[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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WE WILL NOW BE ADJOURNING TO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THE FOLLOWING MATTERS.
[3. CLOSED SESSION]
PERSONNEL MATTERS. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENTS.EMPLOYMENT PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54957.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS.
DOCTOR ALEX CHERNUS, SUPERINTENDENT GARY STEIN, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
DOCTOR ISAAC GATES, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
IN THESE DISCUSSIONS, WE WILL BE HAVING CSEA, APPLE AND PLUM.
CASE NUMBER 2501 ADAM ONE AND ALSO CLAIMS GENERAL LIABILITY CLAIM NUMBER 642193.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS ANY OF THESE ITEMS? SEEING NONE, WE WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:03 P.M..
[4. REGULAR SESSION]
HELLO EVERYONE.WE ARE RECONVENING TO REGULAR SESSION AT 6:00 PM.
A REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION IS THAT THE BOARD MET AND VOTED TO APPROVE STUDENT EXPULSION.
[5. REPORT OF BOARD ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
CASE NUMBER 2501 ADAM ONE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD BYLAW 9322.3 AS AMENDED.WE HAD A MOTION BY MRS. ANDERSON. WE HAD A SECOND BY MR. FRASER, AND THE MOTION CARRIED FIVE ZERO.
I'M NOW GOING TO ASK TRUSTEE ANDERSON TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
AND SO, JUST A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING.
OUR LIVE STREAM IS NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW.
OUR TVS OUTSIDE ARE PICKING UP AND THEY ARE ABLE.
YOU'RE ABLE TO VIEW IT OUTSIDE.
I NEED A ROLL CALL FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
SHOWING ALL HIS PRESIDENT, ALL HIS PRESENT.
SHOW ALL MEMBERS PRESENT, INCLUDING OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.
I NEED AN APPROVAL FOR THE AGENDA, PLEASE.
[9. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE OCTOBER 8TH, 2024 BOARD OF AGENDA AS PRESENTED.I SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MRS. ANDERSON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. YOUNGBLOOD. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO WITH AN EYE FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.
I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, PLEASE.
[10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2024, AS PRESENTED.SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. YOUNGBLOOD, AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MRS. BUCK. ANY COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. I HAVE VOTE OF FIVE ZERO AND ONE FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.
AND NOW WHAT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.
[11. 2024 PYLUSD STATE OF THE DISTRICT PRESENTATION]
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR CHERNUS FOR THE 2024 PYLUSD STATE OF THE DISTRICT PRESENTATION.YES. FIRST OFF AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN OUT WITH SOME HEALTH ISSUES, AND I WANTED TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT'S REACHED OUT TO ME.
EVERY BOARD MEMBER REACHED OUT TO ME, SO MANY TEACHERS AND STAFF.
I WANT TO THANK DOCTOR GATES FOR RUNNING THE LAST BOARD MEETING AND MY WONDERFUL CABINET FOR KEEPING THINGS MOVING AND OF COURSE, ALL OF OUR AMAZING ADMINISTRATORS AND PRINCIPALS.
AND WE HAD ONE, AS YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR.
AND SO WE HAD TO POSTPONE THIS ONE.
AND WE REALLY WANTED TO HONOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF FOR ALL OF OUR AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
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SO I REMEMBER DRIVING TO WORK, I THINK IT WAS MY FIRST DAY BACK TO WORK, AND I CALLED A DOCTOR YOUNG, AND I SAID, I HAVE AN IDEA.AND USUALLY WHEN I SAY THAT TO THEM, THEY'RE LIKE OH, WHAT'S GOING ON NOW? WHAT ARE WE DOING? BECAUSE I'M MORE OF AN IDEA PERSON AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THERE'S THE DREAMERS AND THE DOERS, AND THE MOST TALENTED PEOPLE HAVE A QUALITIES OF BOTH.
DOCTOR YOUNG HAS QUALITIES OF BOTH.
I NEED DOERS TO GET GET SOME OF THE IDEAS DONE.
AND SO ONE OF MY IDEAS WAS TO CREATE AN INTERACTIVE STATE OF THE DISTRICT PRESENTATION THAT REALLY ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO OFFER, ALL IN ONE DOCUMENT.
SOMETHING WE CAN PUSH OUT TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
AND SO I ACTUALLY SHOWED THIS TO SOME SUPERINTENDENTS.
I HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK, AND EVERYONE WAS LIKE, WELL, HALF OF THEM SAID, WE WANT TO COPY THIS.
THE OTHER HALF SAID, WE WANT TO STEAL YOUR EMPLOYEE THAT BUILT THIS.
AND SO THAT EMPLOYEE IS LAURA LEE.
SO LET'S GIVE HER A HAND HERE.
SHE WORKS. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO THIS IS OUR 2024 STATE OF THE DISTRICT PRESENTATION.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE COVER ITSELF SAYS IT ALL.
IT MEANS WE'RE NOT LAYING OFF STAFF.
WE'RE NOT CUTTING PROGRAMS. WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING MORE REVENUE INTO OUR DISTRICT.
SO WE CAN PAY MORE, PAY OUR EMPLOYEES MORE, AND RUN THE AMAZING PROGRAMS WE HAVE.
SO YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY SEEN THE VIDEO.
THIS WAS THE THE WELCOME BACK VIDEO THAT WE PUT TOGETHER.
SO WE'LL AND SORT OF A TABLE OF CONTENTS NEXT SLIDE.
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A GREAT AWARD WINNING SCHOOLS.
WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTY, AND OUR DISTRICT IS WELL KNOWN.
AND THAT'S WHY ENROLLMENT'S GOING UP, BECAUSE PEOPLE MOVE HERE FOR OUR SCHOOLS.
WELL, LITERALLY PUT TOGETHER IN HER INFINITE WISDOM WAS AN INTERACTIVE MAP OF ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND THEIR FEEDER PROGRAMS. AND JEREMY, IF YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SHOW THE COMMUNITY, YOU CAN CLICK ON ANY ONE OF THESE LOGOS AND EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.
THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE POPS UP, SO IT'S REALLY COOL.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE ALL OUR SCHOOLS FEED INTO AND IN ONE PLACE.
YOU CAN ACCESS ANY ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS.
NEXT SLIDE. AGAIN YOU CAN ALSO ACCESS ALL OF OUR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS.
SO WE HAVE OUR VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
AND SO AGAIN YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SHOW THEM HOW YOU CAN ACCESS.
THERE IT IS. IT ALSO MAKES A REALLY COOL SOUND WHEN YOU SWITCH THE PAGE, AS YOU CAN TELL.
SO THE NEXT SLIDE IS JUST A BRIEF KIND OF OVERVIEW OF OUR DEMOGRAPHICS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND WHAT THIS REALLY SHOWS IS HOW DIVERSE WE ARE.
WE HAVE FOR. OVER HALF OF OUR DISTRICT ARE SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, AND WE HAVE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF ENGLISH LEARNERS OF OF ALL DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES.
NEXT SLIDE. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
WE HAVE OUR PTA COUNCIL PRESIDENT HERE.
I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
YAY! WE HAVE OUR FABULOUS PLACENTIA PD HERE, MAKING SURE EVERYONE'S SAFE OVER HERE BY THE DOOR.
SERGEANT COUGHLIN IS HERE, AND WE'RE GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT HIS PARTNERSHIP LATER.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT MAKE UP SUCH A WONDERFUL DISTRICT OF FIVE CITIES.
SO I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD THINK FROM THE OUTSIDE.
PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA IS TWO BIG CITIES, BUT IT'S REALLY FIVE.
AND SO WE HAVE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN FULLERTON AS WELL, IN BREA AS WELL, AND IN ANAHEIM.
AND WE HAVE AN AMAZING SCHOOL BOARD THAT REALLY WANTS WHAT'S BEST FOR STUDENTS.
AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR.
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GARY STEIN, OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS, TO GIVE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF OUR FINANCES AND ALSO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE OUR MONEY GOES AND WHERE OUR PRIORITIES ARE.THESE FIGURES WERE PRESENTED AS PART OF OUR BUDGET IN JULY, WHICH PROJECTED A 400 STUDENT DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT, AND AS OF CENSUS DAY LAST WEEK, WE ARE PROJECTED TO EXCEED OUR PROJECTIONS BY ROUGHLY 420 STUDENTS.
VERY GOOD NEWS. WHAT I WANTED TO DO RIGHT NOW IS TO THANK MY MY FISCAL TEAM.
SO, PHONG TRAN, IF YOU'RE OUT THERE, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STANDING SO WE CAN GIVE HER A HAND.
VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR WORK.
THANK YOU. PHONG. AND ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS SO OF THAT MONEY, WHAT WE WANTED TO HELP SHOW IS THAT THE DISTRICT INVESTS 63.3% OF THE OVERALL BUDGET INTO THE LCAP.
SO $247 MILLION IN ACTIONS ARE IN THE LCAP PART OF THIS OR BIG PART OF THIS IS THE $26 MILLION IN FUNDING ALLOCATED TO THE DISTRICT TO SPECIFICALLY INCREASE SERVICES FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS, SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AND FOSTER YOUTH STUDENTS.
AND SO WE WE HAVE THAT NUMBER DISPLAYED.
OKAY. AND THE NEXT PAGES CONTAIN OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PLANS, AS MENTIONED BY MISTER STEIN, BEGINNING WITH OUR DISTRICTS LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN, WHICH SETS OUR THREE YEAR VISION AND LKF BUDGET FOR THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS OUR SCHOOL PLANS FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH SET THE ANNUAL VISION AND BUDGET FOR EACH SCHOOL, AND FINALLY, OUR SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARDS.
JEREMY, CAN YOU JUST SHOW THE WHERE WHERE THOSE LINKS WILL TAKE US? THANK YOU.
AND CLOSING OUT OUR GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION, WE HAVE OUR CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR, WHICH IS JUST A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR OUR PARENTS TO HAVE AT THEIR FINGERTIPS AS THEY PLAN AHEAD FOR THE YEAR.
THERE'S NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY.
THERE'S VERY FEW DISTRICTS IN ORANGE COUNTY THAT ARE ACTUALLY INCREASING ENROLLMENT.
WE'RE NOW UP TO 75% OF DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA ARE IN DECLINE.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 100 YEARS, CALIFORNIA POPULATION HAS GONE DOWN YEAR OVER YEAR.
YOU START LOSING KIDS, THEN YOU HAVE TO REDUCE JOBS.
YOU HAVE TO REDUCE PROGRAMS AND ULTIMATELY REDUCE SCHOOLS.
IF YOU JUST LOOK AT OUR DISTRICT 2019 VERSUS FOR VERSUS THIS YEAR WE WERE OPERATING WITH ABOUT 40 MILLION MORE DOLLARS A YEAR IN 2019 19 WITH THOSE 3000 MORE STUDENTS THAN WE HAVE NOW.
SO IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AND CAN'T STRESS IT ENOUGH.
AND SO MANY OF OUR ACTIONS WE TAKE IS TO ACTUALLY BUCK THIS TREND.
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AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF OUR AWARD WINNING SCHOOLS AND OUR AMAZING EDUCATORS.AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A PICTURE OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD, WHICH IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE PARENTS AND DISTRICTS WITH MEANINGFUL INFORMATION ABOUT HOW DISTRICTS ARE PERFORMING AND REALLY ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING.
OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS MEASURED ON THE SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT AS WELL AS OUR LPAC ASSESSMENTS, AND THE DASHBOARD ALSO REPORTS OTHER INDICATORS, SUCH AS CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, SUSPENSIONS AND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, BUT ALSO AT THE LINKS PROVIDED.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE RELEASE OF THE NEW DASHBOARD RESULTS IN THIS COMING MONTH.
GO AHEAD JEREMY. I'M PROUD TO SHARE THAT THROUGH OUR REDEDICATION TO OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, WHERE OUR STAFF ARE USING DATA TO DRIVE THEIR INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION, AS WELL AS OUR TARGETED EFFORTS IN INCREASING MATH FLUENCY AND CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING.
THIS PAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE THE OVERALL PERCENTAGE OF ALL STUDENTS MEETING OR EXCEEDING GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS IN MATHEMATICS BY NEARLY 2.5%. MOST NOTABLY, OUR SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR PERFORMANCE BY NEARLY 6.5%, PERCENT, SO THAT DESERVES A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS.
WE WILL BE MAINTAINING THESE EFFORTS THIS SCHOOL YEAR IN MATHEMATICS, BUT WE'LL ALSO BE EXPANDING OUR FOCUS TO INCLUDE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AS WELL, WHERE YOU CAN SEE WE HAD SMALLER GAINS, BUT ABOUT HALF A PERCENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, BUT STILL SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN OUR SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS BY NEARLY 3.5%.
THANKS. RUBY DRIVE IS OUR AVID SHOWCASE SCHOOL, AND THEIR SCHOOL INCREASED THEIR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS BY 7% AND MATH RESULTS BY NEARLY 9%.
LISA SHARED THAT RUBY DRIVE ACHIEVED THEIR REMARKABLE ACADEMIC GAINS THROUGH RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION IN ALIGNMENT WITH AVID TARGETED INTERVENTIONS, FOCUSING ON BOTH ACADEMICS AND WELLNESS, AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO TEACHER COLLABORATION TO PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COUGARS AND THANK YOU, PRINCIPAL CARMONA AND YOUR TEACHERS.
THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAVE WITH US TONIGHT KELLY FARRELL, PRINCIPAL OF MORSE ELEMENTARY.
BY EMPOWERING STUDENTS WITH GOAL SETTING, STAFF HAVE HELPED STUDENTS WORK DILIGENTLY TOWARD ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS AND INCREASE THEIR LANGUAGE ARTS SCORES BY ABOUT 5% AND THEIR MATH SCORES BY ABOUT 7.5%.
WAY TO GO, COUGARS! WILDCATS! OKAY, NOW FINALLY FOR ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE KRISTEN MCDONALD HERE WITH US TONIGHT, PRINCIPAL OF GOLDEN ELEMENTARY.
YIELDING OVER 90% OF THE GOLDEN STUDENTS CONSISTENTLY MEETING OR EXCEEDING GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS IN LANGUAGE ARTS, ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS, BUT THEY'RE NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT CONSISTENT, STRONG PERFORMANCE.
THEY HAD A GAIN OF NEARLY 4% IN MATHEMATICS THIS PAST YEAR.
THERE ARE FEW SCHOOLS IN THE STATE WHO CAN MATCH THIS LEVEL OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS.
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TO HELPING ALL STUDENTS SUCCEED.LASTLY, WE HAVE PAIGE STILLS, PRINCIPAL OF YORBA LINDA MIDDLE HERE TONIGHT.
PAGE SHARED THAT HER STAFF FOCUSED ON THE SCHOOL WIDE ALIGNMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND DATA DRIVEN SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION IN ORDER TO INCREASE THEIR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN LANGUAGE ARTS BY NEARLY 7% AND MATH BY NEARLY 6%.
WAY TO GO, BOBCATS! WHILE I HIGHLIGHTED ABOUT FIVE SCHOOLS THIS EVENING, WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND THANKFUL TO OUR HARDWORKING TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO DELIVER FIRST BEST INSTRUCTION TO OUR STUDENTS AND MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS THROUGHOUT THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR THROUGH DIFFERENTIATION AND TARGETED SUPPORT.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR STAFF FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK FOR OUR STUDENTS.
NOW IN THE REALM OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, WE ARE PROUD TO SHARE THAT THE CLASS OF 2024 HAD A 95.4% GRADUATION RATE, AND A LARGE NUMBER OF GRADUATING SENIORS EARNED THE GOLDEN STATE SEAL SEAL OF MERIT DIPLOMA.
THE STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY AND THE STATE SEAL OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
WE ARE PROUD THAT OVER 500 MORE STUDENTS CHALLENGE THEMSELVES WITH RIGOROUS COURSEWORK AND TOOK THE AP EXAMS LAST YEAR WITH AN ASTOUNDING DISTRICT PASS RATE OF 88.4%. IN FACT, THREE OUT OF FOUR OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WERE NAMED AP HONOR ROLL SCHOOLS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK TO WELCOME MORE STUDENTS INTO AP COURSES. WE'RE PROUD TO CONTINUE TO OFFER A VARIETY OF COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INCLUSIVE OF AP, IB, AND CAMBRIDGE, AND ARE NOT ELIMINATING OR REDUCING THESE PROGRAMS, BUT IN FACT EXPANDING THEM.
LET'S CLAP FOR IT. I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE DOCTOR WILL GRAY, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, AS WELL AS MIKE YOUNG, OUR DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION.
THANK YOU. AND WE WILL EXPAND TO COVER LANGUAGE ARTS AS WELL AS AS WELL AS MATHEMATICS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DOCTOR TAYLOR HOLLOWAY FOR HER DEDICATION IN LAUNCHING THIS PROGRAM LAST YEAR, AS WELL AS AS WELL AS DOCTOR GRAY AGAIN FOR CARRYING IT FORWARD THIS YEAR.
AS YOU CAN SEE, BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE WILL HAVE GONE FROM ONE FEE BASED PRESCHOOL TO SIX FEE BASED PRESCHOOLS IN ORDER TO SERVE OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS IN THE COMMUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE DOCTOR JORGE LOPEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EARLY AND EXPANDED LEARNING.
SYLVIA CUESTA, OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DIRECTOR.
AS WELL AS RALPH FIGUEROA, DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES.
AND ALL OF THEIR TEAMS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY POURED INTO OPENING OUR NEW PRESCHOOLS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE IMPORTANT UPDATES ON OUR INCLUSIVE PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT WERE ACTUALLY ESTABLISHED AFTER THE BOARD APPROVED AN INCLUSION RESOLUTION BACK IN MAY OF 2022, AND THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS APPROVED AT THAT TIME REFLECTS THE BOARD'S COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE PRACTICES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. SO I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE FIRST, BEFORE I TALK ABOUT OUR INCLUSION, IS JAMIE NASH, WHO IS OUR ADMINISTRATOR OF PRESCHOOL IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.
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AND THEN SYLVIA CUESTA AGAIN, WHO WORKS SO CLOSELY WITH HER ARE AGAIN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DIRECTOR.THESE TWO HAVE WHAT I CALL A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP.
THE EXPANDED EARLY LEARNING AND SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER TO PROVIDE INCLUSIVE PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND WE HAVE CO-TAUGHT MODELS AT VARIOUS SCHOOL SITES, AND WE HAVE OUR EARLY INTERVENTION SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, ALLOWING CHILDREN WITH IEPS TO RECEIVE THEIR SERVICES AT THE SAME SITE AS THEIR PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, RATHER THAN TRAVELING.
ALRIGHTY, THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART, I HAVE TO SAY.
SO WE HAVE TWO PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE SO PROFOUNDLY PROUD OF IN OUR DISTRICT, AND I'D LIKE TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE THE INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, THESE PROGRAMS. REBECCA ALLEN WHO PLEASE STAND.
SHE IS OUR PRINCIPAL OF GEORGE KEY AND VENTURE ACADEMY.
YAY! SO THIS THIS HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE.
BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS. WE HAVE.
CAN I SAY A QUICK WORD BEFORE WE GET HERE? WE'RE THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THIS AREA.
THE THE LIBRARY, THE CENTRAL LIBRARY ALL OVER.
BUT THE ONE PLACE WE WEREN'T SENDING OUR KIDS IS BACK HERE.
AND SO THE GOAL OF THIS THE PLUS PROGRAM, WHICH RENEE WILL TALK ABOUT IS ACTUALLY TO EMPLOY OUR KIDS, BECAUSE THAT'S GOOD FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S GOOD FOR OUR GENERAL ED KIDS.
IT'S GOOD FOR OUR SPECIAL ED KIDS.
IT'S GOOD FOR DIVERSITY WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF.
AND WE HAVE SOME, SOME SPECIAL GUESTS HERE TODAY THAT RENEE IS GOING TO SPEAK TO.
WIN. WOOHOO! SO THESE STUDENTS ARE OUR FIRST PLUS REPRESENTATIVES.
AND PLUS STANDS FOR PLACENTIA LINDA UPWARD SUCCESS.
SO ANNA KELLY IS WORKING CURRENTLY AS AN AIDE AT GEORGE KEY.
AND TOMMY MCTEAR IS STARTING AS AN AIDE FOR US AS WELL.
AND I JUST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE STAFF AT GEORGE KEY AND VENTURE THAT WORK SO HARD WITH OUR STUDENTS AND BELIEVE IN THEM AND HAVE TRUE COLLECTIVE TEACHER EFFICACY, IF YOU WILL.
OUR ADVANCED PROGRAM IS OUR DIPLOMA BOUND PROGRAM, AND THIS PROGRAM SERVES AS A BRIDGE TO HELP ADVANCE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS THAT ARE PLACED IN OUR VENTURE ACADEMY ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM WHO HAVE NEARLY MET GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS BUT JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TO OBTAIN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
SO OUR FIRST ONE IS DENNIS CONANT.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM.HE IS TAKING CLASSES IN MONEY MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL SKILLS AND INTRO TO TECH AND COMPUTERS.
SO MAYBE HE'LL COME BACK TO WORK WITH US IN OUR TECH DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN HE AND THEN HE ALSO ENJOYS GOING TO NOSH AND WANTS TO COMPLETE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS TO HE'S.
AND THEN WE HAVE THOMAS CORNELIUS, WHO HAS JOINED US THIS EVENING AS WELL.
AND THOMAS IS CHECKING OUT COLLEGES RIGHT NOW.
AND HE HAS A JOB COACH WHO IS LOOKING INTO DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIM BASED ON HIS INTERESTS.
SO FOR HER VISION AND DEDICATION TO CREATING AN AUTHENTIC ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS WITH PRACTICES, SCRIMMAGES, AND CULMINATING EVENTS, AS WELL AS, OF COURSE, DOCTOR TAYLOR HOLLOWAY FOR HER SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION OF ALL OF OUR SECONDARY ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. THROUGH THE ADDITION OF OUR FIFTH SPORT OF WRESTLING THIS PAST YEAR, NEARLY 700 STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO BE EXPOSED TO THE SPORT.
IT IS UNDOUBTABLE THAT STUDENTS WILL NEVER FORGET THE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY HAD IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
ATHLETICS. VOLLEYBALL IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.
WE HAD OUR SECOND ROUND OF SCRIMMAGES JUST TODAY AND NEW THIS YEAR WILL BE ADDING IN FLAG FOOTBALL.
FOR HIS LONG STANDING DEDICATION AND SUPPORT OF OUR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, THROUGH ALL THE INCREASED FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED THIS YEAR AND HIS HARD WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH EVELYN TOBIAS AND OUR FISCAL DEPARTMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND VOCAL MUSIC TO STUDENTS IN ALL ELEMENTARY GRADES, AS WELL AS HIGHER VISUAL ARTS TEACHERS TO ENSURE THAT ALL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS RECEIVE STANDARDS BASED ART INSTRUCTION.
HE HAS ALSO SUPPORTED OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ADDING PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT FOR THEIR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS. SO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO PHIL AND YOUR AMAZING VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS TEACHERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR PROVIDING THESE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES TO OUR STUDENTS.
IN THE AREA OF ACTIVITIES, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE DOCTOR LIZ LEON.
AS WELL AS OUR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES FOR WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE EXITING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CULMINATING ACTIVITY OF ATTENDING OVER OVERNIGHT CAMP, WHETHER THROUGH OUTDOOR SCIENCE SCHOOL OR OTHERWISE.
THROUGH THE USE OF OUR ONE TIME FUNDS.
SEVEN NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED THIS PAST YEAR, AND WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER $200,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR PRINCIPALS.
AND COMMUNICATION IS KEY TO AN ENGAGED PARTNERSHIP.
AND THIS PAST YEAR, WE ENHANCED OUR COMMUNICATION EFFORTS THROUGH OUR SUPERINTENDENTS MONDAY MESSAGES, AS WELL AS EXPANDED COMMUNITY ADVISORY OPPORTUNITIES AND AN INCREASED SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE.
IF YOU'RE NOT FOLLOWING US, BE SURE TO.
WE ACTUALLY PROVIDED 17 AWARENESS ASSEMBLIES THIS YEAR, LAST YEAR, AND TRAINED 329 STAFF DISTRICT WIDE AND ADDED 334 UNITS OF NARCAN TO EVERY SITE.
AND I REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MICHELLE DEHAVEN, OUR ADMINISTRATOR OF HEALTH SERVICES.
AND AMY KLEINER, ONE OF OUR NURSES.
AND RIGHT NOW REPRESENTING PLACENTIA PD IS OFFICER YOUNG AND OFFICER CLEVELAND.
WHO WORKED SO CLOSELY WITH CHIEF BRAD BUTTS FROM PLACENTIA PD.
AND TOGETHER, I KNOW THAT YOU HAD AN OFFICER WORKING WITH YOU AS WELL.
MICHELLE. TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.
SO IT WAS A REAL COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH PLACENTIA PD TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL.
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THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS EXPOSED TO THESE PROGRAMS IN BOTH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TOTALED 13,031.ADDITIONALLY, WE OFFERED TWO ENGLISH AND ONE SPANISH.
DISTRICT WIDE FENTANYL AWARENESS PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH PLACENTIA PD.
AND SO, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO ACTUALLY GO TO THESE OR VIEW THEM, THEY'RE STILL ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND YOU CAN VIEW THEM IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. AND ALSO WE HAVE INCREASED SAFETY AND SECURITY IN OUR DISTRICT, AND WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE SERGEANT BOB CONKLIN AND OFFICER SHERRY SKEETE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING.
YEAH, I THINK THAT DESERVES A HAND.
WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO ENSURE SAFETY ON OUR CAMPUS, AND OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HELP BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OUR STUDENTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SO WE THINK THAT THAT'S HAPPENING AND WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR IT.
WELL, I WILL START WITH THE TOP LEFT PICTURE THERE BECAUSE IT'S IT'S INCREDIBLE.
THE SCHOOL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1966, AND WE'VE NEVER HAD LIGHTS ON THE FIELD.
AND WHEN I GOT HERE, ONE OF THE THINGS I DID WAS I MET WITH EVERY PRINCIPAL AND I WENT THROUGH A NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND ONE OF THE NEEDS, CLEARLY, THAT I HEARD FROM MANY PARENTS AND KIDS WAS THE NEED FOR LIGHTS AT EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL SO THEY COULD PRACTICE THERE.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO OTHER SITES FOR THAT.
SO I KNOW THAT MANY, MANY, MANY STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS MOVING FORWARD.
OR ANOTHER. WE'VE BEEN VERY, VERY BUSY WITH ROOFING PROJECTS, AIR CONDITIONING PROJECTS, ASPHALTING EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE WE'VE BEEN DOING, AS WELL AS REPLACING EVERY CEILING TILE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT SO YOUR KIDS COULD, WHEN THEY CAME BACK TO SCHOOL THIS YEAR, CAME BACK TO NICE, CLEAN CEILINGS, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
SO SO AS YOU, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THE LIGHTS, WHICH WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT.
SO NOW ALL OF OUR GYMS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE AIR CONDITIONING SO OUR STUDENTS CAN DO.
WE'VE ALSO COMPLETED THE ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL THEATER, WHICH THERE'S A PICTURE THERE.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THEATER WITH WITH LOTS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEE THAT.
I WANT TO THANK MR. RALPH FIGUEROA AGAIN FROM OUR MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES TEAM AND ALL OF HIS TEAM.
OUR TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR, MR. RICHARD JIMENEZ, WHO'S JOINING US TONIGHT.
ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE PEOPLE CHASES AFTER EVERY SINGLE GRANT YOU CAN FIND TO TRY TO REPLACE OUR FLEET, INCLUDING SOME FREE ELECTRIC BUSSES THAT WE GOT THROUGH A GRANT WITH THE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
AQMD. SO THAT'S THAT'S SOME GREAT NEWS THERE.
SO HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES IN EDISON TO BRING THAT, THAT FACILITIES INTO OUR YARD AND OUR TRANSPORTATION YARD SO WE CAN CHARGE OUR GROWING ELECTRIC FLEET.
AND BEFORE YOU ASK, NO, YOU CANNOT CHARGE YOUR TESLA AT IN IN THE PARKING LOT.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RICHARD AND THE TEAM.
SO AS I MENTIONED, ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN I GOT HERE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WAS I MET WITH ALL THE PRINCIPALS AND TALKED ABOUT KIND OF WHAT, WHAT WHAT THEY THOUGHT OUR DISTRICT NEEDED.
WE ALSO HAD A STATE OF THE DISTRICT REPORT PRESENTATION.
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FUTURE AND SPECIFICALLY TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR JOBS THAT DON'T EXIST YET AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE YET TO BE INVENTED.SHE WANTED TO TAKE A VERY, VERY GOOD SCHOOL AND MAKE IT GREAT.
AND SHE WANTED TO PREPARE HER STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE AND NOT JUST THE CURRENT WORLD.
MANY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING OUR OWN, HAVE OUTSTANDING COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMS AND PATHWAYS, BUT ONLY A SMALL SUBSET OF THE STUDENT BODY IS RECEIVING THIS EDUCATION.
SO DOCTOR FISHER DECIDED TO BUILD A SCHOOL WHERE ALL KIDS GET THE SKILLS FOR THE NEXT HALF CENTURY AND ARE PREPARED FOR JOBS THAT HAVE YET TO BE INVENTED.
SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE.
WE HAD ENROLLMENT INCREASED BY OVER 200 STUDENTS.
AND WE HAVE A VIDEO PREPARED FOR YOU NOW.
GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY, I AM SPARKY.
I AM PART OF THE INNOVATION LAB AT THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCES.
ESTOY EN LA CASA DEL SENOR PILAR.
PIANO TENER ALGO COMO EL LABORATORIO DE INNOVACION EN MI ESCUELA ES TAN GENIAL.
QUÉ REALMENTE ME ESSER? QUIEN QUIERA APRENDES MAS? MI COSA FAVORITA EN LA VICTORIA DE LA GENERACION 3D.
EVERYONE FOR RETAIL PRODUCTION.
WE HAVE SO MUCH AMAZING EQUIPMENT IN THE INNOVATION LAB THAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO USE SUCH AS 3D PRINTERS, LASER CUTTERS, EMBROIDERY MACHINES, PROFESSIONAL AUDIO RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND VACUUM FORMERS.
MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR THE UPCOMING YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WHERE EVENTS AND NEWS HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOL WILL BE POSTED.
WELL EVERYBODY, THAT'S IT FOR NOW.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT.
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AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE EVERYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCES TO PLEASE STAND.INCLUDED STANDING OUR PARENT BOARD MEMBERS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE, AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR OUR KIDS.
WE THOUGHT ABOUT BRINGING SPARKY HERE, BUT IT WAS A LITTLE TRICKY.
SO BUT THE KIDS ARE PROGRAMING SPARKY AND IT'S CALLED ANIMATRONICS, AND IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
SO GOING BACK TO ENROLLMENT, WHY? WHY WE INNOVATE. THAT'S A GREAT THIS IS A THIS IS A REASON WHY WE INNOVATE.
WE ALSO ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS WE OPENED THE UNIVERSAL SPORTS INSTITUTE, ALSO LOCATED AT THE OK CS CAMPUS.
AND I LIKE DOCTOR TAYLOR HOLLOWAY AND DOMINIC PAUL SHOUTED, PLEASE STAND! PARK VIEW AND USC.
WHEN WE OPENED, I'D SAY MAYBE 95% OF THE PEOPLE WERE HOPING THIS WORKED OUT.
25%. PROBABLY LOVED THE IDEA AND HOPE IT WORKED OUT.
25% PROBABLY DIDN'T LOVE THE IDEA.
BUT HOPE IT WORKED OUT AND THE REST IN THE MIDDLE WEREN'T SURE, BUT THEY HOPED IT WORKED OUT.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALL REMEMBER.
EVERYONE IN HERE IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT HAS.
ONE THING IN COMMON, AND THAT'S THAT WE ALL WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR STUDENTS.
WE MAY GO OUT AT DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT WE ALL WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR STUDENTS.
AND THE IDEA OF THE UNIVERSAL SPORTS INSTITUTE ACTUALLY CAME FROM A TEACHER IN PIL WHO'S REACHED OUT TO MYSELF AND LEANDRO AND TALKED ABOUT LOSING KIDS TO TO A LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOL WHERE KIDS CAN COMPETE AND DO THEIR, THEIR ONLINE WORK.
AND SO IN LOOKING AT OUR PROGRAMS AND LOOKING AT OUR AMAZING PARKVIEW HOME SCHOOL, WE THOUGHT, WELL, WHAT IF WHAT IF WE WHAT IF WE CREATED OUR OWN HOME SCHOOL PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN HAVE KIDS COMPETE AND TRAIN AND NOT ONLY SERVE OUR STUDENTS, BUT ATTRACT STUDENTS FROM OTHER OTHER DISTRICTS AS WELL.
SO. SO WE INVESTED 1.2 MILLION INITIALLY USING NOT OUR GENERAL FUND, BUT USING OUR DEVELOPER FEES.
WHICH IS ABOUT 0.03% OF OUR TOTAL BUDGET.
ON ON BUILDING THE PROGRAM AND WE HAVE SEEN JUST IN SIX MONTHS, FROM ZERO TO NOW, WE HAVE WE HAVE SO MANY KIDS ENGAGED IN THIS PROGRAM, AND I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT ONGOING REVENUES OF ALMOST $2 MILLION OF NEW REVENUES.
WE'RE STAFFING COSTS ARE A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION.
SO I KNOW THERE'S SOME MISINFORMATION OUT THERE ABOUT THIS, AND WE'LL GET INTO THE DETAILS IN A MOMENT, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE BOARD RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS PARENT SURVEYS ON THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THIS PROGRAM, AND IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
AND SO AND I APPRECIATE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
AND I THINK WHAT I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU NEXT.
CAN ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONCERNS SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE.
NEXT SLIDE. SO WITH USC, WE DECIDED TO UTILIZE ALL OUR FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
AND SO KIDS HAVE A CENTRAL HUB FOR TRAINING, AND THAT'S AT THE OCS SITE.
BUT THEY USE ALL DIFFERENT SITES.
SO INSTEAD OF OUR ORIGINAL INTENT, WHICH WAS TO PUT IT IN ONE FACILITY WHICH WAS CURRENTLY THE PDA WE DECIDED LET'S SAVE OUR MONEY AND UTILIZE FACILITIES WE ALREADY HAVE.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT WE'VE HEARD.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR JUST 100 KIDS.
HOPEFULLY WE'RE PROJECTING 150 KIDS.
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JUST YESTERDAY, WE OPENED SPEED AND AGILITY COURSES FOR KIDS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AND WE SOLD OUT OUR CLASSES.WE'RE CONCURRENTLY ENROLLING OVER 80 KIDS FROM OUR OK SCHOOL.
AND AGAIN, HOPEFULLY OUR OUR FULL TIME USC ENROLLMENT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT OVER UP UPWARDS OF 150 TO 200 KIDS.
SO WE JUST STARTED WE'RE ALREADY SERVING HUNDREDS OF KIDS IN OUR DISTRICT, AND IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT DOCTOR HOLLOWAY AND THE STAFF THAT WORKS DAY AND NIGHT TO PROVIDING THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT REALLY IS THE ENVY OF SO MANY DISTRICTS.
WE HAVE DISTRICTS NOW TRYING TO EMULATE IT.
WE'RE OFFERING FIRST CLASS, THE HIGHEST TECHNOLOGY YOU CAN IMAGINE.
AND IT'S FREE TO KIDS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS PROGRAM.
SO I CAN'T SPEAK ENOUGH ABOUT IT.
WE HAD JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, THE THE TOP SPORTS AGENT IN THE WORLD, LEE STEINBERG, WHO'S HE'S A AGENT FOR PAT MAHOMES FOR YOU NAME. IT SHOWS UP AT USC.
WE'VE HAD TWO OLYMPIANS SHOW UP AT USC.
WE'VE HAD ONE OF OUR INSTRUCTORS IS IS AN OLYMPIAN.
OH, YEAH. I THOUGHT THAT WAS OKAY.
YEAH. GO AHEAD. JEREMY, IF WE COULD GO BACK TO THE VIDEO.
IT USED TO BE KIDS COME TO YOU AND YOU AS A STUDENT, YOU HAVE TO CONFORM TO THE SCHOOL YOU GO TO.
NOW OUR SCHOOL CONFORMS TO OUR KIDS AND WHAT THEY NEED.
AND WHAT USC IS, IS AN ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC INSTITUTE WHERE WE TAKE KIDS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGY THAT OTHERWISE NOBODY COULD AFFORD.
AND WE DO IT FOR EVERY KID THAT THAT WANTS TO BE PART OF THIS PROGRAM.
AS I LOOK AROUND, IT'S GREAT TO SEE SO MANY WONDERFUL PARENTS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT BELIEVE THAT WE DO NEED TO TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH WHEN EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS. WE NEED TO TAKE AN APPROACH WHERE ACADEMICS IS IMPORTANT.
BUT SO FOR MANY OF THESE STUDENTS, ALSO ATHLETICS IS IMPORTANT.
THIS INSTITUTE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE KIDS THE ACTUAL, CORRECT, SAFE, HEALTHIEST, AND BEST MEANS OF TAKING CARE OF THEIR BODY, THEIR MIND, JUST EVERYTHING.
THIS IS A ONE STOP SHOP FOR KIDS IN SPORTS, BUT ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE GOT A CLEAR PATHWAY TO COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND SUCCESS, WHICH IS OUR KEY GOAL AT THE ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS WORK.
IT'S. SOMETHING THAT WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF IN OUR DISTRICT ARE ALL THE PERSONALIZED LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT WE PROVIDE TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, WHERE THEY GAIN AN ADVANTAGE IN FUTURE READY CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAYS AND ACADEMIES AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL AND ARE LEAVING OUR SCHOOLS PREPARED FOR HIGH WAGE,
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HIGH SKILLED JOBS THROUGH THE REAL WORLD SKILLS AND THE INDUSTRY SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE GAINED HERE AT EL CAMINO, WE OFFER A PRINTING, IMAGING AND DESIGN PATHWAY AT EL DORADO.WE OFFER THE DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS ACADEMY AS WELL AS THE EDD LAW ACADEMY AT ESPERANZA.
WE OFFER THE AZTEC ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING ACADEMY AS WELL AS THE MEDICAL SCIENCES ACADEMY.
WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO INNOVATION AND ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING ADDITIONAL INNOVATIVE NEW EXPERIENCES AND PROGRAMS TO OUR DISTRICT, INCLUSIVE OF STEAM, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS AT OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
WE ARE ALSO BRINGING THE IB PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAM AND THE IB MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAM TO FEED INTO OUR IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM, SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT IN THE COMING YEARS.
AS WE LOOK FORWARD, WE ARE CONTINUING TO INVEST IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND HAVE RECEIVED A GRANT FOR THE EXPANSION OF OUR STATE PRESCHOOLS, WITH THREE PRESCHOOLS OPENING LATER THIS FALL AT GLENVIEW, MORSE AND TYNES ELEMENTARIES.
THESE SCHOOLS WILL BE THE FIRST IN THE COUNTY TO UTILIZE A BLENDED PRESCHOOL MODEL WHERE STATE PRESCHOOL, INCLUSION, PRESCHOOL AND FEE BASED PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS WILL RUN TOGETHER AT EACH SITE.
I WOULD LIKE TO ONCE AGAIN ACKNOWLEDGE DOCTOR JORGE LOPEZ AND SYLVIA CUESTA FOR THEIR INNOVATION AND DEDICATION TO THESE PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR, WE ARE ALSO PILOTING AN EXTENDED DAY TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM ACROSS TEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION AND ENRICHMENT TO OUR FIVE YEAR OLDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
FOR OUR ACADEMIC FOCUS THIS YEAR, I SHARED EARLIER, WE ARE WORKING ON IMPROVING OUR STUDENTS WRITING AND LITERACY SKILLS, AS READING AND WRITING ARE CRUCIAL TO FORMING AN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION THAT ENABLES STUDENTS TO ACCESS AND PROCESS INFORMATION, EFFECTIVELY DEVELOP THE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS CLEARLY SO THAT THEY CAN ULTIMATELY LEARN ACROSS ALL SUBJECTS.
BUT ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE LAUNCHED STORYTIME WITH PYLUSD ON OUR DISTRICT YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
AND I KNOW ONE OF OUR FEATURED PRINCIPALS IS HERE AND IS MORTIFIED RIGHT NOW.
AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE DATA, OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS REMAIN OUR DISTRICT WIDE STUDENT GROUP OF FOCUS.
SO TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS, WE WILL FOLLOW OUR ENGLISH LEARNER MASTER PLAN, WHICH WAS BOARD APPROVED LAST YEAR AND INVEST SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TOWARD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN GLAD STRATEGIES, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS GUIDED LANGUAGE ACQUISITION DESIGN.
THIS YEAR, WE ARE ALSO ENSURING THAT ALL TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS RECEIVE TRAINING ON THE CALIFORNIA ENGLISH LEARNER ROADMAP, AS WELL AS PROVIDING SCAFFOLDS TO BETTER SUPPORT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS.
I WOULD LOVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE JOSE CABRERA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS. HE AND OUR ELD, TOSA BLANCA GIBBONS, HAVE BEEN DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THIS TRAINING TO EVERY SINGLE TEACHER AND SCHOOL ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
SO TRULY, THEY ARE TAKING THIS COMPLETELY ON THEIR SHOULDERS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY SINGLE EDUCATOR IN OUR DISTRICT KNOWS WHO THEIR ENGLISH LEARNERS ARE AND HOW BEST TO SUPPORT THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, JOSE.
A JOINT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES INITIATIVE THIS YEAR IS INCREASING OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PATHWAYS TO PARENT PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO EQUIP FAMILIES WITH THE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S SUCCESS AT EVERY STAGE.
WE OFFER A VARIETY OF TAILORED WORKSHOPS INTENDED TO NOT ONLY STRENGTHEN THE PARENTING SKILLS, BUT ALSO FOSTER A DEEPER CONNECTION BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL, WHICH CREATE A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS.
TOGETHER, WE'RE BUILDING STRONGER FAMILY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS.
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THE DISTRICT. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN ACKNOWLEDGE JOSE CABRERA, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DOCTOR BALDWIN PEDRAZA, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES.FOR THEIR COLLABORATION ON THIS INITIATIVE.
AND NOW I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO RENEE, WHO WILL SHARE MORE ON THIS TOPIC.
SO YEAH, THEY THEY AGAIN ARE WORKING TOGETHER.
AS DOCTOR JUNG DESCRIBED, OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE COLLABORATING ON THIS EFFORT.
AND IN ADDITION TO THE PARENT WORKSHOPS THAT WERE JUST MENTIONED HERE, WE PLAN TO SURVEY OUR FAMILIES TO IDENTIFY THE TOPICS AND ISSUES MOST IMPORTANT TO THEM AND THE AREAS IN THAT IN OUR DISTRICT THAT MATTER MOST, AND WHAT OUR CERTAIN COMMUNITIES AND OUR DISTRICT NEED AS WELL.
SO FROM THERE, WE WILL PLAN AND DELIVER THESE TRAININGS WITHIN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES.
THE GOAL ACTUALLY IS TO DON'T TO NOT HAVE OUR STUDENTS COME TO US, BUT HAVE US GO TO THEM.
AND TO JUST PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT DOCTOR CERNA SAID IN THE VIDEO ABOUT OUR JOB NOT BEING TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS CONFORM TO US, BUT WE CONFORM TO THEM, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING WITH OUR PARENT AND COMMUNITY.
AND THEN FOR OUR WELLNESS COORDINATION, I'M SORRY, THE WELLNESS COORDINATION.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JAMIE SCHILL, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION.
AND THEN TONYA GORDILLO, OUR ADMINISTRATOR OF STUDENT SERVICES.
AND THEN EUNICE CASTANOS, OUR COORDINATOR OF STUDENT SERVICES.
SO THIS THIS PAST YEAR, THE MERGING OF STUDENT SERVICES AND SPECIAL EDUCATION INTO ONE UNIFIED DIVISION, STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, REPRESENTS, I THINK, THE BEAUTY AND THE POWER OF COLLABORATION IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE BROUGHT THESE TWO DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER TO FOSTER A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO STUDENT SUCCESS, ENSURING THAT EVERY LEARNER IN, DESPITE WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE, ARE GETTING THEIR NEEDS MET.
AND SO I REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE ARE TWO DIRECTORS IN THAT DEPARTMENT.
NUMBER ONE IS GWEN RUGGIERO, WHO COULD NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING.
BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER.
SHE SHE LEADS OUR TEAM, AND THIS SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM WORKS TIRELESSLY, I HAVE TO SAY, EACH DAY TO ENSURE THAT OUR CHILDREN IN SPECIAL EDUCATION RECEIVE WHAT THEY NEED.
AND THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES GIVEN TO THEM.
AND WE WORK SO CLOSELY WITH OUR PRINCIPALS WHO ARE SO INCLUSIVE, MANY OF WHO ARE HERE TODAY, TONIGHT WITH US, AND WE JUST FEEL LIKE OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS REALLY SECOND TO NONE.
AND SO I JUST THANK THIS TEAM FOR BELIEVING IN ALL KIDS AND FOR THEIR COMMITMENT.
SO IN TERMS OF WHAT WE PLAN TO DO FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE FUTURE IS WE CURRENTLY HAVE A VARIETY OF WELLNESS PROVIDERS IN OUR DISTRICT SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, WELLNESS SPECIALISTS, MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS, AND ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WORK IN IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH OTHER TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS ARE BEING MET.
IN THE SPRING OF 2025, OUR PLAN IS ACTUALLY TO HOST A WELLNESS AND RESOURCE FAIR UNDER DOCTOR BALDWIN PEDRAZA'S LEADERSHIP, AND WE WILL BE LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE STUDENT AND PARENT WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF THE EVER CHANGING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN OUR NEXT AREA I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS OUR SECOND FRC THAT WE'VE OPENED.
JASON PIKE, OUR COUNSELOR WORKING WITH FRC.
AND OF COURSE, KARINA LUNA, WHO IS OUR PROGRAM SPECIALIST, WORKING WITH OUR PEERS.
AND AS YOU KNOW, THE FRC ACTS AS A HUB IN THE COMMUNITY.
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OUR FAMILIES TO RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD ASSISTANCE, COUNSELING, HOUSING SUPPORT, AMONGST MANY OTHER SUPPORTS.ALRIGHT. THIS CONCLUDES THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT PRESENTATION.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK 10 TO 15 MINUTE BREAK.
WE HAVE REFRESHMENTS OUTSIDE AND WE ALSO HAVE MUSIC FROM OUR EADS HAWK JETS FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT.
OH, YEAH. THE STREAM IS BACK UP.
ALL THE GUESTS. YOU'RE FREE TO STAY.
BUT IF I WERE YOU, I WOULDN'T.
I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ALL AWARE.
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ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, LET'S TAKE OUR SEATS AND LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED.[01:20:54]
HIT THE FLOOR LIKE A GUNSHOT.[01:21:11]
CAN SOMEBODY GET MARILYN? IF SOMEBODY SEES MARILYN, CAN YOU TELL HER WE ARE STARTING? SHE IS PERFECT.[12. PUBLIC COMMENT ANNOUNCEMENT]
WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT ANNOUNCEMENT.PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FOYER.
CARDS MUST BE COMPLETED AND TURNED IN PRIOR TO THE DESIGNATED TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE PROVIDE A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.
IF TRANSLATE TRANSLATION IS NEEDED, AN ADDITIONAL THREE MINUTES WILL BE GIVEN.
PLEASE LET US KNOW AHEAD OF TIME SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE ARE PREPARED AND CAN ACCOMMODATE YOU.
EDUCATION CODE 220 PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, NATIONALITY, RACE OR ETHNICITY, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC THAT IS CONTAINED IN THE DEFINITION OF HATE CRIMES SET FORTH IN SECTION 422 .155 OF THE PENAL CODE, INCLUDING IMMIGRATION STATUS PER BOARD BYLAW 9320 2.2 AND AD CODE 7043.
PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY NOT BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF URGING THE SUPPORT OR DEFEAT OF ANY BALLOT MEASURE OR CANDIDATE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION TO THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE DISTRICT.
[13. PRESENTATION]
AND WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO 13.1.I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.
20 4-04 WEEK OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. YOUNGBLOOD. I HAVE A SECOND BY MRS. ANDERSON. ANY COMMENTS? OR. ACTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR GATES FIRST BEFORE WE VOTE.
WE MAY NEED TO SEE THE PRESENTATION BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT, I GUESS.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BLADES.
THIS YEAR'S WEEK OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR IS OCTOBER 13TH THROUGH 19TH, 2024.
PIU PYLUSD HAS A CADRE OF OUTSTANDING LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING A DYNAMIC LEARNING COMMUNITY THAT PREPARES EACH AND EVERY STUDENT FOR SUCCESS, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE MATTHEW CALLAWAY, THE PRINCIPAL OF CRAMER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND 2024 MANAGER OF THE YEAR, TO THE LECTERN TO INTRODUCE OUR WEEK OF ADMINISTRATORS RESOLUTION.
PLEASE GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
TONIGHT, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BRING FORWARD A RESOLUTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH EDUCATION CODE 40 44 05101 TO RECOGNIZE THE SECOND WEEK OF OCTOBER 2024 AS THE WEEK OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR.
THIS RESOLUTION HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACTFUL ROLE OUR LEADERS HAVE IN SHAPING A POSITIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND A SUPPORTIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE PROUD AND GRATEFUL FOR THE LEADERS THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT WHO MODEL PUPIL USD'S CORE VALUES OF INTEGRITY, INNOVATION, COLLABORATION AND EXCELLENCE EVERY DAY.
THE WEEK OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 404.
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POST SUPERINTENDENTS, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS, PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ADULT EDUCATION LEADERS, CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT LEADERS, SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS, CLASSIFIED EDUCATIONAL LEADERS, AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE CONSIDERED ADMINISTRATORS, AND WHEREAS PROVIDING QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICE FOR STUDENT SUCCESS IS PARAMOUNT FOR THE PROFESSION.AND WHEREAS RESEARCH SHOWS GREAT SCHOOLS ARE LED BY GREAT PRINCIPALS AND GREAT DISTRICTS ARE LED BY GREAT SUPERINTENDENTS, THESE SITE LEADERS ARE SUPPORTED BY EXTENSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE NETWORKS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND WHEREAS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS DECLARED THE SECOND FULL WEEK OF OCTOBER AS THE WEEK OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR IN EDUCATION CODE 44 015.1, AND WHEREAS THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM DEPENDS UPON THE QUALITY OF ITS LEADERSHIP. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT JOINS WITH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DECLARING OCTOBER 13TH THROUGH THE 19TH, 2024 AS THE WEEK OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT ALL SCHOOL LEADERS SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR MANY OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS, SERVICE, AND DEDICATION TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS RESOLUTION.
ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE TO A VOTE? PRETTY SIMPLE.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A50 VOTE AND WON AN I FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.
[14. STUDENT BOARD REPORT]
I AM NOW GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO LUKE TO GIVE HIS BOARD REPORT.EL CAMINO REAL HIGH SCHOOL IS MAKING STRIDES TO IMPROVE STUDENT ATTENDANCE.
OVER ONE THIRD OF THE STUDENT BODY WAS RECOGNIZED DURING THESE EVENTS.
THE ANNUAL WEEK OF WELLNESS WILL TAKE PLACE FROM OCTOBER 20TH 8TH TO NOVEMBER 1ST, FOCUSING ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING, WITH THEMED ACTIVITIES INCLUDING DRESS UP DAYS AND SHOUT OUTS FOR STUDENT AND STAFF.
ADDITIONALLY, A BLOOD DRIVE WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 29TH.
COORDINATED BY JENNIFER DICARLO, EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN AROUND FOR NEARLY 60 YEARS.
THE GATES OPENED AT THE NEST IN 1966.
THIS YEAR, STAFF AND STUDENT BODY ARE HOPING TO SET THE TONE WITH 100% PARTICIPATION OF ALL STUDENTS, KITCHEN STAFF, CUSTODIAL TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATION, COACHES, SECURITY AND CLERICAL STAFF TO WEAR BLACK AND GOLD THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11TH.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON CAMPUS ON FRIDAY, MAKE SURE TO WRAP THE BAG, OKAY? ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL RECENTLY CONCLUDED ITS HOMECOMING WEEK, WHICH FEATURED A SCHOOL WIDE PEP RALLY, FOOTBALL HALFTIME SHOW, AND A DANCE WITH AROUND 800 STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE. STUDENTS ENJOYED ITALIAN ICE KARAOKE, CASINO GAMES, PHOTO BOOTHS, AND CARICATURE ARTISTS.
ESPERANZA IS PREPARING THEIR ANNUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME THIS UPCOMING THURSDAY NIGHT.
IT SHOULD BE A FUN TIME FOR EVERYONE.
ESPERANZA IS HOSTING AN OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGE FAIR ON OCTOBER 15TH FOR ALL THEIR JUNIORS AND SENIORS.
IS PROUD OF ITS NEW COFFEE CART.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO COME BY AND GRAB A CUP AND SUPPORT VENTURES WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM.
VALENCIA ATHLETICS HAS ADJUSTED WELL TO THEIR NEW CONFERENCE, GOLDEN EMPIRE.
THE GIRLS TEAMS ARE BRINGING A NEW MEANING TO HASHTAG TIGER STRONG.
THE FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM IS FOUR ZERO.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL IS SIX AND TWO, AND GIRLS TENNIS IS TWO ZERO.
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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY FINISHED FIRST IN THEIR FIRST LEAGUE CLUSTER RACE ON SEPTEMBER 25TH.THE GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL GAME WAS CHOSEN AS THE LA RAMS GAME OF THE WEEK.
THEY ENDED THE NIGHT WITH A 12 TO 6 WIN AGAINST KATELLA AND A $1,000 DONATION TO THE PROGRAM.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE FUTURE MUSTANGS ALREADY MAKING CONNECTIONS TO THEIR INCREDIBLE PROGRAMS. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHAT DO YOU WISH EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY KNEW ABOUT OUR PYLUSD SCHOOLS? YEAH, SO I THINK EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY SHOULD UNDERSTAND HOW FANTASTIC OUR STAFF IS ALL ACROSS PYLUSD.
I THINK I CAN TALK MOST ABOUT EL DORADO AND HOW AMAZING IT IS.
THE ADMIN, MR. OKAMOTO, IS NEW THIS YEAR. HE'S BEEN GREAT.
TEACHERS, CUSTODIAL STAFF, LUNCH LADIES.
THEY'VE BEEN NOTHING BUT KIND TO ME AND I'M SURE IT'S THE SAME FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
SO I LIKE EVERYONE TO RECOGNIZE OUR FANTASTIC STAFF WE HAVE AT USD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE ARE THOROUGHLY ENJOYING YOUR REPORTS.
IT'S GREAT, I LOVE IT. I LOVE THE ENERGY FROM OVER THERE.
OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
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PUBLIC COMMENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT DIALOG WITH SPEAKERS OR MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING THE INFORMATION SHARED.
WE HAVE A WHOPPING 5151 PEOPLE WISHING TO SPEAK TONIGHT, SO THAT GIVES US ONE MINUTE EACH AND ACTUALLY TWO IF WE CAN.
JEREMY, WHEN THE ONE MINUTE IS UP, IF WE COULD CUT THE MICS, THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL AS WELL.
WHEN YOU COME UP, WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE SPEAKERS TO REPEAT THEIR NAME.
AND THEN I'M GOING TO CALL THE FIRST FOUR SPEAKERS TO COME FORWARD AND SIT IN THE FIRST ROW.
SO YOU'LL BE READY FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST FOR ED GUN, DON MILLER, PAUL WHITE AND HOLLY PEACH.
I ASKED MYSELF THE OTHER DAY, ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR PAY, BENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS? I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S RIGHT.
SO WHERE IS IT WRITTEN THAT THEY SHOULD USE THEIR COLLECTIVE MONEY AND THE PEOPLE TO TAKE OVER AND RUN OUR SCHOOL BOARDS? WHEN A CANDIDATE IS FINANCED BY A UNION, WHERE DOES THEIR LOYALTY REALLY LIE WITH THE STUDENTS? WITH THE PARENTS, I.E.
THE COLLECT THE CAPTIVE TAXPAYER, OR BASICALLY THE EMPLOYER WHO PAYS ALL THE BILLS OR THE EMPLOYEES? IS THERE LOYALTY TO PAY BACK THE UNION BY SCRAPING THE MONEY OUT OF THE CLASSROOM MATERIALS, CHILDREN'S SPORTS, BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS TO INCREASE PAY, BENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS? SOUNDS ICKY, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT SOME PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN THIS VERY ROOM WANT TO DO AND GO BACK TO WHEN THE SCHOOL BOARD IS REPRESENTS PARENTS AND STUDENTS AND THE UNION REPRESENTS THE TEACHERS, THERE IS A CAPITALISTIC, MERIT BASED SYNERGY OF NEGOTIATION WHERE NOT EVERYONE IS GETTING WHAT THEY DREAM OF OR DESIRE, BUT THEY GET A GOOD RESULT.
LISTEN, I DON'T NEED PEOPLE TO YELL TO CUT THE MIC.
HE'S VERY MUCH AWARE OF WHAT HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
ALSO, CAN WE PLEASE LET EVERYBODY SPEAK AND NOT CALL OUT WHILE THEY'RE SPEAKING? THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SUPERINTENDENT WHO SPEAKS TO SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AS SUBORDINATES, CRITICIZING CERTAIN MEMBERS PUBLICLY AND EVEN PUBLICLY ENDORSING AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS FOR REELECTIONS NOT.
IT'S UNPROFESSIONAL AND IT'S UNETHICAL.
AND WHEN A WELL YOU DON'T HAVE CAMPAIGN WELL RUN DISTRICT, PROPOSES PLANS TO ADD A PROGRAM SUCH AS A $33.6 MILLION PLUS UNIVERSAL SPORTS INSTITUTE, OR PROPOSES TO CONVERT CURRENT SCHOOLS INTO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
THEY NEED TO GET INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.
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THIS DID NOT HAPPEN.AND I WILL SAY RIGHT NOW, SOME EMPLOYEES IN THIS DISTRICT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSING FEAR OF RETALIATION AND WHY WOULD THEY FEEL THIS? FIRSTLY, WE JUST GOT DONE HEARING ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL THIS DISTRICT IS AND THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT VERY STRONG SCHOOL LEADERS.
OVER 20 PLUS ADMINISTRATORS AND CABINET MEMBERS HAVE BEEN DISMISSED.
THROUGH. MY NAME IS PAUL WHITE.
I'M 84 YEARS OLD AND HAVE LIVED IN YORBA LINDA FOR 51 YEARS.
I HAVE THREE ADULT CHILDREN WHO ALSO WENT THROUGH THE DISTRICT.
THEY'RE MARRIED AND THEY'VE GIVEN ME EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN.
OF THE EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN, FIVE HAVE EITHER BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT OR ARE CURRENTLY IN THE DISTRICT.
AND WHEN THE OLDER ONES WENT TO SCHOOL HERE READING, WRITING AND MATH WERE THE BASICS WITH NO WOKE DISTRACTION. THEY DID GREAT.
ONE GRADUATED MAGNA CUM LAUDE FROM UC SANTA CRUZ, AND THE SECOND IS AT DARTMOUTH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, MAJORING IN CYBERSECURITY.
SCHOOLS SHOULD BE TEACHING AND NOT INDOCTRINATING.
THANK GOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS HOLLY PEACH AND I'M A TEACHER AND PARENT IN THIS DISTRICT.
RECENTLY I LEFT THE TEACHERS UNION NOT BECAUSE I DON'T LOVE MY FELLOW TEACHERS AND WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR ALL OF US, BUT BECAUSE I LEARNED THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MY DUES DO NOT GO TO MY DISTRICT, BUT INSTEAD GO TO SUPPORTING CTA, NEA, AND MANY OF THE GOVERNMENT POLICIES.
I DO NOT SUPPORT MANY OF THOSE POLICIES OR ORGANIZATIONS.
SO WHY WOULD I WANT MY MONEY TO GO TO SUPPORT THOSE ENDEAVORS? WHEN UNION LEADERSHIP SHOWED UP AT MY SCHOOL AND TOLD US ALL TO VOTE FOR A PARTICULAR PERSON, I BEGAN TO REALIZE JUST HOW POLITICAL THE UNION HAD BECOME.
IMAGINE IF THE UNION CAME IN AND TOLD ANY OF YOU WHO TO VOTE FOR.
I WAS TOLD I COULD REQUEST MY MONEY TO BE REFUNDED OR NOT FUNNELED TO POLITICAL ENDEAVORS.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS ANGRY ABOUT SPENDING ALL MY MONEY TO SUPPORT THOSE CAUSES.
I WISH THE UNION WAS NOT POLITICAL, BUT IT IS.
OUR NEXT FOUR SPEAKERS IS KATHY BALLINGER, ERICA PEREZ, SARAH PHILLIPS, AND LINDA MANION.
I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN THE DLA, ONE IN EIGHTH GRADE, ONE IN SIXTH.
BUT I'M HERE TO ASK WHAT WILL WHAT IS BEING DONE FOR THE UPPER CLASSES OF THE DLA? AGAIN, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THEY ARE TO BE NEGLECTED.
MY FAMILY HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE DLA FOR ALMOST NINE YEARS AND AFTER LOSING THE ORIGINAL TWO FOUNDERS, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE FELT LIKE AN UNWANTED EXOTIC PET THAT NO ONE KNEW WHAT TO DO WITH.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE AMAZING PRESENTATION WE JUST SAW.
YOU'LL NOTICE THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THIS ALMOST DECADE OLD PROGRAM.
THANKFULLY, BETH FISHER SAW THE VALUE OF OUR STUDENTS.
HOWEVER, WE CONTINUE TO LACK RESOURCES NECESSARY TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM FLY.
MY DAUGHTER IS IN EIGHTH GRADE AND MY SON IS IN FOURTH GRADE STILL AT GLENVIEW.
I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WHAT KATHY HAS BEEN SAYING.
WE HAVE NO TOSA TO OVERSEE OUR SPECIALIZED PROGRAM.
THIS WORK FALLS ONTO THE ADMINS AND TEACHER WHO ALREADY HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL.
SPEAKING OF THE TEACHERS, DID YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE USING THEIR OWN UNPAID TIME TO SEARCH FOR RESOURCES AND TRANSLATE THEIR ENGLISH CURRICULUM CURRICULUM? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
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BETH FISHER SPENT YEARS PREPARING FOR OUR ARRIVAL AT BERNARDO.THE STUDENTS, THE PARENTS OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS, WERE PRESENTED WITH A MODEL LAST SPRING.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SARAH PHILLIPS, AND I'M THE TEACHER LIBRARIAN AT YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL.
MY YEAR IS OFF TO A GREAT START.
I'M IN WEEK TWO OF MY FRESHMAN LIBRARY ORIENTATIONS, WHERE THEY LEARN THE RULES OF THE LIBRARY, WHERE EVERYTHING IS IN THE LIBRARY, HOW TO USE THE CATALOG, HOW TO FIND BOOKS ON THE SHELVES, HOW TO DO RESEARCH USING BOOKS, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, WEBSITES AND DATABASES.
ALL OF THIS IS PART OF BEING AN INFORMATION AND MEDIA LITERATE CITIZEN.
SO I'M EXCITED TO COLLABORATE WITH TEACHERS IN ALL SUBJECTS TO INCORPORATE MEDIA LITERACY LITERACY INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS. IT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT SKILL TO BE ABLE TO EVALUATE ANY SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR CURRENCY, RELIABILITY, AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE.
HERE'S TO US ALL BEING INFORMED, LITERATE CITIZENS HAVE.
A SCHOOL CULTURE IS NOT ABOUT AN INSTITUTION.
AT APPLE, WE HAVE A SAYING THAT AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL.
THESE INCLUDE DOCTOR RICK LOPEZ, DOCTOR LINDA ADAMSON, RICHARD MCCLELLAND AND TOM CRAIG, DAVE GIORDANO, BRAD RUNGE, JOEY DAVIS, JEFF GILES, MISSY SAMPSON, SCOTT, MISSOURI, RICHARD, DAN JOSE MIRANDA, MELANIE CARMONA, PAUL.
THEY'RE GONE FROM OUR DISTRICT, BUT NOT FROM OUR HEARTS.
OKAY. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE GLORIA JOHNSON, BILLY SMITH, CHRISTINE HOWARD AND PRISCILLA PALACIOS.
GLORIA JOHNSON, SIXTH GRADE TEACHER AT GOLDEN.
HOW WONDERFUL TO HEAR OF THE INNOVATION AND REVENUE AND FUNDING AVAILABLE.
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER FOLLOWS THE MODEL OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS THAT HAS BECOME THE HALLMARK OF CTA.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT I HOW I WISH MONEY WOULD TRICKLE DOWN IN PILL.
I WISH MONEY WENT TO FINISHING THE VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL KITCHEN.
I WISH IT WOULD COVER $100 BUS FEES AND $350 TEAM FEES FOR ATHLETES.
I WISH IT WOULD COVER CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF UPWARDS OF $800 A PERSON.
I WISH IT WOULD GO TO INCREASING CLASSROOM SUPPLY BUDGETS.
I GET $10 PER STUDENT, $240 FOR AN ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR FOR MY CLASSROOM.
I WISH THE PE BUDGETS AT SECONDARY WOULD GO UP FROM 1 OR $2 EACH, I WISH.
PRESIDENT BLADES, YOU ALLOW PEOPLE WHO AGREE WITH YOUR EXTREME VIEWS TO HIJACK THIS MEETING, SHOUTING POLITICAL SLOGANS DURING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, DISPLAYING RIDICULOUS PARTIZAN SIGNS, AND EVEN SPEAKING LONG PAST THEIR TIME LIMIT.
MEANWHILE, PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE WITH YOU ARE SHUT DOWN, ESCORTED OUT.
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YOU'VE LET YOUR PERSONAL POLITICS TAKE PRIORITY OVER THE WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS STAFF IN THIS COMMUNITY.THIS BEHAVIOR HAS NO PLACE ON A SCHOOL BOARD.
WE DESERVE LEADERSHIP THAT PUTS EDUCATION, FAIRNESS, AND RESPECT FIRST.
PLEASE RETURN THIS MEETING TO THE PROFESSIONALISM AND INTEGRITY IT ONCE HAD.
HI. MY NAME IS KIRSTEN HOWARD AND I'M A MOTHER OF TWO PIL GRADUATES.
AS A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY, I AM CONCERNED WITH THE OVERALL BEHAVIOR OF THIS BOARD, NOT ONLY IN REGARDS TO TRANSPARENCY AND CONCERNING DECISIONS IN ITS MAKING, BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF THE ACTIONS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS DURING MEETINGS, SPECIFICALLY, THE LACK OF RESPECT SHOWN TO SOME SPEAKERS.
AS A REPRESENTATIVE TO THIS DISTRICT, I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT THAT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MODEL THE KIND OF BEHAVIOR WE WISH OUR STUDENTS TO SHOW, INCLUDING EYE CONTACT WHEN SOMEONE IS ADDRESSING THEM AND REFRAINING FROM CONVERSATIONS OR COMMENTS WITH OTHERS WHILE AN INDIVIDUAL IS AT THE PODIUM ADDRESSING THE BOARD.
REGARDLESS IF YOU AGREE OR NOT, I DID IT.
I FIND IT UNFAIR THAT CERTAIN SPEAKERS, BOTH ON BOARD AND IN THE AUDIENCE, ARE SILENCED OR REMOVED.
WHEN THE BOARD MAJORITY SUPPORTS THEIR COMMENTS, I ASK THAT THE BOARD PLEASE BE KIND.
THE BE THE KIND OF MODEL THAT WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO BE PROUD OF.
NO LIBRARY EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
NO QUIET SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO READ AND INTERACT WITH LITERATURE.
THE OTHER NEW DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHER HAS AN ADVERSARIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS STUDENTS, TO THE POINT THAT AS A THAT AS ONE PARENT EXPRESSED THEIR CHILD, QUOTE, FEARED GOING TO CLASS.
WHY ARE OUR DUAL LANGUAGE STUDENTS BEING TAUGHT BY ILL EQUIPPED AND ILL PREPARED EDUCATORS? THANK YOU. THIS IS NOT PUTTING STUDENTS FIRST.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT FOUR SPEAKERS SARA CABALLERO, MATT WILKERSON.
DIANE HANSON AND RAQUEL FLEISCHER.
OKAY, I'M GONNA TRY AND DO THIS FAST.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE BOARD ON BEING ABLE TO PUT THE LIGHTS IN EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT BEING SAID, MRS. ANDERSON, I SAT IN THIS VERY ROOM ALMOST ONE YEAR TO THE DAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 2023, AND SPOKE PUBLICLY WITH THE BOARD, ALLOWING THE LIGHTS PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN IT CAME TO THE VOTE BY THE BOARD TO MOVE FORWARD, YOU TOOK IT UPON YOURSELF TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT YOU WOULD BE VOTING FOR REASONS.
SO IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN YESTERDAY AT THE RIBBON CUTTING, YOU WERE THERE, SITTING, SMILING WITH A BIG FACE AND IN SOME WAY LOOKING RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAD BEEN DONE IN MANY OF YOUR ACTIONS. I HAVE SEEN YOU PUTTING.
YOU HAVE NOT SEEN YOU PUTTING CHILDREN FIRST.
AND YESTERDAY YOUR ACTIONS WERE COMPLETELY CLEAR.
SEEK THE PRAISE AND CELEBRATORY PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A SITUATION.
ACTIONS SPEAK VOLUMES AND MANY TIMES MORE THAN WORDS.
GOOD EVENING, MATT WILKERSON, PARENT OF TWO KIDS IN THE DISTRICT.
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MANY OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS MENTIONED EARLIER TONIGHT ARE SIMPLY NOT TRUE.THE DISTRICT GREW MAINLY THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF STATE MANDATED PRE-K.
THE UNIVERSAL SPORTS INSTITUTE IS NOT MAKING MONEY.
IT'S ACTUALLY COSTING THE DISTRICT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 8 AND $16,000 PER STUDENT.
THE NUMBERS ARE THERE. THEY'RE REAL.
THEY'VE FORGOTTEN THEIR THEIR CONTRIBUTION THAT MADE THIS DISTRICT WHAT IT WAS.
THE STUDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS OF THIS DISTRICT SIMPLY DESERVE BETTER.
THE FIRST IS THAT CAL STATE FULLERTON WILL NO LONGER SEND STUDENT TEACHERS TO THIS DISTRICT.
THE TEACHERS HERE ARE INCREDIBLE AND I CAN'T SAY ANY MORE ABOUT IT.
THE IMPACT WILL BE IRREPARABLE.
AND THEN THE MASS EXODUS OF 20 TO 30 ADMINISTRATORS SINCE THE SPRING, NOT BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO LEAVE, BUT THE GREATEST IMPACT HAS BEEN ON OUR CHILDREN. THEY'RE MISSING OUT NEEDLESSLY AND BEING DEPRIVED.
FLEISCHNER, A MOM OF THREE IN THE DISTRICT AND AN EDUCATOR.
ON MARCH 24TH OF 2023, LEANDRA BLADES MADE A YOUTUBE VIDEO ATTACKING MY CHARACTER AND STATING THAT I WAS, QUOTE, PAID FOR BY THE TEACHERS UNION.
A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WOULD HAVE SHOWN HER THAT MY YEARS AS A TEACHER WERE SPENT AT A CHARTER SCHOOL, AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN A MEMBER OF ANY TEACHERS UNION, LET ALONE PAID BY ONE. I'M JUST A MOM WITH KIDS IN OUR SCHOOLS WHO'S CONCERNED ABOUT THE LARGE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS WHO HAVE LEFT OUR DISTRICT.
AMONG OTHER THINGS, MISS BLADES TENURE ON OUR SCHOOL BOARD IS LIKE A SCENE FROM MEAN GIRLS TO MANY OF US IN THIS COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN PERSONALLY VICTIMIZED ON A PUBLIC PLATFORM BY LEANDRA BLADES.
STEVE. SAFKA AND HEATHER BROWN.
THERE'S SOMEBODY CAME FROM THE BACK.
I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT EL DORADO FINALLY GOT THEIR FOOTBALL LIGHTS AFTER 30 YEARS OF ASKING.
I'M HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER AT MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND STANDING UP FOR PARENTS RIGHTS ARE PIVOTAL IN OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU ARE ALWAYS TRANSPARENT WITH US, ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS AND BEING OPEN AND CARING TO OUR CONCERNS TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITHOUT BEHOLDEN TO SPECIAL INTERESTS, BUREAUCRATS OR THE CORRUPT UNIONS THAT WILL DO ANYTHING FOR POLITICS, SELFISH AGENDAS AND CONTROL OVER THE PEOPLE.
WE WILL NOT ALLOW THE UNIONS TO TAKE OVER OUR WONDERFUL DISTRICT AND INDOCTRINATE OUR CHILDREN.
THANK YOU TO THE BOARD MAJORITY FOR PUTTING OUR KIDS FIRST.
A MINUTE. MY NAME IS SUE SAWYER.
I NOW TEACH AT VALADEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMY.
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ALL THREE ESPERANZA ADMINISTRATORS WERE RELEASED EARLY LAST YEAR AND SENT HOME BEFORE THEIR CONTRACTS WERE UP.THIS WASN'T A MOVE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR SCHOOLS.
THIS WAS RETALIATION, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
I HAVE HEARD I HAVE SEVERAL CRITICAL QUESTIONS.
HOW CAN WE EXPECT ANY POSITIVE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP WHEN DECISIONS LACK TRANSPARENCY OR EVEN THE BASIC RESPECT OF CLEAR AND TIMELY COMMUNICATION? WE ARE PRIORITIZING INTERNAL POLITICS OVER THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS.
WHY IS EQUIPMENT THAT COULD BE USED TO BENEFIT VALIDUS STUDENTS SITTING IDLE AT ESPERANZA, WHEN OUR STUDENTS DESERVE ACCESS TO IT NOW OUR STUDENTS NEED RESOURCES NOW, NOT MONTHS OR POSSIBLY YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.
WHY ARE WE SPENDING MONEY TO PURCHASE THE SAME EQUIPMENT WE ALREADY HAVE SITTING UNUSED? HOW DOES THIS ALIGN WITH THE VALUES OUR DISTRICT CLAIMS TO UPHOLD? WHERE IS THE PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY? WHERE IS THE ETHICAL LEADERSHIP? THESE ARE QUESTIONS I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS, EVERY STUDENT AND EVERY TEACHER AFFECTED BY THESE DECISIONS.
I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. A GOOD LEADER DOESN'T CREATE FEAR AND DIVISION.
THANK YOU. IS STEVE HERE? STEVE. SOFKA.
I'VE HEARD A LOT OF NEGATIVE TALK ABOUT US.
I AND OK ASKS, AS A PARENT OF A STUDENT WHO ONLY THIS YEAR FINALLY RETURNED TO PYLUSD BECAUSE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES, I WANT TO THANK DOCTOR CHERNUS AND THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO VOTED TO BRING TO MAKE THOSE A REALITY.
MY SON IS ENGAGED AND HE'S THRIVING, AND WHENEVER ANYONE ASKS HIM HOW HE'S ENJOYING HIS SCHOOL YEAR SO FAR, HE GUSHES PRAISE FOR THE PROGRAM HE'S IN.
SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT FOR LESLIE ALEXANDER, NELLIE RAPHAEL, KIM FLINT, AND MARGUERITE BENNETT. I'LL JUST GO AHEAD. I'M LESLIE ALEXANDER, MRS. BECK AND MRS. ANDERSON.
THEIR APPLAUSE WAS SUSTAINED AND EXUBERANT.
IN STARK CONTRAST, THE UNPOPULARITY OF DOCTOR CHERNUS WAS ON FULL DISPLAY.
HE RECEIVED A VERY CHILLY RESPONSE FROM TEACHERS.
HE HAS EARNED HIS UNPOPULARITY FROM THE CHAOS HE BRINGS TO OUR SCHOOLS.
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF CHAOS I EXPERIENCED AS A TEACHER LAST SCHOOL YEAR.
HE ELIMINATED THE USE OF SUSPENSION FOR STUDENTS WITH DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS.
DOCTOR CHERNUS IF THE TEACHERS WERE TO TAKE A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE, HOW LOW WOULD THAT CONFIDENCE HAVE TO BE IN ORDER FOR YOU TO FINALLY ADMIT THAT YOU ARE NOT A GOOD FIT FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT? WHOA! NELLY! WHOA, WHOA! THE TEACHERS UNION APPLE IS SPREADING MISINFORMATION ABOUT OUR BOARD MAJORITY AND THE BUDGET FOR US SCIENCE DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOL.
YOU CAN FIND THIS INFORMATION, AS I DID BY CONTACTING THE DISTRICT DIRECTLY.
TEACHERS GO TO FROM PROTECTION FROM.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS.
BEFORE WE CONTINUE, PLEASE ALLOW THE SPEAKER TO SPEAK WITHOUT LAUGHING AT THEM AND JEERING AT THEM.
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EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT TO SPEAK.EVERYBODY. AND AND DO NOT BE RUDE AND CALL OUT.
YOU DON'T NEED TO CLAP FOR THEM.
YOU CAN CLAP FOR HER IF YOU WANT, BUT WHILE THEY'RE SPEAKING, LET THEM SPEAK.
I CAME TO TALK ABOUT THINKING I WANTED TO COME AND THANK THE BOARD MAJORITY FOR THE LIGHTS AT EL DORADO, BUT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF TIMES, SO I'M TOTALLY SAYING THIS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
STOP TRYING TO BE ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS AND FLY ON THEIR SHIRT TAILS.
THAT'S IT. MY NAME IS MARGUERITE BENNETT AND I AM A 50 YEAR MEMBER OF YORBA LINDA.
WE HAVE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE FOR 36 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN GOOD NEIGHBORS TO THE SCHOOL.
THERE IS MORE STAFF AT THE SCHOOL.
THIS WAS VERIFIED BY MRS. GIBBONS, THE SCHOOL VICE PRINCIPAL, WHEN I PERSONALLY MET WITH HER ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.
WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH PARKING UNTIL THIS YEAR.
THESE CARS BELONG TO THE STAFF AS THEY ARE HERE ALL DAY LONG.
AND OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE SUPPOSED TO PARK.
I HAVE SPOKE TO THE MAYOR OF YORBA LINDA, MR. TONY WANG, IN CHARGE OF TRAFFIC.
I HAVE SENT AN EMAIL TO MR. BLADES AND TO THE MAYOR'S.
THANK YOU. PLEASE SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT FOUR SPEAKERS, JULIE KLINKENBERG, ANDY MENINO, SAM MIOVIC, AND MARK FUREY.
YOU ARE OUR HEROES AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOU.
SECONDLY, I WANT TO THANK TRUSTEES MRS. ANDERSON AND MRS. BUCK.
YOU ARE THE ARE THE ONLY TRUSTWORTHY ONES ON THE DAIS.
THE TWO OF YOU REMAIN CALM, CONFIDENT AND CLASSY.
YOU CONTINUE TO TAKE YOUR BOARD POSITION SERIOUSLY.
YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK. YOU RESEARCH ITEMS, YOU COME PREPARED WITH CRITICAL QUESTIONS.
YOU DEMONSTRATE HOW TO HOLD SOMEONE ACCOUNTABLE BY BEING ASSERTIVE.
YOU ARE A SHINING EXAMPLE OF WHAT PUBLIC EDUCATION OFFICIALS SHOULD BE CHAMPIONS FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES WORKING TOGETHER PEACEFULLY, COOPERATIVELY AND TRANSPARENTLY, ALL WHILE DEMONSTRATING GRACE UNDER PRESSURE.
YOU MAKE ME PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN AND AN ACTIVE CITIZEN IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS.
I HAVE TWO SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS IN OUR WONDERFUL DISTRICT, AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT IT SEEMS THE BOARD HAS BEEN DISTRACTED BY THE NEWEST SHINY THING, WHICH SEEMS TO COME IN THE FORM OF USC, AND I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY ON THIS ONE PARTICULAR PROGRAM WHEN IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT NEED HELP. I ALSO KEEP HEARING FROM PEOPLE, SUPPORTERS OF THE BOARD MAJORITY, THAT TEACHERS AREN'T LEAVING, BUT WE HAVE DIFFERENT TEACHERS EVERY YEAR.
SHE IS IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PLACE.
THAT'S ABOUT IT. I JUST VERY DISAPPOINTED.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE WHEN, AT THE SEPTEMBER SESSION, BOARD PRESIDENT BLADES CLAIMED TO BE UNAWARE THAT THE COUNTY BOARD HAD USED THE PROPOSITION 39 LOOPHOLE TO IMPOSE THE MAGNOLIA CHARTER SCHOOL IN OUR DISTRICT WITHOUT EITHER THE CONSENT OR EVEN THE NOTIFICATION OF OUR BOARD.
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THE COUNTY BOARD HAD MADE IT A PUBLIC MATTER, AND ALL FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD ARE ASSOCIATES OF PRESIDENT BLADES.THEY KNOW THAT SHE WILL ULTIMATELY FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF THOSE WHO STAND TO BENEFIT FROM THE EXPANSION OF THE MAGNOLIA CHARTER SCHOOL, THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, AND THE ORANGE COUNTY CLASSICAL ACADEMY.
OF THESE THREE CHARTER SCHOOL SCHEMES, THE COUNTY BOARD IS CURRENTLY USING OUR TAXPAYER MONEY TO RECRUIT STUDENTS INTO SCHOOLS, OVER WHICH WE WILL HAVE NO SAY ON CURRICULUM, HIRING, MATERIALS AND MAINTENANCE.
WE WILL STILL BE PAYING THE BILLS.
WE WILL JUST NOT HAVE A VOICE IN WHAT BILLS GET PAID AND TO WHOM THEY WILL GET PAID.
MY NAME. MY NAME IS MARK FUREY, AND I'VE SPOKEN MANY TIMES.
ONE OF THE LAST TIMES, IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO ON BEHALF OF MY MOM, WHO TAUGHT HERE IN THIS DISTRICT FOR 25 YEARS, AND TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO HER THE ROLE OF A UNION TODAY VERSUS THE ROLE OF A UNION WHEN SHE WAS IN THE UNION, AND THAT IS BENEFITS, PAY, ETC..
HOW DID THEY GET INVOLVED IN THE CURRICULUM? I COULD NOT EXPLAIN TO MY MOM HOW SO MUCH IS INVOLVED IN THE CURRICULUM.
DID YOU SEE ALL THE RESULTS? IF YOU GUYS ARE TEACHERS HERE AND YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR KIDS, YOU SHOULD BE UP THERE STANDING OVATION.
AMEN. SO YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A PART OF THE UNION TO SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT FOR SAM CALVETTI, DAVID PETERSON, ANDY FALCO, AND SHANAE MURRAY.
ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS SAM COLAVITA.
MY WIFE, MONICA, AND I HAVE PUT NINE CHILDREN THROUGH THIS DISTRICT SINCE 1993, ALL OF WHOM HAVE ADVANCED DEGREES FROM UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THE DISTRICT WITH REGARD TO THE PROGRAMS HERE AT THE USC.
THERE'S A LOT OF DISSENSION AND DISAGREEMENT OUT THERE.
BUT ONE THING WE CAN ALL RALLY AROUND AND THAT IS THE WELL-BEING OF OUR CHILDREN.
CHILDHOOD. OBESITY, TEEN SUICIDE, DRUG USE, AND DEPRESSION ARE ALL TIMES HIGHS.
THESE PROGRAMS THAT THE BOARD HAS BROUGHT FORTH LETS US SINGLE IN ON THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR NEEDS, AND TO BE ABLE TO ENABLE THEM TO HAVE A MEANS AND A WAY TO CREATIVELY OR EFFECTIVELY DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FACILITATE A RECOVERY IN THIS.
SO I SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? IF IT'S GOOD FOR THE KIDS AND IT'S GOOD FOR ALL OF US.
HI, DAVE PETERSON AND I THINK 42 YEARS IN YORBA LINDA.
TWO POINTS TODAY. FIRST ONE IS FOR MARILYN.
MARILYN. I LEARNED A LOT THIS YEAR AS THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I'VE BEEN AT THE BOARD MEETINGS.
I THOUGHT THAT BOARD MEMBERS HAD ACCESS TO ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED.
YOU HAD TO PUT PUBLIC REQUESTS IN TO GET INFORMATION THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN READILY AVAILABLE.
AND YOU WERE PATIENT AND YOU WERE PERSEVERANT.
THE SECOND ITEM IS TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
WELL, WE WERE BLESSED BY FINDING ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED, BUT THE COMMUNITY MISSED OUT.
REALLY? THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE.
LIKE IN FOUR TOWN COUNCILS BASED ON THE FOUR HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER AREAS.
THAT WAY PEOPLE COULD INTERACT FROM THE COMMUNITY IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
HE WAS SAD BEFORE HE'D GO TO SCHOOL.
HE WAITS FOR ME AT THE DOOR SO HE CAN BE THERE, AND HE STAYS LATE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
HE STAYS AFTER SCHOOL TO DO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. IT IS AN AMAZING SCHOOL DOCTOR, FISHER, DOCTOR, ALEX CHERNISS, LEANDRA BLADES, TODD AND SEAN AND DOCTOR GATES AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT'S DONE AN AMAZING JOB WITH OK SACHSE. I JUST I JUST CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH.
YOU'VE CHANGED HIS LIFE AND HE LOOKS FORWARD.
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I ASK HIM HOW HIS DAY WAS INSTEAD OF GETTING THE NORMAL IT'S OKAY LIKE I DID WITH THE OTHER KIDS.HE TELLS ME HOW HIS DAY WAS AND WHAT THINGS HE'S DOING.
HE'S THEY'RE MAKING ANIMATRONICS, A WHALE AND WAS ABLE TO TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT TODAY.
AND SO HE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING.
SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
HE WAS THE ONE SON THAT I KIND OF WAS WORRIED ABOUT.
I DON'T THINK I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HIM ANYMORE.
HE HAS MORE FRIENDS THAN HE'S EVER HAD BEFORE.
AND I JUST LOVE THE MAN THAT YOU CREATED.
I WANT TO THANK THE ASSOCIATION OF PLACENTIA LINDA EDUCATORS.
APPLE. THE MAJORITY OF OUR WONDERFUL PYLE TEACHERS ARE APPLE MEMBERS.
SO WHEN YOU SAY TEACHERS ARE GOOD YOU'RE SAYING OUR UNION IS GOOD.
THANK YOU APPLE, FOR WORKING TO CREATE THE BEST POSSIBLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK MARILYN FOR SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND PUSHING FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A DILIGENT AND DEDICATED BOARD MEMBER.
PLEASE RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL PYLE PLAN OF MOVING THE SCHOOL YEAR UP.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT FOUR DE LAWRENCE RADLER, CAROL TUCKER, AMY SANCHEZ, AND DOUG THOMPSON.
THIS COMMUNITY DESERVES BETTER.
DESPITE NUMEROUS REQUESTS FROM TWO SITTING BOARD MEMBERS, A LARGE CONTINGENT OF THE PUBLIC, MULTIPLE FORMAL PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS, THE CURRENT LEADERSHIP OF THE PYLUSD HAS REFUSED TO BE TRANSPARENT OR FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
APPARENTLY, THEY FAILED TO REALIZE THAT EACH OF THEIR COMMUNICATIONS HAD TWO SIDES.
THE STATEMENTS WERE NOT MERE SPIN AND BLUSTER.
THEY WERE OUTRIGHT FALSEHOODS INTENDED TO ADVANCE A PERSONAL FIREWALL.
CAROL TUCKER, WE HAVE HEARD SO MANY EXCUSES DATING BACK TO THE FIRST DISCUSSION ABOUT USC REGARDING ITS EXTENT, ITS EXEMPT STATUS.
OUR SUPERINTENDENT, CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THIS BODY, AND A SELECT FEW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE BEEN INSISTING THAT THIS PROJECT WAS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW BY THE DSA.
GUESS WHAT? THERE WAS NO SUCH LETTER.
WE CAN NOW DOCUMENT WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT KNEW AND WHEN HE KNEW IT.
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, THE DSA ACTS AS THE EQUIVALENT OF YOUR LOCAL CITY BUILDING INSPECTOR.
ACCORDINGLY, THEY STAND AS OUR ONLY PROTECTION AGAINST UNSAFE, UNLAWFUL BUILDING PRACTICES.
ESTABLISH THE KNOWLEDGE KNOWING FALSITY OF THEIR CLAIMS. FIRST TRUSTEE MARYLAND ANDERSON FILED A FORMAL PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST ASKING FOR A COPY OF THIS ALLEGED EXEMPTION LETTER AFTER BEING REPEATEDLY DENIED ACCESS TO THIS CRITICAL PIECE OF INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR HER TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT THE USA.
WHY A SITTING BOARD MEMBER HAD TO MAKE A FORMAL PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL SITTING MEMBERS OF THIS BODY REMAINS A DISTURBING MYSTERY, BUT I DIGRESS.
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THIS DOCUMENT IS NOTHING MORE THAN A GENERIC GENERIC ADVISORY PUBLICATION.THE SECOND FACTOR IS MAY 17TH EMAIL FROM THE DSA THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET.
THE SUPERINTENDENT KNEW ABOUT THIS LETTER, YET HE FAILED TO DISCLOSE THIS CRITICAL INFORMATION TO EITHER THE PUBLIC OR TO AT LEAST TWO SITTING BOARD MEMBERS. INSTEAD, HE AND THE BOARD MAJORITY HAVE SPENT THE LAST FEW MONTHS TRYING TO DEFLECT AND SHIFT BLAME TO A PRIOR BOARD.
AFTER THE DSA EFFECTIVELY SHUT DOWN THE CASA LOMA SITE, PENDING COMPLIANCE.
THE MAY 17TH EMAIL EXPLICITLY NOTES THAT THE FIRE SPRINKLERS WERE MERELY PART OF ONE OF TEN SEPARATE ISSUES CITED BY THE DSA AS REASONS THIS PROJECT WAS NOT EXEMPT FROM REVIEW, AND EVEN THE ISSUE HAD BEEN GROSSLY MISCHARACTERIZED AS RECENTLY AS AT LAST BOARD MEETING.
THE NEXT FOUR SPEAKERS CAREY BROWNELL, ALYSSA HAMILTON, LINDSEY GLENNON, AND ANITA LEE.
RATHER, IT MEANT THAT THE DSA DID NOT BELIEVE FIRE SPRINKLERS WERE REQUIRED AT THE SITE.
STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT DESIGN PROFESSIONALS REVIEW AND SIGN OFF ON ALL DISTRICT PROJECTS.
JUST SO HAPPENS, THE SAME DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SIGNED OFF ON BOTH BUENA VISTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY AND UC.
THE PRESENCE OF OUR STUDENTS IS NOT SOMETHING WE WOULD WANT ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO.
DO. REGARDLESS OF THE APPARENT CASA LOMA ZONING ERROR.
ONE REASON IS TO CATCH THE OVERSIGHTS OF THIS NATURE.
WE HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD WOULD FIND THIS SITUATION UNACCEPTABLE.
BUT IF THAT WAS THE CASE, THEY EACH FAILED TO ENGAGE IN AT LEAST A MODICUM OF DUE DILIGENCE, INCLUDED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, REVIEWING THE DOCUMENTS WE HAVE MADE AVAILABLE TONIGHT OR REACHING OUT DIRECTLY TO THE DSA FOR CLARIFICATION BEFORE RUBBER STAMPING A PROJECT OF THIS NATURE.
EITHER WAY, THIS CONDUCT WAS A BREACH OF TRUST.
AT BEST, THEIR CONDUCT AMOUNTED TO WILLFUL IGNORANCE.
MORE LIKELY, IT APPEARS TO REPRESENT COMPLICITY.
THIS PARTICULAR CONDUCT DOES NOT REPRESENT CONCERN ABOUT THE STUDENTS OR THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS.
THE CONTRARY, ASIDE FROM THE POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS FISCAL CONCERNS, THIS GROUP APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN WILLING TO SACRIFICE THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF IN ORDER TO HASTILY APPROVE A VANITY PROJECT.
REGARDLESS OF OUR POLITICAL OR PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES, THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE UNIFIED IN OUR OUTRAGE OVER THE RECKLESS MANNER IN WHICH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MAJORITY APPEAR TO HAVE CHOSEN PERSONAL VANITY OVER THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF.
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THANK YOU. FOR.LOOKING DEEPER INTO THE PACKET YOU'LL RECEIVE.
YOU'LL SEE AN EMAIL FROM DOCTOR CHERNUS TO THE STATE ARCHITECTS DATED APRIL 14TH, 2024.
RECALL THIS IS THE VERY SAME SUPERINTENDENT WHO INTIMATED FALSELY, THAT TRUSTEE ANDERSON HAD OUTRAGEOUSLY CONTACTED THE DSA IN AN EMAIL THAT HE DISTRIBUTED INAPPROPRIATELY AND UNPROFESSIONALLY TO SELECT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH A VINDICTIVE CALL FOR THEM TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST HER.
EVEN TODAY, KNOWING TRUSTEE ANDERSON HAD NO CONTACT WITH THE DSA AFTER ALL.
HAS HE APOLOGIZED OR ISSUED A RETRACTION? OF COURSE NOT. THAT WOULD REQUIRE HUMILITY AND HONESTY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKERS ARE FRAN HANLEY, JEFFREY SUCHARD, JULIE SUCHARD AND LINDA COHN.
ONCE AGAIN. IN THE APRIL 14TH EMAIL, HE MADE A CALL FOR ACTION.
THIS TIME, HE ASKED THE STATE OFFICIAL NOT TO RESPOND TO A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
UNDER WHAT AUTHORITY DOES HE BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO ASK A STATE OFFICIAL TO BREACH HIS DUTY TO THE PUBLIC? FINALLY, IN RESPONSE TO THE DSA'S INQUIRY ABOUT THE UC PROJECT, KEARNEY STATED THAT THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT DID NOT EXCEED $119,000.
REALLY, THE SCOPE OF THIS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT MULTI-PHASED PROJECT DID NOT EXCEED $119,000, WAS THE INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO MISLEAD THE DSA ON BEHALF OF THE PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WAS HE ACTIVELY COMMITTING AN UNLAWFUL PROJECT SUBDIVISION IN ORDER TO AVOID DSA REVIEW? WAS HE REALLY UNAWARE THAT THE INSTALLATION OF A TURF FIELD IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW, REGARDLESS OF COST, DUE TO ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES? WHATEVER HIS MOTIVATION, THIS CONDUCT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS DANGER, SUBJECTED THE DISTRICT TO LIABILITY, AND EXPOSED EACH AND EVERY BOARD MEMBER TO POLITICAL LIFE.
THE FINAL PART OF THE PACKET RELATES TO THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE.
THIS PROJECT WAS ALMOST CERTAINLY SUBJECT TO DSA REVIEW, YET THE PROJECT WAS NOT SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW DESPITE VOICED CONCERNS, NOR DID THE DISTRICT REQUEST AN EXEMPTION CONCURRENCE LETTER. A SIMPLE PROCESS COSTING ONLY $400.
IF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MAJORITY BELIEVED THESE PROJECTS WERE EXEMPT FROM DSA REVIEW.
THE DSA HAS HAD NO CONTACT WITH THE BERNARDO YORBA SITE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.
BOTH THE OC CS AND THE HASTILY RELOCATED UC DO NOT EVEN APPEAR ON THEIR RADAR.
JULIE SUCHARD WASN'T REALLY TOO MUCH TO ASK THAT A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING BE CALLED TO DISCUSS A MAJOR CHANGE TO A PROJECT THAT WAS HASTILY APPROVED IN A SEPARATE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING, AND THEY HAVE THE NERVE TO CLAIM THEY ARE THE MOST TRANSPARENT ADMINISTRATION IN THE HISTORY OF THIS DISTRICT.
APPARENTLY NO LESSONS WERE LEARNED FROM THE CASA LOMA DEBACLE.
ALL THIS CONTROVERSY COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY SIMPLY COMPLYING WITH THE STATE LAW.
AS WITH ANY BUREAUCRACY, SUCH COMPLIANCE WOULD LIKELY HAVE RESULTED IN A SHORT DELAY.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PARENTS RIGHTS OR SCHOOL CHOICE.
AS WE SAID IN THE OPENING, THIS COMMUNITY DESERVES BETTER.
YOU CAN START BY LINDA COHN I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THOSE LAST TEN SPEAKERS.
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SOMEBODY EXPLAIN AFTERWARDS? MAYBE. BUT HERE WE HAVE INCREASED ENROLLMENT.EXCUSE ME. WE'VE GOT INCREDIBLE INCREASE IN.
WHO'S CALLING OUT? THAT WAS ME. CAN YOU PLEASE STOP AND LET THE WOMAN SPEAK? LET'S START OUR TIME AGAIN, PLEASE.
WHERE WAS I? INCREASED ENROLLMENT.
THAT HASN'T EVEN BEEN MENTIONED.
THAT'S MAKING US, I THINK, $1 MILLION.
WE'VE GOT PARENT REPORTS THAT KIDS ARE DELIGHTED WITH THESE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A 12% RAISE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS FOR OUR TEACHERS.
AND YET THE UNION IS VERY UNHAPPY WITH YOU GUYS, AT LEAST MOST OF YOU.
NOT ALL. MY QUESTION TO THE UNION IS LET'S BE TRANSPARENT.
UNION MEMBERS OF THE UNION HAVE STATED THAT THEIR DESIRE IS TO TAKE BACK THIS BOARD, AND THEIR FIRST ACTION IS GOING TO BE TO BUY OUT MR. CHERNUS OR DOCTOR CHERNISS'S CONTRACT AT THE SUM OF 3000 $375,000.
I GUESS THEY MAY BUY OUT EVERYONE UP THERE TO GET RID OF HIM.
THANKS. OUR NEXT SPEAKERS ARE KAREN MARK HOLT, MARIA LUPITA STUBBS, AND TIFFANY DALE.
I'VE BEEN IN SUPPORT OF LEANDRA BLADES SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING, AND MY SUPPORT OF HER HAS ONLY GROWN STRONGER DESPITE THE HARASSMENT I GET FOR DOING SO FROM LOTS OF THESE PEOPLE BACK HERE. SHE NOT ONLY DID EXACTLY WHAT SHE PROMISED SHE WOULD DO, SHE'S DONE EVEN MORE THAN I EVER EXPECTED.
AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DISTRICT? THEY SCARE TEACHERS AND PARENTS WITH LIES, LIKE THE DISTRICT IS GETTING RID OF AP CLASSES IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE THE VERY CHAOS THEY CLAIM ONLY THEY CAN FIX.
THEY WANT TO GO BACK TO THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE.
GROWING ENROLLMENT AND RISING TEST SCORES.
THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO GET ONE THING PERFECTLY CLEAR.
FACEBOOK SAID A LOT OF YOU HAD FANGS AND CLAWS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT SO MY NAME IS MARK HOLT.
I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF YORBA LINDA FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
MY WIFE AND I HAVE RAISED OUR KIDS HERE.
THREE OF FOUR STILL ARE ATTENDING SCHOOLS HERE AS WELL.
YOU HAVE STAYED STRONG EVEN IN THE FACE OF OPPOSITION, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND AGENDAS THAT PUT SELFISH DESIRES AND RESENTMENTS BEFORE LEARNING INDEPENDENCE AND SUCCESS OF OUR KIDS, AND ALSO TRYING TO TAKE CHOICES AWAY FROM PARENTS IN RAISING THEIR OWN KIDS.
SO I COMMEND YOU, YOUR TEAMS, AND YOUR GREAT WORK, AND YOUR PERSEVERANCE AND STEADFAST PERSISTENCE TO FIGHT THROUGH THE NOISE, TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR COMMUNITY. YOU'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES FROM EXPANDING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND INCREASING MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, IMPROVING FACILITIES, HOW TO CREATE A SAFE, NURTURING, AND INSPIRING ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERY STUDENT EQUALLY.
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE MARIA LUPITA STUBBS.
AS AN AREA TWO CONSTITUENT, I HAVE A CLEAR PERSPECTIVE ON THE BOARD'S POSITIVE WORK.
AND SO WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT IF I ONLY RELIED ON INFORMATION FROM MY AREA TO THAT TRUSTEE MARILYN ANDERSON HERE GIVES TO HER CONSTITUENTS, THEN THE PERSPECTIVE THAT I WOULD HAVE ON THIS BOARD WOULD BE VERY NEGATIVE.
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I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I SPEAK TO THOSE CONSTITUENTS.SO IF TRUSTEE ANDERSON CONTINUES TO NEGATIVELY AND DISHONORABLY MISREPRESENT OUR BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT, I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE BEST FOR HER TO STEP DOWN ASAP.
I HAVE A TWO CHILDREN THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE DISTRICT, AND I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE CURRENT BOARD MAJORITY FOR THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. IT'S DISHEARTENING TO SEE US LABELED AS EXTREMIST SIMPLY FOR ADVOCATING TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.
A FORMER PRINCIPAL IN UNION, CANDIDATES HAVE DISMISSED OUR CONCERNS AS A NON-ISSUE, SUGGESTING THAT IT'S MERELY A SENSATIONALIZED TOPIC MEANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO OUR SO-CALLED EXTREMIST VIEWPOINTS.
HOWEVER, THESE ARE NOT EXTREMIST VIEWPOINTS.
JUST ONE EXAMPLE IN OUR STATE IS CHICO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
11 YEAR OLD EXPERIENCING GENDER DYSPHORIA WAS SOCIALLY TRANSITIONED USING AN AFFIRMATION MODEL, UNTIL THE MOTHER WAS ABLE TO STEP IN AND GET HEALTH SUPPORT.
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR HER DAUGHTER, WHO SINCE HAS NOW DECIDED NOT TO IDENTIFY AS A BOY.
OUR LAST THREE SPEAKERS, JOCELYN BRODOWSKI, CRYSTAL NOBLE AND JOEY DAVIS.
I'VE SEEN SEVERAL SUPERINTENDENTS COME AND GO.
I CAN ATTEST THAT DOCTOR CHERNUS IS REVOLUTIONARY.
HE IS THE BEST FIT FOR OUR DISTRICT.
DOCTOR CHERNUS ASKED THE STAFF TO DREAM BIG.
HE AND OUR BOARD MAJORITY HAVE MADE BIG DREAMS HAPPEN.
BEFORE THEM, I HEARD A LOT OF TALK WITH VERY LIMITED ACTION.
WE ARE NOW NOT ONLY DREAMERS BUT DOERS.
LEANDRA BLADES IS A WOMAN OF ACTION.
THAT'S ACTION. THE THINGS THAT'S CLOSEST TO MY HEART IS THE CHARTER AT OK SIX.
A SCHOOL FOCUSED ON MEETING LEARNERS WHERE THEY ARE AND HELPING THEM TO BECOME LEADERS.
I TYPICALLY CHAMPION CHAMPION MARGINALIZED STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH IDENTIFIED DISABILITIES.
THIS INCLUSION PROGRAM HAS BEEN AMAZING.
THANK YOU FOR SAVING THE SCHOOLS.
I HAVE THREE CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PREPARED TONIGHT, BUT I THOUGHT I'D COME.
I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SPEAK.
DOCTOR GATES. DOCTOR YANG, ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS HERE.
DOCTOR BLADE OR MRS. BLADES? MR. FRAZIER, MR. YOUNG, AND EVEN MARILYN ANDERSON AND CARRIE BUCK.
I THANK YOU FOR FOR YOUR TIME.
I KNOW THIS TAKES A LOT OUT OF YOUR PERSONAL TIME AND FAMILY, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND TO A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE.
I AM SPEAKING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I'M GETTING A LOT OF TEACHERS WHO ACTUALLY FORMER TEACHERS WHO WANTED ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT AND TELL YOU THAT THEY'RE GETTING A THANK YOU FROM THE UNION.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JOEY DAVIS.
THE LAST EIGHT AS PRINCIPAL OF EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL.
LAST SPRING, WE STARTED TO HEAR RUMORS ABOUT ADMINISTRATORS BEING LET GO OR PUSHED OUT.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT THOSE WEREN'T JUST RUMORS.
ADMINISTRATORS IN PILL WERE OFTEN HARASSED AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP CREATED A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT.
WE WERE CALLED INTO HR FOR MINOR INCIDENTS, PUT ON LEAVE WITHOUT CAUSE.
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SEVERAL WERE GIVEN AN HOUR TO CLEAN OUT THEIR OFFICE AND THEN ESCORTED TO THEIR CAR LIKE A COMMON CRIMINAL.I WOULD HAVE TO LIE AND TELL EVERYONE THAT I WANTED TO LEAVE EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR.
YES. ACTIONS PROPOSED FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ITEMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH APPROVED PRACTICES OF THE DISTRICT AND ARE DEEMED ROUTINE IN NATURE.
THE TRUSTEES RECEIVE BOARD AGENDA BACKUP INFORMATION IN ADVANCE OF SCHEDULED MEETINGS.
YEAH. SO. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO INTERRUPT OUR MEETING? IF YOU DO, JUST PLEASE LEAVE DO YOU REMEMBER THE VOTE? YEAH. WE ARE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET THEM INTERRUPT OUR MEETING.
WHOEVER IS GOING TO DISRUPT OUR MEETING.
GET OUT OF THE ROOM! YEAH, BECAUSE.
LOOK, I UNDERSTAND YOU NEED TO LEAVE.
THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE WELCOME. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, LUKE.
GOOD JOB. LUKE. YOU SHOULD GET A MEDAL.
I KNOW, CAN I COME WITH YOU, LUKE? YEAH. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH MY ECON ASSIGNMENT? YEAH. OKAY.
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ONCE AGAIN WE'RE GOING TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.THE TRUSTEES RECEIVED BOARD AGENDA BACKUP INFORMATION IN ADVANCE THE SCHEDULED MEETINGS AND ARE PREPARED TO VOTE WITH KNOWLEDGE ON THE BLOCK VOTE ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED TONIGHT? YES, I'D LIKE TO PULL 18.2, 19.22, 1922, 1922.
OKAY, SO THAT'S 18.2, 19.22 AND 21.3.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THEN I NEED TO MOVE.
I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, EXCEPT THE ONES THAT WERE PULLED.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR, AS AMENDED.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. FRAZIER. I HAVE A SECOND BY MRS. BUCK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE AYE AYE AYE.
POINT OF ORDER. THERE'S NO 19.22.
YOU ARE CORRECT. IT'S 1921, 1921.
OKAY. SO WE'LL AMEND THE PULLED ITEM TO 19.21.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAD A VOTE FIVE ZERO.
[18.2 Approve warrant listings in the following amounts: Check #266952 through 267842; current year expenditures (September 1, 2024 through September 28, 2024) $15,786,643.63; and payroll registers 2B $3,989,407.63.]
CHECK NUMBER 266952 THROUGH 267842.CURRENT YEAR EXPENDITURES FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2024 FOR 15 MILLION AND PAYROLL REGISTRATION REGISTERS FOR THREE PLUS MILLION.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM MRS. ANDERSON.
I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. YOUNGBLOOD. OKAY.
I PULLED THIS ITEM BECAUSE I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE LISTED, AND I.
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I KIND OF WANTED TO DISCUSS THEM.18200267284 FOR THE KRLA YORBA LINDA FOR $135,007.
82. IT'S IN THE 8188200267284284.
OKAY. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS.
YEAH. OKAY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHY WE ARE GIVING A $135,000 TO YES.
SO CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC OF LEADERSHIP ACADEMY? ABSOLUTELY. SO THE KRLA CHARTER WAS APPROVED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND THEY ARE LOCATED WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
AND AS SUCH, AS THE THE DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE.
AND WE DO THAT EVERY WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT EVERY MONTH.
AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THE STATE ACTUALLY, WE PLUG THIS INTO OUR LCFF CALCULATOR, AND THE STATE BACKFILLS US FOR ALL OF THAT MONEY THAT WE PASS THROUGH TO THIS CHARTER BECAUSE THEY'RE A THEY'RE A COUNTY PROOF CHARTER.
SO IT ISN'T A IT'S GOT A NET NEUTRAL EFFECT ON THE DISTRICT.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THE BACKFILL? WELL, WE RECEIVE OUR FUNDING EVERY, EVERY MONTH FROM THE STATE, BUT WE GET IT IN WHAT'S CALLED THE NINE, NINE FIVE, WHICH IS WE GET 9% FOR THE FIRST TWO MONTHS AND THEN 5% FOR THE REST OF THE YEARS, THE REST OF THE MONTHS, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH WHERE IT FALLS.
YEAH. SO IT AVERAGES OUT OVER THE MANAGEMENT.
IT AVERAGES OUT OVER THE YEAR OKAY.
SO TO BE CLEAR, THAT MONEY IS NOT REDUCING OUR BUDGET OR TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM ANY OF OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING BACKFILLED FROM THE STATE TO PASS THAT THROUGH? YES.
CORRECT. IT'S JUST IF STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING, THEN WE WOULD LOSE DATA FROM THAT.
SURE. IF THE STUDENTS LEAVE FOR THE CHARTER.
THEY WOULD BE ATTENDING OUR SCHOOLS.
OKAY. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS THERE ARE SEVERAL EXPENSES HERE FOR CONSTRUCTION OUT OF THE FOR USC, OUT OF THE DEVELOPER FEES.
AND THEY ADD UP TO, LIKE EASTER DAY CONSTRUCTION FOR 19,000.
UNIVERSITY, THE TRADING TRAINING CENTER FOR 10,000 OUT OF THE.
OH, NEVER MIND THAT ONE I SKIPPED.
SORRY. DELUXE PAINTING INCOME, INC.
ANOTHER ONE FOR 20. QUESTION ABOUT IT.
WELL, LET ME JUST. WELL I WILL I'LL GET TO THE QUESTION.
LET ME JUST EXPLAIN WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT FIRST.
28,000 SIGNATURE FLOORING FOR 33,000 PSYCHO ELECTRIC LIGHTING FOR 2000.
EASTER DAY CONSTRUCTION FOR 31,000.
FENCE FROM J M JUSTICE FENCE COMPANY FOR 25,000.
SIERRA SCHOOL EQUIPMENT FOR 7000.
STUDIO ARCHITECT PLUS FOR 9000.
AND THEN PSYCHO ELECTRIC LIGHTING FOR 32,000.
ALL THESE ARE RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF USA.
IS THAT CORRECT? THEY'RE RELATED TO THAT THAT PROJECT? YES, YES. AND SO THAT COMES OUT AT ABOUT $245,000.
SO THIS THESE ARE ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR USA.
I SHOULD HAVE CLARIFIED IT'S BOTH FOR OK SACHSE AND USA.
SO FOR THE CAMPUS IT DID FOR THE CAMPUS.
BUT BUT IT DOES INCLUDE FOR BOTH.
YES. OKAY. DO WE KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN THE TWO.
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I MEAN BUT WE CAN GET MORE DETAIL ON THAT.SO AND AND WE DIDN'T GET DSA APPROVAL.
CORRECT. NOT NOT FOR THESE ITEMS. SO SO THESE SO IF YOU GO THROUGH THEM AND I THINK WHEN WE PROVIDED THE EXPLANATION MOST OF THEM ARE THEY'RE PAINTING.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE PUTTING UP SIGNAGE.
THEY'RE DOING THINGS THAT ARE THAT WOULDN'T FALL UNDER DSA REQUIREMENTS.
THE THE FLOORING IS, IS NOT IT'S REMOVABLE WHICH IS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS FOR DSA.
YEAH. SO DID WE DID WE GET THE EXEMPTION LETTER FOR THESE? NO. OKAY.
SO THESE ITEMS WHEN YOU ADD THEM UP THEY'RE OVER WHAT THE EXEMPTION.
BUT IT HAS TO BE FOR THE COST ASSOCIATED TO THE THINGS THAT ARE DSA APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS.
IT'S THE TYPE OF WORK BEING DONE.
SO SO IT DEPENDS ON ON NOT ONLY THE COST BUT ALSO THE TYPE OF WORK.
DO WE GET DSA APPROVAL FOR ANYTHING DONE ON ANY CAMPUS? OVER 118,000? YEAH, WE DO A LOT OF WORK AT DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.
EXACTLY. WE DO GET WHEN YOU ADD THIS UP TO WHAT WE SPENT AT TRAINING LAB AND ALL OF THOSE COSTS, THEY BUT YOU CAN'T SUBDIVIDE. AND THAT WAS FOR EQUIPMENT.
WHY IS IT THAT YOU SEEM BENT ON FINDING A PROBLEM? NO. I'M PROTECTING THE DISTRICT, AND I'M PROTECTING MYSELF.
YOU'RE PROTECTING THE DISTRICT.
YOU'RE NOT DOING THE SAME THING AT EVERY SITE, WHICH IS VERY STRANGE TO ME, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THE WARRANTS, THERE'S THOSE KIND OF EXPENSES AT EVERY SITE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS, WHY AREN'T YOU? IT'S THE COMPLEXITY.
AND THAT IS WHAT YOU DIDN'T PULL.
YOU DIDN'T PULL. YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR DSA ABOUT THE MELROSE, THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER.
AND THEY ACTUALLY SENT A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT DSA APPROVAL IN THIS.
AND THEY WERE ALL NOT QUESTIONING THAT.
WE JUST SPENT A BUNCH OF MONEY ON THE FLOOR.
SO I THINK THAT'S AN UNFAIR QUESTION.
IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT YOU FOUND LIKE, OH, THIS IS A PROBLEM.
I HAVEN'T READ THE WHOLE THING, BUT IT TALKS ABOUT HOW YOU CAN'T SUBDIVIDE IT.
AND I'D LIKE TO I'D ASK THAT AND I WANT TO AND I WANT TO LOOK MORE INTO THIS.
THE PACKET OF EMAILS YOU HAVE ARE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED EMAILS.
THE FACT THAT DSA DECIDED TO WAIVE PRIVILEGE AND PRODUCE THIS IS OF LEGAL CONSEQUENCE TO THEM.
PLEASE DO NOT DISCLOSE THESE EMAILS EVEN THOUGH THE PUBLIC HAS IT.
THE BOARD NEVER VOTED TO WAIVE PRIVILEGE AND DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION.
SO THE FACT THAT THIS COMMUNITY MEMBER CAME IN AND SENT US A PACKET OF EMAILS WITH OUR ATTORNEYS ON IT, ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE MATERIALS AND CAST ASPERSIONS ON US.
NOT DELIVERING THESE TO THEM IN A PROPER WAY IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND WRONG.
THERE ARE ACTUALLY PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, SO THESE ARE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE.
THE BOARD NEVER VOTED TO DISCLOSE TO WAIVE PRIVILEGE ON THESE DOCUMENTS.
THE DSA GAVE THEM OUT BECAUSE THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BY LAW.
I'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO THE LEGALITY OF AN ALTERNATE PARTY DISCLOSING PRIVILEGED MATERIALS.
BUT IF THIS WERE TO COME UP IN THE COURT OF LAW, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE APPLICABLE.
IT'S ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE.
I NEVER SAW IT, EVEN THOUGH I'VE ASKED FOR THINGS EVER PRODUCED.
BUT WE DO NOT. WE DO NOT PRODUCE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE.
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AGENDIZE IT FOR CLOSED SESSION.THIS IS ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED INFORMATION.
YEAH, WE REALLY GOT WAY OFF BASE.
DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? NO, THAT WAS IT.
I'M JUST PROTECTING MYSELF AND THE DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THE.
YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT PROTECTING US AS BOARD MEMBER? NO, BUT WE'RE WE'RE IN THE LINE OF DOING OUR DUTY AS THE BOARD.
AND AND AS WE DO OUR DUTY, THERE ARE DUTIES THAT ARE DONE BY THOSE THAT RUN THE DISTRICT.
AND YOU KEEP SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LIABLE FOR THINGS THAT ARE LISTED IN HERE.
AND THAT MAY BE TRUE FOR SOME THINGS, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT YOU BROUGHT UP THAT AREN'T.
THAT IS NOT TRUE. YOU'RE I THINK YOU'RE PLACING THIS IN A, IN A VERY STRANGE PRIORITY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS, BECAUSE IT'S ONLY ABOUT US. I AND OK ASKS, SO IF I COULD JUST INTERJECT A MINUTE.
WE'VE ASKED OVER NUMBER OF TIMES ABOUT MORE INFORMATION ON US.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS UNHEARD OF.
AS BOARD MEMBERS, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
SO IF WE'RE NOT GETTING THAT INFORMATION AND THEN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO REQUEST IT AND WITHOUT GETTING IT, HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE DECISIONS? SO THE DSA AND THINGS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH FACILITIES AND GETTING APPROVAL IS THE ONE THING THAT WE CAN BE HELD FINANCIALLY LIABLE OF AS A BOARD MEMBER.
THE DISTRICT CAN'T PROTECT US.
SO PROTECTING OUR OWN SELVES IS TOTALLY APPROPRIATE.
NO, IT'S A I BELIEVE SO SHE CAN ASK QUESTIONS.
BUT YOU SAY IT'S NOT CONSISTENT BECAUSE THESE ARE TWO NEW PROJECTS, TWO NEW PROJECTS THAT SHE OK ASKS, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE ALL THE PROJECTS, ALL THE PRESCHOOLS ON THERE HAVE DSA LISTED.
BUT SINCE 2013, THERE WERE STUDENTS AT THAT PDA FACILITY.
YEP. AND YOU WERE ALL ON THE BOARD THEN FOR THE LAST.
AND SO NOW THAT WE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, AND WE ASKED MORE ABOUT WHAT DSA IS, WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH IT, THEY COME OUT AND GIVE US A REPORT WHERE APPARENTLY THERE ARE TEN DIFFERENT VIOLATIONS THAT GO BEYOND WHAT WE WERE ACTUALLY TOLD.
I'M ASKING THAT THIS DISCUSSION.
IT SHOULDN'T BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RIGHT NOW.
IT SHOULD BE IN THE BOARD PRIVILEGE.
LIKE I SAID, I THINK WE'RE WE'RE HAPPY TO DISCUSS THIS IN CLOSED SESSION AND HAVE OUR ATTORNEY IN.
BUT BUT YOU KNOW VERY WELL THE DISTRICT DOES NOT DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC.
BUT WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THIS IS DISCLOSABLE.
SO WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO PULL THIS AND TALK ABOUT DSA STUFF? WE'RE NOT USING THAT BUILDING, OBVIOUSLY.
THAT'S WHY THE PROJECT WAS DIVERTED TO OK SIX.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN THE THING.
IT'S IT'S OBVIOUSLY MOVING AND THAT BUILDING IS HAVING THE FIRE SPRINKLERS PUT IN.
IT'S HAVING ALL THESE THINGS PUT IN.
SO I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IS EVERY SINGLE BOARD MEETING, IS IT GOING TO BE WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM THIS? I WANT IT TO I WANT PROOF THAT IT'S DONE CORRECTLY.
I WANT PROOF THAT IT'S DONE CORRECTLY OR AND I WANT AN EXEMPTION LETTER.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO NOT TO STAMP OF APPROVAL AND NOT BRING THIS UP EVERY MONTH.
GET AN EXEMPTION LETTER FOR SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T FALL UNDER DSA APPROVAL.
YES YOU CAN FOR THE FOR PAINTING OF THE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET WE'RE GOING TO GO GET DSA APPROVAL FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
IT'S NOT PAINTING A WALL, IT'S BUILDING.
YOU USE OCS, CS AND UC IS BEYOND.
THERE IS NOTHING IS NOT BUILT BUILDING.
OKAY. THAT'S NOT WHAT DIAZ SAID.
IT'S NOT WHAT DSA SAYS WE SHOULD WHAT THEY SAID THAT WE DON'T THAT WE NEED ARE REQUIRED.
WHAT BUILDING ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT? THE OTHER BUILDING. THAT'S THE OTHER.
THEY HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN OUT TO OCS BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING BUILT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
ANOTHER BUILDING THAT IS NOT EVEN BEING USED RIGHT NOW.
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THE ISSUE WITH THE PDA AS IT WAS IT WAS CATEGORIZED AS A NON-SCHOOL.COMMERCIAL. THAT WAS ONE OF TEN ITEMS THE KID SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN IN THERE.
PERIOD. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY CAME OUT AND SAID.
IT'S ALREADY A SCHOOL USE FACILITY.
ALL WE DID IS BRING EQUIPMENT IN THERE.
THERE'S NO DSA LETTER REQUIRED FOR PAINTING WALLS.
RIGHT. REQUIRE THIS FROM EVERYTHING.
AND LET'S HIRE A BUNCH OF MORE PEOPLE AND AND AND CHECK EVERYTHING AND AUDIT EVERYTHING WE DO.
BUT THE SINGLE THIS OUT IS IT'S RIDICULOUS.
ESPECIALLY A PROGRAM THAT'S SUCCESSFUL IN HELPING KIDS.
DO YOU WANT IT TO FAIL? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE IT A STAMP OF APPROVAL? YOU'VE TOLD ME YOU WANT IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
YES. AND THOSE CONCERNS HAVE NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED.
WE PROVIDED YOU A BUDGET, NOT A FULL BUDGET.
YOU'VE CONSISTENTLY ASKED FOR ENROLLMENT.
YOU'VE SAID. YOU SAID YOU WANT IT TO REACH MORE KIDS.
WE'VE NOW REACHED HUNDREDS OF HUNDREDS OF KIDS.
BUT I DO QUESTION THESE EMAILS BEING IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
I THINK YOU SHOULD LOOK AT NUMBER SIX FROM THE DSA BECAUSE IT CLEARLY STATES INCLUDING DEMOLITION.
PLEASE DO NOT DISCLOSE THIS DOCUMENT.
BUT YOU SEE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CASA LOMA ADDRESS.
YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE HAVE YOU BEEN TO US? I KNOW I'VE ASKED AND I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE YET.
OKAY. SO YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO UC YET, SO YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT FACILITY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CASA LOMA ADDRESS WAS THE ONE THAT NEEDS DSA.
THAT IS STOPPED AS BEEN SAID TONIGHT.
IT HAS BEEN STOPPED AND THE SPRINKLERS ARE GOING IN.
SO THAT'S THE BUILDING THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, ABOUT DSA.
THEY ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT OC SIX AND UC BECAUSE NOTHING WAS TORN DOWN.
THAT'S IT. IT WAS ALREADY THERE.
I MEAN, BASICALLY, HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY LETTERS FROM THE DSA ABOUT OC SIX OR ABOUT ANY PROJECTS OVER THERE IN THE LAST YEAR? ANY COMMUNICATION? NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OFFICIAL FROM THEM.
WHAT ABOUT THE ROOFING PROJECTS? DISTRICT WIDE.
THE ROOFING PROJECTS SINCE THEY WERE REPAIRED DON'T REQUIRE DSA APPROVAL FOR THAT, WHICH ARE MILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS, BY THE WAY, AND WHICH I ASKED AT THE LAST MEETING AND AND THEY DON'T REQUIRE DSA.
BUT HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PAINTING A WALL.
AND YOU WANT A DSA EXEMPTION LETTER.
YEAH. BECAUSE EQUIPMENT IS INCLUDED IN THE COST.
EQUIPMENT OF WHAT EQUIPMENT? YOU DIDN'T READ THE EMAILS AND THEN HAVE A MEETING ABOUT IT.
YEAH. LET'S ALL READ THESE EMAILS, GET SOME MORE INFORMATION AND HAVE A MEETING ABOUT IT.
ALRIGHT THEN, LET'S MOVE FOR A VOTE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NO. NO.
ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 3 TO 2.
[19.21 Accept gifts as listed, as such action being in compliance with Education Code Section 41032, and direct the Superintendent to send letters of appreciation.]
MOTION, PLEASE. I'M TURNING.I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE GIFTS AS LISTED AS SUCH.
I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION FROM MRS. ANDERSON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. FRAZIER. OKAY.
I PULLED THIS ITEM BECAUSE AS I WAS READING THROUGH THE GIFTS, THERE'S MANY, MANY GIFTS.
FROM SCHOOL PTAS FOR OUTDOOR SCIENCE CAMP.
AND ACCORDING TO OUR BUDGET THAT WE APPROVED LAST SEPTEMBER ON THE ARTS MUSIC INSTRUCTIONAL BLOCK GRANT, WE SET ASIDE 400,000 FOR LAST YEAR, THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR TO BE SPENT ON OUTDOOR SCIENCE CAMP. AND WE HAVE SPENT NOW LAST YEAR, AS WAS IN THE DISPLAY ABOUT $207,000 FOR IT.
SO THAT MEANS WE HAVE A SURPLUS OF 200 PLUS.
WE HAVE THE 400 FROM THIS YEAR TO SPEND ON OUTDOOR SCIENCE CAMP.
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AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS MONEY IS GETTING SPENT ON THE KIDS.THIS IS WHAT THIS MONEY WAS SPENT FOR.
I KNOW THAT WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO SUPPLEMENT OUTDOOR SCIENCE CAMP INDEFINITELY.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE THOSE KIND OF FUNDS.
AND I THINK, MRS. YOUNG, WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU ESTIMATED THE COST TO SEND EVERYONE TO SCIENCE CAMP? I WAS IT LIKE MR. STEIN ESTIMATED ABOUT 700,000.
YEAH. SO WE'RE ONLY ABOUT $100 FOR ONE YEAR, RIGHT.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE NEXT YEAR, WE HAVE THE 400,000 SET ASIDE THROUGH THE END OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
SO WE HAD LIKE I SAID, WE HAD 400 FOR LAST YEAR, 400 FOR THIS YEAR AND 400 FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN THE THE GRANT MONEY RUNS OUT.
I THINK EVERY FAMILY IN THIS DISTRICT WOULD APPRECIATE A LITTLE BREAK ON THAT.
AND EVEN IF THEY KNOW THAT IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, PERPETUAL, THAT THIS IS KIND OF LIKE A ONE TIME GIFT THAT WE SHOULD WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THIS MONEY IS SPENT ACCURATELY AND HOW IT WAS INTENDED.
AND THAT'S WHY I PULLED THIS ITEM.
HOW ARE WE HANDLING THAT? SURE. THE WAY THAT WE'RE HANDLING IT NOW IS THAT SCHOOLS ARE FUNDRAISING, AND ANY SCHOOLS WHO ARE SHORT OR ANY STUDENTS OR FAMILIES WHO ARE SHORT ARE BEING COMPLETELY SCHOLARSHIPS.
SO WE'RE DISTRIBUTING THE MONEY IN AN EQUITABLE MANNER IN THAT STUDENTS WHO NEED IT ARE GETTING IT.
SO NOT A SET AMOUNT PER STUDENT, BUT HOWEVER MUCH EACH STUDENT NEEDS TO GO.
IS THERE A REASON THAT IT WAS ONLY 200,000 LAST YEAR? IT WAS JUST BECAUSE OF.
THAT'S ALL THAT WAS REQUESTED.
I'M JUST THINKING, AS A MOM, I REMEMBER ONE YEAR WHEN MY KIDS WENT TO RUBY DRIVE, THAT SOMEHOW OUR PRINCIPAL WROTE A GRANT AND WE ALL GOT SUBSIDIZED, LIKE $100.
AND IT WAS VERY NICE AND APPRECIATIVE.
SO IS THERE A QUESTION? WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMEHOW WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, SOMEHOW WE NEED TO GET TOGETHER, SPEND IT AS INTENDED.
DO WE ANTICIPATE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SPEND THE ENTIRE AMOUNT? IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? WE DON'T KNOW. THIS YEAR WE MIGHT.
YOU KNOW, FAMILIES MAY NEED 600,000.
SO BY THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, THEN WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S LEFT OF THE THE 12, 12, 12.
YEAH. BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A TOUGH YEAR.
THERE COULD BE A LOT MORE FAMILIES THAT NEED IT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE FOR A VOTE.
AYE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.
ANYONE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CERTIFICATE OF HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MRS. ANDERSON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. YOUNGBLOOD. OKAY, I PULLED THIS ONE BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF COACHES FOR PARKVIEW AND WE GOT A REALLY GOOD EXPLANATION, BUT I HAD BEEN ASKED THIS BY SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SO I JUST WANTED THAT INFORMATION TO GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
AND SO ALL NOTES THAT ARE SUBMITTED UNDER ATHLETICS ARE SUBMITTED UNDER HER LOCATION CODE.
AND BECAUSE SHE IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED AT USC, IT IS UNDER THE PARKVIEW LOCATION.
SO IT IS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL COACHES FOR EACH OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
YES. ONE FOR EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
OKAY. IS THERE A REASON WHY WE DON'T ASSIGN IT TO EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL, OR BILL IT TOWARD EACH SCHOOL SO THAT IT SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT IS BEING SPENT FOR THOSE SCHOOLS? SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY BILLED ALL OUT OF AM, I AM BG, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS PROGRAM.
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BUT ALSO SHE COORDINATES THE PROGRAM WITH SARAH BARTON'S ASSISTANCE.SO WE CAN LOOK AT I'M SURE WE NOTE IT IN THE NO.
DOES IT ARTIFICIALLY INFLATE PARKVIEW AS A RESULT? YOU MEAN THEIR COST? IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT RESOURCE.
SO IT'S NOT PART OF THE GENERAL FUND.
IT'S PART OF THE RESTRICTED PART OF THE GENERAL FUND.
OKAY. YEAH. IS THERE A REASON WHY SOME COACHES ARE PAID MORE THAN OTHERS? SOME OF THE COACHES ARE ON HALF STIPENDS, SOME ARE ON FULL STIPENDS DEPENDING ON THE RATIO OF STUDENTS THAT THEY HAVE.
OKAY, SO IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY KIDS ARE IN THE PROGRAM AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS WHAT THEY GET PAID? CORRECT, CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT. CALL FOR ONE OTHER QUESTION.
ALSO LISTED IS FOR $40,000, A STIPEND FOR STIRLING JONES FOR A CONSULTANT FOR PARKVIEW.
SO HE'S OUR YOUTH COACH, AS WE EXPLAINED TO YOU EARLIER.
SO HE DOES THE BEFORE SCHOOL SPEED AGILITY FOR ALL DISTRICT KIDS.
WE'RE SERVING 120 KIDS EACH QUARTER.
SO WOULDN'T WE TYPICALLY SPLIT A SALARY OR DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT? OR HOW DOES WHY WOULD WHY WERE WE DOING A STIPEND INSTEAD OF DOING IT? IT'S NOT A SALARY. THAT'S JUST THAT'S OURS.
IT'S TOTAL. OURS. IT'S AN ESTIMATED.
SO JUST AN HOURLY RATE. IT'S AN HOURLY RATE.
OKAY. BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE HR REPORT, IT'S A STIPEND.
IT'S IT'S HIS HOURLY RATE OF, I THINK $50.
OKAY. AND THAT'S THE ESTIMATE FOR THE WHOLE YEAR IN OURS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION.
AND I AM AN I. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.
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WE'LL NOW GO TO THE COMMUNICATION AND BOARD REPORTS.I HAVE BEEN GONE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, SO I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT DOING A LOT.
BUT I DID HAVE THE CHANCE TO GO TO THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER.
IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT OPENING AND ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE THERE.
I ALSO DOING SOME PREP WORK FOR CCPA'S CONFERENCE.
I'LL BE PRESENTING WITH NORTH ORANGE COUNTY ROP SUPERINTENDENT THERE FOR ONE OF THE PRESENTATIONS, AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH A COMMUNITY MEMBER RECENTLY ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY, AND HE CAME UP WITH A LOT OF GREAT SUGGESTIONS THAT I WANTED TO PASS ALONG.
INCLUDING AND I'LL JUST LIST THE FIVE THAT REALLY STOOD OUT FOR ME.
COMPLETING A COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY ASSESSMENT.
I KNOW WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE, BUT IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
AND, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW KEY STAFF MEMBERS AND POSITIONS, SO IT MIGHT BE A.
WELL, IT DEFINITELY IS A GOOD THING TO, TO LOOK AT.
SO WE WENT THROUGH AND TALKED ABOUT 18 DIFFERENT JOB CATEGORIES OR PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE THAT WE SHOULD INCLUDE IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT, FROM ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS TO OUR ADMIN ON SITE, EVEN TO NUTRITION SERVICES.
SO SOMETHING A BUILD A PLAN OF SAFETY TRAINING AND QUARTERLY UPDATE MEETINGS OR QUARTERLY MEETINGS WITH KEY STAFF AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ON A REGULAR BASIS TO JUST CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THAT CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION WITH IMPROVEMENTS.
AND THEN THE LAST WAS A QUARTERLY DISTRICT SAFETY COMMITTEE, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE PTA MEMBERS AND PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND AND STAFF FROM ALL AROUND THE DISTRICT TO JUST CONTINUE THAT TWO WAY COMMUNICATION.
I HAVE A LOT OF NOTES THAT I CAN SHARE.
LASTLY, ON SO I WORK WITH CAL OPTIMA OFTEN.
WITH FAMILY HOMELESSNESS, AND THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF NARCAN AND NALOXONE TO OUR SHELTERS, AND THEY ARE DOING A DRIVE TO REVIVE CAMPAIGN TO NOT ONLY DISTRIBUTE NALOXONE, BUT ALSO RAISE AWARENESS, AWARENESS AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND ITS USE IN PREVENTING OPIOID
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OVERDOSES. SO ON FRIDAY, THEY ARE DOING A MASS DISTRIBUTION FOR ANYONE IN THE COUNTY.AND SO I'VE ASKED IF THEY WOULD SET ASIDE SOME FOR US.
SO THEY ARE I'LL BE PICKING UP 2400 DOSES OF NALOXONE FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I'LL COMMUNICATE WITH MICHELLE DE HAVEN AND MAKE SURE THAT SHE GETS THAT SO THAT TO HELP WITH DISTRIBUTION.
BUT THEY, THEY ALSO HAVE A AN ONLINE TRAINING THAT TAKES ABOUT 10 OR 15 MINUTES.
THEY WILL ALSO PROVIDE THOSE FLIERS SO THAT THEY CAN THAT CAN BE PROVIDED WITH THE NALOXONE SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN DO THAT QUICK LITTLE LITTLE TRAINING AND BE READY TO GO IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
AND I'M JUST THANKFUL TO CALOPTIMA FOR HAVING THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT.
SO THANK YOU TO THEM AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
OKAY. I REALLY WOULD LIKE THAT STUDY SESSION NEXT OR IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THESE EMAILS.
I THINK THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DISCUSS IT AND AND GET TO THE BOTTOM OF ALL OF THIS.
AND WELCOME TO ATTEND EVERYTHING.
I ATTENDED THE FAMILY RESOURCE OPENING AT MELROSE, AND IT WAS A THIS WAS A GREAT FIRST STEP FOR THE STUDENTS THERE IN LA JOLLA THAT ATTEND MELROSE AND VALDEZ.
AND I WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE THE RESOURCES THERE THAT ARE ROUGHLY GOING TO SERVE 613 HOMELESS STUDENTS THAT ATTEND THESE SCHOOLS AND 965 SOCIALLY ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS.
AND THESE CLOSETS WERE SUPPLIED WITH FOOD AND CLOTHING, BEDDING.
AND IT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP THESE FAMILIES TREMENDOUSLY.
SO I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL TO EVERYBODY THAT PUT IN THE HARD WORK TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND AND REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT BENEFIT THE STUDENTS. AND TALKING TO FAMILY HEALTH MATTERS THERE, IT LOOKS LIKE THEIR VAN IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME HELP WITH THE MEDICAL ISSUES IN THIS AREA STARTING IN THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.
SO I THINK THAT'S GREAT AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE HAVE A FEW IN THE ROOM, SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
I ATTENDED THE STATE OF THE CITY OF PLACENTIA, AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO HEAR FROM OUR CITY OF PLACENTIA, MAYOR YAMAGUCHI, AND THE PATH THAT THE CITY IS TAKING TO IMPROVE EVERYONE'S LIVES HERE.
AND I WAS SO IMPRESSED BY THESE BOOKS AND THAT THE TEACHER HAD PUT A LOT OF EXTRA WORK INTO THESE BOOKS, PUTTING KEY THINGS AND PROMPTS INTO IT TO SPECIALIZE IT FOR EACH ONE OF THEIR STUDENTS.
I ATTENDED THE GRAND OPENING OF THE COFFEE CART AT GEORGE KEY, AND IT WAS JUST REALLY FUN TO SEE THE STUDENTS AND SEE THEM ENGAGING. AND I HAD A LOVELY PUMPKIN HOT CHOCOLATE THERE, AND THEY HAD IT SET UP BY THE GARDEN WITH TABLES, AND IT WAS JUST SO INVITING AND RELAXING, AND I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
I ATTENDED THE EL DORADO LIGHTS LAST NIGHT.
THAT'S BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED TONIGHT.
AND I APPRECIATE THE INVITATION.
AND IT WAS REALLY FUN TO SEE THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS PRACTICING UNDER THE LIGHTS.
AND ACTUALLY, THOSE LIGHTS ARE QUITE IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE THERE'S VERY LITTLE SPILLAGE.
AND I WAS HAPPILY SURPRISED ABOUT THAT.
AND I DO BELIEVE IN US BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS.
THIS MONTH IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
I HAVE A FRIEND WHO'S HAVING HER LAST RADIATION TREATMENT TOMORROW, AND I AM SO EXCITED FOR HER TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BREAST CANCER.
AND HER HER STORY IS SIMILAR TO MINE AND IT WASN'T TOO SEVERE DUE TO EARLY DETECTION.
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SO HERE IS YOUR ANNUAL FRIENDLY REMINDER TO GET YOUR MAMMOGRAMS OR OTHER BREAST CANCER PREVENTION CHECKUPS ANNUALLY AND OR SOONER IF A DOCTOR RECOMMENDS.EARLY DETECTION IS CRUCIAL FOR SURVIVAL AND FOR THE BEST OUTCOMES.
AND SO I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. YOUNGBLOOD. HE WORE HIS PINK RIBBON TONIGHT.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU JOIN ME IN WEARING PINK TO SUPPORT BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND GET THOSE CHECKUPS AND THOSE CURRENTLY FIGHTING BREAST CANCER TO CELEBRATE HELP THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY FIGHTING BREAST CANCER AND TO CELEBRATE WITH BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS EVERYWHERE.
BOARD REPORT STARTS AS BEING VERY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE NEW HAPPENINGS IN OUR DISTRICT.
THAT ALSO INCLUDES, WHICH I WAS VERY PLEASED TO HEAR ABOUT MATH AND READING ACHIEVEMENTS.
THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS FOR ME, AT LEAST, THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS IN WHICH YOU KNOW, THE WORK IN WHICH WE DO AS A BOARD? IF WE CAN IMPROVE KIDS IN THOSE AREAS, THEN WE'RE DOING GOOD THINGS, BECAUSE IF WE JUST OUR LITTLE AREA CAN, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT BIGGER DIFFERENCE IN OTHER AREAS, MAYBE THE WHOLE STATE CAN COME UP AS FAR AS THEIR READING AND MATH SCORES.
ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE'RE WE'RE DOING SOME PRETTY AMAZING THINGS INNOVATIVE.
AND THAT IS DRAWING MORE, MORE KIDS, MORE FAMILIES BACK INTO OUR DISTRICT.
I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE THAT.
I'D LOVE TO SEE SEE THAT CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.
YAY! SO ONLY TOOK 30 YEARS, BUT I HAVE TO COMMEND THIS BOARD.
WORKED HARD ON GETTING THESE LIGHTS APPROVED.
AND THAT THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE ON THE BOARD, GUYS.
WE WORKED ON GETTING THIS TOGETHER, SO SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT THAT GUY WAS AMAZING, AMAZING INFO.
SO YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF OUR SCHOOLS THERE.
THEY'LL BE RECEIVING INFORMATION TALKING ABOUT FIRE SAFETY AND ALL THE STOP, DROP AND ROLL AND ALL THE ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT GO WITH REPLACING BATTERIES AND AND FIRE AND FIRE DETECTORS, SMOKE DETECTORS.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE A TENDENCY TO FORGET IS THAT THE, THE ELEMENTARIES AND THE, THE PRESCHOOLS AND SO FORTH.
THEY ARE ALSO PLACES IN WHICH BAD THINGS CAN HAPPEN.
AND I DON'T NECESSARILY MEAN JUST LIKE ACTIVE SHOOTERS OR WHATNOT, BUT ANY, ANY TYPE OF CRISIS, WHETHER WHETHER IT'S A, YOU KNOW, A FIRE OR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES EARTHQUAKE TYPE OF THINGS.
COMMUNICATION IS THE NUMBER ONE FAILURE WHEN WE GO INTO THESE DRILLS AND SO FORTH.
AND I KNOW MOST OF YOU GUYS PROBABLY WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP, WE USED TO HAVE THE THE EARTHQUAKE DRILLS AND WE WOULD DUCK UNDERNEATH THE DESK, OR WE'D HAVE THE FIRE DRILLS AND THEY WOULD DIRECT US OUT TO ONE PARTICULAR AREA WHERE WE'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO MEET AND SO FORTH.
WE'D LIKE TO SAY THAT EVERYTHING GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN, BUT IT DOESN'T.
SO IMPLEMENT THESE TYPES OF, OF THINGS, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S A CERTAIN DIRECTION THAT WE NORMALLY GO IN FILING THE STUDENTS OUT. WELL THEN LET'S MAKE THAT ACCESS, YOU KNOW, UNACCEPTABLE THAT WE HAVE TO REROUTE, YOU KNOW, GO A DIFFERENT WAY.
WE HAVE TO THINK ACCORDING TO WHAT THAT EMERGENCY MIGHT ENTAIL.
SO I'M HOPING MORE STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ON THAT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT THING.
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SO. YES, DEFINITELY.SO THAT'S LET'S KEEP LOOKING AT THOSE THINGS.
ALSO MISS ANDERSON MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A MONTH FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS.
AND, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY OR FORTUNATELY, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT BREAST CANCER CAN HIT ANYONE INCLUDING MEN AS WELL.
SO GUYS DON'T DON'T DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE UNTOUCHABLE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT.
SO BREAST CANCER AWARENESS IS HUGE.
A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS ARE, ARE, ARE BACKING THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS. AND THIS MONTH IS THE TIME TO GO GET YOUR CHECKUPS.
SO LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO PUT OUT YOUR GUYS THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THE EAST COAST.
HURRICANE HELENE, HELEN HAS DECIMATED SIX OF OUR STATES THERE.
WITH THOUSANDS THAT'S STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR.
HURRICANE HELEN WAS A CATEGORY FOUR STORM.
THAT'S THE SAME AS KATRINA WAS.
BUT BUILDING UP RIGHT NOW IS A HURRICANE MILTON THAT'S IN OUR GULF COAST THAT IS GOT ITSELF IN LINE FOR FLORIDA AND THOSE COASTAL TOWNS, MISSISSIPPI AND SUCH.
AND IT IS A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE.
SO PLEASE KEEP THAT KEEP THAT IN MIND TONIGHT AS WE'RE, WE'RE SNUGGLING SAFE IN OUR BED WATCHING TV, THAT THERE ARE FAMILIES THAT ARE IN DIRE NEED AND YOU KNOW, JUST KEEP THEM IN OUR PRAYERS.
SO THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT.
THANK YOU. WELL, I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT WHEN YOU SIT HERE AND YOU WATCH THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT PRESENTATION, WHICH WAS PHENOMENALLY CREATED, BY THE WAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
AND YES, THERE'S DISAGREEMENTS.
BUT THE RESULTS THAT WE'RE GETTING IN THIS DISTRICT INCREASE ENROLLMENT.
YOU CAN ARGUE ABOUT WHETHER YOU THINK THAT'S GOOD ENROLLMENT INCREASE OR NOT.
EITHER WAY, IT'S ENROLLMENT INCREASE.
THERE'S SO MANY PROGRAMS THAT ARE HELPING OUR STUDENTS.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S NATIONAL OR NOT, BUT I THINK IT'S POTENTIALLY THAT.
SO I JUST LIKE TO ALWAYS BACK UP WHEN YOU GET INVOLVED WITH THE EMOTIONAL PART OF WHAT EITHER SOMEBODY AFFECTED YOU OR SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE REALLY IRRITATED ABOUT THAT YOU HAD AN EXPERIENCE WITH.
IF YOU BACK UP AND THINK, WELL, LET'S LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE.
THINGS ARE REALLY, REALLY GREAT HERE.
I JUST WANTED TO START WITH THAT.
AND THEN THIS THIS LAST MONTH, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS.
SEVERAL OF THEM WERE MENTIONED UP HERE ALREADY.
I WAS AT THE YORBA LINDA FIRST RESPONDERS BREAKFAST.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE IN EMERGENCY SERVICES.
AND AGAIN, WITH PEOPLE ON THE GULF COAST AND THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THERE WE I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE WOULD BE WITHOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND YOU AND YOU THAT ARE, THAT ARE THERE TO KEEP US SAFE IN TIMES OF NEED.
I THINK IT'S, IT'S INTERESTING WHEN YOU SEE THE THINGS HAPPENING THAT ARE OVER THERE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT.
LIKE SEAN SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE WE'RE GOING TO BE FINE TONIGHT WHEN WE GET HOME.
BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WAY.
I HAVE FAMILY THAT HAVE HAD TO FLEE THE PART OF FLORIDA THAT'S ABOUT TO BE HIT.
IT'S IT PUT THINGS IN, PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE.
AND WHEN WE SEE THE THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN, WE REALLY NEED TO, TO TAKE A LOOK AT OURSELVES AND HOW WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A TRUE DIFFERENCE AND IMPACT PEOPLE AROUND US AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN BE INVOLVED IN THAT, PLEASE GET INVOLVED.
I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE SECONDARY COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ZOOM WITH DOCTOR CHERNUS AND SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND THERE WAS LOTS OF PRESENTATIONS. I GOT A PREVIEW OF THESE NUMBERS.
YOU GUYS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE PURPOSE IS OF EDUCATION, IT'S TO INCREASE SCORES, RIGHT?
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THAT'S WHERE IT'S MATH.WE HAVE EVIDENCE THAT THINGS ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
IT'S JUST PHENOMENAL TO HEAR THESE OTHER THESE, THESE SITE LEADERS TALK AND, AND EVEN JUST THE CAMARADERIE ABOUT BETWEEN CRAMER AND TUFFREY, THEY WERE TALKING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT THEIR THEIR SCHOOL RIVALRIES.
AND IT'S JUST THEY'RE THEY'RE FRIENDS AND THEY'RE HAVING FUN.
BUT THERE IS A REALLY A FEELING OF FAMILY THAT, THAT YOU GET AT A DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY LIKE THIS THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED THAT YOU I'M ASSUMING YOU PROBABLY DON'T GET A LOT OF PLACES. AND THEN IN IN ADDITION TO THAT, I WAS AT THE EL DORADO FIELD LIGHTING, WHICH MARILYN SAID IT.
AND YOU FLICK A BUTTON AND THEY GO ON.
IT TOOK 20 MINUTES FOR THEM TO COME BACK ON.
THE LIGHTS THE OTHER NIGHT. THEY JUST FLIPPED THE SWITCH AND THEY'RE ON FULL.
AND THEY'RE LED. THEY'RE POINTED.
I THINK WE DID A PHENOMENAL JOB OF GETTING THAT DONE.
SOME PEOPLE CALL IT THE OLD GYM.
IT'S LIKE HOOSIERS. YOU GOTTA ELEVATED STANDS ON ON ONE SIDE.
ANYWAYS I ONLY BRING THAT UP BECAUSE I HAD TO GO TO A BASKETBALL GAME THERE, AND TYPICALLY THAT'S THE PLACE WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE, YOU DON'T WANT TO GO BECAUSE IT'S NOT VENTILATED. IT'S THERE'S JUST ONE BIG FAN IN THE CORNER AND YOU HOPE THAT YOU'RE SITTING IN FRONT OF IT.
WELL, NOW THERE'S AIR CONDITIONING.
AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE COMFORTABLE IN THE VALENCIA CLASSIC GYM.
AS I WAS LAST NIGHT WATCHING THE BASKETBALL GAME, I ALMOST STAYED FOR TWO.
THEY'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR EDUCATORS, AND THEY'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I AM JUST REALLY PROUD OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A GENTLEMAN THAT WE DON'T AGREE ON A LOT OF THINGS, BUT WE BOTH AGREED THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT WE DO AGREE ON THAT ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING GOING ON AT THE DISTRICT.
ALL RIGHT. I ALSO ATTENDED THE YORBA LINDA FIRST RESPONDER BREAKFAST.
I ATTENDED WITH SEAN AND MARILYN AND DOCTOR CHERNUS.
LIKE I'VE BEEN. I WAS THERE FOR THE BLACKOUT AT ESPERANZA, AND IT WAS QUITE SOMETHING.
AND TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON, IT WAS.
SO OBVIOUSLY, IS THAT THERE AT THE EL DORADO LIGHT CEREMONY LAST NIGHT? WENT TO THE YORBA LINDA WATER POLO GAMES.
I DID NOTICE THAT THEY THEIR SCOREBOARD DOES NOT WORK.
LIKE YOU CAN'T TELL WHAT QUARTER YOU'RE IN.
YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T TELL A LOT.
YOU'RE KIND OF GUESSING, LIKE, WHAT IS THIS, THE QUARTER? LIKE, IS IT THE SCORE? AND SO I WOULD SAY THAT VALENCIA DESPERATELY NEEDS A NEW SCOREBOARD FOR THEIR POOL DECK.
AND I KNOW THAT THEY'VE SAID THAT THAT'S BEEN AN ASK FOR, YOU KNOW, YEARS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE JUST DON'T WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION, LIKE, CAN WE GET A NEW SCOREBOARD? CAN WE GET A NEW THIS? THEY'RE LIKE, OH, WELL, I JUST ASKED FOR THIS.
AND I SAID, WELL, JUST ASK FOR IT ALL.
SHE'S AT FULLERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THEY ARE TRYING TO REPLICATE NOW USC AS WELL.
AND SO I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF STRANGE.
ONLINE, WE HAVE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, DOING THESE WEIRD INTERVIEWS THAT ARE TALKING ABOUT YOU KNOW, THAT USC IS A POORLY THOUGHT OUT PROJECT. AND THEY'RE SAYING THAT OUR $1.2 MILLION PROJECT IS ACTUALLY $3.8 MILLION, BUT NOBODY CAN FIND WHERE ANY OF THAT WAS APPROVED. WE HAVEN'T SPENT $3.8 MILLION.
THEY'RE SAYING, AS YOU SAID LAST NIGHT, AP OR AP CLASSES ARE BEING REMOVED.
AND AS WE HEARD TONIGHT, OUR AP SCORES ARE UP AND WE'RE ACTUALLY EXPANDING ON OUR AP CLASSES.
I MEAN, LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE AT SOCCER GAMES OR YOU'RE AT WHEREAS I WAS AT A FOOTBALL GAME AND SOMEBODY SAID, WHY ARE YOU GUYS GETTING RID OF AP CLASSES? AND I SAID, WHAT ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT? AND THEY SAID, OH, SUCH AND SUCH SAID, WE'RE GETTING RID OF AP CLASSES.
SO JUST KNOW IF YOU HEAR SOMETHING.
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AP CLASSES ARE NOT BEING REMOVED.A COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT WAS HAPPENING.
AND SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE CAN WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
OBVIOUSLY, I WAS CLEARED BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND WAS I FIRED FROM MY JOB? NO. AND SO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO GO ONLINE AND TALK ABOUT IT, JUST KNOW THAT YOU COME OFF AS NOT SUPPORTING OR BACKING THE BLUE, AND YOU DON'T SUPPORT OUR OFFICERS THEN.
BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE PROTECTING PEOPLE AND THINGS HAPPEN IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SPLIT DECISIONS AND WE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR LITTLE SOCIAL MEDIA WARRIORS GOING ONLINE, TALKING ABOUT THE SHOOTING AND THEN TRYING TO SAY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FIRED FOR THE INCIDENT WHEN THERE'S CLEARLY A DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S LETTER RIGHT THERE THAT SAYS WE WERE CLEARED.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PULL UP THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY LETTER THAT SHOWS THE TRUTH.
IT'S KIND OF DISRESPECTFUL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL.
AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S OUT THERE PROTECTING.
BUT THEN, YOU KNOW, HOW DOES THAT MAKE OFFICERS FEEL WHEN THEY GO HOME AT NIGHT OR HAVE TO PULL THE TRIGGER OR HAVE TO DO SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, AND TO KNOW THAT THAT THERE'S PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHO ARE JUST COMPLETELY DISRESPECTFUL AS EVERYONE'S SLEEPING AT HOME AT NIGHT, WE'RE OUT PATROLLING AND WE'RE ALL HAVING TO MAKE THE HARD DECISIONS.
AND YET YOU HAVE SOMEBODY 12 YEARS LATER GOING ONLINE AND TRYING TO JUST THROW SHADE MY WAY.
OBVIOUSLY, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY STOOD BY MY ACTIONS.
I'M SURE MY KIDS ARE VERY HAPPY THAT I'M STILL HERE TODAY.
SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT MY SHOOTING, WHY DON'T YOU COME AND WE'LL SIT DOWN FOR COFFEE FACE TO FACE, AND YOU CAN STOP TRYING TO THROW SHADE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE MY KIDS AND MY FAMILY AND ALL OF THESE PEOPLE CAN SEE IT.
WHY DON'T WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CONVERSATION? I ALSO TOO, THERE WAS SOME OTHER STUFF THAT I JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH WITH REAL QUICK BECAUSE IT'S JUST MORE INFORMATION.
AND WE KNOW THE WE KNOW THE SITE.
WE DON'T EVEN NEED TO TO GIVE THE SITE ANY CREDIBILITY OR EVEN SAY THEIR NAME.
THAT'S CONFIRMED. I MEAN, I JUST NEED.
YEAH. IT WAS IT WAS IN 2009 THAT THAT IT WAS MENTIONED.
AND SO WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING IS THAT THERE'S BEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS THIS ENTIRE TIME, THOUGH.
ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORT WE HAD WAS WE HAD THE REACH FOUNDATION TRACK MEET.
AND SO IN 2021, WE DID BRING BACK THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS.
AND WE'VE BEEN EXPANDING ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS EVER SINCE.
AND SO THEY'RE SAYING THAT WE ARE NOT DOING A NIXON LIBRARY.
SO WOULD YOU JUST EXPAND ON THAT SO PEOPLE ACTUALLY KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN NO NIXON LIBRARY CURRICULUM IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING, IF YOU COULD JUST EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE DOING.
YEAH. SO WE'RE DEVELOPING THE HONORS CIVICS COURSE WITH THE NIXON LIBRARY.
IT'S A NEW COURSE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING.
AND OUR KIDS WILL GO THERE NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN WE'LL EXPAND IT TO ALL OUR SCHOOLS.
AND IT'S IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY, AND THEY'RE BUILDING A WHOLE EDUCATION WING.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BRING CIVICS EDUCATION BACK TO TO OUR KIDS.
AND WE ALSO HAVE THE FIVE HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS INTERNSHIPS.
AND WE HAD FIVE HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AT THE LIBRARY LAST SUMMER.
OKAY. AND THEN, RENEE CAN YOU NOT RIGHT NOW, PLEASE.
WE HAVE CREATED OUR OWN AND MADE IT TAILORED AND PERSONALIZED.
BUT THE STATE HAD ENCOURAGED THE DISTRICTS TO TO TO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE DIPLOMA.
BUT WE ACTUALLY GREW OURS MORE.
THAT WAS SOMETHING ELSE THAT THEY WERE SAYING THAT WE WERE LYING ABOUT, AND THAT IT WAS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT WE WERE USING, AND IT WASN'T TAILORED TO OUR OWN SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THAT WE'D ALWAYS HAD IT.
THE OTHER THING WAS I GUESS I GUESS MORE OF THIS WAS JUST MORE TRASH TALK THAN ANYTHING.
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YEAH, THAT WAS DECLINING ENROLLMENT.CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE PRESCHOOLS AND.
THE LAST THREE YEARS WE DECLINED.
THEY EXPANDED ENROLLMENT FOR THREE MONTHS STARTING IN 21.
SO ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS ASSERTION.
AND LIKE I SAID, EVERY OTHER DISTRICT AROUND, THEY'RE DECLINING.
AND SO ANOTHER THING TOO, AND I THINK WE JUST NEED TO TO TALK ABOUT IT IS THERE'S SOME PARENTS WHO ARE OBVIOUSLY VERY UPSET ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE TALK ABOUT THE LIBRARIES.
YOU KNOW, AND THE BOOK BANS AND STUFF.
AND SO RIGHT NOW, SB 1435 HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD BY OCHOA BAUGH, AND IT'S REQUIRING THE GOVERNING BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EXCLUDE FROM SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES SERVING PUPILS IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE EIGHT ALL BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS OR PAPERS THAT CONTAIN OBSCENE MATTER.
THE CTA IS OPPOSING THIS BILL, SO THEY'RE OPPOSING THAT.
I GUESS THEY WANT IT IN THE LIBRARIES OR WHAT.
AND SO PEOPLE ARE ASKING ME THESE QUESTIONS.
I'M NOT THE PERSON TO ASK ABOUT THE CTA OR THE UNION OR WHY THEY'RE OPPOSING THIS BILL.
I ALSO TOO, THERE'S ANOTHER BILL TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY, AND I DIDN'T MEET THIS PERSON IN PERSON, BUT THEY WERE ASKING, WHY ARE WE NOT PUTTING ARMED SECURITY GUARDS ON ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES? WELL, THERE IS A BILL THAT IS UP IN SACRAMENTO, AND OUR TEACHERS UNION, CTA IS OPPOSING THAT BILL AS WELL.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER QUESTION TO ASK ABOUT.
WHERE CAN WE MEET IN THE MIDDLE TO START TO DO SCHOOL SECURITY AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ARMED PEOPLE ON OUR CAMPUSES? AND SO THOSE ARE QUESTIONS THAT YOU'RE ASKING US.
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY THE TEACHERS UNION, THE CTA, IS OPPOSING THIS IDEA FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS.
AND I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE OUTDOOR SCIENCE CAMP.
THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT THE MAIN THINGS THAT PEOPLE WERE ASKING ME QUESTIONS ABOUT AS FAR AS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE UNION WAS OPPOSING OR WHAT THEY WERE PROMOTING OR WHATEVER. SO ONE QUESTION.
YES, WE'RE REQUIRED TO BY LAW.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I THINK THAT THAT WAS IT.
THAT WAS THE 3 OR 4 MAIN QUESTIONS.
AND WE WILL SEE EVERYBODY BACK HERE ON NOVEMBER 14TH, NOVEMBER 19TH FOR OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING.
I NEED A I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. FRAZIER. I HAVE A SECOND FROM MRS. ANDERSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.