Central Unified Board Of Trustees Meeting March 11th, 2025

001e e e good evening welcome to the regular meeting of the board of trusties on March 11th 2025 the time is 6: p.m. due to me feeling a bit ill I'm uh going to ask vice president ker to lead tonight's meeting thank you president Singh and with that uh we move on to attendance please let the record reflect that all board members are present our next item is uh adoption of the agenda what are the wishes of the board on this item so moved I have a motion by trusty kfon is there a second second I have a second by trusty Chavez all in favor please say I I I any oppose any exensions motion carries 70 we move on to comments from the public at this time if there is any member of the

002public either in person or watching us remotely who wishes to address the board on any of the Clos session items the number to call is 559 3150 we will allow 30 seconds to pass before we adjourn into close session once again the number to call to provide any public comment on close session items say 559 276 3150 board vice president 30 seconds of passed and there's no callers at this time thank you hearing no comments from the public on the close session item the board will now adjourn to close session thank you e e e [Music] oh [Music] he [Music] oh [Music] w [Music] h [Music] hey oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] hey oh oh [Music] oh oh hey [Music] hey oh w [Music] oh oh [Music] w [Music] oh [Music] la [Music] p

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004motion carried unanimously a classified Personnel report we had a motion by President Singh and a second by trusty Chavez also motion carried unanimously the board also took action by unanimous vote uh to reassign a vice principal to a classroom teaching position for the 2526 school year the vote was conducted via roll call and there is no further action to report from close session with that um before President Singh is present and attending our meeting but he is not feeling well so he has delegated the responsibility uh to me to conduct the meeting so he is here I know you guys see him just so you all know what's happening we now move to the Pledge of Allegiance if I can have everyone please stand thank you we move on to our community engagement information we

005will first here from Mr loo and then from Miss sjn go ahead sikon thank you good evening if you wish to address the board please call 5592 76 3150 or fill out a request form provided on the table near the entrance and submitted to the clerk of the board prior to the meeting if you wish to speak on an item 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 Comon section of the agenda the district welcomes all language speakers to the board meetings anyone planning to attend and needing an interpreter for the language other than Spanish should call 559 274-4700 extension 10150 by noon on the Friday preceding the board meeting or at least for

00648 hours in advance of the meeting so Arrangements can be made for an interpreter thank [Music] you srial extension thank you both we move on to our presentations first we will hear from our school activities presentation we have Central High School student manat delwa good evening Board of Trustees my name is m thall and I'm the associated student body president at Central High School it is my honor to be here today to share an update on the progress and recent activities occurring at our school to start I would like to give a shout out to Mrs Lind our college and career counselor for organizing a field trip to UC Santa Cruz and Stanford for our students this event was well planned and an impactful experience for our students as they got the opportunity to get

007a firsthand look at top two universities another achievement comes from our a department as a congratulations goes to eia and the plan sign students for their hard work on our school Farm thanks to their dedication we are providing mandarins to schools in central unified not only did these students get Hands-On experiences but they contributed to our community in a significant way we also want to congratulate the ACT department for their new goat Barn which promotes learning and increases the capacity to raise excellent goats for breeding I'm happy to report that two of our students have been selected to join the future nurses program at freso city college a huge congratulations to simth Cor and Isabelle zente we are proud of them and and their teacher Mr Steven Holdridge for this incredible accomplishment we know these

008students will continue to thrive while taking important steps into their future we are looking forward to our chicken week taking place April 7th to 11th with our combined themes of chicken fried minions freshmen are represented by KFC evil minions sophomores are represented by popey's caveman minions Juniors will be raising k super minions and seniors will be represented by Chick-fil-A regular minions we are preparing for this event and hope that our rally on April 11th will bring energy and fun to our school Central High School is excited to be building banded athletic programs in coordination with the administ administration our new athletic direct director is in the process of hiring top-notch coaches ordering uniforms and equipment and getting our facilities ready we are excited to build upon the tradition history and Legacy of Central High School

009in these areas Central High School is eager to implement new initiatives that will continue to enhance the success of our school thank you so much for listening and have a good rest of the evening thank you Miss doall we'll now hear from Persian uh continuation and pathway Community School yitel Flores good evening Awards of trustees and superintendent Davis I'm yisa florus and I am the FFA and student body president of Persian high school I want to start off by mentioning that Persian school that Persian high school now has 1990 graduates this year so far recently our F program was donated 10 jackets to students that are extremely involved in FFA that don't have jackets of their own each having their own name stitched on that was donated by C member Maxwell and the foundation of

010Central Schools where we were also recognized in Fresno City Hall our act bio class are currently raising Rael TRS for the first time that they will be releasing into chevr Lake seven of our students have been picked for an annual FFA state conference recently we have wrapped up a lot of our programs starting off with Mount Olympus where purging students had an amazing chance to make a presentation project about an issue that they would like to change in the neighborhood or around the world we have three students that place in the top three the first place was Stevie Stevie Marie Randon the second place was Murphy Miller and third was Sakura rinda we have recently finished our veterans program with students had a great opportunity to listen to Veterans experience firsthand our academic Decon has

011not finished that was coached by amazing coach Mr Fess where we did an amazing job this year which we believe that you guys will be bln away lastly I want to conclude by mentioning our city college class which I am currently taking I chose this class to help me to help me develop strong habits and essential life skills it provides valuable lessons and skills needed for Success both life and college Mr polium Mr polium holds us to a college standard which helps us prepare for f for future challenges and opportunities thank you thank you Miss Flores we now move on to student recognition and I'll turn it over to assistant superintendent Dr Boatright thank you so much so on February 1st we had several of our high school teams compete at the academic de cathon

012which emphasizes academic Excellence across a wide range of subjects the teams are here tonight to be recognized for their accomplishments so I'm going to start off with persing high school so this team um they placed first place in their division and their overall number of Team medals was 52 each student all also received a medal for coming in first place in their division they are led by coaches Trinidad Fuentes and Florence Guzman and our team members for the academic de cathlon are Alex clawen Maria Delgado yitzel Flores Branda gutiz Daniela Lopez Christopher Ramirez Stevie renden and Kalia Vu let's give them a round of applause [Applause] the next team that we'd like to recognize tonight is Central High School they placed second in their division with overall number of Team Medals of 35 so students

013here tonight to be recognized are Genesis aosta azm BR emilano CIO Ashley Garcia har Kip Ashley Sanchez shup Singh and TIAA let's give those students a round of applause and the next team to recognize tonight is from Central East High School oh and I forgot to mention the Central High School coach is Maria belron I didn't want to leave her out so for Central East High School they're led by coach Clayton eha they placed third place in their division and the students that we'd like to recognize from that team are Ariana Castro Castro Tessa Davis Alejandra arasco ging core Xavier Perez Adonis Richardson and Alysa zapeta so let's also so give them a round of [Applause] applause for all right everybody if you can look this way on one two three awesome thank you congratulations

014let's give our students coaches and their families another round of applause congratulations we move on to our employe Association highlights we first invite uh Cuda president Laura [Music] Bolton all right thank you for having me um you've probably noticed that we have a big turn out um outside uh it's one of the differences between um having our board meetings here and um at the pack uh there's not as much room in here so um there are a lot of people out there um and we're we're taking um attendance with QR codes so I can get an accurate count but I can I can tell there's quite a bit of um of response to our our call to action um and support for our bargaining team um I do want to um show you that you

015may see these um around campuses um in car windshields and in classroom Windows facing out um showing that um our members are supporting the bargaining team um so they just say Central students deserve the best learning supports and Central Educators stand with the bargaining team um so you'll see there's there's a lot of support for the things that we're trying to do in bargaining um I do want want to begin like I always do with positives so there were quite a few that were shared with me at our last um site rep Council um Teague Elementary has many exciting things to share they hosted their um annual motherson and fatherdaughter dances the last two Fridays our board member Mr J prit sadu was in attendance for our father daughter dance and they were really appreciative

016of that um Teague Elementary also hosted a career fair on February 20th where students were able to learn about various careers um attendees were board member Mr Joshua sers and Fresno uh who is and the Fresno fire department um Fresno PD um the pis Pet Hospital staff that's the little um Pet Hospital that's very near Teague just around the corner from here um council member Analisa perea and US Postal Service um last but definitely not least are uh student Natasha kayas won the District spelling be so this is the first time a Teague student has has won Natasha is a fifth grade redesignated eel student HK um they're trying Live school at uh their school so students are randomly grouped into five different homes and we'll um they'll have all different um grade levels in

017one home the homes are competing to see which house can get the most points after a set period of time and in high school um Central High School um the a department organized FFA week and um all the preparations that went into the a barn ribbon cutting um recently and CHS would like to thank the Board of Trustees and Central unified for their belief and investment in the program uh the barn is awesome and there will be a lot of additional a opportunities because of that investment also um donkey basketball brought in about 600 people to watch and be a part of the event um recently um on a previous Friday um an amazing event it's an amazing Community event also the class of 22 plant science students and Orchard students helped Harvest over 3,000

018pounds um of fruit um we're now selling um our produce to the district uh to go uh to student lunches throughout the district um FCCLA is moving on to the state competition uh for Central High School um and the education pathway has been granted the ability to compete uh complete an internship in the district over spring break breaks um uh school session they will be working with um Glacier Point and harvest if all goes well they are looking forward to working during the summer session also um Garza um started readers are leaders um where athletes visit elementary schools to read um to classes this is a program that's been in um effect for quite some time for um East but um for Garza it it just finally got launched so they're really proud of being

019able to join with that um it's also youth art month and there's a fantastic display of Student Art showcased around the campus um band and choir are also doing Special performances for youth art month at Garza um at East apologies it's I'm using more than one platform here um they uh wanted me to share about their um wrestling accomplishments so um congratulations to the 10 Central East CIF State wrestling qualifiers um so giving you some information um hold on sorry I clicked something go back go back cancel can't read it technology it's not my friend right now okay um sorry let me see if I can make it go away and reopen it there we go okay there it is okay so give you some uh background Cairo Placencia um attended Roosevelt Elementary and began

020um uh wrestling there um Kenny Gonzalez attended Roosevelt Elementary David rap Jr mckenley Elementary Jacob racho Teague Elementary I remember Jacob um um Olivia racho Teague Elementary Michaela James Teague Elementary Anthony Vargas hernon Baro Lou trillo Central Elementary Anthony Castillo San Elementary and Megan Morales um Team G so um they've done very very well and then we also have four um State placers um so for the state championship um on the boys team um Anthony Vargas placed um Fifth Fifth in the state Megan Morales sixth place Michaela James fourth place and Olivia racho third place in the state so it's awesome yeah um and then finally um also at East um the the elel program the a classes started Kinder buddies um which is um a program that is being collaborated um between the teachers

021and um teacher librarian Christine Flores they choose books and they zoom into classes and they read to kindergarten students so so it's another amazing way we're um leveraging technology to um build those relationships and help kids to practice their reading skills um so that's what I have in terms of positives and I do just want to add that we are at um the bargaining table tomorrow um and um I have been um spreading the word about um the things that that we're hoping to achieve and um and the concerns that we have with um especially uh the health insurance proposal um through some communication that I've had with the district today um we may have figured out that there might have been a mistake on the district part um but as it stands um the

022the proposal is would the way it's written would be a significant increase um and um a significant hardship to um our um employees all of our employees so this includes our all of our um certificated all of our classified um it affects our Administration and retirees we have a a gap insurance that um you may not be aware of that if our um certificated staff reach 20 years in the district and 58 years of age um they are eligible to retire with the current benefits that they receive now for the current cost that they pay the same cost as the um the current active employees um which is Affordable um very affordable right now um but uh as it stands The Proposal from the district would not be affordable and um would would possibly um

023price price some families out um in that retiree group um and our certific or and our classified group um there's some serious concerns about that so um I'm going to wrap it up and thank you once again for allowing me the time to speak and um see you at the baring table tomorrow next we invite the csca president Ang Airi good evening uh board members and superintendent Davis first off I want to give a shout out to uh two of our job descriptions uh thank you to theas for sending his irrigation specialist to a training last week sponsored by Ying um the guys told me they had a really good time and they learned a lot so they're really excited they got some new training um also a shout out to our bus drivers uh

024they attended the rodeo Champions um let see we are proud to celebrate the incredible achievements of our rodeo team at the local chapter 8 school bus rodeo hosted by Clovis East uh the weekend of March 1st Transit team winners were first place was Ricky Woods Julio medino Brian Rodriguez first place individual Brian Rodriguez second place individual Ricky Woods the special needs team winners were first place Don Rivera Carrie Linder and Dominique Medina second place individual was Carrie Linder third place individual was Dominique Medina top scor overall Brian Rodriguez their hard work dedication and skills have made us proud thank you for representing Central With Your Excellence shout out to all the good bus drivers that went out there thank [Applause] you thank you president Airi we move on to our school reports we will first

025hear from our principal from how and Kerney Elementary School Courtney jendi genden sorry about that all right you should be able to use the remote and just click forward there you go perfect thank you good evening president sing Board of Trustees and superintendent Davis my name is Courtney Jen and I am the proud principal of hton Kerney I am here this evening to share with you our 2425 school year school report thank you for the opportunity to share our progress achievements and areas of focus first we'll take a look at academics and student learning beginning with some celebr celebrations from the beginning of the year we have made great progress in math making 14% growth as shown on the midyear I ready that took our student that our students took into December of the students

026who took this Benchmark nearly a third of them have already achieved their annual typical growth for the year which is which is really great um the growth in ela was not as significant and is definitely an area of focus for us um but we are gaining momentum with our students demonstrating over 40% of them meeting their typical annual growth for the year already as of December um when we took the Benchmark one of the several ways we are addressing needs in all content areas is the development of our PLC teams through our work with solution tree we've been working hard to align our content areas across grade levels this has allowed us to collaborate around data and determine targeted support for students and next steps for instruction within the classrooms another area in which we

027have grown is with the utilization of our academic counselor fifth through 8th grade students are met with regular regularly to goal set and monitor academic progress we have an academic lab that occurs daily during lunchtimes for students to attend um and receive individual support on classwork um or content review this has helped staff students and families build a strong partnership around academic success with the communications that are happening with that staff member and our teams student engagement uh engagement is our next area that will be visit visiting student engagement is imperative for our Student Success I'm happy to say we've made significant growth in this area at hton Kerney our staff has worked extremely hard to create an engaging fun and safe learning environment both inside and outside of the classrooms as seen on this

028slide there are many different ways we're creating different opportunities for our students to actively participate in a variety of experiences around the campus students are regularly asked when the next activity or event or fun thing um is going to be happening around campus so that's always fun to see their excitement on their faces in addition to the positive trend in attendance rate our suspension rate has decreased by about 2% um for this school year so far and the total number of suspensions has been cut in half from this time last school year which is really huge these gains are a direct result of our intentional efforts in this area um including professional learning in classroom culture and Cally affirming practices by all of our staff as well as the implementation of the schoolwide activities that

029you see on the slide attendance also plays a an important role in Student Success uh students who are not at scho at school are not accessing the content and receiving the instruction from our our teachers um and receiving the other supports that we provide on campus students who are engaged in their learning um and in their school are more likely to attend um and therefore have higher academic mic achievement to help support attendance of our students staff partner together for Family Outreach it really is a team effort um that we've just um gotten together as a team and really um made that a focus um to help support um this includes efforts made by our teachers reaching out to families um meeting with students and having conversations about attendance with them um Administration our counselors

030checking in with students and also the utilization of Our Family Outreach liaison as students who are absent more than one day during the week Our Family Outreach liaison actually will call those families um and um just you know to check in um these phone calls help determine what next steps that we can help um support the family and the student um sometimes it could be as simple as just checking in if they were ill for the week checking in to see how they're doing and wishing them um well and we hope to see them soon um other times it might be that you know a family is encountering transportation um issues and you know we're we're able to have that opportunity to see what we can do to help Provide support in that area um

031and then we do you know encounter also other um opportunities to provide uh families with resources that they might need um we we hold attendance conferences regularly really to check check in and see if there's any specific supports that we're able to provide them in that area um we uh send home informational Flyers um regarding the importance of attendance and in school um and regular informal checks with students and families um regarding attendance and just you know making sure that we we stay connected with them and keep those conversations [Music] going our student field trips every student on our campus has an opportunity to participate in learning opportunities and experiences in the form of field trips um this looks uh a little bit different depending on the grade level there are a variety of different

032opportunities um that our students May engage in um these experiences allow students to directly engage on hands in Hands-On learning making content accessible in multiple different ways for our students our kiddos love these experiences they're always looking forward to them um whether they be on campus field trips or off-campus field trips whether it be College and Career science or history um these are opportunities that really help learning come alive for our students and really keep them engaged in that learning and wanting to learn more accountability and continuous Improvement is at the Forefront of what we do we're always striving to um learn new things and be our best for our students and our families and our community um in the way that we do this um you know we go through professional learning as a

033staff um topics are spired throughout the year or even through multiple years we definitely def itely want to make sure that we you know keep keep fresh on things and you know make sure that it's not a one andone and that we keep visiting um to be able to meet the needs of our students that we have every year um there are always new things to learn and new res resources that come available um to support students and their needs are always changing and so you know we want to make sure that we are um learning and changing with them so that we can meet their needs as mentioned earlier the work is a huge part of that continuous Improvement cycle uh teachers are focusing on Essentials they're collaborating uh they're Gathering data based on

034assessments and focusing on those Comm common formative assessments that they determine as a team and they have that conversation and dialogue to determine next steps um for student learning um where are those gaps um you know what worked for for me um you know what can we do to help support in the classroom um because maybe something didn't work out the way that I thought um and really just um you know addressing the needs of the individual students in the classroom um to make sure that they are uh meeting those Ong grade level standards to support classrooms we have intentionally scheduled time during the school day for classroom visits providing opportunities for reflective dialogue and around curriculum and instructional practices this approach ensures that we are responding to the diverse learning needs of our kids

035and supporting a culture of that continuous reflection and professional growth for all of us that um that work with our kids in central we are always finding ways to make it count for our kids at hton Kerney our goal is to continue to build an inclusive and positive School culture where students want to be we they want to be there they enjoy being there they want to stay there longer um and engage in anything that we have for them um we have recently rolled out the implementation of Live school um our vice principal PBIS team and support staff were an integral part in getting this rolling right at the beginning of the semester um got that jump started when we returned in January um and it is now rolling really smoothly um the students and

036staff are engaging in work around this um Liv School allows us to gather data and track positive behaviors and celebrate achievements of our students um really gives us some really nice um data that we can look at to highlight certain areas and then work as teams to be able to address other areas that we might need um to focus on WE enhance the learning environment by creating activities um that creative sense of belonging um encouraging students to take pride in their school community and creating leadership opportunities for them and our efforts have resulted in a gold PBIS recognition um for this past school year year and we look forward to continuing in that work this year hton Kerney is going around the world in 180 days um this past week we just had um read

037Across America week and we had around the world Edition um so instead of visiting around um America we visited around the world and we had different students that um were read books and they were shared with um other class rooms and and they were able to play those and so it was really great to see um voices from our from our um community throughout this throughout this school year um we've been visiting different continents um learning about them and participating in activities that highlight uh cultural facts um just to gain a deeper understanding of um the different cultures that are around the world um it really allows kids and our students and and our staff alike to kind of step outside of what's comfortable and um and create a broader understanding of the world around

038them that they might not um typically be exposed to so that's really great um that is all I have for this evening thank you again for allowing me the time to share with you all things how and KY um and I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have thank you are there any questions or comments from the board hearing no questions I have just one quick question you mentioned I think in the first or second slide a decrease in your um suspens ension rate which is great um because it's a small school and so anyone suspension has a a significant impact statistically and obviously to our students anything in particular that has worked uh as far as decreasing those suspensions that you'd like to share uh so we um have our thinkery up

039and running as of the very first day of this school year um which previously it took us a little bit of more time um to get that going and then partnering with our counseling staff our school psychologist we have an amazing um thinkery staff um that works in there and and really going that proactive preventative approach so when we see those little things that start to come up we're able to intervene prior to having a bigger um incident or issue on the School site that's awesome well thank you very much all right thank you very much we next will hear from our principal from Central alline Home School Miss buer buer it's okay sorry everyone it's okay buer all right so I just hit play yes all right there we go all right hello uh

040good evening president Singh board member superintendent Davis I'm Colette buer and I am the principal of central online home school I want to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to share the exciting progress and opportunity that are happening at Central online home school and we are thrilled to present some of the highlights from this school year the 20 24 25 school year and our plans for continuous Improvement and with that I just want to share with you our students and staff have worked incredibly hard and we are impressed with the academic ACH achievements um that we have up here to celebrate we have made great great growth in our IR School um in our K8 uh we saw 9% growth for our in math and 6% in reading and we have had an increase

041in dual enrollment expansion we've increased the participant uh participation from four in the fall to uh nine students in the spring and it's giving students a head start for College and Career Readiness and coursework also just to let you know this summer we have 13 students already signed up for for dual enrollment and 15 signed up for the fall so we're we're moving forward in that direction uh we are continuing to see assessment scores rise and you can see that up on the on the PowerPoint there and then our graduation rate um it is increasing as we have each year gone through uh from the start in uh from 81% in 2023 to we're hoping to re um we have on track right now progress to be at 93% um graduation rate for 2025 so

042we're happy about that so these results show that our instructional strategies and student supports are making a real difference with our student engagement oh I'm sorry I let me go back one second here um for our Focus support strategies we are focusing in on our PLC Home Room tier one approach and that is for math instruction um based on our esac scores and so on we see that as a huge need in in supporting our students in math instruction and so we're doing that by using the IAB assessments and the fiab and focusing in on the priority standards during Home Room meetings um we also are providing tutoring interventions and we've expanded the academic um opportunity for those students by bringing on tutors to meet with our students and to help support them in the

043my path uh program that we that we're utilizing um it is also we brought in or we changed or we adjusted our schedule we noticed that students were in need of more support um in connecting and so what we did is we uh opened up our check-in meetings instead of it being 15 to 20 minutes to 30 minutes weekly with every student and there our students our our staff is um meeting with students to meet with um talk about their progress monitoring doing goal setting and being able to really just connect with the students which really is so helpful for students who are on independent study because they don't have a lot of connection so um that's one of the pieces that we're doing so we're committed to maintaining this momentum and ensuring that every

044student has the resources needed to succeed moving on to engagement uh engagement is key to Student Success we're proud of the ways we are keeping students connected attendance does matter and so Central CHS has achieved an impressive 96.7 perfect attendance rate for the fall of 2024 um which were very that's our local measure which in comparison if we look at the next bullet there addressing our chronic absenteeism is um it has risen to 19.3 and there's a reason for that is that uh we're finding that when new students are transferring in we are inherently um acquiring their attendance rate which is which is right normal for students who are coming to us as they might be coming to us for attendance issues and so that is rightly so so what we're doing is we're helping

045our students who do have those attendance concerns and through our intervention counselor um through our CYS counselor and they are helping address any type of anxiety or issues that the students might be experiencing and getting them connected back into school um so we want to we're we're doing that there and then also we have our Outreach um and you can see all the pictures there of all the different Outreach activities that we have uh been a part of and we have new clubs and a class we have a photography class that happens every Friday and we have a good group of students coming they have their own 35mm camera they're taking pictures they're bringing them back they're getting lessons about how to utilize a camera and getting really excited about photography um along with we

046have a croquet club and also a leadership club and our leadership students are mentoring our Littles um because we are a K12 school and so our older students are really mentoring our Littles with our uh first stem activity uh event that's coming up on the 21st of March and they are running the stem activities for our our our little owls uh and in addition to that uh this like I had mentioned previously our students are receiving counseling services and um we see that the need for our students who might be at Central online school for a variety of reasons we want to support them and not let them know that they're alone that they do have support and next um making a account for our students one of the things that we know is is

047that students need to be engaged and we believe that every moment of learning counts and so we're dedicated to Pro providing highquality instruction and support we are doing this by piloting a program of iPads for our 11th and 12th graders and our younger students um and what we're doing is we want to create students who are or have students who are creators and not consumers of technology and meaning that they're participating and being um engaged with the learning of the use with the use of the iPad inquiry teaching our working with our staff in professional development to um to use What's called the strategy of inquiry model and having the students go and explore create and then present and so and collaborate together um we also are expanding our ELD program um we are piloting

048an online ELD curriculum which we are seeing some some positive changes but even better than that is we're providing online support not online in-person support for a a boot camp for ELD students to come in and they've been coming in Daily um for the about the last four weeks to get ready for the elpac exam and in our um special ed Department what we are doing is we're supporting the conversations uh for our students who are on um the diploma track and getting student more more of our our spe uh students having access and resources on that Nona through G um pathway and then um these initiatives reflect our ongoing commitment uh to Student Success and schoolwide excellence and as far as accountability and continuous Improvement we're doing that with our plc's like I had

049mentioned our home room support oh I guess I should go forward there um our home room support and focusing in on those priority math standards um and we have uh been working with our district math Coach and he's been coming in and working with the staff because my staff is um were um in providing support and teaching those higher level math one math 2 priority standards for teachers who don't have a math credential however what we're also doing is we've just brought on a um a long-term sub to provide math support who is also a uh going to school to become a math teacher she's a student teacher and so she's coming in to provide um support to our students in the Edgenuity courses so we're finding if there's that that's what I tried to

050do I said try to solve problems and so if I see a if I see a situation that needs a solution that's what we're doing there and I talked about the 30 minute one-on-one check-ins and then also we do provide tutoring um with teaching fellows and we have one in the morning and one in the afternoon that works with our students who might be struggling in their classes if they're outside of their uh the the time with uh their academic adviser so we're building a strong foundation in math and our teachers and staff are continuously learning for themselves how to bring out the best for our students and moving on to making it account for kids anybody who knows me knows I'm fanatic when it comes to the seven habits of highly effective people and

051so I bring that with me everywhere I go and one of the pieces that I've done has brought it to my staff um and they've just recently been through the training so they too can utilize the leadership principles we're teaching it to our students and we're empowering our teens um through the leader and me um Through The Seven Habits of Highly Effective teens the book by Sean cvy and we want to inspire leadership within our students so they own their learning in addition to that we want to inspire the leadership of having uh the students who will I want to get to the point where they're leading the home rooms they have jobs to do they're being participating and leading their own learning um and so by instilling these leadership principles we're preparing our students

052for lifelong success and as you can see the 2024 25 school year has been filled with growth Innovation and Student Success we're committed to our continuing efforts in academics Excellence student engagement and leadership development uh at this time um that concludes my presentation I thank you for your time and continued support and we're proud of what we're accomplishing and we look forward to another great successful future at this time I will take any questions you might have thank you are there any questions or comments from the board hearing then thank you so much for the great work that you're doing we appreciate it we move on to superintendent and board Communications we'll begin with our superintendent superintendent Davis thank you uh we're going to be busy this spring at meetings as you know you saw

053our academic de cathlon tonight um anytime once their season is finished or their academic competition is finished to its final level um then then uh we of course bring them to you to celebrate so uh mock trial is a good example planned that the next meeting and they just got a bid to go to State and so we'll wait for their um accomplishments and then U bring those forward spelling bees coming up Etc um parent conferences are happening this month this week our secondary middle schools are in conferences in March 24th to 28th our elementary schools will have their spring parent conferences and so you'll see buses um middle of the day maybe at a different time than you typically see on a non- Wednesday uh so that the teachers can be available to meet

054with families uh provided for you this evening is also a schedule for open houses uh to make you aware they do begin as early as March 19th for Madison Elementary and go all the way until May 28th a couple of our schools uh so wanted you to have those available and invite you to attend any of those uh if you would like to and also provided for you a few of the Flyers that Dr boatwright's team has put together um kind of an in between of updates on the ethnic studies work some of the documents that are um going to be provided for counselors and some of the frequently asked questions wanted to make sure you had that as well and then we just received word and I want to congratulate our Young author winners

055um Central High School student Forest Heavenly uh Dila won Top selection and exemplary poem uh category for an entry titled the shift so um thank you teacher librarian Ramona Chek and principal Halterman for that one Central well the student but also to them for supporting the students to do these things uh Central East High School student Finch Damian won Top selection and exemplary narrative 712 category for their entry people like us so great job to them and thank you to teacher Melinda Scott elwick and principal Edmonds for that and then lastly Central Elementary student Danielle Moses has won the top selection in the exemplary fiction category for their entry titled puppy love so congratulations to the student and also to miss menz and principal Lon slack for doing those lastly um thank you to everyone

056who is able to read last week at read Across America thank you so much for participating and and also a shout out to the the teachers and staff that put together the event so we can all just show up and read to classes it's always very enjoyable and I hope you had fun doing that that is all for me thank you board members wishing to speak trusty F thank you president CIO uh since the last board meeting um I had the pleasure of uh participating in read Across America at Tilly Elementary at uh various grades you know the kids um were very uh well well behaved and loved uh being able to share the love of reading with them it's my favorite week read Across America and then I also uh was with us at

057the ribbon cutting at uh Central High for our new a bar um as people on campus know the last few years we've really pivoted away from chickens uh to goats uh because of the bird flu uh pandemic and we need more space it's a great facility um very it's very clean and it's going to give our students and our animals on campus more space to um enjoy and learn about the uh Central Valley's number one um economy so thank and also a uh a Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim families and happy lent to our Catholic families it's very holy month thank you Tristy sadu uh yes um so a couple of things um first uh I did participate at te Elementary um with father daughter dance it was such a great experience um seeing um

058all the daughters have a good time and twinning with their Dads uh that was fun uh the other event that I attended was uh Biola um we unveiled a mural there uh the mural was um the hands that build the valley um so I just U wanted to make sure that I visited the Bola side of our community and and um I do have deep ties to Biola my dad worked there as a laborer for 10 years so um I love I love that Community always love going there um and then the final I would just wanted to give a shout out um he already left but uh I would like to give out a shout a shout out to Mr Colin Parker uh he's an act teacher at persing um me and Colin were

059both uh a class of 2015 at Central West so um I just wanted to recognize that um it's always nice to see uh people from my class coming back um and giving back to Central and I'm glad he's back and he's a great asset thank you both any other board member president Singh I just wanted to also give a quick shout out to our community Liaisons and others uh there was a particular uh incident of a family in distress on Friday and just the way that they were able to after hours uh put together something for the family I I just really want to appreciate them from the bottom of my heart thank you [Applause] thank you um I just want to appreciate everyone who sent out the emails inviting us to read Across America

060I am sorry I wasn't able to participate but we always appreciate getting those emails and I love the uh Google Docs and being able to just identify the times that were available so thank you keep inviting us and and those of us that are available and can find the time uh I'm sure we're participating so thank you I also just want to remind folks I know some of you are standing we do have an overflow room we understand this space is not big enough we don't actually have a boardroom and So eventually hopefully a board will make a decision to allocate funds to that um but until then we have an overflow room and if you wish to speak just let one of us know or we'll make sure that we allow sufficient time for

061you to come back and there are seats available so if you want to raise your hand if there's an empty seat next to you those of you that are standing who would like to sit please have a seat if you like to stand by all means just know there are options and with that we move on to comments from the public this agenda item is for any member of the public wishing to speak on any item not currently on the agenda we've allocated a total of 20 minutes for this item so that we can ensure that we orderly uh conduct business during our meeting today and hopefully adjourn at a decent hour as a reminder uh your comments during this uh item are not agendized so the board cannot respond uh or or engage in

062discussion how many comments do we currently have uh uh vice president Korea we have seven comments okay um do we have any comments by telephone okay hearing seven you will have three minutes to address the board please uh be respectful of your time and if we can have two callers at a time so that we can orderly conclude our 20 minutes and please don't read that I anything into our our attempt to be efficient during this time we appreciate your comments and you can always email us or text us as well or reach out to us uh we just want to make sure that we provide everyone an opportunity to address us as well as uh hopefully leaving at a decent hour so uh with that our first comment is from Bernice Bailey and April

063Cotton you're on Deck time will begin once you uh start uh make sure you press the button so the like turns green okay good evening president Chan uh board members superintendent KY Davis and District staff my name is Bernice Bailey I retired two years ago this coming June after working 40 years as a classroom teacher uh with my last 22 years were at Central as a kindergarten teacher at [Music] McKinley um it is recently been brought to my attention that the district is wanting to increase the insurance premiums of teachers and retirees to five times the amount that we are currently paying everyone tries to live within their means can you imagine any one of your bills suddenly increasing by five times the amount you are currently paying I dedicated 22 years of my life

064to this District that I love with the promise of gap insurance at a rate that Teachers Pay assuming that rate would continue to be a reasonable amount that retirees could afford $800 plus per month is not reasonable it is not reasonable for your current employees and it is not reasonable for your retirees remember that for retirees to be eligible for this gap insurance they must have worked for the district for at least 20 years please remember that Central needs to attract and retain highly qualified individuals good insurance that is Affordable is one of the things that will retain those qualified staff members and make them Reach that 20 years plus Mark retirees are on a fixed income we no longer get step and column raises for for many this proposed increase would not be affordable

065I urge you to please ask the district to rethink The Proposal thank [Applause] you thank you our next comment is from April Cotton and on Deck is Linda labandera um good evening president seeing Board of Trustees and superintendent Davis my name is April Cotton I am approaching my 13th year here as a resource specialist in Cent un 5 but first I'd like to thank board members shz for coming to our sped task force are our last um so prior to my role as an RSB teacher I worked as an instructural aid and special education and I Ser also served as a substitute teacher within Central I am currently the member of a special ta special education task force um that represents the elementary level I come before you today to advocate for the needs of

066our special education students across all programs within our district the reason I stand before you is that you as our district decision maker have the power to ensure that our students receive the resources and support they need to succeed this is a crucial issue that the Cuda bargaining team is negotiating and I want to stress that the supports we are requesting are not for the benefit of the teachers but for the benefit of the students we serve each day these supports are essential ensuring that all students including those in special education have Equitable access to core instruction in the least restrictive environment possible our request for additional support is not to make our jobs easier it is to give all students including those with disabilities the same opportunities to thrive academically as peers as their

067peers in general education to achieve this we need the necessary resources such as additional Aid support smaller class size Caps or other supplemental Services tailored to the indidual needs of students as documented in their individual education programs these needs are not generic they are specific to each student and require individualized attention which is why we add why adequate support is essential excuse me I'm a little nervous at the elementary level our programs span multiple grade levels throughout the day the special day classes cover can cover grades K2 and 36 all at the same time while RSB teachers support students from TK through sixth grade our functional life skills class also spans various grade levels and our speech and language Pathologists manage case loads across multiple grades as well as different programs often facing overwhelming demands

068instruct in these settings must be customized to meet the unique needs of each student as outlined in their IEPs which can be a daunting task without sufficient support beyond the academic demands there are additional challenges that make our work even more complex coordinating schedules around up to eight lunch periods 8 PE schedules four recess periods and other activities like band art music and all of which our students need access to it is no small feat these logistical issues combined with unpredictable factors like student Behavior staff absences and unforeseen circumstances can significantly disrupt the learning environment in light of these challenges I ask for the support in providing the resources that our special education students need to succeed they deserve the same opportunities as their peers in general education and with the proper tools and support

069we can ensure that all students have a fair chance to thrive please remember that when items related to special education appear on the board agenda it is because our students need them and they will make a significant positive impact on student learning thank you for your [Applause] time [Applause] W thank you Miss codon our next uh speaker is Linda labandera and uh uh Katie Gibble you're on Deck hi good evening Central Community board members KY um Miss Boatright people people I see that are familiar and new faces new board members um I'm Linda labandera I teach um over at Steinbeck this is my 33rd year teaching 31 in central unified um what a great Community to grow up in and with such wonderful people who care all about education our children all over so we're

070very blessed to be in this community um I'm here to share that I'm I um you saw all the teachers here we're wearing red for Education um we work stronger together when we're together on the back we have all of our schools listed and um we're here for the same cause one of the causes is um helping support the people who are taking care of us and going above and beyond extra meetings um so the central Educators want to share that we're standing with our bargaining team and there's a big heart with a pencil that says Central unified teachers and we work to um to because our children deserve the best so there okay um one of the things I wanted to say um yes we do back our board I do have something to

071share about the health committee that was one of the Committees I served on I I taught I did sport taught Sports started Central Youth Softball I've done all sorts of things in this District throughout my years because I love children and I love to see them do wonderful fun things but one of the Committees for Education that I served was the health committee and it's been a very healthy committee an A+ rating committing so we are very well respected as a unit throughout the insurance company because we've taken very good care of our plan so I don't see any reason why our rates should go up at all because I know that we're taking such good care our employees are very conscious we've cut back when we've needed to and we and when it's communicated

072let's um try not to go in just to an emergency to go make sure it's a real emergency otherwise you're going to have to pay your share of $100 so we had reasons in bargaining and we had Brokers that helped us to get really good rates because we care and because we know how to do it and I know all of you will know and you'll look into it make sure that we keep our rates going well thank you thank you our next comment is from uh ktie uh Goble thank you first one you got it right that time okay sorry good evening everyone um I am here as a retired e um I'm enjoying my very first year after teaching at te Elementary for [Applause] years and I am here tonight because I was

073given the information about this possible increase in our insurance rates as a retiree the new number is astronomical um as Bernie mentioned earlier it is five times what we are currently paying if you look at that over the year it's $8,000 or more and for me as a retiree that's more than one month's income it's not something that we can do so please take that into consideration I plan to be around for a while and I want to enjoy my life and I want to be able to afford to enjoy my life thank you for your time thank [Applause] you our next comment is from Michael Pratt and on Deck is kellia um um sud apologize for mispronouncing you'll have three minutes all right uh good evening board members and Central leadership uh my name

074is Mike Pratt I'm a business agent with the Teamsters Union as well as I'm a trustee with the Building Trades here in Fresno California so it's nice to see several of your board members which I met at The Building Trades while seeking support from the unions during your campaigns I'm a Community member a father uh of kids that attend uh Central UniFi uh Teamsters represents many of Central's viable deliveries and services such as the school's food food deliveries bread deliveries linen floor mats towels uniforms restroom supplies garbage pickups as well as package and Freight deliveries made every day uh at the at this District at this District I come here tonight in support of the teachers and hardworking people which make Central one of the best schools uh school districts in in the valley I

075ask the district to reconsider its approach on it on this year's negotiations and encourage the trustees to pressure the district's negotiating team to start bargaining in good faith and give these teachers reasonable wage increases without the cost of without the cost of giving up their negotiated benefits if requested the teamsters will do everything in its power to sanction and support these teachers tster stands with Cuda and Central teachers thank you for your [Applause] time thank you m yes and sorry Kayla thank you Kayla and you'll have three minutes all right thank you so I'm Kayla suda I'm a speech language pathologist uh at Roosevelt Elementary and I also do bilingual assessments for the school district I have been with the district for seven years um thank you for having me board members Mrs Davis and

076I also wanted to thank Natalie Chavez for coming to our last task force meeting it was I hope very eye opening it was I I feel successful to voice our opinions and all of our concerns to a board member presid so I do encourage any other board of members to please join us at any other of our task force meetings um I am here because I'm standing with Cuda and our negotiation team um I am part of the um negotia negotiation team more on the side to represent the slps and I would like to uh for the board and for the negotiating side of the district to really consider the sped Cap Caps that have been provided um us as slps we do carry High numbers probably the highest numbers of the sped family um

077and and with that we do that just means that's how many kids we're providing services to and when we're spread thin we want to provide the most that we can to our students but it's hard to do so when you're spread thin and you're drowning with paperwork or um IEP meetings and I mean I feel like we do more paperwork than treatment unfortunately um and so we just I would like that to be in consideration also as other mentioned about our health insurance that is really big for us to maintain an affordable health insurance I know nearby districts have very affordable uh healthc care as well and that is something that can deter future applicants or deter people from staying with our district as well so I'd like that to be something to keep in

078mind as well um and I stand with our teachers not just sped all of our teachers and um thank you for your [Applause] time thank you Kayla our final comment is from Michael cely and you'll have three minutes right good evening board members president sing superintendent Davis Michael cely policy director for Fresno City council member Nelson aspara I wanted to take a moment to update this board on some things happening at City Hall but first as a private citizen I'd like to express my solidarity with your central unified Educators in ensuring they have in ensuring they have the resources they need to support our students and take home a living wage and benefits that reflect the incredible work they do in our community first on the city note I want to thank Central unified for

079showing your support for count member asars as smoke shop text Amendment this ordinance will create safer and healthier neighborhoods throughout Fresno by limiting smoke shops to seven per Council District additionally this ordinance will ensure smoke shops do not operate near sensitive uses such as schools parks and daycares I would like to invite this board and the public and the public to uh the city council meeting on Thursday March 13th to share how smoke shops have impacted your community together we are making Fresno's neighborhoods healthier by going after Bad actors and limiting widespread availability of tobacco nicotine and vaping products secondly council member espara announced that the February 27th council meeting that we are organizing the school liaison subcommittee he appointed district 6 council member Nelson uh uh Rick Nick Richardson to the subcommittee and announce

080his intention to fill the other Council appointment with whoever fills the District 5 vacancy on Council I will be in touch with your leadership to coordinate a meetings uh for this subcommittee likely before the end of spring as always I extend an invitation to each of you to chat about your priorities that you have in central unified even though district 7 does not include portions of central unified I believe policymaking is a team effort and welcome your input if there is anything our office can do to support your your work please do not hesitate to reach out thank you very [Applause] much trusty koreo that's all the comments I have okay so that will conclude our in-person public comment I understand we have one caller good evening Kathy you have 3 minutes to address the

081board please make sure to turn down the volume on your listening device so we can hear you loud and clear again you have 3 minutes and your time starts now thank you good evening all Board of PES Administration and fellow teachers my name is Kathy Olen I'm a retiree from Central Unified School District after 35 years of working I retired from San Elementary School I'm calling on behalf of myself and my fellow teachers at Central and their negotiating committee I understand the board is proposing an enormous increase for teachers to pay for their already negotiated health benefits When I retired I was provided under contract the option of continuing to pay for health benefits until the age of 65 this proposal is suggesting a tremendous increase of more than four times the amount we are

082now paying this is completely devastating to those of us rely on affordable medical insurance and our now on a fixed income the impact would be incredibly difficult for all of us that planned our retirement based on the original amounts that we were agreed upon I'm asking the board to please respect the original agreement that was implemented at the time that we retired please keep the reputation a central Unified School District that we were all so proud to work for and be a part of please take care of the teachers who have worked and still do work so hard to make Central unified the unique District that it is today please keep our insurance affordable thank you and that'll conclude our public comment session for today and with that we move on to the remainder of

083our agenda as a reminder we will take any presentations on the item and then we will take public comment and then we will have board discussion and action where appropriate uh the next item is our consent agenda what are the wishes of the board is there a motion to approve so Mo thank you I have a motion by President sing and I have a second by trusty sellers all in favor please say I I I any oppose any extensions motion carries 60 with trusty kfon absent we move on to our auction it items our first item is student discipline case number 2 42516 what are the wishes of the board on this item I'll make a motion to modify the recommendation to require participation in the opportunity a classroom program is there a second I

084second thank you uh I made a motion to amend the recommendation to modify the recommendation to require participation in the opportunity classroom program I have a second by trusty Kirk all in favor please say I I I any oppose point point of clarification trustee careel this is um in lie of expulsion correct correct okay yes thank you I still I still I still second support okay any oppose and any extensions with that motion carries I think I heard uh truste sadu before he stepped out we move on to item two adopt res resolution number 242 5-38 authorizing the execution delivery and sale of 2025 certificates of participation assistant superintendent ebal good evening uh this is a returning item taking regarding taking a loan to complete the waa building at Justin Garza High School administration is

085recommending the board approve and adopt a resolution okay are there any comments from the public hearing none are there any comments or questions from the board okay what are the wishes of the board on this item motion to approve thank you I have a motion by trusty keron to approve this item is there a second second okay I have a second by trusty Kirk all in favor please say I I I any oppose nay any extensions motion carries 60 with trustees s do absent we move on to item three accept gifts to the district assistant superintendent ebal hello again Central High School received three donation uh the first one is Ohio pilot Prince donated $16.87 to ASB the second is Jeremy mailing Farm Services donated trellis system valued at 20,000 and the third one is

086Robin Cardwell donated $115 to 2027 sophomore class Administration is recommending the board accept gifts to the district thank you any comments from the public hearing none uh any comments or questions from the board uh before there's any other comments I do just want to give a shout out and and thank Jeremy maing as a former Trustee of course we thank our other uh donations as well but thank you former trusty mailing for continuing to provide service to our community trusty kuron uh thank you trusty Creo um I too just want to Echo a thank you especially to former trustee mailing uh thank you for continuing to support you know Central unified and our act programs and appreciate your uh very generous donation this time thank you thank you and with that is there a motion

087to accept the gifts to the district I Mo to accept the gifts second thank you I have a motion by trusty Kirk and I have a second by trusty kerfant to accept the gifts to the district all in favor please say I I I any oppose any abstentions motion carries 60 with trusty sidu absent item four is approve the 2024 2025 second interim budget report assistant superintendent ebal okay we have marela odinis director of fiscal Services going to present the second interim good evening board president sing Board of Trustees superintendent Davis my name is Marisella ordones and I am here today today to present a summary of the 2425 second interim budget report this report is based on a series of assumptions with con conservative estimates for both revenues and expenditures part of the budgeting

088process includes projecting the budget with a series of assumptions that are determined and inserted into State and District formulas School District budgets are not static documents and must be revised as often as necessary in order to respond to the changing politics at the state and federal level as well as to the changing goals and needs of the district factors such as updated State funding levels shifts in student enrollment changes and employees salaries and benefits and unexpected expenses can all impact the budget regular revisions allow the district to adjust spending plans allocate resources effectively and ensure the district meets its Financial obligations throughout the year this proactive approach helps maintain fiscal stability and support students programs and services the budget assumptions are updated with a revision 45 days after the adoption of the state budget which

089is reflected in our annual budget report and with two interim reports today we are presenting the second interim report which is for the period of July 1st through January 31st a series of multi-year projections are developed over a 3-year period as part of the budgeting process these projections are assigned one of three types of certification positive qualified or negative for this second interim reporting period Central unified is assigned a positive certification indicating that based upon current projections the district will meet its Financial Obligations for the current and two subsequent fiscal years in summary we are projecting the following for the 2425 second interm report an enrollment of 16,826 7% an unduplicated pupil percentage of to reflect the uh state adopted budget of 1.07% next is a summary of The District's unrestricted general fund balance we

090have a beginning fund balance of 49.3 million as of July 1st 2024 revenues totaling 232.000 from State local and lcff funds a 15 million transfer back to the general fund contribution ions of 32.9 million to special ed transportation and the restricted maintenance accounts expenditures of 22 24.4 million bringing our ending fund balance to 49.2 million these 49.2 million is allocated as follows 26.4 is assigned to the board approved projects for the school startups cost for the Jos and pardon me if I'm not pronouncing this correctly the Jos wantan sing col Elementary School um programs personnel and facilities for the Central High School the loan for the vapa billing and ongoing vapa related expenditures 6 million for the footall fields and the remaining 16.8 million is the amount reserved for economic uncertainties this Reserve meets the

091state minimum required of 3% plus an additional 2% as required by board policy 3100 this next slide shows the impact the general fund for the contributions that are estimated to be made this fiscal year to help offset the cost in both the special ed and transportation departments costs that were that were offset in Prior years with supplemental funds such as Esser actual cost incurred in these departments for 2425 will be reflected when the books close at the end of the fiscal year and reported as part of the UN audit actuals reporting period in late August early September September this next slide shows a breakdown of the district's 2244 million unrestricted general fund expenditures 95.3 million for certificated salaries 35 million for classified salaries 56 million for corresponding employee benefits 8.4 million for books and supplies1

092million for services and other operating expenditures 8.1 1 million for Capital outlay and 2.3 2.3 million for other outgo you will note that approximately 83% of the unrestricted general fund expenditures is attributed to salaries and statutory health benefits this slide shows three of the major federal funding sources the district receives and the percentage of total revenue 1.19% is re for the special education entitlement this supplements funding for the costs associated with providing services to students with disabilities 2.89% from Title 1 2 and 3 and 0.44% for every student succeeds act these combined funds supplement funding for the cost associated with closing the achievement Gap and enable the students to meet the state's challenging academic standards they also provide professional development to teachers and principles as well as assist with implementing initiatives to recruit hire and

093retain the same these monies also assist parents and families to become active participants in the education of their children as well as recruit Personnel who are specially trained to provide services to Immigrant Children and Youth this funding also assists with costs associated with increasing English language proficiency of our e elel students this next slide shows a breakdown of the district's 111.6 million restricted general fund expenditures these expenditures are required and necessary for the restricted portion of our funds 22.6 million for certificated salaries 13.9 million for classified salaries 22.9 million for corresponding employee benefits 14.1 million for books and supplies 24.8 million for services and other operating expenditures 9.9 million for Capital outlay and 3.2 million for other outgo now for the multi-year projections or myp assumptions the following is based on information known at this

094time Central unified is projecting flat flat enrollment and Ada in the current and two subsequent fiscal years we are also projecting steady unduplicated pup percentages with only minor minor variances year-to year The NPS include the cola adjustments the district is anticipating a slight increase in lcff funding for the two subsequent years based on the increase of cola the MPS also include the step and column salary adjustments as well as increases to the employer contribution for pers the retirement system for classified employees pers is set to gradually increase from 27.5% this year to 27.4% next year and 27.5% in the 2627 year stirs is projected to remain the same through the 2627 fiscal year the multi-year projections also include the payments to our long-term certificates of participation obligations so once again these multi-year projections are not

095forecast nor prediction they are the mathematical result of today's decision based on a given set of assumptions and are expected to change as assumptions change changes in Revenue represent projected changes in enrollment Ada unduplicated counts and projected colas expenditures have been adjusted to reflect any necessary reductions or increases to maintain the district's goals and the required reserves these projections are aligned with current law and will be updated St as additional information becomes available the following is a breakdown of the current and the next two subsequent fiscal years as we've already reviewed our current fiscal year I'll review the 2526 and 2627 multi-year projections for our unrestricted funds Cola is projected to be at 2.43% for the 2526 year and at 3.52% for 2627 the ending fund balance of 34 million for the 2526 fiscal year

096includes 17.2 million for the continued projects as described earlier and 16.8 million will be reserved for economic uncertainties the ending funding balance of 22 million for the 2627 fiscal year include 4.7 million for the continued projects described earlier and 17.2 million will be reserved for economic uncertainties so to summarize the second interim reg report is for the period of July 1st through January 31st Central unified is projected to meet all of its Financial Obligations with support of one-time federal and state funds Ada continues to be volatile the cost for both special ed and transportation services continue to increase each year thus increasing the contribution from the unrestricted to restricted resources a reminder the budget reports and corresponding interim reports such as this one are not static documents they are revised as often as necessary to

097respond to the changing needs and goals of the district cash flow will continue to be monitored to ensure the district continues to meet its mission Mission Vision and beliefs of excellence and high expectations equity and access collaboration and community at this time Administration is requesting the board approve the 2024 2025 second interim report as presented and I'm happy to address any questions you may have thank you are there any questions or comments from the public hearing none any questions or comments from the board trusty sers sry thank you uh there on slide six that's discussing general fund contributions to special education and transportation just wonder if you can Pro provide a little bit more information into what's driving the cost of special education so much those seem like pretty significant increases over the last couple

098years so this this slide shows the contribution from the general fund to the special ed um for the for the last fiscal the last years not not this year but the last years those contributions weren't as high as what's predicted for this year because they were supplemented by our Sr funds um as far as what's driving the cost I I think there's a variety of things what um other regular expenditures increase so do expenditures for these I don't have exactly um specific details but I can get that for you and we could have more accurate once we actually close the books for this fiscal year that will show the actual cost okay so just to restate this is what's allocated the 23 as of now not spent yet but last year we did have 5

099million in exra Fund in addition to the 17 million that's not in that report so this is just for the general fund the general fund contributions okay so we're not using Sr this year the overall operational cost is roughly the same it's just different funding stre yes we did open additional classrooms this year based on staffing needs uh because of enrollment thank you thank you mighty and super and Davis has some additional comments to your question and I appreciate you saying you'll bring back more detail to but a couple of significant things that have been done as was mentioned class um we have a few more classes that have opened um we have seen an increase and and it's been a trend not only in our district of um onetoone support for students we have

100great medical advancements and so we have a lot more students able to be fully included in classrooms but they often require medical support throughout the day and then a few years ago we did enter into an agreement to take our instructional AIDS many of whom are in special education um classrooms or settings U from part-time to full-time um as a means to try to help reduce the amount of vacancies and and that was a significant commitment as well as uh you approved and I'm not sure where these fall so whether which of the two boxes but um an increase in uh Transportation buses for our specified door-to-door routes which we have so those are a few of the key ones that have have spiked our costs any other questions so for clarification the transportation cost

101in this um on this slide that's just for special ed or is that all Transportation cost for our district that's all Transportation cost for our district so an increase could also be attributed to the transportation cost with additional yeah the cost of gas the value of the dollar and then we have additional bus routes that we added right that are being considered as part of this component correct do we have and I didn't ask this in advance so I I apologize um we get some reimbursement for transportation is that accounted for on this slide already or when do we reconcile for transportation reimbursements so for this current fiscal year this is just what it's EST estimated that we will be contributing from the general fund but when we actually close on on actuals we'll show

102the actual cost of that and any add-ons or any reimbursement will be accounted for at that time and any of the reimbursement also happens at the end anyway so we don't know whether we'll actually see any of that money okay correct thank you hearing no other questions or comments from the board what are the wishes of the board on this item do we have a motion to approve the second interim budget report report for uh 2425 so moved I have a motion by trusty sers is there a second second I have a second by President sing all in favor please say I I I all oppose say nay any extensions motion carries 70 thank you so much we move on to item five uh adopt board policy 51453 response to immigration enforcement safe learning for

103all uh assistant superintendent Dr uh Dr Lopez good evening board presiden sing Board of Trustees and superintendent Kitty Davis uh on January 28th the board requested information on what training is being provided to staff administrative regulations and Central unified what are we doing to protect our students uh and informed families so we brought forward a presentation to you in the prior uh board meeting and also brought forward per your request the board policy uh response to immigration enforcement uh the board policy is presented to you for Action today with some revision suggested by our board uh it is here for you to review and administration is recommending we adopt there is one quick feedback I have so I wanted to provide that to you I met with our team and we identified so we have

104administrative regulations that I know you uh usually don't uh play a role in but I felt like there was language that I felt like we can align to this policy uh we have response to immigration enforcement and AR and under this board policy it states that we provide student parent Guardian information documentation regarding immigration enforcement however we do have scenarios where it could be related to a subpoena that um ask for as to keep com uh information confidential so I just ask for us to add that language uh in regards to any child abuse case neglect or dependency so as it reads in the AR it states we would possibly add this if you agree to this at the end of page one the last paragraph where it states upon notice and verification that a

105law enforcement officer or immigration agent or officer has entered a district um or property or at the District bus stop seeking to enforce immigration law the superintendent or their design shall issue not notification to The District employees impairing Guardians and there we would embed unless such disclosure is prohibited by a subpoena served on the district or in case involving investigation investigations of child abuse neglect or dependency so I would align to that policy okay are there any questions or comments from the public hearing none uh questions or comments from the board and just as a reminder to everyone um as Dr Lopez mentioned the revisions came from the board uh mostly for me and then I did um discuss this with President Singh In trustee Kon uh since I I don't in compliance with the

106brown act I didn't reach out to anyone else since I did uh talk to both of them and again this was just to reflect a notice requirement um I'll allow others to speak but I I would respond to that request I have no problem I also want to point out that the intent of this language is not to disclose any confidential information or to identify what they're doing but to ensure that our community is aware of when this is happening to avoid misinformation um I think as an educational institution we're in the best position to verify whether we have an immigration officer uh on campus or not um I think from there we may get questions and we have to respond in compliance with both state and federal law which we would not be disclosing

107uh U specifically identifiable information of any student or our families either trusty Kon thank you thank you vice president uh k uh I want to thank my fellow board members uh trusty Creo and Singh for co-sponsoring this uh board policy um trusty Creo again thank you for your uh legal expertise on the language uh the safe learning for all board policy update is in compliance with federal and state laws uh what I noticed in January when there were reports of ice sweeps and traffic stops um in Fresno and the Central Valley was the rapid spread of fear and misinformation but also the delay in information and traditional um news outlets the effects throughout the week were undocumented residents in Fresno not showing up for work and some students that should have been in school stayed

108home uh because those families were afraid of being detained on their way to school uh this policy is potentially the first of its kind codifying that in the event of immigration agents attempting to enter a central unified school or bus stop the district will send out a rapid response notification to Central unified families this will ensure that all families in central unified regardless of immigration or citizenship status know that the safest place for their children is in the classroom thank you anyone else anyone from the board have any other comments or feedback okay so um Dr Lopez would you so the language you're proposing is specific to disclosing information so so let me make sure I understand would that mean that we would not send a notice at all in those circumstances no um the

109language that was added um explains that we would send um information or notification to parent Guardians and uh that is my worry if it if it pertains to the parent guardian of that student and there is a child's uh a child abuse neglect got it so we have to make sure that any information shared doesn't come back to them identifying who the student might be okay um I have no objection to adding that language does anyone from the board have any objection okay and so go ahead no I said no okay can you repeat the language that will be added and that's again just to conform with our existing administrative regulation which tells our District employees how to enforce and comply with their board policy that is correct um so right after second sentence to

110the last on the last paragraph where it says issue notification to District employees and parent Guardians and then we would add comma unless such disclosure is prohibited by a subpoena served on the district or in case involving investigations of child abuse neglect and dependency okay I move to a go ahead I think the the other step that's worth noting is once you make the determination here here they'll go back to the AR and make sure that it matches there's language that you're proposing that needs to be in the AR as well that's correct okay I'll move to approve the revised board policy 5145 13 with the revised language uh presented by Dr Lopez second all in favor please say I I I any oppos nay any abstentions motion carries 70 thank you everyone we move

111on to item six approve out of state travel assistant superintendent Dr Boatright thank you so this request is for outof State travel for Teacher Tiffany King Tiffany is the yearbook adviser at Justin Garza high school we would like to allow her to attend the jost's advisor University in Arizona this summer Administration is recommending that the board approve this travel request thank you any comments from the public any comments or discussion by the board hearing none is there a motion to approve the out of state travel I move to approve the out of state travel thank you second I have a motion by Tristy Kirk I have a second by trusty sers all in favor please say I I I any oppose say n any extensions motion carries 70 we move on to item six approved

1122425 Ro roof repair project number 24 25-42 at Central East High School we have director B uh good evening board president sing board members and superintendent Davis on uh January 29th 2025 the district published an invitation for bids for the roof repairs at Central East High School school project uh bids were sought to provide the labor to repair the roofs at Central East High School buildings 1100 1200 and part of 300 uh materials have been purchased directly by the District uh previously bids were open on February 20th 2025 at 2:01 p.m. uh the bid summary sheet is attached and the lowest responsive bidder was Fresno Roofing with a bid of $489,000 total cost of the roofing project for the labor is 489,000 funded through the Deferred maintenance um funding line uh deferred maintenance uh the

113Deferred maintenance plan was previously approved on October 8th uh by the board happen answer any questions the board may have uh at this time thank you any comments or question any comments or um questions from the public comments or questions from the board hearing none what are the wishes of the board on this item so move thank you second I have a motion by President Singh I have a second by trusty sellers all in favor please say I I any oppose nay any extensions MO Mission carries 60 with trusty Kirk absent we move on to item eight approved Central High School athletic uniform and Equipment quote we have director Hightower thank you good evening uh tonight I bring you an item to purchase fall winter and spring uniforms and equipment uh for Central High School

114for the upcoming season Central High School will receive new uniforms and equipment for both the junior varsity and varsity programs the cost of uniformy equipment is 900 $1,355 the equipment and uniforms will be purchased through the BSN Sports using the Omni contract uh administrations recommend this item be approved after any questions you may have thank you will you all just let me know if we have any comments or questions from the public thank you any comments or questions from the board hearing none is there a motion to approve this contract so moved thank you I have a motion by Tristy kurant is there a second second I have a second by trusty sers all in favor please say I I I any opposed say nay any exensions motion carries 60 with trusty Kirk absent thank

115you we move on to item nine and just um to flag for the members of the board items 9 and 12 um we made the executive decision as your board leadership president Singh myself and um board member clerk to clerk kfon to bring bring these items immediately into action um for a number of reasons most of them we know that the cost will always go up so if you have any questions this is the first time you're you're seeing this item so please let us know with that we have item nine approved purchase on interactive display panels for Josan sing CRA Elementary School we have director Rodriguez thank you uh vice president uh president uh Singh and members of the board superintendent Davis uh for your approval uh tonight is a purchase of 75 in

116interactive display panels and 55 in large format displays for Jos wat sing CRA um and your attachment is a proposal from uh cdwg to furnish the displays uh that reflect a piggyback contract uh from Irvine Unified School District uh when the need arises and if it's in the best interest of the district it is often advantageous to utilize piggyback contracts uh when items are identical uh to the district specifications utilizing piggyback bids that have uh already been awarded through the competitive uh bid processes is an efficient mechanism for legally procuring materials supplies and services at the same time preserving District resources resources such as uh staff time to prepare the bid documents drawings specifications and legal advertising uh Administration is recommended that the board approve the purchase of for the displays and I'll stand by

117to answer any questions you may have thank you any comments or questions from the board trusty sers do we anticipate having these delivered and installed by the upcoming school year yes thank you that's another reason for bringing them directly to action we know there's always delays so to the extent we can get ahead of it if there are no other comments or questions is there a motion to approve so moved thank you I have a motion by trusty is there a second second I heard a second by trusty Chavez all in favor please say I I any oppos nay any abstentions motion carries 70 we move on to item 10 approve repairs and alterations to varsity baseball and softball fields at Central High School we have director both good evening again board members uh the

118varsity baseball and softball fields at Central High School require some repairs and alterations to ensure they meet the necessary standards for safe and playable conditions for the upcoming school year AstroTurf has submitted a proposal to complete the necessary repairs and alterations under their Cass California multiple W schedule contract number 4- 24-02 1013 the project will include improvements to both fields and will address identified issues that and ensure Readiness for the next season the total cost of this project is approximately $369,500 and will be funded by The General fund Administration is recommending the board approve the repairs and alterations to the varsan softball field after I answer any questions the board may have thank you any questions or comments from the board what's the life expectancy of this work and and whatever it is then do

119we have a schedule and is this going to be part of like our deferred maintenance so that we're keeping up with it yeah so this is not uh even though it's astro turf it's not actually Turf it's still going to be natural grass field um once this these fields haven't been have the work done like this we've had the work done out other fields before once they're done our department or our grounds department is able to upkeep them with the equipment that they have and keep them to the same level and um elevations and stuff awesome okay trusty sers and then trusty Kon just trying to figure out what what's the reasoning for needing to change the turf um so there's a few issues on both Fields uh I'll just highlight some of the major

120ones um the softball field is not the correct shape when it's the infield they're the wrong Dimensions so they need to reshape the the I don't know the word so sorry the but the Outfield to the infield because there's no so they got to redo that add some drainage and uh just redo some of the baselines and dimensions really okay and on the baseball field believe it's the third base area there is a dip and then so because of that dip and to fix it to bring it up so we don't have puddling the whole INF field then needs to get a shape because home Beast is kind of like our um uh Center like that's where we base all the measurements off of and all of our elevations off of so if if we

121do that we need to fix everything on the inside okay are are there any other uh irrigation issues or they'll bring everything up to grade once they go through there so that's part of it also is they'll bring up the irrigation and make sure it's up to the level of wherever they you know add in fines and stuff okay thank you try Kon thank you vice president Creo um just to clarify what will be the life expectancy of these fields so the the I don't so since it's natural grass there's really I don't want to say there's like a life expectancy we've um just because it's grass so U maybe how long do we expect I feel I don't I don't know how to answer that question sorry so let me interject because that's my

122fault um I knew and I read this contract and and I remember that it was we're essentially redoing those fields and probably because we haven't actually used them and I'm going to be sarcastic in over a hundred years um I know it's been less and so I think the better question I should have asked is this work then which you explained gets us up to code into a condition in which we will maintain the grounds and so do we anticipate unless anything significant happens that we will need to do a major I don't know yeah renovation of these fields again to this value um so um no the answer we we with the with the condition of the fields we that baseball field was a JV field for a long time so we did do

123a lot of work on it but just not to the level of a varsity field uh when we we noticed that there was a low spot checking the measurements we realized the measurements were off and that caused more issues and that's why some of you know we just had to do more there but once we all get it we we get it done in the fields done our staff have the ability and capability to keep it at that level going forward um you know until we change it a Turf that's probably the best way to put it okay and so the questions we still have then are um what the irrigation is going to look like so the irrigation was redone on the softball field at a previous um project and I get that information

124to you and the baseball field doesn't need I can I can provide you any if there's any work done or needed I can provide that thank you I just want to you know make sure that we are creating quality uh fields for our players at Central High no further questions hearing nothing further is there a motion to approve I'll move to approve the repairs and alterations to the varsity baseball and softball fields at Central High School is there a second second I heard a second by trusty kfon all in favor please say I I any oppose say nay any extensions motion carries 70 we move on to item 11 approve replacing kindergarten play structure at Steinbeck Elementary uh director B good evening again so the current playground structure at Steinbach Elementary in the kindergarten area

125is approximately 30 years old uh it has reached its uh end of serviceable life and replacement parts are no longer available um since the parts are no longer available we have a posing potential safy risk and limiting functionality of the play area uh actually is currently closed down because we are not able to get the parts Additionally the current structure is not designed to meet the developmental needs for our transitional kindergarten students uh we are replacing or we are recommending replacing this structure with a TK appropriate playground uh so it will enhance the learning environment and promote physical activity for our youngest Learners aligning with the district's commitment to early childhood education uh the new structure will be similar to the preschool structures recently ass recently in inst at other districts ensuring consistency and safety

126uh the new structures will be designed uh to promote the age appropriate physical development and K has provided a proposal to remove the existing structure using their cast the California multiple award scheduled contract 4-20 d78 d 0089 c the estimated cost of this project is approximately $245,600 37 this will be funded through general fund and administration is recommending the board approve replacing this kindergarten play structure at steach elementary after I answer any questions the board may have any questions or comments from the board and again this item is coming to you as action for the first time because there are kids that don't have a playground to play in hearing no comments or questions I'll move to approve I have a second by trusty sers all in favor please say I I any oppose say

127nay any extensions motion carried 70 and then we move to our um final action item approve board members to participate on committee to honor alumni presiden sing good evening board members uh so I want to say about a year ago we had uh in some ways to increase engagement with our community we had started this uh uh sort of honoring an alumni there were an annual system our idea wasn't necessar to have like a competitive process but really something just more regular in uh in honoring our our distinguished alumni especially those that have graduated either at this point Central High Central East and soon to be Garza and have made contributions to our community um last time or rather previously it was under the uh focus of our previous Pio I don't know if we

128ever really made that sort of transition and so with the new board uh I like to continue serving on it but very open to see if there's anyone else that would like to Ser serve on this uh board as well Tristy kuron uh thank you vice president Creo I have a strong interest in serving on this committee um so I'd like to be part of the uh selection of honoring of our distinguished alumni from all across our district interesting sing president Singh can you remind us do we have is this a standing committee or is this a committee under the superintendent Authority this this is a a committee under the superintendent Authority okay yes and then it's it's run or facilitated by our public information officer okay so the maximum participation would be three board

129members and I think what we did last year if there is um significant uh interest by the board was we had a rotating third member because the previous board had a lot of interest to serve on on on the board on the committee and and two of the three trustees are no longer on this board correct is there anyone else that's interested uh question um uh would the events or meetings be held outside of like normal business hours or would it be during business hours I can share at least what was previously done so under the previous Pi again under the authority of the superintendent uh meetings generally tended to be in the evening they tended to be short they tended to be via Zoom um and just I mean those are sort of the

130general constraints I'll be willing um as a rotating member okay so are we interested in having a third board member serve on a rotating basis is anyone else interested if not I mean I don't if there's no objection we can just appoint the three of you okay I'm going to take your silence and you're nodding as confirmation okay um so I'll move to appoint uh president Singh Tristy kfon and trustee sadu to the uh superintendent and pio's committee that honors alumni is there a second I'll second the motion thank you I have a second by trusty sers all in favor please say I I any oppose say nay any extensions motion carries 70 we move on to our sorry just to the public please the the form is on the website and even for our

131board members please uh send submissions for those uh either in memorium or or those that are doing great things in our district thank you president Singh we move on to our information items our first item is receive information regarding the e-rate network elections director Martinez yes good evening president seeing members of the board and superintendent Davis who just walked out um this item is for RFP 020 4-25 C1 uh this RFP is to um provide services for um our network uh systems throughout the District maintenance services Support Services um and Management Services uh the RSP the RFP is currently open and will close March 12th um at that time we will review the RFP uh the bids um compare them and award them to the eate approved Matrix uh where cost is the heaviest weighted

132Factor um we are estimating uh total project cost up to $1 million uh with e- rate funding 80% um of the project and the district funding 20% um of the remaining cost um Administration is recommending this item be placed on the next board agenda for for Action at which time we will provide an accurate project cost um I'll be happy to answer any questions you have any questions or comments from the board trusty sers sorry uh is there a financial cap that eate will contribute up to um for this project no so we're we're estima a million so we would if we went over that for example they would still cover 80% but we are estimating 1 million being in the cap for the project thank you any other questions or comments if not this

133item will return to our next board meeting as action on March 25th 2025 thank you item number two receive information regarding eate internet hot hotspot Services Dr director Martinez uh good evening again this RFP is 0204 d25a do6 and this is uh for our student hotspots and internet services that support our school to Home Technology assistance program um the school to home program provides a device uh with internet access for students who are unable to access a device or internet at home uh this RFP actually closed just recently but we're still assessing the bids um and uh uh we'll compare them and award them to the eate approved Matrix where again the cost is the heaviest weighted Factor um now we do not have a pro projected total cost of the project uh however what

134we do know is the district is funding this uh program that we have at 100% right now through District funds um moving forward with this we will uh receive at minimum 1 . 5 million of eate funding over the next three years for this program um uh administration's recommending this item be placed on the next board agenda for Action at which time again we will provide an accurate cost um with uh with the discount pricing from E rate and I'll be answer uh happy to answer any questions you may have director Martinez can you um remind me and share for our new board members this was an action that was taken by the board to proac actively allocate additional funding to ensure during the pandemic that all of our students had access and even after

135when they returned that those areas that we know don't have reliable internet continue to have access yeah correct this has been a longtime supported um um program supported by the board okay um uh for this and getting students internet access and devices at home okay any questions or comments from the board okay this item will returned under action at our next board meeting thank you thank you we move on to item three receive information regarding teaching fellow spring session quote uh Dr Lopez good evening again the quote being presented to you this evening is for Staffing support in order to run the spring break expanded learning program this quote includes salary cost for high school students we're very excited that are in the teaching pathway and they're going to get to apply what they've been

136learning uh with their little ones uh so teach fellows will be paying for uh their support of our students uh during the Spring program through this contract also uh we are looking at Staffing to ensure safety of our students while they're being transported to the camps and in the morning sessions but please also note that we have a not to exceed contract because currently 50 of those positions uh we are seeking to hire par Professionals in our district uh to F however we need to be prepared so in the event that we do not hire the full 50 we need to be ready to be able to provide Staffing for the spring program so I'm happy to answer any questions you may have any questions or comments from the board any objection to having this

137return under consent okay and then just as a reminder anything that returns under consent if you do have additional questions just let presiden sing know and we can pull it uh next item is item four receive information on Justin Garza High School Athletic Complex increment number two two project change orders for bid packages jg2 0307 and 08 director Rodriguez thank you uh vice president president uh Singh and uh members of the board superintendent Davis uh for your information tonight or change orders for the multi-prime packages uh 2 3 7 and 8 and the attachments of the itemized summary for the athletic complex increment number two uh for your review uh the increase uh to this project is due to impacts implemented after this project was originally bid um and staff has reviewed and recommends that

138this item returned to the board on March uh 25th 2025 uh board agenda for action and I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have on these items any comments or questions from the board any objection to having this return under consent okay this will return under consent we move on to item five receive information regarding bid schedule and award for Justin Garza High School Athletic Complex increment 3 director Rodriguez thank you again um tonight uh you're receiving information regarding the athletic complex increment number three project uh bid schedule and award timeline uh the the increment 3 athletic project uh will consist of uh the Basin infill uh currently uh at the at at Grantland and uh the bus alley uh the Basin infill uh connecting our storm drain runoff uh from our property

139to a flood control Basin uh on the Granville uh homes property uh concession stands uh foota courts toilet rooms um ticket booth miscellaneous bleacher seating Sports lighting and perimeter fencing uh the project uh began to advertise on February 10th uh 2025 and again uh on February 17th 2025 and we anticipate opening the sealed bids on March the 19th of 2025 uh Administration recommends that this item return on March 25th 2025 uh for board uh to award the lowest apparent responsive biders for this project and I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have on this item any questions or comments from the board director Rodriguez so this increment three will include the foota it is yes okay I thought that was already part of increment to no this is It's Standalone okay so this

140one had the foota courts the championship footall Court uh the concessions the restrooms that will serve the championship soccer field and the footall courts the ticket booth um and I want to say yeah and the Basin infill do you have a very rough rough estimate of what you think because we allocated 6 million yes to the footle so is that going to be enough where where well we've because of the unstable markets right now and and the price of steel and and certain things that are that are going on uh in our economy right now um we've been kind of calculating it for the last few few weeks and and we're estimating to be around uh 8 million currently right now just for the footall for the whole project for the whole Pro okay okay

141so we should be fine at least with the allocation we've made as a board yes okay so let's have this return under action since we will have the um we'll be making awarding it to the lowest bidder we move on to item six receive information regarding change orders for bid package uh JG 0911 1213 Justin Garza High School Aquatics Complex Project Director Rodriguez thank you again vice president uh this is a a change orders for the multi-prime packages 9 11 12 and 13 uh and the attachment uh that are itemized summary for the Justin Garza uh Aquatics uh project for your review um one thing I would like to note is that uh this is probably the last of them um there do you promise yeah I promise so um staff we we've gone over

142this these these have are are a little late uh staff has reviewed and recommends that these these items return to the the board on March 25th 2025 uh board agenda for Action I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have on these items questions or comments from the board and so where are we with the percentage of change orders in the overall for the overall for the total uh project is uh a little over 4 4.15% so 4% our statute uh per public contract code is okay uh any objection to having this item return under consent okay this item will return under consent and our final information item for tonight's meeting receive information regarding change orders for bid package sp08 just Swan sing Cola Elementary School director Rodriguez thank you again vice president uh

143for your information tonight as a change order for the multi-prime package uh number eight which is the electrical package uh and the attachment itemized summary for jawat s c Elementary School the increase uh to the project is due to the impacts implemented after this project was originally bid um one thing I would like to note the district as the developer of this project uh is responsible to mitigate or resolve any type of conflicts uh or or um conditions uh that have negative impacts on either you know the utility companies that own uh uh the transmission lines uh data lines uh and our neighbors close by so um we have reviewed this change order and uh we uh staff has reviewed and recommends that this item returned to the board on March 25th 2025 and I'll

144be happy to answer any questions you may have on this item are there any questions or comments from the board so is this change is this change order as a result of our responsibilities to ensure that our neighbors and others impacted by our project so in the drawings the neighbors were uh covered uh the thing of it is was uh the PG was also uh part of that they were in the drawings the Comcast and Verizon were not okay any objection to having this return under consent this will return under consent thank you very much thank you that'll conclude our information items Advanced planning the calendar is attached any additional information and closing comments so the this is an opportunity if there's any requests for information or future agenda items for the board members to

145raise them now hearing none we move on our next board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday March 25th 2025 at 6 PM for close session and 700 p.m. as soon as thereafter and no earlier than 7 p.m. uh here in this District room we now adjourn back to close session thank you e e e