00113 2026. Do we have any public comments for close sessions? >> There are no public comments. >> Okay, then we will adjourn to close session. Okay, I'm reconvening to the regular meeting of the board of education. It is uh 653 and we have nothing to report out from close session. Matthew, you want to start us in the pledge of allegiance, please? To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands nationy and justice for all. Do we have any changes to the agenda? >> There are no changes to the agenda. >> Do I have a motion? >> I move that we approve the agenda. >> Second. >> Student rep. >> I. >> All those in favor? >> I. So moved. Okay. We have highlights and recognition. Classified employee of
002the year, Dr. Patrick. Well, this is a very special occasion. Um, I just want to share how we have the information in the agenda. Our classified employees are the employees who pro provide the support of our students and staff needed both inside and beyond the classroom. They are our paraprofessionals, our LVNs, our office staff, our cafeteria workers, custodians, groundskeepers, maintenance and technology staff. Their expertise and service keep our schools running and our teachers are able to focus on our students. Each year, every school site in Martinez selects one classified employee to be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the school community. The district selects nominees in certain occup occupations and specialties to be considered for the Contracasta County classified employee of the year. And for the rest of the presentation, I'll turn it over to
003our assistant superintendent, Janelle Ayat. Thank you, Dr. Patrick. Good evening, board. Um, tonight, as Dr. Patrick shared, "We recognize our classified school employees of the year for the 20 uh 26 2025 26 school year who've demonstrated exceptional contributions and performance at their school sites and in their job classification. Each year, every school site nominates a classified employee of the year for recognition. And we also nominate classified employees in specific occupational specialties for the Contraosta County classified school employee of the year program." And we will begin first with our school site nominations. And our first nominee is Miriam Flores from Johnir Elementary. Congratulations. Thank you. Um stay up here. Yep. I have to tell everyone a little bit about you. Miss Flores Mirren Flores is one of our pareducators at John Mir and she is a
004creative, dedicated and resourceful instructional aid. She spends her time planning innovative ideas to support the classroom teacher in providing students with opportunities to learn. She connects well with students and meets them at their level of understanding through reinforcement of lessons taught by the teacher. Miriam is creative in planning student tasks that meet student goals and academic standard expectations. She's a team player that goes above and beyond expectations. She's collaborative and supportive of change and new ideas. She actively listens to others perspectives, offers support to colleagues without being asked and communicates respectfully and professionally. She consistently reflects on what's working and what needs adjustment. She's shown that she values diverse perspective and encourages innovation amongst her students, which has helped her create a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and safe spaces. Congratulations at the end. Yeah.
005And so don't leave after your recognition because we will have everyone come to a photo at the end. Okay. Um, next from John Sweat Elementary, Maddie Brisco. Okay. So, so Maddie is one of our PAR educators in our PALS program at John Sweat. And Maddie consistently goes above and beyond for the students in the PALS program, showing genuine care, compassion, and dedication every day. She boiled strong, trusting relationships with students and supports them academically, socially, and emotionally with patience and kindness. Her hard work and positive attitude make a meaningful difference in the John Sweat community. Students feel safe, supportive, and valued in her presence. Maddie can be counted on and is at the curb every morning to greet students when they arrive at school. Her her artistic abilities and creations of slideshows allow parents to
006see everything that's happening in PALS. Mattiey's commitment to helping students exemplifies what it means to be an outstanding PAR educator. CONGRATULATIONS. >> UM, next from Lasus Elementary, Tammy Dylan. >> Your squad. squad. >> Bullpup squad. Okay. Tammy Dylan is also a par educator at Lasuntas and has been for a long time. >> Yes. And Tam So tell everyone a little bit about you. Tammy Dylan's outstanding service and dedication as a PAR educator and health attendant at Losas are but a few of the invaluable qualities she possesses and that merit this recognition. Tammy provides exceptional support by helping to foster a learning environment that's accessible for students with diverse needs. Even in high pressure situations, Tammy's unwavering patience and dedication for our neediest students serves as a model for this entire school team. Thank you, Tammy,
007for your tireless efforts and for consistently exceeding what your job requires. Lasutes Elementary is so lucky to have you as part of their family. And next is Steve Ambbrushi. Not here tonight. Well, I'll we will recognize Steve. He's recently retired. He's one of our custodians and he was recognized as classified employee from Mel Park. Um he's recently retired after 26 years of dedicated service. Um, Steve was the very definition of reliable, always tackling challenges with a cheerful, cand do attitude and an incredible knack for figuring out any problem that came his way. There's no clearer testament to how deeply beloved he is by our the students and staff at Merllo than on his final day in April when the children enthusiastically chanted Mr. Steve as he walked out the doors. We congratulate Steve on this
008well-deserved honor and wish him the absolute best in his retirement. Um, next from Martinez Junior High School, Vivian Quantero. Congratulations. U, Miss Vivian has been a treasured member of the Martinez Junior High School PAR educator team at Martinez Junior High for the past 13 years. Each day she works her way from class to class supporting teachers and students and helping to make the process of learning accessible and successful. Miss Vivian encourages students to engage each day to take responsibility for their learning and supports all to stay on track. Miss Vivian loves working with our bill pups and is excited for what new adventure of learning brings each day and is truly an important part of the sixth graders as she works to help transition them to middle school. Additionally, Miss Vivian is a valued member
009of the Martinez Junior High School staff as she is dedicated to building strong relationships with all. Congratulations. Thank you. And then from Alhhamra High School, Char Charlene Cardelli. >> Congratulations Thank you. Okay. So, um Charlene is the head custodian at Alhhamra High School and she um is the recipient of this award for her exceptional professionalism, dedication, and leadership in maintaining a sa safe, clean, and welcoming environment at Alhamra High School. Charlene consistently exceeds duties and fosters community engagement. Charlene serves as a vital, stabilizing force for both her custodial team and the school's administration. We are grateful to have Charlene at Alhamra High School. CONGRATULATIONS. And then from Vicente Brion, um, Kathleen Maruchi. I don't see her. Um, Kathleen is the office manager at Vicente Bionis and she is described as the heart and backbone of
010both Vicente Martinez High School and Brion's independent study. Her commitment to our students, family, and staff is unwavering, and she has built meaningful relationships with virtually every student on campus. She is exceptionally organized, detail-oriented, and a true professional multitasker who keeps our complex programs running smoothly each day. Students adore her, staff rely on her expertise and study support, and our school simply could not function without her dedication and leadership. And then from Martinez early intervention preschool program, Renee Lease. And Renee is the typest clerk that supports the preschool program that is based at um John Swat Elementary. Renee is the first face and bright smile that parents see when they enter MEIP. She is professional, reliable, and does tasks from getting lunches for students, checking on attendance so that MEIP runs smoothly. Renee also spends
011time every day at John Sweat greeting all who come in and taking care of any task that comes with being in the front office. Through it all, she does what is best with for students, keeps a positive attitude, and spreads her upbeat enthusiasm to everyone she encounters. Congratulations. and from Martinez adult education, MARY BRUN and Mary is the office manager at Martinez Adult Education and um she has nom been nominated as she has transitioned from a career in retail that was disrupted by co 19. She didn't just complete the executive administration program at Martinez Adult Ed, she mastered it and today she is the backbone of that program office. Mary's work performance is characterized by a rare brand of technical precision and proactive pro problem solving. Mary's excellence shines with empathy and leadership because she
012was once an MAE student. She identifies and fixes operational bottlenecks from a student's perspective before they cause frustration. Beyond her technical mastery of school finances and brochures, she is the heart of our office. Congratulations. Okay. And then we have another member who's being nominated who's not here tonight, and that's Rick Moore. Um he is our technology specialist, and he was the nominee for the district office. Um, Rick is a valued member of the MUSD technology department. He's recognized for consistently putting others and students first and for making a positive impact on our community and its students. Rick was unable to attend tonight as he's enjoying time with his other boss, Bruce Springsteen. And finally from the district office uh food service team we have Consuel Easy Augustine. >> Congratulations. Okay. Easy exemplifies excellence in her
013role as food service driver for Martinez Unified through her unwavering dedication and versatility and genuine care for others. She's often found stepping into school kitchens to assist with cooking and meal prep and service, especially during times for staff shortages or special events, ensuring that students continue to receive nutritious meals without interruption. What truly sets Easy apart is her heart. She brings kindness, humility, and genuine care into every interaction, leaving a lasting impression on everyone she meets. Her nickname, Easy, perfectly captures her warm and approach warm and approachable nature. She is someone people naturally feel comfortable with, trust, and appreciate. Congratulations. And um before we bring everyone back up, I do want to recognize as well our nominees for the Contraosta County classified school employee of the year program and that is U. Charlene Cardelli for
014custodial maintenance services. come back up. >> And you can stay up here. And Tammy Dylan for PAR professional services >> and um Consuelo Easy Augustine for FOOD SERVICES. THE county nominees will also be recognized at a special celebration at the county office on April 29th. And tonight, um, I'll invite everyone back up who was recognized. Um, we celebrate and appreciate all of the work of our classified school employees and how they support our schools and our Tammy disruptive. We appreciate all of our classified employees for their dedication and support of our schools and our students. Thank you again. Vivian and Renee, >> Miriam, Maddie, Stephanie, do you want to come up or you just take a photo? Mary Thank you. I'll come back and see if you guys you want to have words or Oh,
015do you want to have them wait? You have something you want to say? >> I just wanted to make a quick statement. >> Everyone, if we could have your attention, please. We want to have words from the board members. They want to acknowledge our awardees. If you just give us a few minutes. Don't go yet. We have special words we want to recognize and thank you. just wanted to say that this is one of the best parts of our jobs um up here on the board is recognizing the people who make our school work in Martinez. Um we are very proud and honored our classified employees of the year for the Martinez Unified School District. Your dedication and care create the conditions for our students to succeed each and every day. Whether you're supporting learning
016directly or keeping our schools running smoothly, your impact is essential. It truly makes a difference. And on behalf of the board, we just wanted to say how grateful we are and congratulations to everyone. So, thank you very much >> and trustees. I I'll share the photo with you. >> Does anyone else want to make a comments? Yeah, I'll just say that um you know when you talk to people here in the community, you know, they'll all say different things about what's a Crown Jewel Martinez, whether it's Alhamra Highlands, the Marina, the John Mirror House, but really anybody that has the privilege and honor. It's the staff that comes every day to serve the kids. So, I want to thank you all and I want to just remind everyone uh some of our janitorial staff will
017be recognized at city council uh later this week on Wednesday at 700 p.m. So, it'll be another opportunity just to recognize more of our staff and thank you for coming out tonight. Everything's still here. Okay, next up we have student board member comments student. Okay, thank you to all the families of current and future MJHS bull pups who attended the open house. The night was filled with bustling classrooms where students showcased their work. talents were on display with both an art show and performances by the drama and music students and kick off the 2026 CASP Challenge Trek to the Top. Congratulations to Ryan Marzani who has been who has been selected as one of six girls to be sponsored by the AAW Pleasant Hill Martinez branch to attend the 2026 Tech Trek STEM camp at
018Soma State University this summer. Congratulations to the MJHS music program on their achievements at the recent CMEA Band and Orchestra Festival. The orchestra earned an excellent rating and the band earned a uni a unanimous superior rating, the highest rating that can be earned and the only middle school to do so. Congratulations to the MJHS Jazz Band who performed and were awarded a certificate of appreciation at the city of Martinez's 150th anniversary celebration. Thank you to everyone that came to the Alhhamra openhouse event on Wednesday, April 1st. There was a great turnout. There were college pre presentations, food trucks, senior presentations, clubs, department displays and activities, and band and musical performances. It was a great night. On Tuesday, March 31st, the Ladybugs, a new AHS student band, had their debut performance at lunch. Sariah, Dorian, Sadi,
019and Hogan, performed a number of covers in the main quad, and they were amazing. We hope to have them back in the future before they go off on their world tour. On Wednesday, March 18th, the AHS College and Career Center hosted the spring career fair. Numerous community partners came out to show to showcase to Al Hammer students the variety of job opportunities available to them upon graduation. CASP testing begins tomorrow, Tuesday, April 14th. Prom is this Saturday, April 18th, at the Oakland Rotunda. There's a CSF field trip to UC Berkeley on Friday, April 24th. And the spring musical begins Wednesday, April 29th. Brion and Briones and Vicente's academic counselor met individually with all Biones and Vicente students to review graduation progress and ensure each student is on track. Graduation plans were discussed and updated as
020needed to support successful completion. Seniors are continuing to work on DVC applications. Vicentee's open house was was a success with strong participation from families. Parents and students had the opportunity to engage with teachers, review student work, and celebrate progress towards graduation. The district attorney's office has begun scheduling and delivering assemblies for all bionones and vicente students, providing important information and resources to support student awareness and decision-making and CASP testing for them begins on April 21st. On March 27th, Martinez Education along with six other schools, the c the county office of education and the Contraosta Community College District submitted a joint application for the ELLL healthcare pathways grant. They are seeking $5 million over three years to help multilingual learners across the county access training and employment in various healthcare occupations. Although this is a highly
021competitive grant with only 25 awardees selected statewide, they remain confident in the strength of their application. On April 2nd, 2026, the Elevator Constructors Local Union 8 presented as part of the monthly apprenticeship speaker series. They provided information to attendees about the program and how to apply. Over 60 participants registered for this event. Today, April 13th, the pharmacy technician training program boot camp started. This is the first of two six week sessions and is required before enrollment in the pharmacy technician training program, which will begin in the fall. The medical skills job readiness six week pre apprenticeship program begins on April 20th and that leads to the optical apprenticeship program. Now for my personal comments. Spring break is over. I hope we all got some nice RNR and we're now in the home stretch of the
022school year. Graduation is less than two months away and I'm looking forward to all the senior traditions to come. While I personally haven't made my decision yet, the commitment deadline for college is May 1st. So soon all of the seniors will know where we're going. Um, and what an excellent year it's been. As a class, we've received acceptances from two separate Ivy League colleges, and that's the first time that's happened for the district in over five years. I actually couldn't f I I was talking to our career and college counselor. I and she doesn't know when the last time that happened was. Um, we got Stanford acceptances, uh, Stanford acceptance, UCLA acceptances, Berkeley acceptances, UC San Diego, and countless other wonderful schools. And I want to say thank you to all the members of the
023district that made success like that possible, including the wonderful people that we honor today. Thank you. >> Thank you. Well, I'm anxious to hear where you decide to go. >> We all are, I'm sure. Okay. Do we have any employee organizational reports from MEA? No. How about CSEA? No. Do we have any comments from the PTA? Nope. All right. So, next up we have correspondence. Dr. Patrick. >> Yes. Um, thank you, uh, Trusty President. I just wanted to share with the board that, um, we see received a great honor from the Contraosta County Office of Education. And I'll read the letter that was sent by the superintendent of schools. Congratul dear Dr. Gigi Patrick, congratulations to Martinez Junior High School for being honored under the 2025 distinguished schools program. On behalf of the Contraosta County
024Office of Education, I want to thank you for an outstanding educational program and practices that are being implemented at Martinez Junior High. To support your efforts and achievement that reflect exceptional student performance, I am pleased to award Martinez Junior High a $500 grant to support registration fee um for the faculty members to attend the distinguished school award ceremony. Sincerely, Lynn Mackey, superintendent of Contraosta Schools. So, we thank Contracasta County. This is very very nice >> and congratulations to the middle school. That's awesome. >> Okay. Next, we have public comments. The public may address the board regarding any item within the jurisdiction of the board of education for Martinez Unified School District. For items on the agenda, the public may comment at the time the board considers the agenda item. For items not on the agenda,
025the public may comment under public comment. These comments are limited to three minutes each. 20 minutes have been allocated for this portion of the agenda. Additional time is allowed at the end of the meeting if there was not enough time to speak during public comments. To comply with the Brown Act, the board may listen to comments from speakers, but can neither discuss nor take action on issues presented. Members of the board are very limited in their response to statements or questions by persons commenting on items not on the agenda. Um, looks like I've got one public comment here from Monica and Kora Vita. >> Hello. We're different heights, so this will be interesting. Um, hello. My name is Monica. This is Kora Vita. And um we are here to invite you all um to our
026district-wide cult multicultural festival, excuse me. >> The multicultural festival will be on Saturday, April 18th at on 4 to 6:00 p.m. at John Mir Elementary. There will be food, music, and fun performances by Schoolyard Rap and ukulele club and recorder club. >> Um, we're also, excuse me, there will also be booths of different cultures as our school district is really beautifully diverse. So, so far we have 11 signups. If you're interested in signing up, please contact your front office. They do have information on how to do that. I'm sorry. And um we really hope to see you all there. All are welcome. >> Byebye. >> Thank you guys. >> Thank you. >> Right. Do we have any changes to the consent calendar? >> Um no. >> Uh do I have a motion? I'll move to
027Oh, go ahead. Go ahead. >> I'll move to approve the consent calendar. >> I'll second. >> Student rep. >> I. >> All those in favor? >> I I so moved. I always forget to say John Sweat PTA made a donation of $6,810 for science education. Okay. Under action items, um again the public has the opportunity to make public comment on each agenda item, staff presentation. Um after the staff presentation, the time allocated will be three minutes, no more than 12 minutes total. Um the first one we have, actually the only one we have is review of review and adoption of CSBA updates listed. Dr. Patrick. >> Thank you, Trustee President. Um um as you know these board policies were brought before you in the last board meeting and there were some questions about um some
028of the policies and in the 400s and um 5000s we went back and reviewed um the language and these policies are mandatory. So, um, we pulled them for because there were some comments and and the board was concerned that they might be too, um, you know, some of the changes might be problematic, but we did do our research and determine that they're mandatory policies. So, we don't really, um, we can't not have you approve them. So, we're bringing them back to you for approval. Um, and for the 9,000s though, those were not mandatory policies. And I understand that some trustees had questions about them. And so I didn't know if at this time you wanted to entertain um any of the conversations or questions about the 9,000s before we move or do you want to
029do it by policy, have the board approve, you know, the the mandatories first and then come back to those. It's however you want to move. >> I think we can we can talk about them. Um, we do have one public comment for um this item. Jen Fennel, >> I understand that these are mandatory, but I was told that I should say my statement again, so I'm going to say it because I know that we talked about this last time. Um, again, my name is Jen Benel, and I wish to speak on the 4,000 and 5,000 proposed policies. I completely understand that the purpose of the communication policy is to protect students from inappropriate conduct, which is absolutely what we should be doing as a district. However, this policy appears to be overly broad and overly
030restrictive, and I will show this through the following examples. It doesn't seem to take into account the fact that people who are employees in the district also have ties within the community outside of their employment. If an older sibling is hired as a district employee, they could no longer text their sibling without including their parents in the text. If a staff member is related to any student in the district that is not their child, sending a text to say dinner is at grandma's without including their parent in the text violates the policy. If a district employee is also a parent who is helping out in field trips, away games, weekend tournaments, other community events, sending a simple text for coordination, such as we're meeting for lunch at the dining hall, would violate the policy. The
031second policy I wish to discuss is the freedom of speech and expression. This includes a dubious interpretation of the Supreme Court case Hazlewood School District versus Koulmire. In this case, the court found that a principal could restrict student speech, but this was limited to a restriction based on lack of journalistic standards as well as reasonable restrictions. Alhhamra has at least three publications. As the incoming graphic publications and yearbook teacher at Alhhamra, I will be heading the program where students produce the yearbook and the dog watcher. Alhhamra also has a uh creative writing publication called Backros. The torch, aka the yearbook, has been around since 1908, backro dates back to the 60s. These are long-standing publications. The board policy allows the principal to create a code for students. While I believe it is meant to make
032sure that they are adhering to journalistic standards, it does seem to be overly broad in scope. In addition, there is a paragraph that focuses heavily on the adviser's role, which seems to be intending to convince students to be more appropriately using their uh free speech. Again, it does appear that the intent behind the policy is to make sure that students are adhering to basic journalistic standards and obviously not using the public publications in order to bully or otherwise demean or be inappropriate about or towards other students. However, it does appear to be written in such a way that it could restrict students speech based on topic and I believe that is against not only the Hazlewood ruling but students free speech. Students should be able to write an article disagreeing with school or board policy
033provided it adheres to journalistic standards. I believe some but not all of these issues could be rectified by not just the principal creating the code but rather that students be involved in creating the code as well as making sure that we are not violating students first amendment. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay. So, do we have board questions on any of these? >> Logan, do you want to start? >> So, yeah, just the first one I'll clarify on the 5000s 5145.2. So I from what I'm hearing is that we have to adopt it but we can't make any like there's no language we can introduce or any changes. >> We can't amend the policy. We have to adopt it as it is because it's mandatory. But with regards to some of the considerations that some
034of the suggestions about how students can be a part of discussion around what you know how they're going they're going to do this work or how they're going to adhere to it. They we can have that happen. We just can't change the the language or the main tenants of the board policy. >> Okay. And I and I'm sure like you know like I had sent an email to you and uh president uh trustee um I would I would guess that we're not going to punish somebody for doing something that's maybe in the moment that's a quick acting response. Um but um I'll just trust that when that comes up if it ever does that it'll be handled with care and just not a blanket. Yeah. Well, what we'll do is work really closely with the
035staff and then of course if there's um an issue or something that comes up, you know, I'll I'll keep you informed um as we're kind of addressing the issue because I know it'll be very, you know, anything of that nature would be really sensitive and could create a stir. So, um you know, I'll I'll keep you close, you know, to that so that you know how we're addressing it and um making sure that we're being respectful and responsive to the students needs. >> Okay. And then the only other one I had was on uh 9 uh the 9,000s. It was 93 uh 22. And sorry, I'm going just refer some of my notes. Um but so yeah and I'm sure other people share this concern as well is although I and I could have misinterpreted
036the uh the changes but my worry is that uh me as an individual right I'm elected by my constituents and they come to me with things and being able to elevate concerns uh through the proper way right um but being able to bring it as an individual for a discussion and then potentially adding to his agenda. >> Um, but maybe I'm misunderstanding. Is this new language limiting it to where only the superintendent and uh board president can elevate items to the agenda or >> No, one of the things that when the board president and I went over this particular language, um, we found that we these are things that we're already doing. So, it really the accepting the changes was more of a language change. It wasn't changing our practice. Um, we currently because it's
037the board president and the superintendent, we currently work on the agenda items and then if there's an agenda item that any trustee wants to be considered, I think we have language that says you, you know, email it to us. So, this doesn't prohibit you from doing that. It just really kind of reinforces what we're already doing. That's why I accept it. It's just written a different way, but it's not different from what we're doing right now. >> Okay. So, I see it says no in that section. It's just crossed out. The CSBA recommendations are crossed out and it just says no. And I would feel better about approving this if I knew where in our board policy um this was spelled out. >> Um >> and I don't know where that is is spelled out.
038I've only heard it. I haven't seen it in board policy. >> Okay. >> So, I'm on uh >> Okay. >> Let's see. I'm trying to figure out I think I'm on Facebook. not um it is in our board uh handbook and in our board but so I so I agree that if you're saying that that's not actually in policy but it has been our protocol and that's where it is um at least I know that that is one place that it exists that that's the procedure that we follow and that has been the case for well I don't know how long but as long as I've been on the board >> I I would prefer the CSBA language and that it be in board polic as opposed to a handbook because I think that when
039we cite things and when it comes down to brass tax, it's the board policy. >> So, you just want me to remove the no and put yes so that we can include it. >> Yes. Yes. Thank you. >> I I also have um something on the same one. >> Okay. >> And it's um Oh my gosh, I don't even know what page I'm on here. Um it's on the page where it has option one, option two. I was just there. Just give me one second and I'll get there and then I can look at what you >> Yes. >> Two of 13. >> I think so. >> It looks like page two. Yeah. >> I had I had Yes. For um option two. >> Okay. Yeah. But what it says is as part of every
040open session item, there shall be an opportunity for members of the public to address the board on that item. The time set aside for public comment on each item >> shall last no longer than 3 minutes. I believe that should say 12 minutes because further in a different part of the policies it it delineates the three minutes. So people have the public has three minutes to uh res to talk to us but on each item there's 12 minutes that is currently in our board policy. So, >> I think that needs to be a 12 as opposed to a three because it's talking about the item, not about the speaker. >> And I think the I think trustee president even read that earlier when she was talking about public comment. So, we'll we'll make sure that
041it's consistent with what was what we are actually doing. It's it's in it says 12, so we'll correct it. Trusty Leo, >> we'll correct it. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. Um and then one more um 9323 and it's the very first page >> and um the CSBA note says that um the law does not require a particular set of procedures to govern the governing board meeting. However, it's common to use Robert's rules of order or Rosenberg's rule of order. and we should modify the following paragraph to reflect district practice. And it is my understanding that we use Robert's rules, but I have not found that anywhere in the handbook or anything. >> And so, um, and you look at that paragraph, it says accordance with board bylaws, but I haven't seen the bylaw that
042says Robert's rules, and I think it would be good to say Robert's rules, or I don't know the other Rosenberg's rules. don't, but I do know Robert's rules. And do we want to delineate that so that we know exactly how the board meetings will be run and governed? >> So, you want to include it somewhere in the policy? >> No, it says accordance with board bylaws. And I haven't found it. I think we need to put Robert's rules on that line in accordance with Robert's rules. The way I'm reading it, >> I because it the paragraph before that >> that has a CSBA note um it says it should be modified to reflect district practice and it was talking about Robert's rules or Rosenberg's rules. So I think where it says other applicable laws, we
043should just say Robert's rules. >> I I think so. Well, so I I I totally hear where you're coming from, but if we're not seeing Robert's rules of order anywhere else in our bylaws, I don't know that we should change it here until we go and look and make sure it's like if it's not written anywhere. >> I haven't seen it, but I do think we need to delineate it. So maybe we pull this one and figure out, >> right? And then look at where else it goes before we bring it back. Yeah. Okay. >> Yeah. So, we know I mean because it says board bylaws, which I've read and I didn't see it because I was looking for it >> specifically. >> So, we may need to make a bylaw for that. >> Yeah.
044Put it here because right here it says that we're going to run the this is a bylaw and it says that we're going to conduct the board meetings in accordance with and we could put >> Robert's rules of order whatever right there and then it would be in a bylaw. Right. >> I don't think it's been anywhere else. Yeah. I I don't think it's anywhere else. >> No, I don't think so either. Yeah. >> Okay. So, we'll do a little further research and bring it back next time. >> Yeah, I think for this one. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Thank you. So, >> all right. >> Matthew, did you have something you wanted to ask? >> This is like really I don't know if this is even like an issue at all, but um which
045one is this? 9323. Um there's like a little note that says the following paragraph applies only to districts with seven member boards and should be deleted by boards with three or five. um members and then we still have that paragraph in there. >> Which one is it? >> It's 9323 and I think it's page three. >> Is page three, I think. Yeah, page three. >> All right, I'll go back and catch that. Thank you, sir. >> Little pre-law person there. I love it. >> Okay, we'll I'll pull that. Thank you for bringing that to our attention. And then I just have one more question on 5145.2. Is there any way to talk to legal counsel and ask them if we can modify the wording of that at all so that people can text without having
046to include other people in their texts. If it's something minute like where to meet for lunch or something like that with a >> we can I mean we can certainly check >> it was in the 4,000s. We can check, but I don't I don't know. >> So, they have to be adopted exactly as written. They can't be modified at all. >> Typically, when they're mandatory, we just take the language because it's they're saying it's mandatory. It doesn't mean it it's means like if you can make changes to the language, they it's presented as options, right? Or it'll say that it's not mandatory. But when they say practice or something, >> yeah, when they say it's mandatory, usually we have to adopt the language as it is. I just I see a can of worms there
047coming. >> I think you're probably right. >> So, do you want to try and run it maybe by legal and just see if there is because I think we can write it in such a way that we could change that. They might know better. >> I'll check with them. All right. >> Absolutely. >> So, um >> So, do you want to pull it too? >> I'll pull that one, too. Yeah. >> Okay. And then we Courtney, did you have anything you wanted to add or questions? No. >> Annie, you have >> for clarification. What number was that again? I just want to make sure I know which one we just pulled. >> Jen, >> oh yeah, it's it's all of them. Okay. So, we're really only approving the 5145.2 and the No, one of them.
048We're pulling one of the 9,000s. We're pulling >> the 932 9323. >> Yep. So, we're really just >> No, we're pulling it. >> I think Brenda had it wanted to pull it. >> Right. Right. >> Well, then I guess I will move to approve um board policy 5145.2 two and board policy 9322. >> I'll second that. Student rep >> I. >> All those in favor? >> I so moved. All right. Next we have superintendent report. >> Okay. Thank you trusty president. So, I just wanted to provide another um OV over overview. As our student rep shared, we are starting our um CAST testing tomorrow at the second at the high school. And um so I wanted to highlight the the purpose, the process and the impact of CASP testing. Um so CASP is an important
049exam that is um given uh through the state of California. It um has a variety of different uh purposes but primarily it is to measure student learning. Um it allows us to see how students are progressing towards ma meeting California standards and it also informs uh teachers on what students know and what they don't know and it helps um inform learning around how we should provide services for students. um everyone um does not take the CAST test. It is given at specific grade levels. So third grade um at the elementary, eighth grade at the junior high and 11th grade at high school are the grades that are tested when the CAST exam is given annually. Um, I just want to highlight that participation is really important because it allows us every school site where students
050are assessed to reflect accurate data about what they are able to do. It provides a clear picture of their performance and it also um aids in helping districts make certain um instructional decisions. we look at that data and we see where students struggled and we make adjustments for the next the following year. So it does help us in that way and it is really um important. Um this is a concern that all school districts have annually. We always want to meet our 95th percentile rate because um when we don't, what happens is for all of those students who are not assessed, they become identified as underperforming. And so that literally pulls our data down. And of course, that is not really an accurate reflection of our data because it it only happens because someone didn't
051test. So um we want to make sure that our results are not misleading. Um it also um affects school the overall school performance. So when students don't take the assessment it impacts overall performance uh for that school site. And if you have a specific number of students that are opting out of testing um the data is not really reflecting the strengths because the students aren't testing. So it's important to have you know those students test the impact on the schools it does lack of or lower or underperformance does affect the California school dashboard. So, for example, in high school, it could potentially um affect, you know, um graduation rates or data on um their college and career readiness because if students don't take the assessments, there's certain assumptions that are made because they're not assessed.
052Um and also it it it definitely impacts the accountability um ratings but more importantly the state looks at this data and it makes certain inferences about various school districts. So the state will look at students who have not you know taken the assessments and the our participation rate and they may decide oh well you know this is a school district that needs additional services. So they may say,"Well, we need to allocate um specific services because these students need help, right?" When in fact, it's just that the students didn't take the assessment. So that's not really a good place to apply those resources. And there may be other areas where we need them, but because of the way the data looks with the lack of participation, it really impacts um and it could impact how uh
053the state decides to provide services and support for the district. So it can impact funding and support. And so we want to just really highlight and encourage um families to um ensure that students come to school on testing days. of course that students have a good night's rest before testing, they have breakfast. Um and then of course if there are specific questions about testing, um you know, parents can contact their child's individual school site. So, um, just wanted to give that last plug for testing, how important it is, and, um, want to thank all of our community members and our parents and everyone in this room for the support around a smooth and successful testing experience for all students. And this concludes my report. >> Thank you very much. Um, Courtney, do you want to
054start us on board reports? >> Um, I don't have anything today. Thank you. >> I have several things. Um I didn't get to um congratulate our classified staff because I could see everybody was leaving, but I just want to say they truly are the life force of our schools. Without them, we could not operate and they know it. And um really if without our classified staff, they do so much for our kids that people don't notice unless you're looking. So congratulations to all of them. Um, I also want to say that I was so impressed with the open houses. Um, I was able to go to John's Sweat and Las Hunis for elementary and the collaboration that I saw between classrooms. You could see as you walked into grade levels, how they were working together,
055they were doing the same projects and everything. Um, just the whole warmth and community that I saw was so impressive. Got a great burrito at Los Hunis. Um, I know all of my my stuff centers around food here. Um, I will say at the high school and the junior high, I saw so much with science that was so impressive. I think it was in the D-wing or something where met with bubbles that smelled delicious and it was part of the science experience. And then in the J building at the high school, the science teachers were conducting experiments that were really incredible. um except for one um which was incredible but um it involved organs um internal so but um and um I was really really impressed by that. Um I want to say that it's
056autism awareness month and I uh think that we do a great job um supporting supporting our students that are neurodeiverse and I hope that we continue to do that. very proud of what we do in this district for our kids. And um finally, in regard to CASP testing, because I was a third grade teacher forever, um I think it's also important because as a teacher, I looked at my scores not student by student so much at the end of the year. It was my report card and I could look at that and say, "What did I change that helped? What did I change that maybe didn't work out? What do I need to change in the future?" So, it was a real growth opportunity for me personally as a teacher. Um, and then with my
057incoming students, I could always target um even before I ever got them areas that I really wanted to focus on to support my kids. So, it's super important that your kids come to school and um and participate in the testing because it it only helps us become better um in the future um and remain the school that we are. the the school district that we are which is a very wonderful school district. So thank you. >> Uh so I just want to congratulate Miss uh Fans Palm for being recognized uh by supervisor Chanel Scales Preston. Um and also uh a few weeks ago I was able to attend the STEM fair and the um nules and notes. So, I just want to thank everyone for putting that on and all the time that they put
058in. The STEM fair was really awesome. If you guys haven't if you haven't had a chance, go check it out next year. Some of their projects are really interesting. Uh, but yeah, that's it. Thank you. >> I was able to attend John Mir's open house, which was really fun because that's where my son attended and he's not that little anymore. Um, so it was wonderful to see everyone and it was very well attended and um just always like a really wonderful vibrant environment. So that was really fun. And um last week I also MEF awarded all of our uh top reading classes from the readathon and so they all got donuts. We had a tiny hiccup or I guess tiny is um maybe a little bit of an understatement here, but Krispy K Cream called
059us at 7:45 in the morning on the first day and said, "Our doughnut machine is down," which is their entire business model. And so they closed for the day and so we had to do a quick pivot and so John Mir was um the the school that needed to pivot and we appreciate their ability to do so. Um they did get donuts back up and running the next day. So, I was able to attend uh Las Hunis and John Sweat and special shout out to Mike Cannon and Patty Cresbow who had everything welcoming and ready for us and it just ran so smoothly and it was just such a nice little sendoff before spring break for the kiddos. So, that was really nice to be able to do that. And um and Crispy Cream did
060give us a really wonderful discount, so we'll forgive them. But um it was not the best text to wake up to when we were having schools, you know, waiting for 18 dozen donuts. But um but yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But anyway, pivot happened and it was all good and celebrations. And I should have next time a report for numbers, financial numbers, and what we're going to do for um library and literacy services. >> Thank you for that. Um I also attended um a number of the open houses of the elementary John Sweat. Um again also like uh Brenda said the classrooms were all having the same thing. All the teachers from the different grades. Uh the junior high also um I think Carrie did a great job in her presentation at the beginning and um cast
061testing and then um also the high school was great. the um music was in the commons and that was all the different bands and that was awesome as always and again all the science fair and I know Dr. Patrick was at most of the also um open houses. So it was a very busy week and then of course we had spring break. Um so yeah, I think that's pretty much it for my report. Uh we do not need additional comments from the public any time and we don't need to go to close session. So at uh 7:50 we are adjourning.