001All right, it is uh 7:06. We're going to call the uh uh regular meeting to order. We've been in close session. Uh we're going to start with the pledge of allegiance. Our newly retired board member, Miss Smith, would you please lead us in the pledge? >> Yes. Please salute to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you, Miss Smith. Approval of the agenda. Dr. Calcidas, do we have any uh changes to the agenda or anything to add? >> We do have some changes on Um when the agenda the revised agenda was posted on Monday um in error we the cover pages had the wrong page numbers and said close session started at 6:00
002instead of 6:15. So I have sent the board got new new copies. They're on the website and the copies that are here tonight all have the corrected page numbers plus >> corrected time. >> Yeah. So that that's >> So um we have a corrected agenda not content but other um minor things such as page numbers and um time. So, uh, the, uh, close session was listed as 6, but it's actually was scheduled for 6:15, um, which we started at 6:15. And the page numbers in the, um, agenda here have been corrected to, uh, correlate with the actual uh, BRMs that are in the in the body of the thing. So, with that, anything else? That's it. All right. And I need a motion to adopt the agenda as corrected. All those in favor? >> Oh,
003I see a motion first. Seconded by >> Leeb. All those in favor? I opposed. And it's carried. All right. Um, member of the public who have anything they would like to add to a future board agenda may do so by notifying the superintendent at least two weeks prior to a regularly scheduled board meeting. And if that is uh within our purview and we can get it on the agenda in time, uh that's how you get something on the agenda. Anybody here tonight that would like to uh make a comment on any item on tonight's agenda may do so when that agenda item comes up before us. And um you'll have an opportunity to address the board on that agenda item. You'll have three minutes to speak. And if there are uh multiple speakers on that
004agenda item, you'll have a total of 20 minutes. If there's anybody here tonight that would like to make a comment on anything that is not on tonight's agenda, uh you may do so by excuse me approaching the uh podium in a second um and uh please uh recognize yourself and um state your uh comments. You'll have three minutes to address the board. If there's multiple speakers on the same um non-aggenda item, it's a total of 20 minutes for any item um that is not on the night tonight's agenda. So, if there's anybody here tonight that wishes to address the board on anything that is not on tonight's agenda, you may do so by come on down. >> Not usually up here. >> Good evening. >> Okay. Should I start? >> Yes, please. >> Okay. Um
005hi, my name is Javier Powell. I graduated in 2021 from OBHS and still have two siblings within the district. I've come up here before, but my concern this time is different. It is uh more about counselor complacency. In my sister and I's experience at LBHS, this has been an issue. We both had the same counselor who I will not name. Back when I was in high school, I had a bone tumor that got removed just before sophomore year and it sent me into a depression for 2 years. During that time, I was a bad student and I had to do summer school. The coun this counselor I had not once seemed to believe at all that I could improve and if they did I never saw it. It was always an apothetical well you're going
006to have to do X Y and Z if you continue never really showing any interest. Uh in my senior year I graduated with AV honor role and it really was more of in spite of this counselor than it was from any real help from them. Now I had a good friend group and I had a good family. We weren't poor, but we weren't always comfortable, but it was all right. It was enough to be a good support structure. Now, I over time began to forgive this counselor until my sister was beginning her own mental and emotional struggles. Before I go on, my sister has her problems and parts where it's really on her to improve. And I understand that. Uh uh and when it came to send my sister's referral uh to no shoot, let
007me uh put it on her to improve. But when she was struggling this past year, the counselor did the same thing cuz she had the same counselor. This counselor was apathetic towards her. My sister never once felt this counselor even cared for her to improve. And when it came to send my sister's referral to summer school, this counselor sent it late. Uh despite knowing for months that she'd be going to summer school, she sent it late and she gave the referral to the summer school late enough that my sister was put on a waiting list. As an older brother, I should not be put in a position though some other kid fails so my sister can succeed because her counselor was too apathetic to helping her. Again, my sister and I had good support systems.
008But I can't help but imagine all the kids from broken homes, less fortunate homes, lonely kids, bad friends. What are they supposed to do if their own counselor who is supposed to help them doesn't believe in them? This loses us loses us valuable members of our society who were failed by most adults in their life. Their counselor shouldn't fail to believe in them or be too apathetic to care. I understand you're all at the top of the structure and have removed a few levels from this, but the core aptitude core attitude of those in the most critical support positions for our students should be less complacent than this. Even if we have the best support structures on paper, it doesn't help if the people interacting on the ground are apathetic. And that's what I wanted
009to say. >> There's one thing I wanted to say and I asked her. Um, we were called and we had knew back in March that she was going to be doing summer school. >> Did you move up to the microphone? >> Sorry. We knew she was going to be doing this summer school cuz we knew she's behind a good 15 credits. We knew this was going to happen. And from the beginning of June and May, we were constantly asking, "Where's your summer school referral? Have you got your information? What school are you going to go to? You going to go to PCO? Are you doing Valley? What is it? Every time she was getting told by the counselor, she's like, "Well, you're going to have to go to San Louise because you're not good enough.
010We're just going to push you that way." And then, I get it. Schools are schools, but she shouldn't just say you're going to go there because she doesn't want to keep helping her. We got called the day before the paperwork was due. Hey, did you go to Valley and pick up your packet? We were called by that counselor. When that counselor called us, we're like, "What are you talking about? You never told us. You never told us what school. You never gave us information." We go to Valley. And Valley, the first thing they said is, "She just got turned in this morning by that counselor. You're lucky she's on the bottom of the list." And you're only going to that school if five kids cannot make it. She's 15 credits behind. 2 years to graduation.
011to get 15 credits up is a little hard. So, in my eyes, it's She should have already known, hey, I'm going to send your stuff right in the beginning of June. Get your packet. Get it going. She waited till literally the day before. And then we went there. They told us, "Here's a packet, but good luck. Everybody's already turned it in a month ago." So, in my eyes, this person should have already stepped up. And everybody at the school was like, "Yeah, we have the same problem. We have the same problem." And there's a couple more kids that have the same issue, but they don't want to come. So, we're I get it. There's only one parent pointing it out, but having nobody notice it, it's I just hope it can change cuz two years
012for this, it's going to be a little hard to get her credits up because yeah, she got put in, but we're still sitting on the other credits from the year before that she didn't want to give her summer school last year for that. She's like, she could do next year. She just same one, same counselor. and we've just wanted to put our mindset out there. Thank you. >> Thank you. Well, before you step away, um, can we get your name for the record? >> Yeah, it's Christina Pow. >> Thank you. And we have our director of secondary education, Dr. Sutton, right over there. Have you talked to him? >> No, at all. >> That's the person you need to talk to. I suggest you may want to talk to him and set up an appointment
013to talk to him um as soon as he can and um he'll be able to work on this for you. >> Okay. >> All right. So, the guy in the blue shirt over there, that's the man you want to talk to. Oh, he just pointed to out the hallway. So, >> perfect. >> All right. Thank you for uh being here tonight. Appreciate it. No problem. >> Is there anybody else here that wishes to address the board on any item that is not on tonight's agenda? All right. All right, seeing no one come forward, we're going to go ahead and uh continue with reports. Uh first off is California School Employees Association. Uh I see no one here in the audience. How about Las Teachers Association? I see no one here from Las and Facilities Maintenance.
014I is that Dr. Lee? >> Yes. Um >> go ahead. Sure. Can't be here tonight, but thank you. Uh thank you for sharing this list. Uh the summer construction is currently going on. Uh the facility mass plan will finish the aspect. uh currently assessing the condition and prioritizing our needs list. Uh for Balta, we're working on track having the parking lot complete before the school starts. Um the administration building will be temporary location right now and it will be ready by August. Uh for Lasp High uh will complete all the exterior uh abatement for Espistos and finish the gym abatement this uh week. So the contractor begins to put in exterior finishes. If you go there, you'll see that uh it should be complete by start school. Um for interimm housing for LB high school
015um if this one item on agenda approved tonight, uh it will start in July and it will be delivered by August and the interim housing will be ready for staff and students to be located uh starting October 15 and uh we'll be start doing those mods moving students and we're working on the class wings uh for PHS ad classroom pay by CEK one. uh is on track. We have that be open by August. Uh for TK center, it's coming pretty nicely. We're right now trying to estimate that completion maybe by November to be completed. Um for LB Junior High, we're working now. The contracts are working on a fire alarm. Um so they're working in the gym right now. Um so when school start, they will transition to after school so we not disturb the
016class. Um and lastly um for district lighting uh LED some uh sides still shall not finish and we'll transition to after school at when school starts. And that's um the whole report. >> All right. You just turned it off. There you go. Miss Katuso >> um can you like rewind just for a second >> the on the housing part and it was October >> Yes. October 15th. So that's what what's happening from August to October then because are you talking about housing meaning the student the new classrooms? So they're just staying where they're at until it all starts October 15th and then they're getting moved. >> Yes. So you delivered in August and but they need to get ready hook everything up. >> Right. So they will stay in their classrooms everything and by October
01715 we'll move the staff and moving the student to them there so we can start working on the classrooms. >> I thought it was going to be before that. >> Yes. Um actually um on agenda there was a um you know a item because the bidding come out to be super high during the summer. That's right. >> And we had to kind of reid it and delay it. So save about 846,000 by rebidding that. We'll go. >> I I forgot that part, but still it's like uh I was hoping that was still going to be closer. >> Thank you. >> All right. Anybody else have any questions? Dr. Lee. All right. Thank you very much. Uh community schools report. I don't see Dr. Wheeler. So, no community schools report. Superintendent report. No report tonight. Board
018members. Um, let's start with our newly retired board member, Miss Smith, who has lots of free time now. >> I'll just say that um, retirement is good. I'm enjoying myself and I'm hoping that you all enjoy your summers as well. That's my report. >> All right. Thank you. All right, Mr. Castro. >> No report, Mr. Lee. >> I just want to say that I drive by the TK center um, every day and I see the work going on today. They were actually cutting lines in the U asphalt to put in the signal light that's going to go in there. And I see something new pop up every day. So, I'm excited to see that. So, thank you for your report on that. That's it. >> Right, Miss Katuso? >> Uh, I I have no report
019tonight either, >> Miss Moran or Dr. Moran. >> Thank you. I just wanted to say that we started college for kids on Monday. And so I know there's a lot of competing activities in our community, but if anybody still has some signups, we have arts and craft over at the college. And so it's really nice to see the little ones coming in and taking pictures and they're going to college. And then we have another session uh with sports at the community center. So if you have any questions, reach out. Um, other than that, yeah, enjoying I missed a last meeting trying to enjoy vacations here and there as we're working, but uh I hope you all are enjoying summer as well. >> All right, thank you. Miss Valado, >> I have no report at this
020time. >> No report. And I just want to piggyback on what uh Mr. Leeb said that you you can seeing the uh progression that's happening at TK. I I live by the high school, Lost Manis High School, and I see the progression there. It looks so funny because they've taken all the asbestous off and all we have is, you know, plywood holding up the building. But, uh, it's going to be really nice when it gets done. So, they're really moving. They're really moving. So that's going to be excited when that when that whole project gets done because that like a school was built in 1966 or 1964 I think it started and opened in ' 66. So it's got some age on it that needs to get help. But that's it. All right. On to
021new business. Uh item A, the Lasis High Junior High Agricultural uh career educational incentive grant. Um are there any questions on that item? Does anybody want to talk about it? Uh yeah, it was it was submitted by by DO, but >> okay. Miss recommend that the board approve the middle school application for additional funds to support a lob junior high act program. questions. All right. Need a motion, please. We got a motion by I don't know who's first, Mr. Cash, seconded by Miss Valado to approve the Laspan Junior High Agricultural Career Educational Incentive Grant. All those in favor? >> I opposed. And it's carried. On to item B. Authorization of teaching assignments. Dr. Calcidius, >> it's recommended that the board adopt resolutions 22-25 through 39-25, approving waiverss for identified staff to teach outside of their
022credential authorization pursuant to education code section 442587 C and D. >> All right, you have that information before you. Are there any questions? Need a motion, please. We need a motion first. >> I saw who who moved it. All right. Um uh motion by member Moran, seconded by member Gatuso. And it is a roll call vote. Who's doing it? Tina or >> Nette doing it tonight? >> Mr. Castro? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gatuso? >> Yes. >> Mr. Leeb? >> Yes. >> Dr. Moran? >> Yes. >> Miss Smith? >> Yes. Miss Valado, Mr. Pereira. >> Yes. Item passed unanimously. Alrighty. Thank you. And on to item number C, board policy updates. That's usually presented by Dr. Richie, who's doing that tonight. Oh, Dan is outside taking care of business. vote. >> Um, it's recommend the board
023declare it intent to adopt the following policies. BP0420, school plan, school councils, AR0420, school plans, site councils. BP0440 District Technology Plan. BP 11000 communication with the public. BP1160 political process. BP1230 school connected organizations. AR1230 school connected organizations. BP1260 Educational Foundation. BP1312 complaints concerning the schools. AR 1312.2 Two, complaints concerning instruction and materials. BP1323, contest for students. BP1621, homebased schooling. BP 3516, emergencies and disaster preparedness plan. Um, AR 3516, Emergencies and Disaster Preparedness Plan. Uh, BP 3516.5 emergency schedules. AR 5125.1 release of directory information E5125.1 slashe 1 release of directory information AR51253 challenging student records BP5131-6 alcohol and other drugs AR 5131-6 alcohol and other drugs BP5141-21 1 administering medication and monitoring health conditions. AR5141.21 administering medication and monitoring health conditions. BP5141.5 mental health. BP5141-52 suicide prevention. AR5141-52 suicide prevention. BP6142-93 science instruction BP6142.94 history social
024science instruction BP6146.1 high school graduation requirements BP6159 individualized education program AR6159 individ indiv sorry individualized education program BP 6159.2 2 nonpublic non sectarian school and agency service for special education AR 6159.2 nonpublic non sectarian school and agency services for special education BP 6175 migrant education program and AR6175 migrant education program >> thank you quite a list um Dr. Richie has been busy u for sure updating all those. No, no, Dr. Richie does. >> All right. So, um I need a motion. Any questions on any of those? I need a motion to declare our intent to adopt these policies. We got a motion by um member uh Katuso, seconded by member Moran to declare our intent to adopt the listed policies. All those in favor? >> I opposed and it is carried. All right. It'll be
025coming back to us next month uh to uh approve its final form. On to item D. Bid award for the rebid of the Laspanis High School's uh interim project interim housing project. Um this Monday's not here. Are you doing that, Dr. Lee? >> Yes. It's recommend the board the bid to TBS Contractors Inc. for the rebid of Los Bos High School interim housing project and authorize the superintendent or superintendent's destiny to sign contract document and a notice to proceed. All right. Any questions? I think we got that answered a minute ago. All right. Need a motion, please? >> We got a motion by member Leeb, seconded by member Smith to approve the bid award for the rebid of Laspanis High School interim housing project. All those in favor? I opposed. And it's carried unanimously. On
026to item E, the new alternative fuel vehicle purchase electric golf carts. Dr. Lee, >> yes. recommend the board approve the new alternative fuel vehicle purchase funding agreement between Los Unified School District and San King Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District. >> All right, any questions, comments? >> Seeing none, need a motion, please. We got a motion by uh member Castro, seconded by member Valdeo to approve the new alternative fuel vehicle purchase electric golf carts. All those in favor? >> I opposed. >> It's carried unanimously. Item F, interim superintendent contract. It is recommended the board of trustees approve the addendum to the employment agreement between the Las Spanish Unified School District and Dr. C. Shawn Richie. Um this is a contract addendum to his current contract as our chief um academic officer and he will be
027um taking on extra duties um above that for the superintendent position until a uh permanent superintendent is hired. So this is an interimm uh superintendent contract. Are there any questions? If not, I need a motion, please. We got a motion by member Castro, seconded by member Katuso uh to approve the contract addendum for the interim superintendent contact of Dr. Sean Richie. All those in favor? Opposed? And that's carried unanimously. Next item is the election of the board secretary. It is recommended the uh board of trustees elect a new board secretary due to the vacancy of doc left by Dr. Marshall as per education code the superintendent always serves or no not always the superintendent serves as a secretary of the board. So with that um need a motion to elect the board secretary and to
028elect the uh interim superintendent as the board secretary. Any com questions comments? Motion. We got a motion by member Katuso, seconded by member Moran to elect um Dr. C. Sean Richie as the board secretary. All those in favor? >> I opposed and it is carried. On to the consent uh calendar. Are there any polls? Any polls? No polls. Need a motion to uh approve the consent calendar as listed. I'll move. >> Who was that? Oh, Mr. Uh, so the motion was by Mr. uh member Lee, seconded by member Valado to u approve the consent calendar as listed. That is a roll call. Nanette >> Mr. Castro, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gatuso, >> yes. >> Mr. Lee, >> yes. >> Dr. Moran, >> yes. >> Miss Smith, >> yes. Miss Bell, Mr. Pereira. >> Yes. All
029right. Thank you very much. That is approved unanimously. On to the next item which is reporting close session action. Uh we had the board had two action items in close session. Uh the first was a leave extension for a classified employee. The board denied that request for extension. The motion was by member Smith, seconded by member Castro. There were seven yeses and no nos. Uh the number two was a liability claim um against the district and the board approved that claim. Uh the mo motion was by valido seconded by Moran. There were seven yeses and no nos. That item passed also. Uh with that um we finished. Um any discussion information or future agenda items? Anybody? All right. Seeing none, then we next item on the agenda is close session. We don't need to go
030back. So, we're done. And uh with that, it is 7:33 and we are adjourned. Thank you all. >> So, we need lots of signatures. So, don't leave. >> Good night, everybody.