001Hello, everyone. I, uh, call this meeting to order. Sorry, we're a little bit late. It's 6.02. Um, I have, um… Nothing to report out from our closed session. Okay, we're going to have the Pledge of Allegiance. The flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation. And we've got indivisible. Liberty and justice for all. Okay, our first item on the agenda, number 7, is a public hearing on the 2025-26 sufficiency of textbooks and inf… Instructional materials. It's a public hearing, so I'm calling the public hearing. To order. Uh, this is a time if you… had a comment about this sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials. You could come and speak. I see… I see no one speaking. So I closed the public hearing. Now we go to
002our special recognitions, reports, and presentations, St. Caitlin Quinn will be. Shaking hands, and… Someone will be taking pictures. Okay, first up, our, uh, Students of the Month. And we have, for Kenilworth Junior High. Kenilworth Junior High School is proud to introduce our September Student of the Month, Christopher Chacon. Chris has been chosen Student of the Month because he is one of Kenilworth's most outstanding and dedicated students. Chris is described by his friends. And teachers, as friendly, reliable, focused, and a student who can always be counted on. Mr. Raya, Chris's KTV teacher, enthusiastically shared, what a great kid Chris is. He's so reliable, likable, and smart. He's such a wide variety of friends, and other kids comment that he could possibly be friends with the whole school. He's also a great sport, and is game for
003anything. Ktv's most watched episode is where Chris agreed to be bald. Everybody loves him, including me. Chris has proven his dedication to be his personal best during both 7th and 8th grade. Impressively, Chris has maintained a 3.9 GPA while taking Canada World's most rigorous courses. Including zero period, accelerated math, advanced English, and band for both years. Outside of school, Chris has participated in boxing, golf, soccer, and baseball, and is very proud of his black belt in Taekwondo. Chris is a truly wonderful young person, and Kenilworth is proud to call her Nicole. Congratulations, Chris. Thank you. Kenilworth Junior High School is proud to introduce our September Student of the Month, Riley Tanner. Riley was chosen Student of the Month because she is one of Kenworth's best and brightest students. Riley's a true Renaissance woman. Not only
004is Riley an outstanding student. She is a multi-sport athlete, a musician, a fluent Spanish speaker who still finds time to be a volunteer in the community. A 4.0 student. Riley's teachers were eager to share her praises. Ms. Romano, Riley's U.S. History teacher, shared, Riley is one smart cookie. Riley is thoughtful and kind, and sees every task as an opportunity to learn something new. I am very grateful to have Riley in my class. Outside of school, Riley keeps up a busy schedule as an athlete, musician. And volunteer. Riley is a competitive flag football player, tennis player, and swimmer. Riley is also a talented musician who has been taking piano lessons since she was 4 years old. Impressively, Riley has also made a positive impact in the community by working as a counselor at a Spanish immersion
005summer camp and at the Schultz Museum. After high school, Riley would like to attend either University of Reno or Champbell University in Purdue. Pursue a medical degree in pathology or osteology. Congratulations, Riley! Congratulations! Can Riley's family and friends stand up so we can recognize you? Great job! Okay, now we have Petaluma Junior High. Petaluma Junior High School is proud to introduce our October Student of the Month, Seamus Brown. Seamus was chosen as the Student of the Month by the Petalumi Junior High School faculty because he. Personifies perseverance. Seamus demonstrates integrity, technology, and he serves as a role model for his peers. Seamus makes thoughtful contributions to class. Discussions, and isn't afraid to share his ideas, feelings, and insights. Seamus has shown tremendous growth in his confidence and his quiet leadership skills. Seamus is kind, reliable,
006and an amazing friend. He puts 100% into everything he does. Seamus never cuts corners within his work. Seamus's family shared Seamus is caring, helpful, thoughtful, and determined to accomplish his goals. Seamus is very artistic and is an outstanding photographer. He also enjoys playing video games and doing gymnastics. Seamus always carries a positive attitude and steadfast dedication to achieve his goals. Seamus says that his favorite thing about Petaluma Junior High is the staff because they are all so nice. Seamus is excited to start his high school adventure and make new friends at Petaluma High School. After high school, Seamus plans to go to college to become an engineer or an elevator operator. We are lucky to have Seamus Brown representing Petaluma Junior High as our October Student of the Month. Congratulations, Seamus. Can your family and
007friends please stand up so we can recognize you? Petaluma Junior High School is proud to introduce our October Student of the Month. Casey Frey. Casey was chosen as Student of the Month by the Petaluma Junior High School faculty because she goes above and beyond. Academically and with her dedication to the overall school community. Casey has been a member of Petaluma Junior High's leadership class since 7th grade. Additionally, she plays on the school basketball and volleyball teams. Casey is helpful to her teachers, often asking how she can be of assistance. She is a high-performing student who cares for others and uses her time to perform acts of service at school. Casey's family is also very proud of her accomplishments. Her mom shared that Casey has always carried an old soul. She has demonstrated empathy and leadership
008skills from the time that she was very little. Casey's mom compares Casey to a mother hen, protective, gentle, and wise beyond her years. In addition to her care for other people, Casey has always demonstrated compassion and nurturing for animals. Well, Casey says that she loves all of her teachers because they are all so supportive. Her favorite classes are Ag Basics and Leadership. She's enjoying learning about agriculture, and she values the opportunity to get involved in positive changes for the school community and leadership. When she is not busy with her schoolwork, basketball, and volleyball, Casey enjoys showing her market lambs at the county fair. After high school, Casey hopes to attend Montana State University and earn a teaching credential. So that she can become an ag teacher. In the meantime, she can't wait to start the
009welding shop at Petaluma High. Congratulations, Casey! Uh, can your family and friends please stand up? There you are! Thank you. Okay, uh, Casa Grande High School, please. Casa Grande is proud to present Olivia Kiss as a senior at Costa Grande High School for our September Student of the Month. She has been a dedicated member of the girls' varsity soccer team throughout her four years. She also is a 4-year varsity tennis player and currently holds the team's number one position. Olivia has been playing competitive soccer since the age of 6 and continues to pursue her passion for the sport. She aspires to study dermatology and plans to attend a four-year university, where she intends to continue her involvement in club soccer. Olivia is grateful for the ongoing support of her family, friends, and teachers as she
010prepares the next chapter of her academic and athletic journey. Congrats, Olivia. Congratulations, Olivia! Is your family here? I'd like them to stand, to be recognized. Also, there you are! In the other September Student of the Month is Izzy Baumrust, who I don't think made it here tonight. Um, but she has been a dedicated academic achievement, finding learning to be one of the most intrinsically, her favorite word, rewarding pursuits. Her favorite subject has always been English, with any signs following closely, and particularly has an appreciation for how these fields intersect in searching for meaning. In her time not devoted to academics, Izzy spends time with friends and family and volunteers in the emergency department. At Petaluma Valley Hospital, and works with a patient that had a stroke, and on her cognitive rehabilitation, and additionally has hobbies
011including playing the guitar, reading, writing poetry, and baking. When Izzy graduates, her dream is to study cognitive behavioral neuroscience. And has always been fascinated with the intrinsically and nuances involved in how the brain functions. After receiving her bachelor's degree, Izzy will pursue a career in medicine, guided by the passion that she has for helping others in the unique way that only healthcare workers can. Congrats, Izzy. Thank you, and thank you, Jessica. Okay, uh, Petaluma High School. Sorry? Okay, um… Amelia Cochran. Our outreach captain, ASV. Um, as a dedicated student and proud Trojan, she became involved in ASB during her junior year, and now serves as outreach captain. And senior class vice president roles that allow her to plan events, connect with classmates, and help create a welcoming campus culture. She's also a linker leader, mentoring
012incoming students and helping them feel at home during her first year of high school. During their first year of high school. She also participates in several campus clubs, where she enjoys collaborating with peers, organizing activities, and giving back to the community. Amelia also participates in several clubs on campus. Beyond school, Amelia is passionate about horseback riding and competes with her horse across Northern California. After graduation, she hopes to attend a four-year college and pursue a career in the medical field. Yay, good job. Congratulations, Amelia! Is your family here? Can they stand? Here you are! Okay. Next up, we have Brittany Annalisa Oschla-Garcia, 17. She was born in… Do you want to sit? Could send me a long go… sorry, I took French. Guatemala, and is a senior at PHS. She lives in Petaluma with her
013parents and younger brother. Brittany hopes to earn a university degree, becoming a cosmetologist, and learning new languages. To explore and co- explore… and travel. New cult to new cultures. Friendly and outgoing, she enjoys writing, coloring, and spending time with family and friends. At PHS, she's involved in Link Crew, BSA, and serves as a teaching assistant. In an ELD class. She also volunteers at schools and community events, especially enjoying. Spanish and English classes. Brittany values the support of the PHS bilingual room, which feels like family, and is grateful for the encouragement from staff, classmates, and her loved ones. Especially from parents and her brother, who inspire her, perseverance, and love of learning. Thank you. Congratulations, Brittany! Is your family here? Yeah? Thank you. Okay, now we have San Antonio High School. As you can see, our
014student board members are very involved in everything. It's wonderful, I know. Hello, I am excited to announce our September Student of the Month for San Antonio High School. Samina Banger, every morning, Samina offers a warm smile and positive energy to the start of her day at San Antonio. Since joining our San Antonio family in March of school last year, Samina has proven herself to be a methodical student. She continually just demonstrates attention to detail in her work and submits thoughtful responses. Samino writes beautifully, often exceeding expectations. It is clear to her teachers that she is motivated to learn and grow. So Mina has demonstrated interest in the Spanish language and culture. So Mina's verbal skills were shown in the field trip to meet Pueblo ordering food in Spanish, using ingredients and courtesy phrases in Spanish
015culture. So, Mina excelled at making beautiful ojos de Dios from the Ucho tribe and researching axles. For offering suggestions about how we can keep them from extinction. Outside of school, Samina has shared how she enjoys time with her family. She is the oldest of four children. As a family, they enjoy having dinners while exploring the local sites. Samina loves museums, quiet libraries, thunderstorms, buttery popcorn, and her birds blue and berry. After graduating, Samina is looking forward to attending the Santa Rosa Junior College and exploring the possibilities of becoming a postpartum nurse or a writer. Congratulations. Congratulations, Samina. Is your family here? Can they… Yes. Great. Our next student of the month is Jonathan Ortega. As is often the case with students, our time with Jonathan Ortega was remarkably brief. Yeah, transformative. But the bravery of
016his tenure belies the positive impact on his grades. Staff and future. As a senior, Jonathan's path led him to San Antonio, where he filled every classroom with eagerness and sincerity. It did not take long for Jonathan to earn academic awards and receive a college for his stellar citizenship. And attendance. Each day, he commuted from the East Bay, crossing bridges and enduring rush-hour traffic to arrive early to first period. Jonathan always crossed the threshold with a smile on his face, a wave on his hand, and a good morning. Upon arrival at San Antonio, Jonathan earned all A's and B's, although we understand that grades are not the complete measure of a person. Jonathan is also a proud son and cousin and friend. Jonathan aspires to work as an electrician, helps his family paint and landscape their
017loving home. And lovingly describes the first moment he held his baby cousin. He plugs in his Chromebook without being asked, he smells at strangers, he asks for help, and says thank you. In a world where these simple actions are simple and rare, Jonathan joyfully accepted. Exemplifies them. Now, as an 18-year-old high school graduate, as of last Friday, Jonathan embarks on the next leg of his journey. Maybe he will become an electrician. Maybe he will own a painting business. Maybe he will employ the future generation of PCS students. Whatever Jonathan decides, he will always be the successful, humble, cheerful person we were lucky to have at San Antonio. Congratulations, Jonathan, and I want to do an extra hand for your graduation. And I'd like to recognize your family. Um, okay. All right. Wonderful. You guys should
018all be proud, everybody. It's just wonderful. Uh, okay, site reports from Casa Grande High School. Oh, okay. Yeah, did you… you're not doing it together, though. Next time. No problem. Jessica. I was just gonna wait till it got projected. No problem. Yes. Excellent. We have been up to so much at CASA lately, and I cannot wait to tell you. Uh, right there is a picture of all of our students. In the cloud. Uh, we have started football, which has been so exciting, even though it's a little different, it's at Paluma High this year, but they were gracious enough to let us use our field. Uh, we are still getting used to the 7-period bell schedule, but I've heard amazing things from it. Uh, we also had Club Rush, where everybody signed up for clubs. And,
019um, I am part of Beekeeping club now. My friend let me know that. Um, so… and then on the 5-star Digital Pass has been better than ever. Um, it's really accessible to all students and even substitute teachers are aware about it. Which keeps our students safer. Uh, our new bleachers are coming along really well. Um, I'm hearing about new concrete being laid down every week, and seeing the construction crew out there, and they're very nice people. The new teachers have also been excellent. They were just in our newsletter, and even though I have yet to meet them all, um, I've heard very positive things about from all the freshmen and sophomores and juniors that have them as well. And then, we already know our amazing students of the month that we have at Casa Grande.
020And, um, ASB took a field trip to Rancho Cotati High School this past Monday. And that's where we learned leadership skills and really reunited as a leadership class, and showed, uh, great excitement for all the things to come this year. Oh, yeah. So, football is off and running right now. Um, the Spirit Squad has been doing super well. I believe this is our second year that we've had Spirit Squad, um, and we have picked such good people for it. Um, our games consist of good posters to toss around. Candy being thrown to get people excited, and most importantly, chalk. That gets all over your hair. Um, and it's really gotten the spirit section to be excited about the games, even though it's a little bit more different this year. Um, and then our… closest game
021that we have coming up is versus Napa on the 26th, so go Gauchos! And then clubs, we have had more clubs than ever right now at Casa Grande. Um, people have been really encouraged to start clubs, which I'm really happy about. And this was during Club Rush just a few weeks ago, where all the clubs. Come out in the middle of the Olay, and they encourage you wise to join their club, and how exciting it is. So, as you see there, you see GSA and Drama Club. Um, and you've joined mostly via Google Classroom, and so everyone feels like they have a place at Casa Grande. Our new school schedule is done, and advisory is something that we have every day at the end of the day on B-Days. I have been really enjoying it,
022and a lot of other people feel like they can do silent reading time and catch up on a lot of other work. So I've been really happy about the new school schedule, and it allows the incoming freshmen and sophomores to earn more A through G credits, which. Everybody's more excited about, so they can be more prepared for graduation. And then ELD, we have over 60 students that have enrolled, which we are very proud of. Um, that are levels 1 and 2. Um, and the advisory period allows them all to have, um, a study time and a learning time at the library at the same time. And this is just such a valuable program to Casa Grande as a whole with our ever-growing size of the ELD program. And then, as I touched on before, 5-star
023has been really good, using it for many things upon school dances, and also football games as having a digital ID, so you don't have to worry about carrying a physical card everywhere. As long as bathroom passes as well. Um, and I'm very happy that we've gotten it, because it has saved us a lot of time. And then this is kind of how you use it. There is… our good friend Jack up there. Um, and ASB stickers, um, you get a discount on dances, and you get in for football games for free, and so those I have always been a big advocate of for students who are very involved. Um, and then this is what Five Star looks like. You have your student ID, you have your ASB sticker, and then you also have your hall
024pass, which you choose if you're going to get water, or if you're going to use the restroom, and then it'll time you and everything like that. So it's been really helpful and really informative. And then this is the field trip I touched on. Um, you can see our gains on… I believe on the left is our friend Miles, I believe, and he is ready to play the game of waking up in the morning and getting ready to school, and how important it is to have a good routine. Um, and so they were teaching us to stand tall and be our best every single day, and that was one of the games to demonstrate that. Um, I believe there are about 9 to 10 other high schools there, um, so right across from us is also
025Rancho and Cardinal Newman, so it was really fun cheering against them. And then the new teachers, we have 18. I did not know we had 18. That is incredible. Um, congrats, Casa Grande. Um, I know the yearbook teacher, and she is amazing and fantastic. I have yet to meet the music appreciation entrepreneurship teacher, but those are really great classes that I'm so glad and thankful that we have, because it is a very, um, elective everyone wants to take. And since this is with our new bell schedule, it gives students many educational opportunities that they wouldn't have gotten beforehand. And then the new bleachers, I am very excited about, even though I won't get the time to, um, enjoy them. I know a lot of other generations will, and so this will be better for our…
026basketball games and volleyball games in the gym as well, which we also redid, so I cannot wait to see all the crowd going next in the gym, in the bleachers next year, so… And then the students of the month were treated in, so thank you so much! Thank you, Josephal. Great job. Okay, Paige, uh, Petaluma High. Um, Petaluma High has… it's been a great year so far. Um… Yeah, you can go to the next one. Um, first of all. Um, I want to thank the board, and… how, for all the work you guys did to get our new quad, and I know it's a lot of approving things, and… I think Amanda was really involved in that, which I've talked to her about, so yeah. Um, but that was awesome, and it's made a big
027impact on our community, and, I mean, I… it's just really beautified the campus. I think it made more of a difference than you would realize, and. So much more seating. I've had classes go outside and have… do our homework outside and want more now, because we all fit out there, and… It's so nice to be out there, and… I mean, more trees, more shade, it feels more like there's… I don't know, it's great, we love it, and… Um, ASB wants to use the new, like. What is this called? Stage. Pergola. Um… Did maybe have, like, live student bands come and have stuff at lunch, so we've never had something like that before, that was cool. We celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, which was awesome. Um, I saw some of you there, so thanks for coming.
028Um, we had people cut the ribbon, and then we also had a taco truck, which was fun, band and cheer performed, which was, um… It was a great time, and a lot of… it was a really good show-up. Like, it was on back-to-school night, and it was really good. Um, what is it called? Show out, like, people came. So, yeah. Um, so that was positive, a great way to start the year. Um, another great thing is new CTE classes that are… have been a big deal. Um, I took AP Psychology last year, and people are just hungry for classes like that, and so the same teacher is teaching. Child development this year, which has been amazing, and at CTE, it's in the CTE program. And that's been highly popular, a bunch of people signed up.
029People want… that are going on the education route, and the psychology route, and just that, like. That are done in psychology, that maybe want something more, so that's been awesome. We've also had, um… oh, wait, go back. Yeah. Um, we also have Film and Music Appreciation that have been added this year, so… Um, you can just see the CTE pathways building, and it's been awesome. This is a picture of. Tbc, which is not new, but, um. I think… do they have a new section this year? Yeah, so, we got a new test section this year, it's… Very popular, big deal, high production value, and really good training for, like, the real world if you want to go into production, so that's cool. Um, Club Rush was a huge success this year, record numbers of clubs,
030we have 36 clubs. 63, well, 63 clubs. Um, and I thought it was a great turnout, super fun, a lot of new clubs that are really interesting, and um… I mean, some classic clubs like BSA, Bilingual Students Association, they make a really big impact in our school. And, um, I just wanted to shout them out, and, like, GSA has made a big impact in school culture, and… There's a lot of ties between ASB, so ASB is doing, um, club reps, so every person in ASB gets assigned a club that they have to. Gotomeetings for, check in with the president, and then we come back and report on how ASB can support the club, so… I think that's a good way of, like. If someone from BSA isn't an ASB, even though they are, um, we
031would know, oh, BSA wants to organize Noche Hispana or something, and, um, that's just a great way to, like, make connections, so I feel like that's really broadening. The scope of what ASB is aware of in the school, so… Um, this is our auto shop had a car out at the… Club ourselves gold. Some highlights from this year, um, I think this has been one of the best, like, cultures we've had, definitely since I've been here. Um, it's a great dynamic, the senior class, super spirited, super involved. I think even the jun… like, especially the junior class, too, like. It's just been very positive the whole year. Our students actions are absolutely full. Girls volleyball games are full, and… I think it's, like… been a really good start to the year. Um, back-to-school rally, we
032had cheer perform, they did a great job. Um, we have our Neon Dance on the first Saturday of school, so only 3 days into school, we had 300 people attend just from. Like, two days of advertising, and people wanting to go, so… That's great, that's my favorite neody dance I've ever been to, so it was really fun, great way to, like, build, like. Momentum for school spirit. Um, ASP put on PyFace, there's Mr. Napoli getting pied. Um, for the Trevor Project, which is because it's Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. And they work with Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ youth. And we raised almost $300, or $250 for them, so that was cool, just from students at lunch paying to pie Mr. Napoli. So, that was awesome. Um, FFA did their annual tri-tip fundraiser. I don't know how
033much money they made, but it looked very successful and smelled delicious. That's cool. And, um, Jessica talked about this, but ASB went to making connections with a bunch of other schools, including CASA, and. I found that really interesting, and I also was, like. Like, kind of proud. I feel like we… Petaluma, ended up being the people, like, sharing what our schools were doing to help them, more so than. Getting advice, even though we got some advice, too, so I was like, well, we're doing a lot of things right, so that felt good, like. I don't know. So, yeah, if we're doing something right, I think. Um, college and career, because I know that's one of the big goals for the board, is making sure every student's college and career ready after high school, so… I
034was gonna touch on this, um, Ms. Dodgeworth, our College and Career Center… Counselor has been amazing. I don't have a call counselor, so I've been going to her all the time. She's basically… totally helped me write my essays, everything. It's been super helpful. She also, like, I've seen her get kids internships, she's been super involved in getting people work permits, food handler's license, everything like that, so they can work. Um, we've had a lot of college visits this year, more than we've ever had, I think, which has been… Awesome, a great way for people to, like. Just who maybe weren't thinking about a certain college to go, and… See? And she also took a bunch of students on a tour two weeks ago. And tomorrow night is four-year college night, if anyone wants to go
035and have information about… Um, college, so… Yeah, I think this one… oh. Okay, this is a little negative, I don't mean to preach to you. But I got some feedback on the schedule. Um, and honestly, a lot of it was super positive. Um, advisory has been… A much better use of time, and a lot more productive. I've noticed in students and staff say this, um. So, that's been awesome. Um, I've gotten a lot of feedback about C-Days being really long for students and staff, um, being pretty exhausting, but I understand that it's hard to… I mean, it's… people also really like the… Like, continuity and predictability of the fixed schedule, because it's really helpful for, like, work, and just knowing, like, oh, in a Thursday in 3 months, it will be a… You know what
036I mean? So, like, that's obviously awesome. Um, students in study skills and ELD, my mom's a study skills teacher. Um, they've really benefited from taking another elective, and it's just nice to, like, be able to take art if you've never been able to take an elective before, so… I know that was something people had in mind. Um, it's been a rough transition to have two classes. Um, after lunch, we've never… I've never had that, so people were like. Like, some people… maybe after the third period, but also might just take some getting used to. Um, and then another thing which… I maybe was unforeseen, or just a thing that's gonna happen. Um, athletes miss the same period every. So, like, volleyball players, like, they have volleyball games every Tuesday and Thursday, so they miss the
037exact same, like… The exact same class for 3… 2 months. And when I was a volleyball player, it was, like, alternating, so you'd miss the same class every other week, you know what I mean? That's just maybe something that's just gonna happen, but that's just a, anyway, feedback I've got, so… That's all I have, thank you. Thank you! Good job! Good job. Okay, so, uh, we're gonna take a short break, but before we do, I want. All of the students of the month. To come forward, and you're gonna take pictures with us. And all the parents can take pictures and… So we're gonna, uh, adjourn for about 5 minutes. No, not yet. Call the meeting to order at 6.43. Uh, we now go on to comments from the public on special recognition reports, presentations, and
038non-agendized items. I'm going to read the public comment card about our board rules around this. And then we will have our… First, public comment. Under government code section 54954.3A. Members of the public have the right to address the governing board on any items of interest. Providing it relates to the subject matter jurisdiction of the school district. While government code allows speakers to criticize the district's policies. Procedures, programs, services, and or employees. The district does have a policy, BP1312.1, specific to complaints against employees. She had comments from the public pertain to a specific district employee. The board requested the complaint first be submitted in writing. To the employees, immediate supervisor for investigation. If the comment is about something that is not on the agenda, it will be heard only during the public comment on non-addressed. Non-agendized
039items, period, which is now. Once that part of the meeting is over. Comments will only be taken on agenda items. During that 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 a subject to a 3-minute per person limit. Or a 20-minute limit per subject matter. Uh, they, uh, commenters cannot see their time to others. Okay, and we have one, and we have Sandra Larson. And I think it's an action item. Oh, it says! Yeah. Okay. So, we have no, uh… Public comment on non-agendized item. Okay. Uh, next we do the job… I need a, uh… Motion on approving the agenda. I move to adopt and approve the agenda. I second.
040All those in favor? Aye. Hi. Any opposed? None. The motion passes. Uh, and so now we move on to report of activities and correspondence of the school board members, and. Boy, were you guys… busy. Um, so I'm gonna read off everything, and then if anybody wants to comment, I'll just kind of follow on everybody if you want to comment on anything that you did that was interesting. Uh, so we have, uh, the open house at CASA. Casa girl tennis match, Kenilworth girls basketball games. Kindergarten class volunteering at McNear. Crossing guard at McKinley. The Black Student Union at Petaluma High. And the Sonoma County Mayors and Councilmembers Meeting. The regenerative Education Alliance Harvest Gathering. Santa Rosa JC President's Address. And, um… the Yes on I kickoff. Uh, the American Association of University Women annual fall social.
041Anti-racism training with Dr. Tracy Benson. Um, the Argus Courier interview with reporter Amelia Richardson with Superintendent Harris on how California schools are funded. Environmental literacy and Climate Action Committee. There's a, um… And then, uh, student… Board… student board members onboarding training with Babs Kavanaugh. Facilitating, and then the Sonoma County School Boards Association meeting. The CASA Back to School Night. And then, um… Trustee, uh, Webster is absent tonight. Our student board members… So that was just some of this. Our student board members. Uh, Jessica reported that she went to back-to-school night, and Casa de cost… Carnival de Casa. Um, and it was a very lively evening, which I can attest to. I tried to find you. Um, uh, with good music, food, and fun, I think it's a great. Asset to the school. Um, and then
042you did the first Student Advisory Council meeting? Um, which I'd like you to speak to. Yes, um, it went really well. I worked with my friend Jack Dufour on it and Mrs. Noon, our principal. And I really was pleasantly surprised by the whole thing. We met up in Gautreau Hall during advisory. It took up the entire advisory period, and we have about 11 members for our first time. Wow. And it's still growing, um, still gonna post more about it, um, and it was just an introduction, really. What is. The Advisory Council and kind of what we're gonna do? And so we made some goals for the 2026 year, um, mostly elaborating on, um, how do we do safety in the bathrooms. Um, elaborating if… how can we report things, um, when you do feel unsafe
043in the bathrooms, especially. Um, what can we do about closure? There was a closed-down hallway. Um, what could we do about that as the rainy season goes on? Um, and also fixing water fountains. Um, there was a water fountain that was. Um, not working, and the… I think the track would… they would run around, the team would run around that area, and they would not get to refill their water bottles. So, our principal made sure to make sure that was the next one fixed, which I was really happy about. So right now, we are just distinguishing which ones are long-term goals and which ones we could be fixed right now, and I think we're off to a really good start, so I'm really happy with where we're at. That sounds amazing. Excellent. Um, wow, okay.
044And then, um, the… the… what you reported on the Casa Grande ASB field trip to Rancho. Uh, for leadership training, and then the homecoming week where you're planning the. Parade float, and, um, coordinating the homecoming, um, royalty float, right? Excellent. And then, Paige, you did the pie face. For suicide prevention, so you reported on that. Um, and was it really just… Yeah, is that principal? Um, no, it was some other staff members, too, and it was fun. We advertised it for people to bring money, like, cash to lunch that day at school. And people had a great time. Just, yeah, they… It all went to donations, it was just fun to watch. It's been a tradition now, so… Where'd you get the pies? Um… It was shining. Yeah. Oh, shit. You don't actually… You know,
045I think we should try a custard. Um, okay, and then your student, uh, uh, the student board member training. And, um, that you met with students about the bell schedule, which you reported on, so that sounded really… I really appreciated that. And then, um, making connections. That was excellent. And then Ruby… You had a Blue Zone organization came to, um… San Antonio? Yes, it's like, this organization, right now, the first day of school, they came to kind of just give us an introduction about what they do. And I want to say that we're training to bring in some… It's… it's a different type of people. There's gonna be, like, electricians, business owners, just different types of people in careers, so they could kind of give a visual to our students. Of what they like, or
046what they want to do in their future. Kind of just telling them the steps they took to get there, or kind of just, like, offering internships or stuff like that to get help for our students. So I'm excited for them to come in for that day. That's great. Was it, like, one day, and it was… Um, well, they came in the first day just to kind of, like, introduce themselves, and they're coming back again, but I'm not sure if this is the only time they're gonna come back, but I want to continue having them in, kind of, like. Either every 3 months or something, so they could kind of give a check-in in our students, kind of just following up with new students, or… students to graduate. Excellent, thank you. Um, and then you had
047a Welcome Back BBQ, um, you had a Friday workshop. College and career… oh, your college and career advisor hosted this? Yes, um, so for the Welcome Back BBQ, uh, Mr. Stevenson actually introduced me to the school. Of their new student board member. So I was actually able to get introduced that day. And for the Friday workshops, our college and career advisor hosts those there every Fridays, and it's kind of different topics each time. We've had 3 so far. We've had the resume workshop, how to write a cover letter, and time management. And throughout those, um. Little, um, sessions we have. She kind of just gives us an overview, she has slides that we could kind of go to to give us guidance. And, like, for the cover letter, she kind of, like, helps us personally
048to get us start off on what we can do, how we can write it. Yeah. No, that's great. I'm really glad to hear that. Um, and then we have Hispanic, uh, Heritage Month Vision Board. Yes, I'm actually really excited to talk about that one. So, we got a professional photographer to come in to take pictures of students that volunteered to do a vision board for this month, or for the Hispanic Heritage Month. And what we're planning on doing is kind of doing the board and having their picture be, like, in the middle, and kind of around the… have been, like, just representing whatever they want to put, like, their flag, their favorite foods. Whatever they would want to put in their vision board for them. They could either hang it up in our school, or
049it could be for personal uses. And I was actually gonna invite you guys, because we wanted to hang them up in our school, and I wanted to invite you guys so you guys could have a little look at those. I'd love it, I love it. You should bring one. Bring yours, and we can put it right here. Yes, I'm actually making mine as the example for them, so they can have, like, how to do it, what they could put… That's fabulous. Oh, I love it. Great. Um, okay, then you had your back-to-school night, and you had a cooking club making smoothies, and I know that's in your future. Um, so we actually have our English teacher that hosts these cooking clubs during lunch. And it's voluntarily whoever wants to show up. But, um, I actually
050wasn't able to attend to that one, but I did bring in some honey and, like, oat milk, some little items so it could help them make their smoothies. But yes, we have cooking clubs. We try to host them monthly, but sometimes it gets difficult, but we do. For October 15th, we're gonna have an event for Hispanic Heritage Month, and we're gonna have the students make a salsa in the cooking club. For the food we're gonna have. So I'm excited for that. What time is that? Yeah, I was gonna say, we can take an invitation. Oh, wonderful! Oh, you guys are… Amazing. So, thank you so much. Perfect. And then, was there anything that any of the board members would like to talk to? About your activities? Yeah, regenerative, um, Education Alliance is a really cool
051local nonprofit started by one of our amazing teachers, MB Leland. Who teaches at Valley Oaks, um, I believe, this year. And they've also… so they have had an internship program for students, not just PCS students, but it's been a lot of PCS students. Um, learning about regenerative agriculture from local farmers and things, which is really awesome. And they're also partnering, um, working on a partnership with Penn Grove Elementary to have. Some locally grown food available for the… kids there, so they're working with Principal Morey and some families there. So, I went to their fundraiser, and now my stepkid is obsessed with making, um, apple… juice with a giant apple press, so now I have to, like. Figure out if I can get an Apple press for Christmas? I don't… I don't know. Yeah, yeah, yeah,
052that might be a smaller, better solution. Well, if they want to come over and, uh. Get apples off our tree. We can… they can fight off Jack. The dog. Um, anything else? I can add one more thing, um, besides, uh, CASA back-to-school night, and Yessa and I, um, kickoff. Uh, also met with the new Executive Director for CT… Career Technical Education Foundation Sonoma. Um, wonderful conversation, and learn more about a new program they've launched, the Path to Purpose. It is, um, a lot of trying to find about 100 employers throughout the county. Separate from the, you know, to match, uh, students up with internships. Uh, not… not like a full-time internship, but some exposure, shadowing. Um, and again, having. Ways for folks to see how, like, what this, like, career pathway looks like, and a
053real life experience, so… Um, very exciting stuff, and… Um, it was wonderful to meet, uh, the new Executive Director, Eli. That's fabulous. Wonderful. And that was the Executive Director for Sonoma County Workforce? Uh, Career Technical… CTE Sonoma. Sonoma, CPE Sonoma. Foundation, okay, great. Uh, the only thing I'd like to just, um… Uh, the, um, anti-racism, um, trainings are ongoing, so we'll probably have a report about that later. But I did want to mention, um, the environmental literacy and Climate Action. Because, uh, committee, because they've decided on a new structure. And, um, and so they're gonna have… they're gonna form a task force that's gonna implement the actions from our resolution. On climate action. And that will be focused on that. And then the committee will be more focused on, um. Environmental literacy programming and how
054to get it district-wide, and things like that, so… I thought that was a really good… direction for them to go in. Um, okay. Busy. Holy cow. Anything else from anybody? Okay. Uh, on to… Comments from the public on consent items… Seeing no public, um… well, I'm sorry. No public Russian. No, no, no public rushing this stage. I'm sorry I forgot that part of it. And, uh, we will move on to approval of… Consent Agenda by Consolidated Motion. Do I hear a motion? I move to approve the consent agenda by Consolidated Mission. Oh, second. Okay, any questions about the, um, consent agenda? I do, and I apologize in advance, Amy. Because it just came up today. I messaged you about it, um… So it was about the ingenuity licenses. And so… I'm sorry if you can't
055answer this now. Um, but I just wondered if there's, like, a more cost-effective way, like, if we looked at, like, UC. Out. They also have credit recovery. Um, for pretty reasonable. Again, I don't know how much this is per student. I just didn't know how many students are taking the Edgenuity, how many are passing, like, is it worth. What we're paying, I guess, in terms of, like, the outcome, so… Sorry. I can share what I know, and then I can look… I can get more information if that's not enough. Um, we have actually had quite a few conversations recently, um, at the site level and with. Cabinet about the expense of Edgenuity. It is very expensive. Um, we priced out the per-pupil price versus the site license, and the site license is the best value
056by a long shot. Um, so we did not… it was, um, a mistake that CASA had not been renewed, and so they currently… this is the only credit recovery option. I will confirm that. That's being offered right now, and I think we have close to about 27 students that are enrolled, um, using EDGE right now. So, I do… we did actually, um, Dan Osterman and I had a call with, um, the principal and the lead counselor at CASA. Um, Dan has found a junior college in California, uh, that's offering. Credit recovery free for students, and so he has already had a call with them, and we're exploring some other options, so, um… I would, if anyone hears of any other options, we're welcome. We'd love to hear that, but, um, that's what I can share
057for right now. It is… Really expensive. Yeah. Okay. Okay, just because I… I think I texted you, like, UC Scout, you can also, like, do either, like, virtual, it's all… it's through the UC system, so it's A through J, it's for high schoolers, and I think. The most expensive is, like, $50 or $70 per student. Wow. Um, so I just didn't know if we… This one is closer to 800, I think. Yes, yes. So that's what I was wondering, and then how many are passing and all that, so… Um, okay, just, like, for the future, since that's one of our priorities is the budget to look at different. Um, options, especially because I once guaranteed A through G, and yeah, all of that. Yeah, I think this… this is what we've been using for. For
058many years. To help students who are, right, who need to… who need to… Accelerate their credits to get… to get caught up, which are… recover some credits, but it doesn't mean that… We should be looking at any other option, particularly if it's… $50 or $70, or free for… Yeah. Yep. Excellent. Anything else? I would just like to comment on Ingenuity. At San Antonio, we have a lot of students that are seniors, mostly, that are, like, um. Kind of knowing they're not going to graduate, they take ingenuity classes. And I actually have, like, a friend or two that I know that are taking them right now, and they're passing right now. So I feel like at San Antonio, that is something that helps, like, our seniors that are, you know, not there to pass yet. So
059they don't have to continue on to adult school, because there has been a case where we do lose some students to adult school because they're not going to graduate in time. And I feel like that's a great resource for them, but not everybody takes it. And also, another thing, um… The center is a junior college. A lot of our students take classes there as well to get credit recoveries. I actually took a yoga class, but it was for fun. But I really loved it. I'm thinking about taking one this January as well. Uh, that's great. And Ruby, you bring up a great point, and I don't… the conversation is not about. Eliminating a credit recovery option for a student, it's about. Looking at other… are there other options, right, so… Yep, for sure. Thank you.
060Excellent. Um, I just had a quick question about, um, along… on the contracts with the… Quatrochi? Kwok Architects. Qka, yeah. Um, yeah, that I just wanted to ask where that money… what… what buckets that money is coming from. Yeah, and I checked, it's mostly coming out of the previous bond funds, and I think a little… a little bit developer fees. So this is just the architectural fee. If you looked at… if you look at the contract. This is, um, the Petaluma Junior High School. Quad, and, um, it is… The old bond, we're wrapping up the old bond. And using some developer fees to pay for this project. And that's great, and it's much needed, and I think we're all really looking forward to it. Talking about it for years. Yeah, yeah. Um, okay, and then
061my other question on the consent agenda was on the, um… The bell schedule, the update for instructional minutes, I just kind of wanted, um… To have that explained, um… about why this is being brought forward now. I mean, it's… it's on there that there was… something was left off, but I just want you to explain it. Yeah, so the original bill schedule did not break out all the periods, so it only had 4 periods instead of the full 6. So, the, um, bell schedule was just revised to reflect that. And just to be clear. This is… we brought all the other… all the other bill schedules were brought… were passed. This is just for… The Dual Language Immersion Academy at McDowell. Okay, yes, perfect. Thank you. Okay, so we have a motion on the floor.
062All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right, the agenda passes. Uh, now we have comments from the public on action items, and we. We do have public here. Sandra Larson. Our PFT president will speak to the adult ed, um, negotiations. It was amazing that we've gotten this far, so thank you for all you've done, and it's an amazing program, so glad we're here. Well, they're really worth it, so I'm glad that it was, um, brought to our attention, and that we were able to do it. And we'll continue to do it. Okay, so our first action item is approval of the tentative agreement to the collective bargaining agreement between. Petaluma City and Petaluma Joint Union High School Districts and the Petaluma Federation of Teachers. Adult educators. Motion to propose. Yeah, he's gonna… Thank you,
063Jason. Yes, Mr. Sederico, right ahead. We're bringing before the board, uh. The tentative agreement between. Petaluma City Schools and the Petaluma Federation of Teachers Adult Educators. And this is an agreement that. Is… for the time period between July 1st, 2024, and June 30th. Uh, 2025. So, in addition to the agreement, we also have the. Three associated salary schedules, and the AB1200. All right? Any questions? All right, I need a motion. Thank you, Jason. Motion to approve. I'll second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right. Motion passes. Um, yay! Okay, now, uh, approval of Resolution 2526-07, Board of Education of the Petaluma Joint Union High School District to fully comply with the requirements. Of Ed Section codes. 60119 through 60252 regarding sufficiency of textbooks or instructional materials. For the 25-26 school year. Yes, so…
064as the situation explains, um, California Ed Code does require that we, um, hold a public hearing. And, um. And pass a resolution stating that we have sufficient instructional materials for all our students. Um, so that is what we are bringing forth today, um, and recommending. We held the public hearing, and now we're recommending that the Board approve. Um, we have both elementary and secondary, um, resolutions. Okay, any questions? All right, uh, I need a motion. I move to approve Resolution 2526-07. Oh, second? Uh, all those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion passes. On to approval of Resolution 252608, which is for the elementary school district. I move to approve Resolution 2526-08. I'll second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right. The, uh, motion and resolution passes. Overnight field trip requests. This is from
065Pet Services. Sorry, I'm just gonna stay up here. Um, as you can see, we have a fun adventure coming up for, um, some members of the Casa Grande High School Band. And it's coming up, um, this weekend. They will be, um… Spending time with middle school students and being counselors and showing leadership through music, so we're really excited about this opportunity for them. Okay, any questions about this? I think it's fabulous. Um, move to approve the overnight field trip request? I'll second. All those in favor? Any opposed? All right, the motion passes. Okay, now we have, uh, that's it on action. We'll go on to comments from the public on discussion. And information items. Our first, uh, discussion information item is Board Member Office Hours. So this… this item, we… I think this is the
066second we brought it… we're bringing it back again. And the idea is, um. To do the proposed locations for the fall would be to do 3 locations, Petalum High School. Kenilworth and Valley Vista in the fall, and then in the spring. Move the office hours to Casa Grande Fiddleman Jr. Um, Ed McKinley. And I thought we had, um… And the idea would be, um… Instead of going to every single school. Right? Because I think a lot of times, not… We had some times where we just had to cancel, because we didn't have enough board members to go. Um, to have three where we can kind of centrally advertise this as well, get the dates. And then board members… two board members, and as many student board members as want… who want to go. Can participate.
067I think it'd be great to have some student board members there as well. Um, and… let the community know that this is not just for that one school, but for any school, any person who wants to go, and we may have. Some more turnout. Um, so that's… that was… That's the proposal based on the feedback that we got. Any… Thoughts, comments? I think the plan sounds great. If… Site principals can still help communicate about all of them, so, you know, it's… like, grant people are welcome at… Kenilworth, or Kenilworth people are well… like, whatever works for your schedule, it's not… Specifically about that school, but when you have 17 or 18 schools getting. To that many schools in one semester has proven. Very tiring. And we'll put out, like, a central message, and so that
068it… we can keep. Reminding people that these… this is where we're hosting the board office hours. Does that sound like a plan for everybody? Yeah, I think… I think it, um, I agree com… I agree with… completely with that. I think communication… very clear and repeated. Uh, and consistent at all. Um, I'm looking at Amy, you know? I know. Sorry. When you look at me, Manny. Um, you know, just to make sure, I mean, it's our… I think it's a great. Change, you know, is still making us available, adding to student board members, I think will be awesome. And then make sure that each site is really, you know, has a message that's consistent, and then repeated. At each site, um, so that, um, it's clear that everyone is welcome. I think we can work
069on some dates, and then we can have… two board members sign up for each, and… Yeah. Perfect. Okay, um, I think it might be helpful to have… maybe we could all go to all of them, because I would like to hear, like, what's going on in San Antonio and stuff, so that'd be cool. Yeah, the student board members aren't, um, restricted. The three of you can go to all of them. Um, we're restricted by the Brown Act, so there's only can be two of us, unfortunately. But it'll be good to have yours, because then we can have maybe some kind of part in the agenda where we can report back. Which hasn't… we've never been able to get that. Do we… so… so speaking of that, Paige, and looking at you too, Ruby. Do we
070want to switch out maybe one of the elementary schools for San Antonio, so that we have one at San Antonio? I just was… I just was thinking in my head, Antonio, but I think it makes sense to have a secondary roof. Primary school, like, because… so people, especially elementary parents, feel like they can go to that one. It's a little intimidating to go to a high school, so… I think those three are good. Yeah, I agree with, um, Paige. We'll keep it as is. Thank you. Excellent. Thank you. Thank you for, um… you know, kind of, uh, changing it a bit. Yep. Yeah. Um, okay, next up is committee sign-ups. Um, so… I got everybody's sign-ups, uh, so I'm just gonna read it out, and then we can… Battle it out, if there's any… If
071anybody wants to change. And then the scoop, uh, the student board members, I have some of you down. But… and I don't know whether all of you… you do… you do have one? Yeah, so just look through them while I'm… while I'm reading through them, and… I had a quick question. Yeah. Are we allowed to go to the committees that don't show the board members that, like, we have to go to those? Because I would like to go, like, to the TK through second, or the 3rd through 6th, because I have a nephew. For, like, the math, and I would like to, like, see what he's gonna be learning about, or just, like, stuff like that. Um, we don't… we don't usually have board members go, because they're usually, uh, teachers and administrators that are
072kind of making decisions about math programs, but we could. You know, let's, uh, we'll talk about it and see, you know, um, I don't know why not. You could have. Really good. Well, you would have really good input, so… Honey, we can check in with the committee, too. Yeah. And if you're just interested also in seeing what they're doing, we could always take you on a tour of any classrooms of any grade level. Yeah, we'd love to do that. Okay, perfect. Thank you. Okay, so, um… No one signed up for the Professional Development Committee. Um, environmental literacy and Climate Action is Brian. Sorry. Ryan. And me, and Ruby. And, um… If, uh, if you… if either one of you guys… you can all… all three of you can go to any of these. Um, the
073LCAP committee and the Budget Advisory. Is Ellen and Caitlin. Um… VAPA, uh, Visual and Performing Arts, is, uh, Trustee Webster. Uh, alternative education tax force, um, is Trustee Webster and Trustee Pawn. Uh, the School Nutrition Advisory Committee is Trustee Pawn and Trustee Cloud. And the CTE Advisory… committee is Trustee Pawn and Trustee Williams. End page. Yeah. Yeah. So, do you guys… Is that all… good for everybody? Someone's gotta sub in for me on the first LCAP, because I found out tonight it's. A night that I have to work. The 9th of October? It says the 29th here. I don't know, someone told me the 9th. October, so it's… Every night was the first. 9th and the 23rd, yeah. So these dates are… incorrect. The LCAP budget advisor are incorrect. Yeah, I thought we fixed them.
074Oh, maybe that's an old document. Yeah. So I still want to be on LCAP, but I think it's important that we have two people there if possible, but I can't… I… I'm gonna be calling voters all night. Okay, I'll see if I can do it. What night… do you know what day of the week it is? Oh, I can probably do it then. Okay. Okay. All right. Uh, student board members? If you, um… if that… I mean, you guys are really busy. So, you know, and you can kind of see, you can always join a committee later if you… if you want to. And you have the list now, so you can kind of go through it. Pre-sentenced. Yeah. Okay, everyone is okay with that. And now we will go on to the 2025 CSVA
075Conference attendance. And so this one… I… I think we brought this before, and I just wanted to check in, because my takeaway was different than… and then I checked in with a couple individual board members, and I was like, wait a second. So, let me just share it. So, my takeaway from the last time I brought the CSBA conference up was. That Ryan… we were gonna… Ryan was gonna be the one going. And so then I wanted to check with. On the dates. And then I had conversations like… I think it was with Mattyman, he goes, I thought we decided that every… we were all gonna go. I said, I don't think that… So, I just… I just bring it up, and I think Joanna had a different, different takeaway, so I just want to
076make sure… Who are we sending, and what is… what do we want to send? We had talked about all driving down to, like, have dinner together one night for, like, the team bonding part of it. But I'm not going to another conference, I can't do it this year. I can't do it. I need to take a nap. Like, no. And I'm just… I'm just conscious about the funding. And the funding, yeah. I just want to know, like, who is… who's interested, and you tell me, and we'll… Make it happen, but… Were you planning on going? Because I thought… I thought you weren't. Matthew… no, not me. Okay, I'm confused. Okay. Who, okay, who it's going? Ryan, are you going to the conference? We want Ryan to go. But only if he wants to. I am
077going. Okay. Yay. I've… yes, yeah. And we're gonna get you a hotel room. Because it's overnight, I mean, it's 2… 2 or 3 days. Okay, so… And then Matthew, did you… Well, we could just send Ryan. Can't send Ryan all by himself, yeah. Okay, what is… I've never been to Sacramento before, he's gonna get lost. What was the approved budget for the CSBA? I think we had two… Like, we had enough to send how many people? Yeah. When the board directed them that Presby Williams would be attending. The funds were reallocated to cover a contractor… independent contractor contract. So we would need to pull those funds from another. Budget line? So it's just Trustee Williams, yeah. Other than… We'll find you a buddy from another Sonoma County district. You've got lots of buddies up there.
078I think that… that's fine. Joanna, are you okay with that? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. So… so, Trustee Williams will go… we'll get you registered and figure out. Just, you know, touch base with Bree about… accommodate, you know, accommodation, and how long you're planning to stay. Jeez, I think it's Thursday… Thursday to Saturday, right? Yeah, usually it's Thursday all day. So really just Thursday and Friday night, yeah, are fine. Yeah. Okay. Um, also, I think, so the conference… workshop, uh, schedule should come out pretty soon. Is it out? Oh, okay, so you can just look through that and see. But I think… I think the discounted rate is through… Through November 10th, so I just wanted to make sure that we got whoever's getting registered, we register, so we get the… the discounted rate. So, great,
079thank you. Excellent. Thank you. That was quick. Okay, then student services, our first reading of policy and regulation 5113, Absences and Excuses. All right, so we brought this policy and administrative regulation back in 2023, and we just recently had an update to Ed Code. And so what you have before you in this first read is, um, a new board policy in AR. Uh, most notably, what has changed is the language as it relates to illness, and so, um. The EdCode update reflects. Illness, uh, being excused for the benefit of the student's mental or behavioral health. So that's… that's new. Um, as well as some other, um. Some other absences related to religious, um, exercises away from school. Um, as well as students who work in the entertainment or allied industry. So… Um, for a street
080for you. Any questions? So, some child labor is excused absence, but not all child labor. Got it. There were… there was… there were some… oh, here we go. I was wondering about, um. I mean, my impression from reading through it. Uh, was that it was mainly changing. So that… so that, I mean, the… I think the focus of it was to add mental health and behavioral health as. Being excused absences. Correct. Okay, and then, um, it seemed like there was some definitions or more information in terms of the. Administrative, um, regulation, am I correct? Correct, correct. They've added some duration, length of the days. For bereavement, and then also if they're, um… If a student is accessing any kind of grief support services or any additional safety planning for the family, so more of sort
081of those emergency kind of situations where they've added parameters around days. For excuses. Wonderful. Okay, any other questions about this? Sounds reasonable. Any concerns that we should change… we should change before the next grade, or… We're good with it? I was fine with it, I didn't… yeah, okay. Thank you. Yeah, I'm good. I don't know if this falls into the category, but… Like, when a student does have an excuse absence? Seeing that we hear about kids, like, not wanting to miss school, because then they're penalized, you don't have to go in at, like, lunchtime. It's like makeup, certain things. Certain classes, but if it's an excuse absence. Like, what is the procedure around that, like… So, there is language… There is language in the AR, um, regarding, um, a student having access. Um, and makeup
082time, um, and that has to be provided, um. Let me go here… Yeah, so under methods of verification. Um… Sorry. Scanning, it's a long one. But there is language around… Oh, it's at the bottom number… oh, but that looks like it's… is it crossed down? Yeah, it is crossed out. So is it now just number one? Yeah, so you're asking the way they verify it? Is that what you're asking? No, like, if a student is absent. And they have an excuse absence. And then they come back, but then, like, their grades are penalized. I don't know if this addresses that, or if that's, like, a separate policy. No, it is in here about the student having adequate time. To… and it may be in the BP, sorry, here we go. It's in the board policy,
083not the AR. So when a student's absence from school is excused, the student's teacher shall determine identical or reasonably equivalent assignments and tests. To those missed during the absence, which the student shall be permitted to complete for full credit within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the teacher. Okay. Thank you. Mhm. Um, just to go along with that, um, for whatever reason, if a student isn't allowed adequate time, like, for example, I think it was kind of what Joanna was going for. Um, was like, if it's on a Monday and you're in science class, and you have a lab on Monday, and you can only make up the lab Tuesdays and Thursdays, and let's say you have. Strep or something, and you aren't… you're out of school the whole week because of strep,
084and they don't allow makeup, so the following week. Would that be excused? And if the teacher doesn't allow that to be excused. Could they trial that with the principal, since it is a district policy? Yeah, so in the language, it does… so if you were absent for, you know, a week, a whole week, right, and you missed the makeup opportunity, according to the language in this policy. You would be afforded the time to make up, even if you were still sick during the indicated makeup time, if you will. Um, and if there was any kind of situation where you needed some additional support, certainly, we're obviously reaching out to teacher, but then reaching out to administrator if you need that, but that… that language in there. Um… we wouldn't want to double penalize you if
085you were sick during the makeup as well. Yeah. I think that was what I saw was just a lot more… coverage for things that are kind of beyond the student's control. Um, you know, um… And also, within their control, I mean, college and university visitation was… is on here. Which I think is awesome that that is now an excused absence. So that was actually a local decision, so when Maite Te Turi brought this to you all in 2023. That was an addition, that was a locally determined one that was a… and I kept it in there. I didn't remove anything that was… So you can thank yourself! Okay, thank you very much. Yes, Belda. Okay, uh… We're done with the business, we just need to talk about future business. Does anybody have anything they'd like
086to… put on the Future Business Docket. Right? Did you have something? Yes, I want to, um, make sure that we are highlighting, um. The LCAPA Budget Advisory Committee and multiple communications. I saw the first one go out. Uh, but I really would like it to be on… on different socials, um, at the schools, and really make sure that. Folks in the community know, uh, parents, um, in particular know what is going on with our. With the budget situation, and to really, I think, you know, highlight some. Some big decisions, uh, forthcoming. Um, next is… Matthew, I wrote you, but I would like, I think, a little bit more of a public follow-up. On concerns over the change in the insurance levels for. Uh, parents just wanted to see how that's being implemented, and if we
087need to revisit that. But just to, um… I've heard a couple of issues. Bubbling up, and would like to see… Whether that's just a couple, or whether this is happening across the board. I saw the one concern, so I'll follow up. Okay, anything else? Go ahead, Ruby. I did want to bring up how last time we were talking about the three student board members going to, um, the three high schools, um. And I do want to see if that's something that we can make happen, because I feel like that would be a great resource for our students to know who we are. And who they can reach out to. So I feel like that's something I would want us to do together. I agree. I think that would be great. Aside from our board office
088hours, the three of you want to go and just go to… yeah. We had discussed this in the, um… orientation. Yeah. And so, um… I feel like it would also be, like, um… a great opportunity for our… for… the board members to see each other's school, what's going on, the students. Just kind of a little intel, because how Paige said she wants to know a little bit what's going on in San Antonio. I would be interested in what's going on at Petaluma High School in Casa Grande as well. So I feel like that's something that would be a great intel for us. Excellent. Okay, we got that. I'll work on it, yeah. Well, I just noticed on the new board policy. That, uh, it's an excuse absence for a civic or political event, or… There
089you go. Great. Was that something that we had also heard about? Standard. I'll reach out to the three of you, and we can set up… maybe we find a… Find a day that would work, and we can just… we could kind of make their own, I think that would be really… it would be interesting. Meet with the principals, go and see a few programs. And then allow you… the three of you to… to have a… just a broader understanding of. Each other's schools. Uh, so, um, I have a quick question. So, I'm actually gonna be graduating in November or December. I'm trying to shorten my… trying to… how do you say it? Lengthen my time there to stay there longer, but getting complicated. But I was wondering how, like, is that gonna work as a
090board member? I wanted to see if there's something I could do, like, to go into school once a week to still be able to see that activities. What they're doing, what's going on there, so I don't completely lose touch, because I still want to be able to get my full intel as if I was still a student. So I just wanted to see with you guys how we could work something out around that. So we had the situation with Julian. Yeah. I think he graduated in December, right? January, he did. And Daniel, but then he went to work. So, yeah, I think… I think I'm gonna lose touch of you guys, and I still want to be here, so I want to have my position. No, you can't go. No, we will work something out.
091I mean, this is… your positions are… our creation. So, um… We can… we can talk about it, for sure. Perfect, I'm glad you brought it up, though, instead of at the lesson. Yeah, and plan the party. Yes. Yeah, and don't… don't start spring fever quite yet, or senioritis. Yeah, yeah, it sounds like everybody… Sounds like all the sites are really… doing a really wonderful job, so… It's wonderful. Okay. Uh, I… anything else? Yeah, go ahead. Oh, you didn't do it. So, I know, like we said, we sent out the Youth Truth Pulse Survey, but I don't know if we've ever gotten, like, a… Presentation, or maybe we have, sorry if I miss… if I don't remember, or if it's just, like, embedded in the LCAP, but I would love. To see what folks are saying
092on the poll surveys. As well as the athletic surveys. Yeah, I think those are the main things. Just to hear that feedback, because we send it out, but I don't know if it ever comes back to us. And you saw the… you saw the, um… In the newsletter about the sport survey and the, um… I think I said a couple things about the athletics survey. But… Yeah, but I want to hear more. Yeah, yeah, okay, so… Um, when I'm thinking about the priorities that we talked about, maybe that third priority around the data, we could do… When we get it in with the sites, then come and do a little, um… a board presentation about the areas that we're focusing on, that we're shining light on. I think that would be great. Excellent. Anything else?
093Okay. I believe we are done, I… Did I hear something? Okay, I… we adjourn. I thought