001I'd like to have Mr. Johnson lead us in the flag force to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. At this time, we'll have a moment of silence. Okay. Thank you. At this time, we have a new a new spot on the board objectives. And what we're going to do basically every board meeting is we like to emphasize something on the Sierra Sands Unified School District board objectives. And today we're going to emphasize engaged staff, highly qualified and supported staff activating with students. So that's today's emphasis. And at this time, we'll go to number one, adoption agenda. Any changes? >> No changes. Okay. Does anyone have any good things to report tonight? >> Mr. Campbell? >> Yes. I
002actually went and hiked Mount Whitney yesterday with a couple very seasoned hikers >> and I don't know I was walking okay today >> oh down and did okay. So >> how high did you how far did you go? >> We only went up to Lake Longine but it was going uphill >> yeah was more difficult than coming downhill on the way down they're like slow down slow down this is easy. >> Yes. You know, it's funny you you say that. I was I was playing um in interreal golf last night and the the person that I played against um told me that he's hiked Mount Whitney five times and I went, "Oh, I don't think I've ever attempted to do that." But yeah, so there's a lot of people, I guess, that do a lot
003of a lot of hikes up that place, but not me yet. So I I did hike up to Lone Pine Lake, but it was 50 years ago. So >> you're not that old. >> There wasn't a trail. >> Yeah, >> I think it was with Louiswis and Clark. >> Okay. Thank you. Anybody else? >> Okay. At this time, uh, number three, approval minutes of the special regular meetings of May 21st, 2026 and the special meeting of May 27th. Were there any changes? So, we'll make those approved and we'll move on to Well, we don't have any programs unfortunately presentations tonight since school's out. So, we'll go down to no public hearing. So, we'll go down to six reports and communication reports from members of the board. Any reports from members of the board? >> I
004just I just want to say great end of the school year. I mean, that's kind of the last thing we did was all the graduation stuff. It was nice to see everybody graduating and all the great celebrations with our students. Um, and also next week I'm going to the federally federal land impacted impact aid society in in Michigan with Dr. Moore. look forward to seeing what they're presenting on ways that we can support federal impact aid. >> Nice. >> Um I I would also like to say that um the graduations are really always an excellent time to be involved and to sit there and watch all the success of all our students um going across the stage and getting their diplomas. But also I want to thank the Navy for once again providing a flyover
005over at Burroughs High School. That was always incredible to see that happen. So, that was an awesome thing. Anybody else? Okay, we'll move on um to the superintendent report. >> Thank you, President Campbell. Month nine enrollment is 4,78. And I was looking at our historical records, we're down 154 students from this time last year. And over the last two years, we're down 293 students in two years. That's a big loss. And it's important for us to keep that in mind as as I'll share some other things connected to that. However, our attendance rate is 91% for the last month, up 2.87% from last year. So, while we don't have as many students, and we have a lot of reasons for that, statewide, nationally, you know, declining birth rates, all sorts of things. Um, but our
006families, our staff ended the year strong, dedicated to students showing up, supporting student learning. So, that is a bright spot. And since the last board meeting, as was referenced, we've held three graduations, two promotions, and many moving up celebrations across the district. We're so proud of our class of 2026. And I was particularly proud when a community member who was volunteering at safeg grad night shared with me that this class as a whole was incredibly respectful and well-mannered and the community had so much fun celebrating with them in a safe manner throughout the evening. So kudos to our students. They are amazing. Uh we have students in high school summer school which I visited this morning which was a great experience. We also have them in extended school year and expanded learning opportunities program. So
007students in session across the district even though it is summer. So thank you to our staff for engaging with those students in these additional programs and to our students for continuing to show up and prioritize their learning. I was impressed this morning at Burroughs as the students were motivated to finish their courses. They knew exactly where they were. They were telling me, "I'm 50% done. I'm 27% done." They knew where they were with their courses. And after just one week in, not even the full week of of summer school, we're seeing some great progress. It's also a neat system because uh Elijah Culpitz has taken the lead and we've allowed students who maybe didn't quite finish in credit recovery to be able to finish in summer school rather than start all over again when it's
008just a matter of time and not the learning. And so that's resulted in quite a a large number of students earning the credits, completing those credits in a more efficient and effective manner than starting all over just because a term ended. Um, so we're seeing some great success there. Negotiations are moving forward with our bargaining units and we appreciate the collaborative approach to working with what we have. We have a shared in interest in the fiscal solveny of the district and we celebrate together that we have not had to do layoffs at all recently in Sierra Sands Unified School District. Decisions made in these board meetings and collaboratively in negotiations are intentional and result in ongoing stability even in lean times. And with ongoing statewide and national declines in student population and that that we've
009seen here, the school funding structure of California based on enrollment and attendance, uh it is a big factor in the resources that we have to work with. Um and while funding increases may be earmarked for education without reducing staff or enrolling more students, there's just less money to work with. Uh we know from our budget presentations in the last few weeks, we've been deficit spending for years before COVID. Um and so we're taking this very seriously. One-time funding has helped us to shore that up, but it's a short-term solution and it's a long-term issue that we're we're tackling, but it takes a lot of careful intentionality and um planning and it's not just a matter of well, don't don't we have value for this? Of course, absolutely we do, but we need to be able
010to sustain it and and do that in a in a structured way. So, I'd like to thank the board for their diligence in engaging in these conversations, including four board meetings in the last four weeks. So, I have noticed that that's a lot of time together. Um, but we're taking it seriously. We're engaging in the workshops. We're having the conversations, the hearings on the budget, the local control accountability plan, and the work being presented later this evening. Um, in tonight's agenda reflects the collaborative work of a number of individuals including students, parents, classified staff, instructional staff, support staff, and administrators. So, we have truly identified the priorities for our community, for our students, and look forward to implementing these plans in this new school year. And, um, what we'd like to do, as as President
011Campbell said, we have a focus area now for each of our board meetings. And I'd like to highlight some of the work that we're doing in that particular focus area that we've identified this evening, which is engaged staff. So the video we're about to show is a result of significant staff engagement under the leadership of Dr. Michelle Savvco. Our portrait of a graduate has been developing in small teams as we learn together and design the building blocks for rolling it out districtwide. This spring, she convened a team, the Portrait of a Graduate Senate, which is an advisory team that met and outlined the soft launch that we did with all staff last month, and the full launch, which is scheduled for August. And one of the staff members in the Senate is Miss Melanie Aretta.
012And she was so inspired, she volunteered her students from the video production program at Burroughs High School to create these videos for our staff members. And each gradspan of teachers has a specific video for the grades span that they teach to uh unveil the program and to give an overview. So we'd like to share this video that is for the junior high school staff members. This year Sierra Stands Unified School District is proud to launch portrait of a graduate to our educational partners. >> What is a portrait of a grad? Well, it's more than just a poster or learner progressions. It represents a vision and a promise to ourselves and the community about the types of graduates we want to put out into the world. >> What is the goal? Well, it's not that different
013from what we already expect of students. But now we have specific terms to describe student development as they become communicators, collaborators, innovative problem solvers, community contributors, and purposedriven navigators. In a junior high school environment, this may look like a student who writes structured essays to convey ideas effectively. >> Appreciates the value of diverse ideas in solving problems and making decisions. >> Integrates and analyzes information from multiple sources to solve real world problems. >> Evaluates the ethical implications of their actions and decisions and overcomes challenges as opportunities in meeting their goals. We hope to share this consistent districtwide language for discussing, tracking, and celebrating student growth across sites and grade levels. Our main goal is to help find the alignment between the vision and the great work already done by teachers in supporting student development. We
014hope you can see the vision, too. I'll let the credits go before I move it on because that is a one of the highlights as well is that our students put this together. Uh, so our students are helping us tell the story about what it means to be a portrait graduate and our staff are leading the way collaboratively designing the instructional program to support all students to graduate as effective communicators, collaborators, innovative problem solvers, community contributors, and purpose-driven navigators. I am looking forward to welcoming families, students, and staff back to the new school year and especially our new event, Party in the Parking Lot. It's a community resource fair to be held on July 30th in the parking lot of the Sierra Vista Center right in front of our family resource center. So stay tuned
015for more to come on that and in the meantime I wish our students, their families and our staff a wonderful summer. That concludes my report. >> Thank you Dr. Moore and also thank you Dr. Safco for that u interesting point on portrait of graduate. Look forward to more coming. Um, we'll go to 6.3. Report to the board of trustees by the Desert Area Teachers Association. Welcome. >> Yeah, great to see you, Cheyenne. >> All right, see if I get it right. President Campbell, members of the board, Dr. I just wanted to formally introduce myself and I'm really looking forward to the upcoming year and just working together to work for students. Thank you. >> Thank you. Looking forward to working with you. At this time, we'll go to 6.4 report to the board of trustees
016by California School Employees Association. Sylvia Sil here tonight? >> Okay. So, we'll move on. Uh the next one will be um communications from the public 6.5. And as this time, members of the public may address the board on an item not on the agenda. Comments should relate to items of public interest within the board's jurisdiction. The law prohibits the board from taking action on items not on the agenda. If appropriate, your comments will be referred to staff for response. When addressing the board, please state your name and limit your remarks to three minutes. In accordance with board bylaws, the board will limit the total time for the public input to 30 minutes. Those wishing to address the board beyond the 30 minute time limit may do so at the end of the scheduled meeting agenda.
017We'll open up public comment at 6:14. No takers. I guess we'll close it at 6:14 and 30 seconds and we'll move on to um seven policy review committee one approval of the updated board policies and administrative regulations. Dr. Mo. >> Thank you, President Campbell. This was discussed last week in open session under the governance discussion at our board workshop and these uh edits are being recommended to comply with the updates to law that go into effect July 1st. I'm pleased to share that we have systems and protocols in the district that are already underway. So, we are uh fully compliant with this and we'll do some extra messaging to staff to make sure everyone is aware of the requirements. Happy to answer any questions. Move the recommended action. >> Second. >> Okay, we have a
018motion and a second. Does anyone on the board have any questions? >> Staff or community? At this time, we'll take a vote. All All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion passes. 5-0. We'll go to um number eight, educational administration. U 81, report the 202526 California school dashboard. Local indicators. At this time, we'll have Dr. Savco. >> Good evening, President Campbell, members of the board, Superintendent Dr. Moore, staff, and community. The California School Dashboard reports performance and progress on both state and local indicators based on eight state priorities. The local indicators are an extension of the dashboard and we report on basic services and conditions, implementation of state academic standards, parent and family engagement, school climate, and access to a broad course of study. because these um priorities don't have mandated measurements for the dashboard. We
019select uh from kind of like a cafeteria if you will how we're going to measure those services. So that's what this report is. It's required annually and then next week I'll submit it into the dashboard system. Um for each local indicator, the state board requires local education agency to annually measure its progress. That's what this report is. Report the results as part of a non-consent item at a regular regularly scheduled board meeting. And then it must be um presented in conjunction with the adoption of the LCAP which we'll have later. So provided that we satisfy those uh three requirements which we have, we uh presume a performance level of met for all of those indicators. and it's uh recommended that the board receive the report. It doesn't require any action. >> Okay. Does anybody have
020any questions from the community staff? >> Okay. We'll move on. Uh 8.2 approval of 26 27 school plans for student achievement. And how are you doing, Miss Decker? Good. >> Good to see you. >> See if we can get this going. Is that good? Okay. Good evening, President Campbell, members of the board, Superintendent Dr. Moore, Deputy Superintendent Michelle Safco, staff and community. Schools that receive state and federal program funds are required to develop school plans to address annual priorities. These plans are developed by schools like councils and define the actions to meet annual goals. We consistently incorporate the district's goals and actions in our school plans for student achievement so that we align with school level pri program priorities with the district goals and priorities. Once a school plan is developed and approved, it must
021be continually reviewed. The board approved school plans for student achievement are required for schools that receive state and federal funding. It is recommended that the board approve the 2627 school plans for student achievement as presented. >> We have a motion and a second. Does anyone from the board have any questions? >> Bill, >> ju just a comment. I I think as I reviewed this, it just uh strikes me how many different ways we look at what we're doing and assess where we're gaining ground and where we're not and adjust our behavior accordingly to try and meet the needs of so many different students with so many different needs. Um, and I think the general public has no real clue of exactly what level of scrutiny that takes and uh the kind of commitment that it
022takes. And uh I just it just makes me appreciate so much more the work that our staff, teachers and organization does to try and meet the needs of our students. It's pretty significant. Thank you. >> Anybody else? Any questions from staff or community? Okay, at this time we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> Oh, we don't need a vote on this one. I thought we needed a recommendation. Okay. >> How do you get even? >> All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion passes 5-0. And we'll move on to approval of the new English language arts academic literacy elective course at China Lake Junior High School 8.3. And it looks like that's going to be Dr. Sapco. >> The proposed academic literacy course is designed to provide seventh and eighth grade students at
023China Lake Junior High School with targeted instruction in foundational liter literacy skills, reading comprehension, and academic communication. necessary for success across all content areas. I'd like to go off script a little bit and tell you a story as to why we're here. So, I'll start with engaged staff as that's our focus this evening. Um we have um a very um effective teacher on special assignment, Lisa Harper, who supports our secondary sites and she's a former English teacher. So often her focus is English language arts and literacy. But for secondary um as you may be aware it's very challenging to intervene in uh deficit skills as we enter secondary because there's not a respected and protected time other than tutoring or kind of voluntary u participation in intervention. So this uh Lisa Harper um has continually
024looked for um a way to uh meet that need and so that's what this would meet. And um another part of this story is that um she um she noticed that West Ed um had sent out information about participation in one of their uh research programs. Um Dr. Dr. Moore has experience with this uh particular Wested program as she's led it in other districts. Um she brought it to ED services attention, not Dr. Moore, Lisa Harper. Um and she advocated that we apply to participate in this program and as one of the requirements we won't be imple we will implement this course if you approve it next year. but it sets us up to participate in a very reputable program in 2728 because it requires dedicated time and a course to reading intervention specifically for
025secondary students. So I ask that you approve uh this recommendation for the academic literacy elective course at China Lake Junior High. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Um do we have any uh questions? I have a comment. Um maybe a question comment. So it sounds like to me we're going to have a course here, elective course here that we're going to have to allow some of the students that are struggling in different things in English literature and so forth at the uh junior high. Correct. >> Yes. >> And um that to me shows kind of what you said. we're engaging students here, but I just think it's a great a great program that we can start so we can we can find those kids and put them into this situation to
026help them improve so when they go to the high school they're they're ready to roll, which is I think an awesome thing we're doing. So, anybody else any question? Just a comment. It's a very rare time that we see something that says financial implications. None. It's nice to see we're getting a better product for zero cost. So, congratulations. Thanks. >> Yeah. Any uh comments or questions from the staff or community? >> Okay, we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion passes. 5. And we'll move on to 8.4 adoption of high school career technical education pathway personal services cosmetology textbook and instructional materials. Dr. At the April 16th regular board meeting, the board approved the high school career technical education pathway personal services or cosmetology. And uh on May 27th, a
027district instructional materials review committee in which we engage staff and parents in reviewing the recommendation for the textbooks for this specific pathway or course. The recommendation. I like saying this one. It sounds fancy. Mady standard cosmetology has been recommended to the board for approval of cosmetology. We are clever with our funding, Mr. Scott. So the cost of the textbooks will be um uh funded through Perkins and then uh the materials because there are lots of apparatus that go along with cosmetology. Those will be funded through our career technical education incentive grant. It's recommended that the board approve the cosmetology textbooks and materials for adoption as presented. >> Second. We >> have a motion and a second. Um, any comments? >> I just have one. So, have we got any Have we have we run the
028ad yet for this position or is that this summer? >> Yes, we have run the position. >> And is there a lot of interest in >> Yes. >> Okay. Awesome. >> Okay. I just want to make sure that I know there's a lot of people out there that are interested in doing this. is nice to have some local program instead of driving to Lancaster or Bakersfield or Victorville to to get this certification. So, thanks. >> You know what was interesting to me was when I was reading this and I was actually talking to Dr. Moore about this and I said, "Okay, we're going to do cosmetology. We're going to get this new curriculum, new books." And then when they said, "We're going to have these new head mannequins." I went, "Whoa." So, we're actually going
029to have hair and they're going to get to practice. And I thought, man, that to me is that's awesome that we got, you know, a lab like that. And I think engaged staff, highly qualified and supported staff, actively engaging with students right there. >> You can probably volunteer >> to get your hair. >> You have to you have to have hair to do that, man. >> Yeah. >> So that's that's the plan for the summer. Grow your hair out this summer. >> I'll grow my hair. >> We're going to grow hair out the summer. >> That's good. >> So by December, you can be the first trial. >> Should be Mine's real simple. Two and three and then they kick. It's a real simple process. So, >> anybody else? >> I would like to add
030to Mr. Johnson's question. There's such an interest Burroughs does such a great job of seeking the engaging the students and surveys the students and what might you be interested in. If you remember a few months ago, I brought a slew of elective courses. So, there was high interest from our students. And we're going to be able to offer two sections. >> Nice. >> That's awesome. >> So, I get both sides of my air. >> Yeah. Or you can have someone different each month take care from one class to the other. >> I only have two ears though. So you know >> any questions from staff or community? >> Okay, let's take a vote. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion passes 5-0. We'll move on to 8.4 or no 8.5. um adoption of supplementary secondary
031instructional materials program think law and I guess Dr. Savco you're up again. >> Yes sir. We have board policy that guides the selection and evaluation of instructional materials and also supplementary instructional materials and it and our policy states that the board does encourage the use of supplementary materials to enrich the curriculum and enhance student learning and such materials should be aligned with district goals, curriculum objectives and academic standards. Um a few months ago I believe Dr. or more you were at a conference on the east coast and oftentimes there'll be vendors or really creative solutions to engaging students right and so I had the opportunity to meet virtually with an organization called think law and they produce curriculum that's highly engaging to students um and it really helps bring to life uh real life legal
032cases but um it just expands the students um thinking about what might be right, what might be wrong, what might be the gray areas, and then how do we apply that to other situations. So, it does support our portrait of a graduate priority by applying rigorous inquiry strategies that move instruction from asking what and how to why and what if. Think Law will support the development of our portrait of a graduate attributes, communicator, collaborator, community contributor, and innovative problem solver. We plan to use this supplementary material in secondary advisory, English language arts, his history, social science, and elective courses primarily at China Lake Junior High. A district instructional materials review committee was convened on May 2 May 27th, and they did vote to move the recommendation forward to the board. The anticipated cost of this
033curriculum is $80,000 including professional learning for teachers and the learning recovery emergency block grant will be funding the source. It's recommended that the board approve the supplementary material for adoption as presented. >> Do we have recommended action? >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Do we have any questions from the board? >> I just have one. I noticed that under the the English elected think law is one of the supplemental areas. Is that where It's using this tool. So really it isn't free free. There's $80,000 in another item that >> a good catch. >> Okay. So >> So yes. So in the in the >> we're paying for in this item >> is >> supplemental part of it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Anybody else? I I I think that
034what I like about this is you get to students get to work in a in a curriculum that talks about real world things that are happening in our world and they get to get to act on things and relate to things and I I think that's really an awesome thing that you know makes it learning so much and more enjoyable when you get to do things that are related to world events and what's going on in the world. So I think it's awesome. Any questions from the um staff or the community? All right, we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Motion passes. 5-0. Okay. 8.6. Miss Decker is back to see us. Approval of program plan for expanded learning opportunities for the 2026 29 school years. Decker. >> Okay. School districts
035must operate the expanded learning opportunities program in accordance with requirements from the CDE, including the development of a program plan. The program plan describes activities that support the whole child and the students social and emotional learning development. This plan, if approved, will be posted on the district website, so it will be readily accessible to anybody that wants to learn more. The 2629 ELO plan is considered a living document that is reviewed and adjusted to reflect the needs of the community, updates on the law, and to provide continuous improvement in the development of an effective program. There are no financial implications for developing the plan and the expanded learning opportunities program funding is anticipated to be about 3.7 million for the next school year. It is recommended that the board of education approve the 2026 through
0362029 expanded learning program as presented. >> Recommend action. >> Have a motion. We have a second. >> Second. Okay. Any questions or comments? >> I just have a comment. I mean, I read through this and it's incredible how detailed it is and I know all the hard work that went into it because that's a lot of stuff and it's nice to know the whole ELU program is kind of a mystery to most of us and it's really nice that this is, you know, a comprehensive document that you can read and figure out what the actual plan is for the outears and parents can read it and figure out what the program we're actually providing to their students. So, thank you. >> Yeah. Well, I would actually like to give a big thank you to Sarah
037Dastrip because she's the coordinator of the ELO program and she is the one that developed this. >> Okay. Thank you, Sarah. >> Anybody else? >> Any questions from the staff or community? No. Okay, we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> Motion passes 50 and we'll go to 8.7. approve a Minga contract for the 202627 school year. Looks like Dr. S. >> Thank you. Minga is a campus management platform for K12 schools. The Minga Hall Pass system is a digital hall pass platform that replaces paper passes with real-time trackable timelited digital passes. It helps schools reduce hallway traffic, prevent student meetups, and maintain consistent supervision by giving staff a live view of all active passes. Schools use it to improve safety, minimize class disruptions, and enforce clear datadriven hallway expectations. The Minga
038behavior system provides a unified way to track positive and negative behaviors, assign consequences, and then reinforce schoolwide expectations. Staff can document incidents on this platform, award points for positive actions, and monitor trends to support positive behavior intervention support or other behavior frameworks. This this system helps schools build a more consistent, transparent, and positive school culture. Mingo was successfully piloted this year at Burroughs High School, China Lake Junior High, and with the upper grades at Fowler Elementary, where all schools reported positive behavior outcomes and increased protection of instructional time. The 12-month contract includes both the hall pass and behavior modules for all elementary schools, China Lake Junior High, Mosquite, and Burroughs High School totaling $42,493.50 50 cents and will be funded with title 4 safe and healthy students. It's recommended the board approve the contract with
039Minga as presented. >> We have a motion action. >> Second. We have a motion and a second. Do we have any questions or comments from the board? >> I I guess I have a a comment and a question. First of all, I think this is amazing. Um and you know, it's amazing how we move forward in the world and things become much more comprehensive. I was curious if there was a shock component to this if somebody gets in the wrong area. >> No, sir. >> Okay. >> Safe and healthy students. >> I just thought there's an idea there. >> So, it's all digital. Is this >> It is digital and um all of the staff um we've the principles have engaged their staff in that feedback loop. Did it have did it have the desired
040impact? Yes. And it's it was desired by all the schools because it had such a positive impact on staff stress and being able to monitor the behavior. And it's I would say similar to the cell phone implementation policy. It just kind of mellows things out. That's not a technical term, but you know. Um so all of the schools when we'd have principal meetings, they'd say, "How can we fit this into our school plan for student achievement?" And so when we have a district-wide need, we try to find a way to say yes. And so we're going to use some specialty funds and implement it across the district. >> So is it a card? Is it a >> They use their Chromebook for it because we don't we have the phones put away and it's a
041digital pass. So it's like they'll sign in. So there's either a Chromebook in the classroom to check in, check out, and then the teacher digitally approves it. But one of the beauties of it when it was piloted with a particular school for sixth grade, they were having some creative students all going to the restroom at the same time. And in the system, you can say Johnny and Susie don't get to go to the restroom at the same time. Well, I mean, maybe that's a bad example, but anyway, you should never do this on the fly, right? Okay. But, you know, okay, so April and Michelle, we're going to be talking in the restroom and and not in class, right? So, we shouldn't go to the restroom at the same time. Um, those kinds of things,
042they can coordinate. They can see what the trends are um and monitor. And so it really has led to safer campuses and less discipline as well as more learning which of course is the bottom line. >> It's done at the classroom level and it's not like going to admin. >> Correct. >> Okay. Yeah. I mean there's availability of that but it's pretty seamless and then it all ends up in the data center. >> I don't know. You know, you know what what's what's interesting is um what I've heard is basically it's just cut discipline down tremendously during classes where they they realize okay they know certain people have trends of going out certain times and this takes care of that and I heard nothing but great things. So I'm gr I'm glad we're putting this
043down into the next level elementary school and so forth. >> So any other questions from staff or community? Okay, we have we have any we'd like to Let's see here. We'll go for how many are would like to approve this. I got a bring thing going on here. All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> Okay, passes 5 Z. We'll move on. That happens when you get a little older, I guess. Um 8.8 approval of Pathful contract for the 26 27th school year. Dr. Pathful is a comprehensive career readiness and development platform designed to bridge the gap between high school classrooms and modern workforce. The platform provides a progressive roadmap that transforms abstract career goals into actionable post-secary plans. Um, beyond exploration, students build essential soft skills such as communication and time management through a flexible
044employability curriculum. tools like resumeé builders, lifestyle calculators, which might remind you of our work with care the career trees like what is your aspiration and how do you get there and work-based learning trackers can ensure students graduate fully prepared for college trade schools or immediate career placement. Path will will be used in our CTE classes at Burroughs and schoolwide to support all students at Mosquite. The 12-month contract is multifunded for both burrows and mosquite totaling 15,900. 12,650 will be funded using our CTEIG. I should never just do acronyms. Career technical education incentive grant for Burroughs High School and the remaining $3,250 will be funded using mosquets equity multiplier funds. It's recommended the board approve this contract with Pathful as presented. move the recommended action. >> So, we have a motion in a second. Any questions
045or comments from the board? >> You know, I've been talking a lot tonight, but I I got to say this one. I I hope I got this right because I was looking at this and I thought, you know, portrait of a graduate driven navigator, help achieve their goals after graduation. I'm thinking that might fit right in there with that one. So, I'm kind of glad about that. So, that's awesome. Any questions from the uh staff or community? Okay, we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> Motion passes 5-0 8.9 alternative school survey report. Dr. Moore, >> this is a fun one. Um it's a new and will be annual survey for high desert school. So um the state of California requires any alternative schools to do an annual survey including staff, students
046and parents to see how on a variety of factors and the state actually sets what those factors are. And then as an interesting extra layer, they require that the person putting together the report is not a staff member of the school district. So, we parted partnered with the Kern County Superintendent of Schools uh to help us with the survey and the report creation and we're very pleased with this initial baseline data to see how the engagement is going at our newest school, High Desert School. And so far so good. And they'll be the school will be using this information as they create their plans and respond to their community needs. So, that is attached and we recommend approval of this report. Okay. Do we have we have a motion and do we have a second?
047>> Second. >> Have any questions, comments from the board? >> I just have one. It's interesting that there's like one person that like strongly disagrees and you wonder if they got like the one in five backwards on on their on their answers >> or having a bad day. You know, there's there's a lot of factors. >> I know. And it's and it's a school of choice, too. So, if they truly strongly disagree, maybe they need to pick a different choice. I'm just Yeah. So, thanks. Anything from staff or community questions? Okay, we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion passes 5-0. We'll go to uh looks like 8.10. We got a lot of these tonight. Approval of contract with Provo Canyon School. Amy, how are you this evening? >> I'm
048doing well. How are you? >> Good evening, President Campbell, Superintendent Dr. Moore, Deputy Superintendent Dr. SAVGO board, staff, and community. Uh, this item tonight is an approval for a contract with Provo Canyon School. The term free appropriate public education means special education and related services have been provided at public expense, meet the standards of the state education agency, include an appropriate um setting, and are provided in conformity with the IDA um individualized education program required under section 614. Under regulations implementing the IDEIDA, each public agency must ensure that a continuum of alternative placements is available to meet the needs of children with disabilities for special education and related services. The regulations implementing the IDA also include provisions related to students placed in residential treatment facilities. Specifically, the regulations provide that if a placement in a
049public or private residential program is necessary to provide special education and related services to a child with a disability, the program, including non-medical care and room and board, must be provided at no cost to the child's parents. The financial implications of this contract um is not to exceed 257,000 uh $782 and is funded through the special education budget. It is recommended that the board approve the contract with Provo Canyon School as presented. >> Have a motion. We have a recommendation. We have a second. Second. >> Second. >> Any questions from the board? Any questions from staff or community? Come on forward and we'll hear your question and please state your name. >> My name is Barbara Bane. >> We're on TV so we have to have the >> I can from the back. >> Yeah,
050I know. But >> my name is Barbara Bane and I'm curious as to how many students that figure serves. What are we talking? So this figure here is a year contract for one current student. >> One current student. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Okay. At December, any other questions? Okay, we'll have a vote. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion passes 5-0. And we'll move on to nine personal administration 9.1 approval of contract with easy speechy LLC for speech language pathologist Amy. >> So our next two items are related to speech and language pathology services. So critical shortages of special education teachers and related service personnel including our speech language pathologists exist nationwide. the shortage of speech pathologists will continue to grow and not only because there are not enough uh graduates but
051also because the number of children diagnosed with communication disorders will continue to increase. The estimated cost of the therapy services will not exceed $152,625 um and will be funded through the SULPA budget. It is recommended that the board approve the contract with easy speechy for the 2627 school year as presented. >> Move the recommended action. >> Okay, we have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. Any questions or comments from the board? >> I just have one. Is that for is that for in person or is that for taotherapy? >> Um this particular one is taotherapy. Um she has a specialization with our um AAC devices. um and the assessment for that which is why we have contracted with her. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions? Any questions from staff or community?
052>> Okay, at this time we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion passes 5 and we'll go on to 9.2 approval of contact with parallel learning incorporation for speech language pathologist. So um as our last item, this item is also for speech and language pathologists um to provide telesche therapy services. Um this contract is for four providers. Uh the estimated cost of the therapy services will not exceed $577,200 and will be funded through the SULPA budget. It's recommended that the board approve the contract with parallel learning as presented for the 2627 school year. We have a motion. >> Move the recommended action. >> Second. Do we have any questions from the board? >> Staff or community? This time we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion passes. 5-0 9.3.
053Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Point three. creation of new classified position California community schools partnership program family leaison Mr. All how are you tonight >> I'm good thank you president Campbell superintendent Dr. Moore deputy superintendent Dr. SAVCO, members of the board and community. Uh the CCSP acronym stands for the California Community Schools Partnership Program. The district had applied for a grant uh that would allow us to develop um our program and we were successful in that and now we're into the implementation piece. The family liaison will be at MS. There'll be two positions, one at Mosquite and one at Pierce. And their role will be to help educators and the community uh school coordinator maintain good communication and connection with families at each site. Their day-to-day responsibilities focus heavily on the whole child, whole
054family philosophy designed to help families navigate the public education system. Connect families to essential wraparound services. Connect with families regarding student attendance. Plan and facilitate parent education and family engagement opportunities. Help recruit and support family participation and share decision-making structures and collaborate with local community organizations to coordinate resources. Uh financial implications, the positions will be compensated at a at a range 26. Um there will be two position as I me as I mentioned. Um, and the annual salary for a 12-month employee paid at range 26 who is new to the district uh is just over $41,000 annually. That doesn't include health and welfare or other statutory benefits. The funding source for these two positions will be the CCSP grant. It's recommended the board approve the new classified position of CCSP family liaison as presented. >>
055Move recommended action. >> We have a motion. Do we have a second? We have a second. Um, do we have any questions from the board? >> I have a comment. >> I am struck by how many actions we have taken tonight, how many topics we've discussed have direct correlation to our objectives. Um, and this particular one, you know, talk about community engagement. There it is right there. And I I I just want to take my hat off to our our staff for understanding what we feel is important and addressing those issues in such a broad manner. I mean just there are so many if you look back at what we've talked about tonight. >> You you know we talked about the com the portrait of a graduate that so many things draw a direct line
056and I I really appreciate that kind of responsiveness. So >> thank you. Anybody else? Any questions from staff or community? This time we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? >> Motion passes 5. >> At this time, we'll go to 9.4. Approval of third amendment to the superintendent's contract. And I will read this. The third amendment increases Dr. more salary to $264,955 for the 2627 school year pursuant to a previously approved superintendent salary schedule. The third amendment extends the term of Dr. Moore's employment contract through the end of the 2028 2029 school year and provides for further one-year extensions so long as the superintendent receives satisfactory or better performance evaluations. The third amendment provides that the superintendent may be paid for up to 15 days of earned but unused days of vacation
057time on an annual basis. The third amendment also provides that only a super majority of four board members may terminate the employment agreement without cause with the exception of the revisions I mentioned. The third amendment leaves the other terms of Dr. Moore's employment contract and the first and second amendments to the contract unchanged. Specifically, Dr. Moore may continue to access excess access the medical, dental, and vision benefits available to other certificated employees. She will receive 24 vacation days per year. She will also continue to receive reimbursement for ordinary expenses and district paid accidents. Dr. Dr. Moore will also have continued access to the district's cell phone and laptop or tablet. Dr. Moore will continue to receive one sick day per month, board approved holidays, and personal necessity, bereavement, and other other leaves provided to the
058other district certificated management employees. Finally, Dr. Moore may access CSBA's tier one and tier 2 programs if the board approves her participation in those programs. It is recommended that the board authorize the third amendment to the superintendent contract as presented. >> Recommended action. >> Second. Have >> a motion in a second. Do we have any questions from the board, staff or community? Okay, at this time we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion passes 50 and we'll move to approval of the first amendment to deputy superintendent contract. Dr. Michelle Sav's first amendment 9.5. The first amendment to the employment agreement extends the terms of Dr. Safco's employment contract through the end of the 2028 2029 school year and provides for further one-year extensions. so long as the deputy superintendent receives
059satisfactory or better performance evaluations. Between the posting of the agenda and tonight's meeting, we identified an error on our posting. The following has been revised to correctly reflect Dr. Safco's SAI and her blended year of a half assistant superintendent and half deputy superintendent. The first amendment also provides Dr. Safco a onetime offschedule payment of 2% of her 2025 2026 salary, the equivalent of $3,954.96. With the exception of the revisions I mentioned, the first amendment leaves unchanged the other terms of Dr. Safco's employment contract. Specifically, Dr. Safco will be placed on step two of the salary schedule for the deputy superintendent earning $219,312 during the 2026 2027 school year. Dr. Safo may continue to access the medical, dental, and vision benefits available to other administrative employees. She will receive 24 vacation days per year. She will
060also continue to receive reimbursement for ordinary expenses, district paid access dues, and district coach during the 2026 2027 school year. Dr. Safco will also have continued access to the district cell phone and laptop or tablet. Dr. Safer will continue to receive one sick day per month, board approved holidays, and personal necessity, bereavement, and other leaves provided to other district certificated employees. is recommended that the board authorize the first amendment to the deputy superintendent's contract as presented. Move >> the recommended action. >> Looks like we have a motion and a second. Do we have any questions from the board? Staff or community? At this time, we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion passes 5. Moving on to General Administration 10.1 Approval of Dissolusion of Schools Legal Service JPA and Legal Services Agreement.
061Dr. Moore. >> Thank you, President Campbell. The School's Legal Service is one of several legal teams that we um reach out to and work with as needed and it is a joint powers authority currently. And as they've been looking at their structure, they have decided it is in the best interest to disband the JPA and simply exist under the Kern County Superintendent of Schools. Same people, actually, same structure mostly, just not as a JPA. So, we'll still get the same service. Um, and so this is a resolution and a services agreement and one action that we're recommending. um as one of the member districts, we're recommending just to certify the change of structure that they have outlined and happy to answer any questions. >> Any questioned action? >> We have a first a motion and
062a second. We have any questions? No. Any questions from staff or community? Okay, we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion passes 5 Z and we'll go to 10.2 discussion regarding the RB endocurren data center with potential direction to staff. And at this time I'm going to turn it over to Dr. Moore for a statement. >> Thank you, President Campbell. We have been watching and um learning a lot from this item. We heard certainly from public comment last month of the community interest as well as working with city leaders and following the evolving conversation around this proposed data center. And as I've been working with city leaders and studying myself and and I know each of you have been as well, we're very interested in the impacts and effects for Inyocarn School
063which is in a close proximity to the proposed data center. There's a lot of unknowns and we are a government agency. So given all of these factors um we are recommending and I'd love direct direction from you this evening but I think that our best course would be similar to the letter we recently saw from the Navy is sending in a letter to the California Energy Commission which is where this plan is currently um in the stage and we'll certainly monitor as it goes through if it if it goes through any further stages but sending in a letter outlining meaning our concerns um in terms of not problems but in terms of these are our interests for inocurren students and staff and community. What is the learning environment and what are those impacts? While the
064extensive application has environmental implications, it is not specific to our school and there are questions that still remain. And so I'm recommending that we put together a letter that necessarily is neutral. As a government agency, we would be neutral, not taking a stand, but clearly outlining our interests and adding inquiry to um asking if what is the impact for the learning environment, for the infrastructure, for all the things that we know and have outlined um you know, in prior conversations and in the community, but outlining those that we're most interested in to ensure that as decisions are made that Inyokuran school and the people there are taken into consideration um as anything is to develop. So that's essentially where we're at. Um you know everything from air quality to noise to traffic and safety um
065and some may be positive, right? What is the revenue generated? What is the infrastructure that could be helped? Right? We just we have questions and we're not exactly sure the specific impacts even though there's a lot of information. we would love that to be gathered and shared and taken into consideration should there be any sort of decision. So, that's kind of where we're at. I have been in a number of conversations and and can share some about, you know, where where the different um city leaders are landing. Of course, we saw the the news about city council and we saw the letter from the Navy, too. But that that's kind of where as an a government agency, we feel is the right way. I did speak with our legal team as well and I shared
066some of that confidential information as far as where our parameters could be as a school district where they're not coming to us for approval, but we certainly have an interest on behalf of our students and staff and the community that we serve. >> Okay. Thank you. So, it looks like to me what we're looking at here is from the board is is trying to find out whether we have a consensus to have Dr. Moore write a letter to the California Energy Commission asking them to thoroughly evaluate any impacts data center would have on Indochorn school, its staff or students. Um, and I'm just wondering if you guys have any questions or or whether the board would want to do that. Um, or if there's any questions. >> I I just I believe that's the correct
067path forward for us to follow. I I would agree with with the u if you're looking for consensus that would be my consensus. Okay. I agree with that path forward that Dr. Mo has talked about. >> Anybody else have any? >> I would just echo the same thing. I I would just echo the same thing. I believe that we do have a responsibility to make sure we've asked the right questions of the right people to understand what kind of impact there might be and I think that does that and uh whether or not it will require further action on our part will partly have to do with what we learn. Uh but I I believe that makes it clear that uh we want to protect um our educational community and make sure that all things
068that ought to be considered are considered before moving forward. So >> I wholeheartedly agree that we we need to make sure that this is something that is not going to be a problem. So I'm I'm in agreement with the consensus to write a letter anybody >> and and for with Dr. Moore I I agree with all those all those topics. I mean it's really important for safety, security, sustainability, all those things, you know, water, power, noise, pollution. I mean all those things that that environment impact state we should cover if it's done thoroughly or other other uh studies they need to do to figure out the true impact to us and I don't it's hard when you read their data what what the program really is until we get the full the full uh disclosure
069on it. So I I agree. I think a letter is appropriate from the district just like the Navy did, just like others have done so they can answer questions and because we're not a voting we're not a voting member in that process. So >> but it would be nice to have our our questions answered and our our thoughts out there so they can make it the right determination. And that's what I think is important is that we we have to know for sure how this is going to affect because >> we have a school and I don't think the schools would about less than a mile away from where there this thing is >> is going to be at closed. So yeah, and I agree with all that and getting information and possibly maybe information
070from um communities and towns that have data centers close to schools or even communities or >> and what what are their what's it like >> from firsthand people living it maybe? Got to get information. Thank you, Mary. So, um, sounds like we have a consensus here. Do we have any comments from the, uh, community or staff that would like to come up? If you would please come up and state your name, and we'd like you to please limit your comments to three minutes if possible. Thank you. >> Not a problem. Thank you. Lindsay Stevens. >> Hi. >> Don't come here very often because I'm a homeschooler, but I just wanted to encourage you all to do what the city did and actually file for intervenor status. That's how you're going to get the most information.
071I think writing a letter is excellent as well, but I think the intervenor status is going to give you the ability to get much more information and if you find out that there are significant negative environmental impacts to your students, you can intervene on their behalf. And so that's why I would encourage you to file for intervenor status. >> Thank you. My name is Barbara Bane. I just received I'm on the comment list for the California Energy Commission. I would recommend that all of you dial into that site and put your email on the list to receive each comment that's made and that also includes technical data. For example, today I have a copy of a 30page request of data insufficiencies in the amount of information that the contractor in Barker has submitted. This is
072from Elizabeth Huber, the project manager who works for CEC. 30 pages of deficiencies or lack of information that has not been supplied with the proposed developers plan. That is immense. And it ranges everything from air quality to maps that are completely unreadable. Uh the amount of data they have not supplied actually staggers me. I'm a former construction worker and project manager myself. I'm staggered by what they did not submit with their proposal. But I would urge you to get your name on that list so that you can be more aware. Now, there's a 30-day time frame for this for this demand for additional information from the developer. So, in 30 days, hopefully we will have a tremendous amount more data and that will be very interesting in your next meeting or the next thing. Now,
073I don't know that as the public I'm not sure if that information that they're asking to be supplied will be supplied to the public. If that's public documentation, I I don't know. But again, you might check out this intervenor status so that you may be privy to seeing reading these 30 pages of requirements that were not submitted so that you can see them later. >> Thank you. >> Could you give me that that name of >> It's Elizabeth Huber Huber. She is the project manager. Um if you'll give me your email, sir, you can I'll send you a copy of this PDF, but you can also go there yourself. >> Yeah, you can get my email off the Okay. You can go to the site and download every comment that comes in if you type
074in in your current data center. >> Every comment that comes into the California Energy Commission will can be notified and sent to you or you can go to the site and read them yourself. That's all public information, everybody's comments. This one is just particularly interesting because it comes from the CEC itself. And like I said, it's pretty staggering in terms of the deficiencies in this proposal. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Good evening. My name is Rebecca Aim. I hope my salutations are correct. Superintendent Dr. Moore, board president Dr. Campbell, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Savco. We went to San Diego AVID one time training >> board pres uh board vice president Dr. Johnson and esteemed board members. Please excuse my ineloquence. This early evening meeting is still quite late for educators who are teaching summer school.
075Please excuse redundancy. I was not able to attend last month's meeting or to watch it. Um I am a proud and grateful former SSUSD teacher of sadly only two years at the late great Monroe Middle School. Having taught all around California, those two years were the height of my public school teaching career, and I still care deeply about this district and its students. Um, it took years for me to stop dreaming about needing to take role to Cammy Dixon and before she would call me and remind me. Um, I'm currently a cottage school teacher and a homeschool co-op teacher. However, my students playmates at the splash pad in the local parks are some of the 4,000 plus SSUSD students. Their future Sarakoso classmates are SSUSD students and their future NOCWD co-workers are SSUSD students. I'm
076deeply concerned about the potential health impact of the proposed current data center on SSUSD students and the district's academic goals for its student body. Um, this week W. Van Allen, captain of the US Navy and commanding officer, issued that statement that's been mentioned, expressing concern on multiple fronts about the impact of this data center on NOCWD mission critical endeavors, long-term water sustainability, ambient electromagnetic interference, which impacts not just the Navy electronic systems, but many white papers have documented that electromagnetic uh projections have documentable neurological and physiologic health impacts. and a thermal plume excruciatingly close to Inukuran Elementary. Uh even closer to some of the homes of the students and my students. Uh some of the concerns have been addressed by Science Direct, the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, EPA Watch, and other organizations including nausea,
077dizziness, long-term chronic health conditions, behavioral changes uh from data center, ultrasonic sound, not after years, but after weeks or months of exposure. So this is a very time-sensitive issue. George Mason University has published research from their center for climate change communication uh and atmospheric and oceanionic and earth sciences department that safe and healthy students are simply far less likely in a so-called data center alley. SSUSD's 91% attendance rate in short could be impacted by deteriorating health due to extreme proximity of an inocurrent data center. The portrait of a graduate video mentioned integrating information from multiple sources to problem solve. Uh many many valley residents have identified the proposed data center as a potential problem. So I second please look into being an intervenor status organization. >> Thank you for your comments. >> Good evening for
078uh my name is Jennifer Sllayton. First, I want to uh just be recognized for a moment that I didn't speak to any of the items tonight instead of every single one as usual. So, you're welcome for that. Um but I do I think a letter is an excellent uh place to begin and I also would echo the intervenor status just because that will give you a little bit of leverage. You do feel like something is left out. Um as Miss Bane mentioned, the first data request came out and it was interesting because the CEC said you seem to have emitted some sensitive receptors including Inyocarn Elementary School. So um they are paying attention to the fact that a school is 1,400 feet away from actual project activities. So it's not just less than a half
079a mile. It's you can see it right there. Um a really I don't I was going to make a sports analogy but I'm not going to. Um but it but it's so close and there you know when you look at even what's required with the zoning we really don't feel it's compatible with zoning. Couple other things that have come up since I came last month which is emergency planning. Um and especially with the limited resources we all know that we're paying taxes for with our fire. Um really making sure that that contingency is in in included in whatever letter is sent. Um the other thing that um has been brought up which I don't live in Inocern as much so maybe there are some parents here who might want to speak to it but a
080lot of kids cross the street when they walk. So you have huge trucks coming in and out for four years of construction with small children. So, if that's going to be an issue, like that really does need to be something that the company is addressing if they if they are built um addressing beforehand to ensure our children are safe because there are already concerns that have been addressed there for many years. The other thing that I did want to just kind of of caution is um you know, obviously they they always say, "Oh, your property tax is going to be so great." Well, we all know most of it's going to go to Bakersfield. The rest of it's going to go to Sacramento before it comes to us in LCFF. So, it doesn't actually improve
081a bottom line here. There will be impact development fees. That's 100% true. But the other thing we know comes with data centers is huge increases in rates for water and power. So I don't know what you all are paying. I know a lot of districts have done a lot of solar. Um but I don't know that I would necessarily say that that's going to be a net win for a district the way that California structures our rates. So um I would probably just kind of treat that as a third rail and sit that one out. Um but I do think that that's probably kind of a nuance discussion that it's going to be hard to to figure out. So, um, but the one thing that I would echo is if you do have intervenor status,
082you'll get a lot more access to find that out. And then if it does get to the point where we feel that the CEC has not done their job to actually review these things, the district could actually object to the findings and we were looking at prior data centers and that's something that had happened. Not a school district, but a public agency said, "We object. We file a motion to stop this and appeal." Um, and then that does put us in a powerful position to ensure our children are protected. So, um, also one other thing, I'm sure it's already on your radar, but I was surprised because I was traumatized that Inocern Elementary did not get community schools funding. 80% of those students are socioeconomically disadvantaged. And environmental justice is a real thing that carries
083weight in California. So, I would strongly encourage the school district to come from that angle to really let the CEC know that this is an environmental justice question. some of our poorest kids are in that district from rural areas across the the district um or in that school and it does disproportionately affect them. Thanks. >> Thank you. >> Okay. So, well, we'll go ahead and write the letter and then I guess we can look at intervening status and figure out how we go about doing that. Well, I have consensus. I have consensus for a letter at this time. >> I think we start there. >> Yeah. Start with the letter. Anybody see where we go with that? Okay. >> We'll start there and then we'll go from there. See what happens. Thank you. Okay. At
084this time, we'll move into 11. We don't have any construction administration tonight, do we? So, we'll go to 12. Business administration. 12.1. adoption of the 2627 local control by county plan. Dr. Savco, >> the board held a public hearing to solicit recommendation recommendations and comments of members of the public regarding the specific actions and expenditures proposed to be included in the LCAP. The public hearing was held at the same meeting as the annual budget public hearing. Sierra Sands conducted the public hearing on June 4th, 2026 at a special board meeting. The board is required to hold a second public meeting after but not on the same day as a public hearing to adopt the LCAP. This meeting must be the same meeting as the adoption of the district budget. The district must file the adopted
085LCAP and budget with the Kern County Office of Education within 5 days after adoption. The Sierra Sands Unified School District's draft LCAP is posted on the district website for review and comment. There aren't any final financial implications and it's recommended that the 2627 LCAP be adopted as presented. >> Move the recommended action. >> We have a motion and a second. Do we have any questions from the board, staff or community? Okay. At this time, we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion passes 50. We'll go to 12.2. adoption of the Sierra Sands Unified School District proposed budget for the fiscal year 2026 2027. And it looks like Jennifer's coming up to do this one. Nice to see you, Jennifer. >> Good evening, President Campbell, members of the board, Superintendent Dr. Moore, Deputy
086Superintendent Dr. Safco, staff and community. I'm not going to repeat what Dr. Savvco just said about the requirements for the public hearing um because that was part of this. Um but we do have to have our budget uh adopted by the board and submitted by July 1st of each year. And what we had um for this budget preparation in addition to all the staff input is assistance from school services of California. the California Department of Education, the Kern County Office of Education, and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team to help formulate uh all the different financial pieces of our budget. Uh some of the notable changes to the governor's proposed budget in the May revision which was taken into consideration in proposing this budget included the local control funding formula uh added cola cost
087of living increase uh for 2026. It proposed a statutory COLA of 2.87% 87% along with the additional discretionary LCFF base grant investments. Plus, there was a proposed addition of 1.44% LCFF funding for the new paid pregnancy disability leave requirements and the rising costs. There was uh changes with the Proposition 98 funding. It reflected improved state revenue projections and increases the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee for the TK12 education and community colleges compared to the January proposal. The May revision projects proposition 98 funding at approximately 1.27 127.1 billion for 2627. That is an increase over the January protect projection of $125.5 billion. The governor had made his comments to withhold $3.9 billion pending certification of the 2526 revenues in the spring of 2027. The special education portion of the May revision indicates that there will be increases
088ongoing Proposition 98 funding for the special education and reflects an increase in the AB602 base rate compared to the January proposal. federal title programs. There's continued uncertainty uh and it um remains regarding potential reductions to the federal title program funding due to ongoing federal budget discussions. And then there is notification that the Kalpers employer contribution rate decreased from 26.81% in 2526 to 26.4% 4% in 2627. The district's budget does continue to maintain the board's required reserve level of 5%. And it's noted that the state budget has not yet been finalized. At the time of preparing our document, the budget. Uh so in the event that there is a significant change, we will have 45 days after that budget to bring any types of changes that we need to. Uh the district also maintains its positive
089certification and continues to remain fiscally solvent in 26 27 and the two outy years. But as we heard at the public uh hearing and the workshop that we are having some slim dollars and we have to do some trimming which we have started doing and we are paying very close attention to our budget adjust adjustments and we recommend that the board adopt the proposed budget for the 2627 school year as presented. We have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Do we have any questions from the board for Jennifer? >> From the uh Stafford community. >> I I just appreciate at our workshop, was it last week? >> Yeah. >> That we went through all this in detail and so when we come to review the budget tonight, it's fresh in our
090minds, we understand it, not just read a board packet and get the data. So, I truly appreciate those workshops and thank you for Connie for all your hard work. That was really nice to have you present that so we all feel good about approving the budget tonight. So, thank you. >> Yeah, it always makes it nice to have a a first and a second so we can get a good idea before we come to the meeting. >> Um, no other questions. Okay, we'll take a vote. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion passes 5. At this time, we'll temporarily adjourn to conduct the annual currents financing authority board of directors meeting. The first on agenda is the adoption agenda for today's work. Are there any changes? >> No changes. Okay. The agenda will stand as
091presented hearing. >> The minutes will stand. >> I'm sorry, not the agenda. The minutes will stand as >> stand. Okay. So if everything is good then we'll close the meeting at of your current at 7:21 for the the inocurren schools financing authority board meeting and we'll move back into the sance board meeting and move to 14 consent calendar. >> Move the entire consent calendar. We have a motion, a second to move the entire consent calendar. Do we have a uh any questions? No. Staff committee. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion passes. Future. Do we have any future agenda items? No future agenda items as of now. So fingers with this launch from Ernest Hemingway. The world breaks everyone and afterward many are stronger at broken places. Trust what your heart says. Have a great
092weekend everyone. Like that one.