Board of Education - Feb 18, 2025

001I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. HELLO, YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT'S NICE TO HAVE A FULL HOUSE AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU. I OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:05 . LET'S TAKE THE ROLL CALL. MR. WOFFORD, CAN YOU TAKE ROLL CALL? I THINK IT WILL. MR. RUIZ THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR STUDENT ADVISOR FROM CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL. WE ARE HAPPY THAT YOU ARE HERE. PLEASE FEEL FREE ANY TIME THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TO SPEAK UP IN THE MEETING. ANYTHING. CATCH MY I AND WE WILL HAVE THAT HAPPEN. WE APPRECIATE STUDENT INPUT. NOW WE ARE GOING TO START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE HAVE A THIRD GRADER . DID I SAY YOUR NAME CORRECTLY? ARELI . CAN YOU PUT THE

002MICROPHONE CLOSER TO YOU. WHEN YOU'RE DONE , WOULD YOU COME UP HERE SO I CAN THANK YOU. IF EVERYBODY WOULD PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD , INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YO PROMETO LEALTAD A LA BANDERA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, Y A LA REPUBLICA QUE REPRESENTA, UNA NACION BAJO DIOS, ENTERA, CON LIBERTAD Y JUSTICIA PARA TODOS. I SALUTE THE FLAG OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, THE ZIA SYMBOL OF PERFECT FRIENDSHIP AMONG UNITED CULTURES. SALUDO LA BANDERA DEL ESTADO DE NUEVO MEJICO, EL SIMBOLO ZIA DE AMISTAD PERFECTA, ENTRE CULTURAS UNIDAS. BRAVO . YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB. COULD YOU COME UP HERE FOR JUST

003A SECOND. YOU DID SUCH A GREAT JOB. SHE DID SUCH A GREAT JOB. LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [ APPLAUSE ] AND NOW MR. FLOREZ , TELL US IT WILL ENTERTAIN US TODAY. SPOKE GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. AND EVERYONE ELSE HERE THIS EVENING. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO PICACHO MIDDLE YOU THE SCHOOL ADVANCED CHOIR. THERE WAS A FAMILY EMERGENCY TODAY SO THE FINE ARTS CONTENT SPECIALIST IN THE CHORAL DIRECTOR HAVE STEPPED IN TO ASSIST TO ENSURE THAT THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM FOR YOU THIS EVENING. THE FACT THAT THEY ARE HERE SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE CHARACTER, RESILIENCY, AND QUALITY OF TEACHING THEY RECEIVE IN THEIR TEACHER. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,, TONIGHT THE ADVANCED CHOIR WILL PERFORM A PIECE FROM ONE

004OF THEIR MUSIC PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS. IT IS ELIJAH ROCK. [ APPLAUSE ] BRAVO. THAT WAS AMAZING. AND ALWAYS MY FAVORITE PART OF THE MEETING. JUST A SIDE NOTE , YOU ARE ONE OF MY STUDENTS WHEN I WAS TEACHING. THANK YOU. SO COOL. ALL RIGHT. NO BACK TO BUSINESS. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVED THE REGULAR SESSION AGENDA. SO MOVED. >> SECONDED. MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN AND SECONDED BY MR. FRANK. LET'S DO A ROLL CALL. [ ROLL CALL ] IS APPROVED. NOT LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 31st, 2025, EXTENDED WORK SESSION MINUTES . SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND?>> SECONDED. MOVED BY MEMBER FRANK . [ ROLL CALL ] THAT IS APPROVED. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS APPROVAL

005OF AIR FORCE JROTC. PROPERTY DISBURSEMENTS, BUDGET ADJUSTMENT REQUESTS , BID NUMBER 24 DASH 25 DASH 02 AND THE ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL WATER LINE EASEMENT. SO MOVED. MOVED BY MEMBER TENORIO. [ ROLL CALL ] THAT IS APPROVED 5-0. THANK YOU. I WILL GIVE YOU THE REPORT ON THE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION OF TODAY , FEBRUARY 18th, 2025. THE BOARD MET IN CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION FROM 4:39 UNTIL 5:57 TO DISCUSS LIMITED PERSONNEL MATTERS AS PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 10 DASH 15 DASH --SPECIFICALLY SO THE SUPERINTENDENT COULD UPDATE THE BOARD AND LEGAL COUNSEL COULD ADVISE REGARDING SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE MOVEMENT AND CONTEMPLATED MOVEMENT. SUPERINTENDENT COULD UPDATE THE BOARD AND LEGAL COUNSEL COULD ADVISE REGARDING THE INVESTIGATIONS OF CLASSIFIED OR CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES AND TO DISCUSS PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AS PERMITTED OF THE NEW MEXICO OPEN MEETINGS ACTE. SPECIFICALLY

006SO THE SUPERINTENDENT COULD UPDATE THE BOARD AND LEGAL COUNSEL COULD ADVISE REGARDING AN INCIDENT INVOLVING INDIVIDUAL STUDENT SAFETY. AND MET WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TO DISCUSS PENDING OR THREATENED LITIGATION AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECTION OF THE NEW MEXICO OPEN MEETINGS ACTE SPECIFICALLY TO DISCUSS A SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS COMPLAINT FILED BEFORE A SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS HEARING INCLUDING POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT. I AFFIRM THAT THE MATTERS DISCUSSED ARE LIMITED TO THOSE STATED HERE. BEFORE WE MOVED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE AUDIENCE OF THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH ARE IN OUR BOARD POLICY AND ON THE PUBLIC INPUT FORM REFERENCED IN POLICY. PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER , HOWEVER, THE BOARD PRESIDENT MAY FURTHER RESTRICT OR WAIVE THESE TIME LIMITS. AS PROVIDING --AS PRESIDING OFFICER IT ALLOWS

007ME TO FURTHER RESTRICT OR WAIVE THE TIME LIMITS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKERS PRESENT IN THE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS THAT THE BOARD MUST CONDUCT THIS EVENING, I AM REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS TO TWO MINUTES FOR SPEAKER AS OPPOSED TO 3 MINUTES. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PERSON SPEAKING FOR HIMSELF OR FOR A GROUP AND TO GIVE A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. JUST SO THAT YOU KNOW, TWO MINUTES INSTEAD OF 3. I KNOW WE CAN DO THIS. THE BOARD WELCOMES PUBLIC INPUT AND DOES NOT PROHIBIT PUBLIC CRITICISM OR COMMENT ON PERSONAL MATTERS , HOWEVER, ANY PERSON MAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF HIS OR HER COMMENTS. THE BOARD NEITHER ADOPTS OR ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY COMMENTS MADE BY INDIVIDUALS

008DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE BOARD MEETING. AND SO AS I HOLD UP MY STACK, I AM GLAD YOU ARE HERE TO GIVE US PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU ADHERING TO THE TWO-MINUTE TIME. LET'S BEGIN WITH MICHAEL HARRIS . THANK YOU MR. HARRIS. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND RECENTLY AT A RECENT MEETING TO TRY AND REMOVE VARIOUS OBJECTIONABLE LITERATURE FROM THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES , AND I THINK THESE EFFORTS ARE TRANSPARENTLY RIGID AND A DESIRE TO RESTRICT AND CONTROL STUDENTS RATHER THAN ANY SORT OF ACTUAL PROTECTION , AND I APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S CONTINUED RESISTANCE TO THESE EFFORTS . AS A FORMER STUDENTS OF LCPS, LONGER AGO THAN I CARE TO THINK ABOUT, COWORKER, GENERAL MEMBER OF SOCIETY AND ULTIMATELY --I DEEPLY VALUE THE

009EDUCATION THAT THEY RECEIVE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE OPEN AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] ISRAEL TRAVIS . GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF ADDRESSING YOU . I GREW UP IN THIS COMMUNITY AND I WENT TO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL AND I HAVE NOT HAD THE PLEASURE OF SUING YOU YET AND I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO ANYTIME SOON. I WILL CAUTION THAT IF ANYBODY CHOOSES TO ATTACK TRANS-KIDS, I WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO FILE A SUIT. [ APPLAUSE ] I REALLY ENJOY TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD AND I LIKE ATTICUS FINCH AND I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD FEEL LIKE I WAS STEPPING BACK INTO THAT TIME WITH BOOK BURNINGS AND

010HATRED AND VITRIOL ACROSS THE CITY. WE KEEP SEEING THESE VERY SMALL BUT VOCAL MINORITIES COMING TO MEETINGS AND SHOUTING THESE THINGS THAT I DID NOT GROW UP WITH AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THIS BOARD FOR ENSURING THAT THAT ATTITUDE , FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, IS NOT ADOPTED BY THIS BOARD. THAT STUDENTS ARE PROTECTED AND THAT YOU CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THEM. AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS BOARD. WHILE THE FEDERAL SYSTEM IS CRUMBLING BEFORE OUR EYES, NEW MEXICO GETS TO BE A BEACON OF HOPE. WE HAVE A STATE CONSTITUTION THAT PROTECTS WOMEN AND LGBTQ MEMBERS AND FAMILIES OF OUR COMMUNITY AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO HOLD THOSE RIGHTS AND ABIDE BY THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND HOLD THE LINE BECAUSE THIS TOO SHALL PASS , TOGETHER WE WILL CONTINUE TO

011PROTECT OUR MOST FOLDABLE MEMBERS AND I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN ME IN BEING SOME OF THE FIRST TO STAND UP FOR THESE COMMUNITIES BECAUSE WE NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER. [ APPLAUSE ] SYLVIA . THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING . I DON'T BELIEVE THAT BANS ON THE AGENDA BUT I WANT TO ADD TO. I GREW UP AS A CLOSETED GIRL AND IT RELIGIOUSLY CONSERVATIVE TOWN. I DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCESS TO RESOURCES . I'M INCREDIBLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT KIDS HERE IN LAS CRUCES AND IN NEW MEXICO HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION THAT I NEVER HAD. THAT SAID THESE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ARE VERY MUCH UNDER THREAT FROM THOSE WHO CLAIM TO PROTECT KIDS FROM PORNOGRAPHY. IN REALITY THESE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT END UP HARMING KIDS , ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. IF

012I ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES AND REPRESENTATION , I WOULD'VE REALIZED I WAS A LESBIAN SOONER AND WOULD'VE COME OUT AND I WOULD'VE KNOWN THAT IT WAS OKAY . I WOULD KNOW I DID NOT HAVE TO END UP IN A HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIP AND AVOIDED SO MUCH CONFUSION GROWING UP. IF I HAD ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES, I WOULD'VE LEARNED WHAT CONSENT MEANT AND WHAT SEXUAL ASSAULT WAS. I WOULD'VE KNOWN THAT I WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND COULD'VE AVOIDED FUTURE CONTACT WITH MY ABUSER AND WHILE WE ENTER INTO THIS NEXT TRUMP ADMINSTRATION, I HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THESE RESOURCES TO BE AVAILABLE SO KIDS CAN TRULY PROTECT THEMSELVES. [ APPLAUSE ] AXEL HALE. GOOD EVENING, BOARD. AS A CURRENT STUDENT AND A GRADUATE OF LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IN FACT, MY ENTIRE K-12 EDUCATION WAS HERE.

013IS A STUDENT AND GRADUATE OF LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS I WOULD LIKE TO URGE YOU TO KEEP THESE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES FOR MINORITY STUDENTS ARE ENTRANCE STUDENTS WHO NEED THESE RESOURCES NOW MORE THAN EVER . HAVING ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM GROWING UP WAS CRUCIAL FOR ME . IT ALLOWED ME SO MANY RESOURCES AND SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE GOING INTO THE WORLD AND THESE ARE IMPORTANT CULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES THAT THE STUDENTS NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO , AND THOSE THAT WISH TO ATTACK THEM DO SO OUT OF A PLACE OF PREJUDICE AGAINST THE STUDENTS AND IT IS THIS BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPRESENT ALL STUDENTS. I'VE SEEN THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE THAT AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU.

014[ APPLAUSE ] HELLO, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD. I FIRST HAD THE PLEASURE OF SPEAKING TO THE SCHOOL BOARD ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM WON A STATEWIDE AWARD FOR WINNING THE MOST LINCOLN DOUGLAS ROUNDS. I WAS THE ONLY ONE FROM THE TEAM THAT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, SO I GUESS THE ACHIEVEMENT LOOKED MORE IMPRESSIVE. THE SCHOOL BOARD JUST LIKE ANY OTHER GOVERNING BODY HAS A DUTY TO PROTECT AND UPHOLD --TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF AND UPHOLD THE RIGHTS OF ALL OF THEIR STUDENTS NO MATTER WHAT THEIR IDENTITY IS. THIS INCLUDES MAKING SURE INFORMATION AND STORIES ARE AVAILABLE THAT IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH KIDS IDENTITIES BECAUSE IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF DEVELOPMENT TO SEE STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE YOU. IT IS ESPECIALLY INCLUSIVE OF

015BOOKS THAT FEATURE STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE AND THE STRUGGLES OR WHAT THOSE PEOPLE HAVE GONE THROUGH. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE. THERE IS AN ORGANIZED MINORITY , AS HAS BEEN SAID BEFORE, THAT IS FIGHTING HARD TO GET A LOT OF THESE BOOKS BANNED. I WORK IN ELECTORAL POLITICS. THE ONLY DO I WORK FOR FREE IS MAKING SURE COUNCIL MEMBERS OR BOARD MEMBERS WHO VOTE AGAINST THE RIGHTS OF TRANS-AND STUDENTS DO NOT GET REELECTED. EVERYTHING ELSE I TEND TO NOT WORK FOR FREE. I WANT TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVING TO LAS CRUCES WHO ARE TRANS-AND WHO HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE TRANS-AS WELL WHO ARE MOVING HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THEIR STATES AND THEY ARE MOVING HERE BECAUSE IT

016HAS A LOWER COST OF LIVING IN ALBUQUERQUE. ALL THE GOVERNING BODIES OF LAS CRUCES NEED TO BE READY TO UPHOLD AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ALL OF THESE STUDENTS. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] BUT GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO SHARE A HAPPY MEMORY WITH YOU. WHEN I WAS IN SECOND GRADE I WAS OBSESSED WITH THE NANCY DREW BOOK SERIES. I LEFT IT. THIS ONE HAS THE SAME HAIRCUT AS ME AND WENT ON THESE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES. I WAS READING THESE BOOKS TO MY GRANDMOTHER SO SHE COULD HELP ME WITH THE WORDS AND THERE WAS A SCENE WHERE NANCY'S BOYFRIEND THIS IS HER ON THE CHEEK AS HE'S RUNNING OFF TO A SPECTACULAR THING. I STOPPED READING AND I ASKED MY GRANDMOTHER IF HE'S IN SUCH A HURRY , WHY IS HE BOTHERING TO KISS HER AND

017HE SAID THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE IN LOVE DO. -- TAKING A SECOND TO SAY I LOVE YOU WITH A PECK ON THE CHEEK. AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE STUDENTS CAN READ STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE THEM EXPERIENCING THAT KIND OF TENDERNESS BEFORE THEY FINISH GRADUATE SCHOOL. IT SHOULD NOT OF TAKEN ME THAT LONG TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE, AND I LOOK THROUGH LISTS OF BOOKS THAT PEOPLE HAVE OBJECTIONS TO AN ICY MOMENTS OF HEARTBREAK AND SHATTERING LOSS AND I SEE THAT JOY THAT I SHARED WITH MY GRANDMOTHER. AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT THERE EXISTS A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE ME CAN KNOW THAT IT'S OKAY TO BE LOVED REGARDLESS OF YOUR IDENTITY FROM A YOUNGER AGE THAN I EVER KNEW , AND I AM SINCERELY GRATEFUL THAT THE STUDENTS AND

018LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN GROW UP IN A WORLD WHERE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THAT JOY AND ACCESS TO STORIES JUST LIKE THAT BEFORE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO BE HEARD. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] HELP ME OUT WITH YOUR NAME. A BEAUTIFUL NAME. I'M SORRY I MESSED IT UP. I AM A STUDENT ART MAJOR AND I WAS ONE OF 26 STUDENTS SELECTED FOR AN ARTIST'S PRESIDENCY AT YALE. -- IN THE CITY OF LAS CRUCES. AND ALSO IN EL PASO. I KNOW THE IMPACT OF REPRESENTATION AND THAT DIFFERENT PEOPLE TAKE INFORMATION IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND THAT'S WHY MY PASSION IS TO HAVE JUST AS MANY WAYS OF SEEING A READING HISTORY THROUGHOUT MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES AS THERE ARE PUBLIC --IN THE PUBLIC LIKE MURALS. I KNOW AS A BORDER CITY MANY OF OUR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

019CENTER PILLARS ARE EDUCATION. MY SIBLINGS AND I GREW UP GOING TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS DURING THE SUMMERS WHEN HER PARENTS HAD TO WORK IN AS A KID MILDER BROTHER LOVE TERRY POTTER. WHAT I DID NOT KNOW IS THAT A DECADE LATER HE WOULD BE KICKED OUT OF OUR HOUSE FOR BEING PART OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY BY ONE OF MY PARENTS. THAT ABOUT HAS LED ME TO UNDERSTAND THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF EXCLUSIVITY. TO MANIFEST LIMITED VERSION -- BOOK BANNING IS A TOOL AND I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S TOXIC TO THE BORDERLANDS BECAUSE IT IS MISSING HISTORY. THE HISTORY IN OUR PRESENTATION THAT MY BROTHER DESSERT BECAUSE MAYBE THEN OTHERS WOULD BE MORE EMPATHETIC TO HIS JOURNEY. LET'S ENSURE THAT MULTIPLICITY IS PROTECTED THROUGH THE ABUNDANCE OF EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM FOR

020THE STRONG FUTURE WE ALL DESERVE. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] DANA HOPKINS? THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DANA HOPKINS. I AM A RESIDENT OF LAS CRUCES. I AM A MOM AND A GRANDMOTHER AND I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO HIT THE STREETS WHEN I WAS ABOUT 15 AND THAT'S THE REASON I'M SELF EDUCATED TODAY. WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME AS I CONTINUE TO BE A FOSTER MOM OFFICIALLY AND UNOFFICIALLY OF MANY YOUNG FOLKS ALMOST ALL OF WHOM ARE LGBT. IN MY LIFE IS ENRICHED BY HAVING YOUNG FOLKS, QUEER YOUNG FOLKS AND TRANCE FOLKS IN MY LIFE AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND FOR CONTINUING TO PUSH BACK AGAINST BANNED BOOKS. READING MATTERS. THIS IS HOW OUR FOLKS FIND EACH OTHER AND THIS IS WHY

021WHEN I HAVE MONEY I DONATE BOOKS TO LIBRARIES BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE BOOKS GET TAKEN AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT'S A GOOD THING. KIDS GO HOME WITH LOOKS THAT NOBODY WANTS THEM TO READ AND THEY COME TO MY HOUSE AND THEY READ THEM OR THEY ARE SQUIRRELED AWAY IN A BACKPACK AND IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. SOMETIMES WE THINK OF SCHOOL NOT BEING A SAFE PLACE, BUT FOR A LOT OF YOUNG FOLKS, SCHOOL IS THE ONLY SAFE PLACE , AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING AND ASKING YOU TO KEEP IT UP, AND I WOULD ASK ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO PROMOTE BOOK BAN'S TO TALK TO ME AND WALK IN MY SHOES. I'VE BEEN WHO I AM MY WHOLE LIFE. I CAN TALK TO ABOUT WHAT THIS IS REALLY LIKE AND WHAT YOU THINK

022YOU'RE AFRAID OF THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO BE AFRAID OF. THANK YOU. JESSE CAVANAUGH. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JESSE CAVANAUGH AND I'M EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD THAT CONTROVERSIAL MATERIALS LISTED SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM SCHOOL LIBRARIES . I'M ESPECIALLY AGAINST THE REMOVAL OF THESE BOOKS ON A POLITICALLY MOTIVATED BASIS DUE TO THEM CONTAINING THEMES COVERING RACE, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY. PARENTS ALREADY HAVE THE OPTION TO RESTRICT THEIR CHILDREN IF THEY WANT FROM CHECKING OUT CERTAIN BOOKS AT THE REQUEST AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED NO FURTHER EFFORTS ARE NECESSARY TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO THESE BOOKS THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I WAS AT A PROTEST YESTERDAY AND HEARD THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT BANNING BOOKS. I'M ACTUALLY RELIEVED TO HEAR THAT IS NOT ON

023THE AGENDA. I'M A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT. AND THE IDEA OF BANNING BOOKS WITH STUDENTS IT MAKES NO SENSE. IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO GET THEM OFF THEIR PHONES. WHATEVER THEY WANT TO READ --IT BOGGLES MY MIND. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS GROWING UP WERE TRYING TO BANNED BOOKS IN ANYONE'S THAT THEY WOULD DO MY MOTHER WOULD GET TWO COPIES. ONE FOR MY BROTHER AND ONE FOR ME. I GREW UP OKAY. I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE. I JUST --HEARING THINGS ABOUT BANNING BOOKS REALLY SCARES ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS. TO KEEP READING. THAT IS THE BASIS FOR EDUCATION. HI, BOARD MEMBERS. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE SPEAKING. I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR. I CAME HERE TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR KEEPING BOOKS IN SCHOOLS. THAT SHOW

024DIVERSITY AND GENDER TO UNDERSTAND OUT RISK OF BEING TARGETED AND HAVING OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTRY I ONLY WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL HERE, BUT I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY TEACHERS AND MY MENTORS AS THEY WERE SUPER ACCEPTING WHEN I DID NOT GET THAT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. I MOVED FOUR YEARS AGO. I THINK THAT IF BOOKS THAT SHOW DIVERSITY AND ACCEPTANCE FOR CREW PEOPLE WERE BANNED IT WOULD HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECTS FOR CHILDREN I WAS NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY WHEN I STOOD UP FOR MYSELF, MY PARENTS HAD TO ADVOCATE FOR ME TO GET MY MASTERS DEGREE IN WORKING TO SCHOOL SEEING BOOK BANS ACROSS THE NATION BREAKS MY HEART AS I WAS ONCE QUESTIONING MY SEXUALITY AND I FOUND JOY IN READING. THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD , I HAVE THE IMMENSE PLEASURE AND PRIVILEGE OF

025BEING TRUSTED ENOUGH BY A QUEER FRIEND OF MINE TO READ A PUBLIC COMMENT. THEY WROTE I'VE BEEN TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR 3 YEARS AND EFFORT STUDENTS, MOSTLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLERS SAY HOW PRONOUNS CANNOT BE USED FOR A PERSON. I HEAR ON A REGULAR BASIS THAT STUDENTS USE THE WORD AS AN INSULT OR JOKE AND THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL MEDIA I'M NOT SURE WHO TO TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS, BUT I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY THAT STRAIGHT PEOPLE MAKE BEING GAY HARD. THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS EASILY SO YOUNG MINDS CAN SEE THAT BEING QUEER AND TRANS IS NOT HORRIBLE. IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO ERASE THEM. AND WE WILL NOT BE ERASED. EDUCATING THE YOUNGER GENERATION IS THE GREATEST WEAPON WE HAVE . THAT WEAPON IS TAKEN AWAY WHEN ACCESS TO MEDIA IS RESTRICTED TO ONLY

026SHOWCASE WITH THOSE IN POWER WANT US TO SEE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. [ APPLAUSE ] LUCAS HERNDON . THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD. I AM THE FATHER OF A STUDENT OF LCPS AND I DID HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING ON THE PARENT BOOK REVIEW COMMITTEE A FEW YEARS AGO. IT BROKE MY HEART TO HEAR TO PUBLIC DISCOURSE THAT THOSE FOLKS HAVE NOT GIVEN UP AND THAT THEY ARE STILL HERE TRYING TO REMOVE MEDIA FROM STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS I CAME HERE TONIGHT TO BE ANGRY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT TO BE ANGRY ABOUT RIGHT NOW. BUT INSTEAD I AM MOVED BY EVERYBODY HERE AND THIS IS A WELCOMING COMMUNITY. AND WE VALUE EVERYBODY. AND WINE ARE INTIMATELY THAT THIS BOARD HAS SUPPORTED OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE MY SUPPORT FOR

027YOU ALL TO CONTINUE DOING THAT WORK BECAUSE THERE ARE THOSE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT SEEK TO USE THIS AS A MEASURE OF CONTROL BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN FEAR AND NOT UNDERSTANDING . I THANK YOU AND PLEASE HOLD THE LINE. I KNEW FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE --I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S NOT UNTIL I GOT OLDER AND STARTED IDENTIFYING THE INTERSECTIONS I BELONGED TO AND THE WEIGHT EACH OF THEM HOLDS IN SOCIETY THAT BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND WHO I AM. I GREW UP IN A TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC MEXICAN HOUSEHOLD WERE BEING QUEER WAS A SIN. I WATCHED ADULTS BELITTLE AND INSULT OTHERS IN THE NAME OF GOD. I HAD CRUSHES ON GIRLS GROWING UP. IT DID NOT STOP ME FROM FORMING FEELINGS FROM THEM. I DENIED FEELINGS UNTIL I GREW BITTER AND RESENTED MYSELF . I WAS

028SCARED OF BEING QUEER BECAUSE THAT MEANT I WAS DIRTY AND DISGUSTING. I PUSHED AWAY FRIENDS WHEN THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE QUEER BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF BEING INFECTED. I HAD ONLY EVER SEEN IT AS A BAD THING IN ALL THE STORIES I WATCHED HAD STRAIGHT COUPLES. NOT SEEING THIS BEING REPRESENTED MAYBE RESENTFUL AND ANGRY WITH THE WORLD. IT ONLY HURT OTHERS THAT I HURT MYSELF BY DENYING WHY WAS. FINDING AND ACCEPTING I WAS QUEER WAS LIKE FINDING MY HOME. I DID NOT HAVE TO KEEP TRYING TO FIT IN TO THE GENDER NORMS OR ANY EXPECTATIONS. I DIDN'T HAVE TO SETTLE FOR ANYTHING. I FOUND QUEER CONTENT IN MY FROZEN HEART MELTED WITH EVERY QUEER COUPLE I SAW BECAUSE THAT WAS LOVE AND THAT WAS ME. OTHERS DEPRIVING ME OF THAT KNOWLEDGE WAS. [ APPLAUSE

029] I WANT TO SAVE THE IMPORTANCE AS SOMEONE WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE AND WENT THROUGH THE LCPS , THERE IS SO MUCH THAT I DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THAT I SEE STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO NOW THAT REPRESENTS THEM AND IT'S AWESOME. I WORK WITH YOUTH AND SOMETIMES I WONDER ABOUT THE TYPES OF PEOPLE THAT THEY WILL GROW UP TO BE BECAUSE WHAT THEY GREW UP AROUND AND I KNOW FOR SURE BIGOTRY , SCARE TACTICS THAT TAKE ROOT AND HOW THEY SEE OTHERS . I KNOW FOR SURE THAT IF I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THESE RESOURCES GROWING UP I WOULD FEEL MORE SURE OF MYSELF AND FEEL MORE ACCEPTED. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO -- IT'S MORE THAN JUST A STORY. ITS REPRESENTATION AND IT'S SO MUCH. AND I WANT IT TO BE

030BETTER FOR THEM THAN WHAT I HAD WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PROTECT THESE RESOURCES. MADAM PRESIDENT , MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. MY FRIENDS UP HERE GAVE SOME VERY TOUCHING TESTIMONY, AND I WANTED TO APPROACH THIS COUNSEL AND SAY THANK YOU FOR STAYING STRONG AND IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW UNTIL THIS YEAR THAT YOU HAD A REASON TO STAY STRONG. THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP FOR PEOPLE. IT'S GOING TO BE A HARD COUPLE OF YEARS AND I'M SURE THAT YOU KNOW THAT. YOU WON'T ALWAYS GET CHEERS WHEN YOU DO THE RIGHT THING . THE WRONG PEOPLE WILL COME IN AND THEY WILL BE HATEFUL AND MAYBE BE MORE PRESENT THAN WE ARE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE JOBS. BUT I WANTED

031TO THANK YOU BECAUSE I HAVE THE UTMOST FAITH IN YOU KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IDA . OKAY. ZACH EGAN. I DID NOT SEE YOU BACK THERE, MR. EGAN. ALSO ONE OF MY STUDENTS. HELLO. GOOD TO SEE YOU, AS ALWAYS. HELLO .TRAN08. I'M COMING UP TODAY BECAUSE TO ADDRESS YOU ALL JUST TO SPEAK TO HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO MAINTAIN --YOU HAVE HEARD IT FROM EVERYBODY ALREADY, BUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO MAINTAIN THE BULWARK AGAINST HATE AND IGNORANCE AND AGAINST PREJUDICE . I AM IN --AN INDEPENDENTLY LICENSED SOCIAL WORK PROFESSIONAL. SHOUT OUT TO SOCIAL WORK AND I GET TO HEAR FIRSTHAND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DON'T HAVE REPRESENTATION, WHEN WE DON'T HAVE UNDERSTANDING AND WE HAVE THIS LEVEL OF ANGER AND HATE THAT ARE TARGETED TOWARDS PEOPLE WHO DO NOT DESERVE IT. IS

032SO IMPORTANT THAT WE MAINTAIN THAT SAFETY THAT BOOKS CAN PROVIDE AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK IN THIS. THE PERSON THAT WENT BEFORE ME , I THINK THEY SAID IT BEST. YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO GET THE SUPPORT THAT YOU DESERVE , BUT JUST KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF US OUT HERE WHO REALLY APPRECIATE AND REALLY SUPPORT THE WORK THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ZACH. SKYE. HELLO, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M AGAINST THE BANNING OF BOOKS IN ANY CAPACITY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I WAS RAISED IN A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FROM FOURTH GRADE TO NINTH GRADE. THE LITERATURE WAS LIMITED AND THE FOCUS OF THE CRITERIA SPECIALIZE IN RELIGION. WHEN I ENTERED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 10th GRADE I WAS NOTICEABLY BEHIND MY PEERS IN THE

033CURRICULUM THAT WAS REQUIRED. I WAS GETTING HIGH MARKS --MR. WOFFORD GAVE ME NUMEROUS PIECES OF LITERATURE THAT CHALLENGED MY WORLDVIEW AND UNDERSTANDING. I REALIZED HOW MUCH OF A DETRIMENT MY LIMITED PRIVATE EDUCATION AFFECTED MY EDUCATION FURTHER DESPITE THE HEFTY PRICE TAG MY PARENTS INVESTED IN GETTING ME THE BEST EDUCATION WE COULD AFFORD. THE WORLD VIEWS I WAS ASKED TO STUDY HAVE SHAPED WHO I AM TODAY AND PROVIDED A BASIS REFERENCE AND FRAME OF MIND IN THE WORLD THAT CURRENTLY EXISTED. THERE WERE PEOPLE I WAS TAUGHT TO HATE BECAUSE OF LIMITATIONS OF GOOD READING MATERIALS, TEACHING CHILDREN BLACK-AND-WHITE THINKING IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE NO AMOUNT OF BANNED BOOKS WILL MAKE INDIVIDUAL LIVES AND STORIES NOT EXIST . DESPITE WHAT I WAS TAUGHT, I CAME OUT QUEER. DESPITE WHAT I WAS TAUGHT, I BECAME AN ACTIVIST ATTEMPTING TO

034BAN INFORMATION KEEPS STUDENTS UNEDUCATED WITH LITTLE TO NO UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN WHICH INEVITABLY RESULTS IN -- PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS BY ALLOWING THE STORIES TO BE TAUGHT. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] I AM A SENIOR AND I'M ABOUT TO GRADUATE WITH A DEGREE IN MATH AND PHYSICS AND I'M COMING HERE TO SAY THAT THE NEW MEXICO FREEDOM ALLIANCE AND AS I'M SURE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS THERE WILL BE MORE MORE EFFORTS TO PUSH FOR CENSORSHIP AIMS TO KEEP OUT OF SCHOOLS LISTING A HOST OF 95+ BOOKS THAT HAVE THEMES DEEMED PORNOGRAPHIC. DRUG USE BY MINORS, ADDICTION, SELF-HARM, SEXUAL ASSAULT , ALL THINGS THAT WE OR SOMEONE WE KNOW MAYBE INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER THINGS LIKE GENDER IDEOLOGIES, TRANSGENDER IDEOLOGY, AMONG THIS LIST THERE

035ARE BOOKS MARKETED AS ADULT IN THE SLIP TO THE QUACKS AND I REQUESTED A SUBCULTURE ON TIKTOK THAT PROLIFERATES THE SHOP CONTENT BOOKS THAT ARE SHALLOW AS THEY ARE OBSCENE. HOWEVER, THIS LIST CONFLATES SHALLOW SHOT CONTENT WITH OTHER STORIES OF ABUSE AND ADDICTION AND STORIES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ABUSE IN SUCH WOULD'VE GENERALLY HELP ME GRAPPLE GROWING UP A TRANS GRILL OR PEOPLE THAT I KNOW WHO GREW UP DEALING WITH THINGS THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH. --OFTEN GIVEN THE FLAG OF BEING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT --THE THINGS THAT ARE DIRECTLY AND EXPLICITLY MARKETED AS EROTICA. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HEARING. I KNOW THE SUBJECT HAS BEEN BOOK BANS, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JAMIE BLAIR. I WANTED TO ADD MY VOICE TO EVERYONE ELSE'S. OUR CODE OF

036ETHICS AND SOCIAL WORKERS DEMANDS THAT WE SUPPORT MARGINALIZED STIGMATIZED AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE. WERE ALL ABOUT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND IT MAKES ME NUTS THAT THEY ARE NOW DIRTY WORDS. THEY ARE THROWN AT ME EVERY DAY ON TELEVISION. SO I KNOW THE DANGER OF BOOK BANNING AND IT'S A TOOL OF OPPRESSION AND THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE PRESSED GO UNDERGROUND AND THEY WILL SEEK OUT INFORMATION AND ON THEIR JOURNEY THEY MAKE IT MISINFORMATION, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LOT OF SUFFERING. I ALSO GREW UP IN A COUNTY THAT BANNED BOOKS AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT 60 YEARS AGO IT'S RIGHT BACK THERE DOING THE SAME THING WE DID SIX YEARS AGO. MY COUNTY , BANNED THE GRAPES OF WRATH . THEY BURNED THE GRAPES OF WRATH. IT WAS REMOVED FROM LIBRARY SHELVES FOR 1 YEAR, AND THEN

037THE MOVIE CAME OUT IN HENRY FONDA PROVED STRONGER THAN SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY. BOOK BURNING WAS A LIFELONG LESSON AND IT NEVER WORKS AND IT'S AN EFFECTIVE AND IT DAMAGES PEOPLE. I AM IN SUPPORT OF FREE AND FAIR LIBRARIES HERE IN LAS CRUCES AND IN THE SCHOOLS AND IN THE CITY. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] OLIVIA RUSSELL. MY NAME IS OLIVIA RUSSELL. I'M A GRADUATE STUDENT AT STATE AND MY FATHER IS A PUBLIC EDUCATOR OF ABOUT 30 YEARS, SO I HAVE A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR WHAT YOU DO AND ALL OF OUR EDUCATORS. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR STAYING COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVE LIBRARY RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERY STUDENT FEEL SEEN AND HEARD AND HAVING ACCESS TO BOOKS AND MATERIALS

038THAT REFLECT THEIR EXPERIENCE MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP OFFERING THESE RESOURCES AND SHOWING ALL STUDENTS THEY BELONG. A DIVERSE LIBRARY NOT ONLY HELPS LGBTQ+ STUDENTS FEEL VALIDATED BUT IT PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT . IT'S ABOUT CREATING A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL KIDS FEEL SAFE , ACCEPTED, AND INSPIRED TO BE THEMSELVES. STAY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THESE MATERIALS SO WE CAN CONTINUE BUILDING A SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE. IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO PROTECT FREE SPEECH AND ACCESS TO DIVERSE IDEAS. KEEPING INCLUSIVE RESOURCES AVAILABLE ENSURES THAT STUDENTS CAN EXPLORE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND BUILD EMPATHY NO MATTER WHAT IS HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF OUR SCHOOLS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING . IT'S PRESIDENT CORT. THAT'S OKAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW COOL, YOU GUYS STILL HAVE A SHARPENER ON THE WALL,

039I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN A WHILE. MY NAME IS ABIGAIL, I WORK WITH YOUNG ADOLESCENTS WHO WORK WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL THING CALLED LIFE, AND I SUPPORT STUDENTS HAVING ACCESS TO THE FREEDOM TO LEARN, THAT MEANS OFFERING BOOKS THAT EMBRACE DIVERSITY AND REPRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF IDENTITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS, SO ALL STUDENTS CAN SEE THEMSELVES REFLECTED AND FEEL VALUED. I WORK SPECIFICALLY WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, SO, LIMITING REPRESENTATION OF REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES ONLY HARMS PEOPLE. I WANT TO REMIND THEIR MISSION IS SAFE, EQUITABLE, AND STUDENT CENTERED ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES EXCELLENCE, AND HONORS DIVERSITY, SO, BANNING BOOKS WOULD GO AGAINST THE STATEMENT, BECAUSE IT RUNS COUNTER TO CREATING A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT CELEBRATES, YOU KNOW, DIVERSITY, FOSTERING EQUITY, BASICALLY EVERYTHING THAT THIS BOARD STANDS FOR, RIGHT? SO, ALSO BANNING BOOKS DEPRIVES YOUNG STUDENTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH,

040LEARNING, CURIOSITY, THE CHANCES TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AND ALL ITS COMPLEXITY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ABIGAIL. [ APPLAUSE ] CARLA ROBLES GUZMAN? GOOD EVENING, SCHOOL BOARD BRITT MY NAME IS CARLA, I AM A STUDENT. AND I AM ALSO A LCPS GRADUATE. I STARTED MY JOURNEY AT LCPS EIGHT YEARS AGO, GRADUATED FROM ARROWHEAD, SO LONG STORY SHORT, THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, AND EVEN BEFORE THAT , I WAS AN ESL KID AND I HAD AN EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO BE THERE AND KNOW THAT I DIDN'T IT IN. I MEAN, MY FAMILY WAS POOR, WE DIDN'T HAVE A CAR, AND IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FOR ME. AND IT WORKS OUT THAT I AM ALSO QUEER. SO,

041IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT LEARNING ABOUT IDENTITY, LEARNING ABOUT INTERSECTIONALITY, AND ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT MAKE UP WHO I AM, FOR ME TO --WHAT I NOW FIND AS MY PASSION, AND AS SOMEONE WHO IS A FUTURE COUNSELOR AND WHO IS ALSO A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER NOW, I JUST WANTED TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION TO YOU ALL FOR HOLDING DOWN THE LINE FOR STUDENTS , FOR THEM TO FEEL REPRESENTED AT SCHOOLS, AND FOR THEM TO JUST FEEL SAFE, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR, FOR THE KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO FEEL SAFE, TO FEEL UNDERSTOOD, AND TO SEE THEMSELVES REPRESENTED. NOT ONLY IN THE CURRICULUM, BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AROUND THEM, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I ALWAYS HEAR PEOPLE GIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT THE SAME

042THING, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW UP AS MANY TIMES AS I NEED TO COMMIT TO SHOW UP FOR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CARLA. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> CARLOS? I DON'T HAVE A LAST NAME. I JUST HAVE CARLOS SEE. THANK YOU, CARLOS. MY NAME IS CARLOS. COULD YOU PUT THE MICROPHONE UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, CARLOS? JUST SO WE CAN HEAR YOU BETTER, THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS CARLOS, [ INAUDIBLE ] , AND SUPPORT [ INAUDIBLE ] I DIDN'T FEEL ALONE. AND I WANT TO ADDRESS THAT . BOOKS IS NOT ALWAYS A BAD THING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CARLOS. LISA SANCHEZ? GOOD AFTERNOON. FIRST OF ALL, MY NAME IS LISA SANCHEZ AND I AM SPEAKING FOR WOMEN VOTERS TONIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW STEERING COMMITTEE, THE

043EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR INTEREST AND DEDICATION TO GOOD EDUCATION. THEY'RE CURRENTLY OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THREATS TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. THE LEAGUE SUPPORTS THE LCPS POLICIES THAT RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF D.E.I. FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC LEARNING OF STUDENTS. LCPS POLICY JVC , EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT, BUT THERE ARE OTHERS. FOR EXAMPLE, POLICY ACA 6 DISCRIMINATION AND JL E SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION ALSO SUPPORT D.E.I. SOME OF THE IMPORTANT POINTS OF POLICY JBC EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS ARE A COMMITMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF EVERY STUDENT AND TO THE MISSION OF PROVIDING AN EQUITABLE STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT CULTIVATES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, PROMOTES EXCELLENCE, AND CELEBRATES DIVERSITY. WE BELIEVE THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR STUDENT SUCCESS IS BROADLY SHARED BY ALL DISTRICT

044STAFF, FAMILIES, AND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THAT EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS REQUIRES COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, WHICH IS MORE THAN A LIST OF PRACTICAL STRATEGIES. IT IS A LENS OF IDEOLOGICAL COMMITMENT. THE POLICY ITSELF HAS 14 SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS. IT IS VERY WELL WRITTEN AND THE LEAGUE SUPPORTS YOUR EFFORTS TO CONTINUE USING THIS POLICY IN LIGHT OF THE THREATS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THERE IS RESEARCH TO SUPPORT D.E.I. EFFORTS, NOT ONLY FOR THE MATTERS OF ETHICS, BUT AS ESSENTIAL TO DRIVING INNOVATION, IMPROVING DECISION-MAKING AND OUTCOMES, AND DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL LEARNING STRATEGIES. WE KNOW THAT MANY FACTORS INFLUENCE THE ANXIETY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUTH , INCLUDING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT , PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION THAT ALIGN WITH DIVERSE CULTURAL VALUES ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU. SORRY, THAT IS TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU,

045THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] MISS SANCHEZ? WOULD YOU SHARE THE PAPER WITH THE BOARD? THANK YOU. PAUL? HELLO, MADAME PRESIDENT CORT AND SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I WANT TO START AT THE END, AND THEN I WILL SEE HOW MUCH I GET THROUGH. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION. I BLESS YOU THIS EVENING JUST WITH YOUR DECISION-MAKING, TO RECEIVE GREAT INSIGHT, TO LISTEN WELL TO ONE ANOTHER, AND SEEK WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY. UM, ON SCHOOL CALENDARS, MY DAUGHTER LIVES IN TUCSON, SHE IS PART OF THE VAIL SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS THEY HAVE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CALENDAR FOR HIGH SCHOOL COMPARED TO K-8. I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO THE

046FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE GOTTEN AND IT SEEMS TO BE WEIGHTED WITH HIGH SCHOOL, SO THAT IS JUST A THOUGHT. AND ON REDUCING THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS , AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL, ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO, WE WERE URGED TO DROP THE NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS FROM 128 TO 120, WHICH REPRESENTS A 6.25% REDUCTION IN CREDIT HOURS, AND IT TOOK CAREFUL THOUGHT. WHAT WAS LESS ESSENTIAL, WHAT COULD BE STREAMLINED? ET CETERA. WHAT STRUCK ME ON GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS WERE THREE THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, THE REDUCTION FROM 28 TO 24 CREDITS IS DRASTIC. IT IS 14.3%. AND HOW MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND 14.3% CREDITS OF LOW ESSENTIALS? AND I WILL SAY THIS, ONCE YOU GO DOWN IN CREDITS, IT IS A LITTLE HARD TO COME BACK UP. THE SECOND THING I NOTICE IS THE REDUCTION OF THE MATH REQUIREMENT

047FROM ALGEBRA TO ALGEBRA 1, AND WHAT THAT WILL MEAN FOR OUR GRADUATES WHO ARE GOING INTO STEM EDUCATION. IN PARTICULAR, STUDENTS MEETING THE REQUIREMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION WILL NOW HAVE TWO SEMESTERS OF REMEDIAL MATH, ALGEBRA 2, AND TRIGONOMETRY BEFORE THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO BEGIN THEIR COLLEGE MATH SEQUENCE, AND SOMETHING THAT WE ENDEAVOR TO DO IS ENSURE THEY CAN TAKE CLASSES WITHIN THEIR MAJOR THEIR VERY FIRST SEMESTER, AND THIS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT. THANK YOU. SORRY, THAT IS TIME. I KNOW, TWO MINUTES. ANYWAY, I'M GLAD I STARTED AT THE END. ABIGAIL? YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT IS VERY TRUE. I WAS LIKE, WAIT, I COULDN'T SAY THAT NAME THE FIRST TIME. THANK YOU, ABIGAIL, FOR LETTING ME KNOW. ALL RIGHT, THAT COMPLETES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. UM, NOW WE WILL GO TO -- [ APPLAUSE ] AND

048ALL THAT APPLAUSE IS FOR SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT. YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CORT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. YOU ARE CLEARING OUT THE ROOM, SUPERINTENDENT. THANK YOU PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO --JUST A QUICK INFORMATION HERE, OUR NDA LAS CRUCES PARTNERS, UNION PARTNERS, BOTH WILL NOT BE HERE, BOTH PRESIDENTS. BUT SHE DID WANT ME TO SHARE THAT WE ARE CLOSE TO RATIFICATION OF THE CBA AGREEMENT AND THAT THEY ARE WATCHING CLOSELY , HB 201 ON RAISING MINIMUM SALARIES, SO JUST WANT TO REPORT THAT FROM OUR CSIC PARTNERS. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO TEAGAN FOR THE STUDENT ADVISORY REPORTED TEAGAN, LET'S GIVE IT MAYBE TWO SECONDS. LET'S WAIT FOR THE CLEARING OF THE ROOM. IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH THAT. I APPRECIATE IT. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT

049THEY ARE MISSING. SERIOUSLY, COME BACK IN, Y'ALL. ONLY FUN AND GAMES FROM HERE ON OUT. ALL RIGHT, TEAGAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, MADAME PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ. MY NAME IS TEAGAN AND I AM A SENIOR AT CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL. BEFORE I BEGIN MY REPORT, I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SET UP YOUR ON THE DAIS AND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STUDENTS OF LCPS. SO, AT OUR FEBRUARY STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING, WE FURTHER DISCUSSED THE DRAFT FOR THE POTENTIAL CALENDARS FOR THE NEXT FEW SCHOOL YEARS. AND KENLEY CARTWRIGHT, THE CHAIR FOR STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE, SHE MADE A PRESENTATION THAT OUTLINED THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE THREE DRAFTED

050CALENDARS. SO, CENTENNIAL , MAYFIELD, AND LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOLS ARE PRESENTED THE INFORMATION TO THEIR LUNCH WITH LEADERSHIPS, AND MAYFIELD ALSO WENT TO EACH INDIVIDUAL ENGLISH CLASS AND PRESENTED THE INFORMATION AS WELL, TO GAIN INPUT FROM STUDENTS. AND THE VAST MAJORITY LIKED CALENDAR BE THE BEST. SO, THE REASON FOR THIS WAS THEY THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF LIKE A HYBRID BETWEEN A AND C. IT ALLOWED FOR A LONGER SUMMER, AND PEOPLE COULD WORK MORE, DO MORE JOB SHADOWING OR INTERNSHIPS, AND ALSO THE WEEKLONG BREAKS AT THANKSGIVING AND IN THE FALL AND IN THE SPRING ALLOW FOR STUDENTS TO DECOMPRESS, WHILE ALSO NOT BEING TOO LONG WHERE THEY FELT THAT IT WAS HARD TO GET BACK INTO THE GROOVE OF SCHOOL AND FORGETTING TOPICS LEARNED BEFORE THE BREAK. SO, MOST STUDENTS LIKED THE CALENDAR B. ASIDE

051FROM THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CALENDAR, ONE IDEA THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AT ARROWHEAD WAS EXPANDING OUR LUNCH WITH LEADERSHIP MEETINGS TO MAKE A DISTRICTWIDE EVENT, AND POSSIBLY HAVING ZOOM MEETING FOR STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO ATTEND, AND SO WE CAN HAVE SOME MORE EXCHANGE OF THOUGHTS BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS. WE ARE THINKING OF DOING THIS STARTING THIS NEXT YEAR, MAYBE DOING IT EVERY NINE WEEKS. AND LASTLY, ARROWHEAD PARK EARLY COLLEGE IS EXCITED TO HOST A SCHOOL TALENT SHOW ON MARCH 7th AT 3:15 P.M. IN THEIR NPR AND THEY WANTED TO EXTEND THE INVITE TO YOU. THAT'S ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I AM HAPPY TO HEAR ANY COMMENTS OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATIVE REPORT. THANK YOU. >> TEAGAN, ONE MORE TIME, CAN YOU GIVE THE TALENT SHOW,

052WHERE, WHEN? SURE, YES. SO, IT IS AT ARROWHEAD IN THEIR MPR, MARCH 7th AT 3:15 P.M. 3:15, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, TEAGAN. YOU PICKED A GREAT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO ATTEND TODAY. YOU GET ALL THE -- ALL THE ACTION. SURE DID. THANK YOU, TEAGAN, APPRECIATE THE STUDENT INSIDE, AND AS ALWAYS, IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR FROM OUR STUDENTS AND GET THE FEEDBACK THAT IS SO IMPORTANT, RIGHT? AT THIS TIME, PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. RAY AND JUDY HICKEY FROM THE CHILDREN'S READING ALLIANCE, AND WELCOME. WELCOME. GOOD TO SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE. IT IS NICE TO BE ON THIS SIDE. MADAME PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ, MISS GALLEGOS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK AND BE

053ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. BEFORE I GET STARTED, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO, THERE ARE NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT DESK. NOT ONLY WITH WHAT YOU DO ON TUESDAYS, BUT WHAT YOU GUYS DO BEFORE WE SHOW UP HERE ON TV, AFTER , IN D.C., AND SANTA FE, SHOWING UP TO MULTIPLE THINGS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. AND ESPECIALLY FOR STANDING STRONG. SO, I APPRECIATE THAT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY TO MY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, I COULDN'T HAVE PICKED A BETTER PERSON OR ENVISIONED A BETTER PERSON, I SHOULD SAY. TO TAKE MY SEAT. WELL DONE. I AM SURE THERE IS SOMEBODY OUT THERE. BUT THANK YOU. AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT I MISSED, ROBIN, AND THE

054PEOPLE THAT ARE BACK THERE, TAKING CARE OF SOME OF THE THINGS, MR. CALDERON, YOU GUYS ARE STILL DOING SOME WONDERFUL THINGS IN THE DISTRICT, AND IT IS REALLY TO YOU GUYS, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE IT. MR. JUDE HICKEY IS A DEDICATED LEADER IN LITERACY, ADVOCACY, NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT, AND DATA DRIVEN COMMUNITY IMPACT WITH A DEEP COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND EDUCATIONAL ACCESS. WITH A CAREER SPANNING DIGITAL INFORMATION, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, JUDE HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY TO HELP NONPROFITS MAXIMIZE THEIR REACH AND EFFECTIVENESS. JUDE HAS CONSULTED ON DATA ARCHITECTURE AND ANALYTICS FOR ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE GREATER AUSTIN YMCA, AND HAS LED INITIATIVES IN TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, DE-ESCALATION TRAINING, AND CAPACITY BUILDING. AS A NEWLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHILDREN'S READING ALLIANCE, CRA, JUDE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF EXPANDING LITERACY ACCESS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

055PARTICULARLY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, CRA IS STRENGTHENING ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, DEEPENING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND ENHANCING THEIR FIRST TEACHER MY ASTRO PROGRAM. AN INITIATIVE THAT EMPOWERS PARENTS TO BE THEIR CHILD'S FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER. WITH A STEADFAST FOCUS ON EQUITY, JUDE IS DRIVING INITIATIVES THAT DISMANTLE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO EARLY LITERACY, ENSURING THAT ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED, TO SECURE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. CRA IS IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC REFORMS IN FUNDRAISING, VOLUNTEERING, ENGAGEMENT, AND PROGRAM MEASUREMENT, ENSURING CRA HAS A CONTINUED AND LASTING IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH DATA DRIVEN COMMUNITY CENTERED APPROACH, JUDE AND CRA ARE SHAPING A FUTURE WHERE LITERACY IS NOT A PRIVILEGE, BUT A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT. WE CANNOT HAVE PICKED A BETTER SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO ATTEND. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE CHILDREN'S READING ALLIANCE

056NEWLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. JUDE HICKEY. [ APPLAUSE ] ACTUALLY, I WILL BE BRIEF. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING US HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ FOR MEETING WITH ME LAST WEEK, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE ARE ABOUT TO DO. MR. NOLAN, THANKS FOR COMING TO SEE OUR CONCERT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, THAT WAS SO NICE. SO, YEAH. SO, I APOLOGIZE, BUT WHAT JUST HAPPENED , AS A QUEER PERSON, REALLY MOVED ME, AND I LOVE THIS CITY. I HAVE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR ONE YEAR , FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS, 21 YEARS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND I LOVE HOW THIS CITY COMES TOGETHER AND PROTECTS ITS PEOPLE, AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THAT. IN NEBRASKA WHERE I WAS ORIGINALLY FROM, AND FROM TEXAS. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY REALLY QUICKLY, HEARING ALL OF THAT

057PUBLIC COMMENT, WHEN I WAS IN THE FOURTH GRADE, AND IN A TINY LITTLE TOWN IN NEBRASKA, THE TEACHER KEPT SAYING TO US, THE FOURTH-GRADE TEACHER KEPT SAYING, BOYS, WHEN YOU GET YOUR WIFE SOMEDAY, AND GIRLS, WHEN YOU GET YOUR HUSBAND SOMEDAY, AND IT JUST CONFUSED ME, IT REALLY CONFUSED ME. SO, I TOLD HER, I SAID, NO, I CAN LOVE WHOEVER I WANT, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE COMPLETELY OKAY. AND SHE GOES, NO, THAT IS NOT TRUE. I ARGUED WITH HER, SHE SENT ME HOME. MY MOM CAME BACK TO THE SCHOOL AND SAID WHY DID YOU SEND HIM HOME? AND A WEEK LATER, THE PRINCIPLE OF THAT SCHOOL PUBLICLY BEAT ME IN FRONT OF EVERYONE TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF ME. SO THEN, MY MOTHER RAN FOR SCHOOL BOARD, GOT ON SCHOOL BOARD, AND GOT

058HIM FIRED, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO, THE CHILDREN'S READING ALLIANCE, WHO WE ARE IS AN ORGANIZATION WITH FOUR PILLARS. OUR PILLARS ARE , OF COURSE LITERACY, BUT OUR PILLARS ARE OUR FIRST TEACHER PROGRAM, BOOK DISTRIBUTION, AND READING BUDDIES. AND WHAT THIS IS DESIGNED TO DO IS TO SUPPORT LCPS AND HOPEFULLY BEYOND. I WAS ON THE SENATE FLOOR LAST WEEK TALKING WITH A LOT OF SENATORS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO STATEWIDE. BUT THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TEACH PARENTS -- TEACH PARENTS TO BE THEIR CHILD'S FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER AND ADVOCATE. IT IS DESIGNED TO DEEPEN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD, AND IT IS DESIGNED TO CULTIVATE CURIOSITY IN EACH AND EVERY CHILD WHO GOES THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. SO, WHAT THIS DOES -- AND WE DON'T EVEN

059NEED THIS SLIDE DECK TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BUT PRIMER MAESTRO, WHAT THIS DOES IS HELP EVERY CHILD BE READY TO LEARN IN SCHOOL. WHEN THEY REACH KINDERGARTEN FOR THE FIRST TIME, DID YOU KNOW THAT IF A CHILD CAN LEARN EIGHT RHYMES BEFORE THEY EVER START SCHOOL, THEY WILL BE AT GRADE LEVEL READING BY THIRD GRADE? YES. YES. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. SO, WE STARTED IN 2012 AND IT WAS STARTED AS THE CHILDREN'S READING FOUNDATION . BUT THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED FOR --THE WHITE MAJORITY. IT REALLY WAS. IT WAS DESIGNED TO HELP OTHER -- IT WASN'T SPECIFIC TO WHO WE ARE AS NEW MEXICO, RIGHT? SO, WHEN I HAVE STUDIED AND LEARNED AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT IS WHY ARE WE SO FAR BEHIND? AND PART OF IT HAS TO DO WITH --AND YOU GUYS ALL

060KNOW THIS, GENERATIONS AND GENERATIONS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED OPPRESSION AND SYSTEMIC RACISM. AND SO, WE ARE WORKING WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF KIDS WHO DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE DESERVING OF PROSPERITY. THAT THEY ARE DISTURBING --DESERVING OF EDUCATION, SUCCESS. SO, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. BUT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WHICH BY THE WAY, TO GIVE YOU CURRENT STATUS, WE ARE WORKING WITH LCPS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TO OFFER 20 CLASSES THIS YEAR THAT CRA IS PROVIDING FOR LCPS CPE. WE NEED PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THIS PROGRAM IS THERE, THAT IT IS EMPOWERING PARENTS TO ADVANCE, RIGHT? IT IS EMPOWERING PARENTS TO --WHEN WE GET TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, IT IS UNFAIR TO PUT THAT ON TEACHERS, TO BE THE PRIMARY EDUCATOR, THE PARENTS HAVE TO INSTILL THAT FIRST. SO, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND WE ARE CURRENTLY SERVING ALL

061OF THE COUNTY, BUT I WILL SAY THIS, TWO SENATORS LAST WEEK SAID CAN YOU SERVE THE STATE? AND I WAS LIKE, I'M FOUR MONTHS ON THE JOB, GUYS. WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT. WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT. BUT RESEARCH TELLS US THAT READING TOGETHER IS A SOURCE OF BONDING FOR KIDS AND PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS, BUT IT IS UNDENIABLE THAT A CHILD'S READING SKILLS ARE IMPORTANT FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL WORK AND LIFE IN GENERAL, RIGHT? I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING THE PRESIDENT OF [ INAUDIBLE ], AND I WAS TELLING HIM, I AM SO SCARED, I'M DOING THIS THING RIGHT NOW AND I'M SO SCARED HE GOES, JUST REMEMBER, READING 20 MINUTES A DAY WILL SOLVE EVERYTHING. READING 20 MINUTES A DAY WILL SOLVE EVERYTHING. AND THAT, TO ME -- AND TEAGAN, I AM SO GLAD

062YOU ARE HERE, THANK YOU. THAT, TO ME, IS THE MESSAGE THAT WE HAVE TO DELIVER THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE COUNTY. TO SAY TO PEOPLE, READING 20 MINUTES A DAY IS GOING TO CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR YOU. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, APPROXIMATELY 47% OF CHILDREN IN THE COUNTY AREN'T ABLE TO READ AT THEIR GRADE LEVEL, THAT ACTUALLY IS AN OLD STATISTIC. MY COLLEAGUE WAS HERE EARLIER AND SHE MADE THIS SLIDE DECK THIRD-GRADERS WHO CANNOT READ AT A LEVEL ARE FOUR TIMES LESS LIKELY TO GRADUATE AND I KNOW --WE ALREADY KNOW THIS, BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP SAYING IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. 90% OF OUR BRAINS ARE DEVELOPED BY THE TIME WE ARE SIX YEARS OLD. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. NEXT SLIDE ACTUALLY. SO, OUR FIRST TEACHER PROGRAM, IT IS CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR BILINGUAL AND SPANISH-SPEAKING

063FAMILIES IN DONA ANA COUNTY. IT IS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR ROLE AS THEIR CHILD'S FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER. IT IS A SIX WEEK PROGRAM, WHICH WE ACTUALLY HAVE MODIFIED FOR LCPS, WE DO IT IN EITHER THREE DAYS OR THREE WEEKS. WE CAN MODIFY IT FOR ANYONE. TO LEARN ABOUT DEVELOPMENTALLY ALIGNED READING, TALKING, AND PLAYING TO DEEPEN LITERACY SKILLS AND GAIN INSIGHT INTO OUR KIDS' YOUNG BRAINS. SINCE 2012 AT CRA, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE 2500 FAMILIES. NOW, LET ME JUST SAY THIS, OUR CONVERSATION THE OTHER DAY, WE WANT TO SERVE 1100 FAMILIES A YEAR. TO GET THEM READY FOR PRE-K. WE WANT TO SERVE 1100 A YEAR, SO THAT OUR TEACHERS DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT SO HARD TO CATCH UP EVERY SINGLE DAY. I WAS TELLING IGNACIO THE

064OTHER DAY THAT I GOT TO MEET A LIBRARIAN AT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS, AND I WAS SHADOWING SOME OF OUR CHILDREN, AND I WENT TO HER TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING US BE IN THIS SPACE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING THIS FOR US. AND SHE STARTED TO WEEP. AND SHE SAID, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US WANTS TO DO WHAT YOU ARE DOING. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US WANTS TO HAVE ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH THESE KIDS, BUT WE JUST CAN'T, RIGHT? NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, THIS IS MY FAVORITE SIDE, OF COURSE. AFTER THE COURSE --AFTER PEOPLE GO THROUGH THE COURSE, 97% OF PARENTS READ MORE TO THEIR CHILDREN. 94% OF PARENTS TALK MORE WITH THEIR CHILDREN. 94% OF PARENTS PLAY MORE WITH THEIR CHILDREN. 90% OF PARENTS UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT HOW CHILDREN LEARN.

06594% OF PARENTS ENJOY LEARNING TIME WITH THEIR CHILD MORE THAN BEFORE. THIS IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT DATA. AND IF WE REALLY WANT TO TURN THE CORNER, WHICH WE ALL DO, RIGHT? IF WE REALLY WANT TO TURN THIS CORNER, THIS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CRA AND LCPS AND LAS CRUCES AT LARGE IS SO VITALLY IMPORTANT. AND WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS WORK. SO, I AM GOING TO LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE, THAT IS ENOUGH. I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. AND WHAT I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE IS YOUR ADVOCACY. YOUR ADVOCACY TO TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND HOW WE ARE SUPPORTING LCPS AND THE COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. [ APPLAUSE ] YEAH, THERE MIGHT BE SOME QUESTIONS. OF COURSE. THANK YOU. SO, I WAS KIND OF CATCHING SOME LITTLE

066DETAILS THAT POSSIBLY YOU ARE GOING TO PARTNER --SOMETHING ABOUT WHEN HE CLASSES THIS YEAR, EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSES, AND THEN I HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT A SIX WEEK PROGRAM COULD BE CONVERTED TO THREE DAYS. YEAH, SO WHAT WE DID ORIGINALLY, AND THE REASON WHY I WILL TELL YOU, WE DESIGNED IT SIX WEEKS, SO THAT --BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS THESE COHORTS OF PARENTS BECOME THIS COMMUNITY TOGETHER WHERE THEY CAN SHARE THEIR STORIES, THEY CAN SHARE EVERYTHING THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING AND LEARNING THROUGH THE EDUCATION THAT WE GIVE THEM, AND SO, THE SIX WEEKS WAS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO CREATE THIS LONG COHORT. BUT WE KNOW REALISTICALLY, PEOPLE LOSE INTEREST REALLY QUICKLY, AND WE REALLY NEED TO GET PEOPLE INTO THIS PROGRAM, AND SO, WHAT WE REDESIGNED FOR LCPS IS A THREE DAY OR A THREE-WEEK PROGRAM. SO, WE JUST

067RAN THREE OF THOSE FOR LCPS, AND WE ARE STILL COLLECTING THE DATA ON THOSE CURRENTLY, TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF GOING FROM SIX WEEKS TO THREE DAYS OR THREE WEEKS. BUT WE ARE KEEPING THE PARENTS CONNECTED AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE ARE FOLLOWING HIS PARENTS FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER THEY FINISH THE PROGRAM, TO UNDERSTAND THAT DATA I JUST SHARED WITH YOU. OKAY, ARE THEY RECEIVING LIKE EMAILS OR -- YES, EMAILS, TEXTS, PHONE CALLS, AND WHAT I DIDN'T SAY IS EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO PARTICIPATES IN THIS, THERE ARE 17 BILINGUAL BOOKS, TONS OF PUZZLES, RESOURCES, GAMES, ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO HELP THAT PARENT GET THIS GOING WITH THEIR CHILD, SO YEAH. FREE. FREE, YEAH. I THINK IT'S GREAT. THE OTHER QUESTION IS WHICH SCHOOLS? YEAH, SO THAT'S GREAT. RIGHT NOW,

068WE JUST DID ALAMEDA, CESAR CHAVEZ, AND BTW. BUT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS PAST WEEK WITH SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ IS FOCUSING ON THOSE TOP 33% AT RISK SCHOOLS, SO MOVING FORWARD, FOCUSING ON THOSE TOP 33% AT RISK SCHOOLS FIRST, AND THEN MOVING FORWARD FROM THERE. THANK YOU. >> YEAH, THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST WONDERING, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE PUT A PLAN IN TO GET YOU THOSE 1100 FAMILIES EVERY YEAR? ARE WE CLOSE TO THAT? NO, NOT ANYWHERE NEAR IT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IS MAKING THIS SORT OF --WE ARE NOT THERE YET, BUT REQUIREMENT FOR ALL NEW FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN --WITH NEWBORNS OR YOUNG CHILDREN. THE OTHER PIECE TO THIS IS THAT ALSO, --I THINK WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS, LIKE THE SCHEDULE, RIGHT? WE HAVE THESE

069BREAKS IN BETWEEN SESSIONS, AND A LOT OF PARENTS HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE POLICY COUNCIL MEETINGS. A LOT OF PARENTS ARE FEELING LIKE THEY ARE LOSING GROUND IN THOSE BREAKS, AND THIS IS THE PERFECT PROGRAM TO HELP THEM NOT LOSE THAT GROUND DURING THOSE BREAKS. SURE. ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP TO GET YOU TO THAT 1100, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE GOT TO GET. YES, ABSOLUTELY, 100%, AND YES. THANK YOU. SECRETARY WOFFORD? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CHIME IN IF YOU DO. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH, YES. WE ARE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR NEW MEXICO, AND THIS IS THE

070WAY FORWARD, THROUGH PARTNERSHIP, COLLABORATION, AND THIS PROGRAM IS AMAZING, SO -- WORKING TOGETHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR GIVING US THE TIME TONIGHT. MRS. FLOREZ BEFORE SHE LEFT, THE SCHOOL BOARD GOT ME INVOLVED WITH THE CHILDREN'S READING ALLIANCE, WHICH IS RIGHT UP MY ALLEY. THIS IS EARLY CHILDHOOD ONE-TO-ONE, FOUNDATIONS OF WHAT WE HAVE KNOWN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. SO, ONE OF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE NEXT. I WILL BE CONTACTING YOU SOON. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU. GOOD SEEING YOU. >> THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE ONE THING. THIS IS GOING TO BE A THING I DO NOW. I'M KIND OF JUMPING BACK JUST TO MAKE ONE COMMENT TO TEAGAN, BECAUSE I WAS THINKING IT, AND

071IT JUST KEPT GOING AND I JUST FORGOT. I JUST WANT TO SAY, THAT WAS REALLY COOL HOW YOUR COUNCIL DECIDED TO LIKE HAVE A STRATEGY TO GET --GET TO EACH OF YOUR SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNICATE AND TRY TO GET INFORMATION, I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COOL. SO, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. YES, OF COURSE. THANK YOU. AND PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION IN REGARD TO THE CHILDREN'S READING ALLIANCE, GREAT CONVERSATION. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AS WE HAVE TEARED OUR SCHOOLS, HOW WE CAN FOCUS IN WITH OUR HIGHEST NEEDS SCHOOLS FIRST, PRIORITIZE THAT. THE OTHER PIECE, PRIMER MAESTRO, VERY INTERESTING IN MY MIND, IT CAN BE A GREAT CONNECTION WITH OUR FAMILY AND SUPPORT CENTER AS WELL. WITH THEIR PARENT ENGAGEMENT PIECE. THOSE ARE THE AREAS WE ARE EXPLORING. AT THIS

072TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO, IF I CAN, IF I MAY, PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MOVE MR. CHRIS UP NEXT FOR A QUICK LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, AND HE IS ON ZOOM WAITING FOR US. THANK YOU FOR WAITING PATIENTLY, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GOOD EVENING. MADAM PRESIDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY QUICK UPDATE TODAY, JUST HALFWAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SECTION, THE 60 DAYS, REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE START ON MARCH 17th, AND FEBRUARY 20th, THIS THURSDAY WILL BE THE HALFWAY THROUGH IT. BE ENDING ON MARCH 22nd. THAT'S SATURDAY AT 12:00 P.M. THIS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20th IS THE DEADLINE FOR INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION, SO, AFTER THURSDAY, WE WILL START REFINING AND START SEEING WHAT [ INAUDIBLE ] ARE ACTUALLY MAKING THROUGH THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS. AND LAST DAY FOR ALL THE LEGISLATORS

073AND THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE TO INTRODUCE ANY POLICIES THAT THEY MAY HAVE IN MIND. AT THIS MOMENT, WHEN IT COMES TO LEGISLATION, THE LEGISLATURE HAS ENTERED 950 PIECES OF LEGISLATION. 882 OF THOSE ARE BILLS. AND THE REST OF THAT ARE [ INAUDIBLE ] AND RESOLUTIONS. FROM THE 950 PIECES OF LEGISLATION, 100 ARE BILLS ON THE TOPIC OF EDUCATION, MEANING PUBLIC EDUCATION, HIGHER ED, AND OTHER SUBJECTS THAT MIGHT BE DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY RELATED TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND THEN 55 PIECES OF THAT ARE ACTUALLY BILLS ON EDUCATION , ON K-12 EDUCATION. FROM THAT, WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AND SEE, OKAY, WHAT ARE THE BILLS THAT WE ARE SEEING ACTUALLY MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS? WE HAVE HERE ABOUT -- LET'S SEE . WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 12 BILLS FROM THE 55 THAT WE ARE

074STARTING SEEING ACTUALLY MOVING THROUGH THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS ON THE HOUSE SIDE AND THE SENATE SIDE. WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE, SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT, SAME APPLIES TO THE HOUSE, HOUSE OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE, HOUSE OF APPROPRIATION, OR OTHER ASSIGNMENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE SPEAKER'S CALENDAR WAITED TO BE DEBATED ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE. SIMILAR ADVICE ON OTHER SIDE WITH THE SENATE, ON THE PRESIDENT'S CALENDAR, ON THE SENATE FLOOR, WE NEED TO BE DEBATED. THOSE BILLS , VERY QUICKLY, RSP 82, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHANGES, SB 235, SCHOOL MATH CHANGES. SB 243, TEACHER SALARY RATES CHANGES. SB 242, THE SCIENCE OF READING ACT. SB 130, SCHOOL CAREER, TECHNICAL EDUCATION UNITS. HOUSE BILL 63, PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING CHANGES. HB 238, HAS SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL WORK HOURS. AND THEN WE HAVE HOUSE BUILT

0752, WHICH IS A MASSIVE PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WE WATCH VERY CLOSELY. THE LEGISLATION IS FORECASTING THAT PROBABLY, WE WILL BE PASSING THE HOUSE APPROPRIATION FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE HOUSE AS WELL AND GOING TO THE SENATE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. THERE IS A LOT GOING ON THERE ON THAT PIECE, I AM WAITING FOR THAT TO BE PUBLISHED, SO THAT WAY I CAN PROVIDE HALFWAY THROUGH THE SESSION ANALYSIS ON PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT. AS ALWAYS, YOU WILL BE RECEIVING THOSE ANALYSES, THE LIST, I AM WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CABINET , EVERYBODY EVERY WEEK, TAKE A LOOK ON THOSE BILLS, AND SEEING WHAT CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WHAT IS GOOD. THERE IS ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION RIGHT NOW, HOUSE BILL 396, TAXES, WE ARE WATCHING VERY CLOSELY. AS YOU KNOW, THAT HAS

076DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION DOES NOT IMPACT US DETRIMENTALLY, SO WE ARE WATCHING TO SEE, COMMUNICATING WITH THE SPONSORED SOME OF OUR CONCERNS ON THAT LEGISLATION. BUT THAT IS ABOUT, WHEN IT COMES TO AN UPDATE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING OVER HERE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR IF THE SUPERINTENDENT WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO MY UPDATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> PRESIDENT CORT, THANK YOU. CAN YOU JUST QUICKLY ELABORATE ON 390 -- WHAT WAS IT, 396? JUST SO WE CAN GET A LITTLE BIT OF OVERVIEW OF WHY THAT HAS AN IMPACT? YES. JUST A MINUTE. JUST LOOKING AT MY NOTES HERE. WHILE HE IS LOOKING FOR THE NOTES -- ARE YOU THERE? YEAH, THERE I GO, NOW I CAN HEAR

077YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO, WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT, SO, THIS BILL WOULD END FUNDING STREAM FROM THE CAPITAL PROJECTS. A 25% OF COLLECTED GRT THAT GOES TO LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO, I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE PORTION OF THE FUNDING, WE ARE USING THAT FOR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND I THINK THEY ARE PROGRAMS RELATED TO STEAM. AND NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENCE STANDARDS, CLASSROOM RESOURCES FOR S.T.E.A.M. TEACHING AND LEARNING. THAT FUNDING IS ALSO USED FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT OUR SCHOOL. SO, LET'S SEE HERE, WHAT ELSE THAT IS DETRIMENTAL IN MY NOTES? UM, IT'S A BIG CHUNK OF MONEY, RIGHT? 25% OF THAT COMING INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT , THIS BILL HAD BEEN INTRODUCED IN PREVIOUS SESSIONS AND WE SUCCESSFULLY WERE ABLE TO STOP AT THE BEGINNING. RIGHT NOW, YOU

078KNOW, WE ARE WATCHING. IT HAS NOT YET -- STOPPED MOVING, WHICH IS GOOD. I DID RECEIVE A LOT OF DETAILED INFORMATION FROM MEMBER OF THE CABINET IN LAS CRUCES IN REGARD TO THIS BILL, AND WHAT I AM DOING RIGHT NOW IS MAKING SURE THAT THE SPONSOR KNOWS THAT, HOW THIS WILL IMPACT US, AND WORKING WITH OUR DELEGATION TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS BILL, AS IT IS, DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. AND IT HAS TO BE A MANDATE, BECAUSE THIS WILL IMPACT DRAMATICALLY OUR STUDENTS. AND YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE SERVED 45,000 STUDENTS WITH THE SOURCE OF FUNDING COMING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I REMEMBER READING SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. SO, WE ARE WATCHING THAT VERY CLOSELY. THIS WILL BE REALLY DETRIMENTAL TO US. THANK YOU. >> WHO IS SPONSORING THAT LEGISLATION? FERRARI , SILVA, AND RUBIO. THEY

079ARE IN OUR DELEGATION. SO, I KNOW SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOME OF THOSE SPONSORS. IF YOU DO, I INVITE YOU TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE A PHONE CALL AND TALK TO THEM. AND MEANWHILE, I WILL DO THE LOBBYING UP HERE ON THE BILL ITSELF. I HAVE A QUESTION. >> YES? I HAVE A QUESTION, MR. . SO, I HAVEN'T READ THROUGH THIS YET, BUT IF THE INTENT IS JUST TO TAKE AWAY THE TAX BECAUSE THE MAJORITY IS COMING FROM LIKE LAS CRUCES AND NOT FROM SIERRA COUNTY OR --I DON'T KNOW, DONA ANA COUNTY VERSUS SIERRA. AND LIKE THE BIG BOSS OF THIS, ISN'T THAT WE NEED TO BE FUNDING SPACE --BUT THE LOSS IS TO OUR S.T.E.M. PROJECTS, SO COULDN'T THEY PUT IN SOME KIND OF DIFFERENT WAY OF FUNDING OUR S.T.E.M. PROJECTS?

080IS THERE A WAY THAT THEY COULD STILL BE FUNDING OUR EDUCATIONAL S.T.E.M. PROJECTS? THROUGH A SIMILAR TAX? PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER TENORIO, I AM NOT UP TO DATE ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. SO, I REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE I CAN ADDRESS IT, I APOLOGIZE. IT'S OKAY, THANK YOU. MEMBER TENORIO? YOU GOOD? NO. I KNOW, BUT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE? I MEAN, I GUESS I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS NOT RELATED TO THIS ONE, BUT IF WE ARE ON HB 336, WE CAN JUST STAY ON THAT FOR NOW. SUPERINTENDENT OR ANYONE ELSE? MAYBE THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH AND SEE , YOU KNOW, WHAT THE PARAMETERS OF THAT WOULD BE, SO THE POTENTIAL COULD BE SOME TALKING POINTS AS WE ARE REACHING OUT TO OUR DELEGATION , THAT WE JUST MENTIONED, TO LOOK AT

081MAYBE SOME ALTERNATIVES, WE CAN DEFINITELY EXPLORE THAT OR LOOK INTO THAT. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT AT THIS POINT, RIGHT? OKAY, THANK YOU. YEAH, SO, WE WILL FOLLOW UP. APPRECIATE THAT. MEMBER TENORIO? SO THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT SPACEPORT TAX? SO, I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HEARD MUCH ABOUT HOUSE BILL 282, TO AMEND SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDIES -- STANDARDS , TO INCLUDE THE TOPICS SUCH AS EMPLOYEE RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE, THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT, THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BARGAINING ACT -- IT IS A VERY PROUNION STYLE BILL TO CHANGE THE SOCIAL SCIENCE STANDARDS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES. WHAT'S THE BILL NUMBER, 282? 282. THIS BILL IS IN THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW. AND THAT IS THE ONLY STATUS THAT I HAVE.

082IT DID PASS THE HOUSE . AND IT'S IN THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. I DON'T HAVE ANY DETAILS ON THAT. AT ALL. SO, THAT IS ALL I KNOW. IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU, I CAN MEET WITH THE CHAIR AND FIND OUT MORE -- WHAT IS THE PLAN WITH THAT BILL. BUT FOR NOW, THE BILL LIST STATED ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ACTUALLY MOVING AT THIS MOMENT. OKAY. >> IT MIGHT NOT BE A PRIORITY FOR THE CAUCUS ON HOUSE BILL 282, BUT I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T HAVE CONCRETE ANSWERS YET FOR THAT. BUT IT'S ON OUR LIST, SO -- OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST ONE WOULD BE SENATE BILL 48 AND 49. SENATE BILLS. IS THAT A COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUND? YES. IT'S IN SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW. OKAY. DO YOU KNOW WHEN

083IT IS GOING TO GO UP FOR DISCUSSION? I DO NOT KNOW, AND YES. RIGHT NOW, JUST TO GIVE YOU A PICTURE OF THINGS, THE MAJORITY OF THE BILLS ARE ON A WAITING LIST , ON SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS, WAITING NOW FOR THEIR TURN, BUT NOTHING IS GOING TO MOVE INTO A HOUSE BILL 2 PASSES, THEN THE SENATE WILL KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE HAVE IN THE SENATE SIDE TO WORK ON, AND THEN MAKE THE DECISION WHICH OTHER PRIORITIES, AND FIGURE OUT WHICH BILLS WILL GET THE FUNDING. OKAY, SO FOR THE BOARD, SENATE BILLS 48 AND 49, ONE IS LIKE A POLICY LAW ARM, AND THEN THE OTHER IS A FUNDING ALLOCATION ARM, AND THEY'RE DEALING WITH ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. AND INFRASTRUCTURE. >> PRESIDENT CORT,

084MEMBER TENORIO, WE MADE A NOTE OF THAT, SO WE WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THAT TO SEE WHERE THEY GET TO, AND I WILL GIVE YOU SOME PROGRESS CHECKS IF THEY BECOME --HOPE I USE THIS CORRECTLY, IF THEY BECOME GERMANE, I THINK IS THE WORD, RIGHT? NO, FOR THE 30 DAY SESSION, YOU ARE CORRECT, SUPERINTENDENT, BUT FOR THE 60 DAY SESSION, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS TO BE GERMANE BY THE GOVERNOR, THAT IS CONTROLLED BY THE LEGISLATURE. THEY ARE JUST STANDING THERE ON SECOND COMMITTEE. LIKE IN THIS CASE WITH THOSE BILLS, SENATE FINANCE, AND THEY ARE JUST GOING TO BE THERE. AND THE SPONSOR IS GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT. THAT'S HOW IT IS. WE WILL TRACK THEM, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SECRETARY WOFFORD? NO, I AM FINE,

085THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT. THANK YOU. SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BOLZANO. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. TAKE CARE. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, JUST WANT TO QUICKLY CONTINUE ON THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE DR. LEEANN SALAZAR MONTOYA, WHO HAS JOINED US AS OUR NEW CHIEF OF TECHNOLOGY, AND JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE HER, AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, ACCOMPLISHED EDUCATOR, WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HER AS PART OF OUR TEAM, ACCOMPLISHED EDUCATOR, RESEARCHER, AUTHOR, AND ADVOCATE WITH OVER TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN K-12. SHE IS ALSO A SCHOLAR FROM RURAL NEW MEXICO, SO SHE IS A NEW MEXICAN, AND HAS DEDICATED HER CAREER TO ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES. SO, I WILL GIVE YOU JUST 30 SECONDS TO INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST

086MEMBER OF OUR CABINET TEAM. WELCOME, DR. SALAZAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT RELEASE, AND MY FELLOW CABINET MEMBERS , FOR HAVING ME HERE ON BOARD. IT IS AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO RETURN TO MY HOME STATE AS A NATIVE NEW MEXICAN, TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE STUDENTS OF NEW MEXICO. I COME FROM A LONG LEGACY OF EDUCATORS. MY FATHER WAS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER HIMSELF FOR FOUR TERMS. AND MY GRANDMOTHER LONG AGO WAS AN EDUCATOR HERE IN NEW MEXICO. SO, IT IS JUST A GREAT PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE, THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29th, I ATTENDED THE DISTRICT'S CELEBRATION OF ANOTHER PROJECT COMPLETED AT DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY. RENOVATION OF DESERT

087HILLS ELEMENTARY, AIMED TO CREATE A SAFE AND ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND REALLY THE PRIMARY FOCUS , SOME OF YOU THAT ATTENDED AS WELL, IT WAS REALLY A NEW DESIGN IN THE PICKUP AND DROP OFF AREA TO ALLEVIATE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN THE MORNINGS AND AFTERNOON. ALSO, REDESIGN SITE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR OUR KIDDOS, AND JUST AGAIN, AS WE WERE THERE IN THE -- WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR? THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, THANK YOU, MEMBER TENORIO, IT IS JUST A GREAT SPACE AND IT IS GREAT TO SEE THE KIDDOS EXCITED AND THE STAFF EXCITED ABOUT THAT ADDITION. SO, DESERT HILLS PROJECT. ALSO, ON JANUARY 29th, I ATTENDED A CELEBRATION, I THINK MANY OF YOU WERE THERE AS WELL, SPORTSMANSHIP AND INCLUSION AT MOUNT OREGON HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE 2025 NEW MEXICO SPECIAL OLYMPICS UNIFIED BASKETBALL GAME.

088DURING THE EVENT OREGON MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVED A NATIONAL BANNER AND PLAQUE FROM ESPN, NAMING THEM THE NEW MEXICO UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL OF THE YEAR, AND ONE OF THE TOP 50 UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS IN THE NATION, SO THAT WAS AWESOME FOR THEM TO RECEIVE THAT AWARD. FEBRUARY 1st THROUGH THE THIRD WAS LAS CRUCES DAY , OVER THAT WEEKEND IN SANTA FE. A GREAT CHANCE FOR LEADERS AND CITIZENS TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY AS BEING THERE TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR KIDS HERE AND OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN LAS CRUCES AND LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I WAS JOINED BY BOARD MEMBER ED FRANK, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. COMMUNITY OUTREACH O'BRIEN, STEVE RODRIGUEZ, JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR LEGISLATORS, ENCOURAGING THEM TO SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY SUPPORTED, AND REALLY JUST MESSAGING OUR

089LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. AND ALL OF YOU, FOR THE MOST PART, I THINK WERE ALSO THERE , AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL. HAD SOME GREAT CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR LEGISLATORS. SOME SCHOOL VISITS. HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND OUR INSTRUCTIONAL WALKS, ALONG WITH OPERATIONS, SOME OF YOU ALSO ATTENDED THOSE. AT MONTA VISTA , DID AN INSTRUCTIONAL WALK THERE, THANK YOU TO THE PRINCIPAL FOR OPENING HER CAMPUS, CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL LEARNERS THRIVE. REALLY ENJOYED INTERACTING WITH THE KIDDOS, ATTENDING THE CLASSES. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL THE FOUR CLASSES THAT I VISITED, SOME HIGH ENGAGEMENT. CONCEIT HERE IN THE PICTURES, SPECIFICALLY THE BOTTOM ONE WHERE YOU HAVE A COLLABORATIVE POSTER WHERE KIDDOS ARE DISCUSSING AND WRITING AND TEACHING EACH OTHER , SOME OF IT WAS AROUND ELA, SOME OF IT WAS AROUND, IT WAS GREAT

090TO BE AT THOSE CLASSROOMS THERE AT MONTA VISTA. EVIDENCE THAT WE ARE SEEING OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK, WE ARE SEEING EVIDENCE OF THAT. OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IS EVIDENT IN OUR WALK-THROUGHS. STILL LOTS OF WORK TO BE DONE, LOOKING FORWARD TO LOOKING AT OUR DATA, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR APRIL INSTRUCTIONAL WALKS AS WELL. THRIVE THURSDAYS, KELLY AND LCPS EDUCATION BRIDGET , ALSO LCPS COMMUNITY OUTREACH, HAVE LAUNCHED THRIVE THURSDAY, ANOTHER OUTLET FOR LCPS SOCIAL MEDIA TO CELEBRATE OUR STAFF, THOSE THAT ARE MAKING LCPS THRIVE. ON THE FAR LEFT, YOU SEE MS. CARLA DANIELS, A RECENT THRIVE THURSDAY SHUT OUT, SHE HAS BEEN A TEACHER FOR 15 YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY IN SECOND GRADE LANGUAGE TEACHER AT HERMOSA HEIGHTS, SO, JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GREAT WORK OUR STAFF IS DOING. AND AM A HS TOURNAMENT. WE

091HOSTED THE NEW MEXICO TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME HERE IN LAS CRUCES AT CENTENNIAL HIGH. A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO MESA MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR WINNING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO OREGON MOUNTAIN FOR EARNING SECOND PLACE OVERALL ON THE 5A AND 4A DIVISION. PART OF OUR KIDDOS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND REPRESENTING LCPS. ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS, COACH MAYA, FOR A 600th WIN ON FEBRUARY 6 AT THE MAYFIELD TANK GAME. MAYA ACHIEVED THIS SPECTACULAR MILESTONE. HE HAS BEEN WITH US --WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR OVER 30 YEARS. ALSO ADD PREVIOUSLY THE NAMED HALL OF FAME COACH OF THE NEW MEXICO COACHES ASSOCIATION. 2019 COACH OF THE YEAR BY THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MAYOR WAS THERE, PRINCIPAL FOSS, AND ALSO JUST A GREAT EXAMPLE OF LONGTIME COMMUNITY MEMBERS

092MAKING A LIFETIME INVESTMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS TO ENSURE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS THRIVE, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH MAYA. ALSO, LCPS HAS RECEIVED THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY RECOGNITION BY EL PASO ELECTRIC. AND THE PROGRAM REALLY SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS IN REDUCING ENERGY COSTS BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INCENTIVES. WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED AN INCENTIVE CHECK FOR OUR EFFORTS. AND AGAIN, THIS REPRESENTS THE HARD WORK OF OUR TEAM --OPERATIONS TEAMS, OUR CONSTRUCTION TEAM. MR. RODRIGUEZ AND THE TEAM, THEY ARE A WONDERFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT AS WE CONTINUE ENSURING THAT CONSIDERATION AROUND SUSTAINABILITY -- ALSO OUR POLICIES THAT WE WILL BE REVIEWING THIS EVENING IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS. AND FINALLY, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO OUR IMPACT 25 AND GIANT SATURDAY BRIDGING EDUCATION BILINGUAL AND TECHNOLOGY. TWO SEPARATE EVENTS. THIS YEAR, EXCITED THAT

093WE ARE GOING TO COMBINE THESE TWO EVENTS FOR AN EXCITING DAY OF LEARNING. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THIS FREE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND THIS IS ALSO OPEN TO PARTICIPANTS OUTSIDE OF LCPS. AND AGAIN, SOME OF THE SESSIONS WILL BE AROUND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, BILINGUAL EDUCATION, HOW WE CONNECT BOTH, AND THEN PRESENTERS FROM LCPS, AND DR. RICK RAMIREZ AND CINDY ALSO SCHEDULED TO PRESENT. AND PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THAT INCLUDES --CONCLUDES MY SUPERINTENDENT REPORT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. ALL RIGHT, WELL NOW WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OLD BUSINESS. AND I'M SORRY, TEAGAN, DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I KNOW I ASKED, BUT JUST MAKING SURE YOU ARE STILL HERE, STILL WITH US. I DO NOT, THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATED, THANK

094YOU SO MUCH. OUR OLD BUSINESS. WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THE THIRD READING AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF POLICY GBA EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH MISS DONLEY. I, GOOD EVENING , PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US. WE HAVE A GREAT THIRD READING READY FOR YOU. WE HAD SOME GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THE LAST TWO READINGS, AND SO, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PROPOSALS HERE FOR YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND BEING OPTIMISTIC WITH THINGS, WE PROVIDED A CLEAN COPY FOR SIGNATURE IF THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT, OKAY? SO, THANK YOU, MADAM CORT FOR THE ONE ADDITION . THIS PARTICULAR COPY THAT YOU SEE HERE HAS THE EXCLUSION OF THE WIDTH ON THE PURPOSE, IF YOU LOOK FOR THAT STATEMENT ON THE SECOND LINE, I BELIEVE -- MAYBE THE THIRD,

095WHERE IT SAYS THE BOARD EXPECTS DISTRICT EMPLOYEES TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BY COMPLYING WITH THE NEW MEXICO CODE. AND SO, THAT CLEAN COPY DOES HAVE THAT REFLECTION ON THERE ALREADY. SO, THANK YOU FOR TAKING A SECOND LOOK AT THAT FOR ALL OF US. IN REGARDS TO THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM SECOND READING, IF I MAY POINT OUT, SECTION E, UNDER OUR POSITION, THERE WAS DISCUSSION UNDER 4, WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT OFFICIAL ACTION FOR THEIR OWN FINANCIAL INTERESTS. SO, THERE WAS CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW CAN WE MAKE THAT EVEN CLEARER OR UNDERSTANDING WHAT THAT WOULD ACTUALLY MEAN. SO, WE GIVE YOU SOME LANGUAGE THERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON DISCUSSING THAT LCPS CENTRAL PURCHASING OFFICE, WOULD HELP DETERMINE THAT THAT FINANCIAL BENEFIT OR THE FINANCIAL INTEREST TO THE EMPLOYEE IS PROPORTIONATELY LESS TO THE BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC.

096AND WE WENT AHEAD AND ADDED WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF OFFICIAL ACT, THE DEFINITION THERE. AND YOU WILL SEE THAT IN WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. TO ADD TO THAT, WE WENT AHEAD AND CHANGED NUMBER FIVE, SO THAT THE WORD ACT WOULD BE -- WOULD COINCIDE WITH THE 4. ONE ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION WAS IF YOU TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT GA, WE WENT AHEAD AND ALSO ADDED LCPS CENTRAL PURCHASING OFFICE, SO THAT WE COULD INDICATE THAT THIS IS WHERE THIS CONVERSATION WOULD TAKE PLACE, AND THE PROCESS. SO, THOSE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS . [ INAUDIBLE ] ASK MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? I AM HAPPY. >> OH, THAT'S AWESOME. HAPPY IS GOOD. >> NO COMMA ANYWHERE. MEMBER TENORIO? >> I'M GLAD YOU CAUGHT THE WIDTH. THE ONE I AM LOOKING AT IS STILL ON THE FIRST PAGE.

097WITH THE BACKGROUND ON THE SECOND PARAGRAPH, I FELT LIKE IT WAS --I DON'T KNOW, JUST A LOT GOING ON IN ONE PARAGRAPH. DID EVERYBODY -- I GUESS EVERYBODY FELT FINE WITH IT. TO ME, IT WOULD HAVE READ BETTER IF IT SAID DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE NEW MEXICO [ INAUDIBLE ] STANDARDS AND PRINCIPLES. THEY SHALL TREAT THEIR POSITIONS AS A PUBLIC TRUST , USE THE POWERS AND RESOURCES OF THE DISTRICT TO ADVANCE ONLY THE PUBLIC INTEREST, EARN THE CONFIDENCE OF THE PUBLIC, MAINTAIN INTEGRITY AND ACT ETHICALLY, FULLY DISCLOSE REAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST;, AND DID NOT RECEIVE MONEY, ANYTHING OF VALUE, OR [ INAUDIBLE ] OF A PUBLIC ACT. HOW DO YOU ALL FEEL ABOUT THAT? I LIKE IT HOW IT IS, BUT I ALSO THINK WE WERE REALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT

098ONE PERIOD? MR. WOFFORD CAN PROBABLY DESCRIBE THE RULES OR THE GRAMMAR MORE THAN I CAN. I JUST KNOW THAT I LIKE THE SOUND OF USING TREAT AND USE , IT LOOKS MORE DIRECT THAN SAYING TREATING THE POSITIONS, USING THE POWERS AND RESOURCES, EARNING THE CONFIDENCE OF --FOR ME, IT IS MORE LIKE DIRECT ACTION TO SAY EARN THE CONFIDENCE, FULLY DISCLOSE -- AND SO ON. SECRETARY WOFFORD? I THINK THE CHANGES WOULD MAKE IT PERHAPS MORE CLEAR. I THINK THE INTENT IS THERE AS IT IS, BUT IN FRONT OF INCLUDING, IT IS A LITTLE WEAK. OKAY. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER TENORIO, IF I MAY, I HEAR WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDING THE PERIOD AND CHANGING THAT FROM THE SEMICOLON AFTER THAT FIRST SENTENCE, AND THEN I DIDN'T QUITE CAPTURE HOW YOU RECOMMEND WE START THAT SECOND SENTENCE? SO,

099THE FIRST CLAUSE WOULD END AFTER PRINCIPLES WITH A PERIOD, THEN IT SAYS THEY SHALL SHRINK THEIR POSITIONS AS A PUBLIC TRUST, USE THE POWERS AND RESOURCES OF THE DISTRICT, SO ALL THE ING 'S BECOME THE --WHATEVER THAT WORD IS, I DON'T KNOW. VERBS. >> [ LAUGHTER ] [ INAUDIBLE ] YEAH, BUT IT IS LIKE THE MAIN PRESENT VERB VERSUS THE -- UNDERSTOOD. UNDERSTOOD. BUT WE SHALL TAKE THAT CLEAN COPY AND IF EVERYONE IS OKAY WITH THAT , PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER TENORIO, WE CAN MAKE THOSE CHANGES AND GET THAT TO YOU. I BELIEVE THAT SOUNDS PERFECT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS DONLEY. THANK YOU. >> WE CAN VOTE AND APPROVE IT WITH --WHICH ONE ARE WE ON? SO, YES, WE CAN. ALL RIGHT. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY GBA EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH

100THE CHANGES THAT WE JUST DESCRIBED. SO MOVED. >> MOVED BY MEMBER FRANK. AND SECONDED BY TENORIO. SECRETARY WOFFORD, IF YOU WOULD TAKE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MEMBER FRANK? MEMBER TENORIO? SECRETARY WOFFORD VOTES YES. VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN? AND PRESIDENT? X YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, 5-0, APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MISS DONLEY. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE TO THE SECOND READING AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF POLICY I KF, GRADUATION/CREDIT REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ, WE ARE HERE FOR SECOND READING AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF POLICY IKF, WHICH IS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS . NO REVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO PUBLIC INPUT HAS BEEN RECEIVED SINCE FIRST READING, AND JUST TO REMIND YOU, WE ARE ESSENTIALLY CHANGING OR ADDING A PHRASE TO THIS POLICY, TO KEEP UP WITH

101THE STATUTORY CHANGE THAT ALLOWS THE BOARD OR REQUIRES THE BOARD TO SET TWO ELECTIVES. I DID HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM SECRETARY WOFFORD, AND THAT RECOMMENDATION WAS IN THE PURPOSE TO MAKE THAT A COMPLETE SENTENCE, I THINK WITH OUR POLICIES, WE ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH A CONSISTENT FORMAT FOR POLICIES, SO, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO TURN THE PURPOSE STATEMENT INTO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, ESTABLISHES AT VACATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LCPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE STATUTE, AND THEN WE COULD HAVE THE REFERENCE TO THE STATUTE THERE. AND WITH THAT, I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? SO, THESE CHANGES THAT WE ARE PUTTING IN HERE, DOES IT CHANGE THE NUMBER OF CREDITS NEEDED TO GRADUATE? PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER FRANK, NO, IT JUST ESTABLISHES THE BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO SET THOSE TWO LOCALLY REQUIRED ELECTIVES AS REQUIRED IN

102STATUTE. SO, THIS YEAR, 24 CREDITS ARE NEEDED. NEXT YEAR WILL ALSO BE 24. A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY THAN WE HAVE THIS YEAR. ALL RIGHT. PRESIDENT? >> YES, SECRETARY WOFFORD? I THINK MEMBER FRANK MIGHT BE ASKING ABOUT THE CHANGE WE DID WHEN WE WENT FROM EIGHT CLASSES TO OUR CURRENT SYSTEM. BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THE REDUCTION IN CREDITS. BUT WE STILL HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME IN OUR COURSES, WE HAVE JUST REARRANGED THE LENGTH OF TIME, SO THAT IT IS SUBJECTED TO RECEIVE MORE, SO ESSENTIALLY, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT, THERE IS NO LOSS IN INSTRUCTIONAL TIME, THERE IS SIMPLY THE REARRANGEMENT FROM 29 CREDITS TO 24 THAT WE WENT THROUGH A FEW YEARS BACK. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO CLARIFY. CORRECT, SO THERE IS NO CHANGE IN CREDIT REQUIREMENTS,

103JUST ADDING [ INAUDIBLE ]. AND FIXING THE PURPOSE. YES. ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY, SECRETARY WOFFORD? I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, THANK YOU, DR. WENDY, I APPRECIATE THAT CHANGE. YES, SIR. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE -- HELLO? OH, DARN. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY IKF, GRADUATION/CREDIT REQUIREMENTS, WITH THE CHANGES THAT WE HAVE JUST DISCUSSED. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. MOVED BY MEMBER FRANK, SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN. SECRETARY WOFFORD, WOULD YOU DO THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MR. FRANK? AND MR. TENORIO? SECRETARY VOTES YES. VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN? AND PRESIDENT CORT? YES, THAT IS 5-0, THAT PASSES WITH THE CHANGES THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, DR. MILLER TOMLINSON. ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL AUDIT COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER MEMBER, WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN

104ACCOUNTING FOR FINANCIAL MATTERS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH DISTRICT POLICY, THE BOARD APPOINTS ONE VOLUNTEER MEMBER WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN ACCOUNTING OR FINANCIAL MATTERS AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. WE WILL PROCEED WITH NOMINATIONS IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE OFFICERS WE DID A WHILE AGO, AND EACH NOMINATION WILL REQUIRE A SECOND. I WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR TO ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF A VOLUNTEER MEMBER WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN ACCOUNTING OR FINANCIAL MATTERS ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO START, IF I COULD. I HAVE SOMEBODY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD TO THE BOARD. HER NAME IS OPHELIA WATKINS. SHE HAS OVER 40 YEARS OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE. HER EXPERIENCE INCLUDES FORMS, LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND I THINK SHE WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR AUDIT

105COMMITTEE. IS THERE A SECOND? I WOULD SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. PRESIDENT? X YES. THANK YOU. I HAVE ALSO A NOMINEE TO PUT BEFORE THE COMMITTEE. HE IS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND THAT IS JIM KNEW, WHO WAS NOMINATED BY RAY TO SERVE ON THE BOARD, I THINK THREE YEARS AGO, AND HE HAS BEEN A CPA FOR 15 OR MORE YEARS, AND IS QUALIFIED AS WELL FOR THIS POSITION. AND SO, I ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD SERVE AS WELL. I THINK WE HAVE TWO GOOD CANDIDATES IN BOTH OF THESE NOMINATIONS. ABSOLUTELY. SO, YOU HAVE SPOKEN WITH MR. NEW AND HE IS IN AGREEMENT? YES, HE IS WILLING TO SERVE AGAIN ON THE COMMITTEE. ALTHOUGH MS. WATKINS HAS NOT SERVED BEFORE, HAS SHE? NO, SHE HAS NOT. I HAVE NO STRONG FEELINGS ON THIS

106ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, BUT HAVING A PERSON THAT HAS NOT SERVED, I THINK, WE ARE BUILDING OUR BENCH OF FOLKS THAT CAN SERVE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, BY GETTING MORE FOLKS THAT EXPERIENCE, I THINK THAT SERVES US WELL MOVING FORWARD. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? PRESIDENT? YES? >> I THINK VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN IS RIGHT, THAT WE CAN EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE HAVE AND CALL ON THEM MORE BROADLY IN THE FUTURE. AND SO, I WANT TO THANK MR. NEW PUBLICLY FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE AGAIN. ABSOLUTELY, YES. WE APPRECIATE MR. NEW'S -- I HAVE LOST A VERB, BUT WE APPRECIATE MR. NEW AND THE FACT THAT HE WOULD SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE. SO, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BOTCHED THIS A LITTLE BIT, SO, SECRETARY WOFFORD, ARE YOU RESENDING THE

107NOMINATION FOR MR. NEW? NO, I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE HIS NAME IN NOMINATION, TO THANK HIM BY DOING SO. ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF A VOLUNTEER MEMBER WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN ACCOUNTING OR FINANCIAL MATTERS IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE? ALL RIGHT, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. WE HAVE AS OUR NOMINEE IS FOR THE VOLUNTEER MEMBER WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN ACCOUNTING OR FINANCIAL MATTERS ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE: OPHELIA WATKINS . ALL RIGHT, AND BECAUSE MR. NEW DID NOT GET A SECOND, DO I INCLUDE HIM IN THE NOMINATIONS? MY APOLOGIES, THANK YOU. OPHELIA WATKINS. WE ARE NOW GOING TO VOTE FOR THE POSITION OF A VOLUNTEER MEMBER WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN ACCOUNTING OUR FINANCIAL

108MATTERS IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IN ORDER THE NOMINATION WAS RECEIVED, UNTIL WE HAVE A MAJORITY VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND WE WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. SECRETARY WOFFORD, BE ON THE LOOKOUT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF OPHELIA WATKINS FOR THE POSITION OF A VOLUNTEER MEMBER WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN ACCOUNTING OR FINANCIAL MATTERS ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE? ROLL CALL FOR ME, MR. WOFFORD. MEMBER FRANK? YES. IS THAT THE RIGHT WORD TO USE? THIS IS FOR OPHELIA WATKINS. MEMBER TENORIO? YES. SECRETARY WOFFORD, THANKS . VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN? AND PRESIDENT CORT? PRESIDENT CORT ALSO THINKS MR. NEW FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND VOTE YES FOR OPHELIA WATKINS. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE OPHELIA WATKINS AS THE VOLUNTEER MEMBER ON OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, OPHELIA WATKINS, WE APPRECIATE YOU. ALL RIGHT. CAN I JUST

109MAKE A COMMENT? OF COURSE. I JUST WOULDN'T WANT MR. NEW TO THINK THAT WE IN ANY WAY THINK NOT HIGHLY OF HIS QUALIFICATIONS. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T COME FORTH WITH A SECOND, SIMPLY BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE HOW WE WOULD RESOLVE HAVING TWO NOMINEES AND HOW THAT WOULD PROCEED, SO I JUST THOUGHT LIFE WOULD BE A LOT SIMPLER BY JUST HAVING THE ONE. BUT IT WAS IN NO WAY A REFLECTION OF THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE OTHER CANDIDATE. ABSOLUTELY, YES, I KNOW MR. NEW, I HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR A BIT, SO YES, HE IS HIGHLY QUALIFIED, AND ONCE AGAIN APPRECIATE HIS WILLINGNESS. AND WE WILL BE CALLING ON HIM AGAIN. I'M SURE THERE IS ANOTHER COMMITTEE. YES. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO ON TO NEW BUSINESS. THE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE LEGAL COUNCIL AND SUPERINTENDENT TO

110PROCEED WITH LEGAL STRATEGY, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE SEDIMENT AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN A MATTER STYLE [ INAUDIBLE ] I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE --OH, WHAT I JUST SAID. I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN. SORRY, I AM WATCHING A LOT OF THINGS THIS EVENING, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH ME. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE LEGAL COUNCIL AND SUPERINTENDENT TO PROCEED WITH A LEGAL STRATEGY, INCLUDING POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN A MATTER STYLED STUDENT VERSUS LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS DPH 24 -25-18 POINT SO MOVED. MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN AND SECONDED BY MEMBER FRANK. SECRETARY WOFFORD, WOULD YOU DO ROLL CALL FOR ME, PLEASE? [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] I VOTE YES, THAT IS 5-0, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE NOW GOING TO

111BE MOVING TO OUR FIRST READING OF POLICY DB DE BOARD AGENDA BY OUR CHIEF OF STAFF. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT COURT AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. GOOD EVENING, MR. RUIZ. THIS EVENING, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE FIRST READING OF POLICY BEA DB, WHICH IS THE BOARD AGENDA. THIS WAS LAST BROUGHT TO ITS SCHOOL BOARD AND APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER 2015. THIS HAD COME UP IN AN EARLIER SORT OF SEQUENCE OF POLICIES THAT NEEDED TO BE REVISED, AND ONE OF THE GOALS TO PRESENTING THIS TO YOU ALL THIS EVENING WAS TO ALIGN YOUR AGENDA SETTING PRACTICE IN 3A WITH THE POLICY. SO, THE PRIMARY CHANGE HERE IS THE SENTENCE THAT SAYS THE ADDITION OF ONE ADDITIONAL MEMBER OF THE BOARD AS PART OF THE AGENDA SETTING PROCESS. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF LIKE GRAMMATICAL

112CLEANUP, THAT IS FOR YOU, MR. WOFFORD. AND THEN I SUGGESTED IN THE EXECUTIVE, TO MAKE SOME REVISIONS AROUND THE PURPOSE STATEMENT, JUST FOR CLARITY. THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? MEMBER FRANK? YEAH, THAT LAST SENTENCE IN THE BACKGROUND. SO, THAT IMPLIES THAT THE PUBLIC CAN GET ON THE AGENDA? I THINK. IS THE BOARD'S INTENT THAT THE PUBLIC BE AFFORDED AN AVENUE THROUGH THE AGENDA TO BE A PARTICIPANT IN OPEN BOARD MEETINGS? HOW WHAT THE PUBLIC GET ON THE AGENDA? SURE. PRESIDENT CORT, MR. FRANK, IF I MISSPEAK ON THIS, PLEASE JUMP IN. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE PUBLIC INPUT PART OF YOUR AGENDA, SHOULD WE BE MORE SPECIFIC THAN? I MEAN, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A PROCESS BY WHICH THE PUBLIC GETS ON THE AGENDA. THEY DON'T ATTEND OUR AGENDA SETTING. SO, WHY DON'T WE JUST

113SAY THE PUBLIC INPUT WILL BE AN OPTION AT OUR MEETINGS? SO, PRESIDENT CORT, MR. FRANK, I AGREE WITH MR. SILVER IN TERMS OF WHAT IS INTENDED, AND THAT IS OF COURSE BACKGROUND. IF YOU TURN TO THE NEXT PAGE, SO ROMAN 3 F. [ INAUDIBLE ] I SUGGEST THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO ADD THE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE HAD IT THERE, THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THEN I THINK THAT THERE IS THEN THE CONNECTION TO THE BACKGROUND, AND WE CERTAINLY COULD ALSO ADD IT IN BACKGROUND, BUT I DEFINITELY THINK THAT TO CLARIFY THIS, IT NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO PARAGRAPH F. THAT WOULD BE GOOD, BUT I MEAN, WE COULD JUST TAKE OUT THAT SENTENCE. SINCE IT IS COVERED IN F. THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S REDUNDANT. SO, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY ADD UNDER POSITION , SO

114UNDER 3 F -- COLIN , THANK YOU. THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT, AND IF THERE IS ANY DIRECTION AROUND THE LAST SENTENCE AND BACKGROUND , WHETHER YOU ALL HAVE A PREFERENCE TO KEEP THAT, OR AS MR. FRANK SUGGESTED, PERHAPS REMOVE IT. I AGREE WITH MEMBER FRANK TO JUST GO AHEAD AND LEAVE THAT OFF, BECAUSE IT DOES BECOME REDUNDANT WHEN WE ADD IT TO F. PRESIDENT CORT? YES, SECRETARY WOFFORD. IF WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR DESIRE FOR PUBLIC INPUT, PERHAPS WE COULD REWORD LETTER F TO SAY THAT. THE BOARD ENCOURAGES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND WILL INCLUDE AN OPPORTUNITY. ALL RIGHT, TEAGAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK? EXCUSE ME, I AM NOT TEAGAN. [ LAUGHTER ] I AGREE, I THINK THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE MORE OF THE

115PUBLIC TO GIVE THEIR INPUT. AND YOU FIND THE OTHER SENTENCE TO BE REDUNDANT OR WOULD YOU LEAVE IT THERE? YES, I THINK IT IS REDUNDANT. >> AND MEMBER FRANK, WHAT DO YOU THINK? I THINK THAT LAST SENTENCE AT THE BEGINNING, JUST -- IT IS REDUNDANT AND MISLEADING, SO YOU KNOW, GET IT OUT OF THERE, IT MAKES NO CONTRIBUTION WHATSOEVER TO THE DOCUMENT. SECRETARY WOFFORD? WELL, HELLO. I DO HAVE A QUESTION, THIS MIGHT BE A CAN OF WORMS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT POLICY, BUT I SEE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVE LIMITED --LIMITED THE TIME THAT A BOARD MEETING OR ANY MEETING CAN GO. I JUST THINK SOMETIMES WHEN WE GO UNTIL 11:30, 12:00, WE ARE REALLY LIMITING THE PUBLIC, SO, I WONDER -- AND I AM OPEN TO DISCUSSION ON THIS WITHOUT BOARD

116MEMBERS FEEL, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT AVENUE, BUT TO MAKE OUR MEETINGS MORE ACCESSIBLE, LET'S CAP THE LENGTH OF SOME OF THESE THINGS. AND JUST CURIOUS HOW THAT HITS FOLKS. AND ALANNA, AM I DOING SOMETHING THAT I SHOULDN'T BE DOING LEGALLY? I SHOULD PROBABLY ALSO LOOK TO YOU FIRST. I WILL GET OUT OF THE WAY FOR A HEALTHY DISCUSSION. I THINK WE ALREADY HAVE A PUBLIC INPUT POLICY SOMEWHERE THAT ADDRESSES THOSE ISSUES. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT THE PUBLIC, WE ARE SITTING HERE IN A MEETING AT 11:30 AT NIGHT, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT WE DON'T START OUR MEETINGS UNTIL 6:00, WE DIDN'T GET TO THE BUSINESS TODAY UNTIL 7:30. I THINK ULTIMATELY, CAN WE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS AT 11:00 AT NIGHT? I MEAN, I THINK WE DO, WE

117CHAMPION, WE PULL THROUGH. TRY 12:00. >> YET, EVEN LATER, RIGHT? AND IT ALSO LIMITS HOW PUBLIC CAN INTERACT WITH US AND THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. LET'S SAY HYPOTHETICALLY, 9:30. I AM JUST MAKING THAT UP. JUST AS AN EXAMPLE. SO, AT 9:30, IF WE HAVEN'T COVERED THIS ON THE AGENDA, AND WE PUSH IT TO THE NEXT MEETING. AND WE CAN HAVE SOME WIGGLE ROOM. IF WE ARE FIVE MINUTES AWAY FROM SOMETHING. YOUR SUGGESTING WE PUT SOMETHING INTO THIS POLICY. YES. THERE COULD BE ANOTHER POLICY, I DON'T KNOW. ESTABLISH A TIME LIMIT FOR OUR MEETINGS, WITH POSSIBLY A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM BUILT INTO IT. IF THE BOARD WANTED --MAYBE SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL. YES. WE CAN EXTEND THAT TIME TO FINISH AN AGENDA. ONLY WITH BOARD APPROVAL, TO GO BEYOND THE TIME LIMIT. I JUST THINK IT

118MAKES THESE MEETINGS A LITTLE MORE ACCESSIBLE, MAKES US A LITTLE MORE PRODUCTIVE WHILE WE ARE HERE , WE HAVE GOT A CLOCK THAT IS TAKING, WE HAVE GOT SOME BUSINESS TO DO, WE ARE LESS OF SORT OF THE MEANDERING, AND A LITTLE BIT MAYBE MORE FOCUSED. I THINK THAT IS A BRILLIANT IDEA. PRESIDENT CORT? MEMBER NOLAN , MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS YOU ARE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, NOT SAYING THAT IT COULDN'T HAPPEN, I THINK SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER IS THERE MAY BE SOME ITEMS ON THE AGENDA RIGHT WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT THAT NEED TO HAPPEN, SO AS YOU CONSIDER THAT, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE, THANK YOU. AND I THINK WE WOULD DO THAT LIKE IF IT IS A BUDGET. SOMETIMES THERE IS A DEADLINE AND YOU HAVE GOT TO APPROVE THAT BUDGET. WE

119WOULDN'T APPROVE THAT UNTIL THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT SO, SINCE WE OPENED THIS CAN OF WORMS, I HAVE A FEELING THAT FOR ME PERSONALLY, IF THERE IS A LONG STACK OF NAMES FOR PUBLIC INPUT, FOR ME, YOU ARE SAYING WE SHOULD GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM. YES, I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT LIMITING PUBLIC COMMENT. THEN WE WOULD TAKE OFF OTHER AGENDA ITEMS, YOU KNOW, IF IT TAKES TWO HOURS OF PUBLIC INPUT, THEN SOMETHING IN THE REST OF THE AGENDA IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE TABLED, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. YES, ERRATICALLY, YES. AND BECAUSE YOU WANT TO MAKE YOURSELF ACCESSIBLE IN THE MEETING TIME TO THE PUBLIC. I WANT TO MAKE THE MEETING ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. SO, THE MEETING IS ACCESSIBLE, THEY CAN COME IN, IT IS ALSO ON LIVESTREAM, AND

120WE ARE ALSO ADDING THAT OTHER --ISN'T THERE SOMETHING WHERE THEY CAN COMMENT ON THE LIVESTREAM. I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO TRY TO PROMOTE CONVERSATIONS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, AND IF THEY WANT TO COME HERE AND BE ON RECORD WITH THEIR PUBLIC INPUT, THEN THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT I GUESS IF IT WERE UP TO ME AND I CAN CALCULATE, THIS IS GOING TO TAKE AN HOUR AND A HALF, I WOULD PROBABLY CHOP IT DOWN TO AN HOUR. IF I KNOW HOW MANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS WE HAVE, IF WE KNOW HOW MUCH WORK WE DO, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD WANT TO KEEP CHOPPING IT, ADDING IT TO THE NEXT MEETING. WE ARE TRYING TO BE EFFICIENT AND GET IT DONE NOW, TODAY. AND WE TRY TO MUSCLE UP AND BE LIKE WE ARE

121GOING TO DO THREE OF THESE POLICIES AND WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS PRESENTATION, WE HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO. SO, I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD WANT THERE TO BE A PRACTICE THAT WE START GETTING USED TO TABLING THINGS, JUST BECAUSE I'M GETTING TIRED. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT --I THINK IT IS A FAIRNESS TO STOP, I THINK IT IS A FAIRNESS TO THE PUBLIC, AND IT IS JUST A GENERAL RECOGNITION THAT SOMETIMES THE BEST DECISIONS AREN'T ALWAYS GOING TO BE MADE SUPER LATE AT NIGHT. THE PUBLIC INPUT TODAY WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA, SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT, BUT IF IT HAD BEEN MORE OF TWO SIDES THAT WE WERE HEARING, YOU KNOW, THEN AFTER A WHILE --WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE. 15 OR 10 OR 20

122PEOPLE TALKING, SO YOU WANT TO HAVE A BALANCE OF HEARING OPINIONS AND PUBLIC INPUT? I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD NECESSARILY WANT TO SAY, OKAY, THERE ARE 50 PEOPLE, WE ARE GOING TO HEAR ALL 50. I WOULD CAP IT. BUT -- AND THEY ARE ALSO WELCOME TO INPUTS AND PHONE CALLS AND MEETING WITH US. OKAY. I AM DONE. I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE CAPABLE THAT VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN REQUIRED. AND I THINK THAT IT'S HAD WE HAD A LONGER MINUTE WE COULD LIMIT IT TO A MINUTE AND A HALF. AND TO TABLE SOMETHING, THAT'S WILL RECALL IN OUR PURVIEW TO DO. I APPRECIATE VICE PRESIDENT'S NOLAN'S SENTIMENT AND HIS GOAL AND AIM. BUT I THINK WE ALREADY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO WHAT HE IS SUGGESTING. AND I AGREE WITH MEMBER TENORIO ABOUT PLOWING THROUGH AND

123GETTING THINGS DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR THAT DISCUSSION. AND YES MEMBER, SECRETARY WOFFORD WE COULD TABLE ANYTHING, WE JUST NEVER DO. I'M JUST TRYING TO BE MINDFUL OF THE TIME THAT EVERYBODY HAS TO SPEND HERE. I DON'T THINK THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO CUT OFF PUBLIC COMMENT. I DON'T THINK, GENERALLY SPEAKING OUR PUBLIC COMMENT IS 20 TO 30 MINUTES. TODAY WAS AN EXCEPTION, RIGHT. AND THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY WHERE THAT WILL BE THE EXCEPTION. I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS THE OVER RIDING CONCERN. THE OVER RIDING CONCERN IS WE HAVE LONG MEETINGS THAT MAKE THESE UNASSESSABLE. --UNACCESSIBLE. THIS IS NOT LIKE I'M GOING TO I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE A POINT THAT WE NEED TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THESE MEETINGS. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I SUPPORT THAT.

124I THINK THAT'S AN IDEA WE COULD MAKE WORKABLE. WE COULD PUT THE TIME IN THERE AND, WITH THE ABILITY TO KEEP GOING. IF THE BOARD VOTES IN FAVOR OF DOING THAT. YES. >> MA'AM CORT. >> IT'S SORT OF A COMPROMISE ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE FLEXIBILITY. OKAY, SECRETARY WOFFORD I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU GO AFTER MEMBER TENORIO PLEASE. GO AHEAD. SO THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. THE OTHER THING WE HAVE CHANGED ABOUT OUR AGENDA IS WE NO LONGER HAVE STUDENT RECOGNITIONS. WHICH TOOK OUT ANOTHER HOUR AND A HALF. SO, THE ONLY PLACE THAT I SEE EVEN FOR MYSELF TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, I'M ONLY SPEAKING FOR ME, BECAUSE HERE I AM AT THE LAST HOUR ON THE THIRD READING TELLING MRS. DONOLLY I FINALLY HAVE, AN AMENDMENT RIGHT. WHEN THE WHOLE IDEA OF LIKE HAVING A FIRST

125AND SECOND READING AND BEING ABLE TO SPONSOR A, ONE OF THESE POLICIES IS THAT YOU GET THAT INPUT IN PRIOR TO THESE MEETINGS AND IT JUST HELPS. SO THAT'S MY I GUESS, I NEED TO WORK ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO BE EFFICIENT OTHER THAN BITE MY TONGUE. YEAH. SAY LESS. THANK YOU. SECRETARY WOFFORD. THANK YOU PRESIDENT CORT. PERHAPS WE COULD ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT TO REVIEW THE MEETING AND THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT HISTORICALLY OUR MEETINGS USE UP SO THAT WE CAN LOOK TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY MONTHS WHEN WE MIGHT HAVE A SECOND BOARD MEETING. WE HAVE FOUR WORK SESSIONS DURING THE YEAR. AND OUR RETREATS AS WELL. AND AS AND I AGREE WITH MEMBER TENORIO THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CUT IT DOWN BY MOVING STUDENT RECOGNITION TO ITS

126OWN UNIQUE EVENT. PERHAPS, THERE ARE CERTAIN MONTHS WHERE WE CAN SEE WE SPEND A LONG TIME AT A MEETING, AND ANTICIPATE EITHER SHORTENING THOSE AGENDAS OR OPENING A SECOND MEETING FOR THAT MONTH SO THAT FOR INSTANCE IF THE BUDGET IS NORMALLY TAKES A LONG TIME. THAT WE COULD DEAL WITH IT THAT WAY. I THINK WE COULD LOOK BACK AND SEE HOW LONG THE MEETINGS TOOK JUST BY GOING THROUGH THE BOARD MEETINGS ON GRANICUS AND FIGURING OUT WHICH ONES ARE LONG AND WHY. SO PERHAPS WE COULD CHARGE OUR SUPERINTENDENT TO DO THAT. THANK YOU, SECRETARY WOFFORD. VICE PRESIDENT. ELENA, DO OTHER SCHOOL BOARDS, OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE A PRACTICE ON THIS THAT YOU'VE SEEN? I'M JUST CURIOUS. PRESIDENT CORT, MR. NOLAN OR VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN IT IS NOT A PRACTICE THAT I'VE SEEN ACROSS ANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

127TYPICALLY BECAUSE, THE BUSINESS THAT IS ON THE AGENDA IS USUALLY CRITICAL BUSINESS. I KNOW THIS BOARD HAS BEEN VERY INVESTED IN CHOOSING WHAT THEY WANT ON THE AGENDA. I THINK THAT WHAT YOU'LL FIND IS THIS PARTICULAR COMPOSITION OF BOARD IS MORE EFFICIENT THAN SOME PRIOR BOARDS IN TERMS OF IT SEEMS TO ME DOESN'T GO AS LATE. AS IT HAS IN MAYBE MORE RECENT PAST. SO I THINK THE HARDEST THING TO WEIGH WOULD BE THE ORDER OF BUSINESS. AND WHEN IT BECOMES LATE, WHAT GETS CUT OFF MAY ACTUALLY BE THE THING THAT THE DISTRICT NEEDS OPERATIONALLY FOR THE BOARD TO GET DONE. AND YOU MIGHT GET BOGGED DOWN IN DISCUSSING WHETHER TO TABLE IT OR PLOW FORWARD. I WOULD SUGGEST, YOU KNOW DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING. SO MR. WOFFORD, SECRETARY WOFFORD SUGGESTED SOME DATA. THE OTHER

128THING TOO IS THAT IF YOU WERE TO, PILOT SOMETHING, I WOULD SUGGEST IT WAS PILOTED. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD REQUIRE THREE MEETINGS. YOU COULD PILOT IT AND SEE IF IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE TO APPROACH SOMETHING. I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT A HARD CUT OFF WHICH I DON'T HEAR ANYBODY SAYING. OR CRITERIA WHERE IT SHOULD BE TABLED OR NOT. WHAT YOU HAVE DETERMINED THROUGH A THOUGHTFUL AGENDA SETTING IS NECESSARY BUSINESS. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I LIKE THE IDEA OF NOT PUTTING IT IN POLICY BUT CREATE A REGULATION AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD DO AT SOME OTHER TIME. I JUST WANTED TO GET VICE PRESIDENT'S THOUGHTS BEFORE WE MOVE. ONE LAST THING, MA'AM PRESIDENT. GO FOR IT. ALBEQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS GOT A PRESIDENT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. A BOARD PRESIDENT WHERE

129SHE HAD THESE IDEAS AND KIND OF GOT PEOPLE BEHIND IT TO I GUESS REFORM HOW THEY RUN THEIR MEETINGS. AND A LOT OF IT HAPPENED, ENTAILED GETS A LOT OF WORK DONE BEFORE THE MEETINGS. IT'S NOT JUST THE POLICIES IT'S OVER THINGS. I CAN'T DETAIL WHAT THOSE ARE. I JUST KNOW THAT IF WE WERE TO REACH OUT TO THEM THEY MIGHT GIVE US SOME INPUT. BUT I THINK A LOT OF IT IS JUST, MORE VOTING AND LESS MAYBE EVEN LESS DISCUSSION WHICH SEEMS A LITTLE BIT, I DON'T KNOW. IT'S LIKE A DOUBLE EDGE SWORD. GOT YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THAT WAS FUN. THANK YOU VICE PRESIDENT, SUPERINTENDENT. I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON MEMBER TENORIO'S. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALSO INCORPORATED ALONG WITH THE STUDENT RECOGNITION PIECE IS

130THE MEMO FORMAT TO TRY TO GET SOME OF THAT WORK DONE PRIOR TO. AND SO, THAT'S ANOTHER MAYBE ANOTHER PIECE WE CAN EXPLORE WHERE MAYBE WE CAN ADD MORE PIECES THERE AS FAR AS SOME OF THAT WORK. WE CAN THINK THROUGH THAT AS WELL AS A TEAM. MRS. GALLEGOS. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS POLICY IF IT'S OKAY. AS IT WAS BEING REVIEWED NOW FIRST READING IT DID OCCUR TO ME THAT BY, IF I MAY, MAY I ADDRESS ONE OTHER PIECE. IN POSITION 3A AND B. BY ADDING THE LANGUAGE IN 3A OF INCORPORATING YOUR CURRENT PRACTICE, CURRENT LONG-STANDING PRACTICE OF HAVING TWO BOARD MEMBERS AT AGENDA SETTING, I'M REALLY QUESTIONING THE VALUE OF B. AND IT ALSO SEEMS TO ALMOST ENCOURAGE SOME KIND OF A, OF A GROUP DISCUSSION INSIDE OF

131A MEETING. AND SO, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ANY SINGLE BOARD MEMBER COULD MAKE A REQUEST TO THE AGENDA SETTING GROUP. TO HAVE AN ITEM PUT ON THE AGENDA. AND THEN THAT WOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE AGENDA SETTING GROUP. BUT I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT B AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE VALUABLE TO HAVE BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS WHETHER B IS NEEDED AT ALL IN LIGHT OF A. THANK YOU. MEMBER TENORIO THEN I WILL GET TO YOU SECRETARY WOFFORD. THANK YOU MA'AM PRESIDENT. I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THIS ONE UP BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO BRING THIS UP NEXT. THIS IS SOMETHING ILL THOUGHT I HAD ASKED YOU ABOUT AND I PROBABLY ASKED YOU ABOUT IT. BECAUSE I REMEMBER RUNNING, I MEAN BEING ON THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE CURRENT MAKE UP. AND MAYBE JUST THE UNDERSTANDING

132FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS OF IF YOU ARE, IF YOU NEED TO GET SOMETHING IN ON THE AGENDA, AND THERE'S TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN IT, LIKE THEN THEY HAVE TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING OF IT. AND I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAD LOOKED AT THIS. I THOUGHT I LOOKED THROUGH THE POLICIES AND I DIDN'T SEE IT. I DON'T KNOW IF I WAS READING TOO FAST. THIS SEEMS TO BE WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO. I DON'T READ IT AS BEING ANY TYPE OF OMA VIOLATION BECAUSE, WE ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE TWO MEMBERS TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT TALKING TO A THIRD BOARD MEMBER. I'M SORRY, SECRETARY WOFFORD. I AGREE WITH MEMBER TENORIO WHAT SHE SAID. THERE IS A POTENTIAL IN A BOARD WHICH IS MORE DIVISIVE THAN

133OUR CURRENT BOARD FOR MEMBERS TO BE EXCLUDED. SO IF WE FOLLOW MRS. GALLEGOS. FOR EXAMPLE THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT WHO ARE SENDING THE AGENDA. THEN THEY MIGHT CONTINUE TO REJECT THAT ITEM WHERE AS ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER MIGHT WANT THE DISCUSSION TO HAPPEN AT A MEETING. SO I AGREE WITH, MEMBER TENORIO THAT IF WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS WANTING SOMETHING BROUGHT UP. IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE AN OMA VIOLATION. IT WOULD JUST SAY THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR US TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA OVER YOUR OBJECTION. ALL RIGHT, YES MRS. GALLEGOS. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I GUESS I THINK I'M WONDERING TOO IF THERE'S ALREADY TWO BOARD MEMBERS DOING AGENDA SETTING, THEN TO THE POINT THAT BOTH, SECRETARY WOFFORD AND MEMBER TENORIO HAVE RAISED. COULD PARAGRAPH B JUST SAY

134ONE MEMBER. ONE MEMBER WOULD MAKE THE REQUEST TO THE AGENDA SETTING AND REALLY THE ONLY ISSUE WOULD BE WHEN IT WOULD BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA. SO SOME BOARDS IN MY EXPERIENCE, SOME BOARDS CURRENTLY ALLOW ANY BOARD MEMBER TO PUT ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA AND THE ONLY THING IS TIMING. AND THEN SOME OF THEM IN REGULATION THEN GIVE A TIME FRAME. YOU HAVE TO DO IT EIGHT DAYS IN ADVANCE. YOU HAVE TO DO IT DAYS IN ADVANCE. BUT YOU ALL HAVE AN AGENDA SETTING PROCESS THAT GETS CALENDARED. EVERYBODY KNOWS WHERE IT IS. IF IT'S SUBMITTED BY ONE BOARD MEMBER TO THE AGENDA SETTING PROCESS THEN IT'S JUST SIMPLY FACTORED IN. SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE CONCERNS THAT, SECRETARY WOFFORD JUST RAISED AND BOARD MEMBER TENORIO JUST RAISED. I JUST WONDER

135WHEN I READ A & B TOGETHER WE HAVE THIS FOUR PERSON DYNAMIC ON THE SAME ISSUE OF AGENDA SETTLING. AND I'M JUST, CURIOUS ABOUT WHETHER THAT'S NECESSARY AND WHAT PROBLEMS IT COULD THEORETICALLY CREATE. THANK YOU, MEMBER FRANK. SO THE WAY I'M READING B IS, THAT TWO MEMBERS THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE DIFFERENT THAN THE TWO PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO AGENDA SETTING, THOSE TWO PEOPLE COULD GET SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON THE AGENDA. I MEAN THE WORD THAT'S USED IS, THE ITEM SHALL THEN BE INCLUDED. SO IT IS A WAY FOR SOME COMPELLING REASON THAT IS, IF FOR SOME REASON IS NOT BEING PUT ON THE AGENDA BY THE NORMAL AGENDA SETTING PEOPLE, IT'S A WAY TO GET SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA BY TWO PEOPLE THAT WANT IT ON

136THERE. SO I COULD SEE ADDING, THAT'S WHAT B SAYS TO ME. BUT I THINK WE COULD ALSO ADD THAT ANY BOARD MEMBER, YOU KNOW COULD SUGGEST AN AGENDA ITEM. BUT IT'S NOT. YOU KNOW IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY GET PUT ON. IF ONE MEMBER DOES IT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED BY THE TWO PEOPLE SETTING THE AGENDA. OKAY. IF TWO PEOPLE GET TOGETHER, THEN IT WOULD HAVE TO BE PUT ON. AND I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE BOTH OF THOSE FEATURES BUILT INTO B. THANK YOU. YES MEMBER TENORIO. THANK YOU, WHEN IT SAYS ON THE APPROPRIATE AGENDA. THAT'S WHEN YOU COULD HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF HEY THIS ONE IS REALLY FULL. I THINK MY TEAM NEEDS TO GET SOME INFORMATION SO WE CAN PROBABLY HAVE THIS READY BY THIS MEETING. IS THAT

137GOING TO BE OKAY? I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT. MY OTHER RECOMMENDATION INSTEAD OF THE ONE BOARD MEMBER NOTIFYING THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND OR THE SUPERINTENDENT LIKE LET'S JUST TAKE OFF THE BOARD PRESIDENT. THEN THE TWO BOARD MEMBERS. IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE BOARD PRESIDENT. IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE VP TOGETHER OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN. UNLESS THE BOARD PRESIDENT JUST AUTOMATICALLY HAS A BYE TO PUT ON THE AGENDA. THEY CAN GO TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SAY WE WANT THIS. AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. AND IT ELIMINATES YOU AND ALSO ON THE AGENDA SETTING. HE COULD JUST SAY, I HAVE A BOARD MEMBER REQUEST THIS. AND YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS. I SEE MRS. GALLEGOS NODDING YES WHICH ALSO MAKES ME FEEL

138BETTER. SO, MR. SILVER. YOU ARE SO GOOD. JUST TAKE ALL THAT AND CONDENSE IT. MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL SKWR-LZ PRESIDENT CORT IF I CAN JUST SAY SOMETHING TO YOU IN PREPARATION FOR THE SECOND READING. OF COURSE. >> THANK YOU. FIRST THING IS FIRST, LOOKING AT THE BACK STATEMENT FOR B, D, E WE WILL REMOVE THE LAST SENTENCE WHICH IS A REDUNDANT SENTENCE. AND KEEP AND MODIFY POSITION, LETTER F. AND I THINK IT WAS SECRETARY WOFFORD THAT MENTIONED AND MR. FRANK THAT MENTIONED I WILL WORK TO REWORD THAT SO THAT THE POLICY POSITION IS CLEAR THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DOES ENCOURAGE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND THEN SEPARATE FROM THOSE PIECES, POSITION STATEMENT B AS IN BOY, IT'S WHERE I THINK WE LEFT OFF ON THIS. IF I CAN SAY THIS BACK CAREFULLY WE WILL, MEMBER TENORIO WE

139WILL KEEP THE TWO MEMBERS, MEMBER TENORIO AND ALL THE MEMBERS WILL KEEP THE BOARD WANTING TO ADD AN ITEM. WHEN TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD COLLABORATIVELY WANT TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE BOARD MEETING AGENDA, ONE OF THE MEMBERS SHALL NOTIFY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE REQUEST. PUT THE MEMBERS BECAUSE THE TWO CAN GO TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. THE MEMBERS SHALL NOTIFY THE SUPERI SUPERINTENDENT OF THE REQUEST. THE ITEM SHALL THEN BE INCLUDED ON THE APPROPRIATED AGENDA IF THAT SINGLE, THOSE TWO MEMBERS TAKE THEIR REQUEST TO SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ THEN THAT FINAL SENTENCE DOES REMAIN THAT THE ITEM SHALL THEN BE INCLUDED ON THE APPROPRIATED AGENDA. YES. >> EXCELLENT. I HAVE A GOOD RECORDING TO GO BACK AND WATCH. BUT I WILL MAKE THOSE UPDATE CANS FOR THE SECOND READING AND HAVE THAT FOR

140YOU AT YOUR NEXT BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MEMBER FRANK. THE FACT IS WE HAVE A BOARD THAT, YOU KNOW WE GET A LONG WITH EACH OTHER AND YOU KNOW WHAT, WE WILL HAVE OPPOSING FACTIONS THAT YOU KNOW FEEL LEFT OUT. SO I FEEL THAT ANY MEMBER OF THIS BOARD COULD SUGGEST AN AGENDA ITEM TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SETTING THE AGENDA AND IT WOULD BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHANGE THE WORDING. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE POLICIES THAT EXIST JUST IN CASE THAT EVER CHANGES. SURE. >> AND YOU KNOW BECAUSE THEN, PEOPLE COULD START TO FEEL EXCLUDED. SO WE NEED TO HAVE LANGUAGE THAT PREVENTS THAT. THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENT. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. JUST FOR CLARITY, IN ADDITION TO WHAT MR. SILVER MENTIONED AS FAR AS

141SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS OR CHANGES DO WE ALSO WANT TO BRING BACK THE DATA AROUND THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE BOARD MEETINGS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS AN ASK OR NOT. MEMBER WOFFORD OR SECRETARY WOFFORD BROUGHT THAT UP. I THOUGHT WE DECIDED MAYBE IT WAS JUST IN MY HEAD THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD GO INTO REGULATION. AND NOT PUTTING THAT INTO POLICY. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BOARD. WHAT GOES INTO REGULATION? >> THAT WE COULD CREATE A REGULATION OF THE TIME THAT A BOARD MEETING HAPPENS. YOU COULD CREATE A REGULATION FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME A MEETING HAPPENS. THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE SPEND IN A MEETING. IF WE WANT TO SAY WE WANT THE CUT OFF TO BE AT 10:00. THIS IS

142WHAT VICE PRESIDENT. WE COULD. I'M NOT SAYING WE'RE GOING TO. I SAID IF WE WOULD LIKE TO WE COULD CREATE A REGULATION ON OUR OWN POLICIES. I THOUGHT HE SAID IF YOU WANT HIM TO DO A STUDY. WHAT? >> YEAH, SO PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER TENORIO IT WAS. BECAUSE I HEARD SECRETARY WOFFORD MAYBE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT MONTHS. LOOKING AT BRINGING SOME DATA FORWARD ON THE AMOUNT OF TIMES AND MEETING IF WE SEE A TREND. MONTHS ETC. I DID HEAR THE REGULATION PIECE. AND THANK YOU MEMBER TENORIO I JUST WANTED CLARITY TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO POTENTIALLY COME BACK FOR A SECOND READING RIGHT OF THIS. FOR THIS POLICY, I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS. I THINK THIS IS MORE OF A LONG TERM SORT OF INSTITUTIONAL THING. INDIVIDUAL READING. THAT I

143WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT. WE DON'T NEED IT FOR THE SAKE OF THIS POLICY. I SEE IT AS A MEMO, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. AS A MEMO. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. MAYBE A GOOD POINT THAT AFTER 8:30 I LOSE IT. NO I GOT IT. I GOT IT TOGETHER. DOES THAT KIND OF STUFF COST MONEY. WHAT KIND OF STUFF. LIKE STUDYING HOW TO MAKE OUR MEETINGS SHORTER? LIKE I JUST. WELL, SURE IN TIME. AND YEAH. NO DOES IT COST MONEY TO STUDY IT? I THINK WE'RE JUST PULLING DATA. THIS ISN'T THE MOST EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH IN THE WORLD. WE'RE JUST PULLING SOME DATA, RIGHT. I THINK THE DATA WOULD BE GOING BACK AND LOOKING BACK AT OUR RECORDINGS. ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. WE COULD PULL A LOT OF THE DATA FROM THERE. I THINK JUST FROM EXPERIENCE,

144WE COULD TELL YOU WHICH ARE LONGER THAN OTHERS. THIS WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A LONG MEETING. SOMETIMES THE DATA GETS SKEWED. SU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE WITH US. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE HOMES WHEN I'M THINKING THE CODE OF ETHICS. SHE'S NOT HERE. NO YOU GUYS HELP ME. WE FILLED OUT SOME SORT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. I DON'T SEE THAT INCLUDED THE BOARD. BECAUSE IT DIDN'T INCLUDE US. IF WE'RE FILLING OUT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS THERE A POLICY FOR US? I DON'T SEE IT IN THERE. BOARD MEMBER DON'T SEE IT IN THERE. BOARD MEMBER TENORIO THAT DID OCCUR TO ME WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON THE POLICY. THIS IS ON THE PERSONNEL SECTION. APPLIES EQUALLY TO THE BOARD. ALL OF THE CONDUCT ACT

145WHEN YOU READ IT SAYS PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OR AND EMPLOYEE. AND SO I DO THINK THAT, IN EXAMINING POLICIES. THE POLICY SCHEDULE, WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHERE THAT WOULD GO FOR BOARD MEMBERS. BUT THE LAW ITSELF CURRENTLY GOVERNS IT AND I HAVE SHARED IN THE PAST THAT ONCE WE GET ALL OF THE EMPLOYEE FORMS, WE SHOULD CREATE PARALLEL FORMS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD IS APPLYING. IT APPLIES TO BOTH JUST WOULDN'T SIT IN THE G SECTION. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT CORT IF I MAY JUST MAKE AN OBSERVATION. OF COURSE. >> THIS IS GOING TO BE WHEN IT BECOMES POLICY. THIS SORT OF RAZOR BLADE STUFF EVEN WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT. DOESN'T REALLY INVOLVE ALL OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE INTENSIVE WORK SESSION THAT LIES AHEAD. SO THE ONLY THING AGAIN THAT

146I WOULD CAUTION IN TERMS OF GETTING REAL AMBITIOUS ABOUT SHORTENING THE MEETINGS IS THAT, I KNOW THAT THIS POLICY WORK OF THIS BOARD IS IMPORTANT TO THIS BOARD. AND SO, HOW YOU MIGHT YOU KNOW MAYBE, SOMEHOW TRUNCATE IT THROUGH SUB COMMITTEES, YES. BUT ULTIMATELY THIS BOARD IS GOING TO WANT ITS HAND ON THESE IMPORTANT POLICIES. I THINK TONIGHT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT. YES, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. MR. RODRIGUEZ. GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT CORT. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT FOR THE FIRST READING. YOU'RE FINE, GO AHEAD. >> NO, YOU GO. IT'S ALL GOOD. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ. WE'RE HERE FOR THE READING OF POLICY UCF. WHICH IS THE ENERGY CON CONVERSATION. LOOKING AT THAT IN CONVERSATION, WE'RE HRAORBGING AT POLICY ECIF. IT WAS RECOMMENDED

147TO LOOK AT THE POLICY FOR THESE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHANGES IT WAS A COMBINATION OF COMBINING TWO POLICIES INTO ONE. WHICH WOULD BECOME CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY. THE FIRST READING WAS IN 2010. THE OTHER POLICY WAS MAY 17 OF 2011 FOR ECFA. SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE. SO REALLY JUST LOOKING AT THE CHANGES THAT WE REALLY DID THERE. WAS OF COURSE THE TITLE CHANGE. BUT REALLY STRIKING OUT MOST OF THE LANGUAGE IF NOT ALL, OUT OF ALL OF ECF AND THEN GOING WITH THE NEW LANGUAGE THAT IS IN WITHIN THERE. AND REALLY LOOKING AT EACH OF THE AREAS AS FAR AS WHAT LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE WITHIN HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS. IF WE CAN SCROLL UP A LITTLE BIT. GO AHEAD AND KEEP GOING. RIGHT THERE SO THE CHANGES ARE IN THE BLUE

148OF THE NEW LANGUAGE THAT IS THERE. LOOKING AT THE HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT TO ENSURE CLIMATE RESILIENCE, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO PROMOTE STUDENT HEALTH AND WELL BEING. WITHIN THEIR CLEAN NEW RENEWABLE POWER. LOOKING AT ALL OF THOSE THINGS, LOOKING AT ALL THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS. WITH THE GOAL PRIMARILY WITH ELECTRICITY. LOOKING AT WHAT IS AVAILABLE. HOW CAN WE DO THIS AND PUSH THOSE TOWARD THE CLEAN POWER. LOOKING AT THOSE THINGS AS THEY'RE AVAILABLE AS WE BUILD NEW BUILDINGS OR AS WE HAVE RENOVATIONS FROM THERE. ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT. ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS. REALLY JUST LOOKING AT A LOT OF THESE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF WHAT WAS IN THE OTHER POLICIES. SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WE DID ON THIS. I SUPER APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU SPENT ON THIS WITH SECRETARY WOFFORD AND I TO GET THIS POLICY STREAMLINED. I

149THINK IT LOOKS GREAT. BUT, I'M SORRY, ARE YOU DONE AND CAN I OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS OR IF YOU HAVE MORE THINGS TO SAY. NO REALLY JUST THE LANGUAGE THAT'S THERE AND I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE PREVIEWED IT. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES ON WHAT EVERYBODY HAS SEEN. I WILL OPEN IT UP TO THE BOARD. PRESIDENT CORT. THANK YOU SECRETARY WOFFORD. >> CHIEF, RODRIGUEZ I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE WITH THIS AND THE WORK WITH PRESIDENT CORT AND I TO PUT THIS POLICY TOGETHER. SHOUT OUT TO DR. WINEY AS WELL BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO WRITE A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE'VE DONE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON OTHER DISTRICTS AND WHAT THEY DO WITH THIS. IT'S VERY COMPREHENSIVE IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'VE WRITTEN. AND SO,

150I KNOW CHIEF RODRIGUEZ HAS BROUGHT THIS CABINET AND THE SUPERINTENDENT SO THAT WE MAKE SURE WE GO OVER THIS TO SEE IF WE ARE, TO FIND WHAT WE WANT TO SAY AS A BOARD IN TERMS OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE. AND THAT WE ARE ALSO GIVING THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS TEAM THE, THE LEEWAY WITH WHICH TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY AND MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THE BOARD'S VISION IS CARRIED OUT. AND SO, AND SO, MAYBE I SHOULD BACK OFF. THIS POLICY IS VERY CLOSE TO MAKE PRESIDENT SINCE YOU AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A WHILE. BUT I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS AND ASK THEM TO LOOK AT THIS WITH THAT FINE TOOTH COMB. LIKE I JUST NOTICED TONIGHT, WE DON'T EXPLICITLY REFER TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE BUSES. WHICH I KNOW IS, A NEW

151AND NEAR THING TO MEMBER TENORIO. MAYBE THAT NEEDS TO BE EXPLICITLY PUT IN THERE. IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE SHIFT OVER WHAT WAS THERE. AND SO, A GOOD HARD LOOK IN THE SECOND AND THIRD READING WILL HELP A GREAT DEAL. SO, THANK YOU. THAT SOUNDED LIKE A PREAMBLE. THANK YOU, SECRETARY WOFFORD I APPRECIATE THAT. BOARD MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS POLICY? SO, WE'RE, I'M SORRY, SO WE'RE ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE POLICY ECFR. THAT'S THE REGULATION. I'M SORRY, NO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, SORRY. I WAS CONFUSED ABOUT SOMETHING BUT I'M GOOD. OKAY. >> NOT AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. >> I'LL SAY, LIKE THAT LAST, I FEEL LIKE THIS HAS BEEN VERY HUSH HUSH. AND I ONLY KNEW LIKE THIS LIKE THAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING. BUT I HAD NO IDEA. TO FINALLY SEE

152IT IS TO SEE LIKE A REALLY LOVE, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? LABOR OF LOVE. I BELIEVE FROM YOU AND MR. WOFFORD. SO, I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL THAT, IN OTHER VENUES, WE'VE BEEN KIND OF WORKING PARALLEL. THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS POLICY. I'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER DURING MY BOARD REPORT OF HOW WE'RE ALL KIND OF PROMOTE -LG -- PROMOTING THIS SHIFT. BUT VERY COOL. THANK YOU MEMBER TENORIO. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND IT'S VERY COOL TO SEE IT IN RED AND BLUE. THEY SHOULD KEEP IT BLUE. I LIKE IT. MAYBE GREEN. OR GREEN. >> IT REALLY SPEAKS ABOUT WHAT INITIATIVES WE'RE DOING ALREADY AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY. >> WITH THE EL PASO ELECTRIC INITIATIVE WHERE WE'RE MAKING MONEY COMING BACK TO US THROUGH THE DIFFERENT INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE

153THROUGH THE BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY AND BUILDING ENVIRONMENT TEAM THAT WE HAVE THAT WE STARTED THIS YEAR. WITH THE TEAM AT PHYSICAL PLANT. REALLY LOOKING AT ALL THOSE THINGS. LOOKING AT ELECTRIC USAGE. LOOKING AT DIFFERENT THINGS. AND REALLY JUST BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE. AND HOW CAN WE HAVE COST SAVINGS THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING MORE MONEY OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. BUT WE'RE ABLE TO PUSH THAT INTO THE CLASSROOM. ALSO LOOKING AT INDOOR AIR QUALITY. HOW DO THEY LEARN BETTER AND WHAT KIND OF AIR SYSTEMS. SO IT'S REALLY, KUDOS TO THE SEAM --TEAM RIGHT REALLY LOOKING AT THAT AND INVESTMENT INTO THESE THINGS. APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS. THIS IS WAS OUR FIRST READING AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SECOND READING. PRESIDENT CORT. >> YES, VICE PRESIDENT WOFFORD. I DON'T

154MEAN TO PUT OUR EXPERT ON THE SPOT BUT TO GO BACK TO THE SAC TEAM FOR THIS POPL POLICY. BECAUSE THE STUDENT INPUT ON THIS IS VITAL, ABSOLUTELY VITAL. BRAVO SECRETARY WOFFORD. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO DO THAT FOR US TEGAN. I WILL, YES. THANK YOU, GREAT SUGGESTION. . WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NOMINATIONS WITH MR. SILVER. YOU ONLY GOT TO SIT DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT. THAT IS OKAY, PRESIDENT CORT. NOT THAT THE OTHER AGENDA ITEMS WERE NOT FUN BUT I GET THE PRIVILEGE OF A FUN AGENDA ITEM THIS EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ, THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO TIMES. NOT AN ACTION ITEM FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TONIGHT. IT WILL BE AT YOUR MARCH MEETING. WHAT IS THE ACTION IN MARCH THAT YOU ALL, AS THE

155BOARD, TO DO, ACCEPT THE NOMINATION FOR THE 2025 NMSBA. I HAVE TWO SENTENCES TO READ AND PRESIDENT CORT I HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS IF YOU WOULD LIKE THOSE. THANK YOU. >> THE EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PROGRAM FROM THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION SEEKS TO PROMOTE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ASSIST LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS IN RECOGNIZING SCHOOL LEADERS, STAFF, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. SO, PRESIDENT CORT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ALL OF YOU PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS BEFORE. IN THAT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I LISTED THE DEPARTMENTS THAT YOU ALL AS A SCHOOL BOARD NOMINATED FOR THAT AWARD LAST YEAR. AND, SO, IF I MAY VERY QUICKLY I HAVE FOUR POTENTIAL NOMINATIONS FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONSIDER. I WILL FOLLOW UP AND

156SEND THESE TO YOU ELECTRICALLY AS WELL. PRESIDENT CORT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR THESE? YES, THANK YOU. >> PERFECT. I DO GET THE FUN PART. THIS IS THE FIRST OF THE FOUR. I WILL JUST READ THE BRIEF PART AND SEND YOU THE LONGER NOMINATION VIA EMAIL. THE FIRST ONE, CARLA ROSALES AT HILL RISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I WILL READ THE MIDDLE PARAGRAPH. SHE HAS ADVOCATED FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. ENSURING THEY HAVE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED. AS A LICENSED ACADEMIC LANGUAGE THERAPIST AND LEAD TEACHER AT HILL ELEMENTARY SHE TRANSFORMED THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF COUNTLESS STUDENTS. HER INNOVATIVE WORK WITH THE "LET'S READ" RESEARCH PROGRAM DURING NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY EXEMPTIFIED HER DEDICATION TO ADVANCING LITERACY AND USING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO EMPOWER STRUGGLING READERS IN HER SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASS. THE SECOND NOMINATION, MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ WITH LCPS TV.

157PART OF THE LCPS TV TEAM HE MAKES PROFOUND IMPACT ON DEVELOPING STUDENT TALENT BY RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND TEACHING STUDENTS THE SKILLS OF STORY TELLING AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION. HIS COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS, HANDS ON APPROACH. THIS CRITICAL COMPONENT, REFERRING TO THE STUDENT MENTORSHIP PIECE, IT IS NOT PART OF HIS JOB DESCRIPTION. IT IS A SELF--APPOINTED MISSION OF MICHAELS TO INCLUDE STUDENTS AND SHOW THEM THE VALUE OF TIME MANAGEMENT AND SEEING A PROJECT THROUGH FROM CONCEPT TO COMPLETION. OUR THIRD POTENTIAL NOMINEE FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER IS JESSICA CHAVEZ IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS. JESSICA HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND INITIATIVE IN HER NEWLY-CREATED ROLE THIS YEAR. WHEN SHE STEPPED INTO THE POSITION THERE WERE NO EXISTING PROCESSES OR STRUCTURES IN PLACE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS TRANSITIONING -- TO SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM NEGLECTED AND DELINQUENT PROGRAMS. SHE TOOK THE INITIATIVE

158TO DEVELOP THE PROCESS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS DURING THIS CHALLENGING PERIOD. THE FOURTH NOMINATION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS AMY CRENZEL WITH THE TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER AND VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY. AMY --A. M. AMIE HAS TAKEN IT ON TO FOSTER THE SAFE ZONE PROJECT. IT IS FOR EDUCATORS WHO SELF-IDENTIFY AS A SAFE PLACE WHERE LBGTQ PLUS YOUTH CAN TAKE RISK, BE VULNERABLE AND LEARN ALL UNDER STIGMATIZING PRESSURES. IT IS SELF-PACED AND THERE IS A CERTIFICATE AND SAFE SPACE STICKERS ISSUED UPON COMPLETION. BEYOND THAT, THOUGH, SHE MADE AND CONTINUES TO MAKE HERSELF AVAILABLE TO DO ONSITE AND IN PERSON TRAINING. SHE SAYS KEY TO LEARNING IS PROCESSING. WE ALL LEARN ON DIFFERENT TIME LINES. THE FOUR NOMINATIONS THAT I BRING TO YOU ARE CARLA ROSALES, MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ, JESSICA CHAVEZ WITH FEDERAL PROGRAMS, AND

159AMIE CRENZEL WITH THE TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER. AGAIN, IT IS OPEN TO ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS THAT YOU HAVE. I WILL SEND IT TO YOU PRESIDENT CORT AND OTHERS ELECTRICALLY AFTER THE MEETING THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW WE DID THESE FOUR LAST YEAR. WE NOMINATE THEM AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS? AND THEN THEY, WE RECOGNIZE THEM AT A BOARD MEETING. THIS IS NOT NMSBA. IT DOES NOT GO TO NMSBA? NO, THIS IS ALL WITHIN OURS BUT SPONSORED BY NMSBA. THEY SPONSOR ONE PLAQUE AND WE PAY FOR THE REST. OH. >> RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. YES, MA'AM. >>> MADAM PRESIDENT. I LOVE ALL FOUR OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. IF WE EVER LOOKED AT OTHER DISTRICTS HOW THEY HANDLE THIS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS AWARD. SOME DISTRICTS GIVE UPWARDS OF 19, I DON'T

160KNOW WHY I SAID 19. LIKE A LOT. MORE THAN 10. SO . EVERYBODY IS GETTING A PLAQUE. >> THEY DO. THEY DO. THEY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE BUT THEY ARE PAYING FOR 18 OF THE 19. SO, IT IS AN OPTION. I THINK THESE FOUR ARE GREAT. I HAVE AN IDEA OF ONE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAD SOMETHING THEY WANTED TO SHARE. THE ONE I HAD WAS A BIG ONE. LIKE THE STUDENT SUMMER INTERNSHIPS. I WAS ASKING AROUND WHO GOT THAT OFF THE GROUND BECAUSE IT WAS, HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF KIDS WERE IN IT. THE BIGGEST ONE IN THE STATE. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS MONUMENTAL ESPECIALLY LAST YEAR, THE BIGGEST ONE OF THEM. SO I WAS ASKING AROUND AND WE HAVE WHAT I COULD TELL IS THAT THERE IS AN

161LCPS GROUP. THERE IS THE COUNTY AND THEN THERE IS THE BRIDGE AND CHAMBER OF THE GREATER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT GOES UNDER THE BRIDGE. DEBI MORE SERVING UNDER BOTH. PLY RECOMMEND WOULD BE A GROUP PLAQUE FOR EACH AND INVITING. I HAVE NAMES FOR EACH GROUP OF THE LCPS. DR. WENDY, RACHEL KNIGHT WITH LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL. AGAIN, ONE PLAQUE. MARY LEE SAGE ALVAREZ. MICHELLE RONGA, SHE IS CLOSER NOW. AND KATHLEEN GARDENER WITH ARROWHEAD. INCLUDING SOME OF THEIR HR PEOPLE, HAYNES, MIRANDA WOOD AND FINANCE WOULD BE ERIC VALDEZ. BETH WILLIAMS AND I AM NOT EXACTLY HOW THEY, HOW DEBBIE MOORE WHAT SHE FITS UNDER. I KNOW IT IS BOTH. SHE WAS THE CHAIR LAST YEAR. PRESIDENT CORT, THAT IS CORRECT. I THINK IN THIS CASE MOORE DOES REPRESENT THE TWO ENTITIES. SO

162WE INVITE HER AS THE GREATER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND HAVE BETH WILLIAMS FOR THE BRIDGE. THAT WOULD BE FOUR PLAQUES. NOT 19? KIDDING. YOU HAVE 13 SLOTS OF SOMETHING LEFT. REMEMBER WHEN I DID ALL OF THE AES. YES, I DO. THAT WAS QUITE A FEW. THANK YOU MEMBER TENORIO. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? I HAVE ONE, SPEAKING OF 19 PLAQUES. I WOULD LIKE TO HONOR THE INTERNATIONAL WELCOME CENTER ADVISORS. THAT IS A ADVISERS. THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. >> THEY ADVISE ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT GRADE PLACEMENT, ACADEMIC PROGRESS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND THEY ARE ALSO IN CHARGE OF THE BILINGUAL SEAL. IT IS SOMETHING THAT HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS CAN PUT ON THEIR DIPLOMA. MEANING THEY ARE BILINGUAL, BILITERATE, TODAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO FOUR STUDENTS GET THEIR TRI-LINGUAL SEAL. THEY PRESENTED

163IN FRENCH, SPANISH AND ENGLISH. IT IS AMAZING TO SEE. AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT AND A WAY TO HONOR OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE, MAN, BEING BILINGUAL, WHAT A GIFT THAT IS TO THE WORLD AND THEMSELVES. THINK ABOUT HOW FAR THEY WILL GO. SO, THIS ALL THE SEAL COULD NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT THE INTERNATIONAL WELCOME CENTER ADVISERS WHO, OVERSEA IS NOT A GOOD WORD. BUT DR. POST OVERSEE THE WHOLE PROCESS. AMAZING PEOPLE. AND OUR ADVISERS ARE ERICA MARTINEZ AT CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL. AND SANCHEZ AT MAYFIELD. SMITH AT ORGAN MOUNTAIN AND THEN IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS THESE, THESE PEOPLE DO, TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS. MORALES AND PATRICIA DIEGO, AND SANDRA SOTA IN VISTA AND DIANA HERNANDEZ HAS THE TRIPLE THREAT. AND I THINK THAT THE WORK THEY DO IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. EVEN MORE IMPORTANT NOW AS WE ARE MOVING THROUGH ALL KINDS

164OF THINGS. I AM UP TO. WE CAN DO ONE PLAQUE FOR EVERYONE OR WE CAN DO A GROUP PLAQUE FOR ALL OF THE ADVISERS. WE CAN DISCUSS THAT. I REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SCHOOL AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. I REALLY WANTED TO HONOR THEM. YES, MA'AM. >> SO, PRESIDENT CORT IF THERE ARE NO OTHER NOMINATIONS AND TO THE BOARD IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS THAT COME TO MIND BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND THOSE TO ME. I WILL GET THEM COMPILED FOR YOUR NEXT PACKET AND THE MARCH MEETING IT SAY VOTE AS A BOARD TO APPROVE THOSE NOMINATIONS. WE APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING ALL OF THOSE NAMES TO THE BOARD. YES >> IT IS A TOUGH JOB, PRESIDENT CORT. JUST A REMINDER THEY WILL

165NOT GET THE PLAQUE UNTIL MAY. YES. >> THANK YOU. >> YES, THAT IS TRUE. WE DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE COME IN MARCH. YES. EXACTLY. THAT WILL BE LATER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. SILVER, APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GOING ON TO OTHER REPORTS. SO, FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING, WE HAVE DR. MILLER-TOMLINSON WITH DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE SCHOOL 25-26, '26-'27, AND '27-'28 CALENDARS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM HERE AS YOU JUST NOTED TO PRESENT THE INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR DRAFTS FOR THE THREE ENSUING SCHOOL YEARS. BEFORE I GET STARTED I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ONE MEMBER OF THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE THAT IS WITH US TONIGHT AND THAT IS KINLEY. WHO WAS OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE AND SHE HAS HUNG IN HERE WITH US TONIGHT. SO, THANK YOU DOES SHE

166WANT A GWYNN EL GRENOLA -- WANT A BAR? NO, SHE IS OKAY. >> WE WILL SEE WHERE WE LAND WITH THIS. OH, YES, THANK YOU. NO WORRIES. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, JUST A BRIEF REVIEW. THE COMPOSITION OF THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE, WE HAD PARENTS FROM EACH LEVEL. PRINCIPALS FROM EACH LEVEL, CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF AND CERTIFIED STAFF. WE HAD REPRESENTATION FROM OUR UNION PARTNERS. THE WORK THAT THE COMMITTEE DID, WE MET A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES OVER THE FALL TO CONSIDER A CALENDAR REQUIREMENT, LOOK AT STUDENT OUTCOMES, LOOKING AT DATA, WE CREATED DRAFTS, WE BROUGHT THOSE TO YOU ON NOVEMBER 19th TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK. WE MET AGAIN INCORPORATED YOUR FEEDBACK AND PUT THE DRAFTS OUT TO THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR REVIEW AND FEEDBACK. THIS IS JUST A TIME LINE. WE STARTED IN SEPTEMBER. YOU SEE

167ALL OF THE STEPS INCORPORATED THERE AND HERE WE ARE ON FEBRUARY 18th. THE INSTRUCTAL INSTRUCTIONAL BOARDS, WE HAVE 1,140 INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS. WE HAVE SPRING BREAK, OBSERVE AS MANY FEDERAL HOLIDAYS AS POSSIBLE. ELECTION DAY AND JUNETEENTH ARE MANDATED HOLIDAYS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. AND OUR EDUCATOR CONTRACT DAYS ARE 190 DAYS. SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE MUST CONSIDER. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS. WE LOOKED AT CONTINUITY, ATTENDANCE, WE LOOKED AT A LOT OF DATA CONSIDERING MOVING GRADUATION TO TWO DAYS INSTEAD OF THREE. THAT WILL PROVIDE US A COST SAVINGS ON THE INITIAL SURVEY THAT WE DID BACK EARLIER IN THE FALL. THE TRANSITION DAY FOR THOSE TRANSITIONAL GRADES WAS POPULAR. EDUCATOR PLANNING DAYS AND THE OTHER THING THAT IS NOT HERE BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THE PARAMETERS OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AS WELL. SO,

168THE STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK SURVEY WAS OPEN FROM JANUARY 13th TO FEBRUARY 10th. THE QUESTION WAS VERY SIMPLE. WHAT CALENDAR DRAFT DO YOU PREFER? THERE WERE THREE DRAFTS THAT WE WILL LOOK AT SHORTLY. JUST A BREAK DOWN OF PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY. WE HAD GOOD PARTICIPATION, OVER 5,000 PARTICIPANTS FILLED OUT THE SURVEY. THOUGHT EXCHANGE, PARTICIPANTS CAN VOTE OR GIVE THEIR THOUGHTS AND THEN YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RATE OTHER PEOPLE'S IDEAS SO YOU SEE THAT BREAK DOWN THERE. THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS. 30% WERE TEACHERS OR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS, OTHER STAFF MEMBERS, PARENTS, JUST UNDER 900 STUDENTS FILLED OUT A SURVEY. 3% OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THEN, THIS WAS THE MAIN QUESTION WHICH DRAFT DO YOU LIKE BEST AND YOU SEE 39% OF THE RESPONDENTS CHOSE DRAFT A., 44% DRAFT B., AND THAT IS ABOUT

169A 200 RESPONDENT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO DRAFTS AND THEN DRAFT C WAS A DISTANT THIRD WITH 17%. JUST TO BREAK THIS DOWN AND WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN NOVEMBER, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD WAS CAN WE SEE THE DATA BY STAKEHOLDER. WHAT CALENDAR DO TEACHERS LIKE, PARENTS LIKE, DO STUDENTS LIKE. SO YOU SEE 44% OF TEACHERS CHOSE CALENDAR A., 50% OF OTHER NONTEACHING STAFF PREFERRED CALENDAR B., PARENTS LIKED B., STUDENTS LIKED B., COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIKED A. SO, THIS CHART SHOWS YOU THE BREAK DOWN OF THE DRAFTS BY CATEGORY SO YOU SEE TEACHERS, 44%, 48%, 12%. AND SO ON. JUST A BRIEF SUMMARY OF EACH DRAFT SO IF YOU REMEMBER, DRAFT DAY IS SIMILAR TO THE CALENDAR THAT WE HAVE NOW THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR, THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR ON THIS

170CALENDAR. DRAFT B. HAS A SLIGHTLY LONGER SUMMER BREAK AND ONE WEEK BREAKS AT THE END OF THE FALL AND SPRING QUARTERS. WINTER BREAK IS STILL TWO WEEKS LONG. AND THEN DRAFT C. HAS A LONGER SUMMER BREAK AND FEWER INTERRUPTIONS, A SHORTY THANKSGIVING BREAK, SHORTER FALL BREAK, THE WEEK FOR SPRING BREAK AND THAT IS IT FOR BREAKS ON DRAFT C. SOME SIMILARITIES ARK MOPING THE DRAFTS, THEY ALL HAVE 183 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS AND 190 TEACHER CONTRACT DAYS, THEY ALL HAVE THE TRANSITION DAY, THE FOUR EDUCATOR PLANNING DAYS, WHICH ARE REMOTE LEARNING FOR STUDENTS. TWO PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE DAYS. THE SPRING BREAKS ALIGN AND THEY ALL HAVE THE TWO-DAY GRADUATION SCHEDULE RATHER THAN THE THREE-DAY THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. I AM NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF THIS. THIS IS BASICALLY A SUMMARY

171OF STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK FROM THE THOUGHT EXCHANGE. AND JUST TO SUM UP ALL OF THE SUMMARIES IT WAS REALLY ABOUT TWO THINGS, THE LENGTH OF BREAKS AND CONTINUITY. THEY WERE CONSISTENT FEEDBACK AMONG ALL THREE DRASTICALLER DRAFT CALENDARS. YOU SEE IT, THERE, THEY LIKE THE CONSISTENCY. DRAFT B., SIMILAR, THEY LIKE THE SHORTER BREAKS AT THE END OF THE QUARTER. AND THEN ONE OF THE CHALLENGES, AGAIN, CONSISTENCY. WE HAVE BEEN ON A CERTAIN CALENDAR FOR THREE YEARS, CHANGING THINGS TAKES ADJUSTMENT FOR EVERYONE. AND, THEN, IN DRAFT C., YOU KNOW, THE FOLKS THAT LIKE THE LONGER SUMMER BREAK FOUND THAT A POSITIVE ASPECT OF DRAFT C. ALIGNING WITH SCHEDULES SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY SCHEDULE AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WERE THE LACK OF BREAKS DURING THE YEAR. CONCERNS ABOUT LEARNING RETENTION AND THEN ADJUSTING BACK TO A CALENDAR THAT

172IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE THAT WE HAVE HAD WAS CITED AS ANOTHER CHALLENGE FOR DRAFT C. IN YOUR PACKET, ACTUALLY YOU HAVE MORE HAND OUTS THERE WITH THE DRAFTS. YOU HAVE NINE DRAFTS, THERE ARE THREE DRAFTS FOR EACH YEAR. '25-'26, '26-'27, AND '27-'28. THE PART THAT WAS DRAFT SURVEY. ONLY THE DRAFTS FOR '25-'26 WERE PUT UP FOR CONSIDERATION. THEN, THE SUBSEQUENT DRAFTS WERE PATTERNED AFTER THE '25-'26. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY ALL FOLLOWED THE TEMPLET IF YOU WILL, THE EDUCATOR PLANNING DAYS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS FELL ROUGHLY IN THE SAME PLACES AS WE KNOW. CALENDARS CHANGE YEAR OVER YEAR SO IT IS NOT AN EXACT MATCH BUT VERY CLOSE TO THE FIRST CALENDAR DRAFT FOR '25-'26. THEY FOLLOWED THE SAME PATTERN, THE SAME FOR B. AND THE SAME FOR DRAFT C. SO, THAT IS HOW

173THE DRAFTS WERE DEVELOPED AND I WILL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS? THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE DATA AND THE SURVEYS. THE RAW DATA WAS REALLY FASCINATING TO LOOK AT. WE CAN GET INTO THAT LATER. THE COMMITTEE THAT PUT THIS TOGETHER, DID THEY, THEY WERE NEVER TASKED WITH SORT OF MAKING A JUDGMENT ON WHAT THEY LIKED. THE COMMITTEE WAS JUST TASKED WITH CREATING THE THREE OPTIONS? YES. CORRECT. IF I MAY, YOU SAID WHEN YOU ALL GOT TOGETHER YOU ALL PREFERRED CALENDAR B., DO YOU HAVE THE REASONS WHY? MOST OF THE PEOPLE, AND IT WAS MENTIONED WITH THE SPORTS. SOMETIMES PEOPLE DIDN'T LIKE CALENDAR A. AS MUCH BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE OTHER NEW MEXICO SCHOOL DISTRICTS SO THEY FELT LIKE EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE ON BREAK THEY STILL HAD TO GO IN FOR

174PRACTICES AND HAD TOURNAMENTS SO IT INTERFERED WITH THEIR BREAKS AND BEING ABLE TO TRAVEL OR WHAT HAVE YOU AND THEY ALSO, A LOT OF PEOPLE FELT THAT IT WAS ALMOST NOT AS PRODUCTIVE THAT WEEK THAT YOU COME BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER THE TWO WEEK-LONG BREAKS. ALSO ON CALENDAR A. BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF REVIEW IN THE CLASSROOMS. AND ASKING QUESTIONS THAT WERE ANSWERED LIKE BEFORE THE BREAK. SO IT IS A LOT OF FORGETTING AND TRYING TO GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF SCHOOL. AND THEN C., IT FELT SO DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT FROM A. AND WHAT WE ARE USED TO NOW. SO I THINK THAT IS WHERE THE APPEAL OF DRAFT B. COMES FROM. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU ARE WELCOME. >> I DO WANT TO, I THINK THE STUDENT FEEDBACK

175IS INTERESTING. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE NOT REALLY HEARING FROM MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WERE ALLUDING AROUND SOMETHING WITH HIGH SCHOOL IN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT BUT IT IS, WE ARE NOT, YOU KNOW, FIRST GRADERS ARE NOT OUT THERE DOING A SURVEY ON WHAT CALENDAR THEY LIKE. I JUST THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT. YEAH. THANK YOU PRESIDENT CORT, VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN. THE IDEA AT THE YOUNGER GRADES IT REALLY IS THE PARENTS THAT HAVE TO MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CALENDAR, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE GENERALLY MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT. THAT IS WHY, YOU KNOW, I WAS GLAD TO SEE SEVERAL PARENTS, SEVERAL HUNDRED PARENTS TAKE PART IN THE SURVEY. DR. WENDI? YES. >> DO WE HAVE, CAN WE

176HAVE THE PARENTS INTO ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND SECONDARY PARENTS OR DID WE DO THAT? NO WE DIDN'T ASK. WE JUST ASKED IF THEY WERE A PARENT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, SECRETARY WOFFORD. >> MADAM PRESIDENT. BEFORE YOU MADE YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE ATHLETES AND SPORTS THAT WAS THE KIND OF THINGS THAT I, EVERY TIME I SEE IT, IT GIVES ME PAUSE BECAUSE WHAT WE SEE IS THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH CALENDAR WE HAVE THE SPORTS IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE GOING ON. AND, LIKE, IF YOU HAVE LIKE, YOU ARE A PARENT AND YOU HAVE A STUDENT ATHLETE AND IF THEY ARE IN A FALL SPORT, LIKE, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A FALL BREAK. IF IT IS ONE WEEKLONG, TWO WEEKS LONG OR TWO DAYS LONG. IT IS JUST, TO ME IT IS NOT, IT IS,

177I GUESS WHAT THEY ARE SAYING, MAN, WE WILL NEVER GET A BREAK. THAT IS JUST THAT IS THE SACRIFICE OF BEING AN ATHLETE. WHAT I HEARD FROM ONE COACH IS THEY ACTUALLY LIKED LIKE THE TWO WEEK BREAK. THEN THEY COULD JUST FOCUS ON THAT AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SCHOOL. THAT THEY COULD JUST GET INTO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF WHATEVER THEY WERE PRACTICING ON. SO, I HOPE EVENTUALLY THAT THE ATHLETES WILL REALIZE THAT IT DOES NOT MATTER THE SIZE OF BREAK THE CALENDAR HAS. AND THEN I WAS TRYING TO SEE ON THE CALENDAR, OH, LIKE, WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE SUMMER. YOU HAVE TO JUST DO YOUR OWN MATH. LIKE, COMPARE THIS CURRENT CALENDAR WITH NEXT YEAR'S CALENDAR. SO, FOR DRAFT A., STUDENTS WOULD HAVE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS WOULD HAVE SEVEN WEEKS OF BREAK.

178YOU WOULD HAVE THE TRANSITION KIDS THAT WOULD HAVE SIX WEEKS AND FOUR DAYS, RIGHT? THEY START ON A FRIDAY. AM I DOING THAT RIGHT? AND THEN THE STAFF, THE TEACHERS AND EA'S. AND TEACHERS THERE WOULD BE EIGHT WEEKS BREAK. AND THEN DRAFT C., THE TRADITIONAL EIGHT WEEK BREAKS FOR TEACHERS AND NINE WEEKS FOR THE STUDENTS BUT FOR THE TRANSITION KIDDOS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE OF ONE WEEK SUMMER BREAK. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T SEE HOW IT IS --I DON'T KNOW. THE CALENDARS ARE ALL, THEY ARE 90% THE SAME? FOR THE MOST. >> IF YOU MATCH THEM AND STACK THEM ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. YES. >> NO, I SEE A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TRADITIONAL. YES. C. IS A BIT OUT THERE. IT IS STILL 182 DAYS. YES.

179>> OKAY. SO I SEE LIKE WHAT I SAW WAS THAT MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT A. AND B. AND A SMALL PERCENTAGE THAT WANTED C. SO, I THINK I DON'T KNOW DO WE HAVE MORE DISCUSSION TO GO? NOBODY ELSE DISCUSSED. UNLESS YOU HAVE MORE TO SAY AND WE CAN OPEN IT UP TO OTHER PEOPLE. I JUST THINK THAT WHEN I FIRST INTRODUCED THE CONCEPT OF A BALANCED CALENDAR IN 2022 IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS VOTING FOR EXTENDING THE SCHOOL DAYS OR SCHOOL YEAR BY 10 DAYS AND I COULD NOT, IN GOOD CONSCIOUS ADD 10 MORE DAYS WITHOUT TRYING TO BALANCE THAT CALENDAR AND NOT WANTING TO HAVE LONG EXTENSIONS OF SCHOOL WITHOUT THOSE BREAKS. I FEEL LIKE I AM SURPRISED AND HAPPY TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ADJUSTED AND ACTUALLY LIKE IT. THANK YOU.

180I THINK SOMETIMES, MEMBER TENORIO, IT IS THE OPTICS OF STARTING IN JULY. EVEN THOUGH DIFFERENCE OF ONE WEEK OR ANOTHER JUST MOVING THAT ONE WEEK UP IN JULY MAKES IT FEEL LIKE YOU DID NOT HAVE YOUR SUMMER. AND I THINK IT IS A LOT OF OPTICS, I THINK. JUST MY TWO CENTS. BUT I HAVE KIDS IN THE DISTRICT AND I KNOW WHAT THAT SUMMER FEELS LIKE WITH KIDS AND FOR A LOT OF PARENTS IT IS LIKE, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH THEM? IF YOU CAN FIT IN SOME CAMPS, SUMMER CAMPS OR OTHER ACTIVITIES. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE REST OF THE WORLD IS NOT FOLLOWING A BALANCED CALENDAR. A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON IN AUGUST THAT WE WILL NEVER HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR KIDS TO DO UNLESS I DON'T

181KNOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MEMBER FRANK. I GUESS I HAVE THOUGHTS ON THIS. I TAUGHT 39 YEARS AND I NEVER TAUGHT A DAY IN AUGUST BUT FOR SUMMER SCHOOL, MAYBE. SCHOOL ALWAYS STARTED AFTER LABOR DAY. SO ANY WAY, WITH THAT BEING SAID WHAT WE SELECT HERE AS THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER HAS ABSOLUTELY PRETTY MUCH NO IMPACT ON -- IDEALLY THIS DECISION SHOULD BE MADE BY WHICH MODEL, WHICH CALENDAR WOULD, YOU KNOW CREATE THE BEST STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. SO I DON'T THINK. SO PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER FRANK, THAT DATA WAS SHARED IN NOVEMBER WITH THE BOARD. THAT WAS PART OF THE INITIAL PRESENTATION. SO WE LOOKED AT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA, SUMTIVE DATA UP TO THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR. AND THAT DATA HAS NOT CHANGED FROM NOVEMBER TO NOW. WHICH

182IS WHY IT WAS NOT INCLUDED. SO WHICH, A., B. OR C. PROMOTES THE ACHIEVEMENT AND BEST ATTENDANCE? BASED ON THAT DATA, IT VARIES BY STUDENT GROUP. AND THERE IS NOT NECESSARILY ONE CALENDAR THAT KIND OF RISES ABOVE. I SAY THE ATTENDANCE DATA FOR OUR CURRENT CALENDAR IS VERY GOOD FOR MOST OF THE YEAR. AND THEN IT FALLS OFF IN THE SPRING SEMESTER. EARLY IN THE YEAR THE ATTENDANCE IS OVERALL OVER 90% FOR THE FIRST PROBABLY 3-1/2 QUARTERS. PRESIDENT CORT, IF I MAY. YES. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, THANK YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ALSO MEMBER FRANK. WE ALSO, THIS WAS A REQUEST FROM MEMBER NOLAN. PROVIDED RESEARCH AROUND BALANCED CALENDARS ET CETERA. YOU LOOK AT THAT RESEARCH AND THERE WASN'T YOU CAN SAY A HUGE IMPACT, YOU KNOW, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ET CETERA. SOME OF

183THE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT IT IS ACTUALLY EXTENDING THE DAY, NOT NECESSARILY LOOKING AT BALANCED CALENDARS, BUT, AGAIN, GOING BACK TO CALENDAR, THE RESEARCH SHOWS NOT ONE THAT WILL SAY IF YOU DO THIS IT WILL HAVE THAT TYPE OF IMPACT. LET ME JUST FINISH WITH MY THOUGHTS. OF COURSE. >> IT KIND OF DEPENDS, RIGHT? I MEAN IS THAT WHAT WE ARE SAYING? [ LAUGHTER ] THE OTHER THING THAT KIND OF INFLUENCES ME IS, I SEEM TO REMEMBER THIS EINSTEIN QUOTE ABOUT LIKE EDUCATION IS WHAT IS LEFT AFTER ALL OF THE FACTS ARE FORGOTTEN. SO, WHETHER WE DO ALL OF THIS WORRYING ABOUT RETENTION, WE DON'T -- I MEAN IT IS, IT IS NOT THE FACTS THAT MATTER IT IS WHETHER WE PRODUCED LEARNERS WHO LOVE LEARNING AND ARE CONFIDENT LEARNERS AND WHO WILL LEAVE OUR SCHOOL

184AND LEARN ON THEIR OWN. IT IS THE APPROACH THAT WE USE TO GET TO KNOWLEDGE AND NOT NECESSARILY THE FACTS. SO. SO, WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL? WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? I MEAN I AM, I AM KIND OF INFLUENCED BY WHAT THE STUDENTS WANT. IF THE STUDENTS LIKE B., I AM FOR IT. I MEAN, WHAT --I CAN NOT PRODUCE ANY KIND OF ARGUMENT THAT EITHER ONE OF THEM IS BETTER. THANK YOU, MEMBER FRANK. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >>> YES? MEMBER TENORIO SO, YOU KNOW, IN GOING THROUGH THREE YEARS OF THE BALANCE CALENDAR AND PLENTY OF YEARS UNDER THE TRADITIONAL CALENDAR WHICH I DON'T SEE ONE WEEK A DIFFERENCE IN DRAFT B. LIKE BEING SO VASTLY DIFFERENT FROM DRAFT A., OTHER THAN WE ARE LOSING A TWO WEEK BREAK IN THE SPRING AND THE SUMMER.

185AND, WHEN IT COMES TO THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WHAT I HAVE SEEN IN MY, LIKE, BEING HERE ON THE BOARD AND HEARING THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO TO KIND OF WORK THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS WHAT MATTERS MOST IS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOMS. AND LIKE I SEE WHETHER YOU DO THAT TIER ONE INSTRUCTION AND WE ARE GETTING, STAFF FOLDING AND WE IT IS IMPACTFUL. WHEN YOU DO THAT, DOES NOT MATTER. SAME THING WITH THE SPORTS, THE CALENDAR IS IRRELEVANT. IT IS THE QUALITY OF THE INSTRUCTION IN THE CLASSROOMS AND HOW WE ARE SUPPORTING THESE TEACHERS TO DO THINGS THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THAT IS WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY. COOL >> YEAH. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK FOR ME, WHEN I FIRST PROPOSED IT WAS THE IDEA OF WELL BEING,

186KIND OF BRINGING A BALANCE. IT IS NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO FORGET EVERYTHING AFTER TWO WEEKS. IT IS OKAY TO DO THAT REVIEW WHEN YOU COME BACK. THERE IS NO, WE SHOULD NOT PUT THAT PRESSURE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO LIKE NEVER FORGET ANYTHING. RIGHT. BECAUSE MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT BREAK AND ENJOY IT. AND THE TEACHERS, TOO. SO, I DON'T KNOW. I THINK THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU, MEMBER TENORIO. >> I THINK GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS THAT PARTICIPATED CHOSE CALENDAR B. SAYS A LOT ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD DO. WE SERVE OUR STAKEHOLDERS. THAT IS JUST MY OPINION. ADDING IT TO THE MIX. IT IS THE WAY I AM LOOKING AT IT, TOO. I AM READY TO --VOTE PRESIDENT

187CORT YES, SORRY, SECRETARY WOFFORD. >> I VERY MUCH ENJOYED LISTENING TO THE DISCUSSION AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY THANKS TO DR. WEN DI AND THE WORK SHE DOES AND WE HAVE A COMPLIMENT TO WHATEVER CALENDAR WE ARE GOING TO GO TO. I CAN ECHO SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ABOUT LISTENING TO STUDENT VOICES AND SO, I TEND TO AGREE THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY GO WITH CALENDAR B. FOR THE REASONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE STATED. SO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SECRETARY WOFFORD. GO AHEAD VICE PRESIDENT. A QUICK THOUGHT. LIKE I GET IT. THIS SURVEY RESULTS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT I, I WOULD NOT CONSIDER THESE CONCLUSIVE NECESSARILY DEFINITIVE SUPPORT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, RIGHT. YES, THERE IS A WINNER. BUT I THINK IT IS REALLY HARD TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS BECAUSE I

188THINK IT IS REALLY HARD TO SORT OF -- THIS IS NOT A SILVER BULLET. THIS CALENDAR IS NOT A SILVER BULLET. A LOT OF DIFFERENT PIECES. AND I THINK MEMBER FRANK AND MEMBER TENORIO THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE GETTING AT. LOOK I LIKE A. AND I THINK I LIKE A. BECAUSE ONE IT IS CONSISTENT, WE NOW IN OUR SCHOOLS HAVE OUR KINDERS, OUR FIRST AND OUR SECOND GRADERS ONLY KNOWN THIS CALENDAR. OUR THIRD AND FOURTH GRADERS FOR THE MAJORITY ONLY KNOWN THIS CALENDAR. AND I THINK BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SILVER BULLET I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING. THE REDISTRICTING, RIGHT? RECALL BRATTING RE-CALIBRATING OUR DISTRICT. WE ARE DOING A LOT OF BOLD FORWARD-THINKING ACTIONS BUT THEN WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK ON ONE THING BECAUSE

189OF A 5% OR WHATEVER IT IS. THAT, I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED, I AM SORRY I DON'T KNOW, THIS IS NOT YOU . I AM HERE TO LISTEN YOU ARE A GREAT LISTENER IN THANK YOU. >> SO, I JUST, I THINK THAT CONSISTENCY AND COUPLED WITH LEADERSHIP IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE SITTING IN THE BACK ROOM THAT ARE RE-CALIBRATING I THINK TO GO BACK TO SOMETHING. AND, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A. AND B. ARE RELATIVELY, IT IS ONE WEEK. I LIKE A., THE TWO WEEK BREAK, WHAT THE RESEARCH SHOWED IS THAT YOU NEED TO A, A BALANCED CALENDAR HELPS LOW-INCOME STUDENTS MAKE UP THE GAPS. THEY ARE FALLING FARTHER AND FARTHER BEHIND FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, IF A. HELPS THOSE KIDS CATCH UP, IF WE CAN DO FOR THE LEAST OF US IN OUR DISTRICT

190I THINK THAT IS REALLY WHAT WE SHOULD DO. BUT WHAT WE DON'T DO WITH A. IS HAVE A PERIOD. IT IS SORT OF A CHALLENGE IN THAT TWO WEEK PERIOD IS HAVE SOME SUPPLEMENT EDUCATION EFFORTS. I KNOW WE ARE TRYING. I KNOW WE HAD DIFFICULTIES BUT I KNOW WE HAD SUCCESS IN THE EASTWARDS ARENA. AND OTHERS. I THINK IT IS SPECIFIC. LEANING INTO IT. THERE ARE OTHER SCHOOLS I DON'T KNOW THEM ALL. BUT I THINK WE ARE NOT MAXIMIZING THAT TWO WEEK PERIOD. AND I THINK IT IS HARD TO MAXIMIZE A ONE WEEK PERIOD BECAUSE FOLKS GO AND THEY LEAVE AND IT IS JUST ONE WEEK. TWO WEEKS THEY CAN GO AND LEAVE AND COME BACK AND HAVE THEIR KIDS GET THAT SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION AND MAYBE WE DON'T CALL IT READING CAMP. WE CALL IT

191LEARN HOW TO WRITE A FILM CAMP OR WHATEVER, RIGHT? WE MAKE IT FUN AND ENGAGING TO BRING KIDS. LEAVE THAT UP TO JOSH. >> YES. I WILL LEAVE THAT TO THE EXPERTS IN THE ROOM. THAT IS WHY I LIKE THE TWO WEEK PERIOD. TO JUST HAVE THAT IN THERE, I THINK IT PUTS US IN A BETTER PLACE. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER NOLAN. >> GREAT LOOKING AT THAT TIME. WE ARE LOOKING TO BE MORE CREATIVE. DR. WENDI TEAM TO LOOK AT THAT SESSION AND MAKE IT MORE BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THERE ARE STILL SOME SCHOOLS THAT TRADITIONALLY DO GET IT, NOT ALL. OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS STAFF. FOR THE NEXT INTERSECTION THAT WE ARE TRYING, WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER WE HAD NINE OR 10 TEACHERS THAT COMMITTED. YOU KNOW, TWO TO WORK DURING THAT TIME. WE ARE TALKING

192THREE TO FOUR DAYS? YES. WE, WE PLANNED A THREE-DAY FUN. TO HAVE FUN AND LEARN AND EXPLORE. YOU HAVE TO TRICK THEM INTO LEARNING. SORT OF. [ LAUGHTER ] AND I ALSO THINK THAT THOSE TWO WEEK PERIODS OFFER US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER ENGAGE OUTSIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THERE ARE PROBABLY A TON OF NONPROFITS TO FILL GAPS DURING THAT TWO WEEK PERIOD. I JUST DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE LET THE TWO WEEK BREAK LIVE AND BREATHE LONG ENOUGH TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS AND JUST ABANDON IT. THAT IS JUST WHERE MY, SOMEBODY WHO OBVIOUSLY IT IS A VERY SMALL ORGANIZATION BUT THIS IS MUCH BIG PER. BUT I THINK CONSISTENCY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO. THAT IS WHY I LIKE A. BUT B. IS ALSO FINE. I THINK A., MORE POTENTIAL, MORE MAGIC

193CAN HAPPEN IN A. AND PRESIDENT CORT, AND MEMBER NOLAN. NOT ADVOCATING FOR THE CALENDAR BUT --WHAT DO YOU WANT? NO COMMENT. >> HE IS HERE TO LISTEN, TOO. YOU ARE BOTH GREAT LISTENER INS. I MOVE TO APPROVE DRAFT A. FOR THE THREE WHAT IS THE WORD, THREE CONSECUTIVE SCHOOL YEARS. I WOULD SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE SCHOOL YEAR '25-'26, '26-'27, '27-'28 CAN YOU TAKE ROLL CALL? DO WE VOTE EACH? >> I THINK WE JUST VOTE AND THEN IF IT DOES NOT GO WE MOVE TO ANOTHER ONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> SO YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO TAKE THE ROLL FOR VOTING. AFTER MEMBER NOLAN'S SPEECH PUT A LOT OF DOUBT BUT I AM GOING TO VOTE NO. MEMBER TENORIO. YES. >> VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN? YES. >> AND PRESIDENT

194CORT. >> I VOTE NO. SO THAT MOTION DOES NOT PASS. 3-2. WE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT ABSOLUTELY. DO I HAVE ANOTHER MOTION? I WILL MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT CALENDAR B. FOR THE 3-YEAR PERIOD. I SECOND IT. >> OH, GO AHEAD. I JUST, I WAS JUST SECONDING. THANK YOU. >> SO, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO TAKE ROLL CALL FOR SCHOOL YEAR '25-'26, '26-'27, '27-'28. MEMBER FRANK. YES. >> MEMBER TENORIO? DO YOU HAVE JEOPARDY MUSIC? I AM SORRY. SHE IS STILL DELIBERATING. NO. SECRETARY WOFFORD VOTES YES. >> NOLAN? I THINK WE ARE MAKING A MISTAKE BUT I WILL VOTE YES. PRESIDENT CORT? I VOTE YES. SO, 4-1. THE BOARD APPROVED THE INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR OPTION B. FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. I LOVED OUR DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. AND PRESIDENT CORT IF I MAY. I WOULD BE REMISS

195IF I DID NOT THANK ONE MORE PERSON. DARCY, A CONTENT SPECIALIST AT THE TLC. IF YOU EVER NEED A PROOFREADER DARCI IS YOUR PROOFREADER AND SHE PROOFREAD THESE CALENDARS, FIXED THE FORMATTING, THE ALIGNMENT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT DRIVE ME CRAZY AND SO SHE DID THAT WORK. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK HER THE CALENDARS LOOK GREAT. THANKS TO DARCI. SHE IS AN AMAZING PERSON >> GREAT SHOUT OUT TO YOU. YES. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE DOWN TO STUDENT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS . AND SHERLEY O'BRIEN WILL TALK TO US. THANK YOU. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE COURT. I AM HERE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON REDISTRICTING. THIS IS OUR ROLL OUT TIMELINE THAT WE

196HAVE SHARED WITH YOU PREVIOUSLY. THERE HAS BEEN MUCH PREPARATION AND PLANNING FOR THIS ROLL OUT TO ENSURE IT GOES AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE. IT HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A COLLABORATION AMONG MANY DEPARTMENTS, OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING, HR, IO, COMMUNICATIONS AND ALSO OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS. IN MAY WE WILL BE PROVIDING ANOTHER UPDATE TO YOU. THIS IS A DETAILED UPDATE OF THE PROGRESS TO DATE. SO, LETTERS WERE SENT HOME ON JANUARY 27th WHICH ALLOWED TWO WEEKS FOR OUR FAMILIES TO REQUEST EXCEPTIONS AND TRANSFERS. THE TRANSFER AND EXCEPTION WINDOW CLOSED ON FEBRUARY 7th AT 5:00 P.M. THE HOT LINE TEAM FIELDED APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PHONE CALLS AND APPROXIMATELY 300 EMAILS. THEY WERE TRIAGED AS NECESSARY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR IO TEAM. THEY WERE OUR HOT LINE CENTER. THEY DID A REALLY EXCELLENT JOB

197OF HANDLING ALL OF THESE CALLS AND EMAILS. SO HUGE THANK YOU TO NOLAN TEAM FOR ALL OF THE WORK THEY DID WITH THIS. THE COMMUNICATION PLAN FOR THE ROLL OUT INCLUDED PRESS RELEASES AND PARENT COMMUNICATION. THOSE TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 17th, JANUARY 27th, FEBRUARY 5th AND 6th. TRANSFER STATUS LATERS FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS WERE SENT TO FAMILIES VIA EMAIL ON FEBRUARY 14th. NEXT STEPS PLANNING FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 8-11 TOOK PLACE LAST THURSDAY ON FEBRUARY 13th. THE TEAM IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EXCEPTIONS AND TRANSFERS AND NOTIFICATIONS OF EXCEPTION STATUS WILL BE SENT BY THE END OF THIS WEEK FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY. TRANSFER STATUS NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE EMAILED TO FAMILIES NEXT WEEK. WE HAVE ADDED AN ADDRESS VERIFICATION APP ON OUR WEBSITE. IT IS LOCATED IN THREE PLACES. THE REDISTRICTING

198PAGE, NEW TO THE DISTRICT PAGE, AND OUR ONLINE REGISTRATION PAGE. THE HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON STAFFING WITH PRINCIPALS. AND I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? VICE PRESIDENT? YOU ARE LOOKING THOUGHTFUL. SO, THE DEADLINE FOR TRANSFER REQUESTS HAS PASSED. ARE WE, ARE WE HOW IS THAT BEING MANAGED? ARE FOLKS FINE WOULD BE MY QUESTION? THEY ARE, MEMBER NOLAN, THERE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE NOT FINE. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS. WE DO HAVE OUR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES AND HARDSHIP. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT. IN OUR REGULATION. WE ARE OUTLINING WHAT THAT PROCESS IS WHICH THERE WILL BE A MECHANISM FOR THEM TO CONTACT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, LOOKING INTO THE SITUATION, GATHERING INFORMATION PROSECUTE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND THEN THE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION. YEAH. SO, IN THAT PROCESS. YOU KNOW,

199WE HAD THAT TWO WEEK TRANSFER WINDOW AND THAT IS CLOSED. THAT PROCESS WILL BE OPEN FOR THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. SO THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE A MECHANISM FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOMETHING COME UP, WORK THROUGH THE SITUATION. BUT WE ARE HELPING FAMILIES NAVIGATE THESE NEXT STEPS AND FIGURING IT OUT? WE ARE DEFINITELY WORKING ON THAT. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT. I AM SORRY. >> PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO THAT PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE HAD PARENTS MISS THE DEADLINE OR THE CUT OFF TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION. SO, NOW, IN THAT CASE THE NEXT STEP IS THAT THEIR STUDENT IS ENROLLED AT THE SCHOOL THAT THEY WERE ZONED FOR WHEN WE THINK ABOUT TRANSFERS. AGAIN, WE MAKE EXCEPTION FOR ONE WE HAVE TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR ALL. AGAIN, AS WE ARE

200GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE ESTABLISH OUR PARAMETERS THAT WE STUCK TO THOSE PARAMETERS AND ENSURED THAT OUR FIRST PRIORITY IS TO BALANCE THE SCHOOLS. THE PARENTS, ARE THE ONES, QUOTE UNQUOTE NOT GOOD, IT IS BECAUSE OF THAT. MISSING DEADLINES. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN EMAIL. I ASKED ABOUT IF THERE WAS GOING TO BE SOME TYPE OF EITHER OPEN HOUSE OR TRANSITION DAY FOR THESE TRANSFER STUDENTS? I BELIEVE THE ANSWER WAS NO. AND, I AM BRINGING IT UP BECAUSE I DID NOT ASK WHY. AS FOR AS A SPECIFIC OPEN HOUSE FOR THOSE KIDDOS, EVERYONE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION ON WHERE THEY WOULD BE ZONE FOR. AS THE INFORMATION WENT OUT FOR OPEN HOUSES FOR KIDS THAT INCLUDED KIDS THAT WERE BEING TRANSFERRED, THE KIDDOS, THE NEW KIDDOS TRANSFERRED

201TO THE NEW ZONE. IT IS SPRING OPEN HOUSE. THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THEN TO ATTEND OPEN HOUSE OF THEIR NEW SCHOOL. ALSO, AS THE YEAR BEGINS, RIGHT, AS WE NOW, IT WILL BE NOW THAT WE VOTED FOR A CALENDAR, IN JULY, THERE WILL BE MORE OPEN HOUSES TO ATTEND AS WELL. THE SPRING OPEN HOUSES THEY ARE HAVING, ALL KIDS, TRANSFER KIDS HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY OR HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THEIR NEW ZONE SCHOOL. AND GET INFORMATION. SO, IT WAS NOT THAT IT WAS NOT KNOWN THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. LET'S SAY IT IS A 10TH GRADER NOW TRANSFERRED TO MAYFIELD FROM OREGON MOUNTAIN. IS THERE A TRANSITION DAY FOR THAT STUDENT? NO. IF IT IS A TRANSFER THAT HAPPENS AFTER, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SPRING OPEN HOUSES, THERE IS NOT. WE HAVE NOT PLANNED

202ANY SPECIFIC OPEN HOUSE FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS BECAUSE THAT CAN CHANGE, RIGHT? WE HAVE A, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A SMALL NUMBER OF KIDS THAT WOULD NEED THAT. TO HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE NOW TO OBTAIN INFORMATION, ANYTHING, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS FROM OUR SCHOOL THEY CAN DO THAT AND PLUS THEY WOULD THEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THEN ATTEND THE OPEN HOUSE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AS THE TRADITIONAL OPEN HOUSES ARE HAPPENING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. OKAY. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS, SORRY, I WENT BANK. WHAT TIME IS IT? OKAY. WHAT I WILL ADD TO THAT IS IF FAMILIES FEEL THEY NEED, FOR EXAMPLE, JUST, YOU KNOW, I KNOW OUR PRINCIPALS ARE MORE THAN WILLING AND HAPPY TO HAVE KIDS COME IN, GET MORE INFORMATION, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS IF IT

203IS A NEW SCHOOL, IF THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND ONE OF OUR SPRING OPEN HOUSES BECAUSE THE TRANSFER INFORMATION CAME LATER. SO MY OTHER QUESTION WAS, ARE YOU CLOSE TO GETTING LIKE FINAL NUMBERS OF LIKE GRADES AND -- NUMBER OF GRADES FOR SCHOOL? TRANSFERRING? PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER TENORIO, YES, AS SOON AS WE ARE DONE, WE ARE FINISHED WITH WHERE WE COMPLETE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL BY THIS WEEK, WE START GIVING THE NOTICES OUT IT WILL GIVE US A CLEARER PICTURE THANK YOU THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. WILL THE STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO, IF THEIR SCHOOL IS A NEW SCHOOL, WILL THEY BE ALLOWED TO DO THE TRANSITION DAY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO GET TO KNOW THE CAMPUS? YES. ABSOLUTELY. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THEY

204ARE A SECOND GRADER THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT FRIDAY TRANSITION DAY BEFORE SCHOOL ACTUALLY STARTED? IF THEY ARE THE K-6-9 IS HOW IT IS WRITTEN IN THE CALENDAR. YOU ARE ASKING IF . FOR A SECOND GRADER CAN GO AND LEARN THE NEW SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY NOW? YES. >> IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE ASKING? YES. I DON'T KNOW IF IT OPENS UP A CAN OF WORMS THAT IS WHAT I WAS ASKING. OKAY. >> OKAY. >> GREAT, THAT IS WHY THE IDEA WENT INTO MY HEAD. GOOD. >> OKAY. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. K-6-9. THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TRADITIONAL OPEN HOUSE. AGAIN, IF THERE IS A FAMILY THAT FEELS IT IS IMPERATIVE, WE CAN ALWAYS WORK WITH THE FAMILY AND WORK WITH THE PRINCIPALS AROUND THAT. WE DON'T

205WANT TO HAVE OFFICIAL DAYS. AGAIN, WE DON'T EVEN, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A SMALL NUMBER OF KIDS POTENTIALLY THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED. OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO WORK WITH FAMILIES AND MAKE THEM FEEL COMFORTABLE AND KIDDOS FEEL COMFORTABLE. WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL WE WILL DO THAT THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. APPRECIATE IT ABSOLUTELY. ARE YOU GOOD? GOOD. OKAY. HANGING IN? >> YES. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU NEED ONE? I AM OKAY. THANK YOU. >> AND THANK YOU. I BELIEVE WE ARE READY FOR THE BOND UPDATE WHEREVER YOU ARE. THANK YOU PRESIDENT CORT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MR. RUIZ, TIGAN. I AM HERE NOW TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE BOND CYCLE. LET ME SWITCH OVER REAL QUICK. THIS IS THE DISTRICT TIMELINE FOR COMPLETING THE BOND PACKAGE FOR ELECTION. WE SHARED THIS

206TIMELINE WITH YOU LAST FALL. AS A QUICK REVIEW IN SEPTEMBER WE KICKED OFF THE 2025 BOND CYCLE BY MEETING WITH ADVISORS BY OUR BOND CAPACITY. AND WORKING ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AND THE MASTER PLAN THAT IS IN PROGRESS WE IDENTIFIED AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THEY WILL HELP WITH PRIORITIZATION AND BOND PROJECTS FOR CAMPUSES AND DISTRICT FACILITIES. WE WILL FINALIZE THE COST OF THE PROJECTS AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING A P.R. CAMPAIGN AND WE WILL ESTABLISH THE BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE. AND IN MY WE WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS AND IN JUNE WE WILL BRING THE BOND PACKAGE FOR THE PACKAGE. AND THE RESOLUTION WITH THE BOND INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY SO IT CAN BE ADDED TO THE BALLOT FOR THE NOVEMBER 4th ELECTION. BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE WILL PROMOTE THE BOND

207THROUGH THEIR VOTE YES CAMPAIGN AND THE DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE ITS INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN SO OUR COMMUNITY IS APPRISED OF WHAT IS ON THE BALLOT. AND ON NOVEMBER 4th, THE VOTERS WILL CAST THEIR BALLOTS. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE MAKE UP OF THE BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A NICE MIX OF PARENTS, STAFF, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, PRINCIPALS AND BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU MR. FRANK AND MR. WOFFORD FOR SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE. EACH MEMBER OF THE GROUP BRINGS A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. OF COURSE WE APPRECIATE THEIR INPUT AND THEIR HELP IN MAKING DECISIONS ON WHAT IS THE RIGHT BOND PACKAGE FOR THE DISTRICT. THIS IS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THEY WILL ASSIST IN THE PRIORITIZATION AND COLLECTION OF THE BOND PROJECTS. IN ADDITION TO MAKING SURE THE PROJECTS SELECTED DO ALIGN WITH OUR DISTRICT PRIORITIES. WE HAVE FOUR MORE MEETINGS SCHEDULED

208IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER WE WILL HAVE THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND AND 3 MILL LEVY. AS IT WAS EXPLAINED AT THE JANUARY MEETING, OUR BOND CAPACITY IS $65 MILLION. WE CAN GO OUT FOR THE GEO BOND EVERY FOUR YEARS AND THE 3MILL LEVY IS ON A SIX-YEAR CYCLE. AS A QUICK REVIEW, BOND AND MILLAGE ARE USED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ONLY. MILLAGE. COOL. ALL RIGHT. THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. WE WILL BE REVIEWING EACH ITEM AND ASSESSING THE DISTRICT NEEDS. WE DO HAVE SOME CARRY OVER PROJECTS FROM THE 2021 BOND CYCLE WE WILL REANALYZE. SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOLS DO HAVE TITLE AND 9 NEEDS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THEN WE HAVE THE MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECT. PSFA IS VISITING

209THE CAMPUS THIS WEEK IN PREPARATION OF THE NEW RANKING LIST. SO, EVERYBODY KEEP YOUR FINGER'S CROSSED. NEXT WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES WHICH INCLUDES IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SECURITY SYSTEMS AT OUR CAMPUSES. AND THEN THE CAMPUS PROJECTS ARE THE REQUESTS FROM OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND THE COMMITTEE WILL BE LOOKING AT THOSE REQUESTS AND PRIORITIZING THOSE FOR CONSIDERATION. AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE CONTINGENCY. WE WILL NEED TO SET IT ASIDE WITH THE COST OF EVERYTHING GOING UP AND UP AND UP. IT IS REALLY NEEDED FOR US TO HAVE THIS CONTINGENCY IN PLACE. WE WANT TO SET MONEY ASIDE FOR THAT AND THE COMMITTEE WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THAT AMOUNT IF I MAY PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU. IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS WE KNOW, WE HEARD, RIGHT, SUCH THINGS AS THE TARIFFS AND

210THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IMPACT THAT WILL BE. THAT WILL BE KEY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT PLAN. FOR SURE. THANK YOU. >> AND WITH THAT I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. EXCELLENT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? MEMBER TENORIO? DID WE SELECT THE BOND BOARD MEMBERS DURING A RETREAT? I AM TRYING TO REMEMBER. OKAY. WELL, I AM JUST GOING TO PUT IT OUT THERE, IF THEY NEED A SUBSTITUTE. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO HAVE ME, IF YOU CAN NOT MAKE IT OR, I DON'T KNOW. THAT IS ALL I AM GOING TO SAY. THANK YOU. YOU CAN TAKE MY PLACE IF YOU WOULD LIKE. [ LAUGHTER ] OH, THAT WAS FAST. [ LAUGHTER ] SECRETARY WOFFORD? I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SECRETARY TENORIO UP ON THAT. I HAVE A COUPLE

211CONFLICTS DURING THIS TIME. I CAN NOT ATTEND ALL OF THE BOARD MEETINGS. BUT THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THAT COMMITTEE HAVE, WANTED IT TO BE WEDNESDAY AT 4:00 P.M. AND I CAN GIVE YOU THE DATES WHERE I HAVE A CONFLICT THAT WILL PREVENT ME FROM ATTENDING. SO, THANK YOU. ED, YOU WERE GOING TO JUMP IN AHEAD BUT I GOT YOU. MEMBER WOFFORD WE WILL MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT MEMBER TENORIO HAS ALL OF THE INFORMATION. IS IT DIFFERENT THAN THE BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE? IT IS. BLUE RIBBON IS COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THEY ARE THE FOLKS THAT GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND VOTE YES. WE CAN NOT. WE CAN ONLY PROVIDE THE INFORMATION. WE CAN NOT BE BEHIND-THE-SCENES, EITHER? AS FAR AS MESSAGING? I THINK WE ARE PART OF THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE

212AND THEN THE BLUE RIBBON. I JUST WANTED TO LEARN. YES, YOU CAN DEFINITELY. WE WILL SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD AS WE MOVE THROUGH IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. IF I CAN HAVE BRIGETTE JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT. ABSOLUTELY. SHE IS DEFINITELY GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH BOND AND SO SHE IS DEFINITELY MY TRUSTED PARTNER IN THIS PROCESS. SO, I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HER FOR A MOMENT. [ APPLAUSE ] . THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, BRIGETTE. ALL RIGHT. Y'ALL. WE ARE MOVING ON TO BOARD REPORTS, DO I HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? OKAY. I WILL START. YOU GOT IT MR. FRANK. SO, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS ATTACK

213ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND EQUITY, YOU KNOW, I WENT TO THE PLAY UNIFIED EVENT AT OREGON MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL. AND IT IS JUST A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF INCLUSION. AND SEEMS TO ME THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU REALLY REACH UNDERSTANDING IS WHEN YOU HAVE INCLUSION. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. THAT WAS JUST A GREAT EVENT. THE PEOPLE THAT PUT IT ON REALLY DESERVE RECOGNITION. MAYBE THEY COULD GET SOME OF THAT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THING. BECAUSE, WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS JUST SENSITIZING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPECT FOR ALL PEOPLE. AND, IT WAS JUST A GREAT EVENT. I JUST WISH WE HAD MORE OF THAT KIND OF STUFF ALL THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY INCLUSION IS SO IMPORTANT. THAT IS ALL. BEAUTIFUL. >> THANK YOU, THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.

214>>> SECRETARY WOFFORD? I VERY MUCH ENJOYED WORKING WITH POETRY OUTLOUD KIDS THIS PAST MONTH. AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND WHAT SHERLEY SAID ABOUT THE BOND KICKOFF AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THAT COMMITTEE AND TO THANK MR. FRANK FOR HIS COMMENTS ABOUT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. CONGRATULATIONS GO TO OREGON MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL FOR BEING NAMED THE UNIFIED SPORTS INCLUSION SCHOOL FOR NEW MEXICO. IS THAT IT? >> YEP. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT IS ENOUGH. I DON'T NEED TO . YOU CAN. I DID NOT MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF. IT WAS JUST A BIG PAUSE. THANK YOU, SECRETARY WOFFORD. VICE PRESIDENT? I WAS JUST MOVING DOWN-THE-LINE. YOU GUYS CAN GO LAST BECAUSE YOU ARE VP AND P [ LAUGHTER ] OKAY. ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU, MEMBER TENORIO. SORRY. [ LAUGHTER ] I THINK IT

215WAS NICE HAVING BOARD MEMBERS AT THE OREGON MOUNTAIN TOURNAMENT. IT WAS FUN, THE BAND WAS THERE, IT WAS GREAT. MADE ME FEEL GOOD TO BE THERE. SO, I DID SOME INSTRUCTIONAL WALKS. I THINK I WAS WITH MRS. VABER. I WENT TO MESA AND MONTE VISTA. IT FELT GOOD TO BE THERE AND SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOMS. WE WENT TO MAYFIELD FOR THE DIGITAL DISPLAY . SCOREBOARD? THEY HAD A BIG, BIG DAY. WE ARE GOING TO BASICALLY TURN ON THIS NEW DIGITAL DISPLAY. AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO ALSO, THE GIRLS, THE BASKETBALL GIRLS HAD RAISED A LOT OF MONEY FOR LIKE BREAST CANCER DAY. WHICH IS NOT IN OCTOBER IT IS IN FEBRUARY. SO THEY HAD TWO BIG CHECKS FOR TWO LADIES WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, FIGHTING BREAST CANCER. AND THEN, OF COURSE,

216COACH MIA, HIS 60th WIN, A BIG MOMENT AND I WAS PLAYING PARENT AND WORKING IN THE CONCESSION STAND MAKING NACHOS AND KIND OF GOING IN BETWEEN. IT WAS GOOD. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE. WE ALL WENT TO THE ADVOCACY EQUITY INSTITUTE OR FOUR OF US DID. I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY GOOD USE OF OUR TIME AND RESOURCES TO BE THERE AND HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE DID ABOUT STUFF ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL. ABOUT WHAT WE CAN BRING BACK TO OUR DISTRICT. ONE OF THEM THAT WAS REALLY MEANINGFUL TO ME, LOOKING AT THE DATA OF HOW A LACK OF CIVIC'S EDUCATION CREATES MORE POLARIZATION IN YOUR COMMITTEE AND YOUR COUNTRY. ANOTHER ONE ON PARENT ENGAGEMENT. I HAVE GOOD INFORMATION TO KIND OF SHARE WITH YOU. LATER. AND THEN. WE DID THE MSBA INSTITUTE. REGULAR TRAINING SESSIONS AND

217THE ONE THAT I APPRECIATED THE MOST WAS FROM THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THEY WERE SHOWING US A BAR GRAPH OF DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND HOW MUCH FUNDING DID THEY SPEND COMPARED TO STUDENT OUTCOMES. SOME DID NOT SPEND THE MONEY ALLOCATED TO THEM. IT REALLY MADE ME WONDER. HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE TOWARDS SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING AND, HOW ARE THOSE, HOW IS DOES IT COMPARE? I THINK IT WAS STILL, IT WAS HOT OFF OF THE PRESS. THEY HAD A FUN IDEA TO HAVE, TO INVITE MYSELF AND MR. RUIZ AND MR. RODRIGUEZ WHO COULD NOT COME BUT THAT IS OKAY. HE PREPPED THE SUPERINTENDENT WELL. AND SETTING OFF THE METAL DETECTOR AND HOW IT ALL STARTED ON THAT FATEFUL DAY. FUNNY THING, IT WAS THE SAME FEBRUARY, WHAT DAY? 15th? FEBRUARY 15th, FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE WAS THE DAY WE

218PRESENTED AND NOBODY CARED BUT ME. I CARE. >> YEAH. SO IT WAS COOL TO GO BACK AND IT WAS REALLY EASY TO START TALKING ABOUT LIKE, OKAY, THESE ARE OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND THESE ARE THE CONCERNS THAT WE EXPRESSED AND THESE ARE KIND OF LIKE THE REQUESTS THAT WE MADE. AND I TOLD THEM LIKE WE MADE, WE MADE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS TEAM WORK HARD TO GET THE BOARD APPROVAL. THERE WAS THAT. AND THEN THE LAST ONE, I WAS INVITED. I DON'T KNOW IF I TOLD YOU ALL, I SERVE ON A C-4 IT IS KIND OF LIKE A FINANCIAL ARM OF A C-3. NONFOR PROFIT, THE C-4 IS THE ONE THAT CAN HAVE MONEY AND EFFECT LEGISLATION. LIKE LOBBYING. SO IT IS THE NEW MEXICO VOICES FOR CHILDREN ACTION FUND. THEY TOLD ME DO YOU MIND

219SPEAKING AS, I AM THEIR CHAIR, DO YOU BLIND SPEAKING ON OUR BEHALF. IN FAVOR OF SENATE BILL 48 AND 49. THE ONES I WAS TELLING YOU ALL. COMMUNITY SOMETHING FUNDS. AND, LET'S SEE THE MORE I LOOKED INTO IT, OH, THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF STUFF THAT YOU GUYS, THAT I THINK WE ARE WORKING ON LIKE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RESILIENCE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. AND, IT IS FUNNY THAT LIKE I WAS ON THE RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE AND IT, I GOT KIND OF, THEY HAND TODAY BACK TO ME AND SAID NO THANKS WE DON'T WANT TO FUND YOUR ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES FOR THE DISTRICTS THAT WANT IT, RIGHT, HERE I WAS STILL LOBBYING FOR IT. AND, YOU KNOW. IT IS SOAK TO WEAR TWO HATS YES, IT IS. THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. THANK

220YOU. >> VP? I WILL ECHO GREAT TIME IN D.C. A WEIRD TIME IN D.C. IT IS A DIFFERENT PLACE NOW THAN IT WAS THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE. GOOD TIME IN SANTA FE TALKING TO OUR LEGISLATURES. FOCUSING ON OUR CAPITOL REQUESTS. HAD GOOD CONVERSATIONS. THE BEST PART OF MY TIME IN SANTA FE AND MEMBER TENORIO WAS THERE, WE WERE WALKING OUT OF THE HOTEL LOBBY AND WE SAW KIDS IN MAYFIELD VARSITY JACKETS. IT ENDED UP BEING SOMEBODY WE ALL KNOW, MR. MORALES CLASSROOM, ONE OF THOSE SPUR OF THE MOMENT WONDERFUL, SORT OF GREAT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND WHAT WE WERE DOING AND JUST I DON'T KNOW, THAT HUMAN CONNECTION WAS GREAT. I WANT TO THANK THE SPEAKERS THAT CAME TODAY. I THINK IT IS, IT IS NOT EASY TO COME OUT

221AND SAY THINGS THAT THEY WERE TELLING US TODAY, SPECIFICALLY WHEN YOU ARE IN A COMMUNITY THAT IS BEING ATTACKED. SO I WANT TO THANK OUR FOLKS THAT CAME OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. YOU'RE BRAVERY IS INSPIRING. I THINK WE JUST WANT TO HOLD THE LINE AND DO WHAT WE CAN HERE IN LCPS. THANK YOU FOR --NONE OF YOU ARE HERE ANY MORE. MAYBE YOU WILL WATCH THE LIVE STREAM AND THANK YOU. THAT IS IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. >> WHEN WE WERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WE HAD A KEYNOTE SPEAKER WHO TOLD US THAT DIVERSITY IS EVERYWHERE. YOU CAN NOT GET AWAY FROM DIVERSITY. IT IS EVERYWHERE. IT IS IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND EVERY PLACE YOU GO. BUT IT IS THE INCLUSION THAT MATTERS. SO, THOSE WORDS REALLY STUCK WITH ME BECAUSE TRULY DIVERSITY

222IS EVERYWHERE. BUT IT IS INCLUSION THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE. THIS MORNING I GOT TO KICKOFF THE SECRETARY CONFERENCE THIS MORNING. AND I JUST, THAT IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT I DON'T THINK I WOULD OF MADE IT THROUGH ANY YEAR OF EDUCATION WITHOUT A SECRETARY HELPING ME DO SOMETHING. LIKE I SAID THIS MORNING, THEY KNOW EVERYTHING AND THEY DO TRULY RUN THE SCHOOL. SO, THEY ARE SO INVALUABLE. IT WAS FUN TO DO. AND THEN I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO OVER AND WORK WITH SOME KIDS AND TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE WITH THEM. AND TO LISTEN TO KIDS PRESENT IN THREE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND IT WAS JUST AMAZING AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE SWAY SWAHILI. THE NEW ONE, SWAHILI AND R ROMANIAN. THAT MADE ME HAPPY BECAUSE THAT FEEDS MY NERD LANGUAGE TEACHER HEART. I

223WANT TO ECHO VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT CAME TO SPEAK WITH US AND CAME HERE AND BEING VULNERABLE WITH US WHEN IT COULD BE TURNED AGAINST THEM. SO APPRECIATED THAT THEY WERE HERE AND SPEAKING UP AND ADVOCATING FOR THEMSELVES. MADE MY HEART SUPER HAPPY. YOU ALL MAKE MY HEART SUPER HAPPY. I AM SURE YOU ARE READY FOR THIS MEETING TO END. AND SO EVERYBODY'S HEART HAPPY BY ENTERTAINING A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOVED BY MEMBER FRANK, SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN AND WE WILL DO A ROLL CALL. WOFFORD. MEMBER FRANK. YES. >> MEMBER TENORIO. YES. >> MEMBER NOLAN. >> YES. AND I VOTE YES AS WELL AND PRESIDENT CORT. I ALSO VOTE YES. I CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:17.