Board of Education - Apr 22, 2025

001GOOD EVENING EVERY, IT'S 6:02. LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. I OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. SECRETARY WOFFORD, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL? BOARD MEMBER FRANK? HERE. >> MISS TENORIO? >> PRESENT. PRESIDENT NOLAN? HERE. >> AND PRESIDENT CORT? I AM HERE. THANK YOU, WE ARE ALL HERE, THAT'S A QUORUM. HAPPY DAYS. WE ALSO HAVE A STUDENT ADVISER, KYNLEY C., FROM MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. YEAH! WELCOME, KYNLEY C. I'M HAPPY YOU'RE HERE. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TOO. I WAS LOOKING AT YOU. THAT WAS MY WHOLE THING. WE HAVE TWO FABULOUS STUDENTS WHO ARE HERE TODAY FROM HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOR US. MADELYN FROM THIRD GRADE, A GREAT NAME BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER'S NAME IS MADELINE, AND AUBRIE, SECOND GRADE. WILL YOU PLEASE COME UP

002TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. PERFECT. I'M GOING TO MOVE OUT OF YOUR WAY. WHEN YOU'RE READY, GO AHEAD AND START, OKAY. 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. [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENG LISH LANGUAGE ] I ABSOLUTE THE FLAG OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, THE ZIA SYMBOL OF PERFECT FRIENDSHIP AMONG UNITED CULTURES. [ APPLAUSE ] WILL YOU BOTH PLEASE COME UP. DO YOU MIND COMING BACK UP THERE. PERFECT. I WOULD LIKE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU DID SUCH A GREAT JOB. AND THE SUPERINTENDENT IS HERE. YOU KNOW WHAT, I THOUGHT THE SUPERINTENDENT HAD IT, BUT I HAVE THEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

003[ APPLAUSE ] AWE, THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. JOSEPH FLORES, OUR DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS. GOOD EVENING, MADAME PRESIDENT CORT AND SUPERINTENDENT REESE. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PHILLIP RAMOS AND KAREN PADILLA. THEY WILL BE PERFORMING JEFF JARVIS. SOLOISTS INCLUDE GABRIEL ON TROMBONE AND CYLIS BUCHANAN ON TRUMPET. THE BAND WILL BE PERFORMING LATER THIS WEEK AT THE ORGAN MOUNTAIN JAZZ FESTIVAL. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THE CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND. [ APPLAUSE ] ? [ MUSIC ] ?? [ APPLAUSE ] BRAVO, YOU'RE ALL AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS FABULOUS ENTERTAINMENT. AND NOW WE MOVE ON TO LESS MUSICAL THINGS. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ACTUALLY HOLD ON JUST A SECOND.

004I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TWO OF THE AGENDA ITEMS TO BE HEARD EARLIER IN THE EVENING AFTER THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE 6D7, THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE $12.5 MILLION GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SERIES 2025, AND MOVE 6E1, COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UPDATE. IF THE BOARD IS OKAY WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN A MOVE. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WERE YOU SAYING YOU WERE GOING TO MOVE IT TO? AFTER THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. THANK YOU. >> ABSOLUTELY. SO MOVED. >> THANK YOU. MOVED BY SECRETARY WOFFORD AND SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE? AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, THE AYES HAVE IT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APRIL 1, 2025 WORK SESSION

005MINUTES. SO MOVED. SSECOND. >> MOVED BY SECRETARY WOFFORD AND SECONDED BY MR. FRANK. ALL IN FAVOR, INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT, 5-0. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. 5B1, POSSIBLE TERMINATION OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OF LAS CRUCES BANTAM WEIGHT SPORTS ASSOCIATION. 6A1, ELIGIBLE PART-TIME EMPLOYEE INSURANCE RESOLUTION. 6B1, INITIAL BILINGUAL MULTI-CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ENRICHMENT MODEL. 6B2, HEAD START, AMENDMENT TO RECORDING POLICY. 6C1, ARROW HEAD INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR. 6C2, GRADUATION REENGAGEMENT, INTERNSHIP PROGRAM GRAND AWARD OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. 6D1, RFP NUMBER 24-25-04P, THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES. 6D2, RFP NUMBER 24-25-06P SPECIAL EDUCATION MANAGEMENT AND MEDICAID COST RECOVERY SYSTEM. 6D3, BUDGET ADJUSTMENT REQUEST. 6D4, PROPERTY DISPOSITIONS. 6D5, VENDOR PAYMENTS, AND 6D6, PERMANENT CASH TRANSFERRED -- TRANSFERS, EXCUSE ME. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE

006BOARD? I ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED. MOVED BY TENORIO AND SECONDED BY MR. FRANK. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE? AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED? SORRY, I FORGOT ABOUT THE OPPOSED. THE BOARD MET IN CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION ON TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025 FROM 3:00 P.M. TO DISCUSS A LIMITED PERSONNEL MATTER AS PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 10-15-1H2 OF THE NEW MEXICO OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SPECIFICALLY SO ONE, THE BOARD COULD DISCUSS AND PREPARE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S END-OF-YEAR VALUATION. TWO, THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN UPDATE THE BOARD AND LEGAL COUNSEL COULD ADVISE, REGARDING SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE MOVEMENT. THREE, THE SUPERINTENDENT COULD UPDATE THE BOARD AND LEGAL COUNSEL CAN ADVISE REGARDING THE INVESTIGATION OF CLASSIFIED OR CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES. AND B, TO DISCUSS PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AS PERMITTED UNDER 10-15-1H4 OF THE NEW MEXICO OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SPECIFICALLY RECENT INVESTIGATION OF

007STUDENT MISCONDUCT INVOLVING WEAPONS AND RESULTING DISCIPLINARY ACTION. I AFFIRM THE MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THIS CLOSED MEETING WERE LIMITED TO THOSE STATED HERE. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE BEGIN, WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS THIS EVENING, AND I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE FOR ONE OF OUR SPECIAL GUEST TO INTRODUCE THE REST OF OUR SPECIAL GUESTS. ARE YOU READY? THANK YOU SO MUCH. RIGHT HERE, THANK YOU. OH MY GOD, WOW. THERE YOU ARE. >> HI. SO MY NAME IS MARCE. ME AND THE REST OF MY CLASSMATES OVER THERE AND OUR FACULTY ADVISERS, ALLISON AND MICHELLE, WE ALL REPRESENT ELIZABETH IRWIN HIGH SCHOOL. SO IT IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN LOWER MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY. EVERY YEAR OUR SCHOOL HAS A PROJECT CALLED THE JUNIOR TRIP PROJECT. IN THAT PROJECT, SMALL GROUPS OF KIDS IN OUR GRADES CHOOSE VARIOUS SOCIAL

008JUSTICE TOPICS AND A PLACE TO STUDY THEM. SO THE GROUP I'M IN IS STUDYING EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY. OBVIOUSLY THE PLACE WE CHOSE TO STUDY IN IS LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO. WHILE WE WERE RESEARCHING PLACES, LIKE POTENTIAL PLACES TO GO VISIT, WE WERE STRUCK BY LAS CRUCES BECAUSE OF JUST LIKE THE REALLY INCREDIBLE SENSE OF COMMUNITIES. ALL THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE COME TOGETHER TO KIND OF LIKE HELP SOLVE THIS EDUCATIONAL CRISIS. YEAH, WE ARE JUST STRUCK BY THE WORK THAT EVERYONE, THAT EVERYONE IN THIS PLACE DOES. WE ACTUALLY MET WITH PAMELA CORT AND SUPERINTENDENT IGNACIO RUIZ EARLIER TODAY. THEY GAVE US A TALK ABOUT JUST WHAT THEY DO, AND HOW THE SCHOOL BOARD WORKS. IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING. SO WHILE WE'RE HERE, WE'RE GOING TO BE OBSERVING, TAKING NOTES. IT IS SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE. SO

009THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE. THANK YOU. CAN YOU HAVE YOUR GROUP STAND? [ APPLAUSE ] WILL YOU ALL STAND, ALL THE VISITORS FROM NEW YORK? ALL OF THE VISITORS FROM NEW YORK, WILL YOU PLEASE STAND? WE'RE SO EXCITED YOU'RE HERE. PERFECT, VERY NICE. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO MEET ALL OF YOU. WE ARE FORTUNATE OF THE FACT YOU'RE HERE. SO THEY HAD A GREAT AFTERNOON OF HANGING OUT. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNITIONS AFTER WE HAVE RECOGNIZED OUR PEOPLE FROM NEW YORK. AND SO I'M GOING TO HAVE DOCTOR COME AND TALK TO US ABOUT OUR FIRST RECOGNITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CORT, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. TONIGHT, I HAVE THE HONOR OF PRESENTING THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION, DR. POST. ASSOCIATED AS THE 2025

010ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR. A STATEWIDE RECOGNITION THAT HONORS ADMINISTRATORS WHO ENSURE BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE NOT ONLY OPERATIONAL, BUT THRIVING. THE AWARD RECIPIENT WILL ALSO BE SUBMITTED FOR THEIR DISTINGUISHED AWARD. THIS RECOGNITION CAN GO TO SCHOOL OR DISTRICT LEVEL LEADERS. IN THIS CASE, THERE'S TRULY NO ONE MORE DESERVING THAN DR. GARCIA. DR. GARCIA-POST HAS BEEN AN EDUCATOR SINCE 2004. A PART OF THE LAS CRUCES SCHOOL FAMILY SINCE 2010. SHE HAS SERVED AS A CLASSROOM TEACHER, AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, A PRINCIPAL, AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION, TRANSLATION, AND INTERPRETATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND OFFICIALLY THE LONGEST TITLE OF ANY DEPARTMENT. SHE LEADS WITH FOCUS, INTEGRITY, AND HEART. HER PASSION IS URGING BILINGUAL STUDENTS IS UNMATCHED. UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, LCPS HAS MADE STRIDES IN EXTENDING DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING, ALIGNING OUR PRACTICES TO THE STATE

011SEAL BILINGUALISM AND BILITERACY, AND SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS RECEIVING THE BILINGUAL SEAL. SHE ALSO LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CLEAR PRE-K THROUGH 12 DUAL LANGUAGE PATHWAY. A MODEL GAINING STATEWIDE ATTENTION. DR. GARCIA-POST'S COMMITMENT TO DOING WHAT'S RIGHT FOR STUDENTS IS EVIDENT IN EVERY PROJECT SHE TAKES ON. SHE'S A TIRELESS ADVOCATE, A BRILLIANT THOUGHT PARTNER, AND SOMEONE I'VE HAD GREAT PRIVILEGE TO WORK ALONGSIDE. I HAVE NOTHING, BUT ADMIRATION FOR HER LEADERSHIP, HER WORK ETHIC, AND THE LEGACY SHE CONTINUES TO BUILD HERE IN LAS CRUCES. WHILE SHE CONTINUES TO SERVE IN HER CURRENT ROLE THROUGH JUNE 30, I DO WANT TO SHARE DR. GARCIA-POST WILL BE MOVING BACK HOME TO CALIFORNIA. AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR, HER PRESENCE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED, BUT THE IMPACT SHE'S HAD ON OUR DISTRICT AND ACROSS NEW MEXICO IS LASTING

012AND POWERFUL. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING AND HONORING DR. GARCIA-POST, THE 2025 BILINGUAL ASSOCIATION EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO TALK, BUT I WILL BECAUSE I DO. SO I WILL JUST TAKE THIS MOMENT WITH INCREDIBLE HONOR. IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO WORK FOR LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUT THIS AWARD IS NOT MINE. THIS AWARD BELONGS TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU UP HERE AND MY AMAZING TEAM, AND ALL THE TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL STAFF THAT WE SUPPORT. WHILE BEING RECOGNIZED IN THIS WAY IS NOT MY FAVORITE THING. THE LAST THING I TEXTED MS KILGOR WHO IS WATCHING. I SAID I WILL ALWAYS SHOW UP WHEN WE COULD CELEBRATE BILINGUAL EDUCATION. I KNOW LCPS WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT, AND I REALLY, REALLY

013APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'D LIKE TO TURN THE MIC OVER TO MS LEWIS WHO IS OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR. GOOD EVENING. HELLO, GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ, KYNLEY KYNLEY C. I'M HERE TO HIGHLIGHT THE WINNERS OF THE 2025 SPANISH SPELLING BEE. ON MARCH 5, IT WAS THE BATTLE OF THE MINDS WHEN THE BEST SPELLERS OF THE DISTRICT GATHERED ATLAS LAS HIGH SCHOOL TO CONTEND FOR THE TOP THREE SPOT AND THEIR TICKET TO COMPETE IN THE 2025 STATE SPANISH SPELLING BEE COMPETITION. APPROXIMATELY 60 STUDENTS GRADES FOURTH THROUGH EIGHTH COURAGEOUSLY TOOK TO THE STAGE, SHOWCASING THEIR LINGUISTIC TALENT. THE COMPETITION WAS FIERCE, BUT STUDENTS HELD THEIR OWN, CORRECTLY SPELLING WORDS IN SPANISH, WHILE REMEMBERING ALL THEIR ACCEPTS. NOW ONTO OUR WINNERS. IN

014THIRD PLACE FROM PICACHO MIDDLE SCHOOL, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING PAULA PEREZ. [ APPLAUSE ] CONGRATULATES, PAULA. SHE'S HERE SOMEWHERE. SHE IS RIGHT OVER THERE. PERFECT. OKAY, GREAT. CONGRATULATIONS, PAULA. IN SECOND PLACE FROM MESILLA ELEMENTARY, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR EMILY ESPARZA. [ APPLAUSE ] THERE SHE IS. GREAT JOB, EMILY. AND IN FIRST PLACE WITH THE WINNING WORD CHANTELLE FROM SUNRISE ELEMENTARY, LET'S GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR CINDY GRACIANO. [ APPLAUSE ] [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENG LISH LANGUAGE ] WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. OUR FIRST AND SECOND PLACE WINNERS WILL HEAD TO ALBUQUERQUE TO COMPETE IN THE 2025 NEW MEXICO STATE SPANISH SPELLING BEE ON APRIL 26, AT THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY STUDENT WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 2025 DISTRICT SPANISH SPELLING BEE. YOU ALL DID AN

015OUTSTANDING JOB REPRESENTING YOUR SCHOOLS. AFTER THE FINAL RECOGNITION, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR HONOREES TO PLEASE JOIN UP AT THE FRONT WITH A PHOTO OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND OUR DISTRICT LEADERS, AS WELL AS OUR STUDENT ADVISER. AT THIS TIME, I'LL PASS THE MICROPHONE TO MR. JOSEPH FLORES, LCPS DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS LEWIS. [ APPLAUSE ] PARDON ME. WE'LL START THERE. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MADAME PRESIDENT CORT AND ALL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT REESE. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TIME IN THIS MEETING TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE TWO OUTSTANDING VISUAL ARTS STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS. FOR DECADES, EVERY YEAR, LCPS INSTALLS FOUR PUBLIC ARTS EXPOSURES IN THIS BUILDING. IT'S COMPRISED OF FOUR ART TEACHERS INSTALLED ON THE NEWEST EXHIBIT, WHICH WAS ON

016DISPLAY. WE ARE MAKING TIME RIGHT NOW TO INSTALL OUR HIGH SCHOOL DISPLAY. IT FEATURES THE INCREDIBLE 33D WORK OR 2D WORK FROM OUR DISTRICT. ALL THE INJURED PLACES AND REPRESENT WHAT WORKS FOR RECOGNITION AND AWARDS. MR. GREG GROSS FROM PICTURE FRAME FACTORY OUTLET IS GENEROUSLY SPONSORING EACH OF THE $50 PRIZES. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MR. GROSS. WILL YOU PLEASE KINDLY JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM? YES, WAY TO GO. [ APPLAUSE ] OUR 2D MIDDLE SCHOOL EXHIBIT AWARD WINNER IS MOLLY HARPER FROM PICACHO MIDDLE SCHOOL. HER ART TEACHER IS MS CHELSEA. MOLLY AND MS TREJO, MOLLY IS HERE, BUT WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN US AT THE PODIUM FOR RECOGNITION AS WELL? [ APPLAUSE ] BEFORE PRESENTING THE PRIZE, MOLLY GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED ME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF HER WORK. THE TITLE OF MY WORK IS

017ALEBREJA, DESIGNED USING PENCIL, SHARPIE, AND OIL PASTEL. I CREATED THE WORK BASED ON A LESSON, MY TEACHER, HAD A STUDENT CLASS WHERE WE ALL LEARNED ABOUT OIL PASTELS. WE FOCUSED ON THE TECHNIQUE, PARDON ME. MOLLY DREW INSPIRATION FOR THE WORK FROM A DRAGON FLY, FROG, LYNX, AND A SNAKE. MOLLY, IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR SELECTION AS THE LCPS MIDDLE SCHOOL ART EXHIBIT 2D AWARD WEBER, MR. GROSS WILL PRESENT YOU NOW WITH A $50 CASH PRIZE DONATED FROM HIS BUSINESS. CONGRATULATIONS, MOLLY. [ APPLAUSE ] OUR 3D EXHIBIT SCHOOL WINNER IS ELLIE JANE FROM WHITE SANDS SCHOOL. HER ART TEACHER IS MELODY HOLMAN. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN US AT THE PODIUM FOR RECOGNITION? [ APPLAUSE ] ELLIE SAYS THE TITLE OF MY WORK IS GARGOYLE. THE WORK WAS DESIGNED USING CLAY MATERIALS. I CREATED THIS WORK BASED ON

018A LESSON ASSIGNMENT MY TEACHER, MS HOLMAN, HAD US DO IN CLASS WHERE WE LEARNED ABOUT MEDIEVALLED GARGOYLES AND FOCUSED ON THE TECHNIQUE OF USING A PINCH POT TO CREATE A SCULPTURE. I DREW INSPIRATION FROM THE WORK FOR THE DIFFERENT MEDIEVAL GARGOYLES. ELLIE, IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR SELECTION AS THE LCPS MIDDLE SCHOOL ART EXHIBIT 3D AWARD WINNER, MR. GROSS WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU A $50 CASH AWARD. [ APPLAUSE ] CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO BOTH OF THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL START WITH PICTURES AND DR. GARCIA-POST, WE'LL GO IN ORDER, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, IF WE CAN HAVE OUR SPANISH SPELLING BEE WINNERS JOIN US IN THE FRONT, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, DON'T BE SHY. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] WHAT AMAZING TALENT WE HAVE IN LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRULY. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF

019APPLAUSE AGAIN. [ APPLAUSE ] BEFORE WE MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND OUR AUDIENCE OF THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH ARE FOUND IN BOARD POLICY BEDH AND ON THE PUBLIC INPUT FORM REFERENCED IN THE POLICY. PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER, HOWEVER, THE BOARD PRESIDENT MAY FURTHER RESTRICT OR WAIVE THESE TIME LIMITS. SO ACCORDING TO POLICY BEDH, THIS ALLOWS ME TO FURTHER RESTRICT OR WAIVE THE TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKERS PRESENT AND THE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS THE BOARD MUST CONDUCT THIS EVENING, I'M REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS TO TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER. SO IF YOU JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND KNOCK THEM OFF OF WHATEVER YOU WERE GOING TO SAY, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. THE

020BOARD WELCOMES PUBLIC INPUT. THE BOARD DOES NOT PROHIBIT PUBLIC CRITICISM OR COMMENT UPON PERSONAL MATTERS, PERSONNEL MATTERS, EXCUSE ME. ANY PERSON MAKING PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF THEIR COMMENTS THE. THE BOARD NEITHER ADOPTS OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY COMMENTS MADE BY INDIVIDUALS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE BOARD MEETING. SO THANK YOU ALL. WE'LL BEGIN OUR PUBLIC COMMENT WITH MARY BRANNAN. COME ON UP, MARY. [ APPLAUSE ] WELL, AFTER ALL THOSE AWARDS, I'M GOING TO SAY WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PUBLIC EDUCATION. WE NEED SOME HELP AND WE KNOW THAT. MY NAME IS MARY BRANNAN. LET ME PUT MY GLASSES ON. I'M HERE REPRESENTING INDIVISIBLE LAS CRUCES. IF I COULD, I WOULD LIKE ALL MY COLLEAGUES THAT ARE WITH LAS CRUCES THAT HAVE COME HERE TONIGHT

021TO PLEASE STAND, OKAY. IN JUST A MOMENT OF STANDING AND THEN JUST ALLOW OUR BOARD TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE ARE HERE TONIGHT, OKAY, TO SHOW YOU, WE ARE HERE IN SOLIDARITY, AND YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT. TO THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO THIS BOARD, TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. OUR FACULTY, OUR PARENTS, AND OUR STUDENTS. OUR PRESENCE HERE TONIGHT IS TO LET YOU KNOW YOU ARE NOT ALONE. THE DECISIONS THAT YOU WILL BE MAKING, THE FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. SOME PEOPLE SAY IT IS UNDER ATTACK, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME ISSUES WE NEED TO DEAL WITH. RIGHT NOW, IN LAS CRUCES, WE HAVE ADVOCATES FOR PROJECT 2025. IT APPEARS THEIR LONG-TERM GOALS ARE TO ELECT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND TAKE THIS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM OVER FOR THEIR OWN AGENDAS TO BE IMPLEMENTED.

022WE HAVE GATHERED TO LET YOU KNOW PARENTS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS, FACULTY, ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, THIS SCHOOL BOARD, YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU TRULY ARE NOT ALONE. THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE, THE FUTURE OF OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION IS IN YOUR HANDS. WE VALUE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE VALUE PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENERGY, YOUR EFFORTS, AND YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] KATHY BYERS. WELCOME. THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD PULL THAT MICROPHONE DOWN JUST A LITTLE. WE CAN HEAR YOU BETTER. I APPRECIATE IT. MY NAME IS KATHY BYERS, I HAVE THREE GRANDCHILDREN IN THE LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AGO, ROBERT KENNEDY JR., SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MADE AN UNEDUCATED GENERIC STATEMENT ABOUT AUTISM. HE SAID ALL AUTISTIC KIDS WILL NOW HOLD A JOB,

023PAY TAXES, GO OUT ON A DATE, OR EVEN USE A TOILET BY THEMSELVES. THIS IS PERSONAL TO ME. THIS IS WHY I'M HERE. I DISAGREE WITH HIM. I HAVE A GRANDSON WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM AT AGE THREE. HE WAS NON-VERBAL. THE KEYWORD THERE IS WAS WITH THE HELP OF ABA THERAPY AS A PRESCHOOLER AND IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THIS AMAZING 13-YEAR-OLD BOY NOW IS NOW ON TRACK WITH HIS PEERS IN SEVENTH GRADE. HIS GRADES ARE MOSTLY As AND Bs, HE'S JOINING IN CLUBS, WHICH IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT AUTISM, THAT'S A BIG MAJOR THING FOR HIM. I HAVE NO DOUBT HE WILL GO TO COLLEGE AND PAY TAXES. I KNOW HE WILL BE AN INTEGRAL PART IN SOCIETY, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU, HE CAN USE THE BATHROOM BY HIMSELF. NOT ALL OF OUR CHILDREN

024ARE AS FORTUNATE, BUT ALL DESERVE A CHANCE. HE IS WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THESE SERVICES TO GIVE EVERY CHILD THE CHANCE TO EXCEL. FOR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, WE NEED TO ELECT REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD LEVEL UP TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WHO BELIEVE AS WE DO, THAT ALL OF OUR CHILDREN DESERVE THE BEST EDUCATION AND OUR FULL SUPPORT. IT TAKES A VILLAGE, AND WE ARE THE VILLAGE. LET'S REALLY LEAVE NO CHILD BEHIND. MY HENRY, THIS IS FOR YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. JIM, JIM HURST. I CAN NEVER GET IT RIGHT, AND I'M SORRY, JIM. IT IS HURST, BUT NO MONEY AND SPELLED DIFFERENTLY. THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO INVITE YOU TO AN EVENT, NATIONAL DAY

025OF REASON AT LAS CRUCES CITY HALL THURSDAY, MAY 31, AT NOON. JOIN US TO CELEBRATE REASON AND DEMONSTRATE TO OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THERE ARE MANY CITIZENS WHO CARE ABOUT THE PRINCIPLE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE AS DEFINED BY THOMAS JEFFERSON. LOGIC AND RATIONAL THINKING ARE THE CENTER OF MODERN WESTERN DEMOCRACY. UNFORTUNATELY NOT ALL AMERICANS UNDERSTAND OUR CONSTITUTION AS OUR FOUNDERS INTENDED. SO WE OBSERVE THIS DAY TO REAFFIRM THE AMERICAN DESIRE TO LEAVE THE DARK AGES AND THE ABSOLUTE GOVERNMENT BEHIND IN THE OLD WORLD. WE FOUND OUR GOVERNMENT INDEPENDENT, WE FOUNDED OUR GOVERNMENT INDEPENDENT OF RELIGION AND BASED ON COMMON SENSE. THE UNIQUENESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS IN AN INCLUSION. OF EVERY KIND OF PERSON, RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, OR NON-RELIGIOUS BELIEFS IN THIS VERY DIVERSE COUNTRY. REASON AND OUR HISTORY, TESTIFY THAT THEY

026ARE NOT ONLY POSSIBLE, BUT DESIRABLE. PLEASE JOIN US TO CONSIDER THE BLESSINGS OF REASON, SCIENCE, AND EQUALITY IN THIS GREAT LAND AND HOW THEY CAN BE PRESERVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT 26 SECONDS MORE, SO THAT IS NATIONAL DAY OF REASON, LAS CRUCES CITY HALL, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 12:00, NOON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINDA? HELLO, I AM LINDA, THIS IS THE FIRST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING I HAVE EVER BEEN TO. AND I AM NOT THE PUBLIC SPEAKER OF MY FAMILY. BUT I THOUGHT THIS WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO COME. WHEN I FIRST, WHEN WE FIRST MOVED TO CRUCES IN '92, SHORTLY AFTER WE ARRIVED, THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD ALL COME HERE BECAUSE THERE IS A BOOK BURNING GOING ON. I THOUGHT WE MOVE FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA,

027RATHER COSMOPOLITAN, AND I THOUGHT DID WE GET TRANSPORTED BACK INTO THE 17th CENTURY? MASSACHUSETTS? LIKE ARE WITCHES NEXT? SO WHEN YOU START BANNING BOOKS AND TAKING CHARACTERS OUT OF THOSE BOOKS THAT REPRESENT ALL OF US, THEN YOU'RE SAYING TO PEOPLE WHETHER YOU'RE GAY, STRAIGHT, TRANS, WHATEVER, THAT YOU DON'T COUNT. I AM HERE TO SAY THAT WE NEED TO STOP BURNING, BANNING BOOKS BECAUSE IT DOES NO GOOD FOR ANYBODY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PHIL? I'M NEXT? >> YOU ARE. I'VE GOT TO FOLLOW MY MOM? OH LORD. MY NAME IS BILL. I LIVE NEAR CONNOLLY ELEMENTARY AND A PROUD GRADUATE OF MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL FROM 1996. I RECENTLY MOVED BACK TO LAS CRUCES FROM TEXAS. I SPENT THREE AND A HALF YEARS IN THE AUSTIN AREA. AUSTIN IS REALLY NICE. UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S SOME REALLY NOT GREAT THINGS

028THAT ARE HAPPENING IN TEXAS RIGHT NOW. YOU HAVE A LOT OF DISTRICTS THAT ARE BANNING BOOKS WITH PEOPLE OF COLORS, AUTHORS, LGBT AUTHORS, THAT SORT OF THING. THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UNFORTUNATELY JUST PASSED A BAD VOUCHER SYSTEM, A GIVEAWAY TO RICH PEOPLE OF PUBLIC FUNDS THAT DOESN'T REALLY HELP ANYBODY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS ALL A PLAN OF THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION AND PROJECT 2025 TO PRIVATIZE SCHOOLS. YOU SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL WITH THE DISILLUSION, SUPPOSEDLY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND ALL THE BAD THINGS THAT THAT COULD RELATE TO. I'M JUST HERE TO SAY TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, THANK YOU. WHEN I CAME BACK AND HEARD THERE IS BASICALLY A LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION THAT WAS DOING SOME THINGS AND HEARD ALL THE STUFF YOU DID THROUGHOUT

029THE WINTER AND SPRING TO PUSH BACK ON THEM, THAT MADE ME PROUD. IT MADE ME PROUD TO MOVE BACK TO A CITY THAT REALLY CARES ABOUT ALL OF US HAVING A SAY AND MATTERING. I LOVE LIVING IN A TOWN WHERE WE CELEBRATE THE PERSON WINNING THE SPANISH SPELLING BEE, AND WE CELEBRATED JAZZ BAND THAT'S PLAYING A CUBAN INSPIRED JAZZ THEME. IT'S GREAT. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU, WE SUPPORT YOU. I'M PART OF THE GROUP RIGHT HERE THAT WANTS TO SAY HOW PROUD WE ARE. WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ON ANOTHER EVENT. ON MAY FROM 6:00 TO 7:30, INDIVIDUAL LAS CRUCES IS SPONSORING A PANEL DISCUSSION ON WHAT IT WILL MEAN FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IF IT GOES AWAY TO BOTH LOCAL SCHOOL OFFICIALS AT THE K-12 LEVEL AND AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL. THANK

030YOU FOR DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB. WE ARE ALL SUPER PROUD OF YOU. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. JACK? FANTASTIC. DID HE SAY WHERE? >> HE DID NOT SAY WHERE. DO YOU HAVE NOWHERE? WHERE, LOCATION? FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL. I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD, JACK. >> OKAY. MY NAME IS JACK, I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS ABOUT BOOK BANS ABOUT PROJECT 2025 AND THE POISONOUS NATURE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. MY COMMENTS ARE BRIEF, ESPECIALLY IN LIEU OF THE NEW TIME LIMIT, BUT I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE QUEER COMMUNITY, HAVING BEEN NOTIFIED THERE IS A PUSH TO BAN LGBT BOOKS FROM LAS CRUCES SCHOOLS. WHEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC LED TO VACCINATIONS, A COMMON RIGHT WING AND CONSERVATIVE REFRAME WAS THE FOLLOWING. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT CO-PARENT MY

031CHILD. TO WHICH I THEN ASK IN A COUNTERARGUMENT, WHY DO PEOPLE WITH THE SAME SPIRIT ARGUE THAT WHEN IT COMES TO BOOKS, THE GOVERNMENT THEN GETS TO CO-PARENT YOUR CHILD? A LIBRARY'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO PROVIDE BOOKS. IN A COUNTRY ROOTED IN FREE SPEECH SO FAR ANY WAY, A SCHOOL LIBRARY CANNOT AND MUST NOT SLASH THE COLLECTION BECAUSE THE MINORITY OF PARENTS FEAR OR HATE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT LIKE THEM. IT IS A PARENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REGULATE THE CHILD'S READING. IT IS NOT A LIBRARY'S. BOOK BANNERS ARE ALWAYS THE BAD GUYS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY, AND I YIELD MY TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. LUCAS HERNDON? THERE HE IS. WELCOME. WOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAME PRESIDENT, SCHOOL BOARD. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS LUCAS HERNDON. I'M A PARENT

032OF A HIGH SCHOOLER THAT ATTENDS CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL AND NORMALLY PLAYS IN THE JAZZ BAND, BUT HAD SURGERY THIS WEEK, SO IS RESTING AT HOME. BUT I STILL SHOWED UP TODAY BECAUSE IT MATTERS TO ME WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION MY CHILD HAS ACCESS TO AT SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY IN HER LIBRARIES. WHAT MATTERS TO ME IS SHE HAS ACCESS TO WHATEVER INFORMATION IS OUT THERE. THAT'S THE POINT OF ACCESS. THAT'S THE POINT OF LIBRARIES. THAT'S THE POINT OF EDUCATING OUR CHIRP. AND I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW SOME OF THE BOOKS THAT WERE ON A LIST THAT WERE GIVEN TO THIS BODY AT SOME POINT IN RECENT TIME. AND I WAS STRUCK THAT A NUMBER OF BOOKS BY MARGARET ATWOOD WERE ON THAT LIST BECAUSE THE IRONY OF ATTEMPTING TO BAN BOOKS, A SERIES OF BOOKS THAT

033HAVE TO DO WITH THE EXACT NATURE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS COUNTRY POLITICALLY RIGHT NOW IS JUST A LITTLE ON THE NOSE. AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE TIME THAT WHEN I REREAD THE BOOK BY MARGARET ATWOOD RECENTLY AND HAD A DISCUSSION WITH MY DAUGHTER ABOUT IT. SHE SEEMED REALLY INTERESTED IN IT. SHE PICKED IT UP AND SHE STARTED READING IT. SHE DIDN'T LIKE THE MAIN CHARACTER WAS OR IS A MASCULINE PERSON, SO IT DIDN'T REALLY GRAB HER ATTENTION. WE HAD A WHOLE CONVERSATION ABOUT WELL, WHAT IF IT WAS BEING WRITTEN BY A WOMAN? SHE SAID NAH. I SAID, OKAY, THAT'S FINE. MY POINT IS WE HAD A DISCUSSION, AND SHE TRIED SOMETHING. WE GOT TO SHARE SOMETHING. I CAN'T THINK OF ANY GOOD IDEA THAT STARTS WITH LIMITING ANY IDEA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

034JANET? JANET NORDMAN? I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO TRY SOMETHING. I'M GOING TO, AS JANET COMES UP, I'M GOING TO CALL UP JEREMIAH AND JEREMIAH, YOU CAN JUST WAIT RIGHT BEHIND HER. WHEN HER TIME IS UP, I'LL CALL THE NEXT PERSON, AND THEN WE CAN EXPEDITE THINGS THAT WAY, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU. GO RIGHT AHEAD, WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS JANET NORDMAN. IT'S BEEN MANY YEARS SINCE I WENT THROUGH K-12 AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE WORLD IS A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE THAN NOW THAN WHAT IT WAS THEN. HOWEVER, SOME THINGS MOST LIKELY ARE NOT THAT DIFFERENT. PARENTS DO THE BEST THEY KNOW HOW TO DO. SOME DO BETTER THAN OTHERS. MOST PARENTS STILL INTEREST THEIR KIDS TO A SCHOOL SYSTEM, SO THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT LIFE AND THE WORLD, SO THEY CAN LEARN

035SKILLS THAT WILL SERVE THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. I SUPPORT THIS ADMINISTRATION AND OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS HERE IN LAS CRUCES. THERE IS AN ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE, I BELIEVE, FOR PARENTS TO USE TO CONTROL WHAT THEIR CHILDREN READ DURING A SCHOOL YEAR. I DO NOT BELIEVE ONE PARENT, NOR A GROUP, SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DETERMINE WHAT SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD SHOULD NOT, THEREFORE, CANNOT READ AT SCHOOL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AGE-APPROPRIATE MATERIALS THAT WILL TEACH TRUTH ABOUT OUR HISTORY, AS WELL AS MATERIALS THAT DEPICT ALL PEOPLE AND ALL LIFESTYLES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] AMBER REDFORD F YOU WOULDN'T MIND. IN THE QUEUE. MADAME CORT, IS THERE A TIME, IF WE ARE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF A GROUP, IS THERE A TIME BUMP? NO, UNFORTUNATELY NOT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL GET STARTED.

036MADAME CORT, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WE ARE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND ON BEHALF OF OURSELVES. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MADE OUR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE AMAZINGLY. I'LL LET ANTONIO SPEAK FOR HIMSELF. I'LL SKIP SOME OF THE INTRO STUFF. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT FOR FOUR YEARS, I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TO THREE STATE CONFERENCES, ONE NATIONAL CONFERENCE. AND THE FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR THESE ACTIVITIES WAS PROBABLY ABOUT $25. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD THESE AMAZING EXPERIENCES IF IT HAD A HIGHER COST. THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HEAR THE INSPIRATION OF PUBLIC SPEAKERS, NETWORK, GET OUT OF THEIR SHELLS, WHICH IS VERY APPLICABLE TO US ARROWHEAD STUDENTS. THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WIN AN AWARD FOR PROJECT

037OR LEAD A WORKSHOP. THESE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE LIFE CHANGING. IT'S ACCESSIBLE DUE TO THE LOW COST OF STUDENTS. ANOTHER THING I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN IS MOCK TRIAL. I DID THAT FOR TWO YEARS. IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. I GOT TO WATCH ONE OF MY TEAMMATES GROW AND SHINE AS AN AMAZING ATTORNEY. HE'S A SECOND GENERATION AMERICAN. I KNOW HE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD MOCK TRIAL IF IT WASN'T FREE TO US. THIS YEAR HIS PARENTS GOT TO WATCH HIM IN COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THEY WERE SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF HIM. HE TALKED ABOUT HOW HE WANTS TO GROW UP TO BE A CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER AND HELP PEOPLE. IT GAVE ME AN INCREDIBLY LARGE SMILE TO KNOW HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE TO HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO AFFORD.

038I JUST THOUGHT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO HEAR HOW IMPORTANT OUR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ARE AND HOW IMPORTANT THE FUNDING TO MAKE THESE THINGS COST LESS IS, THANK YOU. I'LL GIVE YOU ABOUT 30 MORE SECONDS BECAUSE WE HAD THAT INTERRUPTION. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. JUST LIKE JEREMIAH, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SPORTS, I RUN TRACK AND FIELD, AND I'M A PART OF SOCCER, AND ALSO I CAME TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE GROWN TO BE A LOT. THESE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE MAINLY FUNDED BY THE DISTRICT, THEY ARE GREAT LIKE SOCCER, TRACK, COUNTLESS MEMORIES ARE MADE, LEADERSHIP SKILLS ARE MADE. ALL THE EXPERIENCE I'VE GAINED FROM IT IS CRUCIAL TO MY DEVELOPMENT AND TO THE FUTURE AND TO MY FUTURE. THANKS TO THE DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THESE ACTIVITIES AND THE FUNDING,

039THE SPORTS, AND EVERYTHING WE RECEIVE. I THINK BECAUSE OF THIS, I SET MYSELF UP FOR SUCCESS IN MY FUTURE, AND TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY. ME AND JEREMIAH DO THAT BECAUSE OF SPORTS AND THESE ACTIVITIES. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE FUNDING AND ALL YOU DO FOR US, AND ALL THE COUNTLESS EXPERIENCES WE'VE GOTTEN BECAUSE OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINDA, LINDA ST. CLAIRE IF YOU WILL QUEUE UP FOR ME, PLEASE. AMBER REDFORD. ACCORDING TO THE STATE HOLDERS HAVE A RIGHT TO BE CONSULTED AND HAVE INPUT ON EVERY MAJOR DECISION REGARDING STUDENT EDUCATION. DOWNSIZING STAFF AND SHUFFLING TEACHERS AROUND THE DISTRICT IS A MAJOR LEVEL DECISION THAT AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF STUDENTS' EDUCATION. I HAVE NOT HEARD THIS PLAN IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE PARTS OF THIS

040PLAN THAT I HAVE MANAGED TO HEAR GREATLY CONCERN ME. THIS PLAN IS STARTING OFF BY CONSOLIDATING AND DISPLACING TEACHERS. THIS WOULD INCREASE CLASSROOM SIZE. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN TEACHERS PROVIDE A CRITICAL ASPECT OF A CHILD'S EDUCATION. THEY ARE THE ONES DOING THE WORK OF EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS, NOT CENTRAL OFFICE. CENTRAL OFFICE IS TOP HEAVY. IF BUDGET CUTS MUST BE MADE, LET'S HAVE CENTRAL OFFICE TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM AND START A ROLL DOWN EFFECT. ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE WITH THIS PLAN IS THE IMMUNITY GRANTED TOWARDS THE FIRST ONE IN AND LAST ONES OUT. I KNOW OF HIGHLY EDUCATED CERTIFIED TEACHERS THAT ARE BEING DISPLACED DUE TO THEIR COLLEGE --SIMPLY BEING THERE LONGER. IT IS FOOLISH AND ABSURD. MERIT SHOULD BE A FACTOR. WHY WOULD YOU KEEP AN ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYEE WHO SITS AT A

041DESK AND YELL AT STUDENTS VERSES A HIGHLY EDUCATED CERTIFIED TEACHER THAT IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND PRESENT WITH HER PUPILS. I WANT LCPS TO EXCEED THE STANDARDS OF THE CASE. I HAVE HEARD THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE ADDRESS STAKEHOLDERS INQUIRIES ABOUT WHY WE DON'T PATTERN OURSELVES AFTER THE TOP EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS. THIS HAS COST ME TO REFLECT ON THE BELIEF THAT THE COMEBACK CAN BE GREATER THAN THE SETBACK. WE DO HAVE EXAMPLES OF EDUCATION SYSTEMS MAKING A COMEBACK, WHILE CONTENDING WITH POVERTY. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE UNDERDOG TO COME OUT ON TOP, BUT IT IS NOT BY INCREASING CLASS SIZE. IT IS NOT BY DISPLACING STAFF. IT IS NOT BY KEEPING THE FIRST ONES IN AND THE LAST ONES OUT. IT IS ABOUT EARLY INTERVENTION AND STUDENT-TO-TEACHER RATIO. IT'S ABOUT RETAINING QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS. IT'S ABOUT QUALITY EDUCATION. THANK YOU,

042AMBER. ANNA S. IS NEXT UP. THANK YOU, HELLO. I AM LINDA ST. CLAIRE. I REALLY WOULD RATHER NOT BE HERE. I WOULD RATHER BE AT HOME, BUT I THINK THESE ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. I DO WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONTINUING CONCERN ABOUT THE PRESSURE TO PREVENT STUDENTS FROM ACCESSING BOOKS THAT INCLUDE CONTENT THAT SOME PEOPLE OBJECT TO. I KNOW YOUR POLICIES DO SAY ONE CHILD'S PARENT CANNOT RESTRICT WHAT ANOTHER CHILD CAN READ FROM OTHER PARENTS. THEY DON'T GET TO TAKE THOSE RIGHTS AWAY. BUT I'M STILL CONCERNED THAT THERE IS THIS CONTINUING PRESSURE FROM GROUPS LIKE THE ONES THAT PRODUCE THE GUIDE TO 95 PLUS EXPLICIT BOOKS IN LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HOW TO PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN FROM NEW MEXICO SCHOOLS. I'M AFRAID THAT PRESSURE MAY BEGIN TO

043INFLUENCE DECISIONS REGARDING WHAT BOOKS ARE GOING TO BE PURCHASED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD AND ALL OF ITS COMPLEXITY. I WANT TO BE SURE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN VIGILANT TO BE SURE WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THEMSELVES IN BOOKS AND TO KNOW THEY ARE VISIBLE AND VALUABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LINDA. SARAH SMITH IS NEXT UP. HELLO. MY NAME IS ANNA, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'M ABOUT TO HAVE AN MFA AT NEW MEXICO STATE, BUT I ALSO ATTENDED A PROGRAM FOR MASTERS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE. I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP THE FACT THAT LIBRARIANS FOLLOW THE ALA BILL OF RIGHTS, WHICH OUTLINES THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LIBRARY ARE. ONE OF THOSE IS TO HAVE A DIVERSE

044COLLECTION, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO READ, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE WHOLE ARTICLE, I HAVE A PEER REVIEW PUBLISHED ACADEMIC ARTICLE CALLED BETTER COLLECTIONS, BETTER COMMUNITIES TO FIND OPEN ACCESS ONLINE. AND IT KIND OF TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND ALSO THE CODE OF ETHICS THAT LIBRARIANS FOLLOW. SO THIS IS THE INTRODUCTION. ONE OF THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LIBRARIES TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY MATERIALS THAT REPRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF IDEAS, TOPICS, OPINIONS, CULTURES, KNOWLEDGE, AND STORIES. THIS IDEA IS REPRESENTED IN THE FIRST TWO ARTICLES OF THE ALA LIBRARY BILL OF RIGHTS AND ALSO ONE REASON, ALONG WITH THE REJECTION OF CENSORSHIP TO KEEP BOOKS ON THE SHELVES. ACCORDING TO THE ALA, LIBRARIANS ARE OBLIGED TO PROVIDE ACCESS, REGARDLESS OF PERSONAL BIAS OR PUBLIC OUTRAGE, WHICH MEANS

045LIBRARIANS SHOULD WORK TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A COLLECTION OF MATERIALS THAT REPRESENTS A DIVERSE ASSEMBLAGE OF IDEAS. LIBRARIANS CAN BETTER SERVE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES BY FOSTERING GROWTH OF AREAS IN LEARNING, HELPING TO EXPAND WORLD VIEWS BY PROVIDING REPRESENTATION OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS, WHICH IS TIED TO EQUITY IF YOU DIDN'T HEAR THE STIMWORD IN THAT, TO A MULTITUDE OF INFORMATION SOURCES. SO I HAVE 20 SECONDS LEFT, BUT IT IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO KEEP THIS ON YOUR MIND. THE LIBRARIANS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND THEY FOLLOW A BILL OF RIGHTS, BUT ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER TO SUPPORT THEIR DECISIONS AGAINST WHAT THE PUBLIC IS SAYING IF THERE IS OUTCRY ABOUT CERTAIN BOOKS THAT ARE ON THE SHELVES. THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BE THERE, AND THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

046THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. TRYING TO CUT THIS DOWN. I'M SARAH SMITH. I EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES TO THE VICTIM OF THE YOUNG PARK SHOOTING. FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, THE MOST BASIC TENANTS OF SOCIETY HAVE BEEN DO NOT HARM OTHERS OR ENCROACH ON THEIR PROPERTIES. HERE IN LAS CRUCES, WE ARE SEEING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DO NOT UPHOLD THESE RULES. PARENTS SHOULD BE TEACHING KIDS FROM A YOUNG AGE THEY CANNOT HARM OTHERS OR DAMAGE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS. IN SCHOOL, THESE RULES SHOULD BE REINFORCED, SO BY THE TIME THE KIDS ARE ADULTS, THEY HAVE BECOME ENGRAINED. THERE MUST BE CONSISTENT AND SHORT ENFORCEMENT OF THESE RULES NO MATTER IF THE KIDS ARE RICH OR POOR, HISPANIC OR WHITE. THESE ARE THE RULES THAT ALLOW SOCIETY TO CONTINUE TO SURVIVE. THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SOME

047PARENTS WHO DON'T RAISE THEIR KIDS WELL, BUT NOW YOUR SCHOOLS ARE PERPETUATING THE SAME CYCLE. I ADVOCATE FOR OVER 200 TEACHERS AND PARENTS ACROSS THE STATE, AND THEY SHARED KIDS IN SCHOOLS ARE ALLOWED TO HARM OTHERS AND PROPERTY WITH NO REAL CONSEQUENCES. FOR EXAMPLE, A LAS CRUCES MOTHER RELATED IN HER DAUGHTER'S CLASS, ONE OF THE KIDS HAVE INTENSE TEMPER TANTRUMS. INSTEAD OF HELPING THIS CHILD LEARN PROPER BEHAVIOR, THE TEACHER TAKES THE REST OF THE KIDS OUT OF THE CLASS AND ALLOWS THE CHILD TO TRASH THE CLASSROOM. AN ELEMENTARY TEACHER HAS A STUDENT WHO REPEATEDLY HITS THE OTHER KIDS. THE TEACHER IS NOT ALLOWED TO MOVE THIS GIRL TO ANOTHER CLASS FOR MORE INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION. THE OTHER KIDS IN THE CLASS CRINGE IN FEAR WHENEVER THIS GIRL WALKS BY, KNOWING SHE IS LIKELY TO HIT THEM.

048YEAR AFTER YEAR, ALL THESE KIDS ARE LEARNING THERE ARE NO CONSEQUENCES TO HURTING OTHERS, STEALING, OR DESTROYING. BY THE TIME KIDS REACH THEIR TEEN YEARS, THE BEHAVIORS HAVE ESCALATED TO FIGHTING, DOING DRUGS, SHOPLIFTING, STEALING CARS, SHOOTING OTHERS. THEY'RE RIGHT FOR GETTING INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL GANGS AND CARTELS. IT IS NOT COMPASSIONATE TO ALLOW THESE KIDS TO CONTINUE THEIR VIOLENT DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS. A LAS CRUCES TEACHER TOLD ME THE DISTRICT HAS TAKEN AWAY ANY REAL TOOLS FOR IMPOSING DISCIPLINE. THE STUDENTS WERE ESSENTIALLY ALLOWED TO DO ANYTHING WITH NO REAL CONSEQUENCES. IN THE LONG RUN, YOUR POLICIES ARE HARMING KIDS AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY. TEACHERS SHOULD IMPOSE POLICIES. TEACHERS NEED THE SUPPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL FOR THIS, AND THE PRINCIPALS NEED YOU AS A SCHOOL BOARD TO BACK THEM UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, PAUL. AND AFTER

049HIM, LORI COSTELLA. THANK YOU. HI, I'M PAUL FERTH. MY GOOD FRIEND, TOM, PASSED AWAY TWO MONTHS AGO. HE GOT VERY SICK WITH COVID IN THE FALL OF 2020. HE NEVER REALLY RECOVERED. TOM TAUGHT MATH AT LYNN IN CRUCES HIGH, MADAME CORT AND SECRETARY WOFFORD REMEMBER HIM. I TALKED TO TOM BACK IN 2021. I WANTED TO SHARE ONE OF THE NOTES FROM THAT CONVERSATION. HE SAID THERE ARE ARE TWO THINGS I COULD DO THAT WILL GET ME FIRED IMMEDIATELY, DOING SOMETHING SEXUAL WITH A STUDENT AND EVANGELIZING A STUDENT. SOMETHING IS WRONG. THERE IS SUCH AN ANTI-CHRIST, ANTI-BIBLICAL MINDSET IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THOSE ARE SOME OF TOM'S WORDS THAT I HAVE HELD ON TO FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. I HONOR HIM, I THANK GOD FOR HIM. WHAT A GREAT FATHER, HUSBAND, TEACHER, FRIEND, AND MAN

050OF FAITH. SO I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE GREATEST DECISION I EVER MADE THAT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS 19 YEARS OLD. AT THAT TIME I SAW FOUR THINGS PEOPLE AROUND ME LIVE FOR. THE NEXT PARTY, DRUGS, AND ALCOHOL, BEING THE BEST STUDENT, MAYBE EDUCATION. MONEY, CAREER, ADVANCING, AND HAVING AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH A WOMAN. INSIDE I KNEW THAT THE BEST THING IN LIFE WASN'T THOSE FIRST THREE ITEMS. ON THE OTHER HAND, I WAS CONSTANTLY PURSUING HAVING AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH A WOMAN. AT THE BEGINNING OF MY JUNIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE, MY GIRLFRIEND OF MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF BROKE UP WITH ME. I WAS HURT AND I WAS ANGRY. ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER, MY OLDEST BROTHER, PETER, CAME TO VISIT ME AT COLLEGE. I TOLD HIM MY STORY, MY SADNESS, AND

051MY ANGER, AND HE LISTENED, AND THEN HE SAID, TRY JESUS. HE SUGGESTED I BEGIN READING THE BIBLE FROM THE GOSPEL OF MARK, TO FIRST LEARN ABOUT THE LIFE AND WORK OF JESUS CHRIST. SO EVEN THOUGH I HEARD ABOUT JESUS CHRIST ALL MY LIFE AND ATTENDED CHURCH FOR MORE THAN HALF MY LIFE, FOR THE FIRST TIME I OPENED THE BIBLE WITH AN OPEN MIND AND AN OPEN HEART WAS JESUS REALLY LOVING? WAS HE TRULY A MAN AT PEACE? WAS HE RIGHTEOUS IN ALL THAT HE SAID AND DID, AND MY TIME IS UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. FERTH. LORI AND NEXT UP IS JEAN. JEAN MILLER. HI, MY NAME IS LORI COSTELLO, A RETIRED PHYSICIAN, AND I HAVE TAUGHT AT THE MEDICAL SCHOOL LEVEL IN THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. I REALIZED THE SORT OF SUCCESSION

052IN EDUCATION WHERE YOU START MEMORIZING THINGS, AND THEN HOPEFULLY PROGRESS TO CRITICAL THINKING, UNDERSTANDING, ASKING QUESTIONS, WONDERING, AND THEN IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, YOU PROGRESS TO HOPEFULLY CLINICAL REASONING. HOW DOES THIS KNOWLEDGE APPLY TO THIS PATIENT WITH THEIR SITUATION? AND IT REQUIRES LISTENING AND ASKING QUESTIONS. WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF LIMITING OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION TO CERTAIN CLASSES OR TO CERTAIN MATERIALS, CERTAIN CURRICULUMS, I JUST THINK IF A STUDENT ONLY HAS ACCESS TO A CURRICULUM THAT IS PREDESTINED, THEY HAVE TO TAKE THAT AS FACT, AND THEY HAVE TO MEMORIZE IT. AND IF THEY TRY TO WONDER ABOUT IT, THINK ABOUT IT, USE CRITICAL THINKING, ASK QUESTIONS, THEY MIGHT BE TOLD DON'T ASK QUESTIONS, THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. AND THAT CONCERNS ME DEEPLY. SO VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND

053FANTASTIC PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT WE LEARNED ABOUT TONIGHT AND MORE CERTAINLY. WE ARE BEHIND YOU FOR KEEPING PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR LAST PERSON IS JEAN MUELLER, MULLER. I GUESS NOT. OKAY. JUST MAKING SURE I'M GIVING THAT PERSON ENOUGH TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. SUPERINTENDENT? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I APPRECIATE THE TIME THIS AFTERNOON. LET'S SEE, WE'LL GET OUR PRESENTATION UP HERE. ALL RIGHT, SO STARTING OFF THIS MONTH, WE PROBABLY ANNOUNCED OUR LCPS EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR. SHINING EXAMPLES OF DEDICATION, COMPASSION, AND LEADERSHIP FROM CUSTODIANS TO CLASSROOM TEACHERS. THESE INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR DISTRICT. WE WILL BE FORMALLY CELEBRATING THEM AT OUR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION EVENT THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 25, AT THE CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE DINNER.

054I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO JOIN US AS WE HONOR THEIR SERVICE. OUR INSTRUCTIONAL WALKS CONTINUES ACROSS THE DISTRICT IN APRIL WITH THE FOCUS ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL RIGOR. PRINCIPALS AND LEADERS HAVE SHARED POWERFUL INSIGHTS ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE CLASSROOM, REINFORCING THE EXCELLENCE THAT'S HAPPENING EVERY DAY. THESE WALK THROUGHS CONTINUE TO INFORM OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COACHING EFFORTS. THIS ROUND, I HAVE ATTENDED OR WILL BE ATTENDING COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND ALSO HAVE HILL RISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS WELL. IT IS JUST GREAT TO BE IN CLASSROOMS AND VISIT WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND OUR KIDS AS WELL. OUR THRIVE WITH THE CARINO CAMPAIGN. WE SPOTLIGHTED STUDENT STORIES, ELEVATED STAFF VOICES, AND ENGAGED FAMILIES IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. IT IS A CELEBRATION OF OUR SHARED VALUES, WHERE ACADEMICS, CULTURE, AND CARE COME TOGETHER. WE ARE ALREADY PREPARING FOR

055THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS CAMPAIGN IN THE FALL. FOR APRIL, WE VISITED THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE WERE ALSO JOINED WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE CITY OF LAS CRUCES. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATEPIDDING THE SPRING MEETING OF THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL BOARD'S ASSOCIATION EARLIER IT THIS MONTH WITH MANY OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, SHARE, AND ADVOCATE ALONGSIDE FELLOW EDUCATIONAL LEADERS. ONE OF THE KEY TAKEAWAYS WAS THE IMPORTANCE OF ALIGNING DISTRICT VISION WITH MEASURABLE OUTCOMES. SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN COMMITTED TO THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. THANK YOU TO HATCH HIGH SCHOOL FOR HOSTING OUR EVENT, AND THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THEIR INVESTMENT AND INTEREST IN OUR REGIONAL SERVICE. LCPS WAS INVITED TO PRESENT AT THE CHAMBERS IN THE KNOW LUNCHEON IN APRIL.

056I SHARED UPDATES OF THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WHAT THE IMPACT WAS ON LCPS AND OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, AND ALSO HOW WE WERE SUPPORTING THIS SESSION, WITH NOT ONLY THE LEGISLATION THAT CAME THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, BUT ALSO SOME OF OUR CAPITAL PRIORITIES THAT WE WERE INVESTED IN AS WELL, SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE. I WANT TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO UPDATE YOU ON CHILD WELFARE REPORTING ACROSS THE STATE AS IT RELATES TO OUR SHARED COMMITMENTS TO THE STUDENT SAFETY AND BEING CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE NEW MEXICO CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILY'S DEPARTMENT WILL RECEIVE OVER 42,00 REPORTS OF SUSPECTED CHILD MALTREATMENT. OF THOSE JUST OVER 7,500 WERE SUBSTANTIATED. ABOUT 18% OF THE CASES THAT WERE INVESTIGATED IN THE MOST RECENT 12-MONTH PERIOD. THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF

057MALTREATMENT IN NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS THE NATION, UNFORTUNATELY WILL CONTINUE TO BE NEGLECT. THE CHILD ABUSE RATE IS CALCULATED AS A NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIATED CHILD VICTIM PER 1,00 CHILDREN IN THE STATE, MEASURED ANNUALLY. WHILE THESE NUMBERS ARE SOBERING, I WANT TO BE CLEAR, OUR SCHOOLS WILL PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN EARLY IDENTIFICATION, SUPPORT, AND PREVENTION. WE CONTINUE TO TRAIN STAFF, PARTNER WITH CYFD, AND ACT QUICKLY WHEN THERE IS A CONCERN. OUR GOAL REMAINS UNWAVERING TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT IN OUR CARE IS SAFE, SEEN, AND SUPPORTED. AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE END OF THE SEMESTER, OUR CAMPUSES ARE PROVIDING FOR FINAL SERVICES, AWARD CEREMONIES, AND, OF COURSE, GRADUATIONS. THESE MOMENTS ARE MORE THAN JUST CELEBRATIONS. THEY'RE REFLECTIONS OF GROWTH, PERSEVERANCE, AND THE COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF OUR ENTIRE LCPS COMMUNITY. SO YOU CAN SEE A LOT

058OF THINGS ARE HAPPENING HERE COMING UP THESE NEXT FEW MONTHS. LASTLY I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE STARBASE PROGRAM, AN EXCITING S.T.E.M. EXPERIENCE FOR OUR FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE. OUR STUDENTS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN HANDS-ON, REAL-WORLD LEARNING IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, SPARKING CURIOSITY, AND CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE CAREERS. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE TERESA, WHO WAS A DIRECTOR FROM STARBASE HOLLOMAN TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS INCREDIBLE RESOURCE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ AND PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M GOING TO JUMP AHEAD OF TERESA HERE. I'M THE SCHOOL LIAISON AT THE FEDERAL PROGRAM MANAGER FOR STARBASE HOLLOMAN. SO STARBASE IS A S.T.E.M. ACADEMY PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE. 100% PAID FOR BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. IT TARGETS FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS FOR HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON

059INSTRUCTION IN SCIENCE, CURRICULUM REFLECTIVE OF THE CURRENT ROLES AVAILABLE AT HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE. THE PROGRAM IS OPERATED ON BASE, WHERE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO SEE THE MILITARY MEMBERS, THE CIVILIAN MEMBERS THAT WORK IN S.T.E.M. THEY GET TO SEE THE SCIENCE AT WORK, ALONG WITH EXPERIENCING THE CURRICULUM THROUGH THE ACADEMY. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS TO SEE A FUTURE IN S.T.E.M. CAREERS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, BOTH ACTIVE DUTY AND CIVILIAN PHYSICIANS. IN THE 30 YEARS OF OPERATION SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN, YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE HAVE FOUND STUDENTS, THEY SEE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SPECIFIC TOPIC. THEIR CONVERSATION WITH S.T.E.M. AFTER SPENDING A WEEK LONG ADVENTURE IN ONE OF OUR STARBASE ACADEMIES. I'LL HAND IT OFF TO DISCUSS WHAT THAT ADVENTURE LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR

060TIME. WE ARE SUPER EXCITED AT STARBASE HOLLOMAN. WE ARE NEW TO THE STARBASE COMMUNITY. WE ARE NUMBER 82 OF OVER 90 PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, GUAM, AND PUERTO RICO. OUR PROGRAM WAS UP IN OCTOBER OF 2024. WE HAVE A STAFF OF FOUR THAT WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS. WE HAVE CLASSES FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. AGAIN, IT IS FREE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. YOUR ONLY COST IS THE BUS AND THE DRIVER TO BRING THEM TO OUR LOCATION. ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THE ACADEMY MEMBERS ARE HELD ON MILITARY INSULATIONS. SO WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP AVAILABLE TO US WITH THE SQUADRONS ON BASE, ALL THE MANY S.T.E.M. CAREERS THAT PEOPLE DON'T HEAR ABOUT. THE PHARMACIST, THE MAINTAINERS, THE ENGINEERS, YOU KNOW, BOTH ON BASE ACTIVE DUTY AND CIVILIAN.

061SO THAT IS WHAT WE HIGHLIGHT ON WHEN WE FOCUS ON STEM CAREERS. LET ME SEE IF I COULD JUMP AHEAD HERE. SORRY. WRONG DIRECTION. ANY WAY I HAVE WHAT A TYPICAL DAY WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, STUDENTS COMING TO US. SO THE SCHOOL DAY BEGINS AT 8:00 A.M. THEY GET ON A BUS, THEY COME TO US AT HOLLOMAN. WE HAVE MANY, MANY HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON ACTIVITIES. I HAVE A FOLDER FOR EACH OF YOU THAT SHOWS A DRAFT OF OUR CURRICULUM FOR THE WEEK LONG PROGRAM. SO ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, WE DO SOME MATH WORK, WHICH INCLUDES SOME 3-D PRINTING, AND THE TYPE OF TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE KIDS THAT WILL HAPPEN FOUR DAYS A WEEK. WE WOULD HAVE LUNCH. STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THEIR LUNCH. THEN WE'LL GO INTO BASIC

062MATH, GRAPHING, ENGINEERING TRAINING, GEOMETRY, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THIS HAPPENS TO BE MONDAY. AND THAT MONDAY SETS THEM UP FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW FUN IT'S GOING TO BE BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO COME IN AND SEE IT. WE WANT YOU TO COME IN AND WATCH YOUR STUDENTS BE A PART OF OUR HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON PROGRAM. WE HOPE TO START SEEING YOU IN OCTOBER OF 2024. AT THAT TIME, WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE STUDENTS ON PROPERTY, AND GO THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES. I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, THIS IS A FUN MATH LESSON THAT'S CALLED POP GOES THE FIZZ. IT'S THE BOTTLE TYPE OF THING. BUT THE STUDENTS, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A JOB, SO THEY ARE IN TEAMS OF FOUR. OUR CLASSES ARE SIZED UP TO 36 STUDENTS. AND

063EACH STUDENT IN EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A JOB FOR MANY OF OUR LESSONS, SO WE HAVE A CHEMIST, AN ENGINEER, AND A MATHEMATICIAN. WE HAVE TASKS FOR EACH ONE OF THEM. AT THE END OF THE LESSON, ALL THE TEAMS BRING THEIR DATA TOGETHER, AND WE KIND OF GO OVER AND ANALYZE IT AS A GROUP. WE WILL SEE WHICH TEAM FOUND. MAYBE IT WORKED, MAYBE IT DIDN'T WORK. WHAT WOULD THEY SUGGEST TO MAKE IT BETTER NEXT TIME? SO OUR HOPE IS WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY COME AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR PROGRAM. LIKE I SAID, IT'S ONE WEEK THAT THEY WILL BE STAYING WITH US. OUR HOPES IN THE FUTURE AS OUR PROGRAM WILL GROW, THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO OFFER OTHER SCHOOLS IN YOUR DISTRICT TO COME AS A TIME

064RESTRAINT FOR YOUR SCHOOL DAY TO GET OVER TO OUR INSTALLATION. BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TONIGHT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONTACT INFORMATION IS IN YOUR PACKET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HOW DO WE SIGN UP? EXACTLY. >> I TOLD YOU TO COME IF AND VISIT. [ LAUGHTER ] AND DID YOU MEAN YOU'RE STARTING IN OCTOBER OF 2025 OF THIS YEAR? YES, THIS YEAR. NO WORRIES. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU TO TERESA AND TEAM. AS I MET WITH TERESA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY, WHICH MADE PERFECT SENSE. WE HAVE OUR CHALLENGING CENTER, COUPLED WITH THIS PIECE HERE, WHICH WILL BE SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR K IDS. WE WILL BE STARTING WITH OUR WHITE SANDS AT THE

065SCHOOL, SINCE IT IS THE CLOSEST IN THE VICINITY, AND THEY'LL BE OUT THERE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE. WE APPRECIATE IT. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ALSO WITH ANY --WITH THE PRESIDENT OF NEA. WE DO NOT HAVE A REPORT TODAY FROM CSEC, NOTHING TO REPORT NEW. AND THEN FOLLOWED BY KYNLEY FOR HER REPORT AS WELL. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ AND KYNLEY. I USUALLY BRAG ABOUT HOW SHORT MY REPORTS ARE, SO I APOLOGIZE. I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DATA HERE FOR YOU TONIGHT. ANY LAS CRUCES RECENTLY SENT OUT A SURVEY TO ASK THE STAFF THE SERIES OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR OPINIONS ON THE WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEM. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE USAGE

066OF THE SYSTEM IN OUR SCHOOLS. 1115 RESPONDED SUPPORTS THE USAGE OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE SYSTEMS IN OUR SCHOOLS. 25 RESPONDENTS OPPOSE THE USAGE. AND EIGHT RESPONDENTS OPPOSE THE USAGE OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN OUR SCHOOLS. OF THE RESPONDENTS, THEY WORKED IN HIGH SCHOOLS. ON THE QUESTION ASKING MOST SITES WILL HAVE THREE WEAPON DETECTION SYSTEMS ONCE INSTALLED AT THE EXISTING MAIN ENTRANCES. WILL THIS SAFETY COVER ALL AREAS OF YOUR CAMPUS? 36 RESPONDENTS ANSWERED YES, AS IS. 74 RESPONDENTS ANSWERED WITH MINOR MODIFICATIONS. 69 RESPONDENTS ANSWERED IT WOULD REQUIRE EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL CHANGES. ON THE QUESTION, WHO DO YOU BELIEVE SHOULD STAFF THE WEAPON DETECTION SYSTEM? 173 RESPONDENTS ANSWERED SROs AND/OR OFF DUTY OFFICERS. 159 RESPONDENTS ANSWERED SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICERS. 102 ANSWERED SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. ON THE WHOLE, THE TAFFIED STAFF BELIEVES THEY SHOULD BE EXTENSIVE AND ONGOING. RESPONDENTS

067LARGELY BELIEVED THEY SHOULD BE PAID TO STAFF THE EQUIPMENT. I'M HAPPY TO BCC ANY OF OUR SURVEY RESULTS TO YOU ALL, BUT THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT STOOD OUT MOST TO US. THANK YOU, AND I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS? I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SEND THOSE TO US. CERTAINLY. >> I WAS TRYING TO WRITE FRANTICALLY, AND IT DIDN'T WORK. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, SAME THING. >> OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. APPRECIATE IT. KYNLEY. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ, PRESIDENT CORT, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE UP HERE TODAY. I RECENTLY ATTENDED THE YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE WITH THE STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHERE WE GOT TO HAVE A MOCK LEGISLATION SESSION WITH OTHER HIGH SCHOOLERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IT WAS

068A GREAT EXPERIENCE THAT YOU GOT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR GOVERNMENT. I'M SO FORTUNATE BECAUSE IT IS THE SUPPORT OF YOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. TO KEEP ATTENDING. THEY BROUGHT SCHOLARSHIPS AT A CHANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION THAT THEY ONCE THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE. FURTHER MORE, THESE RESOURCES TEACH LIFE SKILLS AND FUTURE CAREER SKILLS. MOST IMPORTANTLY THEY CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS INVOLVED. UNFORTUNATELY AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT JUST ISN'T REALISTIC FOR PARENTS TO PAY FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES, WHICH WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS TO CONTINUE TO SUCCEED. THIS YEAR ALONE, 996 LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND 217 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ADVANCE TODAY AND PARTICIPATED IN THE STATE ACTIVITY COMPETITION. I SHARE THESE NUMBERS TO HIGHLIGHT THE SIGNIFICANT STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. WHILE

069MANY MORE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE AT THE SCHOOL IN REGIONAL LEVELS, THESE NUMBERS REFLECT ONLY THOSE WHO REACH THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE STATE LEVEL. IN A RECENT DISTRICT, THE IMPACT WAS MADE ESPECIALLY THREE. PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF THE EQUITY THAT MAY NOT BE FINANCIALLY ABLE. WE HAVE CHILDREN ATTENDING EVENTS IT MANY CITIES, WHERE EVEN RIDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BECOMES A MOMENT. IT OPENS THEIR EYES TO THE WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES. THESE EXPERIENCES IGNITE EXCITEMENT ABOUT CAREERS AND WAYS OTHER CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES HAVEN'T. FOR SOME STUDENTS, THE IDEA OF COMPETING ACADEMIC EVENTS ONCE OUT OF REACH. WHETHER IT IS DUE TO TIME, FEAR, OR SELF-DOUBT. WITH FUNDING SUPPORT, WE REMOVED MANY OF THESE BARRIERS. I SEE STUDENTS WHO WANTS THAT QUIETLY IN THE BACK OF THE CLASSROOMS WALK CONFIDENTLY OUT OF THE COMPETITION, PROUDLY PRESENTING OUR SCHOOLS IN THE COMMUNITIES. CONNECTING PEERS

070FROM ACROSS THE STATE, AND RECOGNIZING THEY BELONG IN THESE SPACES. THEY'RE EQUAL. IT HAS A LASTING IMPACT. STUDENTS RETURN MORE CONFIDENTLY, MORE CONNECTED, AND MORE MOTIVATED TO PURSUE THEIR CAREER PATHS. CONTINUED FUNDING DOESN'T JUST SUPPORT ACTIVITY, BUT EQUITY, ACCESS, AND BELIEF IN THE STUDENT'S POTENTIAL. LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND AN INVITE TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP ELEMENTARY CONFERENCE THIS SATURDAY FROM 9:00 TO 3:00 AT VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY. STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE MYSELF AND AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, MENTORING THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AS THEY EXPERIENCE ELECTIONS, COMPETITIONS, AND TONS OF FUN. WE HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU THERE. AWESOME, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. I WANTED TO POINT OUT, KYNLEY WILL BE ONE OF OUR STUDENT MCs OVER IN THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT EVENT TODAY,

071THIS YEAR. QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? IF YOU WILL REPEAT THE DETAILS? IT IS AT VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIS SATURDAY FROM 9:00 TO 3:00. 9:00 TO 3:00. WE HAVE IT IN OUR MAILBOX. OH. >> I SHOULD CHECK MY MAILBOX. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. AWESOME, THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL MR. LIU TO THE MICROPHONE FOR OUR NEXT TOPIC, WHICH IS THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ, AND STUDENT ADVISER, KYNLEY. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO COME UP AND ANSWER ANY POTENTIAL QUESTION THE BOARD MAY HAVE RELATED TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND 2025. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,

072ALEX, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT CORT. MS KYNLEY, AND SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ. BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LAST INSTALLMENT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS THAT THE VOTERS APPROVED BACK IN 2021. THE BOARD HAS ISSUED ALL OF THE OTHER VOTER APPROVALLED BONDS AT THIS POINT. THESE BONDS ARE PAYABLE WITH YOUR OTHER GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FROM THE PROPERTY TAXES LEVIED WITHIN THE DISTRICT. SIMILAR TO THE OTHER ISSUES, THIS RESOLUTION IS AUTHORIZING A DELEGATION RESOLUTION, WHICH PERMITS THE SUPERINTENDENT AND YOUR CFO TO DETERMINE THE FINAL TERMS OF THE BONDS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS SET FORTH IN THE RESOLUTION. AND THOSE ARE IN SECTION ONE OF YOUR RESOLUTION. INCLUDED IN THOSE PARAMETERS ARE THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF THE $12.5 MILLION. THE FINAL MATURITY OF NO LATER THAN AUGUST 1, 2027. THESE WILL HAVE A VERY SHORT

073MATURITY, YES. YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH, I THINK THE FINANCIAL PLAN WITH REC TO DISCUSS THIS AS WELL. THESE ARE GOING TO BE SOLD UNLIKE THE OTHER ISSUES IN A PRIVATE SALE TO THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE, RATHER THAN THROUGH A PUBLIC COMPETITIVE SALE. DUE TO THE SHORT MATURITY, THEY WON'T BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION PRIOR TO THEIR MATURITY. AND ONCE THE BONDS ARE PRICED WITH THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE, THE DELEGATE WILL, EXECUTE THE PRICING CERTIFICATE, ESTABLISHING THE FINAL TERMS OF THE BONDS AND THE BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE. AND THAT PRICING WILL BE PURSUIT TO THE FORMULA SET FORTH WITH THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE. OTHER ITEMS IN THE RESOLUTION, THE RESOLUTION APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BANK OF ALBUQUERQUE AS THE REGISTRAR ON THE BONDS. THE FORM OF THAT AGREEMENT WITH THE BANK OF ALBUQUERQUE

074IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. SHOULD THE BOARD USE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT, THE BONDS ARE SCHEDULED TO CLOSE ON JUNE 17. PROCEEDS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. AND ALSO ON THAT DAY, WE ARE SCHEDULED TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND REPORT ON THE FINAL PRICING WITH THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE, ACCORDING TO THE FINANCING SCHEDULE. SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE RELATED TO THE RESOLUTION OR THE PROCESS WITH THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS? MR. FRANK? I'M JUST WONDERING. I MEAN, WITH THE CURRENT VOLATILITY OF THE BOND WORK. HOW DOES THAT AFFECT US? YEAH. THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. UNFORTUNATELY IT VALUE A QUESTION ERIC IS PROBABLY BETTER POISED TO ANSWER THAN I AM. HE'S MONITORING THE IMPACT ON THE BOND MARKET AND THE PRICING ASSOCIATED

075WITH THE ISSUE. YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE LOOKING. HE DOESN'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL EITHER, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, TO BE MINDFUL OF THE MARKET AS THEY'RE LOOKING TO PRICE THESE AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME. YES, WE HAVE A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY? YES, YES. UNLIKE THE COMPETITIVE SALE, WHERE YOU HAVE GOT THE DATE SET, YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED THE POINT, IN WHICH YOU'RE TAKING BIDS AND SOME FLEXIBILITY WITH THIS. YOU'RE RIGHT, YES. THANK YOU. >> I GUESS I HAVE A SIMILAR QUESTION? YES, GO RIGHT AHEAD. INSTEAD OF PREDICTING MOVING FORWARD, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST WHEN YOU HAVE THEM GOING DOWN? LIKE WHAT WILL THEY LOOK LIKE? IN THE PAST? PRESIDENT CORT, GOLLY, UNFORTUNATELY I'M NOT THE MARKET EXPERT. AND SOMETIMES THE FLIGHT TO QUALITY AND INVESTORS ARE LOOKING TO KNOWN QUANTITIES WHEN THEY'RE INVESTING, SO THAT COULD

076BENEFIT THE BOND SALE. IN THIS INSTANCE, YOU'RE GOING WITH THE STATE TREASURER. AND IT IS TIED TO THE TWO-YEAR TREASURY, THE PRICING THAT WILL BE, I THINK REALLY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BETTER, I WOULD SUGGEST I COULD FOLLOW UP WITH ERIC AND MAYBE GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE MARKET, WHERE IT IS AN INTERESTING TIME ON THE MARKET. UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE REALLY THE CRYSTAL BALL TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMPACT IS. THERE IS NO HARM OR LOSS IF WE ARE TRYING TO SELL THIS, RIGHT? NO. I'LL TELL YOU ERIC IS YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISER, WHO WILL BE LOOKING AT ANY IMPACT ON THE VOLATILITY TO THE DISTRICT WITH THE TIMING OF THE PRICING, HE'LL BE LOOKING AND BEING MINDFUL OF THAT. CERTAINLY I WOULD NOT SAY THAT THERE WILL BE A NEGATIVE IMPLICATION, BUT THE INTEREST RATES

077ARE EFFECTIVE. THE PRICING WITH THE STATE TREASURE IS TIED. I CAN TELL YOU WHERE THEY WILL BE IN THE COMING WEEKS. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF $12.5 MILLION LAS CRUCES SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 2, GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SERIES 2025. SO MOVED. MOVED. >> LET'S DO IT. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT IT. SECONDED BY SECRETARY WOFFORD, ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THEY HAVE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I FORGOT TO SAY AYE. BUT AYE. I FIGURED YOU WERE OKAY? NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SO EXCITING. MR. RODRIGUEZ, WELCOME. PRESIDENT CORT IF I MAY. >> OF COURSE. I JUST WANT TO

078ACKNOWLEDGE SOME FOLKS THAT ARE HERE ALSO FOR ANY POTENTIAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, AND ALSO APPRECIATE THEM BEING HERE. GLORIA MARTINEZ, DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION. ALSO PROJECT MANAGER WHO IS SITTING OUT IN THE AUDIENCE. AND SHEENA IS ALSO HERE FROM COLUMBIA. THE OWNER OF THE ASSOCIATES. THE DIRECTOR, LICENSING OFFICER, THE SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER. DREW ANDERSON, PROJECT MANAGER, AND JESSE, THE FIELD EXECUTIVE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPDATE. AND OUT OF THE STUDENTS, THEY WERE PROJECTING AROUND STUDENTS AT THIS POINT, WHERE IT IS A FLUID NUMBER, YOU KNOW, BASED ON REDISTRICTING. BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT, SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. RODRIGUEZ. GOOD EVENING, MADAME COURT, VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN, SUPERINTENDENT RUIZ. WHERE WE STAND AT THIS TIME WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND ALSO THE TIMELINE UPDATE.

079WITH THAT, KNOWING THE IMPORTANCE AND HOW CONSTRUCTION GOES, WE ALWAYS FACE OBSTACLES, DIFFERENT THINGS. TO BE A PART OF WHEN I MET THE MEETINGS, THE COLLABORATION, SEEING THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL GO ON. IT IS GREAT TO SEE THE HILL AND OUR TEAM REALLY WORK TOGETHER TO SEE THEM ALL PERFORM AND GO. JUST SEEING THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES WORKING IS AMAZING TO SEE THAT PARDON. AND THE INCREASED SENSE OF URGENCY IN THIS BUILDING FOR OUR STUDENTS, KNOWING THAT HEARING FROM EVERYONE ELSE, THIS BUILDING IS SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE TAKING PRIDE IN AS WELL AS A COMMUNITY, AND AS THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THAT THEY KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS. AND SO WITH THAT, WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER. ON THAT PART, WITH THAT, WE ARE LOOKING AT TRANSITIONING TO THE PHASED OPENING FOR COLUMBIA, WHEN WE SAY

080PHASED OPENING, IT IS REALLY LOOKING AT ENSURING THE STUDENTS WILL BE IN THE BUILDING FOR THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. WITH THAT KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING THAT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR SAFETY SYSTEMS. SO IF YOU COULD SEE THEM ON THE BOARD HERE, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE LAYOUT FOR THE PHASED OPENING FOR COLUMBIA, IT IS REALLY FOCUSING ON GETTING STUDENTS IN THE BUILDING, STAFF IN THE BUILDING, INTO THOSE PLACES. AND WITH THAT KNOWING ALL THE SAFETY SYSTEMS THAT THEY WILL NEED TO BE IN PLACE. AND THE MAIN ENTRY WILL BE IN PLACE, ALL GENERAL CLASSROOM WINGS AND THE MEDIA CENTERS, THE BUS DROP OFF AND PICK UP, THE PLAY COURTS, PLAY FIELDS, AND EVERYTHING THAT IS IN GREEN IN THESE AREAS WILL BE A

081PART OF PHASE ONE AND THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, AND ANTICIPATED DATA THAT JULY 16 COMPLETION DATE FOR PHASE ONE. KNOWING THAT WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE CERTAIN THINGS THAT TOOK PLACE FOR THIS AND WORKING WITH CID, AS FAR AS THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL WITH THEM AND AS FAR AS KNOWING THAT WE WILL HAVE THE EVACUATION POINTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS FOR THEM TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE ALL THESE THINGS IN PLACE. AND ALSO THE SAFETY WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, STILL GOING ON IN DIFFERENT AREAS, KNOWING THAT THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR TEAM TO OPEN B SURE THAT IS HOW THEY ARE FENCED IN TO THE DIFFERENT PLACES. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS NEW AND WE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THEM. THAT SCHOOL AS WELL, IT WAS OPENED UP IN THE OPENING AS WELL, WHERE WE WOULD HAVE

082SOME STUDENTS THAT ARE STARTING WHEN THEY OPEN, AND WE HAD OUR SEVENTH GRADERS AT CAMINO MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE WERE ABLE TO GET INTO PARTIAL PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING. AND SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE DONE BEFORE IN THE PAST, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE THINGS THAT THEY WILL NEED AND THE STAFF WHENEVER THEY ARE THERE. THE NEXT SLIDE WILL GIVE YOU JUST A BIGGER VERSION OF THE OTHER PART OF THE SUBSTANTIAL ONE COMPLETION, REALLY THE OPENINGS THAT ARE THERE. AND THE MAIN ENTRIES THAT WILL BE THERE AND AGAIN, THE MEDIA CENTER. KNOWING THAT PARTIAL PARTS OF THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING WILL BE OPEN BECAUSE A LOT OF IT WILL HAVE THE MAIN THINGS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE SECURITY AND THE FIRE SUPPRESSION, ALL

083THESE THINGS THAT WILL NEED TO BE IN PLACE THAT WILL BE THERE. REALLY ENSURING THAT THE TEACHERS, THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE IN THOSE PLACES. THEY WILL BE COMPLETED ON THOSE PARTS FOR PHASE ONE. AGAIN, THAT DATE WAS JULY 16. FOR THE COMPLETION DATE. WE HAVE THEM WORKING WITH THE TEAM AS WELL. SCHEDULING FOR FURNITURE AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE TEAM LAST THURSDAY AT 1:00 P.M., WHERE THEY WILL REALLY NEED TO WORK WITH THE VENDOR FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE FURNITURE, WHERE WE ARE GOING TO STORE AND BECAUSE THEY WILL BRING EVERYTHING. WE WILL HAVE ALL PHASE ONE THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GO IN AND RESTORE PHASE TWO FURNITURE IN ANOTHER LOCATION, SO THAT IT IS ON SITE, SO WE COULD DELIVER THAT AS SOON AS WHAT I

084WILL TALK ABOUT NEXT IS PHASE TWO IN THE COMPLETION PHASE FOR THAT. AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE IMAGES HERE AND WHAT THEY WILL BE COMPLETED WITH IN PHASE ONE AS THE ELEVATOR PORTION OF THAT. AND ACCESS FOR ACCESSIBILITY, THOSE WILL BE COMPLETED, THE EXTERIOR IS THE PART OF THE MIDDLE TOP. THAT WILL BE WORKING ON THERE. THESE PICTURES, AGAIN, FROM APRIL 10, SO WE ARE ABOUT 12 DAYS PAST THIS PART. WITH THE TEAM FROM HB AND THE OTHER ONES THAT ARE WORKING THROUGH THE WEEK AND ALSO ON SATURDAYS NOW, SO THEY ARE WORKING ON THOSE DAYS AS WELL, SO THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE DOING THERE. ANY GIVE TIME, I KNOW TALKING WITH THE PEOPLE, THAT THEY HAVE WELL OVER 100 PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING ON SITE DURING MOST OF THE TIMES THAT THEY ARE

085REALLY WORKING TOGETHER. AND SO THE MEDIA CENTER AS WELL AS THAT PART IS VERY RIGHT. HERE ARE SOME OTHER PICTURES OF THE WING ENTRY, WHERE WE ARE GOING INTO THE INSTRUCTIONAL WINGS AND THE TYPICAL EXTENDED LEARNING AREA. AND ALSO THE TYPICAL CLASSROOMS IN THIS AREA, WHERE WE WILL HAVE OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN. OKAY, SO MOVING IN TO PHASE TWO OF THE COMPLETION. PHASE TWO IS GOING TO BE THE REST OF THE PARTS OF THE BUILDING. AND THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE OUR ADMINISTRATION. THEY WILL KIND OF COME TO BE MORE THERE. SO WE WILL HAVE THEM COMPLETED DURING THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATE. AND THE SPECIAL CLASSROOMS AND THE ART MUSIC, STEM. AND THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM WILL BE COMPLETED IN THAT TIME AND ALSO THE KITCHEN FOOD SERVICE PARKING AND DELIVERY AREA. AGAIN, THEY

086WERE DONE, WHERE THEY DID BRING IN THE FOOD AND THE FOOD WAS REPAIRED. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THEY WILL BE DOING IN THAT TIME, WHICH IS FOR THIS ONE, LOOKING AT, FORGIVE ME. IT IS AUGUST 21, SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SLIDE BEFORE. AND IT IS AUGUST 21. THE END OF JULY, LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT PART OF THAT. THAT WAY WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THIS PART AVAILABLE TO US. SOME OF THE IMAGES HERE. WELL, JUST REAL QUICK, AS YOU CAN SEE IN SOME OF THE PICTURES, THE STAGING AREAS AND THE CONSTRUCTION AREAS WILL START TO DECREASE AS THERE IS NOT MUCH NEED FOR THAT. IT WILL START TO OPEN UP THE OTHER AREAS. THE CONSTRUCTION IMAGES HERE ON THE LEFT, WHEN WE TOOK A TOUR OF THIS, THIS IS NOW THE ROOM AND

087THAT WILL LEAD INTO THIS AREA AND ALSO THE CAFETERIA IN THE KITCHEN B AREAS THAT WILL BE WHERE THEY ARE GOING, IT IS IN THE CONVERSATION, SOME OF THE THINGS ARE STARTING TO BE DELIVERED FROM THE KITCHEN AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHERE WE ARE GETTING. SO THIS WILL BE PHASE THREE COMPLETION, WHICH WE ARE LOOKING AT IN DECEMBER. A LOT OF THE COMPLETION OF WHAT IT WILL BE IS REALLY THE OFFSITE WORK THAT WE WILL BE DOING. RIGHT OFF SITE AND THEN ALSO THE REMAINING PLAY FIELDS AND THE RETAPING BONDS AND ANY LANDSCAPING THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO BE DONE. BUT REALLY, THE MAJORITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, ALL THOSE THINGS WILL BE COMPLETED, WHERE IT WILL BE TIDYING UP THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO GET DONE FOR THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION. AND I KNOW IN

088THE LAST E-MAIL, WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT PUSHING THAT TIME UP TO WHERE IT IS NOT TAKING THAT LONG. AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A GREAT COLLABORATION BETWEEN THOSE TEAMS AND REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT WE COULD DO TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE NOT CUTTING CORNERS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO DO AND THAT IS SOMETHING THEY WOULD STRESS THAT THEY NEED TO DO TO ENSURE WE HAVE A SOUND SCHOOL FOR THE COMMUNITY OF COLUMBIA AND FOR OUR DISTRICT AND FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF THAT WILL BE AT COLUMBIA. AND REALLY JUST MS VALDEZ HAS BEEN THERE AT ALL THE MEETINGS AS WELL, PROVIDING HER INPUT. THEY HAVE BEEN THERE AS WELL, BEING A PART OF THE PROCESS, BEING A PART OF THE PROCESS AS WELL. GO AHEAD AND ROLL. WE HAVE A DRONE

089VIDEO FOR YOU. THE LATEST ONE WE HAVE WILL BE UPDATED. THIS IS THE PROGRESS OF THAT BUILDING. GO AHEAD, COLIN. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE THAT WILL FACE EAST, REALLY LOOKING IN THERE AND THE ROOFING IS DONE, LOOKING AT THEM, THEY'RE TIDYING UP THE THINGS RIGHT THERE AND ALSO ON THE ROOM PART AREA, WHERE THEY ARE IN . THEY'RE PREPARING FOR THOSE THINGS WITH THE DROP OFFS FOR THE DIFFERENT THINGS, WHERE THEY ARE WORKING ON THE RETENTION BONDS OVER THERE AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SCHOOL, AND YOU CAN SEE OVER HERE, WHERE THEY HAD TO BE INSTALLED TO PUT THEM IN ON THAT SIDE AND THAT IT IS THERE. THEY MIGHT GET TO THAT POINT OF THE WALKING PATH, WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO GET GLORIA AND THE TEAM, AND FROM SAFE

090ROUTES, THEY WERE ABLE TO SECURE MONEY FOR THAT WALKING PATH AND SO THEY WERE A PART OF THAT AS WELL, SO IT WASN'T ADDED TO THE COST, BUT TAKEN FROM THAT GRANT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO SECURE. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING THAT WILL BE STARTING TO TAKE PLACE. YOU CAN SEE THE PEANUT RIGHT THERE THAT IS IN THAT PART OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD AREA IS GOING TO BE. SHE WAS VERY HAPPY THAT THE TREE HAS SPROUTED AND THEY HAVE LEAVES ON IT, WHERE THEY DID SURVIVE, RIGHT? IT IS IN THE REAR THERE. THEY ARE WORKING HARD TO SEE AS THEY WILL BE COMING UP RIGHT THERE. THAT IS VERY GOOD. THAT IS JUST THE BACKS THAT YOU'LL HAVE YOUR SIDEWALKS IN AND THEY ARE IN PLACE TO REALLY MAKE SOME PROGRESS. YOU

091CAN SEE ALL THE VEHICLES THERE. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO WALK HALF A MILE TO THE MEETING, BUT IT IS GOOD FOR ME TO GET THAT IN AND IT IS GREAT TO SEE THAT I WOULD RATHER PARK FAR AWAY. FOR SURE, GREAT. ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THAT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS, AS WELL AS ANY OF OUR VISITORS. AND REAL QUICK, CAN WE GO BACK TO THE PRESENTATION. CAN YOU CLARIFY ON THE SLIDES. THAT IT DOES TALK ABOUT THAT PHASE TWO FOR DECEMBER. BUT CLARIFY SOME OF THE OTHER PIECES WILL BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST, RIGHT? JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS. SO IS THERE SOME PHASE TWO IN DECEMBER, BUT THESE PIECES, THEY WILL BE AUGUST? YES, SO IT WILL BE THE COMPLETION OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING PIECES OF

092THAT, WHERE THEY WILL BE DONE DURING THAT PART. THEY HAD THE COMPLETION OF THE WHOLE ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS TO THAT AREA RIGHT THERE. AND IN AUGUST, WE'LL HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THAT, THE SPECIAL CLASSROOM FOR ART, MUSIC, S.T.E.M., AND ALSO THE KITCHEN, CAFETERIA, AND THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM, WHERE WE ALL HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THOSE DURING PHASE TWO AND IN AUGUST. SO IN AUGUST IS WHEN WE WOULD HAVE BUILDING. AND PHASE THREE IS REALLY THE OUTSIDE WORK ON THE RETENTION POND AND THE LANDSCAPING THAT WILL BE GOING AROUND THERE. IT WILL BE THE FIRST PARKING LOT THAT WILL BE DONE? YES. >> WILL THAT BE ENOUGH TO APPLY PARKING? HALF A MILE AWAY? CORRECT. THEY ARE HALF A MILE AWAY RIGHT NOW WHERE NAY ARE ALL DOWN THERE AND NOT REALLY ON SITE WHERE

093A LOT OF THE WORK IS GOING WITH THEM AND ALL THE WORK THAT WILL BE THERE. WILL SO IT WILL BE ADEQUATE FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS? ANYBODY? YES. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, BUT YES, IT WILL BE ADEQUATE PARKING FOR THEM TO DO IT AND THOSE THAT THEY WILL NEED THAT AS WELL. MADAME CORT? >> YES, I'M STILL CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT IS FINISHING IN AUGUST VERSES DECEMBER? SURE. >> BECAUSE THE PINK SECTIONS, THAT THEY MEANT THAT KEY. WHICH PART WILL BE IN AUGUST? LET ME GO BACK TO THE FIRST SLIDE HERE, THIS PART. THAT'S THE PHASE THREE COMPLETION IN DECEMBER. SO I KNOW IT SAYS THAT HERE BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME PICTURE. THE ORANGE PART IS IN DECEMBER, WHERE IT WILL BE DONE IN AUGUST. FOR US AS WELL AS THE PARKING AND

094THE BUS LANES, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS FOR US TO DO. THE THINGS THEY'LL BE DOING. THE PINK SECTIONS? THE PINK SECTIONS. IT'S A BIG CAMPUS AS YOU LOOK AT THE LAST SLIDE AND HERE, THE ONE TINY SECTION IN THE BOTTOM. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, YEAH, THE LAST AND FINAL DETAIL WILL BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER. AS WE STATED EARLIER, THE FIRST BUILDING WILL BE COMPLETED WITH THE SECOND PHASE IN AUGUST. THAT'LL BE THE ENTIRE BUILDING THROUGHOUT INTERNALLY. THEY MIGHT BE DEVELOPED LIKE MAYBE SOME LANDSCAPED AREAS BETWEEN THERE AND DECEMBER, WHERE THERE MIGHT BE REMAINING SITES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT IT WILL BE FUNCTIONAL AT THAT TIME. AND ESPECIALLY WITH THIS HAPPENING IN PHASE THEE WILL AFFECT ANY OF THE BUSING OR THE PICK UP, DROP OFF? NOT AT ALL, THAT'S

095SHOWN IN GREEN THERE, WHERE THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN THE BUILDING IS FULLY COMPLETE. I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT PHASING IN. IS THAT BEING WORKED OUT? DO YOU HAVE A PLAN OF WHO IS GETTING IN FIRST? SO ALL THE STUDENTS, THE CLASSROOMS WILL BE OPERATIONAL. IN TERMS OF WHICH STUDENTS, THAT WILL BE SELECTED FOR THE REDISTRICTING, ALL THAT. SO THE FULL ENROLLMENT? YES. >> YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. IT IS MORE THAN JUST THE BUILDING PART OF IT, THE CONSTRUCTION. ALTHOUGH SHE USED THAT EXAMPLE, BUT THE STUDENTS WILL BEGIN, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY WANT FROM THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. SO THE NEXT PHASE WILL BE SOME OF THE MORE, YOU KNOW, THE CORE SPACES, ALL THOSE FULLY FUNCTIONAL THINGS, AFTER THEY ARE CLASSIFIED. IT IS REALLY SOME OF THE SHARED FACILITIES

096THAT THEY ARE CATCHING UP. IT WILL BE PRIMARILY THE SPECIAL WING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, SPECIAL CLASSROOMS. YOUR CAFETERIA AND GYM. THANK YOU. I WAS HOLDING MY BREATH. I REALLY WAS. I DRIVE BY EVERY WEEK, THE WINDOWS ARE UP, WHERE THEY WILL SEE THE GLASSES IN. THEY'RE PICKING UP THE LANDSCAPING, LIKE JUST FOR ME, IT MADE ME HOLD MY BREATH OF THINKING HOW THEY WILL FACE THE KIDS. I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT IT IS NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING. THANKS. HOW MUCH TIME BETWEEN ACCEPTING THE BUILDING AND THE KIDS GETTING THERE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE MIDDLE OF JULY. CORRECT, SECRETARY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. YES, IT WILL BE ARRIVING, GLORIA, REMIND ME OF THE DATE? JULY 7. >> YES, THE FURNITURE WILL BE ARRIVING AND THEY WILL BE SCHEDULING TO START GETTING IT SET UP. DURING

097THE BREAKS, LIKE DURING THE LAST BREAK, WE REFURNISHED ALL OF DESERT HILLS, SO THEY'RE ABLE TO FURNISH THE WHOLE SCHOOL ONE THOSE ONE TO TWO WEEKS THAT THEY HAVE TO OPEN B SURE IT'S READY TO GO. I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY THE 16th. THE 16th IS THE STANDARD COMPLETION DATE. WE'LL HAVE THAT READY TO GO. THE KIDS WALK IN THE END OF JULY. WELL, THE 25th FOR STAFF. YES, THEY DO THE TRANSITION DAY. ON THE 25th? MY QUESTION IS CONSTRUCTION DISRUPTIONS IN THE CLASS. SO YOU HAVE PHASE ONE, ALREADY DONE. THE KIDS ARE IN THERE, BUT YOU'RE STILL WORKING ON STUFF IN THE BUILDING. WILL THERE BE, I'M HOPING MINIMAL DISRUPTION TO INSTRUCTION WHILE THEY'RE FINISHING UP PHASE TWO? YES, MADAME COURT. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. ALSO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. YES, ALL

098THE CONSTRUCTION IN THOSE AREAS WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL BE, WILL BE COMPLETED. THE OTHER CONSTRUCTION WILL BE OUTSIDE OF THOSE AREAS, WHERE THOSE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE, SO THEY WILL NOT HAVE THAT. NOT THAT THEY WON'T SEE IT BECAUSE IT IS REALLY ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT ALSO IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM AND THE SPECIAL WINGS AND THOSE AREAS THAT WILL BE FENCED OFF IN DIFFERENT AREAS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SAFETY, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THOSE THINGS WILL BE FENCED OFF, SO THERE IS NOT ACCESS. EXCELLENT. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANY REASON -- SO STAFF WOULD COME IN ON THE 21st THEORETICALLY. DO THEY NEED MORE TIME OR IS THAT ENOUGH TIME? SO MADAME CORT -- IT IS A TRICKY QUESTION. YES, THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN FOR THAT. IT IS

099A TRICKY QUESTION, RIGHT? WE'RE PREPARED AND READY. WE'VE PURCHASED BOXES SO AS THEY START, REALLY WE'RE ENDING SCHOOL AND THEN WE HAVE JUNE REALLY THAT WE'RE GOING. BUT AS WE START TO SEE THESE THINGS HAPPEN, WE CAN GO IN TO PREPARE TO HAVE THINGS IN THERE. BUT I KNOW THAT THE TEAMS FROM PPD AND WAREHOUSE AND ALL DIFFERENT AREAS, THEY'RE THERE TO SUPPORT AND HELP, SO WE COULD TAKE SOME OF THAT MOVING OFF THE DISTRICT AND THE MATERIALS THAT ARE IN COLUMBIA NOW AND THE DISTRICT THINGS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THEM THERE AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS WITH THE NEW THINGS WE'RE GETTING IN THAT WILL BE PREPARED TO HELP FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT. A TRUE TEAM EFFORT. ABSOLUTELY. AS THEY WERE WHEN THEY EXITED COLUMBIA. IT WILL BE THE SAME TEAM EFFORT WHEN WE

100WOULD MOVE BACK IN. YES. AND SO THE STUDENTS, THE TEACHERS, THEY'RE BE IN THEIR NORMAL CLASSROOMS AS THEY WOULD BE FOREVER. THEY ARE STARTING IN JULY. THEN IN AUGUST, WE WILL GET MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM. IT IS MORE OF THE SCHOOLS, ESSENTIALLY, THEY ARE KIND OF COMPLETED AT THAT POINT. CORRECT. SOME THINGS THAT WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED. SO IT IS A MONTH OF TRANSITION WITHIN THE CLASSROOM. MINUS YOUR SPECIALS LIKE ART, MUSIC, STAMINA. THEY WILL NOT BE COMPLETED YET, SO WE NEED TO HAVE AREAS FOR THAT, YES. THEN THE ADMINISTRATION PART, IT WILL NOT BE THERE, BUT ENSURING THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF ARE IN THEIR LOCATIONS OF WHERE THEY WILL BE. YES. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. MR. FRANK? THEN I'LL COME TO YOU. SO THIS IS NOT A CONSTRUCTION QUESTION. BUT THE ORIGINAL BUILDING HAD

101A BUNCH OF ITEMS THAT WERE DONATED BY NASA. AND I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A BIG CONCERN, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT WAS, WHEN THE STUDENTS WERE EXITING, THAT THESE ITEMS BE PRESERVED AND REDISPLAYED. SO CAN YOU GIVE ME AN UPDATE ON THAT AND, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE NEW BUILDING? YES, MADAME PRESIDENT, MEMBER FRANK. WE'VE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS. I KNOW A MEMBER, A FORMER PRINCIPAL WHO REACHED OUT TO US AS WELL. AND SO HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS, MEMORABILIA WAS SAVED. GOING BACK ON DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF THAT STUFF. BUT AGAIN, WE ARE TALKING MANY YEARS THERE. SO WE WERE KIND OF TALKING AND RECOMMENDING CAN WE REACH BACK OUT TO NASA, WHICH EXISTS DOWN THE ROAD. I THINK MADAME CORT AND MYSELF MIGHT KNOW A COUPLE

102PEOPLE. I'M NOT SURE. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S WHAT CAN WE DO FOR THE NEW SCHOOL, RIGHT? AND WE KNOW WE HAVE THE DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT WE DID SAY FROM THERE. WE HAVE SOME OF THE ITEMS AT PPD, AND SOME SOFT ITEMS BEHIND MY OFFICES HERE. WE DID SAVE A LOT OF THE VALUABLE THINGS THAT WERE THERE INTO THAT PART AND MAKING SURE AND ENSURING WE SAVE THE HISTORY OF WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE. YES, SIR. OKAY. >> SECRETARY WOFFORD? >> HOW DID WE DO ON OUR COSTS, CHANGE ORDERS? WERE THERE INCREASED BUILDING COSTS THAT WE WERE TRYING TO ANTICIPATE? HOW IS THE MONEY COMING OUT? SO MADAME CORT AND SECRETARY WOFFORD, LIKE ANY CONSTRUCTION, YES, THERE ARE CHANGE ORDERS, DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT MANAGING IT THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WITH GLORIA, WITH HB, WHAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT,

103BEING MINDFUL OF THOSE EXPENDITURES THAT WE'LL HAVE. BUT RUNNING INTO DIFFERENT THINGS, WHETHER IT WAS UTILITIES, WORKING WITH THE CITY OF LAS CRUCES, WORKING WITH, YOU KNOW, WATER, AND THAT WE JUST RECENTLY HAD A THING WITH COMCAST AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WILL COME UP WITH THE CONSTRUCTION. REALLY TRYING TO BE MINDFUL OF THOSE THINGS AND MINIMIZE THOSE THINGS. AND REALLY WORKING WITH HB AND DIFFERENT THINGS, LOOKING FOR CREDIT, TRYING TO FIND THE BALANCE BETWEEN WHAT THE EXTRA COSTS ARE, BUT CAN WE ALSO RECEIVE CREDIT ON AND WORKING WITH THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT LOOKING AT REALLY THE ACCELERATION OF THE PROJECT TOO AND CHANGING PHASES, WHERE WE ARE ACCELERATING IN DIFFERENT AREAS, THEN WE'RE MOVING. THERE IS ALWAYS ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT WILL COME IN TO THAT AS WELL TO ENSURE

104WE HAVE A BUILDING TO OPEN FOR THOSE 500 PLUS STUDENTS THAT WILL COME JULY. AND THE BUILDING WILL BE OPEN? AS WE WOULD ANTICIPATE? YES, SIR. IN THE PHASED MODEL THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO WITH THAT PHASE ONE, TWO, THREE, YES. MR. LIU, DID YOU HAVE SOME INSIGHT FOR US ON COSTS? JUST WANDERING. >> JUST MAKING SURE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. RODRIGUEZ. THIS IS EXCITING. YES, THANK YOU MADAME CORT. CAN'T WAIT. I WILL SAY IF YOU NEED TO TRACK DOWN THAT FURNITURE, I'LL DRIVE WHEREVER YOU NEED ME TO GO. SOUNDS GOOD. WE WILL GO. BRING THE CDL. >> AND PRESIDENT CORT, JUST TO CLOSE THIS ITEM ON OUR END. I WOULD JUST ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE COLLABORATION WITH FIRST OF ALL, WITH THE ASSOCIATE AND HIS TEAM, AND ALSO TRAVIS, YOU KNOW,

105MR. TRAVIS, COKLER, RIGHT? COMING DOWN, AS WE WERE LOOKING AT NOT JUST COST, BUT YOU KNOW, THE TIME FRAME AND REALLY WORKING TO ENSURE WE HAD KIDS AND TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM. REALLY WORKING WITH US ON, YOU KNOW, REALLY TRULY BEING A TEAM EFFORT. I'M GOING TO APPRECIATE ALSO THEIR COLLABORATION AND JUST MAKING IT WORK. EXCELLENT. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, BOARD, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OLD BUSINESS TO THE FOURTH READING AND THE POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF POLICY ECF, MR. RODRIGUEZ. YOU GET TO STAY UP ENERGY AND WATER CONVERSATION, WILL IT JUST BE YOU TODAY? YES, MA'AM. FOR THIS POLICY, MADAME CORT, THIS IS FOR A READING OF A POLICY ECF WITH A FOURTH READING CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN YOUR PACKET

106WAS PROVIDED A CLEAN COPY, AND THEN ALSO THE MARKED UP COPY TO SHOW THE CHANGES THAT WERE DONE FROM THE FEEDBACK THAT WAS GIVEN FROM THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD READINGS FOR THIS POLICY. AND THEN ALSO ANY CHANGES THAT WENT INTO EFFECT FOR THE FOURTH POLICY FROM THE FEEDBACK. SO THIS POLICY WAS LAST APPROVED ON DECEMBER 14, 2010, AND IS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? JUST ONE THING, AND IT'S KIND OF A GRAMMAR THING. I'M ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT INSECURE DISCUSSING GRAMMAR. BUT UNDER 2A, SUBJECTS AND VERBS DON'T AGREE. DO WE NEED TO HAVE THE PLURAL THERE FOR SUPPORTS? I MEAN, IF I WERE WRITING IT, I THINK I WOULD WRITE IT AS ENSURE ALL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ARE CLIMATE RESILIENT AND SUPPORT STUDENT HEALTH, WELL BEING, AND ENGAGEMENT. IT SEEMS TO

107SOUND OKAY TO ME THAT WAY WITHOUT THE S THERE. BUT IS THERE A REASON WHY WE NEED IT? AM I MISSING SOMETHING? NO. IT'S WRONG. >> OH, OKAY. GOOD CATCH, MR. FRANK. I'VE READ THAT SENTENCE I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES AND I DIDN'T CATCH IT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE, MR. FRANK? THAT'S ALL. I WAS GOING TO ASK MR. FRANK IF HE CAUGHT THE COMMA ON LETTER E. OH, LET'S LOOK AT THAT. I DID NOT. DO YOU FIND A COMMA THAT'S USELESS IN THERE? [LAUGHTER] OH, THE USELESS COMMA. I WASN'T PREPARED FOR A GRAMMAR TEST. I'M WITH HIM. I'VE REMOVED THIS COMMA SEVERAL TIMES, FOUR ITERATIONS NOW. I WOULD TAKE IT OFF. >> LET'S TAKE IT OUT ONE MORE TIME. BETWEEN OPTIONS AND WHEN? THAT IS CORRECT. >> I THINK IT'S MARKED RED IF

108I'M NOT MISTAKEN. MAY I CONTINUE? >> PLEASE DO. HAPPY EARTH DAY, EVERYONE. IT'S A NICE COINCIDENCE THAT WE ARE, THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS POLICY ON EARTH DAY. NICE. THAT'S WHY WE DELETE IT. UH-HUH. THERE IS, THERE WERE, WE'VE PARTED DOWN TO WHERE THERE'S MUCH MORE CONTROL WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE OPERATIONS TO HAVE SOME LEEWAY ON MANY OF THESE ITEMS, AND SO THAT I THINK HAS BEEN A GOOD EFFORT AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT THE REGULATIONS WILL SAY. I DID SEE IN LETTER G THAT WE LOST COMPOSTING ENTIRELY AND WONDERED WHAT THE BOARD THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. COLLIN, COULD WE SEE LETTER G? IT SAYS THE SUSTAINABLE FOOD ITEM. DO WE WANT TO DIRECT COMPOSTING, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS MORE REGULATION? AS IT IS, WE'RE ASKING FOR LOCALLY SOURCED, PREPARED ON

109SITE, MINIMALLY PROCESSED. IF I COULD, MADAME CORT? PLEASE. >> REALLY THE REASON IS THE ADDITIONAL DECREASE OF FOOD AND TABLEWARE WASTE WITH THE INTENTION OF THAT COMPOSTING. I KNOW WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF LAS CRUCES ON A COMPOSTING PROGRAM THAT WOULD WORK WITH OUR FOOD SERVICES STAFF AND DIRECTORS. IT IS SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING INTO AND WAS THE INTENTION TO PUT THAT INTO THE REGULATION THAT THERE WOULD BE THAT COMPOSTING AS PART OF OUR FOLLOWING OF THE POLICY OF THE REDUCTION OF WASTE FROM OUR FOOD SERVICES. IF IT SHOWS UP IN THE REGULATION, THEN I WOULD DEFINITELY BE SATISFIED. SOUNDS GOOD. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, CHIEF RODRIGUEZ. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COLLABORATION ON IT. ABSOLUTELY. BOARD MEMBERS, ANYTHING ELSE? I'M HAPPY. OKAY. WELL, I WOULD LIKE

110TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY ECF, ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION WITH THE TWO CHANGES? WAS IT TWO? TWO CHANGES WE JUST PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED. SO MOVED. MOVED BY SECRETARY WOFFORD. I'LL SECOND THAT. AND SECONDED BY MR. FRANK. ALL IN FAVOR, INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THAT IS A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR POLICY ECF. CAN YOU GIVE ME A HIGH FIVE, MR. WOFFORD? YOU AND I HAVE WORKED ON THIS FOR A WHILE. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. RODRIGUEZ. NOW WE'RE MOVE TOGETHER THE FOURTH READING AND POSSIBLE DELETION OF WASTE REDUCTION AND CYCLING. YES, MA'AM. MADAME CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE FOURTH READING, POSES DELETION OF ECF, A WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THIS DELETION. THIS POLICY WAS LAST APPROVED MAY 17th OF 2011, WHICH IS

111REALLY WE HAVE TAKEN BOTH POLICIES AND COMBINED THEM INTO THE ONE POLICY, WHICH IS THE REQUEST FOR THE DELETION OF THIS ONE POSSIBLY. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DELETION OF POLICY ECFA, WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING. SO MOVED. SECOND. >> MOVED BY SECRETARY WOFFORD AND SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN. EVERYBODY, SORRY. ALL WHO ARE IN FAVOR, INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU, AGAIN, MR. RODRIGUEZ. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. >> AND NOW DR. LOZANO WILL DO THE THIRD READING AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF POLICY JB, ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND PROTECTIONS FOR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS. MADAME CORT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERVISOR REED, IT'S PRESENTED FOR THIRD READING AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL. IT'S AN EXISTING LCPS POLICY, LAST REVIEWED AND

112REVISED ON APRIL 18, 2017. INCLUDING THE BOARD PACKET WERE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS, COPIES OF THE POLICY WITH IN-LINE REVISIONS FROM THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD READINGS. A CLEAN VERSION OF THE POLICY INCORPORATING ALL CHANGES DISCUSSED DURING PREVIOUS READINGS. I DID RECEIVE SOME CHANGES FROM MADAME CORT AND ALSO MR. WOFFORD, SO THOSE HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED, AND I'LL GET TO THE PERIOD THAT WE FORGOT, THAT WE FOUND TODAY. THIS POLICY IS ROOTED AND AFFIRMS STUDENTS RIGHTS TO EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE 14th AMENDMENT. THE UPDATES REFLECT RECENT FEDERAL GUIDANCE REGARDING SENSITIVE LOCATIONS AND REINFORCE PRIVACY PROTECTIONS UNDER FERPA. MADAME CORT, THANK YOU. I THINK THAT WAS FOR KLG WHERE YOU FOUND THE EXTRA PERIOD. SO I DID INCORPORATE ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE SENT TO ME, AND THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE AFTER SECOND READING. AND WITH

113THAT, MADAME CORT, I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATIONS ON THE POLICY PRESENTED. THANK YOU, DR. LOZANO. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS GRAMMAR ISSUES? ALL RIGHT. FABULOUS. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY JB, ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND PROTECTIONS FOR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS. SO MOVED. >> SECOND. MOVED BY MISS TENORIO AND SECONDED BY MR. FRANK. ALL IN FAVOR, INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. ALL OPPOSED? AWESOME. THAT IS EWE UNANIMOUS. THE APPROVAL OF KLG, WHICH IS RELATIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES. THANK YOU, MADAME CORT. AGAIN, WE ARE PRESENTING POLICY KLG RELATIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES FOR THIRD READING AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL. THIS IS AN EXISTING LCPS POLICY LAST REVIEWED AND REVISED ON JANUARY 17 OF 2006. INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET ARE ABEGIN THE COPIES OF THE POLICIES WITH IN SHALL -LINE REVISIONS AND A

114CLEAN VERSION OF THE POLICY DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD IN PREVIOUS READINGS. WE ALSO RECEIVED SOME COMMENTS AND SOME REVISIONS FROM MR. WOFFORD AND PRESIDENT CORT. AND WITH THAT, MADAME CORT, I ALSO WANTED TO POINT TO SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT ON HERE IN POLICY KLG. THERE WAS AN EXTRA PERIOD, IF YOU WANT TO GO UNDER NUMBER TWO RESPONSIBILITY. FIRST SENTENCE, A, IF YOU NOTICE THERE'S AN EXTRA PERIOD, SO WE WILL MAKE SURE TO TAKE THAT OUT FOR FINAL SIGNATURE UNDER A IN THE SCHOOLS, PERIOD, PERIOD. SO IT ONLY NEEDS ONE PERIOD. IT DOES. THANK YOU, DR. LOZANO. BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ABOUT POLICY KL G? ALL RIGHT. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY KLG RELATIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE SECOND PERIOD IN THAT SENTENCE. SO MOVED. >>

115AND SECONDED. THANK YOU. MOVED BY MR. FRANK AND SECONDED BY SECRETARY WOFFORD. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND HERE WE GO. THIRD READING AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF POLICY JIH, STUDENT SEARCH AND SEIZURE. WE COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR THE THIRD READING OF POLICY JIH, WHICH WAS LAST REVIEWED ON DECEMBER 17, 2024. I INCLUDED ALL OF THE DIFFERENT READINGS AND THE MODIFICATIONS THROUGHOUT FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD READING. THERE WERE NO MODIFICATIONS ACTUALLY FOR THIS ONE AFTER FIRST READING. AND I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS NOR ANY CHANGES WERE MADE AFTER THE SECOND READING, AFTER THE PRESENTATION TO YOU. WITH THAT, I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. MR. RODRIGUEZ AND I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DR. LOZANO. BOARD MEMBERS? LOOK AT US

116SO QUIET ABOUT POLICIES. I LOVE IT. ALL RIGHT. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY JIH, STUDENT SEARCH AND SEIZURE. SO MOVED. SECOND. >> THANK YOU. SO MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT NOLAN AND SECONDED IN TANDEM BUT I WILL GO WITH SECRETARY WOFFORD BECAUSE HE WAS SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO HIM AND I HEARD HIM BEFORE MR. FRANK. JUST A LITTLE BIT BEFORE. EXACTLY. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THAT PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON ALL OF THOSE POLICIES. THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. IF I DO SAY SO. >> TIME WILL TELL. [LAUGHTER] AWW. >> THERE'S SOME TRUTH THERE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OTHER REPORTS, AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP MR. DONNELLY FOR A HUMAN RESOURCES UPDATE. LOOK, YOU'RE UP HERE SO FAST. AND

117HERE I AM. >> I LOOKED DOWN AND THEN BOOM. AND HERE I AM. GOOD EVENING, MADAME COURT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT REESE, IT'S OUR ANNUAL STATE OF THE HR ADDRESS. WITH THAT, WE COME WITH A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND OUR STEPS MOVING FORWARD. WE THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT YOU'VE PROVIDED, AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES, ALL OF OUR SUPERVISORS, AND ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AS WE PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS. IN JULY, WE WELCOMED 88 NEW EMPLOYEES AT THE NEW EMPLOYEE BREAKFAST. THAT WAS THE BREAKDOWN WE HAD LAST YEAR AT OREGON MOUNTAIN IF YOU RECALL, AND HERE WE ARE NOW GETTING READY TO CELEBRATE OUR RETIREMENT CEREMONY. HOPEFULLY YOU RECEIVED YOUR INVITATIONS TODAY FOR MAY 15th. IT'S BEEN

118A YEAR AND HERE WE ARE. SO THAT'S THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD. I WILL BE SHARING WITH YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT YEAR, INCLUDING HIGHLIGHTS OF COLUMBIA'S COMING. A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING IN THAT AREA. SO A THANK YOU TO OUR CONTINUED MEDICAL COVERAGES. WE DID INCREASE ENROLLMENT OF MEDICAL INSURANCE PLANS BY 185 EMPLOYEES THANKS TO THE NEW INITIATIVES. WE CELEBRATED 11 NEW NATIONAL BOARD-CERTIFIED TEACHERS IN DECEMBER. WE ARE PROJECTED FOR 20 MORE BY DECEMBER 2025. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT SUPPORT THAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO OUR STUDENTS AND CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE CAN HOPEFULLY HAVE MORE. SO WE HELD A 94% AVERAGE FILL RATE FOR ALL POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. LAST YEAR I CAME TO YOU WITH SOME GRAPHS AND INFORMATION OF WHAT OUR CHALLENGES

119WERE WITH TEACHERS, EAs, SUBSTITUTES. HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE HELD STEADY AT 90% ACROSS THE YEAR. VERY DIFFERENT FROM POSSIBLY ACROSS THE NATION, BUT HERE IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, WE HAD A GREAT YEAR WITH OUR RETENTION, AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE THAT. SO MOVING ON, WHAT ARE OUR NEXT STEPS? WE DID TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT SOME OF THE DATA THAT HAS COME OUR WAY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS ONLY TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT OUR CAMPUSES. I WANT TO REITERATE THAT THE CONVERSATIONS THAT TOOK PLACE AS I LAY OUT THESE NEXT STEPS INCLUDED COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN LEADERSHIP, PRINCIPALS, AND ALL THAT WE HAVE WITH THE DATA PROVIDED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE WORKING IN THE BEST CAPACITY TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS SUPPORTED. SO WITH

120THAT, WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU A NATIONAL LOCAL ENROLLMENT TREND THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING HERE IN LAS CRUCES WITH SOME NUMBERS. I KNOW THEY'RE A LITTLE HARD TO READ, BUT THAT DECLINE JUST SHOWS A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THE CONCERN HAD POSSIBLY BEEN AND HOW WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH KEEPING THE INTEGRITY AND THE SUPPORT OF OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS. HOW DO WE DO THAT? AND SO THIS DATA WAS USED TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE TRENDS OF ENROLLMENT RECOGNIZING THAT WE HAVE A VERY ACTIVE CAMPAIGN THAT WE'RE HOPING TO BRING STUDENTS BACK TO WHEREVER THEY MAY HAVE BEEN. THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GREAT COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY SEEN SOME OF THOSE BILLBOARDS COMING UP, OUR GOAL

121IS TO HAVE THAT ENROLLMENT COME BACK UP, AND WE WILL ADJUST OUR PLANS WITH STAFFING MOVING FORWARD. REDISTRICTING BECAME A QUESTION AT HAND AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SO WITH THAT, IT WAS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REVIEW WHERE OUR CLASS LOADS WERE IN THE COMPLIANCE PLAN. SO IF YOU TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NMAC REGULATION THAT I CITED, IT WILL GIVE US THE GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR OUR CLASS LOADS FROM K ALL THE WAY THROUGH 12. SO WE DID DATA ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THAT A MULTI-YEAR PLAN WOULD POSSIBLY BE PUT IN PLACE TO REACH THE TARGET RATIOS GRADUALLY THROUGH NATURAL STAFF TURNOVER WHERE POSSIBLE. WHERE POSSIBLE. BECAUSE EACH CAMPUS HAS DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, DIFFERENT NEEDS, AND SO WITH THAT IN MIND, WE SHARED THIS PLAN WITH THE PRINCIPALS WITH WHAT WE

122WANTED TO DO MOVING FORWARD. RECOGNIZING THAT SOME CAMPUSES COULD POSSIBLY MOVE FORWARD IN WORKING WITH THIS COMPLIANCE PIECE QUICKER THAN OTHERS OR AT A DIFFERENT PACE WHILE OTHERS MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER. SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE ARE OUR RESIGNATION TRENDS TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE DID THIS THROUGH ATTRITION, IT WOULD HAVE THE LEAST IMPACT WITH OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES. SO THE DATA WE SHARE HERE THAT WE LOOKED AT HAS A TREND OF HOW MANY SEPARATIONS WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SPECIFICALLY WITH TEACHERS. SO IF YOU'LL NOTICE, WE AVERAGE 100 PER YEAR. WE'RE AT ABOUT 80 RIGHT NOW. WE'LL BE CELEBRATING 82 RETIREMENTS IN MAY. THAT'S OVERALL. I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 38 SEPARATIONS, 38 RETIRED TEACHERS, AND HERE'S THE BREAKDOWN OF WHERE WE'RE AT. SO WE USED THIS DATA TO SAY

123IF WE WENT THROUGH ATTRITION, WHAT COULD WE POSSIBLY DO AS WE CONSOLIDATE SOME OF THESE CLASSES TO ASSURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS? AND SO THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN THAT HELPED US CREATE OUR PLAN WHERE AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, WE WOULD BE WORKING THREE YEARS TOWARD THOSE IDEAL RATIOS. AND GOING BACK TO THE, OOPS, I MEANT TO GO THIS WAY. DARN IT. AND NOW I KNEE COLLIN'S HELP. RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU, SIR. SO IF YOU'LL NOTICE, THE MOST SEPARATIONS THAT WE HAD COME FROM THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. THAT CONTINUES TO BE THE TREND. AND SURE ENOUGH AT THIS MOMENT, THAT'S WHERE RESIGNATIONS CONTINUE TO COME IN FOR WHATEVER REASON. IT JUST CONTINUES MOVING FORWARD. ON TO THE PLAN, WE FELT THAT WITHIN THREE YEARS WITH SO MUCH ATTRITION, WE COULD PLACE THESE PEOPLE

124MOVING FORWARD. THE SHIFTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MENTIONED ABOUT DISPLACEMENTS MOVING FROM CAMPUS TO CAMPUS AND YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THAT REFERENCE ALSO HAS TO DO WITH OUR REDISTRICTING WHERE THERE WERE SHIFTS IN ENROLLMENT OF THOSE CAMPUSES. SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT WAS A GOOD YEAR TO LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE THE SHIFTS THAT WERE TAKING PLACE AT THE OVERCROWDED CAMPUSES THAT ARE NOW GOING TO COLUMBIA, THEY DON'T NEED AS MUCH BECAUSE ENROLLMENT TRENDS WERE COMING DOWN. IT'S ALL CONNECTED WITH WHAT OUR PLANS WOULD BE. THERE'S OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT'S GOING TO TAKE US A LITTLE BIT LONGER WITH FIVE YEARS. AND ALSO THE HIGH SCHOOL AT A FOUR-YEAR PLAN. WITH THAT BEING SAID, OUR STAFFING MEETINGS HAVE FINALIZED THIS WEEK. IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS WORKING WITH LEADERSHIP, WORKING WITH EACH

125CAMPUS. THEY ALL CAME IN, WE MET WITH THEM. WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE DISPLACED TEACHERS. THE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. AFTER WE HAVE NOTIFIED THESE DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH IDENTIFYING PLACEMENTS. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 62 VACANCIES READY FOR THOSE DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS. IT IS OUR GOAL, OUR HOPE THAT WE CAN FIND THEM NEW HOMES, WHETHER IT BE AT A NEW CAMPUS OR EVEN WITHIN THEIR OWN HOME. BECAUSE WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW AS THE RESIGNATIONS AND RETIREMENTS COME IN, IF THERE'S A DISPLACED KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AND AN OPENING HAPPENS AT THAT SCHOOL, THEY ARE NO LONGER DISPLACED BECAUSE NOW THEY CAN STAY WHERE THEY ARE. IT'S A DOMINO EFFECT. IT'S AN ONGOING, FLUID PROCESS. WHEN THIS PACKET WAS BEING PREPARED, IT

126WAS ONE NUMBER. TODAY, IT'S ANOTHER. NOW THAT WE FINALIZED THE NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, WE'RE HOPING WE CAN GET THAT DONE BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR SO THESE INDIVIDUALS KNOW WHERE THEIR NEW HOMES WILL BE. SPECIAL ED SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WE HAVE CONTINUED TO HIRE. WE HAVE NOT PUT A PAUSE ON THAT BECAUSE THAT CONTINUES TO BE A NEED. UH-HUH. >> AND SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EVEN THE WEEK, WE HAVE RECRUITING FAIRS HAPPENING. WE ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF BILINGUAL TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE HAD TO DISPLACE. SO AS SOON AS WE FIND THEM A HOME, WE CAN HIRE NEW FOLKS. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO MY NEXT SLIDE BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE'LL DO IF FOR SOME REASON WE CANNOT FIND THEM A POSITION BEFORE THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, HERE

127ARE SOME CONSIDERATIONS OF WHAT WE WILL DO WITH OUR TEACHERS UNTIL WE FIND THEM A PERMANENT POSITION. AND SO THIS WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR LEADERSHIP, WITH OUR PRINCIPALS. HOW CAN WE HELP WITH THEM STILL MAINTAINING OBVIOUSLY A TEACHER POSITION UNTIL THEIR HOME IS LOCATED THROUGH THAT ATTRITION PIECE THAT I WAS REFERENCING? SOME OF THEM ARE CONSIDERING GOING INTO SPECIAL ED. THEY MIGHT HAVE NOT CONSIDERED THAT BEFORE. SOME OF THEM HAVE LICENSES IN OTHER AREAS THAT THE PRINCIPAL STARTED WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT THEY MAY WANT TO GO INTO, AND SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT LEADERSHIP AND THE PRINCIPALS CAME UP WITH WHAT WE COULD POSSIBLY DO. I'M BEING VERY OPTIMISTIC AT THIS POINT, THAT THE MAJORITY OF THEM WILL HAVE THEIR OWN CLASSROOM BY THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH

128THE ATTRITION RATE THAT IS ALREADY HAPPENING NOW. WE DID WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COLUMBIA BECAUSE THIS IS THE EXCITING PIECE THAT I WANTED TO CONTINUE WITH WHAT MR. RODRIGUEZ MENTIONED ON WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO ASSIST WITH COLUMBIA'S OPENING. AND SO WE DID HOLD A LATERAL TRANSFER FAIR ON MARCH THE 31st FOR ALL OF INTERNAL LCPS CANDIDATES. AND SO WE ARE FOLLOWING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WHERE WE HAD TO PROVIDE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY FIRST. OKAY? AND SO WE OPENED IT UP TO ALL OF LCPS EMPLOYEES. THEY HAD A GREAT TURNOUT. FROM THERE, 13 LCPS EMPLOYEES FROM OTHER SCHOOLS WILL NOW JOIN THE STAFF FOR NEXT YEAR. AND SO THEIR STAFF IS READY. THEY'RE EXCITED. SPECIAL EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS WERE IDENTIFIED. THEY WERE STAFFED. WE ALSO HAVE OUR SUPPORT STAFF, INDIVIDUALS THAT

129HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND SO THAT STAFF IS READY TO GO. WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT GRAND OPENING AS SOON AS THE DOORS OPEN, AND I KNOW THAT MISS VALDEZ HAS BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL. IF ANY OF THESE NUMBERS CHANGE, AS I MENTIONED, AS WE REFLECT ON THEM, INCLUDING COLUMBIA, THEIR PROJECTION NUMBERS AT THIS POINT IS WHAT WE USED, IF ANY OF THAT CHANGES OVER THE SUMMER, THEN WE WILL GO BACK AND REVISIT. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEIR STAFF HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. OKAY? WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR TEACHERS AN THE SUPPORT WE GIVE? YOU HEARD ME MENTION WE NOW HAVE AN INCREASED NUMBER OF NATIONALLY BOARD-CERTIFIED TEACHERS. AN INDIVIDUAL WORKED WITH US IN HOUSE TO WORK WITH OUR TEACHERS, THE NEW TEACHERS, THOSE THAT ARE COMING THROUGH ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATIONS, AND THESE ARE SOME OF

130THE THINGS THAT MISS BERARD HAS BEEN WORKING ON, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO WORK ON OUR RETENTION. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT HAVING HER THERE A PART OF OUR STAFF BECAUSE SHE'S WORKING CLOSELY AS WE SEE THE NEW TEACHERS IN, WE SEE THOSE THAT MAY NEED ADDITIONAL HELP. THAT IS GOING HAND IN HAND, WHICH WE HAD NOT DONE BEFORE, BECAUSE IT WAS KIND OF A SEPARATED INCIDENT. NOW THAT WE'RE BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER, WE'RE HOPING WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THAT RETENTION PIECE IN MOVING FORWARD. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR GRADUATING STUDENT TEACHERS. THIS IS WHAT HAS CAUSED ME PROBABLY THE MOST HEART PALPITATIONS OF SORTS WHEN I TO TELL OUR STUDENT TEACHERS THAT WE'RE NOT QUITE READY TO HIRE THEM. WE'RE NOT QUITE READY TO HIRE YOU, BUT WE WILL GET THERE. AND SO

131WE MET WITH OUR SIX EDUCATOR FELLOWS THAT ARE GRADUATING THIS YEAR, AND I SAID BEAR WITH US. BEAR WITH US. AS SOON AS WE CAN PLACE THESE DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS, WE WILL TRY TO BRING YOU ON BOARD. AND SO I'M HOPING THAT CAN HAPPEN SOONER THAN LATER ONCE WE IDENTIFY THESE PEOPLE. AND SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT. THAT'S OUR FUTURE. AND I KNOW THEY'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TOWARD THEIR GOALS AND WANTING TO BRING THEM FORWARD, SO WE'RE HOPING WE CAN BRING THEM SOONER THAN LATER. HOPE WE DON'T LOSE A FEW BECAUSE THEY NEED THAT POSITION. BUT SOME OF THEM HAVE ALREADY SHARED THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE EITHER AS A PERMANENT SUB OR SOME ARE GOING INTO E-8 POSITIONS UNTIL A POSITION CAN BE HELD FOR THEM. WE'RE OPTIMISTIC THAT WILL

132HAPPEN, BUT I DID WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. AND THEN OF COURSE SPECIAL ED, WE'RE CONTINUING THE HIRING. IN FACT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A JOB FAIR COME MAY SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIAL ED BECAUSE THAT CONTINUES TO BE A NEED, AND THOSE NUMBERS CONTINUE. THEY CONTINUE TO GO UP. AND SO IT'S AN OVERVIEW. WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE. WE WANT TO ASSURE ALL STAKEHOLDERS THAT OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE WHILE STILL BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH ENROLLMENT NUMBERS GOING DOWN AND THE SHIFTS TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. ALWAYS STUDENT-CENTERED DECISIONS AND DOING THE BEST WE CAN. WITH THAT, I HAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS. PRESIDENT CORT, IF I MAY. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, IF WE CAN GO BACK HERE, GOING BACK TO THE DATA HERE,

133AGAIN JUST REITERATE THE WHY WE'RE GOING TO THIS STAFFING MODEL. OUR ENROLLMENT TRENDS, WE HAD BEEN TRENDING DOWN, AND AS MISS DONNELLY MENTIONED, WE ARE, WE HAVE SOME MARKETING EFFORTS. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT ON RECRUITMENT WHERE THEY WILL GO OUT AND DO HOME VISITS AND REALLY TALK ABOUT LCPS AND WHY LCPS ALONG WITH OUR MARKETING CAMPAIGN. AGAIN, AS OUR ENROLLMENT TREND AS WE'RE DECREASING IN STUDENTS, WE CANNOT SUSTAIN THAT IN HIRING MORE TEACHERS. AS YOU LOOK AT OUR DISTRICTS AROUND US, AS ENROLLMENT HAS DECREASED, YOU'VE HEARD ESPECIALLY FOR EXAMPLE IN TEXAS, LOTS OF LAYOFFS ARE HAPPENING THERE. MY GOAL WAS TO ENSURE THAT WE COULD KEEP ALL OF OUR TEACHERS, BUT WE HAD TO WORK ON A PLAN TO RIGHT-SIZE OUR DISTRICT IN REGARDS TO STAFFING IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT. AND

134SO THAT IS THE BIGGEST PIECE TO THIS, BUT WITH THIS MODEL, WITH THIS PLAN, WE ANTICIPATE NOT TO HAVE TO LAY OFF ANY TEACHERS, INCLUDING OUR NON-TENURED, OUR NEW TEACHERS, ETC. AND THROUGH ATTRITION TO BE ABLE TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS. AT THIS POINT, WITH THIS MODEL, WITH THIS PLAN NONE OF OUR TEACHERS WOULD LOSE EMPLOYMENT OR LOSE THEIR JOB. THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS IS WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH NEA AND INFORMING THEM, LETTING THEM KNOW THE WHY, GOING THROUGH THE DATA. WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS IN TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS LATER DOWN THE ROAD IF WE DON'T DO THIS, THEN WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HAVING TO RIF AND LAY OFF TEACHERS. THAT'S NOT WHERE WE WANT TO BE. SO I FEEL CONFIDENT IN THIS PLAN. YES, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE

135NEED TO MAKE, BUT EVENTUALLY WE WILL FILL ALL THOSE CLASSROOMS WITH OUR TEACHERS THAT HAVE BEEN DISPLACEED. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT PROGRAMS. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU LOSE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MUSIC TEACHER, AND THERE IS NO OTHER MUSIC TEACHER TO FILL THAT SPACE. DO WE LOSE THAT PROGRAM? WHEN THERE THE FRENCH TEACHER LEAVES AND THERE'S NO ONE ELSE TO FILL THAT POSITION, DO WE LOSE FRENCH? I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR TEACHERS BUT ALSO THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT KEEPS KIDS MOTIVATED AND INTERESTED IN SCHOOL. ABSOLUTELY. PRESIDENT CORT, WE WILL NOT BE CUTTING ANY PROGRAMS. WE WOULD THEN LOOK AT THAT ON A CASE BY CASE. WE WOULD NOT HAVE A LICENSED TEACHER, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE WOULD CONSIDER FILLING HOWEVER WE

136COULD. YOU KNOW, THE PIECE OF THAT ALSO AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, RIGHT, AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL BECAUSE YOU NEED A CERTIFIED TEACHER THERE, WHAT WE WANT IS TO ENSURE OUR PRINCIPALS ARE ALSO WORKING ON THOSE CLASS SIZES, RIGHT? IT'S TOUGH WHEN YOU HAVE A PROGRAM OR SAY A CLASS THAT ONLY HAS 10 OR 11 KIDS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WORK WITH OUR PRINCIPALS AND OUR TEACHERS, WHETHER IT'S RECRUITMENT, ALSO THINKING OUT OF THE BOX, MAYBE USING VIRTUAL LEARNING. AND IN THAT CASE, NOT WITH THE MUSIC, BUT WHERE IT'S AP CLASSES, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SMALLER CLASS SIZES BUT THE INTENT IS NOT TO LOSE PROGRAMS OR STOP ANY PROGRAMS, IT'S REALLY LOOKING AT HOW TO

137ENSURE THAT CONTINUES. IN THAT CASE, WE WOULD BE TAKING THAT ON A CASE BY CASE. OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND IF I MAY JUST TO ADD TO THE SCENARIO YOU MENTIONED ABOUT FRENCH. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT FRENCH. I DON'T KNOW EITHER. BUT IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WHAT I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY IS THE REASON THAT THERE MAY BE SOME DISPLACED TEACHERS STILL WAITING FOR AN ASSIGNMENT IS BECAUSE THAT VACANCY HAS NOT OCCURRED FOR THEIR LICENSE, OKAY? SO IF THERE WAS A VACANCY FOR A FRENCH TEACHER AND WE DID NOT HAVE A DISPLACED FRENCH TEACHER, I RING THE BELL AND SAY WE GET TO HIRE SOMEONE, AND SO WE WOULD GO LOOKING FOR A FRENCH TEACHER. ELEMENTARY MUSIC, SAME THING. WE HAVE A LOT OF MUSIC TEACHERS KNOCKING AT OUR DOORS. OH, YAY. BECAUSE

138OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED JUST NOT FAR FROM HERE. SO I WOULD LOVE TO HELP JOSEPH BRING EVERY ONE OF THEM. AND SO OUR TASK TO OUR PRINCIPALS HAS BEEN WE DO NOT CUT PROGRAMS, AND YOU TOOK THE WORDS FROM MY MOUTH IN SAYING THIS IS THE REASON WHY OUR KIDS COME TO SCHOOL. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE WITH LOWER CLASS SIZES? WE MAY HAVE TO LOOK AT A COMBINATION OF THINGS. AND SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. AN EXAMPLE AT A PARTICULAR HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE A MUSIC CLASS THAT DIDN'T QUITE FILL THE WHOLE SCHEDULE, BUT THAT MUSIC TEACHER CAN TEACH SOMETHING ELSE. SO THERE MAY BE A CLASS THAT MUSIC TEACHER IS NOW GOING TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THROUGH WHAT THEY'RE CERTIFIED TO DO. AND SO NO, WE WOULD NOT

139CUT THOSE PROGRAMS. WE WOULD CONTINUE TO RIGHT SIZE AND CONTINUE TO HELP TRY TO BUILD THAT, IF ANYTHING. THE RECRUITMENT HAS TO CONTINUE BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THOSE THINGS. RIGHT. AND WE'LL ALSO KEEP IN MIND TOO TEACHERS SHOULDN'T HAVE MORE THAN, LIKE, WHAT IS IT TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT CLASSES THAT THEY TEACH? OH, ABSOLUTELY. >> WITH THEIR PERMISSION, YOU CAN DO THAT. BUT IF YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY WHO'S CERTIFIED TO TEACH SOMETHING AND THEN YOU THROW ANOTHER CLASS ON THEM. [OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS] AND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH NEA HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AS WE SIT THERE SIDE BY SIDE FROM DAY ONE EXPLAINING THE WHY, AS MR. REESE MENTIONED, AND REMINDING OURSELVES THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW WHAT IS GOOD FOR ALL PEOPLE INVOLVED. THE TEACHERS AND EVERYONE. SO IF IT'S ABLE TO HAPPEN, GREAT. BUT WE

140DO GIVE THEM THOSE PREPS. I APPRECIATE IT. AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME HOG THE MIC FIRST. I GOT ALL WOUND UP. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. FRANK? A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO I MEAN, THE PERSON THAT SPOKE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT OBVIOUSLY HAD SOME MISCONCEPTIONS. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT. WHAT SHE WAS DESCRIBING AS, YOU KNOW, A HIGHLY TALENTED TEACHER WHO DOESN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF SENIORITY IS GONNA BE LET GO WHILE THE PERSON, YOU KNOW, KIND OF GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS IS GOING TO BE RETAINED IS NOT THE SITUATION THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. SO WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY OUT THERE, SO NOW IT'S OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT'S AVAILABLE IS CLEAR AND TRUE, AND I THINK THAT WILL

141HOPEFULLY RELIEVE A LOT OF FRUSTRATION AND ANXIETY. AND THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS THE TERM DISPLACED. CAN WE JUST, IT'S A REALLY BAD TERM. I MEAN, I JUST LOOKED UP THE DEFINITION OF A DISPLACED PERSON. I KNOW THESE ARE NOT DISPLACED PERSONS. THEY'RE DISPLACED TEACHERS. BUT A DISPLACED PERSON IS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR HOME, USUALLY DUE TO ARMED CONFLICT, VIOLENCE, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, OR NATURAL DISASTERS. I MEAN, IT'S A BAD TERM. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE A DISPLACED PERSON. AND I GUESS, SO CAN WE JUST CALL THESE THINGS TRANSFERS DUE TO DECLINING ENROLLMENT? I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE MORE WORDY. MADAME CORT, MEMBER FRANK, APPRECIATE THAT INPUT. IT'S WHAT OUR CBA STATES AT THIS POINT. BUT I AGREE WITH YOU 100%. INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER, I HAD NOT LOOKED

142UP THE DEFINITION, SO OUCH. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THERE IS A LOT OF PAIN INVOLVED, AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT. WHEN WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT TO OUR INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER TEACHERS, ONE OF THE, WHAT IS THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR, I CONTINUE TO REMIND OUR PRINCIPALS THAT IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A HEART TO HEART CONVERSATION WITH THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE WHAT WE'RE ASKING OF THEM. WE ASSURE THEM WE'LL FIND THEM A NEW PLACEMENT. AND ALSO IF A POSITION WERE TO HAPPEN AT THEIR CAMPUS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AS THE CBA STATES, THEY COULD STAY AT THEIR CAMPUS, AND WE WILL NOT HIRE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS UNTIL THEY HAVE FOUND A HOME. I APPRECIATE YOUR INSIGHT ON THAT WORD. IT CAN BE NOTED AND DESCRIBED IN A DIFFERENT WAY. THANK YOU.

143THANK YOU. SECRETARY WOFFORD? MR. FRANK ASKED YOU, POINTED OUT THE PERSON WHO GAVE PUBLIC INPUT, AND I APPRECIATE YOU REACHING OUT TO HER. YES. >> WITH SOME INFORMATION. BECAUSE IT WAS CLEAR SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT OUR CBA DOES REQUIRE SENIORITY. SHE MADE SOME GOOD POINTS ABOUT TRYING TO MAKE DISPLACEMENT MORE ATTRACTIVE OR TRANSFERRING MORE ATTRACTIVE TO SOME PEOPLE. AND SO THE TROUBLE IS TRANSFER REQUESTS RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO SCHOOLS THAT ARE OVERFILLED. EXCUSE ME, WHERE PEOPLE WILL BE GOING TO. ALL THE SCHOOLS ARE OVERFILLED. ARE THEY NOT? WE NEED TO LOSE PEOPLE FROM ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. I THINK SONOMA HAD NINE PEOPLE THEY NEEDED TO LOSE. BASED ON WHERE THE ATTRITION, THE RETIREMENTS HAPPEN, THEN THOSE TRANSFERS WILL TAKE PLACE. HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE TO REQUEST IT AND HAVE IT BE

144A POSITIVE THING? IF YOU COULD WORK THROUGH THAT FOR ME. MAYBE THE QUESTION IS HOW PEOPLE HAVE WE ALREADY TOLD WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THEIR SCHOOL? HAVE WE TOLD ANYBODY YET? SO PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER WOFFORD, I DO HAVE SOME NUMBERS AS OF TODAY FOR THE ELEMENTARY THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN TOLD. WE HAVE 33. AND HOW MANY OF THESE PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT THE COLUMBIA FAIR AND WANTED TO MOVE? SO THERE WERE A TOTAL OF I BELIEVE 66 TEACHERS THAT NOT NECESSARILY WERE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAD BEEN GIVEN THIS INFORMATION, BUT ANYONE ACROSS THE DISTRICT THAT WANTED TO TRANSFER TO COLUMBIA BECAUSE WE FELT THAT NUMBER ONE, EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO THERE. BUT FROM THERE, THERE WERE SIX OF THE 13 THAT HAPPENED TO HAVE BEEN KNOWN. I USE COLUMBIA METAPHORICALLY. HOW MANY OF

145THESE PEOPLE WANTED TO TRANSFER TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL? YOU MEANT VOLUNTARY WISE? I'M GOING TO GUESS ABOUT FIVE OR SIX. IT WAS MORE THE INVOLUNTARY. RIGHT. HENCE THE, I BELIEVE THERE'S A REFERENCE TO SOMEONE NAMED AMANDA. IF I MAY, PART OF THE PROCESS INCLUDES CONVERSATIONS AS TO WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO, AND THAT IS WHAT IS NOTED IN THE CBA. AND SO WE HAVE NOT HAD A LOT OF CON, WELL WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER THAN IF THERE IS AN OPENING AT THEIR SCHOOL, THEY NO LONGER HAVE TO LEAVE. WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETED THEIR IDENTIFICATION, AND THAT JUST HAPPENED. BECAUSE AS NEA BY OUR SIDE REMINDED US THAT THERE MAY BE SOME MIDDLE AND HIGH TEACHERS THAT WANTED TO POSSIBLY GO TO AN ELEMENTARY CAMPUS. WE WANTED

146TO GIVE THEM ALL THAT SAME OPPORTUNITY AND WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THAT WE ARE CALLING THEM AS VACANCIES OCCUR, LETTING THEM KNOW THIS IS THE LIST OF WHERE THE POSSIBILITIES ARE. AND THEN WE TRY TO DO OUR MATCH MAKING, AND SO IT'S GONNA TAKE A BIT. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A BIT. SOME OF THESE 33 MIGHT BE REMATCHED TO THEIR SCHOOLS. CORRECT. CORRECT. AND SO AS OF TODAY, THERE WERE 33 ELEMENTARY. THE SECONDARY, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED YET. BUT THERE WILL BE 27 OUT OF ALL OF THOSE. KEEP IN MIND, THE RESIGNATION RETIREMENTS, WE GET ABOUT 100. SO AGAIN, I WANT TO STAY AS OPTIMISTIC AS POSSIBLE. THE CHALLENGES WILL BE POSSIBLY IF SOMEONE HAS A PARTICULAR LICENSE AND THAT OPENING HASN'T OCCURRED. THAT'S MORE AT THE SECONDARY. THE ELEMENTARY WE'LL PROBABLY TAKE CARE

147OF IN THE NEXT MONTH BECAUSE THEIR LICENSE IS A LOT MORE GENERAL AND BROAD. SO IT'S THE SECONDARY THAT THERE MAY BE A CHALLENGE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THAT VACANCY TO OCCUR. AND THESE ARE LARGE DEPARTMENT TEACHERS, MORE LIKELY THAN FRENCH OR SOMETHING ELSE. WHERE A SINGLE PERSON IS A PROGRAM. SINGLETON IS THE WORD I LIKE TO USE, YES. THE 22 ONE HUNDRED STUDENTS I SAW ON YOUR CHART, IS THAT THE PROJECTION FOR THIS JULY? YES, SIR. >> SO WE'RE DOWN FOUR TO 500 KIDS AGAIN? WITH THE HOPES WE'LL FIND THEM COMING FROM ELSEWHERE. ARE WE BEING AMBITIOUS THINKING WE CAN DO THIS IN THREE YEARS, THE FIVE AND FOUR FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL? PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER WOFFORD, THIS WILL BE REVIEWED EVERY YEAR. AND SO WE'LL SEE WHERE WE ARE NEXT YEAR,

148AND SO REALISTICALLY JUST BASED ON WHAT OUR CURRENT CLASSES ARE AND OUR TRENDS, THAT WAS OUR STARTING POINT. NEXT YEAR, I'LL COME BACK AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AT THAT POINT IF WE HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. OUR GOAL, AS MR. REESE MENTIONED, IS TO BE PROACTIVE TO ASSURE THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING TO DEPEND ON A RIF FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD. WHICH AT THIS POINT, THERE IS NO DISCUSSION. NO DISCUSSION, NONE WHATSOEVER OF THAT. AND THANKS TO THIS PLAN. AND WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO TRACK WHERE THESE KIDS ARE, THE FOUR, 500 KIDS WE LOST THIS YEAR. I BELIEVE THE MEETING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE MONDAY AFTER THE YOUNG PARK. WE POSTPONED THAT. >> RIGHT. BUT SOME SCHOOLS GOT OUT, DID IT, AND SO THERE'S AN IMMEDIATE FRAUGHT WITH GOSSIP THING GOING

149ON. SO THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO BE AS CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT AND KEEPING TEACHERS AND STAFF INFORMED ABOUT THIS. THE VERY NATURE OF THIS, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT DOING A RIF IS GOING TO MAKE PEOPLE ANXIOUS. BACK TO THE THREE AND FOUR-YEAR PLAN, THAT IS BASED ON CURRENT PROJECTED ENROLLMENT. AS WE INCREASE OUR ENROLLMENT, WHICH THAT'S THE GOAL, THIS COULD CHANGE. RIGHT. >> WE COULD GO FROM A FOUR-YEAR PLAN TO A THREE-YEAR PLAN, ETC. THAT IS WHERE OUR EFFORTS ARE NOW WITH BRINGING KIDS, GETTING KIDS BACK, AND IDENTIFYING ALSO WHY THEY LEFT BECAUSE THAT HELPS US TO THEN MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE LACKING OR WHAT ARE THE AREAS WE NEED TO IMPROVE ON AND WHY OUR FAMILIES ARE DECIDING TO TAKE A DIFFERENT OR AN ALTERNATE PLACEMENT IN REGARDS TO THEIR EDUCATION.

150RIGHT. OH, AND ONE MORE QUESTION. YOU SAID THERE WAS A 6% VACANCY FOR TEACHERS, I THINK. 94% FILL RATE OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO THE STATE? HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO OTHER? I FINALLY GET TO GIVE SOME GOOD NEWS. VERY MUCH ABOVE THE STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGE. SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE. YES, SIR. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER WOFFORD, THE REST OF THE NATION AND ACTUALLY WHEN I HAVE OTHERS REACH OUT TO ME, WE ACTUALLY PRESENTED AT OUR STATE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION. THEY HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR US AND WANTED TO KNOW HOW WE WERE ABLE TO DO SO. AND SO THERE'S VARIOUS FACTORS AS TO WHAT BROUGHT THAT BEING A GREAT PLACE TO BE. BUT NATIONALLY, IT'S CLOSER TO 70%. ONE ANOTHER QUESTION. 70%, MY GOSH. CONGRATULATIONS THERE. HOW MANY OF THOSE 100

151WE LOSE EACH SUMMER ARE WITHIN THEIR FIRST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OF TEACHING? AND HOW MANY ARE GRIZZLED OLD RETIREES LIKE MYSELF? SO THE RETIREES, MADAME CORT AND MR. WOFFORD, I HAD TO SAY PROTOCOL NOT JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE RETIRED TEACHERS, BUT I CAN GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN OF HOW MANY RETIREES WE HAVE. WE AVERAGE ABOUT 40 RETIREES AND THE REST WERE SEPARATIONS. BREAKING IT DOWN BY YEARS, I DO HAVE THAT. WHERE DO I HAVE IT? I BROUGHT ALL MY PAPERWORK. ARE THEY PEOPLE LEAVING THE PROFESSION, OR ARE THEY MOVING TO OTHER STATES? BECAUSE WE LOSE TOO MANY TEACHERS DESPITE OUR MENTORING AND WHAT HAVE YOU EFFORTS IN THOSE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD YEARS. I HAVE A GREAT VISUAL THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU. AND PRESIDENT CORT, MR. WOFFORD, IT'S A 97, WE HAD A

15297% TEACHER FILL RATE. THE 94 IS ALL POSITIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. SO 97% FOR TEACHERS. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. I KNOW WE'VE, I'VE GIVEN YOU SOME OF THIS INFORMATION, IT'S BEEN A WHILE OF THE SEPARATIONS, AND FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S LEAVING OUT OF STATE FOR OTHER DISTRICTS BECAUSE THEY'RE MOVING, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'S VERY FEW THAT LEAVE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE HERE OR BECAUSE THEY HAD ISSUES, THINGS LIKE THAT IS WHAT OUR DATA IS SHOWING FOR OUR SEPARATIONS. MISS DONNELLY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE MORE SPECIFICS THERE. I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME LIKE I THOUGHT I DID. I DO HAVE SOME DEMOGRAPHICS OF WHERE WE FALL WITHIN CERTAIN AREAS. BUT I DON'T HAVE THE REASONS IN FRONT OF ME. OKAY. >> BUT I CAN SHARE

153THAT WITH YOU. WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THAT. FROM THE RESIGNATIONS, I WOULD SAY ABOUT 50% OF THEM ARE RETIREES. AND THEN THE OTHERS, MANY OF THEM ARE FIRST AND THREE-YEAR TEACHERS, WHICH WOULD BE THE REASON WHY WE BROUGHT THIS NEW PERSON ON BOARD TO HELP US. AND WE'RE HOPING THAT CAN CHANGE. BECAUSE IT'S JUST THE NATURE OF THE JOB WHEN PEOPLE COME IN THERE SOMETIMES AND THEY SEE THE FIRST THREE YEARS, IT'S NOT FOR THE WEAK AT HEART, RIGHT? SO WE WANT TO GIVE THAT SUPPORT AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, MISS DONNELLY. APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS? MAYBE I MISSED IT WHEN YOU SAID YOU BROUGHT IN A NEW PERSON? SO ACTUALLY, A NEW PERSON TO OUR DEPARTMENT. KARINA BERARD HAPPENED TO BE AT THE TEACH AND LEARNING CENTER, HOUSED

154THERE IN HELPING WITH WHAT WE CALL JUMP START FOR NEW EMPLOYEES. IN TALKING WITH DR. WENDI ON HOW WE COULD CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSER, COLLABORATIVELY, WE PHYSICALLY HAD HER COME INTO OUR DEPARTMENT. SO HER OFFICE IS NOW RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE OUR ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION SUPPORT TEAM, OUR HIRING TEAM. SO SHE IS NOW A PART OF OUR NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION. SHE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THEM FROM DAY ONE. NOT THAT SHE WASN'T BEFORE. BUT SHE'S MUCH MORE OF A PRESENCE. SO SHE GETS TO HEAR WHEN WE BRING THEM. SHE HAS A CONFERENCE ROOM RIGHT BY THERE ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THESE NEW TEACHERS ARE COMING IN THERE. SHE'S NEW TO US, NOT NEW TO THE DISTRICT. SHE OFFERS SUPPORT WITH THE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO USE HER NOT JUST WITH

155NEW TEACHERS IN GENERAL AT THE TRADITIONAL PATH, BUT WE RECOGNIZE THOSE COMING THROUGH THE ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AS WELL. SHE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THEM FROM DAY ONE AND BE A PART OF THE EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION, AND SO I WANT TO GIVE HER THE CREDIT FOR HELPING WITH THAT RETENTION PIECE AS WE SEE THAT THIS YEAR. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. GOOD. THAT'S GOOD. WE HAD A PARENT EARLIER DURING PUBLIC COMMENT THAT SAID SOME THINGS THAT I THINK APPLY TO YOUR PRESENTATION. SO I'M JUST, KNOWING THAT, THE INFORMATION THAT MR. RUIZ PASSED ON TO THE PRINCIPALS AND THEN THEY SHARED WITH THE TEACHERS AND NOW OBVIOUSLY IT'S GONE OUT TO PARENTS, AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY INTEREST BY YOU ALL TO HAVE SOME KIND OF PUBLIC FORUM

156OR SOMETHING, SOMETHING TO GO OUT. I DON'T KNOW, SOMETHING INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATION TO KIND OF EXPLAIN. I FELT LIKE THERE'S SOME THINGS SHE SAID THAT I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE I WOULD WANT SOME CLARITY ON AS FAR AS LIKE SHE'S SAYING THAT THE NEW TEACHERS ARE GOING TO BE PUSHED OUT FIRST. TO ME, THAT SHOULD BE DISPELLED IF THERE'S ANOTHER PROCESS BEING USED. PRESIDENT CORT, IF I MAY. MISS TENORIO, PART OF THIS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE CBA, OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, WHICH YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS OR THE PARAMETERS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK IN IS YOUR MOST TENURED TEACHERS GET FIRST CHOICE, YOU KNOW, ETC. AND SO WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE INVOLUNTARY TRANSFERS FOR THE MOST PART, IF AND WHEN WE GET THERE, IT WILL BE OUR NEW TEACHERS, BUT THEY WILL

157BE SECURED A POSITION. I THINK FOR THESE FOLKS THAT MAYBE ARE MISINFORMED OR JUST MISINTERPRETED THE COMMUNICATION, WE'LL REACH OUT TO FOR EXAMPLE THE PERSON THAT CAME TODAY WHO'S A PARENT AND I THINK SHE'S A LONG-TERM SUB OR A SUB IN OUR DISTRICT. I THINK SHE'S JUST NOT UNDERSTANDING. IF THERE'S ONE OF HER, THERE'S MORE OF THEM. YEAH. >> I JUST THINK THAT INFORMATION IF I WERE PRESENTED WITH THAT INFORMATION TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OH, THERE'S A CBA? I WILL BECOME A MORE EDUCATED PERSON BY LEARNING WHAT IS A CBA? WHAT DOES IT SAY? AND WHY DO THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT? AND HOW YOU GUYS ARE PLANNING TO COVER ALL YOUR BASES SO THAT WE DON'T LOSE A LOT OF GOOD TEACHERS. RIGHT. >> PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER TENORIO, I DID GO MEET WITH HER

158AS SOON AS SHE FINISHED HER PUBLIC COMMENT, AND HER RIDE WAS ABOUT TO COME. SO INSTEAD, WE EXCHANGED CONTACT INFORMATION, AND SHE DID SHARE WITH ME THAT SHE IS A CURRENT SUBSTITUTE AND ALSO A MOTHER. I DID TELL HER I WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING AND GLAD TO SIT WITH HER AND ANSWER HER QUESTIONS, AND SO WE WILL DO THAT. AND BASED ON YOUR FEEDBACK AND ALSO THE FEEDBACK THAT SHE PROVIDES, PERHAPS WE CAN DO SOMETHING OF AN FAQ OF SORTS TO HELP DISPEL SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS. IT MIGHT STILL BE OUT THERE AMONG TEACHERS. YOU NEVER KNOW. AND WE'LL WORK WITH OUR PRINCIPALS AS WELL, WITH OUR LEDs TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO MISCONCEPTIONS OF THIS PLAN AND OF THIS PROCESS. AND MAYBE JUST BRINGING STAFF BACK TO SAY WHETHER IT'S AN FAQ,

159ANY TYPE OF SESSION, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN ALWAYS INCORPORATE IS EVEN SOME ZOOM VIRTUAL TYPE MEETINGS THAT OUR TEACHERS CAN COME IN. I THINK IT STARTS REALLY WITH OUR PRINCIPALS AND ENSURING THAT THE COMMUNICATION THAT EVERYONE HAS THAT COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF WHY AND HOW THIS PROCESS IS GOING TO WORK. GREAT POINT AND WE'LL DO THAT DEFINITELY. UH-HUH. >> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MORE OF A SUGGESTION. THANK YOU. >> IF WE HAVE THESE TEACHERS, WE WILL PLACE ALL THESE TEACHERS [ KNOCKING ON WOOD ]. MAYBE IT'S CREATING LIKE A HYBRID SORT OF UNIQUE, CAN WE PUT THESE FOLKS IN PLACES WHERE THEY CAN FOCUS ON READING INTERVENTION OR MATH INTERVENTION OR SPECIAL EDUCATION INTERVENTION? I DON'T KNOW. AND MAYBE THAT CREATES SORT OF A MODEL WE CAN USE MOVING FORWARD

160TOO, RIGHT, AS KIND OF A HYBRID JACK OF ALL TRADES POSITION. JUST ENCOURAGING US TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX IF WE HAVE FOLKS THAT WANT TO WORK. IF YOU WANT TO BE IN A CLASSROOM, YOU WANT TO BE IN A CLASSROOM. BUT THERE MAY BE A TEACHER WHO WANTS TO TEACH OTHER TEACHERS OR GROW INTO THEIR PROFESSION OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. EXPAND THEIR PORTFOLIO. JUST ENCOURAGE US TO REALLY BE CREATIVE TO PUT TALENTED PEOPLE IN PLACES TO SUCCEED AND GOOD THINGS HAPPEN. SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE THAT KIND OF THINKING. THANK YOU. YES, MISS TENORIO. >> I HAVE ONE MORE. SO YOU HAD A GRAPH OUT, KIND OF THE TRENDS OF ENROLLMENT. YES. >> AND I TOOK A PICTURE AND SENT IT TO MY HUSBAND. SO I WAS LIKE DO SOME MATH, TELL ME

161THE PERCENTAGES BETWEEN THEM. SO WE HAD A .7% BUMP THAT FIRST YEAR, RIGHT, BETWEEN '21 AND '22. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS EXCITEMENT TO BE BACK IN SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN THAT. AND THEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, IT'S ABOUT 5% LOSS. I'M KIND OF CURIOUS IF WE COULD GET MORE TO THAT GRANULAR LOOK OF HOW MANY OF THEM WERE SPECIAL ED KIDS, HOW MANY OF THEM WERE BILINGUAL STUDENTS, WHO DID WE LOSE? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO MARKET TO BRING BACK STUDENTS. AND LIKE YOU WANT A GENERAL IDEA OF WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR? ARE THESE THE KIDS THAT WE LOST? AND WHY DID WE LOSE THEM? AND THEN TO LOOK AT LIKE WHAT'S THE DOLLARS THAT WERE LOST FROM THE DISTRICT? BECAUSE SPECIAL

162ED STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE MORE EXPENSIVE NEEDS OR TEACHERS. SO I JUST, I WAS KIND OF CURIOUS TO LOOK AT THE DOLLARS OF WHAT WE LOST. UH-HUH. >> BETWEEN THAT TIME. UH-HUH. UH-HUH. >> WE HAVE BEEN DEFINITELY LOOKING AT THAT DATA. THE FIRST ONE IS WHY OUR STUDENTS ARE LEAVING. SO SOME OF THE WITHDRAWAL CODES AND WE'RE WORKING WITH DR. SELLS AND HER TEAM AND LOOKING AT THAT DATA. AND WE'VE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT SOME PRELIMINARY DATA IN CABINET OF WHY THAT IS. THE OTHER PIECE IS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, DEFINITELY, AND IT GOES BACK TO THE WHY WE HAVE TO DO THIS. BECAUSE WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO HIRE MORE TEACHERS IF OUR ENROLLMENT TREND IS IN A DECLINE TO SOME DEGREE. AND AS WE LOOK AT HOW ARE WE GONNA GET

163THESE KIDS BACK IN OUR MARKETING? I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT, LOOKING AT IF THERE'S A TREND THERE, WHAT OUR TRENDS ARE. I THINK THE BIGGEST PIECE IS AS WE LOOK AT RECRUITING THESE STUDENTS BACK, SOME OF THESE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS. FIRST OF ALL, LOOKING AT THE REASONS WHY, AND THEN TARGETING THOSE FAMILIES IF THEY LEFT BECAUSE THEY WENT TO ANOTHER SCHOOL, THAT'S WHERE WE START. WHY WAS THAT? AND THAT'S A GREAT POINT. BUT IF I'M HEARING, DO WE WANT TO PROVIDE THE BOARD A REPORT ON DISAGGREGATING THE DATA A LITTLE BIT MORE AND LOOKING AT POTENTIAL DOLLARS THAT WERE POTENTIALLY LOST BECAUSE OF THAT? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR? I GUESS I JUST WANT TO GET SOME CLARITY ON THAT. YES. >> OKAY. >> SO PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER

164TENORIO, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR IO TEAM THAT HAS CREATED A REALLY FABULOUS DASHBOARD WHERE THIS GRAPH COMES FROM. AND IT HAS FILTERING OPTIONS THAT GO LEFT AND RIGHT, UP AND DOWN WITH LOOKING AT DIFFERENT POPULATIONS. BY GRADE LEVEL, BY SOCIOECONOMIC, BY PROGRAMS. ALL OF THAT THANKS TO THE IO TEAM THAT HAVE BROUGHT THIS FORWARD TO US THAT HAS HELPED WITH THE CAMPAIGN, AS MR. REESE MENTIONED. AS WELL AS HOW WE RECOGNIZE SINCE YOU MENTIONED SPECIAL ED, THAT'S GOING TO BE A CONTINUED NEED REGARDLESS. SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE DIDN'T HESITATE TO CONTINUE TO HIRE. THIS DASHBOARD THEY'VE CREATED FOR US HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND IT GENERATES SOME REALLY GREAT REPORTS. WE CAN START WITH GIVING YOU THAT BASIC INFORMATION. IF YOU'D LIKE TO DIG

165IN A LITTLE DEEPER, WE CAN EVEN WALK YOU THROUGH THAT DASHBOARD IF YOU'D LIKE. JUST ONE MORE POINT. I'M SORRY, MR. WOFFORD. MISS TENORIO, THE OTHER PIECE TO CONSIDER IS OUR DEMOGRAPHICS. ALTHOUGH OUR ENROLLMENT, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'VE LOST NECESSARILY THAT MANY KIDS. BECAUSE THE OTHER PIECE WE HAVE TO CONSIDER IS WHAT THE DATA IS SHOWING IS WE'RE GRADUATING MORE KIDS THAN WE'RE GETTING KINDERGARTENERS. BIRTH RATES IS ANOTHER FACTOR. THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THAT IS ANOTHER FACTOR IN THIS. WE STILL WANT TO KNOW THE KIDS THAT ARE NOT IN OUR SCHOOL, THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHERE ARE THEY IN LCPS? THAT'S THE GOAL. SECRETARY WOFFORD? >> ON 2019, DIDN'T WE HAVE ABOUT 24,00? THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT. YES, SIR. 23, 90-SOMETHING. THERE'S A PRETTY PRECIPITOUS DROP. PRESIDENT CORT, MEMBER WOFFORD, COVID RIGHT AND I HATE

166TO KEEP BRINGING THAT UP, BUT COVID WAS A BIG FACTOR, A LARGE FACTOR IN HERE, THE STATE, AND NATIONALLY AS WELL WITH ENROLLMENT TRENDS. ABSOLUTELY. AND KINLEY, MY APOLOGIES. IT'S THE END OF THE MEETING, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE GRABBED MY ATTENTION IF YOU HAD SOMETHING, IF YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS CONVERSATION? NO, I'M GOOD. THANK YOU, THOUGH. YOU'RE VERY SWEET. BUT YEAH, I'M SO SORRY. I WAS LIKE OH, MY GOODNESS, I HAVEN'T ASKED KYNLEY SPECIFICALLY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. MISS DONNELLY, I THINK WE ARE DONE WITH THAT REPORT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU. HAVE A NICE EVENING. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE MOVING TO BOARD REPORTS. WHO WOULD LIKE

167TO START US OFF? I WILL. >> ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT. I DON'T THINK I HAVE THIS IN ORDER, BUT I'LL DO MY BEST. SO I DID THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR. IT'S LIKE THE SOCCER COMPLEX RIGHT NEXT TO THE FIELD OF DREAMS, AND I HAVE THIS PLASTIC BANNER THAT YOU GUYS CAN USE ANY TIME. I HAD IT PRINTED OUT WHERE IT SAYS BOARD MEMBER AT YOUR SERVICE, AND IT HAS THE LCPS LOGO. A LOT OF TIMES THESE KIDS HAVE NEVER MET A BOARD MEMBER. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WE DO, SO IT'S NICE TO GIVE THEM THAT FIRST IMPRESSION, AND THEN ASK THEM THINGS ABOUT THEM AND WHAT THEIR INTEREST IS AND WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE. SO I LIKED THAT OPPORTUNITY. SO IF YOU EVER THINK OF SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO GO TO

168AND YOU HAVE, YOU WANNA BE IN THAT VENDOR ATMOSPHERE AND YOU HAVE A TABLE AND A CHAIR, I WILL LEND YOU MY BANNER. THAT'S AWESOME. YEAH. UM, WE ALL DID THAT REGION SEVEN MEETING IN HATCH. AND IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO GO INTO DETAILS, I'LL LET YOU. WE DID THE DRIVE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT WAS A YOUNG MAN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT GRADE HE WAS. HE HAD A VERY DISTINCT NAME THAT I DON'T REMEMBER. BUT I WAS SO IMPRESSED THAT HE WAS SURROUNDED BY ADULTS, AND IT WAS DURING TESTING SO THEY HAD TO PULL HIM OUT. HE COULDN'T BE IN HIS CLASSROOM WITH HIS CLASSMATES. IT WAS JUST US GROWN UPS AND ONE KID, AND SHE WAS JUST NOT INTIMIDATED WHATSOEVER. HE WAS JUST CHILL. THE ICEMAN. YOU COULD OBVIOUSLY, HE'S GOT SOME LEADERSHIP

169SKILLS, AND THEY DID A GOOD JOB PICKING HIM. BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS CONTINUING. WE HAVE ONE TOMORROW. WE HAD ONE ON, WHAT IS THAT, MARCH 5th AND APRIL 9th. AND SO I'M ON THE, WE'RE SEPARATED BY DIFFERENT I GUESS OPERATIONAL NEEDS, RIGHT? SO I'M ON THE RECESS AND LIKE THAT SECTION, THE PLAYGROUND FACILITIES AND RECESS AND SHADE STRUCTURES. MR. FRANK, WHICH ONE ARE YOU ON? EXCUSE ME. UM, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? [LAUGHTER] THE BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE. YES, I AM ON THAT. I MISSED THE LAST MEETING, BUT I WILL BE THERE TOMORROW. SOME THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. ARE YOU WORKING WITH THE ROOFS PEOPLE? WELL, I DID ATTEND ONE MEETING, AND I WAS WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE. AND I REALLY DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE HECK WE DID. WE HAVE ONE TOMORROW. >> I WILL BE

170THERE TOMORROW. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, WE HAD ONE APRIL 10th. YEAH. AND THEN NEXT ONE IS MAY 8th. IT'S DIFFERENT. I WAS SERVED ON THERE IN 2020 AND COMING BACK FIVE YEARS LATER, IT'S SET UP A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY AS FAR AS WHAT THEY, HOW THEY WANT TO PRESENT INFORMATION. SO WE'LL SEE. I'VE JUST KIND OF SETTLED IN. I DID THE IMPACT '25 TWO-DAY EVENT, AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD. I ALSO ATTENDED THE LE MIS. IT WAS A COMBINATION OF ALL FOUR OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, THEIR DRAMA GROUPS BROUGHT, YOU KNOW, THEY EACH HAD ACTORS AUDITION. SO EACH WAS REPRESENTED IN THE PLAY, AND IT WAS REALLY MOVING. THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB. GREAT SINGERS, GREAT ACTING. EVERYTHING ABOUT IT WAS REALLY GOOD. AND I THINK THAT'S ABOUT ALL I GOT ON HERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

171VICE PRESIDENT? I'LL JUMP IN. ALONG WITH MADAME CORT, WE SPENT A COUPLE SATURDAYS, LAST SATURDAY AT LYNN MIDDLE DOING THEIR COURTYARD, FINISHING TOUCHES. THEY'VE DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO GO TO URGENT CARE AFTERWARDS. SAME DUDE, SAME. IF YOUR NECK HURTS, DO NOT WHEELBARROW ROCKS. JUST A GENERAL LESSON FOR EVERYBODY HERE. BUT FOR THE CHILDREN. [LAUGHTER] I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF ATTENDING, I WAS A PLUS ONE ON THIS ONE, BUT I THINK RELEVANT CASA FOR A CAUSE, REALLY GREAT PROGRAM THAT I DID NOT KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT. STUDENTS FROM I BELIEVE OREGON MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL BUILD A HOME, AND THEN THAT HOME IS SOLD, AND PROCEEDS ARE THEN GRANTED OUT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. BUT REALLY, WHAT A GREAT IDEA, AND ALSO I HOPE THEY ARE SUPPORTING THE CTE CENTER, SUPERINTENDENT. I

172HOPE THE HOME BUILDERS HAVE GOTTEN BEHIND US ON THAT, BECAUSE IT'S LITERALLY RIGHT UP THEIR ALLEY. SO I HOPE WE ARE PUSHING ON THEM. FIELD OF DREAMS, I WALKED IN A COUPLE SATURDAYS AGO FOR A TRACK MEET. A FRIENDLY REMINDER, DO NOT BRING IN YOUR HOT DUNKIN DONUTS BECAUSE YOU WILL GET TURNED AWAY. I COULD HAVE BEEN ANNOYED, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE MUST HAVE VOTED ON THAT POLICY AT SOME POINT OR ANOTHER. SO DO NOT BRING YOUR HOT BEVERAGE INTO FIELD OF DREAMS. AND EXCITED FOR DINNER OF EXCELLENCE FRIDAY WITH, DINNER OF EXCELLENCE? YES, THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED? CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE. SO EXCITED FOR THAT ON FRIDAY. SO THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. SECRETARY? YES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS THE HATCH REGIONAL MEETING. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE

173FOLLOW UP ON THE FREIGHT FARM WE LOOKED AT JUST TO CLUE OUR FFA PROGRAMS INTO IT. IT SOUNDED LIKE A VERY NEAT THING. ONE OF THE THINGS I DID AS WELL AS MEET WITH GLISTEN REPRESENTATIVES, THAT WAS INSIGHTFUL ABOUT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS THRIVE AS WELL AS THEY CAN IN OUR SCHOOLS. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT CAFE CON LECHE MEANS IN TERMS OF RADIO PROGRAM? COFFEE WITH MILK. YES. >> JUST KIDDING. >> I WAS ON THAT PROGRAM. I GUESS THE PRESIDENT COULDN'T ATTEND, BUT IT WAS INTERESTING TALKING WITH A FORMER SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST HERE AND THE HOST OF THAT PROGRAM ABOUT HOW LCPS IS DOING. WERE YOU ON THE RADIO? YES. >> WHAT DAY WAS IT? I HAVE NO CONCEPT. I'M GOING TO GO FIND IT. ONE THING I THINK BOARD MEMBERS KNOW

174THAT I SERVE ON THE FRIENDS OF THE TAYLOR MESTEA HISTORIC SITE BOARD. AND KIDS FROM RGPI AND SIERRA MED SCHOOL HAVE BOTH NOW DONE VISITS THERE. THE HISTORIC SITE IS NOT OPEN, BUT IT'S VERY EXCITING TO SEE THE SCHOOL'S INVOLVEMENT. BECAUSE WHEN DR. GARCIA-POST RECEIVED HER AWARD TODAY, A FRIEND OF MINE REMINDED ME IT WAS FORBIDDEN TO SPEAK SPANISH ON THE PLAYGROUND WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL IN OUR DISTRICT AND HOW FAR WE'VE COME. AND I LOVED SEEING THAT. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE INTERACTIONS WITH THE TAYLOR MASTEA HISTORIC SITE. THANK YOU. MR. FRANK? >> I DECIDED TO LET YOU ALL GO FIRST SO I COULD MAYBE A COPY FEW THINGS. YOU GOT IT. >> WERE YOU AT THE BOND COMMITTEE? YEAH, I WAS IN PHOENIX WATCHING THE DIAMONDBACKS. BUT I DID GO

175TO THE REGION SEVEN REGIONAL MEETING, AND I'M GOING TO THE CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK KYNLEY FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR BOARD MEETING AND YOUR REPORT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AWESOME. THANK YOU. I LIKE PATRICK HAULED ROCKS INTO THE LYNN MIDDLE SCHOOL COURTYARD. I DON'T KNOW WHY LIZ DECIDED THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WERE PICKING UP ROCKS, PUTTING THEM IN A WHEELBARROW, AND WHEELING THEM INTO THE COURTYARD. BUT THERE WE GO. FOR THE KIDS, RIGHT? THAT COURTYARD, IT USED TO BE ALL DIRT, NOW IT'S AMAZING. I ALSO ATTENDED THE VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BILINGUAL, THEIR VERSION OF THE BILINGUAL SEAL CEREMONY. THE KIDS PRESENTED THEIR PORTFOLIOS. THEY HAD A GAME. THEY HAD BALLET COME IN FROM NMSU AND A MARIACHI GROUP, ONE OF MY STUDENTS SERGIO WAS THERE. IT WAS AWESOME TO

176SEE HIM, AND HE'S ALL GROWN UP. IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE. I DID DO THE THRIVE EVENTS AT MACK ARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WE RAN OVER TO MAYFIELD. WE WERE ABLE TO RUN OVER THERE AND BOTH OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE AMAZING. THE PROGRAM WE HAVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY I THINK IS REALLY LOVELY. I DID ATTEND THE IMPACT DINNER AND THE SPEAKER AFTER THAT WAS SO, HE WAS SO MOTIVATIONAL AND SO MOVING. AND REALLY, ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR ME WAS JUST THROUGH ASSOCIATIONS AND WITH PEOPLE FOUND OUT THAT THIS GROUP CAME IN FROM NEW YORK CITY, FROM MANHATTAN, FROM ELIZABETH IRWIN HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S A HUMANITIES CLASS. THEY'RE ALL JUNIORS. AND THEY CHOSE LAS CRUCES TO COME AND LEARN ABOUT HOW WE ARE MAKING OUR EDUCATION EQUITABLE, HOW WE ARE SERVING EVERYONE IN

177OUR SCHOOLS. I JUST FELT SO PROUD OF US THAT THEY CHOSE US, AND THOSE WERE, THEY ARE AMAZING STUDENTS, VERY INSIGHTFUL. I KNOW THEY HAD LUNCH AT LA POSTA YESTERDAY, AND WE WERE TRYING TO GET THEM TO GO TO WHITE SANDS, BUT THAT WAS LOVELY. SO THAT MADE MY DAY. AND YOU ALL, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING. SO MOVED. >> MOVED BY MR. FRANK. SECOND. >> AND SECONDED BY MR. WOFFORD. ALL IN FAVOR, INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED? WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:05. THANK YOU ALL.