001this meeting uh back to order real quickly. Um our organization welcome and pledge of allegiance. We'll have board member Justin Petty, our student board member lead us in the pledge of allegiance. Please rise. I allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Alrighty. Welcome. Sorry we don't have quite enough seats for you all. Yes, we are. We will do that right now. Thank you. So, we do have some things to report out from our closed. Um, real quickly, item 3.2.1, we have a stipulated expulsion 109F 25- 26. Do I have a motion? >> We have a motion by Trusty Jeff. >> Second, >> and a second by Trusty Duncan to approve item 3.2.
002What did I just say? >> Lakeake. Okay, >> thank you. My apologies, Trusty Lake. First by Trusty Lake, second by Trusty Duncan to approve item 3.2.1, our stipulated expulsion 109F 25- 26. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All oppose hearing none. Motion passes unanimously. Item 3.3, conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation pursuant to government code section 54956.9 significant exposure to litigation pursuant to government code 54956.9. Uh, subdivision D2, we had three cases. Report out on one, uh, discussed with council. Uh, no action taken. Report out on case three. I'm going to come back to two because I have a statement to make. Uh, report out on two is that, uh, the board discussed and provide provided unanimous direction to staff. Report out on case two. Um, regarding in close session under item
0033.3, the board received an update from legal counsel regarding complaints regarding Trusty Duncan. As mentioned at the last meeting, given the legal nature of this topic, the district's attorneys are handling it and have been investigating the matter. The board hopes to provide more information on this as it proceeds, but may be limited in what we can share given that in it involves personnel and legal matters. With that being said, we're going to go ahead and move to item 5.2, approval of agenda. >> Do I have a motion? >> A motion to approve. >> Second. >> We have a first by Trusty Duncan and a second by Trusty Lake to approve item 5.2, approval of the agenda. Any questions or comments? Hearing none, starting with the student board. All in favor say I. >> I. board
004>> I. >> All oppose. Hearing none. Motion carries unanimously. Item six, reports and communications. Item 6.1, our board report. Um, this is the time for our board to share their reports with the on based on their activities over the past month. Do I have a volunteer to kick us off? Oh, by the way, um we obviously only have three uh trustees here tonight. We have two members who are homesick. Trustees Underwood and Jeff are ill. So, unfortunately, they're not with us, but we do have a quorum. So, we're glad we were able to conduct the meeting tonight. >> Co. Yeah, I'll kick us off. Um, >> thank you. >> Uh, traveling a lot lately, but I was able to go to the the DO learning walk, uh, which was awesome. Um, got to go spend
005some time in a couple different classrooms. Um, particularly, uh, I was in, uh, Dave Walters classroom. uh world history and he just does a fantastic job of of engaging the kids. Um I also joked with him that uh if the Kings ever need an onc court uh PA guy, he's the guy. If you've ever been to a a boys basketball game, uh he does a fantastic job of uh [clears throat] of calling the game. Um, and then tonight, um, I got to be here, but I wish I was at the the DO basketball game cuz first round of the playoffs tonight. And, um, I'm going to miss something very special. Uh, they're going to, uh, give out a, uh, first first time spirit award in, um, in memory and in the name of um, Sienna
006Hoffman. and um we're going to give it to a uh um a girl on the varsity team and a girl on our Lady Eagles team. So, pretty cool. So, that's it. >> Thank you very much, Trusty Lake. >> Good evening, everyone. It's a large group. Welcome. Thanks for being here. Uh this past month, I had a chance to also attend the learning walk at DIO and it's always impressive. Uh, two of my kids are are are attending DO and uh it's it's fun to to see uh teaching in action. Um, we get to go through different uh different classrooms and be a fly on the wall and just kind of in in some cases you're able to interact. Um, but overall you're you you leave with a feeling of um you're just impressed by the
007level of uh instruction that's happening and um so I'm grateful for that and I'm I'm grateful for the uh the admin. You guys do a great job. Uh it's awesome. It's one of the best parts of uh of of this job is to be able to visit sites and to uh to interact with students and and teachers. Um, I uh it's also been on our mind because of the snow and uh in this week uh I'm I'm interested. There's several districts around us. They take a they take a ski week uh this month. So, a lot of a lot of schools have u have this week off which would have helped us because we had to close uh Forest Hill due to snow >> or how long is it? Is it ongoing? Tomorrow. Just today.
008>> Tomorrow. tomorrow might be another day just given the weather. So, that's been on my mind. Um because I I think that it's uh it'd be a nice break. I don't know. I'm I'm curious of uh how teachers in general would would react to that. I just, you know, in knowing in working with other districts, uh most other districts take this week off. Uh we tend to take three Mondays off over the last two months. So, something that we're we're talking about. Um, anyway, we're trying to uh there's a lot going on. Not everything that we were we uh we can always talk about, but um I am uh I'm grateful to be here and I'm I'm proud of this district and uh proud of all the good work that so many of you guys
009u you do. A lot of you pour your heart and soul into your into your work and uh and it comes across. It builds a culture and each site has its own individual culture and um and it's it's impressive. So, thank you. >> Thank you, Trusty Lake and happy birthday to Trusty Lake and for choosing to spend your birthday with this crowd tonight u with the board so that we could get the the work done for our community. I really appreciate that and your commitment to this board. Um it has been a busy month, lots going on. Um, but I just wanted to give a huge congratulations to all of our winter sports who are now heading into postseason. I am so proud of the schools throughout our district who have many teams have won
010league titles this year. Many have won them for the first time in a very long time. Some have consistently just been crushing it. And it's so fun to see um to see that it there is so much success in this district um from from our teams and it's I think it's slightly unheard of like it's very common in our area. I was talking with Ali about it. He goes, you know, we win a lot like our district wins a lot. And uh I had the pleasure of going to Kfax's back to school night and I I had a had a chat with some of the coaches up there and um just impressed and and with the staff and uh but I just wanted to keep it about that tonight. Uh celebration. I feel like from
011this point forward in this school year, it just goes turbo speed >> and before you know it, we're blinking and seniors are leaving. Uh we only have four months left. Um as far as our board meetings with our student board members and I just wanted to share uh my thanks to our staff. We have a lot of retirees this year. Um and I'm sure that there'll be more on that uh later, but we've had a lot of dedicated wonderful people working for our district for a very long time and some very large shoes to fill in different programs. Um and uh I know that there's been some concern. I've I've heard a lot from community. I've had a lot of community members reach out to me and had conversations. Um, concerns around music. Um, you're
012speaking to my heart. I care about our visual and performing arts programs. Um, they're intricral. They're super important. Just as important, I believe, as everything else that's happening at our school, like sports, sometimes that's the only place where students feel welcomed. That's their home. That's their their therapy, their support is through the arts. And it's definitely a place where I found that um as well. And I I can assure you that we care too and we're we're hearing from you. I just want you to know that's we're not turning a blind eye. We care. We're tracking it. And we hope for uh the best people in those positions moving forward and that our intention is to keep um our VAPA programs robust. With that being said, I'm going to go ahead and turn it to
013item 6.2, our ad hoc committee updates. um our board policy audit. I just wanted to make a quick comment on there has been some falsehoods um on social media regarding some of these ad hoc committees or that they were created recently uh based on allegations. I can assure you that this policy ad hoc committee started months and months and months ago um and that the intention was just to clean up um and edit our binder. There's not actually that many required policies in our binder and we wanted to assure that only the things that we need in there that our staff is utilizing or referencing uh regularly remained in our binder or things that made it easier for um our community to understand what uh the the processes that that we do in our district
014and that the intention was just to clean it up so that we didn't have a messy binder. You know, it's like cleaning out our room. So um regarding board bylaw 9030 direction regarding complaints against board members there's also been falsehoods surrounding uh that that that was created in in uh as a result of of recent allegations. I can assure you that that is also not the case um that that uh committee had started working um on that months prior as well. And then regarding uh board bylaw 912 board member electronic communications, um it's my understanding that it's still with legal and um hopefully we'll have a report out on that or we'll be able to take action at our next board meeting. Uh Trusty Lake, you're on that committee. Do you have anything further to
015say? Okay, great. With that, we're going to go ahead and turn to 6.3 student board member reports. Adam, welcome and I'm glad you're here tonight. I was worried. I I spoke to uh superintendent out. I said, "There's weather up there. I just want to make sure our students are safe. Please let him know he is not required to be here if he cannot be here." So, I'm glad to see you tonight. >> Definitely definitely wanted to be here. Thank you so much. Uh hi everyone. I'm Adam Weart. I'm the student board representative of KFax. Uh so, last Thursday night, um we had our future Falcon night. So, it was really amazing to see all of the incoming students get to experience all the clubs and sports that KFax offers. I hope they found some interest
016at some of the things that we offer. I also sat a lot saw lots of board and district members there. So I'm very grateful for all coming for coming and getting to experience that part of Kfax. Uh I'd als I'd like to congratulate uh Mr. Steinbeck and welcome as our very own as our next uh principal. So we're very excited and we're we love to have you as our principal. Um so last Wednesday uh we had our student voice meeting our final one actually and it was regarding nutrition. So a lot of the students there like understood that there are parameters to abide by um things that need to be in check. Um but there was a lot of discussion about improvements could be made to like how much food was made and like maybe
017surveying students um because certain foods will typically run out. Uh, and recently with the student board applications coming up, um, I was able to be featured on TTV to be able to have students learn more about the position, kind of spread the word, have them know like kind of what the position's about. And so I'm very much looking forward to the upcoming like ASB election process. Um, I think it'll be really interesting to just get that kind of student involvement um, with the actual electing of the student board member. Um, and I've actually had a lot of promising applicants come up to me and try and find out what the position is about. So, that's been really great to see. Um, as as uh President Spade was saying, um, a lot of our winter sports
018are coming to a close, entering playoffs, uh, states, and we're looking forward to a lot of spring sports that are coming up, and so, thank you so much. >> Awesome. Thank you so much, Adam. I always appreciate your comments. Um, I have both Maddie, uh, Trusty Weart, student trusty Weart's, um, talk as well as mine. So, I'm going to start off with mine and then I'm going to move on to hers. Good evening, board. I want to thank everybody for being here today. Happy random acts of kindness week. I want to genuinely say I appreciate the immense value you all bring to the table, both the board and public. You guys do have value and I appreciate seeing every single one of your faces. The last month has been busy yet productive in advocating for
019the students of Deloro and Confluence West. Some of the events I attended since the last board meeting have been the varsity soccer game on 122, the Deloro parent club meeting on 126, the California Association of Student Council's presidential in introduction panel on 23. That was really cool. I had a um I had the current president of the California Association of Student Councils reached out to me and asked me if I'd like to participate in their voting process, which is really cool to see. a freshman soccer game on 25, a Deloro learning walk on 24, and I was planning on attending the Confluence Learning Walk on 211, but I was not notified of the cancellation. A student voice meeting on 211. I attended the Future Falcons and community night at Kfax High School on 212. That
020was amazing. I saw Adam or trusty student trustee Weart working so much of it and he was so incredible there. You could tell that the students truly do respect you. And finally, a student ambassadors meeting on 213. Before I jump into all that, I do want everyone to or before I jump into everything else on my on the rest of my report, I want everyone to know that I do take my role as a student advocate very seriously. I want to bring awareness to the public comment timer that was placed upon my comments at the last board meeting. I want to be clear that this limits my ability to speak and represent the students I represent. This was only placed upon me. This is not something that the board has done, but is a is
021a limit that the district put upon me on the last board meeting. For members of the community who may not know what a student voice meeting is, I will be sharing about that. It is an opportunity for members of the board and district administration to listen to feedback in a meeting facilitated by the student board members. There are about 40 representatives of different students participating in diverse selections of uh what we offer at Delo. at the last board meeting. They could have been nominated by a staff member, myself, or voluntarily signed up. So, let's see what what what did our students say needed to be worked on on nutrition. They said transparency in the sourcing and nutrition information every item served. I thought this was super interesting because the board is all about transparency and
022I love seeing that correlation of okay, our our board what our board is doing is aligning with our with our student priorities. Also giving students a greater say in the choices they are offered. Supplying more of the popular meals, not having processed items and having healthier healthier and sourced locally grown food. More food options for those with dietary restrictions, especially the gluten-free community was brought up. and um an open campus. Students said that if they can't choose the if when there's all these restrictions on what is being offered at Delora, which I know that we have a lot of restrictions, not just housewide, but governmental wide, then having an open campus is nice to be able to choose the food that they want. All right. So some of the solutions that we came up to
023came up with that um the district can implement right now if they choose to do is having a Google survey sent out during intervis during advisory to collect the most liked items feedback and an opportunity to share new menu ideas for consideration. A Costco samples day where students get to try some like like if you guys go if you guys know what you're I'm talking about Costco has these like little like bite-sized samples. So, you just get a little bite of like everything that they off everything that our our cafeteria can offer. And then um students can rank the options for most favored to least favored. And let's say that they like spaghetti and meatballs, then they could do like bonets, too. Or they can do I don't know. I'm just I'm just making that
024kind of up on the spot. But just being able to try these different pieces and then give inspiration to our to our staff or and then finally a schoolboard resolution asking the government to provide more funding to our meals so we can have more options for our students. Other feedback I've received in the last month is um looking closer at our locker rooms and Yody gym areas and possibly doing some updates and maybe future bonds then. All right, now let's go to athletics. This was a pretty packed month with athletics. The athletic hall of fame um has been worked on by assistant activities director Fee. He is organizing it and having his leadership class uh learn how to program it, learn how to do all the work. So I think that this will truly elevate
025Deloro from being a a sports school to be like a legit let's get people recruited sports school. And I am super excited to see that because sports are generally a place where students can feel that they can have fun. they could go out with their friends, they can compete um and get better in something and maybe school is not their thing and then sports might be. So, I'm super excited to see um it'll be April 15th, I believe, is the grand opening of this new program and I'm just very excited for that. That'll be awesome. The girls softball team has received a national 11th ranking. Um a national ranking is always pretty incredible. The wrestling team won seven boys and seven girls SFL titles, which was really cool. Um, I know President Spade is a
026big wrestling fan and I have I'm gonna be honest, I've never been to a wrestling match. I need to go to one. That's one of the that's one of the sports I've not been to. But seeing that they have had so many SFL titles was just so inspiring to see. And then soccer playoffs ended um I believe last Friday and basketball playoffs are happening right now. I also want to um give a shout out to uh Sienna Hoffman. I think that that is an incredible thing to do. Gia Hoffman is currently one of our ASB officers. She's an incredible human. I'm sure her sister was too. And I think that that's so awesome that we're remembering her in this way. As for academics goes, um AP testing, signing up, is happening right about now. And
027our dual enrollment classes started uh in January. As for activities, the senior grad trip is being worked on right now. Junior prom is being worked on right now. And elections for officers next year is also being worked on right now. Some miscellaneous good news is that Delaware assistant principal uh Matt Rick won an administrative award last month. So um props to him. That is always so cool to see uh one of our staff members getting recognized for the great work they do. Separately, I want to thank President Spade for the opportunity to lead the pledge. I appreciate you and how much you truly see me as a full board member at these meetings. As always, ending it off on a fun light-hearted note. Um as I shared at the beginning of my report, it is
028random acts of kindness week and each day uh leadership it has created a project under activities director fee to host different ways to spread kindness and give back to our Deloro community. So today was kindness rocks day and um students found I mean I think 20 to 50 I don't know there there was a lot of rocks students found rocks that had positive messages on them around campus. So, um, like you're amazing. And then they then they got their you're amazing rock. They brought it to leadership. They got a piece of candy and they got to keep that rock. And I just think that spreading kindness is something that we all can do more, something I can do more and something I'm grateful for um, our leadership team and activities director fee for doing. So,
029thank you all. That concludes my report. >> Thank you. Are you read also reading uh, Maddie's? >> Thank you. H what would I do without you? Thank you so much. I appreciate that. Yep. So, uh this is direct I want the public to know this is directly from Maddie. This is not my views, the students of Deloro's views or Confluence West High School. So, when I say the word I, I'm speaking for Maddie and not for myself. Good even good evening everybody. Some stuff we've had going on at Forest Hills campus includes our model UN club joining KFax for their first United Nations related event. Thank you Mrs. Codingham for taking the time to do this event with Model UN. We also recently had our community night on February 3rd along with league basketball games
030that that night where girls varsity player Amy S scored her 1,000th point. The girls varsity basketball team will play their first playoff game on Thursday. But unfortunately, the boys played their last ever game last Friday and did not make it to the playoffs. Other than sports, we've had the Lions Club around a lot with the successful speech contest they hosted and with them pinning our Leos club on campus, officially associated them with the Lions Club. Our forestry team also won the first overall with at their recent forestry competition with two meddling individuals, Mey O in first and Laya M and third. Lastly, we had a very successful student voice meeting discussing school nutrition and found many reasonable adjustments the school can make to improve student happiness and nutrition. These topics will stu soon be discussed
031with the staff on campus to see what we can do. That concludes her report. Thank you. >> Thank you, Cooper. Welcome. >> Okay, >> green. There you go. >> All right. So, yeah, as we've heard, it is playoff season and I think all of our teams are still live. I think um soccer u both soccer teams um won the first round of the playoffs and I think they're playing tonight too. Um wrestling heads to Stockton so everyone who's still alive there is heading to Stockton for the Masters Championship and um the basketball playoffs start this week. Um boys play at or play boys play on Wednesday and the girls play tonight I think. And apparently the boys are ranked um first in division three. So looking forward to seeing them and ski and snowboard head
032this to the state race at Sugar Bowl this week. So get to race on the slopes. Um so yeah, as you've heard um we our our topic for student voice was food and nutrition. Um it was kind of like difficult to keep the conversation like achievable goals sometimes, but like you know it was it was a good balance, but we did have a couple of good takeaways. Um, so basically like you know since we have open campus kind of part of the issue is like on rainy days all those kids who like go to Tango or like Taco Tree um you know they don't want to walk in the rain. So like there's way more kids heading to the cafeteria or like the food carts. So basically kids were you know saying that you know
033food ran out really quick on rainy days. And like part of the theme was it was hard to like get out of the kids. It was like well did you run out of pizza or was it you know did you run out of food all entirely? I think it was, you know, they ran out of what they wanted, but um I mean the solution could be, you know, just have more of whatever food they wanted. Um we also discussed the possibility of adding another food cart to campus. So like, you know, if you kind of know like Plaster's campus, we have the cafeteria and lower and then we have a cart that's kind of like the art wing for all the kids who are in upper campus to kind of come to that cart instead
034of go all the way down to the cafeteria being like the last ones there. Um, but basically kids were wanting another cart, maybe like the science swing to just kind of like take the stress off that cart so that they could have access to the food that they wanted. So, um, so yeah, basically quantity was an issue. Um, that kid said, um, they also said that hopefully they thought it was achievable just to add more toppings. So, I don't know, any set of spices, um, sauces. I don't know quite what the regulations [laughter] are on that, but that's just what they wanted. Um, what else? Oh yeah, and um be hard to miss last Friday we had a significant group of students that protest in front of the courthouse. Um and I'm glad to say
035that everyone who participated, they were peaceful, they ran civil um on both sides. So um definitely grateful that it happened. So civil, always civil. Um and yeah, we had some mentions on next year's student board members. Um there's been a couple kids who approached me and yeah, somehow I haven't met any of them so far, but um or some of them, but um yeah, they're all super interesting kids and I'm definitely confident that they'll bring a lot to the board next year. So yeah, that's all I have for this week. Thank you. >> Thank you so much, Cooper. Moving to item 6.4, our superintendent showcase and community recognition for Placer and Confluence High School. Welcome, [clears throat] Principal Jackson. >> Good evening, board. And for those at home, I'm Jamie Jackson, principal of Placer and
036Confluence. Um, I have two special groups that are going to join me up here if you guys would join me. >> Thank you. Uh, running Placer is definitely a team effort. So, we have some really special guests tonight. Um, the Hillman Foundation and Placer High School are honored to receive our second consecutive grant award from the Navy League STEM Institute and the Placer County Council of the Navy League. Our first grant award in 2425 uh benefited our phys our physics program by funding new sets of carts and tracks. This equipment is fundamental to learning about critical concepts needed in every physics class at Plaster High School. And hundreds of students will benefit over the course of the equipment's lifetime. Today we are celebrating our second Navy League grant that will help purchase muchneeded equipment for
037our new biomedical science program that you guys are going to learn about in a little while. Uh these grants are funded between the National Navy League STEM Institute based in Arlington, Virginia and then matched by our local Placer County Council of the Navy League through a revenue sharing grant from the Placer County Board of Supervisors plus a grant from the Hillman Foundation. We are delighted to have the Navy League here with us tonight to present their latest grant award to our Hillman Foundation chair Dave ODM. And there's a giant check. A big big big [applause] >> We're going to take a picture if possible. >> Like to say a few words. >> Yes, please. >> I'm glad to be here tonight representing the Placer County Council before the board of trustees. Uh I have some
038ties to Placer High back in the 80s. my first wife that passed in ' 06 with a teacher here for two years in English and and PE and my daughter spent her first two years here before we were transferred to Nevada. But uh the Navy League established the STEM program back in 2015 and I was the first national president for four years. It's been really really satisfying to be able to give money for some of the items we have and luckily uh we were able to obtain revenue sharing funds from the board of supervisors. So normally if the Navy league grants a $1,000 STEM grant, there has to be matching funds from someone and normally it's a recipient. But this time I was able to take 800 and donate from the Placa County revenue sharing
039program. So it's really been a godsend for helping all these students. And uh tonight uh we're here. They already got their cash check. Now now we're just getting into showing the big big check that I picked up this afternoon and get some pictures. and Shauna is going to get us something in the Auburn Journal like she did last time. So, I'm very happy to be here this evening. >> Thank you. [applause] >> We get all the get all the foundation board members up here behind the check. >> Anybody else sneak in? My wife is my uh great Don. >> Okay, here we go. >> I'm going to get the other end. You go get in there and behind the check. >> Where are we going? >> Right there. >> Are you ready? >> Yeah. >>
040One, two, three. Another one. One more. >> Thank you. >> Good. >> Thank you. very happy and hope you're [applause] going to pick this up. >> Thank you so much. >> Okay, I'll get I'll get the check. >> Okay. Thank you, Jamie. >> You got the big check. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> So, I have the honor of recognizing not just one individual tonight, but an entire team of Placer alumni who have remained dedicated to our school and our community. There's a saying in our town, once a Hillman, always a Hillman. It's a sentiment that speaks to the deep roots of the enduring spirit of Placer High School. That spirit doesn't just survive on its own. It's nurtured, protected, and championed by those who believe that our students deserve excellence in
041their classrooms, on the field, and in their community. There is no stronger, more committed alumni organization and guardian of that excellence for the last 40 35 years than the Hillman Foundation. Founded in 1989 by two legendary educators and principles, Jug Kovich and Tom Johnson, the Hillman Foundation was born out of a simple but powerful vision to bridge the gap between state funding and the worldclass education our students deserve. Since that day, this all volunteer organization has grown into the heartbeat of our campus. To date, they have invested over $1 million to be specific 1,69,484. Uh, as of last year, uh, that's a big number. That is over $1 million worth of instruments for our musicians, safety equipment for our athletes, and cutting edge technology for our classrooms. If you walk through our halls and across
042our fields, you can see the foundation's thumbrints everywhere. In our classrooms, they have funded DNA labs for science, 3D printers for our innovators, and scholarships that have helped hundreds of graduates take their next steps towards a bright future. In our stadium, from the scoreboard at the Lef Fever Stadium to the all-weather track that serves both our students and greater Auburn community, they have ensured that our facilities reflect the pride we feel in our teams. In our spirit, they support the placer activities that ensure every student from the incoming freshman to the graduating seniors feel a sense of belonging on this hill. With the support of Shana McDonald Shana, [applause] and her excellent writing skills, Placer Leadership has been the recipient of $25,000 over the last three years to support our business leadership program, removing barriers
043and opening doors for student connectedness and expanding post-secondary opportunities. What makes the Helman Foundation truly special is its heart. We are truly grateful for all of our Hillman Foundation members, but there is one individual we would like to call special attention to this evening, and hopefully he's listening from home. as one of the first members, former chair of the Hillman Foundation board of directors, longtime announcer for the Hillman football and lefivvera relays and retired plaster English and journalism teacher. Bob Burge has a heart of gold, or should I say green and gold. [snorts] Alongside Shannon McDonald, David Odum, Aaron Lee, and many more, Bob has given countless hours to fundraising, networking, and collaborating with our stakeholders to improve our student opportunities. We cannot thank you enough. As an all volunteer board, they don't do this
044for the recognition or the paycheck. They do it because they love this school. They do it because they know that Placer High School is the fabric of Auburn. They are the bridge that connects generations of alumni with the students of today. And for the members of the Hillman Foundation, past and present, we want to say thank you. Thank you for your tenacity. Thank you for your generosity. And thank you for ensuring that even after 127 years, the future of Plaster High School has never looked brighter. Because of you, we can say with more pride than ever, it is truly great to be a Helman. Please join me in a round of applause for the Helman Foundation. [applause] >> One more P >> and then we're gonna go back here. back. >> Back here. [clears throat]
045>> These lights are ready. >> [applause] >> Okay, >> thanks. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> All right, showcase time. So hopefully those at home and and board you had a chance to click on a lot of the the links that we've attached to our presentation. Um knowing that we wanted to keep this brief. There's a lot to peruse. Um keeping with the trend of our other comprehensives, um we also would like to celebrate tonight our college and career indicator data. And um we looked at our comparable schools and as you can see we are we're knocking it out of the park with um providing experiences for students to show that they are ready for life after high school. Um on the the right hand side you're going to see a lot
046of different options to help them get there. We're going to highlight um our AVID program and our EL supports tonight. Um but we also have some new programs that are really taking off and thriving. And if you remember from U Mr. Wilson's presentation in the fall on the labor market trends. The second highest growth area was health careers. So, um we are excited to be able to introduce the project lead the way biomed program um to begin that next year. So, we'll um that'll be another opportunity for students to really start finding their path. Um we when we talk about being ready, we have a lot of different options on there that are also including just the basic life skills, right? Uh Dan Wilson's life skills class is a huge contributor to students feeling ready
047for school or for life after high school. So um with his mock interviews, our career fair that we offer, um there's a lot of career exploration and college exploration happening on Pler's campus. Next. So the previous slide was our comparable school data, but as you can see, this is our Placer data, and we saw an increase in all of our CAST scores this last year. So both um or in all three areas, language arts, math, and science. So we're excited to see that continual growth. One thing that I'd like to point out to the board and to the public listening is um we have we've had this debate over AP and DE classes and um what happens when our students aren't signing up for enough AP? Do we offer it? Um I think that number
048is pretty interesting. What we could say from that is that our growth over the last four years um students aren't deciding to take DE instead of AP. We have a lot of students doing both. So if you look at the growth between um our AP or from 2021 to 2025, it's tapered off a little bit but staying pretty consistent. And then when you look at the huge growth of DE participation, that's pretty pretty impressive that our students are taking those DE classes. Um and all of our CCI for our subgroups were increasing, but to be really honest, it's an area of growth. We have growth to do to close the gap. So that's going to be our continued effort is how are we supporting our um students with disabilities um and our um our EL
049students and then our A to G rate um continuing to make progress and growth in those areas. And so we're just we're moving in the right direction and um we're excited that we're um we're kind of in this together. And I'm going to let uh Casey share some efforts. Hi, my name is Casey Warden and I am an assistant principal at Plaster High School and I get to talk about people and programs tonight and I love both. So, that's exciting. I want to talk about AVID. So, our AVID program is a lot of hardworking teachers. One is here tonight, Aaron Lee, our our very own. Um, and this is a program. AVID is a program that helps motivated students who are kind of academically in the middle a lot of the time. Helps prepare them
050to succeed and get into colleges. It also is has a focus on students who maybe didn't come from a college culture home, first generation college students. And so it's a really robust program. As you guys can see from our numbers, we have we have a great numbers in every grade level. Um AVID's goals that they've created also mirror our LCAP goals. So our LCAP goals are there and what's in yellow is how our AVID program is achieving those LCAP goals. Um AVID is also does college tours. So to create this collegegoing culture, they take students every year on college and they've expanded that program and they've expanded it into UC's. Another thing they do that's really wise is they tend to take students on these on these uh tours on days where the the campuses
051are having some sort of program or demonstration so that they can go and really see the colleges in action and get the feel and it really what it really does is increases inspiration and engagement and I want to be there. I want to be on this campus. Um, also if you guys look at their attendance rate, um, their attendance rate is 96%. What does that tell us? It tells us that AVID students are engaged in school. They want to be there. They're excited to come every day, and they see purpose in what they're doing. Their our attendance rate is 2% higher than our plaster average rate. So that tells us we look at programs that keep students engaged, keep them coming back, and prepare them for life after high school. AVID is amazing opportunity for
052students. want to talk about EEL next. So, I also get to talk about EEL. Um, which as a Spanish speaker and someone who's lived abroad, this is a real passion of mine. And we're really excited to talk about EEL. But tonight, the real hero of the story is our ELELLS. So, for those of you guys that may not know what an ELTEL is, it stands for long-term English language learners. Right now at Plaster High School, we have around 100 EL students. 62 of those students are considered ELTEL. Now, national average for an ELTEL is a student who's been in EL for 7 years or longer. But at Placer High School, most of our kids have been in EL for 10 years or longer. What does that mean? For a lot of these students, it means
053they may speak both languages in their house. They may have started out speaking one language, but their parents checked a box maybe in kindergarten saying, "We also speak this language." And these students have been de facto tracked and they haven't gotten out up through the elementary school. And so we're really really proud to tell you guys tonight that we just this semester alone reclassified 15 LTEL students. So this is a huge accomplishment. Yeah. [applause] So our rates for ELELS and ELEL's are rising steadily. Our proficiency rates have increased by 43% over the last 5 years. So how are we doing this right? What are we doing? Well to accomplish this success there is multiple areas of support. So, first of all, Plaster High School has a robust EL program led by Christy Dyer. We have
054two amazing bilingual aids, Parihan and Alejandro Rodriguez. Um, they're in and out all day long doing amazing things for kids. We and they're pushing into classes, but we also have a wonderful expanding program through all of our mainstream classes where we are doing things like teleprompting with um subtitles. We're creating curriculum that's available in dual languages so that students have access to succeed across the curriculum and not just keeping them in a sheltered sort of situation. What is that doing? Not only is that helping them increase their academics, but we also have kids who are becoming more engaged in school. We have students playing football. We have cheerleaders because they're engaged and they're understanding and they're able to be in more classes and find success. So, this has definitely contributed to our EL success. Um,
055these are technology tools that are are spreading like wildfire and Carlos actually helped is helping us find new adaptive technology tools to use throughout our classrooms. Um, we also have DAC which is a community involvement. So twice a year we come together with EL families and we want to hear their voice. We want them to feel safe and engaged in our community and our school to hear what they feel they need. And hearing them come in with their suggestions, ideas and concerns has been a really wonderful thing. Um, we also have counselors, teachers, and administrators who speak Spanish. And so what we're finding with that is that we have a lot more parents coming into the office. They're feeling comfortable to come in and ask for what they need and open this communication up. All
056of this again increases student engagement, right? We have a board member who speaks Spanish. The other thing, too, is that we're creating an EL. [laughter] We're creating an EL master plan. And so what we're doing is we're looking at the EEL program as a whole and we're creating a two-year master plan that creates systems and programs. The teachers, the students, everyone on our campus is already doing amazing things, but ensuring that we see what these systems are and creating order to them is really increasing um our our success in EL. So that is my story for tonight. Long-term eels are the heroes of the day. Hi. Um, I'm Amanda Roberts and I'm Shauna Stafford. Um, one goal that we are focused on this year is exceptional teaching and learning. In order to accomplish this, we
057have been strategic and focused in our PLC work. Starting this school year, each department was at a different place. Some were very established and some were getting brand new members. We gave each group um autonomy and choice to decide what they wanted to do. um for their first cycle. So first cycle six departments chose to work on development or revision of their ELOs's. Two departments worked on how they would provide meaningful feedback to students and two departments worked on creating or norming common assessments. Okay. For cycle two, departments chose again from a list of goals. Um teaching and learning labs had been created and so we pulled from that and created some of our own. And so again, creating common assessments, calibrating student grading to make sure we're all aligning, aligning student feedback, and universal
058design for learning and meeting English language learner needs. Um, in addition to that though, we had several groups of teachers requesting time for really specific shared needs and goals. So, we had a dual enrollment meeting, an AVID meeting, a PLTW meeting, and an underclassman support meeting. So, just one major outcome from the underclassman group that I'll share was a schoolwide focus which we're calling prep for success. Um, and there are several links in there which can show you the implementation plan, the letter that we sent home to families, lessons that students experienced in advisory, the explicit lessons and expectations that were shared and reiterated at the beginning of spring semester because we are working towards every single plaster student being actively engaged in their classes and reaching higher levels of success. Um and we realized
059that students there were just some base things um you know the TK8 transition there's just been a lot of change for students and so really setting a foundation of what it means to be a placer high school student um has made a huge difference. In addition we are keeping a tight focus on protecting student learning by holding on to phones during instructional time. >> Thank you. >> All right. Um, for our cycle 3, we have extraordinary teachers at Plaster High School. Some have beautiful inclusive classrooms, some are masters of classroom management, some are tech gurus, some have systems in place to allow them to support several different um levels of students all in the same class period. Some have 30 years of experience and some are brand new and have the most recent research and
060teaching. For our cycle 3, um, we are using this wealth of knowledge that we have on our campus. Um what we did was we asked each teacher um encouraged each teacher to go visit three other classrooms during their prep period to observe and hopefully be inspired by their colleagues. This has been a really fun project. Um it's been full of positivity, self-reflection, building respect and camaraderie amongst our peers. Um and we hope to continue to do this um more than just the three. >> Thank you guys. Plaster transition confluence. Um confluence has three major areas to celebrate this evening. Um one attendance is has been up which has been a huge effort. A big piece of that this is Rebecca Cythe. Um she has a split role and we'll get to explain that in a
061minute. But um having um having her position over there, senior admin assistant position over there has really helped us create some consistency with attendance tracking and so um give her a big kudos for that. Um the graduation rate also we saw us almost 18% increase in our graduation rate last year which sounds great but it comes with a um the disappointment of losing the funding that we were receiving for having a lower graduation rate. So, good on the students, but we're missing out on the the funds that helped provide the um admin support and a counselor and um feeling hopeful though those efforts were um we did see um some positive um results from that. So, um excited to see that that next year there will be a dedicated principal for for that um site.
062So, um that will be great. And then also with the move of Maidu to um our other location on Pler's campus, we have greater access to the the great room office area which has helped to create some consistency and privacy for students and um just more of a kind of a functioning school system there. So um things are are working well over there. Good evening everybody. My name is Rebecca Cyp. Um, like Jamie said, I serve as two roles at Confluence High School. Uh, first, uh, administrative assistant as well as the attendance. Um, I'm the first face in the morning that they see, probably the last face before they leave. Um, encouraging them to come. Often I'll even go pick them up if they need a ride. Um, so it has been really advantageous to
063build these connections with the students. um which made it very fluid for me to move into my secondary role as the internship coordinator. Um that's a new role for me this year. It has been really fabulous. Um I come from strong ties within the community, uh the Auburn Journal, the Auburn Chamber. So it was pretty uh smooth moving into some of those community connections and placing these students into the community. Um some of our slides up here, you'll see we had 32 student participants last semester. That is a record number for our internships. Um, can I get a whoop whoop? Um, so we worked really hard. Um, with that came some, um, unforeseen struggles. Um, you know, placing a lot of kiddos, you're going to have some stumbles along the way, and we sure did.
064Um, but that was a good learning experience for everybody all the way around. Um, we're able to hold those community relations and, you know, not burn any bridges along the way. So, it's um, it's good to move forward with those. Um, as you can see, we have 21 partnering businesses. We have a lot of businesses that we repeat constantly. Um, some of the ones over there, um, Echo Valley Ranch, Strictly Toyas, Arbotech, these are huge community supporters that are going to be open for our program over and over again. Um, I've also done a lot of outreach this year. um the Seroptimus group, um the Auburn Rotary groups, um the Auburn Chamber meetings to kind of float the idea to new businesses about this program, um and open our range of industries that our students
065get to see. Um we have them in the restaurant industry, automotive industry, um the daycare um so kind of getting them out there and seeing what what it's all about. Um it's been a really great experience. Um >> Yep. Great. Thank you. Okay, the last slide we have for Confluence is just a testimony to what it means to be an adviser at Confluence. And um these are those roles that that all of our staff are supporting and um and it takes it takes the whole village to support students at Confluence. Um so just some highlights for you about what what they're doing on a day-to-day basis. Um we've got Grandma Yaya doing a lot of volunteer support. We've got, you know, a lot of mental health support from that added counselor this year and our
066our mental health with Cecilia. Um, just a lot happening every single day at Confluence. And, um, just wanted to give you guys an idea of what it looks like on a regular basis in the week. All of these things are happening. So, um, yeah, that's that's those are the highlights for Confluence. And that's it. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [applause] THE WORK YOU GUYS DO is truly incredible both at Plaster and in Confluence. Um, two of my favorite sites. I mean, they're all my favorites, but you know, but my babies are Hillman, so so I got to [laughter] shout out for that. Um, and I appreciate I hope that people will take the time to look and and and go into the links that you posted in your slides. You guys had a very comprehensive
067presentation. and I appreciate the time and effort you guys took to put this together for us tonight. >> I want to echo that. I want to um thank you all for your energy and enthusiasm, enthusiasm. >> Um next time uh you guys do such great work. I app I want to give a shout out to Mrs. Warden um because she I don't know if you guys know this, but she works with Deloro too. She does not stay in her plaster bubble and this is unheard of in um >> for just any administrator to do anywhere. um she has reached out to me before and said, "Hey, you guys do this at Deloro. Um I want to learn how you do this." And we have been on multiple Google meets together. We have emailed back and
068forth. Your passion is inspiring. You give me so much faith in our education system and it is inspiring. Thank you very much. >> Beautiful. Moving to item 6.5 or staying in our item 6.5. I'll turn it over to Superintendent Ali. >> All right. Since you made [clears throat] the comment about us winning quite a bit, I I don't think it's normal for a district to win as much as this district does. And and it goes across the board, you know, specifically to our classrooms and just the um the performances we have. So, you know, living over by Plaster High School, I see students on that field all weekend long. I mean, not just dinking around, but they're actually like working and working out, running routes, jumping on the bleachers, because I hear that from my
069house. Um, but then I see music kids pushing instruments over to the gym on Sunday cuz Dave's like, "That's when we can get into the gym and we have to practice." So, I bring that up because the students are committed. The staff obviously is committed and puts the time in. So, again, great job to to all of you who work for our district. We're very fortunate to have such a such a wonderful place. Um, so I've started my students stupid let me try that again. Superintendent advisory groups at each of the sites. I've had meeting at Plaster and Forest Hill. They were they were very good. Um looking forward to having the next ones and Del Oro and Kfax are coming up. Obviously the students talked about the student voice. Um we're going to cancel
070our special board meeting workshop. It's just like I've said to you guys before, you guys are busy. You have a lot going on and we'll work on rescheduling that. Uh trustees, if you are interested in being on the Plaster County School Board Association Executive Committee, please let Desiree know by this Friday. you have an updated copy of the Brown Act handbook that was given to you. Um, also, um, Cooper brought this up, but we had, uh, students choose to exercise their right and go out and engage in civic engagement. Um, we received some emails questioning why we as a school district would allow this. Um, per ED code 48205A12, students are allowed one excused absence per year for a civic or political event. It's not something we allow. not something they have a right to
071do and they did it well. Um, as Cooper said, um, you know, just went out and and and their voices were heard. So, good job to them. Um, I have student engagement meetings coming up March 4th at KFax, March 11th at Forest Hill, March 25th at Placer, and April 15th at Del Oro. And our next regular board meeting is on the 17th of March. And with that, Deputy Superintendent Camiti. >> Thank you. Um couple events happening. Um our quality schools in service is on March 18th at Delaware High School. This is a great event. Um many um important professional development sessions are being planned and scheduled for that full day. Um thank you to Mr. E over here. Um it's always special when you get a 5 a.m. wakeup call or text message about a
072snow day. Um but Peter and his team and maintenance operations um and our cafeteria staff um it's not an easy um thing to go through when you have to figure out what to do with a snow day as much as the kids thinks a snow day is just fantastic. Um it comes with it some other consequences like spring break. So uh we are real conscious of our our time and um making sure we meet those minutes. And it's going to be a busy week it looks like on on the Weather Channel. So, um, also thank you to Alena Del Favro and her team and all of our site principles that are going through hiring season. Uh, we have, um, a great pool of applicants for, um, all of our teaching positions that have been posted
073as well as our, um, alted principal position. And so, that is a, um, a great process that's being planned. Um, I'm hearing great feedback from our principles about their hires and several more to come this week and I'm excited to see how those turn out. But, um, great process, great candidates and we're excited to welcome in new family members to Plaster Union High School District. And that concludes my report. >> Very much. Moving to item 6.6, six associated teachers of plaster CTA NEA ATP presidents report. Welcome. >> Thank you so much. Can I approach the um the trustees with a handout that I think it'll help with one thing? Okay, sure. >> Could you please hand one to Miss Atkins as well? >> Is there an extra? Well, let me >> Tom and I can
074share. We can share. >> No, we can share. We're good. >> Yeah, sure. >> Thank you for getting one for us, too. I appreciate you. >> Oh, well, it was just it was luck. I put new ink in my printer. [laughter] That's what it really was. Um, so I have a few different concerns to bring to the board today. The first one is um on the whole uh circumstance with Trusty Duncan and self-governance. So, um, speaking in regards to the governance concerns that were previously raised, um, we do understand that the board has indicated that it can't discuss the matter publicly because it could become a legal issue and we respect the need to follow legal guidance and the Brown Act. However, even when substance cannot be discussed by the board, process can be and
075to that end, we request the following. that the board place the process by which community concerns are addressed regarding board self-governance on the March 17th, 2026 agenda to do these things. Explain the procedural framework, reassure the community that concerns are being addressed, and clarify the existence or absence of pending litigation. If there is no pending litigation under Gov code 54956.9, we request that the board also place a governance review update on the March agenda so that the community understands how these particular concerns are being addressed. And for this we would like a clarification whether the matter has been referred to independent review or investigation and if so what the general timeline is for completion and that to the extent legally permissible that the board commit to reporting findings or corrective actions publicly once the review
076is complete. We seek assurance that concerns are being addressed thoughtfully and lawfully in a timely fashion. And I will follow up on this um informally in writing as well. And the second issue um has to do with the Brown Act. I feel like deja vu because we had all those different um circumstances where we talked about the Brown Act like a year ago and I think we might have an actual violation of the Brown Act. So if you look at the handout that I provided um I put the text together for AB 1390 which is the ED code um and then also board bylaw 9250. And initially my understanding was this is what I was told is that the board was automatically going to get the maximum allowable um due to uh this this new
077assembly bill that had been passed 1390 and that it was expected and then it started January 1st. However, if you look at AB 1390 and at BB9250 in both sets of language, it says may receive, meaning that in order to receive the maximum or any additional monthly compensation, the board must take action. Under the Brown Act, action takes place in open session with items placed on the agenda. The public has a chance to comment and board members vote in the public eye. Additional compensation cannot be claimed until this happens. An increase in compensation could take effect immediately following an affirmative vote or on a specified future date. Board members receive full health benefits and the cost of those benefits has also increased. So denoting the total compensation under consideration as an item on the March
078board meeting agenda would be helpful towards public transparency. And in light that the payments have already started, it would be pretty easy if the it was placed on the board meeting agenda for March to simply change the payment date to start um after however many months the payment has been received. I believe that would need to be looked into, but that would be um a possible solution. in terms of the maximum payment. I just want to draw attention to the fact that um if you look at the compensation the the increase in compensation not even the total compensation um for our five board members if the maximum were to take effect we would be looking at for the five members sorry why is this >> you're too close >> I'm too close sorry is this
079better okay the um compensation would be approximately half the compensation that all 200 00 members of certificated staff be re receiving for their raise in this next year. So that might be something to consider in terms of because we were told that the board doesn't have extra money. Our district doesn't have extra money. So asking for the maximum seems a little bit out of place with where we currently are. And um we're all in the same boat. And so it kind of feels to me like and nobody's hopefully nobody is looking at it as we're getting steak versus chicken. Um but it kind of feels like we're getting PB&J over here, right? Um the last item and hopefully we'll have some more joyful ones the next board meeting. Um the PKS resolution. So um one
080of the board items for tonight is based off of ED code 44955. Um, I noticed a few things in it that are concerning and I feel like um, it absolutely should not be adopted in its current form. Um, it's not accurate nor meets the statutory requirements under ED code. First off, there's a discrepancy in the FTE accounting listed. It says 5.17 FTE and um, when I counted up the FTE, I got over eight. I originally thought it was eight. Um, but there are also people who taught on their preps and so I think I might be low at 8.33 in terms of FTE that's not accounted for, that's not being hired for next year at this time. In addition, the reduction or elimination in particular kinds of service needs to be identified. That's the point
081of a PKS. um the essential skills or health being added on as a freshman requirement next year means that it's replacing other sections and so the clarity about what programs are being reduced or discontinued as a result of this um added requirement and then there's also internal inconsistency within the PKS resolution itself and granted some of those things could be tweaked but not when we have so many different areas that probably should be examined. Um, there are contradictory statements within the resolution and there's possible confusion about the purpose of the PKS itself. It looked to me like it might have been rushed in order to meet the March 15th deadline in case of need of layoffs, but we have so many people that are not going to be coming back because of PARS. I would
082sure think that we would be able to work around that. And I think that's it. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> [applause] >> Alrighty, moving to item seven. I just wanted to share with you that we've had several um probably more than several, but I guess that's four or more, but we've definitely had more than four comments regarding uh public comment and a request to move it up in the agenda um from the end of the night to closer to the beginning of the night. So, with that in mind, uh we are testing it out uh tonight. We essentially moved it back or a previous superintendent moved it back to the end of the meeting when we used to start our open session much earlier and based on um based on that it
083was moved back but our meetings have extended. They're a little bit longer these days. So we want to try to be responsive and respectful of your time and we do appreciate when you guys choose to address the board. With that being said, we're going to go ahead and open our public comment. This is obviously our opportunity uh uh for the members of the public to address the board regarding items not on the agenda. Completing a blue public participation form is preferred but not mandatory. The form can be obtained at the meeting. I think that they're on the back table. In the interest of conducting the meeting in a timely manner, individual speakers will be allowed three minutes to speak uh to address the board with no more than 20 minutes per topic. This is a
084comment period only. The law California Education Code section 35145.5 does not allow the board of trustees to take action on any item not explicitly posted on the agenda in advance. The board values public comment and wishes to convey that although board members cannot take action on items they are not that are not on the agenda, they listen carefully and do appreciate and value the input from the public. We have one public comment um item at public comment. We have another blue card for an item that's later in the agenda. If there's any others, oop, looks like we have one. Thank you, Desiree. You may come on down. All right, starting with Carol Coons, followed by Kathleen Fries. Come on down. >> Breeze. Sorry, honey. I know better. Thanks. >> Hi, good evening. I'm Carol Coons.
085I live in Auburn. I have a longtime association with this school district and um a very positive I'm very positive about our district and very supportive of it and I want to thank you for putting comments at the top. It's appreciated. Um and I want to speak about the recent pay increase you've granted yourselves. Um I'll start with an apology because I initially reported to a group that I work with that the raise was 500%. That is wrong and I'm sorry for that. I understand that uh your pay went from 240 a month to 1,200 and that's a lot closer to 400%. And again in addition as it's been pointed out to your health insurance benefits which are I think in the neighborhood of a thousand a month. First, the process um whatever it was
086because it wasn't happening in a in a public meeting um was completely lacking in transparency, which is a surprise because you talk a lot about transparency and you do things to be transparent. So, you you really dropped the ball on this one. Um, second, we're in a time of of budget cuts and you guys are making hard decisions and you're taking fiscal responsibility of this district seriously and I commend you for that. Not all districts do that. Board members kick the can down the road and you guys don't seem to be doing that. But you're making hard decisions. Um, staff are getting very little pay increases this year. you're cutting a lot of positions and you know that's going to filter back into the classrooms and the offices. People are going to have bigger workloads
087next year. So at a time like this to take a 400% pay increase. It just seems wrong. Um lead by example. You know, if you if you want to take a pay raise, take one commensurate with what you're offering your the rest of your employees. So I I think it's a would be a smart move on your behalf. Put this item on your March agenda. Have a public discussion. Be transparent. Take a vote. Um and I just encourage you to lead by example and lead with integrity on this issue. Thank you so much. >> Thank you, [applause] Katie. Did we receive a couple more? Thank you. [clears throat] Welcome. >> Good evening, members of the board. My name is Katie Fes. I am retiring from the ceramics teaching position at Plaster High School in May,
088and currently there is not an FTE planned to replace my position. I'm here to talk about the integrity of the ceramics program at Plaster High, but specifically I am here to propose that continuity breeds ingenuity. We often view ceramics as art, but I am asking you to look at the studio differently tonight. It's a science laboratory, an engineering studio, and a sanctuary. In a single day, the ceramics room serves the widest demographic on campus. We have AP students calculating the shrinkage rates of clay bodies, effectively doing applied chemistry. In the very same hour, we may have students from a moderate to severe special education classroom um finding success sensory regulation and tangible achievements in a way no other subject offers. This is the only space where an academic high achiever and students with a significant
089learning barriers stand equal ground facing the same challenge, the physics of a spinning wheel and the art of failure. Ceramics teaches resilience through immediate feedback. If you don't respect the gravity of the chemistry, the pot collapses. You have to start over. that helps build mental health and grit that our students desperately need right now. However, this ingenuity requires continuity. We cannot treat this program like a standard classroom. We manage silica dust and a complex set of chemical glazes without dedicated full-time professional maintaining the space. Safety standards drop. We operate high voltage kils and pug mills. We have wheels. These expensive industry standard equipments required stewardship. A constant presence to maintain it or it will degrade. You cannot have a drop-in instruction for a facility this complex. Continuity in staffing ensures the safety of the room
090and the preservation of the investment that you've already made in this equipment. I want to leave you with this. Ceramics is the only place in the school where students learn engineering, chemistry, history, and resilience at the same time. This is a complex dis discipline. To deny the importance of a full-time ceramics position at Plaster High School to break the continuity of this hands-on rigor would be deny to deny over 100 students per semester the power to create with alchemical results. They are making things that are real. >> Thank you. >> That they can use in their real lives. >> Thank you very much. [applause] >> Thank you. >> Next up is Patrick McCullum. >> Want a clarification? >> Sure. >> Can we uh is is it accurate that we're not going to have continuity in
091the ceramics program at Placer? Since this is not agendaized, we can't have a discussion about it. But um we could ask for clarification. >> Is that fair? >> Well, you could ask for clarification. I think that this isn't ongoing, but we can't have a discussion because it's not on the item. >> Just clarification is okay. >> Yeah, you can ask clarifying question. >> Is that [clears throat] a question for >> Ali? >> Superintendent Ali. >> I'm working with staff. We have a plan moving forward that we believes will continue that >> it'll be continued. >> Yes. >> What is the plan? >> It's stop. >> We can't have a discussion about this. Thank you. >> Just clarify. >> All right. Patrick followed by Braden. Thank you. >> Thank you board members for giving me the
092opportunity to speak tonight. Um my name is Patrick McCullum. As you just indicated, I I attended elementary school and high school in Lumis. It's where I met my wife. Uh we've moved back here to raise our family. I have a a son at Franklin and I have a a son at Deloro High School. Um, I'm here tonight to uh address an unfortunate situation surrounding the varsity girls basketball coaching. Um, and I'd rather be at the game tonight than here speaking on this, but I feel it's important that we uh support the people that are serving us. Um, uh, first of all, I want to make sure that you guys understand I was not asked to attend here by a union, an association, or political party. I hope that most of the people that um that
093speak or are have feelings towards this can say the same. Um, I want to focus just on the facts, not on rumors, secondhand, thirdand or fourthhand gossip that that has been going around because of this. Um, let me start with the article that seems to be the the the spark that started this wildfire. Um, it was built almost entirely on opinions and beliefs rather than firsthand knowledge. The very first paragraph tells you everything you need to know um about it strength and its sourcing. It relies on a former assistant coach who says she believes directives originated with the district trustee. Again, she says believes. It's not evidence. That's speculation. That same assistant coach states, "Our staff has never quit on anything in our lives." Apply uh implying that they were forced to resign. But by
094their own words in the article, they quit over conflicts with administration. The administration was asking them to bring on an assistant coach. They didn't want to, so they quit. They quit the girls. They quit the community. They quit the school. They weren't fired. Again, if they say that they were forced out, they could have been fired, but they weren't. They quit. Um, the article quotes two parents, and I know as if I was a journalist, the first thing I would do on Friday night when I was at a football game if I wanted to find out about the football uh the program is I'd go talk to some parents in the in the stadium. It's not good information. One of the parents has a a student on the on the team and she gave her
095comments. another one had left the program and the car the the comments of the uh article eluded that this person left because Tom Duncan had some association that was pressing on on the coaching. I spoke to Vic personally. That is not what his intention was. It was misworded and mis uh he was misrepresented. The article also uh quotes Huckabe saying that the program's culture shifted in 2016. I don't know about Tom Duncan, but I don't think he was on this board in 2016. There's been four coaching changes in four years, two of which have happened the last two years, two in the previous years. The program has not changed. I'm I'm here to speak on Tom's behalf because I know him personally. He serves this community. He's on this board. He coaches many teams. He
096wants the best for this community. And I'm I'm saddened that people have taken this article and girls sports at the high school and turn it into something that is not for political gain. in uh in this in this city, in this county. And um I I I appreciate all of you guys' efforts. I would do the same for any of you guys up here. Do not base this on rumors and and not truce. >> Thank you. >> Braden, welcome. >> Thank you. >> Bet need to do not have to use these. Uh I'm uh my name is Braden Chadwick. I live in Lumis. Uh I am a proud father of two Delo graduates. Uh and I have two students there currently as student athletes as well that are still going to be graduating in the
097next few years. Um I'm here to also [snorts] talk about the Tempest in the Teapot associated with the Deloro girls basketball program. I'm here to speak on behalf of my daughter who played for Deloro basketball. So I'm going to tell you her story. I've been reading [clears throat] the articles in the Auburn Journal for Mr. Jordan about the girls basketball team with no small amount of disbelief. The impression left by these articles, including that January 3rd article referenced by the prior speaker, is that former coach Amir Farooq was a good, well-intentioned, and wellthought of coach who was supposedly victimized and forced out by a overzealous school board trustee named Tom Duncan. But in reality, coach Farooq was an overly harsh critic of the girls that we entrusted to his care, including my daughter. This was
098a terrible coach and a polarizing figure who didn't live in or care about our Lumis community and meed out punishment to any player who got on his bad side. This is a guy who insulted the young women in both the JV and the varsity teams, often swearing at them, commenting on their bodies, and calling them fat or lazy. This was a coach who hired his living girlfriend as an assistant coach and who wouldn't let half the girls even practice most of the time. Unfortunately, neither Mr. George or anyone else in the Auburn Journal ever bothered to speak to any of the five girls who quit the team because of coach Farooq. Now, three quitted in preseason and a fourth quitted right after the first game. And I know he didn't speak to my daughter who
099quit the team after being repeatedly insulted and who was one of the girls who was not allowed to practice when she stood up to him. My daughter is a young woman whose love of the game has been forever tarnished by the actions of coach Farooq. Now while my comments are not not necessarily a blanket defense of Tom Duncan, I do know this. I know that Mr. Duncan continued to support coach Farooq even after it became obvious to me that I that he lacked the necessary qualifications and experience. I know multiple parents including me went to Tom Duncan with concerns about coach Farooq, but I never saw any disciplinary action taken at the behest of Mr. Duncan. On the contrary, Mr. Duncan stated position was and he told me this that he needed to support the
100team and the high school program including the coach because he was not only the uh the uh person in charge of the um of the do girls uh feeder program which is Lady Eagles but also because he was a trustee and so he had to support the high school program regardless. Mr. Duncan instead told me and suggested working through the athletic director and the not the board of trustees. He told me that specifically. So we went to the ad. We had an hourlong meeting with him. We were told that our complaints along those with everyone else would be addressed and would take place. As a parent, >> thank you so much. >> Mr. Duncan, I know Coach Farooq, >> thank you so much. >> Quit and did not get fired. >> Thank you. Looks like
101we got a couple more. Thank you very much. >> Uh we have Susanna Gardetto. Uh followed by Becky. >> Thank you. >> Good evening. >> Hi, I'm Susanna Gardetto. I'm the science department chair at Plaster High School. You might wonder why I'm here when I'm going to retire in May. Why would I care? [laughter] It's kind of like being 34 days on the island or 34 years in teaching and now you finally have immunity so you can ask the hard questions. [laughter] So, um, my concern is echoing Katie Freez's concerns. I really care about Plaster High School. It's been a wonderful place to teach. Helman Foundation has supported me every single year for the past 10 years in getting kids to the ocean. um the marine biology program. Thanks to Steve and Peter, I forget
102which one said yes, but one of them did. It's been never more less than two sections, sometimes three. It's been a [snorts] really popular program. It's it's been great. So, my career's been great. I thank you. I thank them. Um but I am concerned about the cuts and I I I read 9.7 over and over and over again. And I just want you to know it's very unclear like are these additional cuts that we're going to have to our programs. >> Okay. So, can you pause your time real quick? I don't want to cut cut into your time. If you want to talk on item 9.7, I'm going to ask that you speak about it at 9.7, but you're welcome to talk about anything outside of the agenda. >> I won't talk about it. [laughter]
103I'll just talk about in general just the cuts that we're experiencing. Um, thank you for redirecting me. Um, so I'm just I I would hope that we would try to keep the cuts as far away from the classrooms and the programs that we have. The ceramics program is a wonderful program. Many of my students, I've bought their stuff, you know, they have it in our kitchen and it's means so much to them to have that hands-on experience where they create something and they're proud of it and it's therapeutic in this time of trauma. And so I would just really would like the board to carefully consider um all the cuts and the raises and everything that's been mentioned tonight and really put the kids first. You know, we we're taking a.5 raise. I don't think
104anybody complained about it. We know times are tough. We know statewide there's cuts and layoffs all, you know, all up and down. There's nationwide. So, we understand that and we're taking one for the team. So, we would like everybody to take one for the team and really try to maintain these programs that especially ceramics. I mean, if you know the history of ceramics, it was like Toby Kovich and then we had um Caitlyn and then we have Katie Freeze who's I mean, look around the community how much impact she's had. I'm sure we'd find someone else that could do the same for these kids and for our community. So, I'm just here to ask that you keep the cuts and also to clarify this um later when you speak about it. [laughter] All right. Thank
105you. >> Thank you so much and congratulations on your retirement. Super exciting. >> Thank you very much. >> Becky, come on down. Cute jacket. >> Thank you. >> You bet. >> It's raining. >> Yeah. Love it. >> Um hello. My name is Becky Lunders and I live in Lumis. Um, I'm here to speak tonight as a concerned community member who values the role of this board and that that you play in setting the tone of integrity and leadership in our community. My my three kids went to Deloro and like this gentleman that spoke before me, my hope is that once they get their careers going, they too will choose to move back to Lumis and raise their family. I also am the daughter of uh someone who coached high school sports for 50 years. As
106a community member no longer involved at Deloro, I think of this. When a board member steps outside their lane, referring to athletic matters, staff decisions, or situations involving student athletes, it harms the trust and blurs the lines of governance that protect everyone involved. Athletics are important to this community. People move to Lumis for the sports and academics as I did 12 years ago. But as goes athletics, goes school culture. And when school culture dips, the district becomes less desirable. And then we see the impact on enrollment numbers, home prices, and even the local economy. We have a good thing going in Lumis. Deloro is amazing. I respect all who serve it at all levels and you were elected to preserve that. True leadership means not just letting not just leading others but also holding each
107other accountable to the responsibilities that you were elected to fulfill. I urge this board to demonstrate that leadership by addressing behaviors that compromise your shared credibility and the district's integrity. As leadership expert John Maxwell reminds us, a leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. I ask each of you in your very important role in this community to show the way and lead by accountability and unity. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. [applause] All righty. Moving on. Unless we have another public comment. I feel like I see somebody writing at the back. I see a blue card. If you're speaking on a non-aggendaized item, sir, come on down. >> I hadn't planned on talking tonight. My name is Dale Sloth, former uh Lady Eagles uh president. I was
108also on several boards. Um I was on the founding board of Golden Eagle baseball as well as Lady Eagles basketball and I coached uh for 30 years. Makes me sound old. um >> 15 [laughter] touch 15 of it at the high school level. Um I know firsthand the dedication it is to be on a board and the time and effort that it takes. Uh and it's it's not an easy job. Not a lot of people want to do it. I also know how hard it is to be a coach, especially a young coach in this uh in this community or any community. I was part of on several boards of trying to get coaches and maintain them or try to talk them into coaching. It's not an easy cell. Uh and the previous speakers alluded
109to there's a lot of consternation on both sides of the of the aisle. We need to investigate what actually happened. I know Coach Taylor uh personally. I coached with her. Uh she played soccer with one of my daughters. She has no no reason uh to fabricate or anything. Um I trust her 100%. And I think there just needs to be an investigation. I'd love to hear the both sides. Love to get to the bottom of it and figure out what is going what happened and what's going on because in this in any community having coaches, young coaches, I know at the end of my tenure, I was a lot better coach than I was in the beginning. That that's the way it goes. Um, but to not have these three coaches, they they felt like
110they were forced out. That's what they thought. And for whatever whatever reason, it's not right. And I hope we investigate at least figure out what happened. Thank you. >> Thank you. [applause] appreciate everyone who came and just because it's been mentioned a few times, if you guys weren't here at the readout out of closed session, I just wanted to reiterate that um and I'm going to read it exactly how our attorney wrote it, but uh obviously the board has received an update from legal counsel regarding the complaints against Trusty Duncan. Um and as mentioned at the last meeting, given the legal nature of this topic, the district attorneys are handling it and have been investigating the manner. I can assure you an investigation is occurring. Everyone who's asking for an investigation, an investigation is underway.
111The board hopes to provide more information on this as it proceeds, but may be limited on what can uh we we can share that involves personnel and legal matters. That's all I have to say. All right, we're moving on. >> I'm just going to say one thing. Um, first I I just want to say um I welcome the district's decision to retain an independent third party to review these matters. Um, I've happily cooperated and I look forward to the clarity this review will bring to the situation. Um, I want the community to know, um, and my constituents that I will continue to stay steadfast in advocating for them. I will continue to work with the district and site site administration to make improvements so that the students, teachers, and parents win in the end. Um,
112and I'm going to continue to advocate for better outcomes. not easy outcomes, but always for better outcomes. So, I look forward to this investigation. >> Thank you, Trusty Duncan. Moving to item eight, consent agenda. Do I have a motion? >> Move to approve. >> We have a first by Trusty Lake. >> Second, >> and a second by Trusty Duncan. Any questions or comments? Uh, yes. I'd like to pull consent agenda item 8.2, 8.5, and 8.8. >> We, student board members, are not permitted to pull things from consent agenda. >> I'd like to recommend for a trustee to pull 8.2 or 8.8 consent agenda item. >> Leave that to the prerogative of of trustees. I >> I haven't looked it over to know if I should um to pull that or not. So, >> 8.2 Two
113is the draft minutes from the last board meeting. 8.8 is the new course adoption essential life skills. >> Um I'm I'm not going to pull it because I just don't know. Um I I don't want to pull something I'm not um I don't understand. So, >> any other questions or comments hearing? None. All in favor starting with the student board. >> Nay. >> I I >> I all um motion carries. One of the student board members voted nay. Uh the board had unanimous consent. Bummer. >> Uh, I was just shared that potentially somebody just came in for a public comment, but the public comment window has closed. If someone here wants to speak on an item on the agenda, you're certainly welcome to speak any on any item that is still on the agenda. All
114right, moving to action items. Action 9.1 alternative education principal job description new. >> Yes, madame president. Thank you very much. Um, this is a we had previously had a joint position that was director of child child welfare and attendance and alternative principal. And in reviewing our needs for the district, uh we realized that the principal for AltED was what we were needing at this point because the our current wonderful director of childhood welfare and attendance will be leaving the district as well as retiring and will not be replaced at this point. But we do feel the need for um ongoing support to our campuses to the directly to the sites. And so on that we re we re rejuvenized uh alternative ed with the support of the staff that have worked in those environments in
115drafting this job description. So on the behalf of the superintendent, I would recommend approval of this drafted job description. Thank you. Do I have a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Have a first by Trusty Lake. Excuse me, Duncan. >> And a second by Trustee Lake. Any questions or comments on item 9.1, our alternative education principal job description? Hearing none, starting with the student board. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Board. >> I. >> All oppose. Motion carries unanimously. 9.2 PHSD coach job descriptions new. >> Yes. Um, Madame President, um, it came to my attention from our superintendent Ali that when, um, Ed joins a unique, um, holding space of a lot of different things and he was looking at some of the job descriptions and noticed that one of the ones that
116was attached to one of our positions, a coach one, didn't look like it provided enough information. Um, when I went back and looked, we had a very, very old coach's um, job description. And so with the help of the athletic directors and our um other leaders in our district and stuff, we took the coach's handbook and the expectations that surround that and developed these, not just this one, but all of the following job descriptions so that we could delineate the roles, the expectations, and um support the needs of the district with accurate job descriptions. >> Thank you very much. Do I have a motion? >> Have a question. >> Um, so are these job descriptions then this is a template and then from there uh the job descriptions again then can be augmented depending on
117the need. So all of our job descriptions are somewhat of a template in the sense that they have the necessary requirements, the necessary um jobs, but when we are specifically looking for a specific type of job, then that's when we dig a little deeper. And so we use um I wouldn't want to say generic because there's very specific things in here from in-n-out coaching to some um training expectations and stuff like that but and and specifically like supervision and expectations of those roles and positions. But when we talk we we have to take somewhere and then we go specific to the sport or the activity or the teaching class that in general just speaking generally to all of our job descriptions. >> Okay. Um, oh, we'll do a motion then I I'll say something else.
118So, motion to approve. >> The first by Trusty Duncan. >> Second by Trusty Lake. Any further questions or comments? >> Uh, yeah, just a comment. I I appreciate uh the work being done here. I think this is a great step. Um, for me, I look at hiring and evaluations within anything we do here, but particularly here for sports as extremely important to make sure we have the right profiles, we have the right profiles that we're looking for. We're going to hire better. And when we hire better, and we have the evaluations uh that go on during the season, after the season, be before the season, um we're going to have less issues as a district with coaches. So, um, this is a great first step. So, thank you guys. >> And also, credit where credit
119is due. Uh, Trusty Duncan brought this to my attention and then it, you know, went downhill from there, so to speak. So, thank you for your efforts as well. >> Downhill. [laughter] >> You're not downhill only. >> All right. Any other questions or comments? Hearing none, starting with the student board. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Board. >> I. All oppose. Motion carries unanimously. 9.3 Consider uh completion of temporary certificated contract as required by education code section 44954B and 44929.21B. Yes, Madam President. Um we have a number of employees that are on temporary contracts including a significant number that works for the plaster school for adults. This is an annual thing that occurs. We ensure that we follow ED codes and this is the requirement that is needed to follow. They've all been
120notified and received notice of this temporary release. >> Do I have a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> We have a first by Trusty Lake and a sec or excuse me, a first by Trusty Duncan, second by Trusty Lake. I'm tongue tied tonight. Thank you for your patience. Any questions or comments? Hearing none. Starting with the student board. All in favor [clears throat] say I. >> I. All oppose. Hearing none. Motion carries unanimously. 9.4. Four, tenative agreement memorandum of understanding between the PHSD and associated teachers of Plaster ATP regarding retirey resignation health benefits. >> Yes, madame president. Um, on the behalf of our unit members and our union, I do want to thank them very much for bringing this to our attention. It was an interpretation and we wanted to clarify that interpretation. The expectation
121is that when you are hired on for there is nothing legally incorrect with us cutting off health insuranceances for people that retire resign in June. But in the in the in the hope to continue to support our staff generally speaking, the expectation to provide them their health insurance benefit cap through the month of June is something that the the um the district lead team and administrators across the district have wanted to do to support the staff. And so in that we entered into thisou with our um union partners to make sure that moving forward that um individuals who resign or retire that are ending their contract at the last day of school will continue to receive the health benefit cap in the month of June. So on the behalf of the superintendent I would recommend
122the approval of thisou or side letterou. >> Thank you. Do I have a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Have a first by trusty Duncan. Second by trustee Lake to approve item 9.4 tenative agreement between the PHSD and associated teachers of Placer regarding retiree resignation health benefits. Any questions or comments? >> Hearing none starting with the student board. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Board >> I. All oppose. Hearing none. >> Motion [clears throat] carries unanimously. Item 9.5 2025 to 2026 tenative agreement between Placer Union High School District and the Associated Teachers of Placer. >> Yes, Madame President, this has been a work in progress for um almost the entire school year. So, I do appreciate the patience, the diligence, our bargaining team um partners in this. They work diligently with us to
123go through all of these um articles and to get us to agreement. I appreciate the teachers. Um I do want to recognize Mrs. Scared Detto's recognition of the difficulty of the benefits I mean the budget at this time. Um this is a reflection I think of a [clears throat] lot of hard work in coming together and so I do want to appreciate and thank our union partners in that. On the behalf of the superintendent I would recommend the approval of this agreement. >> I have a question for you. >> Um what was the cola that was passed down from the state of California? >> Um the cola was 2.4 2.3. Um here it says that teachers are getting 0.5% cola. Why is that? Where'd that money go? >> So this is a this is a
124system that is used um where we have to consider all of our cost of the district including the rising cost of doing business. The cost of electricity, the cost of heating, the cost of um supports of not things that you see in people. And so the cost of living increased more than what we actually got in cola. And so we have to take that and then we have to look at our deficit spending. So it's a really actually a pretty big thing that really Peter should be addressing more so than me. Um but I'm going to continue on just so that we um get this. So it's all those factors and then whatever authority is given to me by the board. >> Okay. And then I want to simplify this. Um who's who does the
125cola belong to? Does that belong to like who who who's supposed to be the beneficiary of the cola adjustment from the state of California? >> It's strict and the board is the is the governance. This is one of the things that they absolutely govern is the budget and the budgetary factors in that. Peter works hard on making sure that we do everything we can to um ensure ongoing um solveny of the district and to ensure we can meet our bills every year. >> Okay. And then my last question is when we get new teachers, is it in the contract to pay them $10,000 >> or no? >> So the simple answer is no. >> Okay. >> Is there language in the contract for incentives? Yes. >> And what are those incentives? >> They are money,
126but they're only for hard to fill positions. And there's criteria and there's also consultation with the union when that happens. Okay. Thank you. >> Do I have a motion? >> Motion to approve. Have >> a first by Trustee Duncan. >> A second by Trusty Lake to approve item 9.5 2025 to 2026 tenative agreement between the Placer Union High School District and the Associated Teachers of Placer. Any further questions or comments? >> Um I think that more of our cola should be passed down to our teachers. Um to be honest, I think that our teachers are the heartbeat of what we do. um they're are the ones that are working directly with the students and I think that having 0.5% I understand that we're in times of budgetary needs I do really understand that and if
127I was in your seat in charge of making the budget um I would probably vote for this I'm going to be on I actually would vote for this if I was in your seat I would be voting for this but from a student advocacy perspective I think that we need happy teachers we need competitive teachers with our PARS agreement we need um teachers wanting to come to our district and I don't think that this is enough um amount of our cost of living adjustment our state provided what what was it 2.4% 4% 2.3% and I think only getting 5% is just not fair. So, >> thank you for your thoughts. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions or comments? Hearing none, starting with the student board. All in favor say I. >> Nay. >> I'm
128going to have you. We're going to practice this cuz I call for naysay. I'm going to let you call for that. Nay in a moment, sir. Thank you. Absolutely. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Uh board. >> I. All oppose. >> Nay. >> There it is. Good job. All right. Motion carries unanimously with the board with a split decision with our student board members. 9.6 public disclosure and proposed collective bargaining agreement with Associated Teachers of Placer. >> Yes, Madam President. This agenda just addresses the amount of money that's going towards the raise that was agreed upon by ATP and the district. It breaks down the increased cost for certificated teachers on their salary schedule, counselors and guidance counselor, specialists, and so forth. It's written down there in the agenda item. also breaks
129down the pay raises and fiscal impact the general fund and then also for fund 09 um in regards to MADU and adult school and on behalf of the superintendent we recommend approval. >> Thank you very much. Do I have a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> We have a first by Trusty Lake. >> Second by Trusty Duncan to approve item 9.6, the public disclosure of proposed collective bargaining agreement with the ATP. Any questions or comments? None. Starting with the student board. All in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Board. I. >> All oppose. Motion carries unanimously. Item 9.7 resolution number 1825 through 26 to eliminate andor reduce the number of certificated employees due to a reduction in particular kinds of service and as our uh union referred to it as a PKS. >> Yes,
130Madam President. Thank you. Um, this is a a resolution in regards to the reduction in positions, not people. I just want to clarify that we will be we have found positions for all of our current staff that will be returning in the new year. Uh, no employee will be without a job at this time and regardless of notices being sent out in accordance with the law. So, I just want to be clear about that. Um these reductions uh are based on our numbers that we looked at multiple times with both our site principles, our money numbers person and our own calculations of different ways of doing it that came out exactly the same each time. So at this point the proposal is a 5.17 reduction in positions not in people. As I explained yes earlier,
131um people will have jobs based on this resolution at this time. >> Thank you very much. We do have a public comment. Did you want to speak on this, Susanna? >> Yeah, come on down. >> Yep, please. I know. Sorry, I had to cut off that part of your >> Thank you, Elena, for that clarification. That helps. Um, so I'm saying I'm hearing that that's the same that we talked about with PARs of not is the replacement, right? Not replacing. >> Okay. Exactly. >> Perfect. But I do have one concern is I've heard and I might be wrong um about one solution being more people teaching on their prep. Now I am on my second year. Thank you Peter for approving this. You know it has helped me financially but my second year of teaching
132on my prep all year. uh science department's gone from six or seven people to four actually three and a half no three and two/3 because Amanda teaches AP psych which is not science so we've really taken a big hit and um so and we haven't been able to hire in science so I've I asked myself do you want to teach in prep no they all have little kids >> and so I've been teaching my prep and I'm really not the healthiest right now and I'm probably not the best teacher I could I'm just telling you that I don't really think that's a great solution. So, I did want to add that. >> Yeah, >> I think that to rely on that is great financially, but to be careful about relying on that for the good
133of the kids. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Thank you so much. >> I do I do want to clarify that I did check in with all of our um site principles. There is no plan at this point to rely on um teachers teaching on their prep. And actually a lot of our teachers are pretty high paid at that level. And since they get a paid based on their salary, they can actually cost more money mostly with the agreement that we have that we bring in teachers at step 10 or below. So I just want to clarify that misunderstanding as well. Um because there is a cost to having teachers teach on their prep. in looking at our openings and our sections and speaking with the site principles that are in the process of hiring.
134They are they are actively recruiting and like Mr. Camonetti said earlier we have a number of applicants and very skilled and experienced a applicants that are applying for our positions and we look forward there's always going to be some hard to fill positions. World language that's not new. It's not new at all and we had a number of retirees this year. So that is going to be one of our tougher positions to hire. Um but at this point we have a number of applicants. We had I don't know like over some 18 English applicants. Um so that is a lot of applicants and we're early. So I would say some people aren't even looking yet. So, I appreciate that we have a number of applicants and stuff and unless I misunderstood speaking to our um
135direct supervisors of their sites, we do not have a plan of using teachers on their prep to teach. >> Thank you for that clarification. >> I have a question. Is it the is it the language uh on this agenda item that there's concern about CTE in particular the ceramics uh at Placer? So um when there's reductions in staff they the the principles have to look at their their stu their students requests for classes and then from there they look at their credentials and then they provide what they can to the students to the best of their ability. So we as the district administration do not lead that. That's a site decision based on what their signups from their students, their credentials of the staff that they have and what they identify as their needs. >>
136So is it is it on the chopping block? Is that it's not? So that's important for people to understand that ceramics is not going away at Placer. The >> student interest is there. We will run the program. >> So what is the current plan for ceramics at Placer? So that is not specifically on the agenda. Right now we have a PK a resolution um regarding PKS. >> Okay. >> So I want to keep us on track. >> Thanks. >> Yep. You bet. [clears throat] >> All righty. Do I have a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Have a first by Trusty Duncan. >> Second. A second by Trusty Lake to approve item 9.7 resolution number 1825 through 26 to eliminate and/or reduce the number of certificate employees due to a reduction in particular kinds of
137service. Any further questions or comments? >> Could I ask a clarifying question >> please? >> So with the we're not we're replacing positions, right? So we are like mo moving excuse me moving like where we're like having teachers to teach like different subjects or because we're not where it's not the same position right is that what is happening >> right now there's always this is a lot more just as uh Justin's questions were earlier there's a lot more to this I could spend all night talking to you guys about these types of things so I just want to be careful with that at this point we are hiring people with the credentials and the teachers that are teaching are teaching classes that they are credentialed for. There's always some times, mostly at our small schools,
138um Dr. Davenport can tell you that she has teachers that wear multiple hats because to offer everything that they can offer. There's teachers that have background and knowledge that are and if you've listened in the past, we've had what we called local board authorizations where they're locally board authorized to teach those courses and stuff. So um at this point I I have no know like again this is run by the site principles who's teaching what now they will come to me to talk about credentials can this person teach that those types of things but that really is a site based thing that occurs. >> Thank you for your clarification. >> Um to clarify are four teachers going to be fired this year. >> Nobody's being fired. All the stu all the teachers that are leaving
139the positions are vacant positions based on the retirements. >> Okay. Okay. So, vacant positions based on their timements. Thank you. And then were there like so why do we have these vacant positions? We just don't want to fulfill four teachers or we don't have the funds to fulfill the four teachers. >> So, we have these vacant positions because we're in declining enrollment. And yes, so with the budgetary concerns and all of those pieces, these are people that were put retirees that we're not replacing. >> Okay. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe that at the PARs meeting when the PARS agreement was purchased or >> Approved. Thank you. Um the the you guys had full intent to fulfill every position. >> No, just as Mrs. Gardetto referenced, she she remembers that not
140all positions were going to be filled. >> So not all positions are going to be filled. Thank you. And then so by cutting these 4.17 FTE teachers, that will likely have an increase on class sizes, right? >> Yes. Okay. So now I do know that that Adam asked that trustee student trustee weard asked that question when the pars agreement was being approved if classes were to increase and you said that there was no plan for them to be to increase >> because that had already been announced that the increase already was occurring before the pars. >> Okay. >> So there that's been in the planning. >> Okay. So I think that a better use of cutting positions would be at the district level. I think that our district is very topheavy. Um I think that
141there are many employees in the district. Um there's assistance the assistance of the assistants it feels like sometimes. And I think that our our teachers, our counselors and our guidance specialists are the ones that are working directly with the students. our district staff is not. I I'm going to be voting no on this and I think that it would be more beneficial to look at cutting a total FTE 5.17. I'm not disagreeing with the number. I know you ran the numbers. I trust you with the numbers. I think that those numbers need to be reallocated. Instead of looking at high school teachers, counselors and guidance specialists, looking at district employees. I think instead of cutting those positions, we need to cut the district opinion uh the district positions and changing that same number and everything
142just changing this resolution. Instead of cutting our teachers or not cutting, instead of eliminating positions for teachers, we should eliminate positions or essentially fire our district our district staff. That's my comment on that. >> Any other comments? Hearing [snorts] none. We already have a first and a second on the floor. Starting with the student board. All in favor say I. Actually, I take it back. This is a resolution. This will be a roll call vote. >> Take it away. >> Start with the student board. All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> And student board. All opposed. >> I. >> Uh, trustee absent. Trustee Lake. >> I. >> Trusty Duncan. >> I. >> President Spade. >> I. Motion carries three to zero. >> All right. Thank you for the clarification with staff on
143that. I just want to appreciate the time. I know legal reviewed that um as well as uh the FTEEs. I know there was some debate on what was accurate. Um but that was confirmed by council and staff. All right. Item 9.8 agreement with the architect for the scoreboard installation services at Forest Hill High School. >> Yes, madam president. So, uh, a second of of three steps to getting these scoreboards installed. Um, thank you to the board for approving the purchase of the scoreboards. This is the step where we recommend the hiring of this architect, Adis Architects. Um, they are the people that we're recommending who will take what's called the DSA PC, division of state architect pre-check drawings that show how to install these scoreboards because it requires new beams and electrical run to them
144and things like that. Um the scoreboards that we purchase come with that so it saves us some money. We went out for a couple of quotes. One quote was at 40 grand. This one came in at 34150. So um we recommending ADIS architects for the installing of or the installation services at for the scoreboards. On behalf of the superintendent we recommend approval and again using restricted capital outlay fund 40 for this. So not general fund money. >> Thank you very much. Do I have a motion? Uh we have a question. >> Just a quick question. Uh have we used them before, Peter? >> ADIS? No, we haven't installed a scoreboard that's credited architect for a long time. So reached out to several people >> um Warren engineering so forth. Adis has worked with Dacttronics on
145several things. We got some recommendations from people I think at Wood Creek has used them. >> Okay. >> Um and so the first person we spoke to had limited I think he had experience but limited experience in the area. And then the second name that came up was referred to me by um Seth Nesbbit who was one of our engineers we worked with with War Engineering and then reached out found out he'd been working with Dacttronics for doing some scoreboards. I do believe the last one was at Wood Creek. >> Okay. So lower cost too. They were >> almost preference. Yeah. Cool. Thanks. >> Do I have a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> First by Trusty Duncan and a second by Trusty Lake to approve item 9.8, eight, the agreement with architect
146for scoreboard installation services at Forest Hill High School. Any questions or comments? I just want to thank you for getting this handled. I know Forest Hill has needed this for some time and we've heard from community members, from parents of [laughter] of athletes and I appreciate you guys putting all of this together and I'm I'm thrilled that we're getting closer. >> [laughter] >> So, I'm going to bring up one thing if I may, and and it's still restricted money, so I'm going to say it, >> but no one said anything to me yet, but um Kofax girls softball does not have a scoreboard. So, I will be coming to you guys with that in the near future >> to make sure that Kofax girls softball has a scoreboard. >> Yeah, >> baseball has one. JV
147doesn't, but no other JV program does except door, but that was on their own. We don't do that one. Sorry. But in my excitement to get it all done, I realized, oh, there isn't one at Bax. So, cuz Plaster has wine and so does Del. So, we will be doing that for at KFax while bringing that to you guys in the future. >> Appreciate you finding that and bringing that to us before the community did. I appreciate that. All right, we have a first and a second on the floor starting with the student board. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Board. >> I. All oppose. Motion carries unanimously. Item 9.9 CSBA 2026 delegate assembly elections ballot. pulling that up. Thank you so much. So, um, for those of you who reviewed, uh, this
148ballot, I'm obviously, um, you guys know that I'm on the delegate assembly currently. I'm in the first year of my two-year term. Um, and I wanted to, um, also share with you that an email went out to other uh, boards within our county, within our region, region [clears throat] 4, and one of our, um, current delegates did not make it onto the ballot. uh Tiffany sat off. It was requested by uh President Julie Hup of Rockland Unified um and myself to other boards that didn't know or didn't understand why Tiffany's name was no longer there that uh as a request to write her name into the ballot. So, I just wanted to share that with you guys. It's my recommendation and I will uh put a motion on the floor and recommend Tiffany Sat uh
149to be our vote for the CSBA delegate assembly member. This will be her third term, by the way, if and when she wins. >> Second. >> So, we have a first and a second uh to vote for uh trustee Tiffany Sat from RUSD to be our delegate assembly member for that ballot. So, we will have a write in starting with our student board. >> Can I comment? >> Oh, please. Uh any other comments or questions? >> Um yeah, no, I totally I I thank you for that. I was wondering um where her name was to and I think that uh trusty sat off will be a very good decision and um I know I've spoke about board president Julie Hut many times and she's an educator in Lumis and she recommends this I think and
150if you recommend this as well I think that um it's a good choice. So I I fully support this. >> Thank you. I'd also just like to say uh Tiffany Sataf has been a trustee for for a number of years obviously, but she's also maybe some don't know that she's chief of staff for Assemblyman Joe Patterson. There's a lot of work that happens with the delegate assembly with with advocacy at the state and national levels and uh she's been a tremendous uh delegate um and I have enjoyed serving with her but she also has a wealth of knowledge of the ins and out um with the legislature which CSBA's always taking things up on our behalf as concerns raise. With that being said, starting with the student board, all in favor say I. >> I.
151All oppose. Motion carries unanimously. All right. Hey, we made it to the staff reports. I know that we are on kind of a a bit of a time constraint. I did mention that uh Trusty Trusty Lake has a birthday >> and I'm saying it. So, um we're going to we're going to do our best to get through this before, um we lose a quorum. So, carry on. [laughter] >> You're telling me to go fast. Okay. Thank you. to present to you the midyear LCAP that we're required to present. Um I mean our time is great and so the LCAP midyear is 68 pages. I have plenty of time to get through all of that [laughter] for the birthday boy and that can be a great birthday present for you. Um >> most of this uh
152data that um is in the report was highlighted during all most of our um our principles showcases and it's centered around our our CCI data. But I do want to make um a couple clarifications on our LCAP goals uh based upon the direction the board gave in the summer. Um goal two has been changed uh to increase student achievement through highquality instructional practices. we removed CBE. That's really the the main uh change to the LCAP. Um our funding, the midyear update, we are up a smidg in there with our LCSF um and down a little bit with um our supplemental concentration grants of extra dollars that we get uh for our special subgroups. Um most of the of the data in here that you'll see is going to be ongoing or in progress. That's totally
153normal. Um some things are not completed yet such as the facility inspection tool that's conducted in May. Um the outcome is known for a lot of these and we are either on track to meet those or have already met them which is great. So, I'm going to kind I made some separate bullet points with all of these data points for LCAP one, two, uh, and three. Um, and I wanted to just highlight some of the the things that we've already been talking about and also some of the areas that that we're working on. So, um, our college and career readiness is is doing great. We are in the 80s. We are ahead leaps and bounds of many of our our local feeders but the area of growth in there is still for our EL participation
154growth for them to be CCI ready as well. Um we have also seen our AP and our IB participation around 22% overall uh for our EL students which is lower in comparison but it it's growing so that's great. our CT pathways, our completer rate has increased over 50% of our graduates completing a pathway, which is outstanding. Um, our academic performance trends with CASP, our ELLL scores show improvement overall, but there is there are gaps that we're aware of um with our students with disabilities and our EL groups. When we say a gap, it's they're performing at a lower level than um students that do not have a disability or not part of the EL subgroup. Our math scores have improved overall, but they remain uh weak for our SED, our students uh social economically disadvantaged
155EL and students with disabilities. So, all of our LCAP goals are me, as you'll see. Um the way the chart is written is we have our midyear and then we have the end of our three-year cycle, which would be the 27 uh 20 or 26 27 would be our third year. um science our overall science participation performance has improved 55% uh meeting or exceeding the target. Uh but again we still have some subgroups that are are a gap. Um our FAFSA completion um this is um our counselors doing a tremendous job of making sure our seniors leaving are [clears throat] filling out the FAFSA. 80% of our graduates have completed the FAFSA, the class of 2026. Um that's a that's a big ask. There's fairly personal information that's asked in the FAFSA and people tend
156to tend to um shy away from that, but it's a requirement for all of our students even if they're going to a junior college. So 80% is fantastic. Our graduation outcomes graduation rates remain very strong, 95% to 96% overall with some subgroups declining in in our EL population. um a TOG completion rates have increased over time. Um and again there's the gaps in those areas for uh students with disabilities, EL homeless and ICE students. Those are the those are the subgroups that we're that we're targeting. um our e learner progress participation in dual enrollment which is exciting to see increased to 48% uh which means that we have access for all of our students um and that the e population is growing um [snorts] implementation and spending there's lots of actions that are listed that
157that are uh listed as partially implemented with allocations that are being tracked so that's coming um then we have also have our LCAP for Maidu as well And they're I I always keep getting it confused with Middle Earth or early college. It's something out of Lord Lord of the Rings. Um, [laughter] >> but they're doing they're doing great. Um, and required to show you their expenditures for goals one, two, and three. Um, again, lots of highlights as well for the metrics. Um, they have had an increased um growth in their CTE performance or access. That's tough for a virtual academy, right? CTE. um you're not going to see a traditional shop class. Um so it is uh production computer-based and then um but they've seen some growth in those in those pathways as well and
158they're also tracking their um CCI performance data for their subgroups as being um their Hispanics population. So as a whole everybody's status is in progress. That's totally normal. um most of our data points are have been met or close to being met and our goal again is in that desired outcome for 2027. Um and so that is the midyear LCAP. >> Well done. >> Birthday Lake, Mr. Lake, would you any questions from [laughter] >> No, I just just um feedback. I I appreciate the time that this takes. I know that Robert Lemon is like >> carrying some some heavy loads, but I I am happy to see that there's progress across the board. Love seeing that. And um as far as the the offerings in the CTE, like it's definitely a highlight in our district
159and I think it's probably one of the most crucial academic. I mean, everything's important. Uh but CTE, there's so many kids that, you know, need need that. they need some some um alternative pathways and like really I think that application for kids as far as you know how does this apply to me and you know am I going to use this and whether or not they're engaged or not um is is critical um and so I just appreciate all the work that's being done and I look forward to increasing that math >> those math scores and and our subgroups but I was so excited um to hear recently about the EL our our excuse me our ELAC. Yeah, our L2s. I would see again lot of >> acronyms. Yeah, >> there's so many in education.
160Um but that we have kids uh graduating out of that and um kudos to everybody working on on this and with these with these kids. Appreciate it. >> And again, the entire document is there for your reading the 68 pages. So >> your point on CT, it's just it's great to see how we're evolving. I mean, as the world's changing around us, >> AI is becoming more dominant, right? and um to provide those type of services for the kids is great. So >> yeah, >> um I'm honestly grateful for the ELCAP. I think that it's a big form of transparency that um the state board of education has um allowed for our school districts to do. Um I I think that it'd be awesome to see more student involvement in the LCAP, whether that is
161talking to Gov and Econ teachers. Um that was the initial idea I had. Um, but being able to show this to students and say, "Here's how we're doing. How can we improve?" >> Um, I think that that's that's some feedback that I would like to see done. I think that that'd be super awesome. >> Yeah, I think all of our uh principles have put out surveys. I Mr. Zuras, I don't remember the way you worded what your LCAP night was, but it if you say, "Hey, come to an LCAP night." It doesn't really evoke a lot of excitement for some reason. I don't know why. I mean, >> love incentives. I mean, I know our local Chick-fil-A always donates gift cards. Maybe we could do something like that. Um, I think that I think that
162that would be super awesome looking to the future for next year. >> They always have access to the survey um as it's released to how they'd like to provide and then they're always welcome to come to our LCAP nights at the the district. Remember, the LCAP as a whole doesn't belong to a particular school site. that LCAP belongs to the district and so our district advisory committee is a meeting in May and um you're welcome to to to attend. >> Thank you. I appreciate that. And then two more comments. One is I love our goal too. Um our our new goal too. You know, I think I've heard some great feedback with our mastery um equity grading system that we have. Um and I think that that has been a great addition that we've made
163this semester. So I'm grateful for that. And then the last thing was uh the CTE that President Spade pointed out. Um I think our CTE programs are great. I got to talk to someone at CSBA um board president of Militus um President Norwood and he shared some awesome things. I don't know if you guys know why why our CTE courses are here. Um a big reason is to make sure a beneficial economy will always have students feeding into it. Um students coming back, students returning. in our CTE, you get accredited in welding and then those students come back. And whether you come from different socioeconomic backgrounds, whether you no matter what your background is, CTE classes are just a super awesome way to say I can come back to my community right off the bat,
164graduating from high school. Um, and I'm I'm I'm proud of our growth that we have in our district. So, thank you. Not just that, but there's much more development and education that happens with CTE outside of like your normal didactic studies. And I do think that I guess um I understand there's going to be a little bit of a trying to make it work at Placer for now with the with the ceramics department. I do think that needs a dedicated teacher for that for that discipline. I have a special place in my heart for ceramics. I think that creativity is is is paramount for education and I I want to make that a priority and I I think I can um say that safely. I don't know. It's not agendaized, but uh we it is,
165you know, it has to do with everything that we're that we're talking about. So hopefully we can find a way to make that happen. >> Yeah. Thank you for your feedback on that, >> Steve. and and I'd like to say that the LCAP is too many pages. Um, nobody's reading it. I don't I don't know that the state is reading it. The community is reading it. So, I will continue to advocate with CSBA and outside of CSBA to make that more digestible. It's a lot of work and it's way too long. So, anyway, uh, moving to item 11, board calendar coordinating announcements. >> So, I will be reaching out to you all regarding dates for a special board meeting. and I'll just I'll I'll make sure I physically speak with you. [laughter] So, please check
166your calendars, have some dates ready, and I will call you. >> So, we're striking the 24th. >> Yeah. >> Um the regular board meeting is the 17th. The in service is the 18th. Is that correct? >> March 18th. So the day after our next board meeting typically stu or our our board attends at least the beginning um of that um because it's anformational we don't have a Brown act situation I heard that we could go and sit in for the moment and and disperse and stay for what you can um but at least to come to that so I would also put that on your calendar if that's possible. Okay. Anything else? >> Happy birthday. Let's move to item 12. Do I have a motion? >> Do approve. >> We have a first. We have
167a motion by Trusty Duncan and a second by Trusty Lake to adjourn. Starting with the student board. All in favor say I. >> I. I. >> I. All oppose. Get out of here. Birthday >> travel. >> Thank you'all so much. Everybody travel safely. >> Adam, safe travels up the hill, please.