001May I have a roll call? >> Trusty Gutter >> present. >> Trusty Jagus >> here. >> Trusty Lee >> here. >> President Walk >> here. I must lament the uh presence of student trustees um who had their last meeting yesterday. We're very proud of them. Uh, we have nothing to report out of close session. I've been doing this for a few months now and I'm still a little bit disturbed. Um, but how many people there are here? Um, so I'm sorry. I'm a little bit nervous. >> Excited, but I'm glad you're all here. >> No, I'm nervous. >> Um, >> I know. Usually it's just Monica sitting out there. >> There is an agenda for tonight's meeting. Are there any changes to the agenda? >> There are no changes. >> Great. >> Move to approve
002the agenda. >> Thank you, Trusty Lee. >> Second. >> All those in favor of approving the agenda? >> I I >> I uh recognitions and commendations. Um, >> we're here to honor the Teranova girls soccer recognition. Miss Batino will lead us. Teranova in the house. Teranova grads. So, uh, tonight is my pleasure to recognize and congratulate the Teranova varsity girls soccer team on an extraordinary season. The Tigers captured the Ocean PLAL Division Championship and completed an undefeated season in an incredible accomplishment that reflects their talent, determination, teamwork, and resilience. This achievement is the result of countless hours of preparation, commitment on and off the field, and a strong leadership provided by their coaches and support staff. Throughout the season, these student athletes represented Teranova High School and Jefferson Union High School District with pride, sportsmanship,
003and excellence. Please join me in congratulating the Teranova varsity girls soccer team for their championship season and undefeated record. We are proud of all of that, all that you have accomplished and look forward to celebrating your continued success. >> This is Coach Downing. He's going to say some names. Thank you, board. Um, first first off, I want to congratulate the girls, but I'm just going to mention the girls who aren't here who had some commitments either academically or through other sports. Uh, first was number one, Bin Matthews. Number five, our goalie Whitney O'Reilly. Number eight, Charlotte Wit. Number nine, Ava Anino. Number 12, Jojo Panost. Number 15, Lucia Hansen. 17 Laney Wilson, 21 Aubrey Hawkins, and 22 Claire Moore. Yeah. Um she already mentioned that we went undefeated this season. Um we also um qualified
004for the CCS. We won the first game in the CCS and then lost to Watsonville one to nothing in the semifinals who went on to win to CCS and qualify for the state and they won a couple games in the state. So it was a really close game. Really proud of the girls that they uh of their accomplishment. Um like um it was mentioned we are 14 and five and one overall league. We went 9 and0 in the league. We scored 34 goals and only allowed two. So it was a really good season. So, I'll mention the girls who are here. First up is Nina Alexia. I say next is Natal Natalyia Moody. Next sheet, Aliyah MacArthur. There, one of our captains, Ella Templan. Our leading scorer on the team this year, Daniellea Gutter. Sorry,
005I thought I had them in order. Uh, she was injured this year, but can't wait for her to come back next year as Milano Rosales. Uh Morgan Matthews. another one one of our captains, Geneva Chan. And last player here, um, also captain, Lily Farmer. >> Thank you, board, for recognizing our accomplishment this year. >> Thank you. >> Anyone have a few words to say? I'll start it off. Um to the coaches, the support staff, especially the parents, thank you for providing the foundation for these young athletes to come together to show their skills at the highest level. To the athletes, thank you for putting in the work. I can't imagine how in your mind, you know, once you start winning one and then you won five and okay, now I'm moving on. Like to keep
006your head straight, it's incredible. But I'm so filled with pride. Even though I'm new on the board, I'm filled with pride for you and just the greatest congratulations on your great success this season. Uh you you said you only had two two goals on you and in and that's a lot of lot of clean sheets. So you guys are definitely holding it down. Um I coached soccer for a little over 10 years. All three of my kids played competitively. Um so I really love the sport. Um I know how much hard work and dedication goes into what you guys do. Um, especially trying to do that while maintaining grades and all the other commitments you have, trying to be social with friends and um, I know how hard it is for parents to get their
007children to and from practices to games, making sure they're fed well, making sure they sleep good. Um, making sure their uniforms are clean and not stinky because they do get stinky out there. Um, but yeah, it's it's a great accomplishment that get that championship like that. Just goes to show you all that hard work that pays off. You guys are putting the district on the map. Um, putting your schools on the map and I know how good that feels to win that championship. So, really proud of you guys. Um, hopefully you keep most of that team together for next season. Congratulations. >> Indeed. Congratulations to all you young women. an amazing accomplishment to be able to do what you did, storing 34 and giving up only two. Incredible, incredible work. Should be proud of yourselves.
008We're proud of you parents. You know, thank you for all your support and and the coaches and staff as well. Incredible work. Can't wait to see what you guys do next year. How many of you guys are graduating? Why are you keeping everybody? >> All right. All right. Let's let's let's go all the way next year. Let's do it. Uh, coach, do I know you from your former job in San Bruno? All right. Uh, glad we got that out of the way. Uh, congratulations everyone. I am a soccer parent. Um, my son played for the JBs at Tanova this year and I'm uh disappointed to say I never saw you play. Um, but congratulations. Great job. Um, all you've turned over parents, great job. Um, thank you very much. I hope you can stick around
009for a little bit. Um, we'd like to get some pictures after our next little agenda item. Okay. Um, great, Miss Prea. >> Thank you. I am the non-sporty person up here. Um, so I but I will say that I have a son who played sports in high school and you know swimming and track and I do know that it's a really long day that you guys have all of your schoolwork, all these different activities and all of the sporting, you know, the practices and the games that you have to go to. It's a lot. So, I didn't do that in high school. I did other activities, but I didn't do all the sports stuff and I really had no idea what went into it. So, um, well done and it's extra great when you get
010recognized for having such a great season. Um, I hope that you enjoy it. I hope that you work hard and push yourselves, but that you also enjoy it. And, um, I also know that it's a crazy time of year to be out on a school night because you have so many things due and so many tests. So, thanks for being here. Congratulations, Our next agenda item is the uh it's number 10B Sanonteo County of I'm going to start again. It's the San Monteo County Office of Education Sustainability Awardees. Ms. Van Raphor will take us through it. >> Thank you, President Walker. Good evening, everyone. Tonight is it is my pleasure to recognize three outstanding honores who have been named standout leaders by the Sanonteo County Office of Education as part of the sustainable and climate
011ready schools challenge. This challenge highlights individuals and groups who are not just learning about sustainability but actively shaping a more sustainable future through leadership, innovation and action around campus, curriculum and community. So there are three exceptional award awardees from Teranova High School and when I talk about your project if you can come up. First we recognize the AP environmental science club led by Miss Gutierrez. They have been recognized for their thrift fit project. This is a student-led initiative tackling the growing issue of fast fashion, which is an industry that has significant environmental impacts from excess water use and textile waste. Through thrift fit, students didn't just raise awareness, but they changed behavior by promoting thrifting as a sustainable alternative. They helped their peers see that small everyday choices can have a meaningful environmental impact. So
012under the guidance of their teacher, Miss Marleene Gutierrez, their work is a powerful example of how education can translate into action. It looks like Miss Gutierrez has brought a couple of her students from the APES class. Good job. All right, next up, um, Ava Litz. Ava is a senior at Teranova High School and her leadership spans multiple spaces um the garden club, the climate um and earthweek planning committee and her work with the Pacifica Beach Coalition. uh whether she's helping grow food, teaching the Teranova life skills class about gardening, organizing events that engage the broader school community, or contributing to local environmental efforts. Ava brings people together around a share shared purpose. And her work reflects a deep commitment not only to sustainability but to community building and inclusion. Thank you, Ava. And the final
013uh recognition that the county bestowed is to uh Teranova senior Calvin Chan. Calvin has demonstrated an impressive ability to connect environmental awareness with practical solutions. His development of a carpool to toolkit addresses transportation emissions which is one of the most persistent challenges in the Bay Area. In addition, his work with the city of Pacifica climate action and resilience committee shows a level of civic engagement that is truly commendable. Kelvin is not waiting for change. He is helping to design it. Good job. >> So on behalf of the board, I just want to congratulate these people for their outstanding efforts. >> Thank you. I imagine the board might want to share a few words with you. >> Sure. >> No pressure. Um, first of all, okay, I'm really not into thrifting, but my daughter, who is
014not that far from your age, she's just two years older than you, is always thrifting with her friends. So, it's just a reminder to me, I'm only a few years older than you, but that how important that youth voice is and how they really on the cutting edge of what's what should be happening. So, I really appreciate that. Thank you for working with Pacifica Climate. Thank you for your carpool toolkit because you will change the world and I appreciate that. Thank you. >> Uh first of all, congratulations to all you guys for being recognized for all your hard work that you're doing in your communities um and at school and for kind of leading the way um in some of these initiatives that you're taking up. Um as far as thrifting, uh my oldest daughter,
015I I call her my my hippie child. Uh she likes to thrift. She's gotten me into it a little bit and I find a lot of good um old school 49er attire and stuff like that out thrifting. So, I'm definitely into it. Um but anything that sustains uh you know our environment and helps you know um you know keep our communities clean and and kind of interacting with each other and repurposing things. I mean, all those things are great and um for you young people to take those initiatives upon yourself to kind of uh you know, be at the forefront of your of your peers and your schools to do all that stuff. It says a lot about you guys and I'm proud that uh I'm up here and I'm able to say nice things
016about you guys and and um >> makes me feel good to be part of this district. So, congratulations. One of our favorite things about board meetings is when we do have a lot of students in the house, whether it's athletes or ape students or or or students who are on the cusp on on doing sustainable work. Mr. Chan, I believe we met about a year ago at the Pacifica Democrats and you were telling me about all the work you're doing and so I'm really proud of you for for really doing some going above and beyond this school year. Um, Miss Litz, really fantastic work. Congratulations to you and um Mr. Dutier. I mean, come on, you're always doing some really cool stuff with the Apes students and the fact that we've also got some well-rounded
017students. You know, some of some of our soccer players are part of the club, too. And so, we know that we've got some incredible student leaders here and the fact that our sustainab sustainability practices are really led so much by our students across the district and it's wonderful to have you be be um be recognized by the county. So, congratulations to you all. >> Um, congratulations everyone and thank you. Um, I have a few things that I say from time to time and I just appreciate the fact that the environmental science club, the AP environmental science club is is a bunch of things. It's first it's uh it's academic. Sometimes I have to gather my words. Um it's academic. It uh also shows leadership in planning. It's also co-curricular. It's not only does it have
018to do with all your schoolwork. It has to do with the community as well. So I'm just really pleased that we're able to have these type of programs with these types of leaders with these types of students. Um, so thank you very much. >> Um, I'm always the last one and they've said all the good stuff, so I'm going to be brief. Thank you for leading our district, Miss Gutierrez. Um, with sustainability, uh, you are always the person sort of, um, volunteering to learn something new or getting your kids involved in in sustainability action. and I really appreciate that. I also want to thank Miss Van Rampor who has really worked in our at the district level on sustainability. I remember Ava a couple of years ago coming and wanting to address the board and
019this really began with students. Look, I'm talking more than I thought. This began with students. Um and um and I'm proud of our district and I'm very proud of you students um keeping us focused on this because you know I'm old now and I did not realize where our earth would be. And so we us older people need to take the lead from you. I don't thrift either and my son does. So I'm I'm hearing this theme tonight. I maybe we'll go with him. Um but we need to really listen to you and and take follow your lead. Um so thank you for your efforts. >> So we're going to take you soccer players and you environmental leaders outside. We're going to take a photo, but first I'm going to add something. Um Miss Press
020was talking about the environment. I thought of something I heard from Neil deGrasse Tyson who talked about how uh the environmental protection movement really picked up speed after we went to space, after we went to the moon in the 60s. And I just think it's kind of ironic. Here we are now, just went past the moon again and we're still doing it. So, thanks a lot and let's take a photo. So, we'll we'll go out here and I guess we'll have the soft Don't talk to me. Are you Everybody for uh honoring our break. Uh item 10 C is employee of the year recognition. This is pretty cool. Uh Ms. Luhan, >> just vault over. >> Good evening. Tonight, it brings me tremendous joy to celebrate our employees of the year. Each year, our staff
021nominate co-workers they feel should be recognized as the certificated employee of the year, also known as the Martha Meade Educator of the Year, the classified employee of the year, also known as the Sue Cook classified employee of the year, and the administrator of the year, also known as the Mike Krilly administrator of the year. Continuing in the tradition that began in 201718, we are pleased to recognize certificated and classified employees of the year from each school site as well as our administrator of the year. Each of these employees brings a smile to my face as I think about interactions I've had with them, not only as I've watched them support students, but just also just watching them engage with other employees and just chatting with them. So, this evening to announce all our winners, we
022will play a short video. Then following the video, I'll call up the winners who are present this evening by school site to present them with their certificates. Once employees receive their certificate, they can return to their seat. Once all the certificates are distributed, I will turn it over to the board for your comments and then uh we'll pause for a picture and ideally enjoy a short recess where we get cake. >> Okay. And then magical people behind the screen. Oh, you are in my brain. Can we play the video? Heat. Heat. All right. Well, thank you for that. So, beginning with adult programs, I'd like to call up Mark Salv Cruz and Ginger's out. >> Congratulations. Very welcome. >> You're very welcome. >> All right. And from the bus garage, I'd like to call up
023Justin Duna. Congratulations. >> All right. And from the district office, Monica Rigger and Oscar Zamora. >> Of course. Congratulations. Congratulations. >> All right. from Jefferson High School. Joel Brook and Vicenta Asenc. >> Congratulations Joel. Congratulations from Oceanana Corazone Kenai. And that's it because our classified person's not here. from Teranova, Mika Sasaki and Tracy Edwards >> from Thornton, Evet Yamal, Waiter and Joanne Fedai. Congratulations. >> Congratulations. You're so welcome. >> Thank you. >> All right. And from Westmore, Pete McGertie and Stephanie Magna Lazo. Congratulations. Thank you. I'm so happy. >> Okay. From Youth Point Health, Shane Beltran. >> And last, but certainly not least, our administrator of the year, Steph Phillips. All right, I get to turn it over to the board now. >> The board. >> Yes. So, what I want to say is what
024you do is very difficult, but you do it with so much grace that it looks effortless. on so many jobs you do not get recognized. Some people used to say, "Well, you get paid every other week." But what you do with students is like a calling. That's what I feel like. And I hold you in the highest esteem because what you do is last forever. And to be recognized by your fellow colleagues is really the chef's kiss. So congratulations I just want to say I'm I'm really digging the energy in here tonight. The, you know, just the way you guys are showing up for each other. Um, the way that you're you're here representing each other and and celebrating each other. Um, you know, I it's it it's not often that, you know, hard work
025gets rewarded and, you know, so to be to be up here and and be recognized for that hard work and and to do it in front of your fellow community members and and, you know, other people that care just as much as you do really says a lot about, I think, what we're doing here as a district and as a community with each other. And I think that, you know, um, it needs to happen more often. And I think it I I wish it would happen in other places. I I wish that, you know, this was kind of a regular thing and it's probably not and it probably doesn't happen enough in your lives. And for me, it's an honor to be up here and and just be able to say thank you and recognize
026you for all your hard work. So, I appreciate it and thank you. This is definitely one of my favorite events every year because it's really just amazing to to be able to honor you who were nominated by your peers and that's powerful when they recognize the work that you've done this year and and I know for me personally I know there's a handful of you in here who I consider to be really dear friends and so it's really gratifying to see you get not be awarded this year. So congratulations to you all. Job well done on the work you have done with all of our students this year. Thank you so much. We we always say that uh the meetings are a little better and we have students in the room. Maybe it's really about
027staff. Um so thanks for uh like trustee Gyago said bringing the energy tonight. Uh I think that's why you've enjoyed some success by bringing it to work all the time. Um I commend all of you. I was a teacher and I made it through well they we we call it three years. Um but I might have I might have mailed in that last few weeks. Um so congratulations for sticking it out is what I'm trying to say. Um and for you know discovering a new adventure every so often whether it's daily, weekly, monthly, yearly or whatever. Um, thank you very much and I hope that uh you're able to take some of this energy back with you for these last couple weeks. Um, I will see most of you around at graduation. Um, thank you
028very much and congratulations. >> Uh, I had all these brilliant thoughts and they just escaped me. The one thing I want to say right now is thank you to um Director Luhan for putting this together because um it's important to the board and to myself and to executive cabinet to um acknowledge all of the people in our district that go into, you know, raising our students. It isn't just teachers. It isn't just, you know, um bus drivers. It isn't just any number of people. It's all of us together. And so you all make a difference. And um so thank you Dana for putting out the surveys and you know you were voted on by your peers. So your peers are acknowledging you so that that also feels good. Um I want to thank all of
029your your family and staff members. I mean this this room is full not because the awardees are here but because the awardees and all their people are here. So thank you for being a community to each other and congratulations. So, what we'd like to do is get the awardees to the photo wall uh with the board and with your people afterward and uh then we'll take a short break and have some refreshments. >> So, I think other people can start on their refreshments while we're taking a photo. >> I might be the president, but I'm not in charge of the food. You going with it? Heat. Heat. Heat. Hey, Heat. Let's continue on with our item 11A, our board report. >> Okay. Since the last board meeting, I have been making my way to different
030events that have been going on around the district. I started at um Daily City Youth, no Youth Point Health where I met with the executive director Ana Shapiro so that I could find out more about the good work they do with some of our students. Um I also went to a documentary filming Sugar Cane that was offered by um Daniel Arzaga and Melissa Ambrose. And that was very interesting. and I didn't know anything about that. So I appreciated that education and roundt um discussion. I also went to the daily city poet laurate um competition that was so great. That was that was that was awesome. Um, more recently we had a mental health training for elected officials which was the first one that was offered and I think that is a very important niche and
031that I'm glad that we're recognized in that and I hope that that continues. I'm looking forward to my first graduation coming up. So that's it for me. Thank you. >> Which one's going to be your first one? Thornton. >> Any more questions? Good. Okay. Um, I I personally haven't really been too active on the schoolboard side, but I do want to give a huge shout out to Landre for being so engaged as a new board member the way you are and kind of, you know, really kind of, you know, putting yourself into it. So, um, but nothing nothing new to report for me. >> All right. I will um second that um the mental wellness training in particular cuz I I attended as well on Saturday. That was the be sensitive be brave for mental
032health workshop for elected officials. Um it was um put on by specifically organized by our own Mary Beer, you know, former mayor of Pacifica as well. Um Eddie Flores, former mayor of South San Francisco and Sarah McDow, former mayor from San Carlos. part of an init an initiative that they had from several years ago coming out of co realizing that that elected officials themselves are always on right and and often times we don't have a chance to to decompress ourselves and it's and realizing that our mental health is also important and to be able to recognize it in our in our board colleagues or or council colleagues and um and that often times we forget that the person sitting on the das with us is just that another person and that there may be issues
033going on in that person's life that we're not aware of and and to to be able to be supportive even though we may find ourselves on the other side of an issue. So, it's powerful to spend the morning with a room full of around 20some elected officials to be able to sort of look at at the at the way we're sort of taking care of ourselves and supporting each other in that space. The other thing on on Friday night being able to attend the Sanonteo County Schoolboards Association Kent Awards where our district was recognized for two very specific programs. One, the transforming systems of equity from within. So awesome to be able to be recognized for the district-wide equity work that we've been doing. And of course with Joel Brutchford in the house, the Jefferson
034High School engineering pathway. So very proud of of your work, Joel. and with our students and for it to be recognized on a countywide basis as well is pretty powerful. So, thank you so much. Um, and that is all. Well, actually, no, one last thing. We also hosted uh for the fourth in a row CSBA, California Schoolboards Association Workforce Housing uh training cohort. this time with a handful of other districts from around the Bay Area where they toured 75 ceremony and we spent about an hour or so talking about the process um with them on how we built and uh 75 ceremony. So it was good to always continue to share our in-depth knowledge of the work we've done there with other districts. I feel like I've been looking at the three of you and
035Vice President Tahada a lot over the last couple weeks and yet still I have nothing to report. >> All good. Um I want to say I want to thank uh actually all the board members. Landre I'm really impressed with how many events you've been to in the community. I and thank you. It makes a really big difference actually. I've heard people have been mentioning it to me. Wow, that new board member, she was at this. So, it really it makes a difference and so thank you. Um, but all of you, it makes a difference when you're out in our schools and in the community. C, >> can I add something? >> What did you say? >> I want to add something. So, not only is everybody saying, "Oh, the new board member is terrific member."
036>> What's really cool is you could say to people, "We have a new board member. Have you met her yet?" Because she's been here, she's been there. And, "Oh, you haven't met her? That's too bad. >> I love that. Um so, um I also I said this I think at the last meeting am grateful for my staff and board members for I taking up the slack that I feel. I'm usually at a bunch of things and I've been less at a bunch of things because my son is graduating this year and so we were like touring colleges and things like that. And again, this past week I was at a lot of stuff, you know, Oceanana Senior Awards, which was great. I've never gone to a senior awards and so that was really awesome. It
037was a great night and um I was at multiple proms driving kids around and I've never done that before. So, I'm getting the high school experience from another lens actually recently. Um, I want to mention that we had our last student advisory council meeting last night and uh beforehand I had two students meet with me at 5 because we're planning for next year. Then the rest of the kids came at 6:00 and we did more planning for next year and then they came in at 7 o'clock with the regular board meeting um to get their awards. And so I one of the favorite things I do is work with student advisory and and it was a really nice night and I'm so impressed with those students. So I want to say this on the because
038that meeting wasn't recorded. Um I'm just so impressed with with all of the students that u that join and give their time. They come the first and third Monday nights. I mean that's a lot. And then they rotate coming to these board meetings. So they are really um very involved. and then they go back to their school sites and are working on projects. So very very um impressed and thankful for that group of kids and uh I too was at the Kent Awards. Um I'm happy that Joel Brookford is here to hear this again. The CTE engineering pathway Denise Shrieve isn't here tonight but she was with us the other night. Um great honor, very proud of your work. Um and really grateful to be honored for our equity work. So, Miss Baka and I
039were there with uh Rosie Tahada and Andy Lee, our board trustees to accept that award. Very proud of the work that we are all doing. Um, and it's nice to be recognized. And then I was at CSBA Workforce Housing with Andy and boy, they were really, they're like, "You guys have it down." You know, it's really I'm grateful to Andy who fixes the slides and makes them look nice and has and he's got a mind for all of the numbers. So, they say, "How much was this?" and we all kind of look at Andy and he knows all of it. Um, but we really are seen as leaders and um, it's, you know, it's it's nice to be recognized. Um, and I think that is it for me. Thank you. >> Do we have any
040board subcommittee reports? How about the AFT local 1481 report with Ms. Casey? And I think this is >> is our last time. is my last board meeting. Yeah. >> And before you start, >> I just want to let you know, every time I see this, I think of you. There is no class without classified. >> Classified. >> Yes. Um, so I want to thank everyone for uh, you know, this is my last board meeting. I probably will still be around a little bit. Um but you know I am proud to be a part of this district and to lead our people. Um I'm very confident in those who are taking over. We have two co-p presidents Michaela Christensen and Adam Kooie and two co- vice presidents Robert Rustia and Matt Barnes. And so, um, one
041of the things that I felt was really important in my tenure was to make sure that everyone knows that our district is almost virtually wallto-wall, which means that we represent both classified and certificated, pretty much everyone. Um, except for the cafe workers, they're teamsters. And um and so that was really important to me to make sure that we knew that our classified we we cannot work we cannot have class without our classified. Um they are so important to us and um that's why I get on you everybody I get on them when they say even even our our own classified people will say teachers or teachers union. I'm like we are not a teachers union. We are a union of educators. If you're a bus driver, you're an educator. If you're a custodian, you're an
042educator. If you're a counselor, you're an educator. And so that covers all of us. If you're an administrator, you're an educator. So, um, thank you for the wonderful, uh, staff appreciation week. I know it was teacher appreciation week and the national and everything, but I know we made it staff um, appreciation week. Well, CTF has a classified appreciation week and so I've been going around passing out these posters. Classified professionals, we do it all cuz they do. >> Will you show it to our friends on YouTube? >> Oh, wait. >> They are looking at you. Sorry. The >> right way. >> Yeah. Yeah, it's this way. You're right. >> Um, and so I'm giving out buttons for the classified people. It says classified professionals. We do it all. And hanging some of these in different
043locations. And I just wanted to say I know coming up and I think it's next week is classified appreciation week. I know we did a staff appreciation week. So I just want to make a point. Um and I think I think that's all I've got to say. So thank you. I just want to say thank you, Monica. We just had a retiree reception, but I um I don't I just want to say thank you and I'm going to get choked up. So, that's all I'm going to say. Thank you. >> I would like to say also thank you for your years of, you know, to this district and for becoming a friend as well. You know, it's, you know, it's this is one of the cool things I think about us because we are the
044size that we are. it's really easy for for for we as board members to become friends with staff and then and I'm proud to to call you one. So I'm really grateful for all the work you've done and you know I don't know if if I've shared this one story with you not long after 75 ceremony open and I know you were doing sort of the media circuit yourself especially within CTF doing webinars for union members and I got a text from one of my cousins who is a CFT member in Southern California and she was just beaming with joy because she had seen you on the webinar talking about our district and she already knew about the work we had done just from my social media postings etc. So it was really just cool
045to be able to share that moment with my family and so and thank you again for all your incredible work you've done. >> We're going to miss seeing you in here at these meetings, Monica, even if it was just you sometimes. Um it's been a pleasure getting to know you though. Um it's been a pleasure working alongside you. Um, I really appreciate um how hard you work for, you know, our community, our people, your people, and how you represent them. No, from one union member to another. Good job. I want to say something even though I'm new because the job that you have which clearly you're an educator at heart and to blend that with fighting for really the community because you want to make sure that your people are held to a high esteem
046and they're they feel like they're getting their worth. Um, that's very challenging. And one thing that I heard even when I was talking to Tony on the phone before I came in for my interview was about the good relationship that the union had with the board. And that's just so important. if you could, it takes a long time to get there, you know, the foundation build and planting seeds and stuff and then just working through things and building trust. So, you're a part of that and I'm sure that that legacy is going to be carried forward. So, thank you for everything you've done for the kids, for your staff, and for the community. I don't I don't have all kinds of words. Thanks. And uh I think that meeting you at Oceanana High School five
047years ago is one of the reasons I'm here now. So thanks. And I will think of you and paraphrase Terrell Oven Terrell Owens and I'll always think that's my president. Item 12 is the consent agenda. >> Move to approve consent. That's a transition. >> Second. >> All in favor of approving the consent agenda. >> I I >> I. >> And no, there are no blue cards for this evening. >> Thank you. No public comment. Uh discussion items 14 A1. Uh the Jefferson Union Sustainability Committee will give us an annual update. Uh I think the deputy superintendent of business services, Tina Van Rapra, will update us. >> Thank you, President Walker. Good evening, everyone. Tonight, I am very excited to introduce our Jefferson Union Sustainability Committee. This committee was formed last year as a result of
048the school board's adoption of board policy 3510, green school operations. The committee has grown and is doing excellent work improving our district's sustainability efforts. We have a number of members here tonight to present an update on some of the work that was accomplished this year. At the end of the presentation, I will provide our student members with certificates acknowledging their contribution and commitment. For those that are presenting, please make sure you introduce yourself to the board when you begin. And I will let you just take it away. Thank you. >> Hi everyone. My name is Bryce Teley. I'm a sophomore from Oceanana High School and I'd like to introduce the Jefferson Union Sustainability Committee's annual presentation. >> Oh, I did. Okay, there. Okay. So, firstly, who is represented? So, we have people from every school
049including Jefferson, Oceanana, Paranova, Westmore, Thornton, and adult education, as well as others from within the district. We also have community partners from Sonteo County Office of Education and the city of Pacifica. Hi, my name is Bianca Salazar. I'm a junior at Teranova High School and I recently joined this year and I am hoping to contribute more next year. Out of 27 members of the Jefferson Union Sustainability Committee, there are 12 students, six teachers, four other staff, and five community partners. Students make up 44% of our um committee. And we have locations from Westmore High School, Teranova, Districtwide, Oceanana High School, Santo County um >> office of education, city of Pacifica, adult ed, Jefferson High School, and Thoron High School. Okay, so we have three subcommittees and one of them is the waste management recap. Yeah,
050I'm Emma Kim, by the way. I'm a junior at Oceanana High School. Um, this was my first year on the sustainability committee and I decided to join the waste management. Um, so what we wanted to focus on really was the problem of waste being really contaminated at the school sites. Um, and especially with the tribins, they weren't really being used as tribins. Um, and you can see kind of like in those photos, a lot of the trash was just thrown across all the three bins. And we also found out that if 20% of the trash is contaminated, it's just going to end up in the waste. So even if we have compost bins or recycling bins, it's just going to all end up in the landfill. And then uh we saw this as like a
051need for more waste literacy and advocacy for waste education at the schools in the district. So in this small subcommittee we decided to make work out more with the recology and like translating the waste spilling first to see what really is going on with like where is our waste going and how are we um analyzing it. So we aim to increase the compost and recycling while reducing the landfill on the billing because with higher landfill servicing it's a more expensive bill um for all of the schools. And then we also wanted to improve the tribin signage. So using waste items from school cafeteria and so we made some more like 3D signs at the school and yeah so we did contact of ecology and we got it sorted out. There was a little bit of
052confusion with like not having composting source but we got that through and then also creating like an earth or waste week at Oceanana High School. That was the first week we did it here um like two weeks ago. And then also having more waste trivia games during lunch at the different schools. And we also had a garden day for the JUHS student comm community for any students to come by on April 25th which was the week of Earth week or day. And then we also made or altered the waste management presentation from the Sanonteo County Office of Education and we sent it out to the schools and it was presented during advisories and it was just about how landfills there's a bunch of landfills really close by to where we live at Sonteo County and
053also Jefferson Union and how this like this waste problem really affects everyone. And so for our future goals, um, going continuing forward in this committee, we really wanted to continue advocating for education on waste awareness and then improving the signage at schools and making it more exclusive for what's being served in lunchrooms. Um, implementing more waste monitors with incentives. Uh, that was a big thing. We didn't want to have waste monitors, but it was a big deal like community service hours or like how they would get paid for doing that work. Um, and then maybe create a video public service announcement on the tribins and waste sorting and potentially present that at the schools similar to the waist presentation we previously did. >> I'm Joel Brooks, uh, teacher at Jefferson High School. Um, so I,
054um, am part of our second committee, which was the green ribbon application. So um on this um on the committee this is our second year. The first year we called our committee the goals committee. Um but by the second year we realized that um a program like the green ribbon schools program would be a good feature. Um Julie Hillbornne from the county office of sustainability, sorry, office county ed um really led us that way and it's a good way to just get um kind of an overview of what we're doing as a district um and kind of check in how we do relative to other school districts. So when we um put the effort into this um we can see how we fit and it can help us set our goals. now. Um, and, uh,
055there are three pillars to the Green Ribbon Schools. Um, and so I'll go through those three ribbons, uh, th through those three pillars. And, um, we the application is due early in the fall. So, um, what one theme is, uh, that, um, some things we did well, some things we just weren't able to write about. Um, in the end, we did not achieve recognition this year because the application is like 34 pages and there's a lot of writing. Um, so we're very proud of the start we got on it and that we will apply again next year and we have a base to start from. Um, I just um want to shout out Marcus Peppers was kind of the lead writer and the organizer as administrator. Um Aaron Sanchez um Robert Rousia um participated uh
056strongly um and Michelle um added in some of the health things and of course Tina is always there for us and um Mike Bruce came in and we'll talk about um his role in a minute. So the first pillar is just reducing our environmental impact. Um so we are doing really well in some places in in um reducing energy use. So the solar panels around the buildings, the sustainable uh staff housing, the way the new construction um shows really good on this kind of application. Um we were able to show up uh well on some of the green spaces that we monitor um and some tree planting at Oceanana and telling those stories. Those did well for us. Um what we after reviewing the application we realized we still have to work on tracking our
057energy use a little bit better. It was difficult to get the data um into the application and tell the story with the data that we had in hand. Um but Mike has come on since we put that application in has started to compile that data. So I'm really positive about that. Um there are different programs also the EPA energy star portfolio manager will help us tell our story about our energy use and we um you know have a track recorded and then we can follow how we're doing and that can uh show what changes we're making. So then you know helping to track our greenhouse gases. So that's our first pillar. Uh the second pillar is the um health and wellness. Um so we follow the healthy school act. Our school um mental health programs
058are really strong and are a good story we can tell about that. Um also you know like watching the student gardens and um the activities of the students here those are really positive things for the um this pillar we did. Um, from a health standpoint, we really aren't tracking what our classrooms are like. So, they want to know if it's natural light. They actually wanted to know if they can see trees out the windows. Um, so we have some data collection that's going to have to be done um that we haven't um that once we get that rolling that will help tell our story too. Uh the third pillar is the increased sustainability um in literacy and uh there's some really positives um like the scutier programs, the apes program, the environmental science programs. Um
059my engineering classes, our active environmental clubs are really good. We're supporting field trips to partners. Um we have this um our committee is um contributes a lot to that. We did um uh there were plans for the future really are kind of bringing them all together and telling a unified story. Um we seem to be doing sometimes it feels like we're doing things individually and other people don't know what's going on or we may be doing things but we're not coordinating what we do. So that is something that we um will want to look at. Um and I think we can be stronger together if we know what what each other are doing. And so I think we're going to be looking at that. Um and that you know if that means you know how
060you as a board you know put forward expectations of working together as a district. So it's not just individual individual compartmentalized um type uh work and next year let's we'll get we'll get our score up. Thank you. Hello, my name is Kelsey Watley. I'm a 10th grader at um Westmore High School and I'm a part of the communications committee. And basically what we do is try to spread awareness of the committee and we try to like have events spread and just show people like basically what we're doing just to get the word out. And a way that we've done this is with our Instagram posts. And we made a lot of posts to spread awareness such as um like waste reduction awareness posts and school and community events such as the climate week and the
061nature bus. And we've also had a lot of information about holidays like such as World of Water Day, Earth Day, and America Recycle Day. In addition to that, we've also had posts just showing ways on how you can like for example, we've made a Halloween post showing how you can properly dispose of your Halloween candy cuz as you know when it's Halloween a lot of people like litter and we also made posts about Christmas and how to properly dispose of a Christmas tree. And we've had a lot of school spotlights such as Terteranova's ape soil your undies project and it's basically showing like the like your soil the soil pH and like how um you can see your like how healthy your soil is based on how the underwear decomposes. And for Oceanana there was
062the conservation club trip um visit to Rockway Beach for tide pooling. And additionally for Westmore, there was the Environmental Action Club thrift store, and we've had multiple of those across the school year. And Jefferson's had a schoolwide beach cleanup event. >> And also her inaugural trip of Thornton High School and hopefully for the beginning of a new partnership with the Planet B Foundation, which manages a hive at this location. And then um beyond just our um post on Instagram, we also wanted to um try and spark more collaboration across the district. So we hosted a um event with collaboration at the Pacific Beach Coalition to host a um cleanup at Esplan Beach in Pacifica. And we were able to get 50 volunteers to help us out. And together we were able to collect um 1,300
063cigarette butts, 13 pounds of recycling, and 76 pounds of garbage. And we hope to continue to do those in the future. Okay. And then um so some of our future goals include to continue to increase inner school collaboration. So, um, potentially that could be a district-wide habitat restoration day or a common field trip across schools to an outdoor area like San Bruno Mountain or Herren's Point. And we'd also like to increase education about sustainability by continuing to grow our Instagram page. And something that we'd really like to try and do in the future is to potentially host a speaker event about sustainability that students across the district could attend. And then we also want to give a big shout out to all of our supporters. So, of course, you all, the Jefferson Union High School
064District Board. We really appreciate all of your support. Um, the Sononteo County Office of Education, Peninsula Clean Energy, the Sanonteo County Sustainability Department, and the City of Pacifica. We really couldn't have done it without these community partners. So, thank you. And that's it. Thank you so much. >> Thank you so much everyone. Before I let the board talk real quick, I just want to um recognize the students who have been on this committee through the year. Um and each of these students have shown initiative, creativity, above all a willingness to take action, which is so inspirational. Um so I have certificates for all the students. I'll give you guys yours in a second, but I'm just going to read their names real quick. So, um, from Teranova High School, we have Calvin Chan, Kevin Lei,
065Ava Litz, Bianca Salazar. from Oceanana High School, Emma Kim and Bryce Steele from Westmore High School, a Angel Angel, Si Fan, Keto Fan, Oscar TR, Kelsey Watley, and Jasmine Wong. And that is it. So, uh, thank you. Okay, I'm going to start. So, um, um, >> Trusty Gutter. >> Oh, >> thank you for starting. >> You don't have to, though. >> No, I I want to. >> Thank you. >> So, I really don't know where to start because I I feel some guilt. I don't remember doing any of this stuff when I was your age and in school. And I feel like maybe my generation left a little bit of extra trash at the beach probably at some point in time and now you guys are I just feel that you guys are so far
066ahead of where I was at your age and the work that you're doing, the partnerships that you're building with outside of the school, you know, with the cities and the counties. I just think it's amazing the data collection that you're going to be doing is going to serve as a foundation that other people are going to be coming to look at to see what they can do. They're going to copy this is just it's just amazing. I'm so glad to be here tonight to hear all this. Thank you for all your work. I can't wait to see what happens um when you report back, you know, on the stuff that you want to do next. I know it's going to be great. Um, keep doing what you're doing and hopefully we can support you and
067what you need to get there. >> I think you might have to give Justy Gyos a quarter for using his phrase. Keep doing what you're doing. >> First of all, I want to say um, awesome presentation you guys. Um, I know the the program's relatively new. I I want to say I remember like when a couple students first maybe came to one of the board meetings about the idea and to kind of see, you know, as it's growing now and all the work that you've already done. Um it's really impressive. First of all, um, when I think about it too, it's like it, you know, everything that you guys do, not not just when you get together to pick up trash, but just getting together and thinking about ideas, just writing them down, um, game
068planning how you guys want to involve other community, other parts of the community. All of it is helping. It's not just when you're out there picking trash up or figuring out how to recycle it and all that stuff. It's it's all your engagement. It's it's whenever you recruit people, it's you know, everything about it is great. So, and as it continues to grow, it's just going to build momentum. And what I like about what you guys are trying to do is you're making it cool. You're making it cool to to, you know, um show the other students and and engage your community and taking care of our mother earth, right? I mean, it's really important. Otherwise, we're not going to have a a nice healthy planet for for our own kids and grandkids to grow
069up in. and and you know if we start that now and you guys are starting at a lot younger age than any of us ever got involved in anything like that I can speak for myself on that but um you know you guys are hopefully teaching your siblings right if you have any younger siblings and they you know that so it's just kind of just it's just dominoes and I think it's a really great thing what you guys are doing all of you guys everybody involved um and I really appreciate all your work on it so um looking forward to more updates looking forward to seeing you guys grow this program and all the great work that's going to come with it. So, thank you. >> I love the leadership development that's occurring with with
070sophomores and juniors on this committee. Um students, if you don't mind coming up here, I'm going to ask you just a couple of questions specifically. One, was there a particular project that you worked on this year that you really enjoyed? doesn't have to be all of you, but if one of you wants to answer that, you can come up to the podium. >> Okay. U also, I didn't introduce myself earlier and I realized that. Um, I'm Ava. I'm a senior at Teranova and I've been on the committee for two years and I've also been on the communication subcommittee for two years. And this year I was the subcommittee lead. And something that was really cool in a project that we worked on was as Kel Kelsey mentioned was the infographics about different like environmental holidays
071and Kelsey definitely spearheaded that. So she made quite a few of those infographics and just seeing how um like together we were able to wear raise awareness on those special days and especially like related to kind of just like holidays you wouldn't really think about that cause a lot of waste like Christmas like you kind of don't think about it until you do and you're like whoa all of that like even the Christmas trees if they're not properly disposed if they're just left on the street can really kind of have a larger negative impact. So, I really like the infographic part. That was definitely my favorite project. >> Awesome. They're really clean. Really well done. I I thought that was pretty impressive to see how how beautiful those infographics are. Clean. They communicate the what
072the the items really really easily and looks really great on social media. Um, so yeah, this is my first year and I think just getting into the waste management committee and it was all literally like stemming from one big it was kind of all one big project and like lowering waste. But I think especially with making that waste week was really cool because I saw how like how many how much steps go into making something happen. But also like communicating with ecology. I think the waist spilling that was really interesting because it showed me how like it's a lot more systematic with tribans and how like talking with them and trying to like figure out how to lower that waste was really interesting. So >> yeah, kudos to that committee. That's really great because you
073saw the problem and you looked for the solution. That's really great. Um Mr. Brooks work real Oh yeah, come on up and I'll ask you a question. Um, I was also part of the waste management and at Teranova, me and another member who isn't here, Kevin, we did a presentation on waste management, how to like know which bin to put which piece of garbage in, um, where our waste goes and the problems that go with like not knowing um, where to put your waste. And we did it for the biology classes for our freshman's. And it was really interesting to see them like asking questions and showing that they kind of cared about this. And it was my first like thing here for the Jefferson Union Sustainability Committee and I'm kind of proud. >> Awesome.
074You should be. That's really great. Really great. Well done. Awesome. And Mr. Bradford question with regards to one of the um things on the environmental impact was you said you're looking for into an EPA energy star portfolio manager. What does that mean and how and in our context potentially? um that is not a program that I have personally reviewed so I am just transmitting this but it is um it is a standardized electronic type portfolio that would track um uses of of energy. So it is a standardized process >> uh and andor I believe it is a software or software service that would then help us cool >> track that information. Oh, that's great. I I I I I think that's awesome. I mean, everything that was part of this piece of the presentation, it's
075powerful what we're trying to do. >> Yeah. Tracking the data and seeing what we're doing and then finding the areas that we can improve on. Um it's a lot of hard. It's hard work to get the data organized, but getting the data organized would be >> Yeah. >> will lead to good >> awesome outcomes. No, this is great. Thank you so much. Really great work. Yeah, this I'm I'm just impressed with the work here and um for uh Teranova Apes, I congratulations on I think you're in 11 almost 11 years on a board. This is the first time I've heard the word the use of the word undies in a board meeting. So congratulations, but I appreciate actually the work and and the scientific reasoning behind said project. I thought I was going to be
076able to bring up the undies. Beep me to it. Um, some of us were here last night with uh the student trustees and we talked about trustee vice president Tahada talked about how the student trustee program is a robust opportunity and I agree with her. I'm glad she said it so I could say it again tonight. Um, this is quite a robust opportunity. I wrote down a bunch of stuff that I could never give it back to you in in organized fashion. Um, but I'm going to try. So, you may have been listening earlier and I'll forgive you if you were not when I talked about how, you know, the whole the envir environmental movement is new, right? Since 1960s. I mean, it's before I was born. Maybe not all of us, but so it's
077old. I'm sorry. It's new, even though it's older than I am. Um, sorry. So, we're still coming up with ways to figure out how to do this. Um, and that's what you're doing right now is this is trailblazing work. Um, Trusty Gyos mentioned that we're still and we probably will be for a long time in the ideas phase of how this happens. Um, so it's trailblazing work and I see all kinds of leadership opportunities. I'm kind of talking to the people who are watching on YouTube right now. um you know leadership opportunities in our district for students and staff and teachers um to participate in this program, you know, um which is a little bit different than some of the others we offer. Um but still we talk about educational things like literacy. Um we
078talked about coordination, cooperation, and collaboration. Um Trusty Gyos mentioned that you get to take action, right? there's a there's a whole synergy of opportunity here. So, I'm glad you've seized this opportunity. Uh I'm glad that through you the district gets to offer it. Um and thank you for your work. >> Thank you. I listening to President Walker makes me kind of mad at us oldies though. It's not so new like you know 60 years. We really don't have a lot of time and we need to get on the on the train. Um, I have a question actually. Something that uh people that work with me know makes me go crazy is the waste bins. and the fact that it seems like an impossibility that we have bins that are labeled for different things and that
079people actually put those different things in those bins. So, I love that you had a waste management committee. That makes me crazy happy. And um I didn't know that if 20% of the waste in the bins was contaminated or no that if the 20% of the bin was contaminated it just goes into landfill. And so I have a question. So you guys worked on that. I'm glad that you went into the classes. Was it at one school that you went into the freshman classes? That was at Tanova. Okay. So, I'm wondering if you can speak to is there a plan to do more of that? Was there any change that happened because of your learning? Do you have any plans on how to move forward with that? Do you need our support? Because that seems
080like the $64,000 question, like how can we get people to put their waste into the right bins? So if any of you has any thoughts on that, I welcome you like how did it go more plans to Yeah. So at Teranova they had the students present and then also Oceanana or we sent out um a presentation for all of the schools but I know Oceanana we had it at every advisory as well and it was more about like putting waste in the bins and then we did a lot of sorting games but a lot of this was done as like a final thing because in the beginning of the year we were more focused on having waste sortters that would be at the bins and they would be part of the kitchen crew at the
081Um >> Mhm. >> Yeah. for each school. And that seemed like the best idea cuz then you'd have people there like sorting it out. Um but the and also we came up with a big plan about how the waste bill it wouldn't be more expensive to have more landfill, but if we had less landfill and we actually used the triins, it would be cheaper and maybe from that money could be sourced into the kitchen crew that would be there. But um when contacting like the Denise, I think it was more hard to get the kitchen crew to actually want to be in front of the tribins. >> And we tried other incentives like going into the um advisory councils and stuff with me and Lorie and then >> having them maybe do community service hours,
082but there was a big problem about how that was being at school time >> and how you can't have community hours at school time. And then maybe like gift cards was an option, but then we heard from other people that no that wasn't something that could be done because there's a lot of like complications, legal complications with that. >> So that's why we moved that to a future solution. >> Okay. Um, we wanted to implement it during that waste week at the schools, but it was kind of like a harder process of recruiting students or staff to do it, but we definitely want to move forward and kind of maybe find out a little way to go around those like set things until getting the waste management cuz I've talked with also other schools. I
083there's a couple of um schools in Sanontto County District and also I think more of like the private schools where they have some of the teachers or students that do the waste managements and their waste is definitely the tribes there. And >> so it seems like a person kind of at the tri-ins at lunch period or brunch or something like that seems to be something that you guys think will make a difference. Yeah. I mean, >> yeah, because we can give as much advocacy as we can to like students, but there's going to always be that like >> some people that wouldn't really, you know, it's it's more convenient to just throw away your trash. And >> yeah, >> I don't know. A lot of the our students are like focus on that conveniency. So
084>> yeah, I really appreciate you explaining when we had student advisory here recently, they were talking about some of the projects that they worked on and how they had this thought at first and then they tried this and then that didn't work, so they tried this and that's just actually how life is, right? Like we try something and then it may not work and then we try something else. And so I appreciate hearing that. Do you think that there is that you need different bins or are the bins fine? It's just people that aren't doing it right. I mean, I'm asking just your opinion. >> Yeah. Um, I think the bins are I mean, they've tried different things like, oh, making the different litting or >> placing them differently and it's just about, oh, the
085closest bin is going to be where everything's thrown into. Um but there is a lot of like I think the education does help. I mean more like individual exclusive education like seeing when people know that oh these land flows are right next to us is actually affecting us >> then there's definitely going to be more of initiative. >> Um but also having every student pay attention cuz you can see that's that 20% if it is contaminated then everyone's work is kind of like gone away >> right? >> But I think having someone there definitely would help. I mean, especially with students, but we're thinking of alternatives. There's definitely like >> a lot of planning, but >> I think having I don't know. I don't know if you guys would know how like getting that waste
086billing instead of and putting that money into into waste managers. I don't know how that >> Yeah, I don't know. Yeah, it's a good idea though. Um, thank you very much. >> Thank you. Actually, Miss Van Rampurst, I think we are going to stop real quick to take a photo with them because we like to take photos to put into the message. >> Sorry. >> We're going to the hall. >> Yeah. So, we'll we'll go to the hallway and take a quick photo. Do you about conservation and environment. uh because one thing that is clear is that JUHSD thinks a lot beyond traditional education into taking care of our environment, taking care of the community, taking care of the whole uh student in lots of different ways and uh and it's really evident and and
087that's partially what I'm going to talk about today. So, thank you so much for having me here and for this opportunity to present uh tonight. I want to and uh by the way I'm going to read some of this because otherwise it'll take me an hour. I get really passionate so trying to stick to my 15 minutes. Um so tonight I want to give you a fuller picture of Youth Point Health and the range of services that we provide and why this model matters so much to JHSD students and families for them. Uh, one of the biggest things that I hope to communicate tonight is that you point is not just a partner organization connected to the district. It's something that grew out of JUHSD's vision and continues to serve as an extension of the
088district's commitment to students well-being and success. And what makes this model especially unique is that we integrate uh physical health care, mental health care, prevention programming, youth leadership, and family support into one coordinated system. So what most of you uhoh this is not down. Thank you. So what most of you on the board um likely already know is that this year we have rebranded. For many years we have been the Daily City Youth Health Center. We are now Youth Point Health. Uh one of the major reasons for our rebrand is that our name rooted in its geography was limiting access to a lot of the youth that uh many of our community partners and uh community members thought they had to reside in Dilly City in order to be served. So we really wanted to
089change that, create more clarity and also be more youth focused. Uh so we spent a number of years um researching names and working really hard and holding focus groups uh to find our new name and we finally did. Uh we are very pleased with it. Um, it also demonstrates the youth centered kind of community and the way that youth are engaged with us and and how we got to this point. So, um I wanted to show you our org chart because I think it's a really good visual that helps to explain our complicated relationship with uh the Sonteo County Medical Center um and where JUHSD kind of governs. So, you'll see there um demonstrated in orange um is our medical team that is overseen by SMMC. There you can see their governing board. Everything in
090blue is overseen by JUHSD. You can see yourselves the governing board that oversees all of our services. And we also have a Youth Point Health advisory board that meets with us uh regularly to more closely oversee our planning, strategic planning and and uh services and um uh kind you know have a better understanding of our day-to-day um work. What you'll see that you all are in charge of um supporting uh includes behavioral health, health education, substance use prevention, youth leadership, community engagement, workforce development through our clinician training. And there is one piece missing on this org chart that we're going to have to add and that is our um more recently established youth advisory group that now consists of about 10 uh JUHSD students that helps to guide our services. Uh and the integrated structure
091is one of the reasons our model is able to support students more comprehensively than siloed systems. So one thing some of the reasons for why these services are especially important is we are serving youth during a time of rapidly increasing mental health needs. We're seeing rates of adolescent anxiety and youth mental health conditions continuing to rise dramatically. And at the same time most um youth who need care still never receive it. Not because they don't want help but because the system is difficult to navigate. It's fragmented. It's expensive and it's inaccessible. And schools are increasingly becoming the place where these challenges show up first through attendance issues, through behavioral struggles, through emotional distress, family stress, and academic decline. And Youth Point Health exists to help close these gaps. One of the major problems that families
092face is fragmentation. A student may need medical care or therapy or family support, substance use intervention or school support, but traditionally these services exist in separate systems that don't really communicate well with each other. And that creates confusion and delays and high dropout rates from care. And our model is intentionally designed to reduce those disconnects through this integrated school linked um service. So what you'll see now u is a part that I especially want to emphasize tonight. About 36 years ago, a little over 36 years, GUHSD recognized that supporting student well-being requires more than academics alone and it helped to create an innovative school-l health model. And that vision has continued to evolve into what Youth Point Health is today. And that isn't simply a contracted service like those that exist in other districts. Our
093district is the only one in the county and likely one of very few in the state with a model that combines such comprehensive list of services tied so directly to a district ecosystem. And this model is something that grew out of um this district's innovative thinking and commitment to its students and families. So again, everything that we're serving includes primary care. It includes reproductive and sexual health care services. It includes a multi-tered mental health service program, substance use prevention and intervention, peerled health education, youth leadership programs, and workforce development for behavioral health through our clinician um practicum training. And all of these are designed to reduce barriers and support the whole student. and many are accessible in multiple settings and this includes our clinic, our school campuses and even in our clients homes. So, this
094is another um kind of illustration that might help you to to kind of better comprehend all of the services that are provided uh and give a broader overview of the services. So, our primary care clinic provides accessible medical care for youth and young adults. This includes preventive care, reproductive health services, STI testing and treatment, sports physicals, chronic disease management. Our behavioral health team provides trauma-informed therapy and family centered care to youth ages 5 through 25. this ex this uh was expanded down below 12 um during the pandemic when we saw a rise for younger siblings and and elementary and middle schools uh locally that needed assistance. Our inspire program focuses on restorative approaches to substance use prevention and intervention. Our play program provides peer-led health education and youth leadership development directly in schools. Um, and
095our behavioral health training program helps to train the next generation of clinicians through intensive supervision and practicum experiences. And a good amount of those trainees end up working in the school district later as well as staff, which we love to see. So, uh, this slide speaks directly to our behavior health program specifically. Uh, one of the things that makes our behavioral health approach especially effective is our emphasis on um a deeper healing and family engagement. And many systems um in the mental health field are forced to focus on brief symptom management because of time constraints and funding constraints. And our model prioritizes relationship building, understanding root causes, and engaging families whenever possible. And this often leads to more meaningful and sustainable change for students. Um, and so just some numbers, between September and March of
096this year alone, we completed 372 behavioral health screenings. We served 257 long-term therapy clients. We provided over 4,200 behavioral health appointments and facilitated more than 700 family visits. And uh this slide speaks more specifically to JUHSD onampus services. So um between September and March, we served 73 students directly on campus. That's just for this year. Uh 73% of them demonstrated measurable improvement in well-being. This uh we know using our PCOM's outcome measures. Uh this is something we do at every session. So we can see well-being improvement across treatment. uh 67% of students families were actively engaged in treatment which is especially meaningful because family participation is often one of the strongest predictors of long-term success. And importantly, 31% of the students we served who did not have medical insurance but still struggled to obtain uh
097ongoing mental health care received services proono, ensuring financial barriers didn't prevent access to care. Um this slide is uh speaks specifically to our primary care team and our primary care clinic continues to serve um as a major access point for youth support. So in addition to uh between July uh 2025 and March 26, we served nearly 2900 unduplicated clients. And in addition to the primary care services because the services are integrated uh medical visits also become opportunities to identify emotional distress, safety concerns and other needs early. So, a lot of the patients that come in that never intend to to receive also behavioral health services get flagged um and then they get a warm handoff. And our um model is particularly important uh with the warm handoff process where youth can be connected directly to
098behavioral health support during the visit which dramatically increases follow through compared to traditional referrals. Um our play program uh play stands for peer leadership alternatives for youth. This program focuses heavily on prevention and youth leadership. Uh they help students build knowledge, communication skills, uh confidence and healthy relationship practices. uh and we involve our peer leaders in teaching the health education classes to all willing GAUHSD freshman students who um we know even though our teachers our adult teachers are amazing the students receive the information much better from their peers than they would from the adults. uh and their peers are also um in in a large part responsible for distributing this year over 6,000 condoms across all GHSD schools. In previous years, they've reached all the way up to 10 or 1,600. Um and and we
099have seen our pregnancy rates decrease in this school district for one reason or another. I' I'd like to think that this is a part of that. Um this year, Play reached 784 youth. They trained 65 peer health leaders and educators. Uh, and like I said, 6,000 condoms so far this year. And importantly, 77% of participants showed measurable improvement in social emotional skills, health, education, knowledge, and confidence. So, we really like to see those results. Another beloved program of ours that you have uh heard about recently is our Inspire program. This stands for innovative strategies for prevention and intervention through restorative education. Uh and our program uh approaches substance use through a restorative um education instead of punitive responses. So the goal is to keep students connected to school while addressing underlying concerns and early. Uh
100this year 65 students avoided suspension through our brief intervention program and Inspire provided prevention education to nearly 1,200 youth and community members. Uh the program also embeds staff directly into schools like our behavioral health does. Uh and this allows for earlier intervention and stronger relationships with the students. And you might recall uh Mary Beer recently presenting on this program. I'm really glad that she did because if I I can't I don't have enough time to tell you about all the other things that they do. It would take a lot longer. So, I'm just going to stop here for Inspire except for one thing, which is our goal uh as I'll go into uh in a little bit in a separate conversation is to expand our Inspire program to go beyond prevention and into treatment for
101those students who need more than brief intervention to reach their health goals. And lastly, I just I just want to close by emphasizing that Youth Point Health represents something genuinely special uh within JUHSD. Very few school- linked systems integrate medical care and mental health and prevention and youth leadership and family engagement and workforce development in this comprehensive way. And this work supports not only student health, but also attendance and stability and school engagement and long-term success. And ultimately, this exists because of JHSD's long-standing commitment to supporting the whole student, because of the you and your predecessors innovative thinking. And so, I just want to thank you for your support and your partnership. And we look forward to serving the students >> and happy to answer any questions if anybody has them. I have a comment,
102>> please. Trusty Gutter. >> So, thank you for your presentation. Um, so many things. I I wrote down so many things when you started talking about comprehensive care. One of the things that I thought about um was when I used to work in the juvenile home, we would um sometimes refer to things as a wrap. They're getting wp services and wrap services just included all of these little aspects and and yes that is why your program is working in addition to you having committed staff and just everything in play. is just you know the importance of relationship building and then the warm handoff in the beginning it's like yes because usually there's so much going on for that person at that first initial meeting and for them to just talk about that one thing was
103very big but for your staff to kind of offer and say oh but you know we have this I You're really helping people to bring their guard down, not feel shame and all of these other negative things that they have going on in their mind. I'm so glad that this is here. I'm just so glad and I'm sure that some of um the kids at the juvenile hall, I could just see that some of those families that lived in North County, which we didn't have that many um would have really done well with something like Youth Point because if you can wrap the whole family, you really can improve lives. That's right. >> And the community. So, thank you for all that you're doing and all that you're going to continue to do and I
104just hope that the board is able to support YouthPoint Health >> and the board has consistently done so for 36 years. You know, there's one thing that um just uh you reminded me of that I think I was speeding through that I forgot to mention. When we think about warm handoffs, our wellness team that's already embedded on each campus at JUHSD does a huge amount of these warm handoffs to Youth Point. And the way that it works, that the way that it embeds really seamlessly um into this tiered school district system is the wellness staff that are already on all the campuses are able to serve the tier one and tier 2 kiddos and and kids who have higher needs like tier three will come to us for more long-term ongoing care that includes the
105family. And those warm handoffs are everything. >> Thank you. Okay. >> Um, thank you for for for the presentation. Um, um, just just kind of taking it all in and and thinking about um, how fortunate we are to have a program like this as part of our school district is um, is pretty amazing. Um, it just makes me wonder like why isn't more why it's not more common >> uh, in other districts around other areas. I mean, um, I think we all know and talk about how important our youth is and how much we want to be there for them, um, and support them and these programs are exactly that. I mean, they they kind of encapsulate all all of that. The only thing that bothers me is just how just, you know, talking about
106um the crisis, you know, kind of skyrocketing that that worries me. You know, having kids of my own obviously and and thinking about, you know, what um we're doing as a society that's really, you know, getting our kids to be in these positions. And I've been affected by by things like this directly in and within my family and with suicide and and people not having, you know, um resources and and people to go to. Um so just there's just not enough of support like this, you know what I mean? And it's really frustrating because I just feel like it's so important. Um and I just want to thank you guys for for all your hard work. I think the rebranding is great because I think that um making it sound more accessible to people because
107people do kind of attribute names to, you know, they specify names to kind kind of locks it in a little bit too much. So, I think that was a great idea. Um I'm going to have to call my buddy Martin and ask him why he wasn't here tonight because usually usually he's front and center uh with you guys. He's been a big big advocate of of the program since he, you know, when he first joined the board, he was really stoked about hearing about what you guys do. So, I can't say enough good things about you guys. I appreciate the presentation. I hope we could get it out there more to the community so that it's accessible for the kids and for the families. I wish there was something like this for me when I
108was younger because I know I went through a lot of crap myself. So, you know, um, thank you again. I could go on for a long time, but I appreciate I appreciate the presentation and just kind of giving us, you know, um, a little bit more insight on what you guys do and giving the opportunity for people who are watching and here to be part of that. So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Yeah. Thank you very much for this and especially the data points. You know, I think it's really good to hear and see the reach and the success that we've had reaching these high need students. And it's it just it's just powerful um to know that we have this organization as a resource. I remember when I first came on the
109board, I probably visited the center at the old location. um I within my first two months on the board and with my wife being a nurse, it was something that was really special to be able to walk around and actually understand the needs and then going through as I remember going through the the move to the current location and and and the fundraising needed for all of that. So, it's been powerful to see the program really grow and thrive in this location. And this branding, man, this is really clean. I mean, even your deck with a logo in the in the top right corner, you know, just I this just adds a whole another level that I think we need for for this to really reach the students that really need the help. So, I'm
110just grateful to you and your team for the amazing uh work that you're doing. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> I I can only say thank you. I perhaps have had uh I've been fortunate to uh always have been covered by someone's insurance, you know, to always have access. And um I it's I'm glad that there is a place for everyone who hasn't had that benefit. >> Um and uh I'm I it's weird. I want to I want to say I'm happy I'm a part of it but really I you know sit here in oversight you know and everyone else does all the work so it's happy to know about it to have this intimate knowledge and and you know to have people you can say hey I'm proud of you for providing
111this for for our students >> well then you are part of it by leading innovative thinking right this isn't usual this doesn't exist everywhere and and your your support all of your support and like we send a bunch of stuff on your agenda all the time, right? All of that is is supporting the work. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. Thank you. I appreciate it. >> Thank you, Anya. Um, so we we are um so thank you. I do know No, no, no. I do know um about the health center because I get to meet with Ana on a regular basis and I attend the advisory board meetings and I still don't know enough because they do a lot. Um, and so we were talking earlier and you know I I invited Anya just to come
112and present to you. So like once a year or more if you'd like, but once a year Anya will come and just give an update. And I agree with Andy that the data points are really important like for us to have an understanding of what happens. you know, it's different than what's happening on the schools and to understand that, you know, the school because we have a very robust wellness team at our schools, but they're tier one and two. So, understanding that is really helpful to us. And I will say that um I was around for the rebranding and oh my goodness, did it take a long time to get some traction, but once it did, it was great. Yeah, once it did. So, thank you. and that was your leadership and I appreciate that.
113Um, I love the new branding and I think that there's a an energy that comes with it. So, I'm I'm really excited for that. Um, and and the health center has been under Anya's leadership has become I'm looking over at Tina. They were Tina, they were not self- sustaining. the district was contributing, you know, money every year to make sure that that the health center could meet their obligations and move forward. And that is not the case. I don't think it's been the case for a few years, right? Right. >> And so, thank you, Anya, cuz you know that that's you are the leader there. So, that says a lot. Um, and I also want to thank her team for being here and it's a long night. So, thank you for remaining to support Thank
114you. Thank you. Um, so thank you. Thank you very much. >> I I do want to add one more thing. I think we're probably overdue to have our legislators actually come tour the facility because I know that for example, Assembly Member Burman does have a bill for um student mental wellness. Um, so I'm sure he would probably uh enjoy coming and touring. I know Assembly Member Stephanie also does a lot of work with mental wellness as well. So I think we could probably try and arrange them for them to come tour cuz I think it'd be powerful for them to see it. >> We would love for that to happen. Absolutely. Thank you for that. >> So maybe you can come more than once a year to update us because you'll have >> Yeah. One
115more kind of question. So I haven't been to the Youth Point Health Center. Ooh. So, we know who's coming, >> but I also don't feel like I should like barge in the front door and be like, "Look at you guys getting all your medical services." Like, that's about it. So, we can arrange a visit. We can Okay. >> So, um recently we had a new board member join and she as you know board members kind of come through the superintendent and so she said, "How do I can I go visit there?" And I said, "Yes, of course." And I put them in contact and they made an arrangement. We can certainly all go tour, but um you know you guys just like you would they're another site. >> So just like the schools, you don't
116just barge into the schools and start going into classrooms, but we can >> a suggestion perhaps we do at an on-site board meeting at Youth Point Health one day. >> We have a lovely conference add them into the rotation. >> Yeah, sure. Sure. Definitely. Oh well. >> Okay. Well, well, well, well. I mean, twist arm, >> but this this is how we welcome visitors and we have kind of a home feel. So, >> perhaps we do an an afterchool board meeting at part of our annual rotation. >> That sounds great. >> This all right. >> This might be my fault. Um, >> but before we go to that board meeting, let's finish this one. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Anya. Thank you. Thank you. >> Uh, education services. Um, some number C1. >> C1. >>
117Thank you. 14C1 is a board update on GPA waiting for college courses taken in high school. Deputy Superintendent of Education Services, Ms. Baka. >> Good evening, President Walker. Good evening, members of the board. Um this evening I will be providing updates on administrative regulation 5121 which pertains to the um grades and evaluation of student achievement. Specifically I will address the grade point average waiting often referred to as grade bump um and this is for dual enrollment and concurrent enrollment class um courses. So, just as a reminder, administrative regulations usually do not go um do not require board approval. However, I feel like this is an important topic to share and bring to your attention as they are linked to issues of equity, access, and the expansion of opportunities for our students. So, the purpose of
118the presentation is to provide you with the administrative language changes in the waiting of dual and concurrent enrollment courses. Today's agenda includes reviewing the current board policy, an overview of dual enrollment, gathered feedback and revisions to the AR regarding grade waiting. So in March, Dr. Robinson and I convened a board policy working group to review board policies and administrative regulations related to curriculum and instruction, particularly topics that may generate questions or differing perspectives. The working group includes 14 members um representing certificated staff, classified staff, and administrators um across the district. The group reviews recommendations from the California School Boards Association, examines the current district practices, and discusses potential revisions based on district needs and educational partner feedback. So as part of the process, draft language is shared with a broader group of educational partners to
119gather additional input and before any revisions are brought forth brought forward to you. Um we would like to make sure that um we get enough feedback. So, the group plans to review several curriculum and instruction related topics including artificial intelligence, homework, recognition of religious beliefs and customs, alternative credits for graduation, and physical education. But as a starting point, the group focused on grade waiting for dual enrollment courses because of its potential impact on planning for next year's master schedule. So before discussing the administrative regulation language, the group also spent some time identifying three um lenses that we wanted to use throughout the work. The conversation centered on three key areas. So, the context and assumption we each bring into the policy discussion, the impact proposed changes may have on our most vulnerable and underserved students,
120and how to communicate the changes in a way that is clear and easy to understand. So, our goal is to ensure that any proposed revisions are thoughtful, equitable, and practical to implement while also being clear and accessible for students, families, and staff. So now let's review the current language. Um on this slide you will see part of board policy 5121 that states that the superintendent or designate shall determine whether extra grade waiting shall be applied to advanced placement in a national balorate honors and or concurrent postsecary courses. So in other words, our current board policy already allows the district to provide additional grade waiting for these types of rigorous courses. However, when we look at the current administrative regulation language, it only specifically identifies advanced placement and honors courses for weighted grades. So, what this
121means in practice is that a student who earns an A in an AP course receives five points instead of the traditional four points. This GPA bump is the reason why some students have a GPA of over 4.0. So, before we dive in, I'd like to share some definition of terms. So grade point average is the numerical calculation of a student's overall academic performance. So typically an A is worth four points, a B is worth three points and so on and so forth. And when a course receives GPA rating or a GPA bump, an additional point is added to the grade value. Advanced placement or AP courses are college level courses sponsored by the College Board. Students may earn college credit only if they pass the AP exam typically with a score of three or higher
122and some colleges actually require at least a four. So at JUHSD AP courses currently receive GPA waiting. International Balora or IB is an internationally recognized college level academic program and JHSD does not currently offer an IB program. Honors courses are advanced high school um level courses that also receives a grade bump, but these courses are no longer offered at JUHSD to minimize additional tracking of students. Um, concurrent enrollment and dual enrollment are both college level courses and sometimes the terms are used interchangeably, but within the Sonteo County Community College District, concurrent enrollment means that the courses are taken at the college campus. Um, students earn both high school and college credit when they successfully complete a course with a grade of C or higher. Dual enrollment however it is very similar but the courses are
123taken here at one of our campuses. So on this slide you will see the current course offerings across JUHSD with advanced placement listed on the left and on the right are the dual enrollment courses currently offered across the district. These courses allow students to earn both high school and college credit at the same time. And most of these courses are offered through our partnership with Skyline College. These courses are taken at the JHSD campuses during the school day. And most of these classes are taught by our own teachers. And as you can see, most of these um dual enrollment courses are UCCCSU transferable. So, one assumption that I sometimes hear is that dual enrollment courses are not as rigorous as AP courses. However, um the requirements to teach a dual enrollment um course are actually
124quite rigorous. First, dual enrollment teachers must meet the community college minimum qualifications, which generally means holding a master's degree in the subject area or meeting an approved equivalency process. Second, instructors must follow the approved college curriculum and course outline. In addition, dual enrollment instructors are evaluated by college personnel. The evaluation process includes orientation and onboarding, classroom observations, submission of student course materials and portfolios, self assessments, student surveys, and then a final evaluation process through um the college. These requirements help ensure that dual enrollment courses maintain college level expectations and rigor. For AP courses, the eligibility requirements to teach are a bit different. To teach an AP course, the instructor must hold the appropriate teaching credential, submit an AP course audit from an approved approved by an administrator, and then submit a course syllabus for college
125board for approval. So while not required, attending AP training is highly recommended for instructors to teach these courses. So one of the key questions we considered um during the process was who has access to these opportunities. This slide compares the enrollment data for AP and dual enrollment courses across our student groups. So the table on the left shows AP course access for the 2526 school year. The first column lists the student groups. The second column shows the number of students enrolled in at least one AP course. The third column shows the total enrollment for students in grades 10 through 12 attending one of our four comprehensive high schools. I excluded 9th grade because AP courses are typically offered. um 10th grade and beyond. And the last column shows the percentage of students enrolled in at
126least one AP course. So, as an example, um 29% of our African-American students are enrolled in at least one AP course. Give you a couple of minutes to look at that. And then I would like to point out the last two rows that highlight our students learning English and students with disabilities. So for AP courses, only 4% of students learning English and 5% of students with disabilities are enrolled in at least one AP class. Now let's look at the table on the right that shows the dual enrollment um this year. This data includes all grade levels um because all students can participate in dual enrollment courses grades 9 through 12. So using the same example, 37% of our African-American students are enrolled in at least one dual enrollment course. Now let's look again at the
127bottom two rows. So for dual enrollment, 23% of our students learning English and 19% of our students with disabilities are participating in at least one dual enrollment course or much higher than um the AP enrollment. So this is one of the reasons this conversation became an equity discussion for the working um group. We have significantly more students learning English than students with disabilities accessing rigorous college level coursework through dual enrollment. Yet those same students are currently unable to receive the GPA bump that is available through AP courses. In many ways, dual enrollment has become a more accessible pathway for these student groups to engage in college level learning. But the current GPA waiting structurer does not recognize that rigor in the same way. So after reviewing this data and discussing the issue, the board policy
128working group um generally agreed that dual enrollment courses should receive a GPA um GPA bump similar to AP courses. One of their main concerns raised was um it was about concurrent enrollment. The concern was that students with greater financial resource, transportation access or scheduling flexibility might be able to take a large number of community college courses outside of the school day, which could potentially widen the GPA gaps among students. So that concern was taken into consideration and was addressed in the revised language that I will review in the next slide. Um following the working group discussion, I sent out a survey to students, staff and parents to gather additional feedback. We received 27 responses and overall 78% supported the revisions. 15% supported the revisions but had some reservations and 7% did not support the um
129revisions. So the ones who agreed but had reservations were primarily concerned about students who may take advantage of concurrent enrollment opportunities to significantly increase their GPA. Additionally, there was also concern from a few staff members who thinks that um AP courses will be eliminated and be replaced by dual enrollment courses. They're concerned because these people really love teaching AP courses and they would like to be able to continue to do so. So, the responses from those who disagreed with the revisions were largely connected to concerns about rigor and access. Some respondents believed dual enrollment courses were less rigorous than AP courses, while others thought that students would have to go to the college campus in order to receive these credits, which would create barriers for some students. So, I do think that some of those
130concerns reflect um some type of misunderstanding on what dual enrollment is here at JUHSD. So overall after reviewing the feedback and considering the discussion from the working group I feel comfortable with the revised language that I will share. So the revised language um now clearly defines both dual enrollment and concurrent enrollment. So it separates it but both types of courses will be eligible to receive a GPA bump. One important distinction is that there would be no limit on the number of dual enrollment courses that a student um can receive a grade bump for. And the reasoning behind this is that these courses are offered on our campuses during the school day, making them more accessible to a broader range of students. For concurrent enrollment, however, the revised language does place a limit on how many
131courses can receive a GPA bump. This was added in response to concerns raised through the working group discussions on the survey feedback related to equity and access. In addition, school counselor approval would be required for concurrent enrollment courses receiving a GPA bump. Overall, these revisions are intended to recognize the rigor of the college level work while also balancing fairness, access, and thoughtful implementation. The updated language helps expand opportunities for students to earn weighted credit through multiple pathways while maintaining safeguards that address the concerns shared throughout this process. And that is it. Thank you. And I welcome any questions. >> Thank you very much. Anyone have questions? >> Uh just a I one question. Um it was it was in the I think it was slide 10. Um where first of all thank you for the
132presentation. Learned a lot actually just listening to you like I always do. But um let's see it said uh it said there was some concerns. Was it that one? Yeah. Oh, about declining AP course offerings or about um concurrent enrollment courses or taking I guess multiple AP courses and concurrent courses for over inflated uh GPA. Um, did I don't know was the the language you used in that last slide did that address any of those issues specifically >> like you know I guess the concern about the AP courses being overtaken by the >> um okay so I'll start with that um there is no plan um to >> remove AP courses yeah >> um and >> it's actually much harder to find dual enrollment teachers because they have to have their master's degree. >> Okay.
133>> So, it's very unlikely that we will be um replacing dual enrollment I mean AP courses with dual enrollment courses. I think they should go side by side so that there's multiple pathways. And right now, our dual enrollment courses are mostly offered through the CTE pathway, our career technical education pathway. And our vision and hope is that we can choose a class maybe or two to offer as a dual enrollment course to kind of um assist the student in potentially getting their AA um before they leave high school. So maybe their AP calculus class could be converted into a dual enrollment class and then maybe you know a chemistry class so that there's guaranteed that they would have those college credits already even before leaving high school >> and you still get the grade bump
134with it. So that's cool. Yes, >> I like that. Okay, thank you. >> This makes a lot of sense. I think you really I think the the language of the revised language is is spot on and especially that maximum of 40 college semester units really that cap I think will prevent the overzealous from from occurring. But I and I appreciate the equity mindset very specifically because the data really bears it out. And even when you look at the Hispanic students, it's a little bit a higher percentage of them. 4% higher, you know, you know, 10% more on Pacific Islander kids in dual enrollment. So, this really makes sense that we would want to do this. So, I'm actually kind of surprised we haven't done it before. So, I'm grateful that we're doing it now. >>
135So, this doesn't require a board approval. This is just you letting us know >> information. Okay. Fantastic. Well, I'm certainly in favor. >> Thank you. At some point it will require board approval. >> No no they are >> it's okay regulation. Um, so separate from the GPA portion, is there some type of metric where we measure the effect of AP courses or dual enrollment courses or concurrent enrollment courses, not even necessarily against each other, just what they're doing for our students, what kind of opportunities they give them Um what we could measure is who gets college credits um from it. >> Okay. >> Um so all I could think of right now, but I'll definitely think more about that. >> Well, it will also come itself out in the A throughG rates as well. >>
136It will help as the college and career indicator as well in the dashboard >> because they do count um they separate AP from um dual enrollment. And you did say that >> a high school student could possibly get an A >> before leaving high school. >> Very, very close. >> That's pretty cool. >> Mhm. >> And I think you probably are able to answer this in a sentence or two. Um, is there a reason that? >> Um, this conversation does not include middle college. >> Middle college is um something completely different. So, middle college is after 10th grade. students actually go to the college themselves and they are a little cohort um and they do earn both because of this language they they would get a bump up as well in GPA if that's what
137you're asking. >> Oh, it's not excla >> Yeah, I know. I'm looking puzzled because we didn't have the middle college conversation. So every Yeah, I I I'm I want to That wasn't my That wasn't what I was going to say, but that's a whole different discussion actually because that's a whole different program. So every single class that they're going to take at college is going to have a grade bump, but they can only get 40 semester units of that grade bump and then the rest of them wouldn't. Yeah. Okay. Anyway, the only thing that I was going to say, I of course um know about this and I'm very supportive of us doing this. The one thing that I hadn't thought of prior to tonight though, um is the prior written approval from school counselors
138before enrolling. I'm always um I don't know, cautious about adults not allowing students to do something that they might be capable of doing. So, I just want us to maybe look at that and what goes into that prior written approval because that that worries me a little bit actually. I understand you were addressing concerns, but that line Yeah. >> Right now, as part of the application for colleges, they actually do need to get a school counselor signature or an administrator um signature. So, that's the college process. But this one I really want to call it out so that we can really track who is requesting what. And in the other policy that we will be working on, it is for um grades earned outside of um our courses or our school. We will actually look
139at the process on how this is approved and tracking all of this. So there is a second part of this but it is a different board policy. So, so, um, >> one question is, so the college is requiring that we Okay. And then what are the it's just they just have to approve it or is there a guideline? That's what I'm concerned about. What are the guidelines? So, it's just their their grades and other classes. >> Almost everybody's if they want to take a concurrent enrollment course is approved. >> So, it's just subjective. >> They have been approved. >> I mean, it's just subjective though. there's no GPA requirement or it's just subjective if the counselor approves it. That's just I just want to know more about that. Okay. You know, >> it feels that
140like it shouldn't be subjective. >> I'd like it not to be subjective. But anyway, >> in my experience, like coming from a counselor, any student that wanted a concurrent to sign up for a concurrent enrollment class was approved. I'm happy to hear that. Thank you. >> Anyone else? >> Thank you, Miss Baka. >> Thank you. >> Um, this looks like 14B2. No, >> I'm scrolling. My scrolling is off. Thank you. 14 D1 is um a first read discussion board policy updates uh board policy 5142 boy that's confusing right >> about safety and safety sounds like something we'll hear from from Miss Basino >> good evening this policy is being updated to add language to regular review guidance regarding cyber security and digital media awareness for the protection of the district's network infrastructure. >> Thank you.
141Any questions or comments? >> 14D2 first read discussion of board policy update uh 5144.1 regarding suspension and expulsion due process. Miss Basino, >> this policy is being updated to include school related off-campus activities, establishing a rehabilitation plan for expelled students, and maintaining and monitoring of student data. >> Seeing no discussion, 14D3, uh, board policy update 5145.6, parent guardian notifications. This policy is being updated to ensure that the district provide alternative formats for qualified individuals so they can effectively participate in any program, service or activity as required by law. >> Stop me if you need to. 14D4 um board policy 6173 education for homeless children. This policy is updated just some very minor changes in language. >> Do we have to keep the name? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah, they Yes. For some reason, >>
142uh item 15, action items, public hearings. Uh 15A1 is the approval of Youth Point Health Drug Medical application. Ms. Shapiro. >> Yes. Um, so I alluded to this a little bit earlier. Uh, as part of our Inspire program, uh, we are applying for drug medical to be able to provide mild to moderate uh, substance use treatment services to students who need more than just um, brief intervention. Uh, we are pursuing this because we've noticed the need uh, through our brief intervention program. students kept returning voluntarily and they wanted to have uh further sessions. Uh we've also been asked by the county to pursue this and as part of the DMC uh uh application uh there's a requirement that the governing board is in full support and agreement with the application. >> Move to approve. >>
143I second that. >> All in favor? Hi. >> Hi. >> Thank you. >> 1582 uh is resolution 202526 number 16. Resolution calling an election for governing board members. Ms. Pa. >> Thank you. For the November 3rd, 2026 election, the board's going to call for the election of three governing board members to a four term four-year term and one governing governing board member to a short term of two years. Um, I recommend that the board adopt this resolution calling for an election for governing board members to be held on November 3rd, 2026. >> Kind of an important thing. So moved. >> Second. All in favor of approving resolution 2025 2616. >> I I uh 15B uh resolution 202526 number 15 the maintenance assessment district intent to continue assessment and engineers report approval. Ms. Van Rothfor. >>
144Thank you President Walker. Tonight I bring you a recommendation to approve this resolution which will do three things. It will provide preliminary approval for the of the engineers report for the maintenance and assessment district. Declare the board's intention to continue to levy assessments for the 2627 year and provide the notice of a public hearing that will be held on June 2nd regarding these assessments. The maintenance and assessment district provides about $360,000 annually to the school district each year for maintaining facilities. >> Thank you. Move to approve resolution 252615 for the maintenance assessment district. >> Second. >> All in favor? I I >> um not hearing any future agenda items, we shall entertain a motion to go back to close session. >> So moved. >> Well done. >> So moved. All in favor of adjourning to
145close session. I I