PCS Board of Education Meeting: May 26, 2026

001Calling this order, this meeting to order. And I'd like to acknowledge the meeting status. Members of the public may directly address the board by attending in-person meetings and submitting a public comment card. The board will not take public comment through the online platform and does not guarantee online streaming should that platform malfunction for any reason. members of the public are encouraged to share their thoughts and concerns with our board president, Maddie Cloud at mcloud@ petk12.org if they're not able to attend in person All right We have the adoption and approval of the agenda. President Cloud asked me to just bring up That she's requesting that we pull action item 17.2.4 and discussion item 19.2.2. I'm just looking at the items 17.20. 4 is the approval of conceptual site options and design direction for the Arts

002Center. And then 19 points 2.2 is the discussion of Measure 8 and Z implementation plan update by doing a meet soon hereafter 2 board members, Amanda Van Pelt, myself, and have a conversation about what this is going to look like, and just get some more information before we move forward. Okay, great. Okay, I'd like to make a motion to table action item 17.2.4 and discussion item 19.2.2 until the next meeting. Move to approve. I'll second. Okay Then All in favor? Aye. All those opposed. No. And then like to move to approve the agenda as amended. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Okay, you'd think I know how to do this now. Okay, so we now have comments from the public on closed session items. Seeing no public, we will move on and we

003adjourn to closed session Calling this meeting back to order. Welcome, everyone. This is so exciting. Thank goodness. We're going to do the Pledge of Allegiance Before we start, there was no There was no public report of action taken in the closed session. But I do want to let you know that we amended the agenda before adjourning to closed session. And so there were 2 items that we tabled until the June 23rd. And so one is the We tabled action 17.2 0.4 and discussion item 19.2.2. So if you came here for public comment on either one of those items, we will take… we will still take your public comment, but we'll take it during the public comment section. So we'd like to hear from you if you wanted to comment on either one of those. Which

004items were those again? They were the So the action item was 17.2.4. The approval of the conceptual site options and design direction for the Cronella Performing Arts Center. The other one was 19.1.2 discussion item of measure AA and Z implementation plan update. We just felt that we needed more time for more information before we took action on those items. We will take action in June. Okay Alrighty. Now we go to the student board member resolutions. Before we start, I just want to take a moment because this is the very bittersweet Time for us. We were so happy about your graduation and all your fabulous senior year, and looking forward to everything you're going to be doing in your future. hearing all about it as you go forward, but we're really going to miss you. And

005you have all of our board members have just been fabulous this year and given us great direction, and we've just really appreciate you, and Thank you. Thank you. So I'm just going to take us back down a quick walk down memory lane. About six years ago, we did not have student board members sitting here in our meetings with us. And we talked about how important student voice is as part of this process. And I now I think now we can't imagine not having student board members as part of this process because they give such sort of on the ground information and participate in the meetings, and so we're just super, super grateful for our student board members. Unfortunately, this evening, Ms. Ruby Castrozarko is not here. She is in Mexico, and Paige Lietzma is also

006not with us tonight, so I'm going to start with Jessica Dodson, our student board member, I'm going to read the resolution for Jessica, and then you everyone can imagine that Paige and Ruby's are very, very similar. So we'll just do it with Jessica, and then we'll give the awards to Ruby and Paige. So resolution number 2526-57. Jessica Dodson. Whereas Jessica doesn't successfully completed her term as student representative to the Board of Education and has performed her duties in an exemplary manner. And whereas Jessica is an articulate, intelligent Casa Grande High School student and her participation and engagement have been well organized, comprehensive, and delivered with clarity and sincerity. Whereas the Petalma City School District Board of Education has welcomed her interest, concerns, and advice in many topics that come before the board Whereas Jessica has

007been a loyal member of Petalum City Schools, as demonstrated by her dedication and commitment to her studies, community service, ASB student leadership and extracurricular activities. And some ad hoc committees that she supported. Jessica is particularly passionate about civic engagement, which she actively contributes to as a student board member. Her leadership is evident in her roles in the student advisory Council as a model UN member, link crew member, and as a member of the PCS Environmental Literacy and Climate Action Committee. Jessica was also recognized by the press democrat with a youth service award. While participating in all these extracurricular activities, Jessica also maintained membership in the Honor Society all four years of high school. Jessica will continue her education at Santa Rosa Junior College to complete general education and university transfer requirements while attending SRJC, Jessica

008plans to Actively involved in campus clubs and student organizations. After she transfers, preferably to San Diego State University or the University of Nevada in Reno, Jessica hopes to join a sorority that focuses on philanthropy and ultimately pursue a career in business communication or hospitality. Now, therefore, be it resolved. Did I get all that right, Jessica? Okay. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Governing board of Petalum City Schools commends Jessica for her dedicated service, expresses its appreciation for her warm friendship, and extends its best wishes as she continues to pursue her life goals. Be it further resolved that a copy of the resolution be made an integral part of the minutes of the May 26th meeting of the Panama City School Board of Education. Passed and adopted by the governing board of the Panama City

009Schools on May 26th, 2026. Congratulations, Jessica. Thank you so much. So are we okay with that? And we'll give these to Paige and Ruby. Okay, great. We love them dearly too. Yes Oh, all right. We need a motion. I'll move to approve. I second. All those in favor? Aye. All right, the resolution passes. Okay, neither. Yeah Oh, we have to go through all of them. Okay, I move to approve resolution 2526-57. I second. All those in favor? Aye. All right. That resolution to well, that's the Jessica. And then I move to approve resolution 2526-58. Second, all those in favor. All right. And that goes to Paige. Listma Okay, very good. All right, now we have a public hearing. We're going to hear about the renewal for the Pengrove Charter. It's the presentation, and then we

010have the Okay, we have the presentation. We're supposed to have a presentation. Oh, I'm sorry. Oh, Michael There's overflow. This is fabulous. Okay. Damn. Got the clicker. Good evening, board members, Superintendent Harris, cabinet, staff, families, and community members. My name is Michael Morey. And tonight I'm honored to present the Penrove Elementary Charter Renewal. As a new principal stepping into this process, I first want to express gratitude To the many people who helped shape this work Special shout out to Gina Roberts and Carla Conroy for being such steady hands and supporting me through this process. This renewal was strengthened through the partnership reflection and care of our staff, school site council families, district partners, and community members I am deeply appreciative of the time, thoughtfulness, and collaboration that went into this process. So as we see,

011the charter renewal engagement process Throughout this renewal, we engage stakeholders through a collaborative and itinerary, excuse me Iterative process that included family and community staff input through surveys. Staff collaborative work sessions and staff meetings, school site council review and refinement District partnership and legal review, which Gina will talk about, and ongoing cycles of feedback, revision, and reflection. As themes and ideas emerged, they were brought back to stakeholder groups for continued discussion and refinement. This process helped ensure that the charter reflects the collective identity values and aspirations of the Penrove community. That you want to share at this point? Sure. So Michael and his staff went through this whole process, like you mentioned, going to a site council through surveys, really worked on specific elements that were identified by our legal team to work on and

012change And created something that was really representative of his community, and then that was shared with the district administrative team where we then took that and went through it, reviewed it, made necessary changes, went back and forth with legal To make sure that it was in compliance. And then from there that was shared back with the staff. So that was kind of their process. Thank you, Gina. So one of the clearest themes that consistently surfaced throughout the process was the importance of relationships, belonging, student voice and community connection. Our vision states, Pengrove envisions compassionate, curious, and confident individuals who know they belong, understand the impact of their voice, think critically, and contribute to their communities with integrity empathy and purpose. And our mission statement states, Penn Grove mission is to cultivate whole child development and

013academic brilliance by building strong relationships, fostering inclusive and responsive learning environments, and empowering students to be active participants In their learning, well-being, and connection to the broader community These statements became an anchor for much of our work and reflect the shared values voiced by staff, families, and community members throughout the renewal process. Some core themes that emerged throughout the process. These themes consistently resurfaced and helped shape the educational philosophy reflected in this renewal. Those themes include relationships and belonging, whether those relationships are with the teachers and student teachers and staff and teachers and students in the community Student voice and agency, making students sure they have a voice, that it's valued, that they're welcomed, and that they have agency in the creation of their campus. Whole child development, looking at both the social-emotional component as

014well as the academic, and weighting both of those equally with high expectations and high support And community partnership and meaningful learning. Stakeholders also emphasize the importance of responsive learning environments, meaningful family partnerships, restorative and relationship-oriented practices, and learning experience that helps students connect their education to the broader world around them. For example, market day. Another important part of this process was ensuring that our charter reflects measurable systems and current practices. Throughout our staff conversations, we discussed the importance of aligning our mission and vision with tangible actions through instructional practices, student support systems, intervention structures, and meaningful student outcomes. As part of this renewal, we also examine current performance data to ensure the charter reflects both our strengths and areas for continued growth. Pengrrove continues to perform above the state average. For example, here in ELA

015And in several areas as well. Our chronic absenteeism rates have also improved over time, reflecting ongoing efforts to strengthen student engagement, a sense of belonging, and connection to school. While we recognize there's always more work ahead, these indicators reflect that Penn Grove is a stable, growing, mid-performing charter demonstrating positive growth trends. And here you see the breakdown by subgroups and the reflection to the state average, and we are Comparatively in ELA performing higher than the state average Moving on to chronic absenteeism, we have dropped lower than the state average, which is a success. And last but not least, the enrollment trends for Penn Grove over the past four years. As shown here, the school has continued to experience growth and sustained enrollment stability, which we believe reflects the strong sense of community Relationships and educational

016experience families are seeking at Penn Grove. In closing, I want to thank again our staff, school site council members, families, district leadership, and community partners who contributed to this process. The charter renewal represents a shared body of work and a collective vision for Penn Grove's future. Thank you for your time and consideration this evening. Thank you. That was excellent. It looks like you're doing great. Thank you, Maddie. So now we're going, I'm going to open the public hearing. For the charter renewal petition at this time, we'll take Is this for the we'll take two people for the charter to comment on the charter. So I am opening the public hearing. We first have Tina Serkey. Can you get through? Hello. All right, how much time do I have? Sorry, you have three minutes. Good evening.

017My name is Tina Serkey and I'm a Pengrove parent. I'm a heavily involved and volunteer on campus in some capacity almost daily. A former educator having worked in elementary, secondary, and special ed, I have served on the PTA in multiple roles, spearheaded our recent centennial events, and serve on numerous school committees. Most importantly in this context, I serve on school site council and helped with the charter. The charter renewal process was rushed and flawed. School site council should have had months. We were given two hours. We were asked to make decisions and give input based on information and data that we weren't provided. We've had the poor, prior poorly written and essentially useless charter for over a decade. And this one is being rushed through to ensure we aren't out of compliance. There is no

018reason to treat this as a fire drill and approve a subpar final product. After 12 years, what is a few more months Aside from the process, I want to specifically address an area of concern. Element 8, admissions, enrollment and capacity determination. In short, it gives the PCS board sole authority to determine Penrove's capacity based on available staffing, classroom space, fiscal resources, and the holistic needs of currently enrolled students. Currently, Pangrove Elementary is bursting at the seams. We don't have sufficient staffing, we don't have the holistic needs of our currently enrolled students being met, and we certainly don't have the fiscal resources. We have one copy machine, we can't afford paper, and getting a student any type of additional support that isn't legally required by their IEP minutes is a weight that rivals our broken healthcare

019system. Our recess yard is consistently unsafe due to the supervision to student ratio. Our multipurpose room can't contain our student body while staying in compliance with fire code requirements. And while classroom space may be sufficient because of our new building expansion two years ago, a more accurate metric would be the bandwidth of our school's infrastructure. Our sewer backing up is not a rare occurrence, but rather the status quo. By all accounts, I'd say we're at capacity. Our charter needs more concrete, measurable ways to assess our school's capacity, leaving it open-ended and basing it on disputable metrics is setting our school up for failure. In that same vein, many of us repeatedly suggested adding language Stating that once enrollment reached 475 students, which we have far surpassed, the school would receive additional admin support through either

020a part-time vice principal or TOSA position. Something that was previously promised. However, we were told that although school leadership had agreed that this support was important for a sustainable system, the district is in financial straits And the language would not be added. We are doing our students a disservice by not adding this. There are other items put in the charter, knowing that they may very well be cut due to budget constraints. Just because our school and district admin can and have written on the backs of our experience and veteran teachers doesn't mean they should. We are burning out quality educators by expecting them to serve as teachers and administrators simultaneously. Teachers need more admin support, not the expectation that they also perform 30 seconds as a member of the school site council, a committee of

021a dozen members of our school community and one of the 5 components of the charter engagement process I don't support this charter in its current iteration and encourage you not to approve it. I hope that this gives you pause. Our school community deserved a better process and a stronger final product. A quality charter backed by those who helped construct it does not yet exist. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Meryl. Merle, May Boom, Seth Yes, hello, my name is Meryl May Blomseth. I am both an educator and county administrator serving on the school site council for Penn Grove Elementary School, and I'm here to speak on behalf of what the process was like for me personally I wanted to speak about how collaborative and deeply iterative this process was that shaped the Pengrove Charter

022Renewal. And we were under time constraint in order to make decisions about re-envisioning our future. What stood out most to me was that this charter was not written in isolation It was developed through an ongoing process of listening, reflection, revision, relationship building with staff, school site council, family, and the broader families and the broader community. ideas and themes were continuously revisited and brought back to stakeholder groups, and I want to shout down Principal Morey. Principal Morey walking in to this school site as a first-year site administrator, navigating a charter renewal is a big lift It takes a lot for someone who's relocated their families in order to be here and integrating as part of this family. So I want to shout down that he held a process that felt both Generative and hopeful while also

023allowing all the voices to be heard As someone raising children with intersectional identities, I know what it feels like to navigate educational spaces where voices like ours haven't always felt fully heard or included. And during this process I experienced something different. It was an intentional space created for families to engage authentically through surveys, discussion, and feedback opportunities that made community voice feel meaningful rather than symbolic. What I witnessed was a community actively engaging in the challenging and important work of shaping a shared vision for the future, one grounded in dialogue, collaboration, and continuous iteration. It was under a short time. It felt like there needed to be more time for certain things to be addressed, and I want to uplift that it was not an easy feat to get through these conversations that felt short

024There were many people involved in this, not just parents, but people on staff across all of the certificated and classified roles So there were voices heard. You have 30 seconds. You have 30 seconds. Thank you so much for your time. I appreciate you hearing me. Thank you so much. Okay, so We now have our part of the public hearing. There is a receipt of the Pangrove Charter School renewal petition for future action. So we are recommending that the board approves this charter renewal. It will be coming before you for a decision on the June 23rd meeting. We will present our staff findings and recommendations. And post them 15 days prior to That, and at that time, Mr. Morey can come back and also address any of our recommendations and staff findings. And then at that

025point, we will be recommending that you approve the charter. So just Yep. Oh yeah, sorry, you received the… you received the charter renewal petition. And then it will be brought back for a decision on June 23rd Thank you. Questions? Yeah. Okay. I have a question. Is this The final charter that we will be seeing next, or is there a potential for again, as you said, Principal Morey and the staff and to slightly adjust some things based on your recommendations and feedback. So the renewal UR petition you're getting right now is the final one that they have submitted. And then they will come back and present Discussion around our staff findings and recommendations. But this what you are, what you are getting is the final one. For you to make a decision about on June 23rd.

026Is there any provisions within this charter for mid-charter amendments, or is this like we only do this like on 5 year cycles. You will be able to approve it for up to 5 years. You can approve it for less time. So that is entirely up to the board. Right. And my understanding is as a well performing or middle performing charter, there is a presumptive I think state law or ed code says there's a presumptive right for renewal. Is that true? And is there anything that you would want to for the board to focus on or to see that would give you pause on automatic renewing the charter. No, I can preview that our staff recommendations and findings are going to recommend that you approve the charter for five years. Thank you. Thank you. Right, I

027am And in the public hearing And I am Bringing our board meeting back to order. Okay. Now We get to introduce our new superintendent of City Schools. Davina Goldsworth, I'm sorry. Davina, please stand. Okay. This is our new superintendent. Hi, everyone. Oh. Thank you. Congratulations to you. Congratulations. Thank you. I probably won't give us to your Just going to introduce her right now. Through a community-driven search process, the Petaluma Board of Education sought a superintendent with deep instructional expertise. Strong organizational leadership Fiscal stewardship and a demonstrated commitment to improving outcomes for all students, especially those who have been historically underserved. The board prioritized a leader who would champion Petaluma City Schools mission of providing inclusive, high quality learning environments where every student is prepared for success in college career and life. While honoring the diverse

028identities and experiences and aspirations of the district's students and families. Ms. Goldswasser. Riggs extensive experience spanning the full spectrum of public education leadership for over 25 years. Having served as a classroom teacher, community resource director, senior director of school leadership and director of principal leadership in districts across the Bay Area. She has also served as an elected school board trustee in Marin County. Providing governance and fiscal oversight in a TK through 8 district, navigating budget reductions, supporting bond funded modernizations and serving as the board representative to the English Learner Advisory Committee To elevate family voice and engagement and participating in Superintendent hiring. Most recently, she has served as assistant superintendent of high schools and college and career readiness in the San Francisco Unified School District. where she leads instructional vision. Strategic planning and principal supervision

029for 23 high schools serving more than 16,000 students. In her role, she has partnered with educators, school leaders, labor partners, and community partners to strengthen academic outcomes, expand equitable access to rigorous learning opportunities and deepen culturally responsive practices. She also oversees the college and career readiness department that manages career technical education pathways, internships, dual enrollment, college access initiatives, and credit recovery programs. While partnering across TK through 12 divisions to strengthen alignment and ensure smooth transitions for students across grade spans. Davina brings a personal connection to public education shaped by her lived experiences as a child of immigrant parents, a native Spanish speaker, and a first generation college graduate. She and her husband Live nearby. I'll learn that Live nearby in Marin County and are the parents of two teenage boys. In her spare time, she

030is currently busy Sorry, training her new energetic puppy. And she is fluent in Spanish. Welcome. Okay Okay. Were you going to make the remarks? Oh This way, that way? Okay. The camera's on. Okay. Okay. Good evening, everyone. President Cloud, members of the board and members of the Petaluma City Schools community. I want to start by thanking the board for the trust and confidence you've placed in me to serve as the next superintendent of Petaluma City Schools I'm truly honored to step into this role. I'd also like to recognize Superintendent Harris For his years of dedication and leadership to this district. Stepping into a community after a longstanding leadership is significant, and I especially appreciate how welcoming and supportive he has already been through this transition. As I learned more about the district and read through

031the community developed next superintendent criteria, I was struck not only by the clarity of expectations, but by the values reflected in them, a deep commitment to students, instructional excellence, equity, transparency, relationships, and integrity. This alignment resonated so strongly with me and is a big part of what drew me to Petaluma. I've spent more than 25 years working alongside students Families, educators, communities across the Bay Area. And those experiences as a teacher, school board trustee, and a district leader have only deepened my belief in the power of strong public schools and meaningful partnerships with families and community. Well, I'm just at the beginning of getting to know the district and community, what has already been clear to me is the strong commitment people have to students and to public education here in Petaluma. As I begin

032this work, my priority will be listening and learning from students, staff, families, and the broader community so that together we can build on the district strengths and continue supporting every student success and well-being I'm excited to partner with the board, the district staff, our labor partners, and the community in the work ahead. And I'm grateful for the opportunity to serve. Well, thank you, Davina. We're very excited about you joining us. Great things ahead. And yes. Thank you. Superintendent Harris Okay, now, oh goody. So we have the National Spanish Language Exam honorees And their teacher, Marisa Burrows Okay. Come on. There are a lot of you. We want to see all of you. So I just I just want to introduce here Marisa Burrows, who is one of our amazing outstanding educators. And we have here

033an incredible group of students who have our national Spanish exam medalists. And so I just want her to kind of describe the process and how these guys got here. I know that there's been other some ceremonies, but we really wanted to bring you guys before the board, because we're so proud of the work that you have all done and accomplished. Mr. Harris. Okay. Good evening, board members, superintendent, and administrators. My name is Marisa Burrows, and I thank you, all of you for allowing me to present a brief overview of the National Spanish Exam Program. And thank you for recognizing our students' achievement in the National Spanish Exam. 2026. Buenos A. Superintendente y administradores. Una breve explicacion sobre el programa del examination The National Spice Exam is a motivational competition whose primary purpose is to recognize

034academic excellence in the study of Spanish. Alexa Nacional Espanol es una competencia proposito principal el reconocer la Excellentia academica en el espanol. This exam is administered by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese whose mission is to promote the learning and teaching of Spanish. La sustain Americana de Maestros de Spagnoli Portuguese en carga de administrres y su mission principal es promo ver ela rendizaje y la ensenanza del Espanol. This year, over 83,000 students participated in this competition nationwide and our students placed Casa Grande High School in San Antonio High School Among high-performing public and private schools 50 Casa Grande students took the exam for level one, level two or level three, and 27 received medals This growth five silver, five bronze, and 11 honorable mention medals. Additionally Our Casa Grande students receive perfect

035score, receive four perfect score recognitions. Este ano, mas de 18es participaron en esta competencia nacional. Y nuestros estudiantes de casagrande y San Antonio Lograron colocar hay estas escuelas entre de las mas destacadas academicamente. recibio medicia medallas. honorifica. reconocimiento de punto hacion perfecta. Regarding San Antonio, nine students participated in this exam for level one or level 2. And seven of the seven of the students received medals One goal Two silver medals for honorable mentions medals. And similarly, one San Antonio student received perfect score recognition. honorifica. The La Miso manera un estudiante recibio un reconocimiento de puntacion perfecta. In San Antonio. An important fact, the association gave 618 perfect score recognitions and Casagrande received four of them San Antonio received one of them Un dato importante, estasion otro goo un total desicientos disillcho reconocimientos Y por punto

036aje perfecto. The final scores are reported by on a percentile basis, comparing all students nationally. El punto a repinal se calcula con base em percentiles comparando el puntoje de todos participantes a nivel nacional. Dear board members, Superintendent and administrators, all these students here belong to a very select group of bright and motivated students who have excelled in the study of Spanish. Superintendente Harris. Y en estadores estos estudiantes presentes partenes en un grupo muy selecto de studientes brigantes y motivados que han sobrezalido en el studio del Espanol. Another important fact. Sonoma County, only students from Casa Grande High School and San Antonio High School participate in this competition. Also that importante en el condado de sonoma San Antonio participan en esa competencia national. Therefore. I want to thank my dear students who completed this intensive training

037with professionalism. And represented our schools Y por representar a nuestras escuelas. I think Ms. Noon, our Casa Grande principal, and Mr. Stevenson, our San Antonio principal for supporting this program. Si si claro. El director de San Antonio por apoyars de programa. A special thanks to Ms. Mary Cloud, our board president and former Casa Grande teacher Miss Ellen Webster. And with Joanna Pond for presenting the medals and sharing our students In the ceremony, Ms. Klaus said language is power. And this phrase has resonated in my student Thank you, Ms. Cloud. Thank you. I just want to add Ms. Cloud has been coming to my classroom and presenting metaphor Eight years, maybe eight years. Yeah, yeah, it's been thank you, Miss Cloud Ms. Sincero Graciamento la senora Cloud, Presidenta del Consejo directivo ex maestra de casa Grande.

038La senora L. Webster Joanna Pron En la ceremonia la senora claudijo, el en muaje es poder. Y esta praciar sonado. I think all Senor Matthew Harris. Senor Matthew Harris for rejoicing for my student success every year, and for inviting us here. Thank you, Mr. Harris. Y por invitarnos aqui. Lastly, I would like to thank the students' parents for supporting their children, their teachers and administrators. Le las gracias a nuestros quedidos padres, por apoyar a sus hijos. Gracias padres de familia. This is teamwork among students, teachers, parents and administrators. We had a great year in the National Spanish exam and we look forward to our students competing next year. Este fu un trabajo de en equipo entre estudiantes maestros y padres y administradores tu vimos un gran exito en este ano y estaremos listos para la

039proxima coppercia. Gracias, board members for your time. Gracias Now, if I may. First, Ms. Alondra is going to have a very brief speech. Good evening, board members, Casa, administrators, teachers, and dear fellow students. My name is Alondra Alamia, and I'm a freshman at Casa Grande High School. This year, I had the honor to represent Casa Grande High School in a national Spanish exam competition for the first time This was a very challenging training, but the hard work paid off, and I received a perfect score certificate and a gold medal. I feel proud that my heritage Thank you. I feel proud that my heritage language has been recognized in a national competition and that I can speak to you today on behalf of my school and other medalists. I want to thank Ms. Maddie Cloud, Ms.

040Ellen Webster, and Ms. Joanna Pond For inviting the medalist to this meeting. I thank our principal, Ms. Noon, and the assistant principals for supporting this program and cheering the students on. I think Mister Harris, our superintendent, for sending us a congratulatory message for our success in the in this national competition. I thank my parents and their support and encouragement in my studies and for showing me the importance of being bilingual and bicultural I think Miss Burles for setting high standards for students and for her guidance in this competition. Lastly, I want to encourage my fellow classmates to continue studying Spanish and to treasure our heritage language. Thank you, board members, for allowing me to speak on behalf of Casa Grande High School From San Antonio. Honor Medal. Honorable mention. Honorable mention She is third time

041medallist level one Level 2, level three, third time medalist. Purpose core recognition gold medal. Alex, please say Okay. Level 2 this year. Yes. If we take some pictures with the superintendent. Thank you so much. Before the pictures, I just want to acknowledge the parents and families that are in the audience. Can you stand so that we can acknowledge you? Thank you so much. This is one of my favorite things that I get to do. And I won't miss it, but maybe I'll just come to yours anyway. But It's really a privilege to have you here. I mean it when I say that language is power. And that because I am a single language person I know exactly how powerful you are, and I know that doing so well on this, you're going to go forward

042and really Do wonderful things. I look forward to seeing that. So With that, let's take some pictures Lisa. Okay, let's do a recess for about five minutes so we can take some pictures. And we have some very… some more very special recognitions And I love this all also this part. So we have recognitions of students of the month And we're starting with Kenilworth. Junior high school. Kenilworth Junior High School is proud to introduce our May student of the Month. Sophia Segura. Sophia is being recognized as student of the month by her teachers because she is a confident, dedicated student and community builder. Sophia's teachers had many wonderful things to share about her. Ms. Romano, Sophia's leadership teacher, says having taught Sophia for two years, world history and us history, as well as leadership, I have

043been fortunate to watch Sophia grow into her own Sophia works exceptionally hard at her academics and consistently gives her all to everything she does. Her worth ethnic is exceptional, and her ability to juggle multiple projects is admirable. Sophia is the whole package. Sophia is one of the kindest people I have met. She has many close friends throughout Kenneworth, and she brings people together that may not normally cross paths She is incredibly Deserving of this honor, she is passionate, sweet, big-hearted, giving, thoughtful, and has the warmest smile. Not only has Sophia been an impressive student and leader during her time at Kenilworth, she has also volunteered her time to make Petaluma a better community. For 3 years, Sophia has participated in river restoration and cleanup with the Petaluma Friends of the River After attending Costa Grande,

044where Sophia plans to be active in ASB, she hopes to attend UC Santa Cruz and pursue a degree in medical science. Kenworth is very proud of Sophia and we look forward to all of her future accomplishments. Congratulations, Sophia. Is Sophia here? Oh, you're supposed to come up here! Sophia, congratulations, Sophia. Can your family and friends please stand so we can acknowledge them also? Can you make so the next person Emma Okay You don't escape us. Kenneworth Junior High is proud we put down yeah okay Kenneworth Junior High is proud to introduce our May student of the month, Emma Hillstead. Emma's team of teachers have awarded her with the student of the month because she's extremely hardworking, thoughtful, impersonable, and welcome for all Emma has maintained a 3.85 GPA, all while taking seven classes for both

045years of junior high, underlying her academic dedication. MS teachers are some of her biggest fans. Mr. Raya, Emma's KTV teacher shared, Emma is the best. She's quiet but feisty, shy but lights up on camera So you can do any and every job in KTV. I'm so glad that she chose to do KTV twice in her electives She is one of the goats of KTV, and I miss her. I will miss her terribly when she's gone. Emma is a creative soul who enjoys crafting, drawing, knitting, and crocheting in her free time. Emma also enjoys participating in some great athletic opportunities in the community, including swimming lessons and ninja Warrior classes. At the end of the long week, Emma enjoys having family movie nights for quality time Emma's heading to Casa Grande for high school. She's excited

046to explore her interests further there. And start planning her future beyond high school, Emma's goal is to attend college and ultimately build character she truly loves. While Emma is missed in Kenilworth, we can't wait to watch her many future success. Congratulations, Emma. Congratulations, Emma. Can we have your family stand? And your friends? Oh no! Well, you're here Excellent. Oh. I don't know how to do that. Okay, Petaluma Jr. High school And the recipients can come up Also Maybe somebody can send work Teloma Junior High School is proud to introduce our May Student of the month, Luke Geary. Luke was chosen as student of the month because he is a wonderful student and an absolute joy to have in the classroom. He is kind, hardworking, creative, and has a great sense of humor that brightens the

047day of both his classmates and teachers Luke often stops by during break and lunch just to say hello, which shows the strong relationships he builds with those around him. He generally wants to do well in school and Puts effort into truly understanding concepts rather than simply completing assignments. He asks thoughtful questions, works hard, and always takes pride in doing his best. Over the past two years, Luke has especially stood out in our class Because of his imagination and creativity. He is artistic, engaged, and always willing to put forth his best effort. His fantastic His fantastic dragons, creatures, and pipe cleaner creations have brought so much joy to the classroom, and have shown how creative and talented he is. Luke loves art, arts and crafts, video games, and spending time with his friends He's excited about

048future electives and opportunities, and it has been wonderful watching him continue to grow and develop as both a student and an artist. What makes Luke most deserving as Student of the Month is the kind Month is the kind of person he is becoming. He is a thoughtful, respectful, and caring toward everyone around him. Luke notices when someone is struggling or feeling left out, and he is never afraid to stand up for others. He is the type of student who holds doors open without being asked and always considers how others might feel. Luke's creativity, strong work ethic, and generally kind heart make Make him someone his teachers, classmates, and family are incredible proud of. Congratulations, Luke. Congratulations, Lou. Can we have your family stand, please? We want to acknowledge you, too. Here they are. Petaluma Junior

049High School is proud to introduce our May Student of the month, Macy Tucker. Macy was chosen as student of the month because she's an incredibly dedicated and conscientious student who consistently demonstrates the very best qualities of a Bantam student. She is kind, caring, honest, and trustworthy, and she always strives to do the right thing even when situations may be difficult. Macy takes great pride in representing herself, her school, and her academic progress with integrity. She is thoughtful in her work, asks for feedback, and is always willing to talk through ideas to improve and grow. Macy always goes out of her way to help others, whether it is supporting her classmates or offering assistance to her teachers. Her positive attitude, friendly personality, and genuine care for others makes her a remarkable role model on campus. One

050of the things Macy enjoys most about Petaluma Junior High School is being involved into the intro agriculture class in FFA. Through these experiences, she has learned about animal and planet systems while also developing valuable public speaking and leadership skills that will help her throughout her life. Outside of the classroom, Macy has heavenly involved in volleyball, dairy judging, and raising her market hog project. She enjoys showing her hogs at the Sonoma County Fair. And she values the responsibility and business skills and dedication that comes with experience. She also she is also an active member of the Petalamo FFA Dairy judging team. Where she continues to build confidence in expanding her knowledge of agriculture. Despite her busy schedule, Macy is still makes time for what matters most to her, spending time with family and friends. Macy is

051excited to continue her involvement in FFA during high school And looks forward to participating in future competitions, continuing her market hog projects and remaining part of the dairy judging team. She already has a big goal And for her for her future. And she's considering colleges such as Fresno State, Chico State, and Cal Poly, and even schools outside of California Whether she chooses a career in agriculture, nursing, or medicine, there's no doubt that Macy's determination, compassion, and strong work ethic will help her succeed. Her family, teachers, and friends are incredibly proud of how much she has grown over the past two years Macy is kind, thoughtful, and a loyal, hardworking, and she is truly deserving of being recognized as student of the month. Congratulations. Congratulations. Can your family please stand? There they are. Congratulations. Casa Grande.

052Good evening, everybody. Thank you very much for your time tonight. My name is Jacques Dufour. I'm ASP president at Casa Grande, and I'm going to be presenting our students of the month this month. Before I begin, yeah. Are they here? I know Sammy is here. Jackson, are you here? Jackson is not here. Okay, but yes, you need to come up here. Before I begin, I would just like to say that I've known both of these students for a very long time, and I've been great friends with them both. So I feel a little extra honored to be presenting them both tonight. And we're starting with Jackson. Jackson is a hardworking student who always tries to do his best in school. He is an active member of the Casa Grande badminton team, where he has learned

053the value of teamwork and leadership. Being part of the team has helped him grow stronger both physically and mentally. Outside of sports, Jackson takes place in a conservation research internship. Through this experience, he studies local ecosystems, helps collect data, and learns how scientists protect the environment. This internship has deepened his interest in environmental science and inspired him to think about a career in environmental research. Jackson is also an active member of the Casa Grande Symphonic Band. He enjoys playing his instrument and performing at school events. Being in band has helped him build focus and responsibility, and Jackson makes sure to keep his grades strong while managing his time carefully so he can succeed in class while following his passions. In the future, Jackson plans to attend a University of California school and major in environmental

054science so he can help protect the planet for future generations. Congratulations, Jackson. Please extend our congratulations to him. That's it. Thank you for inviting us to the board meeting to recognize Jackson Student Month Award Unfortunately, Jackson will be presenting his Conservancy Showcase that he has spent the year interning with us on the land trust, and this is the final presentation of the research his team has completed Apologies for our assets. Double congratulations. Yes. Our second student of the month is Sammy Castro right here. Sammy is the president of the Casa Grande Debate Club and the president of the Tri-M Music Honor Society, as well as Vice President of the Drama Club and Treasurer of Interact Club. She recently won the National All-Sides Student Journalism Competition for writing an article about political bias in journalism. She

055was selected as a delegate of the California Girls State last summer, which is a mock government summer program through American Legion Auxiliary. In her free time, she does musical theater at Casa Grande, playing Carrie in the musical Carrie, based off the Stephen King novel. Samar plans to attend a four-year university double majoring in political science and music. Congratulations, Sammy. And she's really, really good at acting. She just went to Broadway. I think there's more to this story. She also just won, I had to butt in here because she just won Best Actress or lead in the Sarah Bareilles awards and gets to spend a week in New York on Broadway Congrats to our students of the month, and thank you very much for your time, everybody. Thank you Samara, is your family here? Yes, please.

056I want you to sing a song, but Okay, Petaluma High School. Jessica I am reading on behalf of Paige because she's not able to make it. I am not. I'm a proud CASA student. If I could have Elias and Owen up here, that'd be great. And then, is that one here? Yeah, right here. Is Elias here? Sorry, I obviously do not go to school. Okay. Elias, a senior at Petaluma High School, has been involved in water polo and track. His favorite things are animals, cars, video games, movies, sports. nature, food, and having fun. Elias is a creative and have really enjoyed his graphic design and photography classes. He has been a stellar TA in counseling this year who has everyone appreciates. He is reliable, consistent, and very helpful for the whole department. The adults on

057campus have all noticed how much Elias has grown over the years, and he has changed from a quiet and shy 9th grader to a mature and responsible 12th grader, and he has been a very good friend to other students on campus, especially when others need a friend. After graduation, Elias plans on attending college at St. Sierra Community College, training to become a firefighter. He also plans to join the water polo team there. Elias would like to thank Ms. Maloney, Ms. Rowe, I'm so sorry, Ms. Guerrera, and Ms. Ransom and his parents for all their support throughout high school. Elias will miss Petaluma High, but looks forward to a bright future ahead We are so sorry. Blame page Okay, now, Owen, a senior at Petaluma High School has been involved in various activities throughout his high

058school career. After moving to Petaluma in the fourth grade, he signed up to play baseball for Petaluma National Little League. He will continue to play baseball through the rest of the elementary and middle school Eventually going to play for the Petaluma High program across all four years of high school. Beyond athletics, Owen has also participated in multiple clubs across campus and taken on various leadership positions. In his junior year, he founded local events club at PHS to discuss local policy and legislation Organized community events and analyze local trends. He also serves as a vice president of the Academic World Quest Club and the Tutoring Club. Outside of school, Owen runs his own countrywide tutoring service, Countywide tutoring service, teaching subjects ranging from 6th grade math to AP physics As a senior, he is also a

059link crew leader, helping incoming freshmen transition into high school. In his free time, he enjoys working out, hiking, and spending time with friends. Owen plans to attend Middlebury College in Vermont, where he intends to study economics. Congratulations Got it. Congratulations, Owen. Is your family here? Can we acknowledge? There they are It's on the Okay, so Okay, I'm sorry. My mistake. We're going to students My mistakes, we're going to do the students of the semester from McDowell Dual Language Immersion Academy. Go, come on up. There you are Natalie's still on top. Natalie sumbriante ejemplo de eso. Natalie till on top. Natalie es unriante ejemplo desfuerzo per se ben. Sia y curiosidad. Le encanta la historia porque le permite aprender sobre las personas Y los acimientos del pasado. Uno de sus proyectos favoritos fue estudier las culturas

060indigenas mayas y aprender sobre la historia de los paises Lato Americanos. Okay, la ayudo a conectarse con sus propres. Propias Prices. This is maestros la describem como una estudiante amable Amigable, y muy trabajadora. Natalie esta especialmente horiosa del progreso que a logrado en mathematicas. Anquestas Bless you. Antes. Era uno But I The Mantubo in Focal Especialmente de su padre. Yes, sir. Tes Arroyo, abilidades mathematicas. aprendido ingles y. Agra desce a los maestros que la ayudaron ense camino. Conocida por divertidad servicial y respretoza natali toma decisiones positivas de manera consente y es una maravioso en helplo Para los mas disruta pasaar tiempo con sus amigos y su familia. Cocinar ver pelicolas y visitar el parque. Inspirada por sus padres y por la confianza que ellos tiennella. Natarly espera siguir aprendiedo y algun dia convertice en guia

061touristica utilizando tanto de igles como el espanol Y compromiso con la excelencia programa DLIA. Good job. Congratulations, Natalie. Natali or Natalie? Is it Natalie? Yeah, Natalie. Congratulations. Can your family stand, please? Amber Ren Reyes Caballero. Amber is a creative, thoughtful, and determined student who brings curiosity and kindness to everything she does. She loves art because she believes there is no single right way to create. Anything can become art when it comes from the imagination. Whether she is writing, creating, or exploring new ideas Amber approaches learning with an open mind and a unique perspective. Her teachers admire her talent as a brilliant writer and her ability to express her thoughts with detail and confidence. Amber has shown remarkable perseverance when faced with challenges. She has learned that when schoolwork becomes difficult or stressful, taking a break

062and returning with a fresh mindset can make all the difference. She's especially proud of her constitution presentation and her understanding of the Bill of Rights, which helped her appreciate the rights and responsibilities we share as citizens Amber has also worked hard to overcome obstacles, including advocating for herself and her needs. Her ability to speak up for herself and continue striving for success demonstrates tremendous courage and maturity. What makes Amber truly special is her caring heart. She is proud of helping and supporting her friends when they are having a difficult time, and her classmates know her as someone who is kind, expressive, and dependable. Inspired by her family and motivated by a desire to make the proud, Amber always works toward her goals, even when the path is not easy, from volunteering at the Petaluma Library

063to dreaming of a future helping others overcome challenges. Amber reminds us that resilience, compassion, and determination can help us achieve great things. Thank you! Congratulations. Can your family stand so that we can acknowledge them also? Congratulations. Great job. Okay, Mary Collins at Cherry Valley. We are proud to celebrate Chloe Brumley, who has been awarded student of the semester for Mary Collins School at Cherry Valley. This award is well deserved. She has worked so hard for it and is a stellar student. She not only creates great work, but she actually cares about it. She puts so much effort and time into all of the assignments she is given. She completes every single task with care and brilliance. Her grades are remarkable. She has had straight A's for all her years in middle school without wavering. But

064her academic skills are are by far not her only strong suit. Chloe is also one of the best friends you will probably meet. Chloe is a loving and caring friend. Her kindness spreads to others and fills them with joy. A generous person, she always someone you can count on. She brings people's spirits up and never fails to make you feel better. She is always open to help you with anything. If you ask her for help with homework or classwork, she will explain the concept to you and tell you understand. She is a perfect example and role model of a great friend. Her friends are not the only people who think so highly of her. Some of our teachers have said very kind things about her too. Her math teacher, Ms. Boaz, said, Chloe is a

065kind and gentle person who considers others in daily life. She is eager to help her classmates and is well respected by her peers and teachers. Chloe is a very dedicated student who always enjoys learning new concepts In math, she leads the class with her knowledge and asks questions to help her develop and learn new ideas. Chloe's homework is consistently stellar, detailed, organized, and excellent quality. Chloe will accomplish whatever she sets her mind to. A genuine friend and wonderful student. Her English teacher, Ms. Bailey, said Chloe represents the best of what it means to be a Cherry Valley student. She always shows up intellectually curious and ready to take risks in learning. Her work often reflects the highest level of effort and engagement, typically serving as an exemplar for others. However, it is, as a member

066of our school community that Chloe shines the most. Year after year, Chloe can be found showing up for her little buddies Reading mentees and the younger students as a model of what it means to be present for others. She selflessly volunteers to help and go above and beyond whenever there is a need. It is easy to see why her friends find her to be a trusted, confident confident and why her peers perceive her to be an ally. She has been an absolute joy to work with, and I am excited to see where her future takes her. Chloe Brunley has always been an outstanding student and an amazing friend. She's appreciated by all the people who surround her. We are so glad to have Chloe at our school and will be very sad once we part

067ways in high school. Chloe is an extremely excited to attend Credo High School next year Good luck and congratulations to Chloe. Congratulations. Chloe, can your family please stand? Hello, everyone. My name is Jake Chartier, and I have been given the honor of introducing Colin Biggio as one of Mary Colin's two students of the semester. Colin is one of my oldest and closest friends. I've known him for 11 years and counting. Colin is an amazing student and friend, and is truly one of my favorite people in the world. And I'm not the only one who understands just about how great Colin is. Here are some of the things his teachers have to say about him. Miss Boaz, our math teacher, says Colin is a kind person and always considerate. He enjoys helping his classmates and is

068well respected by his peers and teachers. Colin is a dedicated student who shares his learning enthusiasm. In math, Cohen leads the class with his knowledge and asks questions to help him develop and learn new ideas. Colin's homework is always top-notched, organized with details and great quality. Cohen is a joy to know and will accomplish whatever he sets his mind to. An appreciated friend and an inspiring student Here's what Mr. Riddell, our drawing teacher, has to say about him. Colin is one of the most kind and friendly students at Cherry Valley. He is exceptionally inclusive to all of his peers, making everyone feel safe and welcome. In class, Colin is Thoughtful with his work and takes his role as a student seriously. At the same time, he has a great sense of humor. Colin is the

069kind of student that every teacher wants the pleasure of teaching. We are extremely proud of the person Colin is becoming and wish him the very best in high school. And here's what her PE teacher, Miss Saxon, thinks of Colin. Colin really is a pleasure to get to know with and work with He is so genuine, whether it's caring about what he's learning or caring for those around him, asking insightful questions, or just listening attentively. He seems to show up as his whole self and truly be present wherever he goes. I love his jokes, how he goes out of his way to say hello every day, and seeks out his little brother on campus so that they can share sweet moments together. Colin is one of the nicest people at our school. Thank you all for

070listening to me, and please give it up for Colin BGL. Congratulations, Colin. Kenya's family stand so we can acknowledge you. Where they are Great. Thank you. Moving on to Petaluma Accelerated Charter School. We are proud to announce Ian Loeza as the 7th grade PAC student of the semester. Over the course of this semester, Ian has truly applied himself, and the growth he has shown is evident in all areas of his academic and work habits. Ian recognized what was needed to become a successful PAC student, and he has worked hard, especially throughout this semester, to develop those skills. He consistently checks in with his teachers to clarify expectations on upcoming assignments, and asks thoughtful questions about how he can continue improving on work that has already been graded. Ian takes the initiative to seek understanding and

071then puts in the effort to make sure he's doing the very best he can to meet those expectations. One of the biggest shifts we have seen from Ian in this semester is his growth in focusing less on the final score of an assignment and more on truly understanding the material. He has worked hard to deepen his learning in ways that allow him to apply knowledge, make meaningful cross-curricular connections, and continue growing as a student. Ian's parents share that they are very proud of him and the work he has put into our school over the years. He has always been a kid who tries hard and cares about doing well, so seeing him recognized like this means a lot to them. Outside of school, Ian is very creative, curious, and passionate about the things he enjoys.

072His parents have loved watching him grow, more confident and focused over time. Ian, both your parents and your teachers are incredibly proud of your progress you have made this year, and we look forward to continuing to watch you learn and grow in eighth grade. Congratulations. Congratulations, Ian. And we have congratulations. Can we have your family please stand. Thank you. Eighth grade is very excited to present Noah Bias as the PAC spring semester student of the semester. Noah is a hardworking student who is very eager to do well and consistently puts forth his best effort in everything he does. He approaches learning with curiosity, determination, and a positive attitude, always striving to improve and challenge himself academically. Noah comes to class prepared, stays focused during lessons, and takes pride in producing quality work. He is thoughtful

073on his participation and asks meaningful questions to deepen his understanding of new concepts. One of Noah's greatest strengths is his calm and steady presence. He brings a kind, respectful, and chill attitude to the classroom that helps create a positive learning environment for everyone around him. Noah is also very receptive to feedback and uses it as an opportunity to learn and grow. He demonstrates maturity beyond his years, and has developed strong habits of responsibility, organization, and independence. Noah's parents shared, Noah loves the outdoors and spends much of his time outside of school camping, backpacking, hiking, and fishing. When he is at home, he can often be found in his room, learning new gifts on his electric guitar Noah also enjoys playing sports and has been on basketball teams and soccer teams for much of his life.

074Noah does well at striking an effective balance between academics and extracurricular activities, and maintaining recharge time He's a self-starter and sets priorities in a very independent way, works hard, and is mature beyond his years, especially when it comes to understanding that his accomplishments are not who he is as a person. He's a really good human being, and we are super proud of him. PACS is honored to recognize Noah Bias as the Spring Student of the semester, and we wish you the best at Petaluma High. Congratulations! Congratulations. Can your family please stand, Noah? Wait a minute. We've seen you. earlier. Yes, you'll see these 2 have been presented to you already tonight through the National Spanish exam. My name is Jessica Morella. I'm a teacher at San Antonio, and I am lucky enough to present these

075two awesome humans tonight. First, we'll start with Ashley Perez Campos. She is a truly deserving recipient of Student of the Month and a valued member of the San Antonio High School community. The quiet in her demeanor, Ashley consistently demonstrates courage, determination, and And a willingness to challenge herself in new ways. Academically, personally, and through new experiences. She approaches everything she does with responsibility, follow-through, and a strong work ethic. Ashley is known for her kindness, positive attitude, and encouraging spirit. She comes to class each day with a warm smile and thoughtful participation in discussions in PE, and she is always willing to participate regardless of the activity. She also serves as a member of the school site council, helping represent and support the voice of students within the school community. Her quiet confidence and positivity make

076her a role model for others Academically, Ashley has shown an impressive commitment to excellence. She has represented San Antonio High School and the National Spanish Exam, earning a silver medal and a certificate in the Level 2 Bilingual category. She also completed the Santa Rosa Junior College Credit by Exam, earning an A and receiving 4 transferable college credits for UC and California State University systems. Her friend Alex Martinez adds, Ashley carries herself with kindness, maturity, and compassion towards everyone around her. Students and staff recognize her as respectful, hardworking, intelligent, and someone who genuinely cares about others With aspirations of joining the Navy, there is no doubt that Ashley will continue to accomplish great things in her future. San Antonio High School is proud to recognize Ashley Perez Campos as Student of the Month. Well, congratulations. This

077is your night for congratulations. Can your family stand, please, so we can acknowledge you too? Thanks, Ashley. Next, we have Matthew Martin Matthew Martin is a deserving Student of the Month recipient who stands out for both his character and commitment to learning. He is a kind and caring individual who consistently supports others, whether helping classmates with assignments, giving directions, or assisting with classroom tasks His willingness to step in reflects a strong sense of responsibility and teamwork. Since joining San Antonio High School, Matthew has demonstrated integrity, drive, and a desire to become the best version of himself. He consistently earns strong academic marks, maximizes his credit earning opportunities, and approaches his work with a steady, disciplined mindset. Matthew also excels in Spanish, his heritage language. He contributes meaningful and thoughtful insight into class discussions, often sharing

078perspectives on Mexican culture, traditions, religion, politics, and his family's connections to Jalisco. His dedication to strengthening his Spanish skills was recognized when he represented San Antonio in the National Spanish Exam Level 2 bilingual category, earning an honorable mention medal and a certificate. Beyond academics, Matthew has shown leadership and service by teaching others how to create Ojos del Dios from the tradition and helping peers with Spanish grammar and conjugimos. He is also known for his patience, camaraderie, and ability to serve new students and help them feel welcomed and successful. Matthew also serves as a school site council member, contributing his voice to school-wide decision-making and student representation. Matthew takes pride in being part of the San Antonio community, and that pride is reflected on how he fully participates and contributes. San Antonio High School is proud

079to recognize Matthew Martin as Student of the Month for his academic dedication, his cultural pride His leadership and his kindness towards others Congratulations, Matthew. And his family, you bet. Please stand Yeah. Thank you. Knight for congratulations. This is so fun. Okay, Valley Vista. Valley Vista Public Waldorf School is proud to recognize Astrid Emilio. 7th grade student of the semester. Astrid brings confidence, energy, and heart into the middle school community each day. And in seventh grade, public Waldorf education students are called to deeper independence, critical thinking, and self-expression. And Astrid has embraced these challenges with enthusiasm and complete courage. Her teachers describe her as a student who works hard, participates fully, and brings originality to her work. In math, she is a keen problem solver and approaches math challenges from many, many perspectives. Whether you're writing

080artistic expression, performance, discussion, collaborative projects, I think that when we made a presentation a couple of weeks ago, you saw her as who was it, Galileo. Yeah? Astrid brings both creativity and authenticity to the classroom. Astrid is also a supportive and loyal friend who helps build community around her. She brings humor, confidence, and strong participation, experiences that are allowing a willingness for everybody else to fully engage Astrid continues to grow into a thoughtful and expressive, capable young person who contributes positively to the people around her. We are incredibly proud of the perseverance and spirit she brings to our school community. Thank you, Astrid. Congratulations, Astrid. Can your family please stand too? Congratulations. All right, Angelina Miranda, Valley Vista Public Waldorf School, eighth grader who tonight is camping with her eighth grade class at the Russian

081Gold. So we're probably sending honor out over the campfire as she is cooking right now. So Angelina is distinguished herself not only through strong academic growth, but through incredible compassion, maturity, and initiative that she brings to our ecosystem over at Valley Vista over the course of this year, Angelina has made tremendous gains Stepping to the helm of her potential and strengthening her self-efficacy. Those gains are clearly reflected in her academic success and her growing confidence However, what stands out even more is the way Angelina consistently turns her attention outward to support others Angelina support possesses a rare ability for someone her age. She notices the needs of younger students and acts on them with kindness, sympathy, and selflessness She will simply walk up to me and ask, do any of the younger children need my

082support today? Mrs. McPhee She freely gives of her time, energy, and heart of improving the lives of others and helping the younger students feel seen, supported, and valued within our new school community. quiet and humble leadership and genuine care for others embody the spirit of our school and remind us of the powerful difference one student can make. Angelina's teachers deeply admire her resilience and commitment to contributing positively to the lives of those around her, and Valley Vista Public Walder School is so proud to recognize Angelina Miranda as our student of the semester, and her parents are chaperones tonight Congratulations. I hope she has a great time. I'm sure she is. Thank you. Okay, so we are going to take another just short recess so that the families can rearrange and thank you all. You guys

083are amazing. Very proud of all of you. Yeah. We're back. Great. All right, we're going to have a cell phone policy update. Yes, thank you. Good evening. I'm here with Principal Erica Mune and Principal Gio Napoli, just doing a little update to the board on our cell phone policy and where we are in our process So as you may recall about this time last year, I brought to the board a recommendation from our cell phone committee and the impetus, of course, was the new requirement effective July 1, 2026 All school districts must adopt a policy to limit or prohibit student smartphone use. And this applies to school hours, school grounds, and whenever students are understaff supervision. So we kicked off just taking the team down memory lane Last year, we put together a committee knowing

084that we wanted to be ahead of July 1, 2026, and we convened students, staff, and parents. We did 5 meetings over the course of the year. We put forth a survey out to our families, and in May of 2025 We brought a recommendation to the board to approve And in that policy, we had a phased approach for our high schools. And what we did this year was we differentiated between non-instructional time and instructional time, and there was permitted use during non-instructional time Including the passing period's break and lunch with prohibited use that's devices needed to be turned off in a way during instructional time. That was this year, and so I'll let Erica or Gio, talk a little bit about how we implement All right, good evening. So the implementation plan for this past year

085was essentially cell phones during the school day, during the academic periods were meant to be put away and out of practice, and then during the break and lunchtime, students were able to have access to their device, obviously before in school as well You know, the rules that were in place that That we'll talk a little bit more about in a moment, was that, again, silence is stored in the classroom, different teachers have different ways of managing that, and some used those pocket charts, some had little boxes that they had in their rooms, and some even used the cabinets in the room, and Close the door and hid them away. During that time, cell phones were not supposed to be used, including during bathroom breaks. And what we expect students to to what we expect from

086students is one to silent and put away their phone in the classroom to leave the cell phone in the classroom and caddy or caddy when in the bathroom And results from that, expectations reviewed and common procedures across all sites were discussed and implemented during the class time use of caddies and pocket charts. Thank you. Okay. So what this shifts us to for next year, which is the change now, is that now we're implementing phone-free bell to bell. So whereas our students were accustomed to taking out their devices during Lunches and breaks, we are now moving into 26-27, which will be a bell-to-bell, phone-free environment. So we want to talk a little bit about what we did this year as we began looking at what shaped this would take. But we were discussing if we were

087going to switch slides or not. Okay, so in November, we went to the San Mateo Union High School and observed and there was a group of us I want to say there was about five or six people from a couple sites from Casa Pill High And during this, we really went to see the yonder pockets, the little pocket thing that locks And got a really good glimpse as to how they operated. And this school was unique because prior to any cell phone discussion, they had already started this process So it had been multiple years into practice. And what we were able to do during that time is one, observe how they handle it in the office spaces for kids who maybe break the rules to how they observe them during the class and during the

088school day A lot of process, a lot of work that really took place that they had been they've we were able to see what it looks like when it's effective. And so the opportunity to go there, speak with teachers, speak with students, gain their feedback, and to really see how those yonder pouches really worked also opened up our opportunities and an opportunity for us to review what it would look like without the honor patches. And if there's any opportunity for us to be able Be successful utilizing a different method. One of the things that Gio didn't mention about the yonder pouches was that those were funded through their PTA. So they did fundraising and their PTA brought it to the school. It wasn't funded by the district. Can I just ask a quick question clarifying?

089How many students at San Mateo High? Was it larger than CASA? About equivalent or similar sized. Okay, somewhere between the two of us. So we also went on a visit to Sonoma Valley High School. So Gio and I both went to both high schools. So what we observed at Sonoma, it was this year, this current, the 25-26 school year. They are following the policy of it's often away from bell to bell. First bell of the morning to last spell at the end of the day. The phones are supposed to be either stored away in their backpack or in their pocket or anywhere else that's not visible, and it's supposed to be quiet or off And so they do this without the use of pouches, they just say we don't want to see it, put it

090away during a class period, we saw that students kept them away, and we talked through with some teachers and admin and students that the deal is that if you take it out, there's no warning The teacher collects it and it goes to the office for the rest of the day. The policy itself is the warning, so there is no management of, oh, are you on number 2, are you on number 3, and trying to keep track of where the warnings happen in what class and by what teacher. We also saw during a break and passing where students had them out and they were just corrected by the adults that would see them administrators, teachers, and student advisors would be like, oh, we're off and away. Put that away for me. Oh, we're off and away.

091Put that away for me And it was just a friendly reminder there wasn't discipline attached to it, it just was, nope, that's not what we do here, but they weren't collected during break and lunch and passing. They were only collected if they had them out during a class period. So, we actually saw, I don't know, I think I saw maybe Half a dozen students With them actually out when during break and lunch when they weren't supposed to have them out, it wasn't super prevalent that many, many students were breaking this rule, but it was also in the spring after they'd done heavy, heavy notifications and communications to families Held up on those consequences of taking them away, but by the time we saw them in, I think it was March, March or April, it was

092well in practice We took some photos of signs they had, they had signs all over campus reminding students that they're often away in English and in Spanish, and we talked with Molly Kiss, the principal there, about all of their communication efforts that had gone out to families about how the policy would be How it would work for students, how it would work for teachers, and what would happen if you didn't follow it. So yeah So over the course of the year in observing both of these environments and looking at the cost prohibitive nature of the locking pouches, we agreed that that was and the complexity of our off-campus lunch procedures. We have our juniors and seniors who leave during lunch It made sense for us as a district to implement the policy without the use

093of a tool like Yonder. And so where we're at right now is there have been extensive discussions with our labor partners, with PFT, with leadership, PAC, different folks at the school sites to obtain feedback on the procedures for next year. We have one final meeting this Friday with high school staff and other opportunity for input and feedback This year, obviously, we've been using the cell phone caddies or the pocket charts, and so we're wanting a little more input from our staff around, do we go fully off and away in a backpack, or do we continue and build on the fact that our students and our staff are accustomed to the caddy system And so we're gonna gather some more feedback from staff so that then when we communicate out to our families, that will be

094abundantly clear. We'll also look at some better guidance for staff when cell phones are used for an academic purpose Teachers still have the autonomy to be able to direct students to pull a cell phone out for an academic purpose, but it was clear in feedback from staff that we want to provide further guidance on those kinds of situations. We also want to update our student handbooks to reflect those changes Our families got communication last year about this phased in approach, particularly at the high school level, but we'll again want to ramp up that communication and make sure that our families are aware that starting in 26-27, we will be bell to bell. Phone free. Any questions? Question I just want to say I've spent time at Sonoma Valley High School and I never saw a

095cell phone. I didn't see teachers having to deal with. Students with their self. You just didn't see them at all. It was really nice I want to thank our principals and all the families and staff that have worked on this. This is incredibly important to get right. And I think to create the systems and expectations at, you know, in every single classroom with every single administrator and communicating to parents, so everyone is bought in. We're working together. I do have a question on Classroom use of, again, potential of classroom use. What does a cell phone do that a Chromebook can't at The ways that we talked about that a teacher might want a student to use a cell phone would be things like making short videos for ASB, for contacting prom venues, making phone calls

096If there's a social media presence for a club like ASB or other clubs on campus There might be times when a cell phone is more the right tool to use. But we also thought about digital photography. There's in journalism, they might take a photo because they don't have a class set of cameras for journalism. Maybe they're writing an article and they want to take a picture that goes with the article Chromebooks are clunky when you're trying to use it for video and photography, so we're gonna have, like, press passes for exactly we had talked about that exactly so that if a student has one out, it's very clear that they have permission to do that. Exactly. Yeah, Jessica. Oh, yeah. Also to add to that, like just the experience I've had for human interaction my

097freshman year, we were allowed to use phones because we had to make a video. We use TikTok or whatever about how to confront a friend about drug problem. So we made an educational TikTok about that. So it definitely comes with a lot of things or child development. We had like research crafts For kids, like, that would make me be, like, elementary level, so we'd have to use Pinterest, and that's blocked on Chromebooks. Amazon, Target, obviously no one's buying stuff on the Chromebooks, but it's like to look for educational purposes for a bunch of different classes, whether that's human interaction, success 101, child development You know, because you do like the fake plan a prom, or, like, plan a vacation using this budget. You can't shop anywhere with that. That's why also the phone is a

098little bit different. But I see the implementation with that, and that's actually really cool I'm not a huge fan of the Yonder pouches. I just feel like there's a lot of liability with that, so I know, like, that's not in our idea, so I'm really glad that we're not doing that. And I'm glad that, like, Sonoma Valley didn't see any phones out, but I know it's also like you kind of have to… the students have to learn from one another. So the first year will definitely be hard But I'm really hoping that tradition carries on where upperclassmen will look at the lower class and be like, hey, like, put that away. But, I just definitely think, like, it's really hard in a school of about 1,700 students at CASA. Maybe we'd probably need like clear

099wording in the handbook of just Because kids are going to be in cars, and obviously we have yard supervisors walking around cars, making sure no one's doing anything bad, but I don't want bad parent phone calls for you guys being like, you can't tell my student what to do in their car. So, I think we would have to be very careful wording, and I would look forward to seeing what that would be. I have a question. I was told, I don't remember who told me, but that a lot of time leadership sends out Chex blasts, there's a dance night or whatever. And I have a problem with that. I don't want students getting texts from other students about because there's a dance that night or something. But I was told that was part of what

100leadership does. So how would that be addressed? I'm not familiar… I'm not totally familiar with that practice, but I do know that through Google Classroom, there's messages that'll get sent out and all that can be accessed on any device. I also know that with this change, there's going to be some changes that need to take place in how we have been operating with the use of cell phones versus where we need to be going to really limit the time and availability of that. So there may be some unique programs, there may be some teacher discretion And I think that the direction that we're going with with our policy will address what that looks like and what that should involve as an example, there's been discussion around if you're going to do an activity where a

101cell phone is needed, then to make sure that you're supervising the activity. And so That may change the structure of how we do certain things. What about when students leave campus for lunch or on extracurriculars where they're on a PCS school bus. Can they use their phones then? Yeah, the rule right now that's being discussed is only during the school day. And of course, managing kids who are going to go get lunch in their own private vehicles is not something that we're going to really be able to handle. So while on campus and during the school day, that's going to be the expectation. I'm just thinking back on some of the discussions when we were first talking about this. I think you guys have done a great job. I like all of the meetings you've

102had. I know it's been very inclusive. I just have a question about so we have Chromebooks But and I could be wrong. I thought that we still have personal devices that they can bring. And they don't use their Chromebooks, and they use their personal devices, and they can text and shop and do everything on their personal advice, you know, so the texting, the social media is still going to be accessible. So I was just wondering how that's being addressed and I mean, I know that we're, I think in future business talking about one on one devices So is that part of what you're planning this summer in terms of You know, along with this, there's also you cannot use your personal device, something I don't know. Yeah, there's a little bit of intersection with the

103bring your own device. And I know that before Dave Feixera left, that was another piece of needing to consider that in conjunction with the way that we're looking at One-on-one devices in general, it brings up a broader question related to the use of technology and what BYOD means in terms of this particular policy. We haven't addressed that, but I think it needs to be part of the larger discussion around the one-on-one But it's something that we can we can consider and think about how do we roll in communication regarding BYOD. And it's an important thing to be part of this because it is completely connected. And if we're really looking at how cell phones can be destructive or you know not helpful, then we have to look at social media and texting and so it

104needs to kind of be we can, yeah, hand in hand. Okay, yeah, absolutely. Yeah, just I actually like to give a little bit more insight on like, I don't know if you know specifically how they access it. I shouldn't really be tattling on them, but I'm graduating So basically, I only could speak for Costa Grande because that's where I go, but we have firewalls on the Wi-Fi. So you cannot access TikTok, Instagram. You can barely even access, like, like Pinterest. Like, you really cannot just the Wi-Fi has that. So what students do is they download what's called a VPN. If you guys… yeah. So on the Wi-Fi, you… I don't know, I'm not technological, but if you could find a way to block VPN, because what people do on their Macbooks When they do have

105the personal devices is that they before class starts, they hook up their phone to a VPN, and then they put their phone in the pocket, and then their MacBook, they screen mirror their phone off the MacBook, and then they use that VPN to be able It's very complicated, but you know, but they use that to scroll through TikTok, and I see people do it all the time in class. So even though the phone implication is going very well across the grande, that's the hard thing is about people with Macbooks. So I feel like if you… if we won the step one to that process, it honestly would be trying to look into blocking VPNs Rather than maybe blocking MacBooks in general. Like, that could maybe be a step too, but step one would be VPNs.

106This is exactly why we have student or never. Since all of that is Talk about language is power. Okay, so it's Anything? Yes. I was just Going to add very loudly. I apologize. Our CEO, that, I have been working with Carl and Kara in technology on bringing that update to the board at the June board meeting. Bring your own devices along with the one-to-one And the Chromebook versus iPad discussion will all be coming, then I'm forgetting something. There were four, and I said 3. Something else, it'll be a surprise. The ratio of how many students are currently one to one Oh, excellent. I was on the board when we came up with the bring your own device, and it was purely financial. As we were looking at the cost of everything. But now, looking back,

107I can say I regret That decision I don't think I think they should just be using our Chromebooks. So we do as part of bond implementation, there is technology, infrastructure and devices built into that. So this Timing wise of the conversation works well as we go through bond implementation, and we can allocate funds specifically for that. Thank you. Did either of the schools you visited have the BYOD option? I don't recall. We didn't ask, but we can look into it. I know with Sonoma Valley High in particular, they ended up allowing students to access music via the Chromebook. So they did takes that they allowed some apps because they weren't allowing the phone Students could access some things that they weren't originally able to access to see if that allowed them to kind of to

108get with the program, if you will. But specifically around the BYOD, I didn't ask that question, but we can follow up. Excellent. Thank you very much. Thank you. Okay. We next have comments from the public on special recognition reports, presentations, and non-agendized items. I will read our public comment Kind of Cards rules. Thank you. Under government code section 549 54954.3A, members of the public have the right to address the governing board on any items of interest, providing it relates to the subject matter jurisdiction of the school district. While government code allows speakers to criticize the districts policies, procedures, programs, services, and or employees The district does have a policy, BP 1312.1 specific to complaints against employees. Should comments from the public pertain to a specific district employee, the board requests that the complaint first be

109submitted in writing to the employee's immediate supervisor for investigation. If the public is about something that is not on the agenda, it will be heard only during the public comment on non-agendized items, period, which is now. Once that part of the meeting is over, comments will only be taken on agenda items during the discussion of those items. The board values public comments, and although we cannot take action or discuss items not on the agenda, we listen carefully and appreciate input from the public. Public comments are subject to a three minute per person limit or a 20 minute limit per subject matter. Comments may not cede their time to others. Having said that if people have, as I said earlier, we were going to have public comments during, about the two, items that were tabled until

110the 26th. And those were the discussion around the The bond energy implementation plan and the conceptual site options and design direction for the Cronela Performing Arts Center. I'll take those right now also. So Since they are tabled, or you can wait until June, but we'll take them now since you're here. Okay It's like changing the call out everywhere. You're good to go up in a second. So these all get three. Okay, so we have Several on music and arts funding And so we have enough so that you will have two and a half minutes You know, and so just think about that as you're and I'll give you that 30 seconds. I know it's really rude, but I have to do it. And then I have Three on non-agendized different things. And so those all

111those will get three minutes. All right, let's start with Justin. Boxen or Faxon Box Oh, it's three minutes I'm sorry. Okay, thank you. Hello. Thank you for your time. I just wanted to put a little spotlight on how important for a lot of people Oh, thanks. Just wanted to put a little spotlight on the importance of music in the arts for a lot of people. I know for a lot of kids who grow up without a lot of musicians around, school band is like the first chance they get to really discover their passion and talent for that I know that was the case for me And beyond just the possibility of depriving our future of a lot of great musicians, there are just so many great little incidental side effects that kids get from studying

112music, the benefits to their math and language skills I think it would just do real quantifiable harm to deprive kids of that. And just as a side note, my little TK-er at McDowell says she wants to be an art teacher when she grows up, so I'd like… I'd like to see her, you know, have a lot of role models to look up to I'll keep it short. Thank you for your time, everyone. Thank you. We're going to have the time up here. Talk to you when you got to 30 seconds I'll tell you like this. Thank you very much. Oh, my goodness, this is great. Okay, Sadie Santec I don't usually get nervous when I do things in front of people. I've performed the national anthem for the Petaluma Fireworks for five years straight in

113front of the entire community. I currently teach at Valley Vista Public Waldorf, where we've experienced the confluence of two communities coming together. And I have been the person to start and bring the strings program to both of the 4th and fifth grade classes I am nervous right now. I feel like there's so much importance in what I have to say, what you all think about what I have to say, and each of our opinions in the room. I'm extremely nervous. I'm shaking. It's that important. So I see this note here that language is power, and it reminds me of what I've been working to establish, particularly for our general music students, particularly for the youngest students who in September and October learn about Hispanic heritage from September 15th to October 15th, and they learn the

114song De Colores en Espanol. Then in November, they learn about Indigenous tribes and Native Americans who From the Blackfoot tribe, sing a song called Kitsaka Komim. And the kids dance around the room and they choose different leaders to take them in a trail around the room. And then I say, stop. And they stop. And I think Yes, you'll do well on your fire drill And I actually mean that When I saw Noah stand up here to receive his award, I felt the same feeling that I felt saying goodbye to the 8th graders at Pax today. Which is, he's gonna be okay And that is the hidden curriculum that all of us teachers give to our students beyond the state standards, beyond the lesson planning, beyond everything is that we want our students to become good

115and beautiful humans so that they might work collaboratively together. Our students all have a right to access to equitable arts and music programs from highly qualified arts educators. Thank you all for your time. For listening and for your care. Thank you. Jesus Contreras. Hi, hi. Yeah, I… what I Well, it's already started. Okay, a lot of what I wanted to just come and to really say this, and it's that to really bring your attention and really to ask the board and ask everybody to start really instead of I feel for what's been happening is that we've discovered that instead of our expanding VAPA program, it's actually now shrinking. And I'm really concerned that if now, like the way our staffing is looking at, we're looking at actually having to cut TK and also possibly Kindergarten

116and to just deprive those grades, especially the ones I know I've been working with, where you know for them, they are literally through singing, they are learning another language through singing, and singing and becoming that, and I'm really concerned that I, you know, I only just discovered that we're down now to 1.6 for elementary for VAPA for visual arts and how we're going to I mean, and that is one of the reasons I want to ask that hopefully the board asks those questions and really ask the district, please, why are we doing this and going backwards instead of going forward and adding to it. And I am concerned because I, you know, from what I have read about Prop 28 that it is very, very strict about the way the funding is set up. It's

117literally only meant to be supplemental, not and in fact, Austin Buettner, that was the former La superintendent He literally believes so much, and he was the author for this proposition, that he believes so much about that it was written the way that it should not be used for anything other to never supplant, to never replace anything that he actually literally has sued his own former school district because he felt The school district, his school district, the LA Unified School District, was not actually giving enough access and using the funds the way he meant it to be created. So that's really what I've come to really say, and I'm hoping that please ask these questions. Please find out Why this going on, because we were really more surprised that he had such a great team that

118all suddenly we are now looking at some very having to literally start only maybe To providing music maybe from some kindergarten to maybe, and then on up. So thank you. Thank you. Chris Thomason Hello. My name is Chris Thomason, and I'm a visual arts teacher at PCS. I am speaking to you today as an educator, a community member, a voter, a taxpayer, and a parent of 3 in the district. As an educator, I'm deeply saddened by the severe cuts this program is taking, which will leave us with one and a half teachers to bring art to 3,000 students in the district. Since Prop 28 passed 3 years ago, we are finally seeing our program shine by providing both visual and performing arts to 3,000 students Only for it to be dismantled by district budget cuts

119As a community member, voter, and taxpayer, I am weary of the handling of Prop 28 funds in our district. Three years ago, I voted for Prop 28 so that not only my own children, but all children will be provided with a yearly ongoing arts program. The arts are not extra. They are fundamental in whole child development. We should all know by now the benefits of art in education. As a mother of three, I understand the challenges our children face. While the arts are beneficial to every growing child, it's the peripheral kids that we reel in. The student dressed in black who comes out of their shell and shines in an anime project, or finds their identity in graffiti art The perfectionist who finds their freedom of expression in the world of abstract art. The tech-driven

120student who finally gets their chance to showcase their skills in photography and animation. There's something in the arts program for everyone. Today, I urge you to rethink the decision to take money away from our essential elementary Vapa program. Thank you from educators, community members, voters, taxpayers, parents, and of course from the children. Thank you. Lindsay Larimore Good evening. My name is Lindsey Larimore, and I've been a visual arts teacher at the elementary VACPA program for three years since the start of the program. I've been in elementary education for 26 years and 15 years of that, I've been an art teacher I was ecstatic when Prop 28 passed. The voters made it clear they wanted secure funding for the arts. This law specifically states that funding needs to add to what existed for the arts with

121the proposed cuts to our VAPA staff There would be less art, not more. We would go from four teachers to 1.6 for 3,000 students at six schools. Not only would it severely diminish the amount of arts for students, it would cut teacher prep time, and it also seems like it might break the law. In an attempt to move funding elsewhere, it could easily result in expensive audits and other potential problems. When I was a classroom teacher, I had to tell students what to think to be successful on tests. As an art teacher, I teach them how to think The art process builds problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, and innovation. These are life skills that produce inventors, scientists, master technicians and creatives. Kids need to learn to think outside the box Or should I say the

122computer? Teachers, parents, and students are constantly saying how VAPA gives students a reason to show up. This is especially true for kids who struggle in school, who can't focus, who are dealing with emotional issues. The arts gives them a chance to be themselves to safely express themselves and to be successful. After all, there are no wrong answers in art expression. VAPA is a program that has been growing to become a valued and crucial part of the elementary education in Pcs district, and it would be a total shame to cut back the services we provide. Please reconsider the staffing cuts to the visual and performing arts program That so that our kids can help build a better future for themselves and for our community. As you heard earlier, many of the students honored tonight benefited from

123arts education beginning at an early age. I even taught one private art student, and now he's flourishing in school. So thank you very much. Thank you. Sandra Larson. Hello, my name is Sandra Larson. I was just thinking today, for the last 33 years, I've worked for Petaluma City Schools or the Petaluma Federation of Teachers. I taught junior high and then moved down to elementary in 2000 We all know that elementary students benefit from art instruction delivered by a credentialed art teacher I taught elementary a long time. I did art projects. I wasn't able to bring in the skills that a credentialed teacher can deliver. The state knew that, that's why they provided the funds, and if you remember back, maybe it was, like, 2 years ago, where we passed the elementary parcel tax, we said

124we would use it to help create Prep for students and pay for some extra art for kids. So we said we would use that money part of that for that. Elementary teachers have precious little time, and they have precious little prep. They're asked to plan for every subject, for every day, get everything done while managing sometimes 4-year-olds now to 12-year-olds Oh, sorry. Three until September 1st, August 1st, whenever. Sometimes they're little. As a grandmother, I sent mine off. I'm like, yikes, you're little. So… And I lost my train of thought. So Changes. So PrEP is important for elementary teachers The precious little they have, a big shock from moving down from junior high to elementary was, wow, I have to do this all day. And you get a music time, that is it. I'd hate

125to see that cut. But when you're TK through 3, it's 30 minutes And sometimes someone can't handle music. You may have kids in with you. So it's very precious and very important that we keep prep time for our elementary students. As far as this change, it was made without clear communication. I don't know how shared decision making was used in this. I practically live in this building and so I maybe missed something, but I doubt it. You still have time to change this and to honor shared decision making And make sure that our students get the art instruction they deserve. Thank you. Thank you. Nico Schwartz. Good evening, everybody. I'm Nico Schwartz, a kindergarten teacher at McDowell. And I'm here today to represent the kindergarten and first grade teachers at McDowell Elementary. and to express

126our deep concern regarding the proposed reduction to our elementary program Reducing the program from 4 VAPID teachers to only 1.6 teachers serving approximately 3,000 students will dramatically reduce access to arts education across our district, along with placing immense strain and responsibility on just 2 teachers This decision will disproportionately impact students who rely on public schools as their primary and often only access to visual and performing arts experiences. Families with financial means will continue to seek outside enrichment opportunities, while many of our students will simply go without. Arts education should not be something reserved for students whose families can afford private lessons or extracurricular programs. Every child deserves access to creativity, self-expression, cultural learning, and meaningful artistic experiences during the school day, regardless of their socioeconomic status, school site, or background. We are especially thinking about

127our students who are still developing their English, students developing their speech and how the arts give them a voice that they may not have otherwise. By dismantling this program, the district is widening existing inequities and sending the message that some students are more deserving of a complete education than others. Over the past 3 years, our VAPID teachers have worked incredibly hard to build such a strong and stable arts program. Students have flourished these opportunities, and many families and educators have seen firsthand the positive impact art instruction has had on student engagement, belonging and joins in school. For so many of our students, it is a highlight of their day What is especially concerning is that Proposition 28 funding was intended specifically to expand and sustain arts education opportunities for students. 32nd. Seeing these positions reduced

128despite that funding raises serious concerns about equity priorities And transparency. As educators, we are constantly being asked to support the whole child. The arts are an essential part of that mission. They foster creativity, problem solving, collaboration, culture appreciation, and emotional expression, especially at the elementary level, where students are discovering their identities and passions. We encourage the board to reconsider these reductions and prioritize preserving equitable access to VAP instruction for all elementary students and to maintain that deep commitment to our students as they deserve more than the bare minimum. They deserve a top quality, inclusive, and equitable education along with opportunities to create, express, explore, and thrive Thank you all for coming. I'm going to go on to the The So each person that I say now will have three minutes. Melissa Harriman. I'm also speaking

129on the matter. Oh, it said off agenda. Sorry. Okay. Sorry. Thank you. You have two and a half minutes. Okay. Yeah. Wanted to be fair. Don't want to take my… Thank you. Okay. Good evening, board members. My name is Melissa Harriman. I am currently an elementary VAPA teacher for the Performing Arts and theater, which I think is an underrepresented art. I am also a resident of Petaluma and a registered voter. I am a newer addition to Pcs, but I have nearly 20 years of experience as an educator, and I have seen the importance of arts education and the passion and excitement it elicits from students of all ages I'd love to expound on all the documented benefits of arts education and give anecdotes of the things that my theater students have said and done, showing

130the value of our program. But I want to cut to the chase to really get to everyone's attention and get down to brass tacks And talk about money. I am here to ask you to honor both the letter and intent of proposition 28, which has been used to create here in PCS the elementary VAPA arts program. since its induction in 2022. It has come to our attention that funds for the art programs art program that has already been funded in the district with separate funding sources are now being moved under the umbrella dedicated to Prop 28 funds to help patch budget shortfalls Well, the budget issues are a huge problem in and risk the loss of many essential programs, this particular reallocation is in violation of many Prop 28 stipulations And will not only take

131away valuable arts education, but potentially cost the district in the long run. California voters approved Prop 28 to expand art education, not to backfill existing budgets. California Education Code Section 88820, section G, subsection 2 is explicit. Districts must certify that Prop 28 funds will be used to supplement funding for arts education and not supplant existing funding Supplement means increase. It means new opportunities, expanded access, additional teachers, and meaningful access and enrichment for all students. On the California Department of Education website, it states that there are audit procedures that if they are not followed, specifically the supplement not supplant, that districts will have to return unallowable expenditures. This could cost the district far more in the long run while taking away valuable programming from our students If these funds are used to patch budget gaps, that

132undermines voter intent and risks violating state law. This is not just a compliance issue. It's an issue of our public's trust Please consider this. Thank you. Okay, now, the following people will get, 3 minutes. Adena Flores. Good evening, board. I encourage the district to immediately stop the facade of diversity, equity, inclusion narratives because you don't mean them I'm so tired of the racism that I experience in this county, especially within the city of Petaluma. I talked to other constituents, and apparently this city is very well known for their racism, so I would like to acknowledge Trustee Williams. Thank you for, ironically, the white man has been very kind and always friendly to me, so thank you for that Over the weekend, I was very upset because I did attend a local supervisor debate for District

1332, and the leadership in this district on your school board is horrendous. I am the leading civil rights activist for Sonoma County. I'm also a biracial woman. I am the victim advocate currently litigating for over 40 undocumented Latino boys that were raped and trafficked at local boys and Girls Clubs. The most recent lawsuit was filed this month in May 2026 That John Doe filed after hearing about my advocacy. The oldest victim was actually deported and killed himself. And so The district, this district and the entire county local agencies have been responsive while we have this virtue signaling narrative of protecting the undocumented and wanting sanctuary. So, I approached Trustee Pon because she is a BIPOC leader and is supposed to advocate for vulnerable youth. She is the liaison for Foster and homeless youth for the

134Sonoma County Office of Education. So, she actually laughed in my face, berated me, insulted my faith, the validity, and mocked me continually. She did not want to hear about the victims, and so I did let the attorneys at Taylor and Ring know That she has no interest in hearing the stories of these young men that were deported, and one of them did kill himself, so the youngest victim was 6 years old. They are horrifically traumatized. So, during that time at this event, a white man, a white liberal man actually came up Behind me, one of Miss Pond's supporters aggressively grabbed my arm and physically was attempting to push me out of the building. This is all on film. And so the last time that happened to me that I was approached from behind, I'm a

135domestic violence survivor, so I've actually been strangled, and so that man should be very fortunate that I didn't rearrange his face. I was very calm because I don't tolerate anybody putting their hands on me. So Ms. Pond stood there and laughed, as did Mr. You have 30 seconds. So Mr. Leland was also there, Eric Leland, who is attached to Councilman Brian Barnacle. Brian Barnacle is here in the room, our councilman. He sent out An email to all his campaign contributors during election season with my name in the subject line, with instructions on how to engage with me, like I'm a zoo animal. So I'm horrified by the racism in this county. It's disgusting. God bless you guys Miss Palm, I do pray for you every day. Please help those victims, help the children What is

136wrong with you? God bless you, help them Brian Barnacle. Good evening, everyone. So my item was tabled the Cronella Performing Arts Center, the CASA project. One, thank you all for your service. Thank you to the educators in the room as well for raising our children. A couple of thoughts on this. Hugely supportive of the Performing Arts Center, hugely supportive of workforce housing. And normally I would be here encouraging everybody to move faster, faster, faster. Because we desperately need housing and construction costs only go up with time, so I do understand the challenges that you're facing, and appreciate that the fairgrounds master planning process is just kicking off and I encourage us to just think if that is a site for a performing arts center We've been pushed by the by the community to activate the

137fairgrounds and create more things, and the more we distribute activity centers around the community, the harder it becomes to pull people to the center of the city. Outside of that, I'm not gonna… this isn't a hill I'm gonna die on. I just wanted to make sure that all this is happening. And please do continue to engage in that fairgrounds planning process because the students, the schools, we want to be a partner. We want people being there, and it's Really hard to get 10, 12, 15 year olds to come out to events and things like that, so we need the school to be there to be a voice for them. And then secondarily, just on the site plan itself, I think the I don't know how much we're gonna get to weigh in on that, so

138I'm going to just go nerd out on some land use stuff right now. The access road, I think, is in the wrong place The Cronela Park is actually owned by the city and presents a really nice entrance from Canela and just in general, the circulation on the site is is bad, in my opinion, or at least hard to understand and hard, therefore, to comment on So, it'd be great to see more sort of design going into that and thought about What experience you're creating there and what community you're creating there, and not just a bunch of blocks and parking lots because that's what it looks like right now. So thank you. Thank you, Brian. Okay, Ben Peters Thank you for sticking around. I know that we took away both of your I love meetings. You

139know, my topic is the bond implementation plan. So I do look forward to whenever that is re-agendized. I, you know, my main comment I'll say is I do think the public and board members require more information on this topic. We're talking about 230 million plus dollars, and just the amount of information available to the public is not there. As an example, in the presentation, you know, it was there was a couple energy upgrades for schools that don't have enough electric service, like core infrastructure. You know, the question is, like, where are the receipts for that, you know? I don't think every school has the same million dollar, you know, upgrade. I also am a little bit surprised that PG&E can get you the cost of that upgrade since the last meeting, you know, like, if

140you read in the news, it takes PG&E two years to return your phone call. So, you know, I don't know what those million dollars mean. Is that a transformer? Is that, you know, PG&E owned? Is that school-owned? You know, what is that? Because when we have that information. Then we can go to our friends at PG&E possibly or Sonoma Clean Power and work to recover those costs. Those are the types of partnerships that we need to make this whole thing work, right? And so without that information, we're having a conversation about reallocating versus a conversation about what types of partnerships we should have right? The other thing I'll say, you know 1.8 million dollars extra for energy efficiency soft costs. I don't know what that means. But if you were to get more information on

141that and shine a light on that a little bit, maybe that number shrinks you know, I don't know what those soft costs are, but when I, in the energy business, see soft costs, I see, you know, contractor profit margins, right? And so let's have that conversation. Let's look at those contracts, and let's shine a light on what exactly It is we're talking about because this this is fabulous, you know, to be doing all this great work for our schools and we just need more information so we can make the right types of decisions about where we can go to secure more money and more investment to make these things Go even bigger. So, thank you. Thank you all for coming for public comment. We really appreciate you taking the time and we did have a

142long meeting before we got to you. But it was wonderful. Okay, so we're moving on just Report on activities and correspondence from school board members and student board members. Our board members went to the Casa Grande High School Awards night, the McNear Kindergarten volunteer, the board studies. Thank you. Your expertise was really appreciated. There was a discussion about work to strengthen our secondary intervention support systems with Dr. Tracy Benson of the Anti-racism Leadership Institute. We took a field trip to Novato High School to tour the performing arts center and learn more about the Marin School of the Arts It was quite inspiring. And then we did agenda review, and oh, shoot. I brought the wrong thing. It was you, Ellen. I had it down. Let me get it. Let me get it. Sorry, guys. My

143apologies. Open house at McDowell, McKinley, and Valley Vista. The alt ed meeting contract negotiations, West Side Music Concert Ellen also went to the Performing Arts Center at Nevado. The county committee on School District Organization And then we have our school board, our student school board member. And can you tell us what you've been doing? Yes, so I also volunteered for the Eastside Relays on behalf of Meadow Elementary for child development for the CTE pathway, I've been volunteering there all year, so my time there is coming to an end, sadly, gonna miss them. I love getting to know all of them, but Meadow Elementary, which was my old school, came in 1st place. So I'm really excited for them. So that was really great. And then I also was at the senior awards night and I'm

144really glad that I went and it was really nice just being with my classmates for the last time, well, one of the last times, and being so proud of each and one of my friends that won. So I'm really happy for them I'm not letting you get away without saying what you won. Okay, I wasn't going to go bragging about myself. I've won the CTE pathways. I don't know what you call it. I don't want to say like scarf. Thank you. That thing I won that for child development for taking that for two years and then Honor Society for four years. I'll be getting a cord for that next week, actually, which I'm excited about. And then I also won the Outstanding Scholar Award for Personal Vision for Casa Grande. So I was very excited

145about that. Thank you! Thank you. And so, yeah, that's what I've been up to. And then honestly, I have not been doing a lot for the well-being of the school. Everything's kind of slowing down a little bit because now it's kind of shutting down the year a little bit, but senior sunset is now got rescheduled, but it's this Friday, so I'm really excited And then this tomorrow actually is Senior Capstone, which is why I'll be leaving a little early if you see me going out because I need to practice a little bit and hopefully I'll see Maddie there. And so, yeah, I'm really excited. And yeah, graduation prom is this weekend. Yeah, that's there's a lot going on, so I'm so sorry for rambling You never ramble. Where are you going for prom? It'll be

146San Francisco City Hall. Yeah, that's beautiful. I'm very excited. You get to walk up that wonderful. Yes, we do. Me and my friends were getting ready at the hotel room together, and then we're all, all the girls in us were walking to City Hall and doing those photos on the steps, so we're really excited. Definitely. Okay, thank you. All right. Anybody else want to comment or Okay, let's go on with our agenda then. All right, we have… do we have… we have comments from the public on consent items? Seeing no consent items, we will go on to approval of the consent agenda by consolidated motion. I need a motion. I move to approve. I second. Okay. Any questions? Okay, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed motion passes. Now, comments from the public on action items.

147I think we already had Bye, Jessica. Okay, we're going on. We see no, public comment 17.1.1 approval of the contract for superintendent. Petaluma City Schools Wait a minute. It's the wrong one. Yeah I am going to read, I'm just going to read a summary of the Here it is. Nope Okay, I will read a summary of the contract. We come now to agenda item 17.1.1. Prior to taking final action on an employment agreement for a local agency executive. The Brown Act requires that the board of directors to orally report a summary of a recommendation for the salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits. The superintendent is a local agency executive, and a proposed contract is before us this evening The proposed superintendent's contract will be for a term of three years

148to run from July 1st, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The superintendent will receive an annual salary of $290,000 commencing on July 1st, 2026, and in any subsequent school year, salaries shall be subject to an increase equivalent to the salary increase of the certificated bargaining unit for that year or 3%, whichever is less. Per the terms provided in the agreement. The superintendent will additionally be eligible to receive The same advanced degree, BCLAD, and National Board Teaching Certification Annual Stipends that she holds in line with those received by other members of the management team. The superintendent shall receive a stipend of $300 per month for community relations expenses. The superintendent shall receive an allowance of $200 per month for superintendent's use of personal property, including automobile and cell phone. The superintendent is authorized to charge up to

149$200 per month for expenses related to mileage and maintenance. Health and welfare benefits in line with those received by other members of the management team. The superintendent's official work year shall be set at 223 days Payment for membership dues in the Association of California School Administrators and for an executive coach to support the professional growth of the superintendent. The superintendent will participate in the new superintendent seminar series professional development sponsored by ACSA. A district-issued laptop computer So We I move to approve the employment agreement. Second. Any comments? Okay, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right. We have the contract approved Okay, next 17.2 0.1 approval of the capital facility contracts from May 2026 Thank you. For the May Capital facility contracts, the district is bringing forward five agreements for board approval. These include exterior

150painting work scheduled for summer of 2026 Installation of clock and speaker systems at Casa Grande High School associated equipment purchases and engineering services related to relocating planner boxes at Casa Grande High School and pond removal and concrete work at Petaloma High These contracts are funded through bond proceeds and developer fees with a combined value of approximately 1.03 million. Thank you. All right, any questions? Yeah, Matthew, you and I talked about this. I don't know if you got an answer. But there is a subscription for ever alert within the contract for American time. I was just wondering if you could explain that, or maybe, Amanda, if you have that. What is that subscription Sorry. Okay. I don't have the off the top of my head. I'm happy to look through the contract and get back to

151you. Do we know what Emeril? Oh, I see. Yeah, I'm just… I'm curious because several programs or things that used to be free are now, like a car, like your infotainment system, now it turns into a, like, $100 a month subscription model. So I was wondering if, you know That was something that is, you know, part of this, and whether it is annual or whether it is, I guess, every 10 years I am a little unclear on what that is And it's about it's about $25,000. What page of the do you have the Is it this one? And it says Everest subscription. 10 years. So it is the 10 year it's not 25 That's for 10 years. Oh, it's that one. American time Sorry you said. Yeah, so that's the The software that does the

152notifications, the bell scheduling, that kind of stuff. that works with the clots that's what software Okay Thank you. Yeah. So things that probably used to be free, but now subscription story of the 2020s. Yeah, thank you. All right, that's all I had. So okay, any other questions? Okay, I need a motion. I move to approve. I'll second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Alrighty, it passes. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, you're still up there, aren't you? Okay. Approval of guaranteed maximum price for PJHS courtyard improvement projects Tonight we bring forward Amendment one to the lease leaseback agreement for the Petaluma High School Junior High Courtyard improvements project. This project supports the intent of measure C by improving and modernizing an important student gathering space on campus with a focus on safety, accessibility Functionality and

153overall student experience as part of the district's facilities program, we utilize the lease leaseback delivery method, which allowed us to bring the contractor into the process early to collaborate with the architect on constructability Scheduling and cost efficiency following a competitive request for proposals and qualifications process, mid-state construction was selected by the board approved by the selected by the team and approved by the board in April as the best value partner for this project Since that time, district staff and the project team have worked closely to finalize the guaranteed maximum price or the GMP. The proposed GMP is $2,789,579 and includes allowances and contingencies to address unforeseen conditions and project needs. Staff has reviewed the pricing and determined it to be fair and reasonable. This amendment formally incorporates the guaranteed maximum price into the facility's lease

154agreement and establishes the construction schedule with the project completion anticipated by July 31st, pending DSA approval. Construction is scheduled to occur primarily during the summer months to minimize impacts to campus operations and student activities. This one is quite the project because all of the concrete that is being removed has to be craned out. They can't get trucks down into the courtyard. And then this also includes some Much needed ADA updates to the drop off area like we now have at Petaluma High. Is this coming which so it's a 2014 junior. Okay, thank you. Read my mind. All right. Any other questions? All right, I need a motion. Move to approve I'll second. All those in favor? Aye. All right We have approval. Yay. Can't wait to see it. Okay, 17.2.3 approval of resolution 2526 Dash

15555 authorizing filing of applications for state allocation Board administered career technical education facilities program and acknowledging five year school facilities master plan requirements Yes, this resolution authorizes the district to file applications for funding under the state allocation Board administered career technical education facilities program. This program, administered by the Department of General Services Provide state funding for eligible career technical education facility projects as part of recent changes to education code districts applying for school facility program funding on or after October 31st, 2024 are now required to develop and submit A governing board approved 5-year school facilities master plan. This resolution formally acknowledges those statutory requirements and authorizes the district to proceed with future funding applications. Approval of this resolution does not commit the district to a specific project tonight. But it does ensure that we remain

156eligible to pursue available state funding opportunities for qualifying facility improvements in support of our CTE programs. There is a CTE carve out as part of Proposition 2. So If we move forward with any projects, this starts the process of getting us in line for funding. Great. Anything? That sounds wonderful. Yes, Ryan. Yeah, Amanda, can you talk about the gap between you know, it says, you know, applications for funding on or after October 31st, 2024, and now. Did we have a prior plan that was… that just lapsed, or has there just been a gap and No, so that was with implementation of Proposition 2 before Proposition 2, you didn't need A facilities master plan. Yeah, got it. Yeah. Luckily, because we didn't have one. Yes, but now I do. Okay, any other questions? Right, I need

157a motion. Motion to approve. I'll second. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. All right. We have approval. Thank you. All right, going on to Ed Services Approval of the Spanish curriculum adoption for non-native speakers. Hi, good evening. I know it's late, but we are still doing important work. So we are bringing for board approval a new Spanish adoption for a curriculum for our non-native Spanish speakers. Currently, our previous adoption, Avancetted. And so last year, a committee of secondary teachers worked together to pilot a curriculum, senderos. And after completion of that pilot they went through a consensus decision making process in which they all came to consensus on adopting this new curriculum. So it's a 7 year adoption And it has an estimated cost of around $260,000 for the next seven years. Yeah, over the next

158seven years. What are the costs? Great question. There are costs for both licenses and then materials. They are able to keep the pilot materials right now. It is a they piloted the 2023 edition, but they're having a new edition come out in 2027 of which they will send us those books at 2027. But the licenses we get right away, and they will update for the start of next year. Any other questions? All right, I need a motion. Move to approve I'll second. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. We have Spanish curriculum. Gotcha. Thank you. Okay, we have comments from the public on discussion and information. Oops. Oh, okay. Comments from the public? We have no one from the public to make comments on these, so we go on to Superintendent Harris Oh, our board meeting

159dates. Yeah, board meeting dates. So this is just a discussion item. I wanted to bring this this evening to discuss what y'all think. So board has asked to review the proposed 2627 board meeting calendar. To ensure compliance with California Open Meeting requirements and to provide consistency and transparency for trustees, staff, and the community. Establishing the annual meeting schedule in advance supports effective governance allows for timely planning of district business and public hearings, and ensures meetings are properly noticed in accordance with the requirements of the Brown Act Approval of the calendar also assists staff in coordinating key district initiatives, budget development timelines, and reporting obligations throughout the school year. So we took this year's calendar, transposed it for next year. The only change is we added a date a second date in January. So if you

160look in January this year we only had one January meeting. Next year we're slated for two, just noticing that I think there are a couple comments about it's a very heavy meeting, that January meeting and so kind of split it up into two Otherwise, it's the same dates as this year, just for on next year's calendar. Any Discussion, comments. I would like to add back the second meetings in October, March and April. I was going to say the same thing. I feel like we've had a lot of meetings where we get up to the 1030 mark and either rush through something or have to table something, especially with so many phenomenal students of the month that can easily… we have too many amazing students. It's a horrible problem. So let me just so October, March,

161and April So once with just one meeting. Because I know that we had like penciled them in previously, but then it In case we wanted to have a special board meeting, but then it… we never… we didn't have a special board meeting, but I feel like we would have benefited from just having a regular board meeting, because, like Caitlin was saying Like things wait for so long. Like I'm looking at Which month like March and then it's four or five weeks until the next one, and then the same thing for May. Like five more, four or five more weeks. It's just way too long in between meetings. Same for September to have over a month Until the next meeting So if we could add back What would that be? 10, 13 For that one and

162then one for March and April as well. Is what I'm asking for. October, March, and April. Yeah, I agree. We used to have two meetings a month. And We always got out of here on time and didn't have to table things Everybody Caitlin Maddie, Ryan. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, definitely. I mean, I it's really hard to come up against 10 30 in the last 3 meetings we've done that, and they've been one meeting a month. Great. Brian, you got something? Yeah. I was going to bring it up. Yeah, I typically have with my day job scheduling conflicts on the second Tuesday of the month. I know that is tradition to be second and 4th Tuesday, but You know I don't want to create unnecessary work, but like it would be beneficial to Me, if we

163were to switch it to, like, first… I mean, some months doesn't work, I think, because, like, it's, like, backs up next to a holiday, but, like. If we could have more months where or switch the standard to, like, first and third Tuesday of the month. I don't know if people have other conflicts on those I don't have other conflicts. I'm retired. So do you want to look at first and third So let me just get this straight. First and third Tuesdays of the month with 2 day 2 Tuesdays in a we're going to add October, March, and April. to the already existing list Where, yeah, where possible and where it makes sense. Like obviously there will be spring break in there somewhere. So you know there's like a break in that first week in April

164or March next year, let's make that a 2 and 4. There we go. The second week is We haven't even started summer yet. Okay, so I think we got direction 1st and 3rd, and then make sure that we get a second meeting for October, March, and April. We'll come back with the calendar next meeting We got it. Oh, that actually would work in October because Maybe. Okay, yeah, because I leave Okay, sorry, I'm rambling. And we're too tired. Okay. All right, thank you. All right, then we go on to Our CBO, Ms. Bonnevard. Review of board policy and AR 3512 dot two disruptions. Thank you. Tonight's item is an update to board policy and administrative regulation 3515.2 regarding disruptions on school campuses and district facilities. The current policy was last updated in 2011, and these

165revisions align with the district's language with current CSBA recommendations and updated legal requirements. Major changes include clarifying district response procedures during disruptions, expanding guidance related to emergency response and communication protocols, and updating language to address disruptions occurring at any district facility Not just school campuses. The revisions also strengthen coordination with law enforcement and clarify appeal procedures. And I do believe Miss Sanchez Mosley needed this For something Yes. All right, thank you. Any comments? Just want to point out like how this interacts with our immigration enforcement policies. I think, you know, this potentially again where you have I appreciate that you kept the language similar like shall provide training And so I just wanted to thank you for your work and is there anything else like where this potentially would come into conflict with our prior

166resolution on All right. Thank you. Thank you. Come back as a consent item for the next meeting. Oh, okay. Great. Okay, Ed services Review of BP and AR 6020 parent involvement. Great. We are bringing four different items, first readings for your review. The first one is around Both the BP and the administrative regulations 6020 parent involvement And the main updates reference the US Department of Education's June 2025 deer Colleague letter, which provides school choice, guidance and explains how the state can use federal funds to both expand ed education choice and turn around underperforming schools This policy also ensures compliance with Cde's federal program monitoring instrument And it's updated And adds material related to the establishment and convening of a parent advisory committee pack and as applicable an ELPAC specifically to review LCAP and comment on

167and give input to The following years LCAP. In addition, the superintendent or a designee, potentially myself, would be attending at least one of those regular meetings to get that input. And then the administrative regulation just updates how that will occur. And so again, this is your first reading and we'll bring it back for consent next meeting. Thank you. Any comments All right, on to the next one. Review of BPE 6179 supplemental instruction. So, this one is just updated to reflect the current law, providing remedial instruction to students who are recommended for retention or identified for being at risk for retention. It is very applicable given our recent conversations of MTSS model. It deletes the reference to the federal title one program improvement, which is no longer operational. And it clarifies that schools identified Either Csi

168or Tsi may, but are not required to offer supplemental instruction. Okay, and thank you. I was going to ask you if it was Relevant to what we've been talking about with Alta. Very relevant. MTSS. Perfect. Any questions? All right. Wonderful. Okay. Go on to review of BP6145 Extracurricular and co-curricular activities. Great. The main update to this is just to really spell out and ensure equitable access and clarify eligibility for students in extracurricular and co-curricular activities. And just really be clear around their cannot be any discrimination Based on any of the students' identities. And again, we recommend that that we… oh, this sorry we bring this 1st reading to you, and we will bring it for consent next Board meeting. Okay, thank you. Any comment? Okay, we can go on. BP6143, courses of study. Okay, so

169this one has quite a few updates and it's in accordance with various provisions in state and federal law related to recent court cases. The actual or perceived characteristics of an individual or group that may serve as a basis for unlawful discrimination in education programs and activities, and it reflects new law SB 1137 2024, which provides that prohibited discrimination includes discrimination, not just because of one protected class under state law But is also because of a combination of 2 or more protected bases. Additionally, policy updates clarify that the governing board adopt a course of study for elementary and secondary grades that in addition to preparing students for the next level of study and or employment Includes all required instructional content. In addition, policy updates to reflect new court decision Muhammad versus Taylor. Which held that the

170First Amendment prohibited a district from including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning LGBTQ plus storybooks as part of elementary school instruction Without providing parents, guardians with notice and the ability to opt their students out of that instructional content on the grounds that the storybook substantially interfered with the religious development of their children. So this board policy has been updated with all of those new laws based on recent court cases. Okay, thank you. Was that a Supreme Court decision? I don't have that with me. Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry, I can look it up and it's up to you. I can do that easily. Okay, thank you. Any go ahead. All right. Next, we go on to student services. And we have a review of AR 1250 visitors and outsiders. Okay, so the last update to

171this regulation was in 2002. It's been quite a bit of time. Updates have been made to remove the distinction between visitors and outsiders, requiring everyone but staff and students to register upon arrival. The regulation Has also updated to add language regarding the principal or designee's authorization to issue a stay away letter if a visitor has shown reasonable cause to believe that the visitor is willfully disrupting the orderly operation of a school I just have a quick question. What was the definition difference between visitor and outsider in our prior policy? Was that even defined? No. Okay. I was just wondering because These seem like synonyms, but Yeah. There is a little element there of judgment. Okay, any question. Review. Yeah, go ahead. Okay, the next one is 1313 civility. This is a new board policy and

172administrative regulation for our district. CSBA did create this in 2021, but it has not yet been incorporated into any of our current board policies Emphasizes the importance of civility to the district's effective operation, including fostering a positive school climate and supporting student well-being, learning, and achievement. It also defines civil behavior, outlining practices that promote civility and authorizes efforts to educate students, staff, parents, guardians, and community members on recognizing and demonstrating civil behavior. This policy also covers conduct that disrupts district operations, interferes with programs, or creates an unsafe learning or working environment. I will add that this policy we brought forth in a discussion with our EERC PFTERC as we were looking at some patterns of behavior that we were noticing on our campuses And noting that we did not have a civility policy in our

173district, the AR is modeled off of Pleasanton Unified School District, but the policy is from CSBA. And so there is an exhibit attached to this as well, but it provides further guidelines for our staff At our school sites, our administrators on and also some additional protections for staff Okay, this next one is board policy and administrative Regulation 5125, Student Records. The last update to this policy and administrative regulation occurred in 2022. This update follows CSBA language to ensure compliance with federal and state laws The policy has been updated to provide that an individual's immigration status may only be disclosed in accordance with BP and AR 1445, response to immigration enforcement, which we just updated. So this goes hand in hand. Important that we update this particular policy related to student records in alignment with our

174recent immigration enforcement 1445 BP and AR Great. Okay, okay. And moving on to release of directory information, administrative regulation and board policy. Again, this is an update. This hasn't happened since 2007. This update follows CSBA language to ensure compliance with federal and state laws Again, hand in hand with the new law, AB 495, which requires districts to update policies to align with model language developed by our California Attorney General and promoting a safe and secure learning environment for all. Assistine K-12 schools and responding to requests for access and information for immigration enforcement purposes and the administrative regulation again in alignment with this same mandate and alignment requirement. Additionally updated to reflect the new law Ab 6 7 7 2025, which allows limited disclosure of directory information for students experiencing homelessness To facilitate nonprofit eye exams

175or school hosted oral health assessments unless consent is not given. Excellent. All right. Thanks. Thank you. Wow. Okay All right, we are on to our last item, future business. Do we have any suggestions for future business Yes. Trustee Williams. Yes, I would like Matthew Superintendent to and Maddie to facilitate and create a bond project subcommittee with 2 board members and relevant staff to help, I think, answer board questions, maintain oversight on projects to assist With, you know, I would say, like, any ambiguities and provide direction to help us maintain timelines and to ensure that we, you know, do the best we can to stay on budget on these projects. I have a clarifying question. Is this in addition to the bond oversight committee? Okay, and then how would those interact? I guess we'll talk about

176that in future, but Some districts every three weeks To discuss timelines, ensure that again questions are answered on going both directions and make sure that, again, there's We just hit our goals, hit our targets, stay on time. I don't want to assign You want to be on it Do you want to be on it? Not really. I mean, I'd be happy to be on it. But I mean, if it's a, we won't be for a year, though. That's the problem. Okay, that sounds good. Deal. I had something to You just listened to Ryan and then I apologize. Trustee Pond, what did you want to do? Hold on. I had a few questions about some of the public comments. Yeah, it's one of request future business about the VAPA and Prop 28 funding. specifically an update

177on the carryover funds that we had. How much has been spent down? How much do we have? How much was allocated? What we have remaining just all of those things because it feels like there's some I'm unclear on some things. It sounds like other folks are too. So I just want to make sure that there's accurate information out there and that we have the current information as well. Thank you. Did you want that at a board meeting too? I do. Okay, anything else? I'm sorry, everyone. Okay. Now we will adjourn. Thank you very much. And it's not 1030.