001Yes. [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Hey, hey, hey. The Central Unified School District Board of Trust meeting for July 22nd, 2025 is called to order at 6 pm. Please let the record reflect that all board members are in attendance except President Nandep Singh Chan and Trustee Nabil Kerond. We move on to uh adoption of the agenda. What are the wishes of the board on the agenda? I have a I have a motion by Trustee Sers. I have a second by Trustee Kirk. All in favor, please say I. >> I. Any oppose? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Please let the record reflect that trustee Kurfon has joined us for the meeting. Next, we move on to comments from the public on close session items. Is there any member of the public wishing to address the board on
002the close session items? If you wish to address the board telephonically, the number to call is 559-2763150. Once again, if you wish to to address the board telephonically on close session items, the number to call is 559-2763150. >> 30 seconds have passed and they have no callers at this time. >> Hearing no comments from the public on close session items, we will now adjourn to close session and return at 7 pm or as soon as thereafter. Thank you. [Music] Hey, [Music] hey, hey. [Music] Hey, hey, [Music] Hey. Hey. Hey. [Music] Hey. [Music] Hey, hey. [Music] All [Music] right. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Hallelujah. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Hey. Hey. Hey. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Yes. Yes. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Hey, [Music] hey, hey. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat.
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004Yes. [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Hey hey hey. [Music] Hey, [Music] oh Oh, [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh, [Music] oh. [Music] Good evening. The board of trustees reconvenes to open session. It is now 7:03. Items to report from our close session. Um item E3 classified personnel report. There was a motion by trustee SERS, a second by Trustee Chavez. Motion carried 6. Then we had approval of the certificated personnel report, a motion by trustee Kirk, a second by trustee Kon. Motion carried 6. We also have uh additional uh reports. Uh the board took action by a motion by trustee SERS, a second by trustee Sadu, and a vote of 60 to appoint Dr. Javon
005Childs as our assistant superintendent of human resources and labor relations. Uh to appoint Julia Mcclin McClennon uh as our assistant superintendent for educational services and to appoint uh Lori Gomero as our principal for Central High School. And um with that I will turn it over for a brief report to our superintendent superintendent Dr. Marshall. Well, first I'm very excited that these individuals are joining our team and uh they're here tonight. So, I'd like them to come up and introduce themselves. >> Yes. If we'll invite you to the podium, then we'll have you shake our hands and then we'll give you all a round of applause for joining our team. >> Good evening. Um this is such an honor. So, I just want to say good evening to President Singh in his absence, Vice President Kadillo,
006Superintendent Dr. Marshall and members of the board. This is such an honor and I am truly grateful for this opportunity that you have bestowed upon me. Um my family and I, we are members of Central Community and we have been for the last 13 years. We started off first and foremost in um area six with trustee Kirk and um just last year, so a little over a year ago, we moved into area one where Trustee Sers is now our uh trustee. So I am very honored. I would tell you that my passion is working with people. I am tremendous in just I get a lot of joy out of working with people and watching everyone win. That is truly what I'm passionate about. Um I come from humble beginnings. You know I am the son
007of a pastor. So a man of faith and I have asked my family to be here with me tonight. So you do see my children there. My my mother, my father, my auntie and my uncle, my sister and um my mother and father, that's my in-laws right there. My dad did tell me to stall cuz he said, "Look, son, we're zooming down the highway coming from the Bay Area. So do as much as you can to make sure that you are keep that you are still speaking when we walk in the door. So I know I'm not going to do that cuz everyone did not come to hear me speak. But again, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for this opportunity. I could truly tell you that my focus is students, students
008and student outcomes. I'm all about equity. I'm all about working with each and every single child. Oftentimes we could get lost in the word all because when you have all, an individual can be lost. But when you talk about each child, then that mean that you are focused on every particular child and their individual needs. My son will be coming to Harvest Elementary next year, followed by my daughters who will be going to Garza High School and also Glacier Point Middle School. So, we're all in. Thank you again for this opportunity. I will not fail you. I plan to work hard. I plan to be collaborative. And the first thing I plan on doing is just listening, listening, and learning all the great things that Central has to offer. So again, I just want to
009say thank you so much for this opportunity. [Applause] Well, I have to tell you something. I think you stole some of my words over there because I was thinking the same thing. Um, Lori Gamber, I am uh, superintendent, board members, I know president, vice president. I am beyond thrilled to come back to the district where I started my teaching career and gave me a sense of community. It gives me the chills actually when I said that right now it gives me the chills. It is very surreal for me right now to be standing here. Um I am so honored. I was so humbled. I am so excited to return to Central High School and be the principal there. My biggest thing I love being at the school site. I agree 100% with you. I am
010completely student centered. When we say all, it is all. And we do whatever it takes for that student because they're all different. And they all learn differently and they all need different things. But I believe 100% that every student wants to learn. They just need some need more support than others. and we and we as educators, I know that I'm so passionate to give that to them and share that with my staff and the parents and the community. Um I I I want I love parent involvement. I have to work we have to work with the parents. That is the most exciting thing for me. If we're working with the parents, us and the parents, that's that that student is going to be highly successful because we have that team and we have that partnership.
011So, I'm so excited to come back to the district that gave me a sense of community. My friendships have been span the years of 28 years that I built here in Central Unified. To me, it's coming back to family. It's coming back home. My family is extremely excited um for coming back home. So, I want to thank you. I am beyond humbled and honored that you are giving me this opportunity to come back as the principal of Central High School. So, thank you. [Applause] Julia Mlennon, and I want to thank you first of all, Superintendent Marshall, for the opportunity. Um, vice president and board of trustees. Um, I am a 29-year educational veteran, which just means old. um and have seen a lot of cycles, a lot of things come and go and try to
012keep, you know, all the things that stick. And one of the things that excites me about Central Unified is your roadmap and the things that are sticking, the success that you're having and the people that are so committed. And I don't think I've met a single one so far that doesn't talk about kids and that's exciting because when they, you know, the adults are important and we want to support them in their work for kids and we can't do it without them, but the work for kids and the success for kids is what they're also committed to. And so I am very very excited to come here. Um I am coming with a a a diverse background which is wonderful because I get to play in a little bit of all of it now for
013kids. And so thank you for the opportunity. [Applause] Thank you. And we're excited to have a full team. We move on to our pledge of allegiance. If I can have you all please stand. of the United States of America to the republic for it stands one nationice for all. Thank you. We move on to our community engagement information. Today we have our translators Patricia Santiago and Kowant Carr providing our community engagement information. Good evening. Secretary. Fore! Foreign! Foreign! Foreign speech. Foreign speech. Thank you. Foreign speech. Foreign speech. Foreign speech. [Music] Spanish [Music] extension. If you wish to address the board, call 559-2763150 or fill out a request form provided on the table near the entrance and submit it to the clerk of the board prior to the meeting. If you wish to speak on an
014item on the agenda, please do so when that item is called. If you wish to speak on an item not on the agenda, you may speak during the public comments section of the agenda. The district welcomes other languages speakers to the board meetings. Anyone planning to attend and needing interpret an interpreter for a language other than Spanish should call 559-2744700 extension 10150 by noon on the Friday proceeding to the board meeting or at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting so arrangements can be made for an interpreter. >> Thank you Miss Santiago and Miss Carr. We move on to our presentations. Uh first we will hear if we have a representative from our central unified teachers association. I do not see them present or any of the representatives. Okay, we move on. Do we
015have a representative from our California school employees association? Hearing none. Okay, we move on to our reports. Uh receive information regarding a 100 day plan from our superintendent Dr. Marshall. Okay, tonight I'm going to present my um entry plan to Central Unified School District. Uh this is my third superintendency. So I've used this process successfully over the years. Basically in an entry plan when a new superintendent comes in, you listen and you learn. You know, you don't go in making rash changes when you don't know the environment. So base is a chance for me to come in, learn about Central Unified strengths, the challenges, then the opportunities that await as far as for improvement. And you do this during the same process. You you're working you're operating the school district at the same time. So
016it's concurrent. It's critical that you know a when a superintendent comes in that there's a smooth entry and basically this document will kind of outline how that process takes place. There are three stages. The first is the pre-entry. That's when I came for the board meetings uh twice. I went to some events in in the district uh the the ribbon cutting ceremony uh talking to people. That's before July 1. The the the stage we're in now is the entry phase. That's from July 1st through October of this year. And there's a lot of listening and learning about Central Unified. And then stage three is I give you the board a summary report of what I found out during that time. The goals are very a seamless transition. Dr. Dr. O'Brien, I want to thank her
017for her help in making this very smooth. Listen and learn about Central Unified. I'm new to the process. Ensure that multiple perspectives are heard. Listen to our partners. Then create a vision for the future. Working with the board is a a good um aspect of this plan. We have we're the governance team, so we work closer together. Then improve instructional outcomes. And then there's an extensive review as far as the organization, the climate, uh the budget, return on investment for the academic initiatives to make sure that we meet the needs of all students. At the end, this will be like in early December, I'm going to give you a summary report of what I found. You'll have like what the data says and we're going to survey a lot of people and you'll see themes
018and then I'm going to share that as far as what we found and then you'll have an outline for a five-year long range plan for the school district. But you do that based on the feedback that you receive. I mean I don't make these decisions in isolation. You have to get input. The next page outlines the structure as I spoke to. There's a data analysis. There's a uh working with the board of education. There's lots of meetings, interviews, community forums, school visits. That's where you get most of your data. Then establishing a relationship with the media. They can be a good partner in this process. And then sometimes as far as the outside expertise, there are a lot of entities that want to come in and they can give like a fresh eyes to what
019we're doing. Sometime that's good, but the main piece is that analysis looking at what we have in place and knowing how learning how effective it is. The next two pages deals with the board of education in terms of we're governance team. So we talk about in terms of our norms, our shared vision, I'm your one employee, how we communicate, uh the appropriate roles and responsibilities, mutual expectations, uh evaluation criteria, and then agenda setting. That's how we work together. The goal is again we want to basically I want to come up with a document that guides the district for the next uh five years or so. The big as far as the entry plan, one of the big items is the meetings and interviews. That's when you talk to everyone, the board, all of your employees,
020your certificated classified administrators, community members, organizations, your higher ed officials, uh, uh, charities and foundations, uh, city officials, the mayor, city council members, members, elected officials, students, and parents. You talk to everybody and you get all that feedback. One thing I'm a big proponent of is as far as the community forums, or community cafes. And when I do that is we we usually focus on topics that are pertinent to to today's conversation in education. So we do that throughout the year. The LCAP would be a a good we can drive the LCP through this process. School visits. I like to visit sites weekly, multiple sites. Uh in fact on the first day of school, Jeff has already created a document for us. We go out divide us all up. We'll be visiting schools on the
021first day of school. One of the most important aspects of this plan is the data analysis. Looking at our budget, looking at our academic return on investment, looking at all of everything that goes on in the district as far as the documents, contracts, looking at everything and and is it meeting the needs of our students. That's the most important thing and being very thorough about that. The next item is the media. The media can be a powerful tool to aid us in our quest. So basically, I like a proactive approach because when you have things to for things to happen, if you're proactive, they'll give a balanced approach as far as what they report if you have a good relationship with them. I've I've seen that. And then finally with the proof from the board
022as far as you know utilizing outside expertise sometimes there um people like from colleges and universities can give a fresh look at different initiatives that we may have in place. So basically inviting them in. So to close this is just a framework to move forward as a district coming in find out where we are. A lot a lot of great things happening here and and looking at how do we take it from this point to the Do we have any comments from the public? And just as a reminder for each item, we'll take public comment after the item is presented. We'll take any comments from anyone in person. And then we'll take any comments from callers. And anyone wishing to provide a comment telephonically. The number to call is 559-2763150. Clerk, do we have any
023comments from the public? Uh, Vice President Coreo, I have no comment cards at this time. Um, do we have any uh board communications though? >> We're still on this report. >> Okay. No, no, no comment cards on this report. >> Thank you. >> Board vice president, 30 seconds have passed and there's no callers at this time. >> Thank you. Any comments from the board on this report? >> Thank you. Hearing none. Thank you, Dr. Marshall. We look forward to future presentations about that data analysis and your feedback. We move on to superintendent and board communications. We'll turn We'll first turn to Dr. Marshall. Is there anything you'd like to report and here's my July report. Uh first, uh thank you for the great welcome. Uh, it's been great listening and learning about Central Unified. I've
024had a chance I'm looking forward to like a lot of the back to school events and activities and then as I talked about previously getting feedback. And with that being said, if you indulge me for 56 seconds, You have to be patient. Look at the sound. as we wait for the audio. Dr. Marshall, should we expect a report from you on this item every agenda? >> Uh, yes. Okay, thank you. >> Need more details sometime. >> Thank you. It's just new for our board. So, just >> we all like it though. I see smiles. One more. That was about >> Thank Thank you, Dr. Marshall. We appreciate that report. We move on to board reports. I'll start with Trustee Chavez. Anyone on this side wishing to provide any report? I'm just starting on one side
025or over the other. Okay, Trusty Kirk. Yes, Trusty Kirk. >> Yes, I am Trusty Kirk. Thank you, Trusty Curio. Uh I'm sure Trusty Kon is going to provide a more uh detailed update on the facilities meeting that we had as a subcommittee. Uh but one question that came up specifically for area 6 is questions about water access at both Hton Karnney and Madison and I do want to assure our families that that we are on top of this issue and that safe water is being provided for our students. Uh the larger issue is being addressed and we we hear you and we hear your concerns and we are absolutely guaranteed that our children's drinking water and the water they're exposed to is safe. >> Thank you Trustee Kuron. >> Thank you. And uh thank you
026for your uh comments uh Trustee Kirk. Uh water uh access and having clean water for students is incredibly important and uh I know it's been an issue in previous years in Central. Um I've taken it upon myself as chair of that committee to also seek some professional development on uh ways we can improve water access for our students. Um we had a very robust discussion the facilities finance and safety uh subcommittee about uh the issues not just pertaining to water but um through others with the construction going on at uh Justin Garza High School. um going over our uh different uh in uh increments and we seem to be on schedule with that and uh also getting updates on the construction at just uh Jazwan Sincla Elementary that should um be just about done in
027time for the school year. Um I appreciate people's uh patience uh with that. And then I also um outside of the subcommittee want to give a thank you to the city of Fresno for approving our grant for $75,000 uh to uh for housing to keep our f our families uh uh safe and in their housing and I think also for uh covering parts of their utility bills um if they're are in need. So uh reach out to your family leaison for more information. Thank you. Thank you, Trusty Kon, Trusty Chavez. >> I think it needs to be said. I just I want to thank um Superintendent Marshall. Just I know that you've been meeting with all of us individually and you've been actively um engaging with so many community members and you really hit the
028ground running and I just am so appreciative that you have such a detailed plan and I think it really needs to be acknowledged publicly. So, I really want to thank you for your thoroughess and taking initiative and doing all of the things that I really felt strongly that I I really hoped you would do and now I'm seeing it in action and I really appreciate that. So, I want you want you to know. >> Thank you, Trusty Chavez. Yes. On behalf of our board, thank you for all the great work that you're doing in just the 22 days that you've been our superintendent. So, we look forward to uh the next few years of your contract. Uh I also had the privilege of participating in our summer graduation last week uh with Dr. Marshall. We
029also had area administrator um Jeff Garrett present. Um and I don't think I'm missing anyone else. So, it was nice to to send off our last group of graduating students for our 2025 year. So, thank you very much for that. And with that, we move on to comments from the public. Is there any member of the public wishing to address the board on an item not currently on the agenda? We've allocated a maximum of 20 minutes for this item. Okay. If you will identify who you are and then you will have three minutes to address the board. We will take in-person comments and then we will take anyone who is appearing telephonically. Cleron, >> thank you. Vice President Creo. I have a comment from uh Michael Celely and Geneive uh V. You have three minutes.
030Uh good evening board members and superintendent Marshall Michael Cely, policy director for Fresa City Council member Nelson Esparza. I'm joined tonight by our council aid and uh central alumni Gene Verk. Uh I first want to congratulate Dr. Marshall on becoming the new superintendent for Central Unified. On behalf of the city of Fresno, welcome to our community. Uh I am excited to share with you all some legislative updates from our office. As the city of Fresno just completed its budget process, city council has approved a historic and balanced $2.36 billion budget. Uh, council member Esparza championed millions of dollars dedicated to traffic safety improvements near schools, parks, afterchool programs, the eviction protection program, affordable housing, and public safety, just to name a few. Last week, as uh trustee Kerfon mentioned, the city council approved $75,000 to
031Central Unified to provide utility assistance to your families. Uh, council member Esparza appreciates the deep relationship we have built uh with all of our educational partners and I'm just gonna pass it off to our uh Genev here. >> Hi, my name is Genev. I'm a proud alumni of Central Unified. Um, just continuing off what my co-orker Michael said to further this mission, council member Esparza, he is chairing a school liaison committee on August 4th at 4:30 p.m. in the Fresno City Council chambers. the city, the subcommittee will convene to recap the 2024 2025 school year and find further opportunities for engagement and moving on to the next upcoming school year. And we are sincerely looking forward to having one of you members please come and join us at this subcommittee. And then just lastly, um
032the smoke shop ordinance that we passed uh came into effect this last month. And actually, smoke shops are required to follow the operational requirements of the ordinance, including school location provisions as they widen down operations over the next 18 months, uh, leading to improvements across all of our neighborhood neighborhoods across the city. So, just thank you for your time and feel please feel free to reach out to our office if you need anything. If you call Monday through Wednesday, I'll probably be the one who picks up the phone. >> Thank you, board members. Uh, Vice President Korea, I have no other comment cards at this time. >> Thank you, >> Board Vice President. There are no callers at this time. >> Thank you. Hearing no further comments from the public on this item, we move
033on to our consent agenda. We have uh for approval adoption of resolution number 252601 proclaiming August as our national immunization awareness month. Um other than that, is there a motion to approve our consent agenda? >> I'll move to approve our consent agenda. >> Second. >> Thank you. I have a motion by Trustee Kirk, a second by Trusty Kiron to approve the consent agenda. All in favor, please say I. I. >> Any oppose? Any abstensions? Motion carries 6. We move on to our action items. Our first item is to hold the public hearing and approve quarterly Williams uniform complaint procedure. We have area administrator Jeff Garrett. >> Good evening, President Singh, Vice President Korea, members of the board, and superintendent Marshall. This item returns from the previous agenda. No complaints were filed in any of our
034schools within the district during the fourth quarter and administration is recommending the board hold a public hearing to approve the uniform complaint procedure. >> Thank you. And with that, the public hearing is now open. Is there any member wishing to address the board during this public hearing on the quarterly Williams uniform complaint uh procedure? Board vice president. 30 seconds have passed and there's no callers at this time. Thank you very much. Hearing no comments, I will now close the public hearing. We move on to approval of the quarterly Williams uniform complaint uh report. Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. I have a motion by trustee sellers. Is there a second? I have a second by trustee Sedu. All in favor of approving the quarterly Williams uniform complaint report, please say I. >>
035Any oppose? Any abstensions? Motion carries. 6. Thank you. We move on to item two, accept gifts to the district. We have assistant superintendent EKL. >> Good evening. We have two gifts to the district. The first one is Justin Garza High School received the donation of two balloon arches valued at $750 from party with Cynthia for graduation ceremony. And the second one is the maintenance and operation department received 10 pruners from RG Power for classified appreciation week valued at $238. Administration is recommending the board accept gifts to the district. >> Thank you. Are there any comments from the public on this item? Board vice president. 30 seconds have passed and there's no callers at this time. >> Okay. Thank you. >> What are the wishes of the board? >> Motion to approve. >> Okay. >> Second.
036>> I have a motion by trustee Keron. I have a second by trustee Chavez to accept the gifts to the district. All in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? Any absentions? Motion carries. We move on to item three. Approve employment agreement for assistant superintendent educational services. Under this item, the board will now consider approval of the assistant superintendent education services employment agreement between the district and Julia McLennon. Uh the agreement includes a base salary of $193,179.94 which is placement on the sixth step with a monthly car allowance of $400. It includes the health and welfare benefits provided to all district employees um and other terms that do not have a financial value listed. Is there any comments from the public? >> Not at this time. >> Board 30 seconds to pass. There's
037no callers at this time. >> Thank you. Any discussion by the board? Is there a motion to approve the employment contract? >> Second. Thank you. I have a motion by Trustee Kirk. I have a second by trustee Chavez to approve the employment agreement for assistant superintendent of educational services with Julia Mcinen. All in favor, please say I. >> Any oppose? Any absentions? Motion carries. 6. >> We move on to item number four. Approve employment agreement for assistant superintendent of human resources and labor relations. Uh this under this item the board will consider uh approval of the assistant superintendent human resources and labor relations employment agreement between the district and Dr. Javon Childs. The agreement includes a base salary of $193,179.94 with a placement on step six. It includes a monthly car allowance of $400, health
038and welfare benefits provided to the same basis as other district employees, and other terms of employment without a financial uh amount designated. Any comments from the public >> board vice president, 30 seconds and pass and there's no callers at this time. >> Thank you. Any discussion by the board? Is there a motion to approve the employment agreement for Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources? >> I move to approve. >> Second. >> Thank you. I have a motion by Trustee Chavez. I heard a second by Trustee K uh Kirk. All in favor, please say I. >> I. Any oppose? Any abstensions? Motion carries. 6. Congratulations to both of our new employees and welcome. We move on to item number five. adopt publicly available pay scales. I will now turn it over to Dr. Marshall. >> There's an
039attached uh updated a teacher salary schedule in the board packet. Um this salary schedule is coming forward uh because moving forward for 2526 school year there are 225 work days negotiated by the union for a teachers. They will be retroed on 222 days that they have worked in 2425 but moving forward their schedule will be 225 work days and the attached schedule uh reflects that. >> Thank you very much. Any comments from the public on this item? >> Board vice president. 30 seconds have passed and there's no callers at this time. >> Any discussion by the board? Is there a motion to approve the pay scale? >> Motion to approve. >> Thank you. I have a motion by Trusty Keron. I have a second by Trusty Chavez to approve the publicly available pay scales. All
040in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? >> Any abstensions? Motion carries. 6. We move on to item number six. Approve authorized signature and mailing permit. Uh, assistant superintendent. >> Good evening again. This allows our superintendent Dr. for Mark Marshall to sign all the official district documents. Administration recommending the board approve the authorized signature permit. >> Thank you. Any comments from the public? >> Board vice president. 30 seconds and pass. There's no callers at this time. >> Any discussion by the board? >> Is there a motion to approve the authorized signature and mailing permit? >> So moved. Second. >> Thank you. I have a motion by trustee Sers. I have a second by Trusty Kuron approving the authorized signatures and mailing permit. Uh all in favor please say I. >> I. >> Any
041oppose? Any abstensions? Motion carries 6. We move on to item number seven. Approve resolution number 2526-02 authorizing the opening of a new bank account for just Solra Elementary School. Assistant Superintendent Ekbal. All >> right. This resolution authorizes to open a new bank account for the Singh Elementary School as a part of the ASB related financial activities. Administration is recommending the board approve the resolution. >> Thank you. Any comments from the public on this item? >> Board vice president. 30 seconds have passed and there's no callers at this time. >> Okay. Any discussion by the board? >> Go ahead. Trusty Sers. Just want to clarify who has access and manages that account. >> It's going to be the principal and the vice principal. >> Thank you. >> The resolution also identifies um Raquel Pops ASB bookkeeper.
042So as an authorized signer and having full access, will they have the same authorization as the principal and the vice principal? >> Yes. >> Okay. Um my only comment there's uh I think a typo. So under the second whereas uh there shouldn't be any parentheses around ASB because that this is the account unless I'm misunderstanding that. So I would just um I'd move to if there's no further discussion by anyone on the board. Did you have Okay. Uh, I'll move to approve the resolution with the amendment under the second whereas to remove the parentheses around ASB. Thank you. And I have a second by trustee Kirk. All in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? Any abstensions? Motion carries. 6. We move on to item number nine, approve bid award for the Justin
043Garza High School visual and performing arts project electrical and low voltage bid package. Number 11. We have Director Rodriguez presenting this item. >> Thank you. Uh board vice president, board of trustees, and superintendent Dr. Marshall. Uh this item returns to the board tonight for approval of the electrical bid package for our visual and performing arts building project at Justin Garza High School. Uh the electrical bid package is required to complete the multi-prime construction bid packages for this project. Uh please look at your uh the bid tabulations and your attachments uh for bid package 11 clouded in red. Uh highlighted in yellow is the lowest responsible bidder. Administration recommends that this item be approved for award to the dynamic electrical contracting and controls incorporated for this project and I'll be happy to answer any questions you
044may have. >> Thank you. Any comments from the public? >> Board vice president. 30 seconds have passed. There's no callers at this time. discussion by the board and I saw Trusty Kurfon. >> Thank you, Vice President Creo. So, have we done business with any of these uh vendors with Centr Unified before? >> Yes, we have. >> Okay. And all work was done um satisfactory, no in no excessive uh change orders or um issues with the projects. >> Are you referring to the the actual >> the previous the ones who have worked with us before? We have a good record with them. >> Yeah, we we we have a good rapport with them. Uh good relationships. We we have no claims on any of my projects. >> Excellent. And were any other vendors uh um not
045qualified but applied um to to bid on these projects? >> They were not qualified. So they were not their bids were thrown out. we thrown out but there but there were or there were not >> there were >> okay an in excessive amount >> no just just a couple handful >> okay thank you for the questions >> any other questions or comments what does this bid do to the overall cost of the project >> so it increases it by 8,125 and $257 So when you add bid package one, which we previously did uh earlier this year, uh with that, it brings up the total cost of this project, hard construction costs only. Uh a little over 73 million. >> And what was our initial estimated cost for this project if you know off the top
046of your head? Um, well, the initial hard and soft cost was a little over 73 million, but these are just hard construction costs there. There's no soft costs built into it. >> Okay. So, you're going to monitor closely and make sure >> you bet >> we count every penny. >> Thank you. Any other comments from the board on this item? If not, is there a motion to approve the bid award? >> Thank you. I have a motion by Trusty Kirk. I have a second by Trusty Keron to approve the bid award for the Justin Garza High School visual and performing arts project electrical and low voltage bid package number 11. All in favor, please say I. >> Any oppose? Any abstensions? Motion carries. 6. Thank you. We move on to item number nine. Approve work
047studies special education teacher job description. Assistant superintendent Dr. Lopez. >> Good evening, Vice President Karo, board of trustees and superintendent Dr. Marshall. So in front of you, you have the new job description for the workability teacher um job description. We originally had hired a teacher SDC math um position. It was it was hired as originally as that. However, over the time over the last 15 years that has evolved to a workability uh type of setting. Uh, so in order for us to get this approved, I've I've met with a prior teacher that held that position and we were able to see the type of workload that was under their um supervision. We also met with Laura Bolton and discussed this uh specific position. We examined other districts and we created this job position uh position
048that you see in front of you today. We need this position to be approved today in order for us to post it. So administration is recommending that the board approve the attached work steady special education teacher job description as is. >> Thank you. Any comments from the public? >> Board vice president. There are no callers at this time. >> Thank you. Any discussion by the board? And so just to make to be clear, this is going to there is no financial impact to our budget because we're just revising a job description. That is correct. Okay. Um, with that, is there a motion to approve the work study special education teacher job description? >> So, moved. >> Second. >> Thank you. I have a motion by trusty sellers. I have a second by Trusty Chavez. All
049in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? Any abstensions? Motion carries. 6. We move on to item number 10. Approve change order for bid packages SP08 foreseeing Calra Elementary School. Director Rodriguez. >> Thank you again uh board uh vice president, board of trustees, and uh superintendent Dr. Marshall. Uh for your approval tonight is a change order for the multi-prime bid package SB08 and the attachments of the itemized summary uh for Josbot Singh Kalra Elementary School project for your review. SB8 is the local uh low voltage and electrical bid package for this project. The increase uh to this project is due to impacts uh implemented after this project was originally bid. Uh staff has reviewed and recommends approval of this item. Uh and I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >>
050Thank you. Any comments from the public? >> Board vice president. There are no callers at this time. >> Thank you. Discussion by the board. Is this going to be done or has it already been completed? It's in it's in progress right now. >> So will it be done before the beginning of the academic year? >> Yes. >> Um this item is coming before us as action to ensure that there is no delay. Um and so that's why we're not saying this as information since items typically come as information. If there are no other questions, is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. I heard uh a motion by trustee Kerfon, a second by trustee Sers to approve the change order for bid packages SP08 for seeing Caldera Elementary School. All in favor, please say
051I. I. >> I. Any oppose? >> Any abstensions? Motion carries. 6. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> And we move on to our final action item for tonight. Approve additional work for the Steinback kindergarten playground replacement. Director Bob. >> So, Director Bob is unable to join us. I'll present this item on his behalf. Uh this is an approval for replacing Steinback playground structure. The project is divided into two phases. The first phase is playground installation and surfacing. It will be completed by the first week of August. The second phase is the shade structure and ADA minor ADA related changes. This will be done during winter break. That way we are not disturbing the regular school operation. So with that, uh, administration is asking for approval. >> Thank you. Any comments from the public? >> I'm
052board vice president. There's no college at this time. >> Thank you. Any discussion by the board? And so just to be clear, this is in addition to the board's previous approval of the actual playground structure, right? >> Yes. This is the total. This is the total everything. Okay. >> So, the only difference is that phase two because we have to take it back to DSA. >> Okay. So, how do we know what the additional uh cost is for the phase two? >> I guess I'm confused because I believe the board previously approved >> the Steinback structure. So when we're saying there's additional work that needs to be done and it's going to be the total project is estimated at $174,56629. How much of that cost is the additional work? >> I can get back to
053you. I I'll talk to Director Bath and then get back to the information. >> And the additional work is being required because of the changes by DSA. >> Yes. >> Okay. I'll move to approve. Is there a second? Okay. Uh I made a motion and we have a second by Trustee Kirk to approve the additional work for Steinback kindergarten playground replacement. All in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? Any abstensions? Motion carries. 6. We move on to our information items. Receive our first item is receive information regarding adjusting regular meeting start times. Well, this year the board will be having student board members um joining us. So, I'm proposing or sharing with you as far as adjusting the regular start times for open and close session to accommodate that. Uh what we're
054looking at potentially is uh changing the current uh close session time from 6 pm to a new uh start close closed session at 5:00 p.m. and then discussing discuss changing the uh open uh meeting time regular of the regular meeting from 700 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. And I've attached the copy of the bylaw 9320 for your uh perusal. >> Thank you. Any public comment? >> Board vice president. There's no callers at this time. >> Thank you. Any discussion by the board? >> So, what would be uh like for board meetings? Correct. And then what would be a report time? >> Yes. Uh 5:00 p.m. for close session and 6:30 for uh open session. >> So, I get off work at 5:00 p.m. >> Okay. So, the five o'clock won't work. >> No, I could probably
055do 5:30. >> Okay. For close session. >> Yeah. >> Does anyone else have a conflict, Trusty Kurfon? Um, yeah, I was going to say a similar thing that, you know, as opposed to much of Central Unifi's history, the the board is no longer retirement age. We're all, you know, working working age and we may not all have flexible employers that are okay with us leaving work early. And if we live, if we're working on the, say, the opposite side of town, and we have to deal with that same commute, many of our parents do of, you know, being on the 180 to the 99, 5:00 is not going to work. 5:30 will be difficult. You know, we may be a bit late sometimes. So, um I'm not sure how viable this change will be for
056all of the board members. I think we'll have a bit more uh late attendees. Okay. So, I've heard from two. Anyone else have a schedule conflict? Okay. So, for both of you, is 6:30 or 5:30 amenable? I may be late, but uh depending on the day, but it's a lot better than five. >> Okay. And just as a reminder, the purpose of changing this is to accommodate. We've had um since you three have been on the board. All of our meetings have gone 15 minutes before midnight. And that's that's really not acceptable for our students, >> especially on a school night. I know we're struggling. I can only imagine our students. And so that's the reason why this uh proposal is coming forward. Um okay. So is there any concern or is there consensus then
057to provide direction to change the start time to 5:30 acknowledging that we may have one or two board members that will be late which means the rest of us need to make sure we're on time because four of us need to be present to have a quorum. Um, our board policy, the proposed revision identifies including a close session start time and a regular session start time. Um, I'd recommend we remove that language and we only identify that the regular meetings each month uh start at 5:30 p.m. For historical context for everyone else on the board, our board bylaw used to identify a start time for our close session and our open session. I advocated for changing that because what this does is that if we decide we want to start our meeting at at 5:30
058and we decide to change when we begin our open session, we have to change our board bylaw before we do that. Um, and so I would recommend unless there's any objection by the board to just change it to start at 5:30. >> I'll I'll second that. I I agree with your concerns. >> Okay. Was just for information. So, if someone can take notes and and bring the item back. I also want to note that this item is coming before us as as information. It would return for action in on August 12th, but the effect would not occur until September. We want to make sure that we provide the public and all of us sufficient time to adjust our schedules uh and plan accordingly. Okay. So, this item will return to our next uh board meeting
059on August 12, 2025 with the revision uh to the board bylaw to begin at 5:30 p.m. Thank you. We move on to item number two. Receive information regarding the ripple effects contract. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lopez. Hello again. Central Unified received 330,000 in one-time funds to be spent by 2026 as part of the children and youth behavioral health initiative. should be uh we are in the process of creating uh the foundation for that so we are able to bill for services materials and supplies were allocated 140,000 so as part of that grant we are asking for approval um of a ripple effects contract and what that will do is it will allow our intervention counselors and our intervention specialists to have lessons designed that they can use with with children depending on the needs that arise.
060So administration is recommending this item be placed on the August 12th agenda for action. >> Thank you Dr. Lopez. Any comments from the public? >> Board vice president. There's no callers at this time. >> Thank you. Any comments or discussion by the board? Trusty Keron and then Trusty Chavez. >> Thank you, Vice President Creo. Uh Dr. Lopez, do we have a have we been presented with information on how we plan to spend the other $262,000 on this grant? >> Yes. So in order to receive those funds, we had to supply uh provide a plan and part of our plan was to include professional development for those individuals that will will be providing services to kids. Uh so we are spending the funds with professional development for our counselors and our psychologists as well as uh
061services with lessons um materials and supplies that may be needed. So there's a there's a plan that was attached to the board presentation I did last semester. >> Okay. Okay. So, >> I can I can send that to you guys again. >> Yeah, that'd be great. I just wasn't sure if this was a new grant or one from a previous year. >> It it it was provided to us last year. However, I think I explained to the board um in a prior session that the service is a safe service that they were going to initiate to be able to bill for services was not started by FCO. So, right now we were pending that. Now that it's fully running and we're ready to go, we are providing these services. Okay. Thank you. Trusty Chavez. >>
062So, I just have a question um about how we landed on this particular training program for our faculty. Um was there a bid process? How did we how did we get here? Have we used them before? So we used them with three sites just to pilot and understand if this was of service to our counselors because at the end of the day what we wanted to um identify was a program that would provide lessons and not just lessons for a one session with the child but rather uh sessions that could last six to eight weeks. Uh this ripple effects provides that for us. We piloted at three sites and they were successful. We were able to see the usage data that was provided. our counselors liked the platform and that is why we are looking
063at um using it with other sites. >> Is there any way that we could see um was there any anecdotal data like did you get any testimonials? Did we I mean when you say the data what what does that entail? >> So it was testimonials by counselors and our um so Cassie Smith was our supervisor over this program. So her testimonials as well with the usage data that she received. So, I'd just be curious before we obviously I know we're not taking action on this, but I'd just be curious to see that before we do approve to put it in the plan. >> I can provide that. We have that available. >> Thank you, >> Trusty Sellers. >> Thank you. Um, I understand this is funded uh by grants. Do we have uh anticipated ongoing
064costs and u a plan of how to keep it sustainable? So this contract would be only for one year and the idea was that we received more data out of that because as you know we piloted at three sites but that doesn't necessarily mean they were using it on a daily basis. If they felt they could provide the lessons themselves or a group therapy on their own then they would would be able to do that as well. Um so the idea is that we gather data this year and understand really from the whole district all of our elementary schools because that is where it would be provided uh to understand if it served the needs that they needed. Uh, additionally, uh, regarding the question for funding. So, this is supposed to be able to gain
065funding for our district. So, when our counselors are able to provide these kinds of therapy sessions or group sessions or lessons to kids, we're able to bill for it now under the shibi initiative. So, we are part of this grant now and they they've provided a platform for us to bill for these services uh, which is safe now. Um, however, we need to build capacity in our in our counselors to do that. Thank you. Um, second part of that question you just briefly hit on, uh, as we're developing the curriculum, are we kind of coming up with a plan of how we'll evaluate the effectiveness districtwide? >> Yes. So ideally uh we are looking at connectedness, student connectedness and social emotional needs being met as through lessons and being able to provide those services uh
066as part of the mental health and social emotional umbrella in our five-year plan that I know Dr. Marshall kind of touched on a little bit. We're working on that. So if our kids feel engaged, their needs are met, then we should see a decline in suspension data. we should see more chronic absenteeism drop and students our ADA right being able to meet those percentages that we're coming up with right now. >> Thank you. >> Trusty Chavez, >> just one question. So when you say bill, we're talking about insurance, I assume. >> Yes. >> Okay. So are we talking about um medical? Are we talking about private insurance? >> It would be private insurance because any student that needs services through medical right now we currently have our all for youth staff. Okay. Thank you. >>
067Okay. Um, do we want this item to return under consent or action? Action. Okay. And then there was a request for information and so if we can make sure we get that to the board. Um and then our final information item is uh item three receive information regarding parent square inc contract for the district outreach to parents. We have our public information officers officer Burroughs. >> Good evening board vice president Curo and members of the board and superintendent Marshall. Tonight I am bringing for information a contract for Parent Square. Parents Square is a secure all-in-one communications platform that keeps parents, teachers, and schools connected through messages, alerts, and updates in real time. Administration is recommending that this item be placed on the August 12th agenda for action, and I am happy to answer any questions.
068>> Thank you. Are there any comments from the public on this item? >> Board Vice President, 30 seconds have passed and there's no callers at this time. >> Thank you. Discussion by the board. I have a couple of questions. So, we're only renewing it, I believe, for a year, right? >> Correct. >> Okay. My recollection is that we were looking at a different uh platform or program to be able to continue these communications. Am I misremembering or why are we only renewing it for a year? >> Yeah. No, not at this time. Um, currently in our in our contract, they give us the renewal um and the price slightly increased a bit. So, um that's why we're taking it back to the board. But no, we are not considering any other company for this uh
069communication tool. >> Okay. So, this is coming back to us because there's an increase in fee. >> No, this is just the renewal. So, you probably remember in March we brought it uh to the board for the contract year for the 2425 school year. This is for the 2526 school year. >> Okay. And so, we should expect this back annually, correct? For this. Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. Hearing no further comments or questions on this item, we'll have this return under consent. Thank you. That'll conclude our information items. Advanced planning. We have our calendar that has been attached. Uh and so we move on to additional information and closing comments. Under this item, I would like to turn it over to Dr. Marshall. Uh >> wanted to acknowledge I think Dr. Charles, your your dad
070came in. Yeah. So, >> we we would like to invite Dr. uh Child's if you want to provide any last closing remark since I know you were waiting for for a family member to arrive. We'd welcome our other two uh new employees as well if you'd like. I just want to be mindful. >> Uh thank you for having me come back up. is definitely unexpected. But dad, I did share with them that you were speeding down and you told me just to keep talking until you got here. So, u thank you again so much. This actually means so much to me to have my family present to have them here and for you all just to take time out of the board meeting right now to allow me to just acknowledge them means so much
071to me. So, thank you again. Mom and dad, love you. Thank you for making it down. And also to the rest of my family, I love you all so much. Thank you. >> Thank you. you know and I do want to acknowledge the uh communications team for uh their assistance with uh my presentation. So >> absolutely thank you. >> Generally this item is uh on the agenda to provide an opportunity for board members to request any information items. Is there any board member seeking additional information? Trusty Kirk, >> thank you so much. Um, as we are now in July, I would like some information regarding the stealth program uh that we had at Persian High School. That was a pilot program that we had run at Stealth. Uh, awesome. I know it expired in June,
072so we want to make sure we talk about it before uh so we don't have a rush of contract again. Thank you. And some outcomes with that would be great. Thank you so much. >> Thank you, Trusty Ker. Trustee Keron. >> Uh, thank you, Vice President Creo. Uh, more of a question. Um because as we heard in the public comment section, the city of Fresno is looking to uh revamp their uh school liaison committee subcommittee which is member uh representative of each of the school district within the city of Fresno meeting with city officials to better improve that that coordination. I was approved on that committee my first year as a trustee and then they never met. So, do we need to have a revote or >> item? >> Yes, because I believe that was
073an annual appointment. So, we would need to bring that back to the next um board agenda if we haven't approved someone in last December. >> No, because that would the committee was not active that year. >> Yes. So technically, no board members should be present during that committee until the board takes formal action to appoint someone to serve on that committee because you are serving as a representative of our governing body. >> Thank you. >> So we'll make sure we bring that back um to our next August 12th board meeting. Thank you very much, >> Trusty Chavez. >> Uh I've mentioned it previously, but it wasn't when Dr. Marshall was here, so I want to say it in your presence. Um, one of the things that I've I've been um consistently uh making a priority
074is that I really want for us to be intentional with our community presence this year as far as planning ahead. So, I mentioned it just within the month of June for Pride, the Pride Parade, for us to have a presence in the Pride parade. Um, and then it just kind of made me realize, um, and I've had this conversation with our interimm superintendent previously, um, Dr. O'Brien, that I'd like for us to have an intentional plan of over the course of the next 12 months just to see if there's some additional community events and parades. Um, I mean, some of the events that happen in Biola, I'm interested in the Biola community. Uh, and I I'd like for us to make more of a concerted effort to be present, physically present at some of these
075larger marching in the Martin Luther King parade. Um, so if we could just look at the annual calendar, um, and start looking at where we could have more of a presence so we can be supporting our community, um, and looking at some of these more cultural events so we can actually show our physical support to our students and our families. And I would probably recommend that we include those um as part of the advanced planning. I know typically that advanced planning started by three or four superintendents ago just to give us an idea of when we can expect reoccurring events, but I think it's a great point to um have one location where we can see this is what's happening in the community. We've been invited. Here's who's going to be attending. So great point.
076Thank you. And with that, uh, a reminder, our next board meeting is scheduled for August. Actually, we have a board workshop, um, a governance board workshop that will be held August 5th, 2025 at 6 p.m. at the Central Unified School District office, room 13. Our next regular meeting of the board will be held on August 12th, uh, 2025 at 6 PM for our close session and 7 p.m. for our public session. Thank you. And the August 5th workshop is for our MTSS information to the board. Um and then we also have a governance training uh workshop that will be held Saturday, August 16th um at 9 9:00 am um here in room 13. We do not need to adjourn back to close session. Um it is 8:11. Great job team. What are the wishes of
077the board on adjournment? Is there a motion? >> Thank you. >> Second. >> Thank you. I have a motion by trusty Kirk. I have a second by Tristy Kuron. All in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? Any obstensions? Motion carries. We adjourn at 11 8:11 p.m. Thank you all. See