001Call the September 8th regular meeting to order at 5:00 pm. Mr. Walk >> here, >> Miss Gonzalez >> here, >> Mr. Reeves >> here, >> Mrs. Rudy >> here, >> and Mr. Rolls here. Uh, item number two, public communication close session items. Members of the public may address the board on items not on the agenda. Speakers will be allowed three minutes unless the time limit is waved by a majority of the board. The board will allow comments by members of the public on an agenda item during consideration of the item. The board may limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. With board consent, the president may increase or decrease the time allowed for public presentation depending on the topic and the number of persons wishing to be heard. The
002president may take a poll of speakers for or against a particular issue and may ask that additional persons speak only if they have something new to add. Complaints against specific district per employees should be resolved through the district's personnel complaint procedure. The right to address the board does not exempt the speaker from any potential liability for defamation. The proceedings of the board are recorded and are a part of the public record. At this time, does anybody have anything to address the board? All right, seeing none, we'll go to close session at 5:01 p.m. Welcome to the September 8th board meeting. Uh, item number A is our flag salute and tonight it's going to be led by students from Bington Elementary. Come on up. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America
003and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you guys. >> Good job. Thank you. Item B, report out of action taken in close session. There was nothing to report tonight. Uh item five, public communication agenda and non-aggenda items. Members of the public may address the board on items not on the agenda. Speakers will be allowed three minutes unless time limit is waved by a majority of the board. The board will allow comments by members of the public on an agenda item during consideration of each item. The board may limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. With board consent, the president may increase or decrease the time allowed for public presentation. Depending on the topic and the
004number of persons wishing to be heard, the president may take a pool of speakers for or against a particular issue and may ask that additional persons speak only if they have something new to add. Complaints against specific district employees should be resolved through the district's personnel complaint procedure. The right to address the board does not exempt the speaker from any potential liability of defamation. The proceedings of the board are recorded and are part of the public record. At this time, does anybody wish to address the board on any non-aggenda or agenda items? Seeing none, item number six, approval of the agenda. >> Go ahead, Frank. I make that motion to approve the agenda with the removal of action item E. that. Can I get a second on that? >> I second that. >> Um, Mr.
005Walk. >> I, >> Mrs. Gonzalez. >> Hi, >> Miss Rivas. >> Hi, >> Miss Rudy. >> Hi, >> Mr. Kal. I 50. We will remove item action action item number E. Um item uh section number seven, information and discussional items. Uh item A, spotlight on Herd Bington Elementary, >> Mr. Puit, members of the board, assistant superintendent Dr. Sea, and all of our valued community members joining us this evening. My name is Kavita Dollywell and I am the principal at Herd Bington. I also have Mrs. Julia Cop, our learning director at Bington. Thank you for the opportunity to share our work at Herd Bington Elementary. We are excited to be kicking off our new school year and all the amazing things that um will be happening with our students and our families. One of our um
006highlights for this year is our new Soore initiative. Um, understanding the importance of working together as a school community, we created SOORE to help meet the academic, social, and emotional needs of our students. Um, SOORE was truly a group effort developed with valuable input from our teachers and staff to ensure it reflects the needs of our classrooms and our students. So SOAR is safe, organized, accountable, respectful. At Herd Bington, our mission is to ensure that all students soar by strengthening our community, fostering a positive and inclusive culture, and building strong relationships. These priorities guide our work and create foundation for student success. So we are working on building communities, shaping culture, growing relationships. So together we soar. Here are some examples of how each student can show that they soar throughout our school. Um our
007staff have spent valuable time with our students on the importance of soar and we have posters around the school and within our classrooms to remind students to soar every day. These are just some examples in our classroom uh how each student can show um soar in our playground cafeteria walkways. We also have for restrooms, assemblies, and other things. And um we're excited to kick this off this year. And we do have some students that would like to share more about Soore. So we'll start with Mariana. Hi, my name is Mariana Gonzalez and I am in fifth grade in Miss Garcia's class at Her Bington Elementary. I'm going to present the Essence. The Essence stands for safety. It is very important for us students to feel safe at school. To feel safe in school, we do
008lockdown drills, fire drills, and earthquake drills. I feel like the teachers care about us and care for us to feel safe and be safe. Another way we feel safe is having yard duties watching over us during lunch and recess. One example is in third grade there was a false alarm lockdown, but our third grade teacher took it very seriously and hit us. There was no lockdown, but our third grade teacher made sure we were faced. This is an example on how safety matters in school. [Applause] Hi, my name is Olivia Tibido and I'm in fifth grade in Mrs. Dalton's class at Herd Bington Elementary. I am going to present the letter O and soar. The Owensor represents organization. We use organization in many areas of our school day. We can demonstrate organization on the playground
009by using and storing equip equipment properly. We show organization in the cafeteria by lining up in lunch order. We also use we also show organization in the cafeteria by throwing away our garbage. Another way we show organization is during assemblies by coming in quietly and sitting where we are supposed to. Lastly, we use organization in the restrooms by keeping it clean. Being organized help us have a productive day. [Applause] Hi, my name is Maddox Soua. I am a fifth grade student in Miss Stevens class at Herd Bington Elementary. I'm going to tell you about the A and R in sore. It represents accountable and respect. An example of being accountable is being ready to listen and learn. I can be respectful by following the rules of the school and being accountable. That is about the
010A&R and sore. [Applause] >> So we also have some other students that we got to >> What does sore mean to you? Soore means to me to be respectful, kind, and helpful. >> McKenzie, how do you feel about our new Soore? >> I feel really more confident, and I like our new sore. >> Tiana, how does Soore help our school? >> It keeps us safe, organized, and accountable and respectful. >> Chad, how do you feel about our new Soore? >> I feel like it helps us with new rules and being more organized and um respectful. MJ, how does Soore help our school? >> Soar helps our school because it's a great helpful community. School is something that we all need to learn education and get our physical and emotional things in common and then we
011can share and have friends around us no matter what. >> Who are we? >> Eagles. >> What do we do? [Applause] So, some upcoming things um happening at Bington. We have our monthly character trait of the uh assembly awards. We will be starting our student council elections at the end of September. We have our fall carnival on October 17th, red ribbon week, and our winter program. So, if you're able to join us for any of those things, we would be happy to have you. and we are looking forward to a great year. Thank you so much. >> Item B, student board member report. Venicia. >> Hello everybody. Um, I'm going to be going from the beginning of school, so it might be a little long, so bear with me. So from the first day of
012school, our seniors had their senior sunrise in which the senior class met an hour before school started where they could enjoy breakfast, pictures, and conversation with each other. The following week was rivalry week against Cassine, which we had dress up days for. Monday was college attire, Tuesday was Disney, Wednesday was pink out, Thursday beach day, and Friday was spirit day. The following day was the 96th annual rivalry game in which Orimba took yet another win. Surprising. Um, and then the score was 26 to zero. The weekend after that was the fall festival in which the seniors had their booth to fundra along with our cheerleaders who walked a parade and even performed as well. Since then, we had our picture day along with yearbook sales for all students. And more information of location plans and
013pricing for our senior trip have been released along with fundraising information with that. As for our sports, volleyball girls flag football, golf, and cross country have begun their seasons. And last week, our volleyball girls had also won the game against Gustinine. And for our flag football girls, they are still playing their preseason games, but their first league game will be the 22nd of September. Now, for upcoming events, tomorrow on the 9th, there is a back to school night at Orimba from 5:30 to 7:30. So, just be sure to check that out. Enjoy all the events going on over there. For our FFA students, they began the discussion of their camp Sylvester trip in which they began talking about their pricing along with fundraisers. Homecoming week is just around the corner and this theme for this
014year is season of the warriors. All grades will have a meeting this week to talk about their ideas for their floats, decoration, and nominations for royalty. The senior class will be winter, junior class are fall, sophomores are summer, and freshman will be spring. So, just be sure to attend the football game next Friday to see the final results of each grade's masterpieces. That's all I have for you guys. >> Thank you. Item C are beyond the bell mascot proposal by Miss Cassidy. >> Good evening, board. Nice to see you again. Do you have that up? I was kind of taken by surprise. So, what we did was it came up a number of times after we rebranded and became Beyond the Bell instead of just ASP after school program. Um, staff talked quite a bit
015about wanting their own mascot and I said, "No, that doesn't work like that because if you're at North at Bington, then you're an Eagle and if you're at Yolo and so on." And the conversation kept going and that's kind of where we landed and I kind of went maybe I should think about this. So we talked about it, staff talked about it, voted on it, the kids all voted and here's the results. Six reasons why I they sold me. I came around um to provide a unifying symbols for all the students that are in program right now about 850. My goal is a thousand a year. I mean a thousand a day by the end of the school year. The mascots's character and appearance can embody our core principles, which is love, belonging, and safety.
016Skip down to um digital marketing. We do a lot of social media and a lot of marketing that way. And a little avatar icon mascot could make that a little more fun. Um and number five, just how lucky that kids that attend our programs could have two mascots from TK to 8. They have two to play with. So that's how I made a case to come to you. Um mentioned that 10 came down to these three. The 10 almost all of them were not real things. There was a unicorn. There was a T-Rex. Um there was a slug. There was a llama. Those are real. Um and the kids picked the zebra. I don't know what it is. like 90% of the kids picked the zebra. So, I'm to you asking humbly if you will
017allow me to do this and add another mascot to Newman Crows Landing um to represent Beyond the Bell >> and this is theformational part. So, it'll come to a vote at the next board meeting. >> So, can I take if you had questions, can I take them now or I have to wait until next week and next month? Anybody have any questions for Miss Cassidy? >> No, but I voted for the seed bread, too. >> Okay. See, what what happened? Apparently, I'm uh out of touch. All right. Well, thank you very much. >> Thank you. Uh item D, attendance awards, Dr. Sha. >> And if B if Bonita wins all three, we're going to have a problem. We'll see. Uh good evening, President Cabraw, Superintendent Puit, members of the board. Uh it gives me great
018pleasure to announce the attendance awards for the month of August, our first month of the school year. And we're going we're going to start with the attendance award for best staffed attendance. And that will go to Bington at 95%. [Applause] Okay. Uh, next award is for the most improved attendance. And what I did is I looked at our attendance uh, rate for each school site in May and compared it to our attendance rate in August. So, the winner of this award is Bonita with an improvement of 4.46%. 46% [Applause] and the best student attendance for the month of August. And I should have just have them kept this award at their site. I don't know. I I had them go back and get it a minute ago, but they could have just kept it there.
019So is hunt with 98.83%. [Applause] You know, I just wanted to say uh on average uh we have about 2 to 3% improvement for all our elementary sites as far as attendance rate is concerned for the month of August compared to August of 2024. So great job and all that you're doing with that. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Uh, item number E is our first reading of policy 4216, probationary permanent status. Uh, Dr. Sea, you want to add any information on that? I have uh nothing to add other than uh we were looking through this policy and there were some updates that needed to be made as a result of some recommendations made to us by CSBA and the state of California. >> Any questions for Dr. SA? Thank you. Uh item number eight, the
020consent calendar. The consent calendar items are routine in nature and usually do not require board discussion. Individual items may be removed by board members and presented for discussion and separate action. The consent calendar will be adopted by a roll call vote. Could I get a motion for the consent calendar listed? >> I make a motion. >> Thank you, Mrs. Rudy. >> I second. >> Second, Mr. Walk. Thank you, Mr. Walk. >> Hi, >> Miss Gonzalez. >> Hi, >> Mr. Rivas. >> Hi, >> Mr. Rudy. >> Hi, >> Mr. Rob says I 50. Item number nine, action item A, public hearing notice for textbook sufficiency. Uh, we'll open the public hearing at what time that Mr. 6:17, sir. Anybody have anything to add on public hearing notice for textbook sufficiency item A from the public? Seeing
021none, close 1818. >> I hope so. Uh action item B, approval of resolution 25263 regarding sufficiency of instructional materials. Could I get a motion for action item B? I'll make that motion. Mr. Ribas, thank you. Second. >> I second. >> Mr. Rudy, thank you. Mr. W. >> I. >> Miss Gonzalez. >> I. >> Mr. Rias. >> Hi. >> Mr. Rudy. >> Hi. >> Mr. Ross. I 50. Action item C. Approve tenative agreement between NCTA and New Carzan Unified School District for the 2425 school year. Can I get a motion for action item C? I make a motion. >> Thank you, Mrs. Rudy. Second. >> I'll second. Thank you, Mr. Rivish, >> Mr. Walk. >> Hi, >> Mr. Gonzalez. >> Hi, >> Mr. Rivas. >> Hi, >> Mr. Rudy. >> Hi, >> and Mr. Groz. I
02250. Action item D, approve onetime payment illegal salary schedule increase for the 2425 school year for non-represented groups. Can I get a motion on action item D? I make the motion. >> Thank you, Mr. Gonzalez. Can I get a second? >> I second. >> Thank you, Miss Rudy. Uh, Mr. Walk. >> I, >> Miss Gonzalez. >> I, >> Mr. Rivas. >> Hi, >> Mr. Rudy. >> Hi, >> Miss Cabra. Votes I 50. Uh, item 10, future agenda items. Anybody have anything for the future? None listed. Uh item 11, our superintendence report. Mr. Puit, >> thank you. I have a a few things to report. One, um one is is uh I want to thank Derek for coming and doing a visit of the of the campus. It was kind of a different visit this time
023because he was kind of he was going to the sites to I guess kind of hear from the employees. But there was a 2-hour window in the morning where we got a behindthescenes look. We went to the old cafeteria at Von Rener. We went to go I went to show him what the SSC building was, where our curriculum and instruction office was, all of the kind of non- studentent zones so that as he's hearing about these things now, he has a visual picture of of where things are and what they're doing. We went by the Beyond the Bell temporary office and just kind of and he he got to see some different things on campus that not everybody gets to see. So I thought it was a very good visit and um and it and
024and again I think it was about just kind of seeing what what's happening behind the scenes and what and who those people are. So uh I want to thank Kavita great job on your first presentation with many to come and uh so thank you for that and students thank you and uh Venicia thank you again your first uh report of the year and and it's your senior year so uh enjoy it. And then I also want to kind of talk comment about the again the attendance. I know that people are working very hard at the sites to increase that attendance with the new short-term independent study rules and uh and it and it has made a difference. It's made a big difference. So um again part of that is recouping the attendance for all the
025students in our district so that we can provide continue providing the services that we are. And then another thing is is we just had the first phase of the Williams Act visit today. it was the curriculum side of it. So, uh, thank you to Heather and the sites. Great job. Um, we passed and now then we'll have the other Vargas with the, uh, with the facilities review for the Williams Act at the end of the week. So, and I'm looking forward to getting the report from that as well. >> Thank you, sir. Item 12, board report. Mrs. Shudy, do you have anything tonight? >> Welcome everybody. Um, I had the opportunity to do a couple of the open house and for Hunt Elementary, I wanted to let you guys know I had a grandmother that
026came up to me and she was extremely happy with the um, lessons that the autistic program is giving her granddaughter. So, she wanted me to be able to share it at the board meeting. How happy she was that she was finally able to communicate with her granddaughter. She says it was the first week and she was able to hold such a short conversation with her grandchild that was having difficulty speaking. But in that short first week of school, she saw a big change in her granddaughter and she wanted me to let you guys know that she was very, very happy with the work that you guys are doing. And in that moment that I was there, her granddaughter looked up at me and asked me if I wanted to play with her because she had
027these puppets. And the grandmother started crying because the little girl never really verbally spoke to anybody other than her own family. So for me, it was really awesome to see that and to be there in that class with that teacher. Um, so good job. So if you could relay that back to your people. Um, but good job. Um, Miss Dollywall, nice presentation. Um, I remember kindergarten. Um, you are awesome. Done a great job. So, I mean, we look forward to hearing more presentations from the kids. Um, and Cynthia, thank you for your hard work and for being so transparent with us. We appreciate you. And, um, jur student reporter, so nice to see you again and thank you for keeping us up to date with everything. And I know that um George and I think
028it's Maria, right? Um they don't get a lot of kudos, but we appreciate you guys for everything you guys do for us and for the school. So, thank you guys. And Edward, you too. Thank you for your hard work. That's all I got. >> Thank you. This is Gonzalez. >> I guess Marbel's trying to make everyone cry. Welcome everyone. Uh, it's been a busy transition into September. I did vote for the zebra. The zebra kind of reminds me of remember that that bubble gum in the '9s with the zebra on it. >> Yeah, that one. That one. That's why I voted for it. Takes me back to childhood. Um, speaking of childhood, I've been loving what looking at all of the the artwork around here from Bington. Great job on your presentation tonight. It was
029beautiful. It's always so fun listening to all the kids. I remember one of them from that farmers market that we went to. She was so lively and I recognized her right away in the video. Um I will be visiting um Alternative Ed later this week with Justin. I'm excited to um observe the the no cell phones to see how that's going. I know that can be challenging transition, especially if that's what kids have been used to is having access to them. So, looking forward to that. I will also be at OS tomorrow for the back to school night with my godson. So, if you see me, please say hi. Um, and I think that's it. I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but um I hope everyone's having an easy and and gentle transition back into the
030school year. I know it can be challenging getting into the routine, but everyone is doing a wonderful job. And I also hear great reports from families and from friends. Just happy with the school year overall. So, keep it up. >> Thank you, Mr. Zolas. Mr. Rivas, I got a couple things. I just want to applaud um for allowing the youth, not just the youth programs, to use the facilities. This past Saturday, our novice got to use the locker room to go and they were like, "Are you serious?" And to see their faces to go in there, they were just like in awe. So, I just want to applaud you guys for allowing them to do that. You guys allowed them for also baseball, too, to use the varsity field. So, I know a lot of
031people say, "Oh, this and that." But they don't see the little stuff that we do. And I apologize for that because seeing those kids' faces, they were just like, they thought they were like the biggest kids out there running out go in the locker room and everything. So, I want to apologize for that. Mrs. Tapia, I know you're doing a lot of work, probably not sleeping as much, but your work is going unnoticed. >> Good job. We appreciate it. I enjoy the Bington paintings really well. Other than that, good job, guys. Everyone to keep it up. Thank you, Mr. Rubish. Mr. Walk. >> Yeah. So, as Mr. Puit said, I was able to go on a facilities visit and it was nice to see, you know, things that you don't normally think about when you
032think about a school district and schools. Um, and a lot of facilities that I didn't even know existed. And a lot have been remodeled uh recently. So, it was good to see um those remodels and then to meet people that don't normally, you know, come in contact with all the time um with the school district. So, it's great to meet um them and then I was able to go to some school sites. I went to Bington YOLO and OHS and I was able to meet with some classified and certificated people, do a little meet and greet, uh introduce myself to them and then see how their uh start of the year was going. And then I was able to attend the YOLO back to school night and I was able to meet with some parents
033and staff um and some students there as well. >> Thank you, Mr. Walk and myself. Uh good job on the Bington artwork. It looks good. Um appreciate you guys bringing in something every, you know, every meeting. We always have new decorations up on the wall. Shows how good our students are in the classroom. Pay attention and make good art. uh you know, pictures and paintings with pretty good detail for elementary students. Um I don't really have much. That's it. That's pretty much all I have for tonight. So, um, with that being said, we'll adjourn the meeting at 6:27