001[music] I have nothing to report out of close session. Uh, can I get a roll call, please? Trusty Ch >> here. >> Pa >> here. >> Vice President Walker >> here. >> President Gos >> here. >> All right. Can I have a motion to approve of the agenda? >> Move. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> All right. Can I get approval of the minutes for board meetings on June 17th, 2025? Motion to approve the minutes from June 17, 2025. >> Second. All those in favor? >> I I >> abstain. I was not present. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Well, again, nothing to report out of close session. And moving on to item number 11, recognitions and commendations. We're going to welcome uh our new vice principal, Jefferson Union High School, Kathleen
002>> [clears throat] >> Good evening everyone. It is my pleasure to welcome Kathleen Kennedy to the Jefferson Union High School District. Kathleen is our newest vice principal at Jefferson High School. She was approved at the June 17th board meeting to start on July 1 and we we invited her here this evening to make sure that we officially welcomed her. Kathleen joins us with eight years of experience as an assistant principal from her time in New York. Before becoming an assistant principal, Kathleen has worked as a special education and visual arts teacher and um she's also served as a program manager and most recently as a digital learning integration designer. We are thrilled to that she is joining us. Well, I just want to say thank you and I'm really looking forward to um working at
003Jefferson with the wonderful community and everybody that I've met and um thank you so much for this opportunity. >> Thank you, Kathleen. >> Yeah, like to open it up for comment or questions or anything like that if anybody like to talk. >> Yeah, just wanted to say welcome again. Uh really excited to have you joining our district, this awesome district. Um and looking forward to that yoga class you promised us. >> Welcome, Kathleen. I'm really excited for Jefferson and for our school district. And um we welcome you to our JUHSD family. We are a family here and I think you're going to find that right away if you haven't already since you already started um started with us. Um, I think the kids are going to love you and I think, um, you know, our
004staff is also going to find you as a great partner. >> Welcome. Um, sometimes my dad watches our meetings [laughter] and so he's going to tell me, "See, you hired that lady from New York." Um, he's from the Bronx. He'll probably be broken heart to find out you're actually from here. [laughter] But um I'm happy to have you here. Um I wish you the best in your time here. I hope it's fantastic. Welcome again, Kathleen. Um I think you'll find that you landed at a good spot. Jefferson's a pretty rad school. Uh my a lot of my family went there. I was there in the early 90s. My daughter graduated there from last year. and this guy right here, you're in good hands with John. So, I think you're going to find your time there
005very well spent and um looking forward to seeing what you do there. >> Thank [clears throat] you, Kathleen. I just want to uh I always get to go last, so I don't have a lot of original thoughts sometimes, but the one original thing other than just welcoming you and telling you how happy we are that you're here is that you um you know, we hire people who have the qualifications to do the job, right? the um the intangible, the thing that I that I put more value on than just degrees or experience is um that intangible quality that people have that helps them to bring students closer and to form relationships and to let the students know that they are valued and that you're there for them. and I feel that from you. So that's
006why I'm really happy that you're going to be at Jefferson because I know that you're going to build strong relationships. So welcome. >> Thank you, Tony. >> Are you free to hang out or you guys can >> exit stage left if you'd like? Not holding you here. [laughter] It's >> good seeing you, John. >> [laughter] >> Good night, you guys. >> You guys, too. >> All right, we got a full house. >> [laughter] >> All right, we're going to move on to communications. Uh, board report. Uh, okay. Starting. Anybody have anything to report out? >> No, I have nothing to report. >> I have nothing to report as well. I I have nothing to report, but I feel like um I feel like I'm watching like a comedy show from the 80s where the comedian
007sits there and talks about how empty the room is and they to do like special, you know, experimental jokes because there's no one there to like boo him. Um that's not really my role here, but that's just how I feel looking at the room right now. [laughter] >> It's good practice. Um let me think. Yeah, >> I I have nothing to report. >> Yeah, >> but a guy walked into a bar. >> Oh, boy. >> Moving on. >> Yes, moving on. I also have nothing to report. So, uh is there anything our lovely superintendent would like to report out on? >> Thank you. I'm going to be brief. Um I will say many um many people in this district are on vacation right now. I took a couple weeks off. Actually, we have some of
008our deputy two of our deputy superintendents and uh director Luhan here. We took some time off before and now we're giving our colleagues time to take off. So, the district office has been covered. Uh most of our principles have had some time to refresh. It's really important that we have downtime. Um and so that has happened and now we are really focused on starting the school year. It's going to be here before you know it. So, we have our admin retreat. We met several hours today talking about our admin retreat that's coming up. Um, and I'm feeling really excited for that. We are excited for our welcome back day. We're going to um shorten the time that we hold all of the staff um at that training. Typically, it's a full day. Uh this year,
009we're going to let people go, I think, at 1:00 to go back to their school sites. So, we're doing it a little bit differently this year, trying to be responsive to some of the feedback that we got last year. Um, giving people time to do some different things. And um the the tone I feel is excitement for much of you know what we're doing, focusing on relationships, focusing on instruction. And that's tempered by the very real the reality of what's happening in our country and our world. and we are preparing to support our students and staff when they return because a lot of kind of traumatic stuff has happened this summer. Um, and so that's also on our minds. And so we're just really focused on how the the many ways that we come together
010as our district family to support each other. It's going to be very important in the fall. And that's it. >> Thank you for that, Tony. Are there any board subcommittee reports for us today? All right, I don't see anybody from AFT Local 1481. So, we'll be moving on. Um, unless there's any changes, I'd like to make a motion to approve the consent agenda items. >> Motion to approve uh consent agenda. >> Second. All those in favor? I >> I >> All right. >> Is there any public comment tonight? >> We have no public comment. >> Are you sure? [laughter] >> Uh unless Mr. Walker would let No. [laughter] >> His imaginary friend out there. Yeah. >> Imaginary friend. I get no respect. >> No respect. [laughter] >> Oh lord. >> I'll be Samson. >> Somebody's
011laughing out there, I tell you. They might be watching, but they're laughing. All right. Uh, so for um item 16, discussion items, I would like to suggest that we consider all six board policies under discussion as one item because the updates to these policies are all related to the update to title 9 regulations. Director Luhan, would you like to introduce the items? >> Thank you very much. Um, as President Gyos mentioned, um, the four student services policies and two two human resources board policies were updated to reflect the recent shift of Title 9 regulations back to the 2020 regulations. The 2020 regulations were previously updated on August 1st, 2024 under President Biden. However, a new court decision, Tennessee versus Cardona, reverted Title 9 regulations back to 2020 regulations. Each of these six policies references the
012Title 9 regulations. We want to make sure that our policies and processes follow um we follow for non-discrimination, sexual harassment complaints, and the uniform complaint procedure are all in alignment with federal regulations. >> Thank you, Miss Luon. Hopefully this isn't a moving target for all of us. Uh >> be here for the next week. [laughter] >> Yeah. Okay. Um does anybody have any any questions or comments? All right. We'll move on to action items, public hearings. Uh action item 17A for education services A1 approval of 2025 2026 instructional materials that is going to be lovely Karine Baka. >> Good evening President Gos. Good evening members of the board. So each year school districts are required to formally adopt textbooks and instructional materials that align with content state standards. attaches the list of instructional materials commonly
013used by teachers across the district in core academic subject areas. And I recommend that the board approved the attached list for use during the 2526 school year. >> Thank you, Miss Bucka. Unless there's any questions, I'd like to make a motion to approve the list of instructional materials for 2025 26 school year. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? Hi. >> Hi. Okay. Are you sorry about that? Okay. Our next item is a public hearing and action item. Uh first I'll let Miss Karim Baka present that item. >> Hello again. So the resolution attached affirms that all students will have sufficient textbooks and instructional materials for the 2526 school year as required by the state law. So I recommend that the board conduct a public hearing and approve the resolution as presented.
014>> All right. This time I'll open it up for public hearing. Seeing as there's no public, there will be no hearing. Close. [laughter] Uh, and I'd like to make a motion to approve. >> Uh, >> like a motion to approve. >> I would like a motion to approve. Yeah, we would like a motion. Go for it. >> Move to approve adoption of resolution number 25 2025-20261 pupil textbook and instructional materials incentive act. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I I >> Thank you, Miss Bucka. Moving on to 17B1, human resources, Miss Dana Luhan. >> Good evening. Um the first item this evening is a salary schedule revision for classified employees. Um what we would like to do is uh up we're up we're presenting an updated salary schedule that reclassifies bus drivers and registars
015moving them up on the salary schedule which is more in alignment with the the representative duties which will help with retention and also recruiting. >> Thank you. Any questions? No. >> Like to make a motion for the board to approve the updated salary schedules as presented. Uh motion to approve the salary schedule as presented. >> Second. All >> in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. Moving on. B2 van and bus driver seniority slide side letter agreement. Miss Dana Luhan. >> Hello again. of AFT1 1481 and the district entered into a side letter to clarify seniority for classified and the difference between seniority and driver seniority which plays an important role in route selection and van assignment. Um so the this side letter provides that clarity. >> Thank you. Any questions? >> No. >> All right.
016Like to make a motion to approve the side agreement as presented. >> So moved. >> Second. All those in favor? >> I I [clears throat] thank you. Van and bus camera sidelet letter agreement stating. >> Hello again. >> Uh the district in AFT 1481 also entered into another side letter about bus and van cameras. We'd like to add cameras to all of our district vehicles for safety reasons, but adding cameras is a change in working conditions. So, we engaged in an conversation about the purpose for the cameras, which is for safety, not for surveillance. >> Thank you. I just had one question about those actually. Who uh who's in charge of or where does all that data, the recording data go and how does that get stored and for how long? >> Anybody? >> I'm
017so glad you asked. [laughter] Yes. Uh the information is accessible by the admin team um here at the district office, probably just me and Dorene. Um and then also by uh our new transportation director uh Christopher Jones. And it's stored for 30 days unless we know of an incident then we can pull that and and store that for longer. >> Cool. I have a question. um how do we arrive at the 30 days and then I guess what are the legal the legalities around if people raise concerns about the privacy being you know invaded >> the 30 days were part of the contract that was um presented and approved by the board um prior to us installing them um and that was arrived I mean it's kind of the industry standard >> okay >> um
018And if we wanted it longer, it would cost more. [snorts] Um, and as far as um your other question about like legalities and things, I mean, I think that's part of why we negotiated with the union was to ensure that we were straightforward with um the people who will be experiencing this. >> Um, but it is common practice on most school buses to have cameras. We're kind of late to the game actually. >> I see. Got it. Okay. Thank you. >> Yeah. Any other questions? I think it's a good idea. >> Uh me too. >> Like to make a motion to approve the silary agreement as presented. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. Uh unless there are any future consideration items to present at the moment,
019I'd like to make a motion to uh adjourn. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. All those in favor I >> journ >> 22 minutes. [music]