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You for joining us this evening. We are here

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for the Emery Unified School District regular meeting of the

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board of trustees. The time is six o'clock

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PM.

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3/11/2026 is the date.

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Roll call, please. Trustee

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Chakoya. Here. Trustee

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Donaldson.

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Here.

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Trustee Lee. Trustee

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McNeil.

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Here.

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Trustee Robinson Murphy.

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Here.

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Trustee Van Geffen.

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Here.

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President Collins. President. Thank you.

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We will now convene into a closed session.

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We will be discussing pursuant to government code Section

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54957. The board will meet in closed session to discuss

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employee release. And according to the

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government code Section 54956.9,

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we will discuss significant exposure to litigation in one

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case. We should be reconvening somewhere around six

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thirty.

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Everyone, we're re- reconvening from closed session, where there

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was action. The board approved the expungement contingent

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upon receipt of three thirty-minute

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online sessions provided at the district's expense for the

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student.

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I'd like to open for public comments at this time.

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Anyone with public comments? You may speak on non-agenda

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items.

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Any public comments? Okay, with there

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being none, let's go to our reports.

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Student representatives, good evening.

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Good evening. I would like to one report on a few things such

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as softball. This season should be starting soon, and we will have our first

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game most likely on the eighteenth.

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Um, the boys volleyball have been

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something. Uh, I think they recently just lost their game, but I think

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they're two to two. Um, the Social Justice Club, which I'm a part

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of, has an upcoming field trip to San Leandro High School, where we will be sitting

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in with their Social Justice Academy and seeing how they work.

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It's sometime in April. And then to close off, the seniors are

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starting to get close to finishing their final report or their

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final project for, the year, which is called our Civics Night.

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And yeah, that's it.

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Thank you. Does that conclude your report?

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Okay, let's move on to principal's reports, please.

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Principal Dean, thank

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you.

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Here we go. Good evening, everyone.

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Um, so we've had so much happening since our last

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board meeting. Uh, here is a picture of

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the-- Here are pictures of, first of all, our fourth and fifth grade

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class, Ms. Johnson's class. They completed the, the GREAT program

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with Deputy Chief Scott, and that's the Gang Resistance

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Education and Training program. And at the completion of their

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program, they took a day trip to the Oakland PAL site.

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And so on behalf of these youngsters, we want to extend our

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appreciation to the Oakland PAL, OPD, and BART

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PD. We also had the San Francisco Opera Guild

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come and visit all of our TK and kindergarten classes, which

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was great fun as well. We'd like to expand that more beyond

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those two grades, hopefully next year. And next slide.

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And we had a really great time throughout the month, throughout the month

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of February, celebrating, Black History Month.

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Uh, we had a program that our students and

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teachers put on for

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over two hundred people were there in the

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cafeteria. There was a great showing of families and

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friends. Uh, the sixth, seventh, and eighth, I think it was

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all three grades, band opened our program

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with a mini concert and they had teachers

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in tears because the teachers couldn't believe that these are their former

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students, and they did an amazing job.

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Also are pictures of students who-- Teachers

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also did, honor Black History Month through

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projects and presentations that they put up ac-across the

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building or throughout the building as well as in the

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cafeteria.

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Uh, we have the Anna Yates Lions team that is led

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by Mr. T, and there are about

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nine players. We've had eight games of-- I'm

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sorry, we've had five games so far.

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We won three, and so it happens every

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Saturday. And yay, go Anna Yates Lions.

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It's been awesome.

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most recent event was the Chief Is My Belief program.

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Um, I can't really speak more about it.

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I wish I could speak more about it. It was just awe-inspiring.

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Um, but again, it was through the support of board members,

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Dr. Scott, Ms. Johnson, and the

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Alameda County Fire Department. Uh, it was just an

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impressive presentation that our students enjoyed, our teachers

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enjoyed. Uh, there was also partnership with the library who

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delivered the books that you see there to all of the

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classes, and then all of our, all of our

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kindergarten kids got bags with books as well as our third,

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fourth, fifth, and sixth graders.

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we had that as well.I think that might be it.

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had. So I'm gonna do a shout-out for Mr.

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Animutu. Um, Burlington had

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a grand opening, a ribbon cutting grand opening, and they

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gifted the teachers with five thousand dollars and so,

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there's Tony receiving it. It's the

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TK through eight teachers are recipients of this,

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and Dr. Scott and President Collins was also there to support the

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event. And that's the end of my report.

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Oh, and I do wanna, I wanna invite any of you to come and join us

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on March twenty-fourth from four thirty to six o'clock.

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We have a really, really exciting STEM night happening.

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There will be tons of experiments and food and prizes and all

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the things. So

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I welcome any of you to come and join.

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Thank you.

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Um, Principal Ding, can you just tell us where will that take place?

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Yes, it's just in our cafeteria.

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Yep. Okay. Thank you.

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Thank

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Good evening, Principal Kibby.

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Sorry, sorry. Could you unmute your mic? Thank you.

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Now it's green. Thank you. Uh, before I, I, I begin, I just wanna

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really credit the, the seniors. Something that really stands out about this

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class, you know, we just found out minutes ago, is really typical of them,

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which is their involvement still with the school, not just community

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service events, but being engaged with school as well.

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It's really easy for seniors to develop kind of a senioritis.

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I've got a foot out the door. You know, both Najaya and, Nalani are

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playing softball, you know, and, and this is, you know, a new, you know,

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opportunity for, for Najaya, and I know Nalani was brought

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in. That's so great. Uh, the, the senior volleyball team, it's, it's a

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volleyball team made up of, like, six solid seniors as well.

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You guys would be really proud. I definitely am as well.

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Uh, March twenty twenty-sixth, our, focus has really been on

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the, on the big state testing, which comes up in May.

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We're spending one day a week, sacrificing our usual morning

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announcements for work on this specifically, and we ask the whole

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school, grades nine through twelve, to take a look.

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question, and, just, two days ago, we did a

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math. The purpose isn't so much to teach to the test, but

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just to expose students so they can take a look and say, "Wow, that's not so

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daunting. You know, I, I am capable of...

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You know, once I see the question, once I see the prompt,

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I'm capable of understanding it." I understand that there are many questions

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that come forward. We just wanna prove that the students, the work that they're

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doing in the classroom will serve them, and they'll be able to execute on this

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exam. So that's a, a big thing and a big part of what we're doing, and we hope it

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just plants a seed with the ninth and tenth graders who are not taking the test to

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say when they get there, they're able to do so.

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Lots of, opportunities coming up.

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Uh, it's hard to read on this slide, but next Tuesday, we have folks from

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the building trades coming in here at Emery, and they will, talk

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about opportunities like stipends to start to buy

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tools and, interest level for

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students is really high for this. Uh, Michelle Chen is our,

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work experience rep who comes every week working on things like

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resumes, elevator pitches, and the like.

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Super excited to bring all this together next week.

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Uh, you've already heard and celebrated our debaters who, made it to the Bay

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Area Urban Debate League Nationals. They'll be doing that in May.

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This is kind of a, a, a, a... I, I don't wanna say a bigger, but

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just, like, a different pathway. The, the regular debate league called

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the Golden Gate Speech Association, hosts tournaments throughout

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the year. They had their state qualifier a couple weeks ago.

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We dropped into that. This is not our ordinary place.

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This is made up of, like, elite, you know, schools, Lowell High School,

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College Prep, Head-Royce, and debate is kind of like the

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pinnacle of the speech world. The fact that Braden and Beatrice just kind of walked

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in there, became entered, and then made it to state is

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tremendous. I mean, I, I, I could not believe it, you know, when I heard it,

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and, they, they definitely earned it.

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This weekend, they're going to the national qualifiers for Golden Gate, and,

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they're a force. I mean, just, plain and simple, so super

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exciting stuff there. Ms. Parham in the cafeteria, w-we love the

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cafeteria. One of the things she's gonna do is create an all-star menu at the

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end of the year. So, like, students will be, are, are gonna do a survey, what are

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your five favorite lunches? And, and she's gonna put that together and make it

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happen. You know, I've, I've got my hope on, totchos and, and

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chicken alfredo, you know, if I get my own vote on it.

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What do you guys want? What do you think?

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Like, if you, if you had to choose, like... Yeah.

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Yeah, see? Right. I mean, the, the...

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Also g- So the people have spoken and, and,

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in addition, something she's done is run a cooking club, and,

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they've made, like, great things. She, she, you know...

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I, I fairly, like, you know, am, am robust in terms of announcing when

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things happen. She told me to keep it on the down low when they were doing

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desserts, or they'd be overwhelmed. The desserts were great. This is like, uh...

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These were, like, wontons from, like, wonton soup. It was so good.

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Uh, tomorrow they're making, stuffed bell

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pepper. Fantastic stuff, and, and

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lots of kids, like, you know, gravitate towards it. That happens.

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Uh, we brought in the, uh... Alameda County had, an event where they were

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promoting, alternative means of transportation. We took surveys.

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Uh, one of our kids won a scooter, and they brought in the bike blender.

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So if you pedal this, you know, really fast, it, it moves the blender,

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and we had smoothies made from, from bicycle

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power.Uh, continues to be, like, a

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great year for art. Uh, this is, one of our freshman pieces

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in the photography class. We are going to enter lots of things.

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At, first off, we have our own art and music show, and we're entering items

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at the Alameda County Fair. Uh, this is certain to be one of the pieces we're

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entering in the Congressional Art,

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Exhibit, you know, and, and try to enter for a chance to be in Washington,

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DC. Just super proud. If you walk our hallways, you will see our art.

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It, it's all over the place. And, there's volleyball started

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unbeaten at home. The girls were right that, we did have a loss, today.

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Uh, softball's gonna get started.

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Track and field is doing great, keeps adding students to that.

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Super exciting stuff going on there.

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Uh, we're looking at, like, you know, kind of creating, like, our own, you know,

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version of the logo for athletics.

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We thought that that spear could be used in many different capacities, like as a

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bat or as a, you know, skewer for food, you know,

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possibly. Uh, and, and we're super active in terms of giving back.

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The community service is by nature what we do. We've got kids going to the...

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We had five kids go to the senior center today as part of the,

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St. Patrick's celebration. They, helped to create crafts.

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Next week they're gonna help make soda bread together, and two weeks after

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that it's gonna be tap dancing. Like, mic drop.

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Gotta see that. Uh, we're giving away food, on the monthly, so next

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Thursday we'll be out both at Annie Yates and at the high school as well with Miss

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Tanya Meadows, who's organized that. And, I think that's it.

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I think those are my slides for this, this time.

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Um, you know, super active, super busy, and a great group of

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seniors. Uh, you know, we're, we're tempted to, you know, fail them

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so they all come back here next year. I'm just kidding.

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Looking forward to their prom, their senior nights, and everything else.

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Mm. And we would like to invite anyone from

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ETA to report in.

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Okay, I think they'll be reporting in via Zoom.

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Hi, everyone. Can you hear me?

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Yes, thank you.

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Hi, I'm Katie Pieri. Um, I teach seventh and eighth grade English, and I

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am the, ETA middle school site rep.

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Um, we'd like to begin our report with a big thank you to President Collins for

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joining the ETA leadership today in a really collaborative meeting, and we're

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really glad that we're able to work together, and we want to welcome and invite all

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the board members to reach out and join us for check-ins whenever

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you are able. Um, I'd like to begin by reporting some of the

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highlights and concerns of the last few weeks.

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Um, first I want to address health and safety on campus.

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We've had two, emergency drills recently and have

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definitely noticed improvements in those, and we're still ready for more trainings

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and collaboration in that area. Um, some members are reporting some

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concerns about hate speech on campus directed at students and

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teachers. Um, there have been several reports site-wide, and we want to

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remind everyone that Emery Unified is a site dedicated to creating a

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safe and inclusive learning environment for all students and staff, and

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we really want to thank all the administrators and staff that

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were available to support, during some of these issues, and

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especially Mr. Kibby. Um, members want to

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thank him for his swift and thoughtful responses to these

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concerns, and we hope that we can continue to address these

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site-wide. Um, some of the highlights, Ms.

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Miller and Ms. Chloe took the first grade classes to the Lawrence Hall of Science

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on Friday. Uh, we want to thank all the participants of the Black History

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Month celebration, all of the teachers and students that

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participated, that were in attendance, that celebrated.

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Um, thank you to all the families and staff and board members that were there.

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And a really big thank you to Mr. Salvatore and the high school and middle school

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bands for performing at the Black History celebration.

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Um, the bands are awesome. A really big shout-out again

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to Ms. Critchlow and the Emery High debate team who's attending the state

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tournament, as was mentioned earlier.

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Um, and we just really want to thank her for all of her dedication to our high

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school debaters. Um, thank you. This concludes the ETA

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Do we have anyone reporting in from

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Okay, let's move on to the superintendent's report,

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Thank you, Madam President. Good evening to the board and community at

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large. Um, have just a few highlights I'd like to share.

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Um, some may be duplicates, so we'll go through those.

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Um, as was mentioned by Principal Dean, there has been a lot of great, things

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that have taken place on campus. Um, she already mentioned about

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Cheap My Belief with the Black History Month program.

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You'll also see a picture from the ribbon cutting with

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Burlington that donated, five thousand dollars.

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Um, Principal Dean, you are in that photo.

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Um, in addition, to President

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Collins, we also had, Trustee Lee in attendance, so thank

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you for your support. Um, the city

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program provided an after-school, program in

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honor of Black History Month that was well received and

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attended, as well as the school, so thank you

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to any staff and all those that are listed here.

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Uh, what we're going to do next, I've invited

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Ms. Bindi Gandhi from Sutter Health.

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So as we know, there's a new development, a new hospital that will be built in the

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city of Emeryville. Um, they have expressed

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the desire to have a partnership with our district, so I'm excited that they'll be

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coming to our next cabinet meeting, and then we will, be able

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to share additional information with our community. Next.

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Professional development is happening that will take place with all

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staff on Friday, March twentieth.

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That is optional day for some, required for others, but nonetheless,

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is always with excitement. Um, there has been a lot of

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input that has been received. Um, thank you to our site

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administrators for soliciting that input along with Dr.

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Kell and district leadership. Uh, so this is some bulleted

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points of some of the things that will be offered on that day.

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Next. Safety plans has

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been, work that we've done throughout the school

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year, every year. So, as noted

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here, we have monthly drills that are held

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district-wide. Um, I think ETA may have mentioned that

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we've had a lockdown drill recently, as well as, fire

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drills. As a cabinet with our district

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leadership, we have met seven times this year, starting from

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August all the way up to March. So every month, pretty much, we

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meet, we have discussions as it relates to the safety drills,

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soliciting feedback from our site administrators, and, as

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well as, like, our maintenance, operations, et cetera, in terms

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of what is done well and what should we improve.

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Our drills have been done

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district-wide, so it includes the district office, the

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sites. Everyone participates in the drills.

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That way, we can see what's working, and what we need to do r-to

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refine. So I appreciate that ongoing,

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collaboration and

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communication about the drills. Then the expectation is

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that the principals go back to their school sites, and

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disseminate that information that we discussed in our cabinet meetings.

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is ongoing with site, staff as well, and

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having that feedback loop that we receive from, the

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information that's shared from the site administrators that was received from their

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staff members. Um, in addition, site

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administrators meet with the school site councils.

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So thank you, Principal Dee, Principal Anumutu, and Principal,

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Kibby Kleiman with regards to meeting with their school site

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council. W-- At the su-school site council, they

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review the comprehensive school safety plans, give

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feedback. On the school site council, it-it includes

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parents, at times students,

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as well as staff members, both classified and certificated, who review

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those plans, give feedback, and then those are approved by March first, which

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was done for us. And you will ha-hear additional information

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from our site administrators this evening.

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Next slide. Um, had the privilege of meeting with

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the superintendent, student council.

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We have ten student members from the high school, currently

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on that group. They have been very

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involved. Um, they give a lot of great

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feedback. As we know, we are here in service of our

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students, and so to hear from them is highly important,

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to-- so we can make sure that we're ensuring that they're

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successful and supported. So, our two board

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members, student reps are also on this team, so thank you for being a part of

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that. Um, what we did last meeting,

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which was about two weeks ago, we invited, Principal Kleiman to come to the

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meeting so that the students can share,

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bright spots, things that they wanted to give us suggestions

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collectively and also hear from different members.

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So we'll be inviting our other principals, and he was just one of the

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first with us, so thank you for joining us.

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Uh, we also talked about, LCAP. So Dr.

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Kell came in to receive feedback from the students so that their feedback can

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be included in our plans in terms of h-what can we do to ensure

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that they're successful. Um, so we asked what activities, resources

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would help you and your peers would help the district?

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W-through that discussion was lifted around grading.

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Um, there were feedback from our students, what can help

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them be supported. Um, so Mr.

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Kleiman, Kibby, graciously heard the students

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and worked collectively with them based on that feedback and has

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looped back to me around what, shifts were happening.

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So I appreciate that. Um, in addition, the

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students expressed their desire to learn,

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and to be successful. And what they found is that with

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tutoring, they would love to have additional tutoring

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support. They would love to have somewhere where it's consistent, and they

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understand that sometimes emergencies happen, staff can't always be

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there. So an idea that was lifted in that group was to have

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a,

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what would I call it? A center where tutoring happens, so

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that it's consistent. There's different tutors, in

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addition to their teachers that can help them, whether it's math or different

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subject areas. So I love the idea around how could we create a

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center, and we have been in further discussions about

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that. Um, what else did they share? They shared great things.

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They asked for additional field trips.

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We got a lot of field trips that happen at Andy Yates, not so much as they get

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older. So that just kinda reminded us, like, how can we,

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elevate that? Although there's a lot of on-campus things that

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they do, but they wanted to have the opportunity to go off-campus.

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And lastly, they lifted around the cooking club

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that that is great, and they wished we had a class.

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They love cooking. Um, and Mr. Kibby have-- with those

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pictures, the wontons, et cetera, I would love it too, so

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understandable. Our next meeting, we're inviting Ms.

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Parham from Nutrition Services, and we're also going to

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discuss cell phone and AI policies so that they can

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contribute and give us input. Um-Um,

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now enrolling is my last slide. Um, we see

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Trustee Donaldson. She probably shocked that she's on this

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flyer here, where she did the dreamcatchers with, many of our

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kiddos. Um, so this will be going out to our

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community, flyers, so that they can be

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enrolled.

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Oh, yes, it is coming.

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Uh, so share with everybody. This is a great place to be, and I just

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wanna express my deepest, gratitude for the

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leadership team here. Um, they just are here around the clock.

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As you can see, they're here at seven thirty plus at night,

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and just all the activities that they do to support our kids.

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Um, I just wanna say thank you, to

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everyone. And that concludes my announcements.

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Okay, thank you, thank you, thank you.

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I would like to start my announcements with a

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moment of silence in honor of the late

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Reverend Jesse Jackson, a Oakland colleague of

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ours, Miss Bobo, who's a teacher,

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and Mr. Martin. So we could please just, in their

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memory, take a moment.

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Thank you.

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Okay, so I want to announce March twenty-fifth,

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save the date for staff. There will be pastries with the

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presidents. Myself and

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President, Vice President Donaldson, we will have

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pastries from eight AM to eleven on

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the twenty-fifth of March, right before we head out for,

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spring break, just so staff can come by and

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say hello and check in and let us know how they're

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doing. Okay, Chief, as my belief, was amazing as

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usual. Um, I was speaking to Dr. Scott today

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to

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suggest that it become a

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school-wide assembly because that is something

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to be witnessed by every student, every staff,

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and if possible, every family on this campus.

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It was amazing. Special thanks to Chief Randall West and

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for, to Miss Tiffany Johnson for all their hard work.

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And it seemed like the program, it expands every year,

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and it gets bigger and better. And with the history and the context

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that the children learn and the engagement, it's a beautiful thing.

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Burlington, well, I've been in this district

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for twenty-two years, and it was

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the first time living in Emeryville or

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Philly or anywhere that I actually had a chance to cut a

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ribbon.

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So it was so cool because for some reason I wore a red

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shirt, and I matched the ribbon, and I matched the

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scissors. So I don't know if they got me the privilege of cutting the ribbon or

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not, but it was fantastic. Thanks to Burlington for all,

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their support and their kind donation.

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They also handed out coupons, so I spent the weekend just

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sharing with some community members and, those I ran

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into, some coupons to go to Burlington.

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So if you get a chance, stick your head in there. It was a very nice store.

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Parking is very convenient, which is a plus for most of us.

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Okay, National Breakfast Week,

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delicious. I was able to make it two days out of

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the five. Thank you to the, nutritional services, Miss Marsha

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Parham, for the amazing job as usual.

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And Miss Dawana, I'm sure you had something to do with it.

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Thank you as well for all that you do, and you're setting up

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skills and making sure everybody's on point.

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Uh, Prop ninety-eight. Today I had the

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pleasure of joining in what was called the Lunch and

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Learn. And what we did is we discussed the governor's

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budget proposal around Prop ninety-eight,

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funding ADA versus enrollment, and closing the

477
00:28:40,718 --> 00:28:44,058
achievement gap initiative. And I found that to be quite

478
00:28:44,097 --> 00:28:47,978
interesting. It was, pretty much in preparation for some

479
00:28:48,018 --> 00:28:51,918
of us that's heading out to a conference in Washington, DC for

480
00:28:51,998 --> 00:28:55,818
legislation work to try to get more money for our students and our

481
00:28:55,878 --> 00:28:59,838
teachers and our districts. So that concludes my report,

482
00:28:59,858 --> 00:29:02,468
and thank you everyone for being here.

483
00:29:02,578 --> 00:29:06,438
Let's move on to...

484
00:29:06,478 --> 00:29:08,798
It looks like the consent calendar.

485
00:29:08,858 --> 00:29:11,318
I'm gonna pull three

486
00:29:12,498 --> 00:29:16,298
due to the absence of our board member, Chigoya,

487
00:29:16,378 --> 00:29:19,738
at that meeting. So we'll do warrants,

488
00:29:19,798 --> 00:29:23,538
ratification lists, approval of resolution

489
00:29:23,638 --> 00:29:27,378
thirty, which is proclaiming March as Nutrition Month,

490
00:29:27,998 --> 00:29:31,718
approval of resolution thirty-one, proclaiming March as Social Work

491
00:29:31,838 --> 00:29:35,458
Month, approval of resolution thirty-two,

492
00:29:35,498 --> 00:29:39,418
declaring March thirty-first as Cesar Chavez Day, approval

493
00:29:39,438 --> 00:29:42,638
of resolution thirty-three, joint powers

494
00:29:43,138 --> 00:29:46,338
authority membership school project for utility rate

495
00:29:46,518 --> 00:29:50,478
reduction, and approval of transportation plan.

496
00:29:50,538 --> 00:29:54,358
We were not able to get the, resolution in time, but I do

497
00:29:54,398 --> 00:29:57,328
want to acknowledge that March is also,

498
00:29:59,618 --> 00:30:01,198
Women's History Month.

499
00:30:01,238 --> 00:30:02,348
So with

500
00:30:03,178 --> 00:30:06,798
those being read off, in the exception of item number

501
00:30:06,838 --> 00:30:10,678
three, are there any other

502
00:30:10,758 --> 00:30:13,218
items someone would like to pull?

503
00:30:15,498 --> 00:30:17,198
Is there a motion to approve?

504
00:30:17,218 --> 00:30:21,018
A motion to approve one through

505
00:30:21,678 --> 00:30:25,658
two and then four through eight as presented.

506
00:30:25,738 --> 00:30:27,218
Excellent. Is there a second?

507
00:30:27,298 --> 00:30:28,138
I will second.

508
00:30:28,198 --> 00:30:31,908
Okay, that was motioned by Member Lee and seconded by Member

509
00:30:33,078 --> 00:30:37,038
Van Geffen.Trustee- It's...

510
00:30:37,068 --> 00:30:40,908
Oh, sorry. Roll call. Sorry. Trustee Chakoya?

511
00:30:40,948 --> 00:30:41,948
Yes.

512
00:30:42,688 --> 00:30:44,168
Trustee Donaldson?

513
00:30:44,228 --> 00:30:45,148
Yes.

514
00:30:45,188 --> 00:30:48,788
Trustee Lee? Yes. Trustee McNeil? Yes.

515
00:30:48,828 --> 00:30:52,228
Trustee Robinson Murphy? Yes. Trustee Van Geffen?

516
00:30:52,288 --> 00:30:52,568
Yes.

517
00:30:52,588 --> 00:30:55,888
President Collins? Yes. Thank you.

518
00:30:55,898 --> 00:30:59,688
Let's go back to number three,

519
00:30:59,768 --> 00:31:03,548
minutes of the regular meeting of February 11, 2026.

520
00:31:03,588 --> 00:31:05,368
Is there a motion for approval?

521
00:31:07,088 --> 00:31:10,188
I'll motion to approve item number three as

522
00:31:10,228 --> 00:31:11,348
presented.

523
00:31:11,448 --> 00:31:12,448
I will second.

524
00:31:12,468 --> 00:31:15,478
Okay, that was motioned by member...

525
00:31:15,628 --> 00:31:19,288
Was that you, Lee? Member Lee? And second by Member Van

526
00:31:19,308 --> 00:31:22,308
Geffen. Roll call, please.

527
00:31:23,108 --> 00:31:24,788
Trustee Chakoya?

528
00:31:24,848 --> 00:31:26,728
Abstain, 'cause I was absent.

529
00:31:26,988 --> 00:31:27,948
All right.

530
00:31:27,968 --> 00:31:28,398
Yeah.

531
00:31:29,508 --> 00:31:30,708
Trustee Donaldson?

532
00:31:30,768 --> 00:31:31,808
Yes.

533
00:31:31,848 --> 00:31:35,368
Trustee Lee? Trustee McNeil? Yes.

534
00:31:35,388 --> 00:31:38,688
Trustee Robinson Murphy? Yes. Trustee Van Geffen?

535
00:31:38,728 --> 00:31:39,048
Yes.

536
00:31:39,067 --> 00:31:41,048
President Collins? Yes.

537
00:31:43,148 --> 00:31:47,068
Thank you. Let's move on to our discussion action items.

538
00:31:47,088 --> 00:31:50,888
I'd like to invite Ms. Dorisu for approval of the second interim

539
00:31:50,948 --> 00:31:54,908
report on the 2025-'26 budget. Good

540
00:31:54,988 --> 00:31:56,148
evening, Ms. Dorisu.

541
00:31:56,448 --> 00:31:57,468
Okay.

542
00:31:59,688 --> 00:32:03,048
Good evening, board members and members of the audience.

543
00:32:03,528 --> 00:32:07,508
This evening, we're going to look at the, governor

544
00:32:07,668 --> 00:32:11,548
budget that he proposed for fiscal year

545
00:32:11,588 --> 00:32:15,468
'26-'27. Uh, on January the

546
00:32:15,488 --> 00:32:19,448
9th, the Department of Finance presented the proposed state

547
00:32:19,548 --> 00:32:20,148
budget,

548
00:32:20,948 --> 00:32:24,328
and then, in this budget, the governor proposes

549
00:32:25,308 --> 00:32:29,208
a twenty-one point seven billion increase in the Prop ninety-eight

550
00:32:29,248 --> 00:32:32,108
guarantee over a three-year period.

551
00:32:33,348 --> 00:32:36,508
The calculated minimum guarantee for this year,

552
00:32:36,518 --> 00:32:40,318
'25-'26, is a hundred and twenty-one point four

553
00:32:40,488 --> 00:32:44,288
billion. But apparently, a settle

554
00:32:44,488 --> 00:32:47,268
up mechanism is proposed for

555
00:32:47,278 --> 00:32:51,028
'25-'26. So the state, right now, they're

556
00:32:51,068 --> 00:32:54,708
providing a hundred and fifteen point nine billion for

557
00:32:54,768 --> 00:32:55,537
education,

558
00:32:56,408 --> 00:32:57,328
so which is

559
00:32:58,228 --> 00:33:01,468
five point six billion less than what we

560
00:33:01,548 --> 00:33:05,328
calculated earlier on the earlier slide.

561
00:33:05,388 --> 00:33:08,928
So the reason given to us is the state want to make

562
00:33:09,088 --> 00:33:09,748
sure to

563
00:33:10,808 --> 00:33:14,648
mitigate the risk of over-allocating the funds

564
00:33:15,288 --> 00:33:18,548
if the revenues do not materialize.

565
00:33:18,568 --> 00:33:22,188
But this is a contro- I mean, controversial

566
00:33:22,648 --> 00:33:26,338
practice, because technically, they should provide the

567
00:33:26,388 --> 00:33:29,388
minimum calculated guarantee, but they did

568
00:33:29,448 --> 00:33:33,068
not. So we're gonna see what is

569
00:33:33,108 --> 00:33:36,368
actually going on further in the May

570
00:33:36,448 --> 00:33:40,068
revised. But now we are looking at

571
00:33:40,228 --> 00:33:43,768
the TK to twelve funding allocations.

572
00:33:43,808 --> 00:33:47,568
We've got the COLA for two point four one percent for

573
00:33:47,588 --> 00:33:51,428
'26-'27. And then the good news for

574
00:33:51,488 --> 00:33:55,388
special ed, the, base rate is going to increase

575
00:33:55,428 --> 00:33:58,708
to nine hundred and ninety-nine per ADA, which is

576
00:33:58,808 --> 00:34:02,108
equivalent to the spread ed education

577
00:34:02,588 --> 00:34:05,528
being increased by five hundred and nine million

578
00:34:05,608 --> 00:34:08,908
dollars. And then for spe-

579
00:34:08,948 --> 00:34:11,988
expanded learning opportunities program,

580
00:34:12,048 --> 00:34:15,988
ELOP, the funding would increase to four point seven

581
00:34:16,129 --> 00:34:20,008
billion, and there is a one-time discretionary

582
00:34:20,149 --> 00:34:24,109
block grant of two point eight billion for student

583
00:34:24,149 --> 00:34:27,528
support and PD discretionary block

584
00:34:27,649 --> 00:34:30,748
grant. So this is a one-time grant.

585
00:34:32,149 --> 00:34:35,718
So second interim, this is a report that

586
00:34:35,788 --> 00:34:39,589
reflecting the financial situation of the district as

587
00:34:39,669 --> 00:34:43,478
of January 31st, 2026, and

588
00:34:43,528 --> 00:34:47,089
the board is required to certify this evening

589
00:34:47,609 --> 00:34:51,288
whether the district is able to meet its financial

590
00:34:51,408 --> 00:34:55,368
obligations for the current year, '25-'26,

591
00:34:55,447 --> 00:34:59,298
and the two subsequent years. So we're gonna

592
00:34:59,368 --> 00:35:02,978
look back to what we adopted or what we

593
00:35:03,048 --> 00:35:06,398
approved back in October for the first interim.

594
00:35:07,808 --> 00:35:11,488
So on this slide, you are s- you s- you're

595
00:35:11,628 --> 00:35:15,368
seeing the wear and use, differences from the

596
00:35:15,408 --> 00:35:19,168
first interim to the second interim, the changes,

597
00:35:19,488 --> 00:35:23,028
and also a brief description why are

598
00:35:23,068 --> 00:35:26,548
these changes happening. So let's say for

599
00:35:26,788 --> 00:35:30,428
RCFF funding, we're seeing a drop of twenty-nine thousand

600
00:35:30,528 --> 00:35:33,788
dollars because of a reduction in state

601
00:35:33,928 --> 00:35:37,498
aid. And then for the federal funding, we're seeing an

602
00:35:37,508 --> 00:35:41,388
increase of fifty-one thousand from Title I and

603
00:35:41,428 --> 00:35:45,408
Title III. And for other state where you,

604
00:35:45,448 --> 00:35:49,368
we see a slight increase of eight thousand dollars,

605
00:35:49,828 --> 00:35:53,408
from the home-to-school transportation and the

606
00:35:53,528 --> 00:35:56,668
literacy screening increase.

607
00:35:58,258 --> 00:36:02,228
Then for the local where in you, we are seeing an increase

608
00:36:02,308 --> 00:36:06,138
of a hundred and fifty thousand, mainly coming from

609
00:36:06,168 --> 00:36:09,508
the Medi-Cal billing and the MAA programs.

610
00:36:10,348 --> 00:36:13,828
And then there's no change on the parcel tax, so for the

611
00:36:13,888 --> 00:36:17,308
total, we're seeing an increase of a hundred and eighty thousand

612
00:36:17,748 --> 00:36:21,348
in the second interim compared to the first interim.

613
00:36:22,708 --> 00:36:26,328
And then expenses for the certificated

614
00:36:26,408 --> 00:36:30,268
salaries, we see a increase of fifty-four thousand, mainly

615
00:36:30,288 --> 00:36:33,888
because of, the hiring of a

616
00:36:33,948 --> 00:36:37,876
mid-year drama teacher on payroll.And then for the

617
00:36:37,916 --> 00:36:41,856
classified salary, we see an increase of about eighty-three

618
00:36:41,996 --> 00:36:45,456
thousand, mainly to deal with the four-point-five

619
00:36:45,596 --> 00:36:49,156
percent salary increase that they, settle

620
00:36:49,276 --> 00:36:50,776
on.

621
00:36:52,036 --> 00:36:55,496
And then now we're seeing the non-salary costs for the

622
00:36:55,556 --> 00:36:59,016
district. Uh, books and supplies, we see an

623
00:36:59,056 --> 00:37:02,836
increase of forty-two thousand, mainly on

624
00:37:02,936 --> 00:37:06,576
the, materials in the S&C

625
00:37:06,716 --> 00:37:10,536
program, Title I, and SB HIP.

626
00:37:10,596 --> 00:37:14,016
And then contracts and services, an increase of about

627
00:37:14,096 --> 00:37:15,336
fifty-five thousand

628
00:37:16,196 --> 00:37:19,736
in contracted services in Title I and SB

629
00:37:19,796 --> 00:37:20,236
HIP.

630
00:37:21,176 --> 00:37:23,936
And then capital outlay, an increase of thirty-six

631
00:37:24,036 --> 00:37:27,856
thousand, which is for the outside classroom for the

632
00:37:28,196 --> 00:37:32,016
pre-K and TK students.

633
00:37:33,396 --> 00:37:37,176
And then we see a slight, increase of

634
00:37:37,216 --> 00:37:38,336
indirect costs

635
00:37:39,196 --> 00:37:43,166
for about four thousand dollars. For the total, we still--

636
00:37:43,196 --> 00:37:47,056
we, we're seeing an increase of about three hundred and fifteen thousand dollars

637
00:37:47,216 --> 00:37:50,556
in the expenditure from the first interim that

638
00:37:50,636 --> 00:37:53,516
we approved back in October.

639
00:37:54,636 --> 00:37:57,926
And now for the fund balance, you see the year-end

640
00:37:58,196 --> 00:38:01,376
expenses, the increase in the fund balance.

641
00:38:01,436 --> 00:38:05,096
So actually, as of the second interim, as of

642
00:38:05,396 --> 00:38:09,336
the end of January of this year, we have projected the

643
00:38:09,396 --> 00:38:13,296
ending fund balance for fiscal year twenty-five/twenty-six to

644
00:38:13,336 --> 00:38:15,156
be around seventeen million

645
00:38:15,236 --> 00:38:19,136
dollars. And then these are

646
00:38:19,176 --> 00:38:21,636
the programs that you see each time

647
00:38:22,336 --> 00:38:25,876
require the general fund contributions to

648
00:38:26,036 --> 00:38:29,736
support the program into balanced condition.

649
00:38:29,856 --> 00:38:33,396
Special ed, maintenance budget, and now

650
00:38:33,476 --> 00:38:35,776
with this year's deposit tax

651
00:38:35,836 --> 00:38:39,316
too. So the

652
00:38:39,396 --> 00:38:42,636
NYP assumptions that we used for the second

653
00:38:42,716 --> 00:38:46,476
interim, again, we have-- we

654
00:38:46,636 --> 00:38:50,196
based it on two-point-three percent increase on the

655
00:38:50,296 --> 00:38:54,276
COLA for this year, and then two-point-four-one for

656
00:38:54,336 --> 00:38:57,256
next year, and then three-point-zero-six percent for

657
00:38:57,336 --> 00:39:01,236
twenty-seven/twenty-eight. Enrollment is steady, stay at

658
00:39:01,316 --> 00:39:05,176
six hundred and ten. And then the ADA is going

659
00:39:05,236 --> 00:39:09,176
to be around five hundred and seventy ADA.

660
00:39:09,316 --> 00:39:13,056
And then that's the, projected deposit tax that we are

661
00:39:13,096 --> 00:39:16,756
going to receive this year and the two subsequent

662
00:39:16,856 --> 00:39:20,736
years. And then second page for the assumptions,

663
00:39:21,736 --> 00:39:25,356
the step and column increase for the certificated staff is

664
00:39:25,396 --> 00:39:28,876
around one-point-seven-two percent for the next two subsequent

665
00:39:28,936 --> 00:39:32,036
year. And for the classified staff, it's around

666
00:39:32,176 --> 00:39:36,096
two-point-one-five percent. And then certificated

667
00:39:36,156 --> 00:39:39,436
salary increase that we settle on for this year is

668
00:39:39,476 --> 00:39:43,416
four-point-five percent for twenty-five/twenty-six.

669
00:39:43,436 --> 00:39:44,976
And then, for

670
00:39:45,936 --> 00:39:49,716
the classified staff, it's four-point-five percent for

671
00:39:49,856 --> 00:39:53,576
twenty-five/twenty-six also. And then for the health

672
00:39:53,656 --> 00:39:57,576
benefit, we are gonna-- Right now, we are going to set

673
00:39:57,596 --> 00:40:00,836
it at ten percent increase in the next two subsequent

674
00:40:00,876 --> 00:40:04,716
years. This number is going to change if I get any

675
00:40:04,776 --> 00:40:08,516
update from HR, in April. So we will

676
00:40:08,576 --> 00:40:12,036
update that in the estimated actuals.

677
00:40:13,196 --> 00:40:17,176
And then the last page for the NYP assumptions, these are the

678
00:40:17,256 --> 00:40:20,776
STRS employer rate, the PERS employer

679
00:40:20,876 --> 00:40:24,416
rate, and also four percent reserve for

680
00:40:24,516 --> 00:40:28,216
our, school district. So this is the

681
00:40:28,316 --> 00:40:32,156
NYP that I want, y- the

682
00:40:32,196 --> 00:40:36,016
board to approve this evening. So

683
00:40:36,096 --> 00:40:40,016
it's breaking down into the second interim

684
00:40:40,076 --> 00:40:42,736
for this current year, school year

685
00:40:42,796 --> 00:40:45,196
twenty-six/twenty-seven, and school year

686
00:40:45,296 --> 00:40:48,326
twenty-seven/twenty-eight. And down on

687
00:40:48,436 --> 00:40:52,336
the, bottom of the sheet, you will see the

688
00:40:52,396 --> 00:40:56,276
estimated fund balance. So it's projected

689
00:40:56,375 --> 00:41:00,216
all the way to twenty-seven/twenty-eight, around seven-point-eight

690
00:41:00,416 --> 00:41:04,396
million. And this is the one that I've-- that we want the t-

691
00:41:04,416 --> 00:41:06,676
the board to approve this evening.

692
00:41:06,696 --> 00:41:10,256
And since we are talking about the NYP right now

693
00:41:10,536 --> 00:41:14,036
tonight, I want to maybe

694
00:41:14,096 --> 00:41:16,856
draw... If you can pull up the

695
00:41:17,676 --> 00:41:20,936
two NYP that we are reviewing

696
00:41:20,996 --> 00:41:22,896
tonight,

697
00:41:24,736 --> 00:41:28,116
since we are talking on the NYP right now.

698
00:41:28,156 --> 00:41:31,266
Let's pull up this one. Okay. This is...

699
00:41:31,316 --> 00:41:35,296
Oh. I think it's missing

700
00:41:35,356 --> 00:41:39,196
the s- the other half. Okay, let's go to

701
00:41:40,056 --> 00:41:42,116
second page. Okay, let, let-

702
00:41:42,176 --> 00:41:44,256
Or if you scroll down, will we see more?

703
00:41:45,036 --> 00:41:48,276
Okay. Okay, now. Yeah. Okay. So this is the one.

704
00:41:48,376 --> 00:41:50,976
Uh, you're seeing the highlighted yellow, it's

705
00:41:51,016 --> 00:41:54,726
twenty-five/twenty-six, and you are looking at the two subsequent

706
00:41:54,796 --> 00:41:57,176
years on the right side.

707
00:41:58,296 --> 00:42:01,916
And on the bottom where it said estimated ending fund

708
00:42:01,996 --> 00:42:05,576
balance, you will see that seven-point-eight million right

709
00:42:05,616 --> 00:42:09,116
there. Okay, so this is the one

710
00:42:10,116 --> 00:42:13,916
that we are not going to budget the vacancies

711
00:42:13,996 --> 00:42:17,856
that we have. Right now, in the position control,

712
00:42:17,896 --> 00:42:21,176
we do have about six-point-nine FTE as

713
00:42:21,256 --> 00:42:22,996
vacancies in

714
00:42:23,036 --> 00:42:26,936
twenty-five/twenty-six. And I believe

715
00:42:26,996 --> 00:42:30,856
two of them are classified positions or classified

716
00:42:30,916 --> 00:42:34,616
vacancies, and four-point-nine FTE of

717
00:42:34,696 --> 00:42:37,706
them are belong to the certificated

718
00:42:37,816 --> 00:42:41,552
vacancies. In this case-We are

719
00:42:41,632 --> 00:42:45,512
not going to budget them in twenty-six, twenty-seven,

720
00:42:45,572 --> 00:42:47,812
and twenty-seven, twenty-eight.

721
00:42:47,852 --> 00:42:51,792
So what we are asking the board is actually f-hold them or

722
00:42:51,952 --> 00:42:55,472
freeze them for hiring for the next two years

723
00:42:55,932 --> 00:42:59,772
so that we can approve this MYP moving

724
00:42:59,912 --> 00:43:03,132
forward to school year twenty-seven,

725
00:43:03,172 --> 00:43:05,232
twenty-eight. And for your

726
00:43:05,412 --> 00:43:09,192
information, what I did, I did another

727
00:43:09,252 --> 00:43:13,172
version of the MYP, and can-- Drew, can

728
00:43:13,232 --> 00:43:16,992
you pull up the second version? This

729
00:43:17,072 --> 00:43:20,972
is the one that we put in the budget for

730
00:43:21,012 --> 00:43:24,732
the vacancies for the two years. So now if

731
00:43:24,792 --> 00:43:26,932
we scroll down a little bit,

732
00:43:27,812 --> 00:43:31,332
remember we talk-keep talking about seven point eight million in

733
00:43:31,372 --> 00:43:35,192
twenty-seven, twenty-eight? So what I'm telling the board in this

734
00:43:35,312 --> 00:43:39,072
case, in this version, if we budget for

735
00:43:39,152 --> 00:43:42,992
these vacancies in twenty-six, twenty-seven, and

736
00:43:43,032 --> 00:43:46,892
twenty-seven, twenty-eight, the projected ending

737
00:43:46,992 --> 00:43:50,612
fund balance for us is five point seven million in

738
00:43:50,652 --> 00:43:54,512
twenty-seven, twenty-eight. But look at the column where it

739
00:43:54,572 --> 00:43:58,412
said unrestricted, because restricted, we don't pay

740
00:43:58,732 --> 00:44:02,712
too much attention to it because these money, you know that the

741
00:44:02,872 --> 00:44:06,712
state will guide you, you can only spend these money

742
00:44:07,312 --> 00:44:10,752
in some s-very s-specific

743
00:44:10,932 --> 00:44:14,452
criterias. So these are very restricted

744
00:44:14,492 --> 00:44:18,272
funding, so we don't look at. So we are only look

745
00:44:18,322 --> 00:44:22,292
at, looking at the unrestricted funding, which is four point one

746
00:44:22,512 --> 00:44:25,652
million. And with this projected

747
00:44:26,052 --> 00:44:29,832
balance that we have in twenty-seven, twenty-eight, we are

748
00:44:29,972 --> 00:44:33,592
not able to make to the minimum,

749
00:44:34,132 --> 00:44:37,412
requirement by the county office.

750
00:44:37,472 --> 00:44:41,342
So that is the reason why this is only for the information,

751
00:44:41,372 --> 00:44:45,022
for your information. And that's why we are going back to the other

752
00:44:45,132 --> 00:44:48,832
one, which we are not gonna budget these vacancies moving

753
00:44:48,931 --> 00:44:52,892
forward in the next two years. So now I think we

754
00:44:52,952 --> 00:44:54,742
can go back to the PowerPoint.

755
00:44:59,292 --> 00:45:03,272
So that is the MYP version

756
00:45:03,812 --> 00:45:07,312
that, again, I'm gonna repeat it right here, we will

757
00:45:07,472 --> 00:45:11,432
not be budget these vacancies in

758
00:45:11,492 --> 00:45:15,212
the two subsequent year, twenty-six, twenty-seven, and

759
00:45:15,272 --> 00:45:18,892
twenty-seven, twenty-eight. So we're still going to be

760
00:45:19,012 --> 00:45:22,312
projected to have a seven point eight million that is a

761
00:45:22,372 --> 00:45:25,412
reasonable ending fund balance that will keep us

762
00:45:25,472 --> 00:45:26,492
operational.

763
00:45:28,212 --> 00:45:32,192
So as of the second interim, our district estimated ending

764
00:45:32,252 --> 00:45:35,612
fund balance for this year is going to be seventeen million

765
00:45:35,672 --> 00:45:39,052
dollars, and district is able to meet its

766
00:45:39,112 --> 00:45:42,952
financial obligations for the current year and the subsequent two

767
00:45:43,072 --> 00:45:46,972
years. So staff recommends the governing board to approve the

768
00:45:46,992 --> 00:45:50,412
positive certification of the district's second interim

769
00:45:50,492 --> 00:45:53,872
report. So before we go to the

770
00:45:53,932 --> 00:45:57,332
questions, let's finish up all the rest of the items in this

771
00:45:57,412 --> 00:46:01,192
agenda. Uh, let's look up the

772
00:46:01,252 --> 00:46:04,572
components of the ending fund balance.

773
00:46:05,332 --> 00:46:09,212
So these are the breakdown of the ending

774
00:46:09,292 --> 00:46:13,252
fund balance for the school district for second interim of this

775
00:46:13,292 --> 00:46:14,082
current year.

776
00:46:15,712 --> 00:46:19,052
And then, then we will look at the

777
00:46:19,112 --> 00:46:22,112
analysis, sh-Excel

778
00:46:22,232 --> 00:46:26,172
worksheet. So for those of you that

779
00:46:26,192 --> 00:46:29,992
want to know what being changed d-in detail between the

780
00:46:30,052 --> 00:46:33,932
first interim and the second interim, this will tell you what

781
00:46:33,972 --> 00:46:36,552
being changes and the amount of the

782
00:46:36,592 --> 00:46:39,972
change. So are there any questions

783
00:46:40,552 --> 00:46:41,272
on the second

784
00:46:41,412 --> 00:46:44,992
interim?

785
00:46:47,212 --> 00:46:49,632
No question. No.

786
00:46:51,132 --> 00:46:51,632
Okay.

787
00:46:53,192 --> 00:46:54,022
No board questions?

788
00:46:54,092 --> 00:46:55,452
No board question.

789
00:46:55,492 --> 00:46:58,812
Okay. I'd like to open for public comments.

790
00:47:00,052 --> 00:47:02,972
Are there any public comments? Drew, you see

791
00:47:03,012 --> 00:47:06,892
anybody? Okay. With there being none, any board

792
00:47:06,952 --> 00:47:09,712
follow-up?

793
00:47:11,932 --> 00:47:14,692
Okay, let's move on to, a motion.

794
00:47:16,512 --> 00:47:17,652
Is there a-

795
00:47:17,812 --> 00:47:19,872
I move to pass as presented.

796
00:47:20,452 --> 00:47:20,522
I'll second.

797
00:47:20,522 --> 00:47:21,992
I second.

798
00:47:22,912 --> 00:47:26,712
Okay. I think it was, Member Van Gieson first and Member Elsie

799
00:47:27,012 --> 00:47:29,372
Lee was second. Thank you, Member

800
00:47:29,432 --> 00:47:31,252
Chakoya.

801
00:47:33,712 --> 00:47:34,992
Roll call, please.

802
00:47:35,032 --> 00:47:36,532
Trustee Chakoya.

803
00:47:37,652 --> 00:47:38,752
Yes.

804
00:47:38,812 --> 00:47:41,072
Trustee Donaldson.

805
00:47:41,152 --> 00:47:41,572
Yes.

806
00:47:41,612 --> 00:47:44,492
Trustee Lee. Trustee McNeil.

807
00:47:44,532 --> 00:47:45,012
Yes.

808
00:47:45,052 --> 00:47:46,562
Trustee Robertson Murphy.

809
00:47:46,592 --> 00:47:47,022
Yes.

810
00:47:47,652 --> 00:47:48,952
Trustee Van Gieson.

811
00:47:48,992 --> 00:47:49,252
Yes.

812
00:47:49,312 --> 00:47:50,692
President Collins.

813
00:47:50,772 --> 00:47:54,512
Yes.

814
00:47:56,772 --> 00:48:00,652
Okay. Ms. Samantha, would you please like to come for

815
00:48:00,692 --> 00:48:04,092
the second item, approval of declaration of need for fully qualified

816
00:48:04,192 --> 00:48:05,112
teachers?

817
00:48:05,172 --> 00:48:07,032
Of course.

818
00:48:07,052 --> 00:48:09,532
Thank you. HR director.

819
00:48:11,852 --> 00:48:12,412
Thank you, Ms.

820
00:48:12,422 --> 00:48:36,152
Dorazu.

821
00:48:34,684 --> 00:48:36,953
All right. Good evening board of trustees.

822
00:48:36,984 --> 00:48:40,394
Thank you so much. Uh,

823
00:48:40,484 --> 00:48:44,364
tonight, similar to every year, we will need to complete with your

824
00:48:44,384 --> 00:48:47,544
approval, this declaration of need for fully qualified

825
00:48:47,644 --> 00:48:51,504
educators. My job is to project

826
00:48:51,664 --> 00:48:55,184
what our needs as a district related to hi- hiring,

827
00:48:55,284 --> 00:48:58,824
onboarding and retention of certificated staff

828
00:48:59,344 --> 00:49:01,784
for the upcoming school year may be.

829
00:49:01,864 --> 00:49:04,844
And if you can scroll down, please.

830
00:49:06,344 --> 00:49:09,984
Next page. Thank you. So I have

831
00:49:10,044 --> 00:49:13,964
completed this form. Again, hopefully there will not be a need for this, but in

832
00:49:14,004 --> 00:49:17,524
case there is, during that certificated hiring,

833
00:49:17,564 --> 00:49:21,264
onboarding and retention process, if there is a need for a specific

834
00:49:21,304 --> 00:49:24,984
emergency credentials, maybe for a resource

835
00:49:25,064 --> 00:49:28,804
specialist, a TK teacher... If you can

836
00:49:28,844 --> 00:49:32,724
scroll down, please. Or for a specific single subject

837
00:49:32,784 --> 00:49:36,484
disciplines, this has to be in place for us to be able to do

838
00:49:36,564 --> 00:49:39,964
so. So again, if you can scroll down just a little bit

839
00:49:40,024 --> 00:49:42,164
more.

840
00:49:44,904 --> 00:49:48,704
I have... Thank you. Um, I have completed

841
00:49:48,724 --> 00:49:52,684
this form, again, based on my current knowledge and projections, and

842
00:49:52,804 --> 00:49:56,144
would appreciate if the board can move forward with approving this.

843
00:49:56,204 --> 00:50:00,134
If so, I will be able to share this with the CTC, and then they will grant our

844
00:50:00,164 --> 00:50:04,124
ability to, utilize any emergency credentials

845
00:50:04,184 --> 00:50:07,144
in these specific areas that I delineated if

846
00:50:07,184 --> 00:50:09,164
needed. Any

847
00:50:09,244 --> 00:50:11,364
questions?

848
00:50:11,444 --> 00:50:14,824
Just to confirm that the font changes don't mean anything between

849
00:50:14,864 --> 00:50:15,604
ones?

850
00:50:15,704 --> 00:50:15,964
No.

851
00:50:15,984 --> 00:50:15,994
Okay.

852
00:50:16,024 --> 00:50:19,704
It just means that this form has not had

853
00:50:19,844 --> 00:50:21,944
consistent font for the last two years.

854
00:50:21,984 --> 00:50:25,804
Correct.

855
00:50:28,024 --> 00:50:30,864
Are there any board questions?

856
00:50:30,904 --> 00:50:33,244
Okay. I'd like to open for public

857
00:50:33,284 --> 00:50:35,584
comment.

858
00:50:37,984 --> 00:50:41,684
No public comment. Any board follow-up?

859
00:50:42,783 --> 00:50:45,024
Okay. Well, with that being said,

860
00:50:46,624 --> 00:50:50,304
let's have a motion please. This is coming to us for approval.

861
00:50:50,384 --> 00:50:52,384
I'll move to approve as presented.

862
00:50:53,864 --> 00:50:55,164
I will second.

863
00:50:55,184 --> 00:50:58,944
Thank you, Member Donaldson. Trustee Van

864
00:50:59,004 --> 00:51:00,164
Geffen?

865
00:51:03,804 --> 00:51:06,844
Roll call, please. Trustee Chakoya?

866
00:51:06,944 --> 00:51:08,124
Yes.

867
00:51:08,184 --> 00:51:09,384
Trustee Donaldson?

868
00:51:09,444 --> 00:51:09,964
Yes.

869
00:51:09,984 --> 00:51:13,544
Trustee Lee? Trustee McNeil? Yes.

870
00:51:13,644 --> 00:51:17,264
Trustee Robinson Murphy? Let's see.

871
00:51:17,364 --> 00:51:17,934
Uh,

872
00:51:19,664 --> 00:51:21,784
Trustee Van Geffen?

873
00:51:21,844 --> 00:51:22,104
Yes.

874
00:51:22,124 --> 00:51:23,544
President Collins? Yes.

875
00:51:24,484 --> 00:51:25,124
Thank you.

876
00:51:25,164 --> 00:51:26,684
Thank you.

877
00:51:26,884 --> 00:51:30,044
Approval of Annie Yates Comprehensive School Safety

878
00:51:30,144 --> 00:51:32,484
Plan.

879
00:51:32,524 --> 00:51:33,174
Oh, we skip.

880
00:51:33,424 --> 00:51:35,864
Oh, wait. Did we... Did, uh... I'm sorry.

881
00:51:35,964 --> 00:51:39,344
Uh, let's do the reduction of, classified services.

882
00:51:39,424 --> 00:51:41,964
Um, that would be Samantha Burke, please. Thank you.

883
00:51:41,984 --> 00:51:45,804
Great. Thank you. So as communicated with our

884
00:51:45,864 --> 00:51:49,793
CSEA partners, we, for some time,

885
00:51:49,844 --> 00:51:53,764
have had, what you see here are one, two,

886
00:51:53,804 --> 00:51:56,024
three, four, five vacant positions.

887
00:51:56,084 --> 00:52:00,024
Again, it's very clear that we are requesting you to

888
00:52:00,084 --> 00:52:03,554
move forward with this layoff resolution that does not

889
00:52:03,604 --> 00:52:05,724
impact any currently employed

890
00:52:06,564 --> 00:52:10,474
employees. So because these positions are currently vacant, no employees

891
00:52:10,504 --> 00:52:12,664
will be laid off with these reductions.

892
00:52:12,684 --> 00:52:16,444
So we are just wanting to finalize and close

893
00:52:16,824 --> 00:52:20,144
these vacant positions. Any

894
00:52:20,424 --> 00:52:22,244
questions?

895
00:52:22,304 --> 00:52:25,144
Any board questions?

896
00:52:27,844 --> 00:52:30,124
Thank you.

897
00:52:30,244 --> 00:52:33,324
No. I'd like to open for public comments.

898
00:52:34,984 --> 00:52:37,484
Any other follow-up? Board

899
00:52:37,544 --> 00:52:41,464
follow-up? Do we have a motion?

900
00:52:41,484 --> 00:52:43,254
Motion to approve as presented.

901
00:52:44,304 --> 00:52:46,684
Okay, there was a motion by Trustee Lee.

902
00:52:46,724 --> 00:52:47,444
I'll second.

903
00:52:47,464 --> 00:52:50,564
A second by Member Donaldson, Trustee Donaldson.

904
00:52:50,603 --> 00:52:54,384
Roll call, please. Trustee Chakoya?

905
00:52:55,944 --> 00:52:56,304
Yes.

906
00:52:57,124 --> 00:52:59,164
Trustee Donaldson?

907
00:52:59,224 --> 00:53:00,404
Yes.

908
00:53:00,464 --> 00:53:04,284
Trustee Lee? Yes. Trustee McNeil? Yes.

909
00:53:05,524 --> 00:53:07,604
Trustee Van Geffen?

910
00:53:07,664 --> 00:53:08,324
Yes.

911
00:53:08,364 --> 00:53:11,004
President Collins? Yes.

912
00:53:11,984 --> 00:53:13,224
Thank you.

913
00:53:13,284 --> 00:53:14,624
Thank you.

914
00:53:15,624 --> 00:53:19,504
Now, Ms. Jeri Dean for Annie Yates Comprehensive

915
00:53:19,624 --> 00:53:22,684
School Safety Plan, also known as

916
00:53:22,724 --> 00:53:25,464
CSSP.

917
00:53:33,944 --> 00:53:37,224
So this plan outlines how we prevent safety

918
00:53:37,264 --> 00:53:40,864
concerns, prepare for emergencies, and ensure that the staff and

919
00:53:40,924 --> 00:53:44,154
students know how to respond if an emergency

920
00:53:44,224 --> 00:53:47,544
occurs. The goal is simple, to maintain a safe and

921
00:53:47,624 --> 00:53:50,674
supportive environment for our school

922
00:53:50,744 --> 00:53:53,724
community.

923
00:53:55,664 --> 00:53:57,764
Next. There we go.

924
00:54:00,324 --> 00:54:04,004
This plan is developed collaboratively, collaboratively with

925
00:54:04,084 --> 00:54:06,394
staff, parents, and community partners.

926
00:54:06,444 --> 00:54:09,644
It outlines how we prevent safety issues, how we prepare for

927
00:54:09,684 --> 00:54:13,654
emergencies, how we respond if something occurs, and how

928
00:54:13,664 --> 00:54:15,504
we support recovery afterwards,

929
00:54:16,324 --> 00:54:19,684
and the goal is to ensure that every student and staff member are safe at

930
00:54:19,764 --> 00:54:21,484
school.

931
00:54:22,744 --> 00:54:26,124
Our safety planning is data informed.

932
00:54:26,264 --> 00:54:30,144
We review several indicators that help us identify

933
00:54:30,204 --> 00:54:33,704
areas where we need stronger prevention strategies or clear

934
00:54:33,824 --> 00:54:37,788
procedures. We review-Multiple data points

935
00:54:37,828 --> 00:54:41,048
such as ex-suspensions, expulsions, chronic

936
00:54:41,108 --> 00:54:44,628
absenteeism, community crime data, and law enforcement calls for

937
00:54:44,668 --> 00:54:46,348
service.

938
00:54:47,548 --> 00:54:49,008
Next.

939
00:54:51,368 --> 00:54:55,028
Most effective way-- The most effective safety strategy

940
00:54:55,108 --> 00:54:58,308
is prevention. Our safety plan

941
00:54:58,368 --> 00:55:01,668
emphasizes, one, a positive school

942
00:55:02,148 --> 00:55:06,048
climate, two, clear behavior expectations,

943
00:55:06,068 --> 00:55:09,688
and three, strong relationships between staff and students.

944
00:55:09,698 --> 00:55:11,458
When students feel connected

945
00:55:12,388 --> 00:55:16,288
and supported, behavior issues and safety concerns are

946
00:55:16,308 --> 00:55:20,208
significantly reduced.

947
00:55:22,368 --> 00:55:26,348
Preparation is critical. We regularly practice emergency

948
00:55:26,428 --> 00:55:30,368
drills so that procedures become familiar and calm responses

949
00:55:30,408 --> 00:55:34,118
can occur if an emergency ever does arise.

950
00:55:34,118 --> 00:55:37,788
These drills ensure that everyone understands the expectations and

951
00:55:37,808 --> 00:55:40,688
procedures.

952
00:55:42,728 --> 00:55:46,608
In addition to the drills, the plan includes clear systems for

953
00:55:46,648 --> 00:55:50,508
responding during emergencies. This includes

954
00:55:50,518 --> 00:55:53,688
accounting for students and staff and communication

955
00:55:53,768 --> 00:55:56,668
protocols.

956
00:55:56,768 --> 00:56:00,568
And lastly, safety is

957
00:56:00,628 --> 00:56:04,378
truly a shared responsibility. It takes collaboration between

958
00:56:04,448 --> 00:56:08,028
students, staff, families, and district leadership and

959
00:56:08,068 --> 00:56:11,988
community partners. Our goal is to ensure that every student

960
00:56:12,008 --> 00:56:14,828
at Anna Yates feels safe, supported, and ready to

961
00:56:14,868 --> 00:56:16,568
learn. And thank

962
00:56:16,648 --> 00:56:19,108
you.

963
00:56:21,608 --> 00:56:25,468
Thank you. Okay, this is coming to us for

964
00:56:25,488 --> 00:56:27,368
approval. I'd like to see if there's any board

965
00:56:27,408 --> 00:56:30,128
questions.

966
00:56:30,968 --> 00:56:34,288
Any board questions?

967
00:56:37,568 --> 00:56:39,358
Okay, I'd like to open for public comments,

968
00:56:39,368 --> 00:56:41,788
please.

969
00:56:44,388 --> 00:56:46,828
No? Okay, any board follow-up?

970
00:56:46,868 --> 00:56:50,257
We just talked about that, right, Juana?

971
00:56:50,288 --> 00:56:53,968
This, that we're gonna make some-- There were some, like,

972
00:56:54,048 --> 00:56:57,688
typos, right? There's

973
00:56:57,708 --> 00:57:00,828
some-- They're not typos, but in the translating

974
00:57:00,848 --> 00:57:04,268
between, this new format and whatever,

975
00:57:04,288 --> 00:57:08,168
they're-- Juana made a whole bunch of changes last year that were not reflected in

976
00:57:08,208 --> 00:57:10,628
this la-last one, and,

977
00:57:11,728 --> 00:57:14,148
she will catch those. Yeah, the pronouns.

978
00:57:14,908 --> 00:57:17,408
Um, so that's all. Just mentioning that.

979
00:57:18,808 --> 00:57:20,168
With the safety plan?

980
00:57:20,208 --> 00:57:20,568
Yeah.

981
00:57:22,068 --> 00:57:25,588
So to include they/them in addition to she and he?

982
00:57:25,628 --> 00:57:29,368
Yeah. Juana made lots of changes last year, and

983
00:57:29,508 --> 00:57:31,808
sadly, they did not translate over.

984
00:57:31,848 --> 00:57:34,928
Now she has to make them again.

985
00:57:35,008 --> 00:57:37,188
Okay, any other board follow-up?

986
00:57:38,628 --> 00:57:40,778
Okay, well, this is coming for a vote.

987
00:57:40,848 --> 00:57:43,288
Is there a motion?

988
00:57:45,668 --> 00:57:47,048
So moved by President.

989
00:57:47,868 --> 00:57:49,108
I will second.

990
00:57:49,128 --> 00:57:52,468
Okay, that was motion by Trustee Lee, second by Trustee Van

991
00:57:52,568 --> 00:57:53,888
Geffen.

992
00:57:56,008 --> 00:57:57,848
Roll call, please.

993
00:57:57,868 --> 00:57:59,688
Trustee Chakoya?

994
00:57:59,768 --> 00:58:00,788
Yes.

995
00:58:00,828 --> 00:58:02,928
Trustee Donaldson?

996
00:58:02,968 --> 00:58:04,248
Yes.

997
00:58:04,308 --> 00:58:05,638
Trustee Lee?

998
00:58:05,708 --> 00:58:06,448
Yes.

999
00:58:06,488 --> 00:58:07,988
Trustee McNeil?

1000
00:58:08,048 --> 00:58:08,528
Yes.

1001
00:58:08,568 --> 00:58:10,228
Trustee Robertson Murphy?

1002
00:58:10,268 --> 00:58:10,688
Yes.

1003
00:58:10,708 --> 00:58:12,148
Trustee Van Geffen?

1004
00:58:12,208 --> 00:58:12,568
Yes.

1005
00:58:12,578 --> 00:58:13,808
President Collins?

1006
00:58:13,848 --> 00:58:17,768
Yes. Thank you. Okay, let's move on

1007
00:58:17,848 --> 00:58:21,788
to approval of the Emery High School Comprehensive School Safety Plan.

1008
00:58:22,528 --> 00:58:24,668
Mr. Kibby, welcome back to the podium.

1009
00:58:24,728 --> 00:58:28,268
Thank you. Um, as, Principal Dean has stated,

1010
00:58:28,308 --> 00:58:32,148
the, those elements of, of safety,

1011
00:58:32,168 --> 00:58:35,988
including drills, of, of reflection, of using data to

1012
00:58:36,048 --> 00:58:39,668
inform absolutely become an essential part of Emery as well.

1013
00:58:39,708 --> 00:58:43,188
We spent the afternoon as teachers, and staff together

1014
00:58:43,308 --> 00:58:47,028
walking through our fire drill zones again, reflecting on,

1015
00:58:47,668 --> 00:58:50,208
emergency, supplies, taking notes.

1016
00:58:50,228 --> 00:58:53,988
So this is a dynamic effort, kind of always in motion.

1017
00:58:54,007 --> 00:58:56,278
We have a number of strategies that we're speaking of.

1018
00:58:56,288 --> 00:58:59,768
I'm not gonna read the whole slide, but rather to just summarize the fact

1019
00:58:59,808 --> 00:59:03,338
that our primary way of ensuring safety with

1020
00:59:03,408 --> 00:59:05,328
students is to build relationships.

1021
00:59:05,348 --> 00:59:09,088
It's a, a, a serious effort that everybody takes to

1022
00:59:09,128 --> 00:59:13,008
make sure that when students see or hear something, that they find a

1023
00:59:13,048 --> 00:59:16,978
trusted adult to speak to. And that makes up a, a whole lot of

1024
00:59:17,008 --> 00:59:20,998
our safety strategy. In addition to just the, the nuts and bolts of

1025
00:59:21,028 --> 00:59:24,748
making sure that this key gets you to that door, that this space

1026
00:59:24,788 --> 00:59:28,548
is, is protected, that supplies are in place.

1027
00:59:28,608 --> 00:59:32,008
Many of our strategies talk about things in terms of creating a,

1028
00:59:32,088 --> 00:59:35,708
a, a helpful environment, one where students feel safe and

1029
00:59:35,808 --> 00:59:39,628
secure. Uh, just today, a student came from, the second

1030
00:59:39,728 --> 00:59:43,448
floor while I was on the lower floor to say that he felt there was a, a smell of

1031
00:59:43,528 --> 00:59:46,668
smoke or something of the sort. We went and investigated.

1032
00:59:46,688 --> 00:59:50,648
It turned out not to be an issue. But again, I was grateful and, and, you

1033
00:59:50,688 --> 00:59:54,288
know, pleased that, that a student reached out to say that I'm gonna find an

1034
00:59:54,348 --> 00:59:58,188
adult and do so. This also follows through with things like, students

1035
00:59:58,288 --> 01:00:01,978
having issues of, you know, safety is involved with interpersonal

1036
01:00:02,088 --> 01:00:06,018
conflicts as well. Are students able to take care of, conflicts?

1037
01:00:06,028 --> 01:00:08,408
And if not, do they reach out to adults?

1038
01:00:08,448 --> 01:00:12,368
We, we encourage over and over again for students to make those decisions

1039
01:00:12,388 --> 01:00:15,598
and say, you know, "Who is that trusted adult? Is there somebody?

1040
01:00:15,628 --> 01:00:18,698
Is it a coach? Is it a teacher? Is it an administrator?

1041
01:00:18,728 --> 01:00:22,568
Is it a custodian?" And that, that those adults take seriously

1042
01:00:22,628 --> 01:00:25,388
those student desires and needs as well.

1043
01:00:25,448 --> 01:00:29,308
Fights have been prevented, conflicts have been avoided because of those

1044
01:00:29,328 --> 01:00:32,388
exact things. Even, even a student having a, a meltdown in a

1045
01:00:32,448 --> 01:00:35,748
classroom, you know, where they come and say, you know, that they're in a

1046
01:00:35,868 --> 01:00:39,442
really bad place.So grateful that they reach out because we have

1047
01:00:39,472 --> 01:00:43,192
great folks on staff in terms of the wellness center who

1048
01:00:43,232 --> 01:00:47,172
work with individual students, some one-off situations, some

1049
01:00:47,192 --> 01:00:51,132
making regular appointments as well, and we see this throughout a number

1050
01:00:51,192 --> 01:00:55,012
of our strategies. And wrap up with this here again, the notion of our campus

1051
01:00:55,072 --> 01:00:58,622
supervisor enforcing not by throwing kids out of school.

1052
01:00:58,672 --> 01:01:02,102
You know, the idea of, of, of school discipline where we,

1053
01:01:03,252 --> 01:01:06,092
you know, move pers- move a person off site is

1054
01:01:06,112 --> 01:01:09,732
not something that we, we do and, and, you know, under

1055
01:01:10,212 --> 01:01:13,192
anything other than the most extreme circumstances.

1056
01:01:13,272 --> 01:01:16,572
Uh, we, you know, continue to drill and to,

1057
01:01:18,192 --> 01:01:20,752
you know, look for opportunities that we can do better.

1058
01:01:20,772 --> 01:01:24,652
We debrief when it's done. And, and the idea throughout our safety

1059
01:01:24,712 --> 01:01:28,512
plan is that in addition to the, the physical part of the

1060
01:01:28,572 --> 01:01:32,452
plan, it's the social-emotional part as well that keeps things safe and

1061
01:01:32,512 --> 01:01:36,012
secure. And that, wraps up our report for Emily

1062
01:01:36,072 --> 01:01:37,212
High.

1063
01:01:38,292 --> 01:01:40,852
Thank you. Any board questions?

1064
01:01:42,752 --> 01:01:45,552
Yeah, I'd like to open for public comments.

1065
01:01:47,912 --> 01:01:51,832
Okay, with there being none, board follow-up?

1066
01:01:51,972 --> 01:01:55,772
I just wanted to appreciate you both for all the work it takes to do

1067
01:01:55,832 --> 01:01:59,792
these, and especially to bring forward like

1068
01:01:59,832 --> 01:02:03,172
you did that safety is about, you know, more than just

1069
01:02:03,652 --> 01:02:07,172
fire alarms and drills, and it's really about making our kids feel like

1070
01:02:08,692 --> 01:02:12,572
this is a place where they, they feel safe, and they find someone

1071
01:02:12,612 --> 01:02:14,312
that they can trust. I mean, I feel like

1072
01:02:15,332 --> 01:02:18,852
I still to this day can, like, see in my mind

1073
01:02:19,132 --> 01:02:21,802
the nurse's office in my high school .

1074
01:02:21,812 --> 01:02:22,392
And I

1075
01:02:23,692 --> 01:02:27,552
must have been an emotion-sensitive child, and I spent a lot of time in that

1076
01:02:27,612 --> 01:02:31,372
nurse's office. Just, like, it was the place where I knew I could

1077
01:02:31,452 --> 01:02:34,932
just go and, like, sit by myself, lay on her

1078
01:02:35,732 --> 01:02:39,692
weird couch, and just, like, I don't know, collect

1079
01:02:39,752 --> 01:02:43,432
myself or something. But I just knew that I could trust that person, and,

1080
01:02:44,152 --> 01:02:47,892
like, it's ... I know for so many kids it makes all the

1081
01:02:47,931 --> 01:02:50,352
difference in the world, and that's what we need to be, right?

1082
01:02:50,392 --> 01:02:53,812
Just like that one little person, that one little place.

1083
01:02:53,892 --> 01:02:56,512
So thank you both very much.

1084
01:02:58,032 --> 01:03:00,632
Yes, thank you. Any other board follow-up?

1085
01:03:00,672 --> 01:03:02,152
Well, as Winston Churchill said-

1086
01:03:02,161 --> 01:03:02,161
No, we

1087
01:03:02,161 --> 01:03:03,992
... plans are nothing, planning is everything.

1088
01:03:04,032 --> 01:03:06,572
So just keep practicing, keep practicing, keep

1089
01:03:06,592 --> 01:03:09,452
practicing.

1090
01:03:10,792 --> 01:03:12,712
Okay. Thank you. Any other board

1091
01:03:12,752 --> 01:03:16,732
follow-up? Okay, well, this is coming to us for

1092
01:03:16,752 --> 01:03:20,732
approval. Is there a motion?

1093
01:03:20,792 --> 01:03:23,411
I motion to approve as presented.

1094
01:03:23,552 --> 01:03:25,742
Thank you, Trustee Van Geffen.

1095
01:03:25,752 --> 01:03:26,732
I second.

1096
01:03:27,732 --> 01:03:31,092
Thank you, Trustee Chiconya. Roll call,

1097
01:03:31,112 --> 01:03:32,352
please.

1098
01:03:32,392 --> 01:03:33,632
Trustee Chiconya?

1099
01:03:34,112 --> 01:03:35,032
Yes.

1100
01:03:35,072 --> 01:03:36,532
Trustee Donaldson?

1101
01:03:36,572 --> 01:03:36,892
Yes.

1102
01:03:37,152 --> 01:03:38,132
Trustee Lee?

1103
01:03:38,192 --> 01:03:38,652
Yes.

1104
01:03:38,692 --> 01:03:40,132
Trustee McNeil?

1105
01:03:40,172 --> 01:03:40,552
Yes.

1106
01:03:40,572 --> 01:03:42,192
Trustee Robinson Murphy?

1107
01:03:42,232 --> 01:03:42,812
Yes.

1108
01:03:43,252 --> 01:03:44,432
Trustee Van Geffen?

1109
01:03:44,452 --> 01:03:44,812
Yes.

1110
01:03:44,832 --> 01:03:46,212
President Collins?

1111
01:03:46,272 --> 01:03:50,212
Yes. Thank you. Okay,

1112
01:03:50,232 --> 01:03:54,072
approval of the academic calendars for twenty twenty-six twenty-seven

1113
01:03:54,172 --> 01:03:57,192
school year and twenty twenty-eight.

1114
01:03:57,372 --> 01:03:59,912
HR Director Berg. Thank you.

1115
01:03:59,932 --> 01:04:03,232
Third time's a charm. Uh, all right.

1116
01:04:03,312 --> 01:04:07,152
So I wanna first start by just really thanking everyone that was a part of the

1117
01:04:07,192 --> 01:04:10,152
calendar committee. It was a group of us, which also included Ms.

1118
01:04:10,172 --> 01:04:13,132
Dwana, Dr. Scott,

1119
01:04:13,172 --> 01:04:17,032
ETA and CCAA representation,

1120
01:04:17,112 --> 01:04:21,012
as well as myself. We met over a

1121
01:04:21,092 --> 01:04:24,672
span of four sessions. More than 10 hours of

1122
01:04:24,712 --> 01:04:26,852
labor went into

1123
01:04:27,652 --> 01:04:31,552
really ensuring that the calendar options really reflected the needs

1124
01:04:31,612 --> 01:04:35,192
of our community and our constituents and their

1125
01:04:35,292 --> 01:04:38,832
feedback. So we ha- we

1126
01:04:38,992 --> 01:04:42,932
had two options, option one, option two, and

1127
01:04:43,132 --> 01:04:46,832
we would like to move forward with your approval of the

1128
01:04:47,012 --> 01:04:50,112
option one over the next two years.

1129
01:04:50,132 --> 01:04:53,732
This really does mimic a lot of what we are accustomed to

1130
01:04:53,792 --> 01:04:56,802
seeing, in regards to the start and end of the school

1131
01:04:56,872 --> 01:05:00,192
year. And what it also does is

1132
01:05:00,792 --> 01:05:04,572
it also amplifies our feedback in relation to

1133
01:05:04,692 --> 01:05:08,412
where those optional and mandated PD days

1134
01:05:08,472 --> 01:05:12,212
are. Um, it also allows for what we have not

1135
01:05:12,352 --> 01:05:16,052
seen, at least in the time that I've been here, is some

1136
01:05:16,112 --> 01:05:19,942
consistency in regards to those minimum days at very strategic

1137
01:05:20,012 --> 01:05:23,862
points in the year, such as right before,

1138
01:05:24,392 --> 01:05:27,892
winter break in December, as well

1139
01:05:28,032 --> 01:05:31,792
as, in June. Um, and so if we can

1140
01:05:31,832 --> 01:05:35,572
scroll down, we've added additional color coding to really

1141
01:05:35,612 --> 01:05:39,532
ensure that our community knows that on those specific days, the

1142
01:05:39,592 --> 01:05:42,622
entire district will be on minimum days.

1143
01:05:42,692 --> 01:05:46,252
Um, so if you have any questions, please let me know.

1144
01:05:46,332 --> 01:05:49,792
Um, but again, I just really appreciate everyone being very

1145
01:05:49,932 --> 01:05:52,672
thoughtful about how our calendar can really

1146
01:05:53,292 --> 01:05:57,092
represent the needs and the goals of our

1147
01:05:57,152 --> 01:06:01,772
community.

1148
01:06:03,652 --> 01:06:07,492
Um, two questions. Are, are you just bringing the twenty-six, twenty-seven

1149
01:06:07,572 --> 01:06:11,292
vote? 'Cause I notice the agenda also has the twenty-seven, twenty-eight calendar

1150
01:06:11,312 --> 01:06:12,372
as well.

1151
01:06:12,432 --> 01:06:15,862
Yeah. We are doing both. So I believe this is our

1152
01:06:16,072 --> 01:06:19,992
second, second round now, where we are

1153
01:06:20,032 --> 01:06:23,662
requesting, approval for the next two years.

1154
01:06:23,692 --> 01:06:26,672
So twenty-six, twenty-seven and twenty-seven,

1155
01:06:26,692 --> 01:06:29,172
twenty-eight. Are you able to

1156
01:06:30,292 --> 01:06:32,512
shift to the twenty-seven, twenty-eight?

1157
01:06:33,132 --> 01:06:36,652
And, and just to confirm, they're both labeled as option one,

1158
01:06:36,712 --> 01:06:39,832
but there isn't an option two coming to us that's-

1159
01:06:39,852 --> 01:06:40,112
Correct

1160
01:06:40,122 --> 01:06:43,052
... there were multiple options, that's the one that you chose and, and are

1161
01:06:43,112 --> 01:06:43,692
suggesting?

1162
01:06:44,332 --> 01:06:45,032
Correct.

1163
01:06:45,732 --> 01:06:46,332
Thank you.

1164
01:06:46,372 --> 01:06:50,112
There was a voting process utilizing those two options, and this is the

1165
01:06:50,172 --> 01:06:50,971
one that had

1166
01:06:51,792 --> 01:06:53,372
by a landslide the majority of the

1167
01:06:53,392 --> 01:06:57,412
votes.

1168
01:07:00,612 --> 01:07:03,732
I'm trying to see, are both options,

1169
01:07:04,032 --> 01:07:06,092
suggesting a whole week for

1170
01:07:07,312 --> 01:07:09,192
Presidents Week?

1171
01:07:09,252 --> 01:07:12,052
Yes, it is. Um, if we can

1172
01:07:12,152 --> 01:07:15,452
scroll up. Yep.

1173
01:07:15,532 --> 01:07:15,602
Is that February?

1174
01:07:15,602 --> 01:07:19,272
So for both of them, yes. And in

1175
01:07:19,492 --> 01:07:22,592
our, what is that? February board

1176
01:07:22,652 --> 01:07:26,352
meeting, we move forward with a resolution that would allow us

1177
01:07:26,492 --> 01:07:29,672
to shift Lincoln, or when

1178
01:07:29,852 --> 01:07:30,512
we,

1179
01:07:31,832 --> 01:07:35,362
observe our Lincoln holiday in alignment to our,

1180
01:07:35,672 --> 01:07:39,652
Washington's birthday, which does allow us to continue to

1181
01:07:39,732 --> 01:07:42,192
have a week off for that Presidents Week in

1182
01:07:42,212 --> 01:07:43,952
February.

1183
01:07:46,552 --> 01:07:50,372
Okay. Any other board questions? May I like to open for

1184
01:07:50,412 --> 01:07:52,312
public comment?

1185
01:07:54,012 --> 01:07:55,352
Okay. With there being none, any board

1186
01:07:55,392 --> 01:07:58,532
follow-up?

1187
01:08:00,392 --> 01:08:02,572
Does Member Chagoya okay?

1188
01:08:03,352 --> 01:08:06,812
Okay. Is there a motion? This is coming to us for

1189
01:08:06,822 --> 01:08:08,032
approval.

1190
01:08:08,292 --> 01:08:11,892
I move to pass the 26-27 and 27-28 calendars as

1191
01:08:11,912 --> 01:08:12,742
presented.

1192
01:08:12,792 --> 01:08:13,312
Thank you.

1193
01:08:13,412 --> 01:08:14,252
I'll second.

1194
01:08:14,772 --> 01:08:16,772
Okay, that was a first

1195
01:08:17,692 --> 01:08:21,392
motion by Trustee Vangeffen, second by Trustee

1196
01:08:21,772 --> 01:08:24,293
Donaldson. Roll call, please.

1197
01:08:24,753 --> 01:08:26,612
Trustee Chagoya?

1198
01:08:26,692 --> 01:08:28,052
Yes.

1199
01:08:28,112 --> 01:08:30,532
Trustee Donaldson?

1200
01:08:30,592 --> 01:08:30,992
Yes.

1201
01:08:31,032 --> 01:08:31,932
Trustee Lee?

1202
01:08:31,972 --> 01:08:32,932
Yes.

1203
01:08:32,972 --> 01:08:34,432
Trustee McNeil?

1204
01:08:34,472 --> 01:08:34,842
Yes.

1205
01:08:34,892 --> 01:08:36,472
Trustee Robertson Murphy?

1206
01:08:36,512 --> 01:08:37,092
Yes.

1207
01:08:37,112 --> 01:08:38,333
Trustee Vangeffen?

1208
01:08:38,392 --> 01:08:38,833
Yes.

1209
01:08:38,852 --> 01:08:40,312
President Collins?

1210
01:08:40,432 --> 01:08:43,612
Yes. Thank you.

1211
01:08:45,232 --> 01:08:48,972
Down to our, future agenda items.

1212
01:08:49,012 --> 01:08:52,333
Anyone have any future agenda items they would like to

1213
01:08:52,391 --> 01:08:55,892
recommend? Well, Dr.

1214
01:08:55,932 --> 01:08:59,293
Scott, it's time for your

1215
01:08:59,333 --> 01:09:02,732
evaluation, so let's think

1216
01:09:02,793 --> 01:09:05,213
about putting that on the agenda

1217
01:09:06,112 --> 01:09:09,592
soon. Superintendent's evaluation.

1218
01:09:10,932 --> 01:09:14,373
And also, I wanted

1219
01:09:15,112 --> 01:09:18,232
to suggest that we tighten up our bylaws.

1220
01:09:18,272 --> 01:09:21,241
It's been a minute since we've looked at our bylaws.

1221
01:09:21,253 --> 01:09:22,422
In fact, I don't think I've

1222
01:09:23,913 --> 01:09:26,352
tightened up the bylaws since I've been on the board.

1223
01:09:26,452 --> 01:09:26,713
Oh.

1224
01:09:26,793 --> 01:09:30,592
So I'd like for us to, not board policies, our bylaws.

1225
01:09:30,652 --> 01:09:31,232
I don't think you

1226
01:09:32,373 --> 01:09:32,632
ever

1227
01:09:34,772 --> 01:09:36,612
had conversation about the bylaws,

1228
01:09:37,532 --> 01:09:39,873
but I think it might be a good idea to address the

1229
01:09:39,913 --> 01:09:41,692
bylaws.

1230
01:09:43,333 --> 01:09:44,452
Yeah. Anybody

1231
01:09:45,452 --> 01:09:47,293
interested in addressing our bylaws?

1232
01:09:47,333 --> 01:09:49,312
Are there any specific bylaws you have in mind?

1233
01:09:49,322 --> 01:09:51,972
'Cause I remember we reviewed them when I joined.

1234
01:09:52,012 --> 01:09:54,532
That was five years ago, four years ago.

1235
01:09:54,672 --> 01:09:56,812
Uh,

1236
01:09:59,032 --> 01:10:02,252
yeah, there's a few.

1237
01:10:03,212 --> 01:10:04,332
Hmm.

1238
01:10:06,932 --> 01:10:10,192
One board b- policy is ninety-two

1239
01:10:10,332 --> 01:10:14,152
fifty. Um, the board has shifted in terms

1240
01:10:14,252 --> 01:10:18,112
of, compensation, and so it talks about,

1241
01:10:18,412 --> 01:10:20,912
travel reimbursements, et cetera.

1242
01:10:20,932 --> 01:10:24,372
That's one. Um, and to your point, during the board

1243
01:10:24,412 --> 01:10:27,412
retreats, those are oftentimes when we have gone through

1244
01:10:27,472 --> 01:10:31,232
those, as well as our governor's handbook and multiple things of that

1245
01:10:31,392 --> 01:10:32,732
nature.

1246
01:10:32,852 --> 01:10:36,832
So that was gonna be my next suggestion is that we-- it's time for us to

1247
01:10:36,852 --> 01:10:39,952
have a board retreat. So maybe we can incorporate that as part of the

1248
01:10:39,992 --> 01:10:41,812
retreat. Okay.

1249
01:10:41,872 --> 01:10:42,252
Mm-hmm.

1250
01:10:42,732 --> 01:10:46,232
Everybody, board retreat. It's been a long time since we

1251
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powwowed. Okay.

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Wonderful.

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Thank you. Any other agenda items?

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So what I heard you say was a board

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retreat

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evaluation, which is done in closed session.

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And, what was the third item? Just to make sure I captured

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it all.

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Incorporated. Okay.

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Thank you.

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Any other

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ideas, suggestion? Member Chagoya, any future

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agenda item suggestions?

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01:11:32,292 --> 01:11:36,072
No, I'll just wait to make a report. Thank you.

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01:11:36,172 --> 01:11:38,522
Oh, okay. Well, you'll have your

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opportunity, how about

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in a minute. So board reports and announcements are

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next. Um,

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we do-- We had a curriculum meeting on three

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nineteen. That went well. Thank you to Dr.

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Kell and those that attended. We also had a

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naming committee meeting on three twenty-five, and Trustee Vangeffen

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will kinda elaborate a little more on that first.

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Absolutely. Uh, the naming committee met to discuss certain

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properties, at the school and the school itself

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that, either don't have an official title or that we

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considered ti- the times may,

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support changing that name. Um, we reviewed

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previous attempts and previous efforts just to make sure that we're staying

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in guide. Uh, but most importantly, we wanna make sure that we have buy off

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from the students. So we are waiting

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until our student reps are available to meet,

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to have our next meeting, at which point we will be able to figure

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out a deadline for submissions for

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proposals. Uh, and then, we will discuss our

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p-Plans for how to evaluate those, and then

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bring them to the board for approval.

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Um, there is also a facilities meeting,

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that Susan and I had, and we are trying to get another one

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on schedule, but we wanna make sure that all the stakeholders are there as

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well. Um, I guess two other items.

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One, I was able to take a couple kids to the High Holy

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Festival in West Oakland over the weekend where,

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dyes are thrown in celebration, and there's lots of dance, and it is a

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party, so I recommend people check it out next year.

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Uh, and then lastly, the fifth grade camping trip is

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coming up. If there are any, dads or male

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chaperones interested in volunteering, I know that that is,

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um... They've got a shortage of that for the, the boy

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cabins. Uh, but otherwise, super stoked for the kids.

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They're gonna go out and have an amazing time. That's my report out.

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Okay, great. So, student representatives, I

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sent you emails, inviting you to join the naming

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committee. Then it's not mandatory, it's an

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invite, and I also sent you a calendar invite if you're able to join our next

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meeting. And let me know, 'cause if not, then we'll kind of

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trickle down into the student government, because we do want

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student input when it comes to, naming the

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facilities. Thank you. Member Chigoya, you had an

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announcement?

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Trustee Chigoya?

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Yes. Um, hey, everyone. So I just wanted

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to share, I believe all of us on the dias received an email

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from Assembly Member Mia Bonta's team.

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Um, so as of today, there's an application for the African American

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Leaders for Tomorrow, and the application's due April 30th, and I wanna

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encourage our students to sign up.

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It just, as long as you're a California high school sophomore or junior and

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in good academic standing with a 2.5 GPA or higher, and

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commitment to leadership and group participation.

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So, it'd be great to have an Emeryville representative to, to be able to attend

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at Cal State Dominguez Hills for a training and

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program. It's all free, and the training program takes

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place between July 8th to the 11th. So, Dr.

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Straub, I'm not sure if you received this email, but if you could forward it to

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the, the high school team, I think it'd just be a wonderful opportunity.

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So that just came out, 'cause the application just opened.

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And, yeah, Brenda Collins and I will be

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joining the CalPERS, CSBA,

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CalPERS School Board Association, lobbying next week.

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So we have, two days lined up. I believe it's like Tue- next

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Tuesday we'll be talking to Assembly Member Mia Bonta, and then,

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next Wednesday will be, Senator Jesse Arreguín's team.

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So we'll be advocating on behalf of, our students and staff

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in the current state that we're in with our public education.

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So yeah. And, we're also gonna be participating in the DC lobbying

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for federal services, which a lot of it's,

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nutrition, and food services.

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And so we, we discussed that a lot in, in this space.

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You know, we have a great, you know, team that shares what we feed our

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children, and what we can do on our end is advocate and make sure we have

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that secure funding.

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Thanks.

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01:16:11,008 --> 01:16:13,288
Excellent, thank you. Any other board

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announcements? Excuse me. Or

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reports?

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01:16:20,168 --> 01:16:23,858
Okay, with there being none, Vice President Donalson, calendar

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review, please.

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April 6th to the 10th is spring break.

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Picture day was two days ago.

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And on the 13th is the trimester

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awards. Parents of students who will be earning an award will be notified

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this week. The 24th is the STEM night

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that, we heard about earlier from 4:30 to

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6:00. 3:25 is spring parent

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conferences. And for Emery High we've got yesterday

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was the college fair at Berkeley High School.

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March 17th, the Rising Sun Cohort begins at

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Emery. On the 19th, Emery goes to Berkeley City

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College. The 27th, th- b- the Bay Area

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Urban Debate League meets, or is debating

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here. On the 27th is the end of the quarter, and the 30th

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to the 3rd, R class meeting.

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01:17:20,348 --> 01:17:23,008
Can you just re-announce the March 25th?

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01:17:23,888 --> 01:17:27,448
Um, oh, and again, on March 25th

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is Pastries with the Presidents, at 9:00

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AM, right?

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Uh-

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8:00 AM. 8:00 AM. All right, thank

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you. That's it-

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Fantastic. Thank you

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... for the calendar.

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That's it for the calendar, and that's it for... That's it for the meeting.

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This meeting is adjourned.

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Okay.

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The time is

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8:28.

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Thank you,

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everyone.