Nov 19, 2024 Board Meeting

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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I AM CALLING THE NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ORDER, PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54950 EXECUTAR AND EDUCATION CODE SECTION 35140 EXECUTOR AT 5:03

[3. CLOSED SESSION]

[4. REGULAR SESSION]

[5. REPORT OF BOARD ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY, LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, LUKE, ARE PRESENT AND I NEED AN APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. PLEASE. THANK YOU. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR THE

[8. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

LUKE, ARE YOU AND I. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO WITH AN EYE FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD

[9. PUBLIC COMMENT ANNOUNCEMENT]

[10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

I. I AM AN EYE. AND WE HAVE AN EYE FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. MOTION CARRIES FIVE

[11. RECOGNITIONS]

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ELISE, WHO WAS NEARBY, RUSHED TO THE SCENE AND TOGETHER THEY CONFIRMED THE STUDENT WAS EXPERIENCING AN ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION. RECOGNIZING THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION, THEY ADMINISTERED AN EPIPEN, POTENTIALLY SAVING THE STUDENT'S LIFE. THEIR QUICK THINKING AND POTENTIAL TEAMWORK ARE A TESTAMENT TO THEIR DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS HEALTH AND SAFETY.

TRAVIS RANCH PRINCIPAL KRISTEN PETROVSKY PRAISED JENNIFER, SAYING HER CALM DEMEANOR AND COMPOSURE UNDER PRESSURE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME. WE'RE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION IN OUR HEALTH OFFICE, KNOWING OUR STUDENTS ARE INCAPABLE AND CARING HANDS. THIS MOMENT ALSO UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF

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NOT SO. OKAY. LUKE. YOU READY? TAKE IT AWAY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BATES. TRUSTEES,

[12. STUDENT BOARD REPORT]

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SERVE AS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTING THEIR YOUNGER PEERS DURING THE EVENT. EL CAMINO REAL STUDENTS RECENTLY VISITED FULLERTON COLLEGE. THE 22 STUDENTS EXPLORED THE CAMPUS, ATTENDED CLASSES, AND MET WITH CAREER AND FINANCIAL AID COUNSELORS TO PLAN THEIR FUTURES. A SCHOOL WIDE FIELD TRIP TO SOFI STADIUM IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 20TH.

STUDENTS AND STAFF WILL TOUR THE STADIUM FACILITY THROUGH AN ACADEMIC LENS, FOCUSING ON THE ELEMENTS THAT GO INTO BUILDING A STATE OF THE ART VENUE. THEIR SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENT AND THE STEPS TAKEN TO LIMIT THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT. THEIR VAST TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS THAT OPERATE THE STADIUM AND ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SIDE OF THE BUILD, AND MUCH MORE. AFTER LUNCH AND SOME ACTIVITY TIME ON THE FIELD, STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A CAREER PANEL WITH EMPLOYEES FROM ALL FACETS OF OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO LEARN ABOUT THE PATHWAYS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CAREERS. THE ANNUAL TREE OF THANKS ACTIVITY IS ALSO UNDERWAY, WHERE STUDENTS AND STAFF WILL PUT WHAT THEY ARE THANKFUL FOR ON DIFFERENT COLORED LEAVES, AND THE LEAVES ARE POSTED ON OUR TREE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAMPUS. EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL HELD ITS 12TH ANNUAL FALLEN HEROES MEMORIAL VETERANS DAY CEREMONY ON NOVEMBER 8TH. EVERY YEAR, THE CEREMONY IS LIVE STREAMED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, END TO END INTO CLASSROOMS, AND IS HIGHLIGHTED BY RECOGNIZING THE THREE GOLD STAR FAMILIES OF GOLDEN HAWKS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES PROTECTING THEIR COUNTRY.

THE THREE FALLEN ARE STAFF SERGEANT WILLIAM HARRELL, CORPORAL CLAUDIO PATINO AND SERGEANT JASON WEAVER. THE CEREMONY ALSO RECOGNIZES VETERANS IN ATTENDANCE BY HOLDING A ROLL CALL. TAPS IS PERFORMED FOR THE FALLEN WHEN THEIR NAME IS ANNOUNCED.

STUDENTS THIS YEAR WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT WERE POEM READER AND SENIOR ELECTION MODERATOR AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT LUKE GILSTRAP. THAT'S ME AND JAZZ ONE TRUMPET PLAYER AND SENIOR MILES OLSON, FORMER PRINCIPAL MRS. CARRIE AIELLO GAVE A POWERFUL AND IMPACTFUL CLOSING TO THIS YEAR'S CEREMONY. THIS EVENT CAN STILL BE VIEWED THROUGH EL DORADO'S HAWK TALK YOUTUBE CHANNEL. EDD'S VIDEO PRODUCTION. EDD'S WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK BOARD MEMBER MARILYN ANDERSON AND SHAWN YOUNGBLOOD, AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DOCTOR OLIVIA YANG FOR BEING IN ATTENDANCE. ESPERANZA IS CONTINUING THEIR PBIS PROGRAM AFTER BEING AWARDED GOLD THIS YEAR. STUDENTS ARE REWARDED WITH TREATS EVERY WEEK IF THEY HAVE EARNED A PRIDE CARD IN AROUND SCHOOL. PRIDE CARDS ARE GIVEN IF A STUDENT IS GIVEN TO A STUDENT IF THEY ARE SHOWING CHARACTERISTICS. CHARACTERISTICS OF POSITIVE, RESPONSIBLE, INNOVATIVE, DETERMINED, OR ENGAGED ON CAMPUS. STUDENTS TOOK PART IN WHAT IF WEEK WHERE POSED

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GEORGE KEY SCHOOL HOSTS A FALL CRAFT DAY ON NOVEMBER 15TH FEATURING SENSORY ACTIVITIES, CRAFTS AND REFRESHMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE SCHOOL ALSO LOOKS FORWARD TO ANNUAL ROTARY CHRISTMAS PARTY ON DECEMBER 5TH 13TH, MADE POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE ROTARY OF YORBA LINDA, VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATED ATHLETIC SUCCESS WITH FIRST PLACE FINISHES IN GIRLS GOLF, TENNIS, VOLLEYBALL AND CROSS COUNTRY. IN THE EMPIRE LEAGUE, SOPHOMORE MIKAYLA GIL WILL COMPETE IN CIF CROSS COUNTRY FINALS ON NOVEMBER 22ND AT MOUNT SAC. BEST OF LUCK MIKAYLA. THE TIGER REGIMENT CONCLUDED ITS UNDEFEATED SEASON WITH A FIRST PLACE FINISH AT THE SAVANNAH HIGH SCHOOL FIELD SHOW. THIS CONCLUDES THEIR COMPETITION SEASON, IN WHICH THEY WERE UNDEFEATED. AP EXAM SALES HAVE CONCLUDED WITH OVER 1800 EXAMS BEING PURCHASED. SERVING OUR 900 STUDENTS FOR TESTING IN SPRING 2025, REFLECTING THE SCHOOL'S STRONG ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH. VALENCIA'S HIGH SCHOOL SHOWCASE WAS A STANDING ROOM ONLY EVENT WELCOME WELCOMING FUTURE TIGERS FROM THE CLASS OF 2029 AND INTRODUCING THEM TO PROGRAMS LIKE IB CAMBRIDGE AND VALTECH CLASS OF 2029. THAT'S CRAZY. YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ITS WOSC ACCREDITATION. WOSC ACCREDITATION ACCREDITATION VISIT THIS PAST OCTOBER. THE VISITING COMMITTEE PROVIDED A POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THE STRENGTH OF YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL'S ARTS, ATHLETICS, AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE WILD CHESS COMMUNITY TEACHERS, CLASSIFIED STAFF, STUDENTS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL FOR THEIR SUPPORT. THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, THE MUSTANG BAND AND GUARD TOOK SWEEPSTAKES AT LAURA THIRD AT SOUTH HILLS AND FOURTH IN THEIR GROUP AT PRELIMS. THEY ALSO HAD SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCES AT THE PLACENTIA AND ANAHEIM PARADES.

THE ORCHESTRA HAD A SUCCESSFUL SINFONIA NIGHT THIS MONTH, AND THEIR CHOIR IS IN PREPARATION FOR WINTERFEST ON DECEMBER 3RD AT DISNEYLAND AND DECEMBER 12TH AT A WINTER CONCERT IN DECEMBER.

AT DECEMBER 2016, WHOA! THE THEATER DEPARTMENT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR FALL PLAY, NOISES OFF. IT'S PLAYING THIS THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY AT THE FORUM. THE DANCE COMPANY IS GETTING READY FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE WAVES ON DECEMBER 6TH AND SEVENTH AT THE PAC VARSITY CHEER QUALIFIED FOR AND IS GOING TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEER CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY. THEY QUALIFIED AT THE UCA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONALS LAST SATURDAY AT MIRA COSTA HIGH SCHOOL, PLACING SECOND IN THE EXPERIENCE AND HIGHLY COMPETITIVE FIELD OF SCHOOLS. THE MUSTANGS JUST FINISHED OUR YOU MATTER WEEK, A WEEK WHEN THEY PROUDLY CELEBRATED EVERY MUSTANG ON CAMPUS. BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF JOINED IN THE EXCITEMENT WITH SPIRITED DRESS UP DAYS AND A VARIETY OF ENGAGING ACTIVITIES, ALL DESIGNED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THEY HAD VERY IMPORTANT AND VALUED PART OF OUR MUSTANG COMMUNITY. AND THAT IT'S NOT WRITTEN DOWN HERE. I DIDN'T PUT IT DOWN, BUT WHILE FOOTBALL IS IN THE SEMIFINALS OF DIVISION TWO, THAT IS FANTASTIC. I WATCHED THE GAME LAST FRIDAY. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. SHOUT OUT TO MY FRIEND DRAKE THOMAS. HE'S A STARTER, GREAT PLAYER AND ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GOING TO GO TO THE GAME ON FRIDAY, SO I HOPE YOU GUYS MAKE THE TWO HOUR DRIVE OUT TO SUPPORT THE MUSTANGS. BUT THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THERE WAS A LOT. ONCE AGAIN, LOVELY BOARD REPORT. THANK YOU. WE ALL ARE ACTUALLY WONDERING IF YOU WOULD WANT TO READ HOURS. ACTUALLY. ALL RIGHT. SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION. AND IF 2029 FEELS A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, DATED TO YOU, IMAGINE HOW IT FEELS LIKE TO THE REST OF US THAT CHECKS OUT. YEAH. YEAH. BUT THAT'S NOT MY QUESTION. WHAT MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT PBL HAS PYLUSD HAS GIVEN YOU TO GROW AS A STUDENT AND A LEADER FOR ME, ONE OF THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITIES GRANTED ME AND THEN 43 OTHER KIDS ARE IN ASB RIGHT NOW AT DHS. I'VE BEEN IT FOR THREE YEARS. I WAS A SOPHOMORE PRESIDENT, AND THEN I DID THE RALLIES LAST YEAR, AND NOW I'M ASB PRESIDENT. BUT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MR. CAMPOSANO, HE ALLOWS US TO GROW SO MUCH AS LEADERS. AND THAT PROGRAM AT EL DORADO IS JUST FANTASTIC. SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS AND TO DO EVERYTHING AT EL DORADO. AND

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[13. PRESENTATION]

ESSENTIALLY, AVID HAS IDENTIFIED WHAT EDUCATORS DO AND WHAT STUDENTS NEED, AND HOW THOSE THINGS COME TOGETHER TO WORK TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP SO OUR STUDENTS CAN BE READY FOR COLLEGE OR CAREER. IN ESSENCE, AVID IS BOTH THE VEHICLE WITH WHICH TO TRANSPORT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL VISION AS WELL AS THE BELIEF SYSTEM THAT IS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS CAN AND WILL SUCCEED. NOW THAT WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF AVID'S MISSION, THERE ARE CORE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND GUIDING FRAMEWORK. I'D LIKE TO SHARE A BIT ABOUT WHAT THE PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE AT THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS. AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, AVID IS A SCHOOL WIDE APPROACH FOR GRADES TK THROUGH SIX, AND IT'S INTENDED TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP BEFORE IT BEGINS BY TEACHING AND REINFORCING ACADEMIC BEHAVIORS AND HIGHER LEVEL THINKING AT A YOUNG AGE, AVID ELEMENTARY TEACHERS CREATE A RIPPLE EFFECT IN LATER GRADES. ELEMENTARY STUDENTS DEVELOP ACADEMIC HABITS THAT THEY'LL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE. IN AN AGE APPROPRIATE AND CHALLENGING WAY. CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT ORGANIZATION, STUDY SKILLS, COMMUNICATION, AND SELF-ADVOCACY. WICKER STRATEGIES ARE EMBEDDED INTO THE DAILY INSTRUCTION OF ALL ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS ACROSS ENTIRE GRADE LEVELS, SUCH AS FOCUS NOTES AND THE USE OF HIGH LEVEL QUESTIONS.

AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, AVID IS NOT A STANDALONE PROGRAM OR A PULLOUT, BUT IS INSTEAD A SCHOOL WIDE SYSTEM THAT EQUIPS STUDENTS WITH THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT ARE NEEDED IN THE CHANGING WORLD. NOW, AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, AVID TAKES THE FORM OF AN ELECTIVE CLASS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE TYPICALLY THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE, WHO ARE MIDDLE PERFORMING AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EXCEL. WITH SUPPORT FROM AVID STRATEGIES, THE ELECTIVE CLASS PROVIDES STRUCTURED TUTORIALS FOR STUDENTS TWICE A WEEK BY COLLEGE TUTORS, AS WELL AS AN EXPLICIT COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS CURRICULUM THAT HEAVILY SUPPORTS LITERACY. I LIKEN THE ROLE OF THE AVID ELECTIVE TEACHERS AS SCHOOL PARENTS TO THEIR AVID STUDENTS, CONSTANTLY MONITORING STUDENT PROGRESS, HELPING THEM STRENGTHEN CORE SKILLS, BUILDING THEIR SELF-ADVOCACY AND UNLOCKING THE HIDDEN CURRICULUM OF COLLEGE ENTRANCE AND SUCCESS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. WHEN AVID GOES BEYOND THE ELECTIVE CLASS AND EXPANDS SCHOOL WIDE, YOU CAN FIND THE AVID STRATEGIES IMPLEMENTED IN ALL CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE CAMPUS. THIS IS THE MARKER OF A SCHOOL WHO HAS COMMITTED TO INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE, AND THEIR PRACTICES ARE USED WITH ALL STUDENTS. THIS INEVITABLY LEADS TO A CULTURE OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND ACADEMIC BEHAVIORS THAT PERMEATE THE ENTIRE CAMPUS. NOW THAT WE HAVE A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE AVID PROGRAM ENTAILS AND LOOKS LIKE, I'D LIKE TO SHARE HOW IT HAS GROWN OVER TIME AND IMPACTED OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN THIS DISTRICT. AVID HAS BEEN IN OUR DISTRICT FOR 28 YEARS, DATING BACK TO 1997, WITH ONE CLASS OF AVID OFFERED AT KRAMER

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ADDITIONALLY, TWO OUT OF SIX OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE ALSO AVID EXCEL SCHOOLS, WHICH SPECIFICALLY SUPPORTS OUR LONG TERM ENGLISH LEARNERS BY ACCELERATING LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, DEVELOPING LITERACY, AND PLACING THEM ON THE PATH TO HIGH SCHOOL, AVID AND COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSEWORK. WE HAVE INVESTED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES IN AVID OVER THE YEARS TO TRAIN OUR STAFF. WITH 419 STAFF MEMBERS TRAINED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS ALONE, WE ARE PROUD TO SHARE THAT OUR DISTRICT IS HOME TO ONE AVID SHOWCASE SCHOOL AT RUBY DRIVE, WHICH MEANS THEY HOST EVENTS FOR EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO LEARN ABOUT AND OBSERVE THE STRONG IMPLEMENTATION AND COMMITMENT TO AVID STRATEGIES PRESENT. WE'RE ALSO PROUD TO SHARE THAT OUT OF ONLY 61 AVID NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SCHOOLS IN THE STATE AND 213 ACROSS THE COUNTRY, OUR DISTRICT IS HOME TO TWO AVID NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SCHOOLS AT KRAMER AND VALENCIA. THE NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SCHOOLS SERVE AS A MODEL FOR THE AVID COLLEGE READINESS SYSTEM, AND HAVE DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN BOTH THE AVID ELECTIVE AND SCHOOL WIDE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS. IN FACT, WE WERE INFORMED BY AVID THAT WE ARE THE ONLY DISTRICT TO HAVE A TK 12 AVID NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION FEEDER PATTERN, NOT ONLY IN THE STATE, BUT IN THE ENTIRE WESTERN REGION. YEAH. SO AS MORE AND MORE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE OPTING TO IMPLEMENT AVID, WE ARE CREATING A COLLECTIVE VISION AND COMMON ACADEMIC LANGUAGE FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. IN TURN, OUR STUDENTS EXHIBIT HIGHER AGENCY, A STRONGER ACADEMIC MINDSET, AND ARE BETTER EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS AND STRATEGIES TO SUCCEED IN SECONDARY SCHOOL AND BEYOND. BUT DON'T TAKE IT FROM ME. LET'S HEAR IT DIRECTLY FROM OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE THREE STUDENTS FROM OUR TK 12 NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION PATH SCHOOLS TO SHARE ABOUT THE IMPACT AVID HAS HAD ON THEIR SUCCESS TO BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO INVITE RUBY DRIVES PRINCIPAL LISA CARMONA AND ANDREA CANIZALES, A FOURTH GRADER, TO THE LECTERN. THANK YOU, DOCTOR YOUNG, AND GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE CABINET. AS AN AVID SHOWCASE SCHOOL, RUBY DRIVE IS COMMITTED TO A CULTURE OF ACADEMIC RIGOR AND A SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. BEGINNING IN TK, RUBY SCHOLARS LEARNED THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS IN ORGANIZATION, INQUIRY, COLLABORATION, AND CRITICAL THINKING, WHICH HELPS STUDENTS BUILD LIFELONG LEARNING HABITS. THESE HABITS INSTILL THE CONFIDENCE AND RESILIENCE NEEDED TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS. WITH ME TONIGHT IS ANDREA CANIZALES, A FOURTH GRADE AVID SCHOLAR. SHE IS HERE WITH HER MOTHER AND PROUD TEACHERS. MISS LAWRENCE AND MISS BURROS. ANDREA EMBODIES THE QUALITIES OF A TRUE AVID LEADER. SHE IS A PROBLEM SOLVER, A COLLABORATOR, AND A CONFIDENT COMMUNICATOR WHO IS A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL TO HER PEERS. SHE WILL NOW SHARE HOW AVID HAS HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON HER EDUCATION THUS FAR. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS ANDREA CANIZALES AND I AM A FOURTH GRADER AT RUBY DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE HOW AVID ELEMENTARY PROGRAM HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE IN MY EDUCATION. FIRST OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT AVID STANDS FOR. AVID STANDS FOR ADVANCEMENT VIA INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION. I HAVE BEEN IN THE AVID PROGRAM SINCE KINDERGARTEN. I HAVE BEEN AN AVID AMBASSADOR FOR THE SCHOOL SEVERAL TIMES. I TRULY ENJOY BEING AN AVID AMBASSADOR SINCE I FEEL LIKE A STRONG LEADER. I ENJOY TEACHING OTHERS ALL THE AVERAGE STRATEGIES WE USE AT RUBY DRIVE. BECAUSE OF AVID, I AM ORGANIZED, CONFIDENT, AND READY TO LEARN MY BINDER FOREVER FOLDER, TABS AND AGENDA HELP ME STAY ORGANIZED AND TO BE ABLE TO FIND EVERYTHING I NEED EASILY. I ALSO FEEL LIKE MY TWO AND MY THREE COLUMN FOCUS NOTES HELP ME STAY ORGANIZED AND READY TO GO FURTHER WITH MY ESSAY WRITING. ONE THING I REALLY LIKE ABOUT AVID IS THE COLLABORATION. IT HELPS ME AS WELL AS OTHERS. IF MY PARTNER OR I DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, WE ARE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND GET IDEAS FROM EACH OTHER THROUGH THE DISCUSSION WITH OTHERS. I HAVE BECOME A BETTER CRITICAL THINKER AND I AM ABLE TO ASK IMPORTANT

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YES, HOW AMAZING! THAT WAS AMAZING. I'D NOW LIKE TO INVITE KRAMER'S PRINCIPAL, MATT CALLOWAY, AND SUSIE PALAFOX, NUNGARAY AND AVID EXCEL EIGHTH GRADER, TO THE LECTERN. TO.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR YOUNG. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BLADES. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. SUPERINTENDENT.

DOCTOR ALEX CHERNISS AND EXECUTIVE CABINET AT KRAMER MIDDLE SCHOOL. AVID HAS TRANSFORMED HOW WE SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS. IT'S NOT JUST A PROGRAM, IT'S A PART OF OUR CULTURE. THROUGH AVID, WE'VE EQUIPPED STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS, CONFIDENCE AND MINDSET TO PURSUE PURSUE THEIR GOALS. CREATING PATHWAYS FOR ACHIEVEMENT THAT EXTEND FAR BEYOND MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE SUSIE PALAFOX NUNGARAY, ONE OF OUR OUTSTANDING EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS IN AVID EXCEL. SUSIE IS A SECOND GENERATION KRAMER STUDENT AND A SHINING EXAMPLE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES. AVID CREATES. SHE'S HERE ALONG WITH HER FAMILY AND HER TEACHERS, MISS BETH MISSOURI AND MISS JESSICA ROSETTI, TO SHARE HER STORY AND THE IMPACT HABIT AVID HAS HAD ON HER JOURNEY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SUSIE RUBY NUNGARAY PALAFOX AND I WANT TO SHARE HOW AVID HAS HELPED ME GROW. ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES I'VE NOTICED IS IN MY COMMUNICATION SKILLS. BEFORE AVID, I WAS SHY AND AFRAID OF WHAT OTHERS WOULD THINK OF ME, BUT MY TEACHER, MISS CHIA ENCOURAGED ME TO PRETEND NO ONE WAS WATCHING AND REMINDED ME THAT TEN YEARS FROM NOW, I WON'T CARE ABOUT OTHERS OPINION. THIS ADVICE HAS HELPED ME FEEL MORE CONFIDENT WHEN I SPEAK. AVID HAS ALSO HELPED ME GET ORGANIZED. IN SIXTH GRADE, I OFTEN LOST PAPERS AND MISSED DEADLINES WHICH AFFECTED MY GRADES. SINCE JOINING AVID, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO IMPROVE MY ORGANIZATION AND HAVE SEEN MY GRADES GO UP. I MOSTLY GET A'S NOW, ALTHOUGH SINCE LAST YEAR WITH MR. OLEKSY WAS A BIT CHALLENGING. LASTLY, I WOULD ENCOURAGE ME TO SET GOALS. I USED TO FEEL UNSURE ABOUT SHARING MY INTEREST, BUT NOW I'M CONFIDENT IN SAYING I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH BIG DREAMS IN THE FUTURE, LIKE WORKING IN CRIME SCENES, INVESTIGATION, OR BECOMING AN IMMIGRATION LAWYER AND HELPING PEOPLE WITHOUT LEGAL STATUS GET THEIR PAPERS. AVID HAS TRULY HELPED ME BECOME A BETTER STUDENT AND PERSON WHO IS ON TRACK TO REACH HER GOALS. THANK YOU FOR MY TEACHERS FOR GUIDING ME ALONG THE WAY. I PROMISE TO MAKE YOU ALL PROUD. OH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SUE. SO I MEAN, THIS IS QUITE A FEAT TO TALK IN FRONT OF A ROOM LIKE THIS, SO GREAT JOB. AND FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO INVITE VALENCIA'S ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, PAOLA SUCHLAND, AND CESAR MORA, A DUAL IB AND AVID 12TH GRADER, TO THE LECTERN. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. BUENAS TARDES A TODOS. THANK YOU DOCTOR ZHANG ABED HAS IMPACTED VALENCIA BY GIVING STUDENTS THE TOOLS TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES IN RIGOROUS CLASSES LIKE AP AND IB AND COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES, AND ALSO, IT HAS ALLOWED THEM TO APPLY TO COLLEGES. OUR STUDENTS HAVE NEVER DREAMED AND TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGES AND BEYOND. TODAY I HAVE CESAR, ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY, MISS NASU, HIS COUNSELOR AND MRS. KARNER, OUR AVID COORDINATOR. CESAR MORA HAS BEEN AN AVID STUDENT SINCE SIXTH GRADE. HE'S A DUAL IB AND AVID STUDENT, PRESIDENT OF BHS, BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS CLUB, AND A SCHOLAR WITH A TRUE PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS. CESAR PLANS TO BECOME A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER WHO. AND WILL GRADUATE WITH BOTH IB AND AVI. AVID SCHOLAR RECOGNITION. WELCOME. HERE YOU GO. THANK. GOOD EVENING

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ACADEMICALLY, AVID HAS TAUGHT ME THE POWER OF COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION AND LEARNING THROUGH MY EXPERIENCES IN TUTORIAL GROUPS, I'VE LEARNED HOW TO TACKLE NEW AND DIFFICULT PROBLEMS WITH THE GUIDANCE OF MY PEERS AND THE SUPPORT OF OUR AMAZING AVID TUTORS. AT THE SAME TIME, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO STRENGTHEN MY OWN UNDERSTANDING OF CONTENT BY HELPING OTHERS, CREATING A NEVER ENDING CYCLE OF LEARNING. MY AVID TEACHERS MISS HARNETT, MR. LEE, MR. HENRY AND MR. RAO WORK HARD TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE SEEKING AND RECEIVING HELP IN THE AVID CLASSROOM AT SCHOOL AND BEYOND. THEIR CONSISTENT INDIVIDUAL GUIDANCE AND REGULAR CHECK INS HAVE PROVEN TO BE INSTRUMENTAL IN MY HIGH SCHOOL JOURNEY AND HAVE PROVIDED ME WITH KEY MOMENTS OF REFLECTION AND AREAS FOR GROWTH THAT HAVE BEEN PROVEN NECESSARY FOR ME TO ACHIEVE MY GOALS. ONE OF THE MOST TRANSFORMATIVE TOOLS THAT AVID HAS PROVIDED ME WITH IS THE GROWTH MINDSET. THE GROWTH MINDSET IS NOT JUST A CONCEPT, IT'S A PRACTICE. LIKE A HABIT FOR ME, MY MOMENT OF ILLUMINATION TO THE GROWTH MINDSET WAS WHEN I WAS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE GEOMETRY OVER THE SUMMER AND JUMP INTO ALGEBRA TWO SLASH TRIGONOMETRY. HONORS. AFTER TAKING ALGEBRA ONE MY FRESHMAN YEAR AND I HAD MANY MISGIVINGS, ESPECIALLY SINCE I DOUBTED MY MATHEMATICAL ABILITIES. HOWEVER, MY AVID FAMILY AT VALENCIA, ESPECIALLY MR. SUF, GAVE ME THE COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE I NEEDED TO TACKLE BOTH COURSES. CURRENTLY, MY GROWTH MINDSET HAS ALLOWED ME TO MAINTAIN A PART TIME JOB, DO WELL IN THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM, AND HAVE A ZERO PERIOD OF MIND. THAT AND BE A LEADER IN MY COMMUNITY AND AT SCHOOL. WOW. I'VE. I'VE. IT HAS PREPARED ME FOR A FUTURE WHERE I'M EXCITED TO LEARN AND GROW AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL, ESPECIALLY SINCE AVID HAS PROVIDED ME WITH THE SKILLS SUCH AS FOCUS, NOTE TAKING. I FEEL CONFIDENT AND PREPARED WITH MY OWN SYSTEM OF FOCUS NOTES, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW CAN I APPLY THOSE SKILLS AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL. SO I COULD SAY WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT AVID HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ME, NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT HAS MADE ME WHO I AM TODAY, BUT BECAUSE IT HAS SHOWED ME THE POSSIBILITIES OF WHO I COULD BE. AVID HAS GIVEN ME THE METHODS AND TOOLS SUCH AS ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, TIME MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION IN ORDER TO WORK HARD TOWARDS GOING TO COLLEGE AND TO ACHIEVE MY DREAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO ALL THREE OF OUR STUDENTS FOR TAKING THE TIME THIS EVENING TO SHARE HOW AVID HAS IMPACTED YOUR SUCCESS. THANK YOU TO OUR SITE ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR STAFF WHO ARE JOINING US THIS EVENING AS WELL, FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS AND TO THE FAMILIES OF OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND FOR ENTRUSTING US WITH YOUR STUDENTS. NOW TO COMPLEMENT THE AMAZING STORY SHARED THIS EVENING BY OUR STUDENTS, I'D LIKE TO JUST SHARE SOME BRIEF DATA ABOUT HOW AVID IS CLOSING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR OUR STUDENTS BY PRESENTING OUR SENIOR DATA FROM THE CLASS OF 2024 ACROSS ALL FOUR OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. LAST YEAR, WE HAD 138 AVID SENIORS IN THE AVID PROGRAM ACROSS THE DISTRICT, OF WHICH 86% WERE SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. IN COMPARING THE GRADUATION RATES OF OUR AVID STUDENTS VERSUS NON AVID STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT, WE SEE THAT 100% OF OUR AVID STUDENTS GRADUATED AS COMPARED TO OUR OVERALL GRAD RATE OF 95.2%. THIS REPRESENTS A 4.8% INCREASE OVER THEIR DISTRICT PEERS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE COURSES OF RIGOR TAKEN, WE SEE THAT 73% OF OUR AVID SENIORS COMPLETED A COURSE OF RIGOR WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL, AS COMPARED TO 57% OF ALL DISTRICT SENIORS, WHICH IS A 16% INCREASE OVER THEIR DISTRICT PEERS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE COLLEGE READINESS EXAMS TAKEN IN THOSE COURSES, WE SEE THAT 56% OF AVID SENIORS TOOK A COLLEGE READINESS EXAM AS COMPARED TO 32% OF ALL DISTRICT SENIORS. THIS IS A 24% INCREASE OVER THEIR DISTRICT PEERS. THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT THE A TO G COMPLETION RATE, WHICH ARE THE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY FOR ENTRANCE TO A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE, WE SEE THAT 87% OF LAST YEAR'S AVID SENIORS WERE A TO G READY, AS COMPARED TO 57% OF ALL STUDENTS. THIS IS A 30% INCREASE OVER THEIR DISTRICT PEERS. AS A REMINDER, 86% OF OUR AVID SENIORS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WERE SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. THESE RESULTS

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LIKE AVID HAS FOR OVER 40 YEARS. AND IN SUMMARY, OUR AVID STUDENTS ARE NOT JUST BETTER PREPARED TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND GAIN ENTRANCE INTO COLLEGE. THEY'RE ALSO FINDING MORE SUCCESS WHEN IN COLLEGE THAN THEIR PEERS. AND THROUGH AVID, OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS REGARDLESS OF THEIR LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES, WHETHER THEY CHOOSE TO PURSUE COLLEGE OR NOT. OUR AVID STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO THINK CRITICALLY, COLLABORATE, AND SET HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THEMSELVES TO CONFIDENTLY CONQUER THE CHALLENGES THAT AWAIT THEM IN THEIR CAREER AND LIFE. SO IN CLOSING, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF AVID AS THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND FURTHER. DISTRICT WIDE. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK PAUL LAPORTE, OUR AVID DISTRICT SPECIALIST. FOR HIS STEADFAST DEDICATION TO THE GROWTH OF THE PROGRAM FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS, AND TO DOCTOR WILL GRAY, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. FOR ENSURING THAT ALL OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, DOCTOR YOUNG, TO THE STUDENTS HERE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING WITH THE COMMUNITY WHAT WE ALL KNOW SO WELL. AND THAT IS THAT AVID IS A JEWEL OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE FOR YEARS TO COME. SO THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS. THANK YOU TEACHERS FOR COMING TO SUPPORT YOUR STUDENTS AND PRINCIPALS AND ADMINISTRATORS. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE THIS PROGRAM AND TO TRACK THE SUCCESS. AND I THINK THE DATA SHOWS THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A QUALITATIVE FEEL GOOD PROGRAM. THIS IS ACTUALLY A PROGRAM THAT WORKS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A TIME WHEN OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND EXIT, WE'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO LEAVE THE BUILDING SO YOU GUYS CAN GO HOME. AND I GUESS PROBABLY DO HOMEWORK. SAYS TWO. 30. OH. OH, GOD.

OH, YEAH. 20. 20. YOU KNOW.

YEAH. YEAH. OH, YEAH. YOU'RE FREAKING OUT. YEAH. LET'S SEE. YES! LA IS. BUT SHE'S SHE'S. OH,

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YOU CAN SIT ON MY LAP. OH. THEY PROBABLY.

HAVE NO IDEA. OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE OUR STUDENTS HAVE LEFT THE BUILDING. WE'RE IN THE FRONT ROW. COME ON. AND SO YOU'RE KILLING ME. WE'VE BROKEN UP OUR BOARD MEETING TONIGHT IN, LIKE, THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING SOMETHING NEW TONIGHT. AND SO WHEN YOU GUYS

[14. ACTIONS ITEMS - HUMAN RESOURCES]

AND JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, THESE ARE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT.

COMMENTS. THIS PERTAINS TO THESE AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THOSE ALL THE COMMENTS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO, ON THIS SUBJECT. ON THIS SUBJECT, I PUT MY CARD IN FOR THIS SUBJECT. THIS SUBJECT. OKA.

OH, SHE'S GOT MORE. SHE JUST CALLED THE FIRST ONE. I JUST CALLED THE FIRST FOUR. THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. IN 2023, OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS DOWNEY, CARMONA AND PAGEANT QUICKLY PARTICIPATED IN SUPERINTENDENT INTERVIEWS. JUST FIVE DAYS BEFORE AN ELECTION. DESPITE THE CONFIRMATION THAT THE BOARD WOULD GAIN THREE NEW MEMBERS AFTER THE 2020 ELECTION, THE OUTGOING BOARD DISREGARDED THE COMMUNITY AND THE WISHES OF THE NEW MEMBERS BY HIRING A NEW SUPERINTENDENT ON A FOUR YEAR CONTRACT. THESE OUTGOING MEMBERS NEVER COLLABORATED WITH THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT, BUT ENSURED THE UNION'S PREFERRED CANDIDATE WAS SELECTED. WHY WAS THERE NO OUTCRY AT THAT TIME? WITH FOUR EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS ON THE NEW BOARD AND DOCTOR CHERNUS JOINING ON A50 VOTE IN 2023, MAKING CHANGES TO SUPERINTENDENT AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACTS IS MINOR COMPARED TO THE ACTIONS OF THE OUTGOING 2020 BOARD. BUCK AND FREEMAN WERE INVOLVED IN THE 2020 VOTE THAT GRANTED ELSASSER A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE. ADDITIONALLY, THE PAST TWO SUPERINTENDENTS HAD SUPERMAJORITY CLAUSES IN THEIR CONTRACTS, SO THIS IS NOT INTRODUCING ANYTHING NEW. ALSO, CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ANDERSON'S MULTIPLE HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT CLAIMS. IS THIS HER WAY OF RETALIATING AGAINST A SUPERINTENDENT WHO FILED CLAIMS AGAINST HER FOR MISCONDUCT? LET'S FOCUS ON PRESENTING FACTS RATHER THAN INCITING CHAOS IN THE COMMUNITY. ONCE AGAIN. OKAY, THIS IS THE THIS IS THE FIRST WARNING WE'RE GOING TO BE RESPECTFUL TO SPEAKERS. IF YOU WANT TO TALK OUT FROM YOUR SEAT AND NOT BE RESPECTFUL, THEN YOU'LL BE ASKED TO LEAVE FIRST. WARNING. LINDA COHN WITH SO MUCH ATTENTION BEING FOCUSED ON SCHOOL BOARDS, YOU NO LONGER HAVE THE LUXURY AS TRUSTEES OF FIRING TOP ADMINISTRATORS WITHOUT CAUSE. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT. BUT IT'S HIGHLY PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE WE KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT THE PUBLIC SIMPLY DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE FIRING WITHOUT CAUSE THAT TAKES PLACE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. WE SAW THIS VIVIDLY AND CLEARLY IN ORANGE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHERE WE WENT THROUGH 14 MONTHS OF HELL. I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT SAME EXPERIENCE IN PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA, I WOULD ARGUE THAT THE VOTE TO FIRE WITHOUT CAUSE SHOULD BE UNANIMOUS IN THIS SITUATION. I KNOW THAT'S RATHER EXTREME, BUT CONSIDER THIS THE VOTE TO HIRE THESE PEOPLE WAS UNANIMOUS. JUST 18 MONTHS AGO, A 4 TO 1 SUPERMAJORITY SHOULD BE THE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR FIRING FOR ANY CAUSE. BUT THIS

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MY FIRST TIME ADDRESSING THE BOARD HERE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE AND ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER HOW AMENDING THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT AT THIS TIME IS IN ANY WAY BENEFICIAL TO THE FAMILIES OR THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU REPRESENT. AS WAS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT WAS ALREADY AMENDED THIS YEAR TO EXTEND HIS CONTRACT TO 2028 WITHOUT A PERFORMANCE REVIEW. IF YOU FELT IT WAS SO NECESSARY TO AMEND THIS CONTRACT TO INCLUDE A SUPERMAJORITY FOR TERMINATION WITH CAUSE, WHY WAS THE CONTRACT NOT AMENDED AS SUCH AT THAT TIME? AS MENTIONED, PRESIDENT BLADES HAS SAID IN THE COMMENTS TO THE MEDIA THAT THIS IS BECAUSE WE NEED MORE OVERSIGHT AND THIS MEASURE IS NEEDED TO RETAIN PEOPLE. AND SHE'S CALLED IT HYPOCRITICAL FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD MINORITY TO OPPOSE THIS, BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF CLAUSE HAS BEEN ADDED TO PAST SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACTS. THAT'S, HOWEVER, NOT THE CASE. AS WE KNOW, THE PREVIOUS SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACTS, WHICH WERE INCLUDING SUPER MAJORITIES, WERE FOR TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE AND THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WOULD BE FOR TERMINATION WITH CAUSE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED AS MENTIONED, THAT THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT COMES AFTER DOCTOR CHERNUS DONATED $150 TO PRESIDENT BLADE'S REELECTION CAMPAIGN, AND HE WAS SEEN AT A CAMPAIGN EVENT FOR THE CANDIDATE RUNNING IN OPPOSITION TO MISS ANDERSON.

DOCTOR CHERNUS IS CERTAINLY FREE TO DO AS HE CHOOSES. HOWEVER, UNLESS WE WOULD LIKE TO SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT FOR QUID PRO QUO, I FEEL THAT PRESIDENT BLADES SHOULD ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THIS AGENDA ITEM BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A CLEAR CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND I

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THEY DO NOT WANT ANY MORE SURPRISE CHANGES. I WAS ALSO SHOCKED TO SEE MY OPINION IN A PUBLISHED ARTICLE. I HAVE NOT SAID ANYTHING IN REGARDS TO THIS TOPIC, NOR HAVE I EVER PUBLICLY, PUBLICLY EXPRESSED MY OPINION IN REGARDS TO ANY CONTRACT CHANGES OR EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. SO TO SAY SOMEONE IS AFRAID OF POSSIBLE FIRINGS IS ABSOLUTELY UNFOUNDED. THIS IS TRULY DISAPPOINTING, YET SADLY NOT SURPRISING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TRUMAN KO. I'M A RESIDENT OF YORBA LINDA FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS AND I JUST WANTED TO ASK FOR FAIRNESS FOR THIS CONTRACT. OUR PRESIDENT CAN LOSE REELECTION JUST BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY. OUR GOVERNOR CAN BE RECALLED BY SIMPLE MAJORITY.

EVEN THE BOARD IN FRONT OF ME CAN LOSE AND FAIL THE REELECTION BY SIMPLE MAJORITY. SO OUT OF ONE PERSON IN THIS DISTRICT NEEDS TO HOLD HIGHEST ACCOUNTABILITY IS THE SUPERINTENDENT. OUR SUPERINTENDENT CANNOT BE HARDER TO BE FIRED THAN THE ONE HE OR SHE FACES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS PATRICIA HANZO, JENNY MURRAY, AND ANDY FALCO. I HAVE

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, I NEED A MOTION FOR 14.1, PLEASE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. RECALL OF DOCTOR OLIVIA YOUNG, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION SERVICES. I'LL SECOND. OKAY, SO JUST TO RECAP ABOUT WHAT IS IN FRONT OF US IS WE GOT

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WE HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVING ANY FUNDS FROM THE CTA OR FROM APPLE TO FUND HER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.

SO IT HAS BEEN TOLD TO US THAT SHE IS WORKING OUTSIDE OF HER CONTRACT AND HAS BEEN SINCE 2004, AND SO WE HAVE A POTENTIAL MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS. AND THIS PERSON RIGHT HERE IS HOLDING HER ACCOUNTABLE. THE FIRST SUPERINTENDENT IN 20 YEARS. AND THIS BOARD MAJORITY ALSO. NOW THIS YEAR. NOW THIS YEAR, 50% OF THE SALARY WILL BE PAID TO THE DISTRICT BY APPLE OR THE CTA.

AND NEXT YEAR, 100% OF HER SALARY WILL BE PAID, WILL BE PAID BY CTA OR APPLE. BUT THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE HERE IS WE HAVE WHAT APPEARS TO BE SOME RETALIATORY ACTS FROM OUR TEACHERS UNION. AND WHY IS THAT? IS THAT BECAUSE WE'RE HOLDING, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PEOPLE ON OUR EXECUTIVE CABINET OR SUPERINTENDENT HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE THINGS.

I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT ANY TYPE OF RETALIATORY ACTION FOR THINGS THAT ARE ALSO GOING ON IN HR FROM OUR BOARD, AND SO WHEN WE FOUND WE WERE REVIEWING THE CONTRACTS AND FOUND THAT DOCTOR ELLSASSER WAS GIVEN THE SUPERMAJORITY 4 TO 1, AND THEN DOCTOR MATTHEWS WAS GIVEN THE SAME. AND SO WE SO IT WAS I SAID, WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE A SUPERMAJORITY IN YOUR CONTRACT AS WELL? AND HOW WE THINK WHAT WE THINK HAPPENED WAS WE THINK THAT OUR CHANGE IN LAW FIRM, WHEN WE HAD ATKINSON AA LR, THEY WERE GIVING THE SUPERMAJORITY BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE IT STARTED.

IT STARTED WITH THAT LAW FIRM. AND SO WHEN I ASKED DAVID HUFF WHY WHY WE DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, OFFER THAT, HE SAYS HE USUALLY JUST WAITS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE PERSON IN CONTRACT TO ASK FOR IT, OR THE BOARD TO ASK FOR IT. SO WE'RE DOING IT TONIGHT, WHICH IS NO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HAPPENED FOUR YEARS AGO. AND WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT LAME DUCKS. WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD. WE'RE STILL, YOU KNOW, DOING ALL ALL OF THIS. SO. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE FROM COURT. OBVIOUSLY, THE JUDGE DENIED THE TRO. OUR ATTORNEY HAS SAID THAT ALL OF THIS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT IS LEGAL AND IT'S NOT VIOLATING BOARD BYLAWS. IT'S NOT VIOLATING BOARD POLICY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE. AND SO, TODD, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? THANK YOU. TODD, I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. SO I WAS ACTUALLY THE ONE HERE WHEN ELSASSER'S CONTRACT WAS DONE. SO LET ME JUST POINT OUT THE REASONS WHY THEY'RE DIFFERENT. NUMBER ONE, THOSE TWO CONTRACTS WERE APPROVED AT A50 VOTE. DOESN'T APPEAR LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A SUPERMAJORITY TONIGHT TO GET THIS SUPERMAJORITY CLAUSE ADDED. NEITHER ELSASSER NOR MATTHEWS CONTRACTS HAD A50 CLAUSE FOR UNILATERAL TERMINATION WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. THIS IS AN ADDITION IN THIS ONE. IT'S A41. EVEN WITH CAUSE, THESE CONTRACTS WITH DOCTOR ALSACE, WITH DOCTOR ELSASSER, IT WAS AN INITIAL CONTRACT FOR HIS EMPLOYMENT. AND THE ONLY WAY THAT HE WOULD ACCEPT THE POSITION IN A COMMUNITY THAT WAS DIVIDED. WE ALSO TOOK A LONG SIX MONTH PROCESS AND HAD A CLIMATE SURVEY DONE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO GET INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, FROM STUDENTS, FROM TEACHERS, TO FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF ADMINISTRATOR THEY WANTED.

THAT WAS NEVER DONE HERE. THE REASON WHY DOCTOR ELSASSER DID NOT GET AN EVALUATION IS BECAUSE HE RESIGNED BEFORE IT CAME TO THAT TIME. SO AT THAT POINT, THEN WE HAD TO GO OUT AND LOOK FOR ANOTHER SUPERINTENDENT, AND WE DECIDED TO DO AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AT THAT TIME, BECAUSE THERE WAS A BOARD ELECTION COMING UP, AND WE WANTED THE NEW BOARD TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN THE PAST. WE DIDN'T WANT TO RECREATE THAT. HIS CONTRACT WAS A YEAR, AND IT HAD A SUPERMAJORITY IN A CLAUSE AS WELL, BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT APPLIED, THE ONLY ONE THE THAT WE INTERVIEWED AND THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS WILLING TO TAKE THE JOB AT THE TIME. SO VERY DIFFERENT. AND AT THAT TIME, WE DID NOT HAVE

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EVEN AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. I'M GOING TO VOTE NO. OH, ONE ONE LAST THING.

BOARD BYLAW 9000 BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. THE ROLE OF THE BOARD IS TO ENSURE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT HOLDS DISTRICT PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABLE AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT WITH THESE CONTRACTS. OKAY. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. YOU KEEP SAYING WE AND IN THE CONTRACTS IT CLEARLY STATES THAT IT IS A DESIRE OF THE BOARD TO AMEND THIS AGREEMENT. SO WHO ON THE BOARD DESIRED THIS? I BROUGHT IT TO THE TO THE BOARD. I BROUGHT IT TO THEM. WELL, IF WE VOTE YES, THEN THAT AMOUNT OF THE BOARD IS SAYING THAT THEY WANT TO DO IT.

OKAY. BECAUSE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS ON FRIDAY. SO I AM NOT PART OF THIS DESIRE TO AMEND THE BOARD CONTRACT. OF ANY OF THEM. AND. LET ME SEE WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR YOU. I THINK MRS. BUCK. COVERED EVERYTHING ELSE. I'M LOOKING FOR, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK YOU'RE MISREPRESENTING WHAT THE ATTORNEY GAVE US. HE GAVE US A LEGAL OPINION. AND IF WE WOULD LIKE TO WAIVE A SIMPLE MAJORITY, WE CAN ACTUALLY READ THAT. AND WE AND THE COMMUNITY CAN BE CLEAR ON WHAT THE ATTORNEY SAID. SO YOU GUYS AGREED TO THAT? I'M WILLING TO WAIVE IT TO READ THE OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY. I AM TOO. YOU'RE SAYING TO VOTE TO JUST TO READ THE OPINION? WE HAVE A CONSENSUS. WE CAN READ THE THING BECAUSE MRS. BLADE SAYS THAT IT'S NOT ILLEGAL. AND MY READ OF WHAT THE ATTORNEY SAID IS DIFFERENT, AND I ASKED FOR DAVID HUFF TO BE HERE TODAY ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. AND I WAS DENIED. WHAT WHAT? DAVID HUFF SAID THAT HE HAD GIVEN HIS LEGAL OPINION TO THE BOARD, AND I BELIEVE HE WAS ALSO IN COURT ALL DAY TODAY. SO HE COULDN'T MAKE IT. WELL, DOCTOR TURNER'S IS THE ONE THAT TOLD ME HE COULD NOT ATTEND, THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ATTENDING. THE BOARD HAS LEGAL OPINION. IT'S BEEN VETTED BY COUNSEL. THE BOARD HAS THE ABILITY TO WAIVE PRIVILEGE. IT'S NOT MY RECOMMENDATION TO READ LEGAL OPINIONS IN PUBLIC. WELL, I WOULD CONCUR. I THINK WE'RE SETTING A PRECEDENT TO WAIVE PRIVILEGE. I MEAN, YOU CAN LAUGH AT ALL YOU WANT. THAT'S FINE. BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR US TO SET THAT PRECEDENT TO WAIVE THE PRIVILEGE TO READ IT IN PUBLIC AT THIS POINT. SO. OKAY. WELL, I JUST WANT IT STATED ON THE RECORD THAT MY OPINION AND PRESIDENT BLADE'S OPINIONS OF THIS OPINION DO NOT MATCH UP. OKAY. AND ALSO, I JUST THINK IT'S A REALLY POOR COMPARISON TO COMPARE THE TWO CONTRACTS OF PRIOR SUPERINTENDENTS, BECAUSE THEY HAD A SIMPLE MAJORITY FOR CAUSE TO GET FIRED, AND IT JUST BREED. CORRUPTION. THANK YOU. IT JUST BREEDS CORRUPTION TO DO THAT. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S HOW OUR GOVERNMENT SET UP. THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS. AND I THINK IT'S WRONG. SO I WILL BE VOTING NO ON ALL OF THESE CONTRACTS. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO. YOU KNOW, FOR ME, FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT NOT BE IN THE KNOW, DID YOU BY CHANCE SEE THE LAST BOARD MEETING? DID WE SEE THE AMOUNT OF SUPPOSEDLY EDUCATORS AND TEACHERS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT WERE ACTING? ABSOLUTELY FOOLISH, WHERE YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY WERE PART OF A SEVENTH GRADE CLASS GIVING F USE TO DOCTOR CHERNUS SAYING THAT THEY WOULD WANT HIM FIRED

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ABSOLUTELY. SO AND I MR. DAVIS YEAH I UNDERSTAND BUT I JUST WANTED I JUST I LOVE I LOVE THAT MAN SO MUCH I, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S THAT'S REALLY GREAT. HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT WHAT MR. YOUNG IS REFERRING TO. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE GENERAL OF LAST MEETING THAT WAS. YOU WERE THERE. YEAH, IT WAS CRAZY. ABSOLUTELY. SO WITH THAT. BUT I'M GLAD IT'S CLEAR NOW THAT WE HAVE HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH THAT. I THINK IT WAS IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT THERE WAS ALREADY GOING TO BE A, AN ISSUE ONCE, ONCE THE, THE ELECTION WAS OVER, IF THE BOARD GOT SWITCHED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TARGET, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN MEMBERS UP HERE ON THE DAIS AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU THINK DOCTOR CHERNUS AND HIS HIS STAFF ARE DOING DECENT JOBS. THE ONE THING THAT WE CONTINUE TO FORGET IS IT'S ABOUT THE KIDS. AND IF EVERYONE WHO REALLY HAD SUCH A DEEP DISDAIN WERE WERE LOOKING AT DOCTOR CHERNUS OR ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND TOTALLY FORGETTING ABOUT THE WHOLE REASON IN WHICH WE'RE UP HERE AND WE'RE COMPLETELY FORGETTING THAT THIS IS ABOUT THE KIDS AND THEIR EDUCATION. OKAY? WE HAVE A TENDENCY TO GO AFTER ONE PARTICULAR PERSON, BUT THAT IS IN ITSELF JUST A PERSON. AND IT'S NOT THE IT MIGHT BE AN IDEOLOGY, IT MIGHT BE IDEAS IN WHICH YOU GUYS MAY BE DISAPPOINTED OR DISAGREE WITH, BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THE PERSON IS ALL FOR THE KIDS IN THE DISTRICT. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF I MYSELF WANT TO INSULATE DOCTOR CHERNUS AND THIS AMAZING STAFF THAT HE'S GOT AROUND HIM, THEN I WILL DO SO. SO MY VOTE WILL BE YES. I'LL MAKE MY COMMENTS BRIEF. I THINK THIS IS A MOVE IN CONSISTENCY. IF ONE OF OUR COMMENTS EARLIER WAS ABOUT THE SITUATION IN ORANGE UNIFIED THIS LAST YEAR, THAT WAS AN ABSOLUTE MESS. AND IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WERE THERE WAS ACTION TAKEN WITHOUT ENOUGH EVIDENCE PULLED TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT MOVE. AND IT CAUSED AN UPROAR OUT THERE. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S CAUSE OR WITHOUT CAUSE, IF THERE IS AN ISSUE AND WE NEED TO CHANGE LEADERSHIP, I AM ALL FOR VOTING FOR CHANGING LEADERSHIP SO THAT THAT. WELL, NO, BUT I'M SAYING WHAT MY POINT IS IF IT'S A IF IT'S A IF IT NEEDS TO BE A SUPERMAJORITY, MY GUESS IS IF WE'VE GOT CAUSE OR WE'RE WANTING TO REMOVE WITHOUT CAUSE, I DOUBT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT IT WOULD BE A50 MAJORITY VOTE, JUST LIKE IT WAS TO HIRE. SO I THINK THAT THERE'S THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID THAT IF CAME TO FRUITION, WOULD BE A BIG PROBLEM. I THINK THIS HELPS KEEP US CONSISTENT AND BASED ON LEGAL OPINION. I FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT. SO I'LL BE VOTING YES. OKAY. I ALSO WOULD JUST LIKE TO JUST JUST TO NOTE THAT JUST TODAY ON THIS, SOME OF THESE WEBSITES, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE SAID LIKE THERE WAS A COMMENT, I GUESS, LET ME JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS IS THE BOARD THAT VOTES. THEY DON'T VOTE, I UNDERSTAND. AND WHEN WE HAVE A NEW BOARD MEMBER THAT COMES IN, THAT BOARD WILL BE VOTING. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SAYS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHAT ANYBODY SAYS. THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE ABOUT THE NEW BOARD. I AGREE WITH YOU. THERE ARE SO MANY ASSUMPTIONS BEING MADE OF WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. SO BY BY MAKING DECISIONS NOW, YOU'RE ACTUALLY LEGISLATING FOR THE FUTURE BOARD, I THINK, WHICH IS AGAINST THE LAW. I THINK THAT'S AN OPINION. AND WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT THE SOCIAL MEDIA WAS IT SAID JUST EARLIER TODAY, SHOULD TODD FRAZIER VOTE FOR THIS TONIGHT, HE COULD BE UP FOR A RECALL. AND THEN IT EVEN GOES FURTHER. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BE IN A RECALL AND UNTIL AFTER 90 DAYS AND THEN LIKE BASICALLY A CANDIDATE WHO LOST, OH, YOU

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YOU'RE MAKING AN ASSUMPTION, JUST LIKE CARRIE SAID, THAT PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF OPINIONS, BUT YOU'RE MAKING AN ASSUMPTION THAT THAT MEANS THAT THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE THAT WE DON'T KNOW THAT. WELL, THIS IS THAT WAS PREVIOUS AS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER TODAY. YES, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S IN THE EMAIL. SURE. BUT I THINK THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A BUNCH OF OPINIONS UP HERE. YOU HAVE STATED YOUR OPINION. CARRIE STATED HERS. SEAN STATED HIS, I HAVE STATED MINE AND LEANDRO STATED HERS. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. TO MAKE JUDGMENTS BASED ON HOW WE SEE THE FACTS AND THE SITUATIONS. AND I THINK IT'S TIME FOR A VOTE. YES, I DO TOO. BEFORE WE GO FOR A VOTE. I WAS GOING TO ADD ON HERE ON TO THE TERMINATION AGREEMENT THAT IT SAYS FOR, AND THIS WOULD BE FOR ALL OF THEM. SO IT'D BE THE SAME LANGUAGE, BUT IT SAYS FOR FAILURE BY YOUNG TO SUBSTANTIALLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OR RESPONSIBILITIES AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT FOUND BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE. AND THEN IN ADDITION, THE DISTRICT MAY TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT. PARAGRAPH IS THAT AND WHAT'S THE POINT? I'M SORRY. IT'S A IT LOOKS LIKE THE VERY FIRST PARAGRAPH. OH, YOU SEE IT NOW.

YEAH. YEAH. IN THE, IN THAT FIRST SENTENCE. RIGHT. AND SO IT SAYS IN ADDITION THE DISTRICT MAY TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT IF IT DETERMINES, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, DETERMINED BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE. SO JUST PUTTING THAT IN AND THEN ALSO WHAT WAS THAT. EXCUSE ME. WE HAVE A MOTION. ARE YOU ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION TO AMEND? I'M MAKING A MOTION TO AMEND THE. CAN YOU CAN YOU STATE YOUR MOTION TO AMEND SO THE BOARD HAS IT. SHE DIDN'T MAKE THE MOTION. NO. NOBODY MADE A MOTION. SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT A POTENTIAL CHANGE. I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT ADDING THE LANGUAGE IS NECESSARY. SEAN MADE THE MOTION SO HE CAN ONLY AMEND. THE MOTION IS DOCTOR CHERNUS. IS THAT A RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND THE MOTION I THE PARLIAMENTARIAN MISS BLADES, IS MAKING A RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. I CAN SEND THIS DOWN TO YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT. THE RECOMMENDATION IS IN GREEN AND THE LINE THAT'S CROSSED OUT. CAN WE TAKE A BREAK AND GET COPIES OF THAT SO THAT WE CAN ALL SEE WHAT THE CHANGES ARE, INSTEAD OF PASSING ONE COPY AROUND? I DON'T SUPPORT AMENDING WHAT WE HAVE. OKAY. SO IF I WOULD JUST LIKE AT LEAST A FEW MINUTES TO STUDY IT, WELL, IT WAS JUST AN ADDITION OF A LANGUAGE LIKE WE DO TO RESOLUTIONS AND OTHER THINGS THAT SOMETIMES YOU SEE SIT HERE AND WE ADD LANGUAGE. BUT EXACTLY THAT'S WHY I'M LIKE, I WOULD LIKE IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND IT, THEN LET'S GO AHEAD WITH THE VOTE. THE ORIGINAL, I THINK THE ORIGINAL IS FINE, PERFECT. OKAY. OH, YOU GUYS WANT TO? SURE. I'LL JUST KEEP IT. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN

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I'M SORRY. WE ARE MAKING THAT MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR RENE GRAY, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES. 14.2.

I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SINCE WE'VE ALREADY HAD ALL THE DISCUSSIONS ON ALL OF THESE, DO I HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS? ALL ANY MORE COMMENTS? I JUST REAFFIRM MY PREVIOUS COMMENTS.

PERFECT. SAME ALL THOSE IN FAVO? NO, NO, I, I AND I'M AN I MOTION CARRIES 3 TO 2. 14.3 TO APPROVE THE. I'M SORRY I NEED A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR DOCTOR ISAIAH GATES, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT 14.3 I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. FRAZIER. I HAVE A SECOND BY MRS. MR. YOUNGBLOOD, SORRY, ALMOST CHANGED YOUR GENDER.

THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? NO. I'M GOING TO ROLL CALL. VOTE. MRS. BUCK. NO. MRS. ANDERSON. NO. MR. YOUNGBLOOD. ABSOLUTELY. MR. FRAZIER, I AND I AM, AND I MOTION CARRIES 3 TO 2.

I NEED A MOTION FOR 14.4. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR DOCTOR ALEX CHERNISS, SUPERINTENDENT. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. YOUNGBLOOD. I HAVE A SECOND BY MR. FRAZIER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I HAVE COMMENTS. OKAY, OKAY. SO FOR THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM, THIS IN ADDITION TO ALL THE REST, BUT I'M GOING TO POINT OUT ALL THE DIFFERENT VIOLATIONS HERE. THIS VIOLATES GOVERNMENT CODE 9454952.6. ACTION TAKEN MEANS COLLECTIVE ACTION DECISION MADE BY A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF A LEGISLATIVE BODY. 54957 THIS CHAPTER SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PREVENT THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF A LOCAL AGENCY FROM HOLDING CLOSED SESSIONS DURING A REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETING TO CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE. ARTICLE FOUR OF THE CODE. POWERS AND DUTIES OF GOVERNING BOARDS. CODE 35010. EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE UNDER THE CONTROL OF A BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES OR A BOARD OF EDUCATION. CODE 35164. THE GOVERNING BOARD SHALL ACT BY MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL OF THE MEMBERSHIP CONSTITUTING THE GOVERNING BOARD AND CODE 35161. THE GOVERNING BOARD, HOWEVER, HOWEVER, RETAINS ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE PERFORMANCE OF THOSE POWERS DELEGATED BY LAW OR DUTIES SO DELEGATED PER BOARD BYLAW THREE 5 OR 9 325.3. ACTIONS BY THE BOARD. EVERY OFFICIAL ACTION REQUIRES A MAJORITY VOTE. VOTE BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS, WHILE SOME ACTIONS REQUIRE FOUR OUT OF FIVE VOTE, NONE OF THESE PERTAIN TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. THIS CONTRACT VIOLATES BOARD POLICY.

21111.1 EVALUATION OF SUPERINTENDENT BOARD POLICY. 9000 BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. BOARD BYLAW 9010. BOARD AUTHORITY 9020. BOARD POWERS AND AUTHORITY. BOARD 09021A PROFESSIONAL GOVERNANCE STANDARDS OF THE BOARD. BEYOND THESE POLICY VIOLATIONS, THE BOARD RESPONSIBILITY INCLUDES HIRING AND SUPERVISING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ASSURE ENSURE ALIGNMENT OF THE DISTRICT'S BOARD VISION GOALS AND POLICIES.

WHY WOULD ANY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMPROMISE THIS? THIS AMENDMENT VIOLATES GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT CODE, BOARD POLICIES AND UNDERMINES RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE. AA41 SUPERMAJORITY OR 80%, WHICH IS QUOTED IN THERE IS IF LESS THAN FIVE IS STATISTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE WITH FOUR BOARD MEMBERS, IT WOULD REQUIRE A FOUR, FOUR, FOUR VOTE OR A 100% TO MEET THE 80% THRESHOLD. THIS THREE FOUR VOTE WOULD ONLY GET YOU 75% OF THE WAY, AND YOU WOULD NEVER GET TO THE POINT WHERE YOU COULD TERMINATE WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. EVEN WITH THAT, AGAIN, I'M VOTING NO. OKAY, ROLL CALL. VOTE A ROLL CALL. VOTE, PLEASE. NO, MRS. ANDERSON. NO. MR. YOUNGBLOOD, ONCE AGAIN, DID DID OUR LAWYER GO OVER THIS PARTICULAR. AND WHAT IS IT THAT

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[15. PUBLIC HEARING]

PUBLIC COMMENT. WHAT IS THE LAW OR SOMETHING AROUND THAT? YEAH. NO, NO, THERE'S NO LAW ABOUT THIS, MISS BUCK. SHE'S FREE TO PRESENT AS LONG AS WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT WITHIN. IS THERE ANY RULE ON WHEN THE HEARING IS OPEN? THEN THEY DO IT OR BEFORE OR AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT? I'M NOT I'M NOT INTERESTED. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. SO WE ARE GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:39 P.M, AND I'LL CALL THE SPEAKERS FORWARD. WE HAVE DON MILLER, JOSHUA SCHROEDER, HEIDI CHIPMAN, AND KURTIS MCCATHERN. PRESENT. HOW MANY HOW MUCH TIME DO THEY HAVE? LET ME LET ME HOLD ON ONE SECOND. LET ME COUNT. THERE'S EIGHT. I'M SORRY. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION AT THE END. SO YOU WANT TO BE AT THE END? I'LL MOVE YOU TO THE END.

WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. DON MILLER, I'M BACK. SO I AM HERE TO RESPOND. NOW TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING IN REGARDS TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING. BOARD MEMBERS WHO WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS ARE IN VIOLATION OF BOARD POLIC. 1160 BOARD BYLAW 9021 A BOARD POLICY 9200. AND POSSIBLY FOR YOU MISS BLADES, POSSIBLY BOARD BYLAW 9250, WHICH IS CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS THIS IS NOW THIS ACTION IS VERY ALARMING FROM READING THE PROPOSAL, IT IS GIVING UP THE DISTRICT'S GOVERNANCE OF THIS SCHOOL, AS WELL AS MOVING AHEAD. A CONTROVERSIAL USA PROGRAM WHICH AGAIN HAD BEEN DEVELOPED QUICKLY AND WITH LITTLE TRANSPARENCY. THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD PRESIDENT HAS BEEN TELLING THE COMMUNITY THAT THE SCHOOL IS A DISTRICT CHARTER. NO WORRIES.

IT'S SO GREAT. WE NEED TO SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MAKE THE TOP OF THE LINE FOR OUR KIDS, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. WE HAVE BEEN HEARING HOW GREAT THIS PROGRAM IS AND AGAIN, STARTED VERY QUICKLY WITHOUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR VETTING USC IS ALSO ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WAS DEVELOPED QUICKLY WITHOUT TRANSPARENCY AND SUPPOSEDLY A GREAT PROGRAM FOR OUR KIDS AS WELL. BUT NOW THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT WANT TO PUT A BOARD AGENDA ITEM TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF CALLING FOR A VOTE TO GIVE THIS SCHOOL AND USC PROGRAM AWAY AND MAKE IT AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER IN WHICH OUR BOARD WOULD NOT OVERSEE AS ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER ARTICLE ALSO QUOTED MISS BLADES STATING THAT THE PROPOSED CHANGES HAVE BEEN IN CONSIDERATION FOR SOME TIME NOW. WELL, WHAT DOES THAT SAY TO US THAT SAYS THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE BEEN TELLING US AS A DISTRICT THAT THEY'VE BEEN THAT THIS IS A DISTRICT SCHOOL, THAT THEY'RE NOW AGAIN LYING TO US IN THE PUBLIC SINCE THEY'VE HAD THIS IN MIND THE WHOLE TIME. THIS BOARD ELECTION RESULTS JUST MADE THE MOVEMENT ON IT FASTER THAN PROBABLY INTENDED. SO WHAT SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT EVER ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH AND BEYOND, WOULD EVER GIVE AWAY A DISTRICT SCHOOL? THE ANSWER, AGAIN, IS NONE, NONE, NONE. WE HAVE FUNDED THE SCHOOL AND NO BOARD MEMBER SHOULD EVER BE WILLING TO DONATE THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER THAT HAS A BOARD THAT CONTROLS THE GOVERNANCE OF STAFF AND BUDGET. THIS SCHOOL BELONGS TO US, THE DISTRICT, AND TO OUR PEEL USD BOARD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT OVERSIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT THIS CHANGE MAY BE TO PROTECT MAYBE THE CURRENT CHARTER PRINCIPAL, AS WELL AS MAYBE BEGINNING TO TAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AWAY AND CONVERTING THEM INTO CHARTER SCHOOLS COULD BE SOMETHING OF ONE OR MORE OF YOUR

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THESE BOARD POLICIES AND BOARD LAWS NEED TO BE THE LAW IN WHICH YOU GOVERN. THANK YOU. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT BOARD POLICIES, I HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF THEM RIGHT HERE. I'LL SEND THEM OUT TO YOU. AM I GOOD? ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, I'M JOSH SCHRADER, A PARENT IN PYLUSD. MY QUESTION IS THIS WHY IS THIS HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST YEAR, STUDENTS JUST STARTED AT OCS THIS FALL. THE FIRST CLASS. WHY WOULD WE ALLOW A LESS THAN THREE MONTH OLD DISTRICT CHARTER TO SUDDENLY BECOME AN AUTONOMOUS ENTITY? HOW COULD WE POSSIBLY KNOW IF IT WILL SUCCEED OR FAIL IN THE LONG RUN? STANDARDIZED TESTING FOR THE YEAR HASN'T EVEN HAPPENED YET. WHY SHOULD WE GIVE UP ELECTED CONTROL TO A NEBULOUS CHARTER BOARD IN THE MIDDLE OF ITS FIRST YEAR? THIS IS A GROSS ABDICATION OF OUR BOARD'S FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO TAXPAYERS AND EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CHILDREN AT OCS. SECONDLY, WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES AN ELITE SPORTS INSTITUTE HAVE TO DO WITH A COMPUTER SCIENCE FOCUSED MIDDLE SCHOOL? THE ONLY REASON THE UCI GYM IS IN THE BERNARDO YORBA EMPIRE IN THE FIRST PLACE IS DUE TO DOCTOR CHERNISS'S MISMANAGEMENT OF THE UCI CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AT BUENA VISTA. THESE TWO PROJECTS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER. THERE ARE VERY REAL PROBLEMS WITH THE UCI FINANCES, AND THIS BOARD HAS NOT BEEN TRANSPARENT ABOUT THEM. THE TRUTH IS THIS YOU ARE TRYING TO COVER YOUR MISTAKES BY HIDING THE UCI IN THE OX AND SWEEPING IT ALL UNDER AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER, AND YOU ARE TRYING TO DO IT NOW BEFORE THE NEW BOARD TAKES OFFICE. THERE IS NO OTHER REASON TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS HAPPENING SO QUICKLY AND SO SUDDENLY. THANK YOU. HEIDI CHAPMAN. HEY, GOOD EVENING AND I HAVE BEEN WELL, I'M A LIFETIME LIFETIME MEMBER OF YORBA LINDA AND YORBA LINDA SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AND I'VE TAUGHT IN THE DISTRICT FOR 35 YEARS, AND I, I JUST AM I'M OVERWHELMED AT WHAT I'VE SEEN HAPPEN IN THE LAST YEARS HERE. AND IT JUST IT BREAKS MY HEART.

THE INITIAL REASON TO CREATE A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IS TO INCREASE FLEXIBILITY AND INNOVATION WITHIN PUBLIC EDUCATION. YOUR PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING FLEXIBLE, INNOVATIVE PROGRAM FROM K OR PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. WHY WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE THE FINANCIAL HIT OF SENDING STUDENTS IF WE LOSE TWO STUDENTS TO A PRIVATE CHARTER SCHOOL PER GRADE LEVEL, WE WILL LOSE THE PER PUPIL FUNDING. BUT THE FIXED ADMINISTRATION COSTS WILL REMAIN THE SAME. ALSO, FINANCIAL HITS ARE ARE SERIOUS.

MOODY'S INVESTMENT SERVICE REPORTS THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE DISTRICT'S CREDIT RATINGS. WE'RE JUST WE WE'RE WE CONTINUE WITH THIS BOARD MOSTLY THE TO PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. AND WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE SPEAKERS PRO AND CON ON BOTH SIDES, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU REMEMBER YOU ARE REPRESENTING ALL OF OUR DISTRICT, ALL OF OUR DISTRICT.

AND IT'S IT JUST IT DOES IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT WE'RE FIGHTING OVER, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE A CHARTER SCHOOL. WE DON'T WE'VE NEVER WANTED A CHARTER SCHOOL. NEVER. AND ESPECIALLY ONE THAT'S NOT RUN BY US. WE WILL HAVE NON QUALIFIED TEACHERS. WE WILL HAVE WELL, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE QUALIFIED. CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHERS HAVE DIFFERENT CREDENTIAL SYSTEMS THAN WE DO ANYWAY. I'M JUST I'M SPEAKING FROM MY HEART AND I'M JUST I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN OUR SCHOOL BOARD CURRENTLY, WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS. ARE YOU OKAY? APRIL MARIA LUPITA STUBBS. AND PORTER

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THANK YOU. I HAVE A APRIL. I HAVE MARIA, LUPITA STUBBS, AND THEN I HAVE PORTER JAMES HUGHES.

OKAY. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. I HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU OR PRESENT TO YOU MY OPINION, MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS CHARTER SCHOOL AS A PARENT OF A SIXTH GRADER AND AN EIGHTH GRADER, AND ALSO AS A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL. SO I HAVE BEEN PRIVY TO SEE THE BUDGET AND IN ACTION AND TO BE A PART OF HOW THE MONEY IS, IS RUNNING AND SEEING WHERE IT'S COMING FROM AND WHERE IT IS GOING. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, AS A PARENT, I AM EXTREMELY PLEASED. ACTUALLY, MY DAUGHTER WANTED TO COME TODAY. WE BROUGHT THINGS FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE INNOVATION LAB THAT IS AT RISK OF LOSING THE MATERIALS TO SURVIVE. IF WE CONTINUE WITH THE POLITICS THAT ARE HAPPENING REGARDING THIS SCHOOL. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS MYSELF. ALL OF MY KIDS HAVE COME THROUGH THIS.

THEY'VE BEEN IN THE PATHWAYS. THEY'VE BEEN IN ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE SCHOOL. WE HAVE ALWAYS CONSISTENTLY IN THIS COMMUNITY, PUT CHILDREN FIRST. SO ON SOME OF US, I DO DISAGREE WITH THAT. THIS IS NOT NEW TO PUT KIDS FIRST IN THIS COMMUNITY, BUT IT ALSO HAS BEEN IN CREATING DIFFERENT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. I HAD A YOUNGER SISTER WHO WAS HOMESCHOOLED. SHE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE COUNTY.

THIS IS THE FIRST DISTRICT THAT I KNOW OF THAT THAT HAD THEIR OWN HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM THROUGH THE DISTRICT, THAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO SERVICE THEIR STUDENTS IN THAT WAY.

THAT'S A FANTASTIC, FAR REACHING BEYOND, YOU KNOW, OTHER DISTRICTS. THAT'S A FAR REACHING LEVEL OF FLEXIBILITY WHEN IT COMES TO TEACHING KIDS. BUENA VISTA ACADEMY VENTURE ACADEMY, THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY FOREVER. SO THIS IS NOTHING NEW. UNFORTUNATELY, WHILE WE'RE ASKING IS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO THIS, WHAT WE JUST DID FOR THE LAST HOUR, WE JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THE KIDS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT THEY LOVE, LEARN HOW THEY LEARN. AND I WANT TO REMIND YOU GUYS THE BAD MOUTHING THAT GOES ON. THERE IS A FULL STAFF OF TEACHERS TEACHING OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE COMMITTED AND PASSIONATE TO THEIR LEARNING. I HAVE BEEN IN THE CLASSROOMS. I HAVE SAT IN MEETINGS. THEY HAVE FAMILIES, THEY HAVE CHILDREN, THEY HAVE LIVES. THEY HAVE DEDICATION TO DO WHAT THEY ARE DOING. SO WHEN THE CRITICS COME UP AND THEY WANT TO TALK BAD ABOUT THIS SCHOOL AND PUT THEM DOWN, AND I READ THEY ACTUALLY DO HAVE TO BE CREDENTIALED TEACHERS. THERE ARE RULES ABOUT THAT, AND THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT DOING SO. SO IF YOU ARE A TEACHER OR AN EDUCATOR AND YOU ARE PUTTING THEM DOWN, YOU ARE REALLY DOING YOURSELF A DISSERVICE AS EDUCATORS AS WELL.

THIS IS A SOLID GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR CHILDREN. SO I WOULD ADVISE THAT YOU BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT THEM, BECAUSE UNLESS YOU'VE COME AND SPENT TIME IN THEIR CLASSROOM, YOU ARE SPEAKING OUT OF TURN. AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE. AND WE ALSO HAVE KIDS WHO LOVE THIS EXPERIENCE AND ARE THRIVING. AND I'M SORRY THAT IT'S COME TO THIS POINT, BUT IT'S DAMAGING TO THEM TO NOT DO THIS. AND AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY, YOU DO REPRESENT ALL OF US. AND THERE IS A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO CAME BACK TO THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THEY WANTED. SO YOU'RE NOT UNDERREPRESENTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. PRESIDENT BLADES, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR KEARNEY'S STAFF AND COMMUNITY. MY NAME, AS YOU KNOW, IS MARIA LUPITA STUBBS. AND I AM A PARENT OF PYLUSD. RECENTLY I ATTENDED THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE EVENT, THE CORNUCOPIA 2024, WHERE FAMILIES TOUR THE CAMPUS AND VISITED THE STATE OF THE ART LABS. IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE TYPE OF EVENT. EVERY PARENT SAID THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. MY CHILD CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO SCHOOL HERE EVERY DAY.

THEY LOVE IT. THEY WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT GOING TO SCHOOL. HOW MANY OF YOU HEAR THAT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS FROM, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY? SO SEEING STUDENTS FULLY ENGAGED IN LEARNING MADE IT CLEAR AS TO WHY OCS IS SUCH A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. IT IS FRUSTRATING THAT A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE DECIDE TO GO AHEAD AND CRITICIZE THIS SCHOOL AND REFER TO IT AS A WASTE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS. THESE PEOPLE ARE ENTIRELY OUT OF TOUCH. THE REALITY IS THAT OUR CHILDREN AND OUR STUDENTS ARE ACHIEVING EXCELLENT OUTCOMES, AND WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT, AND WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING THAT. SO THESE

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THEY REALLY DON'T HAVE KIDS. BEST INTEREST IN MIND. NO THEY DON'T NO THEY DON'T. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER PATRICIA ALONSO. COLLEEN WOULD AND OH, I'M SORRY, DID I MISS YOU? I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. YEAH. PORTER. SORRY. NOPE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS PORTER JAMES HUGHES. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION. THE LABOR, THE OTHER LABOR UNION HERE AT PLACENTIA-YORBA. LINDA, THAT JUST TOOK OVER YOUR BOARD AS YOU JUST SAID, WE PROUDLY REPRESENT OVER 280,000 CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN PLACENTIA-YORBA. LINDA UNIFIED, I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO EXPRESS CSEA'S STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED CONVERSION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE TO AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL. THIS MOVE POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE STUDENTS OF THIS DISTRICT AND THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO SERVE THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY. THIS CONVERSION WOULD STRIP STUDENTS AND CLASSIFIED STAFF OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS THEY CURRENTLY ENJOY UNDER DISTRICT OVERSIGHT.

INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS OFTEN OPERATE WITHOUT THE SAME ACCOUNTABILITY OR GUARANTEES OF EQUITABLE TREATMENT THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FOR OUR DEDICATED, CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WHO SUPPORT THIS SCHOOL, THE CONVERSION WOULD MEAN THE LOSS OF CRITICAL WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS, INCLUDING THEIR CURRENT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AND ACCESS TO FAIR WAGES AND BENEFITS ON BEHALF OF CSEA AND THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, WE REPRESENT, I URGE THIS BOARD TO HALT THIS RECKLESS PROPOSAL AND PRIORITIZE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND FAIRNESS FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. THE STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES OF THIS DISTRICT DESERVE BETTER. THANK YOU. PATRICIA HONZO, COLLEEN WOOD, AND JENNY MURRAY. I AM A PARENT IN THIS COMMUNITY. I AM A HOMEOWNER AND I'M A TAXPAYER. ON ITEM 15, I ENCOURAGE YOU AS BOARD MEMBERS TO VOTE NO. IT IS NOT IN THE INTEREST OF STUDENTS, PARENTS OR FAMILIES. MY I ALSO HAVE A REQUEST TO AVOID CONFLICT OF INTEREST REGARDING THIS SCHOOL SITE. BERNARDO YORBA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA. WE NEED TRUSTEE BLADES, LEANDRA BLADES TO RECUSE HERSELF ON VOTES RELATED TO BERNARDO YORBA MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE OC SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND UCI, WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE SAME SITE. THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SINCE HER SON WORKS THERE AS A SECURITY GUARD. SHE HAS A VESTED INTEREST. VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN, BUT THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE AIMING TO UNDERMINE THE INCOMING DULY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS OKAY. STOP INTERRUPTING THE NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE ON DECEMBER 17TH. I URGE TRUSTEE TODD FRAZIER, WHICH IS AN ACCOUNTANT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AND TRUSTEE SHAWN YOUNGBLOOD, WHICH IS A FIREFIGHTER, TO VOTE NO ON MOTIONS THAT AIM TO RUSH SPENDING OR MOTIONS TO CAUSE THE PUBLIC TO LOSE A SCHOOL SITE. THIS SITE IS PUBLICLY OWNED AND PAID BY MY TAX DOLLARS. THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS HAD THEIR FOUR YEARS AND IN JANUARY THERE'S GOING TO BE A NEW BOARD WITH THEIR FOUR YEARS. THE NPR AT THIS SITE WAS CHANGED AND COVERED UP AND FILLED UP

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MY NAME IS COLLEEN WOOD AND I'M THE PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT WHO ARE ZONED FOR OCS. MY HUSBAND AND I CHOSE TO BUY A HOME IN YORBA LINDA, LIKE SO MANY OTHER FAMILIES, BECAUSE OF THE REPUTATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. LAST YEAR, WHEN THE NEW SCHOOL WAS ANNOUNCED, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHANGE OTHER THAN THE OPPORTUNITIES WILL, QUOTE, BE AMAZING. BEFORE IT WAS APPROVED, THAT WAS IN AN EMAIL FROM DOCTOR CHERNUS. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE SAME RUSHED PROCESS IS HAPPENING AGAIN, AND INSTEAD OF TAKING THE TIME TO ENHANCE WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE A SUPERB EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND ADDRESS CONCERNS SUCH AS THOSE WITH THE HONORS CONTRACTS, THE ADVANCED MATH PLACEMENT AND DISCIPLINE CHALLENGES. THE SCHOOL BOARD IS INSTEAD CHOOSING TO CRAM TWO ILL PLANNED AND ILL ADVISED PROGRAMS INTO ONE SCHOOL. AWAY FROM THIS ELECTED BOARD SUPERVISION THAT WILL HAVE DISASTROUS RESULTS FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR DISTRICT AND ITS STUDENTS. I'M HERE FOR MY KIDS AND ALL KIDS IN THIS DISTRICT TO FIGHT FOR OUR SCHOO. WHY THE RUSH? THANK YOU. SHANAE MURRAY PIO PARENT. YOU ALL SOLD US ON THE COMPUTER SCIENCE CHARTER BY TOUTING IT AS A DISTRICT RUN CHARTER. YOU VOTED FIVE ZERO TO DENY THE OUTSIDE SIERRA CHARTER IN FAVOR OF STARTING OUR OWN. SO IT SEEMS TO ME EVERYONE HERE SHOULD BE AGAINST CHANGING THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND AGAINST ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE FUND FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY, WHO CARES ABOUT LOCAL STUDENTS AND PROTECTING THEIR DISTRICT RESOURCES AND WHO TRULY WANTS TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR PYLUSD SHOULD VOTE AGAINST THIS PETITION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND SCOTT. SCOTT SHIBA. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE LAST MINUTE EDITION OF A COMMENT. I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS ONE THING BECAUSE NONE OF THE OTHER COMMENTERS SPOKE ON THIS. THE FACT THAT THIS SCHOOL ALSO HOUSES THE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM, AND I'M A PARENT OF A STUDENT IN THAT PROGRAM, CURRENTLY AT GLENVIEW ELEMENTAR. AND WHEN WE SIGNED UP, I'M ACTUALLY I'M A PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS IN THAT PROGRAM, AND WE REALLY LOVE THAT PROGRAM. AND IT'S A FANTASTIC ASSET TO OUR DISTRICT. I MUST SAY THAT THE TEACHERS AND THE ADMINISTRATION AT THAT SCHOOL ARE FANTASTIC. BUT MY POINT IS THIS WHEN WE SIGNED UP FOR THIS PROGRAM, WE WERE SOLD A BILL OF GOODS, WHICH OUTLINED A PIPELINE FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR STUDENTS IN THAT PIPELINE. MY CONCERN IS THAT BY SQUEEZING SO MANY DIVERSE PROGRAMS WHICH WHICH MAY SOUND LIKE GREAT PROGRAMS, BY SQUEEZING SO MANY PROGRAMS INTO THIS SCHOOL, WE ARE JEOPARDIZING WHAT IS A FANTASTIC PROGRAM AND WHICH ALREADY HAS A WONDERFUL PIPELINE AND AMAZING COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN FAVOR OF OTHER PROGRAMS WHICH, YOU KNOW, MAY HAVE THEIR MERITS. BUT TO ME, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS REALLY ILL ADVISED BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO SACRIFICE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR DUAL LANGUAGE KIDS. AND I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, WITH REGARD TO THIS HAVING AN IMPACT ON SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, WHICH WE SEEM TO BE VERY FOCUSED ON, THERE ARE OTHER SCHOOLS WHICH ARE, FOR INSTANCE, EQUALLY DISTANT FROM MY HOUSE, SUCH AS LADERA, VISTA AND OTHER DISTRICTS, WHICH WOULD OFFER A SIMILAR PROGRAM THAT MAY HAVE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS SCHOOL TO CONVERT TO A CHARTER. SO PARENTS MAY CONSIDER

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CALL ME JEREMY. OKAY. JUST GOT TO PRESS PLAY. OKAY. PRESIDENT BLADES. TRUSTEES. INCREDIBLE.

SUPERINTENDENT WHO I AM HONORED TO SERVE. DOCTOR ALEX CHERNISS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. I RESPECTFULLY COME FORWARD TO YOU TODAY. AND I DO HAVE, IF YOU RECALL, IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, WE PUT TOGETHER A PRESENTATION AND I NARRATED IT. I HAVE PREPARED THE NARRATION AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT THERE CAN BE ABSOLUTE CLARITY IN WHAT THE REVISION IS CALLING FOR. ON THIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 19TH, 2024, I BRING FORWARD A REVISION TO OUR CHARTER PETITION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION WITH UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FROM THIS BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE OPENED OUR DOORS TO STUDENTS IN AUGUST OF 2024. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR 360 DEGREE EXPERIENCE AT ÖSSZES CULTURE. FIRST LEARNING SECOND, LEADING TO HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT GIVEN THE CURRENT MISUNDERSTANDINGS, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CLARIFY SOME KEY POINTS AND ADDRESS THE MISINFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN CIRCULATING. WE WILL DO THIS IN A MYTH FACT FORMAT. MYTH OAKS DRAINS FUNDS FROM P WHILE USD FACT OAKS FUNDING IS ADA BASED AND DOES NOT IMPACT PYLUSD BEYOND ENROLLED STUDENTS, OAKS IS STILL A PYLUSD SCHOOL. MYTH. CHARTERS ARE UNACCOUNTABLE FACT.

OAKS UNDERGOES ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDITS AND COMPLIES WITH AB 1505 FINANCIAL REPORTING MYTH. THE ADDITION OF USD TO THE CHARTER WAS FORCED FACT, AS USD IS ON THE CAMPUS OF OAKS. AS WE MAKE THIS MOVE TO AN AUTONOMOUS STRUCTURE, IT MADE SENSE FOR ALL OPERATIONS TO FALL UNDER OAKS.

MYTH USD WILL DRAIN THE OAKS BUDGET. FACT USD HAS ITS OWN OPERATING COSTS DETERMINED BY ADA FUN. THERE CANNOT BE FUNDS ALLOCATED BEYOND THE ADA FUNDING UNLESS OAKS SEEKS A GRANT OR DONATIONS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO USA MYTH MOVING TO AN AUTONOMOUS BUDGET AND GOVERNING STRUCTURE MAKES OAKS A PRIVATE CHARTER. FACT CHARTER SCHOOLS, INCLUDING OAKS, ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CHARTERS ARE TUITION FREE, OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS, AND ARE FUNDED THROUGH PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS. LIKE DISTRICT SCHOOLS, CHARTER SCHOOLS MUST ADHERE TO STATE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. MYTH. CHARTERS ARE ABLE TO EMPLOY STAFF WITHOUT CREDENTIALS OR AUTHORIZATIONS TO TEACH FACT CHARTER SCHOOLS, INCLUDING OAKS, ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO EMPLOY CREDENTIALED TEACHERS FOR CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS. AB 1505 MANDATES THAT ALL CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHERS HOLD APPROPRIATE CALIFORNIA CREDENTIALS, INCLUDING INTERN CREDENTIALS. OAKS NOT ONLY COMPLIES WITH THIS REQUIREMENT, BUT ALSO INVESTS IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT TO MAINTAIN HIGH TEACHING AND LEARNING STANDARDS. MYTH. IN THIS MOVE, OAKS IS NOW CONSIDERED AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL AND IS NO LONGER A PYLUSD SCHOOL.

FACT. OAKS OPERATES UNDER THE LOCAL FUNDING STRUCTURE, WITH ALL FUNDS DISTRIBUTED TO PYLUSD AND THEN PYLUSD DIRECTLY ALLOCATES THOSE FUNDS TO OXIS, MAINTAINING ITS STATUS. BUFFER COULD BE A TECHNICAL. NETFLIX LOOKS LIKE WE'RE CRASHING THE INTERNET, GUYS ON CANVA. I'LL PLAY WITH THIS BIT. OKAY, YOU GUYS, I CAN GO FORWARD WITH IT. I'M QUITE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF EVERYTHING THERE IN THIS. LET'S JUST LET IT GO. LET IT. OKAY? LET IT CATCH UP. IT MAY OR MAY NOT RECOVER AS WE ARE WAITING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I WANT TO THANK THE MANY PARENTS, THE

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THEY CAN COME TO WHATEVER BOARD MEETINGS THEY WANT TO COME TO, AS EVIDENCED BY YOUR PRESENCE HERE. BUT I HAD ASKED THE TEACHERS TO REFRAIN FROM COMING AND ASKED OUR TWO MOST VETERAN TEACHERS TO SERVE AS A REPRESENTATION FOR THEM. OUR TWO MOST VETERAN TEACHERS WERE OBVIOUSLY A PART OF THE FORMER SCHOOL, BERNARD URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HELP CARRY FORWARD THIS IMPORTANT WORK. OUR TEACHERS NEED TO STAY FOCUSED ON THE CLASSROOM AND THEY HAVE A VERY BUSY DAY TOMORROW. AND SO THE REASON WHY OUR TEACHERS ARE NOT HERE, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY HI. I'VE BEEN GETTING LOTS OF TEXT MESSAGES FROM YOU GUYS. WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU GO TO BED AT A REASONABLE HOUR BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO BE SERVING KIDS BRIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. OKAY, I CAN WORK TO DO THIS. DO YOU WANT TO TALK? I'LL DO THAT.

YEAH, THAT'S FINE. I THINK YOU'LL NEED TO STAND UP THERE. OKAY. THEY CAN'T SEE THE SCREEN.

THE MOMENT. IT'S JUST FROZEN. OKAY. WHAT'S THAT? BUT IT'S NOT EXITING FULL SCREEN. SO. I THINK THE WORDS ARE IMPORTANT. SO. YEAH. I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO RECOVER. CAN I TRY TO HOOK UP MY COMPUTER? YOU'RE WELCOME TO. SHOULD WE JUST TAKE A BATHROOM BREAK AND LET THIS SETTLE? OH, WELL, WE CAN CLOSE IT AND THEN REOPEN IT. YEAH, I THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO. THEY'RE WE'RE GIVING A COUPLE MORE MINUTES BEFORE WE DO THAT. I'M PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO RESTART IT ENTIRELY. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. TRY YOURS. YEAH. LET'S TRY IT. WHY NOT? OH, HOLD ON, HOLD ON. BEFORE I FLICK IT, I WANT TO TAKE OFF MY ENROLLMENT FORM EMAIL JUST IN CASE. THIS.

YEAH. GO FOR IT. NO. THERE HE THINKS HE NEEDS JUST, LIKE, A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE PROBLEM IS THEY RARELY DISPLAY RIGHT UP THERE. YEAH. WE'LL SEE. YEAH. WHY NOT? THREE DOTS, FULL SCREEN. WILL IT PLAY? SHE JUST SAID WHERE DO WE GO? FULL SCREE. LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF IT'LL PLAY. TO EMPLOY CREDENTIALED TEACHERS FOR CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS AB 1505 MANDATES THAT ALL CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHERS HOLD APPROPRIATE CALIFORNIA CREDENTIALS, INCLUDING INTERN CREDENTIALS. OCS NOT ONLY COMPLIES WITH THIS REQUIREMENT, BUT ALSO INVESTS IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT TO MAINTAIN HIGH TEACHING AND LEARNING STANDARDS. MYTH. IN THIS MOVE, OCS IS NOW CONSIDERED AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL AND IS NO LONGER A PYLUSD SCHOOL. FACT OCS OPERATES UNDER THE LOCAL FUNDING STRUCTURE WITH ALL FUNDS DISTRIBUTED TO PYLUSD AND THEN PYLUSD DIRECTLY ALLOCATES THOSE FUNDS TO OCS, MAINTAINING ITS STATUS AS A PYLUSD SCHOOL.

SIMILARLY, EL RANCHO CHARTER IN THE NEIGHBORING ORANGE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOLLOWS THIS MODEL. WHILE OCS IS NOT INDEPENDENT OF PYLUSD, IT HAS THE AUTONOMY LIMIT TO ALIGN ITS

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AT THE END OF THIS, IT ALSO ENSURES THAT WE GIVE PARENTS AND STUDENTS MORE CHOICES IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. IT IS EVIDENT THAT EVEN IN THE EARLIEST STAGES OF IMPLEMENTATION, THAT THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCES IS SHOWING LARGE AMOUNTS OF SUCCESS IN ALIGNING AND ENACTING THE GOALS SET FORTH BY THE CHARTER SCHOOL ACT OF 1992. AS WE BRING FORWARD THIS REVISION TO OUR CHARTER PETITION, WE DO SO WITH INTENTION. WE RECOGNIZE THAT WITH THESE CHANGES COME A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS. AMONG THEM WHY, IN OUR INITIAL CHARTER PETITION, WE IDENTIFIED VARIOUS CHALLENGES THAT FACE MODERN AMERICAN EDUCATION, INCLUDING LEARNING LOSS FROM THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, AS WELL AS THE INABILITY FOR AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO KEEP UP WITH INNOVATIVE EFFORTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE ARENA OF TECHNOLOGICAL AND COMPUTER SCIENCES. ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES TO OVERCOMING SYSTEMIC ISSUES IN AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS THAT RELATING TO MENTAL MODELS, MENTAL MODELS ARE WHAT WE VIEW OR BELIEVE TO BE TRUE ABOUT THE WORLD. SO I WANT TO REFERENCE FOR YOU AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION, ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERT PETER SENGE, WHEN HE SAID MENTAL MODELS ARE DEEPLY HELD INTERNAL IMAGES THAT LIMIT US TO FAMILIAR WAYS OF THINKING AND ACTING.

VERY OFTEN WE ARE NOT CONSCIOUSLY AWARE OF OUR MENTAL MODELS OR THE EFFECTS THEY HAVE ON OUR BEHAVIOR. SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THE DETAILS OF THIS REVISION. HOW MIGHT OUR MENTAL MODELS OF EDUCATION SHAPE HOW WE VIEW EDUCATION REFORM AND INNOVATION? TYPICAL MENTAL MODELS OF SCHOOL INCLUDE THE OUTDATED LATE 1800S EARLY 1900S, FACTORY MODEL. IF YOU LOOK AT AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, YOU DO HAVE TO QUESTION TO WHAT EXTENT ARE WE STILL REINFORCING THOSE STRUCTURES? TEACHERS, AS THE KEEPERS AND HOLDERS OF KNOWLEDGE? ULTIMATELY HAVING THAT POWER STRUCTURE TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE, THE ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH TO EDUCATION AND THOSE TRADITIONAL ACHIEVEMENT MARKERS OF THE A THROUGH F GRADE BEING THE END ALL, BE ALL. AS WE BRING FORWARD THIS CHARTER PETITION REVISION, WE KNOW WHY REFRAMING MATTERS IN EDUCATIONAL REFORM. WE ARE GOING FROM TAKING SYSTEMIC ISSUES IN AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLING, MANY OF WHICH WE ALREADY MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, TO TRANSFORMING THE LANDSCAPE OF EDUCATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESPONSES TO LONG STANDING CHALLENGES. NOW IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE, AS WE REFRAME THIS AND AS WE WORK ON A REORGANIZATION OF OUR CHARTER THROUGH THIS PETITION REVISION, WE ARE CAREFUL NOT TO PLACE BLAME OUR WORK IS NOT ABOUT BLAMING INDIVIDUALS OR LABELING FAILURES. INSTEAD, IT'S ABOUT ADDRESSING SYSTEM LEVEL WEAKNESSES TO CREATE A BETTER OPTION AND BETTER OPTIONS FOR ALL LEARNERS. AS SUCH, WE ARE AS WE BRING FORWARD THIS CHARTER PETITION REVISION, WE ARE TAKING A MULTI LENS APPROACH AS YOU WORK TO UNDERSTAND OUR SPECIFIC REVISIONS. IF YOU'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT REFRAME, REFRAMING ORGANIZATIONS FROM DIEHL AND BOWMAN, THE REFRAMING OF ORGANIZATIONS IS OFTEN SEEN IN FOUR LENSES STRUCTURAL HUMAN RESOURCES, POLITICAL AND SYMBOLIC. WE WILL USE THAT FRAME OF REFERENCE AS WE TALK ABOUT REFRAMING OUR ORGANIZATION, OUR CHARTER SCHOOL, IN THESE STRUCTURAL ARENA. WE ARE PROPOSING THE ADDITION OF INDEPENDENT STUDY PATHWAYS IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES ARENA. WHILE WE MAKE CHANGES TO OUR PROPOSED CHANGES TO OUR BUDGETING AND

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WHILE WE BRING FORWARD THE NEED TO REFORM EDUCATION AND REFRAME OUR ORGANIZATION. IN ORDER TO DO SO, WE WANT TO GROUND OURSELVES IN THE REMINDER THAT BLAME DISTRACTS FROM ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC WEAKNESSES AND LIMITS OUR OPTIONS FOR MEANINGFUL CHANGE. WHILE OPERATING AS A PYLUSD SCHOOL, WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OCS IS A PART OF A BIGGER VISION TO SUPPORT SYSTEMIC CHANGE. WHILE PRESERVING OUR LOCAL VALUES. AS WE LOOK AT OCS, SYSTEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO REFRAMING OUR ORGANIZATION WHILE REFORMING EDUCATION, WE HAVE SOME POWERFUL SYSTEMS IN PLACE. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY INNOVATION LAB THAT EMPOWERS OUR LEARNERS TO GO TO LEADERS. WE HAVE STUDENT CENTERED PATHWAYS. AND ULTIMATELY, AS WE ENGAGE IN THE DISCUSSION OF EQUITY, EQUITY REQUIRES ACTION. AS SUCH, WE ARE PROUD OF OUR FULL INCLUSION PROGRAM. NO MATTER HOW SEVERE A DISABILITY A STUDENT FACES, THEY ARE ENTITLED TO AND ARE GIVEN THEIR RIGHT OF FULL INCLUSION AND LEARNING AT OCS. NEW PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF, INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR LEARNING PROGRAM. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH THE INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTION OF OUR WONDERFUL AND FULLY CREDENTIALED STAFF, OUR MASTERY BASED LEARNING MODEL EMPHASIZES GROWTH OVER TIME. NOW THAT CONTEXT HAS BEEN SET, IT IS TIME TO DIVE INTO OUR PROPOSED CHANGES IN THIS CHARTER PETITION REVISION. OUR CENTRAL CHANGES HAVE TO DO WITH OUR BUDGET STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND INDEPENDENT STUDY PATHWAYS. THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND REQUESTING THE CHANGE TO MOVE THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE TO THE OVERSIGHT OF A LOCAL CHARTER BOARD IS TO ENSURE THAT THE MISSION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCES BECOMES THE SOLE FOCUS AND OPERATION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD THAT OVERSEES IT. AS WE LOOK AT THIS REVISION, THE GOVERNANCE OF ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCES WILL BE A WORKING MODEL FOR THE MISSION OF OCS, AND ULTIMATELY, THEIR ROLE IS TO ENSURE THAT WHILE THAT MISSION IS IN PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION, THAT LEGAL COMPLIANCE IS MAINTAINED. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE OF THE CHARTER BOARD. DUE TO THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND SKILLS BASED APPROACH AT OCS, WE ARE SEEKING A CHARTER BOARD THAT REFLECTS OUR VALUES AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. WE ARE SEEKING ONE BUSINESS COMMUNITY MEMBER, TWO PARENTS WHO ARE EITHER CURRENT OR FORMER PARENTS OF OCS, AND TWO MEMBERS WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IN THE AREAS OF COMPUTER SCIENC, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES. AS OUTLINED BY OUR CHARTER PETITION REVISION, WE HAVE A STRATEGIC BOARD SELECTION RAN BY A GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE.

THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS TO DEVELOP THE ROADMAP FOR RECRUITING AND SELECTING CANDIDATES, INTERVIEWING AND EVALUATING PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE SCHOOL'S MISSION, AND ENSURING THAT CANDIDATES UNDERSTAND THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING THE FIDUCIARY DUTIES AND STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT. OUR GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF THE CURRENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. OF THE 2425 OCS ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE CHAIR SERVES AS A CURRENT AND FORMER PARENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHAIR HAS SERVED AS A FORMER PTA PRESIDENT OF THE FORMER SCHOOL, BERNARDO YORBA MIDDLE SCHOOL. OUR VICE CHAIR IS A LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE, A FORMER PARENT OF THE FORMER SCHOOL BY RMS, AND A FORMER BYU PARENT. BRINGING THE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE OF OUR

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INDEPENDENCE GOVERNANCE REDUCES OVERHEAD COSTS AND PROMOTES DIRECT INVESTMENT IN STUDENT SUCCESS. A THIRD NOTABLE REVISION INCLUDES INNOVATIVE PATHWAYS FOR UNIQUE LEARNERS. WE ARE PROPOSING TO ADD AN INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM FOR GRADES THREE THROUGH 12, ALLOWING STUDENTS FLEXIBILITY TO PURSUE IN COMPETITIVE SPORTS, PERFORMING ARTS OR NEEDED FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES. WE ALSO WANT TO INCREASE OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT OPTIONS, MAINTAINING DUAL ENROLLMENT WITH OTHER PYLUSD SCHOOLS AND EXPANDING TO DUAL ENROLLMENT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES. OF COURSE, WHILE THIS IS NOT A CHANGE, WE WANT TO REAFFIRM OUR PRIDE IN OUR SPECIALIZED PROGRAM. THE SPANISH DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY. WHILE WE SUBMIT THIS PETITION REVISION FOR YOUR REVIEW, WE WANT TO STAY GROUNDED. THAT WE ARE PARTNERING FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AS OCS REMAINS A PYLUSD SCHOOL. THANK YOU, DOCTOR FISHER, AND I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE ARE NOT VOTING ON THIS TONIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO THIS WAS TO INFORM, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS AND PEOPLE AT HOME AND THEN ALSO THE BOARD AND GIVE US THE LEEWAY TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE. WHO WANTS TO START DOCTOR FISHER DID THE IS THIS HAPPEN TO BE ON A YOUTUBE OR CHANNEL IN WHICH PRESENTATION THAT I CAN UPLOAD IT? I HAVE NO PROBLEMS UPLOADING IT. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. YEAH, I'LL SEND IT TO DOCTOR CHERNUS AND THEN DOCTOR CHERNUS CAN SEND

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SOMEBODY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT DONATING A SCHOOL, SELLING A SCHOOL, BASICALLY THAT WHAT WE HEARD HERE AND THE WAY THAT I READ THE PETITION, THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT.

THE TEACHERS. THERE WAS COMMENTS MADE ABOUT PROTECTIONS TAKEN AWAY. NOW, ALL THESE TEACHERS ARE, AS YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR PRESENTATION, CERTIFIED TEACHERS. THEY HAVE TO LIKE OX, IS REQUIRED TO FOLLOW ALL THE CALIFORNIA RULES FOR EDUCATION. THAT'S NOT ANY DIFFERENT.

HOWEVER, ARE THEY ALLOWED TO BE A PART OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND UNION THAT HAPPENS HERE? BECAUSE IT'S A PYLUSD SCHOOL? YEAH. ARE YOU OKAY IF I SWITCH TO I DID FOR MY STAFF, ACTUALLY, I PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE PRESENTATION OF WHAT A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BULLET POINT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF WE ENTER IT INTO IT BETWEEN PYLUSD AND OX. DO WE HAVE TIME FOR ME TO DO THAT? OF COURSE. OKAY. I THINK THIS WAS REALLY HELPFUL FOR OUR STAFF TO SEE.

AND I THINK IT WILL BE HELPFUL FOR YOU TO SEE AS WELL. IF WE COULD SEE THAT. YEAH, IF YOU CAN SEE IT. YES. THIS IS TRUE. SO WE CAN SEE IT'S THE SAME DEVICE. IT WON'T SHOW UP ON THE BOARD. I'M JUST GETTING IT UP. YES. YEAH I THINK I THINK OUR SCREEN IS BACK UP. THAT'S WHAT'S ON THAT SCREEN RIGHT THERE. OH IS IT GOING TO BE BACK UP. SHOULD BE OKAY. HOLD ON HOLD HOLD I'M GETTING A LITTLE EXCITED TODD. ME AND LUKE WERE READY TO GO LIKE YOU'RE EXCITABLE TONIGHT. OOPS. I FORGOT TO DO THIS CASTING. SORRY ABOUT THAT. DO I HAVE TO CAST? I KNOW YOU'RE ALREADY UP THERE. IF I JUST CHANGE IT, GO FOR IT. OKAY, SO THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU START GETTING INTO SOME OF THE TECHNICAL. OKAY. IS IT TOO SMALL? WELL, NO, I'M TOO SMALL. GOT IT, GOT IT, GOT IT, GOT IT.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW. I MAY NOT HAVE THIS BE A BIG. I NEED GLASSES, SO I'M SORRY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ALSO NEED GLASSES. BUT IF THE INTERNET IS NOT GOING TO WORK SO WELL WITH US, WE MIGHT NEED TO GET SOME AMPS HERE. OKA. DID IT GO AWAY? OH, IT'S ALL GOOD. THANK YOU THOUGH. THAT'S TRUE. SO YOU'RE THE INPUT, BUT FOR SOME REASON IT'S CHOSEN NOT TO DISPLAY ANYMORE. GOTCHA. AND IT'S NOT DUPLICATE, DOES IT MATTER IF THE INTERNET WENT OUT.

NO. IT'S JUST NOT DISPLAYING. OKAY, I CAN READ FOR YOU. AND THEN AGAIN, I CAN SEND THIS TO YOU. BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT THE FORMAL MOU, BECAUSE THESE ARE BULLET POINTS THAT WE WOULD BE BRINGING FORWARD AS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN OCS AND PYLUSD. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THE LONG WINDED ANSWER, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE NUANCES OF WHAT THE LOCALLY FUNDED PASS THROUGH BUDGET STRUCTURE MEANS. SO PYLUSD WOULD AGREE TO INCLUDE OCS EMPLOYEES IN ITS HEALTH INSURANCE AND BENEFIT AGREEMENT WITH OCS, REIMBURSING PYLUSD FOR THESE EXPENSES. WHEN IT COMES TO THE BARGAINING UNITS, THE BARGAINING UNITS WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE THE ONES WHO AGREE TO REPRESENT THE TEACHERS. SO HEALTH INSURANCE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S CLARITY ON THIS, BECAUSE I DID HAVE TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME WITH MY STAFF PROCESSING THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS VERY NEW TO PYLUSD, ALTHOUGH THIS IS A LONG STANDING STRUCTURE THAT OCCURS IN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. AGAIN, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE IT'S STILL A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AND STILL A PYLUSD SCHOOL. SO WHEN YOU MAKE A MOVE TO THE AUTONOMOUS STRUCTURE, WE ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO DISRUPTION IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE AND THE BENEFITS, AS WELL AS STRS AND PERS RETIREMEN. OUR STAFF, BY NATURE OF THE

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SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR ALEX CHERNISS. SO IT IS OKAY. YEAH. IT'S OKAY, I GOT THIS. I CAN I CAN SEND THEM THE WORD FOR WORD BULLET POINTS LATER OR SUMMARY, I SHOULD SAY. SO IT IS COMMON IN CHARTER SCHOOLS. SO I'LL GIVE YOU TWO EXAMPLES. I BELIEVE EL RANCHO CHARTER. THE THERE NEEDS TO BE AN MOU BETWEEN THE LOCAL BARGAINING AGREEMENTS AND THE CHARTER SCHOOL THAT THOSE BARGAINING UNITS WOULD MAINTAIN THE REPRESENTATION OF THE EMPLOYEES. APPLE AND PILL. APPLE AND CSC ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REPRESENT OUR TEACHERS. I WANT TO MAKE IT SUPER CLEAR, THOUGH.

OUR TEACHERS CAN UNIONIZE THEMSELVES, CAN OPEN UP A LOCAL CHAPTER WITH THE CTA THIS IS VERY COMMON PRACTICE IN CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN UNIONIZE AND PROTECT THE TEACHERS. I THINK PEOPLE ALSO WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOLING. I AS A PRINCIPAL, AM REQUIRED TO ENSURE, REGARDLESS OF IF THERE'S A BARGAINING UNIT OR NOT, THAT I FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE EMPLOYEE RIGHTS THAT THEY HAVE. SO I GUESS TO SUMMARIZE, IF A TEACHER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROTECTIONS OF APPLE OR CSEA, AND WE HAVE AN MOU THAT WE AS LONG AS THEY SAY THAT IS SO PYLUSD WILL NEED TO ENTER INTO MOU WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOL AND SEPARATE FROM THAT PYLUSD CANNOT GO TO CSEA OR APPLE AND SAY YOU ARE NOW REPRESENTING THEM. SO REALLY AT THIS POINT IT BECOMES THE BARGAINING UNIT THAT HAS TO MAKE THE DECISION AND THAT I DO NOT ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH THEM BY NATURE OF ME BEING A PRINCIPAL. SO THAT ACTUALLY WOULD OCCUR AT A LEVEL THAT IS HIGHER THAN MINE. SO IF WE AGREE THAT THE MOU MAKES SENSE AND THE TEACHERS ARE INTERESTED, THEN IT'S UP TO THOSE BARGAINING UNITS TO ACCEPT OR DENY THOSE PROTECTIONS TO THE TEACHERS. YES, BUT OUR TEACHERS, REGARDLESS OF IF THE CURRENT CSEA AND APPLE BARGAINING UNITS WANT TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION, OUR EMPLOYEES STILL DO MAINTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE MATCHED SALARY SCHEDULE, RETIREMENT, ETC. AS IT IS OUTLINED IN OUR CHARTER, TEACHERS HAVE TO MAKE THE SAME. AND EVEN IF APPLE AND CSEA DECIDE NOT TO REPRESENT OUR TEACHERS, WE ARE STILL BOUND BY THE NEGOTIATION THAT HAPPENS BETWEEN APPLE AND CSEA. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF APPLE AND CSEA SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATE A 4% RAISE, THE CHARTER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MATCHING THAT 4% RAISE. THAT'S GREAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. YOU COVERED A LOT OF THAT. COVERED PAY SCALE WOULD BE AT LEAST WHAT WE HAVE HERE. BUT DO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY MORE IF YOUR BUDGET ALLOWS FOR IT? THE CHARTER BOARD IS ULTIMATELY THE ONE THAT MAKES THAT DETERMINATION. BUT YES, OKAY. AND THEN OH, AS FAR AS STUDENTS AND I THINK IT WAS MENTIONED ABOUT DUAL ENROLLMENT, WHAT ABOUT INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFERS? IT'S STILL A PYLUSD SCHOOL. IS IT HANDLED THE SAME WAY THROUGH THE DISTRICT? IF KIDS WANTS TO COME IN OR OUT TO OCSD. YES. YEAH. SO I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT JUST IN GENERAL CAN BE CONFUSING. CHARTER SCHOOLS BASICALLY HAVE NO BOUNDARIES WITHIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN CITIES AND SCHOOLS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF PYLUSD BOUNDARIES. SO THEY DO NOT NEED A RELEASE FROM THEIR DISTRICT TO COME. AND WE ACTUALLY, JEREMY AND I WERE JUST MEETING OVER THE PHONE TODAY ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE THIS SEASON OF OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR OCS. SO THERE'S THE CHOICE TRANSFER PROCESS THAT IS DONE THROUGH PYLUSD. AND THEN THERE IS AN ENROLLMENT FORM THAT ANY FAMILIES WHO DO NOT MEET OUR HOMESCHOOL. SO FOR CLARITY'S SAKE, BECAUSE WE STILL REMAIN A NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL PER ED CODE, WHEN STUDENTS MATRICULATE FROM SIXTH GRADE AT FAIRMONT GLEN KNOLL, GLENVIEW, AND WOODSBORO, THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED. AND SHOULD ANY STUDENT NOT WANT

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ANSWERS THAT QUESTION. AND THEN DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY. I YOU MENTIONED IT IN THE IN THE PRESENTATION. THAT'S STILL A VERY STRONG PIECE OF WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE. ABSOLUTELY.

I WOULD SAY VERY MUCH SO THE HEART VERY MUCH IF YOU COME ON CAMPUS, YOU WILL SEE THE MOST ENERGY. AND OUR PARENTS KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. THEY'RE LOVELY. IN FACT, TODAY IT WAS A PRETTY HUMBLING MOMENT. AND IF THEIR FAMILY IS WATCHING, THEN THEIR KID IS GOING TO KNOW. IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY COOL BECAUSE WE HAVE UC AS A MINI ELECTIVE AND I GET ALONG QUITE WELL WITH OUR KIDS. AND SO I WENT IN IN MY HEELS AND SAID, EXCUSE ME, YOUNG MAN, CAN I SHOW YOU HOW TO CORRECT YOUR PROPER FORM WHEN YOU DO THAT WEIGHTLIFTING TECHNIQUE? SO I GIVE THAT AS AN EXAMPLE, BECAUSE OUR DLA STUDENTS ARE VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE LIFE OF OUR CAMPUS, AND THERE'S NO WAY I'D WANT TO SEE THAT GO ANYWHERE ELSE. AWESOME. AND THEN I JUST HAVE TWO MORE QUESTIONS. THEN I'LL STOP. BUT RELATED TO THE UC CHANGE, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FOCUS ON, IS THAT ONE OF THE BIG ADVANTAGES THAT I SEE IN UC IS FOR OUR NINTH TO 12TH GRADE STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO DUAL ENROLL AT A TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS THERE. AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S RULES WITH THE NCAA AND A THROUGH G APPROVAL. CURRENTLY, WE GET IT THROUGH PARKVIEW. BBVA IS NOT APPROVED A THROUGH G OR NCAA. SO THAT IS WHY PARKVIEW IS THE PLACE THAT THAT HAPPENS. IF WE MOVE TO OCS, CAN WE GUARANTEE

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INSTEAD OF PARKVIEW WE WOULD DO THE SAME THING LIKE IN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, BECAUSE WE'RE STILL A PYLUSD SCHOOL. OF COURSE WE WANT TO HAVE THE BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS. SO OF COURSE WE WOULD WANT KIDS TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE BENEFITS. I'M VERY PROUD TO BE A PARENT OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND AS MY KIDS PLAY ON THEIR FIELDS AND THEIR COURTS, AND AS I HEAR VARIOUS PARENTS SAYING THAT THEIR KIDS ARE DROPPED OFF AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING AT UC, IT'S A REALLY COOL THING. SO WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF TAKING AWAY THE BENEFITS TO THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. AS PYLUSD AND UC REMAIN WITH AS OCS AND UC REMAIN WITHIN PYLUSD. AWESOME. AND THAT'S STILL GOING TO BE NOT. THERE'S NOT A FEE FOR THAT FOR THE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE. GREAT. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. I SPENT THE DAY WITH A CHARTER SCHOOL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BECAUSE I'M VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO ACCREDIT THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS TO WATCH ASSOCIATION, ACCREDIT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AS SCHOOLS TO WATCH AND WE ARE IN GREAT COLLABORATION. AND HE'S ACTUALLY WATCHING RIGHT NOW. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

AND IT IS VERY I KNOW THAT THEY CHARGE, BUT IT IS BECOMING A THING TO OFFER THESE PROGRAMS. SO IT'S NOT OUT OF LINE TO PUT IT WITH A CHARTER SCHOOL. SO MY QUESTION IS, IS PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED AS, AS AS I WAS TOO, WHEN I FIRST STARTED READING THIS. SO OC ASKS UC WILL NOT HAVE OCS CS CURRICULUM. IT WILL HAVE THE PARKVIEW INDEPENDENT STUDY, INDEPENDENT STUDY CURRICULUM. NOW, WE DO HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE CONCURRENTLY ENROLLED IN OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAM. IF THEY OPT FOR THAT, THE BEAUTIFUL PART ABOUT CHARTERS AND WE ARE, AS SOMEBODY ACKNOWLEDGED WITH OUR THREE MONTHS IN, WE ARE IN OUR INFANCY STAGES. SO IF YOU LOOK AT OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICT SCHOOL, CHARTER SCHOOL, EL RANCHO CHARTER AND SANTIAGO CHARTER, BOTH OF WHICH ARE PHENOMENAL CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND I GIVE A LOT OF RESPECT TO THEM. THEY HAVE A BROAD PROGRAM. IF YOU RECALL, A YEAR AGO WHEN I CAME FORWARD, PEOPLE WERE REALLY QUESTIONING, WHY DO WE HAVE SO FEW OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR PROGRAM? AND MY COMMON RESPONSE TO PARENTS HAS BEEN, WE'RE NOT TO THIS SIZE AND GIRTH OF EL RANCHO AND SANTIAGO. SO WE NEED TO GROW WITH INTENTION. SO I LOST THE QUESTION WAS A GOOD QUESTION, THOUGH. YOU CAN COME BACK TO ME, I'LL THINK OF IT. HI DOCTOR FISHER, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT I VOTED FOR THIS CHARTER INITIALLY AND I THINK THAT COMPUTER SCIENCE IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WITH WHERE WE'RE GOING FORWARD. I RECENTLY GOT A CHANCE TO COME AND VISIT THE SITE, WHICH WAS GREAT. I DID GET TO WALK THROUGH ALL OF THE CLASSROOMS AND SEE ALL OF THE, THE, THE EDUCATION GOING ON AND LISTEN TO THE KIDS AND SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. SO I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, I'M A FAN, I JUST HAVE QUESTIONS AND I WANT TO PUT A COUPLE SCENARIOS OUT THERE BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW UC AND INDEPENDENT STUDY IS, IS BEING ADDED IN AND KIND OF MAKE A COMPARISON. SO STICK WITH ME. ABSOLUTELY. SO THE FIRST QUESTION IS, WERE THERE ANY HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CHANGES MADE OR ANYTHING THAT THAT OUR STAFF AS A PILE STAFF HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE NEW REVISION? LIKE, ARE YOU ASKING LIKE THIS TEAM OVER HERE? YEAH. NO. I WOULD SAY THAT I MEAN, I DO MY DUE DILIGENCE IN TERMS OF SAYING, LIKE, I MEAN, I

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DO YOU HAVE AN EXACT NUMBER? I WOULD HAVE TO PULL UP MY MASTER SCHEDULE AND CC LIKE ANY CLASSIFIED STAFF, HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE? OKAY, SO I THINK WE MY SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS HERE. DON'T WE ESTIMATE WE'RE AT ABOUT 80 TOTAL STAFF. WE'RE WE'RE AT ABOUT 80 TOTAL STAFF BETWEEN CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED. OKAY. I SAW ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT YOU HAVE NINE SECURITY GUARDS.

IS THAT ACCURATE. SO IF YOU READ THE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS IT DOESN'T SAY NINE SECURITY GUARDS. IT SAYS NINE MEMBERS OF OUR SUPERVISORS. SO NINE MEMBERS OF OUR SUPERVISION TEAM. OKAY.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? CAN YOU TELL ME. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS ANYBODY WHO PLAYS A ROLE IN DOING ANY KIND OF SUPERVISION SO WE CAN PAY TEACHERS. ACTUALLY, I THINK WE HAVE 44 PLUS NINE.

THAT'S HOW MANY SUPERVISORS WE TECHNICALLY HAVE ON CAMPUS. BUT TO BE DIRECT TO THE POINT AND NOT TRYING TO USE MY HIGH SCHOOL SARCASM, WE HAVE A SECURITY MANAGER. WE HAVE A CAMPUS SUPERVISOR. THOSE BOTH ARE FULL TIME POSITIONS AND THE REST ARE CONSIDERED NOON DUTY SUPERVISORS OR NOON DUTY SUPERVISOR SUBSTITUTES. WE ALSO PAY SOME OF OUR TEACHERS OR OUR LEARNING FACILITATORS EXTRA DUTY HOURS WHEN POSSIBLE, DEPENDING ON THE NEED OF THE SCHOOL. NOW, AS I HAD MENTIONED, I DO ANSWER TO THE STAKEHOLDERS OF THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS THAT I SERVE. SO AS WE LISTENED AND DID LISTENING SESSIONS ON THE NEEDS, OUR PARENT COMMUNITY EXPRESSED THAT THEIR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS TO INCREASE STUDENT SAFETY. SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR REDUCTION IN DISCIPLINARY INCIDENTS ON A MAJOR SCALE. AND IF YOU SPEAK I CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NOT TRADITIONAL. SO I STILL IDENTIFY AS A TEACHER AND I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH A MINI ELECTIVE, WHICH IS A STUDENT AMBASSADOR, ESSENTIALLY A PEER LEADERSHIP CLASS. AND IF YOU ASK MY PEER LEADERS, DID IT NOT HAPPEN IN CLASS? THEY SAID THEY LOVE OUR SUPERVISORS BECAUSE THEY CONNECT WELL WITH THEM AND MAKE THEM FEEL SAFE. THANK YOU. I HAVE A STUDENT AMBASSADOR IN THE HOUSE HERE, SO I WAS MOVING ON JUST A LITTLE BIT TO THE BUDGET. I HAVE A FEW BUDGET ITEMS. THERE ARE SOME MATERIAL REVISIONS THAT AREN'T INCLUDED IN THERE. THERE'S NOT A PAYROLL FEE OR AN AUDIT FEE. IT SHOULD BE ON THE BOTTOM. PER ED CODE. THERE IS A 3%, AND MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE THAT IS THE EXISTING BUDGET. BUT PER CALIFORNIA ED CODE, PYLUSD CAN CHARGE A MAXIMUM. LET ME REITERATE A MAXIMUM. IF YOU WANT TO CHARGE LESS THAN THAT, THAT'S TOTALLY FINE. BUT A MAXIMUM OF 3% OF THE TOTAL BASICALLY INCOME OF THE SCHOOL. SO IF YOU ROUND NUMBER IT IF ADA IS $10 MILLION, THEN IT'S A UP TO A 3% CHARGE FOR OVERSIGHT. SO THINGS LIKE PAYROLL, WORKING WITH DOCTOR GATES TO ENSURE THAT JOB POSTINGS GO ON ED JOIN. THERE ARE A WHOLE WONDERFUL MACHINE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY FROM HR IS WATCHING, BUT WE CANNOT FUNCTION WITHOUT HR. SO PART OF THOSE FEES GO TO THAT. JEREMY POWELL OBVIOUSLY BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT US SINCE WE ARE A PYLUSD SCHOOL, OBVIOUSLY WE WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE A WEIRD IT'S ALREADY HARD ENOUGH TO SAY, OKAY GUYS, OKAY. WE'LL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. SO WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE B FISHER AT OSCARS.ORG STILL BE FISHER AT PYLUSD .ORG. SO THOSE VERY BARE BONES OPERATIONS ARE CHARGED TO THE CHARTER A 3% FEE UP TO. YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE'S A CBO AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY DOLLAR AMOUNT CHANGE OR ANYTHING FROM THE ORIGINAL BUDGET TO THIS ONE WITH TO INCLUDE STAFFING CHANGES. SO WHAT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN IS THERE WOULD NEED TO BE AN APPROVAL OF THIS TO HAPPEN. I MEAN, I'M HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE GREAT GARY STEIN ON PUTTING TOGETHER A REVISE WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE. YOU'LL NOTICE, THOUGH, BECAUSE CHARTER SCHOOLS GO IN THREE DIFFERENT ROUTES,

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AND THE OTHER PART TOO, IS I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT THIS WOULD SHIFT OVER TO A CHARTER BOARD. SO I CAN'T UNDERMINE THE WORK OF WHOEVER THE NEW CHARTER BOARD WOULD BE.

SO I CAN GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS. I CAN PUT TOGETHER SOME THINGS, BUT IF IT WERE TO GO IN THAT STRUCTURE, THEN WHEN LIKE CURRENTLY, WE DON'T HAVE A CBO BECAUSE WE HAVE A PHENOMENAL ONE RIGHT HERE WHO DESERVES MUCH RESPECT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF VARIABLES AT PLAY IN TERMS OF WHAT DECISIONS YOU GUYS NEED TO MAKE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO PUT TOGETHER VARIOUS SCENARIOS AND GIVE IT TO DOCTOR CHERNISS TO GIVE TO YOU. OKAY, SO A COUPLE SCENARIOS I HAVE FOR YOU. I'M, I'M, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW OXES CAN JUST WRITE INTO THEIR CHARTER ANOTHER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND TO TAKE IT OVER. SO TO ME, I'M, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE COMPARISON IS. AND TO ME IT FEELS LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, NORTH ORANGE COUNTY ROP AS AN ENGINE MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING AT ESPERANZA, IF THEY CAME IN AND SUBMITTED A CHARTER PETITION AND SAID WE WOULD LIKE TO NOW TAKE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL, HERE IT IS. CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, AND HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? WELL, AT THE END OF THE DAY, BECAUSE USC LIKE PUT IN THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE USC IS HOUSED ON OUR CAMPUS, IT MAKES SENSE, STREAMLINES IT, SIMPLIFIES THE PROCESS. BUT ALSO AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU, AS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WHO OVERSEE THIS CHARTER PETITION REVISION REQUEST, YOU CAN COME TO AN AGREEMENT AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE DON'T THINK THIS IS WHAT IS BEST FOR USA. THERE ARE NO HARD FEELINGS AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE FOUND IT TO BE A LOGICAL MOVE FOR SIMPLICITY. AND ALSO I DO BELIEVE IN THE PROGRAM AND I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE FIRSTHAND THE BENEFITS TO CHILDREN. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE HURTFUL OR A LOSS TO US. HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONVERSATION WITH PARK VIEW OR PARK VIEW TEACHERS? BECAUSE IT'S BASICALLY ABSORBING THE WORK THAT THEY DO. NO. I PRETTY MUCH STAY IN MY LANE WHEN IT COMES TO SPEAKING WITH MY OWN TEACHERS.

SO NO, I HAVEN'T TALKED TO THE PARK VIEW TEACHERS. WHEN DID YOU TALK TO YOUR PARTICULAR STAFF AT OC SCS ABOUT THIS? DID THEY HAVE ANY INPUT? DID THEY GIVE ADVICE? WHEN WERE THEY? WHEN WERE THEY BROUGHT INTO THE MIX? SO I SUBMITTED THE CHARTER ON THURSDAY. I BELIEVE IT WAS THURSDAY. ALL THE DAYS RUN TOGETHER. I HAVE LIKE 100 HOUR WORK WEEKS. SO THURSDAY IT WAS, THURSDAY IT WAS. I'M PRETTY SURE IT WAS THURSDAY. SO PRIOR TO BY NATURE OF HOW THINGS GO AND WORD TRAVELS VERY QUICKLY, I DID NOT WANT OUR STAFF TO HEAR THAT WE WERE PUTTING FORWARD A CHARTER REVISION THROUGH ANYBODY BUT ME, SO I DROPPED IT OFF EARLY IN THE MORNING TO ANNETTE AND THEN HEADED OVER AND SPOKE WITH OUR STAFF SO THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF ANY REVISION THAT WAS GOING TO BE SUBMITTED, NOT ASKED IF THEY WANTED TO BE PART OF IT OR ANYTHING RELATED TO USC. AND NOBODY AT USC WAS ASKED ABOUT IT. NOPE. WERE YOU GIVEN ANY DIRECTION BY THE DISTRICT TO WRITE THIS CHARTER? NO. YOU JUST DECIDED THAT YOU WERE GOING TO WRITE A CHARTER AND INCLUDE USC.

SO AS WE LOOK AT AND THIS IS THE PART AND I'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH MY PARENTS.

SORRY. DID I CUT YOU OFF? NO, NO. IT'S FINE REALLY WORKING ON THAT. SO AS I'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION WITH MY PARENTS, SOMETIMES LEADERS NEED TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND SO AS I'M LOOKING AT AND AS I'M IN COLLABORATION WITH A LARGE NETWORK OF OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS, THEY THEY MADE THE RECOMMENDATION TO BRING IT FORWARD SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE

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WE'RE TAKING ALL THE SPORTS OUT AND BASICALLY GIVING. NO, BECAUSE STUDENTS DON'T HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN USC. RIGHT. SO IF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S A HIGH LEVEL PROGRAM AND KIDS JUST WANTED TO CONTINUE TO GO TO PARKVIEW AND DO THEIR INDEPENDENT STUDY AND THEN GO TO THE SCHOOLS. THEY CAN STILL DO THAT. SO YOU COULD FRAME IT AS COMPETITION. I THINK IT'S JUST OPTIONS. YEAH, I DON'T GO TO PARKVIEW. I DON'T KNOW, I THE LAST NUMBER, I HEARD 85% OF THE USC KIDS WEREN'T AT PARKVIEW LAST YEAR. SO I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK IT'S PULLING ALL THE PARKVIEW KIDS. RIGHT. 85% WERE NOT AT PARKVIEW. RIGHT.

THEY'RE LIKE NEW TO USC. WHETHER IT'S NEW TO THE DISTRICT OR HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE AT USC OR PARTICIPATE IN USC, I'M PRETTY SURE BY NOW IT'S OVER 100, WELL OVER 101 HUNDRED ENROLLED IN USC. AND PARKVIEW. YES, OVER 100. SO WE'RE BASICALLY GOING TO BE GIVING AWAY 100 OF OUR STUDENTS. JUST A REMINDER, THOUGH, IF I MAY AGAIN, REFRAMING IT'S NOT A GIVING AWAY. THE STUDENTS BECAUSE IT REMAINS A PYLUSD SCHOOL. WE'RE GIVING AWAY CONTROL OF WHAT WE RECEIVE AND MANAGING THAT PROGRAM TO ANOTHER CHARTER. YES, TO A I'M NOT SURE WHY TO A P WELL USD CHARTER, RIGHT. BUT WE'RE GIVING AWAY OUR SUPERVISION AND OUR OVERSIGHT.

OUR OVERSIGHT. I REALLY JUST SECOND, I JUST BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I'M JUST REALLY CONFUSED.

YOU SAY THAT THERE'S 100 STUDENTS AT USC, I AND THE 100 STUDENTS AT PARKVIEW, THEY'RE THE SAME. SO IT'S NOT 200. IT'S 100. THERE'S ONLY 100 STUDENTS AT PARKVIEW. NO USC AND USC.

RIGHT. SO HOW MANY ARE AT PARKVIEW THEN? IN ADDITION TO IN ADDITION, I THINK 150. BUT I

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SANTIAGO HAS AN 11 BOARD MEMBER, OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS HAVE A FIVE BOARD MEMBER. WE WENT WITH FIVE BECAUSE WE CURRENTLY HAVE A FIVE BOARD MEMBER, AND YOU ARE ABLE TO. SO IN SOME CHARTERS THERE ARE NO PARENTS WHO SERVE ON A CHARTER BOARD. IN SOME CHARTERS, IT'S ALL BUSINESS OR DEPENDING ON THE FOCUS OF THE SCHOOL. SO IN TERMS OF THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF WHO OVERSEES THIS, AND IT WAS VERY CLEARLY WORDED INSIDE OF OUR CHARTER REVISION. THE CHARTER SCHOOL REPORTS TO THE CHARTER BOARD AND ALL EMPLOYEES THEREIN. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS, DOCTOR CHERNUS, WHY YOU WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS? BECAUSE THESE ARE YOUR PASSION PROJECTS AND NOW YOU'RE GIVING AWAY CONTROL OVER THEM. WELL, WHY ARE YOU PUTTING WORDS IN MY MOUTH? WHEN DID I SAY I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT? PARDON ME? WHEN DID I SAY THAT? WHEN DID YOU SAY WHAT? I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT. OKAY. ARE YOU IN SUPPORT OF GIVING OF. OF THIS CHARTER AND THIS REVISION? I DEFINITELY SEE BENEFITS TO IT. I THINK THERE'S PLUSES AND MINUSES TO IT. BUT YEAH, I, I, I WILL THINK ABOUT THAT. THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE TO VOTE ON IT TONIGHT, BUT I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT ASSERTION. I'M JUST I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU WERE IF YOU WERE IN SUPPORT OF IT. IT'S VERY CLEAR IN THE PETITION THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT NO, NO LONGER HAS OVERSIGHT OVER THE SCHOOL. AND SO THE BOARD WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT THE SUPERINTENDENT HAVE AUTHORITY OR NOT IN THIS CASE, IT DOESN'T. THAT'S HOW IT'S WRITTEN AT LEAST. SO THAT'S UP TO THE BOARD. I SEE BENEFITS TO IT. I THINK THAT HAVING USC ALREADY ON THAT SITE AND HAVING HUNDREDS OF KIDS ALREADY CONCURRENTLY ENROLL FROM THE SCHOOL RIGHT NOW, THERE'S PE CLASSES, THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT. I THINK I DEFINITELY SEE BENEFITS TO IT. BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS FOR THE BOARD TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS. SO IS THERE A DOWNSIDE TO IT? SURE. I WOULD SAY THE DISTRICT IS NO LONGER HAS OVERSIGHT OVER THE USC PROGRAM. AND OX TO THE DEGREE.

BUT THE BENEFITS FOR I MEAN FOR ME, I JUST WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE STUDENTS AND SO IF THIS IS BEST FOR STUDENTS, I'M ALL FOR IT. IF I'M NOT OVERSEEING THE PROGRAM, I DON'T REALLY CARE IF IT'S BEST FOR KIDS. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE WAY I, I SEE IT. I WOULD ALSO ADD, I THINK THAT WE GLOSSED OVER, I THINK BRIEFLY, AND I ASKED YOU ABOUT IT SPECIFICALLY THE ABILITY FOR OX TO GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT THEY COULDN'T OTHERWISE GET REALLY ALLOWS THEM TO ACCELERATE. WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENT. AND I THINK PARTNERING USC WITH THAT JUST MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. AND WE CAN'T WE CAN'T KEEP COMING TO YOU. WE CAN'T BE. WE CAN'T. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT EFFICIENT. IT'S NOT I AGREE. SO I THIS IS SO I THINK MY BRAIN IS SO MUCH SMALLER THAN YOUR GUYS'S AND I CAN'T GET ALL THIS INFORMATION. IF YOU WANT TO READ THIS BOOK. YEAH. I WONDERFUL YOU SEEM SO KNOWLEDGEABLE. I READ IT FOUR TIMES. WOW. OKAY. THE REASON YOU'RE PUSHING FOR THIS IS TO GET MORE FUNDING IS THAT THAT'S KIND OF THE MAIN PURPOSE OF IT, RIGHT? OKAY. SO I THINK GIVE ME LIKE A SHORT SECONDARY OKAY. OKAY. THE PRIMARY IS AND AGAIN I

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YEAH, JUST THAT LITTLE SHORT EXPERT YOU'RE VERY BRAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING ALL MY QUESTIONS. YES. ALSO, I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW MY DAUGHTER, MY OLDEST DAUGHTER WOULD LIKE TO BE A BOARD REP AFTER WATCHING YOU. YOU'RE INSPIRING. I KNOW THAT'S I WAS GOING TO SAY I'M LIKE, I'M GLAD I'M INSPIRING OTHERS. YES. SO LET ME LET LET ME ASK THIS. IF WE WERE TO PROCEED TOMORROW, SAY WHICH WHICH I, I AM GOING TO BE AT WORK TOMORROW WITH MY TEACHERS. TO BE VERY CLEAR, WE'RE NOT TAKING A VOTE, BUT LET'S JUST SAY THAT SOMEHOW THIS PAST AND NEXT MONDAY, THIS COMES TO FRUITION. WOULD THE STUDENTS ON YOUR CAMPUS HAVE ANY IDEA THAT ANYTHING HAS CHANGED? TYPICALLY, STUDENTS HAVE IDEAS OF ADULT RELATED ANYTHING FROM ADULTS, BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M HEARING, IS THAT THEY DON'T A LOT OF STUDENTS, I MEAN, NOWADAYS PEOPLE DO KNOW ABOUT SCHOOL BOARDS. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT A SCHOOL BOARD WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE IN A WE ARE IN A WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT ERA.

BUT SO IF I WAS JUST TO GO TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, YOU KNOW, IF I HAD SOME PARENTS THAT HAD WERE ON A BOARD NOW AND AGAIN, I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE, LIKE USC, IT'S KIND OF ALREADY ON YOUR CAMPUS. AND THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE TAKING THE UC PROGRAM, LIKE WOULD THE KIDS, BECAUSE THE KIDS FROM USC ARE STILL ABLE TO GO PLAY SPORTS AND ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS PEOPLE ARE STILL TRANSFERRING IN, LIKE YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAM, DO WE PUT IN THE MOU THAT OKS IS ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, STILL COMPETE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAM? YES. SO LIKE LOOKING AT THIS FROM AND I HAD TO WRAP MY BRAIN ABOUT THIS. THE ONLY THING THAT'S DIFFERENT IS THE DIFFERENT GOVERNING BOARD. THEY'RE GOING TO OVERSEE YOUR CURRICULUM. AND THEN BASICALLY THE FUNDING. BUT YOUR TEACHERS CAN ACTUALLY GET PAID BETTER, WHICH IS GOING TO INCREASE COMPETITION, WHICH WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE PROMISE OF THAT BECAUSE OF, OF COURSE, FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. YEAH. BUT WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE FUNDING THING, THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING CONCEPT. YEAH. SO, SO REALLY THERE'S REALLY NO BIG CHANGE BESIDES GIVING UP THE CONTROL AND. I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S SO FUNNY ABOUT THAT. BECAUSE WE CAN GIVE UP CONTROL TO PARENTS WHO WE TRUST YOU. WE TRUST PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE CAN TRUST PARENTS TO ALSO DO. I MEAN, WE'RE ALL PARENTS UP HERE AND THERE'S LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. THERE ARE THERE ARE THINGS SET IN PLACE THAT YOU CAN'T JUST GO ROGUE AND TURN THIS INTO A BALLET SCHOOL. I MEAN, IF WE WANT THE CHARTER SCHOOL TO SHUT DOWN AND FAIL, THEN ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, YOU COULD DO THAT. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT I ALSO THINK, TOO, THAT WE I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I LITERALLY AM WORKING LIKE 100 HOUR WORK WEEKS, BUT BY THE TIME WE GET HERE, I CAN'T ACTUALLY HEAR. SO. OKAY, SO WHAT? I'M.

WHAT? I'M SORRY. I'M GOING TO BE LIKE. AND SOME OF MY. CAN WE PLEASE JUST BE QUIET? SOME OF MY STUDENTS KNOW THIS. THE LEVEL OF THE BEHAVIOR IN THIS ROOM IS APPALLING. LET OUR PRINCIPALS SPEAK WITHOUT CALLING OUT. YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY, I ACTUALLY CAN'T HEAR YOU, SO I JUST AND IT IS IN LINE. AND MY STUDENTS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL KNOW DO I DO I ALLOW SIDE CONVERSATION? NOT AT ALL. AND THEY CAN ADHERE TO IT. SO I THINK WITH WITH WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR THE PAST YEAR, I'M SORRY. THIS IS LIKE THE TEACHER IN ME. THIS IS WHAT WE DO IN SCHOOL. DO I NEED TO CLEAR THE ROOM OR OFFICERS, CAN YOU FIND OUT WHO CONTINUES TO TALK AND BE

[03:10:02]

SO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH IN THE PAST YEAR OR THE PAST, I SHOULD SAY FEW MONTHS, OR AS THE CHARTER HAS COME TO FRUITION, IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM WHEN WE DID THE INNOVATION LAB.

YOU WERE GETTING A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, BACKTALK FROM THE COMMUNITY OR A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHY DID WE HAVE TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, DO $1 MILLION FOR THE INNOVATION LAB? AND SO I FEEL LIKE WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT THE CONTROL WE'RE GIVING THE CONTROL OVER TO A HIGHLY QUALIFIED PRINCIPAL, IT'S STILL A PYLUSD SCHOOL. AND WE HAVE THIS, YOU KNOW, CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD THAT'S OBVIOUSLY LIKE WITHIN THE LAW. BUT NOW YOU CAN FUNDRAISE, YOU CAN GET ALL OF THIS. AND SO WE YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE NECESSARY STRESS OF PEOPLE EITHER. NOT WANTING TO FUND WHEN YOU WANT TO EXPAND, BUT THEN YOU ALSO DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE STRESS ALSO OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, CRITICIZING YOU FOR ASKING FOR FUNDING FROM US. YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO GROW YOUR INNOVATION LAB. SO THIS WILL GIVE YOU THE FREEDOM TO DO SO. SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS LIKE, WE CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS. WE CAN'T SAY, NO, WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU $1 MILLION FOR AN INNOVATION LAB, OR WE DON'T WANT TO HELP YOU GROW YOUR PROGRAM BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO TAKE FROM THE PYLUSD GENERAL FUND. BUT THEN WE ALSO CAN'T NOT GIVE YOU THE FREEDOM TO NOW SAY, OKAY, YOU CAN GO GET GRANTS, YOU CAN GET A 600,000, $1 MILLION GRANT AND EXPAND YOUR SCHOOL. AND IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT OUR GENERAL FUND. BUT FOR SOME REASON, JUST BECAUSE OF THE CONTROL FACTOR, LIKE WE DON'T WANT TO ALLOW YOU TO DO THIS. AND SO THAT'S WHEN WE HINDER THE KIDS. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IS THAT GIVING AWAY A LITTLE BIT OF CONTROL.

OBVIOUSLY KNOWING IT'S WITHIN THE LAW, BUT IT'S ALSO TOO BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF CRAP UP HERE FOR THIS MILLION DOLLAR INNOVATION LAB. AND SO IT'S EITHER DO WE ALLOW STATE LABS? IT'S TWO I'M SORRY LABS I'VE SEEN. YES. THERE'S A BIGGER ONE A SMALLER ONE. YES. BUT YES.

SO WE CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS. IT'S EITHER OUR COMMUNITY SAYS WE ARE GOING TO EMBRACE THIS DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOL, AND WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THE LABS TO GROW, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO, YOU KNOW, COMPLAIN AND STUFF WHEN WE GIVE MONEY TO THE SCHOOL TO FUND IT. OR WE SAY, OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE WANT, BUT THEY CAN TAKE IT AND THEY CAN GO GET GRANTS AND THEY CAN TAKE IT AND RUN WITH IT AND MAKE IT A GREAT PROGRAM. AND SO I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT BOTH SIDES OF THIS LIKE THERE IS IT'S GIVING UP THE CONTROL. BUT THEN MAN, THEY CAN REALLY RUN WITH IT. OR WE KEEP THE CONTROL OF IT. AND WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF HOPES AND DREAMS FROM THIS. THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT THEY HAVE FOR THE SCHOOL. AND WE AS A COMMUNITY NEED TO EMBRACE THAT. AND IF MONEY GETS PULLED ONE TIME FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL FUND, THEN THAT HAS TO BE OKAY. BUT WE CAN'T HAVE IT. BOTH WAYS. AND I THINK ULTIMATELY WHAT I WANT TO. I WALKED OVER TO ONE OF OUR PARENTS BECAUSE SOME OF YOU MIGHT LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, THIS IS NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL, BUT WHAT GOES INTO THIS? SO I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO YOUR POINT ABOUT LIKE THE WHY. SO REALLY, WHAT GOES INTO THIS IS BEING ABLE TO GIVE OUR LEARNERS A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE THAN THEY'VE HAD BEFORE. SO IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, WHAT GOES INTO THIS DESIGN BY AN 11 YEAR OLD, BY THE WAY, AN 11 YEAR OLD, THE LEVEL OF MATHEMATICAL THINKING, THE LEVEL OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, THE LEVEL OF PERSISTENCE THIS YOUNG PERSON HAS HAD TO GO THROUGH. I'M NOT CURRENTLY SEEING THIS AND I'M GOING TO BE FORTHRIGHT. WE HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED IN THE INNOVATIVE REALM OF THINGS YET.

WE'RE JUST GETTING UP TO SPEED WITH WHERE THE WORLD IS, AND WE'RE STILL VERY FAR BEHIND. SO I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHATEVER POWER AND THIS FEELS AWKWARD FOR ME TO SAY BECAUSE WE HAVE NO DESIRE AT OCFS FOR POWER. WE HAVE THE DESIRE TO EXPAND THIS. WE HAVE THE DESIRE TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES. I WOULD ACTUALLY PREFER TO LIVE IN AN EDUCATIONAL REALM WHERE POWER IS NOT THE FOCUS, AND CHILDREN ARE THE FOCUS. AND. I HAVE AN OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS, SO I'D LIKE TO ASK MY QUESTIONS NOW. SO YOU INCLUDED TEACHERS SIGNATURES IN THE PETITION OF THE ORIGINAL.

HOW MANY OF THOSE ORIGINAL SIGNERS ARE STILL WORKING IN THE DISTRICT AND ARE AT ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE? YOU WERE ON THE ORIGINAL PETITION. BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T RESIGN THEM RIGHT? RIGHT. CASPERSEN. SORRY. BY THE TIME THIS HOUR COMES. BUT IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS, WE CAN. YEAH, I'LL GET YOU TO GET THAT INFORMATION. YEAH. IF PERCENTAGE OR A SMALL

[03:15:05]

AND THEN WHAT DATE DO YOU SEE THIS SWITCH? DO YOU SEE THE SWITCH HAPPENING DURING THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR OR IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR? WHEN YOU SAY SWITCH, WHICH PORTION OF THE AUTONOMOUS? SO IT WOULD BE LOGICAL FOR THE AUTONOMOUS GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE TO GO INTO EFFECT IN THE NEW YEAR. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE BUDGET, I BELIEVE WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE TO WAIT TILL JULY 1ST. THE BUDGET WAS EMAILED TO THE BOARD ON OCTOBER 15TH. YES. SO THERE ARE VARIOUS DATES WITHIN THE CHARTER REVISION. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE STILL TYPOS IN THERE, EVEN IF IT TOOK A FULL DAY TO TRY TO GET THOSE TYPOS OUT BECAUSE IT WAS DRAFTED QUITE QUICKLY. SO I DON'T EXPECT ANY MEMBER HERE TO HAVE READ THAT PRO TIP IF YOU COPY AND PASTE IT INTO CHATGPT, IT CAN GIVE YOU A GREAT SUMMARY, BUT THERE ARE VARIOUS DATES ON THERE. SO FOR EXAMPLE, BEFORE I WAS WAITING FOR A CALL FROM WOSC BUT HAD TO SUBMIT THE DOCUMENT ON THURSDAY, SO I GOT A CALL BACK FROM WOSC LATER IN THE AFTERNOON ABOUT THE TIMELINE. WE PUT A DATE THAT WHEN WE MAKE THE MOU IN TERMS OF PARKVIEW STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE 12TH GRADE YEAR STAYING WITH PARKVIEW THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF THEIR SENIOR YEAR FOR X YEAR. SO LIKE THIS YEAR, OBVIOUSLY WE WOULDN'T WANT TO SAY HERE PARKVIEW STUDENTS WHO ARE IN A FULLY ACCREDITED YEAR SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AWAY YOUR NCUA ELIGIBILITY.

THERE ARE VARYING DATES WITHIN THAT CHARTER DEPENDING ON WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO. YEAH, WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED WITH AN MOU 100%. THAT SOLIDIFIES EVERYTHING YOU MENTIONED. YOU WOULDN'T FORCE THEM TO COME OVER. ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE AN OPTION TO COME OVER? I THINK WE WOULD HAVE TO EXPLORE THAT BECAUSE JUST TO BE SUPER FORTHRIGHT IN TERMS OF THE WAY THAT WE SERVICE OUR STUDENTS, THERE'S GREAT OPPORTUNITIES WHEN IT COMES TO COST SAVINGS TO ACTUALLY BUILD THE INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM OUT OF OUR FTE. SO MEANING LIKE OF CURRENT FTE OF CURRENT FTE. SO YOU WOULD KNOW WE WOULD NO LONGER NEED PARKVIEW TEACHERS.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING? I DON'T HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER PARKVIEW STILL HAS STUDENTS. SO THE HUNDRED STUDENTS WOULD MOVE. AND THOSE TEACHERS THAT ARE RIGHT NOW TEACHERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM WOULD NOT FOLLOW THEM. SO WE WOULD WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SPECIFIC CASELOAD IS, BUT I THINK THAT THOSE THOSE TEACHERS HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT USC. SO. RIGHT. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO HOW THAT WOULD NOW THERE SEEMS TO BE A REALLY A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT AND MAYBE A STUDY SESSION WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL WHERE WE COULD WORK OUT SOME OF THESE WEIRD TIMELINES AND TRY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK. SO I THINK I WOULD LIKE A STUDY SESSION ON THIS BECAUSE, I MEAN, TRYING TO GET ACCREDITATION, WE HAVE TO KEEP UP. YOU USC STUDENTS AT PARKVIEW FOR A WHILE. WE DON'T WE CAN'T SWITCH THE BUDGET TILL THE FOLLOWING YEAR. I MEAN, WE'RE WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE MOU AND WHAT IS NOT. BECAUSE MY NEXT QUESTION IS GOING TO BE WHY YOU SAID YOU DID THIS REALLY QUICK.

WHY, WHY, WHY THE RUSH? WHY NOT THE RUSH? I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE SAME ANSWER. I'M SORRY. I'LL

[03:20:10]

SO OCS WILL NOT BE STEALING ANY FUNDS FROM PARKVIEW OR USC. FOR COMPLETE CLARITY. SO THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING WE JUST NEED MORE INFORMATION. THAT'S HOW I LOOK AT IT, BECAUSE THIS IS YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION. WELL, DON'T SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE BOARD. I DO NEED MORE INFORMATION. AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY, FROM LISTENING TO THEM WANTS MORE INFORMATION AS WELL. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BE TRANSPARENT HERE. YOU WANT US TO MAKE A DECISION, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU

[03:25:02]

ALSO, WE WOULD LOVE IT IF IT WAS 1%. JUST SAYING, IF YOU'RE GIVING IT, HEY, IF YOU'RE GIVING US THE ABILITY TO MAKE THAT DECISION, THAT'S WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING. THIS IS RECORDED. I'LL GO BACK AND PLAY IT. I DID NOT GIVE ANY PERCENTAGES. OKAY, ONE LAST QUESTION. DOES THIS PETITION AND I APOLOGIZE. I HAVE NOT READ THE ENTIRE THING BECAUSE I'VE HAD A LOT OF VERY INTENSE FAMILY ISSUES COME UP RECENTLY THAT HAVE TAKEN MY ATTENTION, BUT DOES THIS BECAUSE LATER ON WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE SWITCHED YOUR CODING TO SOMETHING FROM CALIFORNIA AGENCIES. IS CODE TO THE FUTURE STILL A PART OF THIS CHARTER? CAN YOU EXPLAIN? CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? YEAH. I'M SORRY. YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME.

IF YOU RECALL, IN DECEMBER, I AM I AM KNOWN AS A LEADER TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE RIGHT, EVEN IF THEY'RE DIFFICULT. SO WHEN I CAME FORWARD IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, I HAD MENTIONED AND ALSO FROM THE FEEDBACK OF A CURRENT PARENT, IF SHE'S WATCHING RIGHT NOW, I DO GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK ON THAT. I HAD BEEN GIVEN FEEDBACK BY A PARENT WHO'S VERY DEEP INTO KNOWLEDGE OF THAT INDUSTRY, AND APPLICATION, AND THAT PARENT SAID, HEY, DO A DOUBLE LOOK BEFORE YOU MAKE THE COMMITMENT TO THAT ORGANIZATION. AND SO WE HAD SOME OTHER PARENTS WHO WERE TEACHERS IN OTHER DISTRICTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH C-STEM. SO IF YOU RECALL, IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR WHEN WE WENT THROUGH ULTIMATELY THE FINAL, IT WAS EITHER DECEMBER OR JANUARY WHEN WE WENT THROUGH SOME OF THE FINAL REVISIONS WITH THIS BOARD OF EDUCATION, I CAME FORWARD AND SAID, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AND MOVE AWAY FROM CODE TO THE FUTURE. DID THIS IS PROBABLY A QUESTION FOR MR. STEIN. DID WE PAY FOR CODE TO THE FUTURE? I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK. BUT I THINK WE DID. YES, BUT NOT FOR SERVICES FOR OCS, FOR THE 24, 25 SCHOOL YEAR. LET ME BE CLEAR ON THAT. YEAH. IF WE CAN VERIFY THAT, BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE I REMEMBER PAYING FOR IT. BUT I KNOW WE WERE PAYING FOR LOTS OF THINGS SO MY MEMORY COULD BE FUZZY. THAT'S THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. EXCEPT FOR I HOPE WE GET A STUDY SESSION TO TALK ABOUT THIS MORE, WHERE WE, AS A BOARD CAN WORK WITH THE EXECUTIVE CABINET TO FIGURE OUT WHAT PERCENTAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO COVER OUR COSTS FOR YOUR HR AND PAYROLL AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO I HOPE THIS I DON'T MEAN TO BE A DOWNER, BETH, BUT I THINK 3% I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULDN'T DO 3% FROM THE STANDPOINT OF WHAT MIGHT BE NEEDED. RIGHT. BUT WE CAN ONLY DO 3%. THAT IS. YEAH, THERE'S A THERE'S A MAXIMUM. YEAH. THERE'S A MAXIMUM. BUT BUT WITHIN THAT I THINK THAT THAT'S, THAT'S A REASONABLE ASSUMPTION THAT I WOULD SAY THAT'D BE MY RECOMMENDATION. YEAH. 3%. MR. YOUNGBLOOD, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND I'M GOING TO CLOSE IT AT 9:32 P.M. AND I THANK YOU FOR DOCTOR BETH FISHER AND FOR ALL OF THE PARENTS AND THE STAFF WHO CAME TO SUPPORT HER TONIGHT AND HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO

[16. CONSENT CALENDAR]

[03:30:01]

GOT A CHEERING SQUAD. GREAT PODCAST. LET'S GO. OKAY. SO OUR FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE 17.1.

[17.1 Adopt revised 2024 Board of Education Meeting Schedule.]

[18.2 Approve warrant listings in the following amounts: Check #267843 through 269198; current year expenditures (September 29, 2024 through November 9, 2024) $17,574,014.76; and payroll registers 3A, $15,002,587.17, 3B, $6,091,837.11, 4A $15,227,663.90, 4B $6,371,899.36.]

[03:35:03]

AND I THINK WE CAN GET BETTER INFORMATION BACK TO YOU FOR THAT. AND IF IT'S US I WHAT LOCATION DOES IT. YEAH, I BELIEVE THOSE THINGS WOULD BE USED I THINK AT YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK IT'S JOINT USE. RIGHT. YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL, USC YES. BUT WE HAVE TO CODE IT A CERTAIN WAY, SO. CORRECT. YES. OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN ON THE SAME WARRANT LISTING FROM 1020 TO 2026, THERE IS AN EXPENDITURES FROM SPORTS PRODUCTS, INC, AND IT SAYS HERE THAT THIS PAYMENT IS FOR WALL MATS, PADDING FOR USC AND SHIPPING FOR THE WALL MATS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS ALL INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL TRAINING LAB. ALL THE ALL THE WRESTLING MATS. YEAH, A LOT. IT DOES. AND SO WHAT WAS INCLUDED WITH THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE WAS A SPECIFIC AREA WITH THE WALL MATS AND EVERYTHING. SO I BELIEVE THAT THEY'VE EXTENDED THAT IN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE ROOM. SO THAT'S WHY THEY NEEDED TO ORDER MORE. YEAH. OKAY. SO ANOTHER EXPENDITURE FOR THAT. AND THEN.

THEN ON THE WARRANT LISTING FROM 1027 TO 11 TWO, THERE IS 15,000 FOR THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT. AND THAT WAS TO CONNECT THE WATER FOR CASA LOMA, FOR THE FIRE SPRINKLERS. I KNOW WE'RE PUTTING SPRINKLERS IN, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT BUILDING AS OF YET. RIGHT. WE HAVE THE EXISTING PLAN AND WE'VE RUN THE EXISTING. WE JUST RESTORING BECAUSE WE DIDN'T. WE SPEND ABOUT 400,000 TO TAKE THAT BUILDING APART. NO, OUR 300,000 NOT NO, NO, WE HAVEN'T SPENT 300,000 ON THAT BUILDING. BUT YES, THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW, TAKEN DOWN DRYWALL AND THINGS THAT NEED TO BE PUT BACK UP. BUT WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING AT ALL. WE TOOK THE EXISTING STRUCTURE TO DSA TO GET SPRINKLERS APPROVED FOR THAT. OKAY. BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THERE HAS TO BE A MAIN VALVE THAT'S INSTALLED BY THE YORBA LINDA WATER OUTSIDE. I UNDERSTAND THAT. SO IS THE PLAN BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THIS AS A BOARD AT ALL, JUST TO JUST TO RESTORE THE BUILDING. SO RIGHT NOW I THINK OUR PLAN IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S USABLE AND USABLE UNDER DSA REQUIREMENTS. AND, AND THEN THE BOARD WILL BE NEEDING TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO HOW TO BEST USE THAT FACILITY. IT NEEDS TO HAVE THE USE DETERMINATION CHANGED. AND TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO DO THESE, AND THEN WE CAN DECIDE WHAT ULTIMATELY TO DO WITH IT,

[03:40:05]

PAINTING THAT HAS THE CODE OF THREE SIX, THREE. BUT IN YOUR EXPLANATION IT SAYS THAT THIS WAS FOR ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING CORRECT CODES THAT, THAT PROGRAMS ARE BEING CHARGED FOR. YOU KNOW. YEAH, THE ACCOUNTING IS CORRECT. SO THE ACCOUNTING IS CORRECT. IT'S JUST THE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SITES, USAGE IS TECHNICALLY NOT A SITE. OX IS A SITE. SO THAT'S IT'S AND THE SITE CODE FOR OX ISN'T IT. LIKE 220. IT'S 220. YES. AND THIS HAS A 636. WE HAVE 636. SO THAT WE'RE ACCOUNTING FOR IT APPROPRIATELY. BUT YEAH IN THE NOTES WE JUST WE REFER TO IT AS OX BECAUSE USC TECHNICALLY ISN'T A SITE OKAY A PHYSICAL SITE. YEAH. A SCHOOL I SHOULD SAY NOT A SITE, A SCHOOL. OKAY. AND THEN THE NEXT SET IS THE SAME THING. IT'S AGAIN, IT'S USING THE USC CODES WITHOUT AND BUT YOU GUYS ARE SAYING IT'S FOR OX. SO THAT'S THAT'S IS WHERE IT GETS CONFUSING. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S TAKING PLACE AT THAT AT THAT SCHOOL. BUT IF IT'S SIX, THREE SIX THAT MEANS IT'S PART OF THE USC PROGRAM OKAY. AND THOSE FUNDS ARE BEING THERE. OKAY. CAN I GO BACK? YEAH, PLEASE. SO I JUST WANT TO GO BACK A LITTLE BIT. THE PRONOUNS LLC, DBA ON DECK SPORTS THE ONE THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED. THERE'S ONE CHARGE FOR 4800 AND THE OTHER ONE WAS FOR 26,000. AND IT SAYS IT'S RELATED TO STAFF AND APPAREL UNIFORMS FOR STAFF AT USC. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S THE ONE ABOVE IT. SO THAT THAT'S THE NATIONAL SPORTS APPAREL. NOT NOT THE PRONOUNS. OH OKAY. YEAH. OH OKAY. SO WE SPENT $4,000 ON APPAREL. ARE WE ALLOWED TO SPEND $4,000 OR MONEY ON APPAREL THAT'S NOT RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL? YES. IT HAS TO BE UNIFORMS. IT CAN'T BE LIKE T SHIRTS JUST BECAUSE. BUT IT CAN BE UNIFORMS. DOES USC HAVE THEIR OWN UNIFORMS? THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR OWN TEAMS. NOT. I THINK THIS IS FOR LIKE THE SHIRTS THAT WERE PASSED OUT AT THE OPENING.

EVERY TIME I'VE GONE TO USC, THEY'RE ALWAYS WEARING THEIR POLOS AND I YES, IT'S THEIR POLOS THAT THEY WEAR. AND I THINK ONE OF THE TEACHERS WAS TELLING ME THAT THERE'S A STAFF LIKE A DAY WHERE ALL THE ALL OF THE STAFF, LIKE, WEARS A CERTAIN SHIRT, LIKE A CERTAIN POLO. ONE DAY, A CERTAIN SHIRT, ANOTHER DAY. YEAH, IT'S JUST LIKE WHEN WE PURCHASED THE PILL POLOS FOR ALL THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS OR WHATNOT. SO I THOUGHT WE DID THAT WITH DONATION MONEY. I THOUGHT THOSE WERE PURCHASED BY DONATION. OH. OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE THOSE PURCHASED BY DONATION. YES THEY WERE, BUT THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURE. OKAY. GOOD. GOOD CATCH. I MISSED THAT ONE. AND THEN. AND THEN ALSO ON HERE. WE HAVE THE GARNER HOLT $5,000 FOR MANNEQUINS. FOR ITS MANNEQUINS. SO THAT THEY CAN CREATE COSTUMES FOR ANIMATED ATOMIC ROBOTS. AND YOU, HAVE YOU BEEN TO OCSD? YES, I'VE BEEN TO SCHOOL, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE LAB, SO.

OKAY, SO THE MANNEQUINS, IT'S WHAT THEY'RE USING TO DRESS THE MANNEQUINS. SO THEY'RE NOT. YOU KNOW, THE MANNEQUINS ARE ARE BEING USED AS. YES. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PHRASE THAT. AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT LATE, BUT YES, THE MANNEQUINS, I THINK THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN PURCHASED. CORRECT.

AND THEY'RE BEING USED IN THE SCHOOL SITE AND THEY'VE BEEN UP ON INSTAGRAM AND THEY'VE BEEN SHOWING HOW THEY'RE USING THE MANNEQUINS IN THE LAB. OKAY. AND YOU JUST BROUGHT UP THE SPORTS

[03:45:12]

YEAH. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. CAN I MOVE TO A VOTE? GARY, ARE ANY OF THESE EXPENDITURES OUTSIDE OF THE BUDGETS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE TO SPEND FOR THE DISTRICT? I MEAN, NO, IT'S IT WAS PAID OUT OF THE DISTRICT FUNDS. SO NO, IT WOULD BE IN THE BUDGET INSIDE OF OUR BUDGET. OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT WERE THEY ALL APPROVED BEFORE HERE OR ARE. SO THEY WOULD ALL GO THROUGH AN APPROVAL PROCESS BEFORE THE MONEY IS SPENT. SO THEY WOULD HAVE ALL HAD A POA ISSUED AND THEN AND THEN THE CHECK PAID AFTER THE GOODS AND THINGS ARE RECEIVED. SO IT WOULD STANDARD WAY TO SPEND MONEY IN THE DISTRICT. YES, YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVE FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT, I KNOW. ALL RIGHT. ROLL CALL. VOT, PLEASE. LUKE, I, MRS. BUCK. YES, MRS. ANDERSON? NO. MR. YOUNGBLOOD. YES, MR. FRAZIER. YES. AND I AM A YES. MOTION CARRIES 4 TO 1 WITH AN EYE FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. SO WE HAVE 18.10. I'LL NEED A MOTION.

[18.10 Approve the architectural services agreement for architectural investigation services for the wall enclosure project at Travis Ranch School with Studio Plus Architecture Corp., Project No. 4260.]

YEAH. THIS NEVER CAME TO THE BOARD. YOU SHOULD CALL MIKE MATTHEWS AND ASK HIM WHY. WELL, I KNOW IT WAS DISCUSSED, BUT IT WAS NEVER BROUGHT TO THE BOARD. IT WAS A IT WAS A REQUEST AT THE BOARD LEVEL TO SAY, HEY, WE NEED TO GET WALLS IN THERE BECAUSE IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE WALLS. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT WAS. YEAH, BUT NO VOTE, NO VOTE. AND WE DID. WE VOTED ON THE COMPLETED PROJECT IN OCTOBER, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. SO COOL. ARE WE GOOD WITH IT? LET'S VOTE.

WOO! ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE AYE AYE. SORRY, TODD. I NEED AN EYE FROM YOU, PLEASE. I SAID I.

[18.17 Approve an Independent Contractor Agreement to provide an updated Use of Facilities Fee Study with Ferchaw Consulting LLC, effective November 20, 2024 through June 30, 2025.]

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SO WE'RE NOT IN A RUSH TO I MEAN, THIS IS GOING TO TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS FOR THIS TO BE DONE. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT AND THAT WE'RE GETTING ALL OF THE COMMUNICATION DONE. AND EVERYBODY HAS SOME INPUT BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMUNITY INPUT COMING TO THE BOARD. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE INPUT THAT'S GOING TO THE COMMUNITY, OUR PARTNERS, AND THEN BACK BEFORE WE VOTE. I REALLY LIKE THIS PATTERN. THANK YOU. ARE WE READY TO VOTE? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES FIVE

[19.5 Approve the following novels to be added to our Core and Extended reading lists: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan, Time for Andrew by Mary Downing Hahn, and Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.]

[Items 19.6 & 19.7]

A SECOND BY MRS. ANDERSON. I AM JUST I JUST WANTED TO POINT IT OUT BECAUSE I THINK THAT THIS IS FANTASTIC, THAT WE HAVE SIGN LANGUAGE AND THAT WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS. IT'S NOT ONLY IS IT SIGN LANGUAGE, BUT IT'S ALSO ANOTHER LANGUAGE. IT COUNTS TOWARD THAT. I, MY MOTHER DID SIGN LANGUAGE AND TAUGHT ME WHEN I WAS LITTLE. I GOT SIGN LANGUAGE FOR ANYBODY THAT HAS LITTLE CHILDREN OUT THERE, EVEN BABIES. I STARTED USING SIGN LANGUAGE WITH MY NEWBORN WHEN SHE WAS, WELL, NEWBORN. AND BY THE TIME SHE WAS FOUR MONTHS OLD, SHE WAS SIGNING MILK AND MORE AND I, I SWEAR THAT MY KIDS ARE SMARTER BECAUSE THEY HAD THAT ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE SO MUCH SOONER. SO I'M JUST THRILLED THAT WE HAVE THIS. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT IT OUT. I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS PROGRAM IS EXPANDING AND WE'RE ADDING ANOTHER LEVEL. I WAS AT THE ESPERANZA SHOWCASE AND OUR SIGN LANGUAGE STUDENTS WERE SIGNING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, AND IT WAS AND I COULD SEE THEIR EXCITEMENT. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS COURSE IS MOVING ON. AND ALSO TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY LIKED ABOUT THESE TEXTBOOKS. AFTER I WAS REVIEWING THEM, THAT THEY CORRESPOND WITH THE VIDEOS AND THEY REALLY HELP TEACH AND PRACTICE THE QUESTIONS TO WORK IN A SYSTEM. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, PERFORM AND WORK TOGETHER. SO

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[21.9 Approve the Certificated Human Resources Report.]

OKAY. I PULLED THIS ONE BECAUSE THERE WAS A MISTAKE IN THE HR REPORT, AND I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO AMEND IT, BUT. BUT THE MINUTES. BUT I THINK WE ALL KIND OF FORGOT TO AMEND. YEAH, YEAH.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING AWARENESS TO IT. IT LISTED IN HERE UNDER DISTRICT FUNDED CO-CURRICULAR ASSIGNMENT STATEMENTS STIPENDS ON PAGE 27 THAT STIRLING JONES IS LISTED AS A SPORTS CONSULTANT FOR $40,000. HE WAS ON THE MONTHS PREVIOUS AGENDA. SO THIS IS A DUPLICATION AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT IT'S BEEN REMOVED BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN STRIKETHROUGH. THAT'S CORRECT. SO WE APPROVE WITH THE AMENDED CHANGE. SO DO WE NEED TO AMEND THE MOTION. CAN I HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION PLEASE. I'LL AMEND THE MOTION TO EXCLUDE THAT THAT ONE LINE SECOND. OH I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT I HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION ON THE TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THIS WILL LEAD US INTO PUBLIC

[22. PUBLIC COMMENT]

LIKE ALL ELECTIONS, INFORMATION WAS GIVEN TO THE VOTERS AND THE VOTERS HAD THE LAST SAY. NOW IS THE TIME THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME IN AN ELECTION CYCLE, AND THAT IS THE TIME TO ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF THE VOTERS AND COLLECTIVELY BEGIN WORKING TOWARDS THE TRANSITION THAT WILL OCCUR. DEMOCRACY IS NOT ABOUT TRYING TO PREVENT THE WILL OF THE VOTERS. IT IS ABOUT EMBRACING THE WILL OF THE VOTERS, EVEN IF ON OCCASION WE ARE NOT ON THE WINNING SIDE.

RONALD REAGAN SAID. GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND DEFENDING DEMOCRACY MEANS LIVING UP TO THE IDEALS AND VALUES THAT MAKE THIS COUNTRY GREAT. I HOPE WE CAN ALL TAKE A MOMENT, TAKE A DEEP BREATH, AND LIVE UP TO THOSE IDEALS AND VALUES THAT FORM THE ESSENCE OF OUR DEMOCRACY. BY EMBRACING THE WILL OF THE VOTERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GLORIA JOHNSON. HI. GLORIA JOHNSON, SIXTH GRADE TEACHER. IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT IT'S A LITTLE LATE, I'M GOING TO LIGHTEN THINGS UP JUST A TAD. I WAS STRUGGLING FOR WHAT TO SAY BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT WE COULD HAVE ADDRESSED. SO I REACHED OUT TO COLLEAGUES, AND I TOOK ALL OF THEIR IDEAS, AND I COMPILED THEM HERE. SO WE'RE DONE WITH THE CHAOS. TIRED OF THE FIGHT.

ANTI-UNION NONSENSE. IT JUST ISN'T RIGHT. A COMMUNITY SPOKE. WE MADE OUR VOICE CLEAR. A BOARD THAT SUPPORTS US. THAT'S WHAT WE HOLD DEAR. WE WANT SUPPORT AND WE WANT IT NOW. COUNSELORS IN ALL SCHOOLS. LET'S SAY IT OUT LOUD. NO SHADY DEALS. LET'S KEEP IT TRUE. WE'RE HERE FOR OUR STUDENTS. IT'S WHAT WE DO. WE'RE TIRED OF DRAMA. REACTIONARY PLAYS RESPECT OUR DECISION.

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PLANT THE RIGHT SEED. SO HERE'S TO THE FUTURE. LET'S MAKE IT BRIGHT. WITH A BOARD THAT STANDS UP. DOING WHAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING FORWARD JUST LIKE WE PLANNED FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS UNITED WE STAND. THANK YOU. SCOTT, YOU'RE UP AGAIN, I HOPE. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU SO MANY TIMES. I'M SURE YOU DID. YOU HEAR? YOU'VE YOU'VE COMPLETED A HAT TRICK TONIGHT. HEY, YOU KNOW, I'LL TAKE IT HOWEVER I CAN GET IT. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO THANK, FIRST OF ALL, TRUSTEES BUCK AND ANDERSON. I APPRECIATE YOU ASKING THE TOUGH QUESTIONS. AND, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET CLARITY FOR US AND THE TRANSPARENCY AND HIGHLIGHTING. YOU KNOW, I WAS ON THE LITERATURE REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWED THOSE BOOKS. I'M GLAD THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO READ THEM BECAUSE WE DID TOO. SO IT WAS GREAT. BUT I WAS JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL BOARD MEETINGS WITH MAYBE AN AGENDA IN MIND AND MAYBE NOT AN AGENDA IN MIND, AND IT SEEMS STRANGE TO ME THAT WE'RE ADDING MEETINGS JUST IN CASE. AND SO I THINK, REPRESENTATIVE BUCK, THANK YOU FOR QUESTIONING WHY WE'RE HAVING THESE MEETINGS. AND WONDERING IF THERE MAY BE PLANS IN ADVANCE.

SO ANYWAY, I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME FOR LETTING ME DO THIS HAT TRICK OF COMMENTS. AND MAYBE NEXT TIME I'LL JUST DO MAYBE LIKE A 1 OR 2, YOU KNOW? YEAH. GREAT. THANKS. IS MIKA SEPULVEDA STILL HERE OR IS SHE GONE? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE MARK FURY, ESTHER KIM, SUE SAWYER, AND APRIL GAVRILOVIC. SHE'S GONE. OKAY, APRIL IS NOT HERE. MARK YOUR FIRST. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MARK.

FURY, ORIGINAL SEVENTH GRADE CLASS OF YORBA LINDA JUNIOR HIGH 60 YEARS AGO. THERE'S SO MANY THINGS TO TALK ABOUT THAT WENT ON TODAY, BUT I GOT TO REITERATE, I SAT IN THE BACK IN THE DISRUPTION OF PEOPLE NOT LISTENING TO PRESENTATIONS. IT'S GOT TO STOP, OKAY? JUST GOT TO STOP. AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE GOT TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE. THE LAST MEETING. SO PROUD OF THE SUCCES. HIGHER ENROLLMENT, HIGHER TEST SCORES FOCUSING ON THE KIDS AND 90% OF WHAT WAS TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT WAS ABOUT ELECTIONS, TEACHERS UNIONS GET BACK TO FOCUSING ON THE KIDS. AND IT'S SO DISAPPOINTING THAT THE LEADER OF THE NEW CHARTER SCHOOL DIDN'.

THE PARENTS OF SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING HERE TO SPEAK BECAUSE OF THE RUDENESS IN THE BACK, AND THEY KNEW THAT WOULD HAPPEN. THERE ARE TONS OF PARENTS OUT THERE THAT ARE PROBABLY LISTENING, THAT WISHED THAT THEY COULD COME UP HERE.

AND IF YOU REMEMBER AT THE LAST MEETING, THERE WERE DADS THAT SAID, MY KID, I COULD NOT GET HIM TO GO TO SCHOOL. AND WHEN THAT PROGRAM OPENED UP, THEY WERE UP EARLY. THEY WERE STAYING LATE. AND I WISH THAT MOST OF THAT COULD BE FOCUSED. AND IF YOU GUYS BELIEVE IN GIVING THE CHARTER SCHOOL A CHANCE, QUIT PUTTING ROADBLOCKS, OKAY? OPEN THE ROADBLOCKS AND LOOK FOR SUCCESS. AND ONE OF THE REASONS THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE ANTI BECAUSE THE UNIONS AREN'T INVOLVED IN THIS OKAY. SO THAT'S MY STATEMENT. THANK YOU MARK. ESTHER KIM ESTHER. HELLO. MY NAME IS ESTHER KIM AND I AM A PARENT OF A CHILD IN THE PIO SCHOOL DISTRICT. I AM HERE TO SPEAK UP AGAINST THE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PROPOSED FOR THIS WEEK'S AGENDA. I AM DISAPPOINTED TO FIND OUT THAT THE VOTE HAPPENED BEFORE I CAME. I WAS DEPENDING ON THIS WEEK'S AGENDA THAT WAS RELEASED TO LIKE GET HERE ON TIME, BUT YOU KNOW, I GUESS IT GOT MOVED LAST MINUTE SO I WASN'T ABLE TO SAY WHAT I NEEDED TO SAY BEFORE THE VOTE HAPPENED. SO. BUT IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE FOR THE BOARD TO VOTE TO MAKE THESE CHANGES DURING THIS LAME DUCK PERIOD.

AND ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY HAD IN THIS ELECTION WAS WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR OUR DISTRICT, WHO WOULD BE PROTECTED BY THESE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS. IT ALSO IS EXTREMELY UNETHICAL TO BE MAKING SUCH RADICAL CHANGES RIGHT BEFORE THE NEW BOARD MAJORITY IS SWORN IN AND ABLE TO ENACT THE CHANGES THAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTED THEM TO MAKE BY VOTING THEM IN, THEY SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRAINED BY BEING REQUIRED TO VOTE AS A SUPERMAJORITY TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE CONTRACTS OF PEOPLE. OUR COMMUNITY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHO WORK FOR OUR

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I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CURRENT DIRECTION OF THIS DISTRICT. WE'VE SEEN ALARMING ACTIONS. THE FORCED DEPARTURE OF OVER TWO DOZEN DISTRICT LEADERS, UNETHICAL AND RETALIATORY TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES, AND MISMANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT FUNDS, INCLUDING QUESTIONABLE CONTRACTS LIKE THE $1.2 MILLION PAYMENT TO TRAINING LAB BEFORE THE TERMS OF SERVICE WERE EVEN FULFILLED. THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN LIED TO ABOUT THE FUNDING AND SOLVENCY OF THE USC PROGRAM, CLAIMING IT BRINGS IN $1.5 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE AND CLAIMING IT WILL HAVE A PROFIT OF MORE THAN $600,000 A YEAR. BOTH CLAIMS ARE CATEGORICALLY FALSE. THE CURRENT SPORTS INSTITUTE IS A PROGRAM, NOT A SCHOOL. IT CREATES EXPENSES, NOT REVENUE. THIS LEADERSHIP TEAM IS GUILTY OF MISUSE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS. IN FACT, THEY'RE ATTEMPTING TO HIDE BY MOVING USC OVERSIGHT TO THE CHARTER, WHICH WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE TO A BOARD OF ITS OWN MAKING. I URGE THIS BOARD TO PRIORITIZE ETHICAL LEADERSHIP, TRANSPARENCY, AND RESPECT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT. WE NEED ACCOUNTABILITY AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY. NOW, I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING VALADEZ TO GET EQUIPMENT FROM ESPERANZA. THERE ARE STILL SOME GEAR WE NEED TO GET TO BE ABLE TO DO THE LIVE STREAMING. WE WILL ALSO NEED TO GET OTHER ANOTHER TELEPROMPTER, WHICH THEY DO HAVE AT ESPERANZA. FOR A TWO CAMERA STREAM. WE WILL NEED TO WORK WITH JEREMY POWELL IF HIS TECH CREW CAN HELP US SET UP THAT LIVE STREAM. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE NETWORK WORK YET. I KNOW WE HAD SOME ISSUES HERE, BUT YOUR TEAM IS AMAZING AND WE APPRECIATE IT AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND I URGE YOU TO PUT PUBLIC COMMENT DOWN.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, BETH FISHER'S TEACHERS ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE BUSY DAYS AHEAD. TOMORROW, WE ALL DO AND WE START EARLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO CALL UP THE LAST FIVE SPEAKERS. IT'LL BE DENISE MAY, DAVE PETERSON, LESLIE ALEXANDER, ALI. I'M GOING TO MESS UP. THE LAST NAME IS IT SUAVE OR SUAVE? AND THEN JOHN HANSON WILL FINISH US OFF. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. DENISE IS FIRST. OKAY? AND YOU AND CURTIS AND CURTIS, YOU. COME ON UP. JUST COME ON UP AND HAVE A SEAT. YOU CAN GO SECOND TO LAST. DENISE. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T NORMALLY SPEAK, SO MY VOICE WILL SHAKE BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE SPEAKING, BUT I FEEL COMPELLED TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS DENISE MAY. AFTER HEARING SEAN'S VERY OFFENSIVE COMMENTS ABOUT TEACHERS TONIGHT. AND THAT MADE ME TURN IN A BLUE CARD BECAUSE YOU SPOKE ABOUT TEACHERS. AND SO I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE WITH TEACHERS. YOUR COMMENTS PROVE THAT YOU'VE NEVER VOLUNTEERED IN A CLASSROOM, BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEEM TO REALIZE WHAT TEACHERS DO. SO LET ME HELP YOU. TEACHERS, THE TEACHERS. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT DESERVE BETTER FROM YOU.

TEACHERS WORK 10 TO 12 HOURS A DAY. THEY WORK HOLIDAYS. THEY WORK WEEKENDS. TEACHERS GIVE OF THEMSELVES DAY IN AND DAY OUT IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. TEACHERS ARE MOTIVATED TO HELP STUDENTS NOT ONLY IMPROVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, BUT MORE COMPELLINGLY, TO HELP STUDENTS IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES. TEACHERS ENCOURAGE A LOVE OF LEARNING, A STRONG WORK ETHIC TO PURSUE ACHIEVEMENTS, AND TO DREAM BIG. TEACHERS ARE ENCOURAGING OUR FUTURE LEADERS, DOCTORS, SCIENTISTS, LAWYERS, MORE TEACHERS, POSSIBLY EVEN SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. SO TO ME, TEACHERS DESERVE MORE THAN GRATITUDE. THEY DESERVE FULL SUPPORT. AND I THINK YOU OWE THEM AN APOLOGY. THANK YOU, GABE PETERSON. DAVE, YOU'RE UP. THANK YOU. I NOTICED YOU CAME WITH YOUR CAMP CHAIR TONIGHT. GOOD MOVE. YEAH, I KNOW YOU KNOW, I'M AN EAGLE SCOUT, AND THE IDEA IS ALWAYS BE PREPARED. OKAY, SO TONIGHT I SPEAK TO YOU AS A SENIOR CITIZEN BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF HARD TO STICK AROUND FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION WHEN YOU'RE THIS OLD AND YOU MIGHT GET SENILE AND MISS UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOUR OWN STUFF YOU WROTE EARLIER. SO IT CAN BE A LITTLE EARLIER, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. MAYBE YOU COULD HAVE A SENIOR SECTION. YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE 65 OR ABOVE, YOU COULD DO YOUR COMMENTS EARLY ON. I'D APPRECIATE THAT. WITH THE UPCOMING CALENDAR, YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THOSE. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT THREE MEETINGS COMING UP AND THE REST OF DECEMBER, THAT'S A LOT. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO IT'S THE HOLIDAYS. I DON'T KNOW PEOPLE BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, FIT ALL THOSE INTO THEIR SCHEDULE.

IF SOME OF THOSE CAN BE PUT OFF TILL THE NEW YEAR BEGINNING EASIER TO MAKE THAT APPRECIATE

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THIS IS HOW HE CONDUCTS HIMSELF WITH HIS BOSSES IN A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE WHILE BEING RECORDED.

IMAGINE FOR A MOMENT HOW HE CONDUCTS HIMSELF WITH EMPLOYEES WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING. IT IS ONE MORE ITEM TO ADD TO THE LONG LIST OF CHAOS THAT HAS OCCURRED IN OUR DISTRICT SINCE DOCTOR CHERNUS HAS OCCUPIED HIS POSITION, A LIST THAT INCLUDES FALSEHOODS, MISREPRESENTATIONS, AND CONSTANT GASLIGHTING. I BELIEVE IT IS A DISQUALIFYING LIST OF A FAILED SUPERINTENDENT.

DOCTOR CHERNUS IS CLEARLY AWARE OF THIS AS EVIDENCED BY TONIGHT'S AGENDA, BEGINNING WITH HIS RIDICULOUS REQUEST FOR AN AMENDMENT TO HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND ENDING WITH HIS AGGRESSIVE PROPOSALS FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOL. THESE APPEAR TO BE THE DESPERATE ACTIONS OF DESPERATE PEOPLE WHO KNOW THEIR TIME IS UP. IT. IS ALI SUAVE STILL HERE? YES. ALL RIGHT.

HELLO. MY NAME IS ALI SUAVE. I'M A GRADUATE OF PI, LAUSD. GO, AZTECS, A FIVE YEAR PLACENTIA RESIDENT AND MOTHER TO TWO CHILDREN WHO WILL THANKFULLY CONTINUE TO BE ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT THANKS TO MISS QUINTERO BEING ELECTED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT THEY HAVE A DUTY TO FULFILL THE WISHES OF THE COMMUNITY THAT ELECTED THEM.

SORRY I LOST MY PLACE, MISS BLADES. YOU SAID YOURSELF TONIGHT THAT YOU TRUST THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. WELL, THE COMMUNITY HAS SPOKEN, MAKING LAST MINUTE CHANGES TO CONTRACTS AND CHARTERS DO NOT REFLECT THE MOST CURRENT PERSPECTIVES. THE BOARD, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MISS ANDERSON AND MISS BUCK, NEEDS TO PUT THE WISHES OF THE COMMUNITY AHEAD OF THEIR OWN SELFISH SELF-PRESERVATION INTERESTS TO STEAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THE STUDENTS OF THIS DISTRICT IS APPALLING. YOU PRESENT YOURSELF AS PUTTING STUDENTS FIRST, BUT YOUR ACTIONS OBVIOUSLY SHOW DIFFERENT. AND AS I TEACH MY CHILDREN ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. YOUR SELF-SERVING ACTIONS WILL BE THE DOWNFALL OF THIS DISTRICT, PROMPTING MANY FAMILIES, INCLUDING MYSELF, TO LOOK INTO NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS TO ENROLL THEIR CHILDREN. BECAUSE UNLIKE YOU, WE DO CARE ABOUT OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CURTIS. SORRY, I MUST HAVE TOSSED YOUR CARD. HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S TOTALLY FINE. IT'S LATE. THANK YOU, MISS BLADES.

THANK YOU. BOARD A FEW THINGS REAL QUICK. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE SEEN MOST OF YOU, TODD. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER BEEN IN A MEETING THAT YOU WERE AT. THINGS HAVE CHANGED A LOT. CONGRATULATIONS ON THOSE OF YOU WHO GOT REELECTED. SEAN. IN THE GAME INDUSTRY, WE SAY YOU CAN'T WIN IF YOU DON'T PLAY. BUT AS SOMEONE WHO APPRECIATES GRANDFATHERS IN THE LIVES OF MY KIDS, I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS QUINTERO. I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT ALL THIS, THOUGH. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT HYPOCRISY AND THEN ABOUT THE OSCARS. AND I'LL GET THERE IF I HAVE TIME. I HOPE YOU KNOW, EARLIER TONIGHT, PEOPLE WERE TALKING A LOT OF STUFF ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA BEING BAD. AND I'M KIND OF A TECH GUY. AND I REMEMBER I REMEMBER SOMEBODY YELLING THAT RECALL AT FREEMAN WHEN SHE SAT IN YOUR CHAIR AND YOU WERE SITTING OVER THERE AND YOU SMIRKED AND LEANED BACK IN YOUR

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YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE YOUR HOMEWORK IN 2011 LIKE YOU'VE NOW YOU NOW YOU PROFESS TO BE DOING YORBA LINDA TAXPAYER ASSOCIATION. NOVEMBER 2ND, WE HAD SOME ELECTION SIGNS STOLEN.

ANOTHER SIGN STOLEN. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE INCIDENTS. FINALLY WE GOT SMART. WE PUT A TRACKING DEVICE ON THAT SIGN. IMAGINE THAT. IT WAS TWO BLOCKS FROM MARILYN ANDERSON'S HOUSE. SIGN WAS POSTED AT 6 A.M. BY 7:45 A.M. ON SATURDAY MORNING. THAT SIGN WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE GROUND. TURNS OUT THAT SIGN ENDED UP ALL THE WAY DOWN IN COSTA MESA AT THE HOME OF JOHN MADSEN, A TEACHER WITHIN THIS DISTRICT. I ASKED THE QUESTION, HOW DID JOHN MADSEN KNOW TO LEAVE HIS HOUSE ON A SATURDAY MORNING TO COME UP AND STEAL A SIGN THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN STOLEN THREE OTHER TIMES? DO YOU THINK HE WOKE UP THAT MORNING AND THOUGHT, OH, I'M GOING TO DRIVE FROM COSTA MESA UP TO FULLERTON TO SEE IF THEY'VE REPOSTED THAT SIGN. I'VE GOT THAT QUESTION. THANKFULLY, THE FULLERTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DOING AN INVESTIGATION. MR. MADSEN HAS ADMITTED TO STEALING THE SIGN AND HAVING IT IN HIS POSSESSION, WHICH HE FIRST TRIED TO LIE TO A COSTA MESA POLICE OFFICER, THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE THE SIGN. OKAY, BUT IT WAS FOUND IN HIS POSSESSION. HE HAD ALREADY CUT IT UP. IF DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT, IT IS FOUND THAT MR. MADSEN HAD ANY COMMUNICATION EITHER VERBAL VIA PHONE OR TEXT, WITH EITHER MISS ANDERSON OR HER HUSBAND, STEVE, THE BULLY OF THE CITY. IF IT'S FOUND THAT THAT TOOK PLACE, I WOULD CALL ON MARILYN ANDERSON TO RESIGN FROM THIS BOARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WOULD

[23. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT]

[24. BOARD REPORT]

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SO JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW IT WAS. I MUST HAVE NOT PUT IT IN MY REPORT. GOSH DANG IT. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS, LUKE, WHEN YOU STAY OUT PAST CURFEW, YOU'RE ABLE TO TELL US MORE INFORMATION EXACTLY RIGHT. THANKS, LUKE. THAT'S IT FOR ME. OKAY, I WILL DO MY BEST TO GO FAST BECAUSE IT IS GETTING LATE. I ATTENDED THE RIO VISTA WALK TO SCHOOL DAY AND THIS WAS A COMBINATION OF RIO VISTA PTA, ANAHEIM POLICE, CITY OFFICIALS, TRAFFIC ENGINEERS, AND. AND IT WAS ALL COORDINATED BY THE RIO VISTA AMAZING PTA. AND THEY HAD KIDS WALKING IN TEAMS TO GET TO SCHOOL SAFELY.

THEY HAD POLICE OFFICERS DOING ENFORCEMENT, MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS FOLLOWING THE RULES. AND IT WAS A CHANCE FOR LIKE CITY COUNCIL AND EVERYONE TO OBSERVE KIND OF WHAT THE PATTERNS WERE AND THE ISSUES. AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT NOW BECAUSE OF THIS AND THE ACTIONS OF THE PTA, THAT THEY NOW HAVE A CROSSING GUARD OVER RIO VISTA SCHOOL. SO IT'S A PRETTY BUSY SCHOOL. AND SO THAT WAS GREAT. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT, ESPERANZA, AND THERE WAS LOTS OF GREAT KIDS PARTICIPATING AND CHEERING FANS.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE AT BROOKHAVEN. AND AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF SCHOOL AND THE PTA WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOL AND I GOT TO KIND OF INTERVIEW SOME SIXTH GRADERS. I JUST HAPPENED TO COME BY WHEN THEY WERE IN THERE, AND I LOVE THE ONE STUDENT, HE SAID. OUR LIBRARY HAS BEEN BROOKHAVEN IZED, AND IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO GO, THERE'S ALL THIS ORIGINAL ART DONE BY A PARENT THAT'S UP NOW IN THE SCHOOL, AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL. I GOT TO TOUR USA AND THAT WAS EXCITING. AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE OCC, SBA JOINT DINNER, AND I LOVED THE SPEAKER THAT NIGHT, DOCTOR JOLENE HOOD, WHO SHE SPOKE ON BUILDING BELONGINGS AND CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS, PARTICIPATED IN THE HERITAGE DAY, WHICH YOU KNOW, I LOVE. AND I GOT TO BRING THREE OF MY GRANDKIDS ON THE BUS, WHICH THEY LOVED. AND IT WAS THEY HAD A GREAT TIME. YEAH. YOU HAD. YEAH. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO HELPED KEEP THREE LITTLE, LITTLE BOYS HAPPY. I GOT TO ATTEND THE YORBA LINDA BROWNIE TROOP 1124 MEETING AND TALK ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, HOW GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS. AND I WAS JOINED BY JANICE LIM, YORBA LINDA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND HEATHER MARSHALL, A DISTRICT ATTORNEY FROM RIVERSIDE. AND IT WAS JUST REALLY FUN BEING WITH THE GIRLS AND TEACHING THEM ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT. I ATTENDED THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT EVENT AT TRAVIS RANCH, WHERE WE GOT TO WEAR OUR ELECTRIC VEHICLES WERE SHOWCASED, AND WE GOT TO GO ON A BUS, AND THAT WAS REALLY FUN. AND I OBSERVED THAT THESE BUSSES WERE SUPER QUIET. MAYBE NOT WITH SO MANY KIDS IN THEM, BUT THEY WERE VERY QUIET. THEY REALLY HANDLED WELL, AND EVERY ONE OF THE ADULTS IN THE BUS COMMENTED AT THE AMAZING AIR CONDITIONING SO THAT WAS GREAT. I ATTENDED REED FOR THE RECORD, AND MRS. BUCK WAS THERE AS WELL. AT VALADEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND THIS IS WHERE EIGHTH GRADERS READ TO FIRST GRADERS AT MELROSE AND RIO VISTA. AND IT WAS JUST REALLY

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AND I WAS REALLY I WAS LIKE, THAT'S OUR GUY. AND IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE OUR GOLD STAR FAMILIES BEING RECOGNIZED AS PART OF THE CEREMONY. AND TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS BE SO RESPECTFUL AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE VETERANS. I LOVED ALL THAT. AND THEN I ATTENDED THE ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL SHOWCASE, AND JUST SEEING THE STUDENTS DO STAND UP AND TELL ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS AND TELL ABOUT WHY THEIR PROGRAMS ARE AMAZING AND WHY THESE EIGHTH GRADERS SHOULD COME TO THEIR SCHOOL. SO I LOVED IT. I LOVE ALWAYS SEEING OUR STUDENTS SHINE SO THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT. OH, OKAY. ORIGINALLY, I HAD LIKE ALMOST A NOVEL OF STUFF IN WHICH I WANTED TO KIND OF BRING UP AS YOU GUYS KNOW. NO, NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHERE'S THE NOVEL? BRING IT OUT.

I DON'T EVEN THINK. I THINK I CAN SEE STRAIGHT ON THIS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO FOR MOST OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, THIS WILL BE MY LAST SCHEDULED BOARD REPORT. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS LAST FOUR YEARS. IT HAS BEEN QUITE A RIDE. I WANT TO WISH GOOD LUCK TO MISS QUINTERO IN HER MOVEMENT TO THIS PARTICULAR SPOT ON THE DAIS. I CAN TELL YOU IT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN THE EASIEST POSITION TO BE IN. I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF IT IS THOUGHT OF AS A TEAM, THAT YOUR TEAM IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE WEAKEST PERSON AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO HOLD UP OUR TEAM OTHERWISE THAT THAT WEAKNESS, THAT CHAIN IS GOING TO BREAK AND THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE DISTRICT ISSUES. SO AT THAT CONSTANTLY CHANGE. IT'S A DYNAMIC THING. WHAT I TRY NOT TO DO, AND I'M NOT ALWAYS THE BEST AT IT, IS TO NOT MAKE IT AS PERSONAL AS I HAVE IN THE PAST, BUT TO REALIZE

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