001[Applause] testing [Music] [Applause] [Music] he [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] n [Music] oh [Music] d a [Music] a [Music] testing [Music] [Applause] [Music] excuse me hello that a right you got me nope testing testing testing testing excuse me if you're here for the years of service pins please see Miss Amber best in the back back there so if you need to go see her if that's what you're here for okay so if you're here for year your years of service pins go see Miss amember e e [Music] a [Music] n [Music] there [Music] good evening [Music] everyone if you hear my my voice clap once if you hear my voice clap twice if you hear my voice clap three times times if you hear my voice clap four times if you hear my
002voice clap five times thank you so much okay we are just wait waiting for trusty so SoDo to join on Zoom he had a Fam Family um Emer emergency so he will be join joining on zoom and as soon as he gets in we will start and I thank thank you for your P patience okay hopefully it doesn't take take long and if it does we'll blame it okay [Music] all right it looks like we just gonna have to start the part part party with without him and he'll join as soon as he can so good even evening um this is the reg regular board meet meeting of the theat lantto El Elementary School dis District it's Tuesday Feb February 25th 2025 so doc Dr Watt Walker can you please take roll call thank you
003president Stewart trusty SoDo I'm sure he'll he'll join when when he can trusty Krauss trusty kuss here trusty Webster Webster present trusty LEF French trusty love French present president Stewart uh pre present okay on to 1.04 let's please stand to do the pledge of of Alle legiance play place your right right hand o over your your heart ready begin I pledge alance 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 all right all right so go going on to adop adoption of the agenda 2.1 doc Dr walk Walker do we have an any any pro proposed additions deletions and adjust adjustments in the order of business um thank you TR uh president Stewart no we do
004not okay um to 2.2.2 ad adoption of the agenda trustees I need a mo motion to adopt the AG agenda Webster I motion to adopt the agenda truste love French I second okay I will now call for the vote TR trusty Krauss kuss yes uh TR trusty web Webster Webster I trusty love love French left French I and Steward I motion P passes for zero okay go going on to three spe special Rec recognitions doc Dr W Walker take take it away please at this time we would like to recognize the employees for 15 and 20 years of service to aesd and at this time I will turn it over to Mr shifflet our assistant soup of Human Resources thank you Dr Walker good evening president Stewart trustees superintendent Dr Walker cabinet members staff students
005and guests it gives me great pleasure to be here to recognize staff of the atlanto elementary school district who have devoted their careers to enriching the lives of our children in our community not only has the staff we are recognizing tonight it that enrich children's lives they have also supported our classified and certificated colleagues at school sites or in their perspective respective departments again it's an honor to present and recognize the many employees this evening the annual service award ceremony is part of a traditional recognition and gratitude for our dedicated employees whose accomplishments and outstanding work contribute to the success of our students teachers staff and alumni of the Atlanta Elementary School District tonight we will recognize staff who completed 15 and 20 years of service to the district during the 2324 school year when
006I read your name and I'll start with uh 15 years first please stand and come to the front we'll be able to take a picture and then have your family take a picture and then go back to your seats and then we'll bring up the 20 years of service so start with our 15 years of service Christina Philip Ricardo Jimenez Deborah mockler those are our 15 years of service that's that that's it they're going to be 16 next year e e so once again congratulations to our 15 years of service one round of applause please now on to our 20 years of service Madame President here's your signatures yes sir thank you Vicky Bell Eldred Cameron David Chow Lisa esparanza Norma Flores Mark Forbes Bernard fry David Garcia Jedi Griffith Heidi Hernandez Jason hes Brenda
007Holtz Charles Kennedy Gabrielle Mars Teresa Martinez Jonathan McDonald Cheryl Meli Kathy Murphy Teresa Padilla armida Rodriguez Brandon Rogers francisa Hardy Rogers Bertha sa Kimberly Sanchez Maria sandal Gladis Solis Fernando Torres and Rebecca Watkins so let's take a picture e testing one two testing so again congratulations to all of our award recipients for a job well done once again thank you so much to our 15 year and 20year recipients [Applause] congratulations for the record okay just for for the rec record uh TR trustee so Soo joined at 54442 p [Music] M three um okay so now we we're on to 3 302 stud student rec recognition for H History Day and spell spelling be thank you president Steward at this time I'm going to turn it over to Dr dwon our assistant soup of academic service
008serves all right good evening this is one of our favorite things to do this is one of our favorite things to do is celebrate the work and the accomplishments of our students this evening so tonight academic Services has the honor of presenting recognition to our history day and our spelling be winners a lot a lot of work goes into this parents this is your award too I just know it so at this time I want to um ask our board to go ahead and come to the front and then I want to turn it over to our director of academic Services Carol Coburn and our cordinator Mrs Rebecca bosi all right good evening I'm going to start with our spelling be winners so this year we had three incredible uh students uh join us at
009spelling B and so I'm going to go ahead and call our third place winner first Kenneth sard our second place winner was Nel Abdul muhamad did I say it right I didn't say it congratulations and she brought her trophy so she wanted everybody to see she she got it congratulations m muhamed muham muhim muhim all right all right and our first place winner this year comes to us um as a I don't know what ranking second second a fifth grader sorry um Ria s and she is from Gus Franklin congratulations all right moving um do we want to go ahead and do a picture okay so we'll do a picture for our spelling Day winners or spelling be not spelling day no I'm good hey congratulations [Applause] so all of our students that participated in
010our District spelling be will now move on to County um so they'll be taking a test tomorrow to see if they qualify to go to County so I wish them all good luck um they're super spellers I know that they'll they'll they'll do their very very best to represent and just thank you for participating students next it's my proud H honor to give away our history day um students some recognition so our first school is Victoria macaan so we have Athena [Applause] aosta we have Jasmine Burton [Applause] we have Valerie [Applause] Cervantes we have willow Sue Wilson [Applause] and we have Alani gerola our next school is Mela Davis Academy of Excellence oh do you have them next okay we have some more Victoria mcgaan but they'll they'll come later uh so Mela Davis we
011have um a group uh exhibit so we have Adeline zenas and Jazelle Mesa if they would both come [Applause] up we need get her through if we can student Perfect all right perfect and then we do have a Columbia Middle School we also have a group exhibit we have Emma Hernandez and Arlene [Applause] Hernandez can we let our student through thank you okay we have um another group exhibit from Melva Davis we have Leilani sunx and mayumi [Applause] Hernandez okay we have um next is our individual exhibit um still from um Mela Davis ofilia scalos skolski skolski next we have EST Stella Aila [Applause] okay next we have jayen [Applause] Gonzalez next we have Aliana [Applause] Palos you want to go this way shorter okay next we have a group uh podcast from Victoria mcgaan
012we have adrea sheii and Andrea sheii and Kean [Applause] white Andrea Andrea sheii next we have also our last group which is a group podcast uh from Victoria mcgaan uh jaon Taylor and J Jathan Taylor and Christian [Applause] Gonzalez all right so I also want to recognize all of our staff so our staff that um that helps to support our history day from Victoria mathan Melva Davis Colombia if you are here if you would also make your way to the front Christian Gonzalez [Applause] yay and then I'd also like to recognize the admin uh from our schools uh Victoria McAn we have Mr verdusco and Miss Griffith from Melva Davis we have Kathy yovich and from Colombia do we have anybody from Colombia I don't see anybody from Columbia tonight so if you guys could
013make your way up front so that you could be a part of the picture thank [Applause] you yeah teacher teacher coordinators come to the front for pictures as well he's taking pictures sure y our teachers as well that helped support SMI you gonna be part of it s e e yeah all right we have one more spe special Rec Rec recognit n n um the may may Mesa Pro program code coding Mar Marathon win winner thank you president Stuart at this time we'll have academic Services assistant soup Dr daison all right good evening this is a special award that we're handing out tonight so this particular student um had exceptional performance in the math engineering science achievement coding Marathon so I he can teach me some things I know so he's been recognized as the
014top student in the Inland Empire out of more than 400 students even high school students this is a middle school student so for your dist outstanding skills in coding and dedication to Excellence have earned you this distinguished recognition let's give a very warm Round of Applause for Alan Reyes Alber [Applause] good work he said he was going to teach me so I'm gonna hold him to it so in addition to that Ellen has also earned a medal and a $50 gift card to have some [Applause] fun e s okay let's go all right so I just want want to say that there is cake in the back please eat the cake take the cake and we we will give uh 10 five five minutes 10 10 10 so you you have have time to get
015the cake because I know some some some of you want to go you have things to do but I want to thank thank thank you for com coming and bringing your children we app appreciate them and they are the VIPs of our dis District okay e get the k [Music] yeah C [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] testing [Music] a [Music] he [Music] [Laughter] [Music] that one up and light the other one up right turn it [Music] all right if you hear my voice clap once if you hear my voice clap twice if you hear my voice clap three times I don't want want to bang the Gap g full 10 10 minut minutes are up and we do have to go on to our day I know I okay I need I need order in
016the boardroom please I hate to be the bad B but we must go for joining us okay right I I think we we have to work work out a s system where we Ral you in okay we need need to go on to staff re re reports and presentations Dr Walker thank you so much president Stewart I am super excited to have an opportunity to have academic Services share some presentations from two of our amazing schools Dr DWI yes thank you so much I know this is what we've been waiting for so we are so excited to see our students this evening so first we have presenting we have Morgan Kincade followed by Westside Park so I'm going to have Morgan Kincade come up first proud principal Mrs Kristen [Applause] Cooper all right good evening
017uh president Stewart trustees and cabinet it is uh my pleasure to introduce to you some of our students from Moran King Kade along with my assistant administrator Miss Norwood My Fabulous assistant administrator um we have a wonderful staff at Mor Kade great um teachers great support staff with us tonight we have some of Miss Gino's fifth grade students and some of Miss Simon's first grade students we've been doing excellent work at Moran conc this year through Avid Blended learning we're a PBIS Platinum award-winning school but tonight we want to highlight some of our Black History Month um work that we've been doing we have an assembly tomorrow so we're just going to be celebrating some of our performances kicking off with our fifth graders come on up fifth graders my name is Elijah M wait
018we can't be brave without fear Muhammad Ali my name is Christina I would say to always follow your dream and dream big because my whole career including any of the things I accomplished I never thought that in a million years I would be here so proves that once you believe in yourself and put your mind into something you could do it Simone [Applause] B hi my name is Rose um from my first dunk at 14 years old to my second NCAA Championship at the University of Tennessee my intense training with my dad was always to credit Candace Parker hello my name is Delan a life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives Jackie Robinson those are just a few of the quotes that the students in Miss Gino's class have
019been learning and a little snippet of the multitude of learning that's been going on about um culture um we celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month earlier in the year black history month this month and we'll have a multicultural assembly and celebration towards the end of the year next up we have Miss Simon's class that will be performing a song that they are learning Miss Sim these are our first graders Brave first graders and we thank their parents uh for supporting us and bringing their students tonight come a little closer to the microphone we want to be able to hear your super adorable sweet voices and the message that you're singing tonight in your song We Have a Dream closer all the way I those microphones hey yeah we want to hear him all right SC a little
020yeah we are here [Music] beautiful dream no matter your col no matter your name in this big world all the same we have [Music] Dre for will make it right shining up like a on the first we have a dream a hopeful dream mountains are we all Bel together like a beautiful s [Music] for and for in toow Sharing love we dreams oftice dreams oface help the Mak I have a dream can see [Music] [Applause] [Music] it sharing love we dream [Music] make it sh [Music] we bels to me [Music] and a shining dream together we build the greatest team with love in our heart we'll see it dreams to me and [Applause] you I think I was more nervous than them [Music] were fabulous good job yes thank you I think I said I
021think I was more nervous than them and they were fabulous thank you so much let's give one more round of applause to Morgan Kade so right now we do have one more school presentation at this time I'd like to call up proud principal of Westside Park Miss Adriana panoa good evening there okay good evening a president St Dr Walker esteem cabinet staff ASD staff members and our community my name is Adriana panoa and I'm the proud principal at Westy Park Elementary School and my name is Camille Laura and I'm the proud assistant principal of west side park it is an honor to showcase our amazing students this evening to the next one we strive to create a safe we strive to create a safe learning environment okay it's okay wait they're so excited they're ready
022for us okay Brandon can we move to the next slide please thank you we strive to create a safe learning environment in our campus where all students staff and Community feel safe and valued and we had amazing pictures but we'll get in up there our classrooms are set for success to support our students growth and achievement soon as we see a picture okay we are extremely proud of how well our students are reading our Focus continues to be early literacy and mathematical practices I am honored to introduce Miss Thor first grade [Music] [Applause] teacher thank you for this opportunity five years ago we implemented programs at Westside Park to improve early literacy we've had wonderful training in programs such as heger to to enforce phonics and F phonological awareness and thinking maps for writing we
023have been able to consistently use those to hone our skills as teachers the students have responded and we are seeing growth among all levels of readers last week I had a parent come in for parent teacher conference I told Miss PTO if she made me chalk I would cry so I'm crying her daughter went from kindergarten level to first grade level in just three months her mom said that's because of you and I said no it's obvious you were with her at home too and she said we had a repairment at our house recently he told us that if that he told me that if I wanted my children to learn to read they needed to attend atlanto elementary school district schools and especially Westside Park he said they know how to work with our
024children that's the reputation we are getting to show how we are what we are able to do with our students I brought along one of my students I'm very proud of his name is KAS he's going to be reading from one of the books in the ktie woo and Pedro mystery series [Applause] okay the peanut butter and jelly mystery it was 10:00 Pedro told Katie I'm hungry I can't wait for lunch he looked into his bag yuck it's tuna fish maybe I can wait Katie gave her lunch bag a Pat I have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich dad put lots of grape jelly on it yum there D recess Katie and Pedro and JoJo ran around and had a blast as they walked back to class Katie said all that running made me hungry
025I can't wait to eat my sandwich I can't wait to eat my sandwich but but Katie got a surprise her lunch her lunch bag was gone oh no she said somebody took my took it today we celebrated Black History Month with an outstanding performance celebrating different cultures is a vibrant a vibrant reminder of the riches and diversity that make our world so unique each culture brings its own Traditions stories art and values creating a beautiful tapestry of human experiences this month as we honor African-American history we celebrate the incredible contributions that African-Americans have made to our society from music and literature to civil rights and Innovations these contributions not only enrich our culture but also Inspire future generations to continue building a more inclusive and understanding world it's time it's a time to reflect on
026history and embrace the power of diversity so tonight we have uh Miss Reese Miss Reese's class and Miss Castro's class and we're going to invite them up and they're going to be um doing a reenactment of the March for jobs and singing We Shall Overcome [Applause] [Music] We Shall Overcome somay truth will set us free Tru will set us free will set us [Applause] free oh deep in my heart I shall over [Music] heart [Music] over we are not afraid we are not AFA to all deep in my heart I [Music] do we shall over thank you students stay right there [Applause] we will now invite dearion lean in third grade from Mr oo's class to present his version of the I Have a Dream speech Dr Martin Luther King junor [Music] [Applause] [Music] really
027five score years ago a great American signed the exclamation Proclamation we cannot walk alone and as we walk we must make the pl that we shall March ahead I have a dream that children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character I yes I have a dream that one day all children will be able to join hands together as sisters and brothers I have a dream today that we will be able to work together and stand up for Freedom together thank you [Music] [Applause] We are continuing our celebration and we invite you all to please join us all this week for our black history museum at Westside Park it open from 9 to 3 P.M and we have
028one more okay go go ahead guys we got Spirit yes we do we got Spirit show you [Applause] wild let's go go go three go [Applause] thankk you we are westl Park [Music] [Applause] [Music] okay oh my good goodness how do do we talk top that all right uh go going on to2 no we're we're at two the the Esports all right thank you thank you president Stewart next we have academic Services Dr jison sh ing an amazing new program for atanto Elementary School District our e Sports presentation Dr Jo on I hope I can capture some of that energy I had to be the one going after them they did such a great job though thank you um good evening board president Stewart our Board of Trustees superintendent Walker and our esteemed members of
029aesd community I am Dr dwon assistant superintendent of academic services and tonight I will be presenting on the future of Competitive Gaming in the otono elementary school district here we go next slide this evening I will go a little over a little bit of the background of our current progress a lab design prototype and the implementation of this new and Innovative opportunity for our student next Esports is a sport integrated technology it's it's it's sports but it's integrated into technology so otherwise we call it electronic Sports so Esports has actually evolved into a form of Competitive Gaming that is facilitated through computer gaming so it's organized it's multiplayer video and it's a competitive sport the early beginnings of our Esports um in our world right now began in the 70s so with what they say
030are classic tournament games I almost don't want to say classic because I remember them um pong and Space Invaders um I there you go I know so by the 90s multiplayer games emerged with um games like Counter Strike and Starcraft and it quickly became a global sport so schools began adding orts because it was um recognized for teamwork strategy and STEM related fields so um because of that students were able to then take those skills that they learned and appli that to to stem and real life opportunities next slide for schools that have integrated Esports into their curriculum some of the benefits have proven to be game changers first student engagement and a sense of belonging or seal it's increased attendance students want to be there it's decreased Behavior incidents like suspensions and expulsions because
031students don't want to miss out it also applies to um provide exposure to Career Pathways so um which feeds into our College and Career it's also a development of the 21st century skills are which we may know as the Seas communication character citizenship collaboration creativity and critical thinking and Leadership skills and also team building so what does it hold for us in the future well participating in this could actually lead to schol college scholarships so um we have many universities who actually offer scholarships to students and this is now considered 159 .3 billion industry next slide thank you no one more again okay so here's a look into um progress um of implementation sorry it was the slide back I was ahead of myself I apologize so last year we took a team to Rialto
032Unified School District to take a look at their program so it was not just an opportunity to take um leadership but we also took some teachers with us and we took a team to um go and see what that eorts is and what was different about it was that we've heard of Esports happening a lot in the after school program but what was different about Rialto is they actually embedded it into their master schedule so it was an actual class during the school day so our team came back very energized um and from that we had Buy in from our um school so we had colia Mesa Linda and also Melva Davis and we also have one Elementary School Morgan Kade who's participating in Esports so the teachers came together they created a code of
033conduct they have a syllabus and an approved game list so all of those um coming together we also received professional development from our County Office office um they actually at the County office also facilitate countywide competition for Esports um in addition to that um we went ahead and had a um a company come out and actually say if if we turned this particular classroom into an Esports lab what would that look like so I'm going to show you some of those in just a minute so this slide actually shows one of the labs um this was in Rialto so you'll see the gaming discs you'll see the chairs you see wall art imagine coming into that particular class every single day um we have also in the lower uh right hand corner you'll see what's
034called a shoutcasting station so students learn how to broadcast announce give playby plays just like you would in sports and you'll also see on walls some very large TVs because when they're in competition they're displaying all around the room so it's it's a very interactive experience for our students this is actually um at that particular District they have a county um I'm sorry a districtwide competition where all of their schools and they actually have Esports at every single middle school and every single high school so they come together and you'll see those big giant screens they take over a gym in uh one of their uh schools and they facilitate that dayong competition and it's it's really exciting really loud really exciting so this actually is one of those renderings I was saying that we
035had a company come out and so um in what we are calling the hopefully not so distant future um this could be Melva Davis Academy of Excellence so they came out they met me the room they put those cool graphics in there so there's actually a a moving one but um I I'm not very skilled at operating it but this actually you'll see the shout casting station in there you'll see the artwork on the wall um and this is just an example of of what that could be so Esports is for all students um it's inclusive so um particularly student students who may be in special education um when they have inclusion uh they can pick Esports as one of their electives um they could learn camera and lighting and also making sure that they're
036becoming uh very competent in their public speaking and listening skills so what does that look like in the classroom well 60% of the week actually is classroom content they're learning they they have studies um they're learning how to journal um they're learning the strategy of the game and then the next 40% of the week is what you call purposeful play so it's not just play and you're on your own but it's called purposeful play because there's a a a mission behind why they're doing what they're doing so these are just some of the approved games um so you'll see Sports Super Smash Brothers um what's up there Mario Party geog guesser Sports they also have football and soccer so these are the games they actually use to go and have competition with and so at
037this time we have a couple of voices from our schools um we do have one um online I'm going to kind of fast forward to some of the students who wanted to say a few things about Esports and then we're going to hear from one of our teachers so go ahead and so these students are from Mela Davis Academy of Excellence and the teacher who actually is one of our um I guess strongest supporters she got us going on this super excited like feel like about this class you like about this class oh I really yeah we'll go back to the there we go you like about this class you like playing yeah you like playing with your friends awesome really love how you like about this class oh I really love how you give
038us free freedom to play games that we can't and I really enjoy this classroom it's not like most classrooms where it's just stuck to learning and so that's the beauty of Esports he doesn't realize that he's learning um but that's just a a small sample of and that's from Mrs cinnamon ola's classroom at Melva Davis at this time um we do have some um words from our teacher at Colombia Middle School Mr Snider so we'll bring him [Applause] up is it on we're good okay I'm Mr Schneider I'm Columbia I um excuse my sunglasses I can't see without them and I I'm PE teacher so I'm outside so I do apologize um so I do teach our um I teach one of the classes at Columbia Middle School we call it um Computer Concepts so
039we want to make it an Esports class class um just a couple notes um a lot of my students um like she was saying I do have a diverse diverse background we have several kids with IEPs we have several kids that are from different aspects and different classes from the middle school so and what I like about Esports is it it allows them to get along playing a video game that they probably would not socialize with those other kids so it's a very big impact with those students um uh student attendance I noticed that 95% % of my kids are always in class um I have 17 kids in there and usually it's always full so class attendance is always a big issue uh social emotional learning so we do the um we we have
040our curriculum called blueprint um and it it's all about social emotional learning and some of the aspects and then it also includes different on how to incorporate video games on that social emotional learning so it's just not they're playing video games you know you see Esports and you're going to say oh they're just playing video games no we were writing we're doing math we're doing projects and then we use the video games to entice the kids and help the kids further their careers um one of our projects that we had in November is where they had to team up with each other and they had to present the video game to like a um like I was the they presented it to the class and myself but they presented the game as like they were
041presenting the game to a developer so they had to come up with the how they're going to how they're they going to research the game how they're going to buy the game who's making the profit how much money do they get out of the game so they all had to research on how to do that um and then our next project is going to be um developing a game on how to develop games coding games so it's a lot of learning and it's a lot of future learning like she like Dr deison said 1.51 153 billion dollar that's including your cell phones including all the different platforms we need to be ahead of all the other districts in allowing these students the opportunities that they can get better paying financial jobs um myself I play
042video games all the time I grew up in that video game area where it became online and became very it was a very it was a it was a resource that I used to cope with some emotional issues and these kids need that um we're trying to plan offering six periods next year where they're they're getting that social emotional learning and they're that chance to talk to different people and work with other people in different aspects um school scholarships like she said scholarships we I went to the training um Cal State San berino was offering scholarships Stamford they're all offering scholarships just for playing video games and they can get full rides just like football players just like basketball players just like um soccer players but this is just a very strong ass and it's
043just playing video games so they're they're getting paid to go to college to play video games which is amazing um and even uh two-year universities so twoe universities are offering able to offer scholarships for those students as well uh Long Beach City College is one of the big ones um CIF is starting to make it a recognized sport so they're I believe in two years they are including in in the blue book if you know what the blue book is it's the list of rules and regulations for All Sports and Esports has a section in their new Adoption so um and my final point is we want to be ahead I don't think many of the uh middle schools up here have orts if they do it's an after school program um we want to
044have a school program and then we also want to have the after school component where we can compete against the other students and then that way they can better their skills and then when they get to those high schools they can compete so um that's all I had thank you very much [Applause] thank you Mr Schneider I I was telling my team I don't really speak Esports very well but I'm learning along with our schools and our team um thank you for being here this evening um and that concludes our presentation thank you okay next up it is 4.3 guide guiding Co Coalition update from the board president and trusty so SoDo are they they here I don't know um is an an Anthony here I don't think he's here it's okay it's okay do
045I have to get get up darn it thank you he did that for me okay good even evening I am Christine St I am the board pre president um I don't know why when when I'm up there I'm okay here I was like oh my God I got to pre presentent so we're actually go going to start with trusty so SoDo and we want want to share how our day went and what H opened with the guide guiding Co Coalition thank you president Stuart uh good evening colleagues good evening Dr Walker and cabinet as mentioned we'll be sharing an update on our last meeting with the um aantal guiding Coalition um and so on the slide here on the left you'll you can take a a screenshot or take a picture you'll get the framework
046of of of the learning centered collaborative and so if we can go to the next slide please oh is it my my turn okay so I'll a lot of of what what we are do doing is trying try trying to to build build a plan that will help bet better uh support our our our kids and it's been a lot of steps and they they always re re review the work what what are point point is and our d Direction and again uh the the the slides up up here I just pulled from from the slide I was not go going to create a new new one then next slide slide please so it's all there this in includes our our time timeline um there there is another another meet meeting in March I got
047to explain to my boss can I go um and by the end on June June 10th which is my birth birthday we will I guess have our fine final pres presentation um next slide please so I don't know what I did with this this was an accident go on okay portrait so the these are the things that we have been FOC focusing on our vision vision and and our Miss Mission and Val values what what where we we're at the F first two we're still still there and we we have hav't gone gone on to the the learn learning mod model yet and then we we will we'll have a five fiveyear St strateg strategic plan with the big moves next slide please and there we go so we talked about about this they had
048had us F focus on our Vis vision and our Mi Mission the the Val values the port portrait of of a learn learner or learn learn learning mod model and blueprint the big thing about about this is that we we had C CCA a adta we we had par parents and the v v VIP the the kids next slide please I'm sorry that that was was an accident go on next next they to talk some stuff so next one please so we had um we we we met met in Jan January and we did you know rough rough drafts on the Mish Mish Mission and the VIS Vision state statement last week we um went went through to to see how can we um in improve prove it clean clean it up make make it
049s simpler and such um so and and these these are all on the slides I believe so that you you do have a access and then in March we'll work to to create the F final one next slide please we we were were bro broken up in into to groups by by force we couldn't sit with with the friends so um my my group was the Val values trust trusty so SoDo thank you president Stuart yes as mentioned I sat with our president and we sat with a different group we went over the values and the revisions one of the biggest things that was revised that I felt it's probably important to mention was the we Foster joy and compassion one thing that was implemented and was revised was that we included safety and wellness
050as a value for the district that was something that was also circulated around as well so that's one of the biggest changes that we made when it ca when it when it comes to the district values we made some smaller adjustments here and there with other uh values but I think the main and most important big change we made was safety wellness and joy um a lot of the individuals in the group were very involved and so I just want to make sure that you know we are we are sticking to what is being said in terms of the community and that's I'm glad that that that was reflected in in that change okay next next slide and I'm not going to go through through this all it's just we we we en Envision visioned
051what we want our Stu students to to be you know through their their Jour Jour journey and at the the end because if you you know what what your your goal is then you can work to get get get there so we we we we want want in ow powerered learn Learners next slide and we we talked talked about what what that that look looks like uh CR critical think thinkers and what what that that look looks like and and I know I'm go going fast but it is a lot to to read and again you do have access to the this slide and I don't want to take up too too much time uh next slide please and of effect effective com commun communicate cers um because that's a a big you know uh
052life skill is to be a able to come communicate next slide please and change make maker how the kids you know of affect the world uh around them uh next slide please and then life red Rie we want them to know how to do things to be be a able to fun fun function and when things get get rough they can work it out and not fall fall apart uh next slide next slide so we always talked about what we could do there should be p p pictures there I I know I put slides with P pictures and that was like the best part it was all right so somehow s sandre we're gonna have to share we're gonna create something I'm going to go in the bad back and cry now because those were
053the be best part but she will we're gonna have to share a link a fold fold folder because the the main main thing was we all were handson the kids the the adults the parents the the com commune M Community they all had their fing fingerprints on it and the goal was how can we be bet better for the kids which is what we're here for and and you know there were con concerns that came came up you know we're afraid that this will will pass or or be be you know put put through and then it will go on on the the a shelf this cannot go on on on the the shelf and and collect dust there's too there there's been too much work and I don't think any anyone will allow this
054to slip through with the CL cracks so I am so excited sorry did so invig vigorate rated as we go through the this Pro process and I'm real really ex excit excited to see what what come comes in the the end because it it does look look look bright so and that's what I have thank you again I'm sorry for the pictures I put them in there okay here I go on to uh five close s session de declarations we will be take takings I items 5. 2 and 5.05 into close session trusty left French can you please read the blurp thank you the public comment period is administrated by state law and the point and is the point in the meeting set aside for members of the public to share their opinions with the
055board open meeting laws do not permit the board to engage in dialect or answer questions any person who wishes to address the governing board on closed session agenda items only must complete and submit an aesd speaker request form 5 minutes before the meeting is called to order public comment will only be taken on agenda items during the discussion of those items the board values public comments and although the Board of Trustees cannot take action or discuss items not on the agenda the Board of Trustees listens carefully and appreciates input from the public additionally a public speaker can be cut off for exceeding the lotted time or for willfully causing an actual disruption to the meeting before cutting a person off or removing someone the board will give at least one clear warning if you were
056cut off or warned last time please consider that your warning in individual speakers are allowed three minutes to address the board on each closed session agenda item the board limits the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes with board consent the president may increase or decrease the time allowed for public presentations depending on the topic and the number of persons wishing to be heard the president may take a poll of speakers for or against a particular issue and may ask that additional person speak only if they have something new to add thank you thank thank you okay so do do we have a rep representative from ad good evening superintendent Dr Walker cabinet respected members of the school board and to our faculty and staff and community as always thank you
057for the opportunity to speak before you tonight I stand here as an advocate for the well-being of our schools our students and the future of our community as a representative of the local teachers union I feel it is my duty to highlight critical concerns that if left unaddressed will hinder our ability to provide the quality education our students deserve first I'm calling into question as I have had to many times in the past decade the agenda as set before the board the order of the agenda with public comments after closed session seems intentionally set so as to discourage public input first we have recognition events then sometimes a school performance or acknowledgement of student achievement and then school reports then cabinet reports and then public commentary on Clos session items which are often quite mysterious
058shrouded in code language and then hours pass while we wait for you to emerge from closed session um and most of us myself incl cluded have to get home because everyone has a a big day ahead of us the next day then public comment before Open Session when no one is in attendance and then the final Cent agenda agenda items and board reports before adjournment did I get that about right this is not the way things happen in other districts this is not the way things used to happen here things changed for the worst about 17 years ago and I think we know what happened 17 years ago that suddenly changed things but then a wonderful thing happened in the middle of the awful covid crisis Zoom happened meetings were on Zoom the public was
059allowed to phone in or video Zoom to make remarks offer comments and pose questions to the board we could listen from home and while the board was in closed session we could make dinner manage bedtimes be with our families and tune in again when when you when you came out of close session our board president expressed dismay that people signed on with fake names and spoke about anything they wanted to but that is how Free Speech works no one is required to use their own name if they choose not to a little research into LUSD or Chino Valley board meetings would clarify that a member of the public can speak to the board about any topic they choose also there is the matter about some board members not getting to add input to the agenda
060several items are omitted with little explanation this amounts to gagging and censoring board members and as each of you is duly elected each of you has a voice and a right to be heard to repeatedly ignore request from board members has to be illegal okay on to the agenda there are seven pages of warrants listed to vendors how many of those were presented to the board with no RFP we need bids from at least three vendors Consultants legal firms before we pay out tens of thousands of dollars I'm a school teacher not an auditor I shouldn't be the one who is fiing out these expenses and the hemorrhaging of funds from our budget that's your job maybe we need a doge commit convene for aesd too many times we are presented with a product or
061a consultant or a company without taking bids I can't tell you how many times this has happened this is bad business also just finding the agenda and the additional documents attached practically takes a degree in cyber investigation board meetings and board agendas need to be clearly and easily accessible to the public ours are not we recognize the Investments made in our schools and we appreciate the efforts to enhance the learning environment however we are troubled by the significant expenditures on high-end office furniture while essential support Personnel positions remain unfilled teachers are being asked to do more with less less support in the classrooms few repair of professionals to assist students and inadequate resources for those who need extra help our priority should be ensuring that every child has access to a fully staffed well supported
062educational experience rather than making aesthetic upgrades that do little to impact learning outcomes for example the money spent on one of the new office chairs P purchased earlier this month would pay for 86 hours of a pair professional in our classrooms working with students who need to learn letters and sounds that's an hour a day for half the school year just think about that furthermore there is an urgent and growing concern regarding the lack of respect and discipline in our schools teachers and staff are experiencing increasing increasing in incidents of verbal abuse and at times physical threats students without clear expectations for behavior and consistent enforcement of policies the learning environment suffers and our edu and our Educators feel unsupported we urge the board to work collaboratively with teachers and administrators to implement meaningful solutions
063that reinforce respect and accountability among students I found I found this laptop on the walkway on the backside of mes salinda on my walk yesterday um the the senseless vandalism and disregard for property is not limited to Middle Schools it's ridiculous and there's a barcode on that so Austin I'll be giving that to you later students as young as first grade are drawing on the wall and destroying classrooms on a regular basis this is what we deal with this is what you may not know about things you may not see on your walkthroughs trying to teach 24 or 36 or more students to read and write and function in society is a losing proposition with when 70% of our time is taken up with Discipline matters additionally we cannot ignore the ongoing safety concerns particularly
064at the middle school level Stu schools should be places of learning not environments where Educators and and students feel un safe reports of fights bullying and inadequate supervision continue to rise we implore the board to take immediate action to increase security measures ensure sufficient Staffing in hallways and common areas and establish a clear effective discipline policy to protect both staff and students another drum that I'm always beating is the need for smaller class sizes so much of the problems I've enumerated would be remedied with smaller class sizes or at least the presence of an add addition extra adult student achievement would increase reading and writing deficiencies could be addressed safety concerns would be alleviated and supervision would be doubled one of our neighboring districts is currently in crisis and we might have a fresh infusion
065of teachers for our hiring pool this could greatly benefit us let's be proactive and be ready for them with a strong and fair contract competitive salaries and benefits in smaller classes why not give every student the best best shot of success that we can we are here today because we believe in our schools in our students and in the potential for positive change but we cannot continue to operate under conditions that devalue Educators ignore safety concerns and misallocate resources we urge you to prioritize these pressing issues and work with us to build a district that truly supports its Educators and in turn its students thank you for your time and consideration [Applause] uh do do we have have a speak speaker from ccssea yes we do good evening Madame President Stewart trustees superintendent Dr Walker
066um cabinet classified staff certificated staff everyone present here and on you YouTube first of all I want to say congratulations to all of our 5 10 15 20 years of service to all of our loyal staff members that's fantastic also I would like to congratulate all the students that were here today it's amazing what some of our schools are doing with our students and we feel proud when we see this happening at all of our schools um I would like to start off by saying we are so very happy uh regarding the classified job study compensation um we are hoping for great results for a hardworking classified staff also a big shout out to our staff for their work regarding our health insurance research starting with Frankie Silva Brian Han and Melanie olon saala thanks
067for the updated survey it it would really really helped I also if you don't know would like to announce that George Vision Performing Arts is sponsoring a play it's going to be on March 8th um it's going to be at the Atlanta High School at their pack Center and I have tickets here for our staff here our cabinet and our trustees and is it okay if I approach the once again our staff and students will be shining on this day I hope you find the time to come out and see this wonderful uh play it is The Lion King thank you if anybody here would like tickets we are selling them at George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School during lunchtime so you can come in and we'll be happy to give you tickets okay
068thank you all right thank thank you okay on to 6.3 a audience me members at this time we have Kimberly Smith all right good evening board president Steward board member superintendent Dr Walker cabinet members colleagues friends and community members first I just wanted to congratulate my students that came up this evening um on their History Day podcasts I'm so proud of them for their dedication and their effort I encourage them and all of us to always stand up for what is right even when it may not be easy our actions today shape the future and it's our responsibility to ensure that we are constantly fighting for justice respect and integrity I also stand before you tonight just to express my unwavering support for EDI Zenia and Sandra our dedicated executive assistants these women have served
069this district for many years under numerous superintendents always with Integrity professionalism and an unyielding commitment to our students and staff they deserve our respect and appreciation as they are the back bone of this district and their work ensures that our daily operations run smoothly I am also a little bit troubled um just regarding the last board meeting when Michael Krauss said that he would call the police on a teacher who voiced her opinion about him mad president point of order she's speaking on a non- agendized item Madam president point of order sir mute mute Mr cruss may I continue thank you find my place back um let me go back supported um he would call the police on a teacher who voiced her opinion about him and supported II Zenia and Sandra this alarming overreaction
070contradicts his promises not to retaliate against those not supporting him for the board retaliation intimidation and silencing dissent have no place in a district that Fosters open communication respect and Trust moreover if a judge has awarded a temporary restraining order then obviously the judge has seen fit to keep Mr Krauss off campuses and out of the district office elected official or Not by the way the people do have the power to recall someone who in my opinion obviously lied and tricked them into voting for him our Schoolboard members must honor this judgment as failure to do so would be against the law This legal decision must be respected and we cannot turn a blind eye to its implications we must ask ourselves if we are genuinely here for for the students and truly dedicated to
071their well-being and success then we must act consistently with that mission retaliation has no place in a district that is supposed to be a safe haven for educators students and staff tonight I confidently say I am one of the eight committed to transparency accountability and upholding the Dignity of our educational Community will we stand together for what's right or will we allow these actions to go unchecked thank [Applause] you hold on um the Clos s session it items are vague vague vaguely lit listed and I cannot not say that is what what we are or not speak speaking of men many of of you have come here and not spoke spoken on closed aend agenda it items and it was allowed just because you you don't like what what's being being said it doesn't mean
072now that I have to quiet quiet them and this is a time where the bo board me Members Must List listen please Contin continue at this time we have Lauren Benson [Applause] hello again Madam president board cabinet those in the audience and those of you on YouTube I want to go over a few words with you this evening um a sort of vocabulary lesson if you will um the first is harasser it's a noun a harasser is someone who bothers or intimidates another person to harass someone is to bother them Beyond mere annoyance and a harasser intentionally torments or frightens their victims the second one is manipulator another noun a person who controls or influences others in a clever or unscrupulous way other words for manipulator exploiter puller of strings user maneuverer conniver intriguer Puppet
073Master Puppeteer the last is narcissist also a noun and the five traits of a narcissist are grandiosity a unrealistic sense of superiority lack of empathy an inability to understand or relate to the feelings of others sense of entitlement a belief that they are owed something or that owers others owe them something excessive need for admiration a need to be adored or admired by others and interpersonally exploitive behavior a tendency to take advantage of others such as friends family or colleagues now I ask do any of these character traits or definitions make you think of anyone in particular can you imagine someone like this having the capacity to care about our district our students our employees and our community it just doesn't seem plausible this type of person seems like they can only truly ever care
074about themselves there is no empathy for the pain they have caused to others some people have asked why I feel the need to speak out I often feel the need to speak out when I see an injustice or when something is truly wrong I feel compelled to speak out not only because of our wonderful executive assistant but also because of the importance of speaking out against the type of person I mention just a minute to go people have been people who have been abused usually take one of two paths One path is that they have learned have have learned helplessness and continue with things that abusers look for they become Perpetual victims and can't get out of the cycle these people are easily manipulated on the other end are the ones that know how to
075recognize an abuser and the potential for abuse they have studied and learned how to never fall victim again they can spot an abuser quickly and clearly they know that speaking up and out are the only ways to shut abuse down this is why I feel it why I feel it is so important to bring this kind of abuse to light to take advantage or harass people who are your subordinates is completely unacceptable bullying is not okay either lastly on a separate note I would also like to make a quick statement in response to a comment made last week last board meeting the only person that is obsessed with Michael Krauss is Michael Krauss he is the only one with the history of anything that could possibly intimidate or threaten anyone so keep that in mind
076thank you all and have a good night thank you next speaker next speaker is Ruben Sandoval Ruby Ruby I'm sorry Ruby sandal my apologies Ruby sandal no okay next we have Don Fernandez okay next we have Beverly [Applause] Tony this is closer than I thought it was I apologize um good evening board members uh board president Stewart board members superintendent Dr Walker and cabinet members colleagues friends and community members my name is beev Tony and I'm a teacher at Melva Davis Academy of Excellence and I'm here to share the incredible impact of two events that provided a lifechanging experience for a group of our students the 26th annual black college Expo and the UCLA I'm going to college experience and women's basketball game as we know our school data has shown that our African-American students
077are struggling academically but numbers alone don't tell the full story many of these students don't see themselves represented in higher education and without exposure to College and Career Pathways the dream of success can feel distant or even impossible these trips were designed to change that narrative to show them what's possible when they believe in themselves and put in the effort these experience matter because when students believe in their future they work harder today and they'll work harder tomorrow at the black college Expo students met with HBCU Representatives learned about scholarships and discovered College as an achievable goal one student shared I didn't think I could go to college but now I know I can that kind of transformation is exactly why opportunities like this matter at UCLA students weren't just visitors they were immersed in
078an in a college environment from stepping onto the campus to experiencing the energy of a division one basketball game we won um they saw firsthand what it means to be part of a university they left feeling motivated knowing that college is within their reach I want to take a moment to thank my team of teachers for their openness to learning about African-American culture and embracing the need for diversity in the classroom representation matters and their willingness to create inclusive space bases is making a real difference for our students to my admin thank you for your continued support and making opportunities like this possible because as a woman of color and education I understand what it feels like not to be heard in professional spaces I know what it's like to be doubted and to have
079to work twice as hard to prove myself but I also know the power of standing firm speaking up and advocating for what is right that's why I stand behind our students I stand behind our teachers and for those who work tirelessly behind the scenes to everyone who had a hand in making these events happen thank you the work we do today is shaping the futures of students we need um who need us the most I ask for your continued support in providing experiences like these because when we invest in our students we change lives [Applause] next we have Angelique Jolly okay just a little bit I just want to thank you guys for being here and letting me speak again because this is I don't know third fourth week in a row probably getting tired
080of me but thank you again so I just want to uh address one word Mudslinger one that makes malicious attacks especially against a political opponent and with that said I will go on to my speech I come before you with pressing concerns regarding item 5.05 on tonight's agenda anticipated litigation and the implication it carries for our district and Community First let's discuss the financial impact of litigation the district is currently incurring substantial attorney fees related to avoidable litigation these are not just numbers on a balance sheet they represent resources that could instead be directed toward our students education and well-being every dollar spent on legal fees is a dollar not invested in classrooms programs or essential Support Services I urge you to consider how much we are spending on these avoidable disputes and long-term effects
081on our District's budget moreover it has come to my attention that the anticipated litigation stems from potential es of a settlement agreement this situation puts the distri district at risk for further complicated our complicates our financial landscape it is essential that we uphold our agreements and commitments not only to avoid unnecessary legal battles but to foster a culture of trust and accountability with our district now turning to item 5.04 I want to address the agenda item regarding Mesa Linda principal's compensation it is concerning to see that the principal is being compensated at a higher rate than either a director or a coordinator according to the established order of authority and pay structure positions should reflect their respective responsibilities and hierarchy here's the correct order superintendent assistant superintendent director coordinator supervisor principal assistant principal this hierarchy
082exists to ensure that each role is compensated fairly based on its level of responsibility when we deviate from the structure we not only undermine the morale of our staff but also set a precedent that could to further discrepancies in pay it is crucial that we adhere to The Establishment pay scales to maintain equity and integrity in our district in conclusion I urge the board to reconsider the path we are currently on let's work to reduce avoidable litigation costs uphold our settlement agreements and ensure our compensation structures reflect the hierarchy we've established we owe it to our students and our community to manage our resources wisely and to uphold the values of fairness and accountability thank you for your time and consider and I look forward to seeing positive changes that prioritize the needs of our
083district and our students and the Integrity of the district thank you and have a good night thank you okay go going on to se seven re recess to close s session I need a mo motion trusty Webster I motion to recess to close session I need a sec second left fren I second and I will call for the vote trusty so SoDo Soo I trusty Krauss kuss I trusty web Webster Webster I trusty love French love French I and Steward I Mo motion passes 5 Z Zer the time is 7:31 oh my [Music] testing testing testing testing [Music] for [Music] for [Music] for [Music] n [Music] for [Music] for [Music] for [Music] for [Music] for [Music] for [Music] for [Music] for [Music] e e e all all right okay where am I where am I
084okay good e e evening we're on eight re Recon conv to O open S session this this is a call to or order 8.02 roll roll call and Quorum estab establishment do Dr W Walker can you please take the RO roll call thank you president Stewart at this time I'm I'm making the roll call trusty SoDo Soo present trusty Krauss Krauss presid Trust Webster Webster present trustey love French love French present president Steward Steward pre president the time is 9:24 I need a mo motion to extend this meet meeting please trusty Webster on motion to extend to 10 10 o'clock so I'll second that motion oh so we got a hus hustle all right I will take take the vote uh so SoDo Soto I okay trusty Krauss kuss I trusty Webster Webster I trusty
085left French left French nay and trusty Stewart I Mo motion passes 4 one we will extend to 10 p.m okay go going on to close s session re report 9.1 announcement of re report portable actions take taken during Clos session um in close s session the the board took act action to nonre reelect employee number 6900 Pro probation Baner C certificated employee per Pursuit Pur suant to Education Code section 449 29.2 e effective at the the end of the 2024 25 school year the board direct directed The the Su superintendent or her Des design to set send out appro appropriate uh Le legal note not noes the roll roll call vote was as follow follows eyes truste Soo trusty love French and trusty Stewart the NOS were trusty web Webster and trusty Krauss the mo
086motion pass 32 okay go going on to P public test testimon um um can you read the blur please trusty Le French thank you you're more than welcome okay the public comment period is administrated by state law and is the point in the meeting set aside for members of the public to share their opinions with the board open meeting laws do not permit the board to engage in dialogue or answer questions any person who wishes to address the governing board on Open Session agenda items only must complete and submit an aesd speaker request form five minutes before the meeting is called to order public comments will only be taken on agenda items during the discussion of these those items the board values public comments and although the Board of Trustees cannot take action or discuss
087items not on the agenda the Board of Trustees listens carefully and appreciate input from the public additionally a public speaker can be cut off for exceeding the a lotted time or for willfully causing an actual disruption to the meeting before cutting a person off or removing someone the board will give at least one clear warning if you were cut off or warned last time please consider that your warning individual speakers are allowed 3 minut minutes to address the board on each Open Session agenda item the board limits the time the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes with board consent the president may increase or decrease the time allowed for public presentations depending on the topic and the number of persons wishing to be heard the president may take a poll
088of speakers for or against a particular issue and may ask that additional person speak only if they have something new to add all right thank thank you do do we have a rep representative from a adta okay thank thank you Jen J reader uh members of the board cabinet uh superintendent Dr Walker I'd like to address the importance of fair treatment and transparency during board meetings particularly regarding how speakers are treated when addressing the board recently I witnessed a situation where a speaker was cut off for speaking about non-closed agenda items and then tonight another speaker was allowed to continue with her remarks despite speaking on non-closed agenda items um you're right Madam president the close session items can be confusing but fairness of treatment is key this incident raises significant concerns about the ability
089of community members to express their views and advocate for transparency without fear of interrupt or dismissal fair treatment in board at the board meeting addresses I'm sorry fair treatment in board addresses is crucial for fostering an open and inclusive environment where all voices can be heard when speakers are silenced it undermines the Democratic process and detracts from the board's responsibility to engage with the community it is essential that all members of the public feel empowered to share their perspectives even when the topics may be sensitive or contentious in this boardroom in its many incarnations over the years we've basically mostly had civil discourse although we all enjoy the First Amendment right of freedom of speech Let's strive to remember decency and avoid ad hominin attacks in conclusion I urge the board to prioritize fairness and
090transparency in all public addresses by doing so you will not only uphold the Integrity of the board but also strengthen the trust and cooperation between the community and its leaders thank you for your attention thank saying thank you is is there there a speak speaker from C csca okay and are there any speak speakers from the audience um thank you president steart um at this time we have Deborah Phillips good evening thank you for letting me have your time I'm here to bring up the agenda and where it is on the website it's supposed to be promly placed on the Friend website per AB 2257 as of January 1st 2019 governmental code section 4.2 States it to be easily accessible yours is down a rabbit hole takes several clicks to get to you're in violation
091of the law on top of that per Supreme Court you don't have to use your own name Supreme Court case Thomas versus Collins stated that there's numerous other cases too that have been brought forward I recommend you not use that again as an excuse now as far as the esorts let's go on to a positive thing I think that's wonderful give the students additional ways to express themselves and learn I have four sons who are dyslexic well three of them are they didn't want to read I use video games they came to me how do I do this and I told them to go find the walkthroughs they had to read to learn how to play they didn't want to read what the teachers gave them at all they share as heck W those walkthroughs
092learn how to use them and apply them my kids are all readers now because of that given my additional outlets and I'll learn they want to learn so I think this is a wonderful outlet for them and a chance at a career field that's huge and growing I'm a gamer myself I no longer play games that's where I first learned my leadership skills and now I apply in the real world they have in games they have clubs and groups called Clans guilds and other things I learned how to play together not based on our outsides based on what's on the screen it's pretty awesome to watch they light up they glow and interact in ways you never thought they would and find commonality in ways you never thought they would two kids you never thought
093would sit together are suddenly sitting together it's pretty awesome so I'm glad to see that come I hope you guys go with it um I actually like this schoolish I lived in this community 30 years ago for a couple years I was here as George B or Air Force Base closed and I fell in love with the area I ended up moving to felin when I came down here I want to live either in this area or felin because my mom lived in felin I lo down and got home in felin but you guys still have a special place in my heart this is where I raised my oldest for a couple of bit of time so I want to see you guys Thrive and be as shiny star that you guys can be 30
094seconds thank you guys thank thank you do we have any other speakers um president Stuart no we do not have any other speakers okay um i f i should have FL okay here we go go going on to 11 11 adop adoption of the minut minutes 11.01 trustees I need a mo motion to approve as written and or order filled reg reg regular board meet meeting Min minutes of T Tuesday Fe February 11th 2025 I need a mo motion to uh approve so do I motion that we approve okay I need a sec second left frenchise second okay I will call for the vote trusty so SoDo Soro I trusty Krauss trusty web Webster Webster name trusty love love French love French I and trusty stor I motion passes 3 two go going on to
095the consent AG agenda we will be taking I items 12.02 through 12.23 does and and any trustee want want to pull an IT item yes trusty Webster I would like to pull 12.04 12.10 12.11 12.15 and 125 okay does an anyone else want want to pull some something yes Madam president I'd like to pull 12.08 that's the only one for me thank you I'm sorry sorry can you you rep repeat that oh yes madame president uh 12.08 eight okay that's the only one thank you okay thank you um and any other other trust trustees okay oh okay so I need a mo motion to approve the re re REM remaining agenda it items I motion to approve the remaining agenda items okay and Soto I'll second that okay and I will take a vote uh
096TR trusty so SoDo Soo I trusty Krauss kuss I trusty Webster Webster name trusty love French love French I trustee Steward I motion passes 41 go go going on to thir 13 uh 0.1 it items re removed from the consent agenda um yeah so we're we're GNA start with 12.4 I I need a mo motion to uh approve Webster motion to approve okay I need a sec second well I second okay we're open for dis disuss discussion yeah I really quickly wanted to pull this agenda item um I've had the pleasure of meeting the probation agent over there um in regards to this contract and I think having people who are supportive and dedicated such as these individuals um this one specifically really do make um a difference to campuses so I just wanted to
097really highlight how important this one is and then also my appreciation to the individual um that represents this and that would be my comment okay any other discussion okay so Soo yeah you're on mute thank you madam president I just wanted to Echo the sents of trusty Webster I've always been a big supporter of our Le Community Partners so I'm glad that we're moving forward with this and um I'm glad that we have someone who's willing to help support our students and this capacity so that's my comments okay uh let's call for the vote trusty s soo soo I trusty Krauss kuss I trust trusty Webster Webster I trusty left French left French I trusty stor I Mo motion P passes five Z Zer go going on to 12.08 B business serve Services rat ratification
098of the renewal agreement with the sand bur Bernard Dino County Su superintendent of schools for the Pro promote motion of health and new nutrition for fam families parti participating in or El eligible to participate in CalFresh pre previously known as the food stamp program in Cal California I need a mo motion to approve RSE I motion to approve Soo second Soo second we o open for disc discussion yes thank you madam president members of the board I just wanted to briefly uh talk about this item there's a couple ratifications this evening with the County of San Bernardino I just want to make sure that they're dated back in October of last year um that the services are are in existence um and that they won't start after we approve them tonight because my concern is
099with the October date um that they the county may wait to provide us with these services but I didn't know if anyone could just speak to whether they the Serv have already started even though this was dated back in October thank you madam president that's my only question okay um thank you uh truste KRA so the way the contracts are coming from the county is the reason why we're getting them in the time frame in which we are because they're um they're not on time when they submit them to us and so that's why we're ratifying because it it is dated back and they are providing the services all already but it's just based upon their backlog of submitting the appropriate paperwork great thank you so much I appreciate you're welcome okay okay if there's
100no fur further discuss discussion I'll take the vote uh trusty so Soto Soto I trusty Krauss kuss I trusty Webster Webster I trusty love French love French I trusty stored I Mo motion P passes 5 okay go going on to uh 20 20.10 12.10 sorry approval of the RF RFP award con con contract for iners person high dose dosage to tutoring program for 2024 2025 school year I need a mo motion to uh approve Webster a motion to approve I need a sec second R all second okay we're o open for dis discuss discussion yes I pulled this uh item this evening due to quite a few questions and I'm hoping that academic Services can just kind of elaborate on it to clarify um what why we're bringing them in that is the one right
101yeah Dr Walker thank you um truste Webster yes academic services will be able to support you in responding to that question yes thank you for that question so what we are looking to do is really make sure that we are supporting the needs of all of our students um what we want to be able to do is is uh we had to go out for bid for this um but what we want to be able to do is actually bring in multiple um tutoring companies um because we're looking at launching districtwide to make sure all students have access to support uh before school after school um this doesn't interfere with what's already happening what's taking place the wonderful things that teachers are doing but um merely providing us with options um one of the items
102that we wanted to make sure is that it was in person we believe that people helping our students in person um will really go a long way so this is to help us launch more supports for students perfect I do appreciate that thank you so much okay if there's no more discuss discussion I will take the vote uh trusty s SoDo Soo I trusty Krauss I trusty web Webster Webster I trusty love French and trusty stor I Mo motion P passes 5 okay go going on to 12.15 uh uh C certificated 12 I'm sorry I missed that that one okay uh who who did that one oh well I I I need a mo motion to uh approve 12.1 11 uh appr approval of P purchase or order report listing and War warrant re report
103listing justy Le French I motion to approve thank you I need a sec second uh Soo all second okay we're o open for dis discuss discussion hearing none I'll call for for the vote trusty so SoDo so do I trusty Krauss kuss Nate trusty web Webster Webster n trusty La left French left French I trusty stward I Mo motion passes 32 now I'm going to go on to 12.15 um sir certificated at administrative new high hires I need a mo motion to uh approve Webster I motion to approve and I need a sec second all second okay we're o open for dis discuss discussion I wanted to pull this item specifically for the individuals that are placed upon it uh we've heard some really amazing um inspiration elevator speeches I guess you could say tonight
104um and I'm really enthusiastic with what the cabinet has brought forward to us so I just really wanted to elaborate on my appreciation and also my excitement moving forward thank you is there any other discuss discussion yes Madam president if I may yes sir I I do Echo the questions and hope in the future that the board could get an understanding of the salary schedules related to various management positions in the district as as evidenced here we have uh a varying degree of of salaries but the positions themselves are in a certain order and so uh my comment is just hopefully in the future we could get an update on on salary schedules and how they work for management and and basically the pecking order on how that NW works but I also Echo Tristy
105Webster sentiment I'm excited to see that we're filling positions uh so thank you very much okay any other disc discussion okay I will take the the vote trusty so Soo so do I trusty Krauss kuss I trusty web Webster Webster I and welcome trusty love French love French I and TR trusty Stewart I Mo motion pass passes five z z z z do you want to introduce real quick thank you at this time I'd like to um start out with our principal for Mesa Linda Middle School we have Miss Johnston maybe You' like to come up and say a couple of words [Applause] I get to say something sorry I wasn't prepared for this um thank you guys so much thank you board thank you District cabinet I'm going to try really hard not to
106cry um this has been a long time coming and I'm so excited to see what we're going to do as a team um and it's going to just it's going to be an adventure it's going to be a fun adventure we're gonna we're going to do great things so thank you also um to the parents and the public that's going to see this I'm and my future staff like I know we're going to do great things and I'm just so excited to see how we're going to grow and just do the best that we can for our for our staff and for our community because our kids and they truly deserve the best and so thank you guys so much for welcoming me and for all of your love and kindness that you've shown me
107so far so thank you thank thank thank [Applause] you our next is the director of state and federal programs which is no he's no no that's not I'm sorry um she did have to leave she was coughing really bad and so um but we want to welcome her um to the district as the Director of state and federal programs [Applause] oh so already and so then with that lastly we have Dr Stephen Hernandez who is our coordinator for state and federal our coordinator for elop programs thank you [Applause] I just like to say thank you so much for the opportunity I can't wait to do great work for these kids they deserve everything and more thank you again for trusting me with this position all right thank you okay we are under under the gun
108here we're going to go go on to for 14 new new bus business for 14.0 z01 uh trustees you can can vote for for up to five C candidates in the El election for a csba de delegate ass assembly re representative for the sub region 16-b trusties I need a mo motion for the first Nom nomination I motion that we nominate Eric Swanson from the hispar Unified School District Eric Swanson I will second okay so um I don't think we need discussion so I'll just call for the vote okay uh trusty so SoDo Soo I trusty Krauss I trusty web Webster Webster I trusty love French I trusty Stewart I Mo motion P passes 52 Z zero okay trustees I need a a mo motion for the SEC second n nominee Webster I motion to
109nominate Maria Gomez okay I need a sec second second okay I'm going to go ahead and call for the vote trusty so SoDo Soro I trusty Krauss kuss I trusty web Webster Webster I trusty love French love French I trusty Stewart says I motion passes five Z zero okay truste I need a a mo motion for the third Nom nominee trusty Webster I would like to motion uh Alan Williams okay okay I need a sec second Soo all second okay I'm going to call for the vote so soo soo I trusty Krauss I trusty web Webster Webster I trusty la la French La French I trusty St I motion passes five Z zero uh trustees I need a mo motion for the fourth n k i motion for Gwen Rogers from San Bernardino County Office
110of Ed okay um Rogers cross I need a sec second Webster I'll second okay I'm going to call for the vote uh trusty so SoDo Soo I trusty Krauss kuss I trusty web Webster Webster I trusty left French left French I TR trusty stward I motion passes 5 and trustees I need a mo motion for the fifth Nom Nom so do I motion that we nominate Kathy Thompson from the central um Elementary School District okay second SoDo Webster okay I'm gonna call for the vote uh trusty so SoDo s i trusty Krauss I trusty Webster Webster I trusty love French French I and trusty stor I motion passes 5 all right go going on to for 14.02 AC academic Ser Services approval of a con contract with all Ed educational related Staffing Ser Services R
111I make a motion to approve okay Webster a second uh we're open open for discuss discussion Madam president I had a few questions yes sir um regarding this item I did have questions um I had already reached out again it was a bit last minute and some of my concerns were addressed um I do have concerns about this agenda item in particular thank you uh trusty stto I'm going to turn it over to Dr dwon and academic services and then to HR thank you so the purpose of this contract is really to be um proactive um it's really to address Staffing vacancies so anytime especially in special education we always want to make sure we stay in compliance um so if a one to one is absent if um a LVN is absent and the
112student requires those Services we still have an obligation to meet that IEP um obligation as stated in the IEP so uh this contract helps us to fulfill those roles when that role may be vacant or empty for that day we work in collaboration with our um Human Resources team um to make sure that uh we follow all protocols as it relates to um our employees and then Dr DWI can you touch on um why this particular U company versus the others yes thank you for that question so additionally we we do utilize this company through our Sela um so uh this contract is just going above and beyond to provide another layer of support for our district should we need it um all of the employees through the Sela are um um background checks sorry
113back backround check through the doj um to be able to even work with the helpa so they are vetted thank you Dr jison um Mr shifflet maybe you could talk a little bit about um hiring so that we are not necessarily having to go to an agency even in emergencies yes thank you Dr Walker yeah the purpose is we're just getting ready for the season we're looking to hire um qualified candidates uh we're doing this on a various various platforms we're looking to uh we use obviously we use Ed join to recruit uh we have our Ed joint radio advertisement uh job fairs and we are using our our contacts at the County office as well awesome thank you um you know um some of the questions that I had um were you know obviously
114one of the concerns that it was addressed was what roles will they be filling you know we're paying so much for cont for outside out or Outsourcing so what type of specific roles will they be feeling and it sounds like Dr DWI answered that by saying that uh they'll be filling in various roles whoever is vacant whoever is missing out in that role they'll fill in um so that are that addresses that for me and then um in terms of the efforts I guess my my concern my main concern was that we're pay we're Outsourcing right I would rather have us invest this money to our people uh what was explained to me was that um those that since this is a special education and particularly that we're trying to address you have to have
115some sort of credential and it is my understanding that uh some of those that are um whether it be an HR or special education department don't have those credentials which is why we're we're Outsourcing um so I guess following that is I guess have we made any efforts or what efforts have we made by HR by the special education department to recruit and train the staff internally before deciding to Outsource is one of my questions that was not that needed to be found thank you trusty stto um I'm going to ask Mr shifflet to respond to that question please sure yeah thank you for the question um I did I did reference a little bit to that earlier in my comments in regards to um some of these positions are difficult to to to hire
116for so we are actively recruiting in our job fairs that are coming up this is a season to start looking for qualified candidates um we are using our County contracts uh contacts that we have as well Ed join radio advertisement and so we're actively pursuing teachers that are qualified for these vacancies thank you and um if they're if we're only hiring for four months I mean we've already obviously answered what specific work they'll be doing um now my next question would be um excuse me I I'm sorry TR trusty so I interrupt but we we're at 10 p p PM so the board has to De decide if we want want to extend or t table the rest of the agend agenda items and bring them back for the next meet meeting trusty Webster I
117motion to table the remaining of the agenda um Can Can we we vote on this thing though because we're already there yeah yeah okay so yeah I'm sorry sorry TR trusty so so so did to cut cut you you off but the the time is is up so but if we we could re reach out to trusty Soo and answer the question eventually okay so let's take a vote on this um trust trusty so so so SoDo no I don't have enough information okay nay TR trusty Krauss trusty Krauss no trusty web web Webster Webster I trusty love love French love French I trusty Stewart I mo mo motion P passes 32 okay so we have a mo motion to T table the re remaining it items by trusty web Webster I I need a
118sec second R all second okay I'm gonna take a vote trusty so SoDo solo I trusty Krauss kuss I trusty web Webster Webster I trusty la la French French I TR trusty St I Mo motion P passes five Z zero uh go going on to six 16 govern governing board REM members why don't we just go straight to Jour go through okay that's fine I I I wasn't sure if I had to go go through through through each step and pass it out so okay so I'm sorry you're gonna have to I motion to adjourn Webster seconds I I trusty so soo soo I trusty Krauss Russ I trusty web Webster I trusty la la French I said I trusty Steward I motion P passes 5 Z the time is 10:04 thank you