001that came and spoke about safety and concerns at the loading zone at the junior high. Um, one of the drivers stated at our meeting that there has been some signs posted that have helped somewhat and that they do have a staff member out there that could possibly be doing more. Um, one of the drivers wanted to point out that at Fowler, um, in our bus loading zone, we have one of our staff members in the morning because we've had an issue with our bus loading zone, parents coming in to drop off and not allowing our buses to come through. So, we have, um, a staff member putting cones out there in the morning so that there's no cars and when the bus comes, she can move that cone really quick. Um, so that could be
002a possibility. Um, I know having attended the district's safety meeting last month that it was addressed. So hoping that we can have more um safety precautions put out there, not only for the safety of our children, but our bus drivers. Um and there wasn't really much that was reported to me at my um meeting, so I was like shocked. Um and so, you know, um I think everything was going good. We did have a couple I did have a couple of staff members um talk to me about the lockdown that they had at Richmond and how uh parents were upset, you know, because they didn't get a parent square right away. Um so I tell them you should come to the school and and work during one of those um lockdowns to see how it
003really goes. um then you'll maybe give some staff members some grace. Um because our priority is to keep these kids safe and you know when parents just want to get out there and start badmouthing um they need to come and sub in there so they can see what we're going through. But thank you. >> Thank you Sylvia. >> Move on to item 6.6 communications from the public. The board will provide time during the discussion of each agenda item for members of the public to comment. At this time, members of the public may address the board on an item not on the agenda. Comment 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
004to staff for response. When addressing the board, please state your name and limit your remarks to three minutes. In accordance with the board bylaws, the board will limit the total time for 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. I'll open up public comment at 6:43. President Scott, uh, Superintendent Moore, members of the board, staff and community. Uh, my name is Tyson L Prey. Uh, and I wanted to make two comments. Um, first, I wanted to echo the, uh, the cell phone pouch usage. Uh, I'm not sure who is entirely responsible for that. Thank you. Uh, it's it's been really nice. Uh, I feel like um, I can teach uninhibited in the classroom or relatively
005uninhibited. We still have a few hiccups, but it's it's going really well. Um, so I wanted to say thank you for that and thank you to the uh community that helped support that. Um, and my second comment, I wanted to um a couple people have already mentioned the transition process. Um, I as a teacher uh I was at Monroe for the last two years and I was very nervous coming into the this transition period. Uh, and I just wanted to say that um, my year so far at China Lake Junior High has is going really well. And uh, I feel very supported and uh, taken care of by the community and the board. And so I just wanted to say thank you for supporting me as a teacher and and I also I really appreciated
006your your comments about we need to be working together and and I feel that like you said, we're taking the right steps. Thank you. >> Thank you. and and you know that uh you and your cohorts were the driving force behind that cell phone policy. >> Yes. >> My name is Mercedes Edwards. I'm a fourth grade teacher at Incarn Elementary. Um hello Mr. Scott and members of the board, Dr. Moore community. Um I just wanted to really Thank you to the donations of the tricycles. Um the addition of sixth grade on elementary campuses presented some issues with safety, right? When we would have recess with very little ones and a mixture of the medium-sized ones who want to keep up with the big ones and then the little ones would echo that sentiment. However, having
007them see that their safety and their engagement was so important that now at annual current, we have a separate recess playground for them. We have those tricycles that only they get to ride. That exclusive club makes them feel so connected and happy and engaged. So, I just wanted to say thank you for that. >> Well, thank you. Thank you. Seeing no further takers, I'll go ahead and close. >> My name is Russell Hutcherson Scottend. I sent you all an email yesterday regarding the playground equipment at Gateway Elementary. Something I know was somewhat parochial. It's just one school, but wanted to see if there was any possible way that horizontal bars, monkey bars could be added. My daughter in particular misses very much from the school that she did last year. I don't know how these
008things work. So just bringing up bringing it up. >> Okay. And your comments will go to to staff. Obviously we don't make decisions on stuff on on public comment. So >> we just accept the the the input and it gets passed on to staff. >> Sure. Look forward to hearing from you. >> Okay. Thank you. Seeing no other takers, I'll go ahead and close public comment at 647. We'll move on to item seven, educational administration 7.1, adoption of resolution number 092526, statement of assurance of sufficient textbooks and instructional materials and certification that pupils are provided with standards aligned textbooks and instructional materials. Dr. Safco, long time no see. As you are aware, uh the district and site personnel have determined that sufficient textbooks or instruction materials or both have been provided and will be continue
009to be provided in accordance with education code section 60119. The next step in this process is that the it's recommended that the board adopt resolution 92526 certifying that each pupil in each school in the district has sufficient textbooks or instructional materials and is in compliance with education code 60119 regarding standards aligned textbooks. Move >> recommended action. Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any questions or comments from the board, staff or community? Having none, Jasmine, your preferential vote. >> I board all in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Any opposed? It's unanimous. And item two, adoption of sixth grade music, textbooks, and instructional materials. Lisa, >> good evening again. The California art standards were adopted in 2019 and then in 2020 they adopted the framework and in 2021 we were provided with
010a list of approved publishers for music and Sierra Sands selected Quaver Ed for TK through fifth grade music. So due to the district reorganization of elementary education to include sixth grade, there was a need to adopt additional music instructional materials. The selection and evaluation process was followed per board policy. And to ensure continuity and coherence, the review committee unanimously selected Quaver Ed for sixth grade as well. We did post a notice on the district's website so that people could review the materials ahead of time. And so the cost of this sixth grade materials, which includes six fiveyear teacher licenses, is about $8,000. And it will be funded with Prop 28 music and schools funding. It is recommended that the board of education approve the sixth grade music instructional materials for adoption as presented. >> Second.
011We have a motion and a second. Any questions or comments from the board Stanford community? Just make quick comment. I always enjoy spending money on the fine arts. It's I mean we all know the what what the stats say about uh the fine art. So it's always nice to see this >> and it's also nice to see that Prop 28 once again is coming through to help us out that we all voted for. So >> any further comments? We'll have a a preferential vote. >> I And I'd also just like to say that I'm really excited about this. My sister is absolutely ecstatic about this whole orchestra thing. I did it when I was in fifth grade. So I just think that this is something that's really fantastic and I'm super excited for it. >>
012Thank you, Jasmine. Board, all in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Any opposed? It's unanimous. Uh we will move on down to personnel administration 9.1 waiver request enabling the district to assign individuals in certificated positions without appropriate credentials. Mr. Ald president Scott members of the board superintendent Dr. for more staff and community. Approval of the governing board is required when a district is filing for a variable term waiver, whether that be a provisional internship permit or a short-term staff permit in order to assign individuals who are not yet appropriately credentialed for his or her assignment. Um, approval is requested for the district to submit requests to the commission on teacher credentiing for these permits. There are no financial implications and the recommendation is to approve the submission of the request um in order that
013the above named individuals may be assigned in the designated positions for the 2526 school year. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any questions or comments from the board Stanford community? >> We'll have a provisional vote. I >> board all in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Any opposed? It's unanimous. I can move on to item two, special position utility clerk bus driver. Mr. Al, >> there continues to be a national and local shortage of school bus drivers. Uh when our full-time bus drivers are absent, we sometimes are forced to cancel home to school transportation for general education students. This typically results in a higher absentee rate. So, we worked creatively with CSEA and their chapter 188 uh to create a a hybrid position. Neither of these two merging positions is
014new. Um utility clerk is an improved job description as a school bus driver, but what we were doing is combining them. Uh so that the utility clerk will be assigned to a specific school site where they will serve as a as a utility clerk which gives the administrator some discretion as whether they're doing custodial uh student supervision um and a number of things. But these employees that are hired to fill these positions must also become licensed and certified school bus drivers when necessary. They will they can be called to drive a school bus on a rotational basis. uh they will not serve as daily drivers. Instead, they will be on call when needed. Uh the financial implications uh depend on some variables. Most significantly, it depends on the number of utility clerk bus driver positions
015uh we choose to fill. The pay range will fluctuate depending on which service is being provided. So, when they're working as a utility clerk, the utility clerk pay range is range 18. And then for those hours that they would be driving a school bus, that's a range 21. The funding for the positions will come from the general fund. It's recommended that the board approve the special position utility clerk/bus driver as presented >> with recommended action. Second, >> we have a motion in a second. Any questions or comments from the board staff community? Mr. Ferris, >> I would just like to comment that I really appreciate the efforts. Uh, you know, we get these texts almost daily about how we have to adjust our transportation and we've been fighting this battle for several years now. Um,
016and I really appreciate the efforts to try and find a way to to solve this problem. I know we've we've tried a lot of other things and haven't had limited success. Hopefully, this will uh will will be at the boost to get us over the top. So, thank you for the efforts. >> And I'll have to tag along that yeah, thinking outside the box and we've got other things in in play as well and and we're continuing those efforts and trying to figure out ways to resolve these shortages just like every other district in the state and nation. So any further questions or comments staff community we'll have a preferential vote from our student board member. >> I the board all in favor signify by saying I >> I any opposed it's unanimous. Item 9.3
017adoption of resolution number 1026 week of the school administrator. Mr. California Department of Education encourages districts to recognize the second full week in the month of October as week of the school administrator. In observance of the importance of educational leadership at the school, school district and county levels, the second full week in the month of October of each year shall be designated as week of the school administrator. Resolution number 10 declares the week of October 12th through October 18th, 2025 as the week of the school administrator in the Sierra Sands Unified School District. Resolution also declares that in Sierra Sands, certificated and classified administrators provide support to our schools, programs, and students in many ways. They develop and implement curriculum by selecting textbooks and instructional materials. Site administrative teams ensure that effective and innovative classroom
018instruction is promoted on a daily basis. Certificated and classified admin administrators manage departmental and site budgets and maintain school and district facilities. And finally, district administrators provide student transportation and nutrition programs to our students and their families as well as guidance and staff development that improve teacher effectiveness in the classroom. Um there are no final financial implications and it is recommended that the board adopt resolution number 10 as presented and approve October 12th through October 18th 2025 as the week of the school administrator in Sierra Sands. >> Move the recommend action. >> We have a motion a second. Any questions or comments from the board staff or community? >> We'll have a preferential vote from Jasmine. I >> board all in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Any opposed? It's unanimous. Thank you, Mr.
019Ro. Move on to item 10, general administration 10.1, gifts to the district. Mr. Campbell. >> Okay, let's This is the one that I was really trying to figure out and uh >> Oh, yeah, >> man. We got it now. Uh, first of all, Walmart donated school supplies and paper to various school sites with a cash value of $4,000. JT4 LLC and Echo Morale Committee donated backpacks filled with school supplies with a cash value of $4,500. And get this one. BaskinRobins donated ice cream for ice cream socials at various school sites with a cash value of $12,799. That's a lot of ice cream. >> It is. >> Thank you all. >> Yes. So it is recommended the board accept the gift as described and send appropriate letter of appreciation. >> So move >> second. >> We
020have a motion and a second. Any questions or comments from the board staff or community? I just wonder. >> Yeah, I I I appreciate uh Robert calling out the significance of that and I I think sometimes we read these every meeting over the years and we don't stop to let it settle in a little bit about just how much the community does support us and what we do. And Robert, you mentioned the importance of our work uh in building a free society. Um, it is not small and it takes all of us including the donations of of our support folks throughout the community. I I do think it's important that we >> and our engaged community. >> There you go. >> I mean, right back to >> Yep. >> our objectives. So, >> it's it's
021not done alone. It takes all of us and we all got to work together. So, >> takes a village. >> Thank you, Rididgerest. >> Yep. >> No, especially for a small business like BaskinRobins here compared to, you know, a corporate entity like Walmart. I mean it's just that's just a huge amount of huge donation on their behalf. So and we do we we see it every year and and finally Robert made a comment about it and we actually see the uh the value. It's kind of kind of nice to see. So any further questions or comments. >> We'll have a preferential vote. >> I board all in favor signify by saying I. I >> I. Any opposed? It's unanimous. We will move on. Let me see where I I got lost there. Item 11, construction
022administration 11.1, report to the board construction activities and issues. Jennifer, good evening. >> Good evening, President Scott, Superintendent Dr. Moore, members of the board, staff, and members of the community. I have some construction updates tonight. Ah, little slideshow here. Uh, China Lake Junior High School is at capacity. So, we're installing three modular buildings that will provide additional classroom spaces, a staff workspace, and bathrooms. Here you see careful trenching to uncover water, gas, and other utility lines and then capping them before we do the over excavation needed to put the solid base under the new modulars. And there's some of the demo work. The only reason that the fence isn't lined with teenagers is that class was in session when the picture was taken. One of the stipulations in the contractor's scope of work includes working
023in such a way that does not disturb the learning environment. The jackhammers sound disturbing. So the noisiest work happens in the early morning before the students arrive on campus. Los Flores Elementary School. At Las Flores Elementary, the fun has arrived. The brand new playground area is was full of equipment. And this is what it looked like at the beginning. And then before that new equipment went in, of course, they had to clear out the old and then prepare the area. So exciting. So, here we see the children. It's the most fun thing about putting in the playground. They'd rather sit and watch the demolition rather than go play on the playground. At Pierce Academy of the Arts, um the plan is moving forward. We can see the ViewG STEM Academy up top and below the
024China Lake Junior High School. And between them is the proposed location for the new Pierce facility. And that facility is just for a refresher for those who aren't aware um the Department of Defense has uh been working with Sierra Sands with some grant funding so that we can build our our new school of choice in this hopefully particular area. And I'm just going to clarify it's Pierce 2 which we're building as a TK8 STEM academy which is anticipated to be view. Um, so there's a language piece um, we're working through with the Department of Defense, but I think the title next time will probably say Pierce 2 um, just to help us differentiate. It is planning to be the VIG school built, right? Thank you. Um the the red lines here are actually showing um
025where a new pedestrian gate is going to be going in um from Vueig to the China Lake Junior High School down Knox Road. And that is to prepare the safe and easy walkway for the the seventh and eighth grade students to participate in activities at China Link Junior High School so that it connects them with the yellow line. And that is the construction update. >> Any questions or comments? I'm gonna add a comment while we're on this topic that's agendaized because I've been getting a number of texts about the rain and how are we doing with that. So, just wanted to let just asformational. Um, we are in contact with the city. The current storm is anticipated to end at 1:00 a.m. and the city is not currently planning to go to emergency status. So,
026we are having school tomorrow. everything is moving forward and our maintenance team are currently out assessing and will be out first thing in the morning to ensure our classes are open and ready for students. Um but that is actively being monitored and there is no plan to change at this time. >> Thank you Dr. Also that's something >> the bus routes may or may not be um but that would not mean that we're canceling school necessarily. Sometimes we don't do transportation. >> I'm sorry my mic isn't turning on right now. and Eileen will be most disappointed. >> There we go. Thank you for turning my mic on. So, that was just to clarify the um bus routes will be assessed as well and may have a separate call made related to the bus routes. Um
027but that wouldn't necessarily cancel school for all. >> And just a reminder, we have a very small percentage of our students actively bus. Every student matters and we want everyone to be in school and provided for. Um but it is a very small percentage. Thank you. Any further questions or comments? Again, this was forformational purposes only. We will move on to item 11.3. Authorize staff to seek proposals for project management, construction management, and an architect for the new Pierce Elementary School replacement project. Jennifer >> for the new Pierce 2. >> Pierce 2. There you go. >> Yes, we'll change that language. Uh so uh what we're requesting at this particular time is the board's permission to go out to um get proposals for project management, construction management, and an architect for this new PICER 2
028project. Uh we would like to get those bid packages put together and submitted as soon as possible. It's going to help us um in several stages related to the Department of Defense um local defense community cooperation grant, the OOLDCC. Uh we would like to have um the ability to have those professionals uh working with us so that we have everything covered every step of the way. So getting them in sooner rather than later would be to our benefit. There is no direct fiscal impact to the district's general fund approving this item because this is just authorizing us to go out for the proposals. So, we're recommending that the board authorize staff to seek these proposals for project management, construction management, and an architect for the new Pierce 2 school replacement. >> Move recommended action. >>
029We have a motion in a second. Any questions or comments from the board? Well, they they both did at the same time, so I figured >> Yeah. Whose voice did you hear first? >> Yeah. Okay. [Laughter] >> Any questions from the board, staff, or community? >> Please, please come up to the microphone. Uh, no, we don't 100% have the completion date, but we're estimating around um the school year 2029. 2829 is when we are hopeful that it will be built and ready to go. >> That we would like it to be a STEM school. So, yes, the naming that's where we have a situation, but yes, we're anticipating building a TK through 8 STEM school in that new location with this funding. >> You're welcome. >> Any further questions or comments? We have a motion,
030a second. We'll have a preferential student members vote. >> I board all in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Any opposed? And it's unanimous. Uh we have no business administration. Uh item 13 will temporarily adjourn regular meeting to to conduct the inner current schools financing authority board of directors meeting. Uh I'll move on to item one adoption and agenda. Any changes? >> No changes. >> Only thing on the item is approval of minutes of the regular meeting of August 21st 2025. Any corrections? Those minutes will stand. We'll adjourn the current schools finance authority. move back into the regular meeting and move on to item 14, consent calendar. >> Move the entire consent calendar. >> Second. >> We have a a motion and a second. Uh, any questions or comments? We'll have a student members
031preferential vote. >> I >> board all in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Any opposed? >> It's unanimous. >> Mr. President. >> Sir, >> if I could ask a permission of the chair to refer back to item 6.1, which is uh for comment. I was going to make this comment earlier, but after Mr. Campbell's eloquent, deep plea to the community, I really didn't want to tag this in there, so I gave it a little time. But uh I do hope that each one of you uh consider uh the communication with Governor Nuomo on the issue of extending the potential for um uh substitute teachers for the uh the upcoming year and please chime in on that so that we can uh get that legislation signed uh as it's certainly a significant need in the
032state of California >> and bill. I was reading that on on AB 1224 earlier before the it came on out and I was going to bring it up on future agenda whether it's something that we should do or or not and I don't know what the appropriate uh >> so I don't I think at this point there's nothing more the board can do as a whole >> uh because it's on his desk now to sign or not. >> Okay. Uh so um there's no real point in any specific uh resolutions that we could do in a timely manner but individually um if you feel so led uh sending that letter >> just reach out as quick as possible. >> I'll make sure that that that's done and in a in timely way because there's now
033the clock is ticking. So >> all right thank you. >> Uh so now we will move okay we had a uh we did the vote on the consent correct? Okay. So, we'll move on to item 15, future agenda. Any future agenda items hearing? None. Move on to launch. I went with a a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. And on that note, we'll move on to adjournment. The next regular meeting of the board of education will be on October 16th, 2025. Please be safe driving home. I know it's uh probably gotten a whole lot worse out there. We will see everybody soon. And everybody text Bill Ferris that you made it home. Okay. No, >> I think Eileen wants the text. Eileen Eileen would
034like to hear from you. Well, >> she already left. So I would that would have gone to waste.