MVUSD Regular Board Meeting Board of Education 10/14/25

001Good evening everyone. The board of education re reconvened into open session at 5:19 p.m. Roll call, please. >> Isabella Carbo, present. >> Roads Williams, present. >> Cleveland Johnson, present. >> Joanna Lea, present. Brandy Clark, present. >> Sammy Luna, present. >> Alejandro Wava, present. >> Esparonza RC, present. >> Robert Birdie, present. >> Susanna Lopez, present. >> Thank you. The board of education met in close session to discuss board deliberations regarding public employee discipline dismissal release non-reelects conference with labor negotiator conference with real property negotiator conference with legal counsel existing litigation conference with legal counsel anticipating litigation settlement of claims and superintendent evaluation. The board gave further directions to district staff and took action on the following. A motion was made by Miss Clark and seconded by Mr. Johnson and approved the service of the final notice

002of recommendation for suspension and statement on of charges concerning employee 118305 and schedule a hearing on the matter. This was approved by the board of education by the following vote. Sammy Luna, yes. Brandy Clark, yes. Joanna Leva, yes. Cleveland Johnson, yes. Roads Williams, yes. A motion was made by Miss Clark and seconded by Miss Leva and approve the denial of settlement claim number 661528. This was approved by the board of education by the following vote. Five yes and zero no. Next, we are going to have the pledge of allegiance uh by Miss Adam. I'm sorry if I um pronounced your name wrong. Adamari Lopez, could you please step forward and turn on the microphone, please rise? Place your right hand over your heart. Ready, begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States

003of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. You may now be seated. Thank you so much for doing that, Miss Lopez. Next, we will have our land acknowledgement. The Marino Valley Unified School District acknowledges that our schools and district sites are situated on the ancestrial homelands and traditional territories of indigenous peoples, including the Kawia, the Gabrielle Leno Tongba, the Luceno, and the Serrano. We honor their connection to this region and sincerely appreciate the opportunity to educate our students on their traditional homeland. Their continued presence, resilience, and vital contributions remind us of our responsibility to honor and care for this land and its people. Future board meeting dates have October 25th, uh, October 28th, November 9th. Next, um, item number four,

004Miss Carbio, would you like to introduce? >> Um, I would like to call up um, Alamari. Good evening board president Miss Luna, board members, superintendent of the school, Dr. Rubicra, cabin members, and the Marino Valley community. My name is Adamari Lopez. I'm the ASB vice president and a proud student of the Morono Valley High School. I am here to the exciting and wonderful events that are taking place at our most amazing school. Next slide, please. Thank you. Um, our athletics. So, this fall season, um, we've had many exciting um, it's been really exciting for our Vikings as we have many adverse falls pushing to participate in the CIS um, playoffs. This this month, our girls volleyball, girls golf, and our girls flag football teams off secured second place in the league, while our boys varsity

005football is currently in first place in the league, hoping to repeat as league champions for the only for the second time in the season or in history. My apologies. Our varsity football team also beat our cross town rivals. vista the logo bringing home our city the city championship for the first time in eight in six football seasons. Our cus country team has also had a very strong winning year winning multiple medals at various tournaments throughout the season. We have also included a dance team this year which has brought us a new level of excitement in our school as they have performed at our pep rallies which has led to more fun and inspiring pep rallies. Um our girls tenants have also been highlighted this year a lot as we've had an undefeated doubles team made

006up by Gracie Gonzalez and Janessa Paz who have won two 12 matches and have zero losses. Um our school spirit. So this school year we've had a large number of student and staff members showing off their school spirit through various spirit weeks. We have continued our battles of the Vikings as we track the staff members who participate in our spirit days like college t-shirt Fridays and blue and gold Fridays. Um at the end of of at the end of each semester we crown the winning department chair and present them with a trophy along with a pizza party for thanking them for for their participation. Shout out to our very own special math department who have reigned supreme over the last year as the most school spirited department on campus. We've already hosted two prep rallies

007this school year including our fall sports prep rally honoring our sports team and wishing them very very well in their season and our homecoming rally celebrating our varsity football team and homecoming court. To start of the school year, we had nearly 300 seniors show up to our 6:30 a.m. at our for our senior sunrise. Excited to kick off another great school year. Our seniors are extremely spirited this year and excited for their final Viking war towards graduation. And then of course we have this year's homecoming which was a huge huge success. We had great participation in our spirit days. Gave out a ton of goodies like um pizza on our ninja turtle day. A huge special shout out to our tech theater instructor, Mr. Wardell, who along with his club behind the scenes crafted our

008decoration for a halftime show. Um, as they brought the New York New York skyline to Mono Valley High School, we crown our two amazing students, homecoming king and queen, our very own varsity football player and track star Trey Williams and our very own varsity basketball star Bella Mandina. This week ended in the style with our homecoming dance where we hosted 300 students at our campus providing a safe and fun environment for our Vikings. What's happening here in Mobile? This school year has been filled with many of many events and activities. We've had 20 clubs participate in this year's club rush at her had our cheer team perform at the angel stadium. Our bal fakorico team kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month with a special lunchtime performance celebrating Mexico's Independence Day the 16th. Um, our very own

009guidance department had also had a very successful start to the college kickoff week, including their own very own spirit week. And they ended off the week with our students taking the very own PSAT and the SAT on October 8th. Um, this week our seniors are taking a trip to Not Scarious Farm and with later um, CIS or playoffs are coming this time. So, we are excited to be a Viking. our community impact. Our Vikings are not only busy with clubs, senior activities, and sports, but they're also busy trying to make the world a better place. Our AVID students had just hosted their first clothing drive collecting clothes from the community to help those in need. Earlier today, our ASB program program with conjunction with liveream hosted our very first blood drive of this school year

010in hopes to help to and and support our local banks and further our to serve our community. On October 30th, our interact club will be hosting their annual spectacular to give our community a safe, inclusive, and fun environment to celebrate Halloween. As always, with the support of our ASB students, our guidance depart department hosted a great yellow ribbon week activity helping bring awareness to suicides prevention month with an emphasis on the mission to our student that mobile loves you. We look forward to their activities in a few weeks as they partner with club life to host a red ribbon week and help to support our students with the prevention of drugs and alcohol abuse this year. We are also excited for our football team to partner with the MNO Valley Bears youth organization in a

011community outreach program to help inspire the youth to dream big, work hard, and never give up on their dreams. And then before we leave and I would like to send you off as we do every single day in the morning announcements. As always, Vikings, remember, keep that Jedi mindset. Be just in all that we do. Push for equity. appreciate, honor, diversity, and promote inclusivity. Valera, Vikings, great job, Miss Lopez. Thank you for that update. Sounds like you guys are doing great things over there. Good job to the principal Q over there. Um, colleagues, anybody want to anybody have any comments or questions? No. Um I just want to say thank you for coming here and presenting what your school you know has done is going to be um doing. Thank you for you know coming

012here because I know it's kind of intimidating and a little scary um but you did a great job. I um I wanted to thank you for the reporting uh from Marino Valley and uh you know being at the site. It was good to know Mr. Q you brought home the uh city trophy. You know what I mean? That's important. Go Vikings. No, congratulations to all the teams. And uh I just want to I just want to say um it was nice to hear about our elementary flag football uh that went on over at Kenyon Springs this Saturday. How did it go, sir? >> Very well. >> Excellent. Excellent. That's beautiful. Involvement of more students. >> Okay. >> Sammy, what what you you laughing at me? >> No, I'm laughing with you. Oh, okay. >> Mr.

013Johnson, did you have something to say? I saw your mic on. >> Well, I always have something to say. >> So, I am going to face you all and say, look, um, first of all, I want to go to to the teachers and the principles. Thank you guys so much for the work that you do with these great students that we have in our district. I always watch them and I listen to them very closely just to see if they've picked up something different. But one of the things I like the most is that they're fearless when they come up here to this microphone and speak. I know maybe even maybe 20 years ago I wouldn't have done that and I was an old man even then. But bottom line is I just want to

014say thank you for all the educators uh for the work that you do getting these students ready for a night like tonight and in their future. So thank you very much for that. >> Thank you so much. We appreciate you. Good job. Uh, next we're on to item number five, superintendence report. Dr. Rubakaba. >> Thank you, President Luna. I hope I do some justice to Adam's lead. Um, it's always a pleasure to present what's happening in the district. Obviously, we already uh did our land acknowledgement, but instead of reading our vision, mission, portrait of a graduate, and our goals, I think we have a perfect example of three students who embody these with us tonight. Adamari already presented on behalf of Marina Violet High School. But it's also my pleasure to recognize two amazing students

015from Canyon Springs High School who recently showcased their talent at the RCE Excellence Through Equity Conference on September 24th, 2025. These two kiddos were selected among four from the entire county of Riverside to read their original poems to a group full of educators. Um, I I will tell you that it was super inspiring, super humbling, and they received standing ovations from the entire crowd. But it is my pleasure to bring them up to the podium and recognize him formally. Can we have Atika Anjum up to the podium, please? And Celeste de Lucia Stento as well. Please come on up. [Applause] So, we're going to ask if you could please read your poems. Um, because I think the the board will appreciate the impact and the power behind the words that you shared, please. >> Yes.

016Hello, my name is Celeste. >> Hello, my name is Celeste. Um, this is my poem titled The Invisible. It really just stems from knowing that um as fortunate as we all are just to even just be here, be in this country, um have the positions that we do, as much as we all work for it, um it's a blessing to be able to be so comfortable to use our voices because not many people um live in that same comfortability. The custodian sweeps long after the halls are bare. The cafeteria hums, but no one seems to care. The kid in the back row who dares not raise a hand. The names never written and the stories never planned. We're told to elevate our voice. But whose voice is that? The loudest in the crowd or the

017whispers in the back? I say it's all of them. It's the hidden and the small, the ones who build our future and even the ones who stumble through the hall. Do you hear the silence that hums beneath the day? It's the sigh of the student who writes poems, but it's those words that they never get to say. It's the tremble in a parent's voice when they don't know the right words in English. It's the bus driver's good mornings that go unanswered. his positivity slowly extinguished. A single voice is fragile, but a chorus. A chorus can shake walls. We roar. We elevate. But most importantly, we answer when each other. The streets echo footsteps that no one sees. But every whispered struggle is a cry for peace. So we lift the quiet people and we carry

018their weight. For every hand held gently, we get to rewrite their fate. The voices once broken, the ones dismissed and small, they can now gather like thunder, a sound that shakes all walls. And when the world ignores them, we speak even louder. Are now a river, a flood that will not falter. So from alleyways and offices, from schools and empty halls, every hidden heartbeat joins the song that calls. Invisible no longer, we rise and we all stand tall. For every silent story becomes for all. Thank you. [Applause] Good evening everyone. So much for having me here to share my poem, The Beat of Each Rhythm. This poem really connects to me as a woman, but also I want to become a Supreme Court judge when I when I grow up. So I hope looking back

019at the woman throughout history, this has really inspired me. The beat of each rhythm. My heart once more of a beat counting to four. I left my home country Bangladesh for new nation that open each door. My heart began to pound to the beat of 15. Each hand synchronized with women who draw into the rhythm of their own story. Voices of 129 million girls would agree that well- behaved women make history. Society is quick to enforce a legacy long held in destiny's hold. Or perhaps by those who would erase her identity, trying to silence her strength, her dignity. Yet where they once tried to control her view, she rises, declaring what woman can do. And I feel their courage echo. Their voices hum their rhythm alive in me. They beat against my lungs. My vocal

020cords at rhythm moves me lifting my voice t. It has taken me till the 16th beat to understand the bloodline of woman stand. Each heartbeat tells the stories they made. Women who the pages repeated tales unafraid what it means to leave a legacy so incredibly every word they spoke became a necessity. The power to elevate with integrity to look at the world with empathy. We honor the women who fought restlessly until their names lit the pages of century. Women have forced their dreams into reality where a woman can live in freedom and prosperity. Still I ask, close your eyes for justice. In this sight, a girl walks into class daring to see her own light. The walls lean in not to cave of souls who once to give her these wings. The whispers of the

021world hold her close, reminding her of her might, her courage, her strength, her visions burning. As she listens, ambitions reconnect with her story. She feels the rhythm of woman in glory. Infinity burning the universe in her hands, building the future where her aspiration stands. Doctors, lawyers, teach, judges, politicians, principles, all women who knew clapping together to the heartbeat. The world flies forward with their strength and continuity. The world now beats to a rhythm so free to welcome women who shapes destiny and who stands with the power to be student. A student like me. Thank you. [Applause] Okay. So, you you don't get to leave just yet because we have to wax poetic on you. Um, so thank you. That was amazing. And I know that you are amazingly talented and I am so happy that

022who's over in the back. [Applause] two amazing teachers, Helica Ersce and Aurelio Cortez who also influenced um you finding your voice. And I will say that although you are amazingly talented, we have 31,000 other talented students as well. We're hoping that we're going to find help them find their voice as well. But I want to ask the board if they want to offer any comments or anything that they want to say. I had the honor of being at the conference when you both um spoke and I was immensely moved and um words are powerful. They really are. But hearing them come from you, you give them life. Thank you for doing that. Thank you for sharing your your >> It was segregated and women just did not work outside. I don't mean like a maid.

023They they did that but had responsible uh jobs until my mother uh was hired to do something like what you guys were talking about. So while you were speaking I was thinking about that. >> Yeah. So thank you for that. >> Thank you. >> I'll let I'll let the rest of that go. >> Thank you so much. So the the last thing that I'll leave you with, I don't know if um clerk leva you have words to share. Oh, go ahead. >> I just want to say that you deeply touch me. It is important that our next generation understands and knows that we need to speak up. We cannot stay quiet when we see things that are unfair, things that we know that will not only maybe will not affect us but affect other people.

024You know, we cannot stay silent and um you guys, you know, like I said, are that next generation and I'm very proud of you. Um, and I know you know your family must must be more than proud, you know, because it takes a lot, more than a talent to be able to express and say what you guys share with us tonight. So, thank you for sharing that talent with us. So the last piece since we're talking about inspiration, we were so moved by what you shared and how you shared it in your employees and um your voice that we're starting to work on a poetry slam day that our ed services department is going to be constituting. We hope that you're going to be part of it. Um I think we're looking at second semester,

025right? Um and so it's going to be kind of like a poetry festival that's going to have competitions and all of that. and uh we are definitely going to be reaching out to you for support and and guidance. You can help us build that with us. So, thank you so much for that. [Applause] >> Uh also happy to share that our district has been recognized officially as a golden bell recipient for our dual enrollment program. Uh the golden bell recognizes signature programs across the state. It's sponsored and um headed by the California School Boards Association. And this is a special recognition that acknowledges all of the work that our district has done to implement innovative programs. And for us, the dual enrollment program is an opportunity for our students to both attend high school, earn

026their high school diploma, and receive college credit as they attend college courses through various means. So for our community uh who may not be aware of this, our students have the opportunity to take courses through Marino Valley College, but also Cal Cal Sanino, also some very prestigious uh schools um across the country. And so we're able to do that because of this amazing program that our ed services department has built. So um we are very happy that we're going to be recognized formally with this award. So kudos to our ED services team for their great work on this. And I see Latoya back there who deserves a big round of applause and Miss Gonzale Dr. Gonzalez as well. [Applause] Some other district highlights. I know that uh I've been told that I speak a lot,

027so I'm let I'm going to allow our students to do some of the speaking. So, we have a couple of series where we're actually showcasing our student voices. This is our first one. Um, we are spotlighting our campuses as a means to promote all the amazing things that are happening in our district. So, we're going to play all three videos. Go for it. [Music] Welcome to Dan Creek High School. [Music] I found my place. again. [Music] >> Welcome to Middle School. [Music] Oh, [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] lights out super. [Music] So that's our a series that our media department is working on that we're going to use to advertise the amazing things that are happening in our district. On September 30th, we celebrated sprinkling kindness day. And this is a video that shows a little

028bit about of what our schools engaged in and our students engaged in to kind of share some love and appreciation for our community. [Music] Three, two, one. On September 26, we celebrated college and career fair with over 60 universities attending um our school district in the hopes of recruiting our talented students. U very prestigious colleges including Caltech and Stanford were there as well. Go ahead. [Music] Hi everyone, I'm Lindsay Huntsman, coordinator of college and career readiness. I am here today at our annual MBUSD college and career fair where we have over 70 representatives from different colleges and careers. [Music] Hi, my name is Isabella Carbio and I'm the student board member at Valley View High School and I'm in 12th grade. I feel like in that setting of like college and like being in a

029big room with professors and stuff like that, like I feel like I could learn a lot, especially from the different teaching methods um compared to like high school. >> I'm trying to major in biology because I want to be a doctor. >> I'm considering being a political science major as I want to be an attorney after high school. >> Um the person who inspires me the most is my mom. >> Definitely my parents. They didn't pursue college just to raise me and my siblings. So, I really want to make them proud and get a college education. >> San Diego State just cuz it has a really great um journalism program and it's still close enough to home. I want to give a special thanks to my team, the college and career readiness team, our school

030board, our superintendent, Dr. Rubakaba, all for joining us today. >> So, it was an amazing event. Uh we had tons of students who got a lot of really valuable information about college and the potential for their futures. As you could see, some big dreamers, which I know uh they will achieve their dreams. Um we also celebrated the ribbon cutting of our wellness center. This is an amazing um center facility that's going to provide resources and support for our community. resources include things like food, clothing, uh shelter, um even shower services for people who may need it, but also emotional support, counseling support, and referrals to job centers and places like that. So, we're very proud that we're able to offer these resources to our community. Go ahead. Hello, my name is Diana Kovan and I

031am the coordinator for the health and wellness center here in our district, Marino Valley. And today is a very important day for us as we are doing the ribbon cutting for our center that takes care of our students basic needs and mental health as well. Some of the things that we offer here for our students, it goes down for basic food needs. We also have a laundromat for our parents. We also have uh showers called the Oasis. So that way our community is able to come and meet the basic needs of their students. And on top of all that, we also take care of the social emotional needs of our students by having our mental health resources that are housed here on site, but also at the schools for our kids. [Music] And amid all

032the cruelty that we that I see every day, the bad news that I wake up to, I come home to my community, I see such compassion. If we could connect our students to resources, if we could have a place instead of sending them off and assuming that they can get there on their own, can we bring that resource to them? And I've just been incredibly blessed to work for amazing leaders that share that vision, that share that mission in mind. [Music] Tell a friend of what resources are available for our students and families so that we can continue to be successful with our kids and everything that they do. >> And that's just the beginning. We're actually in in partner we're partnering with RUHS to install a clinic at the wellness center that's going to

033provide services to our community as well. So, we're very very excited about even the next phase of our Wana Center. On September 20th, we celebrated Di Fiesta, which is our district's kickoff to Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month. Go ahead and play the video. [Music] Uh I think Mr. Johnson was dancing too on that Saturday. Uh but it was really a great event and we're always happy to host our community with that. On September 15th, we um had our UKAN college, which is our historically black colleges, come out and recruit our kiddos. I can't remember how many kiddos we received re received full ride scholarships, but we had in the dozens, right, Miss Brown? Do you remember how many? >> Yeah, that was amazing. So, thank you. Play the video. [Music] [Applause] And as you can see

034from the big check that the one kiddo was carrying, kids were getting full rides. scholarships to four years of college on the spot. So that's pretty amazing. So kudos to our amazing team for putting that on. Um Adamari shared a great report of all the athletics happening at Marina Marina Valley High School, but I will share that that's happening districtwide. Our athletic program continues to grow. Um Trusty Williams talked about our elementary flag football program on Saturday. That's just a small example of the different programs that we're bringing in to our district. I know that uh this will make a lot of folks happy, but in particular um Clerk Leva, we're working on doing a integrated um program for special education students to participate as well. So, we're very excited about that next phase of

035our athletic program. As always, we report on our attendance. As we know, the attendance is the heart of success and if our kiddos are here, we know they learn better, but they also have a better experience because they're interacting with their peers and their mentors. So happy to share that our district-wide attendance is just under 94%. You could see that elementary, middle, and high school. But again, kudos to the middle schools. Middle schools continue to have uh the highest um attendance rate of all three levels, which is very rare. Usually it's elementaryaries that lead the way, but kudos to middle schools. And also our top school sites, Northridge Elementary with 96.47, Butterfield with 95.68%, and Landmark Middle with 95.07%. um couple of facilities projects. The last time I shared updates regarding our middle and high

036schools, so this time around I want to just share a few updates regarding all the construction and modernization that's happening in our elementary schools. At Bear Valley Elementary, construction started in 2025 and we're in the process of demolishing building C. We have already relocated our staff to interim housing and we're hoping to complete um building C, D, and E, a staff restroom, a kitchen expansion, and upgraded um drop off and pickup areas by fall of 2026. At Butterfield Elementary, construction started in August. It's going to take a little bit longer, but we're looking to upgrade building CD, DE, and H, uh, including I with electrical modifications, ADA, and, uh, removal and replacement of HVAC units. We're hoping to be finished by summer of 2027. at Cloverdale. We started in June of 2025 modernization of buildings

037B, C, D, and E, including the administration, kitchen expansion, um, pickup and dropoff improvements, restroom remodels, but also ADA upgrades with new lighting, flooring and ceiling and electrical work, including alarm systems, and electronic hardware and case work. At Henrik Ranch, doing the same thing to buildings B, C, D, and E. and the administration also includes upgrades to the kitchen, drop off and pickup, ADA improvements. Construction started in June of 2025, and we're hoping to complete that by 2026. At Hidden Springs, we're doing very much the same work for buildings B, C, D, and E, administration, and the kitchen. Also, ADA access and drop off and pickup to improve the flow of that. hoping to be completed by September of 2026 at Honey Hollow. Um, started in 2020, June of 2025. We're modernizing buildings B, C,

038D, and the administration building, including building E, kitchen expansion, bus drop off and pickup, restroom remodels, and also including ADA access and upgrades at Midland Elementary, modernizing the existing library into an innovation center, outdoor learning areas, uh, consolidation of modular buildings, and a new staff parking lot that's going to separate the bus and the parent drop off. We started back in 2024 and we're hoping to be done with them very soon. We're actually in the process of arranging a ribbon cutting, especially to show off our new innovation center, which we're very excited about. At Ridgerest Elementary, modernizing buildings B, CD, and E with new electrical, and ADA upgrades, roofing repairs, kitchen expansion, and increased security at all of our sites. Started in 2025 and we're hoping to be done by 2026. at Senica started in

0392025 June. Um modernizing buildings B, CD, and E and the administration building including the kitchen. Also includes ADA upgrades to the bus and drop off, restroom remodel um and including fire alarm and casework, AC, ADA, and um general upgrades as well at Toronto Elementary. modernizing buildings B, C, D, and E, including the administration, kitchen expansion, bus drop off, restroom remodels, including some ADA access and upgrades. We started in June of 2025, and we're hoping to finish by November of 2026. So, as you can see, there's a lot of construction and modernization happening at our school sites, and we are so thankful to the community for passing not only Measure M, but the new bond measure, Measure X. We're also very grateful of our board for supporting us in all of this work. And lastly, very

040thankful for the patience of our community. We know that modernization is an imposition because we have to work around the uh moving of classrooms and the access and all of that, but our community has been so patient um with us, so we thank them for that, their continued support. Lastly, a couple of saved the dates. We have our 11th grade student summit on October 24th from 10 uh to 1 pm. This is an opportunity to to listen from our 11th graders in terms of not only what their experience has been in our district, but what are some things we can do to improve the education and their experience with us. And please don't forget on October 29th, trunk or treat, it's going to be at Marino Valley High School. You can drive through and get

041candy. Uh for our community that doesn't know, our departments and our schools actually have a competition and they compete against each other to see who can have the better um theme and presentation to our community. We have a pretty rigid competition. Transportation goes all out. Our PD department goes all out, but we they're going to be in the running because a lot of departments are really putting on a great show. So to our community, please sign up and go. We don't turn people away, but it is in a car, so you cannot walk in. you have to drive through. And with that, that's my presentation. [Applause] >> Thank you, Dr. Vivakava. We are now on to item 6A, approval of resolution number 2025-26-23, breast cancer awareness month. Do I have a motion? >> Okay, Mr.

042Johnson, do I have a second? I'll second. >> Mr. Williams seconds. Miss Claudia, please call for the vote. >> Student board member Corbio. >> I. Mr. Williams. >> Hi. >> Mr. Johnson. >> Hi. >> Miss Maya. >> Hi. >> Miss Clark. >> Hi. >> Miss Mona. >> I. Motion carries. And I have here that you'll be presenting this. Mr. Williams. >> Yes. Uh, Miss Ramona Delator. Would you come to the podium, please? Breast Cancer Awareness October 2025. More than 319,000 women and men are diagnosed with breast cancer annually. One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month honors the courage and strength of millions of Americans who are battling this terrible disease and remember the ones whose lives have been affected by

043breast cancer. The early detection of breast cancer is often the key to successful outcomes, which is why it is highly recommended for all individuals to ensure that they are scheduling regular doctor's visits. The treatment provided after detection detecting breast cancer can significantly improve a patient's chance of survival. As a district, we declare October 2025 as breast cancer awareness month in the Marino Valley Unified School District to honor breast cancer survivors and recognize October as breast cancer awareness month to promote research for a cure and increase awareness of its impact on both men and women. Good evening board president, members of the board of education, superintendent Dr. Dubal Cabava, and distinguished guests. My name is Ramona de la and I serve as a language assessor bilingual for the multilingual department. I want to sincerely thank you

044for the opportunity to accept this important resolution tonight in honor of breast cancer awareness month which recognizes the countless individuals and organizations dedicated to fighting Breast cancer has touched so many of our lives and statistics like one in eight women facing a diagnosis in their lifetime show the scale of this challenge. As a breast cancer survivor, this month holds deep personal meaning for me. It's not only a time to reflect on the battles we fought, but also to collaborate, to celebrate the strength, resilience, and hope that unite survivors, families, and community members. I'm grateful for the support and awareness this resolution brings, not just for those who are fighting, but also but also for early detection, education, and research that saves lives every day. Once again, thank you for recognizing the importance of this cost.

045[Applause] Thank you. Now we're on to item 6B, approval of resolution number 2025-26-29 recognizing fall digital citizenship week October 20th through 24th, 2025 and cyber security awareness month for October. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Mr. Johnson, do I have a second? >> Second. I'll second. >> Miss Clark seconds and Miss Cladio, please call for the vote. >> Student member Carvio. >> Hi. >> Mr. Williams. Hi. >> Mr. Johnson. Hi. Miss Leva. >> Hi. >> Miss Clark. >> I. >> Miss Luna. >> I. Motion carries. And Miss Leva, I understand you're presenting. >> Yes. President Luna. Well, please. Uh, Mr. Smiley Via Visencio, director of professional development and digital learning, please come to the podium. Lindseay Hudsman, coordinator of college and career readiness. And Mr. Leon Robert Emanuel, career technical education teacher at

046Bit Lago. Um, digital equity means everyone has adequate access to and understanding of information and communications technologies regardless of socioeconomic status, physical ability, language, race, or gender. All Marino Valley High School District students have been provided with Chromebooks which they can use in the classroom or our home. We are happy to recognize October 20 to the 24th of 2025 as fall digital citizenship week and cyber security month. this month. These recognitions include educational activities and community engagement highlighting safe on online practices and responsible technology use by participating in fall digital citizenship week and cyber security month. Our district creates a unified national voice for digital inclusion. It supports our local organizations, public institutions, and businesses on the front lines offering digital inclusion programs. Good evening, board president, members of the board, board of education, superintendent

047Dr. Ruvaba, and distinguished guests. My name is Lindseay Huntsman from the college and career readiness department. Thank you for this opportunity to accept this resolution this evening. On behalf of the college and career readiness department, I want to thank you for recognizing the importance of cyber security education. This resolution affirms our district's commitment to preparing students for one of the fastest growing and most critical field career fields today. By supporting cyber security pathways, we're not only protecting digital safety, but also opening doors for our students to secure high demand, highwage jobs for the future. Thank you for your continued support of our CTE programs and for helping us equip students with the skills to lead and defend the digital world. Good evening, board president Luna, board members, cabinet, and our community. Um, you'll recall that

048our last uh board study session, we talked about the potential and the challenges of artificial intelligence. So, um, I really want to express how thankful we are to the board for supporting digital citizenship and cy cyber security because in addition to everything that that Lindsay just shared with us, this is more important than ever. So, thank you very much for your support. All right. Good evening, uh, board president Luna, school board members, Dr. Ruvakaba, cabinet, and community. Um, I'm I'm actually filling in for Mr. Manuel tonight. I'm stepping in, uh, in his absence. Uh, he wasn't able to make it. But uh it is such an important uh recognition to uh recognize our digital citizenship week and cyber security education and awareness here in our community. And uh I'm I'm very proud to have the

049cyber innovation center at Canyon Springs High School. It's an amazing u uh facility to equip our students with the resources they need in order to pursue a career in cyber security. And I know Mr. Man I've known Mr. Manuel actually for many years and he's he's a big part of that program within our district and and uh uh it's it as Mr. uh uh via Vasencio shared it's important now more than ever with uh the changing landscape in our in our world. So thank you again for recognizing this week. Thank you. On to item 6 C. Approval of resolution number 2025-26-30 red ribbon week October 23rd through the 31st 2025. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Mr. Johnson and a second. >> I'll second. >> Miss Leva seconds. Miss Clauddio, please call for

050the vote. >> Mr. Member Carbio. >> I. >> Mr. Williams. >> I. >> Mr. Johnson. >> I. >> Miss Leva. >> I. >> Miss Clark. >> I. >> Miss Luna. >> I. Motion carries. I understand. Mr. Johnson, you're going to be presenting this this evening. >> Thank you. >> All right. All right. I would like to have Mr. Peoples. Is he? Oh, there he is. I didn't see you. I didn't know if you were here or not. Okay. And then, uh, Francis Bear, we got And then, uh, >> and my Don't y'all tell anybody, but my very favorite. >> Come on. Don't Don't be scared. Get up here with me. That's why I came down so I can get close to you guys. Get closer. Closer. >> Okay. Yeah. Get over here. Get over here.

051You're the favorite. You're the favorite. >> Come on, dude. You understand about that? >> Okay, I'm going to turn this this way. I'm gonna look at you guys. Red Ribbon Red Ribbon Week, October the 23rd through 31st, 2025. The National Red Ribbon Week celebration is an effort initiated after Enrique Camarina, federal drug enforcement agent, was murdered by drug traffickers in 1985. This campaign calls attention to programs designed to promote drug abuse prevention and to demonstrate support for a drug-free lifestyle. We are joining several statewide agencies, departments, and organizations in recognizing October the 23rd through the 31st, 2025 as Red Ribbon Week. During this weekong celebration, we will wear and display red >> red red ribbons to demonstrate our commitment to drugfree healthy lifestyle. Now, the board of education of the Marina Valley Unified School District

052encourages all citizens to participate in tobacco, alcohol, and other drug prevention programs and activities to demonstrate uh their commitment to safe tobacco and drug-free schools and communities. So, thank you guys for accepting this. I'm going to start with >> your favorite. She she said it not me. So I'll just repeat it. My favorite. She started it. Now you don't y'all get on me. >> I admit. >> Here you go, sweetheart. >> Thank you. >> You give me since she said you're my favorite >> and you're my favorite in a hat. My second favorite hat. Come on. >> Thank you. >> And then you are my >> ultimate favorite. There you go. >> Right here. Okay. Thank you, sir. >> So, which one of you three? >> Oh, Mrs. Hog. Mr. Oh, I can't call you

053that. Ashley call you that. I forgot she she has a new name now. So, >> good evening board president, members of the board of education, and superintendent Dr. Ruva Cava and distinguished guest. My name is Ashley Hokin Styles, and besides me is Miss Francis Rose. We are counselors on special assignment in the college and career readiness department. [Laughter] Thank you for the opportunity to accept the Red Ribbon Week resolution this evening on behalf of the dedicated counselors across our district. Red Ribbon Week is more than just a week of awareness. It's a powerful reminder for the shared responsibility to help students make healthy choices and build bright drug-free futures. In our role, we have the privilege of supporting schools as they cultivate not only academic success, but also safe, inclusive, and empowering environments. Red Ribbon

054Week is one of those key moments when prevention meets purpose and where education meets advocacy. We want to thank the board for recognizing the importance of this work and for continuously supporting initiatives that that support student well-being. We also want to acknowledge schools who make who who make the messages of Red Ribbon Week meaningful and relevant every year. At this time, Miss Francis will share some of those activities that schools will be um supporting this week. So, counselors work closely with their site colleagues to provide awareness and drug prevention activities. Examples include um there are several sites who have anti-drug pledge activities at lunch. They have campaigns, rallies, and tier one lessons. So, they're going into the classroom as well. Door decorate decorating is happening at many sites, uh including Mareno Valley Unifi, excuse me,

055Mareno Valley High School say boo to drugs door decorating contest. So, tying in Halloween there as well. Uh Mareno Valley Online Academy hasn't left out their students. They are doing spirit days um in their Google classrooms. So uh excuse me, in their Google Meets and they are hosting a stopby event on the 31st to pick up Red Ribbon Week promotional products. Marino Valley High School, Sugar Hill, and La Hoya and many others are hosting spirit dressup weeks. In fact, La Hoya is using this year's Red Ribbon Week theme, which is life is a puzzle, solve it drug-free, to host days such as team up to solve the puzzle, where they're wearing sports team uh paraphernalia, and you're an important piece of the puzzle, which is a dress to impress day. And it's wonderful for us

056and wonderful for everybody to be able to see the collaboration at our sites to keep our students drug-free. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you all. We are now on to item F, public comments on agenda items. Any person requesting to speak to any item on the agenda may do so at this time or when the item is addressed by the board of education. Individual speakers shall be allowed to speak for three minutes on any agenda item. The board of education shall limit the total time for public input on each agenda item to 21 minutes. Board bylaw 9323B section 5. Per board bylaw 9323, twice the allotted time will be provided for a member of the public utilizing a translator. Miss Claudia, do we have any public speakers? >> No public speakers.

057>> Thank you. Uh on to item G, public comments on non-aggenda items. The board of education encourages public comments. During this section, staff may briefly respond to statements or questions or may ask questions for clarification. The board may refer to staff or other resources for factual information, direct staff to report back at a subsequent meeting and/or direct staff to place the topic on a future agenda. If any if someone wants to lodge a complaint against an employee, the appropriate form may be obtained at any school or the community education center. Individual speakers shall be allowed to speak for a total of three minutes on non-aggenda items regardless of the number of issues to be addressed by the individual. The board of education shall limit the time the total time for public input on non-aggenda items

058to 21 minutes. Per board bylaw 9323 twice the allotted time will be provided for a member of the public utilizing a translator with board of education consent. The president may increase or decrease the time allowed for public presentation depending on the topic and the number of persons wishing to be heard. The president may take a poll of speakers for or against a particular issue and may ask that additional people speak only if they have something new to add. Board bylaw 9323 B through C section 5. Miss Claudia, do we have any speakers on non-aggenda items? >> No public speakers. >> Thank you. We're on to item H, employee association reports. And tonight it looks like we have MVA. Mr. Fius. All right. All right. Good evening, board members, uh, superintendent, district, uh, leadership, and community

059members. I'd like to start off by thanking all of our board members, uh, for taking time to meet with MVA recently. We appreciate you all uh uh giving up some some of your personal time to meet with us and and we thank you for that opportunity. Uh when I spoke here last month, I said we all stood at an important moment. Uh one that called for fairness, integrity, and collaboration. I wish I could tell you that something has changed since then, but tonight the reality is simple. Uh nothing has changed. In just a couple weeks, our members will begin to feel the real impact of what has not happened at the bargaining table. As we enter additional sessions of negotiating, including tomorrow, we know what is at stake. Without an agreement, our members will face

060up to a $500 increase to their health benefit costs. These costs uh would decrease their take-home pay at the end of this month and add stress to their families. And this is all happening while they continue to give their all to to serve our students. We want to remain very clear. The cost of not reaching an agreement will become very real to our members in two weeks. But the memories of this will remain for much longer. Every delay, every excuse, every half measure chips away at the trust between our members who serve our community's children children and and the people who lead it. Again, MVA is asking the school board and the district to make the right choice and demonstrate this district's values that aren't just written on in reports, but are lived up to

061in decisions. We are asking the school board to do more than you. Uh we are asking this school board to do more than say that you value our employees. We are asking that you prove that you value all of our employees with your actions. The unodudited actuals that were presented that were presented on September 9th paint a very clear picture of financial strength of this district. No matter how fuzzy some would like to make it, the real question is not whether the district can do this. It is whether the district will choose to invest in our educators in a way that reflects our shared values. with an increase to the reserves of $34.5 million from last year to this year and now the reserves now sitting at $120 million total. This is a matter of

062prioritizing the health and well-being of our employees, not inflating reserves. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Fas. Next, we're on to item I, comments from board members. Miss uh Carbio, did you have anything? >> I have no comments. >> Okay. Mr. Williams, did you have any comments this evening? >> I really enjoyed the uh poetry uh from the two young ladies. Uh I thought it was very inspirational and uh it was truly from the heart and uh I hope second semester we can we can develop a poetry theme um um competition uh readout um I think it's I think it's very very important because they spoke to the people who are only seen and not heard. and in both cases that's what struck me and uh that I appreciate. >> Thank you, Mr. Williams. Mr.

063Johnson, >> um I I I don't have I don't have anything. I don't have anything. There's something on my mind, but I'm not going to talk about it tonight. I'll do that another another time. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Miss Leva, I just want to say that I'm really happy with everything that's excuse me is going on. Uh last study session, it was amazing seeing the kids here showing us the adults, you know, how um esports um has provided them, you know, like uh self-esteem, being able to speak in big crowds. I was able also to go to the um I cannot remember the name of the stepcom. Yeah. And you know seeing the kids handling everything you know running the whole show it is very important that we empower our

064kids and for them to have that you know confidence to know that they're able and capable of doing amazing things. Um so I don't want to say all the events that I have gone because it will take a a long time but uh it is I like that the vision that we are having as a board and as a district to bring the kids and present to us. It is important to hear from them and I'm I'm really grateful for for that Dr. Rava that you have listened to us regarding that. And um yesterday I was at the water polo training um for u middle schoolers and the parents, you know, they're like really happy that Valley View is hosting that and having that um opportunity for their students. You know, kids are so excited.

065I was like looking at their faces and they were like so happy and saying, you know, they even though it was cold, I wouldn't get in the pool, but they were all exciting jumping in and saying, you know, like they want to be in the swimming team and, you know, bringing all these ideas. Um, so I I'm I'm happy. I'm really happy and excited, you know, the way we're we're like doing things. We had a lot of things to work on, but you know, we also have amazing things that we can, you know, brag about it. And that's all. >> Miss Clark, >> thank you so much. I have a couple of things I'd like to uh talk about this evening. It's been great since our last meeting. We've done a lot of amazing things

066here at the district and that's been awesome. I want to revisit something that I really want to be on the agenda at the first time I requested it. I think I just wanted some information, but I think a robust um presentation would be um appropriate. I would like to revisit drivers training. We have ELO funds that I think could cover driver's training. I get a lot of emails from parents and in the community saying that our kids need drivers training and they can't afford it. So if we could have some kind of program um so thank you. If we could have some kind of program to just explore that, a presentation to the board to explore it, like a robust presentation with current data, current trends, you know, where we can make an informed decision

067on how we want to revisit that or even if it's possible for some uh even if it's possible um to do. Also, I want to um talk about a a little bit of transparency. I just want to be sure that when we make our decisions at the board, I'm just talking to all my fellow board members, that we make sure that we are reading our own policies and procedures and that we are making decisions based on what's expected of us and entrusted by to us by the community and that we make sure that all the kids in this district are taken care of. The data speaks for itself. So we vote on things and if we are truly champions of all children in this district then our numbers would reflect that. The data would reflect

068that and academics and suspensions and everything. So we have the information. We are the board of education. We need to make sure that our community knows that we are driving success and that we really truly mean that every kid in this district matters and it's not just lip service. Um I had the opportunity to go to Stevcon as well. It was pretty amazing seeing all the the um the STEM projects like we got to meet uh we had the opportunity to meet uh Borren himself which was a true privilege. What was amazing about that too is he was so personable in touch with the kids. He is a real champion for future future leaders of this district and I think that we should really explore some of those programs that were there too. I know

069Rubikava could Dr. Rubakava could speak to it but there was this amazing um I don't know what was it called when the two little robots were fighting each other and the little >> Battlebots guys. The kids built these little machines and I don't mean kids. I mean, from elementary to high school age, they built these little bots and the bots would fight each other and then they had a pit crew where everybody would fix the bot really quickly. And I thought, "Wow, this could help chronic absenteeism. I know if I wanted to build a bot, I'd come to school every day so I can make sure I went to the afterchool program to build the bot." So we it was just fantastic and I really enjoyed it and I am so grateful for this district

070because you know everyone here in this room and throughout the community and out this district we all have a common goal and we have common ground and all of that is the kids. I mean we could put everything aside because at the end of the day our heart belongs to the kids and that's why we're in this district. That's all I have for this evening. Thank you, Miss Clark. Um, so I I did want to mention some of the events I went to. Um, because our last meeting was a study session. We didn't get to talk about that. So, there's been a lot of things. So, I'll just go through the list really quick. Some things some highlights. Um, I was uh afforded the opportunity to attend the CIF Champions for Character Dinner in Long

071Beach. Congrats to uh our c our own Canyon Springs uh Justin Remington the athletic director Candace Thomas coach and Maril Gonzalez student athlete all from Canyon Springs Mr. Robersonson was there. Great to great event celebrating um all of them. Also um the HBCU event. Shout out Miss Brown. That was a great event. I had a good good time watching all the students um going to the different tables and getting scholarships like that. That's still blows me away that that we're able to do that for our students. It's so such a such a great event. Um also attended the City of Marino Valley Elgato event. very nice um excellence through education conference. Uh that was uh very enlightening. Um someone said I may have sang karaoke. I don't know. Um also me and Miss Leva have

072been attending masters in governance classes um in Torrance which is a a long distance but very worth it. we're both um learning a lot and so that we can be better equipped as schoolboard members to serve our district. So I'm very grateful for that. Uh the last two we took were school finance and HR and collective bargaining. Uh very useful during this time. Uh also, you know, so much gratitude for the wellness center ribbon cutting. Um that was really a beautiful event and uh the words that uh Congressman Takano spoke were very moving. Um very moved by that and just happy that we're able to provide that to this community. Such a special thing. Um also I had the opportunity to go to the EV Expo at March Mountain. Dr. Rice, thank you for for

073having me. Um I saw Mr. Williams there too. It was a great event. I think there's a lot of potential there, especially that, you know, we're in California and that's the direction California is going. So, um, also had great conversation with Mr. Burlson about our EV bus fleet. Uh, so that was great, too. And then finally, I had the opportunity to um give the third place trophy to Honey Hollow for the flag football competition. That was a lot of fun. So, um, shout out to Mr. Sterns on that. Great event. Looking forward to to um another tournament potentially coming up. I don't know if you guys know about that yet, but I'll just leave it there. But very grateful for all the great things um going on in our district and to all the people

074who help make it go round. Much gratitude to all of you, every one of you, and my my colleagues. Great job. Um, >> Miss Luna. >> Yes. >> Can you tell them where Karma cars are built? >> Marino Valley. >> There you go. >> Yes. And I got Well, I'm sure you already have contact information, but I got some contact information, too. So, yeah, that would be great if we can collaborate with them. >> So, that is all I have. Um, I believe the next item on the agenda is comments from the superintendent. Dr. >> No comments from me tonight. >> No comments tonight. Okay. And that means we are on item K, presentations to the board. K1, multi-tered system of supports, academic suspension, suspension, and chronic absenteeism. Dr. Arce. Thank you very much, President

075Luna, and good evening again, board members. Uh, at the request of the board, we continue to present to you all the um presentations from our sites. If you remember in the last um board study session that we had, we did the 4C activity followed by the fifth C and you were able to in teams talk about what you were curious about. And so the ED services team looked at the data and in some instances uh you were curious about a site that improved and you wanted to know how they did that. In other cases you were curious about a site that perhaps regressed in their data and you were and you wanted to know what happened there. So what we did at the request and direction of the superintendent is we looked at not only

076your suggestions but also at every single site and we looked at those grows areas that need to grow and the glows the areas that were bright spots. So today um we I bring you our high school principles that will come up here. They're going to lead the way. Um from Canyon Springs High School, Mr. Robersonson from Moreno Valley High School, Mr. Kintterero from Valley View High School, Mr. Gilead, and from Vista Lago High School, Mr. McCain. Every presentation to the board connects to our vision, mission, our portrait of a graduate, and our goals. Uh today specifically, we will be focusing on goal one, which is how do we promote that academic achievement for every student? We will continue with our template which is the claim. We want to teach everybody in our district, not only

077our students but adults, everybody. When we make a claim, we have to back it up with evidence and what is that evidence? And then what is the reasoning? Why is the evidence the way that it is? But more importantly, what are we going to do about it? What are our actions and next steps? So, to start us off, I'm going to have um Mr. Robertson read the the claim for that will represent all four of our high schools. >> All right. Good evening again. Um our claim is all Mareno Valley Unified School District traditional high school high schools improved in their math scores as measured by the state assessment. However, each high school needs to continue to focus on specific student groups for continuous growth. All right. So that's the claim. So what is the

078evidence? So we've presented to the board already in our board study session our data and as we look at our math scores, although we made some gains, we improved by 1%. We still need a lot to grow. We did um go from 93 distance from standards to 91. Again, we would like to be closer to that distance from MET, which would be a perfect zero, but we are at negative 91 right now. Um, based on our last 2025, but we we're improving, but not as much as we'd like to improve. However, I I want to really give a shout out to our high schools. If you look at this slide, the areas that glow, um, at Canyon Springs, we had an increase of 13.1 points. At Marino Valley High School, we had 14 point gain.

079At Valley View High School, we had a 14.3 gain. And at Vista Lago High School, we had a 15 point gain. So huge in math. So if you go back to to the previous slide and you look at the secondary schools, you could see where the high schools were from one year to the next. Now, as the claim stated, there are still some specific student group areas that we need to focus on. Specifically, at Canyon Springs High School, um, and I believe this was one of the curious ones from the board was that our we noticed that our students with disabilities regressed by 8.4 points. We noticed at Marino Valley High School that our English learners, there is a a significant gap from where the overall distance from standard is to our English learners, which

080is negative 187.2. Our African-American students um at Valley View High School, we wanted to focus on math as well, but I have to give a shout out to Valley View. They they actually improved in every single student group. And so we did focus on college and career indicators. there was a decrease for our African-American students of 11.9%. And then for Vista Lago High School, we um are focusing on students with disability because there was a a math decrease of 12.4 points. So that's the evidence supporting the claim. Now, we want you to hear from the principles on what are some possible reasonings. So, we'll start with Canyon Springs and then we'll go um in alpha order um and then end with the Ravens in this slide. >> This one's the glow. >> Got it. The

081So, the glow at Canyon Springs. So, some of the things we did last year is we focused on our essential standards um with our math teachers. We actually did pull outs, did pull out trainings, but we also did pull out collaboration in addition to our flex days, our our collaboration time, our PLC time. And so we we uh pulled teachers out for the entire day, put them in our PD room, and they collaborated what they uh what they were going to do. They were going to take steps to improve our math scores. And um and then we had an idea coming come second semester to focus on um the specific standards for the CASP in our integrated math 3 classes. So what we did is we pulled students I'm sorry we pulled our teachers our

082integrated math 3 teachers out and they focused on the aim comprehensive assessment which is basically a practice CASP test. they identified the standards that our students needed to um to really focus on to be prepared for the CASP and that's what they focused on from basically the beginning of February um until the day they took the the CASP test this year. So that was that those were some of the things that we did last year >> to improve that scores. >> Good evening everybody. Uh my name is Steve Kintterero. I'm the proud principal of Marino Valley High School. I'm going to go a little out of order. Um, so one of the things we did was do a math cast boot camp, which is something we start in April. It's like a twoeek intensive boot

083camp in uh our math department and all of our math uh students get exposed to that boot camp. And we also had uh protected PLC time. So many times, you know, the the staff at Marino Valley restructured their calendar and their time where uh 30 out of 36 Wednesdays are um flex days and most of those are for our PLC. And I've been in support of that. So many times as a principal and as a a leader of the school, you could get caught up and oh, let's just have this quick meeting during, you know, we have PLC time. let's just pull them aside and just announce what we have to disseminate the information. But I made it a point not to touch their PLC time. Uh and then the last thing is focus PLC's.

084Our math department has been um great at breaking up the math department into subgroups. Uh specifically IM1, IM2, um and really focus on the PLC process. What do we want our students to know? How are we going to know they know it? What are we going to do with the students that do know it? And what are we going to do with the students that don't know it? And uh I've invited Dr. RSE to attend um some of those PC's because the math department specifically the IM1 math uh subgroup is really going through the entire cycle and I contribute you know not only all those things but part of that to the improvement in our math scores. Thank you. >> Good evening. My name is Chris G. I'm the proud principal at Valley View High

085School. Um, we we did a lot of different things. A lot of it was focused on our staff members. We've got some amazing amazing math teachers and investing in them and and they're the ones that are the, you know, the the ones in the classroom with the students and equipping them to be the best possible versions of themselves is what's going to make a big impact in our students. So, um, increased PLC time. Um, we went from nine PLC meetings a year to 16 PLC meetings last year to this year we're up to 19 PLC meetings that we worked out through our restructuring plan. Um, trainings. So, Miss Via and her department worked together and we did like I math trainings focused on how can we help our EL students inside of math specifically. um

086just a lot of different strategies. Some of those strategies, not just in in the IL training, but in a lot of other areas that we're seeing as well, is sentence frames and trying to teach the students how to speak math. And it's not just the answers for, but how did you get the answers for? What does that mean? What are you going to do with that information? And having helping them try to speak more and do more. And with that is not just the sentence frames, but not having teachers speak the whole time. How do we get the students to speak and have them have that, you know, whether it's partner work, getting up and and working around the classroom, group work, presentations, all sorts of different things. Getting them using the vocabulary, immersing themselves

087inside of the mathematics has really helped a lot. And then of course in the PLC time, what are they doing with all those 16 16 times that they're meeting and doing all those different things? is there. We worked with the district, pulled out and we kind of worked what are some of the most essential standards? What are the what's going to give us our biggest bang for the buck? Because a lot of these standards to cover every single standard as deep as we really need to go, it would take way too much time that we have inside of a regular school year. So getting in and saying what are the most important pillar standards that are every single student when they finish IM1, IM2, IM3 needs to know and and really focusing on that inside

088of all of our our PLC's and all of our math teachers. >> Good evening. Matt McCain, proud principal of Vista Delago. I'm going to piggyback on the PLC's that a lot of the other schools have already mentioned. Uh we just made a huge commitment to the PLC process early on. Uh again by identifying the essential standards, the the the have to knows, the must knows before we move on. Uh we built scope and sequence. We built in intervention time. We uh we created common formative assessments. We're taking those common formative assessments. We're meeting we're we're taking our student work and our our and how our students are doing in those uh CFAs. And then re then we're redirecting our teaching and what's working and what's not and what do we what do we need to

089go back on and what do we need to spend more time on. Um so the math department's done a a huge improvement in that area. We also uh carved out a couple of periods for a math coach last year who helped um who who then had the time um to kind of help uh you know take the lead on writing those scoped sequences and making sure there was intervention time built into those days. Um and that was that was a huge success. Um our targeted skill acceleration workshops are a fancy word for boot camps. Um we had several of those and also increased our PLC days and I think our math department just kind of uh reignited their commitment. They did a fantastic job and we had significant improvement on the dashboard and uh we're

090very very proud of that. Thank you. >> Thank you. And and for me it is it's an honor to work with not only them but their teachers. We all of their teachers engage in three um PLN's last year for IM1 and IM2. And the work that we did with our professional development department was huge. And that focus on math and those essential standards. And I mean they're they're not only talking about it, they they're actually seeing it and it's really changing the instruction in the classroom. And but we also recognize that there's work to do. So, as you heard from the the claim backed up by the evidence, there are certain student groups that regressed in certain areas. So, at this time, we'd like you to hear from them what are some possible reasons why

091those areas um those student groups regress and why we need to grow in those areas. So at Canyon Springs, um one of the things we looked at is especially with our students with disability um that we saw that uh that increase um in that distance from standard we which we don't want to see. We want to see that decrease um that number decrease. So when we looked at that, one of the things that we realized at the end of last year is a lack of targeted interventions in the classroom. And um and so where we didn't really have a good system in place for that. Um it was just teachers were kind of randomly providing interventions in the classroom trying to find something that worked. So um and I'll I'll speak more on that in

092a minute, but um second was a lack of targeted support. Just actually targeting that support for the students, identifying where the deficiency is and providing that support. And and an example of that may be through um as something as simple as as tutoring. We have we have a lot of tutoring opportunities for our students, but that support isn't targeted and it and it needs to be. And the third thing is um and and I heard Mr. Gilead mention it earlier with leading to one of their successes, but that's increasing our math literacy. um uh understanding what you're reading when you're reading a problem, understanding the vocabulary used and and being able to speak math. So, at Marino Valley High School, we took a look at our EEL uh student group and um some of the

093possible reasons for our our need to grow was the language barrier that some of our students uh have not only in Spanish but different dialects that come from countries like Guatemala. And then we have some Middle East students as well that speak Erdo and Farsy and things uh of that nature. We also saw a possible increase of students who are newcomers. So not LPAC 3 or LPAC 2 stu level students but students that are brand new to the country. And lastly uh like Mr. Robersonson said um the need for a stronger focus of language acquisition uh in math but specifically for our EL students uh maths can sometimes be a foreign language even to somebody who knows the English language right and now you double down yeah now you double down on trying to do

094the quadratic formula with you know now you're the students are doubly lost so uh really focusing on language acquisition specifically in the area of math. So for CCI, the college career readiness indicator there it there's a lot of different ways that you can qualify, you know, to be um college career ready. CASP is one of them. And so if they're scoring well in both English and math and CASP and so it is a contributing factor when we have such a low number of students that are passing the math CASP if that's one of the contributing factors to them being college career readiness that those numbers are going to be lower. In addition to the math CASP and the English CASP there's also CTE programs enrollment CT completing CTE programs doing multiple AP classes doing multiple

095dual enrollment classes. Those are all things that contribute to those numbers of our students being college career ready. And one of the possible reasons why our African-American students aren't scoring as high inside of those areas and have decreased is because they're not enrolled enough inside of those classes. And so it's an area of growth that we have. Um it's also the CCI goes off of the graduating class of last year. So last year's graduating class of 2025, their CASP scores are actually the ones from two years ago in 2024. And so um it rolled, it's almost like a two-year number. They're taking their junior year CAPS, their senior year, what they're completing in different programs, and that gives us that CCI number. So it all kind of comes together, and we're going to get our

096official numbers, I think, in November. we'll be able to dive a little bit more deeper into the numbers and pinpoint exactly where is it that the areas that we're not getting enough African-American students involved in. Yeah. >> Uh one of our areas of growth was our students with disabilities and their math scores. They had uh come back a little bit and uh we want to focus on providing more support in the RSP classrooms. I want to have more adults in there, more adults helping. Um, so we kind of want to redirect our resources and uh, you know, make sure that we're getting all the support in those classes we can. We also want to work with uh that those in our RSP classes and our push in and we want to work with our SDC

097math teachers and uh, we want to give them uh, we want to give them more pull out days. We want to give them more trainings and we want to try and uh you know uh get them up to date on you know some of the math teachers go to PLN's but include them into some of those things where they you know they understand that uh defronting a classroom is important and and certain things like that. So we want to increase their capacity. Um so I think with that and I we also want to provide more incentives for the students. uh we're we throw a lot of incentives out there for these students to to do well and I think uh you know we're going to we're going to go from you know instead of meeting

098or exceeding standards we're going to bring in distance from standard as an incentive and just growth and uh would be important and recognized. Uh so our students with disabilities is our focal point in math. I do want to give a shout out to one of our student groups that the I know the data is not official yet, but our African-American student groups significantly increased in four areas on the dashboard, math, English, science in a significant decrease in suspension. So very very proud of that student group. I just want to make mention of that. >> All right. So I'm going to use um Mr. McCain leading us to the next part of the presentation. As you heard, these are some contributing factors from last year's data that possibly uh contributed to the regression in some of

099the data points from some student groups. So, we challenge our principles of course and they always step up. So, what are you going to do about it? What are your actions or next steps? And so, we want you to hear and then we added at the bottom their their focus again going back to to their evidence. So, Mr. Roverson. >> Okay. So, at Canyon Springs, um, one of So, our action steps is data chats with the with, uh, each math teacher. And the data chats, um, and we've already started that. So, that's something we're in in the middle of right now. And that is that is a data chat with each teacher individually with myself and our PD specialist. We look at the um, we're we're looking at the CAS data. We're looking at the

100current students and we we highlight students who um have an IEP, our ELELS, um and and talk specifically with each teacher about what steps are you taking to support these students and having direct conversations about it. And um and so they're able to share their plans. And of course, we're recording all of this because we're going to circle back and have another data chat with the teacher. We're hoping to have at least two during the year because it is very time consuming. But um I I'm even pushing for three so we can you know do that beginning of the year sort of the beginning of the year first quarter um and then sometime mid year and at the end of the year and so um but those data chats like I said are currently happening.

101Um we're going to focus on a tiered intervention of support and we're using the data chats to really launch that as well. um talking with the teachers about that what that tiered intervention of support looks like in their classroom. And um so we're we're having the teachers um identify some things and and again for for some of our teachers it's they're just kind of like guessing I guess or or just brainstorming a little bit. But then through our PLC's, we're actually putting together and they're having the PLC's work together to identify what those tier tiered interventions of support look like at each at each tier. Tier one, tier two, tier three. One of our tier ones um right now and and that's going to lead me right into number three. They're implementing building thinking classroom

102strategies. And I'm excited to say that is something new that we are working on and and training our teachers. Um, one of our goals is to train all of our math teachers on building thinking class classroom strategies. We had a couple of math teachers attend a training this summer offered by our uh professional development department and day two when I was walking classrooms, they were already implementing some of those strategies and I was very excited to see that. In fact, I think in our video, you saw it when the kids were on the board doing uh math and and so um but implementing our those building thinking classroom strategies. Um we, you know, that is that is tier one. That's vertical math or defronting the classroom, having the math discourse, you know, talking math in

103the classes. And um so we're very excited to see what that brings uh to our students as they begin to learn math. And one thing that's not up there that I do want to mention specifically with for students with disability student group is our um special ed department is now teaming up with our math teachers. And that is something that I talked with the department chairs about. They took it back to their department and they asked for collaboration time with our math teachers. and I said, "Absolutely." So, we're in the we're that's in the and this is all since before we put this slide together. So, um that's in the works and and so we're excited to actually create a a pullout day for our special ed department to work directly with our math teachers.

104So again, focusing on our EL student population, I want to start kind of broad and then narrow that in. Uh you see number three there that has the math coach, the PD specialist, the ELPAC uh coordinator. One person that I forgot to mention was our onampus intervention teacher who's uh a math teacher by trade. So he is uh tasked to pull out students from their math classes and provide that tier three highlevel uh intervention for math tutoring. And I've been meeting with him along with the math coach throughout the year and he's already shown that 75% of the students that he's pulled out have shown gains in a CFA when they take it the second time. So, we took that concept and now that ELEL students are a focus, we took a look at the

105404 ELEL students that we have at Marino Valley High School and which ones of those students are going to make the impact on our dashboard. Well, it's our 11th graders that take the CAST test. So, out of the 404 ELE students, uh 80 of them were in 11th grade. So then we took that uh 80 students and took a deeper dive and took a look at the ELPAC level three students and really are going to focus then we took a look at their previous math scores and their previous CAT scores and what we're going to do is focus in on six to eight students and pull them out twice a month to provide that same level of high intervention tutoring. So hopefully when it comes um May when they take the test, we'll see in

106significant gains based on that strategy. We want to make sure we're still talking about math. I know we got college career uh readiness indicator on here, but the our math is still in the forefront of our minds and what we need to improve because if we can improve improve the math scores, it's going to improve. It's a trickle down effect and it's going to improve everything else as well. Um, increased support for our IM3 um, PLC's and teachers. We're doing trainings for them. We're getting them everything that they need to be equipped in. Our PD specialist is working on all sorts of different things for sentence frames and different things that we're that we're working with the department. Um they're actually breaking it up where they have some of the teachers are breaking up their

107walls so that students can go up and they have the sentence frames up on the walls so that they can go and they know how to how to define some of the words that they may be looking at and how to use sentences to describe the math that they're doing. It's really some amazing things that they're doing in there. Um, another thing that we did with the math, uh, we did it with English and math a little bit last year, but we're going to expand on it this year is we want the kids to know under and understand what they're doing and what why they're taking this CASP. What is this test or is this this a test where we have to go and sit in a classroom and and take a test for a

108couple hours? And so one of the things we did last year that we're going to expand this year is we pulled up their eighth grade scores and printed them out for every single kid and gave it to them so that they can look and see, okay, this is where you were three years ago. This is the goal of where you should be. And we put together a whole bunch of different incentives for the students. If you score three or four, you know, we can do this and if you improve by so many points. So, it's not just about being proficient, but it's also about growth and improving and having those those kind of data conversations, not just with the teachers, but with the students. So, the students can see, okay, this is where I was.

109This is where I'm hoping to be, and then they get to see their results. The kids actually saw the CASP results before the the teachers did last year because teachers were asking me like, "Can I see my my results yet?" I'm like, "How do you know that they're out yet? When did you find out they were out?" They're like the kids already started coming and telling us cuz they're in Q and they want those incentives because they want this and they want that and all the different things. So the kids, you know, getting them more involved in the the buy in and all of this. Um for the college career um indicator, we've already increased our CTE um enrollment. I think last year we had 555 kids. were somewhere around 940 kids this year um

110already instead of CT rolled in CTE classes. Um AP we had um I think 1,142 AP exams taken last year and we're just trying to expand and grow on that even more. I think we have an one additional AP class that we're offering this year beyond last year and the numbers just keep growing. And then a dual enrollment. It's part of why we won that the golden bell is what all the schools are doing. But the how much we're expanding and growing our dual enrollment programs beyond just math and English and and history and science, but into all sorts of different areas. And that's an amazing opportunity for the students. And so, not only they getting those college credits, they're also hitting those indicators to be, you know, for the state to say that they

111are college career ready. And so those are some amazing things that we're already doing this year that we're anticipating some higher scores at the at the end of this year, this time next year when the scores come out. One of the things that's going to help is I said it's kind of a two-year trend. Last year's math CASP, so the juniors last year, the current seniors, African-American students on last year's CASP grew by 46.3%. And so as they're going to now be seniors, with that growth in the math and then us growing all these other programs, I anticipate that the CCI numbers are going to be much better, you know, a year from now when they come out. Next steps, uh we're going to continue to uh refine our PLC process. Uh we're going to

112continue to uh offer professional development. Uh we're going to some of take some of the latest uh and greatest stuff we learned from our 15-day challenge um that the D district off offered and bring that back to our site into our teachers. Uh we're going to can now we're going to include our sped teachers into the data chats with the math teachers. Um so we're going to we're going to do that together. Um, we're going to increase support again in our sped classes and I think uh, you know, the overall approach I think we're going to be successful and I think we'll come back next year and talk about uh, this uh, student group and you're going to see some improvements. So, thank you. >> Thank you. So you heard uh their plans for this

113year and we continue to support them at the district level by pro continuing uh continue to provide the PLN's for fifth grade, 7th grade, IM1 and two and we also have the focus on building thinking classrooms. We invite you um you know get together with Dr. Darkaba. We'd love to have you visit our schools, love to visit our classrooms to see what we're putting in theory into practice in action. So um thank you for your your time. At this time we will any questions for our principles or or district lead >> colleagues any questions? >> I don't know which way which you want to start. >> We'll start with you Miss Clark. Go ahead Miss Clark. >> I didn't have any questions but I was very intrigued. You guys you guys are the best. That's

114all I can say. Great group of men. Great great group of educators man. Thank you guys so much for what you do. Appreciate you. I echo that sentiment. Actually, I the only thing that I was just going to say is thank you and thank you for being vulnerable enough to come up here and and educate us on what's happening. I can see the passion that all of you have for your students. I can see that you all want them to learn and you all want them to do better. So, I am just very humbled and grateful that you showed us the plan. you showed us, you you explained exactly where you were and where you want to be and how you plan to get there, and I'm just grateful for that. So, thank you, >>

115Miss Lea. Uh, I just want to say thank you. You know, it's it's really nice that we're able to show um that you guys are able to show not only us, but to the public um you know, where you have grown and the things that we need to improve. Um it it says a lot, you know, that we recognize where we need to work and um and I just want to say congratulations because you know it takes a lot to come here and you know and present and say um you know the great things that you're doing but also the things that you need to to improve. But um thank you for all that you do. >> Mr. Williams, did you want to say anything? Yes, I um I was very impressed with um a

116lot of what you shared and you all talked about what you were doing at your site and you were stealing from each other. I really like that part because um Dr. Arce you you led to my next question was what are we doing at the lower levels 6th through 8th grade you know that seems to be the no man's land um the accountability piece and we have like a we have a lull in learning at that point and that that has to be attacked as well but I I commend all of you uh for interacting with each other sharing ing and bringing in to the forefront the importance of English. >> Hello. Because kids aren't doing 2 plus two anymore. They're using words to define math. Sum, total, average, median, medium, etc. And our kids

117have to have that intense vocabulary in order to even have a chance to solve the problem. >> See, so my hats off to to all of you. And and we we've got to attack that 68 program as well. And um you know what I liked that I heard the most of and it was speaking. students speaking. I added teaching to the end because once they learn how to speak, they need to teach. See, and if they can do that, then they've truly internalized what they've learned. And see, when you learn, you learn for a lifetime. When you memorize, you learn for the moment. And that's what we want to have happen for our kids. Thank you again. >> Did you want to say anything? No. Okay. Um, yeah, I share exactly the same sentiments. Um,

118you guys are doing a great job. I want to celebrate your wins from last school year. I mean, great work on that and um, great work on on continuing to improve and identify um, where where you need some work. Um, I love that. Um, uh, well, I'm going to put it a different way. I love that you're sharing best practices because I think that's always that's always the best way. Um, when when we have wins, we share them with our friends. And obviously, you guys are all on the right track. And, um, I love that you are you are involving students in the process of helping themselves. And of course teachers, the math teachers, um, you know, having them set up the plans and being involved, you know, when everybody is involved and they're not

119just told, that makes it even more meaningful um, to the students and the teachers that they all have a part in the process of improvement. So, hats off to you guys. Thank you for all your hard work and I look forward to uh, seeing the continued improvement. And thank you, Dr. RC for all your hard work. >> I'll rephrase it. Um, Miss Luna, it's a copycat le. >> How about that? >> There we go. Thank you. >> All right. Next, we are on to item L, consent agenda. Do any of my colleagues need to pull anything? >> Yes, Miss Luna. I'd like to pull contract A25260240 for a separate vote as well as item L4A.2 for a separate vote. >> I'm sorry, Miss Clark. What was the second one? >> The second one would be

120L4A2. It would be ratify certificated uh managerial personnel employment um appointment. >> Okay. >> 20 256. >> So A2526-0240 and L4 A2. >> Yes. Okay. All right. Uh, do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda as amended? >> So moved. >> Okay. Thank you, Miss Clark. And do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Okay. Thank you, Miss Leva. Miss Claudia, please call for the vote. >> Student board member Corbio. >> I. >> Mr. Williams, >> I. >> Mr. Johnson, >> I. >> Miss Lever, >> I. >> Miss Clark, >> I. >> Miss Luna, >> I. Motion carries. And now I need a motion to approve the pulled item A25-26-0240 and L4 A2. >> Can we do them separately? >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> So, one motion to approve A25-26-0240. Do I

121have a motion? >> So, move. >> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. Miss Lea seconds. Thank you, Miss uh Claudia. Please call for the vote. >> Student board member Carvalo. >> I. >> Mr. Williams. >> I. >> Mr. Johnson. >> I. >> Miss Leva. >> I. >> Miss Clark. >> Abstain. >> Miss Luna. >> I. Okay. So motion carries. Five. Yes. And one abstension. Uh, next I need a motion to approve L4A2. Do I have a motion? I'll make a motion. >> Thank you, Miss Corvio. Do I have a second? I'll second. Miss Claudia, please call for the vote. >> Stood and board member Carbio. >> I. >> Mr. Williams, >> I. >> Mr. Johnson, >> hi. >> Miss Lea, >> abstain. Miss Clark, >> No. Is that

122what you said? >> You said no. >> Thank you. Miss Luna, >> yes. So, that was four yeses. One abstension and one nay. All right. Thank you. Now we're on to item M. Am I correct? Um item M1, business services discussion. Uh looks like the first I'm sorry, M1A, first reading of new administrative regulation 3311.2 lease lease back contracts, board policy 3312 contracts and board policy 3600 consultants. And Miss Lopez, do you have some more information on this for us? >> Yes, I do. Thank you, President Luna. Uh, so this evening we are recommending for our first reading um a couple of board policies and administrative regulations. So I'll start with the first one, administrative regulation 3311.2. This is regarding lease lease back contracts. Um, this is actually an administrative regulation that we currently don't

123have, so it would be brand new. Um and CSBA has language that outlines administrative regulations for lease lease back contracts. Um there's also key updates um for um new law that came into place in 2020. Um includes things like the maximum term for contracts, requirements for site approval. There's also language regarding the uh requirements for bid documents um and the construction contracts. Uh so you can see that um also includes the procedures for awarding the contract. So in a sense this entire administrative regulation is brand new. The second one is a board an existing board policy that we are looking to update uh board policy 3312 um and this is specifically for contracts and it outlines our policy on contracts. And so we have additional language um that again uh key updates to incorporate a

124new law from 2024. Uh so there's language on public records, confidentiality clauses, but we also have updates to existing language um in regards to legal standards, bidding requirements, conflict of interest policies. And then there's also language related to in the event that we were we would need to enter into contracts for non-nutritious foods and beverages because of the updated um legislation on the requirements. Um so that we would need to incorporate that and make sure it's outlined in our board policy as well. Um and then our board policy 3600, this is in regards to consultants. Uh this is incorporating language that came about a couple years ago um that aligns and conforms to um IRS standards in regards of dealing with what qualifies or what constitutes an employee versus an independent contractor. And so, um,

125this new law incorporates a case that, um, would make that determination and goes through a number of steps required as to making that determination. So, updating our board policy in addition to outline with that new law. Um, again, these are all first readings planning to come forward at the next board meeting uh for second reading and approval. And all of these have been forwarded to our bargaining partners as well. Colleagues, any questions? Just a first reading right now. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Lopez. Next, we are on to item two, human resources. Uh first reading of board policy administrative regulation 1312.3 uniform complaint procedures deletion of administrative regulation 4040 employee use of technology and new exhibit 4040 employee use of technology. Dr. Verie >> thank you President Luna. I'm going to take the board

126policy and the corresponding admin regulation 1312 that you mentioned first. Uh again, this is we we've we've had a lot of updates periodically uh this year as it relates to Title 9 as different regulations and impacts keep coming down from the federal government. And so we are presenting the latest amendment to that policy. Um, and the guidance comes directly from the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, which clarified that the OCR will enforce Title 9 based on the regulations as they existed prior to August 1 of 2024. So, uh, again, just keeping up with the changing landscape and we bring that for a first reading with the corresponding regulation and board policy for the board to approve at our next meeting. And then also as part of this item as a first

127reading and this is based on updated guidance that we regularly get from CSBA, we have an updated exhibit of employee use of technology that our uh IT team has reviewed and this is being recommended to replace the administrative regulation 4040 again under the guidance as aligned with CSBA and so we'll bring those forward next time for approval. >> Thank you Dr. already. No questions or concerns at this time. Okay. Thank you. All right. We are on to item N action items. First one is under N1A approval resolution number 2025-26-25 of the board of education of Marino Valley Unified School District approving the guaranteed maximum price for the Northridge Elementary School modernization project and amendment number one to lease lease back agreements. Miss Lopez. >> Yes. Thank you, President Luna. Um, this is a resolution that

128the original resolution was board approved awarding the lease leaseback contract for the Northridge modernization project to Nef Construction. And so with that initial approval, we approve the different agreements. So then this next step is to be able to approve the guaranteed maximum price for the project. And so that is what this resolution is for. And we are seeking approval for a proving the guaranteed maximum price for this project $13 million and as well as including a district contingency of $800,000 which is about uh 6% of the guaranteed maximum price which is pretty much in line with with the standards. Again, this is a project that involves the modernization of all the classrooms. Also, we need interim housing at this site. Um, Northridge is definitely a site that has a higher enrollment. So, we are requiring

129interim housing as well as drop off modifications for this project. Um, and so, uh, we are recommending approval of this resolution for this guaranteed maximum price. >> Thank you. Any questions, colleagues? No. Okay. Do I have a motion to approve? >> So moved. Sorry, >> Mr. Johnson. Okay. A second. >> I'll second. Mr. Williams seconds. Miss Claudia, please call for the vote. >> Student member Corvio. >> I. >> Mr. Williams. >> Hi. >> Mr. Johnson. >> Hi. >> Miss Lever. >> Hi. >> Miss Clark. >> I. >> Miss Luna. >> I. Motion carries. All right. Okay. Item B, approval of resolution number 2025-26-27 of the board of education of Marino Valley Unified School District approving amendment number one to the lease lease back agreements for the Box Springs Elementary School and Sugar Hill Elementary School

130modernization projects. Miss Lopez. >> Yes. Thank you, President Luna. So, this uh resolution uh originally approved covered two modernization projects um Box Springs and Sugar Hill. Um as listed, as you are very aware, we have been Mr. Romero and his team have been just really working on a lot of projects. You've been bringing a lot of lease lease back contracts to you. Um we knew this was going to happen with uh the passage of Measure X. Um what a requirement at the state level is that they need to make sure that for the projects to stay active that there is some work done. Uh so for this particular resolution at this time it only includes a guaranteed maximum price for an ADA ramp. Um and this would allow us to keep this project as active.

131Um, and then it would allow us to have a little bit more time, uh, so that we could then finalize completing the guaranteed maximum price, which we would anticipate bringing to you at a later date. Um, this is a project that we have not yet received the state funding for, and and so that makes more sense um to not delay it, but we're just moving a bit slower for this. So, what you're seeing here is uh requesting the approval for a guaranteed maximum price uh $256,000 and then a district contingency of 50,000. Thank you. Any questions, colleagues? Do I have a motion to approve? >> To move. >> Mr. Johnson, do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Miss Leva seconds. Miss Claudia, please call for the vote. >> Student member Carvalia. >> Hi.

132>> Mr. Williams. >> Hi. >> Mr. Johnson, >> hi. Miss Leva. >> I. >> Miss Clark. >> I. >> Miss Luna. >> I. Motion carries. Okay. On to item C. Approval of resolution number 2025-26-28 of the board of education of Marino Valley Unified School District authorizing the establishment of fund 63 other enterprise fund. Miss Lopez. >> Yes. Thank you, President Luna. for this particular resolution. This is to establish a fund uh in this case fund 63 known as an enterprise fund. Uh the reason for requesting the approval of adding this fund is that at the previous board meeting, the board um approved a contract for our transportation department to provide outside services uh to a neighboring school district. In that case, it was banning. Uh this evening we had two additional contracts to provide outside

133services to um Bowmont Unified School District as well as Valverie Unified School District. And in order for us to be in compliance with CESAM, which is the California School of Accounting Manual, as well as GAP principles, the revenues collected um need to be placed in this enterprise fund, which we currently don't have as that is not something that we've um have done in the past. And so, uh, Riverside County Office of Education as well as the county treasurer will ask for a resolution where the board gives that authorization to establish this fund. And that is what we are seeking approval for this evening. Any questions, colleagues? Okay. Do I have a motion to approve? >> I would like to make a motion to approve that. >> Thank you, Miss Lea. Do I have a second?

134>> I'll second. >> Mr. Williams second. Miss Claudia, please call for the vote. >> Student Board member Carbio. >> Hi. >> Mr. Williams. >> Hi. >> Mr. Johnson. >> Hi. >> Miss Lever. >> Hi. >> Miss Clark. >> I. >> Miss Luna. >> I. Motion carries. All right. We are on to uh human resources action items. 2A. Approval of provisional internship permit for the 2025 2026 school year. Dr. Birdie. >> Thank you, President Luna. Uh, as you know, when we bring forward a provisional internship permit, it allows us to bring forward a teacher who is finishing up their program and a hard to fill position. In this case, we are asking the board to approve this uh internship permit for a teacher that is working as a special education teacher in our district. >> Thank

135you. Any questions, colleagues? All right. Do I have a motion? I'd like to make a motion to approve as presented. >> Thank you, Miss Clark. Do I have a second? >> I'll second it. >> Thank you, Miss Lever. Miss U Claudia, >> student board member Carvala. >> Hi, >> Mr. Williams. Hi, >> Mr. Johnson. >> Hi, >> Miss Lever. >> Hi, >> Miss Clark. >> Hi, >> Miss Luna. >> I. Motion carries. Item 2B, approval of the second reading and adoption of administrative regulation 1312.1, complaints concerning district employees and new board policy 418, consensual intimate relationships in the workplace. Dr. Verie, >> thank you, Miss Luna. As you mentioned, we are bringing forward the second reading and asking for the board to adopt an update to the administrative regulation for 1312 uh concerning district employees.

136Um, as you mentioned, this particular administrative regulation deals with a vexacious complaint disclaimer that the district will add to this particular policy in order to minimize and vet uh, frivolous complaints should they come in to our department or to our district. And then the additional uh, board policy under this item is 4018, which uh, spells out some specifics as it pertains to district employees involved in a relationship. Thank you, Dr. Birdie. Colleagues, any questions on this? Do I have a motion to approve? >> I'd like to make a motion to approve as presented. >> Thank you, Miss Clark. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Miss Lever. Miss Clotty, please call for the vote. >> Student member Corvio. >> I. >> Mr. Williams, I. >> Mr. Johnson, >> I. >> Miss

137Lever, >> I. >> Miss Clark, >> I. >> Miss Luna, >> I. Motion carries. Item C, approval of the new certificated job descriptions, athletic director on special assignment and licensed clinical social worker. Dr. Birdie. >> Thank you, President Lun. I'll take the the first uh one here, which is the athletic director on special assignment. We are excited to bring this uh forward at last after it has been uh vetted by our associations and our JFMC in September. And the idea of the ADOSA or the athletic director on special assignment, uh, this person would support athletics from the elementary level on up through the secondary levels and esports districtwide. The position aligns with our commitment, of course, to expand our sports education opportunities for all of our students. The AD on special assignment would be, of

138course, flown contingent upon funding. It will be funded by our uh, ELOP program at this time. uh and and really uh as it works under the enrichment and expanded learning office um really meant to support our program and to help grow our program for our students. And then the second part of this item, Miss Luna, is the licensed clinical social worker. Uh this position is also specially funded through our capacity grant which is going to fully fund this position and then after that our system of care reimbursements will be able to sustain the position thereafter. Um if if approved, the position will be added to our list of offered roles. Uh the wellness, mental health, and community outreach office uh will submit uh this uh particular uh position to move forward uh again to support

139the work that they do in our great wellness center. >> Thank you, Dr. Ready. Any questions, colleagues? >> I just have one question. Um does do we receive ELAP funds annually? That's my only question. >> Yes, >> we do and we hope to continue to get them. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> And I had a question. Um, this position athletic director on special assignment. How long is the special assignment? >> So, when we fly it, Mr. Williams, it is going to be contingent upon those funds, those ELO funds that we're talking to, but it's going to be basically on the same calendar that our current athletic directors at the school sites are on. So soon as we're able to fly it and fill the position, they'll be on that same work year as as those

140four individuals. >> Okay. >> We we just have to we have to fly it. That's contingent on that special funding. You know, nobody has told us that ELOP is going away. So we we our expectation is that we're going to continue to get it, but it's not a guaranteed LCFF or base fund grant. So we always have to have that caution that if the money goes away, we're going to have to look at other ways of funding it. Do I have a motion to approve or any more questions? I'm sorry. >> No, he answered my question because I was going to ask, you know, what's going to happen if you know we don't receive the funds. What's going to happen with with that person, you know, but he already responded, so that's fine. Okay. Motion

141to approve. >> I So motion. >> Okay. Mr. Williams and a second. >> Okay. Mr. Johnson seconds. Miss Clauddio, please call for the vote. Student board member Carvio. >> Hi, >> Mr. Williams. >> Hi, >> Mr. Johnson. >> Hi, >> Miss Lever. >> Hi, >> Miss Clark. >> Hi, >> Miss Mona. >> I motion carries. On to item D, approval of resolution number 2025, 2026, 2026, elimination. Oh, elimination of vacant classified positions for the 2025 2026 school year effective October 15, 2025. Dr. Rudy, >> thank you, President Luna. Uh, on this particular item, as part of our position control process, we have two vacant positions. Uh, one that is totaling 1.5 hours for a CSA or a campus support aid and another for three hours for a campus support aid. They again were both vacant

142and those uh particular set of hours have been given to uh two other employees that have assumed those additional hours as part of their dayto-day. >> Thank you. Colleagues, any questions? the slab. >> You know what I always like to ask, you know, like no one gets laid off, but I like the part that, you know, somebody else is getting the extra hour, so that's correct. >> That's a great thing. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Anyone else have a question? No. Okay. Motion to approve. >> I like to make a motion to approve. >> Does it say acknowledgement? >> Oh, is it just a >> Okay. Sorry. >> Okay. Miss Le Okay, Miss Lea, a motion. Uh, do I have a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Miss Clark, seconds. >> Miss Clyde, please call for the

143vote. >> Student member Carvalo. >> Hi. >> Mr. Williams. >> Hi. >> Mr. Johnson. >> Hi. >> Miss Lea. >> I. Miss Clark. >> Hi. >> Miss Luna. >> I. Motion carries. All right. We are now on to O acknowledgement items. Acknowledgement of the updated certificated management job description coordinator accountability and assessment and the updated certificated job description parent engagement specialist. Uh Dr. Verie, >> thank you President Luna. Uh in both cases, uh these again are just acknowledgements. no salary change for either position. But uh again in both cases the first the certificated management position we uh worked with our uh our team and our technology team to really uh again update the uh responsibilities and the language in this position since we are uh again looking to update it and get it just up

144to industry standard. It hadn't been touched in a couple of years and so we are glad to bring that forward tonight with the help of that team. And then uh same for the parent engagement specialist. Uh we've talked a little bit about really wanting to find the right right fit, right person for that particular position. We feel that this update is going to allow us to uh recruit that individual to our district. >> Thank you, Dr. Vy. Did anybody have any questions about that? >> I have a question. Um I'm seeing the responsibilities maybe I'm haven't read correctly. Um but um I know you know like being at the wellness center that um the whoever you know gets that position um for that person to know that you know there's I don't know if it's

145going to continue like that that there's a lot of you know like like lifting carrying and you know cuz I know they do do the washing and all that kind of stuff you know you kind of forget the title that you have Because >> you're talking about the parent engagement specialist. Okay. >> Yes. >> So, are you asking that maybe they update the the responsibilities? >> Um maybe to make it a little, you know, it's it has a lot and it it asks for a lot of things, but maybe just, you know, so the person who applies knows that, you know, they might be helping sometimes. I'm not saying all the time, but at times, you know, they might be helping with things like that. I don't know. So, this job description was included in

146the Friday memo for three weeks, three weeks in a row asking for input. >> So, we can always take the input back and we'll put it in the Friday memo again. >> So, if you have specific language that we'd like to recommend, then we would take that into consideration. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Hi. >> I like that. However, we already have people in this position, correct? >> Correct. And does that impact if we add certain things that are specific to lifting and those things like workplace environment, >> does that impact the other positions? >> It would have to be ran by the bargaining unit because they may be negotiable. >> Yes. I was just about to say this is a position in the unit. So whenever we do any type of updates to

147positions in the unit, we sit down with with either one, MVA or CSA, and we review job duties, qualifications, and also, you know, like what Miss Le was saying, any physical requirements for the position so that we're on the same page. >> So right now, the other job description does not have physical requirements. And would that delay this potentially delay this position from posting? No, this the position's already been flown and posted with this job description pending board approval. >> Right. So, this was just an acknowledgement for the change and now we're asking for it to change again. And so, for people who may or may not, we have to be careful with this one is what I'm saying. So for people who were going to apply if they don't meet those limitations now we

148are in a situation right to where you know just think about this before you ask for this right now you know we have to we have to remain ADA compliant we have to remain in the scope of HR we're asking for physical requirements for this person >> well I'm saying that because I have been at the wellness center and I see you know the the the job required to be done like that and when you're there you know it it doesn't matter you know the title that you have you end up doing that kind of job >> so a lot of jobs >> not all the time but you know at many times >> right in my world we call that teamwork I don't know if we have to necessarily change a job description >>

149it's not changing team work >> you are changing the job description >> it's adding Okay, adding to the job description, it's still called teamwork and it's reflected in the other duties, right? So, you always have other duties as assigned. And if I'm not mistaken, right here in bullet point third from the bottom, it says performs other duties as assigned by the director of wellness, mental health, and community outreach. And I think that captures that where we don't have to go revisit the job description, but we leave it as is because it's already captured there. And I'm just saying that because I have been there and I have, you know, worked there uh whatever position that I was and I have seen, you know, that sometimes um when people is not specified what they're supposed to

150do, they are on denial and they said that that's not in my job description. That's what I'm saying that. >> Yeah, I agree. But right here, we capture I think the district is protected based on this bullet third from the bottom. If we make sure that we read before we, you know, make decisions. That's what I said. >> You could see that it's right there. >> So, I want to clarify a couple things. Um, this job description applies to all parent engagement specialists. >> There is no one job description for one and another one for another. >> Exactly. >> Second, um the other duties as assigned typically does involve um minor duties that don't have to be spelled out. The only time we would in we would include um physical requirements would be if it's

151a physical requirement that is above and beyond a normal um expect right >> more than 40 pounds more than 30 pounds >> a lot of our classified job descriptions have those >> and so if it's something that's done on a routine basis then >> yes but if it's something that's done on an occasional basis then no because that becomes another duty is assigned I do think that this is a conversation that we need to have with our bargaining unit just to make sure that they understand that these are some of the the duties that are being performed. >> But I do recommend we do that before we make any changes. >> Any other concerns or questions, colleagues? Okay. All right. Thank you, Dr. Verie. Moving on to item P, future agenda topics. Miss Carbio, did

152you have anything for future agenda? >> I don't. >> Okay. Mr. Williams, do you have anything for future agenda topics? [Music] >> I see. >> Could you turn on your microphone? >> I want to come back to the uh water stations. Um, we haven't gotten any information uh about >> It was in the Friday memo, too. >> Was it in the Friday memo? >> It's been in the Friday memo for the last two weeks. >> Okay. Okay. >> So, if you if you can review that and then we can definitely reach out to me. >> Yeah, cuz we we were looking at I don't know, three stations to a school versus five stations to a school. Something to that effect. >> Yeah. If you look at the memo, it actually shows you how many we

153have now and what the projected increase is going to be with the new. >> That's all I wanted to know. That's all I wanted to know. >> Thank you, Mr. Williams. Mr. Johnson, do you have any future agenda topics? >> Future agenda? >> Yes, sir. >> No, I have a topic, but not not an agenda. >> Oh, okay. Did you did you want to speak to it right now? >> Yeah. Yeah, I sure. I sure do. Sure do. >> Okay. Um, this was passed out to all of us. >> Mikey, >> it's been a pet peeve of mine from a long, long time. We are very fortunate to be living where we are and have the number of high schools we have. But think about this. Think about where I grew up in Port Arthur,

154Texas, where you only had so many people coming to a football game or to an athletic event because you didn't have a lot of people. We have a lot of folks here. I still don't understand why we don't participate more. In other words, go and take a look at our product that we put out there uh on the weekends or during the week or whenever we have tennis or whatever we have. Um, no, we can't make anybody do anything. But if we didn't have as many high schools as we have, we wouldn't have as many tennis uh players as we have. We wouldn't have as many swimmers as we have. We'd be saying, "I wish we had a pool at my high school, but we've got to go to blah blah high school to go

155over there and and swim." I don't know why we're not taking advantage of those opportunities. I don't know what we need to do to get u the community more involved in what we do here. Uh as far as athletic is concerned, there was a time where you can pick up the newspaper uh on the weekend and you will read about a player who used to go to high school here and now they're a pro. We don't do that anymore. We don't see that anymore. I don't know why. could be because um uh and I I close by saying this, but we can go to any high school on a Friday when there's a football game. And for the life of me, I just don't understand why folks don't participate. What if we didn't have a

156football team? We've got four of them. What if we didn't have them? I mean, man, we'd be hearing people, man, from here to yonder. >> So, I don't know what we can do to fix that. Uh, we've got board. I don't know. Not not just the board, but I'm talking about the folks in the community. You can't tell me that we don't love athletics. >> And I'm bringing that up because I tell you what, there's a lot of money in athletics. A lot of money. I mean, we have a lot of pro. Wait a minute. We have a lot of guys going to the pros making money. So, that's what I mean by that. I don't mean people like me. I'm talking about people that that live in our community. But I just wish we

157could do something and I don't know what it would be. Do something to get more folks to work with us and participate and come out and see our children and see what they're doing because pretty soon you're going to see them in the pros. You're going to say, "I remembered him." And you're going to walk up to him one day and you're going to say, "Man, I don't even know who who are you. You didn't see me when I was playing in high school. Why or college? What what's the deal now?" I don't know. Give me your autograph. Hey, where were you when I You know, that type of thing. >> I don't know. I just I just threw that out because when I do go, uh, needless to say, I'm just a little disappointed.

158Um, when I was at a in a smaller town, if you didn't get there by a certain time, you may as well just get in your car and go back home because you're not going to get in. That's just how it was, I think. >> Well, you talking about >> we're working on it, Mr. Johnson. >> Yeah, I appreciate that. Yeah. Thank >> Dr. RC just text me a note that >> uh she estimates that we had over 1500 families >> attend the flag football competition on Saturday. >> So I think we're slowly building it but as we add the Adosa and with Mr. Sterns now taking over the athletic program I think that's going to increase >> I appreciate that visibility >> and I think uh the attraction to our parents to come and

159check out all the amazing things that their kids are doing >> and and if I don't say that then we don't hear it. Now Dr. RC say try this one because you've been there with me. We've got a team on this side. We got a team on that side. And guess where they both live? And Marina Valley. You tell me. Well, I'm going to close with this. Tell me why if it's at this home, that side is full and it's that visitor who lives in the same city. It's nobody there. >> Can I answer you? >> I was talking to Dr. RC, but you you can. But >> okay, >> that's okay. Go >> ahead. I I think something is missing here. Now, when we had the flag football, what do we charge as an

160admission for those parents? >> See, if you look at the admission >> for a CIF football game >> and you take a family of four >> it it gets expensive. And you know, when when when we can't afford to feed our kids or we have to pay rent, we're not going to show up to the football game that costs $89 to get in >> for an adult. >> And as much as long as we can have things open to the public and to the families, we're going to have that attendance. we put our kids' name in a program uh in the flag football, you get a friend for life. >> But uh what I've been able to see over over the years is that the price set by CIF has become prohibitive for some of

161our families. And that's why you may not see the attendance that you're used to seeing. So, >> well, I think you got my drift. I'm not enough said. I'm I don't want to dwell on that, but that's >> do not Mr. Johnson, we agree with you. We agree. We have 31,000 families. >> I agree. >> We got to get more of them out to to be >> spectator. That's the whole point, >> Miss Lea. >> Um, well, I've been thinking about what you're saying, Mr. Johnson and um something that I you know I share with Dr. Roaba um before it was and we're doing it is um you know like going to middle schools and and and elementary schools and that's something that it has happened with the flag football but maybe you know um

162that what I was thinking is like maybe they can you know like the aquatics program for middle schoolers maybe they can come and do like a really small presentation here or or APAC or DAC you know and so that parents can be more you know knowledgeable about what we have and you know the benefits of it and um and so that we can advertise that opportunities you know to more families and and see because I was like like I was talking with some families yesterday and I think there's like a lack of communication. I don't know where where they said like they didn't know um that we were having that you know it was because someone else told them you know or because they receive it that directly from Valley View not from their middle

163schools you know that um information to be part of the um water polo for middle schools. So I don't know maybe we can work something out. That's it. >> Thank you, >> Miss Clark. >> Thank you. I have a couple of things that I would like to see um either on the next agenda or or an agenda or for us to participate in as a board. So, what or to revisit. So, one of the things I really think our board of education should do all of us is take implicit bias training. The second is I would like to revisit the assistant superintendent position. The third is I'd like to go piggyback on Mr. Rhodess Williams and CJ Johnson um about the CI I mean about the cost of football games. I don't really know what

164that looks like. Do we have the opportunity to lower cost for our family? How does that impact the district? What does that mean? So if we can go from seven to $5 or $10 to $7, I don't know. I don't know what it looks like. But do we have the opportunity to support some of our families in this climate? I'm not sure. I'd like to see something about it to see how we can help. Because if this is a passion of our community, I think we should be of support. And if our kiddos can't afford to go, maybe we have some kind of incentive to have some of our kids attend some of these games. I don't know if it's perfect attendance, getting the game free for two weeks. I don't know. But let's make

165it happen so we can add some of these kids to the ball game. That's all. >> Great idea, Mrs. Clark. I like that. Also, um on the note of like, you know, getting more attendance to um I am working with Dr. Dr. Ruvakaba to try to get us on an agenda for city council so we can you know celebrate our district and you know at that time invite you know community members who may not have students in school to attend our games and attend our events. That would be great. Um, for me, for future agenda items, one of the things uh that I want to bring up today was ask staff to research how our district may strengthen uh inclusion and belonging for our LGBTQ plus students and staff. um including possible actions for incorporation

166into the LCAP professional development and school climate initiatives. Um I one of the conferences I went to as well as one of the masters in governance classes have have got me um thinking about this um strongly and I hope um maybe that we can visit something. I mean figure out something that we can make sure that that our students and staff um feel included um have that sense of belonging that we're always talking about. The other item I wanted to mention um at the conference again, the RCOE conference uh in Palm Springs was um so um Dr. Edwin Gomez, our um Riverside County Superintendent, one of his initiatives is financial literacy >> and um he showcased one of the tools that he had uh available that they had been working on it sound like for

167a few years. um possibly. I mean, it might be too late now in the school year to implement this tool, but at least it's a by the way, it's a it's a free bilingual financial literacy app, and they demonstrated it there, and it seemed very very um useful not only for students, but also parents. It's free to parents as well who may need some financial literacy. I mean, who who couldn't use that right now? Um, but anyway, I I think it would be nice to look at it maybe for next school year and in our curriculum possibly. I don't know. But at least advertise that it is available and free to all students and parents um so that way that they can use that tool. Uh because that was something that uh Dr. Gomez was

168definitely very um passionate about. And that's all I have. So I just want to make sure that I capture and I get consensus on the items that were presented. So on um having athletic presentations to our parent groups um do I have consensus on that from the board to move forward? >> Perfect. So our team will work on that. Uh implicit bias training consensus from the board. >> Yep. Perfect. So glad that we can start working on how we can set maybe at a study session for our board. The assistant superintendent position. Um, this is for student services, correct? >> We had talked about a chief student services position that would be uh aligned with our three chiefs that we have now. >> So maybe we could talk about it offline before we >> can

169bring it up in closed session since it's a personnel matter. Perfect. So we'll bring it up and closed. Um the CIF game cost we are already going to research that since it's we've already heard from everyone with so I think we have consensus on that. Uh city council presentations I think we're going to who have consensus. I saw nodding heads on that. Um on the specific actions for uh our LGBTQ plus students and staff. That's something that's already in edode so we can incorporate it into our LCAP. So we'll work with the team on that as well. And the last one on the footsteps to brilliance. So the app right now is completely free to students. It's free to staff. There's training and all that. Um we can definitely advertise the app to our community

170starting like right now which is great. I think I would agree that mid year is a little bit tough to start an initiative but we can advertise it to our teachers and if they want to go for it they can go for it and we can do something more formal starting next year. >> Yes. Thank you. And we were also um just to add to that we were one of the pilot districts for that. Um we were actually featured. We had the um state treasurer come visit two of our schools because of the work we're doing. So I'm excited that you know sometimes I feel like oh we have to do more on presenting on the things that we were doing. So, we I actually met with um the the CEO of Footsipster Brilliance and

171complimented the work that we're doing, but what we'd like to do is now expanded um because it is coming down the pike as a as a recommendation for um graduation. So, yes, thank you. And we'll we'll give the board an update on the Friday communication. And one last piece that I want to make sure that I do not forget. Um, Vice President Clark brought up the topic of our behind the wheel training. So, Dr. RC, can you give an update on that because it's we are working on it. It's just finding the partner has been a little bit challenging. Dr. RC. >> Yes, thank you. I have Dr. Gonzalez. Um, she's been all over that. Um, we did provide a couple of weeks on Friday memo and we did this last week. Um, right now

172the hiccup, we have three companies that we're in conversation with that are local companies. Um the hiccup is the insurance part of it but I think that once we overcome that um I I don't see we just have to solidify one company and then we believe that we can actually have um a program started for second semester. So, yeah, >> second semester. >> We we're going to we're going to prioritize the students that complete the 30 hours of uh driver's ed. And so, they're doing that online. And then we're going to um look at the students that would like to do an application process because we do have some limited funds, but let's see how many students are willing to do that and then we'll go from from there. >> Okay. >> So, with the

173board's permission, I'd like to hold off on the formal presentation once we solidify that partner. >> So, Absolutely and thank you um for that and I would like to share things have changed. Thank you for letting me use your login Dr. for the doc driver's ed. I don't know how well I did but this is on you. >> Did you pass? Well, did I pass? >> Yes. Yes, you passed. But I just want to say thank you. I was thinking next academic year or within the next couple of years. So, thank you very much. And we do have a lot of community members I'm sure who's listening and will be very very grateful. And as I get those emails, I'll be sure to forward them to Dr. roomava so you can get those accolades. So,

174thank you Dr. Arce. >> Thank you everyone. Um don't forget to be kind to each other and with no further business to come before the board of education. This meeting is adjourned at 7:58 p.m. >> Well, you are