001are able to bring voice to this space that um isn't otherwise available to be here or often heard um as trustee it one of the things that I really want to try to do is make sure that um we're getting all voices and asking who's not um in the conversation which um brings me to what I've been working on recently um last board meeting we had um Watsonville high high track athletes come and ask if there was a way to have access to their track um I was really dismayed by the way that um communication by by the way that the students were communicated with um they they really just wanted to be heard and then figure out if it was possible to um have access to their track and what they kept getting was
002no no no um and I really tried to advocate for them to try to find possible ways um I spoke to many people and most recently I spoke to the um site Council president who was very clear and and kind um in in her response in um helping us understand that any proposal would cause a delay in um any any further um would cause a delay in the um the stadium being built So Yesterday um I went down to track practice at PV High and um was able to talk to the track team and let them know CU they were all um in agreement they did not want to cause any sort of delay but they did appreciate the um the way in which I um communicated with them um so what this led me
003to understand is that there is um a way of communication that I think needs to be better within the the district so um it really revealed that and um what I've seen is that and and heard is that when a communication goes out that's kind of where it stops and there's no more responsibility but one of the things I'd like to see after that is making sure that there will be um communication or that that that certain entity got the communication and that people are um included in the conversation and if they weren't then it reopens a conversation so that is pretty much it from me I'm still new and still um learning and and showing up in spaces I was at the um the parent meeting at apos high regarding um the seven period
004schedule I have um I will be at one of the um the study not the study the town halls thank you and then on April 3rd um please come and see me at the new trustee meet and greet on Thursday April 3rd at 6 to 7:30 at the pvsd boardroom uh and then lastly I know there's a lot of emotions and feelings that go on in this space um so I just want you to know that they're all valid we might not always agree with one another but I'm I'm glad to hear from all of you thank you thank you and now we'll move on to trusty Medina awesome all righto everybody thank you for coming here tonight so over the past few weeks I visited Hall Elementary aloney and mini white I toured these
005campuses with the superintendent and it gave me a clear picture of where measure M could really help at mini white it was really exciting to see students using Tech in an animation class proof that creative Tools in classrooms really matter for our students um at Hall I'm also working um with the community liaison to bring back the food distribution so we're going to be working on that for our families that are out there um we're also going to try partnering with the lasus Community Church um to open a student center um because if you go off to lasas we don't really have much aside from the lasus market great store um but we also want other opportunities for students um who don't have access to be able to come and drive quickly over here um
006to access resources so we're going to be partnering um with Pastor estabon on that and he's building out a complete computer room activity center for them so I'm really glad we're able to bring that over to our community and this would also help give students access to Wi-Fi a safe place to study and hopefully a place to play basketball too so um it's something our community has been asking for and we are working on it I also want to thank the students and teachers who've reached out about Transportation Sports and field use um these issues keep coming up and still waiting on a few things from the district um such as a report on all Consultants hired this school year and how much has been spent still waiting on that um data on canceled bus
007routes the number of students affected and how much money we've lost still waiting on that report and an update on which teams have asked to use our Fields um that haven't been responded to um and I'd just like um Al all to remember that those fields are maintained by our tax funds so the community should be able to access those spaces um I've also been encouraged um by how active our students are um the protest and organizing efforts show that you're paying attention um and you're asking the right questions I believe it's time to give the um students more power like the ability to vote for the school board members who's going to represent them and hopefully um with um student trustee Daniel SCA we could start working on that process um I know also
008people are frustrated about the delays by the ethnic studies towns Hall I hear you and I feel your frustration so in order to keep the conversation going I'll be hosting a virtual town hall on Instagram tomorrow 8:00 p.m. um anybody's welcome to come on join talk and um that way we have some documentation of how this program has really benefited you and why you want to keep it um I will also be on a panel at Cabrio tomorrow called uh this one's going to resonate with everybody traffic sucks what could we do about it so um I'll be on that panel I'm discussing what we could do to address the traffic needs of infrastructure especially in my area um in that Montery County portion that we're going to be in um also um this Saturday
009I'll be at Empower Watsonville event marching into the future really excited about that with trusty Gasco um and let's see and before I close um I want to say congratulations to Safe a safe schools after Decades of organizing California will Now notify Farm Workers in advance of pesticide applications it's a major win and even as health continues so thank you all for that amazing work most of my schools are near field so this is a big win for us so um for all of you who did that amazing work you are helping um future Generations um by um making sure that we have safe environments around our schools so thank you all for that and with that that is my report thank you thank you trusty chle our primary purpose here is to serve our
010students and I hope that we can do that well we do have some difficult decisions that we make especially when we're talking about budgets and those are painful for all of us but we must keep our students foremost in our minds as we're making those decisions um and as we're acting in our communities and in our roles remembering that students are all around us watching um so since the last meeting I visited alansa Wat Charter School for the Arts midy and Lake View um soon I'll be visiting also an soldo and then I'll have all of the schools that are in my trustee area um I will have been on each one of those sites um if any of you have missed the register pajaronian article about our C Automotive um program CTE than you
011at Watsonville High um take a look at it it's absolutely amazing what's happening there I can remember there were years I went to Watsonville High I remember there were years when auto mechanics was repairing lawnmowers and not cars and they'll actually have the opportunity to learn how to deal with EVs and hybrids and that additional level of um of expertise that's going to be required for auto mechanics going forward and there were a number of photos in the article which was very touching to me that there are a number of young women who are in those courses and that makes me so happy that we are making opportunities for women to have success in in employment that traditionally has not been very welcoming that's all I got thank you trusty Gasco all right um I
012want to express my my gratitude to students of Empower Watsonville for inviting me to be um in their conference and including me on their panel this year I'm excited to join the conversation and discuss the important topic of mental health with our youth I also had the pleasure of attending the local youth art exhibition at the porter building across the street here um that was organized by Miss Webb from Watsonville high but I love that this year we included a lot of other schools that were outside of the school district that was amazing um I want to congratulate everyone who partic participated in this exhibition I typically go every year but um I definitely saw a lot more um people there um and I thought that was really great um seeing the creativity and talent
013of our youth fills me with motivation and energy it reinforces my commitment to the work that I do in the community um and to all the artists thank you for being bold for dreaming big and for having the courage to Showcase your art even when it touches on things that can be deeply personal or challenging um your bravery and creativity are truly inspiring um I also wanted to share a little bit about my visit at alansa Charter School where I had the opportunity to engage with students many classes actually about their ideas for an upcoming mural it was such a rewarding experience and I really wish you guys could have seen and if I could fully capture the excitement and their Joy um of these students and how they were expressing um that they were
014excited to contribute to something in their school um and I feel I they love the idea that I asked them what do you want to see on your walls so that was really special um moments like like this remind me um why I do this work um the enthusiasm and happiness I witness are powerful and reminders of how amazing our kids really are in this school district uh we have incredible students in this district and seeing um their smiles their positivity um and their potential um really um reminds me why why I'm sitting here so thank you for inviting me to your schools thank you trusty Dodge I'm good evening everybody I'm glad to see everybody here today just briefly you know from the reports I keep hearing the stadi at watv oh high should
015be completed by graduation and so hopefully we could get that on track and that that's important you know being for moo when we graduate that's something we look forward to you know I know some of my colleagues graduated from M of high I graduated from M of high my daughters graduating from M of high this year and my grandparents graduated from M of high and uh I look forward and hopefully it'll be completed so thank you thank you trusty Navaro try to make this as quick as possible it's really nice to see everybody here tonight thank you for coming out and spending your evening and and your time with us and I look forward to hearing what you have to say um some of the things that I've been up to I attended the parent
016info session as a parent uh at abdos high with uh Dr contras discussing um some of the concerns regarding the current seven period schedule she also um committed as she said here before to continuing with the seven period schedule for next year um as long as the students and the staff wish to pursue with that but there are some issues going forward in the um in the future with the seven period schedule that have a lot to do with Equity across our schools in the district um and while we don't want to take anything away from our students we do have to make sure that we are providing Equitable access and Equitable opportunities to all the students in our district um secondly I know there was some confusion on that and hopefully I can help
017with questions and I've been reaching out to individual parents I also had planned on uh visiting Rio with Dr contras Rio Elementary and apos Junior High but those had to be rescheduled due to District trainings so later this month um I've been responding as best I can to all the student teacher and parent emails and if I haven't gotten back to you please know that I just have been inundated and I've been trying to get back to everybody I've had multiple meetings with Community stakeholders I met with the bares and had a lovely conversation so thank you for for engaging me in that um I also had a conversation with Dr Allison tinang Tin Tango kubalas I'm sorry if I'm saying that wrong um and we had a nice conversation as well I spoke with
018several concerned parents um over the phone and uh over text about the changes at apas and uh I encourage anybody else to please reach out to me because I I feel like those conversations one-on-one um answer questions better than going back and forth on social media and then I intended the Galla for the Monarch services with a few of the pvusd staff and we heard some moving testimonial um from uh young woman on how that organization changed her life and for those who don't know Monarch Services provides assistance to victims of domestic violence uh sexual assault and human trafficking um I've also been researching more about the SEI program and I know there has been some issues raised by our risk and uh attorneys in regards to this program and I'm still trying to get
019more information so just because you haven't heard back from me on that I'm I'm still looking into it uh I also held a First Community listen session initially was going to be on Instagram but we transitioned to zoom because my account was less than 30 days old and actually I felt like the Zoom format was better it was a little intimidating to put myself out there and not sure what I was going to get but it actually was a really great productive discussion with um you know we had a person that was a college counselor on there we had a student trustee Daniel thank you so much for joining and and a few parents um and it was really great because you know Daniel got to answer some of the questions about his experience at
020Aptos High and I felt like it was a really good opportunity to bring students and perspective parents and community members together so I would I'll continue that and we'll post more information on that um and then another thing that we've been doing is I I acknowledge that as a board I I don't feel like we've been necessarily functioning as a cohesive unit and you know we've been doing some reading on the side U one of the books is lead on their behalf um and the author of that book has graciously come and agreed to kind of help us as a board um to try to get on track and make sure that we come up with a vision for our district um I've also been educating myself on the role of the board versus the
021role of the superintendent and what is board work and what is superintendent work and I think it was probably I was probably confused and I think maybe a lot of people are confused about the difference between that as a board our job is to have the vision for the community and to understand what the values of our are so that we can translate that into vision and then come up with guidelines and guard rails for the superintendent in which to manifest that Vision so more to come but there is work behind the scenes on that uh I also had a suggestion to start a newsletter um and I was going to reach out to some of the other board members to see if maybe we can come up with a trusty newsletter that we can
022all contribute to but um more to come and then uh uh I just want to point out that you know I understand the pros and cons of social media I think it's great that we are able to communicate and get information out quickly I'm a little concerned with some of the things that I've seen on social media uh personal attacks on folks and you know I I did make a post recently about how I feel that sometimes some of the things that we say on the internet are not things that we would ever say to someone's face and so I would really appreciate if we can try to have kind and respect in all venues in regards to things going on in the district and realize that we all have positive intent and we're all
023trying to do our best to make sure that we serve the kids of our community um and then lastly one of the things that came up in my studying and reading about being on the board is how much time that we're spending on non-student focused issues in these meetings and how we're focusing a lot on adult focused issues and that over 50% of our time really should be spent in regards to students measurable achievements and outcomes and so that is a goal of mine to continue some of you may not know that this is the only Forum that all seven of us can meet and if we are not able to actually get work done because of public comment which is very important and I really appreciate all the comment in the dialogue but when
024we when we don't have time to actually get our work done because this the only time that we can have the seven of us together it really harms the district so with that being said sorry if I took up more than two minutes thank you thank you and as for me um I was able to visit Landmark Elementary I met with principal fahe there um we visited uh Miss Sylvester's class she has has a life skills classroom there um made sure that she was getting all of the resources that she needs it's uh it could be a difficult class and we want to make sure that all of our students are getting all of the resources that need they need uh to be safe and to um have a very successful classroom so that was
025um fun at Landmark I also was able to visit Starlight um I met with principal Medina and we were able to Dr contr was with me there as well um we were able to go into one of the science classrooms and help the students with their assignments that's really fun I love being able to engage um with the students before taking on this role I was in a classroom almost every week just one of my kids classes and I do miss that um and we were also at Starlite I we stopped at the library because it was there was some excitement going on in there so we walked in it's lunchtime and and their librarian Miss pava opens up the library at lunchtime for the kids and I was just so happy to see kids
026choosing to dive into a book during their lunchtime and it was just a heartwarming to see um I also attended the CTE advisory committee with uh Trista as he mentioned before some exciting things coming up for RCT Pathways including as trusty uh trly mentioned our um Auto auto shop and you know thank you to um to our CTE advisory committee for reaching out and grabbing those grants and getting adding these opportunities to for our children we're going to have some of the CTE Pathways grow and then introduce new so that was really exciting I was able to attend the wilp the Watsonville ivy league project fundraiser oh my gosh amazing there was at least seven acts all of them were our students um by glorio Mariachi uh Elma uh Orchestra PV high band um I'm
027I shouldn't have start started let's see I have some here um uh SOS AA from PB high that was the yes anyway it was amazing I suggest if anyone else needs to put together a fundraiser do the exact same thing I want an encore I saw some other fellow trustees there um it was great and I hope it was a successful um fundraiser for uh wilp and then also lastly tomorrow I will be judging Invention Convention which I always look forward to every year I love Invention Convention um I was able to attend the um National Invention Convention in Dearborn Michigan with my oldest son years ago um so ever since then I'm I'm hooked I think convention convention should be in all of our um I believe it's Fourth four third through fourth or
028third fourth fifth grade I'm not sure what grades exactly do it but we need to grow that in our district um and that's all for me today I will move us on now to item uh 3.5 our Red Apple award Alisia jenez our Pio will present our Red Apple award recipients um we do have public did I see a card we do have a public on should they go before or after I'm just Red Apple okay I'm gonna go ahead and we have one public comment for 3.5 so I'm gonna allow Chris Webb to go ahead and do that before sorry sorry Alicia oh good evening board um I think that uh this item is too early on the agenda and it should actually be after the approval also I feel like the consent agenda
029should also be a little later than uh I think the consent agenda should be after your board your budget report um especially in light of the situation where we're um hurt we're cutting people like and and there's a lot of spending there so I feel like it would make sense to have the budget first but more on the the Red Apple award um I could I would also be into seeing more transparency and how these awardees are being decided um I think there's been a lot of legit awardees especially like uh classified and then like you know Nancy Zuna in particular um Gregorio in particular uh but there was another like managerial awarde early on in the in the year that was was suspect to me and um I wasn't sure partly it's suspect I've
030been thinking about it because just this last week I I know that manager to have gotten a complaint before and there had been a lot of people upset with them previously and one of the people who did the complaint got a pink slip and I know that guy person to be really solid so I I'm concerned that maybe this this item is turning into like a like a favorites like an insiders club or something and that that really that really bothers me um partly I say this because I there was another recent award who was also seemed kind of suspect to me and as somebody who priority his Integrity um I felt like I had to speak and also I wanted to to say that your awarde um that that I'm I'm concerned about they
031weren't better than than the awarde that I nominated who was for integrity and that was Bobby pels and I'm concerned that um we're not make maybe because I'm outspoken because he's outspoken because we defend students maybe we're not allowed to to like it might be that he's dqd or something so I just want to have us look at this a little bit and also we should maybe cut this item if we're going to cut public comments thank you thank you Alicia thank you hello Community I'm Alicia gimenez it's always an honor to to speak before you especially with this wonderful item I think it's wonderful to celebrate and honor staff especially when they are nominated by their peers now I can let you know we actually we receive anywhere between 80 to 100 nominations each
032time I have this I use this app online that is called wheel of names it is as random as you can get I get everyone on that list I add it and I I do it once and that person under certificated once that person wins once for classified that person wins once for a certificated that person wins the first person there is no bias and there is always evidence I keep a photo of that we do not play favoritism when it comes to peers nominating their peers we take it seriously it's important that's why we inform everyone that this is a random selection because and we also inform nominate those people those staff nominating staff we inform them we let them know that people uh did not win so that they are aware because it's
033important and we we encourage them to continue nominating and I'm very proud of every single one of our staff my peers who have stood before you here nominated by their peers I think it speaks volumes to who they are so thank you so much for always listening to this I appreciate that so as um as you all know these are the characteristics that our nominees embody and uh I'm going to start off with our classified staff winner Christina Ogden she's the administrative secretary too in the state and federal programs Christina if you want to come on up as I'm saying a lot about you people really appreciate the work you do Christina received three nominations if you nominate if peers are nominated more than once I will enter their name the number of times they're
034nominated because it is fair Christina embodies all of the PB USD core values gracefully Christina juggles multiple tasks and meets the many needs of everyone in the department on a daily basis she is super patient and kind she makes anyone feel welcomed and shows inclusivity every day for many years the quality of work whether she's helping in person or via email Christina does so with such a high work ethic always ensuring that what she produces is of top quality Christina is also the first in our department to recognize and celebrate others her efforts to keep our department staff unified is something she sees as part of her job she provides support for so many different programs in our department and she does so with not worthy excellence and she all three of them actually um
035nominated for embodying the core value of Excellence so thank you everybody now we're going to go with the certificated staff and I'd like to see if Miss Carla Miller a teacher of Freedom Elementary is here come on over Miss Miller Carla Miller is a person who demonstrates Excellence she has high expectations for her students her teaching demonstrates excellence in teaching students in various ways she makes technology her top priority and asks for help with coaches to give the best education to her students she always helps her peers and colleagues when needed and Miss Miller embodies the core value of Excellence thank you Miss Miller congratulations if anyone came here to accompany these winners uh please wait for me and I'll be happy to take a picture of you outside with them okay thank you so
036much and the last person we are is um the last nomin winner is actually a teacher who's been also playing an administrator so he came as an administrator today uh Mr Jorge bermudes a teacher and a leader of New School Mr vmes who brought his cheering Squad Gorge is an exceptional teacher leader and sor administrator when my mother broke her hip in December I had to go take care of her J jumped in and covered administrative role with Grace and competency because of his ability to make sound judgments I was able to concentrate on my mother and not worry about my site he's also one of the best teachers I've ever seen making curriculum relevant and having the students use their academic language to explain their thought process Jorge has partnered with our counselor and
037community support specialist to start a leadership Club he is always willing to step up to a to any task at hand and this is the third one of our team who is also nominated for embodying the core value of Excellence congratulations to all winners e um can I have people who have a seat available next to them raise their hand in case somebody wants to sit down so people in the back if you'd like to sit down the people who have their hands raised there's seats available next to them also I do want to let you know we have more um I don't know how to say headphones then okay so H I am going to uh move us on to item 4.1 the approval of the agenda so I have been asked if we
038can um move up item 11.5 because we have students and uh teachers who are speaking and also we have heard tonight and I've heard from several people that about moving the consent agenda after our action items if a board member is if the board is in favor of that and someone would like to make a motion to that then we can vote on that so again that was moving 11.5 up before 11.1 correct and and then moving consent behind our action items I'll make a motion I'll second okay I have a first and a second all those in favor I okay so this so we that passed uh 70 oh I'm sorry any opposed any abstaining okay that passes oh I'm sorry okay what we're voting on is two for two things moving the con
039whole consent agenda after our action items and then also uh moving 11.5 up in the action items Okay so yes so are you in favor of voting for that or do you want to abstain okay okay so that motion passes 61 and we will now move forward with item um 5.1 the approval of our February 25th board meeting minutes can I have a I move approval I second okay I have a motion to to approve and I have a second all those in favor any abstaining I'm sorry any opposed any abstaining thank you that passes 70 I I'm going to move us on to item 5.2 approval of the March 5th board meeting minutes can I have a motion I move approval I have a first second I have a second all those in favor
040I any opposed any abstaining that passes 70 um I had a speaker card for 4.1 I'm sorry Brandon I'm sorry sorry sorry okay probably looks like a nine because my handwriting we have it as so that that's C okay so I I did want to speak under this item to respectfully request that the board president motion to allow every member of the public who wishes to speak under public comment the opportunity to do so I recognize that this agenda is jam-packed but that is a function of this board's decision to move from meeting to every two weeks to meeting every three so we're meeting less frequently and we're allowing less time for public comment that's not right by actively working to silence the public you are reinforcing the false narrative that this is the board's
041meeting held in public and not a public meeting the simple step of allowing the public the time we deserve to address you would go so far in turning the temperature down and would be in a step in the right direction of achieving Unity I would also like to encourage the board to only allow members of our employee organizations to speak under items 8.1 through 8.4 something about having a member of the public who has zero clue what it takes to be a teacher speaking under the pvft time to lecture us just rubs me the wrong way and I think that the intent of these agenda items is to provide a space for our employee organizations to highlight the work we are doing and to air our grievances so I would like to respectfully request that
042we listen to everybody in this room you've got a room full of people who came to speak to you today please listen to them thank you and I will actually address that if I'm allowed and when we get to uh visitor non-agenda items if I'm able to make a motion at that time then I will I will have a motion to um pass at that time so for right now though we do have um a little bit to read out of close session we will need to reconvene we were not able to get to all of our items and so um for now though we do have some items that we were able to to finish motion number one close session item 2.5 I move to approve the cert certificated Personnel report as presented by
043District administration on March 26 2025 with 27 and N additional action items I second all those in favor I I any opposed any abstaining that passes 70 and then I have an announcement the pbd uh is pleased to announce the selection of Samantha laretta did I as the new principal of Watsonville Charter School of the Arts Samantha has been serving students since 2013 as both a middle school and elementary teacher and most recently as the principal of minty White Elementary before that she was an academic coordinator for Watsonville Charter School of the Arts she has also served as the vice principal at El gabblin Elementary School Samantha began her career teaching at Landmark Elementary and is also taught at Linds Scott Charter she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in history from CS uh California State
044University of Fresno and a master of arts and history from San Jose State while attending csumb she earned her multi multiple subject teaching credential she obtained her administrative credential from Santa Clara County Office of Education leaders in educational Administration program Miss leetta brings her 11 plus years of experience in elementary middle school and administrative roles to site principal and we're proud to welcome this highly accomplished educator to her new administrative role go chameleons okay thank you and I will now move us on to item seven a visitor non-agenda items this is the opportunity for members of the public to address issues that are not on our agenda this evening please know that though Brown act prohibits uh the board from engaging in discussion for non- agendized items we are listen in and I do see
045that we have um over 15 um comment cards so I would like to make a motion to the board that we um change the number of minutes to one minute in in a sense in able to hear everyone's voice I second that motion so I have a first and a second all all those we have like 30 we'll hear all of them I'm sorry somebody asked how many so we're counting them 28 comment cards so we will be able to hear all of them okay so all those in favor I any opposed any abstaining so oh Jessica's not here I'm sorry it's okay Jess I'm sorry we're voting on uh allowing one minute so we could hear everyone so all those in favor I any opposed any abstaining so that passes six 61 and I
046do just want to ask that please be respectful I know it's one minute it's not a whole lot of time but for every minute that we go over you're taking that time away from the person behind you so please uh try to stick to your one minute and trusty Navaro will call you up we also moved the student comments to the front um just to be mindful of students having to get out of here to get some sleep and do their homework so Nolan McEvoy uh Mila trit Max Milano Baraza Excel barazza Natalie vals Abigail Anderson patri oh that's apparent it's the wrong one Alandra Ayala and Lilia Faro the parents lud take a look we'll let these students that we've called speak and then once they're done we'll ask if there's any speak uh
047students that did not get to and we'll have you come up okay if your name was called go ahead and um come forward it doesn't have to be in that specific order you can do it you can do it this is awesome make sure you introduce yourself okay which one of us should go first okay my name is Nolan maoy I am in third grader at real Deora Elementary our classrooms are not safe please keep three full classrooms for next year in fourth grade hi my name is Mila and I am at and I am in third grade at riar elementary school this past year has been a very hard year for me because a child in my class is acting out and causing me Stress and Anxiety I often don't want to go to
048school because I am afraid of his behavior his actions make me feel unsafe and when this happens I have a hard time concentrating on my schoolwork some days I I can't even eat my lunch because my stomach hurts when this child gets upset in my class he throws things like books computers and chairs and sometimes even flips over desk when this happens we have to leave the classroom and wait for him to calm down this causes me to miss important learning time which makes it difficult for me to conc entrate and learn I feel like I'm falling behind I want to share this because I feel it is affecting both my education and my well-being I would really appreciate if you could help address this situation so that I can feel safe at school and
049focus on my studies thank you for listening hello board my name is Natalia and I'm a student leader at apps High my friend Zola already emailed trusty Medina about this issue but I would like to bring it to light in front of the whole board two weeks ago a group of 40 students were selected to meet with Dr contras in order to inform about the recent commotion regarding the seven period day and to address student concern while it was appreciated that Dr contas came out to speak to students to to many the meeting was full of nothing but utter disappointment many students who attended incl including myself F felt our concerns were blatantly disregarded as our questions were answered inconclusively and in an extremely condescending tone a friend of mine a young and concerned freshman
050had a list of questions ready on her phone and was glancing at it while asking Dr Contreras questions Dr conteras made a comment saying she hoped she wasn't recording her and patronizingly asked if she was a quote reporter or journalist or something these types of comments do not Foster a welcoming environment that allows for students to openly Express their concerns she is not a reporter she is not a journalist she is a concerned student who is advocating for the future of her education and your comments towards her work completely uncalled for it is already difficult and intimidating to speak to adults in position of power and we really prompt you guys to please um develop your guys' standards of communication with us because many of our students and Staff feel in the dark and not
051communicated well with right good evening board as a reminder my name is maximiano barasa Hernandez and I am a s I'm sorry and I am a sophomore at bahro Valley high school I'll hold off on the ethnic studies comments for today and I'll save them for the meeting on Friday our school culture is doing great but many of the students and teachers are tired and burnt out from our current class schedule furthermore I understand that students and teachers for years have been asking the district to allow us to change our schedule to better meet our needs all I'm asking asking is for the same level of thought and Care given to the students the teachers and families from the other high schools doctor conteras please meet with PB high school and listen to our concerns
052and solutions about our schedule thank you hi my name Isela many of you might already know me because I've been coming here for the past two years to stand for my community today I'm here to back up my fellow PB high school students my my fellow students and teachers have been fighting for a schedule that works for us right now we have a block schedule that keeps us in class too long and doesn't allow teachers to adequately prepare for their classes I know that recently superintendent gas had a series of meetings with parents and students from AP House High to help them keep a schedule that works for them I'm just here to ask for the same consideration and respect from superintendent gas and the board so that we can vate for a schedule that
053works for us thank you hi my name is Abby Anderson and I am a freshman from abas high school I'm here because I am concerned about the seven period schedule and how it's going to affect our Arts at our school at appas we take our Arts through electives and we don't have any after school options because we don't have the funding for it if apas High loses the seven period schedule and is forced to reduce art classes what opportunities will there be for for us to take art also I and many other students are upset by what appears to be a forced res resignation of our principal we haven't gotten any communication from the district about what's happened I understand that a lot of it is confidential but the lack of information has left the
054community feeling very suspicious we feel like we like our principal and I would implore the board to change their mind during such difficult times having a principal in our community who we can trust is very valuable to us thank you uh hello PB members board members and superintendent Dr contas my name is Al aala I'm a junior at Renaissance High School I want to speak on behalf on our students losing several of our CTE teachers will be a huge loss to our school because these Hands-On classes help motivate us to start thinking about our futures our future careers and these teachers are some of the most emotionally supportive in our school they provide a safe place for us to show creativity please reconsider this decision for the well-being of the students of Renaissance I know
055these decisions are hard but please work to find other Solutions thank you good evening my name is Liliana Lon alaro and I am a senior at paharo Val high school and I speaking on behalf of the enrichment period schedule for my school of my four years at PV I was only extracurricularly involved in the later two years out of fear of not knowing how to balance clubs homework and mental health as a struggling teenager now facing my fears I am more involved with my community only at the expense of my own being I get home at 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. on school nights having work theater rehearsals and club meetings when I get home I seldom have time and do my own homework including for my AP courses and every minute during school I spend
056I do work for all five clubs I'm affiliated with two of which I am president of the two-hour long classes I attend three times a day five days a week drain my focus and I am able to I am unable to give my full attention to any assignments in the last half hour whereas in the first hour of class I feel productive and attentive a year ago I had joined Mock Trail and strenuous pressure was aimed at our schools to succeed and represent and Thrive as the first team since covid but the long hours after school spent practicing with the few resources we were given thank you but the long hours after school were very difficult to be at after dark getting home at 9ine was new to me this year PV has no mock
057trial team because the hours conflicted with the students if they had time to practice during school we could have that mock TR team with no flex or enrichment period students are left with a 15-minute break or after eating the last 15 minutes of lunch if I had an enrichment period I could actually do my AP homework I could do work work for my clubs and I could breathe without burning out thank you okay so were there any students that we missed please yeah go ahead and come forward and state your name and we'll find your yellow card um trusty U yes yeah I I think it would just be easier if we just have all the students line up and yeah any students who put submitted a card who wants to speak if we didn't
058call you it's because I'm sorry we just started the new orange card system so um yeah so if you're a student who submitted a card but state your name so we can pull your name out of the existing cards okay uh I'm Kenya from bajaro Valley High School I'm a senior I have oh Kenya can you set your full name please Kenya Gomez okay um hello U my name is Kenan from Bahar high school I'm a senior I'm here to talk about Renaissance and moving to PV and I wanted to uh to say that please don't um move renissance to PV it's not fair for both schools and it's better if they have their own campus J may be a senior but I have two brothers and one of the one of them comes here
059and the other one most likely will come here too I want both of my brothers to have a safe and comfortable um campus and I'm not only talking about my um for my brothers but also for the future kids that are coming to PB high thank you hi I'm Eddie I'm a junior atpv here with student Action Council our current schedule isn't working students are exhausted uninspired and struggling to balance their education with everything else in their lives teachers are overworked and the school day feels like an endless grind a schedule with multiple enrichment periods is the solution this idea was developed by PV staff and students to solve our school's biggest issues right now our classes are too long 115 minutes each that's nearly two hours of sitting in one class and is draining
060for both students and teachers on top of that students don't have many elective options there's no option for a free period before 12th grade making it hard to balance Early College courses or jobs also students don't have enough time in between classes to process Implement and Implement what they've learned with multiple enrichment periods students could join clubs that they're interested in without needing to lose time anywhere else make up credits for graduation or possibly even graduate early and have a set time to build community with their peers and teachers with whom they can also collaborate to improve the school culture and it's not just students teachers are burnt out too teachers at PV teach longer hours than their peers at other schools in the district hello my name is Isabella Brandon I'm a senior at
061poo Valley high school and it's not just students oh like with multiple enrichment periods teachers would also have more flexibility to offer for enrichment activities based on student interest whether it's academic support clubs Wellness programs or Hands-On learning instead of cramming so much so much rot learning into an already overloaded day multiple enrichment periods would give students time to explore their interests connect with peers and apply Real World skills all during the school day this isn't just about getting students more fun time it's about meeting real needs students struggling academically can use enrichment for tutoring test spread or credit recovery without missing core classes students facing personal challenges can work with support groups during the school day instead of falling behind special education can replace S Sai classes with enrichment freeing up their schedules to
062take electus PE or World languages students who feel disconnected will have a chance to find something that excites them helping with engagement and attendance this system lets students take control of their education and when students feel like they have control they show up better engagement equals better attendance which means fewer budget cuts thank you my name is River I am also with the student Action Council as of now the district is fine with relocating Renaissance High to PV even though we don't have the space or resources where's the proof that PV is the only option families and students to serve transparency before decisions are made at the superintendent Q&A our concerns weren't answered how does adding another school help PV when we're still building our identity still waiting for our finished campus still trying to
063create Traditions the reality of the state of PB is we've had four principles in 5 years teacher vacancies every year since Co campus delays thanks to Watsonville Pilots Association the EPA and the past District mismanagement of measure L funds all we're asking is one year where we can focus on healing and growing without another C crisis dropped on us PV has been treated like a jump like a Dumping Ground for too long we fought for measure L and measure M because we were promised investment instead we got excuses and silence the performance are the Performing Arts Center maybe May 2026 the pool even later the campus update we were promised no word meanwhile Watsonville high school and abs High School keep getting more They just added dance one as a vapa elective PV didn't get
064any and just got grant money for CTE classrooms py was left out the CT programs give the CTE programs give students real career opportunities but py was denied a culinary pathway in 2223 because of lack of facilities even though room E11 already has what is needed the district reviewed it in 2324 but there's no record of it we were told an outdoor kitchen was an option but the district never followed up and when we had a chance to build a regenerative agriculture pathway in partnership with the spa Farms the district had no followup right now PV has a third to has half to a third of the CTE classes that wat uh that Watsonville and apas have so every year a thous um 100 plus students leave PV for better options AP and honors courses
065boost GPA help students get into college and push them academically apas has 28 AP and honors courses Watsonville has 24 but PV a whopping 11 my name is j I'm at senior PB I'm going continue what R just said how is that fair this isn't just a number game it's our future even with all of this PB students are leading the way we pioneered the district's ethnic literature and ethnic history courses pce The District in earning the state C the state seal of Civic engagement als4 students partnered with digital NS to build a student run news platform so we can control our own narrative and address the stigma affecting PV our alss 3 students are organizing care presentations on student issues to make our camp a more supportive and welcoming place our math team leads
066best practices for the district it's not just academics robetto and his students bring children's theaters to Local Schools without even having basic resources like vehicles or sufficient room to practice in and Al alandis built a District's best band program in just three years PV now has a drum line Mariachi marching band and colard all working out of a portable classroom the district loves using PB as a model for Innovation but when it's time to invest in us we're ignored withholding information feeling to communicate and neglecting follow through is disenfranchisement giving more to some schools invol ignoring others is Injustice supporting one community over another out of fear of their backlash is cowardice PV students staff and families have fought for every opportunity we have but we shouldn't have to keep fighting alone it's time for
067the district to do what they promis let's get it done thank you students I appreciate hearing your thoughts uh next we have Cindy Edinger Patria hialgo Bill beer tekashi Mizuno Mitchell trit and Courtney MC mevo right good even uh board Dr Navaro um our area two or area four and Dr Heather contas our superintendent um I'm a property taxpayer from area 2 um from uh Flores M and I'm a son attending ra Hills Middle School um I'm a math teacher at Renaissance High School and um I'm glad to hear about Saba possibly staying at their current site that would be amazing but I don't want to be remiss on Renaissance High not being relocated cuz I want us to stay there we need to stay there we've been there over 50 years and we need
068to stay there the other thing I want to talk about is that somebody talked about Equitable access to CTE classes our students are required to take all these CTE classes please don't cut our CTE programs and teachers they're part of our family like they are part of us and so my steam academy uh Jason siss you guys have a a packet um he even said this photo of him and all of our students really quick this shows the mutual love and support that students and staff at Renaissance are here to share and how we embrace one another I just wanted to please so please don't cut our CTE please don't move up good evening I'm here to talk about trustee Dodge's many absences from the board over the last 10 months he has missed eight
069of 15 meetings and he was late tonight meaning he wasn't here to make the decisions in the Clos session that are important to this board in addition over the last six years he's been on very few committees there's not much that this board can do you cannot dismiss him that can only be done with a recall election however there are several things that you can do censor him for failing to attend prate his pay based on his attendance which would be less than half take away his medical benefits in other words if he does not attend he loses his benefits doing nothing means you condone his behavior hi uh good evening and I'm Takashi and I joined the Gathering uh to support a campaign or movement for missing and murdered indigenous women girls and two
070spirit people at Cabrio College today and I have only one minute to speak so I share this three things which I learned today one one of them is 5,712 or cases of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls were reported in 2016 only one 116 of them were logged in Department of just database mother is the third uh leading cases of death among American Indian and arasan native women and girls ages 10 to 24 years old and the third more than 90% of the cases in this study were never covered by national or International media yeah one me good evening superintendent Dr conas and the pbus board my name is Patricia idalgo and besides being a longtime teacher in the district I'm a proud mother of a sophomore and a freshman at PV High School
071ever since my kids started their time at PV I have been so impressed by the quality of teaching they have received teachers have made Lasting Impressions on them I'm so thankful for that it I'm saddened to find out that one of those great teachers Mr Shannon has received a pink slip making clear the potential for a layoff My Hope Is that the pvusd the board uh and uh administrators are doing all they can to avoid losing Mr Shannon and so many other dedicated teachers besides the seller teachers my kids have had while at py I've also noticed all that is not available at PV that is available at other schools in the district Chief among those the opportunity to have seven period day I wondered why having this structure would provide some space and flexibility
072for kids to take advantage of the too few electives that are already available why wouldn't we all want the opportunity to have classes that offer experiences and open roads and yet only Aptos High has the seven period day why is that okay uh when I found out that teachers at our school want the seven periods and have been denied the opportunity year after year it becomes kind of unacceptable um and then today we find out that watsonille high gets a million plus for uh their auto shop which papar Valley does not have it would be one thing if all all the six period the six periods was status quo for all pvusd schools but it's not the case where is the equity that the district has long been committed to it is nowhere in sight
073from where the PV us High PV High School Community stands I ask you to think of the families who have entrusted you in their kids education thank you Miss hildalgo we'd love for to hear more but unfortunately we had to limit it to one minute so we could hear everyone good one last thing we chose PV high school now it's time for the district to choose PV High School too hi my name is Mitchell um this is my daughter Mila she goes to Rio delmare Elementary um I'm here on deep concerns regarding the ongoing safety issue within our school due to the lack of disciplinary action against students who rep repeatedly engage in disruptive and harmful behavior when students who engage in harmful behaviors are not appropriately reprimanded it sends a message that such actions
074are tolerated this is not a compromise the safety of the school but also affects the moral and mental health of students who must endure these negative experiences weekly if not daily um furthermore it undermines the efforts of dedicated Educators and staff who strive to create a positive learning environment these issues have constantly been brought up to the principal and the staff the staff has tried to say it but the principal is not doing anything she keeps saying that she's going to step in and help she doesn't do anything multiple parents have stepped up and voiced their opinion and their concerned with students we had her tell one parent that if you don't want them and they don't feel safe have them move to another school so they moved them to another school that's not right
075we need someone that steps up and takes care of the students good evening my name is Courtney McAvoy and I am here as a deeply concerned parent from our third grade at RAR Elementary this is not just about disruptions in the classroom it is a real danger among a number of our third grade students My Son Nolan has been physically attacked on multiple occasions most recently this last St Patrick's Day every year since kindergarten these children have endured numerous class evacuations due to Violent Outburst they have watched desks chairs and other objects thrown across the room they have seen their peers violently attacked they have watched one student try to self harm they have even been threatened with gun violence and death this is unacceptable the school and District's response to this crisis has been
076inadequate on February 11th the critical meeting for parents to discuss these safety concerns was cancelled instead the district rolled out a so-called safety plan that does absolutely nothing to help prevent these violent behaviors case in point my son was attacked after this plan was put into this into place with the students behavioral Tech watching our principal's response wasw the behavioral Tech was just not standing close enough but that's all it takes as just one time I fully support students receiving the behavioral interventions they need but not at the expense of the safety and well-being of an entire grade every child deserves a safe learning environment and right now that is not the reality for our students what they are learning however is that it's acceptable to beat up another person with no real repercussion how
077do you think that's going to translate in their adult lives our kids are scared and tired of constantly being subjected to this we need stronger protection for all students clear consequences which include a definitive line for expulsion of violent behavior and a real plan to support those children who do need the behavioral intervention without compromising the safety of others thank you thank you Kristen Spencer Dr bich Maria Rodriguez Kelly allari Brandon Denise Gabriel barza lordes barza hello hello my name is Kristen Spencer I'm the parent of two students at real dear Elementary including a third grader and I'm here tonight to ask for your oversight and your intervention regarding the safety concerns facing our third grade cohort since kindergarten there have been several students in the third grade cohort that have exhibited continued unsafe behaviors
078despite parents continually raising concerns writing letters and holding meetings these behaviors continue behaviors include physical aggression such as punching choking and strangling other students self harm overthrowing furniture and throwing large objects across the classroom even verbal threats of gun violence and killing despite reassurance that interventions are being put in place these behaviors continue recently one third grader was forced to switch schools for safety reasons after literally being strangled on the playground many of the third grade students have developed anxiety and expressed fear about attending school they verbalize that they do not feel safe and are afraid of being attacked or getting caught in the crossfire of a physical Outburst as a parent I am livid that these behaviors continue to be Tau tolerated and I'm fearful that it's only a matter of time before student
079is seriously harmed and I'd also like to ask that you continue with three fourth grade classrooms next year to support this very high needs cohort good evening um Nancy bisic good evening president Flores vice president Dr Navaro esteemed trustees and superintend Dr contras over the years I've had the privilege of attending countless meetings and I've witnessed firsthand the unwavering passion and commitment that is dedicated to our students the positive energy in this room is nothing short of inspiring it's clear to me that our community and each of you genuinely care about the success and well-being of our students but as we continue to Champion their future I urge us all to remember the importance of kindness respect and understanding our shared mission is one of unity and while our goals align sometimes our delivery can
080become more personal than it needs to be let us keep our Focus squarely on the students we serve tonight let us strive for a meeting that brings Joy resolution and collaboration rather than divisiveness Together We Are Powerful I have deep appreciation for your leadership and the work you do for our students let's continue to move forward with purpose and heart good evening Board of Trustees and Dr contas my name is Maria Rodriguez and I'm the mother of a PB High uh freshman I'm also a teacher at PB High I've been teaching there for 20 years since the school open I'm here to advocate for my son for the 1300 PB students and for Renaissance High School as well Renaissance High School students and staff have been doing a great job in building Community where they're
081at so they shouldn't be uprooted Dr contas you mentioned at least four times in the Q&A memo published uh two weeks ago that PB was designed to hold up to 2,000 students perhap perhap perhaps it was if it was completed let's remember that we don't have a uh we for a long time we didn't have a field we don't have a pool we don't have a theater and we lost nine classrooms when the field was built py was not designed nor built to house two high schools PV was not designed nor built to hold two high schools I would like to invite every single one of you to come to PV and see for uh yourselves the plan to house Renaissance High School at the K and the J Portables with a fence around it
082is not logical nor physically possible unless you want it to look like a Detention Center we also need more op options for AP courses and electives we're not asking for more we're asking for Equity we're asking for equality we're asking for uh courses such as construction culinary arts Autos shop Agriculture and others that other high schools have and we don't and other high schools are fighting for to keep what they already have that we've never had in 20 years so please consider giving PB High School Equitable treatment for once in 20 years thank thank you uh good evening board and Dr Contreras my name is Kelly Aller I'm a parent of a student at apas high as well as a parent of a student who graduated from apas high last year I appreciate your time
083and your commitment to our students and our community I feel very strongly that you should all be aware that there is a petition to reinstate Dr Allison Hank Sloan with over 550 signatures on a petition that's been available less than a week she filled the very large shoes that Miss Pew left for her um and she has gained the trust and respect of the teachers the staff and the students there are a lot of people that feel very strongly that she is reinstated and I'm asking you to consider that I'm also asking for some transparency or some communication regarding SEI I have to thank trusty Navaro and trusty Flynn trusty Navaro for calling me last week and speaking with me regarding my concerns and trusty Flynn for responding to my email Dr cras I have
084have not heard from you I am not in support of the inappropriate contact that I have heard that you have experienced I'm not a part of that I don't support that I believe in respectful communication and I just want you to know that what I have heard was grossly inappropriate that's not coming from me but I still need some communication um please respond to my email also um Mrs um Alicia um uh her menz your communication through covid-19 was amazing and I'm really grateful for all you've done for our community yes you so um and one last thought which is SEI which is um these Juniors have been through a lot they've all worked really hard they qualified to go and it's they're being told that they can't go and I'm also asking the board
085to give us some communication tell us what we need to do the older kids got to fund raise for it and these kids aren't being given that chance thank you thank you all right uh thank you for letting everybody speak today I really appreciate that I'm going to try to make this quick although I do have three comments and a poem to read so first off I want to comment Senate Bill 274 requires that our administrators respond to a party who made a behavior referral within 5 days on what actions they took to correct that behavior if more of our administrators were following the law I don't think we'd be seeing some of these behaviors also I just wanted to um say that our members have the right to invite a um trustee to visit
086without having to run that through the office of the superintendent and we had 29 union members who were served to layoff notes notice 27 of them have requested a hearing so let's go that's organizing shout out to all of you and now here's a poem the poem's title is uncertainty uncertainty has certain advantages astral concoctions unknown walking into unfamiliar terrain Guided by the innocence of true self- knowledge ascertaining the value of the minute gained in complete awareness Destiny is a roller coaster that swims Through Time requiring the subject to remain malleable and loose by replacing fear with the distant sounds of horns and xylophones one can affirm strength in the knowledge of the unknown going places May mean sitting down traveling down the sanctity of the river of the rhythm of nature good evening my
087name is Gabriel Braza area 5 and I am the father of two wonderful pey high school students um couple things I could say about py is that they're overachievers and they are Fighters they do more with less uh couple themes that I've heard today from people speaking is equity and Justice and a plea for you guys to listen to our voices it's great that we want to be positive and we want to be unified but when you're not feeling heard you get angry as Dr Martin Luther King said you know not condoning it but a riot is a language of the unheard when people are not heard when people are not respected they get angry bajado Valley High School is a wonderful school it has a wonderful culture a great new principle that has United
088the students teachers that are dedicated but that don't have the resources that they need please listen to us when we ask about the schedule please give us the same respect that you give to abas and Watsonville High School thank you good evening board uh Dr contas my name is Dr barasa and um like my husband I'm very uh proud of my two PV high students um and I am here because it's really sad that when we come here constantly what we hear is well there's low student enrollment but students are here telling you what's going to keep them in school so I don't know why we're not listening kids are telling you the classes that they want they're telling you the schedules that they want abt's high is fighting hard for that schedule what does
089that tell you that tells you that's a schedule that works why don't all the schools have it it's just the the inequities are since I was in school we see the inequities I graduated from you know from Watsonville High went to a bunch of schools in this District I see the inequities too and it's like you know I'm in my 50s now and they're still the same when is it going to change change you know Dr gas you went on a look listen and learn I wonder what you learned because I have I don't know what else you guys need to see to hear what the students want and one last thing before I go it's really nice to hear what you guys have been doing but that took up more than half an hour
090so you know if you guys can either do like keep yourselves to the one minute as well that would be great or if you want to write it on a schedule that would be great and it would be good also if you guys announce when there's changes because a lot of the students didn't know and honestly I'd suggest a different color because orange looks too much like the yellow maybe like a purple or green something different so I received a speaker card for Alex Rivera if you're here is this the item that you'd like to speak to because there wasn't a number so okay so Alex Rivera Christine Hong Omar Diez Chris Webb Mary Marilyn Garrett and Bridget fathom hello everyone my name is uh Alex Rivera um I'm a Community member and also a
091proud Uncle of students here at PV High School PV Middle School wherever else they're at um it sounds like there's a lot of passion here a lot of passion for the principal that's being recalled or made you know forced to resign I think it's very unfortunate the the things that I've seen go on in our history of our schools has always been to disrupt what the students do it sounds like somebody that they found that they really got attached to during the covid season Co years when you take that stability away from families especially families of farmw Working Families in the communities you guys serve it really disrupt us that has been some confusion there's always been people in and out of our lives and you got to understand when we trust somebody and we
092instill our trust our passion our heart to someone we want to stick by them we're going to support them and it sounds like abos has somebody they love why would you want to create that division between people that are trying to do better for their communities and do better for their families and taking that away from them there's a lot of us that don't have foundations there's a lot of us that are out there running wild because we are taking advantage of by some of these administrators and financial situations that are going on we need to get together py really do if you're a student here please stand up if you're a student please stand up all the students please stand up thank you for showing up today and sacrificing to be here to to
093voice your opinion to voice your concerns that affect you in school having said that I demand that this board make the same sacrifices that these students are making by giving us more time to talk we're all coming up here and we're that's not how it works please show respect to these students for taking the time out to come out here and voice their opinion and for making those sacrifices Daniel you can't make decisions and you got to be present if you want to support these students I agree with you I've been noticing that you're part of this community act like it thank you I do I do want to ask please um when handling these microphones please be really gentle with them they're fragile we've already broken one and we it's on our dime to
094replace them so please going forward be gentle with the microphone Marilyn Garr I taught 20 years in this District at a mesy and calabasa school and the most important thing is we that we're in a healthy environment that's not being poisoned by different sources recently we had the Moss Landing fire that um and I have flyers on this never again stop the three lithium ion battery storage facilities proposed for our County behind Dominican location as one proposed next to abos high school 90 MTO Road Watsonville we need to contact the Board of Supervisors and everyone to ban these lithium ion battery storage facilities thousands of people in the county Santa Cruz and Monteray are ill from the toxic air released from the world's largest lithium battery s fire and students want handson experience reach out
095to the community this is an excellent project to protect the students and the community by stopping this in any way possible thank you hi my name is Christine Hong I want to speak about a conversation that I had recently with someone named Cruz Gomez Who's a local Legend Cruz Gomez was behind Gomez versus Watsonville and she understood so well that change comes through struggle and what she did was she challenged a system of atlarge voting and made made sure that there was District voting so there wouldn't be the kind of racialized suppression of um voters in this area and I want to say this because some of you are up there because you stepped forward and your Authority comes from the people and this community flipped every single open seat on this board in the
096recent election and so I shared a packet with you in that packet you can study the struggle from the perspective of the community I urge you to do so before Friday I wanted just say in closing Daniel Esa you are a shining light you are consistently thoughtful you are so well prepared I believe that at minimum you should have the right to frame the discussion and I really believe that you should have voting rights wherever there is disenfranchisement wherever there is Injustice we should challenge it uh Bard I'm trusting that that you'll do right by saba and right by Renaissance with respect to their locations um additionally I want to respond to a comment that was that was made where where there's some accusations made about uh about our our academic counselors at the compi
097I've had a chance to work with them them I can attest that they do make referrals to Watsonville H or to Renaissance I know because I'm losing many this just just recently and to those students um if they ever have an issue with with um the getting the schedule they need that they they're welcome to email me and I'll be happy to help them as I know that in in the past and I've emailed about this I've spoken about this how we need a comprehensive uh framework for the terms with which students can matriculate so there's not any kind of gatekeeping I I look at losses of key institutions that academic advisor relationship that student progress monitoring system the loss of the after school program the loss of variable credits I think these things might
098and the busing situation that students brought up like there's factors that might not that might keep students from going to Renaissance when they should and lastly I want to say I want to thank Watsonville high students Watsonville High admin and the and Michael Burman and the district office for all joining together for World social justice day that was a beautiful day if I never teach again I'm glad I have that memory thank you hello uh I want to commend the district's efforts leading to our being awarded such a substantial grant for CTE over a million dollars toward the creation of additional opportunities and bolstering career preparation services for students Kudos however this award is Bittersweet to learn about because I work at PV and we unless there's been ineffectual communication to our site we entirely
099passed over for distribution of these funds it uh I've been at PV for about 11 years I've seen different iterations of uh previous site and District leadership routinely fail to bring Equity to our students at PB in the form of Career and Technical Training our kids are so clear about what they desire Pathways for certifications in education child care and development culinary and Hospitality management patient care entrepreneurship regenerative agriculture and agroecology and then the Hands-On trades and the answer is always the same we don't have the facilities our signature Pathways technology however that came about and there's no Avenue to bring certification or certificated persons uh onto site due to restriction XY or Z as a result our kids are shoehorned into one of a handful of certification L courses some of which they fail
100at an abysmal rate due to lack of Interest I was shocked to learn that this tremendous resource at our disposal that my kids my my students and my literal uterine children were once again failed in situations where there are chances to correct structural disenfranchisement and we do not take them we are perpetuating Injustice any deterings uh or NOS doled out from cabinet about schedules about classes about budgets about anything pertaining to our kids and their opportunities must come with evidence and rationale rooted in educational research then backed by budgetary data anything less is authoritarian also Flores I have um uh not seen you except for me like one time at PV in like a few years um I want to commend uh Carrasco and Escada for coming to uh our site forgive me if some
101of you have come and you haven't um I see that you guys are all supporting uh turly Navaro I see that you guys are out there um you know advocating for your communities and I'm just saying Flores it would be nice good evening um Board of Trustees my name is MAA carasco Leonor I'm here on behalf of sa college prep and I'm here in hopes that you guys can support our school where it's at um I know there there's a lot of um um unhappy neighbors that don't really want our school there but I'm hoping that you guys can support us um with every school there's always some type of um setback you know that somebody doesn't want something going on there's always traffic we can't say that everybody's going to be happy on the
102location of a school there's always that type of feedback anywhere you go at minty white at EA Hall at Ville high school I'm hoping you guys can support us with this um keeping our school where it's at we all love our school at any school at Renaissance where we're at where Renaissance is at I hope you guys don't move that school that's a pretty awesome school I graduated from Renaissance and I'm really hoping you guys can support their C program um another thing that I want to say before I move I know my time's up is that it's really selfish of anybody to move students in any school that you would interrupt their learning while the prime of their education and affect their social and emotional and possibly lead to something else you know so
103please consider leaving them where they're at thank you thank you MAA and I did um I did see MAA you submitted a card for 11.1 so we went ahead and mve that over CU you spoke now so is that okay okay thank you okay I will now um move us on to item eight our employ employee organizational comments organization comments um now is the time that we hear from our employee organizations each will have five minutes and we will start with 8.1 pvft all right what a whirlwind these last few weeks have been um from being officially elected as the next president of the pvft to being thrust into this role on like three days notice um so I want to start by saying thank you to Nelly for being such a positive force and
104setting such a high standard for me to hold myself to I also want to make it clear that Nelly and I have different leadership styles and I will be relying closely on our executive council site reps and members to guide my decision-making I hope that the district affords the pvft the opportunity for genuine collaboration because I wholeheartedly believe that when we work together we can give our students students the schools they deserve I am patiently waiting on Dr conteras to start scheduling meetings with me and to afford the pvft leadership and the district cabinet the space we need to collaborate with each other such as bi-weekly or monthly selpa and assistant superintendent meetings I want to be able to bring the leadership to the pvft into these meetings with me so that we can be
105more effective in unifying our membership we want to achieve Unity however when we have a board president who is trying to pin Jenny's resignation on me and another board member popping off on social media saying that teachers have fake news to get your information from the source and commenting on confidential employment issues you are actually the ones being divisive and taking pages from the Trump Playbook you are creating this narrative in your heads that you can't work with us but I assure you if you were to speak with the District employees who have collaborated with us they would tell you that the pvft stands up for our students and we can be partners in improving student outcomes here are some examples from recent weeks of how the district is putting up barriers for True collaboration
106the board approved for the district to pay an attorney to negotiate um for you in our reopener year negotiations to me that seems like you don't actually trust your people at the table and I would actually vouch for every member of your negotiations team and say that they are intelligent capable and have the students best interest in mind I don't think you would hear many Union presidents saying that but I am because I believe we can work together when it comes to layoffs we were told time and time again that after our next meeting with the attorney we can share names and numbers with you well on March 12th the day before our scheduled Human Resources meeting where we believed that the district would be ready to share names and numbers of pink slips with
107us I was emailed and basically told that if all we wanted to do was discuss layoffs don't even bother holding the meeting because we aren't going to tell you anything during that meeting on March 13th we were told that the district was still finalizing the list and we would be provided with the names and numbers for pink slip notices after principles had notified their staff less than two hours after that meeting I was already having members reaching out to me saying that they were served a layoff notice this to me clearly demonstrates that the district does not care to collaborate with us we proposed anou on skipping and tiebreaking criteria at that meeting on the 13th we've yet to receive a response from the district we absolutely need to come together to negotiate skipping and
108tiebreaking criteria to determine who gets served a final layoff notice and who doesn't and if we're not able to do that I don't think the hearing process is going to go very well for the district because I believe you guys have made some serious errors and I believe you putting the cart before the horse and you're wanting to negotiate layoffs based on potential class sizes and projections and some of our CTE teachers who were served to layoff notice have been like with this District since we brought in CTE from the county we have one person who has a seniority date of 2005 and he was served to layoff notice he was originally hired in this District in 1987 and then he came back in 2005 so it's like how are these mistakes being made when
109your as attorneys are the ones doing the work for you and then if you're bringing us to the table we can help prevent these airs instead of having a whoop y'all in the hearing process so I just want to shout out our members of apas high school and PV High School who have been organizing around their Bell schedules to improve student outcomes this is an example of the type of Union culture that I want to help grow instead of looking at leadership and saying what is the union doing for us the members at these sites have rolled up their sleeves and have been working tirelessly to support their students this has enabled me to get out to those sites and support these efforts of member-based organizing in the past few weeks both schools have been
110featured in KSBW and in the paronian they have been rallying outside the schools and they have been clear with their messaging that the pvft is working for the schools our students deserve and we would love to partner with the district on that do we have any public speakers Bill beer Chris web Monica Nolan I was uh sorry to see uh our new president uh lacks knowledge he needs to learn a little bit more you can't negate having people speak on this item or any item the brown act prohibits that and you know that and you shouldn't have said it now if we wanted to get into why do I get up here and talk because this organization needs to be working with this District we need to downsize downsize big time and we need the
111cooperation with the teachers union to decide what schools are we going to close how many teachers are we going to lay off how are we going to combine classes because if we don't do it they'll lose all of their contracts when the state comes in and takes over we don't want that that happened in 1990 when he was just a kid I wasn't a kid then it hurt and you guys are young talk to your parents how bad it was thank you uh good evening I I sense a disturbance in the force and that's uh that's there's a there's a there's a the the equivalent of a modern day swastika in the room and and I just want to say those Mega hats they're at odds with our values and um they they don't belong
112in the country they don't belong in this mpvd um secondly truste board president Florida um you know there was some criticism of the of pvst pv's President um because of a caucus you know at a meeting or two back that that special board meeting I I got to tell you like you guys kind of brought it on yourself um you you know you call meeting at 24 hours notice you cut the time the community has to respond look at what happened like with the recent election like cutting time and Free Speech was a part of the whole reason that there was change on the board so I mean I feel like you got to respect the community you got to respect the union if if if you want to have like uh more conflict then
113like by all means follow the path that your predecessor laid out I I consider you better than that um secondly I want to say that um the the way the the the layoffs and everything are going to me it's disrespectful to us because there's been several prerequisites that haven't come up um one transparency related is expense on lawyers which I guess is even higher than I previously thought because before I was just thinking about stealing rpn days um but apparently it's more we there's a budget report that should come out like finally you went through all that budget time we've never heard on that um also you know I'd like to see let's get some data 189 Renaissance how much in Ada was recouped with their after school program um additionally I think the vehicle
114stiens for all like at district office people should be cut before you cut humans um and otherwise I just want to thank you for your time and and being here thank you wait do we have we have one more good evening I am Monica Nan academic counselor at Renaissance High and new school and the high school students at Virtual Academy um I want to start off by I did not want to come here I actually was not here earlier but I was watching at home and came so I'm going to start off with the definition of integrity in a person integrity means consistently acting in accordance with strong moral principles and values being honest responsible and accountable even when faced with challenges or Temptations it is very tempting to be very angry tonight I'm remain
115calm um I'm commenting on pvft because one I wanted to address the layoff that at Renaissance of our CTE staff there are two staff members we only have three CTE teachers and one is a science teacher as well so we really have two fully committed CTE teachers graphic design and product Innovation and design and our students love it and they're losing it potentially and I hope that that isn't the case but the damage has been done with the staff you know they may not want to come back so I hope that's considered I wanted to also talk about and I brought up Integrity um because this is pvft time and I am a pvft member who consistently my comments are brought up by another person here and I think we all know who that is
116he has talked three times already tonight and two times have brought up specifically items about me so Brandon you are in the room if you're not in the room I hope you rewind this and defend me as a pvft member and also a human being that exists because it's not okay it's not okay for a woman to be marginalized because I want to do my job and we already had this problem a year ago it's happened every year he doesn't work for Renaissance High anymore I hope you guys take that into consideration when you hear him speak thank you thank you I will now move us on to item 8.2 CCA California School Employees Association good evening president Flores members of the board um superintendent contas and the cabinet I stand before you as a
117CSA representative and as a newly elected um treasur for CSA CCA sorry marisel Rodriguez first I want to thank all of you for the your time this evening uh for the work each of you does to support our schools our staff and our students we're all here because we care about the success of the district and well-being of people who make it run that share commitment is what makes collaboration not only possible but essential our classified professionals from bus drivers instructional AIDS custodians district office staff and so many M so many others show up every day to ensure that students have a safe clean supportive environment in which to learn and grow their dedication is the foundation of our schools and when they feel valued and supported everyone benefits be please value and support your
118staff by being their their voice through your vote I want to emphasize that CCA is not just here to Advocate we are here to collaborate we believe in strong relationships and ensure that classified employees have a voice and decisions that affect them that concerns and address transpar transparency and that we continue to Foster in C our culture where everyone feels seen represented and heard we know challenges will arise we all know that it's been happening but when we approach them together with a focus on Solutions rather than divisions we create a stronger district for both employees and our students and our families tonight I invite us all to continue strengthening our partnership through meaningful conversation proactive problem solving and share commitment to what is best for our schools meaning our students us you and and
119everyone in this community thank you for your time leadership and dedication to the district as a whole CSEA looks forward to continue to work with all of you thank you good night thank you we do not have any public speakers to this item so I will move us on to item 8.3 CWA communication workers of America nope none tonight okay thank you I will move us on to item 8.4 uh pavam poo Valley Association of managers do we have anyone speaking tonight do we Okay seeing none I will move us on so we're we're we're skipping nine for now we will come back to that nine and 10 we'll come back to that after we finish our um action item so we're moving on to action items and we will start with item 11.5 and
120this is transition of Mar Vista to a tk8 serving school report will be presented by Ronnie Platt the principal um with Katie uh Spencer Spicer academic coordinator Julie Edwards CTE cordiner coordinator and Peggy bu executive director of teaching and learning uh we also have some families are here um in support so I'm going to invite them up if they are here still and staff and any staff okay good evening president Flores superintendent Dr curus Board of Trustees my name is Peggy Pew I'm the executive director for teaching and learning I am also the proud site supervisor for Mar Vista Elementary and a very proud mother of a marvista uh promoted student uh who is now at apos Jr I am here tonight in support of the wonderful community of marvista led by principal Ronnie and
121academic coordinator Katie Spicer who over the last many months have led their Community through a robust process to be here tonight to propose this exciting transition from marvista from a tk6 serving school to a tk8 serving school and please welcome principal Ronnie Platt thank you uh it's kind of overwhelming being here but I'm really excited to be here to present this um to the board so thank you for hearing us um I was very excited when we started talking about this at the beginning of the year uh way back I believe in September late or sorry no August uh beginning of the school so is there yeah there's a clicker down oh so I'm going to start with uh you know being a sea lion what are the traits of being sea line um we've
122come up with these traits um to be adaptable Community Co cooperation curiosity opportunity playfulness joy and transformation and I think what we're here tonight to talk about is transformation um and our opportunity a really great opportunity mission and vision of the PVD I think we all know it but looking at it is to nurture an environment where every student thrives right really stands out steps we have taken so far so we started we started with our staff we started as a conversation staff meeting um we then had uh Miss Peggy Pew uh Miss uh Julie Edwards uh Miss Spicer come and we talked more at our staff meetings we then invited Dr contras or the staff invited Dr contras and she came and talked about this transition and what it could look like it went
123to a staff vote and we had 76% in favor of it um I believe we've been talking to the unions as well I personally called every sixth grade parent to see if they were interested because we can't go forward if we have no interest from our actual community that will be moving up because what we're looking to do is grow we're planting a tree and we're going to watch it grow so the same students will grow into seventh graders and eighth graders those TK ters 10 years later will hopefully become eighth graders we had a family input night where we had gathered information put out a a frequently asked questions document and then bring it to bring it to the community for a vote where for a week we sent out information about please vote
124please vote the vote came back in a positive way uh if you take out the neutral votes we had about 80% of our community saying they were in favor of it uh of the 354 registered parents Square participations uh we had 90 298 open it we only had 63 votes come back which is actually a little higher than some of my other surveys that come back interesting to me in this one was that the highest percentage of the of the grades that voted were in the primary grades those first and second grades that were saying yes we want this we also had a good representation of our sixth graders and I'd like to actually invite if he would come up Mr actually Mr uh oswood cicar who is one of our second grade parents just
125have him speak a few words about why he is in support of this um Continuum of Care I'll just say one word um and that is because the families want to see the staff members the teachers that have seen the students for years to come from their kindergarten to fifth grade to sixth grade we want that information to be passed on to the next set of teachers our site has capacity in terms of infrastructure to do that uh we are already sixth grade school so we'll just be adding couple more years so it's not a big change per se um I'll stop there thank you so serving tk8 are we ready to take advantage of this community we're in a perfect spot in the county right there's no other tk8 around us we have an
126actual foot Bridge that's in process it's being made across Highway One be easier to even walk there we'll be able to serve additional families even from neighboring districts we have Cabo College next door we can walk there we can partner with them in their maker space and their steam uh facilities um we'd like to really provide an increased opportunity for our students and our families who may have multiple children to not have that stress in the morning of driving from one school to another 10 years of Continuum there's a lot of research to support it you can read it academics are higher when they go through a TKA social emotional development is more uh stable um there's a sense of community that we want to grow that we want to Foster here um that we've
127already begun to Foster I always say that it's not the district it's not the school it's not the community it's our community right we've heard a lot about it tonight it's our community and this is a chance for our community to grow to grow for a tk8 we invite anyone and everyone to be part of this we were going to grow this if few transitions for students and it also leads into um a career path a CTE path in the high school and I don't know if Asha would you like to come speak to that a little good evening my name is Asha sey and I am currently the sixth grade language arts and social studies teacher at marvista um I have seen this model succeed in former districts where um they actually attracted students
128from the Middle School to a tk8 building that became an IB themed School in Laurette um there was a waiting list very quickly um as a staff member with Middle School experience I feel very excited for this idea that we can see our kids grow and continue on a pathway to high school and to really work towards our vision as a district where our students are reaching their Highest Potential where they make positive contributions to the community and we do that in a personalized setting we have the leadership we have the staff we have the vision we have the expertise to do this in a personalized way so thank you thank you Asha I also want to invite um Miss Jen Seymour um who is also a parent who came to help um positively support
129hi there uh yes I'm a parent of a current sixth grader at Mar Vista um he is 12 years old so he is fully in the mode of not showing interest in anything and when I told him that this was a possibility he was so excited um he was so happy with the prospect of being able to stay at Mar Vista for a couple more years and as his parent um you know thinking about all the transitions these kids have been through in the last few years with the pandemic and all it would be very very nice to be able to spend a couple more years at marvista and then have the transition to high school after that thanks so what do our needs I mean it's not all roses right we have to look
130at our facilities we have to look at our spaces um we've met with emino we've walked through with Hurley um it's it's been positive and it's actually been exciting um we have to look at our social emotionally on that diverse campus having eighth graders and ters right um but growing it like you would grow a tree you're going to know that tree you're going to love that tree and everyone along the way is going to understand that tree so um trying to build that sense of community I think is also something else we've been exploring this just like any other school that has explored these ideas in the past we have Watsonville High School um that has their six career connected we have py high who has an environmental emphasis alanza with the dual immersion
131and the Watsonville charter school for the art obviously with the Arts and hopefully with the passing of major M we can also help with that but I'm going to turn over to Julie with the 30 seconds I have for steam one of the exciting things that we talked about for marvista tk8 was the opportunity to provide um a steam theme so to speak not the pun intended there with the rhyme but the richness that can come from blending science technology engineering arts and Mathematics and building a Continuum of learning that starts in TK all the way through 8th grade that gets more Hands-On more engaged more sophisticated and so we're we're ready um after tonight to get started on that and um that's one more quick thing is that um we already this is just
132a really quick thing we're we're applying for three grants this that we're going to be done with by Monday one of them is for um minty to PMS to Watsonville High one is Hall to wait minty sorry to EA Hall to Watsonville High Hall to PMS to Watsonville high and marvista to apas all based around steam so that um the state has excess funding in this area and we'll be able to get some if we get all three we'll be able to get some great economies of scale for professional development for purchasing equipment and all kinds of awesome things so super stoked to get going on that um once it once we know that it's going to happen thank you thank you I know our time's up I'll go through the slides really quick for
133you to look I think she said that word cloud we are very committed to this me and Miss Spicer who actually ran a k uh through um a K8 um I came up through a K8 as a child myself and loved it I don't know if we go to public comment or if you have questions at this point well we will get a public comment before and then we'll have board discussion so do we have any speakers to this item 11.5 Alexis prisley Brandon Denise Bill beer good evening my name is Alexis persley and I'm a mother of two students who currently attend marvista I'm here this evening to voice my support for the expansion of marvista to tk8 one of the major advantages of expanding marvista is that our kids would have fewer School
134transitions as I'm sure many of us can think back to when we moved from middle school or Junior High to elementary school it can be a very tough transition there's adjusting to a new school Community going from maybe one to two teachers so sometimes six to S they're struggling both academically and socially and there's Stress and Anxiety that can come from that if students could continue at marvista past sixth grade it would allow them to stay within the school Community where they feel safe and confident and a more stable educational experience for our students ensuring that they don't have to transition to a new school at a very critical time in their development secondly expanding marvista is not only a wonderful opportunity for students but also the school Community as a whole marvista has a
135really great close-nit school Community already so allowing those relationships that have already built up between staff students families through those early years to continue for two more years would only deepen our really strong sea lion community lastly expanding Mar Vista would allow for a more well-rounded learning environment integrating steam throughout tk8 would enhance the educational experience of all students these types of programs Focus heavily on Hands-On learning and that benefits students who learn with many different learning styles and it will set more Vista apart attracting new families students to our community also the steam program aligns well with the CTE Pathways already set up at um Aptos High engineering technology mainly this continuity will help our students to set them up for success as a transition into high school because they will have already been
136exposed to many of those Concepts at an earlier age which will really um support them as they move on thank you for your time this evening I hope that you'll support the expansion Mar Vista and help us create a brighter future for our students I don't have comments prepared on this one but I'll get to it but I again do want to thank the board for allowing every ready to speak during public comments I know that goes a long way to us feeling all respected from you end from this end but I just want to remind everybody behind me that we all do have to respect each other as well doesn't matter what shirt someone wearing or what somebody said we're all adults here and we need to act like it and show each other
137respect um same thing for all of our members we need to show each other respect I had sent out an email this week about the hand and how creative of our hands can be how many things we can do with our hands we can feed each other we can hold each other we can support each other but if we're trying to throw a punch and like solo we're the fingers a finger strong but a fist is much stronger and so we need to raise up our hands in a fist and fight with each other not against each other um and now to the marvista comments um this I think I want to express my respect for the staff at marvista I was inv invited earlier um in the school year to go be a part
138of a meeting where the staff was going to be voting on the move to a TK but they didn't have any information about it the information they had started to hear was coming from like rumors and parents so I was there with the district administrator and the idea was going to be we have a Q&A session we get the staff to the point where they can get to a vote and that's not what happened it was pretty much like they participated in the ice breaker they're like all right Brandon lead the vote and the staff was like what we're so confused we have so many questions and I want to honor the staff for showing the solidarity to come to a collective decision to choose not to vote that day and instead ask for more
139information and more time I think that was an effective example of how solidarity and how a union can work together because it wasn't an outright Rejection it was give us more information give us more time the staff spoked as a collective and look where we are now so thank you let's all be nice to each other thank you and I will now bring the discussion to the board does anyone have oh sorry oh oh sorry thank you um okay now uh trusty Flynn thank you for that presentation um it sounds really amazing and um I'm I'm glad glad to hear from people who are in support um but I would be remiss since this is my area not to bring forth some concerns around emails that I've gotten so I'm hoping that you might be
140able to address those um bathrooms was an issue can you speak to how that you're going to you know work on that when you have little bitty kindergarten ners they're so sweet sweet and cute they're the little they're the kind of pumpkins of the of the bunch and the joy of the crew right um and you know using bathrooms with eth graders so that's a concerns that come across my proverbial desk and I want to I want to bring it up yeah yeah so I I actually I go to the the Kinder and the te is when I need that that Joy that's where I go yeah um um early childhood education is very important and I think understanding the development of that at the same time um my wife uh is a full-time instructor
141at G College in the EC department so I understand that in a deep rooted way from the home environment um they should not be sharing the same restrooms um they do not share the same restrooms now or shouldn't be um we have a intermediate and a primary restroom and the ters actually have their own restroom um working with m&o we're looking at bringing in a whole different area um maybe a modular that um will be then the upper grades 678 bathroom area okay thank you that brings up another couple of things um so the infrastructure how many students do you have right now we are the smallest of the schools and I believe pvsd at two I think we just uh had a couple move 272 I believe it was um when uh Mar Vista
142was in its prime it was uh three classes per grade level at about 530 students um and what we've designed is to have about two classes per grade level all the way through K through eth once we get there um attracting that um which would be right around 500 students okay total k through eight total TK through eight okay and then do you happen to have a um kind of a footprint of what the current um site looks like and maybe a like a quick overview proposal of what you're looking at uh I don't know if you have that available I I don't have it on me we do have it electronically I think Heather has it um I know trusty pH you had asked for that earlier this afternoon and we were unable to
143have time to get that but we can get that to you by tomorrow okay all right um the other thing was you said access to Cabrio that's a really nice and cool thing and idea but do you know if that's actually a possibility yes um as a matter of fact last Friday I I spoke with a couple of Deans at Cabrio in a meeting that I attended and I POS the um the idea of potentially having access to the maker space at an appropriate age level with the right safety considerations if that was something that would that they would be open to and they said absolutely and so that and and potentially other spaces the library and things like that when it makes sense based on their age okay um I I still have a
144few more questions but I don't know okay um I was a little confused by the sea lion thing in the very beginning um so if you're if you do any more um presentations with that I just would recommend that I I got out of context oh that's their mascot okay um so uh I know the Bradley Bears because I I'm a former Bradley Bear and my son is a is it a sea lion at the junior high dragon I us to yeah thank you um so you said 76% um are are on board that's great so the other 24% that had their concerns I think I've heard from a few of them but what are some of the things that you're hearing um that that are concerns for them outside of the ones that I
145brought up um and how are you addressing them actually they're the same um bathrooms were a big concern um having um The Littles and The Bigs together um and then the capacity um for our facilities to hold that many students even though our facility has held that many students okay yeah um I oh and and so we would look we would be looking at staggered recesses or as they call it in Middle School Break um so that they're actually not in the same place at the same time as well um so I like I said I felt it really important that I did address those things as that is one of my sites and I've had a lot of um emails come through um to anybody that's watching and everybody in the room I came
146from from it used to be called preschool um through 8th grade um and look at me now um so I um I really think that um there's a lot of um amazing potential for this opportunity and um the leadership of our community the growing the leadership in our community especially if you're going in with the mindset of growing leaders and um these kids coming in and being an example for the um classes um below them uh I think that just gives the opportunity to instill that leadership and um and stabilize I think it's super uh brings a lot of security um um especially in times where home life can be insecure and um sets um kids up for for Success um but like I said it's um I think the concerns are valid um and
147so I'm glad to hear how you're um addressing them thank you thank you thank you uh trusty sorry oh trusty novaro thanks um Marvis is not one of my schools but trusty Flynn and I overlap a lot with the emails because we have a we're both from abas um so I want to just start with acknowledging that I've done a lot of research on this and if I had this opportunity available to my kids when they were in middle school I 100% would have taken them up on it um I I have realized that academic achievement um in K through 8 versus traditional Elementary going on to Middle School uh tends to be better uh with stronger academic Foundation a little bit more social emotional development gives kids a little bit longer to stay kids
148before being thrust into Junior High um leadership opportunities uh a sense of community few transitions uh personalized learning better preparation for high school and more focus on the whole child I have a couple of questions specifically to those things that hopefully you can speak to and I'm just G to ask them all at once so hopefully you remember um in regards to AC academic achievement are would you potentially have the opportunity for kids that are maybe fourth or fifth graders who are selling to take higher level math courses or English courses um so that's one question and then in regards to uh leadership opportunities when when my youngest was at um Twin Lakes they had an a big versus little where they paired up uh seventh and eighth graders with you know kindergartners and first
149graders which was great because they loved when the big kids came and it gave them a sense of community so I I hope that that's something that's in the works that you're thinking about doing as well and then um I'll let you speak to those two items first and then I will also ask a couple of questions that were emailed to me for concerns for clarification yes um yeah we're going to look at differentiating um instruction departmentalizing our upper grades um then also having the like a thematic type um structure in our lower grades with in in in including steam that that starts in a in a in the TK but then progresses as they get older so there will be there will will be um opportunities for advancement for um uh those more advanced
150students um as well as there should be um opportunity for those students that are needing um support yeah um and then the second one was about pairing up the the yeah and we're also looking at Avid we have um four uh staff members coming uh going to The Institute this summer that bringing back Avid they they've uh visited Avid schools were a big proponent um of bringing Avid in to help with those structures as well yeah and then we already have a buddy system in place um and they love it I think our fifth graders go to our ters and it's just like that so we would keep that going um especially you know there was like over 60% interest in our sixth graders moving into seventh um so we already have buddies that are
151know other buddies so we are looking to keep that going and then a couple of concerns that got raised that I was hoping that you would address um bathrooms was a big one uh but also you know there are behaviors that exist at the junior high level that we don't really want our elementary students to be exposed to like vaping in the bathrooms so do you have any plans or you know foul language vaping like can you tell me how it's going to work with the middle school students and the elementary students and how much time they're going to be interacting or overlapping so they shouldn't be overlapping at all when there's um unstructured times meaning recess um we you know we have a PBIS system that's very strong we have our MTS system um
152tier one tier two tier three systems that are going to be in place um as far as like Junior High I spent was it 12 years at upas Junior High um as a special educator um RSP SDC um uh classroom for students with emotional disturbance um and um assistant principal so I understand the junior high mind very well I also read a lot so when it comes to understanding the Adolescent brain um knowing what's happening with with how the brain develops and the neuroplasticity that's happening there you have to you kind of have to bring development into that like you would with TK as well it's just different right actually when you think about Toddlers and you think about um adolescence it's the same need it's just manifest differently and then regards to space issues
153um do you feel that you will be I understand that I looked at the numbers and I know your enrollment is about a little bit more than 50% so clearly there's a lot of room for growth still at that school and I think this is a great way to improve you know maxing out our capacities at some of our schools um but in regards to space do you feel like you're going to have enough classroom space to be able to give these seventh and eighth graders the opportunity to take multiple classes with multiple teachers like they would in a traditional Junior High I wouldn't say traditional junior high I would say we'd be departmentalizing um it is going to be uh a k tk8 so it is a different model but yes we are going
154to have that opportunity um for enrichment um for the release time um and for uh multiple teachers teaching different subject matter and in the regards to uh Sports and extracurricular activities um the Junior High versus uh K or K through 8 can you speak to that uh we've been looking at the models that are already you know present we're not the first tk8 in well in the world um so we're looking at um perhaps uh honoring like they honor through uh Watsonville charter school and the other uh tk8 that where we can get together as as a team that comes together um we can also look at partnering with Aptos junior high school for sports and then uh another question that came up is regarding traffic and transportation are you going to have different start
155times for the elementary and the junior high that hasn't been um talked about yet um so no that I know of okay there was just some concern about drop off in traffic it will be all when start time and end time and then the last um concern that well actually two more uh cell phone policy cell phone policies in the student and parent handbook it won't change um it they should be off and stored away um during academic times during the academic day um un less instructed by a teacher I see how well that's enforced at the junior high I'm not at the Junior High um but I can I can tell you um it's harder and harder to do that especially with all the different watches and stuff like that right so I think
156you work with them again on the developmental Continuum um to help educate as well as make aware um what we're doing here great and then the last one is the use of measure M funds is are you planning on using measure M funds in this expansion and is that is that okay under our current measure M agreement yeah so with all of our measure M funds first of all we'll have to do things that are compliance-based uh like updating HVAC roof roofing systems ADA compliance after that our measure M funds will be Community input driven uh by each community school so it's a little early to tell how marvista will be using those because those will be a site based decision but absolutely if the site is choosing to do things with that expansion yeah
157that's what will happen if they choose to use that funds for other things is there money to develop this into a d3k is what I'm each each School site will be having an allocation for measure in thank you thank you trusty Medina yeah um I had a question so let's say a fifth grader is not having the best time from the 1 to the fifth grade and they were really hoping to go to another Middle School um at that time are is that still going to be an option for that fifth grader if they don't want to continue at marvista but could go to another Middle School yes just like we have for all of our schools there is an interdistrict policy so they would just follow the same interdistrict policy that you would follow
158at any of our other schools oh sweet yeah that was my one thing I wouldn't want them to be forced to have to go on with the same cohort if they're not feeling like it's the best for them so that was my question thank you good question anyone else Charley thank you the K8 format appears to be academically sound and there's been studies that show that students find success there and I think that's what we want um and you have space for the growth I do have one question that somebody sent to me that's different than the other questions um can you ask for the background on why the Mar Vista proposal is being considered well I think it's apparent um with 272 and we were at 500 right we want to attract students um
159not necessarily our homeschool students but within District we want to also give the opportunity for those that do not feel that the middle school or Junior High School model is for their student um and I believe we can also attract from outside of the district thank you so to sum that up you have space you know it's a good program and you have students and families who are interested definitely thank you and just kind of piggybacking on that um I did see on you know on the emails that we were getting with concerns um I did see a concern saying you know what about I hear other kids are going to want to come into ouring high first of all I'd say welcome because why would we ever turn away students I mean and so
160my children have all attended uh wcsa K through I'm a huge I I love K through eights um on a personal note I have in my own family and in my sisters our children saying we want you know we want to try you know an outside and we did and in both instances they came right back so um it's great I I think that you know like trusty Medina mentioned and trusty Turley if there are students who are outside of our district there's the the mode of in District transfer intra inter you know regardless and so we would well would accept that but also if a student wants to go on to apos Jr they will be able to do that um phones I know I've seen phones are issue at Junior Highs at wcsa
161it's not as bad because they're watched a lot closer there's fewer students and so um I know this just from what I've seen they're they're taken away in a second um and then Sports um you would yes like ly Scott Al Alianza and wc all come together um so hopefully you know if you weren't able to come together with another school district a school to team up you know then hopefully you have enough students who are interested and you can have you know your own teams um I love the buddy system I love at WCA they did a rose ceremony where outgoing eighth graders would give a rose to incoming you know kindergarteners so just creating those those opportunities for our bigs to be you know role models to our Littles that's huge and so
162um I I had more questions but they've all been addressed so thank you um do we have any others but yep trusty Dodge I just want to quickly say you know I I believe in this k through eight model because we have a good example right down the street called Lin Scott you know I'm a Lin Scott dad myself and it's a great program and so you know hopefully we can do our best to make sure it succeeds like that as well so and I think this is an action item so I'd like to make a motion we support agenda item okay I'm sorry one more question just regarding going back to the sports wouldn't they be their own um wouldn't they have their own sports teams why would they need to join with somebody
163else could wouldn't they just be an addition to the to the Circuit So currently um the three um alian Watsonville Charter and um lindscott they don't they just don't have enough students to feel the whole team and so together they have a a middle school sports team that competes with the other middle schools so that team competes against EA Hall and Rolling Hills Etc okay and that would be kind of the similar situation with a small and that's that's still to be determined yeah but if they're big enough then they would have their be yeah absolutely okay thank you okay so I have a motion on the table oh sorry trasco had a question I have a motion on the table to approve a second I have a first and a second all those in
164favor I any opposed any abstaining that passes 70 thank you thank you and congratulations Mar Vista looking forward to what we're going to okay so now we are going to move yes we're moving back to 11.1 so this is 11.1 in lie of Proposition 39 agreement regarding Saba campus report will be presented by Dr Heather contras superintendent of schools okay and I am going to call Bryce Chastain up to please present this good evening and may please the board uh everybody my name is Bryce Chastain I'm a partner with the law firm of Atkinson Anderson lawyer Ruden Romo and I am outside counsil to the district uh I am going to have to address uh this uh because one of the provisions here is related to the next item on the agenda so they'll uh
165go together uh the sabba academy has uh occupied its current campus uh in the same location with similar uh numbers for something like 13 years now um The District in the absence of saba having their own campus and their own facility is obligated under prop 39 to provide them with facilities in District campuses uh because of various issues that have gone on that we have not been involved with uh with the status of the campus uh they have asked the district to grant them uh an exemption from zoning which the district is perfectly authorized to do uh and what they have offered is a what is a fairly common form of agreement which we call an inl of prop 39 agreement which is if the district is able to Grant this exemption Saba is able
166to remain in their current campus that they've occupied for some 13 years and in exchange they agree not to request from the district space in other District campuses so this is essentially the quintessential win-win um it is however a condition of the agreement then that the board would uh approve the zoning exemption which is fundamental to allowing sabba to stay where they are uh and then this is a very long-term agreement it is uh the explicit term of it runs until Saba's current lease Runs Out in July 2044 so that gives the district uh the ability to do some long-term planning have some certainty uh with all the other challenges that you're facing and trying to sort out you can take this one uh essentially off the table um there have been uh and and
167as you know you've received various correspondents from other parties that are involved in this uh there is a lawsuit we have not been involved in or reviewed extensively having to do with the city of Watsonville uh with Saba academy uh and a group that goes by the acronym westia which is the plaintiff in that action um all of those parties have sent corresponden that has been received by the district uh provided onto the board um suffice to say uh the key issue in those cases is the California Environmental Quality act the core of squa is that you have to take some kind of squa process prior to allowing or causing to happen a project sqa defines a project of some activity that is likely to have a substantial negative impact on the environment without going
168on at length uh you're not doing that because you're simply allowing sa to continue again doing just what they've been doing in the same place for 13 years you are in fact allowing the status quo the only exception to that being that is another part of this agreement Saba is agreeing essentially never to develop another piece of property that they own across the street from the site that they occupy so in fact they will be barring themselves from causing any change to the the environment by entering into this agreement that's probably the best summary that I can offer you and uh if you have any questions thank you so we will first do um do we have any public speakers to this item tekashi Muno Christina Jimenez Fabian Lenor and Cindy Edinger as some of
169some of you in the AUD audience remember that I strongly ADV Advocate fora to get permit to continue to operate as a current place on local street but I'm not on the same page with most of you in the audience now and in my view Saba board made several serious mistakes in 2022 and 20 2023 one of them was that the board PES a piece of vacant land across the building across a Loa street that was a big problem that was one of the causes of bruit and the other concern just how sa Administration and the board has tried to uh build communication good communication with the neighbors with the people in the neighborhood I was informed in 2022 that there were only couple people who opposed sa to continue continue to operate on that
170location but actually I remember I'm not sure it's correct accurate or not almost 100 people signed a petition to oppose the sa to continue to operate as that place and I didn't report I just observed serious mistakes committed by some parents and I didn't report it to the city council because I wanted to saber continue to operate that place but now I just I'd like to ask saber Bard to seriously consider about the relationship with sa between the sa and the people in the neighborhood thank you good evening Board of Trustees and Dr contas I forgot my reading glasses so you want mine the lighting's not helping either oh can I can I here no I'm just I I'll do I'll do yeah okay so I'm gonna get straight to the positive stuff that sabba
171has done in in the second and Locust Street community so for recent years uh Saba Administration alongside dedicated parents has made significant strides uh to in fostering positive relationship with the surrounding neighbor neighborhood or our community Second Street and Locust one of the key initiatives involved parents Cavin the area to engage with residents and highlight the changes being implemented to the to enhance the safe routes to school the proactive uh approach has not only helped inform the community but also encourage greater involvement and understanding of the uh School efforts furthermore Saba has taken the substantial steps to improve traffic management particularly addressing concerns at this uh at the U uh B the busy intersection on second and Locust Street uh by implementing in uh a structured traffic flow plan that the school uh that school
172aims to alleviate the the congest question to ensure a safety is ensure safety for students and families during uh during drop off and pickup times also the residents we are thinking about the residents that live there the efforts reflect a commitment to creating a safer more connected Community benefiting both schools school and neighbors through collaboration and open communication SAA is providing a way to to support uh to to support environment and the environment and a well-being for students please please support Saba we want Renaissance to stay at Renaissance and we want Saba to stay where it's at at its current location thank you um see Gra bues good evening I am a mom I'm here to represent our Hispanic Community I could speak English but I'm gonna speak in my mother language um what what
173any before can I can we have her turn her machine off because I don't know if that's going to be caught on the recording yeah thank you okay um so I've been hearing all the complaints about the traffic and where there is a school there's traffic so if that is really an issue then we should have to relocate every single School the other issue is the neighbors I feel like the neighbors are forgetting that we were all children at once you know for the last four months I've been walking for a mile to pick up my children and all those four months I have not once seen any students damage any property or cause any disturbances for thank you thank you Olivia so to the contrary you know I only have observed our students to
174just walk straight back home and you know we it's it sens me deeply to be here talking about the closure of our school you know we should I should be here talking about opening another school and you know what when I think at a future I I think about our students and I think that in the future one of our students could be one of you guys sitting back there so please support our school and also um I heard about Behavior our school is not the only one with behavior issues I just heard other schools having serious behavior issues so when it comes down to that it's not that's not a matter you know every students should have a safe place a safe environment at their school and that's not a matter of the zoning
175of the school there's other issues that come with that so please support our school gracias thank you good evening board members my name is aosa de los Santos I have a sixth grader at sa College Prep let me tell you a little something about Saba Saba is a great School in our community our students Excel and our teachers show such dedication and commitment that is so inspiring to all of us parents our students get all the additional support they need in case they fall behind for whatever reason teachers communicate with us the parents when the students need to stay after school to make up for a missing assignment or make up a missing um a missing test my son loves his school and so do I he feels academically challenged saved valued and respected those
176are all values that we should all be happy that our kids get instilled in school because nowadays there's so much happening in schools that kids don't want to go to school it's unsafe and they get bullied um there's so much things that are going on in SAA is a wonderful School our community is so close-nit we know the teachers the teachers know us um people that work in the office know who the parents are when we call so we I really do value that I appreciate that and so this is the reason why I'm here and I'm not home with my children having dinner to make sure that all of you guys here that this school is so important and we need to maintain it in our community because we want our kids to go
177to a great school and I urge you to please keep Saba in our community let's keep Saba going um and let them do what they do best teach our children and send our students away to college because that's what we want we need a community that's educated and Saba is doing that please vote Yes to keep Saba open for many future generations to come thank you we finished all the comments for 111 but there's two more people for 112 for I did submit a what's your name Josh rip is he Monica oh Josh I found it thank you okay right I got it yeah I got those you're good thank you uh good evening Dr contras and pbd Board of Trustees my name is Josh rip and I'm the head of school at Saba college
178prep for over 16 years Saba has served students in grades 6 through 12 for the past 11 years we've served students at 215 Locust Street our current site dedicated to empowering our students many of them who are first generation College uh bound students through rigorous academics and personalized support at our college preparatory blind Lottery and public charter we offer resources like annual College trips College counseling multiple AP courses and life-changing experiences just to give you a snapshot this week we have 20 high school students who are touring uh universities in the uh Upper Midwest including Notre Dame Northwestern and University of Chicago another 28th graders are in Washington DC this week as part of their annual Washington DC trip finally uh next week uh over 30 seniors at Saba are going to be going to
179yosity for a fortnite over night camping trip I could share more about sa successes but um the tonight's the focus is different I'm here to request your approval um for a triti agreement between Saba the city of Watsonville and pbsd this uh agreement if approved could secure our ability to remain at our long-standing site where we've thrived for nearly 12 years and save resources for saba and pbsd especially with our waiver of prop 39 rights uh it bolsters our partnership and ensures we can continue preparing Watson use youth for college and I want to touch briefly on that partnership uh we do want to say how much we've appreciated working with Dr contras and her staff during this prop 39 process uh we were able to um be very collaborative and figuring out how to
180work within the prop 39 timelines while also looking for alternative solutions to minimize sab's impact on District facilities um finally uh if approved sa has no plans to change our existing operations including traffic circulation and driveway access please vote in favor of the agreement tonight thank you Monica is the last one Monica is the last one on this item so the last comment card we have for this is Monica did you submit a comet card did you guys submit Comet cards what was your name and the gentleman behind you did did you also okay NE that's the next item though if it did you submit for 11.2 might they're both kind of for okay so we'll have you go ahead and go next if that's okay and we'll let you and Monica those are the
181last two that we have what was your what was your name that was 11 that's that's 11.2 we haven't got to that item yet thank you good afternoon um I just wanted to kind of take it back a moment everybody's talking about traffic and so forth so on but I do want to take the kids into consideration not just Saba also um the kids from Renaissance I think altering any of the changes personally I do think this generation has already gone through enough with the whole social distancing covid distance learning has affected them enough um I think throwing them into different campuses not just Saba but also Renaissance it's just going to put their emotions through the roof if anything we should be helping them achieve their goals and move forward with I mean their
182education I think with them having to switch campuses even if it's for the better of the city for less traffic for ay or whatever reason um I think we should take the kids into consideration first yes traffic yes this yes that I think Saba has done a very very good job in complying with a lot of things that the city requested I mean we were here two years ago with the exact same issue uh people weren't content we're here again I think it's time to move forward and finally give these kids from both schools at this point the peace that they need to continue their education in a safe space thank you good evening again I don't have any dramatic comments to make but um I did want to speak to this item Dr contras
183I not pointing any fingers I'm disappointed that I heard from the lawyer and not you once again um I don't know you I am not pointing any fingers at you but I would like to hear from you because you're an important person in our community and we want to hear from you um so that was the first thing I wanted to say and then second I am so proud to be in this community you all are so cool and I come to these board meetings more than I ever used to I've been working for the district for a long time and I am so inspired I think that's why I always keep coming so I hope all of you are too because wow Saba you just showed up tonight and in a beautiful way and
184I I'm so impressed uh sorry not about sa and just just Renaissance High in general you've heard it already um I know that this is hopefully going to be approved I hope that's where we're going with this um but again this was something that there was a transparency said and this is the first we're hearing that this conversation happened as the community right and so it's great it's a great thing that you did however we were all kept in the dark q&as were just released a week ago or maybe a little bit longer of if Renaissance moves to PV High campus what's going to happen but you had this happening in the background the whole time that's pretty crazy to me and I don't think you whip this up within a week I don't I
185don't know I don't know the logistics and I don't envy your job um and so please just be honest with us as we move forward if this does go through is Renaissance going to stay where they are are things going to change is Saba going to change what's going to happen I think that's what continues to happen Dr cont truthfully right and so I hope that we all can come to a place of understanding because we all want to help one another and this community is beautiful so thank you okay so that ends public comment for this item and now we will move on to board discussion and I actually want to take this opportunity um to really explain to the community what Proposition 39 is because I I have a feeling uh just like
186me um we not a lot of people know what that means um so if we can take this opportunity and I'm glad legal's here because you can correct me if I say anything that's wrong um and as uh our last commenter just said you know if we knew this was going on unfortunately there are things discussed in close session that we can't discuss out here and as much as we you know don't like that it's our hands are tied in that sense so um but that regardless of of this um Proposition 39 agreement when we are when a district any district is presented by a charter school their Proposition 39 enactment legally the district has to provide facilities so the fact that like we were hearing so much like why is Saba pushing out Renaissance
187why is Renaissance moving to P we had to do something we couldn't just sit here and do nothing um and so if Saba is going to enact The Proposition 39 right which they can do um then we have to respond and we are on deadlines and we had to look at what would be the least impact students were going to be impacted that was going to happen and so we had to look at where how would where is the least amount impact nobody you know it's it's not not fun trust me it's not but it's something that has to be done and so um if you want to add to or anyone you know because we've all learned a lot about Proposition 39 in the last um few months but uh yeah trusty Flynn I
188guess the question is thank you for that um what I feel like maybe is being asked from the community is why we couldn't give that information out sooner and why is it just being um shared now I think I already know the answer to that just because I've been in close session and I've been that but I think that's a question that maybe the community would like to know it's because it is hard for us to operate in close session and then just ask for trust like we don't want to be doing this like it's hard you know from a board where there already is some um struggle with tr um so if you could yeah speak I'll I'll have our Council come and speak to that and and Monica this will answer your question
189as to why you're hearing about this now so I do have to be a little bit careful because I can't talk about things that have been communicated confidentially um and so I I'm not sure how satisfactory the answer is going to be but the answer is in fact that this uh really only came together very quickly not in a week's time but in a very short time uh one of the issues with prop 39 is as Madame President said it's compulsory it's not optional for a school district to give space it's also not entirely up to the school district to decide what the space is going to be um there are lots of rules and restrictions the purpose of which is to ensure that any prop 39 facilities granted are functionally equal to the district's
190own facilities it makes it a really tough nut to crack and so when these start to come together there's a whole lot of internal investigation and that doesn't the the whole universe of possibilities doesn't get aired until the lawyers can gather enough information to make these assessments and be able to advise accurately and then there has to be discussion it's an iterative process and then at a certain point you come up with the option but meanwhile the request was on the table from Saba to work out something and so there are parallel tracks going on where we're working this out too so to the best of my knowledge there was no effort to conceal anything having to do with Renaissance specific specifically it was just all of these things happening at a Breakneck Pace trying
191to work it out really trying to see which of these was going to be the right option I think that's the most I can say thank you and just to add on to that I I would just ask that if this does come across our district again I would ask that a little bit of Grace you know it is a hard decision to make like he said there's so much Nuance involved with what campus has picked and we don't take those decisions lightly at any campus we talk about we're all representing an area and we're all going to you know do our best to make sure that the least amount of impact is done to our students all students as possible so trusty Flyn given that prop 39 is a real thing that um can
192be I guess exercised um is it fair that should we be presented with um a school asking for that prop 9 to be exercised that that is public knowledge or does that have to stay is that question making sense I'm sorry no it's not I don't speak legally so I apologize so the the the request itself would be a public record uh the requ the request deadline is the is uh November one of the Year prior to them to to the Charter School actually being given to facilities there are a series of deadlines after that the the the key to keep in mind here is that the request was tendered because well it it doesn't I'm not worried about the why it's just the that well so if there is a that a particular site
193has requested for whatever reason requested prop 39 my question is can that be public knowledge and just left at that because I feel like maybe if if public knew that there was this request they don't need to know why oh okay okay I'm late to the conversation sorry yeah it was it was uh it was probably before my time yeah yeah I think it was aired that it was but again part of the part of the trick and the tricky part for me speaking cautiously is that uh there was also and this is in the public record there had been a letter sent by Mr rip requesting this Arrangement and then the prop 39 request came because there had been no action taken on this Arrangement so that's not a communication that I can't divulge
194there had been no action taken on this proposal and so Saba found themselves in a position where they had to fish cut bait yeah they had to know that they would have a space and since there was no action at that time being made on this proposal they had to ask for prop 39 facility thank you I just was trying to figure out how we could you know involve the community more and make them feel like they knew that stuff was happening okay and I think Medina had some yes and I just want to also you know make sure we're sticking to let's get try to get back to this um item uh trusty Medina yeah so um Sab is in my district um so I am in total agreement with all of you that
195Saba should stay where it's at we should leave Renaissance where it's at and actually we should build up Saba a little bit more and help support them where we can um um I I think what they're doing there is great I remember I met Jack when I was on the campaign Trail um I was really sad that nobody want to go see you previously so I'll show face more for you Jack I got you and um and um I think what Saba's done is great I think um they provide a service for our our students that they definitely need um I'd urge the rest of um the Board of Trustees to you know respect what the parents are saying and um vote and move forward with this agreement so I'll make that motion to move
196forward with the agreement thank you we have a motion on the table and I do have a comment from trusty Naro so um Renaissance and PV are actually two of the schools in my district and it was somewhat challenging to know about the negotiations going on behind the table not being able to discuss them but I I do hope that you know that we were all kind of pretty hopeful that this was going to happen um I really applaud Saba being here and showing your support and I I would like to second that motion uh of keeping everybody where they're at uh Saba uh PB high and Renaissance so thank you thank you we have a motion on the table and we have a second I do have a comment from trusty Turley um do
197we know the enrollment of sa and do we know the percentage of students who are from within the boundary of PB USD uh I know numbers more than percentages and all that uh their enrollment is around 500 and the number of students Within PV USD is around around 480 would Jack have those numbers Josh Josh yeah I can confirm what Dr caner said is accurate okay you could have said that from the seat yeah now you're good okay so we have a first and a second any any more comments before I take a oh sorry trusty Dodge sorry yes um just two quick questions you I keep hearing about the year 2044 can I get a little bit of clarification what that means yes um well and again as I pointed out earlier one of
198the key features uh for the benefit of the district in this is the ability to do some long-term planning have some certainty uh knowing that uh you're not you're not going to have to make a a carve out facilities from what you're already using to satisfy a prop 39 request for as long as we could and so Saba is agreeing uh and again the say so the sa board has already approved this so has the city council for the city of Watsonville they've both already approved this agreement and the feature is that the campus they're occupying now is one that they lease and their lease ends in July of 2044 so they're committing to remain there for the fullest duration that they have legal right to be there and I one of my questions was
199talking about the you know I know the city council voted on that last night but I just also wanted to know that this issue has been going on for many years and I'm I'm glad the Poo Val Unified School District and the Wattsville city council found a way to work together because this has been an issue we've been dealing with for before me and then during me you know we all know Saba's a great School school you know and so it does you know the the parents and the community are very involved but this is just a big issue that's gone on for many years and through many Senate council members and do we know the vote that it was last night uh it was four to two or two in favor okay all right
200that's what was reported to me I wasn't there okay all right thank you like who are those two Okay so trasco um I just want to say that Saba was actually the school that gave me my first teaching job when I got back from college um um I remember I was teaching it was my first time teaching Middle School social studies over the summer as a summer school teacher when you guys were at the porter building um second floor really cool space um and that was years ago so um I've been eyeing sa us since since then um I never got around to being very um Hands-On with you all but um I definitely applaud what you've been doing um and you have my support thank you okay so we have a motion on the
201table and we have a second so I will now call a vote all those in favor I any opposed any abstaining that passes 70 okay one one more one more item to get through Saba um we are now going to move on to 11.2 approval of resolution exempting SAA campus from local Zone zoning ordinance report will be presented by Dr Heather Conta superintendent of schools that's right and I will call it Bryce chesty Heather Heather has gotten a uh Dr contras has gotten a crash course and has developed quite an expertise around these issues over the course of this uh and so again as I mentioned with the agreement that the board just approved um and and and just to be clear because in case this is an issue sometimes this comes up as a
202misconception for public agency such as a school district uh signature on the uh document is irrelevant the board's action now makes that a final binding agreement now that all of the parties have approved it it's valid and binding on all parties one of the features of it is that the board will grant this zoning exemption to Saba the zoning exemption statute has a very long history and the idea is simply this municipalities pass zoning laws they change them all the time their needs change schools have to have stability and they have to be able to operate with where they are one of the earlier speakers said something to the effect of well wherever there's schools there's traffic correct what there's kids playing they make noise people don't necessarily like that cities try to take control
203of these so since uh oh the 30s the statute has been there so that schools can exempt themselves from local zoning because otherwise you couldn't have school sites functionally so uh you have broad Authority the courts have been over this statute many times uh you know one of the issues that's been raised as the language in the statute is prospective use of a school Pro uh of a property for school purposes the courts have addressed that very specifically to say it doesn't mean that it has to be a new school activity it just means that the activity from the moment of the zoning exemption is for school purposes and otherwise the courts have given schools broad discretion in making this determination as long as a site is used for public school purposes okay um do
204we have any public comments to this item we do we have three Ferman Gan uh Marta bulach and Miss Rooney it was actually 4.1.1 my bad okay but I just want to you know thank you thank you thank you for voting yes on keeping safe where it is I'm a proud dad of my uh a grade boy who is in Washington DC and on one day he's gonna be sitting just where you are I'm also a graduate of what's on be proud of those great memories and thank you for your time thank you for supporting SAA and thank you for supporting old schools and thank you for supporting teachers directors and everybody who is involved in the education and in agreement with the gentleman that was here talking we should be United not divided all
205right and it all depends on I not the neighbor not anybody else I and we are responsible for making that part of our daily lives taking kids to schools you know being with them in in meetings whatever we are responsible with that thank you for for doing what you're doing I know it's hard it's not easy taking tons and tons of questions and comments and you know all that but we appreciate you for sitting there for us thank you hello I'm Miss rainy and I'm with sabber prep and I this is my first meeting here and it is intense so I thank everyone on this board and admire pvusd student body Advocates sharing their voices that's what our education's about and quite frankly thank you for voting yes for us and our community we do
206work together in many different ways but it takes all of us so parents Guardians family students thank you members of the board Marta bich in 2012 a pvsd Saba conflict existed regarding the District's violation of prop 39 former city employees Carlos palasio Marcela tanses and Keith Bole alongside council members monino Hurst and Nancy bisic appeared to have orchestrated an illicit approval process for relocating Saba to a heavy industrial Zone public documents show how staff fast-tracked the process without fees or a formal application in a mere 15 days a blatant conflict of interest existed bisit a district adult education administrator pressured officials to expedite the process to reclaim the adult education building even questioning the need for a complete traffic study tance has promised her I will do everything I can to get adult education your
207building back City staff never required a complete Traffic Safety study instead accepted an unsigned draft analysis omitting critical information about railroads and truck routes former community development director Susie Marin wrote to city manager Matt huffiker saying well well well Keith and Marcela are are killing us the staff report literally said a public charter school was the same as a trade school and there was no environmental review done turns out such Reckless disregard for safety has consequences like students airlifted to Trauma Centers after being injured along a truck route in December 2019 notably these injuries occurred precisely in the areas where the traffic analysis fell short pvsd and City and Saba were and are aware of dangerous railroad conditions and continue to do nothing considering this appalling history of citing Saba in an incompatible use in
208the industrial Zone I request the board not to approve the zoning exemption Saba should be situated in a compatible safe Campus located that conforms to uniform standards for children's school at no point has anyone here said to close it we want it to be in a good location with a play area in a nice area an industrial non-industrial Zone thank you okay thank you so that's is that it for public comments thank you so now I will now bring it to the board for a discussion or motion can I make a motion to approve this I second comments you can you have a first and a second but we also have some comments uh truste I was G to move to call the question which is just go right to it yeah so we're good
209okay so we have a motion to approve and we have a second all those in favor I any opposed any abstaining motion passes thank you thank you SAU I'll email you sir keep up the great work we're GNA have an empty room now h okay um we are not going to take a recess right now we will take one after we get through our action items um so we will now move on to item 11.3 autism acceptance month a report will be presented by Heather Miran Salpa director and special Serv director of special services good evening president Flores Dr Contreras and uh members of the board my name is Heather Moren I'm our interim Sala director and I'm pleased to introduce Mark winsler our lead behaviorist who's going to be presenting this resolution to you
210tonight thank you heather i w to adjust it gently um I'm here for the resolution for autism acceptance month as the lead behaviorist with Sela I'm going to use my experience with autism to highlight this resolution autism is defined by the individuals with disabilities Education Act or idea as a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction generally evident before age three that aversely affects a child's educational performance autism has affected my life in many different ways I first learned about autism over 25 years ago as a therapist for young children with autism and also as an aid in PV usds Duncan hbert preschool class at that time prevalence of autism in the US was 1 in 150 children that was a really big deal because back in the 1970s it was
211one in 5,000 just let those numbers sink in for a little bit now the prevalence is 1 in 36 children in the United States and one and specifically one in 22 in California that means that most classes in pvusd will have at least one student with autism spectrum disorder or ASD I'm GNA go off strip and we are in Sela we're doing trainings and we just did a training last week at Starlight Elementary talking about autism and other neurodiversity and trying to equip our gened teachers and not just our special education staff um I have to go back to where where was I uh so I've stayed in the field and eventually I got my teaching credential I have a education specialist moderate severe credential and I also earned my bcba board certified behavior analyst
212CER certification um and I've been using evidence-based practices for uh individuals with autism to support all students with autism and for the past eight years I've been a captain Cadre member which stands for California autism professional training and Information Network um and we actively promote evidence-based practice for students with autism across the state when provided with well implemented evidence-based practices and inclusive educational opportunities students with ASD can achieve success in school pvusd proudly serves the educational social emotional behavioral and career preparation needs of over 200 students with ASD ages 3 to 22 Duncan hbert serves our youngest students and we have three uh post secondary classes actually four postsecondary classes supering our our students uh 18 to 22 many students with ASD grow up to become independent members of our community with successful jobs I
213also the proud parent of two young adults with autism I'm grateful for all the resources that helped them over the years and that continue to support them they both live semi-independently and work part-time jobs um in large part to the dedicated this support they received at school April 2025 is autism acceptance month and April 2nd 2025 is World autism acceptance day for that pvusd declares the month of April 2025 this autism acceptance month and that all schools be encouraged to commemorate this occasion with appropriate meaningful and inclusive instructional activities that promote acceptance for all our students with ASD thank you thank you do we have any speakers to to this no speakers yes we do Brandon all right so um you should know by now that some of the resolutions um that are words on
214paper motivate me to speak to put these words into action in this case I'm not just calling on the district to do so but I'm calling on every every one of our members and the community at large to put these words into action and to stand up for our students with autism as a special education teacher I hold individuals with autism close to my heart when I was teaching life skills or resource at Lake View were there challenges that at times had me feeling like a total failure absolutely were there times where the needs of um were there times where I didn't feel like I had the proper structures in place to meet the needs of my students with autism absolutely but these challenges um where am I so the all these challenges were absolutely
215worth it and some of these students made an indelible impact on my development as a professional I see them out in the community now as young adults and it's really soothing to see that they're capable they're all going to grow up when we see them in middle school and we think oh they're 12y old they're going to get old real fast and we need to empower them to grow up to be independent adults because individuals with autism are capable they are intelligent and they have strengths in areas of needs just like every person in this room or watching on YouTube it is our responsibility to never write these individuals off and to be creative in finding ways to support them I call on everyone listening that if you see or hear someone put down discriminate
216or be anything short of welcoming towards our students with autism you need to have the courage to call that out I'm also going to let all of our members know loud and clear that if you ever come to me and you say something like do I have to have that specialed student in my class expect me to call you out and to help educate you on these students's right to have a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment these students are general education students first they deserve the highest quality education that we can provide and it is up to each of us to do better in empowering these students to achieve their Highest Potential do we have any discussion from the board truste Medina and then trusty yeah who could answer my question
217yeah there we go Okay cool so um how could we do better for students with autism like for example are are are there any plans for sensory spaces or communication tools that we should be looking into in order to you know um improve um our students access to education sure I'll start you can jump in um Mark talked a little bit about Captain the California um professional training and Information Network and there's 27 evidence-based practices that come and go off that list all the time depending on the latest research that's been done so our job as a special education department is really to equip the people working with the kids with those tools and strategies to support them and make sure we're staying up to date on those things so it could mean different things
218for different students and what Brandon said spot on that it's not just in our special education classrooms but throughout the district so the the the challenge is really to make sure that every person who comes across an individual with autism has access to some of those practices they're not expensive they're not all tools there are things like that but there's also free um practices and tools that can be implemented all the time so we have to equip people with that awesome and um I I guess this more for the superintend it is there any um curriculum or anything of that sort that actually does go or dives into you know students who do have different um you know neurod Divergence for example like ADHD autism Ash all those yeah so there's various types of curriculum
219out there generally speaking we want to utilize the general education curriculum and then modify and integrate those supports I was talking about for accessibility that's step one again to use Brandon's language their general education students first and then we want to layer those things in um some of our students do require a modified curriculum in order to access which is still tied to the state standards but it's uh scaffolded down so they can access and that is primarily in place in our special day classes um where we have that modified curriculum with those supports embedded in it got it I think I was getting more at um the neurotypical people how are we educating them oh the adults yes so yes there's lots of different training strategies and as part of that Network that we
220were talking about there's certainly characteristics of training and coaching that make it more likely to be implemented training alone we know only has a 5% chance of implementation so we always have to pair coaching with it and feedback so that's again the challenge is making sure we're getting out to all the folks to be able to do that and provide them um that feedback and that coaching so that they can realistically provide it got it and would you say that it's also trickling down to the students so if we were to ask a student hey do you know somebody with autism you know like um are there things in place like that to kind of cuz it's always hard when you go into a space you know for example when I have um certain reactions
221or um I you know because I have ADHD I don't take my medication I do get sensory overload so um and it's not to anybody else it you know but some people do feel like when something gets brought on it's a trigger and then you know that response so I'm curious just how are we educating the general students on all these different um mental health uh or neurod Divergence that we have out there yes neurod Divergence as you said um and Mark can chime in on this too but this month in particular we utilize the opportunity um to be able to teach our students skills about acceptance and it moved from awareness AC to acceptance on purpose um so it's not something that we need to be aware of like a disease but it's something
222that's neurode Divergence and we are here to accept all people um and affirm their differences so a lot of the efforts at the site this month and throughout the year are understanding how different students think how different adults think how they might uh respond to certain scenarios what we can do to help them feel supported and there's lots of um books that have been written for children to help with those types of um activities in the schools so there's a list of activities that Mark and a team of behavior has provided to schools to be able to do so that we're doing that proactively for the students to also promote that and so that they can be partners for different types of strategies like peer modeling friend clubs those kind of things awesome anything else
223yeah so we for for part of our preparation for autism acceptance month we have like a curriculum we purchase in our school sites where we have autism specific classes we're providing the Librarians with some like books on neurodiversity and then the Librarians are going to be reading those each month we're also um and can share it like broader to like more schools um but all of the schools are going to be like doing the infinity symbol is like the current symbol for autism so they're going to like do like the doors all decorated with the infinity symbol um and then I mentioned Starlight so part of it it's like it's also coming to us like teachers or principles are reaching out to us to get more information so that training was directed at the general
224education teaching staff and then part of that we kind of talked about ways that they can talk to their students and you know help them understand about neurodiversity and so actually the captain kadre that we're members of we our goal is out because we we're focused a lot on like working on our own like Sela staff but now we're like we also need to reach out to just like the Gen Ed staff and the students so I think that's actually spot on what you're asking because it's kind of our current Focus sweet thank you guys and I'm glad you're spreading awareness um I would love more of these conversations um not just one month out of the you know of the year so um thank you for the work that you're doing and um to
225our students that are out there it's um let us know what you need as well um and if there's anything that we could do in order to support students more please um email us um because I definitely want to support students with autism I have so many cousins with it as well and they are just beautiful amazing creatives and I want everybody succeed in that way so thank you for all the work you're doing thank you thank you Trustin hi thank you I just wanted to ask a couple points of clarification about the numbers for prevalence and as the doctor in the room give some context um part of the reason that I that the prevalence has gone up so much is because of diagnosis and not necessarily because of vaccines or anything else in
226the community um you know it's a spectrum so I think back in the 50s and 60s it was a little bit more obvious of people who had severe autism but you know folks that are higher functioning sometimes fly under the radar and so I I think the work that you're doing is really important um within the Salpa Community but actually is probably more important in the General Ed Community because what can be perceived as disrespectful um by not making eye contact or you know tone or body language or not picking up on that can be misinterpreted as being disrespectful or you know going against a teacher so I would really encourage you to like whatever you're doing to teach the teacher that is I I think a big need in our community and also to
227you know a lot of our students are flying under the radar that are on the Spectrum and don't want to be different from their peers and so often don't necessarily come out and get the supports that they need so I'm hoping that some of the work that you're doing for autism month is showing that people that are neurod Divergent it's it's not necessarily a disability it actually can be a superpower you know especially when it comes to autism like they they see they they react from logic and emotions don't really cloud their judgment which is actually really refreshing and nice sometimes um so I just want to commend you on all the work that you're doing and I hope that you're pointing out like all of the famous people that have autism like Albert Einstein
228and Elon Musk before he was an evil person um you know but Bill Gates like there's you know Anthony Hopkins there's there's several really famous successful people who are in the autism spectrum who have gone on to do amazing things and I hope that you're highlighting that so thank you for your work and in that unless anybody else has any comments I'd like to make a motion okay go we have more comments but we have a motion on the table uh trusty Dodge I just want to say you know thank you Miss Morin you know I know we've worked together in the past and I I know you're active on sites and I you know I appreciate and wanted to say thank you about that uh just two quick questions you know we have a
229special aded program at Watsonville High School uh what are we doing to integrate students into the classroom and into playing sports and the second Pro the second question is we you know I'm not sure if all of my you know colleagues know we have a Rise program at watsonille high school and if you could kind of touch up on the services what you're doing to help those students yeah so for the first question um the high schools are really a great opportunity all of our schools are but are doing um inclusion so each each student has an IEP meeting annually at least and at that IEP meeting you're discussing what are the times of day that they can benefit and access um the general education curriculum so that's really an individual decision for each student
230um but there's lots of opportunities you used Watsonville high in particular for inclusion into either core academic areas or some of the elective areas um for the students to be able to access and be alongside their peers and those classrooms in particular the life skill skills classrooms which are moderate to severe classrooms there are staff in those classrooms in addition to the teachers so if the students need support in those classes if you go into those classes during the day which I know you have um there's oftentimes not a lot of kids in there because they're out they're in different classes and the staff are with them throughout the day so it's a very Dynamic program there's two classes there but it's very Dynamic and how it's structured throughout the day the Rise program um
231is a program that is a therapeutic uh special day class that is specifically supporting students with emotional disabilities so um neurod Divergence yes um autism a little bit less so we do have some students who have um dual diagnoses or multiple eligibilities so they would be across both both areas um but in the Rise program um those the main focus for that is social emotional needs and so we're really supporting students in developing coping skills to be able to access their education many of them are um cognitively and academically capable but it's the social emotional aspect of their disability that's really impeding their learning so that's the skills that we're focusing on in that program for them to be successful and similarly um as they are demonstrating that they're accessing general education with support as
232needed um and that program is Led uh right now by Jessica shalter who's a superstar um and she does a great job of collaborating ating also with the mental health clinician the behaviorist um who supports the program does that answer your question yes um okay it's uh you know I know the principal there he he told me how important that program is yes um how they do good work and hopefully we could continue to find ways to support that program um I you know I I know the program director as where I believe is U there's a teacher there um you know he he tries to help raise money for scholarships because there their students they take them Vaca you know not vacations but um like field trips uhuh and so hopefully we can continue
233to find ways to you know help students there there are students in that program that have you know some you know issues and you know there's you I from what I heard you know there's uh you know teen women from uh shelters from around this area who you know have gone through some issues and so hopefully uh we can find ways to strengthen that program and donate to that program so yeah sure and we just started a collaboration with food what which has been really cool because one of the main incentives for high schoolers is making money so being able to provide a pathway to to that has um added some um engagement from students who weren't previously engaged so we're really grateful for that partnership as it's allowed for some of that support that
234you're talking about you always have great answers thank you okay thank you did you have okay trusty friend so um when I first read this I was um kind of confused because I'm so used to awareness months not acceptance months so I was curious to hear what the difference is um and what I'm hearing is this this is more actionable rather than just like making people aware um this is educating and um helping people understand um how to inter integrate and um also how to um re relate um so what are some you know going back to what um was said earlier about um action making I think it was Brandon that said like how do we make this actionable what actions do you have in mind you said some of them but I I
235guess I was wondering you know who who is it geared toward is it geared toward the Educators or is it geared towards um the this the mainstream students that are in class with that one um person with with autism so that's my first question so I think it's geared towards everybody I mean really the it's when we do the training we have this video that is made by a individual with autism who's quite intelligent and puts together the video and it's just I think it's like autism awareness and people get stuck and I got stuck on it for a while when they made the change but I think it's like we've moved Beyond just being aware like you know when I started in 2000 I didn't really know what autism was maybe there was Rainman
236but I was kind of young for that but now it's like it's there and then not only do we just the acceptance is that have to accept that these people are here and that they contribute some there's valuable things that they contribute and that it's not up to them to like adapt themselves to our world that we are we also need to make space for them and that there's things that they can contribute and and then the neurodiversity mo movement goes even Beyond just autism right there's ADHD and there's lots of neurodiversity that people have so I think it's it's like what we can do is be um change we might need to change some things about our classroom and make some uh concessions for these people and then they're going to contribute as well
237and there's like value in the way that they're going to contribute and the last thing I think to kind of answer that is I also have to do cus to keep my certification that I talked about and so I did one on inclusion and then there's like different pieces of inclusion but when we include students with autism or any neurodiversity that it benefits all students right because then you're scaffolding kind of like right teachers are or educators are aware like we scaffold for you know in a gen in in a gened class you're going to get some students that are like you know may slow Learners and so you'll have to scaffold for them and you have some that are higher we when you do think of our students with neurodiversity you're looking also just
238at like social emotional needs and sensory needs you're kind of scaffolding the whole classroom environment and so then that acceptance is like we accept that we are going to have to make some changes and really it should benefit everybody because even some of our neurotypical right not having neurodiversity the neurotypical students are going to benefit from some of those changes that we do through the acceptance Yeah couple other things um how do you how in in doing this how do you make sure that um students with autism who are mainstreamed don't feel singled out as you're you know bringing this awareness and acceptance because um just as a black female in a space with only white people quite often I don't want to be the one that's in charge of te teaching people about my
239experience um so I guess I would be concerned about how you would make sure that that person felt safe again and and not singled out um um or nor are they responsible for um unless they want to sharing their experience of what it's like yes I think that's where like kind of having like the the the autism acceptance month that it's kind of like schoolwide so what we're kind of doing in the in our schools we're not singling out those classes or those students but the Librarians reading those books those things to every student and those those stories are kind of covering what neurodiversity is and I think there are different ways again it makes me think of that that uh ceu training I just went through on inclusion because there are some ways that
240can you know if you are talking just about autism or singling that person out that can cause it's not the best practice although it may have some benefit so then there's other strategies of like you know doing it with the whole school or whole class or you could do like um small groups where like everybody's working on those skills it's kind of related to what I was saying before like if everybody will benefit from some of these inclusion strategies or learning about NE diversity and then we don't have to single out those individuals and you know it's also like a work in progress like we said we're we're kind of Shifting our Focus to like Focus like at least for me I've been doing this for a long time but I think as I was
241in Captain it was like how do we make our special education teams better at you know delivering these evidence-based practices but now our focus is Shifting is that like we need to work with like our gen Ed staff and our students so yeah thank you um you you the other thing I was going to ask about is inclusion you spoke to that um and then two last things um support for caregivers you know um it's it's hard to you know a lot of times because there still is a lot of um uh what's the word I want to say like taboo around um around autism so I think this is important that um people aren't AR really and families aren't really wanting to reveal that about their child if they're if they're mainstreamed um because
242we're still it's still not normalized that was the other thing so I appreciate your attempts to normalize that this is our reality um but yeah so I guess are there um are there efforts to um Provide support for caregivers yeah I mean I think that comes up all the time I mean I like my main or not my I have many different hats I wear but one of the things I spend a lot of time is that HDE Elementary we have three classes of students with autism and I think that's something I don't know the answer I also know that as a parent of two individuals with autism so my sons they still receive report so it's really like partnering with other kind of agencies and it so there's like the C the regional center
243the San Andreas Regional Center would provide a lot of support for individuals that kind of have more severe needs right so the qualif ify for special education it has to like impact your educational performance so to qualify for the regional center it has to just affect your life and so I think that's something you know in the 25 years I've been working I mean we try and partner but like school is kind of in its Silo Once you turn three you can't Advocate to get the regional center Services now we support them and we encourage them like turn your take this IEP and take it to the regional center um to get some services and there's also there's kind of like a medical feel I was actually you just brought you yeah you said the
244IEP and the medical so there's two separate things and so how do you like I that can be another conversation but I just want to make sure that this resolution is actionable and that it's not performative um so that it it sounds like there are some yes and just for the parent piece too um we do serve birth to three as well through early start and our principal at Duncan hbert preschool Maria Ferrera does a lot of parent Outreach especially from birth to three and three to five um because for many parents that's like the first hundred days of even learning that their child has autism so um that is like a Title Wave of okay now what so there's a lot of Outreach that happens there with training and then um the providers the
245early star providers are doing a lot of everything's pretty much in home so they're working alongside the parents to to equip them and then we also have our community advisory committee which I would love if anybody wants to come to that's once a month and we have a very involved parent executive board that's been um instrumental this year in elevating our parent voices so that what we're doing is based on what they're saying they want um so that's just this last week we did a parent resource Fair where we had 17 different vendors available for families to have access to those resources because many don't know what they can access so we're trying to bridge that Gap so we are the school but we understand we have to be able to partner with our community
246agencies for them to not hear like one thing from us and something else from a different AG agency and make sure that we're integrated yeah thank you I guess I'm thinking of like um the elementary into high school and have that support and single parents and stuff like that all of that yes and thank you okay thank you I'm sorry this beautiful conversation I definitely encourage you to attend the Sala meeting the committee meeting it's great that's where I learned a lot about um the services that are offered but for the you know we have a lot still go get to on our agenda so I we have a motion on the table do we have a second I'll second we have a first and a second okay all those in favor I I any
247opposed any abstaining perfect thank you that passes 70 thank you so much okay i' like to com on this I'm I'm sorry mine we don't have a card for you right now but no there was no the agendas were all gone when I arrived I'm sorry mine well I'm sorry too and what I would like to comment every other meeting you hear a presentation M Marilyn you have one minute thank you okay I'd like to see autism prevention month and I'd like to recommend a book by an educator Dr Leon can called the unfortunate truth about vaccines exposing the vaccine Orthodoxy he taught in head this isn't a funny matter he taught in Head Start for years and in the 1990s notied cases of autism they' never seen before when I started teaching in 65
248you never saw these cases so Dr canot Who lives in this area and could do a presentation to you started investigating and looking at the definitive documented links to vaccines and autism we should not be accepting this harm to children and I'll leave you with a copy of the reality of our health from learn the risk let's remove the causes thank you thank you and before we move on to item 11.4 I am just going to uh take note of the time we still have quite a few items on our agenda so I ask that if we could have a motion to extend our meeting to to at least two o'clock please I'll move to three just because I don't want to be tou short like the last perfect so I have a motion on
249the table to extend our meeting till 3:00 reluctantly second I have a second all those in favor I any opposed any abstaining okay we have extended the meeting to 3:00 and now yes that doesn't mean we're going to go till 3 that does if we don't no we can we do not want to keep our staff here till 3 o'clock they all have to be up and ready for work tomorrow we apologize okay so we are moving on to item 11.4 resolution to transition pvusd Virtual Academy from a school to a TK from a school to a TK 12 program report will be presented by Heather Gorman interim executive director for student Support Services good evening president Flores board of directors Dr contras so tonight I present this resolution as an action item to move
250forward with the creation of the tk12 program that Fosters an Innovative learning environment for Pacific Coast Charter and Virtual Academy students to achieve this we propose transitioning virtual Academy from a standalone school program allowing um for expanded opportunities and resources so this transition will provide students with greater access to their homeschool program if desired which can include after school programming that supports academic and personal growth support Sports and extracurricular activities that Foster teamwork leadership and school spirit school events such as prom and other student activities that enhance High School um experiences additional education enrichment as the program continues to evolve and expand to ensure a steamless transition we look we'll work closely with both School sites and families Guided by a well structured implementation plan and I also want to acknowledge the inval invaluable contributions
251and she's been mentioned a couple times tonight Julie Edwards has given um towards this project whose insight and collaboration Have Been instrumental in the process and additionally I want to reassure you that teachers will have the opportunity to continue in their positions throughout this transition and I respectfully request your approval of this resolution tonight so we can move forward in creating this enhanced educational opportunity for our students thank you for your time and consideration I'm thank you do we have any public speakers to this item no public speakers and I second that motion we do not okay so we have a motion on the table to approve and we have a second okay and I would like to add to this list of what I know it says including but not limited to they will
252also be able to participate in their home school graduation which I love so um we have a first and a second all those in favor I any opposed any abstaining motion passes 70 thank you can't wait to see what comes out of that new school okay so now we're moving on to 11.6 consider approval and certific and certification of the 2024 2025 secr in interm budget report report will be presented by Jenny M our CBO good evening board president Flores superintendent Dr gares and Board of Education my name is Jenny M and I am the chief business officer here to present our 2425 second interm budget presentation here is our mission and vision which um having a sustainable budget supports and this aligns with all five of our strategic goals the purpose of the first
253and second inter budgets um it allows the district to give an update to the district's financial and budgetary Status um based on fiscal and programmatic activity um from the start of the school year through now the end of January 31st um the purpose of interim budgets is to certify that the district will be able to meet its Financial Obligations for the current and two succeeding fiscal years with a positive certification so per Ed code um districts are able to receive um one of three types of certifications a positive meaning that we will be able to meet all our financial obligations for all three budget years qualified which means we may not meet Our obligation for at least one of the three years or negative certification which means we will not meet our um Financial Obligations
254for one or more years and our interm reports are intended to be fiscal barometers and they capture changes at both the um Federal um and local levels and the state level as well I always like to start off our budget presentations um with some highlights um really centering um our amazing programs that we here have here at pvusd I believe that throughout the county we offer some of the most Innovative student centered programs and I think we should be really proud of all of our amazing um staff and departments so um in a fiscal um timeline um we all know we start budget development for the next school year um in the spring we bring that to board in June and then we have the first budget update that we bring in December that captures
255changes that we've seen from the start of school to about mid year um and now for second and term we're bringing another um budget update um this one is um exciting because in January the governor releases his Governor's budget proposal um so that is our first opportunity to capture changes from the state level including any updates to the proposed lcff colas um and we start to get a sense of what are the governor's priorities and initiatives um that he wants to propose funding for so here are some major highlights from the 2425 Governor's proposal if you look in the budget binder um and for the board members um you have a printed copy in front of you in the narrative I have more information inform about um all of the proposals included but the major
256highlights are the 2425 Cola Remains the Same at 1.07 for next year um the proposed Cola has gone down slightly from what was proposed at first and term it's now at 2.43 and in the third year out it's gone up uh slightly it's now at 3.52% um Additionally the governor is proposing um three main areas where where schools could see potential new funding um these three areas were not included at second interim per uh most professional guidance because um it's still yet unclear if these will be funded especially with what's happening at the federal levels as well as the devastating fires down in the LA area but the three potential new sources of funding could be a new discretionary block grant um geared towards student support and professional development especially in the areas of English
257language arts and math um The Proposal is $327 per Ada um also the Governor is proposing restoring a 14% decrease to the one-time learning recovery emergency block grant that was taken back in 2324 um as well as some additional um transitional kindergarten add-on dollars um again these were not added at second interim we will re-evaluate as we get closer cl to the May budget revision and I know right now on everyone's mind is what is happening um at the federal level um especially because on March 20th um president Trump signed an executive order um in his words to begin eliminating the US Department of Education so we as a county as a school district and as a nation have been full of questions and fears understandably so um the one thing that I do want
258to state is the um the core programs of the Department of Education um for uh K through 12 schools which is uh really uh the title programs and the individuals with disabilities Education Act also known as adaa um those were created by acts of Congress um in 1965 and 1975 and are protected by Statute so um right now all professional guidance is stating that um we should continue budgeting um for these major programs um until we hear further um so I will continue to keep the board and the community um updated however I did want to state that our district has um this year about $68 million in federal revenue across all of our funds um for very critical and important programs um that fund special education our title program programs um food and nutrition
259um Universal meals um Child Development migrant education and migrant and seasonal Head Start so these are very very critical programs for our community and for many of these programs um we have not received um that that kind of uh guidance that we get for a title and idea where it's protected by Statute so that is something to keep in mind um we are already starting to see impacts um Santa Cruz County especially at the nonprofit level um I know Santa Cruz County CEO um recently did um an FAQ and an interview talking about what they're doing at the county level to start preparing and thinking about this um I imagine for TK through 12 schools we will first start to see impacts probably through sub Awards and pass your grants through the UC system or
260through higher education um we've already started being notified um about certain subg grants um that uh the UC system believes may be in threat um and also because of what's happening with medical um we have um funding through the Lea uh billing options program as well as the new fee schedule that may be impacted so those are things to keep an eye out for we have had um already an impact um because of what's happening at the federal level so the USDA um recently announced elimination of funding for the local food for schools program we were awarded 117th um 100,000 through the first round of the program um so we were expecting to receive that amount in 2025 and then a similar level of funding in the next round for the next year um this
261funding allowed our food and nutrition services um Department to develop Partnerships with several new local organic farmers um and to ex uh expand existing relationships um but despite the elimination of this funding we will be able to continue these valuable Partnerships by using other sources of funding so we saw this slide um at the last presentation I wanted to bring it back around just to show the trends of the lcff funded Cola that we've seen pre pandemic we saw it Spike up during the p pic at the last budget presentation we talked about why that happened and it was really because of the huge increase in capital gains um that we saw um because of uh the stock market um during covid um and now they're returning to prepandemic normals this is also a history
262of many of the one-time uh pandemic uh funds and the one-time post-pandemic block grants that we have received as you can see many of these are expired including the largest which was our user funding and right now we have uh three block grants still ongoing tied to multi-year plans as we're developing a budget we have um essentially four main areas um that we look at for planning factors and for uh budget considerations the first and most important is our enrollment and Eda um for this year um one other really important thing to look at are the impact of the Staffing reductions that we saw um approved last month for 2526 um we also want to have a good understanding of what are some ongoing versus one-time funding and expenditures um as well as understanding what's
263happening with our overall salaries and benefits I'm going to um continue bringing the slide back because it is so so important to um planning for the future um so this is a history of our enrollment in our district um going back to 20134 um this is District only not including our Charters and we can see um since 1314 to now we have decreased uh about 18% or 3,378 uh students that is pretty substantial over the next decade the Department of Finance um are is projecting along with the Department of Public Health that Santa Cruz County will deine um about 18 uh percent more and in moner County 11% more um in the next decade so I'm going to pause on this slide just for a little bit so what this shows is our enrollment Broken
264Out by gr span and I went back to a couple years before Co so it has it shows when TK started and it has our enrollment um going by grade and if you're if you draw your eyes to um 2425 and 2324 I just want you to pause and take a look and see what you notice and I think what you'll notice is um especially in in the current year and the later years there is a bubble that is moving through the gr spans that has the highest enrollment and they are going to be graduating out and the newer grades coming in the younger grades are smaller and that is really tied to lower birth rates um throughout California as well as many families um moving out of the state and especially moving out of
265Santa Cruz County because of cost of living and we are really seeing that um in in real time right now the district is um afforded a little bit of protection it was enacted by state law during covid um because um enrollment and Ada were decreased um at an accelerated peace because of the pandemic so the state enacted um what is known as the three prior year funded Ada so districts can be funded either on the greater of current year Ada prior year Ada or rolling threeyear average so because we now have the rolling threee average what you see on this chart is in the blue is the funded Ada which is the rolling threeyear average and in the red is our actual ADI so you can see that during covid there was a larger gaps
266meaning we had great cushion we were getting funded at a much higher rate than our actual EDI as now we're leaving Co and the three rolling years are including now lower numbers that gap between the funded and the actual Ada is closing meaning we are not seeing that big cushion anymore we are get starting to get funded closer and closer to our actual Ada and here's another impact of what's happening at the federal level um because of the new federal immigration policies and fear of deportation in our community we are seeing a dramatic in uh impact to our attendance rates so we can see here at P1 our attendance rate was 92.9 6 that was almost a 3% increase over prior Year and that was due to the attendance campaign that Dr contras had brought
267in that resulted in what we were estimating to be about a $2 million increase um in subsequent years um now at P2 we can see that that did drop um a that did drop uh pretty significantly I would say from P1 to P2 for our district now it's at 91.2 S I do want to um note that that is still higher than our P2 attendance rate from last year which was actually closer to 90% it was very low um but because of this drop and because lcff Cola has decreased lately to 2.43% that is essentially about a $2.5 million loss in lcff uh funding for next year and that does continue because of that rolling threee average um and as we have talked about in the past lcff funding is what we consider the bread
268and butter of school funding it funds our entire general education um program as well as our operational costs this chart also shows the dollar impact so um a few slides ago we saw the the trend of the lcff cola we saw that uh for next year we're projecting 2.43% increase 3.52 the following year but when you look at it translated into dollars what we actually see is it's not actually an increase year-over-year because of the impacts of declining enrollment and the impacts to our attendance rate so what we're actually seeing is for 2425 this year even though the lcf of cola is 1.07% it's actually over a $10 million decrease from the prior year um and that comes out to a realized Cola of a negative 4.35% for next year we're expecting about a $6.2
269million decrease in lcff Revenue um that's a netive 2.74% cola realized Cola um and then in 26 27 we start to see it um even out a little bit um and that's because um that rolling threeyear average is starting to close that Gap a little bit um but if you're looking at the total lcff revenue between last year and 2627 you can see that it is a significant decrease the other side of um of uh when we're looking at our budget um is really understanding what is happening with our salaries and benefits especially because at PV our salaries and benefits make up um around 93% of our unrestricted general fund that is pretty substantial um so what we see here are um projections for some of the major costs um for salaries and benefits so
270calsters and calers um that is what the district pays for all of our employees um who um qualify uh to be part of the pension programs um so we can see really for Cal Pur um it is increasing substantially whereby 2627 the district will be contributing um almost uh 28% um of an employee salary towards um their Calpers um program um stirs has has stabilized for for a little bit but it is still 19.10% um for Health and Welfare um it's been increasing between 10 to 8% the last couple years mostly because of impacts of the pandemic um next year um it is now um increased to be about a 10% increase based on preliminary estimates we're hearing from our insurance carrier we were initially budgeting that at 5% at first inter term so that
271is a significant increase 2627 um budgeting at 5% that's an increase from 4% at first interim um another item to note and we'll talk about this in later slides our negotiated increases are not yet included for the current year or for any of the out years I did a comparison of looking at the average ratio of unrestricted salaries and benefits to to the total unrestricted general fund expenditures um this year at neighboring districts I think this is really important to note because this is uh one of the big signs that a district may be going into fiscal distress per the FM um fiscal Health indicator so we can see here um for pvusd this year um we are anticipating about 93.7% of our total unrestricted general fund expenditures are going towards our salaries and benefits
272next year that's increasing and I want you to just compare that to some neighboring districts I includeed Santa Cruz City Schools Scotts Valley Live Oak Selena City Elementary and North Montery County unified I wanted to include a good mix of other schools uh school districts that have similar uh unduplicated pupil percentages as ours um what I see and and I think what you're all seeing is that um pvusd does contribute a substantial portion of our total expenditures towards salaries and benefits um my concern is that takes away from our ability to fund programs and um to fund ongoing operational cost so that is something to consider for ongoing years included in the second interim um are the board approved reductions from last month's um uh board meeting that resulted in approximately $3.6 million from the
273unrestricted general fund and 2 million from the restricted general fund um one thing I wanted to note is that at first interim we ALS we already included about 20 FTE in attrition which is approximately 2.4 million from the general fund so this resulted in an additional 3.2 million in reductions being added at second interum in addition to those reductions um the district office um made the following reductions um in 2024 that's already included in the budget um and these are um above and beyond um what were included um in last month's board meeting decision so right now um this is uh the multi-year projection that shows last year the current year are required two subsequent years which is 2526 and 2627 and then I also included um the fourth year out which is 2728 because
274we will be seeing this year as part of our required myp for the first time at the 2526 proposed budget which will be brought um forward in June um so what where I want to bring your eyes is um to those red boxes so what we're seeing is in the unrestricted general fund there is going to be ongoing continued uh what we what we say um or call structural deficits um structural deficit means means that um these expenditures are not one time meaning they can't just be taken out of the budget um these are expenditures tied to things like salaries benefits ongoing um utilities things like that um I also wanted to note again um our multi-year projection including the current budget year does not include any negotiated increases so as we settle with our
275bargaining units um the the total expenditures and therefore the ongoing structural deficit spending will increase um the government Finance Officers Association recommends reserving an amount equal to about two months of general fund expenditures or 177% of general fund expenditures um our average monthly general fund um cash flow um it's around $27 million that's what we pay out on average every single month from the general fund for payroll and for operational costs so if you think about that times two um that and if you think about your own business or your personal um finances um think about would you feel comfortable having less than two months worth of expenses um in your in your savings account for if something happens um let's say with with the federal government if there's further deferrals we're already seeing a
276deferral that's going to happen in June for lcff funding so you need cash to be able to um hold you through um anything like that currently the district's unrestricted Reserve level is um about 14.3% um compared to what the government Finance offices Association is recommending um that is on the low end if you're also looking at the average Unified School District in California what their average reservice according to cde's latest um update which came out I believe last month um it's closer to um about 23 24% um the fund balance also does not equate cash so the fund balance we've spoken about includes things like acral such as accounts receivables accounts payables um so even though our budget may show the required 3% Reserve that does not mean the district will actually have positive cash
277flow so what we saw this in live O A District district could technically meet the required 3% Reserve but still be qualified or negative status um because they do not have cash to meet their financial obligations we are closely monitoring our cash flow situation for 2627 and 2728 um which is when our fund balance is going to get low enough where that could be a concern I did an alternative what if scenario to show um what what would have happened if none of the resolutions were passed to make those necessary but very very hard and heartbreaking reductions so I want to draw your eyes again to that last year out 2728 we will see that as part of our required myp in June so I want to note in the yellow the additional 3% Reserve
278would be gone and the district would just have $4 million above the required 3% we can never go into the 3% in order to maintain a positive certification because we don't have any negotiated increases included for the current year or any of the subsequent years if we settled once we settled this year and that's included in the budget those are ongoing costs so it's not we don't see that just in one year that gets added to each year thereafter that $4 million is eaten up we would have been qualified for 25 26 so those decisions are absolutely heartbreaking but the board was able to essentially buy the district one more year to have to go through um some more decision making and getting more Community input so this is a side that shows our combined
279unrestricted and restricted ending fund balance um 100% of a restricted ending fund balance is tied to specific grants um and most of these grants are tied to multi-year spending plans um I have highlighted the three um board resolutions that committed the additional 3% um and just once again the average Reserve levels in a unified district in California um is uh about 24% and here are some other budgetary factors to consider um the cost of doing business only continues to increase um right now pg& and our gas um we're budgeting at a 10% increase next year based on preliminary estimates our insurance premiums we've been told by insurance carrier to budget a 20% increase next year mostly from the impact of La fires we're already seeing impacts from the tariffs and we're expecting to see that
280continue we have measure M and we have uh deferred and preventative maintenance projects planned it is going to impact those projects we have yet to receive any of our feem my reimbursements for the historic floods that's about $10 million that we had to front and we have yet to receive a dollar of that um what's happening at the federal level um we are monitoring that situation um but we have yet to receive a dollar we have um um according to our facility master plan and assessed $1.25 billion districtwide need for facility improvements um our measure M bonds um for $315 million will make an incredible difference but it do does not cover the entire need um the district really needs to come alongside the bond with a really comprehensive preventative and differred maintenance plan which
281will which will be presented later tonight um to start um addressing this High need we have an aging school bus fleet that needs ongoing uh repair and at this point we have many buses that need to be replaced um we are participating in electric School Bus grants but one interesting thing about our district is because of the vast um Geographic territory that we cover um many of the new electric school buses cannot um fully cover the range that is needed so we need um both electric buses um and also um um the more conventional models as well um to be able to cover that distance um we have an an opep that stands for um other post employment benefits liability of 117 million we need to pay down and we have multiple pending litigation that
282significant financial exposure for the district um that is not included in our budget but will need to be paid out of the general fund so those are some things to consider um for future years this report is an action item it is respectfully requested that the board certify with a positive certification as a district is projected to meet the minimum 3% Reserve in all three budget years for next steps the May budget revision will be released in May and will be incorporated into the 2526 proposed budget at the same time we will be um bringing the 2425 estimated actuals um to board in June and I also wanted to um bring up um that the district has started um uh the formation of two committees to continue the work of creating a sustainable budget so
283um the first committee is going to be the sustainable budget committee um um to make recommendations for reductions for the 26 uh I'm sorry for the 25 26 fiscal year that was a Tapo um as well as a district school reorganization committee that we have spoken about previously That was supposed to be part of the next phase um so those um I will work with Dr contras to start getting set up uh before um my last day and I just wanted to give a big thank you to um everyone who worked on um second interim including everyone in the fiscal Division and really all of our principls department heads all our program managers and our um say and do administrative staff this is really a collective um effort um to work on the budget so
284that concludes my presentation thank you Jenny that was beautiful I mean that was great and do we have any public speakers to this item 116 wow that's a lot of numbers to digest this is what backs up what she did I couldn't read through it I don't think any of you did either so I'm going to try to simplify what this all means without all of these numbers you've been told for a while that we're losing 600 students a year it's a number probably doesn't mean much to you so I'm going to cast it in a different way 600 students represents one Elementary School actually a little bit more than one Elementary School it's 25 teachers and six or so staff every year so the 3378 students that we've lost over the last 10 years
285amounts to five elementary schools and one Middle School that should have been shut down 150 teachers and 36 staff that's a bunch the previous board did nothing and so we add on to it the covid-19 hiring spree we went through that's why we're at 93% that's why we stand out against all the other districts last year the district had Consultants they came in they did a presentation February 29th on a study to downsize the district the previous board president Froze that report it would not bring it up for further discussion no action was taken you've inherited a mess it's not your fault but it's your duty to do something about it we just passed measure M mentioned earlier it makes no sense to start spending it until you decide which schools to close which to
286combine and how to account for all the busing that takes students all around the district we bus a whole bunch of kids out to apos because they have capacity we need to work together to sort this out pvft should be part of which schools are to be closed combining classrooms and how to decrease the number of teachers we we are already behind by 10 Years thank you thank you and Brandon you're 117 okay I will now bring it to we don't have one we have 11.7 9.1 that was going to be nice and 12.7 seven there's no way I could speak I swear I thought I got one in I'll I'll take minute you'll give it to me I swear I thought I put one in I put in like eight cards today we'll give
287you one minute all right sweet thank you um okay so I do see that we will be meeting the state mandated 3% reserve and the additional 3% Reserve in the 2728 outy year so I'd like to ask when can we start prioritizing the students of today instead of implementing austerity measures on the backs of our students um I do want to thank Jenny because I know that she's been working around the clock on this especially with this budget being pushed back she responded to a lot of our information request this week so Jenny you're a rock star and I do really think that um some comments from Dr Flores about the work that Jenny's doing I think that we should look at the structures that we have in place and instead of looking at us
288how can we help Jenny how can we get her a CFO what do we need to do to improve the work that she's doing because she's taking on so much of this work and I also want to state that our FTE has been reduced by 9% since the 201819 school year so we have been reducing via attrition as we go along and we do look forward to partnering with the district to give our students the schools they deserve bye thank you I will now bring that back back to the board for discussion any questions trusty Turley thank you um so one thing I notice on the future two and then three years if well if I look first at 2023 and 2024 what we're spending on books and supplies and services and other and I
289think services and other includes curriculum is that about right yes okay and then we look like we're going to land the plane in services and other operating for this year at about well first in term we had we had thought we'd be at 66 now we're looking at 25 which is maybe half of what we spent in 2023 and that same number roughly continues through so I know we've started a new curriculum that I think three of our schools have that's a math curriculum in our elementary which apparently we're having great success with and it's costing an average of 3,300 um for the three schools that were listed on the purchase order um and I think there is maybe an expectation that other schools are going to want to use that because they they've seen
290such great success in the three that we've used and I just wonder with that budget number of 25 million if if 25 26 if um there's going to be sufficient funds to purchase additional curriculum so um so right now we do have um some curriculum adoptions um scheduled out of some restricted funding so we have uh currently we have ongoing restricted Lottery um dollars um which are meant for curriculum adoptions um and then we also have the one-time learning recovery emergency block grant as well as some remaining one-time um Arts music and instructional materials plot Grant dollars that will be able to help support those curriculum adoptions for the next um year or two um and then after that we would have to really uh plan out um those curriculum adoptions very carefully I'm going
291to guess that the 5% increase in the 2728 year for health insurance at 5% increase probably is half I think you're probably going to continue at 10% per year um you talked about FEMA and you haven't received any of it yet just an FYI the county of Santa Cruz for all of the damage that they've had to deal with over the past eight years they haven't received any money going back to eight years so I don't think you're going to get any of those dollars anytime soon I would predict um I could go on but that's all I'm going to say for right now except I don't think it's um a stellar situation thank you trusty carasco um I had a question about what are we doing about the absences because I know that um
292I have heard that for the students who are not going like you said there we have a lot of absences because of what's going on um and I know that in the past the district has uh hosted Saturday schools to be able to get that funding back what are we doing that right now so we currently do have Saturday school what I imagine is happening as um students and families who are scared to come to school during the school day um I imagine that they would also have the same fears for um Saturday school um what we are looking into um and I know um the county um is really looking into it too is how do we um roll out the inep the short-term independent study program we had during the pandemic um um
293into the new situation so there's uh work being done looking at that to see what we can do um another um exciting thing on the horizon is starting next year um as part of the governor's proposal um is um a plan to start offering extended instructional um recovery opportunities especially through our expanded learning program so that is something um that uh Jen Littleton Bruno um jumped on right away when it was announced um about a year ago and she's um been actively looking into um developing a process and methodology um and looking at um the programmatic needs to make sure there's a certificated teacher as well so there are things um Brewing at the state level and I know that um like CTA for example is being a lot of advocacy around um having legislators
294um even look at the funding model because funding based on Eda versus enrollment you know does that really make sense um in this day and age trustee Carrasco I do want to point to the Virtual Academy that the board just approved is also another structure that we've put in place for the independent study piece that uh should help with that as well okay and then could I get the update on I know that we've been talking about meeting with Watson M PD in Santa Cruz County Sheriffs um because that's another fee that I don't want us to inherit again for the budget yes I met with both Chiefs Zora and um Sheriff Clark uh one last week and one two weeks prior um Sheriff Clark did get back to me we met had initial meeting
295he responded with his ability to fund 25% of an SRO uh Chief Samora we have a future meeting uh to look what he could do he was going to meet with his executive officer basically what's happening is we are all in the same position right now in seeing a reduction in our funding sources so that's kind of where we're at we're still looking at what we can do um but they're working with us thank you thank you trusty Medina yeah um I I request I forgot to put this in my update but I know very early on I requested to see um and I know that are listed the positions that are listed there's a lot of positions that could be automated honestly they could be automated with our data analysis um a few other
296positions we're already seeing those transition over so I'm curious if we is there any plans to transition over to automating some positions where you know we're seeing a lot of human error and that's actually costing us more money so the request to look at all the different positions especially the ones in the district office is almost complete it's been a huge Endeavor um because we wanted to be accurate where people are in the salary schedule and all that so uh we're we're I think about 80% I was just reviewing it yesterday in fact so we'll get that to you um in terms of automating those positions absolutely I think we can look at that I do want to point out that in automating positions that does mean a reduction in force trusty Flynn so thank
297you Dr um contras for mentioning VA to um truste carasco because that's that was one thing that I was going to say um oh gosh now it's late and I forgot my train of thought um yeah was the VA oh I think it had to do with we're talking about um attendance gosh darn it Saturday school yeah oh yes please okay um thank you Jenny M for this beautiful presentation because you do such a great job explaining it to us we don't have a whole lot of questions we're just left with like wow you know and having to you know grapple with what's in front of us um I understand that the um State requires the 3% but as you explained so eloquently you know we as individuals we would want to have a two-month
298you know Fund in case of anything happen happens like not getting our money the cash Revenue all of that we're barely at that we're or we're not I if I my math we're almost there we're this year next year we're not and then going forward you know then we're just getting ourselves in in deeper so I recognize that um and so going in these next years out are you taking into consideration attrition with with those numbers like is I know you're taking into consider we're losing students are you assuming we're going to also right siiz with yes um so in um all of our out years I have um about 20 FTE in certificated positions um budgeted through attrition in the understructure general fund um I don't have any classified yet because I know um
299based on uh board guidance and and discussions that is going to be something um that's going to require further thought and discussion and um from our community around um how do we look at the classified positions um because um those positions don't come in um easily packaged classrooms um uh defined in in a contract so um that is something that um we would have to look at as well okay and I want to apologize again for when the midar the lcap was lcap midar review was presented to us and we had to rush it at 1:00 in the morning or 12:55 and rush it into 5 minutes um a lot of my fellow trustees have never even probably seen an lcap presentation except for that um I think it's a good idea to if if
300staff is willing and and trustees are willing to bring that back because that lcap review is where these you know where we decide where our funding is going and a lot of these ex we were talking about books we were talking about um curriculum and salaries and so I I feel it's important to have a better look at that and going forward I think that's something that you know if trustees are willing and maybe agenda setting could talk about that but I that usually comes before this so then we have that in the back of our minds and unfortunately we had to rush you guys through that and again I apologize for that um but that's something that I would like to see um brought back so we can really make sure our focus is
301lining up with our lcap and we're moving along those the right path um trusty Flynn do you have your question yet no any other discussion trusty Dodge just just a quick comment you know thank you Jenny once again I have no problem saying I'm impressed by your work and it's public knowledge that you know losing new is a great loss I believe in my truste area and for PV so I wanted to say that out loud but uh you know we talk about not being reimbursed $8 million from FEMA is there a way us as a board you know I know it's tough and usually it doesn't happen but I know the capitol war was fixed you know they got their money somehow and it was you know we all know how that went but
302as as a board like what could we do can we Lobby our like our elected officials our assem members or congress what can we do as a like a resolution or so uh trusty Dr J I think that um is an excellent question um I think absolutely um advocating and and writing letters or reaching out um from our board would be really impactful what I'll do is um I will share with Dr contras um um my recommendations for uh who to reach out to um at at the female level and then also um uh through the office of emergency Services um and I will get that um to all of you this week so that's an excellent question thank you thank you so did we have a motion on the table no okay I could
303make a motion I did want to mention to Jenny that I've had a lot of my constituents reach out and commend you on all the hard work that you've done and explaining these things so I know you don't necessarily always hear that positive feedback but I wanted to share it with you so in that regard I'll make a motion second okay I have a motion to approve and I have a second all those in favor I any opposed any abstaining that passes 70 okay thank you we will now move on to item 11.7 approve resolution 24- 25-32 temporary borrowing between funds for fiscal year 2025 and 2026 report will be presented presented by Jenny M our CBO hello again so the next three resolutions I will be presenting our um routine annual resolutions that we
304bring forward every single year in March um essentially what this does is it has a it's a backup um option for the district should we run into any cash flow issues um it takes time and effort and money um to set up temporary borrowing um and to get loans it's very very difficult so we want to make sure that we have options in place um especially um if there could be any deferrals um on the horizon because of what's happening at the federal level um so the first resolution um this is borrowing between funds um so we are required to have a resolution in place to temporarily borrow between funds this is a common practice which occurs annually um so one example example is our food and nutrition uh fund um most of the funds
305are uh through reimbursement basis meaning that we expend um our money first and then we submit reports um showing how much we spent and it's audited to make sure it was on qualifying expenditures and then get we get reimbursed so we have situations like that or for example um FEMA that got paid mostly out of um deferred Main fund 35 um and we borrowed a little bit from from fund 21 so there are situations that come up where we need to move money between funds temporarily um to get us through cash flow issues um so um District staff respectfully requests the adoption of resolution 24 2532 for temporary borrowing between funds um to prepare for the 2526 school year thank you do we have any public speakers to this item we do andon thank you
306for allowing me to speak last time gets confusing when you put in this many number of speaker cards um but I wanted to speak to the next two items as well as sort of a block and not up here to question this or be confrontational um but what I want to say is I do believe that Jenny is very intelligent and aware of the systematic challenges that we face um challenges that I suspect are related to government bureaucracy and the fact that our department of education is under attack and I've been trying to stay calm tonight even though I drank a Red Bull I wish I could drop an F bomb here but our department of education is under attack by a former CEO of the WWE what the does Linda McMahon know about education
307like that just blows my mind and so we all know that the Department of Education is under attack but what are we going to do about it we can't just sit by and hope that the Judiciary bails us out or say uh we're California so we don't have to worry no we have to be worried we must be active and we must stand up for our students um I'm encouraging the board to rely on Jenny's intelligence and ask her questions that will help us to identify these systemic challenges and the ways in which we can stand up to any attacks on our students education funding ask Jenny what can we be doing to protect our students ask her what her ideas are for improving the structures in which schools are funded and I hope I'm
308not putting too much pressure on you Jenny but um I am looking um to fight not against the district on this one but to fight with the district to give our students the school the schools they deserve um we had our CFT convention last weekend in San Diego um and that education department in Trump was a big theme obviously and the theme was that what what are we going to do we got to stand up and we got to fight and what can we do because if we just sit in our hands and expect the judicial branch to bail us out we could be in for a rude awakening thank you do we have any questions from the board trusty trilly when we borrow from funds is there a um a requirement that it be
309reimbursed during a certain period of time yes um typically within 120 calendar days um of the fiscal year thank you trusty Flynn so this is just to you know just in case there's not like a timeline on this is that correct I think i' go ahead yes um this is uh just in case measure um and it's uh these are resolutions that we bring forward every March um have in place just in case for the next school year okay and then what are the penalties if they're if it's not returned within a certain amount of time and we're just borrowing from ourselves so it's not like there's like a fee you know that we're like yes and thankfully for this one um there wouldn't be a fee so um really the um a penalty it
310would really be like an audit finding for example so when our independent Auditors are coming through and looking at our transaction in their books um these this would be something that they would flag um um as a possible finding and then also certain types um so uh it may maybe have an impact for things like interest um acral things like that but not a a true fiscal penalty than the word that's the word I was looking for thank you can I make a motion to pass this yes I have a motion to approve second and I have a second all those in favor I and opposed any abstaining that passes 70 thank you we will now move on to item 11.8 appro approv resolution 24- 25-33 temporary cash borrowing from Santa Cruz County treasure for
311fiscal year 2025 2026 result report will be presented by our CBO J M so this is another option that school districts have um if we run into cash flow issues um which is to borrow from s Cruz County um so all school districts we have uh funds um in a pool um so it would be essentially boring against the pool um and this would be putting this in place just in case for 2526 so staff respectfully requests adoption of the resolution authorizing um participation um in the temporary cash borrowing pool with the Santa Cruz County Treasurer thank you do we have any public comments to this item no see none okay I we bring back to the board for any questions yeah I have a question so trusty plan is there a um what's an
312interest on that um is there an amount that we'd borrow or is that just set if we have to put this into place um yeah because this isn't borrowing against ourselves anymore we're using outside funding so I don't know how this works um so that's a great question so there would be um interest that we would pay um and we would be limited to um not exceeding 85% um of the money which would acre within our school district for that school year in that fund um and it would be limited um to $25 million okay um and then this is the the backup to the backup so we would do use go by the first resolution first about and then if we needed this okay yes um so we always uh look at interfund borrowing
313first um because that's essentially no cost to the district and that that is a routine part of doing business um and then um should that not suffice and we don't have money in any other funds that could cover um um a fund in need then we would then um look at looking at the county or from the next resolution which is from rcoe thank you if nobody else has any questions then I'll make a motion okay I have a motion to approve a second and I have a second okay all those in favor I any opposed any abstaining that passes 70 okay I will now move us on to item 11.9 resolution 24- 25-34 temporary cash borrowing from the Santa Cruz County Office of Education for f schol year 2025 2026 report report will be
314presented by our CBO Jenny M thank you this is a final resolution for cash borrowing of the um to borrow from the Santa Cruz County Office of Education to have in place for 2526 so there is a quirky rule saying that after the last Monday in April of each year school districts cannot participate or borrow from the county schools pool with the the County Treasurer so then for that period of time um our backup to interfund borrowing would be um to borrow through the Coe um and we would be limited um for a loan up to $5 million um so staff respectfully request adoption of this resolution um to authorize staff to participate in temporary cash borrowing with the Santa Cruz County Office of Education um should it be necessary in thank you and I
315do not see any public comments on this item so I'll move on to trusty Turley so the idea with this um borrowing is isn't to fix our long-term problems it's you have a cash flow you know money's coming but it's not here yet so it's really just a bridge okay thank you yes thank you I'll make a motion to I have a motion to approve and I have a second all those in favor I any opposed any abstaining that passes 70 thank you miss m okay so um I I we have our trustee uh student trustee has the first item 12.1 and I believe um I need a clarification were we going to do consent agenda after report and discussion or now after okay okay so we're going to go ahead and move on to
316TW our uh report and discussion items and then we will revisit our consent agenda if everyone is okay with that thank you um so we're going to move on to we're going to Mo on to item 12.1 a student Civic engagement handbook this report will be presented by our trust student trustee Daniel Esa thank you yeah so when I stepped into the role as a student trustee I quickly realized that um while there were a lot of opportunities for student involvement um the pathways to access them were somewhat unclear and there was no guide to really help um navigate Civic engagement so as I continued to lead meetings and um speak to a variety of different students it became clear that something needed to change and I spoke with Julie Edwards our coordinator um to
317explore um different ideas to bring this Vision to life and those conversations ultimately led to the handbook that I'm presenting today so over the course of a month I've dedicated over uh around 10 hours spanning uh several weekends um to to developing this resource ensuring that it truly reflected the abundance of different opportunities within our um community and yeah so I just want to go through it real quick um the table of count of contents I outlined similar to our board governance handbook because I truly wanted it to align um with what you know was adopted by our board um so here I outline the vision and our I purposely wanted to talk about core student values um as well as our short our shared Purpose with regards to Civic engagement um and the student
318leadership opportunities are you know not all that exists with our within our community but I wanted to provide a a broad generalization um of different opportunities that students can participate in and as well as um different Community engagement programs here so you see the Watsonville um teen Action Council as well as Empower Watsonville and um deason and as we continue down um keep scrolling more these were just some of the core student values that I associated with um student Civic engagement so here we see leadership Integrity empathy uh respect collaboration responsibility perseverance Innovation and curiosity which you know are extremely important to Civic engagement we can continue and the shared purpose that I developed for civic engagement is as a district our shared purpose is to provide students with the tools resources and opportunities needed
319to act actively engage in their communities developing the skills knowledge and the character traits essential for making a positive impact in society and here are just some different um visions that as a District we want to ensure that all students have access to and I also provided a variety of different Civic engagement Norms down here such as respectful dialogue active participation um accountability transparency commitment to service advocacy and action and then below I really wanted to emphasize the characteristics of effective student Civic engagement so um we often hear the word civic engagement being thrown out thrown out but I wanted to truly um hone in on what does it mean to Be an Effective um student student who is civically engaged um so some of the ones that I came up with um are students
320who are lifelong Learners who continuously seek to understand Civic responsibilities and opportunities as well as they have a responsibility to contribute to their communities in meaningful ways and they also must respect diverse perspectives and seek common ground in discussions and we can scroll down so obviously the first position that I thought was the most valuable to this handbook was our own student trustee position so I briefly discuss the purpose of my position as well as the the different responsibilities so such as attending the meetings um advocating for students serving as a license um for students in District leadership um reviewing and presenting the board agendas through the various different uh superintendent committees and um representing uh students at District events as well as public forums um and also upholding uh professional conduct and here I
321outlined the eligibility and selection process as we um move into that in the coming months which is something that I look forward to and something that was also particularly important to me was there's not just one student trusty position within our community but there's also one at the Santa Cruz County Board of Education so here I um specifically took the one that was proposed um through their website and um outlined their responsibilities listed um as they presented and we can C down as well and this uh student Trust the academy is one that I actually participated in this uh past summer and um it's open to anyone even students who don't um intend to become a student trustee but it really just helps to um prepare students and um really educate them on the process
322of school boards and um how they work and you know the essential training and how to run a school district um we do little simulations on different board meetings and brown act training so that was really um imperative in my preparation for this role um and we can go down for that as well and then this is the committee that I discuss you know when I do my share outs during these board meetings they all stem from um the in high committee which um assistant superintendent Mike Burman also leads with me um so we've had an amazing opportunity to you know um build and develop this amazing cohort of ASB students um to provide different updates and as well as different issues and then another different advisory that has been really valuable is when I
323interviewed for the student trustee position there were five other students who interviewed um but they also all had amazing Visions for our district and they all had an amazing voice and Dr curus wanted to create a different committee for um us to all you know come together um because their Visions are also extremely valuable to our district um so this was just outlining that um core student advisory which will be continued next year um for the students who do interview for the student trustee position and the superintendent student advisory has been really successful this year and I think um it was pointed out during our last board meeting um CWA president Mike FL actually um touched upon you know what we've been working on but um at our very first meeting we had discussed what
324students are um experiencing and what issues and um one concern that was raised is you know the lack of training for substitutes and how students um feel that they're not really learning when substitutes are in the classroom and um Dr contras took all that information and now there's actually ongoing negotiations to provide substitutes with adequate training um which is really exciting because you know that shows um how the voice that we present to Dr contras is taken and you know change is actively um happening from that um so we can go down as well and um I believe the application process might still be open for the Watson witin Action Council but um yeah the Watson witin Action Council was another really um vital opportunity within our community because it provides um local youth to
325advocate for Meaningful change not just at the district LEL but you know within City Limits um so I wanted to um earn this and one of the biggest benefits is you know students will receive Community uh community service hours as well as a $112,000 stip in we can continue going and then Empower Watson well I was actually really inspired when I met with them a couple months back and um I thought it was really imperative that I would include them in this handbook um just because of all the work they do um with regards to you know tobacco prevention and substance um abuse and you know educating student students on that um and you know they welcome all students um within our community to join their amazing cohort of students and another um you know
326really important opportunity was UMAS because I know we have a lot of students who really have um admiration for the Arts within our community and I think it was really important to you know establish um a local hub for created for creativity and providing students with Hands-On training and exposure and uplifting the local by po bip artist and we've had really successful students within the art sector these last couple months so um I really thought that this was cool to um include in this handbook because of the different opportunities that it provides and you know if students don't want to participate in any of these um leadership opportunities I really wanted to emphasize that you know just going and speaking out and being you know watching board meetings and going to city council um meetings
327is enough as it is you know um students are doing their due due diligence um so I wanted to emphasize that as well and the very last um page leads us into the next item as well but for those who don't know the student trustee um Authority is governed by Board of bylaw 9150 and I wanted students to you know get a clear outline on that um bylaw and as we can see down here what I did is um these different authorities or you know pursuant to board bylaw 9150 is inclusive of our board bylaw as well as the same Santa Cruz County Board of Education and the very last um uh line that you see over here um right here a little bit above uh the line that says student trustees may may may
328make motions that may be acted upon by the board accept with on matters dealing with employee employer employee relations pursuant to government code um that currently is not in our board bylaws but I am working to change that and I will be speaking about that um on the next item um because currently the Santa Cruz County board of education allows their student trustee to make motions and I'm hoping to bring that change to pbsd just to line with not only the Santa Cruz County Board of Education but a variety of different um uh School boards across California so yeah that's uh basically and then at the very end I list um who contributed to this handbook but yeah thank you and so truste Escada is bringing this before you as a report um and discussion
329it will come back in our next meeting though as an action item because we'd like to propose that this handbook be adopted into board policy along with the board go governance handbook so that it is aside along um that is included with our governance handbook policy um and then the next item that he'll talk about is the making motions and we would like to also include that in board policy so those two will come back as action items Daniel I'll let you go on to that next item I don't know if there's any public comments or board deliberation about this handbook specifically yes do we have any I don't see any I turned in a c for TW for 12.1 yes okay yes um first of all I want to uh commend you about um
330this handbook and the idea of serving the community and being involved in public decision making this is U Civic engagement is critical and I was just sitting there and thinking when I was your age I graduated in 1959 when they had above ground bomb test in Nevada and my graduation speech was on we want to have a future and not be you know destroyed by nuclear weapons we're facing that now but I'm thinking working in this community to ban toxic lithium batteries storage sites in our school district and and Watson bill is a valid meaningful and critical civit engagement and I'm thinking integral to the school curriculum this involves science government Community networking looking at environmental impacts looking at what's gone through the planning department and the county for 90 Mental Road the history of
331that history of measure J and this County that Gary Patton brought forth decades ago to stating that agricultural land needs to be protected 90 Mentor road is a ultural land this is educational Outreach you could be doing developmental organizational and planning skills with other students and community members to prevent more disasters like the ongoing Moss Landing contamination and fires and also here's another idea the trustee of the land at mentor Road signed a leasee agreement with new Leaf energy before this MOS Landing fire was not informed of the disaster so I have some articles to give you but I'm playing with you that this is really an opportunity thank you do we have any um discussion from the board trusty Turley we're all so proud out of you Daniel you do such great work and
332you're an amazing person and I'd like to acknowledge that your mother is here videoing everything so you'll have that um and and one question for you Dr kerus is it a requirement that whenever there's a bylaw change that it be read two times uh no usually though what we do like to do as a best practice is bring something forward to the board as a discussion item and then bring it back as an action item at the next meeting just so the board has time for thoughtful discussion or you know we don't have to do that and I do actually want to note one thing and in Daniel's proposal there is a change to how we select the student trustee that was very thoughtful on Daniel's part Daniel do you want to talk about that
333so previously the selection process or at least the interview process for the student trustee included the current student trustee the superintendent um and I believe the executive assistant and the Pio and what I'm looking to um do now is at least to have the board president the vice president and an additional board member which could be a board member serving on the agenda setting committee or just you know a board member who would like to join the interview process um and you know we're still looking for feedback as we you know continue the selection process and the interview process so um that's something that um I'm looking on changing um which I think would you know as the board president and board members work really closely with the with the student trustee I think it'd
334be really valuable to have them there for the interview process trusty Medina I just got to say this is USC material right here so I'm glad to hopefully see you go there soon um no but I'm just really impressed with this I think we need to start documenting our systems a bit more so that we could develop trainings on them um and really get the students more involved I do um love what was said about being more engage with the community um granted I think this is enough your outlet already so um but um you know I hope that this is kind of like a snowball to the more student involvement that we want to see happening and um I'm glad you're laying the foundation for that go Trojans good job thank um me and
335Julie have also spoken you know we want this to be the start you when the next student trustee comes on to you know potentially motivate like for example Hospital boards to have a student trustee and just continue the student voice around the community so not just on school boards or maybe even the Watsonville city council can take up like a student council member um just to continue the work that's been started that's great uh trusty carasco I mean I just want to Echo what everybody is saying um I'm very proud of you i' I've known you for many years and it's it's it's amazing to be sitting here with you and seeing you grow and and creating this um and I also want to say thank you for um you know um putting art cor
336we just had a um open reception for an Art Exhibit and all of our high school interns learn how to hang artwork how to coordinate events how to document how to Market and everything so and they got to engage with people they've never even met so I'm glad that we're there cuz we're we're doing the work so thank you thank you trusty Navaro so I want to Echo Daniel you never cease to amaze me and we're all so proud of you and your mom amazing right you should be so proud he has he's such a remarkable young man and I you know if you decide to become a Trojan like self uh remember they're need blind and uh they give a lot of money out so just keep it on your radar but no matter
337what school's lucky enough to get you it you're GNA be fantastic and I did not know you were a Trojan that is crazy um so I wholeheartly support all of this and you know you you're GNA have big shoes to fill okay just more pouring on the love on you I I think you done an amazing job you've really just above and beyond you know what what is expected of you and I think that's just shows you know your work ethic and I just can't wait to see what even what you have in your future but you came and you didn't take this job you know L you you said I'm going to do it and I'm going to do it to the best of my ability and and Beyond and I think you've set
338up our future trustee student trusties amazingly and so now anyone who comes behind you is now ready and equipped and can just keep that momentum going so thank you and can't wait to see um so we will now move on to your second item um oh sorry sorry trusty Flyn okay um I just I've only known you a couple weeks and I'm super impressed uh so I feel really honored to have this short amount of time to to serve with you um I don't know if it's too late to um add um but the the the county actually has a um a student um trust TR not a trustee but a um a student Le group it's too late I can't think my brain is shutting down so I don't know if that's something that
339can be an Advisory board thank you um if that can be something that's added could be added on there thank you okay so so now we will move on to item 12.2 the first reading of board bylaw 9150 this report will be presented by our student trustee Daniel Esa thank you yeah so as we continue to empower students through Civic engagement um and through the handbook it's important that we structure our board governance um to reflect these changes um so the handbook as Dr contr said which will be added as an addendum to our board governance handbook um outlines the expanded role of the student trustee including the ability to make motions so to align with this update I'm bringing forward a a revision and addition to our board bylaw 9150 um which will officially
340Grant student trustees the ability to make motions um so this change is not only in line with best practices across California where many districts have already adopted this policy but it also brings into alignment with the Santa Cruz County Office of Education um where the student trustee has been granted this power um so this re this revision will will Empower student trustees to have a larger voice and a more direct influence in board discussions um and I believe this change will significantly enhance the role of student trustees um yeah because during the student trustee Academy um I was told that I would be able to do it and then I remember my first meeting here I asked and got shut down right away like no you can't make motions um and from that point on
341I was motivated to eventually bring that revision to our board bylaw so um yeah thank thank you do we have any public comments to this we do not okay board board discussion I think we're going to go down the the line again and just say how amazing Daniel is oh yeah yeah um no I just wanted to say I think this is great again um having the power to Second something or or to bring up emotion is really great um and again I think this is just going to Snowball right because now that you have um you're giving pretty much future Generations a say now um compared to begging us board trustees to listen to you right so um I'm really glad that you're going to be getting this um also once again I will
342say this is great USC material um top school just saying um and when this gets adopted it goes immediately into effect right so at that same meeting he can make the Motions okay I'm sold cool that was one thing as we were planning this we were making sure that he'd have an opport Unity to use it yeah I think I'll be able to exercise it for two or three meetings so yeah I'll make I'll make the most of it we're going to look to you for every item okay any other discussion okay you know how awesome you are and yes we look forward to bringing this forward as an action item okay I will now move us on to item 12.3 expanded learning summer programming report will be presented by our famous Jennifer Littleton Bruno
343our director of expanded learning good evening president Flores Dr contras is not there and Board of Trustees I'm Jen Littleton Bruno the executive director of expanded learning and tonight I have the pleasure of sharing information about our summer program mean here at [Music] pbd and this is not going I I think it's done for the night this is our vision and our mission oh it woke back up okay and so for summer programming we are looking at goal number one academic Excellence powerful learning and goal number three climate culture and Community during summer school this summer before we launched into summer we did a survey with our key stakeholders and so we G engaged our families and we had 500 responses which I felt like was a great response we also engaged our certificated staff
344members and had about 200 responses from our pvft members as well and we asked our key stakeholders what do you want to see in summer because we assume that we know and we have our requirements but we really wanted to know what do our families want what are their needs what do what are their students telling them they want and what do our teachers want to do in summer and so what we learned was some information that I actually was shocked about last year we launched our 9-hour program and we heard from families that they wanted summer school to be 6 hours we heard from our teachers that they wanted to teach 4 hours a day and focus on academics and not do all the enrichment activities and so it was a really great iron
345eyeopener for our department to really be able to look at our key stakeholders and hear what do they want to do and then be able to adjust our programs to ensure they met our requirements but also were what our community was asking for and what they Vision their summer would look like and so some key information here is that we are offering our summer school program and in addition we're doing our summer camps that we launched last year the biggest change was that we heard that some families did not want to do summer school they just wanted to do summer camps and so we thought why wait till July so this year we are offering summer school in June and we are offering our summer camps from June until August 12th so we will be
346offering over 40 days of summer programming for Community each day we will have options that are from like 1 hour to 9 hours and so this is really so that we can meet all of our family's diverse needs it's asleep again oh I changed the volume that's I'm asleep again I'm sorry so for summer school I'm pleased to share that we will have nine summer school sites we operate the expanded learning summer school program in addition uh we have our extended school year program with special services so special services will be running June 10th to June 27th they came to you a couple be meetings ago and had a waiver to be able to offer their program during this time their program will run six hours a day and in the afternoons we integrate our
347programs together and so that those students in those programs are doing enrichment with our students as well in the regular expanded learning programs in addition they we work with Heather Moren and her team so that we can ensure that the programming that we offer to the uh special services students is what they need and it what works for them so our program the expanded learning program will run June 12th through the 27th we are not starting on the 10th pvft asked us to be mindful of how quickly we were starting our program and so we were able to push it back and we start actually the day before to give teacher some training time and some professional development in the mornings for 4 hours we'll be focusing on academics with our pvft teachers I'd like
348to share that last year we had about 90% of our 250 staff members that we hired of certificated teachers were actually pvft full-time credential teachers for our school district so we're really lucky here that our students actually get to keep working with their school day teachers we'll be using SE to grow Bridges just WR reading so that will be focused on academic time and really core instruction with our certificated teachers and that's what we heard our certificated teachers tell us was that they wanted to teach just in the morning and they really wanted to focus on academics in the afternoons our program is a six-hour program so it's not going to be a typical like before school and then after school program we're bridging those together because really that's our goal that we're going to
349be able to have here at one day is that it's not regular school and after school it's that it's school and we're here to support you no matter what time of day it is and so during the afternoons we will have um IAS classified staff enrichment Specialists student helpers and Community Partners coming in and doing enriching activities and so our instructional AIDS and our enrichment Specialists will get to use kiwi kits these are a couple example examples um I think that one of them this one is like the Domino little machine that you do it's like a mark robberg like little one that the kids have loved in the past this year we'll be diving into summer and so it's a water Focus so we'll have some water activities I think there's an oil kit
350that the students will get to engage in in addition we will have our Community Partners and so we really are just focusing in on a couple Community Partners that are going to be coming into our schools and then the rest of our Partnerships all explain in a little bit and so we will have the Arts Council coming in El stemma um gup America Scores science MyWay and Watsonville um Wetland watch and we just learned about student engagement and um working and I just have to share that science my way which is one of our brand new providers they that nonprofit was created by pvusd former students that taught with us in science um Workshop as high school students for many many years and they went on to college and they came back and they saw
351a need in our community and so if you ever see that crazy physics bus that's all around those are former PVD staff students who worked in after school program and then got educated and came back to their community and now are launching these science classes they make scooters and they do all these fun things and so it's a just a great way to see that our students are coming back and giving back to our students so I just explained a little bit about special education esy um so students to do esy you have to qualify that's part of your IEP program and so we Le we work alongside with special services expand and learning orders all the materials so that those students are getting the same access to curriculum and supplies um but they actually
352their IEP is you know man allows them to have these services and those classes look a little bit different they're often a little bit smaller or they might have some uh Behavior AIDS the migrant program um will be running a program as well and so what they're going to be doing this year is they're changing things up a little bit they're going to be part of the enrichment program in the afternoon and so if you're a migrant student you're going to be able to access the migrant program in the afternoon so core day they will be with the expanded learning team and then they'll transition into the migrant program they'll also still have access to a lot of the enrichment activities as well in addition to the school migrant program there are also other uh
353programs that migrant will offer this summer they offer the study home program a Cabrio program and a homebased TK program as well and um for migrant they use both migrant funds and then they also are um utilizing some expanded learning funds because they do not get get as much migrant funds as they used to get our high school program we um typically are known for our credit recovery uh program and in addition you know last year we actually had five graduates who attended our cred credit recovery program for summer school and at the end of uh the program and I invite all of you now in June we do a graduation and it's so beautiful it's very very intimate and very very small but these are students who didn't graduate with their class but who
354are committed to graduating in that same school year and so they take two classes over summer and they graduate and so they graduate with the same diploma and they graduate with their same class and it's so awesome to see these students who are so committed and are not giving up in addition this year um president Flores actually last year asked me what credit attainment or what kind of credit attainment do you have if your students don't need credit recovery I'm like um there's not much and um Nancy Zuniga and I really feel like as we're looking at enrollment and decreasing enrollment and where are students going our students deserve credit attainment we deserve to offer those opportunities to our students so we will have a variety of ethnic studies courses for attainment for students we
355we are working with Stephanie and uh Claudia on offering band for attainment we are looking at all different courses so that we're able to also offer attainment for those students who might have a really packed schedule and want to be able to take additional courses we also offer English language development we partner with gearup we partner with digital Nest to be able to offer offsite programming on Career Development we um we actually pay for a partnership with food wet so our students are getting credits and getting paid for summer internships we offer enrichment oportunities last year they went to the the students went to the aquarium and we offer student helper employment and so we typically we hire about 40 high school students every year to come work in the after school into the summer
356programs we partner with Julie and the City of Watsonville to offer the summer in the city program for students and so this has been a huge success um and Julie really you know supports us so much in running this program and being able to offer this opportunity for our students to have access to other activities besides just credit attainment and Credit Recovery our last program we got really famous last year really quickly uh thanks to using all of our Esser funds and so you may know or you may not know about our summer camps program I'm a mom of four and something that's important to me is that when I look in our community as I was raising my kids are all really young is there was not a lot of opportunities for our students
357and I look at over the hill or in Santa Cruz students are getting to do gymnastics classes and horseback riding and I'm like wait a minute how do we get our students in Watsonville in park her in aptus the same activities that affluent families get and so when you're looking at an affluent family or Community they may not be sending their students to summer school alone what are they doing and that's what we thought about what are students doing what's sparking their interest to be able to let them be learning and excited about life also what's going to help them learn the growth mindset so that they when they're working on a math problem and it's really difficult they don't give up and so we launched our summer camps Nancy Zuna uh launched them last
358year for us and so we have a variety of Summer Camps this is a scaled down version last year we spent about $5 million this year thanks to Esser funds um this year we're looking at $1,200,000 and so this is scaled down so it's not as much as I would love to do and also we have some wonderful opportunities for our students um and so so expanded learning has a variety diverse portfolio of partners that you can see here and our Partnerships all um did a proposal to work within our school districts what you will notice is that we have some Partnerships that are large businesses we have others that are nonprofits and we have some um that are nonprofits that we've been partnering with for 20 uh years and we have some like um
359science my way that I just mentioned that's a brand new nonprofit like a year old and we're partnering with them so I'm very very excited to share that we have a very diverse portfolio of Partners both businesses and nonprofits and by partnering with a very diverse group we're able to offer students a variety of activities so we offer the all day camps those have 9-hour opportunities for students so those are great for working families that really need a safe space but there's some really really great ones there's White Rock grants which is an equestrian class so students are learning to horseback ride so when we think about growth mindset right it doesn't have to be just about school so we're bringing students in who may have never ridden a horse before and after a week
360they're riding a horse they just learned that when you try and you try and you practice you can Master a skill and so I truly believe that if we give our students these opportunities to master skills during the summer that then they're going to come back in and when they have a hard math problem or they're having a difficult time spelling or learning a different piece they've learned that if they practice and practice and keep trying when it gets rough that they can succeed and so I'm super excited that we're not only providing a safe atmosphere for students we're providing opportunities and growth for them so some of the really cool things that we're offering is Farm discovery light speed is uh karate classes camp closeup we're going to be offering a couple spaces to
361go to Washington DC that was a huge success last year we sent 480 parents and students to Washington DC over two weeks last year it was one of the most for me one of the best pieces of my administrative experience and I kind of summed it up like being a parent it was also some of the hardest times of being an administrator as well um we had a couple spaces of families that uh students that were w't able to go last year and closeup were able to give us those spaces back so that we can send some students with our extra spaces so we're really excited we also have the same opportunities with springboard which offer one week Middle School um placements at colleges or two week placements for high school students so we have
362those opportunities we also have some physical fitness and emotional we have America Scores food what gup uh Pacific Arts Complex for dance we we have Quicksilver swimming classes yoga classes for drop in with wats Mill yoga wave Warriors is similar to like a um water safety class and they're at the beach so it's great because we don't really have um those opportunities for our students and so wave um Warriors is able to give our students beach access and teaching them to swim in the ocean uh we have for science uh math and Technology we have digital Nest science MyWay Watsonville Wetlands watch and X Academy offers actually a um math Camp as well and then for the Arts we have a numerous numerous number of Arts partners that are all here we have so we
363have such a rich diverse group of artists in arts programs um the great thing with our summer programming is we have a huge number of students right um and so we're able to partner with almost every organization that reaches out to us and who does a proposal because we have students to feel those spaces and so you'll see that we have a number of Arts both um drama art Visual and Theater Arts and that's our summer program thank you do we have any public comments to this item we do not okay so we'll bring it back to the board for discussion trusty Flynn I was just curious how do families access yes programs yes of course and I just want to I forgot to say something that's really important before I answer your question we
364are funded by Asus 21st century elop and assets so we do not use any District funds and these programs are all what are required of us and within compliance of our programs I'm sorry for not answering that but I saw my notes and forgot to do that so how do you sign up that is a great question so we are working on a catalog right now so that families will be able to have a catalog it will be both printed and on our website um and so then we are figuring out the actual how to sign up last year was Insanity um we you know we offered over 300 different options for families and so we signed up over 4,000 people my office is a very small office so if you ever talk to n
365uh Nancy Karina or Jackie please be very kind to them that is three people that are supporting 4,000 students in over 300 different Camp options of signups so what we hope to do this year is use parents Square to be able to offer signups we are still trying to decide how to best use parent Square to be able to make it as userfriendly as possible this is a discussion in our office every day throwing back and forth what well what about this what about this but what will happen is that we will announce this on parents Square we'll also have a couple videos that we will announce so that parents can see the different activities that their students are doing and then there will be Flyers that will be sent home we offer online signups
366and then at our school sites we actually have after school offices expanded learning offices where families can come in and do signups we're currently doing that with summer school already and then in addition one thing that we notice is our main office is at the district office on the third floor and what we heard from families was that was kind of hard for them to manage and so we actually have a hub we call it the expand and Learning Hub at Watsonville High we're wait right across from the tennis courts and so twice a week we open up the Hub and it's this great open space with computers and we have families who come in and so on all of our flyers and information it shows our Hub hours and so we will have families
367come in and we walk them through the process so we want to make sure that we are online but you can register over the phone in person or on your own that is that's fantastic because yeah due just making it really accessible and making sure that nobody's left behind and that everybody has access and that's what I like to see in most aspects of what we do and this is the first one that you've really it sounds like you've really thought out how do we reach the the Far Corners CU I know that you know in in your area PV Middle School parents will actually come to the site to have a conversation they're not getting information online they're not using parent Square in the way that I think that people assume so I I
368really want to commend you for making sure that that's happening with your team of four yeah um andk it's happening because of our team of 50 and so at the school sites we have two staff members and they really just hold so much they signed up thousands of parents on parents Square in August and September and then they've been signing up parents for parent view now and so they are an open safe place for our families and so families come in and they sit and they sign up with their families the other thing that I want to share with you is that our students all of our programs we prioritize our unduplicated students and so those are our English language Learners free and reduced lunch um Foster and um homeless Youth and so when we're
369signing these programs up it doesn't matter if you can learn to sign up really quickly or you you know if you're affluent and you can use that technology we pull every student's information and the first students who are offered these spaces are are unduplicated students and then we drop down to students who have parents that work for pvusd because we know that those families might still be working especially our classified staff members and they need a safe space for their students so they can keep working for the district so we want to be able to support them as well yes yes Jennifer does amazing job with our um Extended Learning last year uh I thought signups were great from the parent side I'm you know sorry that it was so chaotic on your end but
370I mean we had the Google Doc and then we got to sign up you know this was our first choice of Camp second third um so I you know that was great this year so like I I appreciate how you said you know there is some priority given um is it going to be a limit again this year for some students that they can pick one camp we hope I'm running our numbers right now we believe that we'll be able to offer every student two camps is our is our goal but what we'll do just like last year and we ran those same numbers so last year all of our unduplicated students and that took us a little bit of time and so families got a little bit frustrated that they weren't told right away
371but it was because we really wanted to make sure that we provided access for who this funding is for and so we plan on doing the same thing is that we will run our run all the things and then be able to offer everybody one and then offer everybody two as our hope last year we had some families that were able to sign up for six to eight classes if they're flexible on what activities they want their students to do we were able to really work with them and so we we're really fortunate um our numbers are looking like we should be able to offer at least two per family that's amazing her student not her family that's great that's I'm just so thankful that our students have these opportunities and I'm thankful to you
372and your staff for bringing these opportunities the horseback riding sounds amazing the I I talked to several students last year who got to go to DC and yeah highlight of their you know student career so far um trusty Medina yes so um I had the opportunity to teach one summer great fall not so much so um in terms I programming for our students is great but I know a big worry that I have because I experienced it personally through expanded learning is communication with our stakeholders there was a huge gap that happened last time between um our stakeholders what was going on you all went on vacation kind of left us out in the dry for like two weeks I think and we had to kind of troubleshoot a lot of things so what systems
373are put in place to kind of avoid that and also communication because I think that's something that really needed a lot of work yeah and I think right now are you speaking as a trustee or as a I'm up on the diet so I am a trustee okay yes so um I want to say that we did not go on vacation we were in DC with families so we were working around the clock um so I'm sorry if it felt that way um but what we did was we ran a new um piece it was the the RS FP right so request for proposals so we had 40 applicants apply and we ran that program I'm sorry I'm a little bit uncomfortable right now with how you're asking me questions that you did as a
374business person this is generalized because I've talked to a lot of people who also ran the program as well so I'm going to just um interor Jennifer yes thank you Benny so I just want to interject and say just with the political reform act um I just want to make sure that we're protecting the district so I know um Tristy um Medina you had um a contract with us through your business so I just want to make sure that we're very clear that when you're on the Das M um representing your experience as a business owner Contracting with the district um I believe that would be a conflict of interest yeah so I could list off other organizations too that contacted me about this because I'm generalizing it at this point I I'll take over
375Jenny I'm sorry I just felt a little bit uncomfortable I want to make sure that we're all covered under Browns at so this year some things that this board may or may not know is that expand and learning um myself and Nancy Zuna we were and this is not excuses but to make sure that we're really clear we had four openings and so we had a program director opening because we lost Joseph Smith so that Renaissance could have a high school principal and so that was a priority to us by saying yes we he should go there and he should be with students I took on four other jobs this year and so we had four program directors o two program director positions and two assistant director positions open so I would totally agree with
376you that we had some communication and it's because I was juggling and Nancy and I were juggling four other jobs beyond our jobs our job duties did not change those job duties did not change as I shared with many of our um Partnerships including you we had it um Georgia who's now our liaison so she is working with our Community Partners we've since added a Community Partnership meet and greet a community ship um partnership handbook and numer numerous other things and so I agree that was really hard but it was also hard to juggle for jobs and so I'm glad that you could share your concerns which you have done in the past as well and I shared the reasonings behind that before as well that we were running for people short so yeah and
377and so and that's what it's coming down to right so do you feel like you're more staffed and prepared now this time around um yeah we are defin well we are still short and we are really prepared what that means is that most of the time myself and my team are working around the clock 12 to 14 hours a day and because we're not going to let it drop and so yes we may have lost some communication but the other piece that we never lost was the safety of students and the programming of students and so in my mind what my main job is is to make sure that I provide a safe program and so if I'm going to answer an email or I'm going to be running a site I'm going to go
378do that and I feel horrible for our Partnerships but my job is to make sure that I have saved programs and that my grants are going because if I drop any of these pieces we are losing millions of dollars or students safety is at stake and so I agree that you know we would love to have communication at all times and sometimes that got dropped since then we've now made a community newsletter so we've already launched it will be once per quarter we had a huge meet and greet with over 50 Community Partners at the district office it was great and there's weekly uh not weekly but monly um check-ins with Georgia sweet awesome yeah no I just want you guys to be staffed well so you could continue this great work and that you
379know you guys were picking it up trying to figure it out got it get it um but I just want these to be successful because the programs were fun I loved working with the students going around seeing what they were doing with so um that's what it's like and then also just really fostering those um relationships with our community stakeholders as well um and you know the final thing is too is just um is there a process in which you um so let's say uh somebody like those students that came back who did you help them out with their application or did um or do we help out anybody with their application who does have that pass if they reach out to us so um that group of students who are much older now but
380you know where our students they actually reached out to me and I set hours with them to go over what they need needed how they could get different things what liability insurance looks like we are very invested with our Partnerships and we've had a couple Partnerships where yeah things did not go through and maybe there were hiccups but I have to tell you we have at least 30 partners that would line up here and say that we answer the phone around the clock that we are always there for them we are ready to be innovated and support students and so we have had partners that it hasn't worked for for a variety of reasons and when I am working with Partnerships what I have to look at is what's best for students and that's my
381job and so sometimes I'm going to have to say to Partners like this may not be a good fit for us or here's what we need or I'm sorry I can't pay those fees for rent or for overhead because our programming is just for student costs teacher costs and these are really hard conversations and sometimes we do have organizations that are like but I need this you you're not giving me this I can't do what every organization wants because I have to do what's right for a student awesome and there's a criteria for that right when you're figuring out yeah sweet there was um pre uh Focus areas there was safety learning all different pieces and that's how we were able to offer programs great I just hope that communication keeps up very well thank
382you yeah I think that if you were to reach out to some of our partners you would hear that it's going really well I've heard from several that it was amazing and I mean last year that was unheard of that was unprecedented what you pulled off and allowing our students to go to Camp Kenan I mean that's in our backyard and our it's so expensive but amazing and you gave that opportunity to our students so thank you for that and in addition to all the other camps that we've never done that before in pvsd so there's bound to be hiccups in our first year and you handled them gracefully and I thank you for that and do you trusty Navaro I just want to say Jennifer thank thank you so much for this presentation and
383for all the work that you're doing and I you know I appreciate the fact that your your staff is under your office is underst staffed but this is really exciting I think for our students and thank you for all your hard work yeah of course I just want to give you guys a little bit of idea of what our staffing is like right now or what we're doing so we are running after school programs we have over 6,000 students a day right now at 31 school sites we are launching summer school and we are leading the enrollment of summer school program so for the all of the programs we're ordering all the curriculum right now for summer school and then we are launching the uh enrichment camps as well in addition we are working with
384Heather Gorman and launching the enrollment for next school year for districtwide we are supporting the roll out of that of synergy for all students um because our application is now part of the student packet so like today we had 300 calls alone just to into our office just to support student enrollment just for next year trasco and then for me I wanted to pull um no oh we're not okay okay my bad it's late I'm tired okay so if there's no more discussion from the board then I say thank you thank and I can't wait to see how our summer program goes this year oh okay thank you we will now move on to item 12.4 Transportation plan 202 2024 d225 report will be presented by Sarah E lmy director of Transportation welcome I think
385this is the first time we're seeing some of us are seeing you so welcome to pbsd thank you very much um normally I'd say good evening but it looks like good morning it's nice to meet you guys and see you in person instead of online um thank you for the opportunity of presenting the transportation plan this year um my name is Sarah lmy I'm honored to serve as the new director of Transportation as I step into this role I'm currently evaluating the department to identify areas of strengths as well as opportunities to grow of course let's see the history on the transportation plan um just some highlights on it assembly Bill 181 was introduced in 2022 which marks a significant milestone for our school districts in California after Decades of advocacy and representatives across the
386state trying to get funding for our schools for transportation we now have legislation to support that and it's a major win for our district prior to the 2022 transportation funding that was not a guaranteed allotment for the school districts thanks to your leadership and recognization on the essential role of Transportation plays in Student Success we are able to provide more consistent and Equitable Services as you can see um CDE um the office of school transportation came up with a plan to have compliance with regulations Equitable access for transportations for students for after school learning opportunities and to support our lowincome fostering and homeless students which is our Mak evento program of course let's see with those um it's important to uh note that the federal level the districts mandated to trans or uh to transport
387students with individual education plans or IEPs when transportation is related to Services as well as students qualified under the mckin V program um so those are ones we're we're regulated on we have to cover those right so this plan um helps us the 60% of that reimbursement is um more than covers all of what that would cost right so here's the breakdown you can see last year's expenditures were over 12 million dollar obviously I wasn't here so I can't really tell you how or what everything but here's the break down um of what we pulled the state reimbursement is going to be over $7 million we're anticipated to get back so again that um revenue of the 4 million would it would cost us more than that for our students um with IEPs to cover
388that so with that in mind the support of the home to school transport transportation funding oh my goodness it is late [Laughter] I don't know how you guys stay up this late um this is a huge positive for um school districts obviously before 2022 school districts didn't see this money it was 12 million we were out that came out of the um general fund right now we're getting those reimbursements so that's when we can start looking at um driver retention and recruitment Fleet upgrades sustaining safe and reliable student transportation this funding not only offsets existing expenses but also places the district well ahead of where we were prior to 2022 in terms of financial stability and service capability thank you again for your commitment and support for recognizing how crucial transportation is in ensuring every
389student has access to education thank you we do have one public speaker elizabe Sanchez are you still here doesn't look like it okay I will tell you um thank we're so excited to have you in this role um I know that transportation's been a big Challenge and I'm hoping that you have some creative strategies on how to not get the daily text of routes being cancelled because as a parent I luckily don't rely on the bus system but you know it's we it's really challenging if you're relying on that as a family to make sure that you get your kids to school on time and does affect our average daily attendance so I'm interested to see what you do going forward to kind of work on that I I'm a parent as well and um
390the district I came from we went out of our way our drivers drove a lot of hours to make sure that we didn't have that when we were short but so becoming creative is one of my expertise and I've never seen a district that just sends out of we can't pick them up and so as a parent that breaks my heart right right that that and that's every parent because I've talked to several parents they live or they work two hours away because you know they have to to live here you got to travel a little bit more to be able to afford to live here and so they go how do how do I get my kid home I didn't find out till last minute and I so it is a big eye opening
391for me we definitely are working on some strategies I'm still evaluating because I've only been here couple weeks but I do plan on um finding some solutions and finding ways to get more drivers in because I know we're 19 short so yeah well thank you and I appreciate you taking on this big task thank you trusty Medina really excited especially in Hall Elementary and hopefully the communication's really good there but I want wanted to send this um I told my constituents I would read this out so that way everybody just kind of knows what's kind of going on in my district so February 20th p.m. no Route 27 February 24th p.m. no Route 27 February 27th p.m. no Route 27 March 3rd p.m no Route 27 March 10th p.m. no Route 27 March 11th a.m.
392no Route 21 March 12th a.m. no Route 27 March 12th p.m. no Route 27 March 13th a.m. no Route 27 March 13th PM no Route 27 March 14th am no Route 27 March 14th pm. no route 2627 and 32 March 17th p.m. no Route 27 March 21st p.m. no Route 27 and March 24th pm. no Route 27 that's a lot of routes that is a lot of routes so um I'm I I don't I don't know um if it was passed on to you but I know I requested to just kind of see like how many students are we not picking up when we have 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 days in my district alone that we're not picking up students and I know um
393declining enrollments um the phrase um in this District right now so I'm just very curious um when I could get those numbers I think from the superintendent's office how many students are we not picking up because of these 15 days with multiple routes not picking up students especially in my area so I just wanted to flag that I hope you could fix it please fix it no that is my heart and soul about our kids my number one priority is always our kids and um and my drivers because my drivers and the kids are the only ones that give me a job right yeah without them I don't have one yeah and I know the routes um in front of my grandma's house um where I'm at so um I know we're looking into putting
394a bench and stuff like that because when it rains there's like and I don't think this is you this is more the county but I know when rains like students don't have anything to cover them we're trying to put a tarp over for the meantime um also the routes that they're dropped off and picked up at 2 um on Hall Road it's super busy in the morning time and I know there's a bus stop right at the top of the hill My worry is somebody's going to off-road one day and hit those students um so it' be probably be better if we could refigure out that route um that could best work for our students so um and I'm happy to have more of a discussion cuz I got so many emails about it that
395I totally pass on to you definitely I love any insight on the routes because obviously I got to learn all of those I have requested um to start getting some counts to get actual what's riding our bus or who's riding our buses and um so hopefully I have those by next week well yeah please let me know how I could help you do a great job all right thank you thank you uh trustee Esa I just wanted to say thank you and I I think today was the first day that app house didn't get an email that we you know didn't have any bus routes so I can see that you know it's already starting to work um and I hope that um your amazing work only continues on so I wish you the best
396of luck and thank you for everything that you're doing for our district and our students yeah I know I can tell yeah I know I know if you guys are still here at this time and night to support her I mean that says a lot oh yeah we aome I will when you have something that needs Improvement it's easier to look better right um I just want to say hello we had a onboarding together so it's nice to see you again um so going to what uh trusty Medina was saying about the routes you may run into some um I guess history where um residents have not wanted a particular bus stop in a certain spot I just want to recommend my and my address is one of those but it was the previous person
397who lived there I'm fine with a bus stop coming there because it's like the safest place and so I say that only because if you run into that other places just inquire further because there might be a new resident there that is okay with it so that's just what I want to so don't just take no because especially if it's the if it's a safer spot yeah thank you so much and we're sorry it had to be so late tonight or this morning okay thank you thank you okay I will now move us on to item 12.5 maintenance and operations and Facilities department reorganization plan this report will be presented by herlindo Fernandez director of Maintenance and operations and facilities and Sergio amre direct assistant director of Maintenance and operations good morning good morning president
398Flores vice president Dr Navaro Dr conteras and board members cabinet my name is alindo Fernandez and I'm the director of minuts and operations I'm pleased to bring forward this m and facilit res reorganization plan our vision and our [Music] mission okay our mission and our our vision and our mission a strategic goals that it aligns with Goal number three climate and culture and Community physical respons abbility puzle puzle and Creative Solutions how can the D sustainability address the 1 million billion in facility needs in our district with minimal impact to the general fund how can the distribute capacity successfully implemented the new 315 million measure M bond with the measure M Bond there's great opportunities for the district as you can see here this is the 33 plus sites that the district uh serviceses approximately
39960 to 70% of our scho were built before 2000 and require modernization to meet current education and safety standards including updates to infrastructure technology and compliance with ADA requirements by addressing these needs we can Ensure sure that all students have access to safe and modern learning environments overview of reorganization plan schoolside Niko stands will be 10 to 25% funding from ongoing expanded learning opportunities program elop to fund additional m&o classified full-time positions restructure the assistant director of m&o facilities into director of facilities and construction J utilizing measure M's administrative cost allocation to fund new Bond manager planning specialist and administrative secretary 2 positions this is our current uh facility structure as you can see here um starts with the director of um M and facilities and then assistant director of M groundskeeping Staffing ratio we
400did an assessment of with the cbow recommendations it is recommended that one full-time position for every 28 Acres the district wide is over 553 Acres which is approximately 400 and 44 Acres requiring groundskeeping recommended full-time position based on this assessment we did for the 444 acres is 22 the difference of three positions actual full-time positions that we currently have right now is 19 keep in mind that we are not able to use Roundup and our sites are in desperate need everywhere and the groundskeepers really are struggling to keep up with their sites M&L traes and Staffing ratios same same assessment was done the cosbo full one full-time proced for every 55 square foot of building space total footage District right approximately 2.3 million billion square feet building space recommended full-time position is 41.8 full-time position
401difference is 16.8 actual positions 25 that's what we have right now all right my name is Ser amri um so this is the propos facility for construction so this is new positions that we want to add we want to add on director of facility and construction we want to add a bond manager planning specialist and a secretary right the ones in green are existing positions we have the assistant director SEC secretary and then planning specialist and a planning two positions of planning specialist so we have a cost uh analysis so Bond manager range 33 classified Management schedule out 148,000 and then we have our estimate cost of one position FTE planning specialist for 107 estimate cost of one position ft administrative secretary to 80,000 a total of 335,000 um we learned through meas L to
402expedite the need for the position and as well right we want to go ahead and start the the predesigned phase before we get to the art to our Architects that way we could speed the process then when it gets to The Architects we could throw it into Des sign so this is our proposed for maintenance and operations Department we have the director and under the director we have supervisor of Maintenance supervisor of grounds our supervisor of custodial am and supervisor of custodial pm and then two secretaries and the buyer we have a proposed maintenance and operations Department right under the supervisor of Maintenance so two positions we are requesting are two maintenance specialist positions which those will help our trades all 360 right they could help our in hbac plumbing um carpentry with the Mason
403with the welder so those are 360 positions that we're asking two positions and every everything in green is existing positions that we already have in our next slide is proposed maintening positions were definitely in needed of another painter as you guys could see and you guys want the sides there's a huge need exterior and interior of our buildings of the high demand for paint for another painter so we have here in blue our new position that we want to add for the painters just like hurle was talking about earlier in the uh previous slide for our grounds departments there's a huge need right and not counting like alas high school that has a lot of pcel um Renaissance um different other um schools and without being able to use Roundup we definitely have have the
404need of three more grounds keepers and this is our custodial and this is going to be under maintenance and operations and we have our supervisor of custodio AM and PM our rowing crew and then we have our morning custodians and then they do fire inspections and fed inspections for us so this is the cost uh of a restructure to General funds so estimate savings to the unrestricted General funds by founding 10 to 25% through elop 500,000 and then it says cost to restructure director of facilities and construction range 42 salary and it's 34,000 of a difference and then estimate cost of three positions FD for maintenance maintenance specialist is 240,000 estimate cost for three positions for high school groundskeepers is 225,000 so the total cost of Ft is 499,000 so next steps the district so
405next steps the District of facility construction Position will be brought brought to the board on April 16 2025 for approval to be placed on the classified management salary schedule range 42 the B manager proed will be brought back to the board on April 16 2025 for approval for place on classified management salary schedule range 33 public comments thank you do we have any public comments to this item we are on 12.5 yes we have yes we Lupe Cortez anel Alejandro AIA Austina Costa and Marilyn Garrett did she go home good morning this is the first time that I am here um present and I learn a lot from all of you and I appreciate what you're doing so I came here to support um them and to ask you to consider their proposal because they
406are such good such a good team of of workers and then every time we need them we work with children uh from birth to five they are there to help us to keep them safe and then I'm worried that they will leave if they don't have get support because I can imagine two painters for how many school like toy or the ground Keepers or um custodians so um I I came here I waited all this long uh for you to consider and I know I I hear Yen saying all the budget um issues that we're having but this is also very important to keep your children safe and our teachers and all this stuff and good night or good morning hello um there's no one in here but it's still kind of nerve-wracking um yeah
407so everybody just take a deep breath ladies and gentlemen of the board Joy Daniel the other Daniel's gone uh Dr conas Gabrielle uh Carol Jessica Dr Navaro and um Olivia thank you for I mean I I kind of memorized for a couple hours your guys's names but um thank you for the opportunity directors thank you for the opportunity to be up here and speaking um I am at advocating for the separation of um of of M I'm going to not necessarily read this verbatim just because I don't want to have to be looking down and want look at your faces um but I am here to advocate for the separation of of M and planning and construction within our organization um you know maintenance operations they require a dedicated team with specialized skills and they
408do have that as you guys did see we do have um we do need some work in that area they do want to hire some people um by establishing maintenance and operations as separate Department you know we just streamline the process of them working independently and on the other hand with uh planning and construction uh as you can see it's not that big of a department we do run 33 sites six no 33 schools 60 sites more or less including special projects like um Lup left okay so like hers um Child Development um yeah CTE yeah career yes Career and Technical education did we meet with her today was that today that was today okay that was yesterday um but by allowing this department to operate independently our department we can foster Innovation you know
409expedite decision-making processes which sometimes it's really crucial to make decisions from one day to the other yeah quickly separating M and planning and construction will not only improve operational efficiency sorry I didn't know had time um but also promote a cohesive and collaborative work in environment um it will enable each department to concentrate on their core functions and leading to an enhanced performance cost Effectiveness and an overall organizational success so I thank you because I'm a I'm an optimistic kind of guy and I have I always have hope in things and I uh thank you for considering these benefits and um we will see you again April 16th good night and good morning okay let the time begin dang that thing runs fast all right everyone my name is austino Costa I am the senior
410planning specialist for parro Valley Unified School District with over a decade of experience in construction and Facilities development spanning both public and private sector I am a licensed contractor I've had the privilege of managing critical projects that not only impact our students but shape their environments to learn and thrive over the past several years I worked closely with our maintenance and operation team to help deliver Bond funded projects aser state funded projects and all the above projects with everything else as we look ahead to the ambitious scope of the new measure M Bond it's clear that we have a very exciting new phase of this school district one that will require more structured coordination efficiency and accountability this is why I strongly support the proposed reorganization of our maintenance and operations Department a well aligned
411planning department is not just a Personnel shift it is a strategic move that allows us to safeguard taxpayer dollars streamline communication and enhance the delivery of critical projects with an updated organizational chart that Sergio had provided Clara roles are dedicated to support the district's evolving needs from a fiscal perspective this change promotes proactive planning over reactive spending and entral shift when stewarding $15 million worth of bond funds it also builds internal capacity which I look forward to Leading potentially and also reduces our Reliance on outsourced services and allows us to reinvest those savings back into our schools I'm a father of three children and hopefully as my wife's watching three more so I'm working out the Amazon order we'll figure out how that comes our kids are important this decision will impact our kids my
412children comes to these schools and one of which goes to minty white if you guys do not know those Portables are old very old we are willing to change that let us be that solution thank you Department thank you so I uh that's it for public speaker so now I'll bring it back for a discussion from the board trusty eske yeah I just had a quick question so um I know is mentioned that should these positions be approved on April 16th they would go through the layoff process correct if for the five years that they would be later oh later yeah okay so my question for that um would be so should they be approved on April 16th when um the positions open would they be advertised as temporary positions because I know that was
413one of the questions for the when the whole layoffs happened a lot of due to previous District leadership that um the people weren't notified that they were temporary positions yes the major M positions will be advertised as uh temporary positions okay well as long as the fundings there and projects are there we'll keep them going but when that runs out then positions no yeah no yeah I just wanted to make sure so then the people that do apply for them know what they're in store for and they won't be uh thank you I have a couple questions um so this is huge I mean we're we're creating a whole new Department correct because currently it's all one department so we're now going to be separating and so um when it comes to like that uh
414line of like Authority so on one end we have M so we have our our painters electricians so they answer they'll answer to ultimately you hero correct correct and then over on the planning side you I saw your uh org chart so that's who would be answering to planning and because currently like I know both of you kind of facilitate you you know all of it but it would there would be that clear separation correct corre correct okay and then um I saw so I I'm I know if we are going to say we're going to at have elop fund 500,000 that our due diligence has already done and we know that that's okay you know but I I was surprised to see that and so same kind of question as far as because I
415was heing concerned so because it's being funded by elop there's still that line of you know if there's an issue um presented with anything they would an still answer to herlind if there's an issue then that train of command would still remain that they'd answer to their director correct correct um so despite uh where the funding comes from um these positions would still be part of either M or the new facilities construction Department um and we are really trying to think creatively of using ongoing restricted funding um to support um these ongoing costs because when you really think about it um because we have now such an expansive expanded learning program um they really are um utilizing a lot of our um ongoing operational um Staffing and and um costs so um gen little Bruno
416was able to um work her magic at CDE and um we got that approval we got approval through our independent Auditors um so um this is uh good to go and we're going to continue looking at um creatively using our um ongoing restricted funding to be able to um really uh build up our capacity where there's needed in the district great I love the creative thinking and and seeing that now now um I know we have you know MOS running you know with quite a few vacancies and so like on like specifically like let's say the groundskeeper chart um you have the green positions that are current positions and then adding U potentially three more but are those all currently filled or do we have vacancies specifically just like for example in groundskeeping groundskeeping everything's
417currently filled okay um and so my question is you know right now we're going to head into this next year of um reorganization possibly um closing down campuses so what happens then I'm sorry oh what happens then when you know will we reassess and right size again at that point I think just based on um still how underst staffed will be um even after bringing on these new positions um even if there is any sort of reorganization um we will likely not be overstaffed especially with the attrition that happens um in M um so e uh if we looked at the um the trade slide um when we looked at the industry standards for Staffing and the ratios um that are used um even bringing on these additional positions we will still be um understaffed
418pretty significantly so that is something we'll have to continue evaluating as a district okay great thank you and then lastly um I know you know we're not allowed to use round which I agree with I don't let my husband use it on our house at our house either um but there are other alternatives to to round up are we utilizing any of those other Alternatives or I'm just curious yes we're using utilizing whatever is recommended from the board um weed sap it's called I think it's uh we get a lot of complaints about it because it melts it's got a really cinnamon strong smell to it and people get they don't like it so it's very hard to spray even the only time we get to spray is probably during spring break and unfortunately that's
419when the some of the grounds people do tend to take some time off to so it is it is kind of hard to kind of keep up with that especially they try spraying and then they get complaints and then we got to stop so it's one of those things we've been fighting I mean we tried other Solutions before were you know boiling the plants burning the plants and it just seems not too too effective I think they they die for a little bit and then they just come back with the Vengeance so it's other than going and renting some goats or something like that that probably will help us you know in the future with big acreage maybe that's a you know a big i' love to see goats all over our campuses I think
420I think we tried and I think there was too much um too much liability and this and that so we could start looking into it again for these open areas that you know they could come and bring them and hopefully take care of the because they they'll be good for poison oak they take care of everything they'll shoot through poison oak through everything they don't they don't care what's in front of them oh really awesome huh okay well that's it for my questions uh trusty Turley you listed some employee costs are those wage only or are those fully burdened fully burdened so those include all um statuto and estimated Health and Welfare thank you um and we're certain that um with in-house employees it's costing less than if we used contract employees so so on
421that end right so one of one of the biggest things that we started when me and nindo started disposition is we looked at Contracting it out and using it our even our guys on overtime is way cheaper than Contracting it out right so it could go through paint even sighting uh ramps our biggest problems that we have on a daily basis it's easier to give overtime to our guys then actually contract it out and it's cheaper but it sounds like we're adding new positions so with the new positions is that still more cost effective than Contracting I'm just thinking about the cost of um um health care and benefits but it's but the numbers are still running that that's the right thing to do yes I I believe so so one thing that we um
422looked at and one thing that we kind of evaluated um this whole year is um understanding the impact that not having a comprehensive uh preventative and deferred maintenance plan has on the district so what what we're seeing is something starts out small it might be a leak in the roof we don't have the capacity to take care of it or we don't have um a set plan in place that leak turns into mold in the walls damage to the floors damage to the window sill damage to the window so what we're seeing is kind of an escalation in price and severity so um what we also are dealing with is we have an M Department that has been historically under resourced um we can kind of see it I went back through the budget many
423many years to see um what were they getting funded at um because I wanted to understand why do our facilities look the way that they do so in order to build capacity in order to be able to implement the new comprehensive preventative and defer maintenance plan that we'll be bringing forward to you next in order to have the capacity to take on the new measure M work and we first need to start rate sizing our staffing and when we say rate sizing for M it's actually the opposite of kind of what we're doing for other areas we're rate sizing up um to meet the need in the district we have $1.25 billion of facility needs districtwide um the district needs to be able to come alongside measure M um in looking at the preventative and
424deferred maintenance work um to start um whittling that 1.25 billion down because as we all know instructional spaces do have a high impact on student outcomes and student engagement and learning so we're starting to really address that thank you um what is a roving crew roing crew is um custodians that go out pretty much throughout the school district whenever a night custodian is out they take their place like they're subbing pretty much but they're permanent on a permanent basis they rob around they were slated to do bigger projects like deep cleaning restrooms U locker rooms whatever the need may be when they don't they're not covering other custodians so summer summertime they have a lot of big projects deep cleaning carpets whenever we get an emergency say we get a flood or a sewage leakage
425or whatever they they come and help uh the robing crew come in comes and helps and cleans up and and Co disinfected and all that that required right now they're helping with that whenever we get a breakout we're sending the ring crew out there to spray the rooms and cover that as well thank you trusty Medina yeah um so what was I going to go with this um so much already um I was wondering because I know I want you all to be caught up so that way we could get to these other projects so I'm curious um and this is something that I think would actually help CommunityWide and I talked to this about Jenny but I haven't really heard anything back from it since is um spring cleaning getting the parents involved at
426the campus so that way they could feel a sense of the campus as well so they want to take care of it themselves so maybe one day during spring break we're having the community come over and I don't know do little task while the bigger ones could be done by you guys or even Carpenters I know all my Theos and lasos are like give us the queue and we will be there so um we have volunteers I'm wondering if we could tap into those to help with some of the things that you guys need assistance with so you could focus on the bigger projects yeah that would be great I mean we do have some you know when we do that what do they call that day or what weekend weekend workday parent workday or
427whatever then we send one of our roing crew guy or or groundskeepers out or whatever to assist them you know they're there while the parents are doing the work so they could do the project so yeah we've have done that in the past so it's a possibility to continue doing that yeah oh if I could finish real quick yeah and um I was just going to say too um you know the way that I like thinking about this is when you have ownership of something or when you actually do something with it you're going to take care of it more right um disposable cameras I remember the old school pictures still have those because those are the only one copies I have right compared to our phone cameras where we're taking multiple photos and we
428barely even look at them so if we can get the students involved with being able to take care of the facilities as well um I think that would also increase you know um making sure it's clean nothing around it and all that good stuff so just throwing ideas out there to help you guys catch up if we can trar I want to Echo that sentiment because I've had several parents who own you know construction businesses painting businesses what have you offer to volunteer their services for community workdays and I I think it would be a good way Dr contras and fellow trustees to build community and have parents have more of a a sense of community to get to know other parents I think it would also be a great way to clear some tardies
429um but I you know I think um involving the the community more in in this and taking some of that lower level stuff off your plates would be a great idea the other thing I wanted to ask about Jenny is that maybe before April 16th you can provide us with a little bit of information about the cost of Outsourcing some of this as opposed to um keeping it within the district and having to pay benefits on top of it um I do think that we also need a backup plan for when we don't have the capacity to actually with our own staff to do the projects that need to be done like for example the HVAC system at abdas high that didn't have heat for 90 days so I I would like to see you
430know what the actual costs are of Outsourcing some of this so maybe you can bring that next time sure what we could do is um maybe we could pick some common types of projects um and we can cost out what it would uh be for our team to finish it through versus when we contract it out um so when you talk about having kind of um additional support or a backup plan um we'll touch on that in a later presentation when we talk about the update to measure M um we can talk about um the current r of QP that we have in place for Bond Management Services um to come alongside our facilities and construction Department especially around the large Marquee projects where um we really need um to utilize every single day um
431every single month um because escalation price uh cost of even a short delay is astronomical so um we'll definitely be talking about um what that plan is thank you uh trusty so going on what you were saying um with Gathering that um Jenny for next time the other thing that I'd be curious about is is the time frame in which those projects get started and finished because um as you mentioned you know something that gets left for a long term um causes a larger uh overall cost so sometimes Outsourcing might be faster and um might save money in the long term um can't believe I said that at this time of night and I actually think I made sense um and then you know it sounds like a an initiative to um have community be
432involved to create a community and a pride of ownership of the space I know that when um I was home and school club president at Bradley we wanted to do those things but then it was very hard to schedule someone to come be with us on the day that we wanted it scheduled so um one of the things I'd like to see with the plan I don't know if that's something that you do or that's something that you do but have an initiative in place where something like that is happening because I think you bring up a really good point around all of it getting the stuff done keeping handsfree to um and then also saving money right so going to the to the money aspect ECT in the and the salaries I'm curious about
433are these Fair wages um are they current um and then also given what somebody said earlier about the you know closing sites potentially you know we're right sizing up but then are we going to get stuck with having to right siize down um do we do we hire part-time or 75% so where there were three do we do two and a half um or where there's or do we do 2. uh 2.75 so those are some questions that I can't believe that I'm actually thinking about right now so I'd like maybe and I'm glad this is recorded because I'm not going to remember um so I can um I can try to answer I took I took a notes because you asked really good question so um so I think the first part of um
434kind of the financial impact of um bringing on um the additional positions and then kind of um trusty Navaro you kind of spoke on this too versus in-house versus Contracting out and it's a it's a balance um because what we're starting what we have been seeing is in m so the function of M is really in the name maintenance and operations so their function is to really keep up with the routine daily maintenance of keeping our schools up and running facilities and construction they are really charged with um new construction major modernization projects um and really U major uh major projects that um may not be within the purview of our maintenance and operation not that they're not talented but it's it may have greater risk it might be a greater job and it really
435May fall outside of their normal job description so we have to analyze a type of project and then we have to look at where does it f fall under the type of contract it would be um so smaller informal um projects for example um that could easily be uh absorbed into maintenance and operations because a lot of those projects may be um you know fixing Plumbing um maybe bring somebody in to look at HVAC or or electrical but then we have the larger projects that um start to fall under what we call informal or formal bidding processes so these are projects that fall under special regulations special law um and they might require um um kind of Greater knowledge such such as being able to read drawings um um in m i I learned this
436just from um from an amazing team there but there's a term for that so that's it's a new build versus just maintaining so there's a lot of complexity in terms of how do you classify a type of project and then how do you make that decision in trying to keep it inhouse and then um Contracting it out so by having the two separate um departments we will be able to have greater workflow and efficiency um and greater um analysis of how we're able to do that and it will ultimately take some of those larger projects off of M size so they can focus on the routine um maintenance um in terms of um utilizing uh special funding so we have lots of departments that have um budget left over that they use for Capital Improvements
437um recently we had all of the user funding we have um uh RDA funds we have um developer fees coming in we have the new measure M so those larger projects really should be bid out um and we're developing really clear processes around how do you evaluate those projects um and then in terms of um the community um effort I think that's a really really great idea my mind's immediately going to our community school Specialists to see if that could be an initiative that maybe they can start looking into so um I can definitely work with cabinet to see um is there a capacity that could be something that we roll into um some of the work we're doing around the measure M engagement um so we can look at that and then definitely bring
438that forward um with more information and then um for the salaries that we're estimating um are they Fair wages or current um I did utilize a current salary schedule um to estimate that out and what I did was I looked at each position to see how hard has it been to fill that position hard to fill positions I estimated out at a higher step um positions that seem like um we would be able to find somebody pretty easily I estimated it at um probably step one or step two um we have two positions the two management position ions where they the job description went through Personnel Commission because they're classified so we have approved job descriptions but we would have to bring It Forward at the next board meeting as an action item to be
439placed on um a current salary range so hopefully that answered all the different pieces thank you any other questions from the board okay thank you so much and I look forward to seeing this in April thank youate okay we will now move on to item 12.6 update on the district's comprehensive facility plan for deferred and preventative maintenance report will be presented by herend Fernandez director of Maintenance and operations and facilities and Sergio amaris uh assistant director of Maintenance and operations good morning again all president o Flores Dr contas vice president Navaro Dr Navaro Board of Trustees cabinet my name is alindo Fernandez and I'm going to be presenting this uh Power prented M for minutes our vision our mission a strategic goal that it aligns with is number three climate and culture and Community physical
440responsibility menance and operation staff in organization sh as you can see here this is just the the chart as it is right now preventive maintenance preventing amance is a proactive approach to maintain school facilities by regulating inspecting servicing and repairing system before they fail this strategies helps extend the lifespan of assets reduce unexpected breakdowns and lower longterm cost examples in our district regular agback servicing to ensure efficiency and prevent system failures Ben of for maintenance reduces the risk of cost energy repairs R Maintenance this is a proactive maintenance guide designed to help us stay ahead of our needs and ensure ongoing efficiency deferred maintenance deferred main refers to necessary repairs upgrades and Replacements that have been postponed due to budget constraints resources or limitations or shifting priorities these delays can lead an increase cost over
441time safety hazards and decline in the overall quality of the school facility examples of our district postponing roof repairs leading to leaks and water damage mold delay in hbac systems causing inefficient Heating and Cooling and just to note on that hbac systems a hbac system really lifespans under agback system is about 10 to 15 years this District we're running hbac systems that are 50 plus years and we're still trying to keep him going uptas high school that's the original boiler that the school was built with and we're still keeping it running so it's things that are are maintenance or maintenance department encounters when they get to these sites not only that they encounter a lot of ases that they have to work around with risk these are the r these are some of the risk
442pictures of the maintenance deferred too long so this is what happens when we don't have the proper money to take care of projects immediately when problems arise as you can see here on these pictures we have um walkways that are falling apart dry Rod roofs that are in desperate need of re roofing hbac systems that are in desperate need perfect so we we got the purpose of Maintenance of a maintenance plan right to enhance learning environment supporting productive work environment Equity based project prioritizations proactive maintenance planning right and we have the full list so this is a picture of Hall District right hall District we improve our parking lot to enhance traffic flow and safety to for parents and students to the project including ada8 compliance safety values reduce risk and obviously it's a better
443environment for students right um definitely this is one of the the projects as Jenny was saying right this is one of the projects that we need more extensive knowledge going into DSA soning um right and then just working with our geot techs right to make sure that we have the right ground in order for us to build there um so this is one of the nicest projects that we did with menel so a strong maintenance plan right is essential it increases enrollment by attracting families with well- maintened schools save millions in long-term repairs and repl replacement cost demonstrate fiscal responsibility to gain public trust for future Bond measures it ensures students and staff um to learn and work in safe high quality environments and this is one of the big ones I think this is
444um one of the biggest um task that we have as a district right is Implement a prevented maintenance plan is a great choice for our district it will help us stay organized prioritize important task and keep track of mainten needs for effectively and we want to have a study for all these items that we have here right we all we St we we're going to start with a study and then from there we're going to see the need of each area and all of our schools as well so daily emergencies and maintenance right one of the district's biggest challenges is our Portable Buildings many of which have exceeded their 20year lifespan leading into significant issues with roofs sighing ramps water leaks and exterior repairs right so this is a perfect example when we do preventive
445maintenance right we get into getting our studs our our insulation our sof flors our carpets our ramp right and then we have a huge huge problem now that it's not just the metal roof that we could have replaced 5 years ago now it's we have to replace most of the whole um portable so our our team brings extensive knowledge to the table and work hard to manage the daily emergencies repairs however the high demand due to the conditions of our older schools significantly impact our ability to focus focus on preventive maintenance we are currently playing catchup right with a clear need for more Personnel to address both daily emergencies and the long-term maintenance need so this is on a on a daily basis right we get gas leaks hbac flooding electrical outages sewer backups unable
446to secure sights falling trees no water at sight um sewer pumps right and our wells so this is just in the in the past nine months we have received 2329 work orders new work orders with 45 currently assigned to the trades and waiting completion we are currently closing about 40 work orders per week but this does not include the numerous daily emergencies that arise which are additional strengths to our resources so our next steps the district will continue on analyzing and studies to eval which sites will need to be addressed in 2025 2026 as part of the comprehensive facility master plan a rotation schedule for the maintenance projects Cate categories will be implemented in 2025 2026 through a combination of funds sources s such as mm the general funds and the F maintenance right one
447of the big um impacts that we had for 2023 2024 we were dealing with a 138 projects in maintenance and operations and Facilities right and that's including P middle at the same time that was a huge impact into our department into maintenance department into the planning department right with not dealing just that female projects S A projects right finishing mesl uh migrant seasonal Head Start projects Child Development projects and all our floods through all our school district that was a big impact you know I really want to appreciate today in the moment for our cabinet um jany Dr contas for all your support and everybody that's here tonight our community right our board members because this was a huge impact to our district right that was an extensive days of work not just for orindo
448and me we we we worked hours extensively 18 hour shifts just to make sure that our sites were open for the next day right make making sure that our routes were safe going through all the streets right um par middle one of the biggest things that we had for piddle we got approved DSA plans the be right in February we did six months of construction at parid to get it back up and running six months of construction to do a whole school motorization it's insane right we've gone to um got all all this Awards and me being a student at par middle and seeing the difference is a big impact right and going to all the schools definitely you guys see how dedicated we are into our schools that we definitely want to make things
449happen and we want to make sure that everything that comes to the table is transparent but at the same time we need the support from the community our board members and communicate with us more of the preventive maintenance and the needs of every school okay time for public comment do we have any speakers to this item 12.6 Hasa your perseverance is to be lotted it's nice to be alive one more day president Olivia Flores Dr contas Board of Trustees and cinet my name is kga I'd like to present a thought for your consider for your consideration regarding the structure of our school facility management specialties special Specialties I believe it would be of Highly beneficial for our schools to separate the maintenance operations and construction uh departments into a district entities each of these areas
450plays a critical role in our long-term success of our facilities and having dedicated teams with their own specialized plans this will Ure that we're adequately prepared for our both current and future needs by establishing separate plans for maintenance operations and construction we can better address the unique demands of each a focused approach to maintenance will allow for more effective strategies preventing strategies ultimately reducing the risk of EX expect ultimately the risk of unexpected um disruptions cost and costly repairs operations with its own strategic directions will have the insurance needed to support day-to-day uh functions efficiency well uh construction will be better position to execute long-term infrastructure improvements in line with future growth furthermore this uh separation provides a valuable opportunity to create more through and Forward Thinking plans for each area ensuring that we are
451proactive addressing potential changes and F ing an environment of continuous improvements this strategies approach not only ensures the sustainability of our facilities but also contributes to the overall success of our education environment I kindly request that we explore the possibility of restructuring this departments in a way that line with our long-term vision for our school I'm confident that this will not only enhance our options efficiently but also improve the quality of Education we offer by creating a more reliable well maintained learning environment for our students and staff thank you for your thank you for your time and consideration thank you I will now bring this back to the board for discussion I have a trusty Flynn yes just um with the Department separating I just I mean they're still going to be connected you're still
452going to be in communication I just want to ensure that there's no breakdown in communication and that there's clear lines of communication especially when things have timelines and you're having to you know collaborate I guess that would be my biggest concern because it's a you know you you guys get it's a thankless job what you guys do people don't see it but I know that you work hard but they it's it's it's people get frustrated because of the timelines and you know whatever whatever documents have to be signed to show up on liability and all that and um so I guess how do you streamline and that would be my only concern so I think what one of one of the big factors right is for example when we have a construction project it has
453to go through different hoops right it has to go through DSA approvals have to go through Architects um and one of the biggest things that we have is a lot of the time is me and nindo so catch up with a lot of projects going at the same time which is maintenance and operations projects and at the same time construction projects right so in order for us to get an approval just to make sure that we get a a signed approval it has to go through ero right so then for example now is both are going to have the authority to to sign any of the contracts but not just that but at the same time is have a big bigger expansion right not just in construction by in preventive maintenance so that we're going
454to obviously from here going on always keep working um together for the best of our district which means me and him are going to have daily um uh meetings right as we have now like every time whoever's the director is going to do the same thing on the position that gets filled but as of now it's me and N have extensive meetings with what is the problem what is the need what are we going to be encountering right and what are the future projects the only thing is we want to get ahead of the game right what projects do you have for maintenance that we can actually do now that's going to prevent us for spending if we're going to be spending now $10,000 and if we deferred it then we're going to be spending
455$40,000 then that's going to be a big difference right so let's ccle it now right and then for example it's like an expansions or or just bigger projects like wo high school that's one of the one of the biggest ones right me and nindo are extensively either he goes to the meetings I go to the meetings it's working together as a district to just combine his knowledge my knowledge but try to get a bigger focus on a 360 of the whole District because if you if you see it right sometimes is for example I don't have a time to go to one of the schools probably in a week why because I'm dealing with other projects and then arindo has the ability to go to those schools and he's able to see and oversee the
456projects that we have so we're going to be able to expand our knowledge in a 360 degree as of now it's it's a little harder just because of the decision making and the bigger projects have to be approved another thing I want to add coming with this major M Bond it'll be better you know for this restructure just because serger will have more time to focus on the project on the projects and assure that they are met the timelines are met and ass sure that you know he's really looking over all the details and everything before they go out to bid so that we can assure that we don't get any you know potential shange shoulders that that we've been getting lately so hopefully with that with the separation like that he'll be able to
457concentrate more on you know that side of construction so that he could you know help out in that area to eliminate a lot of these uh change orders that that we're getting now and and you know really save the district some money because we need to be focused in that area and have our guys really concentrate on that right now we're jumping from left to right and and it's kind of we're missing some things because it's him or me or this and that but if we kind of do the separation then yeah it'll be better all the way around I I agree and I like the way you said that because I do see I like this plan I think we need you know having a plan going forward is is the best thing but
458again I I think there's going to there needs to be that clear separation and herlindo is going to be maintenance and operation and those items when you do your your um when you start investigating and finding those items okay this is going to be maintenance and operation and if it's been deferred too long and now it's beyond that scope okay here you go Sergio now this is your this is now in your department um and so I think like right now what you were explaining is kind of how things are functioning now where you guys kind of tag team but I think if we're separating these departments then there is going to be that clear like separation where okay if it's maintenance and operation it's her Lindo if it's been deferred too long and now
459it's to where we need to go to bid we need to you know involve contractors then that's going to fall under um facility and planning and then also like he said with measure M coming and all these new plants you're going to have your hands full and dealing with all of that as well yeah and that's correct right just to add a little bit on that is for example now we're at kupka District so all the cupka under 75 would go to to hindo and then everything that has to be informal and formal bids will go through construction and that's the other separation that we're going to have okay okay any other questions before we move on yeah but I'm tired so we okay well then thank you very much for that presentation and I
460look forward to utilizing measure M and this time to get ahead and you know not pushing the can down the road over and over thank you I will now move us on to item 12.7 update on measure M planning and input mations timelines and tools for Community engagement report will be presented by our CBO Jenny M good evening I will try to uh move us along uh as quickly as possible so um I'm here to present an update on measure M uh where we are um with planning and implementation timelines as well as uh what we have up in terms of um wrapping up our community engagement piece our vision and Mission and this aligns with um goal three four and five so uh tonight we'll be going over um uh the measures we took
461to um to get measure unpassed um upcoming planning and employ impementation timelines um Community engagement as well as uh what does the bond uh citizens overate committee um look like and what are the plans um in terms of getting that um together so in overview of measure M so um on May 22nd of last year the board authorized um a $315 million facility and Technology bond to be placed on the November 5 I'm sorry that should be a 2024 general election ballot and um big big uh show of gratitude to our community for passing measure M um so in Santa Cruz County it passed by almost 58% and Montery County by um by almost uh 64% we needed 55% to pass so prior to um measure M getting place on the ballot um we had
462as a district engaged with the architect firm 196 um in a multi-year study to assess the needs of our facilities to update our facility master plan so as part of that work um and this started really pre- pandemic 196 um came out and they did um a whole host of community engagement pieces meeting with State administrators they attended school state Council meetings met with um District office administrators um and started putting together a comprehensive facility master plan um we are now in the final stages of finalizing that plan so that we can um hit the ground running when we um bring our bond management firm on board hopefully in April um so again I'm just going to touch on right now we have a 1.25 uh billion dollar need across the district um we are
463uh right now um ready to hit the ground running um with our Marquee project which is the PV High School Performing Art Center um and we are hoping um to finish up we had to revisit the squa process um and we're but we have the drawings ready that we can use as bridging documents um so we feel like we're in a really good place um to to get this up and running so the next pieces coming up so for Community engagement um so when 196 was um doing their site um admin uh meetings and engaging with the school communities um there's been a lot of change since then we we have new principals at a lot of our sites um we have new School site um Council presidents um and it's been it's been um
464several years so we want to make sure that we're wrapping back around to to really assess the needs um in present day so uh um Andrea uh and Julie um Edwards have done an amazing job uh working with Peggy Pew um of coming up with the measure M toolkit um that is going to be rolled out um through site administrators and our community school Specialists to finish up this crucial piece and we'll go over that in a little bit more detail um in the next slide um we have also um in the process of an RF QP uh process um to bring on a bond uh management firm um to really focus on our largest projects so these are the projects um where we really need a specialized um expertise so we're talking about the
465the PC app uh PV High School um educator Workforce housing and some of the bigger uh projects uh for modernization and new construction across the district and we're hoping to bring our selection um and recommendation to the next board meeting for board approval um in April we will also be bringing a resolution to authorize the bond issuance so that we can get our first dispersement um as well as a resolution to certify the election results um we will also need to form a measure and bond citizen oversight committee and then the final piece is to finalize site allocations for board approval um the timeline for this is still to be decided because um as a district we know that there may be some uh school reorganization coming up we saw one today um for Mar
466Vista um they're turning into um a tk8 which means that their facility needs have also changed and we saw that with VA as well so we want to make sure that um we're going to be engaging um in the school reor reorganization committee um before we finalize those site allocations but we already know the the important projects that we're going to be um keeping up with in the meantime such as the PC so uh for the measure M toolkit um this is going to be um a toolkit for State administrators and Community School Specialists um to lead work to engage their school communities um through surveys school state Council meetings staff meetings um and elac meetings um so one thing that we really want to make very clear this time around because we received feedback
467from the implementation of measure L um is to be very clear on how the um say prioritization will work and what what does that mean um so I believe what happened with measure L is there may have been um maybe a Mis uh perception that the site's got to prioritize every single project but we want to be very clear that because there is so much need districtwide and some of these needs are very crucial they affect infrastructure things like Roofing um the safety concerns um we have to bring certain projects up to current ADA compliance so those things um there are certain projects that may be non-negotiable in terms of we really have to get to this um so those projects will be set by um experts such as um our M leadership team and
468then uh based on the facility master plan from 196 and then the bond management firm as well um and then after those um priority required projects are set that's when the community prioritization list will come in and that will help inform how to use the rest of the site discretionary allocation and how to um then um prioritize what projects come next and with the new Bond um we will have to form um a new Bond citizens oversight committee the purpose of uh COC um it's enacted by California law and it's really to ensure that bond funds have been spent in accordance with state law so they um the COC meets uh right now we have one to wrap up our measure L projects um currently because we're at the tail end of measure L I
469believe the last couple years um the COC has just met annually just to review the uh the bond financial and performance independent audit and to really review all the projects that have been completed um I imagine with the new U measure m is especially in the first few years when we have a lot going on I would recommend uh probably meeting at least twice a year probably quarterly is my recommendation um and their purpose is really to um make sure that uh as a public entity we are spending um public funds in a responsible and um legal manner um I just wanted to note that the COC does not determine policy projects or site allocations um that is really up to the board District administration and then also um the site scho uh the School
470site communities as well committee is consisting of at least seven members um there are two-year terms um without compensation so um these members are volunteers um doing this out of the goodness of their heart and for a passion for the school district um members may serve no more than three consecutive years and the board must adopt a resolution to establish the COC and approve um its bylaws so who can serve on the COC um so um essentially this ches to cover many different community members um so a person active in a business organization who represents the business Community located within the district a person active in a senior citizens organization a person active in a Bonafide taxpayers organization a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the district um or a parent or guardian
471of a child enrolled in the district and active in a parent teacher organization and who may not serve on the COC any employee or official of the district or a vendor contractor or consultant to the district um how are COC members Ed um and this is where we will be seeking some input and guidance um from the board um and some discussion um so there are two general ways that COC members can be appointed um in a school district um so uh one um applications are sought from qualifying community members um all of the applications are brought forward to the board and the board makes a final decision as to whom to appoint or Administration can go through the screening process and makes the recommendations to the board so those are the two different ways
472um and then at the end um I would love to get some input next steps um so we are going to seek your input on the process on how to appoint members and then in April the following items will be brought for approval um the resolutions to authorize um our first Bond issuance and certification of the election results bylaws to establish the COC um which will be drafted by our bond Council and District's recommendation for Bond Management Services through their request for proposal qualifications process thank you thank you and we do have a public comment to this item Brandon Brandon still hanging in there I got my shoes off got my hat off um reminder it's opening day today so let's go Dodgers um I had to sneak that in there so um we had
473asked to ensure that partner labor agreements were in place to guide the work that would be done under measure M and that's something that I didn't hear mentioned a partner labor agreement is a pre-hire agreement between a project owner and labor unions where you set the terms and conditions of employment for a specific project and including wages work hours safety protocols and dispute resolution processes I think the dispute resolution processes would be particularly relevant and I know that the situation um at bajaro middle school with Surf Pro was you know there was very time sensitive you had to get it done but I'm wondering if we had the opportunity to put a pla in place that spelled out a dispute resolution process would we still be dealing with this I don't know um so I
474also just wanted to share that I'm really hoping that we're not just looking at measure M as a silver bullet type solution um that's going to meet all of our needs when we have schools like apos high school that is falling apart our cooking class at that site is regularly over 85 degrees and the teacher's been monitoring that and tracking that it's due to them not having the appropriate ventilation to bring the temperatures down when the ovens are running in that classroom I think that there's been over a hundred days that their debuild has been without heat um and it's been as low as 50 degrees and we just heard I believe Sergio or Lindo say that that boiler is the original boiler so it seems like we're trying to fix something that's just too
475old to function so I'm wondering why can't we just rip it out and put a new one in it seems like it would be more efficient at this point but um I'm just hoping that pla are involved the pvft is involved and we can really improve what we can with this money but it can't solve all our problems thank you and now I will bring it back to the board for discussion okay so we do have to at least discuss the committee I did want to um thank you for your comments and yes I agree that it's unacceptable and they need a new boiler and to stop looking for parts on the internet to fix something that's 50 years old so no not the Dodgers okay uh so okay good thank you for coming back
476to this so you'd like as a board for us to discuss you know which option we like okay um I like a combination of the two I like the administrator goes through the screening process and then you know makes recommendation board but the board uh would make the final decision but trusty Navaro um I would like them to kind of screen out but I like being provided with options I was going to say I like the first option I think that one's good for me um Administration goes through screening process uh I don't know um friends hiring friends I just don't want that happening um since we do seem to have um that type of problem in the district so I feel a lot more comfortable with one I agree with you my only point
477was screening out people that clearly aren't qualified to do the job and then giving us the options that we don't have to waste time trusty Flynn um when you say screening out people who aren't qualified I I I don't know what what that means I guess there's there's the on the other slide there's um I guess similar to like when we uh had to when we appointed a trustee we had a smaller committee that just really just looked at all the candidates and made sure they checked all the boxes right but I don't want to I don't want anybody to feel like they have to meet a a particular standard like they don't need to have a college degree that's not one of the boxes to check yeah yeah and then I like that it's
478um number one with the applicants are sought from qualifying community members so it can't be a um a pvsd employee or contracted somebody but um maybe they know somebody um that they could recommend um so I kind of like that I I would I just want to clarify that qualifying Community member it just means fitting into one of those categories yeah okay it looks like we're we're all in agreement with number one or a version of that so there anything more needed from us oh trusty Esa I just wanted to address your comment I'm in that culinary class fourth period so I know how hot it is in there um and just so the board is aware I believe I think yesterday a student like did pass out um just from the heat um because
479yeah we only have fans and you know certain windows but yeah it does get hot in there um and yeah our our teacher has done her best to try to cool it down with um her limited resources okay so um I believe we're done with that item and so now we are on to consent agenda so we are going back to can I can I make a motion other than whatever Jessica or others want to pull out if we can just approve all the other things um well well so yes so Jessica wanted to pull something out oh okay so um are there any items besides uh trusty carasco which item is that 9.8 9.8 okay so we can make a motion to approve all except that and then approve that one separately that's are
480all the trustees and agreement with that for digital Nest you need to pull pull an abstain and abstain okay um and that is item 9.10 okay so if I can have a motion to approve all items um removing 9.8 and 9.10 that would be great I'll approval I'm sorry Brandon it's late you did it was the 9.11 please no but that Dodgers thing I don't know you know you know what at least him up there at least at least I'm consistent I am still here um well I wanted to ask to um be pulled was 9.25 um it was I believe it is a director position so I know that we did some restructuring at one of the last meetings to eliminate director position so I just had questions to ask is this an addition
481of a new position is it a rewriting of a job description that we already have because the starting salary for this job would be $11,000 and this the farthest sell on the salary schedule for a teacher is $109,000 so I just wanted to know a little bit more about that specifically is it a new position or is it a restructuring and we already have some in that role thank you for allowing me to speak and let's go Dodger uh so yeah okay so he he brought up item 9.25 so if an a board member would like to pull that um you know we I would yeah we would need a motion for that sorry okay okay so um yeah okay so I'm looking for a motion I move approval of all of the consent items
482except for the art coron and digital Nest okay so I have a first and a second all those in favor I any opposed any abstaining okay that passes 60 uh I'm sorry I can't think 01 01 okay so now um we don't need to have a discussion about these other two items well I'm just going to call ask for a motion and a vote correct because you just have to obain okay so for item 9.8 Inc uh can I have a motion to approve I move approval I second I have a first and a second okay all those in favor I I any abstaining or or any any opposed any abstaining I mean I think I'm have to count technically count her is not here but um she's abstain I know but she's not here
483can I still call consider it that okay so that motion passes uh one two three four five 011 okay and now I will bring up item 9.10 digital Nest summer contract can I have a motion to approve move to approve can I have a second second and a second okay all those in favor so yes I don't feel like I have a conflict but I do a little bit of fundraising for them and my rotary club has given money to them but even regardless of that it's still an organization I support okay okay so all those in favor I so right now that's four uh abstaining I'm sorry opposed zero abstaining one and then one not well two not here okay because I don't know what how she would vote I don't know how do
484we want oh do we not three of us who just voted no four of us four five of us did but it it it passes it still passes it's four no I obain yeah so it's only four of us that voted for but that's okay needed oh I'm over here thinking Eva's voting too gets a vote now okay I'm gonna redo that vote because we have a trusty who just joined so I have a motion on the floor on the floor to approve item 10 uh 9.10 digital Nest summer contract and I have a second so all those in favor I any opposed any abstaining okay so that passes 511 thank you and so now that um completes uh deferred consent agenda items we will now reconvene to close session and we will be back
485to report out thank you I did I called it I wanted to pull all the consent agenda items so thank you we are back from close session and now we will um finish action um item 6.1 action report on close session close session item 2.6 I move to approve the classified Personnel report report is presented by District administration on says March 5th but March 26 2025 with 12 and 12 additional items I second all those in favor I any opposed any abstaining that passes 6001 close session item 2.10 recommendation for sabatical leave request for certificated employees under close session agenda item 2.10 the board voted to approve or deny the recommendation for sabatical leave they voted 6001 to approve to approve the recommendation for sabatical leave request for certificated employees and finally uh on item
4862.4 uh the board voted 4201 uh on a suspended expulsion for a student thank you and with that at our next board meeting will be a special board meeting study session on ethnic studies this Friday March 28th 2025 here at the city uh Chambers and it will begin at 5:00 and with that I adjourn our meeting at 2:30 record for us