001e e e thank you all for your patience it's my great pleasure to bring the Tuesday March 25th 2025 regular meeting of the Elsa gundo Unified School District Board of Education to order at 6:22 and um is there any public comment see oh there is one sorry oh sorry um it's now my pleasure to ask um the person who puts super in superintendent are yeah not our executive assistant to the superintendent Tracy Adams who lead us in the pledge Al to flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all all right I will report that we did not take any action in close session and now we move on to item 3C public Communications and I am going to
002to [Music] read the Preamble thank you for taking the time to address the Board of Education during public comment time individuals who have submitted a speaker card May address the board on any topic within the board's jurisdiction regardless of whether it is listed on the agenda however the board may only discuss agendized items in the order shown in the posted agenda topics not on the agenda that are brought to the board's attention may be investigated by the administration and may be reported to the board either publicly or privately at a future meeting comments shall not exceed three minutes per individual speaker for non-agenda items and five minutes for agenda items thank you again to the members of the public for your comments tonight we value your input and we have the wonderful Miss Tiffany masonet
003who would like to to speak hello uh me and my clients uh are here from man get out of there with that wasting everyone's time okay basically we got a show on Thursday okay March 27th it's going on for two whole weeks okay that's longer than I can count on two hands okay that's long what my client is trying to explain so what my co-partner is saying basically we're Brooklyn right we have we got the Bronx we got Manhattan we got all of us basically we're still on a union because we're striking because them suckers they're raising the price of the newspapers and it's ridiculous I okay let's calm down buddy okay the show's going to be awesome okay we got a lot of singing a lot of got a dancing we got a lot
004of talented people in the show you wouldn't want to miss it the cast is different every single night every single night is going to be a different thing it's going to be amazing all right anybody else have anything to add no all right we strike at dawn okay strike stri strike stri stri stri stri all right moving on to special presentations uh our student representative report Grady lubs I have to all of that God that's D all right well good evening everyone it has been another action-packed couple of weeks at eshs so first of off ASB elections are just around the corner right after spring break we'll be kicking off election week so very exciting um there's going to be a lot of competition this year in all of the positions so should be a
005fun one the March Madness 3on three basketball tournament is heating up and we're down to the semi-finals tomorrow with only four teams left competition's been intense actually my team is Against All Odds still alive but I have a feeling this Cinderella Story might end for us tomorrow so anyways spring sports are absolutely crushing it so far some very notable records baseball's off to a strong 92- one start softball's dominating at 12 and3 boys golf is undefeated at 10 And1 and boys volleyball is killing it with a 13 and2 record as well it's looking to be a promising season for all of our spring sports teams so hoping for some CIF runs as well uh this week is also spring Spirit Week yesterday was class colors today was groutfit day and tomorrow is Jersey day Thursday
006is college day for college and career day and we're ending the week with blue and gold Friday so don't forget to show your Eagle Pride uh that brings us to College and Career day which is an super exciting yearly event coming up on Thursday where students get to look at different career options for members of the community who come and give presentations and college reps are also on campus to introduce students to colleges as well last week we wrapped up neurod Divergent week which featured daily events and games in the wellness center ASB was proud to support and celebrate our neurod Divergent Community a big shout out to the seniors who participated in uh day one of the Civics Day project students in political Behavior visited city hall to learn directly from City officials a
007great tradition that keeps uh our school connected with the local community and it was also awesome to see you guys there as well so Friday is a very exciting and also slightly sad day because it is our final pep rally of the year so get ready for fun games and lots of hype to send us into spring break on a high note on the art side this Thursday Friday and Saturday as you guys all saw is and the following weekend actually this year is eshs is presenting Newsies so make sure to come out and support that I'm sure it's going to be a fantastic show for those who missed it the March episode of Bird's eyee view also dropped last week so check it out to stay in on the loop on everything that happens
008around campus coming up the hometown fair is just around the corner each grade will have a booth and many clubs and organizations at eshs will have booths as well and finally when we return from spring break we'll celebrate our Eagle Elite students with a 3.75 GPA or higher will get Cold Stone ice cream so I am personally excited to indulge in that that's it for now lots to celebrate and much to look forward to that's the end of my report thank you Brady and now we have an update from the employee associations and I see Steve Lubes in the back good evening uh on behalf of estaa uh we just wanted to invite the board we have our Fiesta coming up on May 30th at 3:30 there will be an email coming forth don't worry
009um but wanted to put it on your radar uh we want to recognize not only our educators of the year but also uh our retirees so we look forward to seeing you then thank you and now a special student recognition uh Richmond Street School recognition of Civic learning Summit students Carrie lashan good evening board president Glenn board members superintendent Dr Johnson and members of the cabinet I am proud to share that Richmond Street school's former fifth graders were specially invited to present at the California Civic learning Sumit this February in Sacramento this annual event brings together over 100 attendees including teachers School administrators school board members state legislators legislative staff and Civic learning leaders from across the state the summit's goal is to inspire and Empower Educators to promote Civic engagement within their school communities
010esusd students were the only students selected to present at this two-day conference there invitation was based on the outstanding projects that they completed last spring while they were fifth graders at Richmond Street school as part of their research students explored the impact of waste formulated insightful questions and gathered evidence to understand its effects on the community they then developed practical Solutions and presented their findings to both Elsa gundo city council and to some of you as board members through this initiative our students not only cultivated a sense of responsibility for sustainability and waste reduction but also gained a deeper appreciation for civic engagement and its role in the thriving and the thriving democracy their work exemplifies the power of student voice in shaping a better future and we are incredibly proud of their achievements do
011I read the names or do you come up yeah miss miss sness okay our these are our students we first have Maya grave can go we'll in a second emry Plotkin Iris pantel McKenzie Hart and John kaban we also have our fifth grade teach teachers Miss Cheryl Cate Miss Dana Brooks who not only taught them but also chaperon up to Sacramento Miss Wendy dly and chaperon Miss Celia plin [Music] I'm going to take it but no no top I'll everybody can yeah real closep very welcome and moving along with special presentations we have the elag gundo Middle School presentation from Dr Dr Sarah deanes good evening president Glenn members of the board Dr Johnson members of cabinets I first want to acknowledge my fabulous assistant principal would be here but she has the flu so
012we're very sad to miss her and wish her that she is well and back soon back very soon we make a dynamic team so good evening thank you for joining us thank you for letting me join you this evening I want to talk tonight with you about elano middle school and how we are fostering belonging at esms I shoot this way oh on that's novel The Red oh it says on good job know all right fostering belonging at Ela Middle School at esms we believe that belonging is the foundation of Student Success when students feel like they are part of a community they are more engaged more motivated and more resilient belonging isn't just about feeling included it's about knowing you are valued and supported tonight I will share with you how our initiatives Foster
013the sense of belonging POS and positively impact our students to create a consistent and welcoming environment we established common expectations for classrooms hallways and play areas these expectations that you see here are clear posted across campus to help students feel secure and supported in every space including those classrooms and hallways and play areas students thrive in environments where they know what's expected and can focus on their learning and relationships recognizing positive behavior is Central to our culture of belonging our bark buuck program celebrates students positive behavior in classrooms and on campus reinforcing their sense of Pride and accomplishment sending positive notes home builds a strong connection between school and family we also set aside time in our PD and staff meetings for staff to send home weekly Top Dog award for their classes and each
014week in the announcements we set a bark buuck challenge for students when they are recognized doing the bark buuck challenge they are awarded with bark bucks which they turn into their fourth period classes for our schoolwide competition we just did our um our March excuse me February um award this week with our fourth period Miss malt class who won a popcorn party well whether it's a small token a special privilege or a simple acknowledgement these rewards help students feel seen and valued one student recently told us that being recognized makes them feel like their hard work really matters and they are proud of themselves in addition to daily rewards we take time to Spotlight student achievements through our IB learner profile Awards these ceremonies highlight students who embody the NP attributes parents and students alike
015tell us how much these meaningful gestures contribute to their sense of belonging and that students valued for being recognized students are selected in their third period classes either by peers or by their teacher these assemblies are held monthly to honor our Bulldogs parents are invited to this before school ceremony to celebrate their students at one of our recent assemblies an eighth grade parent told us that initially when it was time for her child to come to esms she was nervous and hesitant now she knows her child and she are sad to leave esms this was such a sweet way to tell us how much her child feels supported and belongs at esms belonging isn't built by chance it's cultivated through collaboration our climate and culture committee brings together staff students and families to develop activities
016and events that Foster Community such as our Red Ribbon Week our Wellness fair and our career day which is upcoming social media plays a big role in engaging families and celebrating successes it's also important for students to see staff engaging with them outside of the classroom events like our annual staff versus student kickball game bring energy excitement and connection Beyond academics transitioning to middle school can be overwhelming and a strong and a strong start is essential for belonging that's why we have web where everybody belongs our sixth grade orientation program through web seventh and eighth grade leaders are trained to Mentor incoming sixth graders providing guidance friendship and a warm welcome from the very first day of SCH School web leaders facilitate activities give School tours and check in with their mentees throughout the year
017this program builds positive peer relationships and ensures that every sixth grader starts their middle school Journey feeling connected and supported a shout out and thank you to Ed and Kanas for supporting this programming for our school we feel so fortunate to have three dedicated counselors at esms with Miss Klein and our Bulldog den and our fabulous Mr Pacho and miss more we know that our school counselors play a vital role in student belonging they meet with students one-on-one lead small group sessions and collaborate with teachers and families to to ensure students feel supported both emotionally and academically they also work closely with our climate and culture committee Wellness Center and leadership team to foster a positive School climate we make sure to meet weekly to plan and guide on best supports for all children whether
018helping students navigate challenges set goals or build confidence our counselors are at the heart of our student support system for students who might need extra support our Wellness Center or Bulldog Den is a safe and calming space whether they need whether they need a moment to rest recharge reset or work through a challenge this space helps them feel cared for our counselors also facilitate student groups here addressing social and emotional needs in a proactive and meaningful way the Bulldog Den has been a game changer in creating a supportive School climate in closing we are proud of the progress we've made in fostering belonging at esms from Clear expectations to recognition programs collaborative events our counselors and the bulldog Den every initiative helps students feel like they are a valued part of our community thank you
019for your continued support in building a school where every student belongs let's continue this journey together because belonging leads to success for all thank you for having me this evening are there any questions that you have I don't have questions I have comments that um you know just to see the way that you have really brought this community together like Middle School is tough right but you and your team have been so thoughtful in trying to work through the developmental things that our students deal with in this space so I really appreciate all of the new things that you've brought under your leadership and again with the whole team of staff there it's it's really beautiful to see how it's grown so thank you for that thank you and I'll chime in and say I
020love how belonging is the center point for everything I love that for the students for student to student but I can tell you from my student being there last year how you present and what it means for you to be approachable to the students that absolute belonging that safety Middle School is such an interesting time mixed hormones mixed emotions all the things that go with it so having a safe environment but Mo most importantly having an adult that sees you that is someone that you feel is a safe place you provide that a safe space excuse me you provide that and I thank you for that for really just going in and and not just putting the words out as a Target but being something that is really a road for which you travel thank
021you so there's no secret here bu Bulldogs are my My Den they're my home I am so proud of all the work that youve done and congratulations to the doctor in front of the Sarah de blones I want to say that um but it is so great to see this I've you know to having seen um some of this when I was there the web program really started and got going and some of the other things but now to see you know the kids in the gym and doing all the other wonderful things that they're doing um the Bulldog Den um the counseling it's just it's wonderful see because it is a really really difficult time for these kids it's a adolescence is no fun so it is but it's not so they have a
022lot of but it's have fun but it's not necessarily the most fun time of their lives in some ways so anything that we can do to help them navigate through it um is wonderful and I and I'm proud to say that I will always be a bulldog we're always glad to have you I just want to add one thing um which is very heartening is that um some of us were at the PTSA Awards and uh your assistant Andrea was um recognized for being the outstanding administrator and um that that I think Tracy was beside me and I looked at Tracy and go that is just fabulous because we know how difficult the path has been and to see uh uh the parents recognizing what a great assistant you have and what a great team
023you have was uh lovely to see yeah no shade to my colleagues but the only administrator that got an award at that event so there you go can't help can't help it I can't help [Laughter] it I'll finish that off with saying that you know seeing all the things that you've brought and having the older kids that have already been through the middle school I am excited even more for Jax to be there next year um you obviously like everyone has said and I'll Echo it positivity and just inclusivity and I just think what you're doing is awesome thank you we're excited to have them next year thank you everyone hope you have a good evening thank you and our final presentation is a presentation regarding District goals survey results Dr Johnson thank you president
024Glenn members of the board Tracy um so tonight I'm going to talk about our district goal survey results the survey was given approximately two and a half weeks ago uh and I'm going to give sort of like a a a top view of our process all the way down to the nitty-gritty of our goals uh just two things I want to note before I get started one is in your packets are the survey result summaries for each group so that's uh the elementary to high school as well as parents and staff um that is more detailed look uh this is posted in our board agenda too for those that may be watching and then we will um uh concluding this send out an email to all staff all Community with links you mean like so
025that everyone can look at those results as well too all right here we go uh so uh the board uh as you remember approved the survey um and during the uh uh conduct of the survey we did an analysis and I would say your your top three uh themes are classroom instruction support services and Facilities as areas uh for growth or improvement over the next three years uh and then looking forward the board is going to take a shot at the first draft uh at our upcoming Workshop using the results from the survey among other evidence that we've collected since January all right so this is pulling back out to look at our process you see what we've accomplished starting in January um and we're at the section of the survey results uh once we
026have that go draft that's going to lead into into May uh where we'll start our feedback meetings with our educational Partners right so here were our Focus areas these were the areas that we worked together to select and there were um uh uh kind of like you know subtopics for each to kind of give everyone an idea of what would be encompassed with each of those Focus areas the district uh goal survey um uh uh surveyed these educational Partners uh first and foremost our students um and then our parents at all levels and all levels of Staff including classified certificated and management uh the survey structure was uh mostly free response or four questions of that so it very much is a qualitative survey and then we'll get deeper into question four which was uh
027a quantitative survey about how people felt about the transitions level to level all right survey question number one um there you see it's you know the the basis of the question is you know within these areas in this Focus area you know where do we want to improve over the course of the next three years here is a summary of your results as I mentioned before in your packets there's a much detailed uh summary I want to talk about just the process of analysis so um uh we took uh all of the responses and we use chat gbt to summarize uh the most frequently mentioned responses and summaries of those most frequently mentioned summaries uh uh responses um and it gave us a list of uh 10 as we mentioned and I want to just
028highlight that if you look at the summary analysis uh uh one through five those were very frequently mentioned I mean like and I would say that they're also built a little more equally between how much they were mentioned uh uh rank six through 10 less so um I would say that they uh to compare the number of mentions of rank nine to rank one is is is a much larger difference not to say that these are one-offs um but they were definitely less frequently mentioned um in the in comparison uh the color coding is uh taking what are the top five themes across all uh uh uh stakeholder groups um so for example you see in green uh Athletics you mean like in some way shape or form so for uh students grades 3 through
029five uh that was the number one most mentioned area for improvement uh 6 through eight number two uh 9 through 12 number two for parents it was number three and for staff it was number three um and there you see the number one you mean like most mentioned uh is classroom instruction and this ranged everywhere from like modalities of instruction such as engagement you mean like our differentiation uh to content base as well too so the types of things that are taught you mean like uh such as pathway courses uh so it was a range within there looking at these results are there any clarifying questions about this information then I'll keep it moving survey question number two under community of well-being this is definitely the most robust area of our Focus uh uh goals
030um so you we saw a w a wider range of answers because there's a wider range of topics with than this and then here are results Support Services was number one going away Support Services includes everything from counseling intervention to academic support to special education I do think one of the reasons it's number one is because it's a large catchall um I would also observe too that there's probably some suggestive bias in the survey um if you look at the things that are listed there's a pretty high correspondence between that and the things that are mentioned um so if I say like what do you think about such and such someone's going to say well I think this about such and such um so that definitely has to be taken into account when you know
031doing this type of analysis of a lot of responses and summary um generally speaking though I would point out that uh the there there is like you know a pretty decent alignment between responses it's not like there's these extreme outliers I mean like in each so what is most frequently mentioned tends to be what is most frequently mentioned across all educational partners any questions about these results Great keep it going survey question number three Legacy of innovation and sustainability to me these are more the operational uh along with it and Innovation um and uh got some engine John this was the one that actually surprised me the most I got that question at PTA which surpris you the most uh so here you see uh the results um it's a little more mixed um than
032the the other responses um but the thing that I thought was most interesting you just as an observation was uh environmental sustainability responsibility ranked so high among our youngest uh students um which I just think is interesting um clearly the high school students just don't care thanks a lot Grady no I I it was it was it was very it was very well mentioned and and I think that even within the different areas cleanliness for the high school students was actually was was like was like a very close cousin to uh if you look with in the the raw data itself um but I just thought that was a uh interesting hopeful and also a good challenge for us um that you know like our students a lot of feedback was like that I think
033we can do better um and and I think that it's a part of marrying the educational program with our actions as a school district so I I you know uh Kim and I have been working on uh long longterm planning for sustainability but I I I think that this is definitely a call for practice what you preach um that we need to take account of feedback or clarifying questions here no I will say though I like looking at the bottom things that people think are okay or comparatively speaking so I'm I'm kind of looking at the colors but also looking at the bottom while we're at it so that's definitely an interesting way of looking at I I actually didn't think about it that way um but uh yeah that that they're more one-offs they're
034they're they're they're less less frequently mentioned as themes I actually like that for the high school students that cleanliness is on the list so we're going to practice that at home yeah yeah survey says yeah yeah I I think the thing that I appreciated especially when the relation to facility such too is that there's you know there's there's a school pride mean like I I especially saw at the high school if you read some of the raw data comments which I'm I'm still working my way through um but there there is a degree of Pride I mean people you know kids I think sometimes there assumption like ah they don't care it's like n that there's there's definitely care within the comments okay so I'm moving on to to question number four just a little
035background here this is evaluating um each group for how they feel about transitions uh some uh groups were asked less commentary than others for example at the elementary level they were only asked to you mean evaluate their transition from elementary to Middle they haven't experienced it yet you mean like so it's a projected um perspective so there you see your results there I'll let a minute to digest that and then I'm going to move on to survey question number oh sorry same same question grades six through eight and this is also Elementary to middle so you can kind of get a sense I'll flip back and forth um interestingly enough like the data is pretty consistent and then now moving on to 9 through 12 so we are asked across the board for 9 through
03612 Elementary to middle middle to High and um High School to college career and life so way back to middle school we didn't ask them anticipating their shift to High School in this case we did not okay yeah yeah just and then moving on to parent perception of all three levels we we uh I talked to PTA about this we do think that the reason we see a lot of na is parents just saying like well my kid's not there yet so I'm not sure which I think is you can see some of that you mean like in the responses here it's just more pronounced among the parents I I agree with that like you mean like without having that data I agree agree with that yeah and then staff and then moving on to
037question five question five was sort of the catch all you know you know did did we forget any anything um and uh here um the the reason you don't see results in 35 and 68 is I eliminated any results that were already covered under the other areas so um there was you know for students frequent mentioned of classroom instruction for example that was covered within the goals so it's not to say that the students didn't have an opinions here but they were just they were they were covered I I stretched it to the limit for for all and there you see even some are pretty close uh to uh the uh the other areas but I I tried to include as much as I could that was I felt somewhat differentiated even on parent engagement
038parent communication um these were more specific commentaries uh so I went ahead and included them any clarifying questions here I just want to say I appreciate that you kind of categorize some of these because that's a lot of raw data to dig through that I've started doing and have not completed so yeah even with chat gbt it took it it it took a while to try to organize it um and I'm still going through the raw data myself to digest it like I just made it I just I just finished six through eight and so on to the high school because it's just a lot of responses the the raw data is very valuable to read because I think it provides color commentary and then um uh something I did just recently and I'm going
039to try to do with staff as well too is I went to ASB um uh leadership last week and shared with them the summary results of the high schools and then asked if there were areas that they thought were accurate or inaccurate you mean like so how did the data hit them and collected data there too so it's more interactive in that sense and getting just you know hey can we read between the lines do you agree with this because they you know ASB is student Representatives so they're representing the school okay so what's next um um now for us you know us as a board team and superintendent a deeper analysis into the survey results so going into the summaries and then going into the raw data you have that information shared in the
040board update um and uh preparing for go draft number one on April f uh 15th um I will come with a draft um for the board to work off of but that is our opportunity uh to put it all together then in May we'll do the feedback means we we'll present a draft and just that will presented as a draft um to these various educational Partners in order to collect feedback um that feedback will be brought back to the board um as a feedback summary on May 27th board meeting thank you for your time do you have any questions comments questions yeah we do thank you you're welcome right consent agenda um do we have a motion I move to approve consent agenda items 5 a through n and I'll second is there any discussion
041I would um I'd just like to learn a little more about item L Dr pluckin are you can you give us a little uh color on that item L yesl is uh supplemental curriculum uh that provides diagnostic tools for educators and uh tools where they can add on to what they're currently teaching but also use as tier 2 interventions that provides targeted intervention uh for students and it's uh districtwide it's done it's districtwide grades uh six through 12 okay thanks any other [Music] questions seeing none Grady your preferential vote I all board members in favor please say I I I any opposed seeing none passes Z moving on to item 6A do we have a motion I'll move approval of six egg second is there any discussion seeing none Grady your preferential vote I all
042board members in favor please say I I I any opposed seeing none passes five to zero uh number seven a acceptance of gifts board clerk ween in accordance with the Board of Education policy number 3290 the Board of Education May accept gifts as long as there is no conflict with the Education Code or other public laws the school district has received generous donations as detailed below these donations do not conflict with any Education Code or public laws regarding acceptance of gifts we have $264 from the blackb giving fund we have $859 excuse me $859 15 from Kroger $493 75 from Bright funds $854 from Richmond Street School PTA and $3,000 from UCD Supply Chain management I move to approve the gifts as red second is there any discussion seeing none uh Grady your preferential vote
043I all board members in favor please say I I any opposed seeing none it passes 5 Z Item 7B Dr Lind thank you hello got no I am yeah thank you um so as the board knows the district does self fund retire benefits for our certificated retirees there there's an annual requirement for there to be a study of those funds for the external audit I recommend this is this is the summary of that um report and I recommend approval I'll move approval second any discussion thank you for those of us who are retired teachers thank you Grady a preferential vote I all board members in favor please say I I any opposed seeing none passes 5 Z Item 7 C Dr Lind this it's so weird to hear that sorry uh this is a um
044a revision of our certificate of signatures adding missel and our new fiscal director as signatories for the school district um we did a similar when Dr Johnson came on so um I recommend approval I move to approve action item 7c second is there any discussion seeing none Grady your preferential vote I all board members in favor please say I I I any opposed seeing none it passes 5 item 7 D Dr Lind this is an agreement with Seamans to complete our annual fire inspection and testing as required by law I recommend approval I'll move approval second any discussion seeing none Grady your preferential vote I all board members in favor please say I I any opposed seeing none it passes 5 Z Item 8A Dr pluckin yes this item appeared as information pending action in
045the last board meeting this is the adoption of the English language arts textbook the my perspectives by saas uh curriculum and I recommend approval so this time I could say I uh oh motion I'll move to approve right yeah okay I move to approve second okay is there any discussion seeing none uh Grady your preferential vote I all board members in favor please say I I I any opposed seeing none it passes 5 z uh item nine a Dr pluckin thank you yes this is approval of the summer extended special education extended school year at geometry and High School Credit Recovery programs that'll be at Richmond Street school and elund high school and I recommend approval I move for approval of action item 9A second is there any discussion seeing none Grady your preferential vote
046I all board members in favor please say I I I any opposed seeing none it passes 5 Z Now we move on to section 10 information in action Miss V yes this board policy and administrative regulation are specific to our uniform complaint procedures and they're being brought forth for review with proposed changes and updates uh to ensure compliance with federal regulations and Education Code um they'll be brought back to the board um in the next meeting for Action are you covering about a yes and so the next set um policies and administrative regulations they're also being forth for review uh the next set is covering non-discrimination and employment sexual harassment and Title 9 policies they two have been updated um to ensure federal and state compliance and they too will be brought forth to the
047board as an action item in the next board meeting thank you I'm sure we're all looking forward to reading start already all right moving on to section 11 the informational calendar and the big news is no meeting on April 8th correct and but we get a tax day special board meeting instead so and and we're back here on the 22nd anything else nothing special meetings in Tex go together and uh 11b uh financial statements from the high school ASB are available going on to section 12 board members report starting with member beachley okay so I have spent some time at C at Center Street um first with magic night where everyone had a great time it was it's always fun to watch kids in Magic so it was great also went to the PTA meeting
048uh where they elected their new officers um and plans were discussed for the daughter's son or the daughter's dad dance and the son's mom night so Penny challenge was a huge success I think the TK kindergarten kids actually won which was very exciting um I'm going to be scooping ice cream at coldstones with two of my favorite retired Center Street teachers Miss Moot and Miss scalino on December 23rd at 5 o'clock if anybody would like to or sorry April yeah December I have Christmas on my brain sorry uh April April yeah who knows um April 23rd at 5 o'clock there's other dates that you can see other teachers and get your ice cream um it's a great fundraiser so come on out um had a little time at the high school as well visited some
049High School classrooms um with daima and Heather and Jason and then later that day got to watch the first track meet that I've ever seen at the high school which was really interesting and odd because you watch the kids start and then you lose them behind the the stands and then they show up again it was it was a very interesting it it's just an interesting track meet um but that was that was a that was a great time uh the PTA honorary Service Awards and founder day was last week over hundred people were honored or were um had nominations um a huge congrats to Sammy Kennison Smith who was awarded the first ever Golden Oak for a student which was a huge deal um the board was in full force with the exception of
050Heather but she was on the nomination list for all of her work that she does at Center Street but she was at work so it happens um I'd like to give uh a couple of save the date um for SoCal Rock um the allstar celebration is May 1st and then we also have an open house and I'm going to have to double check on the date but I will get those to you um we would love to have you come out and honor our uh SoCal kids the Women's Club had their annual spaghetti night um where they were raising fund for their restoration they're trying to raise $100,000 to to restore some of the the the the the old schoolhouse which is in some disarray and they're up over $80,000 right now so they are
051well on their way but um if anybody would like to contribute that would be great some of the money from the fundraiser also goes to high school scholarships um which is also a great thing the young the young entrepreneurs uh was last Saturday Beyond impressive there were 87 booths of miscellaneous wees um there was live music um but I think the thing that I appreciated almost more than than the wonderful stuff they were selling was that a part of all of their sales was donated to charity so we're already teaching these kids about service which is really important so I I was very impressed by that and then as Grady mentioned uh part one of civic's day was yesterday um the students were giv given their project a chance to tour City Hall I have
052a lovely video of Grady with the fire hose um I'd like to thank the the uh city um all five council members the police department um the fire department all of their local leaders had a group of kids um and I can't wait to see the wonderful things that you guys all have planned when you do your presentations in May and that's my report um my report is short and sweet um it was a joy to walk through the high school after going to the high school and seeing all the transitions that have happened and how many amazing things that we are offering our students um I literally sent a text to my husband saying Jax has taking the business pathway we have to do this like that's amazing like I just there was I
053mean AP psych we walked into that and it was just amazing things that I don't think if I wasn't on this side of you know the dis that parents don't get to experience those things and see how great really um you know these classes are you know our kids come home and they complain because it's just another class or they have homework but really what our kids are um learning and the opportunities that we are giving them at eligendo is just truly remarkable um so that was a very fun treat and I don't think I have much more it's been a lot of work that I've been doing so that's it thank you on 319 I had a chance to visit the high school and do the tour and other board members present as stated
054was member Southerland and member beachley I have to tell you the wonderful thing about the school tour is that you get to go in and experience learning firsthand and you get to go into the classroom you see the kids in their element and there are some like there was one class that we went in and then we went into another classroom and the same student was there and you could see how this student showed up in each class the exact same way the Excellence not being ruffled at all that they are visitors in there and it's just a rich experience and very happy to have that opportunity it's led by principal gabart and of course we have our superintendent present as well on 319 as beachley said we had a chance to visit a track
055meet held at our school and that's unique in itself because it's extremely rare that we have them that we host competitions at our school because of the way that our track is set up and so for the very energetic kids when they start the race and and the students are running in front of us we could see them and then us calmer more let's say uh let me think of a more approp seasoned I don't want to say older people would wait for them to come around where you would see the students just run up the bleachers look to watch them on the backside and then run back down for when they return so definitely a treat because we rarely have that opportunity so I'm happy that we were able to pull that off and
056lastly we had civic's day on 324 uh board members present were president Glenn vice president Miller Zari and member beachley and this was the sixth annual day for our senior projects and that's our high school seniors it's day one of a two-day project the second day takes place in May and this one was interesting because you come in they are introduced to all of our Civic leaders and then they get to Shadow them to find out exactly what they do the reason why this is so important is because we're sitting here because we're in service and I'm not sure at what point we all were engaged I know when I was engaged but for the rest of you but for these students to have this opportunity at the high school level is amazing because they
057can either one day be in these seats or they can be involved enough to drive the direction of their Community either way it's a win-win for the students and for the communities for which they serve upcoming PT meetings for Richmond Street PTA their next meeting is May 15th excuse me May 12th at 6:30 and they have a couple of events that I want to share they have the fifth grade ice skating night at the Toyota Center which is coming up March 29th they also have the RSS steam literacy family night a real treat that's April 3rd and then daughter's Night Out is April 26th for the next Esh PTSA meeting it is May 7th at 6:30 p.m. and their upcoming events they have the new drivers workshop with espd and that is let's see I
058didn't write that date down so you don't have that date sorry and then you have the es HS actually do have it because they send a newsletter out every Sunday and if you have an opportunity to open it there's lots of goodies in there so please take a moment to check that out that's a quiz to make you go to that spot to the newsletter um on April 23rd they have the student appreciation day so for students encouraging students to join the PTSA and get involved and they have a lot of active students at the high school again another opportunity to be involved and to drive the narrative and lastly they have the on April 30th preparing for senior year and Beyond with our former eshs counselor Stephanie Burns and Paul jury from PJ test
059prep so another great opportunity and event to celebrate and that concludes my report okay lots of good stuff going on um I want to report back to mostly my fellow board about um the last laxa meeting we had uh it was a week ago Monday we had great speakers on advocacy and raising your voice to other legislative levels uh and a great budget Outlook budget Outlook uh presentation but I feel like we're really well first in that here so it's like yeah yeah we know that right um we as an executive board in laxa also voted to send letters of support for sb48 and 40 and ab49 which are bills that are moving through legislature regarding protecting schools and dayc carees as safe spaces against uh well in the face of unwarranted immigration policies so
060we are um put those forward the week uh will'll mention a short but sweet facility advisory committee that we had uh around the lonely quiet district office space was it was really like a little a little plant that's not going to make it and a penny on the floor here and but but what it is is like setting the tone for all right here we are and fast forward a short time in the future let's just say to what it's going to be it was just amazing to see it empty and I hope that everybody is finding their place around the district in in their new temporary office space so um thank you to everybody especially Miss Dr lince and everybody who's figuring all that out and um and made sure that people got to
061where they need to be and and it's moving forward so thank you um I will tell you that the PTSA at the middle school also did their elections last week so it was great to uh see new board members coming in and again to anyone who steps into those roles s thank you so much for putting yourself out there and you know with the honorary Service Awards that we saw um it's amazing to see those the people win but really to me it was amazing to see the stage full of nominees and know that even that many hundred people is just a fraction of the people that work so hard in this community across all the schools day in and day out so just want to say thank you to the the organizers of the
062event Chelsea and CJ but also more so even to the supportive community that a portion of which were honored in that in that event um a few fellow board members and I went to the chamber mixer after that uh was was great to to again take a moment on the Fly for some of us to uh be there with our our partners in town and to meet new folks also um we met a theater group that's using the the Performing Art Center now and we're like oh great that's good to know all these people are excited to be part of what we do here in our schools so it was it was great to uh have a moment with the that Community civic's Day amazing one of my favorite reasons to your open City Hall
063every year we do it so yay to everyone we can't wait to see day two I hope you had a good time Grady and it was you know always always such a gift of partnership right there so thank you again to the city uh teaming up on that um tomorrow I'll be logging into a county level United against hate meeting um on behalf of my role in the South Bay Community Coalition against hate so I'll report back to you on what's happening with that coming up later this year and I look forward to being part of career day again this Thursday another amazing event like I feel like I smile all day now this time I got to do my lectures by myself I usually share the time so I don't know if anybody wants
064to show up and guest to entertain with me um I don't know if I can do this for 45 minutes but I I love the opportunity to see the mix of people that come and show up with the vast array of careers that our students might lead into it's it's awesome great energy there so looking forward to that and lastly congrats to the new doctors in the house Dr deonis and Dr ly I know you haven't done the official stuff yet but seeing the name on the agenda awesome so congrats to that and enjoy spring break everybody we'll see you for not the normal day but two meetings next month okay thank you I'm not going to go over many of the things my colleagues have already mentioned thank you very much um but I
065just want to say on Saturday morning um I took my dog on a walk we passed by the high school field and it was so gratifying to see so many kids enjoying our facilities on a weekend and uh I know that's Dr Lind is at the the heart of um making all that happen too but uh it's so important that our community gets to enjoy our facilities when we're not using them for for our purposes um I'm going to mention I was at the at PTSA meeting last night with Dr Johnson and uh just to remind everyone that the run for education is coming up in about four weeks time I think it's April 27th and uh are you running it by the way yeah yeah um in costume or no all right so um
066for anyone who hasn't ever been here on um run for aded morning it's always picture perfect I think we start at 8 it's um it's a three mile Loop if you're doing the 5K you do one Loop if you doing the 10K you do two and um then there's a fair in library Park afterwards um with lots of boots medals for everyone so uh it's a great great event and if you're not a runner or your um foot happens to be in a boot you can always have volunteer to be a a corner monitor or uh find other way to support the event but it's it's really really fun and I can't even read oh um lastly I think we we always should be mentioning the great work that the aded foundation is doing and
067the Gayla is coming up soon tickets are on sale you can buy them online um the most amazing night every year in this town and um hope everybody out there is buying their tickets and that's the end of my report thank you president Glenn uh first off I'd like to give a shout out to Mariah Christina Wendy Laura Cheryl those are your new PTA and PTSA presidents um just you know to me being a PTA president is um is a a mental task uh having worked closely with them what I always say is you know it's hard enough raising your own kids even then you're volunteering in this case to help raise 3,500 other kids uh and they do it for free um so just to you know can't do without them they're so so
068vital to our schools uh I I call about three to five uh Ed donors uh per week just to give them a thank you so i' just like just to take a moment just to you know thank you know uh Ed donors um uh you know it's it's a long list of people I mean like that that that give and then you know give over subst you know years and years and years and what I like calling them for is like you when you when you if you can get them on the Horn uh they're always just like they're like oh oh know no problem you know like uh so just so humble and and kind and it's just like that's why I like doing it uh I uh just want to give a shout
069out to the classified staff um who helped get the district office uh into the middle school and Richmond and the high school for Jack uh they just did an incredible job I mean like you know jacobe when I when I blew out the power uh within the first two days of being there um jacobe was there with like an extension cord I mean like aricelli like looked at like the blown wall and then you know Carlos came by he was like okay let me take a look at this and then Elmer was eventually there with M so I just you know that is just one example of us being babied uh lack of a better word uh to help get us un seamlessly there and just you know it's a lot of it's a lot
070of effort from everybody but it's a lot of classified effort so just a special shout out to them uh loved being at young entrepreneurs on Saturday so awesome those kids took me to the cleaners I'm telling you they were they were hustling I I seriously I thought I came in there with like a couple hundred bucks and I was like looking at my wall I was like how much did I spend uh so it was it was uh really really great but just some uh I I want to give give a shout out to the parents as well too who helped at each of the booths and I kept on joking whenever I'd run into a booth where there was just the parents there and the kids had run off to go play I was
071like man Management's so aluth here you know you guys need to unionize um so it was just a really cool day they had over 80 booths that's amazing um so uh great opportunity and PTA is behind that as well too uh did the first leg of the restroom tours uh me and Elmer got into every single bathroom at Richmond and the high school I do mean every single one we had to like Sho boys away because the boys were like can't we just use the bathroom while you're in there like no go go uh and so uh it was great you mean like you know to me there's a standard um of of cleanliness uh that needs to be synonymous with our school district and I do think that our staff works really hard to
072get there and you me like we can be better um so uh just a shout out to Dr Lind and Elmer at M and the custodial and and M team who are working hard hard in order to raise the bar um so that our students are more comfortable I mean like at our schools and then uh the chili paloa you know I am a quanan and a rotarian uh the chili paloa is on the 29th um and this is a comes full circle for me because my first Elsa Gund experience last year was the chili paloa and it poured rain so hopefully that won't happen um but I'll be there uh volunteering come on out have some chili uh and uh enjoy the there's a corn hole tournament uh at 1:00 as well too so
073um it'll be a good old time for good cause namely our schools uh the battle of the South Bay uh this is a video game competition you saw our winners from the high school it is going down and April 1st at 5:00 pm at Paris um we are going to be we we I I feel like we're heavy fairs I saw our our guys win the championship you mean like at the high school live and they dominated um and everyone was good so I the word on the street is is that odds favor us so if you you know you want to see a winner uh uh speaking of Technology we be at the student it's it's it's an AI conference but our students will be present and presenting on April 5th in San Diego
074uh Dr janicek soon to be Dr janc uh will be there as well also and then in the spirit of complimenting colleague I just want to give a shout out to daima I just really appreciate that you you you you know have me reflect about care and empathy for staff and that's something you always put forward you mean like hey are we taking care of our staff are we think this through um that goes a long way CU I'm staff too so I really appreciate that so thank you and that concludes my report thank you thank you Dr Johnson uh we do not need to recess to close session so at 7:31 it's my pleasure to adjourn our meeting e