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>> now call to order
the regular meeting of
the de board of
education for JUNE 4th,
2026. Welcome to those
attending the meeting
in person and those
who are watching the
of this meting.
Please note that a
recording and of this
meeting is being made.
This means that the
recording or broadcast
MAY capture images and
sounds of those
attending the meting
order to gain a
respectful public
forum. Members of the
audience will please
limit applause to
occasions. A student
performance. Employee
recognition and
significant community
contributions which
are celebrated by
everyone present in
accordance with board
policy. 9323. Personal
video, audio recording
is permissible.
However, it MAY not
disrupt the meeting if
any person wishes to
record the meeting,
they MAY do so on the
side of the room.
Between the wood strip
and the wall between
the door and the video
screen anyone filming
obstructs the view of
others and causes a
disruption to the
meeting, they MAY be
asked to leave we'll
now have our land
acknowledgement and I
invite up to the
podium here. The
principal of cesar
chavez elementary
veronica dunne
>> good evening.
should take a moment to
acknowledge the land
on which we are
gathered for thousands
of years, this land
has been the home of
people today there are
three federally
recognized tribes.
And wintun indians of
the calusa indian
community win two
nation at. Yio chu de
wintun nation. The
pueblo people have
remained committed to
the stewardship of
this land over many
centuries. It has been
cherished and
protected as elder
instructed the young
through generations.
We are honored and
grateful to be here
today on their
traditional lands
>> you. I now invite
up MR. Mark mcgreevey,
who is the athletic
director for davis
high school, to lead us
in a ptriotic
observance..
>> let's begin. I
pledge allegiance to
the flag of the united
states of america. And
to the republic for
which it stands. One
nation under GOD,
indivisible, with
liberty and justice
for all..
>> note that we have
all five of our
trustees. Present the
board made no
reportable decisions
in late gave
>> ratified t.
>> okay, my. My
apologies. We we made.
Decisions on three
special education
cases right. Trustees,
the agenda is before
you MAY I have a motion
it.
>> so moved. Second.
>> it's been moved by
greenwald. It's been
seconded by vice
PRESIDENT Darrah. All
in favor I any opposed
any abstain? So the
agenda is approved and
I now turn it over to
superintendent matt
best for recognition.
>> yeah. Thank you
PRESIDENT Jackson.
We've got student
recognitions tonight.
We're going to start
with spring athletes
recognition. So let me
welcome up athletic
director mcgreevy..
>> thank you. And
another very
successful semester.
Of sport. At at davis
senior high school. So
we're very pleased to
acknowledge and
celebrate our league in
section champions and
in a national champion
as well. So I'll start
with the the winter
sports and our
competitive
cheerleading team blue
devil cheerleaders
competed in las vegas
in JANUARY and took
home their fourth
consecutive jams
national championship.
head coach andy coach
tamara reed. Squad was
led by. Four year
varsity standouts
violet. Watts and
lorelei colle..
Proceed and have a
photo opportunity at
the end next winners
squad. Earning
championships was was
our blue boys soccer
team. Under the
leadership of head
coach alex park. The
davis senior high
school boys soccer
team captured the 2026
sac-joaquin division
one championship and
made it all the way to
the cif norcal
regional d1 finals,
where at runners up
state runners up. So
they were one penalty
kick away from playing
in the state
championship game
against modern day high
school out of orange
county. They also won
the sierra foothill
league championship.
They finished their
league play with a
record of ten one and
three were led by
league mvp. Christian
anderson, again.
Sierra foothill league
and christian
anderson. And we have
some members of our
team over here wearing
their section
championship hats..
Moving into the spring
badminton team had
another fantastic year
under the direction of
head coach chris.
Lawson. Davis high one.
The psac section
badminton title led by
its two doubles teams,
the blue devils
repeated as section
champs sue and grace
lee would win the
section doubles title.
They had to defeat
their teammates.
Vaught and joanna wang
finished second. In the
championship match in
singles in singles,
emily lee of davis
high would be a top
seed from lincoln and
another highly ranked
opponent opponent from
edison. She finished
third in valuable team
points. Davis would
finish with 38 points.
Outdistancing second
place squad, the blue
devils squad also won
the monticello empire
league championship,
stretching their
undefeated match
streak in league to.
48 consecutive wins
along with five
straight. Monticello
empire league titles.
So another fantastic
season for our blue
devil. We have some
members of our
coaching staff are able
to be here tonight.
There's a lot of
students studying for
finals and so.. And in
the pool. Our
beautiful new pool. The
boys swim and dive led
by head coach tracy
stapleton. Won the
sierra foothill league
championship. They
finished third at the
division one.
Sac-joaquin section
meet and sent six
athletes to the cif
state championship
meet. Highlights
included senior isaac
castle taken second in
the 100 meter
breaststroke the only
person beat him had
score a state record
to do to do so and
senior jace glasberg,
a blue devil diver,
finished in a solid
17th place. So the blue
devils finished in the
top 20 in state. So
our boys swim and dive
and coach stapleton is
here as well, and some
of our athletes.. And
finally, our girls swim
and dive team led by
head coach brian
nevada. Davis high
girls swim and dve
team won the sierra
foothill league
championship as well
as the sac-joaquin
division one section
championship. The blue
devils had a great
showing in the state,
finishing in the top
ten. Kira mina was top
at the state,
capturing seventh
place in the 50 meter
freestyle. So we're
celebrating our blue
devil girls in the
pool as well thank you
very much.
>> and before we go to
the back for photos
with our award
winners, I wanted to
recognize girl scout
award recipients
sophie webb
implemented a two year
a two pronged strategy
combining
environmental
engineering with youth
education to replace
the public sphere of
bees and with
stewardship over over
the solitary bee
populations in yolo
county, she built a
network of bee hotels
using recycled
materials with the
help of davis recology &
waste management and
developed a curriculum
for daisy and brownie
girl scout troops to
teach them about bees
and how bees and hw to
build bee boxes. So
recognizing sophie..
So trustees, let's go
to the back and we'll
take pictures with each
group individually.
>> all right. We now
with superintendent
communications,
please.
>> all right. Thank
you, PRESIDENT
Jackson. As we begin
the month of JUNE, I'd
like to recognize two
important observances.
JUNE is lgbtq plus
month, pride month, and
it's a time to
celebrate the
diversity that
strengthens our
schools and community.
We honor the
contributions of our
lgbtq plus students,
staff, and community
members, and reaffirm
our commitment to
ensuring every feels
safe and respected with
a sense of belonging
is also gun storage
safety month secure
firearms help prevent
accidents and
unauthorized access
children families and
our community.
Encourage families to
review. Safe storage
practices which can be
found on our website
and have ae
appropriate
conversations about
firearm safety at
home. Together, these
observances. Reflect
our community, our
commitment to creating
safe and supportive
environments for every
student slide. JUNE is
also a recognition of
gun storage safety
month and we we also
observe national gun
violence awareness day
on JUNE 5th. We join
communities across the
nation in promoting
awareness responsible
firearm safety
practices and
supporting efforts
that keep our
students, staff and
families safe
together, we can
continue to work
towards a future where
every child feels safe
and secure and able to
learn and grow next
slide. Graduation
season is officially
underway across our
and we're proud to take
a moment to celebrate
the many milestones and
accomplishments
happening in our
schools. This week,
we're especially
excited to recognize
three meaningful
celebrations. We're on
we were proud to
recognize the 10th
annual black student
union gaduation
celebration, where
students, families,
staff and community
members came together
to honor graduating
seniors and celebrate
their achievements.
Their stories, and
their bright futures.
We also celebrated 27
graduates at the yolo
solano center for
teacher credentialing
program. These future
teachers have shown
tremendous dedication
over the past two years
and are now ready to
bring their passion,
skills and commitment
to classrooms across
our region and
finally, we'd like to
congratulate the
graduates of davis
adult community
education. Their
perseverance,
determination and hard
work have truly paid
off, and we're so
excited to see what
comes next for them.
Join me in celebrating
all of these
graduates, and we look
forward to continuing
our graduation
celebrations. Next
week. Next slide. As we
enter the fnal few
days of school, I'd
like to remind
everyone that the last
day of school is
thursday, JUNE 11th. I
know the students are
counting the days. I
know mine is as well.
Please check with your
individual school
sites for dismissal
times. We look forward
to continuing our
celebrations next week
and watching king hgh
school independence.
Day. Davinci high
school and davis senior
high school
graduations. Thank you
all for a wonderful
school year, and we
wish all of our
students, staff,
families a safe and
restful summer. Thank
you.
>> all right. Now it's
time for a report from
our davis teacher
association PRESIDENT,
amanda rales.
>> good evening,
PRESIDENT Jackson
best. And to the
community, both here in
person and tuning in
virtually wow. Only
five days left. As we
come to the close of
another school year. I
would like to take a
moment to reflect on
this year.. First, I
want to rcognize our
educators and school
staff every day. They
show up for our
students with
dedication compassion,
patience, and
professionalism.
Classrooms, counseling
offices, lunchrooms
libraries, maintenance
or support services.
Our staff have worked
tirelessly to create
safe, supportive and
meaningful learning
environments for our
students as educators,
one thing remains
constant we continue
to support all of our
students. We care
deeply about each and
every one of them, and
we value every student
for who they are and
what they bring to our
school communities.
Every student deserves
to feel seen and
couraged and supported
in our schools. Our
staff work every day
to ensure students
feel sen, welcomed,
and and supported that
commitment. Remains at
the heart of what we
do. I also want to
acknowledge our
families and community
members partnership
involvement and trust
help make our schools
stronger. This year
brought challenges,
successes celebrations
and growth and through
it all, our school
continue to come
together for our
students year was also
significant because it
was our first year
working together. Like
any first year, there
were moments of
collaboration, moments
of learning and
moments where we
disagreed. But strong
relationships are built
over time and
meaningful
partnerships require
honesty ad trust. As
we move forward to
next year, together, I
look to continue to
build our partnership
in support of what
matters most. Our
students as dta
PRESIDENT And a dj
educator. I appreciate
efforts being made to
truly listen to staff
voices and engage in
dialogue at the same
time. We recognize
there is still
important work ahead
of us. There is more
work to do to ensure
that every employee
feels valued and
respected work to do to
recruit and retain
high quality educators
and staff work to do to
address workload.
Compensation, student
support needs and the
long term stability of
our district. These
conversations are not
always easy, but they
are necessary if we
want our schools to
thrive. What gives me
hope is that our
shared goal remains the
same. Supporting
students and
strengthening our
schools. As we close
this year. I hope we
can take pride in what
has been accomplished
while also being
honest about the
challenges that remain
does not happen
overnight. But it does
happen when people
stay committed to the
work and to one
another. On behalf of
dta, I want to thank
every staff member for
the care and
commitment they bring
to our schools each
day. I want to thank
families for their
partnership and trust,
and I want to thank the
board and district
leadership for the work
you do on behalf of
this community. We
look forward to
continuing this work
during the coming
year. With continued
collaboration
advocacy, and
continued focus on
what matters most. Our
students thank you,
and I hope everyone has
a restful and
well-deserved summer
>> and now we welcome
our from the
california school
employees association.
PRESIDENT Runyon..
>> good evening.
PRESIDENT Jackson and
community members in
chambers and listening
in a home. My name is
beau runyon. I'm the
PRESIDENT Of csc.
Chapter five. 72.
Representing the
professionals at d usd
recently accepted this
appointment as
PRESIDENT With deep
respect for the
responsibility that
was placed in me. My
connection to usd is
personal. I attended
valley oak elementary
as a student graduated
from da vinci charter
academy and have now
worked in the district
professionally for
nearly a decade have
served as a supervisor
paraeducator three and
currently as
instructional
technology specialist
for supporting
students and staff
across the district. I
share that because I &
care deeply about this
district. Our students
and the people who
make this educational
community. Possible..
Two weeks ago was
classified school
employee week, a time
to celebrate employees
who keep our schools
operating excuse me.
every single day.
Classified employees
support students in the
classroom. Maintain
safe campuses
technology support,
care for students,
prepare multiple meals
in the kitchens
offices, transport the
mail, keep our
campuses clean and
ensure that our schools
continue to look great
and function smoothly
on the the 21st of
APRIL, we celebrated
our milestone honorees
at our end of year
celebration. These
employees have
dedicated. Ten, 15,
20, 25 and 130 years of
service would like
like to congratulate
all our retiring
classified staff. Thank
you for your years of
service work that
classified
professionals is the
work of classified
professionals is
essential to student
success and to the
overall strength of
this district. As we
through negotiations,
our members are looking
forward to meaningful
progress
>> and a strong
proponent. Proposal
from the district in
SEPTEMBER. Staff are
struggling like the
rest of the community.
We continue to face
rising costs of living
while balancing
increasing workloads.
Our members want to
feel respected and
recognized not only
through words but
through comments and
meaningful investments
in their futures. Csea
remains committed to
the collaborative and
productive
negotiations process.
We believe the best
outcomes are achieved
when all parties come
to the table with
transparency and a
shared commitment to
supporting the people
and students every day
our classified staff
are proud of the work
they do for and they
deserve compensation
and benefits that that
reflect that value that
they bring to this
district. Look forward
to continuing these
conversations in good
faith and working
together working
together towards a
solution. Because
together we rise
stronger as one. Thank
you..
>> thank you. Well, now
I have from board
members and we'll start
with trustee
d'annunzio
>> thank you.
PRESIDENT Jackson and
great to hear from
you. MR. Thank you.
It's great to have
csea back at the
podium. So briefly had
my last two listening
tours over the last
week, one at our whole
home school. With
third, furth and fifth
graders and then at
davis senior high
school with 10th,
11th, and 12th graders.
I know we'll be
reporting out on those
conversations at our
second meeting along
with vice PRESIDENT
Darrah. I attended the
race and social
justice special board
meeting. We had 11
teams that did an
absolutely phenomenal
job of presenting their
work. Work that not
only addressed the
broader issues that
they're facing in
their curriculum, but
that directly
confronted challenges
they're facing in their
environment as high
schoolers. And at
davis high and I know
I was extraordinarily
impressed and were
quite a few insights
that we have shared
with district staff
for fr pursuit that
was fantastic of us
went to the party for
a purpose last week in
honor of the empower
yolo crisis
intervention and
emergency shelter.
Grateful for all of
the community support
of that PRESIDENT
Jackson and I had a
boundary subcommittee
meeting the results of
which we will be
talking about later in
this meeting, and vice
PRESIDENT Darragh and I
had a lovely facility
subcommittee meeting
which is going to be &
followed up by an
additional workforce.
Housing study. Trip
next week. I
appreciate the
opportunity to attend
the black student
union graduation on
saturday phenomenal,
thoughtful beautiful
ceremony. Really
appreciated it. I
know. Trustee was there
as well as
superintendent best
and then vice
PRESIDENT Dora and I
were tuesday at the
adult school
graduation. All of our
graduations are
magnificent, but
there's something
extra mega special
about.
>> the old adult
school
>> graduation. The
challenges that these
students have overcome
and their commitment
to their education is
very inspiring. And
then last, in my
report opportunity to
win. And to I because
I'm I won't be able to
go to pot one day, but
I went to the
kindergarten. Pot one
day. Festival and that
certainly made all the
challenges of being a
trustee worth that was
a wonderful. But I
also got to go to the
sixth grade market day
quite a contrast
between the
kindergarteners and
the sixth graders. The
kindergartners me and
the sixth graders
wondered why this
adult was in their
midst. In part because
market day is trading
and even though. Was
given some currency.
To trade there was let
me just put it this
way I was an
unsuccessful trader
and I'm also
disappointed they were
not impressed with my
latin which I found. I
found just quite
disheartening. Six
years of latin down the
tubes, but I did buy
is. I was told because
of course mars, the
GOD of war, is a big
part of roman culture.
I bought what I was
told by the seller or
frommars, so I'm. I'm
sure it is. It's
labeled mars so I
would like to. In
honor of all the
wonderful things you do
for us, PRESIDENT
Jackson give you a
little bit of mars...
All right. So I'm going
to wrap up briefly
with my books. As
always all of which
are in honor of pride
and the last one will
be a mystery for a
moment as to why it is
a pride so the first
one I know many in this
audience and our
teachers are familiar
with the family book
by todd simple and
joyful. Celebration.
The fact that families
can all colors and
sizes and structures
and completely
non-judgmental and
told in a way that you
can read your, your,
your, young person and
it's this version is
in english and in
spanish, and it's just
a lovely celebratory
book and okay. Second
book, one that I know
many of our junior high
school and high school
teachers know and
dante discover the
secrets of the
universe by benjamin
alire saenz was a
phenomenal book. I
read it a number of
years ago. I reread it
last week. It moved me
to tears in the same
way that it did when I
read it the first time.
Story of discovery and
coming of age, but
also honesty and
togetherness. It
doubles as my banned
book. Many communities
are uncomfortable with
this book, and
abandoned because part
of of the theme is
about discovery and
lgbtq lives. Okay, my
third book is was a
very difficult book to
read. And it's for our
adults. And it's
called the great
believers by rebecca
makkai is a story that
bounces between the
aids crisis and the
80s. And the late 2000,
2000 and the story of
connection between
those two and the
journeys that people
took and I think part
of having lived through
the 80s, part of it was
I think we've
forgotten about how
incredibly difficult
those times were and
what it took to
overcome things. And I
think it's a part of
history that we often
minimize and I think
for me, the thing that
was most powerful
about this book which
was a finalist for the
pulitzer as well as the
national book award,
is the importance of
testimony of your
experiences
phenomenal. Could not
recommend it more.
Okay. Last and
definitely not least
this little book just
as a reminder, friends
library sale is this
weekend, you can pick
up great books for a
song this one is a
series of sonnets.
Regret to say it's the
yale shakespeare, but
we're going to we're
going to go with tat.
It was originally
published in 1923.
shakespeare wrote a
little earlier than
that. This version was
printed in 1961.
Before I was born. So
I'm going to read one
sonnet and talk for a
moment about it, and
then I will turn it
back to PRESIDENT
Jackson. I'm guessing
many of you MAY
recognize this I
compare thee to a
summer's day? Thou art
more lovely and more
temperate rough winds
do shake the darling
buds of MAY and summer
least hath all a date.
Sometimes too hot. The
eye of heaven shines
and often is his gold
complexion dimmed and
every fair from fair.
Sometime declines by
chance or nature's
changing course by the
internal summer not
fade. Nor lose
possession of that
fair thou dost thou
shalt death bragg. The
thou nor shall death
brag thou in his
shade. When internal
lines to time grows so
long as man can
breathe. Or eyes can
see long lives this
gives life to thee
many of you have heard
this at weddings, and
we think what a lovely
fantastic. Ode from
shakespeare to a young
woman most scholars
believe that the
sonnets that make up
the fair youth
sequence were actually
written to a young
man. The original
context is much more
layered than many of
us were taught so I
think it's worth
acknowledging the
possibility that one
of, if not the most
famous love pem in
the english language.
Is actually about
admiration affection
and love to another
man. So for me, this is
a great part of why
literature matters.
Books and poems open
doors and challenge
our assumptions. They
help people feel seen
and sometimes they
remind us that lgbtq
plus lives and loves
are not new. They're
not fringe, and they're
not separate from our
shared literary
tradition have been a
part of our story. All
along. Thank us in
jackson
>> you. Trusty
greenwald
>> the warren
continuously want to
say thank you so much
to dementia.. Before
begin, I want to say
thank you so much to
trustee d'annunzio
haven't read this book
but I gotta say, when
you think about lgbtq
appreciation awareness
month. It makes me
pause and think of
friends. I've lost
over the years. One in
particular. Good
friend of mine, dear
friend of mine, george
very caring and nice
person. And when I
think about that, I
think gosh, if he was
still around the
advances in medicine.
That we have now he
would be alive. He
would be here with us
and I know many of you
have friends, fmily
members who've gone
through the same
thing. So I just want
to say thank you for
sharing the the title
of that book with us,
trustee denuncio and
to those members of the
lgbtq plus community
and their friends and
family. We acknowledge
you. We love you.
We're wth you we are
an inclusive school
district. And we will
continue to be. And I
just want you to know
that. And I want to
say it out loud, that
we support you. We
support you. We
welcome you. Thank you.
I also like my
colleagues went to the
black student union
graduation. Talk about
an empowering and
inspirational
graduation. All of our
graduations are. This
one is just so unique.
And I was over at
harper and it's just
wonderful to look
around and see a room
filled standing room
only. With african
american students
graduating and their
family members.
They're so proud and
we too, are so proud of
them and all
accomplishments. It
was wonderful. You see,
davis had some
students there.
Congratulating them as
well. I with a couple
parents. They said,
thank you and shared
their views on the
cell phone decision.
We made and they said
that they in turn had
spoken with teachers
who are happy about
that decision. Can't
say my my, my, my kids
think the same but you
know, I told them they
will survive. They
will survive. I also
talked to a couple
parents about
boundaries that know
don't know yet what's
going on with
potential school
closures, but they
wanted to share their
thoughts and
suggestions with me.
And I was very
thankful they took the
time to meet with me
and share their
thoughts. Let's see
and I believe that all
in closing, I just want
to say thank you to
teachers, to parents,
to staff counselors
for keeping our
schools. Safe
inclusive teaching our
children. And for all
the work you do really
hope you have a
restful summer. I just
want to say thank you
from the bottom of my
heart for all the work
you've done. Thank you
so much. Give
yourselves a round of
applause. Thank you.
That's all from me.
>> thank you. Vice
PRESIDENT Darryl
>> PRESIDENT Jackson
.. I see my you. Okay.
As d'annunzio said he
and I were able to
attend the special
meeting with the race
and special justice.
Social justice class.
And I just wanted to
commend the students
on the. The they only
had a short time to
present because we had.
11 groups. But in. 11.
In these few minutes
they had a really
impactful.
Presentations. They
were able to give us
some slides and some
data. We also gave
each member gave some
insight into their
project and I was
talking to the
teachers afterwards
asking how the
students come up with
these topics and
sometimes they can see
past projects that have
been done, but the
students really seem
to identify something
they either see needs
to improve or
something that has was
not so good for them,
or or things that they
were curious about. And
they put the effort in
to do some high
quality research and
then I just wanted to
commend them for
taking the time to
share that information
with the, with the
board. Because, you
know, of course, we do
tours and we sometimes
get waylaid by
students sometimes and
get emails. But the
time to really
understand kind of dig
down into things and
hear student voices
and a variety of
students, it was
really meaningful
time. So I appreciate
that. And I just
wanted to commend the
teachers who are also
putting the extra time
in the evening because
they already do a
symposium thing with
the parents, and then
they came in and
corralled the cats
with us again. And,
and I just need to
acknowledge that it
rained like at the end
of time in the time
that we were driving
from my house to the
high school there was
rain. There was hard
rain. And then there
was hail. And I
thought didn't like,
like, seriously, like a
like a nine minute
drive. I thought, I had
gone through like
several weather
systems. So crazy, but
well worth. Well worth
getting a bit soaked
and wet feet. Also.
Yes. With trustee
d'annunzio attended
subcommittee. I think
you know, the we all
attend subcommittees,
but for us to continue
to both hear about the
work that's being done
around the district
and then to have the
opportunity to discuss
the potential for our
workforce housing
goals and sort of, you
know, looking looking
about possible plans.
And then I think he
mentioned that there's
an upcoming visit next
week to see some other
bay area community
school districts that
have put in workforce
housing. So we can
kind of see how it
looks. I think it's
just been a good use of
our time. It's extra
time and extra travel,
but I think we're
learning and that we
can do the best for
davis that way.
Trustee moon and I had
a bard policy
subcommittee meeting,
which we had 1 million
policies to review
give or take so and had
some lively
discussion. And I
really appreciate that,
that we both come in
with. I was saying that
we're generally in
agreement, but we're
specifically in
disagreement at times
and so it makes for
some really rich and
opportunity to really
think through policies
and different
implementations and
different
implications. So it
might seem when you
have a giant stack of
policies that you
might rather just say,
yes, and continue to
move on because that
would feel expeditious
and maybe even feel
like you know, after
about the 30th one.
But I really want to
just commend trustee
moon for like rally
engaging deeply and
having bringing up
different points of
view. So our
conversation, I'd say
is pretty rich. I
think the staff has to
sometimes watch us
debate respectfully,
but really thinking
through things. And I
think because of that
process, we come up
with better
recommendations for the
board. So I know that
that's not everyone's
cup of tea. I've heard
from trustee about 80
times how he's glad
I'm here on that
committee, not him.
But I in fact really
enjoy getting our
policies right so that
we can serve our
students best and if
you ask me, ask my
kids. I like things
written down so I can
tell you that. So
that's what we agreed
to right adult ed able
to attend also got to
recognize students that
are taking esl and
their accomplishments.
We have a beginning
and intermediate
students that had
gotten certificates
for their performance.
And program. And it
was a range of
families from people
from different
cultures and different
home languages that
were developing
language skills. So it
really is a reminder
that you can be a
lifelong learner, that
people are being brave
to take on something
that's a different
country, different
language. And I think
it's really a
testament to teir
desire to be
knowledgeable and I
think it's absolutely
something that they
can show their
children and their
families. So just three
cheers for not only
our adult graduates
who definitely some
overcame some huge
obstacles. That esl
learners. And then we
also had some one who
came. But I think
there were more cna
graduates too, so I'll
be people into the
workforce super
exciting. As trustee
d'annunzio said, I
attended the party for
a purpose as well. I
just wanted to
highlight empower
yolo, many of us know
some of what they do.
But when the talk was
on the stage, was some
discussion. There was a
lot of conversation
around the children
that are in these
situations, and the.
The ways in which the
empower yolo staff and
volunteers try and
give the students the
most safe. And warm
place to land while
they're in a tough
situation. And then
they even do like a
back to school
breakfast. So it just,
it was very
heartwarming. It was
really like nice to
know that we know
they're doing good
things. But when you
tell them things like
that, I can just
imagine the pancakes
and the spilled milk
and all the things that
happened before that
first day of school
and for some of those
kids who hven't had
that before. So I just
want to shout out
empower yolo. Okay. As
we come to the end of
the school year, I
really want to thank
our staff members. I
know people are
counting the days and
you're our students are
you and the community
appreciate you and
students. You're
almost there aso was
able to attend the
last night, the pca
graduation and that is
the.. Let's see
institute for quality
education program. And
that is a was a seven
week program that
parents and our
district chose to
often did not attend.
American school
systems. And maybe
english MAY or MAY not
have been their first
language. And so
parents made a
commitment of seven
weeks to attend
classes to learn about
understanding some of
the navigation through
our current education
system, community
college and college
options for their
students. So I did not
attend all the I got to
attend last night's
session sort of
listening in my office
while I was waiting to
give their keynote and
great questions. Great
conversation. Then the
parents gave their
speeches and I was
like, you didn't need
me to give a keynote
because these parents
gave extremely
meaningful while I am
not a native spanish
speaker, and I'm not a
fluent spanish
speaker, I can
understand some
spanish. And I'll tell
you, I could
understand the
spanish. This lady was
saying before they
translated because she
was talking about
caring about her
child, wanting to make
sure her daughter had
the best chances for
the future. You know,
opening doors,
creating paths. And I
was like, I get you,
but most of all, I
could hear the passion
that she was like, I'm
doing this for you. So
of course, I'm choked
up and I had to do my
speech. I'm like,
thanks guys but I just
wanted to highlight
something and I was in
my speech, but it's
something I looked up
and I thought it'd be
helpful to know. So the
former us secretary of
education, jane dee
hull, said at the end
of the day, the most
overwhelming key to a
child's success is the
positive involvement of
parents that truth is &
at the heart of the
peak philosophy. When
parents gain
knowledge, their
children gain
opportunity. So
tonight we celebrate
that nt only what you
learned, but what your
what your children will
gain because of your
efforts. Research
consistently shows that
children whose parents
participate in pk
programs. Graduate
from high school and
attend college at
higher rates than
their peers. That's
success comes from
empowering parents to
become confident
advocates for their
children's education.
So that I just. Hats
off to the parents who
took the time to do.
That was our inaugural
class, so I hope to see
more. I just want to
really acknowledge the
effort that parents are
taking to do that. The
to their students. And
I think the role model
they made for their
students was very,
very meaningful. I was
really proud to be able
just to hear them and
be part of it, but I
hope we continue to do
this in our district.
Lastly, just want to
say happy pride. Thank
you
>> la
>> first.
>> I attended
>> the policy
subcommittee with
trustee back to her.
It's incredible to
have a colleague that
you can you can
actually have
respectful discussions
even when you're not
on the same page on
something. But that
you're able to figure
out a solution forward
together that only
benefits the students,
the staff, and our
community. And dj and I
think that's an
important piece of who
we are as a district
hopefully what I bring
to the table at times
is that solution
focus, that ability to
bring people together
pride month. But it's
also immigrant. It's
also national
immigrant month
celebrating all the
people who america who
we are today I am a
parent of two
incredibly queer
people. And so this
month means a lot to
me. It has been is
also an immigrant and
so bringing these two
things together, it
just shows that we can
come together and it's
not that it shouldn't
be decisive. And I
wrote something a
little bit with my kids
earlier this week.
That I had to look up
on my phone because I
forgot where it was..
I want to uphold the
honor want to, I want
to uphold an honor the
contributions of our
queer immigrant and
transgender men, of
our community.
Actually been
immigrants in this
country for many
hundreds of years and
our first trans
advocacy group in the
united states is
actually established
in 1865. And so all of
the pride that we talk
about is pride for
whatever someone
brings to the table
and it's a
continuation of a long
struggle. Our
immigrants and our
members of the queer
community have been
struggling and
fighting for the
ability to only be
themselves, to support
their families, to
share love and to
actually uplift the in
which they exist which
is every community..
We also know that when
we highlight and we
celebrate. Others
especially our queer
students, our
immigrant students,
and we uplift them.
The rates of suicide
decrease dramatically
it's a dramatic
decrease in suicide.
People want to be
seen. They want to be
heard. They want to be
loved is really what
all of us want. I think
at the end of the day.
And we must not force
erasure of anyone,
whether it's through
laws. Whether it's
through actions,
whether it's through
hateful speech. We
should not erase
others the erasure for
someone's comfort or
someone's protected.
That's like, I feel
this way. Well, every
one of us can have
feelings but that
doesn't give us the
right to make our
feelings. Actually
-
terrorize or hurt
others. As we seen in
our immigrant
communities across the
united states as we've
seen in our
communities.
Especially in the last
couple of months, has
been dramatically
difficult for those in
that community. So I
just want to share how
much I appreciate our
community for the love
that we give to
everyone that uplifts
each one of our
students and our
families, that
actually give us the
fabric of life that
we're looking for so
with that, so much
gratitude. Especially
to our teachers and
our staff and those
who spend days and
hours every day
uplifting the kids in
our community. So
thank you
>> thank you, trustee
moon. I really
appreciated those
comments. I of course,
as mentioned earlier,
attended te boundary
subcommittee meeting
that will be talking
about a little bit
later in the agenda. I
also participated in
the solano center for
teacher teaching
credentials
graduation. On monday.
As well as the davis
high school awards
night. That was also
later that evening.
Last saturday, I
attended the davis
high school choir
performance. At the
brunell and.. Yeah,
and I look forward to
attending the davis
pride festival. The.
And happy summer to
everybody as we
approach the end of
the school year. So
with that, we move on
to public comments.
And the interest of
conducting business
public education in a
timely manner speakers
MAY be allowed up to
three minutes to
address the board on
each agenda item or
non agenda item the
board MAY limit the
total time for public
comment. Or public
input on each item to
20 minutes, with board
consent. The board
PRESIDENT MAY increase
or decrease the time
allowed for public
comment on the topic
and the number of
persons wishing to be
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maintain a respectful
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of the audience will
please limit applause
to occasions of
student performance,
employee recognition
and significant
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contributions which
are celebrated by
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board of education to
take any action on any
item, not explicitly
posted on the agenda
in advance. However,
board members MAY ask
for clarification,
refer concerns to
staff and or requested
an item be placed on a
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wish to speak during
public comment, please
drop your blue card
with the item you wish
to provide. Public
comment on with the
staff at the table
next to the dais will
give you a number. I
will call the numbers
associated with the
various agenda items.
This will help us to
organize each item and
make sure that we have
everyone who wishes to
speak the board will
not accept additional
public comment cards
after the bard
allocates time for
each public comment
period. The numbers
called will likely not
be in numerical order.
When you come to the
podium, please state
your name before you
speak all right we
have five blue cards
and so each speaker
will have up to three
minutes. I'll call
each person up
individually and we'll
actually start with a
student who is
commenting on our
boundary discussion
later. But respect to
having a decent
bedtime for school
night. And providing
them to, t speak now.
So that'd be number
48. Please.
>> hi, my name is
nolan I'm a the fifth
grade at portland
elementary has amazing
staff and students
stay open because of
they would be at other
schools neighborhood
school. School and
portland creates
community all
throughout davis. You
make decisions about
closing schools, I
hope you consider these
facts. If there won't
be one at all. Their
schools. I understand
that right now it's
expensive to keep out
in the open, but you
need to think long
term. Will start moving
out in young families
will start moving in
eventually. You'll need
portland. The teachers
and staff to meet that
commute to davis drive
to davis so they can
have portland if will.
Just as many students.
Justice and teachers
estimated amount of
money that expecting
you're to spend on
portable classrooms is
12 to $13 million.
That's more than
elementary in each
year. As you can
clearly see will cause
crowding out other
schools. That stay
open because of the
neighborhood school. A
lot of kids walk in,
bike to school every
morning. I usually
walk about with my
brother because my
parents didn't parents
are busy and have to
leave for work early.
However, I'll be in
junior high. By the
2728 school year, but
my brother will only
be in second grade.
Will. It is a long way
for second grade. To
bike especially with
the overpasses with
college and high
school students on
e-bikes going.
Sometimes even over 20
miles an hour. Not to
mention amount of
additional traffic that &
would be by all the
parents driving their
kids to and from
school. Because of not
safe for kids to make
that that makes it
safe and possible for
kids to bike and walk
to and from school.
Increasing community
all throughout indies.
After school on most
days nice to be able to
just hop on your bike
with friends and go to
the park. The dollar
store get boba or go to
a friend's huse. But
if you're at school
with other kids from
all over. In different
neighborhoods, that
becomes harder. To
spangler says.
Substitute teachers
definitely prefer to
work here. She also
says she chose to work
at patman because
after working with at
emerson, she noticed
that the kids that
came from portland were
more positive and kind
these are just a few of
many ways portland is
important to our
community. We support.
>> thank you number
17.
>> name is
>> I am here to share
my experience with
another. Anoush
grigoryan, wo I
understand has a
contract with the city
with a district city I
am the iranian and I
fully support the
attack. Me on along
with millions of other
iranians from inside
and outside iran. The
day after the attack
and she decided to
post her.. Her
opinions about why the
attack were not good.
I challenged her she
resorted to making
slanderous statements
about me and. Engaged
in turning the entire
city against me. I do
not believe that she
should. She's a tough
person who should be in
a position to
influence our
children, especially
at a time when the
world, including the
city, is so divided
about her public posts
are often divisive and
hateful. I hatred for
israel is
unacceptable. I am
unsure if she is
pro-hamas, but she
also doesn't condemn
them once said on the
at a dc meeting that
jews can hide their
identity. The context
was lgbtq cannot
anti-gay basically is
worse than
anti-semitism, she
also talked over jews
expressing similar
concerns about
anti-semitism
anti-semitism. It's
concerning to see. Her
minimize the dramatic
rise of anti-semitism
anti-semitism.
Incidents at schools,
including davis as
simply bullying. She
and many of her
friends and supporters
are pro-palestine
without even knowing
what the palestinians
actually want. She also
to be without having a
clue about what the
iranian people really
want and so I just ask
that you focus more on
teaching kids how to
think critically
versus what to think,
and think twice about
allowing her to do
around our kids you.
>> number 32.
>> my name is liam I'm
a student at
parliamentary have you
ever seen someone on a
bike who is not
pedaling or a bike
that looks different?
Well, those are called
e-bikes. My opinion is
that davis calls. In
the community should
support kids to use
safely because they
can get kids outside
more and give kids more
independence. Gives
kids outside more and
reaches researchers
from oregon state
college says that you'd
like kids outside.
More as kids can ride
their bikes hang out
with friends. School,
or just go on a ride
when I'm home in
berlin, I just go on
rides to or even the
pump tracks e-bikes
helps kids get more
independence. For
example, I explore new
places on my e-bike
that I haven't been to
or even take myself to
sports in sports
practices and games
also have a car wash
business that I can
get to really easily
on my e-bikes in
addition have e-bikes
help parents use less
gas. Think the
district shouldn't
allow students to
school in town on
e-bikes. I understand
that e-bikes are not
safe if the
incorrectly and people
get people can get
into. However, if
kids. Safely. They
should be able to
bring their e-bikes to
school when I do that,
the principal teaches
could approve kids to
be able to ride a bike
to school. Please
consider supporting the
e-bike community.
Thank you.
>> william number 79.
>> and
>> evening. Trustees
>> name is maria godoy
and I'm the site chair
at niagara montgomery
elementary want to
acknowledge the
challenges of
balancing budget
constraints and thank
you for your efforts
in making wise
decisions for our
schools is the only
two way bilingual
school in this
district serving a
diverse student
population. It's a
title one school, but
only allows students
to learn a second
language fosters
understanding and
students to thrive in a
global society. With
highly skilled
teachers teachers
diverse community
plays a vital role in
making davis stronger,
more inclusive and
welcoming city for all
of us. This spring.
Our site council
conducted a
comprehensive needs
assessment including a
ten year review of
academic results. At
the same time, we
learned our budget
would be reduced by
nearly 20%, forcing us
to choose which
programs to cut
improvements since the
pandemic, the academic
gap remains
significant for
example, only 9% of our
english learners. Meet
the standards in
english lnguage arts
to 48% of all students
. One third of
students are far from
meeting the standards
and this number has
not only meaning has
not meaningfully
declined compared to
pre-pandemic levels. I
recognize that
measuring impact is
complex and that
standardized tests
will never fully
capture the scope of
student growth or
staff effort even so,
the council is charged
with grounding
decisions in evidence.
So we rely on the best
available data last
year district approved
a reduction in reading
space support a
decision that was
considered after
teacher advocacy
allowing me to restore
that spport now.
Further cuts forced us
to reduce our reading
support and forego the
to have a wellness
coach to expand our
current pbis
paraeducator support
while we appreciate the
district's efforts,
such as the additional
0.1 full time
employment allocation
reading para and many
other items or
district items current
funding is not enough
for me. As you
finalize the next year
budget, I urge you to
reconsider these cuts
and ensure funding and
resources are aligned
with my needs in this
district. All students
can achieve their full
potential. Thank you.
>> member 27.
>> hi evening. My name
is beth warren.. I'm
one of the parents who
had a child who was
impacted by the
ideology that's being
taught in davis
schools starting in
2016. But before I get
into my comments, I
just would like for you
to hear what anusha
jordan said at the
city council meeting
two nights ago. I'm
going to actually play
her testimony. Know,
as trustees, she's
with the davis schools
she holds the yolo
family rainbow groups
for the elementary
school kids and ten
the davis queer teen
group at the junior
high school level and
high school. So she
meets with kids at
school during their
lunch club meetings.
Right. And she's able
to have access with
our children without
parents or consent
because it's happening
during lunch, you would
have no idea. So let me
just play a little bit
for what anusha
believes in. So you can
get an idea o.
>> also in honor of
pride month to address
the fact that one of
the services that
davis phoenix
coalition provides to
our community is yolo
families which is a
support group for
parents who are
either. Lgbtq plus
themselves or who have
lgbtq plus children.
Because the fact is,
if you have a child
who belongs to the
lgbtq plus community
studies show that when
those children. If
those children are
rejected by their
parents or they
experience homophobia.
Or transphobia from
their parents, a lot of
times what happens is
that those children
go, no contact with
those parents don't
talk to them for
years. Perhaps never
again some of those
children can really
experience a loss of
depression, which is
why it is so important
for us to have
supportive
communities. In our
school
>> to
>> think that's giving
you an idea of the
message. And it's very
similar to what
trustee moon said,
right they're holding
parents hostage,
right? Doesn't matter
what your family
values are you want to
keep your child safe
because maybe they're a
child who has suffered
some sexual assault
trauma, maybe a child
who's cutting what is
saying and what you
know said, is that the
school, the community
will take your child
in. And it's perfectly
acceptable if that
child goes no contact
with that parent that
it might be a couple
years. You don't hear
from your child. It
might be forever, but
that's okay because the
school's elizabeth
moon will be that
chosen family. And in
fact, elizabeth moon
just said that you will
your child committing
suicide if you don't
affirm their
transgender identity.
How dare you tell
parents that they have
to mutilate sterilize
their or they might
risk committing
suicide? What kind of
crazy nut woman are
you
>> up..
>> item is the
calendar. I have one
card on this item, so
that speaker will have
up to three minutes.
Number 44.
>> hi, my name is
beth, born and I'm
here to talk about
pride in the
resolution and thank
you, trustees for all
that you're doing. I
love that you are
promoting more
mastectomies for
girls. You know, right
now I know of seven
girls at davis high
school have had their
breasts removed
because they learned
in school they could
be transgender. So how
do we learn in school?
Elizabeth moon, that
children can be
transgender? Let me
show you some of the
picture book are in the
elementary school. This
is so wonderful. A book
about jazz, jennings
in our kindergarten
and first grade class.
It shows a boy who
liked wearing dresses,
who found out at six
years old, he was
actually a girl. Isn't
that aazing?
Elizabeth moon, did
your son ever like
wearing dresses? What
about this book? This
is another one in the
davis elementary
schools. If you're a
kid like gavin, this
is about a young girl
overweight they've got
pictures of her in her
bedroom. She looks
incredibly unhappy.
But, you know what I
mean. Everybody can see
this is an autistic,
overweight girl. This
is a true story. She
comes out as a trans
boy and she gets
celebrated by the
aclu. And everybody
celebrates her know at
davis this is in front
of the davis high
school. This is the
office next to a
principal you can see
the sign here it's the
sign that says kids can
access free penis
tucking kits and free
breast binders. If
they're 13 and over,
they can get a free
breast binder. I don't
know how many of you
have seen what a breast
binder looks like.
It's a dress.
>> the board.
>> sorry. It's a
compression grment. A
mini girls after
wearing this binder,
decide they'd rather
have a double
mastectomy because
they're so
uncomfortable, they can
press their lungs and
chest boys at davis
high school and also,
you know, they're at
harper as well.
They're able to access
a free penis tucking
kit. I'm not sure how
many of you seen how a
penis tucking kit
works, but these are
available to kids,
boys who want to hide
their penis and
scrotum so they can
have the appearance of
a girl. It's just a
piece of adhesive it
says, don't use these
if they're under 18,
because it actually
causes issues with
your sperm count
anyways, you use this
adhesive. You put it
here and yeah, MR.
Bass, you just push
your, your penis and
your testicles deep
into your groin and you
can hide your penis.
And if you can even put
this on if you want a
camel toe. Mean, how
wonderful we're
offering these to
children. I've got the
flyer here. It's in
front of davis high
school. I asked all of
you to sorry. Please go
to the school
tomorrow. Check it out
you look around, davis
schools, they've been
painting rainbow
crosswalks children are
cupcakes stay after
>> board. We can't.
>> see what? Sorry,
sorry. I'm sorry. This
is the one that's in
front of da vinci. I
says protect trans
kids. It's a rainbow
you guys are doing
such a wonderful job.
Six girls having double
isn't enough thank
you.
>> there any items or
remove from the
consent calendar?
>> I
>> have a comment.
Yeah, I my colleagues
will want to talk
about resolution 6426.
And I know we addressed
it during our
comments, but I, I
want to call
resolution 6026
recognizing this month
as firearm storage
safety is a simple
step those of you that
do have firearms
taking this step of
making sure that it's
secure the ammunition
is separate there.
Unfortunately, are
thousands of accidents
a year children gain
access to firearms.
And so taking this
simple step of storing
your firearm safely.
Safely is important.
And there are many
resources in our
community, including
starting with the
police department. If
you don't have those
resources, they will
help you get them.
That's all PRESIDENT
Jackson
>> thank you. Other
trustees.
>> thank you.
PRESIDENT Jackson.
Yes, I'd like to also
share my support for
resolution 62, 26 for a
national gun violence
awareness day well as
encouraging the safe
storage of firearms
and then I would like
to show my strong
support for resolution
6426. Yeah, in
recognition of lgbtq
pride month
>> right. Anyone else?
Is going to
>> be
>> thank you.
PRESIDENT Also want to
show my support for the
approval of resolution
62, 2 in support of
national gun violence
awareness day. There
are a lot of community
members and moms and
dads and moms in
particular, know they
have groups. That lot
of work bringing
awareness and
recognition to the
need to.. To promote
gun safety and to
ensure that they lock
guns. If they have
them. And as my
colleagues already
mentioned if there is
more knowledge needed
on this or how to
either get rid of a
gun, or how to
properly and safely a
gun. Please reach out
to the davis police
department. They have
definitely been very
helpful to members of
the community. Thank
you so much..
>> thank you. Okay.
Right I have a motion
to approve the consent
agenda as presented?
So moved. All right.
Okay. It's been moved
okay. It's been moved
by trustee darrah
seconded by trustee
moon. All in favor?
>> I,
>> I any opposed? Any
abstentions? All right.
So the consent agenda
is approved now move
on to presentation
discussion and action
items. And our first
item of the evening
evening is
recommendations by the
ad hoc committee to
rename cesar chavez
elementary school and
again, this item with
superintendent matt
>> yeah. Thank you,
PRESIDENT Jackson. At
this time, I'd like to
call up the chair of
the board, ad hoc
committee to rename
cce edgar wong chen,
who will describe the
work of the committee
and the
recommendations and
rationale that are
attached to this
agenda item second,
>> all right. Thank
you, PRESIDENT
Jackson. Trustees and
superintendent best
name I edgar wong
chen a little
introduction of who I
am. I am the parent of
two wonderful kids at
cc. A second grader and
a fifth grader. I'm
also going to be
surveying next year as
the evp for the cpat,
the pta. There very
involved on the school
campus. And my
background in this
field is I have a
background in ethnic
studies, labor
history. I teach asian
american studies at uc
davis and have labor
historian background.
But what you also
unique is that I'm an
alumni. Of wde and when
i was there. It was
actually an overflow
classroom and it was
made into a bilingual
classroom. And so I had
transferred from saint
james to go to that
school. And so I have
some very deep roots
coming from there in
the 1980s. I don't
look. My age. But I
wanted to just say
thank you for giving
all of us on this ad
hoc committee the
absolute privilege to
do this very big task
was not easy. The time
line was quite fast
but I'm absolutely
impressed with this
group we really came
together and I feel
like we're very proud
of the outcomes that
we had as well. So
just to kind of go over
the process during the
selection committee
process back in APRIL.
Trustees chose three
members each to make up
a full committee of 15
members. This ad hoc
committee once that
was put together, our
group quickly set out a
schedule and from the
school district, they
put out a public ask
for suggestions. This
was through a google
form that was put out
and once we were kind
of put into motion, we
decided that we wanted
to extend the deadline
and extra week with
that extension, we were
able to increase the
number of suggestions
by quite a bit. Not
only that wanted to
make sure that there
was a lot of cc staff
and student
involvement in this
process as well, and
what we ended up
deciding to do was we
actually asked the
teachers to actually
host a brainstorming
activity for every
single classroom. And
then those students in
those classrooms would
submit whatever work
they wanted to back to
the committee. This
all happened before we
even began discussion
of what we wanted to
do with consideration
of the name change. I
thought that was we
thought this was very
important because we
feel like the students
MAY have felt like &
they lost something in
this process. And it
was really valuable
that they regained
some ownership of this
name change. And so we
were vry fortunate to
have a lot of
participation from the
students getting their
input. Some of it
funny, some of it was
really good we had a
great time looking
over all the
suggestions from the
online google form. We
had received 281
suggestions. So if we
look at the entire
process, you know, we
extended the deadline.
We had an increase of
suggestions through
the deadline. And then
we also got a lot of
input from the
community within the
csc ce staff. And
students was all set,
we decided that we
would start meeting
and of course, this is
all happening very
quickly. We set out
five meetings. Weekly
and during that
process. We made sure
that we were able to
all agree on core
principles and values
of the school before,
again discussing the
name changes and even
looking at the list
because we wanted to
make sure we were all
on the same page and
once we agreed on those
core principles and
values then
>> we sent out the
entire list of all the
recommendations and
what the students did
and it was quite a bit.
It was a lot of
suggestions, and I want
to say we're very
grateful for the
community. For
bringing in so many
suggestions. We did
take them all
seriously, and we did
do all of them as
well. With that final
process, we asked
every a hoc committee
member to make two
final recommendations,
which drastically
shortened the list and
our hope was that we
could just have
organic discussions
and kind of bring it
down to a narrowed
down options. And it
did. I think it also
just highlights the
amazing the amazing
ability of this group
to work together and
work efficiently. We
knew we had limited
time and that we were
all very respectful,
even though at times
there was tough
deliberation of all the
different topics and
suggestions in the end
we definitely found
our camps and that is
what you're going to
see in these
recommendations that we
came down to two camps
and two name
recommendations. Those
two recommendations
are the first one,
monaca elementary
school and the second
one is puede.
Elementary school.
Monaca elementary
school received nine
votes out of the 15.
And si se puede.
Elementary school
received six votes out
of the committee and
so what we're going to
do today is we're
going to have a
representative or
representatives come
from each of those
groups going to
present why they think
this was a this is a
good new name for the
school with that I am
going to call up
alejandro gutierrez
and antonio. Antonio
gutierrez will be
representing the
elementary school side
and then antonio
delaware de. Delaware.
Will. And christie
lacroix. Dunbar will be
representing the
elementary school.
Once we finished
presenting will be
time for all of you to
ask the committee
questions. The
majority of us are
here, but I also just
want to say that I want
to give a big thanks to
the committee members.
Lot of these folks are
crazy busy and we made
time every week.
Change schedules and
you know, made it
happen. So that we
could make this final
recommendation. It was
not easy and it did
take a lot of efforts.
So I want to &
definitely recognize
all the amazing
committee members for
doing this hard work
all rght. So with
that, I'm going to
call up alejandro
gutierrez
>> good evening. My
name is alejandro
gutierrez. Like you
mentioned a proud
member of the renaming
committee. Also a west
davis elementary
alumni. And chavez
elementary alumni as
well. And my son is a
current student there
as well. So I'm a very
proud member of the
community. My mother
was also a teacher
there for almost 30
years. So huge so
chavez elementary
school was davis
elementary school
advocate. And part of
our process like, like
. Our friend here said
is we to come up with a
name that would
represent the school
and keep the legacy
moving as dating back
to the west elementary
days. Where we hosted
the del sol migrant
students, which were
some of my peers when I
went to school, there
20 plus years ago, and
the name in spanish,
which keeps the
identity of the school
bilingual spanish
immersion school
monarch butterfly also
resembles other just a
great importance to
our biome here as a
species, a keystone
species in our biome
here and. Represents
the migration of
generations dating from
mexico. You know, all
the way towards
canada, right? Northern
north america. And so
because was just
resembles everything
that we're about in
this community. It
aligns to the core
values of being
inclusive schools.
Welcoming to everyone.
And the monarch
butterfly also is
already vital into the
hispanic community,
like I said, and the
name is in spanish,
easy to pronounce. And
we felt really strong
about this name. It
also keeps the legacy
of the farmworker
movement. We don't
want to lose but we
wanted to have a name
that did not have a
single division tied to
it, but would be
easily in both
languages. So thank
you.
>> okay. And now we
will have antonio and
christi come up..
>> hello. My name is
antonio de la I want
to start by thanking
all of you for
including me in the ad
hoc committee. I was a
student at cesar chavez
elementary myself from
k through sixth. In
2000 through 2006.
Today, I am the
communications
director for the
united farm workers I
also do a lot of local
work, both with the
mexican american
consiglio, county the
yolo interfaith
immigration network.
For many years. Going
back to when I was
volunteering with ian
while still a dj.
Myself out at the
madison migrant
center. Ever since then
and other immigrants in
our community have
often come to me for
help with their
challenges from facing
eviction to
experiencing wage
theft to struggling to
afford groceries. More
recently, when ice
detained an immigrant
worker here in davis
was through me that
this family, which
includes a current dj
usd student was able to
access the legal
representation and the
rental support that
they have needed to
endure this very
difficult time also
going to share that
I'm currently
organizing a farm in
the davis area, where
many of the workers who
are complaining about
ill treatment, unsafe
conditions and poor
wages are themselves
parents of current dj
students. For obvious
reasons. I'm not going
to say which farm but I
will tell you that when
we end our meetings, we
say si se puede share
this to emphasize just
how deeply my life and
my work have been
shaped by the values
and the history that I
was taught at cesar
chavez elementary as
the son of immigrants
and the grandson of
bracero farmworker, it
was actually still at
our elementary school
that I first heard
anything about the
united farm workers or
the history of the
farmworker movement, or
who dolores huerta was
just anything about the
broader labor and
immigration movements.
And so the name of the
school I went to
really mattered to me
and was the gateway
for me to access a
broader history that I
was part of. And it
helped place myself in
a context of the
history of the country
that I was growing up
in. Really important
for any young person,
especially for those
of us who often feel
like we're not sure
where we really fit
and so frankly,
growing up in a, you
know, what was then a
spanish immersion, but
still a predominantly
white school, having
the name of the school
teach me something
about my history and
where I belonged was
something that I
really valued. And
these were really the
most important lessons
I got anywhere in my
usd. Education. And i
try to live by this
lesson every day. And
so that's why I
believe that si se
puede. Elementary
school is the best
name for my old school
is the name that most
reflects the continued
connection with the
ufw and the broader
movement generally se
puede is a name with
deep meaning in a
number of our
communities. I believe
I just watched our
next likely governor
becerra, lead asi se
puede chant on tuesday
night. And si se puede
is in itself a lesson
and a life code. A
refrain that any of us
can come back to when
times are tough and we
need to keep going it
is what best preserves
the values and the
history that we all
agreed we need to
preserve, and that it
would be a tragedy to
lose, and that is why,
along with a number of
my fellow volunteers
for the renaming
commission we feel
that se elementary
school is the best
name we can offer in
the hopes that it will
inspire future
generations of
students to. Be
servants for others
and to use the
language skills that
they are being taught
for the good o all
and so thank you for
your consideration.
>> I'm christine.
>> dunbar.
>> I've been teaching
for 30 years, 24 of
them for davis at
chavez elementary I
love my job. It's a
privilege and a
responsibility. Every
day to get to
facilitate and
encourage discovery
future citizens and
model positivity and
as I continue, as I
consider my future
with the retirement,
somewhere out there.
At cesar chavez
elementary I get. So I
get very excited about
calling our schools as
elementary school. I
think what a great
idea that our school
name in and of itself
says, yes, we can.
It's built into the
very fabric or the
title of our school.
We. It it references.
It refers to
empowerment
motivation, and social
instability. Having the
name si se puede as my
said, recognizes.
Latino and indigenous
workers it's a symbol.
It's symbolic of
empowerment. Taking a
stand for basic human
rights. It inspires
students to look
beyond their own
report cards and
consider how they can
use their education to
improve their
communities and stand
up for others a school
named si se puede. Are
reclaims cultural
identity fostering
unity and spaces where
voices were once
historically or
currently silenced, or
discriminated against.
What a beautiful gift
to offer to an entire
school community. Kids
and adults. The
opportunity to
advocate for inclusion
and representation the
si se puede. Spirit
encapsulates what it
takes to give extra
effort in general, and
working along. When
we're working outside
of our language,
comfort zone as
bilingual learners, as
are the students are at
chavez. Using si se
puede in our everyday
language, including
the school name
hardwires, a growth
mindset. Children
naturally face
challenges at school.
Academics social
emotional and. Here we
are telling them you
got this si se puede.
Even your school name
says so se puede. In
general fosters a
culture of
collaboration. It
teaches that success is
a shared journey.
Including empathy and
teamwork. Inside the
classroom and also in
the broader world acts
as an active verbal
contract between
teachers, students,
parents loudly
declares that
regardless of one's
socioeconomic
background, learning
differences, or
starting point school
firmly believes we.
For. I firmly believe
we firmly believe in
your capacity to
achieve greatness.
Thank you for alowing
me to be part of this
committee. I tip my hat
to everybody who
participated in it and
to our fearless
leader, edgar, and it
was. It was it was
many things. It was
enlightening it was
shaping. And I
appreciate the
opportunity to be a
part of it. Si se
puede..
>> very good. Before
we move on to perhaps
trustee comments or
questions, I have a
couple of cards here
for public comment.
Starting with number
95.
>> good evening.
Jackson gara mmbers of
the school board and
superintendent
bassett. My name is
morgan I applied to do
this, I'm not quite
sure what exactly I
was thinking when I did
that, but done this in
a while. And with. Try
something, you know.
Night we went through
to introduced
ourselves. My
introduction was that
when wife and I had
actually met across the
street. Starting
seventh grade in 1969.
So the fact that we're
sitting there in my
old elementary school.
Junior high brought
horror to ideas. You
know what happened? I
found my old locker
area, that kind of
thing. But when they
started going through
their background of
why they were doing
this, why they applied
I was like I was so
going no way I can
participate in
something like this.
And as I explained to
them, you know, my
background was when I
was in high school.
Very close friend of
mine who also did ap
government and social
studies. And he's also
a student council
advisor was a guy
named bob ross the
fame was that his
father was senior
taught huerta. And
cesar chavez that many,
many years ago. Union
organizing the other
thing we did was my
friend mark grossman,
who is antonio's
predecessor was help
organize te ufw to go
to to go on. Election
night or election
morning very early in
the morning to get out
the vote targeted
assembly districts that
we were working on and
we kept running into
chavez and the ufw
there getting back to
you know this whole
experience, I on
number of boards over
the yars. And by far
this has been sch a
pleasure getting to
know all of them. And,
you know, just one on
one as well as you know
is just been such an
incredible two months,
experience edgar and I
have been joking. Have
similar backgrounds. I
did my undergraduate
work in political
science and asian
american studies. Very
similar to what edward
had but at the same
time, it's just an
absolute delight to.
Thank you all for
thank you.
>> thank you. Number
40. My name is adam.
>> jacob
>> and first o all,
I'd like to thank you
>> for the opportunity
for letting me speak
and I'd like to thank
the renaming committee
for all their hard
work sure. I'm sure it
was a lot I have a
daughter who is in
first grade currently
chavez, and son who I
hope can start
kindergarten there in
another year or in fall
2027. Anyway, what I
wanted to say. Well,,
first, before I share
my exact thought on
which name I like
better there were
there were a few
families that had
talked to me. Who felt
like it went. The
process went perhaps a
little fast, and they
wished that they had
had more opportunity to
contribute and be part
of choosing a name for
the school, which, you
know, affects
everyone, affects all
of us. I don't think
that it could be
feasible somehow to
have everyone vote and
contribute, but was
that sentiment that I
wanted to let the board
know that, you know w
wish that more people
could have been
involved in, you
choosing a name, which
is very important
anyway. As for which of
the two names that I
like I want to say that
my daughter loves the
fact that her school
mascot is the lobos or
amazing. And you know,
the wolf is the
favorite animal of my
son. And I think that
it would be kind of
sad for them to lose
that mascot in addition
to losing any which is
a big change. This is &
going to be hard on the
kids. So for that
reason, I like the
elementary school.
Name better because
then at least they can
keep their mascot,
which is like a nce
bit of annuity for all
the children that's all
I wanted to say. Thank
you so much
>> thank you for
comments. And so now
we'll have board.
Comments and
questions. We'll start
with trustee ischemia
greenwald
>> I want to begin by
saying thank you so
much to those who
participated in the
subcommittee spent a
lot of time away from
their families, from
other activities that
you could have been
doing to do this. It
just shows your love
of the community of the
school and your
commitment and so
really can't thank you
enough and you know, I
saw these I'm curious
can't do interaction
with members of the
public, but I hadn't
thought about that. I
wonder if those lobos
elementary ever came
up. But anyways.
Talking about these
two. Gotta be honest,
I like both of them. I
mean se puede we all
know I unos dias unos
los gritos sorry. I'm
you know we'd be
chanting at a rally
or. And you you asked
you shout, you know
puede and what do you
respond? Si se puede.
You know it's it's an
affirmation. Just like
antonio explained is an
affirmation. That
through the struggles
and I'm sorry, I did
emotional. I come from
a family of farm
workers through the
struggle through the
fights, the fights for
justice. Fights for
justice in the fields,
for workers for basic
needs. Water to use.
Yours. Good pay that
in spite of all that
si se puede it can be
done if we stick
together. If we work
hard, we can achieve
it. So it's not just a
phrase I'm sorry. I'm
getting emotional.
This is my roots. It's
not just a phrase.
It's a very. For those
of you that know come
from the community. And
antonio it's has deep
meaning and so it's
not just a phrase si
se puede a part of you.
It's prt of the
community. And not
just the latino
community, but those
that know, the
bilingual community,
those interested in, in
bilingual education.
And so it's, it's very
emotional. I really
is so I apologies, I
didn't even know that
was going to happen.
My apologies. And then
the other name, wanaka
is beautiful. Because
as you all know, the
monarch butterfly.
Mean, the, the history
of the monarch
butterfly and the, the
travels of the monarch
butterfly and the
beauty of the monarch
butterfly that is just &
an absolutely
beautiful name hard to
choose between the two.
And I really am. Fine
with either one, but I
think I lean a little
towards puede.
Elementary for just
what it means history
of the and just the
notes. The. You know
perseverance
determination and
those are the things
that we want to
instill in our
students. Regardless of
what school they go to
those are some values
that I think that we
want to instill in our
children. And that we
have in this district.
So for that reason, I
lean a little more
towards si se puede,
but I'm fine with
either one. They're
both beautiful names.
Thank you
>> me. Trustee
d'annunzio
>> for you thank you
for that. I appreciate
that. Very much.
Trustee. And I
appreciate your
statements and I think
that honesty and the
lived experience that
we bring to the dais is
important. So you
shouldn't apologize for
that. I think it's
fabulous. Yeah, I.
You spoke more
eloquently than I
would have, but I'm
I'm with you. I think
first off, thank you
for the committee. I am
interested in if. MR.
Wong chen really is
fearless. Because if
so, we could use you
in the future for sure. &
so we MAY have you on
other committees.. I
know norby is
fearless, but that
might for different
reasons I really
grateful for. This is
hard work, right? And
hopefully there was
some joy in the hard
work for you all
because you are
helping a really
important decision and
sometimes we think,
well, you know, it's
just a name, but it
isn't. There's so much
emotion and connection
in all of our schools,
but I think especially
our elementary schools
and especially cesar
chavez elementary and
so really grateful for
your work. I think
both names are
beautiful and
appropriate and, and
it's a very for me.
Personally would be
very hard to choose.
But if I were to lean,
I think puede wuld be
would be where I lean,
but I would be
thrilled and happy
with either of the
names for, for our
school
>> right. Trustee
>> you, PRESIDENT
Jackson. I share my
fellow trustees.
Thanks for the
committee and really
acknowledge the short
timeline that you
worked in and it was
true for of love for
our community and for
the school community
and our families for
these to step forward
and bring your
expertise and your
very viewpoints into a
room and to get this
done so quickly, so we
knew that the ask was a
big ask. And then when
you brought these two
recommendations, I was
blown away. I was so
impressed. I really,
really wanted to
express my gratitude I
definitely am so to
have input from a
committee and your
committee with large
majority voted for
monarca elementary. So
that's the that is the
name that resonates
with me and in my
small survey of one
sister chavez that I
have access to this
afternoon, which is my
granddaughter, I asked
her and she preferred
monarca and she said to
me. She doesn't read
the board agenda. She
said to me, I know
we're keeping the
lobo. And I said,
yeah. And she said, so
if there's a
butterfly, could we
have the butterfly
land on the wolf? I'm
not kidding. I loked
at her and I was like,
what and I was just
really like, so she
already. And she's
kind of an artistic
kid. She likes to draw
already had that in
that vision. And so I
was like, okay. And I
mean, I have to say so
that just made me like
it to me was very
confirming. But
especially just wanted
to confirm the work of
the committee. You
were the folks who sat
in the room and saw the
whole list and saw all
the conversations in
the different names.
And this is
recommendation. So not
having been part of
that and having seen
both reports, and I'm
not by any means saying
is not a good name, and
it is a very powerful
raises powerful
imagery. It's a
powerful message. And I
think that message
would still stay
because this school
will still always have
the latinx ad mexican
experience as part of
the school community.
My granddaughters
grandparents, both were
farm workers. That's in
our family as well. So
that is still part of
the experience that
that I think that any
name would bring
because this is just
the culture that's
there. But being able
to incorporate the
monarch butterfly in
the dia de los
muertos, which is such
a beautiful event
that's at the school.
I just in my mind
envision these
beautiful butterflies
painted down the
hallways of the school
and the imagery of
butterflies being such
a transformative and
kind of out of this
cocoon into this
beautiful thing to me,
was very, very moving.
I have to admit, when I
read it the first time,
superintendent
preview. I got chills.
I was like guys, I
never thought of it.
And I thought of a lot
of things every night.
I was like, thinking of
all the good, the bad
I will say that your
former davis teachers
association.
PRESIDENT, victor
suggested bad bunny
elementary, and I said
still alive. So. So
the future still is to
be determined, right?
Somewhere off in the
future, maybe there'll
be a bad bunny but for
now. This, this spoke
to me in a way that
was very meaningful.
But but committee's
recommendations, I just
really want to honor
the work of the
committee. It doesn't
mean that you didn't
come up with two great
names. And I think
there is a way to
incorporate the
messaging into a..
Oh, I just want to
thank you because it
was when we set the
timeline. So
aggressively, I was
worried because we had
so many things from
community, so many
ideas millions of
ideas and you guys
really did some
amazing work. So I
think that you will
leave such a legacy in
our community and
whatever name gets
chosen. I think it's
going to honor this.
The latinx, latinx
experience I
definitely have my
favorite. So thank you
>> right. Trustee
moon.
>> thank you.
>> you to every.
>> single one of you
that stood up, raised
their hand the know
the ask to come and
spend two months.
Wrangling schedules.
But I also really
appreciated that you
went back to the
school and you went
back to the students
and that you shared
that you had them all
brainstorm and come up
with ideas. And so you
really did that extra
reach out, even though
they had to an online
thing. We all know not
everyone does the
online thing. So it
was such to me, like, I
felt like we had made &
such an incredible
choice of, of people
in our community. That
actually understood
what it meant to
really get voices in
there. So I want to
thank you for that so
much also want, you
know, to recognize
that I have received a
few emails just today
about some concerns
over the name monarca
could someone I, I
don't speak any
spanish. I, I admit.
So if one of you would
be open to just kind
of sharing with me
just like I think some
of the concerns was
that is also monarchy
as well. But I don't
know because I
literally don't know.
So if one of you would
be can I have them
come up and just share
a little bit about
that? Would that be
okay?
>> excellent.
>> I just, I just need
a
>> yeah, if we just,
just have maybe a
minute or so to
comment.
>> yeah, just a minute
or so to answer that
question for me.
>> I thanks question
and thank you for
sharing that. Input
that you've from the
community I think..
Traditionally, the
monarchy. Word is
monarchy is quite &
different from
monarchy. I think
monarca can refer to
the monarch. Which is
why it's the monarch
butterfly. But
monarchy
>> is..
>> okay. So the is that
helpful
>> that is so helpful.
Thank you so much. I
really appreciate te
learning too.
>> yeah. No.
>> great. Because I
didn't want to
>> use adiscussion.
>> that we did have.
Okay okay. So that
concern we is why I
go.
>> okay. Perfect.
Thank you so, so much.
I knew that my ai was
not going to help me
on.. So I appreciate
that. So when I read
the report. I think it
was last friday. I was
blown away by the
monarca because to me,
butterflies represent
resiliency the ability
to find hope and joy.
And I love that you
had already thought
about the low lobos
and putting the
butterfly on the nose
of the of the wolf. And
so I was really just
blown away by it. And
I love tat means a
lot understanding from
my understanding from
different community
members that I've
talked to gone to
chavez in the past, I
that si se puede is
already the slogan for
the school and so
it's, it kind of just
enriches that in my
mind. And. One of the
alums of the school
who's about 23 or 24
right now shared that.
Monarca is the choice
that she would have
gone with as well. And
that she really felt
like the si se puede
and the monarca kind
of like work together.
So well and really
just uplifted in many
ways. So thank you
again. Thank you for
your time. Thank you
for your just
commitment and
intentionality in this
process for sharing
some learning with me
as well. Thank you..
>> all right. And I'd
like just to add to
that again, my own
thanks to to you all.
Many of you in the
audience who served on
the committee. It's
you know, it's a, it's
a sacred duty. Or
task. And, and to mr.
edgar wong chen for
heading. What could
have could have been,
you know, possibly
divisive. But he, he
did it with with a lot
of and and so I
appreciate that. You
know, my my own sense.
I was just I too, when
I saw the was thinking
was that would that be
confused for being, you
know, the monarch and
then I think maybe I
think of it, I just
said, well, if it was
hypothetical, I mean,
I'm not suggesting we
do this, but if I were
going to call
elementary I think
probably I would tend
to think o probably
it's the butterfly. As
opposed to, you know
calling it monarch as
that seemed weird. So I
think I think part of
that is just the
context that the
monarch butterfly is
indigenous to
california. So you see
it. I don't know.
Necessarily how
indigenous it is to
other countries in
latin america. I know
there's reference to
to, to mexico, but.
You know, I don't know
that it's necessarily
indigenous to many
other countries think
I too could go. I tend
to lean for monarca in
part because that was
the majority. And I
also think it's a very
interesting. Metaphor.
That's. That's that's
made available to to,
to represent the
school ad I guess my
sense too is I would
perhaps you could
respond, edgar or
somebody was the
intent for monarca to,
to be a mascot or was
it just solely just
the name just the name
yeah. Okay. Okay.
Yeah. So I, I mean, I,
I guess also read some
comments and we heard a
public comment about
concerns that this was
choosing somehow a
mascot. So I, I sense
that from, from just
listening to the board
that we're good with
the choices. No one
wanted to go outside.
We maybe just take a
>> think about that
bunny or just..
>> will form a
subcommittee of one.
Okay. Could we maybe
to to formalize it?
Can we just take a a
roll call of, of our
choices?
>> yeah. I think you
should take a motion
and a. Motion
>> a motion that we
name this elementary
monarca. Elementary
>> second.
>> okay. It's been
moved by trustee
escamilla greenwald and
seconded by vice
PRESIDENT Dara. All in
favor?
>> i
>> any opposed? Any
abstentions? All
right. So we have a
new name for monarca
>> I
>> jackson would would
you consider a brief
recess?
>> was going to
suggest that we're
about due for a bio
break and recess.
Let's
>> johnson, before we
take the real quick, I
just wanted to make a
comment that and I
know this discussion
will go on, but know,
we were talking about
how to incorporate the
two. Maybe as they do
the signage and all
that. Maybe somehow
the si se puede could
be either painted on a
wall or you know,
somehow to include
that because I know it
was a part of your
process. And we really
want to show respect
and thank you for both
names that came up.
Thank you so much.
That's all.
>> all right. We'll
take a recess of tn
minutes.
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much more that's been
true for decades. My
name from what is
music. Jazz that have a
public radio in very
important. I did not
start at the beginning
at some point that
message of if you want
this to stay, you need
to support it. And
very happy to do that.
And public radio for
our community now have
a radio for
>> right, we're back
in session. So that
was a bit of a happy
agenda item. We moved
to.. Nine b mobile
device policy update.
And we'll begin this
item with
superintendent best.
>> yeah. Thank you,
PRESIDENT Jackson.
Since it's 9:00 and
we're on item two. We
are going are going to
move as expeditiously
through the many items
we have remaining so
let me hand over this
presentation to
executive directors.
Thompson. And duffy to
give you an update
about planning for
implementation. This
coming year thank you.
Superintendent. Good
evening, PRESIDENT
Jackson.
>> and members of the
board.
>> as requested by
this board, executive
director duffy and I
return to you tonight
to discuss steps taken
to plan out the
implementation of a way
for the day for mobile
devices at our senior
high schools. This
presentation will
highlight the outreach
research and
collaborative design
is currently taking
place with students
certificated and
classified staff
inside administrators.
Sound implementation
begins with structured
listening over the
past month, our senior
high school mobile
device implementation
implementation teams
and having been
engaged in a
deliberate process of
research and
consultation. We've
conducted outreach to
districts currently
implementing
comparable policies and
from the research
literature on
adolescent device use
and academic
engagement. We
collaborated
extensively with ste
administrators and
senior high school
staff to surface what
conditions are
necessary for
consistent equitable
implementation and we
sought direct student
voice visiting
classrooms at davis
senior high school to
hear from students
themselves about what
they anticipate, what
concerns them, and
what support they
believe that they will
need implementation
framework is grounded
in our district's
commitment to a
multi-tiered system of
support for mtss this
is not simply a
framework for academic
intervention. It is a
structure for
supporting the whole
student, including the
behavioral and social
emotional competencies
that make learning
possible habitual
device bhavior
requires more than
just a rule. It
requires clear and
compelling rationale
communicated to
students, staff, and
families. It requires
tier one universal
expectations so that
every student
experience.
Experiences the policy
consistently
regardless of which
teacher or classroom
they are in requires
tier two and tier
three supports for
students who need
additional structure,
support meet those
expectations. I will
also add that this
approach directly
advances our graduate
profile. When we
reduce distraction and
restore intentional
focus to the learning
environment we are
investing in. Students
capability to think
critically, engage
collaboratively.
Engage
collaboratively, and
develop the
self-direction and
resilience that
defined graduate we've
worked with site staff,
this last month, teams
have been planning for
how to implement this
new policy, focusing
primarily on classroom
expectations and
enforcement. It is
commonly agreed upon
that school sites have
consistent, clear
expectations across
classrooms and
prevalent signage,
making policy
implementation and
consequences clear
senior high school
teachers voted to
implement the practice
of students storing
phones and backpacks
while on campus and in
class. Some would. Some
teachers would prefer a
classroom storage
system and
implementation
implementation team
will continue working
towards a consistent
practices and
communication for the
start of the school
year at da vinci
senior high teachers
prefer that students
do not have access to
their phones during
class and will have
students check phones
into a box or pouch at
the beginning of each
class period. Teams
emphasize that
consistent enforcement
will be the key to
this policy, being
implemented
successfully, and
discuss at length how
to intervene if a
student decides to use
a device without
permission during
class occurs, tachers
will direct students to
put the device in a
locked box in the
classroom.
Administration will
develop an efficient
way to submit the
referral and campus
supervisors will sweep
classrooms for phones.
If confiscated, phones
will be retrieved from
the office at the end
of the school day,
with interventions to
the student continue to
struggle with adhering
to the policy
implementation will
require a partnership
between classroom
teachers, site staff
and administration.
Staff emphasized that
timely communication
with students and
families will be
important to helping
shift behavior and
progressive
consequences,
including a parent or
guardian picking up a
phone and supports
such as phone pouches
for students
struggling with the
policy. With a
calibrated electronic
referral process.
Administration can also
review data on who and
where infractions are
most occurring to
develop individual and
systemic interventions
when possible, and
appropriate the biggest
organizational shift at
this policy change is
the expectation that
high school students do
not have access to
during lunch, and
passing periods. We are
not going to monitor
device as they leave
campus for lunch or
traveling between
school sites and the
work of defining the
physical boundaries of
wind phones cannot be
used as well as the
timing of enforcement.
Given that students are
in different class
schedules and MAY be on
campus for
extracurricular
activities after their
school day ends, is
still to be
determined. We will
also be establishing
clear expectations for
staff on enforcement
during these
unstructured times. For
example, teachers will
not be asked to
confiscate phones
between classes on a
prep time or dring
their lunch and we
need to be pragmatic in
how much campus
supervisors can
enforce at these
times. Given a ratio
of one supervisor to
over 300 students. And
listening to students,
this will be a major
shift in expectation
for them we will need
to engage with them on
how to shift this
historic culture to
less device use on
campus, and what kinds
of engaging activities
such as games and
clubs, would help them
resist temptation to
get on a device at
school. But work will
continue over the
summer break to be
ready for
implementation on
AUGUST 25th. We will
continue to engage
with site
implementation teams,
including
administration
teachers and staff
staff at the senior
high schools to
clarify some of the
logistics of campus
monitoring systems and
staff messaging for
the start of school.
We'll also be planning
for staff trainings at
the first meetings
prior to the start of
school, and purchasing
distributing signs.
Other supplies needed
for policy enforcement
staff will work to
revise administrative
regulations for board
approval by the fall
and we will work with
our public information
office to push out
clear communications
about this policy
change for the start of
the 2627 school year
will include education
on the rationale
behind policy changes
responses to
frequently asked
questions and
direction on how to
communicate with
students on campus
when needed. But this
concludes our update on
implementation of the
mobile device policies
we welcome any
thoughts, question and
direction.
>> all right.. Have
one. Public comment.
On this item, and
that's number 84.
>> hello board
members. Happy spring.
Hope you're all doing
well. My name is jared
hippler, tacher and
digital health and
addiction specialist
so I know there's a lot
of intricacies that go
into a smart device
policy. It's not easy.
There's a lot that
goes into it, but I
just to reiterate that
the number one factor
of successful, smart
device policies. I
that the phone is not
on the student's
person.. Jonathan
hite, who wrote the
anxious generation fig.
Leaders. He said if
it's still on the
person's their
backpack, it could be
practically useless as
far as policies go,
it's just too tempting
you know, an alcoholic
and you say you can't
drink, but you could
carry around a flask
in your backpack all
day it's just too
tempting and also, I
mean, you could have
all the signs that you
want in the
classrooms, but if we
allow them to have
their personal smart
device on them. I feel
that teachers are just
going to have the same
issues that they have
now you know, am I
going to take the
phone discipline him,
go through that
rigamarole, or do I'm
just going to throw my
hands up and and give
up on it. So I also
want to remind you that
the state will help
cover costs for going
phone free, since now
is a state law money
the state can cver
that so I just want to
implore you to please
make sure that
whatever policy goes
forward that that
number one factor is on
there. And then we
build from that around
that thank you very
much for your time.
>> thank you.
>> so trustee comments
and questions wants to
start?? Go ahead
>> want to say thank
you so much for all
the the work you've
done on this know it
was it was a lot. And
there's going to be
some. I don't want to
say trial and error,
but as you said, you
know, when when
students come back and
we we have this
implemented, we'll
work on it in the
summer. And then
implemented students
start again. It'll be a
new thing for students
that are here this
year and come back
next year. But, you
know, just like all
change it takes time
and once they see that
we're serious about
it. I think it'll be
much easier to again
say thank you so much
for all your work..
>> yeah. Thank you
thank you both for for
the work. And I know
we put you in a bit of
a challenging
situation with the
short timeline and a
lot of work and many
constituencies to
engage with and so
thank you for not
throwing your hands up
and not saying too
many expletives sure
three things that I'd
like to focus on for a
couple of minutes. One
is just a recognition
and compliment of
leveraging mtss we as a
district have really
done a phenomenal job
of learning how that
can help you know,
really think through
how to best address
the specific needs of
specific students and
so candidly, when we
were doing the preview
and I heard that was
your approach, I was
really impressed
because it's something
our teachers are
familiar with and
comfortable with
invested heavily in
training. It's a geat
model. And so you
really deserve a lot
of credit for for that
and as opposed to
trying to invent it
entirely. New approach
and admittedly, you're
going to have to
stretch from all the
things. But I thought
that was just
phenomenal. Second is
a question for you is,
you know, I think
consistency is is, is a
concern. Right. And
that that we've been
clear about the policy
and implementation is,
you know, is of
challenging. But I
think if our students
and our teachers and
other staff know
consistency in how
it's being delivered
it's not perfect,
we'll feel like we're
heading in the right
direction. So have
thoughts on how we're
going to address the
challenges
consistency.
>> I mean, it's at
high school for
example there's strong
contingency that that
are okay with the
backpack kind of that,
that support of like
80, 85% since they
will, they will, they
will follow the policy
and they'll, they'll
be students that need
support that you know,
to, to do it, you know,
to, to go along with
it. So as far as it's &
going to be a lot more
building consensus and
talking with teachers
and getting them, you
know, really all to buy
in and committed to, to
following the same
policy whether, you
know, whether that's
it's, I think it's
definitely, like I
said, in the
enforcement and
whether, you know,
people are responding,
if they see a phone in
class and they respond
in this, you know, this
way of putting it in a
lockbox, and they if
they feel that
support, I think
that's going to be the
key is that that they
feel that support and
that follow through and
that consistency also
in how they're
supported by
administration things
are communicated
clearly to parents, t
students, and that they
see. One of the
frustrations, I think,
with the with the
current was there
wasn't a way to
compile like if it
happened in first
period and second
period, it was like
two. It you know, it
was two different
fractions not
necessarily being you
know collated and say,
well, the students
clearly having a
trouble over the
school day. So we need
to, to, you know,
continue to follow, you
know, more stronger
interventions, whether
it's conversations
with the student, you
know, whatever, you
know, whatever they
need. So I think, you
know, it's that
consistency is going
to have to come from
the fall through the
enforcement and, you
know, I think when
teachers see that,
they'll be they'll feel
they'll feel more
confident. I think
being able to it. And,
you know, enforce it in
their classrooms.
>> thank you. And then
my last question, at
least for the moment,
is think we we have
done a great job
across the district
over the last couple
of years in
implementing our
strategic plan ad
implementing
measurement and
objective fact based
data so I, I know we
gave you an hour to do
all this work but do
you have thoughts on
how we're going to
measure our progress?
Because I think we're
all going to I suspect
all of us are going to
be like, we know
there's, there's going
to be a process to
evolve this the way to
evolve it in
thoughtful way is to
collect meaningful
data and then be able
to examine it. So can
you share your
thoughts on what and
how we will collect
data on this
>> I'm.
>> happy to. One of the
ways that we collect
data, you know, for
for policy
infractions, those are
going to go into our
student information
system. And that data
feeds directly into
our dashboard. And
that will be one of the
elements that I think
is going to be very
important for
everybody to look at
at key benchmark
points after the first
two months of the
policy, and then second
semester. That we have
to do so. That being
part of just the just
the kind of the
measurement and check
ins, you know, for
that hard data to look
at the numbers and
also anecdotal about
you know, how teachers
are responding to the
situations where they
encounter some kind of
power struggle and
what you know are made
for that. So that, and
I think, you know,
broader strategic plan
wise, you know, I think
there's work to be
done in future years
for our strategic plan
to add in some
elements around this
that we're going to be
thinking about this
year. So so yeah.
>> if I could just
follow up, I don't
know superintendent
allen, if you wanted to
say something. I think
what I would offer is
that what we have
learned is when adult
behavior changes.
That's how we see the
student outcomes
changing. So I have a
great interest also in
just tracking that
teacher and staff
perception on the
alignment because as
they described, this is
going to have to be go
through some cycles of
critique and revise
what's working. We
need to talk to our
students. We need to
see where the hot
spots are and adjust
accordingly because
it's a huge shift. We
can't expect to get
your first draft
perfect.
>> and
>> so.
>> oh yeah, I'm just
going to, you know,
leaning into the way
we implement pbis or
elementary and junior
high schools with this
use a system called
swiss where, when
there's an infraction
or minor, minor
infraction, that's not
just like who the
student is, but where
it happened, what time
of day classroom it is.
So so we're not there
yet, but if we can get
to a place where we
can start monitoring
that kind of thing, we
can we can like look
at systemic changes.
Like we, we see that
this passing period or
it has more issues in
this one. And so what
are we change in the
system or this, this
spot of campus so that
kind of thing. So
that's kind of where
I'm thinking we need to
evolve if we're going
to use data to really
change the system to,
to support students.
Yeah. That's fair.
>> and I &
>> know you'll figure
it out, but I, you
know, there's data and
there's absence of
data too, right? If
we're only looking
infractions, we MAY be
missing the you know,
there are times where
there should have been
infractions you know,
so I would encourage us
to think about an early
and often measurement,
whether that's
conversations in focus
groups with teachers or
however we do it that
we are actively
seeking, especially in
the first few months,
you know looking for
data in the holes, the
gaps we'll get data on
how many infractions
and when do they happen
and what that I'm not
suggesting there, but
there's other things
that are, you know,
maybe at the next
level or absence, you
know, gaps in the data
that MAY tell us
exactly important
things thank you.
Thank you for this.
And thank you jackson.
Sure.
>> sure. Steven..
>> thank you so much
for this work. And I
know it was fast and I
know it was furious.
Can we go back to the
implementation cart
piece??
>> that one. Yeah.
>> implementation
details are I really
appreciate what went
into it. And I know
that there's going to
be challenges in the
implementation. And the
first year, not going
to be perfect. We're
not looking for I
mean, we can't expect
100% perfection or
following of the, the
new policy, but I
really appreciate like
setting the
expectations. And I'm
wondering how we're
looking wondering at
how we're looking at
the education for
parents because mean,
there is a lot of
parents. Know power in
that kind of
happening. So how are
we looking at that
from kind of like
maybe a holistic
perspective?
>> I can start at a
high level in that in
the fall, we have
many, many kind of
parent engagement
events b sites. And I
think what we want to
do is make sure that
our sites are
calibrated on what
they're sharing with
parents and not
starting with the
punitive. What happens
with the infraction,
but starting with a
really strong
foundation of how we
got here, why we're
doing this and why
it's the best interest
of learning and
students health so my
expectation is that
we're going to be
creating some
materials that then are
sites are going to be
able to modify to their
own context, but that
creates a shared
message. And then I
again. When when we
follow the teacher's
lead teachers are more
trusted than any one of
us coming to bck to
school night, giving a
spiel. And so we
really need to support
the teachers with that
same information so
that they can talk
about what's happening
in their classroom.
But also communicate
that we care about
their students. We see
them, we want them to
learn. And this is one
of the supports that
we're putting in place
perfect.
>> are we going to be
able to like partner
maybe with david
parent called? David
parent yeah. Thank
you. David.
University. Like maybe
hosting some learning
sessions or something.
>> yes. We're already
in several
>> different
conversations. There's
some of that happening
now. In the community,
in smaller groups. And
I think our goal is to
have some ones that
are sort of large
scale, like davis
parent university.
That's sort of general
information. Maybe
something that's a
little more targeted
and longer term for
those who are looking
to go a little deeper.
And then support for
those who are really
those parents who are
really struggling to
whether it's change of
behavior or set of
behavior. And so I
think just like we're
doing with students,
we have that some
things are good for
all, some things are
good for some. And
then there's things
you need to do for just
a few. I think just
really speaking we're
going to need to
partner to make that a
reality.
>> that's fantastic. I
really appreciate it. I
know this is a lot of
work and I know that I
been really adamant
about this work that
needs to be done in
this area. And so I
really, truly have so
much gratitude for all
of you that were a
part of it. So thank
you..
>> all right.
>> did that trustee..
>> first of all, thank
you for this report
and thank you for the
fast turnaround. I
know you got a quick
decision and then had
to start thinking
about fall. So I want
to commend the work
that's been done so
far. And I trustee
said using the
framework, I think is a
really appropriate
approach. So I
appreciate that. I know
our job is not
implementation, but I
have to say, as we have
the conversation, I
kept thinking
implementation
implementation, how
will this happen? So I
really appreciate you
and I was thinking a
little bit about with
the existing law that
teachers do have the
ability to have
students utilize their
phones at times. For
coursework photo
record something, do
whatever. And so that
will still be teacher
is that correct?
>> yes, it is.
>> okay. So we would
want students at some
times it would be
appropriate for a
student to have access
to their phone, not
for social media or
for texting, but to do
work in the classroom
>> of the calibration
is kind of what those
guidelines are and what
types of activities
and it would be
appropriate to say to
our code, is it
checking canvas? It's
it's not it's not,
hey, we're done. You
have five minutes. Go
ahead and use your
phone. You know, type
activity. Yeah, sure.
Sure.
>> yeah. So I was
thinking a bit about
that and trying to
figure out kind of that
balance because I'm
sure there'll be some
teachers who prefer a
screen free classroom
in which case this
policy would support
that. And then for
those who feel like
it's a tool, they would
be allowed by state
law to, to utilize
them.. Was thinking
about smartwatches
that been is that kind
of addressed in this,
or are you thinking
more along phones?
Because I think there's
so ubiquitous
smartwatches and those
that are more savvy
than I can probably use
on. I could talk into
my phone, but by the
time I'm trying to
poke a message out,
it's I've lost my
patience. You know,
after about three
sentences. So I'm just
thought about that?
Because I know I'm
currently I'll just
say talking to my
third grade
granddaughter, kids in
the district are
receiving apple
watches like as gifts
from their parents.
You know, fun,
exciting, big moment
in your life. I guess
and, and it was viewed
maybe as sort of like
a not quite a phone,
but something. So I
think we have a lot, as
I look at students lot
of smartwatches. So
how do we plan to
monitor and sort of
deal with that.
>> so I can
>> speak to that. The,
the broad policy that
that you approved of
does address mobile
devices, which under
that umbrella includes
a couple of things.
When we draft the
administrative
regulations, we are
going to highlight and
put in earbuds.
Watches and any other
device that's coming
down the pipeline from
our friends down in the
silicon valley,
because we are facing
a you know, a era of
every six months.
There's a new iternet
enabled device camera,
something like that we
will under the
umbrella of that
policy, be able to
apply that and say
those things also need
to be away for the day
to when they
distraction.
>> I appreciate that I
was just I was just
thinking about the
myriad ways in which
this I know it was
mentioned that te
state would pay for
pouches and devices,
but as I read the
legislation. Although
it's a state law, there
is no funding tied to
is.
>> there something I'm
researching? I haven't
I can
>> I can answer that.
So it's covered under
the. The mandated
block grant so any of
the things the state
requires that you do
they don't have
specific funding for
falls under this
mandated block grant.
And the amount is
somewhere between $25
and $75 per ada very
depending on whether
you're charter unified
district generally it
covers about $0.05 to
the dollar to the
actual costs required
to do the thing.
That's mandated
>> there's not a
specific stream. It's
in the block.
>> it's just in the
block. Yeah, that's the
way they do it.
Anything that's in
that block grant. And
usually it inflates
year to some greater or
lesser degree, but it
covers a fraction of
what the actual costs
are.
>> yeah. So I just want
to acknowledge that
the, the investment
that by the district
and whatever mterials
or devices that are
needed to maintain
phones and once again,
it'd be great if the
state followed up. You
know laws with paying
for them. But I has not
been case in my
experience..
>> all right you get a
chance okay. All right
I, I have a few
questions here. So I
am looking at that da
vinci decided that the
phones would be
checked in in pouches
or boxes at the
beginning of the class
period. Whereas at
davis high, the
teachers voted to have
them phones in in
backpacks. That
understand.
>> yeah, it's about
60% of davis high
students now that
prefer the backpack
model that that's
where, you know, that's
a that's you know,
it's not a strong
majority. So that's
where there's still
some, some consensus
building to be done to
really land on, you
know, to that
consistency that
we're, we're starting
the year, all saying
the same thing, doing
the same thing so that
students are having
to, you know, adjust
from first to second to
third period.
>> so what fell in the
other 40%? They
didn't.
>> it was a split
between a box or like
a hanging pouch on the
on the wall. Some
teachers already have
those in their
classroom. So yeah,
there were two other
choices. It was it &
was, it was student
student has in their
backpack. And there
was, you know, a box
that puts it, they put
it in and then there
was a wall pouch.
Yeah. Yeah.
>> and then you didn't
mention king or dsis
you know what will
happen there.
>> so working with
them. Yeah, they've
they've got talked to
both of them and
they've, you know,
they're still working
on policies here, but
we really in this short
time, just be focused &
on davis high and
right now. So
>> and. You know, I
think there was some
some general
referencing to
teachers perhaps.
Modeling this policy. I
mean, I were teachers
be perhaps conscious
of you know, if
students have their
phones away, then it
might be appropriate
for teachers to from
staff to as well or
>> hasn't come up in
our planning yet
>> I know that it came
up in, in other that
we've had this as, as
as an agenda item
>> students pointed
that out also as we
talked to them, you
know, you're doing this
to us and teachers
aren't so think that's
going to be kind of
nuanced to how we're
know, regulating
teacher use of phones.
And obviously
different needs as
adults that might need
to access a phone. We
use use our use
groupme as an
emergency contact and
system for, for our
staff. So asking them
not to have their
phone, we have to
develop a new system
of, you know. Yeah,
notifying of
evacuation and things
like that.
>> and, and so you
mentioned that you
know, it sounds like
if phones are
confiscated and then
you mentioned
supervisors will sweep
classrooms for
classroom phones.
>> yeah. This is
mainly davis high
talking might do that a
little bit different.
That was mainly davis
high. But yeah, it was
a there was a you know
we know how big davis
high school is. We
didn't want teachers to
have to b responsible
for during their day
bringing the phone
down to, to the office
or sending a student
with it, you know,
>> how do they
communicate that
>> once they plan is
they'll submit it
they're going to be
using minga to submit
the referral. And that
will be, you know, that
will trigger a
spreadsheet. But
supervisors will be
notified to to just
sweep by classrooms
where devices are have
been confiscated and
lock boxes and then
bring them to the
office. Given the
phones, you know,
won't be picked up
each period. So it
doesn't need
necessarily happen
right away. It doesn't
need to be in the
office by the end of
that period. For
example, as long as
it's the teachers want
it somewhere safe in
their class to put it
so they weren't
responsible for it or
worried about it. And,
you know, having a
clear way to label it
whose phone it is, when
it was taken, that
kind of thing. But but
that's kind of the
process that yeah,
that's kind of some
still some of the work
to work with our campus
supervisors to and how
they, hw they do
that.
>> all right. And
that's all the
questions from me and
thank you directors
and duffy for for all
the work that went into
this....
Superintendent vest is
there any feedback
that you think you
require at this point
or
>> don't think so.
Okay. Yeah, I think
just acknowledging the
work that's been done,
but still quite a bit
left to do as we work
with staff to get the
school year kicked off
and I think we are
expecting, especially
at the senior high
school level, it'll be
all hands on deck for
those first couple of
weeks because that's
really the critical
time to make sure
staff feel that
support and that
whatever the process
is, is turned around
quickly to change yu
know, change that
culture, right off the
bat. So I expect we'll
all be out running
around, picking u
phones. In supporting
that work. That first
couple of weeks. But
we've we know from
experience that when
you're implementing
that culture change,
that first couple of
weeks are really
critical. To
successful course of
the year. So
>> thank you. There's
no action required on
this item. We now
moved to our next
item, which is
boundaries and
planning update. And
we'll begin our item
with chief strategy
officer clayton
>> you, PRESIDENT
Jackson. And good
evening. Trustees.
Next slide. Tonight
we're returning to a
discussion about our
declining enrollment
challenge and the
planning and future of
our schools. Since we
are approaching the end
of this school year and
have decisions to make
about a path forward,
we have decided that
tonight would be
helpful to our board
and to our community to
step back and provide
an overview about the
work that has been
happening in this
space over the last
several years, and to
discuss the path ahead
in the next few
slides. I'll walk
through the highlights
from our and
enrollment
discussions. I want to
note that tonight's
recap focuses on
discussions that were
agendized and held
during board of
meetings. However,
it's also important to
acknowledge that many
additional discussions
and iterations of this
work occurred in the
board boundary
subcommittee meetings,
which helped to shape
and this process.
After providing an
overview of how this
work has evolved over
the past several years
best will offer
closing remarks before
we turn the item over
to the boundary
subcommittee members
PRESIDENT Jackson and
trusty share a revised
timeline along with
recommended next steps
for board discussion.
Next side. For the
purpose of tonight's
recap, we'll begin with
the 23. 24 school
year. Jcsd had been
monitoring, declining
resident enrollment
for many years.
However, because the
district had continued
to attract
interdistrict transfer
students. Overall
enrollment has
remained relatively
stable what we saw in
fall of 2023 was
different that year.
Experienced a sharp
and unexpected decline
in kindergarten
enrollment, which had
a destabilizing efect
on planning for tat
school year. In MARCH,
the board received the
annual demographic
report, which
reinforced several
important trends. Area
births had declined to
the lowest level seen
in more than 20 years.
Resident enrollment
had declined by more
than 1200 students over
the previous decade.
At the same time,
while the full
expansion of tk and
rollout of full day
kindergarten were to
help support
enrollment, the
following year, it was
not yet clear how much
they would help or for
how long while had
been monitoring
declining enrollment
for some time, the
2324 school year
brought the issue into
much sharper focus,
with those trends
becoming more
pronounced, the board
shifted from
monitoring the issue to
more actively studying
potential responses.
And that brings us to
the work that occurred
during the 2425 school
year slide this slide
is displayed the
summary of our
meetings where these
discussions happened in
the 2425 school year.
During this period, the
focus moved from
understanding the
problem to building a
framework for long term
planning and community
engagement at our
first board meeting in
SEPTEMBER 2024, we
launched the
conversation with a
boundary enrollment
study overview where
we acknowledge the
shifting demographics
in our community and
the impact on
enrollment in our
schools. We noted that
while declining
enrollment was most
seriously impacting
the west side of town,
the planning for any
development that might
be passed by voters
was slated for the
eastern side of town,
with challenges and
opportunities that
needed to be analyzed
and discussed. This
meeting kicked off the
effort to increase the
community's of our
current school
boundaries. The
patterns of students
as they move up from
elementary to
secondary schools, and
our enrollment numbers
and trends in OCTOBER,
the board held its
first two study
sessions on enrollment
trends, boundary
patterns, and
demographic changes &
across the district.
The board reviewed
current attendance
boundaries, how they've
evolved over time,
where students live in
relation to the
schools they attend,
and changes in both
population and
enrollment across the
district. The
discussions also
highlighted the
challenges and
opportunities facing
in the short, medium
and long term with a
stronger understanding
of existing
conditions, the board
turned its attention to
future projections in
NOVEMBER, the board
held two more study
sessions and reviewed
school specific
enrollment forecasts
based on the MARCH 2024
demographic report,
along with estimates &
of how two proposed
large scale housing
developments could
affect future
enrollment. If passed
if the board also
sorry, the board also
discussed a proposed
timeline that could.
That included
community education
efforts to increase
awareness of dgs
declining erollment
and the potential need
to consider boundary
changes. Program
adjustments, school
model changes, or
school consolidation,
or closure in the
future. In addition,
the board directed
staff to begin
preparing a no
development or what
later became to as the
worst case scenario
planning, which would
include a transparent
community process
prior to board action,
which ws then for the
spring of 2026. In
JANUARY of 2025, the
board approved a
timeline that included
a staff led community
education effort and
transparent community
process to inform
future decisions
regarding declining
enrollment. The
purpose of community
education effort was to
increase awareness of
how enrollment trends
and potential housing
decisions could affect
the future of jcsd.
The board also began
discussing the
structure of a
community engagement
process to support what
was then referred to
as the no development
planning after
reviewing several
options for concept
development and
community engagement,
the board selected a
model in which staff
would develop planning
scenarios and gather
community wide
feedback to help
inform future board
decision. Board action
with those decisions in
place, the focus
shifted from designing
the process to it. As
you know, during the
remainder of the 24
2025 school year,
superintendent best &
and I conducted more
than 60 community
meetings with staff,
families and community
members to share
information about
declining enrollment
and the challenges ad
opportunities with
future housing
development. This was
called the housing
schools connection
presentation, and we
APRIL 17th. Shortly
after the board
received the annual
demographic report that
MARCH. Next slide on
the community
education effort and
planning discussions
from the past year,
the board its boundary
and planning
discussions in
SEPTEMBER of 2025 with
a revised timeline and
clearer framework for
moving the work
forward at that meeting
in SEPTEMBER, the
board approved a
revised timeline that
moved a final board
decision to winter or
spring of 2027, with
implementation
beginning no earlier
than the 2829 school
year. This adjustment
reflected the changes
to the city's timeline
for potential housing
development votes and
ensured adequate time
for community outreach
impact analysis and
implementation
planning also approved
the objectives and
structure. Of a
community process and
directed staff to
develop two worst case
scenario concepts for
district
reconfiguration one
localized and one
district wide
implications. During
the OCTOBER and during
the OCTOBER and
NOVEMBER meeting shown
on the slide. Staff
provided updates on the
community process,
shared outreach plans
and materials, and
kept the board
informed as community
engagement activities
were underway outreach
concluded, the focus
shifted from
conducting engagement
to understanding what
the community had
shared and how that
feedback would inform
the next phase of our
work at the DECEMBER
meeting, the board
received raw feedback
collected through the
community outreach
process and began
discussing the guiding
assumptions that would
shape future concept
development. The
conversation also
introduced the idea of
an iterative concept
development process
with additional
scenarios to be
created and through
future rounds of
community outreach at
the same time, staff
continuing to analyze
and synthesize what
became known as round
one of community
feedback in JANUARY,
the board reviewed the
results of round one
community feedback and &
began considering
whether should be made
to the strategic
objectives. The
guiding assumptions
and the outreach
process before moving
forward proceeding
into another phase of
concept development
for case scenario
planning, which
projections would be a
decline of 1000
students in the next
ten years. The board
requested additional
information on school
size and models,
budget considerations
and a transportation
related issues. Since
then, the board has
received the study
sessions on school
site size and model,
and budget, as well as
an updated demographic
report. That our
enrollment decline
continues at an pace.
While the board has
received significant
information and
community feedback over
the course of the
year. Discussions
regarding a potential
transportation
assumption and work to
finalize the guiding
assumptions remain
unfinished. So as we
close the 2526 school
year, we find
ourselves at an
important decision
point regarding how to
move this work forward
next slides focus on
the five year timeline
that has guided this
process, and the and
potential adjustments
that emerged from
recent board boundary
subcommittee.
Discussions with that,
I'll turn this back to
superintendent vest
>> maria. At our
recent board
subcommittee, the
meeting the trustees
heard this overview
from maria and began a
conversation about next
steps the forefront of
my mind is the looming
reductions that we are
going to need to make
this coming winter
that will impact the
2627 school year and
primarily due to
declining enrollment.
And you all know how
important it is that
we reduce expenditures
as quickly as possible
following the in
revenue. How we can
continue to prioritize
compensation and
maintain fiscal
solvency and
flexibility this this
slide shows our
current timeline. And
the following slides
offer proposed changes
to that timeline that
came from discussions.
I'll turn it over to
PRESIDENT Jackson and
d'annunzio trustee
d'annunzio to walk
through their thoughts
and then we can take
public comment and
then board discussion.
>> all right. Thank
you. Superintendent
beth, let me ask.
Trustee nunzio to
share his thoughts on
the subcommittee
recommendation, and
I'll share my
perspective after that
>> you. PRESIDENT
Jackson.
>> slide.
>> yeah, it's can we go
to the next slide? So
I think first off, I
think it's important
to say that we're
grateful for the
thoughtful insightful,
and often quite candid
feedback that we have
received from the
community. And the
first phases of this
work think we got to
both during the
community education
process. But also
during the round one
outreach effort that
chief strategy officer
clayton mentioned and
the expectation is
that community
engagement is going to
continue I think it's
important that as a
district and a board a
great deal not just
about the content of
the discussion, but
the process of how to
engage in the dialogue
and I think you know,
we went in full bore
with what we thought
was and I think was a
thoughtful process. But
I think now we've
learned a lot of
things that will help
round two to be a mre
effective and more
engaging in
>> go to the next
slide? There we go.
>> yeah.
>> oh I'm sorry.
>> yeah. I'm okay. On
the on the I yeah. And
so I think I promise
I'm getting there.
Okay I reinforcing
what superintendent
beth said I think
there's a recognition
that right now our
near-term biggest
challenges are on the
budget priorities. As
we work to cut another
4 million plus out of
the upcoming fiscal
year. And the
following fiscal year.
So as we think about
the process and what
we're showing in the
second line school
year 25 to 26 and two,
26 and 27, think about
the community process
pausing how we think
about a conversation
about boundary and
more broadly looking
at what I think is
fair to call now the
best triangle of
success is a balance
of employee
compensation program
offerings and, you know
what I would call
fiscal sustainability
and flexibility. And I
think that last one
becomes important
because there MAY be in
the coming couple of
years, the likelihood
that we might have
bridge a year where
we're running negative
to be able to get to a
future where we a year
where we want so the
timeline here focuses
on the conversation.
For a budget
discussion and the way
I think about that is
we pause the specific
boundary discussion.
And focus on how we
think about
prioritizing the
elements of our budget
and there we started
that conversation with
the budget review. But
I think we need to
have a more engaged and
one on the trade offs
that we, as a
community are going to
have to make to reach
the at least $8 million
that we need to get
and honestly, as part
of the conversation, I
think, you know, we
school closures will
be a potential tool.
We're going to have to
look at. But that we
take a step back from
the specific talk
about the next round
of of, you know,
potential boundary
adjustments and you
know, I'll turn back
over to you in a
moment. PRESIDENT
Jackson, I think
during this time going
to learn about both..