001Good evening. Like to call this meeting to order. Uh would everyone please stand and join us for the flag salute? >> Salute. Pledge. I pledge allegiance 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. >> Monica, there's a little feedback here. Is the Is the volume up? >> There's a little feedback. >> Let me check. Okay. All right. Um we'll start out with our close session report. Uh uh was conference with labor negotiating and no labor negotiators. Information was exchanged. No action was taken. Um move on to item three, public comments for items not on this agenda. If you have any comments for items not on the agenda, please come up to the podium. >> Thank
002you. >> Bear with me today, please. Um, I'm going to try to get through this without crying. Um, but dear members of the school board, um, I have two children in the Carpa Unified School District. I have a third grade daughter in DLI program at Canalino and I have a sixth grade son at Carpenter Middle School. I'm here tonight to follow up on concerns I raised during a recent IEP meeting with my son. concerns rooted not only in what my son is currently experiencing in general education classrooms, but also in what I observed at the last board meeting. As this ongoing debate around inclusion and student support continues, I want to be very clear from what I observed in the last board meeting, there still appears to be resistance from some educators at CMS to
003inclusive practices and the push-in model for students with IEPs and 504 504 plans. The resistance is not just concerning, it's unacceptable. Before anything else, I want to address something I also heard at the last board meeting. Referring to students as sped kids is not appropriate. It's dismissive, outdated, and reduces children to a label instead of recognizing them as individuals. Language matters. It shapes how students are seen, how they are treated, and what is expected of them. We should be modeling respect at every level of the system. And if we're going to talk about data, as we did in the last meeting, then we must commit to using complete and accurate data, not selective numbers that support a narrative while ignoring the full picture. Because the full picture matters when we're talking about children. Inclusion is
004not optional. It is the law. Under IDA, IDA section 504, the California Education Code, students are entitled to a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. These protections are not new and they're not optional. The expectation is clear. Students should be educated alongside their peers to the maximum extent appropriate with supports provided, not withheld. This is not about philosophy or preference. It is about whether we are meeting our legal and ethical obligations to children. For my family, this is not theoretical. It's personal. My son Julian has been a part of the inclusive inclusive programs in this district since he was three years old. Inclusion is not new to him. It is the foundation of how he has learned, grown, and succeeded. Julian has worked incredibly hard. He is kind, hardworking, and a joyful
005presence in the spaces he is in. At his core, he is simply a kid who wants to do well and make make the people around him proud. And importantly, he's not a narrative often used to argue against inclusion. He is not part of the problem being referenced when concerns are raised about this model. In fact, he is the opposite. He is academically and socially successful in an inclus inclusion environment, getting all A's and B's. I think he ended up with one C++ last quarter because he got sick right before and some assignments didn't get turned in. His success is not accidental. It is the result of what happens when inclusion is implemented correctly with support, collaboration, and consistency between the parents, the teachers, and the support teams. He is in many ways an example of
006what inclusion is supposed to look like when it works. And that effort deserves to be met with support, not resistance. Because when inclusion is done right, students do not fall behind, they grow. And inclusive classrooms do not only benefit students with IEPs. They benefit all students. They build empathy, reflect the real world, and ensure students who already face challenges are not pushed farther into the margins. What concerns me most is that this resistance is not about awareness. Inclusive practices are not new. They are not part of how educators are trained today. So when there's still push back, especially from leadership voices, it creates inconsistency, confusion, and inequity across classrooms. And it sends a message that some students rights are still up for debate. They are not. If inclusion is in the standard, and it is,
007then we need clear direction that is non-negotiable, support for teachers through meaningful collaboration with special education teams, leadership that reinforces expectations. >> Can you wrap it up? and accountability when those expectations are not met because right now there is a gap between what is pro promised and what is happening in practice and students fill that gap. >> Thank you. What was your name? >> Cassie Pñena. >> Thank you Cassie. >> All righty. Thank you. Union leadership provides a review of the special education program that should have been but wasn't provided during last month's sped presentation. Even though the hasty implementation of the pushin model is the largest change in many years to the way CUSD assigns and supports special education students, it was not even mentioned in the presentation. And this after teachers and union
008representatives repeatedly shared in February and March and throughout April how significantly the push and model continues to undermine and challenge student achievement at Carpenter Middle School. The state requires that 70% or more of uh students with IEPs must spend 80% or more of their day in general education settings. In other words, the 70% of students who are pushed in may spend 20% of their class time in SAI and other support classes, an opportunity that is not being utilized. Although CUSD could have easily produced that data, there were no figures on how well CUSD either met, failed to meet, or exceeded the state's expectation. However, of the excessive number of CMS sped students pushed into general ed classes, they received no additional support in at least half of those classes. And compared to just last year,
009special education students received just 20% of the sped support they used to receive, now just 15 minutes three times a week. We know D's and Fs are continue to skyrocket even after mispersumed, discouraged, disciplined, and even publicly shamed teachers brave enough to assign accurate grades. CAT scores have also confirmed declining achievement for our sped students at the middle school. CUSD saved lots of money, lowering the sped student population by 14%. It slowed the process for qualifying new sped students. It reduced the total number of initial assessments by 31% this year. and it changed eligibility requirements which removed and denied services for me for for several other students. Overall, sped staffing was also reduced by approximately 15% another enormous savings for the district. But while CUSD saves money over prescribing the pushin model, our most struggling
010students are forced to sit in general ed classrooms, often without aids, often confused, disengaged, and presenting increased behavioral challenges too often resulting from their lack of academic success and engagement. Lastly, there was no data pertaining to the extraordinary legal costs associated with the variety of sped related lawsuits filed under Miss Rigby and Miss Haynes's watch. In just February and March, there was over $100,000 in special education legal costs in addition to the Superior Court Judge Andrew's order, case number 25, Charlie Victor04752, requiring CUSD to pay $125,000 to settle away Miss Pursuit and Miss Rigby's unlawful efforts to remove three special education students entitled to service under the Individuals with Disabilities Act. Also absent in the presentation were admins plans to fix the pushin model by adding a pull out component, a resolution that is high
011on optics and low on outcomes. Although it allows admin to allege the hastily implemented push-in model was the right move this year. The addition of a pullout component is predicted to further undermine special education student achievement in 2627. And we encourage you to talk with the very teachers that you have yet to reach back to who have come months in a row to share this information with you who you continue to dismiss. Thank you. >> Mr. Delgado will provide a Spanish translation. educ. HS instruction. fortoes the discipline. Director Hestoire Riby Summerland. Now I would like to continue with my on public comment on matters not on the uh agenda. Point number one uh the dual language immersion program was established during 2017 2018 school year. Nine years later, English learners are put on regular classes.
012Before 2017, all the way to the 70s, CUSD had ESL and students were put on regular classes from the very first day. Myself, two sisters or daughters, nephews, nieces, they all have university degrees. We all learn English as a second language at school with neighbors with kids. And that's the case of thousands of students. No dual language was needed back then. Nowadays, the intent was good. But after so many millions of dollars spent, has it helped students in general? Former student superintendent Cordo last year on the coastal view said that dual language was a failure only 25% success. Now CSD space in English learners on regular classes is it to save money in that case eliminate dual language and put that money on your reserves. Let me read the middle school uh school grades. Uh
013once again this and FS per semester sixth grade this and FS increased from 15 to 26%. Seventh grade and FS increased from 15% to 21%. Eighth grade this and FS increased from 21% to 24%. Now, point number two, legal fees and lawsuits. Since 2007 and 16, millions of dollars have been spent on legal fees by CUSD. District's attorneys have settled cases, lost cases, but they're yet to win a single case. Why is that? Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Donna J put it this way. CSD has bad lawyers incompetent. Imagine CSD without that language expenses without huge legal expenses probably 60% reserves every year. The projections for 2027 13.7 uh reserves projections for all the way up to 2029 28% reserves. But I think that's an illusion. Putting the background of years past, uh, CSD, CUSD
014will trip itself with lawsuits. Thank you. >> Okay, we'll move on to the uh approval of the minutes of our last meeting of April 14th. Can I get a motion there? >> Move to approve the minutes. I'll second. >> Any discussion? >> Public comment. >> Any public comment on the approval of the minutes? Thank you. Let the minutes of the April 14th meeting show between hour 102 and hour 132, the teachers once again attempted to assist our schoolboard officials to better understand the second straight year of declining student achievement under Miss Pursoon. compelled by grossly misleading a grossly misleading presentation and statements by principal pursoon Miss Riby and director. >> Can you stop his time for several CMS teachers? Can you stop record? >> Um, as long as I'm resetting your time to make sure.
015>> So, um, you're commenting on the minutes as they're presented, not on what you would like the minutes to show. >> Yes, we're commenting on the record of the >> No, no, you're you're commenting on the minutes as presented. >> Yes. >> And you're not? >> Yes, I am, actually. No, you're not. >> Thank you. >> You're not. So, please keep it to the minutes as presented. >> That's what I'm doing. Thank you. To the minutes of the meeting. Thank you. Yes. >> Uh, can you tell me where we're at on time, please? Or shall we restart just to make sure that I have the full aotment of time? >> 2 minutes and 34 seconds. Keep going now. >> Okay. Thank you. um in hopes of helping board members and families better understand how they
016might serve district students and families. Let the minutes show that the chaotic aftermath of impulsive administrative decisions to of late August uh CMS teachers were left with hastily implemented with a hastily implemented pushin model and a pitifully resource-bed program resulting in a detrimental impact on CMS students achievement. Let the minutes show that when left with the choice to confront administrative ineptitude or help struggling students, the board once again chose to provide cover for Miss Pursoon Riby and Hannes. And in doing so, the performative nature of the board's previous discussions on March 10th were exposed. When presented with accurate facts exposing the self-preserving spin pedled by Pursoon Riby and Hannes, RCUSD board officials fell silent. Unfortunately, in this case, silence is not power and it is certainly not support or leadership. But it does ensure the
017CMS students achievement will continue to erode. D's and Fs will continue to climb and instead of acknowledging and acting on the problem, it will be enshrined into next year's expectations and predictable declines. Let the minutes show at hour 13530 through hour 142 that when given an opportunity to educate the board and community on the current sped program, sped director Haynes instead provided a dog and pony show clearly designed to avoid accountability and focus everything but how well the sped program is serving district students and families. Rather than providing data that would expose the continued degradation of CUSD's sped program, sped director Haynes refused to discuss the push-in model and instead told our poorly informed board officials what they should have already known. Let the minutes show at hour 13151 that CUSD refuses to reveal administrators
018salary expenses on the consent agenda while violating ED code by failing to invest even the mandated minimum on teacher and support staff compensation. approximately 3.5 million short in 2324 and 2.5 million short in 2425. And let the minutes show that Mr. Schaefer's blatant decision to violate the Brown Act by blocking public comment on future agenda items has earned CUSD yet another lawsuit. Mr. Schaefer's shallow ego and thin skin does not give him and and any board member the authority to violate the law. Absent an immediate reversal of this violation, union leadership working with community members is compelled and will seek legal action to resolve said violation. Thank you. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second. All in favor of the minutes? >> I Okay, move on to the approval of the agenda and
019consent agenda. Any public comment on the approval of the agenda and consent agenda? Thank you. Elected union leadership asked the board to support the following items contained in this evening's consent agenda. Items 2 3 6 8 9 and 11 through 14 uh possibly 10. Beyond those items, elected employee leadership shares concerns pertaining to others regarding number one, the list of eighth grade candidates for the promotion ceremony. See, Miss Principal Pursoon has already stated the requirements of eighth grade students that they must meet for promotion. However, on the list of students accompanying the consent agenda item, Miss Pursoon is asking the board to approve a list to quote approve a list of students that are being considered to participate in the eighth grade promotion ceremony on June 10th. Upon a quick review, it is obvious that
020several students fall into categories that were expressly prohibited from promotion by Miss Pursoon herself. For example, many students listed have been suspended and or have been involved in significant behavioral incidents that would otherwise disqualify them for promotion. Many others are carrying failing grades, but we do recognized that some may by sheer determination or increased administrative pressure earn higher grades before the end of the semester. Union leadership has asked principal pursu to reconcile the conflict between the list and the expectations she has directed faculty support to support in our conversations with students and families all year. Unfortunately, as usual, principal pursoon has not responded and if passed as president is precedent, she will not and more confusion surrounding the academic and behavioral expectations will ensue. Regarding item 12, the purchase of AED kits and first responder
021kits from uh AED authority 4. Given Miss Rigby's halfbaked approach to district safety matters, we are pleased CUSD is also and it is now. However, when concerning the district's failure to properly train staff on how to use them, it's understandable that Miss Riby would want to slide this through approval at the consent agenda without any questions or discussion that typically comes with an itemized agenda item, a singularly itemized agenda item. Union leadership reminds the board that in an emergency, we are only as strong as our weakest link. And how will CUSD ensure these AEDs will serve the intended purpose if no additional training occurs? We've heard nothing about additional training. As for item 14, once again, the district conceals the salary totals for district administrators. Why do you think CUSD is so reluctant to publicly
022share administrative payroll costs on the board agenda? Could it have anything to do with how they have ballooned under Superintendent Riby? While costs associated with employees working directly with students have become an increasingly smaller portion of the CUSD budget for five years, CUSD again violates ED code by underest underinvesting the required portion of our budget in teacher and support staff salaries. Again, the district was approximately 3.5 million below. >> Thank you. >> In 22 324 and 2 and a half million below last year. >> Okay. Can I get a motion to approve the agenda and consent agenda? All motion to move approve the agenda and consent agenda. >> I will second. >> Any discussion? Okay, this is a roll call. Uh Aaron, >> you want me to do the roll? >> You can do the
023roll call. >> Janette, >> I >> Andy. >> And I am I. >> All right, we will move on to um public uh interest reports and presentations. Any public comment on public interest reports and presentations? All righty. So, with the superintendent's report, we will hear more platitudes of appreciation while the district spent the last week attempting to mislead an arbitrator about the long practiced intent and interpretation of the teacher salary schedule. While Superintendent Riby and the board feain appreciation for teachers and support staff, the district has begun a new practice. They never told us about it until Friday of last week, completely in violation of the contract that refuses to recognize the very master's degrees and additional coursework that once encouraged faculty to that they once encouraged faculty to acquire before Miss Riby arrived. While
024she drips appreciation at this board meeting, Riby pays her lawyers behind closed doors to defend recently fabricated interpretations designed to undermine the delivery of highquality services to students and families. Actually designed to save money, but it will undermine the delivery of highquality services. If you want to know how Miss Riby and the board are screwing people this month, just take a look at who receives her special attention in the superintendent report. While she sends appreciation to district teachers, the superintendent's lawyers just told an arbitrator that a plus sign doesn't mean additionally or addition. It means after, as in 3 + 2 doesn't equal 5, but rather three after 2 equals 5. And if you're confused, so are we. But that's the argument Miss Riby paid the district lawyers to pedal in hopes of winning CUSD's
025first grievance in 20 years. Although the lawyers haven't built the district yet, you can expect another $100,000 expense to show up on the pay warrant soon tied to this grievance now arbitration. While Miss Rigby showers hollow appreciation, you'll also have to accept that for the last 15, 20, and 25 years, CUSD is claiming that it has made an accounting error and has been accidentally overpaying many teachers anywhere from $6 to $10,000 a year. While showering appreciation on teachers in the superintendent report, Miss Riby's lawyers have moved to cancel and or deny salary credit for the advanced degrees teachers were once encouraged to earn and did earn. Even though these master's degrees have been documented with the district for 15, 20, or 25 years, teachers are being told that they will not be recognized when calculating
026placement on the salary schedule. That is if the district wins last week's arbitration. Look at the record, Miss Rigby. You'll see exactly what your lawyer said. >> That's blatantly. >> And with that in mind, excuse me, you're not supposed to cut me off. Union leadership shares appreciation for districting. You're discussing a legal I'd like my time back. We're discussing a legal proceeding >> and and Mr. Schaefer, are you sure you're okay? Cuz you do not look wealthy or Well, >> I'm sorry, Mr. Hartner. I've stayed quiet this entire time that I've been on this board and your tone and the way that you're speaking, using the word screwed is really inappropriate at a school board meeting. >> Um, I'm sorry, but there is a wide birth that I am provided when I'm speaking and I
027am generally very much inside the polite. >> Please sit down. Please sit down. >> So, you're going to >> Yes, I am. You're you're you're completely out of line here, >> Mr. Schaefer. You are again violating the Brown Act. Are you doing okay, Mr. Schaefer? Because you were like 10 shades of scarlet before I even began talking. >> Are you doing all right? >> If you if you're not going to sit down, I'm going to ask the deputies to come and remove you. >> I'll sit down because at threat of being removed and having the first amendment, second amendment rights cut off. Okay, that's fine. But Mr. Schaefer, are you sure you're okay? >> That's absolutely not acceptable. A little hot. >> That's absolutely not acceptable language, Mr. Hner, >> sorry, Lacy. We're going to
028move on to your comments. Thank you >> for um the 2026 spring sports season. It still has some upcoming CIF Southern Section events coming up. Our baseball team is competing in division 7 and will travel to LA Canada on Friday to face Fling Flintridge Prep in the first round of playoffs. Track and field athletes who qualified will compete at the Division 4 finals at More Park High School where they'll give one last strong performance this season. Also on Thursday, May 21st, Coach Charles and CHS will host the doubles competition for the CIF Southern Section Individual Boys tennis sectionals. Last night, CHS recognized more than 250 students in grades 9 through 12 for earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Students in grades 9 through 11 were also honored for outstanding achievements in different academic subjects.
029On May 1st, seniors had the opportunity to share their plans after high school at a special signup table on campus. Students announced plans including college, career pathways, jobs, and military service. Prom will also take place this Saturday, May 16th, at the Marmmonte Hotel. This year's theme is Bridgetton Masquerade. The dance will be held from 7 to 10:00 p.m. and after prom will take place at Bolero in Galita from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. On Friday, May 29th, seniors will attend grad night at Six Flags Magic Mountain and there will be two buses there to take students to the park for an overnight celebration filled with rides and activities. Thank you. >> Thanks, Lacy. All right. Uh we'll move on to Diana's report. >> Sure. Thank you. Thanks, Lacy. Congratulations to you and all your classmates.
030The awards, it was just amazing. I've never seen so many awards for such high academic achievement. Wow, what a class. Congratulations. Okay, I'd like to begin with our National Teacher Appreciation Week was last week May 4th through the 8th is a week-long celebration in recognition of teachers and their contributions they make to education and society. It is held in the first full week of May of every year and provides an opportunity for the school community to show their appreciation for all the hard work done by teachers. At each school site, our teachers were on honored and celebrated for their impact on students and their families. We also had National Principles Day and that's celebrated every May 1st. The day acknowledges the valuable work performed by our principles and assistant principles. It recognizes the contributions made
031by frontline leaders who interact daily with students, staff, parents, and community members. Thank you to CUSD principles and assistant principles. Herardo Corno, Kristen Newman, Jeremiah Sabennis at the high school, Jamie Pursoon and James Anderson at the middle school, Luis Cano at Canalino and Family School, Brett El Wyberg at Aliso, and Shannon Coulson is our teacher in charge at Summerland. We also have National School Nurse Day and that was established to foster a better understanding of the role of school nurses in the educational setting. School nurse day was celebrated on Wednesday, May 6 and we recognize CUSD school nurse Tiffany Rhodess for her excellent health care that she provides to our students and their families. We also celebrated school lunch hero day and that's held annually on the first Friday in May in honor of each
032person responsible for providing breakfast and lunches to millions of children across America. Each staff member responsible for making sure nutritious food is offered to students is a hero and this day was specially designed to show appreciation for their valuable and important contributions to students well-being. We appreciate Chef Michelle Hernandez and our food services team. And then I'd like to um recognize our classified school employees. May 17th through the 23rd is California School employee week and we salute the important contributions of all CUSD classified school employees and we appreciate their hard work and dedication to our students and their families. I now have some congratulations. Please join me in congratulating our CUSD colleagues who were selected to receive a 202526 Santa Barbara County Office of Education Teachers Network Grant. Jackie Nectal, Maria Espa, and Cynthia Diaz,
033Sonia Agula and Nicole McKenzie at Canalino School. Caitlyn Damron at Aliso, Mandy Dit, Audrey Rogen at the high school. These teachers will be honored at the county office education celebration on Thursday, May 21st at the craft house in Sullivan. Now, we'll move on to our state testing. Each year, CUSD administers the Smarter Balance Summitive Assessments to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 for English language arts and mathematics during May and June. The California Science Test is required for students in grades 5, 8, and once in grades 10, 11, or 12. The California al alternate, excuse me, the California alternate assessment for English language arts and math is for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who are unable to participate in the Smarter Balance Summitive Assessments. The primary purpose of the cast system
034is to assist teachers, administrators, students, and parents by promoting highquality teaching and learning through the use of a variety of assessment approaches and item types. There is a web page at Caledax and it provides a more detailed overview of the tests. At the end of April, on April 28th, we held CMS's fuse night. That's the family ultimate science exploration, which is a program that helps students and their families build familiarity with science, understand its importance in education, and explore exciting career opportunities. Fuse night is offered twice a year at Santa Barbara Unified Junior High Schools and Carpia Middle School, where eighth grade students and their families rotate through three 30 minute hands-on science activities in physics, chemistry, and biology. These sessions were led by undergraduate and graduate students from the University of California, Santa Barbara
035along with industry volunteers who also share their academic journeys and personal interests. I'd like to announce that May is National Mental Health Month and CUSD recognizes that our students and families have mental health needs and we provide robust support for students well-being. At every school site, the principal leads a weekly mental health team meeting with a school psychologists, counselors, and school-based mental health therapists from family service agency. And that team monitors the student mental health wellnesses at their site. By providing school-based mental health services, therapists help students develop coping strategies, manage stress, improve self-esteem, and increase academic achievement. CUSD also provides mental health confidential care providers at Bright Life Kids and Suluna. They're both uh websites. Our next item is the second interim financial report analysis and recommendations. The county office has reported the district's
036second interim financial report with a positive certification to the state department of education. Recommendations include rebuilding reserves should remain a top priority to support long-term fiscal stability. The district's projected reserve at 7.56% is well below both the statewide average of all districts at 24% and the board's recommended minimum average of 10%. Which is board policy 3100. My next item is to uh announce our promotions and graduation ceremonies. I'd like to remind everyone that we begin with the June um at June 5th is Summerland School fifth grade promotion will be at 1 and the family school's promotion at will be at 5:30. And then on June 10th will begin with a fifth grade promotion at Canalino at 8:30. Eliso will follow at 10:00. Carperia Middle School will have its eighth grade promotion at 3 and then
037Carperia High School will have our graduation June 10th, 6 p.m. I'd like to also share some information about the Carpenter Children's Project uh at the main school, their outdoor education program. Terresa Alvarez, director of CCP, has expressed her gratitude for our district's partnership with CCP and reported on the renovation of the four outdoor yard spaces into nature into nature-based learning environments for the 80 young children served by CCP. These outdoor spaces are more than just playgrounds. They are extensions of their classrooms designed to support whole child development through sensory play, gardening, STEM exploration, and social emotional learning. CCP partnered with Nature Explore to provide research-based professional development for CCP's 15 early child educators throughout the year. This project will be completed by December 2026. And then my last item is measure U. So, I have
038good news. Um, we installed the dewatering system out at the Liso building site and that continues to proceed with good results. Six 24-in diameter holes were drilled along the foundation perimeter with turbine pumps feeding the water through a piping system to a 1,000galon sediment tank. The Carpria Sanitation District was helpful in issuing a permit to discharge the filtered water from the tank directly into the on-site sanitary sewer. The dewatering will continue, but the results to date have enabled the foundation stabilization and overx work to resume. Now we just need a lot of sunny weather to dry that soil. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Lacy. I'd just like to say that that um your this class, you know, we all think that the class before is so great, especially when
039our kids are in it, but your class is um is should be so proud of themselves. the the achievement that they've achieved and uh or the achievement that they've they've brought on to themselves and their class through college acceptance. I mean, it's it's really quite impressive and I I I hope you can convey that to your classmates when you get back. But but it really it it helps motivate us um to continue doing what we're doing and it and it just shows that that the um that that that this there's a lot of positivity going on in this district and and I think you guys are all benefiting from it. So yeah, it's great it's really great to see. you know, we're we're all we're so we're super excited to see what everybody achieves and
040and and what you're able to come back and share with with future classes. >> Yes. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. We'll move on to uh Fboard policies. Any public comment on FBoard policies? >> All right. So, regarding these policies, it's going to be ironic to watch our board officials and administrators make a big to-do about the policies they selectively hold everyone else to, but routinely fail to hold themselves to in the process of conducting district business. This night will be no different. Please understand that it is demoralizing for many of the faculty, staff, and families of our district to watch the virtue signaling that goes on behind the board days only to know that our board members and most influential district administrators routinely hold these very policies like the ones
041tonight in contempt as they practice the unique form of leadership promoted, defended, and even participated in by our school board and especially our school board president. witnessed once again this evening >> daily district personnel experience and persevere under the variety of violations that continue to occur >> related to these policies Mr. talking about the policies. >> Which policy? Which policy? >> They attack on elected employee representatives. Both policies. There's two there. You have them. >> That's not what we're talking about. We're talking about board policies. >> That's what we're talking about as well. >> No. F graduation. That's what we're talking about. Yes. That's exact graduation requirements. I Okay, first off, I'm going to request all the time from the moment that he cut me off for the third time tonight. You're not in the
042consent agenda. We talked in the consent agenda about the very list of students that does not match the expectations for graduating and it is it is that that process is founded in the board policy you cannot >> who would like it to be otherwise Mr. But you're speaking to a different audience. Once again, you can sit down to a different audience right now. You're not addressing the items on the agenda. >> Are you going to again then threaten to remove my rights as as a citizen in the community? >> You're not following. Is that what you're going to do? >> You're not following the rules of our meeting, >> which I'm doing. >> No, which you're not. You're not speaking to these items, >> which I'm doing, Mr. Chair. >> We're not. >> Yes. >>
043You're not. You're using this as an opportunity to be >> So, if you're going to cut me off, go ahead. To the community, please know that we understand our comments and stride may look aggressive. They may look ugly and even disloyal. >> Are you telling me I must sit down? >> You You sit down. >> Okay. Thank you. You've done it again tonight. That's another violation. Thank you, Mr. Schaefer. >> Let the record reflect board policies are about physical education and activity updated as well as high school graduation requirements F1 and F2. Those two policies. As a board member, since I was addressed directly, I'm going to state that I do not violate physical education and high school graduation requirements. Thank you. >> That's what happened with the consent agenda. >> Okay. So, we're going
044to go on to item uh F1, which is board policy and administrative regulation uh 6142.7 physical education and activity. This is an updated uh update of an existing policy of first reading. Uh can I get a motion to approve? I'll motion to approve. >> I'll second. >> Okay. And just to be clear, I will read the uh the updated uh the updates of this these policies and administrative regulation align with current law and California Department of Education guidance, including provisions to ensure equitable access and participation for all students. Revisions incorporate requirements to provide accommodations during religious fasting. Establish and annually review extreme weather protocols and authorize an alternate term schedule for grades 6 through 12 physical education. The AR further defines extreme weather, outlines components of the alternate term schedule, removes outdated language, and reflects
045SP75 extending uniform complaint procedures to physical education instruction minutes in grades 7 through 12. These updates ensure legal compliance and support safe and inclusive physical education programs. So, we have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I. Okay. Second item is board policy uh 6146.1 high school graduation requirements. This is a first reading of an updated uh board policy um which will reflect recent state legislation pursuant to AB714, SB114, SB41, and AB 821 and aligning district policy and current law and upcoming changes to graduation requirements. This update removes the previous regulation AR6146.1. The revisions reaffirm the board's commitment to preparing students for graduation and post-secary success by outlining required coursework under education code 51225.3 while clarifying additional district adopted requirements and available exemptions. Key updates include expanded guidance on exemptions, including those for
046highly mobile students such as foster youth, students experiencing homeless experiencing homelessness, former juvenile court school students, military connected students, migratory students, and newcomer program participants. Continue authorization for the career technical education, excuse me, to satisfy visual performing arts or world language requirements and clarification. The ethnic studies graduation requirements requirement beginning in 2930 is contingent on state funding. Policy also establishes standalone one semester personal finance course requirements beginning in 203031. further clarifies the board's authority to adopt additional graduation requirements and corresponding exemptions. These changes will not affect students in the classes of 27, 28, or 29 who will continue to follow current graduation requirements. Okay. Can I get a motion there? >> I'll move to approve. >> I'll second. >> All right. Any discussion? What I'd like to what I'd like to share is what you're
047going to see differently for next year for the incoming freshmen is that financial literacy class will be offered and will be be replacing get focused stay focused class. So that's the change that you're going to see for the freshman class. >> Okay, great. >> I think that's great. >> Yeah. My only comment was going to be I'm excited to see some real life finance courses >> um for students so that they know how to >> claim on their taxes and all those lovely things. Yeah. Yeah. Good. Thank you. All right. All in favor? >> I. All right. Move on to educational services. Do we have any public comment on educational services? No public comment on educational services. >> I'm looking for it. I'm sorry. >> Perhaps if I say nothing, it will be my best
048opportunity not to be cut off by you, Mr. Schaefer. >> Okay. Since there's no public comment on educational services, we will um >> move on purchased of uh we're being asked to approve the purchase of the ELA curriculum common lit 360. Can I get a motion? >> All approved the purchase of ELA curriculum common lit. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Any discussion? Uh I'd just like to share the information that our uh high school teachers have been piloting this for two years and our middle school teachers that teachers piloted this last year and their feedback indicated that they're very interested in uh us purchasing them the curriculum for them to use in their English language arts classes for 2627. >> Great. Fantastic. All right. Um the just to uh be clear, the teacher training is
049included in the support uh to support strong implementation and the cost will be $37,800 um and a PD. What's PD? >> U professional development >> professional bundle of $2,500 will be paid for with lottery funds. >> And this is the three-year cost. >> Okay. All right. We have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I. >> All right. All right, we'll move on to business operations facilities. Do we have any public comment on business operation facilities? Uh, thank you. Carpenter resident question. Uh, I saw uh charge by Cox Communications Internet and Phone Service for $3,78. The question I have is that have you checked other companies? They probably uh charge less uh out of the top of my mind. For example, Frontier is probably more powerful than than Cox and uh could be
050cheaper. But it's just a question that came to my mind. uh currently uh reserves at uh 7.64 if I'm not mistaken. It's well below your expectations of 24%. Why is that? >> Well, our expectation is actually 10% the state average is 24%. >> Okay. All right. Okay. All right. Let's say 10%. But why don't you have 10 at least 10%. Uh realistically, >> it's a good point. >> Yeah. >> You should have >> 15, 20, 30%. just cut your uh expenses regardless of of the type of expenses. Just just cut them and uh then we'll have a healthy uh budget. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All righty. So, uh, we are pleased to see that this evening's warrants contain less legal expenditures than usual. This is especially true when considering that in the last
0513 months, the USD spent $850,000 on legal fees, which is more than $250,000 above the amount previously budgeted for the entire school year. This evening, CSD adds only $9,500 to the three-month total. However, with the recent arbitration last week and the four other arbitrations recently scheduled for the late summer and early autumn, there will be some whopping bills on upcoming warrants that will need to be reconciled before the year is over. And remember, the $9,500 in legal fees on this evening's warrants is uh uh is not only added to the $850,000 spent between January and April. Um when considering the 2526 budget, it must also be uh added to the million plus in legal fees spent between August and December 2025. Those costs must also be applied to the legal budget overruns for the 2526
052school year. Now estimated to come in at about a million to a million and a half dollars over the budgeted amount. So there goes more resources for students after school programs, technology improvements, lower class size, additional teachers, desperately needed sped aids at the secondary level, and on and on and on. Um that won't be going to students and families. Uh when we get to uh the proposed budget, we're going to start on the last page and work our way backwards. To acquire realistic figure associated with district reserves, you must take note of page 14 where $4 million has been removed from the budget under predictions that that $4 million will eventually be paid in legal fees and settlements. $4 million is approximately 20% 20% of the district's reserves. So if you're looking at the actual
053numbers, the estimated actuals right now would be 27% not 7. 33% for 26 27 37% for 2728 and 21 let's see that would come to about 41% for 2829. Just another one of the tricks that you all use when you're overestimating expenditures and underestimating revenues. Um we'll go to another page here. Page 14 again, AB218 claims removes $4 million from the budget. Yep. Uh when we come to page 13, it looks like you've added the healthcare increase for this year. Thank you for doing that. It's a more realistic number. Uh where we start to see really misleading slides is when we look at the history of cost of living increases. Mr. Caffe chose to end the calculation associated with average salary increases in 2122. Had he included 2022 and 1920, he would have been forced
054to include two successive years of zero salary increases. >> Thank you for your significantly driven down that average salary increase. >> Mr. Hner, please sit down. >> There's so much more to say. When you have a budget study, please notify appreciate you uh exhibiting your your clear lack of understanding how to read a balance sheet >> cuz that that that was amazing really. Okay, we will uh we're being asked to approve the warrants of uh April 10th through May 7th in the amount of $1,449,8359. Can I get a motion? >> I'll move to approve the warrants. >> I will second. All right. Any discussion? All in favor? I >> I. >> All right. Gifts, grants, and donations. Uh, we are being asked to accept a grant from Rotary Club in the amount of $2,950 to
055Canolino School um for the purchase of a new sound system for stage uh uh stage productions. And it and the check was presented to Angela White and Shana Harget at the Rotary meeting. uh last two weeks ago. Can I get a motion to approve? >> A motion to approve with thanks. >> I'll second. Thank you, Rotary. All in favor? >> I Okay. Um item three is arts, music, and instructional materials discretionary block grant spending plan. Board is asked to approve the uh art, music, and instructional materials discretionary block grant spending plan. re the district received $1,245,48 in onetime funding during the 2223 school year, which must be fully expended by June 30th of this year. The R grant requires an approved spending plan and allows funds to be used for professional development and structural materials,
056school climate improvements, cultural culturally relevant library collections, operational costs, and CO 19 related expenses. The total grant amount was $1,245,48. Can I get a motion to approve? >> I'll move to approve. >> I will second. >> Any uh discussion? I mean, this money is is mostly has been spent. Correct, Diana? Yeah. Yeah. >> For the items >> and we're just approving the the close out of the of the of the grant. >> Yeah. The last year. >> Yeah. Okay. All right. All in favor? >> I >> Okay. Item four is a bell intercom system by Pacificcom um for the middle school. And this is a um excuse me, the approval of uh IP speakers and horns for the middle school new bell intercom and emergency notification system um that will tie in with the Gen
0577 buildings. This uh approval will allow the system to be completed through the remainder of the campus. The cost of $49,673.36 will be paid for with deferred maintenance funds. Can I get a motion? >> I'll move to approve the bill. >> All right. We'll second. >> All right. Any discussion? >> This is just to be clear replacing a pretty old system, right? You said when we were touring. >> Yes. We have an old system and a new system and they're not integrated very well. So, as you >> which we saw when we visited there was no bells. So, >> okay. Great. Thank you. Uh, all in favor? I >> I >> Okay. And move on to item five is a a proposed draft budget presentation for the 2627 school year. Jason. Okay. Well, so for
058tonight, we'll be taking a second look basically at the proposed 2627 draft budget. Um the first two slides are the same that we saw back last month back in April. So um slide two is district goals and since we've seen this before I'll just kind of advance to slide three um which is the core budgeting principles and once again I'd just like to bring the board's attention to the BP 3100 which is our board policy which references the uh 10% reserve policy. Then I'll go ahead and just advance to slide four. Um, as the board is aware, we are now in May and so, uh, we're at May 12th. So, next in June, we are going to have two separate meetings. Um, all public school districts are required to have two separate meetings to approve
059their budget. So, that's the reason we're going to have a meeting on June 9th, which is for the public hearing for the budget and also the public hearing on the LCAP. And then you'll see right below that, then we're going to have a second meeting in June on June 16th for the budget adoption and the LCAP adoption. And the budget and the LCUP have to go hand in hand, which is why you're seeing those being talked about on June 9th and also on June 16th. Um on this slide here, we're looking at the 2627 governor's January proposal. Uh there has been one change to this since we last saw it back in April. up on the top left for the 2627 projected LCFF cola. Uh previously it was 2.41% but it was just recently updated
060to 2.87. So that's why you're seeing a slightly increased number there uh for that. Um with regards to the property tax projections, currently we're still keeping those at 4% like we've talked about the past couple meetings. Um if we get new information that warrants an increase or any type of revision to the property taxes, we will do that. and bring that back to the board. And just in the middle of the slide there, um, basically you'll see the pension rate increases. I think we went over this at the last meeting. And at the bottom, you'll see the total statutory benefits for both, uh, classified and certificated positions. On this next slide here, uh, sample cost two district four positions. This is basically the same slide that we saw last last meeting. And what it does,
061it just shows some examples of different positions and their respective salaries and also the statutory benefits that are tied to positions and also the health and welfare costs that are tied to positions as well. So, for example, if we look for a teacher, if we have a teacher that's they're around $75,000 on the salary schedule, that teaching that teaching position also has statutory benefits which cost the district about 16,000. In addition, that teacher most likely will take the health and welfare benefits. And so, for 2627, um that'll cost the district about 26,000. So when we add all three of those columns together, a teacher that has a pay of about 75,000, the total cost to the district is about 118,000. Now the reason I bring this up is because a lot of times um people
062aren't aware that their statutory and health and welfare costs assoc associated with positions because they don't necessarily see them. But on my side of the table where I sit, I see all of these. And so I just wanted to bring this board's, you know, bring this to the board's attention once again that these positions have statutory benefits that cost the district as well as health and welfare that cost the district funds as well. This next slide here, the history of property tax revenues is the same that we saw last time. Um, we're showing a history back to 1920 through 2728. Um down there at the bottom um as I mentioned before for 26 27 and 2728 for the outy years uh we are still projecting 4%. Once again if we get new information that warrants
063a revision to those percentages we will go ahead and do that but that is the best information that we have regarding property taxes at this time. On slide number eight, which is basically the history of salary increases, um you can see we go back to 2122 and at the far right is 2627. You'll notice that in the boxes for 2627, it's TBD. Uh because we have not yet settled uh negotiations for either certificated or classified for 2627. But just to provide some context, a 1% salary increase equates to about a $200,000 cost to the district. The next slide here, we have the history of health and welfare increases. Uh this is the same slide that we saw last time. So we have the history going back a few years back to 21-22 all the way
064out to the our new rates which will become effective October 1st of 26. And you'll see those are represented in the far right hand column. And as you just go through each year you can just see that each year we are seeing as as probably everybody is increases to our health and welfare benefits. On the next slide here, uh this slide has not changed either. This is the five-year financial history um with the current year. So with 2526 and probably what I would just bring your attention to is kind of the reserve percentage which is represented at the very bottom of this slide for each respective year. And so now we are in the far right hand side. So for 2526 um we are estimating that we are going to end our year at June
06530th 26 with the fund balance of about 5.6 million um and the respective reserve percentage of about 7.71 7 excuse me 7.71%. Now just at as a just as for more information I will once again reiterate that for school districts our size we are required to have at least 3%. um at least 3% average. That that is the bare minimum. But the average California school district has a reserve percentage and I think the latest numbers were between like 22 and 24%. So even though we're slightly above the 3%, um the average once again is between like 22 and 24%. On the next slide here, this is the same that we saw back in April. This is the five-year financial history uh for special education. And once again, I would just draw your attention to the
066far right hand side which has the 2526 year for the estimated actuals for special education. So for this year for special ed, we are projecting to receive revenue of about 2.3 million. However, the expenditures for special education were projecting to come in at around 7.9 million. So as you can tell, the expenditures way exceed the revenues. So that has to be made up in some fashion. And so the way school districts do it is the general fund has to do a contribution to the special education um resource to make it self-sufficient. So that's why you're seeing that $5.6 million there. What that represents is the unrestricted side of the general fund contributing money to the restricted side for special education. And $5.6 million for a district our size is fairly sizable. This next slide here
067entitled the 2627 budget assumptions. Um this is basically the same slide with one with one site revision that we saw last last meeting in April. So in this slide here, we start off with the 2526 estimated actuals revenue just unrestricted and then we're adding in the property tax the projected property tax increases for next year and a slight increase to the mandate block grant that we're receiving through the increased cola. So, what that's telling us is for next year, we're expected to see receive about $1.3 million more than we did this year, which would bring our 2627 projected revenues or excuse me, projected unrestricted revenues up to around $29.7 million. On the next slide here, slide 13, we are looking at the unrestricted expenditure budget drivers. And this is basically the same slide that we
068saw last time with one revision. As you can tell on the lefth hand side there, we have the different expense categories. But I do want to uh bring attention to the board that there was one there was one change which had to do with the health and w health and welfare benefit increases. Um in the last meeting we had it at $433,000. However, we received new information um that the that the increase was actually going to be more and it was going to be about 501,000. So that is an a slight revision I'd like to point out to the board. So when when we add up all of these budget drivers, what this is telling us is that we are expecting to see our unexp unrestricted expenses increase by about 1.1 million for next year.
069And at the bottom of that expense category listing, you'll know you'll notice that there's a category for 2627 salary increases. But once again on the far right hand side that's also labeled with TBD because that's still to be determined. On the next slide here it's entitled unrestricted budget reductions. So what we're looking at here are expenses that we are not going to have next year. So we're not going to have these expenses next year in 2627. So we're backing them out of our expenses. So the first big one that we're going to not have in 2627 were the AB218 claim two AB218 claims for $4 million. So we're we are backing that out of the budget and also additional legal services of about $550,000. And so we're backing that out as well. So, what that's
070saying is for next year we expect to have about $4.5 million less in unrestricted expenditures. And this next slide here, slide 15, entitled the unrestricted expenditure budget assumptions. So, what we're doing here is we're kind of summarizing the expenditure changes. So we're starting off with this year the 2526 expenditures of about 31 million. Then we're adding in additional expenditures of 1.1 and then we're we're subtracting the expenses we're not going to have next year which is that $4.5 million which nets out to about $3.3 million to the negative. So what that means is for next year we're projecting to see about $3.3 million less in unrestricted expenditures. So we'd be looking at expenditures in the area of about 27.6 million for 2627. Uh the next slide kind of brings it all together and that's why
071it's called the projected unrestricted fund balance and reserves. So at the top you'll notice there we're starting with the estimated actuals um ending balance. So, we're projecting that our 63026 budget will end up with about $3.6 million. And once again, that'll be our beginning balance for next fiscal year. And then we have our projected unrestricted revenue of about 29.7. Then we have our expenditures of about 27.6 million. And those net out to about $2.1 million to the positive. So, we should see our fund balance increase by about $2.1 million. And that's why you're seeing our projected 2627 unrestricted ending balance come in at about 5.7 million which equates to about a 13.53 budget reserve. And on the next slide here is the multi-year projection. Um once again I think I've mentioned that the my multi-year
072projection is an extremely important slide and exercise that we all must do. All public school districts must do it because basically what we have to do is go through and project with the best of our ability what our revenues will be for the next three years and in in in addition what our expenditures will be so we can see where that takes the district financially. So you can see on the far left we start off with 2526 and at the bottom there you'll notice the reserve balance that we're projecting. So this year we're projecting to end the year with a reserve of about 7.71. And then for 2627 about 13.53 and 2728 around 16.88 and 2829 we're projecting about 21.34%. However, for the for the out years 26 27 and 78 and 89 um I
073also want to throw you know my standard caveat that the 2627 salary negotiations have not concluded. So once those do those will increase our expenditures and as a result of that those reserve balances will decrease. So that's a standard you know um caveat I wanted to to share with the board as well. And once again, I wanted to point out the fact that even though our reserve balance is growing, which is fantastic, that the average school district does have reserve balance between 22 and 24%. >> So, great. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Jason. Yeah, it'd be nice if we could uh get negotiations settled and give our staff a raise on July 1. >> Yes. >> Yeah. All right. Any any questions for Jason? >> I have three I have three questions. Sorry. Um, the
074first would be when you're looking at the slide 17, the multi-year projection, I realize you're looking at revenues increasing by 4%, but what are you looking at in terms of our expenditure increases? Are you leaving those flat or how are you calculating those? >> Yeah. No. So, um, for the for the probably a good way to do that would be it's kind of outlined on slide. So for salaries, what I'm doing is I'm doing the step and column increase. >> Okay? >> And so I'm using about 3% and once again our salary schedules aren't squared. So some some sales receive more than others, but as an average. So I'm using about 3% to to increase our salaries from one year to the next. >> Okay. >> And I'm also using a cola to increase like
075professional services or things of that nature. So each year, I guess to answer your question, costs are increasing as we all know that unfortunately they do. >> What and what kind of factor do you have in there for um like utilities? I mean, you have a factor in there for utilities and and for health insurance, >> maintenance and things like that as the buildings get older, all that. >> Yes. I don't have the exact number in front of me, but it's around 2 to 2.5%. >> And there's a there's a statutory number um that we have to put in for deferred maintenance, too. That's like a that's like a statutory requirement that has to be set aside. >> Okay. Thank you. Um and then for when you mentioned the um a 1% salary increase totals
076about 200k for that is that just the salary number it doesn't include the statutory increases. >> So that includes everything. So yes includes the salary and also the statutory you know workers compers. Yes. So it's everything. >> Perfect. And then my last question is, and this is my first big budget review, so excuse me if this is a not a great question, but when you're calculating the reserve balance, what number are you using? So obviously we have the ending fund balance, but what are you dividing by? Like what's the total number in terms of it's 7% of what? >> What's the number that we start with? >> So are you asking where the 7% comes from? >> Yeah, basically how do you calculate that? Because it's 5.6 6 million is 7% of what number? I
077couldn't figure out any numbers on here that mathed out. >> So, basically, it's the So, the minimum reserve, um, if we're looking at the very last page, page 17, >> Uhhuh. >> Uh, the 1.4 million, that is 3% of the total expenditures of the general fund budget. >> And so, would that be that >> that's restricted and unrestricted? >> Yes, it's combined restricted and unrestricted. >> Okay. >> And and and then based off that, we figure out the reserve balance. 7 million right there. >> Okay. Thank you. That was all I had. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Do you have anything? >> N. >> All right. Um and just to be clear, uh the the the $4 million that that we're saying we're not going to spend next year is not necessarily found money.
078It's just money that that we took out of a restricted account and we allocated it to the general fund so we could settle the uh AB218 claims. >> Yes. >> Um yes. In fact, if we go to slide 10, we can kind of go over that if you'd like. Um so slide 10, that's the slide entitled five-year history with the with the current year. And if you look at column 2425 as compared to 2526, you will see a big jump in revenues. So for example, in 2425, we're looking at about 41.8 and then in this year it jumps to about 47.9 and on the expense side as well. You notice in 2425 41 million and this year 47 million. Now, the reason we're seeing a a very significant jump from 2425 to this year is
079due to the AB218 claim. So, yes, um we we did transfer in $4.2 million from the sale from the sale of the Baylor property into the jungle fund, which is one of the main reasons why you're seeing that extremely large jump in revenues. And then correspondingly, we paid that $4 million in AB218 claims out of the general fund, which is why you're seeing that extremely large jump in expenditures from one year to the next as well. >> Great. Thanks for clarifying. >> For general accounting, that would be most companies would call that a non-recurring, right? Like that's basically what it is. That sounds Yeah. Thank you. And they and and and everything is done on a on a a crude basis, not on a cash basis. >> Okay. Cool. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Thank you.
080>> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Um that was just presentation, right? Are we approving that? >> Presentation only. Okay. Okay. We'll move on to item I, measure U. Um do we have any public comment on on measure U? No public comment. Um so we're being asked to renew the contract with Fonder Salari for construction management services for major U. Um the uh board is asked to approve the renewal of one-year agreement with Fonder Solari. They will be working as part of major U as the project manager and planning specialist. Construction manager Scott Bronzema from Fonder Solari will be assigned to the to our district. Hourly rate of compensation is $151. with an estimated annual uh cost not to exceed $34,416 and will be paid for with major U funds. Can I get a motion?
081>> I'll move to approve. >> I will second. >> Yeah, I just uh those costs have gone up significantly from the start of this project. But I think that's the when when you look at what students are getting offered for jobs right out of Calpali with a construction management degree, you can see where these rates come from. Yeah. So that's good for our students and graduates. All right. Uh we have a first and a second. All in favor? I >> I Okay. Move on to item J, personnel. Do we have any comment on public comment on item J personnel? All righty. Thank you. So, uh, as of this date, the union has submitted both certificated and classified openers as per contract requirements. Uh, certificated in March of 2026 and classified just this evening, 2026. Fortunately,
082you do not have the authority to reject these also, as your behavior this evening makes it pretty clear what you would do if you thought you could. We are now entering the 2627 bargaining cycle which is a fully open cycle. A fully open contract allows employees to open any contract article they wish any and every if they wish and to submit as many proposals deemed necessary. The cause eboard has received several interests and proposals from employees and we will use those to inform more specific proposals when uh we will then carry those to the bargaining table as each contract article is discussed at the as the bargaining partners review the openers attached to this evening's agenda and subsequently prepare for our first negotiation session. Cause draws your attention to a suggestion we included in the
083sunshine document. We suggested that the CUSD maintain status quo for CUSD 2026 and 27 instructional calendar. And in doing so, we believe this will help district employees, students, and families plan for upcoming for the upcoming school year with increased confidence. And that's something we could resolve at our very first meeting. Although we're aware of none of this uh of none at the time, cause of course remains open to including any mandated changes required by state or ed code. And lastly, we believe you will, Mr. Schaefer have an opportunity to confirm a raise prior to July um that it will be coming even though it will not be the result of the upcoming bargaining sessions. Just as the union told the community in spring 2025, the district's over projections of expenditures and underestimation of revenues, which
084we've seen again tonight, has resulted in unrealistic budget projections in spring of 2025. Fortunately, the union had the foresight to file for impass when it was clear that the district was unwilling to bargain over realistic numbers. And based on the contingency formula we demanded, it looks like the salary increase tied to more realistic property tax triggers will actually populate and there will be a 2% on schedule salary increase in October, but we're waiting to hear from Mr. Calf on that. Thank you very much. >> Okay. Um, move on to item uh personnel summary. Uh we have four personnel item assignments. We have four uh leave of absence one and release and probation one. Can I get a motion to approve the personnel summary? >> I'll move to approve. >> I will second. >> Any discussion?
085All in favor? >> I. Okay. And item two is an initial proposal from the carpenter association of unified school employees cause classified local 2216 for negotiations to collective bargaining agreement with carpenter unified school district for the 2627 school year. Um fiscal fiscal implications are to be determined. Uh can I get a motion to approve? >> Oh, it's just a it's just information. Okay. Thank you. Okay. And uh we're going to move on to future agenda items and there's nothing uh to take action there. So we will not take any public comment and board calendar the same. >> I don't think we have any public comment on board calendar. >> Mr. Schaefer, you are required to allow public comment on future agenda items. >> Thank you. We're not. >> Under what authority are you saying you're
086not supposed to? >> Check check with your attorney. >> We we haven't. We will continue. Yes. and you'll be hearing as well, but can you please clarify what authority you're relying on to deny the public the right to comment on future agendas? >> Well, Brown Act, we're not taking action. So, please sit down. >> Where in the Brown Act, Mr. Sit down, >> Mr. Schaefer, where in the Brown Act would we find that? >> You can do your research. >> Uh, it appears that you haven't done your research. Um, >> yeah, we're going to move on. >> Yes, we'd like to do future agenda items. Yes. >> No. Board announcements. >> Agenda items. Is that right? >> Board board announcements. >> Future agenda items. Mr. Schaefer. >> No. Are you sure about that? You could
087put this to rest by sharing the authority that you're referring on, Mr. Schaefer. You could put it to rest right away. >> Would you like to you've cannot >> So please sit down, >> Mr. Schaefer. We really It's important that we provide insight into what we believe are future agenda items. >> Janette, do you have any >> um Yeah, I have a couple announcements. I'm excited for deny deny our right to speak. Is that correct? >> Um event feel free to gabble, Mr. Schaefer so that it's formal that you've denied the right to g that you've denied the right. Thank you very much, Mr. Schaefer. >> Um I'm excited for next week's May 19th event with our CTE event with partnering with local businesses. I'm I'm planning to attend. Um I'm looking forward to our
088my first graduations as a board member and I'm excited for both my kids are going to prom this weekend. So I'm really looking forward to our you know seniors celebrating. It is this is uh one of the best times of the year because we get to see the fruits of all the labors of everyone who's worked so hard to um you know prepare them for their future. And uh I think not that uh want to take away from other classes, but this class is especially um uh uh accomplished with with all of this all of the number of students who are going to UC's and Cal States uh is just tremendous and it's it's really good to see. Um with that, we're journ. Thank you. Thank you.