001Good evening everybody. I'm calling this meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Moving on to item 1B. Roll call. Mrs. Zanto, can you please do take the role? Yes. President Leticia Garcia here. >> Vice President Roberto Campo. Oops. >> Clerk Yatrice Perez. Trust Lupe Gil Vera >> here. >> Trustee Jose Antonio Himenez >> here. Uh Mr. Okampo and Miss Perez are absent. >> Thank you. Moving on to item 1 C, pledge of allegiance. Mrs. Santo, would you please lead us in the pledge of allegiance? Please stand. Join me in the pledge. Ready? Salute. Ice flag of the United States of America. One nation. >> All righty. >> Okay. Moving on to item 1D, spotlight. This is an opportunity to feature up to a threeminut presentation the positive things that are taking place throughout the district. Do
002we have any spotlights? Uh yes, Dr. Fernandez. >> Yes. Good evening to all. So um for our spotlight this evening, I would like to shine the light on NY's project partnership with Alisal Migrant Education Program. Conans Project is a local nonprofit founded in 1971 and has long served the Selenas Valley farmworker community through food, clothing, and holiday donations powered by over 50 volunteers. In 2024, Nancy's Project began partnering with Alisan's migrant education program by donating shoes and clothing to our migrant students. Since then, the support has grown to include grocery cards for families and full professional outfit for our award-winning sixth grade migrant speech and debate team. This summer, NY's Project generously provided a free pair of shoes to every TK through sixth grade student at Frankpaw and BRB, two schools with high migrant and
003newcomer populations, as well as all migrant students in our migrant summer messup program. The event included a resource fair and food bank distribution. Families received appointment tickets in advance and were welcomed into a fully stocked cafeteria where students shop for shoes alongside their parents, supported by 50 dedicated volunteers. It was a day filled with joy and gratitude. Special thanks go out to Mr. Pores, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Romero, Miss Alenas, Alexis Diainfante, our community school coordinators at Frank Paul and BRB, and the clerical teams at both schools and the migrant education department for their work in making this event possible. Thank you. Is there any other spotlights? No. Okay, we're going to move on to item 1E, adoption of the agenda. Can I get a motion to adopt the agenda? >> Motion. >> Mr. Himenez, can
004I get a second? >> Thank you. Um, comments or questions? Miss Sansel, would you please take the line vote? Yes. Trustee Garcia, >> yes. >> Trustee uh Gaza, Trustee Gimenez, >> yes. Motion passes 30 with trustee Oko and trustee Pettis absent. >> Thank you. Moving on to item two, public comment concerning items on the open session agenda andor non-aggenda items guidelines. There will be a two-minute limit for individuals and a 20-minut limit on total public comments. There is no seating of one's time to other individuals. Item A, individuals wishing to address the board of trustes on open session agenda items and/or other items may do so at this time. Starting time is 5:34. Do we have anybody? We have one. Um, Miss Anita Toy. [Music] >> Hi, my name is Anita Toy. I live in
0051523 Parkish Street. Uh recently they build a a pre-arning school pen 81 Bon Dock Drive. Uh they put a bigger dumpster is next by my friend. It's really close to my kitchen, my bathroom, my bedroom, and then they put a bigger light pole. It's really bright in my backyard. So I hopefully you can move it to somewhere else, you know. It's really affect my life, you know. So I call the I go to the alles business school and then the super center whatever the the guy told me that is a state approve it but I went and then I called the state the state said that it's about the school district so I don't know what should I do I just want the dumpster to move away from my backyard fence you know as I
006I just sit in the the kitchen. I can see the bed the dumpster in my face. Do you want to live it condition like this? I I looking hard to paying my property tax better life. And now I had to live it next by the dumpster. So I want you guys can move away or something. I'm happy you have a pisc by my neighbor, you know, but I don't want a dumpster next by my fan, my kitchen. That's it. >> Okay. Thank you. No other public comments. So, we're going to go on to item 2B, association comments. Alisol Teachers Association. Thank you. Uh, California School Employees Association, chapter 577. Nothing. And how about UNI United Substitute Teachers Union? Okay. >> Good evening board. My name is Katie Bassler and I represent the substitutes in the
007Alisol Union School District as well as the Selenus City and the Selenus Union High School District. I'm here one to recognize the twous that are on the uh agenda tonight um and also highlight the collaboration that took place. There was a delay because of some uh transitions in human resources. But I want to commend um Elaine Mendoza and the district for reaching out to us when they discovered an issue with recordkeeping that was making the process of uh accounting for sick leave for substitutes very cumbersome. and we came to an agreement of how the substitutes can still earn sick leave but it not be a burden on staff to keep track. Um so that is oneou on on the agenda that we think is mutually um beneficial for both the employer and the employees. And
008the second um because of thisou substitutes will no longer be able to carry sick leave over from year to year. That was the accounting piece that was difficult. And in doing that they lost some benefit. And so what um has been agreed to is a 2% raise on their daily rate which matches um what the other units receive. and it helps your substitutes um at least try to keep up with the rate of inflation. Um and I'd like to also say your robust um support of substitutes so that they can help in the classroom while you have professional learning um is to be commended. Thank you very much for the opportunity. >> Thank you. Moving on to item three, board member/s superintendent reports. Um, Mrs. Anzel, do you have anything to report? >> Yes. Um,
009oops. Yesterday was the first day of school. So, thank you all parents for bringing your children. We had actually 97% attendance yesterday and today. So, that's very important to the district and um that they know that we're safe and we'll do whatever we can to keep them safe in our schools. So, we want to show our gratitude to our parents for making sure their students were there, for our teachers, our staff that made possible that everything was ready yesterday. And more than anything, again to our children for being present. I also want to just take a moment to recognize um last year, last week, excuse me, we received some sad news of the passing of Robert Brun um a retired custodian from Ban Elementary. Robert served our district for an incredible 40 years and all
010at Ban. Um I never worked at Ban as a teacher or as an administrator by but as ed services I did use the Barden PDC a lot. So he always made sure that it was ready. If it was cold he made sure the heater was on. So and he'd come in to check if we needed anything. So when he retired, we missed him because it was like yeah, Robert used to do that for us. And so there was a way for him to, I would say, spoil us in a sense of like, I'm taking care of you. I'm making sure you're taken care of. So when we heard the news, we were sad. Um, he was he dedicated 40 years to the district. So I'd like to take a moment of silence and to honor
011his memory, please. Thank you, Mrs. Anzo. Um, any board members have anything to report? >> You okay? >> Thank you. Um, yes. Just welcoming back everybody. The competition was great. Now I know you what songs you all like. I didn't know KO like Lona. It was really nice that you could tell everybody was excited to be there both sessions. Thank you Dr. Coronado for being there. Dr. Fernandez, Mr. Abasi, Superintendent Anzo. I think everybody's excited that we have a new leadership in in the district and we're just going in the right direction, I believe. And uh thank you for saying thank you, Dr. Fernandez, to um the um Nancy I forgot her name. project, NY's project with the shoes. I was there. My uh granddaughter was embarrassed to go, but I wasn't. So, I went
012to go pick out some shoes for her, some tennis shoes for her, and there were so many shoes. There was a lot of people, but it was kind of low attendance, I think, you know, but for attendance school yesterday and today, 97, that's awesome. So, thank you very much, and I wish all of you a great school year. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Gilaspa. Mr. Jimenez. Okay. >> Yeah. Well, I want to say welcome to this new year 25 26 20 together. We are the poor that I am sure we'll overcome this uncertain time that we are going through this new federal administration. administrators, teachers, staff, and parents. Please know that you all have our support to achieving the goals set for this academic year. We need to work together to continue providing first level
013education for the students because our children deserve only the best. Together we will work and support the new cabinet and our new superintendent Senora Moni Alisal Union School District family. Together we are the force. Welcome back and I wish you all a good luck for this new school year. Alisfore, thank you so much. And just I'd like to say welcome back. Welcome back. And I hope you have a great 2526 school year. I'm going to move on to item four, consent agenda, contracts, agreements, grants, proposals, conferences, workshops, and field trips. Approval of a consent agenda with item K from consent agenda pulled. And item G, Miss Gilbas Pereira would like to that as a separate discussion and vote. Can I get approval of consent agenda? >> So move. >> Miss Gilbas Pereira. >> Second. Mr.
014Himenez, comments or questions? >> Yes. Yes, I do. I have um two of the um items here. The first one being D that talks about agreement with the Colgate Palm Olive company for lo local oral health with our students. Bright smiles. So I was reading on the background and the background is refers to our school nurse that is in charge of all the the health needs at the school site. So this is going to help I guess relieve that a little bit. But then I know that I think there's just one school nurse. So, is the school nurse, do we refer to her as the district nurse? Because not every school has a nurse. Correct. >> Correct. No, it's the district nurse. >> Okay. So, um, and it just makes me uh wanted me I
015wanted to ask the question. So, who does the health normally? Who does it at the school site? Is it isn't one of the classified positions clerk- nurse? the the clerk fives are um clerks and it believe it's health aids. >> Okay. So they're so is their day divided or is just like when they're clerks but if a student comes in then they're >> they provide the service. >> So I would think that the health of the kids comes first so they drop what they're doing. Is that how it works? >> And is that working out pretty good? >> Yes. Sometimes it does. I think it depends on how busy they're in the office and it's two of them. So the secretary can jump in at times but um it's it depends on the time during
016recess they know when their times during especially after recess after lunch is when they probably have more kids in the office right so I know it doesn't fall under here but at some point if the district finds money at the end of the rainbow or something we we do need help text at each school site I think because health is so important and I don't think you may correct me if I'm wrong some of the school sites are using the nurs's offices or that area maybe as storage or clerical offices. Have you heard that, Mrs. Enzo? So, no, they shouldn't be using the actually the district nurse is really good about going in and checking because they still if they have to pro if they have a child with care plan and they have to
017provide any kind of medication. So, they'll go in there and we'll get in trouble if they're >> Okay, good. Yeah, >> maybe if I maybe that was just a rumor going around. If I can humbly ask that somebody just check on that because you know >> little girls might have a a an issue where they need their privacy. >> Yes. >> Not even just little girls, boys. They need their privacy and >> it should be clean and >> Thank you. >> sanitary. Yes. >> Thank you. That was my comment on that one. My other comment was on item F, the agreement with PD, Thriving Students Collective, and I believe in PD and we need all of that. And so I was reading the agreement. So, it talks about in-person um uh professional development, which leads
018me to believe that some of the professional development maybe consultants or or that they're doing are still by Zoom. So, we're pushing for most of our contracts to come in in person. >> So, one of the things that especially the edge services department, they our division, they're the ones that bring in a lot of the PD. We ask for inperson PD. >> Okay. It's rare that we have any virtual now it as it won't work for us. >> So when they do Zoom, let's say there's one that we really want and they do Zoom, do they give the district a different price for a >> Yes. Oh, okay. That's what I didn't know. So, >> so most contracts if they're on virtual it'll be less. If they if they are in person, will they have
019to charge also not just the service but the travel? >> Okay, thank you. That was it. Okay. Any other questions or comments? No. Okay. Um, Mrs. Anzel, will you please take the line vote? >> Yes. >> Trustee Leticia Garcia, >> yes. >> Trustee Godupees Vera, >> yes. >> Trustee Jos Antonio Himenez, >> yes. >> Motion passes 30 with trustee Oko and Trusty Perez absent. >> And omitting K and G. Okay, at this time we'll go ahead and bring back G for discussion um to approval of uh consent agenda item G. But first comments or questions. >> I make a motion. It's a motion for >> Okay, make let's make a motion. Mrs. Pasa, sorry. >> Oh, no. >> And second, Mr. Himemenz, comments or questions? >> Thank you. Yes. Thank you, President Garcia. Yeah, I
020had a well, several questions on this and it could it could be I don't have lack of knowledge. I'm not saying that interpreters and translators are not deserving of good pay because it's very hard to do and not everybody can can speak English and Spanish and go back and forth um eloquently enough or legally enough for a school district. it and looking at the payment and fees for their service. I mean, they're going to charge $190 an hour, but their minimum is two hours even if the meeting is only 30 minutes. Now I know we do that I believe with like custodians because they wake up in the middle of the night and come and you know do a something at the school and so it's understandable but an interpreter that's a lot and then
021it's a minimum of two hours and they charge 200 that's 400 I mean and then if it it's more than an hour it's two interpreters why would you need two interpreters if you can't handle it for an at $190, you're going to bring somebody else. And that's just that's just I think a lot. If you ever needed the on a weekend, it could easily come for four hours for two of them. Even if it's not even a long meeting, it could be $800. And I think that's I think that's a lot. I've never I didn't know that it was that expensive. And also um the translation equipment if they provide it they charge separate like I guess $10 for each receiver but I know the district we have our own system or our own uh
022because I know Miss Claudia helps with that. So I'm I just want to know why is it so much and why are we contracting out when we just and I'm not asking that question sarcastically. I'm asking it because I don't know the answer and I'm searching for understanding. We just hired an interpreter translator, but I think we had interviews or excuse me, we opened the position. So, how would those work together? And is this considering contracting out since we may have qualified people in district? >> Thank you. That's my it's a long question. >> So, this is actually for the we are going to have a parent summit on September 6th. So it's to support the if we need any uh translation oral translation for any of the presenters. So it's not for the year
023the on the other part where you asked about the person. We just did interviews last week. So we're still going through that process. I don't know if they'll be ready to start on September 6th. >> Okay. So what this Okay. So if we're going to have it's a parent summit, right? >> Yes. because they're not going to be I mean this sounds like this is somebody who's going to work at the doctor at a hospital that they're going to charge that much. So can't we offer some of the or something to think about is to offer our classified maybe overtime those because there's some right now that work as interpreters, right? Don't we have some clerks or educator? >> So we have interpreters we have um in special education that are uh interpreter clerks. >>
024Do you think it would translator clerk? would be it would be wise for the district to look at some of our own classified staff to be able to to do some of this work because to me this is minimum they have to work two they're going to get paid two hours even if it's a 30 minute meeting that's $400. >> No I mean we can look and Mr. Mr. Julio Castro is here so he can explore that option before um so when we look at these contracts and when they come before the board is are these do we look at different um you know like how when they get bids for contracting construction do we look at different I mean uh consultants or do we just so there's companies that we we work with that
025we already know that they're going to provide certain services that are that are they know our district and so that's who we go to, right? So these are people that we've been working with like when they come and translate maybe at board meetings or that we we use certain companies. I I would like to see somebody interpret at the board meeting because I know Miss Claudia does it and I looked at her job description and it's not there. So we do need someone to do that interpreting. We do need someone, but this is so if they're going to come to the Paris Summit, it's going to be two people and we're going to pay each of those people $200 an hour. That's to me that's that's a lot. I think we need to look at
026what we can do inhouse. But if um you don't think that can happen, I need to hear that. Well, we can well we can pull this now table it for the next meeting and then if we can't find it we'll put it in the background agenda. We've asked these people, this person, this person, we asked, we try to look for our own people to help support. >> And then we do have our own equipment. We have in um ed services, we have two sets of um the translation equipment. >> And I know that we have some for the board meeting. >> So we have several of them. And it's also, I think, an opportunity to extend to the classified for overtime, not just the sped department, because there's a lot of our classified staff that
027speak Spanish. And there's nothing like for a parent I think to go to a meeting and see somebody that they know interpreting for them. So that that's also a good thing. So then I will change my So you're saying you would like to bring it back then you want >> if we need to bring it back, right? So I think we have >> at this point I wouldn't be ready to support it but I would support tableabling it back. So if you would like me to make uh an an amendment I will. That's what I need to do. So we can >> So we were going to vote on it, but we're not now. Now we're going to bring we're going to table it. >> Yes. >> So then the new motion would be to
028table this >> or just pull the item like we did. >> I'll pull the item and then discuss it at the next meeting and not vote for it right now. >> Okay. But I thank you for bringing that up because when I saw this I thought okay um you know former principal like oh this is probably for IEPS but because you know being in an IEP there's a lot of technical jargon that you can't always translate even though you're Spanish speaking and I I'm pretty fluent but I'm I think when you get to an IEP that level I'm not that great at it and I I haven't seen a whole lot of people that are really good at translating in an IEP. So I thought that's what this was for. So, thank you for bringing
029that up and and um voicing your concern because it is a lot of money and if we got if this is just a summit and it's not anything technical like you know law jargon or lawyer you anyway um maybe our own people can do it. So, at this moment, we have um Okay, I'm I'm going to amend the motion and pull item G. And I guess that'll be it. That Okay, we're going to move on then. Oh. Oh. Uh oh. Yes. Okay. Um, okay. I need a second. Okay. Um, no more comments or questions, right? Um, Mrs. Zanto, can you please take line vote? Trustee Garcia, yes. Trustee Guadalupe Gilas Vera. And Trustee Antonio Gimenez, >> yes. Motion passes 30 with uh two board members absent. When is that uh parent summit? September 6th. Okay.
030Thank you. Okay. Item five, human resources. Uh a action item provisional internship permit PIP 2025 2026 school year. Can I get a motion? Second by Mr. Himenez. Comments or questions? Mrs. Anzel, can you please take a line vote? Yes. Trustee Garcia. >> Yes. >> Trustee Gilas Vera. >> Trustee Jimenez. >> Yes. >> Motion passes 30 with trustee Oko. Trusty Perez absent. >> Item 5B option item variable term waiverss for 2025 2026 school year. May I get a motion? Make >> a motion. >> Mr. Himemenz second. Can I get a second? Miss Gilbas Pere comments or questions? Mrs. Gilas I mean sorry Mrs. Gas. Mrs. Hamzo, can you please take the line vote? >> Yes. Trustee Garcia, >> yes. >> Trustee Gipas Vera, >> yes. >> Trustee Jimenez, >> yes. >> Motion passes 30 with Trusty
031Perez. Trusty Oko absent. Thank you. Item 5C. Action item, Memorandum of Understanding, an MOU between ASL Union School District and United Substitute Teachers Union, amendment to article 11, substitute sick leave. Can I get a motion? >> Make a motion. >> Mr. Jimenez, Miss Gas Pereira, comments or questions. Miss Enzo, can you please take a line vote? >> Yes. Trusty Garcia, >> yes. >> Trusty Vera, Trusty Himenez, >> yes. >> Motion passes 30 with Trusty Oko and Trusty Pettis absent. >> Item 5D, action item, memorandum of understanding between ALS Union School District and United Institute Teachers Union, amendment to article 10, compensation. May I get a motion? Miss Basera >> second. >> Mr. Himenez, comments or questions? Mrs. Anzo, can you please take the land vote? >> Trustee Garcia, >> yes. >> Trusty Gilbaza, >> yes.
032>> Trustee Jimenez, >> yes. >> Motion passes 30 with trusty Perez, trustee absent. Item 6A, action, administrative services action item, revised board policies, administrative regulations, and exhibit series 5000. Student included. Can I get a motion? >> So moved. >> Miss Gilas Pereira. >> Second. >> Mr. Himenez. Compliments or questions. >> Miss Anzo, can you please take the line vote? >> Yes. Trusty Garcia. >> Yes. >> Trusty Walup. Gualupeer. >> Yes. >> Trusty Joseimenez. >> Yes. >> Motion passes 30 with trustee Perez. Trusty Oko absent. Item 6PB for street information, revised board policies, administrative regulations, and exhibit series 6000 instruction included. Moving on to item seven, future agenda items. A, department presentation, early learning universal prek director Ilia Garcia. That will be taking place on August 27th. Uh item 7B, school site presentation, Alisak Community Schools
033principal Maria Lepe, August 27th as well. And item 7 C presentation state of federal funding that will be taking place on September 17th. Item eight future meeting dates A, B, C, and D. August 27th, September 17th, October 8th, and October 29th. Item nine, public comments. 9A, individuals wishing to address the board of trustees on closed session agenda items may do so at this time. Starting time 6:00 p.m. Miss Basler, thank you for this opportunity. I uh I wanted to take a moment because I failed to recognize Dr. Coronado and also Mr. Abraasi. Um he helped tremendously um with negotiations and I welcome Dr. Coronado. Um, I think it's she's a wonderful addition to the district and uh we look forward to working with you. Thank you. Is there any others? Nope. Okay. Uh, ending time
034601. I'm going to adjourn um to close session at 601. We will be taking a 10-minut break. Close session will begin promptly at 611. Good evening. Uh we are reconvening to um back to open session at 6:43 p.m. We have item 11B one action item to report regarding item C conference with labor negotiator repres unrepresented employees. The board took the following action on a vote of three to zero with trustee Perez and Okmpo being absent with a motion made by trustee Wadil Pasera and seconded by trustee Mr. Himenez. The board hire voted to hire Jose Diaz Jr. as the assistant superintendent of human resources. Congratulations to Mr. Diaz. Item 12, adjournment. I will be adjourning this meeting at 6:44 p.m. Thank you everybody and have a good night.