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[13:23] >> board of education

[13:29] for AUGUST 20th, 2026.

[13:29] Welcome to those

[13:30] attending the meeting

[13:31] in person and those

[13:32] who are watching the

[13:33] broadcast of this

[13:35] meeting. Please note

[13:37] that a recording and

[13:38] broadcast of this

[13:39] meeting is being made,

[13:40] and this means that

[13:42] the or brass MAY

[13:43] capture images ad

[13:45] sounds of this the in

[13:47] order to maintain

[13:48] respectful public

[13:49] members of the limit

[13:50] applause to occasions.

[13:51] The student

[13:52] performance. Employee

[13:54] recognition and

[13:55] significant community

[13:55] contributions which

[13:56] are celebrated by

[14:00] everyone present I now

[14:01] invite vice PRESIDENT

[14:02] Darrah to lead us in

[14:10] our land..

[14:10] >> we should take a

[14:12] moment on which we are

[14:13] gathered for.

[14:13] Thousands of years,

[14:14] this land has been the

[14:17] home of people. Today

[14:18] there are three

[14:19] federally. United win

[14:21] tribes. Indians of the

[14:22] calusa indian

[14:24] community dehe wintun

[14:27] nation. And wintun

[14:28] nation. The people

[14:29] have remained

[14:30] committed to the

[14:30] stewardship of this

[14:31] land for centuries. It

[14:33] has been cherished and

[14:34] protected as elders

[14:35] have instructed the

[14:36] young through

[14:37] generations. We

[14:38] honored and grateful to

[14:40] be here today on their

[14:41] traditional lands.

[14:42] Thank you.

[14:43] >> thank you. Trustee

[14:44] denunzio, will you lead

[14:46] us in our patriotic

[15:15] observance?? Have roll

[15:17] call and all trustees

[15:21] are present in. All

[15:25] five. During trustees

[15:26] with direction on

[15:29] personnel matter. He's

[15:31] the agenda is before

[15:31] you. Do I have a

[15:32] motion to approve the

[15:35] agenda as presented??

[15:35] >> second.

[15:36] >> it's been moved by

[15:37] greenwald, seconded by

[15:39] vice PRESIDENT Darrah.

[15:40] All in favor?

[15:41] >> aye

[15:44] >> any opposed?

[15:45] Abstentions. So the

[15:48] agenda is approved nw

[15:49] we have staff

[15:50] recognitions

[15:52] >> not. This week.

[15:53] Week.

[15:55] >> so we move on to

[15:58] announcements and all

[15:59] yours. Great.

[16:00] >> I want to take a

[16:01] minute to acknowledge

[16:02] the tremendous amount

[16:03] of professional

[16:04] development. That's

[16:05] been taking place over

[16:07] the past couple of

[16:08] weeks. As we get ready

[16:10] to welcome students

[16:13] back on tuesday. The

[16:14] friday, friday, we had

[16:15] all new special

[16:17] education staff for an

[16:19] orientation on

[16:20] tuesday, had all of

[16:21] our new our new

[16:23] teacher orientation

[16:25] wednesday. Was new

[16:27] teacher udl

[16:29] orientation we had

[16:30] session, pilot

[16:32] training district wide

[16:33] professional

[16:34] development training

[16:35] for all teachers,

[16:37] educators. About the

[16:38] conditions and

[16:39] routines for high

[16:39] functioning

[16:41] collaborative teams

[16:42] within 600 attendees.

[16:44] Today and all of our

[16:46] staff are back at

[16:48] their sites. Tomorrow.

[16:50] We hope you will all

[16:50] join us for the back

[16:52] to school breakfast

[16:55] and get to work. While

[16:56] these different

[16:57] learning opportunities

[16:58] are all different kinds

[16:59] of learning

[16:59] opportunities, they

[17:00] all connect to a

[17:02] larger we have to

[17:03] making sure that

[17:04] continue to do the

[17:05] important work of

[17:06] improving student

[17:08] outcomes. As that's

[17:08] really at the center of

[17:12] what we do next slide.

[17:13] Nope. That's it. Yep.

[17:15] Thank you. Rambling on

[17:17] today. So and as we

[17:18] get ready for the

[17:19] welcome to welcome

[17:20] students back, I want

[17:21] to offer one more

[17:21] reminder to our

[17:22] community about our way

[17:23] for the day mobile

[17:26] device policy, which

[17:26] begins on the very

[17:26] first day. As soon as

[17:28] students arrive on

[17:29] kiss under this

[17:30] policy, stool, turn

[17:31] off and put away their

[17:32] personal mobile

[17:34] devices, including cell

[17:36] phones, smartwatches

[17:36] for the duration of the

[17:39] day. We know big

[17:39] change, especially at

[17:41] our secondary level,

[17:41] but we also see it as

[17:42] an opportunity. The

[17:44] goal is to create more

[17:45] focused learning

[17:46] environments. Reduce

[17:47] distractions and give

[17:49] students more

[17:49] opportunities to be

[17:49] present with their

[17:52] teachers classmates

[17:53] and the experience is

[17:54] around them. We want

[17:55] our campuses to be a

[17:56] place where students

[17:58] can connect

[17:58] participate, and engage

[17:59] in school day. If you

[18:01] or your students have

[18:01] questions, you can

[18:03] check out our faq on

[18:05] our web or connect

[18:07] with your school

[18:09] principal. So I also

[18:10] want to remind our

[18:11] community partners and

[18:12] that peach jar are

[18:14] digital flyer platform

[18:16] will open for the year

[18:18] on monday, AUGUST 31st,

[18:19] with the first flyers

[18:20] going out to families

[18:21] friday, SEPTEMBER

[18:23] fourth, fourth. Peach

[18:23] jar is a great

[18:25] resource for sharing

[18:27] district information

[18:28] with our families.

[18:29] Whether it's an

[18:30] upcoming event

[18:31] program, community

[18:33] resource, or other for

[18:33] students. If you're a

[18:34] community organization

[18:35] or interested in

[18:36] sharing information

[18:37] this year, you can

[18:39] find everything you

[18:41] need. Our website at

[18:44] slash next and as we

[18:46] get ready for our first

[18:47] day, I want to send a

[18:49] big thank you to the

[18:50] administrative staff

[18:51] who have been working

[18:52] throughout the summer

[18:53] to get our campuses

[18:55] ready. Hired supplies

[18:56] ordered, and all the

[18:57] other essential tasks

[19:00] needed to successfully

[19:01] launch the school

[19:02] year. I've seen so

[19:04] much happening over the

[19:04] course of this last

[19:07] week. To get campuses

[19:09] cleaned up and spruced

[19:10] up and ready for

[19:12] school. We're also

[19:13] excited to welcome our

[19:15] families and staff back

[19:15] to the start of the

[19:16] new school year. We'll

[19:18] be welcoming our

[19:19] trustees at our next

[19:20] board meeting and

[19:21] we're really looking

[19:22] forward to seeing our

[19:23] campuses come back to

[19:24] life. I hope everyone

[19:25] has a full final few

[19:26] days of summer. I

[19:27] think for all of us,

[19:28] staff, it's pretty much

[19:30] over and we can't wait

[19:31] to see you all on

[19:32] tuesday.

[19:34] >> thank you. And now

[19:36] it's time for fom our

[19:38] davis association

[19:39] PRESIDENT Amanda

[19:45] rales.

[19:46] >> good evening,

[19:50] PRESIDENT Jackson best

[19:52] and I am so excited to

[19:54] reunite colleagues

[19:54] tomorrow as we return

[19:56] to work and prepare for

[19:57] our sins. But I am

[19:58] even more excited to

[19:59] greet my new first

[20:01] graders next week. I

[20:02] love getting to know

[20:03] them, helping them

[20:04] grow and learn to be

[20:04] the best little humans

[20:06] they can be. But right

[20:07] now they aren't the

[20:08] only thing I'm

[20:10] thinking about as I'm

[20:11] sure you've been

[20:12] informed by district

[20:13] staff, we had to reach

[20:15] a tentative agreement

[20:16] educators will start

[20:17] the year with an

[20:19] expired contract do not

[20:19] want to edit the

[20:20] progress that has been

[20:22] made, but the work is

[20:24] not done have reached

[20:25] agreement on several

[20:27] matters of working

[20:27] conditions, for we

[20:29] know that our working

[20:29] conditions are our

[20:31] students learning

[20:32] conditions. And our

[20:33] members have made it

[20:34] clear what. Also

[20:34] continues to be a

[20:36] priority for them.

[20:37] Their livelihoods

[20:39] every time we have

[20:40] been airplane. Flight

[20:41] attendants deliver a

[20:43] universal survival

[20:44] secure your own.

[20:45] Oxygen mask. Before

[20:46] helping others. This is

[20:47] not a land

[20:49] selfishness. It is a

[20:50] matter of basic

[20:51] survival if you run out

[20:53] of oxygen, not save

[20:54] the person sitting next

[20:55] to you, you cannot

[20:56] help a child. If you

[20:58] pass out from

[21:00] exhaustion. Now, in our

[21:00] schools, the cabin

[21:02] pressure is dropping.

[21:03] Our are suffocating

[21:04] under the financial

[21:05] weight of

[21:06] uncompetitive salaries

[21:07] and skyrocketing

[21:08] health insurance

[21:09] premiums. We have

[21:10] heard from members who

[21:11] face no option other

[21:13] than living with their

[21:13] parents, because they

[21:15] simply cannot afford

[21:17] rent. I mention a

[21:18] their own. We have

[21:21] heard from members the

[21:22] have had to make about

[21:23] not having children of

[21:25] their own. Right now.

[21:25] Of the cost of family

[21:26] health care for them

[21:28] is dramatically out of

[21:30] reach another little

[21:32] not so fun fact. An

[21:32] educator in

[21:34] neighboring west

[21:35] sacramento. Same

[21:36] western health family

[21:38] offered here. Can take

[21:42] home. 72. Dollars a us

[21:42] educator on the same

[21:44] step in column

[21:46] equivalent would take

[21:48] home 44. Dollars for

[21:49] years, teachers have

[21:50] been told to ignore

[21:51] their own economic

[21:52] bible. We are told to

[21:54] keep sacrificing kids

[21:56] and we do. We love our

[21:57] students but you

[21:58] cannot perform an empty

[21:59] cup and you cannot

[22:00] teach effectively when

[22:02] you are gasping for

[22:05] financial air this is

[22:06] putting on their

[22:08] oxygen masks when a

[22:10] teacher has to take a

[22:10] second job just to pay

[22:11] rent, or when a

[22:12] veteran educator

[22:13] leaves our district

[22:14] because their take home

[22:15] pay is eaten alive by

[22:17] rising health benefit

[22:18] costs. Students suffer

[22:20] the consequences. They

[22:23] lose lose mentors, and

[22:24] they lose the high

[22:25] quality education they

[22:27] deserve. Providing

[22:28] competitive salaries

[22:30] and reliable not a

[22:32] interest with student

[22:32] success. It is the

[22:34] exact framework

[22:34] required to make

[22:35] students success

[22:37] possible when we sit at

[22:38] the bargaining table

[22:39] and ask for fair wages

[22:41] and affordable health

[22:42] care, we are nodding

[22:44] for luxuries. Dta has

[22:45] consistently proposed

[22:46] language that states

[22:47] the district will

[22:48] provide full coverage

[22:50] of the lowest

[22:50] insurance for the

[22:51] employee. The district

[22:52] will not commit

[22:53] typekit language and

[22:54] continues to propose

[22:56] set dollar amounts

[22:57] amounts that quickly

[22:59] get overtaken by rate

[23:00] increases that are then

[23:01] absorbed by our

[23:02] educators paychecks.

[23:05] Is this board from

[23:06] commitment? You say you

[23:07] are to doing the right

[23:10] thing. Chance. He

[23:10] cannot successfully

[23:12] guide our students to a

[23:12] bright future. If the

[23:13] adults in the

[23:14] classroom are starved

[23:15] of the rsources they

[23:17] need to survive. I

[23:17] urge this board to

[23:18] invest in the people

[23:20] who invest in our

[23:21] children. Give our

[23:22] educators the oxygen

[23:23] they need so they can

[23:24] focus on giving our

[23:25] students what they

[23:27] deserve. Best. Thank

[23:29] you..

[23:30] >> thank you. It's now

[23:31] time to report from

[23:33] our california. School

[23:35] employees association

[23:46] runyon

[23:47] >> evening, PRESIDENT

[23:50] Jackson and community

[23:51] members here in

[23:52] chambers. And join us

[23:54] from home. My name is

[23:56] runyon, PRESIDENT,

[23:57] chapter 72. Hre in

[23:59] davis apologize for my

[24:00] absence. Two weeks ago.

[24:02] I was sick. But I'm

[24:04] back. As we begin a

[24:04] new school year, we

[24:07] have an opportunity to

[24:08] together. Refocus and

[24:09] recommit to the work

[24:11] that matters most.

[24:12] Supporting our

[24:14] students to all our

[24:18] professionals

[24:20] families. Welcome back

[24:21] every day, each of us

[24:22] plays a vital role in

[24:23] creating schools. Or

[24:25] students serve and

[24:26] together we are

[24:27] stronger and w can

[24:30] make a difference over

[24:31] the summer, csea

[24:33] chapter five. 72 was

[24:33] proud to send seven

[24:36] delegates to csas

[24:38] 100th. 100th annual

[24:39] conference. They were

[24:41] joined by more than

[24:42] 2000 fellow classified

[24:42] professionals from

[24:43] across california and

[24:46] our participated in

[24:47] discussions

[24:48] resolutions. That

[24:49] helped shape future of

[24:52] our association. It

[24:54] was an opportunity to

[24:55] bring the voice of

[24:56] davis to the table,

[24:57] learn from csea

[24:58] members across across

[25:00] the state and stand

[25:02] together as large for

[25:03] classified employees

[25:05] in public education.

[25:06] We are proud of our

[25:07] delegates and the work

[25:11] represent davis..

[25:11] Shifting gears later

[25:13] this evening, chief

[25:14] technology officer

[25:15] scott thompson will

[25:16] present the district's

[25:17] capital operations and

[25:18] technology summer

[25:20] update this

[25:20] presentation

[25:21] highlights many of the

[25:23] projects and prison and

[25:24] preparations that have

[25:25] place across our

[25:26] schools. This summer,

[25:28] including technology.

[25:29] Updates, grounds

[25:30] preparation services

[25:32] and deep cleaning our

[25:33] custodial staff. It is

[25:34] important to recognize

[25:35] that classified

[25:36] employees who have

[25:37] been doing this work

[25:38] throughout the summer

[25:39] months. Much of this

[25:40] work is performed

[25:41] behind the scenes, but

[25:43] it is absolutely

[25:44] essential to the of

[25:46] this district at the

[25:48] same time, I do want to

[25:50] make an important

[25:50] distinction that not

[25:52] every task represented

[25:52] in this presentation

[25:54] was completed by

[25:56] classified saff we

[25:57] recognize that there

[25:58] are times wen outside

[26:00] contractors and other

[26:01] resource necessary.

[26:03] However, csea believes

[26:03] we should always make

[26:05] an effort to keep

[26:06] classified work in the

[26:08] hands of classified

[26:10] employees our

[26:10] classified staff have

[26:11] the knowledge and

[26:12] experience to serve

[26:14] our schools. Excuse me

[26:16] and our students work

[26:17] that belongs within

[26:18] our bargaining unit

[26:19] performed by our

[26:21] bargaining unit

[26:21] members. We are not

[26:23] only supporting our

[26:24] members, we are

[26:25] investing in long

[26:26] capacity and stability

[26:31] of being said, we would

[26:32] like to thank the for

[26:35] its regarding outside

[26:36] contracts. We

[26:37] appreciate the

[26:37] transparency and

[26:38] collaboration in

[26:40] keeping the

[26:41] association informed,

[26:41] ensuring that we have

[26:43] an opportunity to

[26:44] discuss these matters.

[26:46] When it's appropriate

[26:47] .. Now, in

[26:48] negotiations starting

[26:49] in SEPTEMBER, csea

[26:50] wants to emphasize

[26:53] that the importance of

[26:53] investing in your

[26:55] people. Like

[26:56] classified staff,

[26:57] continue to face

[26:59] increasing financial

[27:00] pressures while being

[27:02] asked to do more with

[27:03] limited resources. The

[27:04] cost of living

[27:06] continues to rise and

[27:07] reality is that many

[27:08] classified employees

[27:09] are struggling to keep

[27:12] up they are not asking

[27:13] excuse m, they are

[27:15] not asking for special

[27:16] treatment. They're

[27:17] asking for one simple

[27:19] thing for one job to

[27:21] be enough a career

[27:22] serving pblic

[27:24] education, not require

[27:25] someone to take on a

[27:26] second job. Just food

[27:29] on their table.

[27:30] Classified and are

[27:31] asking that the work

[27:32] they every day.

[27:32] Supporting our

[27:33] students. Allows them

[27:35] to provide families

[27:36] and all the secure

[27:40] future with the recent

[27:41] announcement of 2020.

[27:41] Health care premium

[27:42] changes through

[27:43] calpers. Some of the

[27:44] district's health care

[27:45] plans for classified

[27:47] staff are excited to

[27:50] increase up to 11% for

[27:51] classified employees.

[27:52] These increases are

[27:53] not just numbers on a

[27:55] budget document. They

[27:57] represent real

[27:58] decisions about

[28:00] housing and

[28:00] transportation to and

[28:04] from work. And whether

[28:06] they can afford to

[28:06] whether they continue

[28:07] to afford the benefits

[28:09] they work hard for to

[28:13] earn over the year has

[28:14] rebuilding and

[28:15] strengthening our

[28:16] organization as I

[28:17] stated at the end of

[28:18] last school year, we

[28:19] have grown our

[28:20] membership expanded our

[28:21] representation across

[28:23] our school sites and

[28:24] departments, and built

[28:25] a stronger foundation

[28:27] for the future of

[28:29] chapter five. 72. This

[28:30] year we are continuing

[28:33] that momentum will

[28:34] continue bringing

[28:35] classified voices to

[28:37] the table, continuing.

[28:38] Collaterally

[28:38] collaboratively with

[28:40] strict and continue

[28:42] for the and

[28:42] recognition that our

[28:46] members deserve csc is

[28:46] members proud of the

[28:48] work they do and proud

[28:50] to continue standing

[28:55] together. Thank you.

[28:57] >> so our students who

[28:59] would be here on the

[29:00] board as sudent

[29:01] trustees, are

[29:01] currently on summer

[29:03] break. We expect them

[29:05] in on SEPTEMBER third.

[29:07] we'll now have

[29:07] comments from board

[29:08] members, and we'll

[29:10] start with trustee

[29:11] dinunzio..

[29:11] >> thank you,

[29:14] PRESIDENT Jackson. I

[29:18] want to echo comments.

[29:18] The first day of school

[29:20] is fabulous. I look

[29:22] forward to visiting as

[29:23] campus possible and

[29:26] yes are slightly more

[29:26] enjoyable and adorable

[29:31] than 12th graders. Jp

[29:32] but I look forward to

[29:33] going to willett

[29:34] emerson and da vinci

[29:36] junior high and north

[29:37] davis. And yes, davis,

[29:38] high and hopefully as

[29:40] many as I possibly can

[29:42] exciting for tuesday.

[29:43] So I had the great

[29:44] opportunity over the &

[29:46] past week to take my

[29:47] student to mexico

[29:50] city. For a cultural

[29:52] learning. Adventure

[29:53] and I don't want to

[29:55] talk too much about it

[29:55] because I know we have

[29:56] many things to get to,

[29:58] but it was

[29:58] transformational, I

[29:59] think, for the both of

[30:01] us. I've been to many

[30:02] times for work. It's

[30:04] very different though,

[30:05] to learn about the

[30:06] culture, about the

[30:08] architecture about the

[30:11] history and we started

[30:13] to and truly

[30:14] phenomenal

[30:16] understanding culture

[30:18] that american culture.

[30:19] Over hundreds and

[30:21] hundreds of years you

[30:25] know museo nacional

[30:27] and anthropology was

[30:28] perhaps the most

[30:32] impressive been in a

[30:35] story of a people that

[30:37] had an incredible

[30:38] understanding of the

[30:39] connection between the

[30:40] physical world and the

[30:43] spiritual world. The

[30:45] de bellas artes. And

[30:46] later at unam, being

[30:48] able to see the

[30:51] architecture and the

[30:52] exterior use of it in

[30:53] murals and design, not

[30:56] just in art but in the

[30:58] actual architecture.

[31:00] The biblioteca central

[31:03] and the rectoria just

[31:04] phenomenal, and I think

[31:06] that for us it's just a

[31:08] reminder that travel is

[31:09] a privilege. There's no

[31:10] doubt about it. But

[31:11] when you can go and

[31:12] read all of these

[31:13] places in books, when

[31:14] you can go and be in

[31:16] the place and see the

[31:17] people and have the

[31:19] conversations, it's

[31:21] just phenomenally

[31:22] transformational and

[31:25] for me, it just and I

[31:25] talk a moment about a

[31:27] book that I got

[31:28] because of it, but

[31:30] just the blending and

[31:32] modern traditions. Of

[31:34] art and food and

[31:37] architecture. Felt

[31:38] extraordinarily so. I

[31:39] look forward to going

[31:41] back very soon. Okay,

[31:46] so to books. And m

[31:47] first one is called

[31:50] the home builders. And

[31:52] the author. Is a woman

[31:56] named vasa she's from

[31:57] mumbai and the

[31:59] illustrator is a woman

[32:03] named symona mollasani

[32:05] an interesting

[32:06] combination of two very

[32:07] different cultures.

[32:09] Simona is from italy.

[32:10] And you can see the

[32:11] illustrations are

[32:12] phenomenal. And the

[32:14] text is the kind of

[32:16] book to read to your

[32:19] young reader different

[32:20] animals and how they

[32:22] build homes and it's a

[32:24] very simple story

[32:26] about safety and

[32:26] belonging and being

[32:29] part of things and a

[32:31] reminder, again, that

[32:32] curiosity often gets

[32:34] by sopping long

[32:36] enough to notice book

[32:37] the artwork is

[32:38] fantastic, by the way,

[32:42] a fine so first

[32:42] weekend of every

[32:45] month. It's fantastic.

[32:47] Okay, my second book is

[32:51] for for young adults

[32:52] mature adults, but I

[32:53] know that our students

[32:55] in early high school

[32:58] do very well set a

[32:59] watchman by harper lee

[33:00] and certain that many

[33:03] of you know this book

[33:04] it is an interesting

[33:06] companion to kill a

[33:07] mockingbird. In part

[33:08] because a lot

[33:09] >> out of the

[33:09] characters.

[33:11] >> and mockingbird out

[33:12] to be human and not

[33:13] perfect. Like many of

[33:16] us and it really poses

[33:18] the question of what

[33:20] happens when we really

[33:22] admire and what does it

[33:24] do. About our moral

[33:26] beliefs. I think in

[33:29] particular me I was

[33:31] interesting because

[33:32] harper lee writing

[33:34] this book before she

[33:35] wrote to kill a

[33:36] mockingbird. That was

[33:37] published obviously

[33:38] much, much later. And

[33:39] so it's interesting to

[33:41] look at how her

[33:43] thinking evolved a

[33:45] fantastic book. Many

[33:47] of our students I know

[33:48] mockingbird strongly

[33:49] urge you to read

[33:50] harper lee's book. Go

[33:55] set a watchman more I

[33:57] mentioned my trip got

[33:59] me really curious

[34:03] about the mexica and

[34:06] the nahua culture book

[34:08] is called aztec and

[34:10] culture. It's by

[34:13] leon-portilla is a

[34:16] phenomenal.. Overview

[34:19] of the philosophy.

[34:19] Worldview. I think

[34:21] what's particularly

[34:21] interesting about it

[34:23] is the duality, the

[34:24] balance between fire

[34:26] and water, between the

[34:27] male and the female

[34:28] chaos and order,

[34:30] between the living

[34:31] world and post living

[34:35] world I think the the

[34:37] exploration for me.

[34:38] Was really about

[34:39] understanding that many

[34:40] of the ancient

[34:41] cultures deep wisdom

[34:43] that we sometimes

[34:46] forget wonderful book

[34:49] and then last other

[34:51] than my book. Is one

[34:53] that many of you are

[34:54] familiar with. It's

[34:55] called the left hand

[34:57] of darkness. By ursula

[34:59] le guin actually

[35:01] recommended to me by

[35:02] one of the english

[35:04] teachers. I read it

[35:05] when I was a teenager.

[35:06] It was

[35:06] transformational. I

[35:07] read it as a young

[35:08] adult. It was

[35:09] transformational

[35:10] again, and I just read

[35:12] it this summer and

[35:14] once again, I wouldn't

[35:15] call this necessarily

[35:15] a banned book.

[35:17] Certainly a book that

[35:19] many people create a

[35:20] creates discomfort.

[35:22] And I think in part is

[35:23] because it is such a

[35:24] different worldview

[35:25] from our own. When you

[35:27] think about gender and

[35:30] not being binary and

[35:32] in a world where

[35:35] things are in

[35:36] framework that we start

[35:38] with is fundamentally

[35:40] not part of this could

[35:41] not recommend this

[35:44] book more strongly is

[35:45] one of the true great

[35:47] authors of the 20th

[35:49] century. And I think

[35:50] it really helps the

[35:51] setting, the science

[35:52] fiction really helps

[35:54] us to question a lot of

[35:56] our belief systems and

[35:57] we think that kind of

[35:58] curiosity is always a

[35:59] good thing. And

[36:01] similarly, not over to

[36:04] you. So this is davis

[36:09] farmers the wonderful

[36:09] 50th anniversary of

[36:11] farmers market was

[36:13] last month. This book

[36:13] was written by george

[36:15] an brennan and or own

[36:17] anne evans. What's

[36:17] great about this book

[36:19] is one. It's agreat

[36:21] cookbook and number

[36:23] two, it is signed by

[36:25] the authors and I got

[36:26] at the friends of the

[36:28] library sale for $1.

[36:30] So this will go in our

[36:32] little library? Nope.

[36:33] It goes to troy.

[36:34] Ellen, because I

[36:34] promised the would

[36:37] have library, but you

[36:38] can pick up a copy

[36:41] there often at at the

[36:42] library sale. Thank you

[36:44] very much. Chris and

[36:45] jackson

[36:49] >> not a bad book..

[36:58] >> see...

[37:00] >> that not be banned.

[37:01] And evans is an

[37:05] amazing.. Thank you.

[37:08] Thank you. I would say

[37:09] as we open our doors

[37:12] for the 2627 school

[37:13] year I'm very thrilled

[37:16] to welcome back our

[37:17] educators. Our

[37:18] classified staff

[37:22] students and families

[37:22] start of the school

[37:24] year, it always brings

[37:26] a unique wave of,

[37:29] energy optimism, and

[37:32] opportunity kids and I

[37:34] want to say it again,

[37:35] our educators and

[37:36] support staff, thank

[37:38] you so much for being

[37:39] work that you've done

[37:42] over summer educating

[37:44] our students went to

[37:46] school and preparing

[37:47] our schools and getting

[37:48] ready for the start of

[37:50] the school year. Hard

[37:52] work over the summer.

[37:53] preparing our campuses

[37:55] to be safe vibrant

[37:57] spaces for our

[37:58] students is very much

[38:00] appreciated. I part

[38:02] of. Just and we are

[38:03] really grateful to the

[38:05] work. You make sure

[38:08] you know that to

[38:11] welcome back as

[38:12] superintendent already

[38:16] mentioned we are a new

[38:19] new time in or south

[38:19] going to be away for

[38:21] the day. I've already

[38:23] had pushback from two

[38:25] kids. That's not fair.

[38:27] You know, on and on.

[38:29] But I did tell them it

[38:30] might be a challenge

[38:33] at first, but I it

[38:34] accustomed to that

[38:35] change and teachers

[38:38] will be able to teach

[38:39] without interference.

[38:42] Yay! So I know you can

[38:44] do so whether you're

[38:46] student stepping onto

[38:47] a campus for the very

[38:48] first time, a little

[38:50] tk or kindergartner

[38:51] you're entering your

[38:54] final year at usd as a

[38:56] senior, this year is

[38:58] yours to shape and we

[38:59] believe in our

[39:00] potential. Ad I jst

[39:02] want to say that as a

[39:03] as a board member, and

[39:04] I'm sure I speak other

[39:06] colleagues too we want

[39:08] your well-being

[39:09] through the top

[39:09] priority. Every step

[39:11] of the way and I just

[39:14] want to thank you for

[39:15] your continued

[39:17] partnership with us.

[39:17] And we want to make

[39:18] this a great school

[39:20] year. So I'm hoping

[39:21] can collaborate and

[39:22] just have a great team

[39:25] of everyone. Thank you

[39:29] >> you. Vice..

[39:29] >> thank you,

[39:34] PRESIDENT Jackson?? I

[39:35] guess I will share the

[39:36] comments of my

[39:37] colleagues and

[39:38] welcoming people back

[39:40] to school. Special

[39:42] thanks to everyone

[39:44] behind the scenes to

[39:47] be ready for safe..

[39:49] When came up and and

[39:50] just shared her

[39:52] enthusiasm for her

[39:52] first classroom, and

[39:53] we feel that as

[39:54] parents, we walk into a

[39:55] classroom. We can just

[39:56] feel that good energy

[39:57] and there's a special

[39:57] sauce you bring into

[39:59] the room that feels so

[40:00] good. And those

[40:01] parents drop off those

[40:03] kids on that first day

[40:03] and gets kids excited

[40:04] about their, you know,

[40:05] new backpack and their

[40:06] new markers and all

[40:08] those things. So thank

[40:09] you. And hopefully

[40:12] that same energy does

[40:12] extend to our 12th

[40:13] graders who are

[40:13] realizing it's our

[40:15] last year to to be on

[40:17] their parents dime 24

[40:19] over seven. So, you

[40:19] know, I think there's,

[40:21] there's a lot to be

[40:22] said. And I want to

[40:23] acknowledge the, the

[40:24] work that goes in to

[40:25] make sure our, our

[40:26] physical spaces are

[40:27] ready for our students

[40:28] as well as the extreme

[40:30] learning environment.

[40:32] So thank you. I want to

[40:34] welcome to our new

[40:35] employees know,

[40:36] welcome to dj usd.

[40:37] Hopefully this will be

[40:38] a great place for you

[40:40] to start a rewarding

[40:41] career and you'll get

[40:43] to just how special it

[40:43] is to be in this

[40:44] district with these,

[40:45] these kids in this

[40:48] community. Let's see.

[40:51] I want to remind

[40:52] people this is we talk

[40:53] a lot about safety

[40:56] here on this dais and

[40:57] one of the safety is

[40:58] that our community has

[41:00] in their control I

[41:02] around our campuses. I

[41:03] mean, to and from

[41:04] around campuses, drop

[41:07] off pickup is often of

[41:09] the earliest and most

[41:10] dangerous, often

[41:12] pressure time and

[41:13] constraints. But we

[41:14] have I want to thank

[41:15] our crossing guards for

[41:15] doing the best job

[41:17] they can often there

[41:18] are steps outside also

[41:20] trying to help the

[41:21] chaos, but we as

[41:22] community members, as

[41:24] parents, drop off as a

[41:24] grandparents sometimes

[41:25] have to really

[41:26] remember to build in

[41:27] the extra few minutes

[41:28] better to be late than

[41:29] to have an accident or

[41:30] hurt a kid, but better

[41:31] to few minutes early

[41:31] and not be late at

[41:34] all. I think everyone

[41:35] would prefer that, but

[41:35] let's just keep that

[41:38] in mind. Because you

[41:39] kids on bikes for the

[41:40] first time and figure

[41:42] out how to navigate in

[41:44] between everything and

[41:45] make sure that's a &

[41:46] safe time. So as much

[41:47] as we focus on lots of

[41:49] other let's as a

[41:49] community pull

[41:50] together and really

[41:51] think about safety

[41:53] around our campuses

[41:53] particularly

[41:54] protecting our walkers

[41:56] and bike riders. So

[42:00] there's that. Let's see

[42:02] I want to use this

[42:03] opportunity to

[42:05] encourage the toes tas

[42:07] boosters and other

[42:07] organizations to

[42:08] partner with the board

[42:10] by inviting us to your

[42:11] events. As you set up

[42:14] your for the year let

[42:16] us know about your

[42:18] your cook offs, all

[42:21] things we I think I

[42:22] speak for the lord,

[42:25] but sure years. When I

[42:26] was a community leader

[42:27] here in town, apparent

[42:28] leader. It was really

[42:29] meaningful to have

[42:30] board members at our

[42:31] events. It's not a

[42:31] violation to have us

[42:33] all show up. We will

[42:34] not be doing board

[42:36] business at your end,

[42:36] but it gives us an

[42:38] opportunity to see

[42:40] your community, to see

[42:41] the special things

[42:43] about your school and

[42:44] an opportunity to do

[42:45] that in a really kind

[42:47] of a fun way. So, so

[42:48] please consider

[42:51] inviting us whenever

[42:52] possible and you know,

[42:52] we'd like to be there

[42:54] for those things. I

[42:57] want to thank the

[42:58] community members who

[42:59] reached out to me

[43:01] variety of topics

[43:03] getting some

[43:03] clarification. I

[43:04] really appreciate

[43:05] people who are trying

[43:06] to get information

[43:07] before they get mad

[43:08] about something. So

[43:11] thank you always open.

[43:13] You can always text me

[43:14] me down in target or

[43:16] anywhere else in town

[43:17] to have a about things

[43:17] that you need to know

[43:19] to help support your

[43:23] student and school. I

[43:24] think other than that,

[43:26] I really think

[43:31] opportunity for..

[43:32] Parents who start off

[43:34] this year as real

[43:36] partners with the

[43:37] teachers at their site

[43:39] is a chance. Our.

[43:40] Lifelong partners

[43:41] like. Or at least a

[43:43] good 18 year partners

[43:44] with the health care

[43:44] for your children and

[43:45] teacher. Children with

[43:47] them and so in any

[43:49] ways that we can find

[43:51] collaboration and

[43:52] cooperation might do

[43:52] things differently

[43:54] than you, than you do

[43:55] at home. They might

[43:57] say say, take some

[43:58] time t, you know,

[43:59] read the newsletter,

[44:01] the classroom rules,

[44:03] whatever it is you

[44:03] reinforce in a way

[44:04] that support your

[44:05] students learning and

[44:06] then, you know, I

[44:07] encourage you, when you

[44:09] have questions to

[44:09] first go to your

[44:10] teacher and talk to

[44:11] them. It's just a new

[44:12] transition time. And

[44:15] your tells you know

[44:15] anything or they don't

[44:16] know or weren't using

[44:17] the book. It's like

[44:19] just take asecond,

[44:21] find out tat we can

[44:21] have that best

[44:22] partnership because I

[44:23] think at the end of

[44:24] the day, we want what's

[44:25] best for your students

[44:25] and those those

[44:26] members who are

[44:27] teachers and staff

[44:28] members who are working

[44:29] with them, truly want

[44:31] that. But it is best

[44:32] usually, and most

[44:32] successful when you're

[44:33] the true partnership.

[44:35] So I just encourage

[44:36] our families to

[44:37] consider that. And for

[44:38] our students to

[44:39] consider that as well.

[44:42] Welcome back thank you

[44:45] >> you, PRESIDENT

[44:47] Trustee

[44:48] >> it off. Can I just

[44:50] put a big check mark

[44:52] and say ditto. But no

[44:53] honestly, I really want

[44:55] to give a huge thank

[44:57] you to all of our csea

[44:58] folks who have worked

[44:59] so hard over the

[45:02] summer to really make

[45:03] next week. Possible to

[45:04] really putting our

[45:05] schools together and

[45:06] making an environment

[45:08] where people feel

[45:09] welcomed and, and they

[45:10] have a sense of

[45:12] belonging. On our

[45:13] campuses. So thank you

[45:15] to all members who have

[45:17] worked so hard this

[45:19] summer. To all our

[45:19] educators and those

[45:20] who have spent this

[45:22] summer learning for

[45:23] themselves, who have

[45:24] spent the time

[45:26] mentally preparing,

[45:28] who has spent the time

[45:29] actually preparing,

[45:31] going ice that I would

[45:32] go through a. I would

[45:34] be like on a little

[45:34] vacation, I'd end up in

[45:35] a store and I'd be

[45:36] like, oh, that would be

[45:37] perfect for my

[45:38] classroom right?

[45:39] Always thinking that

[45:41] part is always there.

[45:42] Educators never turn it

[45:44] off. So I just want to

[45:46] thank you for that

[45:47] energy and effort. And

[45:48] I want to wish

[45:50] everyone an incredible

[45:52] first day of school

[45:53] and I hope that it

[45:55] goes as that. I hope

[45:56] that each and every

[45:58] person finds their way

[45:59] and pathway as a

[46:00] student and our

[46:01] schools, so that they

[46:05] can thrive. And for the

[46:08] bicyclists also follow

[46:11] the road rules. Please

[46:15] note those, stop signs

[46:16] but also as those who

[46:17] drive to the school

[46:18] know that there'll be

[46:19] somebody's bike riders

[46:21] out there. Are just

[46:22] learning how to make it

[46:24] on the road. So seeing

[46:25] those areas where our

[46:26] students share the

[46:27] road with cars, please

[46:30] be extra careful next

[46:31] week as those kiddos

[46:34] get back into school

[46:35] you so much. I have

[46:37] also time talking to

[46:39] community members. The

[46:40] last two weeks. And

[46:41] everyone's excited for

[46:43] what comes next. I

[46:44] know the away for the

[46:46] day, which I'm a huge

[46:48] of going to be a

[46:49] difficult position for

[46:50] some. For some maybe

[46:53] not so much. But just

[46:53] know that. Let's try

[46:54] something new. Let's

[46:55] see what that looks

[46:58] like for all of us

[47:00] open that I know it's

[47:01] hard for us to put our

[47:02] phones down. It's not

[47:04] just students, it's

[47:06] adulthood. So thank

[47:08] you and have an

[47:09] incredible beginning of

[47:11] the first year of the

[47:13] have an incredible

[47:13] first day of school. In

[47:16] the beginning 2026

[47:21] 2027.

[47:22] >> for myself, I

[47:23] didn't get to mention

[47:24] this in the last

[47:26] meeting. I was coming

[47:27] in remotely, but I

[47:28] wanted to add my own

[47:29] comment that I

[47:30] appreciated the

[47:30] governor's visit to our

[47:32] district back in JULY

[47:36] it's nice to also, I

[47:38] attended the breakfast

[47:40] on tuesday. Tuesday

[47:42] morning for new

[47:44] teachers and

[47:45] greetings. We have the

[47:48] board to. To our new

[47:49] certificate f this

[47:51] morning I attended a

[47:52] professional

[47:54] development. For

[47:55] teachers. This morning

[47:57] at emerson and that

[47:59] was for junior faculty

[48:00] and I really

[48:04] appreciated the the

[48:04] conversations that

[48:05] that took place. And I

[48:06] think that it was. I

[48:09] saw evidence myself of

[48:12] time for teachers to

[48:13] communicate and

[48:14] collaborate and talk

[48:17] about things that of

[48:22] teaching.. I myself

[48:23] in my day job, I am a

[48:25] community college

[48:27] faculty and community

[48:27] college district and we

[48:28] start next week as

[48:32] well and so I will be

[48:33] attending the of a

[48:34] similar thing

[48:35] tomorrow. And so I

[48:37] wont be necessarily

[48:39] able to be at the

[48:41] breakfast in the

[48:43] morning, but I do feel

[48:44] the, the energy and

[48:47] relate in that way.

[48:48] One thing I'll just

[48:49] mention as an

[48:49] announcement because

[48:51] it's happening before

[48:52] our next school board

[48:53] meeting, is that there

[48:55] will be elementary

[48:56] music. Parent meetings

[48:59] taking place on

[49:00] SEPTEMBER 1st, and

[49:00] since those. The

[49:02] evening there and they

[49:04] will be taking. Sit at

[49:05] monaco. Elementary and

[49:09] this is where fifth

[49:09] and sixth grade.

[49:11] Parents can enroll

[49:12] their kids in the

[49:13] music program in

[49:14] particular on those

[49:17] days for band and

[49:18] strings. But there

[49:20] choirs also an option

[49:25] and so with that.. Do

[49:27] we have any public

[49:32] comment? Thought maybe

[49:36] I would avoid the

[49:38] usual stuff ahead of

[49:39] time. If there's any

[49:43] comments. We'll our

[49:46] next item. Which is a

[49:48] consent calendar. I

[49:48] have any public

[49:50] comment items before

[49:52] me. Are there any

[49:53] items trustees.

[49:54] Comment on or remove

[49:55] from the consent

[50:04] calendar? Can I have a

[50:05] motion to approve the

[50:06] consent agenda as

[50:07] presented or amended?

[50:08] >> so moved.

[50:09] >> second.

[50:10] >> all right. I heard

[50:13] a motion by nunzio and

[50:16] seconded by vice all in

[50:16] favor.

[50:17] >> I

[50:20] >> any opposed? Any

[50:23] abstentions consent

[50:25] agenda. Approved

[50:27] unanimously we move on

[50:30] to our presentation

[50:33] action items so our

[50:34] next item of course is

[50:37] the summer project

[50:37] presentation with

[50:39] capital operations and

[50:39] technology

[50:41] departments. And we'll

[50:42] begin the presentation

[50:44] with brinton

[50:44] >> right. Let's hand

[50:47] it right over to thank

[50:48] you superintendent.

[50:50] Best and good evening.

[50:51] Trustees. Tonight.

[50:52] Pleased to provide a

[50:54] brief yet robust

[50:55] summer update

[50:56] highlight the work of

[50:58] capital operations and

[51:00] technology as the

[51:00] district presenting

[51:01] with me tonight.

[51:02] Director of

[51:04] maintenance allen

[51:05] contreras, along with

[51:07] project manager

[51:09] contreras. Early in

[51:10] chambers, is director

[51:11] of nutrition. Mark

[51:13] powell, manager of

[51:14] custodial services.

[51:16] Edwin de la torre.

[51:16] Manager of maintenance

[51:18] and grounds. Brett

[51:20] nicodemus facilities

[51:24] specialist. Right. One

[51:25] of our grounds

[51:25] specialist, paul

[51:27] runyon and our

[51:28] instructional

[51:29] application specialist

[51:36] for runyon..

[51:37] >> good

[51:38] >> renovations. We did

[51:40] this tc kinder yard at

[51:41] north davis and a

[51:42] complete renovation

[51:44] this summer. Play

[51:45] structure, three shade

[51:46] structures, new

[51:48] flatwork. Landscaping

[51:49] will will provide a

[51:50] wonderful learning

[51:51] space for students to

[51:55] grow and thrive. New

[51:55] engaging space ready

[51:56] for our tk and

[51:58] kindergarten students.

[51:58] On the first day of

[52:01] school. We did a

[52:02] project aain this

[52:04] year projects included

[52:08] samplings at library.

[52:10] Room, wings de e, and

[52:12] g at homes this is

[52:14] part of our project

[52:15] that has highly

[52:16] effective in

[52:18] addressing roof leaks.

[52:19] And then at the high

[52:21] school we did the

[52:23] greenhouse to tyler

[52:25] efforts for cte grant

[52:26] davis senior high

[52:28] school greenhouse

[52:31] renovation siding with

[52:31] filters for installed

[52:34] at the greenhouses.

[52:35] Space to standards

[52:36] because learning

[52:37] opportunities for our

[52:41] students..

[52:41] >> our third and final

[52:42] phase of fencing came

[52:44] to a close. Fencing was

[52:45] installed at davis

[52:46] senior high school and

[52:49] she. School and the

[52:49] remaining three

[52:50] elementary birch lane

[52:52] monaca and potwin. The

[52:53] fencing projects were

[52:54] designed to improve

[52:55] security across all

[52:57] campuses by applying a

[52:57] common standard for

[53:00] campus access control

[53:01] easier campus

[53:02] monitoring and

[53:03] providing a clear,

[53:08] defined perimeter. The

[53:09] all weather track at

[53:10] davis senior high

[53:12] school was completed on

[53:13] JULY 15th. Other

[53:13] nature did not

[53:15] cooperate in the fall,

[53:16] when the project

[53:16] began. However, it was

[53:18] very helpful when the

[53:19] project picked up back

[53:21] in JUNE has already

[53:22] been used by many and

[53:25] are looking forward to

[53:26] the 2027. Track

[53:28] season. Last summer,

[53:29] the track at emerson

[53:31] was renovated and this

[53:32] summer the triple jump

[53:35] and shot or renovated

[53:36] is the only

[53:37] competition field the

[53:38] junior highs and is

[53:39] now complete and ready

[53:42] to go for the season.

[53:43] Another improvement

[53:44] emerson is the new

[53:47] flooring. The commons

[53:48] replacing the original

[53:50] floors from 1978. Will

[53:51] create a much more

[53:52] appealing space for

[53:53] lunch school events

[53:57] and our community.

[53:59] >> and along with our

[54:00] major renovations and

[54:01] improvement comes the

[54:02] work that starts the

[54:04] new school year as and

[54:05] s kitchen space and

[54:07] planning meals.

[54:08] Grounds, crew are

[54:09] getting up outside

[54:10] spaces custodial staff

[54:12] and deep cleaning of

[54:13] spaces and our

[54:14] maintenance teams have

[54:17] been summer long. On

[54:19] the technology side,

[54:20] staff and registered in

[54:21] JULY and are currently

[54:23] working o rostering

[54:25] horses on the campus.

[54:26] Certificated staff

[54:28] laptops to be ready for

[54:28] school. We are excited

[54:30] to be launching a new

[54:30] order system later in

[54:32] the year that will

[54:33] prove the

[54:33] communication between

[54:35] ml and sites and us to

[54:37] create a robust

[54:38] maintenance plan in

[54:40] addition has begun to

[54:40] upgrade ech of our

[54:42] junior highs. Audio

[54:43] visual equipment and

[54:44] multi-purpose room. So

[54:46] very much. Needed

[54:47] funded by remaining

[54:48] measuring bond funds,

[54:49] we anticipate these

[54:49] new systems will be up

[54:50] and running by the end

[54:51] of SEPTEMBER. First.

[54:56] Part of NOVEMBER.

[54:57] >> every day before

[54:58] students walk through

[54:59] our doors and long

[55:00] after they've gone

[55:02] home, there's two

[55:03] people quietly making

[55:05] sure schools are safe

[55:06] and ready to welcome

[55:07] them again. Our

[55:08] custodial staff keeps

[55:09] our campuses clean and

[55:10] cared for. Often

[55:12] working when no one

[55:12] else is around to see

[55:14] it. Our student

[55:14] nutrition services

[55:16] staff make sure every

[55:18] child has access to a

[55:18] meal, showing up early

[55:19] and staying late to

[55:22] feed our students hvac

[55:23] technician keep our

[55:24] classrooms cmfortable

[55:25] so teaching and

[55:27] learning can happen

[55:29] happen without our it

[55:30] supports to keep our

[55:32] technology running

[55:33] problems quickly so

[55:37] that stop our grounds

[55:38] maintenance warehouse

[55:39] and irrigation crews

[55:40] maintain spaces where

[55:42] as play, gather and

[55:43] grow along with

[55:44] maintaining systems

[55:45] that keep our campuses

[55:48] running new pool pool

[55:49] are aquatics facility

[55:51] safe and ready

[55:51] students can swim,

[55:53] train and compete with

[55:55] confidence. Our

[55:57] plumbing, election low

[55:58] voltage locksmith

[55:59] specialists problems.

[56:01] Most staff never see

[56:01] responding quickly to

[56:03] keep our facilities

[56:05] safe and secure and our

[56:06] front office

[56:07] administrative

[56:08] assistants ensure that

[56:09] invoices are paid.

[56:11] Facilities reservation

[56:13] systems smoothly. And

[56:14] communication to sites

[56:15] and community is

[56:16] timely and

[56:18] professional of this

[56:19] work is not

[56:20] particularly glamorous

[56:21] of it does go

[56:23] unnoticed. But none of

[56:25] it is optional. These

[56:25] are people who take

[56:27] pride in their work

[56:28] and who make it

[56:28] possible for our

[56:31] students to learn safe

[56:33] and inviting. We

[56:33] commend and appreciate

[56:36] the determination and

[56:37] dedication of this

[56:38] staff whose work

[56:39] directly impacts the

[56:40] safety and well-being

[56:42] of our staff. But

[56:43] especially our

[56:45] students this

[56:46] concludes our

[56:46] presentation. We now

[56:48] welcome comments and

[56:51] questions.

[56:52] >> all right, let's

[56:56] begin with greenwald

[56:58] >> you. That was a

[56:58] wonderful

[56:59] presentation. Thank

[57:01] you. If you get an

[57:02] opportunity, the

[57:03] community member or a

[57:04] parent, pease say

[57:07] thank you to our staff

[57:09] all of our staff

[57:10] administrative staff

[57:14] staff folks. It's

[57:15] amazing the work they

[57:17] do to help us keep our

[57:20] schools safe clean and

[57:22] a place where our can

[57:24] learn safe. I'm glad

[57:26] to hear about the

[57:28] fences. Finishing up

[57:29] and also I want to

[57:30] about our

[57:32] administrative staff

[57:33] only they help wth,

[57:34] you know, paying bills.

[57:36] And so forth. Or

[57:39] invoices. But. Being

[57:40] able to observe it.

[57:40] Different schools. It

[57:42] was quite something to

[57:44] observe in the area up

[57:46] front kids come to the

[57:47] office. Maybe have a

[57:50] cut, a paper cut or an

[57:52] injured, you know, or

[57:55] arm or elbow I tell you

[57:57] the staff is wonderful

[57:59] at helping to make our

[58:01] kids feel safe, feel

[58:02] heard, and then

[58:03] getting them over to

[58:04] get the, you know,

[58:06] bandaged up and it's

[58:08] really cute how other

[58:09] students walk their to

[58:10] the office to make

[58:12] sure they're okay. And

[58:13] they get the help they

[58:13] need. I just want to

[58:15] say thank you to

[58:17] everyone. Great. Thank

[58:18] you. Scott. And if you

[58:21] get a chance, please.

[58:22] Give thanks for

[58:23] helping make our

[58:24] school safe. Thank

[58:26] you.

[58:27] >> thank you. Trustee

[58:29] moon.

[58:32] >> you really should

[58:32] keeping us on our

[58:33] toes. Thank you,

[58:34] PRESIDENT Jack.

[58:35] >> give you a chance

[58:36] to for questions

[58:39] before I take them up

[58:40] ..

[58:41] >> thank you for the

[58:44] work said earlier I'm

[58:45] really glad to see the

[58:46] fencing project done

[58:47] that seems to have

[58:48] been something we've

[58:49] been working on for

[58:50] almost the last four

[58:51] years. Been here so

[58:53] it's good to see

[58:53] something finishing up

[58:55] in that time. I'm

[58:56] really excited about

[58:59] our tracks. That

[58:59] emerson at the high

[59:00] school, I think that's

[59:01] just really. We have so

[59:04] many students and is

[59:04] one of our sports.

[59:06] That's no cut as far

[59:08] as I understand. And

[59:09] so it really does

[59:10] bring a lot of

[59:12] students together. So

[59:12] thank you for that.

[59:13] And the work there and

[59:15] all the other stuff.

[59:17] So that's it. I'm

[59:17] going.

[59:20] >> thank you. La.

[59:21] >> well, you are

[59:21] you're you're full of

[59:24] vim and vinegar today.

[59:27] PRESIDENT Jackson so I

[59:31] will offer my my

[59:34] colleagues and other

[59:36] contractors for this I

[59:37] think I have I do have

[59:38] a couple questions,

[59:39] but I, I want to start

[59:42] with reminder that as

[59:42] obvious as it seems,

[59:44] if our students and our

[59:46] staff don't have safe

[59:48] places resources they

[59:49] need to teach

[59:50] effectively can't

[59:53] happen. So this is

[59:53] foundational to these

[59:56] kind of places to have

[59:56] staff that take care

[59:58] of them and to always

[59:59] to make sure.

[1:00:01] >> that that

[1:00:03] >> the creating is

[1:00:05] open and inclusive for

[1:00:06] all of our students

[1:00:08] and all staff is easy

[1:00:09] to forget about tat

[1:00:11] because without it.

[1:00:12] Nothing else can

[1:00:14] happen also, a good

[1:00:14] reminder that you know,

[1:00:15] the community stepped

[1:00:18] up with measure m and

[1:00:19] it's truly amazing that

[1:00:21] we approved those bond

[1:00:23] funds. Six plus years

[1:00:24] ago. And we've still

[1:00:26] managed to keep them

[1:00:28] squeezing every last

[1:00:29] dime and dollar out of

[1:00:32] it. And we have built

[1:00:33] more projects on time

[1:00:34] and on budget than we

[1:00:36] could have reasonably

[1:00:37] imagined. And that's

[1:00:38] not just waving a wand

[1:00:41] that is great.

[1:00:41] Planning. It's great

[1:00:45] stuff it's careful

[1:00:45] understanding of the

[1:00:47] right contractors and

[1:00:48] leaders and managing

[1:00:50] those people

[1:00:51] effectively. And this

[1:00:52] has been done at the

[1:00:53] highest order over the

[1:00:54] last six years. And I

[1:00:56] think our community

[1:00:58] absolutely should give

[1:00:58] as my colleague,

[1:01:01] trustee said, all huge

[1:01:03] round of thanks. I will

[1:01:03] say I'm particularly

[1:01:05] grateful for the track

[1:01:08] at the high school I

[1:01:09] know the interviewer

[1:01:10] surprised that I've

[1:01:10] been to all campuses in

[1:01:11] the last couple of

[1:01:13] weeks to inspect your

[1:01:15] work. I'm disappointed

[1:01:16] in could climb and

[1:01:18] check the roof at

[1:01:19] montgomery at homes,

[1:01:21] so I will be entering a

[1:01:22] helicopter drone for

[1:01:24] >> that

[1:01:24] >> I think the

[1:01:25] campuses are looking

[1:01:26] great. Right? And

[1:01:26] there's something

[1:01:27] about starting a new

[1:01:28] year feeling fresh and

[1:01:29] everything's in order.

[1:01:30] And look, I know, you

[1:01:31] know, it's budgets are

[1:01:32] always a challenge,

[1:01:34] right? And it's always

[1:01:37] with limited staff but

[1:01:39] we've done. An amazing

[1:01:41] job with all of those

[1:01:42] things. And then the

[1:01:43] last thing I want to

[1:01:45] say is that you know,

[1:01:48] we need to continue to

[1:01:50] recognize that

[1:01:51] investment in our

[1:01:53] physical plant is an

[1:01:54] investment in our

[1:01:55] staff and our

[1:01:56] students. And so you

[1:01:58] know thoughtful and

[1:01:59] careful about how we

[1:02:00] spend our capital

[1:02:02] dollars is important

[1:02:02] but that money pays

[1:02:04] off. And I think

[1:02:05] sometimes it's, it's

[1:02:07] easy to forget that

[1:02:09] those investments they

[1:02:11] take a lot of time to

[1:02:12] plan and they take a

[1:02:14] lot of engagement. For

[1:02:15] example, my, my, my

[1:02:16] colleague, trustee

[1:02:18] mentioned aout a,

[1:02:20] about fencing. Tere

[1:02:22] were. I don't know.

[1:02:23] 60, 70 community

[1:02:25] meetings that staff

[1:02:26] were there to listen

[1:02:28] and be thoughtful

[1:02:29] there were hundreds and

[1:02:30] hundreds of comments

[1:02:31] made. Right. And then a

[1:02:32] thoughtful approach

[1:02:33] trying to create a

[1:02:34] balance between

[1:02:35] creating the safest

[1:02:37] possible campus. But

[1:02:37] also respecting the

[1:02:39] values of our

[1:02:40] community and our

[1:02:41] teachers and staff

[1:02:42] what kind of campus

[1:02:43] they want these are

[1:02:44] hard things to do.

[1:02:45] Well, and we have done

[1:02:49] well. So thank you

[1:02:52] >> you, vice PRESIDENT

[1:02:53] >> you, PRESIDENT

[1:02:56] Jackson. I think I'm

[1:02:58] been first of all,

[1:02:58] thank you for the

[1:02:59] presentation. I really

[1:03:00] want to acknowledge the

[1:03:00] hard work that has

[1:03:02] gone on over the

[1:03:04] summer to prepare

[1:03:05] classrooms and our, our

[1:03:06] outdoor spaces for

[1:03:08] students. And I

[1:03:09] appreciate the fact

[1:03:10] that you show us the

[1:03:11] many areas because

[1:03:12] sometimes it's kind of

[1:03:13] unseen. People don't

[1:03:14] know all the work

[1:03:14] that's happening behind

[1:03:16] the scenes just

[1:03:18] knowing that happening

[1:03:21] and kow surfaces are

[1:03:21] redone and roofs are

[1:03:23] being fixed. Sometimes

[1:03:24] it's not the glamorous

[1:03:24] work, but it's the

[1:03:25] important work and it's

[1:03:28] also maintaining the

[1:03:28] assets that we have so

[1:03:29] that we can have them

[1:03:30] for a long time. So I

[1:03:32] just want to express my

[1:03:32] gratitude for the hard

[1:03:35] work and in case it

[1:03:36] feels thankless work

[1:03:37] sometimes, or maybe not

[1:03:39] noticed know, there's

[1:03:40] a lot of research on

[1:03:41] students being

[1:03:42] impacted by their

[1:03:43] environment and where

[1:03:44] they are and I'm

[1:03:44] seeing, you know,

[1:03:47] clean environment and

[1:03:49] updated and maintained

[1:03:50] school environment

[1:03:51] them to learn and to

[1:03:53] feel vlued. So I just

[1:03:54] want to express my

[1:03:59] gratitude for that.

[1:04:00] >> thank you. Vice

[1:04:01] PRESIDENT And I too,

[1:04:03] want to express my

[1:04:04] gratitude to all the

[1:04:05] work that's been done

[1:04:06] over the summer. I

[1:04:08] also am reminded that

[1:04:10] are lucky that our

[1:04:11] community is willing

[1:04:14] to support the a bond

[1:04:16] fund as well as other

[1:04:19] funds to the

[1:04:21] facilities in cooking

[1:04:24] order I've run into

[1:04:25] stories about other

[1:04:27] drinks where is not

[1:04:30] the case, and the

[1:04:30] they're rather

[1:04:32] unfortunate stories

[1:04:33] have a like a couple of

[1:04:35] questions I wanted to

[1:04:37] ask if there's someone

[1:04:39] from the community

[1:04:40] that is something

[1:04:41] wrong on campus? I

[1:04:43] mean, in kind of a

[1:04:43] non-emergency way,

[1:04:45] like maybe a sprinkler

[1:04:46] head broke and its

[1:04:48] shooting water or a

[1:04:49] tree limb fell like

[1:04:51] that. After hours.

[1:04:53] What can the community

[1:04:57] do people

[1:04:57] >> usually tat's

[1:04:58] through our school

[1:05:01] sites. If they can

[1:05:02] report that the next

[1:05:04] day oen, but we do

[1:05:05] have a couple of phone

[1:05:06] numbers on our

[1:05:07] website. That can point

[1:05:07] them in the right

[1:05:08] direction. As far as

[1:05:09] the maintenance and

[1:05:10] operation, maintenance

[1:05:11] and operations

[1:05:12] building itself. And I

[1:05:14] think the phone is

[1:05:15] available. Staff if I'm

[1:05:17] not mistaken, because

[1:05:18] we have 24 hour john

[1:05:18] on that. So there are a

[1:05:20] couple of different

[1:05:20] resources, and we'll

[1:05:21] make sure it's

[1:05:22] prevalent on our

[1:05:23] website. The other

[1:05:24] thing. That folks can

[1:05:25] do. Frequently,

[1:05:26] there's it's difficult

[1:05:27] to tell what is a city

[1:05:28] park and what is a

[1:05:30] district site

[1:05:31] frequently folks will

[1:05:32] call the city or call

[1:05:34] us, and we will call

[1:05:34] one another to make

[1:05:36] sure that that work

[1:05:36] gets done as quickly

[1:05:37] as possible,

[1:05:38] especially for those

[1:05:39] things like sprinklers

[1:05:40] and branches and those

[1:05:41] sorts of things. Yeah.

[1:05:43] >> and I also just

[1:05:45] might share that. I

[1:05:46] know that as trustees,

[1:05:47] every now and then we

[1:05:48] get those kinds of

[1:05:50] comments and, and we

[1:05:51] can pass those on. But

[1:05:52] I thought I'd at least

[1:05:53] that information out

[1:05:56] there also there have

[1:05:57] been I mean, we've had

[1:05:58] been making you know,

[1:05:59] at the same time, all

[1:06:00] of this has been

[1:06:01] happening over the

[1:06:02] years in recent years,

[1:06:03] we've been making cuts

[1:06:06] to capital operations.

[1:06:09] As a bond has been

[1:06:10] winding down and just

[1:06:10] wondering if you could

[1:06:12] comment on what those

[1:06:13] types

[1:06:15] >> yeah, you know, we

[1:06:16] there's two things.

[1:06:18] Well. Let me back up.

[1:06:20] Just a tick and if I

[1:06:22] could just jump on the

[1:06:23] gratitude. Train, be

[1:06:24] the caboose on the

[1:06:25] gratitude train before

[1:06:26] before I answer your

[1:06:28] question. And that is

[1:06:28] that I'm really

[1:06:29] thankful for all the

[1:06:30] work that the staff

[1:06:31] have been doing around

[1:06:33] the it really is a

[1:06:33] monumental task. We've

[1:06:34] got a couple hundred

[1:06:35] acres, hundreds of

[1:06:37] buildings. Of which are

[1:06:38] going to approach the

[1:06:40] century mrk before

[1:06:42] too long and the board

[1:06:44] has really made two

[1:06:45] really huge governance

[1:06:46] shifts since m time

[1:06:47] in the district came to

[1:06:49] the district in 2011.

[1:06:50] At that time, it was

[1:06:52] not a lot of train up

[1:06:54] here for maintenance

[1:06:55] and operation and

[1:06:56] operations. There was a

[1:06:57] lot of criticism, both

[1:06:58] from the board and the

[1:06:59] community, about the

[1:07:00] work that was doing the

[1:07:01] work. That was

[1:07:04] happening. And the main

[1:07:05] reason for that was

[1:07:05] just not enough folks

[1:07:08] to do the work.. We

[1:07:08] had six crew for the

[1:07:10] whole district. We had

[1:07:11] about half the number

[1:07:13] of maintenance staff.

[1:07:15] I'm fewer supervisors

[1:07:16] and leaders, and the

[1:07:17] board made a really

[1:07:18] important shift, and

[1:07:20] that was to stop

[1:07:22] borrowing against our

[1:07:24] facilities. Dollars

[1:07:26] have more revenue to

[1:07:27] support our deferred

[1:07:28] maintenance. In terms

[1:07:30] of classified staff,

[1:07:31] but also more dollars.

[1:07:31] Do more deferred

[1:07:34] maintenance projects.

[1:07:34] I remember 15 years

[1:07:35] ago, we were we were

[1:07:36] planning out advance

[1:07:38] about a roof, and we

[1:07:39] did how many roofs this

[1:07:41] summer?? Two sites.

[1:07:43] And we did how many a

[1:07:45] couple as well you

[1:07:45] know, we're doing

[1:07:46] we're doing roofs a

[1:07:47] couple years, we'll

[1:07:48] start doing painting.

[1:07:49] Every every couple of

[1:07:50] years. And those were

[1:07:52] decade long, between I

[1:07:53] mean, roof jobs. So

[1:07:54] that was a that was a

[1:07:56] huge monumental shift.

[1:07:57] And we've still got to

[1:07:58] do the deferred

[1:07:59] maintenance side. But

[1:08:00] we are investing

[1:08:01] dollars in preventive

[1:08:02] maintenance. I think

[1:08:03] we added a new hvac

[1:08:04] technician. Now there's

[1:08:05] two. And not just one.

[1:08:06] Right. Which allows

[1:08:07] like belts to be

[1:08:08] changed and filters to

[1:08:09] be replaced on

[1:08:10] schedule, which

[1:08:11] prolongs the life of

[1:08:12] those of those of those

[1:08:13] machines. So the other

[1:08:14] big part, as joe

[1:08:15] mentioned, was the was

[1:08:17] the bond. And the

[1:08:19] board made a really

[1:08:20] gutsy decision. From

[1:08:21] my perspective to sell

[1:08:22] all the bonds. In

[1:08:26] APRIL of 2020, nobody

[1:08:31] was quite sure what the

[1:08:36] heck was going to

[1:08:41] happen. But we saved

[1:08:47] davis taxpayers $79

[1:08:52] million in interest

[1:08:57] and we generated a

[1:09:02] couple million more

[1:09:07] dollars in revenue.

[1:09:12] And the board said,

[1:09:18] put the pedal to the

[1:09:23] metal and build as

[1:09:28] much as you can as fast

[1:09:33] as you can. And we

[1:09:38] constructed 215 ish

[1:09:43] million dollars the

[1:09:48] past five and a half

[1:09:54] years of new

[1:09:59] construction or and or

[1:10:04] modernization. That is

[1:10:09] monumental task so

[1:10:14] there's just, you

[1:10:19] know, to be of as a

[1:10:25] governance team a part

[1:10:30] of that work and

[1:10:35] getting to your

[1:10:40] question, PRESIDENT

[1:10:45] Jackson, is those bond

[1:10:50] dollars we are on the

[1:10:56] last the last dribs and

[1:11:01] drabs so we've reduced

[1:11:06] all but one position

[1:11:11] in the bond. It's

[1:11:16] funded by bond dollars

[1:11:21] over the past couple of

[1:11:26] years, we've been

[1:11:32] scaling down and that

[1:11:37] one position will

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