KCUSD Regular Board Meeting 1/20/26

001The time is now 6:34 and we will reconvene into open session. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I will now entertain a motion for interd district transfers 1 through two. I move to approve any district transfers one through two. Second. >> All in favor? >> I I >> I will now entertain a motion to appoint an assistant principal as acting or interim principal to the end of the 2526 school year unless a permanent hire happens prior to the end of the school year. I move to uh appoint assistant principal to acting interim principal for the remainder of the 2526 school year unless permanent

002hire happens prior to the end of the school year. >> I second. >> All in favor? >> I I >> I. >> We will now move on to our presentation from CPMS. Good evening. I'm super excited that we are here tonight with Mrs. Foracer and her drama club that occurs through our ELOP program after school. So, I'm introducing Mrs. Foracer and I'm going to let her introduce what you will be witnessing from our awesome students tonight. >> Hello. all the friendly faces. Uh so tonight you're going to be hearing the opening number from High School Musical called The Wildat Cheer. And if the actors could get in their places, so we have actors from fifth through 9th grade in the show. Okay, actors, are you ready? >> Nope. So, they're ready. >> Anytime you're ready,

003Sean. >> Come on. WELCOME. HEAT. HEAT. HEAT. All right. Thank you guys. You can go ahead and sit back down. >> You're good. I know it was a tight space. You're good. You're good. So, they're all concerned because it's a very tight space compared to what they're used to, but we know that it's okay. Did you guys have any questions for us this year? >> Because last year I jumped out of here and you had questions and I didn't want to do that to you again. >> Fifth through 9th grade. This year we're doing high school musical junior and uh it's going to be a lot of fun. No, we're practice. We we're performing at CPMS and we practice at CPMS. We do that because once we put the set up, it's easier. Um, if

004you do the high school, you only have two or three days to get the set up and to rehearse and that means going later at night. We have middle schoolers and younger kids who we don't want up until 9 at night on a school night. >> Nice. Nice. Well, congratulations to all everybody who participated. I know the space was very limited, but you guys did awesome. Thank you guys. If you were I I remember that one. I don't know about you guys. The High School Musical. >> Yeah. >> Do any of you guys want to share your experience with us? >> Any public any public speaking uh practice? >> I've got Yeah. So, Ann Marie is one of my students that has been in since second third grade >> fourth grade. >> I've been working

005with since the mic. I've been working with Miss Fork for since I was in fourth grade joining Annie and the orphans. It has been a pleasure working with Miss Fork for all the plays have always been really exciting and fun to do to practice per to practice and perform and it's a great opportunity to talk to new people and make some friends. >> Awesome. Anyone else? >> You want to come up >> and we'll give that one to you. Actually, Chelsea and Ava, go ahead and come up too, just so that just stand up. So, Chelsea and Ava and Emily and Marie have all been in every single show that we've done in KCSD. Go for it. >> My experience with Miss Forker has been great. Um, all the plays that I've done, I've had

006experience. And my first one, it was frightening. It was I didn't know what to do. I was in first grade. But now that I'm here, now that I've been doing all these plays, my experience, I think everything's good here. And Miss Worker is a great person herself, too. And yeah, >> thank you. >> Um, I've been doing performing theater arts since I was in the third grade. My first show with Miss Foer and ever was um Annie and I had gotten literally my first show. I already had a line with a solo and um roles and I myself took over theater because of um my brother. I was inspired by my brother and he did it for a long time and he did it with the high school. And me being a very outgoing person,

007I felt like me being on stage was just such a great thing for me. And I'm very glad I decided to join it cuz now I'm very successful in it. And I have like my directors because I work with CPMS and I also work with the um other program here in King City, Soul Treasures. Um but I really hope I can take this on and turn it into an actual career as I get older and learn some great things. Hi. Um, I'm Hannah and right now it's my first year in theater and so far I'm really grateful that my mom gave me the opportunity to join the club because I've been having a lot of fun and for my first year I have felt really confident in this club. It has helped me gain confidence

008with singing, dancing, and performing in front of a lot of people. And yeah, >> Miss Forker, um, thank you for creating that safe space for them because you can tell that, you know, you have some of the students who look to they appear to be shy, but they're coming out of the shell. So, thank you. Thank you for all your hard work. I mean, >> one of the things that we're really proud of, too, is our drama class, which has most of the seventh and eighth graders that are in the show, but not the fifth, sixth, and above. Um, and one of the things we do is focus on career readiness. I have been doing theater for 40 years. I know it's a long time. Um, but I have students now that are in their

00930s and 40s and are lawyers and have done I had one that was in Hamilton on Broadway and have done things in all the different aspects of theater. So we do Google meets with them in the drama class. So they get to hear about all the different careers, not just acting. And they get to meet people who have actually done it that were students of mine just like they are so that they know what they can do. >> So >> and you guys are having a show the >> our show will be in March. Don't have the dates in front of me. I always forget that >> but I will I will they it's on the calendar. >> So >> thank you. Thank you. So, really quick, in regards to your props and everything that

010use for that, is that typically the students who are also helping you all develop? >> Yeah, we have um students that are in charge of props and sets this year for the first time. We always have students in charge of lights and sound. So, they're learning all of the aspects of how to do all of the different areas. Last year we had a student makeup uh lead and this year we do two. Last year was a little more fun because they got to be fantasy characters. So, for makeup that's a little more fun. So in total including all your technical team, lighting team and props in >> we're over 50 kids >> in the after school program and we have two staff members >> from fifth grade to 9th in that. >> Yeah, we have

011two staff members and we had to split it to fifth grade to 9th because when I was doing it before first grade on we ended up with 80 kids for Beauty and the Beast and that's a lot. So uh I split it into two and I'm hoping to do something with uh the fourth grade and down later this year. Great. Well, I'm proud of all of you. Um, yes, you did say there's a couple that seem a little bit shy, but performing arts is very important. And I, for myself, theater didn't call my name, but I was into music, right? And but a lot of that, it gets kids out of their shell as well. And um, like they say, they get to meet new people. Um, and they get just to get out there

012more. Um and obviously we all prefer for them to be involved in this type of activities throughout their day. So it's nice and uh hopefully as the uh turnout comes up in March that we you know you guys have great turnouts. I know in previous years things have been uh working out. My daughter was part of the prop team when she was back in CPMS. Nice. She said it was a lot of work. She's like this is a lot. I didn't think it was this much but it's just like okay now move. And it's just like he's like our teacher just tells us move this way. Move that way. And it's like I we didn't know it was that much uh work that it consisted with being part of that team, but they enjoyed it

013as well. Time went by fast and and and they grew a lot. They got to meet a lot of different people. Um and then the newcomers that are coming eventually from elementary to middle school. So it was >> and that's one of the reasons we include the fifth graders is they can come and be part of a team and make friends. And then when coming to CPMS in sixth grade, it's not quite so scary because I know people there and I know the campus there and I know a teacher there and makes it a lot more accessible. thank you guys for coming and sharing what you guys are doing. Okay, we will now go ahead and move on to public comment. This is a portion on the agenda for the audience to speak on something

014that is not on tonight's agenda. Is there any members of the audience wishing to speak on something that is not on tonight's agenda? I'll hold this. Good evening, superintendent and members of the board. We are parents, families, and community members of Santa Lucia Elementary School. And we are here tonight because many of us share serious concerns about how removal of principal Mel Kutcha was handled and the continued lack of transparency from the district. On the last day of school before winter break, Mrs. Kutto was publicly removed in a manner that was humiliating and deeply upsetting to students, staff, and families who witnessed it. Shortly thereafter, the district released a public statement thanking her for her service and announcing a district-wide role. What we observe firsthand does not align with the narrative that was presented to

015the public. The inconsistency has damaged trust across our school community. We understand that personnel matters can be confidential. However, confidentiality does not justify misleading public statements or prolonged silence. If this truly is a confidential personnel issue, we are troubled by widespread community reports that board members have been sharing details about the reasons for Miss Kutcha's transfer with individuals outside this room. Either this matter is confidential or it is not. It cannot be treated as both. As a collective group of parents and community members, we are requesting clarity on several key questions. When will Santa Lucia Elementary be assigned a permanent principal? Were the actions cited as the basis for Miss Kucha's removal considered serious or repairable? What corrective actions or solutions were discussed or pursued by by the board? Why was the public messaging framed

016as a positive reassignment if the situation was significant enough to remove her from her role? Why has the board not addressed these concerns in a timely manner despite the ongoing impact on students, staff morale, and family confidence? We are also deeply concerned by the growing fear among teachers, staff, and community members to speak publicly about the issue due to concerns of retaliation. Specifically, fears related to the con conduct and influence of the board president. Regardless of intent, the presence of that fear indicates a breakdown in trust and governance that must be addressed. Many of us made long-term commitments to St. Lucia Elementary and to the dual language immersion program based on stable, effective leadership. The absence of transparency and accountability in this situation has shaken confidence in the district's leadership and decision-making. Tonight, we are

017formally requesting that this matter be placed on next month's board agenda for public discussion within the boundaries of the law. We deserve to understand the process that led to this decision, the timeline for restoring leadership, stability, and the steps the board will take to rebuild trust with the St. Lucia community. Our children deserve consistency, our staff deserves respect, and our community deserves honest leadership. Thank you. >> Thank you. Is there any other public comments? Hi, sorry no um maybe once know me you know my English is not very good but I try my best. I come to the same thing to asking why we have the same problem. I have my kids a long time and it's the same thing. I have principal and then they removing and then they have another removing. Now I

018haven't we having this principal. I was like having I see the kids so happy with the principal and now then they know the principal is not there and the kid is asking like why the principal is leaving us? They never told us they leaving. It's like their parents almost their parents they come to ask me they say what happened he was not she was not happy or or what's the problem we don't have the principal we have Mr. John's not doing the work. I know I don't feel like it's not how how I explain it's not his job. We have we need a principle that stay there almost all that time. Not like they take you take that time and you say okay now you move it. It's not it's not right. I don't feel

019like it's right. Um I know her. I talk to her. He come to help me and many ways. I stand in the school help. I going to penance. I do it. I do it everything because I want to help the the school. And now I know my school. I love Santa Luc now is not a principal there. The other parents is worried too because what happened with this problem? Why we never have um principle they they stay like permanent? That's my worry. I don't know. It's something wrong. There's something you have to play or or something. But it was like so weird that last day we know she's not leaving. She's leaving. That's why I was like I I was thinking it was she's decision. I was so happy say you're doing great. I'm so

020happy but I feel like worried because she never say goodbye. I always talk to her and now she never say goodbye or say something. I was like something is wrong. And now I know it's not like you take that time you say now you move it. The kids not have the chance to say goodbye to the principal. They love the principal. Really, if you see in the paradise, I was there and the kids was so screaming for the principal, for Mr. Jones, for the Santa Lucia. I was like so weird because it was the first time I see the kids screaming say principal look at me principal going crazy. I was like it's like they say you are artist or something. It's because she is worried for the kids worry for everything they need. when

021they have a problem, she's there or try to resolve. I'm not that good. I'm not the I'm not be there in the school all the time, but I see the things and the other parents see the same thing. That's why um I ask the same thing. That's all. Thank you. Is there any other members of the audience wishing to speak on public comment? Please stand to the podium. >> Good evening. My name is Kelsey Rininger. I'm a staff member at Santa Lucia. I'm a literacy parrot. I didn't want to speak tonight, but that was in fear of other staff members that I work with who stand against what I believe in and stand against that woman in the back of the room. I was a fear, afraid of their retaliation, of how they might treat

022me. But I don't care. I am an I'm 36. I'm new to education. My dad was an educator for over 30 years. Worked with Miss Cucha. I grew up with her. She gave me an opportunity to see that I love education. That actually I wanted to change my line in education to what I'm doing now. Um I was out for two and a half weeks watching my mother die. And I came on the 19th to check in because it was the last day of school. And I get stopped and I hear, "Did you hear? Did you hear? Did I hear what?" And I hear, "Oh, they're letting her go. What? Are you serious?" And then that's all I hear now. Did you hear? Did you hear? So, I'm going to piggyback on why is it

023did you hear? There should be nothing to hear if this is confidential. If board members or friends with staff members at other school districts in or other schools including mine, this shouldn't be talked about. This shouldn't be out. There shouldn't be did you hear? Because even if there's a friend of a friend on the school board, there shouldn't be gossip. There shouldn't be rumors. There shouldn't be this or that. I've had parents stop me, teachers, parent educators as just like myself. I came back when we came back from school. I'm lost. I feel like a lot of people at Santa Lucia are lost. I'm hired on a grant that she knew all the information for that I feel like Mr. Jones is doing his best to figure out. But who do I talk to? Who

024do I figure it out? Because my job is to help educate those kids. Part of my job is to purchase and find materials to help me educate these kids to work with my teachers and support them. Who's helping me do that? Who's it? I mean, whose choice it was to make her leave, to ask her to leave, to transfer her, there's no support after these decisions are made. From what I see, like I said, Mr. Jones is doing his best. But why wasn't that thought about? Oh, we have this program or this program or this grant or this. Why wasn't that thought about? Oh, maybe we should make sure that these people are going to be supported and taken care of because that's what she did and she was taken from us. It is frustrating.

025It's cruel. I don't agree with it. I wouldn't I wouldn't agree with it. Even it was someone that I didn't know. I was turned down by Del Rey and special ed when I first came into this. I was I applied and I was turned down. And then I started subbing and I was given an opportunity. And for the person who gave me that opportunity and believed in me to just one day what a not even a 10-s sentence email, she's gone. That's shameful. I'm That's all I can say is it's shameful. It's hurt. So I hope I can stop hearing every day. Did you hear? Did you hear? Did you hear this? We should all be in support of each other. And in that if there were complaints or personal negative opinions, well, I'd like

026to give mine. There's going to be negativity everywhere. There's I had negative experience with teachers last year. Guess what? It got resolved. Why? Because I had someone at my back. I don't feel that way anymore. I don't feel supported. I don't feel protected. I don't feel comforted. I don't feel anything except anger. My opinion, my complaint is that this school needs the support of the principal. they had. Why did it have to happen mid year? Was what was said about her so bad? We pull her mid year where it throws staff, students, everybody off because oh, did you hear a couple staff members aren't happy? What about the majority of us that were? What about the majority of parents that were? Why is it the word of the few and not the many? Thank you.

027>> Thank you. Is there any other members of the audience wishing to speak on something that's not on tonight's agenda? >> Hello, dear board members. I myself worked um at Sania under Miss Kay for two years. Um I could say nothing but the best about Miss K. Um, every time I would go into her office, she was always there for me for any concerns or questions I had. Uh, my siblings um have been at San Lucia for the past five years and we felt nothing but welcome since the very first day. Um, I do think it was very irresponsible about how the board just took her away like that. Um, and just please please bring her back. I mean, we would like transparency from the board. Please remember, you're up there because of the public,

028and you owe the public some answers. You cannot just take away an administrator like that. I mean, what does that say for the rest of the schools or the other administrators? Just cuz you might hear something from other staff or public, you're just going to remove them like that. Um, again, just please bring her back. Thank you. >> Thank you. Is there any other members of the audience wishing to make a public comment? >> Hello, my name is Chen Igno. I am also a literacy pair at Santa Lucia Elementary, but I'm here as a parent. My son has been at this school since his TK and he's now in first grade. This is his third year. When he was in TK up until his through kindergarten, he was being consistently bullied by another student. I

029talked to his teachers, talked to the the admins. This kid was the only one that bothered to really do anything besides tell me, "Oh, I'll have a talk with the student. I'll have a talk with the student." Talking didn't do anything. This kid consistently picked on my son. He hit him. He kicked him. He bit him. He spit on him. He pushed him down slides. And all I kept getting is, "Oh, we'll have a talk with him. I took it up with her. I was like, "Look, this can't keep happening. We need to do something. Is there something that's going to be done about this?" Because telling my son, "Oh, stay away from him. Oh, we'll tell them to stay away from each other." Did nothing. Nothing. And even though, you know, I understand there's

030only so much she can do. You know, they they tried everything they could do. She was the only one I trusted to actually do something. And even if she didn't come to me right away and say, "Okay, here's what we're trying to do and stuff." Or, you know, we're addressing it. she would at least email me. She would, you know, try and catch me at some point and say, you know, we haven't been able to get to it right this second, but we are working on it. We are trying to find a way to make this stop. It wasn't until this year, his first grade year, we go back to school, everything's okay for a few, you know, for a few days, but then I turn around, it's not just my son, it's other students

031this kid was picking on. And the question came up again, what are we going to do about this? Why is it he keeps being allowed to do this? I know if she was able to, she would have already resolved it a long time ago, but she's just the principal. She has to answer to the district and everyone else who's pushing back and saying, "Oh, well, this student has rights. This student has this. This student has that. MY STUDENT, MY SON had the right to be able to go to school and not be picked on. I had the right to get answers about what are we going to do about this other than, oh, we'll have a talk with that student. Now, I don't know if I want to keep him there. I really don't. I

032don't trust that if something was to happen to him, I'm not going to get here. Oh, we'll have a talk. We We'll figure it out. And then it just continues to happen. I mean, I'm seriously considering moving him to a different school because of this because I don't feel like he is safe there anymore because I don't feel like whoever is there in charge right now is going to actually do something about it. and Tamus K pulled out right before Christmas. It was like, "What happened?" And like Kelsey said, there's a lot of chatter. There's constant rumors going around, other things coming up. Oh, well, this is what I heard. Well, this is what I heard. This is what I heard. And it's like, okay, so like like the others have been saying, you know,

033if this is supposed to be behind closed doors, why are people talking about it? Why couldn't someone just say, "Okay, something happened. we are not allowed to talk about it. You know, this was a decision made at the time and everything based on what we were told because honestly, a lot of us have been saying the way she was just pulled out all of a sudden for no reason that we can understand wasn't right. You know, there could have been another way to handle it and stuff and say, "Okay, this is what we're going to do until we can figure out how to resolve this." Because now the whole school is pretty much in chaos. We don't have any real direction. We don't really have anybody who a lot of us as parents feel we

034can trust is actually going to have our kids' backs. And I I like I said, I I don't even know if I want to keep him there very much longer. If this is how it's going to be and stuff, I might as well move him to another school where I possibly could hopefully feel like the principal will have, you know, his back and we'll be able to protect him. So, I mean, really, the decision of what happened and everything and if we're actually going to get someone in there who's going to care about our students like she did, hopefully it's made soon and hopefully there's some kind of change because I don't know what's going to happen because I know I'm not the only parent who's ready to pull their kid out of there because

035she's now gone. >> Thank you. Is there any other members of the audience wishing to speak on something that's not on tonight's agenda? Having no further public comment, we'll go ahead and close public comment and move on to superintendent report. So, good evening. Welcome back after winter break. Uh, so we've been in session just a week now. Last Monday, we came back with kicking off with our professional development day with our certificate staff last Monday and our classified staff as well. On Monday morning, we had a our next phase of safety training with Kimble and Associates. So, all certificated staff were in attendance as well as our 12-month classified staff and then our non 12-month classified staff were invited to join us. It was held at each individual school site so they could practice the

036procedures on the sites in which they work. And then in the afternoon, the teaching staff moved on to if they were at Shalom Peaks, we had content specific items for them. And then for our elementary staff, they continued on with learning more about conscious discipline. And for our classified staff, they continued on with our 12-month with some more safety training with Kimble Associates, including training for our our um bus drivers that drive our special education students. they had hands-on training in one of the special education school buses on what to do in an emergency in that situation. And the feedback we've received is that they really appreciated the opportunity to have that that training specifically tailored for them. Uh we also then the next day on Tuesday, we celebrated our new classrooms at KCAM. RTK

037and kinder staff and students are now working in classrooms that were built for their four and 5-year-old age students. So, the parents were invited and um we had a a ribbon cutting. Miss Singh and Mrs. Alvarez uh we had posters that were made and welcomed the parents to tour the classrooms, spend a few minutes on site before the day the regular day got started with the students. So, lots of smiles and excitement. Also, on Monday, I attended a unification meeting that we'll talk about a little later. We have that agenda is tonight. So, I'll save that for later on the agenda. We're still finishing up all of our uh transition to SIBO, our new uh enrollment, our new excuse me, our new health benefits program. We also, if you'll remember, in December, I shared that

038the county office was going to be hearing a countywide petition from Navigator Charter Schools. That was the first public hearing was in December, and we had submitted a letter um in opposition to the charter. The second public hearing was held last week. Uh Miss Lumbra went to the meeting to share a statement. There were, I think, about three hours worth of statements. In the end, the county board did choose to deny that petition. It doesn't mean that Navigator schools can't now go to individual districts with a similar petition. That that can be that's a choice they have before them. But the county did choose to deny their countywide petition. This morning, Joanie, Miss Lumbra, and Miss Medina somewhere and I were in Sacramento for the annual governor's budget workshop. So, we got back about 5:00

039this evening and it was, as they would describe, a fairly um uneventful budget. Is that the phrasing they're using? >> A boring budget. So, essentially very little change. We're seeing lots of headlines, but again, this is simply the the governor's budget. So, we have to see what happens as the legislature works through their process and then continue our planning and our conversations. Um, but essentially, the message has remained the same. be cautious. Look at, you know, look at your spending carefully because the the amount of dollars that we were receiving as as we were coming out of COVID, all of those onetime dollars are no longer there. So, we are back to the budget planning of precoid times. So, obviously, you'll hear more about that as we go forward. This week, our school sites are

040having their individual half-day sessions with the county office for their professional learning network in which we've been focused on math. So they'll they were at two sites today. They continue on at the two other sites on Thursday. We also had our visit from with our dual language immersion program with ATDLE and our consultant last Thursday. It went very well. Our staff was very pleased with with the support they were receiving. We have four visits left this year. Two of which will be on our dual language immersion collaboration days. So Mr. Chavez will be there to be a part of those conversations and that planning. Next week, Dr. Shaver will be back in the district for our standardsbased learning focus. Each grade level throughout the week, we'll have release time for the entire grade level to

041work with Dr. Shaver. Thursday is farm day here in King City, our South Monterey County Farm Day celebration and experience. So, if you have time to pop over to the fairgrounds and see our third graders visiting all of the different um displays for farm day, Friday afternoon is cold pride day at Shalon Peaks. About a quarter to two roughly is when it starts. >> Okay. We were also notified about a week ago that three of our four schools will be recognized as a bright spot from the bright futures organization. Shalon Peaks is being recognized for achievement in mathematics and Santa Lucia and King City Arts magnet are being recognized if for progress with um early literacy. I don't have a lot of specifics this evening. I do have a phone call with the director of

042bright futures. Uh it's either Thursday or Friday this week. So, I'll be able to gather some more specific information about how the schools were selected. The email wasn't very specific and then we'll be able to share it at our LCAP major update meeting in February with you. Unfortunately, for the celebration, which is also in February, they limit it to the principal from each school site or a designate if they're not able to attend and myself. So, we won't have large amounts of us that are able to attend, but there are several districts recognized. So, I think space is at a premium is why they have to limit that. Uh, just a reminder that I'll be out next week for the uh at the superintendent symposium. You have your handout of all the various events that

043are coming up. We are into our basketball sports season with our middle school. So, you have some events included there, some games that you can attend. And as always, we are still looking for citizens to serve on our citizen citizen bond oversight committee. The all the information is on the homepage of our website. Thank you. >> Any questions or comments from the superintendent report? >> Do we have a time for the farm day of one day? >> Roughly between if you go down there between 9 and 11:30, you'll see plenty of action. >> Thank you. We'll go ahead and move on to reports from administrators. Is there any questions or comments from any of the reports submitted from the board or audience? U Mr. Daniels, is he here? Sorry. Um just again just shout out

044uh for those who write in regards to Amy Sandoval and Jenny's Pride decorations um in regards to the toys. So just on behalf of the board just laying our thank you as well. I know it's something special for them um to have those toys in their classrooms. Um so grateful for that. Um also that was just short and sweet. Um, Miss uh, K Cam, congrats on your growth in language arts and math. Um, we like to see those um, on there as well. And then, um, short and sweet for you as well. Uh, but for Miss Ruby, might not be so short and sweet for you. No, just kidding. Um, >> right. Just I saw you right there. It's like perfect. Let me ask that question. Um, just out of curiosity, I saw in your

045report about I think it was eight weeks with the new program. Is that with you? Eight weeks on a Let me read it on here. Or did I get the wrong one? Give me a sec. It was the the bealon. >> Sorry. God, you're safe. You were saved. >> Darn. I marked it next to your name. >> Yes. So, because we have worked so closely with ATDLE, we've been given the opportunity to pilot an online Spanish library. And so, um, for a survey and then a mid-year check-in with our dual language immersion staff, I started talking to them about what are the things that they need. And so some of the things were like what do we do for small groups? Um we need something else. So we were given an opportunity through ATDLE for

046a six to 8 week pilot. I believe it's at it's completely free for us. So this Friday our kinder and first grade teachers have a one-hour training onboarding with Patricio Palma who is running it. and we're just going to see if it's something that we're interested in. >> And is by chance is there a way that that could also be extended because normally for pilots I've seen it go a little bit longer. >> Yes. >> So is it something that can be done or >> we're going to find that out. And what's great about B- readers is it's also something that can be used within the home. So we're really looking forward to our meeting on Friday so we can learn more about the program. You're welcome. Any other questions or comments for any of

047the administrators based on the report submitted? Okay, we'll go ahead and move on to the consent agenda. Is there any items that anyone would like to have pulled and discussed separately? Board or audience? >> I'll entertain a motion for the consent agenda. I move to approve the consent agenda as presented. >> I second. >> All in favor? >> I Okay, we'll go ahead and move on to our action items. Our first action item is acceptance of the 2024 2025 audit report. Joanie, >> I'd like to invite Miss Medina to come up and uh share with you the results of the audit report and also some of the work that goes in to um actually going through an audit. Okay, so the district experienced another successful audit year with no findings. Um this outcome reflects the

048collective effort of our staff across our departments. Um who have coordinated, compiled and provided um the documentation needed for this audit. Um their cooperation and um due diligence ensure that we met all audit requirements. It is very challenging to go through audit while you still have other reporting periods to get done um completed. But um we had a little bit of a rough um a challenge. We had a little bit of a challenge with food service, but thanks to um our great management um Ruby and Ida, we were able to um overcome that challenge and we um another had another successful year with no findings. So, thank you to everybody in the district office and just at site level for your efforts and for making sure that you gather that information in a timely manner.

049Oh, and to my awesome staff, too. Any questions from the audience? Thank you. Oh, excuse help me finally get all of my insurance stuff situated >> anytime. >> Thank you. >> Was Is this the second year of no findings? >> Yes. And it's >> no pressure. >> I I would call it, >> as Betty stated, it is challenging. It is it is stressful and challenging to go through the audit and it's a review of everything that we do in the district and looking at the the state and the federal regulations. Um so it's it's really challenging. So to say that you didn't have any findings is one thing, but there's also no auditor comment. So essentially they looked at our internal um processes and controls and they don't have any suggestions for us to say

050you could probably do this a little better. So there's no comment, right? And that is saying a lot because in every district that I've ever been in, there's at least been a comment if there's no finding. So I'm very proud of everybody who was involved in it and for two years in a row. It's just fantastic. >> Thank you. I'll now entertain a motion for action item A. >> I move to approve action item A, acceptance of the 2425 audit report. I second. All in favor? >> I. Moving on to action item B, approval of the KCUSD um items to Sunshine with NE negotiations with KCTA. So last month, if you recall, KCTA um Sunshine three articles and then asked to um create a a new around safety and so district um team has come

051together to um essentially sunshine art items. Our two articles are article 9 teaching hours and article 11 um school calendar and it's a recommendation of the district that the governing board approve these two articles for us to open so we can begin our negotiations. Any questions or comments from the board or audience? Having none, I'll bring it back to the board for a motion. >> I move to approve action item B, approval of KCUSD items to sunshine with negotiations with KCA. I >> I action item C, approval of resolution 10 golden ticket program donation from Taylor Farms. So in December I shared that I'd had a conversation with Susie Brussa um who was representing Taylor Farms and what they refer to as their golden ticket incentive program and I let you know that I would

052come back in January with it. actually an agendaized item so that we could discuss it. And what this program is, it's throughout Monterey County and Bruce Taylor of Taylor Farms has really taken a very strong interest in literacy and of of the literacy of the children in Monterey County. And so this is just one of many things that he has invested through his philanthropic um arm, if you want to call it that, of things that he's doing for the community. So for example, he is he has funded an a very large amount of teacher training. It was a five-year commitment to the county to support training teachers in teaching, reading. Um, and then he has his golden ticket program here. And on just this past Thursday, I learned more about a parent engagement and education

053program that they're now working on. And I have a follow-up phone call to learn more about that. But this particular program of the golden ticket incentive, what he's wanting to look at is if you incentivize students the first time that they take the state test, the CASP, could that potentially make a difference in what students and parents are doing prior to third grade? Because that's when the first time you take the test is at third grade. And through through this incentive program, he is offering to pay every student that scores at proficient or above at third grade $250. Now, there's lots of discussion around whether or not a financial incentive with a third grade age student because there, you know, there's a lot of questions and discussion you can have about that. But essentially, he's

054he's committed to for 5 years to try this to for all the schools in the county that are interested. He's committed to contributing that that funding to support this to see does it make a difference. Um, and so I'm bringing it forward to you for your information, for you to discuss. If you want to make a motion tonight, it is here for you to do so. And if it's something that you need to discuss a little further, we can bring it back uh in another meeting as well. But in a nutshell, it is a financial incentive for third grade students. And because it's how they perform at third grade and it's that test is given at the end of the year. The uh financial incentive is actually awarded at the beginning of their fourth grade

055year through a large you have an assembly with the students and the intention also is that obviously prior to CASP you've talked to your students and your and your families and they know that this is coming for several years leading up to and then at fourth grade when you're acknowledging these students you have your uh at least your first and second and third grade if not your K through three um they are at the assemblies as to hear about the importance of literacy and and um performing well on the CASP assessment. So I bring this proposal forward to you for your discussion and consideration. >> Any questions or comments? >> Just a quick question from my end. So it's just a just a third grade evaluation you could say and that's it. >> Correct. And

056it is solely based on performance on the CASP. English language arts performance on the CASP. Any other questions or comments? >> Is this something that the board would like to vote on today? >> I am my hand. I'm ready to vote on it. >> I would rather talk about it right now. I would rather talk about it and discuss it rather than just Okay. Are you wanting to discuss it now or are you wanting to find more information or ask for more information and bring this back? >> Probably like give more time. It's I do want to like research about this a little bit more. Um, would it be table or to just can we just say bring it back? >> Right. You just direct us to put it to continue it on next month's

057agenda. Um, I'm happy to ask more questions if you have any. Um, again, it is a financial incentive for third grade performance on the CASP English language arts. That's that's the extent of what this is. the PAR piece that I mentioned. I will learn more about that on my follow-up phone call. And that's a a completely separate uh initiative. Before I bring it for the motion, is there any members of the audience wishing to ask questions and or comment? Okay, having none, I'll go ahead and bring it back to the board for a motion to bring this item back at our next meeting. And if there's any questions or comments that you guys think of from now until then, please feel free to email uh Jennifer or Cinda. >> So I make a motion to

058postpone action item C for our next board meeting, which is the approval of resolution 25 2025 2610 golden ticket program donation from Taylor Barnes. >> Okay. All in favor? I >> I >> moving on to action item D, approval of CSBA board policy update, second reading. >> Okay, so these were brought forward to you in December for your first reading. So they are brought back as our standard procedures, your second reading and the opportunity for you to vote on the policy updates as presented. Is there any questions or comments from the board and or audience? >> Having none, I'll bring it to the board for a motion. >> I move to approve action item D, approve of CSBA board policy updates, second reading. >> I second. >> All in favor? >> I. Moving on to

059information items. Our first item is pro youth presentation. >> So as they're coming up to the podium, I am very pleased to introduce or reintroduce, I think most of you have met her before, Dr. Marie Pinto, the executive director of Pro Youth and Edgar, excuse me, Lopez, our local Edgar, your current title, director, >> program manager. Thank you for Pro Youth. So, as I think all of you are aware, Pro Youth provides afterchool services, and we are several years into our partnership that started as a partnership with the city of King and our local district and Pro youth as a part of the youth task force to the task force to end youth violence phase one. Uh, phase 2 was just adopted a few months ago. And so, out of that, um, we've had our

060partnership with Proo Youth that has certainly grown and evolved over the years. And so you had asked for a presentation about that and as we get into that also you've heard about um we've talked about ELOP a lot and uh you've heard me say many a times that because of our partnership with the afterchool program of pro youth we're able to do all of the creative things we're doing with our ELOP program because as a part of that you must offer 9 hours of services for students a day and 30 days beyond the regular their school year. And so while our clubs don't all necessarily offer that piece, Pro youth meets that requirement. And so they allow us to do all of the other things that we're doing as well. So Dr. Pinto and Edgar,

061please share with us. Thank you, Superintendent Taylor. Thank you, board of trustees, for allowing us to come and present this evening. I'm uh I'm honored that you're giving us some time. Um yes, I got to spend the day at all of our sites today and see all of our great ELOP clubs and all of our pro youth clubs. So, it was it was great. As Superintendent Taylor said, my name is Dr. Marie Pento. I'm the CEO for Pro Youth. I've been there for the past eight, nine years. And prior to that, I sat in your seat. I was an assistant superintendent for a high school district. So, this brought back flashbacks of memories being at at a board meeting. So, thank you for your time again this evening. Um, we're just going to do a

062quick recap of uh of who we are and and what we do and then Edgar's going to talk about um who we are here in King City. So, that's a little bit of pro youth history. We're based in Terry County. We actually started from a very grassroots um initiative just a group of community members came together to combat gang violence just like the youth gang violence suppression unit here. Um we were the vicilians for a gang-free community to be able to do something to combat the the gang violence in our community and be able to have a safe place for our kids in our community. In 1994, Pro Youth became a 501c3 uh nonprofit organization based to specifically provide after school programming. We we've we realized that between those hours of 2 and 6:00 where

063where children were the most at risk was where our focus needed to be. In 1998, we started our first afterchool program with 200 kids and 16 employees. Um, and as of last year in 2024, we had 62 sites, 13 school districts, and about 23,000 students. So, I mean, our goal is to make kids safe. That's our north star. That's our purpose. Um, we we partner with with our districts and I think all of us have the same goal and the same purpose of being able to keep our kids safe as well as being able to collaborate and do all of the great the great things that we do. Our vision and our mission is for students to feel success. We believe every student comes to us at their certain level. We meet we believe in

064meeting the child where the child is and we believe in developing the whole child academically, socially, emotionally and so that every child feels success. We believe every child can learn. We believe every child has value. We want every child in program. And so for us, the collaboration with ELOP has allowed us to be able to really develop that and have every child in program and develop whatever skill that is, whether it be academic, socially, emotionally, artistic, sports, and things along those lines. And so it's um it's allowed us to really to really grow and and do the things that we we were meant to do. For us, this is very personal. We believe that every child needs a safe place to be. Um, I showed this picture because those those two are staff member our

065staff member children. That little blondie is actually my granddaughter. And so this is this is important work to us. I mean for us we take every child as there are our own ch our own children. And so we we believe that they are our northstar and those are the things that those are our purpose and that's why we come. The next slide these are our four core programs. Um heart is our elementary program KK through sixth grade. Um we write all of our curriculum that is specific for those grade levels. Edge is our middle school program. We are thrilled to be at Shalon Peaks. We uh we we love that program. We think it's great. We love it there. Um we've been able to really expand with drama with some of the other ELOP clubs,

066but that's our edge program. Excel is our high school program and we are thrilled to say that we are in our second year at King City High School. So, we actually do TK through 12th grade in King City. Um, insight is our program that we actually do at our court and community schools and all of our alternative sites. We do that currently at Portulla Butler. It is done with digital media, social emotional. It is done to be able to grow grow the perspective of children and get them to see outside and grow their self-confidence and things along those lines. But those are our four core programs that we that we offer all of our uh all of our districts. These are our districts that we partner with. As you can see, we have some South

067Monterey County Joint Union High School District. We are also in San Lucas and San Ardo as well as here in San in uh in King City. We we are very honored to be here in King City. We are very honored to be here and we want to be a part of this community. We want to be part of this culture here and and serve our community. And so for us, I was in Sano today and things like that. We want our we want to be part of this community and we want to be able to serve and serve our students and serve our families and serve our community. And so for us, it's uh it's it's part of what we do and we just feel honored that we're absolutely um able to do that. So

068enough about who we are. This is some you can't see it really well, but this is some updated data from for King City. This is our first semester for this current year. We are currently at, if you can't see that, we are currently at 158 students at Santa Lucia, 93 at KCAM. There are 91 at Delray, 173 at Shalom Peaks. Um, we also have our meals there. Those are meals that have been served as of this first semester. Santa Lucia is almost at 9900, 6,400 at KAM. Delray has 8,300 and Shalom Peaks has 5,29. So we have almost 30,000 meals that we have served in this first semester. As you you can go back as you know we have we have we have struggled to to maintain our uh our not to maintain to retain

069our our employees here and I know there's been a question of wait list. Edgar and his team and I have I mean we've been really focusing on being able to get that and I can please I'm pleased to tell you as of Janu excuse me February 10th every child will be off the wait list at Santa Lucia. So, um we have actually hired one um that will be taking um grades 2 through 3rd that will take the enrollment at Santa Lucia to 177. And then there is one that is being cleared as we speak that will take the TK kinder class that will leave their their weight list at five. And those are those that are just some random grades that are uh that are um we're waiting just to kind of fill them in.

070So Santa Lucia will be at five, Del Rey has 10, KAM has 17, and those are just some random grades that we're waiting to just to kind of backfill as students fall off. So as I said, we've struggled to maintain and retain employees. Um it's clear across the board. Um, we know that we are a, you know, we are a program where people come and they work part-time for us and as they're in school. And so we've, we've focused a lot now on being able to have a pool of subs, have some backup so that when people are leaving, we've got some backup to be able to maintain our staffing levels and make sure that we've got we've got people to be able to watch our kids. And so it's just something that we've had

071to focus on. You're not the only district. It's it's something clear across the board, but we have paid special attention especially to this community so that it doesn't become a uh it doesn't become an issue. So as of February 10th, the day after your professional development day, they actually called parents already so they know that those kids are coming on February 10th and we will have those kids in uh we will have those kids in program. So, we're thrilled there. Um, the next slide just shows, as Superintendent Taylor has said, we've had a long history with King City. We've been here since the 201718 school year. We opened at Santa Lucia with 243 kids and over the years we've added Delray Kam and then Shalon Peaks in 2020 and 21. So that gives us that

072gives you the numbers. We've served over 5,000 students in those years and uh we're we're looking forward to doing to serving more. The next slide is our meal count. As you know, we serve a healthy snack. That snack is delivered here to King City. And so we are very proud of being able to ensure that food insecurity is not an issue for the children and the families here in King City. And so those are the number of meals that we have served since the inception in 2017. So um we will hit close to the half a million meals by the time we finish um by the time we finish the school year. So as I said, we're very proud of being able to be a good partner. We have included the high school in here

073as you can see which we started last year. Now I'm going to turn it over to Edgar to talk about the fun stuff and so now that we've talked about numbers but to talk a little bit about programming and some of the things that we're doing in conjunction with ELOP. >> Thank you board members for the invitation. Uh thank you public for staying and hearing our presentation. Uh overall uh we've done a lot of uh great stuff uh in programming. We're up to nine uh sites now and now we'll be having kids from TK all the way up until uh high school. Um our staff, they're they're really mentors to these kids and that's why I appreciate um them. Uh we do have a lot of uh staff that are now staying with us longer.

074Uh when initially uh came on uh there was a lot of turnover and now you know they they do see that okay you know we are doing a great uh thing for the for the students. They're learning. we see them uh you know being developing their skills and and just just being uh more confident uh to um you know ask more questions and and participate uh overall more in program. Uh so overall uh we served the 5,000 uh students and uh like Marie mentioned uh we start off our programming uh with the meals uh that we serve. I invite the the board members to come in and check out that that portion. It's really amazing how the the students are able to sit down uh for five minutes uh completely silent and they enjoy the

075their meal. Uh our staff talk to them about the nutritional aspects about eating healthy. Uh so that's that's really the foundation right of you know the whole individual. So um overall we collaborate with uh ELOP uh so they're able to do their clubs and come back to us and program. Uh overall we've done uh walking field trips. I know that's something that uh we would like to expand on uh since transportation is usually the challenge. Um now I've become a clear driver through uh the high school district. So uh I'm looking to develop some type of partnership so we can take no more kids uh farther out. Uh but we've done um we've taken them to to the rec center uh during the summer to do uh the pools uh with the first te we've

076partnered a lot with with them to do uh take them to golf courses and events uh and also uh in the community uh to the fair day um and with the science plus our partners uh we also do events with them as well. Um overall uh summer uh we try to make it as fun as possible with our curriculum and the activities that we provide. Uh we usually on average uh serve over 200 students during the summer uh and about 7 70 to 80 at Shalom Peaks during the summer as well. And uh this past winter camp we had about 58 kids uh in program and these are some of the pictures. Uh top left uh it's uh the science program there. Uh top right is uh our shalom kids doing our um our tech

077program uh with the Spheros and that's programming um which are right at the corner over here on this side. And also we do the fair every year. Uh it's not the fair, it's the uh parade um that we you know have the kids know help us out and and decorate. And uh also we did a lasting camp on the top uh on the left. Uh, and that was an adventure camp that um we had a group of students go out and experience camping for the first time. We had tour guides um from the park rangers and uh it's really fun. So, uh we're always trying to find uh new new partners to uh partner up with. Uh we just um um started Wonder Media which is a literacy program and that's uh a program that

078the kids uh are going to be participating at Shalom Peaks and uh learning more about um how to write scripts and how to uh do editing as well. >> Yes, there's some fun things going on with uh Wonder Media as you just approved that that contract. those students are will be uh doing that and animating. Um, a couple fun things coming on. I put this on here. Pro Youth was awarded the 2025 nonprofit of the year by Taller County. And I'm not really bragging because of me, but this is just a testament to my staff and their commitment really to our kids. And so I just I'm the proud mom, so I have to come and and do that one. But I'm really excited about number two here. Loan Peaks was awarded $150,000 of 21st

079century supplemental money. This money is um above and beyond their grant. It's for um materials, it's for curriculum, it's for field trips, it's for anything that will enhance the afterchool expanding learning experience. So, we're very excited for Salone Peaks to be able to kind of expand their um Wonder Media, some of their clubs, and some of the uh the offerings that Pro youth has. We also will be hosting a um young authors event. We have partnered with Wright Brain. RightBRBrain is a um partner that we have that helps write that helps write books and the students actually write their own stories. Right brain actually publishes their books for them so that they have a hard copy book and the students will author will sign their books and the books will be um put into their

080libraries. And so we usually do a big event at the library. The students do a signing. They put their their book there. And it's trying to one get students excited about writing and for them to understand that they can be young authors, you know, at third grade and fourth grade. So we're excited about bringing right brain here. Our focus this year has been literacy. And so um we're excited about partnering there. As as Edgar said, we continue to partner with our ELLO club ELOP clubs so that we can extend the day and be good partners and make sure that the students get all the opportunities that they possibly can. Um, we've been working with Monterey Bay Peninsula College. We've been working with the city of of King City to be able to figure out how

081to recruit and how to retain our employees and so that we build a pool of people that that can service our kids. Um, one other thing that Pro Youth has done is that we have partnered with the California After School Network. Um, Ken has submitted an apprentice program for afterchool and Proo youth is the employer in that pilot program. And so our employees have the opportunity of actually enrolling in a registered apprentice program where their schooling will be free for two years and then at the end of those two years they will actually earn their certification for in a registered apprentice program. So, we're in the in the stages of of that conversation right now. And so, we're excited about being able to offer that to our employees. These are just our organizational goals. Um,

082the my leadership team and my area program managers, we meet every year to kind of as a retreat to kind of reflect on the year past and look forward on what we want to do. Um, our number one goal is always to build c a culture of respect, positive relationships, and open communication. We know that if we do that well, then we can bring that to our school sites and we can build that in our staff. We have a large staff and we believe in in a lot of support, but we also believe in a inclusion and a lot lot of shared decision making and a lot of support to be able to bring to our staff and so that we can promote from within. But as Edgar said, it's our responsibility to develop those

083th that staff so that they can better serve our students. um lots of communication, lots of support, investing professional development of our staff to be able to better serve our students and then the capacity of being able to um build my staffs to be able to handle any kind of growth, especially with ELOP. The governor's budget gave ELOP more money and being able to uh to grow that. We want to make sure that we've got the capacity organizationally to be able to do that. And with that, that's it. I want to thank you. That is my contact information, my email, my phone number. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Um, but again, we just want to thank you for the partnership. Thank you for allowing us to service your students

084and your families and your community. Um, but we're a proud partner here and we uh we just thank you for allowing us to be able to to be a partner. Are there any questions? >> Any questions from the board? Uh so in the past uh there's been men like playing basketball uh and usually by the time that they start coming in we have to be moving to our area. Uh so we pull away from that. Uh so it does in a way impact program uh but we have structured it that we're able to move the kids back into our classrooms by the time that they start coming in. But that that does happen um at our at Del specific. >> Yeah. And all of our students are constantly supervised. I mean there isn't an opportunity

085where they're just going to you know but but we do I mean program is very structured and usually by the time that we're either transitioning into club or we're going into the cafeteria for dismissal that's usually when either they're coming on our campa our campus is open but um I mean we're they're either going into snack going into club or they're in the cafeteria getting ready for dismissal. So there there is no point where they're they're not being supervised or there's nobody there. >> Right. Usually as Edgar said we've noticed it later in the day like 5:30 6 o'clock. Um by that time we have usually already transitioned into the cafeteria where dismissal is happening. And so, but thank you for that question though. Any other questions? >> I know for some time Santa Lucia

086was having issues with teenagers being in the grounds. Has that gotten better at Santa Lucia? Anyone here can respond to that? >> It has gotten better. Uh I haven't received as many uh complaints or concerns from the site director. Uh overall uh it has become a safer campus uh uh in our experience. uh before we would be calling the police officers so they can come on and uh help us escort them. But uh overall, you know, it is a a place uh San Jose is right in the middle, right? Right in the middle of town. There's people crossing uh back and forth and um the the fence uh it's still open, so there's still access uh through that. So uh of course, you know, that is uh a concern. Uh but same thing uh like

087at Del Re uh once it's already uh 4:00 we start transitioning into our our indoor programming uh our curriculum, our arts and crafts, things like that. Uh and by 5:00 we're back in the cafeteria. So um the program leaders uh they know where all the students are at. Uh the student needs to go out to the restroom. Um they go it's it's this straight line. They come back to the classroom. They're not going through um the playground area anymore. And the site director is the one person who doesn't have students tied to them. So every site has a full-time site director. So as Edgar said, if Marie needs to go to the restroom, usually it's a call that says Marie needs to go to the restroom and somebody's going to escort that one so that

088program leader can stay in the classroom with the other 19 with the other 19 kids. And then my next question, I promise I didn't see that it I wrote it before I read it, but there was a notation there in regards to scholarships. >> Um, now for to implement on that. Um, are you all still working on that? Do you more or less have the foundation of how that's going to work? Is going to be certain criteria? How many years of the program? >> Yeah, we we've been doing it in in Tallery County and there is an application process. Um last year was the first year that we were at um at South Monterey. So we didn't do it last year just simply because it was our very first year. And so the goal is

089this year to be able to put the application out see what the criteria is basically I mean one we want them to be in program but two we're looking for those that are involved in the community and things along those lines. We're not looking for the 4.0's. We want, we're looking basically for, you know, those that are a little bit more well a little bit more well-rounded. Um, and those that have, you know, what what are their f what are their what are their future go? What are their future goals? Especially if they're looking at doing either something in expanded learning or something in education. But there but there is an application there is an application that is already that has already been put in place. >> Right. The and the reason I was asking

090about that again I didn't I promise I didn't read that first before I wrote it. Okay. >> But the reason I was asking is um obviously when they go into middle school is one of the biggest targeting areas now. Um they're getting younger and younger, right? So um I was just thinking in reference to when you have the middle school students also now transferring to high school. So that's what's talking about criteria is like is it would it be those that are within the program but a certain period especially if they come into middle school. I say that because in a way it kind of works as an incentive for them as well. If you are in the program you would qualify for a scholarship that the program would offer. >> I'm just trying to

091think outside of the box to get those students more engaged and involved with pro youth >> starting from middle school. And I think that would be a good incentive to for them to have as they're in there. >> Um, it doesn't I'm thinking of it off the top of my head. I wrote it so I should know, but it doesn't give a time period, but you get more points if you are currently either an ED student or you're an XL, a current EDGE or a current XL student. And so if you're in middle school, you're at Shalon Peaks, you've you know, and you've now applied while you're in at King City High School will know that you were you were in that you were enrolled. And so, um, it doesn't give a time frame that

092you don't have to be in there for a year. You don't have to be in there for four years, but you're going to get more points if you were a edge or an Excel student. in the past because it's open to everybody but obviously we're going to give I don't want to say preferential treatment but we're going to give more consideration to somebody who is in program >> any other questions >> so thank you thank you for your presentation so I had a question so on your heart side of the program what curriculum are you guys currently offering for the sites here are they all the same across the board or are they different at each site >> no they're all the same. We actually we we do them in in sessions. So we have

093like eight week cycles. Um do you want to speak to what we're what we're doing right now? >> So we implement program and the staff members uh they adjust it as necessary. Uh so we do like habitats. Uh when they go like on nature walks, they're able to, you know, develop uh uh on their papers. Um they fix, you know, like plants and learn about them. uh they do the habitats uh with the oceans and they learn about them. They watch videos as well uh that the staff members put on YouTube um as well. Um uh there's different like the the science that we did uh with Shalom uh with the robotics things like that. So always try to keep it fresh. Uh we do have a curriculum developer that prints out these packets, sends

094them out and the staff members adjust to it as necessary. Uh depending on the day um they give the the kids option as well. Hey, we'd like to do this activity. I want to make sure that we always give the the students the input uh and see what what they're into and then you know of course uh inquire them about their learning about uh that way. >> But do you know which ones they're currently running for heart? >> So like habitats, >> right? It was it's nature explorers and so what they do is they actually explore the different habitats. They were doing they were doing sports and then they were doing >> the other one that we were at when we were at >> Yeah. And I and I believe that they were doing a

095Disney art. The the the primary kids were doing a Disney art. >> Okay. And for our Edge students, what are they currently doing? Do you guys know? >> Edge was doing it Wonder Media. And what was the other Wonder Media? >> Robotics. We had as well. >> Wait, a soccer tournament and then they did robotics and then they're doing Wonder Media on Tuesdays and Thursdays. >> Okay, thank you. And then another question >> I can I can send you the whole I mean we have like >> No, it's just pretty much just just to get like an idea of what uh what programs they're currently offering and to see what the ELOP with what we have currently with our EOP. Um but one of the questions was that on the field trips it says that

096um provided field trips. Have they gone have they gone out on field trips or is it right now we're still having issues with like transportation for our TK through 8? >> They either do a walking field trip or we do an on-site field trip. I mean we did take them to Lass and they did go camping but most of the time they're either doing something walking or we're bringing something on site. So like the science bus comes on site, first te comes on site so that there isn't the the the cost of the transportation. >> So the camping one was um all the students had the opportunity to go to the camping. >> Only a group of of kids went out there since the spaces were limited. >> Do we know how many kids went

097to that camping? >> We took 20, didn't we? >> A total of 20. About six were from >> Yeah. >> So Okay. Okay. So, six of them were for arms. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> And they spent the weekend in Lassen and went camping for the first time. >> And then so on the ELOp expanding on the ELP clubs, those are in conjunction with Dr. Rubies, right? So those are not the pro youth is doing the >> additional ELP programs is in conjunction with the ones that >> Yes. So like today when I was at at at Santa Lucia, they come to us. There are those kids that will go to their ELOP clubs. So, like today they were going to to um maker space and then our kids were going to have snack and

098then afterwards they go to to the ELOP club for an hour and then they come to us and have snack and so they just kind of switch. >> So, they transition back. >> Yeah, they're just kind of switching. >> I just wanted to see if that was an additional program that was being run by pro youth but it's just the ones that are currently under your supervision. Okay. And then um so on the hosting the right brain do we know when more or less are we going to have that? >> They just started and so it usually takes them we usually do eightweek sessions. I will make sure that you have the date. We usually try to do it big and bring parents and the superintendent and everybody and them the owner of right brain

099comes and there's balloons and they do the whole nine yards and so I will make sure that that that you are there. Um but uh it's it's it's pretty fun for the kids. They autograph their books and try to put it in the library and things like that. So we will make sure that everybody knows. >> Yes, please. Um cuz are you guys still doing culminating events or is that >> Yes, we do a culminating event at the end of every session. >> Okay. If we can get um dates on when because I know that this last one we went to KAM. I was able to make it to CPMS but I haven't seen any of the other ones. Um and then sorry going back to what um one of our teachers was saying from

100the unauthorized people on campus. Do we do the site directors have support either from you um from the upper at the end of the day or because I know that when we transition over to the time change it can get pretty dark and our lighting systems is not the greatest. >> Um so do they have any additional support or is it just the because most of them I believe they're um are females. um program leaders and >> right well I mean if we have any walkers what we've done when time change we always let the walkers go home earlier just simply because we don't want anybody walking in the dark and that's organizationally wide um I mean I just left and there I mean are you talking is there a male there >> like well

101I mean pretty much like for our site for the site directors who are on site the program leaders you know how they were saying that there's sometimes guys around walking around you just never know so do they have somebody um on call or are you around during their dismissal at the end of the day or? >> Yeah, so uh I flow between uh nine sites. Uh we also have of course, you know, pretty good communication. My staff can call me, text me, and I'm I'm there uh whenever that something does happen. Um we have a really good relationship with the custodians. Uh anything does happen, uh they're there to support us as well. Uh the principles as well, uh our site directors have their phone number right away. um the police in the past uh

102they're there to support us right away. So um overall uh my staff you know have felt uh more safe. I know that always is a concern as you know it starts to get darker. Um we've worked with the uh district as well with uh uh MOTF to provide lighting. So we appreciate that. Uh I think overall uh safety is always a big concern uh with with students and and our staff. We want to make sure that, you know, that they feel comfortable, uh, that they're able to do their their job well and, uh, we're keeping kids safe. So, uh, yeah, overall, we have we've had to adjust as it gets darker. We're in the cafeteria. We're we're in those spaces that that are well lit. Uh, and of course, uh, we was trying to find

103new ways to make sure that, uh, since I can't be everywhere at once, um, that, uh, we're not just leaving one staff member at the end, right? there's always has to be two, three um depending as as as the kids uh start to leave as well, right? So, yeah, safety is always going to be uh number one concern for us. >> As I was leaving Santa Lucia too, we had asked all of the staff to also move their cars to where because they get there at 1:30, 2:00 in the afternoon >> and there's parking complications. >> And so what what they had done is everybody had moved their car right in front of the cafeteria. And so they were all we were all actually living together. And so as Edgar said, I mean, we put

104as many safety protocols as we can. Nobody leaves alone. Nobody stays at sight alone. Um, you know, we let the custodian know if you need to move your car, park as close as you possibly can, especially when it's dark by 4:30, 5:00 and we're still there. >> Yeah. No, thank you. And awesome. We're getting 150 for 21st Century. That is awesome. >> More money. >> Yes. We were all excited. be very excited. >> The only the only thing is are we working on a plan um thinking forward because I know CPMS is one of our sites that it's hard to maintain our students. I know that our numbers are currently 173 but it has a lot to do with our sports but they eventually transition they move out and well we want to keep funding

105we want to keep on getting the money to be able to invest in them. Are we working on something or is there some type of initiative where we're taking what the students want into consideration? Because that's one of the things that I was that I have expressed multiple times, you know, that we have ELP funding. Yes, it's a lot of money, but we should be investing it on something that we can use long term and not just a one time and it's over. So, are we looking into be building a robotics, you know, something more more in debt? So, and I know that now we have more money. So, plus our ELP funding. But, um, >> yeah, we were just talking about, okay, when are we meeting because we have to talk about next year,

106but um, you know, going back, you know, we're very conscious about, especially our middle school and our high schoolers about getting their input on what do you want because we know that's that's a that's a hard population. We always say those students vote with their feet. If they don't like it, they leave and they don't have to be there. And so it's it's imperative that they have some kind of voice and choice in being able to help build whatever program we have. And so Dr. Ruby and I were just chatting before before we came up here on we need to sit down and figure out okay what does ne next year look like with the input from the students to be able to build something that is sustainable going forward. um you know it it

107we have the opportunity we have the opportunity to do that now. It's just what does does it look like? And so we are trying things like right brain wonder media what what are some of those things that those that's going to attract those kids simply because you have different students. You have the sports kid, you have the drama kid, you have the music kid, you have the you know the the a kid. What do we have to be able to offer all of those kids so that everybody has the opportunity to have some kind of option for after school? And how do we do that? It is a lot of money, you know, but money goes fast if you don't have a plan. >> And so we have to be strategic about what that plan

108looks like. And so there is we're working on it. >> Yeah. because more than anything, I mean, that's just my main thing because I know, like I said, I know we're struggling with those numbers, keeping those enrollment, and I know that there's guidelines and whatnot, but hopefully we can work on something that would cuz I I did a walk through with you on our ELP programs and we saw some trouble kids who were there and we're happy to be there. So if we can take th them into consideration and you know work around them not have them work around us because I think that's how we're going to get the better better results if we work around them and have them part of the conversation. >> Absolutely. They need to be part of that conversation

109because we have to build their program. It's not for us. We have to build their program. >> Yeah. And then one last um question. So, what are our current weight list numbers? Because I know they weren't on our >> No, I h I have them here. So, Santa Lucia will have I mean, we have somebody that is in the queue that is on boarding. So, Santa Lucia will have five. >> And currently we have how many? Do you know? >> Um 17. >> 17. No. >> So, that's uh >> 11 and 516. So Santa Lucia has 16, Del Rey has 10, KKM has 17. >> So >> now for de for Santa Lucia, 12 of those kids are TK Kinder. So we have a staff member that is on boarding right now that will take

110that TK kinder class. That will bring it down to five. >> Okay. So we were able to get that staff because we were at 55 in our December meeting. So we were able to get them covered, >> right? because that was one of our concerns because I mean it's something that we've been working on it since last year and we and it was that's why it was a back and forth with Dr. Ruby going back with our numbers because sometimes our numbers were a certain amount and then all of a sudden it jumped back up. So we were getting different sites and I think that was one of our that's one of our main main things that we want to provide this program for all of our students. It >> it is and it's been

111a concern for us as I said retention here has been has been our our issue. will get the employee, but keeping them as we get one, somebody else is leaving. As we get one, somebody else is leaving. And so, we've we've made the conscious effort of being able to build the pool so that, you know, there's there's four or five right now that are just subs. And so, if I leave, I've got somebody who can take that class so that all of a sudden I don't have all of these kids who all of a sudden don't have a program leader. And so we've had to make that conscious effort of making sure that we've got one that everybody every class has has a has a consistent program leader. And then there's there's backup in case

112somebody does in case somebody does does leave. So um we've got there were two that were onboarding. um one is taking a class that's somebody who's leaving and then there's one who's onboarding who will take that TKinder class that will take um Santa Lucia to five. >> So then we're hopeful that by February 10 we have five for San Lucia, 10 >> for Del Re and 17 for K. We've already called those we've already called those parents. >> Okay? >> So they know their kids are coming. We've we've they're you know and so but we're not stopping. And so what we've had the conversation is we still have to have those backups that are there even if they're only working two days a week, three days a week as subs because people call out and

113so we have to ensure that we've got the appropriate coverage. But two, we have to have a pool that if Marie leaves, I've got someone who can step in and it doesn't impact it doesn't impact our ability to be able to cover our sites. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Any other questions? If you get home and you figure find one, there's my email. You can email me or call me. Thank you for the opportunity. Thank you everyone. I just want to say uh to the public, to all the parents, you know, thank you for trusting us with your kids. You know, we we're here to see them grow uh healthy and uh we really appreciate that for the board for trusting us with all the kids as well. Thank you. Okay, we will now

114go ahead and we will move on to our second information item which is the unification update. Okay, so for the next few months you will see at our um at a minimum at our regular monthly meetings unification updates under information so that we can keep everyone apprised of the latest conversations around unification. So the on um Friday I sent a unification newsletter is what it was titled to all of our staff as did the Greenfield Union District sent one to their the same newsletter to their staff and the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District sent it to their staff as well. So, this was a newsletter that came out of the meeting that I told you I would be having. Um, that it was this past week and it was on Monday. And

115at this meeting, you had the three superintendent, the county superintendent, Dr. Gus, um, the county chief fiscal, uh, Dr. Stanley, and the attorney for the county in all things unification. So this was the first meeting to give come together, clarify what the direction from the state was this past November and select our dates for going forward because as we discussed in December when you selected who your representatives would be on this for this subcommittee of sorts. Uh we do have a a time frame that we must meet because in November at that state board meeting, the state board directed the Monterey County Committee on School District Organization, which is a county committee, directed them to work with all the parties involved to develop formal plans and recommendations for the potential reorganization of the entire South

116Monterey County Joint Unified School District, which could result in two unified school districts. Greenfield Unified and a King City Unified. The state board was clear that they wanted to hear these plans at their board meeting in July of 2026. For the state board meetings, anything that's going to be on that agenda in July must be submitted to them in May. So, we are working from a May 1st deadline backwards when we are scheduling the meetings and these discussions. So at that state board meeting in July, they are expecting to hear the plan from the county commission and then they can either approve the plan, deny the plan or they can continue it as they have currently. So between now and May 1st, we have I believe it's about eight meetings that are scheduled at your

117December meeting. You selected Vina and Terry to serve on this committee. And when this committee comes together, the three board presidents from each district will be a part of these conversations. And if one of the board presidents cannot attend, then the alternate, which in your case was Terry, can step in and attend as well. At the conclusion of each of these meetings, we have minutes. So in our case, Terry will be able to read through the minutes so that you always have the most current information as well. And then again staff and yourselves will receive these newsletters so that you know what's been happening so far. So at this meeting again we establish those future dates. Our first meeting will be February 2nd. At these future meetings again it will always have you'll have the

118superintendent, the board trustee typically the president, the county superintendent and the uh chief business official for the county as well as we also have a notetaker. I did leave her out. We have a notetaker from the uh county that's providing our minutes and helping draft these newsletters and the attorney working for the county on unification. And then at some of these meetings, each district will also have an attorney present to represent their their interest when it comes to unification. An attorney won't be necessary in every single discussion because some of the discussions really don't have legal features to them. So for example, when we start talking about what potentially could this look like on the fiscal side of things, how are things divided? That is an issue that we certainly need to have our attorneys

119at the table to discuss. So part of the things that are happening right now is as we know there were feasibility studies that were conducted. Those feasibility studies have to be merged into one study. So that's something that's happening right now. the county committee. The other clarification that was given when we were there on Monday is is what is the authority of that county committee? So the state board has given them direction to come back and present a plan. County committees are responsible for developing plans for potential dual unifications. So the committee has the authority over the content of the plans and the recommendations which will have to include fiscal governance and any rele election related elements. There are many items that the plan will must must address and again these are the things that

120as a committee that we also sit on we will be making the recommendations of what should be in this plan when it comes to what are the number of trustees for each unified district if this unification were to go forward. whether the dual unifications would be voted on as a single proposition on a ballot because let me back up a little bit. So in July the county committee must bring this plan forward. If the state board votes yes to this plan then that is simply that they are voting yes proceed with this plan for unification. Ultimately, the decision of whether or not our districts become a unified district in our community or Greenfield community is up to the voters. So, it does become it does wind up on the ballot and which ballot of course

121has been a point of conversation that we've had. The timing of which ballot, which election would this be on is driven currently by code. So in the newsletter that went out, it was shared that under our current law, if the state board takes action in July of 26, that code then determines how many days in which election it would be held. So it would be on the election that would align with the election of March of 2028 unless a waiver is pursued. So we know what the earliest election would be. What we don't know is is this committee jointly going to decide that they want to request a waiver for a different election? We don't know. We haven't had those conversations yet. What we note is what is what the code determines as far as

122which election if the board, state board votes yes in July. Other items that ultimately this plan will need to address is the territory of the unification, items related to our local control funding formula calculations, the division of property and bonded debt between the the different districts involved, the timing of the governing board elections, and then the method in which you would stagger the terms because again, as we know, all governing board members are not elected on the same ballot or your term would come up for election all at the same time. So you do have to stagger that. So that is another recommendation that will need to be a part of this plan. So at the end of each of these meetings again we will have an agenda going into the meeting so we will

123know what's going to be discussed because there are so many pieces to this but we will follow up for full transparency with the newsletters and then the minutes so that everyone is aware of what's been discussed and which way we're heading in these discussions. What was made very clear in this first meeting is again that the state board of education for California has given our county committee on school district organization very clear direction. Come back in July with a plan. So that is where we are at the moment when it in terms of unification. Um if that timeline that quickest timeline which has been something we've discussed several times as well. So again, if they were to approve a plan in July, the soonest ballot that it could be on would be March of 2028,

124which then would trigger the new governing board and all of the pieces such as negotiations with your bargain, your new bargaining units. There's several pieces that must be put into place for that new unified district. So it wouldn't be an election in March and then you open the doors that summer as a new unified district. That timeline is not feasible. If the election were in March, you would finish that school year and begin working on the items related to the new unified district and work all the way through that 2829 school year. And the soonest that a new unified district could open would be that 2930 school year. So that is a detail that we do know now. What's what's the soonest timeline? Um, one of the questions that Joanie and I had as we

125were driving back home today is thinking about unification when we met or and discussed this in November and we were talking about bringing a special board meeting and bringing people in that have gone through unification to talk to us about this a little further. Given what the direction of the county committee on school district organization is at this time, we wanted to ask you this evening about what direction you would like to provide because it's no longer a situation of do we want to discuss and pursue this. It's we are discussing it and this committee is going to come up with what the plan and the recommendation recommendations are. So, do you still want Joanie to pursue bringing in people to talk about unification with us or are there other pieces of information that we

126want to that you would like for us to gather for you? Do you think that the committee itself would look into those kinds of facts or would it be beneficial for us to be going into these meetings kind of having an idea of you know those those requests that we had you know the successes the pros and the cons what worked for them what didn't work for them what we can do or you know learning from other people's experiences as well >> right So before when we were looking at those pros and cons, my understanding of our discussion was still more focused on yes, the pros and cons and the lessons learned, but it was also at a point of are we going to consider a resolution ourselves in support of unification. So with that

127piece gone, I'm wondering if our questions have changed though. I think the discussion of perhaps lessons learned and what do what could we learn from other districts I would like to assume that this committee I think when you and I attend that first meeting perhaps we'll know a little more and maybe it's after that that we then know what questions do we have as we kind of have we haven't had an opportunity of all of us around a table for that kind of discussion yet >> the where I'm coming from with it is obviously we've discussed how our unification process would be much different than that Greenfield is considering all our feeder districts and of course what our potential future board might look like as far as how many members go into it. So when

128we're talking and discussing as far as what's the earliest, we already know that our sister district of Greenville is wanting the earliest as possible. But the reality is would it be feasible for us to also be able to move in such manner considering the different obstacles that we have in our feeder districts and within our community and and I agree that maybe possibly going into our first meeting we might have more of an idea of where that would lead to but I also want to kind of al not just eliminate the idea or the possibility of also doing our own research because if we're having to go up to bat as far as far as the dates goes for when it's going to go onto that ballot. Uh whether it's the 2028 ballot opening for

129the 29 2030 school year or maybe pushing it out depending on what we're also looking as far as an obstacle. So again, currently that timeline is set in current law. So we know what the timeline is and it's whether or not a waiver can be pursued. And I do not know what the county committee is going to support because we haven't gotten that far yet. Um, so again, I think we have to go into this I think we need to go into this first discussion and see what we learn before we really know what to ask because again, I think our questions before, unless I was misinterpreting what I was hearing, but it sounded like what we were wanting to hear about before was going to help us decide whether or not we wanted to

130also pursue unification. And again, that's that's no longer what this discussion is about. This discussion is no longer whether or not we want to pursue unification. The state board has directed the county committee to come back with a plan of dual unification. So that's no longer the discussion and that's completely understood. I think being somebody that was there, that's the first message that I understood right off the bat. It wasn't a second guess for myself. Um, again, not opposing the idea of unification regardless of how we feel deep down inside. It's a matter of how we're going to be able to move forward and assuring that when we're looking at our area and our community that we're also considering that we're able to do this thoroughly and as accurately as we can. And since I'm

131hearing and I'm and I'm I'm going into this open, I just want to open it up for discussion as well, but I'm hearing that there's going to be the possibility of a waiver being claimed or being asked and there's three boards that are going to be working together. Knowing where one stands doesn't necessarily mean that they won't be on board with going forth with that waiver if needed. Um but if that waiver is needed, we know that the other district that will be impacted by that would be the high school. >> So considering where we are facing a possible impact because we do have much more ground to cover and and as far as our feeder districts go and when we're talking about giving that, you know, the communities the input, um it's important that

132we give everybody that same kind of stage to be able to to come in and provide their input. Um, so yes, the the county committee was given the the direction to work with the three boards as far as the unification process goes. Um, going into the first meeting completely open-minded and um, you know, willing to work with all um, it doesn't take away from the fact that we still might have to do our own ground work. And I and I know you're not taking that away, but I'm just making sure that we're going to remain open to the idea of possibly having to do our own, you know, research when when it does come to us doing our part of how we're going to move forward with the unification process locally and also in consideration

133of all the feeder districts that would be impacted as well with with the move. So, in my humble opinion, um I believe we should be prepared as much as possible when we when you all do have these meetings. I know it will be secondary, but I still believe it'll be beneficial for us to have this information from other districts that have done it before just so when they give us their input, we could actually be again more prepared on what questions we're going to ask. You know, what if they had issues with their bargaining units, what they learned from that. and you know this is probably be a good thing to bring forth u because it was a huge issue for us. So I think we should still get that information um from other districts

134that have done it. Again like you said we're already there totally get it but I just want to make sure that we're asking we're not going to ask all the questions you know um that we can uh the best questions that we can ask during that time but at least the most that we can. And um but this was something and I'm thankful it was actually brought up right now. This was something that we were actually asking for to be done prior to um like these were the meetings that we should have had before all this, you know, came out bigger. Um that way we would have been more prepared. But um yes, so my my input is we should still get the information from other districts that have gone through that. Um the other

135question I had though if once you all come to an agreement let's say on this is a game plan that we feel that we all are agree with with all three districts and we they present that right so if within that plan though um as we have talked about um the um other districts uh they would be done paying off their debt by 2029 and Sam we had talked about possibility of starting into this in 2030. So even if that was part of the plan and it is presented before the state in writing, it would still fall under that state law that you're talking about in regards to um when it would be going into ballot or would that automatically be putting us into a waiver since we all agreed as districts. This was as

136an example, we all agreed for this to be uh going into for 2030 and moving forth. Would would that still trigger at the time the waiver or how would that work? >> So, what they stated last Monday at the meeting was that once the state board of education approves the plan, then the clock starts ticking. And by current law, when you I don't have the language in front of me of how the the law reads, but that next election that would apply would be the March 2028 election. So, it's triggered by when the state board approves the plan for unification. >> That's and that's why I ask. So, if they approve the plan that we just said that we're looking at 2030. >> No, no, no, no. That's not the way that's not the way

137it was presented to us this week or excuse me last Monday. The way it was presented is a plan and it was not speaking to oh, we want and we want a different timeline. That would be a waiver process. the plan was would be the plan for unification in regards to all those other items the fiscal the um elections. So the possibility of these meetings continuing to happen, all three districts are meeting and then when the county board goes back to report in July, they can very much we can all come to the agreement and what can be asked of is for an extension at that point. Right. That's something we're going to have to ask the attorneys when we go to this first meeting. It kind of seems like we really don't have much

138of a say. We're pretty much going with what what's being thrown at us. But again, I agree with what Terry was saying that um it would be nice to still have those consultations so we can get a better understanding of what's going on just because of the fact that, you know, throughout this whole process, we've been the last ones to find out what's actually going on and getting information. So we can get it from somewhere more reliable, non-biased, and it would be beneficial for all of us at that point because it really seems like we have no no say. I feel that these meetings are going to be the opportunity for the three boards to come and I don't want to say argue but state their the reasonings to why we would request a delay

139or more time. Um it does feel like again being pushed into it because originally it was an idea to come together and to originally come and create these meetings ourselves with the B boards and although the direction was given to the county board the way it seems to be going down that's what it feels like. Um, but because we still haven't had the first meeting, I'm going to be optimistic going into it. But I do feel that we have been shined off and have been um not included from the get-go. Um, if this is the way we're going down unification, there there's still a a better way of of doing this process. I mean, we've done it in the past when we're going to implement something, we go and we do our ground work. And

140not to throw MCOE under the bus, but again, the way that they've dealt with this unification from the get-go back, you know, 10 years ago, um, I would have a hard time to just trusting that they are going to go ahead and, you know, dot all the eyes and cross all the tees. And even though it might sound redundant to go do our own footwork as the representative, one of the representatives because Terry is the other person for whenever you know need be. Um I would like to also have inside information as to you know they're they're suggesting this but you know we did our research these districts went about it this way. Um another thing to point out is In December when we went to CSBA conference, I ironically there was a a showing

141of how many uh districts in California were not unified and were exactly, you know, an image of what King City and Greenville are where they have an elementary and a secondary district. Um, and it's actually more so that those are more popular than not. And you know before going and seeing that at CSBA we were being given the idea that it was more traditional to have unified districts. So I was you know that was something that was you know the light was shined on um but not see if we had not seen that we would be believing that you know the more traditional move would be to unify. So I understand the concept of working together, but I also want to go into this fight with our own knowledge if that makes sense. I also

142want to point out that on Wednesday, February 11th, and I will get the more I'll get the uh time for you, there will be that's when the um the this county committee on school reorganization, it's it's one of their meeting dates. So I will find out because that those meetings might be a midday type of meeting. That is also our second meeting date. So they're being held not at the same time obviously, but both are scheduled for that day. So I will get the again I will get the meeting time to you and what is on the agenda for that day. So that because the assumption is there'll be a presentation about unification and even if it's simply discussing the steps the process again I will share that with you in case you would like

143to attend that would be a regular uh public meeting. >> Is there anyone in the audience that's wishing to ask questions or comment? Any other comments or questions from the board? We will go ahead and now um where where is that up? Anything else? >> On to communication. We'll go ahead and move on to communication from board members. Board members, anything you'd like to communicate? >> All righty. So this month's a busy one. So I started the Mick training. So I have my first session and then I have the next one I believe next week. So that's that. I was able to visit K Cam's their grand opening. It was nice seeing the teachers cut their ribbon to their door. So that was nice. Um on the other for board communication uh pretty much this

144will go out to our board if we can start working on and giving some type of direction on what we're going to do with our student voice. I think it's something that we have been talking about at our multiple hearing uh multiple board meetings and we started in September and we're now in January. So we can start moving on how we can start taking the um our students voice into account at give them that little you know time we've seen it um we saw it at CSBA we saw it at the California Latina School Board Association so we can start working on that that would actually be um very important on my end. And then the other one was something that you know we were learning and seeing throughout these courses of Megan and um

145and you'll learn and what you see at other districts. I don't know if it's a possibility if it's happened before or if it's something that anybody else would be interested in. I know that other districts have some type of um it's not a presentation but some type of comments from our unit um partners that show showcase the positive things that are going on at each of our you know um unit partners. So that's something if I know we have Sam here at all of our board meetings, you know, some focus also on the positive, that would be nice. And for me, that'll be it. >> Any other communications from board? >> Sorry. Okay. Um, we'll go ahead and move on to advanced planning. Are you skipping review? >> I don't I don't Did you guys

146want to review the handbook at this time or do you want to leave it on there? >> Yeah, we'll just leave it on there. >> Is there something in particular that you're wanting us to bring with that? Well, the only thing is because sometimes what happens with um reading the governor um the governor's handbook is sometimes that we get we don't review the agenda on time or we have our busy schedule and we get to the last minute. So I know that it says, you know, email. So sometimes we end up breaking that because we don't email ahead of time because we really have that day to review it. So, um, so you know, fixing that wording to where it says that board members will, uh, email, uh, prior to the meeting. I know that

147sometimes they can't answer the our questions and it's fine, but sometimes it does get a little bit complicated to sit down and go through the full agenda over the weekend and we review it. Well, now we have to review it before Monday, but I know senda post you pulled it out since Thursday, I believe. So for me that was one of the topics that I had on our on our handbook and I know that last time because I do see it's from the 23 24 school year. So, I don't know if there there needs to be any updates to that to I know that on our training we were seeing that, you know, it's something that we should be reviewing at least at the beginning of our school year just to make sure if there's

148any updates that we need to make on it. So, it would be nice to go through it and see if there's any revisions. >> Would it be okay to just leave it on there so that when we do come across something Yeah, but I mean >> years old that all for the discussion on the handbook. >> It will remain on there, right? I'll remain on as information >> just in case just so we can have time to review it. >> Sounds good. >> Okay, we'll go ahead and move on to advanced planning. Uh we do have our review board calendar that's kind of a a guide that helps us kind of keep up with what goes on monthtomonth. Uh with that, uh Tony, you brought up something that you've that we've all been discussing as

149a board, you know, the student voices and leadership. Um so I asked for the board retreat to be put up here for discussion so that we can consider available dates. we're possibly thinking, you know, since weekdays tend to be on the later side of things and we know that this could take hours. Um but if possibly we can start considering dates of when we can come together to have a board retreat to discuss you know certain goals such as that and also to help us with whatever else um you know future planning goes with the whole concept of dates and so go ahead and contact Cinda with available dates um possibly weekend a weekend. >> Um, definitely before the end of the school year. I I would Yeah. And especially if we want to implement

150anything before the end of the school year, I would say this the sooner the better. >> We have any more or less idea around the time? >> Minimum four hours. And that's why if we start early on a Saturday, we kind of have the whole day. I think the only day that I wouldn't be open would be the 7th >> of February. But I I mean I can make it work if that is the only date or the only Saturday that everybody else could come together. >> Well, we can get an idea of dates more or less so like that we don't >> so we >> push it out too far. >> Right. So, with that said, we're looking at a Saturday. The sooner the better. So, if everybody can go home tonight and within

151the next, you know, week or so, kind of look at your schedules and see which Saturday works the best and or which Saturdays, give a couple of them to Senda so that she can see what the majority of us land on. Okay, sound good? Y, thank you. Okay. So, our board study session would be Tuesday, February the 3rd, and our next regular board meeting is Tuesday, February the 17th. Yes. Our um Tuesday, February 3rd board study session, that's our annual LCAP midyear um update. Just a heads up that we may need to schedule a close session prior to that. Normally on our board study sessions, we don't. Um, so just letting you know, we'll obviously uh make you aware if that's needed, but I wanted to as you're thinking of your planning for that night,

152we may need a close session. >> Um, and so normally they start at 6:00. Correct. >> Correct. >> So are you thinking that if we do need a close session, we might start at 5:30 and then possibly have a close session after. >> Correct. Or even if it's just 5:30. But I just wanted to give you a heads up. So back on um cuz like with the unification, we need to bring a contract forward for example on um for our legal representation because remember our current attorneys are not our UN cannot be our unification attorneys. Um and then just a couple of other items that might need a closed session. So we'll see that particular item I just mentioned would would not be a close session item. Okay. >> Just go ahead and keep us

153updated with that. I entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Thank you everyone for joining us tonight.