001Hey, hey, hey. Heat. Heat. N. Hey, hey, hey. Heat. Good evening everybody. The time is now 5:34 p.m. We'll call this meeting to order. Routine matters. A Miss Aspus >> here. Present >> Mr. So, Miss Haskkey, Miss Montoya >> present, >> and myself. We do have a quorum. We'll go ahead and get started onto item two, reports. a social media litigation followup by Brian Cologne and Emma D. How do you say that? Her last name. Obviously, she's not here, but Emma's they had they put her down, so I just read it. >> Oh, my assistant. >> The floor is yours, my good sir. >> Yes, sir. >> Mr. President, members of the board, thank you for having me. Uh, I don't know that our our slide deck has been preloaded, so put here or do
002we have it premachroach? Like I pass out some Mr. President, uh, members of the board, Mr. Superintendent and members of the public, thank you for joining. My name is Brian Cologne and I have been given the privilege of presenting to you this evening about an issue that's very important and personal to me and very relevant to the community that you serve so well. And uh I just want to put it on the record that President Mononttoya started the meeting four minutes late but it was on my account because I was lost. I went to the high school and of course the meeting's not there. It's here. So I apologize for holding up the meeting and we can go and start the slide. Uh let as an introduction let me just say that um I have
003presented on this many times. I believe that the vice president, madam secretary and I believe the president has heard my full presentation. Uh I will try and be brief with my slides so that I can certainly afford the board and the superintendent opportunity to ask any questions you might have. I provided two additional pieces of information for the board and the superintendent which is a flyer that outlines the issue that we're talking about today which is the dark side of social media. Uh and then a confidential uh qu we we've released it so it's no longer confidential but it's more confidential uh and it is an update on the litigation that we sent to all our current school districts uh just this last week or so because there were some very important updates on the
004litigation. Uh I am the managing partner of Singleton Triber in New Mexico and I'm also the executive partner for our firm nationally for public entity engagement like school districts. So, I've traveled all over the country meeting with different school district leadership on this particular issue. And currently, as I'm before you, we represent about a 100,000 students in this litigation and about 20 school districts. And uh in New Mexico, as you know, we have school districts that range everywhere from a couple hundred students, like in Pesco, New Mexico, to districts like yours, which have about 4,000 uh and districts as large as Los Cusus, New Mexico, which have a couple dozen thousand students. I think they have 24,000 students or so or maybe even 28. Uh we'll be presenting to uh Albuquerque public schools which is
005our largest district. I give you that context because I I spent seven hours or I will spend seven hours on the road today coming in from Albuquerque to be with you because our firm has a fundamental opinion and philosophy about this case. This is not about the number of students, but it's about getting as many districts to lean into this litigation. Uh because it's not just about a recovery of of finances and capital, but it's about putting enough pressure points on these mega corporations that own and run these social media platforms so they change behavior. Giant corporations don't change behavior unless profits and the bottom line and social input forces them to change behavior. That's why this litigation is so important. So let me start the presentation here. Um, and this is about litigation that
006impacts and speaks to the social media and the mental health of our children and school districts. And the lens I look through is one of the former state auditor of New Mexico and I was grateful to be able to serve and I've been in this role now for about three and a half years. But I've always about accountability, transparency, uh, excellence in government and delivering highquality services regardless of what level of government we're in. And that's why every single school district I've presented to has ultimately decided to join this litigation. And you'll find out why as we go through the presentation. This is about community safety and mental health for our students, our children, our adolesccents, and in our community. I don't need to educate this this board of leaders and the superintendent about what
007you already know, which is that mental health concerns in our school districts and with our children, uh those concerns are at an all-time high because our rates of incidence of tragic outcomes are also at an all-time high. Whether that's num numerosity of depression, uh, anxiety, and what we've seen even in New Mexico, the tragic loss of students, uh, who found themselves in such a dark place that they made a choice that they could never reverse. And that's why I'm here before you today. Now, the mental health community on the next slide, we speak to the mental health community's perspective on this issue. Um, because this is now an official diagnosis. We're going to go to the next slide. if we do do I get to control this? Is there a clicker? >> Great. So, who
008am I talking to? >> Sharon, if we could go to the next slide, which you already have done. So, thank you, Sharon. Um, so the mental health community has actually put on the books definition for social media addiction. and it's individuals who engage in excessive compulsive social media platform use for the purposes of mood alteration with negative personal outcomes. It's a pretty straightforward definition that probably sounds familiar to many in this room and online. On the next slide, Sharon, thank you. We have the symptoms that one identifies in its diagnosis. mood modification, salience, tolerance, and the tolerance is what used to give you the dopamine hit as an adolescent, you become numb to that. And that tolerance increases, which does what? It leads you to spend more time on social media. And what this lawsuit's
009about is that the algorithm that runs social media platforms, the engineers that created those algorithms knew that profit margins for those companies were directly tied to how long they could keep young people on the platform. So they've created that algorithm to increase tolerance. that time on social media uh indicates that you you have symptoms of withdrawal uh you have symptoms of conflict which I've already alluded to and you have uh relapse uh meaning that once they extract they quickly find themselves back into the social media going down into that deep deep uh deep dark spiral. The consequences on the next slide uh are sleep disruption, anxiety, negative impact on personal relationships, social anxiety disorders. Uh when they become deeply engaged in the social media platforms, when they're put in social situations, anxiety is increased. This
010is uh exacerbated by what our communities went through during the pandemic when we didn't have what we would contemplate as normal social interactions with one another in person and for the districts that I represent and for you to contemplate uh is a natural consequence and it is data driven that academic performance is negatively impacted by this social media addiction. And on the next slide, I want to talk a little bit about what happened in 2023. In 2023, in the prior administration, the surgeon general, uh, the good doctor, he put out a report called social media and youth mental health. And at the time, it was received in a way that as we look back was so disappointing because the surgeon general of the United States recommended that we needed to protect our adolescence. that young
011people under the age of 13 should not be on these platforms. That those who were above the age of 13 should be on the platforms, but there should be guardrails. And when I say guardrails, I'm talking about things like time limitations, non-capacity to have doom scrolling. Each of you know what doom scrolling is. It's that infinite scrolling capacity that has actually caught me on occasion where I'm on my Instagram feed and I'm scrolling scrolling scrolling and the next thing I know it's an hour later. So I personally can tell you that I understand what what what these um what the impact is of the way the algorithm was created. It keeps me locked in. When the surgeon general made these recommendations about time limitations, parental notification, age limitations, these guardrails, he was mocked by the
012public. The industry is very powerful. You can be assured that the industry that creates and runs these social media platforms made sure that the algorithms really amplified the mocking of the surgeon general. So essentially it went nowhere just three years ago. Now, as I stand here before you today, there is hardly an individual between an adult and particularly public policy leaders like yourselves don't look at me and say, "I know exactly what you're talking about." And it is an epidemic in our home, in our classroom, in our community, in our country, just three years later. Um, on the next slide, some numbers that may or may not surprise you, but 95% of adolescents self-report that they are on at least one social media platform. And they self-report that they are almost constantly using social media.
013And what we know is that when you self-report and it's potentially deemed as a negative behavior, those who are reporting often under reportport. So this is an probably an under reportported figure at 33%. We know statistitians tell us that that's true. And on the next page uh it speaks to what I spoke about which is as this mental health crisis is ongoing we've seen 146% increase in suicide 40% increase in reports of feeling hopeless 20% increase in su suicidal ideiation and 9% increase in attempted suicide. amongst our adolescents. So on the next slide, it goes to what I spoke about in terms of the surgeon general's recommendation saying that 13 is just simply too young for the use of social media. And on the next slide, his main takeaway in May of 2023, just three
014years ago, that takeaway that was completely ignored, the surgeon general, the good doctor, he said, "It is urgent that we take action. No action was taken." And now we find ourselves in an even deeper crisis. On the next page, this really talks about uh what I mentioned in terms of profits. These social media companies knowingly put their profits ahead of our communities and our children's safety. Bottom line, and I will tell you at the end of this presentation why we now know this to be true. Um they knew that the contribution to the mental health and safety of our students was going to be in jeopardy. And these companies like Meta, Tik Tok, Snap, and YouTube continued to advance the algorithms and the platforms as they created them. Why? Because it was a bottom line
015interest. It was not about community safety. It was not about being a good corporate citizen. It was about returning profits to their shareholders. On the next page, what we know is that this leads to exploitation of children. Now, whether it's the social media platforms involved in this or even darker platforms like Discord and Roblox, Snapchat in particular, these are very dark platforms, and I would be surprised if if each of you hadn't seen articles about the tragic outcomes of young people being on those three platforms in particular. We believe that for adolescence, those three platforms are some of the most prevalent uniform measures that sexual predators are using to take advantage and abuse our children. It is clearly the exploitation of children based on these platforms that were being asked for profits. On the next
016slide, we know that 95% of our children are using YouTube, 67% are on Tic Tac, tick tic tac, tik tock. Uh, and 59% are using Snapchat. And on the next page, it is a it is a numeric representation of what I just told you. There is a reason they are fighting these lawsuits. There's a reason they haven't changed their standards. There's a reason they haven't changed the algorithm. You are talking about billions and billions of dollars worth of profit. The ad revenue for Tik Tok alone in 2024 was $12.3 billion. $12.3 billion. And on the next slide, we're going to skip it because I can never get this to run properly. Actually, let's try. Um, if we can go back to that slide, if you can try and click on that, there is a clip
017from 60 Minutes. It may or may not play. I bet about 500. I know I've got my athlete of the year most likely to succeed uh President Mononttoya with us. So I'll use a sports analogy and say my batting average is about 500. Half the time it works and this time is not that half. So we're going to go to the next slide um which is how do you affect change? This is what I've been working on for the past year. Um going to school district and public policy leaders to say we are in crisis. We need your help to affect change. In May of 2025, 1787 plaintiffs, including 200 school districts, led this litigation. There are 33 state attorneys general uh who were engaged at the state level. At this time in November, in
018that 2025, they were originally set to go to trial in in November. That trial, like many trials, got pushed out. it got pushed out to this month, June of 2026. Um, if you go to the next page, this multi-dist litigation that includes school districts from around the country, you saw that number was 200. When I started this litigation, it was closer to 400. As I stand here before you today, there are over,200 school districts who signed onto this litigation. Um, the defendants, they have a lot of money and a lot of lawyers. A lot of money and a lot of lawyers. They're precluding witnesses. They're extending discovery. They're delaying the trial. It's delay, delay, delay. On the next slide, you'll see the defendants involved in this litigation. On the slide that follows, Sharon, you're doing
019a great job. Thank you. Where who is Sharon? Is she invisible? Sharon, you can't see me and I can't see you, but I'm super grateful for you. Uh there was there was testimony in Congress uh by Mark Zuckerberg and thankfully it was seen around the world. Uh did each of you see that Mr. Superintendent? Did you get a chance to see that testimony? Saw some of it. Mr. President, some of Madam Vice President, you did not see it. Madam Secretary, did you see it? So Madam Vice President, for your benefit, I'll just give you the top line. And for each of you that saw portions of it, at the end of the day, basically Congress called him on the hill uh with representative members of families who had lost loved ones to suicide as a
020result of being social media addicts. And ultimately, after being pressed several times, Mark Zuckerberg spun around, looked those families in the eye, and apologized. Sadly, as is often the case with an apology, words without actions are hollow. So, while on that day when I watched that testimony, I actually believe that Mr. Zuckerberg meant what he said, I have seen little to no change in his platform since this testimony, which is why this litigation is so important. And I'm going to have you go two more slides, Sharon, to speak about the school district claims. This is the heart of the litigation. We are bringing two claims in this lawsuit. Negligence and public nuisance. The negligence is what I've talked about. The way they designed the algorithm to ent trap our children and it has caused social
021media addiction. And the ne next slide it speaks to public nuisance which is really what the school district claims are mostly about. Uh it is about the conditions at the schools and what you had to implement in order to push back on this scourge of social media addiction. And that looks different for every school district. It may mean guardrails that you put up on the on the um uh IT uh engagement platforms that you use in the school districts. It could mean counselors that you've had to bring in when there's been a tragedy. It could mean the distraction of uh safety resource officers that you may have in the district. And it really means the time that educators lost in delivering an education because they had to instead turn their attention to dealing with people,
022students, and children who were social media addicts and having negative behavior in the classroom. Now, my wife's been an educator for 25 years. I have a 28-year-old son. I know firsthand what these implications look like in the classroom and in the schools. Uh, and these are the claims we're advancing on behalf of school districts. The damages on the next slide are what I just spoke about. It's what you've had to do as a result of having students who are social media addicts. And on the next page, it brings you to the present. you you you'd have to be you'd have to be very very unplugged uh to not know that New Mexico was the state that led the way in terms of getting a trial setting and actually taking uh these platforms to trial. And
023a jury verdict came back with a $375 million verdict for civil penalties for the impact in the marketplace and the impact on our people in New Mexico. Now before this trial, I was talking about what an important claim this is and the likelihood I thought of a positive outcome both monetarily and for change or what we call specific performance. Now I get to give you data points that we have proved positive. And this is a $375 million verdict that came out in New Mexico and they're currently in phase two and they're seeking $3.7 billion in damages. And on the next trial, concurrent with the trial that was going on here, almost at the exact same time, there was an individual who became a social media addict at the age of 10 who ended up uh
024engaging in self harm, cutting, things of that nature. She testified as to the impact of social media on her life. The jury in California awarded $6 million in damages. Now, the next slide is the most important in terms of a decision that I'm going to ask you to make tonight. The next slide, remember I said that the trial was supposed to be in November 2025 and it was delayed to June of 2026. So, that's right now. Why isn't there a trial going on? Well, three weeks before trial, the social media companies realized that after all the discovery that had been done, everything that had been presented in front of the judge, Judge Gonzalez, in the Northern District of California, which is where all these cases sit, um they realized that they had a problem because
025it had been exposed the things that I talked about or have on the slide regarding New Mexico about what they knew was going on and they ignored and chose not to put safety measures in place. They knew that that testimony was going to be very damaging in that school district uh litigation and in that Breit uh County school district. It was confidential, but as with all things confidential, at some point it gets leaked by somebody and it came out to a $27 million settlement for that school district. That equates to about $1,500 per student. So now, I'm not saying that I think this is a a lawsuit that has merit and that we can do something with it for our school districts in New Mexico, both large and small. Now, we have proof positive. Once
026the evidence came out, the social media companies had to write the check. Now, for us, we're in this not as a class action. Just so you understand, Shiprock uh Central School District will not be in a class action. you will be in what's called multi-dist litigation and a mass action, which means you control whether or not we settle this case for the district. And for most of my public policy leaders like you, your colleagues that I've talked to about this litigation, they say it's not about the money. It's about mandating in the settlement, if there's a settlement and we don't go to trial, specific performance. That specific performance is implementing safety me measures that protect our children. Because if we get them to write fat checks today and they don't change their platforms, we have
027an even greater problem 10 years down the road from now. So for what? Money is only part of the conversation. This really is about thousands of pressure points being put on these companies to change their behavior. On the next page, so today we have over,200 school districts. My prediction is that by the time the next bell weather goes, you can see on the right hand side of that slide, um, Judge Gonzalez Rogers is a nononsense judge. She is amazing. I've sat in on her hearings. She she is seeing right through everything that the social media companies are doing and the delay tactics. And she was not happy that they settled that bellweather trial. in a bellweather trial is they take they take a few school districts and they say, "Okay, these are representative districts of
028all the districts that are in this litigation. Let's try a few of these cases so that you can understand the strengths and weaknesses of your positions." Right? But the social media companies didn't let that happen uh in Kentucky. They settled it. So she said, "All right, well, I'm going to set two Bellweather school districts for February 3rd, 2027." So, we have two school districts, one in Arizona, one in uh Charleston County, South Carolina, set for February 3rd, 2027. My prediction, and I see you all on occasion, so you'll hold me accountable. My prediction is that by the time we get to February, we'll have over 200 school districts in this litigation because now folks are calling me as opposed to me trying to get President Montoya to return my call about giving a presentation. That's
029not true. You give me like three dates and I finally was able to make the stars align. But uh school districts are now believing, right? Because now that we have proof positive that they do have exposure, school districts want to keep the pressure on, increase that dialogue and increase that pressure for change. Uh and on the next slide, it just talks about the process and that's what you're doing here today. You uh I'm a representative of of our law firm that's deeply engaged in this litigation. Uh we have several school districts in New Mexico who have signed on, both large and small. I am willing to talk to every school district that wants to visit with me. Uh I got a uh call today from I don't remember which school district, but I looked up
030the population. It was 180. Oh, I know where it was. Springer. Springer, New Mexico. Mayor Lopez's town. V Lopez. Uh so their school district wants to get involved. And you know what? I'm gonna make the effort to get them a seat at the table because every student in New Mexico deserves a seat at that table. I will close that thought with historically what we've seen and I do a lot of multi-dist litigation in the environmental space in this space in other spaces and sadly uh and it won't be a surprise to you our indigenous populations are often not invited to the table. So for me, Central Consolidated means something special because for me, I am always leading with making sure that we have the diverse population of the state of New Mexico represented and that
031absolutely includes our first people, which is our indigenous population, a population that you serve so well. So this this sends a different kind of message than the different school districts that I represent in urban New Mexico just like Pasco when they've got almost 100% living under poverty, almost 100% Hispanic population. Those populations matter and in this litigation, my law firm is committed to centering them and making sure they have a voice and a part of this conversation. Uh so that really concludes my presentation and I think I did it timely and within the time that I was allotted and still have about seven or eight minutes for questions. Uh and I'm happy to stand for questions. >> Okay. Um before we do that, I I was doing some research and and I'm glad you were
032specific, Mr. Cologne in respects to acknowledging uh the native population and the disportion disproportionate um I guess acknowledgement probably the best word. So I'm going to read verbatim here. Native American youth face unique disproportionate risk from social media factors like the impacts of inter intergenerational trauma, systemic inequalities and pre-existing mental health crisis make reservations. youth particularly vulnerable to the intentional design choices of tech platforms. Disproportionate uh vulnerabilities and risk, mental health crisis, Native American teens face disproportionately high rates of depression, suicidal ideiations, algorithmic feeds, endless scrolling and cyber bullying on platforms act as accelerants to this pre-existing mental health emergency predatory algorithms. Several tribal nations including the Spirit Lake, Benomi, Chickasaw, and Chalkaw Nations have filed historic lawsuits against major social media companies. These lawsuits alleged that platforms deliberately designed addictive features that specifically play
033on vulnerable youth in Indian country. Isolation and bullying because of many reservations or closeknit direct um messaging and private accounts create isolated spaces where anonymous cyber bullying can thrive without the usual community safety nets. Uh it goes on just to you know it even talks about the displacement of culture. Spending excess time on social media displaces the time youth would typically spend engaging traditional cultural practices which expert recognizes cultural protective factors against substance abuse and mental distress. So I appreciate the fact that you've acknowledged that and knowing and understanding this community um that we do face these kids are just at risk but even more so because of the isolation where we are. And if you go between here and no city, which you passed on the way up, if you blink blinked your eyes,
034you probably went right through it. That's 74 miles from Kirtland. That's how far away um or furthest point is in this district. And so those kids are takes them an hour to get to the bus stop even some cases. So there are absolute challenges and and with that I open up to the board if they have any questions for uh Mr. Cologne. And I'm going to acknowledge that Miss Hasky is online, too. Miss Haskkey, do you have any questions for Miss uh Mr. Cologne? >> I don't have any questions, but I do have a comment. Can you hear me? >> Yes, we can. >> Okay. Um, I think what I'm glad that what um, President Montoya said, the statement that you just made or the research that you just read, I think our our Native
035American youth, our Navajo students are at higher risk because of of also because of the missing, murdered indigenous people. Not only do we have all these other issues that are are in our communities, but I think it's compounded by social media and the exposure to to um to all these other factors that cause our teens to possibly run away or to put themselves in dangerous situations. So, I'm glad that this is taking place. I think it's long overdue. Thank you, >> Miss Opus. Any questions? >> Questions, but the first is um about the indigenous part. And I'm I'm really glad you brought that up. And and I I do want to say that even from here we speak only on Navajo. And I think that's one area that um lawmakers or um Santa Fe seems
036to forget is that we are not one big happy tribe. Um there's um Navajos, there's Utes, there's uh PBLO, there's Apaches. And so there we are all different. And so um and I'm I'm I'm really glad that you you know you touched on that. And um and then on top of that uh you're you said you've reached out to 181 districts or to that are are um on board. 181 districts. We represent about 100,000 students in about 30 districts. >> About 20 of those sit in New Mexico. >> Okay. To me, I feel like um you know, the fact that we um you know, I I don't know what the number is. I wanted to go and check um but the number of districts that are members of New Mexico School Board Association, I figured
037if we're going to be molded, taught, trained, and you know, and and asked to attend and get points to, you know, as a schoolboard member, I believe that all of us should be behind you and And I don't see um well, it's surprising and and so I'm just going to leave that there. And then the social uh media, I I just got through campaigning, you know, for state rep. And one thing that I really um g um set eyes to or really found important was social media. because I looked at right now presently you have Navajo Nation um president and council delegate um elections happening and campaigning and so a lot of that set on Facebook Tik Tok um I'm not sure about Snapchat uh but a lot of it's Tik Tok and and Facebook
038and um and I figured you know campign painting. I'm using my own funds. Uh, you know, that was the way to go. and um so I'm I'm looking at the age groups and and then also the um and and I I I guess I I would agree, you know, my daughter is she's the only one I have and she's 34 and you know she we have a I have a a little grandchild and um she's handicapped and she can't do much but um her mom s you know gave her a iPad and and she's on Snapchat and you know and you know we try to and I and her mom polices that very well and so but being handicapped and disabled you know um there's that and then then I'm wondering um We're just here
039on the reservation, New Mexico. And um what do other countries do if anything as far as school districts? >> Mr. President, members of the board, Mr. Superintendent, um so I appreciate your comments very much and Mr. President, yours as well. And and board member Hasky, thank you for your support of this proposition. Yes. Uh so so you know just again for context, you know, I've been to every chapter house in New Mexico on more than one occasion. Um and unlike the schoolboard meeting, chapter houses say they're going to meet at a certain time. That's just a suggestion. So I have I have been through that and I've enjoyed it. Um, but that's why this community and the indigenous population in New Mexico, our our our PBLO's nations and tribes, uh, have a special place in
040my heart. Um, so I appreciate that. In terms, Mr. President, members of the board, um, board member uh, Aspas, I would just say that, um, countries are are ahead of us uh, in in other places. Other countries have implemented restrictions. Uh, the Netherlands, I think, led the way on that. They had a young president, a female president, if if I'm remembering correctly. Um, and they implemented uh parental permission on all social media platforms and and prohibited under 13. In the United States, the state of Utah was the first state to actually act. And it was Senator Michael McKel who's become a friend of mine over the last couple years because he led and I found him and quite honestly, it's it's proved positive that this is not a political issue. He's a Republican. uh and
041he led the way in making sure that there were parental notifications and permissions in the state of Utah for social media platforms. So so you know it's not as much as we'd like to see going on, but it is happening outside of the United States and states in America are now figuring out that they've got to do something. They have to take action whether it's representatives or people who want to be representatives leading public policy discussions. Uh just yesterday, the governor of the state of Washington, Governor Bob Ferguson, uh he uh has put forth uh a statewide ban on cell phones in the classroom and it's not met with pure joy. I think the speaker of the house is against it. Um, so it's it's not an easy public policy conversation, but I don't think
042anybody can contend that this is not impacting our ability to deliver education to our young people and that it's not impacting the the mental health and safety of our children. No one really disputes that. They only dispute what the solution is. It's not political. It's Republicans and Democrats all recognize the the issue. Um, so so I think you bring up a good point. I appreciate your comments and and quite honestly part of part of the reason that not every I think it's 144 school districts in New I don't remember the number but it's it's over 100 and I think less than 150 um aren't signed up is because I can only drive so fast but but we're going to get as many as we possibly can by February. I can tell you that. Mr. President,
043back to you, >> Miss Montoya. Any questions? >> I I do have a question. I know during the like the conference that we recently attended, the honorable Rural Torres, the New Mexico attorney general, spoke about this topic as well. And I definitely mirror the sentiment, kids should not be having access to social media and things like that. I do have a question concerning META and their their rebuttal to everything is well we'll just completely take it away from the state of New Mexico. Are all the districts that are joining this case firm on their resolve in moving forward with this action even if it means it's jeopardizing the entire state's ability to engage on those platforms? >> Mr. President, uh Madame Vice President, members of the board, and Superintendent Carlson, uh excellent question. And it's
044not a novel question, but I've had other your colleagues have asked the same question and said to your point, Madam Secretary, uh, wait, we use Google Classroom. Uh, we we we use Facebook to get our messages to our parents about what's going on at the school. How will that impact that? And what we've seen is zero impact. This is about money. they are unwilling to unplug the microphone because it impacts their profits. They're just not willing to do it. And uh uh so it's a very astute question. Um and I've been asked probably three or four times in these presentations that exact question because look how what's the title of the presentation? The dark side of social media. Well, if there's a dark side, it goes without saying that there is a positive side of
045social media too, right? What we're here to address is the dark side. None of us in involved in this litigation, none of the lawyers believe that social media is 100% bad. Uh many of us rely upon social media for our marketing. Uh whether you're political or you're running a business or you're running a law firm, you're on social media platforms, right? That's not the issue. The issue is how those social media platforms are interacting with our children. That's where we need the guardrails. That's where we need the guardrails. I hope I answered your question. Yeah, I I definitely agree on that. I just worry that you know with that small threat if you know people back out because the kids need to be monitored but not the adults, you know, things like that. >> Mr.
046President, Vice President Mononttoya, she's like, I don't want to lose my Snapchat. >> No, we'll we I I'll protect your Snapchat. No, >> I swear Snapchat. >> Uhhuh. Well, no. I I really do appreciate the question. It really is a good question. Well, um, if there's nothing else, I I truly appreciate it. But one of the things that you pointed out during the conference, um, and I know you it wasn't banter back and forth with one of our colleagues in there and, um, the point of the involvement of the parent or the responsibility of the parent. And I get your point for what you said and why you said what you said because we know and understand that and I think you even said this in the presentation. A lot of those developers don't even
047let their own kids utilize what they've developed because they know what it does to them. They understand what it does to them. And that lack of understanding as human beings or parents um plays into the fact that quite often it's a distraction for the parent. So the child can they can do what they need to do and it babysits their child without the unintended consequences of what's occurring to that child. So therefore, I I truly appreciate the way you pushed back and and said very gently, you know, like disagree with you. And that needs to be stated quite frankly to a lot of parents to understand that um we're not individuals or the the law firms aren't individuals just going after money, but to truly control that product like with cigarettes, right? Or what I
048asked during the presentation regarding um the the vape you know, what are we doing as a state? And the attorney general said what he was the state's doing or what he's doing in that charge. So, I appreciate the effort and the attempt and certainly as a board, we're going to have to make a determination whether or not uh we join you. If we do, and if it's positive, we certainly will let you know, Mr. Clone, but I truly appreciate your time. And and I know we put it out to the parents in the community to pay attention to this because it it matters and it affects these kids a great deal. and certainly in a negative way. >> Thank you, M. >> Yes, Miss Aspus. I hate for this to um go by, but I
049don't know how or but um you know, you talk about the dark side of um of the web and and it would be my guess or my assumption that um with MMIW, murdered, missing indigenous well MMIP, you know, people um how that plays into all of this. And it'd be interesting to find out what the data is since you know more um apps have come about, more social media has come about and you know from the younger generation you hear um like I believe it was Reddit um how a lot of that is not even um you know there's so much that you see on Facebook, but um according to um and these are younger guys that I work with and they um said they've seen the you know the the a lot of these
050um school shootings full and um why would you watch that you know and and I feel like um you know sitting here thinking and and really looking at this, you know, and um just some of the things that I've seen on Facebook since, you know, campaigning and just a disrespect. Um, you have these keyboard people behind a screen just say the vile is the disrespectful and you know and I'm wondering where did they get this you know and um that's not our way that's not our culture and yet um that's being broadcast out there and so I wish you every God's favor in your path on this. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. President, if I can close. >> Sure. >> Uh and thank you, Madam Secretary, for your comments. You you started speaking about
051what's called the dark web and and what I talk about is one thing, but there is even a darker place out there on the internet. Uh in closing, I would just say kind of in terms of next steps, um what we've seen school districts do is the school board members, our policy leaders for our districts have taken a vote, um in the affirmative to join the litigation and then they task the superintendent that she or he in this case um work with the law firm on the retainer agreement um and that make sure that that retainer agreement reflects a couple things. number one that there's no financial and fiscal impact on the district, there's no expenditures on the district and that there's no payments from the district unless there's a recovery. So, we advance all
052costs associated with the litigation and that those costs are absorbed by our firm unless there is a recovery in the litigation. So, there's no exposure for the district. There's no financial expenditure for the district. It is 100% based on contingency. So, I make that representation to the policy leaders and then it's up to the superintendent to make sure that the retainer agreement that I present to him and council uh uh that that reflects that no impact uh uh side of the of the way that this litigation is being handled by our law firm. So, with that, I'll just close with gratitude. Say thank you, Mr. President, Madame Vice President, Madam Secretary, uh member. So, I I hope he was excused. I mean, I've known him since he was a kid and he didn't bother showing
053up for my presentation, but I do appreciate uh member Hasky joining uh online. Uh I don't take this lightly. I know that you have a robust uh workload. Uh and I will just say that in terms of workload, our law firm has developed a very easy process because we know that superintendents and the staff of school districts around the country are asked to do more with less every day. And every time the superintendent has a good idea, the staff thinks that just means more work for me. And we try to make this a low impact engagement, which means we do we gather all the information from public source. We run it by the superintendent for validation to fill in the blanks uh and and the staff of the superintendent in a way that is least
054impactful on the workload of the great people that serve this district. And so I appreciate the time. I'm grateful to have been here and it really is an honor to serve you uh in the community and to particularly be in this community that has such a beautiful representation of our indigenous population in New Mexico. It's not taken lightly on me. It's always an honor to be on native land that continues to be led by native people. So, thank you, Mr. President, members of the boardend. >> Thank you very much for that. I just want to let people know that drove all the way up to Albuquerque just for this presentation. So, I thank you very very much for doing that, Mr. Ken. Thank you. If there's nothing further, we can go ahead and move on
055to item B, review of district anti-bullying policy by uh Mr. Peter Dwood. Too hard. Too hard. It's too hard. Good evening. Board President Mononttoya, Vice President Mononttoya, also Miss Aspus Carlson, colleagues, uh anybody that's online, thank you uh for uh reviewing the uh bullying policy. So, our bullying policy actually is uh cited in several places. It's J2550, J261, J 3600, J3632, and J 3611. So it's under JICD, student harassment, bullying, cyber bullying prevention. So I I got feedback, input from all the principles and assistant principles in the district. And so our district enforces a strict anti-bullying and harassment policy across the entire district uh which includes all campuses campus facilities, school buses, bus stops, routes taken while walking to and from school and all on or off-campus school sponsored activities. Uh the district in the
056policy it defines harassment as unwanted behavior that offends or creates a hostile environment while bullying is an intentional act driven by an imbalance of power. Prohibited actions cover and by the way this is all spelled out of the policy. It's very detailed. Physical assaults, verbal threats, intimidation, name calling, racial slurs, rumor spreading rumors, extortion, taunting, sexual harassment, and cyber bullying via cell phones or computers. So if we took a look at uh like I said I asked uh principles and assistant principles what was in their student handbooks. Uh so and whenever we reviewed it uh very common it's all it's all uh comes from the board policy like I said I I cited the policies where the the bullying uh is referenced. So, as far as uh consequences, there's there's a whole process that happens
057uh whether through the see something, say something app or uh a student or a parent report bullying. Uh immediately, the uh the principal or assistant principal uh you know, take information down and then begin taking a look into the allegations uh of uh any bullying. Um, again, in some instances, we do uh uh include our lead safety adviserss. Uh, a lot of times there's many uh folks that are involved in in um bullying. Uh, and so we definitely take a look and take it seriously. As far as consequences, we follow the progressive discipline process that's spelled out in the uh board policy and that again, like I said, handbooks are based on the board policy. Uh, a first offense. Of course, this is if if the if the allegations are founded, a first offend carries
058up. It's just typically one to three days uh uh of uh suspension and of course parents are involved in this whole process. Um as as soon as uh bullying is reported um we typically bring parents in let them know that there's uh bullying going on and and you know any retaliation will not be uh tolerated. Also, second offense results in 3 to 6 days uh of suspension. Um also a third offense triggers up to uh 9 days, 6 to9 days of OSS. Fourth offense carries possible discipline hearing. Um I I do the hearings for the district um and of uh the hearings for the last four years that have happened as far as expulsion hearings or long-term suspension hearings. Uh none of them are because of bullying. Okay, they are very um like offensive uh
059like really bad things that have happened typically in the big three uh guns, alcohol, tobacco, firearms, um greater bodily harm, things of that nature. Also, parents and students uh must sign this policy. It has a binding, you know. Yeah. Go ahead. Miss >> Asus has a question. Sorry. uh President Montoya and uh Vice President Mononttoya and and uh board member Hasky, I don't know how you feel. Um, but I do want to say that I feel like due to past um uh sensitive um happenings, I um really would like this to be an executive um discussion first um regarding the policy with uh our board attorney and and then then the finalized or if we're okay with it um then you know do a general presentation >> really was just supposed to be an overview
060um of the policy >> well um as we talk about discipline and you know those are the things that like like I want to ask but I'm not sure if I should be asking pertinent individuals, no specific individuals, no. But if it's just a general reading or general overview of the policy, then there's certainly nothing wrong with that. But when we start getting into personnel matters or individual issues or concerns regarding the policy, that's totally different. >> Yeah, that that's what I mean. And um because of that, that's why I'm I'm wondering just to, you know, save time um if we could have this as an executive item and and then do a general if we if we're clear on it. >> Well, again, it was it was just a presentation. A board member had
061some questions regarding it, especially in light of the pres presentation that we just heard. And so again, I don't know how much more you have um to go over. >> Couple more sentences. >> Okay. >> And if he's almost done >> a review, I mean, this is the perfect opportunity to make those revisions that that um you know, prior to uh Vice President Mononttoya joining the board. >> Well, and again, that that's that's not the attempt at this point in time. it was just to go over it and if there was any policy changes that we would submit that certainly to the general counsel to review those things and then do a proper reading of and that that's not the case again um to incite if there are any questions or considerations then that's how
062we can move um possibly for a official reading of with considerations of changes but this was just again a reading of it in light of um what we just heard and what we heard at the um uh schoolboard conference in in Albuquerque. So it's not really to change or >> well consider >> still we we haven't dealt I don't think um >> um when the others happen and I don't think and then if we're going to review something just because the you know the um New Mexico school board um we might as well do it fully. And and I believe our board attorney was um there was some concern there on some of the the the especially the discipline part. So, I'm just throwing that out and I'm I'm wondering and you know we can
063table this and wait and but um I I really think um besides just the review I think this thing really needs to address before it continues and and then the mention of the principles of their handbooks and that was one area that we wanted to be standard >> because we had conflicting things, you know, from one school to our um and then when you come to a court situation, the judge is going to say, "Well, which one are you following? What policy are you following?" You have one from the school itself that the parents saw and signed and then yet you have a a binder over here at the administrative office with a different set of policy. So I'm just throwing it out there. >> Okay. Continue, please. >> Yeah. So after as far as
064interventions that happen um which um principal Lee will will talk about capturing kids hearts. We also have second step social and emotional learning uh lesson plans that happen. Uh school counselors also talk with kids about bullying. Of course, administrators talk with kids about bullying. Um um we also have interventions where social workers um are involved to to mitigate maybe uh mediate situation between students. A lot of integration of restorative practices within uh you know healing of uh both parties. Thank you. Stand for questions. >> Oh question. Miss Haskkey, do you have any questions? >> I don't have any questions right now. Thank you. All right, Miss Aspus, pertinent to what you had stated. >> Okay, >> Miss Monatoy. >> Yes. So, I did have a chance to read over the student harassment, bullying, cy cyber
065bullying prevention information. I didn't see the other um the other uh 6300 until you just mentioned now. So I'll be reading that after this. But I see the definition of you know basically it reads as like one-sided. However, in this day and age and especially in the grades like middle school and high school, it's not one person bullying the other. they're at the age where they can talk back and it's this back and forth and um there's an obvious instigator and an obvious person that's responding to those things and I just think maybe we should potentially outline a different um policy or practice on you know what we're doing when when we're faced with these challenges in school you know because you know kids are learning their social skills they're developing. Like what kind of
066things we can implement in our district that help do conflict resolution and you know make sure we have some sort of respect model in our in our in our district in our classrooms so that the the likelihood of drama occurring in our district um is reduced you know and that's definitely a good segue into the next um report we'll be listening to. But I just like I said it's the way it's reading, it's someone's a victim, someone's, you know, a bully. There's no clear language on when everybody involved is said something mean, but there's an obvious instigator and someone obviously responding to those things. So, >> Mr. pal in that regard and that concern obviously that's something that we can do with respects of drafting and then submitting the first reading if there was um
067a technical change to that. Correct. >> Uh yes sir absolutely and it would also help us beef up the other um things we were wanting to beef up anyway. So yes sir. >> Okay. So really just going over it just for the consideration of uh certainly posting ideas and things to think about in the future. We can certainly do that and then bring it for that reading with the redactions or addition of language. Correct. >> Yes sir. >> Okay. All righty. Uh with that if there's no other further uh questions is Mr. Sil on still not. No. All right. If there's any further um Mr. Deswood thank you. I have a really quick comment in regards to that. >> Okay, go ahead. Just ask. >> Um, when we're going to do the re revision, I
068would like uh um more information of what's um I guess instances of cyber bullying and all the things that are mentioned in our in our policies. I would like to see how many things how many of those things are occurring in our school district probably by school to really get a good uh good idea of what's occurring in the school district as we refine and we amend or we update our policy. Thank you. >> Okay, I appreciate that. Um, I don't have anything further, but again, if if it is a consideration, then we can certainly present those to the general counsel to put down applicable language for that. Uh, with that, we can move on to item C, capturing kids hearts report by Cherylyn Lee, Col Middle School principal. Thank you, Mr. Des. Good evening,
069Superintendent Carlson, President Mononttoya, Vice President Mononttoya, and Miss Aspus, and um board members Susette Hasky online and everyone else online as well. Um thank you for the opportunity to prevent um sorry, present the capturing kids hearts program that KMS is implementing. I know we have other several other schools in the district that are looking to um that are participating and doing this um program. So capturing kids hearts is a social emotional learning professional development program for teachers, staff and students. And the purpose of this program is to provide an environment for our students that is safe and supportive. Also in the classrooms we will be um teachers will be providing social skills lessons on social skills how to navigate through um bullying situations um you know different things that they may encounter on um within
070a school. Okay. >> Yes. >> Are you going to have the um the one pager projected? >> Yeah, we can. Is it this one? >> Just we'll let Sharon Could you let Sharon know what it looks like? Oh, where's she at? >> She's uh online. >> She's everywhere. >> Sharon, >> she can hear you, >> Sharon. It's the one pager. Um on top of it, it says, "Together we create remarkable schools. Computer's not working, so I can't see it. Can't open I can't. >> Yep, that one. Thank you, Sharon. >> Oh, there you go. >> So, um, like I was mentioning, uh, it's anal program. And before I go into all of the details, I just want to um highlight that the New Mexico Pet Department in their MLSS program, their multi-layer support system of
071supports, um capturing kids hearts is considered as a layer one support in behavioral um and behavioral um interventions. Um so the PET is also working with them in their um new initiative on um behavioral uh I just went to their conference last week but they have um promoted capturing kids hearts as a way as a system to bring into schools to help students and teachers deal with like I said a variety of issues bullying where there's um character lessons, social skills lessons, lots of good stuff that's in there and each month they have a theme that they work on um we will work on as a school. Um, also in addition to the NEPD promoting this program, community schools, um, Kirtland Middle School is a community school and in that community schools, we have six
072um, key practices and capturing kids hearts um, touches on the key practice number five, which is building a culture um, school culture of belonging and safety and care for our students. And it also um hits the key practice number six which is integrated systems of supports and this includes behavior and ISS and um discipline models. So I just wanted to highlight that this program does meet both of those criterias. So moving to the one pager report that you see um capturing kids hearts like I said um this program um teachers will have loginins they will conduct monthly lessons with students that build character teach them a social skills and then also um at the beginning of the school year the teachers in their classrooms with each class because we are a middle school we have
073seven classes they build their social contracts and that's the rules and guidelines and expectations for students students to um give them guidelines on how to behave, how they're going to interact with their peers, how they're going to treat their teachers and and so forth. So, every social contract and every single class um is different and unique to that class. Um in addition to social contracts, um students are encouraged to build relationships with their teachers um through little activities. One that is most common is called good things. And this is where students come into the classroom after the initial bell ringer or even during the bell ringer. Um students are um invited to share things that happened um the night prior or over the weekend. And by sharing um you know any information from the students,
074this helps build teacher and student relationships. Um it also gives their you know their classmates an idea of what they did, what they like. You know they start having these commonalities and familiarities with each other. So that builds friendship in addition to building student and teacher relationships. Um this will contribute to building positive school culture. Um not not just with you know students and teachers but staff overall. Um my goal is to have everybody in my building um trained with this program and to implement the strategies that they're using so that we can have a safe school. Um one of the high key highlights is um their discipline model. Um they have the four questions um that we're always going to ask students. You know, what are you doing? What are you supposed to be
075doing? um if you're not doing that, you know, it's just a basic set of redirection of questions. So, the accountability of what the student should have been doing is back on them versus um you know, just not getting away and not doing anything. So, we do have there is a process of how um this pro program works. Um we do need some time at the beginning of the year to get this process going. Uh let's see other positives. It's it's going to help improve academic performance. Um it's going to foster trauma informed care and most importantly um we hope that it reduces discipline. I don't have data on that. Um KMS just had a a recent training in May. It wasn't the full training, but at least we were able to get something in and
076to finish out the school year on a positive note. So, I'm hoping to collect data and see how this works next year for us in reducing discipline. Um, we hope that this helps grow and build relationships in our building. Like I said, our our goal is to build school culture, not just among staff members, but among everybody in there. Um, and the lessons, like I said, the lessons are social skills, building social skills. It the first lesson is what is character? So it talks about having character and then it goes into different um traits of character, being trustworthy, being honest and so forth. So throughout the month each week um students will get a new lesson on character building and social skills. And one of the most important benefits of this program as a principal
077is if we have a system in place that um where students and staff respect each other and build this sense of belonging, it's going to be able to help keep our teachers in our building. So, we're looking to hopefully improve our teacher um retention rate. Um student participation goes up because they're in a place they feel safe to learn and make mistakes. And we just want to make sure that our students come to our building enjoying learning. Okay. All right. Any questions on this program? >> Open up to the board. Miss Haskkey, any questions? >> No, I don't have any questions. Thank you, >> Miss Aspus. Go ahead. which age um are you doing this or is PED um putting this out to all schools? >> So, thank you for that question. So, this program
078has K through 12 um every grade level. So, there are lessons for every single grade level. >> Um so, we just pick if a teacher is um using this in her seventh grade class, then that's the grade level she'll go to for the program. And then our eighth grade teachers go to the eighth grade program, but it's for K through 12. >> What about the the um DARE program? I thought we were Yeah, I mean the if if PED is is putting this out to all and and then we have the DARE program which is um you know through the sheriff's department. Um, which one are we with the school resource officer? >> What was the question? >> This um is put out by ped. So, what about the DARE program? >> And I was
079asking if um >> there you go. We have an answer coming up. >> So DARE was the uh with the county was for um drugs. So we have capturing kids hearts. We used to have packs. Remember packs? We have capturing kids hearts. We also have hope. And then we also have um second step. So we have three programs. It's not mandated by the ped to use this. The ped allows the uh districts to choose uh whichever cell program they want to go with. Um yeah. So, it's it's it's one that we've gone with for I think actually it was here before I got here because there was a transition from PAX to capturing kids hearts >> because the um the end of the school year you had a it seemed like there was a good
080um um I don't know you call it graduation of the ones that were in the DARE program and I remember oh being one of those and so Um, I'm I'm hoping is, you know, because PE comes out and does, you know, is pushing. I don't know if they push. I don't I shouldn't say that but um what what whatever our students or our teachers are comfortable with you know and and um but from what I saw um on Facebook and then also um with the um end of the year celebrations I I thought it was really nice and and then going through the the book the book um when it was first rolled out uh you know, you talked about character um compacts and things like that. So, and I looking at that book, it
081seemed like that's what they do. And um you know, just a lot of different training and different ways of handling um um whatever bullying or you know, other negative things. Thank you. Okay. Any questions? >> Yes. Um, I did have a chance to look through the overview and the numbers that they presented were really promising. I did like to see the 11% increase in standardized test scores. We definitely would love to see that. I also noticed that there was a team leadership program component to this. Is this something that you'd be implementing at KMS as well as part of the program? >> I I would hope so. Um, we need to get the foundational skills of getting everybody trained and on the same page first and then we can start building into um, leadership classes
082and you know the team >> program. Yeah, the team leadership program. >> Yeah, we'll work up to that. But, you know, we we want to get everybody on board first. >> Perfect. And then you did mention at the previous presentation you held for us back in was that March, April that you were um, actively looking into holding parenting classes on cell phone use and teaching parents how to put those protections in place on kids devices. Just really appreciative of you taking that initiative and putting in that type of effort. That's definitely something that we need in our district and happy to have you as a leader in that in that front. So, thank you. >> Thank you. I will um make sure that's on our flyer for August and so that way we can start
083opening opportunities for parents to come in and get assistance with that. >> I I have another question. Go ahead, >> Miss um KMS Middle School. Um, so are we going to get other uh principles here to if they're going to >> I I certainly, you know, when you when you referenced that DARE program, >> the more opportunity we have to give our students an outlet or certainly a sense of direction or um support, then the better off they're going to be. whether it's catching kids hearts and as Mr. That's what said it's not mand this isn't mandated by the state but it's given as an opportunity >> and if it's being utilized there at the school well then fine or if TBA uses something else and you're more inclined to ask for them to come
084down to do a presentation on what they're doing and how it's working to assist them because I know years ago they had another program was a young girl nationally that would go around to the schools and I don't remember the name of the program but uh they had instituted this was like over 10 years ago 10 12 years ago they instituted at at TBAs. So from my perspective the more we can do to help them the better off they're going to be um with that support and kind of almost in the same respect to what Mr. Cologne was saying trying to push back and beat back that dark side of social media and those effects and impacts. So if it works there then more power to you and your kids and if some other school
085is using something else then that's fine. Well, I'm I'm certainly not against one by one by one, but usually there's board members up here that want to kill like seven birds with one stone. So, that's why I'm asking. >> Well, but again, I mean, do we need to mandate it? >> Probably not. Um, is it an option? Yeah. >> But, but that's what I'm saying. It's an opportunity. If they want to pick it up and utilize it, then they can. >> So, is there anything further? You good? >> Mhm. Okay. Okay. Thank you. >> No, thank you. I appreciate it. >> On to um item D, EI, IM, MEAs, and air assessment results. Miss Thur, Mr. Deswood, and Miss Connelly. Pull it up on my phone. Yeah. Yeah. >> Oh, really? I don't know what
086happened. Okay. All right. Let's see what it shows online. Okay. Let's see. All right. Go ahead. I'm sorry. Let's do it louder. >> You're fine. You're fine. Thank you. Um good evening, board president, board vice president, board members, um superintendent. Um I we are here to present the IMEISA and Amira assessment data for um end of year 2026. Just a reminder, the IMSA are the interim measures of student success for reading, language, math for grades 3 through 8. And Amira is the um we have interims for Amamira, but also progress monitoring for reading, math for grades K through two. >> Next slide. >> Hold on just a second. >> Do I need to wait? Okay, >> I can't hear you. I just make sure that um we still have continuity, Miss Hasky, so we don't
087break corn. >> Oh, okay. >> Cuz she has to step out for a few minutes. >> Okay, >> Miss Hasky, >> I hear you. >> All righty. make sure we're not breaking continuity so we're not breaking corn. All right, continue please. I apologize. >> No worries. Thank you so much. Um so for Amamira um grades K through two um this is a comparison for our beginning of the year um measurement and to the end of the year. Um you can see here that our end of the year we had at our level four and five which is our prof our proficients. Um overall for kindergarten we had 37% that were proficient. Um for first grade we had 27% and for second grade we had 23% which is an increase. We always want to see the
088red decreasing and we want to see those greens increasing, which we do for first grade. Um, I'm sorry, microphones in my way. Do you have any questions regarding the slide as far as the comparison be between beginning of the year and end of year? >> Any questions from the board? Missy, >> no. But I'm glad that we're seeing more green. Thank you. >> Okay, Miss Montoya, >> no questions. >> Okay, next slide. Oh, sorry, Mr. Not necessarily a question but a uh more of a comment because I did ask for the disagregated information and I believe it shows the IMEA but it just shows the third grade and not the rest. I think that's why the superintendent stepped out to see >> why. All we have in our packet is the third grade. >> Oh,
089okay. Okay. >> Okay. Because all we're able to see is when you click on that one, it just shows the third. All right. Go ahead and continue. >> Okay. Uh continuing with the mirror the com uh comparison pardon me comparison between beginning of the year and end of the year um math across the board was our largest growth. Um beginning of the year you can see and of course again with a Mary you want to see the growth in that green and you see a massive growth by the end of the year for our proficient in kindergarten, first grade and second grade in our math proficiencies. Um huge huge gains um on our AMRA. Next slide please. Here is our IMISA which is our interims. Um this is showing you again a difference between beginning
090of the year end of year by grade level. Um for third grade we have a difference of 18% gain. Fourth grade 18% fifth grade an 8% gain. Um sixth grade a 10% grade gain. Seventh grade 13% gain and eighth grade 17% gain. Um and this is for our reading. If we look at the next slide we will see our gains in language. Third grade, we have a 19% gain. Fourth grade, we have a 13% grade gain. Fifth grade, we have a 12% gain. Sixth grade, 19% gain. Seventh grade, 11% gain. Eighth grade, 10% gain. And on our next slide, we will see our gains in math for third grade, 24% gain. Fourth grade, 24% gain. Fifth grade, 25% gain. Sixth grade, 31% gain. Seventh grade, 13% gain. And eighth grade, 14% gain. Um, we do
091have those broken down by school. Um, we can I can read those off for you if you would like. We just don't have them in the slides. >> As long as we had it in the packet, then we can take a look at it because I know there's board members who like to question that or look at that disagregated information like I do. >> Absolutely. Um, so and and that's important because we need to see >> what everybody's doing it within the schools and how the school is doing matched up to the other school. My only question with regards to the um end of year is how they match up to the state. >> I have those as well. >> Yeah, it'll also be included in the entire spreadsheet that you have. It will include
092the um state >> gains as well and it compares each school. It'll have the district and it'll also have the state on there. So, and if you would um like that in any other format, I would be happy to do that. >> All right. I appreciate that. Thank you. >> Any other questions? >> No. Uh Miss Hasky, any questions? >> No. Thank you. >> All right, Miss Monatoya. >> No questions. >> All right. Thank you. Appreciate it. >> I can just We have other assessments coming. They just haven't been released yet. So, we'll report as they come in the results. >> I I appreciate that. Thank you very much. Because it it matters. And I know I don't know if I said this out loud in one of meetings, but I was really disturbed. That's
093why it matters. But um disturbed with the comment that was made by that I was told somebody from the PED made in reference to C CCSD about us being at the bottom of the bucket. I don't like that. >> I don't agree with that either. looking at our results. >> Point point being is it should be >> jet fuel on a damn fire for us to do better. Not just good, not mediocre, but better, much better. I think we have some of the brightest kids in the state and across this country. And obviously our robotics team proved that internationally. So yes, we can we can do better. And I would also say that whenever looking when looking at data, there are specific points that our district outdoes the state. >> Oh, absolutely. I believe it.
094I believe it. So when you guys get it, please bring that forth. If there's nothing further at this time, I appreciate it. >> Thank you very much. >> Okay. Uh, okay. As long as we can get it. Yeah. As long as we can have it, that's that's what matters. >> Okay. On to item E. Presentation and consideration of rebranding of Career Prep High School by Mr. Paneiagua. Mr. Noble. >> Good evening. >> Mr. Piagua, >> board president, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson. Um, Brian Pennyagua is online. Uh but before we begin, I do want to introduce you to some students who have contributed to the rebranding of Career Prep High School. If uh if you guys see your name and where you go to school and what grade perhaps. >> Hi, um I'm Alexander
095Yazy. I go career prep for two years now. I am a junior and I worked on this project with with my friends and my um the people and um to I really worked hard with my friends and then we had good friend and good moments and all that. But yeah, but go crib prep now. Yeah. >> Hi, I'm Emily Kaboni. >> Adjust it. >> Oh, I'm a I'm a senior now and I go to Career Prep Career Prep High School. Hi everyone, I'm Mattea Toti and I helped to put this project together and I go to Career Proof High School and I'm a junior. Um, board president, members of the board, superintendent Carlson, I u think it would be best if uh Brian Piagua went over just that there was a survey that was conducted
096where nearly half the students in the school participated and they were uh just basically coming up with the mascot, the uh school colors and the school name. So uh Mr. Pagua, if you want maybe want to run down kind of just uh briefly in May what happened? >> Sure. Thank you. Good evening, uh, board president Mononttoya, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson. Uh, forgive me for not being there. I'm in Oklahoma on a bike ride with my father. Um, but I was able to join you guys tonight. So, in the rebranding effort, um, back in March, actually, when I presented to the students, I put forth to them the task of coming up with a new name, new logo, new mascot, u all of that good stuff. And from March to May, students were submitting
097names. They submitted it to teachers. Uh, and I got to um point out Miss Erica John. She had some of the biggest response from some of her students to get a list of names together. Um, from that list of names, Miss Meiselle, Miss Vesta Meiselle, one of our other teachers took on the role of putting the surveys together uh and putting them out in Google forms and getting those to the students. So, um, students were able to, uh, vote. We kept the the um survey open for quite a while and they voted on the names that that were presented and then they had an opportunity to uh list their favorite colors and what colors they thought that the school should be and what would represent them and the school the best as well as a
098mascot. And so, uh, what the students that are standing before you did was take that information, um, and all of the feedback from the students, the names, the color, the, um, the mascot, and they worked really hard last week. Uh, and I have to thank Mr. Noble as well for taking the lead on this. He read he led a really nice focus group. We had other students who are on campus right now going to summer school, and they had input in in some of this as well. So, I just wanted to really point out that this was an effort that was a big team effort from the teachers um and especially the students and Mr. Noble and in putting together what you're about to see. >> U board president, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson.
099Uh so there was uh in the survey it's by the way in your board packets the survey results of everything the what the students wrote down and and um there's um obviously there was a very overwhelming result of red and black. The students really wanted red and black in their school uh for the for their primary colors and there was a overwhelming amount of uh support for having a eagle as the mascot. And so I just want to leave on this here where there's two names that were kind of 5050. The first was being that there was Da Technical High School was one of the names that was in there. Um as we looked over it with the results with Mr. Piaga and our admin team that uh we were just concerned that the name
100would associate with a lot of other universities around here u especially the school colors primarily in in the in a in a mascot that was very similar with the school color too to we just didn't want to associate them very uh with them very much. So, um, that's when we went with, uh, looking at the survey again and and went through and saw that the the the other name that the students were really heavily in favor for was, uh, Eagle Peak Academy or Career Academy, uh, Eagle Peak Career Academy. Um and so with their support uh board president, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson that um we uh so our team behind me um went in and created this branding kit for our board to have their support um to approve the school colors, the
101mascot, the school name, and uh of course there's mission statements and core values that have come in with the uh from our students. And then um as Sharon is going through um and I can have the students talk a little bit more about the process with the logo and the school colors um there's also we threw in gold um which we thought that the students thought was very important and um but before you there's also two logos they created and we were hoping for the board to have support to approve both those logos. Um we believe that there shouldn't have to be just one logo that um perhaps there could be one for academics and then there can be one for sports and athletic athletics or you know clubs such as Skills USA and maybe
102a robotics team there or u just wherever they would do outside of the school campus to go and compete. Um >> can I can I interject some here? >> Sure. I love the one on the left but more importantly more importantly was designed by your student by their students >> and that is awesome >> board president members of the board of Mr. Carlson, we are extremely proud because this is not AI made. These students sat down and really went through and and and we were and I was always asking the question when they were going through the logo design and and creating it. There's always we just wanted there to be meaning behind every single design that they were doing. So, as you could tell, there's a shield around one of the eagles. Well, I
103should actually be letting the students talk about their logos here if if you don't mind. Board President, members of board, please go ahead. Uh, we'll let Emily maybe. Uh, Emily is actually the designer of the left logo. That is awesome. The the shield in the background of my logo of the eagle is mainly for like the protection of how much the eagle protects you. And we were going off. I was going off like the traditional way of how or what the eagle represents the traditional way. So that's why the shield is in the background of the eagle and and to the credit of the second one as well. I mean that that end of itself and like what you were saying about whether if there's an athletic program or something else to have that on
104there. I could absolutely see that. So that is very nice as well. So, kudos to the young man or I'm sorry, young lady. My apologies. Um, I didn't read the name correctly, so my bad. Um, no, that's they're wonderful. So, thank you very much. I I appreciate it. Continue, please. Well, um, I'll let Matteo talk a little bit more about it, too. Uh, just that, uh, there's a process where where she's a great drawer, sir. and um she she went in and and we kind of did a process where she kind of found some inspiration and uh prints printed some things out and we went back to the scanner going through the graphic design process of it and and we can tell you a little bit more about the colors uh a little bit about
105Emily's logo as you can see the red and and gold feathers underneath that represents passion and that was a core value that the students wanted to our our students to feel at the school. Um, also in that branding kit, there's a lot of core values that they all went through and picked out these one one word uh values and uh so we try to our best to incorporate some of the values into the logos. As you can see the the feathers underneath hopefully represent like fire and passion in the in the school building for uh when they go through the academy. Um, and then obviously too, the shield could represent academics and and that's what we're we're hoping for um a student to see that and to see that this is a high school uh
106that you can come to and to be prepared for the future. Um, Sharon, if you can go ahead and go back up to the mission statement because this again was created by students. If I believe it's the page three there. Yep. Uh the mission statement is the Eagle Peak Career Academy empowers every student to choose their own pathway whether through college career or community leadership by providing a supportive environment where every passion has a place and every graduate is prepared for whatever comes next. So again the the eagle uh the red and gold hopefully represents that. Um, and so, uh, but Mattea, I'll I'll go ahead and let you kind of still talk about your logo and then and the process and and Xander also was a great contributor to our brand kid and would
107I think his, uh, input would be great board president. Um, I would want my logo to represent like like it should make people feel empowered and communicate by citizenship as in like hardworking, independent, creativity, respected and educational and successful. Yeah. Um, my input was on how we picked the colors and like designed the eagle and the shield. I um I want my school to represent like then determine and to like accomplish and feel welcome like just to feel that you know that you're there like our logo to represent our culture too like just a bit of that too. That way we picked the main color red cuz like there's a lot of red around here. But um I really liked how we um picked out the design though like the eagle shows like determination. It
108shows how we're in the grow and empowered. Um I really wanted our school to show that we can do something that we are determined. Yeah. Thank you board president. I think that's a perfect way to wrap up that presentation and and we stand for questions. Uh, Miss Haskkey, any questions for our students or Mr. Noble? >> I don't have any questions, but I think it's it's great that everybody had a had a voice in that um in determining what the logo was going to be and um the meaning behind all of it. So, thank you for the presentation and thank you for your hard work, >> Miss Monatoya. >> No questions, just comments on um the three of you coming together to collaborate and put this together and represent your school and present in front
109of all of us. Really appreciate it and you guys did an amazing job. >> Um absolutely. You know, they talk about student agency and education and having a voice and not only do we get to hear it, we get to see it. And I absolutely absolutely love it. It's It's wonderful. It really is. And I wish you had some stickers already, man, cuz I' love to have a couple of them. They're wonderful. Thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you. Okay, that was good. Very good. Outstanding reports. Possible board action ACCD gifted spring update and ASU Partnership MOA by K. Morris. Miss Morris, please. >> No. >> All right. Good evening board. Um, President Mononttoya, Vice President Mononttoya. um Miss Hasky and uh Mr. Carlson. Um thank you guys uh for this evening. Um so just
110a very quick update about um the gifted and talented program. We had a very successful spring semester where we tested over 350 students that were recommended by the community, teachers, students, and students themselves. Um and uh we found over 89 gifted students across the district. um we had multiple students at each school that were identified. Um so we will be adding that to our our current roster and we will be around 250 gifted students across the district. Um along with our gifted program, one of the uh flagships is the ASU uh partnerships. Um these are uh in two different entities. So the first ones I am looking at is uh ASU prep global. This is the uh entity that provides us with uh gifted programming for gifted program students that are looking for advancement curriculum
111compacting Cambridge curriculum and acceleration. Um we are very proud our students had 98% success rate with our ASU prep global classes this year. um and we would like to renew the uh uh partnership with them um for July 1st through June 30th, 2027. Uh with the program um it is remaining the same. It is going up by $25 each course uh which equals $475 per course which includes all materials, teacher everything and curriculum compacting. Sharon, if you want to switch to the next one. Um, our second partnership, which is kind of confusing, uh, but it's also Arizona State University. Um, it's their universal learning courses, which are their dual credit courses. Now, we have a lot of dual credit options across uh the district, but dual credit um for uh gifted students, sometimes they want
112to be going out of state to larger universities that possibly wouldn't take a local community college or or local college. So, um we've had uh between 25 and 30 students each semester take these courses. Um this last spring we had a 96% success rate. um for those college uh credit courses. Uh and um we are looking to um renew that uh partnership with them from July 1st to June 30th. And this is $250 per course uh for gifted learners at the high school level. And I stand for questions. Open up to the board. Uh Miss Haskkey, any questions? Um, with the $150 per credit or per class. Is it per credit or per class? >> Uh, are you talking about the $250 one? >> The fee. >> Yeah. >> Oh, yes. For the the fee
113to pay the classes. >> Yeah. So, that is um $250 per course. Um, and when you look at ASU classes, uh, when you're going on campus or even online, they're usually about 930 930 to $990 a credit hour. Um, and so, um, this is a very large partnership that is growing across the United States and their main mission is to get highquality college education to remote areas. So, we are a prime example of places that they want to partner with. I'm really thankful for the um it was really hard. I had to move myself. >> Thank you. >> Okay. So, I'm Any any other questions from the board? Miss Aspus, any questions? >> Matoya. >> Okay. >> So, I'm I'm just looking at the payment provisions. The program will be operated under the following payment
114parameters. Um this is the ASU learn universal learning course. Okay. Um so they have several different options uh available. Um because we are a title one district um we as an entity when we designed the program decided that we wouldn't have an option where parents could pay for the the school or the the classes. It would only be provided through the school and through the school day. Um and so because we are offering uh the class we actually so we are actually 3.2 2. >> Okay. >> Um 3.1 and 3.12 are uh some different options that other places do. Um but we would choose the uh entity where we are build at $250. And uh the students actually get a they they if they make a C or higher, it goes on their college transcript.
115If they do not make if they make a D or F, it doesn't go on their transcript. And actually, even for students that make C's, they have the opportunity to put it on their transcript, but they can use their discretion. >> Okay. >> So, it's a really nice way they can dip their toe into higher education without wrecking their career with one class that they've never taken. >> Absolutely. Punitive basically. >> That's good. >> Okay. That that was a question I had because you actually walked right into what as far as a cost to the students. So, I appreciate that. We have several students um that are on track for graduating with over 24 credits from ASU next uh spring. >> Wow. >> In a healthc care two of them are in a healthcare management
116program. >> Okay. If there's nothing further, um I appreciate the presentation and the and the responses especially in regards to the um liability to the students that the district is taking care of that. And you said you had a 97% success rate. >> Uh 96% success rate for the uh college classes. And then for the 6 through 12 classes that are the advanced curriculum, we had a 98% success rate. and really have to give credit to the gifted teachers who act as coaches to those students h helping them learn how to use the computers how to how to utilize and become a digital learner uh because as as co showed us it's not natural >> no it takes a certain amount of discipline to do it as well too I mean not everybody can but
117the fact that they're doing that >> is even more impressive um all All right, very good. I I appreciate that. Um, so >> can I make a motion to approve the CCSD gifted spring update and ASU Partnership MOA? >> Is there a second? >> I second. >> Okay. Go a roll call. Miss Hasky. >> Yes. >> Miss Aspus. All right, Miss Monatoya. >> Yes. >> And myself, you have four yeses. Thank you. >> Thank you. That success rate is outstanding. >> On to item B. Approval of the Lower Valley Amateur baseball congress for the facility use of the baseball fields by Miss Gallagher. >> Good evening, President Mononttoya, Vice President Mononttoya, and Secretary Aspus. Um, and Superintendent. I come to you this evening with the Lower Valley facility use agreement for the use of the
118complex at Judy Nelson and the complex at Kirtland Central High School. This rental agreement was first written by what I'm understanding in 2024. It has not been signed yet for this year. So, I'm bringing it to you now. I did make very few changes to this facility use agreement because it had been drawn up by I believe our um attorneys. The one thing I did want to increase as you can see and I still need to make a change. We used to charge $150 per year. I would like to change that to what's in parentheses $200 per year. I feel like that's exceptionally reasonable to use those facilities and for us to help with the upkeep on them during the summer season. So, um, do you want me to read this or just look over
119at yourselves? >> Well, um, >> may I? >> Yes. >> The, um, when you say that's that 200, what does that 200 exactly cover? All it is is their rental fee to use a facility. The same as if someone used a commons area at the high schools. There would be a fee to use that. It's just their fac. That's just their facility use fee. >> Okay. There's also a concession. There's bathrooms. And so what do you mean? And there's upkeep of the field, the markings of the field. >> I don't think we do any of the markings. Um, what I'm saying is since it is district property and if there's damage to fences or something, eventually we're going to have to repair those. >> Um, so that's just, you know, just kind of to help
120offset part of that. It's not going to offset all of it. >> Mhm. >> Because it's highly used. >> Um, before we go any further, I'm kind of confused here. Why is um finance speaking on this instead? I would think it would come be coming from Rodney operations. >> I don't know. I was given the facility use to get the agreement in place. I believe Rodney is important also because it is operations. I was just asked to do this so we could get it signed because right now they are using the facility daily almost without a rental agreement >> and also I've um I've been contacted and um and I and I believe we on our part I think we failed to um a lot of this um you know to go over different things
121to to fees and I didn't know there was a fee assessed and um I thought that if they were our students and you know community that you know that it was there for them >> it's not only our students >> may I speak >> yes >> and um so I feel and and it was right where the operations u director um was was um transition positioning, if you want to say. And um so I think uh we we failed to to continue and um to to uh talk about this and then also to sit down with because I from what I understand there was a um a committee and And now, um, there's conflicts, um, where, uh, with the concession, um, there's money being made and people are wondering where that money is going. And
122it said that, um, it's going into a fund. And so, um, even with that, if if it's our facility, then that money is to be accounted for. And, um, So, I think there's there's a lot more to this than um and and I hope that um and I I kept referring, you know, I kept mentioning Rodney Rodney's name, you know, you go talk to Mr. Armenta. He you know, and I I thought he was the one that um was the overseer in all of this. And um but um I think there's more to it and we need to sit down with the committee the committee and and then hash out a lot of this and and from from what I understand too is that the teams um pay a certain cost and um some of
123that is to cover um even the bathroom cleaning and yet the bathroom has been horrible. And um and on my part, I've known this for about the last two weeks. And we we're going to have to do something about it. And um before it becomes uh a risk, a health risk or you know, somebody needs to go in there. Um, with regards to any facility use, superintendent, a fee has to be paid. Correct. Whether it's a gym, whether it's a cafeteria, whether it's a field, especially in regards to an organ outside organized um unit, organization coming in to utilize facilities such as the baseball fields in Kirtland. It's not part of the school. It's a youth league. They're asking us to use those fields. That is separate than a school using it, an elementary school
124using it, but a competitive sports league. Um, but to your point, Miss Aspus, you you bring up some points that are very valid because there's some other points that I would certainly like added to it >> and that would fall under and I I don't want to get too far off the topic, but certainly when it comes to competitiveness uh on those fields, standards, coaching standards, that all need to be worked in into the language that you presented that we see here on the computers. Um, I know they're already in the probably right in the middle of their season. >> They're ending. >> Excuse me. >> They're ending. >> Okay. I don't know how soon that's going to be. Do you know, Mr. Arta? >> Uh, board president Mononttoya, um, Vice President Mononttoya, Secretary Aspus,
125thank you for uh, Mr. Carlson, thank you for for listening to this and and and I have spoke to board president or excuse me to the league president um regarding some of the issues that are discussed um that you've heard as far as a facility. My understanding is that they just finished their big tournament for the leagues throughout Bloomfield, Aztec, Kirtland, Shiprock, and that now they're starting their city league and they want to have like their opening day ceremonies for the summer. Is now they're they ended one part of it and they're starting the next. >> When what is the date of that? >> I have not got that. He was going to send an invitation to the board >> and then and then may I >> Yes. also to um um I guess the
126design of that field. Is that um a certain age group or does it entail up into the teams? Um that's another thing. Um, I think they hurried as far as one team was uh was was complaining about was that they hurried this season for the little ones in order to get started with the older um league if you want to say, but and I'm wondering what was this specifically um developed for, designed for? Uh what age group, age range. And then um also my understanding is the whole reason why the field was built was we have Shiprock Baseball Association down here that was was going and then we have um of course Farmington. So Kirtland always had to decide whether or not to go to Shiprock or um Farmington. And now they we have a
127peace well now now we we have a excellent field and an excellent um compound that um but because of all these little squables and and really no direction um they're they're saying that they don't want to be a part of it. So, what I'm going to ask from your concerns and my concerns, I'm certainly not going to put words of thought in Miss Montoya's mind, but I think there's enough that even the the contract in and of itself with some of the things that we've talked about, um, I think it'd be a really good idea to table it and have our general counsel take a look at it and then make it applicable because, again, it's one thing to have the schools use it and then it's another to have a competitive organization utilize it
128>> and and not function in a manner that the schools are mandated to operate by NMA rules, sanctioned rules, those kinds of things >> that I in my humble opinion need to be that's true >> applicable to that contract because everybody needs to know and understand >> why these facilities are there and what we're trying to teach in the long run of competitiveness. So, uh, I'm just going to go ahead and ask that we table this at this point in time and then just go ahead and end the discussion and give it to the, uh, general counsel and and take a look at it and make it applicable. We can give the concerns to her and I can give the concerns and >> we can put that in document and uh, you have a comment,
129Miss Montoya, >> maybe include penalty fees for not fulfilling the requirements under custodial maintenance, things like that. Oh, >> yeah. Yeah, because there has to be I mean somebody's got to keep it up and be responsible for it. So >> Well, what I guess it was happening. >> Yeah. >> But um it's something they they drummed up on their own and and um but even the upkeep of the field, >> even the markings, you know, you that has to be maintained >> for the safety of, you know, of the players. >> Absolutely. And so, um, I don't want to make this a punitive thing because you know what it's like to be a coach. You know what it's like to um, you know, go out there and put your foot out there and say your
130hat out there and say, you know, I I I'll go ahead. Okay. I'll I'll go ahead and try this, you know, and do this. And um, I think it was with good intentions and um I don't want to make it punitive but we all need to come to that same um understanding >> expectation >> board president if I may. >> Yes. um when the when the original contract was written and and what a beautiful field, you know, when when the district invested that money and and when it was decided upon to be able to accommodate from 8U to 12U at that facility and it's written in here that anything above that they could have access to the high school fields, but it was written that the central consolidated schools students would have first priority to
131any of them fields >> always. >> So that that was always what was that that was stated. >> Now as far as the the the the school district's responsibility is that we would provide cleaning supplies to the facility but they would upkeep them. We would upkeep the fields, the watering, the mowing and and but as far as like the turning of the fields during play and rellining that was up to the league and stuff like that. So I think you're making a very very good point. I think we need to relook at this when it was first drawn up. >> It was it was put together and then during the transition we missed the next year and they just operated. So my question I think Miss Gallagher's question as well would be do we just
132tell the league with this new league coming up just continue because they have their own insurance, they have their own everything just to utilize the facilities while we go through this. >> Um I I would like to see them at the too. >> Okay. >> So, do they get to keep using it until we get to the table? >> Mhm. >> Okay. >> Can we get can we get a date for the start date for obviously we don't want to cut them off and say shoe go away because now you got a bunch of dispondent families and more importantly kids. But again, the in my opinion, the idea of expectation that we have as a district to service not just our kids but the communities in general and provide those facilities to be able to
133do so comes with a cost and that cost is accountability. So they need to know that and understand that. So I hope that's communicated to them >> that we're very seriously looking at this and how we proceed. And again, I don't think anybody here is in favor of cutting them off and saying no, but certainly let them know that basically they're going to be on notice in respects to how they utilize those facilities until we come up with a document that satisfies the board's responsibility as um fiduciaries to our facilities. >> And I've been in in very good contact with the president of the league. He's he's he's communicated with me very well. we we we've discussed, you know, there are um parents and and stuff that's happened that we're aware of. So, we're we're
134looking at it from both aspects of what's best for from the school district's perspective, for the facilities, and for the the students of in and our local students that are playing on those fields, whether it be from Shiprock, from the Oo area, from Kirtland. But as long as you know our our students in our pe the people from our community are getting the first and that it's been done fairly and that's what we want to we'll make sure we get that all addressed and bring them to the table and I will before we leave here tonight I'll have a date a time when >> last thing I want to do is put a lock in them gates >> right >> plain and simple >> well I I don't want to have a a lock on
135that gate for health issues hygiene you know >> and um >> but um Again, I I I commend people of our community that that that you know, come out and um you've been a coach before, Gary. >> Absolutely. >> And so, um I think um you know, when they when I I don't want nothing punitive. And then on top of that, they um I've I want to say so bad and and I think I'll say it. it was our fault because we had a transition going on that um it was something that slipped through. And um and and then when you think about it about CCSD facilities um we have even begun on the swimming pools. >> So that's another topic >> for another day. All right. So you you understand where we stand. >>
136We understand that. >> All righty. Thank you. >> Thank you, board. >> Some like a motion to table. >> Motion to table. >> Miss Aspus second. >> I second. >> Vote. Roll call. Missy. She may have dropped off. Uh, Miss Aspus, >> yes. >> Miss Monatoya, >> yes. >> And I vote yes. >> All right. Pass the table. All right. Moving on to um, item B or I'm sorry, item C, unique trip request. Unity 2026 National Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 19th to the 14th. And Mr. Russell, obviously that is not Mr. Russell. I was just going to say he's going to join online. He's going to do the report. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Good evening. Um Ani, um Mr. President Mononttoya, members of the board, and Mr. Carlson, and all of you
137who are in attendance tonight, either in person or joining virtually like I am this evening. And then to the newly elected board member, uh, Miss Mononttoya, it's a pleasure to have you come aboard with the district and congratulations on your new election. I haven't met you yet before, but um, I'm here to present this this unique field trip which will be taking place um, on July 9th through the 14th. And it's classified as a a unique field as a unique field trip um because it's an out of state and it's going to be over two nights and which is um needing requirements from the board's approval and as I mentioned the date for this is July 9th through the 14th which is going to be approximately five nights and this is to the unity 2026
138National Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. And this is marking their 50th anniversary. And so it's considered to be a big celebration. Um it had um originated from Oklahoma City on its first year and so um to celebrate it there this 50th um anniversary would be nice to to join um take some our students to this trip. And um we recently um in the springtime we had a student summit in Farmington at San Juan College and we collaborated with the unity um organization to where they consulted the workshops. And so um out of that collaboration they awarded a student with um a free registration to attend the national conference. And then um after awarding the one student um they they generously um added four more um free passes for registration. So, um this was a good
139opportunity to um um get together a few students from our school district um as a roster in the logistics show that we're we're taking 14 students and um and this is students in this current year who are freshman's to juniors. Um so and that's from all of the four high schools from Shiprock New um Nukem Career Prep and um Kirtland Central. We'll have three adult chaperones. Um myself, um the male chaperon, and then we'll have two female chaperones, which is my colleague, um Mia Cientes, and our Newcome High School facilitator, um Bis Wilson. And the transportation we'll be using will be um a combination of a bus from here to Durango and then airline from Durango to Oklahoma City and then there at the airport we'll be utilizing either a shuttle or Uber and then
140um the financial breakdown of this um field trip cost is going to the total cost is approxim approximately um $37,864 which is approximately um per student $2,227.30 30 cents. And then um this is going to be totally funded by the JOM Johnson Ali fund. And the purpose of this trip um educational purpose and justification. Um the core purpose is to um empower student leadership and advocacy through um our CCSD equity council. And then how it will um benefit our students who are attending will participate in the national unity curriculum to enhance leadership skills. Um build advocacy frameworks and gain vital cultural exposure by interacting with youth from other tribal nations. And then um the conference also is structured to empower Native American students by strengthening their leadership capabilities which directly promotes deep pride in their
141cultural identity and increases self-esteem. And so the current status of this uh trip is um I included a itinerary, a detailed itinerary. Um also um as far as a roster, we do have students who um are confirming with me at the moment. And um we'll give you the final listing of the student roster um here pretty soon. And then um so I'm just seeking um the final CCSD school board approval to proceed um with formal travel arrangements and transportation ticketings >> and at this point I stand for questions. >> I'd open up to the board miss any questions if you're still on. >> No questions. Thank you >> Miss >> I don't have any questions. >> Oh thank you Mr. So, Miss Hospice. >> Yes. Um, the rest of the agenda, can we can we
142see that? >> We I just see the top part of Friday's and Saturday and so each of them have a a certain day on the college. Yeah, each of those days have its um like either I think it's red day, orange day, um skirt day, traditional attire day. And so >> flashback. >> Oh, I want I want pictures. That's neat. Thank you, >> M. Monatory. Any questions? >> No questions. >> If no further questions, someone like to make a motion to approve. >> I motion. >> I second. >> That was Miss Hasky. Go a roll call. Missy. >> Yes. >> Mr. So >> yes, >> Miss Aspus. >> Yes, >> Miss Montoya. >> Yes. >> And myself. That's five. >> The trip is approved. Thank you very much for that, Mr. U Donovan. >> May
143I >> Thank you. Yes. Have a good evening. Uh, Donovan, I I've seen you in action before with your students and um and also the um chaperons and and I I do want to say that um I hope um you're not carrying too much fruit in your your backpack and but um do take care and take care of our students while out there and I've seen how other students are, you know, when I went to um Albuquerque and um Skills USA and that was an experience and um but I really want our our students to stand up and and be well behaved and courteous. Thank you. >> Definitely. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Russell on to item D. CCSD disposal request finance and operations. Mr. Armentoa, >> good evening. Um, good evening u members
144of the board, superintendent, everyone online watching and individuals here in the boardroom. Um, I my name is Sheba Joe. I am the warehouse um supervisor. I take care of the fixed assets and and um capital assets districtwide for the school. And um here with me is Mr. Mononttoya from Phililities and Operations. Um >> Mr. Montoy, Mr. Armenta, I'm sorry. Ho ho ho. >> We got lots of Mononttoya. We're going to promote everybody. >> So >> that was a compliment to him. >> I'll take it. So, but yeah, we've got um items in our inventory that we are either replacing uh are are remove out of our inventory um our school's inventory so that we're able to replace them with new items or we're able to get rid of anything that is obsolete or unsafe out
145in our schools. So, these are this is just a list of items that we're requesting for your approval on to remove from our inventory and they have been either replaced um um the smaller stuff have been replaced not the portable buildings but um the smaller stuff have been replaced at the the buildings. Um they include items like um for it a switch in right one innerite board kitchen appliances uh custodial equipment audio meters u which are the old hearing test machines and also Mr. um Armenta's um portable buildings that we are no longer using at Kirtland High School and at Nukem High School. So everything else is pretty much for um either to be recycled, recycled, except the portable buildings are one that we're requesting to probably auction off on the public surplus website. Other
146than that, all the other smaller stuff um that are obsolete and don't uh work anymore will probably be recycled. Um it's kind of hard to sell some of the old electronic stuff. So that's just our request. So, >> any questions from the board? >> Miss Haskkey? >> No questions. Thank you. >> Miss Aspus, go ahead. >> That's one one area I was going to ask about about auction because I I know the previous operations um would go out and see if um auctioning was was was um um possible. So, I'm I'm glad to hear that. Um I I keep asking, you know, um but I know that in the requirements of Teach, you know, um you know, how we could possibly reuse those portables, you know, but I guess um this is a loss. And
147then the rest of the stuff like you you mentioned kitchen and um and I know some of those appliances they're they're still good. >> What do you do with those? >> Do you auction to >> Well, we've been our maintenance stuff cuz sometimes we use them we rob them off of parts. So, whatever hasn't been you, whatever we take out and whatever's at the warehouse, they'll come sometimes um to take parts off of it if they can't find it >> or or whatnot. So, they'll use that and stuff. So, that's why when um when we have that, it's more or less for salvaging or it's for recycle just so they can use parts off of it, handles, doors, knobs, or um heating elements, whatever they need inside of them. Okay. Thank you, >> Miss Monatory.
148Any questions? >> No questions. >> Nothing further. Someone would like to make a motion to accept. >> I'd like to motion to approve the CCS approve. I'll second >> request. >> All right, Miss Monatoya and seconded by Mr. So, a roll call. Miss Hasky. >> Yes. >> Mr. So, >> I vote yes. >> Miss Aspus. >> Yes. Miss Montoya. >> Yes. >> Five. I vote yes. It's been approved to accept. Thank you. >> On to item four, executive session. Convene executive session. Discuss limited personnel matters regarding board's goal and expectations of the superintendent and discussions of the superintendent's valuation and contract renewal as permitted under NMSA 1978 section 10-15-1H2 of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act. Someone would like to make a motion to convene an executive session. >> Convene in an executive session. I
149second. >> I'll start the motion. >> Hold on there, Nelly. I believe that was Miss Hasky. >> Yeah. Vote a roll call. Mr. So, >> yes. >> Miss Hasky, >> yes. >> Miss, >> yes. >> Miss Montoya, >> yes. and myself that just the time is now 7:37. We will convene an executive session. Hey, hey, hey. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Yes. Thumbs up for executive session B. reconvene in open session as stated that the board has discussed in the executive session only the subject identified in the agenda as the reason for which the meeting was closed. Discuss limited personnel matters regarding the board's goals and expectations of the superintendent and discussion on the superintendent evaluation and contract renewal as permitted under NMSA 1978 section 10-15-1H2 of the Mexico Open Meetings Act. Someone like to
150make a motion to reconvene. >> I make a motion to reconvene in um public session. >> A second. >> I second. >> Well, a roll call. Mr. So, >> I vote yes. >> Miss Hasky. >> Miss Aspus. >> Yes. >> Miss Mononttoya. >> Yes. >> And myself. That's four. The time is 10:15. We were reconvened. Oh, okay. So, on to item five. A items for the Oops, I'm sorry. C, my dad missed that. Possible board action on items discussed in executive session. Is there a motion to approve the discussed um yearly increase contract contract increase to three years and the salary increase by 4%. Is there a motion? Okay. Second. >> I second. >> Okay. >> I'm sorry. Who's first? >> We just we just um the motion was made by uh Miss M Vice
151President Montoya and the second was Secretary Aspus. >> Okay. I didn't hear Miss Montoya. Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Well, roll call. You got it on there. We got we got you on the phone here. >> Okay. >> So, what we did is we made a motion to accept the uh the terms. >> Okay. >> Motion was made by uh Vice President Montoy and a second by Miss Aspus, Secretary Aspus. So, your vote to accept the terms of the three-year contract and the four-year percentage increase. Your vote. >> 4%. Yes, >> Mr. So, >> I vote yes. >> What did that say? >> You said four%. >> 4%. >> That sound like four cents. >> I got four pennies in my pocket. >> Okay, Miss Aspus. >> Four p. Yes. Okay. Precent. Miss Monatoya.
152>> Three years and 4%. Yes. >> Not since. >> I'm torn with my vote. I honestly am. I agree with the three years, but I do not agree with the 4%. So, how do I do that? Miss Chappelle on split. Again, for the record, I'm just going to state that I agree with the three-year increase, but I do not agree with the 4% increase, but I will vote yes because of the three years. So, it is passed. Move on to item five, discussion items for the regular school board meeting next Thursday. Any ideas cons issues for the um meeting? >> May I speak? Mr. President, >> I would like to put on the agenda potential um board action to join the umation >> litigation against Meta. Okay. Lawsuit. Anybody else? Miss Hasky, anything? >> No.
153>> Mr. So, anything for next week? >> Uh, not at this time. Thank you. >> All righty. Um, Miss Aspus, anything? >> Yes. Uh, still would like uh do we have any plans to have a board retreat? >> Yes, we are going to >> Okay. And I would still like a presentation on the um if not by Ronalda, but um she said that she would um zoom in, you know, and and and do that um presentation um and that would specifically be on I I wanted her to she brought up before about impact aid and how that ties in with um sped and IDA. So, um, there's some things I think she knows that we could benefit from. And so, I'd still like, you know, for us to, um, you know, I I did tell
154her, but, um, you know, we, you know, if we could set that up somehow. and and then also um the baseball situation um baseball field and and then as we do that and and um I think we really need to look at our swimming pools. Um the last I heard um we talk about customer service and the fact that those buildings are are are the districts and they're there for the community or students. um people that run them um I'm hearing bad stories and so since you know in Kirtland we have the longtime Colleen Harris and but since then that's changed and um but you know and and in all the time that I've been here I I don't even I think the one time that we did see the people running those buildings um
155was when they were being renovated and but we got excellent um swimming pools and you know and and I'd really like and I haven't really seen anything as far as the ad or um you know especially with the summer here what's happening is, you know, I know they used to offer lap swimming and but I don't know and and I just think that that needs to be put on our agenda to find out >> a schedule or the contract of use or what exactly? >> Um, not from the people that run it. Um, I think just how it's how it's all um the expectations of the district, you know, what do we have out there as far as as far as um literature policy, you know, and as it pertains to um community and students.
156Okay. Anything else? No. >> All right. If there's nothing further, someone like to make a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> I second. >> Mr. So second you. >> Okay. Roll call. Miss Hasky. >> Yes. >> Mr. So >> I vote yes. >> Miss Aspus, >> yes. >> Miss Montoya, >> yes. >> And myself, yes. The time is now 10:23. The meeting is adjourned. Thank you everybody.