um   were there any questions or conversation  around that particular um board policy? Okay. Not hearing a great response to  that. Let's move on to board bylaw 9322   agenda meeting materials exhibit 2.  Um we uh if you remember we removed   this from a March um meeting uh because  primarily the timeline that was in

288the   then present and current still board bylaw  for agenda meeting materials uh or agenda   um and meeting materials. uh had a timeline of um  request for agenda items that required a 24-day um lead time for active consideration for the  next immediate agenda. And then the CSBA bylaw   um took out any timeline. It basically said,  you know, you can ask for it. And I felt that   at that particular point and the reason why  I asked to pull it that I felt that having   a timeline in there was helpful because it  gave guidance to making sure that there was   no confusion as to why something would be  or would not be in the next agenda item if   it was within a lesser than a certain period of  time. So, as a for instance, um the item that

289we   u discussed earlier tonight that uh had to do with  the presentation from Miss Fleell and yourself on   um the um preschool. Uh the request came in just  a few days before the next board meeting and   therefore it was not really feasible to have that  um item on the agenda at that particular time. So   if there had been real clear guidelines or  board members knew about those guidelines,   it might have been something that uh you  know would have been suggested, okay,   let's do it for the next board meeting. So now the  proposal has come back with it uh increasing the   timeline to 21 days. And um I'm just wanting to  say that I was perfectly happy with the 14 days.   I don't know about my fellow board members, but I  would like it to go

290back to the original 14 days. as opposed to 21 days which is now what is  put into the I think I agree with you. 21   days seem too long. It seems long. Yeah.  14 14 son sweater. Okay. Since this is   the first reading then uh and we've  never in the past on a first reading   uh dealt with um um an edit on a first  reading. How does that work? Well,   you're talking about the agenda preparation and  at least 21 days before the scheduled meeting. Um,   that's for members of the public. That's not  necessarily for members of the board. Um,   so we have asked um we we have recommended 21  days. It can be 14 days, but it's the request is   for members of the public to have an agenda item.  Are you sure? Okay. How

291did it get changed to 21? Most all of this is CSBA recommended. We we put  the 21 in days in there because that's what we   would like to have as a staff to review um and  have time to put that on the agenda and to review   with the president to make sure that it uh is  related to our educational program and meets   the subject matter of jurisdiction posted and  and the the the our timing for when an agenda   gets posted. posted is a week prior. Okay. So, can  we add So, 14 days plus the week that's where we   came to 21. So, can we clarify that then put  for the public, 21 days for board, for Oh,   it does say that it says 21 days for the public.  Okay. Then can we put 14 days

292for the board or does it not need to be that specific? No, it it  does have this confusing sentence in it that says   like a member of the public or an individual board  member acting in that board member's capacity   as a member of the public. So So not asking as a  board member but asking as a member of the public,   right? But that that's a little con maybe it's  just late. I don't know. Yeah, it's board members   capacity as a member of the public. That's like  you have to look that, right? So, and then if you   go a little bit farther in that another paragraph,  a board member may request in writing at a meeting   as part of a related open session item or at a  meeting as part of an open session item intended  

293for this purpose that a specific matter within  the subject matter jurisdiction jurisdiction   of the board be placed on an upcoming board  agenda within 30 days of receiving the request. Okay. So to go back to members of the public 21  days you would like to be remain 21 days.   I believe that it's perfectly fine for the public  for 21 days because I think I hear what you're   saying is that two weeks is uh and that the um the  agenda is posted one week out from the meeting. So   14 days is not an unrealistic amount of time and  that was what you shared um into as you opened   dialogue on this topic. That was the initial  concern. That was my initial concern and uh   when I had that conversation with you, I don't  think we had clarified

294that that was the board   member acting as a member of the public. Right.  And so that was and and I agree that that was   um that caught me unawares when you when you  said that. Um I do think that for guidance   for the board that um the the old one did have  14 days in for the board. Um the clarification   here is that the board let's see let's how  let let's read that particular paragraph a   board the the challenge here is the the way  this pops us up it's such tiny we will follow submitted request in writing   at a meeting as part of a related open  session or at a meeting as part of there will be in July as a result of this board  policy being updated an agenda item that actually   speaks to

295somebody on the board being able to  request at the next board meeting. We go monthly.   They'll be there will be actually be a board item  that says or request board um board items. The   board will have that opportunity. So, it'll be  put on the agenda is what you're saying. It'll   have a line item on the agenda. I think that's  a good idea because then that does provide the   prompt for board to It's more than an idea. It'll  be board policy. It's be policy. Um, does that   um speak to that um it that it actually will  be on the agenda or is that still going to be a   um will that be something that the board then the  board president in tandem with the superintendent   still will still have the opportunity to make sure  that it's

296within the subject matter jurisdiction   of what we would have on any agenda. Okay.  And the reason why I was asking is is that I   know that in recent in the last few years that  the city council has done something similar,   but they have required the um there to be at least  a second by a second council member before it can   go forward as a formal request. But I guess maybe  that's because their mayor and the city manager   don't necessarily look at that the same way as  the superintendent and the board president do.   We're bound by ED code and and that's what our  board policies are are okay come from. Okay. Is   there any further question or do we want anything  uh changed at the edited at this point or do we   think that we've got

297clarification because I mean  again otherwise when we come back it's a first   reading. Yes, it's the first reading. So So this  will be No, no. just meant that next month um I   don't want us to come back to and revisit this and  basically say oh I want to pull it now. So if we   um if we think that we don't need editing on  it at this particular point then let's move on   to the next item. Let me go back to getting rid  of this attachment and we'll go back. Okay. Um item 14. Item 14 uh.3 discussion of rem uh board  bylaw 9320.1 remote meetings and attendance and um because there had been a specific board  member request for uh the possibility of possib   possible remote meetings, I thought it would be  at least good for

298us to look at this tonight. Um,   in terms of the critical edition, is this on this  copy? It's not on this copy. Um, could you give   us the nuts and bolts of this one? Uh, ours is  not highlighted in terms of the specific area as   to whether of that ask for from the board member  of new language. This board policy is um getting   districts ready for what's going to be required  July 1 with making remote um attendance for board   meetings possibility for board members. Um one  they need to have a hardship. They'll be allowed   to do this two times um throughout the year. But  um it identifies remote attendance due to whatever   the cause might be. it defines what those causes  are. Um the district then will have the burden of   um making sure that

299the remote access is made  available. Um this could be in a board member's   home. Um the responsibilities that that board  member will have will be with um posting an agenda but but still posting um that agenda  on the facility that they're at. But   essentially that's what this is about making  remote access available. Okay. And isn't there   something also about um remote um access for  um listening um audience members to be able to   provide public comments in that particular uh  that particular item in this particular item.   Yes. And and this is is this this is new language  or is this been always there? This is coming to   us from this is coming this is coming this is  coming as new information as well that board   uh that that audiences now have the will have  the uh

300opportunity to participate in public   comments. Yes. Okay. Just to to kind of clarify  this policy because there's there's two parts,   right? There is the remote that's kind of always  been there where you have to have um a certain   amount of notice. The the agenda has to be posted.  you have to say, hey, this is member is going to   be at this address, right? There's that column  that's kind of always been there. What's coming   new is the remote for hardship. And again, like  uh Dr. Tim um mentioned, that's only two times   um that that can use that in a year. That's the  only time where public comments is required per   the policy. doesn't mean different decisions  can't be made or so forth, but it's only for   when they do the remote for hardship that we then 

301have to allow remote public comments. It's not   um at any time. Okay, that sounds that that  helps clarify because I thought that it was   uh two separate things. One that the u public  would have the opportunity anytime to provide   public comments um remotely. Okay. Is there is  there any additional cost and infrastructure we   need to put in place or does our systems already  accommodate that there in terms of system? No,   because we can use the webinar. There is um staff  challenges with it because it's different in terms   of how we'd have to pull in that person for  public comments knowing that they want to make   the public comment. So, there's some logistics  in terms of hardware we don't anticipate. Um,   but as part of that remote as well, and correct  me if I'm wrong, um,

302they have to be able to allow   the public to be there, not for the hardship one,  but for the other one. Correct. Um, and so, um,   public comments need to be able to be be shared in  that venue. So, but to your point, um, as of right   now, no in terms of hardware, but there's some  logistics that have to be figured out. Thank you.   Okay, thank you so much for that clarification  because uh I thought I had read through it and   I thought I understood it and uh obviously I  missed a couple of fine tuned po points. Uh   any other comments on this particular first this  is a is this a first reading? No, this is this is   we've already adopted it, but because there was a  board member who requested uh the possibility of  

303remote meeting, uh we are going over it tonight  just to make sure that we all understand how it   works. Okay. And it sounds like we needed that.  I'm sorry if I can just say one thing too. Even   with the board policy being previously approved,  the remote for hardship goes into effect July 1st.   So, just so that clear, it's different that it  approves at a later date. But I think it's kind   of important to note because I'm I'm just going  back and looking at my notes from our last CSBA   conference and because I went to something around  this and it's talking about if the stream fails,   the law requires you to hold the meeting for up  to an hour. So, I mean, it's creating additional   potential issues that I think we need to um just  consider

304if we're thinking about, you know, having   a hardship that it could multiply very quickly.  Those hardships could escalate. Yes. Okay. Well,   I do appreciate the opportunity to have these  conversations on these items underneath the   discussion um section, information and discussion  section. Then um I think that the next item on our   agenda is adjournment. And I would like to uh  dedicate this particular adjournment and this   particular meeting to our very fine staff of  the Cypress School District and say many many   thanks for everything that you do for us on  a daily basis to us and for the kids that you   benefit even more than us. Um kudos. You make  the school district what it is. the excellence   that we perceive that we continue to want to  keep striving for. But thank you very much for   everything

305that you do. The meeting is adjourned  now at uh 10:29 p.m. What's our cap? senders.