PCS Board of Education Meeting: May 12, 2026

001Hello, everyone. I call this meeting to order My apologies for being late to get out here. So many wonderful pieces. All right. We are reconvening and so now we're going to have the Pledge of Allegiance. There was action taken during closed session. We approved on a vote of 5 to nothing the approval of resolution 2526-50. All right, going on with the agenda, we have a public hearing. Pursuant to the government code 4217.12, authorizing the Third Amendment to the Energy Services Agreement for the PCS Energy Modernization Program. Do we have any comments from the public on the public hearing? What I did gavel Oh, the public hearing. Thank you. I'm gaveling the public hearing to start. Seeing no public wanting to comment on this public hearing, I close the public hearing. Okay, now we go on

002to special recognitions, reports and presentations. We have the introduction of the new principle of McKinley Elementary and Petaluma accelerated Charter School. Good evening, everyone. We are pleased to announce Angela Riley is the new principal of McKinley Elementary School and Petaluma Accelerated Charter School for Petaluma City Schools. A dedicated educator and respected leader, Angela brings more than 22 years of experience serving students, staff, and families across TK through 8 settings. She is a student-centered leader who builds trust, advances equity, and fosters inclusive school environments grounded in care, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Angela currently serves as assistant principal at McKinley Elementary School, Petaluma Accelerated Charter School and Valley Vista Public Waldorf School, where she provides instructional and operational leadership across TK-8 programs, including junior high In this role, she supports students, staff, and families through a strong

003campus presence. Collaboration with teachers, and systems that ensure students are supported academically, socially, and emotionally. Angela leads with joy, believing that schools thrive when learning is engaging and every child feels a strong sense of belonging. She's excited and honored to continue working alongside the incredible educators at McKinley and Pax to build a vibrant school community where students feel known, valued, and inspired each day. She is committed to partnering with families and celebrating the diversity and cultures that make the community so special, ensuring every family feels welcomed, respected, and connected. Prior to her current role, Angela spent 19 years in classroom teaching primary grades, followed by 2 years as a teacher on special assignment at Penn Grove Elementary School, where she supported instructional coaching, intervention systems, and school-wide collaboration. This foundation continues to shape her collaborative

004and student-centered approach to leadership. Angela holds a master's of Arts in in educational leadership and an administrative services credential from Sonoma State University, along with a multiple subject teaching credential. A proud member of the Petaluma community, Angela was born and raised locally and is deeply connected to the families and schools she serves. She is the parent of three children, including one currently in junior high in Petaluma City Schools And brings both professional expertise and personal commitment to her role as a school leader Angela is honored to continue serving the McKinley and Pax communities, and is committed to building on the strong foundation already in place. She looks forward to strengthening connections across the school community and working in partnership with staff and families to support every student in reaching their fullest potential. Please join us

005in congratulating Angela Riley on her new role as principal of McKinley Elementary School and Petaluma Accelerated Charter School. Thank you, trustees, Superintendent Harris, members of cabinet, my family right here, colleagues all over the place, and everyone in the community here tonight. I am honored and excited to be the next principal at McKinley Elementary School and Petaluma Accelerated Charter School Over the past year, I have had the privilege of building relationships, learning and learning all about the amazing things that make the Mustang community so amazing. McKinley and Pax have quickly taken up a special place in my heart. I am genuinely looking forward each day to coming to campus and working alongside the incredible educators, students, families, and staff I believe deeply in creating schools where every child feels seen, valued, supported, and inspired. I am

006excited to continue bringing joy into our classrooms, onto our playgrounds, and into the everyday experiences of our students While partnering closely with families to celebrate the diverse richness, culture and connections that make the community so extraordinary. McHillian packs are hidden gems within Petaluma City Schools, and together we are going to shine bright next year. I am honored to continue this journey alongside all of you, and I look forward to the incredible things we will accomplish together. Thank you so much for your support and your trust. Next, we will have the introduction of the new Director of Technology. Innovation and Enrollment. Hello again. I would like to introduce you all to Heather Ramey, who is right here. Heather Ramey brings over 20 years of experience in education, having served as a teacher, counselor, site director, assistant

007principal, and principal across comprehensive, continuation and alternative education settings. She currently serves as principal of Rancho Cotati High School. Heather approaches educational technology with purpose, using tools to solve real problems, improve outcomes, and expand access. At Rancho Cotati, she co-created an AI instructional Policy with teaching staff piloted an AI-powered writing feedback program and built tech systems to streamline operations, including discipline tracking, tardy accountability, and master schedule construction. She led her team in programming the SIS scheduler to maximize equitable access for students in the master schedule using strategic course sequencing and singleton placement to achieve proportional representation across race and ethnicity RFEP and socioeconomically disadvantaged students in AP programs while reducing course failure rates. Equity is central to Heather's leadership. Under her tenure, suspensions at Rancho Catati dropped 52%. 8 of 9 student subgroups moved to

008green on the state dashboard, eliminating racial disproportionality and discipline. Spring 2026 Rancho Student Climate Survey data shows an inclusive campus with 95% of students feeling welcomed and included. 91% feeling physically safe, and 81% feeling connected to a trusted adult on campus. Heather has led RCHS through periods of both growth and decline in enrollment. She has projected enrollment, allocated staffing accordingly, and adjusted when actuals came in, giving her a working understanding of the operational and staffing implications of enrollment shifts at both the site and district levels. Due to recent budget reductions, she reduced teacher Fte without cutting programs, partnering with labor to develop creative solutions under tight constraints A clear, warm, and trusted communicator, Heather is known for concise, honest, and audience calibrated messaging, whether she is addressing a single family or an entire school community.

009Before the principalship at Rancho, Heather served six years as assistant principal in CRPUSD. Earlier in her career, she was site director, teacher, and counselor at John Muir Charter School at Conservation Corps North Bay, an alternative education and workforce program for 18 to 25 year olds, and began her career as an English teacher at Oakland Technical High School She lives in West Sonoma County with her family, including her daughter, who is entering first grade at Parkside Elementary. Please join me in welcoming Heather Ramey to the team. Thank you, everybody. Thank you, Superintendent Harris and the Board of Trustees for welcoming me here to Petaluma City Schools. I'm very excited to start the next chapter in my career, having been a site admin for 10 years to join you here. And to help out here in Petaluma

010I really look forward to working with this community to facilitate the intentional use of technology to close equity gaps and increase college and career readiness for all of our students. When technology is used well, it can expand access. It can remove barriers and produce real, measurable results for students So that every student can creatively explore collaboratively solve problems and graduate ready for what's next. I'm really excited to be here. Thank you for having me. Thank you. Welcome to both of you. Now we're going to have A site report from Valley Vista Public Waldorf. Come on up. And, you know, let's say I want to stay at bed right up here by us, come on up, come on up. Thank you. Thank you for believing in us last year, just about a year and oh, they're

011going to go one at a time and not stand the whole time. I see. Okay, so about a year and a month and a half ago, I was sitting back here being introduced and listening to our ELAC families Speak from the heart. I remember how we knew we had a mission that night to take up. So it has been a mission and an action of courage. And everyone has given their complete heart to this project this year And when we chose who would be representatives out of our 475 students, it's hard to do. But it was those who were just in their thinking capacities, using their hearts Completely in the social health of the school and when they speak to you, they're speaking from their hearts. I would also add the fact that when you

012just announced that Miss Riley is going to McKinley She's been an incredible assistant principal for us, and there's two things happening. I'm cheering completely and wondering, wow, how am I going to do this without Angela Riley? So Big call out to Angela Riley. All right, so come up, come on up, kids. You can stand alongside. Come on up here. And We have students from eighth And seventh and fifth tonight. But of course our whole little Tk through K students are thinking of us as long as well as our faculty. All right. Good evening. My name is Aubrey Bunce, and I'm an eighth grader at Valley Vista Public Waldorf. I want to take a moment to reflect on this year and say thank you. This year, I try to contribute to our school community in different

013ways. I helped refinance benches around campus, stepped in whenever I could, and worked to support and mentor other students. I've learned that even the small things can make a difference when everyone works together. I also want to thank our school community for making this year such a positive experience. This was a huge transition for our school, going from a small independent school to one larger school community. And that could not have been easy But because of the hard work of Ms. McPhee, our teachers, staff, and parents, this year still felt supportive. Welcoming and special I especially want to recognize the parents who went above and beyond to make this year great for students. Whether it was volunteering, organizing events, or helping with trips and activities, your support mattered a lot to all of us. Thank

014you all for helping create such a memorable final year of my middle school. For my classmates and for me. Thank you. My name is Angelina Miranda, and throughout my time at school, I have worked hard to contribute to my community in positive ways. One of the biggest changes I experienced was switching from a smaller school to a much bigger one. At first, it was challenging to adjust to a new environment with more students and different expectations, but over time, I became more confident and involved. I learned how to adapt, meet new people, and become a stronger student and leader. I also enjoyed helping the younger students at school because I wanted to be someone they could look up to and feel comfortable around. Whether it was helping them with activities or simply being kind and

015supportive I I liked making a difference in their day. In addition, I dedicated a lot of my time and effort to My eighth grade project, which taught me the Which taught me responsibility, communication, and perseverance. These experiences made These experiences have helped me grow as a person and have shown me the importance of giving back to my school community. This whole year, I would like like Mr. McPhee has been there and she's This I've grown a lot, and she's always been there for, like, my whole entire class. And yeah, thank you. Hi, everyone. I'm Astrid Emilio. And I'm Clara Rankin. And we're in seventh grade from Valley Vista. First off, we would like to thank the board for one hosting the upstander training for a class and for two, letting us speak here today. We

016want to talk about being upstanders and how combining two Waldorf schools to create Valley Vista has impacted us. An Upstander is someone who helps others, includes people, and stands up for what is right. When our schools came together, many of us had to adjust and meet new people By being kind and welcoming welcoming, we help make the transition easier. We have contributed to Valley Vista by including others, helping classmates feel comfortable and building new friendships. These small actions help create a stronger and more caring community We are excited to grow together as one school. Thank you. Hello, my name is. I was born in 1564. I became known not just the house telescope to center the stars Countless stars confronted by Venus and the Moon revolved around mother But the real conflict wasn't just science

017versus religion. It was about In 1616, my ideas were accepted. In 1633 And placed under house arrest for the rest of my life I continue writing isn't just about me. Like my daughter, Maria Celeste That supported my life and work in ways pastry often overlooks. Analytics isn't just about my discoveries, but how knowledge itself is thought through evidence, persuasion, and the system that decides what counts as the truth. And I believe this It's a language in which God has written the universe Hi Hi, my name is Sebi. I am in Ms. Boyer's class in fifth grade at Valley Vista Public Waldorf. What I've given to create a first year School is being an upstander, a friend, and restorative work A lot of other stuff Hi, my name is Madeline. I'm in the sports class. I

018really like this year cause there was different stuff that we didn't have last year. I made new friends And… it's really nice Hi, my name is Damien. I'm in 5th grade in Ms. Boyer class I mean Wow. Hi, my name is Damon. I'm in fifth grade. I like the school because it's fun. I got to do new friends, and also I like the staff, because whenever you need help. Um, they help you, and the teachers are so good. Each of the teachers has their way to teach. My teacher, my sweater is so kind. Thank you for hearing. Thank you so much. You're incredibly brave and wonderful, and you exuded that kindness. That you talked about, and so thank you. You did a great job. Yeah. Now we have site reports from San Antonio High School

019and Valley Oaks. Okay. Hello, my name is Callie Cooper and I'm a senior at San Antonio High School. I started attending San Antonio in November and I will be graduating next month. While at San Antonio, I remained enrolled in advanced field studies at Casa Grande, and I'm a member of United Anglers. After I graduate, I plan on pursuing an education in environmental science Over the course of the year, we have served 91 students. We've had 22 graduates so far and expect to have another 14 graduates in June. We would like to recognize and thank Ruby Castro for representing alternative education so well in her tenure as a student board member. She is a shining star and we are proud of her commitment to both San Antonio High School and Petaluma City Schools. Mr. Shinzado has

020taken on field trips to both Indian Valley College and Santa Rosa Junior College. We toured the campuses and visited the automotive programs, dental assistant programs, and other trades. This year, we started an internship program where students spent their Wednesdays either repairing district Chromebooks under the guidance of district technology personnel or spending time in the field with maintenance and operations. Overall, we had 12 students in the pilot program The Tech Academy repaired close to 200 Chromebooks, which reflects the savings to the district of about$ 20,000. Ms. McGary still leads our cooking club. Some of the events include helping make and serve food for back to school night in the fall and making smoothies as you can see in the photos. We also designed, baked, and decorated Snoopy's doghouse for entry in the Petaluma Gingerbread House Showcase

021and competition Where we were honored with the Staff Pick Award. And San Antonio partnered with Blue Zones Project, who led several events throughout the year. Initially, they worked with students on identifying potential careers and goal setting. They also brought community members to offer volunteer and mentorship opportunities. A couple of months ago, they came with a team and included our staff and students helping to revitalize a school garden. Through their efforts, we became a Blue Zones Project-approved school With the continued support of Hedge Realty, Mr. Shinzato took 12 students and two teachers to Zipline Adventures in Occidental for fun and team-building activities. Many trying something brand new to them challenged themselves to do something outside of their comfort zone. Ms. Campos continued her series of Friday workshops. Each Friday, there was a different topic presented. Some

022topics include resume building, SRJC, account registration, scholarship information, time management, and other activities. S.F. Shakespeare came to campus and performed Julius Caesar. The performance allowed for students to participate with the actors on stage. Teachers prepped the students with cross-curricular lessons prior to the performance, examining the plot, history, and Elizabethan language. In science, we learned about the life cycle of steelhead salmon. We set up an aquarium in the classroom, received fish eggs under a special California Department of Fish and Wildlife permit, and observed the fish as they hatched and developed. Last month, we took the fry to the Warm Springs Hatchery where we released them into the Russian River and took a tour of the facility. We recently held our annual Career and Wellness Symposium with over 20 speakers and presentations over the course of two

023days Listed on the current slide are some of the people and organizations that volunteer their time to educate us on their field of expertise. In March, we walked to the Petaluma Historical Library and Museum to view their exhibit, A Century of Black History, which highlighted the people, events, and achievements of African Americans with a focus on Black achievement in Sonoma County. We attend mentor days after each grading period and have school-wide barbecues on occasion throughout the year. During mentor days, all students meet with their mentor teachers for a day of team building activities, which includes classroom circles, reviewing individual credit needs and digital citizenship lessons Last week, several of our students attended the fire camp hosted by the Petaluma Fire Department. The students learned about being a first responder and a firefighter, as well as

024trying out the equipment used in the trade. We recently walked from San Antonio to Steamer Landing Park on the Petaluma River. It was an all-school field trip where we hiked with a docent, identifying native plants and some of the wildlife that inhabits the park. We also sampled water, conducting a number of chemical tests to determine the health of the river. We think the Watershed classroom team and the Friends of the Petaluma River for hosting us Thank you for your time. Thank you so much. That was It's amazing the things you guys are doing over there. It's wonderful. Thank you. Okay, we're gonna take a 10-minute break right now. No I thought that was for both. Oh, okay. Oh, fine. Oh, I'm sorry, Valley Oaks. Come up. Good afternoon. My name is Emil Manasir, and I

025am a student at Valley Oaks. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak today about Valley Oaks. As 7th to 12th grade independent study school that focuses on flexibility, student support, and creating learning experiences that are creative I'll begin by talking about our staff. At Valley Oaks, we have a dedicated and supportive team that includes one principal, five teachers, a registrar, and a counselor. Even though we are a smaller school This allows teachers to build stronger relationships with a student and provide more personalized support for academic and personal growth. Next, I'd like to highlight our Student of the month and honor roll programs. Each month, the staff selects one student based on their attendance, the quality of their work, and their effort across all subjects. This helps motivate students to stay engaged and take

026part in the work, while also recognizing who consistently shows responsibility and effort. We also encourage strong attendance through our attendance challenge. At the end of each quarter, students like me with good to perfect attendance or entered into a raffle. They have the chance to win prizes such as a speaker or a water bottle. One time, as you can see up here, it was a giant nice fluffy blanket This creates a fun insertive while reinforcing the importance of showing up and staying committed to our education. Another important part of student life at Valley Oaks is our assemblies. Twice a year, students come together for team building activities and to celebrate those who have been on honor roll. These assemblies also give us students time to work on our digital portfolios, which are important for tracking our

027progress and achievements. We also host fun and engaging community events such as our cookie challenge During one of our school assemblies, students and staff brought homemade chocolate chip cookies. Everyone had their chance to vote for their favorite cookie, and the winner received a custom-designed Valley Oaks apron. Events like this help build schooled spirit and create a sense of community. In October, students participated in pumpkin carving. This activity gave students a chance to be creative and enjoy a seasonal experience together, which is especially important in an independent study environment where students may not always be on campus 24/7. In December, students also went on a field trip to Luma Ice. This field trip allowed students like myself to step outside the classroom and connect with their peers. It was a fun and memorable experience that many

028students, including myself, really enjoyed. Even though I don't have the best balance, I still had fun spending time with my Classmates and teachers. Overall, it helped strengthen relationships within the school community. Academically, we offer hands-on learning opportunities through our science lab Students participate in activities like analyzing cells and tissue samples using microscopes. They also learn how to apply the scientific method in research projects, helping them build critical thinking and problem-solving skills. One unique aspect of Valley Oaks is our bell ringing ceremony. Students have the opportunity to graduate at any point during the school year. When a student graduates early, we celebrate their achievement with a bell ringing ceremony. Family and friends are invited, making it a meaningful and memorable moment. So for this year, we have had six early graduates Finally, I'd like to share

029some information about our graduates. Last year, 13 students graduated from Valley Oaks. This year, we are expecting a total of seven graduates. While our numbers may be smaller this year, each graduate represents a small success story. Not a small success story, represents a success story of persistence, flexibility, and personalized education. Valley Oaks provides a supportive and flexible learning environment where students can succeed at their own pace while still being a part of a strong and caring community. Thank you for your time and consideration. I'd be happy to answer any questions. Thank you so much. That was awesome. You're doing really wonderful things. Yes. Thank you. Okay, so now we are going to take just a short break, about 10 minutes will be, I don't know what time it is. So 6:40, we'll be back at

030650 Tuesday. Okay, thank you. We're back. Um… Next, we are having comments from the public on special recognition reports and non-agendized items. I'm going to read our public comment card before we start, and we do have somebody that wants to speak. This is good for all of our public comment. Under government code section 54954- sorry, dot 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 district's policies, procedures, programs, services, and or employees. The district does have a policy, BP1312.1 specific to complaints against employees. Should comments from the public pertain to a specific district employee, the Board requests that the complaint first be submitted in writing to

031the employee's immediate supervisor for investigation. It's a comment 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 3 min per person limit or a 20 minute limit per subject matter. Commenters may not see their time to others. Okay. And we have. Taryn. abide. I'm sorry. I think I did this wrong the last time. I'm sorry. How do you pronounce it? Obeyed. Obeyed. You got Taryn. Thank

032you. Hi, good evening, everyone. My name is Taryn O'Bade and I serve on the city of Petaluma's Tree Advisory Committee. Just can you just one second? Yeah. Yes, 3 min. Go right ahead. I'm sorry. We're the Tree Advisory Committee, and we're appointed by the City Council to help protect and grow Petaluma's tree canopy in our urban forest. I'm here tonight an invitation on April 6th of this year, after years. of sustained hard work. The City of Petaluma passed a landmark tree protection ordinance. I want you to know what it took to get there. Countless public meetings, deep interviews with California's top three cities, technical studies, community education campaigns. And the persistent voices of Petalumans who understand that trees are not amenities. Trees are visible, climate resilient infrastructure. Petaluma's tree canopy currently covers just 13% of

033our city. Our goal is 30%. That's the standard that we should have. So we're not even half of 30%. Petaluma City Schools has been a genuine and vocal leader on climate. The Tree Committee loves that. And we would love to support the school district in any effort, campaign, or project to ensure maximum tree climate infrastructure strength. and resilient for our future benefit. I want to be clear. The tree protection ordinance does not legally govern the school district or your own jurisdiction. But the ordinance reflects our community's values. Values I believe the district shares. Today, the Tree Committee has partnered with private developers, homeowners, and city departments to find creative solutions that honored both project goals and tree preservation. We've saved a lot of trees that otherwise were just going to die. from neglect or get

034chopped down. They're still standing today, and they're cleaning our air and still shading our children. We would be honored to bring that same expertise and goodwill to partnership with the city schools. Because our children are watching, and what we build for them, and what we choose not to destroy for them is the clearest lesson we will ever teach. I am formally extending that invitation tonight. Let us be part of your planning conversations, please. Let us help you with our expertise, find solutions that deliver the classrooms your students need and preserve the living canopy they also deserve. Please consider agendizing in the future and directing the district to engage with the City Tree Committee in a casual or formal way on each project that comes up that impacts our city's trees on schools. Or off of

035schools. For the sake of Petaluma's children now, and Petaluma's children in the future. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, so now we have report on activities of our school board members. And our student school board members. We were pretty busy. Ellen went to the Vapa meeting PEF Scholarship night. Not for non-agendized. This is just for non-agendized. If we had something that was agendized, if you're… if it's an action item or a discussion item, then we do it at that time. Okay. Do you know what what? How do you think? Go ahead. Okay. Thank you. I really appreciate it. My son has a cold, so I have to get back. I don't know he has a fever. So yeah, so, um, my name is Joy Rankin. I live at 860 Cherry Street, um, and I can see

036Cherry Valley Park from my house, and you're going to be talking about that later tonight, I guess. Um, and I wanted to talk about the removal of the park, which has been part of our community for 50 years. Mary Collins Cherry Valley School is proposing sawing down 29 trees. And replacing them with a 9,000, 10,000 square foot classroom behind a big fence. This is right on my street. My son Gideon is in 8th grade at Mary Collins School. Um, he's going to graduate next month, actually. Um, he's been there since kindergarten. We love the school. I'm all for the school getting a new building. Um, but the thing is, there is plenty of room on the school campus for a building, um, and we can have both things. We can have the park and have

037a building. It's unnecessary. To take out the park. Um, and I don't know if you know this, but, um, all of my neighbors on Cherry Street were not informed about the new building until after it was passed by you guys. Uh, we were deceived and purposely left out of the loop, and so we never had a chance to voice our concerns until it was too late. So I'm here to ask you to please pause the project so that the school board members can meet with the Petaluma Tree Committee and the neighbors to discuss some of these issues. I'm concerned there haven't been enough traffic impact studies surrounding the safety of this building. Um, stall parking has been installed on our streets, so there's now 20 perpendicular parking places, so it's like a parking lot. That

038drastically narrowed the road. Um, I'm concerned that if there was an emergency, like a fire or an evacuation. First responders wouldn't be able to access this new building, and there's a real chance that traffic could get so clogged that residents wouldn't be able to leave, uh, which is a liability to the school district. I'm also really surprised to learn that you didn't do an environmental review. This plan is pretty drastic and entails removing 30 trees, including native live oaks and California sycamores. Um, I'm a certified Sonoma County Master Gardener, and I want to make clear that these trees do not appear to me to be in any way diseased or in decline. As you know, trees provide shade, which cools the surrounding area. This is very important as our climate is warming, and every summer

039it is getting hotter. We're getting close to the end. You've got 25 seconds. Thank you for interrupting. There's also sequestered carbon and are a major tool in fighting climate change. Every day, dozens of cars are driving on Cherry Street because of the school. The trees in Cherry Valley Park are absorbing that carbon, and those… that those cars put out. And if you cut down those trees, that carbon will go right up into the atmosphere. So this is a big issue, so please, um, consider more thought. Thank you very much. Thank you. Okay, thank you. All right. Now we have activities on the school board and student school board. And we had the VAPA committee PEF Scholarship night, the Alternative Education Task Force, the Career Technical Education Showcase. The government class presentations, a band concert. The,

040um… Part of Us PCS Art Showcase. The PJHS open house office hours and office hours at McDowell and Dia del Nino. And then we had McNeer kindergarten classroom volunteering. Kenilworth track meets, Harold and Connie Mahoney Community Achievement Awards ceremony. Wally Snack Shack ribbon cutting ceremony at Penn Grove. And the panel on running for PCS School Board. And then we cool Petaluma Future Fest in partnership with the city of Petaluma and PCS. The national language is sorry, national Spanish language exam awards ceremonies. Um, and that was today. And then Jessica, you had sent in your. activities. You're busy. I am kind of busy. I have a little bit of senioritis as well, so almost the end of the year. But, um, in CASA, um, we are trying to prepare for all the seniors for the senior

041capstone, which is really exciting, and senior capstone is really unique to Casa Grande. Basically, kind of what every senior does is they have to volunteer somewhere that helps the community for 20 hours, whether that's maybe I know a lot of people who are, like, volunteering for auto shop, or for me, I'm doing actually here as my senior capstone, which is really fun. You create a website, and you get interviewed. So you have to write a website about. the graduate profiles of Casa Grande, how have you filled that graduate profiles? Like, civically engaged, your personal vision, you're highly employable, and then you're, I think it's called, like, highly literate. I wrote so much about it, but I still am preparing for my interview. So we have practice interviews. We get all dressed up, and members of

042the community and teachers as well interview us. So I am really excited to do that. I'm a little bit nervous, but I'm getting everything all together and this honestly volunteering experience has made such a difference in who I am and what I've learned and you all have teached me so incredibly much. So it was very easy writing about how much I've learned because you guys have been such a big help to me. It was easy for you. Thank you. That's capstone and everyone has such unique experiences. So I will be sitting there also listening to other people's interviews and how they've helped the community as well. And then also at Casa Grande, we are having all the clubs, all the clubs are kind of nearing the end of the year. I've heard a lot about,

043like, the, um, there's, like, a cookie kind of making club, so they're having, like, an end of the year club meeting. So it's really nice to just see, like, the whole year wrapping up and just how everyone's coming together, all the senior activities are happening. So I'm setting up for grad night and I'm very excited to be there. So in prom as well as coming up on May 30th. I'm not sure if I'll see you guys before then. But yeah, very excited to be a time of course right now. I can't believe you're graduating! We'll see you, too. And do you have something, Ruby? No, I was just going to include that our my correspondence was included in our site reports for San Antonio. Excellent. Thank you. And she aced her first semester. Yes, yes,

044I actually am finishing my 1st semester at college, and I'm passing with all A's. So I'm so happy about that. You've both been wonderful and delightful, and um… And thank you for serving. Yes. Yeah, anything that you got? Go ahead, Ellen. Well. Anyway, I went to the CTE showcase, and it was amazing. I mean, just seeing all these different schools. Petaluma had took over like an entire corner. Um, I think there were… five different. CTE things, there was cooking, radio, automotive. and I don't I don't remember the other 2, but it was. It was incredible, and I was so impressed by our students. And that impression. goes further. The art show was incredible. I mean, just seeing… it was not just art, it was, um… songs from Carrie, which is award-winning. The bands played. We

045had robotics there. Our students are pretty amazing. So I just really enjoy going to these things, because I'm always impressed that. band concert. The what we went to today, the, uh. What was it called again? This is Spanish exam. And we had kids that aced it got 100%. That's very impressive. There were also several kids who this was not their 1st medal. So. I just makes me really proud to be part of this district to see how wonderful our students are. Well said. Yeah, they had out of. What was it? Over 8,500 students throughout the country take this national Spanish language proficiency exam. And we have a wonderful teacher, Marisa Burroughs, who teaches it, and she really just works wonders with these kids, and we had… at least 20, do you think? Medalists? And we

046had and they they all got a medal, and we got to celebrate them. I have also asked them to come. Uh, to our May 26th board meeting, so that we can everybody watching can celebrate them, especially the students from San Antonio who could not be there today, so they will be at our board meeting so we can celebrate them as well. I think the other thing I want to mention, too, is the heart of Us Art Showcase. One of the things that I love about it is that it shows all of our schools, and it shows all grade levels. And so you can kind of see these. This wonderful progression of our arts program. And, you know, just, you know, like second graders, and then you get these unbelievable artists in our high school. So

047it's really, and you just. You can just sense it in the community that it's it's really… There was also community theater performances, dance performances. It just they had film. It just goes to show how essential and important. visual and performing arts are to our students, um, to see how many of them participate in something like this. Okay, so let's move on. Anything else from anybody? Okay. We have comments from the public on consent items. So the consent agenda. If you have anything you want to. comment on the consent agenda. Okay, I see no one. Okay, I need a motion. I move to approve the consent agenda. I second. Do we have any comments on a consent agenda item? I have one question. I was wondering if the stipends for management like master's degree is the

048same as that for. Teachers, do they get the same amount? And I don't know the answer. Yes, they're the same. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, any other questions? All right. All those in favor. Aye. Any opposed? All right. The motion passes. Uh, we go on to… Okay, so this is comments from the public on action items. There's many action items. I wanted to let you all know that we moved action item 16.1.8 and 16.1.9. To the end, after discussion, but we still will take any kind of action because they are still action items. We will take any comments on those action items. Now. So just keep that in mind. Okay. How many do we have? Excuse us while we count. Okay, great. So we have 4 and 4. So will everybody will get 3 min.

049All right. 1st up, Kira Jones. Can I start? Okay. Good evening, Board trustees. My name is Kira Jones. Today I'm here speaking on behalf of someone who is the heartbeat. of Petaluma High School. If you walk out into the quarter across the campus, you will find a person who is who completely changes the energy of our school. That person is our incredible student advisor, Kristen. Now, we all know high school can be a roller coaster, but Kristen meets us right where we are out in the middle of it all. Whether she is moderating the yard, keeping us safe, or checking in during lunch, she is the ultimate anchor for hundreds of students. For me, high school has been an emotional roller coaster, sometimes even just showing up to school has been a struggle. There's not

050been one day that Kristen failed to be a positive light in my life, pushing me and motivating me to see the positive things, even on days that I felt my life was falling apart. What truly makes her amazing at her job is her rare ability to see people to is her rare ability to see people. To some, campus supervision is just about rules. But to Kristen, it is about connection. Her impact on our student body is immeasurable. The campus yard can be a chaotic place, but Kristen turns it into a safe harbor for the student having a rough day. She is a fierce cheerleader with a kind word. For the student feeling invisible, her greeting is proof that they matter. She turns awkward moments into comfortable ones and brings a sense of belonging to our

051everyday school life. Kristen, thank you for your endless patience, sharp eyes, and your massive heart. You do not only work at Petaluma High School, you make your campus better, safer, and a kinder place every single day. We are so incredibly lucky to have you, and thank you. I got around 200 signatures of a petition that I. gave to Bree, I believe. And I know that this issue is. like has to do with like budget cuts. But I think that if she's going to be replaced, I don't think anyone could do the job as good as her. So yeah, thank you. Thank you. Patty Pacheco. Oh, here it is. I found it. Kira. Hi. When I wrote this, I was actually the vice president for CSCA as of 4 at 5 o'clock this afternoon. I am

052now the president of CSCA, which is our classified staff members. For the past 7 years, I have had the privilege of serving as a student advisor at Petaluma High School and working alongside Kristen Artejani and Joe Lucheck. I witnessed firsthand. the profound impact a trusted adult can have on students and staff alike. More recently, my role at McNeer Elementary. has only reinforced the equal strong need for this support across all grade levels. As a trusted presence on campus, I work daily with students who have a range of disabilities, providing guidance and problem solving. Fostering communication skills and offering steady, reliable support. Each day, I assist 5-10 students experiencing conflict or distress, whether due to peer interaction, classroom dynamics, or other challenging challenges. In addressing these situations. I follow our students' engagement tracking plan, which was

053established at Petaluma High School by Joe Lucheck. Documents are we document all of our interactions in Aries and in SWIS, and maintain an online of communication with parents. I also collaborate with district resources, um, or assist in principal. With inter, um, interpretations during meetings or parent discussions as needed. Supporting just these 10 students could take our school principal up to 3 hours, significantly impacting their daily responsibilities. Additionally, I support students who require medical attention or homework help. Building this foundation at the elementary level is essential, as it equips students with the skills to resolve peer conflict, resist peer pressure, and develop into well-rounded individuals. By establishing positive behavior patterns early, we empower students with tools. That will serve them as they transition into junior high and high school. A trusted adult on campus is a

054crucial protective factor, providing emotional safety, mentorship, and support. These relationships foster resilience, boost academic motivation, and reduce risk behavior. Why offering students a non-judgmental space for guidance, handling bullying, navigating social or personal challenges. Recent studies. And teachers reporting indicate that students' behavior problems have reached their nexus point. With approximately 70 to 81% of educators reporting increased disruption since 19… 2019. For the 24-25 school year, about 1 in 5 children, 20%, is estimated to have a mental health. Condition that impacts their daily function. Since I don't have enough time to finish everything, that's why I gave it to all of the board members. Please read this and save our student advisors. It's very imperative, especially after everything that just happened this weekend, at Petaluma High School. to keep those student advisors on all of our campuses.

055Thank you. Kristen Artegiani. Oh, you're the one with the sign. Yes. Hi, everybody. My name is Kristen Arajani, and I'm a student advisor at Petaluma High. I wanted to come here today and speak about how important it is to have student advisors in our schools. We are the eyes and the ears of our campus. We are the ones who see who is coming in and out and off of the campus throughout the day, directing people to go to the main office and to check in so that they're not just anybody coming on in. We are the ones making sure the gates are closed and locked when needed, so that nobody can just come in on campus. We all work together as a team to help keep the students and the staff safe. At our site,

056we only have 2 full-time and one part-time student advisors, and that really isn't enough. To keep our campus fully covered in all areas at break time and at lunchtime to make sure that it's just juniors and seniors leaving the campus for lunch. We are always walking the hallways and the campus, engaging with students while also resolving conflicts in the halls. dealing with the kids wandering and staying out of class too long. We check bathrooms to make sure students aren't vaping in there or doing anything else they shouldn't be doing in there. We escort students to the SAC from classrooms when needed. Right now, there are several students on bathroom escorts, which means we need to take them from their classroom to the bathroom to come back to the classroom, so they do it in a

057timely manner. We also help the subs settle down classrooms when they need some assistance. And on a personal note, I love my job at Petaluma High. I've made so many great connections and relationships with the students there. A lot of the kids have told me that I'm their trusted adult on campus. I have students that come to me daily to have walks with them, to have safe and trusted conversations. I submitted, along with this, some notes and letters throughout the years that the kids have written to me. And I hope you guys look at them. I really hope that I can come back next year. Petaluma High as a student advisor. Thank you for listening. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Yvonne Glasgow. Good evening, everybody. I'm Yvonne Glasgow. I'm a library technician at

058Casa Grande High School. I'm the only one in my position in the school district, and it has been chosen to be eliminated. Along with many other jobs in the district which are being eliminated due to budget cuts. I wanted to say that I'm really disappointed in the decisions that the Cabinet and the board made in the past year. Especially the one to go ahead with the Bell schedule before they knew they had funding. It didn't pass the year before, so it was most likely not going to pass again. when it went to a vote. and I'm just disappointed. That's an extra $3 million added to this budget deficit that was not necessary. It's also my understanding now, and I could be incorrect with my information, but you're spending thousands of dollars, like almost a third

059of what the superintendent that you're about to hire. is getting to just find the superintendent. That money could be going to a position that's going to be eliminated. the money is not being spent correctly, in my opinion, or anybody else that's getting laid off. I just hope that the new cabinet, when we do hire everyone, because they all left. And the board, the new incoming board members, are going to make more informed decisions and think a lot longer about what they're doing and how they're spending their money. or our money, actually, because it belongs to the public. This is a public school. And we talk about how we're a collaborative school district. And how we collaborate on things, but it just feels like… Oh yeah, we do collaborate. You do get input from here, there,

060and everywhere, and, you know, people who sit on job panels and make these decisions about who they'd like, but in the end, it seems like. You've already made your decisions in private, and thanks for collaborating, but we're gonna go with what we originally wanted. And that's kind of what it feels like. So I just kind of hope… that going forward, we really think about this and and the positions that get eliminated if they have to more get eliminated, actually look into what those people do. how valuable they are. before you have random seconds. Just before you randomly just go, well, that's $50,000 there, so let's take that out of the budget. And instead of looking at what do we need? We need the nurse. We need those people that are the student advisors. just really

061think a lot more deeply in the future. That's all I'm asking. Thank you. Thank you. Beverly Alexander. Beverly. There you are. I'm not sure if this is the right time to speak. Yeah, you're fine. Okay, you're fine. I was really distressed to hear that, um, the plan is to cut down. I think it's 29 trees. at Cherry Valley Park. I have lived at Liberty and Oak since. 1974 and and and some of our kids went to Cherry Valley and our grandson went to Cherry Valley. And I knew Mary Collins. I don't think she would go for that plan. and I just want. It it does not seem to me that it's appropriate or, you know, that you can say that. The, um, cutting down of these trees is not going to have any effect. They've

062been there for a long time. And I think they're an important part of the community. And so, uh, as members of the community, they do not… they should not be cut down, and I've… I don't know a whole lot about the construction, but I've, um… But I've heard there's… There are areas on the campus that do not have trees. So, I… it seems like there should be a better way to do this. Then, uh, cut down these trees that have been growing for so many years, and… That are creating shade and place for people to be, and um… And of course, the benefits to the air. Let me look at my… time, and uh… Just a second. I was trying to get to something that I had. Here, all right. This is a little silly,

063but I'm going to do it. Noisomers. Okay. As such. is forever. Against your sweet. 3. She's bad news. Altered. and the poem ends with poems, and I'm going to change it to buildings are made by fools like who, but only God can make a tree. Thank you. Thank you. Stephanie Sanchez. I feel like I should sing a song. My God, that was so wonderful. Um… Thank you for. having me here. I'm Stephanie Sanchez. I am a member of the Tree Advisory Committee. So I was appointed by the city. And I'm kind of late to knowing something about what's going on here, but. I feel like I'm just heartbroken to think. that this decision was made without. enough consideration of what trees mean. To all of this, to our health… our kids. I mean, I'm talking

064for the children in Petaluma. I'm so disturbed about this, and I, you know, talking to some of the folks that are here, I'm so glad that. that the… that the neighbors are coming up and kind of giving. Their point of view about this. Having spent a lot of time on the tree protective ordinance in Petaluma that was just passed. Um, you might find it amazing to know that a tree of a 6 inch diameter. can be up to 20 years old. So when when this company, whoever's going to be cutting these down or wants to cut them down. It's just irreplaceable. 20 mature trees, probably some of them are 50 years old, maybe even older than that. How many of us are going to be around to appreciate. The three trees that they say they're

065going to replace. It's just… it's heartbreaking. I taught for 20 years at the, um, Santa Rosa Junior College campus, and that entire campus was laid out with the proviso that we protect the trees that are there, and I know all of you have been to that campus, and you know how glorious. The landscape is, and the trees that are there are just so precious to everybody there, to the students, to the teachers that are there, and to the to the public. So it's just mind-blowing to me with our wonderful programs, and you've had wonderful students coming up who are studying to be environmentalists. I was asked to… oh, I can't… I was asked to judge at Kenilworth, uh, just a few days ago, projects that the 7th graders there are doing about integrating the environment

066with their. With their school, laying something out that makes sense for the environment, so… Please don't let this happen. And as a member of the Tree Advisory Committee, I'm going to try as hard as I can to support the neighbors and the children here. Uh, so that this doesn't happen, that this travesty does not occur. Thank you. Thank you so much. Tara and I have you down again. Did you want to speak again? Hello again. I have personally spoken with parents from the school of the approximately 30 parents that I have spoken with every single one hundred percent of them is opposed to the removal of these trees in the lawn area. where their children play. It is so joyous and so magical if you've ever witnessed the play that goes on there. to a

067person they have told me the same thing that when the plans were finally shared with them, the decision was already made. It was a done deal, and they were clear that there was nothing that they could do at this point. I believe this is not the partnership that the board intends. Now to the trees themselves. These really are special magical trees. So lucky that Cherry Valley has these. It's rare. It is profoundly. Beautiful. It just resonates with your soul. I, in my opinion. These trees look fine. They… not one of them appears to be anything less than fine and healthy. It's curious to me that the project's documentation is quite vague. It refers to these trees as being in decline. Anything can be in decline, right? At my age, I'm in decline, but I'm still

068healthy, right? Um, I say this respectfully. If there's no arborist report and there is no arborist report, I've requested and you saw that I submitted a Public Records Act request to get a hold of it. We've seen this repeatedly on the Tree Committee. If there's just vague reference to it, you must investigate. This is suspect. Functionally, this claim that they're in decline is a loophole that enables no environmental analysis that would conform with CEQA. The Tree Committee has seen this many times, and when we've gotten to the tree, the arborist report and investigated, we've seen that it was not the case, and we've saved many trees. So I'm not asserting that this is the case here. But I'm saying that before we approve 3 million and really keep moving forward with this, we owe it

069to ourselves and our earth and our climate to do diligence. I'm not about stopping progress. This is about 30 seconds. Thank you. Both district staff and school administrative staff supported me and said, you need to ask the board. Please pause and meet with the community. Look at this arborist report. and make a better judge of whether this is CEQA avoidance, the CEQA avoidance says there's no trees that are going to be cut down. It says that the building's going to happen in the same site where buildings exist. To me, that does not appear to be the case by looking at the plans. So please pause this, open it back up so we can build a better Petaluma for our children. For the future. Thank you. Thank you. Uh, Dan. D'angelo. Well, hi, it's nice to

070see many of you guys again. Fills me with such sweet and sad memories. Um, at any rate, I wanted to echo the request to pause this project until we can get a report on the trees. I know that many of you are going to say, well, this is the done deal, we've already passed everything, and so on. I'd like to say that the process that came up with this idea was dishonest, deceitful, underhanded. There was meetings, planning meetings in which nobody in the new neighborhood actually got invited, but. The people at the meeting said that they were invited, we just didn't bother to show up. When finally, two of the people in the neighborhood got messages, and only two, and we were told that everybody in the neighborhood was invited. No, I live right next

071to Cherry Valley School. 2 people went. They complained that other people weren't there. A group of us finally went to the last meeting. We were told this was a done deal, and that people from the neighborhood were part of the committee. No, no one from the neighborhood is part of this committee. And I'm just saying that the process was deceitful. There's a lot of shock and anger. This is the only park in our neighborhood. It's the only green space. And it's important to us. Many of the kids at Cherry Valley play at the park, many kids in the neighborhood play at the park. The Girl Scouts meet there. There actually is blue herons come there, believe it or not. A lot of the kids… this is a charter school. A lot of the kids are

072going to go to Cherry Valley, and they'll go home, and they'll have their own neighborhood park. We won't. And I, as you know, things do not happen in a bubble. There's shock, disbelief that has rippled throughout our area. It's been on social media, and I think it had an effect on the last bond issue. Because I know that people were talking about Cherry Valley School and the excuse me, Cherry Valley Park, and how it's going to be destroyed. And people just cannot believe that the process that led to it. Not you guys. Well, you were informed was not right. It was not honest. So I'm going to ask you, please give the tree folks a chance to take a look at the trees and. How in the world they came to the conclusion that these

073trees need to are in decline and diseased. They're not. Anyhow, thank you for listening, and thank you for your time. Thank you. Thank you. Marcia Simmons. Marcia, Marsha. Simmons. Cherry Valley Park. All right. Maybe she left? Okay. All right. That ends our comments on public action. I mean, on action items. Thank you for coming. Thank you for. speaking to the board. We don't do that during our public comment. Okay, so we're going on with action items. Uh, if we'd like to take a break, if you guys want to stay, it would be great. We'll take a quick 5-minute break. Thank you. Oh. We really are a chatty group tonight. All right. We are doing our action items, and we start with action 16.1.1 approval of the specification of the election order for the November 2026

074election. I move to approve. I second any discussion? Yeah, I don't love it. I don't love it. It's really expensive to run for office. It can be really off-putting to have to. pay for your own statement of qualifications. It's often before you're able to really fundraise. So I mean, I'm on the fence because I know. As a district, we need to look at every cost cutting measure, but I also don't want to put us in a position where people can't run for the board seat because they can't. afford $1,000, and I mean, luckily, if y'all don't know, they don't cash the check till after the election. So you can kind of write it on spec, but that's not a good way to balance your budget or live your life. So, yeah. Yeah. But I know

075we've talked about this in figures, right? The current board by law. states that each candidate responsible for varying the cost of their candidacy. we have. There is enough time if you guys direct the path right directly. You can go back and make changes to that. Board bylaw. And then bring Tweet and bring it back. So you really want district to bear the cost for candidates who want. And it's not. It's not for the candidate. The candidate is to provide a statement. You guys are welcome there. But currently, this is the board bylaw. This is. This is currently the Board of the board by law. Uh, to each candidate to pay for their own state that comes out. But I wanted to bring it up. Perhaps we could use that for future business. That's true. Okay.

076Any other thoughts? I'm I hear Trustee Quinn. I think at this moment in time in our budget. This is unfortunate timing is not best practice to encourage candidates to run. That being said, you know, the more candidates run, the the less the statement costs, because there's more sharing of costs. So it's encourage, you know, lots of candidates to run. You don't have to do it. But it is also, you know, sure it's recommended. But I also want to acknowledge that this is the first district elections for these three seats? So, not technically. We were… well, the three of us ran unopposed last time, but it will be. It'll feel like the 1st election, I think a lot of voters. Okay, so yeah, this is a reminder that these are a district and not large seats.

077Yeah. Anybody else? Okay, so we have a motion on the floor. My Internet is not working, so. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? No. All right. The motion passes 4 to 1. Our next one is 16, 1, 2, approval of revised student attendance calendars for 2026, 2027, traditional and year-round schools. Any discussion? Or do we want to talk about that? Yes, I'm happy to discuss. So you have seen these before. We inadvertently left out Independence Day and Juneteenth. So we are just bringing the calendars back to add those holidays in. It's the only change. and that's the only change on it. Correct. Okay. All right. I move to approve. Second. Discussion. Right? All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed motion passes. 16.1.3 approval of Declaration of need for fully qualified educators in the Petaluma

078City Elementary School District for 2026, 2027. Yes. So this and the next item, which is basically the same thing. But for the high school district. This is a form that we complete every year for the Ctc. And I basically think about this as like a just in case. type of document. So anytime we have a teacher position that we're trying to fill where the person isn't fully credentialed, this allows us to go out and hire a teacher under some sort of emergency credential. So there's no. There's nothing negative that happens to the district by putting these numbers in, and they really are our best guess on how many emergency credentials we will need. They in prior experience, they do actually check this, because in my prior district I went out for an emergency credential, and

079we hadn't. Specified that as one of our needs, and I had to bring the form back, so it is something the CTC does check, but it's really just kind of an insurance policy for us to be able to hire someone on an emergency credential if we are not able to hire a fully credentialed teacher. I have a question. Can any of these positions that are listed on there be filled by people that have gotten layoff notice? That is absolutely our hope. And and that is our goal, too, to start once we get our displaced teachers placed, and we're working on that this week is. being able to bring back pink slip teachers that, you know, in order of seniority to bring them back. So I hope we won't have to use this too much, but

080again, it's really just there just in case. Wonderful. Okay. Any other motion. I move to approve. Second. All those in favor. Aye. Any opposed? No. Can you do the next one? Yeah, I'll move to approve the declaration of need for the high school district as well. All those in favor? Aye. Post, right? The motion passes. Very good. Okay. Action item 16, one. 0.5 approval of resolution 2526-43, recognizing June 19th, 2026 as Juneteenth, and directing all district sites to fly the Juneteenth flag each school day in the month of June. We have a resolution. Is somebody? Can I have somebody read it? whereas the United States Congress has designated June 19th as Juneteenth Independence Day, and Juneteenth is now celebrated nearly every state in the nation as a special day of observance and recognition of the

081Emancipation of all enslaved people in the United States. And whereas news of the end of slavery did not reach the frontier areas of the United States, in particular the state of Texas, and the other southwestern states until months after the conclusion of the Civil War, more than two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On January 1st, 1863. And whereas on June 19th, 1865, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended, and the enslaved people were free. And whereas Black Americans who had been slaved in the Southwest celebrated June 19th, commonly known as Juneteenth Independence Day, as inspiration and encouragement for future generations. And whereas Black Americans from the Southwest have continued the tradition of observing Juneteenth for

082more than 150 years. And whereas Black history is a part of American history, and as educational leaders, we have a responsibility to educate students throughout the entire year about the contributions of Black Americans, and whereas Juneteenth is an opportunity for the people of the United States. Regardless of race, ethnicity, or background to learn more about the past to better understand and reckon with the experiences that have shaped the United States, and to recognize that the observance of the end of slavery is part of the history. and Heritage of the United States, and whereas the Petaluma City Schools Board of Education recognizes that each student needs an opportunity to understand the common humanity underlying all people, to develop pride in their own identity and heritage. And to understand, respect, and accept the identity and heritage of

083others. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Petaluma City Schools Board of Education recognizes June 19th, 2025, as Juneteenth. Shouldn't I say 256? My bad. June 19th, 2026, as Juneteenth, and remains committed to celebrating diversity, addressing inequities, and establishing safe environments in our schools and community. Be it further resolved that in accordance with Board Policy 6115, the Petaluma City Schools Board hereby directs all district slides to fly the Juneteenth flag in the third position from the top of the flagpole each day in the month. of June. real quick, just to be safe. I'll move to amend that therefore clause to say June 19, th 2026. Thank you. I second. All those in favor? I just want to be clear on this, so… More policy 6.5. When put in there, why the Juneteenth flag in the

084third position? So I just want to be right too. We were able to identify. Take a look at all of the black holes. Mcdowell is the only one we were a little bit concerned about. But we got all of them are able to have 4. Poor flags. So for the month of June, what this, what this resolution would be is that we would have the United States flag, state of California Ent. Sounds good. Thank you for the clarification. So we have a motion for an amendment. And then did you want to discuss? So we need to vote on the amendment first. So we have to vote on the amendment when we have a second. Did you have a comment? No. Oh, okay. All right. You second it. All right. All those in favor? Aye. Any

085opposed? All right. And now let's we motion for the. solution. I move to approve the resolution as amended. I'll second all those in favor. Aye. Any opposed? All right. Motion passes. Okay, next we have approval of resolution 2 5 2 6 4 3. No, that's not it. Approval of resolution 2526-46 of the Board of Education. Honoring the contributions of teachers to quality education, and declaring the week of May 4th through 8th. 2026 as the Week of the teacher. So… Yes, so, um… my deepest apologies that we did not bring this at our prior meeting, because the State has passed. It was last week. We went from 2 board meetings last year to one, and just it got lost in the shuffle. So again, my deepest apologies. Our plan is to be celebrating all of our

086staff this week, and we will be going out to sites tomorrow to honor not only our certificated, but our classified staff. So we're, as you'll see on the next one, we're hitting the week on the middle to support everyone. Thank you. I will read the resolution. Whereas California Ed Code. Section 3, 7, 2, 2, 2 sets aside the second Wednesday in May is the day of the teacher and encourage the suitable commemorative exercises directing attention to teachers and the teaching profession. And whereas the Board of Education of the Petaluma City Elementary and Joint Union High School Districts has the utmost respect and admiration. for Petaluma's professional teachers who have dedicated their lives and their talents to the education of our students. who are truly our most precious and important resource. And whereas the Board of

087Education recognizes the truly vital role of teachers in realizing the vision of the California State Board of Education for California Public Education. All California students of the 20th century will attain the highest level of academic knowledge, applied learning, and performance skills to ensure fulfilling personal lives and careers, and contribute to civic and economic progress in their diverse. and changing democratic society. Now there be it resolved that the Board of Education. of the Petaluma City School District and the Petaluma Joint Union High School Districts hereby proclaim the week of May 4th through 8th, 2026, the week of the teacher. Extending its sincere appreciation to the teachers in the districts who make our public schools successful. Even though it's celebrated a week late, um, it's… it is incredibly important, and we're glad that we can recognize you.

088And it's, um, hopefully you have a wonderful week, and that you have lots of love. Okay. Do we have a motion? I move to approve a second. All those in favor. Aye. The opposed. All right. Uh, next we have yay! Next, we have the approval of resolution 2526-47, honoring the contributions of classified school employees to quality education and clearing the week of May 17th through 23rd. 2026 is the classified school employees week. So this is our resolution to honor our amazing classified staff. We could not run our schools without our amazing CSEA staff. And this is to honor them, like I mentioned, we will be celebrating all of our staff tomorrow. Wonderful. Okay. I will read the resolution. Whereas classified school employees provide valuable services to the schools and students of the Petaluma School Districts,

089and whereas classified school employees contribute to the establishment and promotion of positive instructional environment. And whereas classified school employees employed by the Petaluma school districts strive for excellence in all areas relative to the educational community. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Petaluma School Districts hereby recognize and wish to honor the contribution of the classified school employees to quality education in the State of California and in the Petaluma School Districts, and declare the week of May 17th through 23rd. 2026 as classified school employees week in the Petaluma School Districts. Hope you have a wonderful week celebrating. I know that you're really well appreciated. Certainly by me. I move to approve. I second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right. The motion passes. All right. On to. Item 16.1. 10. Resolution 2526-52, declaring the

090month of May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. I like reading out loud. Whereas the United States designates May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the contributions of generations of AI PI people to this country's history, society, and culture. And whereas the month of May was selected. as AAPI Heritage Month, because the first Japanese immigrants arrived in the U.S. In May 1843, and the first transcontinental railroad was completed in May 1869 with substantial contributions from Chinese immigrants. And whereas the Asian American and Pacific Islander community is an inherently diverse population composed of more than 45 distinct ethnicities and more than 100 language dialects, and whereas, despite hardships and barriers. The people of Asia and the Pacific Islands who have come to this country and their defendants make

091substantial contributions to California's development in every way, and whereas, according to the California Department of Ed data, at least 3.3% of students in Petaluma City Schools. 1.6 of its classified staff, and 2.4% of certificated staff identify as AAPI, and they contribute to a cultural mosaic that is the strength of the school district and community. And whereas core values and the governance of Petaluma City Schools include the beliefs that all students reach high levels of achievement through rigorous and culturally relevant curriculum, and diversity is an asset that strengthens and enriches our learning community. And whereas the Petaluma City Schools Board of Education recognizes that each student needs an opportunity to understand the common humanity underlying all people. to develop pride in their own identity and heritage, and to understand, respect, and accept the identity and heritage

092of others. Now, therefore, be it resolved that Petaluma City Elementary and Petaluma Joint Union High School District's Board of Education. does hereby recognize May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and encourage all Petaluma families, students, and staff. to investigate and celebrate the contributions of AAPI people to the community of Petaluma, the state of California, and the United States. Thank you. I move to approve. I second. All those in favor? Aye. All right. The motion passes. Yay. herself in. Okay. Our last action item under 16.1 is 16.1.11 approval of resolution 2526-53, declaring the month of May as Jewish American Heritage Month. One more time, one more time. Whereas between 1995 and 2,006, Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush made proclamations that May would include Jewish American Heritage Weeks, and on April 20, 2006, President

093George W. Bush. Issued the first presidential proclamation, which designated May. As Jewish Heritage Month. And whereas May is Jewish American Heritage Month, established by the United States Congress to recognize centuries of Jewish contributions to American culture. And whereas Jewish Americans, in the face of unspeakable discrimination and adversity, have fought tirelessly to realize the promise of the nation's freedom, and continue to teach us empathy and compassion. And whereas Jewish Americans have helped bring about enduring progress in every aspect of society, shaping our country's character and embodying the values we hold dear while continuing to confront hostility and bigotry, and whereas Jewish Americans have contributed to every aspect of American society. and are recognized for achievements in education, social services, public safety, health, business, fine arts, entertainment, science, politics, law, engineering, technology. And more. And whereas the

094Petaluma City Schools Board of Education recognizes that each student needs an opportunity to understand the common humanity underlying all people. to develop pride in their own identity and heritage and to understand, respect, and accept the identity and heritage of others. Now, therefore, be it resolved that Petaluma City Elementary and Petaluma Joint Union High School District's Board of Education. Does hereby recognize the month of May as Jewish American Heritage Month, and encourage all Petaluma families, students, and staff to investigate and celebrate the contributions of Jewish people to the community of Petaluma. The State of California and the United States. Thank you. I move to approve. I'll second. All those in favor? Aye. Excellent. And okay, moving on to business services. Action 16.2.1, approval of capital facility contracts for May 2026. Thank you. Tonight we bring forward

095just a few contracts for our bond project for a total of $202,000 and a notice of completion for the McKinley Tk project. Yay. All right. I'm off to approve. I second. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right. Moving on to 16.2. Sorry, 0.2.2, approval of Resolution 2526-45, authorizing the Third Amendment to the Energy Services Agreement. For the PCS Energy Modernization program. We're here tonight with climate tech, and we are bringing back the scope of work for the HVAC. When we last brought it to the board, we had like for like replacements, and we were asked to bring back. what we think we can do with going fully electric. So this is the information that we've come up with. Like, I need to cough here. Good evening, President Cloud, members

096of the board, Superintendent, Superintendent Harris, members of the community. Thank you so much for having us. I'm going to go a little higher. I'm pretty tall. Yeah, thanks for having us back here tonight. I'm joined by my director, Ashley Lowe. So we appreciate to be back here, and we're here to share the culmination of our efforts over the past 10 months. It's been a it's been a long process. We are here back in February. Where you gave us a notice to proceed on the lighting, um, LED lighting modernization portion of the work as well as the solar. So that construction is underway as of now, and tonight, and over the last couple of months. We've had numerous teams of engineers out on site to look at electrifying the units. So we're here to share with

097you tonight all the study, and so you can make an informed decision. Thank you, Board President Cloud, members of the board, Superintendent Harris, members of staff in the community. My name is Ashley Lowe, and I'm thankful to be here to share the efforts of the electrification study. When Amber and our team were back here in February, we presented a scope of work that included. Like-for-like replacement of your HVAC, which was mostly a combination of gas pack units that use gas and electric. And then some of those were electrification of units, about 13% at the time were electrification. We also had a building automation systems across 14 sites, interior and exterior LED lighting at 15 sites and solar at 3 sites, plus EV charging at one site. So. What you see highlighted on the right in

098blue is what's encompassed or has been changed in the proposed amendment. And so that would be electrification of gas units. And then in order to offset that additional load, additional solar would be required. As we shared at the time, and we're going to share tonight, the reason that we went with the scope originally is that it is the most cost-effective option and the least, um, impact on your operating budget. So we'll go through the next couple slides. and share the impact. So this is purely showing the impact on the capital outlay. So, to do the changes for the electrification, it's not just simply changing the units, it also requires what's, um, the installation of electric strip heating, because. Many of your, um, times of the year actually require for heating at temperatures that would… electric

099wouldn't be able to keep up as much as the gas unit. So electric strip heating is needed to be installed. And part of this, really, we had to… we have another slide to show you how to take into account. The electrical capacity of all of your facilities, some of which are beyond the max, or just under the max threshold. So there's some other implications of adding this infrastructure, which we want to make you aware of. Can you go back one slide? So as part of our bond implementation, we did allocate 25 million dollars for the project. So if we move forward with the electric, we will need to look at changes to. The bond program. One of the things that has been studied is the impact to the general fund. The increase going to fully

100electric, electric. does cost more than gas, and this is the impact over 15 years. I do want to point out that we lose our Nem one status for our solar after year 5. So we are going to see increased costs. to our electricity regardless. So this is the overall impact, and this will be to our general fund because this is for utility bills. The other thing surveyed is the capacity by site, though there is plenty of capacity at a lot of our sites. I do want to point out that McNeer and Valley Vista will be completely maxed out. We do have… we are in planning of the new classrooms at McDowell Elementary, so… We anticipate utility upgrades of around a million dollars, meaning that we will need to add a million dollars to the project,

101or reduce a million dollars of scope. Also, um, there are future projects at McNeer Elementary, TK classrooms. And Valley Vista, we are building there too, so that likely will include about $3 million of utility upgrades. to help offset the additional load that's required. Solar would need to be increased beyond what we originally had sized. We sized it before to the most optimal offset of your bills at the time of your bills. And so this would need to be upsized even further. To offset the additional load and make it procurable under this government code 4217 that requires savings to pay for the cost of the improvement. So just another thing to be aware of. and we'll open it up for questions. Any questions? Yeah, I'll start. So this is a great presentation and slide deck. Is

102there a reason why this wasn't? I mean, I didn't see this in an attachment. So I'm processing. Yep. So we were continuing to get updated information, um. from the climate techs, engineers, and continue to update the slides. So they were not ready until this afternoon. Okay, so I mean, this is makes this conversation a little bit more difficult because we want or my I'm not going to speak for the rest of the board myself personally want to, you know, do the best we can to minimize our carbon impact. but also not break the bank. So can we go back to the slide of showing that there's a couple different sites that have energy load, you know, issues. Can you, I think, describe, like, in more layperson terms about, like, what being maxed out is for

103folks who don't understand. And then… Are we, are you recommending at these sites that we are going to be doing like big energy upgrades, or are we going to stick with efficient gas models at those sites because they are maxed out? Yeah, so. What that means is we have a certain amount of amps that the electric coming from PG&E into our facilities. And we're about at capacity. So any when we talk about utility upgrades, we're talking about like the transformers and bringing more power into the school. I… I would recommend to, at the two sites that we are maxed out, that we are. in… have RFPs out for facilities, so at Valley Vista and at McDowell, consider doing the like-for-like gas changeout, and then moving forward with electric at the other sites. What, including the

104constrained sites. So we won't, uh, at McKinley, there's no more plan for increasing the footprint right now, so the other one, the McNear being maxed out. that the TK project isn't in, um, this first series of bond implementation, so we could… we could really go either way, where we make the upgrades now and know when we move forward with the project in the future, which will be a few. Um, probably 3 to 5 years from now when that project goes, we can just have time to build in, um, knowing that we would need to do utility upgrades, or we can make the decision now to do like-for-like. What would be the difference in cost? if if we were to remove the 4 sites, or I can tell you for the for those just Valley Vista

105and McDowell. But if we were to remove the 4 sites that are at the on this list, McNear, Valley Vista, McDowell, and McKinley. It would be in the range of about. 350 to $400,000 in reduced construction costs, and… Now, I… Like now? Yes, to remove… to remove the unit. So then, in 3 to 5 years, that cost would be added that that is just to simply keep the HVAC units. If we were to to keep those sites at like for like for HVAC. It would reduce your construction costs for this amendment by $300 to $400,000. That would be taken off the 2.2 extra million dollars. That's right, ma'am. Okay. And but… They will… we're going to be… there's going to be facility improvements at all of these 4 sites. Correct. So that at some point,

106if we wanted to switch to electric, we either do it now or later. Yes. I'm thinking later is going to cost more money. Correct. Okay. And it will, to your point, it's going to be this we'll be spending the same bond. Yeah. Okay. One quick one point of clarification, or I don't believe any of the HVAC upgrades fall under, but is there a new, um. Bay Area Air Quality Management District requirement that all, I think was a water heaters have to be electric or heat pump, or are there like other kind of like future ordinances that we need to be aware of in making this. Uh, because I believe the the Bay Area counties now. have agreed to, I think, absent an exemption, you have to install, like. Heat pumps for water heaters instead of

107gas. Is that correct? I'm looking at the people behind… behind me who know even more about this, and they're saying… they're shaking their heads no. So, the new units, um, we will still have aging units. This is only replacing units that are over third. Over 20. Over 20 years old. So likely when we up, when we do upgrades again in the future, we then may need to… for additional aging Hbac units. Sorry. My question. I'm not really. I'm trying to like phrase this correctly, so sorry. But is like so for solar and electrical for solar, you have to upgrade it more often, obviously. And I feel like with the technology with solar, it keeps changing. It's kind of like iPhones. They could become obsolete after. 10 years. Um, I just want to make sure that,

108like, the money that we are saving with solar, which would be abundant, is that going to be reallocated to something else, or is that saving money just going to be kept for when they have to be, you know, redone in five years? That's a great question. So what the solar is doing, it's offsetting our utility costs. So. as long as the we have. That's why I referred to the 9.1 and somebody who knows a lot more about it. We'll do a quick explanation over when we talk about Nem. 1 to 3, what that means. Anyone want to take that? It's true. So that's a good question, Miss Dobson. So the. Technology is changing rapidly for solar, so that's why it's important, especially in a public agency setting, that you use what's called tier one panels

109and tier, because not all panels are created equally. Tier 1 panels are rated to have the highest output, a long warranty and the best workmanship. So these are rated for. A 25-year warranty, and the savings that you use for the solar can be used to kind of help mitigate the rising utility costs for parts of your bill that are not. you know, getting powered by solar and use to pay for the improvements, and then also, every 10 years or so, you do need a budget for things like inverters that would go out of warranty and need to be replaced. Okay, thank you, that answered my question, I appreciate it, sure. Joanna, do you have any? Ellen. Caitlin. I have a question. I'm. you know, not an expert on this either. So I was just wondering

110what the difference is between the high efficiency Hvac modernization at 14 sites. and the electrification. at 14 sites, which was on. This that was posted in our. Yes. So changing, uh… an old generation HVAC unit to a new generation HVAC unit. Is considered the modernization of the HVAC unit, and sometimes those are. Gas and electric units, sometimes they're all electric, um, and some are rooftop and wall mount, so it's just a… just depends on the unit, but what we mean by high-efficiency HVAC modernizations is replacing them in kind. That was what was in the original scope. In the new scope. This was the old standard, and now we have electrification of all of our gas. Yeah, so in the original scope, we would have been changing it from a gas and electric unit that's old

111generation to a new generation that's much more efficient. Okay. In the amended scope, it's taking it to be an all-electric, what's called a heat pump unit, which will no longer use gas, so your infrastructure would need to be somewhat modified to allow for that. Okay. And so then… and then the four sites you mentioned before, the ones that. would be more expensive to try to electrify completely, right? Yes. So at those four sites, what we're showing you here is the expected load after the electrification, if it were to get approved. And what that means is any projects that you have planned. After this, which it sounds like there's a good bit in your bond, at that point, you would need to address it. And have electrical service upgrades. Okay, thank you. I just wanted to

112add one more thing. We've talked about, as we've talked about going fully electric. I know that there has been questions in the community. We will still have gas units, because we're not replacing. We're only replacing ones that are at the age that need to be replayed. replaced. We do still have gas units on our sites that are in good working condition. So, as those come, we will then… Replace them for electric. Boy, now I'm really confused. I mean, I think it's always very unclear as to how many were not all electrification on this. Well, no, I'm sorry. So we we have over 700 Hvac units district wide. We're only replacing. Yeah. I think I just worry it sounds like we're moving fully electric as a district, and then somebody will see the gas bill. That

113is… that is the goal. That is the goal. So, bottom line, what would be the recommendation? I mean, if we're going to have to do those four. Schools anyway at some point, wouldn't it be… the best idea to just do it now. Well, when we replace the units, how long the if it were the gas. 15 years, 20 years. So they will now have a 20-year life expectancy, so we wouldn't likely replace any of those for 20… Some we've kept here for 30. So the difference is, is that if we move forward with electric at those sites, we now need to pay for utility upgrades that we may not need in the future if we just build the new classrooms and don't do anything else to electrify. So, it's not for sure that we would

114need to do upgrades. Okay, now I'm really confused, just like Maddie. So if if we move forward with. full electric at… we'll talk about Valley Vista. That means we are at capacity… our electric capacity for the site. We are also in the process of building the new TK Kinder Village. We will not have enough. Electricity from the power company to… Put into those, so we will need to do an upgrade. If we didn't do… Electric at Valley Vista, we would not, and we did guess, we would not need to pay for the utility upgrade. This is such a hard one, because the goal is we do have our district, um, our climate action resolution. Our goal is to go fully electric. And it is a cost, so we're… I'm just trying to give you guys

115as much information as I can to make the most informed decision. So on the projected savings over 15 years, what increase in utility rates on electricity were were used to calculate the increase. So we used historical trends. for that. Was there an average? Yes. So the historical trends that we used here were based on what you've been experiencing over the last 5 years, which is 12.5%, and then over the last 10 years, which is an average of 8 to. 10.5%, depending on the rate structure, because you have multiple different rate structures. And then in the last three years, you were 14%. So what we're looking at here is, like, what is… what should you really actually be budgeting for based on what's been happening in the utility rate? So we used on here was 10%.

116When you are looking at. say, this is, like, what you're truly budgeting for in your budget for what your utility bills could be, worst case. When we're projecting potential savings on a… for the procurement for the government code 4217, we want our savings projections to be more conservative, so we're going to use a lower. percentage, which would be closer to 5%, but here it's showing based on what the historical averages are. Yeah. Does that answer your question? A little bit. I mean, but it is because we have, you know, obvious. I mean, we're switching over to electric. We're going to be more expensive. But I I do believe the projections are off. There are numerous, like, PG&E regulations, cost controls coming online. There's been cost controls that have been flat the last 2 years. Um,

117the projections, uh, that I'm aware of look at, like, an average of 3 to 5%. over the next decade for PG&E costs on electricity, which then would lower the or would increase the cost savings on the on this program. So. they… the industry standard to look at this, like they said, is 5%, but we have seen our rates raise so much that my fear was that I'm like, great, look, we can go fully electric, and in 2 years from now our electric bills have doubled. And… nobody… nobody told… you know, like, how did that happen? So, we made the decision. I asked for them to use historical trends. I know we hear a lot of things of rates being frozen and what's going to happen. But that hasn't been what's. been happening for us, and

118also, um, we do have… we are bringing on new solar, but we have aging solar, and then with the expiration of the NEM… One that will… that's where the biggest impact is from. and and something Nem. Zero or NEM50 could come out in 2 years that we don't know anything about and they could come out and say if you have solar you get your electricity for free, but we just have to… we only… putting it in the universe. It's… we just had to use historical data. You know, yeah, Damon Connolly has. There should be a law competition, and maybe we should, you know, submit something. So along those same lines, did you guys confer with Sonoma Clean Power in order to, you know, help fund or support these electric upgrades? We met in. Does that

119impact any of this? There wasn't anything, any programs at the time, though I have still been working with Ethan from the Sonoma County, and he's actually been keeping him up to date on this, and he's put me in. Touch with a couple agencies that don't quite do public work, but we are. are with school districts, I apologize. They do public work, but not with school districts, but they know that we have a lot more to do in the future, and we would love to be guinea pigs for any projects. So, he's been wonderful about that. And we have a lot of experience with air pollution control districts throughout Northern and Southern California. So we're very adept in going after all those fundings, including for electrification. So we're definitely prepared to be able to help you

120get any type of. reimbursement, but when we looked into it last, the only thing they were offering was residential programs at the time. Oh, and I mean, we did tell you. Not all the reasons not to do it, but the impacts of it. But we did not go over the emission savings. Sure. The positive part of it. So the impact to the environment. So before the original scope in terms of this original scope, the impact for greenhouse gas emission reductions was 41.4 million pounds of CO2 emissions reductions. Over the life of the new equipment. In the new scenario of the amended scope with the added solar that would be added, you would be looking at $59 million pounds of CO2 emissions reductions. That's from getting rid of 10% more cost for 150% more. carbon emissions

121taken out of our air. If I'm doing my math right. Yeah. 41. Right. So the proposed the resolution. Let me get this. So yeah, so I was going to say the last resolution that we brought forward, and with it would have. It did give us authorization to move forward looking at changes. Um, because the price change going to electric was 10%. a 10% is kind of the threshold. That's why we did another public hearing. And brought a new resolution. This resolution tonight presented is to move fully to electric, but we can change that if there's. the want to do like-for-like at any of the sites. Okay, so that's what I… that's what my question was, was that we would still do all the upgrades at all of our schools for electrification in this resolution. Yes.

122Is that correct? If we wanted to amend it to exclude those 4 schools. Then we would need to amend the resolution. Is that correct? Yep, yes. Okay. If the resolution gives staff authorization to amend the scope based on your direction. If you wanted to potentially do a hybrid and take out some of these these sites, basically. All right. Do you not know? You need more clarification on it. Last one. is now because I think in the last quarter meeting we talked about, oh, we want to be all electric. So this this new one is more expensive. But it's all of us including electric. All of our up doing the upgrades and everything. Hvac systems that go into all the sites that we said? and that one that won't impact the projects at those 4 schools.

123Well, so… What? So if you look at the $2 million increase here, and then we figure you don't know until you do it, but we… we guess about it would be a total of 3 to 4 million dollars of utility upgrades. So now we're looking at 5 to 6 million dollars that we do not have budgeted in our bond implementation. meaning we have to reduce the scope of work somewhere. I don't know if that's a specific project. We reduce the scope, or do we not move forward with one of the projects? So it will impact bond implementation. the scope was projections. Yes. Yeah, I was gonna say the way everything is is we were not. I mean, we probably are not going to get through the this is how much we might spend on this

124or that. So but you know, to revisit what we were saying at the 4 impacted. our energy constrained sites. upgrades will have to occur in the next kind of like facilities upgrades. If we move forward with electric, we will have to start working on that now because building and installation will be taking place at the same time. Right. And but like to add additional… buildings and like that are you know, use energy like an electricity. We would have to make these upgrades anyways. So just. No, that is going to because they're not maxed out now. They will only become maxed out by going like for, like. or excuse me, moving to electric. It's the new units that are maxing it out. Is it… are you what you're asking is that if we wanted to have

125electrical. I mean, no, I'm saying. If we have new buildings. I thought we said if we knew Tk and McNeer. So if we stayed. With gas, we likely would not need to do the utility upgrades. But we would still have gas. But yes. 4 sets at Forsyth. Perfect. I keep moving closer. I know closer. I just wanted to speak really quick to the difference between the maxed out constrained and how that impacts future construction. So I'm sorry. I didn't introduce myself. But Kelly Jurgenson with Van Pelt. Um, what I wanted to mention is that right now the projects that are in the planning stage are not fully formed. As you know, the suggestion that you just stated that we're at a point where we're just planning these projects. We have these big budget numbers. So

126what that means is that there's a lot of exploration that has to occur to understand. The load that the new facilities are going to take, but what we want to make sure the board is aware of at this time is that if you go full electrification, there is a high likelihood of an upgrade that will need to happen to your electrical. We don't know what that looks like yet, because we haven't designed the building, so we don't understand the load. But you are putting yourself in the maxed out and constrained areas at a place where there's a high likelihood that that might need to happen. So you could install everything and be fine. You could build new things and need additional power, which means additional switchgear. panel upgrades, things like that, but we can't quantify

127that yet. So from a budgeting standpoint, you want to make sure that you're setting aside that money and thinking that that's something you probably will need to do, because we just simply don't have the design. I'm just really worried about also like the budgeting aspect like you were talking about. Like you said, it was going to go over budget a little bit. That wasn't in the bond, and even though I'm like, I really want to reduce my carbon footprint. But if we have to take money from other places, the people that will be feeling it is the students and the staff. So I just want to make sure that, like, when we do have to, like, kind of, like, cut things or cut the scope a little bit, that we are really looking at it,

128because in a construction standpoint, you guys may be saying, okay, it's fine if, like, we don't do this, but if you're a construction worker, they might have differing opinions that could make it last longer. I just wanted to make sure that, you know, the students wouldn't feel effects of it if it cost more. That is a great point. So any changes that we make to bond implementation will come to a public board meeting and ultimately will be the decision of the board and they will take input like they always do from. members of each community, but you make a great point. If we reduce projects, they're at our school sites, so there will be impacts to that. But I think I want to clarify something about that. I don't think it's going to impact students

129and student instruction. They're 2 different budgets. So you have the bond and the bond budget, and then you have our general fund, which funds a lot of yes. And so I just want to make sure that. I mean, I I hopefully it will, you know, the bond is a is a very generous bond that our that our citizens in Petaluma passed, and it's over a long period of time. And so this is just that 1st phase, and we're just kind of looking at the things that we wanted to have implemented. And but the way we wanted input, at least this is my impression. The way we wanted to implement these projects was according to our climate action resolution, and and that was very specific. about how to reduce our carbon, although I think what she

130was one of the things was electrification. I think what she was talking about was not so much. the academic portion, but just. new buildings, all those things impact students. Right, like, if you couldn't have a second gym, or if you couldn't have performing arts center capacity, and also, like, with the construction standpoint as well, when I was a freshman, part of Costa was run on a generator. Don't really know all the details yet there, but that was huge for all the teachers. That was I don't know if that was what exactly happened, but that disruption disrupted learning from lots of students, and also with the teachers. So I just want to make sure. Yeah, exactly. And obviously, that was a mistake. That was never intentional, but that was for. almost a full semester, and I

131just want to make sure that with this, like, construction, with, of course, younger students as well, that they're safe and everyone can, you know, learn in a… Absolutely. Can't have a gas leak if you have no gas. Yeah, those are Jessica, thank you for adding like your viewpoint and again, your commitment to student safety and like, and just like classroom instructions. One other thing I do want to add is that these projections on the cost are doom and gloom costs, and like there will be riots in the street at PG&E continues 10% increases year over year. But you know, so we will see significant cost savings on our electricity bills, on our utility bills in the hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. Um, you know, because of the energy, the efficiency upgrades and, um,

132again, uh, utilizing the solar panels, but so that's been using bond money to to, um… reduce the yearly cost of utilities from the general fund, which means more money for the classrooms. Thank you for clarifying. I really appreciate you all. I thank you. Thank you. I thought it was we totally appreciate you and your viewpoint. It's very important. I'm sorry. I misunderstood it. So can I just clarify? Because I thought it was going to be a 3 million dollar impact on the general fund. moving from like for like to electric. Yeah, yeah, yes, because it'll be ongoing electrical cost. If, yeah, the point one is if you're we're using the past data, Ryan's saying the past data won't inform… not inform, but won't be the future. So depends on who you believe. I believe that

133PG&E keep raising prices. I do, too. So at least maybe come in a happy medium, but. Yeah. I don't want to make a decision assuming that PG&E will actually lower our rates. I guess is my point. I don't think that's a fair assumption. I think PG&E will keep raising rates. I think that even if it's expensive, it's worth doing for our environment and for our kids, and I really don't think 3.1 million over 15 years is that. horrible. It's a lot of money, don't get me wrong. I'm not… And I'm hoping it's not like that, but I… I think it's part. If we passed a climate action. resolution and we're committed to climate action. We need to put our money where our mouth is and figure out how we can restructure our plan. We've only

134had the bond plan for a few months. There's definitely tweaks that can happen. I wasn't arguing that. I was just saying that we can't assume that that number is incorrect. No, totally. It could be bigger. Yeah, yeah. Okay, excellent. I think I'm ready. Right? I think we're good. Thank you. I think we're going to decide on the resolution. So I move to approve resolution 2526-45. I'll second. We've had our discussion. Anybody wants to say one last thing. All right. All those in favor. Aye. Aye opposed. uh, abstain? I'm gonna abstain because I feel like I need more time to process this. Sorry. Okay, so one abstention. Yeah. Okay. All right. So it passes 4, and then one abstinence. Excellent. Thank you so much. Thank you. Can you send these slides forward? Um. Next, we have

13516.2.3 approval of guaranteed maximum price for Mary Collins Cherry Valley New Classroom Building. Sorry, my computer went to… Sleep. I'm just pulling that up real quick. All right. Tonight we present Amendment one and amendment 2 to the lease leaseback agreement with core construction for the Cherry Valley New Construction Classroom project, as the board may recall, in October you approved Resolution 2526. 18, finding the proposed classroom building project at Mary Collins, exempt under CEQA, approving the project and authorizing the filing of the notice of exemption. This project will allow the district to remove aging portable classrooms and replace them with a new permanent two-story building that will provide seven classrooms and additional support space for students and staff. The previously referenced total 29 trees all included stumps and shrubs in the total number, and, um. Sorry,

136lost my train of thought. What's being removed is where the building is being built, and additional trees will be incorporated into the final landscape design. Following a competitive selection process, core construction was selected as the district's lease-leaseback partner. These amendments establish the guaranteed maximum price for DSA Increment 1, which includes the site work package and early procurement of structural steel. To avoid scheduled delays and potential cost escalation. The total increment 1 GMP is approximately $3.1 million. The project will be funded through. Um, our measure… Yes. Yeah. 2014. the it's the secondary. It's… Because Mary Collins, it's sorry, is part of the secondary, it's E. It's E and some of it will be the new bond, too. And, um, so… the… we will return at a later date with a GMP amendment for the second increment

137once approved by DSA. Let me know if there are any questions. Yeah, I just want to speak to the comments that we heard during. So they talked about the trees, they talked about the neighbors feeling. I don't know. Deceived, I guess, or lied to, so I just kind of want to get that all straightened out before I vote for this. Okay, yeah, so, um… a couple probably a little over 2 years ago. Now we worked with Dta architecture firm on schematic designs for both Mary Collins at Cherry Valley, a new building and a new building at McDowell Elementary. And they brought forth a couple of design options at that time, the schematic designs did come to the board for approval, where we decided to move forward with this project while working on the schematic design.

138We did hold a community meeting. Where the principal handed out, um, flyers to the neighborhood in hopes that people would come. Also, at the same time, we were working on our bond and facilities master plan. We were also having community meetings, so there were 2 more community. Meetings at Mary Collins, that was directly related to, um, facilities. I think some of the confusion came… really came around that the city of Petaluma had. The park listed as a city park, though it was district property, and once they took that down from their website, I think that's when we started to hear more about it, and we did hold at that time, one final meeting that we sent flyers out again just to try to better explain the project and the process that we had gone through.

139Through approval, um, then this back in fall, we went through the CEQA paperwork. We brought the full project plan for approval, and it's been go. It's in the middle of going through DSA. We've had a lot of… meetings, um, here at the board discussing this project. Over the last year and a half, um, Superintendent Harris and I have had numerous meetings with the city, too. We always let them know every… just because of the confusion with the park. Anytime anything's been updated, we made sure when we went out for the CEQA to put notice in the paper, and we gave the information to the city, so if anybody had reached out to them with concerns, they could file. We did not have anybody file. Um, against our exemption at the time. And there was a

14030-day window. What was the turnout at the community meetings? I won't yell from the back. The one that we conducted in the fall, we had it in the library of the school site, and it was rather full. I would say maybe 30… Uh, or more people, a mixture of community members that were not all. Peachy keen about the project, had a lot of questions, as well as site staff who were enthusiastic about the project and excited to hear more. So it was very much a mixed group, not one particular demographic represented more than another. Thank you. Can you refresh our memory on why we can't just build on the blacktop? So the one area, the other scope of work that we looked at is where the portables are located now that will be removed eventually,

141and we would have had to bring in temporary housing. There was also the design. Committee, um, who, at the time, liked the area. It was the one that was selected. Who's on the design committee? Is it the architects, or it was. I know I called it the that's why I hesitated, because design committee is usually the architects. It was a committee of parents, um, certificated staff, classified staff, um, my… Yeah, and I would say we also have received a lot of support. For this project, too, I've received a lot of emails. People are very excited about it, and I've received a lot of emails where people are concerned. So what about the trees? Is there any way to save them, or so the area that's being removed. They're being removed because the that's where the

142building is going. So it there are some trees. There are also shrubs and stumps. Um, that are counted in the 29. Our goal is to, um, add more trees and landscaping. Um, I believe the original project had 5 new trees, but we have been looking. Um, through our weekly bond meetings about how to add more, and the trees that are being… this is up mostly on the hillside, so the the building will be there, and it will also create shade on the grassy area. and the trees, the big trees up front are not being removed. Yeah. Yes. Yes. That was the pushing it back was to save as much green space for the community. That was another reason for. So there's that big area that's kind of I don't know what it is east. It's

143a way from Cherry Valley itself. and you know it's got it goes up the hill, and there's lots of trees and little paths, and you see the children playing there after school when they're waiting. Is that impacted by the building? I'm trying to think of. I'm trying to pull up the… I know that mostly along the ridge. I'm trying to but then I was wondering about how far to the to the… to the end of the property does it go? No, it's the same. It's like along the road, like when you're along the road there, Cherry Avenue. See right there where all those trees are still. Yeah. Would you like a step ladder? Yeah. So that. And so it's the very top ones right? It's going to be over here. So up on the so

144the the top, the second story will be flat with brown lump. So there we go. So it's right there at the top. Those trees are staying? I need you to what are those? Yes, these big ones up front. Yeah. Thank you. a team effort. So these trees would go on the top of the hill. I believe that large tree goes and that's not a viable that's a Sycamore. This tree is being salvaged and then everything over here remaining as is. Okay. So all those paths where the kids run through 20. 29 that we're speaking of is a combination of… so that big guy right there, that station gets protected? This one, I believe, gets removed, and then what you see on the hillside right there is removed. Can you go the other way? Yeah. Yeah.

145So all of that remains. That's the part. Yes, yeah. I know, but I mean, I don't know what they're talking. They were not listening. I think when you're looking at the the other view we were because of the. The blanc… like, it looks like, but yeah, when you. Can she have this? The other thing to keep in mind as well is is is in that 29 count. Or things like this. Well, we count. We we mark everything that needs to be removed. The contractor scope, and we're counting everything, and some of the things that are being removed are actual stumps that have been cut down. Who knows how long? So does that tree right there stay? The big one that has the shade. So is there any way. to sort of calm? Well, I'm gonna

146pull… This whole situation down. I mean, the neighborhood, they seem very angry. Um… You know, they're denying they ever knew about. It doesn't sound like if the principal is handing out flyers, she was, you know, I believed that she was, but it… It was Lisa's. 1st week. It was like right when she started. And she's still here. Oh, I… oh, it won't let me. I'm just wondering if there needs to be another community meeting. to reach your highness, show people this, these are very clear communication about we do an update. These are. So this is just a rendering. We plan on doing an update with like a progress, but… the the trees are just see through, because the point is to look at the building. But and then that big one up front isn't even

147shown in this. So these are the the bigger trees that are. kind of going to be in their trees behind the building's going to be in between. I just think if if maybe the community saw some of these renderings, I mean, it helped explain a lot to me. Maybe that might calm things down. These were provided at the last community. I'm happy to do another one. These have been provided. I'm sure. I totally believe you, but people are, you know, rumors spread, and they start. You know, so it'd be nice if they saw this again. Yeah, we do have, um, a write-up, too, that we were going to send out, um, like a construction update with some of the other projects, but this one has quite a bit, a large write-up with… we planned on

148sending, um, the design that I just showed you, too, so… We can maybe get that out to the broader community outside of just our parent square. Of course. Yeah. Absolutely. Yeah. Okay. We have, have we approved it? I move to approve. We need a motion. I second now? Okay, I second, and you and you second it. All those in favor. Aye. Any opposed any abstentions. The measure passes. Thank you. Thank you. 16.2. Thank you, everybody in the audience. Thank you. Thank you. 16.2.4 discussion of fiscal year 2026 27 budget reductions and budget advisory committee restoration priorities. All right. All right. Thank you so much. So. Back when, um, Budget Advisory made the recommendation for the positions to eliminate, they also worked on a list that, if funding was available, the order they would like to

149things, have things returned restored. Um, at the time, it was presented to the board, but you did not have much of an opportunity to discuss it or decide, um, what order you would like to see things reinstated. So I… We're both doing it. Okay, so I wanted to start with this is the list of the item, the. positions that were part of the budget reductions for fiscal year 27. Didn't know if you'd like for me to name them off, or… I know. Okay. Okay. And then so that was the list. And then I'm going to go forward to Budget Advisory's recommendation, and then we can start, um… talking about it. So, if funding, um, allows… this was the order of positions that the Budget Advisory Committee would like to see. I, um, positions brought back.

150Keep on the same items, I apologize. So I'm not sure where you would like to start the conversation. Right? And so. I don't. Sorry, can you get a point of clarity? Because, you know, as of this moment, we still have a fuzzy budget picture. We don't know next year's the May revise from the governor comes out on Thursday while we are thankful to our assembly and and State Senate partners, especially locally. And their recommendations to fully fund the Prop 98 mandate with no more shenanigans. It is still up in the air, and it's still up in the air with. The money that was withheld and is owed to the school districts, whether that's going to be coming in this fiscal year or actually fiscal year 27-28. Um, so a lot is up in the air,

151um, including also, um, we've had some discussions with the county about potentially partnering with their K program that can provide some of the services for the Lmft actually would could provide the services for the Mft on this list. Fantastic. I'd love to hear that update. But so with this budget picture, like do we have like any wiggle room at this moment in time? What is your your recommendation? What is the current? Well, I think budget picture? The key here is if funding allows. So it's just what order, if we have the money to do so, what order would we like to reinstate positions? Yes, so as we go into budget adoption, and we… I know final layoff notices are going out, and. People will look for other jobs. As we start the budget adoption process,

152we may find that there is some unanticipated carryover in a restricted resource, or, um, that. due to attrition like or the governor releases one time funding that has specific requirements that we can then build back into our budget to let our staff know the sooner we can let them know they're likely to stay. Um, by having a list, it gives us an opportunity to do that before we won't have to wait for a board meeting. So, say, um, we find out that. Prop 28, the Arts and Music, um, is being doubled. Probably won't be. And there's not a board meeting for a couple of weeks, but we know that we will have funding for next year, and if there were positions that were eliminated that would be allowed to come back, it will give us

153an opportunity. To try to work, um… those positions into the budget. You're right, we, the governor releases his budget on Thursday. There's been a lot of conversations on both sides. You hear that a lot of this funding is going to be restored, and on the other hand, you hear, know what's going on. all to healthcare. So the good news is, is that. We'll have the outline of his budget on Thursday, the trailer bill language likely won't be released, but we'll have a really good understanding if the $5.6 billion that's been withheld, what fiscal year that we'll be getting it in. So it will help us start making those decisions. Because the billions is for next year anyway. Yes. So… If they approve it, we could see it next year. Yes, so. Sometimes we know in

154May, through the May revision, what the one-time funding is going to look like, but last year, if you recall, we knew that there was the student support success block grant, but everybody anticipated that it was going to be cut. By, um, by the time the budget was actually released, and then in early July, the trailer budget trailer language came out, and we received about 400. dollars per student that we didn't know the amount until then. So that's kind of the the what started the list of if we have an opportunity, and we are able to. bring positions back. We have an idea, and some funding is very restrictive. So it could be actually just using this list right here. If arts Prop 28 doubled, the only thing that we could use it for would be.

1554 and then number 9, so there there's that piece of it too. So, do you want us to… recommend changes in this, or… Yes, yes. Okay, because so what I'm thinking is that that's going to be. a long process. because we may all have different number ones, number twos. my recommendation is to table this until the 26th. Okay. And then or I make an amendment. Can you do that? Or can I can I table it? Until the 26th and then send this list out with some kind of… of a, um, priority, you know, and then have everybody fill out the priority so that we have something to look at. Like a survey monkey. Yes, absolutely. Would that work? Does that sound okay to you guys? Perfect. So it sounds like this. No. Okay. No, it

156sounds perfect. Tell me why. I didn't say no. I said it's in. Oh, sorry. You want to just get this done tonight? I would rather vote on this now, or maybe if we could call a special meeting between before the the 2 weeks like I don't want to wait the full 2 weeks. If we could explore that. I just, you know, I have. I have a whole like. It's all changed. I also don't know if it's fair to keep people in limbo continually, because we made these initial layoffs two months ago. Now here we are. We haven't found the funds, then be like, okay, well, maybe in a week, maybe in two weeks. It's like. I feel like at some point we have to make a final decision. and then, you know, miraculously, if we

157get, if the governor does decide to fully fund education this year, then we can. We can still bring them back right? I mean. I would just like to give people a final decision. on on this. That's just how I'm feeling about it on the priority on the priority. But just what we're voting on is the priority. I was already moving ahead to something. Okay, that's all it's late for me. Oh, okay. So we're doing sorry. Is that we can create a sort of a survey. Everyone put their top. But there's what they'd like to see, we can bring that back in 2 weeks. I don't anticipate any. No, because we at May revision, we we're just starting budget adoption. So yep, we will. I'll make sure to send that out, and then I will present

158the results. Is there any more information that I can give you right now? Not right now. I just want to make sure in that survey we get the order that the budget advisory, because I plan on supporting what the work forever on. It was a really emotional process to get to this. I really want to honor their… their work. So the same way we even think about changing it then? Well, no, I just. Yeah. I would like to table this. see what, you know, because then we'll, instead of having a big, huge discussion, if we do a survey, then when we come back in, everybody knows. I mean, because it's going to be perfect if you all vote exactly the same way. That's not gonna happen. It may be that it won't change that much.

159Yeah, perfect. So what we'll do is… Can we go, Carl? Seemed to be frozen. Can we go backwards? We need to, because I was in to table it. Yes. Go ahead. Okay. Okay, so what I will do, just to be clear, each one of these will be its own ranking, and then I'll also provide. the order of the list from the Budget Advisory Committee. Okay. So I move to table. The… Oh, I don't think we… great, great, let me… I don't need this whole list. You. Okay, you… we're gonna go based off of the so of all of these positions budgeted. Can we go? Sorry, Carl. back the other way. So these was it. There we go. There we go. So of all of those other positions, these were the the top 9. So you

160would like to just discuss the top 9. Yes. Oh, I'm so glad I got clarity. It's gonna be a little easier than the yes and I started this was wondering, like, you know, are we right now voting on. Yeah. To actually backfill or to bring back as of the second because of updated budget projections, any of these. So, just wanted to clarity on that. Yeah. So yes, so this would just be the list. If we can find. I mean, it's not missing. If the if the governor. allocates the funding. Okay, so just this list with the order. Perfect. Thank you. Yes. I move to table. The positions to reinstate. That… until the May… 26. Thank you. The May 26th meeting. Okay, do I have a second? Nobody wants to table. Okay, okay, the motion. Well,

161I was going to second it. I guess I can second it. Okay, I second it. Okay, all those in favor. Aye. All those opposed? No. No. Okay, the motion is denied. Okay, so we need to discuss. The, um, so the one thing I wanted to change. If we're going to do this. I wanted to move the Lmft to number one. Um… and move up the reading specialist to number 2. Are we doing the whole reordering right now? I'm going to do it. But you said you're going to do it. I mean, I asked to table it. Well, because I don't know, folks, if we're going to come to a consensus in 2 weeks, or even tonight. That's why I'm. a little hesitant about… I know, but I don't know if we'll come to a consensus,

162though. I mean, we can still… I just didn't know that that's what you wanted to do this in this moment, to reorder it. Or if we were just… I thought we were just passing this. I mean, we can, because, I mean, I wanted the Lmft at the top, but it's… I should say not for a year, and it's on the bottom, so I just didn't want to continue if it wasn't. actually going to happen. So not sorry. There is potential for the Medi-Cal committee. They're voting in two weeks from now the 20th. to bring the position back for next year. So we'll which position? Lmft position. So there's always the very real possibility that number 7 will get funded before number one, like… Because funding is so specific. Yeah. But in a in a world

163where one and six and seven could all be funded by X amount of dollars, and we only have X amount of dollars, then we would pick number one. Yes, and then Matthew, on the Lft, or let's say mental health services, because that's what. you know, our goal is to support this. The county has a program called Cape that every other high school district participates in, and we have entered, you know, conversations about, again, supplementing and providing, you know. Again, additional resources for our students. Can you talk about that program and any updates from the county on that? Yeah. debating it backward. It's a very interesting conversation. They're looking… I mean, this is still sort of a pilot. that they're working at? Jason. and this team. They're looking at the idea of using. It's not Euro

164eastern nightcow and. Medicare. a bill box. I know that we do our own bill back right through the through our committee. But they're actually looking at. Through that the county being the employer. Right now they're looking at Forestville and Montevillo and things starting there. Are you talking about the county SCO or the county of Sonoma? Okay. I thought they said that there was no money right now for that program. They're interested in. We said that we are absolutely interested in working with them and helping supporting this. So more to come. So that's fantastic. That is the SCO, you know, I think and measure O dollars. And then a partnership. Right. And hopefully a partnership being formed with Healthy Petaluma. And then on top of that, the county of Sonoma has what they call the CAE

165program. And that also is a way to bring on mental health resources to our high school campuses, and it is free for the district. It's under consideration for renewal at the county level right now. So, you know, uh, they are that. Bundy could be there, could not be there, but that's another, again, resource that the district could tap into for, again, the mental health to supplement and provide. Great mental health, um… services for our students. Ryan, do you know if that would include the nurse? It would not include the name. It was just mental health. Yes. Okay, thank you. Can I just quickly jump in? Because I'm taking notes, and I want to make sure I'm getting everything that Amanda is going to need, and that you all will need. Maddie. You started off by

166saying, I heard the reading specialist number 2, but I didn't get what the 1st thing that was said. Oh, MFT. We're not… All right. So I suggested. I thought this was a discussion about the price. Okay. So do you want wives? I am very confused at this. I need a point of order right now, because I am confused as to what exactly we're doing. Anyone? Because it says discussion. Yeah, anyone can move to amend this list, or we can, and then we could pass it, or we could pass it as it is, or… Someone can try again. We unorder it, like, if we only have enough money to bring back. You know. Yeah, that's what I thought we were doing, is talking about changing the order. Mm-hmm. having no order. I don't know. I don't

167know how we would ever have no order, because what if what if there is funding that is equally usable for advisors and reading specialists? Right? Exactly. So like the student support. block grant that we received this year. It is pretty. It's restricted, but it's pretty unrestricted for there's a lot of allowable uses. So we do anticipate some of that in the governor's next year budget. So having the list. Would just help us be able to move quicker. So if we… so if we received, say, $500,000 in one-time funding to bring back some positions. What positions would you, as a board, want us to bring back? And what priority? There are, to Caitlin's point. There may be some funding that's very restricted, right? I mean, Prop 28 to arts and music could be something around mental

168health that we receive, and we were restricting what we bring. But if we receive more of this. As Amanda described, right? So say it was $500,000 and we were going to bring back some positions. what order does the board want to see this? This is the recommendation from budget advisory. Do we want to stick with this list? Or do you want to see the the order changed in any way? I'd like to see the order changed, and I think we all do, or maybe we don't all. I don't know. I don't know. That's what the discussion is for. Well, I hear your order, maybe. So maybe that's so do you do you want to, is there anything about this that you would like to change? Yeah, I would move the Lmft up and have that

169number one. Yeah, one or 2. Anything else? Student advisors. That's really my top 2 after that. I don't have like a stated preference of the other one and which is two. Lmft. One. Student advisors, too. Helen. I agree with Joanna as far as student advisors know LMFT, and then keep reading specialist at 3. Um… I'm hesitant to change the music teacher and art supplies, because I know if prop. And then I'd like to see for 4 the bilingual coordinator. I like the order as it is. I'm amenable to moving the LMFT up higher or to the top. I wouldn't vote against that. But overall, I want to stick with. Like the committee put a lot of time and heart and tears into this. Yeah. Mine is similar to Ellen's. It's the Lmft. reading student advisors.

170And then everything else is fine. I believe the Elmft conversation is mostly academic at this point, because it's going to get added back in about 2 weeks, and I think hopefully supplemental services. So I'm incredibly grateful to the budget advisory Committee and the time and effort that they put in. I share my colleagues. thoughts on this. And I'm incredibly so incredibly grateful for the work and the feedback and the. The contacts that I've gotten from students, from parents on the work. The student advisors do. So. I would keep the list as is. So I'm hearing. Okay, a couple of you want as is, and then I'm also hearing. Lmft student advisors, reading specialists, and then leave the rest as is. Oh, and sorry. And then bilingual coordinators for. a couple different proposals. stays in the

171rest of the order to make a motion. Sure, Mike. My mic is my mic's on. I just switched mics, too. Do you want us to get you one of the head ones? All right. Okay. So I need. A motion. to amend or to change. revise the list to reinstate the the priority list to reinstate. I move to amend the priority list. Second. Okay, we've had to. We need a discussion to decide which one we're going to do. So I make a motion to the MFT to one and keep the list the same as is I mean after that. Okay, second. A second. All right. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Okay, all those opposed? Aye. Um, so the motion passes. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you very much. Okay, the last one for you. You

172guys are not done with me. I apologize. 16.2.5 adoption of resolution establishing special education program capacity and caseload thresholds for interdistrict transfer. It's so funny because our resolution titles are so long, and then I'm just basically going to say it all back to you. Tonight we present resolution number 2526-51, establishing special education program capacity thresholds. For purposes of evaluating inter-district transfer requests. This resolution provides administrative guidance to ensure the district maintains adequate capacity to serve resident students while preserving appropriate staffing ratios. Program integrity and flexibility within our special education programs. The resolution establishes that special education programs may be considered at capacity once enrollment reaches 80% of the program limits. Along with specific caseload considerations for resource specialist programs and special day classes. This resolution applies only to inter-district transfer determinations, and does not establish

173staffing ratios or operational caseload limits for. Internal program services. So, I'm curious who made that… Criteria for 80%. So that is a… can I say industry standard? That's a standard. That is used. Thank you. Yeah. Any other? All right, I need a motion. I move to approve resolution 26 2526-51. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed. All right. The motion passes. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, you go. All right. 16.3 point 1, approval of overnight field trip requests as services. Hello. Hi. Hi. Hi, this is the first time I'm before you with a request for approval. And for those of you I didn't get to meet in person last board meeting. Hi, I am the Assistant Soup of Ed Services. And I'm just bringing this request. This is something in years past you have

174approved. It's a field trip for. Um, the United Spirit Association Cheer Camp that Casa participates in, and it is something that you have passed pretty easily annually, so… I can answer any questions. All right. Thank you. I move to approve the overnight field trip request. Second. All those in favor. Aye. Any opposed motion passes. You got you got off pretty easily. I saw the cost of cheerleaders fundraising last weekend they were doing car washes. Were they really? Yeah, God, I still need a car. It was by the new smart train station of Pedal minority. Oh, what a great idea. So yeah, it looked like they had a long line of cars. So hopefully it worked out well for them. They're a motivated group. So I'm glad they get to go. All right. Comments from the

175public on discussion items. I have no cards for that. So we go on to 18 discussion items. So these are no action. So first we have administration human resources, review of board policy, administrative regulations 6115, ceremonies and observances. Matthew. So at the the April 12th board board meeting board requested this policy and accompany accompanying administrative regulation be brought back to a future meeting for discussion and potential revision. CSBA model language does not currently address the flying of flags. In addition to the American and state flags. Therefore, additional language has been added to address the flying of additional flags. As of the publishing of the agenda, it has been confirmed that all flagpoles in the district sites can accommodate up to four flags. The purple text is anything added or edited content. Current board policy and

176regulations also attached. Do we have to keep it as is? Um, like, there's a whole thing with Cesar Chavez now in that day, and renaming it Farmworkers Day, or. Um, some people are saying Dolores Hoare today, I would prefer Farm Workers Day. Do you see? And John Muir day. John Muir was very, very racist, so I don't really want to allow the schools to… celebrate him. If I get my druthers. Um, and then I feel like Susan B. Anthony, there was some racism there, but I don't remember off the top of my head exactly what it is. So I'm not ready to throw too much dirt on her name, but I… She was pretty racist, right? Yeah. So I mean, those 3. I wouldn't love having their names on any of our board policies. So

177it says, yeah, so it says authorizes. It doesn't require. Right? But I don't want to authorize either. We can make. So what do we? What do you want to? Tell me what you want to do. I think I, and I'm open to what other people want, too. I would rather. I'd still like the 31st, but change it to be farm workers day, and then get rid of John Muir day, and Susan B. Anthony Day. I agree. I didn't even know they had them. Yeah. Okay. Oh, can we get rid of Ronald Reagan Day, too? February 6th? Yeah. I know, I didn't read this that closely earlier, but… Yeah, I was like, definitely want to add some days in the future, but… Where do you see Ronald? Under the CSBA note on February 6th. Yeah, yeah.

178Anyone is welcome to celebrate Ronald Reagan on President's Day. Yeah, exactly. He has his day. Yeah. Okay, anything else, you guys? Those are good. Any other concerns or? Changes. Well, there are lots of days we can start celebrating women, observing and commemorating them, and some we don't really want to. No, this is great. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for doing that. Thank you, Matthew. Yeah. Okay. Oh, I do want to point out one thing was that it was pointed out just as an operational thing that with four flags, if they're flags at half staff, then we just have. Just the two. And I think that is appropriate on half. Is that on that policy? Okay. I think that's a. Yeah, that would be worse. That's good. If we're flying, if we're flying at half

179mast, it's just going to be the US flag in the state of California. Period. Thank you for that. Anything else? All right, uh, review of Board Policy 4119.24, Maintaining Appropriate Adult Student Interactions. Yes. So this is an update, updated policy from Csba. So this item, as well as the next one on professional standards are pretty much the same thing. They just have different titles. The 411, 9 series is for certificated staff. The 4219 is classified, and 4319 is management. And, um, this was a request from, uh, Assistant Superintendent Sanchez-Mosley to update this policy. Um, the principles were using these in their SIPSAs. So it's all about, you know, just appropriate conduct with students, um, behavior, just all good things about being a great employee working with kids. Is this an update, or is this a

180new poll? This is a revision to an existing policy with updated language from CSBA. Did I miss the chain? The second version has all the red lines and green lines. I'm sorry. We give you a clean version and a red line, so. I'm sad that it needs to be policy. But here we are. So good policy to have helpful for my job. Yes, I can say, here's exactly here's what you violate or don't violate. Thank you. Thank you. Any other comments. Okay? And that covers those both of those right? Correct. All right, because you're back. Discussion of conceptual design options for the Cronella open space. I was probably gonna help me. They know better. Yeah, I think. It's just suspicious. Yeah. All right, um… Over the last few months, we have been talking a lot

181about the new bond program, and we have been bringing forward a lot of new projects. A couple months ago, we brought the contract for the architecture to work on our criteria documents. for the Performing Arts Center that is planned to be built in the space next to CASA. It was requested that we bring, um. the layout back because we're… this will be the 1st. project built in the. 15 acres of open space, and it will kind of set the tone for the last. So motive architect firm has come up with just a couple different ideas to start the conversation. We don't have to have, um… a decision right now, but I just wanted to bring it forward to start. The conversation. So, on this first one. Can I just can I just add? So with

182these, these are three different options, right? The board might say, Oh, I love option one. I love option two. I love option 3. Could also say, well, I don't like any of these, or I appreciate these, but I want to change this in this way or that way. This is your… the opportunity for the board members to have a have a. share what you're thinking about these plants. Okay. So this first design is what was put in the master plan where how that was determined is we held when we were the master plan really had the 2 phases. We 1st had the bond plan where we held community meetings at each of the schools. And then, part of the master plan, so every school had at least 2 meetings, and where the performing arts center,

183um. came up quite a bit, and the reason why the front of the… Area was selected is that… the feedback we've received from the community that this is something that all of Petaluma has wanted for a really long time, and we want it showcased and highlighted at the front of the property. So you'll see in the design originally it was put up front. Um, other things that have been discussed over the last couple years for this space is workforce housing. Um, we did an internal study with our current staff. And we didn't get a lot of feedback for that. Workforce housing is hard, because a lot of times it's for the employees who don't work for you yet. So there's so we still have space built out for that. There's also areas for potentially a

184new small school, and what, you know, a park area, parking for that. So, this is out of the master plan. I'll briefly go over each one, and then we can. chat. So the second one, so… All it does is it still keeps the theater up front, but it moves the… Facility over in the playground and gives for parking delivery. Access. And then, um, the third one really… Puts the theater more, um, catty corner, and so, really, if you would see the theater really from both sides, it really highlights that. And then still, in all of these, um, things, I am going to stop away from my… the workforce housing is in the back, because we do believe there is a road back there, and that we could eventually get it out to Juliet. So that's.

185And so the if there was in the future workforce housing, it's also not. It is against the baseball field, but it's not upright on the school where the kids. Can watch you when you're at home. So those were just three design ideas, and, like, just if there's anything you guys love about any of them, or you don't care for, just, um, to start the conversation. Amanda, could you just talk a little bit about the Performing Arts Center itself? sort of like, or I don't… I don't mean to put you on the spot. Or I would love to. It is a 40 million dollar project. It is 500 seats. But. And $40 million. So actually, so right as part of the facilities master plan and bond implementation, we look at the big things like that. What

186we're doing now is we're working on the criteria, the bridging documents with an architect, and we will have. Then committees that this was… because this is a district project, not a site project, we'll have representation from all of the sites, um, and the right people in the room who will actually help us within the. budget, the scope of work determine, um, but what we do know is it will be 500 seats. Um, what's the new school facility? Yeah. So, that is. That possibilities are endless. Maybe a. Charter Elementary School, maybe a… Or a small high school… A small high school. Lots of options. Yes, so that would lead, and… at an elementary charter that is not in our attendance boundaries is not a horrible way to go. But let's just let's just be super hyper

187clear here. the performing arts center is what we're talking about. Everything else like workforce, housing, small school, small charter school or. Um, everything else, everything playground, everything else on there is just ideas like future, potential future ideas. Nothing that's been decided or really discussed. It's just, it's just like… I think the question was, Trustee Williams was asking, well, where would workforce housing go? It was just like it could go over here and many other things could go over there as well. It's just… placeholders at this point. The theater is what we're talking about. So, to be clear, the only current project in our our aa and Z. Is, um, the Performing Arts Center, so we don't have funding sources tied to anything else right now. So, could you tell me about the, uh… New theater,

188I mean, is it… are there classrooms in there? Is there a place for art? I mean, yeah, so that, um, right, right now, that it… we only have the square footage and the number of theater seats, everything else will go through a design committee. So right now, we're working on the overarching, and once, um, we have the criteria, and then we'll go out for, um, an RFP. An RFQ, and then an RFP. And then once we select our. Architect and construction team, then we will have, um, the design committee, which will have representation from all the sites, and that's when all of the final… the finer details will be. So we have the overall… we can spend this much on the project, we need it to. seat this many people, and then the rest will

189be, um… Probably that conversation will start closer to a year from now. Yeah, in about a year from now. So we're looking at probably not starting building, um, not next summer, but the following summer. Okay. Where does the square footage? Where did that come from? What? Where did that come from? Yeah. Oh, the facilities master plan. So there was a specific amount of square footage that was on the on the master plan that and the mountains. We can change that. Yep. And what was that? Okay, we'll look it up right now. So I just have a couple of things. This is this is great to see it like this. I appreciate kind of seeing how these things might be, but. I have a… I really I would like to see the theater on the other

190side. with the sandblot. which is by, um… Oh, it's a SOP. They're not. They're just practice fields. Um, and, um, move it to that side, which is on both Eli and Casa Grande. It is. Is this softball field and soccer. Yeah, well, it's soccer practice. Um, so you would like to move it on to the CASA campus? Yes. And one of my issues. One of the things that I'm looking at is the access road where there is none. I don't think there's an access road there. No, it would be built. Yeah, yeah, we'll build it. Yeah. The things that may not happen. And I'm just I'm just kind of looking at this going, it's… I mean, I understand that that field drives everybody crazy because it's empty and it's not used. But if we are

191going to eventually think about workforce housing. and maybe a new school facility. It seems like workforce housing should be on Casa Grande Road. Not on an access road that may not be accessible. And it isn't built, and it means that we build it right? And it's going to cost really a lot of money. Well, yeah, none of that is built out. So anything we put back there none of that is built out. Anything we put back there would need. we would have to build the access road. But if we had it on Casa Grande Road, we would not have to build that. If we moved workforce housing to the front. If we put something behind it, though, the workforce housing. If we didn't if we… Yes. Yeah, then we would have to build that. Yep.

192Maddie, where did you say you wanted to see the, uh… It just seems so I'm facing this on. This vision of having a magnet. or something like that that was a performing arts magnet for a small high school. and like in Novato we've had San Moran. So at Novato, I'm sorry. Yeah, Nevada High. And we are, we have a substantial amount of. students that go there or they go to Tech High. And so this would be an option where we would have a very, you know, kind of a different kind of magnet where we would have performing arts and art classes. It would all kind of culminate with the Performing Arts Center. And it would include both high schools and the middle schools, you know, in in a. in a pathway. that was a performing

193arts pathway. And so there may be like a different schedule so that you could have you could have kids have their core classes at like Petaluma High or CASA. And then come for their performing arts classes later. And so this was an idea that Gary Callahan had, and it was something very exciting, and was where we were really thinking about that performing arts center. So if we're going to do that, we need to have it have a connection. and um… to, you know, where… all of the performing arts buildings, the multi-purpose rooms, things like that. It's not a hard and fast thing. But it seems like, and if we just had the theater over there, I still would like to see something so that it's accessible to the whole school. Yep. And, um, and that

194it really creates that… that cool connection with the whole community. So a few. So the. I I know you guys have all seen it. It's the property is not like so wide it. It is accessible like there. You can get on it now and walk it from the current site. Um, one of the reasons for putting it on the… Additional district property, not on the school site is what we saw as part of the community engagement, is people didn't want it… they wanted it to be a community building and not feel like it belonged to one specific school. Um, there was fear that if it's part… the school, only that school would use it or have full access to it. The other piece is, um… There's potential for this to generate revenue for the district,

195and the thought was having it removed from the school site. It could be used during the day and rented out, and things like that. So that's just. The feedback on why it was originally placed there. That's the difference in our philosophy. is that I… this is an educational building. It's not to be made for money. And I want to see something where our students really? I'm giving you the feedback from the… The feedback from the community was not. possibly told that there was also another vision for this performing arts. magnet school. And I'm just saying that. I would like to see it not separated from the high school. It just happens to be that Casa Grande has a tremendous amount of land to be able to use. It's not that we're favoring that they. my

196opinion. Sorry. Yeah, I I don't see it as that removed from the school. It feels like it's just right there. So, yeah, I guess that's also a difference in interpretation of this, I mean, because I'm sure this is not to scale. It just doesn't. when I look at this, I don't see it as, like, so far away. I also do think it'd be good for us to have some revenue generators. Not saying that, you know. like drama classes and, you know, choral groups couldn't meet in there that are PCS, but then, like, on the weekends and things, it is going to be easier for people to get in and out of the facility if it's closer to the streets. I actually didn't did not know that we were going to build another school. I thought

197it was just going to be a theater and workforce housing. I'm not opposed to it. But I guess I'm not as married to the vision of the new school facility being tied to it. I mean, I like it, but I guess it's not. Not a deal breaker for me where where that, where that lies, I guess. Maddie, what you were describing sounds a lot like, um… the Santa Rosa High School plan where they have the their arts and they're closing. They're only closing some programs. They're not closing all of our quest. Oh, okay. I did not know that. I just heard. I only know because my kid goes there. Oh, okay. And it's like in her program. It's like in portables almost. It's not. Yeah, it's kind of separate. Yeah, I mean, I hear. your

198vision and Gary's vision. I just I want other schools, especially some of these elementary schools that are getting bigger and have seventh and eighth to be able to use the space, too. And I fear if it's on CASA. like Casa proper. That'll make it harder for them to be able to use the space during the school day, or whenever. I think it makes sense to have it on a separate parcel, and that it's totally walking distance. It it's… Closer to some parts of campus than, like, the football field is for to those parts of campus. I mean, it's a huge campus with lots of. land. So I'm fine with any of these proposals. I would prefer the theater on the Cronel. Open space. Yeah, I'm I'm surprised about the new school facility. I thought the

199Performing Arts Center would be… an art center, so… I don't know. Ryan? Yeah. So Amanda and the Van Pell team, I just want to thank you. I think this is a step forward in having this conversation. We are visualizing and trying to move over the pieces. I think this is missing a couple of items because I want, I do think we need. a master plan for like the next 10 years of construction projects. on CASA, which includes a second gymnasium, a potential pool, and again, I think we talked about if it's not a new school building, then potentially, like, a daycare, you know, uh, building. potentially adding like a commercial like coffee house. I don't know, like, there's a couple different ideas thrown out there. So I do think we need to kind of visualize

200this, and then the and then also engage the community, like, you know, the houses that would be, like, next to a new theater. Um, and, like, ensure, again, we don't have surprises. Or, um, again, if we were to move it more onto the, uh, East Sandlot side, or my kind of a gut thought would be like as close to the existing parking lot as possible. which leaves as much of the open space which again, the community uses for the weekends for soccer games, easy access to the other school sites and to the community, and we can put up a fence. So like, you know, kids don't escape onto the high school. you know, elementary school kids don't, you know, run out to the high school property, or again, the community can use it during the

201school day as well, if needed. But you know, I think there's a couple of different designs, and I think we just, like. We were one step closer, and I think we need to get to the master plan. So we do it once right? We we do it once. We don't move things around, and we don't make the master plan. Yeah, we just adopted. That's all in there. No, but the placement, right? It's like. Yeah, okay. I thought we were always envisioning the Cronella property. I never thought that we were ever going to build on that corner. I mean, that is. crazy in the mornings. I mean, that parking lot back there is already so impacted. I mean, every time we go talk to kids at Casa, they're like, can you put a parking lot somewhere

202else? Can you do a drop-off somewhere else? So I actually like the one that has a drop-off. I don't like the full, but I like a idea of another drop off. But I cannot imagine us having another huge facility right there, especially, I mean, that traffic circle there is crazy. My kid's been hit twice in that area, so I know how crazy it gets in the morning. So, um. That's my hesitation with that area, unless we would work with the city to really do some traffic mitigation and some safety efforts. I just. cannot imagine putting anything else in that. So I guess what are we calling that Samlot corner? We definitely need to think about parking. I mean, that's we… And then at least there's parking on the Cronela. There's so much space for additional

203parking. I'm seeing around… You know, the proposed. Well, we'll actually do care about your program? They don't care if you have any more cargo. Perfect. Yeah. And then I want to make. Okay. Yeah. And I want to make like one one last point like we have gone out to the high school district twice for a parcel tax, and… have failed, and… trying to think of alternative ways that the school district can generate ongoing revenue. Some school districts have put not just workforce housing, but let's say, like, mixed mixed use housing, where it is some market rate. some affordable housing, and then some workforce housing again, because, like, maybe not all the support staff or teachers would want to hop into it. But, like, it is a way that some of that market rate could pay

204for or create ongoing revenue or leasing it out to, again. There's a whole bunch of different options out there, and I'm not an expert. But preserving as much of that land for potential ongoing revenue generation for the school district. I also am concerned about. Keeping that plot of land as open as possible for that. priority from my personal priority on that. for the workplace housing. Oh, and well, I say mixed use to be workforce and and I would say market rate. to generate revenue for the school district. I don't know whether we have what you need. Um, well, I guess we can work on. some additional information. If you want to let me know to help. What do you? Sorry. It's getting close to 10 things. I know it is, sorry. So, um, you know,

205when we started the process, we went out, did the RFP for the architects and stuff like that. We've this… we've been using the basis of the master plan. Knowing that exactly where it was on Cronela Open Space may change, and we knew we needed to bring that. Um, this is the first I've heard about potentially wanting it on the, um, campus itself, so I don't. have information on what that looks like, so I'm happy to bring that back. Do you want to see a design? I'd like to see a design with what it would look like on that. Yeah, well, I know there's different different opinions. So by design. I just to be clear, it will be just like a box. Like the other ones. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. And just what the impact would be.

206And then maybe where parking would go, and how we envision it. Yeah. What? What? What the impact would be on parking and that kind of thing. Okay. And this is the current girls softball field, or this is just a practice field. I believe it is the it's this. This side is in the front. So then we have to think about where we're going to move the soft belt. And they also community play soccer there too, don't they? I believe it's soccer also. Yeah, I've seen things going on that night. Yeah. It is used. quite a bit by the community. The soccer is played on them. Like, yeah. But I agree that it is a premier. Well, hopefully there's not all concerts first thing in the morning on a school day. we will do a little

207survey what would fit and how much in there. parking. We could add there, and how it would fit on that area. And is there anywhere else on campus you would like us to look? So… in order to, like, I think, again, maximize the potential for housing on the canal site, and then preserving as much soccer and softball on that. I mean, I think, as my idea was, or thinking about it. There is open space. Just to the south of the football stadium, where potentially, again, I don't know if the square footage would work. That's the second gym, yeah. Okay. And so that's that'd be great to be if that is a final final, I would love to see on the next kind of layout. Second gym going right there. And then, you know. Um, and

208then just south of the existing parking lot like almost like a abutted to it, like, instead of like the softball field. We're looking at… Closer to the existing parking lot, where you see all the solar panels on the east side. What about it? That's where the performing arts up there on the other side. Oh. Yeah. Here. Ryan. Yeah. Well, it could be anywhere on there. Okay. Yeah, yeah, it could be there. And then the final thing is again, potentially, you know, moving tennis courts. And again, if. That it makes sense to put it right there on the tennis courts. I don't know. I mean, just like I want us to, like, think through all potential options. When, um, we're not the second gym and or the pool are probably will be part of. Phase 2

209of the bond sales, but our… the way we've been planning is where they are seated on the current facilities master plan. So you would like for me to bring that back? for Casa Grande. I just like to see. I don't know where they are. I don't know where they're supposed to be. Okay, that's helpful. That sounds fine. Great. Okay. We can look at. here, or… Yeah. Yeah. Can we limit the options to like not having to rebuild anything like find another place for the softball field or like rebuilding tennis courts like if we build on the tennis courts, that means we have to find somewhere else to put them. And that's going to be an additional cost. Unfortunately. Yep. Okay, it is 10 0 9, and we have 2 things we have to pass tonight.

210So I'd like to move to our action items, and then we have to move a couple of other things. Board policies and regulations. We will move those to the next. Um, and the oversight committee vacancies and member qualifications. Is that time sensitive? I mean, we could just say it right now. You want to do it? Yeah, there are 4 vacancies for the taxpayers organization representative, the high school PTA or site council representative, high school representative and senior citizen representative. Please join our committee as we need citizen oversight. Please, please, please, please email Juliana at ygonzalez at petk12.org. That's Gonzalez with two Z's. And so we were asked to bring it back, because when I brought it up last time, I did not mention that if you are an employee of the district or a family

211member, you cannot be on the committee, or a vendor, or a contractor, or a consultant. Yep. So nice try, you guys. You can't be on it. And I just saw the ad in the paper. Great. Excellent. All right. Moving on. We have 2 action items that have been moved to the. end of the after table the 2 discussion items to the next meeting that later. I want to pass. You need to go in the right order. We need to. I can table them. It'll take 2 seconds. I think we table them, because that's all the yeah okay I move to table items. Oh my God. 18.4.1 and 18.4.2 till the next meeting on the 26th. I second. All those in favor. Aye. Any objections? Great. We are tabled those. items. Perfect. All right. Now we

212have action. Where are we? Oh, here we are 16. 0.1.8.1.8. Approval of Resolution 2526-48 to eliminate classified positions for the 26-27 school year. Yes. So this is our final resolution to officially eliminate the classified positions that were recommended before March 15th. Um, so you will see on the resolution there is the list of all of the 31 positions that were eliminated with various FTEs. And the resolution as well. There are several attachments. to the resolution. The 1st attachment attachment A is the list of classified employees that were sent the initial layoff notice, and you'll see that there are 67 employees listed. The number is different because, um. Just number of people versus FTE. That's why it doesn't make sense with the first page. Attachment B is the list of employees that did not request a

213hearing, and so those people are listed there. We actually had no classified employees request hearings. Um, because our layoff was done correctly. And then the final attachment C is a list of classified employees that will be sent the final layoff notices. Those notices will be, um, once this is signed, I will be making copies tonight, so they are ready at 7 30 tomorrow for principals to pick up. Um, to have all classified employees sign their final layoff notices, unfortunately. Thank you. Do we have a motion? I'm gonna cry when I do it, but I move to approve. I second. All those in favor? Aye. All right. Any opposed? All right, abstentions. All right. Motion passes. We now have 16.1.9. Approval of resolution 2526-49. On the final action. and decision not to re-employ certificated employees for

214the 26th, 27th school year. So this is the certificated version of the final action on the resolution for the reduction in force. And we have a resolution attachment A is the list of certificated employees that received the initial notice. Attachment B is the list of employees who withdrew their hearing or did not request a hearing. And then finally, attachment C is a list of certificated employees to be sent the final layoff notice. There are a few. reductions, you'll see that attachment A had 38, attachment C has 34. We were able to bring back some counselors through the use of the Golden State Pathways Grant. So we were able to make a little bit of progress there. Great, thank you. Okay, I need a motion. I'll move to approve this one, too. I'll second all those

215in favor. Aye. Aye. Any opposed. Thank you. Right. F9. All right. Our final agenda item is future business. Any future business? I would like to talk about the use of screens in classrooms. La Unified has, um. change the way they do screens so that there are carts in the classroom rather than each student with a screen. Um, so I would like to start a discussion like that. It kind of goes along with the cell phone thing. And I think they also did no screens or very minimal screens Tk. Through one. Yeah. So that would be something worth talking about. I mean, I I will do a little bit of research on what they did so that I can bring back, but I'd like to have that discussion. I would also like to talk. Can I

216ask Paul and do we want to do that? Maybe in July? Like, I don't know if we need to do it before the end of the school year. That's what I'm wondering. Yes. Okay. Okay. I think what you I mean, what we should do is have your the the new. No, no, well, well, sure. But the director of technology innovation right? When she starts July one, yeah, it would be good timing to. Okay. Yeah. And that'll give me time to do research. Yeah. And I did have a question actually along those same lines about, I mean, it was mentioning today. It was mentioned a year ago about AI integration. And it was mentioned during the introduction of our new technology person. But we do know that there's still a lot of issues with AI. We're

217just talking about climate like there's a lot of climate ramifications as well. And… As we look at integrating more AI, we do need to think about that also, but also there's a lot of. racism within AI, and a lot of bias. So how, as we are integrating this, are we thinking about those things as well? The climate and. Anti-racism. So. The other thing I had for future business is I would just, and I'm sorry, Amanda, but this is on you. I'm just curious about how we're distributing our resources. If we're doing it through an equity lens where some schools need more than other schools. Or is it more just everybody gets the equal amount? So I'm just curious about that. Thanks. Thank you. Yeah. I mean, I want to have like a… I don't know,

218semi-official or official conversation about adding or review of what a. morning bus service from Runner Park into Penn Grove Elementary would look like. I have received, you know, significant, I think, feedback from the community in Penn Grove. And. whatever we can do to. help with the traffic situation, but also probably improve single parents lives. It is, you know, up to like a. 30 minute, 40-minute round trip to drop off your kid from Runner Park into Pengrove. Uh, so… That is something that I think you have room for improvement. Yep, we've been actively working on a plan since it was brought up at I don't remember which board meeting. Yeah. Turns out people don't want to give us space to just pick up kids in the morning, but Juliana has been reaching out to a lot

219of people to try and find somewhere to essentially to park and pick up the students. Okay, let's follow up offline. I can. Talked to a couple of the city council members too and see if we can find support there. All right. just any no, no, no. I just want one one more quick thing. Just a quick reminder. And Caitlin, I know this doesn't quite apply to you, but everybody else. It applies to you. But you said you can't go next Third next Thursday, the 21st. 330 to 5. We will be having a special board meeting. Um, Dr. Tracy Benson will be with us. Sorry, I didn't mean to confuse you. Just Caitlin said she can't be there, but that she said, that's fine. We'll take notes. We'll make sure that she gets the information. He's

220going to be here Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Not charge, again, not charging us for his time. He's coming just. We're just paying for his flight and for his hotel. He's going to be working with all sorts of different groups. We're going to have a couple, I think two alt ed or not. early intervention task force meetings. He's going to be going out to sites, seeing seeing things, and kind of helping us come up with a. a proposal that we can bring on Thursday to that study session. 3.30 to 5. So the study session may come with some kind of, I hope so. That's the idea. The plan is to have some sort of plan that we have vetted through a lot of different groups and different people. I'm hope. I'm hopeful that we'll be able

221to do that. bring that fabulous. All right. Anything else? All right. Meeting adjourned. 9 min. Okay, thank