Fallbrook Union High School District Board Meeting 05-14-2025

001Good afternoon everyone. Announcements all open sessions of Christ are recorded and streamed in real time at www. Good afternoon everyone and welcome. We're going to reconvene to open sessions at 5 39 p.m. Announcements. All open sessions of the board of trustees are recorded and streamed in real time at ww.fuhsd.net. We're going to go ahead and begin with the flag salute. Can everybody please rise? Thank you. Next we will continue with Rooff board of trustees Carolio president present Mr. Eddie Jones, vice president. Tona Dodarte, clerk. Paul Christensen, trustee. Chris Haskell, trustee, present. Thank you. Next, we have student board representative, Miss Haley Sardi, present. Cara Hart, present. And AJ Savino, present. Finally, we have our superintendent, Sagasa Gonzalez, present. Thank you. Informal review of governing governing team's norms. The board of trustees approved norms are that

002we be respectful, be approachable, be open-minded, be communicative with no surprises, be willing to listen, be prepared, and be trustworthy. Report from close sessions. Public employment dis discipline dismissal and release. Government code section 54957. Nothing to report. Conference with legal counsel pending litigation. Government code section 54956.9D1. Nothing to report. Government Conference with legal counsel anticipated litigation. Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to government code 54956.9D2. Nothing to report. Conference of labor negotiations. Government code section 54957.6. District negotiator is Gara Gonzalez. Superintendent employee in organizations are FHSTA and SEIU and unrepresented employees classified management certificate management and confidential employees. Next we have explosion cases number 11 F2425 number 12 F2425 and number 16 F2425 which will take a vote later on. Suspended disposion cases number 08 F2425 number 13 F2425 number 14 F2425 and number 15 F2425.

003We will now adopt the agenda. Can I get a motion? I'll move that we adopt the agenda as presented. I'll second. Thank you, Miss Roducte and Mr. Jones. Do we have any comments? Student board representative Nardi I miss Hart I miss I thank you board members Kalampio votes I Mr. Christensen I Mr. Haskell I Mr. Jones I and Mr. Hi. Thank you. Recognitions. We will now move on to recognitions. I want to just make an announcement that after recognitions, we'll have a 15minute u break so that during the recognitions, if we could all stay so that we could hear the names and that um we can give everybody the respect that they deserve or apply them as um as they come up. So again, we have a few recognitions for today, but at the end

004of the recognition, we'll have a break. Thank you. We're going to start off recognizing Fall Brook High School CTE culinary pathway students and Mr. Santo Cruz, culinary instructor. I know that they are not um available tonight, but Mr. Santo Cruz, our CTE culinary pathway teacher, and his students prepared a delicious meal for the board this evening. The district provides the students with a budget and the group take it takes it from there. Thank you culinary pathway students for your exceptional work planning, preparing and serving a delicious meal. Your professionalism, creativity, and teamwork are commended. The board of education is proud to support your journey and takes pride in providing an outstanding real world experience inspired by your talent and dedication. Bravo on a job well done. And my understanding is that tonight's dinner was exceptional.

005At this time, I would like to invite board members to the stage to begin tonight's recognition program. I would like to invite principal Lauren Jones and principal Lauren Gardner to the stage for the recognition of the 2025 validictorians and saludiatorans. The saludiatoran is a second highest ranking student in a graduating class. This year, the saludiatoran for Fbrook High School's class of 2025 is Elizabeth Tognava. Elizabeth, if you are here tonight, please come to the stage. The saludiatoran for Ivy High School's class of 2025 is Brian Viego Simon. And the saludiatoran for the Oasis High School class of 2025 is Oliver Kernik. Students, if you are here, please come up to the stage. And congratulations on your accomplishment. [Applause] and board if you could get a little bit closer for a picture. Thank you and congratulations

006Oliver. Students, as I call your name, please come up to the stage. The validictorian is the student in a graduating class who has the highest academic standing. This year, the honor of validictorian for Fbrook High School is awarded to Lucia Mo. [Applause] It is my honor to announce the validictorian for Ivy High School, our own student board representative, Amaya AJ Savino. And the validictorian for Oasis High School is Sophia Bezman. [Applause] Congratulations. Pose for a picture. Oh, one more. Congratulations. Thank you. Now we are going to recognize the outstanding seniors who have achieved a 4.0 or higher commulative GPA. Their dedication, resilience, and pursuit of excellence reflect the very best of our schools and community. Please join me in celebrating these remarkable students and their exceptional academic accomplishments. Students, as you hear your name, please

007come up on stage. I politely ask our audience to hold your applause until all students have been recognized. And if I mispronounce a name, please correct me. Giana Alvarez Linden Mayor Valeria Arenas SCS Alejandro Bettincourt Sydney Brown Ryan Camille Jennifer Cardinus Gabriella Carlos Xavier Charland Kaylee Diaz, Brooke Fedric, Ka Hawkins, Madison Hayes, Litzy Lopez, Katie Manion, Daniela Martinez, Sana Mahia, Cynthia Mills, Lucia Moo, Megan Newman, Alice Powell, Adriel Roas, Amy Sanchez, Olivia Surley, Connor Ska, Sophia Sakalowski, Lucas Stark, Elizabeth [Music] Tognava, Evan Thomas, Joanna Vargas, Vasquez, Anthony Weisar, and Lisel Young. Lord, if you could take a few steps forward to be seen in the picture. smile. Thank you and congratulations on your accomplishments. I would now like to invite Principal Lauren Jones to the podium for our teacher of the year recognition. Good evening.

008Um, I am thrilled this evening to be able to announce Fbrook Union High School District's teacher of the year who is a member of our teaching staff at Fbrook High School. Um, so if Dan Nielsen could join us, he is um along if we can give him a round of applause. Dan began, he's actually on the recognitions a little bit later for his longevity here with the district, but he began with us in 2005. So, he's a 20-year member at Fber High School, had actually worked um locally with our students a bit before that as well, but he's been an instrumental part of our English department and our English language development department for years. Um he is a leader amongst our nth grade teachers uh dedicated to ensuring that all of our students especially as

009they begin their high school journey have the opportunity to uh learn and grow in an environment where there's a lot of uh safety and comfort and security. Um does a tremendous job working with our bilingual paraprofessional staff um and also with scaffolding and supporting our students so that all of their learning needs are being met. Um he's become a resource especially for new teachers exploring their teaching careers and has mentored several teachers over the last few years. Um uh one of whom we actually even hired this year to work with us which has been kind of an awesome opportunity to be able to see what he's invested in the future of education. So we're really thrilled to have him on our staff um and also to be able to acknowledge him as teacher of the

010year this year. [Applause] While the picture is being taken, I want to add that I have been in Mr. Neielson's classroom and I'm always impressed with what the students are doing with his teaching and how he interacts with them and as Miss Jones mentioned, the security that he gives them to be able to attempt things that they feel they may not be ready to attempt. So, thank you [Applause] I would like to invite Emily Ton, director of education services, to the podium to introduce our classified school employee of the year. Good evening. Uh I am very pleased to introduce Laura Rojos as our classified employee of the year. So if she's here, join us. Uh Laura is truly a deserving recipient of our classified employee of the year. She consistently embodies the qualities of very

011calm professionalism, compassion, integrity, traits that enhance every aspect of her work and positively impact all of those around her. Laura is a quick learner. She effortlessly applies new knowledge to her responsibilities with precision and purpose. And in her role as a bilingual pair professional and language assessor for newly enrolled students, particularly our English language learners, she serves as a steady and supportive presence. She provides structure and encouragement in the classroom. She maintains clear expectations that reflect her strong sense of integrity while skillfully adapting to the diverse instructional styles of the teachers that she supports. Her students respect and appreciate the high standards that she sets both academically and behaviorally, knowing that she approaches each of them with genuine care and unwavering advocacy. Beyond the classroom, she is valued and a dependable colleague. She's always willing

012to step in wherever needed, whether that's Elpac testing across the district or assisting Saturday Academy, leading our math tutorials, helping summer data confirmation, or covering some of our open pair professional positions. She manages those varied responsibilities with grace and efficiency and an un unequivocal positive attitude. So her professionalism, approachability, and quiet leadership make her a standout among her peers. And we are very pleased to honor Miss Laura Rojos this evening. Congratulations, Loa. I would now like to invite Dr. Annabelle Luna to the podium to introduce our school counselor of the year nominees. Good evening. I would like to call to the stage uh Lydia Han as one of our nominees for this year and Alejandra Vasquez as our other nominee for this year as well. So both Lydia and Alejandra were nominated for counselor of

013the year award. They have taken the counseling department and really taken um uh the department to create a vision looking at putting students first. They take the initiative creating programs that would look at A throughG creating opportunities for college and career. They've even taken charge of bringing the whole team together as well as admin to create a calendar of events that will help support the needs of our students. for example, looking at financial aid uh workshops as well as looking at at college and career kickoff plans for the following year. They were the ones that kind of spearheaded when we started the trunk or treat wellness college and career readiness. That was one of the projects that they spearheaded, made sure we started three three years ago, two years ago. We this is the second

014year and really looking at how can we improve our system. They've also really pushed us to visit other schools and see what's out there that we can bring to Fbrook. So, I really appreciate all the work that they're bringing for us and really doing the best we can for all of our students. So, thank you again. Congratulations, ladies. Tonight, we're also celebrating our incredible migrant students who placed in the migrant speech tournament. Their powerful voices, hard work, and determination inspire us all. This year's topics included, should high schools eliminate traditional letter grades in favor of alternative grading system? Is fast fashion fueling unsustainable consumerism? and harming society? Do the benefits of electric cars outweigh the costs? Do the benefits of school sports outweigh the potential physical and mental health impacts on student athletes? Do video

015games contribute to the behavioral challenges in children and teens? As a team, our migrant students brought home 14 trophies, 10 first place, two second place, and two third place. From Falbrook High School, senior, and as you hear your name, please come up. Senior Julio Tovar, placed first in prepared speech and extemporaneous speech in Spanish. Junior Bane Yanes from Valberg High School placed second in prepared speech and first place in extemporaneous speech in English. Sophomore Javier Padya from Falber High School received a third place in prepared speech and first place in extemporaneous speech in Spanish. [Applause] Junior Yanet Cabrera from Oasis High School placed first in prepared speech in Spanish. And sophomore Nicolas Romero from Fbrook High School won at the regional level and continued on to the state level. Please join me in applauding their

016achievement and the strength they bring to our schools and community. [Applause] Congratulations. Every year we recognize employees for their years of dedicated service that reflects the strength of a stable staff and the lasting impact of consistency in our schools. Low turnover support student success and we are grateful for the commitment and continuity these team members provide every day. We will be recognizing five years of service with a five-year service pen. When I call your name, please come up to the stage and remain on stage until everyone is recognized. And if we could hold the applause until the end, that would be appreciated. Lauren Gardner, principal of Ivy and Oasis High Schools. Anna Haskell. And I'm going to ask her husband, Trustee Haskell, to accept the pin on her behalf. Ilico Gonzi Caitlyn Renender, Sandy Badali,

017Adrien Ovay, Megan Varnner, Janet Variel, Samuel Harrison, Stephen Dentam, Angela Good, Mauricio Era, and Cody Chavez. And I do know that uh Cody Chavez is not able to be with us tonight because he is on baby watch or just had a baby or something along those lines. So, congratulations to him and his wife. Congratulations and thank you for your service. We'll wait for the picture. Recognizing 10 years of service with a 10-year service plan pin. Kristen Lungquist, Sergio Lao Gonzalez, Ilana Aras, Alejandro Rias, Molly Tent, Pam Pam Kaine. And for anybody who was here at the senior awards night last night, if Miss Pam Kaine is not present today, we all understand why. She did a tremendous amount of work to make that presentation a success. Deanna Holtz, Victor Rojo Ibara, Jackie Rascendes, and Julia

018Minderman. If our staff could step forward for a picture. Thank you for your service and dedication. [Applause] We will now recognize 15 years of service with a commemorative paper weight. Caesar Rodriguez, [Applause] Antonet Tony, Yokum, Jorge Roas, and Diana Erin. Congratulations. Thank you. Now, 20 years of service is recognized with a personalized computer bag. Our teacher of the year, Daniel [Applause] Nielsen, Paul Grimes, Alana Milton, and assistant principal Steve Martinez. [Applause] Thank you and congratulations. 25 years of service is re recognized with a personalized wristwatch. Margaret Chapman [Applause] And now recognizing 35 years of service with a $,000 check. Harry Weedenhop and Martha Har. [Applause] have to be present to get the check. Just kidding. Thank you, Harry, for your service. We are now moving on to Fbrrook's finest. We're going to start with Fbrook's

019finest students. The career technical education empowers students with real world skills, hands-on experience, and industry certifications. It bridges classroom learning with career readiness, opening pathways to college, high demand jobs, and lifelong success. CTE builds confidence, purpose, and a strong foundation for students to thrive in today's workforce and tomorrow's economy. Recently our digital media film pathway students had the opportunity to work alongside the professionals from cinema culturas. Cinema culturas shared that many of the students produced projects that were college level work. Tonight we are celebrating the accomplishments of students in the pathway under the leadership of teacher Joseph howig. When I call your name, please come up to the stage. Guadalupe Navarete for best encouragement PSA. [Applause] Coleman Carlson for best gold [Applause] PSA and Rodrigo OOA best silver PSA, best research and accurate accuracy of

020stats and or facts and best pedestrian safety PSA. [Applause] Congratulations. And now for Fbrook's finest department. The math department has shown exceptional dedication and innovation in this 202425 school year. Focusing on performance tasks and mathematical practice standard 3 through targeted professional learning and collaborative reflection. They've enhanced instructional rigor and student discourse. Tools like fun, fast, furious, and the hot template have helped students tackle complex pro problems with confidence. Promptly addressing that 60% of the CASP CASP score is performance-based, they embedded tasks into the curriculum and built a strong assessment matrix. Their student centered work especially supporting English learners and students with disabilities reflects outstanding leadership by department chair Debbie Berg and the DRS leads Siobhan Donahghue and Omar Muro. Please come up to the stage to accept this res this recognition as I call your

021name. Department Chair Debbie Berg, Jason [Applause] Dale, DRS lead Siobhan Donahghue, Paul Grimes, Heidi for Bill Lenoway, Luis Montes, DRS lead Omar Muro, Lorenza Rodas and Steven Shidell. [Applause] Thank you for your hard work and dedication. And now we are recognizing Fbrook's finest community partner for the month of May. We are deeply grateful to our incredible community partner, North County Fire Protection District, for their unwavering support of our schools. From professional development and classroom presentations to being visibly present at athletic events and leading the Wildland Symposium, your commitment enriches our students experiences and strengthens our district. I also want to comment on the constant communication from Chief Keith McReynolds during fire emergencies. Thank you for being a valued and inspiring ally. With us tonight to accept the res recognition is Chief Keith Keith Mcrenolds and

022North County Fire Protection District Board Member Jeff Egan. I would be remiss if I did not also acknowledge the support from board member Captain Eddie Jones. [Applause] Thank you. Now, we would like to recognize and thank our student more board members for their outstanding commitment and service. Your voices, leadership, and dedication have brought valuable insight to our work and ensured students are truly represented. We're grateful for your time, perspective, and passion for making a difference in our district. from Fbrook High School. Haley [Applause] Zardi, secondyear student board representative representing Oasis High School, Kira Hart. [Applause] and contributing member not only of our board but of our community engagement initiative from Ivy High School, Amaya AJ Savina [Applause] Thank you for all of your input. Congratulations. And now the bittersweet part of these recognitions. We extend

023our deepest gratitude to our retirees for their years of dedication, service, and heart. You've shaped countless lives and left a lasting legacy in our schools. As a whole, our retirees represent 52 and a half years of teaching, 6 and a half years of administrative service, and 101 years of classified service. As you begin this next chapter, we wish you joy, fulfillment, and all the best in your future endeavors. As we call your name, please come up to the stage. At this time, I would like to invite Principal Lauren Jones to join me in recognizing the retirees from Fbrook High School. All right, our first retiree of the evening is Mr. Timothy Hannon, who is assistant principal at Fwork High School. So if Tim would like to come forward, um few things to say about Tim.

024Tim joined us just two years ago. So this is his second year at Fber High School. He came in with um copious amounts of experience and brought that to our team. Uh one word that I could use to describe Mr. Hannon is kind. Um he is incredibly kind to everyone that he meets. Uh very first thing that he did when he arrived on staff with us, we were already in the middle of a school year. um he hit the ground running and his first priority was to get to know our students. That's evident every time we're out on campus that students stop and say hello to him. He calls them by name and vice versa. He has developed that relationship and rapport uh with students on our campus across all grade levels um and all

025walks. Um he has also invested time in getting to know our staff and understanding the processes which is a big ask to come in in the middle of a school year and learn those things. So, we appreciate the support he's offered not just to our community um but to our admin team as well and we wish him the very very best in his [Applause] retirement. And our second retiree from Fber High School this evening is Mr. Ken Krupa. Ken has been a member of the Fber High School staff for longer than I have, which means early 2000s. I believe this morning when I checked it was 2002. He can correct me if I'm wrong. Um, as he's on his way up here, Ken has been an integral part of our special education teaching team as

026well as a founding member of our co-eing team. Um, he is incredibly collaborative uh both within the special education department, but then also in the work that he's done with our math team. Um, he always places students best interests first. Uh, he is thoughtful in everything that he does. I've frequently had conversations with Ken where he will pause to think about the best course of action for a student or for a team or for a class that he's working with. Um, and that comes across in all interactions that he has with uh both staff, students, and beyond community families. Um, that is incredibly evident that he thinks very diligently about what is best for all students all the time. We appreciate the foundation that you've laid for co-eing on our campus and in our math

027courses, both for special education students and for students campuswide. And we will miss having you with us every day, but wish you the absolute best and joy in your retirement. [Applause] You will both be missed. Bob Solace, director of maintenance, operations, and transportation. Please join me in recognizing the retirees from our MOT department. Good evening everyone. I just want to let you know that I'm not wearing black because it's my favorite color, but like uh our superintendent said, it is bittersweet. Uh our first retiree, Char Larson, our financial clerk forot. She is our savior in the department. My savior. We are going to truly miss her because she is the glue of the department. Um Char has uh she's been here for 25 years and uh put in another four I believe as a in

028part-time. She's uh going to be truly missed and and hard shoes to fill. Thank you very much, Art. We appreciate you. Our second retiree is Harry Weedenhop. He initially started as campus supervisor 35 years ago and then moved on to facilities as custodial uh grounds and he served at that uh in that position for several years and then until recently he's our um Reaper graphics uh shipping and receiving uh professional and we're gonna miss his humor. and uh dedicated dedication, honesty, and uh his his dedication to to the district. Thank you for everything that you both have done. Appreciate appreciate the both of you. Thank you. Thank you Har and Sherry Sh and um Harry for your service. Dr. Annabelle Luna, director of student services, please join me in recognizing the retiree from our student

029services department, Maria Fernandez. Hello again. Uh if Maria Fernandez could join us, Maria has been here for 45 years with the district, part of the special ed and student services department. She's our bilingual translator. Has done a great job with joining our IEP meetings and really uh being essential with translating communications with our parents. Um essential with translating IEPs and any other uh documents that we need for meetings with student services. She's really loved by our office and we're going to miss her. So wishing her the best. [Applause] and principal Lauren Gardner. Please join me in recognizing a retiree from Ivy High School. Good evening. Today we celebrate Kelly Walker's remarkable teaching journey with 32 years in education and 18 of those years enriching our community at Ivy High School. Kelly perfectly exemplifies the principle

030that students will rise to the level of your expectation. As our lead teacher, she has consistently set her expectations high, believing in our students potential even when they couldn't see it themselves. This unwavering faith in their abilities has transformed countless lives. Her leadership extends beyond her classroom as she mentors fellow teachers, challenges us to grow professionally, and maintains an unwavering commitment to educational excellence at Ivy. Kelly's dedication to our school community has been nothing short of extraordinary. Thank you for your years of service to education and especially for your dedication to Ivy High School. Your impact is indelible and we are better as teachers, as students, and as a community because of you. Congratulations, Kelly, on your retirement. Your classroom door may be closing, but your influence remains permanently etched in the heart of Ivy

031High School. Thank you. [Applause] We do have one additional retiree from Oasis High School. He asked that he not be recognized and we are respecting his wishes, but we wish him well in his uh new journey. Thank you. We will now take a 15minute intermission. Thank you to all. You can take pictures, celebrate in the foyer here. And we will return at 6:45. Five. Okay, it is 6:45. Thank you very much. That was a wonderful celebration. Now we'll move on to our presentations. We have one for tonight. Student athlete advisory committee by Valeria Caseda, Olivia Garrett, and Wyatt Casillas. Olivia, Valeria, and Wyatt, if you could come to the podium. So I have um as the board is aware a student uh advisory superintendent student advisory committee where we meet once a month during warrior

032pride time and um they serve a number of different purposes. The first one is they are our taste testers. So every month the food services staff tries out a new menu with them that they rate on how it looks, how it tastes. should we serve it or not? Um, so they get to do that. Um, and it's also very important for me to really listen to that student voice. And last year at one of the um CIF San Diego section board of governors meeting I learned about um CIF's this is a little slow student athlete advisory council and um I was very interested in informing one. Um I spoke to uh athletic director Pat Walker about it last year and then this year I said we're just going to do it. So because many of

033the students that participate in that student advisory committee um superintendent advisory committee are a part of sports we began talking about what will this look like how will we have representation etc. So our three student athletes are here today to talk to you about the process um because we really do want to kick it off at the beginning of next year. So, I will hand it over to you now. All righty. Uh, it's a pleasure to be here today. I'd like to start by introducing ourselves. I am W Casillas. I am a senior. I played football and track and field for past four years. Hi, my name is Olivia and I'm a junior and I play soccer and I do dance. Hi everyone, my name is Valeria Casa. I did field hockey and I play

034lacrosse right now. Oh, and I'm a junior. Uh, all righty. I'd like to get this thing started with the SAAC members and officers. The CIF SDS student athlet athlete advisory council is composed of members who represent each CIF SDS conference and more than 75,000 athletic participants. Selected SAACU members come from a diverse pool of rising high school seniors, juniors, or sophomores who meet the following minimum criteria. They meet all eligibility standards as outlined in the CIFSC bylaws, possess leadership characteristics, viewed as positive role models, capable of working with students from a variety of social groups, and exemplifies the tenants of the 16 principles of victory with honor. So, Sportsmanship and the six core values, trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship are essential to character building in school sports. All educational and sports leaders must

035model, teach, and uphold the six pillars of character. School sports should enhance students academic, social, emotional, physical, and ethical development. Participation in school sports is a privilege that requires exemplary character and rule- abiding behavior. Codes of conduct for all participants should be adopted and enforced to uphold behavioral standards. Integrity and full compliance with both the spirit and letter of the rules must be consistently demonstrated. Character, ethics, and sportsmanship must be emphasized in communications with student athletes and their families. Academics and character development must be the highest priorities for student athletes. CIF leaders are responsible for maintaining program integrity and prioritizing student well-being over winning. All school employees must be committed to student athletes academic and character development. Everyone involved must respect the game, opponents, and officials with coaches modeling and enforcing respect conduct. Coaches must

036be competent in character education, age appropriate physical development, first aid, and coaching principles. Sports opportunities should be accessible to students from all communities to promote personal growth. Sport programs must prohibit substances and ensure legal compliance to protect athlete health and integrity. Athletic programs must avoid commercial exploitation and remain independent from undue sponsor influence. and coaches must teach both sport specific and character building lessons instilling the six pillars of character. So now for the student athlete advisory council there will be 21 responses a student council with officers discussions led by AD administration and or athletic coaches. It will be open to all students participating in a CIF sponsored sport at Fick High School and meetings will be held once a month during WPT which again portrays the putting the student in student athlete. Now these are

037the meeting topics. Healthier after school snacks. Ability to buy water after school. More support for JV sports. Support for every sport. CIF rules, sportsmanship, learn team activities for ice breaking and bonding, any issues including equipment, practice schedules, decisions, dates for CIF games and leaderboard, fun bonding activities, rule changes, coaches, expectations, behavioral and grades, leadership, teamwork, and winning, which all of these make a fun and safe environment for all student athletes. Thank you. Is there any questions? Before uh we ask for questions, could you introduce yourselves, the sports you play, and then talk a little bit about the process because I know it was over three months, I think, that uh you worked on this uh all righty. Uh I played football and track and field for four years. Uh, and just the process into creating

038this whole thing. Uh, we'd go every month and it was a lot of, you know, just throwing ideas and putting it all together and the whole process was good and I'm glad we could see this materialized into something. I hope we could do it. Um, my name is Olivia Garut. I am a junior and I play soccer and I do dance. The process is really fun. I enjoy I enjoy being able to put my input into things that I think we can improve on and that we're doing good on and all together it's just a good experience. So, hi, my name is Valeria Castella. I've played field hockey and lacrosse and I feel like this process has been like really nice because we do get to voice our opinions, but not only can we like

039voice our opinions, we can also voice it in sports, which is something that I don't think I've done before. So, I feel like it's really cool and I feel like this would actually give us a chance to really expand and just to participate not only like with each other but with like sportsmen like wise. So, yeah. Thank you. I don't have any questions. Just want to say thank you for taking the leadership in this. It's great to see you um being a part of it and also presenting it. It's pretty awesome. Be a student student athlete program or development is great. This is part of it. So, thank you for [Applause] and I apologize for the technical difficulties. Next, we're moving on to public comments. The Farmer Union High School District Board of Education encourages

040and invites the public to comment on agenda and non-aggenda items. Individual speakers will be limited to three minutes. Per legislation 1292, the board will give twice the allotted time to a member of the public who util who utilizes translated technology assistance to address the board. Total input total public input on one subject will be limited to 20 minutes and may be extended to at the discretion of the board president. Comments on non-aggenda items will be heard at this time. Comments on an agenda item may be taken at this time or when the agenda item is discussed by the board. Speakers will be called in order by topic and when the card is submitted. Believe we have a few today. Mr. Jason Vite and the topic is uh Walker staff after after Mr. We have Alan

041Satamachio speaking in support of Patrick Walker. Good evening and thank you for your service. Can you hear me? So, I've got a couple of quick questions here in in in light of what's been happening here with the recent baseball and things going on there. What will the board be doing going forward to ensure the safety of not only the children but the coaches because it seems to me like they've just been left on an island. They've been, "You're guilty. Go away. Wait, come back to school. Wait, you're off the team. Wait, you're back on the team." There's so much confusion. What does this board intend to do to ensure that this does not happen again? Anyone? As stated in the beginning, the board is not allowed to answer questions or comment on the public comment.

042That was something that was read prior to the public comment portion. Would you agree that it starts at the CEO level and goes down? So, no comments. I I just kind of want to reiterate, we understand, we want to hear your input. We can't comment on anything because it's not a generator. So, we're not dodging the question. The topic you're bringing up is very important to us, but it's not something we can reply back on. So you have no um you there's no there's no defense to when a lawyer comes out and sits in front of a school and starts talking about kids that have been on or before on the team two or three years ago that are potentially doing the exact same thing calling these kids predators. You the board, the school, nobody

043can come out. Nobody can come out in defense of, hey, look, there's never been anything proven like this. It seems like the media is just throwing stuff out there and yet our school is doing nothing to protect the children or the coaches and and and I don't have a kid on the team. I have no skin in the game. But at the end of the day, it makes me sick to think that this school is doing nothing to protect a guy like Pat Walker who's been here for 18 years. And I'll give you one example. My son two years ago was a senior. And they had asked um two or three kids to come in, the new kids to to come to school in uniforms. Pat found out about it, pulled them into the room,

044killed that thing, did everything You're you're you're dra you're dragging a man's character into the ground. A guy that's been around for years and there's nobody stepping up to defend him. And you wonder why you don't get anybody else to come in here. You're losing football. Thank you. Next we have Mr. Alan Satamachio speaking in support of Patrick Walker. Good evening. I'm Alan Sultio and I am a former teacher of Fbrook High School, 29 years. I love Fal Brook High School. I love the town. And I'm here tonight to speak on behalf of a former colleague. I consider him a very close friend and that's Patrick Walker. The reason I'm standing here right now is to ultimately ask the board if they did their due diligence. Did they truly examine the situation as thoroughly as

045possible? That's number one. Because I find it shocking when I consider my friendship with Patrick Walker over all these years that his reputation is being tarnished. He and I are so close because primarily we share fatherhood. I'm I'm father of four children. We share the passion of caring for family, coaching, being role models for young people. We also share on a lighter note the passion for fishing. And I've spent truly over a hundred hours on the water with Patrick Walker, fishing together, talking, he and I. And when you fish together with one person 30 miles offshore, you really get to know them. You can hear it in my voice. He's a man of character. He's a man of integrity. I'm going to give you a little story about out on that water. We were over

04630 miles offshore coming back from the fishing trip. We hit an underwater object suddenly and the boat lurched. The engine stopped. First thing Patrick Walker says to me, "Allan, are you okay?" He looks at me. He's the captain of the boat. That's the kind of man he is. He looks out for the people that are around him, his family, his friends, the athletes, the students that he teaches. So, I I'm going to leave you with this note. I see that clock. And three minutes doesn't last long when you're speaking from the heart about a person you truly care about. So, I'm gonna ask you one more time, please investigate, be curious, look at the situation as deeply as possible. I appreciate your time and I appreciate what you do as a school board. Thank you

047very much. Thank you. Next, we have Jason Texter, dismissal of of athletic director. Hello. I just wanted to uh come out here in support of uh Coach Walker. I am the most recent head football coach at Fbrook. Um you know, honestly uh I I got to meet uh Mr. Walker, probably his first or second year as AD when he tried to get me on here as an assistant coach. um even back then and then when I interviewed for the job uh just recently you know and I've dealt with many ads it wasn't just a job he did it was part of who he was cares about Fbrook he wanted to make sure that you know before he retired that they had a coach in place for football um and to you know get me on

048campus as a teacher and to be honest even in the short time that I was here that in our talks supervision of the locker room and the students were were topics that he brought up several times. Um, you know, also uh in our talks we we talked about and I even had a meeting with Mr. uh Martinez and himself uh in regards to a teaching job and uh Pat would continuously update me uh about you know the the the job because I needed to be a teacher to be able to be the coach here and things uh you know seemed positive or moving in the right direction. Then after the incident, um it seemed like the talks went away uh in regards to, you know, the teaching position. And then I'll be honest, I never

049got one phone call, one email from any administrator from Mr. Martinez, the administrator of athletics, saying, "Hey, don't know what you've heard. We're still working towards, you know, getting you here. We want you here as the football coach." there was zero communication from the administrators in regards to that and that ultimately um that and then the lack of them being able to give me a definitive answer on a teaching job that I had to resign um two months in which you know is a travesty for the kids and the families. Um but you know throughout this whole time Coach Walker was trying to communicate with me you know um as much as he could. there was a lot he couldn't say, but um I just wanted to come and say I don't think this is

050just a job. He doesn't clock in and clock out as AD. This is something that is part of his fabric and Fbrook is part of his fabric. Uh he loves the town and he loves the school and and he loved his job. So, thank you. [Applause] Thank you. And next we have Mr. Damen Baldwin, support of Pat Walker. Thank you for allowing me to be here. Appreciate what you guys do. I work for a school district in the county. And I'm going to talk pretty much uh in support of Patrick in the athletic director spectrum. I've been an athletic director for over 20 years. Uh I've won every honor in that in that position. I've been blessed. And I've worked with PA for 18 in monthly meetings, years as colleagues, as competitors. And he's one

051of the best. And when I heard this, I don't know all the details, you know, I just think that we have to get to the point as leaders that it can't just be throw away and fire. When you got somebody that's done something for 25, 30 years, if there's never been a supervision problem, where's the good? So, you're throwing away all that time of being great, never having an issue, and then some kids make poor choices. When do we hold parents accountable for that? It comes to a point where we can't be scared of parents in this job. We have to do what's right, but we also have to understand that in your processing that allows kids to be athletes, that allows coaches to be coaches and allows administrators to be administrators, it's called a

052ticket to play system. It's on your home clearance system. And in that system that every single athlete signs and every single parent of an athlete signs and the coaches sign and the administrator should know about but don't always know about it because there's a lot of stuff to cover. There's a there's a hazing form in there. So I hear today that the kids that did this, they're technically hazing each other and they're back on the team. Now that's not my business, but we're not following the online clearance center that's set up by the state of California. Okay. Okay. As an AD, Pat Walker did that. That's Pat Walker's clearance system. He's done his job. He's had his meetings with every coach and every sports season in this school about supervising locker rooms. Don't haze, don't

053bully, no drugs, all the topics that athletic director leaders that we are required to do and we believe in that we meet on every every every month in the North County Conference. And to see a school not even to just throw him away at that to tarnish the entire career whether it was his fault or not. I find it hard to believe. I've supervised for many many years. You can't cover every every inch of the campus at every time. I think we'd agree to that. You can't. It's impossible. Right. And with technology now, the way kids can communicate with each other without us knowing what's going on, you know, different apps and things like that, there's things going on in classrooms that teachers don't even know, the administrators don't even know. So, just because he's

054the athletic director and the baseball coach, he did his job. Okay? I don't know the exact deals of timing where he was when the incident happened, but I can tell you as a former coach for 35 years at the collegiate level who played in the NFL and who's coached in North County for over 25 30 years, you can't do it all. You can't supervise everything. Thank you, Mr. Paul. Finally, we have Janette Barakan. Question agenda item ABC. Good afternoon. Hello. I was trying to follow um which family he was talking about. Dear members of the school board, my name is Janette Baragan, Warrior alumni. Speaking of principles of victory with honor, I might have to shadow some of the words, Mr. Van Ike, but I don't have any questions. I'm writing as a deeply concerned

055parent regarding the ongoing lack of transparency and accountability within our school's administration, particularly relating to serious allegations involving a member of the coaching staff and other troubling incidents in the athletic department. Recently, there have been credible allegations concerning an inappropriate relationship between a coach and a 16-year-old student. Despite despite widespread concern among parents and students and our entire community, administration has failed to adequately address these claims or communicate openly with the school community with the school and our community. This silence undermines trust and raises serious questions about the safety and well-being of our children. Additionally, there have been reports of hazing on the varsity baseball team, which have also gone unressed. Not one parent was notified from either coaching staff or school's administration to either teams. And I happen to know that because I have

056a lot of friends who are baseball moms. That silence alone was loud. Considering that the varsity coach is also the school's athletic director, he is now and is now spouse serves directly under the superintendent. There is a clear conflict of interest that further complicates any hope for imperial impartial oversight or action. Our community deserves better. We asked for a thorough and independent investigation into the allegations against the soccer coach, a formal inquiry into the reported hazing on the varsity baseball team, a commitment to transparency in in how these matters are being handled moving forward, reconsideration of the roles held by individuals in dual positions of power that may hinder fair accountability. We are not asking for rumors to be taken as truth, but we're asking that serious claims involving students safety to be treated with

057the urgency and transparency they deserve. Protecting our children must always come before protecting reputations. As a parent of future warriors and many current warrior athletes that I am connected to, how does the school plan to address concern over the current nepotism that is transpiring within the administration and athletic department? I will close my my speech with a comment from our o from your own agenda. Coaches must be competent in character, education, age appropriate physical development, first aid, and coaching principles. We appreciate your immediate attention to this matter and look forward to your response. Thank you. Next we have report from student board representatives. Right. Good evening everybody. Thank you for having me here. So this past month has been one of the busiest ones yet. With graduation on the horizon, staff and students have been

058working hard with all sorts of preparation. This whole month is all about seniors and that is very evident. Uh this week, May 11th through May 16th, is our prom spirit week. The spirit days are all in correlation with our theme of moon tides. Students and staff should be participating in this activity as a fun way to spark excitement for this weekend. Following this week, Saturday the 17th is our prom. Students will be attending the dance in La Hoya at the Birch Aquarium from 700 p.m. to 10 p.m. Snacks and refreshments will be provided to all attendees. Next week on Wednesday the 21st is the senior class grad night at Disneyland. Um I believe students will be departing from the high school at 9:00 a.m. and returning at around 2:00 a.m. Seniors will not be present

059at school at all that day. Senior week is from May 26th to May 30th. Uh this week we have a series of fun events for the senior class to participate in, including a last recess and a movie night. This same week, there will be a senior farewell pep rally. Performances from dance and cheer will be put together by ASB for the seniors to enjoy. And to end the year, seniors will finally be having a nice meal on the field as they watch the sunset on Friday night. This this event signifies the ending of the senior's high school career. Thank you for listening. Good evening. I would like to start by thanking the dedicated faculty and staff at Oasis that have allowed this to be yet another successful school year. Whether it be prepping for graduation,

060setting up state tests, or simply getting students ready for the next school year, the Oasis staff has been hard at work year round, which our students greatly appreciate. In other news, graduation is just around the corner, which will be on June 3rd at 6 p.m. As an Oasis tradition, our graduating seniors have been given the opportunity to deliver a twominut speech to their peers on graduation day. They can submit a written version of their speech to be approved by a special panel. Oasis looks forward to hearing the voices of the students who wish to participate. Additionally, AP exams began last week and will end this Friday. Oasis students are able to take AP courses at either Oasis or Falber High and we have quite a few students who do. Many of our students are also

061grateful that the district is able to cover the expense of the exam which has made these classes much more accessible. Lastly, Oasis students are able to attend events like prom and grad night which are always very exciting so long as they meet the sufficient community service hour requirements which is 40 for this graduating class. That is all I have for tonight. Thank you for listening. Good evening everyone. It is May 14th and as of today, we have only two more school weeks until graduation. It has been a busy past few weeks for students at Ivy, but it has been especially tough for seniors. With graduation just around the corner, stress is bound to affect most students. But we have done and have planned some exciting events. This past Monday, we had our senior field trip

062to the Nixon Library. It was an educational and engaging experience. And students had the opportunity to be guided throughout the property while learning about presidential history and getting to observe original documents and artifacts. And this trip gave us a unique way to connect what we've learned in class to the real world. Um, last night we had our scholarships and awards ceremony celebrating the ambition, dedication, and growth of our students. It was a proud and exciting night for students and families as scholarships and achievements were awarded. Excitement continues to build as we prepare for senior prom and grad night. Our prom will be held on May 17th at the Birch Aquarium and grad night will be held at Disney on. Thank you. Thank you. Next we have report from board members. Would anyone like to go

063first? I'm very excited. Report from principles. Good evening. Thank you to our student board reps who have a lot going on this week with multiple celebrations. So, we're going to say good night to them and let them head home. Um, we've done a lot of celebrating tonight and as they mentioned, a lot of activities this week with our senior awards last night. uh obviously recognizing some of our students and staff this evening. Uh tomorrow evening we have our biiter literacy ceremony which is always um an amazing event that celebrates students across all grade levels and then on Saturday of course prom uh and all of that very quickly heading into graduation. So I would just like to reiterate uh the the best part of May is the fact that we get to celebrate so many

064things um not just for our seniors but for students in all grade levels. and I appreciate you giving me the opportunity to update you on campus events uh each and every month. Thank you. Good evening. I'll follow suit from Miss Jones. Um we've had a tremendous amount of celebration of our outstanding students, our students accomplishment, and the drive towards graduation. Um and that's really where our focus is right now. We have two short but sweet graduations that will take place on June 3. Um, Ivy will taking place at 3 PM followed by Oasis at 6 PM. The day prior, Ivy will after their rehearsal, we'll be doing awards ceremony on campus. That is specific awards from teachers to individual students with a lunchon to give one last bonding experience to our small school climate before

065we send our students to the stage. Um, in terms of graduation rates, we're looking really good right now. um our community service is on track to be done on time for both schools and we're anticipating that we will have full graduation for Ivy with the exception of the few students who are going to start a fifth year with us which is part of their individual education plan. So good things happening on both fronts and I just want to thank you again for your support and everything you do to celebrate our students. Thank you. Thank you. Next report from board members. I'll go briefly. Um I just wanted to speak to last night's um awards ceremony. Um and um just express my amazement at the quality of students that um we witnessed last night. Um, I

066loved how Pam Kane and kudos to Pam Kane for once again putting together an amazing event. Um what was really truly amazing to see is um our tagline being the friendly village and that sitting on stage behind us was the community at large and the amount of time and money that these individuals, these nonprofit organizations, these charities, um these endowments do all year long in order to give hundreds of thousands of dollars away to our worthwhile students. And some of our students are recognized because they are um above and beyond and you know have accomplished great things. But some of our students that are recognized are the ones that you know maybe are more the quiet in the crowd and the individual organizations recognize that in our students and that is due to the amazing

067leadership that we get from our superintendent, our administrative staff and both of our principles and then down to our teachers and and support staff. They would not be possible without that. And it just gave me so much joy to see that our families in the audience, our student recipients in the audience, our community members at large. Um, and that's really what this is all about, weaving together. So, was an amazing event um to see and thank you for everybody who has a share in accomplishing that. Yeah, just u couple things. We'll try to move very quickly. It's a uh it's a exciting time of the year. It moves pretty quickly. We we to have a lot of these going back to back from now until graduation. So, uh, yes, first note I had was the

068event we had last night for the award banquet. Congratulations to the students. Uh, thank you very much, Pam Kaine for putting it on and organizing it. But, as Tana said, the big the big uh gratitude goes to our community. uh the community of Falbrick and and North County as a whole was able to donate I believe over $300,000 to scholarships to our students, seniors and that's that's absolutely amazing. Other thing just mentioned very briefly, I was able to participate in a advocacy trip to Washington DC. So we were able to talk to our lawmakers about the importance of a lot of things that the federal government does to support our local schools. uh a big topic of conversation with federal funding that is so important specifically for uh special education which is uh getting to

069be a larger and larger part of our budget and advocating for continued and more support in that area. The high school was able to work uh with other community partners. We had a had a report earlier and I'm happy to to report that the wildland symposium that we had here uh exceeded our expectations and was really really wonderful to see everybody coming together talking about the importance of community safety. And then the last thing they walked out but I really just want to give a thank you to our student board representatives. At the end of the day, the reason we are here uh donating our time is is for the students and we really appreciate the insight that we get from those three students that we just saw um and in helping us make our

070decisions, keeps us grounded and uh reminds us of why we're doing this. Thank you. Um just a couple things. Um it was Uh, one thing that came to mind, um, that was somebody brought up, um, the village news, uh, Julie Reer was with doing a lot of the the press releases and stuff for the school district as well as many other things. But, um, she had an incident recently and and was hospitalized and I just wanted to, uh, send out our prayers for her because I know she's recovering from that. Um, that we are thinking about her in that process and a a quick recovery. Uh, also a shout out to my niece Elizabeth Nava for her hard work for the four years. She's been uh crushing it and I just wanted to recognize her.

071Uh, she deserves that. And um, as well as our student representatives, but also our sound team just setting up everything uh, every month for our board meetings. Um, nobody would hear us if we they weren't here. It definitely wouldn't go smooth as it does. So, I appreciate them as well. And then uh just uh not to comment on any public comment, but just to remind the public that uh board members, you know, we are here to serve the school and the students as well as the community. If if you have questions, please reach out to your board members. Doesn't matter if they're uh you live in our district or somebody else's, but please reach out to us. Uh we can communicate and be transparent as possible with the reminder that, you know, minors are usually

072involved, but there is action in the background that is happening. U but we're happy to um not be on social media following the the gossip train um but to clarify things as possible um based on investigations or circumstances that uh we're allowed to speak on. But please reach out to your board members and it doesn't have to be about uh current media things but any questions that you might have please reach out to us um and we'll give you some as much transparency as we possibly can. just uh for sake of brevity, I I think the one thing I wanted to emphasize was the the student athlete advisory council and the value that there is to emphasize the importance in maintaining high academic standards along with uh athletics and I think that at least when

073I was growing up I think there was a much larger delineation between uh athletics and academics and seems that these days there's much more emphasis on combining those and to emphasize the importance of academics in conjunction with uh the athletics. And so I think really putting a spotlight on the values that having that combination and having somewhat of a hierarchy where your academics are superseding your athletics but they still work together I think is really valuable especially for these students as they go on to bigger and better things. And uh I just think it's really good to put a spotlight on that. Thank you. It's been a busy month. Try to do this quickly. First of all, thank you Ivy High School staff for having me and my wife over at the USS Midway. It

074was an honor sharing the evening with you as well as Ivy um as Ivy was being recognized as a model of continuation high school in California. Next, congratulations to Mr. Lea and Miss Wilson on their awards at the Bilingual Symposium. As a bilingual teacher myself, I see the balance y'all do when motivating students to participate and succeed in the dual immersion program. A big thank you to Enriiki Kamarena Club for the invitation to their end of the year celebration. It was great seeing so many young students doing great work in the community to promote the end of drug usage. Students from public high school and Potter were there. So it was a beautiful partnership between FUSD and FU FUHSD students. Also a huge thank you to our counseling department for a wonderful commitment day. It

075was so great seeing students promote higher education and being recognized by the work in um in several CTE pathways. I had the opportunity to hand out t-shirts and being around our seniors during my um few minutes of lunch break, but it was totally worth it. Finally, I want to extend an invitation to our soup and board members to the senior hallway celebration. This is a beautiful tradition that has been ongoing for about six years now. It started off with councelor Degado from public stem academy who wanted to celebrate our graduating 2019 class. I believe that that time when I was there teaching there, we only had about four students who attend. With the support of counselor Jimenez and counselor Achilleta, it slowly began to grow. And now with this collaboration of the counseling team, we

076have about 10 seniors attending every in town elementary school in FUSD. AJ seniors will be visiting elementary schools on May 19th and 20th from about 9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thank you. Next we have report from superintendent. I would like to echo a lot of the things already said by our board members tonight. Um Trustee Christensen. Yes. Thank you to Drew Tippen for the work that you do to make these uh board meetings a success. I know that usually we we meet in the library and you are completely in charge of that. Um and only about once or twice are we here in the pack. So thank you Drew for all that you do. As um Trustee Calmpio stated this is a month of celebration that got kicked off by IV's model continuation recognition and

077celebrations. Um after that, um Trustee Kalumpia, President Garampia did not state that there was also a celebration by the San Diego County School Board Association where he was recognized as um board member of the month and AXA region 18 uh recognized Dr. Annabelle Luna as our director of um student services pupil services administrator of the year. I attended the coast to coast event with trusty Jones and um it was a little different than past years but we were able to advocate it's very important that we keep the funding that we have coming to school so that we can continue to provide all students with the level of education that they re they deserve. The monthly patch from San Diego County's Office of Education um IT newsletter featured our network support tech Luis Landon who in

078his three months has closed over 60 work orders, set up large format printers, supported context um aware access for special education and many other things. I also want to mention that Fbrick High School went through their first international balora IB five-year audit. We received many accolades for our CTE pathways and were provided with some great suggestions. A huge thank you to our IBA coordinator, Marin Panel, and all of our IB teachers that participated in the audit, as well as Principal Lauren Jones and her assistant principles. As we head into prom this weekend, um, senior night and other senior events, I want to again remind all of our students to please be safe while celebrating and driving to and from senior activities. And I'm not only talking about drinking and driving, I'm talking about distracted driving.

079Uh about 12 years ago, 12 years ago actually, one of my closest friends was killed by a very young distracted driver who is serving jail time. Unfortunately, her three daughters um did not have their mom present at graduation, at their weddings, at the birth of their children, and all because posting something online was more important than the driving that was taking place. The post can wait. Please keep that in mind. Thank you. Now we move on to public hearing sessions. I would like to call the public hearing for the sunshine negotiations proposal for Union High School District to order at 7:29 p.m. for the Fick Union High School District. Notice is hereby given that the board of trustees of the Fick Union High School District will conduct a public hearing regarding the bargaining proposal of

080the FBI Union High School District. Are there any public comments for the public hearing for the Sunshine Negotiations proposal Union High School District? There are none. Let the record show that no one address the board regarding this topic. I am adjourning the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Agenda items. Education services. We will now have a presentation on the annual English language learner program report. Good evening. Um so I do have information this evening for you about our English language learner program can click to the next slide. Uh this presentation is an an annual presentation about our program. It covers four things more or less. We're first we're looking at the uh ELPAC exam and how well our students are doing on that proficiency exam to see how well they are acquiring English year in and

081year out. Uh we are also looking at our state assessments. Some of this is familiar and will be a little bit of a repeat of what you've seen in other presentations with this being a little more focused on only our English learner population. Uh our professional learning plan and what we do every year with our teachers specifically targeting the needs of our English language learners and any recommendations that we have uh moving forward for the 2526 school year. Uh this is a and you can click it two more times. Uh this is an annual process. We always get feedback during our ELAC meetings, our district meetings from our English language learner parents. We compile data. We also do a needs assessment that we send out to our parents. We have them take it during ELAC

082meetings and then we do personal phone calls even to walk parents through the survey so that we can make sure we're getting parent voice and feedback in terms of how our program is going. And then one more. Uh this is our po I won't read all the bits and pieces to it to you. You can read it yourself. But some highlights here. This is our population of our English language learners this year. Um this was pulled as recently as earlier this week. This is a little bit of a decrease from what we had earlier in the year. We were uh closer to about 475. We've had a variety of things in terms of our students redesating as fluent English proficient, which is great. It's an accolade for our students because they've demonstrated proficiency. Um, we've

083had students who've moved. We've have had students who've dropped. Uh, one of a couple of the highlights here is when you think about an our English language learners, sometimes people think it's a one-sizefits-all. It's a very diverse group of students. And what you'll actually notice is that uh about half of that population, even a little bit more than half, are actually what we call long-term English learners. So, they've been in the US school system for six years or more. And so when you look at that population and then you also look at the uh birth country and the home language survey, what you'll notice is a huge portion of our English language learners were actually born here in the US. Um but they are flagged when they uh start in a US school system to

084take the ELPAC exam and based on their scores there, they're tested every year annually. Uh and we have students and I'll explain a little bit more about the exam in some subsequent slides. uh some reasons that they don't redesate as fluent English proficient. Uh we do have some successes that I want to highlight. First is our English language learner graduation rate. So the red is Fbrick High School, gray San Diego County, and the green is California at large. Uh you can see that pre- pandemic we were actually above the county in California in terms of our graduation rate. And then our English learner population is uh one of our our more struggling population. So when the pandemic hit, they were more severely impacted than some of our other students. Uh so you can see that

085dip there. And then we have been incrementally recovering since then with uh that large growth that you'll see from the 53% to the 67% for our graduation rate for our English language learners. Next. Uh, some other areas that I'd like to highlight as a success. There was a period of time that based on the suspension rates for our English language learners and our students with disabilities, we are in differentiated assistance with the state. We are not in differentiated assistance with the state for English learners this year and our suspension rate has decreased. So that large block there is all of our students suspension rates and the lines are corresponding to the schools. So green is Ivy, the the red is Wick High School, and the more maroon line is districtwide, and those represent our English

086language learners. You can see that decrease from 2223 to 2324. uh some additional successes. You'll see that from 2223 to 2324 it is incremental but we did go up districtwide about 3% in the uh percent of students who are making gains or progress on that English language proficiency assessment. There are four scores there and so that is scored by whether they move from a one to a two from one year to the next and then there's some nuance there in the twos and the threes and whether or not they stay at a particular level. So we are seeing some incremental growth and our ELD team is working very hard to align their standards and their assessments to the things that would be on that proficiency exam. Uh so that students are really accurately representing what

087they are learning here at the school. Uh this is similar. It's our ELPAC data as well. That black line is the state. Um that dash is our goal and what we've set for oursel in our local control accountability plan. Uh but this is the percent of students district and at Fbrick High School who are scoring fours on the ELPAC exam. And so it is an exam that has four levels. Four is the highest that you can get. So that 5% up to that 7.9% districtwide. We're seeing some of that incremental growth of the students who are scoring fours. Uh a couple highlights here. I know it's a lot to look at. On the left is uh the ELPAC exam looks really at oral language and written language. And within oral language, those scores are a

088compilation of their speaking and their listening scores. And the written language is a compilation of their reading and their writing scores. So you'll notice that on the left, these are for Fbrick High School. And overall, we actually have 35% of the of the students who are scoring threes on the ELPAC exams who are they are primed to get up to that highest level of a four. Uh, so we're trying to look very carefully at those students to see if we can bump them up to that last level. Oral language is stronger for our students both at Bal High School and at Ivy High School. And in written language, we see that the scores are lower. And so on the right, that chart is what's actually uh creating kind of the scores on the left. You'll

089notice that the red in reading is the highest. So reading and writing is where our students are struggling the most and they are struggling more so in reading even than they are in writing. And so if you click to the next slide, it's a very similar pattern. This is just specific to Ivy High School. So, uh, the only piece that's a little bit different is they don't have as many of those students at the level three at IV High School, but otherwise, oral language is a strength and the written language and reading is an area uh that we are looking at in terms of targeting for student growth. Uh, these might be somewhat familiar to you. That black line is the state and the the straight line across the top is our goal of what

090we're aiming for. And uh on the left is the percentage of students who are scoring threes or fours in math on the ESPback on our state assessment and the content standards. And while those scores did dip, uh there's another way that we measure this and that is their average scale scores and that's on the right in our dashboard. And you'll see that we actually had an a a decent increase 16.7 points for our English learners in general and 21.6 points increase uh for in math for our long-term English learners. So those are some successes we want to highlight and hope that they are getting to the point that they can then demonstrate proficiency overall. Uh very similar chart but this is for English uh ELA literature. And so you'll see again that black line is

091the state and they had a significant decrease both in math and ELA uh our goal and then where we are at in terms of a slight decrease in the student number of stu percent of students who are scoring proficient in ELA and subsequently on the dashboard even their average scale scores did decrease slightly as well. Uh, another area of success uh is our A to G rates and these are the requirements for students to be ready to apply for a UC school here in California. And so you'll see that we had a dip in 21-22, but ultimately we've seen a increase in not just our English language learners, but our students with disabilities, socioeconomically disadvantaged students in the percentage of students who are graduating AO toG, which means that they are getting C's in those

092courses that are required for UC admissions. Uh we have been targeting math. So one of the things that we have done this year knowing that math has been in an area of concern specifically for our English learners is we looked at how many students were getting D's or Fs in first trimester and then we engaged them during warrior pride time along with their pair professionals with a program that we call magma math so that they were getting tutoring on the Tuesday and the Thursday. Uh and this was to help fill any gaps that were holding them back from accessing the content in their courses. And so we have been working on that in groups of 10. And if you want to click to the next slide, we've seen some success already. So we're excited to

093continue this next year and hopefully see more success. But of the students who had been participating in have been participating in this program. Um because it's trimester, sometimes they take math second or third trimester. But in second trimester, 36% of the students who have participated in the program brought their grades up to a C. And in third trimester, 36% of the students also are currently have a C in their math class as we speak. So we are very pleased to see some of those successes. Uh as I had mentioned before, that chart on the left is the same one that you've already seen. Reading has been an area of concern for us and we've talked about it with our ELOC and our DELOC committees. And so one of the things that we've done this year

094is we brought in the read 180 program at both Ivy High School and Fbrick High School so that we could target the literacy needs of our students. Uh especially for those long-term English learners who if you were to speak to them, some of them do not speak another language. English is their only language. So they are very proficient orally. Uh but what is holding them back is their reading and their writing skills. So we're trying to target those for our especially for our long-term English learner population. um professional learning. Uh we do a variety of things and we are really focusing on not just our English language learners but our students with disabilities. Every year we do a two-day training for any new staff members and then veteran staff members who'd like to participate or

095get a refresher get to learn about our ELD standards. They participate in student panels. they go on home visits so that they can learn a little bit about our families here in the community. Uh it's a really wonderful training. Uh it's it's a nice opportunity to get out into the community and see what the makeup of Thalber High School is because it is very diverse. Um and they do a lot around the values for educating English learners that are set by the state of California and by Stanford. Uh the other things that we do is we participate in DRFs which is a data reflection session in all of our different content areas other than uh PE and VAPA and they look at the content standards and then they disagregate data specifically looking also at our

096ELS and our students with disabilities and then they identify strategies within their departments uh to target the needs of those students. We're also pairing that with learning walks. So, they go into one another's classrooms to see what the best practices are so that they can then bring that back into the classroom or they request very specific professional learning from us so that we can work with the county and we can work with other uh entities to provide them with support to address the needs that they're seeing within their department. I think one more. There you go. Um there is a very long uh survey that we give to our parents but I have tried to condense it for you into a couple key buckets. Uh on the left it's really about how well do they

097understand why their student has been identified as an English learner. What do they need to do to get out of the program? Uh so 73% of our parents understand the process. 55% understand the ELPAC reports and 82% understand the interventions and the programs that we offer at the school. So when we get to the recommendations, we will come back and I'll talk a little bit about that 55% for our ELPAC reports. Uh in the center for school engagement, 45% of parents have been contacted by teachers for academic progress. 27% of our parents attend parent education opportunities in person here at the school. Um at least of those who participated in the survey. And then 55% feel welcomed here. Academic support on the right. Uh we had a lot of positives there. Basically, our parents feel

098like their students are safe on campus, that they can reach out to an adult on campus. 82% said so. Uh 73% of parents feel that they receive support in the academic core and that the e program is working for their child. So based on the data, based on what the feedback is from our parents, uh these are just some of the recommendations and the plans that we have for the 2526 school year. So as I had said that 55% on ELPAC reports, we're going to make sure that we provide some visual guides, make sure we're addressing that at our ELAC meetings, um maybe provide some dialouts or some paraphernalia when we do our mailouts to our parents. So we want to make sure that we are supporting our parents there and understanding those reports and

099how it impacts their their child in the program and for reclassification. Uh something that came up a lot that wasn't called out on the last slide is uh parents request for more understanding around how to use our Aries parent portal. So, one of the things that we're looking at is trying to provide some trainings for our parents to access Aries parent portal so that they can monitor students grades in the moment. Um, understand how they can contact the school then if they have questions. One of the things we're looking at is how we could implement that through our Saturday academy. Uh, I don't think it's just our English language learner parents who might appreciate it. I think if we were to offer it in Spanish and English as well, we'd probably have other parents who

100would be interested. uh for academics and teacher communication. In the past, we've actually done a counselor conference week where we pull students who are struggling and we have roving subs and then parents are able to come in and meet directly with teacher, counselor, um and student to make sure that we're keeping students on track. So, it's something we're looking at whether or not we can fit that in in terms of everybody's schedules and implement that effectively. uh we want to continue our learning walks, our data reflection sessions which are putting a highlight on these students, continuing our ELD standards training and we train our bilingual pair of professionals every year. So we're looking at continuing that but then seeing where there are opportunities that we can bring our paraprofessionals into some of the other trainings

101we're doing with our teachers. And then last but not least, uh read 180. We've started that this year. We will continue that next year and start tracking growth of students. uh continuing our warrior pride time math tutorials. Um and per DA in previous years, we've actually are looking at whether it would be effective to uh bring in an education course where we can actually utilize some of our own students as mentors and tutors where we could be farming them out into other classes to support our students. So, those are some of the things that we are looking at either continuing or implementing next year to address some of the things in the program. And that's all I have for I do have a couple questions. Yeah. Um first off, thank you for putting this together.

102This is extremely helpful. Um couple of questions and thoughts. Um having been raised bilingually, um German was my my native language and so I was fluent in it until we moved to Germany and my parents realized that I had never they had never taught us to read or write. And so we actually went through rigorous two hours a day reading and writing and within a year we were fluent in doing that. And so I do like the fact that there is a reading program and that warrior times addressing that. But I do wonder if it needs to be more than twice a week to really achieve an outcome quicker than sooner than later. Um I really do also think the student tutoring thing is a really key capacity to that. Um, having been a child

103that moved back and forth between one country and another and jumping between one language and another, my my sister and I learned best when we were with the kids of the language we were at at the time. So, when we're in the States and we spoke English, we learned the most speaking with kids. Um, and the same thing when we were in Germany, we learned most by interacting with the kids. So, I do think that's a crucial program. Um my one other question is in terms of um the math scores with the warrior pro pride time do the are the students mandated to participate with that the groups of 10 or do they have the choice to do that? What's how does that work? So we have a system of communication with the parents. So

104once they're selected we send notification to the parents that they are participating. We actually have an opt out process. So they are put in and then if parents want to pull them out, we just have a simple process that says we're communicating their grades to the parents. We're communicating their scores on the benchmark exams and if the parent still wants to take them out of the support, they are welcome to do so. Okay. And then my final question would be um a little concerned about the school engagement numbers, which I'm sure you are too and I know you're doing a lot to address that. Um having been involved with several other community groups who've kind of seen that similarly as well. Um, I I think maybe again I think getting them comfortable with the Aries

105portal and and the online technology is a key piece. But I think maybe until they're comfortable with that, having more communication in their own language or in an easyto read format, visual guidance I think is is crucial until they're ready for that. Um, again, I speak to somebody as an immigrant. My mother never set foot on any of my school campuses in America because she never felt comfortable linguistically to do that. So I want our parents to feel more I want more than 27% of our student parents to come to our school events. And so that to me is a really crucial target goal to go to. Absolutely. I have two questions. Make them super quick. one, um, we compare to the state and the county, but we're such a diverse community. Do we have

106any communities even in the state that we can kind of compare to as far as and and it shouldn't necessarily be a comparison, but just I maybe get an idea of where we're at. Um, because our community is so diverse, a lot of these students go home and they're not speaking English at home or their families don't speak English. you know, the the only time they're getting is twice a week at school where we or maybe that's something in the future that we could look at is in a comparison if there's communities that are similar and if we're say significantly below them, what are they doing that's different than what we're doing? Um maybe that's rhetorical, just something that I'm curious about. Um, maybe you know that and maybe you can get back to us,

107but if not, um, and then if I gave you an endless budget, if I gave you an endless budget and you had a wish list that you felt, hey, this is a solution that has been proven, you know, it's the it's the top of the line, top dollar thing. Is that are there things out there that yes, they're they're costly or you know ideas that we maybe can't afford but there are things that are out there that are opportunities that would increase those numbers with that endless budget opportunity. That is an excellent question and I wish I could say that there is a solution with an endless budget. Um, what we have found most effective is that small group tutoring because we have students who have gaps and the more we can fill the gaps

108and prepare them, the better they're off they're going to be when they're in their content class mixed with other students being able to hear English as a language. Uh, our challenge has been historically and we even continue to have the challenge with our paraprofessional positions. We've had funding in the past where we could hire many many tutors. we don't have enough people applying for those positions where we can actually staff them. So that's a big piece of that impetus for the education and mentor course is if we even if we have the money to hire them and we can't seem to get them in the door. If we can at least then mobilize the students that we have because we have some really excellent students, some within our English learner program who are very strong

109and really kind of build on their strengths and empower them to be able to give back to their community, maybe tie community service to it in some way, shape, or form. or if it's a course where they're getting credits, we obviously can't do that. Um, but we're really kind of looking at if we can't staff those things that we want to do, then is there a creative way that we can look at that within our own system. Um, but yes, in our ideal world, you know, with lots of money where we can maybe pay a an exorbitant salary, maybe we would get more people applying. But, um, this is kind of our our navigation in terms of how can we get more of that one-on-one or small groupoup support for students. Uh, even if we

110can't necessarily get those college tutors coming in the door to support. It's a good question. Yeah. Thank you. Appreciate what you do. It's a lot of work and we appreciate this. Every time you bring it up, it puts a lot of things into perspective and all your work. So, appreciate that. Got a couple questions. I'm aware that the that there are IP transition meetings between our feeder schools and FUHSD. Is there communication with um our Peter school for EOP students, eighth grade students that are coming to public high school? Does it exist? Yes. So, we have articulation meetings that we are doing now have been doing for past two or three years with the district as well as the site administration from the feeder district. uh every year they also provide their data to us.

111Um one of the things and topics that came up at our last articulation with the elementary district was especially with the fact that long-term English learners are now are now being called out very specifically on the dashboard. Um we've kind of started some conversations there about what the elementary district is doing to target the needs of the long-term learners coming into Fbrick High School. Um so they've been very very open to those conversations which has been really great. Um, there was something else I was going to say, but I lost it. So, I just add um I'd also like to add that um in conversations with Superintendent Hazel at uh Fall Brook Union Elementary School District, we have talked about uh the learning walks that we're conducting as well as the learning walks that uh

112the elementary districts conduct and inviting some of our teachers um myself to visit their classrooms as well as having them visit ours so that they can see um what students are expected to know when they transition. to the high school. So, that's probably going to be something that we will be implementing next year. And I think it's come back to me and it answers some of the questions that you've already posed. But, uh, the long-term English learners and the fact that those are now a focus on the dashboard is because in regards to the comparison of students across different schools and districts across the across California, long-term learners are struggling across California and they know that it is a priority group and and a concern. And so we have looked at the data in comparison

113to other schools around us. Um Escandido does have some slightly better data. They're at 8% of their students scoring proficient in ELA, which is not that much more, but um but every little bit counts. Every every single one is a kiddo's life and potential generations after that. Um so we are looking at the things that they're doing. We're a very unique uh place here in Fbrook. We have a lot of schools across California that have a high population of long-term English learners. We have some who have a much more diverse newcomer population than we do from a variety of different countries. So, we have about half our population that are long-term English learners and then that smaller cohort that primarily right now are coming to us from Guatemala. And so there's no one who measures

114up almost exactly as us, but there are some similar districts that we can compare to and we can and we can look at, especially in regards to the long-term English learner population. Final question. During the ELPAC exam, students are assessed in four domains. Reading, speaking, listening, and writing. If a student has an um a speech impediment and that speaking part drops down their overall score, could a parent request for that score to be removed? So because of the impediment that the student has. So if a student has a speech impediment, the course of action there would be more than likely they already have a 504 or an IEP in place. And as part of that process, there are accommodations that we can apply to the ELPAC exam. So, um, in some cases, they can actually

115omit that portion of the exam. We only do that very, very rarely if necessary. Um, but there are some different things that can be provided in terms of designated or accommodation supports when they take the exam. And then if it is severe enough, they now have the alternate ELPAC exam. um depending on the impediment and how severe it is uh some students could qualify for the alternate as well which addresses all of those those items. So the best course of action for parents would be to and more than likely they already do by the time they come to the high school if there's a speech impediment they usually have a 504 or an IEP in place but that would be the first course of action is to go through that. Thank you. I have one

116question as well. Looking at the the center graphic as far as the school engagement and the 55% that feel welcome. This ostensibly could mean that 45% don't feel welcome. Are there efforts in place to try to cultivate some level of involvement or some some positivity towards that 45% so maybe we get that number higher. So I think to Miss Reddarte's point, the more that we're offering things in the target language for our parents, I think that's a big that is a big piece. We actually do hear from our parents exactly what you had mentioned about um I think it was your mom or your grandmother. Uh if they don't feel like it's there in their language, it's already a foreign system for a lot of them. So then it makes them even more nervous to

117come and try to engage in that process if they don't have the language. So the more that we're offering that, the better. uh things like our biiteracy ceremony tomorrow also to honor and to hold up our students who are multilingual and the families that are multilingual uh go a long way. The other things that we are looking at and part of that is the teacher communication and those conferences is when there's communication from somebody that parents recognize or know from the school that really helps to increase their their comfort in terms of being able to access the system. So, the more that we have our our teachers and our bilingual paras reaching out to them directly um in voicetovoice communications, then they they feel a little more comfortable reaching out in terms of by email

118or things along those lines. We get usually our best success and we get our 27% even showing up at our meetings now because our bilingual paras do a really exceptional job. Every single Wednesday, we give them a list and we say, "Please call these families personally." So it's not a robocall and make sure you invite them to an event. Um and then we take our data from from that. A lot of times our families are either busy or sometimes working in the evenings or they have we provide child care to try to make that a little bit easier when they come on campus. Um but we do have a lot of conversations about how to increase that teacher communication with our with our families. Um and a lot about our front office staff as well.

119making sure that we're providing support there so that families when they do come to campus feel welcome as soon as they come on campus as well. And I'd like to add as part of the uh community engagement initiative cohort 5 that we are a part of with um IBI Ivy High School staff and parents, what we are hearing over and over from schools across the state is that for our English learner families, what makes the biggest difference in having them engage is that personal phone call and um not speaking an acronym to them. just making it very very simple, calling the house, not a robocall. Um, and schools across the state are are seeing results and we're seeing that as well. I would imagine too fellow parents that are active, they they would be a

120big help to then bring those in. If you knew if you knew that was a buddy that was going with you that was already comfortable, I think that would help a lot as well, which I know is a big part of the do that. So, thank you very much for all you do. Just real quick, I don't really have any qu questions. I just have a couple points I want to make. I'll be very quick. First of all, thank you personally. I know how important this topic is to you and how hard you work at this. So, I want to say thank you for sticking with it as long as you have and and the good work you're doing. And I'd like you to extend that. Uh, one of the things I I heard about

121was the warrior pride time where you're doing the t tutoring with the small groups. From all of us on the board, we are really really grateful for new ideas and trying new things. And it sounds like anything we can get a little traction on, please uh please celebrate that with them. And then the other thing along those lines, I just want to point out how important I think it is. I saw it firsthand the collaboration we are now having with our our neighbors the elementary school district which uh has really been ramping up over let's say the last three years or so. I think that's very important. They our students are their students and vice versa. So we we really appreciate the partnership. So for that thank you. Pleasure. Thank you. Next we have an

122action item new course IB economics SL standard level. Can I get a motion? I move that the board approve the new course IB economics SL standard level as presented. I will second. Thank you, Mr. Haskell and Mr. Christensen. Do we have any comments questions? None. We'll move to a vote. Student board representatives are not here. Board members votes I. Mr. Christensson. Hi, Mr. Haskell. Hi, Mr. Jones. Hi, and Mr. Hi. Thank you. Next, we have action item new course IB business management SL standard level. Can I get a motion, please? I'll move that the board approve the new course IB business management SL standard level as presented. Thank you, Mr. and Mr. Christ. Any questions, comments, or concerns? Thank you. Student board representatives are not here. Mr. Ves I. Mr. Christensen. Hi. Mr. Haskell. I.

123Mr. Jones. Hi. And Mr. Hi. Thank you. Student services. Have an action item. Student discipline case. Approve exposions number 11 F2425, number 12, F2425, and number 16 F2425. May I get a motion, please? I will move that the board approve student discipline cases number 11 F2425, 12 F2425, and 16 F2425 as presented. I'll second. Thank you, Mr. Mr. Jones. Because these are student exposure cases, we cannot talk about it in public. So we go straight to the vote. Mr. Kai, Mr. Christensen, hi. Mr. Haskell, I. Mr. Jones, hi. And Mr. Baza, I. Thank you. Next action item. Student discipline cases approve suspended exposions number 08 F2425, number 13 F2425, number 14 F245, and number 15 F2425. Can I get a motion? Yeah. Motion that we go ahead and approve suspension expulsions number 08F 2425, 13F

1242425, 14F 2425, and 15 F 2425 as Thank you. Second moved by Mr. Jones second by Mr. Haskell. I Mr. Christensen. Hi. Mr. Haskell. Hi. Mr. Jones. Hi. And M. Hi. Next. Business services action item. Recommendation to approve amendment number one for the guaranteed maximum price G P with Flint Design Field LLC DBA Flint as selected lease lease back LLB number 242501 contractor for the power systems upgrades project at Public High School. May I get a motion? I'll move that the board approve the recommendation to approve amendment number one for the guaranteed maximum price GMP with Flint Design Build LLC DBA Flint as the selected leaseback LLB number 2425-01 contractor for the power systems upgrades project at Brook High School as presented second thank you Mr. Mr. Jones. Any comments or questions? Student board representatives

125are not here. Mr. Gumpia votes I. Mr. Christensen. Hi. Mr. Haskell. Hi. Mr. Jones. Hi. And Mr. B. I. Action item number two. Approve resolution 20-2425 declaring the futility of fighting for prime contractor potential change order number 042. department existing classrooms 501 and I move that the board approve resolution 20-2425 declaring utility of fitting for prime contract potential change order number 042 A department existing classroom 501 canopy repairs as presented I'll second thank you Mr. Miss comments, questions. Okay. Student board reps not here. Mr. Kadi, Mr. Christensen. Hi, Mr. Haskell. I, Mr. Jones. Hi, and Miss I. Next action item, recommendation to approve change order number three for bid number 2425-01.R1 R1 on February 14th, 2024 in amount of 2,894,000 which includes a district allowance of 100,000. Make it a motion. I'll move that the

126board approve the recommendation to approve change order number three for bid number 2324-01 R1 on February 14th, 2024 in the amount of $2,894,000 which includes a district allowance of $100,000 as presented. I'll second if you can just explain Yeah, the original contract was the $2.8 million. This is change order two and three and that is because when they were working, this is for the um the egg project and when they were working out there on the plumbing, they had some issues and so they had to redo that and then they had to tear up the asphalt and put new asphalt. So there was a again I'm going to come with my unforeseen conditions and so they ran into these problems. We had built an allowance into the project but we've just have a bare minimum

127of that allowance left. So this change order exceeds that and instead of stopping and moving forward with that it was best that we just go ahead and move forward with that while we have Waco here. So that that's the first one. And then there's another is this the one with room. Okay. So yes. So, this one is the um Yeah, it was the new Yeah, just like I said, then it's the plumbing and the new asphalt and all of that and that was it's it's the grinder. Should I go into all the details of the the plumbing and all of that, Bob? And then the greenhouse was added. Yeah. The details are great, but I'm just looking at it's not a change order of 2.8 million. No, it's just how it's worded. But the change

128order is for for two and three, and 687. And that was for the downtime. Uh, so it's a change order of six something. We just didn't have the unforeseen was 100,000. because it's over that that's change to keep the project going. Correct. Correct. And this is from the prop 16. Correct. No, the A project began with our developer fees. We have now exhausted our developer fees. So, we are now using some of our bond funds. But when we get to the end of the year, we'll see because the electrical project that we just voted on earlier is being paid with bond funds. So, this one may have to dip into some general fund or our capital fund 40 to keep this project going. That's why it says there that there's um measure a funds and

129it it's not to exceed. But these are the the change orders are the additional 89,316. Yeah. on the plumbing side of it. What what had happened is that there was a uh an error somewhere where they had initially started to install a 2-in line for a restroom. The issue was that the 2-in line for a restroom does not work. It's for gray water only. Uh mistakenly, it was thought that that was going to be but it had to be torn out. the sewage pump that that uh that was purchased was not the correct one. So, the correct one had to be purchased and uh everything had to be back filled again and and uh and purchased and reinstalled the proper way with a with a 4 in. Thank you for clarifying. Um the purchases were

130they done by the contractor? Is there any buyback from them? Are they covering any of those expenses or is that on our end? It's the architect and so we are working with them and they are going to because it wasn't really the contractor as much as in the design and so they are working with us and so it's like instead of a credit there there were other things they should have charged us for that they didn't because they said well we'll not charge you for this to make up for the difference in the plumbing part. Okay, perfect. Because that would be industry standard. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. You're welcome. Any further questions? Student board representatives not here. Mr. Karanti, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Haskell. Hi, Mr. Jones. Hi. And Mr. Hi. Next. Recommendation to award

131contract inspector of services to Tyr, Inc. for the power upgrades projects at public high school. I'll go a motion to award the contract the inspector record to QR Incorporated for the power upgrades project for the public. Second thank you moved by Mr. Jones second by Mr. Haskell. Any comments or questions board reps are not here. Mr. Kampia votes I. Mr. Christensen. Hi. Mr. Haskell. Hi. Mr. Jones. Hi. M I next action item recommendation to award contract lab of critical services to carry engineering and testing inc for the power upgrades project of public. I'll move that the board approve recommendation to award contract lab of service record services to engineering and testing incorporated for the power upgrades project at Brook High School. Sorry, turning the page as presented. Second. Thank you. Any comments, questions? None. Board

132reps. Not here. M. Mr. Christensen. Hi. Mr. Haskell. Hi. Mr. Jones. Hi. And M. Hi. Next. Annual resolutions number 15-2425 through 18-2425 STCE signitories. Can I get a motion? I'll move that the board approve the annual resolutions number 15-2425 through 18-2425 San Diego County Office of Education signatories as presented. Second move by Mr. Mod second by Mr. Jones. Um I'm assuming this is just a formality that we have to do on an annual basis every year. Yes. Any other questions? Building board reps. Not here. I Mr. Christensen. Hi. Mr. Has I. Mr. Jones. I. Next action item. Approve resolution number 19-2425 for membership to join education joint powers authority atte JPA. I'll move for the action item approve resolution number 19-2425 amendment joint technology joint auth thank you Mr. Christensen and Mr. Jones any comments

133questions board reps are not here Mr. Kia votes I Mr. Christensen hi Mr. Hi Mr. Jones. Hi. And hi. Okay. Superintendent Human Resources. Yes. This information item is the revised new and deleted board policies and administrative regulations and exhibits. They're being presented as an information item for a first reading and will return as an action item at the next board meeting. As you already know, ongoing reviews and updates are necessary with board policies and administrative regulations. The review enables the district to ensure policies, regulations, exhibits, and bylaws conform to state and federal law. The district compares its policies, regulations, exhibits, and bylaws with the California School Boards Association recommendations. Additionally, the review serves as a reminder to the governance team and staff of the operational principles and implementation guidelines for the district. The revisions allow

134the district to make the necessary updates to remain compliant and they are in alignment with the CSBA suggested language and numbering system. Revisions appear as strikethroughs for deletions and in green highlight for addition. There are no financial implications associated with these agenda items at this time. The revised new and deleted board policies, administrative regulations, and exhibits presented areformational items for the first reading and will be placed on the next agenda for action. Thank you. Next, we have an action item, revised new deleted board policies, administrative regulation, and exhibits. I'll move that the board approve and First reading the revised mail policies administrative regulations and bylaw as presented second. Thank you for that. Thank you. Comments questions. I do have a quick comment. Um after completing some of the training that I've been doing um have

135been finding out that as a norm a lot of school boards do not do this on a regular basis. They review changes to laws and regulations once every six months or once every year. So it really behooves us that this is something that the district does on a monthly basis so that we are literally working with a living document that is accurate enough to so that speaks well for our district. I would like to add that the reason that these board policies are being being brought to you um as an action item on the first reading number one the policy 5030 student wellness is part of an audit for our nutrition services program. The audit is going to be completed before the next board meeting and this needed to be updated in order to be

136able to meet the requirements of the audit. the other policy 13:30 use of school facilities um which you updated at the last board meeting. I believe there was one section that was missing so we've um brought it back to you and that's why they're on the first reading. Thank you. Any other comments? City board reps not here. Mr. Kante both Mr. Christensen. Hi. Mr. Haskell. Hi. Mr. Jones. Hi Mr. Hi. Next action item. new deleted board policies and administrative regulation and exhibits. Can I get a motion? I move that the board approve in the second reading the revised new and deleted board policies, administrative regulations, exhibits and bylaws as presented. I'll second. Thank you, Mr. Has any comments, questions board. Hi Mr. Jones. Hi, Em. Action item number four, Sunshine NEG negotiation proposal for the

137Fick Union High School District, FUHSD. Can I get a motion? I'll move that the board approve the sunshine negotiations proposal for the Union High School District with the Fber High School Teachers Association as presented. Second. Okay. Moved by Modus taken by Mr. Any comments, questions. Um would this be to update or I don't understand the question but um at the last board meeting the Fbrook um high school teachers association sunshined their proposals what they're looking to negotiate on when we begin negotiations in the fall. And now um the district is putting forth the articles that we wish to negotiate on. Perfect. Thank you. Any other comments, questions? Thank you. Student board reps not here. Mi Mr. Christensen. Hi. Mr. Haskell. Hi. Mr. Jones. Hi. M I consent agenda. All matters listed under the consent agenda

138are considered by the board of trustees to be routine and will be enacted with one action. There's usually no discussion of these items prior to the time of prior to the time of the board of trustees vote on a motion unless members of the board request specific items to be discussed or deleted from the consent agenda. Can I get a motion? I move that the board approve the consent agenda as presented. Second. Thank you, Mr. Mr. Any comments, questions? Student board reps. Not here. Mr. I Mr. Christensen. Hi. Mr. Haskell. Hi. Mr. Jones. Hi. And Mr. Hi. Organizational matters. This is appropriate time. This is the appropriate place in the agenda for members of the board to request the superintendent provide further information regarding items discussed at this meeting and or request that new items

139of business be placed on future agendas. Does anybody have I actually do I want to um I want to propose something. I'm here to respectfully propose the formation of a district athletic committee. a collaborative group composed of students, parents, teachers, coaches, and staff members, potentially trustees with the focus objective of developing a unified mission statement and pillars of success for our athletic department. Our athletic program serves as a cornerstone of the student experience. They foster character, discipline, leadership, and teamwork. Skills that extend far beyond the playing field. to build on a strong foundation already in place. We will do this time to formally articulate the guiding purpose and values of our athletic department. The purpose of this committee, the proposed committee will be responsible for the following. Number one, developing a clear and inclusive mission

140statement that reflects our district's commitment for the holistic development of student athletes, focusing on integrity, academic success, athletic achievement, and personal growth. Number two, identifying pillars of success that will serve as the core values of our of our athletic department. These pillars may include character and integrity, academic excellence, athletic performance, community engagement, and sportsmanship. Finally, providing a shared framework for decision-m that ensures all athletic programming policies and initiatives align with these values and support the success of every student athlete. By including diverse voices in this process, we not only promote transparency and equity, but we also empower our entire community to shape the future of our athletic programs. This committee will ensure that the mission will we define is not only visionary, but actionable, inclusive, and sustainable. This is the strategic opportunity to unify our

141efforts and set a standard of excellence that will guide us for years to come. I respectfully ask for your support in approving the formation of such committee and I look forward to the collaborative work together. So I have a a couple of questions. Yes. Um would this be different from the principles of victory with honor that are already part of CIF and of schools that participate in CIF? Yes. So there would be an addition to No, I just want a committee where we create a mission statement for our department that can help us measure the program that we have. composed and the committee would be composed of parents, community members, coaches, staff. Okay. Um so it would be different from the council that the students have already put together. Um I think it would probably

142be an action item at a future meeting if the rest of the board is in agreement that it come back as an action item. I'm in a Yeah, I'm in agreement. Um I'm wondering if this is something that can be built off of the student athletic advisory committee to expand that. Um I'm not sure they just presented, but I'm not sure like the extent of staff or trustees that are on it. Um but using it seems like in line I like what what you're saying. We don't have like a mission statement. We had mentioned it to Walker. He didn't have a personal But we we could use that committee and maybe expand on it. It's something that's new that um we could utilize. I think they're kind of doing some of the same stuff. They

143talked about pillars um through the athletics as well as you know educational side of it, but maybe use that committee that's already established and kind of expand on it if it's it's going well and they seem to enjoy it. So that council has already done like they've already formed their committee and what they want their topics to be. But I think what would work is having some of the officers be a part of this committee. And um I think just as the ethnic studies committee was one that you were very invested in and your participation and input was invaluable that maybe it be um President Garampio that participates in this committee in attending those meetings. Would it be possible to have two trustees? I mean, that's not breaking the Brown Act. It's not breaking the

144Brown Act. However, um it's just cleaner if it's one, but I wouldn't be opposed. That would be up to the board. I I wouldn't be opposed to two board members. Um but I also think that maybe there would be key um other components within the athletic department. the athletic department chair, the various coaches, um you know, uh some of the other leaders in that as well, kind of from the adult perspective, looking at the same core values that the students have identified and are working off of. Um and they can kind of report to sort of I want to say the adult group, this is the kids group, and then that would be the adult group. Um and having maybe more shareholders involved as well beyond just the board. Um but having one or two

145board members I think would be nice as well. Yeah, I wouldn't I wouldn't be opposed to two if um something I'd be interested in if that's something Oscar wanted to to tackle between our two schedules. May only be one of us that can show up on any given day, but you know, working together on a schedule, just being present and having some influence or ideas from, you know, I say outside school perspective, but community perspective and you know, kind of puts the board in the in the limelight of some of that information. So then what I'm hearing is to bring it back as an action item to form a committee. I believe that'd be best. Um, yeah, I think an action item to form a community committee would be appropriate. Do we have to vote

146on that to bring it back as an action item? No. Any other comments, questions, concerns, organizational matters? Thank you. Date and time of next meeting. The next regular meeting of the board of trustees will be held on Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. in the fall of Christ library. Ajournment, there be no further business to come before the board. The regular meeting of May 14th, 2025 was adjourned at 8:21 8:29 p.m.