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Regular Board Meeting | 9/17/2025 - 5:30 PM

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2025-09-18
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San Bernardino County, CA
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001to order at 5:34 p.m. All right. Um the Can we get everyone to rise for a moment of silence and I thought it was going to be close section first. It's okay. >> Right hand over your heart. Ready? Begin. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Uh item seven, report of action taken from the close se session. Uh for the first item, reopen property, there's no action taken. Uh item B, student personnel item 2425004, it was unanimous to readmit student. Um item eight, donation from BBMR and care bear. Mr. Marquez or who's >> Yes, we're going. Oh, do you want to speak on it? Would you like this donation from

002BBMR? >> Sure. So, BBMR and Car are going to be donating um items like they did last year. Jackets, they're not doing backpacks this year. Jackets, socks, beanies, and gloves that are >> so they upped it from 25 to 28,000. Uh supporting understanding like when we did it last year, the backpacks kind of the jackets went into the backpacks. It was hard to see what was in there. So they're doing it a little bit more like a store this time. So they can go grab the need. >> Are they doing at the middle school? >> We're doing high school. So we have the extra space. >> The other agenda item for the food. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> All right. Um next item is the public hear or the hearing section. >>

003We don't have to motion to accept. We have to accept the >> it's not indicated as a voting. >> Well, we thank them. >> And after the event, I'm sure we'll have cool pictures. >> Why are we not accepting them? >> They're coming to our site to give it away. >> Yeah. It's not coming to us. >> It's not coming to us. They're bringing all the high school. >> What's the date going to be? It's the 30th. >> Yeah, September 30th. >> September 30th. >> So, it really isn't to us. >> Yeah. Directly to the kids >> and in perfect timing for when it starts to get cold. >> That's cool. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> All right. Um the public hearing section. Uh we will now open the public uh comment period of our meeting.

004and the president invites um anyone wishing to address the governing board on any item that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the governing board to do so at this time. We value your input and welcome your comments. Please keep the following guidelines in mind during this portion of the meeting. First, each speaker will be allotted three minutes to speak with a total uh limitation of 20 minutes per item. Second, uh please note that under the Brown Act, the board cannot take action on items not on the agenda unless uh specific conditions are met, such as urgent matters or the need um for immediate action. Third, public comment uh comments are an opportunity to share your views with the board, not to engage in a debate or question answer session. Board members will not respond

005directly to the individual comments during this period, but will carefully Consider all input. Fourth, maintain a respectful envir uh to maintain a respectful environment. Please refrain from using offensive or discriminatory language. Uh personal personal attacks against individuals including board members, staff, and members of the public are prohibited. And finally, uh, these procedures are not designed to restrict public criticism of policies, procedures, programs, or services of the district or the acts for emissions of the governing board. Legal references education code section 35145 and 72121. We have two public comment cards. There's uh Sarah and Bobby. Is there a preference of who goes first? All right, Bobby, let's go. >> I believe today is um Constitution Day. And in regards to that, I was looking at our preamble. And when my kids were in school, in middle

006school, they had to they had to memorize the preamble. So I was reviewing it today and we have unalienable rights as as children of five and certainly as citizens. So when we have concerns, we bring them to you. And at this point, you can't respond to anything. We've been talking about the books that we feel shouldn't be in our libraries, but uh you're not able to respond because it's not an agenda item. And so I continue to ask each of you to think about it because it should be an agenda item because the public would like to know what do our board members think. You know, do are they okay with these types of books being on our library? Are they necessary in our libraries? I personally don't think so because I think kids that

007are getting have issues today. Kids have always had issues. When I was in school, everybody had issues and some go through worse things than others. And but when it comes to books, to me, we shouldn't have anything that really isn't up to snuff as far as morals is concerned. And that's really our constitution is moral kind of statement. And so that's why I keep on coming hoping that at some point it'll be an agenda item so we could get some feedback from you. Um to me it's no different than if I smoke pot at home and I tell the kids, well the pot is there but you can't have it. But all the paraphernaia is there so you can learn how to use it. And that's how these books are. They describe things that are

008unhealthy and they're immoral and to think that it's all in the sphere of well some kids may have gone through this so we have to describe every detail um and maybe it'll help them. We have school counselors. We have good agencies on this mountain that can handle issues if a child is going through trauma. There's problems. We have Department of Children's Services. So, that's all I have to say about today. I I hope that kids are still memorizing the preamble. I had to memorize and all my kids had to memorize it. So, um and that's all I have to share today. >> Thank you. I didn't have to memorize it when I went to school. >> You didn't? >> No, but I did in the military >> schoolhouse. Clarifying questions. >> Bobby, I have a

009clarifying question. Have you provided Mr. Marquez with a list of the specific books that you have concerns about? >> Hearing. >> Okay. Have you provided Mr. Marquez with a list of the books you have concerns about? >> Yes. Yes. And he's he's investigated all of the books and everything and he investigated how they got into our libraries. So it isn't that it was part of the curriculum. It's not part of the curriculum in a different way. >> Yeah. >> Is it garden? >> Yes. >> Yeah. Sarah, you're up. >> All right. Thanks. Oh, good evening. My name is Sarah Gordon Thomas and I have two children who attend school at Big Bear. I have a seventh grade and a ninth grader. Uh so I'm here to applaud the district for making our schools a safe

010and welcoming space for all children to learn regardless of race, religion, ability, and sexual orientation. The strength of the United States lies in the diversity of our people, and public schools play an integral role as a venue where children from all backgrounds learn to exist together. Just as it is important that children are able to learn about the world from their peers, it is also important they are able to gain insight into our multifaceted society from books. It is vital that our school district maintain a library that reflects the diverse viewpoints and experiences of our children and widens our understanding of humanity throughout our country and the world. Bear Valley Unified School District must not bow to pressure from organizations who want to limit access to knowledge to comply with one specific worldview. This will

011not give our children the tools they need to understand our complex society and is antithetical to American values as stated in the first amendment to our constitution. I am also speaking in support of BBUSD's compliance with AB5, the safe and supportive schools act. Uh, as we all know, this act requires LGBTQ uh cultural competency competency training for teachers and certificated staff who work with children in grades 7 through 12. Um, we know that AB5 does not mandate any sort of LGBTQ curriculum for students. Its sole aim is to provide training for our teachers. Ensuring that our LGBTQ students feel safe and supported in school is crucial for the well-being of our Big Bear community as a whole. No community can thrive if a segment of its population is mistreated. So, thank you for your time.

012>> Item 10, consent calendar. I move approval, but I have to make I'd like to make a comment on two of them. >> Okay. >> Um, it is item M&M. Okay. I first want to commend our CEO for successfully negotiating the final and change orders with house. Okay. She did a fabulous job. Came to a great conclusion. I think a fair conclusion both for house and for us. Okay. And I am thrilled on end to sign the notice of completion. >> That's it. >> Anything else? >> What's a bid deficiency? >> I can speak to that. So the bid deficiencies we utilize the um camass a seamass contract. So it's under it's California multiple award um it's not system but >> Schedule. Thank you so much. Uh so it's it's essentially um a tool for

013districts to we can it's a it's something that's completely approved and upheld by the state. It's a way for us to complete projects in a much more timely manner. Um it's it's quicker than like the than the standard um formal bidding process. For some reason, the San Bernardino County Council has has ruled at some point that seam mass contracts should not the labor portion of them should not exceed 10% of the of the total project. But as anyone knows that has dealt in any kind of construction project, that labor portion will always exceed 10%. So this is kind of the workaround for that. In order for us to use CAMASS for any construction project, the caveat is we have to bring a bid deficiency to the governing board and it essentially acknowledges that the U

014project is the 10 the labor exceeds 10%. So it's it's kind of specific to San Bernardino County. The California state has no issue with this, but it's just what we have to do in order to use Camass. So there's some of the county with a stack of deficiencies that they have to verify to make sure there's nothing hooky going on. >> And the CMS benefit is we do get it cheaper and we do get it quicker. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> And that's only for labor. >> Only labor. >> All in favor? >> I 12 employee announcements. M. >> Okay. Sure. just have one classified staff. Uh an NSES ELELLL bilingual aid, Estras Lucero. He is not with us today, but we are thrilled to extend a warm welcome to Estrus um our newest

015EL bilingual aid at North Elementary. Estus recently made the move to our beautiful city, our community um from Los Angeles, relocating with his family. We're especially proud to welcome him in as a veteran, bringing him with a wealth of experience and dedication. His commitment to serving others is undoubtedly uh testament to the asset to our students and staff at Northshore. I for you know I had to cover for a principal on this interview. This is a this is a find on this guy. We are extremely lucky to have him. I said he's ex-military and he is so it was just I had fun interviewing this guy because it it was just interesting to talk to. He's looking for his future to become an educator in his future. So, he's looking to start somewhere and he

016wants to be able to support through EL. It's interesting, too. He learned to speak uh through in Iraq working with the Al Salvadorian army. Um, so that's where he got strong Spanish skills there. So, just a fascinating guy to talk to when you have an opportunity. So, I think they're lucky. I think Cynthia is really lucky to have him here. >> All right. You're up next. >> I'm up next. Okay. Just wanted to give a couple updates on just a shout out here to Dr. CO permit and everything she's providing with our EL ELLL program. I think the sunny storage region was one of our greater growing populations. Uh Northshore sitting roughly I think last we looked like at 14% you know and some of the schools are less high schools pretty high as well

017but they're really she's really working hard on trying to get the parents involved at even at Northshore's um ELAC committee meeting. She had like 18 parents there and it doesn't sound like that's a lot to get parents there to support in the ELAC. She's working hard on DACA which is coming up as well. They She's just done a fantastic job reaching out to parents and bringing them in. She was even supportive with me getting another ELAC I'm sorry ELLL parent in the superintendent committee which was great to have them there and their input and they were wonderful there. She's just done a fantastic job getting that program moving and supporting our students and what they need. And we're I have asked Jess to go back and making sure we're looking at that. Do we have

018enough, you know, the aids? Can we look at scores? this is still an area we can improve on with our not just EL population but Hispanic population as a whole that we need to support a little bit more with. So just wanted to give a quick shout out to her and every all the sites on the site support that they're getting from Amber and and Sam and everyone that's been helping with this program. It's really kicking off. She did, as you know, she did a great job with the with the whole PLL plan that you know the board approved. She's just done a fantastic job and continues to do so and we're really seeing some improvements there. Um, also we got to we got the opportunity lean and I you know CT keep talking about

019CT and some of the improvements they're doing there. I got a call from Mr. Leon that they were on one of their field trips their field trips that they're trying to do to support students to coming to school and I got a phone call that they were at the driving range saw this about 20 CT students went to the driving range an experience they would have probably not normally had and they were so well behaved and were so amazing and then they walked up and had lunch at the clubhouse and it was Even Leon had such a Mr. Leon had such a big smile on his face enjoying the moment, enjoying everything about it because these students are just far more engaged and I've known a lot of these students and I'm watching them even

020happier than I've seen them in a school environment in a long time. Just excited to be a part of something special and that's what they're genuinely creating. The whole team, you know, all the teachers went, everybody was there, the whole uh staff went together and it was just a wonderful to see their support there in the end and I got to I to be able to experience that with them. It was pretty wonderful. recruiting first golf team >> probably. But they did great. The kids enjoyed it. Talking about who got further swearing. They got 250 yards all swearing just to be honest. You know, but but you know what? It doesn't matter. They they got celebrated. Um and we had a a site visit with the whole um instructional leadership team at Baldwin. It looked

021really well. Chrissy's doing a great job there. We were able to walk through the classrooms. you know, they have a new SPE class there that we put into place with Tatiana with um some of our more challenging students and everything. Chrissy's doing a great job there as well. It was really nice to walk through and see it was had a great energy and we all the conversations after on how do we support teachers and some of our newer teachers, what can we do to support them to make sure they're receiving everything. So, it was just that was a great visit overall as well. You know, when I was in high school, uh, I worked at the golf course. It was before it was open owned by the mountain. I had to drive the cart at

022the driving range picking up the balls and it was kind of like armored >> every time it would hit >> jump. They >> should have had you do that. >> Exactly. Yeah. >> While while they were >> while they were doing it. Exactly. All right. Uh item governing board member reports. >> Uh I was able to attend the 911 ceremony and then afterwards jumped over to uh Northshore, do a tour Northshore with Dr. Britt and Mr. Marquez and uh Dr. Brit really seems like she's in the swing of things over there. She's uh real happy. Staff seems happy. Everything's running well. Um she particularly pointed out I'm kick myself now. her two office staff in particular who >> Yes. >> on the spot because once I >> you made me feel like >> she was

023just saying how wonderful office >> say that again. >> Yeah have done an amazing job especially is it Jay Lee who's the first first year took over for technically her second she came in late last year. >> Yeah. does such a big job, you know, being at the front desk at those schools. They have a lot of memories for the years I was at Northshore, walking in and seeing all the stuff that they have to do. And with the new principal and newer office staff, she said that they had an incredible job. So, >> yeah, it was a fun visit as well. She's the just the energy there was great. Said no, I'm not getting no complaints. And sometimes as a superintendent, you know, not everyone always talks about the wonderful things, but when there's

024no you hear cricket sometimes coming out of it, that's cuz everything's wonderful. >> Yeah. The resource room uh that I mentioned before, the resource room that they had there was pretty pretty eye opening to me that there's a space where kids can calm down that need to calm down, supervised when things go wrong and uh that it gets used probably more often than you wish it would, but in this day and age, that's the case. But, you know, having that room is really important for for kids that are having a rough day, >> yeah, I also went to the 911 ceremony and it was really good. I mean, we've got some good singers again at the high school, which I thought was was interesting, but it was put on by the friends of Vapor High

025School and I thought in the past it was POTUS. Did the club POTUS disband? We still have that club in high school. I don't know if that if police what happened to police or why switched over to that. >> Okay. But it was great. They did a great job. >> Great job. >> Yeah. Austin Chief was a good job. Did a good job. He looked like a leader up there. He was kind of like their MC. >> Yeah. >> They kept coming up. He did a great job with it. >> And the only other thing is, have we stopped doing one-on- ones? >> What do you mean? >> With you? >> One on. >> Oh, one-on- ones. No, those could still be scheduled since I feel like sometimes we talk so much all the time.

026Yeah, >> we we I mean my my point is Jack and I do agenda reviews which sometimes morph into other things because we're with you, but I don't know about the rest of the board whether you're having an opportunity to meet this. >> Yeah. And we can still schedule those. >> I think you should. >> Okay. Yeah, >> that's it. Uh a couple things. the first um we my family we have a lot of exposure to other school district kids with the race team and then um also uh on the Redlands youth symphony and one thing that's starkly different in Big Bear is our schedule our annual schedule and sometimes in a good way but sometimes in a bad way starting August 1st moving here that from you You know, I grew up here, but

027moving back here, it was weird cuz when I was in high school, we started right after Labor Day. Starting August 1st creates its own problems. One of which is it's a lot hotter. So, the thought of needing air conditioning. Well, maybe we don't start so early. But also, um, that drives starting that early drives the need for an October break. If we started in September, maybe we wouldn't need an October break. You go to Thanksgiving and then to Christmas uh or um uh winter break. Um so I know it's going to become a discussion point in the future and and I'd really like to consider maybe getting back to a more traditional schedule like I had at Victor High School. And I don't know if it was that way with Jess cuz I know after

028I graduated there was different tries of like the track system that was almost high school here. They had that schedule where you were >> you started after Labor Day >> except October is the best time to travel. >> It's a great It's a terrific time to travel. I love it. But I can afford to travel and most people can't in our district. >> Um >> it's a good point. Thank you. And that's and >> and the same thing with the 3-w week uh winter break. You've got um I'm in a position where we can travel. We can do a go to a ski race or whatever. A lot of families, most families can't especially after Christmas, >> right? And then you get into the same thing with a two week spring break, which is >>

029not standard >> due to the fact that so many kids have jobs up there. I that that that would impact the high school kids only. >> Yeah. >> And they only hire 16 and older. So then you're talking 11th and 12th graders. >> Who it actually is. >> So it could potentially impact 300 kids out of 2,000. So, um anyway, I I just think as we talk about things in the future, the schedule, you know, we talk about the the um staff being able to do improvements on the sites and it's a lot more difficult with the shorter break. Um which Jess knows it's it's hard to cram things in. um that and you know when the kids start October f or August 1, it's hot and you know the kids come out of school

030and you know it's time for a shower otherwise it smell like hamburgers you know um >> I like hamburgers >> I think it's hamburgers you're thinking >> that is a lot of conversation fact I was just at North before I came here I was at Northwest school council brought up that because we're having a lot of calendar discussions because that will be coming before the board for the next school year and there is a significant change on there. But one of the parents was asking about that going a lot of schools start mid mid August. >> You know, most schools start either the second start early in any school. >> Yes. And that really needs to start. We need to start looking at that seriously because you know the calendar is a negotiated item with

031uh the unions. >> How did that come to be that actually >> the school was overcrowded here. They had filled ball lane sit on a track system. There were four tracks which was awful because you'd have parents who had multiple children and they couldn't fit them for logistical reason on the same track. So there'd be some kids on break in the family when other kids didn't have break. Uh but they did like the fact that they had these bigger chunks of time off throughout the year. So that when after they built B Lane and they came back, uh the feeling was let's keep some of the elements of some of the tracks. So they'd have a modified year- round schedule which is what we have now where you don't have even number of quarters but

032an even number of breaks. You have you know a longer break in the summer so kids can work longer break in the winter because again we're talking early 90s where kids can play in the snow and uh have their winter jobs and then short October and spring break. I always thought it would have been nicer to have had more time off in the summertime and less time off in the winter time so that kids can be outside. Not everybody skis and snowboards and wants to play in snow. So I I always thought it would have been really nice to have had that more time in the summer because this is the most beautiful place to be in the summer. >> And that's pretty much what's coming towards the board. I personally prefer the winter time

033>> because the ski racing and stuff, >> but it just it's kind of crazy that we're coming in early >> and in the hottest time of the year in Big Bear and that's causing an issue. >> Um it and it and it doesn't need to be that way. If we if we reduce that early start, then you don't need that break so early and then you can you can um shorten on both ends to to get out of the heat and to to make it easier for families to plan and families that don't have the resources to do big great things on these breaks that aren't normal. >> So, we're getting that. >> We're that'll be coming. We're looking at putting that before the board as far as the new calendar for the next for

034the October 1st board meeting as far as the approval for the 2016. >> I mean, stay in the meeting for a while now. >> We've been talking that's that's already talked. It should have gone to the board already. So, we paused for a minute because there's some changes. There's other changes that are coming with that which I'll explain in the Friday notes. uh and but and we in the weekly notes that coming as far as some other changes that as a cabinet when I've gone out to the district and I mean to the all the stakeholders as far as the teachers and classified unions classified the teachers and classified having discussions have the discussion today at the council meeting about looking at the calendar and we're looking at to more going to late starts instead

035of early hours. Okay. Um and also uh going back to our regular time but I wasn't prepared to talk about this one time the conversation with it uh going back to our original time before we started later because we start we did that >> probably this is not agendaized >> no >> that's just it can't discuss it so I can say but it is that we're looking at going to looking at this discussion of putting before the board that we start go back to our other times that we had where the kids where the kids went to school earlier. The high school went to school earlier because it has not exactly proven to be effective. And we're having Baldwin Lane kids going home in dark near dark by the time some kindergarteners, first graders, right?

036Because of the time they get out of school, they're going home in the dark. And it just has not been. We've done it for a few years now and it has not been. And everyone's asking for that to go back. As far as the staff is concerned, everyone's asking to go back to the old schedule cuz then on the other end of high school, you have high school starting getting out later, meaning they're missing more academic time for the kids to play sports and when they got to travel, they're missing more school because schools will go later in the day. Anyway, we'll have a greater discussion on this when it comes before the board on the next board meeting. >> Okay. Thank you. And my point was is our calendar is out of whack and

037and and it causes problems like for summer programs. I like whether it's kids going to Arab music camp or >> a parent just told me that today and I didn't realize that. >> Yeah. So I know my kids are in strings. So there's at least half a dozen kids that went to arrow bear and they started school late >> because that's when the time is is still happening in August. >> And the summer semester for college classes, like last summer, my kids did a uh chemistry class that at at the end of senior year and freshman year, sophomore year um at Craftton Hills. Well, they had to bail out of the last two weeks of high school and arrange their finals because their college class started. So starting or ending later than what's normal and

038starting so early and you know another year my kids were in a Korean immersion program and they missed the two week first two weeks of school. So >> looking forward to seeing the pros and cons with >> and we have we have we've had a lot of discussion about this in cabinet but like I said that one I love that's why I love talking to different stakeholders because things are brought up like that and I you know I don't have kids and I said send my kids to camp but like I said that parent told me today I couldn't put my kid in the in a program he really likes for summer because it was in August beginning of August >> or the families will make the decision and it'll impact our funding. So, >>

039all right. That was a pretty long board member. >> All right. Uh, administrative report, first reading and adoption of governing board policy updates. >> So, move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I got to say. >> Okay. >> I wish the state legislature would get out of our face. So >> I mean there's did you so there are so many new laws that are requiring us to do >> so I I want to clarify these policies the policies not the the laws are the laws but the policies are coming from CSBA right >> yesies >> so CSBA recommended apology they come from a lot of them originate from laws and they give drugs have we amended any of those or I mean in this bunch I saw some that were particularly like things we've

040discussed recently. So, have we gone in and amended them or have we just taken them and put them in like we normally do? >> We go in and we amend some of the language. So, what the basically the process goes is is um Miss Welsh brings them to us and whose responsibility for what whether it falls under Mr. Williams scope or you know Mr. strike or me or it falls under Laura or Jess who falls under we look at them and say, "Do we want to make these changes? Are these changes actually changes we have to make or is this not something that we feel like is necessary to make those changes?" Cuz remember, CSBA advice is does not mean we have to do cuz there's been a couple that were like, "Uh-uh, we're not

041putting our board." I I don't want to be a pain, but if I love all the cross outs, you saved a lot of time, >> but if you could put a different font or a different color on the stuff that you changed, that would be great to see what the original was. I mean, you can't change that much. You're not in there for hours changing. >> I will tell you go through, but as far as if you're changing it, you can change it. Then >> some of these changes they that they they ask for though are so >> monotous and mindnumbing. It's like all they did is move it from this section to this section. Technically change. >> I'm curious. Used to be the biggest thing when I was a teacher. Kids bad keeping him

042from recess policy that one of these policies says you can no longer keep child for recess unless he's out there damaged. >> Okay. >> So that's nothing that's something that we didn't change. That is something. Okay. >> So it' be kind of cool to know like which ones you change. >> And functionally it's easy to do that. Like in Word, if you track changes, that first change from CSBA would be one color. Then you have another person do the do a change that would be our change and that's another color. >> Just whatever the change is, you put it in blue. >> It's as simple as going blue. >> If we're making a decision that's not on the recommended change, it's usually we're withholding from adding their change. >> Okay? It's usually usually if it's

043something a decision that we're making based on like >> it doesn't fit for us, >> right? It's usually not a good fit for our district. So, we're not going ahead with that. So, sometimes it's an omission of the change, >> right? I see what you're saying. >> Yeah. >> I'm just wondering if they have something, you know, I'd be curious if there, you know, a difference, >> but I can see some of it's like >> minor shift. >> I looked at that research one way. Really? >> Yeah. That's painful. >> The the other thing too painful since we're on it that same that same policy. >> They said that you can't seclude students. >> Now, does that mean lock them in a closet with and tape it or does that mean you can no longer

044put a kid in the corner of the classroom? >> Put them in. >> Does teachers all know this? >> Yes. >> I've business a while. So, this has been around how long? >> Quite a while. >> Okay. >> Put them in a door in a room like purple. Yes, there's no but you may not do that. >> Unless I didn't realize there were so many things required unanimous votes and I mean we I don't know you ever done that. >> I noticed that too. >> Yeah. Okay. Sorry. All in favor? >> I oppose. >> All right. Personnel report certificated public hearing public comment on resolution 2526004 >> want to say anything >> oh I was you said public comment so >> that's public hearing >> yeah public hearing >> you expect that >> yeah we

045have uh two public hearing public comments um that effectively the same thing just kind of different arenas one's focused on the electives one's focused on our freshman studies course um we have teachers ers across the district that are teaching classes that are technically outside of their credential area. But for the most part, that's because there is no credential, >> you know, for say your book or whatever. >> So why do we have to do this? So if >> good question. So every year um we get audited on whether we have highly qualified teachers in the classroom and the state goes through every single particularly even particularly at the secondary level every single section every single teacher and ensuring it matches. If it doesn't match then we have what the option of doing what's called a

046local assignment option where the teacher signs off and says yeah I know I don't have a credential in this and then we put those forward and get board approved. That still doesn't make sense that if there's no such credential then why >> the state of California >> a reason but your reason okay but what if we don't >> so if we don't then each one of those classes that we don't do this local assign uh assignment option for counts as a missed assignment >> and then that shows up on the California dashboard showing that our teacher are less qualified than they actually are to because then our percentage of missed assignments and underqualified teachers won't be accurate on the dash. >> No, Jack, you're welcome to go to board member action day in Sacramento once

047a year. >> I wish I could fix it. >> So, we can change that you can't withhold recesses, but we can't change this. Got it. >> I wish I had a better answer. All right. Really, Jack? Come on. This is state legisle. >> Yeah, it's like the bid. >> I am going to recess. Dr. Folks's recess. >> Uh, resolution number 2526004 teacher uh for teacher consent for education code. >> Approval. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I oppose. You're opposed. >> I said not. >> I I do that for the benefit of more. >> All right. Public hearing on resolution 252605. As Mr. WC indicated, it was substantially the same thing. >> Any comment? No. >> All right. I appro. >> All in favor? I oppose. All right. positions for future board meeting agendas

048from board superintendent.

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