001What do you think? Good evening. At 7 o'clock, we are going to uh start our meeting this evening. Uh we have just got out of close session, so we're going to start off first with the pledge of allegiance. Let's see who we pick on tonight. Um Mr. Morz, would you lead us in the >> pledges to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. Approval of the agenda. I do have a couple of uh corrections and changes um on item uh 9B which is in new business. Um citizens over oversight committee appointments. Um the citizen oversight committee the first two people listed are already members and do not need to be appointed. Uh the
002backup materials on page 37 are correct and the backup materials have information on Miss uh Miss Ballard and Mr. Jerby who are the ones who are actually appointing tonight. And then under uh item 10 consent calendar item B the personnel actions. Um we have had some changes to that. um that was when when the uh personnel report came out um on the agenda. So the we have in front of us the changes um they have been posted uh to the district's website already. Um so it's there in front of us for our uh packets and the new business item that we talked about before that item B new business that's also been posted on the district website. So with that any other changes? Uh Dr. Richie. >> Uh no, no changes. >> All right. So
003I need a motion, please. Motion by member Balado, seconded by memberuso to approve the agenda as amended. All those in favor? >> Opposed. It's carried. Any member of the public that wishes to have an item placed in our agenda may do so by placing that item or sending that item to the superintendent uh at least two weeks prior to a regularly scheduled meeting date. if the item is within the board's purview um will be scheduled for a meeting in the future and any um body here tonight that wishes to comment on any item that is uh before us um on on our agenda may do so by I'm having a hard time talking tonight may do so by uh coming up to the podium when that item comes before us and um you'll be recognized
004please identify yourself you'll have three minutes to uh speak to the board. If there's multiple speakers on the same agenda item, you'll have a total of 20 minutes for that um agenda item for public comment. And also under this big monitor over here is a timer. So, it'll tell you when your time is up. So, it will start that over there. And then last but not least, if there's anybody here tonight that wishes to address the board on any item that is not on tonight's agenda, uh you may do so in a second or two or come up to the uh podium, uh rec uh recognize you. Uh please uh state your name and uh you'll have three minutes to speak to the board. If there's uh multiple speakers on the same non-aggenda item, again,
005it's 20 minutes total for non-aggenda item speakers. All right. Is there anybody here tonight that wishes to address us on any item that is not on tonight's agenda? Good evening. Hello. Hi. My name is Chuck Reka. I'm a volunteer for the Boys and Girls Club. And so we're tonight we uh mainly wanted to to uh thank the school board for their partnership for with Boys and Girls Club. And uh we we hope that uh that you know that will continue you know for the kids to help the kids in the community. And we also wanted to do I don't know if there's any parents here or if it's recorded for the parents to see. We wanted to to excuse me try to invite them uh to to be a part of the Boys and Girls
006Club. Now, they don't have to volunteer a lot of time to do it. What they can do is come to our steering committee meeting and if they have ideas to uh to improve to improve the programs, they're they're welcome to come. So, we encourage them to be part part of the uh programs as well. And uh so I also have uh what our what our partnership has accomplished. But before that too, I want to thank Dr. Marshall. I know he's gone to Fresno since since since we last worked with him, but we hope to work with Mr. Richie in the future, you know, or you know, whoever uh is is there available to uh to work with us, uh you know, for the programs and um so the so also I just want to mention
007that so the accomplishments we've had with with that great partnership we've had with you guys and with the school district. So, we've had uh summer camp in uh the the last summer camp cap at Grasslands Elementary this past year and we had approximately 121 students participate with a daily average attendance of 84. uh from July to August 1st we had 118 students with a daily average attendance of 79 and we have let's see for the after school program uh for loss banis we already have 12 uh students that are that are pre on the pre-registration list and uh these are uh enrolling from the LEAP waiting list so and also we we want to thank uh Zach Cruz for his partnership as well and helping us with uh trying to reach the kids that may
008not be able to reach LEAP so In closing, that that's the information I had and I just want to thank you guys for the partnership and hopefully continue that partnership to help the kids in our community because I know that's uh it's very needed here, you know, and we don't want, you know, kids to miss especially have any learning loss too from their main education goals. So, we we thank you for that and we hope to continue that partnership. And I also have uh another volunteer for Boys and Girls Club here. It's Mike Benas and he's going to he's going to say a few words as well. He's going to talk about some programs that are that are outside that may be available to to the kids here in our community. So, thank you guys.
009Appreciate it. >> Thank you. And uh thank you for bringing it to Laspanus because I know since the Boys and Girls Club have been coming here for the last couple of years, kids are really excited about what's been going on. So, thank you very much for being part of the community. Hello everybody. Um need that. Uh my name is Mike Benas. Um I'm born and raised here. I know a lot of you. Um I've played with um some of your kids. Jean's taking pictures of me for like 40 years. Now you take pictures of me and my kids. Um she used to um take care of my funding for when I did all my sports stuff. Um me and Tina share an office, talked to Sean about multiple programs, bringing them to the district, and
010uh that's that's what I'm here to do again. Um working with the Boys and Girls Club since I think 2017, doing basketball camps and trying to bring some drone camps and stuff um to town. I think that right now with the new turnover and and having new opportunities, we're we're looking to rebuild a bunch of parks which um I want to first thank the the board for bringing this on. Um helping with the city to redo some of the parks like they did at the the cage. Like last night I went down there, there was like 40 people playing basketball. Um reminds me a lot of when I'd go pick up Joey and we'd go to CT, right? We used to jump the fence, but don't tell anybody. Um, so, uh, we we really want
011to bring some more opportunities to town, um, more than just what is already going. I think they have we have some great numbers to to show if anybody wants to see it. And we we had a great run this year around the basketball thing. And I think there's a lot more opportunity to bring it to um, some more facilities. Zach was gracious enough to help us find a a a facility that was always that was a problem um, for the Boys and Girls Club. So, um, he stepped up big time and and you guys saw and everybody else saw the the the value of it. So, I think that if we can, um, find ways to help bring some more funding or some more people or the Boys and Girls Club on, we can sit
012down and have that conversation to help him bring that to other locations. Um, I think that, um, I would love to help bring some of those other programs in, not just the the normal stuff. Like, we need to get our kids into the the future. Um, like I don't know, does anybody in here know anybody that does like any computer science or like gaming stuff? Like, anybody? No. No. Okay. Um, there may or may not be a Las Vegas alum that's been like head of Lucas Arts Mobile Gaming for like the last, I don't know, 15 years and is now in some like major. Oh, yeah. Oh, him. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Him. Him. Yeah. My cousin. Him. Um, so I think that he he's a great resource we've never even tapped into. Um, when
013I tried to bring e-gaming here, uh, I think five years ago, um, I was in contact with the state stuff and we couldn't do it because of the the money at the time, which is understandable, right? Just to say, "Hey, I want to do this. All right, cool." But the the infrastructure wasn't even there. Like, we couldn't even have the high-speed internet and the computers and stuff to even do that, to even put our kids on that that scale of like, you know, to play. And then like maybe six months later, I went up to my alum like my alumni day at Menllo. They were showing us all the new stuff and they had a whole classroom like this with like monitors for e- gaming. The e- gaming team that had 10 scholarship players. Um,
014so there's just all these things that I think that we can go Ryan Scott played basketball with him. So did Joey. He uh is one of the chefs on the Today Show. Like I don't know. like there's just all these resources that um >> you know I think so >> well same same thing 20 minutes. >> Oh no, I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding. >> 20 minutes um total. >> Anyway, I'd like to thank everybody and uh sit down and have a conversation about how we can all work together about bringing all this stuff together and bringing it to town and trying to find some more sites so we can reach more kids. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> We're excited about that program. So, hope we can serve more kids. Super. All right. Any
015other comments tonight or from the public? All right. Seeing no one come forward, we're going to start off with our reports. California School Employees Association. Anybody here tonight? Seeing no one come forward on to Las Teachers Association. Jennifer. Welcome. >> Good evening everyone. As you know, it's been a crazy busy couple of weeks with the school year starting as I'm sure your social media feeds have been flooded with first day of school pictures from kids and teachers and 28 years for me, 12 to go. Um, and all of our sites have had some very successful openings. Our alt ed sites have been open for a few weeks and have had some great uh things happening. and all of our elementary sites have had our back to school nights which were very successful even though there
016are so many facilities projects that are still happening everywhere around the district. Mo we were still we were installing the computers in the new office on the morning of the first day of school. So you know all the fun stuff that keeps happening for many of our members. This isn't about just going back to work but continuing the work that they've been doing all summer. Some of us never really got a vacation or a break. Many of our teachers spent the summer doing professional developments, including taking classes and attending conferences across the country that will benefit our students on many topics. Some of these conferences and classes were funded by the district, some by LBTA, and some by our members our themselves because they have a love of learning and want to do what's best
017for their students. A large focus this year in our district is going to be on literacy. And we know that we've started that focus last year and the year before. And with the push for the letters program and UFly happening AC in many of our schools across the district, we hope that the general funding for these supplies needed at all grade levels is available for all of our teachers. LBTA would also like to congratulate Dr. Richie on being named the interim superintendent. We look forward to working with you during this transition. We also hope that the board keeps in mind that the association would love the opportunity to participate in the selection process to fill the permanent superintendent position. And that's all I got because I am first week of teacher tired. So M. Good
018night. >> All right. Thank you. Thank you, Jen. >> All right. Uh on to facilities and maintenance report. Biz Monday. Good evening everybody. Good evening uh board members, board president Pereira, I was going to say Dr. Marshall but Dr. Richie and executive cabinet. Okay. So, here we go. August 2025 facilities update. So, here is our um Pacheo A classroom. Um it was it's a it's a classroom and then it also has a staff restroom, boys and girls, a custodial room, um bike racks, lockers, motorized gate, and it will have an 18x36 greenhouse um once we complete that. The students took occupancy today and we still need to work on the landscaping and the greenhouse install. Um the greenhouse was purchased back in 2018 and so it had been stored. When we pulled it out to
019actually erect it, it was not the size that we thought it was that I was told it was. Um so we've had to kind of regroup, get the rest of the parts. So that's why the greenhouse isn't done yet, but it will be coming shortly. Um the next one, we're still working on the LED lighting. Um we've completed a lot of the schools. We are currently at Pico for about another week. Um and then all we have left is um Myano, LBE, Westside, and FASCO. So we'll be wrapping that up. Our early education center, um we are still on schedule. It's going to be completed by November 6. Um we've got good news about AT&T. They contacted us uh contacted Gar letting him know that ready to install the fiber. Um PG we are waiting
020on them to bring our site power. Um we were all scheduled but they did not schedule their boring their boring um team to come out. So they're scrambling to get that done for us. Um, we're still working on the flat work, the curbs and gutters, the drive approach on B Street, and the asphalt parking lots, and the fire lane will be um should be asphalted in about 3 to 4 weeks. The interiors, they're still continuing with case work, fire alarm, low voltage work, stuff above the ceilings. Um, so they can drop those. Uh, you can see our playgrounds have been done. Um, we are our little trike track there. So, it's it's coming along. we get to Bolta, which is the fun one. Um, so as you can see here, uh, we had to get
021ready for school. So the contractor, um, and the school site principal, we worked together to get a plan for how we were going to drop off and pick up. Um, the contractor worked very hard and diligently to make it work. Um, I was out there. I believe Dr. Richie was out there. um it's working as as best as possible. The kids are safe um each day. It has been speeding up of the process. So, um we're very pleased about that. Um the parking lot should be completed no later than than the end of September. Um the admin building will be completed the end of October. The campus has been painted entirely except for the admin building. Um, this picture here is why this parking lot is taking so long. Um, as you can see, there
022was lots of unforeseen issues. Um, Rita at the school had a great analogy. She said they literally had to dig with a teaspoon, and that is about what they had to do. Um, this pile here to the right was a layer of asphalt underneath the gravel parking lot that we had no idea was there. So, every time we dug, we found something new. Um, to the left was just one day's pile of stuff they found. And they can't just pull it out of the ground. They have to make sure that's abandoned lines, right? They know the ones that we do know work, but they can't just rip that out. They have to trace that back to where it came from. Make sure it's not something we actually need. And then not only that, every change,
023every time the contractor finds something, he has to go through the architect and the inspector and sometimes even the department of state architect before he can proceed with a deviation from the approved plans. So we come across this, we can't just say, well, we're going to move this line over here, this gas line, and he actually has to get approval. We actually have to get drawings from the architect. So, um, so you can see the classroom buildings, um, the portables there have been painted. They're continuing to work around the MPR building there. So, that is Volta. Um, the high school modernization project. So, we have completed the exterior abatement. Um, so during the summer, we did exterior abatement. We did gym flooring. We had the bleachers removed. We painted the interior of the gym. They
024are currently finishing up with night work. They should be done. I think they have tomorrow night, perhaps Monday, and then they will be complete with that portion of it. Um, as you can see, as we tore into things, we found a lot of um things that have been deteriorated, a lot of dry rot, a lot of leaking. Um, so, so it was great that we found these things because we'll be able to wrap this up in our actual next phase of the project and we'll be p we'll be bidding this work out instead of doing change order work. So, it's a lot cheaper. Um, so we'll be wrapping up any things we found during this demolition phase into that next phase. Um, all the new wall panels have been installed except for the sophet areas.
025They'll be taken care of in the next phase. All exposed surfaces have been covered with Tyveck. So, so the wood areas are now covered with Tyveck. They're protected until we get to the next phase. And then those things are going to actually be covered with metal wall panels. They're not going to be covered with the Hari board that was put on the remaining portion of the building. Um, where we at? Uh, we're currently bidding the other packages now. The bids open October 15th and I will be presenting them to the board for award in November. Um the gym floor installation will be starting on Monday, will take about 3 weeks. Our bleachers will not be shipping until the end of November. I've already let Mr. Waltman know. We have a plan um for his sports
026teams. Um the project will be phased. The first phase will be the new administration building and the classroom wing H. once we open our bids in November. Um, and we plan to have that that first phase with the new admin building open and completed by June of 2026. The interim housing, which is what we need to be able to do the modernization project in the classroom wings, um, that pad is complete and the buildings will start be delivered on Monday. There's 12 buildings. It'll take about 15 days to get the buildings delivered and um ready for the site work contractor to complete his work and we're going to have those buildings complete by October 15th. Ready for when we're starting our big project. >> Sure. >> Uh the that one the uh what's what's the
027building in the middle? I don't recognize that because >> with the black, >> right? Yeah, >> that is the gym. So that is literally just the other. So you see that's on the other side direct other side from the >> this the multi-purpose room gym. Is that >> Yes. Okay. Okay. >> Yes. >> Uh that is closest to the 500 portables. It's that side. So like the county class is right there. And then >> Okay, cool. Thank you. >> Yeah. >> But now it has that nice hardy board all covered. So that's what it looked like for a little while. Okay. other projects. So, we're currently working on Los Spanish Junior High School Fire Alarm project. Um they're working in building B. They've been working during the summer. During day, they shifted to night work
028two weeks before um school started. Neano restroom building. Um they went to DSA this week. I'm expecting approval anytime and then we'll get bidding that out. Get that going. Loft and phase three. We're ready to submit to Division of State Architect on 827. That's a full back check. So that's a three to four month approval process. We expect to be ready to bid that in December. And then Pacheo High School baseball field, we're doing the geotechnical investigation and that's scheduled for Monday. And I have one more thing before I say thank you. Um our bond oversight committee. Um, we have two member applications on tonight's agenda. Um, I have one more application that I received this week and I'll be bringing that to the September board meeting, but we really need kind of two more
029members. Um, preferably parents who are involved in parent teacher club or school site council. So, if we could please spread the word. Um, and then we'll be holding our first meeting the end of September. >> I have a question. Um, will the stoplight on be street be completed before the opening of the TK center? >> Because I know they're starting to I've seen they dug the hole. >> Yes. So, we we have done the the the infrastructure work there. Um, the ship date for the the traffic light itself is in December. So >> close. >> It'll be close. Um we were talking about, you know, not come not opening until we come back in January. So I'm really really hoping that comes in December and then we'll get that in before um where they're working.
030It shouldn't really disrupt um traffic into the school. And then we could obviously talk to the contractor about working outside of pickup and drop off time. So we we've discussed that like we hope it comes so it'll be ready but um that might be the only thing left but just like grasslands they did that light in that intersection after the school was already there so it is feasible but with it being right at the entrance we would love for that to be done first but super long lead time and then it took a long time to get that approved so >> yeah cool thank you >> okay you're welcome to do something >> um I was just going to mention maybe they can send out a parent square for since you the parent for the
031committee and also the portables that are coming on Monday like how is that all going to work in that area? >> Oh, at the high school. >> Yeah. >> So, we have shifted bus drop off to um >> to 11th Street. So parents drop off in the bus lane now and um they are delivering buildings from 5:45 to 7:30. They're not going to do it while school traffic is around. They'll bring they'll bring in the buildings and continue to work on them. There'll be people there working um but they won't be delivering buildings at during school hours only in the morning very early. Sorry. >> Thank you. Thanks. Right. Right outside my bedroom window. Right. Yeah. >> Put your earplugs on there. >> I have to close the window and Yeah. >> Where are my
032earbuds while I try to sleep? >> For the kids. >> It's for the kids. I know. >> For the kids. All for the kids. >> No, I I knew when I moved right next door to the high school that I would have them. So, I am not complaining. >> Okay. Any other questions? >> Anything else? >> All right. >> Thank you. All right. Um, community schools report Dr. Wheeler, welcome. >> Thank you. >> Well, happy uh new school year. It's been um very uh you know, energetic before school even started. Um and I wanted to give an update for what we were doing during the summer. Um so, summer of 2025, we were busy at work. Um we started the summer off by um giving out uh 600 kinder readiness and summer literacy kits. And
033these kits were developed to support early literacy development, increase family engagement, basically for them to get to play school before they go to school. And um these kits, as you can see, was laid out there uh and took a picture. They were designed in conjunction in collaboration with the kinder teachers um across the district. We got input from them and the liaison um recorded videos and then put them on a QR code and they were on a a sheet that came in the kit along with the written directions in both Spanish and English and the videos were in Spanish and English and it gave parents ideas on how to use it. So everything from chalk to write on the sidewalk to whiteboards and whiteboard markers um index cards to make flashc cards. They had those
034magnetic letters to be able to to um spell out their names, etc. So, and then obviously books. So, we had books um LBE was they were given um both Spanish and English books um for the the program and um they were pass out at the schools um but also liaison went and met parents um where they were uh and when parents found out about it and hadn't known they would meet them somewhere and give them um the kits. So we we were able to pass out about 600 which is um the number. So almost everybody that we could find all of our incoming kinders um we have about 580. So we also gave some out to first graders you know just to encourage them to to play school over the summer. Um so there's some
035more pictures of Oh and definitely we we kept calling Austin and and David at transportation. can we have a van today? So they could take the kids around. Um we also um during the summer had a content creator camp that um principal Selenus was so gracious to allow us to have at Pico and it was held in June and July. Um we had about uh 40 plus students across all six weeks and they were taught how to use drones. As a matter of fact, they got a certification in um in drone flying. Uh they also were uh as you can see the the digital cameras. They were taught how to edit. And eventually the whole uh you can see one of the pictures was a parent night where they got to watch the videos that
036their children have made that were content creator videos. So what you might find on YouTube. Um, and and then the students got to pick uh what topic, everything from ASMR to movie reviews. Um, and they learned, they did all the editing themselves and the sound effects and whatnot. Um, and so that was 7th through 12th graders who participated and um, and then that's one of the where they had their um, their drone flying graduation, you know, kind of picture. So, they had a lot of fun doing that. Um and so we really just dove right into the school year. Um on August 2nd we had our uh back to school backpack giveaway at the uh community center in partnership. It was a really successful partnership with uh by national of California the Losanos parks and
037recreation as well as assembly member Sora. So we uh and a lot of different and so here's a video [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] So, those don't give full justice to um everything that happened though there. If you went, we had over 2,300 people come to the community center. We gave away over 1,400 backpacks and there were 20 to 30 um vendors uh some come, you know, come and gone. Everything from EECU to the health centers um to different local organizations. Um we had free tacos and ice cream. At first it was just for the for the kids, so some of the adults got a little upset that they couldn't have an ice cream to the kids did. Um but then everybody had a free ice cream. It was it was a it was wild. uh
038to see so many people out and it was wonderful. They all had a really good time. We were lucky that it was cooler than it was when we did the summer kickoff. So, we had a much cooler experience. Um but that was an amazing way to kick off the the school year for us. Um and then during back to school night, um our liaison were able to give away backpacks and about 300 plus bags of fresh produce. Um, as you can see, here's the truck and the and that we unloaded that afternoon, um, with all the donations that we received. Um, and that was a really fun way for the parents to get to know the liaison um, because we did have some packs that were left over um, on purpose so that we could
039have some to give away with the um, supplies at the back to school night. And then we do have some upcoming events that I want to make sure that you uh, keep an eye out. Optical Academy is a um an agency that's coming out with their vision bands and every uh school K through 12 will have every student in every grade, not just restricted to a couple of grades in elementary school, but every student in every grade will have a vision screening this year. And those students who need glasses will see the optometrist and get about half of them will get glasses that day. And then those who have more complicated prescriptions will get those sent to the school along with their prescription and that's all free of charge for all of our students. So
040um and that'll be at every school uh beginning um August 29th and so we or actually it might even be the 26th. We have a schedule and we're working with the health team, the health services team. Um, so our health staff, health services staff and the liaison are working with the principles to make sure that it's smooth and that um, you know, that families know what's happening. When students are prescribed the glasses, they will get a phone call home so they don't surprise them. They will be notified that this is happening, but sometimes, you know, that that doesn't always get home. So, we will be calling and just saying, "Hey, don't be surprised if your student comes home with glasses because uh you know, they found out they needed them today." Um, but that's going
041to be um exciting uh for us so that we don't by you know, close after Labor Day, all of the students will be able to see the board. Some of them not even realizing that they couldn't see the board clearly. So, that's an exciting um event. Also, one I didn't put up here, uh, we are also going to have to support our, um, literacy, the push for early literacy and literacy in general, we're going to have an organization called Reading Heart come out and it's a amazing organization that was started by a young woman in Fresno at the age of seven. Um, she started she her goal is to have a book in every child's hand um, every year. So, they come out and they do what they call a book party. Um, so every
042elementary school will have a book party that will celebrate um literacy and you know the the the joy of reading um and of course a little bit of fun competition. Um and they will get to uh all leave that assembly with a free book as well. And the reading heart organization will be supporting our little libraries that the elementary and actually all the schools have the little libraries. So we'll be um with their support stalking that on a more regular basis than it has been in the past. So that's something that's exciting also. And then lastly, just you know the upcoming events are the liaison continuing to build those relationships and um support families in need across the district. So I tried to go as fast as I could. >> Amazing. Amazing. Thank you for
043>> Absolutely. Well, thank you for listening. >> Keep going. It's really exciting for what's happening. It's >> and we really appreciate those of you who were able to come out. Thank you for coming out to the the various events. Any any questions? >> All right. >> Okay. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> All right. Next item is the superintendent report. Dr. Richie. >> All right. Well, good evening everyone. And so I I will say it's weird sitting in this chair. I'm usually stuck on the side. So, this is a whole different experience for me. And to all those of you who said um welcome back, Dr. Marshall, I appreciate that. Uh I we could be brothers, but um I I acknowledge that uh you know, I've got some big big shoes to step
044in and and my my people have asked me what are your goals right now? Like, well, basically just don't screw this up. We've got great things going on. I'm excited about the start of the school year. It's been fun going up the schools and going out and seeing what's what's happening. It's it was amazing first few days of school starting up and you see just the energy from the from the kids coming on campus, the trepidation of parents or the relief of sending their child their children back to school and then seeing the uh the teachers uh just the incredible dedication they have and preparing for the school year and starting the year off right. all of our classified staff who are working to support our kids grounds the to the custodians the bus drivers
045the security all the work that that that they they put in it's just been really impressive um I appreciate the uh the patience everyone's had with all the different construction projects as you've seen we have we have a goal we have a we have a state objective to make our facilities um first rate and make them the way they they should be to be able to support our students and our learning and our staff who are providing that for our students. And so we know that it's not fun to go through it, but at the end the end result is always worth it. Um I was dropping my daughter off at school this week and I was chuckling to myself as I was going through uh the school construction project at her school and so
046just it's it's something that everyone kind of goes through, but I just applaud all the work that uh that Sherry and her team have been doing um across the district. Um something else also just you saw the great things for community schools. One of our goals with that program has been to see it integrated in all aspects of our district. And that we're really looking at how do we how do we create a system that supports all aspects of our children and integrates with our community and really helps them to be able to have success have the opportunities for success that they need. I will tell you right now, the community schools program started off and has exceeded my wildest expectations for it. And so I'm excited to see where it goes. And that's in
047is due in large part to the work of uh of Dr. Wheeler and her team and also the participation of our of our staff and of our parents who are working to make that successful. Um and finally, just uh said a little bit earlier, you know, lots there's been several individuals have asked me kind of what my goals are for the district and and I've I've been quick to say it's not my goal. you know, this this is not my district. This is our district and we see amazing things happening each and every day. But something that we if you want to narrow it down to what are we focused on, we're focused on student well-being. Making sure that our facilities are top rate, making sure that we have safe and secure places for our
048students to learn and making sure that our students have the support they need when they're going through tough times so that they can be successful. We support strong instruction and support for our student learning. that includes both our certificate and and and pair professional staff. And then the last thing is just to keep doing the great work of our district. LBSD is a great place to work and we have we are, you know, I was mentioning on the news this week, we're the biggest employer in town. We take educating our children seriously and with through our partnerships with our labor partners, with um our administrators, with just our community, we know we're going to continue to do that. And so I just I'm excited to be here. here. I'm excited for the start of the
049school year and uh you know, let's go LBUSD. >> All right. Thank you. >> Oh, on to board member reports. Um, Miss Kaduso. >> Um, well, just welcome Dr. Richie. We're we're glad you're in that position for us for now. We we really look forward to seeing what happens in the next few months. Um, and I want to welcome everybody back to school. I know it's kind of hard coming off of summer, but getting back into the swing. Some of you worked all all year long, but getting back into the swing, it's it's tough. I remember those days, you know, after school going home and just taking a nap because you're so tired from being with students all day. So, welcome back. Uh, have a great school year. And that's that's about all I have
050right now. Thank you, though. All right, Dr. Moran, >> thank you. Yes, welcome to the new academic year. I think we always want to do so many and lofty goals over the summer, right? And just we it just hits us and here we are starting again. Just a quick announcement. Uh Merced College has their extreme registration on Saturday. So that includes the campus here at our Las Vanis campus. So, any high school student wanting to enroll any of the open college classes that we offer um you can get all registration steps done and obviously anybody in the community, but starts at 9 Las campus just off the 152 cuz you'll be surprised how many folks still don't know we have a campus and that's a great opportunity for high school students to be able to
051get some college credit um out of the way. So, if you have any questions, you could always email me, but that's it. >> All right. Thank you, Zado. >> Yes, I want to welcome everybody back. I know that um I got to walk through a couple of classrooms since we didn't get to go to back to school night and I just have to say I was so excited to see those classrooms and if you don't know it and social media has been so spewing some negative things about well why doesn't my teacher's classroom look like that? I don't think that parents realize the amount of work and money teachers invest in their classrooms to make them look the way they do. We supply the great we we supply basic materials that make learning happen. Teachers
052supply, what do I call it? The cuteness, the welcoming environment, the cute little tubs, the things that make a kid go in there and go, "Wow." So, I just want to thank them. I walked into a lot of classrooms and I could tell right away that they were dedicated individuals who really cared about their students and I was so welcome because I just showed up. I didn't even get I wasn't invited. I just kind of showed up and started walking through classrooms. It was great to see a lot of the teachers that I worked with and it was also great to meet um some brand new teachers that I didn't know. I got the opportunity to go through the dual language immersion classrooms again. Wow, I was so impressed. It's grown so much from TK
053now to third grade, right, Cararolina? And um those teachers were all very excited about starting and they now have their own um intervention specialist that's going to be working with um their students who might need a little more help with literacy. So, we have some great things happening in our school district. So, thank you. Welcome back, teachers >> and staff. >> All right. Thank you, Miss Smith. >> Hey. >> Okay. Well, the last few weeks I have been able to get involved in some community events. I was able to attend the Sunrise Ranch Park uh ribbon cutting. Um got to I got there a little bit late, so I was able to meet some residents that were still there. And since then, I visited that park on more than one occasion since that ribbon cutting.
054And that park is very very well used. The citizens in that community are taking advantage of that park. And it's nice to see it being used. Um I also attended the Volulta ceremony uh flag raising event that they held there. I felt good to be on the grounds standing with students, teachers, administrators, BFW and the American veterans of foreign wars. They were all there and it was nice to be in their presence and they gave a very nice presentation to the board members and to the members that uh attended that. Um I also attended Lena Felasco's open house and I got the wow effect. It was wow walking into uh some of the classes. They were very nicely decorated. Um teachers were excited, students were excited, and the parents were probably the most excited because
055their kids are going to be back in class and there was a lot of communication going on. The principal was out, new principal out, everybody's walking around greeting students and I felt very very welcome there. Very nice event. Um what I did notice this week in taking um I'm on grandmother duty now so I'm taking and dropping off kids. So, what I have noticed taking taking the kids is traffic. Traffic is really heavy uh during those school drop off and pickup times. I would just encourage the family members that whoseever dropping off to be cognizant of traffic around you and drop the kids off in the drop off zones. I'm seeing kids get dropped off on the opposite this side of the street and they're raining across the street and it's it's we need to
056remind parents I believe to be safe in our school parking lots and be safe on in and around our schools. We have crossing guards out there and she was kind of playing double dutch. She wasn't sure what to do and it it was tough. It was been a tough week. So hopefully things will calm down next week. But I think all parents need to be cognizant of what's happening with the schools. Everybody's dropping their kids off. Nobody walks anymore. So, it's it's a busy time in our city. Um, I struggle getting out of getting out out of the parking lot uh at one of the schools here in town. It's really tough getting out of the parking lot. So, we should all just take a deep breath and breathe and just take some time and
057get out when you can. But, we're we're not retired like I am. So, I, you know, I got a little time, so I'll wait. Other than that, everybody have a great back to school year. Um, looking forward to this year to see what's going to happen with all the work that's going on with Dr. Wheeler. I mean, this is amazing. glasses for every student at least a vision check. Amazing things are happening with you. Um, still hearing about Zach. Zach is still doing great things throughout the district. Um, I think Zach is sitting back there on kind of under the radar, but his name keeps popping up. So, he's doing great things, too, as well as all our teachers. All our teachers doing a great job. So, really happy to be back and just see
058what happens in our district and all the wonderful work that we do for our students in Los. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. De. So, welcome back everyone. Um, I want to start by uh saying that if you um don't remember what Dr. Richie said during his superintendent greeting to go back and watch it cuz I couldn't have said it any better. I thought that I was perfect what you said. Um so just to tie in a little bit to what he said. Um Dr. Wheeler is doing a great job with her team. I went to the community back to school. I was this is the second one. The first one was great. The second one even larger uh lines around the building. Um, so kudos. That was beautiful. Um, yesterday I went
059to, um, Henry Miller. I was invited to go there. Um, Hans Y and his uh, from Morning Star and his business partners uh, handed out backpacks at multiple elementary schools in town. Um, Henry Miller was the last one. Um, and there and every backpack was filled with uh, school supplies all for first graders. So between your vent and what other organizations are doing, um I think everyone in town should be equipped with a new backpack by now. So thank you. Um I did go to the Volulta flag raising ceremony. Very impressed with uh the principle of what he what he's doing out there. Uh would have been very easy for him just to say, "Nope, we're not doing the flag raising ceremony because of everything that's going on with the renovation work." but he wanted
060that tradition held and so he did it and uh uh he did a great job uh putting it together and still keeping all the kids safe. I know it's not the best situation with the drop off and the pickup and especially in the heat, but um he's making it work and so once it's all done, it'll be like a a new school. Um, I also went to a freshman orientation day Saturday at Pacheo High, something new that Principal Rebecca Selenus put on. Um, her and her team. They invited all the freshman parents to come and tour the campus and all the ASB ASB students were there uh playing games outdoors. Um, and then she herself uh served uh lunch to everyone, barbecue lunch. So, um, that was very nice to see. And I think people
061enjoyed that. And lastly, um I've been covering uh going out to cover uh girls flags, girls flag football and boys football practices uh both at Pico High and Los High. Um, and with close to tripledigit temperature, these kids are out there hustling and and trying to impress the coaches and get ready for the football season, which starts tomorrow when uh, Pacheco uh, goes to Dos Palos for scrimmage. So, looking forward to uh, going and and seeing that. So, welcome back everyone. Uh, we're now into it. So, congratulations. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. I'm not going to repeat everything you just said, so ditto. Um because yes, I all of that. But again, welcome back to all of our staff that's back working and uh making our school run so smoothly. Um just one
062thing um that doesn't have to do with the opening of school but has something to do with our district and that is the board is um still actively working on making uh the transition uh looking for a new superintendent happen. Um we are um we have met we went through uh we sent out RFPs for our search uh firms. Uh we got some back. We went through them. We're actually interviewing four of them next week um and hope to pick our um search firm and uh they're in their proposals they're all ready to start. I mean uh soon as they find out they got the job I mean it's like two days later we're having a special board meeting to meet with them to talk about our district and our our our next superintendent. So,
063uh, we're working and we have a lot of special board meetings planned that's that's going to be happening. So, um, there's a lot to come in the next, uh, few months with, uh, that process. So, I'll just let you know that we are working and it's it's in the works right now. Um, with that, um, we're going to go ahead and start new business. Uh, Dr. Richie, the 2025 LCAP federal addendum. >> The LCAP federal addendum is meant to supplement the LCAP um and ensure that uh that districts meet the uh LEA plan provisions of uh the Every Student Succeed Act. The LCAP addendum addresses how we will utilize federal funds including title one, title two, title three, and title four. And it's recommended that the board approve the 2025 LCAP federal addendum. Right. Any
064questions for Dr. Richie? Seeing none, need a motion, please. We have a motion by member Katuso, second by member Moran to approve the 2025 LCAP federal addendum. All those in favor? >> I post. >> Carried unanimously. All right. Thank you. On item B, the citizens oversight committee appointments. Um, I did mention at the beginning of the meeting that we have some corrections to that. Uh, what was printed here, the first two people listed are already members. Uh, Miss Skinner and Miss uh, Miss Yuri, they are already members and we tonight are going to uh, be appointing Kathy Ballard and Richard Gerby. Did I get that correct, Miss Monday? >> Yes, you did. >> All right. So, what you have in front of you on your agenda is not exactly correct, but we do have the
065correct things in front of you and it's been posted correctly on the website. With that, are there any questions? >> Seeing none, I need a motion, please. >> Did you have something to say? >> No, I don't. That's great. Thank you. >> Pardon me. >> That was great. I love it. Can you do that every time? >> I'm sorry. All right. And of course, we do need more members. So, we >> Miss Monday Money addressed that earlier. So, anyway, we have a motion by member Smith, seconded by >> No way around. >> Motion by Lee. >> Motion by member Lee, seconded by member Smith to approve the Citizens Oversight Committee appointments. All those in favor? >> I opposed. It's carried. >> Thank you. >> All right. Item C, Dr. Richie. declared its intent to adopt
066the following mandated updates. Board policy 0410 non-discrimination in district programs activities. Board policy 0441 artificial intelligence. Board policy 1312.3 uniform complaint procedures. Administrative regulation 1312.3 uniform complaint procedures. Board policy 55125.1 release of directory information. Administrative regulation 5131.41 41 use of seclusion and restraint. Board policy 5145.6 parent guardian notifications exhibit 5145.6 parent guardian notifications for policy married pregnant and parenting students for policy 6142.91 reading language arts instruction policy 6159.4 behavioral interventions for special education students administrative regulation 6159.4 for behavioral interventions for special education students. All right. So, are there any questions? Biscatuso. >> So, Dr. Richie, I think somehow maybe the policy 6159.4 um might have just somehow didn't get included in the packet. >> Oh, no. Okay. >> So, I mean it part of it's in here and it's everything is lined out. There's no
067new parts of that policy on the packet. >> What's the page of the >> um 96? >> Page 96. All right, let me see. >> So, I would I would recommend that maybe we hold that one until we can see it. >> Okay, we'll check. I Well, actually, I know this one 997 on this one. This update means that this policy is being rescended because it's been this has been included in other policies that have already that have been updated. And so on this one, since you see the last time this was reviewed was in 1997, >> this policy is actually obsolete and it's contained in other policies that have since been approved by the board. And so when you see it all lined out like that, that's just basically saying that that the board
068will be rescending this policy. >> Okay. So how do you ha how do we have a regulation then for the same that same number 6159 >> because they >> because what has happened what's happened is the CSBA oftentimes will will get rid of old policies and they'll just have regulation and regulation does not necessarily have to be attached to a policy you could just have a regulation by itself um existing >> but you couldn't do that >> no you yeah so CSBA allows they they recommend that you can do that if what the operational nature of the policy is better served as a regulation as opposed to policy. And so because of that, a lot of what was in that previous regulation and it's >> none of it really none of it really connects to
069this one. Excuse me, none of the policy really connects to this regulation because it was updated so long ago and it's a 40-year-old policy almost, >> right? >> And so the regulation now contains all the information that was previously found in that policy along with additional guidance for uh school employees. >> Okay. Got it. >> All right. Any other questions, comments? >> All right. Seeing none, need a motion, please. Actually, it's our we're declaring our intent to adopt. >> Okay. All right. Motion by member Gatuso, seconded by member uh excuse me, backwards again. I'm having trouble tonight. Motion by member Valadeo, seconded by member Katuso to declare our intent to adopt the listed board policy updates. All those in favor? I opposed and it is carried. All right. On to item D. New position classified
070management nutrition services field supervisor. Dr. Kelzadas. The nutrition services department is the largest department in the district. Currently, um for the entire department and district, we have two management positions. So, this adds a third management position to the nutrition services department. It's recommended that the board approve the classified management nutrition services field supervisor position, job description, and salary schedule. >> All right. Any comments or questions? I do need a motion then please. >> We got a a motion by member Lee, seconded by member Smith to approve the new position classified management nutrition services field supervisor. All those in favor I opposed carried unanimously. >> Thank you. >> On item E, Dr. Caladas again, new position director of community schools program temporary. The original community schools plan that came to you contained two coordinator positions and
071as grants do this has kind of changed over time the needs of the program and we we have a desire as a district to have a strong cohesive program that's better served by one director as opposed to two coordinators and I think we've seen evidence of that um as we've gone through and with the the evolution of the community schools plan and grant. So, it's recommended that the board approve the director of community schools program position. It is temporary because of funding and job description. All right. Questions? Nothing. All right. Need a motion, please. >> We got a motion by member Moran, seconded by member Gatuso to approve the new position, director of community schools program, which is the temporary position. All those in favor? >> Opposed? and it is approved. >> Thank you. >>
072Unanimously. Thank you, Dr. Calcidas. On to item uh 10, the consent calendar. Um I'd like to remind everybody that item B, we do have an updated personnel employment um list. It has been uh it is in front of you and has been posted to the website. And with that, are there any pools to the consent calendar? Seeing none, I wish to get a motion to uh approve the consent calendar as amended. >> Second. >> We got a motion by me member Valado, seconded by member Moran to approve the consent calendar as amended. Excuse me. Roll call vote. Who's doing it? Tina or Okay, >> Mr. Castro. Mr. Castro, Mrs. Gatuso, >> yes. >> Mr. Leeb, >> yes. >> Dr. Moran, >> yes. >> Miss Smith, >> yes. >> Miss Valado, >> yes. >> Mr. Pereira,
073>> yes. Item approved unanimously. Thank you, Nette. >> All right. Uh, reporting a close session action. We had none no action tonight. All the items in close session are non-action items. Um, are is there any discussion information or future agenda items for the board or Dr. Richie? >> So, we like to since we was just approving the consent item, I'd like to uh take a moment now to introduce uh Miss Priscilla Whitaker, who is our new director of student health. >> Welcome. [Applause] >> So glad we finally filled that position. Welcome. Welcome. We're glad we're so glad you're here. >> Anything else for future agenda items or discussion tonight? All right, seeing none, the next item is close session. We finished everything that we had to do. So, with that, it is now 8:01 and
074we are going home. We are ajourned. Thank you much for being here. Good night everybody and uh enjoy your Friday.