GGUSD Board of Education Meeting

001How are you? We're going to begin our regular meeting today. I'm going to ask our student members to lead it in a pledge. I'm going to ask you to remain silent. I mean remain standing for the uh moment of silence. Please stand. Put your right hand over your heart. Ready? Begin. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. We are deeply saddened to hear the passing of custodian field supervisor Tim Martinez. Timothy Martinez joined the Gro family on September 18, 1996 as a substitute custodian. One month later in October 1996 he were hired on the permanent position as a custodian at Enders Elementary School. In 2001 he promoted to head custodian at Stanford Elementary School and in 2004

002he promoted to plan supervisor one at Doy intermediate. He promoted again in 2007 to plan supervisor 2 at Rancho Alamito High School and in January 2012 to transfer over to Bones Grande High School where he remained for 12 years at the PL supervisor before promoting to custodian field supervisor in June 2024. Those that had the pleasure of working with him share that he had a positive attitude, a conscious work ethic, and were devoted to the staff and student he supported. He loved to learn and took classes to improve his job knowledge. He were well respected by everyone that knew him and he had an unflapable demeanor, was willing to help at any time and took everything in stride. He took great pride in his work and he left each school site better than he found

003it. Tim liked being the guy behind the scenes, helping everything run smoothly without being in a spotlight. He had a kind, sweet, show that humble attitude with an infectious uh smile. He were funny and knew how to get along with everyone. Once you were his friend, you were always his friend. team were a dad, a grandpa, a brother, a son, an uncle, and a good friend. He will be greatly missed. We stand a deepest condolence to the family and friends of team Martinez. A moment of silence now begins. Moment of silence now end. Thank you very much. Please be seated. We going to continue our program the agenda today. First, I'd like to invite assistant superintendent Jason Biwa uh the person of personal service to recognize employees of the month. Thank you. Good evening board

004president Wyn, board of education trustees, Dr. MafI staff and community. I am pleased to recognize our May employees of the month. Two of our exceptional school site principles. As you know, our district is filled with amazing employees, but these two definitely stand out. GGUSD's employee of the month program is designed to recognize employees who put others first, go above and beyond to make a difference in their role, carry out each day with a positive attitude and strong work ethic, and demonstrate innovation, leadership, and passion for their job. Our first recipient is Chris Ash. Congratulations, Chris. Excuse me. He he is currently the principal of Eisenhower Elementary School. Chris joined the district in 1996 and served as a teacher at Cook Elementary School through 2004 before serving as a K6 TOSA. From 2005 to 2015, Chris

005worked in K12 educational services as a supervisor, assistant director, and then director of evaluation and research. From 2015 to 2023, Chris served as principal of Riverdale Elementary School before serving as principal of Eisenhower Elementary, where he currently serves. Chris is known for being laser focused on student success. Under his leadership at Riverdale Elementary School, he elevated the school's use of technology, resulting in the school being recognized as an Apple distinguished school and leading to higher academic outcomes. At Eisenhower Elementary School, Chris worked collaboratively with staff, building upon staff's effective use of data to improve student outcomes, which led to Eisenhower Elementary School being named a 2025 California Distinguished School. He has also been a big supporter of the school's popular and successful Disney musicals in schools program. His ability to bring people together is evident

006in the school's community schools work, which is expanding opportunities to help students succeed. Congratulations, Chris. Our second principal being recognized tonight is Holly Jefferson. She is currently the principal of Irvine Intermediate School. Like Chris, Holly also joined the district in 1996. a good year in 1996 serving as a teacher at Jordan Lake and Rancho Alamos until 2014. During her time as a teacher, Holly also served as head basketball coach at Lintita and Rancho and then as athletic director at Rancho from 2007 to 2014. From 2014 to 2022, Holly served as an assistant principal first at Santiago and then Garden Grove High School. Since 2022, Holly has served as a principal at Irvine Intermediate School, where she greatly elevated the PBIS program at Irvine, as well as helping to foster exceptional positive culture and climate in

007the Hawk House. Yes, she's also opened Yes. She's also opened the Soore SA store, which celebrates students for carrying out the school's expectations. She loves to personally deliver soar tickets and prizes to students. She's a hard worker and empathetic leader who is loved by staff, students, and families alike. Congratulations to Chris and Holly who are joined here tonight by family, friends, and colleagues. Again, round of applause. All right, we're now we're now going to show a quick video so we can spotlight and you could see these exemplary employees in action. After the video, we'll take a moment for some photos with the board. Thank you. I'm truly honored to be recognized as Garden Grove's employee of the month, but even more meaningful to me is to be able to share this with the Eisenhower community

008uh that I get to come to and be principal of every day. I'm incredibly proud to work alongside such passionate educators, dedicated support staff, and a community that partners with us every step of the way. As both a California distinguished school and a proud community school, Eisenhower represents what's possible when we all work together. One of the most rewarding parts of this role is the partnership we share with our families. Whether it's a quick chat at drop off or teaming up to support a student, our parents, our partners in the work, my wife and I are deeply committed to raising kind, confident, and compassionate kids. And I bring that same commitment to every student and family here at Eisenhower. This recognition is a reflection of the entire Eisenhower team. I feel grateful every day to

009be part of a school that leads with heart, purpose, and unwavering belief that every child's potential. Thank you for this incredible honor. Congratulations, Mr. Ash. I want to thank you for all the hard work you've done to our school. You're so kind and generous and you're so dedicated to us. You are you're always helping us. And I love how you're always engaging with students, always in, you know, like soccer or even basketball. And you're always cleaning up the school, making sure the school is always clean. Congratulations, Mr. Ash. And good job, Mr. Ash is a great principal. He helps us be safe, respectful, and responsible. Congratulations, Mr. Ash. Congratulations, Mr. Ash, on being named employee of the month. We're very proud of you. Chris Ash has been the principal of Eisenhower Elementary School for 2

010years now. He is also one of the reasons we are now a California distinguished school. He is hardworking, dedicated, intelligent, compassionate, and inspiring. Mr. Ash is involved in every aspect of our school family. Whether it be playing basketball with the students at lunch, meeting with parents, encouraging and supporting teachers and staff members, or overseeing the many programs and extracurricular activities we offer here at Eisenhower. He does it all. We are grateful to Garden Grove Unified School District for recognizing our principal, co-orker, and friend. I can't think of anyone more deserving of this honor than Chris Ash. We are all so proud of you, Chris. Thank you for your dedication to [Music] [Applause] [Music] education. Hey Holly, how you doing boss? Everyone, this is us in a nutshell. If you didn't know anything about us, this

011is this is all I need to show. Um, I just want to tell a quick story about how I suffered a heart attack last month. It was here at school at Irvine. We had an amazing day playing basketball with the boys and um, shortly after I felt a little chest pain and I thought I can just go back in my office and figure it out and be okay. Um, but by the grace of God, Holly came in a few minutes right after and asked where I was and how I was doing. So, I let her know my chest was hurting. Something wasn't right. So, being Holly, she jumped into action. She rushed me to the hospital and thankfully we got there just in time because the doctor was essentially saying had we been there 10

012minutes too late, I wouldn't be alive today. So, wow. Um, I do remember as I was in the emergency room and they're wheeling me out to be operated on, I was holding Holly's hand. And I just remember when we're about to let go, Holly looked at me and we looked at each other and I thought honestly Holly was going to be the last face I saw on earth. And not that that's a bad thing, but because I know that I love her and she loves me. But I thought my time was up. As I laid there on the operating table, I remember telling the doctor, "Please don't let me go. I have a one-year-old son at home waiting for me with my high school sweetheart, and just please save me." And by the grace of

013God, miracle, they were able to save me. And I remember as I was leaving, the doctor just told me, "Please make sure you thank your principal for getting you here on time." And I said, "Doc." And I smiled him and said, "She's waiting for me outside." So Holly, thank you for everything. Thank you for saving my life. Dylan's dad wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you. My whole family thanks you. We love you. We love your family so much. Thank you for being such a great friend all these years. Thank you for being one of my biggest mentors. Thank you for being the best principal in the whole world, whole universe. And now I can say thank you for being my lifesaver. Congratulations on your employee of the month. And once again, you're the

014best. We love you so [Music] much. I want to thank everybody that acknowledged me for this award. I am very humbled and honored. I love coming to work every day. I became an educator because I wanted to make a positive difference in the students lives that I serve. And as a principal, I get to do that on a grander scale. And my goals haven't changed. I want to treat every single person on my campus like they're my own. And it definitely came true when um one of our very own Drew Den had a little episode. And it's kind of scared of everybody, but sometimes you just think about, you know, what would you do if that was your kid? And and that's Garden Grove way. We're going to treat every kid like they're our own.

015And that's definitely with Drew. You know, I looked at at the young man that I've known since intermediate school when I was his teacher. And seeing him grow up into a fine young man, I needed to make sure everything was taken care of. And I just followed my gut. And we we got him where he needed to be. I think that we're put in this world for a reason. And maybe that was one of the reasons I was put at Irvine, but I do feel very, very blessed to be here at Irvine because every single teacher, staff member, administrative team have the same goals. We want to do whatever we can to make our students be as successful as they can. We're blessed here at the Hawk House because I know that every single person

016here wants the best for every single person on this campus. So again, I want to thank you for this uh acknowledgement. Thank you for this award. Um but it's because of everybody else here at the Hawk House that I'm standing in front of you today. Miss Jefferson deserves this award because of her constant positive, helpful, and encouraging attitude. Every day when I'm brought down by my academic expectations, she always reminds me of how good of a person I am. She makes me believe that I am worth something and that a lot of the staff and teachers here love me and students and that I have a place to belong here at the Hawk House. Congratulations, Miss Jefferson, for winning employee of the month. We are so proud of [Music] you. Okay. All right. We'll have

017photos. I think we'll actually Holly, we'll start with you, please. Big smile. One, two, three. Very good. Everybody, it's a big group. Can this come a little further? Wait, we got to make sure everything stays plugged. Is it good? Okay, we're good. Cameras have a wide enough lens. Oh no. Are we going to be in the background? I'll sneak behind. [Applause] No, you're good. You're good. All right, ready. Very good. They're all the angel. They're all the angel. Most of them. Most of the people [Applause] Thank you. I know. My god. one of the art teacher. Oh my gosh. All right. Um we come to the next another exciting thing we're going to ask Dr. Stephanie Heflin uh assistantship in tandem secondary education to introduce the validictorian for the class of 2025. All right. Thank

018you. Good evening president members of the board Dr. Mafi staff and community members. Tonight is one of our most favorite nights. We have the distinct honor of recognizing a truly remarkable group of students. 10 of our very own GGUSD high school seniors who have achieved the pinnacle of academic distinction as valadictorians. The title of validictorian signifies the highest grades at each of their high schools. But it's so much more than that. These 10 Oh, I'll wait for everyone to have a seat. Yeah. These 10 GUSD scholars have accomplished so many things. Many have conquered a marathon of advanced placement and honors courses. They've tackled dual enrollment and ECA opportunities. They have found the time to lead in extracurriculars, excel in athletics, and cultivate leadership roles that have had an impact on their campuses and in

019their communities. This group of students embodies the core tenants of GGUSD. cultivating robust academic skills, developing essential personal skills, and preparing for their post GGUSD careers in lifelong success. Each of these outstanding individuals is a powerful example of our three goals, and they are poised and ready to step confidently into their futures. With our 10 valadictorians here tonight, they have an average GPA of a 4.46 GPA. Yeah, that deserves an applause. In total, our 10 valadictorians have taken a total of 103 advanced placement classes. I counted countless college credits have been earned along with so much more. And I would like to take this moment to introduce each of them to you followed by a short video in which they will share with us more about who they are and what their plans are for

020the future. Valatorans, when I call your name, if you could simply just stand at your seat. After the video, we'll go ahead and have you come join us in the front with the board for video or for vote photos. So, first, it's my pleasure to introduce to you our class of 2025 valictorians, starting with from Bulsa Grande High School, Andrew Huin. He will be attending John's Hopkins University in the fall. Andrew is joined tonight by his parents and brother and his principal, Miss Tracy Conway. Congratulations, Andrew. From Garden Grove High School, we have Hung Nuin. Hung will be attending UCLA in the fall. Hung is joined by his parents and his principal, Miss Mary Jane Hibard. Joining us from Hair High School is Chris Gerbe. Chris will be attending Santa Ana College in the fall

021and he's joined tonight by his parents and his principal, Mrs. Machado. From Lintita High School, we have two valadictorians this year. First, I would like to introduce you to Miss Vanessa Rios Caricure, who will be attending Cal State University, Fullerton. Vanessa is joined by her mom and sister along with assistant principal Miss Wendy Reinhardt. Also from Lita, I would like to introduce you to Ayan Kershi who will be attending UC Berkeley. Ayan is here with his parents and is also joined by Miss Reinhardt. From Los Amigos High School, we have two valadictorians as well for the class of 2025. First, let me introduce you to Alexander Lozano, who will be attending Stanford in the fall. He is joined this evening by his father and his principal, Mr. Todd Nerk. Next, from Los Amigos, we have

022Catfam. Cat will be attending Columbia University and is joined this evening by her mother and father along with Mr. Nerk. Unfortunately, our Pacifica High School valadictorian, Miss Cat Tong, No, was unable to make it this evening. She will be headed to UCLA as a Bruin. And tonight, she's here to be celebrated by Mr. Steve Osborne, principal. Representing Round Show Alamos High School, we have Pauline Doe. Pauline has decided to attend UC Irvine. You'll note in the video it says that she's going to go to Cal State Long Beach, but she has instead committed to UC Irvine. So, we wanted to make sure you were aware. Go Anteers. She's joined by her teacher Senora Nunes and Mrs. Jones along with her principal, Miss Linda Giuliani. And last, but certainly not least, we want to welcome Yuki

023Den from Santiago High School. Yuki will be attending UC Berkeley in the fall. Her parents are here tonight along with her principal Christine Pile. As promised, here's a short video of our class of 2025 valictorians telling us a little bit more about themselves and their [Music] futures. Hi, my name is Andrew and I'm the validictorian of Bossa Grande High School. At Bulsa, my favorite classes were calculus A, B, and BC with Mr. Avalis. And although they were very challenging, I really enjoyed looking at the intersection between math and science. Outside of class, I play a lot of classical and jazz piano. Right now, I'm working on some Shopen Etus and some data. In the fall, I will be attending John's Hopkins University with a major in molecular and cellular biology and um two minors in

024computational biology and computer integrated surgery. I know I'm on the path to success because of all the tools that BSA and the rest of the district have provided me, especially in my future career aspirations to become a medical scientist. Thank you so much. Hi, I'm Hungwin, valadictorian of Garden Grove High School. The class I enjoyed the most here at Garden Grove High School was AP Physics C mechanics. Outside of the classroom, I really enjoyed playing tennis and fine-tuning strategies and video games, especially tower defense games. In the fall, I plan to attend UCLA, majoring in human biology and society, and pursue a pre-med track towards a career as a physician specializing in anesthesiology or cardiology. I'm on my way to lifelong success because of my teachers who constantly challenged me, my parents who had unyielding

025faith in me, and my friends who always supported me. Hello, I'm Julian Kursbe, validictorian of Hair High School. The class I enjoyed the most here at Hair was ASB. Outside of the classroom, I really enjoy playing video games and spending time with my family. In the fall, I will attend Santa Community College with plans to study psychology. I am on my way to lifelong success because at hair, I've come a long way by working hard and receiving support from many others. And I aspire to continue my path to success after graduation. Thank you very much. Hi, I'm Vanessa Rios Scarach, Kala Victorian of Lita High School. The class I enjoyed most here at Lita High School was macroeconomics. Outside of the classroom, I really enjoyed participating in cross country, being a member of Latinos Unidos

026and being a Simon Scholar. In the fall, I will attend California State University, Fullerton, with plans to major in pre-economics and become an accountant. I am on my way to lifelong success because of my commitment to learn from my experiences and determination to grow as a person each day. Hello, my name is Ayan Crushi, validictorian lita high school. Out of the multitude of courses I took during my time here at Lintita, my favorite was AP Calculus BC because it offered me insights into higher level math and challenged me to new limits. Outside of the classroom, I enjoyed participating in the cyber patriot competition with my team where we where we completed cyber security challenges and built lasting friendships. In the fall, I will be attending the University of California, Berkeley with plan to study computer

027science. I am on my way to lifelong success because of the people who supported me along the way. My teachers who truly believed in me even when I did not. My friends who pushed me to my true potential and my dear family whose unwavering love has built me into the person I am today. Hi, I'm Alexander Lozano, valadictorian of Los Amigos. The class I enjoyed here most was AP Spanish literature where we read meaningful literary pieces that connected me to distinct human experiences. Outside the classroom, I really enjoyed playing water polo with my friends. In the fall, I will attend Stanford University with plans to major in public policy and economics. I'm on my way to lifelong success because I have all of the support I received here from my friends, family, and incredible coaches

028and teachers. Hello, I'm Catfam, valadictorian of Los Amigos High School. The classes I enjoyed here the most at Los Amigos were AP Calculus AB and BC because I felt like the courses prepared me to undertake advanced mathematics in the future. Outside of the classroom, I really enjoyed um playing tennis with my team and line dancing with the Vietnamese student association. In the fall, I will attend Columbia University to major in astrophysics with with plans to become a researcher and professor in that field. I am on my way to lifelong success because GGUSD has fully prepared me both academically and personally, providing me with the necessary support and opportunities needed to feel confident stepping out of my comfort zone and pursue my dreams. Hi, I'm Katwango, valadictorian of Pacifica High School. The class I enjoyed the

029most here at Pacifica was AP US History and AP Psychology. Outside of the classroom, I really enjoyed playing water polo, canvasing, traveling, and spending time with my friends and family. In the fall, I will attend UCLA with plans to double major in political science and business economics. I'm on my way to lifelong success because I'm pursuing a career I am passionate about while doing what makes me happy. Hi, I'm Paulino, valadictorian of Rancho Alamos High School. The class I enjoyed the most at Rancho was APS psychology because I was able to apply the subject to every aspect of my life, past and present. Outside of classroom, I really enjoyed familiarizing myself with all the unique students here and learning more about myself through them. In the fall, I will attend California State University of Long

030Beach with plans to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology and pursue a path to medical school. I am on my way to lifelong success because I have been granted the opportunity by those who support me, giving me the necessary ambition to strive for a blissful and prosperous future. Hi, I'm Yuki Jin, valadictorian of Santgo High School. The class I enjoyed the most here at Santango was calculus BC because it was a comfortable space to take academic risk as well as having fun. Outside the classroom, I really enjoy creating posters for my clubs such as Key Club and CSF because I was able to express my creativity while bridging the connections among our club members. My current GPA is 4.62 and I have taken a total of 11 AP classes. In addition, I am a part

031of the ECA dual enrollment program where I am taking classes at SAC. I will earn 63 credits by June 2025 and graduate with an associate of science degree. As of currently, I am debating between Carnegie Melon University and UC Berkeley with plans to major in mechanical engineering where I can pivot to a field of specialization after my first year of college. I am on my way to lifelong success because I build a network of supportive and growthminded individuals who always motivate me to give my 110% in all the work that I do. Thank you. Congratulations, class of 2025 valictorians. At this time, we'd like to take um some photos with the board. So, we'll go ahead and we'll go by school by school. Uh when I call you up, valadictorians, come on up. And then

032valadictorians, once pictures are done for your school, if you could just stand to the side, we'll take one large group validictorian picture at the end. We're going to start with Bulsa Grande. Andrew, come on up. Andrew, come on. Don't be shy. Everybody ready? Ready? One, two, three. Very good. All right. Next, we have Chris. All right. Thank you. Fair Is that right? Yeah, true. We'll save a place for you. All I have left right now Not a problem. He's like videoing. Yes, I skipped dinner. You slump over protein bar. Okay. But I need I'm so stand in the back. or standbody. There we go. Professional takeover. I know. I'm gonna take a picture of the audience. Yes. [Applause] Congratulation all the valictorians and your fans. I know you may have AP test tomorrow. So it's

033now times if you're welcome to stay but you can freely go now if you want to. We're going to take a short break now. If we could, you know, pursue that in legal action. UCLA. There was one UCS. No, you are. Clear the roof. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Recruiting more people for We're going to reconvene now our regular meeting. So um next items on the agenda is comment from the public. We have a number of requests to speak. Uh the first one is from Katy Magana Gomez. Garden Grove. My name is Kathy Magna Gomez and I am a bilingual Spanish speech language pathologist proudly serving two schools within Garden Grove. This evening I am representing all speech language pathologists within the district to share with you that the month of May is nationally recognized as the

034month of better speech language and hearing. During this month, the speech language pathology department makes every effort to highlight our profession as we provide valuable services to the students within the district. We work with our students at every grade level that struggle with comprehension, language use, stuttering, speech sound disorders, and we support our non-speaking students through augmentative alternative communication services. In addition, the speech language pathology department is fortunate to have quite a few bilingual and multilingual speech language pathologists on staff that serve children across the district in their native or heritage language. We use our bilingualism every day to provide exceptional service to our linguistically diverse population. Our bilingual abilities allow us to connect to families at IEP meetings and student study team meetings. I have experienced the connection parents feel during these meetings and

035I have been told that my connection added trust to the special education process. As a bilingual Spanish SLP, I proudly provide services to the dual immersion Spanish elementary program at Monroe Elementary Language Academy, using my Spanish skills in addition to English language therapy to provide the best support to my students. At Monroe, the children and staff wear t-shirts that say, "I'm bilingual. What's your superpower?" It is a privilege to share this superpower with my students and families. My bilingual and multilingual colleagues and I have this superpower, and we want to thank our Gypsson negotiations team for acknowledging the superpower skill set. We hope the district sees our value as bilingual, multilingual, and culturally diverse speech language pathologists that allows us to connect to our families in a deeper and more meaningful way to provide exceptional

036services to the students within Garden Grove. Thank you for your time and attention. Next request from Mr. Hung fam. Good evening, President Wuin. Um, board members and superintendent Dr. Maui. My name is Hung Fam and I'm also a bilingual speech language pathologist. I'm at Murdy Elementary School. Uh, May is better hear better speech and hearing month and I wanted to highlight the role of a bilingual speech um pathologist. Um, bilingual evaluations do require more time and cultural linguistic considerations. In my case, there are no standardized speech or language assessments in Vietnamese. Um, so in addition to the assessment measures available, um, I I also heavily rely on um, in-depth language samples in both languages, Vietnamese and English. Um, research into developmental norms, parent and teacher interviews. um and additional informal or customized assessment measures. These

037steps are essential for accurately identifying speech and language disorders, creating appropriate and effective treatment plans, and preventing the misdiagnosis of disabilities in bilingual students. Our district offers competitive compensation for bilingual dual immersion teachers. We appreciate that our bargaining unit recognizes our specialized skill set and additional responsibilities. and I hope that the district also values our contribution to our diverse student population. Thank you for your time and for supporting the work that we do. Next question from Nicole Haimey. That's okay. Get it eventually. All right. Okay. This is my son. All right. So, um, I'm Nicole Himenez. And so, I just want to go back to around the time the district first started to video record the board meetings. And board president Lawn stated after public comment that the board always wants to hear from the

038public. Well, when I emailed my state complaint to you, because you're my trusty area, only to you, which I won. um you didn't notify Dr. Mafy the CEO. So, and I know this because in a separate email with Dr. Mafy, she was unaware. So, in my personal opinion, um I feel that you are selective of who you wish to interact with. Which brings me to you, Walter. Uh you speak of exceptional schools through the longevity of the board. Yet, the only reason the district is going to even screen for dyslexia is because the state told you to do so. So, longevity doesn't beneficially serve the majority as evidenced by the multiple years of failing state testing scores. A percentage so low that if it were a high school class, the student would not receive credit.

039So I I feel sometimes that you guys don't understand how difficult it is for families to receive the resources that we need when you guys do not have a program in place. So yes, you offer what you guys have and if it doesn't work, it's kind of like over and over and over and over and over and over. And that just takes up a lot of time. Not just time, but taxpayer resources because here we are going to ADR. Here you're filing due process. That's a lot a lot a lot of money that could be going back to our students. But yay yay yay yay hip hip hooray for longevity, right? So I think going forward, yay to the state for agreeing to screen. There is also um another bill which I hopefully it passed

040which would actually give more tools and training right because you know a weekend course is not training um for reading disabilities. So I really do think since dyslexia impacts around what 70% and then you add an auditory processing and visual processing which is kind of hit or miss if the district wants to acknowledge that or not. It gets very expensive to remediate especially as the child gets older. So screening is great. Thank you state of California but we need to do more and we need to answer everybody whether they like us or not. Thank you for your time. Another request we have is Mr. Nicholas Dibs. My name's Nicholas Dibs. I have seven uh agenda item requests. Some of them have been submitted before. I'm going to submit them again. And then there's some new

041ones. one from way back and this was before we had BP 8120 is to bring back our skilled trades shop classes to one or more intermediate schools. We're ignoring the intermediate schools. You had two all 10 used to have wood shop metal shop and then you were down to two at rston and at Alamus Intermediate and those were cut in around June of 16. I'd like you to put that on the uh particularly at at Alamita Intermediate since you're going to have the new trades program apprentice pro pre-apprentice program for four years over at Alam at Ranch Alamas High School. It only makes sense to expose the seventh and eighth graders to skilled trades. So I'd like to ask you to please put that on the agenda. also to voice record make audio recordings of

042all board of education study sessions. Then it's important to protect the children. I've asked you this repeatedly since about 2020 uh under AB272, you could ban uh starting in January 2020, you could ban cell phones in schools. Instead, this board and the superintendent took the position of let's let every one of the 67 or so principles decide. This is a safety issue. When you have a safety issue, you don't do a survey. You don't ask students, well, can you bring a a gun on campus or should we ban drugs? It's a safety issue. Senator Alex Padilla is a co-sponsor along with other senators of Senate Bill 2073, the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act. The surgeon general comes out with all kinds of reports saying that the children are being harmed. Yet you folks continue

043to not ban cell phones districtwide during class time. That's wrong. It's also wrong to participate in esports. It's addictive. The studies have shown. So we have suicide rates going up. Teen depression's going up. Uh sleep deprivation and so on and so on. Mr. Craig Dery and I and other people have have provided you with all kinds of information. You need to take the new information because now the governor, LA Unified, New York schools all over the country, they're banning cell phones. Yet, this district continues to be antiquated on this issue. So, why not take the new information from the surgeon general and from noted notables and ban the cell phones and not no longer have the district participating in esports, which are addictive and and contribute to the delinquency and the unemployability of students. both

044online dangers. So, take a look at this. I have the handouts and there's seven agenda item requests. Please put these items on the agenda. They're common sense things. That's why I'm here. Tim Martinez was recognized because he wants to make he passed away, but he wanted to make a positive difference. I'm available for any questions or comments. Yep. Any other requests? Uh, we have no other requests. Uh now moving on to the next item on the agenda which approved the minute uh from the last meeting on April 15, 2025. Any comment correction to the minute? Hearing none, let's call for the vote. Student trustee Josephine Lee. Yes. Trusty Dina Win. Yes. Trusty Walter Monito. Hi. Trusty Terry Roco. Hi. Trusty Bob Harden, chairperson Lenwin. Hi. Item three is is a public hearing presentation and report.

045We have item 3A on a public hearing. First uh item on the public hearings is the initial contract proposal from the Gando School District to Gando Education Association. Any request to speak? We have one uh request is from Mr. Nicholas Dibs on a public hearing. Okay. First off, I want to thank the district Dr. Mafy and all of you be for posting it online because we in the past it hadn't been there. So now I'm grateful that you post these. So you have several articles uh for negotiation. What I want to bring up is to the GGE to the teachers union and to the district something that's not in here that I think should be in here and if at least not for this year for sure next year and that is you have a

046cadre of teachers who teach RO regional occupational program classes and also CTE career technical education. We need more CTE teachers. We need more RO teachers. we need that's on the horizon. That's the the effort is to increase CTE and career and technical education pathways. So I'm going to ask that you consider the idea or the concept because for many many years that you have not GGA has not represented the CTE and RO teachers and the district excludes them from a bargaining unit. So why not have the autoshop teachers, the the other trade skilled teachers, the um RO teachers, the culinary arts teachers, all of these teachers who are teaching wonderful things to help our students, why can't they be also uh represented in some way or form in a contract? So I'd like to ask

047that you both the union and the district please consider if not this year then hopefully next year of including these important teachers in in the contract. So it is important that they be represented as well. So that's my I know there's some time left. If you want to ask me or if you have some information that maybe I'm not aware of, you're welcome to bring it up. Um, as far as I know from the experience when I worked in the district over 16 years, I was told that that they're not represented. Has that changed, Dr. Mafy, or is that still the case? We're not allowed to interact. Okay. Well, anyway, I' I'd appreciate if you just uh and this being the National Teacher Day, it's very important. We recognize our teachers and thank them for

048all the work they do. And um so our CTE teachers, our ROO OO teachers are also important and it's important that we have them be represented and included. So it's not on here as one of the articles, but I feel it's important. Um so they shouldn't be out in left field with no no representation. And um and another idea is why not include substitutes? Also LA Unified includes substitutes. So that's That's another idea. But at least the RO and the uh CTE teachers get them represented and have a contract. Thank you for listening. Thank you. Any other request to speak? Hearing none. Now I now conclude the public hearing on the initial contract proposal. Now I want to open up the second item on public hearings. What is the conveyance of the easement to Southern

049California Editing Committee at the Lamson Transportation Center? This had to do with conveyance easement of the certain lot of plan to install the charing electrical charging for the electrical bus fleet in our district. All right. Any request to speak? There are none. All right. I now conclude the public hearing on that item as [Music] well. And on the presentation, um the B item B, we have the initial contract proposal from Gibsa. Good evening board. President Nuin, Superintendent Dr. Mafy. Thank you for hearing uh with our group. I'm Linda Gallardo. I'm the head negotiator of what we would call Gypsa, which is the Garden Grove uh pup pupil personnel services association. We would just like to extend our heartfelt condolences to Dr. Mafy and your family. We have not reached out to you and I apologize

050for that. Um the bargaining unit would like to propose articles for the 25 26 year to bargain. Article four, hours of employment. Article 10, wages, article 12, the association rights. And we're proposing two new articles, uh, case load size and professional growth. So, thank you very much for your evening and have a good night. Thank you. We have no item on item uh 3C. Now, moving on to item number four, administration. We have item 4 A to C. I need a motion. Walter, I'll move port A through C. Bob, I'll move I mean I'll second. Thank you. Item 4 A is to approve the amended list of nonpublic schools and agency for the student with exceptional need. Uh at this time we amend the list to include CASA Pacifica to provide services for student with

051uh special need who not able to be served uh by the nonpublic schooling agency uh previously approved. This amended list amended list will be effective valid uh for appropriate program during the school year 2024 and 25. and B to approve the memorandum of understanding with Anaheim Union High School to uh as a regional uh service center to provide deaf and heart of hearing program and this uh memorandum of understanding with Anaheim Unifi I'm sorry union high school district uh will help us to provide services to our deaf and heart of hearing program to the school year 2024 and 25. Item 4 C is to approve the recommendation for exposing of one student for one calendar year. Any question comment on any of the item? There none. Let's call for the vote. Student trustee Josephine Lee.

052Yes. for items 4 A and 4 B abstain for item 4 C. Trusty Dina Win. Yes. Trusty Walter Money. Hi. Trusty Terry Roco. Hi. Trusty Bob Harden. Hi. Chairperson Lenwin. Yes. Item five is on programs and instruction. We have uh item 5 A to F. I need a motion. Walter. I'll move 58 through F. Dwayne. I second the motion. Thank you. Item 5 A is to approve the recommendation to appoint M Dr. Amy Aina, the incoming director of Odor and alternative education to serve as official representative member of Pagando Unified School District on the Rancho San Diego coast uh college and North O County Regional Consortia for the 2025 to 26 school year. Item 5B is to approve the offering of a college board early participation program uh in PSAT and to the district 11

053grade student for the year 202526 at the cost of uh 41,3224. Item 5C, it approved the transfer the licensing um from Skyllock Preschool to Endo Elementary School to serve the student at new school site at Ender. And 5D is it to approve the annual plan for the expenditure of funds for proposition 28 to serve on the for the art and music schools. And item 5 F it to approve the number of uh our district event uh including first one to allow 17 academic pentalon uh student from McGovern intermediate to attend the national academic pentalon uh comp competition in San Antonio, Texas on May 15 to 17, 2025. Five. The second event is to allow nine CTA health occupation students of America students uh to from Garden Row and Linta High Schools to attend the HOSA

054International Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on June 26 to 22nd, 2025. The third event is to allow three CDE pathway students from Bona Grande High School to attend the Skill USA national leadership and skill conference in Atlanta, Georgia on June 22nd to 28, 2025. The fourth event is to allow 22 cross country team member from Pacifica High School to attend the cross country big bear camp in Big Bear, California on July 21st to 25 um 2025. The fifth event is to allow 16 cross country team member from Pacifica High School to attend the Nike Elite Cross Country Invitational in Fairville, Oregon on September 25th to 27, 2025. Any comment, question? I have a question on 5e uh where we'll be starting to screen for dyslexia. Yes. Um just a general I don't need detail but what

055is the plan for um support for students that maybe do have dyslexia or is that being worked on? Um we will I will provide to the board uh an updated but of course any students with dyslexia would receive additional supports within our MTSS level one tier tier one tier 2 tier three levels of support and whether or not they're in they may or may not be in a special education program. So we do have um reading coaches as you know that we've started at six additional schools and we're going to be expanding. We've been doing um some programs of support including um some literacy training for our TOSAs and teachers as well as our literacy coaches and that's going to be expanded as well. So additional tier level one, two and three um supports for

056all of the students regardless of their needs which could include dyslexia but might include other reading difficulties. Okay. Thank you. I have question on item 5B. with it to participate in a college early program PSAT. The question is that if we do not participate in this program, can the student participate on their own? And if they do, how much more they do have to pay to participate in this uh early program? So the students would have to pay on their own, but they would also have to go somewhere to take the PSAT, which is one of the reasons why we continue to administer the PSAT, so that all students have the opportunity to be entered into the NMSQT, the National Merit Scholar um qualifying test by taking the PSAT. If we weren't to offer it

057during the school day, they would have to pay I don't know what the what the student costs might be. um they would probably have to go they would have to go somewhere to take it like on a weekend and it would not be necessarily at a discounted rate. So I I could get that to the board. I mean back when I was assistant super was like $75. Um but it could be even more because they wouldn't get a discounted rate. But the reason we continue to offer it is so all of our students have access not just to being NMSQT um finalists of which we have a number every year in our district. But also it exposes them to that college and career um element because after they take the SAT they start receiving information

058from local universities. So our students will start receiving things as their um PSAT scores come in. They'll also be receiving a lot of um very detailed information from the college board in the assessment and analysis of their PSAT scores. So this program is is separate from the the the tin and the counseling the tutoring program we offer to the student to the with Princeton or something right yes that that was specifically for the SAT and this is the PSAT. So, this is the practice SAT that all students. We've been administering the practice SAT to all 11th graders for about 19 years. 2007. So, there you go. 18 years. That very helpful because I was director of instruction back then. So, so knowing now that the U count do not require the SAT or PSAT anymore.

059uh what is any different from the level of our student participating in taking the the yes we all where we used to have almost all students take the SAT we have several hundred um so anywhere between 15 to 25% of um seniors will have taken um the SAT but we still do believe it's very worthwhile whether they take the SAT or not for them to um take the PSAT because of the students access to the National Merit Scholarship qualifying test as well as the fact that the College Board provides us information as students take the PSAT um about the types of AP classes that students would be well suited for that we might not um anticipate. And so we get those results as well, consider students for AP classes and that has really expanded the

060equity and access to AP um classwork within our district. Another question on item 5D with a uh to approve the the annual plan for the proposition um 28 um with provide funding for the uh the art and music. Yes. The question is does this funding uh apply to cultural activities such as the miachi uh folklore uh group or even the the Vietname dance or something like that? Do we consider that an art or a culture thing is a part of the art and music in schools? It it can be a part of it as long as it fits within the visual and performing arts um categories and I provided to the board. that I mentioned in my board letter that I provided to the board, a summary um a few months ago about Proposition 28.

061We'll have an update for you before the end of the school year. Dr. Sanchez and her team are working on it because as you may recall, we have now classified positions that have opened up. It took a little bit of time for us to get those cleared through the personnel commission, but we now have classified positions that are funded through Prop 28. And so that it can include mariachi. It can include um Vietnamese um or any other cultural events as long as it fits within the category of visual and performing arts. And it cannot supplant. It has to supplement things we're already doing. So we can't say, "Oh, we have, you know, 50 um general music teachers. We're just going to move that funding from the district funding to Proposition 28." Instead, it's adding on

062and supplementing. And so I provided a little update to the board and we'll have another update to the board now that we've had the addition of these classified positions that were approved by the personnel commission. Yeah, that would be helpful because if we grow the the the program that me and Archie and the culture thing the cost for equipment uniform may be inhibited in some in some sense. So the funding from this can help them sort of make it easier for the group to to grow on their own and to expand those culture activity which are not normally in the music or art program but this is it come out from a from a different angle. Right? Any other question? All right. Um, we have no other question. Then we like I have a motion

063for item 5 A to F. Student trustee Josephin Lee. Yes. Trusty Dina Win. Yes. Trusty Walter Mun. Hi. Trusty Terry Roco. Hi. Trusty Bob Harden. Hi. Chairperson Lenwin. Hi. Item six on business, we have uh 6 A to K. Walter, I'll move 6 A through K and include a waving of the reading of the resolution number 20. Trusty Roco. I second the motion. Thank you. Um item 6A to approve resolution number 28 to convey an easement to Southern California Edison Company at the Lamson Transportation uh Center. Item 6B it to approve bit number 2305 uh to purchase the extension of the to to to use uh workcom software clear a uh with 3.1% in price increase with the valid from April 17 to 25 to April 16 2026 Six. Item 6 C to approve bid

064number uh 2309 to the the extension bit that with the RM system uh to provide uh security system in our district valid from April 17, 2025 to April 16, 2026. Item 6D to approve um extension of bid number 2310 with incharge energy uh valid from April 17, 2025 to April 16, 2026 um to install the station to to charge our bus system within we get a rebate back uh for the total up to 528,000 from selling California Edison Edison item 6E to approve the completion of the project at a var school site at this time to JNA fence um at the number of school site at Marshall Pagan and elementary and Roy intermediate uh with a notice of completion to be signed by superintendent or her designate. Item 6F is to approve the memorandum understanding

065with the Orange County Public Library to provide mutual uh plan for provide summer food services at the Gondor Chapman University from June 2nd to July 17 uh except on June 19 and July 4 holiday. M6G to approve the preliminary service agreement with multi- uh modular building project lease and lease back to with agreement to JL Cop painting and construction in the amount not to exceed 25,000 for development and $460,292 for procurement of the multi-sight modular building project. Item 6H is to ratify approve the awarding informal bit number 25-113 or 25-114 and 25-117 under the California Uniform Public Construction Costant Act to Eono France Inc. JM, JM, Installation Inc. and Ultra Sound Audio Inc. Item 6J is to reject uh a claim uh from Elizabeth Martinez Muro Muro for alle um property damages sustained on March

0664, 2025. Item 6K is it to approve a purchase order and checks to for the grand total of 25 million euro uh [Music] 12,6885. Any question? Yes, I have a question for 6G. Is this a onetime fee or that we expect additional cost? for to install portables for lease lease back. So you just pay for the cost of the portable. So from time to time we have to add portables to schools as they have um expanding enrollment um so for example at Murdy um which is one of our Vietnamese dual language immersion schools we've added additional portables. We had done that previously at Monroe and so from time to time we have them. So you just pay the cost of the portable and then the portable is there. So it's not like an ongoing the

067lease lease back is just for the time that they're installing the portable. So is it a lease or purchase good? We call it it's a purchase of a portable but we call it lease lease back. So during the time when they're doing construction, it's they're responsible for everything having on the property and then it goes back to us. It's just a a common construction term. It doesn't mean we're actually leasing the portable. Got it. Okay. Any other questions hearing? None. Let's call for the vote. Student trustee Josephine Lee. Yes. Trusty Dina Win. Yes. Trusty Walter Witto. Hi. Trusty Terry Roco. Hi. Trusty Bob Hartman. Hi. Chairperson Lenwin. Yes. Item six on personnel. Uh we have item 6 A on the certificate personnel report and uh 7B for classified personnel report and we had u stud

068today right the close session uh and we have no action to report call for the vote um do you want somebody to move make a motion Oh, I need a motion to item 7 A and B with the 7 second the motion. All right. Yes. Any comment, question hearing? None. So, let's call for the vote. going to vote with 7 A and B and we have a close session with the superintendent and assistant superintendent um to discuss benefit uh employees personnel service and we have no action to report. So we need a vote on item 7 A and B only. Trusting student trustee Josephine Lee abstain. Thank you. Trusty Dina W. Yes. Trusty Walter Mun. Hi. Trusty Terry Roco. Hi. Trusty Bob Harden. Hi. Chairperson Lenwin. Hi. The last item on the agenda. Uh closing.

069Uh first begin with a discussion by board member. I invite uh student member Joseph Lee. Begin. Throughout our district, the spring season has been a time of excitement and meaningful achievement. From open houses and cultural nights to back- to-school events and career days, campuses have come alive with families, students, and staff celebrating academic progress and community spirit, schools have welcomed families with interactive showcases, student performances, and engaging activities that reflect the hard work happening in classrooms every day. Celebrations of student success have taken many forms. Pacifica High School's NJOTC made history by ranking first in California and placing fourth in the nation. While district-wide programs like the Special Games brought students together in the spirit of joy, inclusion, and encouragement. Behind the scenes, the district has recognized the efforts of staff members during celebrations like

070administrative professionals day, school bus driver appreciation day, and school lunch hero day, acknowledging the essential roles they play in daily student success. Events like Finding Nemo the Musical, hosted by Ethan Allen Elementary, brought the arts to life, while career exploration programs and college commitment celebrations help students envision bright futures. As the school year draws to a close, excitement is especially high for seniors who are preparing to graduate and take their next big steps. Across the district, senior signing days have been in full swing with students proudly announcing their college commitments and showing off the universities, colleges, and career programs they will attend in the fall. Campuses have been filled with joy as seniors share their plans and inspire younger classmates. At the same time, students across grade levels are in the midst of AP testing

071this week and next week, demonstrating months of preparation and hard work as they aim for academic growth. The end of the school year is fast approaching, and with it comes a sense of pride and anticipation. Whether through athletics, academic recognition, or creative expression, GGUSD continues to build welcoming school environments where students thrive and families feel connected. The spring has not only highlighted the achievements of individuals, but also the strength of our community, working together to ensure all our students succeed. Thank you, Trusty Dwin. Thank you as student represention for the updates. Um, I want to note that uh I have received personnel bargaining proposals and I will keep uh note of that and I want to congratulate all of our uh seniors who made valadictorians. It's such a hard work. Um but that's uh through

072staff, teachers, principles, administrative staff uh work very hard for um curriculums that would build our students and policy that would build our students to the road of success and those students are evident of those hard work and congratulations as well. Um I also wanted to uh congratulate our two principles and I've seen employee of the months ranging from our janitor to the secretaries to the teachers uh to principal assistant principal and um even our administrative staff. So I believe that it is uh teamwork. GGUSD is a team and and that's how we see it. Everyone is important in our team. Um, I wanted to um also um say that we had um a study today on employees uh health issu healthc care um services and I learned that we have many different health care services

073that are provided to uh our employees and hopefully our staff will be able to market that and and advertise that so that employees are more aware of it or if they um saw those uh flyers maybe some other ways where we're going here here it is because uh there are such good programs and I'm glad that we were we are able to afford those programs. Thank you. That's all I have for tonight. Thank you Trusty again. Uh Trusty Metan. Yes. Thank you. Good evening. Thank you. Um, first I want to uh start off uh by acknowledging uh passing of a uh world leader um passing of Pope Francis. I think it affects a lot in the GGUSD community as we have a high Catholic uh community both in the Latino and the Vietnamese community and

074various other communities. uh definitely uh a person of of faith that affected many not just the Catholic community just typically uh religious leaders um are revered by all kind of folks and I think he uh was a testament of what you can do when you have a passion for helping and serving others. So definitely condolences to all the Catholic uh community and those that um followed Pope Francis. And just to kind of characterize what kind of person he was in his last several days, he donated his what's called the Pope mobile. It's one of those little white carriers um that would be used to um take him around. Um actually donated that to the uh community of Gassa out in Palestine to help the victims of there. So uh definitely uh will be missed and

075I'm looking forward to seeing who else is going to be taking that torch in that community. Um, one of the things that I I wanted to talk about, um, and I think this is important to, uh, talk about moving forward next couple of years is regards to student loan debt. Uh, student loan debt. Um, in case you all haven't followed, um, there's definitely been a big change with student loan debt, uh, in regards to really making sure that those who receive student loans, uh, pay. Um, and for a long time there was a lot of uh programs and benefits for students um and graduates actually uh to be able to pay that back with small monthly payments or having some type of payment plan that would be more realistic. Recently that's changed uh where it's

076a very aggressive let me get um as much money as we can and really just benefiting uh those that are already millionaires and billionaires. So I think it's very we have to be realistic about when we're promoting colleges and universities um because this is the truth you know we we definitely love when our students go to colleges and universities uh but there is this factor that at the end of all that there is a mountain of student loan debt that may be incurred. Uh so really promoting um opportunities for scholarships and grants and different things to be able to make um colleges and universities more accessible and more affordable. I hope that this isn't be become a barrier for some families. Um but just wanted to bring it out there. I think a lot of

077these um countrywide uh phenomena and events do have a direct impact to our students. I also want to address uh this week is teacher appreciation week. Um, and this day specifically is teacher appreciation day. Um, I have a much uh direct admiration and love for educators. Um, I want to highlight one educator specifically who's made a very direct impact on my life. Uh, this person is a Santiago Cavalier through and through. Started her career at Riverdale as a student, then Doy, then Santiago, graduated in class of 1995. then went off to college at Santa Ana Community College. Then Kelsey Fullerton, obtained her teaching credential and ended up getting a job at Warren Elementary School. She was at Warren from 2005 to 2011 and she was my sister and she is my sister. Um so teachers

078have a very close uh space in in my heart. My wife is an educator. Um, so to all the teachers out there, you're continuing to inspire many students that you see day in and day out that go into your classrooms and many of our administrators here were once teachers, but it's like they say, right, once a teacher, you're always a teacher. So, hats off to all the teachers out there in the community. Um, so much appreciated. Couple of school events I've attended. Uh, Monroe International Day, I was there with Trustee Bob Harden. uh getting to see some great music and some lively entertainment, some great food. Um so whenever I wasn't watching the entertainment, I was in line to get some food or vice versa. So it was really fun. I enjoyed it. Another school

079event, this was more of a communitywide event, was a Peter's mental health resource fair. I was there alongside Trusty Terry Roco. Um, and I think this is these are the kind of events that are very impactful for our community because we're bringing the direct service providers right to our community uh right to their um their front step. So really awesome to see that and to be able to see our families and community members take advantage of the resource there. uh some community events that I recently attended. Um one of which was the excavation um spring event that's hosted by the city of Garden Grove. This is an open public um event and I saw so many community members, parents, and a lot of our staff actually as well. A lot of our educators and classified

080u that live here in the garden grow community were out there. Um, and I I think it's a maybe moving forward, this could be a potential partnership where we can maybe table at this event, um, where we can be able to promote our schools and our program. So, I think this could potentially be a good outreach opportunity. Again, that's the excavation event that's hosted by the city of Garden Grove and it's right next to Bula at the Atlantis Play Center. Another event I attended with uh, President Lynn was the Chamber of Commerce gala. I think I've recently spoken about the chamber and the importance of it, seeing that we're members, but also that they uh partnered with felt a lot in regards to scholarships and different things like that. So, I had a great time.

081I'm sure Trusty Lend had a good time. I know he had a good time because he was chumming it out with everybody. So, I know he he had a good time. Uh, another uh event that I attended was the Groundswell uh gala, which is formerly the OC human relations. Um, and I was really, really impressed with this event because we had three high schools that were very well represented there. We had students from Bosa, from Gardening Girl High School, and from Pacifica. And prior to the actual event, there was an opportunity for the members um the participants that were there to walk around and hear directly from students. So, each students had a little booth and we had students from those three schools that talked about various issues that were very important to them. This

082was about women's rights, immigration, um access to food resources and things like that. So, this was like a monthslong project that they really took their time and invested and researched on and then they try to promote some type of resolution or alternative. So, I really like this event, really enjoyed it. So, looking forward to seeing what else Grounds Well does with our bridges programs. Um May is mental health awareness month. You'll see that I provided the board uh with our mental health awareness uh lime green uh pins. This was graciously donated by um Supervisor Serento. This may be the last time that we get a donation because the county is not doing well by fiscally. They might not be so well in the next several years. So, please hold on to these or all the

083other ones. And next year, I'll email Jennifer and remind Dr. and the board to bring their uh pins with them. Hold it. It's valuable. Uh mental health is obviously very important to me as a licensed clinical social worker. I know we have our GISA folks here and they represent many of our mental health workers um and they do really great work. Uh so we got to make sure that we talk about mental health and we disigmatize uh the topic. Some things I'm looking forward to uh several open houses and celebrations for distinguished schools. So I'll be looking forward to that. I have a laundry list of elementary schools that I'll be going to. Obviously, graduations are going to be coming up are important as well. Um, and I wanted to ask, is this the last

084board me uh board meeting for a student board member? One more. Okay, gotcha. All right. Just wanted to make sure. Um, and that being said, that's going to conclude my uh comments for tonight. Thank you. Uh, Trusty Roco. Yes. Uh first I'd like to extend my heartfelt uh congratulations to our employees of the month. It was really hard to hold back the tears. I mean just so moving. Um these two principles to me are exemplify so much. Um focus on goal one but also goal two the heart right to the heart. Um so their exceptional work and their contributions uh to their school's community are just amazing. also like to congratulate the validictorians for their well-deserved success because it we know it takes a lot of dedication and hard work to take all those AP

085courses and um I know that their future is bright and I have no doubt that they will achieve great things. Uh attended the DAC uh meeting and the PTA council meeting and uh very proud of our parent leaders and very much appreciate the partnership that we have with them. um also attended uh two different parented classes, the culmination of the parent ed classes. One was at Rancho for uh in Spanish uh for their 40 developmental assets and uh the other was here uh district uh parented program PESA with our Korean parents. So I was able to help uh distribute certificates and congratulate the parents for um completing the courses and also very much want to give a shout out for our school and district community leaison who constantly put so much effort and care into

086um the work they do as parent educators. That's just one of the many things that they do. They do a phenomenal job. And um was able to also attend the special games at Bulsa. And this event always fills my heart uh with joy because I just love seeing our gened kids um with our sped kids interacting in activities uh that provide opportunities for all kids to participate, succeed, and have fun. So, thank you Stephen Jung and and all of those in the uh spread team who made this event such a success. All the volunteers and teachers and everyone who made it such a successful event. Uh also uh attended the Latino Sunos cultural night where our students celebrated the beauty of the Latino culture through poetry, songs, music, dance. Very proud grandmother because my granddaughter

087was dancing with Pacifica's LU group. Um, and I just want to give a shout out to all the performers, to the parents and student volunteers, um, Latinos and Neil's advisors, parent and community outreach who's always behind the scenes, uh, helping with these events. And, um, it was a very festive community event. Uh I attended the Earth Day celebration at Cook that was sponsored by our GGUSD Indian education program and uh learned about the Indian phil uh Native American philosophy and respect for Mother Earth being Earth Day. Um positive affirmations that are woven into the culture really and learned how to weave a basket. And I wanted to show you my final product because my family didn't believe I made this. Uh but yeah, uh from little kids all the way the the the presenter did

088an a very good job of making it possible for all of us to successfully weave a basket. Uh so it was really a fun activity and um a very festive and uh just a beautiful cultural event. Thank you. um about 15 20 minutes. You can come to the next one. I must say the presenter had the materials already prepped and ready for us to begin. So that helped. Maybe we can uh request the next time that Lan comes and we have a board thing. We should do that as a as autic building activity. That's the word I'm looking for. Don't worry, we have 3D printer nowadays. Oh gosh. Anyway, okay. Um, also thank you Dr. Mafy for providing us with a um the GGUSD elected officials breakfast. Um, it was a an opportunity to connect

089with our community leaders um and our elected officials to have like meaningful dialogue um about how we can work together to support our families, our students, our kids. I mean, we all have this we are all serving the same people, the same community. So, I look forward to continuing our conversations and working together. And as U Walter said, the choose wellness event was was um very successful offering the resource fair and health screenings, performances, food, um parent and student workshops. And uh I just want to give a shout out to uh Dr. Sanchez and Teresa Jackson and the whole parent community outreach team and the other volunteers who um helped to make this happen. And as Walter said, we do have a lot of open houses. I've visited several schools. One, two, three, four, five,

090six, I don't know, about 10. Uh, but I want to say the one thing that that really stood out to me that was a little bit different was uh a sixth grade class at Lawrence had hanging up um um as there's many things hanging for open house resumeumés that sixth graders did. I was very much impressed. They concluded their included their professional skills like are they bilingual? Can they multitask? Um are they able to debate? Are they good at math? Are they good at English? And then achievements and awards. Any school sports or scouts or community awards that they've received were on there. And then what experience they had like special projects they participated in leadership at their school. Maybe they knew photograph somebody put they they are good at photography, art, cooking, child care

091provider, you name it. So, it's wonderful that our kids can start to think along those lines and continue in their journey through intermediate and high school, updating their resume. So, I think I just thought it was pretty awesome. I took a picture because I thought I have never seen anything like this. U my had the gratitude project, which they've been doing for I think 10 years now, where sixth graders participate in uh a year-long exploration. uh they do some research on the power of gratitude by interviewing elders and sometimes family even family members and uh about the Vietnam War. And some of the people who they interviewed were either um veterans or uh people who lived through that and it um they the children express themselves uh as they reflect through their writing and through

092their art. So I think it helped them to develop a respect for hardship and as at the and sacrifice and at the same time give them a sense of personal gratitude for what they've learned. So I just thought it's a very unique and a very meaningful project. Um uh as we know a lot of distinguished schools are celebrating. So I did attend Barkers and uh it's a great opportunity for the community to come together the the the families, the students, the teachers, the uh administrator to um celebrate being recognized as a 2025 California Distinguished School. But the highlight was definitely the student speeches and the bubbles. Uh the kids all had bubbles at the end and blew their bubbles. So it was it was very festive and welld deserved. Um and it also attended Pacifica

093senior awards night um where many seniors were um honored for different athletics uh let's see department scholarships um student of the month and then they had uh Pacifica senior celebration day which I had never been to was during lunchtime where seniors are treated to pizza and treats and activities and the opportunity to celebrate um the culmination of the year, but more importantly, their plans for the future. Um, so on the wall were huge posters with the names of colleges, universities, trade schools, you name it, and kids' names underneath. They were huge, and the kids were all going to where their name was and pointing and having their picture taken. They were so proud. So, I I I really enjoyed seeing that. Um, last Friday there was a cultural festival at Russell and um, of course

094it's always fun to watch our kids perform. Um, but I was I was wowed by the costumes and the variety of dances that Russell did kids did. They had a the Chinese umbrella dance. They did a Hawaiian dance. They did lm machetes laaspa. They did a cowboy dance. They did a hip-hop dance. And uh but what really impressed me is finding out afterwards that um it was boys the boys and girls club that taught these kids these dances after school and they did an awesome job. I would have thought that the choreography, the just teaching the kids to dance was I'm amazed at how much our Boys and Girls Club are able to support our schools in such a great way because teachers always don't don't often have the time to do that and and

095it's so good when kids perform. The parents were so excited and the kids and uh it was just great to see. And then uh Saturday morning uh I popped into the CTE internship interviews and Walter's wife was there and various people from the community, various community leaders donated their time to do an interview with the kids that are going to be doing internships this summer to give them the practice of being interviewed. And um I just want to say that um I just want to give kudos to uh the CTE department and all the volunteers who came out to make this happen. The kids were all dressed to impress and did a great job. They got immediate feedback which I think was so valuable for them. And then yesterday I was at Lawrence for a

096little single the Mayo celebration. Our rancho vicero mariachis were there performing for the kids and they were wellreceived. They had never come to Lawrence before and the kids were parents were there, kids were there and they were so amazed and uh I think they were inspired and really revved up uh uh was everything they could do to keep from getting up and dancing. Uh although there was a couple of parents at the end that were uh but when um the one of the teachers asked them and now how many of you think you might want to be um in a mariachi in high school the majority of kids raised their hands. So um besides entertaining they also inspired the kids which was great. So, I'm looking forward to promotions, commencements, and graduations um because they

097do mark a a milestone and the end of a chapter, but the beginning of a new chapter in the lives of our students. Also want to say thank you as the year comes to an end to Dr. MafI to the staff and students at the schools, the parents, uh the staff here at the district, as well as my fellow board members, um for all that that everyone has done to make this an amazing year and a successful year. I hope everybody has time to enjoy this summer with family and friends and some time for yourself to recharge the battery. Thank you. Thank you, uh, Vice President Harden. Yeah. So, one thing Walter didn't mention about the event at Monroe is that his daughter was one of the students on stage uh dancing with her class

098and and at that age what you're looking for is whether or not the kids are having fun. Uh and she was clearly having fun on stage. Uh and I assume we'll see a few more of those as the years go on. Was a fun event at Monroe. The next day we took off on vacation. So, um, while while Terry was in in a class learning how to make a basket, um, I was in a class in London learning how to make scones. Oh, fun. Um, so wait, her hers are you going to teach us? Her hers look better than mine. So, pretty full calendar the next three weeks leading up to graduations on 27th, 28th. I think that's probably true for all of us. and uh looking forward to a lot of events out at

099school sites over the next three weeks. Thank you. Thanks. I have a few comment. Uh first of all, I saw the recognition of principal today was really moving uh at the caliber of our principal. First uh yes uh Mr. Chris I mean he been at Eisenhower for two years right? But I don't know you remember the Disney performance at that school was spectacular. It in terms of the number of student participation, the level of the custom that they have, the the the the authenticity of the the programming it really really out of whatever I've seen before. So I don't know what happened. So I I just want to call out to the the the production that they put up at uh uh at Eisenhower. Then of course Mr. Chris Ash was there and well I

100mean that something he had to do something to do with it and second recognition was uh Mr. Holy Jefferson that give me a reason now to say that get called to see the principal is not always a scary thing. So well congratulation to both of them and uh the highlight was really from the principal. I got to see my old uh teacher Mr. Sullivan from from 45 years ago. First I didn't recognize her but but now that my memory with her coming start coming back to to this meeting here I know yes I did you know she's servant so was one of my first teachers there 45 years ago at Bones and somehow she related to other principal teacher from Anthony from um Eisenhower so I I got to reconnect with with this family here.

101So I can bring back my full circle uh dating back to my BA day and also I yeah which is very exciting to recognize the Victorian today and every year this group come in. I'm always proud of the achievement uh of that that that elite group that come to district but next to that group every Victorian we have a lot of other high achieving um student come out school district and today I talk for first time got someone got a GBA 5.8 or something I never seen it before so I don't know how it can happen we have someone with a 5.8 eight. I have never seen it either. So, I'm having Miss Broilles check into it. I think it might have been a 4.58 and there was a typo. Okay. So, I have never

102seen a 4.8. I've seen 4.59 being the highest. Okay. Well, I mean, let's see. Hope possible. Sometimes they all kids always do the impossible there. Um but speaking of that, this is the last board meeting uh before uh the graduation. So I always think of it as a Dday in the education system. So I'm now wishing staff you the best of luck. A lot of thing going on now uh last few week now there a lot of moving part there. So wish you good luck and I think with so many thing going on a few week and through to the end of the bell ring of the graduation you know I was thinking something will happen but to my point two years you know nothing ever happened you know if a lot of thing happened

103there but nothing scary really happened you know my kid always have fun and they were very behave they're very respectful and I wish everyone uh the best of luck for this very exciting in uh Dday uh on our uh school year and um and today we heard from um two uh street path pathologists psych their therapist right pathologist so I always know they are the the rare species in our education system the the speed therapist and pathologist there And I know the bilingual one are even rarer than the regulars. I don't know. I don't want to speak out of tune, but I think those are are very difficult to to get and they they are very dedicated especially the bilingual one. So they had to struggle between the different languages in terms of assessment in

104terms of system. So very difficult. So I want to thank you for coming to speak and then I want to share my um my admiration for people in that field especially with the bi bilingual uh because super power uh thing uh speaking of bilingual so of course our district it's always look for the best teachers but I think uh the the the teacher the staff employee who who have the bilingual capability will tend to understand the the culture surrounding them better. So I remember back when the day I was a fora the only teacher I could talk to really first one was my u Vietnamese teacher Mr. He's a train. That's the only one I could talk to. Of course, I will learn in English. So, he the only one I could talk to. Uh

105he's the teacher that I still uh maintain contact with him to to this day. He's still the one who can call me up from time to time. I reach out to him to say uh help me this and say this and then he come out to retirement even to help me in the campaign to stop just for the fun of of helping his former student. That's a level of communication, the contact I have with my teacher. But of course, this happened to be the only Vietnamese teachers uh at at my uh high school bon. So with that, I conclude my um statement. So I want to announce the the future meeting. Next one will be June 3rd, 2025 will be after the graduation will begin uh at 5:30 uh with the study session and the

106one after that will be on June 17. We also begin with the study session at 5:00 pm. Uh with that the meeting is now for John.