001Good evening. April 17. That being said, it session former employee member SC. Yes. Second close session public employee discipline session approved agreement district by Dr. [Music] I'll turn it over to Thank you, President Peterson. Uh, tonight we have an opportunity to hear from um awardes as well as a special recognition from our pledge of allegiance from Royal Oak Middle School. So, if I can call up uh principal Dr. Dr. Jen Powell to introduce her guests. Good evening, President Peterson, board of trustees, Dr. Kim, and cabinet, and our esteemed guest and colleagues. It is my pleasure to introduce Laya Peterson, who will be leading our flag salute today. Laya, can you come up? [Applause] Laya has consistently been a straight A student throughout her time at Royal Oak, earning straight O's in citizenship as well. While
002her academic achievements are impressive, it's her character, both as a student and a person, that truly stands out. Laya is known for her kindness and positive energy on campus. As an active member of the ASB, she serves her school with enthusiasm, always looking for new ways to make a difference. She aspires to become a teacher one day, and it's clear she's already well on her way with her incredible work ethic and compassion. Laya's contributions extend beyond our school. She's also involved in the high school theater, working behind the scenes to help with performances. In our drama program, she recently performed in Shrek and will be starring in both Matilda and In the Heights this summer. We are so proud of Laya and excited to have her lead us in the flag salute today. Thank you,
003Laya. Please stand. Face the flag. Place your right hand over your heart. Ready, begin. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right. Ready? I got you. Anybody special? All right. And Dr. Pal, you have uh some special board awards tonight. A superstar student as well as a partner in education. I absolutely do. It is my honor today to introduce someone who truly embodies the spirit of excellence both inside and outside the classroom. Royal Oak's very own Ezra Rios. Will you come join me? Congratulations. Ezra has consistently demonstrated academic excellence, maintaining straight A's throughout his time at Royal Oak. That alone is an impressive accomplishment. But it's really his well-roundedness that
004sets him apart. Not only is he a standout student, but he's a talented artist. Ezra is a proud member of our chamber choir where he brings both his passion for singing and dancing. He also enjoys the social side of our school, often participating in afterchool hangouts where he connects with his peers and just brings joy to everyone around him. Teachers know Ezra as a hardworking individual who consistently goes above and beyond. His dedication to his goals, uh, oh, sorry, are matched only by his kindness and warm personality. He's the kind of student that brightens up any room, spreading positivity wherever he goes. Outside of school, Ezra enjoys unwinding with his favorite TV shows, reading, particularly Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and pursuing his love of swimming and photography. But above all, Ezra values his family
005who are a constant source of support and inspiration. Looking ahead, Ezra has big dreams. He aspires to earn a scholarship to attend either MIT or Harvard. And with his determination and talent, there's no doubt he's on the path to great success. Ezra, we are incredibly proud of your accomplishments and excited for all that lies ahead of you. Congratulation on being named Royal Oak Star student. Your future is as bright as your spirit and we are honored to have you represent [Applause] us. Wait for everybody. Congratulations. [Applause] Now, our community partner unfortunately um fell ill today and he's unable to make it. But I did want to mention um we chose coach Guy Thomas for all that he put into not only our students but the students throughout the district, all his time and energy. Do
006you want me to read my prepared or just Okay. So, I am incredibly proud to recognize Coach Guy Thomas as our esteemed community partner tonight. The funniest thing when I first called coach to share the news, the first word out of his mouth were, "What have I done to deserve this?" After explaining a bit what I felt, his response was typical of his humility. Oh no, that's no more than anyone else would do. We agreed to disagree on that point. And well, I was going to say I'm happy to say he confirmed he'd be here tonight. Um, but let me share why Royal Oak is so profoundly grateful to coach Guy. Not only has he successfully mentored and led our eighth grade boys basketball team, a team that finished the season with only one loss,
007and it kind of wasn't fair that last one, I'm just gonna say. Um, but we had the absence of a key player. No excuses. But it's the connections he builds, the mentorship he provides, and the dedication he demonstrates to his players that truly set him apart. The success on the court doesn't happen by accident. Coach Guys leadership fosters a sense of unity and teamwork that goes beyond the game itself. He's not just a coach. He's a guide and a mentor to players both as individuals both on and off the court. Coach Guy continually reminds students the importance of being student athletes. Students always come first. He served as MA March Madness coach, identifying talent and building rapport with parents long before the players walk through our doors. His commitment to the team extends well beyond
008the season. He works tirelessly with his players during the summer afternoons. He hosts the um the dinners at the end of the season, but he prepares our kids for the transition from elementary to middle and middle to high school. and it's all because he cares about our kids so much. To say he's made a difference in the lives of our students is an understatement. We are so incredibly fortunate to have him and are deeply grateful for the positive difference he makes every day. Okay. Thank you, ma'am. That'll take us to our next board award is the co-f March Madness Champions. uh March Madness when I was on the board, the co-op board, I was one of the ones who helped develop the program. And it's fun to watch every year how over and over the
009kids are the participation the kids have and how they, you know, encourage their their peers. Uh and I think it's a fantastic way for us to show pride in our in our district. So I want to say thank you to co-ev for that and Dr. Kim, thank you, Mr. Peterson. We have here Connie Monroe, the proud principal of the championship award-winning uh team from Badilla Elementary to introduce her recognizes and uh we'll have also the Ed Foundation here, representatives of them uh who we're going to present the uh perpetual plaque. So, please Connie. All right, let's give it up for our March Madness champion, Fudo. Come on up. So, this wasn't just a win, it was legendary. The Bedillo team played with heart, unity, and unstoppable teamwork, showing what true Panther pride looks like. A
010huge thanks to coaches Greg Palato, aka school psychologist, and our parent volunteer, Coach Val. Come on up, Coach Val. And, um, as you can see, we have some of our members here. We have a lot of kiddos that are in sports, so they're not able to be here tonight. Uh, but we have not only our basketball kiddos, but we also had a cheerleading squad. So, please give them a great big round of applause. We thank our coaches for their the dream team behind the scene um for their dedication and passion. So, thank you coaches. Also, the victory was a full community effort. We had season players, firsttime players, cheerleaders, and fans um from every grade, and even some uh alum over there at Royal Oak cheering us on, filling the gym with energy. Um a
011special thanks to the Charter Oak Educational Foundation, especially Jane Bach and our district representatives, Eric Martinez and Bob Lind, for making the unforgettable tournament possible. So, um Bedillo didn't just take the title, they made March Madness history. Thank you. Give them a great big round of applause. I'm gonna have coach Colado um read off their names. Welcome to teachers. We have both of our sixth grade teachers. All right. Before I read off the names, I just want to say how much of a I'm a school psychologist. I enjoy what I do, but but there's nothing better in my whole school year than coaching our kids. Uh it's probably my favorite part of every year. That's why I keep doing it. Um these kids, some of them never played basketball, but the way they all came
012together became a team. Um and that's what really led us to victory. They trusted each other. We had our cheerleaders in full force. I think we started a whole cheerleading trend. Um and it was a whole school event. Everyone was talking about it before the march band is after. And right now the fifth graders are coming up asking how do I get on the team? And they they're starting practicing every day. So we took home the title and we're gonna keep it there. Coach Val, you have anything? All right. I definitely want to appreciate Coach Val. Um, I used to do this by myself and he offered to help. He doesn't have a kid in sixth grade. He's just a parent of a fifth grader and a third grader and he came out every day
013gave me full support. I couldn't do this without him. So, thank you. All right. So, for the names, um, Jacob Aivas who's at baseball practice, Isaiah Limus, who had that nice turnaround jumper at the end to seal the deal. Preston Thomas also at baseball. Jaden Pñena, Max Garcia here in the front, which is our three-point shooter, and made the best play of the game with that one block. So proud of him. Uh Emily Mesa, our only girl on the team, probably the fast the fastest girl. Always gave our heart, our big defensive monster right there. Uh, Jac Neves, Ronnie Salceto, Nico Joiner, Franco Fernandez, Ethan Benvitz, Erin Chavez right there in the back who always gave his full 100% every time he got on the court, and Xavier Bamante. And for our cheerleaders, Kennedy Kennedy
014Sana, Lauren Anderson, he's here, Lauren Chung, Emma Anonado, Faith Logara Espada, Amanda Tees, Olivia Breto, and Shiraa Sanchez. Thank you uh for everyone who came to support. It's probably the best thing in our whole school year. So, thank you [Applause] You guys, you don't have to stay for the rest of the meeting. [Applause] Everybody [Music] All right. Our next uh presentation is Assemblywoman Rubio's woman of the year recipients. And I'd like to thank Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio's office for their advocacy of schools and for recognizing two remarkable women from Charter Oak Unified. Danny. All right. This is a special recognition from our local legislator. Um, and she has an opportunity to uh recognize five women, extraordinary women in her entire district that she represents. And what is even more neat for our school district is that
015two of those individuals came right here from Charter Oak Unified. And so we thought it would be neat that if we had a special introduction of them and we'll invite a couple guests. We also have here from um Assemblywoman um Rubio's office. I believe uh representative Wendy Cedra is here as well. So I wanted to acknowledge that. So first I would like to call up Maria Thompson to introduce um Roxanna Figueroa. All right. Thank you everyone. Um well as you know um she's this that this woman is near and dear uh to me and my heart. Uh it is with great pride that we recognize Roxanna Emperatrice Figeroa, a remarkable individual whose more than 30 years of selfless service uh have left an indelible mark on the Chart Unified School District and the greater Cavina
016and Glendora communities. Uh Zand Demas too. Uh nominated as the 48th Assembly District 2025 woman of the year, Roxanna began her journey as a parent volunteer at Willow Elementary School and has since become a vital presence across our schools as a language development assistant and trusted community leaison. She is known not only for her work with students and families navigating language and cultural barriers, but also for her tireless efforts to meet basic needs, providing food, clothing, shelter, and support in times of crisis. Her involvement in faith-based ministries and local organizations, including the Rotary Clubs and AaW, reflects her deep commitment to uplifting others. Roxanna truly embodies the belief that kindness is powerful and continues to be a source of strength, inspiration, and unconditional love for all who know her. So, congratulations, Roxanna Figeroa. Come on
017up. [Applause] That's my son. [Music] I put him in his little crane. Don't worry. Ready? [Music] Everybody smash. [Applause] I did it. Thank you everybody. All right folks, congratulations again. Uh Roxanna, congratulations again. Uh we now have our second woman that was distinguished uh recognized this year and she was actually recognized as the distinguished woman of the year uh in uh Assembly Woman's Rubio's uh district she services. Uh not only did she was recognized locally, she was also recognized at the state capital uh last month. So what an incredible accomplishment. And here's a surprise. She is a 12th grade student right here at Charter Oak High School. So, I'm gonna I'm gonna invite up the principal of Charter Rock High School, Mr. Dalt, to say some uh thoughtful words for Miss Caitlyn Maguire. [Applause] All
018right, this one's near and dear to my heart, so I love this one. Um, good evening, President Peterson, Board of Trustees, Dr. Kim, and Executive Cabinet. As always, I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity to brag about another amazing charter student. So, at this time, I'd like to call up Caitlyn Magcguire. All right. So, just like Roxanna, Caitlyn has also been named as a 2024 California Woman of the Year for the 48th Assembly District by Assemblywoman Blanc Blanca Rubio. This prestigious award honors extraordinary women in California. And Caitlyn is particularly remarkable as the youngest recipient of this honor in the state. Yep. Currently a senior at Char High School, Caitlyn has demonstrated exceptional leadership as captain of the ladies varsity tennis team, founder of the debate club, and president of the Black Student Union while also
019serving on the San Gabriel Valley YW.CA student advisory board. Caitlyn's dedication to community service and leadership extends beyond her school as evidenced by her participation in Assemblywoman Rubio's Young Legislature program and various volunteer efforts. She has completed significant training programs including the Women's Foundation of California Summer Leadership Institute and aims to major in political science at Sacramento State University this fall. Kaitlyn is truly a shining example of leadership, commitment, and the spirit of positive change in our community. Congratulations, Caitlyn. Thank you. [Applause] [Music] You want to be the I would love to. All right, everybody. [Applause] All right, we're going to go ahead and move on to item number nine, the student representative report. We'll start with Miss Valentine. Hello. Um, first I have the Royal Oak highlight. Um, Dr. Powell is excited to share
020some of the great things Royal Oak has done this year to ensure all students feel like they belong and are supported. One big goal this year was to create a space for every student to find where they fit in. They've always had activities like basketball, soccer, or just tossing a football around during lunch. Plus, the library has had an reputation for excellent spot for chess, foosball, or just hanging out with friends. But then they realized that some students still struggled to find something that worked for them. To help with that, we partnered with just for us, just us for youth in the first semester. and they led activities like Jenga, sack races, or even just dancing to music. A lot of students really enjoyed that. But we also noticed that there were some students that
021needed more quieter spaces. So this semester, we opened the wellness room. It has been a huge hit with students who just want to relax, draw, or play quiet games. It has also been a great place for staff to check in with students who might be having a rough day or just need to hang out in a calm space. It has been amazing to see how students have been using the wellness room to recharge and build connections. Lunch and the social time that comes are super important for middle school students. So, these changes are really making a difference in helping everyone find a spot at Charter Oak. Oh, Royal Oak, sorry. [Music] Another big area we've worked on this year is counseling. Our counselors are doing a lot to meet the emotional needs of students and
022their focus on three key things. SEAL lessons. Every Monday, home home room teachers share SEAL slides, helping us work on things like self-awareness and relationship skills. Student success talks. Every six weeks, counselors meet with each student during PE classes to teach lessons focused on themselves on themes such as social awareness, self-management, and relationship skills. This Friday, they have their fifth success talk about responsibilities, decision- making, and then they'll wrap up the year with a lesson on mental health. Tier 2 group sessions. The past grading period, the counselors started a group for female students to help build self-esteem esteem. It's been really helpful to have a space where students can learn how to feel confident and support each other. It's clear that Royal Oak is putting a lot of effort into ensuring students health and well
023buil well well-being and building strong connections at school. They are really proud of what they've done this year. I'm excited to see how they continue to grow. And here is my board report. So, good evening, Mr. President Peterson and Board of Trustees, Dr. Kim and Executive Cabinet. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share all the amazing things that are happening at CO. So, our spring break took place from March 30th through April 6th, and we returned to campus on April 4, April 7th. On April 9th, Charter Oak High School hosted our annual spring rally. And for the first time ever, the junior class took home first place by dominating games. And that evening, we also announced our prom court nominees. And congrats and shout out to Caitlyn Maguire who is officially on prom
024[Music] [Applause] court. The grading period ended on April 11th, which means that we are now in the final stretch before summer break. On April 11th, as well, three outstanding student athletes signed and committed to play their respected sports and their selected universities. Christian Murf signed for Claremont McKenna College. Mitchell signed for Whittenberg University. Molly Gelino signed for Aurora University. And a huge congratulations to Mr. Hyera who was awarded a prestigious scholarship. On April 14th, he took our IB senior students on an enriching field trip to the Norton Simon Library in Pasadena. From April 14th through April 21st, Trudo Community Scholarship Foundation is holding interviews for students. Recipients will receive scholarships ranging from 500 up to $2,000. Yesterday we had two exciting events on campus which was our club food day and our annual auto car
025show. And here is my spring sports update. Boys boys baseball is 8 and 8 and they are 3 and zero in league competition. Boys tennis is 0 and one. Girls softball is 9 and zero overall and 3 and zero in league competition. And here are my final upcoming events. Our prom is on April 26th and the theme is Enchanted Garden. Next week, Charter Oak Theater Department presents their spring musical Newsies and will be showing on April 24th, April 25th, May 1st through 2nd. Purchase your tickets now because they are selling out really fast. Thank you. And that concludes my report. Thank you, Azeri. Logan, you're up, sir. Good evening, Mr. President and members of the board. Here is my report for tonight. Adisey day. Our last advisory day of the school year is on April
02623rd. Students receiving a green report card or tier 1 attendance will earn a water day and barbecue celebration. Students will compete in different activities with water elements. It should be a fun day. Spirit week. Our last spirit week is next week. The themes are pajama day, anything but a backpack day, twin day, throwback day, and dress as your type day. Prizes will be giving given each day. Grad night. Arrow High School is going to grad night at Disney's California Adventure. This is the first time Arrow has a grad night. So, it is very exciting. Okal students will be joining too. Grad night will be on Friday, May 9th. Sunflower Spectacular Arrows open house had a spectacular turnout. Families and students enjoyed the art showcase and unveiling of our family resource center. Parents also had the
027opportunity to conference with teachers about their child's progress. Model School Gala. Next Saturday, April 26, is the Model School Gala in San Diego. The Model School Award will be presented to Arrow High School that night. Thank you for letting me give my report tonight. Thank you. [Applause] Thank you, Logan. And with that, it might be a good time if you want to leave, you can leave who have been here for the awards. We won't be offended. Have a good night. Congratulations. All right, we'll go to the RO report. Mr. Rose just recently visited the campus and also virtually staff members administrator and look really good and that yes Okay. And I mean I mean good shape financ. And then I have a meeting next Thursday. I'm done. Back to you. All right. Thank you, Mr.
028Rose. And we'll go to the superintendent report. Dr. Kim. All right. Thank you, Mr. Peterson. Uh, a few items that I'd like to really call to attention and recognize. And first of all, this is assessment season and our teachers most certainly recognize that we have our state assessments that are taking place along with our students who are taking a variety of different AP or IB types of testing in this uh next uh few weeks. And so I want to thank our students. You guys have done a remarkable job all the way through the course of this year. We want you to do your best and show what you know, right? And uh uh ultimately looking for good results and hopefully the learning you've had is going to uh produce that. Uh I'd be remiss to
029not share our thanks to our teachers. All the work that you guys have done to prepare our kids, uh it's going to be demonstrated through this assessment. So appreciate again the good work that's happening in our classrooms. We want to thank our principles. We want to thank our classified staff and supporting our students, our IT team um and testing coordinators for all the preparation behind the scenes to make sure that we are ready to go and take these uh online assessments. Secondly, um in terms of uh what we've been accomplishing for our student wellness uh and mental health supports over the course of the years, it's just been remarkable and that's been part of our pillar of success here in Charter Oak Unified. And uh what I want to acknowledge is the ongoing work that's
030happening at our student and family resource center right on ROM's campus. But if you haven't known uh we have opened up a second location on the Sunflower campus, a fully person staffed uh resource center to support the needs of our community. So, I want to acknowledge the work that's happened through Lisa Regosa, her campus, her staff to making sure that we are identifying and supporting the needs of our um families that are out out there in our community. And lastly, I'd be uh I want to give a special appreciation to our employees, our teachers, our classified employees, as well as our labor partners. Uh what I shared last month to this board is that we are experiencing challenging economic times. Um, and this is happening across California. It's no different here in Charter Oak Unified
031School District. Uh, this past school year, this current school year, excuse me, our state budget uh committed just 1%, a little over 1% in a cost of living adjustment. And we know that's not uh enough to cover even basic increases in on stepping column and employee compensation as well as declining enrollment and other challenges we face here in our school district. Uh we've had an expiration of federal and state one-time funds that we've had the luxury of having in the last school years and that have provided incredible supports uh to our students and to our schools. And what we've recognized is that those funds having expired are really challenging to sustain within our existing budget. Uh we've also been monitoring and I shared with you recent developments in our federal government and administrative actions that
032may potentially leave or risk state funding or excuse me federal funding to school districts like ours. All that to being said, it is certainly challenging and it's frustrating and it's work that we are trying to develop as we work on the de uh budget as we identify priorities and as we ensure that we can uh move forward in the past and excuse me move forward in the future. Uh I want to appreciate again the work from our labor partners. We've had great relationships in the past and again I want to look forward to ongoing positive uh relationships in the future. So with that I uh want to conclude my report. Thank you, Dr. Kim. That'll take us to public comments. And we do have a couple cards, Mrs. [Applause] Hook, Dr. Kim, Dr. Bond, Dr.
033Mustafa, President Board President Peterson, esteemed board of trustees. I stand here today because COA has reached a sticking point in our negotiations with the district. The district is offering us a 0% pay increase. We find that an unacceptable number. The district and the members of this board have often said and just said that you appreciate all that we do and I don't doubt those statements at all. I want to provide a partial list of what it is that we do in both the elementary and secondary levels. Implement a new PE video program. Implement a what are we learning program. Implement new promise team character strong program pieces. I ready diagnostics and contests. Reflex math fra math. Teach curriculum including benchmarks. Go Math Ready CC science social studies accelerated reading weekly SEAL lessons 200 min minute
034minute PE requirements music intervention RTI meetings SSTs and IEPs for which sub plans need to be made report cards progress reports districtmandated trainings square one art sips 15 hours of staff and grade level meetings at the elementary level and 10 staff meeting hours at the secondary level, extra recess management, cleaning our classrooms and making our classrooms engaging for our students, adjunct duties, amm parking lot duty and campus supervision duty, lesson prep for vigorous le rigorous lessons often on our own time. Grading, scoring, and recording assignments often on our own time. Sometimes purchasing equipment and supplies with our own money to get things done. Wasque accreditation meetings, PLC meetings, department meetings, back to school night, meet the teacher night, open house, helping our students to be their best selves and helping our students reach their potential
035and love learning. As mentioned, this is not an all-inclusive list. It feels like things are only ever added to our plate, never taken off our plate. Add to this list the management of extreme student behaviors that are on the rise. There is a frequency in which teachers, counselors, and other adults on campus are being physically or verbally attacked by students. There is a pervasive sense of feeling overwhelmed, overworked, unsafe, and burnt out. So, when we are told that there is no money left for a pay increase, the sense of appreciation for all the things that we do is lost. We had a CTA finance expert look at the district's numbers, and he said there is money for a pay increase. The question then becomes, what else is the money being spent on? What else is
036more important than the teachers, counselors, and other certificated employees that there is no money left for us now and in the future? Now and in the future, the district needs to prioritize the teachers and thereby the students before making decisions about spending money elsewhere. We we need to be a budget priority. We give 100% every day to our students. We truly feel we are worth more than 0%. Thank you for your time. Okay, Mr. Portillio. Uh hello. Um, it's a three repeat. This has happened, this circumstances happened two times in the past. It's it's cyclical. However, I do believe this is at a fever pitch. The problem is Mr. Kim, Dr. Kim, excuse me, he stated exactly pointed out exactly what's on my list here. Unfortunately, I don't know in detail what the teachers do,
037but I don't deny their efforts and their hard work because at the last meeting, I spoke to some teachers that taught my children and they're still doing a stellar job. So, back in the day, uh the bargaining unit, the teachers union, the president got my ear and it was uh Mr. Castro, no, not Casiniro, Constine, a teacher. He provided numbers that from what he showed supported the teachers position and when the superintendent that day learned that he immediately arranged a meeting with the chief financial officer. So they were fighting over the numbers. That being said, I invite the teachers to show where that money is going to come from. Okay? Because I know in the past, thus these school boards, all of them, I don't believe they ever kept money from the employees. However, it
038is a prioritization. I've been watching for 18 months uh presentations on financing and it appears from what I've been shown or what the public's been shown they're at a dire moment and not just this agency, cities, all sorts of agencies. The problem is there's been a huge failure in state government. It's been going on for years. So you can I understand you being on the streets. you need to be in Sacramento. Dr. Jordan had mentioned that there's a lobbying group that districts district this school district belongs to. You need to leverage out that and you need to be talking to your politicians at a higher level. Okay? Because there is no money here. I do real estate analytics. I send information to people who purchase tax deeds and wow, even real estate, your base of
039funding is in trouble. Nobody wants to talk about it. So, I encourage you demonstrate where those dollars are sitting. The board, if you approve something, you need to show where that's coming from. This will have to come to an agreement and it will. Just don't drive yourselves into the ground. All right. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Portio. That'll take us to action items 8 uh 8A, educational services, approval of ethnic study course. Can I get a motion? I'll make the motion. Can I get a second? I'll second. Is there any discussion? Dr. Angler? Sure. Um, I think I'd just like to say I'm really excited for the opportunity to uh to be here and consider these ethnic studies courses that we got a wonderful presentation on last month. Um, looking forward to uh the opportunity
040to provide wonderful education in this particular area to all of our students making that available for the 2526 year. Uh, and looking forward to when students will also be required to participate starting in class of 2030. Uh, I think it'll be a great thing. I think um yeah, I'm just really excited. I don't know what else to say because I have too much excitement. Thank you, Miss Magcguire. I won't get choked up this time. I promise. Um uh I'm just really excited to see our district uh doing something that's so meaningful uh and uh very much needed uh for our students and uh I feel very proud to be uh here in this moment. Mr. Rose, I have a question. So at this moment I mean reviewing education when they report I'm going to text
041at all by the state board of education. Am I correct? Uh there is a uh well let me clarify. So, what the state does take action on through the state board of education are approved textbooks in kindergarten through 8th grade in core academic subject areas, language arts, math, social studies, and science. Uh, with relates to other courses that local education agencies uh take action on, approve, local education agencies have to make a determination what would be appropriate textbooks for those courses. So to answer your question uh for these courses it would be a local decision what would be uh approved high school there's no text for the high school amandated there are textbooks in consideration in these courses that are going to be uh uh recommended for your board's approval there are no mandates mandated
042textbooks if I'm understanding your question. Mandated textbooks from the state for ethnic studies textbooks. Okay. I'm going to take that there's no text at all. May I ask what for what course are you referring to this these ethnic studies courses? I'm talking about textbook for math for English science as far as I'm education hearing from the uh discussion we had ago. I'm assuming there's no technical ethics for high school. That's correct. from the state. There's no mandated textbooks. Correct. I mean, I have a problem with that because there is an issue involving there's controversial issue involved already for example newspaper that they had found in in the epic setting process. And recently there was a push to put Palestine Israel into the study. Now there's a leg there's a bill pending prohibited from going into
043your teacher with discipline for putting the issue is in the classroom open problems in the epic courses. I think that it's necessary to have textbooks that editor more teaching all that teaching in the classroom that was missing. So I have an issue with I appreciate that and I think the the benefit of this is that we're able to gear our course based on the needs of the kids and everywhere you go throughout the state I think those needs are going to be different. Uh so they can each board can adopt their own their own uh agenda so to speak in regards to the curriculum and the books that are going to be used on that. I mean that's just my opinion though. Yes sir. as far you do have to disable people oppression discrimination injection
044in the community that was mism McGuire. Hey, thanks. Um, so, uh, in every ethnicity there are disabled people, uh, who are part of that culture. The state law actually says that we need to introduce ethnic studies. Um, and disability is not an ethnicity. Um, however, it's a it's a a there are disabled people in every ethnicity. And I don't think that as we're learning about uh Latino influence in pop culture that it is discriminating against um disabled people. I don't think that an issue like this needs to be uh uh heavily politicized um because our students deserve uh to learn these types of things uh in a manner uh that is enjoyable to them. I found the presentations to be very uh exciting, energizing. Uh I actually would love to learn about uh Selena and
045Bad Bunny while in high school at the same time. That actually sounds amazing. Um and to get a grade for it that is A through G uh qualified and could get uh you know count for me to go to college. Uh I understand your concerns about the textbooks. that makes sense as classes progress, but also um it doesn't allow for the class to be flexible and add, for instance, new Latino pop artists as they come out if they're stuck to a uh a textbook. Um but yeah, I I understand your concern, but I think we have a lot of classes that don't necessarily follow one textbook. Our our English classes have several readings. We purchase multiple books. uh when you're in an English class, they don't just read from one textbook. And from the presentation
046that we had uh at the last meeting, it appears that the courses would be taught in a similar manner. I I am a parent um of a kid in the district, Caitlyn Magcguire, woman of the year. Um and uh I'm always buying books for English class, so it's not just one textbook. I think we we read like seven, eight, nine, 10 books this year. Okay. Any further discussion? Mr. Rose. All right, I'll go ahead and call for the vote. Mrs. Earth, yes. Logan. Mr. Rose, no. Mrs. McGuire? Absolutely. Yes. Dr. Aguular? Yes. And I'm also a yes. Motion passes 31 with two student reps in affirmative. I'll take us to item B1, approval of collective bargaining agreement with California or CSEA. Can I get a motion, please? I'll make the motion. Can I get a
047second? I'll second. Any discussion? Mr. I'd like to talk about the club is I believe in reason is because it public school is a tax institution and I'm talking about all public institution being called by mental hospital university college. I have an issue with me. I have an issue with that since last year. I mean it's all about money going out to people who think they should replace it doesn't make sense I compile all all the information that I have in my regard administrator and the union. I have that in place. I've written up the report and I'm looking for the Washington County attorney office. I have an issue with this issue. I do have a power that I not institution we have in the contract. Any further discussion? Yeah, with that I'll go ahead
048and call for the vote. Dr. Edgar, yes. Mr. McGuire, yes. Mr. Rose, no. Logan, yes. Missouri, yes. And I'm also a yes. Oh, I'm sorry. We're excluding you from that, but thanks for your input. Okay, motion passes 40 or 31 31. That'll take us to uh HR B2 resolution 042425 certificated employees weekend California day of the teacher. Can I get a motion? I'll move. Can I get a second? I'll second. Any discussion? No discussion on call for the vote. Yes. Logan, yes. Mr. Rose, yes. Miss Mcguire, absolutely yes. Dr. Agler, yes. And I'm also yes. Motion passes 40 with both student reps in the affirmative. Takes us to item three, I'm sorry, B3, resolution 052425, classified school week, school employee week. Can I get a motion? I'll make the motion. Can I get a second?
049I'll second. Any discussion? With no discussion, I'll call for the vote. Is yes. Logan, yes. Mr. Rose, yes. Ms. Magcguire. Yes. Dr. Aguular. Yes. And I'm also yes. Motion passes 40 Z with both student reps in the affirmative. That'll take us to item 14, consent calendar. Does anybody want anything pulled? Anybody want anything? All right, I'll go ahead and call for the uh a motion, please. I'll make a motion. Can I get a second? I'll second. Any discussion? Logan, I thought you wanted to say something. That's why I was looking at you. No. Okay. All right. All right. Uh with no discussion, I'll call for the vote. Missouri. Yes. Logan, Mr. Rose, yes. Miss Mrs. Magcguire. Dr. Aguular. Yes. And I'm also a yes. Motion passes 40 with both student reps in the affirmative. And
050we will go to board comments. Mr. Rhodess. evacuation and work. I'm also a teacher too hard forwardating the kids. I want to thank the board for the team here. Thank you, sir. Miss McGuire, um I first want to say that uh on Yeah, now it is. Uh, ever since I have been on this school board, and I only can speak for when I've been on the school board, I know sometimes folks tell me what happened, you know, a long time ago. I don't know. But since I've been on this board, our books have been transparent. Uh, and we have done a good job in reporting the numbers uh, as they are. And I want to make sure everyone hears that. Uh, I am a parent in this district. As you all know, I am the
051mother of Caitlyn Magcguire, woman of the year, uh, youngest in the States ever. and now on prom court. Um, but I didn't do this by myself, right? Of course, I have a husband. I have a loving family. Uh, but it's not lost on me that many people in this room have helped me raise her. Uh, she's been in many of your classrooms. I see teachers that I've volunteered in your classrooms and and helped with students uh, from kindergarten on up. Many of you maybe heard the horror story of when I was a parent of a 5-year-old and interviewed kindergarten teachers before I let her go to Glenn Oak. Um, and and that's a true story. Uh, and so my commitment to teachers and education has always been very strong ever since I pulled Caitlyn from
052private school and and put her into p in public school. Uh, which is why I'm here. uh because I think it's important for parent voices to be heard on the school board when these decisions are being made. Uh and we are in very troubling times right now and I and I have to be honest. Uh education is under attack from our federal funding to academic freedom to student safety at all levels. And I don't have all the answers to the problems that we have to face. But I can't sit here and pretend like nothing is happening. I feel like we're all at a point of privilege where we have to be able to talk to each other, uh, have differing opinions and then come to solutions. I know when I said absolutely yes, I heard
053murmurss that said, "Why did you say absolutely yes or just say yes?" And it's because I'm always going to be here for the students. I talk to students every day. My daughter brings kids to my house every day. And so when I vote, I vote for those kids who are always in my house, always talking about what's going on in class, not just from high school. These kids have been in my homes their whole lives. So I want to leave us today with a quote from Jane Goodle. It is important to take action and to realize that we can make a difference. And this will encourage others to take action and then we realize that we're not alone and our cumulative actions truly make an even greater difference. This is how we spread light. And
054this of course makes us all even more hopeful. Thank you Dr. Angular. Uh thank you. Uh I want to wish uh the best of skill to all of our students as they enter this assessment period. Um you know building upon the amazing instruction they've received through the course of this year. Uh I'm sure they'll do themselves proud, uh their teachers proud, and then as an entire community, all of us proud. So I'm really looking forward to that. Um, and then congratulations to Arrow High School for their upcoming grad night. I love hearing that they'll be included in Charter Oak, of course, as well. Um, I've had the opportunity to attend a grad night at Charter Oak many years ago. Great fun. Um, and I'm really glad to hear that Arrow High School will also be
055celebrating with a grad night uh this year as well. I think that's fantastic and kudos to the district for uh providing that opportunity. Uh and then going forward uh we've heard uh many comments throughout time over the past few months um that speak to the challenges that are being faced and that's very true. There are a lot of challenges especially financially um in the educational sphere. Um ultimately I think any challenge needs to be met with collaboration and I look forward to and I'm glad to hear many of the comments that we have heard over this time that while very passionate from both all sides uh of any issue um still speak to looking forward to that spirit of collaboration looking forward to navigating the challenges and finding those solutions together because it does take
056everybody working together to do that. uh we've seen that time and time again fortunately right here in our own community and uh I'm really excited to uh see that continue um and see an outcome that is favorable for uh showing that appreciation. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Egler. Uh I'm going to be a buzzkill here. Uh the Willow family lost a very important person I'd say about maybe two weeks ago. uh the crossing guard who has been there for over 20 years at Willow and Gladstone. U Rosie uh Viegas, her and her family are just phenomenal. They I remember dropping my kid off every day hitting that whether it's raining, sunny, she was always out there. She would wave uh greet the kids as they came. That was the first thing they saw. Um the
057woman was phenomenal. She comes from a phenomenal family and the Aosta family, the Martinez family, all are fantastic people and uh it's a great loss for for not only for that family but for the will community. Um so if it's okay with the board, I'd like to close the meeting in her honor. Uh I'm I'm sorry. Excuse me. Can we also add Erica? She's been in PTA forever and she also passed away. Uh she was a Glenn Oak mom, a Royal Oak mom, and a high school mom and she has two kids still in our district. Uh, Erica V. I don't remember her last name. Angulo. Angulo. That's right. Erica Angulo. Okay. Uh, I'll lighten it up a little bit. U couple weeks ago, Keith Smith, who is an alum from Charter Oak, had his
058football skills at uh there was a clinic for kids at Charter Oak. So, I stopped by to take a look and it was interesting to see it wasn't just kids from Charter Oak. There was kids from my school and what really took me is that there was both boys and girls out there at this time. It was the first time I've seen both boys and girls uh out there and they were, you know, doing this. They were competing against the boys. It was pretty cool to see. Uh so, I'd like to thank Keith and his family for bringing that skills camp and and great job by coach Ferrar and making sure that happened. Uh, Newsies obviously is going to be good. Uh, the model school arrow going out. You going out there with us? No.
059We'll work on that one. And in regards to Miss Hook, but you know, the work of our staff is not lost on us. You know, three of us are educators. We get it. We understand it. And but we also have the responsibility here. Uh, if it was up to me, it'd be and just about everybody give as much as we can. And that's what we're working on to uh to try and keep everybody happy. But I don't want anybody to think that we don't care because we do. Uh the youngest woman of the year ever ever. Okay. And my daughter who was here earlier are are from our our school district and they are who they are because of you guys. And uh I can't thank you enough. Uh, unfortunately I don't have a big
060checkbook, but uh, what you do is not lost on us and I want you to know that we truly appreciate all the hard work that you give to the kids. And I I see it every day. I every day when I'm dropping her off, picking her up, you know, all the extra duty or when I'm at at the back to school nights, whatever it is, I see I see all the work in action. So, I I do appreciate everything that you all do. And like I said, it's not lost on us. uh Easter Sunday. It's kind of odd that we don't have a break before or after that. We've already had, you know, everyone's back in school and if you celebrate it, please have a safe and enjoyable time with the family. It's supposed to
061be great weather. uh the assessment period. I was back east for my spring break for my my aunt's birthday and we came back on late Sunday night and I had made arrangements for my kid to be on independent study for that day because I was worried about her uh you know that the jet lag etc. So we probably got home probably about midnight and I said, "Okay, you'll be able to sleep in." No, I can't. I got to go to school. What do you mean? You know, we made arrangements. No, we got state testing. We got to start working on. Okay. So, she actually got up because she knew the importance of state testing and wanted to make sure she was there to perform. Uh, so our our teachers are reinforcing the importance of that
062and the kids are believing that, you know, they're the the assessments are important, which is something I'm concerned about at some other schools. But, uh, thank you for all that. All the teachers and administrators for instilling that into our kids. And with that, I believe our future meeting is May 1st, which is a board study session. And there is no need to go back into close session. And we will go ahead and adjourn the meeting at 7:49 in honor of Erica Angulo and Rosie Viegas. Thank you guys. The may