001Uh, it is my great pleasure to bring the Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 Elsagono Unified School District Regular Board of Education meeting to order at 6:00 pm. I invite our Richmond Street School principal, Carrie Alashian, to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. >> Please stand. >> Place your hand over your heart. Ready? Begin. 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. Uh, we have no one wishing to make public communications, so we're moving right into special presentations. And our first is our student representative report, Mattie Pala. >> Hello. Good evening, everyone. Um, some very exciting updates as fall is the busiest time of year for ASB. Um, so starting off strong, we
002had our homecoming assembly recently where homecoming court nominees danced across the stage showing the student body their moves. And we also announced our homecoming theme which you will see later. And then we had our homecoming we have our homecoming dance this Saturday and we're all very excited partially to see uh Miss Masonette's inflatable squirrel costume at a check-in. And then we're currently getting clubs organized for our student senate meeting and our cultural clubs for United Against Hate Week in October. And then Red Ribbon Week will be combined this year with United Against Hate Week with our annual kickball tournament, Team Up Against Drugs, where all proceeds go to charity. And then more exciting news, our friendship club is registering participants for the Sketchers peer-to-peer walk. And last year we got over 1,300 signups. And this
003year we're aiming for 1,500. So everyone better sign up. And then for some exciting sports updates, boys water polo got second place in their tournament this weekend. And there is girls volleyball senior night tomorrow against Torrance. So we know our Eagles will crush the uh Tartars. And that is all for my report. >> Thank you. Um Cheryl Cruddy's here, but I believe there's no update from our teachers association. Thank you for being in attendance. And uh we now move on to item 2 C, special recognition of Center Street Muralist Amy Tai. >> All right. >> Oh, you come up to you. All right. Great. Um Okay. So, I want to start by saying good evening to our board president, um President Glenn, board members, Dr. Johnson and cabinet. I'm so thrilled to be here tonight
004to be able to recognize Amy Thai, our elementary art specialist. And I'm going to start by saying that we are so grateful to Amy for her talent and her generosity as she spent over three weeks this summer bringing our Cougar mural to life. And even more inspiring, she spent over two weeks of that time volunteering her own time to ensure every detail was just right. Day after day, under the hot sun, she climbed ladders, mixed pains, and added stroke after stroke to her project of enormous scale. What might have seemed overwhelming to anyone else, she approached with humility and determination and joy. Along the way, she ingratiated herself to our communities as families stopped by with water, encouragement, and heartfelt thanks. Some of them are in the audience tonight. Not only is Amy a gifted
005teacher, she's also a working artist with her own original pieces. With grace, she holds herself and our students to the highest creative standards at both Richmond Street and Center Street, showing what it means to create with both passion and pride. Her work is more than just paint on the wall. It's a lasting legacy of artistry, community, and cougar spirit. Thank you so much for sharing your gift with us, Amy. We're so grateful. Yes. So this is for you. Yes. You are welcome. >> Okay. >> Really? Okay. Okay. >> You want to help? >> Yeah. Here. Let me take this. I'll take this. >> I'll be super careful. >> No way. >> Let me take this here. I'll hold it >> and then remove that. Sorry. It's okay. [Music] >> Yes, absolutely. >> Appreciate. >> Thank
006you, Amy. Yes. Lasting lasting legacy. Yes. >> Yeah. I I didn't prepare a speech, but I just wanted to say that um this is my second year here at Elsagundo Unified, and I from day one, I've just been welcomed with such warmth, generosity, empathy, and support. And I feel truly grateful um to be working at both schools, Senna Street and Richmond. And also the families here um just mean so much to me because throughout the summer I was able to um really connect with the local community. There are people just coming by offering snacks, water, and um big thanks to the seagulls for helping store all of the art materials. Jack, my awesome second grader. He's a little shy, but he's an incredible artist. He did paint a lot of the wall. and um as
007well as um my um fellow co-workers um Amy and um Stacy who came by as well to volunteer a day in the hot sun. Um so I really do appreciate all the support and also the opportunity to paint this mule. Um so I'm just overwhelmed with gratitude and thank you so much for everything. [Applause] >> We're gonna snap a quick photo there, Amy and Rose. We're standing. [Music] All right. Ready? >> Sorry. Here first. Ready? >> One, two, three. >> Next, Emily. [Music] On to item 2D. Uh, presentation of the California Principal Support Network Professional Learning Community, Miss Arenss and Miss Elashian. Good evening, board president Glenn, board members Dr. Johnson and cabinet. We are the proud principles of Richmond Street and Center Street and we are deeply grateful for your support of professional learning
008communities or the PLC process um and your support of it. We're going to share tonight our progress and the powerful impact on students that we've already seen in just these few short years. But first, the why. Researcher John Hadtie, after analyzing over 1,400 studies, found that the single most powerful factor in student achievement, more than tech, more than class size, more than classroom management, is teacher collective efficacy. And that means the shared belief that by working together with high expectations and proven strategies, teachers can positively impact learning. To put these numbers in perspective, an effect size of 0.4 is considered one year's worth of academic growth. Collective teacher efficacy has an effect size of 1.57. That's almost four times greater. That means that when teachers work together and believe in their collective impact, the gains
009aren't incremental, they're transformational. PLC's take the concept of collective teacher efficacy and put it into action by giving teacher teams the structures, time, and focus to collaborate in ways that directly impact student learning because this is the number one factor that accelerates student achievement. This is where we are investing our focus, time, and energy. Here's a peak into the how. In the PLC structure, the work is centered on four essential questions which guide the daily work of our professional learning teams. The purpose of these four questions is simple but powerful to make sure every student learns at high levels. That's our mission and our collective responsibility. Question one asks, what do we want students to learn? Listen to one of our fifth grade teachers, Wendy Douly. By asking on the sorry by focusing on the
010essential standards, I'm not concerned with getting through the material as much as I'm making sure my students understand the concepts. That's the essence of question one, clarity. It's about identifying what matters most for student success and making sure every child has a deep understanding of those essentials. Question two asks, "How will we know if they've learned it?" As fourth grade teacher Michaela Barnes explained, "Looking at student data together has allowed me to see clearly which students mastered the learning target and which didn't. This led to meaningful conversations where we shared strategies and instructional practices that worked well. That's the heart of question two. Using evidence of learning not to just measure progress, but to spark collaboration, refine instruction, and ensure consistency across classrooms." Question three asks, "How will we respond if they haven't learned it?"
011And question four asks, "How will we extend the learning for those who already have?" As fifth grade teacher Miranda Felix explained, students benefited from our data analysis because we share strategies for reteing and enrichment that we might not necessarily think of when working in a silo. That's the heart of questions three and four. Using evidence to respond when students need more and extending learning when they're ready for a challenge. The four questions keep our teams laser focused on ensuring high levels of learning for every child. PLC's require intentional time, which is why both school sites have set aside 45 minutes every Monday for professional learning teams. And teachers feel the difference. Kindergarten teacher Ashley Peterson shared, "It's awesome being part of a PLC. We are listening to each other, taking ideas, and making them our
012own. And we are becoming more vulnerable to try new things, but still feel supported by one another. This is the culture that we want to create. Collaboration and shared success. Behind every successful PLC is a guiding coalition that drives and sustains the work. This group is not just an advisory committee. It's the engine of change. They learn about the best PLC practices and then they go back to the school sites and lead their professional learning team in the work. As one teacher shared, "Being part of the guiding coalition has prepared me to facilitate the PLC process for my team. By having clear norms and roles, we are able to work efficiently through the four essential questions. It has also provided us with useful tools to use with our staff to create a school culture of
013a PLC. Our guiding coalition isn't left to figure this work out on their own. They participate in ongoing professional development through the California Principal Support Network or CAPS, which provides multi-year cohort training, resources, and coaching to help them lead effectively. Listen to CAPS member and third grade teacher Sarah Crosby. CAPS training has given our team valuable guidance on best practices for the PLC process. As a result, I feel more confident as a teacher knowing I have a team that is aligned and working together to support both my growth and student learning. And now what we all want, the student impact, ensuring that all students learn at high levels. The fourth grade team at Richmond Street School is one example of a model professional learning team with really impressive student results. As you can see here,
014fourth grade teacher Michelle Vargis is here representing her team to share about their PLC experience. Awesome. Thank you so much to the board for having me tonight. I'm so proud and honored to speak on behalf of my team and all of my colleagues here who are currently engaging in this PLC work. It's really important and really exciting. Uh I want to highlight the collective efficacy that Miss Arens and um Miss Alashian have have highlighted tonight already. Uh that belief that we impact learning. It's so exciting. Along with collective efficacy, uh there's a sense uh that really drives our work, this sense of collective responsibility that our students are our students. uh and the students really benefit from uh the the time that teachers are given to um engage in this work. So it ends up
015not being just one teachers strengths or one teacher's instructional strategies. We benefit from everyone's really great ideas and and uh power. Uh all of the students benefit when teachers are given time to align assessments, look at student data, um uh revise plans, and instruct strategically. Uh I'd like to say thank you to all of our school leaders. That's principles, board members, district leaders, uh even the um and I'm forgetting CAPS, right? Like our our guiding coalition at school. um just for building time into our schedules for us to engage in true professional learning community continuity and the assurance that we'll be given the time to engage in this work is really really important to us because this work is hardy and it's timeconsuming and it's so important because it affects students. Uh so we appreciate
016especially that this is a multipleyear initiative and it's ongoing work that that we're promised that we can engage in um so that we can continue to grow and build and we're really excited to get even better at it and see our students excel. Thank you so much. So the greatest single factor in in accelerating student learning is not a program. It's teachers working together. Professional learning communities make that possible. When teachers focus on what's essential, measure learning together, and respond with both support and challenge. Student learning accelerates. The research tells us this. Our teachers voices confirm it. And most importantly, our students growth shows it. That's the true impact of PLC's. Every teacher working together for every student every day. Thank you, >> comments, questions. >> I have I have a comment, too. Um, I
017just love being able to see like all the teachers that not only show up here, you know, obviously it's part of the job, but the passion that you guys all have. I know that the students feel the warmth that comes from our teachers in this district. And I mean, it just shows just even looking out here at all of you guys. And um, you know, as a mom, not a board member more, too. I I feel it on both sides. So, I just want to say thank you for everything you guys do because it really does impact the kids and their learning. >> I I would also say thank you. I I as a teacher, collaboration was one of my favorite things. Um and you get so much you we talk about the kids collaborating
018and how they learn from each other. So do we. >> The teachers do too. We all have our strengths. We all have some weaknesses and together we're much better. And so um giving teachers time which is a big part of this is giving the teachers time to do this and do it correctly. And so I am very happy that we are able to do that and that you guys have taken this on um with the the energy that you have um because it shows it shows that the hard work is paying off. So thank you and uh keep it up. So this is a classic example of something that looks good and feels good but actually is good. And everyone involved in this wins. The teachers win, the students win, and as a community, we
019win because we see both schools coming together. And all I can say is thank you. It's beautiful. It's great to get it out here at the board meeting so that the community is exposed to it because it's one thing for it to take place in a silo, but to bring it out and let everyone understand. And then just a shout out to all the support from the teachers that are here. I love that. Thank you. And that's it. Yeah, I'll just chime in to say I I do hope the greater community can tune in and watch this because to understand all the things that happen beyond the standard class day is really important. I mean, you know, not just this, but all your summer prep and all the things that you do add up to
020so much more of an experience for their students that I hope we share this out properly however we can because that's a big part of the story. But really, it's all the people that care so much that are the story. So, thank you for being here and for all that. I can't add anything because they've said it all, but I can invite you all up to take a picture. So, how about that? >> All right. [Music] >> You're part of the PC process. You're >> You are part of the process. Come, come. How are you? >> Must be so beautiful. Hold on. >> Okay. Uh, hold on. All right. Now, smile. Ready? One, two, three. I'd also like to thank um Dr. Felix for her voiceover work which second to none. If this whole teaching
021thing doesn't work out, >> Hollywood's nearby. >> I did when I was younger. I was a standin. Do you remember the Hansen brothers? The singers? stand for the >> handsome. >> It shows. It shows. We knew professional talent. >> Thank you. >> Sorry, we have someone from ASB here. >> Oh, yeah. Well, >> come on up. You have to wait till the next meeting and you have to >> Hi, I'm Ty Cortez, ASB vice president. >> And I'm Beth Kirker and we're your homecoming commissioners. >> And we'd like to formally invite you to be in this year's homecoming parade. >> This year's theme is Netflix and chill. So we have an invitation and popcorn for all of you. very far away. All right. Uh, item 2E, Center Street Elementary School presentation, Miss Erenss. >> Hi.
022It feels like a Center Street kind of night. So, thanks so much. Um, okay. So, I'm going to invite my team up with me. Yeah, come on up. Um, hello again. Uh, it's my honor and privilege to be with you tonight to share a little bit about Center Street School. With me, I have our assistant principal, Emily Moran, and four of our illustrious teachers, Miranda Felix, Punam Leonard, Wendy Johnson, and Bennett Schaefer. All right. Our school continues to thrive with so many positive initiatives from district efforts from with the grad profile and ruler program to the incredible support from our community partners including ed foundation and PTA. Above all, our amazing students and outstanding staff are at the heart of our success. Today, I'd like to highlight one of our key initiatives, our schoolwide expectations.
023This program ensures that we speak in one clear and consistent voice, giving students clarity about what's expected of them. By doing so, we create stronger a stronger learning environment to ensure learning at high levels for all students. This journey started with the launch of our school year where we emphasize the power of teaming. To bring this to life, we drew inspiration from the true story of the Miracle 9, the US Olympic rowing team who overcame all odds to capture to capture gold medal glory. So, what was their secret? It wasn't just strength of skill. It was their ability to balance the boat by valuing every seat equally, doing what's best for the team while still carrying their own load, and sharing leadership responsibility while staying in perfect sync. And just like the Miracle 9, at
024CSS, we approach our work with a oneboat mindset, always doing what's best for the team, trusting one another, and supporting one another. Our schoolwide expectations are rooted in the graduate profile, guiding students to grow as responsible, self-directed, and resilient individuals. To ensure our schoolwide expectations truly reflect our graduate profile, we began by listening to the voices that matter most, our students. We asked a simple but powerful question. What are the school rules? Their responses gave us insight into how students perceive expectations on campus and provided the foundation for shaping a clear, consistent set of schoolwide norms. Of course, we knew this work couldn't stop with student voice alone. To create clarity and consistency across our entire school, we engaged our staff in the process as well. Through multiple rounds of collaboration and feedback, teachers and
025support staff weighed in, refining language, aligning practices, and ensuring that what we put forward was both meaningful and practical. This iterative process built ownership and collective commitment so that our expectations weren't just written down, they were lived and supported by the entire school community. Once our students and staff had shaped the expectations together, the next step was to make them visible everywhere on campus. We prepared our school by installing 26 banners across walkways, the cafeteria, and even the bathrooms. Ensuring our message was seen in every part of the student experience. Inside classrooms, posters reinforce the same expectations, providing consistency and a constant reminder that these are not just expectations on paper, but a shared standard we live by every day. Of course, visibility alone wasn't enough. We invested time in staff training so that every
026adult on campus was equipped to model, reinforce, and teach the expectations in a consistent way. This creates a unified approach. Students know they will hear the same message no matter which classroom or setting they are in. In addition, principles step directly into classrooms to lead readalouds that connect to our schoolwide expectations. These moments not only bring the message to life through story, but also allow students to see their leaders modeling the expectations they are being asked to embrace. We held both grade level and schoolwide assemblies, giving students the chance to see the expectations introduced, practiced, and celebrated together. The assemblies helped build a shared language and a sense of pride across the school. >> Be respectful. >> Be responsible. Be kind. >> Be kind. Thanks. Finally, we extend this work beyond our walls by engaging
027families through newsletters and at home challenges. Parents are invited to participate, reinforcing the same expectations at home that we are building at school. This partnership between staff, students, and families is essential to making our expectations part of the culture at Center Street School. At the end of the day, this work is about more than posters, assemblies, or even readalouds. It's about our oneboat mindset, moving forward together in sync, so that every child every day has the clarity and support they need to learn at the highest levels. On behalf of Rose and I, we are so deeply proud to be part of the Center Street community and ESUSD. Thank you for your time this evening. Okay. Um, I mean to almost reiterate what I had said earlier, but I will say being at Center Street for
02810 years, um, and then being there myself, I don't remember those years, but still seeing so much growth and just where we are, which, you know, 10 years ago I thought that was great. And so now to see how much growth, you know, the teachers collaborating and everything that's going on on campus is, you know, a true joy joy to see. And um I guess it can only get better even though it's great now, which is an awesome feeling. So thank you for everything. >> Is it okay? Um Dr. Jay and I actually did our walk through. Was it last week? Two weeks ago. Um and I love those. Those are one of my favorite things as a board member is that we actually get to go on campus and walk into classrooms and see
029what the kids are doing. It's just so exciting to see their their joy. Um, and I did notice this. You could you could tell what was going on. It was in every single room. Um, and you could tell that, you know, teachers were modeling it. It was it was amazing to watch. So, I look forward to my next several visits as we move on and I get to continue to see the growth because that's what it's going to be is that the more they the more they see it, the more they live it, the more it becomes part of them. Um, and you'll see it even more. So, it was exciting to see during our walkthrough. Um, and I'm look forward to seeing a little more of it. Yeah, I I really like hearing also
030that you're you're sending it home to parents, too, because the whole it takes a village, it really does. So, if they can see what you're doing at school and support that at home and and continue that reinforcement, that's wonderful. And I just want to ask my fellow board members, should we have like a a new board policy that says don't yuck your yum or yum? Like, I feel like that's important. Don't yuck. I mean, I think that's a thing. We should we should adopt Yeah, we should adopt that as part of some higher policy. I think so. I think so. So, thank you for sharing. It's wonderful. >> All right. Uh, special presentations 2F, the introduction of assistant superintendent of educational services. Miss V. >> Yes, it is my pleasure to introduce our new assistant
031superintendent of educational services, Dr. Olivia Young. Um, Dr. Young began her career in Oceanside as an elementary school teacher and in her 20 years of education, she served as a high school AVID and math teacher, assistant principal, principal, director of human resources, and since 2023, the assistant superintendent of educational services for the Placentia Yor Belinda Unified School District. Dr. Young is known for her innovation, her focus on results-driven learning, and her dedication to equity and excellence for students. And now I'd like to invite her to introduce herself. >> Good evening, President Glenn, members of the board, Dr. Johnson, and everyone in attendance. It is a privilege to serve as your assistant superintendent of educational services. During the comprehensive interview process, I was able to quickly recognize what a special district Elsa Gundo is and how
032determined the staff is to reach even greater goals for its students. as evidenced by the two presentations tonight. That was just amazing. I'm honored to join in the efforts to create pathways to excellence, a community of well-being, and a legacy of innovation and sustainability. In my first few weeks in the role, I had the pleasure of visiting each school and meeting with every principal and am in the process of finishing meeting with each assistant principal. And I even had the fortunate luck of joining in on a board governance workshop where I learned a little bit about each of you. But what has stood out the most But what stood out the most is truly the strength of our schools and the warmth and dedication of our staff. It is such an honor to join in
033on the efforts to improve the district and reach even greater goals for our students. Thank you for having me. >> Thank you and welcome. Is anyone like to say a few words or should we have a photograph? >> All right, let's go. [Music] Excuse me. [Music] >> What else is happening tonight? >> It's gonna be a lot of team. >> It's all me. All right, here we go. Right here. Ready? One, two, three, Kim. >> One, two, three. >> Do you need some help? Ice breaker. All right, moving along to the consent agenda. Do we have a motion? >> I move adoption of consent agenda items 3A through N. >> I'll second. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Maddie, your preferential vote. >> All board members in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Any
034opposed? Seeing none, passes five to zero. >> On to section four, action items, business services. Um, item A, Clarken. Okay. All right. I'm looking at the donor list to be utilized at and we have Garrett Trocher in kind donation of football equipment $6,600 to Elsaundo High School. We have the Elsagundo High School PTA, $2,200 to Elsagundo High School. We have Kroger, $82 to Eagle's Nest. We have Kroger's again, 1,100 13, excuse me, 1,100. That's not correct. That's a diff. That's an interesting comment. It's 11,3969. Is that is the number off? Excuse me. It's 1,369. I apologize. There's a typo. >> Okay. >> To Elando. I'm kidding. No, to Elsagando Middle School. And then we have the South Bay challenge. $6,000 districtwide. And I move to accept the gifts as read with the correction >> second.
035>> Just real quick just real quick. Um if anybody didn't see it, um the gift from uh Mr. Trocher was part of his winnings from um pressure luck. He he won. It was one of the packages that he won and um and graciously donated it and kind. So shout out to him on his big win on pressure luck. >> Maddie your preferential vote >> I. >> All board members >> I >> Any opposed? Seeing none passes 5-0. Item C, Dr. Lind. Item B, Dr. Lind. Um, this is a change order related to the changes being made at the district office construction project to the superintendent HR office, ed services and business services offices. I recommend approval. >> I'll move approval. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Seeing none, Maddie, your preferential vote. >> I. >> All
036board members, >> I. >> Any opposed? Seeing none, passes five to zero. Item 4 C, Dr. Lind, >> this is the part we love to get to. This is the acceptance of the notice of completion for phase one of the district office modernization projects. This was primarily ADA access from the back parking lot to the front front uh entrance and I recommend approval. >> I move approval of action item 4 C. >> Second. Is there any discussion? >> Just the woohoo. >> Maddie, your preferential vote. >> I >> All board members >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Seeing none, passes five to zero. Item D. Dr. Lind. >> This is the final change order for phase one of the district office that you just passed the notice of completion on. It is a deductive change
037order, meaning after all change orders were processed, $30,000 will be returned to the district. I recommend approval. >> I'll move approval. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Return to measure. Yes. Right. Return to >> Yeah. Other things that we definitely have plenty to spend it on. Yes. Thank you, >> Maddie. Your preferential vote. >> I. >> All board members. >> I. Any opposed? Seeing none, passes five to zero. Item E, Dr. Lens. >> Um, this is an agreement to enter. Uh, this is a privilege to enter into agreement with cleargov, which is a tool that will be used by the business office to create public facing, interactive, and engaging dashboards um for our budget as well as capital projects for the public to see. I recommend approval. >> I move to approve action item 4
038E. Second. >> Is there any discussion or questions? Seeing none, Maddie, your preferential vote. >> I, >> all board members. >> I >> Any opposed? Seeing none, passes 5-0. Item F. Dr. Linds, >> we're in the We're completing a lot right now. We like this, right? Uh, this is the notice of completion for phase two of the HVAC replacement project that was done in the performing arts center at Elsagundo High School. I recommend approval. >> Move approval for item 4F. >> I'll second. >> Is there any discussion? >> Another big woohoo. >> Yeah. >> Maddie, your preferential vote. >> I. >> Board members. >> I. >> Any opposed? Seeing none, passes five to zero. Item G. Dr. Lind, >> this is the final change order for phase two of the HVAC replacement project. It also
039is a deductive change order with about $38,000 being returned to measure ES. I recommend approval. >> I move approval of action item 4G. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Can you just remind me once in a while that we do have these uh rebates as opposed to when we I always get frustrated. We're like, "Oh, we're spending more." >> So, both of these did come in under budget, which is always what we aim for. So, >> yeah. No, this is this is wonderful. So, yay. >> Maddie, your preferential vote. >> I >> board members. >> I >> Any opposed? >> Seeing none, passes five to zero. Item 4 H, Dr. Lind. >> So, as we start to finish up the 2018 facility master plan, we are embarking on our next facility master plan. This is
040approval to enter into an agreement with LPA architects. This process of selection was done through a competitive bid process as well as an interview process with the panel. Um, LPA came out as the clear choice to lead this work for the district and I recommend approval. >> I'll move approval for item 4 and H. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Seeing none, Maddie, your preferential vote. I >> board members >> I any opposed? >> Seeing none passes five to zero. Item I Dr. Lynn >> this is a ratification approval to make some improvements to the bungalows at Elsagundo Middle School to allow us to relocate district staff to the to the middle school. I recommend approval. >> I move approval of action item 4. I >> second >> discussion. Seeing none, Maddie, your preferential vote.
041>> I >> board members. >> I. >> Any opposed? Seeing none, passes 5. Item J. Dr. Linds. >> This is approval to enter into agreement with lunch assist software that helps us with our food services audits, which are very detailed and explicit and and they have to everything has to be followed to the letter. I recommend approval. >> I move to approve action item 4J. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Seeing none, Maddie, your preferential vote. >> I >> board members. >> I. >> Any opposed? Seeing none, passes five to zero. Item K. Dr. Lance. >> Okay, this is actually my favorite one on the whole long list. So um this is approval of a field of a field trip for Elsando High School students to the Cisco Maro headquarters in San Francisco. Um students
042will tour the headquarters. They will also have opportunities to meet with engineers there and explore a variety of career paths that led to the engineers having their positions there. Um everything is being paid for by Cisco and which is a one and it's a wonderful opportunity for our students. I recommend approval. I'll move approval. Second >> uh question. Uh how many students is this? >> 10. >> That's awesome. >> So 10 10 and then >> there will be chaperons that go with them as well as well as um Dr. Johnson, Mr. Gana and I will and Mr. Gart and I will also be there >> and the uh their instructors will select which 10 is that? >> Yeah, they'll be chosen by the teacher. >> Yeah, this is great. This is great career pathway experience
043stuff. So, thank you to everybody who made this happen. >> I have a question. >> Is this only open to the engineering pathway? >> Yes. >> For this time. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Fantastic. >> Maddie, your preferential vote. >> I >> board members. >> I. >> Any opposed? Seeing none, passes five to zero. Moving on to reports, we have theformational calendar. We have a holiday this week on Thursday >> and other fun stuff. Well, then homecoming games >> Canada filling up >> definitely. All right, we'll move on to section six, board members report. Um, member Beichley will kick us off. >> All right, there you go. So, I'm so sorry that I missed the last board meeting, but I was busy cheering on my Chiefs while also making a few new Chargers fans. Yes, I
044made some Chargers fans on the plane uh while I was in the lovely country of Brazil. Um, it was an amazing trip. um worth missing a board meeting for. Um upon my return, I have attended back to school nights for the middle school, for Center Street, and for the high school. Um, I did however miss my PTA meeting at Center Street this month as we were all hanging out for a special board meeting um where we worked on some team building, some goals, governance, and a few other things. Um, I did attend my SoCal Rock board meeting on September 16th. Um, we are very pleased that the enrollment numbers have actually gone up yet again this fall. So, that's super exciting. We don't have the the final numbers for each um district yet. Um, but
045the but the numbers are definitely um getting up. I hope everybody will consider checking out the new classes that we're offering. Um, as one of the things that we are continuing to do at SoCal is build partnerships with um, some of the local colleges, with some of the local unions and job cores um, to get our kids internships and a few other things to help them out. Um, I'm proud to be presenting um as the SoCal Rock President at our annual conference with um some Rodondo Beach colleagues um this in December at the CSBA. Um I will be presenting with our assistant superintendent, the the um superintendent at Roondo Beach and their um their SoCal member. Um, and we are going to be discussing a program that we started uh with middle school summer program
046which we're hoping to bring to Elsagundo through the Ed Foundation this coming um summer and also our adult reskill upskill program um which is geared towards district classified staff to get them further training um so that they can um be better at their current positions. Um I look forward to all the pictures that I know were coming on Saturday of the coronation dance. Um and I'm very excited for all the homecoming festivities. Going to check out the floats as they're being built. Um I love the parade. Um and of course the game on the 10th. And that's my report. Hi everybody. Um, we all attended a lot of things. So, I'm just gonna basically say like it was very great to go to back to school nights as a mom that I haven't been there
047for a while to go to all the different classes and see the different um meet the new teachers. There's so many new teachers. So, it was it was pretty awesome to do that. um I was able to sub in for some PTA meetings and so it was it was a full week of being able to go to council and see everything that's going on with the different schools and then middle school and um we had our special board meeting which I have to say that we are such a special board that really um the board meeting or the special board meeting talking about you know ways to deal with conflict in a lot of scenarios with that and I was looking at these these scenarios and I was like none of us would act like
048that like none of us would you know not listen to somebody >> and then and then there's Frank and then there's Frank you know but you know >> the man in the boat >> it's because he's because he's president he thinks he can just you know but I mean even like seeing videos of other boards that you know and just in general like you really don't you don't realize and um I mean of course I think we all appreciate but I think it's just because we are the way we are so it is nice to um be in a special board meeting and go over policies and actually enjoy all of it and laugh and have fun and look at again scenarios of people like how would you you know how would you react in
049these scenarios and you're like these scenarios would never happen with our board like we just are we we respect each other enough and which is why things get done for our students because we listen to each other and we all have the best interests of students not ego and I think that um you know that board meeting was it was an eye openener for me to just be more appreciative that we are the way we are and to be a part of a team like this because that's what this is is a team not just a Um, but it's everybody in the cabinet. I mean, we all work really well together and um, that's why I think our district is the way it is. So, that's pretty much all I got. All right. So, both
050members Sutherland and Beley talked about this and that's that special workshop that we had. It was labeled as a as our special board meeting, but it was actually an interactive workshop which started with a with the strategic why covering topics like preparing students for success followed by team building exercises with the friendly game of name that board protocol or goal. We closed with our classic red, yellow, and green strategic plan activity which focused on our collective approach to implementation. On 9:18, I attended the high school coffee with the principal. Principal Ghart introduced all of the new staff at the high school and he brought up our two new assistant principles, Megan McCann and Randy Boykins. It was a well-attended coffee kickoff with lots of great information shared and good questions asked. A follow-up email was
051sent. So, if you missed it, you're not missing out because if you check your email for all high school parents on September 19th, an email link was sent with all of the slides presented during the coffee chat. On 9:25, I attended the back to school night. other board members present was member Beechley and that was a a nice at the high school that was a very nice experience. was busy for me as a parent going from class to class. And I will say just for my son's schedule, if I hear that he's tardy, I won't be as stressed because I was tardy to everyone because he was in every other building. Granted, I think we had five minutes and they have six minutes. So I Okay. Okay. Okay. >> Okay. Maybe I did talk a
052little bit, but um >> yeah, no one talks to me. And that's pretty much it. I do want to give you one date and that is the next high school PTSA meeting is on October 8th. And that concludes my meeting, excuse me, my report. Thank you. >> All right, I'll uh jump back to middle school back to school night was definitely fun. I actually like staying in the halls and seeing how many parents I can make late to class by chatting with them, Heather being one of them. So that I I I kind of enjoy that. But it was great. The energy was good. very well attended. So, that was fun. Um, uh, we've had the joy of some facilities, uh, advisory committee stuff, uh, a tour again of our favorite work in progress at
053the district office and, um, and interviews with the firms that were, uh, considered for the RFP that we signed off on tonight. So, was good, I think, productive work in the last couple weeks with that group. Board workshop was great. Plenty said on that. We appreciate the time together and the and the team building and learning. Um, I want to thank uh we we had a laxed mixer here in town. So, I want to thank Danny and Michael from his team for helping set us up to be virtual and live at the high school. Thank you to the high school for hosting us also in the uh in the Dr. Watkins library. And um it was actually really well attended. People actually drove to Elskundo to have a social gathering here. And we had 80%
054of our board here. the other the other 20% was still in flight when we had that event. But um uh people enjoyed coming to Elskundo and enjoyed meeting my fellow board. So I will tell you all uh the next LAX meeting is October 13th at LEO headquarters. So if anybody wants to carpool out there for dinner in a meeting and um we're going to actually hear from a CSB speaker on the Mahammud case, which is uh something we're all learning more about. So, we uh we're going to have that happen on the 13th. Um, also related to CSP, I did log in for the AEC presentation training, which was not really useful for my time, having been to many of these before, but we'll be good. We'll be ready. I learned that I should look
055at the audience when we're talking. So, anyway, um, we have a planning meeting officially for that this week on the calendar. So, I look forward to that session. So that will be useful. Um I want to say there was in town if you saw there was another blue butterfly hillside cleanup and um that's the space over long Imperial. More than half of the volunteers that came were students from our high school and even some youngers. So I just want to say thank you to our students for showing up and for being part of an important thing here in our community. So um we'll do these again um in two more weeks and two weeks after that. So, if anybody else wants to come out and play in the dirt and have ants crawl up your
056arms and stuff, um there's a lot of work to be done there, but it's great. It's really a great community day and and again, our the extra time and an energy of our students being there was really wonderful. Um two last things. One is uh the South Bay Coalition, South Bay Community Coalition Against Hate. It's very long term, but is uh planning the uh United Against Hate Week that you already mentioned tonight, Maddie. And um we are grateful that we will have high school participants and hopefully other younger students as well as part of um a special event which of you guys can mark your calendars. Uh, Wednesday the 22nd of October, 5:30 p.m. right outside here at city hall will be an hourlong presentation that the city DEI committee is coordinating and involving a
057number of our student components, performances, speakers, and uh, ideally some time with PTA as well. Um, lastly related to that, we're talking about having a food collection on campuses, which we'll work through the details on because we do have our regular case collection, but the um county supervisor's office is asking that we all pull together for one week to help support the Richstone Center, which is an important um facility in in our district that um we can help during that same time. Lastly, do register for the Sketchers Walk. I signed up my people. We will be virtual, but we will still get the money back for the district, which is the important part of this. So, everybody sign up everybody, you know, and then some to be walkers in that. And that's all. Thank you.
058>> Yeah. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the 22nd for that unit against hate activity. Okay. I just meant to add because I know Christa wasn't here this evening. So I just want to say for Ed tonight, unless they extended it, the match ends tonight. So if you were going to make your ED donation and you want to have it matched, do it tonight. Go online, make it happen >> up to Yes. up to 100,000 per individual or total. Yes. So, um up to 100,000 match by Chevron. So, thank you. >> Thanks for that, Daima. On uh September 16th, I accompanied Dr. Johnson into this room to receive a proclamation on behalf of the Alsagundo Rotary Club and the school district in honor of Peace Week 2025. The Rotary Club in the district were chosen to
059be the recipients of the proclamation on account of the peace poll that was erected last year at the high school. Peace poles carry the message of peace, may peace prevail on earth in the languages of the world. They are recognized as the most prominent symbol and monument dedicated to peace on earth. Peace polls have been planted on every continent in over 200,000 communities by friends and supporters working in unison to uplift the consciousness of mankind. So our Elsagundo peace poll is in the parking lot on Oak Street um right outside the new uh band building and features the term may peace prevail on earth in eight languages. So if you have a chance, go by and uh check it out. And it's a it's a great place for a little bit of retros retrospection. >>
060Oh yes. Well, it just happens that one of the languages is Irish and uh in Irish u may peace prevail on earth is GV Shiaon Erdawan. On uh the 19th of September, I attended the creative economy breakfast hosted by the Elsagundo Chamber of Commerce and Mattel. The event was part of toy week which was hosted on Mattel's campus. It included several informative presentations detailing the current status of the creative economy and its role in the overall economy and in particular in the Los Angeles region. There was an interesting uh question and answer se session that discussed future trends and opportunities and how AI will support and impact the industry. I was very happy to be seated with our Elsagundo middle school art teacher Insa Casai and our Elsagundo High School art teacher Nicole Adams. And
061we had our elementary art teacher here tonight. So that's the uh the trifecta. So, uh, Insa told me that through our collaboration with Mattel, she's especially excited about the possibility of providing our students with real world applications to design thinking, problem solving, and creative careers. And Nicole was equally excited to have the opportunity to be around so many creatives. And um it was great that our district was able to send our to our teachers to that event. >> And then lastly uh um was mentioned earlier with vice president uh Miller's Arnicki and our former school board member Chris Powell. I attended the selection committee interviews for the consultants to spearhead the preparation of our five-year facility master plan which we approved tonight. So, thank you. >> Johnson is yours. >> Thank you, President Glenn. Shout
062out to PTA. Uh, it's back to school night. PTA actually provides a lot of assistance during back to school night. Um, including assisting teachers and then they're volunteering there at the evening in order to do membership drive, which all that goes back to the kids. Uh, so just appreciate, you know, seeing them at each of the back to school night events. Um, ED annual giving. Um, a lot's been said here, so I'll just say having done it myself, it's very easy. You mean like it's very easy to donate? I mean they man they they will take your money so fast. So I just uh no no no hassle-free uh uh highly uh recommend doing it. It's just quick and fast and I really appreciate that. Uh on the staff side, custodial Made campuses shine. They
063they frame the canvas is what I like to say. Um, so our teachers did a great job, but M and Castio, they frame the canvas and make it all look nice on the outside, including from 3 to 5 o'clock. You need to blow and clean up because the wind sweeps in and all the raptors go around. So, it's a full full day extravaganza to make campus shine. So, thank you to them. And then the teachers, of course, there's a lot of preparation that goes into preparing for that night. Um, and also meeting parents and, you know, making positive impressions and building those relationships. So there's a lot of pressure involved in that night and you have to kind of do it fast, too. So I just I I I can't tell you how much work
064goes into that. So thank you to the teachers and thank you for parents for attending. Um on the student side, uh these are some big weeks upcoming for ASB. There's just again a lot of work that goes into it. So on the ASB side, they have club rush, homecoming, a lot of things that she name. And I had a a deep appreciation last year for all that goes into that. And like these kids have classes and their lives going on as well too. And um they are going late into the night every night. Um so it's just it's appreciated and it's super fun. And then a shout out to Mr. Troj and the ASB team at the middle school. It's the first time they're doing the class. You mean like in quite a while. And
065they have their club rush coming up as well too. So looking forward to seeing that. and they're getting prepared and I got to meet with Mr. Troj just recently and talked about all things ASB. On the event side, tomorrow um the PTSA presidents and the principles are having our dinner, get together, have a good time and do some strategic planning meeting. It's the first time we're doing this and we're hoping this will be an annual tradition. It's going to take place at the high school. Um, so that'll be fun. It's going to be in the college and career center where we're going to break bread and do some planning. And then, uh, our own celebration dinner. So, we're having, uh, our spouses/significant others, uh, at, um, uh, getting together for dinner on October 9th, uh,
066right before the, uh, float. Um, so looking forward to getting together with all of you as well. And little celebration there. And then on thanking the colleague uh uh our student board member Maddie and I met uh was that last week? >> Last week. Yes. >> Yeah. Man, time flies. Uh last week and uh we're trying to meet on a quarterly basis and just talk about you know you know how things are going and governance of the district. Uh got a lot of great feedback. Thank you. Um and uh looking forward to continuing to be your colleague. So thank you. And that concludes my report. Thank you. do not need to recess to close session. So it is my pleasure at 7:08 to adjourn this meeting.