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EDUCATIONAL CENTER, 1301 EAST ORANGETHORPE AVENUE AT 5:04 P.M. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO A STUDY SESSION. SO I WON'T EVEN MENTION BLUE CARDS YET BECAUSE WE HAVE NO ONE HERE. OKAY, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS. THIS IS JUST THE STUDY SESSION. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME IN AND SIT AND LISTEN. NUMBER ONE, FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I KNOW I, I THINK. WE GOT A SYSTEM. JUST TO CALL EACH OTHER JUST FOR. I GOT PLENTY OF
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PEOPLE HERE ON THIS. I THINK WE'RE READY FOR STUDY SESSION. GO AHEAD AND GO. ALL RIGHT.THANK YOU. OKAY. TO GET US STARTED, I GAVE YOU THREE EXAMPLES OF BOARD SUPERINTENDENT WORKING AGREEMENTS. AND I'LL SHARE SOME CONTEXT OF THOSE. AS I SAID, AS I WAS PASSING THEM AROUND, THE FIRST ONE I'LL SAY WAS WHEN I WAS A BABY SUPERINTENDENT COMING IN AND MY BOARD PRESIDENT AND I WERE INTERESTED IN JUST HOW DO WE BEGIN TO SORT OF MAKE COMMITMENTS TO ONE ANOTHER AS FAR AS OUR WORK TOGETHER? AND WE WENT VERY GENERAL, AND IT IT WORKED REALLY WELL FOR US. I WILL ADD THAT THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBER BOARD, AND AS BOARDS TURNED OVER, BOARD STYLE WAS THEY WANTED THINGS SPELLED OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO WE BROUGHT EVERYBODY BACK TOGETHER TWO YEARS LATER, LOOKED AT IT AGAIN, ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT THERE, AND YOU CAN START TO SEE JUST A GENERAL SORT OF THEME OF COMMITMENTS AROUND, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE HANDLE SHARING INFORMATION? WHAT IF THERE'S SOME INFORMATION THAT YOU WANT? WHAT DO I GIVE IT TO EVERYONE? HOW DO YOU HANDLE REQUESTS FOR COMMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT? THEN INTERESTINGLY, I WILL TELL YOU, COMING BACK TO COLORADO IN A SMALLER DISTRICT, WHAT I EXPERIENCED, YOU'LL SEE IN THE THIRD ONE, THAT WAS A DISTRICT THAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST HANDS OFF BOARD I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY CAREER. AND THE CONTEXT OF THAT WAS LIKE, THIS IS WHAT I NEED FROM YOU. I NEED THE FEEDBACK. I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT I KNOW I'M KEEPING YOU IN THE LOOP. I NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE PREPARED TO MAKE DECISIONS, SOME OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, SO YOU CAN SEE CONTEXT IN IN THOSE THREE DIFFERENT VERSIONS. NOT THAT ANY OF THEM ARE EXACTLY RIGHT OR EXACTLY WRONG. THEY WERE RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE THEY WERE INTENDED TO SERVE. AND SO I WOULD SAY MY HOPE WOULD BE WE ENGAGE IN A CONVERSATION AROUND, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU LIKE? WHAT DO YOU WANT IN A IN AN AGREEMENT? WHAT DO YOU WANT AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND ME? WHAT DO YOU WANT? AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN EACH OTHER IN TERMS OF HOW WE AGREE ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BUSINESS TOGETHER, AND HOW ARE WE BEST STRUCTURED TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN IN THIS WORK? BECAUSE IT ALSO HELPS ME KNOW HOW TO GUIDE MY STAFF IN TERMS OF RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE OR INFORMATION YOU WANT, AND OR HOW WE RESPOND TO WHETHER IT'S MEDIA INQUIRIES, ETC. SO I'VE GIVEN YOU EXAMPLES. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND READ THROUGH WHAT YOU HAVE THERE, AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN JUST TALK ABOUT THE THINGS YOU LIKE IN THE AGREEMENTS. AND THEN FROM THERE WE'LL TAKE NOTES ON WHAT DO YOU SEE AS MISSING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR AGREEMENT TO HAVE IN IT? WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE IN ANY OF THESE THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CALL OUT AND SAY, NO, I DON'T I DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT PIECE. AND THAT'S OKAY TOO, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, IT DEPENDS ON THE BOARD WHO IT'S INTENDING TO SERVE. SO TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES, LIKE I SAID, AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT, SEE WHAT YOU THINK. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE PROGRESSION OF MY THINKING AND THE DIFFERENT BOARDS THAT I WORKED WITH. IS THAT HELPFUL CONTEXT? OKAY.
TODD, I WAS EXPLAINING THAT THESE ARE THREE DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS AND THREE DIFFERENT BOARDS IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH FOLKS AS FAR AS WHAT THEY LIKED AND WHAT THEY WANTED IN THERE. SO YOU CAN KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AND SEE. WE CAN START WITH A WHAT DO YOU ALL SORT OF AGREE THAT YOU LIKE IN TERMS OF LANGUAGE. AND THEN FROM THERE, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ADD SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN TO SORT OF SHAPE THAT. YOU OKAY. I FETISH ARE. OBVIOUSLY I'M
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ASSUMING WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS COPY PASTING OR WHICH FORMAT WHICH I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. IF THERE ARE PIECES IN THERE THAT YOU LIKE, FOR EFFICIENCY'S SAKE, YOU LIKE, I WANT THAT IN OUR AGREEMENT. OKAY, GREAT. WHAT ARE THE ONES YOU WANT IN IN YOURS? THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES OF ME HAVING WORKED THROUGH WITH BOARDS AND OTHER, AND I STARTED OUT WITH BORROWING OTHER PEOPLE'S WHEN I, WHEN I BEGAN. AND THEN I STARTED HAVING MY OWN AND BOARD MEMBERS DEPENDING ON THEIR STYLE, LIKE WE HAD BOARDS THAT WANTED IT MORE SPELLED OUT. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE IN THE FIRST ONE, AS I WAS SAYING, WHEN I WAS A BABY SUPERINTENDENT, WE JUST SORT OF STAYED AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF ALTITUDE. AND THEN WHEN I HAD THE THE BOARD IN ARCHULETA, IT WAS A BOARD THAT I HAD TO LIKE ASK PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THINGS. AND SO THE THE SPELL OUT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A I, I NEED YOU TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK. I NEED YOU TO READ THROUGH YOUR STUFF. I NEED YOU TO GIVE ME FEEDBACK AND THAT KIND OF THING. SO THIS IS JUST THREE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STYLES OF BOARD DEPENDING ON THE TIME AND WHO I WAS WORKING WITH. AND YOU APPROPRIATE FOR BOARD MEMBERS WERE FOUND IN A PACKET AT THE BOARD MEETING. I WOULD PREFER NOT. I JUST WOULD PREFER NOT. NUMBER ONE. YEAH. I WAS GOING TO SAY I THINK THAT'S IN THERE SOMEWHERE. SO YEAH, NONE OF THESE ARE MEANT TO BE LIKE, TAKE THIS ONE, IT'S READY TO GO. IT'S LET'S STEAL ANY LANGUAGE YOU REALLY LIKE AND THEN WRITE YOUR OWN FROM THERE AS TO HOW YOU WANT TO SHAPE THIS UP. BUT THE HELP FOR ME IS LIKE HOW I LEAD MY STAFF, HOW I SHOW UP FOR YOU, HOW I COMMUNICATE ALL THE THINGS.THIS HELPS ME HAVE A ROADMAP. I LIKE THE ONE THAT'S GOT MORE DETAIL IN IT BECAUSE IT GIVES MORE GUIDANCE. THE ONE THING THAT I, AS I'M READING THROUGH A LITTLE BIT, THE UTILIZED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE BULLETS ARE, THE WHEN IT STARTS, WHEN A QUESTION, CONCERN OR COMPLAINT IS VOICED BY AN INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER, I FEEL LIKE THERE I'M MISSING LIKE THEN WHAT? SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE UTILIZING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES WHEN OR WE'RE AVOIDING SURPRISES. DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN? YES, BECAUSE IT'S UNDER THAT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S JUST NOT COMPLETELY DEVELOPED. WE COULD ADD TO IT. YEAH. I ON THE SIDE OF TOO MUCH DETAIL THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE IF WE GET TOO DETAILED IN HOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO RESPOND IN THESE KIND OF SITUATIONS, THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCE IN ALL OF THIS.
SO ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO. WELL, NO, I MEAN, THIS IS SAYING HOW SHE'S GOING TO RESPOND. I LIKE THE DETAILS PERSONALLY, JUST BECAUSE THERE'S EVERYTHING'S LAID OUT, THERE'S NO SURPRISES.
THERE'S NO QUESTIONS. IT'S EVERYTHING'S LAID OUT THE WAY IT IS. SO I, I LIKE THE MORE DETAILED ONE JUST SO THERE'S LIKE YOU SAID, NO SURPRISES. I LIKE THE ARCHULETA ONE.
THINKING THERE WILL BE NO SURPRISES IS EXTREMELY CRAZY. IT SAYS AVOID IT DOESN'T SAY NO, IT JUST MINIMIZE THE POSSIBLE. IT DOES SAY NO SURPRISES. AND I WAS LIKE, COME ON. IDEALLY NO SURPRISES. YEAH. WELL I THINK THERE YOU SEE THE EVOLUTION OF THINKING IT WENT FROM NO SURPRISES TO AVOID SURPRISES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. BUT BECAUSE YOUR POINT IS, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE. BUT AS FAR AS LOOPING ME IN, ME LOOPING YOU IN WHERE YOU'RE NOT CAUGHT FLAT FOOTED IS ALSO PART OF IT TOO, IS MAKING SURE THAT I COMMUNICATE THAT WITH YOU. SO I HEARD PEOPLE DO LIKE SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN ARCHULETA. DO YOU FIRST LINE, DO YOU LIKE IT? DO YOU NOT LIKE IT? DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT? MISSION AND GOALS ABOVE PERSONAL INTERESTS. PERFECT. YEAH. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT MEANS THAT WHEN WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE DISTRICT AND OR KIDS, EVEN IF I CARE GREATLY ABOUT A PARTICULAR ISSUE, IF IT'S REALLY NOT WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OF THE DISTRICT, I'M. I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT. IT'S THAT TYPICALLY THAT'S WHERE THEY CAME FROM, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. OKAY. I AGREE WITH NUMBER TWO. SAME HERE. IT'S THE SAME ON ALL THREE OF
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THEM. YEAH. AND I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANY REASON TO CHANGE ANY OF THOSE. THAT'S PRETTY. YOU LIKE YOU GUYS LIKE THOSE THREE OKAY OKAY. SO WE CAN INCLUDE THOSE THREE IN OURS YOU GUYS FEEL GOOD ABOUT. AND YOU LIKE IT THE WAY IT'S WORDED. OR WOULD YOU OFFER ANY DIFFERENCE? I CAN LIVE WITH ALL THREE OF THOSE, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE I DID BEFORE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU YOU SUPPORT THOSE. YEAH. OKAY. SO TO CLARIFY, MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE CONFIDENTIALITY WITH DISTRICT INFORMATION INSTEAD OF JUST MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY TO CLARIFY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN. TYPICALLY WHAT THAT MEANS IS THERE ARE TIMES THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH MYSELF OR MY STAFF AND YOU'RE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A CONFIDENTIALITY CONFIDENTIALITY WITHIN THAT.BUT YOU WOULDN'T DISCUSS IT WITH SOMEONE ELSE THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE TO DO. SO. IF YOU LIKE A DIFFERENT WORD, WE CAN COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT WORD THAT THAT BETTER DESCRIBES IT FOR YOU. THAT'S WHAT THEY THAT'S WHERE THEY LANDED THAT THAT PARTICULAR BOARD IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING. AND PART OF IT WAS THERE WERE MANY MEMBERS OF MY BOARD. I HAD SEVEN THAT WERE HAD FAMILY RELATIONS, MULTIPLE FAMILY RELATIONS THAT WERE ON STAFF. AND SO RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR THAT CONFIDENTIALITY WAS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF THEM. SO IF THAT PROVIDES CONTEXT, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE WORDING. YEAH. ME EITHER. OKAY. THE ONLY THING I WAS THINKING OF IS MAYBE ADD SOMETHING ABOUT LIKE RESPECTING CONVERSATIONS, INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS AND OUR EXPECT RESPECTING PRIVACY OF OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT I SAY.
YEAH, JUST THE CONFIDENTIALITY DISTRICT INFORMATION CONFIDENTIALITY. ARE YOU TALKING. OKAY. WELL LIKE WELL, WHEN SHE WAS SAYING THAT SOME CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE ARE NOT CONFIDENTIAL AND WE HAVE THEM IN CLOSED SESSION. YOU MEAN LIKE WITH US? YEAH, WITH ONE ON ONE. SO I WAS JUST TRYING TO, LIKE, IF YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ME, RECOGNIZING THAT YOU NEED TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY WITH THAT CONVERSATION, YOUR THOUGHTS. OKAY. I WAS JUST TRYING TO PROBLEM SOLVE. GOTCHA. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S DIFFERENT. YEAH. IS IT. THAT'S MY QUESTION. IS THAT. WELL, BECAUSE CERTAIN THINGS WERE BOUND ON CONFIDENTIALITY. CLOSED SESSION, CLOSED SESSION AND HR AND AND THINGS THAT WE.
WELL SO THEN REALLY I AGREE WITH YOU. BUT THEN IT'S BOUND LIKE THAT'S THAT'S THE RULE RIGHT. IT'S JUST SEEMS REDUNDANT. OKAY, OKAY I DON'T CARE AS LONG AS WE AS LONG AS WE AGREE THAT THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS. I'M WITH YOU. YEAH. THAT THAT IT IT PERTAINS TO ALL OF THAT BLANKETS ANY THINGS THAT COULD POSSIBLY CONTAIN. WHICH IS WHY I GO AWAY FROM LIKE, LISTING ALL OF THE THINGS. YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE TO LIST ONE THING AND THINGS THAT ARE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION OR HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYWHERE ELSE.
SO THERE'S NO WAY TO EVER SAY THAT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN CLOSED SESSION WASN'T NECESSARILY SOMETHING THAT WAS ALSO PUBLIC. SAY MORE. I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND. WELL, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO LIKE IF YOU'RE TRYING TO LIKE, CURTAIL, LIKE, OH, THIS WAS A PRIVATE CONVERSATION OR THIS WAS CLOSED SESSION OR THIS IS THIS LIKE SOMETIMES YOU'RE SO YOU COULD HAVE A PRIVATE CONVERSATION, BUT IT'S A CONVERSATION THAT'S ALSO HAPPENING WAY OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. IT'S HAPPENING AT SCHOOL SITES. BUT WE MIGHT BE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE INFORMATION THAT ME AND YOU ARE SHARING IS NECESSARILY PRIVATE TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, JUST LIKE WE'VE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION THAT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY KNOWS ABOUT. AND SO LIKE IT GETS TALKED AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND THEN PEOPLE SAY, OH, THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, REVEALING CLOSED SESSION INFORMATION. NO, EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT THIS. JUST BECAUSE IT CAME TO US IN CLOSED SESSION DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S THIS CONFIDENTIAL, DOESN'T MEAN ANYBODY RELEASED ANY CLOSED SESSION. PEOPLE CAN STILL TALK ABOUT IT. IT'S A CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY. EVERYBODY HERE TALKS. GOTCHA. I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT THE DETAILS ABOUT THOSE TOPICS STAY IN CLOSED SESSION. IF WE TALKED ABOUT IN CLOSED SESSION AMONG US, IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT, YOU CAN'T CONTROL THAT.
RIGHT? RIGHT. OKAY. OR CONTRIBUTE. BUT WE SHOULDN'T BE ADDING TO THE CONVERSATION.
RIGHT? OKAY. I'M WITH YOU THERE. OH, YOU HAVE TO TURN YOUR MIC. YOU HAVE TO TURN YOUR MIC ON.
OH WE'RE RECORDING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THAT'S NEW FOR STUDY SESSION. YEAH. TOO MANY ON TURN OFF. TOO MANY ON FEEDBACK OKAY. OH YOU WERE TURNING IT UP SO YOU THOUGHT IT WAS ON AND WE WEREN'T. GOT IT. YOU THOUGHT I WAS JUST BEING QUIET RIGHT NOW I'M SO IN THE PART ABOUT UTILIZING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES AND AVOIDING SURPRISES, I THINK I HEAR WHAT I THINK YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, CARRIE, IN TERMS OF WE CAN MAKE AVOID SURPRISES AS YOU'RE HEADING THERE. AND THEN FROM THERE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN A QUESTION, CONCERN OR COMPLAINT IS WHEN A BOARD MEMBER HAS CONCERN ABOUT SUPERINTENDENT PRIOR TO MEETINGS OF THE BOARD TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT AN AGENDA ITEM, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. PART OF THAT WAS FOLKS ASKING
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QUESTIONS LIKE LITERALLY IN THE MOMENT AT THE MEETING, WITHOUT STAFF BEING ABLE TO HAVE ANY LEGWORK AND READY TO GO. AND THAT ONE WAS REALLY STRESSFUL FOR MY STAFF. AND SO WE ENDED UP PUTTING THAT IN. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT OR FEEL LIKE YOU CAN SUPPORT, BUT I COULD PUT THAT AS A HEADING IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE IN TERMS OF AVOIDING. AND TODD, TO YOUR POINT, GO BACK TO THE WORD AVOID RATHER THAN NO SURPRISES, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T PREVENT THAT. AND YOU CAN'T ALSO SAY, WELL, YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT A THING IN A CONVERSATION THAT COMES UP JUST BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT. SO I THINK THINGS HAPPEN. YOU HAVE CONVERSATIONS AND. YEAH. OH, WELL, WHAT ABOUT THIS? YEAH. SO I THINK THIS IS JUST AN ATTEMPT. YEAH. THAT'S WHERE YEAH. OKAY.SO DO YOU ALL LIKE THE HEADING OF AVOID SURPRISES. IS THAT OKAY. YES. YES. DO YOU LIKE THAT PIECE. OKAY. SO I'LL PUT THAT AS A HEADING I THINK I LIKE THE UTILIZE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES OKAY. PERSONALLY BECAUSE THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THAT. BECAUSE IF THAT WHOLE SECTION IS ABOUT AVOIDING SURPRISES. MAYBE IT'S JUST REWORDED. IT JUST SEEMED LIKE IT WASN'T. ARE YOU TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE SECOND ONE? JUST THE LIKE THE FIRST BULLET, IT COMES DOWN. IT IS A STATEMENT, BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT TIES TO THE AVOID SURPRISES. SO JUST TO MAKE IT REFLECT THAT IT'S ABOUT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES AND AVOIDING OKAY, SO MAYBE THE FIRST BULLET IS JUST IN ORDER TO AVOID SURPRISES. BOARD MEMBERS. YES. YES. AND WE JUST TAKE THAT PIECE OUT OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN THOSE ARE LIKE EXAMPLES THEN. OKAY. AND THEN DO YOU LIKE IT. WAS IT WHY IT WOULD BREAK IT OUT. YEAH. YEAH.
GOTCHA. AND THEN THE NEXT THREE WILL STAY BULLETED THAT WAY. AND THEN WHAT ABOUT THE LAST TWO BULLETS. DO YOU LIKE THAT. WELL I CAN'T PUT THE LAST ONE IN THERE BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T APPLY HERE. YEAH. THE FOURTH THURSDAYS. NOPE NOPE NOPE. PRIOR TO THE AGENDA PLANNING MEETING, ARE YOU COULD YOU COULD ADD IT TO THE TWO. TWO ONES, YOU KNOW, CONCERNED COMMENTS PRIOR TO AGENDA PLAN. OH, IT'S PRIOR TO THE AGENDA PLANNING OR IN MEETINGS. 2 TO 1 MEETINGS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT. YEAH. OKAY. LET ME TRY WHEN THEY ARISE OR. YEAH.
SO THAT THEY CAN BE DISCUSSED OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OR IN OUR INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS. OKAY.
SHOULDN'T THAT JUST BE COMMON SENSE THOUGH. WHY WOULD THE RIGHT. YEAH. BUT IT'S JUST LIKE CHANGING OUT THE FOURTH THURSDAY BECAUSE THAT'S NOT RELEVANT TO US. YEAH. TAKE OUT THE DETAILS THAT THAT'S IRRELEVANT OKAY. OKAY. SO I'LL WORK ON THAT LAST ONE IN TERMS OF TRYING TO REWORD THAT. OKAY. LET'S KEEP GOING. THAT NEXT SECTION. DO YOU LIKE IT. DO YOU WANT IT DIFFERENT. DO YOU NOT WANT ME TO PUT THAT IN THERE AT ALL. WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS.
INSTEAD OF GOING TO OTHER DIRECTLY TO OTHER STAFF MEMBERS? YEAH, I LIKE THAT ONE. I THINK PART OF WHAT I FOUND IN IT, ACTUALLY IN OREGON WHEN I HAD NEW BOARD MEMBERS, IS THAT WE HAD FOLKS GOING STRAIGHT TO STAFF MEMBERS AND ASKING FOR INFORMATION, ASKING FOR AND NOT REALLY REALIZING THAT YOUR REQUEST IS GOING TO TAKE ABOUT NINE HOURS OF STAFF TIME TO PUT THAT ALL TOGETHER. AND IT WAS JUST A WONDERING AND INSTEAD COPYING ME SO THAT I UNDERSTAND AND CAN SAY, OKAY, HOW BADLY DO YOU NEED THIS? BY WHEN CAN WE, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT WHAT THE CONTEXT OF THAT IS, AND THEN I CAN ASSIGN IT TO STAFF SO THAT I KNOW THAT THAT MEANS THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME OTHER THINGS BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT. AND SO JUST KEEPING ME IN THE LOOP TO MANAGE MY STAFF, BECAUSE IT GOES BACK UP TO SORT OF THAT ITEM ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ME MANAGING. SO KEEPING ME IN THE LOOP WAS PRETTY IMPORTANT. AS I WAS TRAINING NEW BOARD MEMBERS. THAT ONE WAS HUGE. WELL, PROBABLY. AND THERE SHOULD BE THAT PEOPLE CAN'T DIRECT STAFF CAN'T DIRECT STAFF TO GIVE YOU CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, ALL THE THINGS. YEAH. THIS WOULD BE THAT COMMUNICATION. SO IF THAT WERE TO COME ACROSS AS AN ASK THEN IF THE SUPERINTENDENTS COPIED ON IT, SHE CAN SAY NO PROBLEM. WE'VE HAD A PROBLEM IN THE LAST YEAR OF BOARD MEMBERS DIRECTING STAFF OUTSIDE OF BOARD MEETINGS. SO I THINK THAT ABSOLUTELY SHOULD BE SPOKEN OF. THAT'S BEEN A PROBLEM. OKAY. I'LL ADD I'LL ADD THAT BULLET.
OKAY. OKAY. THEN THE NEXT ONE, WHEN I PROVIDE INFORMATION TO ANYONE BOARD MEMBER TO FOR FOR
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BEST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES, I TYPICALLY INCLUDED IN THE FRIDAY UPDATE THAT WEEK SO THAT EVERYONE HAS THE INFORMATION. YES. DOES THAT WORK FOR YOU GUYS? YEAH. YES. OKAY. WORKS FOR ME. AND THEN STARTING NEXT YEAR, I DO INTEND THAT SECOND BULLET PROVIDING YOU WITH A CALENDAR OF ANNUAL REPORTS THAT YOU CAN PLAN ON THROUGHOUT THE AGENDA WITH. MY GOAL WOULD BE STARTING IN JUNE, JULY, WHEN WE START INTO THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR, AT THE END OF EACH BOARD MEETING, KIND OF GIVE YOU A HEADS UP. NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE PRESENTATIONS FOR YOU OR THESE REPORTS. THE NEXT ONE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT SO THAT I CAN KEEP ASKING THAT AS A PART OF OUR PUBLIC PROCESS AND MAKE SURE THAT MY TEAM AND I HAVE A HEADS UP IN TERMS OF TIMING, OF ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS WANT AND MANAGING THAT, BUT AT LEAST GIVES YOU A HEADS UP TO KNOW WHAT TO WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHAT'S COMING. YEAH, I LIKE THAT. OKAY. TAKE A LOOK AT HOW I COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE BOARD. DO YOU LIKE ALL OF THOSE BULLETS? ARE THERE ANY THAT YOU WOULD SAY TAKE OUT OR ANY THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE ME ADD IN TERMS OF HOW I AND WHEN I COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH YOU GUYS ON THINGS, SO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. NO, I THINK THAT'S FINE. THAT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I FEEL LIKE COMING IN, YOU KNOW, IN, IN OCTOBER, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALIZED WAS LIKE, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR PRACTICE? BECAUSE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN A SCHOOL, I TYPICALLY WOULD SEND SOMETHING OUT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FIVE OF YOU TO SAY, HEY, YOU JUST SHOULD KNOW THIS IS GOING ON. THERE'S A LOCKDOWN HERE. WE HAD A 911 CALL FOR A KID THAT HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED. I MEAN, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. AND I WOULD ALWAYS JUST IMMEDIATELY TEXT BOARD AND LET YOU GUYS KNOW WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT, YOU KNOW, I'LL FOLLOW UP LATER WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, BUT YOU AT LEAST KNOW SOMETHING'S GOING ON. IS, IS THAT PREFERRED BY YOU, OR IS THAT TOO MUCH INFORMATION FOR YOU? THAT'S THAT'S BEEN THAT HAS BEEN THE WAY I'VE BEEN DOING IT. OKAY. I REALLY PREFER THAT INSTEAD OF READING ABOUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. OR NOT HAVING SOMEONE TEXT ME LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON? I'M LIKE, I DON'T KNOW. YEAH. THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT I, I'M SORRY, BUT I'LL, I'LL EDITORIALIZE FOR A MOMENT. I HAD A GENTLEMAN IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I PRETTY SURE I'M BEING GENEROUS WHEN I SAY HE WAS ABOUT 85 AND USED TO JUST SIT AT THE POLICE SCANNER AND HEAR EVERYTHING THAT CAME THROUGH, AND IT WOULD GO OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA IMMEDIATELY. AND SO IT WAS ALWAYS A RACE BETWEEN ME AND HIM TO GET IT TO BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE HE COULD GET IT OUT THERE. SO TRYING TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE STAYING IN THE LOOP. OKAY. AND THEN FINALLY JUST SORT OF THE ROLE OF I HAVE BEEN IN TWO DIFFERENT SITUATIONS HERE IN TERMS OF AT TIMES WHERE BOARD HAS SET A VERY CLEAR EXPECTATION THAT THE ONLY PERSON WHO EVER COMMUNICATES ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE BOARD WAS LIKE EITHER THE PRESIDENT OR THE SECRETARY, DEPENDING ON. AND I KNOW THAT I'M THAT ROLE HERE. BUT THEN FROM THERE, OTHER FOLKS SPOKE AS THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL SELVES IN OTHER SITUATIONS. IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD WAS ALWAYS THE PERSON THAT COMMUNICATED. ANY TIME ANYBODY SENT SOMETHING DIRECTLY TO ANY BOARD MEMBERS. SO IT'S IT'S RUN THE GAMUT. HOW DO YOU GUYS FEEL ABOUT THAT? HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO TO HANDLE THAT SITUATION IN TERMS OF WHO COMMUNICATES WHEN THINGS COME IN TO YOU AND OR TO ME OR TO BOTH OF US IN IN THE PAST, IN THE PAST, IT'S BEEN THAT THE THE SUPERINTENDENT RESPONDS, IF WE ALL GET COPIED ON IT, THEN WE KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOTTEN YOU'VE RECEIVED THAT IF IT COMES TO US INDIVIDUALLY, THEN WE SHOULD FORWARD THAT OVER TO YOU AND HAVE SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE. SO YOU COULD FOLLOW UP IF IT'S SOMETHING SPECIFIC ASKED OF US, LIKE OUR OPINION OR, OR THINGS LIKE THAT, AS AN INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER. THEN THEN WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RESPOND TO THAT. BUT IF IT'S A WHOLE GENERAL QUESTION ABOUT THE DISTRICT THAT HAS BEEN DIRECTED FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT, OKAY, OKAY. AT LEAST THAT'S HOW IT'S BEEN IN THE PAST, DIFFERENT THAN A COUPLE OF OTHER BOARDS. SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. I'M LIKE, OKAY, LET ME MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN UNWRITTEN RULE HERE, OKAY? IT WOULD BE A BIG THING. AND I'LL SAY THIS. AND THEN I SHOT IT OVER TO YOU TO RESPOND, AND I'VE SHOT IT TO YOU, BUT IT JUST COMES TO THE BOARD OKAY. SO CONSISTENCY WOULD BE GREAT.OKAY. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TAUGHT THAT IF IT'S TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE, THEN THE SUPERINTENDENT NEEDS TO RESPOND, OKAY. BUT I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT. JUST AS LONG AS WE AGREE THAT THAT'S. AND THEN I THINK WE HAVE TO CHECK OUR BYLAW AS WELL BECAUSE I THINK IT HAS BEEN BOARD, BUT IT'S, IT
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SAYS LIKE THE THE PRESIDENT IS TO RESPOND AND IT USUALLY IS JUST LIKE A GENERIC, YOU KNOW, LIKE, YEAH, I'VE FORWARDED THIS OVER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT WHO WILL RESPOND TO THAT ON OUR BEHALF. YEAH. OKAY. SO I THINK WE JUST NEED TO LOOK AND SEE. OKAY. I DIDN'T REVIEW THAT. SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE STAND. WE WE DID A LOOK AT THAT IN YEARS PAST BEFORE TRICIA WAS HERE MAYBE EVEN BEFORE YOU WERE HERE. AND IT WE AGREED ON THINGS AND IT DIDN'T STICK. SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT AGAIN AND PUT IN PLACE LIKE WHAT ARE THE OKAY DETAILS THERE.SO THEN MY FURTHER QUESTION WOULD BE IF AND WHEN. OBVIOUSLY I RESPOND, DO YOU WANT TO BE COPIED ON MY RESPONSE? OR WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO JUST PUT IT IN LIKE THE FRIDAY UPDATE? ANYBODY THAT I RESPONDED TO DURING THE WEEK OR DO YOU WANT TO BE RESPONDED? YEAH, DON'T COPY ON EVERY RESPONSE. THAT'S IF IT'S PERTINENT. THAT'S OKAY. NO, THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. NO NEED TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY. IF IT'S AN EMERGENCY, RESPOND. IF IT'S AN EMERGENCY, IT CAN WAIT TILL THE FRIDAY UPDATE. THAT WOULD BE FINE TOO. OKAY. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU'LL BE RESPONDING ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT. YEAH, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S MULTIPLE EMAILS. A AROUND THE SAME SUBJECT. YOU MEAN LIKE THIS WEEK? YEAH, LIKE THIS WEEK. AND I DON'T THINK EVEN IN A FRIDAY UPDATE YOU WANT TO SEE ALL OF THE RESPONSES THAT I GET. SO THAT'S WHERE I OKAY. OKAY.
THAT'S HELPFUL BECAUSE YOUR INBOX WOULD BE FULL DOUBLE BECAUSE THEN YOU GET ALL MY RESPONSES. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ALL AGREE ON THAT OKAY. A LOT COULD WE ADD BECAUSE THIS IS WE CAN ADD ANYTHING YOU'RE THINKING I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH PREVIOUS BOARDS OF YOURS, BUT FOR MAKING STATEMENTS AND INDIVIDUALS RESPONSES, SINCE IT'S TALKING ABOUT RESPONSES, COULD WE ADD SOMETHING ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA ON HERE AS WELL? NO, THAT'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT. BUT IF WE'RE RESPONDING AS A BOARD MEMBER, IT IS RESPONDING AS A BOARD MEMBER OR BEING ASKED AS A BOARD MEMBER, YOU JUST YOU JUST CAN'T SAY YOU'RE SPEAKING FOR THE BOARD. YES. YEAH. WE'RE NOT SPEAKING FOR THE BOARD. IF YOU'RE RESPONDING AS YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL, YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DO SO. AS YOU SAID, I THINK AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT RESPONDING FOR THE BOARD, IT'S CLEAR THAT YOU'RE NOT RESPONDING FOR THE BOARD. THEN SAY MYSELF AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, YES, ABSOLUTELY. CAN'T RESPOND FOR THE BOARD OR FOR THE DISTRICT. CORRECT. RIGHT. CORRECT. MAYBE IT WOULD BE NICE TO OUTLINE THAT. LIKE I'LL TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAYBE LAST THAT INTO THAT SENTENCE IN THE LAST ONE. I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO COME OFF THAT WE HAVE TO IN EVERY RESPONSE WE STATE, I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR THE BOARD. RIGHT. THAT'S JUST THE ASSUMPTION. CORRECT. I'M JUST HAPPY PEOPLE WANT TO FILE FOLLOW BY LAWS AND POLICIES. ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT'S THAT'S REFRESHING. SAME, SAME. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I'M FINDING IS THAT, TO BE FAIR, WHEN I FIND ONES THAT ARE FROM 1994 AND THEY HAVEN'T CHANGED SINCE THEN, IT'S RATHER HUMOROUS TO SEE WHAT LANGUAGE IS IN THEM. I THINK WE HAVE A HUGE OVERHAUL PROCESS TO GO THROUGH BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE, AS YOU PROBABLY SAW IN THIS PACKET TODAY, A BIT ATROCIOUS. SO YEAH, WE'LL LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDED TO THIS THAT ISN'T HERE ARE YOU GUYS MIGHT BE THE NEXT ITERATION A YEAR OR TWO FROM NOW THAT WE ADD ANOTHER LAYER. THIS LOOKS GOOD FOR NOW. WHAT ARE OUR NEXT STEPS? A GREAT JUMP OFF POINT.
SO TYPICALLY WHAT I WILL DO IS I'LL GO THROUGH THIS AND UPDATE IT TO ACTUALLY REPRESENT PILL LANGUAGE, BECAUSE I THINK ABOUT THE WAY THE VERBIAGE WE USE THE, YOU KNOW, THE VERNACULAR WE USE BRANDED AS OURS. I'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING AND JUST HAVE FOLKS LOOK AT IT AS A FIRST READING. DO YOU AGREE? DO YOU LIKE IT? IF YOU DO, THEN TYPICALLY WE ADOPT IT AND THEY'LL BE LANGUAGE IN THE BOARD POLICY AROUND AGENDAS AND THAT KIND OF THING THAT JUST SAYS, HEY, EACH YEAR WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE TIME TO GO THROUGH IT AND MAKE SURE IT SAYS WHAT WE WANT IT TO SAY, AND THEN YOU CAN OFFER ANY SUGGESTED CHANGES YOU WANT TO MAKE DEPENDING ON AS BOARDS CHANGE, THERE'S DIFFERENT STYLES AND FRANKLY, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT. AND YOU KNOW, I WANT THIS IN THERE OKAY, GREAT. WE'LL PUT THAT IN THERE. SO WE WE JUST UPDATE IT OKAY. I WAS LOOKING AT THE LETTER YOU GAVE US AFTER YOU. WE HIRED YOU YOUR ENTRY PLAN. AND IT TALKS IN HERE ABOUT IS THIS A SURPRISE? MARYLAND. WHAT ARE YOU SURPRISING ME WITH? IT WOULD NOT BE A SURPRISE, BUT IT SAYS HERE EXPECTATION FOR OUR WORK TOGETHER. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO ADDRESS LIKE OUR OUR WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM. TYPICALLY WHAT I'VE DONE WITH THAT, IT HAS BEEN MORE OF A WE SPEND TIME AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR TALKING ABOUT WHEN ARE WE GOING TO MEET, HOW ARE
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WE GOING TO MEET, WHAT'S IN OUR AGREEMENT, DO WE AGREE IT? HOW ARE WE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER? WHAT ARE OUR NORMS IN TERMS OF OF COMMUNICATION, IN TERMS OF OF WORKING TOGETHER? ALL THOSE THINGS? I'M USED TO DOING THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY SCHOOL YEAR. WE STARTED TOGETHER IN OCTOBER, SO IT FEELS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. BUT IF FOLKS WANT TO DO THAT, WE CAN HAVE THE CONVERSATION AROUND, WHAT? WHEN DO WE DO THAT? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? SO YEAH, I LIKE THAT IDEA. I, I FACILITATED IT NOW. BUT YEAH, AS WE ROLL INTO THE NEXT, I WOULD SAY GIVEN THAT WE'RE ALREADY IN FEBRUARY, MY SUGGESTION MIGHT BE LIKE THAT MAY JUNE TIME FRAME, BECAUSE I WILL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO BE AT WARP SPEED BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF MAY WITH EVERYTHING. BUT JUNE TYPICALLY IS A TIME YOU CAN KIND OF TAKE A BREATH, AND THEN WE CAN FIGURE OUT, LIKE, HOW DO WE REGROUND IN? I LIKE THAT, REMEMBER, GRADUATIONS ARE YES, THEY ARE, YES THEY ARE. I WAS THINKING THEY'RE ON MY CALENDAR.THAT MIGHT BE A SUMMER PROJECT. YES YES, YES, AUGUST IS REALLY. IT'S NOT. I'M OUT IN AUGUST.
NOT ANYMORE. YEAH, WELL, WE CAN FIGURE OUT A TIME THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY, AND THAT'S FINE.
I MEAN, WE CAN WE CAN WORK THAT OUT. BUT MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE TOWARD THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AS WE START INTO BECAUSE YOU TYPICALLY HAVE MORE TIME ON THE FRONT END OF THE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR VERSUS THE BACK END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. YEAH. SO I CAN WORK WITH FOLKS ON PUTTING OUT JUST SOME DATES AND TIMES THAT FOLKS MIGHT HAVE AVAILABLE AT SOME POINT IN TIME IN APRIL, I MEAN, APRIL, AUGUST, IN SEPTEMBER. AND WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS, AND THEN WE'LL SCHEDULE A STUDY SESSION, SO TO SPEAK. IT'S BEEN TYPICALLY THE WAY THAT I'VE STRUCTURED IT. IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU, THAT WORKS GREAT, THAT WORKS. BUT TYPICALLY I'LL BRING THIS BACK TO YOU ALL CLEANED UP, AND YOU LOOK AT IT AND YOU GO, OKAY, YEAH, I LIKE THIS. WE'RE GOOD.
WE ADOPT IT MUCH LIKE WE DO POLICY. AND THEN IT IS EMBEDDED WITHIN A POLICY AS SOMETHING WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT, BECAUSE IT TENDS TO BE MY ROADMAP IN THE WAY THAT I SET EXPECTATIONS WITH MY TEAM TO, SO THAT THEY KNOW HOW WE WILL WORK TOGETHER. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS. ALL RIGHT. HOW ARE WE DOING ON TIME? IT'S TIME FOR CLOSING. TIME. OKAY. GREAT. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. OH, THAT WAS MORE EFFICIENT THAN I THOUGHT. THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. OKAY, SO WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AT OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON OR GOOD EVENING. SO WE ARE WE ENDED OUR STUDY SESSION JUST A FEW MINUTES EARLY. AND BECAUSE OUR AGENDA SAYS WE CAN'T START CLOSED SESSION UNTIL 6 P.M. SO THAT WE EVERYBODY CAN MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLOSED IF THEY CHOOSE TO. SO WE ARE OFFICIALLY GOING TO COME BACK FROM OUR BREAK RIGHT NOW AT 6 P.M. AND WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION. BUT PRIOR TO DOING THAT THERE, IF THERE ARE ANYONE, ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO MAKE A REQUEST OR REQUEST TO SPEAK RELATED TO CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS ONLY. AND I'LL JUST READ OUR STATEMENT HERE. AND SO IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CLOSED SESSION COMMENT, THAT WOULD BE THE TIME NOW. OTHERWISE ALL THE OTHER
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PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE LATER IN THE MEETING. OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN NOW TO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THE FOLLOWING MATTERS 5.1 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL. SUSPENSION. RELEASE. LEAVE ASSIGNMENT. NON REELECTION. NON REAPPOINTMENT. RESIGNATION. REINSTATEMENT PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54 9575.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. ANTICIPATED LITIGATION. SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION B3A OF GOVERNMENT SECTION. GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 REGARDING ONE CASE CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND 5.3 CLAIM CLAIM CASE NUMBER 667352. IS THERE ANY WISHING ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS? NONE. OKAY, SO SEEING NONE, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION NOW AT 6:01 P.M. WE'LL RECON ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE TO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:30 P.M.[6. REGULAR SESSION ]
AND WE HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT OUT OF CLOSED. MISSUS ANDERSON, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? WILL YOU ALL PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG[00:35:01]
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, EXCLUDING OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, SIMRAN VASWANI WILL BE ABSENT TONIGHT. SO[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]
BEFORE CALLING FOR A MOTION, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER MOVING UP. ACTION ITEMS 22.2 ADOPT BOARD POLICY 1445 RESPONSE TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND ACTION. ITEM NUMBER 22.6 APPROVE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 2525 SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BEFORE THE CONSENT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. IS THAT OKAY WITH EVERYBODY? THOSE TWO, JUST THOSE TWO ATTACHING THEM. WHAT DO YOU MEAN ATTACHING THEM? WELL, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE TOGETHER. THEY WOULD BE THEY WOULD BE SEPARATE BUT IN THE SAME CATEGORY. BUT THEY WOULD BE RIGHT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE GOING TO ASK. PERFECT. WOW. WE AGREED REALLY EARLY IN THIS BOARD MEETING. CARRIE. GOOD JOB. SO I NEED APPROVAL OF THAT AGENDA, AS AMENDED, PLEASE. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY MRS. BLADE. SECOND BY MRS. MRS. ANDERSON, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. OKAY. SO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT[11. PUBLIC COMMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ]
ANNOUNCEMENT IT'S A LOT OF WORDING. SO I'M GOING TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT A LITTLE BIT.WE'VE POSTED IT ON THE SIDE HERE. AND THEN I'LL REFERENCE IT AGAIN A COUPLE OF TIMES IF NECESSARY. AND RIGHT BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GET TO PUBLIC COMMENT THIS IS JUST THE ANNOUNCEMENT PIECE. SO PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS ARE AVAILABLE OVER TO THE RIGHT HERE AND IN THE FOYER. CARDS MUST BE COMPLETED AND TURNED IN PRIOR TO THE DESIGNATED TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL PROVIDE A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THEM NOW. SO BASED ON OUR OUR CATEGORIES WE HAVE 44. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO ONE MINUTE EACH. IF TRANSLATION IS NEEDED AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE WILL BE GIVEN. PLEASE LET US KNOW AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE WE ARE PREPARED FOR THAT. I WILL HIGHLIGHT THE CIVILITY POLICY. EDUCATION CODE 220 PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, NATIONALITY, RACE OR ETHNICITY, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC THAT IS CONTAINED IN THE DEFINITION OF HATE CRIMES SET FORTH IN SECTION 422.55 OF THE PENAL CODE, INCLUDING IMMIGRATION STATUS. ADDITIONALLY, IF WE HAVE ANY DISRUPTIONS OR IF WE HAVE INTERFERENCE FOR THE ON THE BOARD'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT THIS MEETING, THE DISRUPTIVE PARTIES WILL BE GIVEN ONE WARNING. IF THE DISRUPTION. IF THE DISRUPTION CONTINUES, YOU WILL BE INFORMED THAT THE BOARD PRESIDENT HAS FOUND YOU DISRUPTIVE IN VIOLATION OF PENAL CODE SECTION 403. SO YOU HAVE ONE WARNING AND THAT WILL THE SECOND ONE WILL BE REMOVAL EDUCATION CODE SECTION 33322.10. AND YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.9 AND 54957.95. IF REMOVING ONE OR SEVERAL DISRUPTIVE PARTIES DOES NOT RESTORE ORDER, THE BOARD PRESIDENT WILL EXERCISE MY AUTHORITY TO CLEAR THE ROOM IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957. I DON'T WANT TO GET TO THAT POINT, SO I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PASSIONATE. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO THAT. SO WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT, JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE WANT TO KEEP CALM, LET PEOPLE SPEAK, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON
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FROM THERE. OKAY. SO THAT BRINGS ME TO APPROVAL OF MINUTES, LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 20TH, 2026. SO MOVED. SECOND, THANK YOU. OKAY. MOTION BY MRS. ANDERSON. SECOND BY MISS QUINTERO. ANY COMMENTS? OKAY.WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. SO WE DID GET A STUDENT
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BOARD REPORT. EVERYBODY'S GOT IT AT THE DAIS HERE. AND WE CAN REFERENCE THAT LATER OKAY. AND[14. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT ]
SO FROM THERE I WILL MOVE IT TO SUPERINTENDENT BOARD REPORT AND PASS IT TO YOU DOCTOR KIM.THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BUCK. LET ME GET MY NOTES HERE. SORRY. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE CABINET MEMBERS. I'M GOING TO START WITH NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK.
LAST WEEK, WE JOINED EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND CELEBRATING OUR NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK. IT IS TYPICALLY THE FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR IT WAS FEBRUARY 2ND THROUGH THE SIXTH. IT'S NO SECRET OUR STUDENTS,
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STAFF, AND FAMILIES ALIKE HAVE COME TO RELY ON OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND WELLNESS SPECIALISTS FOR SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE BEYOND REGULARLY ASSIGNED DUTIES, OUR COUNSELORS PROVIDE CRITICAL EXPERTISE AS STUDENTS NAVIGATE THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEYS, HELPING THEM PREPARE FOR NEXT STEPS, ADDRESSING A WIDE RANGE OF CAMPUS BASED CHALLENGES, AND SHARING TIMELY AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. THEY WORK DILIGENTLY EACH DAY TO SUPPORT THE EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, SAFETY, AND OVERALL WELL-BEING OF PYLUSD STUDENTS. WORK THAT IS MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER. WE EXTEND OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE DEDICATED SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND WELLNESS SPECIALISTS FOR THEIR COMPASSION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES. FOUNDER'S DAY DINNER ON FEBRUARY 4TH, TRUSTEES, EXECUTIVE CABINET MEMBERS, AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE PTA FOUNDER'S DAY DINNER HOSTED BY PLACENTA YORBA LINDA UNIFIED COUNCIL OF PTA'S PTSA, KNOWN AS PILL UC. THIS YEAR MARKS 129 YEARS SINCE PTA WAS FOUNDED IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. ANNUALLY, THE NATIONAL PTA RECOGNIZES FOUNDERS DAY IN FEBRUARY TO CELEBRATE THE LEGACY AND WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDERS, ALICE MCLELLAN BURNEY, PHOEBE APPERSON HEARST, AND SELENA SLOAN BUTLER. IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR FROM THE LEADERS OF PWC, INCLUDING PRESIDENT JESSICA CANDELARIA, WHO ALL WORKED TIRELESSLY TO SUPPORT OUR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS AND PTSA BY ADVOCATING FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR SCHOOLS. COMING UP. SHAMROCK AND RUN NEXT ARE PARTNERS AT THE REACH FOUNDATION RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT THEIR ANNUAL SHAMROCK AND RUN FIVE K AND TWO K EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH AT YORBA REGIONAL PARK IN ANAHEIM. PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT DIRECTLY BENEFIT OUR ANNUAL MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK MEET AND OTHER PROGRAMS HOSTED BY THE REACH FOUNDATION, WHICH IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER, EDUCATION FOCUSED 500 1C3 NONPROFIT THAT BENEFITS STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT AND A LINK TO REGISTER. AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE. EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR. ON FEBRUARY 5TH, WE ANNOUNCED OUR EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR FOR 2526 SCHOOL YEAR.MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT'S EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM, ALONG WITH GLORIA JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA EDUCATORS, AND CHRIS LAWYER, PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION, HIT THE ROAD FOR A MUCH ANTICIPATED PRIZE PATROL.
THESE NINE EMPLOYEES WERE NOMINATED BY ONE OR MORE OF THEIR COLLEAGUES OR SUPERVISORS, WHO DETAILED OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS THEY PROVIDE TO THE DISTRICT THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. THE NOMINATING INDIVIDUAL ALSO DESCRIBES HOW THE CANDIDATE DEMONSTRATES THE DISTRICT'S FOUR CORE VALUES. OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR WERE REBECCA BOWEN FROM VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL AND JENNA RASIKH FROM GOLDEN ELEMENTARY, AND APRIL TREECE FROM VALADEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL. YES. PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR WERE JEANETTE BASHIR HOGAN, LIBRARY MEDIA TECHNICIAN FROM KRAMER MIDDLE SCHOOL. JENNIFER GATHRIGHT FROM CLERK FROM FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY, AND JENNIFER TERRY, CHILD DEVELOPMENT PRESCHOOL EDUCATOR FROM LINDA VISTA PRESCHOOL. PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. LASTLY, OUR MANAGERS OF THE YEAR WERE SARAH BARTON, PRINCIPAL FROM TUFFERY MIDDLE SCHOOL, TANYA GORDILLO FROM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FROM STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND MARIA MONTALVO, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST FROM VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF THESE EMPLOYEES AS WELL. AND THEN FINALLY, STUDENT VOICE. OVER THE PAST SIX WEEKS OR SO, LAURA LEE MEZA, ELLEN MARY HICKMAN AND I HAVE BEGUN CONDUCTING LISTENING SESSIONS FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING THAT WILL CARRY OUT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
WE'VE ENGAGED WITH OVER 200 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SO FAR. STUDENTS HAVE SHARED THEIR HOPES, THEIR ANXIETIES, THEIR FRUSTRATIONS, ALONG WITH SUGGESTIONS THAT THEY FEEL COULD MAKE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE MORE ENGAGING AND MORE RELEVANT. THEY CLEARLY HAVE THEIR EYE ON THE FUTURE, AND THEY WANT THE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH REAL WORLD LEARNING LIKE FINANCIAL LITERACY, HOW TO ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY USE AI, AND HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE COLLEGE. I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING STUDENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR UPCOMING CELL PHONE AND AI POLICIES. I THINK THE STUDENT, THE STUDENT VOICE IS CRITICAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE POLICIES, SO WE WILL BE WORKING WITH STUDENT LEADERS FROM ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS TO BE A PART OF THAT PROCESS. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, DOCTOR KIM, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR
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OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES THIS YEAR. OKAY, SO THAT BRINGS US TO PUBLIC COMMENT. AS A REMINDER, ALL SPEAKERS MUST COMPLY WITH BOARD POLICY. 1312 OUR CIVILITY POLICY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT WILL RECEIVE ONE WARNING, AND CONTINUED DISRUPTION MAY RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING OR FURTHER ACTION AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. OKAY, SO PUBLIC COMMENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC[00:45:07]
TO PROVIDE INPUT TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. DURING THIS TIME. WE DON'T DIALOG WITH THE SPEAKERS OR MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING THE INFORMATION THAT'S SHARED. WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN. WE HAVE HOW MANY SPEAKERS, 53. AND IS THAT ONE MORE? THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE TO PUT IT IN. IS THAT A YES? HOLD ON. THEY GOT ONE THEY GOT FROM OUTSIDE. THEY GOT TEN PEOPLE OUTSIDE OKAY. MAYBE WE'LL GIVE THEM A. SO WE'RE GOING TO START. EACH SPEAKER IS GOING TO START WITH ONE MINUTE. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO SEVEN AT A TIME. SO THERE ARE SEVEN SEATS RIGHT HERE UP IN THE FIRST ROW. PERFECT OKAY. SO 55 TOTAL. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG TIME. IT'S GOING TO BE OVER AN HOUR WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE LISTENING TO EACH OTHER.SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU PLEASE LISTEN I UNDERSTAND YOU MIGHT LIKE SOME THINGS AND YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE SOME THINGS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS BOARD IS ABLE TO HEAR WHAT EVERYBODY IS SAYING SO THAT WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON OUR FEEDBACK AND WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM ALL OF YOU. OKAY. SO WE'LL START WITH THE FIRST SEVEN. AND WHEN YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM, IF YOU'LL JUST TELL US YOUR NAME AND THEN YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND START, YOU'LL HAVE A TIMER ON THE SIDE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THOSE REMINDERS JUST UP THERE IN CASE YOU NEED IT. OKAY.
WE'LL HAVE ONE THROUGH SEVEN. SIT HERE. WHEN THEY'RE DONE THEY WILL EXIT OUT AND WE'LL BRING THE NEXT SEVEN AND WE'LL JUST CONTINUE ON. SO THIS WILL HELP US MOVE A LITTLE BIT FASTER. WE WON'T HAVE TO CALL OUT NAMES OR ANYTHING, BUT JUST REMIND US WHEN YOU GET UP TO THE FRONT, YOU'RE JUST YOUR NAME. AND THEN WE CAN GET STARTED. OKAY? STARTING WITH NUMBER ONE. GO AHEAD. HI, MY NAME IS KEENAN DURHAM. I'M HERE REPRESENTING PART OF THE PIER.
LONG TIME NO SEE, LEANDRA. I DID SEE YOU ON FRIDAY AT AN ANTI-TRANS HATE RALLY IN LONG BEACH. I DID ACTUALLY WANT TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT TRUSTEE BLAZ HAS BEEN PUTTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BESMIRCHING THE COMMUNITY AND HER OWN STUDENTS.
YOU'VE CLAIMED THAT THE THE WALKOUT IN YOUR DISTRICT RECENTLY WAS COORDINATED BY BY LEFT WING ACTIVISTS. I DO WANT TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE ESPERANZA WALKOUT, WHICH YOU SPOKE ABOUT ON THE ANDY FALCO PODCAST TODAY, WHICH I KNOW THE PILL FOR CHOICE SHARED. YOU CLAIM THAT THAT WASN'T A WALKOUT, BUT THE SOPHIA LAURIE'S SOPHIA LAURIE PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE, A PRESS RELEASE OUT ABOUT THAT PODCAST IN WHICH SHE CALLED IT AN ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL WALKOUT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE HERE IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH ONE ACT OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, BUT NOT ANOTHER, LET'S BE HONEST.
THANK YOU. AND NUMBER TWO. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH. I'M SARAH PHILLIPS, A TEACHER LIBRARIAN AT YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS SELECTED A GOOD BOOK BY A BLACK AUTHOR TO READ THIS MONTH. I'LL RECOMMEND PEOPLE OF MEANS BY NANCY JOHNSON. IT'S GREAT HISTORICAL FICTION ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS IN THE 60S AND THE 1990S. THIS YEAR MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF BLACK HISTORY BEING CELEBRATED AT A NATIONAL EVENT AS A NATIONAL EVENT IN 50 YEARS, SINCE IT WAS EXPANDED TO THE WHOLE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. WHILE ON THE TOPIC OF BLACK HISTORY, I'D LIKE TO URGE THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER TWO PREVIOUSLY PASSED RESOLUTIONS. FIRST, RESOLUTION 2112 THE CRT BAN. IT IS A RESOLUTION BORN OUT OF THE CULTURE WAR AT THE TIME. IT'S POLITICALLY CHARGED AND TRULY UNNECESSARY IN A K-12 SETTING, BUT IT ALSO RESULTED IN THE DISTRICT LOSING HUGE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT STUDENT TEACHERS WERE MAKING FROM CAL STATE FULLERTON. WE LOST THAT RESOURCE OF NEW TALENT ENTERING THE TEACHING PROFESSION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CORRECTED WITH THE TOTAL REMOVAL OF THAT RESOLUTION. THE SECOND RESOLUTION, OH MAN. THANK YOU. NUMBER THREE. GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. MY NAME IS ABIGAIL. THOUGHTS I WOULD URGE YOU ALL TO PASS BOARD POLICY 1445 TO BE IN COMPLIANCE OF THE LAW. NOW ON TO ITEM 22.6 BLADES RESOLUTION. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO CORRECT ONE OF YOUR POINTS. YOU CLAIM THAT RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW AS A FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLE OF OUR NATION. THAT IS NOT TRUE. IN FACT, QUITE THE OPPOSITE. OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED ON TWO THINGS, ONE OF WHICH IS REBELLION AGAINST THE RULE OF LAW. IF THE COLONIES HAD NOT REBELLED AGAINST THE RULE OF LAW, WE WOULD STILL BE COLONIES.
OUR NATION IS WHAT IT IS TODAY. THROUGH IMPERIALISM AND CONQUEST. WE WERE THE IMMIGRANTS. WE SAW THE LAND AND THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES. IN FACT, RIGHT
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NOW WE ARE STANDING ON THE ANCESTRAL LAND OF THE TONGVA AND AJA PEOPLES. EVEN BEYOND THAT, LESS THAN 200 YEARS AGO, THIS LAND WAS PART OF MEXICO. AND NOW LEANDRA BLADES WANTS TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND BRING THE SECRET POLICE TO OUR SCHOOLS TO KIDNAP CHILDREN WITH NO CRIMINAL RECORD AND DEPORT THEM. SHAME ON YOU, LEANDRA NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE. HI, MY NAME IS SARAH MAWHINNEY. I HAVE A PARENT AT TINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND I'M ASKING THAT YOU DO NOT APPROVE RESOLUTION 2525. THE RESOLUTION UNDERMINES AB 49 AND WILL ONLY CAUSE CONFUSION AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. AB 49 SAID THAT THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ARE NOT TO ALLOW ENTRY WITHOUT A JUDICIAL WARRANT, BUT RESOLUTION 2525 EFFECTIVELY SAYS NOT TO IMPEDE AN OFFICER'S ENTRY. RESOLUTION 20 2525 CREATES LEGAL MURKINESS THAT ICE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CONFUSION, FOSTERS FEAR, AND COULD LEAD TO UNLAWFUL ENTRY, DANGEROUS CONFRONTATIONS, OR MUCH WORSE. ALL OF WHICH PUTS ALL OF OUR CHILDREN IN THE CROSSHAIRS. THE STUDENTS AND THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN MUST BE THE BOARD'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. WE KNOW THAT CHILDREN CANNOT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THEIR EDUCATION WHEN THEY ARE UNWELL. THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL WELL-BEING, ALONG WITH THEIR SAFETY, SHOULD BE TOP OF MIND WHEN VOTING. THE SCHOOL BOARD SHOULD BE THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTING OUR STUDENTS, AND I IMPLORE YOU TO STRIKE DOWN RESOLUTION 2525. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRIAN COX. I'VE BEEN IN PLACENTIA RESIDENT FOR 36 YEARS. MY WIFE, LORI, WAS RAISED IN PLACENTIA AND ATTENDED WAGNER IN EL DORADO. OUR TWO SONS ATTENDED PLACENTIA SCHOOLS, MORRIS, KRAMER AND VALENCIA. I AM STRONGLY OPPOSED TO ALLOWING ANY FEDERAL AGENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS. MY OPINION IS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE MINORS UNDER THE GUIDANCE AND SUPERVISION OF ADULT PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS OR GUARDIANS IF THEY ARE IN OUR COUNTRY WITHOUT LEGAL AUTHORIZATION. THE RESPONSIBILITY BELONGS WITH THEIR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS OR GUARDIANS. THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES SHOULD FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON ADULTS, NOT CHILDREN. PLEASE REMEMBER, UNLESS YOU ARE AN INDIGENOUS PERSON, WE ARE ALL IMMIGRANTS TO THIS COUNTRY. THANK YOU. GLORIA JOHNSON, APPLE PRESIDENT. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN APPLE SPEAKS OFFICIALLY TO THE PUBLIC. THERE'S AN UNHEALTHY OBSESSION WITH THE LOCAL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION BY SOME MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY BLAMING US FOR ANYTHING THEY HEARD OR READ OR THINK THEY HEARD FROM ANY OF OVER A THOUSAND MEMBERS. IF A MEMBER SAYS OR DOES SOMETHING, SOME SAY APPLE PLANNED IT WHEN IT WAS JUST PEOPLE ACTING WITHIN THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AS INDEPENDENT AMERICAN CITIZENS. WHEN ONE TRUSTEE SAYS SOMETHING, WE ARE INTENTIONAL IN SEPARATING INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE OPINIONS FROM THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD. WHEN ONE ADMINISTRATOR DOES SOMETHING, APPLE DOES NOT BLAME THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE CABINET BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT INDIVIDUALS ACT OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL. WHAT APPLE ACTUALLY DOES IS SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS ABILITY TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS WITH REGARD TO CLASS SIZE, WORKLOAD, WORK HOURS, HEALTH AND SAFETY, AMONG OTHER THINGS. AS PRESIDENT THIS YEAR, I WILL HAVE VISITED EACH SCHOOL SITE TO BRING THEIR NEEDS DIRECTLY TO DOCTOR KIM, ED SERVICES, HR AND STUDENT SERVICES. OUR FOCUS IS TO HELP MAKE PILL THE DISTRICT ALL STUDENTS IN ORDER TO SERVE. HIGH. MY NAME IS ALLISON HOLT AND I AM A LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I AM A HOMEOWNER HERE IN PLACENTIA. I WAS ALARMED TO SEE A LOT OF POSTS REGARDING THIS PRO ICE RESOLUTION, AND I WANTED TO SPEAK OUT ON IT. I THINK THIS TYPE OF RESOLUTION IS CONTRARY TO CALIFORNIA STATE LAW, SENATE BILL 294, AND IT ALSO CONFLICTS WITH DISTRICT POLICY. WITH THE PROPER ROLE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.YOU PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA SCHOOL DISTRICT EXISTS TO EDUCATE AND SERVE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND ALL OF THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY, ISSUING A POLITICALLY CHARGED STATEMENT LIKE THIS ACTIVELY UNDERMINES IT. THE CURRENT CLIMATE IS SUCH A STATEMENT WOULD BE DIVISIVE AND HARMFUL TO STUDENT SAFETY AND TRUST. THE DISTRICT KEEPS EMPLOYEES FROM HAVING POLITICAL CONVERSATIONS AND STUFF DURING WORK, AND I FEEL LIKE THE BOARD SHOULD BE HELD UP TO THE SAME KIND OF A STANDARD AND NOT BRINGING POLITICS INTO OUR.
NEXT SPEAKER IS EIGHT THROUGH WHAT DO WE HAVE? 14 SO IF YOU HAVE EIGHT THROUGH 14, PLEASE COME UP TO THE FRONT. IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE, MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE DOOR AND WE HAVE A SPACE FOR YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS PATRICK HILL. I COME HERE TO EXPRESS MY PROFOUND CONCERN WITH
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RESOLUTION 2025, SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT IS ATTEMPTING TO BE PUSHED ONTO THE SCHOOLS OF THIS DISTRICT. THIS RESOLUTION HAS SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES IF IT'S IMPLEMENTED, ALLOWING ICE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND REQUIRING COOPERATION WITH ITS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION DOES NOTHING TO PROTECT THIS COMMUNITY OR OUR DISTRICT. AND I SAY TERRORIST ORGANIZATION NOT FOR SHOCK VALUE, BUT TO ACTUALLY EXPLAIN WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO PEOPLE, THE DAMAGE THAT CAN BE DONE TO STUDENTS BEING INTERROGATED OR HARASSED BY A MEMBER OF ICE WILL STAY WITH THEM FOR A LIFETIME. THOSE BOARD, THESE BOARDS, THOSE BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE SAYING THAT THIS IS FOR STUDENT SAFETY NEED TO STOP LYING TO THEMSELVES AND THIS COMMUNITY. ICE WILL DO NOTHING BUT CREATE CHAOS JUST LIKE THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE. I PRAY THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT THIS NEVER HAVE TO SEE ONE OF THEIR OWN FAMILY MEMBERS RIPPED AWAY FROM THEM LIKE ICE DOES. NUMBER NINE. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. I'M TELLING YOU, I COME TO YOU TONIGHT AS A MEMBER OF CALIFORNIA'S PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY, A FORMER STUDENT IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SOMEONE WHO HAS NIECES AND NEPHEWS CURRENTLY ATTENDING DISTRICT SCHOOLS. AND I ASK YOU TO VOTE NO ON THIS RESOLUTION FOR ICE COLLABORATION. PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION TO ALLOW ICE INTO SCHOOLS WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT OF FEAR AND TRAUMA THAT WILL SHATTER THE TRUST AND SAFETY THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR LEARNING AND BE EXTREMELY DETRIMENTAL TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE DISTRICT ALREADY HAS A POLICY THAT PROTECTS STUDENTS AGAINST ICE. THIS RESOLUTION UNDERMINES THAT PROTECTION, VIOLATES THE LAW, AND RISKS COSTLY LAWSUITS THAT WOULD TAKE AWAY RESOURCES FROM OUR CLASSROOMS. BY EVEN ENTERTAINING THIS RESOLUTION, THE BOARD IS DISTRACTED FROM ITS JOB OF ENSURING EVERY CHILD'S RIGHT TO A GOOD PUBLIC EDUCATION DISTRICT. I IMPLORE THE BOARD TO VOTE NO AND DO THE RIGHT AND MORAL THING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MY HONOR. HI, MY NAME IS UBAYDAH. I'M A ORGANIZER WITH THE PARTY FOR SOCIALISM AND LIBERATION, AND I'M HERE TO TALK TO ALL OF YOU ABOUT NOT VOTING FOR RESOLUTION 2525. THAT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT VIOLENCE TO BE A COMMON THREAD OR A COMMON INTEREST FOR OUR STUDENTS. THIS IS GOING TO BE OPENING OUR SCHOOLS TO ICE. ICE HAS ALREADY KILLED TWO PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA. BLADES HERSELF HAS A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. BEING A FORMER COP, WE UNDERSTAND THIS. WE DON'T WANT BLADES OR ANYBODY REALLY HERE TO MAKE OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, FEEL MORE UNSAFE THAN THEY ALREADY ARE. THE FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE ALREADY ON OUR BACKS, AND THE SCHOOL SHOULD BE A SAFE PLACE FOR US, OUR STUDENTS AND EVERYBODY ELSE.AND JUST ONE MORE THING ABOUT THIS SPECIFICALLY VOTING YES ON TWO, FIVE, TWO, FIVE. IT MAKES IT CLEAR THAT YOU'RE STANDING WITH THE FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT ARE ATTACKING OUR FAMILIES, AS OPPOSED TO OUR FAMILIES OURSELVES. YOU'RE STANDING WITH THE VIOLENCE THAT BLADES AND ICE PERPETRATES, AS OPPOSED TO THE SAFETY THAT WE AS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE ASKING FOR.
THANK YOU. OKAY, BEFORE YOU START, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON TRACK WITH NUMBERS. SO WE DIDN'T FORGET ANYBODY. WE SHOULD BE 11. YOUR NUMBER 11. YEAH. AND DID WE GET EIGHT, NINE AND TEN? ARE WE MISSING ANYONE? YOU OKAY? WE'RE MISSING ANGELES. OH, YEAH. SORRY WE SWITCHED. I MISS ANGELES, YES. OKAY. AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER AND EDUCATOR, I OPPOSE LEANDRA BLADES PROPOSITION FOR ICE COOPERATION IN SCHOOLS. WITH LATINOS MAKING UP 45% OF THE STUDENT POPULATION AND ONE OF THE MOST HEAVILY TARGETED GROUPS BY ICE ENFORCEMENT.
LEANDRA'S PROPOSITION IS INHERENTLY VIOLENT. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT A SCHOOL BOARD WHOSE MISSION IS TO PRIORITIZE A PLACE CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING IS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING ALLOWING LITERAL CHILDREN TO BE ASSAULTED BY ADULT FEDERAL AGENTS. ICE HAS ALREADY KILLED MULTIPLE PEOPLE SINCE THE REIGN OF TERROR BEGAN, SO FOR LEANDRA TO PROPOSE ICE COOPERATION MEANS SHE DOES NOT CARE WHETHER OUR KIDS LIVE OR DIE. LEANDRA BLADES DOES NOT SEE OUR KIDS AS HUMAN BEINGS. AND IF YOU ASK ME, SOMEONE LIKE THAT SHOULD NOT BE MAKING DECISIONS FOR KIDS. AND IF ANY OTHER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROPOSAL, THEN YOU TWO ARE COMPLICIT IN THE VIOLENCE AGAINST OUR KIDS AND OUR COMMUNITY AND SHOULD BE TERMINATED FROM YOUR POSITION. ICE OUT OF OC AND ICE OUT OF SCHOOLS. NUMBER 12. NUMBER 12.
YES. PERFECT. CAN I START? YES. OKAY. HI. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE? SUZY, I AM A PARENT IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I ALSO HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF GROWING UP IN YORBA LINDA. WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO YORBA LINDA, I WAS ONLY IN FIRST GRADE AND IT WAS A PRETTY HOMOGENOUS CITY. SEEING THAT WE'VE EVOLVED AND GROWN TO HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL DIASPORA OF DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS, DIFFERENT IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS
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THAT HAVE COME AND CONTRIBUTED TO YORBA LINDA HAS BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING AND INSPIRING THING TO SEE. WE HAVE BEEN VOTED THE MOST WEALTHIEST, SAFEST CITY. HOW MANY TIMES? THAT IS DUE TO OUR AMAZING COMMUNITIES. AND NOW YOU WANT TO SIT THERE AND TAKE PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ECONOMY OF YORBA LINDA AND PLACENTIA. AND YOU WANT TO GO AFTER OUR CHILDREN. YOU GUYS ARE THE BOARD OF SCHOOL MEMBERS. YOU NEED TO HAVE INTEGRITY. AND I KNOW YOU ALL LOVE CHILDREN, AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE HEARTS, SO LET THAT LEAD YOUR DECISION. INTEGRITY. DON'T FORGET INTEGRITY. OKAY. THANK YOU.NUMBER 13. 1314. WHO'S 13? SORRY. I'M 13. PERFECT. I'M AMY CHEESEBORO. OKAY. ARE WE READY? OUR CAMPUSES ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW STRICT SAFETY AND LEGAL ACCESS PROCEDURES. STAFF VERIFIED ID AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTATION BEFORE ALLOWING ENTRY OR RELEASING A CHILD.
THESE ARE RULES. THESE RULES EXIST TO PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF AND ARE NOT OPTIONAL. THE RESOLUTION WOULD PUT STAFF IN THE POSITION TO OPEN THE DOOR TO PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION TO RELEASE A CHILD SAFELY. SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ARE NOT THE COURTS AND SHOULD NOT BE ASKED TO OPEN THE DOORS TO STRANGERS WITHOUT THE PROPER WARRANTS BACKED BY THE COURTS. IF ACCESS IS LAWFUL, IT SHOULD COME WITH PROPER DOCUMENTATION AND WARRANTS. I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO SUPPORT CONSISTENT SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND REQUIRE VERIFIED LEGAL AUTHORIZATION WARRANTS BEFORE CAMPUS OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY OWNED BY THE DISTRICT WOULD ALLOW A CHILD OR STAFF'S REMOVAL. I SAY NO TO THIS OPEN ACCESS. THIS IS NOT LEGAL. DO NOT ADOPT AN UNLAWFUL POLICY ALLOWING CHILDREN TO ENTER SCHOOLS OR CLASSROOMS, OR BEST NUMBER 14. 14 HI, I'M JESSICA COGHILL, I'M A PARENT. I'M ALSO AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I AM THE CO-DIRECTOR FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT. I'M HERE TO DISAGREE WITH ICE ENTERING OUR SCHOOL, OUR SCHOOLS, AS WE'VE SEEN ALREADY, THE ACTS OF VIOLENCE TOWARDS PEOPLE OF COLOR, EVEN PEOPLE NOT OF COLOR, AND VARIOUS CITIES ACROSS OUR NATION. AND I AM VIERMI VIERMI I CAN'T SAY IT. I AM OPPOSED, SERIOUSLY OPPOSED TO ANY ICE COMING IN AND CAUSING ANY DISRUPTION FOR OUR CHILDREN.
THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO COME TO SCHOOL TO LEARN, AND THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FEAR FOR BEING TAKEN FROM THEIR FAMILIES. I AM HOPING THAT EVERYBODY ON THIS BOARD WILL DISAGREE WITH LEANDRA. OKAY, WE ARE NOW MOVING TO NUMBERS 15 THROUGH 21. IF YOU'LL FIND YOUR SPOTS IN THE FRONT HERE, 15 TO 21. MY NAME IS AL JUDD. I'M A FATHER OF A KID THAT GOES TO EL DORADO, AND I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU. THIS THIS ICE IS NOT LEGITIMATE LAW ENFORCEMENT. THEY ARE NOT HERE TO TO ENFORCE LAWS. THEY ARE UNDER A DIRECTIVE FROM STEVEN MILLER, THE DEPUTY WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF, WHICH IS PART OF THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION PROJECT 2025 MANDATE. THEY ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE, THEY HAVE NO IDENTIFICATION, AND THEY'RE RECRUITED FROM THE SAME MILITIAS THAT YOU SPENT JANUARY 6TH WITH IN OUR NATION'S CAPITOL. THEY'RE THE SAME PEOPLE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HEAR. PLEASE KEEP IT DOWN. AND YOU ARE INTENDING TO INFILTRATE OUR SCHOOLS WITH THOSE AGENTS TO DESTROY THESE MINORITY KIDS? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? WE WILL NOT TOLERATE. I WILL NOT TOLERATE. I WILL FIGHT TO DEFEND AND SUPPORT THIS CONSTITUTION AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. AND YOU ARE SUBVERSIVE, DOMESTIC ENEMY OF OUR COUNTRY. AND I WILL NOT TOLERATE IT. YOU CAN SIT THERE WITH THAT SILLY LITTLE SMIRK ON YOUR FACE ALL NIGHT LONG. THESE KIDS ARE GIVING YOU OR GIVING YOU MARTIN LUTHER KING RIGHT NOW THAT MALCOLM ENERGY IS COMING NEXT. NUMBER 16 PLEASE. MY NAME IS AGUILERA AND I'M A PARENT IN THIS DISTRICT. I'M ALSO FIRST GENERATION MEXICAN AMERICAN, A HOME OWNER, AN MBA GRADUATE, AND A BRANCH MANAGER FOR ONE OF OUR LARGEST CREDIT UNIONS HERE IN THIS LOCAL COMMUNITY. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'M A MOTHER OF TWO YOUNG BOYS WHO I TRUST THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO KEEP SAFE, SUPPORTED, AND FOCUSED ON LEARNING. I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ASPECT BEING TIED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE IN OUR CAMPUSES. SCHOOLS SHOULD BE PLACES WHERE CHILDREN FEEL SAFE, WELCOME, AND ABLE TO LEARN, NOT WHERE FAMILIES FEAR TO. SHOWING UP TO SCHOOL COULD PUT THEM AT
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RISK. WHEN FEAR ENTERS THE CLASSROOM, LEARNING LEAVES MANY FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF STATUS, WORK HARD. WE PAY TAXES. WE VALUE EDUCATION AS A PATH TO OPPORTUNITY. POLICIES THAT BLUR THE LINE BETWEEN SCHOOL SAFETY AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT RISK DISCOURAGING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, STUDENT ATTENDANCE, AND TRUST BETWEEN FAMILIES IN OUR SCHOOLS. I FULLY SUPPORT SAFE CAMPUSES. EVERY PARENT DOES, BUT SAFETY MUST INCLUDE SAFETY AS WELL. NUMBER 1717. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS TARA KROHN. I'M A MOTHER OF A CHILD THAT GOES TO WAGNER. I'M ALSO A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, AND I AM TRAINED IN TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND ACES. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT ACES ARE, IT'S ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES. I WANT TO SPEAK TODAY REGARDING RESOLUTION 2525. I'M I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OUR CHILDREN. THE PRESENCE OF ICE ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS WOULD PROFOUNDLY TRAUMATIZE NOT ONLY THE CHILDREN THAT COULD POTENTIALLY POTENTIALLY BE INTERCEPTED, BUT ALSO FOR THE MANY CHILDREN WHO HAD WITNESSED THEIR CLASSMATES BEING REMOVED BY FORCE. RESEARCH CONSISTENTLY SHOWS THAT EXPOSURE TO FEAR, INSTABILITY, AND PERCEIVED THREATS TO SAFETY CAN HAVE LONG, LIFELONG IMPACTS ON CHILD ON A CHILD'S PHYSICAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND SENSE OF SECURITY. SCHOOLS MUST BE SAFE SPACES PLACES WHERE CHILDREN FEAR, FEEL PROTECTED, SUPPORTED AND ABLE TO LEARN WITHOUT FEAR.ALLOWING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ON CAMPUS UNDERMINES THE SAFETY AND CREATES HARM. YES, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND THEN GO AHEAD AND START. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ERIC GOW AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF KAILEE GARCIA, MILA JANZ, EMMA WANG AND MANY OTHER VOICES AT YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL. AS A FIRST GENERATION IMMIGRANT, I WAITED YEARS TO BE NATURALIZED TAKING CARE TO DO EVERYTHING RIGHT. HOWEVER, THE RECEN ACTIONS OF ICE AGENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE LED ME TO DOUBT THE SECURITY PROVIDED THAT WAS PROMISED TO BE PROVIDED TO ME BY THE CITIZENSHIP I WAITED SO LONG TO GET. THERE HAS BEEN OVER 170 AMERICAN CITIZENS WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN MISTAKENLY IDENTIFIED AND DETAINED BY ICE AGENTS. ALLOWING ICE AGENTS ONTO CAMPUSES COULD POTENTIALLY SUBJECT OUR COMMUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS NUMBER, DISRUPTING THE FEELING OF SAFETY ON CAMPUS FOR HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS TRYING TO PRODUCE, TRYING TO PURSUE AN EDUCATION AND BRIGHT FUTURE. CURRENTLY, THE PILLS STUDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FACING A LAWSUIT FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND NOT COMPLYING WITH CALIFORNIA BILL AB 49 AND SB 98. WE ARE OPENING THE DOORS TO RETALIATION FROM BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS. PARALYZED IS CURRENTLY OPERATING UNDER A BUDGET DEFICIT, AND STUDENTS DO NOT NEED ANY MORE RETALIATION DUE TO THE POLITICS. NUMBER 19. 19. THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS NICOLE BEAMER. I'M A MOTHER OF A CHILD IN THE DISTRICT AND ALSO A FORMER GRADUATE. YOU BEGIN YOUR MISSION STATEMENT BY PROMISING A SAFE, SECURE AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF. SO I'M ASKING YOU PLAINLY, IS THAT MISSION UPHELD? IF RESOLUTION 2020 2525 IS APPROVED, SAFE CAN BE DEFINED AS A STATE PLACE, STATE PLACE OR ACTION, FREE FROM DANGER, INJURY, HARM, RISK OR FEAR. AN APPROVING RESOLUTION, RESOLUTION 2525, DOES NOT CREATE SAFETY. IT CREATES ANXIETY, TRAUMA AND SILENCE. AND IF THIS BOARD DOES BELIEVE THAT EMOTIONAL HARM OF STUDENTS IS AN ACCEPTABLE CONSEQUENCE, THEN WHERE IS THE BUDGET AMENDMENT TO ACCOMPANY THE RESOLUTION? ONE THAT OFFERS FUNDING FOR LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS TO PROVIDE FREE THERAPY TO STUDENTS FORCED TO PROCESS THE TRAUMA OF SEEING CLASSMATES REMOVED BY FEDERAL AGENTS, OR FEARING THAT THEY WILL BE NEXT. SCHOOLS MUST BE A SANCTUARY. PARENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DROP OFF THEIR CHILDREN, CONFIDENT THAT THEY'LL BE THERE AT PICKUP. AND WHEN THAT TRUST IS BROKEN, LEARNING STOPS. NUMBER 20. OH, HELLO, MY NAME IS OMAR MONTOYA. I AM A CONCERNED CITIZEN ON THE BOARD OF PLACENTIA AND A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FROM SAU USD. I'VE LOOKED THROUGH A PROPOSAL 22.6 IN THE AGENDA AND FOUND IT WENT DIRECTLY AGAINST THE CHANGES IN EDUCATION CODE SECTION 234.7 THAT CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA UPDATED FOR 2026. THE PROPOSAL IMPLIES EDUCATORS TO COMPLY WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT REGARDLESS IF THEY ARE ON THE PREMISES LEGALLY. I THINK THE LANGUAGE IS VERY UNCLEAR AND SHOULD BE SPECIFIED, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT DIRECT QUOTES FROM IT ARE TAKEN TO USE AND IMPLY THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT THOSE PROPOSALS SAY. IN CALIFORNIA, STATE LAW AND STATE LAW SUGGESTS THAT WE ARE SHALL NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION, HELP ASSIST IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT UNLESS THEY PROVIDE AN ID AND A JUDICIAL WARRANT. I
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WHENEVER I TRAVEL TO SCHOOL TO SCHOOL SITE AS A TEACHER, I'M REQUIRED BY LAW TO SIGN IN PRISON, PRESENT ID AND STATE MY PURPOSE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS. IT'S WEIRD HAVING IF I DIDN'T. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I'M TOM LANGAN, I AM THE GRANDFATHER OF TWO HALF GUATEMALAN BOYS. I HAVE HEARD A WHOLE RANGE OF THINGS ABOUT THIS. WHETHER IT HAPPENED OR NOT. THE STUDENT BEING TACKLED BY ICE THAT LED TO THE WALKOUT. DID THAT IN FACT HAPPEN? IF IT DID NOT HAPPEN, WHO SPREAD THAT RUMOR AND WHY WOULD THEY SPREAD THAT RUMOR? I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT YOU'RE AN OGRE. YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE AN OGRE TO ME. LEANDRA. I'M SORRY FOR THE WAY THAT GENTLEMAN SPOKE TO YOU. GENTLEMAN, I USE LOOSELY. I'M HERE. YOU'RE NOT A GENTLEMAN.PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS DIRECTED TOWARD US. THANK YOU. DID THAT IN FACT HAPPEN? WHAT'S THE TRUTH? DOES ANYONE REALLY KNOW? OKAY. THAT MAKES MOVES US NOW TO NUMBERS 22 THROUGH 28.
IF YOU'LL TAKE YOUR SPOT AT THE FRONT, PLEASE. DO YOU DO? OKAY. PLEASE KEEP IT PEACEFUL IN THE BACK OR WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE YOU REMOVED. THIS IS THE ONE WARNING, SIR. YOU WITH THE GRAY HAIR THAT JUST SPOKE. I AM THE ONE CONSERVATIVE SPEAKER. I'M WARNING BECAUSE OF CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE BACK. AND WE NEED TO STOP IT SO WE CAN MOVE ON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GO AHEAD. NUMBER 22. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JOSH MARTINEZ, AND I'M HERE TO ASK THAT WE REJECT APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2525. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD REJECTING THIS RESOLUTION IS NOT ANTI-LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT IS PRO STUDENT PRO SAFETY AND PRO LAW SCHOOLS EXIST TO TEACH CORE SUBJECTS AND PROVIDE SAFE, SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. WHILE LAW ENFORCEMENT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN CAMPUS SAFETY, BRINGING ICE ENFORCEMENT INTO CLASSROOMS IS AN ADULT ISSUE THAT CREATES FEAR, DISTRACTS FROM LEARNING, AND UNDERMINES PARENTAL TRUST. THE VERY THINGS THAT THIS DISTRICT CLAIMS TO PRIORITIZE. STATE LAW BOARD POLICY 1445. PLYLER VERSUS DOE AND FERPA OH PROTECT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FROM ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS THAT INTERFERE WITH EDUCATION. OUR DUTY IS CLEAR KEEP SCHOOLS FOCUSED ON STUDENTS, NOT FEAR. EVERY CHILD DESERVES SAFETY AND TRUST, AND THIS RESOLUTION THREATENS BOTH.
GREETINGS OF PEACE. MY NAME IS NINA FERNANDO AND I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THOSE OF YOU ON THE BOARD AND TO OUR INCREDIBLE TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF WHO ARE WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE OR WHERE THEY WERE BORN, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM FEELS SAFE GOING TO SCHOOL. MY KIDS ARE CURRENTLY LEARNING ABOUT THE VALUES OF BELONGING, OF KINDNESS, ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE COMMUNITY HELPERS AND THEIR SCHOOLS. PRIORITIZE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING. IT IS CLEAR WE ADULTS NEED THESE LESSONS AND REMINDERS TO ALL OF YOU. KNOW THAT ALLOWING ICE AGENTS TO ENTER OUR SCHOOL CLASSROOMS OR BUSSES WOULD TRAUMATIZE OUR CHILDREN, NOT KEEP THEM SAFE. WE ALL KNOW THIS, I ASK YOU. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE PROVIDE ADEQUATE TRAINING SO THAT STAFF UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT TO DO TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE AND BUSSES SAFE. FREE FROM ICE. WE MUST REJECT EXCLUSION AND VIOLENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS. LET US BUILD BELONGING AND KINDNESS ALONGSIDE OUR CHILDREN. I'M SO ENCOURAGED BY THESE HIGH SCHOOLERS THAT ARE HERE. LET OUR POLICIES REFLECT THIS.
NUMBER 24. MY NAME IS AARON LUO AND I'M A STUDENT AT YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL. I'M SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO RESOLUTION 2525. AS STUDENTS, WE DEPEND ON OUR SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS TO STAND UP FOR US AND PROTECT OUR SAFETY. THAT IS THE BASIC EXPECTATION WHEN WE WALK ONTO CAMPUS EACH MORNING, I WANT TO ASK THE BOARD DIRECTLY IF ICE ON CAMPUS RESULTS IN A STUDENT BEING WRONGFULLY DETAINED OR INJURED WHO ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT OUTCOME, PLEASE STAND UP FOR YOUR STUDENTS AND VOTE NO ON RESOLUTION 2525. NUMBER 25.
OKAY. HI, MY NAME IS EVELYN VILLAVICENCIO. I GREW UP HERE IN YORBA LINDA. I WENT THROUGH
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ALL MY GRADE SCHOOLS. I HAVE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT YOU GUYS WERE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, MAKES ME VERY EMOTIONAL. BUT PARTNERING WITH ICE AND ALLOWING THAT MY DAUGHTER IS STARTING HER TC AND SHE LOVES HER SCHOOL. BUT WE HAVE TO DO BETTER IN TEACHING OUR KIDS TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER. ALLOWING ICE INTO OUR SCHOOLS WILL TRAUMATIZE OUR KIDS AND NORMALIZE THIS KIND OF CRUELTY. THIS IS IN FACT NOT NORMAL AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE MUST VOTE NO ON 2525. WE HAVE TO. THIS IS NOT KIND. THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN OUT OF ORDER. BILL GLENNON, DISTRICT ALUMNI PARENT. YET AGAIN, WE HAVE A BOARD MEMBER WHO IS GOING ABOUT MAKING OUR COMMUNITY LESS DESIRABLE, JUST DISTRICT MORE UNSTABLE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF STUDENTS LESS SAFE. WE DO NOT NEED A RESOLUTION. THIS DISTRICT'S BEEN A MODEL FOR DECADES, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES. THE IDEA IS PARTIZAN NONSENSE IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM THAT DOESN'T EXIST.THE NOTION THAT ANY SCHOOL WOULD WELCOME HEAVILY ARMED, MASKED AGGRESSORS ON CAMPUSES.
ABSURD, COMPLETELY BONKERS IDEA. LITERALLY SCREAMS OF WANTING TO PUT CHILDREN IN DANGER. WHAT NORMAL, DECENT PERSON WOULD EVER WANT THIS? NONE. ONLY A MORALLY BANKRUPT SOUL WOULD THINK IT'S OKAY TO TERRORIZE AND EMBARRASS A CHILD OVER AN ISSUE THEY CANNOT CONTROL. BUT THAT'S THE PATTERN WITH THIS BOARD MEMBER TERRORIZING INNOCENT CHILDREN OVER THEIR OWN PERSONAL ISSUES THAT ARE OUT OF THERE, THAT ARE NONE OF HER BUSINESS. THE CLOWN SHOW NEEDS TO STOP. ENOUGH OF THE TALKING POINT NONSENSE, CONSPIRACY THEORIES, BOOGEYMEN THAT DON'T EXIST, ALL COMING FROM A PARTY THAT'S LOST ITS MORAL COMPASS. THE RESOLUTION, THE RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER IS CENSURING THIS CLOWN AND THE SELFISH, FEAR MONGERING BIGOTRY OF SAID MEMBER THAT HAS GONE ON FOR TOO LONG. SCHOOL SHOULD BE A SAFE HAVEN FOR. NUMBER 27.
HELLO, MY NAME IS PATRICK TRAN AND I AM AN ALUMNUS OF VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2025. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE SOME REMARKS REGARDING THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION. NUMBER 2525. I SEE HERE THAT IT CITES THE PROPOSED BOARD POLICY. 1445 SO IT'S CONTINGENT ON THAT. BUT I SEE THAT THE QUOTE THAT IT CITES FROM BOARD POLICY 1445 DOES NOT LIKE IT COMES FROM A LARGER BLOCK OF TEXT, AND THIS DOES NOT SUPPORT WHAT RESOLUTION 2525 SEEMS TO IMPLY THAT IT SUPPORTS IN REALITY, THIS BLOCK OF TEXT LIMITS COOPERATION WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, AND THE QUOTED TEXT IS SIMPLY A LIABILITY LIMITATION MECHANISM, NOT OPENING TO COLLABORATION WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU. NUMBER 28. HELLO. MY NAME IS SHANE COOK. I'M SPEAKING ON SOMETHING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN SWEPT UNDER THE RUG DUE TO CURRENT EVENTS. I GO TO ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL. I'VE COME TO SPEAK ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION OUR DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING DUE TO VIOLATION OF TITLE NINE, MEANING WE ARE ALLOWING BIOLOGICAL MALES TO PLAY IN WOMEN'S SPORTS. IF OUR DISTRICT IS FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION, WE WILL DIRECTLY LOSE FUNDING. MY SCHOOL HAS ALREADY HAD A DECLINING ENROLLMENT RATE AND HAS HAD A REQUIRED CLASS CUTBACKS. I WOULD HATE TO SEE MY FRIENDS IN GRADES BELOW ME LOSE EVEN MORE THAN THEY HAVE. DUE TO THE RECKLESSNESS OF THE BOARD. WHEN DID WE START CATERING TO A FEW SELECT INDIVIDUALS? ONCE INSTEAD OF AN ENTIRE DISTRICT OF STUDENTS NEEDS? THIS ALSO DIRECTLY AFFECTS TRANS ATHLETES AS WELL. WITH A LACK OF FUNDING, THE PRIVILEGE OF PLAYING ON TEAMS WILL QUICKLY CEASE FOR ALL STUDENTS. BOARD MEMBERS SWORE AN OATH TO OBEY THE CONSTITUTION, AND UNDER THE US CONSTITUTION SUPREMACY CLAUSE, FEDERAL LAWS TAKE PROCEDURE OVER LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES, MEANING BLATANT DISREGARD FOR FEDERAL LAWS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN ANY MEMBER. DISOBEYING FEDERAL LAW SHOULD BE FIRED. THANK YOU. OKAY, THAT BRINGS US NOW TO 29 THROUGH 36, PLEASE. 35, 29 THROUGH 35. OKAY.
WE'LL START WITH 29. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SEBASTIAN. I'M A STUDENT AT EL DORADO, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE RESOLUTION INVOLVING ICE. ALEJANDRO BLADES IS PUTTING FORWARD. SCHOOL IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFE PLACE FOR EVERYONE. BUT WHEN ISIS PERMITTED INTO CLASSROOMS, IT CREATES FEAR AND A SETTING WHERE IT SHOULD LIKE. PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE SCARED THERE. IT AFFECTS MY PEERS WHO ARE SCARED TO COME TO SCHOOL OR WALK BACK HOME. AND ON TOP OF THAT, THEY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES WORRYING THAT THEY COULD BE TAKEN OR STOPPED JUST FOR EXISTING COOPERATION WITH ICE AND SCHOOLS IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND EVERY STUDENT
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DESERVES TO FEEL SAFE WALKING ONTO CAMPUS NO MATTER WHAT, WHO THEY ARE OR WHERE THEY'RE FROM.PLEASE KEEP ICE OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS. 30. HI. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHERYL. I AM THE MOM OF A FOUR YEAR OLD IN PLACENTIA UNIFIED. PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. I JUST MY PROBLEM WITH THIS RESOLUTION IS THAT IT'S CALLED SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND IT DOES NOT CENTER CHILDREN. IT DOES NOT CENTER THEIR WELL-BEING. IT DOES NOT SPECIFY HOW THE BOARD IS GOING TO. CLAIRE LIKE BOTH CLARIFY AND SPECIFY WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE. I DO NOT WANT MASKED ARMED LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BE ON THE CAMPUS NEAR MY KID. I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE NEAR MY KID'S FRIENDS. I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE NEAR TEACHERS OR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. I THINK THAT LEANDRA HAS HAS FULL TRUST AND FAITH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SO SHE MINIMIZES AND INVALIDATES THE EXPERIENCE OF A LOT OF KIDS OF COLOR. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS RESOLUTION SHOWS AND THE WAY THAT IT'S WRITTEN. SO I JUST FEEL LIKE. NUMBER 31. THIS RESOLUTION IS MEANT TO AFFIRM OUR COOPERATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ALIGNMENT WITH EXISTING STATE POLICIES, AND TO ENSURE THAT STAFF MEMBERS AREN'T MAKING FALSE OR INFLAMMATORY STATEMENTS ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT TO OUR STUDENTS.
THAT'S WHERE THE FEAR IS COMING FROM. THE EVENTS OF THE LAST WEEK PROVE EXACTLY WHY THIS POLICY IS NECESSARY. INSTEAD OF A CIVIL POLICY, A CIVIL POLICY DEBATE, WE'VE SEEN THE SPREAD OF MALICIOUS AND UNSUBSTANTIATED NARRATIVES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE STORY OF A LOCAL STUDENT BEING VIOLENTLY CHASED AND DETAINED BY ICE AT GUNPOINT HAS NOT BEEN CORROBORATED BY A SINGLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. YET THIS FICTION WAS USED TO INCITE A MASS WALKOUT, WHERE STUDENTS HELD SIGNS FILLED WITH PROFANITY AND HATEFUL RHETORIC, EVEN CALLING LEANDRA A NAZI AND SAYING A DEAD NAZI IS A GOOD NAZI. MOST TROUBLING IS THAT MANY OF THE SIGNS HANDED OUT TO THE STUDENTS WERE CLEARLY MARKED AS FUNDED BY THE PARTY FOR SOCIALISM AND LIBERATION. WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS ASKED TO CLARIFY THE FACTS AND REASSURE THE STUDENTS THAT THEY WERE SAFE FROM THESE IMAGINARY RAIDS, SHE REFUSED, CLAIMING SHE DIDN'T WANT TO INSERT HERSELF INTO POLITICS, BUT BY REMAINING SILENT WHILE A FALSE NARRATIVE RADICALIZED STUDENTS AND HARASS THE POLICE. COMPLETE YOUR COMMENTS. PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR COMMENTS. PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. NUMBER 32. HI, MY NAME IS JOSE RAMIREZ. I'M A GRADUATE OF VALENCIA AND A PARENT OF A CURRENT SENIOR AT EL DORADO.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON TO YOUR HEARTS THAT TO VOTE AGAINST THIS RESOLUTION, HAVING ICE AT OUR SCHOOLS. GROWING UP HERE IN PLACENTIA, I WAS TAUGHT TO GO TO SCHOOL AND FEEL SAFE. HOW DOES THIS MAKE OUR CHILDREN SAFE AS A PARENT? I'M TALKING TO YOU GUYS. HOW DOES THAT MAKE OUR CHILDREN SAFE ACROSS THE WHOLE WHOLE SCHOOL DISTRICT? SO PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR THOUGHTS AND VOTE NO THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS SHARON. I'M A LOCAL PARENT AND I'VE WATCHED FOR YEARS AS LEANDRA AND TODD AND THEIR GROUP HAVE TARGETED THE MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS LIKE LGBTQ AND NOW IMMIGRANTS IN THIS DISTRICT OVER AND OVER AND THEIR CHILD IS BULLIED.
BULLYING IS JUST SAD, AND THIS WINK AND NOD TO ICE IS PRETTY PATHETIC. NOW, ALL THREE OF MY KIDS DID NORTH COUNTY BASKETBALL. WE'VE DONE VOLLEYBALL. WE'VE DONE SWIMMING AT EAST. SO I'M CURIOUS IF YOU CONSULTED ANY OF THE MANY SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE DISTRICT PROPERTY BEFORE YOU'VE DONE THIS. DOES NORTH COUNTY WANT ICE TERRORIZING BASKETBALL OR VOLLEYBALL GAMES? DOES WEST YORBA LINDA OR EAST HILLS WANT ICE ARRESTING PARENTS AT THEIR GAMES? DOES I NINE OR EAST AQUATICS WANT ICE COMING IN AND YOU KNOW KIDNAPING KIDS THERE? WILL ANY OTHER DISTRICTS WANT TO PLAY IN PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA AFTER LEANDRA BLADES INVITED THEM INTO YOUR SCHOOLS. SO YOU'RE PROBABLY STUCK WITH LEANDRA FOR A FEW YEARS, BUT YOU CAN VOTE TODD OUT THIS YEAR. I THINK THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. OKAY, NUMBER 34. MY NAME IS CRUZ FLORES. WE'RE MOVING ON. NUMBER 34. MY NAME IS CRUZ FLORES AND I LIVE IN PLACENTIA.
I'M HERE TO I WANT YOU NOT TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION BECAUSE I'M A GROWN UP. I'M A UNITED STATES CITIZEN, AND I'M AFRAID TO WALK THE STREETS WITHOUT THE PROPER ID. I CANNOT IMAGINE THE THE FEAR THAT OUR STUDENTS WILL HAVE IF THEY HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND AND NOT HAVE THE PROPER ID. I ALSO WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD OF THE SUPREME COURT CASE OF CLARE VERSUS DOE.
EVERY CHILD HAS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A PUBLIC EDUCATION, REGARDLESS OF THEIR STATUS. IT'S LIKE, AND IF YOU PASS A RESOLUTION, IT WILL UNDERMINE THIS LAW. THANK YOU.
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NUMBER 35. HI. MY NAME IS SHANI MURRAY. A MAJORITY OF AMERICANS THINK ICE HAS GONE TOO FAR.THERE ARE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT EXCESSIVE AND LETHAL USE OF FORCE, LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND RACIAL PROFILING. LEANDRA ADMITTED AS MUCH IN A SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENT ABOUT LATINO AND ASIAN STUDENTS FEELING TARGETED. NO STUDENT SHOULD FEEL TARGETED IN A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. LEANDRA PROPOSED RESOLUTION DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS OR REASSURE PILLE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, NOT THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION IN ITS SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION OFFICERS OR THE REVISED VERSION AND ITS MISLEADING REPRESENTATION OF BOARD POLICY. 1445. SO I APPLAUD STUDENTS FOR EXERCISING THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT AND PEACEFULLY PROTESTING TO DEMAND EMPATHY, RESPECT AND TRANSPARENCY. I ALSO APPLAUD PLACENTIA P.D. FOR THEIR EXPERTISE AND PROFESSIONALISM IN SUPPORTING MOST STUDENTS RIGHTS AND COMMUNITY SAFETY. I'M HERE TONIGHT ASKING THE BOARD TO LISTEN TO STUDENTS AND REJECT PROPOSED RESOLUTION. 2525. THANK YOU. NUMBER 36 I'LL READ IT OUT YET. SO WE'RE GOING TO CALL ON THE NEXT GROUP. SORRY, 36 TO 42. OKAY. NUMBER 36. YOU CAN GO FIRST. HI. MY NAME IS CARLOS CASTANEDA. I AM HERE TO. OKAY. UNDER THE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE, SECTION TWO FOUR. I MEAN, I'M SORRY, THROUGH TWO THREE, 4.7 SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN THE STAFF AND TO INFORM PARENTS AND STUDENTS ABOUT IMMIGRATION RELATED RIGHTS AND PROCESS. SO THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE HERE FOR YOU GUYS, IF YOU GUYS ALREADY EDUCATE YOUR STAFF ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THIS PAST MONDAY, I WENT TO EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, TO GET EDUCATED ABOUT THE IMMIGRATION SITUATION THAT WAS GOING ON. AND I SPOKE TO THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ON THE, ON, ON THE ON THE OTHER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, MALE AND FEMALE. AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE HOW TO HANDLE THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS. THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A JUDICIAL BOARD COMMENT. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. OUR NEXT SPEAKER NUMBER 37. HELLO. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS, FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS JUAN LOPEZ. I COME FROM EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL. ONE SITUATION THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS THE BATHROOM SITUATION, SPECIFICALLY THE SMOKING. IT'S BEEN A VERY BAD, PLEASANT TIME TO USE THE RESTROOM BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS PEOPLE SMOKING IN THERE AND I DON'T MIND WAITING IN LINE OR ANYTHING.
BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I'M TRYING TO USE THE BATHROOM DURING PASSING PERIODS, IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S JUST FILLED UP EVERYTHING WITH PEOPLE SMOKING. AND I DECIDED TO WEAR A GREEN TIE BECAUSE I WEAR OF HEALTH, AND I WANT US TO BE ABLE TO USE THE BATHROOM IN PEACE AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANY OF THE BAD CHEMICALS IN THE AIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NUMBER 38. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DOCTOR NICHOLAS BURNS. I HAVE WORKED AS A STEM EDUCATOR FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS AND MULTIPLE DIFFERENT CAPACITIES. I'M HERE TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION TO ALLOWING ICE INTO ANY SCHOOL WITHIN ORANGE COUNTY. IT IS WELL ESTABLISHED LAW THAT ANY CHILD, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, IS ENTITLED TO AN EDUCATION FREE FROM GOVERNMENTAL INTIMIDATION OR OBSTRUCTION. I URGE THE PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD TO UPHOLD THE LAW AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, UPHOLD THE TRUST AND DUTY CHARGED TO THEM AS EDUCATORS, ALLOWING AN EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY STUDENT WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT. THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. OKAY. NUMBER 39. HI. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BEN STUBBS. AS A PARENT IN THE DISTRICT, I BELIEVE IN PROTECTING ALL OUR KIDS AND MAINTAINING SCHOOLS WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE, WELCOME AND SECURE THE SPIRIT OF AB 49 POINTS IN THAT DIRECTION. I COMMEND TRUSTEE ALONDRA BLADES FOR BRINGING RESOLUTION 2025 FORWARD SO THAT THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY CAN OPENLY DISCUSS ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND WHERE THIS DISTRICT STANDS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT IN 2026. CLARITY MATTERS. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE SEE PUBLIC OFFICIALS, EVEN GOVERNORS, QUESTIONING WHETHER CERTAIN FEDERAL OFFICERS ARE LEGITIMATE LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE'VE SEEN VERY YOUNG STUDENTS LED INTO PUBLIC PROTESTS. OPPOSING POLICE. PARENTS DESERVE TO KNOW OUR DISTRICT WILL NOT PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH LAWS OR OFFICERS IT RESPECTS. THIS RESOLUTION, ALONGSIDE AB
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49 AND UPDATED POLICY, REASSURES FAMILIES THAT NO ONE WILL OBSTRUCT LAWFUL OPERATIONS ON CAMPUS BECAUSE WHEN THAT HAPPENS, IT CREATES DANGER AND TRAUMA FOR STUDENTS. POLICY MAY ALREADY EXIST, BUT FAMILIES DESERVE A PUBLIC, UNIFIED COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND THE RULE OF LAW. VIA THIS RESOLUTION. I SUPPORT 2025. THANK YOU. OKAY. NUMBER 40.HELLO. MY NAME IS ZEN AND I AM A JUNIOR FROM EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE SOME CONCERNS REGARDING LEANDRA BLADES RESOLUTION 2525. SHE'S A GROWN ADULT TRUSTEE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. YET I QUESTION HER EXPERTISE DUE TO ARGUING WITH STUDENTS VIA FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM. EVEN AS A STUDENT, I CAN SEE THAT THIS IS UNPROFESSIONAL. SHE IS CALLING OUT STUDENTS, FALSELY ACCUSING THEM OF PROPAGANDA WHILE SHE PUBLICLY POSTED ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON HER FACEBOOK. I DO NOT APPROVE OF ANY OF HER ACTIONS, INCLUDING BRINGING POLITICS INTO OUR SCHOOL. SHE CLAIMS SHE WANTS SAFETY FOR ALL CHILDREN, YET SHE HAS HARMED PEOPLE AS A STUDENT AND CHILD. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AND I SPEAK FOR MANY OF MY PEERS WHEN I SAY I WANT LEANDRA BLADES OUT. I SHOULDN'T FEAR A FEDERAL OFFICER RIPPING ME AWAY FROM MY FAMILY IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO GAIN AN EDUCATION. I WANT LEANDRA BLADES OUT. SHE CLEARLY SHOWS LACK OF HUMAN EMPATHY AND DOES NOT SEE WHAT CHILDREN TRULY NEED. AND IF SHE BELIEVES ARGUING ONLINE, DOWNPLAYING STRONG FEELINGS, AND SEEING US AS MANIPULATIVE AND INCOMPETENT BECAUSE WE SEE HER, WE SEE HER FOR WHO SHE TRULY IS. AND IF THAT'S SOMEONE YOU WANT WORKING FOR YOUR DISTRICT, YOU COUNT ME AND MANY OTHER STUDENTS TRANSFERRING BECAUSE I SHOULDN'T BE SCARED THAT I WILL BE. I WILL NOT MAKE IT HOME TO MY MOTHER'S ARMS. I SHOULD BE SCARED ABOUT MY ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. NUMBER 41. HELLO, MY NAME IS DARCY GARCIA. THIS PROPOSAL IS A CONTRADICTION IN ITSELF. IT MENTIONS THE MISSION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TO PROVIDE SAFE, SECURE AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF. HOW IS ALLOWING ARMED MEN WEARING MASKS AND NOT IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES TO REMOVE CHILDREN FROM OUR CAMPUSES SAFE, SECURE OR SUPPORTIVE, CLAIMING THE NEED TO PROTECT NATIONAL SECURITY? PLEASE CLARIFY WHAT NATIONAL SECURITY ARE THE MINORS ATTENDING OUR SCHOOLS THREATENING YOU ARE DIRECTLY COMPROMISING RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW. WHEN YOU EXPOSE OUR YOUTH TO UNLAWFUL SEARCHES AND SEIZURES, OUR PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS HAVE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY BUILDING TRUST WITH OUR STUDENTS. AND IF YOU HAVE MAST AGENTS WHILE ARMED WITH GUNS AND PEPPER SPRAY, FORCING THEIR WAY INTO CLASSROOMS SO THEY CAN ROUGHLY PLACE MINORS INTO HANDCUFFS AND CART THEM AWAY TO SOME RANDOM DETENTION CENTER, YOU'LL BE RADICALIZING OUR YOUTH TO NOT ONLY TURN ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AS THEY GROW UP, BUT YOU'RE BREAKING ALL THE TRUST THAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE BUILT OVER YEARS WITH THEIR STUDENTS. THIS IS GOING TO BACKFIRE IN THE HIGHEST ORDER. LET'S ALSO CONSIDER THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY SUFFERING FROM FINANCIAL SHORTFALLS. CAN THEY AFFORD A MOUNTAIN OF LAWSUITS? NUMBER 42. HELLO. HELLO, MY NAME IS VIVIAN GARCIA, A STUDENT, AND I'M. AND I'M A STUDENT AT KRAMER MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'M HERE BECAUSE OF THE PROPOSAL THAT WOULD ALLOW ICE INTO OUR CLASSROOMS. SCHOOL IS A PLACE TO LEARN A SAFE SPACE WHERE I SPEND MOST OF MY DAY.
AND THAT IS HOW IT SHOULD FEEL SAFE. IF I KNEW THAT ICE HAD THE POWER TO SHOW UP AT OUR CAMPUS ARMED WITH WEAPONS AND CHEMICALS WHENEVER THEY FELT LIKE IT, ON ANY GIVEN DAY, I WOULD NO LONGER FEEL SAFE. I WOULD BE TOO DISTRACTED WORRYING ABOUT MY SAFETY, MY CLASSMATES SAFETY, MY TEACHERS SAFETY, AND MY OWN SAFETY TO LEARN MIDDLE SCHOOL IS HARD ENOUGH. PLEASE DO. PLEASE DON'T ALLOW THIS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. WE ARE MOVING TO OUR NEXT GROUP NUMBERS 43 THROUGH 4943. YOU'LL BE FIRST FOR THOSE. THE REST OF YOU, WE HAVE A FRONT ROW HERE FOR YOU. YOU CAN JUST FIND A SEAT THERE AND WE'LL CALL YOUR NAME OR YOUR NUMBER SOON. WE'RE AT 43. GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MAXWELL LIU, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL. I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT LEANDRO BLADES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR DISTRICT WIDE SUPPORT OF ICE. LEANDRO BLADES WANTS TO DEPORT AND DETAIN DANGEROUS IMMIGRANTS. BUT THAT'S THE PROBLEM. OUR STUDENTS AT OUR SCHOOLS AREN'T DANGEROUS ALIENS. WE ARE GOOD PEOPLE. WE ARE CHILDREN, AND WE ARE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. WE ARE HARDWORKING. WE CARE ABOUT OUR EDUCATION. WE CARE ABOUT OUR FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF OUR NATION. AND CLEARLY, LEANDRO BLADES DOESN'T AGREE WITH THAT. THIS RESOLUTION ISN'T TO PROTECT EDUCATION, OUR SAFETY OR OUR LIVES. THIS RESOLUTION IS OFFERED AND PROPOSED TO SUPPORT THE MAGA AND WHITE SUPREMACIST AGENDA AND IMPLEMENT IT INTO OUR SCHOOLS.
THANK YOU. NUMBER 44. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SHARIF. I'M A FATHER OF A STUDENT AT YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL. I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE, SO PLEASE ALLOW ME A GANG OF PROUD BOYS, GROYPERS, WHITE SUPREMACISTS, INSURRECTIONISTS, AND GENERAL MERCENARIES IN MASKS WITHOUT IDENTIFICATION OR WARRANTS INTO OUR SCHOOLS IS A CRIME IN ITSELF. YOU GUYS ARE HERE TO PROTECT OUR KIDS, NOT TO COUNTDOWN TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S BEST FRIEND OR HIS MINIONS RUNNING AROUND WITH CONSPIRACY THEORIES. AND OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING PAID. THEY'RE GETTING
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PUSHED WITH ZERO EVIDENCE. IF THIS HAPPENED SOMEWHERE ELSE, THEY WOULD GET SUED FOR DEFAMATION. PROTECT OUR KIDS. DON'T LISTEN TO THAT CRAP. GOD BLESS YOU GUYS. AT NUMBER 45.MY NAME IS MICHAEL SAUCEDO. I RAISED MY CHILDREN HERE FROM ELEMENTARY TO HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'VE COACHED SPORTS IN MANY YEARS AS WELL. AND TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION AT ALL IN 2026 IS, QUITE FRANKLY, REALLY, REALLY EMBARRASSING. I USED TO BE PROUD OF THIS DISTRICT. I'M NOT.
RIGHT NOW. WE'RE HERE TO DEMAND NO MASKED MEN WITH GUNS AROUND OUR CHILDREN. WE WILL MAKE SURE THIS BACKFIRES ON YOU, AND IT WILL JUST BY THE WAY THAT THIS IS PLAYED OUT IN OUR WHERE WE ARE IN THE UNITED STATES NOW, SO THE MEDIA WILL KNOW ABOUT IT, THE SOCIAL MEDIA WILL KNOW ABOUT IT. EVERYBODY WILL KNOW ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU GUYS ARE UP FOR ELECTION IN 2026 AND 2028. JUST DO A GOOD JOB. PROTECT OUR KIDS. DON'T ALLOW GUNS HERE.
THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR IT. OKAY. NUMBER 46. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON OR GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AMY FUJITANI AND I'M MY CHILD ATTENDS TINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST AGENDA ITEMS 22.3 AND 22.6. AS A PARENT, I AM HORRIFIED BY THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD OPEN OUR SCHOOLS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW PLACES LEFT WHERE CHILDREN CAN FEEL SAFE, TO A GROUP OF ARMED AND MASKED THUGS WITHOUT A COURT ISSUED WARRANT, NEVER MIND ALLOWING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO COLLECT OUR CHILDREN'S IMMIGRATION STATUS TO FURTHER THREATEN THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN SAFELY. THIS IS NOT ONLY UNBELIEVABLE, IT IS UNEQUIVOCALLY ILLEGAL. ICE HAS NO PLACE IN OUR SCHOOLS, LET ALONE IN OUR COUNTRY. AS STEWARDS OF OUR DISTRICT, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, OUR TEACHERS AND OUR SCHOOL STAFF BY AFFIRMING THAT NO ONE AND NO GROUP IS ABOVE THE LAW. VOTE NO AGAINST THESE RESOLUTIONS AND KEEP ICE OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. NUMBER 47. HELLO, I'M ALEJANDRA AND I AM AN ALUMNI OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I WANT TO ALSO MENTION TO VOTE NO ON AGENDA ITEM 22.3, WHICH WOULD REMOVE THE DISTRICT'S POLICY TO COLLECT IMMIGRATION, TO NOT COLLECT IMMIGRATION INFORMATION. CHILDREN ARE NOT CRIMINALS. NO STUDENT SHOULD FEEL TARGETED OR UNSAFE BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE, LANGUAGE, CULTURE OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. ALLOWING ICE ACTIVITY AROUND SCHOOLS DISRUPTS LEARNING, HARMS MENTAL HEALTH, AND FRACTURES TRUST BETWEEN FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS. THE DISTRICT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO EDUCATE, NOT INTIMIDATE, TO NURTURE, NOT DIVIDE. I URGE YOU TO CLEARLY REAFFIRM THAT SCHOOLS ARE SAFE SPACES FOR ALL STUDENTS, AND I ALSO WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT YOUR ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES THAT YOU'LL HAVE TO LIVE WITH FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIVES. YES. NUMBER 48. MY NAME IS BETHANY ANDERSON. I LIVE IN THE TOPAZ ELEMENTARY NEIGHBORHOOD AND RUN SOLIDARITY, AN ORGANIZATION SERVING STUDENTS FROM TOPAZ, KRAMER, TUFFREY, EL DORADO, AND VALENCIA. I ALSO PRACTICE IMMIGRATION LAW. IF YOU NEED AN EDUCATION ON HOW JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THIS ADMINISTRATION IS DOING WITH REGARD TO OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM AND ENFORCEMENT IS IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF OUR LAW. I'LL NEED MORE THAN A MINUTE, BUT TRUST ME, THIS IS A LITMUS TEST FOR THE DISMANTLING OF OUR DEMOCRACY, AND YOU ARE PLAYING RIGHT INTO THE HANDS OF WHITE SUPREMACY. MISS BLADES, YOUR PROPOSAL ISN'T BOLD LEADERSHIP.
IT'S RECKLESS AGAINST STATE LAW. AND IT TELLS IMMIGRANT FAMILIES THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE BARGAINING CHIPS. AND YOUR POLITICAL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL EXISTS TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND FOSTER TRUST. THIS POLICY DOES THE OPPOSITE. WHEN AN ELECTED OFFICIAL TRIES TO ADVANCE A POLICY THAT VIOLATES THE LAW AND ERODES THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS, ACCOUNTABILITY IS NOT OPTIONAL. MRS. BLADES. IF YOU CANNOT UPHOLD YOUR DUTY TO PROTECT ALL STUDENTS AND FOLLOW THE LAW, YOU SHOULD RESIGN IMMEDIATELY. ONE DAY, ONE DAY. IN THE FUTURE, OUR CHILDREN WILL LEARN ABOUT THIS TIME IN OUR HISTORY. AND THE REALITY IS THAT YOU, MISS BLADES, AND ANY OF YOU THAT SUPPORT THIS POLICY WILL HAVE TO LIVE IN THE SHAMEFUL LEGACY OF BEING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY. NUMBER 49. MY NAME IS CASSIE AND I'M A PARENT HERE AT PIL. OUR CHILDREN REALLY SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON LEARNING, NOT ON WHETHER THEIR FRIENDS OR THEY THEMSELVES WILL BE TAKEN BY MASKED MEN. ASK YOURSELVES, HOW DOES THIS PROTECT OUR CHILDREN? HOW DOES IT ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING? IF THE ANSWER IS IT DOESN'T, THEN WE SHOULD NOT ADOPT THIS. I WOULD SAY THE DISTRICT DOES NOT HAVE TO COOPERATE TO THIS EXTENT. WITH ICE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LET THEM ON CAMPUS LIKE THAT. IF PARENTS DON'T FEEL SAFE SENDING THEIR KIDS, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SEND THEIR KIDS THERE. NOBODY WOULD. I WOULDN'T. YOU WOULDN'T. I'M
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SURE I WOULD STALL ON YOUR GUYS'S PROFILES. A LOT OF THE BIOGRAPHIES THAT YOU GUYS ARE ALL CHRISTIANS. YOU GO TO CHURCH, REMEMBER THAT. WE ALL HAVE TO ANSWER TO GOD ALONE BY OURSELVES. HELLO. I'M. I'M DEBORAH CORREA OF TWO CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR STATING EARLIER IN THE YEAR THAT ICE NEEDS WARRANTS. I WOULD ADD IDS PLEASE ALSO NEEDED AND THAT TEACHERS AND STAFF CANNOT SHARE IMMIGRATION INFORMATION. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE COLLECTED. I THINK RESOLUTION 2525 CONFUSES THE ISSUE. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THE DISTRICT COMPLIES WITH LEGITIMATE LAW ENFORCEMENT. THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING. OF COURSE WE DO. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE RESTATED. WHAT DOES NEED TO BE STATED IS SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS. THANK YOU. SO THAT WAS 50. WE'RE AT 51. AND HOW MANY MORE DO WE HAVE LEFT THROUGH 55? OKAY. SO 51 THROUGH 55 WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON WITH THAT. IF YOU HAVEN'T MOVED TO THE FRONT YET 56 IS THERE A 56. THERE'S A 56 OKAY. MY NAME IS ADRIANA GABRIEL CRUZ AND I'M A PARENT WITHIN THE DISTRICT. I'M HERE TONIGHT WITH DEEP CONCERN AND URGENCY TO ASK THIS BOARD TO EXERCISE EMPATHY, WISDOM AND MORAL LEADERSHIP. FIRST AND FOREMOST, ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN YOU'RE ELECTED TO SERVE, SCHOOLS MUST REMAIN SAFE, WELCOMING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL POLITICAL BELIEFS. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS PUBLIC SERVANTS IS TO ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF EVERY STUDENT IN THIS DISTRICT, APPROVING A RESOLUTION THAT ALLOWS COOPERATION WITH ICE ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES WITH DIRECTLY UNDERMINE THAT RESPONSIBILITY AND PLACE STUDENTS AT RISK EMOTIONALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY AND SOCIALLY. WHILE TRUSTEE LEANDRA BLADES IS ENTITLED TO HER PERSONAL VIEWS, THOSE VIEWS SHOULD NEVER JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS. CONTROVERSY AND POLITICAL IDEOLOGY MUST NEVER TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER THE FUNDAMENTAL MISSION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. PROTECTING AND EDUCATING CHILDREN. I URGE YOU TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE SET BY NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS THAT HAVE TAKEN CLEAR STEPS TO PROTECT STUDENTS SAFETY, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, AND NUMBER 52. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT AND TRUSTEES, JOHN QUACKENBUSH. SORRY, WITH RESOLUTION 2525. SORRY. BOARD POLICY 1445 INCLUDES THE RESPECT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT WHILE RESPECTING THE FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE US CONSTITUTION. THE RIGHT OF THE STUDENT, THE PEOPLE, THE STUDENTS TO BE SECURE IN THEIR PERSONS, HOUSES, PAPERS AND EFFECTS AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES. WE DON'T NEED AN ADDITIONAL RESOLUTION THAT CONTRADICTS THAT. THAT THROWS OTHER CONFUSION IN THERE. IT'S ALREADY STATED IN OUR BOARD POLICY. ALSO, THE PLACENTIA PD, THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S, ALREADY WORKED TOGETHER WITH THE DISTRICT RESPECTFULLY. THE DISTRICT RESPECTS THEM.STUDENTS RESPECT THEM, THE COMMUNITY RESPECTS THEM. THERE IS ALREADY THAT RESPECT THERE BETWEEN US AND THE POLICE. THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS LOOK AT YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF THE LEADERS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT YOU'RE DEVELOPING WITH AT LEAST TEN STUDENTS TONIGHT AT NUMBER 53. MY NAME IS LEANNE AL-NAIMI, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY LEANDRA BLADES WOULD PROPOSE COOPERATION WITH ICE IN OUR DISTRICT WHEN IT IS EXTREMELY DISCRIMINATORY AND UNPROFESSIONAL. MY PEERS AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE KNOWING THAT OUR SCHOOLS WOULD NOT STOP ICE FROM ENTERING OUR CAMPUS. THE SCHOOL BOARD'S TOP PRIORITY SHOULD BE A STUDENT'S SAFETY, AND THIS IS CLEARLY HARMFUL NOT ONLY TO OUR PHYSICAL, BUT ALSO MENTAL HEALTH. I NOTICED LEANDRA BLADES HAS PUT EFFORT INTO BANNING CRITICAL RACE THEORY, WHICH IS THE STUDY OF HOW RACISM SHAPES OUR LAWS TODAY. HER REASONING, ACCORDING TO ABC SEVEN LOS ANGELES, BEING THAT CRT IS RACIST TOWARDS WHITE PEOPLE. SO THE STUDY OF HOW RACISM AFFECTS OUR LAWS TODAY IS RACIST TOWARDS WHITE PEOPLE AND INAPPROPRIATE TO BE TAUGHT AT SCHOOLS. AND I HAVE THIS QUESTION WHY IS IT THAT THE STUDY OF RACISM IN OUR LAWS TODAY SEEN AS INAPPROPRIATE TO BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS WHILE ALLOWING ICE ON OUR CAMPUSES IS SEEN AS ACCEPTABLE? STUDENTS SHOULD WORRY ABOUT TESTS, NOT WHETHER THEY WILL SEE THEIR FAMILIES TOMORROW. ICE SHOULD BE KEPT OUT OF SCHOOLS AND OUT OF PLACENTIA. NUMBER 54. HI, MY NAME IS JULIE HERRICK. I'M AN ALUMNI OF WAGNER, VAN BUREN AND EL DORADO, AND I'M HERE IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN ASKING YOU TO VOTE AGAINST RESOLUTION 2025.
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IN SCHOOL, I LEARNED ABOUT SOME DARK CHAPTERS IN OUR HISTORY AND HOW WE WOULD NEVER LET THEM HAPPEN AGAIN. AND TODAY, I'M GRIEVED TO WATCH MY NATION BUILD A MASKED SECRET POLICE FORCE WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY AND NO REGARD FOR OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. SCHOOL SHOULD BE A PLACE WHERE HUMAN RIGHTS ARE RESPECTED, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR IMMIGRATION STATUS, AND A PLACE WHERE ALL STUDENTS FEEL SAFE TO LEARN. LET'S LEARN FROM OUR HISTORY AND DO BETTER. ICE OUT OF SCHOOLS AND ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE. NUMBER 55. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JESS. I'M A QUEER FRESHMAN AT YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL. I'VE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT SINCE KINDERGARTEN, EVER SINCE I IMMIGRATED TO THE US. AT FIVE YEARS OLD, I LEARNED TO SPEAK ENGLISH IN THIS DISTRICT. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2525 THREATENS TO TURN OUR COMMUNITY INTO A PLACE OF FEAR. THIS RESOLUTION WOULD ALLOW ICE AGENTS TO, IN PRIVATE AREAS DURING SCHOOL HOURS WITHOUT JUDICIAL WARRANTS. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS TO A STUDENT LIKE ME. IT MEANS SITTING IN CLASS WONDERING IF SOMEONE WILL WALK THROUGH THE DOOR AND TAKE A CLASSMATE AWAY. IT MEANS LEAVING FOR SCHOOL EVERY DAY, NOT KNOWING IF IT WILL BE MY CLASSMATES LAST. IT MEANS STUDENTS CHOOSING SILENCE AND ABSENCE OVER LEARNING. I WANT TO BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU. IF THIS RESOLUTION PASSES, STUDENTS WILL STOP COMING TO SCHOOL. NOT BECAUSE THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT EDUCATION, BUT BECAUSE FEAR IS STRONGER THAN ATTENDANCE POLICIES. YOU CANNOT TEACH STUDENTS WHO ARE AFRAID TO BE SEEN. THIS IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS. THIS IS ABOUT OUR RIGHTS. I'M ASKING YOU TO REJECT RESOLUTION 2525. I'M ASKING YOU TO KEEP ME AND MY FELLOW STUDENTS SAFE. I URGE YOU TO CHOOSE STUDENTS OVER FEAR. CHOOSE US. MY LITTLE SISTER WILL BE ENROLLED IN THIS DISTRICT NEXT YEAR. AS AN OLDER SISTER, I URGE YOU TO PROTECT OUR RIGHTS AS STUDENTS. THANK YOU. NUMBER 56. DAVE RADLAUER. I THINK THE COMMUNITY HAS SPOKEN IN OVERWHELMING VOICE REGARDING THE OPPOSITION TO 2525. SO I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO ADDRESS THAT RIDICULOUS PROPOSAL. MY CONCERN, HOWEVER, HAS TO DO WITH BOARD POLICY. 1445 THE LANGUAGE IN THE HOWEVER PARAGRAPH CONTRADICTS ALL PARAGRAPHS BEFORE IT. IT PROHIBITS. IT SAYS WE SHOULD.THE ORIGINAL TEXT SAYS WE SHALL NOT ALLOW THESE THINGS TO HAPPEN, BUT IF THEY HAPPEN, WE HAVE TO ALLOW IT. WE CAN'T DO THAT. AND THAT SAME LANGUAGE APPEARS IN 2525. WE'VE GOT TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS. THE CSBA LANGUAGE WAS A SUGGESTION AS A STARTING POINT, NOT AN END POINT, INCLUDING THIS LANGUAGE IN OUR BOARD POLICY IS GOING TO CREATE CONFUSION AND IS GOING TO CREATE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF LITIGATION. IF ICE AGENTS DECIDE THEY ARE GOING TO NONETHELESS ENTER OUR SCHOOLS. OKAY. SO THAT TAKES US NOW TO OUR ACTION ITEMS. I GET TO MY PAGE HERE. OKAY. SO FOR WE HAVE MOVED, JUST SO YOU'RE ALL AWARE,
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IF YOU DIDN'T HEAR BEFORE, WE HAVE MOVED THOSE TWO POLICIES UP TO DISCUSS THOSE FIRST. SO I'LL NEED A MOTION FIRST FOR ADOPTING BOARD POLICY. 1445 RESPONSE TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. SO MOVED SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND, AND I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY COMMENTS. WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD PUT IT UP ON THE SCREEN AND THEN MAYBE I'LL I'LL READ IT. THIS IS OUR RESPONSE TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, CORRECT. YES. OKAY. WE ALL HAVE A COPY OF IT. SO IS IT UP ON THE SCREEN FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE? BECAUSE I THINK THAT FROM WHAT WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT, PEOPLE HAVE NOT READ THE POLICY OR THE RESOLUTION. AND SO I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HEAR THE POLICY AND WE SHOULD HAVE IT READ. THE GOVERNING BOARD IS COMMITTED TO THE SUCCESS OF ALL STUDENTS, AND BELIEVES THAT EVERY SCHOOL SITE SHOULD BE A SAFE AND WELCOMING PLACE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. UNLESS REQUIRED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, REQUIRED TO ADMINISTER A STATE OR FEDERALLY SUPPORTED EDUCATIONAL OR PRESENTED WITH A VALID JUDICIAL SUBPOENA, JUDICIAL WARRANT COURT ORDER DISTRICT STAFF SHALL NOT DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING. SOLICIT OR COLLECT INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS OF STUDENTS OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. ED CODE 234.7. SEEK OR REQUIRE INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTS TO THE EXCLUSION OF OTHER PERMISSIBLE INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS OF A STUDENT OR THE STUDENT'S FAMILY MEMBERS.EDUCATION CODE 234.7. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, PRACTICABLE, DISCLOSE OR PROVIDE IN WRITING, VERBALLY OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER TO AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF AN AGENCY CONDUCTING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. THE EDUCATION RECORDS OF ANY OF OR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A STUDENT OR
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A STUDENT'S FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD, SUCH AS PERSONAL INFORMATION AS DESIGNED AND DEFINED IN CIVIL CODE 1790 8.3. INFORMATION ABOUT A STUDENT'S HOME OR INFORMATION ABOUT A STUDENT'S TRAVEL SCHEDULE WITHOUT PARENT GUARDIAN WRITTEN CONSENT. EDUCATION CODE 234.7. THE PERSONNEL RECORDS OF ANY DISTRICT EMPLOYEE. PERSONAL INFORMATION OF ANY DISTRICT EMPLOYEE, AS DEFINED IN CIVIL CODE 1790 8.3, OR ANY OTHER CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE INFORMATION WHICH IS CITED IN EDUCATION CODE TWO, THREE, 4.7 OR GOVERNMENT CODE 7285.2.GRANT PERMISSION TO AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF AN AGENCY CONDUCTING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT TO ENTER A SCHOOL BUS OR ANY OTHER TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT. A NONPUBLIC AREA OF ANY DISTRICT, PROPERTY OR FACILITY, OR A NONPUBLIC AREA WHERE ANY DISTRICT SPONSORED PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY IS OCCURRING. EDUCATION CODE 234.7.
GOVERNMENT CODE 7285.1. HOWEVER, DISTRICT STAFF SHALL NOT OBSTRUCT, INTERFERE WITH, OR OTHERWISE IMPEDE AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF AN AGENCY CONDUCTING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT WHO NONETHELESS ENTERS DISTRICT PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION, A NONPUBLIC AREA OF ANY DISTRICT, PROPERTY OR FACILITY OR NONPUBLIC AREA WHERE ANY DISTRICT SPONSORED PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY IS OCCURRING. THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHALL REPORT TO THE BOARD IN A TIMELY MANNER. ANY REQUEST BY AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF AN AGENCY CONDUCTING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING. EDUCATION CODE 234.71. EDUCATION RECORDS OF ANY OR OF, OR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A STUDENT OR A STUDENT'S FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD PERSONNEL. RECORDS OF ANY DISTRICT EMPLOYEE. PERSONAL INFORMATION OF ANY DISTRICT EMPLOYEE AS DEFINED IN CIVIL CODE 1790 8.3 OR ANY OTHER CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE INFORMATION. PERMISSION TO ENTER SCHOOL BUS. ANY OTHER TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT, A NONPUBLIC AREA OF ANY DISTRICT, PROPERTY OR FACILITY OR NONPUBLIC AREA WHERE ANY DISTRICT SPONSORED PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY IS OCCURRING. SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN A MANNER THAT ENSURES THE CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY OF ANY POTENTIALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. NO STUDENT SHALL BE DENIED EQUAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES, NOR BE SUBJECTED TO UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION OR BULLYING IN THE DISTRICT'S PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ON THE BASIS OF HIS OR HER IMMIGRATION STATUS. EDUCATION CODE 200, 220 234.1. RESOURCES AND DATA COLLECTED BY THE DISTRICT SHALL NOT BE USED DIRECTLY OR BY OTHERS TO COMPILE A LIST, REGISTRY OR DATABASE OF INDIVIDUALS BASED ON NATIONAL ORIGIN, IMMIGRATION STATUS, RELIGION, OR OTHER CATEGORY OF INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS PROTECTED AGAINST UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION. GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 8310.3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHALL NOTIFY PARENTS, GUARDIANS, GUARDIANS REGARDING INFORMATION OR NOTIFICATIONS AS SPECIFIED IN EDUCATION 234.7, INCLUDING INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR CHILD'S RIGHT TO A FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS OR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND THE RIGHTS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHALL DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR, AND MAY PROVIDE TRAINING TO STAFF ON ADDRESSING ANY REQUESTS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING EDUCATION RECORDS OF, OR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A STUDENT OR A STUDENT'S FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD. PERSONAL RECORD PERSONNEL RECORDS OF ANY DISTRICT EMPLOYEE. PERSONAL INFORMATION OF ANY DISTRICT EMPLOYEE AS DEFINED IN CIVIL CODE 1790 8.3 OR ANY OTHER CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE INFORMATION. PERMISSION TO ENTER SCHOOL BUS OR ANY OTHER TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT, A NONPUBLIC AREA OF ANY DISTRICT, PROPERTY OR FACILITY OR NONPUBLIC AREA WHERE ANY DISTRICT SPONSORED PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY IS OCCURRING. COMPLAINTS ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING BASED ON ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE FIRED, FILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY OR AR 13 12.3 UNDER THE UNIFORM COMPLAINT PROCEDURES, THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHALL PROVIDE TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UPON REQUEST AND IN THE MANNER REQUESTED COPIES OF THIS POLICY, ANY ASSOCIATED, ANY ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION, AND ANY OTHER BOARD POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS REQUIRED BY EDUCATION CODE 234.7. OKAY, BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, I WANT TO PASS IT OVER.
THANK YOU FOR READING IT. PASS IT OVER TO STAFF TO DOCTOR KIM TO INTRODUCE, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO DO THAT. I SKIPPED OVER. SO APOLOGIES. YOU CAN YEAH. THANK YOU. WE'LL HAND IT OVER TO DOCTOR PEDRAZA WHO IS GOING TO WHOSE TEAM HAS BEEN A PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS POLICY TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS BY THE STATE THAT WE HAVE THE POLICY IN PLACE AND UPLOADED BY MARCH 1ST. SO, DOCTOR, COULD YOU RESTATE, KIM? SORRY. COULD YOU RESTATE THAT WHAT YOU JUST SAID? YES, PLEASE. WHAT DID I JUST SAY? REQUIREMENT. OH, YEAH. THERE IS A REQUIREMENT BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND AND MISS GRAY IS GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT BACKGROUND. SO I'M GOING TO HAVE HER RESTATE IT. IF THAT'S OKAY I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH THE BACKGROUND. AND THEN BALDWIN WILL GO THROUGH THE POLICY IN MORE DETAIL.
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THANK YOU. OKAY. SO RECENT CHANGES IN STATE LAW, ALONG WITH UPDATED GUIDANCE FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO EDUCATION CODE SECTION TWO, THREE, 4.7 HAVE EXPANDED SCHOOL DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES TO SAFEGUARD STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FROM IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS THAT COULD DISRUPT THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OR IMPEDE ACCESS TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. SO ASSEMBLY BILL 49 AND RELATED STATE DIRECTIVES REQUIRE DISTRICTS TO ALIGN LOCAL POLICIES WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REVISED MODEL POLICIES, ENSURING APPROPRIATE STAFF TRAINING, INFORM FAMILIES OF THEIR RIGHTS, AND SUBMIT UPDATED POLICY POLICIES TO THE CDE BY MARCH 1ST, 2026. THIS PROPOSED POLICY REPLACES THE RECOMMENDATION TO DELETE BOARD POLICY 5145.13 STUDENT IMMIGRATION STATUS, WHICH WILL BE LATER ON IN THE AGENDA. SO AT ITS CORE, THIS POLICY REAFFIRMS PILLS LONG STANDING COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING SAFE AND WELCOMING SCHOOLS FOR ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS. IT STRENGTHENS PROTECTIONS RELATED TO CONFIDENTIALITY, ACCESS TO CAMPUSES AND STAFF, RESPONSE TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT REQUESTS, WHILE ENSURING CONSISTENCY WITH CURRENT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. THESE UPDATES ARE ABOUT CLARITY, CONSISTENCY, AND COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW, ENSURING THAT WE PROTECT STUDENT RIGHTS AND UPHOLD EVERY STUDENT'S RIGHT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. AND NOW DOCTOR PEDRAZA WILL GO OVER DETAILS ABOUT IT. AND WE DO HAVE LEGAL COUNSEL HERE WHO IS AN EXPERT IN THIS. AND SO HE'S THERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. HIS NAME IS TONY DEMARCO AND HE'S THERE NEXT TO DOCTOR PEDRAZA. YEAH.YEAH. WELL GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MISS GRAY. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR KIM AND MEMBERS OF OUR EXECUTIVE CABINET. JUST AS MISS GRAY SHARED THE MOVE FROM. ONE THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT AS WELL, TOO, WAS THE MOVE FROM THE STUDENT SECTION TO COMMUNITY RELATIONS AS WELL TOO. SO IT'S MOVING TO A MORE COLLECTIVE, COMMUNITY BASED LOOK AT THIS PIECE AS WELL. AGAIN, THE OPENING SECTION DOES REAFFIRM THE DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING A SAFE, WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS, AS WELL AS IN THE NEXT SECTION. WITH ONE THROUGH FOUR, WE SEE THAT THAT SECTION CLEARLY STATES, UNLESS REQUIRED BY STATE FEDERAL LAW OR PRESENTED WITH A VALID COURT ORDERED SUBPOENA WARRANT, JUDICIAL ORDER DISTRICT STAFF SHALL NOT COLLECT, SEEK, DISCLOSE ANY, OR PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION RELATED TO IMMIGRATION STATUS AND THAT IS EXTENDED TO STUDENTS, FAMILIES AS WELL AS DISTRICT PERSONNEL, AND ALSO NOT GRANT ACCESS TO NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PLACES AS WELL.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THE INTO THE POLICY THAT NEXT SECTION, THE PARAGRAPH THAT STARTS WITH, HOWEVER IT DOES AS YOU HAD AS WE'VE SEEN, REINFORCE AGAIN THAT ONE THROUGH FOUR WITHOUT A JUDICIAL SUBPOENA, WARRANT OR COURT ORDER. WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IS WE DON'T WANT TO ESCALATE THE SITUATION. SO WE DON'T WANT TO WE DON'T WANT THEM, OUR STAFF LOOKING TO ESCALATE THE SITUATION. SO EVEN WITHOUT OUR PERMISSION, IF THEY DO COME ON, WE ARE NOT GOING TO ESCALATE THE SITUATION AND PUT ANYBODY IN HARM'S WAY IN TERMS OF CAPABILITY. THE POLICY EXTENDS PRIVACY PROTECTIONS NOT ONLY FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, BUT ALSO TO DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND PERSONNEL RECORDS AS WELL ANY, AS MENTIONED, ANY COMPLAINTS ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION OR BULLYING BASED ON ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED IMMIGRATION STATUS WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH OUR UNIFORM COMPLAINT PROCEDURES. AND THEN THE POLICY CONFIRMS THAT PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ARE INFORMED OF THEIR CHILDREN'S RIGHT TO A FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS AND THEIR RIGHTS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHALL ESTABLISH CLEAR PROCEDURES, PROVIDE STAFF TRAINING WITH APPROPRIATE FOR APPROPRIATE RESPONSE FOR RESPONDING TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT REQUESTS, AND YOU WILL OPERATE. OPERATIONALIZE THOSE IN ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS AS WELL. AND THEN ALSO TO CLOSE UP IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT REQUESTS FOR ACCESS OF INFORMATION WILL BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD IN A TIMELY MANNER WHILE ENSURING CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY. THE POLICY CONFIRMS THE DISTRICT'S OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE THE POLICY AND RELATED REGULATIONS, AS MENTIONED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UPON REQUEST. SO OVERALL, THE REVISED POLICY STRENGTHENS CLARITY, ALIGNS WITH THE CURRENT STATE LAW AND FEDERAL LAW, AND ENSURES THAT OUR SCHOOLS REMAIN SAFE, WELCOMING, AND LEGALLY PROTECTED SPACES FOR OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND FOR OUR STAFF AS WELL. OKAY, THANK YOU, DOCTOR PEDRAZA. JUST A QUESTION, MR. DEMARCO. CAN YOU CLARIFY THE. HOWEVER, DISTRICT STAFF SHALL NOT OBSTRUCT AND WHY THAT IS THERE? OF COURSE. FIRST. GOOD EVENING.
IT'S NICE TO BE HERE WITH YOU GUYS. AS DOCTOR HAS SAID, IT IS AN ELEMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT
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IN PART TO NOT HAVE OUR EMPLOYEES ATTEMPTING TO OBSTRUCT OR INTERFERE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT KIND OF GOES WITH THE PARAGRAPHS ABOVE. THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT OUR EMPLOYEES MAY NOT DO UNDER THE LAW. AND AS SOMEWHAT OF AN ASIDE, THOSE ARE ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLES. THESE ARE NOT REALLY NEW PRINCIPLES FOR US IN ADVISING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON HOW TO INTERACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE'VE ALWAYS REQUIRED JUDICIAL WARRANTS.WE'VE ALWAYS REQUIRED LAWFULLY ISSUED SUBPOENAS BEFORE WE'LL RELEASE THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAS COME UP IS HOW DO SCHOOL DISTRICTS SITES KNOW WHAT IS A LAWFULLY ISSUED DOCUMENT THROUGH TRAINING IS THE ANSWER. AND WHEN YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO DISCERN AS AN EMPLOYEE WHAT IS OR IS NOT A JUDICIALLY ISSUED WARRANT OR LAWFULLY ISSUED SUBPOENA, YOU ASK LEGAL COUNSEL. WE'RE VERY RESPONSIVE TO THAT. ABSENT THOSE LEGAL RIGHTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ENTER CAMPUS, ARE TYPICAL INSTRUCTION TO STAFF IS NOT TO SUBJECT THEMSELVES TO OBSTRUCTING OR INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION OF ANY KIND. SO THIS IS REALLY HOW WE'VE BEEN ADVISING SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR MY WHOLE CAREER.
IT'S ABOUT 25 YEARS. NOTHING HAS CHANGED. WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS WE'RE PUTTING IN WRITING, PURSUANT TO THE NEW STATE LAWS AND THE GUIDANCE OF THE DOJ. AND THE CDE DOES ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MR. DEMARCO. SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE AND WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE CROWD IS THAT THEY'RE FEARFUL NOW THAT WITH THIS POLICY GOING THROUGH AND WITH THE ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION, IS ICE GOING TO BE ABLE TO JUST WILLY NILLY GO ONTO CAMPUSES AND KIDNAP CHILDREN AND KIDNAP FAMILY MEMBERS? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. SPECIFICALLY, THE WAY IT WAS WORDED WITH RESPECT TO THE CHANGES IN STATE LAW. YOUR BOARD POLICY HAS PROPOSED 1445 ADEQUATELY ADDRESSES NOT ALLOWING THEM OR GRANTING THEM PERMISSION TO COME ON CAMPUS.
WHETHER LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSERTS THEMSELVES AND ENTERS ANY NONPUBLIC AREAS OR SCHOOL BUSSES OR OTHER DISTRICT SPONSORED ACTIVITIES OR LOCATIONS, THAT'S SOMETIMES WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT DOES. THEY REFER TO SOMETHING CALLED EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES. WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT AFTER THE FACT. I'M AWARE OF TWO INSTANCES IN CALIFORNIA SO FAR, SINCE THE ELEVATED ICE ACTIVITY HAS BECOME PROMINENT. BOTH OF THEM WERE SOMETHING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MANAGE AFTER THE FACT BY INTERFACING WITH OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEN OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERFACES WITH THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ON OUR BEHALF. AND HOW MANY TIMES IN OUR DISTRICT HAS FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT COME ONTO OUR CAMPUSES? ARE YOU ASKING ME? OKAY. I'M OKAY. SORRY, I WASN'T SURE BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING TO MR. DEMARCO IN IN CHECKING WITH DOCTOR PEDRAZA AND OUR TEAM, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY DOCUMENTED THAT I'M AWARE OF. SO EVERYONE WHO'S COME HERE TONIGHT YELLING AND SCREAMING, THAT ICE IS IN OUR CAMPUSES AND ICE IS TAKING THE CHILDREN OUT. OKAY? PLEASE, PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS DOWN IN THE AUDIENCE. WE CAN CLARIFY. IT HASN'T HAPPENED, BUT IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO HAPPEN. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS BOARD POLICY IN PLACE TO PROTECT OURSELVES, CORRECT? YEAH.
THERE'S NO WAY TO PREDICT THAT WOULD HAPPEN YESTERDAY, TODAY OR TOMORROW, BUT IT HAS NOT AT THIS POINT. THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED. NO. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. THERE'S NO WAY TO SAY IT WON'T HAPPEN TOMORROW. WE CAN'T WE CAN'T SAY THAT. I HAVE A QUESTION. JUST BECAUSE A SUGGESTION HAS BEEN MADE, AND THEY'VE USED THIS IN OTHER DISTRICTS WITH THAT LANGUAGE THERE. HOWEVER, DISTRICT STAFF SHALL NOT PHYSICALLY IMPEDE AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WOULD WE ABLE WOULD WE BE ABLE TO USE THAT INSTEAD SO THAT IT'S MORE DEFINITIVE INSTEAD OF JUST NOT OBSTRUCT BUT PHYSICALLY STRIKING, OBSTRUCT, INTERFERE OR WITH OR OTHERWISE. SO IT WOULD JUST SAY DISTRICT DISTRICT STAFF SHALL NOT PHYSICALLY IMPEDE AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. THE ONLY THE ONLY CAUTION THAT I WOULD GIVE YOU IS OBSTRUCTION. INTERFERENCE. THOSE ARE DEFINED TERMS. OBSTRUCTION IN PARTICULAR IS ONE THAT'S FREQUENTLY USED IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY, WHEREAS CAN YOU MAYBE DEFINE THAT SIMPLY? IF POSSIBLE, I COULD LOOK IT UP AND RESPOND FOR SURE. BUT I DO HEAR ABOUT OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE OBSTRUCTION ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO. YOUR THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS FLOATED WAS SHALL NOT PHYSICALLY IMPEDE. I WILL SUBMIT THAT WAS THE THE INTENT OF THE LANGUAGE WAS FROM AGAIN A RISK MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE IS NOT HAVING OUR EMPLOYEES PHYSICALLY INTERCEDE BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEIR INTENDED ACTIVITIES. SO WOULD THAT BE? I'VE JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE WORD OBSTRUCT. CONCERNED BECAUSE WHAT? BECAUSE
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WHY? WELL, LET MARILYN, IF I COULD FINISH MY THOUGHT, I'D BE HAPPY TO EXPLAIN TO YOU, BECAUSE OBSTRUCT MEANS THAT YOU'RE ARE RESISTING, DELAYING, OR OBSTRUCTING A POLICE OFFICER IN AN OFFICIAL PERFORMANCE OF A LAWFUL DUTY. AND THIS SECTION HERE IS WHEN THEY JUST ARE COMING ON WITHOUT A WARRANT, CORRECT, OR NO SUBPOENA OR NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS TALKING ABOUT. NO, I DON'T THINK THIS IS LIMITED TO CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THERE'S NO WARRANT OR OTHER LAWFUL PERMISSION TO ENTER CAMPUS. IT COULD BE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES AS WELL.OKAY. BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I THOUGHT IT WAS READ. AND I THINK THAT'S WHY THERE'S SO MUCH CONFUSION ABOUT THAT PART. AND I JUST FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE CLEAR. SO YOU'RE SAYING THIS BECAUSE I'M THINKING OF THE WORD HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, DISTRICT STAFF'S NOT GOING TO IMPEDE THEM IF THEY COME IN WITHOUT A WARRANT. BUT I THINK THAT'S THE INTENT IS THAT DISTRICT STAFF NOT SUBJECT THEMSELVES TO ANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES, WHETHER YOU CALL IT OBSTRUCTION, INTERFERENCE OR PHYSICALLY IMPEDING. THAT'S NOT THE ROLE THAT WE WANT OUR EMPLOYEES FROM A RISK MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE TO TAKE. I TEND TO AGREE WITH THE LEGAL LANGUAGE THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY OUR COUNSEL TO MAKE THIS LEGAL, FOLLOW WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. I MEAN, I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD CHANGE THE WORDING. MARILYN, DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT WOULD MAKE IT MORE CLEAR TO YOU? YEAH, I JUST THINK IF IT'S FOR SAFETY, THEN WE WE ADD IN WORDING ABOUTE JUST TRYING TO KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES SAFE. BUT THEN IT IT'S CONTRADICTING BECAUSE THEN WE'RE PUTTING OUR KIDS INTO A DIFFERENT SITUATION. AND I DON'T THINK IT GIVES GUIDANCE TO STAFF. LIKE WHAT TO DO. LIKE ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT, CONTACT SUPERINTENDENT TWO TWO THINGS ON THAT. TRUSTEE ANDERSON IS, NUMBER ONE, I WOULD EXPECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION TO BE FAR MORE COMPREHENSIVE IN THE PROCEDURES THAT ARE REQUIRED THAN YOUR BOARD POLICY, WHICH IS ADOPTED TO COMPLY WITH LAW. AND NUMBER TWO, I WOULD EXPECT THAT, AGAIN, FROM A RISK MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE, SINCE I'M LEGAL COUNSEL, WE WOULD WANT STAFF TO BE IN RECEIPT OF HIGH LEVEL, HIGH QUALITY TRAINING BY OUR DISTRICT OFFICE ADMINISTRATION. THAT MIGHT BE DOCTOR PEDRAZA'S JOB, I'M NOT TOTALLY CERTAIN. AND THEN ALSO IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AS WELL, IS IT A ISN'T IT A FELONY TO IMPEDE LAW ENFORCEMENT? I, I BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE. I COULD LOOK THAT UP FOR YOU. I'M NOT A CRIMINAL LAW EXPERT. I WAS JUST BASING THIS ON THE THE FACT THAT I KNOW THAT THOSE ARE LEGAL TERMS. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO IMPEDE LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO THAT WOULD PROBABLY FALL UNDER FA. EXCUSE ME. CAN YOU HAVE THIS PERSON BE QUIET OR IS IT YOUR. I CAN HANDLE IT. WELL THEN YOU WERE TALKING. HANDLE IT. SO PLEASE KEEP COMMENTS DOWN. HANDLED. HANDLED. HOW ABOUT THIS. GO AHEAD. THIS GENTLEMAN. DO YOU WANT TO KEEP MAKING COMMENTS OR DO WE WANT TO JUST TALK TO THE AUDIENCE? ONCE YOU GET CONTROL OF THE MEETING, THE MEETING IS TOTALLY IN CONTROL. PLEASE GO ON WITH YOUR COMMENTS OR MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PERSON. SO THIS IS BASICALLY IT IS IT IS AGAINST THE LAW FOR PEOPLE TO IMPEDE OR OBSTRUCT LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO THAT'S WHY THIS IS HOWEVER, DISTRICT STAFF SHALL NOT OBSTRUCT OR INTERFERE WITH BECAUSE IT IS AGAINST THE LAW. SO THAT'S. PLEASE STOP. PLEASE SIR, SIR, YOU SIR, PLEASE STOP AND THANK YOU FOR LEAVING. ORANGE IS A CRIME. SO I. I HAVE A QUESTION. THERE'S A SECTION AT THE BOTTOM, AND I THINK IT'S A HANDFUL OF. IT'S AT THE PARAGRAPH TOWARD THE BOTTOM WHERE IT HAS THE ONE, TWO, THREE UNDER IT. SO IT STARTS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHALL DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR AND MAY PROVIDE TRAINING TO STAFF ON. I WOULD LIKE TO STRIKE MAY AND ADD SHALL SO THAT THAT BECOMES A REQUIREMENT. EVEN THE WORD SHALL DEVELOP PROCEDURES, BUT WE MAY PROVIDE TRAINING. I THINK WE NEED SHALL DEVELOP PROCEDURES AND SHALL WE'RE TRAINING. IT IS IT'S ABOVE THE NUMBER ONE ON THE SECOND PAGE, CORRECT? YES. ABOVE THE NUMBER.
THE LAST SERIES OF ONE, TWO THREES. THAT SECOND PAGE THERE LIKE ONE, TWO. PROVIDE THIS.
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THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHALL DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR AND MAY PROVIDE TRAINING. I'M GOOD WITH THAT ONE. SO YOU'RE WANTING TO SAY SHALL TWICE. YES. SHALL, SHALL OR WILL IS FINE.IT NEEDS TO BE NOT A MAY. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO IN THE PARAGRAPH WHERE IT SAYS, HOWEVER, DISTRICT STAFF SHALL NOT, SHALL NOT OBSTRUCT, INTERFERE OTHERWISE? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE COULD ADD REGARDING. IF, IF. LIKE REINFORCING THE FACT THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A JUDICIAL WARRANT AND ALL OF THOSE? I KNOW IT STATED ABOVE, BUT WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE AND MAKE IT MORE CLEAR IN THAT PARAGRAPH? IF WE ADD THOSE LINES RESTATING THEM? BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES, OR IF YOU HAVE CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE THAT, AND THEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY IMPEDING LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THEY SAY, WELL, YOU DIDN'T HAVE A WARRANT. AND THE OFFICER SAYS, WELL, THIS WAS EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCE.
I MEAN, ARE YOU GOING TO PUT AN EMPLOYEE THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY TYPE OF EXPERIENCE? I DON'T WANT ANY EMPLOYEES TO BE AT RISK, AND I DON'T I WOULD NEVER ENCOURAGE THEM. THEN THAT'S WHY YOU SAY DON'T OBSTRUCT OR IMPEDE LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU WON'T BE AT RISK. AND I THINK, I THINK THE POINT OF THIS IS THAT IN GENERAL, NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU DO NOT OBSTRUCT, RIGHT? I DON'T IF SOMEBODY CAME THROUGH THE FRONT OFFICE AND THEY WERE GOING THROUGH AND THROWING YOUR BODY IN FRONT OF THEM COULD CAUSE EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. I WOULD NEVER SUGGEST THAT ANY OF OUR STAFF DO THAT, BUT I DO WANT TO HAVE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PROCEDURES IN PLACE. IF THAT HAPPENS, WHAT ARE THE STEPS THAT ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN IF WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY OBSTRUCT? NO, NO. IF SOMEBODY COMES IN AND TRIES TO PUSH THROUGH, I JUST THINK AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE IN THE AR THOUGH. I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION A LOT ABOUT TRYING TO PUT ACTUAL ACTIONABLE STEPS INSIDE OF POLICIES WHEN THAT'S NOT THE PLACE FOR THEM. IT'S IN THE AR WHERE IT DEFINES HOW WE DO THE PROCEDURE. LIKE THAT'S THE SUPPORT FOR THIS POLICY AND HOW WE OPERATE IT. SO I THINK THAT THOSE ARE ALL GOOD, AND I'M ASSUMING THOSE ARE GOING TO BE IN THE AR, AND IT'S GOING TO BE VERY CLEAR AND VERY DETAILED, AND THE TRAINING IS GOING TO BE GREAT. I THINK THE IMPORTANT PART HERE IS THAT JUST LIKE YOU SAID, CARRIE, YOU SHOULD NOT BE THROWING YOUR BODY IN FRONT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DOING THINGS TO OBSTRUCT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AS THEY COME ON CAMPUS, REGARDLESS OF HOW IT HAPPENS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO KEEP OUR STAFF SAFE. WE WANT TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE IN ALL OF THIS. YEAH, I HAVE THIS. I KIND OF WORKED ON THIS BECAUSE THIS THIS PARAGRAPH BOTHERED ME FOR SEVERAL REASONS, BUT SOMETHING ABOUT DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN OR INTERVENE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTION, IN THE EVENT SUCH ACTIVITY OCCURS ON DISTRICT PROPERTY, AT A DISTRICT SPONSORED EVENT OR ON A DISTRICT PROVIDED, TRANSPORTATION STAFF SHALL REFRAIN FROM INVOLVEMENT AND PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE OR SITE ADMINISTRATOR AS ADMINISTRATION AS POSSIBLE. WHERE'S THAT AT? THAT'S WHAT I CAME UP WITH. THAT'S MY SUGGESTION. MY SUGGESTION? OH YEAH, IT'S ALTERNATIVE. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE WE THIS IS BASICALLY SAYING IF LAW ENFORCEMENT COMES ON, IF LAW ENFORCEMENT COMES ONTO THE CAMPUS, THEN OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE A DUTY AND WE WON'T GET IN THE WAY. AND SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'D PUT IT ANY OTHER WAY. THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET IN THE WAY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT AND COOPERATE IF THEY NEED SOMETHING AND THEY HAVE A JUDICIAL WARRANT AND THEY HAVE ALL THE PROPER THINGS, THEN YOU GIVE THEM THE YOU GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION. IF IT'S EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES, I WOULD SUGGEST EVERYBODY GETS OUT OF THE WAY AND LETS THEM DO THEIR JOB.
IT'S JUST LIKE THE BOMB THREAT WE HAD AT YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL. DID ANYBODY, WHEN THEY CAME TEARING THROUGH THE DOORS, DID ANYBODY SAY, DO YOU HAVE A WARRANT? DO YOU HAVE THIS? DO YOU HAVE THAT? NO, BECAUSE THEY WERE THERE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE KIDS. THEY HAD THEIR GUNS DRAWN. THEY WENT IN THERE AND THEY PROTECTED THESE KIDS. THEY PUT EVERYBODY ON LOCKDOWN. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A TEACHER SAYS NO? WHERE'S YOUR WARRANT? WE'RE NOT LOCKING. WE'RE NOT LOCKING DOWN YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A WARRANT THAT WOULD HAVE FALLEN UNDER SOME TYPE OF EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES. AND PEOPLE, LIKE, LAUGH. BUT THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN, THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN. AND SO THIS IS THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE. PLEASE, PLEASE STOP.
WE WE CAN'T HAVE CONVERSATION WITH AUDIENCE. I'M SORRY, BUT THIS IS OUR BOARD. SO NO, NO, NO. BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS ALSO TOO IF PEOPLE PEOPLE HAVE SO FOCUSED ON ICE, WHAT EVERYTHING IS TALKING ABOUT TOO, AND EVEN IN THE RESOLUTION IS NOT JUST DISCUSSING ICE, IT'S TALKING ABOUT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE ALL OF THEM COME ONTO OUR CAMPUSES, LIKE WE'VE SAID, NOBODY FEDERAL RIGHT NOW. BUT IF WE HAVE A KIDNAPING, GOD FORBID, A KIDNAPING OCCURS OR SOME TYPE OF THING, THEY CHASE BANK ROBBERS. IF THEY HAVE. IF WE HAVE A BANK ROBBERY AND SOMEBODY GETS CHASED ONTO CAMPUS, FBI COMES OUT AND FBI HANDLES A LOT OF KIDNAPINGS AND BANK ROBBERIES. THERE'S THINGS LIKE THAT THAT FEDERAL AGENCIES
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HANDLE. NOW, WE'VE JUST SAID NO FEDERAL PEOPLE HAVE COME ONTO OUR DISTRICT, BUT IT DOES HAPPEN. SO WHEN YOU SAY FEDERAL, LOCAL, STATE, THERE'S DIFFERENT THINGS. AND PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T PLEASE STOP BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO CLEAR THE ROOM. I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO HEAR AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING, BUT IT CAN'T BE DISRUPTIVE. AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S WHERE ALL THIS MISINFORMATION IS COMING FROM, BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS LIKE, EVEN AS WE'RE SITTING HERE AND AGAIN, PLEASE. AS WE SIT HERE AND LISTEN TO EVERYONE, EVERYONE HAS COME UP HERE AND ONLY REFERENCED ICE. BUT THIS POLICY AND THE RESOLUTION TALKS ABOUT LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND AS WE'RE SITTING HERE AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THE WARRANTS AND ALL OF THE REASONS THAT THEY NEED JUDICIAL SUBPOENA, WARRANT, COURT ORDER, THEY NEED ALL OF THESE THINGS TO GET ONTO THE CAMPUS EXCEPT EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES. AND STILL PEOPLE ARE SITTING HERE NOT WANTING TO IGNORE THESE FACTS. ICE IS NOT COMING ONTO OUR CAMPUSES.FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS NOT COMING ONTO OUR CAMPUSES. LIKE THAT IS NOT HAPPENING. BUT AND AND TO AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED. I'M GOING TO SAY THIS TOO. I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS DISTRICT BECAUSE AS THIS FALSE NARRATIVE CAME OUT, AS THINGS LIKE THIS WERE COMING AND SOCIAL MEDIA, WE'RE DOING FALSE REPORTS, THERE WAS FALSE THINGS IN THE IN OVER SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT KIDS FROM EL DORADO GETTING STOPPED BY ICE. ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE HAPPENING THAT WEREN'T TRUE. AND THERE WAS SO MUCH FEAR MONGERING IN THIS COMMUNITY. ALL THAT WOULD HAVE NEEDED IS AN EMAIL. THIS IS THE BOARD POLICY THAT'S COMING UP ON TUESDAY, AND EVERYONE COULD HAVE SAT THERE AND READ THIS POLICY AND SAID, OH, THIS IS ABOUT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HOW THEY CAN GET ONTO OUR CAMPUSES. THEY COULD HAVE READ THAT. EVERYBODY COULD HAVE SAID, THIS REALLY DOESN'T DIFFERENT. THIS REALLY DOESN'T DIFFER TOO MUCH FROM WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE, EXCEPT THIS EXPANDS INTO FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. AND THEN MAYBE WE COULDN'T HAVE HAD SOCIAL MEDIAS AND SOCIALIST CLUBS AND BUZZ AND YORBA LINDA MOMS AND ALL THESE PEOPLE COMING OUT AND RUNNING A FALSE NARRATIVE AND SCARING THE HECK OUT OF EVERYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY. OKAY, SO I, I'M NOT DONE. SO AS WE SO SO THIS IS THE THING WE NEED TO HAVE MORE LEADERSHIP OUT OF THE DISTRICT WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN.
BECAUSE YOU COME UP HERE AND ALL THESE PEOPLE, ICE IS GOING TO COME ONTO OUR CAMPUS.
THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN WITH MASKS. THEY'RE WHITE SUPREMACISTS. THEY'RE THIS THEY'RE THAT. YOU'RE SITTING HERE AND WE JUST HAD LAW ENFORCEMENT COME ONTO OUR CAMPUS TO PROTECT OUR KIDS EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT ON OUR CAMPUSES TO PROTECT OUR KIDS, BUT SUDDENLY WE'RE FEARFUL OF ICE. WHEN ICE HAS NOT BEEN ON OUR CAMPUSES.
THE THE, THE, THE CHILD, THE KID THAT YORBA LINDA MOMS PUT OUT THAT SAID THAT HE WAS STOPPED BY ICE AND HE WAS DETAINED AND ASKED FOR HIS PAPERS, WE KNOW WHAT THAT REALLY HAPPENED. THAT WAS AN 18 YEAR OLD WHO WAS STOPPED BY ANAHEIM PD BECAUSE HE WAS ON A BIKE AND HE WAS WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC, AND HE WAS DOING DANGEROUS THINGS. A GANG UNIT FROM ANAHEIM PD SAW THE CHILD OR SAW THE 18 YEAR OLD AND WENT TO GO STOP HIM BECAUSE HE WAS ALMOST TAKING OUT CARS AND HE WAS CAUSING TRAFFIC INCIDENTS. AND SO WHEN THEY WENT TO PULL HIM OVER, HE RAN. AND SO WHEN HE RAN AND THE OFFICERS CHASED HIM, HE FOUGHT WITH THE OFFICERS AND WAS ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTING. AND SO WE HAVE PEOPLE SAYING THIS WAS AN EL DORADO STUDENT WHO WAS STOPPED BY ICE. DID WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THIS DISTRICT SAY, NO, THIS IS NOT HAPPENING. DID WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM LEADERSHIP HERE GIVING THIS POLICY OUT AND SAYING, THIS IS NOT HAPPENING. WE CAN'T JUST ALLOW OUR WE CAN'T JUST ALLOW THIS TYPE OF, OF STUFF TO INFILTRATE OUR COMMUNITY AND RUN A FALSE NARRATIVE, ESPECIALLY AGAINST OUR OFFICERS WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT US. MR. DEMARCO, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU REGARDING THIS POLICY. KNOWING I AND I'VE FORGOTTEN THE WORD NOW THAT SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHEN IT'S AFTER THE FACT. EXIGENT. EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES, EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES, EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES. COULD WE PUT IN HERE SOMETHING RELATED TO THAT? HOWEVER, EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES HAPPEN SOMETIMES LAW PROFESSIONALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT NEED TO COME IN WITHOUT PROPER DOCUMENTATION. AN EMERGENCY, SOMETHING IN THERE, DEFINE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, OR PUT IT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION. I WAS CONFERRING IN SIDEBAR WITH DOCTOR PEDRAZA. WE COULD HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION DONE PRIOR TO THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. SO THIS IS
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SOMETHING THAT WE CAN MOVE VERY QUICKLY ON. AND I THINK THAT WOULD ADDRESS SOME OF TRUSTEE ANDERSON'S CONCERNS. WE COULD ACCEPT, IF YOU'LL SEND IT TO US, THE SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU PROVIDED ORALLY TODAY AS WELL. WE CAN WE CAN DO SOMETHING WITH THAT WITH WITH SOME DISPATCH.SO THIS IS A FIRST READING. WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS BY MARCH 1ST UPLOADED. IF WE UPLOADED THIS DISCUSSION AND THEN WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD, I THINK WE'LL BE OKAY. IN TALKING TO SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. SOME OF THEM HAVE EVEN BROUGHT IT FORWARD THIS MONTH. SO I THINK CDE KNOWS THAT MAYBE IT WON'T BE RIGHT BY MARCH 1ST, BUT IT'S WELL INTENDED. AND WE WE DO WE I MEAN, WE'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT NOW, BUT BUT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ARS, THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE POLICY, RIGHT? NOTHING. NO. BUT IT WOULD GIVE US SOME MORE CLARITY.
NO, I UNDERSTAND, BUT THAT WON'T CHANGE THE POLICY. YEAH, TRUE. SO I'M CURIOUS WHY WE WOULDN'T JUST DO IT NOW. SO WE'RE OKAY AND THEN GO OVER THE AR AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
AND I HAVE I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. MR. DEMARCO, ARE YOU BEING PAID TO BE HERE? YES, SIR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. APPRECIATE THAT. WHY ARE YOU HERE? BEING PAID TO BE AT A BOARD MEETING. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR THAT. ONE OF THEM IS I DON'T NORMALLY GO TO BOARD MEETINGS FOR FREE, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT. I WAS INVITED BY ADMINISTRATION TO COME ADDRESS THIS. PERFECT. BECAUSE YOU ARE AN ATTORNEY, ONE OF THE ATTORNEY THAT WORKS FOR YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. CORRECT. AND YOUR OPINION IS THAT THIS LANGUAGE IS THE LANGUAGE THAT WE SHOULD BE USING IN THIS POLICY TO BE IN LINE WITH REQUIRED POLICY BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL, ACROSS THE BOARD. THAT'S RIGHT. THE POLICY IS A BYPRODUCT OF A TASK FORCE BY MY FIRM PUT TOGETHER IN RESPONSE TO THE CHANGES IN STATE LAW.
THIS HAS BEEN VETTED THROUGH STATEWIDE EXPERTS WHO COLLABORATED ON YOUR SPECIFIC CHANGES ACTUALLY TO THESE POLICIES. YEAH. GREAT. OKAY. SO NOT JUST YOU, BUT AN ARMY OF ATTORNEYS HAVE COME TOGETHER. WE'RE TALKING LITERALLY FIVES OF ATTORNEYS. YES. OKAY.
PERFECT. SO THE AVENGERS OF ATTORNEYS HAVE COME TOGETHER. YES. GOT IT. PERFECT. I JUST I FEEL LIKE BASED ON THE LANGUAGE, BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS, BASED ON THE TIMING, I THINK I WOULD DEFER TO OUR ATTORNEY'S WORK THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR. AND THE OPINION OF A BRAIN TRUST OF ATTORNEYS TO DO THIS IN A WAY THAT IS THE BEST FOR OUR DISTRICT. SO I, I THINK WE SHOULD JUST VOTE ON IT AND GET IT DONE. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, NOT EVERY DISTRICT'S POLICY IS GOING TO LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME. EVERYBODY'S GOING TO TWEAK IT TO WHAT THEY NEED AND TO WHAT IS APPROPRIATE. AND WITHIN THE LAW. I WOULD SAY IT'S VERY TYPICAL FOR BOARD POLICIES TO LOOK SIMILAR BUT NOT CONGRUENT, AND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS TO BE ALL OVER THE MAP. OKAY. SO WE COULD CHANGE IT. IT'S POSSIBLE IF NEEDED. THIS IS GOING TO SOUND A LITTLE CONTRADICTORY, BUT YES, THE CSBA CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION AND THE GAMUT BRAIN TRUST PUT TOGETHER THIS MODEL POLICY THAT SAID, IT MEETS ALL OF THE GUIDELINES OF THE STATE.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT, TO YOUR POINT, SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL ALWAYS LOOK TO FINE TUNE BASED ON WHAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEIR NEEDS ARE, AND UTILIZE THE SUPPORT OF OUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY CHANGE WE DO PROPOSE STILL KEEPS US WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE LAW. SO BOTH OF THOSE TWO THINGS CAN BE TRUE. I JUST HEARD A LOT OF CONFUSION THAT PEOPLE WERE CONFUSED, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS PARAGRAPH. SO THAT'S WHY I THINK IT JUST NEEDS ANOTHER LOOK AT IT. I THINK THAT'S BECAUSE OF COMMUNICATION THOUGH, MARILYN.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE POLICY ITSELF. I THINK I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS COMMUNICATED TO THE COMMUNITY. WELL, I THINK THE COMMUNITY READ IT THEMSELVES. I THINK SEVERAL PEOPLE DID NOT READ IT, PRETTY MUCH ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WHOLE BOARD POLICY HOW CONFUSING IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN BE INTERPRETED AS WRITTEN BY ATTORNEYS, SO THAT WE ARE WITHIN THE LETTER OF THE LAW. AND I KNOW THE BOARD AGENDA COMES OUT ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE BOARD AGENDA CAME OUT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CORRECT.
EARLY MID. OKAY. SO THE BOARD AGENDA CAME OUT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AND THIS WAS THE FEAR MONGERING. AND THE WALKOUT FOR EL DORADO WAS FRIDAY AT 10:30 A.M. SO HOW DID ANYBODY SEE THIS BOARD POLICY. NOBODY COULD SEE IT. SO THEY WERE ALREADY WALKING OUT AND SOCIAL MEDIA WAS ALREADY ERUPTING THAT THEY WERE WALKING OUT BASED ON SOMETHING ELSE. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THAT WE JUST THAT WE JUST SAID WAS ABSOLUTELY, RIDICULOUSLY WRONG. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE WALKOUTS WERE NOT NECESSARILY IN RESPONSE TO THIS IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT BOARD POLICY. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN AND WHAT I'VE HEARD, I THINK IT'S JUST IN GENERAL, AGAIN, JUST WALKING, WALKING OUT BECAUSE OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN OUR COUNTRY AND THINGS THAT THEY'VE SEEN AND PERSONALLY AND HAVE EXPERIENCED, WHICH I DON'T THINK, LIKE I SAID, NECESSARILY MAY REGARD THIS BOARD POLICY, AND SOME OF IT MAY HAVE BEEN FOR THIS BOARD
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POLICY, BUT I JUST THINK IT'S KIND OF IRONIC THAT YOU'RE BRINGING UP SCENARIOS THAT COULD HAPPEN, MAY HAPPEN, BUT YET DOWNPLAYING SCENARIOS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AND COULD HAPPEN IN PLACENTIA OR WHERE HAVE THEY HAPPENED? WHERE WHERE HAVE THEY HAPPENED? THEY AGAIN, THEY MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED IN PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA, BUT THIS CONCERN IS COMING FROM A COMMUNITY THAT HAS SEEN IT HAPPEN, WHERE THOUGH ICE HAS BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY IN PLACENTIA, BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN SCHOOLS. SO THESE SCHOOLS, THESE STUDENTS HAVE SEEN IT IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY HAVE SEEN IT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS THEY'VE ACTUALLY WITNESSED IT, THAT IT MIGHT NOT HAVE HAPPENED IN THEIR SCHOOL, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. OKAY. AND THIS IS BUILDING GUIDELINES AROUND WHAT WE DO AS A RESPONSE AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT. NO, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. WHAT IS ICE IS LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO IF ICE IS IN IF IF ISIS IS IN THE COMMUNITY, I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO WELL KNOW IF ICE IS IN THE COMMUNITY ENFORCING THE LAW. ARE YOU ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO ACTUAL WORDS? MARILYN ON YOU BROUGHT IT UP. YOU DON'T WANT TO ANSWER IT? NO.YOU'RE DOWNPLAYING WHAT THESE STUDENTS HAVE SAID, THAT YOU'RE DOWNPLAYING THEIR FEAR. YOU'RE DOWNPLAYING THEIR PARENTS FEAR. BUT IT IS A REAL REALITY TO MANY OF THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE SEEN. STUDENTS NOT COMING TO SCHOOL. WE HAVE SEEN PARENT PARTICIPATION DROP IN CERTAIN OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THESE THINGS ARE REAL, AND YOU CAN'T JUST PRETEND THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE ICE HASN'T BEEN ON A CAMPUS. BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND. IT'S SO BECAUSE ICE HAS BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY WORKING, WORKING IN WORKING, DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT SUDDENLY ENFORCING THE LAW IS NOT OKAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVEN'T BEEN DOING IT IN OUR SCHOOLS. SO YOU'RE JUST YOU'RE YOU'RE AGAINST ICE ENFORCING THE LAW IN THE COMMUNITIES. I THINK OUR, OUR THE IMPORTANT PART IS THAT THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. NO, I'M NOT SAYING WHY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ICE BEING IN THE COMMUNITY IF THERE'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT THEM ENFORCING THE LAW. I THINK THIS BOARD POLICY JUST NEEDS TO REALLY REFLECT THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE REPRESENTED IN OUR PARENTS ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE BOARD POLICY. WITH RESPECT, THIS BOARD POLICY IS IN LINE WITH WHAT IS REQUIRED. IT WAS CREATED BY OUR ATTORNEYS, AND THE WHOLE POINT OF IT IS TO KEEP OUR DISTRICT SAFE. THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. YOU KEEP GOING OFF ON THESE TANGENTS OF DOWNPLAYING FEARS. AND YES, THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAPPEN AND PEOPLE ARE. PEOPLE ARE FEARFUL OF LOTS OF THINGS ALL OVER THE PLACE. I THINK, UNFORTUNATELY, PEOPLE ARE BEING MANIPULATED TO RAISE THAT LEVEL MORE THAN IT NEEDS TO BE. HOWEVER, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS HAPPEN. THAT'S TRUE.
THIS POLICY IS REQUIRED AND IT HAS BEEN CREATED BY OUR ATTORNEYS WITH LANGUAGE THAT FITS EXACTLY WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE, SO THAT WE HAVE DOTTED ALL THE I'S AND CROSSED ALL THE T'S, AND WE ARE COVERED WHEN IT COMES TO THE REQUIREMENTS PUT ON US BY THE STATE. AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODY. SO THIS IS OUR FIRST READ OF THIS POLICY. WE ALWAYS HAVE A SECOND READ. SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO WORK THIS PARAGRAPH A LITTLE BIT AND SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME MORE CLARITY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE THE TIMING IS WHAT MARCH WE HAVE TILL MARCH 1ST, BUT I STILL WOULD LIKE THEM TO CONSIDER ALL OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD TODAY. I, I, WE CAN'T DELAY BECAUSE OF MARCH 1ST, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK AT THE NEXT MEETING, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY TIME WHEN WE CAN TALK AND GET TOGETHER AND. AND WE HAVE MAYBE THE ARS AS WELL. I DIDN'T SAY THAT WE WERE GOING TO NOT VOTE. I SAID WE NEED TO BRING IT BACK BECAUSE WE ALL WE HAVE SECOND READINGS AND THERE'S SOME REALLY IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD AND SOME ADJUSTMENTS THAT I THINK COULD BE MADE TO MAKE IT A BIT MORE CLEAR. I THINK HE'S GOING TO NEED SOME. I MEAN, TONY, DO YOU NEED SOME MORE CLARITY ON HOW TO MAKE THIS MORE CLEAR? IT'S PRETTY FREAKING CLEAR. NO, I THINK I HAVE THE GIST OF IT. TRUSTEE BLADES I ALSO HAVE BEEN SIDE BUYING WITH DOCTOR PEDROZA. I THINK WE CAN HANDLE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, I, I, I, I, I AND OPPOSED NONE. SO THAT MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. I'D
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LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT AN AMENDED ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION 20 2525 IN SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU CAN'T DO THAT. IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. YES, IT CAN BE DONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE. IT'S NOT AGENDA. CAN I HAVE A SECOND, PLEASE? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.OKAY. WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. MRS. QUINTERO, SINCE YOU'RE PROPOSING AN AN ALTERNATIVE, WILL YOU SHARE THAT WITH US, PLEASE? I WOULD LIKE TO KEEPING THE FIRST WHEREAS. AND IN THE SECOND, WHEREAS STRIKE STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE FIRST SENTENCE AND STRIKE THE SECOND. I'M SORRY. STRIKE. YEAH. THE SECOND SENTENCE KEEPING THE THIRD AND FOURTH WHEREAS STRIKE THE FIFTH WHEREAS KEY KEEP THE NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA BOARD OF EDUCATION AFFIRMS ITS SUPPORT FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, STRIKE THE REST OF THE PARAGRAPH. KEEP THE NEXT TWO PARAGRAPHS STRIKE THE THIRD. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. THEN CHANGE THE LAST PARAGRAPH TO BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD ENCOURAGES RESPECTFUL DIALOG AND TRANSPARENCY WITH STUDENTS, PARENTS, EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. SO THIS IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE. OKAY, SO HOLD ON A SECOND. THIS IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION. THIS IS THE SAME RESOLUTION I BROUGHT FORWARD WITH YOU WANTING TO STRIKE IT. SO THIS ISN'T AN ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION. THIS IS THE SAME RESOLUTION I BROUGHT FORWARD. OH AND IT'S AN IT'S AN ALTERNATIVE. IT'S AN ACCEPTABLE. YOU'VE NEEDED 5 OR 6, SEVEN, EIGHT DAYS TO READ IT BEFORE YOU VIEW ANY OF THIS. IS IT SOMEHOW DIFFERENT TODAY? I DON'T KNOW, I'VE NEVER SEEN IT.
YEAH. SO THIS IS NOT BEEN ON THE AGENDA. THIS IS MY SAME RESOLUTION WITH SOME STRIKES.
SO WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS WE'VE ALREADY GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH THIS ONE. IT'S AN ABSOLUTE RIDICULOUS THING BECAUSE SHE SAID SHE DID A NEW RESOLUTION.
THIS IS MY RESOLUTION AND IT'S A NEW RESOLUTION I SAID AMENDED ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE AN ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION. OKAY. SO LET'S READ. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TAKE A MOMENT TO READ THROUGH IT. DO WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION UP THE ORIGINAL, THE ORIGINAL ORIGINAL OR THE SECOND ORIGINAL? OKAY. WOULD WE. YEAH. BUT BEFORE WE GET STARTED, IS THERE ANYTHING JEREMY, CAN WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION? BECAUSE IT IS THIS. EXCEPT WHAT TRICIA QUINTERO DID WAS JUST CROSS OUT A BUNCH OF LINES. SO IF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW ALONG, THIS IS MY RESOLUTION. ALL SHE'S DONE IS STRIKE A BUNCH OF LINES. SO CAN WE PUT MRS. QUINTERO? SINCE MRS. BLADES READ HERS IN ENTIRETY? WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING? READ MINE IN ENTIRETY. I'LL GO NEXT. YOU READ THE OTHER ONE? YEAH. I READ OUR BOARD POLICY.
RIGHT. YOU READ THE BOARD POLICY. SHE'S GOING. SHE'S GOING TO READ THE THE ONE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING. WHEREAS THE MISSION OF PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, SECURE AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF. AND WHEREAS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS TO PROTECT CAMPUSES, RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES, AND TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY SAFETY. AND WHEREAS RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW IS A IS A FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLE OF OUR NATION AND AN IMPORTANT VALUE TO MODEL FOR STUDENTS, AND WHEREAS, EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATION RELY ON THE COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES TO ENSURE PREPAREDNESS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA BOARD OF EDUCATION AFFIRMS ITS SUPPORT FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF THESE AGENCIES, THAT THESE AGENCIES PLAY IN MAINTAINING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROTECTING SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, AND NEIGHBORHOODS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD COMMITS TO MAINTAINING OPEN, COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS TO ENSURE CAMPUS SECURITY AND EMERGENCY READINESS, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD ENCOURAGES RESPECTFUL DIALOG AND TRANSPARENCY WITH STUDENTS, PARENTS, EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. OKAY, AND THEN MINE WAS. WHEREAS THE MISSION OF THE PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, SECURE AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF, WHEREAS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. TRICIA TRIED TO STRIKE STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, SO SHE ONLY WANTS TO BASICALLY COMPLY WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS TO PROTECT CAMPUSES, RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY SAFETY, ARE CHARGED WITH ENFORCING FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW AND PROTECTING NATIONAL SECURITY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR SWORN DUTIES. WHEREAS RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW AS A FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLE OF OUR NATION AND AN IMPORTANT VALUE TO MODEL FOR STUDENTS. AND WHEREAS EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, ADMINISTRATORS RELY ON COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES TO ENSURE PREPAREDNESS,
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT. AND WHEREAS, HARASSMENT, MISINFORMATION, OR FEAR BASED NARRATIVES DIRECTED AT LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL UNDERMINE PUBLIC TRUST AND COMPROMISE COMMUNITY STABILITY, THAT IS WHAT TRICIA HAS TRIED TO STRIKE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA BOARD OF EDUCATION AFFIRMS ITS SUPPORT FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICERS WHO CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES PROFESSIONALLY AND LAWFULLY. PER PYLUSD BOARD POLICY 1445. DISTRICT STAFF SHALL NOT OBSTRUCT, INTERFERE WITH, OR OTHERWISE IMPEDE AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF AN AGENCY CONDUCTING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT WHO NONETHELESS ENTERS DISTRICT PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION, NONPUBLIC AREA OF ANY DISTRICT, PROPERTY, FACILITY OR A NONPUBLIC AREA WHERE ANY DISTRICT SPONSORED PROGRAM OR ACTIVITIES IS OCCURRING. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THE ESSENTIAL ROLE THESE AGENCIES PLAYS IN MAINTAINING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROTECTING SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD COMMITS TO MAINTAINING OPEN, COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS TO ENSURE CAMPUS SECURITY AND EMERGENCY READINESS, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD AFFIRMS CLASSROOMS ARE PLACES FOR EDUCATION, NOT POLITICAL ACTIVISM, AND THAT DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS AND MATERIALS PROVIDED TO STUDENTS SHALL PRIORITIZE ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, SAFETY, AND AGE APPROPRIATE CONTENT. THAT IS WHAT TRICIA HAS STRUCK BEFORE. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD ENCOURAGES RESPECTFUL DIALOG, TRANSPARENCY WITH PARENTS AND COMMUNITY UNITY. AND THEN SHE STRUCK WHILE REJECTING FEAR MONGERING AND POLITICIZATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES. SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE IS SHE'S TAKEN MY RESOLUTION AND BASICALLY ALLOWING TEACHERS NOW TO PASS OUT THE ANTI-ICE CARDS AND TO PASS OUT HOW TO EVADE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BE TO CLARIFY THAT. AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MISINFORMATION IS THAT THOSE ARE NOT ANTI-ICE CARDS. THEY ARE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS THAT EVERY, EVERY PERSON IN THIS COUNTRY HAS THAT ARE BEING PASSED ALONG. SO THEY'RE NOT ANTI LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND ALSO SO TALK ABOUT MISINFORMATION AND ALSO SO THIS THIS EMAIL THAT I GOT AN ISSUE IN MY DAUGHTER'S US HISTORY CLASS TODAY. THE STUDENTS HAD THE TEACHER HAD STUDENTS LISTEN TO A FAR LEFT PODCAST DISCUSSING THE ICE INCIDENT IN MINNESOTA AND BASICALLY TOLD EVERYONE HE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT OR DISAGREE ANYBODY TO DISAGREE WITH THE STANCE OF THE PODCASTER. AND IF THEY DID, THEY WERE WRONG AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT. AND RIGHT AFTER HE WENT ON A RANT CRITICIZING TRUMP OVER THE EVENTS OF VENEZUELA, NOTHING OF THE TOPIC HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CURRICULUM OR LESSON PLANS. AND SO THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR CLASSROOMS. AND THIS IS THE TYPE OF THING THAT THEY WANT TO ALLOW TO GO IN THE CLASSROOM. SO TEACHERS GO FAR OFF OF THE CURRICULUM. WHAT IS OUR READING LEVELS AT 50%? 60%. OUR KIDS CAN'T DO MATH OR READ, BUT LET'S HAVE A TEACHERS GET UP IN FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM AND TELL YOU HOW TO EVADE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TALK ABOUT STUFF THAT'S NOT PART OF OUR DISTRICT CURRICULUM AND POLITICIZE LAW ENFORCEMENT.SPEAK DOWN TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. HE CALLED ICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT MURDERERS. SO TO CLARIFY, I AGREE OUR OUR READING AND MATH SCORES DO NEED IMPROVEMENT. BUT ALSO UP HERE AS A BOARD, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO BE EMPHASIZING, NOT OUR POLITICAL. WHY IS IT OKAY THAT WE CAN BRING POLITICS INTO THE BOARDROOM, BUT TEACHERS NOT BRINGING TEACHERS? THE TEACHERS AREN'T ALLOWED TO AS WELL. SO THIS IS A DIFFERENT THIS ISN'T THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT. IN A CLASSROOM. TEACHERS ARE PAID. THEY ARE PAID EMPLOYEES. WE ARE YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT EMPLOYEES.
WE ARE NOT EMPLOYEES. YOU'RE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. DO YOU RECEIVE A PAYCHECK? YOU RECEIVE A STIPEND. CITY COUNCILS RECEIVE A STIPEND. A COACH IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE. A WALK ON COACH IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE A STIPEND. DID I DID A COACH HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN ELECTION? YOU'RE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER. YOU'RE STILL AN EMPLOYING A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. OH, JEEZ. SO YOU KNOW WHAT? OKAY. PLEASE.
IN THE. YEAH. PLEASE STOP. YEAH. SO IT'S VERY DIFFERENT WHEN EMPLOYEES SUCH AS TEACHERS ARE GIVEN DISTRICT CURRICULUM AND YOU'RE TOLD TO TEACH MATH AND YOU AREN'T TEACHING MATH WHEN YOU'RE SHARING PODCASTS AND WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH SAYING WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET TEACHERS HAVE POLITICAL AGENDAS IN THE CLASSROOM, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE STRIKING. THERE'S NO REASON IF WE IF A IF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER COMES, PICKS UP A KID, SAY, OR HAS SOMEBODY IN THEIR CAR FOR SOME REASON, OR THE SRO, THE SRO GOES AROUND CAMPUS AND SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT? ALL THE TEACHERS HERE SUCK, YOUR TEACHERS SUCK. YOU GUYS AREN'T LEARNING ANYTHING. WHAT DO YOU THINK HIS EMPLOYER IS GOING TO DO? WHAT THIS IS RELATED TO? IT'S A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, OR TO MAKE SURE THAT TEACHERS DON'T POLITICIZE THEIR CLASSROOMS. IT'S BOTH.
IT'S BOTH. PLEASE, MA'AM, YOU NEED TO LEAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. YOU NEED PLEASE LEAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE KEEP GOING. THANK YOU. ALL WE'RE ASKING IS
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THAT IS. ALL WE'RE ASKING IS LIKE, FOR EVERYTHING. BECAUSE ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU STRIKE ALL THIS, YOU'RE ACTUALLY STRIKING THE CONFIDENTIAL. THE CONFIDENTIAL OR NOT THE CONFIDENTIAL, THE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES POLICY THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. THAT'S NOT TRUE. THAT'S TOTALLY SEPARATE. NO IT'S NOT. IT'S A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE TO CALL ICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT MURDERS. AND IT'S A CONTROVERSIAL THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS POLICY THAT WE'RE ON NOW. SO PLEASE STOP EVERYBODY. SO ISSUE TO DO A PODCAST AND TO SAY THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE OPINION AND THAT OF THE TEACHERS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE MY SUGGESTION BOTH SIDES, MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE WHEN YOU GET THESE EMAILS THAT YOU REFER THEM TO THE PRINCIPAL, TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, SO SHE CAN HAND IT. MANAGER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. SO WE HAVE THIS RESOLUTION HERE FROM TRICIA AND IT IT'S IT IS IT'S MY RESOLUTION. IT HAS SOME THAT IS STRICKEN OUT OF IT. BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONE WE'RE VOTING ON. THE ONE WE'RE VOTING ON IS ARE ALL THE IT'S WITHOUT ALL OF THAT. TONI, IS THERE ANY LIKE THING ON HERE? THEY TOOK A RESOLUTION AND THEN THEY PRESENTED SOMETHING THAT SHE STRUCK. AND THAT'S NOT ON THE BOARD AGENDA. CAN WE GET SOME LEGAL OPINION HERE JUST SO WE KNOW IN THE FUTURE, IF THERE'S RESOLUTIONS, WE CAN START STRIKING AND AND CROSSING THINGS OUT AND THEN CALLING IT A DIFFERENT RESOLUTION. IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO PROPOSE AN ALTERNATE RESOLUTION? SO WITHIN ROBERT'S RULES, THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND ANYTHING. AND IF I HAVEN'T SEEN WHAT'S THE AMENDMENT IS BUT IT IT WOULD TYPICALLY BE THAT THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION IS OFFERED AND THEN THROUGH MOTIONS IS AMENDED. WHAT I WOULD CALL WHAT TRUSTEE QUINTERO PROPOSED, I'D BE CALLED IT A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. OKAY. BUT IT CAME TO THE FLOOR FIRST. SO I THINK THE PRIORITY WOULD BE TO VOTE ON IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. THANK YOU. I THINK THE QUESTION IS, THOUGH, IT'S NOT A SUBSTITUTE MOTION BECAUSE IT IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL. IT'S MY IT'S MY RESOLUTION. IT'S JUST CROSSED OUT LINES ON IT. IT WAS PROPOSED FIRST. SO THAT WAS IT'S THE SAME ONE WE TAKE FIRST. OKAY. CAN I CAN I ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS? TRICIA. SURE. WHY DO YOU WANT TO CROSS OUT STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT? BECAUSE WE USUALLY WORK WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. LIKE YOU SAID, IN CASE OF US KIDNAPING, IT'S FEDERAL IN CASE OF A. BUT THOSE ARE RARE. BUT YOU JUST VOTED TO PASS A BOARD POLICY, CORRECT. THAT FOLLOWED THE LAW. EXACTLY. WHICH INCLUDES STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS NOT A BOARD POLICY. THIS IS A RESOLUTION. NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT WHY NOW? ARE YOU OPPOSED TO STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SIMPLY BEING IN THE SENTENCE? I'M NOT OPPOSED TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. I DIDN'T SAY THAT. I SAID, WHY ARE YOU OPPOSED TO BEING IN THE SENTENCE AND WHAT WE DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS? THIS IS THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS WHAT WE DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS. SO IF THIS IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPORT A LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOLUTION, THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO THEN WHY DID YOU WANT TO CROSS OUT STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT? YOU DIDN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION BECAUSE LIKE I JUST SAID, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS WHAT WE DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS. BUT WE JUST PASSED THE POLICY, BUT WE JUST PASSED A POLICY DEALING WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WAS REQUIRED BY THE LAW. THIS IS NOT THIS. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A BOARD POLICY. THIS IS A RESOLUTION I UNDERSTAND I WOULD REQUEST THAT WE PUT STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BACK IN BECAUSE IT'S TAKING IT OUT JUST MEANS THAT YOU'RE SAYING I WANT TO IGNORE STATE AND FEDERAL FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU WANT TO.WELL, YOU'RE TAKING IT OUT. SO WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? IT'S NOT LOCAL. OKAY? NOT ACKNOWLEDGING, IGNORING, IGNORING. WE CAN WE CAN PLAY WORD SALAD ALL WE WANT. BUT I THINK THAT IT FOR THIS I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO TAKE OUT THE THE FEAR MONGERING AND SOME OF THAT LANGUAGE. I DON'T THINK THAT IT BELONGS IN CLASSROOMS. AND I THINK THAT'S A PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND WHY MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO DO THIS. AND THEN SHE SAID, AGREED. I AGREE THAT GREEN AND DOES NOT BELONG IN A CLASSROOM. SO WHY DON'T WE PUT IT BACK IN? WHY DID YOU TAKE IT OUT? BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A THIS IS NOT A RESOLUTION. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION POLICY.
I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. WERE YOU ALSO CROSSED OUT THE PART THAT LITERALLY QUOTES THE BOARD POLICY WE JUST PASSED? CORRECT. BECAUSE IT'S NOT BEING USED IN THE PROPER CONTEXT. WHY IS IT NOT BEING USED IN THE PROPER CONTEXT? BECAUSE THAT WAS IN REGARDS TO THE REST OF THE CONTEXT ABOVE IT. USING IT ALONE IS NOT IN THE PROPER CONTEXT, I AGREE, BUT ALL IN ALL, THE THAT THIS PORTION SAYS IS THAT WE WILL NOT OBSTRUCT OR OTHERWISE IMPEDE AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD STATEMENT TO MAKE. WE JUST PASSED IT. WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT. SO WE JUST PASSED IT. IT'S ON THAT BOARD POLICY. SO
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WHY DO WE NEED TO REPEAT IT IN HERE. BECAUSE WE'RE REITERATING WE WE ARE REITERATING IT WITH A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT OR SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT DOES NOT. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO REITERATE SOMETHING YOU JUST PASSED? THEN WHY DO WE HAVE ANY RESOLUTIONS IF THIS WHOLE THING.IF THIS RESOLUTION IS IN SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, THEN LET'S SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT. I AGREE, LET'S PUT STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. WE'RE NOT GOING TO IMPEDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DOING A JOB. BUT IT'S STATED ALREADY IN THE POLICY. SO IT DOESN'T. THIS IS NOT THE WHOLE STORY. THIS IS A SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. AND FEDERAL THIS POLICY, NOT THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN, IS ALL ABOUT LOCAL AND I SUPPORT IT. NO. OH MY GOSH, YOU MEAN THE WAY IT WAS AMENDED? I, I SUPPORT THE WAY THAT IT WAS PROPOSED TONIGHT WITH THE STRIKEOUTS. SO SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT. THE STATE TELLS US TO PUT IN A BOARD POLICY THAT HAS TO DO WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THEY'RE NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO WE PUT IN A BOARD POLICY BECAUSE THE STATE SAYS THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR YOU GUYS TO ENACT THIS POLICY. YOU HAVE TO DO IT. IT'S IT'S A FORCE. IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT A YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T IT IS A YOU SHALL ENACT THIS POLICY. AND SO TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE WE HAVE TEACHERS ON X, WE HAVE TEACHERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SAYING I WILL IMPEDE AND I WILL OBSTRUCT LAW ENFORCEMENT. THEY ARE SAYING THIS. SO I SAID LET'S GO AND LET'S MAKE A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT BASICALLY EXACTLY WHAT THE POLICY SAYS. I MEAN, THE BOARD POLICY IS ACTUALLY JUST TALK. IT DOESN'T EVEN REALLY SAY LOCAL. IT SAYS STATE AND FEDERAL. SO WE PUT IN HERE WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND YOU GUYS WANT TO TAKE OUT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. BUT IT'S THE STATE WHO'S MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE COOPERATING. AND SO WHAT WHAT CENSUS. SO YOU'RE SO SO NOW YOU'RE GOING TO PUT MORE STUFF? WELL, WE'RE NOT WE'RE GETTING MORE STATE AND FEDERAL, BUT WE MIGHT COOPERATE WITH LOCAL. AGAIN, THE RESOLUTION AS I HAVE AMENDED IS NOT SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BOARD POLICY. THE BOARD POLICY IS THE BOARD POLICY. YOU BROUGHT THIS UP SAYING IT WAS A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. OH MY GOSH. SO TECHNICALLY, AS YOU WROTE IT THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS NOT EVEN NECESSARY BECAUSE EVERYTHING LIKE YOU SAID WAS STATED IN THE IN THE BOARD POLICY ITSELF. IT WAS JUST EXTRA. IT WAS EXTRA TO ADDRESS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOMS AND TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR IT, TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FROM THE DISTRICT THAT TELLS YOUR EMPLOYEES THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BAD MOUTH.
THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLUTION, NOT A SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT MEANS THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO OBSTRUCT AND IMPEDE, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW OUR STAFF TO TRASH TALK THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON OUR CAMPUSES DAILY, OR TO TRASH TALK AND TO SAY ALL THE THINGS AND TO MAKE IT A POLITICIZATION. WE'RE GOING TO STAY QUIET.
YOU'RE IN CLASSROOMS LISTENING TO THIS. YOU KNOW WHAT? I KNOW THIS BECAUSE THERE'S ENOUGH.
THERE'S ENOUGH STUDENTS AND THERE'S ENOUGH ENOUGH PEOPLE WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WHEN YOU HAVE FORWARDED THOSE CONCERNS TO DOCTOR HAVE, SURE HAVE. AND THEN WHEN YOU ALSO GO TO ECS AND YOU SAY, I'M AND PEOPLE SAY I'M A PYLUSD EMPLOYEE AND I WILL OBSTRUCT LAW ENFORCEMENT, WELL, THEN THEN, YOU KNOW, THEN MAYBE WE WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHAT'S HAPPENING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. OBVIOUSLY, YOU DO HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM. YES. AND WE DO HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THIS RESOLUTION. SO, MARILYN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON IT BEFORE I CALL FOR THE VOTE? NO, I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT WE ARE AMENDING THIS. SO WE'RE STAYING FOCUSED ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS BOUNCES BACK TO TEACHERS AND POLARIZATION KEEPING IT OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE. IF THIS IS DOES NOT. THERE'S A LOT OF WORDING IN HERE THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND I DO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU'RE MARRIED TO ONE. I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU PLEASE STOP THAT I, I DON'T SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT. I'VE BEEN MARRIED TO A POLICE OFFICER WHO DID 30 YEARS WITH THE CITY OF ANAHEIM. I HAVE WORKED AT A POLICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I SPENT A LOT OF MY TIME GOING INTO THE POOR AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND DEALING WITH THE FEAR MONGERING AND THE AFRAID, THE FEAR THAT OUR IMMIGRANT POPULATION HAS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING, THAT I'VE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND. I HAVE HAD TO SUPPORT PEOPLE THAT WERE BEING VICTIMIZED BECAUSE OF
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THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS, AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT IT'S OKAY TO TALK TO THE POLICE AND HELPING THEM GET OVER THAT FEAR, AND LETTING THE POLICE OFFICERS INTO THEIR HOME TO REPORT THINGS. AND I THINK THE THE MOST GRIEVOUS THING I SAW WAS A MAN DYING OF CANCER, AND HIS FAMILY WAS THREATENING TO TURN HIM IN UNLESS THEY HE PAID THEM. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I I'VE ALSO WORKED WITH PROJECT 999. IT'S A MEMORIAL RIDE THAT RAISES MONEY FOR OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. I HAVE SUPPORTED THAT RIDE MORE YEARS THAN I CAN COUNT. I HAVE GONE TO POLICE MEMORIALS. I HAVE BEEN THERE HELPING THE WRITERS GET TO THEIR PLACES. SO YEAH, I DO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT. I'M ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND I'VE ALWAYS SUPPORTED THEM. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE PUTTING IN PUTTING IN THIS RESOLUTION WHEN YOU'RE SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT, THAT THE BOARD OF FIRMS CLASSROOMS ARE PLACES FOR EDUCATION, NOT POLITICAL ACTIVISM, AND NOT TALKING TRASH ABOUT POLICE OFFICERS WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE PLACE TO HAVE AN A RESOLUTION. THIS DOESN'T THIS DOESN'T MENTION POLICE OFFICERS AT ALL. IT JUST SAYS THAT PLACES ARE AT CLASSROOMS ARE PLACES FOR EDUCATION, WHICH I AGREE, AND NOT POLITICAL ACTIVISM, AND THAT THE DISTRICT COMMUNICATION MATERIALS PROVIDED TO STUDENTS SHALL PRIORITIZE ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, SAFETY AND AGE APPROPRIATE CONTENT. THIS HAS NOTHING. THAT PARAGRAPH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. IF I WAS GOING TO PUT SOMETHING THERE THAT HAVE SOME FEAR MONGERING OR POLITICIZATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES, IF I WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING CROSSED OUT. EXCUSE ME, IT'S MY TURN TO TALK.OKAY? IF I WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING THAT SUPPORTS LAW ENFORCEMENT, I WOULD PROBABLY SAY SOMETHING LIKE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSIST IN MAINTAINING SAFETY AND ORDER DURING BOARD MEETINGS AND DISTRICT EVENTS, RESPOND TO CRIMINAL AND SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY ON CAMPUS, AND PROVIDE RAPID RESPONSE DURING CRITICAL INCIDENTS. I WOULD BE POSITIVE.
I WOULD ALSO SAY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS COLLABORATE WITH DISTRICT LEADERSHIP AND PREVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING, TRAINING AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE COORDINATED COMMUNICATION AND PROACTIVE CAMPUS SAFETY MEASURES. I WOULD SAY I WOULD PRAISE OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WHO ARE PRESENT ON OUR DISTRICT CAMPUSES DAILY, FOSTERING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS, SUPPORTING STAFF, AND CONTRIBUTING TO SAFE, WELCOMING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I WOULD SAY, AND I WOULD LOVE TO PUT THESE IN THE RESOLUTION. TO THANK THEM. I MEAN, JUST AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE HAD A POWER OUTAGE AND OUR TWO SROS HAD SAVED US, SAVED US. THEY HAD LIGHT ON AND WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY ARE HERE TO PROTECT US. I HAVE SEEN THEIR INTERACTIONS PERSONALLY, AND I HAVE MENTIONED A FEW OF THEM PUBLICLY IN MY BOARD COMMENTS.
I HAVE WRITTEN LETTERS TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE PRAISING THE OFFICERS AND DOING THINGS. SO YEAH, IF I WAS GOING TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I WOULD SAY. I WOULD NOT BE TALKING ABOUT FEAR MONGERING AND OTHER THINGS THAT DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. MARILYN, I, I LIKE YOUR COMMENTS IN THERE. IS THAT SOMETHING WE SHOULD CONSIDER? ARE YOU SUGGESTING WE ADD YOU'RE WELCOME TO I WELL, I THINK TOO, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT, THAT COULD BE LIKE A LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION RESOLUTION. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT TO BRING IN MAY. YEAH. IN MAY. BUT HOWEVER THIS ONE IS WRITTEN BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY GOES ALONG WITH THE BOARD POLICY THAT WE JUST PASSED. SO ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU JUST SAID WERE WERE WONDERFUL. HOWEVER, MY RESOLUTION WAS GEARED TOWARDS PUTTING IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BOARD POLICY. SO THAT'S WHY WE TALKED ABOUT STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. MARILYN AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO STATE THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RESOLUTION AND A BOARD POLICY IS A BOARD POLICY IS A RULE, AND A BOARD RESOLUTION IS A STATEMENT. THEY ARE DIFFERENT, WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE REITERATING THE SAME THING. THAT'S THEY HAVE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS. SO TO ASK THE QUESTION WHY IS IT REITERATING IT. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT A RESOLUTION DOES AS OPPOSED TO A BOARD POLICY, WHICH IS A RULE. SO THAT'S LITERALLY THE REASON THAT IT'S DIFFERENT. THAT'S WHY YOU WOULD SAY THE SAME THING IN A RESOLUTION, BECAUSE IT'S A STATEMENT OF GOVERNANCE AS OPPOSED TO A BOARD POLICY, WHICH IS A RULE EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE GO AHEAD. SORRY, I'M SAYING MY REQUEST WOULD BE THAT WE KEEP IN STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. DON'T STRIKE
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THAT. WE KEEP IN THE STATEMENT THAT IS FROM THE POLICY. AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO TAKE OUT THE FEAR MONGERING AND THINGS, THEN WE WE HANDLE THAT AT AN ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL AND HOLD TEACHERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR DOING THINGS IN CLASSROOMS THEY SHOULD NOT BE DOING. I THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT REGARDLESS OF WHICH SIDE. SO DO WE HAVE MAJORITY SAYING WE WANT TO ADD STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT? YES, I DO NOT. YES. IT FALLS IN LINE WITH OUR BOARD POLICY. IT'S A STATEMENT OF IT'S A STATEMENT OF GOVERNANCE. OUR BOARD POLICY I THINK FOR THIS ONE, IT'S OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. I, I WANT TO KEEP IT OUT OF THIS ONE AS LONG AS WE CAN KEEP OUT THE PART, THE PROBLEMATIC PARAGRAPH THAT WE HAVE SPENT SO MUCH TIME DISCUSSING. AND I THINK THIS RESOLUTION IS PERFECTLY AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THAT WORDING IS BEING MANIPULATED, AND WHY I'M NOT SUGGESTING WE ADD THAT I'M JUST ADDING STATE. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, OR WHERE ARE YOU? YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NOW. THEY'RE THE FIRST BE IT NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED WHERE IT REITERATES THAT THE PARAGRAPH FROM THE POLICY, YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T WANT THAT BECAUSE YOU THINK THAT'S CONFUSING. IT'S VERY CONFUSING. SO I SAY THAT THE SECOND PARAGRAPH, THE STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS, PROTECT CAMPUSES, RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES, ARE CHARGED WITH ENFORCING FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW AND PROTECTING NATIONAL SECURITY IN ACCORDANCE THEIR SWORN DUTIES. IF WE KEEP ALL OF THAT IN AND THEN WHAT? YOU WANT TO TAKE EVERYTHING ELSE OUT? WELL, WE'RE ONLY WE'RE ONLY CONSIDERING RIGHT NOW ADDING IN ADDING STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. I'M A NO ON THAT, TRICIA. I'M OKAY WITH ADDING STATE, BUT NOT FEDERAL. MARYLAND. WAIT, SO YOU SO NOW IT'S LOCAL AND STATE, BUT NOT FEDERAL, I DON'T UNDERSTAND, I THINK WE SHOULD JUST SAY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND OKAY, WE CAN DO THAT. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO ADD THE STATE AND FEDERAL. SO WE'LL JUST KEEP IT. I THINK IF WE JUST SAY LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO YOU'RE TAKING OUT LOCAL. NO. NO. LOCAL OKAY. YES. TAKE OUT YOU'RE TAKING OUT LOCAL. YOU'RE JUST SAYING AGENCIES. CAN IT SAY ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES PARTNERSHIP. WHY NOT. COULD IT SAY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS. BECAUSE OKAY. OH MY GOSH THAT MEANS STATE AND FEDERAL. SO WE'LL DO IT. IT ACTUALLY MEANS THAT BECAUSE IF YOU THINK IT MEANS FEDERAL THEN WE CAN STRIKE ALL OF IT. I'LL TAKE IT OUT. I DON'T MIND, BUT CARRIE, WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN IT JUST SAYS LAW ENFORCEMENT? ALL ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKS WITH SCHOOLS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS? WELL, THE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SCHOOLS IS OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. WELL, BECAUSE CHP ALSO DOES AND THEY ARE STATE. YES, YES. STATE OKAY. SO AND SHERIFF LIKE I MEAN OH MY GOODNESS. LOCAL SHERIFF IS LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL I UNDERSTAND LIKE THERE'S COUNTY THOUGH. COUNTY WHICH IS LOCAL WHICH IS LOCAL BECAUSE THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF YOUR BELINDA. SO THEY'RE VERY VERY LOCAL. THEY'RE ON OUR CAMPUSES EVERY DAY 100%. I THINK WITH THAT, WE LEAVE IT AS WELL AS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS TO PROTECT. HOLD ON. BUT MARILYN SAID THAT SHE WOULD SAY LAW ENFORCEMENT. WOULD YOU AGREE? I JUST SAID TO PUT IN. WHEREAS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS, I WOULD JUST LEAVE IT AS WHERE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WITH OUR SCHOOL, WITH PYLUSD. YEAH. BECAUSE THIS IS THIS IS BECAUSE THIS IS OUR RESOLUTION AND OUR BUT IT SAYS PYLUSD AT THE TOP. SO LET ME LET ME READ IT AGAIN. WHEREAS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PYLUSD SCHOOLS TO PROTECT CAMPUSES, RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY SAFETY. YES AND YES. THE TWO OF YOU, YES OR NO? YOU DIDN'T FINISH THAT SENTENCE. WHERE DO YOU END THAT SENTENCE? COMMUNITY SAFETY. YEAH. WHEREAS OKAY, SO WHEREAS LAW ENFORCEMENT I JUST LIKE DOT DOT DOT. YEAH. WHEREAS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PYLUSD SCHOOLS TO PROTECT CAMPUSES, RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY SAFETY. AGREED. I'M HEARING SEEING NODS.OKAY. I MEAN, THAT'S FINE. SO THAT ONE WILL CHANGE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT, SO DO WE GO TO THE. SO THE THE THE THIRD ONE IS GOOD. THE NO. BECAUSE WE ARE ONLY CONSIDERING PUTTING IN THAT SHE SAID BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN DROPPED. NO. SHE'S SAYING THE THIRD AND FOURTH THAT'S IN SHE'S SAYING THE ONES THAT ARE NOT STRUCK, THE THIRD AND THE FOURTH LAW IS FOUNDATION PRINCIPLE TO OUR NATION. OKAY. NOW, NOW. SO THEN WE GO TO NOW
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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA BOARD OF EDUCATION AFFIRMS ITS SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. YEAH, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE CONSISTENT. THAT SHOULD JUST BE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSISTENT, IT NEEDS TO TAKE LOCAL OUT AND HAVE IT JUST BE LAW ENFORCEMENT. I THINK IT SHOULD BE LOCAL. WELL, IF WE IF WE GO TO WHERE THE SECOND PARAGRAPH WHERE IT SAYS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THE THE AFTER THE THEREFORE BE RESOLVED, WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. I GET THAT AT THE TOP. MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO LEAVE IN LOCAL. OKAY. MY PREFERENCE IS TO BE TAKE IT OUT. I WOULD JUST LET IT MATCH UP ABOVE. IT NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENT. IT NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENT. OKAY. SO THAT'S THREE. SO WE'LL TAKE OUT LOCAL. SO THEN IT GOES BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THE ESSENTIAL ROLE THESE AGENCIES PLAY IN MAINTAINING PUBLIC SAFETY PROTECTING SCHOOLS FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD COMMITS TO MAINTAINING OPEN, COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS TO ENSURE CAMPUS SECURITY AND EMERGENCY READINESS. NOW, THE NEXT ONE TRICIA STRUCK WAS ABOUT THE CORRECT. SO THE NEXT ONE IS OKAY. AND THEN BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD ENCOURAGES RESPECTFUL DIALOG, TRANSPARENCY WITH PARENTS AND COMMUNITY UNITY. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. IT'S THE BOARD ENCOURAGES AND TELL ME IF I'M WRONG BECAUSE I JUST COPIED ENCOURAGES RESPECTFUL DIALOG AND TRANSPARENCY WITH STUDENTS, PARENTS, EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. YEAH, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, I WOULD SAY TO KEEP IT UNIFIED. ENCOURAGE RESPECTFUL DIALOG. AND WE CAN WE CAN HAVE A RESPECTFUL DIALOG AND AND BE TRANSPARENT AND YEP, EMPLOYEES. WHO WORK IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHO WORK WITH PYLUSD AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHO WORK, WHO WORK IN CONJUNCTION IN PARTNERSHIP LIKE WE DID ABOVE. YEAH. USE IN PARTNERSHIP, CONSISTENT WITH THE LANGUAGE.THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. OKAY. SO LET ME READ IT AGAIN. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD ENCOURAGES RESPECTFUL DIALOG AND TRANSPARENCY WITH STUDENTS, PARENTS, EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PYLUSD. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT, ALL THE LET'S TAKE A VOTE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AND OPPOSED.
MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. AND WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 15 MINUTE BREAK. SO YOU CAN DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO STAY OR LEAVE OR WE. READY. OKAY. WE ARE BACK FROM OUR BREAK AT 915. AND
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THAT TAKES US INTO CONSENT CALENDAR ACTIONS PROPOSED FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH APPROVED PRACTICES FOR THE DISTRICT AND ARE DEEMED ROUTINE IN NATURE.THE TRUSTEES RECEIVED BACKUP INFORMATION IN ADVANCE OF SCHEDULED MEETINGS AND ARE PREPARED TO VOTE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE ON THE BLOCK VOTE ITEMS. BLOCK VOTE ITEMS. IS THERE ANYONE WHO NEEDS TO PULL ANYTHING? WAIT, DO WE HAVE TO GO BACK? OR IS THAT. I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST FOLLOWING MY SCRIPT. WE. WRITE, WE FLIP THE ORDER, AND THEN WE JUST PULLED THE OTHER TWO. SO WE ARE CONSENT. IT'S OKAY. SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING TO PULL? I DO, WE WERE SO CLOSE I KNOW. I MEANT TO THE CONSENT ITEM I'M GOING TO PULL 18.1. ANYONE ELSE? HOLD ON. I HAVE LIKE ARE YOU KIDDING? OKAY SO WITH THAT, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR MINUS THE ONE PULLED. SO MOVED. OKAY. SECOND, MOVED BY MRS. BLADE. SECOND BY MRS. QUINTERO. ANY COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. OKAY. MRS.
[18.1 Approve the two listed Independent Contractor Agreements as listed in accordance with Board Policy No. 4124, Retention of Consultants. ]
ANDERSON. OKAY. I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 18.1 INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT CONTRACTS AGREEMENTS AS LISTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY NUMBER 4124 RETENTION OF CONSULTANTS. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. MOTION AND A SECOND. MRS. ANDERSON, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE? OKAY. I JUST HAD A QUESTION. AND LAST TIME WE HIRED THIS COMPANY IN JUNE OF 2024, WE HAD TO PAY AN ANNUAL COST FOR NAME AND TRAINING SYSTEM OF 20 GRAND. WHY IS A 20[03:05:05]
GRAND ANNUAL FEE NOT REQUIRED UNDER THIS CURRENT PROPOSAL? AND WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT YOU'RE. IT'S THE IT'S ACCESS HUMAN POTENTIAL. YES. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO ASK THE TEAM WHO ARE ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, WHICH ARE MR. YOUNG AND. MR. LOPEZ, IF THEY WOULD SPEAK TO THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. SO IN A CAREFUL REVIEW OF LAST YEAR'S CONTRACT WITH THE SAME VENDOR, AND LOOKING AT THAT PROPOSAL AND ACTUALLY CONFERRING WITH THAT CEO, EACH OF THE VENDORS THAT CAME TO USC TO PROVIDE SERVICE IN THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR WERE ASKED TO PUT THAT PROVISION IN THEIR PROPOSAL SO THAT THE DISTRICT, IN THEIR MARKETING AND ADVERTISING OF THE USC PROGRAM, COULD USE THE NAME OF THE COMPANY IN THOSE MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. SO WE REQUESTED THAT THEY INCLUDE IT, THAT WE PAY THEM FOR. IN PREVIOUS YEARS, IT WAS REQUESTED BY PRIOR LEADERSHIP, REQUESTED TO TO THE COMPANY NAME, AND THEN THAT'S THE CHARGE FEE. THEY DECIDED TO CHARGE US FOR THAT NAME USAGE.CORRECT. WHO CAME UP WITH THE PRICE? WAS THAT OUR SUGGESTION OR THEIR SUGGESTION? GREAT QUESTION. I WAS NOT PART OF THE NEGOTIATING TEAM FOR THAT CONTRACT OR THAT PROPOSAL, SO I'M NOT SURE. BUT WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS EACH OF THE THREE VENDORS THAT CAME THERE WERE GIVEN THAT SAME 20,000 ADDITION IN THEIR PROPOSALS, HAS SCOPE CHANGED FOR ACCESS HUMAN POTENTIAL? I'M SORRY, HAS SCOPE CHANGED THE SCOPE? THE SCOPE HAS CHANGED. SO ACCESS HUMAN POTENTIAL, YOU KNOW, SERVED ROUGHLY 100 STUDENTS WHO WERE ENROLLED AT USC DURING THE 24, 25 SCHOOL YEAR. WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING WITH THIS 18.1 IS THAT EACH OF THE FOUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS GETS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY THEIR SERVICES WITH THEIR BASEBALL TEAM FOR BOYS AND THEIR GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM, TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT IT BRINGS VALUE TO THE COACHES AND THE PLAYERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SPRING SPORTS, SHOULD THEY LIKE WHAT THEY GET OUT OF THE PROGRAM, THEN IT'LL BE ON THE BOOSTERS TO NEXT YEAR, RE-UP WITH THEM IN WHATEVER SPORTS AND CATEGORIES THEY WANT. THIS IS A LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FUNDING AVAILABLE THIS YEAR. AND HOW MANY STUDENTS DO YOU ESTIMATE WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THESE BENEFITS THIS YEAR? SO WITH THE CONTRACT IN FRONT OF YOU BEING ROUGHLY $7,500 IN EACH OF THE VARSITY BASEBALL SOFTBALL TEAMS BEING ROUGHLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 ROSTERED, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 40 TIMES EIGHT. SO. THE 7500 IS TOTAL FOR THOSE 320, CORRECT? GREAT DEAL MUCH BETTER THAN ADDING ON 20,000. YEAH. WHAT WAS THE PRICE BEFORE. SO THE PRICE FOR THE ENTIRE USC CONTRACT PROPOSAL WAS $52,000. YEAH. AND 20 OF THAT WAS JUST FOR THE NAME AND AND TRAINING IN 2024 AND 2024 NAME AND TRAINING SYSTEM. SO WE WE PAID 30,000 FOR 100 STUDENTS, 100 STUDENTS AND $20,000 JUST TO HAVE THEIR NAME AND TRAINING SYSTEM. AND THIS TIME WE'RE PAYING ALMOST, ALMOST 77,000 FOR 320 STUDENTS. WELL, LET'S ALSO REMEMBER TOO, THAT USC WAS A YEAR LONG CONTRACT. AND THIS IS JUST FOR A BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL SEASON. SO THIS IS ONLY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. SHE WAS THERE THE ENTIRE TIME FOR THE USC WITH ALL SPORTS, AND IT WAS FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. SO IT WOULD MAKE SENSE IF THIS IS FOR 2 OR 3 MONTHS BEING 7500 VERSUS AN ENTIRE TEN MONTHS. SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHY IT IS A LOWER COST. THIS IS A MUCH BETTER VALUE. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND NOT INCLUDING THE 20,000. YEAH, I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL TO SEE THAT THAT NAME AND TRAINING SYSTEM WAS NOT MANDATORY LIKE WE WERE TOLD. I REMEMBER PERSONALLY DISCUSSING THIS ITEM AND SAYING, WE NEED TO GO BACK AND RENEGOTIATE. AND THEY'RE LIKE, NO, THIS IS THE DEAL. SO IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT. AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR OUR CURRENT ADMINISTRATION FOR BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR LIMITED FUNDING. SO THAT'S IT. OKAY. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR I, I MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. OKAY. SO
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THAT LEADS US TO PRESENTATIONS. AND I CONFERRED WITH DOCTOR KIM. AND WE ARE GOING TO JUST GO[03:10:03]
OVER THE LCAP PRESENTATION AND WE'LL BRING BACK THE OTHER TWO AT A FUTURE MEETING. SO WITH THAT DOCTOR KIM, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU. AS DOCTOR GRAY AND I SPENT SOME TIME GOING OVER WHAT HE'S GOING TO PRESENT. CERTAINLY THIS IS SOMETHING YOU GUYS PREDICT EVERY YEAR. YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS A PART OF THE FEBRUARY MEETING. IT IS A MID-YEAR UPDATE WHICH IS REQUIRED. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT BOTH THE DISTRICT LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN, AS WELL AS THE OCSC ONE, SINCE YOU ARE THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THEM AS WELL. SO HE IS PREPARED TO SPEAK TO BOTH OF THOSE AND WILL OCCASIONALLY ASK ME TO STEP IN AND PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF COMMENTARY AS WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS AND WHAT WE'RE PREDICTING AND EXPECTING GOING FORWARD INTO NEXT YEAR. DOCTOR GRAY. IS THAT ON? ALL RIGHT. TRY NUMBER TWO. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR LCAP METEOR UPDATE, PRESENTED IN A MORE BROAD BRUSH FORMAT. WE DO HAVE A ROBUST NUMBER OF SLIDES, BUT I GOT IT DOWN TO PRETTY QUICK. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS. AND THEN IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR STUDY SESSION THAT WE'LL HAVE IN APRIL, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE. SO OUR LCAP IS A THREE YEAR DISTRICT LEVEL PLAN THAT DESCRIBES OUR GOALS, ACTIONS, SERVICES AND EXPENDITURES IN ORDER TO SUPPORT POSITIVE STUDENT OUTCOMES THAT ADDRESS STATE AND LOCAL PRIORITIES. WE ARE IN YEAR TWO OF OUR PLAN AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING REVISIONS TO ACTIONS FOR YEAR THREE BASED ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EACH ACTION, AS MEASURED BY THE PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR DESIRED THREE YEAR OUTCOME. OUR PYLUSD LCAP HAS NINE GOALS, WITH THE FIRST TWO FOCUSING ON ACTIONS PROVIDED FOR ALL STUDENTS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THEIR SUCCESS. THE NEXT FIVE ARE FOCUSED ON CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR THE UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS AT THE LCAP LEGISLATION DEFINES AS ENGLISH LEARNERS, LONG TERM ENGLISH LEARNERS, SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AND FOSTER YOUTH, AND THE FINAL TWO GOALS PROVIDE FOCUSED ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE LOWEST PERFORMING GROUPS AND SITES, AS WELL AS EL CAMINO REAL HIGH SCHOOL. BASED ON THE EQUITY MULTIPLIER FUNDS THAT THEY RECEIVE, WE HAVE TO INCORPORATE THEM INTO OUR DISTRICT. LCAP. AS YOU KNOW, OCS ALSO HAS AN LCAP AS A CHARTER SCHOOL. LCAP SHARES THE SIX GOALS THAT ARE IN BLACK. TEXT ON THE SLIDE WITH PILLS LCAP. THE GRAY ONES WERE GERMANE TO OTHER SCHOOLS OR OUR PYLUSD SPECIFIC ACTIONS, SO WE'RE NOT INCLUDED IN OSHS LCAP THE ACTION STEPS OVERLAP SIGNIFICANTLY, SO I WILL BE ADDRESSING THE EXPENDITURES FOR ALL THE ACTIONS AT ONCE, RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH EACH LIST SEPARATELY FOR THE SAKE OF TIME.BEGINNING IN THE 2324 SCHOOL YEAR, A NEW REQUIREMENT TO PRESENT A MID-YEAR LCAP UPDATE WAS PASSED. THE REQUIRED COMPONENTS OF THE METEOR UPDATE THAT YOU ARE SEEING INCLUDE AN UPDATED BUDGET OVERVIEW FOR PARENTS. THE DOCTOR PAPPALARDO WILL TALK ABOUT IN A MOMENT.
ALL AVAILABLE MID-YEAR OUTCOME DATA RELATED TO METRICS DEFINED IN THE CURRENT LCAP AND ALL AVAILABLE MID-YEAR EXPENDITURE AND IMPLEMENTATION DATA. TONIGHT, I'LL GIVE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AS REFLECTIVE OF OUR LCAP GOALS AND AN UPDATE ON OUR EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE 88 DATA POINTS WE MONITOR, AND THE 139 ACTIONS THAT WE ARE TAKING TO REALIZE THESE GOALS. OF NOTE IS THAT THERE IS NO REQUIRED TEMPLATE FOR THE MID-YEAR UPDATE, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD IS NOT REQUIRED TO ADOPT IT. IT SIMPLY NEEDS TO BE PRESENTED TO YOU, AND WHILE IT WILL NOT BE INCLUDED OR ATTACHED IN THE 2627 LCAP, THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IS USED TO INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT YEAR'S LCAP. AND AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE A STUDY SESSION IN APRIL TO GET INTO THE DETAILS. I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR JOHN PAPPALARDO TO BRIEFLY REVIEW THE BUDGET OVERVIEW FOR PARENTS, WHICH IS THE NEXT SLIDE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. SO THE ENTIRETY OF THIS ONE PAGE BUDGET OVERVIEW IS A REPRESENTATION OF OUR THE CENTER COLUMN. THERE. 2526 FIRST INTERIM BUDGET THAT WE WENT OVER IN DECEMBER. AND IT COMPARES TO THE ADOPTED BUDGET THAT WAS ADOPTED THIS PAST JUNE OF 2025. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE ABOUT $4 MILLION MORE IN LCFF FUNDING DUE TO LOOKING AT OUR OUR LATEST AND GREATEST ENROLLMENT NUMBERS. THIS AGAIN IS AS OF DECEMBER. SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FUNDING IS UP A LITTLE BIT. IT IT FOLLOWS THE LCFF FUNDING. FEDERAL GRANTS AND FEDERAL FUNDS WERE ESTIMATED IN DECEMBER AND CARRYOVER WAS BUDGETED. THE SAME WITH THE
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STATE FUNDS THEN LOCAL FUNDS BUDGETED AS WE KNOW AS WE KNEW AT THE TIME. TWO MONTHS AGO, ALONG WITH THE TOTALS OF OUR OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES UP ABOUT $20.5 MILLION, AND OUR BUDGETED EXPENDITURES AS WE BUDGETED CARRYOVER FUNDS $17 MILLION. OVERALL, WE WERE AT A PLUS, JUST OVER ABOUT $3.5 MILLION IN DECEMBER. SO THIS REPRESENTS THE OVERVIEW OF OUR BUDGET THAT IS WITHIN THE LCAP. THAT IS FOR PARENTS, A ONE PAGE VIEW. AS YOU ARE AWARE, IN JUNE THERE WILL BE TWO BOARD MEETINGS. THE FIRST BOARD MEETING THERE IS A THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LCAP AND A PRESENTATION OF THE LCAP THAT COMES BEFORE THE BUDGET ITEM, THE THE JUNE BUDGET FOR 2627, THAT WE WILL THEN HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSS AT THE SECOND BOARD MEETING IN JUNE IS THE ADOPTION OF THE LCAP FIRST, AND THEN OF THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET, AND THE STATE LAW REQUIRES IT IN THIS PARTICULAR ORDER. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW, I WILL TAKE US THROUGH A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE DISTRICT'S AVAILABLE MID-YEAR OUTCOME DATA. AGAIN, AS IT RELATES TO THE 88 METRICS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED IN OUR LCAP. BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THE DATA WHICH DRIVES OUR GOALS AND ACTIONS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO UNDERSTAND THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD, WHICH IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM BY WHICH ALL SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS ARE MEASURED IN THE STATE. THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT HOW DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF CALIFORNIA'S DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION, BASED ON MULTIPLE MEASURES. IT SHOWS PERFORMANCE OF DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, AND STUDENT GROUPS ON A SET OF STATE AND STATE AND LOCAL MEASURES THAT ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES AND AREAS IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENT. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS PERFORMANCE BASED ON TWO FACTORS CURRENT DATA ON THE MEASURE AND IMPROVEMENT, OR LACK OF IMPROVEMENT FROM PRIOR YEAR RESULTS. THE PERFORMANCE LEVEL OR COLOR IS DETERMINED BY THE POINT AT WHICH THESE TWO LEVELS INTERSECT. THE DESIRED COLORS ARE COOLER, WITH BLUE AND GREEN BEING THE HIGHEST PERFORMANCE LEVELS AND ORANGE AND RED BEING THE LOWEST PERFORMANCE LEVELS. AS WE WILL SEE, WE HAVE FEW METRICS REMAINING IN RED AND ORANGE, WITH ALMOST ALL OF OUR METRICS BEING IN THE YELLOW, GREEN, AND BLUE RANGE. NOTABLY, THE LCAP LEGISLATION DOES NOT DESIGNATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AS BEING AN EXPLICIT PART OF THE PLAN. SO WHILE WE MONITOR THE OUTCOMES FOR THIS STUDENT GROUP AND SUPPORT THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN MANY WAYS, DATA POINTS FOR THIS GROUP ARE NOT GOING TO BE COVERED TONIGHT. THE FIRST TABLE PERTAINS TO ELA PROFICIENCY OF OUR STUDENTS, BASED ON THE SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT THAT STUDENTS IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT AND 11 TAKE EACH SPRING. AT THE END OF LAST SCHOOL YEAR, NEARLY 68% OF ALL STUDENTS SCORED PROFICIENT OR ADVANCED, DEMONSTRATING PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR THREE YEAR GOAL, WHICH YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN. THE FOSTER YOUTH GROUP HAS SHOWN REMARKABLE PROGRESS ALREADY, MEETING THE THREE YEAR OUTCOME. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE MATH ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, WE SEE SIMILAR POSITIVE PROGRESS FOR ALL STUDENTS AND THE THREE GROUPS THAT ARE NAMED IN THE LCAP. OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER INDICATOR ALSO HAS SEEN POSITIVE PROGRESS WITH OUR ENGLISH LEARNER STUDENT GROUP SHOWING THE MOST PROGRESS MOVING FROM 11.4 TO OVER 20% OF STUDENTS. HAVING MET THIS INDICATOR WITH THE CLASS OF 2025. OUR GRADUATION RATE FOR THE CLASS OF 2025 WAS 95.6%, JUST 0.2% AWAY FROM OUR DESIRED THREE YEAR OUTCOME. AND GAINS ARE ALSO SEEN FOR OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. OUR FOSTER YOUTH POPULATION WAS TOO SMALL OF A POPULATION TO BE REPORTED, SINCE THIS WAS JUST THE ONE GRADUATING CLASS. OUR OTHER HIGH SCHOOL DATA INDICATES THAT OUR DROPOUT RATE HAS NOT DECLINED LIKE WE HAD HOPED, AND OUR A THROUGH G RATE REMAINS AROUND 60%, SO THERE IS STILL SOME WORK TO BE DONE IN THIS AREA. CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION? SURE. SO JUST LOOKING AT GRADUATION RATE DASHBOARD FOR SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, IT SAYS THAT WE ARE AT A 94.8 WHICH IS GREEN. AND THEN THE DESIRED THREE YEAR OUTCOME IS 94.8 BLUE. SO WHAT IS WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE. YEAH. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL. WHEN THE LCAP WAS WRITTEN IN 2023, THE 94.8% WAS PREDICTED TO BE BLUE LEVEL, BUT THEY ACTUALLY RECOLORED THE DASHBOARD EVERY YEAR. OKAY. AND SO WHILE THE GREEN AND BLUE KIND OF GIVE US AN INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION WE'RE TRENDING, WHEN WE GET TO THE DETAILS, WE LOOK AT THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF ACHIEVEMENT. OKAY, THANK YOU. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT A COUPLE OTHER TIMES WHERE THE COLOR DOESN'T QUITE MATCH THE PERCENTAGE. AND THAT'S SIMPLY BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD IS REGENERATED EVERY YEAR IN NOVEMBER I BELIEVE IS WHEN IT'S PUBLISHED. ALL RIGHT. SO JUST A[03:20:04]
FOLLOW UP QUESTION ON THAT. DO WHEN WE REDO OUR LCAP IN THE SPRING, DO WE UPDATE THE COLORS THEN TO MATCH WHAT THE CURRENT IS? OR DO WE KEEP THE THE COLORS THE SAME? WHEN WE LOOK AT WRITING OUR LCAP FOR 2627, WE WILL LOOK AT THE PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS OF WHAT WE THINK THE COLOR WILL BE TO ALIGN WITH THE PERCENTAGE. BUT AGAIN, IT'S RECALCULATED BASED ON A LONGITUDINAL AND INSTANTANEOUS DATA SAMPLING. SO IT'S NOT UP TO US. THEY TELL US THE COLORS IN NOVEMBER. SO IT'S LIKE A 95 COULD BE A BLUE ONE YEAR AND THEN IT COULD BE A GREEN ANOTHER YEAR. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOUR PERCENTAGE WAS 96 ONE YEAR AND THEN 95 THE NEXT YEAR, IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN DINGED FOR DECLINING. CAN I ASK A QUESTION, PLEASE? THEN DO THE COLORS EVEN MATTER? IT'S JUST AN EASY THE NUMBERS MAKE SENSE. THE LIKE I DON'T CARE. THE NUMBERS NEED TO BE HIGHER. PERIOD. THAT'S WHAT WE LOOK AT. SO OKAY COOL. JUST MAKING SURE THAT I'M TRACKING THAT. THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. IT I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO THE CDE. AS FAR AS THE COLORS, THE WE'RE GOING TO STICK WITH PERCENTAGES. AND ALSO WE'RE GETTING MORE DATA ABOUT DISTANCE FROM STANDARD, WHICH MEASURES THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL STUDENTS, WHICH WE DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO WHEN THIS PLAN WAS WRITTEN. SO AS WE LEAN INTO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING, WE WANT TO GET MORE GRANULAR AND ACCURATE WITH OUR GOALS. I THINK PART OF MY TAKEAWAY IS WE'RE USING A FLAT METRIC IN A THREE DIMENSIONAL WORLD. AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS IN TWO OTHER PLACES WHERE I'VE LED, WE'VE HAD A GROWTH MODEL FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 10 TO 12 YEARS, AND THAT GROWTH MODEL TELLS YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE STUDENTS THAT, FRANKLY, WHETHER IT'S ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS AS A LEARNING POTENTIAL FOR THEM, IF IT'S THEY COME FROM A SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLD, WHETHER THEY EXPERIENCE A DISABILITY. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT, OKAY, I MIGHT BE AT 38% AND I GREW TO 43%, AND YOU GO, OKAY, BUT THIS SCHOOL OVER HERE GREW BY 28%. LOOKING AT THE GROWTH MODEL AND ASKING THE QUESTION, HOW MUCH DID THEY GROW? HOW MUCH WERE THEY ANTICIPATED TO GROW? AND DID WE ADD VALUE TO THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE? IS THAT IS THAT SIZABLE? IS IT QUALITATIVELY DIFFERENT ENOUGH? AND SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS LOOKING AT BUILDING A GROWTH METRIC COMING, BUT IT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. AND SO WHEN WE DO, WE'RE GOING TO SUDDENLY BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME DIMENSION AND KNOW HOW MUCH SHOULD WE EXPECT IN TERMS OF GAINS, WHAT'S A REASONABLE AMOUNT? RATHER THAN SAY, WELL, WAIT, THAT ARBITRARY COLOR CHANGED? OKAY, BUT WHAT DOES THE GROWTH MODEL SAY? HOW MUCH SHOULD THEY BE GROWING AND HOW MUCH SHOULD WE SET A TARGET? AND DID THEY MEET THAT OR NOT.SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS HAVING USABLE DATA. YES. WOW. YES. CONCEPT. SO IT'S COMING. IT'S COMING. THANK YOU. YEAH. RELEASED A PREVIEW OF THE GROWTH MODEL FOR TWO OF THE METRICS. CALIFORNIA TRACKS A LOT. SO I'M I'M EAGER TO HAVE A MORE ACTIONABLE DATA. SO DOES THE THE DATA MODELS THAT YOU GOT ACCESS TO FOR OTHER RESEARCH PURPOSES. DOES THAT GIVE US I KNOW IT'S NOT STATEWIDE SPECIFIC, BUT WHEN YOU'RE GRABBING OTHER OTHER LOCAL DISTRICTS COMPARATIVE TO US, IS THAT ANOTHER WAY FOR US TO HAVE OUR OWN GROWTH MODEL? WELL, IT'S NOT A GROWTH MODEL. WHAT IT DOES TELL US, THOUGH, IS LONGITUDINAL DATA. WHEN WE LOOK AT HOW HAVE WE DONE OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD OF TIME WITH LIKE STUDENT POPULATIONS OR LIKE SCHOOLS, THEN WE KNOW, ARE WE TRENDING BASED ON A SIMILARITY TO OTHER THAT SERVE SIMILAR STUDENT POPULATIONS AS US? IT'S STILL NOT A GROWTH MODEL. A GROWTH MODEL IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THAT. AND THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER LIKE PRESENTATION THAT WE CAN DIVE INTO WHEN WE'RE READY FOR IT, BECAUSE IT GIVES US A LOT MORE SENSE MAKING ABOUT OUR DATA.
YEAH. SO WE'RE WE'RE NOT INTO PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS WITH THIS DATA. SO JUST JUMPING BACK IN IF THERE ARE. SO WE'RE WORKING ON 21ST CENTURY SKILLS. SO OUR WINTER I-READY DIAGNOSTIC OUTCOMES FROM OUR ELEMENTARY SITES ARE GENERALLY SHOWING PROGRESS WITH OUR ENGLISH LEARNER STUDENT GROUP SHOWING THE MOST NEED FOR SUPPORT FOR THE I-READY MATH DIAGNOSTIC.
IT'S DEMONSTRATING POSITIVE TRENDS FOR THE ALL STUDENTS AND SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND FOSTER YOUTH STUDENT GROUPS WITH ELL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT HOLDING STEADY. OUR ENGLISH LEARNER STUDENTS. OUR STUDENTS WHOSE PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS ONE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AND WHO HAVE NOT YET RECLASSIFIED. EVERY YEAR WE RECLASSIFY STUDENTS OUT OF THIS GROUP, SO IT'S A PRETTY DYNAMIC POPULATION. OUR RECLASSIFICATION RATE HAS MOVED PAST THE DESIRED THREE YEAR OUTCOME, WITH THE OTHER METRICS STILL SHOWING AREAS OF NEED. WHEN WE LOOK AT LONG TERM ENGLISH LEARNERS WHO ARE STUDENTS, WHO HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS ENGLISH LEARNERS FOR SEVEN YEARS OR MORE, THE DATA FOR THIS STUDENT GROUP INDICATES THAT WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO TO SUPPORT THEIR ACHIEVEMENT, IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THEM TO RECLASSIFY BEFORE THEY BECOME LONG TERM ENGLISH LEARNERS. WHEN WE EXAMINE OUR SCHOOL CLIMATE DATA,
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OUR SUSPENSION RATES FOR ALL STUDENT AND EACH STUDENT GROUP HAS SHOWN DECLINES, WITH SOME GROUPS HAVING ALREADY MET THE DESIRED THREE YEAR OUTCOME GOAL. AND OUR CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM RATES HAVE DECLINED FOR ALL STUDENTS. METRIC AND FOR OUR ENGLISH LEARNER AND SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, WHICH WITH THIS METRIC WE WANT TO DECLINE BECAUSE THAT MEANS MORE STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING MORE OFTEN AND OUR FOSTER YOUTH CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM REMAINS AROUND 32%. YES, I FIND THIS TO BE QUITE INTERESTING BECAUSE THE CHRONIC ABSENTEE RATE IS SO LOW. BUT THEN YOU GO BACK AND YOU LOOK AT THERE'S ONE THAT REALLY STUCK OUT TO ME HERE WITH THEM, THE IREADY MATH LIKE THEY HAVE, THEY WENT FROM 2.9% TO 17%. I JUST FIND THAT FASCINATING BECAUSE IF THEY'RE CHRONICALLY ABSENT, THEN WE SEE THAT LARGE GROWTH THERE, TOO. IT'S JUST AN ODD ANOMALY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT.I MEAN, IS OUR SUBPOPULATION REALLY LOW? IS THAT WHY THERE'S IT'S OUR SMALLEST POPULATION IN TERMS OF THE NRS STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE? BUT I ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO OUR TEACHERS FOR WORKING WITH STUDENTS WHEN THEY'RE THERE. YEAH, I MEAN IT'S THEY'RE THERE. YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRESS EVEN THOUGH AND WE KNOW THAT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IN THAT GROUP IS SO CONTINGENT ON SO MANY OTHER THINGS. SO THAT WAS A NICE METRIC TO SEE. STARTING LAST YEAR AS THE RECIPIENT OF EQUITY MULTIPLIER FUNDS DUE TO THEIR STUDENT INSTABILITY RATE, WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE ACTIONS AND MONITOR DATA POINTS FOR EL CAMINO REAL CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL. IN OUR LCAP. WE WILL EXAMINE THOSE, BUT WE WILL NOT SEE ANY FOSTER YOUTH DATA REPORTED FOR EL CAMINO DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE STUDENT POPULATION. SO ON THE SCREEN IS OUR LANGUAGE ARTS ACHIEVEMENT DATA, AND THAT REMAINS AN AREA OF GROWTH FOR EL CAMINO.
CONVERSELY, MATH ACHIEVEMENT IS MOVING UPWARDS ACROSS ALL THE MEASURED STUDENT GROUPS. SO WE'RE SEEING SOME POSITIVE TRENDS AND THE ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRESS RATE FOR EL CAMINO REAL HIGH SCHOOL IS ACTUALLY SURPASSED THE PERCENTAGE GOAL FOR THE DESIRED THREE YEAR OUTCOME. YEAH. EVEN THOUGH THE COLOR IS DIFFERENT, THE PERCENTAGE IS HIGHER. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SUSPENSION RATE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FOR WHITE STUDENTS WHOSE METRIC WAS IN THE RED, SO IT NEEDED TO SPECIFICALLY BE MONITORED. THEY HAVE ALSO SEEN IMPROVEMENT BEYOND THE DESIRED THREE YEAR OUTCOME. THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS DATA SHOWS AREAS OF NEED ACROSS ALL OF THE STUDENT GROUPS. BUT IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES, WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME INDICATORS OF PROGRESS FOR EL CAMINO REAL. SPECIFICALLY, THE GRADUATION RATE HAS INCREASED TO SURPASS THE DESIRED THREE YEAR OUTCOME. IT'S ACTUALLY ABOVE 85% NOW, WHICH IS AWESOME.
I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. IS. THE REASON WHY IT'S SO LOW.
IS THAT JUST ON? I GUESS THE SYSTEM OF THE SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS COME THAT ARE MISSING AND SO THEY'RE KIND OF COMING IN AND OUT, IS THAT WHY IS THAT A POSSIBLE REASON? I WOULD SAY THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR. THE COLLEGE CAREER INDICATOR IS COMPLEX. IT HAS 12 DIFFERENT METRICS A STUDENT CAN USE TO MEET COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. BUT I THINK WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT EL CAMINO REAL HIGH SCHOOL IS THERE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS FOR WHOM THINGS HAVEN'T GONE ACCORDING TO PLAN. AND SO WHILE WE ARE MANDATED TO TRACK THIS OUTCOME, THE SCHOOL IS ACTUALLY LOOKING TO SUPPORT STUDENT OUTCOMES IN OTHER WAYS, SUCH AS SENIOR EXIT PLANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, TO MAKE SURE THEY LEAVE WITH THEIR OWN MOMENTUM, EVEN IF THEY AREN'T NECESSARILY ELIGIBLE FOR THE COLLEGE CAREER INDICATOR DASHBOARD METRIC. THE CTE PROVIDES. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE SLIDE AS WELL. SO WE CALL OUT HOMELESS STUDENTS IN THIS SLIDE. BUT WE DON'T IN ANY OF THE OTHER AREAS PREVIOUS. CAN WE GET INFORMATION ON THAT. WHY WHY WOULDN'T WE INCLUDE IT ALREADY. AND CAN WE GET DETAIL ON HOW THAT PARTICULAR SUBPOPULATION IS IS DOING. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE I LOOKED AT THE THE POPULATION ACROSS THE COUNTY AND WE ARE THE THIRD HIGHEST IN IN HOMELESS STUDENTS AND THAT IN THAT IT'S MCKINNEY-VENTO STUDENTS. SO IT'S DOUBLED AND TRIPLED UP AS WELL. SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE THE WAY THAT HUD WOULD DEFINE HOMELESS, WHICH DOUBLED OR TRIPLED UP WOULD QUALIFY AS HOUSED. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AND I GUESS I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. YEAH, I'LL, I'LL WORK WITH THE TEAM TO, TO PULL THAT.
THANK YOU. THEY WERE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED BECAUSE AGAIN, AS EL CAMINO REAL RECEIVES EQUITY MULTIPLIER FUNDS, WE NEED TO SPECIFICALLY TRACK ANY STUDENT GROUP THAT IS PERFORMING IN THE LOWEST LEVEL. AND SO THAT'S WHY THERE WAS THE STUDENT GROUP FOR SUSPENSION RATES AS WELL. WHEN WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THAT STUDENT GROUP AT ANY OTHER ON ANY OTHER SLIDE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. FOR THE ADDITIONAL DATA. WE LOOK AT PASSING RATES. SO EL CAMINO
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REAL STUDENTS ARE PASSING THEIR COURSES AT A HIGHER RATE AND ARE ENROLLING IN CTE PROGRAMS AT RATES ACTUALLY APPROACHING AGAIN THAT DESIRED THREE YEAR GOAL. SO WE ARE SEEING POSITIVE TRENDS. SO NOW WE'RE INTO LOCAL INDICATOR METRICS THAT WE AS A DISTRICT TRACK. WE NEED TO MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS. WELL WE KNOW THAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOMS THERE. THE REPORT IS NOT AVAILABLE YET. SO THERE IS NO NOT ANY DATA AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. AND WE'LL SEE THAT A COUPLE MORE SLIDES, SIMILARLY WITH TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS AND TEXTBOOK AVAILABILITY, THE REPORT IS NOT ISSUED BEFORE FEBRUARY. AND OUR DISTRICT CLIMATE SURVEY RESULTS. THE SURVEYS ACTUALLY OUT RIGHT NOW. SO I'D ENCOURAGE ALL FAMILIES AND STUDENTS TO TAKE IT SO WE CAN REPORT THE DATA AND AGAIN, HAVE IT READY FOR OUR APRIL STUDY SESSION. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. BUT PRIOR TO DOING SO, DOCTOR KIM WANTED TO SHARE SOME THOUGHTS. I'VE REALLY ENJOYED GETTING OUT AND SPENDING A LITTLE BIT OF TIME WITH THE NEW.WELL, I GUESS HE'S NEW AT THIS POINT. PRINCIPAL AT REALLY LEARNING SOME OF THE WORK THAT HE'S BEEN DOING, WALKING CLASSROOMS, GETTING TO OBSERVE. AND I WANTED TO SHARE ONE OF THE CONTEXTS IN THIS THAT JUMPED OUT TO ME. SPECIFICALLY, WE MADE A DECISION AS A DISTRICT TO IMPLEMENT SINGAPORE MATH, WHICH IS A HIGH QUALITY MATH PROGRAM, BUT IT IS NOT ALIGNED TO COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS. AND SO THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT IS IF YOU CHOOSE A MATH PROGRAM LIKE THAT, BUT YOU DON'T CHOOSE AN ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT, WE'RE SORT OF SETTING THEM UP BECAUSE THE ASSESSMENT IS NOT GOING TO MEASURE WHAT THE WAY THAT THE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DOCTOR GRAY AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING THROUGH AND WORKING ON WITH CAMERON IS THE USE OF A DIFFERENT ASSESSMENT TOOL LIKE NWEA MAP ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO REALLY ASSESS, ARE OUR STUDENTS LEARNING MATH AT THE RATE THAT THEY SHOULD BE? ARE THEY MAKING PROGRESS? AND THEY TOO HAVE A GROWTH MEASURE THAT WOULD TELL US HOW KIDS ARE GROWING. AND SO I ANTICIPATE THAT BEING A PART OF THEIR PRACTICE GOING INTO NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY NOT IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE STUDENTS, AND IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE EDUCATORS TO UTILIZE AN ASSESSMENT TOOL AND THEN USE THAT TO DETERMINE A VALUE OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB OR NOT. WHEN IT DOESN'T LINE UP, THEY REALLY NEED AN ASSESSMENT THAT IS DESIGNED TO SEE WHETHER OUR STUDENTS ARE LEARNING THE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD BE. AND SO THAT MAP ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO GIVE US THAT. AND SO WE'RE WE'RE WORKING WITH NWEEIA NOW TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE UTILIZE THAT SO THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU A CLEAR INDICATION. YES OUR KIDS ARE ON TRACK. YES, THEY ARE LEARNING. YES, THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS. AND IT JUST LOOKS DIFFERENT. WHAT IS IN A NWA STANDS FOR NORTHWEST EDUCATION AGENCY AND IT'S OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS WHERE IT STARTED 30 PLUS YEARS AGO, BUT IT IS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT LOTS OF DISTRICTS USE AS A PRE, MID AND POST ASSESSMENT FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE IT HAS A RUNNING SCALE AND A GROWTH MEASUREMENT LIKE I TALKED ABOUT.
AND SO THE ABILITY TO CONSTANTLY USE AN INTERIM ASSESSMENT THAT SAYS HOW ARE KIDS DOING AND HOW DO WE KNOW? HAVE THEY MET THEIR BENCHMARKS AT MID-YEAR? HAVE THEY MET THEIR BENCHMARKS AT THE END OF THE YEAR? WE WE HAVE UTILIZED THAT IN OTHER DISTRICTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A STUDENT HAS A READING DEFICIENCY AND SHOULD BE ON A PLAN IN K THROUGH THREE. IT HAS BOTH A ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS COMPONENT AS WELL AS A MATH COMPONENT TO IT. SO I EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT TO REALLY HELP US GAIN A BETTER INSIGHT AS FAR AS HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING MATHEMATICALLY, AND HOW DO WE INTERVENE APPROPRIATELY. IF A STUDENT NEEDS ADDITIONAL HELP THROUGH LIKE AN MTS STRUCTURE? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, OUR TEACHERS THERE ARE GOING TO STRUGGLE WITH THAT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALIGN WITH THE ASSESSMENTS THAT WE HAVE. AND IF I MAY ADD A LITTLE BIT FURTHER CONTEXT, THE CDE HAS NWA MAP IN PREVIOUS LEGISLATION FOR WHAT'S CALLED ADOPTED ACADEMIC PROGRESS INDICATORS, WHERE CHARTER SCHOOLS BASED ON THEIR CHARTER CAN HAVE STATISTICALLY NATIONALLY NORMED VALID DATA. AND SO THE CDE RECOGNIZES THE VALIDITY OF IT AS WELL. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. SO JUMPING INTO IT, WE HAVE OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ACHIEVEMENT WHERE ELA ACHIEVEMENT FOR STUDENTS IS MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION WITH THE SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENT GROUP HAVING ALREADY MET THE THREE YEAR OUTCOME AND THE THREE AND THE ALL STUDENT METRIC BEING APPROXIMATELY ONE PERCENTAGE POINT AWAY FROM THE GOAL, MATH ACHIEVEMENT SHOWS THAT THERE'S STILL SOME WORK TO BE DONE TO ADDRESS THIS METRIC, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SIGNATURE COMPONENTS OF THE CHARTER. AS DOCTOR KIM TALKED ABOUT. FOR OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS, JUST LIKE PYLUSD, ENGLISH LEARNERS ARE A FOCUS GROUP FOR OSHKOSH, AND SO WE SEE MIXED RESULTS, JUST LIKE WE SAW WITH OUR DISTRICT WIDE DATA. THE SCHOOL CLIMATE INDICATORS ARE ALL MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION, WITH SOME
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HAVING ALREADY MET THE DESIRED THREE YEAR OUTCOME. AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE COLORS AND THE PERCENTAGES BASED ON OUR PREDICTIONS. AND OUR LAST DATA SLIDE FOR THE EVENING SHOWS THAT THE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM RATES AT OSHKOSH ARE SHOWING POSITIVE TRENDS FOR ALL STUDENTS AND SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, WITH ENGLISH LEARNERS AGAIN BEING AN AREA OF FOCUS. SO NOW I'D LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT THE METEOR EXPENDITURE AND IMPLEMENTATION DATA FOR OUR LCAP ACTIONS, WHICH AGAIN ALSO INCLUDE OCS.SO WE HAVE 139 ACTIONS IN THE PYLUSD LCAP THAT HAVE EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. OCS SERVES MANY OF THOSE ACTIONS, AND THESE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD IN A PACKET FOR YOUR REVIEW EXPENDITURES. PROGRESS FOR EACH ACTION WERE GROUPED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES, BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF THE FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPENDED AS OF DECEMBER 12TH. SO RIGHT COMING UP TOWARDS FINALS WEEK FOR FOR SECONDARY AT THIS AT THAT POINT IN THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE MAJORITY OF OUR ACTIONS WERE ON TRACK FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION WITH 30% OR MORE OF THE BUDGETED ACTIONS EXPENDED AND 13% OF THE ACTIONS WERE IN PROGRESS IN THAT YELLOW CATEGORY, WITH 1 TO 29% OF THEM EXPENDED, AND THEN THE OTHER TWO ACTIONS MAY NOT HAVE ANY EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, WITH THE MOST COMMON REASONING BEING THE TIME FRAME OF THE ACTION, IN THAT THEY WILL BE JANUARY TO JUNE 2ND SEMESTER EXPENSES, WHICH IS THE BLUE CATEGORY. TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE OUT THE TWO ACTIONS FOR WHICH WE HAVE NOT LOGGED EXPENSES, NOR DO WE ANTICIPATE HAVING ANY EXPENSES. ACTION 1.7 IS TO PROVIDE A FIFTH YEAR ADVANCED PROGRAM AT EL CAMINO REAL HIGH SCHOOL. WE WON'T HAVE ANY EXPENSES BECAUSE OF THE NEW ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY TO DIPLOMA COURSES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT OUR AT OUR SITES, SO THERE AREN'T ANY STUDENTS CURRENTLY IN THE PROGRAM SINCE THEY ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THE DIPLOMA THROUGH THAT NEW PATHWAY. AND THEN ACTION 7.36 REGARDING THE USE OF DISTRICT FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. WE WON'T BE USING THESE BUDGETED FUNDS BECAUSE WE RECEIVED THE DUAL ENROLLMENT GRANTS. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING THOSE FUNDS INSTEAD. SO THE NEXT STEPS WE WILL HAVE OUR A NUMBER OF INPUT SESSIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS. OUR FIRST ONE IS ACTUALLY WITH THE PRINCIPALS THIS THURSDAY, AS WE DEVELOP THE 2627 LCAP, WE WILL HAVE OUR STUDY SESSION TOGETHER, AND WE WILL THEN HAVE THE JUNE MEETINGS THAT DOCTOR PAPPALARDO MENTIONED IN TERMS OF PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLOSE BY THANKING MY COLLEAGUES IN MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTING THIS PLAN, THE HARD WORK AND THE DEDICATION OF OUR TEACHERS THAT MAKE ALL THESE ACTIONS POSSIBLE, AND THE SUPPORT OF OUR PARENTS AND THE DETERMINATION OF OUR STUDENTS TO CONTINUE TO REACH FOR EXCELLENCE. SO AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE TO OPEN TO ANY PRELIMINARY FEEDBACK YOU HAVE OR TOPICS FOR US TO PREPARE FOR AS WE APPROACH OUR APRIL STUDY SESSION. I JUST WOULD LIKE SOME MORE DATA ON OUR POPULATION OF HOMELESSNESS. I THINK MY ONE PERSPECTIVE FOR YOU ALL AND AND I SAW PEOPLE'S FACES AS WE TALKED ABOUT 88 AND 139 ACTIONS, AND IT'S IT'S WAY TOO MUCH.
SORRY, I, I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF A WAY TO SAY IT NICELY. IT'S WAY TOO MUCH. YOU CAN'T MONITOR THAT MANY THINGS EFFECTIVELY. AND WHEN WE START THINKING ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND REALLY HONING IN ON THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, THE CATEGORIES ARE GREAT. THEY'RE THE RIGHT CATEGORIES. IT'S JUST THAT WHEN WE BRING YOU DATA, IT NEEDS IT. IT NEEDS TO ALL MAKE SENSE. IT NEEDS TO BE. ACTION ITEMS THAT WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE SEEING GROWTH IN. AND IT IS AS A RESULT OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE SPECIFICALLY DOING IN THAT WAY. BUT 139 OF THEM, I UNDERSTAND THE STATE ASKING ANYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING, WE HAVE TO PUT IT INTO A PLAN, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE REALLY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW WE DO THIS MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T REMEMBER 139 THINGS. IT'S OVERWHELMING.
YES, I SAW THAT IN THE REVIEW OF ACADEMIC FUNCTIONS. AND AND SO THAT WILL BE A DISCUSSION FOR ANOTHER NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GRAY. OKAY. SO NOW THAT MOVES
[22. ACTION ITEMS - GENERAL FUNCTIONS (Part 2 of 2)]
US INTO GENERAL FUNCTIONS AM I RIGHT. YES. AND 22.1. CAN I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND PLEASE.OH I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT BOARD POLICY 5140 1.7 THE MENTAL HEALTH SECOND READING SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO MRS. GRAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, DOCTOR KIM? NO, I'M GOING TO HAND IT STRAIGHT TO MISS GRAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING FORWARD BOARD POLICY 5141.7 FOR SECOND READING TONIGHT. SO JUST AS IT'S OUR PRACTICE TYPICALLY TO BRING ITEMS THAT THE BOARD WANTS TIME TO REVIEW REFLECT OR ADD ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. WE'RE DOING THAT TONIGHT FOR THIS. AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING
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THERE WERE NO CONCERNS RAISED WITH THE POLICY ITSELF. BUT THERE WAS A QUESTION REGARDING THE HEALTH CURRICULUM WHICH WAS PROVIDED AT THAT TIME. SO THIS SECOND READING WILL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY SHOULD ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BE ASKED. SO JUST AS A REFRESHER ABOUT THIS POLICY, IT WAS DEVELOPED IN ALIGNMENT WITH SENATE BILL 153, WHICH REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SUPPORT STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH PREVENTION, AWARENESS, EARLY IDENTIFICATION, AND ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES. AND IT PROVIDES CLEAR GUIDANCE WITHIN OUR EXISTING PILL SYSTEM FOR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO STUDENT WELLNESS AND OUR MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT. OKAY, SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING TO BRING UP FOR SECOND READING? NO. WELL THAT'S PRETTY EASY. YEAH. OKAY. SO WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR I AND OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. OKAY I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DELETE BOARD POLICY 5145.13 STUDENT IMMIGRATION STATUS. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. AND AM I TURNING IT OVER TO JUST YOU? OKAY. DOCTOR KIM, I THINK THIS IS JUST DELETING THE POLICY BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT IS APPLICABLE WITHIN THIS POLICY WILL NOW BE FOUND WITHIN POLICY 1445. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. I COMPARED THE TWO. THEY IT WAS ALL IN THERE. SO WE'RE GOOD TO GO. PERFECT OKAY. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. NEXT 120 2.4 PLEASE I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DELETE BOARD POLICY 5114.1 PUPIL EXCLUSION.SECOND. THAT'S FAST OKAY. MOTION BY MRS. ANDERSON, SECOND BY MR. FRAZIER. AND DOCTOR KIM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO. THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER. THAT'S FROM ABOUT 1994 OR SOMETHING SOMEWHERE IN THAT TIME FRAME. AND IT'S GOT SOME PRETTY APPALLING LANGUAGE ABOUT HOW WE EXCLUDE STUDENTS FROM THE CLASSROOM. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT WOULD BE APPLICABLE BY LAW WILL BE FOUND IN A SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION POLICY. SO NOT ONLY IS IT NO LONGER APPROPRIATE, ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD NEED IS IN A DIFFERENT POLICY AT THIS POINT IN TIME. KEEP CLEANING IT UP, CLEAN IT UP. WE GOT A LOT TO DO.
OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I OPPOSED SEEING NONE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO REVISE. REVISE BOARD POLICY. 9323. AGENDA MEETING MATERIALS FIRST.
READING, SECOND MOTION BY MRS. ANDERSON. SECOND BY MRS. QUINTERO. THIS TIME, DOCTOR KIM, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS YOU GOT AT THE LAST TIME? I'M BEING FAIR. I'LL JUST POINT OUT THE THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED IN THE VERY BEGINNING. THERE'S JUST A STATEMENT ABOUT OUR BOARD SUPERINTENDENT WORKING AGREEMENT THAT WE WORKED ON THIS EVENING IN OUR STUDY SESSION, AND THAT WE WILL REVIEW IT ANNUALLY. IT'S A BEST PRACTICE. IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
THERE IS LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT SPEAKS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD PRESIDENT, ACCOMPANIED BY ONE ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBER ON A ROTATIONAL BASIS. IN TALKING WITH ALL OF YOU, I'VE GOTTEN PRETTY WELL CONSENSUS THAT THIS HASN'T BEEN A COMMON PRACTICE. AND SO I AM PROPOSING STRIKING THAT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING THAT WITHIN THE BYLAW, AND THEN JUST EXPLICIT LANGUAGE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL CONFER WITH BOARD PRESIDENT TO DETERMINE IF ANY REQUEST IS MADE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE BOARD. IF NOT, IT CAN BE DENIED, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT STATES IN THE BROWN ACT. AND THEN FROM THERE, IT'S NOT IN HERE. BUT I TALKED ABOUT PRACTICE, FUTURE PRACTICE TO BRING TO YOU AT THE VERY END OF EACH BOARD MEETING, A UPCOMING ITEMS FOR THE NEXT BOARD AGENDA, WHICH IS A BEST PRACTICE. I DIDN'T WRITE IT IN HERE. WE CAN IN A FUTURE READING IF YOU WANT IT EXPLICITLY STATED, BUT IT IS SOMETHING I'M PROPOSING AS A PART OF BEST PRACTICE IN TERMS OF AGENDA IZING. YEAH. YOU MENTIONED AT OUR STUDY SESSION EARLIER THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BRING A FULL KIND OF LOOK AT ANNUALLY, LOOK AT THE CALENDAR, AND THEN SO WE'LL BE FRONT LOADED ON THE UPCOMING MONTHS.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW IF WE NEED TO ADD IT AND THEN BRING IT BACK, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE NOT QUITE DOING IT NOW. SO MAYBE WE WELL, IN THE FIRST SENTENCE IT REFERENCED THE AGREEMENT. SO I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS. THAT'S TRUE. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER. YES. MRS. ANDERSON. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT IN THIS.
POLICY THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT SOMETHING TEN DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING, AND IT'S FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BOARD MEMBERS, BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL BE ON
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THE NEXT AGENDA. THAT APPLIES FOR TRUSTEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL. AND IT WAS JUST INTERESTING BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT AGENDA ITEM THAT I GOT DENIED ON, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING THAT DOCTOR CHERNISS DENIED IT, SAYING, ALLOW TIME TO STUDY THIS AND MAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. SO WE JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON THE NEXT AGENDA DOES NOT MAKE IT A BROWN ACT VIOLATION OR POLICY VIOLATION. IT IS GIVING THEM TIME. IT HELPS THEM LOOK AT THE MEETING AND HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO BE AND WHETHER IT'S APPROPRIATE. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT AND I'M GOOD WITH THE CHANGES. YOU ALSO CAN'T PULL THE BOARD. YOU CAN'T ASK THREE BOARD MEMBERS IF THEY WANT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA THAT'S AGAINST THE BROWN ACT.SO THAT'S WHY YOU RAN INTO THAT ISSUE. AND SERENA WENT AND ASKED THREE BOARD MEMBERS, AND YOU GUYS ALL SAID NO. SO THAT WAS WHERE THE VIOLATION HAPPENED. JUST POINTING THAT OUT. I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW THAT THAT'S A VIOLATION BECAUSE IT WASN'T A DISCUSSION. IT WAS A DO WE BRING IT? AND SO I AND THAT'S PART OF THAT'S IT'S TO DISCUSS IT. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH AND AND THE REASON WHY IT WAS DENIED WAS BECAUSE WE HAD A LONG MEETING THAT MONTH AND IT WAS ON. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD. THAT MEETING THAT YOU WANTED IT ON WENT TO 1130 AT NIGHT. SO I THINK IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO MOVE IT BACK. AND THAT WAS MY DECISION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT MUSASHINO TALKED. IT WOULD AFFECT HIS BUSINESS. AND HE SAID HE TALKED TO THREE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND NONE OF YOU WANTED IT ON. BUT IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY NOW, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT WAS DENIED BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
IT WAS NOT FOUNDED. CORRECT? CORRECT. OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE WE PUT IT ON THE NEXT BOARD AGENDA. IT'S ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GET A LETTER SAYING YOU VIOLATED IT WITH THE CURE. IT'S NOT THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU MOVE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING DOESN'T MEAN IT'S A AND I NEVER DENIED IT. I SAID, WE JUST CAN'T DO IT. THIS MEETING, JUST LIKE THE THREAT SAYING THAT THAT YOUR RESOLUTION WASN'T PUT ON THIS, THIS AGENDA AND THAT WE VIOLATED THE BROWN ACT, THE AGENDA WASN'T EVEN OUT YET. SO THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO. YES, I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. SO WE'RE GOING TO ADD THIS IN HERE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE CALL FOR A VOTE. THANK YOU OKAY I DO I DO HAVE ONE OTHER THING. WOULD IT BE PRUDENT OF US TO HAVE IT STATED THAT IF BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT CALLS IT OUT ANYMORE, WE TOOK OUT THE THERE'S ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER COMING IN ROTATION. IF THERE IS ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE AGENDA PLANNING, I THINK THAT'S WHERE YOU GO TO TWO, TWO, ONE AND WE DO HAVE TWO, TWO ONES. IT DOESN'T PROHIBIT IT. IT JUST IF IT'S STATED IN THE BYLAWS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT AND YOU DON'T DO IT, THEN YOU'RE IN VIOLATION OF YOUR BYLAWS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO BRING SOMEBODY IN. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE COMMITTING TO. WE DO EVERY TIME. SO THIS JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN DOESN'T MEAN IT CAN'T HAPPEN, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS CALLED OUT SAYING THIS WAS OUR PRACTICE AND WE'RE NOT DOING IT. THAT'S WHY IT'S A PROBLEM. THAT'S WHY. THAT'S WHY. JUST MAKING SURE THAT WAS STILL POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. YEAH. I HAVE A QUESTION THEN TO YOU ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TEN DAYS. SO WHEN YOU CAME ON DECEMBER 13TH, CARRY OF 2024 AND YOU TOLD US HE WAS INSUBORDINATE AND YOU CHARGED HIM WITH INSUBORDINATION BECAUSE HE DIDN'T PUT A CHANGE OF A LAW FIRM ON THE AGENDA. HOW IS THAT ANY DIFFERENT FROM ME PUTTING IT OUT TEN DAYS? I HAVE THE EMAIL, SO I'M JUST I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT THE TEN DAYS AND IT'S OKAY FOR SOMETHING NOT TO GO ON THE AGENDA. BUT THEN WHEN SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT ON THE AGENDA, YOU ACCUSE A SUPERINTENDENT OF INSUBORDINATION. WELL, IF IT'S UNDER OUR PURVIEW AND IF IT'S A REQUEST, THEN THAT SHOULD COME FORWARD AND THEN. OKAY, BUT IT'S NOT WITHIN THE TEN DAYS, AND YOURS WAS NOT WITHIN THE TEN DAYS. SO YOU TOLD US HE WAS INSUBORDINATE FOR NOT PUTTING IT ON. SO WHICH IS IT? IS IT A BOARD MEMBER CAN PUT IT ON WHENEVER THEY WANT, IF IT'S UNDER THE PURVIEW OR IF IT'S JUST CERTAIN BOARD, IT ACTUALLY CAN BE PUT ON. BUT EVEN WITHIN THAT TEN DAYS. SO IF IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IS THAT CAN HAPPEN. AND IT'S I DON'T REMEMBER THE ACTUAL NUMBER OR THE ACTUAL. IT WAS DECEMBER 13TH. WE WERE FOUR DAYS FROM A MEETING. WELL, I DON'T REMEMBER THE ACTUAL RIGHT. THE REQUEST THAT I WAS ASKING HIM TO PUT ON, YOU WERE ASKING HIM TO PUT TODD ROBBINS ON AS THE BOARD ATTORNEY FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING, AND WHEN HE SAID WERE NOT WITHIN THE TEN DAYS WE CAN PUT HIM ON THE JANUARY AGENDA. YOU TOLD HIM HE WAS INSUBORDINATE AND YOU CHARGED HIM WITH INSUBORDINATION. WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT CHARGING HIM WITH INSUBORDINATION. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN DO, BUT I CAN MAKE A STATEMENT. I DON'T, I DON'T. I'LL SHOW YOU THE I DON'T PUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. OH, JUST SEND IT TO ME BECAUSE
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I DON'T GO ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOU PUT IT ON YOUR OWN PAGE THAT I DON'T THINK IT WAS FOR A FOR TODD ROBBINS, SPECIFICALLY TODD ROBBINS. I WOULD HAVE NOT ASKED FOR SPECIFIC TODD ROBBINS BECAUSE THE CONTRACT WAS ATTACHED. TODD ROBBINS CONTRACT? YES. IT WAS. ALL I'M SAYING IS CONSISTENCY HERE. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. YOU CAN'T SIT HERE AND SAY, OH, TEN DAYS PURVIEW, ALL THESE THINGS AND BUT BUT WHEN IN THE PAST YOU HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY. SO IT'S EITHER FOR ALL FIVE OR IT'S FOR NONE OF US. I'M JUST ASKING FOR SOME CONSISTENCY. OKAY. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR I, I AND OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. OKAY. MOVING TO ED SERVICES 23.1. IF[23. ACTION ITEMS - CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION ]
I COULD HAVE. A MOTION FIRST I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2524 TO REVISE THE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR THE GENERAL CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR. SECOND OKAY, FIRST BY MRS. ANDERSON, SECOND BY MRS. QUINTERO. DOCTOR KIM, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO, NOT FOR THIS ONE. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NOPE.OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. OKAY.
[24. BOARD REPORT ]
AND THAT BRINGS US NOW TO BOARD REPORT. WE ARE AT 10:00. SO IF YOU WANT TO I'M RECOMMENDING MAYBE WE CONSIDER BUMPING THIS TO THE NEXT TIME OR THAT'S A GOOD FOR YES. NO. YEAH. ARE WE GOING TO JUST DO SPEED. BUT WHATEVER. IF IT'S OKAY TO BUMP IT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. JUST TO MAKE IT A SHORTER MEETING SINCE WE'RE PUSHING WE'RE PAST 10:00 NOW. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.OKAY, I WILL VOTE ON THAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I DON'T THINK WE NEED A MOTION ON THAT, BUT WE DO NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION WE TALKED ABOUT THERE WAS SOMEBODY WE WERE GOING TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF, AND I. HELEN. YEAH? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAYBE AND I OR MAYBE WE COULD BRING THAT BACK THE NEXT TIME. SO IT'S NOT JUST OFF THE CUFF. I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD. PERFECT. SHE DESERVES A SHE DESERVES. YES. FULL RESPECT. SO DOES MY MOTION ADJOURN? STILL STAND? YES. YOUR MOTION STILL STANDS. SECOND MOTION TO ADJOURN BY MRS. BLADES AND SECOND BY MR. FRAZIER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.
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