Board of Education (Auto-Generated Trim Backup) - Nov 28, 2023

001GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL REGULAR SESSION. TODAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th, 2023. THE TIME IS 6:05 P.M. MR. WOFFORD, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLL? MRS. COOPER? >> PRESENT. I AM PRESENT. VICE PRESIDENT? PRESENT. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR STUDENT ADVISOR, MR. SERGIO. WE WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW , THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME ON. WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. WHEN IT COMES TO CERTAIN DISCUSSIONS WE WILL OPEN THIS UP. OKAY? FEEL FREE TO CHIME IN AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR REPORT. NOW I WILL WELCOME -- HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WELCOME. IS HE HERE? THERE HE IS. CAN WE ALL PLEASE STAND? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS , ONE

002NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I SALUTE THE FLAG TO THE -- OF MEXICO AND THE FLAG TO A PERFECT FRIENDSHIP. --ALONG WITH THE SOLDIERS. WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP HERE? ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING SO BRAVE. YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH! NICE JOB. NICE JOB. NICE JOB. HE DID GREAT. IT'S NOT EASY TO FACE AN AUDIENCE AND HE DID GREAT. SO NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT AGENDA ITEM 1F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 2023 REGULAR SESSION AGENDA. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOVED BY WOFFORD, SECONDED BY MADAM. THE MOTION PASSES, 5-0. LOOKING NOW AT THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM . BEFORE I ENTERTAIN A MOTION IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO PULL OFF OF THE

003CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS SIX BE . 6 B TWO. 6 C TWO. -- -- -- -- -- NEW COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. BUDGET ADJUSTMENT REQUESTS . PERMANENT CASH TRANSFER. PROPERTY DISPOSITIONS. VENDOR PAYMENTS. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOVED BY MR. WOFFORD. SECONDED BY MR. NOLAN. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES, 5-0. MY APOLOGIES. I JUMPED AHEAD. I'M REALLY SORRY. WE HAVE MR. JOSEPH, OUR FINE ARTS COORDINATOR. GOOD EVENING. ALL DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS , SUPERINTENDENT, SERGIO, AND ALL THOSE. MY NAME IS JOSEPH FLOOR IS FOR THE FINE ARTS DISTRICT. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE JAZZ BAND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TY FREDERICK . THE SHOWCASE JAZZ BAND WAS SELECTED AS THE 2024 MEXICO --ASSOCIATION ON HER JAZZ BAND.

004SELECTION IS BASED ON THE RECORDED BLIND AUDITION THAT IS ADJUDICATED BY A PANEL OF HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIANS AND MUSIC EDUCATORS. BEING SELECTED AS HONOR ENSEMBLE IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RECOGNITIONS NEW MEXICO SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE. WHEN SELECTED THE SCHOOL PROGRAM IS NOT ALLOWED TO ADDITION AS HONOR ENSEMBLE AGAIN FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. THE JAZZ BAND WILL BE TRAVELING TO ALBUQUERQUE TO PERFORM IN THE HALL IN THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN THE CAMPUS OF YOU AND I'M -- U&M. ALSO THE ALLSTATE MUSIC FESTIVAL ON JANUARY 10th, 2024, AT 4:30 P.M. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. INVITATIONS WILL BE SENT OUT SOON. WE HOPE THAT YOU ALL CAN ATTEND. THE STUDENTS HAVE PUT IN COUNTLESS HOURS OF HARD WORK AND PRACTICE TO PREPARE FOR THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CONCERT TONIGHT THEY WILL BE PERFORMING

005ONE PIECE FROM THEIR HONOR SET LIST. " FEELING GOOD." ARRANGED BY ROGER HOLMES AND IT'S GOING TO FEATURE SOLOIST KELLY JONES. EVERYONE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THE LCHS JAZZ BAND. [ MUSIC ] >> THAT WAS TRULY INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THAT WAS AMAZING. OKAY. MY APOLOGIES FOR JUMPING AHEAD. THAT WAS TRULY REALLY GOOD MUSIC AND I'M GLAD I HEARD THAT. GOING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 1H. EXECUTIVE SESSION OF NOVEMBER 20th, 2023. TODAY, 20th, 2023 FROM 5:10 P.M. TO DISCUSS LIMITED PERSONAL MATTERS AS PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 10-15-1 H 2 OF THE ACT. SPECIFICALLY SO THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN UPDATE THE BOARD REGARDING AN ON-CAMPUS HIT AND RUN OF AN EMPLOYEE. AND SPECIFIC AND CONTEMPLATED MOVEMENT, AND SO THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN UPDATE THE BOARD AND GIVE THE COUNCIL GOOD ADVICE REGARDING

006THE INVESTIGATIONS OF CLASSIFIED AND/OR CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES. I AFFIRM THAT THE MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THIS CLOSED MEETING WERE LIMITED TO THOSE STATED HERE. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR VERY OWN --FOR OUR FIRST RECOGNITION. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. SUPERINTENDENT, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HONOR A PERSON WHOSE GENEROSITY HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT IN FACT --IMPACTED THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS. FIRST, BEFORE WE DO THE HONORING, I WOULD LIKE FOR ALL OF US TO TAKE A MOMENT AND REFLECT ON THE PROFOUND IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP FOR OUR YOUNG , DEVELOPING CHILDREN. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT QUALITY SLEEP IS ESSENTIAL FOR A CHILD'S PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING. IT IS DURING THESE PRECIOUS HOURS OF REST THAT YOUNG MINDS

007GROW AND BODIES REJUVENATE. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY DON'T HAVE A BED TO CALL THEIR OWN, AND THEREFORE DO NOT AND IF IT FROM GETTING THAT QUALITY SLEEP THAT THEIR OWN BED WOULD PROVIDE. AND THE SLEEP THAT IS OF SUCH IMPORTANCE. SORRY. AS COLIN FIXES MY ERROR I APOLOGIZE. NOW IMAGINE THE IMPACT OF A GENEROUS DONATION LIKE THE ONE WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE TONIGHT. THE ASHLEY FURNITURE HOPE TO DREAM PROGRAM BELIEVES EVERY CHILD SHOULD HAVE A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP AND A BED TO CALL THEIR OWN. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES CHILDREN IN NEED WITH A TWIN MATTRESS, BEDFRAME, BEDDING , AND THEIR OWN PILLOW. THANK YOU, COLIN. ON OCTOBER 22nd , WITH THE HELP OF SOME VERY SPECIAL LCPS EMPLOYEES, WHO ARE WITH US TONIGHT . PLEASE STAND. RAY, WITH THE PROJECT LEAD PROGRAM. IGGY

008WITH THE MIGRANT EDUCATION TEAM. IF YOU'RE WITH US, PLEASE STAND. THESE INDIVIDUALS TOOK THEIR TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY ON A SATURDAY . THEY TOOK THEIR OWN TIME ON A SATURDAY TO GO TO ASHLEY FURNITURE AND HELP THE 178 STUDENTS , AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO COLLECT THEIR BEDS. THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT COULDN'T MAKE IT, THESE INDIVIDUALS TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO DELIVER THESE BEDS TO THEIR HOMES TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS GOT ONE. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO WHOLEHEARTEDLY THINK THEM FOR WHAT THEY DO TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THEM. OUR NEXT SLIDE. BY PROVIDING THIS GIFT TO OUR STUDENTS. A VERY SPECIAL PERSON , NOT ONLY GIVING THE GIFT OF COMFORT, BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THE FUNDAMENTAL BUILDING BLOCKS OF A HEALTHY AND THRIVING COMMUNITY. AS SUPERINTENDENT

009REESE AND MADAM PRESIDENT COME DOWN, PLEASE HELP ME WELL -- WELCOME WANDA BOWMAN TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM. MISS BOWMAN, I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THIS DONATION GOES BEYOND THE PHYSICAL BEDS. IT'S ABOUT IMPROVED FOCUS IN THE CLASSROOM AND BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR THESE YOUNG MINDS. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU AS A PARTNER IN EDUCATION. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY? THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. PEOPLE THINK THAT THIS IS SOME KIND OF AN ADVERTISING PLOY. IT'S NOT AN ADVERTISING PLOY. IT COMES FROM THE HEART. ASHLEY FURNITURE COMPANY DOES THIS NATIONWIDE. THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, I WANT THIS FOR MY COMMUNITY TOO. THESE YOUNG PEOPLE , 35, THEY MIGHT SAY I HAD A BED OF MY OWN. ONE TIME SOMEBODY DID SOMETHING FOR ME. I WANT THEM TO PASS THIS ON. THIS

010IS THE GREATEST COMMUNITY. WE MAY NOT BE THE RICHEST COMMUNITY BUT WE ARE FAMILY. ALL OF OUR FAMILY STICKS TOGETHER. WHEN WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, WE ARE GOING TO GIVE 200 BEDS, IT TURNED OUT WE HAD PEOPLE THAT HEARD ABOUT IT. WE TRULY GAVE AWAY 211 BEDS BECAUSE SOMEBODY NEEDED ONE MORE BED. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS . NOT JUST ONCE A YEAR, WE WILL GIVE BEDS ALL YEAR LONG TO CHILDREN WHO NEED TO SLEEP BETTER TO BE A BETTER STUDENT , TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS. WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET YOU ESCAPE YET. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND OUR STUDENT, CAN YOU PLEASE COME DOWN AND TAKE A PHOTO TOGETHER? WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE

011IT WITHOUT THE SCHOOL BOARD. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WELCOME. >> WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, I AM THE COORDINATOR OF ACTIVITIES. TONIGHT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF RECOGNITIONS FROM LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL WHO HAVE RECEIVED TWO AWARDS FOR THEIR NATIONAL COMPETITION --LAST MONTH. THE VERY FIRST RECOGNITION IS GOING TO TO TRISTAN, WHO WAS AWARDED A GOLD INDIVIDUAL METAL IN AN EVENT THAT CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO BUILD AND DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE IN THE WIDEFIELD OF AGRONOMY. IT SHOWS HOW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATE TO GROW THE WORLD'S MAJOR FOOD CROPS. THIS IS ACTUALLY A TEAM EVENT. HOWEVER, STUDENTS ARE ALSO AWARDED INDIVIDUALLY. SO HE WAS AWARDED A GOLD MEDAL AT NATIONALS FOR HER COMPONENT OF THE COMPETITION. UNFORTUNATELY TRISTAN COULD NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING BUT WE WOULD STILL LIKE TO EXTEND OUR

012CONGRATULATIONS TO HER AND THE TEAM OF LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL. NEXT, THE NEXT RECOGNITION GOES TO THE AGRICULTURAL ISSUES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TEAM. MEMBERS OF THIS TEAM, IF YOU WILL PLEASE STAND AS I CALL YOUR NAME. BRENDAN CASTILLO, Z AND MILLER, AUBREY, KATIE , PAISLEY ANDERSON -- AND BRENDAN MILLER. AS PART OF THEIR COMPETITION THE STUDENTS WERE CHALLENGED TO INVESTIGATE A VARIETY OF CURRENT, LOCAL, STATE, AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES FACING AGRICULTURE THROUGH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. STUDENTS THEN DEMONSTRATED , THROUGH PORTFOLIO, PRESENTATION, QUESTIONING, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRINCIPLES AND FUNDAMENTALS OF AGRICULTURAL ISSUES. THIS EVENT CONNECTS AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONALISM AS THEY RESEARCH, PRESENT, AND THEN UNDERSTAND OBLIGATED ISSUES FACING THE AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE , MAKING IT ESPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE TO STUDENTS WITH -- POLICY, LAW, AND INTERNATIONAL ADMISSIONS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THEY HAD TO GIVE THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND GO

013THROUGH A LOT OF COMPETITIONS, INCLUDING THE STATE COMPETITION WHERE THEY WON FIRST PLACE. THEY MET WITH A LOT OF PROFESSIONALS TO GET GRILLED AND QUESTIONING BASED ON THEIR ISSUE. STRONG COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND TEAMWORK SKILLS WERE CRITICAL TO THIS EVENT. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT OUR LAS CRUCES FFA TEAM HAS DONE THIS SUCCESSFULLY AS THEY REPRESENTED NEW MEXICO AT NATIONALS. THEY WERE PLACED SECOND IN THE NATION OUT OF 48 STATES. A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LAS CRUCES HIGH FFA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS AND AGRICULTURAL ISSUES. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THEIR ADVISOR, RAUL, JESSICA, AND ALSO THEIR COMMUNITY COACH , FANNY MILLER. IF YOU WILL COME UP AND GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN. THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW MOVING TO PUBLIC COMMENT. BEFORE I MOVED THEM UP -- THE PUBLIC COMMENT I WOULD LIKE TO --FOUND IN BOARD POLICY

014--AND REFERENCED IN POLICY. PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED THREE MINUTES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER, AND FIVE MINUTES FOR EACH SPOKESPERSON. HOWEVER, THE BOARD PRESIDENT MAY RESTRICT OR WAIVE THESE TIME LIMITS. THE BOARD WELCOMES PUBLIC INPUT. THE BOARD DOES NOT PROHIBIT PUBLIC CRITICISM OR PERSONAL MATTERS. HOWEVER, ANY PERSON MAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF HIS OR HER COMMENTS. THE BOARD DOES NOT ADOPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY COMMENTS MADE DURING THE PUBLIC SECTION OF THE BOARD MEETING. BASED ON OUR PUBLIC CARDS I WILL HAVE TO READ HERE. THE FIRST WILL BE GARCIA. HIS TOPIC IS, OUR BOARD MEMBERS HONEST ? WELCOME TO MR. GARCIA. THANK YOU. BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS , A CITIZEN FILED A COMPLAINT -- APPEARANCE AGE-APPROPRIATE. CITIZENS EXPECT THE LCPS ADMINISTRATION TO PROCESS WITH OBJECTIVITY AND FAIRNESS. INSTEAD, THE BOARD RESORTED

015--TO HIJACK THE PROCESS. THE COMPLAINT -- INAPPROPRIATELY WHICH TO THE BOARD. EXHIBIT ONE, FOR MR. NOLAN. HIS READING WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE MEETING. IT WAS QUITE STIMULATING. AND FOUND PLEASURE FROM MY READING OF ANNUAL SEX. NOW YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR JUAN GARCIA TO TALK ABOUT SEX. PRETTY WILD. AND CONGRATULATING THE LIBRARY FOR ALLOWING AGE INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL IN SCHOOLS. EXHIBIT THREE. I TOLD THE LIBRARY AND SHE DID AMAZING. MR. NOLAN HOPES THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL DO THE RIGHT THING. IS THE RIGHT THING TO PROTECT THE KIDS , OR GET IN LINE WITH IRRESPONSIBLE EDUCATION MATERIAL AT LCPS? EXHIBIT FOUR. A POLITICAL ANALYSIS. WE ARE NOT A BOOK BENDING COMMUNITY. REFERRING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL DO THE RIGHT THING . I THINK. COMMENTS STINGING WITH ANIMOSITY . EXHIBIT FIVE. MAYBE HE THINKS LESS

016PUBLICITY ABOUT BOOK BENDING IN OUR DISTRICT IS BETTER THAN PUBLICITY. I CAN SEE WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE BOOK BANNERS A PLATFORM. WE SHOULD AT LEAST BE PUBLIC ABOUT THE VOTE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ABOUT BEING PUBLIC FOR THE VOTE? AGAIN, INTEGRITY FROM THE BOARD WAS NOT PRESENT. WE HAVE NEVER SPOKEN ABOUT BOOK BANNING. A TWITTER POST FOR PROGRESSIVE NEW MEXICO. THE NEW MEXICO COMMITTEE MEMBER PRIOR TO THE START OF THE HEARING. IF YOU ARE FREE AND FIND SOMEONE WHO MOSTLY ALLIED WITH US COME TO THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. IT'S COMPLETELY OVERRUN WITH FASCISTS. FASCISTS. FOR THIS BOOK BANNING EFFORT. CALLING US FASCIST BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT KIDS? EXHIBIT SIX. NOLAN TEXTS TO A COMMITTEE MEMBER WHO SENT A SELFIE OF HIMSELF WITH THE DAIS BEFORE THE START OF

017THE REVIEW. EXHIBIT SEVEN, COMMITTEES SHOULD BE STACKED WITH ANTI-BOOK BANNERS. ANTI-BOOK BANNERS. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS YOU STACK THE COMMITTEE REVIEW WITH ANTI-BOOK BANNERS. RIGHT HERE, HIS OWN WORDS, HIS OWN TEXT. WHAT HAPPENS? ONE OF THE MEMBERS SENT A SELFIE OF HIMSELF WITH IT. MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU TRUST THE LCPS BOARD? MR. NOLAN AND MR. WOFFORD SHOULD RECUSE THEMSELVES --PERSONAL BIAS. TOTALLY UNSATISFACTORY. NEXT WE HAVE SARAH SMITH. TOPIC, BOOK APPEAL. THANK YOU. BEFORE I SHARE MY COMMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SUGGESTION THAT THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE MAY WANT TO LEAVE THE ROOM FOR THREE MINUTES WHEN I MAKE MY COMMENT. THERE IS AGE INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL FROM THE BOOK IN THE COMMENT. I THINK IT'S UP TO THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE. NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. LEAVING OR STAYING ? THE VIDEO

018IS ON IN THE LOBBY SO WE HAVE TO PUT YOU SOMEWHERE ELSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU , BOARD PRESIDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. I'M SARAH SMITH. AS YOU KNOW, I'M THE PARENT THAT FILED THE FORMER COMPLAINT AGAINST THE JACK OF HEARTS AND OTHER BOOK, WHICH IS AT MAYFIELD LIBRARY. WE ARE APPEALING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DECISION TO KEEP THE BOOK AT MAYFIELD. IT'S NOW UP TO YOU TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS BOOK SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AS YOUNG AS 13 OR 14 YEARS OLD. AS ARTIE MENTIONED, THE BOOK REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT WAS CHOSEN BY THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS PURPOSELY STACKED AGAINST OUR EFFORTS. BOARD MEMBER PATRICK NOLAN USED THOSE WORDS SPECIFICALLY. THAT MEANS THE COMMITTEE WAS NOT CHOSEN IN GOOD FAITH AS BEING REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS COMMUNITY. I HAVE SHOWED THIS BOOK TO DOZENS OF PARENTS AND

019TEACHERS. ALMOST ALL OF THEM AGREE IT'S NOT AGE-APPROPRIATE. I DID NOT FILE THE BOOK COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF THE LGBTQ CONTENT OF THE BOOK. I WOULD HAVE HAD THE SAME OBJECTIONS TO THIS BOOK IF IT HAD BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT STRAIGHT CHARACTERS AND STRAIGHT SEX. THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING SPECIFICALLY SAID THAT BOOKS THAT ARE, PRAYER IS A CIVILLY BOLD -- PERVASIVELY VULGAR , OR INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE AGER. THIS IS VULGAR AND INAPPROPRIATE. I HAVE COMPILED A LIST OF THE INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BOOK AND HAVE BROUGHT COPIES FOR YOU ALL. OUT OF 349 PAGES , 217 PAGES OF THE BOOK HAVE VULGAR OR AGE-APPROPRIATE CONTENT. THAT IS 62% OF THE PAGES IN THE BOOK. THE BOOK HAS THE WORD , FUCK, 113 TIMES. KEEP IN MIND, A PG-13 MOVIE ONLY ALLOWS THAT ONCE. ILLEGAL ACTIVITY SUCH

020AS AN UNDER GREAT -- UNDERAGE TEEN SO SITTING THROUGH GRINDER. SOMEONE TAKING NUDE PHOTOS OF HIMSELF TO SEND TO OTHERS. TEEN SMOKING POT AND GETTING BLACKOUT DRUNK SO THEY CAN'T REMEMBER IF THEY HAD SEX THE NIGHT BEFORE, AND MUCH MORE. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT IN THE BOOK. QUOTE, THE MOST INTENSE IT GOT WAS A MAN I MET A GRINDER. HE WAS OLDER. HE TIED ME TO THE BED AND BLINDFOLDED ME. HE TOLD ME I WAS HIS NOW. I WAS GOING TO BE HIS SLAVE. HE STRADDLED MY CHEST, MADE ME SUCK HIM OFF, THEN FLIPPED ME AND SPANKED ME A LITTLE. THEN HE PUT HIS HANDS AROUND MY NECK. CHOKING IS SCARY. HE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND UNTIED ME. WE RELAXED FOR A BIT AND THEN WENT BACK TO FUCKING. I FELT DOMINATED, USED,

021A SEX TOY. THAT IS JUST ONE INAPPROPRIATE PASSAGE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHERS THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK. I AM CONCERNED THAT YOUR OWN DECISION ABOUT THIS BOOK WILL BE UNDERTAKEN WITH THE SAME LACK OF IMPARTIALITY THAT WAS USED IN CHOOSING THE BOOK REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IT APPEARS THAT SOME OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT WILLING TO LOOK AT THIS BOOK AND PARTIALLY. IT IS YOUR DUTY TO ENSURE THAT THE BOOKS IN SCHOOLS ARE AGE-APPROPRIATE. PARENTS ARE TRUSTING YOU TO DO THIS , AND TO ASSESS THIS BOOK ON ITS INDIVIDUAL CONTENT SPECIFICALLY. YOUR DECISION IS BASICALLY ABOUT WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANY STANDARDS AT ALL FOR BOOKS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES. IF YOU CHOOSE TO UPHOLD THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DECISION YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY CHOOSING TO ALLOW PORNOGRAPHY IN SCHOOLS. I HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF

022ALL STUDENTS BY MAKING SURE THIS MATERIAL IS NOT FREELY AVAILABLE IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE ELISA SANCHEZ. NO? OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TONIGHT. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. 'S SHOULD WE BRING BACK THE STUDENT ADVISOR? YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. HE IS READY TO JOIN US. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE -- FOR THE REPORT. GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS , THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. MY DISCUSSION TONIGHT IS THE STOP ACT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FAMILY FOR MEETING WITH ME TODAY. AS WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE APP AND NAVIGATING WITH THE DISTRICT, THAT'S

023WHAT THIS FIRST MEETING WAS ABOUT. THERE IS INFORMATION OF STARTING TO DECIDE THE ROLE IT WILL PLAY IN OUR STAFF. AND HOW THESE SYSTEMS ARE GOING TO BE IN PLACE. ANY MESSAGES OR ANYTHING WE DISCUSS WILL BE COLLABORATIVELY DONE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS IN THE DISTRICT. I WANT TO THANK THE DISTRICT FOR COMING FORWARD AND INVITING US FOR THESE CONVERSATIONS. AND ANSWERING AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL TODAY. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR MEETING WITH ME . A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE HAD A VERY GOOD DISCUSSION ON VARIOUS TOPICS. ALSO THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HR, DONNELLY, BECAUSE SOME OF THE TOPICS ON THE AGENDA HAD TO DO WITH THOSE TWO DIVISIONS. I WILL BE HAVING ANOTHER MEETING ON

024NOVEMBER 15th, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. AND HOPEFULLY DO SOME FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATIONS ON THE TOPICS THEY WILL DISCUSS. SO I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING . THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP AND I WILL BE CONTACTING MISS DONNELLY ABOUT GIVING THAT CONTACT UPDATE INFORMATION. THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO READ A PRESS RELEASE THAT CAME OUT ON MARCH 28th OF 2023. THE TITLE IS, GOVERNOR SIGNED SENATE BILL FOUR, MAKING UNIVERSAL AND FREE HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS THE LAW OF THE LAND. SANTA FE. GOVERNOR MICHELLE SIGNED SENATE BILL 4 ENSURING ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO FREE AND HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS, ALONGSIDE STUDENTS AT THE --ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THIS BILL WAS SPONSORED BY SENATE MAJORITY AND LEO HARA MEAL THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE. TODAY NEW MEXICO IS LEADING THE NATION BY

025NOT ONLY PROVIDING FREE, HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS TO EVERY STUDENT IN OUR STATE, BUT WE ARE ALSO MAKING SURE THAT THESE MEALS ARE NUTRITIOUS MEALS THAT KIDS WANT TO EAT. WHEN WE FEED OUR CHILDREN WE ARE FEEDING OUR FUTURE. THESE INVESTMENTS TODAY WILL YIELD BENEFITS TOMORROW TO THE GENERATIONS OF HEALTHIER NEW MEXICANS. NEW MEXICO JOINS FOUR OTHER STATES THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED UNIVERSITY , I'M SORRY, UNIVERSAL FREE MEALS IN LAW. SENATE BILL 4 IS THE ONLY LEGISLATION THAT INCLUDES PROVISIONS RELATED TO HEALTHY MEAL REQUIREMENTS AND FOOD WASTE. SENATE BILL 4 ESTABLISHES THE HEALTHY HUNGER FREE STUDENT BILL OF RIGHTS ACT , WHICH ENSURES ALL K-12 STUDENTS HAVE FREE BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES BEGINNING IN THE SCHOOL YEAR OF 2023 TO 2024. ABOUT $30 MILLION WILL BE USED EACH YEAR TO COVER THE COST OF THE INITIATIVE. A RULEMAKING

026TO DETERMINE THE STANDARDS FOR HEALTHY MEALS WILL BE HELD THIS SUMMER WITH THE IMPLICATION OF STANDARDS PHASING OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THE BUILDINGS, ACCOMPANIED BY $20 MILLION IN THE STATE BUDGET, TO PROVIDE SCHOOL KITCHEN INFRASTRUCTURE TO BETTER ENABLE THEM TO COOK MEALS FROM SCRATCH. HEALTHY MEALS LEADS TO HEALTHY YOUNG MINDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES . I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE PARTNERSHIPS WE ARE FORGING TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT HAS ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS. FROM THE HUNGRY FREE STUDENTS BILL OF RIGHTS ACT WHICH PASSED SIX YEARS AGO , TO THIS MEASURE, ENSURING THAT EVERY KID WILL HAVE FREE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS. NEW MEXICO CONTINUES TO SET A NATIONAL EXAMPLE FOR ADDRESSING CHILDHOOD FOOD AND NUTRITION INSECURITY. I APPLAUD THE GOVERNOR FOR MAKING THIS A PRIORITY IN SIGNING SENATE BILL 4 INTO LAW TODAY. FOR MANY FAMILIES

027AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW MEXICO ACCESS TO BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL FEEL ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL , I'M SORRY, FOR SOME KIDS THESE MIGHT BE THE ONLY MEALS THEY HAVE FOR THAT DAY. NO CHILD SHOULD EVER HAVE TO SUFFER AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE GOVERNOR FOR HER SUPPORT ON SENATE BILL 4 IN CARRYING THROUGH ON HER PROMISE TO PROVIDE HEALTHY, FREE MEALS FOR EVERY STUDENT IN NEW MEXICO. THESE MEALS ARE AS CRITICAL TO STUDENT SUCCESS AS TEXTBOOKS, DESKS, AND PENCILS. I CELEBRATE THIS BILL BECOMING A LAW AND I AM GRATEFUL TO THE GOVERNOR AND HER STAFF FOR ALL OF THE CARE THEY PUT INTO BUILDING SUCH THOUGHTFUL , HOLISTIC LEGISLATION. THIS IS THE BEST OF US. I THINK WE HAVE TO BE VERY PROUD AS NEW MEXICANS THAT THE GOVERNOR , HER STAFF, AND THE TWO

028SENATORS THAT SPONSORED THE BILL, THAT THIS HAS BECOME LEGISLATION. WITH THAT, I ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A LISTENING SESSION THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO. IT'S CALLED, KIDS KITCHEN. THEY ARE WANTING INPUT FROM COMMUNITIES , SCHOOLS , STAFF ON THIS BILL. IT'S CALLED, WE WANT YOUR INPUT . SENATE BILL 4, UNIVERSAL FREE LUNCH, FRESHLY PREPARED MEALS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION, REDUCING WASTE, RULEMAKING, AND EXPECTATIONS OF SENATE BILL 4, CERTIFICATION AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESS. IF I MAY APPROACH, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A COPY OF THE SCHEDULE HERE IN LAS CRUCES. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13th, 5:00 P.M. AT ARROWHEAD EARLY COLLEGE. THERE WILL BE A LISTENING SESSION . AND ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14th, AT 3:00 P.M. IT IS A STATEWIDE VIRTUAL MEETING. IF I CAN APPROACH TO

029GIVE YOU THIS . I DON'T KNOW THE PROTOCOLS. I KNOW THERE ARE PROTOCOLS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEND THE LINK TO EACH OF YOU, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE PROTOCOLS OF I CAN DO THAT. SHARE THE PAPER WITH MR. RUIZ AND THEN SEND THE LINK. I CAN --WITH THE LINK AND HE CAN DO THAT ALL TO YOU. I PLAN TO ATTEND. I PLAN TO INVITE MY VICE PRESIDENT OF NUTRITION SERVICES , AND OTHER MANAGERS AND STAFF , TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. I WILL ALSO SEND THE LINK TO THE NUTRITION SERVICES STAFF AS WELL FOR THEM TO ATTEND. I THINK THIS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT MAKING FOOD FROM SCRATCH RATHER THAN PREPARING A PACKAGE DEAL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT WE DO HAVE IN THE BUDGET THAT MORE NUTRITIONAL STAFF BE

030HIRED IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE MEALS FROM SCRATCH. I REMEMBER, BACK IN MY DAY, AND MAYBE ALL OF YOU REMEMBER , OUR CAFETERIA FOOD WAS MADE FROM SCRATCH . THEN THEY WENT TO PREPACKAGED. NOW WE ARE BACK AT THIS WITH THIS LEGISLATION. I WILL GIVE YOU THE FLYER. TO PASS TO YOU ALL. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL GO TO THE MEETING OR LISTEN TO IT VIRTUALLY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THAT. THIS IS SOMETHING OF YOUR INTEREST , AND YOU HAVE EXPRESSED THIS. I'M HOPING THAT YOU ALL WILL ATTEND THIS MEETING . MAYBE YOU AND I CAN GO TOGETHER. ANYWAY, I THINK IT'S A FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY OF SCHOOL STAFF. ESPECIALLY OUR MANAGERS AND OUR EMPLOYEES. THIS IMPACTS THEM TREMENDOUSLY. I HOPE THEY WILL ATTEND AS WELL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT. THANK

031YOU VERY MUCH . THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OR OUR STUDENT ADVISOR? YOU ARE RIGHT. I WANT TO GO ON DECEMBER 13th. I FEEL REALLY LUCKY THAT THEY ARE COMING DOWN HERE. YES. AND YOU CAN SEE, THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO , FROM THE NORTH, TO THE CENTRAL, TO THE SOUTH , THEY WILL BE HAVING THIS MEETING. THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR OPINIONS ON THAT. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE FOOD IS ALREADY HERE IN OUR LCPS KITCHENS. THERE IS A LOT OF FOOD PREPARED FROM SCRATCH. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WANT MORE. AS I TOLD THE SUPERINTENDENT, IT'S THE LEGISLATURE . THEY ARE GOOD AT PUTTING THINGS INTO LAW. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T PUT ENOUGH MONEY INTO IT. LIKE I SAID, I'M GLAD THAT THEY ARE UPDATING THE KITCHENS. I

032THINK THAT IS FABULOUS . WITH THE EQUIPMENT THAT IS PROPER FOR MAKING MEALS FROM SCRATCH. ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH . HOPEFULLY I WILL SEE YOU THERE . THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS IS DEFINITELY ON OUR RADAR. NOT JUST FOR THE PERSONNEL PIECE. WE WILL BE SHARING THIS WITH OUR COMMUNITY. AT THIS TIME I WILL ALSO TURN OVER TO -- FOR OUR STUDENT ADVISORY REPORT. HELLO, EVERYONE. THIS MONTH DURING THE MEETING WE HAVE SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ ATTENDING OUR STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. WE DISCUSSED THAT THE UNFAIR LOCKER ROOM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOL, SPECIFICALLY MAYFIELD AND --MOUNTAIN, WHERE THEY HAVE TO SHARE LOCKER ROOMS CAUSING A SHORTAGE OF LOCKERS LEADING TO THEFT AND INSUFFICIENT SPACE. WE THEN DISCUSSED THE STIPEND BETWEEN TEAMS AND SPORTS, AND HOW WE WANT TO SEE EQUAL PAY BETWEEN THESE

033TWO. WE CONTINUOUSLY SEE THE STAFF MEMBERS , THE SAME STAFF MEMBERS, TAKING CHARGE OF CLUBS BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE THE POSITION DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORT FOR THE CLUB SPONSORS. WE THEN DISCUSS HOW WE WANT TO SEE COLLEGE READINESS ADDED TO THE ADVISOR COURSE EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT IT, NOT JUST ON HER SINCE. LASTLY , DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS GETTING INVOLVED IN STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND OPTIONS TO GET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS INVOLVED. THANK YOU, SERGIO. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR STUDENT ADVISOR? HE WENT THROUGH QUITE A BIT VERY QUICKLY. I CAUGHT THE LOCKER ROOMS AT DORGAN MOUNTAIN AND MAYFIELD. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP AS AN ISSUE. YOU ALSO MENTIONED TEAM SPORTS AND CLUBS. I THINK THAT IS ALSO ON THE RADAR. THEY DO HAVE COLLEGE READINESS LESSONS IN THERE. BUT I DON'T KNOW. THE

034MORE WE CAN DO TO PRESENT KIDS WITH POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES AND INFORMATION , MR. RUIZ IS LISTENING. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT ONE UP. THAT IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO CONNECT TO KIDS. DID I MISS SOMETHING? YES. >> I DID. FANTASTIC. GO AHEAD. ADDING DEMOGRAPHIC INTO THE STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. NOT JUST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. PROBABLY DIFFERENT ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE HIGH ACHIEVING KIDS WHERE IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO BE VOCAL OR BE UP FRONT. MORE SHY PEOPLE OR KIDS WHO STRUGGLE WITH SCHOOL AND GRADES. BACK TO THE ADVISORY, OUR ADVISORY IS MORE USED AS HOMEWORK. I DON'T WANT TO SAY FREE TIME, BUT KIND OF LIKE THAT. 90% OF THE CLASS WON'T SHOW UP. THE OTHER SCHOOLS ALSO AGREED WITH ME. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A COMMON APP WAS BEFORE SOME AND HE

035TOLD ME ABOUT IT. I CARE ABOUT MY EDUCATION AND STUFF. I'M WONDERING WHAT OTHER STUDENTS ARE THINKING ABOUT. THE COMMON APP. THE CALM APP WOULD BE GREAT. I DO HAVE ONE. I NEED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COMMON APP. OKAY. IF I MAY. THANK YOU. IS IT SERGIO? EITHER WAY IS FINE. IT'S YOUR NAME. >> SERGIO. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I GET IT RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHAT I HEARD IS THERE IS A LACK OF TEACHERS OR STAFF TO SPONSOR CLUBS. DO YOU FEEL LIKE, BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE ARE CLUBS THAT IN THE PAST HAVE --OR CLUBS THAT PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO START AND DO SO? YES. MOST OF THE TIME IT'S LIKE A FINANCIAL ISSUE. SOMETIMES THE COST OF THE CLUB COMES OUT OF THE ADVISOR'S POCKET AND IT'S NOT FUNDED

036BY ANYTHING ELSE. THEY DON'T WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE IT'S WASTING THEIR MONEY. I WOULD SAY WASTING. BUT I TOTALLY GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. THANK YOU, SERGIO. THANK YOU. THERE MIGHT BE A COMMUNICATIONS ISSUE AS FAR AS THE SCHOOL BUDGET. AND ASKING IF THERE IS MONEY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT INFORMATION. GREAT REPORT. THANK YOU. DEFTLY A GREAT CONVERSATION . AS I TALK ABOUT DEMOGRAPHICS I CHALLENGE THEM TO ENGAGE OUR KIDS, OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS, ET CETERA. THEY PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF OUR CONVERSATION . THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT CABINET MEETING. THANK YOU, SERGIO. AND ALSO TO OUR SPONSORS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IN MOVING FORWARD, FIRST OF ALL, I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE STARTED WITH THIS. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A PEACEFUL, JOYOUS THINGS GIVING HOLIDAY AND GOT TO SPEND TIME WITH THOSE

037THAT MAKE US FEEL GOOD IN OUR FAMILY, ET CETERA. I JUST WANTED TO STARTED OFF WITH THAT. THE NEXT THING I HAVE HERE IS CONGRATULATIONS. WE JUST HAD THE JAZZ BAND. WE RECOGNIZE SOME OF THEIR KIDDOS. ALSO, THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM BROUGHT HOME THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY OVER THE BREAK. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. WE WILL DEFTLY MAKE SURE WE WILL RECOGNIZE THEM. IT WAS INTERESTING OVER THINGS GIVING. I WAS OUT OF TOWN. I GET A CALL FROM MR. ERNIE. HE SAYS, YOU GOT YOUR FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AS A SUPERINTENDENT. SO THAT'S AWESOME. BUT IT WAS REALLY THEM. SO CONGRATULATIONS . I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE COACH. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS HIS 34th CONSECUTIVE TRIP TO A STATE TOURNAMENT AND WE WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZING HIM AT A BOARD MEETING. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THEM. ON A

038NOTE OF THANKS, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT LCPS IS THE RECIPIENT OF A $1 MILLION GRANT FROM THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION . AND THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL ALLOW OUR DISTRICT TO WORK WITH FYI PLUS, WHO ARE GOING TO BE THE FISCAL AGENTS OF THESE DOLLARS . FOR LCPS TO GAIN ACCESS TO SCHOOLWIDE LAYERS OF INTERVENTIONS ACROSS THE OF OUR SCHOOLS. USING MAPPING DATA TO SHOW HIGHER LEVELS OF VIOLENCE IN COMMUNITIES, AND ALSO BECAUSE THEY WERE UNDER SUPPORTED IN RESOURCES BUT HAD HIGH ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. PROVIDING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING --FROM FYI PLUS, AND THE CREATION OF AN ACADEMY THAT CONSISTS OF WAYS TO PARTNER AND COLLABORATE BETWEEN PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATION , ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, COMMITTEE WIDE PARTNERS, AND AS WE DISCUSSED THE DETAILS OF THIS GRANT , THERE REALLY IS WORK BEING DONE

039TO EXPAND THE OPPORTUNITY INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL. SO I WILL BE REPORTING MORE ON THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US AND THOSE COMMITTEE SCHOOLS AND OUR KIDDOS THERE. I'M ALSO HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED A 90 DAY ENTRY PLAN. SINCE MY ARRIVAL IN THE DISTRICT WE WILL TRANSITION TO A 90 DAY REPORT THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD IN THE COMING WEEKS AND ALSO WITH OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS. THE LAST TIME WE MET I PARTICIPATED IN A MEET AND GREET OPPORTUNITY ON OCTOBER 30th WITH OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY RIGHT HERE IN OUR BOARDROOM. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED. THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED THAT NIGHT WERE NOT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THOSE WE HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM THE REST OF OUR MEET AND GREETS. OUR ATTENDEES WERE ADAMANT . THEY WERE GRATEFUL FOR

040THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AN EVENT IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. AND WITHOUT NEEDING TRANSLATION SERVICES. SUFFICE TO SAY, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS PRACTICE AND SCHEDULE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY. ALONG WITH THE FIRST 90 DAYS COMES MORE IMPORTANT WORK FOR OUR DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND PROFICIENT LEARNING COMMUNITY FRAMEWORK THAT WAS SHARED AT THE LAST BOARD RETREAT. IT REALLY HAS BEEN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND OUR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRAL TEAM. THIS WILL GUIDE OUR DISTRICT IN PROVIDING ALL STUDENTS WITH TAILORED, EQUITABLE ACTS TO HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION, REGARDLESS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, NATIVE LANGUAGE, AND THIS WORK IS AT THE BEGINNING, IN ITS INFANCY, AND WE WILL BE COMMUNICATING THIS IN DETAIL WITH OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AS WE BEGIN THE SECOND SEMESTER. THE SECOND SEMESTER IS ALSO THE

041START OF OUR LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN SANTA FE. OUR DISTRICT HAS AGAIN IDENTIFIED SEVERAL CRITICAL PRIORITIES FOR FUNDING THAT WILL BE REQUESTED FUNDING FOR OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION. YOU HAVE ALSO IDENTIFIED SIX LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THAT WILL BE ENSURING THAT THESE ARE L CPS PRIORITIES. SOME OF THOSE ACTUALLY ALIGN WITH OUR UNION LEADERS AND OTHER DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE AS WELL. WHAT WE HAVE ALSO DONE, I HAVE WORKED WITH THE TEAM AND PULLING FROM LAST YEAR'S FOCUS AREA . SO IN ADDITION TO OUR BOARD IDENTIFY PRIORITIES, ADDING SUCH THINGS, OR ADVOCATING FOR CTE AND FAMILY SUPPORT CENTERS. AGAIN, WE HAVE SOME SPACE THAT WE COULD PROVIDE THOSE WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING WE COULD PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT THERE. OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND . FUNDING TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND OTHER VOCATIONAL INITIATIVES, LIKE THOSE ESTABLISHED AT MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. BUS

042FUNDING FOR EXTENSION OF THE CLASSROOM AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS . THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED TO BE HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING. JUST AS A REMINDER OUR DISTRICT WILL BE MEETING WITH OUR REGIONAL SCHOOL LEADERS FOR A LEGISLATIVE FORM DINNER HOSTED BY THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT . WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO REPORTING MORE ON OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR LEGISLATORS IN THE NEXT MEETING. LASTLY, SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT FIVE ADDITIONAL SCHOOL CAMPUSES . WE SAT DOWN WITH PRINCIPLES, MET WITH THEM, VISITED CLASSROOMS, -- AND VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEN WE ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING OUR ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND EXHIBITION AT THE FIELD OF DREAMS. I THINK MOST OF YOU WERE THERE. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. WONDERFUL EVENT. ALSO IF ANYONE MISSED IT,

043OUR TV CREW WAS THERE AND THEY WILL BE PRODUCING A SEGMENT ABOUT IT COMING UP HERE SHORTLY. SO GREAT STUFF IS HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. THANK YOU, MR. RUIZ. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR SUPERINTENDENT? A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION. MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE OLD BUSINESS WITH MISS DONNELLY. THE READING AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF POLICY. SEXUAL HARASSMENT. GOOD EVENING. THERE ARE NO ADDED RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS POINT. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME I WILL ANSWER THEM. JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS TO UPDATE US WITH TITLE IX. WHEN I FIRST PRESENTED THIS WE HOPED THAT WE WOULD RECEIVE THOSE TITLE IX UPDATES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE ARE STILL WAITING. IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL BE PREPARED FOR THAT WITH POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF TONIGHT. WHEN COULD WE EXPECT

044SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE HAVE ALL BEEN SANG ACROSS THE NATION, ANY DAY NOW. AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED. IT'S MORE IMMINENT THAN IT HAS BEEN. I AGREE WITH MISS DONNELLY. IT'S SURPRISING AND DISAPPOINTING. AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO REALLY PREDICT. HYPOTHETICALLY, IF WE ACT ON THIS TONIGHT AND THEN YOU HEAR SOMETHING TOMORROW IT COMES BACK FOR MORE READINGS? I THINK IT IS BROAD ENOUGH THAT WHAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING BASED ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS , I THINK THEY REASONABLY ANTICIPATE THE PROBLEMS BROADLY ENOUGH TO COVER WHAT THE REGULATION CHANGES MAY PRESENT AND THEN RELY ON THE REGULATION TO TRACK THAT WORK AND PLAY. RIGHT NOW I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION, MISS DONNELLY, AND OUR TEAM DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT THE POLICY WILL NEED TO COME

045BACK FOR REVIEW. OF COURSE THE ADMINISTRATION, AS THEY ALWAYS DO, WILL BRING REGULATION CHANGES TO YOU. AND THAT WILL PROBABLY BE WHEN YOU HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE BRIEFING ON WHAT REGULATIONS HAVE TO SAY AND THAT IMPACTS THE DISTRICTS ACTUAL PROCESS. SOUNDS GOOD. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON POLICY? THERE WAS ONE TYPO. A TYPO? LET ME KNOW WHERE IT IS. I HAD IT READY FOR SIGNATURE BUT WILL BE GLAD. I READ IT BUT I DIDN'T FINALIZE IT. I'M SURE I'VE MISSED IT EVERY CELL TIME. ANY STUDENT WHO BELIEVES HE OR SHE HAS EXPERIENCED SEXUAL HARASSMENT. GOT IT. WE WILL FIX THAT. WE WILL FIX THAT SO WE CAN GET READY FOR SIGNATURES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAD ONE TINY, TINY LITTLE WRENCH FOR THE SPOKE. IF WE COULD GO TO THE FIRST PAGE. IT'S

046ONE OF THOSE THAT CAN GO EITHER WAY . ON THE THIRD PARAGRAPH, THIRD LINE , WHERE WE HAVE THE IN VIOLATION . I DON'T LIKE IT. OKAY. ANY SUGGESTIONS? IF YOU WILL REPEAT THAT PLEASE. IT MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL. CIVIL OR CRIMINAL ARE THE TWO THAT ARE SEPARATE ITEMS. IT MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL. IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE DIAGRAMS WHERE IT WAS FEDERAL, CRIMINAL . IS THERE A SIMPLER WAY TO TAKE AWAY ? IF I MAY JUST REITERATE THAT THE INTENT WAS TO KEEP IT BROAD. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE , WHETHER IT BE FEDERAL OR CIVIL, THEY ARE INTERCHANGEABLE. IF I MAY JUST JUMP IN. I AGREE WITH MR. WOFFORD. SO COULD BE REMOVED. >> SO FEDERAL COULD BE CIVIL. THE PURPOSE IS TO MAKE IT BROAD . I

047WOULD SAY FEDERAL OR STATE. IT CREATES CONFUSION. SO YOU COULD PUT IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL OR CIVIL. FEDERAL OR STATE . CIVIL OR CRIMINAL. >> OKAY. >> SO IN OTHER WORDS, HAIR FEDERAL. FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. THAT WOULD BE MORE OF A COMPARISON. CORRECT? AND THEN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL. CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL. FEDERAL AND STATE LAW HAS SEVERAL. IT ONLY TOOK US FOUR TIMES TO GET THERE. SO IF I MAY READ IT BACK. IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL . FEDERAL OR STATE. AND CRIMINAL? I WILL READ IT AND THEN YOU READ IT. THE SUPERINTENDENT IS DIRECTED TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE AFFECTED BY THIS POLICY IS INFORMED OF ITS PROVISIONS AND THAT IN FRACTIONS OF IT MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL OR STATE, CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL LAWS. THAT MAKES MORE SENSE. >> FEDERAL

048OR STATE, --CRIMINAL LAWS. YES. BY GOLLY, I THINK WE'VE GOT IT. HAD ONE QUESTION. ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS? THERE WAS A DOOR OPEN. B, NUMBER 2. THAT CHANGE IN THE LAW. I WONDERED WHY THE CAPITAL LETTERS ON AND , AND , DENIES. WHERE ARE WE? >> 3 B. I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD NOT BE CAPITALIZED. WE WILL JUST LEAVE IT. PERVASIVE WAS ADDED BECAUSE THAT'S A CHANGE IN THE LAW. CORRECT. AND FOR EMPHASIS. LOOK UP ABOVE AND YOU WILL SEE THE SAME. FOR EMPHASIS. IF WE PREFER TO LEAVE IT WITHOUT THE EMPHASIS WE COULD DO SO. OKAY? A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH. OKAY. SO WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, AND OTHER POLICIES, CHANGING THE GENDERS SO THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY DOING HE/SHE AND MAKING IT THEY/THEM. BECAUSE I SAW THAT ALSO , I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD

049LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE BOARD IF WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THAT THROUGHOUT. WHICH? HIS OR HER. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER AS WELL. IF WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD. THOSE CHANGES THAT WE MADE. IT WAS WHERE WE WERE THE BEFORE. ARE YOU SURE IT'S IN THIS ONE? I JUST SAW IT. >> IT IS IN GBA. I JUST SAW IT. I KEPT AN EYE OUT FOR. I WILL DEFINITELY REVIEW THAT. CAROL, IT IS WHERE WE WERE LOOKING BEFORE. SHE'S GOT THE PRINTOUT. THERE IT IS. THANK YOU. REPORTING TAKES A VILLAGE. WE MAY AS WELL UPDATE THAT. HOW MANY TIMES IS IT MENTIONED? UNDERREPORTING. IT'S THE FIRST SENTENCE. >> I SEE IT. EXCUSE ME . I TAKE REAL EXCEPTION TO USING " THEY." HE OR SHE IS FINE I THINK. WE DON'T

050HAVE AGREEMENT. WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AGREEMENT BECAUSE OF SOMEBODY LEFT THEIR BAG OVER THERE. WE CAN ALSO RECAST IT AS PLURAL IF WE WANTED TO. SURE. I TOTALLY GET WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. LET'S HAVE SOME ORDER HERE. CAN WE GO TO THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF THIS PRONOUN USAGE? I'M ON PAGE FOUR. DO YOU SEE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE? ANY STUDENT WHO BELIEVES THAT HE OR SHE HAS EXPERIENCED. OKAY. YES. IF WE MAKE IT STUDENTS THAT I'M HAPPY WITH IT. IT'S FINE WITH ME AS THE PRONOUN. ANY STUDENTS WHO BELIEVE. IT'S PARALLEL TO B. IT'S A SINGULAR DISTRICT EMPLOYEE THERE. IN C WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE TO BE MORE GENDER INCLUSIVE BECAUSE OF THE POLICY WE ARTIE PASSED. SECTION A AND SECTION C. THE SAME THING WITH A. IF I

051MAY, I WILL READ IT BACK TO YOU. ANY STUDENT WHO BELIEVES THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL HARASSMENT THEY WILL DO THE SAME WITH C. SO WE HAVE A AND C. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. JUST REPEAT, ANY STUDENT WORN --OR EMPLOYEE WHO BELIEVE THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL HARASSMENT . I CAN SEE ANY NUMBER OF THINGS GO BY. I APPRECIATE YOUR INCLUSIVITY. AS FAR AS I CAN RECALL WE HAVE THREE RECOMMENDED CHANGES. WE CAN VOTE AS AMENDED HERE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO REPEAT THE THREE RECOMMENDED CHANGES? ABSOLUTELY. IT READS THE SUPERINTENDENT IS DIRECTED TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE AFFECTED BY THIS POLICY MAY BE IN POLICY OF FEDERAL OR STATE -- CIVIL OR CRIMINAL LOSS. CORRECT AND IF NECESSARY DISCIPLINARY BEHAVIOR. THAT'S THE FIRST ONE. AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS UNDER, IF I MAY, REPORTING.

052WITH THE INTENT OF BEING MORE INCLUSIVE IN A STUDENT OR EMPLOYEE WHO BELIEVES THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL HARASSMENT -- EXPERIENCED SEXUAL HARASSMENT . AND THE SENTENCE CONTINUES. DID I MISS SOMETHING? PAGE TWO, WHICH WAS IN ALL CAPS, WILL BE IN LOWERCASE. AND DENIED. THANK YOU. DID I MISS ANYTHING? C. I HEARD YOU SAY LETTER A. CORRECT. IT SHOULD COVER A AND C. OKAY. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE, BOARD MEMBERS? WITH THAT, AS DISCUSSED, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE POLICY WITH AMENDMENTS AS DISCUSSED IN TONIGHT'S MEETING. DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? I WOULD NORMALLY KEEP THAT TO A PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY ACA SEXUAL-HARASSMENT WITH AMENDMENTS AS DISCUSSED IN TONIGHT'S MEETING. SO MOVED. >> SECONDED. >> SECONDED BY MR. WOFFORD. ALL IN FAVOR BY

053ACCLAMATION? OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES. DID YOU VOTE? NO. >> OKAY. DID YOU WANT TO ABSTAIN? I WOULD RATHER JUST VOTE NO. >> SO THE MOTION PASSES, 4-1. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. >> THANK YOU. IF I MAY, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE DOCTOR IS NOT FEELING WELL TODAY. THE TEAM IS HERE, AMY IS HERE AND READY TO GIVE US HER UPDATE. GOOD EVENING , PRESIDENT, AND SUPERINTENDENT . MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WE HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE AS OF LATE THAT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAVE APPLIED FOR SPECIAL GRANT FUNDING AND KEPT US IN THE PARTNER USAGE OF THOSE FUNDS. IN USAGE WITH GRANT PARTNERSHIP WITH FYI PLUS --RECENTLY APPLIED FOR A GRANT THROUGH CONFERENCE USA. IT WAS FOR $10,000 TO CREATE A WELLNESS SPACE, A WELLNESS MENTAL HEALTH SPACE IN ONE PUBLIC SCHOOL , ELEMENTARY THROUGH

054MIDDLE. THEY WERE AWARDED THAT GRANT AND REACHED OUT TO THE DOCTOR AND I. WE WORKED TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY SCHOOL AS AN IDEAL LOCATION TO PUT THOSE WELLNESS FUNDS TO USE. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO SEEK YOUR APPROVAL TO ACCEPT THE $10,000 DONATION . IT WILL BE AND SUPPLIES. IT'S A WONDERFUL THING. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO DO THE PURCHASING . WE JUST GIVE THEM THE WISH LIST AND THEY WILL PURCHASE THE SUPPLIES FOR US AND WE WILL GET THEM INSTALLED. THAT WAS VERY EXCITING TO SEE YOU AT THE 50 YARD MARK AT THE AGGIE GAME. IT WAS EXCITING FOR ME TOO. THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE AND ACCEPTING ON THE BEHALF OF LCPS. ANY QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS? I CAN'T WAIT TO GO VISIT. HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO TAKE? THEY ARE READY

055TO ROCK AND ROLL. WITH YOUR APPROVAL WE WILL MEET WITH THEM NEXT WEEK. THE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS ALREADY CREATED THEIR WISH LIST. WE ARE LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE APPROPRIATE FURNITURE, MASSAGE CHAIRS , REST SPACES, RELAXING LIGHTING, AROMATHERAPY, ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO HELP THE KIDDOS FEEL SAFE, RELAXED, AND TAKE A BREATHER FOR A MOMENT. OKAY. WITH THAT I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DONATION FROM CONFERENCE USA , MENTAL HEALTH, AND MSU. SECOND. MOVED BY MR. NOLAN AND SECONDED BY MADAM COURT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THAT MOTION PASSES, 5-0. NOW WE ARE MOVING TO THE FIRST READING OF POLICY -- COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. REAGAN AND LOPEZ ARE HERE TO PROVIDE US AN UPDATE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING . TONIGHT, AS PART OF THE BOARD'S POLICY, WE

056ARE PRESENTING POLICY KJJ. POLICY KJJ IS AN EXISTING POLICY THAT WAS LAST REVIEWED ON DECEMBER 18th, 2020. THE SUGGESTED REVISIONS TO THIS POLICY AIMED TO PROVIDE CLARITY REGARDING THE BOARD'S DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND MANDATE THE CREATION OF A REGULATION TO ENSURE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY. AS IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN IT CONTAINS LANGUAGE THAT IS SUITABLE FOR REGULATION. I WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER ALIGNMENT WITH THE NEW MEXICO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE FOR COMMITTEE SCHOOLS. PURPOSE, BACKGROUND, DEFINITIONS, AND POSITION. AND THE LANGUAGE WE ARE PROPOSING TO DELETE FROM THE POLICY WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE REGULATION. INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE POLICY WITH IN-LINE REVISIONS , A COPY OF THE PROPOSED POLICY WITH NO IN-LINE REVISIONS, AND A COPY FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. SO WITH THAT WE STAND FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MISS REAGAN. AND

057THANK YOU LOPEZ FOR BEING HERE TODAY. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE POLICY AS PRESENTED? I HAVE A QUESTION. ARE THE DEFINITIONS TO BE INCLUDED ONLY ? OR AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE POLICY? THE DEFINITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE REGULATION. REPLACED WITH THE ONE PARAGRAPH. YES. THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT IT'S BACKGROUND. I DON'T KNOW. IT SAYS THAT WE HAVE ENTERED INTO A JPA WITH THE CITY. ARE WE CLOSING OURSELVES OFF TO OTHER JPA'S WITH ACCOUNTING , ET CETERA? DO WE NEED TO ADD THAT IN? AS THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN IT ONLY MAKES SENSE FOR THE CITY OF LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO THAT'S NOT CLOSING OFF ANY FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES? NO, MA'AM. IF THERE WERE TO BE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT THAT WOULD NEED TO COME FROM THE

058SUPERINTENDENT AND THE CITY MANAGER . I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU. D LIKE THE IDEA OF PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE JPA'S AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES? ANYTHING ELSE? I THINK YOU ANSWERED THIS. SOME OF THE STRUCK OUT LANGUAGES IN THE REGULATIONS. IT'S GOOD LANGUAGE IN THERE. RIGHT. SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IS OUTDATED. THE STATE HAS ADOPTED THE SIX KEY PRACTICES . WITHIN THE CURRENT POLICY WILL SEE THE FOUR PILLARS IN THERE. THAT WILL NEED TO BE ADJUSTED. AS FAR AS THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THAT IS NOW THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. SO THAT WILL BE ADJUSTED SO THE REGULATION WILL REFLECT WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY AT AN ESTATE OF COMMITTEE SCHOOLS. AS IT'S GOING IN THE STATE AND THE STUDENTS ADOPTING. CHANGING THIS GIVES US THE FLEXIBILITY TO CHANGE AS THINGS GROW. SO THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE STATE? CORRECT.

059YES, SIR. >> I HAD A SIMILAR QUESTION, MR. NOLAN. ARE WE LOSING ANYTHING BY NOT HAVING THE LANGUAGE HERE? WE ARE NOT LOSING CONTROL THE POLICY OR ANY LANGUAGE THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR GOVERNANCE . YOU ARE TAKING A LOT OF LANGUAGE OUT. THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE GOING TO ALLOW US GREATER ALIGNMENT FOR THE STATE AND NOT RESTRICT US SO MUCH INTO A BOX AND REGULATION. SO BY ALIGNING IT WE WILL STAY CURRENT WITH WHAT THE REGULATIONS ARE DOING WITH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT AGAIN TO ME. IT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. I DID HAVE A QUESTION PARALLEL WITH OTHER POLICIES . THE PURPOSE , WE HAVE IT HAS TWO SCALES . I CAN SEE WHERE THAT LANGUAGE COMES FROM. RATHER THAN A COMPLETE SENTENCE. MOST OF OUR PURPOSE STATEMENTS ARE COMPLETE SENTENCES ON OTHER

060POLICIES . HOW DOES THIS POLICY FIT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER POLICIES? I FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT WAS A TWO STATEMENT INSTEAD OF A COMPLETE SENTENCE. THE OPENING. PLEASE ADD PUNCTUATION THERE IF YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP IT THIS WAY. TO SCALE, SUPPORT, AND -- QUALITY SCHOOLS. IT'S FINE AS IT IS. I JUST WONDERED HOW IT FITS WITH THE PURPOSE STATEMENTS. EXACTLY. YES. YES. THE NEXT ONE IN THE BACKGROUND PART I THOUGHT. I THINK THEY WOULD SUGGEST DOING THAT. SHE HAS THE COPIES OF THE POLICIES. WOULD YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER POLICIES AND SEE IF THEY MAKE SENSE ON THOSE? I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. IT'S FASTER. PAPERS FASTER. I THINK IT IS IN C OF THE SAME SECTION. LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL COMMIT TO UTILIZING THE FUNDING STREAMS. TO SCALE. COMMITTING TO UTILIZING AVAILABLE

061FUNDING STREAMS. MAYBE I'M JUST MISREADING IT. I MISS READING ALL OF IT. IS THE ITEM IN THE SEQUENCE? THEY WILL COMMIT TO UTILIZING THE FUNDING. TO SCALE. IT DISTURBED ME. THE FUNDING STREAMS ALLOW THE SCALING ASSISTING ABILITY OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. RIGHT? I THINK THAT IS HOW I READ IT. IT APPEARS TO BE AN INCOMPLETE SENTENCE. YOU CAN STRIKE OUT THE WORD, STREAMS. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS FIGHTING BACK. IT IS MARKED OUT. THERE IS A DASH BETWEEN THE TWO. I THINK THAT IS A RAKE OVER. GOTCHA. IT MIGHT JUST BE A PREFERENCE ON WHETHER WE UTILIZE AVAILABLE FUNDING OR UTILIZE AVAILABLE FUNDING STREAMS. WOULD YOU PREFER? STREAMS? OKAY. KEEP THAT IN THERE. MISS COOPER , DID YOU FIND ANY SIMILARITIES? THOSE ARE COMPLETE SENTENCES. THAT MAKES SOME SENSE FOR CONTINUITY SAKE. JUST FOR A SOFTER

062OPENER? YEAH. AND FOR SOME REASON I HAVE A COMMENT IN THAT SECTION. I WILL HAVE TO VISIT . HELP ME THROUGH THIS. YOU GUYS ARE PACKING A LOT INTO ONE SENTENCE. SOMETIMES I WONDER IF WE HAVE TO. WHEN IT SAYS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS COMMITTED TO CREATING AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS THAT REFLECT LOCAL NEEDS , ASSETS, AND PRIORITIES. I'M KIND OF STUCK ON THAT REFLECT LOCAL NEEDS . THAT IS A TENTATIVE OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS THAT WE IDENTIFY . WE LOOK AT THE NEEDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AS A COMMUNITY AND THEN IDENTIFY THE RESOURCES THAT COULD MEET THOSE. WE WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY WHAT IT IS THAT WE NEED . MAY BE , REFLECT, IS THE WORD I'M STUCK ON. IF WE COULD USE THAT TO IDENTIFY LOCAL NEEDS, ASSETS, AND

063PRIORITIES, VERSUS REFLECT. OKAY. COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS THAT IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS AND IDENTIFY THEIR RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS . I WAS GETTING STUCK ON REFLECT. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ARE A REFLECTION OF THE NEEDS, ASSETS, AND PRIORITIES. THAT'S HOW I UNDERSTOOD IT. REFLECTING LOCAL NEEDS AND ASSETS. WE CREATE AND MAINTAIN THE SCHOOLS THAT REFLECT OUR NEEDS. OKAY. >> IF I MAY. I ACTUALLY GREW WITH YOU. WE SUSTAIN PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS THOSE. CAREFUL, WE MIGHT HAVE BATTLE OF THE ENGLISH TEACHERS. VALID POINT. I WAS LOOKING AT THE BLUE SECTION, COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, AND WONDERING IF WE COULD ADD COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OR JUST LEAVE IT WHERE IT'S AT. B, EQUITY. A SPECIFIC REFERENCE. JUST FOR ADVICE. SO IT'S ENOUGH? OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAD. MISSING IN SECTION NUMBER FOUR A. ANYTHING

064ELSE FROM US REAGAN AND LOPEZ? FOR A FIRST READING WE ARE OFF TO A GOOD START. IT PAIRS IT DOWN. YOU SAID THAT THERE WERE SIX PILLARS NOW. KEY PRACTICES. WHERE IS THAT? WHAT IS IT CALLED? IT TALKS ABOUT THE FOUR PILLARS IN THERE. THE SIX KEY PRACTICES. IS THE IN THE DOCUMENT TOO? >> IT IS NOT. THAT IS TO BE UNDER REVISION IN THE NEXT SECTION. THEY ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL TIME DURING THE LAST SESSION. YOU CAN FIND THE SIX KEY PRACTICES REDONE IN THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL WEBSITE ON LCPS. THERE'S A LINK ON THEIR FOR THE FRAMEWORK. CAN YOU SEND US THAT LINK? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE THE FIRST READING OF THE POLICY. -- IDENTIFICATION. HELLO. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, SUPERINTENDENT REESE. IN FRONT OF YOU YOU HAVE THE

065FIRST READING OF THE STAFF CONTRACTOR AND VOLUNTEER IDENTIFICATION. MADAM PRESIDENT, BASICALLY THE GIST OF THIS IS IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS AT ANY OF OUR DISTRICT FACILITIES . WHETHER IT BE STAFF MEMBERS, ANY OF OUR CONTRACTORS , AND VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AS SUBSTITUTES. SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, HISTORY AND POLICY. I JUST GOT THAT ONE RIGHT NOW. IT SHOULD SAY THIS POLICY WAS LAST APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 17th, 2005 . THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A POLICY IN 2009. I JUST WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT PIECE. THIS IS THE BASIC POLICY STATING THAT WE WOULD REQUIRE IDENTIFICATION BADGES . IF YOU LOOK AT THE REGULATION PIECE OF THIS IT TALKS ABOUT THE KEY CARDS AND ACCESS THAT WE DO WITH OUR BADGES HERE. EVEN THOUGH IT IS A RESPONSIBLE DIVISION FOR THIS IT'S A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT

066THAT WE WORK WITH FOR HUMAN RESOURCES. AS FAR AS THEM PROVIDING THE BADGES TO OUR EMPLOYEES , AND ALSO WE WORK TOGETHER TO MONITOR THAT. THE OPERATIONS HAS THE MAJORITY OF CONTRACTORS . THERE MAY BE SPECIFIC BUILDING CONTRACTORS BUT ALSO FOCUSED ON DOING BUSINESS, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR INSTALLERS . WE WORK THROUGH THAT. WE HAVE A SPONSOR IN OUR REGULATION. THERE IS A SPONSOR DEPARTMENT AND A SPONSORING INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL WORK THROUGH HR TO GET THOSE BADGES FOR ANYBODY TO ENSURE SAFETY . EASY EDIFICATION NUMBER ONE FROM STAFF AND SAFETY FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE AROUND THE STAFF IN OUR DISTRICT. WHAT YOU SEE IS SUGGESTED OR RECOMMENDED CHANGES IN FRONT OF YOU UNDER THE PURPOSE OF STRIKING OUT SCHOOL AND ADDING DISTRICT BUILDINGS BECAUSE THIS WOULD BE FOR OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF

067THE BOARD, POSITION TWO, NUMBER TWO, IT WOULD BE STRIKING OTHERS OR ADDING THOSE THAT HAVE LEGITIMATE BUSINESS . WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD -- >> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS? I READ THAT AS AN UNNECESSARY WORD IN THERE. TO ENSURE THAT EACH STAFF MEMBER, CONTRACTOR, VOLUNTARY AND SUBSTITUTE STAFF MEMBER CAN BE IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED AT ALL TIMES AS EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR THOSE THAT HAVE LEGITIMATE BUSINESS ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY. EITHER WAY, IT'S NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY. I JUST READ IT AS SUPERFLUOUS. DO ME A FAVOR AND TAKE THE : OUT. THAT'S INTERESTING. WITH THAT SAME PASSAGE THAT YOU READ , IT STARTS OFF AS INDIVIDUAL. EACH STAFF MEMBER, EACH CONTRACTOR. THEN IT GOES TO THE PLURAL . THOSE WERE OTHERS. SO IF WE JUST KEPT WITH THE SAME SINGULAR , OR

068SOMEONE WHO HAS LEGITIMATE BUSINESS. OR SOMEONE. OR AS SOMEONE WHO HAS LEGITIMATE BUSINESS. JUST TO KEEP WITH THAT SINGULAR PATTERN THAT YOU ARE USING. YES, MA'AM. CAN I GET CLARIFICATION ON THAT? TO ENSURE EACH STAFF MEMBER, CONTRACTOR, VOLUNTEER, OR SUBSTITUTE STAFF MEMBER CAN BE IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED AT ALL TIMES. WOULD WE LEAVE AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT OR SOMEONE WHO HAS LEGITIMATE BUSINESS TO CONDUCT ON SCHOOL HISTORY PROPERTY? THAT'S WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND. >> GOTCHA. I THINK MR. WOFFORD WANTS HIS -- AFTER VOLUNTEER. I WILL LET THEM GO. DULY NOTED. GOTCHA. I WILL GO TO MY GRAVE. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE. THANK YOU. MY ISSUE IS WITH THE WORD, BADGES. DO WE GIVE BADGES TO ALL THESE PEOPLE? OR DO THEY GET LITTLE STICKERS TO PUT ON? MADAM PRESIDENT, YES, WE ACTUALLY ISSUE BADGES. FOR EXAMPLE,

069IF I AM SPONSORING A CONTRACTOR GROUP THAT'S WORKING AT A SCHOOL SITE I WOULD APPLY FOR THOSE BADGES. THEY WOULD GO TO THE PROCESS OF GETTING VETTED OUT THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES. I WOULD GET ACTUAL BADGES. THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE CARD READERS DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF ACCESS THEY NEED , IF THEY ARE WORKING AFTER HOURS OR NOT. WE COULD ISSUE THOSE OR THEY WOULD BE RETURNED. I COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE RETURNED TO ME OR RETURNED TO HR WHEN THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE. EVEN FOR VOLUNTEERS? YES, MA'AM. I BELIEVE SO. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THE STICKERS ARE VISITORS? AND THEN EVERYBODY ELSE GETS A BADGE. THAT'S OKAY. THE ANSWER IS, YES. IF I GO TO A SCHOOL SITE AND I LOGIN, THERE IS KIND OF A TWO FOLD HERE. I WOULD GO

070TO THE RAPTOR AND SIGN IN. I MAY ALSO GET A VISITORS BADGE. RIGHT. AS ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IN THESE CATEGORIES THEY WOULD BE ASSIGNED A BADGE. I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU. I WAS ALSO QUITE INTERESTED IN THE CHOICE TO STRIKE SCHOOL FOR DISTRICT BUILDINGS. THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. IT COULD BE EITHER BUILDING. BUT THEN WE KEPT WITH SCHOOL PROPERTY VERSUS DISTRICT PROPERTY. A GOOD CATCH. I'M JUST WONDERING. AM I CATCHING IT? I DON'T CARE. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A REASON. I THINK YOU GOT IT. >> OKAY. OKAY. SO YOU'RE STRIKING OUT "SCHOOL " FOR "DISTRICT ." YES. THAT'S A PANDORA BOX. ALL SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF. YOU CAN'T STRIKE OUT EVERY MENTION OF THE WORD, SCHOOL. IT'LL JUST BE IN REFERENCE TO PROPERTY OR BUILDINGS. YES, MA'AM. DISTRICT PROPERTY. THAT'S

071ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MISSED DONNELLY'S BACK FOR THE FIRST READING OF POLICY GCL AND STAFF EVALUATION. MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, THIS POLICY REVISION WILL CODIFY REGARDING --EVALUATIONS OF ALL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND SUCH EVALUATIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN A CONSISTENT AND LAWFUL MANNER. IT WAS LAST UPDATED IN 2010. THERE IS NO REGULATION . IT IS MEANT TO BE ALL-INCLUSIVE AND PROVIDE THE LANGUAGE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING THAT FOR ME. I STAND FOR ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE SOME MINOR CHANGES HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SHOULD SAY I DID THAT. JUST KIDDING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AT ANY POINT, IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU SEE THAT NEEDS AMENDMENT OR CLARIFICATION, PLEASE CHIME IN. IT'S EXCITING STUFF. YOU TOO COULD DO POLICY. WE

072DO HAVE THE SAME PURPOSE ON THIS ONE. THE ONE WE SAW FROM GABE . AND THEN, WHEN THE PURPOSE IS THERE, I WONDERED . BACK TO GABE. IT WAS AN EXPLETIVE OR SOMETHING. SOMEBODY SET PRECEDENT HERE . THE SECOND ONE THAT I'M BRINGING UP TO START WITH THE PURPOSE. SO THERE IS MAYBE MORE CONSISTENCY I THINK. SO IF YOU CHOOSE TO CHANGE THAT TO BE CONSISTENT WE CAN DO THAT OF COURSE. AND PURPOSE IN EVALUATION . THE SECOND PART, WHY WE DO EVALUATIONS. WITH THE WHAT THE PURPOSE IS FOR EVALUATING STAFF TO HELP THEM BECOME BETTER TEACHERS. I SUPPOSE WE GET TO THAT IN SECTION 2 IN THE BACKGROUND. THERE IT IS. THE PURPOSE, BY THIS DEFINITION, IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY . NOT WHY WE ARE DOING WHAT WE ARE DOING. IT IS

073SIMPLY THAT WE EVALUATE STAFF. THE BACKGROUND SEEMS TO EXPLAIN THAT WE WANT STAFF TO SEE EVALUATIONS NOT AS PERFUNCTORY BUT AS A GROWTH MECHANISM. AM I READING THAT CORRECTLY? IS THAT WHAT YOU SEE? WHAT ARE YOU READING? THE BACKGROUND? >> PART ONE AND TWO. BOARD MEMBER WOFFORD , YES. DO WE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HIS OR HER PERFORMANCE? LET'S MAKE IT THERE. I DIDN'T CATCH IT THE FIRST TIME. YES. THE RECOMMENDATION IS ANY HIS OR HER WILL BE CHANGED TO THERE. WHAT WOULD BE THE RECOMMENDATION? IN PLACE OF HIS OR HER. THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR. >> THANK YOU. THAT WILL BE IN 3 B AND 2. THANK YOU. DO WE WANT A COMPLETE SENTENCE FOR PURPOSE? THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT A COMPLETE SENTENCE AS WELL. SHOWING CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD. THESE THINGS GET REVISED OVER

074MANY YEARS. YES THEY DO. THIS ONE, BOTH OF THESE POLICIES MADE ME WONDER . I JUST WITNESSED A WENDY DOING THAT. CONSOLIDATING POLICIES . BOTH OF THESE ARE VERY SMALL. WHERE A BADGE. WE EVALUATE ANNUALLY. I WONDER IF THESE ARE PART OF LARGER POLICY REVISIONS . I DID NOT DO ALL THE RESEARCH TO SEE WHERE IT WOULD GO. VERY SPECIFIC. STANDALONE. ANYTHING ELSE FOR MISSED DONNELLY? IN THE PAST WE HAVE HAD THE SUPERINTENDENT IN D PART THREE. ALTHOUGH I THINK I DIDN'T POINT THAT OUT FOR THE LAST ONE. ARE YOU READING IT? >> AT THE VERY END, THE SUPERINTENDENT POLICY OR REGULATIONS. OR DESIGNEE? THE SUPERINTENDENT --REGULATIONS. THANK YOU. WE WILL NEED A TEMPLATE FOR THIS. THIS CADENCE. HOW IT USUALLY GOES. GOOD CATCH. READY TO MOVE ON? YES. >> THANK YOU, MISSED DONNELLY. AND

075I WILL STAY HERE FOR THE NEXT. THIS ONE IS A LITTLE EMPTIER. IF I MAY, THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY IS TO AFFIRM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITMENT TO NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX AND GENDER EQUITY IN ALL PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, SERVICES, AND PRACTICES TO ENSURE THE LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL COMPLY WITH TITLE 7 OF THE CIVIL ACT OF 1964. TITLES 9 OF EDUCATION , 1972. IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT AND THE NEW MEXICO HUMAN RIGHTS ACT BE ADDED TO THE OVERARCHING PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY. REVISION OF THIS POLICY WOULD REFLECT AMENDMENTS TO THE NEW MEXICO HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AND GENDER AS A PROTECTED CHARACTERISTIC, AND MODIFY DEFINITIONS OF GENDER IDENTITY, SEX, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION THAT WENT INTO EFFECT JUNE 16th, 2023. THE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT IS A NEW

076LAW THAT REQUIRES EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO WORKERS LIMITATIONS RELATED TO PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR MEDICAL UNLESS -- UNDUE HARDSHIP. IT APPLIES ONLY TO ACCOMMODATIONS EXISTING LAWS UNDER EEOC EXISTING LAWS CONTINUING TO ENFORCE AND MAKE IT LEGAL TO FIRE OR OTHERWISE DISCRIMINATE AGAINST WORKERS ON THE BASIS OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THAT IS JUST A LONG WAY OF SAYING WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD THESE TO OUR POLICY. MEMBER WOFFORD, YOU HAD REACHED OUT ASKING WITH SOME QUESTIONS . YOU HAD SENT BACK THE ORIGINAL DRAFT. THERE WAS A LOT OF REFORMATTING ON THIS. IT MAY HAVE LOOKED A LITTLE CONFUSING. HERE TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AS WE READ THROUGH ALL THIS. LET ME KNOW IF I CAN HELP CLARIFY THAT. OKAY, BOARD MEMBERS. WHO WANTS TO START WITH QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS

077POLICY GBAA? I HAVE ONE. E, 1 A . IF WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS LANGUAGE WE NEED TO CHANGE HE/SHE DID THEY. I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT PAGE. E. GRIEVANCE. HANG ON. RIGHT THERE, WITH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES . THIRD LINE. THANK YOU. I DO SEE IT. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE BACKGROUND. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS COMMITTED TO CREATING AND PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT IS FREE OF SEX OR GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION. TWO THINGS I WOULD RECOMMEND. POSSIBLY FREE OF SEX OR GENDERED DISCRIMINATION. CAN WE SAY THAT IS PROTECTED FROM GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION? GENDER-BASED OR SEX DISCRIMINATION. JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE. OTHER WAY. >> SORRY. >> THANK YOU. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS COMMITTED TO CREATING AND PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT IS FREE OF SEX OR GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION. DOES NOT TOLERATE

078SEX OR GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION. THAT IS PROTECTIVE. THAT IS PROTECTED? I DON'T KNOW. WHAT CAN WE SAY? PRESIDENT, MR. WOFFORD, I DIDN'T COMPLETELY HOLD IN MY HEAD. MAYBE IT WAS YOU, PRESIDENT, ABOUT NOT TOLERATING . IT MIGHT BE MORE CLEAR. DOES NOT TOLERATE. THAT DOES NOT TOLERATE. SEX OR GENDER-BASED. IT SOUNDS SOFT. PROTECTS ALL EMPLOYEES FROM SEX AND GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION. I THINK I WAS UNDERSTANDING SOMEONE SAID, BOARD OF EDUCATION . IS IT A SUBSTITUTE FOR IS COMMITTED TO CREATING AND PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENT? EDUCATIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENT . THERE IT IS. WORK. YOU ARE RIGHT. >> RIGHT. IT'S MISSING , "AND." IT WAS STRUCK OUT. AN EDUCATIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENT. YES. THANK YOU. THAT DOES NOT TOLERATE? WOULD THAT WORK? THAT DOES NOT TOLERATE? SEX OR GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION. THEN WE COULD SWITCH THEM TO START WITH GENDER-BASED

079OR SEX DISCRIMINATION. YES. THAT WOULD BE A CLARIFIER. YOU KIND OF NEED SEX-BASED OR GENDER-BASED. IF I MAY READ THIS BACK THEN. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS COMMITTED TO CREATING AND PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT DOES NOT TOLERATE GENDER-BASED OR SEX DISCRIMINATION. I WOULD PREFER THAT. YES. >> THANK YOU. INTENDED TO MODIFY BOTH SEX AND GENDER. WOULD WE SAY, GENDER-BASED OR SEX-BASED ? GENDER-BASED OR SEX-BASED. TO BOTH. THE WAY IT READ WITH JUST THE WORD, "SEX." >> YES. SEX-BASED, GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS WAS IN THE DRAFT DOCUMENT THAT YOU USED. THERE WERE SOME PARAGRAPHS FROM POLICY GBA8, AS IT EXISTS. AND SO, I HAD TO LOOK UP GBA8 AND GO BACK AND FORTH. THAT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT. IF WE COULD HAVE THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT WITH STRIKE OVERS AND THE

080PARAGRAPHS THAT YOU ARE ELIMINATING --YOU HAVE TAKEN OUT TITLE IX IN SO MANY PLACES. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ORIGINAL AND THE STRIKETHROUGH SO THAT I COULD FOLLOW IT. WE WILL DEFINITELY DO THAT FOR YOU. WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS REPETITIVENESS. YOU PROBABLY CUT THAT. WE WANT TO MAKE IT MORE TOPICAL. THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF REMOVING SOME OF THE REPETITIVENESS , SO I WILL DEFINITELY PUT THAT IN THE NEXT PACKET. OKAY. THANK YOU. I CAN SEE WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CONTINUITY. LET'S SAY IT'S IS THE POSITION HERE --THE SECOND POSITION. C AND THEN D, IT TALKS ABOUT RETALIATION. I DON'T KNOW IF THE WORD POLICY IS NEEDED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE BOTH TALKING ABOUT POLICY. RIGHT. AND THEY HAD TITLE IX. THAT IS SOMETHING IN THE ORIGINAL. THERE IS A PARAGRAPH

081MISSING BETWEEN C AND D. IT IS KIND OF IMPLIED. IF I MAY PRESENT IT, WE CONSOLIDATED THAT. YES. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. WE ARE GOOD. WELL. ROBERTO TOOK OUT A TON OF STUFF. THAT IS SOMETIMES HARD. EVEN WHAT YOU BRING IN. I WOULD ALSO CONCUR WITH YOU THAT WHEN WE ARE REFERENCING THIS AND MENTIONING OTHER POLICIES, THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO SAY THE WORD POLICY, JUST THE TITLE IN CAPITAL LETTERS. IT TENDS TO SHOW UP IN CAPITAL LETTERS WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE IN LOWER CASE. IT IS NOT THE FORMAL TITLE. YES. IF IT IS JUST A GENERIC SENTENCE, YES. AND MOST OF OUR OTHER POLICIES ARE LIKE THAT. SO AS WE LOOK AT POSITION WITH C, WE WILL BE STRIKING OUT POLICY. IF WE LOOK AT B, THE WORD POLICY IS THERE AS

082WELL. WITH THAT BE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE ARE REFERRING TO? A COPY OF THIS POLICY? THAT WOULD BE A SMALL P. LOWERCASE. >> AND GCU HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. WE WILL LOOK AT THAT. IT IT HAS BEEN VERY FORMAL WITH THE POLICIES. MAY I TAKE YOU BACK TO SECTION 2? UNDER B. THERE'S SOME CONFUSION ON MY PART. IN ADDITION TO --GENDER EQUITY POLICY , THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS POLICY IS. THAT DOESN'T MEAN GBAA. WHAT IS THE GENDER EQUITY POLICY? DO WE HAVE CODE NUMBERS THAT GO WITH THAT ONE? DO YOU SEE THAT? ACTUALLY, THIS IS -- THAT IS POLICY GB. SO GENDER EQUITY POLICY. THIS IS GENDER EQUITY STAFF. IT SEEMS LIKE WE SELF REFERENCED GBAA WITHIN THE POLICY. OKAY. WITHIN THAT DOSE DO YOU SEE WHERE WE SEE THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY ?

083IT SAYS GP AND THEN SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF EMPLOYEES, GBAA, AND PARENTHESES. AND SO, IF THIS POLICY IS CALLED THE GENDER EQUITY STAFF, THEN THAT WAS CONFUSING. IT IS NOT CALLED THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF EMPLOYEES. IT APPEARS THAT WE CAN STRIKE THAT. YES. THERE IS A CLARIFICATION THING. OKAY. GOOD CATCH. >> GOOD CATCH. AND THEN -- OKAY. A LOT OF TITLE IX WAS DROPPED. SOME OF IT YOU HAD TO RETAIN JUST FOR CLARITY OR SOMETHING. PART OF YOUR OBJECTIVE WAS TRUE OF TITLE IX REFERENCES. WASN'T IT? YES. >> OKAY. SO IN 3C, THERE IT IS AGAIN. IN III, AT THE VERY END OF C , WE HAVE GBAA SEXUAL HARASSMENT. THAT IS WHERE IT IS BEING PUT FORTH, WHICH STRUCK ME AS ODD, TOO. OKAY. >> OKAY. PROBABLY. >> OH, THIS PROCEDURE. I DON'T HAVE THE

084NUMBER. THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT APPEALING TO THE BOARD. OR THERE WASN'T. IT MUST BE UNDER LETTER A. IS IT? IT IS IN FRONT OF US. THERE IS ALSO THE HE/SHE, AS WELL. DID YOU GET THAT? I DID. THANK YOU. THAT'S OKAY. RE-QUESTIONING THE FILE A WRITTEN COMPLAINT? YES. I HAD THE APPEAL TO THE BOARD IF I DISLIKED THE OUTCOME. MAYBE IT IS FURTHER DOWN. YES. SORRY. I DIDN'T WRITE THE LETTER. IT IS IN THE SECTION ON GRIEVANCE. WHAT WAS YOUR COMMENT OR QUESTION ON THAT? IT WAS ABOUT, DO THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO APPEAL IT TO THE BOARD IF THEY DISLIKED THE OUTCOME? MAYBE THAT WAS STRUCK. LET'S GO TO THE SECOND REVIEW ON THAT. YEAH. THERE WAS THE OTHER QUESTION ABOUT INSERTING ALL OTHER DESIGNATED COMPLIANCE OFFICERS A COUPLE OF TIMES. FOR INSTANCE, IN

085NUMBER TWO ON PAGE 304. THAT IS THE FINAL APPEAL. THAT IS WHERE I WONDER , WHY DID THAT GET STRUCK OUT? THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR PERSISTENCE. YES. 2D. ON PAGE 404. THE ABILITY TO APPEAL TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE OUTCOME. WE HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF US RIGHT NOW. SHOULD THAT BE STRUCK OUT FROM HERE , OR SHOULD WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL IF THEY DON'T LIKE THE OUTCOME? SO, MR. WOFFORD, UNDER GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES, TALKS ABOUT THE PROCESS ITSELF. I WANT TO SAY THAT THE REASON THAT I STRUCK THIS IS BECAUSE IT WAS REPETITIVE. SO IF YOU'LL JUST BEAR WITH ME, MY THOUGHT WAS THAT IT SAID THE SAME THING. I MAY HAVE GOTTEN STRIKE HAPPY. IF YOU WILL ALLOW ME TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT.

086THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND CONSULTING ABOUT IT. IT IS A POST-IT NOTE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. ABSOLUTELY. I WILL DO THAT, TOO. WE DON'T WANT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE OBJECTED TO COME TO COURT HEARINGS. DOES IT MAKE SENSE THAT WE WOULD REVIEW THIS AS A BOARD? SO, PRESIDENT TENORIO, THIS WOULD BE A DECISION FOR THE BOARD. TITLE IX APPEALS WORK DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHERS. I DO KNOW THAT SOME BOARDS DO ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE THE FINAL REVIEW AUTHORITY , AND SO, MAYBE WHAT COULD BE DONE BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT READING IS TO SHOW THE BOARD WHAT THE OPTIONS MIGHT LOOK LIKE WITH THE BOARD IN IT, VERSUS THE BOARD OUTSIDE OF IT. BUT I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT, SINCE THAT IS A POSSIBILITY, THAT THE BOARD BE THE ONE TO MAKE THE DECISION,

087WHETHER IT WANTS --YOU ALL WANT TO BE A PART OF IT OR NOT. I DO THINK IT IS A BOARD DECISION. IT IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER TITLE IX. IT IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER TIGHTER --TITLE IX. IT IS NOT REQUIRED. IT COULD BE DELEGATED. WHAT THE CRITERIA ARE IN ALL THAT -- THERE ARE CRITERIA FOR AT ALL, BUT WE COULD LAY THAT OUT AS OPTION A AND OPTION B. FOR THE NEXT READING. THAT WOULD BE MY LIQUIDATION. THAT WILL BE IN DECEMBER. WE WILL SEE THAT. THANK YOU. AND IN LOOKING AT IT, TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT WILLS STRUCK OUT THERE, SOME REPETITIVENESS, AND THAT IS WHERE THE THOUGHT CAME FROM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. WOFFORD. IS THAT ALL COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS? YES. MISS DONNELLY, WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN.

088AND I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. YOU ARE THE STAR OF THE MEETING. THANK YOU. >> NOW WE MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE B6. NOTIFICATION OF HEARING APPEAL OF SUPERINTENDENT DECISION TO DENY REMOVAL OF LIBRARY BOOK. THE DATE LISTED HERE IS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20th, 2023. IT WAS PUBLISHED LAST FRIDAY AT 10:00 A.M. I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME NEW INFORMATION. THE DECISION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DENY REMOVAL OF THE LIBRARY BOOK FROM MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY HAS BEEN APPEALED UNDER REGULATIONS KEC-R AND KEF-R. A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT MUST BE MADE OF THE APPEAL. THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC THAT THE HEARING APPEAL WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 2023 , 9:00 A.M. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE HEARING APPEAL WILL BEGIN AT 9:00 A.M., AN HOUR EARLIER THAN WHAT IS LISTED ON THIS AGENDA. COMPLAINANT

089AND ADMINISTRATION HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE HEARING DATE AND TIME. THE BOARD HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT. THE WRITTEN MATERIAL IS CONSIDERED BY THE ENMITY. THE TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO OF THE COMMITTEE HEARING. ACCORDING TO THE REGULATIONS, PRIOR TO THE HEARING COME EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST HAVE REVIEWED THE COMMITTEE TRANSCRIPT AND SUBMITTED MATERIALS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? IT IS ALL CLEAR. 9:00 A.M., DECEMBER 8th. DECEMBER 8th. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 5B SEVEN COME DISCUSSION AND ACTION REGARDING PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR POLICY KEC/AEF HEARING APPEAL. UNDER RELATIONS KECR, AT THE APPEAL HEARING. THE BOARD, AT ITS DISCRETION MAY PERMIT, FROM THE FLOOR NOT TO EXCEED 10 MINUTES FOR COLLECTIVE VIEWPOINT, OR, THE BOARD MAY MOVE FOR A VOTE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COMMENT, BASED UPON REVIEW OF THE TRANSCRIPT AND SUBMITTED MATERIALS.

090IN ORDER TO GET THE PARTIES A FAIR NOTICE TO THE COMPLAINANTS, AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES, I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO DECIDE TONIGHT WHETHER IT WILL PERMIT UP TO 10 MINUTES OF COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR, MEANING, FROM THE COMPLAINANTS AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES BEFORE THE BOARD MOVES FOR A VOTE. IF THE BOARD DECIDES TO PERMIT UP TO 10 MINUTES OF COMMENT, THEN THE COMPLAINANTS AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES CAN USE THEIR TIME AS THEY CHOOSE TO PRESENT THEIR VIEWPOINT. ALTERNATIVELY, THE BOARD MAY DECIDE NOT TO PERMIT ADDITIONAL COMMENT FROM THE PHONE. I OPEN THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION. PRESIDENT TENORIO, CAN I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION? YES. >> IS IT A TOTAL OF 20 MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENT ? BECAUSE IT IS 10. MAX TOTAL. THAT IS SOME TOTAL. SOME TOTAL . ALL RIGHT.

091THANK YOU. I THINK I HAVE THE SAME QUESTION. AT THE HEARING, THERE WERE PRESENTATIONS, AND A GREAT DEAL OF PUBLIC COMMENT. THE REGULATION, AS RED IS 10 MINUTES PER COLLECTIVE VIEWPOINT. PRESIDENT TENORIO, JUST TO CLARIFY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT THE SECOND PART OF WHAT BOARD MEMBER CORT SAID. SHE SAID PUBLIC COMMENT. I THINK THE WAY THAT PRESIDENT TENORIO, YOU ARE READING THIS, AS WAS I, IS THAT FROM THE FLOOR IT MEANS NOT FROM THE --. THAT MEANS EACH RESPECTIVE PARTY. THE COMPLAINANT WOULD HAVE 10 MINUTES AND THEY COULD USE THEIR 10 MINUTES HOWEVER THEY WANTED TO . THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WOULD HAVE 10 MINUTES. THEY COULD USE THEIR 10 MINUTES. IT WOULDN'T BE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR PEOPLE TO LINE UP AND RANDOMLY HAVE THE 10 MINUTES OF OPERATE. IT WOULD BE UP TO

092EACH PARTY TO DECIDE HOW TO PUT FORWARD AND USE THEIR 10 MINUTES OF TIME. IS THAT IT? THAT IS HOW I READ IT. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. OKAY. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I THINK I HAVE MISSED SOMETHING. IS THERE SOMETHING WE AS BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN AND TURNED IN? SURE. >> NO. EVERYTHING THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO YOU TO PREPARE FOR THE APPEAL , I MENTIONED. AND YOU JUST COME PREPARE AS YOU WANT TO BE. AT THE HEARING, DEPENDING ON THE VOTE HERE, WHETHER IT IS GOING TO BE --WE ARE GOING TO HEAR THE COMMENTS FROM COLLECTIVE VIEWPOINTS, OR WE DON'T, AND THEN WE WILL VOTE ON IT. ON THE APPEAL. AND THEN, THAT IS UP TO YOU, HOW YOU WANT TO PREPARE FOR THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. >> WE HAD 15 DOCUMENTS

093PRESENTED TO US. WE HAD A NOVEL THAT WE READ OR WILL HAVE READ. WOULD ALLOWING THE 10 MINUTES PROVIDE US WITH MORE INFORMATION THAT WE DON'T ALREADY HAVE? THAT IS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. I THINK PRESIDENT TENORIO AND BOARD MEMBER WOFFORD, WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL IT IS SET. I THINK THAT IN AN EFFORT TO BE AS TRANSPARENT , AND TO BE AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE, THAT WE ALLOW THE 20 MINUTES. I DO, TOO. OR 10 MINUTES PER COLLECTIVE VIEWPOINT. YES. 10 MINUTES PER COLLECTIVE VIEWPOINT. I WROTE IT DOWN. YES. AND THEY HAVE TO HONE THEIR ARGUMENT. THEY HAVE TO DO SO IN THE HEARING. TWO I AGREE. YES. THAT IS GOING TO BE GOOD. WITH THAT, OKAY. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION . OH, SERGIO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHIME IN? YES. OUT --I

094ALSO AGREE THAT WE SHOULD BE ALLOWED THE 10 MINUTES. THANK YOU FOR BEING MY EYES. I WILL NOT ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO PERMIT UP TO 10 MINUTES OF COMMENT FROM THE FLOOR PER COLLECTIVE VIEWPOINT AT THE HEARING APPEAL ON DECEMBER 8th, 2023. MEANING UP TO 10 MINUTES FOR THE COMPLAINANT SIDE AND UP TO 10 MINUTES FOR THE DISTRICT SIDE FOR A MAXIMUM TOTAL OF 20 MINUTES BEFORE MOVING FOR A VOTE ON THE HEARING APPEAL. SO MOVED. >> AND SECONDED. IT IS MOVED BY MS. COOPER. IT IS SECONDED BY MR. WOFFORD. PRESIDENT TENORIO . YES. THAT MOTION PASSES, 5-0. THANK YOU. AND MISS DONNELLY , YOU ARE BACK. WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM SIX A. SHE SHOULD'VE JUST STAYED IN THE FRONT ROW. IF YOU WILL HELP ME WITH MY PRESENTATION, PLEASE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD

095EVENING. THIS IS NOT A POLICY REVIEW. THIS IS AN UPDATE FROM OUR WONDERFUL DEPARTMENT. THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, WE GAVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR TEACHER VACANCIES. I LEFT YOU WITH A TEASER THAT WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TONIGHT. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE GOING OVER. THANK YOU. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF WITH SHOWING THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAT EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE HAVE. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND. WHERE OUR VACANCIES COME FROM AND THE CHALLENGES THAT MAY COME FROM IT. WE HAVE A LARGE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE . IT IS MOSTLY LIBRARIANS. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH DDPRE, THAT IS IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR SPECIAL ED, SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS. AND THEN OF COURSE, BILINGUAL, REGULAR IT. SPED IN GENERAL. OUR HEALTH ASSISTANCE

096WHO HELP THE NURSES, AND THEN WE HAVE LIAISONS FOR SPED AS WELL AS ENGAGEMENT. AND THEN WE HAVE SOCIAL WORKER ASSISTANCE. WHEN WE LOOK AT VACANCIES, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. WHAT I HAVE DONE IS BROKEN IT DOWN SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHERE OUR CHALLENGES ARE COMING FROM AND WHERE WE CONTINUE TO DO FAIRLY WELL WITH OUR FILL RATES. THIS IS AS OF NOVEMBER 13th. I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO, BUT THERE WAS A WEEK THERE WHERE STAFF WAS GONE. WE CAPTURED THAT BEFORE WE PUT THE PACKET TOGETHER FOR YOU. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CHANGES, BUT NOT MUCH. WE HAVE 536 TOTAL , AND THERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE CATEGORIES. AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, IT WAS ABOUT 36. NOT TOO MUCH CHANGE. IT HAS GONE DOWN

097SOMEWHAT. THE OVERALL FILL RATE IS 92%. IT'S ALL IN THE 90s EXCEPT FOR OUR HEALTH ASSISTANCE, WHICH CAN BE CHALLENGING TO FIND. THEY HAVE THE DIFFERENT SPECIALIZED FIELDS. SOMETIMES, THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE MEDICAL FIELD MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO FIND THOSE INDIVIDUALS. BUT WE ARE STILL AT 88% FILL RATE. THE ONE THAT IS PROBABLY NOT A SURPRISE THAT ANYONE IS THE CHALLENGE --CHALLENGE OF FINDING SPECIAL ED ASSISTANCE. WE ARE AT AN 89% FILL RATE. THERE WERE 23 VACANCIES. WE HAVE SINCE FILLED THREE OF THOSE. WE ARE AT 20 ONE .5. I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT OF OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. AS YOU CAN RECALL, WE DID HAVE AN ADDITIONAL STIPEND ADDED THIS YEAR THANKS TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND THE STATE SUPPORT. THERE ARE STIPENDS FOR HARD TO FILL POSITIONS. THEY POSTED AS

098SUCH. SPECIAL NEEDS CLASSROOMS. THOSE THAT HAVE THE CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS. THEY RECEIVE $100 STIPENDS. WE ADVERTISE IT AS SUCH I SAY UP TO BECAUSE IF WE WERE TO HIRE AN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT RIGHT NOW, WE WOULD BE PRORATED BASED ON THE CALENDAR YEAR OF WHAT THEY STARTED WITH. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT. WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET 35 NOW, BUT THAT WOULD BE PRORATED WHEN THEY ARE HIRED. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS HOSTED, HOPING WE GET THOSE APPLICANTS. THE SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE IS ALIVE AND WELL FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT SEE OUR PROBLEMS, WE CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE THOSE. WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. AND OF COURSE, THE EDUCATOR JOB FAIRS, AND I'M GOING TO SIDETRACK A LITTLE BIT AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE MOST RECENT JOB FAIR WE ATTENDED OVER DOWN

099SOUTH IN EL PASO. WE HAD A GREAT REPRESENTATION FROM CAL CPS. WE TOOK OUR HR STAFF. WE TOOK SOME STAFF FROM SPED AS WELL AS ADMINISTERS THAT HELPED US. LET'S GO AHEAD AND READ THIS, TOO. WITH 64 POTENTIAL CANDIDATES THAT SIGNED IN. THREE LETTERS OF INTENT WERE ISSUED. WE WERE ABLE TO PICK UP A HEART TO FILL POSITION FOR LAS CRUCES I SCHOOL OF A BILINGUAL SCIENCE TEACHER, AS WELL AS A LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER. THAT WAS A HUGE CATCH. HER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WENT WITH US AND WAS VERY PLEASED. WITH THOSE CATCHES FOR LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL. WE DRAW A LARGE NET AND PULLED THEM UP NORTH. TOMORROW, WE WILL HAVE ONE OF OUR COORDINATOR'S IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO FOR A JOB FAIR IN SILVER CITY. SOMETHING WE LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE RECENTLY

100ADDED AS PART OF OUR INITIATIVE , THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, IS SPONSORSHIPS WITH VISAS , THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE BEFORE. WE RECENTLY HAD OUR HB ONE VISA SPONSORSHIP. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT IS, THOSE ARE THE STUDENTS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY ON A STUDENT VISA THAT NOW WE SPONSOR THEM SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US UNDER WHAT WE WOULD CALL AN HB ONE. WE HAVE A SPECIAL ED TEACHER THAT CAME TO US, ASKING FOR US TO SPONSOR HER. THERE WAS SOME COST INVOLVED ON HER AUNT. WE HAD TO ENDORSE THAT AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. WE USED OUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO ASSIST US WITH THAT. THAT WAS OUR FIRST FOUR LCPS . YAY. SHE WAS VERY HAPPY. IT WAS A SPECIAL ED TEACHER. WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE HER ON BOARD. WE

101WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM. THE OTHER ONE WE ARE WORKING ON THERE IS A VISA KNOWN AS J1S. J1S ARE USED TO HIRE INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN CITIZENS, COMING FORTH. IT DOES INVOLVE A SPONSORSHIP FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE. THERE IS A LIST OF SPONSORS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH. MY TEAM AND I, WE ARE WORKING ON TRYING TO FIND THAT RIGHT SPONSOR. WE HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE THAT PARTNERSHIP SO WE COULD POSSIBLY LOOK AT THOSE HARD TO FILL POSITIONS. WE TALK ABOUT TEACHERS , BUT AS MR. REESE AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS, THE OUTCOME WITH FAMILIES. A LOT OF THE TIMES, IT MAY COME TO WHERE WE MAY HAVE A TEACHER THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH. AND LOW AND BEHOLD, THE SPOUSE AND BROTHERS AND SISTERS MAY COME, AND

102BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, THEY'RE WORKING WITH HERSELF, AS WELL, AND OTHER AREAS. I THINK IT IS A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYONE. KIDS GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND LEARN FROM OTHER CULTURES. ADVICE VERSA. I WILL UPDATE YOU ON THAT AS WE MOVE ALONG THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN OCTOBER, HAD SHARED WITH YOU THAT IT WASN'T AS WELL ATTENDED AS WE WOULD HAVE LIKED, BUT WE DID GET 22 RECOMMENDED THAT DID START ON NOVEMBER THE FIRST SOME OF THEM DECLINED. SOME OF THEM HAD CHALLENGES . THEY MADE DECISIONS THAT THEY HAD TO DECLINE. THEY CONTINUED TO KNOCK ON DOORS. WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT IT IS GETTING CLOSE TO THE SEMESTER BREAK. WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME RESIGNATIONS COMING IN IN AUGUST. TEACHERS, WE TOOK A HARD HIT WITH SOME TEACHERS COMING FORWARD

103SAYING THAT THEY ARE RESIGNING . THEY TAKE IT AS THAT BREAK. ONE OF THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE WANT TO START WORKING ON BECAUSE WE HAD RECOGNIZED THAT WHEN THEY SHARE WITH US THAT THEY ARE LEAVING THE PRESS --PROFESSION AND I'M TALKING ABOUT TEACHERS, WE TALK ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH. THEY TALK ABOUT SELF-CARE. AND SO, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU AT THE NEXT UPDATE IS A CONVERSATION WE ARE HAVING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS , POSSIBLY BRINGING SOME WELLNESS EVENTS THAT WE DO A GREAT JOB OF IT NOW. WE JUST WANT TO ENHANCE IT AND MAKE IT EVEN BETTER BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THE CHALLENGES THAT OUR TEACHERS AND ALL OF US ARE HAVING, WHETHER HE WAS THERE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC OR NOT. IT SEEMS HEIGHTENED. WE CONTINUE TO HEAR THAT SAME MESSAGE. WE CAN

104CONTINUE TO OFFER THE STIPENDS. WE CAN CONTINUE TO OFFER THE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION. WE HAD A MEETING WITH THEM YESTERDAY. WE GOT TO SET UP A CAMPAIGN CALENDAR. IT WILL REMIND OURSELVES TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES BECAUSE THAT IS IMPORTANT. IN THE OUTCOME AS WE TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES, WE TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS EVEN BETTER. THAT WILL BE OUR NEXT UPDATE COMING SOON. WITH THAT, I WILL LISTEN TO QUESTIONS. I LEFT A SLIDE BEHIND. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I WAS READY TO GO HOME. JUST A QUICK UPDATE. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE. I SHARED IT IN REGARDS TO THE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE CLASSROOM SUPPORT. WHAT I DID IS JUST PUT THIS INFORMATION UP HERE ONE MORE TIME TO SHARE WITH YOU THE SUPPORT THAT THEY OFFER THE CLASSROOMS. THAT WAS BROUGHT

105UP BEFORE. I WANTED TO RECAP AND GIVE YOU SOME DATA ON IT. OUR TRANSLATOR HE MAY VOLUNTEER TO SERVE AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER. THERE 228 OUT OF 536, WHICH IS 42%, THAT HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO SUPPORT CLASSES AS SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF ASSIGNMENTS AS OF NOVEMBER 13th IS 6.65. THEY ARE COMPENSATED AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT DOLLARS PER HOUR FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT. THEY DO HAVE TO OBTAIN A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER LICENSE. ANALYSIS FOUND THAT OVER 80% OF THESE SEXUAL HARASSMENT FOR SUB ASSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN IN THEIR OWN CLASSROOM. WHAT HAPPENS TO THEIR ASSIGNMENT? JUST A REMINDER THAT WE TO GET A SUBSTITUTE FOR THEM. AND SO, THE COVERAGE CONTINUES , AND THE SUPPORT DOES HAPPEN THERE. AND OF COURSE, THE ADVANTAGE OF THAT IS IF THE TEACHER IS GONE, THE STUDENTS ARE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH THE EA,

106AND THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT FIVE IS COMPENSATED FOR IT. THAT IS MY LAST SLIDE. SO ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW SOME OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE THOUGHT THAT. THOSE FROM THE PHILIPPINES THAT WOULD COME IN AND TEACH. OTHER DISTRICTS DUDE. THIS IS THE WAY THEY DO THIS. IT IS GOOD TO HEAR THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT AS AN OPTION. I THINK THAT IS INTRIGUING. THE PAPERWORK ON THAT IS PROBABLY ARDUOUS AND YEAH. SO THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TENORIO. PIGGYBACKING OFF OF THAT, FOR THE HB ONE AND G1 VISAS, ARE THERE TIME LIMITS OR TERM LIMITS ON THOSE? SO WE ARE DOING ALL OF THIS PAPERWORK AND GETTING PEOPLE IN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DATA IS AND HOW MANY OF THOSE THEN

107CAN GET PERMANENT STATUS. CAN YOU FILL ME IN ON TIME LIMITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT? SURE. SO FOR THE J1S, IT IS A SIX YEAR LIMIT. THEY COMMIT FOR SIX YEARS. THERE IS NOT A RENEWAL PROCESS. THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER AVENUES , THEY COULD CHOOSE TO STAY. THEY DO RETURN TO THEIR COUNTRIES. AND THE HB1, I DON'T RECALL. I THINK THAT ONE IS THREE YEARS, AND THEN THEY CAN APPLY TO RENEW. I DON'T HAVE MY NOTES IN FRONT OF ME. I DO KNOW THAT J1, THAT IS THE ONE THAT I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. THAT DOES COME WITH A LIMIT OF SIX YEARS. THERE IS NO RENEWAL. GOT YOU. DID YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING? I WAS GOING TO SAY, WE CAN DEFINITELY GET YOU THE INFORMATION ON THE HB1. WITH THE

108J1S, I SEE A YEARLY PIPELINE SO THAT AS YOU ARE GETTING THE NEW PEOPLE, YOU ARE CONTINUOUSLY BRINGING IN NEW PEOPLE SO YOU HAVE THAT CONTINUOUS PIPELINE. ALSO. >> AND THE CHALLENGE HERE, TOO, IS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALSO ONLY GIVES A CERTAIN AMOUNT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS FAR AS J1S, AS WELL. THE SOONER WE CAN COME OF THIS, THE BETTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. REESE. THE HB1 VISAS ARE THREE YEARS WITH EXTENSIONS. UP TO THREE YEARS AFTER. SO SIX YOUR TOTAL. I WASN'T GOING TO -- I APPRECIATE YOU, MR. GOOGLE. AND MY ONLY OTHER THING IS THAT I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT TEACHER SELF-CARE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. ONE OF THE BIG COMPONENTS THERE IS TIME. THE DISTRICT HAS OFFERED SO MANY THINGS IN THE PAST. WORK ON YOUR PHYSICAL FITNESS. HERE

109IS SOME STRESS RELIEVER. GETTING AN APP FOR EVERYBODY. IT WAS BASICALLY COMING DOWN TO TIME. AND SO I KNOW THEY HAVE THINGS. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ROOM. IF WE CAN CREATE THOSE SPACES FOR TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOLS, SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE A MOMENT IN THEIR DAY BECAUSE TO GO OUT AND DO SOME MORE LOG ON AND DO SOMETHING WITH ALL THE OTHER THINGS THEY HAVE TO DO, SOMETIMES, IT CAN POSE ANOTHER PROBLEM. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MADAME CORT, GREAT RECOMMENDATION. A LOT OF WHAT I SAW WAS GEARED TOWARDS SCREENINGS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD THE MAMMOGRAM EVENT. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED. ALONG WITH WHAT YOU WERE SAYING WITH THE PHYSICAL FITNESS, BUT BEING PROACTIVE, THAT THE EMPLOYEES ARE BEING PROACTIVE WITH THEIR HEALTH AND BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS

110THINGS BEFORE THEY BECOME THINGS THAT ARE WORSE, ET CETERA. THAT WILL BE A PART OF THAT, AS WELL. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. WHEN I HEARD SELF-CARE, I WENT STRAIGHT TO MENTAL AND NOT PHYSICAL. THANK YOU. THAT IS A MAJOR COMPONENT. >> THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ARE ALL COMBINED. YES. I HAD A QUESTION. I'M GOING TO SAY IT WRONG. I RAN INTO A VA FELLOW, ONCE ON THE PROGRAM. RIGHT? YES. IT IS FUNDED CURRENTLY BY THEM. IT IS A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM. I HEARD THAT THAT FUNDING HAS RUN OUT. ORIGINALLY, IT WAS FOR TWO YEARS. WE ARE IN OUR SECOND YEAR. THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS TAKING PLACE. I BELIEVE MR. REESE IS A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL HEAR THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE THAT. IT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS. WE

111HAVE 56. THE MOST THAT THE STATE HAS, IT HELPS THEM. WE HAVE THE STATE HERE. WE HAVE STUDENT TEACHERS. AND SO THAT HAS BEEN HELPFUL TO ALL OF THEM. BUT IT WAS TOLD FROM THE GET-GO. WE TOLD ALL OF THEM THAT IT IS ONLY FOR TWO YEARS. IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING SOURCE. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL HEAR OTHERWISE. YES. IT IS A GREAT PIPELINE. IT IS SOBERING TO BE LIKE, OH, WE COULD TOTALLY HAVE THAT. THAT IS GOING TO DRIVE, SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS. PRESIDENT SCENARIO, IT IS DEFINITELY SOME MEALS FOR US TO ADVOCATE AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL FOR THE FUNDING. WE WILL ALSO BE MEETING NEXT WEEK WITH OF THE PERSON WHO LEADS THAT. AND HER NAME IS MISS ROMERO. THANK YOU. WE HAVE OUR SECRETARY OF EDUCATION AND HER SPOUSE. WE

112WILL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH HER AND LOOK AT HOW WE CAN BEST LEVERAGE EACH OTHER'S VOICES, ET CETERA TO GET TO THIS LEVEL. AWESOME. MISS DONNELLY, WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT. THANK YOU. HAVE A NICE EVENING. OKAY. WE ARE MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 6. C 1. THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH FRIENDS OF THE ORGAN MOUNTAIN-DESERT PEAKS. DID I GET THE RIGHT ONE? I HAVE A HABIT OF JUMPING AROUND. I THINK SO. OKAY. SO, GOOD EVENING , PRESIDENT TENORIO AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT RACE. I AM HERE TO PRESENT FOR APPROVAL. MOU FOR FRIENDS OF THE ORGAN MOUNTAIN-DESERT PEAKS. THIS MOU OUTLINES ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN FRIENDS OF ORGAN MOUNTAIN-DESERT PEAKS AND LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE YOUTH TO PUBLIC

113LANDS AND DIVERSE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE DESERT ENVIRONMENT. AND THE ORGANIZATION WILL COLLABORATE WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SCHOOL CLUBS AND ORGANIZE FIELD TRIPS TO FACILITATE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS. HOW DID I DO, MR. NOLAN? DOING OKAY SO FAR? I THINK MR. NOLAN HAS SOMETHING TO SHARE. I HAD TO TALK BEFORE ANYONE ELSE TALKS. I WILL WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE DONE. OKAY. SO THAT OUTLINES THE MEMBER NOLAN AND. THE PROGRAM IS FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL STUDENTS. ALL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. WITH THAT, >> I WILL BE RECUSING MYSELF. WHAT WE DO IS WE DO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS AT LAS CRUCES SCHOOLS. CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL, WE DO OUTDOOR CAMPING ACTIVITIES. HIKING. WE ARE GETTING KIDS OUTSIDE AND BREAKING DOWN THOSE BARRIERS TO SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS. WE DO A LOT OF FOURTH GRADE TRIPS, AS

114WELL. WE GO TO WHITE SANDS IN DIFFERENT AREAS.. BYE. SEE YOU GUYS LATER. OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS MOU? I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM SERGIO. HE HAS SOME EXPENSE. THAT I HEAR THAT RIGHT? IT IS BECAUSE ONE OF MY SISTER'S FRIENDS, SHE IS INVOLVED IN THE BULLDOGS UNLEASHED GREAT . I'M NOT IN THE CLUB, BUT I HAVE HEARD OF IT. THEY GO ROCK CLIMBING. WHAT IS YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHAT THAT WOULD DO FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR STUDENTS? I THINK IT WOULD PROVIDE A SPACE TO BE OFF TECHNOLOGY FOR A LITTLE BIT. I KNOW, ME, I ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, BUT I CATCH MYSELF ONLINE A LOT. I THINK IT IS A GOOD SPACE TO PROVIDE FOR PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THE OUTDOORS. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? BUT EXPENSIVE. OH WAIT,

115IT IS FREE. SO PRESIDENT SCENARIO, I THINK WHAT SERGIO SAID WAS RIGHT ON. I LOVE IT. HELP PEOPLE GET OFF THEIR SCREENS AND OUTDOORS. WE HAVE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR AREAS TO EXPLORE BUSINESS BUT MAYBE THIS COULD BE PART OF THE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS, TOO. YES. A LITTLE BIT. OKAY. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOU OF FRIENDS OF ORGAN MOUNTAIN-DESERT PEAKS. SO MOVED. >> SECONDED. >> BY ACCLAMATION, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT MOTION PASSES , 4-0. ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HERE WE ARE WITH MR. NOLAN COMING BACK. WE WILL HAVE THE NUTRITION SERVICES UPDATE. SORRY, PATRICK. DID IT GO WELL? NO. THE WORST. >> IT DEPENDS ON YOUR POINT OF VIEW. GOOD EVENING, MADAME PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO SHARE NUTRITION SERVICE

116UPDATES WITH YOU AND WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE PART OF OUR NUTRITION SERVICE LEADERSHIP TEAM. WE HAVE A NUTRITIONAL SPECIALIST COORDINATOR. WE HAVE MARTHA FERNANDEZ, WHO IS A BUSINESS SPECIALIST AND OUR OFFICE GREW, AND WE HAVE MR. BRIAN MONTOYA WHO IS ONE OF OUR COORDINATORS, AS WELL, WHO WORKS SEVERAL DIFFERENT ASPECTS. THEY ALL DO A LOT. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT WITH THEM. IT IS A PLEASURE TO SERVE THEM. AN AMAZING TEAM. THEY WERE 24 SEVEN. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT IN NUTRITION SERVICES IS A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD THAT IT IS AMAZING WHAT WE ARE DOING AS A STATE. YOUR HEAD OF THE STATE. WE WERE DOING THAT BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT , JUST TO POINT OUT HOW AMAZING THEY ARE, BECAUSE IT

117IS REALLY KIDS FIRST. A LOT OF TIMES, WE DON'T HEAR ABOUT THE SUCCESSES. WE HEAR ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OCCASIONALLY, BUT DAY IN AND DAY OUT, THEY DO A PHENOMENAL JOB. I WILL BE HERE TO PRESENT A LITTLE BIT. THEY ARE THE EXPERTS THAT CAN PROBABLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS BETTER THAN I CAN. WE WILL GET STARTED. THE FIRST SLIDE IS JUST SHOWING OUR AVERAGE DAILY MEALS THAT WE ARE SERVING IN OUR SCHOOLS. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT HARD WORK, AND AGAIN, TO CELEBRATE, WE HAVE HAD FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, FREE LUNCH OFFERED TO EVERY SINGLE STUDENT. AND THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, THESE ARE PICTURES OF OUR ACTUAL KITCHENS AND ARE AMAZING TEAM MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE , AS WELL. SO REALLY QUICKLY, USDA STANDARDS. WE OFFER FIVE MEAL COMPONENTS. GRAIN, MEAT, FRUIT, VEGETABLE, AND TWO

118TYPES OF MILK. OUR MEALS MUST ADHERE TO MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM AVERAGE CALORIE RANGES FOR THE WEEK. CALORIES FROM SATURATED FAT CANNOT EXCEED 10% OF TOTAL CALORIES. MEALS MUST MEET SODIUM LIMITATIONS. I BELIEVE THOSE RANGE FROM , IN ELEMENTARY, THEY HAVE TO BE LESS THAN OR GREATER DISH GREATER OR LESS THAN 1110 MILLIGRAMS OF SODIUM . AND THEN THEY JUMP UP IN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY HAVE TO BE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 1280. THAT'S TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF MILLIGRAMS, DAILY. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THOSE CHANGED. THIS YEAR, WE HAD TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW STANDARDS ABOUT JULY 1st. AND SO WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS USDA STANDARDS FOR SERVING SIZES. I WILL TELL YOU, I APOLOGIZE. WE REVIEWED THIS. AS WE WERE GOING OVER IT TODAY, WHAT THIS

119IS SHOWING US IS THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FOOD THAT IS SERVED TO OUR STUDENTS IN A WEEK. IT'S AS AN IMAM DAILY SERVING SIZE. THIS IS ACTUALLY FOOD FOR A WEEK. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BLUE, THOSE ARE GRADES K THROUGH FIVE. ORANGE IS GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT. THE GRAY IS GRADES NINE THROUGH 12. YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCES. WE WILL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. OUR TEAM CAN ANSWER ANY CUSHIONS YOU HAVE THERE. ADDITIONAL NUTRITION SERVICES THAT WE OFFER. WE OFFER AFTERSCHOOL SNACKS. BREAKFAST AFTER THE BELL. OUR FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES PROGRAM. OUR SEAMLESS SUMMER, WHICH IS WHAT WE WENT THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE COVID PANDEMIC, WE OFFERED THAT. THOSE ARE THE HARD WORK WE HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING WITH. WE ARE PROVIDING WEEKLY MEALS FOR FAMILIES. AND THEN, OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS AND SMART SNACKS AND NEW MEXICO

120GROWN, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE ARE PROUD OF. YOU SAW WE RECEIVED THE BLOSSOM AWARD. WE WERE GOING FOR THE BIG ONE THIS YEAR. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME WORK WITH LOCAL PRODUCERS HERE IN LAS CRUCES. THERE ARE SEVERAL LOCAL PRODUCERS THAT WANT TO BECOME PART OF THIS PROGRAM. WE ARE EXCITED TO WORK WITH THESE LOCAL PRODUCERS TO PRODUCE FOOD FOR US, TO ACTUALLY SERVE IN THE KITCHEN. WE WANT TO CONTINUE BUILDING PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE AT THE SCHOOL GARDENS AND EXPAND THOSE AND BRING THOSE IN FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND THEN, PART OF THESE, WE HAVE ALSO DONE , THROUGH FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, WE HAVE DONE SAMPLINGS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. EVERY MONTH, THERE IS A LESSON AND EXCITING THINGS FOR KIDS GET TO TRY DIFFERENT THINGS.

121I WILL TELL YOU, I GOT TO TRY DRAGON FIT WHEN I WAS A PRINCIPAL, BUT I HAVE NEVER BOUGHT IT. I AM ABSOLUTELY HOOKED. THAT IS OUR GOAL, TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO THESE AMAZING PRODUCTS THAT WE MAY NEVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE. UNDER THESE THINGS, GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW UNLESS WE TRY THINGS. SPECIAL DIETS IS A BIG PART, AS WELL. THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT. IN WORKING AND PROVIDING SPECIAL DIETS FOR STUDENTS WITH MILK INTOLERANCE, FOOD INTOLERANCE, AND LIFE-THREATENING FOOD ALLERGIES. THERE IS A LOT OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN SOME OF OUR STUDENTS THAT HAVE MEDICAL CONDITIONS, SO THAT MIGHT NECESSARILY BE A SPECIAL DIET, BUT AS A TYPE I DIABETIC MYSELF, IT IS HELPING KIDS COUNTING CARBS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE GETTING THE CORRECT NUTRIENTS BUT ALSO

122MEDICATING THEMSELVES CORRECTLY. THAT IS DEFINITELY COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH THAT HEALTH DEPARTMENT. WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT --THIS IS A SNAPSHOT IN TIME FOR WAIT TIME . WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE OF THE BED IS WE DON'T HAVE CENTENNIAL. WE TOOK A SNAPSHOT. WE ONLY HAD THREE LEADERSHIP COACHES AVAILABLE. THEY MADE IT TO THREE HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT IN TALKING TO THEM, CENTENNIAL IS COMPARABLE. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS THE LUNCH TIMEFRAME AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, WHEN THE SERVING FINISHED, AS FAR AS TIME GOES. THAT IS TO GET THE STUDENTS THROUGH THE LINES. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT --AND I BELIEVE WE SPOKE ABOUT THAT AT ORGAN MOUNTAIN. WE HAD STUDENTS GOING OFF OF CAMPUS. AS WE WORKED WITH THOSE COMMUNITY FOLKS, I BELIEVE I SHARED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT -- I

123DON'T KNOW IF I SPOKE HERE OR NOT, BUT THERE WERE SOME POLICIES AND SOME DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAD TO WORK ON. WE WORKED WITH THOSE FOLKS. WE ALSO MADE SURE WE WERE READY TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION. THIS WAS AFTER THAT TRANSITION. IT TOOK US 15 MINUTES. I BELIEVE ONE OF THE FIRST DAYS AFTER WE TRANSITIONED THAT, IT WAS 18 MINUTES TO GET ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. YOU CAN SEE THE SNAPSHOT ON NOVEMBER 15th. THIS IS THE TOTAL SERVED ON THOSE DAYS. AND THE AVERAGE DAILY COUNTS FROM HER SCHOOLS. ON A REGULAR BASIS, THEY FLUCTUATE DEPENDING ON WHAT IS GOING ON, ACTIVITIES AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS, AS WELL. I DID NOTICE THAT, MR. WOFFORD. OKAY. SO AS ERICA IS SAYING, THAT WAS ONE OF THE LINES. ARE YOU TELLING ME , 15 MINUTES TO

124SERVE 612 KIDS? YES. >> YES MA'AM. WOW. IT IS A LOT OF GRAB AND GO. A LOT OF THE STUDENTS WILL GO TO THE SERVING LINE. THEY HAVE POS SYSTEMS. IT GOES VERY QUICKLY. WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE FOOD TRUCKS AT ORGAN. WE ARE SERVING MORE OF THE STUDENTS. THEY ARE STAYING ON CAMPUS. DEFINITELY. OF COURSE, WE FOLLOW THE USDA GUIDELINES. THAT IS WHY THE SERVING REGULATIONS ARE THE WAY THAT THEY ARE. WE SERVE ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS WITH THEM. THANK YOU. SUGGESTS SOME INNOVATIVE IDEAS. YOU HEARD HER EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION. SCRATCH COOKING. ONE OF THE THINGS THE PANDEMIC DID IS MOVED US TO PREPACKAGED THINGS. THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING AT. SOME OF THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT IS TIME AND STAFFING. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MR. DONNELLY, BUT WE ARE

125ABOUT 40 SHORT WITH OUR KITCHEN TEAM MEMBERS. THAT IS ACTUALLY AN IMPROVEMENT. THIS TIME OF YEAR, USUALLY, WE ARE 70 TO 80 SHORT. I BELIEVE THAT HOPEFULLY, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES HAVE BEEN WHAT WE WERE PAYING AND OUR SALARIES FOR THAT. THOSE HAVE INCREASED. WE ARE EXCITED. WE ARE BRAINSTORMING WITH HUMAN RESOURCES AND THEIR UNION PARTNERS ON WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE COULD DO TO POSSIBLY ATTRACT SOME INDIVIDUALS. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE WILL WORK ON TOGETHER . HOPEFULLY, LEGISLATIVELY AS WE COME THROUGH THERE, AND THE OTHER PIECES SUPPORTING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SIDE. WE HAVE SOME AMAZING COOKS THAT DO AN AMAZING JOB. WHAT IS CHALLENGING IS WE HAVE TO FOLLOW USDA GOT LINES. IT IS DOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE LOOKING AT BRINGING IN SOME CHEFS AND SOME PROFESSIONALS TO HELP US WORK

126WITH RECIPES TO NOT ONLY COOK THEM WITH LOVE, BUT COOK THEM WITH THINGS THAT OUR STUDENTS WANT TO EAT BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS FOR THEM TO EAT OUR FOOD. AND WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO INCLUDE STUDENTS IN THAT PIECE OF IT. WE STARTED DOING SOME TASTE TESTING OUT SOME OF OUR COMMODITY PADDOCKS WE HAVE COME IN AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE ARE PLANNING A COMMODITY FOOD SHOW. THAT IS WHERE WE BRING ALL OF OUR PRODUCERS THAT ACTUALLY PRODUCE PRODUCTS FOR US. WE BRING OUR MINIATURES IN. THIS IS THE PROCESS THAT WE WILL SAMPLE AND TASTE TEST DIFFERENT THINGS AND ACTUALLY START BUILDING OUR MENUS FOR NEXT YEAR. I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE IN JANUARY. JANUARY 10th. WE WILL BE INVITING YOU ALL, BUT WE WILL ALSO BE INVITING --I WANT TO SAY, 12 TO 15 STUDENTS

127PER HIGH SCHOOL. TO HAVE THEM COME IN AND HELP THEM AND GIVE FEEDBACK ON THE FOOD. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING WHAT KIDS LIKE. WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THAT BRINGS US TO COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS, FROM THE SCHOOL. CONTINUING THOSE PROGRAMS, I KNOW THAT BACK IN THE CLASSROOM, WE HAD SEVERAL SCHOOLS WORKING THOSE PROGRAMS IN SCHOOL GARDENS AND DOING SOME COOL STUFF WITH THAT. I JUST MENTIONED OUR COMMODITY SHOW. AND STUDENT MEALS FOR TRAVEL. SO FIELD TRIPS. WE ARE HAVING A DISCUSSION. WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH SUPERINTENDENT AND THE CABINET THIS WEEK ABOUT PROVIDING THAT. IF ACTIVITIES ARE ATHLETIC GROUPS ARE LEAVING, PROVIDING SACK LUNCHES FOR THEM, ONE OF THE THINGS TO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DINNERS --IF YOU SAW SEAMLESS SUMMERS --EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE TO COMPLETE AN

128APPLICATION. WE HAVE TO SAY, THIS IS OUR GAME PLAN FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR OUR STUDENTS. SPEAKING WITH OUR TEAM, THIS WEEK, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT IS AMENDING OUR SECONDARY APPLICATION AND WORKING AHEAD TO AT DINNERS. TO THOSE PIECES, IF WE WERE GOING TO DO MEALS. ANYTIME WE CAN DO BREAKFAST AND LUNCHES FOR ANY OF HER STUDENTS, WE CAN SACK THOSE UP AND SEND THEM ON THEIR WAY WITH THOSE, BUT WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SNACKS AND HEALTHY SNACKS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES --FRUITS, GOING OFF WHAT OUR TEAMS TO BE WILL HAVE TO COME BACK AND REVISIT THOSE APPLICATIONS, WHICH WE ARE GOING TO START WORKING OUT TOMORROW AND HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS, SO JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE THE NUTRITION THAT THEY NEED.

129AND WITH THAT, METAL PRESENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND SUPERINTENDENT, WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU TONIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MADAME CORT. HIS BUCKET NEVER GETS OLD. EVERY TIME, I'M SURPRISED. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TENORIO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK I SPOKE WITH MR. US AT SOME POINT. CAN YOU GIVE US WHAT THE USDA RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOR SECONDS AND LEFT OVER FOOD? WHAT HAPPENS IF THE KID IS STILL HUNGRY, CAN THEY HAVE SECONDS? WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THAT LEFTOVER FOOD? WE DO HAVE THE ? LA CARTE ITEMS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE THROUGH THE SCHOOL. THERE'S AN ACCOUNT THAT THE CHILD WILL HAVE THAT THEY CAN ADD FUNDS TO. THEY ALSO HAVE THE

130SHARE TABLE. IF THEY GRAB ALL THE COMPONENTS TO MAKE IT A MEAL AND THEY DON'T WANT THE ITEM, THEY CAN PUT IT ON THE SHARE TABLE. THE STUDENT CAN GO AND RECEIVE AN ITEM. YAY FOR THE SHARE TABLE. I AM SO HAPPY. WE ARE SO HAPPY BECAUSE WE WANT AND DID AWAY WITH IT FOR COVID BUT NOW IT IS BACK. FANTASTIC. AND IF I MAY, ONE OF THE THINGS -- ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH THAT -- AND WE WANT TO GET HER STUDENTS INVOLVED WITH THAT --STUDENTS, PART OF THE SHARE TABLE PIECE IS THE STUDENT HAVE TO TAKE THE FOOD UP TO THE TABLE. AS ADULTS, WE CAN'T SAY, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO EAT THAT. WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS, IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO EAT SOMETHING AND YOU ARE WILLING TO PUT IT

131ON A TABLE, THAT YOU DO THAT AND PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE HUNGRY OR THAT LIKE SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T. PERFECT. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. WE DO HAVE SECONDS. A STUDENT CAN PURCHASE A SECOND MEAL FOR THREE DOLLARS. SO THAT'S NOT PART OF THE FREE LUNCH. NO, UNFORTUNATELY. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY? DO THEY HAVE TO HAVE CASH? WELL, YES. OR THEY CAN HAVE IT PREPAID, SO MOM CAN PUT $20 IN THEIR ACCOUNT AND THEY CAN GO THROUGH IT AND ENTER THEIR NUMBER. THAT WILL COME FROM THEIR ACCOUNT. HOW DO YOU DO THAT? >> YOU TAKE THE MONEY TO THE SCHOOL. ACTUALLY, TO THE KITCHEN. TO THE MANAGER OF THE KITCHEN FOR THE PREPAID. SO THERE IS NOTHING VIRTUAL THAT THEY CAN DO ? THERE IS AN APP. IT'S OKAY. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE DO

132HAVE AN APPLICATION WITH OUR SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT CHECKS OUR DATA THAT OFFERS SERVICES LIKE THAT TO PRINCE THAT CAN OPEN UP ACCOUNTS FOR THEIR STUDENTS FOR SNACK BARS AND SECONDARY LEVELS IN HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEN FOR SECOND MEALS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. AS A PARENT, I DID NOT KNOW THIS. HOW DO WE GET THE INFORMATION OUT TO ALL PARENTS? I THINK WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. WE HAVE LINKS ATTACHED THERE THAT WILL HAVE STEPS TO SET UP AN ACCOUNT. BUT THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT. WE WILL GET WITH MISS JAMISON AND HER TEAM TO SEE IF WE CAN DO BLASTS TO SHARE SOME OF THIS INFORMATION. THAT IS A REALLY GOOD POINT. REMEMBER, AS A PRINCIPAL, THE ? LA CARTE ITEMS, WHAT WE CALL THE SNACK BAR, ESPECIALLY NOW

133THAT WE HAVE 100% FREE, THAT IS WHERE YOU WILL SEE PEOPLE HAVING ACCOUNTS AND PAYING FOR FOOD. SO IS THERE A GENERAL FUND SOMEWHERE FOR CHILDREN WHO WANT TO PURCHASE ITEMS OR GET A SECOND LUNCH? THEY JUST GET THEIR FREE LUNCH AND THAT'S ALL THEY GET. SO MADAM PRESIDENT, THIS TIME, THEY JUST GET THEIR FREE BREAKFAST OR FREE LUNCH, AND THAT'S IT. YES. AND I UNDERSTAND. IF I MAY , ONE OF THE THINGS, TOO, IS WE GET INTO THE NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES PIECE OF THAT, SO THAT IF WE WERE TO GIVE TWO LUNCHES TO FOLKS, NOW WE ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SOME OF OUR NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES BECAUSE WE ARE DOUBLING THAT FOR STUDENTS. IT IS AN OPTION, BUT WE HAVE TO STAY WITHIN THAT REIMBURSABLE MEAL FOR US TO GET THAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT

134CLARIFICATION. AND I ASKED WHAT YOU ALL DO WITH LEFTOVER FOOD. I KNOW YOU WANT TO GET IT DOWN TO THIS. WHAT HAPPENS TO LEFT OVER FOOD? WE ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING TO WHERE WE CAN WORK WITH THE SCHOOL, FOR IT TO GO GET DONATED. WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. >> I KNOW YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES AND EVERYTHING. I WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO IT. ALL THE PUMPKIN PIE. >> CORRECT. AND THE CRANBERRY. >> AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M SO IMPRESSED WHEN I GO AND HELP SERVE OR I GO TO CAFETERIAS, HOW WELL THE CAFETERIA STAFF KNOWS ALL THE KIDS AND THEIR DIETARY RESTRICTIONS. IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL TO SEE. THEY'RE LIKE, COME OVER HERE. WE HAVE THIS SPECIAL THING FOR YOU. IT MAKES MY HEART HAPPY. THANK YOU

135ALL. THANK EVERYBODY THAT WORKS IN FOOD SERVICES. IT'S AMAZING, WHAT YOU ALL DO. THANKS. MR. WOFFORD. >> MADAME COURT , YOUR QUESTION WAS TO THE IDEA OF PORTIONS . A SECOND MEAL. THEY WANT SOME ADDITIONAL AMOUNT. EXTRA PUMPKIN PIE. THE ONE EXTRA SLICE OF WHATEVER THIS OR THAT IS ON THE PLATE. AND THAT, YOU CANNOT DO. HE WOULD ONLY SELL A COMPLETE MEAL. SO, ABSOLUTELY, THE SHARE TABLE IS AN OPTION. THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION FOR THEM. IT HAS TO BE THAT REIMBURSABLE MEAL PIECE THAT WE FOLLOW WITH THAT. I'M JUST TRYING TO FOLLOW UP ON THE STUFF THAT WE HAD HEARD FROM OUR REP. SERGIO? WELL, SERGIO, HIS FRIEND, OR HIS COLLEAGUE, SERGIO, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? THIS WAS --WE HEARD TWO OR THREE TIMES FROM THE SACK WRAP ABOUT PORTION PROBLEMS OR NOT

136ENOUGH FOOD. HAVE YOU BEEN INVOLVED IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS? FOR THE MOST PART, YES. WE'LL TALKED ABOUT HOW WE WANTED --I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS --IS OF THE SAME PORTIONS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS? IS IT DIFFERENT? MADAME PRESIDENT, AND SERGIO , THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT GROUPS. KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE HAVE ONE PORTION SIDE -- SIZE. I SCHOOL HAVE A DIFFERENT PORTION SIZE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE LOOK AT. SPECIFICALLY, AND FOR THE WEEK --SO FREAKED FOR K THROUGH FIVE, AS WELL AS SIX THROUGH EIGHT --KINDERGARTEN THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO .5 CUPS OF FRUIT, WHICH IS A MINIMUM PER DAY OF HALF A CUP OF FRUIT. FOR HIGH SCHOOL, IT IS FIVE CUPS. IT IS THAT DOUBLE SERVING. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. THEY ARE VERY SIMILAR SOMETIMES, FROM ELEMENTARY TO MIDDLE

137SCHOOL. WE DO HAVE A DIFFERENCE IN SECOND THERE. I WANT TO SAY THAT THE STUDENT ADVISER THAT BROUGHT THAT TO OUR ATTENTION, WE RESEARCHED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, AND I THINK IT HAD TO DO WITH SOMETHING THAT THEY SAW ON ONE OF THE HOLIDAY LUNCHES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHERE WE HAD ADULT PLATES. WE DO OFFER ADULT PLATES AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AT EVERY LEVEL. WHEN THEY SAW THAT, IT LOOKED SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WERE GIVEN TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT, BUT I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS. SO THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. I HAVE TO DROP TO YOUR ADVISORY GROUP, IF THEY WANT US TO COME OUT AND VISIT WITH THEM, WE WOULD LOVE TO COME OUT AND BRING ALL THIS INFORMATION AND GET YOUR INPUT. OUR GOAL --WE ARE FEEDING

138YOU ALL. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE FEEDING YOU CORRECTLY WITHIN OUR GUIDELINES, SURE THAT INFORMATION, AND THEN WE WANTED TO FULLY FEED YOU ALL WHAT YOU LIKE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS CENTENNIAL. THEY CAN OPEN UP A SNACK BAR BECAUSE THEY ARE STAFFED. GREAT QUESTION. I WAS AT CENTENNIAL TODAY TALKING TO THE PRINCIPAL. WE HAVE HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH STAFFING. THE WAY CENTENNIAL IS SET UP, AS WELL AS THE SERVING KITCHENS IN DIFFERENT BILLINGS, WE STRUGGLED WITH THAT BECAUSE OF THE STAFFING AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH STAFF FOR THAT. I BELIEVE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE PRINCIPAL TOLD ME THAT WE OPENED THAT UP A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY HEARD THAT AND GOT TO THAT. I WILL FOLLOW UP, AS WELL, BUT I BELIEVE HE WAS

139TELLING ME THAT IT IS UP AND RUNNING TODAY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. GREAT QUESTIONS. ANYONE ELSE? >> SORRY. SUPERINTENDENT. REALLY QUICK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SERGIO, I KNOW WHEN I ATTENDED THE MEETING WITH YOU GUYS, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, NOT EVERY SCHOOL , BECAUSE ALL THE SCHOOLS ARE REPRESENTED, THEY HAVE FORESAW A SHARED TABLE. IS THAT CORRECT? NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE IT, RIGHT? WE NEED TO GO BACK AND FORM THE SCHOOL . THE STUDENTS ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO PLACE THE FOOD THERE. MAYBE THAT IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER, AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. THANK YOU. MY DAUGHTER HAS CELIAC. SHE IS GLUTEN-FREE. SHE IS IN HIGH SCHOOL NOW. THE KITCHEN MADE HER A GLUTEN-FREE PUMPKIN PIE. SO GREAT MOVE. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF. SOME PEOPLE HAVE BROUGHT UP

140, BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN SCHEDULE, THAT SUMMER FOOD DELIVERY HAS BECOME MORE OF A CHALLENGE. I GUESS, IF YOU CAN VERIFY THAT OR TALK ABOUT THAT, AND WE DO FALL AND SPRING BREAK FOOD? NOW THAT THAT IS A TWO WEEK PERIOD? SO MADAME PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBER NOLAN, IN THE PAST, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO --AND I WILL LET THE TEAM TALK ABOUT IT, TOO, WHEN WE GET INTO SEAMLESS SUMMER, WHAT WE ARE CONTRACTING AND THE CITY IS PROVIDING -- >> THIS IS WITH FYI. IS IT FYI? IT IS FYI. THEY ARE GOING TO THE PARKS. OUR TEAMS ARE COOKING IN THE KITCHEN. WE ARE DOING THAT. AND I KNOW, OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THAT BECAUSE IT IS VOLUNTARY.

141IT IS SUMMERTIME. AND YES. THAT IS HOW THAT WORKS. DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? WELL, IF WE DO IT, IF WE HAVE EVER TALKED ABOUT IT, LIKE FOOD INSECURITY, THAT IS A BIG THING. ARE THERE FOOD OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE? I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LOOK INTO THAT. AND MADAME PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER NOLAN, WE HAVE DONE THAT FOR MANY YEARS. THANKS GIVING BREAK. WINTER BREAK. WE HAVE DONE THAT IN THE PAST. THE APPLICATION, OR THE ALLOWANCES HAVE CHANGED WITH THAT. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE WE HAVE DONE IT AS A DISTRICT. BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN COMPENSATED OR REIMBURSED FOR THAT. IT IS A GREAT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE IN DOING THAT. FOOD INSECURITY IS HUGE. IF WE CAN GET FOOD INTO STUDENTS HANDS, ABSOLUTELY. IT IS ON OUR

142RADAR. IF I REMEMBER THAT ONE, WITH DR. TRUJILLO , THAT IS THE ONE I REMEMBER. FROM 2019. AS A 2019? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, BUT IT WAS THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. THEY CALLED AND SAID, WE WANT YOU TO SEND FOOD OVER THE BREAK. IT WAS TWO DAYS BEFORE. WE SCRIBBLED TO CALL PRODUCERS AND FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY RALLIED, AND EVERYBODY CAME. DR. TRUJILLO WAS THERE, PACKING BOXES FOR KIDS. WE MADE IT HAPPEN AS A DISTRICT IN THE COMMUNITY. I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS GOING BACK TO THE USDA GUIDELINES OF CALORIE --WHAT IS ALLOWED. AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WHAT WE ARE HEARING IS THEY ARE BURNING THROUGH MORE CALORIES. WHY IS THAT NOT BEING CONSIDERED? IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE THAT CAN BE REQUESTED? SOME OTHER SPECIAL, YOU KNOW . SO MADAME PRESIDENT,

143THIS MAY BE A REALLY GOOD TOPIC OF CONVERSATION IN THE GETZ KITCHEN, TO PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK. UNDER USDA GUIDELINES, WE HAVE A DAILY AMOUNT FOR A FIVE-DAY WEEK. I CAN ABSOLUTELY SHARE THIS WITH YOU ALL, AS WELL. GET THIS TOO. WE ARE LOOKING AT, FOR A MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM CALORIES FOR A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, THAT WE CAN SERVICE 758 CALORIES. WE KNOW THAT THAT IS JUST KIND OF A GENERAL --THAT IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT DIETS AND HOW THAT WORKS, THAT WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT SIZES. WE ARE ALL DOING DIFFERENT THINGS. THE KIDS ARE GROWING. THE KIDS THAT ARE ACTIVE IN SPORTS AND DOING SOME OF THAT, ABSOLUTELY BURN A WHOLE LOT MORE CALORIES THAN PROBABLY I DO. DEFINITELY. BUT RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING IS BASED OFF OF THIS. THIS CREATES A REIMBURSABLE MEAL FOR US.

144IF WE GO OUTSIDE OF THAT, ONE OF TWO THINGS HAPPENS. EITHER WE ARE ON THE HOOK FOR THAT MEAL, AND I DON'T GET REIMBURSED FOR THAT MEAL, BUT WE ARE ALSO OUT OF COMPLIANCE, AND SO, WE ARE ALWAYS WORKING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GO THERE, BUT WE ALSO -- WE HAVE TO STAY UNDER THAT BECAUSE OF THE GUIDELINES. WELL, I'M HOPING THE USDA MAKES SOME CONSIDERATIONS. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING NEW. WE'VE ALWAYS HAD STUDENT ATHLETES. I DON'T KNOW THEY WERE DOING IN THE PAST. LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS THAT YOU ARE SERVING FOR HIGH SCHOOLS , CONFERENCE OF HIGH SCHOOLS, AND LOOKING AT FOOD --ACCESS TO OUTSIDE FOOD VENDORS , THE ONLY ONE THAT IS AT AN ADVANTAGE THERE IN SOME WAYS IS LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE IT IS IN WALKING DISTANCE. CENTENNIAL

145DOESN'T HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. THEY HAVE THE DOLLAR STORE. THAT IS A GOOD WALK. RIGHT NOW, WITH ORGAN MOUNTAIN, IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO TRY TO GET TO McDONALD'S, I GUESS. SO JUST LOOKING AT EQUITY IN THAT SENSE OF WHAT ONE SCHOOL GETZ AND THE OTHER SCHOOLS ARE NOT GETTING, SHOULD WE CONSIDER NOT ALLOWING LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL TO DO THAT? SO MADAME PRESIDENT, THAT IS NOT A NUTRITION SERVICE DEAL FOR US. REALLY, IT IS THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE THAT OFF-CAMPUS PRIVILEGE THAT MIGHT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. IT IS MOSTLY FOR UPPER GRADES. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IT IS. FOR THAT, IT IS A LOT OF FRESHMEN GO OFF CAMPUS. 10th AND 11th, I BELIEVE IT IS ATTENDANCE AND GPA. SENIORS ARE ALLOWED OFF. IT IS BASICALLY LIKE A PRIVILEGE. BEFORE, BECAUSE OF COVID, EVERYBODY, THEY WERE

146IMPLEMENTING RULES AND STUFF. I BELIEVE THEY ARE THE SAME. >> RIGHT. IT CAN TAKE UP TO NINE WEEKS. THERE IS NOT MUCH FOR THEM TO DO. THERE IS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I NOTICED. THEY HAVE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF KIDS THAT ARE LINING UP FOR THE CAFETERIA, WHICH IS GOOD. I HAD THE SAME COMMENT AS YOU WHEN IT COMES TO OUR FOOD CAFETERIA WORKERS. THEY ARE WARM AND ENGAGING AND THEY KNOW THEIR KIDS. THAT MEANS EVERY THING, JUST TO SEE THEM. BY FACE, BY NAME. THEY ARE LIKE, HERE YOU GO. AND IT MEANS A LOT TO THOSE PARENTS, TOO. ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M THERE WITH THE ELEMENTARY KIDS. MY MIDDLE SCHOOL OR SOMETIME -- SOMETIMES BRINGS HOME EXTRA APPLES AND ORANGES. SHE USES THAT SHARE TABLE. THE LAST COMMENT WOULD BE

147-- I HEARD ABOUT SOME KIND OF TORTILLA ROLLING THING. ARE YOU PART OF THAT? SO MADAME PRESIDENT, THAT IS WITH THE FOUNDATION. THE LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION. I THINK WE HAVE A CELEBRITY ROLLER. NOT NUTRITION SERVICES, BUT I WOULD BE MY OTHER HAT. THE FOUNDATION. WHEN IS THAT? >> WHEN IS THAT? I THINK IT IS FEBRUARY. YOU HAVE TIME TO PRACTICE. KEEP US POSTED. >> BUT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL OPENINGS IN OUR KITCHEN. SO IF MISS REESE WOULD LIKE TO COME BE A CELEBRITY CHEF, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HIM AS WELL. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS OF PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AGAIN SO LATE. AND I HAVE TO GET UP EARLY IN THE MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, TEAM. >> WITH

148THAT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE AT BOARD REPORTS. ANY VOLUNTEERS? >> YOU ARE A TROOPER. IT IS AFTER 9:00. >> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A LITTLE SNACK HERE IF YOU WANT. YOU SHOULD TAKE THE PIZZA. YEAH. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? GOING ONCE. MR. NOLAN. >> JUST A SHORT ONE BUT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP'S. IN ALBUQUERQUE. THIS WAS AFTER THE ELECTIONS. SO WHENEVER THAT WEEKEND WAS. BOTH MAYFIELD, CENTENNIAL, AND ORGAN MOUNTAIN DID REALLY WELL. WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL TO SEE LAS CRUCES REPRESENTED ON THAT STATE LEVEL. AND THEY WERE REALLY COMPETING. I HAD A ROUTING INTEREST. THE CENTENNIAL GIRLS TEAM FOR THE HAWKS DID REALLY WELL. I WAS ROOTING FOR ALL OF OUR LAS CRUCES TEAMS. AWESOME. WE ARE GOING TO GO DOWN THE LINE. ALL RIGHT. I ATTENDED THE TURKEY

149TROT AT VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY. ISOMERASE OVER THERE. IT WAS GREAT. WE HAD A BUNCH OF POLICEMAN ON BIKES AND MAKING SURE THAT THE KIDS WERE SAFE AND THE STAFF, AND THEY ARE SO CUTE. THEY START OUT RUNNING REALLY FAST AND THEN THEY ARE LIKE, OH. LIKE ME. THIS ROUTE RUNNING REALLY FAST AND THEN THEY CAN'T MAKE IT. IT WAS JUST LOVELY TO SEE THE KIDS OUT AND PARTICIPATING IN THINGS AND BEING OUTDOORS. AND BEING HEALTHY. AND THE NIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GO SPEND 35, 40 MINUTES AT THE DUAL LANGUAGE THINK TANK THAT THEY HAD IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM . IT WAS A JOY TO HEAR THAT OUR BILINGUAL EDUCATORS AND OUR MODERN LANGUAGE TEACHERS AS A GRANT WHERE THEY CAN GO TO CONFERENCES, NATIONAL CONFERENCES, AND GAIN ALL OF THAT

150WONDERFUL INSIGHT. ONE OF THE TEACHERS SAID, OUR DISTRICT, INTERSTATE, KIND OF, OUR DISTRICT IS DOING A LOT OF THINGS RIGHT. CAN WE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS? ABSOLUTELY. SHE SAID, WHAT? Y'ALL DON'T DO THAT? WELL, WE DO IT AT LCPS . I AM SUPER PROUD OF OUR DISTRICT. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE IT IS THE SEASON OF BEING THANKFUL, THAT I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE HERE AND FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO. YOU ALWAYS KEEP THE KIDS AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYTHING. IT MAKES ME PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS INSTITUTION. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, MISS CORT. I WAS AT THE TURKEY TROT, BUT I MISSED YOU. I THINK WE WERE DOING SHIFTS. YOU ARE RUNNING TOO FAST. IT WAS A FLASH OF LIGHTNING. IT WAS FUN BECAUSE THEY HAD

151IT REALLY WELL ORGANIZED. THE PRINCIPAL WAS ON HIS BIKE, PUTTING IN MILES. AND I THOUGHT, IT IS A REALLY FUN WAY TO ENCOURAGE THAT ACTIVITY WITH THE KIDS, TO UTILIZE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, YOUR SIDEWALKS, YOU KNOW, AND SAY, HEY, MOM, HEY, DAD. LET'S GO FOR A WALK. I THINK THAT'S GOOD. WHAT ELSE? WE HAD EQUITY COUNSEL YESTERDAY. I THINK THE MAIN DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW IS HOW TO INCREASE STUDENT VOICE AND PARTICIPATION. IT WAS BY A DISCUSSION OF EQUITY AND PROMOTING EQUITY. LET'S SEE. THIS THURSDAY, WE STARTED THE NSBA CONFERENCE IN ALBUQUERQUE. I'M GOING TO START AN E FLAVOR SHOWDOWN. THIS IS THE -- PROMOTING e-SPORTS THROUGH CULINARY INVENTIONS. THEY ARE GOING TO DO DESSERTS THAT I'M GOING TO JUDGE. I'M GOING TO BE A LITTLE LATE. YOU ARE GOING ON MY BEHALF. SO I CAN EAT

152DESSERTS. TALK ON IT. HEY. THESE ARE MY JUST DESSERTS. >> SO THIS IS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. PLEASE ATTEND THE CONFERENCE SO WE CAN VOTE STATEWIDE. THEY SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS. THEY HAVE TWO ON THAT VOTING. DECEMBER 9th, WE HAVE THAT AT MAYFIELD. JUMPING AROUND, DECEMBER 5th, THE LEGISLATIVE FORUM DINNER IN GADSDEN. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. WE WERE ALL HERE FOR THE DEDICATION CEREMONY. YES. THAT WAS A VERY NEAT EXPERIENCE. CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL KIDS HAVE BEEN THERE AT A HALLOWEEN TYPE OF BOOK FAIR. IT IS VERY NEAT TO ATTEND. THE KIDS HAD FREE BOOKS THAT THEY WERE GIVEN. THEY WERE DRESSED UP AS DIFFERENT CHARACTERS. IT WAS THE EDUCATORS RISING GROUP FROM CENTENNIAL. WHEN I WAS IN ENGLISH TEACHER, I USED TO TAKE KIDS TO THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, THE THEATER. AS A RETIRED TEACHER,

153I GOT TO DO IT AGAIN. SO WE WALKED ENGLISH STUDENTS TO WATCH AT THE THEATER. THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.. I DID ALSO DO A ONE-DAY CONFERENCE THIS MONTH. IT WAS NEAT TO TALK WITH EDUCATORS FROM ALL OVER. THERE WAS ONE FROM JORDAN. IT WAS INTERESTING TO GET MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES ON ENGLISH AND TEACHING. I WILL MISS THE CONFERENCE. I'M SORRY. WE WERE AT MAYFIELD FOR THE AWARD CEREMONY. YES. >> >> I DIDN'T GET TO GO. I HAVE DONE VERY LITTLE BUT I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION AT WHITE SANDS, BEING INVITED TO DO THAT. AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATED SEEING THE BANDS AT FIELD OF DREAMS . THANKS TO MR. NORIO , WE GOT TO ALL ENJOY THAT TOGETHER. BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT AND ABOUT AN AWFUL LOT. I HAVEN'T BEEN

154ABLE TO DO THAT. DID I MAKE YOU GO WAY UP HIGH SO YOU COULD SEE THAT FORMATION? YES. >> I THOUGHT SO. I MADE YOU CLIMB ALL THOSE STAIRS. IT WAS WORTH IT THOUGH. IT WAS. AND I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO GET TO SEE ONE , PERSEVERANCE, AND ALL OF THE CARE THAT WE SEE ON THIS BOARD AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS , THE ADMINISTRATION. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE WITH YOU ALL FOR FOUR YEARS. IT HAS BEEN AN EXPERIENCE AND HOPEFULLY, WON'T STOP WITH HERE. I WANT TO HELP OUT IN THE COMMUNITY SOMEHOW, TO HELP KIDS. I THINK BEING A PART OF WANTING KIDS TO BE ALL THEY CAN BE -- AND THIS IS REALLY FOR KIDS. WE WANT THEM TO BE PRODUCTIVE AND HAPPY ADULTS. AND SO, ANYWAY, THIS HAS

155BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE IF I DON'T GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO SAY IT. ARE YOU COMING HERE ON DECEMBER 12? I'LL BE HERE IN DECEMBER. THE FEELING IS MUTUAL. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. WITH THAT, I WILL ALSO EXTEND MY THANKS GIVING TO ALL OF YOU IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. THE WORK YOU DO AND THE PEOPLE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN . SO MOVED. >> SECOND. MOVED BY MADAME CORT. SECONDED BY MS. COOPER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 9:20.