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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