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AUSD Board Meeting - February 18, 2020

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Source
YouTube / Azusa Unified School District
Date
2020-02-19
Location
Los Angeles County, CA
Material
Transcript
Extent
2,543 words · about 15 min
Collected
2026-06-05

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001[Applause] what is your way back home what was that dibs and miracles look I'm up sighs what about well congratulations I want to shake well please invite us to your next concert yeah I want to correct congratulate each one of you guys yes you guys are amazing you guys yes so I'm gonna ask you guys to some of you guys come down here right here this could be your boy man [Music] [Applause] thank you again okay moving on to item 6.0 items from the floor public comments on agenda or not agenda items this is an opportunity for the public to address the board is Jen on agenda or not agenda items who actually can be taken on non-agenda items individual speakers may be allowed up to three minutes to address the board on any agenda

002or non agenda item prior to addressing board please fill out the request to speak public comment blue card and submit it to the board secretary I have some here so Andrew Alvarez I think good evening the other day about 100 square miles surrounded by reality right of course we heard we heard this before because with best intentions maybe Sacramento issues laws and policies that while may be well intentioned have unintended consequences of course we are seeing state where cost of living is more affordable again we've done with the best of intentions I'm reminded of a senator who after public service went home to his home state business failed under the ownerís regulations and himself not realizing that he was living in a bubble I am a concern that you're not having leadership that is living

003outside of itself we would like to see a nice by we I for other teachers more more presents from work members and from district leadership at our schools to talk to us about what we know for our kids to talk to our kids talk to our parents to actually sit down with them surveys are great to actually sit down with them and talk to them about the benefits other teachers similar similar concerns so again my I have monition my hope for the board is that you will not just surround yourself by Amidala immerse yourself in and get into the school we are your best resource [Applause] yeah our next speaker is result evening my name is Russell de berry and I've been with us as a unified for 22 years serving as an educator I'd

004like to discuss the role of trust in dealing with budget cuts Randy Coughlin an expert on building trust in the workplace emphasize that well the most important and impactful thing you can do to build trust is to be trustworthy leaders are always being watched and your behavior sets the standard for what is acceptable it's the little things that count when it comes to building trust and those little things are your behaviors to give a specific example we met with dr. Kaminsky last week where she announced that the district had decided to keep avid wish she failed to disclose and what we learned within 10 minutes of her leading is that the avid program had been drastic at our site alone he will only offer one section of that instead of by this type of behaviors

005can be viewed as a mischaracterization of the fad and undermined our trust why not earn our trust by being transparent with fact and take advantage of these visits to explain the reasoning behind decisions as a side note many students are still interested in at and deserve the opportunity to gain valuable skills and a clear pathway to earning their degree continuing on the issue of trust granny calmly argues that quote the opposite of trust is control for trust to be established someone must first extend trust and it's the leaders responsibility to go first it's becoming more and more evident that our leaders want to implement a AAA vibe and one way to implement this model is to take total control of this vision by providing one-sided research not including stink the input we asked that leaders

006trust us and listened to the challenges we see with this model we have teachers currently in a k-8 setting and other highly respected teachers who purposely left this model because they did not believe it was in the they was meeting the needs of their students have any leaders asked them what their concerns are about this model our parents only being presented with a skewed vision of a paying model the Cate modelling might be one way to save millions of dollars but it's not the only way and it's definitely not the best in closing all changes related to budget cuts Koen calories the approach to these changes can either inspire and motivate us or cause fear resentment and distress I leave you with one final quote by mr. Connor where he stresses the most successful change

007initiatives give you a brief summary military recruitment in high schools under the UN protocol adopted by the United States in 2002 17 is the absolute minimum wage minimum age for military recruiting even though the prevailing international standard mister prohibit the voluntary ruin of children under the age of 18 into the military indeed 89 of 128 countries that signed the UN protocol have a straight 18 standard that says 18 as a minimum age for recruiting in May 2008 the American Civil Liberties Union detail the US government's failure to comply with to engage students with particular students and students with the district [Music] [Applause] so that tells me that may not be true for all students but nowhere in that presentation wasn't mentioned students are coming to school hungry and we can't learn I went and read

008the presentation later on because it did get touch-and-go in my house my son and he's gonna be surprised he's either gonna feel weird that he's not eating with his peers he's giving with me and then he can or he's not gonna eat with us and I know it is healthy for families I know that seems kind of maybe stupid to some people because we have such a large budget I mean I think if we don't put families first in this small fee then we're not dealing with families first in the big things that we so I just wanted to encourage the board you really think about that decision I am NOT for it personally madethe preferred the board I said the kind of resolution with that department and expand efficiencies in that also showed us

009they showed us some meals for labor our numbers that were well below what cost we only have 85 cuts cuts gloom and doom budget risk is about we all know we're going to build the best school district that we possibly can but we're gonna create a plan that is going to be the shining star on the hill every single kid once they compared to a zoo stock and not go to Sam or whatever it is because we have the best the best the best the best of everything and take what we've got and make it a positive you know we're not the United States government where its gloom and doom and name-calling all those horrible things we're better than that and looking to you as our leaders I would like to challenge everybody as teachers

010in the room as administrators as the board this is a positive opportunity for how we're going to reap around our district reshape it we can figure it so we use the dollars we've got and the best way possible for our children for our community so that it's not about add it's about great as you have the power to see that you are the leaders that are going to frame this narrative and I say let's flip the narrative and stop all in this gloom and doom and say how is our new plan and make us better that was my challenge for all of us [Applause] [Music] [Applause] well very very good I mean the board should come and talk to us because a lot of the things were primate you know they were coming up I

011always tell them this not emotion facts how many reasons why should this happen and they gave me some very good reasons about why I'm really thinking about it they felt that they would be under little ones for the eighth graders with some of their concerns they have it the terms of resources they spread too thin you now to be able to cover know whether things they're dealing with the middle school they wouldn't be mentally and emotionally I just think as someone who is I saw that it was you know the each one of those things that he was responsibilities years of the educators that you do the best for our kids we respect everybody's opinion or raise ideas that were fair that were honest about what we think that we tolerated listen to what everybody

012wants to say we show that we care for our kids with a future to be happy there were good citizens and we trust each other I show that trust that were diligent and exploring every option available to make this district the festivities then we show Kurdish before the best plan we see that we're going to have the tech school we understand what's the best plan for five years a lot of us had some really good ideas how does know that from how to plan out and you need to kind of touch the base bid these teachers and students and parents asked their opinion [Applause] [Music] yes yes that was [Music] I was able to of those organizations are [Applause] not [Music] you know but this is this is not something that's just mine it's ours

013we have to water it you're right we have to show up I want to say invite me definitely you know yes because we don't want to bother you and bother me please email me I think it's really important to open door policy where we are in this together I wanted to do so cute I think they need to go to I don't they're like what does breathing in this your voices are fantastic so I also went to it was a high school in the media class and you know Nathan Ariana stand is the team there I seen them and they talked about all the great things going on here and I just have one announcement regarding going on the junior and senior high school girls New Zealand orphanage it's [Applause] so that's how they're I

014think that's a great idea understand [Music] in the gym [Music] okay [Music] I'm gonna pass well first of all I want to thank you how parents so we also have another treat for you tonight and this morning the chamber congressman our city district you chamber our own students about some of the accomplishments in our district and its features three students doing the talking imagery one of them happens to be the son of where's everybody go beyond that irony on us and all our very talented is who are totally fired together script also about the district so we're gonna play that for you now [Music] [Applause] [Music] whoa special education is no more revolutionary which is to support reading successful schools which also also districts on increase when state test scores for students with disabilities [Music]

015that integrates now for child welfare in attendance otherwise known as CWA it has helped to improve the education and must be the achievement gap for youth in foster care Thank You CW if you guys are wanna see some awesome [Music] [Applause] [Music] when your son talked about and I really just want all the work thanks to here in this room and all of our staff teachers parents a dedication 9.0 reporting action on closed session matters 9.1 in the resolution 2019 ash 2031 released reassignment Oh [Music] it passes and now we will move on to 9.3 resolution 1929 33 non re-election probationary employees and if pheasants 4:04 and what happened and next we have item nine point four resolution nineteen twenty four before reduction or distance of motion paying for deliver Ariana's [Music] already [Music] okay

016that passes for next we have ratify it approve change order number two a us being base three fencing improvements at various sites so in this phase 3 of our fencing world this particular project as all of our projects includes the basic cost plus allowance for the usual circumstances that develop pipes underground or whatever and this project went very smoothly and in fact we did not have to use all of the allowance so this is what's called the deductive change order the cost of this project came in less than expected by fifty six thousand two hundred dollars this project was in a number of times the enzyme called the first time that maybe the boy decided to just [Music] we have notice of completion for Phase three fencing improvement area sites so this was a request

017to have a discussion around practices that we currently have at our schools access for military purposes so right now what we understand is that the every student succeeds act which is typically referred to as an esse Congress and that motion amended the Armed Forces recruiter access to student and student recruiting information which basically requires that Ali A's under assistance essa we provide military recruiters the same access that we would provide higher education so speaking with our schools that is currently the case whatever access so for instance we have a college event right that's access military is present at the college event if college wants to come to the college and career center to do a presentation that is allowed and if the military wanted to come presentation of the college and career center that that

018would be allowed as well and we do have our three principles here is there were particular [Music] but understanding one Oh [Music] I just raised in that environment and my stepson 22 years no 20 years old 21st birthday in boot camp in the Navy and so you know for those students that do have that kind of I can see I'm actually held in mothers so I just want to ask you so when 8 years old what is involuntary no no I understand my question still is yeah your your interest not only your interest but where your talents are and they can use that in their baby you don't have to even go to the recruiting office to take the public information here what if you want your child I had talked to Susan Lucian Roche

019about it and she thought it was a really good idea [Music] well I want to I didn't fight I I wanted to learn I wanted to share with my colleagues great opportunities whether the students want to go to the military or not I think it's really important that they are aware that are out there you know maybe some of them will decide I don't want to go to college I know that I've been on this path for a long time and to the military and he's into the military enough great but if he's the one can reap the rewards or you know remove the wart because of you their child you know our child it's really doing really good I mean there's that one child that they're not allowed in our Congress this by federal

020law that we should allow them to have same access I think it's really important that what I see here which is the together together as a board but again I want to say that what I think we're seeing is crap but I just not allowing there's there the upper committee and the contacts to be able to access individuals so I would disagree I would want to go ahead and report with okay what we'll do is bring this down and eventually I got it I think first but that's not my call and but other than that alrighty what this is the highest thing that they do want their country's okay yeah we're gonna go ahead and we're gonna report no there's no there's no public coming I'm so sorry okay so we'll move on to two

021point five consider approval of consultants tonight our education and communication resolution 19-23 five right motion by okay it passes for in one accent and at this point we'll go ahead and move on to the consent calendar it's 11.1 all matters listed on the consent calendar are considered by the board to be routine you will be enacted by the board in one motion in the format following the last consent calendar agenda item there will be no discussion of these items prior to the time the board staff or the public requests specific items to be discussed if discussion is requested by a board member that item will be all right okay absolutely approval again 12 points 12 point one approval of a menu for policies BPM administrative regulations they are regarding statement submitted EP and AR five

022point one six point one introduced a district open enrollment and AR 507 introduce our by one to five student records a minute EP n AR five one three one way to bullying amended be par-5 point for 1.21 administering medication and men EP by one four five point one one questioning and prehension law enforcement exactly yes so on a quarterly basis we get updates from CSP a we're doing a great job of following you Maas come in through the state and so if a new law changes that alters what it is that we are doing a certain group per se or a certain process per state now needs to be in place because of a new law something that hasn't happened or piece and that that gets recommended so yes to your point even though it

023was recent rude something who has happened and so that's why you see the language okay voted against it oh well 3-1 this is up to different ones what I would suggest is that we find out from those people who voted against which specific one is and are there so [Music] the record but I think it's great for them to know how to balance or check I'd like to add on that I had had somebody push me for the same thing and so in the ask about it and this isn't him so what he's offered to do is if you would like to do a junior high as well as create for the junior high school okay [Music] and this is where the managers I noticed using your app on your phone also on the district

024office [Music] okay 13.3 approved the contract between the Los Angeles County Office of Education let go and destroy ongoing resiliency trainings or to curriculum for staff and parents to support our staff and their parents and how we can help their child okay okay [Music] and yes no worries alrighty and with that 9:02 p.m. and we're oh we're going back to know [Music]

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