001Excellent. All right. Call this meeting to order. December 30th, 2025. Uh thank you all for being here. As a reminder, if you please put your cell phones on silent. Uh with that, we will um let's see. Let's see. We'll start with the pledge of allegiance. Right. >> Uh no. Um >> flexive. Yeah. Flexive. >> Okay. >> All right. Uh, all those please stand. Face the flag. Place your right hand over your heart. Ready, begin. I pledge allegiance 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. >> All right. Nothing to report out of close session. May I have an approval of the agenda? >> I move we approve tonight's agenda. A second. >> There's a motion.
002Second. All those in favor of approving the agenda, say I. I. >> I. >> Motion passes unanimously. Approval of the minutes. Uh, may I have a motion? >> Move to approve the minutes of September 9th. >> There's a motion, a second. All those in favor say I. I. >> I. Motion passes. Superintendent Board Communications. Dr. Stepp. >> Mr. President, members of the board, uh, Mr. Client, you can fire me up here. First slide. Um, on September 17th, Lindereo Canyon has an afterchool program relative to the theater. Principal Anhold shared this with me. Super excited. They had a hundred of Linder students went over to the Agora Pack. Uh, our goal has been to get more and more students into those theaters. Our ele all of our elementary schools were in the theaters last year. Um,
003and Eric's got uh Lindereo already in there. Uh, they were showing the space, how it's utilized, how it's used, all the operations of it. Um the former student from Lindera and the current director, Miss Jessica Wallace, is the one who did the tour. Um and Mr. Inhulk also shared appreciation for Mr. Chad Bloom to help organized. They had almost 10% of the students participated in this. And that's a shot from the main stage. So bravo to Lindo. >> And they're also very cool. The Linder uh theater program after school program this year is going to be held for the first time at the pack whereas they used to. >> Oh yeah. because they couldn't get in there before, but now that we've put our our facilities for students priority prioritizing, it's going to be great.
004>> We love it. More kids in there. Uh, and of course, the school year has kicked off. We've got had our first superintendent discussion council. This is what our PFA PFC uh presidents and Mr. Lawrence, Miss Cup were there. This was last Friday. Fantastic group. We appreciate uh their uh countless hours of volunteering and effort on behalf of our students and schools and their support uh means the world. So, we appreciate them. Next slide, Mr. Klein uh superintendent youth council has also started uh that was last Wednesday morning. Uh fantastic group essentially four students per grade per school. So you've got 32 or so students. Uh we meet four times a year. Talk about different topics. Uh Dr. Scott and I organized that event. It's fantastic spending time with students. Obviously you can tell from
005the photos we meet right here before classes start. We get them out of here so they don't miss instruction. Uh we talk cell phone scheduling, registration. Um, it's just great to spend time with them and hear their voice and their input on how we can improve things for them. Great group. Uh, Something Yellow, I believe this is their 12th year. So, Something Yellow celebrates um September, which is uh child uh childhood cancer awareness month. That's Kevin and Melody Cardasco. That was the halftime of the Calabes football game last Friday. Uh so they've um when their son who's a student at Chapperel ACelle and Lindero passed away from geoblasto about 12 years ago um beautiful beautiful kid I remember him very well was at his funeral um so they launched something yellow foundation so they were
006at the Calabas football game had a chance at halftime to speak to the entire audience um was very moving and then there was also the something yellow 5K classic u Sunday morning as well so beautiful celebration embracing this wonderful family and the cause of childhood cancer awareness. Next slide. Also celebrating Suzanne Kirkop. She's our 2025 teacher of the year. Um was fantastic to celebrate her I think 10 days or so ago. She is our science teacher and she goes to YB Yerbena Elementary, Willow Elementary, Round Meadow Elementary. So such a joy to get to know her, spend the day with her. And her daughter also accompanied us was a lot of fun. And there she is with super superintendent uh the county LA County Superintendent Deborah Duardo. Next slide. I think that's it. That concludes
007uh Superintendent Coms. >> Great. Miss Lazar. >> Um good evening everyone. Uh first of all wanted to wish a happy new year to everyone in the LBUSD community celebrating the Jewish New Year. Um I have gone back to school. I started the uh masters in governance program uh run by the California School Boards Association. And uh my one comment after a couple days doing it, it's all on Zoom. uh met a lot of board members and superintendent from other districts uh breaking down into school small groups and I just wanted to uh say that in so many other districts there's so many difficulties and uh you know crazy stuff going on and I just wanted to express express appreciation to everyone here in this room uh for the special district that LVUSD is uh our
008teachers our staff our administration and and our students of course uh we're we're a lucky district Um I visited Bay Laurel and met our new principal uh Miss Mashort uh and did a a tour of the school and it was fantastic seeing you know the classrooms that have been demolished there. We probably going to talk about it right. Um the uh new outdoor classroom that's in the works is such an exciting uh thing and I think everyone at the school is very uh looking forward to it. I attended Pathways as Mr. Lawrence was away and it was very nice uh seeing pathways committee for the first time and Miss Mangus and I also attended curriculum council which I always love. Uh and I was struck by the the roll out of the new math curriculum.
009Uh just what an amazing job everyone is doing. Um I I found it so interesting hearing the the teachers speaking about how they were implementing it and the issues it was bringing up for them. The how they were dealing with it was very positive what they were saying. Uh but it was just so interesting hearing their perspective and uh really appreciate everything everyone is doing for that new curriculum. Um and that is about it from me. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. I also had the opportunity to attend the LA County Teacher of the Year. So kudos and congratulations to uh Suzanne Kirkov, our four one of our four or five science teachers. The kids love her is what I hear. And uh it was so wonderful to be able to recognize her. Mrs.
010Cutill and I attended um we visited Agora High School. We went during lunch to see how the high school what the students are doing during lunch now that they're not on their phones. And I have to tell you, it was absolutely wonderful. We spoke to students. They have uh ping pong tables. They have tournaments they're setting up. They have cornhole. And they're talking to each other. Their heads are up and they're looking at each other and they're talking. And the campus looks beautiful and the kids are doing fine and and like I said, we talked to them and they they were really fine with it. The only thing they one of the things they recommended which we'll be bringing to the facilities committee is clocks around school. With kids having cell phones, there was no
011need and I'm sure at some point a decade or so ago when the campus was being painted uh after the olden days, they took the clocks down. So kids were like, well, we don't have watches, right? They have their phones. So um it was it was wonderful to see and and it's bringing you know minor little challenges to bring clocks back. Um we also saw the CTE programs which are amazing. The auto shop that was really dying on the vine has been revitalized. The facility looks great. The teacher uh is so creative and this he's got multiple sections and they're full and there's girls in it. It's it's everything that would make your heart just, you know, so exciting to see it. And the sports med program, >> they what are they auctioning off the
012Porsche? >> That's right. They're going to auction off the Porsche. They build the Porsche and then sell it for proceed. That's what I want. What they >> They are. It is just amazing. >> They're going to have it at homecoming. >> Oh, they Okay. >> What did you say? >> They're going to have it at homecoming. >> Oh, I love that. That's so cool. >> At homecoming. Yeah. And um sports med program. They have a relatively new teacher there. So they they have three teachers now in the program. It's growing and exploding and uh >> that digital kadava that they had it was this time but we always do it's amazing right the uh what they're not >> okay table is amazing the the whole program is just amazing and uh the last one we
013saw was the broadcasting academy as well with the facilities there are so thank you shout out to our maintenance crew who was ve who's busy 247 uh 365 days a year and and extra time over the summer and they're going to be uh presenting later and uh thank you cuz everything the campuses look great and everything. The last but not least is Mrs. Mangus and I and she'll talk more about this attended the city schools meeting between the city of Agora and Westlake Village and the sheriff's department and they're closing Agora Road. Calrance is closing Agora Road from 7:00 a.m. to like 5:00 p.m. to finish the um wildlife bridge. It'll take about a year. Um so what they've done already is they're not going to close it all. They're going to leave one lane
014open. So we stress to them the off-ramp off CH Chzbro for those coming in to Agora High School getting off at Chzbro is a hazard. It's very dangerous and um Agora Road. So Mr. Le Pisto principal at Agora High was there. We're going to continue to talk. We gave the city um their transportation people a list of of you know requests that we have but it's something that we're closely going to be closely monitoring. The district is the high school the city um and CALR is going to continue to work on that. So, uh communication's going to go out just reminding people to leave extra early to get to school. >> Was there any discussion about whether or not they could start at 8:30? >> Yes, I did. I personally brought that up and the
015answer was no. >> So >> I was gonna say >> and I said, "Well, no, no, no. We don't like the word about that." But anyway, so the answer to that is no. They opted to open a lane, keep a lane open with traffic. It's just going to be a mess, I think. So that's it for me. Thank you. >> Uh Miss Meghus. >> So um as Mr. Lazar said, I was at the curriculum council meeting and um it was the first meeting of the school year. So, we had new parent board reps there and it was very exciting to hear kind of a timeline of um ELA adoption and then his history adoption and then science adoption in years to come and to get an update on how the math adoption is going. Um
016also um at the city schools meeting um they talked about uh Reyes Adobe Days which is this weekend and that's in the city of Agora Hills and I it's always a lot of fun. They have night at the Adobe goes October 3rd through the 5th and then they also talked about uh city celebration which happens in Westlake Village on October 11th. So I hope you can go. And then they also mentioned and um Mr. Anhal from principal at Lindereo Canyon mentioned um talk about ebikes and um and what a hazard they are. He u Mr. Anhalt said that he's had two students with near-death experiences on these ebikes and um Lindereo has come up with an innovative program for their uh students to um learn um the rules of the road because these students are
017on ebikes but they don't have any driver's ed training and don't understand the rules of the road and so uh kudos to them for that. >> Thank you very much. I do not wish to be duplicative. So, uh, committee, school visits, >> yada yada. >> Yeah. >> Uh, ditto. Um, I I will say just I want to thank all our PFC and PFA presidents. Uh, we had a great meeting, Miss Kip had a great meeting with them um Friday. Was it Friday? >> Uh, with Dr. Stepp and the team. Um, it's just great seeing uh the commitment they put in. Um, I loved hearing, you know, uh, folks come up and say, "Well, it's my eighth year. It's my ninth year. It's my 10th year." Um, and that level of deep commitment is is what
018makes this district so special. So, thank you to all those folks who came in for all the work they're going to do for us in the year ahead. With that, let's move to uh hearing from delegations not on the agenda. I have one speaker card. Um, have uh Miss Jod Reagan come on up. Um, as a reminder, it's not on the agenda, so we can't engage in a discussion with you about it. We can't talk about it. You'll have three minutes. There'll be a timer. I don't think there's a buzzer. There's just a timer there you take a look at. Uh, so this when you start speaking this, make sure your microphone's turned on there. I don't know if it's on. >> Yeah. >> Nope. >> Push the button. >> Can you push the little
019green button for? >> Nope. >> Don't worry. We haven't started the time yet. You're good. >> Ah, the man. >> It's the guy who >> Thank you. Please go ahead. >> Thank you. Jody Rean, Agora Hills. My kids went through the school district. um really concerned. When did the LVUSD stop teaching the meaning of the Bill of Rights to our students uh in particular freedom of speech? When did you stop teaching that all people are allowed to have opinions and express them publicly? I am shocked and deeply dismayed by the inappropriate leave of absence Miss McCagan has been placed on for exercising her right to an opinion and to share it on her own personal social media. Doesn't matter who saw it, who agrees with it, who disagrees with it. Doesn't matter when she posted
020it. Censorship is vile. Censorship should not be board policy. By trampling Miss McCagan's right to free speech, you are teaching our kids to be afraid to have an opinion that might be unpopular and to be afraid to express this opinion publicly. Is this now the goal of public education? Aaron Sorcin, the highly respected playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director, wrote very wise words for his president to say in the movie The American President, 1995. I've heard these words in my head a lot since 2016. They are more reant relevant than ever. I share them now. America isn't easy. America is advanced citizenship. You got to want it bad cuz it's going to put up a fight. It's going to say, "You want free speech? Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil,
021who's standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours. You want to claim this land is the land of the free, then the symbol of your country cannot just be a flag. The symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest. Now show me that. Defend that. Celebrate that in your classrooms. Then you can stand up and sing about the land of the free. You made a mistake. It's a teachable moment from the school board to our kids. When you make a mistake, admit it, try to fix it, and apologize. It's time for the school board to reinstate Miss McCagan, apologize to her, and beg for her forgiveness, or else the
022ACLU will bankrupt this district when it wins her case in court. And I hope you don't do this or anything like this ever again. Thank you. >> With that, we'll move to consent A. >> I move to approve consent A. I'll second. >> There's a motion, a second. All those in favor I. >> Motion passes. Uh consent B. >> Move to approve consent B. >> I second. >> There's a motion and a second. All those in favor? >> I motion passes unanimously. Um action items. Approval of teacher assignments. Dr. Sepinowski. >> Mr. President, members of the board, we have two I believe quick action items and then which I think we can knock out quickly. >> Do you want me to switch so they can have the staff here or >> No, I think we
023can knock these out. Then if we could move um the 80 or so Dr. Gleon slides up regarding the summer project to the top of the information uh that might get staff home faster. Dr. Cypress. >> Wonderful. >> Mr. President, members of the board, the state has recognized the need to provide flexibility in the assignment of teachers. This flexibility allows for teacher >> you just move back a little bit. There you go. >> Sure. Who have the appropriate course preparation but not the specific credential to teach in a wider variety of subject areas. uh per education code, the district has the ability to teach uh outside of their credential if they have a particular amount of experience that meets the appropriate criteria. And some examples uh would be, you know, things like yearbook, independent study,
024sports, PE staff is seeking approval in the provided teacher assignment report. >> So moved. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Pretty straightforward. Do this every year. Uh all those in favor? >> I motion passes unanimously. approval of election of members to Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization. Miss Kell, any interest? >> Well, there's two people here to vote on and one is in our in in our area. It's an incumbent, but I don't know them unless you do. I would I would recommend a no vote on this. >> Everybody okay with that? >> Intend on >> Nobody reached out to me. Did I reach out to you? >> No, not vote. Yes. >> Yeah. Nobody Nobody asked us for our votes. So, we will um we will uh >> table
025>> I guess motion to I guess I can think of I can just table it. We'll table it. >> Yeah. >> Uh great. Moves us to information items. Uh we will go ahead and pull forward uh >> construction projects to item number one. Uh Mr. Gleason, you did this in 19 minutes on Friday. If we could beat that land speed record, that'd be amazing. >> Mr. President, members of the board, challenge accepted. We have uh our dynamic trio here. I just want to give a big shout out to them and the whole team. If you've ever Guys, I'm going to need you to fix the clicker next. Uh if you've ever uh if you've ever tried to remodel your bathroom in six weeks, you know how big of an ordeal that is. and the amount
026of projects that they have done has not only been extraordinary to make our classrooms uh great for our students and our staff but also to um it's also saved millions of dollars with their innovation and creativity. The wonderful Miss Julie drop the mic for them of course uh Miss Julie Abbott is uh had retired last year. She was a uh such an awesome and fierce leader and uh I uh I think about her often and and what she's done for the district. But I will also share and I will share that Mr. VMA, Mr. Mallister and Mr. David Contreres have just stepped in so navally and uh lean have led this team. So uh here's the team right here. They burn the midnight oil. They they work two three shifts at a time. I'd like
027to uh welcome the gentleman to the deis and and also remind them that we have a challenge in front of us to do this now in 13. >> You guys can take as long as you want. We just said Mr. Gleon had 20. So >> help Mr. Gleason out on >> Yes. I'll try and just follow. Okay. >> Wonderful. Mr. President, members of board, cabinet, pleasure to be here tonight. Uh just real quick, uh recognize the women and men in the maintenance and operations department. Incredible job working day and night over the summer uh with passion to get these projects done. these two gentlemen in incredible. Couldn't ask for a better uh team to help lead everybody in getting these done. And uh we'll begin. >> How big is that department? >> Uh we're about
02830 35 >> which is incredibly small. >> It's very small for all the sites we have and we have to do year round. It's amazing >> because it doesn't work. >> There we go. So uh in this presentation I'll share with you we have a lot of uh great pictures but we also have a lot of pictures of things that are very important in the classroom but very unexiting photogenically in terms of concrete and roofing. Uh so we'll go through those fast and we'll stop on the >> that why you started with the Porsche the most exciting thing first and you're >> so lovely auto shop as uh was talked about earlier at Agora High School. uh incredible uh job with the teaching and very very excited to see where this program is growing. I
029think sky's is the limit here. The exciting floors of the R building. So overall just a lot of uh portable work uh getting the floors up to par. Very exciting concrete work. Um I know everyone's waiting for this one. So Gora High School again just evening out the concrete. Uh more concrete. It's a little more exciting. >> This is super exciting. Yep. Very much so. >> Future scoreboards. >> When does this go in? >> Scoreboards, they're in design right now and being submitted to DSA by the end of the year. So, probably looking around summertime for next football season. >> And to point out, it's not just the scoreboard like the broadcasting will create content for it. It'll be >> very cool, >> right? >> It's not just score. >> Those are all the roofs
030that were done over the summer. All the roofs, >> orange ones. >> Yeah. with camp being there. It's uh yeah, pictures are not the greatest for roofs, but >> solar went on the high school as well. At the same time, >> these are the last two schools to get solar. Uh our electric bill last year was $3 million. I looked at the budget today. Uh and we've already seen several hundred,000 of savings this fiscal year. So, it's already starting to produce. We have a a new aquatic complex coming in in Agora. Yes, that's the location for the uh upcoming swimming pool. It's going to be hopefully starting in uh summer of 2026. >> There's about 400 gophers that live in that area that'll relocate. >> Uh just a PSA for the neighbor. >> We're going
031to go over to Ann and Dale and make those people happy. >> Design. Yep. Design of the pool. Um that's the optics from the parking lot looking on the back side of the path as you're approaching into the front. That's from uh the road looking up off of adjacent to the performing arts building. >> Just a shout out. >> Hours went in. >> A lot of hours went in and several board members sat on those committees. It's about a year and a half for the design part. >> Uh what you might not see behind the scenes and Mr. Budos's team is looking at every tile, every finish, every access pathway, every outlet and line iteming all of them. And oftentimes he's schooling the um contractors and finding ways to save millions of dollars. Now we're
032at Calbas High. >> Calabes High. We're showing sharing the love at CHS. >> We are in the works of developing a a full uh rehab for the Calabasas pool. New plaster, decking, bleachers, um shade, new pumps, new piping, pretty much a new pool. >> Big surprise this summer was Calbas's pools actually failing faster than the Agora pool. Um, and talking with uh our facilities committee, the size of the hole uh that we would redig for $20 million would be about the same. So, the resurfacing uh makes the most sense. Uh, certainly the commitment of course if anyone's watching at home for Calbas is to uh put the equal investments into both high schools and there are plans in place that'll be revealed shortly. >> Uh, H building uh for HVAC was completed this summer. So,
033both floors are 100% done. Okay. with some >> let me just stop and reflect on how amazing that is that at at some point >> we were projecting out maybe about three years from now being done with this. So to be done with the entire building so far ahead and so much under the what the scope of the project could have been at one point we were having to look at relocate you know 16 and 16 classrooms at a time. >> This is where the creativity of the team um saves millions of dollars. uh we were going to have to have temporary housing in portable buildings potentially on the baseball fields and with Mr. VMA and the team they've did triple shifts over the summer 24 hours straight to get this done and get it
034ready for staff and students >> and also found surprises. >> Yes sir. >> Yep. We we did find surprises compared to as builts aren't as actually as they're built that's under the unit that was sitting up there ended up being not solid. So we had to uh reframe that because it's housing 60% of the units the new units going on for the rooftop. Can >> I ask how much of this work does your I mean do we do internally? Do we like this type that like when you find like that and you have to like reframe a building and all that all that skill set is in house? >> Uh no all that skill set is uh procured out to contractors to be done. Um in-house staff determines with architects and engineers and DSA. >>
035Okay. um how to remedy the issue and then go out and um implement it. Okay. >> So, it's really the logistics of the project and getting it done and keeping it on track because one thing the contractor wants to do is slow down. They always want more days, more days >> and we have to keep them moving forward to make a a deadline. >> There is some work that we do in house if you look at a right next door that was painted dry by our pain. Oh, yeah. Uh without masking a thing. It's an absolutely incredible Well, and in addition, Sean's selling and the team, they're selling themselves short. They're being humble. I mean, they Sean's got 30 plus years with the district and knows where every pipe and every So, the architects, the
036construction managers, program managers will discover a problem or something like that. Last photo. Can you go back one photo? So, this is the roof. Yeah, this is the roof of the H building. And so, when they lifted up the old air conditioning units, which are at the end there, they're massive. There was two units, one covering, you know, 16 classrooms. So, if one unit had a problem, we lost 16 classrooms worth of a U HVAC and it happened all the time. They lifted them up and there wasn't the structure underneath them that was supposed to be there supporting them. That has to be there before the new units were placed. And so Sean and the team worked to quickly come up with solutions for that. So that the teams were working Saturdays and Sundays and
037they got the AC units done the day before school started. >> That's amazing. which was of course right when the first heat wave came from the entire summer. So these guys are being very humble but their creativity is you know and Julie's before them is is really an outstanding asset for all students now. >> Thank you. >> Well being helpful to have a friend at DSA also must say that >> Calabas High School once again um optics for their new scoreboard. >> So this will help our as Miss Cutill said you know our broadcasting pathways. There's so many careers in uh not only broadcasting but short form editing of film as as the game happens. We also spend a pretty penny renting um big screens for graduation. This will help uh offset that in the
038future and ongoing. >> I did notice back to school night. The scoreboard actually got the biggest cheer of all the rest. >> Yes. >> Roofs, concrete, asphalt, new flag pole. >> People talk about the flag pole. Mr. I like a It's finally perpendicular. >> It is. Yes. >> Not the leaning tower. >> You know what? >> It speaks to a certain Yes. >> That flag pole. I spent more time on that flag pole procuring that flag pole and getting it installed >> than having the solar done. To be honest with you, it was a challenge. So, >> such a small It's always the small things that are more difficult than the bigger projects. That I can tell you. >> Gentlemen, we have a challenge in front of us and we have seven minutes. >> Okay.
039uh Calvast High School. Anybody been on it? Go see that field. It's an amazing product. >> I want to stop here and say what we said to the PFA presidents, which is that this field needed replacement sooner because it got more public use over the years. So, when we talk about closing our campuses and people are like because this one particularly had a had a culture of people walking their dogs in the mornings, walking across it, and then we're very upset like how dare you. we we pay for schools. These are our our public spaces and they're not. And so there isn't just a safety element to enclosing our campuses. There's a replacement. You know, this these fields were put in at the same time at both high schools and this one failed faster precisely
040for early high-end community use years ago. So it that's one of the reasons we do have to maintain and have facility use fees is the wear and tear >> and a good opportunity for a PSA to wear your flats and not your heels at graduation. >> Yes, that's right. >> Had to sew about 48 holes after graduation one year. >> Brand new freezer. People are talking about it. >> It's pretty exciting. >> It's very cool. I got I got that. We got that. >> Isn't part of the thing about the freezer though is now they can buy in bulk and buy cheaper. >> Absolutely. I mean, they didn't have that freezer capacity. So, there's thoughtfulness behind >> and we have to be thoughtful, too, just to hum a few more bars on. Um, Edison will
041now shut down the power at 31 mileph winds. We have $50,000 of food in any given time since uh these freezers are also Mr. Klein, Mr. Vasca, Mr. Mallister, and Mr. Kuras are all working to ensure that there's generators attached to them so that we don't have a lot of waste. >> More solar >> solar calvas high school. There we go. Right. We're at elementaryaries and I think we can do a double time. >> Oh, stop. >> Hey, Laura, go for it. >> You guys are fine. Thank you. Go ahead. >> Demolition of those buildings looks great. Keep moving. >> Four four classroom classrooms for workspace. >> The front objects from the front looks amazing without that portable building there and the more extra parking. >> Amazing. >> Yeah. What a difference. >> Yep. >>
042More parking, >> roofs, borloing. Uh >> concrete work uh done available. Uh new front office flooring and cabinetry and painting. Uh new asphalt, new play area of blinds, more concrete work. >> The right's front office never looked better. Uh new kitchen upgrade at a right flooring. >> More more asphalt at a rightight. Coming soon fencing at a right. >> The fencing will go out around this front corner right here. The oldest building in Los Virgin is right there. The former I think Liberty School somewhere. Uh and that'll have a fence around it. >> When is that? >> Uh that >> 1 November. >> Yeah. materials in but everything's being fabricated right now for powder coating and >> new marquee on the drop off loop >> stairs at AC still redone refinished beautiful uh a we
043have AC stell black top new black top and solar salary line stripe asphalt beautifification at Yura Buena elementary school the black top the painting amazing Same thing. Parking lot. Uh, Yerbab Buena, new turf in play. >> Ground squirrel relocation. >> New field. So, when when Yerbuena was built, they put snake fencing around the field. >> Yes. >> And all the ground squirrels saw that as a moat for their castle, so they all moved in. The field was unusable. Um, this will really create a play space for your Babuina to to utilize. Very exciting. It seems like it's getting close to >> it. The civil portion with the rock is almost complete. Um we should be start should be done this Friday. We poured a 4ft deep two foot wide um trench all the way around
044to keep those gophers out. So as well as uh putting a barrier on the top HVAC round meadow. Oh, we're storing the front office. New cabinetry and flooring. Uh kitchen around meadow. New flooring and equipment. There's new HVAC equipment for the SE building. We had to phase this one for uh this summer for B building and C building and we'll do uh A building next year, next summer. New Turf in the PL uh kindergarten area in the TK program. >> Uh SUMAC HVAC, we have completed um rooms 5 A, B, C, and D, 4 A, B, C, and D, and 3 BC and D. And we'll and the library, and we're going to continue through the year. I feel like we always need to have the before picture of that old swamp cooler thing that
045was put in in like the early 70s on top of Yeah. >> Well, we do still have the front one there. So, yeah, the school. So, we only took care of the back half of the school. >> Sumac. Now, we're working on >> America. It's like something out of the industrial revolution. You can't believe it's meant to cool. >> Send it to the Smithsonian. No doubt. Uh that was the poster child of the bond. Yeah, >> big shout out to the creativity of the team too and also the flexibility of the SUMAC staff >> to move their classroom. That's very hard for an elementary school uh teacher and students to do, but um has saved millions of dollars by doing it that way. >> I'm betting folks at Sumac are like really happy about it.
046When I was campaigning last year, it was the only thing that everyone at Sumac mentioned. It was like the one comment I always got. You need to fix the HVAC. >> It's getting there. Yep. Mhm. >> This year it'll be done or 2026 kitchens uh no no climb 8 foot high fence around the campus. Sumac Mariposa new playground. >> Maraposa loves to keep their sand so we kept their sand and we also added a butterfly which is their mascot. Lupin Hill play structure replacement, roofing replacement >> in Lupin Hill. Uh the upper field >> by the where Gore Point baseball previously had their Bronco field um the fence has been taken down and will be um have full access to that in December. >> Wow. >> White Oak kitchen upgrades, White Oaks roofs being replaced.
047>> Yeah. Um, will those roofs being replaced? So now we have every roof in the district with the exception to Yerbu and AC still completely 100% replaced. >> That's amazing. >> It's like a >> remember when we do like a roof? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I'm just curious like when you get a home a roof for your new home, it comes like a 30-year warranty or something like that. Do these have a warranty or >> Correct. These are 30-year roofs. Okay. >> And they are 100% 30 years. So, not just a diminishing 30 years where it's prrated, it's 100% for 30 years. >> I think that you we we everyone got behind the bond. The teachers got behind it, the parents got behind it, and it it wasn't it wasn't the sexiest thing in the
048world talking about roofs and HVAC systems, but we >> but we laid out the fact that we had some buildings that were half a century old and they and I I I really think it's amazing what you guys have managed to accomplish. So, so some of the stuff we're like two to three years ahead of schedule on some of the stuff that was just amazing. So, sorry. I mean, I'm not taking your time. This is my time. So, go ahead. You still have your time, but Okay. >> I'm kind of sad Willow front office doesn't look like a dentist office from 1982 anymore. So, nice. >> Yeah. The Los Virgin Pink is >> supposed to be everywhere. >> Yep. So, Willow received all new cabinets and flooring. The kitchen in Willow. >> What's that? >>
049The scratch kitchen and kitchen. Yes. Canyon music room. >> Great. Lindero Canyon track and turf that'll be starting um in just a couple weeks. >> That is all our 80 slides. So uh want to say a few things again. We we've done $140 million of projects before even the first bond draw and maximizing the dollar and also having every roof done except for our two newest campuses. having the HVAC done. I I I cannot put enough praise on this team. Uh also want to share uh congratulations are in order. I believe tonight Mr. Contrarus was approved as the new assistant director by the board of education. And then uh Sean Mr. Basque is now the construction manager and Sean is the operations finance. >> I'm just gonna say this is a way better presentation than
050we saw on Friday. Way better. I I don't know what's different about it. >> Didn't get done between the >> presenters way better. Um >> thank you. It is an absolute pleasure to sit on the facilities committee with with the three of you and Dr. Gleason. Um the amount of work that you're able to get done in the district, it's great for employees, it's great for students, and it's always exciting to see all this stuff that you do. So, thank you. Yeah, I got to say like coming back from the summer, every school I go to, like my mind is blown. It's like, oh my gosh, there's all this new stuff and it like happened in just a couple months and uh you know, as someone who's gone through a horrible home renovation, like I
051really don't know how you do it with so many projects going on. And um also just want to report anecdotally when I was at uh CHS at the back to school night, this parent that I've known since we were in TK 9 or 10 years ago uh who is actually one of the contractors. Uh he came up to me and he just said I just got to tell you your district team for facilities is amazing. He said they are so efficient. They are so great to work with. They are all so positive and friendly. And he was just singing your praises. And it was just sort of friend to friend he was saying this. So, um, we don't get that very often. People don't normally come up to us and sing praises. So, that was
052amazing. >> Yeah. >> Appreciate that. Thank you very much. And more exciting things to come in end of 25 and 26. >> Yes. >> Thank you very much. Have a good night. >> You have a uh workers competition program discussion. Dr. Stepp, >> Mr. Mr. President, members of the board that since that presentation was so outstanding, if you want the three gentlemen to resp heard it. >> I was so excited by that presentation. So, thumb down. Uh, Mr. President, members of the board, um, I do want to share a little bit praise for Dr. Galisonon. um he really has weighed into some, you know, complex financial um structures that support the district, that support our staff. Um and I do appreciate him taking a look at those to better provide u a stronger fiscal foundation
053upon which the district rests to be quite candid and looking for savings and uh programs that better meet the needs of our staff and are more responsive to our staff's um needs. So Dr. contribution. >> I mean, I I would say just in all seriousness, we talked about this on Friday, uh the the gymnastics that you and the team did to move projects forward um has saved our taxpayers tens of millions of dollars that we were able to redeploy to do more projects that fell off the list, that just didn't make the cut of the initial 300 plus million dollars. So, I mean, that that is a real life impact of we sometimes we talk about, oh, you did a great job. It's nice to hear that. But tens of millions of dollars was saved
054because you didn't take the path that everyone else normally takes. We didn't wait for the bond to pass. We didn't do things. You It really accelerated things which I know put a lot on your shoulders, but I don't know anybody else that can take credit for tens of millions of dollars of additional programs in our district. So, the check is in the mail. Definitely a whole team effort. Appreciate that. Uh and uh just a material impact of what you shared is Lupin Hill was not going to have HVAC until series D. we're going to be able to do it this summer um because of of this as well as uh for anyone watching at home matching funds take we have we're going to qualify for about 60% matching funds uh and those take about four
055years to receive so faster project completion means faster access to the uh that money uh for anyone watching at home I would u uh just brief medical advice please do not operate a forklift for at least 30 minutes after this presentation because we get into the weeds uh some details but this is very important and this is uh legacy program. We have been part of the schools linked for insurance management joint powers association since 1979. I believe we are the district that put it together. I believe that to be true because we appointed ourselves as the treasurer of the JPA when we put it into place and uh we have had you can see the names of the districts that are listed there. We are currently uh the largest by enrollment that is still remaining
056and the second largest by uh payroll uh only second to Santa Monica Malibu. It's hard to be a large fish in a small pond in a JPA because you really carry a higher risk. Um and um the 3.42 million figure is annually. Correct. >> Correct. And it increases uh substantially more and more over time. There's been more um workers comp claims. Similar to property and liability insurance, workers comp insurance has gone up across the state as stress claims have really increased uh statewide. Uh recommendation before the board. There's two this is uh this is not an action item of course as the board knows. Uh the plan is tonight to get direction from the board as an info item to see how you'd like to proceed. There are two levers to present and I know
057we've talked about this in committee through Friday letters of the last 8 to 10 months. uh first decision is to leave the a uh the uh slim JPA and to go to a skip and then the second decision is to do a dollar uh consider a dollar one model versus a deductible model. uh ASIP. Yeah, you can see the uh the differences here between Keenan and ASIP. Essentially, uh ASIP's a nonprofit um and uh we have just transitioned to them for we've had them for property and liability and it's been an awesome partner and of course now we have them for health and welfare and had strong references. Uh one of the great benefits about a skip as a nonprofit um any any savings that the JPA incurs are passed on as rebates after year
058seven. Um currently a skip has quoted us uh at a $2.94 million rate. So if uh that first decision for dollar one coverage, dollar one being uh the first dollar of every claim is covered by a skip or by Kenan right now to go under a skip. Uh they're quote about a $2.94 million valu or rate. So you already have about a half million dollars in savings if you make that move. Our historical average loss is about 1.7 million. It's been really high over the last two years. It's been in the mid twos. And uh Kenan is um I struggle uh sharing this on camera because I have great respect for the people I work with. I'll share with you a general um feeling that I hear in the field is that they're not great
059at closing claims. They're also not great at service and they're not great at conduct uh connecting uh employees to service. And when you have a workers's comp claim that lags, it affects the employee. It affects the budget. And we had um significant frustration over the last year with how Keenan was uh um handling our claims. And that's why candidly we went and started to shop the market. Um if we choose to do a deductible model um the recommendation after having an actuarial study um uh is to go to $150,000 per claim deductible. Our premium would be $1.1 million and I'll talk about that a little bit more. Um talked about our high frequency of claims. The rebate structure is significant. So we can stay with a skip for uh seven years. will get 5 to
06020% back on average just looking at their uh loss rates. Um but as you can see this is in 2025 you can see our actual ultimate losses going up to about $2.2 million and uh a lot of this is handling a lot of this is also proactive education about slips, trips and falls um and uh really making sure our employees are making safe decisions. Um, so, uh, my recommendations and I, and I, I had a chance to run my assumptions by John Gray at school services as well as had a third-party actuary do a peer peer review of the actuarial study from ASIP is to move to ASKI as well as to move into a deductible model. And I'll share why. Um, just like we did with health and welfare, health welfare, we wanted to
061fund the new fund 20 um, without encroaching on the general fund. We closed that deferred maintenance fund in that last board meeting in uh we have assets currently in the slim JPA. We have about $2.9 million in rate stabilization and confidence interval reserves. Those would liquidate uh at the time of leaving the JPA which would be July of 2026. We have to leave about $300,000 in the slim JPA for at least 10 years because we still have to pay the tail claims that exist and that's where it gets a little complicated. My suggestion would be if we move in the deductible um route, we open a fund 17.1 and have an annual deter actuarial determined total loss be the input for that trust. Um the reason I'm uh suggesting a 171 over a fund 67
062is a fund 171 has a lot more um tools that the board could use in terms of like cash flow purposes while also um not having the the challenges that you see with a self-insured fund. Are we able to invest that money at all? Do we need to have income back on that like that money? >> Yeah. So, uh, we we are currently invested in what's called LA, the LA investment fund, uh, which has about a 5% interest rate. >> And so, that's big part of the deductible strategy. So, uh, this model right here that you see, uh, is if we put $2.9 million, that $2.9 million that exists if we liquidate from the slim JPA and then we have a $2.9 million annual input into um that fund with the output being the deduct
063uh the the premium as it increases at CPI. And to Mr. Lawrence's question, the great, you know, the the great thing about dollar one model is you don't have to think about a claim after it happens. You're paying a premium for that. But with a deductible model, you're not paying the whole claim outright, and you're really hedging on the fact that you can close claims efficiently. Um, and with that, if you put the same input into uh that fund 17.1 over time and let it grow at the interest that Leif has historically presented, you end up with the ability to have grow the value of your cash in that fund that can then fund the future claims. >> What is the cumulative claims column on the right? I don't I don't understand what that one
064is. >> Sure. The modeling I used was taking the total loss on a conservative level and applying half of that uh total loss in that in the first year it hits plus an additional uh then having each of the additional five years beh a tenth of that. Um the reason is is average claim takes about 10 years. If a claim took 10 years to close, you're going to pay half of it roughly up front and then have part portions paid out over five more years. So the cumulative the reason it goes up over time is you're carrying the cumulative from all the years as you build it up. >> So you um in each year it would be 550 for any new claims in that that year plus whatever is is carried from the previous
065years. >> Correct. Less less the um the output that you would pull right >> now. I wouldn't suggest that we build a fund balance to 10 10.8 million and of course anomalies exist. The great thing is if the board does make the decision to go to a deductible model and in an annual report you decide that was not a fiscal strategy you want to continue you could always go back to dollar one coverage when we get to a place where fund 171 is um performing well uh with interest and with better claims management we would not need to have as high of an input and that would only of course positively affect the >> general >> in a dollar one scenario because your input and uh is going to match your output um and it's
066going to grow at the rate of CPI. Your interest is really the interest gained on the initial liquidation of that fund 171. So that's why you get that comparison. Um you know it's a big decision, right? You know and it's one that's why we've had uh two actuaries school services and eight months of thought put into this because when you do a deductible model you're carrying those claims. So you're we are carrying a liability that will have to have actuarial actuarially assessed. Um but in terms of cash management in terms of leveraging investment in terms of uh reducing pressure on the demo fund seems like the right strategy. >> So you're saying there'll be basically like a $6 million delta between in in year 10 between if we went with a deductible versus the dollar
067one. Right. >> Correct. >> Holding some assumptions steady. There's a lot of >> Yeah. So the assumptions that are steady are you have the same input over 10 years. >> I don't foresee so that is there's a you know if it's year 10 I'm not we're not going to really probably put $2.9 million in there >> to grow at that lay interest rate but if you did >> and that's money that could go to the general fund >> but you would be paying even more of that on the output on the dollar one side. So theoretically you have that output anyway you're just putting that out to a place where you can invest. Um I we spent decent amount of time in finance on this. Um is it here today because you need feedback and
068then it comes back before an actual vote or why is it here today as information? >> Yeah, it brought today because this is um we've been with the JPA for over 55 years. We're currently the treasur of the JPA. Uh our departure probably will lead to the JPA disbanding. So it has a pressure it's putting on other districts that I know we have great respect for. It's also a big decision to not want the board to um uh I know that we've t discussed this in different circles and u uh committees through Friday letters and other information purposes didn't want to put a decision before the board tonight that was significant and twofold without time for discussion and direction. >> So we are voting on that's what I was wondering. So it is >> no
069on right >> eventually we're giving some direction so that we can agendaize it so that we can take the steps. Is there a downside to this? >> Downside uh would be if we uh move to a skip and for some reason our workers comp claims have uh an even worse performance than they did with Kenan and we but in that case we just go dollar one >> and we can we can we can change again. >> We can always shop the market with our beta. >> I can't we can't go back to the joint that will disband. >> No you you can't go back. This is different though than Kalpers because >> Keenan the J or Slim the JPA really is just the JPA that is a subsection of PIPS. Um and so we could
070always go back to PIPS. Basically, the two moves that we if we make this move along with the health and welfare move, we're putting the district in the position to shop the market every year and not let any >> provider become overly comfortable in our service in ways that are not fiscally advantageous. >> But the but the risk to Miss Stein's point, if we're looking at the risk, not likely, but the risk is next year we have a catastrophic series of like we have 2x number of claims into the pool. our dollar first. We're at $150,000 on all of them out of the gate. So, we double that. Uh then our risk tolerance is now much higher if we go into the public market and try to shop it because we look to the roof.
071So, I'm not saying that's going to happen, but I'm saying that is the worst case scenario, right? >> Yeah. And I the >> you're like the small print at the end of the investment. >> If this Yeah. >> If this was property and liability, >> I'm only saying because that was her question. I want to make sure. >> Yeah. No, it's important. I think it's important to discuss out loud that if this was property and liability, there's a significant risk there because you don't know about right lifetime child abuse molestation. You don't know if a fire is going to hit. God forbid I bring those things up. In workers comp, >> you'd have to have a lot of slipping on soup, a lot of tripping on >> Exactly. >> It's more of a constant in
072some ways. Even though it's not constant, I just feel like as fiduciaries, when you show me these numbers, it makes perfect sense to when you can build that kind of fund. >> I think that was certainly that was certainly in the finance committee that was certainly I think our sense if this made a lot of sense to >> if you look at the graph for say the past 20 years uh is it a reasonably stable graph does it have any big spikes up and down in terms of claims or >> has a big spike down in 2021 and 2020 >> because people were >> because nobody was here. >> You didn't get a workers comp claim when no one was at work. So those were great years for performance. The big spike up is right
073now. >> And I'm also right that right in saying that we can only make the switch now as well because we made the health benefits switch to ESC. Right. I recall you >> he skipped >> these are all independent. >> Yes. >> But they are all um >> wasn't there something about the way we were uh been reviewed or something that we could only do this once the other was done. >> Those were the two things together at the last meeting. This is completely separate type of >> these are separate similar very similar. Now there is time there are times when a health and welfare or property liability claim will have crossover with workers comp and when you have the shared JPA that'll be supportive of it. But um really appreciate you know these are
074these are program these are systems that have been in place for five six decades between health and welfare and this um and this is really charting a new path for the district to have full reigns and controls for how we navigate these very these things that have just been like the frog in a boiling water. The costs have just gone up and there's other ways to save it. Well, I I for one um commend you and thank you for really drilling down on these areas to, you know, offer better service and cost savings. So, I think this is terrific. Thank you for, you know, reviewing all these things that we have done, you know, the way we've served employees and what we've paid in the past. So, better service all the way around and and
075lower costs. That's great. Thank you. >> I agree. you've really done so many things over the p you know the year I've been on the board I've seen you really work on so many you know things to reduce the deficit and that means more money in the general fund for for education so >> and and Dr. Fle has also reached out to um outside sources to to verify the actuaries, the um school services. And so I mean it really was well researched. Um, I'm I think I'm part of the um general public where I don't really like change and I think you bring a level of uh comfort to making great change after 50 years because of all of the research that has gone into this. >> I'm all for change. Bull's key. Uh uh
076especially when it saves us Especially when it saves us millions of dollars. No small time. I think I think we have general feedback you're looking for which is I think appreciate the I as as usual very thorough process. >> Thank you for bringing the board along on a complex thing in the committee process which allowed us to take a lot more time here digging into these questions. Um so we'll see this on the agendas and action for >> who gets to deliver the news to our slim partners. Is that you? You're always >> I let our slim partners shady. Uh, I let our Slim partners know and and I think um the the board members are fellow or my job alike in other districts and um I think they're excited to to give it a
077fresh look. It's just one of those things that wasn't on the top of their >> right. It's just not the most pressing but it >> you probably have to resign resign as treasure some LinkedIn profile. >> Time to time to yeah clean out that closet and reorganize it. Yep. >> Sense. >> Great. Thank you. Um, next item, uh, review of BPA 3230 federal grant funds. Dr. Steppp, >> Dr. Gleason. >> The agenda items just keep getting more exciting. Mr. President, members of the board, this is a review of more policy and administrative rigs for federal funds. Uh, this is an update. Uh, the updates that you see in this policy are aligned with CSBA. Um, as well as, um, best practice in terms of federal funds. With federal funds, the big ideas are we want
078to make sure that we have time accounting so that any employee that's paid for out of federal funds. Um I am doing at least semiannual certifications. Uh and then as well as asset tagging. If if you have an asset that is uh procured with federal money, you want to make sure we have to make sure that it is tagged and capitalized appropriately so that if ever it has to be surplused, it's surplused in the proper way. Uh, it's procedural, it's important, and it's aligned with the California School Board's recommendation. >> Okay. I have I have, if you'll take a look at the second page of the strikeout, the last paragraph, the first sentence, the district shall submit. Is the word performance supposed to be in there? >> Stand by. I'm so I'm sorry. Right now
079it reads the district shall submit and financial performance reports. There needs to be >> the and >> either the and needs to go out. >> The but the question is I think I think your question is is it performance reports we're submitting or financial reports or both or is it financial performance report >> performance and right is it is it is it or the and needs to come out something it's not a complete sentence. >> I apologize. Are we on the BP or the AR >> the um I don't know it's the first thing so I >> page three of the attachment >> page three. Yeah, it's the uh >> we would know that if we numbered the pages only been asking for only been asking for 12 years. Someday someday numbered pages. >> It's
080the BP >> very second page writing of your paper. >> Uh >> financial financial and performance reports. It should >> Okay. So somehow that sentence needs to be cleaned up. So it is both financial well it's financial and performance re reports, >> right? and the performance piece is where you're compliant with the actions of the grant. So, two reports. So, the and needs to be moved over and you may want to double check that through the AR as well. I Okay, that that stuck out to me. Just jumped off the page at me. That's it. Thank you for being compliant with this so we can get those federal grants if there is any. >> So, we'll see this on the 14th for final approval. >> Yes. And consent put on consent agenda. Yes. Right. Great.
081Thank you very much. There's anything else you want to cover, Dr. Nope. Good. Uh, enrollment staffing. Dr. Dr. Cruz. Mr. President, members of the board, each year the human resources and business department bring to you an update on uh enrollment staffing. >> Slow down a little bit. >> Sure. >> Not that you're turning into somebody else. Jim, I feel like you. >> Yeah. Hi, in the uh presentation we'll cover data on new hires, class sizes, enrollment trends and I think every year uh when we do this in September I always like to give gratitude and appreciation to all the folks who make uh these complicating schedule scheduling processes possible. So anywhere from our counselors at the site who spend countless hours into our master schedule, our teachers for their flexibility and innovation whenever they're asked
082to teach a different grade level or different uh particular class at the secondary level and our classified staff who make sure all the uh employees and students are entered in the appropriate database making sure they have all the things that they need to be successful. So we'll lead off by welcoming our new team members both certificated and classified. Uh it's been a busy hiring season uh for such uh for for certificated 54 uh new employees welcomed to Los Virginist and classified 78 different vacancies filled. So takes a team effort and it's really uh as you can see by those numbers there uh no small feat for all the folks that make that possible. So, we're thankful for them and always one of the best days of the year is that picture in that slide where
083we get everybody together and uh take them around the district and show them all the amazing things uh that makes Los so special. >> You know, was cool. I I got the chance to welcome them on the first day and I initially went to all the tables but before the program started. >> Yeah. >> And everyone was felt like they won the lottery. >> Uh which was really interesting. All the employees were thrilled to be here. Some had a mom or dad who taught here. Some went to school here. Uh it was it was you you couldn't help but be uplifted by the excitement they had about being a part of the district. So it was great. >> It is absolutely one of my favorite days of the year. It's an honor to be able
084to to welcome those folks and agree you could feel the positivity and excitement around the room. We also always like to talk about this. This is an area that we've really focused on for the last three or four years is the hiring of our substitute teachers. trying to make sure that we have a deep substitute pool to support our general education folks. 22 additional new substitute teachers have been welcome to our Los Virgin team and we're going to continue to implement the practice that has been successful in for us in uh offering rolling interviews across the course of the school year as we shift to uh enrollment. Dr. Gleason, I'm going to pass the mic to you and I'll be back with you uh for a little bit for class sizes. You want this one?
085Don't speak but not too close. >> So, uh, every year we, uh, we look at our total enrollment. So, interesting. Buttercup um with the TK implementation um that model is um uh really uh finding itself you know and and really looking at itself in the mirror um because it was always a 50/50 model but uh those kiddos uh who were age four and above are now in transitional kindergarten. So we have 12 students uh with disabilities and 52 uh gened students in buttercup. Um I know there's a number of students being assessed right now. So that that balance will uh go up a little bit. Uh so this uh we Dr. Cypress and I put these slides together maybe Wednesday Thursday last week in order to make sure we posted within 72 hours. So uh
086you can see our enrollment uh uh enrollment projection at 9838 for um adopted budget. It's as of when you include buttercup and you include international students. Uh we were at uh as I left today. We are at 9999. >> And you still have Do you still have more? >> Little shy 999. I'll paint your car. >> So we have >> Do we still have more to enroll? >> We have till end of day tomorrow for one student to show up. And we have uh a a rapper who has moved into Hidden Hills uh just needs to bring us his utility bills. So uh we have been calling the rapper um today. And is there anybody else in the queue? >> Anybody else in the queue to >> uh there's uh >> people move in all
087the time. Any >> about seven seven? >> Okay. Still in the queue. Okay, good. >> We have till end of day tomorrow. And it's uh this is a uh this is a photo finish from the enrollment side. >> Yes. >> Excellent work. Really, Dr. Gleason and and Ally and and everybody in the in the in school offices, everybody enrolling students. This is excellent. We're one of the very few, if there's even any others, with with um increasing enrollment. So, this is excellent. >> Yeah, thank you. Uh this will uh reflect about uh $2 million more per year than what was in the adopted budget. You can also see here is uh we always share each year how the cohort is growing over time uh as TK kind of starts to mature. Uh we're seeing um
088uh different grade levels have different uh bubbles uh coming through. We do need to u continue to have conversations on the um uh west side of our district in terms of where we have h greater enrollment declines as a result of birth rates um and um uh you know fertility rates and and how that's going to affect. >> We're not we're not going to have that conversation with those. >> Yes. Rates are just not high. >> So we also and I know you're you're keeping an eye on this. We have housing developments going in across our district. Um and the one at Regency Theater is, you know, is now getting ready to start being built. Um and um as the population ages out, we will see, you know, how's the houses turnovers. >> I will
089say uh in in Calabasas, you know, I have noticed the CHS and ACS enrollment there, I think, went up at those schools more than than anywhere. And there is, I'll be honest, I'm hearing a lot of concerns about traffic. Uh, and I will testify that uh I was also I've also seen it firsthand. Um, so the I don't think those enrollment levels are above where they were historically. I don't think it's >> major program schools on that corridor. You're reminded of that. >> No, I I'm not bl I'm not blaming it on CHS and ACS. Uh but I think it's uh worth worth noting that they're getting quite close to their historical maximums and it's something to bear in mind from the community. You know, >> are they close to their maximum? I think there's
090still a few hundred and and the maximum was uh the last big bubble was 0506. So >> yeah, >> that number >> chaperella is uh 630 is its uh is it its facility max but Calabasas uh as you can see up on this slide in 201819 had 2,000 students and AC still had 830 students. So the net was you know several hundred higher um >> well AC stell's at about that now I think. >> Yep. AC Stell so AC and Chapperel close. Calabasas uh still pretty far away. Um definitely something to watch. >> I I will just note that like Bay Laurel for instance the enrollment is is down and um you know the school's in in really really good shape and to the extent that that folks can be encouraged if you know they're
091coming from out of district to go to Boro rather than Chaparel it will it will help uh traffic situation certainly you know because they're they're different exits for the school. So, >> historically, I will say LVUSD has been very cooperative with the city as far as um his uh reviewing bell schedules and making sure that, you know, bell schedules are staggered among our schools. I don't know if the private schools have done that, but I know Los Virgin has been very sensitive to traffic. We also have the same issue um and some may even say harder in in Agora on Kanan because kids coming I think Oak Park is 70% out of district and they're coming in mostly from LA or Seami Valley or whatever but they're getting off at Kanan and the corridor there.
092So if you stand you can stand on the middle of Kanan with no cars when los when uh Oak Park is not in session. So it's it's really tough and you know people who live around schools it's it's tough for all of us. So >> and here you can see the cohort growth over time. Uh you we always see growth. So you see some of the some percentages that stand out uh those transition years from middle to high and from elementary to middle we always see uh significant growth. But I'm encouraged by the growth in our younger grades that will really be uh will help us sustain. But we are really f uh demographically we're still fighting a 2% annual decline. Um and uh those new the new housing is exciting to see the regency
093grow. It's growing like a weed right now um in terms of enrollment. Um but there's going to be 2,000 new developments potentially over the course of the next few years. Um so >> Brian, out of interest, why is there a dip in 11th and 12th grade? Why do you think it's the only u you know year where there's a dip down? I'm just interested why that happens. Uh when you're talking about a percent in either direction, usually it's just uh there was a a bubble. >> Um Mercury was in retrograde that year and the birth rate was down a little bit. Um we also have sometimes you see anomalies like that when you an athletic program is in um you know in a transition. Um but 1% in either direction usually not too significant. >>
094Good question. >> And back to Dr. Cypress. The next few slides will go over our class sizes. So, we'll go through elementary first. Uh TK, you're looking at an overall average class size of 19. So, super small numbers for our youngest learners there. As we jump to first grade, you're looking at class size average of 21. You've got predominantly uh that's numbers right in the middle there. Uh some classes are in the 24 25, others even in as small as 19 and 20. If you go ahead and jump to first grade, you're going to see typical class size averages anywhere between 22, 23, and 24 at those levels. First grade, you see right there with an average of 23. Second grade, you'll see an average of 23 as well. And this year, the way it's
095shaped out, the third grade was actually a little uh below first and second with an overall average of 22. As you get into the upper grades, you're looking at grades four and five. The ratio that we use there is typically about 30.5 to one. And fourth grade and fifth grade are both under those particular numbers with fourth grade with an overall average of 28 and fifth grade with an overall average of 20 30. And Dr. Gleo, is your mic working? And then uh >> are we able to get numbers from neighboring districts that are accurate to compare to these? >> Definitely. Yeah. Can you do that in the next Friday letter? >> Happy to do it. Yeah. And we always like to uh point out our combination classes across the district. This year there are
096five of the nine different schools with those combination classes. Bay Laurel has a couple of them. TKK first and second. Sumac actually has three. Sometimes it's very very difficult to staff those smaller schools. And then Maros White Oak. They each have one combination class. The twoman one mic presentation continues as we look at core classes over 40. We always want to present to the board core classes over 40 and under 25. Dr. Cipher shared this is really the product of our counselors. Uh we have two amazing assistant principles of uh curriculum instruction who've really leaned in um on this process as well as Dr. gone deserves a lot of credit for really working and supporting the sites and being present. Uh, in terms of classes over 40 at middle school, these are we're only talking
097about core classes here. We have one at AC Stell and one at Lindero. They're both honors classes. Um, so it's not an easy way to uh and they're both at like 41. So there's not an easy way to get those two uh below. Uh at the high schools we have uh at Agora we have an English as well as Calabasas we have a senior project class uh social studies there is uh an AP gov at both sites and then a physics class at Calabasas. Um in terms of under 25 we have a number uh under 25. >> Why not why not break the the 41s into 20 and a 21? The tricky tricky thing is when you uh is is twofold. It's a really good question. One is do we have the staffing capacity and
098how disruptive would it be to the students schedules uh several weeks in? Uh and then two there's always around week five a drop of some students in honors to college prep classes. So you run the risk of um having honors classes especially small and college prep classes especially inflated. Do you have a look back to know if this is the course if this course has historically been impacted at 40 or 41? >> Yeah, the uh all the courses that we're looking at are it's every year it's a coin flip depending. So it's not um you know the courses that are always uh high like at the high schools are AP US history, AP European history. U your sciences not so much definitely not your high level math and then your AP English three and four
099are usually pretty low. But if you see a course that is two years in a row over 40, >> is that enough to go ahead and pull the trigger for the third year on a second on a second course? >> If it hit 4546, we would go there. >> Really? We wait till we get that big. >> Well, uh, we start the process I think, thank you for the clarification. We start this process in January of the year prior. So, we start meeting actually on to December of the year prior. So as enrollment forecasting comes in for the students as they enroll in the spring prior to the start of the year when we start seeing 45 46 47 we look at us at splitting it when we see we hold um and wait to
100see how um because you see a lot and during registration although Dr. Scott's done and the team have done a great job of limiting this more of um of course level drops. What we don't want to end up so one of the things we want to avoid happening is have college prep classes in the high30s and and honors classes in the low 20s. Um you know all things being equal or value has been to go for the reverse. Although you could argue why all students should have the lowest class possible in terms of classes less than 25. Um we uh Dr. Ciphers, myself, Dr. Steppp team um made a couple conscious decisions this year that we were going to hire science and math teachers when we could get really good science and math teachers even
101if it ran the risk of overstaffing slightly. um as opposed to waiting till the fall and not having um the broadest pool of talent. That's why you see a lot of science and math here under 25. And then uh AP some of these AP classes, it all depends. You know, we're still learning how seven periods uh at the high schools divide uh classes up in terms of interest as well as uh the shared value of uh collaboration to help improve student achievement. So, um >> well, that's terrific about the science and math. They are hard jobs to fill and with with good people. So thank you being very proactive. >> Dr. Cypress has done a tremendous job at advocating to uh for that as well as to make sure we our elementary pool is built
102a lot earlier than um sometimes I feel comfort more comfortable as CBO. So he deserves all the credit for that >> and that is our two man one mic presentation. >> Any questions? Um, yeah, I I barely recall you may have said something that we're not going to discuss it now, but I just want to I noticed wide oak the, you know, enrollment is down and it's such a great school and I'm like, what can we do to to draw folks there? Is it because uh just that district is aging and less kids and I mean is that what's driving the >> I feel like there's always a bit of like YB you know we have some that just demographics and neighborhood and >> I think maybe that slide went fast white oak is only
103down three students it's Willow is down >> probably >> and Willow uh Willow the the reason I think and and Dr. and you know chime in here is we stopped the pipelines. There used to be a pipeline from Lupin to Willow and we we stopped that and and that's why we've invested money into the into the school with the owl and we have the gorgeous new multi-purpose room. Um that really is amazing and you know agorapony ba baseball backing off so that those our own students can have a field. So there's and the owl back there so there's been a lot of work to do and bringing in Dr. Marzuk has been a great thing for that school and starting actually back with um with Scott Foley and um and so we've been we've been
104uh diligently working to stop the pipeline there and for Willow. So that's why that one and White Oak has always had for a long time a low enrollment, but they are going to be building housing uh across the street from Copel. There's four buildings there and you know it may be five, seven years but we have to plan for that and one of the things that I know uh the district may look at eventually is redistricting are you know all of those students where they live uh are they redistricted properly for your buena and Wido? So that is all um all factors that are being discussed. >> Yeah, we did this to Willow. Willow was far north of 600 >> and so we wanted to restrict uh SOC's uh so that >> um folks could
105fall in love with Loop and Round Meadow and YB and the great news is they have >> Yep. >> And now um Will is in that unique position of because we we've lifted that restriction of marketing and and um uh having tours and that's some new muscle memory but it's a fantastic school. Uh I would if anyone's watching at home that enrollment is more of a policy a product of policies. >> Exactly. >> I know I know we gave a little bit of this guidance during um budgeting and other processes, but I I I speak for myself. I I like that we're leaning into hiring more math teachers and making a targeted effort to lower the class size uh of those classes. I think that's something we need to I I don't love a slide
106that says under 40 is our benchmark for a harrah. Um, I love a site that says under 35 is where we should be targeting and if anything above that we're tracking. Like I get nervous, you know, I remember back in the day where it used to be anything over 25 was, you know, considered a lot and then anything over 30 was a lot. The number 35 is a lot. Now we're saying, well, as long as it's under 45, we're not adding another class. Um that >> I think the problem is you're talking about you get a significant number of drops or you can on a consistent basis then you're looking at you know splitting a class of you know 38 into two. >> I yeah >> you don't want to do that. I'm just suggesting
107>> because on the other end you'll pay for it with another class. That's right. >> I just would like to offer that we you know and we talked about this before is having those discussions in pathways having those discussions in in finance. You know if there's a huge cost we all want lower class sizes. So um you know in that thing about the butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil causing a the master schedule is a lot like that. like anything that that moves ripples through and creates. >> So, >> I I guess I would say I appreciate that you're looking at opportunities. I know the the funding is fixed. We have a set amount of money and we can't spend it three times, >> but I think that um I don't feel comfortable with any
108classes over 40. Uh and I I I feel more comfortable with two classes at 20. uh one at 19, one at 20, especially if it's a core course where we're seeing that we have in science, reading or math where we are struggling to move the needle up as we're trying you're targeting it. That to me I think so I appreciate that you're doing it in math. I'd be curious to see what the impacts are if you start to see the needle begin to move when you bring class size down on these impacted courses where we're having a hard time moving student, you know, improvement up the chain. Um I think that'd be something at least to consider. But I remember in past presentations like this at the end of September, I remember not that long
109ago we had it was 18 classes at Agora above 40 and like five at Calabasas and it was like wow holy. So I'm pleasantly surprised to see >> holding the line at this hats off to our again our staff uh who have have really made a lot of things happen. Agora and Calbases are both so tricky because there's so many options and as you saw there's lower enrollment than there was eight years ago and and so to navigate everyone into boxes and have those boxes change dynamically with concurrent enrollment over the summer and summer assignments, it's really it's a work of art. Um but I hear you loud and clear and again uh Dr. Ciphers deserves the credit for really advocating for math and science teachers hired early to try and bring those numbers down.
110I think in fourth and fifth grade as well um you know the averages kind of pop up a little bit for fourth and fifth uh in particular and that is like you know if you look at the test scores that's where math starts dipping a little bit uh and I do think those classes like whatever we can do or or to give them more support uh just so that teachers have support with more aids or intervention specialists like I think fourth and fifth often doesn't get the attention that it should it's like the attention goes to the the lower grades but often it's fourth and fifth that need a bit of extra support as Well, you know, so >> no finance committee asked for an enrollment and class size uh overview and we'll definitely bring
111that forward and then share with the whole board. >> Thank you. >> Uh bring us to our last item, revision of AR6141, curriculum development and evaluation. >> Dr. Anderson closes up the night. >> So thank you. Yes, this is just minor revisions to the administrative regulations regarding curriculum council. Um you could see on the page numbered pages there that uh >> and thank you for that. You are a quick study. >> Look at that. >> Two two stars are petty cash for >> us. >> Wow. You sir are >> Yeah. >> Gold star for you. >> Yeah. To make us happy. Sorry. >> Oh good. >> See that page numbers. >> Although technically page one is page two. >> Yes. But page >> it doesn't matter. page. >> Don't complain. >> So, page one is
112it's just a grammatical error, but the real changes is just in page two and page three minor changes to job titles that happened over the year to just to be reflective. This was presented to the curriculum council last week and they approved it to be brought forth to the board. >> So, I don't see usually we had it strikes out the old language. >> There's not many of them. >> There's just one strike out on page one. >> Okay. >> Um and then it's just additions. So, we added a new California. >> Okay. principal too, >> right? Is princip correct spelling of it. Yes, >> principal. >> It is principal is your pal as we know it. But um principle is just a point and it can't be used as an adjective. So principle of
113p is also the adjective form of it. >> I trust you. >> Okay question. Great. We're not going to see this one again. So if you have any chance, >> we're going to see it on consent. Oh no, it's an AR. Very good. It's an AR. It's not coming back. >> I'm glad we included the community members must reside within boundaries. We changed that a couple years ago, but I'd like to Yeah. see that consistent. >> Great. No feedback? >> No. >> Wonderful. Meeting is a journ. Thanks everybody. >> Thank you very much. with C.