001on it. Oh yeah, hold on. Oh, I'll go ahead and do RHS. >> Unless >> Okay. Unless you want to do what? Tell you what, I'm already doing two. Why don't you do two? Okay. You do RHS. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Okay. Okay, we're going to go ahead and call this meeting to order. Will you please rise and join me in the pledge to our flag? >> I pledge 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. Okay, let the record show that uh trustees Barnes, trustee uh Divine, trustee Deloo are present in the board meeting. And then we also have joining us remotely, trustee uh Cardona. Uh and then no actions were taken in
002close session. And we will go ahead now and I'll entertain a motion to adopt the agenda. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded. Uh we're going to be doing these now as a roll call vote. We'll start off with Trustee Cardona. >> Just say I. Just say I. Yes. >> There you go. >> All right. Trusty Divine. >> Hi. >> Trusty Barnes. >> Hi. and Trusty Doo is voting I. And now we'll move on to communications. We're going to go ahead and start with public comment. Uh this is an opportunity for individuals to address the board uh on any agenda item. Uh the board may have a consideration. Uh if it's an item that is specifically on the agenda, please address the board during that agenda item. Please note that if you wish
003to address the board on an agenda item, uh you should do so when once again when that item comes up or is called by the board president, which is myself. Uh if you would like to speak, do us a favor, please, uh submit a comment card. If you're here in person, uh go ahead and fill that out and then go ahead and give it to our board assistant and you will be called when that item comes up. Uh if you are commenting via assembly gamut meetings uh enter your name and your email address and the board assistant will read will provide your comment to the board and then also if you're commenting via YouTube you can comment in the live chat and the board assistant will read your comment from there. Now is a time
004for individuals to address the board on items that are not on the agenda. Please note that because it is not an agendaized item, we will not be able to address that item today. But do know that we are listening and we'll consider uh we'll consider all that you have to say. Uh we have currently have three three submissions. We're going to go ahead and start with uh Kurt. Good evening. Just Quickly, my name is Kurt Nicknig. Our family moved here in 1989. Presently, I'm a member of the community part community park association. Meet every last Wednesday down here. Also, I have been active in several groups, Good Trouble Gang, BTB, Indivisible, NorCal, Resist, and others who have been canvasing the Sacramento County handing out emergency warning whistle kits. I left one with I'm not sure
005this gentleman but a gal that was I think her name was Kayla. >> I don't know if I'm right or not. Um they have anyways they have been distributed at big box stores, churches, markets, schools, neighborhood groups have taken kits. Thousands have been distributed. Kits contain a know your rights sheet in here in several languages. You how many were im immigrants we have here primarily it's Hispanic not mistaken I would like to hand them out at our community meeting down here in Glenwood maybe use an email notification let folks know that the kits will be available at the ro community park association meeting now I came with last meeting talking to Sharon right I'm sure you folks told me that I was it was too political or whatever uh to hand them out before or
006after but I think that uh those folks are on their way and you should well uh I'd like to you know since you have to have discussion in a meeting on that it okay >> thank you for your time >> you good now >> all right next we We have is it Rachel Joust or Javist? >> April >> that way when they made a mistake. Hi, I'm April. I was I was here last year. We're from the Sacramento Literacy Foundation. And what I want to talk about um is the three pieces of legislation really quickly that you have in order to help your kids get to reading. So, you have SB480. And the reason that there's all this legislation out there in the last few years is because more kids in California, in Sacramento, and
007in every single one of our districts are not reading. More kids are not reading than are at a proficient level. So, it's a crisis that we're in and there's legislation to address that. SB488 is for colleges to teach the science of reading to the teachers who are learning how to teach kids. So, there are seven schools, colleges of the 41 that are given an A or a B by the National Council on Teacher Quality. I recommend you hire from those seven schools. That will make things a little bit easier for your teachers. Um, you have SB114, which I'm sure you guys have heard a lot about. That's the the screener for, you know, early detection of difficulties. And I'm sure, you know, it's a little bit of a struggle of what to do once they're
008identified, but still it's a good it's a good first step. And then there's AB1454 which is the most important step which is to put curriculum science of reading teacher training into all of the schools in California. Of course it's choice. So just we're here to help you make that choice. And so think dates to look at September 2026 there's going to be $200 million released for teacher training in the science of reading. Look out for that. look for the skoey that's initiating those um those dollars and get some of your teachers in the training is that's letters and and core. It might be different though based on what they decide in that list. Then there's the um January 31st 2027 which is a full year ahead. There'll be a curriculum list if that and that
009curriculum list will be the chosen curriculum list where things are less expensive. So, if you're going to buy curriculum in the early grades, I recommend that you wait and get curriculum that's about the science of reading. Then there's this other part of the presentation. I think I gave that all to you. There's a lot of things here to talk about, but the most important one, the biggest recommendation we have is maybe think about hiring a chief literacy officer. Literacy is a skill that affects every single topic. And so to hire one person that's looking AC that across that at all strands your all the way up to Grant high school all the way down to your TKERS might really help you guys integrate reading into all all of your districts and your schools. And with
010that I'm going to say thank you for your time. I appreciate you listening. And here's my colleague Rio to tell you something more fun. >> All right, Rio, you're up next. >> Uh good evening board. Uh my name is Rio Tobar. I'm the program manager at the Sacramento Literacy Foundation. I work with the highest title one schools in Sacramento to deliver our culturally relevant book giveaway program where we give every TK through second grade student a bag with five brand new culturally relevant books. For our own fundraising efforts and community partnerships, we've delivered over 5,285 brand new culturally relevant books to TK through 2 grade students in all five elementary schools here in Robbo Unifi. Glenwood Elementary actually reached out to us to get our program back in their school and using our own funds,
011we supplied their TK through 2 grade students with over 1,330 brand new culturally relevant books before their winter break. Um, our program is loved by all schools in your district and just today, coincidentally, I got a call from Taylor Street Elementary and they reached out to see what we could do for their campus. So, we're working with them to find funding opportunities and hopefully we'll reach their campus in the spring. Culturally relevant book giveaway program may sound simple, but these bags of books are packed with tons of research. We give kids five books because five books is what a child needs to read in order to hold on to their previously achieved reading level. We want books in kids' homes because books in the home are as important to a child's future educational attainment as
012their parents education and career level. And finally, we give kids culturally relevant books because mirrors of oneself and windows into new worlds are critical parts of developing a reader. By having kids see themselves in their stories, they can pull from their lived experiences to become faster and more confident readers. We provide the tools necessary to assist kids on their reading journeys. We would like to continue our work here in Robla and will continue to look for other funding opportunities to do so. We would also like to build stronger relationships here and find new ways to collaborate. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to speak here today and I look forward to supporting your district in your literacy efforts. Thank you. >> Thank you so much. want to make sure to extend a
013a thank you to all everyone who chose to participate in public comment this evening. Okay, now we're going to move on to reports and we're going to start with the superintendent. I'm not sorry with Rob Education Foundation. My fault. Just skip it. I thought you would be Good evening. I'm going to keep it short in the anticipation everybody else will. Uh I'll be getting a email out to the district staff in the coming week along with our previous members of the fireworks booth. Uh be the second round of getting people to step up to the plate. We are expecting to have some more PTC volunteers this year from all the sites. We've been re I've been reaching out to them. I just came from a PTC meeting here to get here and I have Glennwood
014PTC is also here this evening. So, we're looking forward to that. Other than that, the books were ordered for uh yesterday's lunchon that foundation gives to the terrific scholars have the notes we have new artwork. That is all. If you don't have any questions, >> questions. Thank you so much. All right. Do we have anyone from the Rob Teachers Association? How about uh CSA? >> No, we're at the Superintendent Report. >> Um good evening. I'll keep it quick. Also, um we had a wonderful terrific 10 and thank you to the Robola Education Foundation. When I share with our Terrific 10 students that they get to order $10 worth of books, um they are super excited and I said, "Make sure you pick it up because I know uh Mr. Raymond's going to be contacting um
015your teachers or yourself." So, thank you for that. Um we had Dr. Early from United Way be our our um guest for the for the lunch. So, it was really nice. But I do want to give props to the food um and nutrition services. I don't know if I always thank them. Um they are the ones that um not only um make the meals for our terrific 10, but also our parent empowerment dinner, right? And and I think it's a great opportunity because um the terrific 10 is a special lunch. Some of the things are allowed on the school menu and some things are not. And so um we like to get feedback from them if it's something that can be on the lunch menu. So really good, you know, thumbs up or thumbs down.
016They're very honest. They'll try something. We ask them to try. There's a video they watch and we say, "Even if it looks kind of funny, try it." Um, and then they give us, you know, thumbs up, thumbs down. So, it was good. Um, last week I attended uh Belle's glow family dance. And, um, as you can see with Miss New House's outfit, you know, Mains is tonight. Um, and then yesterday I attended Robla's um, family literacy night focusing um, on our Hispanic parents and it was really well attended. Mr. Raven was there. Um, he had to we had to pull more chairs in. Um, so the library was full and I know they um, really gave some good feedback to Mr. CF and I'll be meeting with Mr. Calf next week uh, to discuss some
017of that feedback. We are in full swing with Black History Month celebration. Um, we had a lunchtime concert at Bell. Um, not Belle, me. I'm looking at me. And um, so we'll have that for the next the next week or so for the rest of the schools. And our parent empowerment dinner is next Thursday, February 19th. So if you hear me, please come. Everyone's welcome. We're super excited. Um, and then um, surveys. I know there's it's survey time. It really is survey time. And we really do want your feedback. I know I've talked about the community school survey. Um I know the community school site liaison is going to do some extra outreach because we need to hit our target surveys um per school and it's not a lot. It's only 60 surveys from families.
018So if um they reach out, please fill it out. Got to give props to Roba. They've already surpassed their um quota. I think at 119. Um, what else? Hold on. So, please, um, if you got a call, please fill it out. We definitely want your feedback. Um, what is coming up in the next few days? What's coming in the next few days is a facilities um, small short facility survey. We wanted to get some uh, preliminary feedback. Um and then we'll have that survey open for about two weeks and then we will schedule um a kind of like a facilities workshop to share the facilities um information and get more feedback from the community and the board. Um and then timeline wise maybe a few weeks later um we'll during one of the presentations we'll
019um Mr. Hickeyi will present the report uh oh my gosh the results and then the plan. So I know it's survey season. I get it. Please. And then after the facilities survey will be the LCAP survey and I don't know if uh Miss Lion's here but she will want your feedback too. I know that the sites are doing presentations at school site council elac um and we had we had already give um the we received feedback from PAC DAC. So um please please please fill out the surveys. Um in terms of the RFP Mr. Lucas is here. We will be issuing the RFP for ELOP um in the next day or so and then advertising in SACB. So we have a lot a lot of stuff going on in the next um few weeks and
020then just a reminder that the district is closed tomorrow and Monday in observance of President's Holiday. >> Thank you. >> Okay, now we will move on to board member reports. We'll start with Trustee Cardona. Trusty Divine. >> Nothing to report at this time. However, I would like to ask a quick question. Can we add PTC to the reports? >> So that way the parent teacher committees can maybe make a quick report like if they want to on the things that we're doing. >> Let me look into that. >> Okay. Okay. Thank you, >> Trusty Barnes. Um, last week I had the opportunity to attend the Sacramento County Office of Ed um dinner which comes up every four months uh with with Trustee Deluth and Superintendent Chen. And it was it was a really um nice
021and interesting um meeting. I got to meet uh the keynote speaker was Monique Leone. She's the first um chillet female president prom of the California state senate. Uh and she gave a brief presentation on her interpretation of the budget and what was going on. And um it's it was it was uh it was an interesting report. It was cautiously optimistic. uh she she definitely let us know that there were some tough times ahead and we're going to have to tighten our belts now just like every other um member in the room and in California that you know California is going through some tough times. Uh things have caught up to us and so you know we're going to have some tough times ahead but she was cautious that you know if we could hang in
022there long enough that we would turn the page. um and also said that uh something that I really appreciated and that um she she gets it and uh the people in the Senate, the people in the uh assembly and the governor um they are there fighting for us and they hear us when we uh when we contact them, when we talk to them, when we tell them about what's going on in our communities. And you know, they may not hear every single um word that we say, but they definitely are there listening and fighting for us. And I really appreciated that. The other one was a good message. Um it also made me reflect upon our our board a little bit. And I really do want to since this is our report, our board members
023report, I want to take a minute to show a little appreciation for my fellow board members because we do have a very unique board in the sense that we do get along very well up here. I mean, if you were a few minutes ago, if you heard us in the room, you probably did hear us in the room because we were arguing quite a bit on political ideology and we don't leave anything unaided. Um but when we do come out here we we we do speak cohesively and we get along really well. Um uh even even outside especially outside of our political ideology we we get along really well. But each board member here u brings something unique to the board. Uh Trusty Cardona is so fabulous at our connection to our sites, especially when
024we can't always get to those sites because, you know, we're doing things here and there and she is fantastic at making sure that uh we have that connection. Um, and uh, Trusty Hamilton Starks, uh, she's not here, but she she is such an excellent voice in the community and wants everyone to feel like that we're right there for them, listening to and we are, but she is she's just such a great ear for the community. Trusty Divine brings such a wonderful perspective on things like special ed and how we need to to make sure we're representing every single student and all their needs. And my colleague to the right here is is excellent at um educating us on legislative um process and how we can represent our tiny little district in Sacramento right down the
025street where we where we can take our our our voice and amplify it. And even though we um may disagree outside, I've learned a ton from him and been able to take that uh and say and and and represent our voices elsewhere. I think that's important because we don't when we're here, we don't just represent Roba in the um uh K through six or should they should say preschool through six um grades. We're we're thinking comprehensively. We're thinking what happens when they um when they metriculate outside of us, you know, outside of here, what um you know, are they set up for that? Will they be will they have the tools to get into college and to succeed in high school and get into college? We're thinking well beyond this. U so even though we
026um all the business that we do is here within this district, we think comprehensively. We bring we bring those tools um to the board. And I really do enjoy serving on this board. I think it's been a great board. I'm not I'm not leaving by the way. Um but um I really it's just been a fantastic board. So I just wanted to show a little appreciation for um our board members. That's all. >> Thank you. Um I I too had a chance to attend the Sacramento County Office of Education uh dinner. Uh it was it was interesting and the only my big takeaway wasn't just the budget. Um, clearly the the governor and the legislative analyst office have two different perspectives on revenues and where we're heading financially. Uh, and I I think when one
027considers the jobs of both and where both are looking to go, you understand why they have the perspective that they do. Um, I do appreciate the fact that the legislaturator's it's sounding like they are going to be more along the lines of cautiously optimistic, which is where I think the legislative an analyst office is. Um the one my one big takeaway though was and I I had asked a question about local control how important it was for instead of the state legislature coming up with one with with you know one-sizefits-all fixes that more kind of setting forth standards for us as districts and then giving us the ability to make the decisions uh and and be held accountable for whether or not we meet we meet those goals. And I have to say I was
028just a little concerned when when I was told, well, you know, it's the state's money. So, you know, we're going to be uh we're going to always keep that in mind when we're making decisions. Um anyway, I say that to say that I'm a big believer and and I don't think I don't know that there's anyone here disagrees. For me, I've always believed that educational decisions in particular, the best decisions are made closest to the kids. And I think the reason why we're able to make the impact that we are is because we're a small district. There's not a whole lot of layers between the classroom and us on the board. We don't have a whole bunch of administrators. Uh and we have a a really close-knit staff and community that that has no problem
029communicating to us when when they're concerned about something. And I think that as long as we have that, as long as we're always open to listening, I think that we'll be able to make the best decisions for our kids as opposed to someone in Sacramento or someone in Washington DC. But um I just wanted to echo my my there's a reason why I've been on this board for so long and uh it's not because I don't have anything else that I could be doing. It's because I really enjoy the people that we work with. both my fellow board members, our staff, and our community have made this a uh a fun a fun experience, a challenging experience, and one that I have I have very much enjoyed over my 21 years on the board. So,
030uh um you know, we are who we are and we're able to do what we do because of all of you. So, thank you. >> Can I just make one clarification? Um absolutely can look into the P PTC um to put that on the agenda. I want to check with all five schools because we have five PTCs, but I want to be clear if any of them want to speak, they are more than welcome to speak during um items that are not on the on Yeah. public comment that are not on the agenda. So, >> like them to know they are welcome. >> Absolutely. >> That was a nice good suggestion. Okay, we'll now move on to recognition and we're going to present and adopt a recognition of Black History Month resolution number 938. Where
031whereas black and African-American history is rich, inspiring, and integral to the story of the United States of America, where where characters contributed to the development of the nation in ways recorded and in ways unrecorded and where a centuries long struggle for equal opportunity found its crescendo in the in the thunderous triumph that was the civil rights Act of 1964, which was not only a positive and necessary reconciliation in our legislative strata, but also for the historic symbol of rebirth, a powerful true expression of the ideals of this nation that believes in freedom and liberty for all people. And whereas the Roblox school district recognizes that each student needs an opportunity to understand the common humanity underlying all people to develop pride in his or her own identity and heritage and to understand respect and accept
032the identity and heritage of others. Whereas the history social science framework for California public schools kindergarten through grade 12 states appropriately that the history curriculum of community, state, region, nation, and world must reflect the experiences of men and women and of different racial, religious and ethnic groups and must be integrated at every level. Whereas, not only during the month of February, but throughout the remainder of this year, is important that Robasa school districts seek to understand how to thoughtfully and holistically address African-American disparities in educational outcomes and diversity hiring in order to move towards greater equality in our educational system and the larger community. Therefore, be it resolved that the Robbo School District hereby issues this resolution in honor and recognition of February 2026 as Black History Month and encourages all educators and uh to
033commemorate this occasion with appropriate instructional activities. With that, I will entertain a motion to adopt. So moved. >> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. Uh we'll do a roll call vote. Trustee Cardona, >> Trusty Divine, >> I. >> Trusty Barnes, >> I and Trusty Doo I. >> Passed and adopted by the governing board of the Robla School District on the 12th day of February, 2026. Okay. Now we move on to presentations and information. And we will start with a 2025 uh SIPA update. And can we make sure the camera is like right there on her? This is too >> Wait, wait. We need a little spin. >> There you go. >> Very nice. Very nice. >> Thank you um for letting me dress like this. We're in the middle of our PTC um family
034glow dance right now. So, I was there and then I ran over here to be with all of you and then I'm going to run back because we've got a big balloon drop. We've got a poll at 7:45 with about a thousand balloons in it. So, um they are in full swing right now and having a fantastic time. So, thank you for indulging me in my outfit. Um I'm Sarah New House, principal at Main Avenue and I'm going to um go over um a whole bunch of things from our school level plan and what we're doing right now. I'm not going to get too deep into the CASP data because we did have our workshop um a few months ago, but just to reiterate reiterate where we are. Um they're not great numbers. We own
035them. Um but we have things that we are doing um to work towards improving them. Um there's some there's a new metric on the dashboard this year and I just put those two graphics on the right there. Um you can now see on the dashboard where it lets you know um the students who improved their score. So it didn't necessarily it's their raw score that they improved. Um so about 71% in ELA improved their score and then in math about 62%. So just a new metric that we're starting to learn about. This gives you um grades three through six for the past three years. And again it looks like a bit of a roller coaster uh going on there. One piece that we haven't really delved into a lot data-wise is just how staffing can
036impact. Um, and some schools might have a a more consistent staff currently. Um, we were that way with Maine uh for a number of years and then just for a variety of reasons, we've just had a little more change in our staffing. So, I just want to address that because it is a piece of the whole that impacts our students. Um, this is just staffing over time for the past four years. And um you can see there we've got 10 teachers in TK through third and fourth through six is um five teachers. And so the first couple of years there about half of our staff was zero to three years of teaching experience. We have had interns um we have maternity leaves. Babies are popular at Maine and anytime you have a maternity leave for
037a third to sometimes twothirds of a year um it means a substitute is in that position um and covering. Um so a lot of things happening. Last year we had three maternity leaves and those were all in grade levels that we had cast testing. >> So that does have impact. Um our upper grades about 40 to 60% of our upper grade is 0 to three years of teaching in the past four years. So they're barriers but they're things that we're working through. Um we have a lot of PLST support that we pull. I'll talk about that in a moment. And the reason um we've had movement at Maine is all for good reason. people are moving into the PLST role, peer facilitator, administrator, becoming a counselor, maybe relocating for family reasons. It's all good reasons,
038but those tend to be veteran teachers who leave and then there tend to be just, you know, sometimes replaced with teachers who um are just beginning their career. Um when I note team configurations, that doesn't mean it's a new teacher. It just means it's a new team configuration. And that's something we have to keep in mind as well that um it takes time for a grade level team to become cohesive and work together. So I just wanted to note that that's just something we're working at Main Avenue. One more thing, we also have had a combo class in the upper grades for the past three years. Uh a four five and then a 56 and then last year again a 56. Thankfully this year we worked it out where we did not have to have
039a combo class, but those are other pieces that do have impact. um on our students learning. >> So what >> for our people >> Yes, I'm sorry. >> For our people at home, can you explain what a combo class is? >> A combo class is um where we have uh so last year it was a five six combo class and just based on enrollment um we need to create a combo class and so it's got typically about half would be fifth graders and half would be sixth graders. When we know a combo class is happening, we try really hard to build it accordingly based on we look at academic level behavior. Um are they independent learners? And so we try to group it in a way that um maybe the sixth grade group um is
040a more independent group with um higher academics and then the fifth grade group is more your typical spread across um with abilities. Um that doesn't always always happen. It just depends on how much notice you have ahead of time to be able to build that class. Um, and then students do move in and out. And so if a new student moves in, sometimes you have to put them in the combo class because you don't have room elsewhere. And that can kind of change how you know you the picture you had first. Um, you have to kind of work with it as the school year moves on if we have um open spots. So that's what a combo class is. It then does impact um instruction. ELA tends to be something that you can melt together
041with the two grade levels, but fifth and sixth grade math standards are very different. And so, um, we have used our intervention specialist the past several years where she has pulled one of those groups for an hour a day and she teaches them their math. Um, and then the the classroom teacher will teach the other uh, math, grade level math. Um, but that does impact our intervention services. Those are fewer intervention groups that we can then do for tier two, but we feel like that's a really good move that we have to make in order to support that combo class. So for goal one for ELA, um we have worked with Skoey for the past couple of years and I know there's been talk about GLAD and AVID and um GLAD is a conversation that
042we're starting to have at the school site, but what we have really tried to focus on is our first teaching and those foundational skills in reading because we have had newer staff members and that is such a key piece that they need to have some good PD in. And so we have spent time um and title one funds to ensure that they're getting a good foundation in that because if we have good first teaching, we can have fewer students in tier 2 services. So uh we've we're focusing on those areas right now. Our PLSTs have been involved um in the pre-planning. They're there at the um PD days when we meet with the specialist and then they do the um postwork as well. They do lesson modeling, co-eing. We just did an instructional video that
043Mr. Byum, we filmed him teaching our fifth grade class and then we looked into that video and and broke it down and reviewed it. So, PLSTs happen at all of our grade levels, but in particular, I have them more focused on our upper grades because that is where we have our newer teachers. Um, and you just get a broader range of uh reading ability with foundational skills. Um, we do a lot of data analysis sitewide at our PLC's and our staff meetings. So, one example of that would be we have extended day for grades first through third and um we we pick a very specific skill that they're working on. It's a small group. Um we look at what their baseline is. We how what are we going to teach them? How are we going
044to teach it? Where do we want them to be at the end of the tr trimester? What assessment tool are we using? And so for T1 um we had every student who was in extended day made growth and 80% of them um met or exceeded the goal that we had set for them. And so we do the same thing with T2 and T3. We uh do our Marzano strategies to support the PD that we're doing focused on instruction and engagement. And I've been able to go into classrooms and see teachers using the um the two uh strategies that they have chosen um to put into play. our K2 screener that's new this year and we just did our um midyear assessment for that piece and we have spent time as a staff where our intervention
045specialist and I we've met with the grade level uh K2 as a whole team and then also in their PLC's and we look at the specific data we can see where every student falls and this is using um amplify we can see where every student falls what we need to do and with ampl amplify then you have activities that it gives you that then you can um do with the students. So again like extended day it's very targeted approach to working with the students and where their needs are. We have a built-in workshop time. So we have an hour every day and this is um uninterrupted time. It's sacred time. This is the second half hour of that hour. I'll talk about the first half hour when I get to EL but this is where
046we do our differentiated instruction. So, the students who need to go out for tier 2 services where it's um a smaller group uh working with the intervention specialist in her team, the teacher then has the remainder of their class and they're working on tier one um supports. And differentiated instruction means they might be doing some small group. One group might be over here working on spelling and she's pulling back a group working on phonics and another group might be over here uh working on a different activity. So, that's a sacred time that we have um five days a week. And then some of the um title one funds that we've spent, we've purchased Hegarity, which is again focuses on those foundational skills for K through three. Our K through3 teachers use it and have been
047trained upon it. It does not replace Wonders. It just uh supplements that program. And then we've spent some money on UFly for our intervention team. Um this is something we're delving into. Um we're finding it has a lot more impact with our students. they're more engaged and it also works on uh more of the writing than some of the programs that we've used before. And then battle of the books, we used to do this years ago. So we have purchased all new sets of books. Um and this is where we have students work um in teams reading chapter books and then they have a battle against each other where they're answering questions. Um I don't know if you recall, Mr. Caf and I think maybe decided we're going to battle. Sure, why not? You can
048all come, too. >> Yes, please. >> Yes. Won't uh >> Thank you. Okay. In math, um last year I sent a team of four teachers to go to a training for building thinking classrooms. This is not a curriculum, but it's about good teaching strategies, increasing engagement for students, and really putting the workload back on the students and the thinking back on the students. You can see a picture of um some students working there. Um I'm on the math pilot team for the district, and when I'm looking at the different um curriculara that's going to be available, I'm seeing BTC spoken about a lot in their presentations and a lot um in their curriculum. So, it's nice that I've got a pilot team that's working on that. Um it's a lot of vertical whiteboard work. They
049work together as pairs. They're given um problems that get progressively more difficult and the teachers walking around um checking in with them. They can check each other's board. It's not called cheating. It's knowledge sharing and the students are so engaged. I was talking with one teacher today and she said she was doing a lesson and the kids say, "Well, are we going to do our whiteboard work?" And she's like, "Not for this." And they're like, "Oh, they were bummed." So they really enjoy it, too. We've spent some title one money on some tier 2 supports for number sense and for fact fluency. And then again we do focus on math and extended day. Um our PLTS are supporting as well. And then we do again like I said data analysis sitewide and for example um
050our T1 we were focusing on our math benchmarks and superintendent Chen uh came to that meeting. They worked as grade level teams. They broke down the data and from that um we saw for example that we needed to do some tutoring after school. So we're doing that in fourth and sixth grade. And then another grade level saw that the when the data broke data broke down they had some students who are at or above or students who are below. And so they've decided one teacher is taking this group and one teacher's taking the other group. And they're just it's not changing the standards or what they're teaching but they're changing their approach with the group. And we're noticing that students who based on the group they're in, they're actually more engaged because I think they
051have a little more comfort level with the um their peers knowing that hey, we're kind of at the same level right now and I'm not so embarrassed about answering a question and maybe getting it wrong. And then one other piece I didn't note on here that we're we're going to do um as a shift that we haven't done before for T3 is um we're going to take the students who are in tier 2 with our intervention team. We're going to put them back into that workshop time with their classroom teacher. They'll get what they need there. And then we're pulling students who are just below where they need to be on CASP and we have uh picked about 60 students. We're looking at their data and we're picking very specific skills that we're going to
052work on with them for about an eight-week boot camp before we do our testing in May. We haven't done that before, but we're going to be able to see is this been a good move once we get their scores back after this year and see how they progressed. For goal three, this is our uh EL students and we are in green here. This is something that um each year we continue to make some very nice growth. Last year was the year prior was 9.5% increase and then last year was another 8.6 on top of that. And I think that's a testament to how we do our ELD time. Um it's called wind time and we we have three rotations of that and that is that first half hour dedicated time to that hourong time I
053was talking about. Um and the reason we do three is because we want to maximize the number of people we have so that we can have smaller groups and be more targeted. Um and those are some of the things that we work on in our groups. Um a lot of lot of writing is happening right now moving into T2. Um again at staff meetings we look at their kids what are they working on what's the baseline how are we approaching it and then at the end of the trimester we look at their score and then readjust we have second dose groups that our e specialist does um in in particular with our newcomer students um our ELELSS um are focused on writing this year across the district in third grade and then again we we
054work on data collection and analysis for goal four parent and community engagement. We've done two years now with back to school night before school and this has been um a very great thing, a great move. Everybody's anxiety level is so much lower on the first day. They get familiar with the school site and their teacher and the staff and they walk in ready to go. So that's been a really great move for us. We have a fantastic PTC up and running that we started mid year last year. Um they are right now running the glow dance and we've done a spaghetti feed bingo night this year. They did candygrams for the students in December. Um and now we're planning in the springtime um flapjacks with family. Um we're going to have pancake breakfast. Some of
055the family events we do as a site, we continue with our trunk or treat. We had some of our ELOP um programs and we had more parents um create trunks. This year we started something new in December. We did a sip and paint and we had over a hundred we sipped cocoa. We had about um a hundred families come out and they sipped cocoa and ate cookies and we did um a painted drawing um of a snowman that I yours truly led them through and they loved it. They had so much fun. And then we have our community liaison Mon'nique Benjamin who is fantastic. She's connected us with the Urban League. They did a workshop for families on resumeé building. We have one in March that's um going to be dressed for success. We've connected
056with the Sack Public Library. We have half of our students have a library card and now we're starting a passport where if they get so many stamps on their passport having visited the library, we have a certificate for them. We're starting our community garden. We've connected with Home Depot and Three Sisters to work on our drip system and donate supplies. And we're setting that up when you walk into Main Avenue right outside the cafeteria. And we figure it's going to be a nice thing because we have so many events at Main Avenue for the district that families can walk through and visit the garden when we've got it set up. We're going to do nine flower beds and pathways. We did a canned food drive with the student council. We have two buddy benches that
057were donated. um one by um Senator Ashby's office and then Councilman Dick Dickinson's office um and we'll be in unveiling those in March. >> A buddy bench. Um so it's a spot where we put them out on the yard where maybe if you need a buddy to play with, you go sit on the bench and somebody comes over and says, "Hey, why don't you come on over and join us?" So we call them a buddy benches. Um and then uh our liaison also helps with attendance. She might help with attendance, phone calls, or if we have a family that maybe hasn't been there for a few days, she'll head out with their social worker to do a site um a home visit um and connect with the family, see if there are some needs um
058that we can help with, maybe transportation or something else might be going on that we can support with to get their child to school. >> What are what are some of the needs that um they've discovered this >> if they're having a hard time getting to school? And that kind of plays into our attendance piece. So, um, when we meet with families who might have, um, chronic absenteeism, sometimes it could be transportation and they don't know that, uh, we have buses. So, it could be as simple as let's get them on the bus. Um, it could be, um, maybe uh, they're experiencing homelessness and so we need to get them supports like uh, bus passes. It could be there might be health issues that we're not aware of um, going on with the child that
059we can support with. or it might be a health issue going on with the parent um that maybe we can direct them towards services. So those are some of the things that we tend to hear about from our families. Our attendance um is improving. When you see the word decrease here, this is what we want to see. We want to see these numbers um going uh as they are. So we've made some really nice gains um with our chronic absenteeism. I want to note that our our homeless population increased by 43.4% improving their chronic absenteeism which is fantastic. And last year 24% of our school site fell into this group. That's a quarter of Main Avenue. And that is double the district average and the highest for the for all schools. And so we worked
060a lot to try to get our families um to school. And that was of one of our subgroups that made some nice gains and points towards standard. for our suspension. You can see we had four groups that did increase and four groups that decreased. I did put the raw number there because that's something that you've asked about. Um, give a little more perspective. So, when you think about those percentages, it really equates to about we're talking about one student that we're looking at. Um, we try really hard to keep our students at Main Avenue. Um, because I don't feel as a principal that suspension solves uh the problem. Um, usually there's more work that we have to do with supporting with academics and behavior and walking them through the MTSS process. So, if we don't
061have them at school, we can't help them walk through those those needs. I wanted to show um our monthly improvement. So, the blue is last year, each month up until December, and then this year. Um, so we've made growth every month in comparison to last year. December we grew 4% and December tends to be a really hard month with travel or flu and viruses. And so we were going into that month thinking, "Oh, I hope we do well here." And we did. We improved. Um, January was our rough month. That's when all our viruses hit at Main Avenue. But I think we're through the woods there um because we've um averaged uh this week more at the 94 95% of the daily rate. So, some of the things that we work on with chronic absenteeism,
062we've done three years in a row where we meet with um specific families of our most chronically absent students so that we can work to support them to get their child to school. We do SAR uh meetings. Uh we send letters home, lots of communication um to get their child to school. We have incentives that we do. A new one was we had Dinger come out from the Rivercats to talk about attendance and we have a T2 incentive. So, the two classes with the highest attendance this trimester and the two with the most improved attendance, we're going to take to a Rivercats game in April and you can all chaperone. We continue with buddy assemblies and character traits um that we've been doing for quite uh some time at Main Avenue and it's so fun
063to watch the kids walk in with their buddy and sit with them during the assembly and they meet throughout the month. New work this year is working with Sam Drezen and we've picked three areas to focus on as a staff and there things that we're doing but things that we need to improve upon and make sure that we're consistent and we're all on the same page with. The first one is making sure that every classroom has a calming corner or a calming space. And this is an area where if a child is having a hard time and starting to to escalate a bit, they can go over there, they can use the tools which we teach them to use, use breathing strategies, get themselves reset, and to be able to then come back into the
064lesson. And this keeps them in the classroom and learning to regulate in the classroom and not having to always step outside of the classroom to regulate themselves. So, we're working on uh we spent this week um writing lessons for that um at the grade levels and then deciding which resources and tools we want to make sure that we have available at each of those spaces. We are a zones of regulation school and we have been for a number of years, but with staffing changes, it's been hard to keep up with PD for that and it's a really important piece for our work. So, we wanted to make sure that one, we're going to purchase new updated curriculum with our title one money and then make sure that we're um getting uh updated PD for our
065entire staff. And then we're with PBIS, we are a um a platinum status school and you can't get higher than platinum status. And I'm very proud of our staff for that because that's a lot of work um students and staff as we move students um through the MTSS pro process and are just tier one based with PBIS. So, uh, we're going to apply for that again this year, and we're very, very proud of that. We did have Touch of Understanding come. Um, it's a group that comes in work with our fourth and fifth graders, um, learning about hands-on activities about, um, learning about, um, people um, if they have a disability. So, how to navigate in a wheelchair, how to use a, um, a walking stick um, for somebody who's sight impaired. And then a
066shout out to our mental health team. I have a fantastic mental health team. They always have a full docket. We don't hesitate to make sure that we're getting the services um for our students whether it be due to an acute trauma or a chronic trauma that might be going on. We want to make sure that we are giving the students the support um that they need so that they can come to school and feel safe and be ready to learn. You have any questions? Um, one observation and I really appreciated the way you kind of you started off talking about some of the challenges and you know I always say the difference between an excuse and an explanation is what do you plan to do about it? What I really appreciated was in particular how
067in your plan you specifically talked about how you're going to build up in particular for your new staff, how you're going to help empower them and and and when and when and when and when and when and when and when and when and when and when and when and when what you've been doing up to this point uh in order to do that. I I just think that, you know, like I said, the really good thing about the recognition of the challenges that we face and the the owning of them gives us the ability to address them and and and and do what what it is that we need to do for our students. So, and I and that was something that just was evident in all of the SIPs. I mean, just how everybody
068and it was interesting how I mean, we're a small district with five different sites and while there were some common challenges that we all had, uh there were also some very unique challenges at every site and uh to see the differentiation in each of the success plans. Um I I I believe that we that that success is is in the future. I I'm just really hoping it's in the near future. Mhm. >> Um but uh you know we we we understand the challenges uh that you're that that you're dealing with and that your staff is dealing with. So really appreciate all the effort you put into this plan and presentation. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> I'm two back to do the balloon drop. Thank you very much. >> Okay. We're going to move on
069to item B. 202526 district transportation update. >> Okay, good evening everyone. Since we're about halfway through the year, um I thought we should take a look at district's transportation program and kind of where we are at this juncture. So almost many of our students end on this bus to get to and from school each day. And we design our routes so that there is as little excuse me so that we can pick up our students from any stop and get them to any of our schools. Um we transport an average of 440 students a day. About 12 a little over 12 and a half% of our students make up the population that requires or receives curb curb busing. In addition to those 440 students, we also transport 145 students for other districts, schools such as
070Alberta School District, Gateway Community Charter, and New Hope Charter. In terms of referrals, we have written only 16 bus referrals so far this year. And when bus referrals are written, schools have been very supportive and usually the student changes their behavior, becomes a better bus driver, a bus rider, sorry. A big part of the transportation department's time and responsibilities involve field trips. As you can see there, um, three, three school years ago, we did 402 field trips. Two years ago, we did 487. Last year, we did 604. So far this year, we've already booked 445 field trips, and we project we will draw have taken over 600 by the time the school year ends. We do a lot of local trips, but we also have trips that take us to places like San Francisco, Indosino,
071Sierra Foothills, Sly Park, Paloma, and Ioni Ioni, sorry. In addition, we provide busing to our extracurricular programs like the strings project with SAK State and the expanding the expanded learning inter sessions and spring ends. We're very fortunate that we have a very experienced staff led by our director, Patty Brown, who's here. Um, and as you can see, we have 10 staff with a total of 127 years of cumulative experience. Terms of the our fleet, in February 24, we purchased three electric buses. Since then, we've purchased two more small electric buses for a total of five electric buses in our fleet. The electric charging stations are up and running. And the new buses have been certified by CHP and all buses are inspected annually by CHP. >> There is the department. >> Real real quick on
072the electric buses and I know that a lot of districts have had challenges. I know we've had challenges with the electric buses. How are they how are they fairing with us so far this year? I'm not sure if you're familiar. We bought um we have a Lion Electric buses and that uh bus company went out of business. >> Mhm. >> And so all of our bus warranties and everything are no longer any good. So they did sit for several months until a company purchased the Lion Electric parts supply and things like that. And now there's a company called Fleet Eforce that's out of Colorado and they came out and got our three buses running again. And we've been fortunate enough to have them open a shop in West Sack. So in the last two months
073that has The bad news about that is um it's very expensive to have them repair those. And so I am struggling with the what's the right amount because we didn't really pay for the buses. They were awarded to us by grants. But how much do you keep throwing at them? So right now they've been running for a few weeks. So I feel pretty good right now. But um So, that's just something that we're going to have to really decide. And I I mean, I did ask the uh airbor to take them back. They tried, but they didn't really go for that. So, we are under contract to keep them and use them. >> Now, did did we already because I know that for each bus that we added, we were supposed to put one out
074of commission. >> We already we've already put those buses out of commission. >> Um we put four out of commission and we still have one. >> Okay. >> And that is because can't really crush we can't really salvage it at this time if we don't have dependable buses. >> So, we're holding on to that. Um, we did have to put a couple out of service that were still good buses, but due to the grant and what buses were attached to that to those particular buses, we had to salvage. So, I'm still holding on to one. I don't know if it's a good idea or not, but I just can't give it up until I feel good about the the electrics and more dependable. The smaller ones that we purchased are a different brand and they've
075been running really well and they're um service department is, you know, out there within a day or two, anything that comes up. So, I'm very happy with those since July. >> Thank you for that update. How are we using the smaller buses? Well, um, the smaller buses are used on our special needs routes, our curb to curb routes, so they're picking up they're used every day. >> And this may sound odd, but the smaller buses have air conditioning, right? >> Yes. Um, we've been buying air conditioned buses for ever since that one heat wave. I can't remember what year it was, but where we actually didn't have school. So yeah, we we've been buying the big buses all have air conditioning and the small ones and I think moving forward we don't have a choice
076but to have air conditioning. And luckily the bus manufacturers have finally figured out a way that they can put cold air in school buses that actually works because 10 years ago they didn't have a system that worked. We open the door so many times, you know, every five minutes the doors open and hot air's coming in. So, they figured out a way to to make that work for us. >> What's What's the range of of the smaller buses? Sorry. >> Oh, no. I'm sorry. Um, the range for the small bus is supposed to be 125 miles. However, we're getting about 95, but in our district, we never really go over that. We're able to come back midday, plug it in, get it back to a full charge for the afternoon route. And the electric buses
077in that area are working really well. both uh small and large. Just large buses have small r you know like a min um likeund or about a 100 mile range and that's hard for us to take that on a field trip that the bus is away from the district all day because we can't bring it back to charge it. So we luckily still have diesel buses and we swap buses around those days making it work. >> Thank you. Thank you. And there is, excuse me, there is the contact information and the location of the transportation department. >> Any additional questions, comments? >> The two smaller buses, they were part of the grant as well, right? Can you first Well, you weren't around to bring them here. The two small buses were part of the original
078grant through and we were going to get line electric, but um maybe that should have been a sign back then because they decided not to make them after we waited like two years. So it took a little bit. Then we were able to get those funds transferred to a different vendor and have um you know get the small buses through A to Z bus sales here in Sacramento. And um well a lot of the grant part of the grant was for you know the the actual bus part of it was for the infrastructure for the bus. Um can you tell me a little bit about um the cost of the infrastructure for the smaller buses compared to the bigger ones is about the same. >> Well when we first started the project we uh commissioned
079six charging stations and we were only getting five buses right. So, we was just trying to plan in case a charging station was down or whatnot. And so, um, they all take the same charging station. One of the chargers is a supercharger and can charge a bus, you know, super fast, like twice as fast. So, um, and we did get money for the those and that project was, I believe, about $325,000 with those. >> Okay. and and that yeah, that was one of the questions that I had because I know that that was one of the issues um that a lot of districts were facing that um they couldn't use the buses to go from A to B because B didn't have the same charging station as as A, you know, so even if they
080took it to a place where they had an agreement, they physically couldn't charge a bus. >> I mean, that's one thing that I guess we did, right? I mean, I may as well just tell you the charging stations were part of the Lion Electric Company also, and I've learned that they have gone out of business, too, and no longer support those chargers. And so, I can't even get reports from the chargers. >> I mean, it's the craziest four years of my life trying to figure this stuff out. So anyway, we're I'm sure a company will come forward or I'll find somebody that can help me at some point, but right now to to fix one, it I may as well just buy a new one with a different company. So that's kind of where we're
081at with that. >> Are the small buses Bluebird? >> Yes. Yeah, we and they're called micro birds because they're little. >> Any additional questions or comments? Thank you so much. Oh, wait. Oh, wait. >> Yeah, sure. >> I thought last year the board authorized the purchase of two diesel buses because there were problems with electric buses, but those diesel buses weren't mentioned in the fleet. So, were they not purchased? >> Yes, we did purchase two diesel buses. Um they're part of our fleet. Yeah, they weren't listed when they talked about electric buses in the report. You're right. But but we do have uh two newer uh diesel buses that have air conditioning and all of that. And actually that is what saved us the last six months. >> Any additional questions, comments? Thank you so
082much. >> Thank you for bringing. >> All right, now we're going to move on to item C, district maintenance and operations update. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um, so just like with transportation, we're going to kind of take a major look at where we are in terms of the M department. In 2025, as you all know, we finished installing three new sets of playground equipment, three new artificial grass playfields, and replace three roofs that were badly leaking. Playfields are at Bell, Glennwood, and Taylor, and we use those to enhance PE classes, re recess time, and the after school programs. The roof uh projects were at Taylor, the office wing, and classrooms 11 and 12 got all new roofs. Glennwood class pod 10 through 12 got new metal roofing. We replaced the and installed in new playground equipment
083at Bell, Glennwood and Taylor. Some of the play equipment as it says there was 20 years old or older. We also replaced um all the the wood chip fall material and with poor inplace rubber. We're getting ready to go out to bid, excuse me, for the replacement and installation of a new roof on classrooms 1 through 7 at Taylor. This Wings roof has outlived its life and really does need to be replaced, and we plan to do that over the summer break. We are installing outdoor shade structures at Bell, Glenwood, Taylor, and Roba. These shade structures will enhance the outdoor learning environment and will provide climate protection to both students and staff. We're working with the Sacramento Tree Foundation to coordinate and support tree planting throughout the district. Terms of what's on tap in the
084future, uh we're looking at exterior painting at both Glenwood and Maine, asphalt repairs and ceiling throughout the district, new roofs on Taylor's MPR and the maintenance shop, the new sighting on buildings C and D at the district office. And that is a brief look at M. And there is the contact information both physical and phone >> questions. The new sighting on building C and D at the district office. >> Yes sir. >> You say a little bit more about that. >> Um I don't have details on it but I can certainly get them from Mark and get it to you. Yes. be happy to one who list that as find out more. >> Is there summer school at Taylor this summer? >> We haven't announced the sites yet. >> Okay. I was just wondering if
085replacing the roof was going to be a distraction. We most likely will not, but we haven't let the other sites know which sites have been selected yet. >> Okay. Sorry. >> Oh, that's okay. We are going to take into all um we're going to take in all the construction projects into consideration when selecting the sites. >> Okay. >> Any additional questions or comments? Thank you so much. Now we're going to move on to the 2627 governor's state budget proposal and educational fiscal impact. >> So a few weeks ago, the superintendent and I went to the U School Services of California pres uh presentation regarding the governor's proposed 2627 budget. This was the all district's first look at the budget. And so these are just some of the highlights. These slides were taken from the school
086services presentation. Um there were um the themes for the budget were to the governor wanted to um he talked a lot about his accomplishments as it says there such as environmental resilience being a robust global economic competitor universal prek and affordable housing. And while his acco while he does have his accomplishments, they've been accompanied by mounting state deficits as budget makers outspend revenue, which leads to creative bookkeeping, and this directly affects public education. The big three taxes are um excuse me, so sorry, sales tax, corporation tax, and personal income tax. And you can see how they have changed or it you can see the the comparison between the governor's budget and what was enacted. Um and if you look at uh 2627 there is quite a difference. Um the governor assumes that the big three
087taxes will be higher uh by about 21 billion dollar 24 and 25 24 25 and 25 26 combined. He's looking at at personal income tax to go up by 57 billion and corporate tax to go up by 5.7 in the budget year 2627 re uh big three revenue is up by 19 billion from June estimates in terms of the minimum guarantee you can see there uh comparison between the governor's proposed budget and the LAO outlook um and as you had mentioned earlier about the LEO be cautiously optimistic. >> I would I would agree with you. Um the governor's estimate is seven 7.7 billion dollars higher than the LAO estimate. He attributes that to the difference in their big three tax revenue estimates. And you can see there a comparison of his personal income tax assumptions
088alone are 17 billion dollars higher at the LAO. In terms of Prop 98, he uh revisited several of his key education priorities in his California for all kids campaign. Over 70% of the new spending is proposed for core education and key enrichment programs and almost onethird of the available funding is used to replenish the rainy day fund. However, he repeats a uh creative bookkeeping maneuver that he did last year with a proposed settle up, excuse me, of 5.6 billion. That's 26% of new education funding. and he's using that to address the state deficit. And in addition to effects uh that the national and state economy could have on education funding, there are historical risks as well. There's of course declining enrollment, increasing deficit spending among eleas that we just talked about. And if you look
089at um the graphic on the right as it shows I don't know if you can really see it but it t it goes back to 1920 and compares Prop 98 funding to the settle amount and you can see that we're borrowing more than we normally do. >> Explain settle up. So settle up my understanding with settle up is that it's using explain it's using current year funds apply to the previous year's deficit and settling up last year using current year funding. >> What I would call a creative bookkeeping maneuver. Um it is last year I believe the amount that they used last year's funding for the prior year was much smaller. I want to say it was like I1's are right at about two billion and this year it's 5 points or his proposal for
090>> so it's it basically it's we were short last year so we're going to borrow from this year in order to make up for what the deficit >> correct >> from last year. Has anyone challenged that legally? Because basically what you're doing is you have a state deficit. They're not supposed to. We're supposed to have a balanced budget. >> Anyone challenge that legally? >> Not that I not with any success that I'm aware of. No. >> Okay. >> That's a conversation that's happening now. um what he what happened last year is unprecedented >> and while it was um challenged not necessarily in the I can't say in the legal courts but with all the organizations it happened >> um and it was only um 1.9 and then this year it's 5.6 now that now that
091it's 5.6 it's really really really getting attention because that makes a difference and I'll say I don't know if you have it here but I'll just say um that 5.6 6 is about $99 per ADA and that would equal about 1.6 million for Roba alone that we won't get that we might get settled up next year but we wouldn't get that initially. >> So in the past what they've done is they've borrowed more from I think from the past or from the future where basically they would take your budget and say yeah you're not going to get that until after the first of the year meaning you're borrowing from the following year. this year. They're saying, sounds like they're saying, "Well, what we're going to do is we're just going to not have the money
092and then when the following year gets here, then we'll backfill it." I'd say the challenge that I have is when we get that 1.9 million or that percentage back um it could come with parameters versus if we just received it within like LCFF we use it with that process >> where it's more unrestricted >> we might get exactly I mean we might get the money back but it could be in a more more like a categorical with parameters on how it can and can't be spent as opposed to having gotten it in the beginning as part of LCFF where we had was much more unrestricted. >> I will gladly pay you on Tuesday for an education today. >> Much more local control. So this is an example where >> so there are the uh various
093funding factors that were used in coming up with the 2627 budget. Um you can uh per student base grant amount the amount of the proposed 2.41% 41% COLA rate span adjustments for T A3 and 9 through 12 and then excuse me the amount if if a district qualified for supplemental and then concentration grant and then in addition there is the TK add-on per ADA which includes the COLA of $5,679 and uh what does That mean for Robla uh LCFF? Our projected 2627 LCFF per ADA funding is just over $16,000 per ADA. Our projected 2627 ADA at this point is $1,875.67 ADA, which means that our projected LCFF revenue is just under $30.5 million. This is the school services what they call the financial projection dart board. It's just a a graphic that we get every
094year that puts all the factors in one place and shows you how it how it compares going back to the 2526 school year. You can see the California lottery funding mandated block grants the consumer price index stirs and pers employer rates and then the minimum wage. I won't read all the numbers to you, but this is something that as a CBO, I can tell you we wait for with baited breath every year. And going forward, um, in late January, as you can see there, the Senate and Assembly will have their overview overview hearings. Uh, between February and May, there will be sub subcommittee meetings. In late May, the final Assembly and Senate subcommittee hearings and decisions will the final hearings will be held and decisions will be made. And then early June, both the Senate
095and the Assembly um will have their full budget hearing on their committee subcommittee reports. Then in June, middle of June to the end of June, the legislative leaders negotiate with the governor. Then by June 30th, an agreement is reached among the legislative leaders and the governor. And the final state budget for7 is enacted. Happy to answer any questions. Any questions? Um what is because I I didn't see the specific number. So in in terms of what what is the actual like approximated or projected dollar total dollar amount for the state of California for Prop 98 funding? >> I don't know it off the top of my head, but I'm happy to get it get it and get it to you. I don't remember off the top. >> That'd be great. Thank you. >> No problem.
096>> Uh any other questions? That's >> Thank you so much for that update. Right now, we're going to move on to the consent agenda. I will entertain a motion to approve. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded. We'll do a roll call vote. Trustee Cardona. By the way, all those in favor say all those in favor would say I. All those opposed would say nay. Or you may abstain. >> Where's Nubia? >> We got you there. Trusty Cardona. We're waiting. Oh, okay. There you go. So, we are uh we are voting on the consent agenda right now. So, uh I will uh we're doing a roll call vote on the consent agenda and uh we started off with Trustee Cardona. Trustee Divine >> I. >> Trusty Barnes >> I. >> And I will
097vote I. Motion approved. Motion passed. Move on to action items. Uh item A, approve 202526 memorandum of understanding with community health works at Roba Elementary School. Moved. >> Second. Been >> moved and seconded. Okay, it's been moved and seconded. Would you like to discuss? >> Yes. Um, this is a partnership with uh Mr. Calf and Miss Chavez had worked on for their um for actually Robbo School District. It's an opportunity for a company um community health works to come um and have a space at Robbo Elementary for one day a week to help families enroll in medical health coverage. um that will not only cover the families um not just the students but the entire family. Um it will also um provide um support for housing right and they will also um provide transportation for
098medical um appointments if needed. This is open to all school district families but it will be housed at um Roba Elementary. Theou is just for the end of this year and then um if it's successful then we will entertain um uh continued partnership next year. >> Any discussion or debate? >> Um we just heard from Maine that they have the highest unhoused population. Would it be possible to provide maybe transportation for those families to get over to Roba to sign up? We absolutely can look at Thank you. >> Any additional discussion or debate? Hearing none, we'll move forward for a roll call vote. All those in favor say I. All those opposed say nay. Trustee Cardona. >> Trusty Divine >> I. >> Trusty Barnes >> I. >> And I will vote I. >> Motion passes
099unanimously. Item B, approve Aruba network switch and UPS solution proposed by team 1 networking under RFP 26-105 and 26-106. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Moved a second. Discussion. >> Um, yes. This is to uh complete the uh modernization of our network infrastructure and un uninterruptible power supply uh equipment to keep that equipment from frying if we have power fluctuation. Um we're utilizing the -ate program where we pay 15 cents on the dollar. Uh so this is a wonderful program where we can get the latest technology um for our students at an incredible discount. You said to keep it from frying. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, you know, you get power fluctuations. If you don't have a UPS, uh it can burn out the power supply or the motherboard or or circuitry uh on the equipment
100and then that would take down a classroom and and nowadays, you know, the the network that we use as you use your cellular phones and streaming media, Netflix, that's all because of a physical uh network, an internet network. So um yeah the schools and classrooms use it quite heavily. >> Does it also it also provides backup >> energy? >> Uh it it provides some limited backup. It's more it's really more for the blips the brown outages. >> Yeah. The the reality of the fact is that equipment will probably last about 15 minutes to 30 minutes depending draw. So if if the power goes out for that limited amount of time we're great. But if it doesn't, then it just kind of goes off. >> A little little bit of a technical geek. I love hearing
101about what's >> Oh, no. I It's It's I do too personally. >> Is there any additional discussion or debate? Hearing none, we will move forward to a roll call vote. All those in favor say I. All those opposed say nay. Start off with trusty Cardona. >> Trusty Divine >> I. >> Trusty Barnes >> I. Trusty Doo votes I. Motion passes unanimously. Item C, approve the 26 2026 2027 and the 2027 2028 student calendars. So moved. >> Second. >> Moved to seconded discussion. >> Um we're just very excited to have two calendars to bring to you so far in advance for our families and our staff members. Um we had an opportunity, superintendent Chen and I, to sit down with our labor partners, so both presidents of the RTA and CSA bargaining units um for calendars.
102Um it is a mandatory bargaining um topic for teachers um and then CSA has the opportunity to provide input. So we had a great conversation around the calendars um and came up as a team with two different options for each school year and then that was taken to vote with RTA. And one of the things that we really focused on and had our conversations around were um being thoughtful about how holidays fall and how our breaks fall and also trying to bring par and alignment as much as we could with our neighboring districts at least for the 26 27 school year as they do have theirs published. Um however they don't have 2728. So we're just kind of hoping we met the mark. >> Any significant differences between 26 27 and 2728? Um, frankly, they
103are very traditional to Roba's um, traditional calendar and probably the thing that we had the largest conversation about is when we should hold spring break um because there's two schools that thought of that. How close do we wrap it to um, the holiday that's a very moving target that falls in the spring? Um and then also keeping in mind the um structural integrity of the instructional block windows and having at least three weeks of instruction in March and also in April without having shortened months right before state testing. >> Got it. Okay. Any additional discussion or debate just that I know this was a lot of hard work. So thank you very much for for your hard work. All right, we'll now move forward with a roll call vote. All those in favor say I.
104All those opposed say nay. Trusty Cardona. >> Trusty Dubine. >> I. >> Trusty Barnes >> I. >> Trusty Doo votes I. Motion passes unanimously. Item D, approve amendment to superintendent's contract extension and corresponding salary changes through June 30th, 2028. Second. >> Been moved and seconded. Discussion. I will just say that uh I'm sorry. Oh, you have a speaker card. Yeah. I would like to suggest this table this item be tabled for a future meeting later in the spring, ideally after spring break. I have some concerns that come from the same place most of my concerns come from. A concern for a lack of forthcoming transparency and a concern for lack of community input. First, this contract is inconsistent with previous superintendent contracts which have all provided the previous addendums and have clearly shown salary increase
105and changes over the term and highlighted those changes and additions. This contract should not be approved as is if it does not follow those conventions as it makes it difficult for the public and the community to track the changes and increases. The current contract does not highlight the added mileage stipend and it does not include the October 2024 addendum when the superintendent salary was also increased and a stipend was added. It might not be required but it's a precedent that has been set and it's not being followed and the public is owed this transparency. Second, I would like information to be provided to the community about the salary changes that were not in the original contract or the October 2024 addendum. What is the need for an expense stipend if all qualified expenses are reimbursed?
106What is the need for a mileage stipend if all mileage that is qualified within Sacramento County is reimbursed? And why at $3,000 when the previous superintendent's gas stipend was $200 adjusted for inflation? That would be closer to 275 today. And that was instead of reimbursement, not in addition to reimbursement. Why are the annual stipens for advanced degrees added now when they weren't previously included in previous contracts? And while I would like to suggest that these expense and mileage stipens are removed since all qualified expenses and mileage are reimbursed, I don't think that would be accepted. So instead, I suggest they consider writing in a cap for the current rate and any future cumulative stipens not to exceed the current total of $7,200. I ask again, what else could these funds be used for within our
107schools? I have raised some communication concerns about funding supports for teachers that need to be shared widely, and since many are not aware, I'd love for those concerns to be addressed first. Um, third, I think the community is owed more information, which may have been forthcoming before um public comment, but I think we're owed information about the basis on which the board has determined that goals were met and the term was considered satisfactory or higher. If the board is supposed to serve as representatives of parents in the community um but the community hasn't been solicited for input, then how can the board act in good conscious and determine success and achievement of goals? I have seen the superintendent's review on the closed agenda since October 2025. This signals to me as someone who looks at
108the agendas that there's been much discussion between the board about it, but not with the community with whom you serve. Um, I want to end my comment with the idea that while these things may not have been done before, these questions may not have been asked, um, that doesn't mean that they shouldn't be. And I hope we can become a district that sets an example to other districts by how much and how often and how widely you seek community input in every aspect possible. >> Thank you. One of the things that I do want to note is when it comes to employee evaluations, that's something that is an internal. It's a matter of employment and it's not something that's necessarily not necessarily it's not something that we can discuss with the public. Am I am
109I am I correct in that in that statement? Like all personnel matters, employee evaluations are something that would be conducted in close session specifically for the superintendent or if there were any issues for any employee really with um in terms of their performance whether it's positive or negative that is done privately with the employee between their supervisor which in this case for the superintendent the supervisor is the board. Um I can also share um the components of the agreement in terms of salary and what I will share and was shared with the board in close session because those conversations do happen in close session initially. Um but the superintendent salary one of the things that we do is we conduct a salary study that looks at comparability to districts of our like size and like
110demographics and like funding. Um and one of the things that we found and it's actually been very traditional in Roba Robla that our superintendent is among the lowest paid um ranking second to last um to comparable districts and that's been traditional in Robera for probably the past 16 years. Um and then the other thing is that the salary increases that were noted on the contract itself um are in parody to what our other units received in terms of the total overall ongoing compensation increase of 2 and a.5% for this school year and then 2% next school year for ongoing. All staff received that same um through the negotiations process. So we're bringing par for the superintendent in that. The other component that is bringing parody is the health and welfare benefits stipend. Um we increased
111that over um to be in alignment to what the administrators receive as that's the same classification for the superintendent. Um and then we also brought par in alignment with the um master's degree stipen as well as the 90 plus units of um stipend. So that was also provided to um our RTA bargaining unit for certificated teachers as well as our administrators. So the stipens brought parody in that regard. Um the mileage stipen actually has been on the contract uh for the superintendent since the last addendum. Um and it actually reimburses for any um mileage spent within Sacramento County, only reimbursements outside of the county. So, if she were to travel um to a Monterey conference, for example, and use her own vehicle, that would be the only type of mileage that would be because it
112would be beyond Sacramento County that would be reimbured separate from the mileage stipen itself. Um and in terms of um expense reimbursements, um that stipend is new to this contract and um there are a lot of expenses that come alongside being the superintendent. Um the 3600 is um a lower base than what has been reimbured traditionally over time. Um doing a survey on that um and is actually a very low reimbursement amount as compared to other comparable superintendent contracts in the area. >> Thank you. Any additional discussion or debate? Hearing no, we'll move forward to a vote. Uh, roll call vote. Trustee Cardona. >> Trustee Divine >> I. >> Trusty Barnes. >> And Trusty Doo votes I. Motion passes unanimously. Move forward to board member requests for future agenda items or reports. Trustee Cardona. Okay.
113All right. Trusty Divine. >> Um, I just wanted to reiterate maybe adding the reports for CTA or sorry, PTC. >> Trusty Barnes. Um, you know, I've heard u multiple times that that that um there's a perception that our our classrooms are going without um necessities or so. And um I don't believe that um is the case, but I would love uh for some kind of explanation or some kind of report on that on on what is provided and some some information on that. Um, for me, I know a few years back, we actually uh had kind of a presentation done regarding uh our processes for it within our custodial department and changes and training and things like that and how that went and we haven't really done anything on that in quite a while. So,
114I think it's about that time to kind of take a look at those processes, procedures, and kind of hear how things are going. And uh that then brings us to adjournment. Uh this meeting is ajourned. Thank you so much.