001We're not ready yet. Welcome to my favorite board meeting of the year. Have an addition to the agenda. Motion to accept the agenda with the addition of 3.3 John Paul Sen retirement. Um 36 years of dedicated service. It took me 36 minutes letter. If you haven't seen it yet, look it up. It's fantastic. And 3.6 resignations and retirements. We had a motion second [clears throat] to Go and [snorts] hats off. Salute. Pledge. One nation under God. Yesterday. board members and uh Superintendent Lemon. I'd like to uh talk real quick about the tournament, the second annual American Chess Tournament that we had this past Saturday. We had almost 40 students uh participate as young as second grade playing five games of chess for the day. And I'd like to take a moment to introduce our winners.
002Starting with Diego Jimenez. He is our kindergarten through third grade uh champion. Uh for those that haven't played chess before, you get one point if you win, zero if you uh lose, and half a point, split the point with your opponent if you tie. So he came in first tournament, I'm sure his nerves were going, lost the first game and then did not lose a game afterwards. So he got 4.0 and he again is our primary champion for our second. [applause] And next we're going to move on to Isaac McDonald. He is our fourth through sixth grade champion. Uh he also got four points. Uh they're the top from the I want to say the top three in the section all got four points. So we always say in chess you want to beat everyone
003you play and then have your opponents go and beat everybody to win those tiebreers. So he came out on top with those uh four points and again he is our fourth through sixth grade champion. [applause] Then of course your eye is probably drawn to the slightly larger trophy for our gentleman in the middle. I'd like to take the opportunity to introduce Juan Sierra Alta Cardinis. He is our tournament uh champion and he got a perfect 5.0. did not lose a single game and there were some tough games let me tell you but he came out on top this year with that perfect score and again he is our overall tournament champion [applause] with a heads up to RMS if you have any interest in chess you've got quite a few people in the next few
004years coming up that uh are already going to be ready to hit the ground running. Thank you uh for this opportunity to uh present uh the winner. 3.1 is presentations and recognitions and again to tell us about Patriot Elementary School. Hi. >> Hi. >> We sore by being safe, organized, and uh we started the year with going to Camp Ke. Um, what I loved most about camp was I loved my cabin for all the connections that we had together and our counselor what she had done for all of us and uh the time of year that we went. As you can see, there's a pumpkin on the screen. My school went during the week of Halloween. So, we did get to miss Halloween partially, but we got to do a lot of traditions that other
005schools didn't get to. Like we got instead of doing a normal campfire activity, we got to carve pumpkins with our cabins in a black salute. This was a tradition at Patri a little nervous at the start. Um but as the months went on, I got a lot more comfortable doing this for my school. of all 100,000 students and staff at the school. [snorts] What's all the buzz about? Uh during quarter day, we gather with students from other grades celebrating the end of the quarter and good behavior. Top three activities were the obstacle course, bouncy balls, and the parachute. Leaders in life. Uh on the screen you can see the photos of all the students that got to leaders in life from Patriot. And this was the opportunity for student leaders to listen to other leaders
006um speak about their experiences. And I want to give to the last speaker at the end of the day. They call her Boots. Um, I loved her speech because she talked about a lot of stories from her past life and her confidence was amazing. of the screen. Uh what we did on our flight was we collected Washington DC the KCSOS board meeting which was something and uh what I talked about was our experience at camp and my favorite thing that I electronics and the internet and got to experience that and the pound year that we went we got some crop pumpkins and it was an amazing experience there. Uh roll night this was a celebration at the end of the quarter and this is where students and staff got to connect with people outside school.
007All that Patriot has to offer. We have oral language festival after school EDC theater, uh yard activities, band, the pop room, and so much more for other Eagles to experience. What I'll miss most about Patriot? I'll mainly miss my friends, my little buddies, Reacross America, the teachers, dances, and PTC events. Student Council 2025 through 20 2016. Um it had to work with this team and I am so happy for them and I hope they go far in their lives. And a main shout out to our teachers which some of them are here tonight. Miss Gray and Miss Cross, could you please come up here? Big shout out to them for helping them and all of the school year with our opportunities and school events and student council. I in third grade by trying to be
008on the team, but I didn't give up in fifth grade and I'm the president for our school. And thank you so much. That was the end of my presentation. Thank you so much for letting me have my hand. >> Thank you very much. Good job. Anyone have any questions? >> That's what I do. It's so fun. Hey. Um, you have an entourage up there with you that uh look pretty stealthy, pretty tough. Can you maybe introduce them and tell us what they do for you? >> Of course. Uh, can I have my security please help? [laughter] >> So, over here we have Kinsley, which is one of my security helpers. Can you see him? Here we have Izzy. Hi. Over here we have another one of my security members, Roomie. Hello. And lastly, we have
009uh my security member. >> Hi. >> It looks like you're in good hands. >> Thank you very or from home parents, other teachers, principal maybe >> actually. stand up and introduce them also. >> Okay. Um, mom, dad, moving on. 3.1.2 two is a school site presentation by a principal of Patriot. >> I don't know how to follow up on that, Mr. Sperler. >> So, when I reached out to Sue, I know you guys have heard a lot of presentations this year. She asked me to focus on team and what that looks like at Patriot. So, the theme of my presentation is what does team look like? So, I started with our weekly PLC's. um they start with creating the shared vision with this with our beginning of the year and them looking at what does
010engagement look like on a daily basis in their classroom. And I'll tell you if you walk into the classrooms at Patriot like they're a team of teachers that work together. Um we've had a lot go on this year where these teams have come alongside and supported their fellow teachers. um whether it's uh maternity leave or maternity leave or maternity leave they are very supportive um I mean this is one example of a team uh this is another example of team and I'm just going to highlight this because our our thing last year was focusing on growth um as you can that is our growth for math and ELA is it perfect no but it's growth and that's really what we focused on as a team for math ELA and that starts with what those teachers
011are doing in their weekly PLC's, the discussions they're having, um the hard conversations they're having as to why maybe a student struggling or maybe just not understanding a concept or not paying attention or can't focus or all the above. This is probably one of my favorites because we pretty much ate all last week. Um, we do a thing of Patriot and let me not we like the Patriot community ingrained in their culture to celebrate and find times to uh break bread together and every Friday they do a first Friday problem. Every grade level or department takes a takes a month. Um, we've had uh dips and chips, you've had dirty soda bars, you've had potato bars, taco bars. Um, and then BTC is always ways to celebrate us as a team. And I'll say this,
012they don't focus on bringing us together as teachers or a staff. They do a great job of bringing us together as a team and celebrating the entire staff, which means like in that picture, there's 100 burritos. So, it can sometimes be a lot of work, but it's it's a good time. And then, I mean, as you can see, all departments are part of the team. So at the top left corner um we did being here to talk about what we expect from our students and up there is our office staff secretary Tamber White talking to students as part of a rotation. The bottom left corner is one of our BAS with our social worker also talking to students about what we expect. And that bottom right corner is probably one of my favorite pictures. Um
013we had to figure out something for the district office lobby because it's our month and when it's your month you're supposed to find artwork. Well, it's open house and teachers don't want to part with their artwork. So, um, I went to EDC and asked for help and Randy and Henry and the team at Patriot came, you know, jumped into action and as a team created the most awesome American flag, which is on the next slide, James, but it is it's a great example of teamwork in terms of the 250 EDC kids and staff that came together. All departments are a team and that includes our PTC that includes you can see our yard activities planning weekly activities and making sure we communicate it. The bottom left picture was our grandparents day. And sometimes ideas don't
014ever like you don't think about the consequence of an idea. So when we did grandparents day, we didn't realize we were going to have like 500 grandparents show up for free donuts. This this picture right there says it all. you see three teachers in the background and they jumped into action, grabbed box of the donuts and were like helping to make sure that grand and and their their grandkids had an amazing morning. So, everyone's part of the team and just capitalizing on team. I mean, we continue to to see growth with attendance. Um, this starts with our office staff team. Um, Sandy, Lea, Tamara, our social worker. um in cooperation with several members of the district office constantly working to make sure kids are at school. And then I'll say this like teachers are doing
015amazing things in the classroom which is why kids want to go to school. They don't want to miss being in school. And so if you look at that from three years ago to last year to this year, it's consistent growth pattern and I'd like to test that to the staff that I I asked the teachers, our leadership team, tell me some things that you really think are examples of teamwork at Adri. This is one of the the leading options and I will tell you this leaned into and they'll meet once a month with their big buddies or little buddies and the teachers will have to put a little more time into planning an activity or a craft or a lesson. But when you have those morning recess times at the beginning of the day or
016those all patriot days, you've created a connection for kids and the big kids where they're looking for someone else besides just their friends. They're looking for someone that they look up to or they know someone that looks up to them. So, it is a really cool opportunity to create a different side of a team. Back to attendance. Kids want to be at school. And chronic absenteeism is students that have missed 20 or more days of school in the school year. And as you can see, um the teachers and the staff at Patri have done a really good job to lean into really getting them to be at school, stay at school, and understand we want them at school. So I don't I mean we I guess we still have room for growth the chronic, but
017there's so So this was from the the Patriot team. What does teamwork look like? A shared work to learn and building best groups to provide intervention, celebrating life. Um we've had five showers this year. We have a retirement party. We've had some um other life celebrations. But that's what you do and that's probably what I love most about Patriot is they find ways to celebrate. Um sometimes we just need to celebrate. So we we find a reason to um committees coming together to plan phenomenal events, grade levels on the same page, sharing ideas, supporting each other in time of need also. So not just celebrating um but with life stuff too and being there for each other. And this is thank you to Mr. Henry. Uh if you know Henry, our village photographer at Patriot
018and he can be seen snapping anybody's picture. So that is our Patriot team right there. There there's the American flag I was talking about. To me, this is a great example of teamwork of getting every kid in BBC to to ensure that they had a hand on the American flag and creating it and now it's hanging the So, the definition of team, I looked it up and it's the collaborative coordinated e effort of a group of people working together to achieve a common goal. Feel like we do a pretty good job at Patriot of of [clears throat] doing that and not just teachers. Um I would say it's teachers supporting all adults, supporting parents, supporting students. Um and when I think of a team, it is a cohesive collaborative effort across the team. Students are
019part of the team, parents are part of the team. Also, I think of the team that also supports me as a principal on days when I don't have the answer. um I reach out to these these eight individuals and we'll get some great answers um from them and that and that's part of we all have those teams for you guys that are teachers. I encourage you to reach the district to other grade levels or other departments. You can always get great ideas from other teachers or educators or do who have really really great ideas. And this is probably one of my favorite pictures. Um the first day of school, the kid on the right was struggling. It was uh he was all tears, did not want to come in. The kid on the left, he
020cried most of last year. Um but he saw the kid crying, grabbed his hand, and they walked in together on the first day of school. I snapped a picture because I felt like I needed to. And now it just it's kind of a symbolism of, you know, what we expect from our students and staff. you know, the broader scope of the team. And I was going through Facebook and I came back to August when we came together and we really have an amazing team here in Gville. This is if I tried to to snag every picture and everyone up there team of teachers, support staff, um you name it, they're up there [clears throat] and everybody supports everyone in the situation. 14. [applause] Can you um you show the one moment the first day of
021school? Tell us about another moment you've had this year with students and what You know, I I will pick one student that I can think of and I actually met with them and themselves where they want to be when they go to middle school. I can't tell you everything about the student, but I can tell you their journey, where they're at now is very, very different. And the conversation we had this morning about what they want out of the rest of this year and into next year and beyond reminds me of the growth our our kids are are seeing. But also like the team, it takes ability. It's not the oneman show over here. It took EAS working with this kid, special education staff, it took psychologists, social workers, gen general education teachers changing their
022way of thought when there's a tough day or a tough moment. Um, but I think those are the moments where kind of like this one, they stand out to you and realize like it's okay. And I feel like being at the kindergarten gate mornings where the kindergarters, TKers, first graders come through, I see a lot of these moments where kids are they all of a sudden have the heroism of Superman and they have the bravery to help a friend get to class. And so to me, that's that's teamwork. So, social media sometimes uh has some very positive things. And one positive thing for me is since somehow we friended each other on Facebook, I've got to watch your kids grow up. I don't even know them, but I've watched them at baseball and hanging out
023on family things. And I wanted to give you an opport say how that team works. Well, I I can say this that the teamwork starts with my wife Allison who's also a teacher in Rosville [applause] talking about her. But it it really does it starts with uh that teamwork. I mean I I couldn't be the principal I am without the teacher's mindset at home. So we'll I'll come home and we will have some good conversations and I'll play things off for her and she'll just give me a look like, you know, Don't do that. But Kennedy is a fifth grader at Centennial Elementary. Um running for student council. Um and Kaitton is a freshman getting ready to finish his first year at Liberty. So um 4.0 student. So very proud of that. And also an
024alumni from Centennial and RMS. So shout out to our Centennial RMS students. at this time. Um 3.2 to his presentation in recognition of the Golden Apple Awards and Welcome everybody. Uh the Golden Apple, this is one of my favorite things that we do uh each year and the Golden Apple is our most prestigious award that we have and we usually do two certificated, two classified and then two community members. So, our first Golden Apple receiver is Theres Hutchkins. And unfortunately, yes, let's give her a round of applause. [applause] And unfortunately, she's not able to be with us tonight, but principal Pepper's going to come up, walk the red carpet. You will be her standin. So theres began her career in Rosedale in August of 2000. She started as an intermediate teacher. She was also one
025of our first ready to start teachers. This is where she fell in love with TK, becoming one of our best TK teachers. Theres was nominated by her coworker Brienne Martin who said, "Mrs. Hutchkins demonstrates all the qualities that make her exemplary. She began in Rosedale as a PTC mom and part of the Almondale campus. She is beloved by her fellow teachers, students, and families. Here are some of the things that the rest of the staff has said about Theres. Theres Hutchkins has been an integral part of the Amadale family for over three decades. After many years as an all-star mom and dedicated PTC volunteer, she became an official staff member in 2003. She dedicated many years to serving fifth grade students before moving on to her true calling in 2013 as a transitional kindergarten teacher.
026Because this was such a special year for her, those numbers remain a part of her login password to this day. always arrived at work at 6:50 a.m. and worked tire tirelessly with jokes and a smile. She also answered to many names over the years, but Hutch Etcharia was one of her favorites during her job share. Whether serving as a trusted mentor or a school mom to younger teachers, Theres has made everyone around her feel supported and valued. Aladel has been given profoundly Aladdel has been profoundly shaped by her kindness, wisdom and generosity and we are so grateful for the lasting legacy she has left behind. Theres will be retiring at the end of this year. The golden apple is the send off for this amazing teacher, role model and friend as she moves on to
027her ch new chapter in her life. Let's give a round of applause. [applause] Our next certificated gold medal is Matt King began his career in Roseville in August of 2005. He started as a fifth grade teacher and then worked his way into administration where he currently serves as the principal at Patriot Elementary. He was nominated by his former vice principal who is warmly known as Mr. S. He said that Matt's integrity is genuinely cares about people and consistently goes out of his way to make others feel valued and part of his team. His high energy and pro high his high energy and proactive approach allow him to address challenges quickly and effectively. Matt leads with positivity, empathy and a sense of humor environment where staff feel supported, motivated, and comfortable bringing their best every day.
028He is also a strong communicator and a thoughtful listener who makes informed decisions with students at the center. His commitment to collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement makes him an outstanding leader and a true asset to our school community. Mus finally added that it's okay that he loves the Dodgers, but he should drop Notre Dame. He asked some other staff members to say some things about Matt and one said, "Students, staff, and families have benefited from Mr. King's commitment to our school community and his ongoing support of campus programs and student success. Another said, "Mr. King's positive attitude, approachable nature, and dedication to student success creates a warming and productive environment, his students and staff's attention, and the neighbors." Hello. Mr. Mr. King defines what it means to be a true leader. He is well respected
029by staff, parents, and students. He not only listens, he makes sure you feel heard. There is a reason why Patriot feels like family, and it's because Mr. King makes the school feel like home. Generally cares about how they feel. He goes to great lengths to make teachers and staff feel seen and heard. Matt is a leader from the heart. He is fair, consistent, and supported in his approach with all students. Matt is also very humble and leads our campus with both equity and compassion. Finally, he deserves this award for his outstanding leadership, generosity, positive outlook, and for creating a welcoming environment where everybody feels valued. You are so deserving of this award. Congratulations. [applause] Next up, Jolie. [applause] Jolene Hansen. Jolene started working in Rosedale in December of 2016. She is currently the librarian at
030Rosedale North. However, her time at Rosedale North spans decades as a parent and PTER. Jolene was nominated by her coworker Lindseay Alred who said, "Let me start off by saying that Jolene is one of the most kind, compassionate, and caring staff members. She knows all of the students on campus and is so loving. Not only is Jolene an excellent librarian, she also helps run a few committees. She runs our young authors fair committee. This committee involves finding and scheduling an author to come to our school. She schedules the community reader day, author assembly, sells the author's books to promote the author, and schedules and runs grandparents day. She is in charge of the third grade Battle of the Books and runs the competition and committee for Kern County. He is also on the fourth through
031sixth grade Battle of the Books committee. Dolene has always gone above and beyond for the students and staff at Roseville. Some of the other staff members had to say about Jolene is that Jolene has had many roles at Rosestone North. Over the last 20 years, she has been a parent helper, PTC president, instructional aid, and now a librarian. She is creative, a problem solver, and does things around school without ever seeking recognition. Jolene has been in charge of the battle of books for as long as she has been at Rosemont. She gives up lunch, brings treats, and will do anything for her students. She spearheads the young author's fair week by going going above and beyond to make it fun for kids and to make the author feel like a queen for the day. Finally,
032she believes in our school. She sent her kids here and soon her granddaughter will be attending. She is always willing to help and never complains. And she is also an excellent baker. We always look forward to Jolene's cakes. We want to try one, too. Congratul October of 2016. She currently works as a school special education instructional aid. Lauren was nominated by her coworker Amanda Holt who said Lauren exemplifies integrity, compassion, and a strong commitment to excellence in her role as a preschool special education aid. She creates a structured yet nurturing environment by balancing firmness with kindness, helping students feel safe and supported through purpose play and guided interaction. Lauren supports children's academic, social, and emotional development. She is especially skilled in helping students build relationships and navigate their emotions. Lauren's creativity, patience, and dedication make
033a meaningful and lasting impact on her students, making her truly deserving of this recognition. Here are some of the other things that staff said about Lauren. I cannot say enough about Lauren. I have wanted to work with her for several years and we finally got the chance two years ago. She is my right-hand person, the other half of my brain, my amazing a friend and an exceptional individual. Another person said that Lauren is the type of assistant all teachers wish for in their classrooms. She intuitively understands what needs to be done even after nearly 11 years in this role. I truly appreciate her for helping, encouraging, and let's be honest, training the other aids in my classroom. With only one of me, I am grateful that she steps up to handle the teachable moments and
034many questions the other aids may have. Working with students who have special needs truly takes a truly special kind of person. And there cannot be wonderful things said about Lauren. She is incredibly loving, patient, and kind. always making each student feel valued, safe, and understood. Her compassion shines through in everything she does, and it is clear that she genuinely cares about helping every child grow and succeed. Parents and students alike can feel confident knowing that they are in a caring. Lauren goes above and beyond to create a positive, encouraging environment where students can thrive both academically and emotionally. And finally, her dedication, warmth, and kindness make a lasting impact on everyone she works with. Anyone would be fortunate to have Lauren supporting and guiding the children. And now on to our community winners. Roller roller
035once we have a representative Olarama West was nominated by a parent and PTC president will Alicia said the following. Kathy and her family go above not only the schools in Rosedale but for all of Bakersville. Over many past decades, our students and their parents too have enjoyed learning to skate, showing off their skating skills, and more importantly, to have fun. Thank you for partnering. Thank you for partnering year after year with the Rose Hill School District. And I have to say, as a teacher at Del Rio and then as a principal, we always had a great time at our skate parties. And that dates back to 199. Congratulations. Finally, we have the Massud family and their business legends. Thank you. The Massud family was nominated by Lauren Wilson. Lawrence said the following. The Massud family
036exemplifies what it means to be true partners in education and champions for our school community. Their consistent generosity and unwavering support of Del Rio Elementary have made a lasting impact on both our students and families through their ongoing collaboration. Z family plays a vital role in enhancing student experiences. They regularly provide food for our schoolwide fundraising events house helping to create welcoming community centered opportunities for families to come together. In addition, they have gone above and beyond in supporting our students by hosting our sixth grade honoral celebration. Their generosity in offering their event space and providing discounted prices for families ensures that all students can be recognized and celebrated for their achievements in an inclusive and meaningful way. Beyond Del Rio, the Mass family extends their support across the broader Rosedale community through their their
037commitment to uplifting students both within and beyond our school demonstrates a deep investment in the success and well-being of children throughout our area. The Massud family's continued dedication, generosity, and community spirit make them truly deserving of this recognition of Golden Apple Legends. on the agenda properly. Next on the agenda is 3.3 retirements. In appreciation for years of dedicated service, we honor the retire is >> Valerie Carter. I don't know if she's here today. [applause] I think she could be with us today. But Valerie Carter, 34 years of dedicated service, teacher at [applause] Gerald Cassidy. And Cheryl, will you come up? Tell us how many years of dedicated service you have. 27 years of dedicated service. [applause] Thank you. Denise Davis is Denise [applause] think that could be here but 15 years of Centennial Elementary. Janet
038is one of our TK teachers at Del Rio with 22 years of dedicated service. And as soon as she's done, she's off to teaches TK at Patriot with 25 years of dedication. Tennessee Hutchkins. She will be retiring 23 years of dedicated service. David Wear. [applause] So, Mr. Mayor currently teaches sixth grade at American Elementary with service. What's next on your >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. [applause] >> General, I forgot to ask what was next for you, but I know that you have a marriage coming up. Yes, [applause] Laura McKinley Robertson. [cheering] Laura is currently a teacher, fifth grade teacher at Rosedale North and you have 15 years in the Rosedale school district, but you have several other before that. And where are you up to? >> Grandma. [clears throat] >> Congratulations. So here [applause] I
039go all the way back to high school. 24 years dedicated service P teacher at Rosstone Middle School [applause] [clears throat] from the very beginning of our EDC has been one of our most stable employees and she's current currently the TKK ELP activity leader 18 year we will definitely miss her [applause] any plans for you >> perfect >> [applause] >> a a first grade teacher at Del Rio with 31 years of dedicated service. Congratulations [applause] Love it. Thank you very [applause] So Katie Ramos, a fourth grade teacher at Almondville, fabulous art teacher, and 15 years of dedicated service. >> And where what are you going to do? Everything [applause] >> [applause] >> Kathleen is currently the dean of students at Omenale, but spent many, many years in the classroom. Was an amazing teacher of 29 years
040of dedicated service. What are you doing? That's little, right? And Richardson and is an icon at Centennial. She has 28.5 years of dedicated service, special ed, instructional aid. You've been there for a long time and you have done a lot of things. And tell us you're doing in retirement. Entourage. Thank you. So we have a before um at the beginning of his teaching career. John Paul, social studies teacher at Freman Middle School. 36 years of dedicated service. He is truly when you think of a roadell teacher, you think of John [applause] and Michael pages long. >> This Oh, are we going to read it? [clears throat] >> Do it later. It's 10 minutes long. We want >> I'll say something first. Um, son was in Mr. Ton's class and my wife and I got to
041go to New York and Boston and Philadelphia. and my daughter went on that trip. I believe my son was a mom on that trip and then my youngest daughter here, she went on that trip and her mother got to go with her. So, our family's been with John Paul to New York several times and that's just a small part of what he does for the to the freedom That was real quickly guys. Uh when after a long week this close, I kid you not, this close to changing party. Next year when he went, one year when he went, he brought me a mug hat back from the trip. I'm sorry. What I'm most proud of is is the Washington DC trip and let me just read what I wrote to everybody. For 24 years, I
042organized the Washington DC trip listening tour for the students of freedom. The trip meant the world to me. I made it my ministry and my life. My mission was to enable as many students as possible to experience the capital, the greatest of the greatest nation in the world, while keeping the trip affordable for all families. Each year, we took an average of 100 students and parents in what can only be called a true community event. This was no easy task. Fundraising became a year-round effort. Our first goal was to motivate the students to realize a sense of accomplishment in raising the funds themselves. Alongside traditional fundraising, I worked tirelessly to secure sponsorships for students who otherwise would never have been able to have the opportunity to attend. One of those generous patrons was county educ
043torch to Michael Zer who has the same mission, sense of ministry and commitment to kids party kicking butt. Unbelievable. Thank you, Michael, for carrying that forward. Um, when I was in the credential program at CSUB, I will never history. Uh I will never forget hearing the news that Rosel School District had a history position I believe and that was unheard of that late 80s early 90s. Matter of fact I wrapped up my social studies credential and it started and was finished my elementary school credential because there were literally no jobs in history. Zero. So anyway opened up and I had to I got to Moscow and we never took Rosel Highway. We go to Denver 999. This is like little and stuff. Anyway, if you didn't pass Rose, it'll take another hour to Bakersville. So
044anyway, um we uh I I school architecture building that was cool. went to makeup awards, bought a treat jacket because I want to look like mom and people. But I got the job. I remember knocking on the door of the old farmhouse. Walking in there, the 1970s green shack carpet. There was a layer of smoke that came down right here. Who's this secretary? >> Stephanie and Moh James and uh I I give her a job and uh she gets on the squat box in this two-bedroom house and hits the 1968 state of the art squat box and says, "Mr. Waller, does somebody ever see about a job?" I could hear the squat box went on the back bedroom and uh he hits the button and goes, "Well, send him to Jane." He was at the
045other bed there. Anyway, Jenny comes out, check my hand, reset the interview time, and the uh the rest is history. Um yeah, and when I started, my hip was in the middle. Uh it was it was probably chewy to that one. I get so mad. I I just missed the last tricy barbecue beer fest on the campus. That was man wasn't he the greatest flag day. He did a big flag day presentation and he was dropped every other word. The biggest kick out of he was awesome but turned me on history. Hang on. I'll go fast. [laughter] I cannot remember a day ever going I wasn't involved in some way shape or form in some aspect talking walking experience in history. All my colleagues know that they during election year and my parents are both
046incredible teachers and exposed me to every imaginable museum festival and historical site. There is one experience that I could that really made a difference in my life. Um it was a major lightning bolt that started the fire. I suppose I can point to uh this one event in particular that impacted my trajectory forever. I was destined year was 1978. >> Really? Um I was in eighth grade. Wow. President Richard Nixon and Maril treaty together uh to bring the two nations together in a friendship cultural exchange and uh in treaty was a little thing where we gave several million dollars to help build a museum museum for Egyptian history and in return they said he was refusing to release anywhere in the world inside Egypt but anyway they released it and sure enough the next tour
047in Washington You see, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. So in 1978, the mesmerizing treasures of the Golden Pharaoh came up right to Los Angeles. I read every book I could find on the white king. I get the graphic TV guide every Sunday circle. If there's special on it or any movies on it, I watch those. And for Christmas, that's a C. Martin. He Oh my god. So my parents bought the tickets and we got old jail room in LA and off we went. I was in heaven forever hooked. The artifacts were indeed made by the gods for the gods. Weapons, furniture, jewelry, bottle boats, as well as the king's famous coffins and masks must be made of solid gold and decorated with gold leaf. So I'm going to close it. With the
048words of my hero my phone over there. Okay. So um with I'm going to close with the words of my hero the great British archaeologist Howard Carter. Howard Carter for almost 20 years was the one who excavated the sands of the valley of the king. For one very mysterious littleknown pharaoh they had uncovered at that point what they thought every tomb only tuts was yet to be discovered. Financing Carter's archaeological pursuits was the English double Lord Carnival. He was an eccentric millionaire Egyptologist enthusiast having spent by today's millions of dollars Howard Carter uh to find that. So I want to end with what happened. It's a dramatic climax to the story. Well, it happened in the early morning hours of November 22nd, 1922. A 12-year-old boy, junior high school. He was hired by Carter to
049run jugs of water from the dock to the work site was positioning one of the jugs of the ground when he hit a slab. He called out Carter to come and see the stone slab ended up being the beginning of the staircase going to so Carter immediately telegraphed Lord Carnival to leave immediately from England and on November 26th 1922 Lord caravan carnivan and a group of dignitaries here in watch as Carter made a tiny breach at the top of the Carter peered in with the the light of the candle. He was on a for what seemed like eternity. He stared into the into the hole. Okay, here we go. Now, this is a out of the silence. Lord Carter yelled, "Parter, what do you see?" >> Carter, what do you see? >> Carter will respond
050with four words and that will become earthshattering for all time. The face has become one of the most famous quotes in literary and archaeological history representing the thrill representing [clears throat] the thrill of discovering untouched ancient world. What Carter says? Okay, here we go. Now, where's your Everybody take your phone out. Everybody take your phone out. You've got to play on this. [laughter] Parker says is what I want my students to say and you guys look out through that hole rest of high school college and your career. I want you to be able to say this is what I want my colleagues to say you back there. Can you uh finally sit down and look through that hole at your 403 And this is what all of us in Rosdale would say when we walk
051into retirement. Expressing the thrill, the gratification of attainment of the discovery of a new world. And let's say these words together. You ready? This what he said. It's just four words. It's a line. >> I see >> wonderful things. know what it's like to be a junior higher and assistant class, right? Don't forget your wonderful [laughter] [applause] and last but certainly certainly not least, >> Jill Summers, a kindergarten teacher at Independence, 31 years of dedicated service. And Joe, I'd like you to come up and give us a What are your plans? Oh, your husband's okay. Honey dudes. Oh, he has to work. single the staff reports, But let dinner cooking at home and uh Le wanted to say something. We're going to take a little bit of a break here and say goodbye to you
052guys, but want to say something first. >> So, I'll do it really fast. Um I had children that went to Rose Schools and this amount of teachers that have retired that taught or had children. So I just want to say to Alda, thank you for taking care of my baby for so many years in the EEDC. To Katie Ramos for being so patient with me when I came into her classroom citing all the things that were wrong with my son. I was a nervous wreck. Katie just it's going to be fine. It's going to be fine. She was a true blessing in her teaching art because I have four beautiful pictures from our offices. To Mrs. Richards, thank you so much for taking care of my daughter and John Paul. There's nothing more I can
053say to you than a student who didn't get to go on a DC trip. [laughter] My daughter was picked in the eighth grade to be one of his outstanding students. And my daughter's last name was I last name. Well, her best friend Dela BS was in the class with her and they were two of his top students and they argued all the time. Alli became liberal breaking my heart and who should have been my daughter. So to have a quote for John F. for Ally at the awards breakway and then Ronald Bra that I wrote but anyway so my kids are now I'm 22 my son's getting engaged this summer and every one of you kind of touch in my children's lives and you really do forever change things for them especially for my son
054that's some of the problems he had so thank You're not a good [clears throat] the agenda a little bit. We're going to go to [clears throat] the approval to grant tenure to the following certificate employees. And I'm not going to read them off by going to vote on approving the first. >> All in favor? >> I Pretty [clears throat] good fun. >> I should have been included the summer school information just to give you guys a an update on that. Um it's a super busy time year for department. Um but we have over 430 students enrolled in summer school and um 30 plus teachers that we're employing. So that will start on June 1st and go to June 26. Four weeks is undetermined at this time. Right now, I'm supporting that role and Matt King
055is also second. I I'll have more information on that at another time. Um the other thing that I included on the sheet tonight is technology. I just wanted to give you guys some information. We've been having some discussions about um appropriate technology use in the classroom. Um, we're working on a guideline book that's going to just outline some best practices for teachers so that we kind of get back to some basics. Um, really just to emphasize what's best for students in terms of learning. Um, handwriting, reading, print, all of those things are um, highly supported by research and um, going to try and remove some of the digital tasks that we have digitized after co um just to support students in their learning addition. We are going to be removing the onetoone devices at the
056middle school. So that current currently right now um our middle school students take home their devices back and forth. Um this is proven to be a little bit of a challenge in terms of monitoring them. So there's a lot of late night use um students working around our filtering systems at home because they're very techsavvy. Um and um we've incurred, you know, up to $30,000 worth of damage with the the um Chromebooks because students are treating them like they're a, you know, a notebook. Um so we're going to be putting those back into the classrooms just to help support the learning that um we know um students need in terms of retaining information. So going back to more print based and handwriting um and limiting their online usage with our devices at home so that
057they're they're not on their screens as much. So, um, we did take a poll with our teachers just to make see how they were, if they were in support with that. I had over 60 plus teachers respond at the middle school. Um, and all the one were was in support of um, bringing them back into the classroom. So, that's just something we're working on trying to do next year. So, I wanted to update you on that. Yeah, >> we we'll we'll be putting together an AI committee, but it's going to start with um responsible use in terms of how our teachers use it. Um we don't have our system doesn't allow our students to use it. They're, you know, they're getting around it. So, we will be tackling that as well. And I'll have more
058information on that when when we bring the committee together. But we'll have all stakeholders involved in that. We didn't want to I just want to say we didn't want to jump the gun and and get on board with with a policy before things were developed and see the direction that it's going. So, um we're limiting the use in terms of what our students can do and and our teachers are using it to help support, you know, some of their lesson development. Any other questions for my report? So, if you look up there, um, enrollment, we're down um, um, in TK through 8 um, than we were last month. Still considerably less than, um, where we were this time last year. Um so you know we are still cons continuing to see that um declining in
059enrollment and I'll go over that bit more for um when we go over the projections. Um I do want to for the entire district is 95.88 And so our school sites and our teachers andbody is just making it um have them in school. So that really helps. It helps a little bit with declining enrollment to make sure that we have that attendance percentage up. Um we had 17 students that qualified for the valley track meet and that was held last Saturday. I do not have the um breakdown of the students that scored or placed in that meet, but I do know that one students broke a valley record. So, yes, but I'll uh at our next meeting, I'll give you an update on that. Um just continuing the discussion that you know, our health and
060welfare benefits went up 13%. So, we're working with our unions to kind of develop a menu different um plans that we could offer. So, currently we offer three, but at um five to six um so a plan that could meet uh the needs individually. Um and then we're also looking at a an addition of a vision plan as well. Um, so looking at the projections, if we go all the way back to May of 20, 6,37 students and when we opened the doors in August, and this is September's number, we had 6,190 students. So it's a different about 100 from, you know, May until now. In May of 2025, uh the project were 5,922, but when we opened our doors, uh it was 6 6,055 students, which is where we've kind of hovered most of
061this year. So again, about 140 or 130, you know, students right now projecting 5,75. Um but if we what has traditionally happened and add had you know 140 students we'd be at 5915. So that is quite a decline in our enrollment right now. So you know 150 kids this year and possibly 150 kids next year and that is only if we have the same number of you know TK tenders. So fortunately we do get to you know take an average of ADA but the more this declines you know the average is going to change. So I think Lauren had a couple >> Yeah. So so what I wanted to do is I wanted to kind of put that in context. So if each student generates about $14,000 per year let's to talk about dropping by
062140 students during that ballpark. It's the difference between$ 1.9 and$2 million dollars that we would be dropping in overall revenue for next year. And so that's why we're so concerned about how we budget out this next year and really making sure that we're we're doing the things that we can now today to ride out that storm and and be able to adjust to that to that. So, um, it's one of the things we're keeping a very close eye on and continuing to to crunch those numbers and make sure that we're putting ourselves in the best financial state that we can as we go into weather. So, >> we already only Absolutely. I think you know what we can do now with with making decisions now but impact the fact that we don't want to have
063to do layoffs in in May of next year. That's that's absolute last last case worst case scenario. And so if we can make the hard decisions now and try to make the cuts hit the budget then then we can then we can like I said we can weather that and hopefully not have to do that nature. You guys are probably all over this, but I remember any questions. >> Yeah. And I I was here at that time too and it was it was a terrible time. So my first year here I had to lay off one teacher. It was terrible. Um so on a happier note um upcoming events we've got 12 days left. Um lots of celebrations happening. Um open houses and concerts. Um we have Memorial Day on the 25th, last day of
064school May 29th. Graduation on that day. And as Francis said, summer school starts June 1st. So, lots of things to pack in over the next uh 12 days. Um going to go to the next slide. Um I'm just going to go ahead and go in bit about this um last month. Um next slide, next slide. Um that we are only getting more in the um grant. And so what we'll bring back to you in June is to approve our LCAP plan to keep it status quo. So next year when we're planning it will be a new threeear. So we're not um we're not tempting to add any activities at all. So that $200,000 is going to help with the inflation and different things. So if you just quickly go through the next slide. So staying
065status quo with students outcomes. um conditions of learning and uh engagement actions and we worked with our district advisory committee and and they felt strongly that that's what we should do too is just stay. So any questions on that? Okay. [clears throat] 3.6 is resignations and retirement. Item 4.1 to consent to agenda. I have a motion second. Thank you. In favor, vice principal of Rose Hill. I have a motion >> and a second. All in favor? [applause] >> Stand up, please. Introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about yourself. Awesome. >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Some of us up here always tell the new hires for principles that we are pro discipline. We like discipline in our school. We like the children to the students to behave. and whatever you can do
066towards that goal. Congratulations [applause] Yeah, I Thank you. 2.3 approval of resolution 2526-10 including May 1st through 31st 2026 National Mental and Thursday May 7 as National Children's Mental Health Day. I have a motion second. All in favor is compliance as it relates to workers compensation. And um that brings us to board member items. Um we'll [clears throat] talk again next month. We got a whole bunch more in my absolute favorite time of the year. I'll be in your school. I'll be in your honor banquetss and hello. Um, let's see here. I wanted to talk about a webinar I went to recently and this um arrived in my inbox. It was from and by the way this would be very boring compared to what everybody else has shared if you need to pinch somebody sitting
067next to you do it but I found it fascinating. It does have to do with the moment so I wanted to share what they were sharing. Um it came from the National Demographic Demographic Corporation. So I hope they are reputable. Um, I hope this information is true and unbiased and all that good stuff, but it's it was absolutely fascinating. Um, and and I think what these this company does for a living is do trust area district or something like that. Um, they have 45 years of data. Um, they said that the declining enrollment did not start in 2019 around the pandemic significant yet. They said there was a lot of growth in the 80s and the 90s and then around 2008 they called it the great recession. It started declining and then further decline during
068the pandemic. Um they said it's mo more significant for younger babies. Um let's see just accelerated it. They said by the way this is also depressing from what superintendent was just discussing about the enrollment. Um they said statewide there's about a 28% decline in birth rates. They were focusing a lot on birth rates. They said population isn't declining. Um population household is going up but what is is declining are births. They said we're in California when our lowest birth rate in 40 years. Um, we had an increase with the [clears throat] baby boomers having kids and immigrants having um, but we've now been in a continuous decline since 2008. Um, see, California is decreasing faster than the United States. Um, they felt what was driving it was birth rates again. um line as families and
069women are not having as many kids per person. Um now good good news couple bits of good news in here. One is they said we've all been eliminated or at least drastically reduced in pregnancy in California. Good news. Um they happen to mention that women in their 30s I guess back in the day by now they would have be having their third baby that nowadays um women in their 30s are having their first baby. I thought that was kind of interesting. They said birth rates are declining in all races, all ethnicities, all socioeconomic statuses. Um they said um social media started around in 2007 or was very prominent. So there's been a lot of economic and sociological changes that they were talking about. Um we said fall down double digits expected to continue. Um the
0702025 was the lowest point. See I told you it was going to be depressing. I'm sorry. I'm keeping going. There's a little bit of good news at the end, I think. Um, see, I'm going to skip ahead here. Okay. So, where I found it fascinating besides all of that, and by the way, I had to go. So, I have a lead in the middle of the webinar and I missed the part they're going to start talking about, I think, migration, not I apologize. This will be a cliffhanger. I can watch the rest of it. Um started going was housing types. Um Mike can help me out with this. I know there's a such thing called an AU but I don't know what the acronym is for. >> Yeah. So the the ADUs are my understanding
071almost like a separate little place where people can live on your property. So what they talked about was the need for whatever the city, region, county, etc. to have affordable housing to get these students. And so then they started breaking it down saying these types of housing or dwellings will get us more students. These types will not. So here's the breakdown. And by the way, I apologize. I don't remember if this is California, United States. I apologize I didn't write this down but the stat was 43% are multif family homes we do not get a lot of children from that type of home thank you 21% are AUs we don't get a lot of children from from that 35% are single family homes not an ADU that is where we get students from again according
072to these people which I hope are available. Um, so being as that's where the students are coming from, I was talking to superintendent about this saying if the only lens we're looking at through Google were students, it would stand a reason we would maybe build more of these types of homes. Um, and here's the little bit of good news. So where they're building these homes in higher percentages are us. So, Central Valley, Inland Empire, Sacramento, North where they are not building these types of housing are all up and down the coast. San Francisco, LA, San Diego, all time. But anyway, um so um I just found it fascinating. Um I wanted to share it with everybody everybody and I guess it's a little bit of call action um if anybody has any planning department whoever
073[laughter] whoever has any poll with with these sorts of organizations but it I did find it our city our region could become a mag for so we are in a better position to get the students in the future than potential other cities that are not building homes. So, and I that's where I left off and trying to go to work. So, We are a spot where you can buy a home. Um the state required all funding departments to come up with zoning um and additional things to make housing cheaper. I do have to tell you as a mother of kid that's trying to find to buy he can't even afford anything. They don't think they'll afford to buy anything in California. So they're looking at a condo and moving out of state. so they can
074afford it. And I agree that I don't know say somebody that's coming from a just our kids here aren't going to be able to afford our housing. >> Thank you very much. very I feel like >> next week next additional. Thank you, Gary. Any other comments? We move into close session. Thank you all for being