001Mhm. >> Mhm. >> The meeting of the Lancaster School District Uh we're going to reconvene at 6:07. This meeting is being transcribed and summarized. >> action report of session In closed session, the board approved by unanimous unanimous decision four to zero with zero abstentions settlement agreement and release in Los Angeles County Superior Court case number 5 A B C 00296 District agreed to provide a plaintiff $30,000 in exchange for a withdrawal and waiver of claims against the district. Roll call vote was as follows. Ayes eight three one one Noes zero abstention We will move on to the Pledge of Allegiance led by Lincoln student Ayla Put your right hand over your heart. And then begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
002one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. You may be seated. Thank you very much. Good job. Uh welcome everyone. And I'd also like to welcome uh we have Julie Bookman in the audience from Eastside board member, so thank you for attending. And uh next we have informational items, enrollment report. Okay, we've got total UTK through eighth grade 13,098. We've got 98 in the program, 461 non-UTK. Total of 14,059 students, which is a gain of 10 from our last Home school students 216, home school and all courses 2,717. Thank you very much. The next A B 1200, public disclosure of collective bargaining agreements House comment, assistant superintendent business services. I'm sorry, say that again. A B 1200, I would ask you to read 1200. Uh for So what's on the board? Okay,
003calling all assistants. Fantastic. That leads us to curriculum highlights. Lincoln Elementary by principal E Alvarez, extended learning opportunity staff video A 135, El Mariachi arboring instructors and students. Thank you. Good evening, board members. Uh I am Mrs. Mendez, I'm principal of Lincoln Elementary. I have the honor of leading an amazing school filled with incredible students and dedicated staff. Today, we are excited to highlight the amazing work taking place at Lincoln to promote attendance, positive behavior, social emotional learning, and academic success. The visual and performing arts give students a reason to come to school, a voice to express themselves, and the confidence and discipline to succeed. Strengthening not only academics, but character, connection, and community. At Lincoln, we truly believe we are built to lead and ready to rise. With that being said, I would like
004to go ahead and invite our first performers, Studio 8135 instructors, Maestro Ramon Vega, Merari Perez, and Marcos Camino, supported by ELA staff and Lincoln supervisors, Ms. Rita and Ms. Miriam. Let's go ahead and give them a round of applause. Good evening, board members. My name is Albert Gordon. I proudly serve as a first grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary. I'm an induction mentor, club teacher, and our African American Advisory Council, Triple AC, as you may know. What is it? Lincoln Ukulele representative. I am dedicated to strengthening family and community engagement to support the cultural, academic, and social emotional success of our African-American students within the Lancaster School District. With the support of our district site administrators and staff, I have enhanced diversity, student voice, and parent involvement through initiatives such as our Little Learners, Beat Legacies
005Black History program, where TK through fifth grade students showcase their knowledge of Black History through multiple art disciplines. Two weeks of themed Black History speak, but Black History Week, um dress-up days celebrating culture, achievements, and resilience, and a well-attended hip-hop bingo event that fostered meaningful family connections. Through my club, the Legacy Keepers, students explore diverse cultural histories through the arts and prepare for district academic competitions such as the Black Knowledge Bowl and the AAPI Knowledge Bowl, and reinforcing our shared commitment to awareness and excellence. Building on this year's accomplishments, we will continue creating inclusive opportunities that help our students celebrate culture and strengthen the partnership between school and community. our Lincoln Links Mariachi, directed by Mariachi instructors Steve Manzo, Roberto Garcia, and our amazing parent, Mr. Tony Vasquez. Let's put it Good evening. I'm Nicole
006Takala, a first grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary, and a proud parent of two, soon-to-be three Lincoln Elementary students. I'm here to speak on my dual perspective as a Lincoln teacher and parent. With nine years teaching at Lincoln and seven years watching my children grow up at Lincoln, I've seen many changes and watched Lincoln grow up also in a sense. We have steady, seasoned teachers dedicated to our students. Every year we gain new skills and refine our teaching practices. As a parent, I strive to be the teacher that I would want my kids to have. And I'm proud to say that my colleagues are all teachers that I want my kids to have. This year Lincoln has seen many more changes with the new administration team, Ms. Sevillas and Ms. Taylor. Our administrators have brought the
007community back into our school, something Lincoln lost for a bit after COVID. Through the addition of clubs and cultural performances, we've had so many moments to so many had moments to invite families in. This year I took on the role of the art club. My son, Daniel, also had the opportunity to attend my art club along with ukulele and sports club. Through the sports club, Daniel found a love for soccer and basketball. Because of Mr. Long's ukulele club, Daniel asked Santa for a ukulele for Christmas. In art club, I'm able to teach foundational art skills and introduce important art history to my first and second graders and give freedom and choice to my third through fifth graders. The clubs are definitely something the students look forward to, since many of my students start their day
008saying, "My good thing is I have art club today." Clubs are also something that I look forward to. I'm so thankful for the opportunity to do something meaningful at Lincoln every day, and I'm blessed to know that my children are engaged, learning, safe, and happy while I'm working. Thank you. Go ahead and now invite our amazing Star Morning Instructors, Star Kisha and Esmeralda, supported by ELO, supported by Lincoln supervisors Ms. Wallace, Ms. Kiki, and [clears throat] Aurelia. Let's go ahead and give a round of applause to the our Lincoln program. Now we will have ELO. It's been eight years great opportunities. Last but not least, I want to invite our student, Layla Gamage. Good evening, everyone. My name is Layla Gamage. I'm 11 years old and I'm in the fifth grade and I promote this
009year. I'm going to try to give a speech about my fifth grade year. I just want to say I appreciate all that Lincoln Elementary has done for me in the past 5 years. I love how they have different programs and different activities and so many kind of people at this school. When Miss Aguilar and Miss Tyler came, I love how they made a change and it's like amazing because some schools don't even get to do the things that we get to do. And sometimes we just have to be grateful for what we have, you know? So, I'm just saying who gets to have two great principals and a mom like her. I also want to thank all my teachers from the past 5 years. I especially want to thank Miss Martinez for giving me courage
010and keeping me confident and just being nice to me and always helping me whenever I needed help. So, I want to thank Miss Martinez and I want to give a big shout-out to my mom, Miss Kiki, for employing me all the year. All right, great job, Lincoln. Thank you so much. Uh I was excited. Uh a lot of work Uh my own kids went to Lincoln, so I'm so excited to see all the uh neat things you guys are doing and involving the parents, staff, and kids. Great job. And we have a little gift for all the students that performed and uh presented to our board meeting tonight. So, we'll bring that forward and then you guys can come up and get that. Thank you for presenting and going first. You can get it is
011here at the board uh presentation. So, thank you so much. job. Uh thank you again, parents. And next we have Emilio Flores with CFW uh facilities implementation program third semi-annual update. That's going to be a tough act to beat. Yeah, really. The top of the house probably the best performance we've had. I have That was a uh I have a 2 and 1/2 year old daughter, and so I was having moments of I'm trying to realize you know, what are all the activities I might be signed up for at some point? So, it's nice to have as as entertaining a time, but good evening. Uh I'm Emilio Flores with CFW. I'm here to present the board with a third semi-annual update to the facilities program that's currently implemented. Uh as is our normal practice now,
012every 6 months you come back to the board to provide an overview of the overall facilities program progress, amendments, changes, uh this year's considerations, things of that nature. Uh and so uh we'll move through that. If you have any questions at any point, please uh feel free to ask me as we go along. Uh just a little bit of background for everybody, the original plan was adopted back in 2024 in January. I reflected uh a lot of prioritization and the planning process was undertaken in 2023. Eventually, uh that plan led to the passage of Measure LS, which is the uh district bond program. Uh and really what the plan looks to do is prioritize creation of modern 21st century learning environments, uh provide a mechanism to expand UPK, uh and to really address uh some
013of the aging facilities uh throughout the district in a meaningful and uh logical progression. Program utilizes uh Measure LS, uh also looks at uh additional funding from the state in the form of modernization grants, as well as uh new construction grants. It also depends on on specialty programs from the state such as the California preschool and transitional kindergarten and full day kindergarten grant program uh and other programs available to us as we go forward with the program as well. We also look at developer fees and other sources of funds. Uh one of the things that's not currently uh in the plan in terms of revenue source is the Mello-Roos uh proceeds. Uh that's a separate funding source that's utilized for specific improvements as we go forward. Some of those proceeds may offset expenses that are
014uh done for eligible school work forward. But at this time, we're not accounting for those in the program as a whole. In terms of the projects underway right now, so we have three under construction currently, Saydel PS TK again. Uh we figured we'd provide some nice pictures for once instead of uh having to do all the reading for you. Uh but overall, uh the team with that that project, uh we're hoping to get folks in there soon as we finalize some of the interior finishes and so forth. These pictures are from about uh 7 or 8 weeks ago, uh but we're moving forward with that progress over there. And at Corey, we started construction on the new TK K buildings over there. Uh we did have some uh some difficulties and challenges with the wet
015weather. Uh they say you're in the desert, right? as well. And over at New Vista, uh the demolition of the existing classrooms, uh the interiors is underway right now, uh working towards modifications to those classrooms. Uh as the board may recall, one of the things we had to do is that due to a change in the Division of State Architects building code, uh we actually had to relocate uh the interior doors uh to make sure that they're ADA accessible. Uh and so, uh as you can see here, we're actually going to be going into the hallway and so forth as we go forward with bringing in some construction as we go forward with that particular project. Elsewhere, uh once we're done with the existing TK K buildings over at Saydel, we'll be moving into the
016modernization of the existing kindergarten classrooms uh that are there uh and to bring those up to a similar standard of functionality as the new classrooms so that regardless of whether you're a TK K or PK child, you're able to to have the same amenities throughout those those two facilities. And then also looking at the modernization of the rest of the campus over there at Saydel, uh as well as the construction of a new gym over there. Over at New Vista, very similar thing over there. We're looking at uh modernization and construction of additional facilities. Uh we have uh uh we're currently in the process of submitting that to DSA. Uh one of the challenges we've had uh throughout the entire program uh going back and making sure that previous projects were closed out. So, there
017are two fundamental requirements uh uh as you go into construction. Uh one is uh the current project approval uh from the Division of State Architect. Secondarily, in order to make sure you comply with past projects, DSA looks back as well. So, if there's any projects that were opened up that projects that were previously approved by DSA or were not verified in terms of their uh constructability at the end, DSA makes us go back and certify those projects. Typically, that's uh, going back and make sure that damage to the asphalt and so forth. The challenge there is that all these projects need all the inspector of record. Inspector of record is the state's representative to ensure that building is being built to the codes and the plans that were approved by DSA. And so, if one
018inspector of record opened the project, the cleanest thing to do is to have them close it from a liability standpoint and so forth. Unfortunately, sometimes uh, 10, 15, 20, 30 years have passed for some of these projects, that IOR is either no longer uh, serving that capacity uh, or has uh, passed on. Uh, so, we have to go back and find yourself a new IOR uh, to go back and close out those projects as well. So, Monte Vista had one of those, we've had that other places as well, Nancy Cory and so forth. And a lot of that close out has to do with the installation of the portable buildings. So, over the years, as those portables came onto site, there were DSA plans that that they come with, but they were not to close
019out those projects. So, we're having to do that process as you go forward with that as well. Even if we just wanted to demolish them, we would need we have to make sure we go back and and certify those things as well. The other thing that we look at is also what we call project approval from California Department of Education. So, also making sure that we are certifying these projects so that they are compliant with the regulations of Title 5 and other types of regulations that are under the education code. That enables us between the DSA approvals and the CDE approvals, that enables us to go apply for state matching grants. So, we have to have both of those in hand before we can apply for that uh, those grants as we go forward with
020that as well. Uh, over at at Sierra Lincoln, and it's also over at Mariposa, Journey View, we're all in the process right now of uh, of the DSA review process. Those have been submitted to DSA, under review, and coming out from the other side in probably a month or 5 months we'll have DSA project approval for all those. All those were put into the design process for a couple of reasons. First one is that we want to make sure that we're able to um, get in line for state aid grants as quickly as possible. So, these projects, even though they're slated for construction in phase two, we move forward designing those in the current phase in order to get in line for that Prop 2 money. We want to make sure we capture every single
021dollar we possibly can for modernization and new construction. And so, in order for us to submit those applications as I said, we submit DSA and CDE approval letters along with that. The third part of that is the plan itself. So, one of the other things that's happened over the last 6 months, uh, it's actually taken almost 18 months now, is that the state has finally uh, finalized its regulations as it as pertains to facility master plan. Master plan as part of Prop 2, they've set up a minimum requirement minimum requirements for a plan to be compliant for with Prop 2 demonstrate that you've done uh, uh, the facility master planning process to their specification. Uh, we knew that that would come to uh, fruition at some point. What we're doing right now is in the
022September report we come back to you, is that we're probably about 85-90% compliant with the requirements as they've been finalized by the state. So, our goal over the next 6 months is to bring the rest of the plan to that particular point so that when we submit this application to the state, here's the plan, you know, here you go. The nice thing about it is that they're not requiring us to have have the plan approved and ready to go at the time of submittal. They are having it they do need to have a a board approved plan uh, at the time of the review. And once you we do that particular review process, the plan is good for 5 years thereafter. So, in September we'll probably be probably giving you guys a slightly thicker uh,
023update that will have all of that that data. Uh, so, for for instance, one of the requirements is a classroom by classroom inventory of every single site. So, we have all the data, we've been compiling that, but one of the things you'll see in that next report is, okay, how many teaching stations do I have? How many storage rooms? How many admin offices? Down to that detail. So, that's one of the requirements that will be in that next report as you go forward as well. Educational program continues to be the primary driver of these improvements, and so as the the district continues to transition some of its schools over into a TK-8 or a K-8 model, uh, we're trying to make sure that we are um, amending the plan to make sure that where necessary,
024uh, to make sure that we're reflecting that, and make sure that the improvements being proposed at each of those sites is being accounted for uh, as we go into design and into construction as we go forward as well. The other thing that we've been working on is is to finalize specification for classroom technology and audio visual components. So, working with the district in establishing what those overall parameters will be uh, in terms of uh, touch screens and monitors and uh, and other types of systems in the classroom to make sure that whatever tools are currently being used, and any tools that we anticipate being used in the future, the system in the inside this classroom will accommodate that. Uh, so, we're doing that in a couple ways. One is obviously the design process. The other
025thing as well is that we're moving forward with the design of a demonstration classroom here in this uh, complex over here. Uh, so, a musical professional development uh, for the uh, the IT staff as well as for uh, the educational staff so that they can start getting a hands-on what those rooms will look like and function uh, as we look at improvements over here as well. On the state aid side, uh, thus far we've garnered the $5.4 million grant for the PS TK. That's money in the bank that we received. Uh, we uh, we believe at this point, given the rules of Prop 2, there's about $55.7 million in state aid grants. Uh, uh, that is that the district is currently eligible for. So, you have district facilities that are of [clears throat] age today
026qualified for approximately $55 million in grant funds. There's an additional $28 million in grants that will generate over time. So, as some of your newer facilities or some of the facilities that have been recently modernized reach the age, those generate additional modernization grants into the future as well. In addition to that, there was about $24.5 million in new construction eligibility available as well. And that may be perplexing folks saying, you know, enrollment's been steady or declining, right? Uh, where is all this new eligibility coming from? So, a couple of things that the state looks at. One is overall trends. You know, where are you seeing growth? You know, I would I would credit the district in a tremendous job in UPK really, you know, emphasizing that. Because the way that the the state calculates out
027its projections, it heavily weighs TK-K enrollment in its in its model. So, if you see a large spike in TK-K grades, it actually has an outsized impact on the overall state projections as it pertains to uh, the modernization and new construction eligibility. The second thing they look at is development within the area. So, the state in its uh, in its infinite wisdom has decided that if you're able to demonstrate that there are final housing maps that have been filed and approved, they allow you to treat as if those houses were already built. So, as you're seeing development move forward, as you're seeing uh, people convert land, right, into into uh, single family lots or other types of lots of that nature, what's happening there is that state's actually giving you credit for those even before
028those houses are built. So, the combination of those two factors is what's contributing to that overall new construction grant. Thus far, uh, we've uh, applied for about $4.9 million in modernization funding applications based on what we have the eligibility at San Gabriel and Nancy Cory. That's the two kindergarten classrooms that have been done at Spur. Given where we are with the design phase of all these other projects, we anticipate that another $56.5 million applications will be filed in the next 6 months. So, as those projects come out of DSA, as you get CDE approval, we will be submitting the applications and getting in line for an additional $56 million. Uh, in turn, those dollars will be used to fund the construction of our next phase of of improvements as we go forward as well. Overall,
029uh, in terms of sources, uh, a couple things have have moved around. One is that additional dollars for new construction eligibility. That's something that we had alluded to back in September. So, we come back in March to give you a solid number what we think that's going to be. That's a 20 24.3 [clears throat] million dollars. Secondly, the other thing that we've done is looking at our ability to sell bonds. So, uh, you know, we have actually been able to work through um, all the cash flows and say, okay, where are we at today in terms of our projects? We have our first phases of the San Gabriel improvements, Monte Vista and Nancy Cory improvements. All of those things are geared up and ready to go. We have dollars for those today. When we look
030at the next phase of improvements in terms of our overall ability to start next phase of construction projects, we have two options. One is we can wait for those reimbursements to come back from the state for all these applications we're about to submit, or secondly, we can look at our ability to issue additional bonds from Measure LL. Uh, the uh, preliminary analysis indicates that we should be able to issue approximately $30 million as early as fiscal year 2026-2027. So, anytime after July 1st of 2026. Uh, so, that's something that we're currently exploring uh, in terms of what we will do. Obviously, we want to make sure that we stay within the parameters that was estimated by the voters at the time of the election, uh, but given the assessed valuation growth as well as uh,
031where we are in the overall construction cycle, we'd only be accelerating that plan bond sale by about 9 to 12 months. So, you know, in many ways, you know, that acceleration there, that's very little uh, very little such to be the overall such to be the overall as you go forward. The other change that we made is that uh, we talked about this a little bit back in September, but uh, there is a program called the Minimum Essential Facilities Program. Originally, we thought it was going to be a specialized program specifically for uh, looking at uh, ancillary or support spaces such as libraries, cafeterias, and so forth. We're still going to try to pursue that money wherever possible, but one of the major things that they changed, and we talked a little bit about this
032in September, It's not no longer a discretionary grant by the state. It's only a discretionary grant from from this district's side. So, it's a discretionary grant from the state's point of view. So, you can go through the whole design process and submit the application. You can receive money to design these things, but ultimately the state's going to decide whether or not it's going to give you the money. There is no clear um uh rationale that we can follow to guarantee us to get those funds. So, if we get them, great, wonderful. It'll add on to our overall war chest and what we can do, but you know, given where we uh that we have new construction money, which is actually more money than the MMF. We got sources. We put that money aside saying if
033we get it in the future, great, wonderful. We'll have additional dollars to spend elsewhere, but we're not going to be relying on that on that money going forward. Future uses, uh you know, I think that the the big thing here is that we're currently looking at ways in which we can um go forward and accelerate some of the construction programs that we have here. So, continue with construction of the the things that we're currently under design, uh but then looking at what is that next phase of construction. Tentatively, we're looking at is accelerating the construction over at Sierra. Sierra has a large uh number of new uh UPK classrooms. There's 12 classrooms that are being proposed and we'll build that project. It's also modernization of existing building. Uh it's a a project that that suits
034us all very well in terms of aligning goals of uh expanding UPK, uh taking advantage of new construction eligibility wherever possible. Uh and so, uh tentatively, that's what we're looking at. We're still working on the overall uh uh the overall sequencing of that Sierra thing. That Sierra project as well, especially as it pertains to potentially that sale bonds in the fall. Over the next 6 months, uh I know that uh there'll be a lot of a lot more people running around with uh sledgehammers and drills. Uh so, uh we'll continue that work over at Highland moving into the rest of the modernization project. Looking at Nancy Cory and Vista, uh and then eventually construction at Monte Vista once we come out of the DSA as well. And then looking at our ability to um to
035progress with other projects uh as they uh are approved by DSA and CDE. Uh we all like I said before, uh a lot of effort will be put in uh into submitting those applications for state grants in this line uh for those as we go forward, and uh continuing to work with staff and the district in coordinating the logistics of all uh the movements. So, one of the big things with this program is that we're doing a lot of construction with students and staff on site. You know, we're not shutting down the school, moving them off. Uh we're doing a lot of phase construction at this point. That's how we're how we're progressing with all these areas. So, that requires a high level of coordination. Mr. Coleman, uh the district staff, making sure that we
036know where everybody's going during construction as well. So, we'll continue to overlook that or oversee that as we move forward. Uh typically, what we do is a is a two-step process. Tonight, I'm presenting you overall um summary of the uh of the plan. Uh and it'll be under the the board's consideration uh at a future board meeting in terms of adopting uh the changes and recommendations to it. Uh with that, I'm happy to answer any questions the board may have at this time. Yeah, a question about um in uh Lancaster just the last bit movie theaters uh there and Walmart, it just put in a uh apartment condominium. But did that make any changes to our objections for like school enrollment, or is it still uh the same? So, I don't know the the net
037impact on the school sites. Um I think that's exactly what Mr. Coleman probably uh addressed in our last appointment. So, we we notice here in Lancaster that our um our enrollment has remained steady over the years, and we see a lot of housing going in. We see a lot of um apartments uh mixed um uh housing developments going in, but what we don't see is a big influx of students into our school from one year to the other. We it just seems to remain fairly steady, slightly in decline. Um So, we'll we'll take the income and the revenue that those buildings provide us and use them to update and modernize our schools, but we're just not seeing a big flood of of new students coming in. It's very it's very consistent. We're we're one of
038we're very fortunate. There are a lot of districts up and down the state of California that are that are pink slipping and laying people off because of declining enrollment, and you know, we're not one of those. Yeah, just to add to Dr. Brady's there is that you know, I go to a lot of board meetings, and ours is always an interesting one, but the uh I think overall, you know, the fact that you guys are stable with a slight decline, that's an outlier for the majority of districts throughout the state. Um you know, I work with another school district, you know, they've lost 5,000 kids in the last 6 years. Uh you know, they used to have an enrollment of about 17,000, and they're down like 12 now. So, you know, I think the fact
039that you guys are able to remain steady, um you know, that's something that we're seeing a lot of people uh because the other thing that that's kind of interesting from a demographic standpoint just within the region, is that people that are moving to Lancaster uh and Palmdale and the Antelope Valley as a whole, it's no longer a movement of, "Hey, this is where I'm going to start a family." Actually, what you're seeing now is that maybe you had uh a mother or father father that had number of kids that passed away, and they took that home that was in Ventura County, Santa Barbara, what have you, and say, "Okay, well, once you split it up amongst all the kids, you know, you're seeing those people take those dollars and moving out to the Antelope Valley
040saying, "I can get a nice piece of property for that that value." And so, whereas before, that the normally kid would normally accompany said move, we're not seeing that as often now. It's people who are just relocating for the the, you know, not the latter parts of life, but middle middle age where the kids are already gone through school. But the state hasn't caught up yet, so they still give us the grants. Okay, um great to see all the uh modernization moving forward. Thank you and thank you to all the extra work you put in to help secure that extra state money so we can get achieve that. Thank you, and I hope to report out, you know, at the next board meeting all those things are done. Next board meeting, all of them submitted,
041and hopefully sometime thereafter, "Hey, here's the checks." All right. Thank you. Yeah, thank you very much. It looks we have individual action items. Mr. Tanner and Dr. option of resolution 2025-26-7 for compensation for missed meeting Mr. Usler on March 3rd, 2026. Do we have a motion? So moved. Motion by Mr. Giles. Mr. Wynn. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Vote. Motion carries 3-0 with one abstention. Individual action items, business, 13. Approval of Lancaster School District's annual audit report for 2024-25 fiscal year. Do we have a motion? So moved. By Mr. Wynn. Second. By Mr. Giles. Discussion? All in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries 4-0. Um next item. 13B, approval of amendment number two to agreement with Ninyo and Moore for DTSC services on Mariposa Elementary School modernization and new construction project. Do we have a
042motion? Motion by Mr. Usler. By Mr. Wynn. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries 4-0. Item C, adoption of board resolution 2025-26-35 making CEQA findings and approving a categorical exemption for modernization and new construction project at Sierra Elementary School. So moved. By Mr. Giles. Second. Again, by Mr. Wynn. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries 4-0. Item D, adoption of board resolution 2025-26-36 making CEQA findings and approving a categorical exemption for modernization and new construction project at Desert View Elementary School. So moved. Mr. Wynn. By Mr. Usler. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries 4-0. Individual action items, human resources, A, approval of tentative agreement with California School Employees Association revised salary schedule and AB 1200 for 2025-26. Do we have a motion? So moved. By Mr. Giles. Second,
043by Mr. Wynn. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries 4-0. Next item B, approval of revised board member compensation amount of $1,500. We have a motion. So moved. By Mr. Wynn. I get by Keith Giles. Any discussion? Favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries 4-0. Item C, approval approval of Dr. Ingrid Hidalgo Wynn as Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services. We have a motion. I'll move. Moved by Mr. Giles. Seconded by Ms. Ussery. Any discussion? I'd like to read something. All right. So, Dr. Ingrid Wynn, over the past 20 years, Dr. Wynn has served as an elementary, middle, and high school teacher, adjunct college professor, site administrator, and district-level leader. These experiences have shaped her commitment to strengthen curriculum, instruction, and assessment systems and share high levels of learning for all students. Dr. Wynn is especially
044proud of the collaborative work she's led to support instructional improvement, data-informed practices, and equitable access to high-quality educational opportunities. Building strong systems, developing leaders, leadership capacity, and fostering positive relationships with staff and families have been central to her work. As a parent of two children who she's proud of and a spouse of a fellow educator, education is both a profession and her passion. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling with family, spending time with her two shih tzus, hiking, dancing, reading, and cooking. And she is honored to serve in the Lancaster School District community and looks forward to working collaboratively to support student success and advance the district's mission and vision. And she's with us here in the audience in the back. And with that All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Three Vote is 3 to 1.
045And passes. Congratulations. Welcome. Would you like to share something with us? Good evening, Board President. I brought an essay to share with you and Board members. And good evening, um, Superintendent Maria I just want to say thank you. I think, um, you know, an acknowledgement that I'm honored to accept this position and be part of the team. I'm looking forward to stepping in this position with gratitude and really supporting our families, staff, and, um, teachers along with the team of Ed Services to enhance student, uh, experiences not only in academics but also social-emotional learning. So, looking forward to being part of the team and supporting all of the work that has been occurring in the district. This is my family, my daughter, and my husband. My son is taking his final ochem final right now
046at UCSB, so he's watch He said he's going to watch it later. Good evening, everyone. Thank you, Cindy. And next we have approval of renewal contract for Michael Davis as Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. We have a motion. I get moved by Ms. Ussery. I get Giles. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Three ayes, one no. Motion carries 3-1. Next item 15, addressing the board. Individuals who wish to address the board may complete a speaker card and present it and any supporting documents to the Superintendent's Assistant or other district official prior to the start of the meeting. Personal information such as a student, parent, or guardian's name, address, phone number, or date of birth, no address, or other identifying information as defined in Ed Code 49061 may be excluded from the minutes of the meeting
047by submitting a written request Board President shall recognize individuals who wish to speak. Individuals wishing to present testimony to the board concerning specific items on the agenda may do so once the item has been moved, seconded, and is on the floor for discussion. By unanimous three minutes per presenter and 20 minutes per item shall be allowed per the board bylaws 9222. Board members may ask questions for clarification purposes. However, no action may be taken and no discussion may take place on an item not on the posted agenda or the brown act. Comments from PTA? CSCA? Now? Good evening, everyone. I hope you're all doing well and getting ready for spring. I don't typically like to come out to the board meeting and make any kind of negative comments or or even anything other than positive
048comments. But I feel like I need to address something that I've seen floating around online um, directly about our schools and teachers, our superintendent. Um, I don't know if you have seen the Barbie movie. I don't know if any of you have seen that. But in that movie, there is a very poignant speech by one of the main characters about how difficult it is to be a woman in modern day. If you haven't seen it, I suggest that you watch. But to give context, being in education is probably the most difficult job there is. For for all of us, from board members to superintendent classified staff, to anybody that works with children and affects their life on a daily basis. I've seen some comments that were very negative and accusatory and I feel like out
049of line and misplaced. Our jobs are more difficult than they have ever been and we have to balance every decision that we make. We have to consider safety of the students and staff first and foremost. And sometimes that means that we have to suspend a student to protect the safety of everyone else on the campus. Now, I've been in education 31 years. Never once have I looked forward to suspending a student or moving a student from my class. It has happened happened very rarely over my time in the classroom. And I don't know of another teacher or another staff member that enjoys that. We We all spend our time in education to make a positive difference for students and for each other and for colleagues. So, when we are put in that very difficult position
050to address behaviors that are dangerous and unsafe for everyone around us, it's a difficult decision. And I will tell you, my job isn't 7:00 to 3:00. It's whenever somebody calls me. And a lot of times I get those calls in the evening, in the morning, on the weekends, on a holiday. Whenever somebody is feeling anxious about something that has happened to them within the capacity of their position. So, I just want to say that we can either build each other up or we can tear each other down. Everybody has the decision every day, as my good friend Mr. Coleman would say, to help lift somebody's tie or to pull it down. And if all we want to do is pull it down for other people and make unfair judgments, then I think I would challenge
051people, actually, to rethink that. And maybe try to help. Maybe try to add something positive rather than just continue with the vitriol that I I have seen online and that has come to me through uh email communication. We can look at something and think that we know what we're seeing and there's always another side. There is always context which can be attached to whatever that thing is to tell a more clear story. So, I will end with that. And I I really hope that anybody listening tonight or watching this work meeting on YouTube hears what I'm saying and will take some time to reflect and maybe pause before floating a video around or making unnecessarily mean and aggressive and misplaced comments about any of us serving as public officials in the school district. Thank you.
052And then to have comments from the audience. I have a speaker card for Christian Kim. I'm a baby 6-year-old. The perfect body at Bayou to our currently enrolled. The parents have full confidence in the safety and well-being of my students. My My children choose part of the main group of kids dances, lunch time clubs, after school activities, learning sports, bands, field trips. They have decided to stay out of the drama, out of the things that she said. They decided to surround themselves with have the same mindset choice. Almost all our kids know that school comes first and it will always be that way. They take advantage of everything that they Of course, over the years we've had disagreements and just friends. They've all overheard drama amongst middle schoolers. They choose to be a part of
053the positive As parents, it's our job to teach our kids what to act appropriately in any setting, no matter what. At the end of the day, how they learn to react now is shaping how they will react to things as an adult. I also have the privilege of being staffed at Bayou. This is my fourth school year and in my role as campus supervisor, I'm able to see the many sides of school. blessed And blessed to be surrounded by such an amazing staff who cares so deeply for our school's culture. Nothing is taken lightly. Nothing is overlooked. Recently, I've been hearing parents speak so negatively about the school that I love. Using words like ghetto, uncaring, unsafe, and honestly, so sad. I'm part of the safety team. We are the safety team. Cares about each
054student. Dances with them, plays with them, but most of all, we do everything in our power to keep them safe. Our team has been shoved on, hit, pushed to the ground and slammed around. And it's sad. I've been approached by parents. Have recently been told, "Comes with the job, right?" No, Lancaster families do not Our job is to serve. We need to find a way to hold our parents accountable for the actions that they're teaching their students what's acceptable. But tonight, I just wanted to come share my heart. I wanted it on the record for the good. I love Bayou. I'm a Bayou parent and I will be Yep. Your comments. Okay, next we have consent agenda items, agenda item 16A to 16H. Moved Moved by Mr. Giles. Seconded by Mr. Wynn. Any discussion? I
055just want to make a note of the uh donations we have had to the Locke Early Learning Center. Uh I'd like to turn that over to Charles to let him know at the last meeting we talked about food. It's And uh I'd like to have him tell you what's been done now. Absolutely. Uh the director of CNS has gone out and worked with a local uh nonprofit to donate our food that we had extra in the morning. Instead of throwing it away, we were able to donate that to the community. Thank you, Dr. Wynn. And we also enjoyed the snack trial snacks. Great job. Thank you very much. With that, all in favor. Aye. Opposed. Motion carries 4-0. Item 17, consent agenda items business, item 17A to 17H. Moved by Ms. Ussery. Okay. Seconded by
056Mr. Wynn. Any discussion? All in favor. Aye. Opposed. Motion carries 4-0. Item 18, consent agenda items educational services, items 18A to 18M. Moved Moved by Mr. Giles. Seconded again by Mr. Wynn. Any discussion? All in favor. Aye. Opposed. Motion carries 4-0. Item 19, consent agenda items human resources services, items 19A to 19I. We have a motion. So moved. Mr. Wynn, seconded by Mr. Giles. Any discussion? I just like to tell Mike Davis what a great job. We have uh I think on the uh meeting about 13 new substitute teachers. And uh I think that has a lot to do with Coleman and his team. Right. So, thank you very much. All in favor. Aye. Opposed. Motion carries 4-0. Item 20, consent agenda items student and family services, items 20A to 20C. Moved by Mr. Giles.
057Ms. Ussery. Discussion. All in favor. Aye. Opposed. Motion carries 4-0. We have our first readings. Legislative and policy discussion. Any comments on any of the first readings? Okay, next are comments from the board and superintendent. And we'll start with Mr. Wynn. Okay, well, there's not much to say other than congratulations to uh Dr. Wynn and her family for joining us on the Lancaster School Board or school district. Um We are pleased for that. Um Thank you, Gina, for your outstanding speech. It was very uh direct. And I think uh I hope those who haven't seen Barbie they they watch it now with a different perspective. I'm thanking for your help getting all those substitute teachers. We are so pleased for that. Um For all of the teachers that we love, thank you very much for
058bringing Lincoln over here and showing uh how well Lincoln performed. I see you're in a purple vest, too. I don't see green, though. So, I would be careful. But, I know in some of our schools, they actually told their students, "No punching anyone in the face." So, I'm glad to hear that. Um Debbie, thank you for the snacks. Thank you for uh bringing on our new vendors that we are increasing and uh again, the snack and the salad bars at the school get nothing but rave reviews. So, thank you very much. And to all the parents who came, you can see what the community has. We uh we had Lincoln School here and there wasn't an empty seat in the whole house. And so, once the students performed and uh they get to go out
059for ice cream or whatever, you can see what a difference it makes. So, I'm very happy to say our community supports Lind-Gustaf School District. Thank you, Mr. Wynn. Mr. Jackson. Okay. Well, thank you guys for hanging out with us. Uh I do want to thank Lincoln for their bringing all the performers. I really enjoyed the dancers, the mariachi. I had some of all of those in my family of and I don't need to watch Barbie. I lived it. I had seven daughters, so I I put together Barbie houses, camper vans, and you you name it. We had the clothes. But, yeah, I I think they're all finally done with that. Now, I have grand daughters that are doing Barbie now, so yeah. We're going to be away from that girl. Okay. Anyway, uh thanks to
060uh I wanted to thank Mr. Flores, he's in here today, but thank him for coming down and giving us an update with the on what our remodels and uh that and congratulations again to uh Dr. Wynn and Mr. Davis for uh being part of the team again. Well, you again and first time, so and uh who else we got? I wanted to thank I want to thank our speaker, Krista Kent. That was really nice to hear some good things about Piute. I love Piute, too. I and uh she loved Piute. She loved it and uh we we had a great experience here, so yeah, just to keep I think she gives us a lot of money in there at the time, I'm sure, but it's what you make of it. You got to surround yourself
061with kids that are doing doing the right stuff. So, yeah, it is what it is. But, with that uh um that's good enough. Follow me. And once again, thank you, Julie, for coming and watching us. I know you had to, but anyway, hopefully it was a little bit fun for you. Yeah. Thank you. Okay. Mrs. Useless. Okay. wonderful person. Um I really really enjoyed it. got me through school and all the way through college. Um it was dancers, mariachi bands. And I can't even tell you how hard hard it is to make it sound sound like great doing. You try it sometime. It's They did a fantastic job. Uh and your cheer group just Uh I would like to add something to that. I think that's nice. That's something that's fun about Um and that
062will for sure help the I'll be cool. Um Again, a very interesting report. I mean, I it's long. For us, that's your report. I really appreciate the that. Um Dr. Hildalgo Wynn, um congratulations. I'm not sure if you're still back there, but welcome. Uh and Gina, thank you so much. I appreciate your words. I'm wondering nice to see. And also, thank you to whoever it was that spoke for Piute. Um thank you so much for bringing that. Um as long as I worked in the district, I thought that Piute was kind of like a a little sanctuary and um I do appreciate that. School is what they get to be cuz that's what school is what we help make of it for them. So, um I do Oh, and Debbie, it's natural. We love little
063children. Thank you. Mrs. Useless. Piute. All right. I would like to acknowledge again um all the kids and parents. It was wonderful to see all the great things going on at Lincoln. I want to acknowledge um Kristen and Emma. I think she's pretty good with the Piute stuff. You know, every time you go to Piute, they are working so hard, the teachers and staff over there. And um you know, we've come a long way with Piute. Piute is doing so well and that's an acknowledgement to all of their hard work. And it takes it takes a community. So, it takes a partnership between us and our parents and our community to bring it all together and I believe we're moving absolutely in the right direction. So, um acknowledge the words Gina said, too. I much
064appreciate it. Um this this is difficult work we're engaged in. This this is important work we're engaged in. It's serious work that we're engaged in. I don't think there's anybody out there that takes it lightly. We come to work every day striving to do what's best for children. We're going to continue to do that. Um I want to acknowledge the great work Mike's doing and congratulations on the renewal renewal of his contract for all all the work that he's doing and I I acknowledge um the contract of Dr. Wynn and all the work she will do for our district. And lastly, I just wanted to acknowledge the um all the great women's history postings on our website of the women that work in our district. I think that's so cool to um get information about
065all the great um staff and educators that we have working for us, so Thank you, Dr. Variety. And uh thank you Mrs. Davis. I enjoyed the staff. I thought it was fantastic. Very uplifting. I loved the cheer lead uh cheer squad and how they uh were rooting for the school and and teaching uh social emotional skills in the education. It was fantastic. Um my kids went to Lincoln. They loved it. I have a heart uh for that school, so it's neat to see. And I also thank you um Gina and Kristen for your input and um uh getting our perspective. I know we're all working hard and our scores are going up. Our suspensions are going down. Uh good things are happening and it's neat to see with the school presentations and everything, you know,
066all the good things that we are doing. I know it is difficult uh today with the social media. A few people can say some things that that are difficult, but um everyone has uh doing a fantastic job. We keep up the great work and uh we uh really appreciate you and and support you. Uh it's neat to see the presentation with Emilio with our vision for the future, modernizing our schools and going forward on that. Um Congratulations uh Mike and Dr. Wynn. And we welcome you and uh look forward to doing great work. With that, we will adjourn at 7:23. A motion. Vote. Vote by Mr. Wynn. Second by Mrs. Useless. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? It carries 4-0. Have a good night, everyone.