001Um, I call this board meeting to order at 5:00 pm. Um, we can start with item number two, close session. Um, is there any comment for closed session agenda items? I have none in person. Are there any online? None online. So, the board will um recess to close session. [Music] Good evening and welcome to this June 18th meeting of the governing board of the Sequoia Union High School District. Um we'll start with item number three which is the reconvene to public session. Um just some explanations for members of the audience. Members of the public who wish to remotely provide comment during the meeting can use the raise hand feature during their agenda item. Speakers must raise their hand for agenda item 7.1 the public comment portion of the meeting in order to comment on topics
002not on the approved agenda. And to speak about an agenda in person, please fill out a speaker card or card and hand it to Laura at the dis. Um, with that, we'll move on to item number four, which is roll call. Trusty Cruz here. Trusty Thompson here. Trusty Gin here. Vice President Coup here. President Nory here. A quorum is present. Okay. Um, next we'll go to report out of close session. Um, the board has one Oh, yeah. Sorry. Item five, approval of agenda. Um, could I get a motion to approve the agenda? Motion to approve. Do you have an amendment to the agenda? No, we're just pulling it pulling it right now. Uh 11:116 is to be pulled from the consent agenda. Could I get a motion to approve the agenda pulling 11.16? So So
003moved. Second. All in favor? I Okay. Motion passes unanimously. Um, next is item number six, which is a report out of closed session, and the board is pleased to report that um, it unanimously approved a satisfactory evaluation for Superintendent Crystal Leech for the 2024-25 academic year. Um, now we'll move on to item number seven, which is public comment. There are no public comments in person. Are there any online? Please raise your hand. There are none online. Okay. Um seeing none, we'll move on to item number eight, which is board of trustees correspondence. There is no board of trustees correspondence. We can move on to item number nine, which is board of trustees or superintendent comments and committee reports. Yes. I'll just share with the board that for the last two years um uh Sequoian High
004School District has been the chairs of the Redwood City Together Collaborative. Crystal led the executive group. Mary Carrie and I were on leadership and then Mary Beth took Carrie's spot and we officially handed a baton to the new people today and it was kind of fun. The executive director actually brought a baton and the person taking Norah forest had run track in high school. So I handed him the baton and off they went. So um it's Peter Shei from the county and Amy Gernie from um the Gartner Center at Stanford are now the chairpeople of that organization. And one thing that will be an interesting uh thing be looking at in the next year is potentially changing the way the governance of that group works. Um currently it's a little confusing with two different governing
005boards that kind of don't have clear designation of which group's supposed to do which. There's an executive committee and a leadership committee and it's not there and there aren't bylaws. So there's sort of a little bit vague and they're looking at tightening that up in the next year. So anyway, that's the update from Redwood City together. Okay, for me um I went with U Superintendent Leech to two graduations uh Melo Athetherton and EPA and it was they were both beautiful. I mean the first one was huge in large. I haven't been to a high school graduation in a long long time. So I really have to commend uh Nevilleton for just pulling off such a beautiful graduation with so many students and it's just a a well greased kind of machine there. So it goes
006by, you know, it goes it's it's a long one but it's they do a really good job. So I was really impressed and I was impressed by all the speakers, student speakers. It was amazing. And then we went to EPA in the night in the evening. So it was a very long day and that was also beautiful as well. Quaint, smaller and um I was really happy to be part of that as well. So I just want to share that. Thank you. Since this was my first Sequoia Union high school district graduation, I will also share out that it was wonderful. I absolutely loved being um with assistant superintendent Bonnie sitting on I felt very special sitting on the stage. We got to say something. Um it was it was wonderful. My favorite part of
007that graduation though was um when principal priest asked members of the audience to stand up depending on certain things that they had been a part of and and some of them are traditional ones you know if you've played a sport you were in a some type of fine arts competition. Um but then when he when he said things like if you um had an afterchool job to to help pay for your family and seeing the people the kids stand up and like having them be recognized um when he said if you've taken any type of honors or IB class and overwhelmingly the amount of students that stood up um I I mean I had tears in my eyes like it was it was truly a beautiful inclusive ceremony and I was really proud to be
008part of this district there. [Music] Yeah, I'll um continue sharing about graduations because I'm still trying to make it to all of them eventually. Uh so this time I I went to Tide uh the graduation with Superintendent Leech. Um Foothill is actually pretty far away. I had never been to Foothill before and I parked down at the bottom and had to hike up the stairs, but it was a very um you know, it was a very um inclusive ceremony as well. Um I really felt like all the students were cheering each other on and um it just gave me a a very warm feeling to see the school mature over time. um and and all the families drove that same distance to get there, but they were so proud of their students for uh graduating.
009And so it was really a pleasure to see. And then um uh I I felt bad because I didn't really know the president of Foothill College. She was on the stage with us, but I guess we don't really know her that well. Um so we'll have to improve that a little bit going forward. Uh, and then I also was at the Carlmont graduation and the the the speakers were amazing. Like I I was I had tears in my eyes hearing the students speak. Um, and one actually had uh parallel to always being hungry and running to the lunch line and everything he said related to being hungry and running to the lunch line. So, it was hilarious. Um but then the orchestra as well as the chorus also sang and and played um including the
010graduating seniors. So they're in their graduation outfits and playing and then went back to uh be with their class uh for the rest of the ceremony. But um it was really great to see. Um and then I have one last graduation tomorrow which is for the Sequoia Adult School. Friday. Oh, I mean Friday. I I already was thinking tomorrow's Friday. No, on Friday. So that's going to be at Memo Aertton. So really looking forward to that. Um and then also I'm earlier today um I attended Supervisor Corso's District 2 electeds quarterly meeting. So this is something new that she's starting. Um I missed the first one, but there were apparently only three people who showed up at the first one because it was a little too last minute. Uh but today it was triple the
011size. So that was kind of nice. Um I got invited because half of Belmont is in district 2. So in some sense we could be included in three different supervisors uh meetings if we wanted to, right? Because part of our district is also three and four. Um, so so far I haven't been uh invited to anything for the other districts, but that's good that we should actually reach out because there was quite a bit of discussion about making sure we're coordinated when going out for tax measures. And so I gave them some reassurance that our bond is already passed, so you know, we're actually starting to build, so don't worry about us. Um and then also dis discussions about immigration, transit and also measure a fund. So, I did chime in, hey, we need more
012um support in terms of getting our kids to school and back from school for buses. And it was universal across her entire entire district because there's kind of this common theme that um the bus systems are not really supporting the student needs very well and so then the parents jump in and start driving and that just messes everything up. So, um I think now Supervisor Corso is much more aware of that need. And then the last bit was um those those measure a I think it's measure a right the funds um for discretionary um grants and stuff. Um so only her district has a formal process where people submit applications, there's a committee that reviews applications and then they announce the grantees. Um, so the other districts, they all have a pool of money per
013district, but they don't have as succinct of a process. Um, but technically they're prioritizing any project that's within district 2. So the only thing that falls into that would be anything happening in Belmont for district 2. Um, but you know, we're we have district three and four, so we should actually think about what are specific projects at each of our school sites that might warrant applying for this funding. So, they had examples of Hillsdale High gotten grants from district 2 to do a couple different things on their campus. So, something to consider. And that's it. Yeah, I just like to echo what um all my other trustee colleagues shared. Um the graduations are always a great celebration of the hard work for all our students have achieved over the past four years. It's always very
014um refreshing and rewarding to see all that hard work translate into our graduates amazing next steps and what they're doing after. So turn it over to Superintendent Leech. Yes, the closure of the year and finishing it off with graduations and as many of the trustees said I attended several of them. Uh the large school that I was able to attend with uh Dr. Cruz and President Nory was at MA which was really special. Um also watching uh President Nory get excited and smile a few times when his brother was graduating. but also one of the all of our schools do it differently um to meet the needs of their community and what really fits within their school community. And um what MA does is they have it it kind of gave me a little bit
015of PTSD um on the field. Everyone looks like they're social distancing. They're like six feet apart and there is staff um kind of scattered throughout, right? And one would think, well staff's there to make sure that everyone's behaving, right? but they're there um for students who have asked a certain staff member to give them their diploma. And so, you know, just as a reminder um and it's the reminder that we constantly need that um you know, we have people in this profession that our students will remember for their rest of their life. I still see President Nori light up when some of his teachers their names are even mentioned. You still do. And um and so it's just trying to go and find those thoughts on the darkest of darkest days when we just have
016no more energy to give. So it's always just a very very special moment. And then um the last thing that I would uh like to acknowledge and mention is this is Todd Beiel's last board meeting. So, I just wanted to thank you for your service and dedication to this district for almost four years. So, thank you so much. Thank you so much for those comments. Um, we'll now move on to item number 10, which is comments from the SDTA and asks me. I don't see Oh. Oh, for sure. Yeah. Do you want to come to the podium? And hello. Uh um good evening everyone. I'm here uh my name is Clarabal Luna and I am representing um ASKME um the Sequoia Union High School chapter. Um, I'm here. Oops, sorry. Um, the ASME uh uh
017Sequoia Union High School District chapters negotiation team in coordination with our ASME business agent submits the following sunshine proposal to negotiate a successor collective bargaining agreement with the Sequoia Union High School District for the 2025 to 2026 school year. We look forward to engaging in a collaborative and solutions focused bargaining process with the Sequoia Union High School District negotiations team. Our priority is to ensure that ASME representative uh represented classified staff are supported, respected, and fairly compensated for their vital work they perform across our district. We remain committed to advocating for the best possible working conditions, stability, and economic security for our members and their families. Together, we can continue to build a strong, empowered workforce that reflects the essential role classified employees play in the success of our schools. The ask me is that
018uh Sequoia Union High School District collective bargaining agreement is open for bargaining. We will negotiate on the following articles. Um hours of employment, transfers, health and welfare, leaves, evaluation procedures, safety, grievance uh procedure, discipline procedures, layoffs, wages, holiday and vacations, bus drivers, reclassification, completion of agreement, term of agreement, and class uh specifications. respectfully. Um Chris, our interim chapter president. Um thank you for your time and if you have any questions, please feel free to uh to reach out to Chris. Thank you. Thank you so much for those comments. Um next we'll move on to item number 11 which is the consent agenda. So board action on the consent agenda or yeah board action to approve the following items is taken simultaneously which one motion which is not debatable and requires a unanimous roll call vote
019for passage. The actions indicated on each item is deemed to have been considered in full and action taken as worded therein. Only members of the board and superintendent may remove items from the consent agenda. Members of the public may provide comment at the start of the agenda to try to convince a board member or superintendent to remove an item for further discussion. Are there public comments for the consent agenda? There are none in person. Are there any online? Please raise your hands. I see none online. Okay. Seeing none, the motion is to wave the reading of the consent agenda, accept the reports, adopt the resolutions, and approve other items. So moved. I second. A roll call. Trusty Cous. Yes. Trusty Thompson. Yes. Trusty Gen. Yes. Vice President Coup. Yes. President Nori. Yes. Motion pass 5-0.
020Um, now we'll move on to item number 12, which are action items. Give me one second. Okay. Um, just for clarification for members of this public, all of these action items were presented to and discussed at a previous board meeting. So, board is approving them for its second reading. We can start with item 12.1, which is approval of the Sequoia Union High School District's 2025-26 local control and accountability plan and the 2024-25 local indicators. Um, does do any of my board colleagues have any questions about this item? If not, could I get a motion to approve it? Motion to approve. Second. Do we need to do a roll call vote or Okay. All in favor? I I Okay, motion passes unanimously. Um, same with item 12.2 which is Oh, actually check if there's public comment
021for the last one there. There isn't. So 12.2 approval of the East Paltomy's 2025-26 LCAP and 2024-25 local indicators. Um, are there any public comment for this item? There are none in person. Are there any online? I see none online. If not, um, does the board have any questions? If not, can I get a motion to approve? Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? I. I. Motion carries unanimously. Um, next is item 12.3, adoption of the proposed budget for the 2025-26 school year. Any public comment? There are none in person. Are there any online? Please raise your hand. I see none online. Okay. Any questions from the board? If not, could I get a motion to approve? Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? I. I. That motion passes unanimously. Um, next we'll move on
022to 12.4 approval of the 2025-26 fund balance and reserve requirements. Are there any public comments on this item? There are none in person. Are there any online? Please raise your hand. I see none online. Okay. Um, any questions from the board? Okay. Okay. Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? I. All right. Motion passes unanimously. Next is item 12.5, consideration of the approval of the provisional internship permit for required teaching candidates. Um, are there any public comment on this agenda item? There are none in person. Are there any online? Please raise your hand. I see none online. Okay. Are there any are there any questions on this agenda item? Because I think this is one that we didn't this is a new one. Would you like to add? Do you want to present it? Yeah.
023I mean, no, I'm satisfied with what's in the background information if others are. Okay. If there's no requirement to present then um can I get a motion to approve? Approve. Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? I. Okay. Motion passes unanimously. Um, now we'll move on to item 13, which is future agenda items. Um, I don't think we have any unless there's something the board would like to raise. Just as a reminder, we do not have any board meetings in July hopefully. Um, and uh, we'll be returning in August. With that, we can move on to item 14, which is adjournment. Can I get a motion to adjurnn? Motion adjourned. Second. All in favor? I. This meeting is adjourned at 6:27 p.m. Board meeting ever. [Music]