[0:48] Good evening. I call this meeting of September 8th,

[0:52] 2026 to order at 5:00 p.m. I would like to welcome all of you here tonight as

[0:57] well as those who are joining us remotely as we conduct the business of

[1:00] the school district. Miss Moyers, will you please call the role?

[1:04] » Mr. Cole >> here.

[1:06] » Um, Miss Scramble here. Mr. Schultz >> here.

[1:10] » Mr. W >> here.

[1:12] » Mrs. Ramirez >> here.

[1:15] » All right. Thank you. Moving on to the approval of the agenda. Dr. Stop. Are

[1:19] there any changes or additions to the agenda?

[1:21] » Yes, there are. >> Okay, great. In that case, do I have a

[1:24] motion to approve the agenda with the changes?

[1:29] » A motion to approve the agenda with the changes.

[1:31] » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. And do I have a second? I'll second. All those in favor

[1:35] say I. >> I.

[1:36] » I. Opposed. Okay. Vote was 50 to accept the agenda as presented with changes.

[1:43] Okay. And then with that, we're going to move to our close session. Right. So,

[1:49] let's close session and we'll come back after it's over.

[1:54] » Oh, I almost forgot to ask. Thank you, Miss Moyers. Are there any comments to

[1:58] any request to address the board on close session items?

[2:02] » There are no requests to address the board on close session items.

[2:05] » Okay. Okay. Then hearing none, we will now move to close session where we will

[2:09] address public employee performance evaluation government code section 54957

[2:16] title superintendent and anticipated litigation pursuant to government code

[2:20] section 54956.9D case number 26272.

[2:26] Dr. Sto, do we anticipate any action be taken in close session?

[2:30] » Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. Then we will now move

[2:32] to close session and return to open session to resume our public meeting.

[2:35] Thank you.

[1:01:20] We are reconvening in open session. I would like to welcome all of you here

[1:01:24] tonight as well as those who are joining us remotely as we conduct the business

[1:01:28] of the school district. Mr. Win, would you please lead us to the pledge of

[1:01:31] allegiance? >> Sir, please rise.

[1:01:34] Hands on your heart and together to the flag of the United States of

[1:01:42] America and to the republic stands one indivisible

[1:01:50] and justice for all. Thank you, Mr. Man.

[1:01:55] Okay, this time we have a report out from our close session. So, I will read

[1:02:00] out the actions that we took in close session. By the motion of Trusty W and

[1:02:05] seconded by Trusty Schulz, the governing board took action by a vote of 50 to

[1:02:10] approve the settlement agreement associated with case number 262702.

[1:02:17] All right, and that's the end of our close session items. And so that brings

[1:02:21] us to a very special part of our meeting tonight. We have a special presentation.

[1:02:25] The board of trustees will will welcome Orange County Department of Education to

[1:02:29] celebrate Fountain Valley School District recently named a 2026

[1:02:34] innovation grant awardee. We'd like to invite members from our own educational

[1:02:39] services grant team from Found Valley to the floor. So if you all come on up

[1:02:44] right now.

[1:02:51] And now please everyone will you welcome from Orange County Department of

[1:02:54] Education the director of continuous improvement and leadership development

[1:02:58] Dr. Diane Earl and assistant superintendent of instruction Dr.

[1:03:02] Jonathan Swanson to make the presentation.

[1:03:09] » No so we can be in the camera.

[1:03:15] Dr. Swanson, the floor is yours. >> Thank you so much. Good evening, board

[1:03:20] president Cole, members of the board, Dr. St and distinguished guests. On

[1:03:25] behalf of Orange County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Stephan Bean, I have

[1:03:29] some great news to share with you all tonight. Tonight, we are proud to

[1:03:33] recognize Fountain Valley School District as a recipient of the Orange

[1:03:36] County Innovation Funding Initiative Award.

[1:03:43] In case you're unfamiliar, this is a competitive grant program designed to

[1:03:47] advance bold ideas that improve student outcomes. Fountain Valley was one of six

[1:03:53] districts selected from a highly competitive applicant pool to receive up

[1:03:57] to $525,000 over a three-year period to implement

[1:04:02] and expand an innovative approach for Fountain Valley. This was specifically

[1:04:07] for mathematics teaching and professional learning. The district's

[1:04:12] math learning lab model provides job embedded professional development

[1:04:16] designed to strengthen tier one mathematics instruction, improve

[1:04:20] coherence across grade levels, and advance outcomes for all learners.

[1:04:25] Through structured classroom lab cycles, teachers learn alongside one another in

[1:04:30] real classrooms, observing student thinking, analyzing student work,

[1:04:35] refining and reteing lessons, and participating in ongoing coaching.

[1:04:40] This approach transforms professional development from isolated one-time

[1:04:45] training into sustainable district-wide system grounded in collaboration,

[1:04:50] inquiry, and continuous improvement. A key focus of Fountain Valley's project

[1:04:56] is closing achievement gaps for English learners, socioeconomically

[1:05:00] disadvantaged students, and students with disabilities by strengthening

[1:05:04] access to rigorous, highquality tier 1 mathematics instruction. We congratulate

[1:05:09] Fountain Valley School District for its vision, leadership, and commitment to

[1:05:13] improving mathematics teaching and learning for every student. And here's

[1:05:17] the part you've been waiting for. On behalf of the Orange County

[1:05:22] Department of Education, it is my pleasure to present Fountain Valley

[1:05:26] School District with this innovation funding initiative award to support the

[1:05:30] implementation of its math learning lab model and help shape the future of

[1:05:34] mathematics teaching and learning not only here in Fountain Valley but for

[1:05:38] students across

[1:05:48] » wonderful well before you take pictures. I'd like to ask if any of our fellow

[1:05:53] trustees have any comments you'd like to make

[1:05:58] thoughts. Go ahead.

[1:06:03] » Thank you for coming tonight after a full work day of people. We really

[1:06:08] appreciate that. And to this illustrious team up here was an amazing

[1:06:14] collaborative effort. over half million dollars is a lot of

[1:06:20] resource funding to provide to our district and we truly truly appreciate

[1:06:25] it. In our weekly that Dr. St pushes out to the trustees on August 28th,

[1:06:32] she talked about a survey that was taken amongst all of our teachers on August

[1:06:36] 24th, which was our first day of professional growth development.

[1:06:41] And it was a look ahead to what they wanted. Our staff wanted professional

[1:06:46] development to be. And when I looked at what they're seeking and how this grant

[1:06:53] meshes, it is in amazing coherence. One of the things they want was something

[1:07:00] that was practical. And what you're going to be

[1:07:05] participating in is going to be very practical. They were asking for it to be

[1:07:10] immediately useful. and this will be immediately useful. That is taught every

[1:07:15] single day in our school district. And then they were very interested in

[1:07:22] cross district grade level collaborations. Now, not only is that

[1:07:26] going to be the case um and fulfilling their needs, but the reach is going to

[1:07:32] even go further in that this team is going to collaborate

[1:07:38] across county and that is absolutely wonderful. Um so

[1:07:45] the team you competed so well because it was a competition around here. We love

[1:07:50] earning things and mutually earn earned earned this. So congratulations and

[1:07:56] thank you Orange County Department of Ed for funding this

[1:08:03] Randle. Any of my other fellow trustes want to say a few words.

[1:08:07] All right. Well, I just want to say on behalf of our board, thank you Dr.

[1:08:11] Swanson. Thank you Director Earl for sharing this with us. And we're

[1:08:14] especially grateful to our county superintendent of schools, Dr. Stephan

[1:08:17] Bean uh who made this possible and we're very grateful to our team right here

[1:08:22] because you took on the challenge and did a great job. So with that, why don't

[1:08:26] we take a few moments here? We'll take a break and uh trust you join me down here

[1:08:29] with the team so we miss will tell us what to do here.

[1:08:33] to the center.

[1:08:39] » Get in there.

[1:11:53] Well, that was a nice celebration. Very fun time. Okay, next up, director of

[1:11:58] fiscal services, Mrs. Puja Shaw, and assistant superintendent business

[1:12:01] services, Mr. Secretro geta will now present their staff report on Found

[1:12:06] Valley School District unodudited actuals for fiscal year 2025 to 2026

[1:12:16] [clears throat]

[1:12:22] something serious after that. All right. Well, good evening, President Cole. Um,

[1:12:28] board of trustees, um, executive cabinet. Um, it's that time of year

[1:12:32] where we bring an audited actuals to you. Um, try to look that way. But, um,

[1:12:38] I just, u sharing something right now. She's like, now I can set up the budget

[1:12:43] numbers for the grant because the true account, we're not going to set it up or

[1:12:48] start spending of it until we actually see the check and have it hand out.

[1:12:52] » So, we'll do that. But uh in Australia this now we are going to get started

[1:12:57] with audited actuals. Uh this is the uh the presentation where we come to you

[1:13:01] and we talk about how the prior year uh this is that the first time or the only

[1:13:06] time really in the year where we talk about numbers that once all was said and

[1:13:11] done is not a budget. These were the actual results once we close the books.

[1:13:16] So with that, we always like to start off um just uh talking about our core

[1:13:20] values, our mission and our vision and how our budget and our financial results

[1:13:25] always support the things that we do here at Bouncer Valley.

[1:13:30] Um among our priorities, obviously this falls under the fiscal responsibility

[1:13:34] priority area. So tonight we're going to walk you

[1:13:38] through the moderate actuals. Um, and then we're just going to talk a little

[1:13:41] bit also about the ending fund ballots and the onetime funds that we've

[1:13:44] received over the last couple years. And then I'll give a a little preview of

[1:13:49] first interum and some of the budget updates you'll see at the point in

[1:13:53] December uh as a result of state adopted budget June and then also some of the

[1:13:58] challenges things that we just need to keep an eye out as we start the new

[1:14:01] school year. With that, I'll turn it over to Michelle.

[1:14:07] » Thank you. Um good evening president coerces

[1:14:11] and executive cabinet. So before I start my presentation first of all I wanted to

[1:14:16] thank county department of ed and congratulate my partner Dr.

[1:14:21] and her team for getting us this grant, right? It's it's such a big deal and

[1:14:26] what an achievement for our district. Like this will really really help us

[1:14:30] like we've heard all year round how we want to standardize our practices, focus

[1:14:35] on student achievement actually. So this is going to go a really really long way.

[1:14:41] Um additionally actually wanted to take a moment to thank my team. It's Jacob,

[1:14:47] Nabi, Nori and Kim. They work hard all summer. They It's typically our busiest

[1:14:54] time of the year. So, not only are they closing the books for the last fiscal

[1:14:58] year, they are processing payables, purchase orders, transaction, anything

[1:15:03] to keep the current year going smoothly. And we are able to close the books on

[1:15:09] time and bring this report to you largely due to their hard work and

[1:15:13] dedication, everything that they do behind the scenes. So I'm truly grateful

[1:15:18] and thankful to have such a fantastic team.

[1:15:21] With that everything and anything we do ties into fiscal responsibility and

[1:15:27] fiscal responsibility comes with ED200. What this quote says that we are

[1:15:34] required to bring to you the results of our annual financial events, our annual

[1:15:39] financial transaction on September 15th. Every time Mr. Gera and I have been up

[1:15:47] here, we are actually talking in terms of budget. You hear words like our

[1:15:52] projection is we made an assumption or based on our governor's proposed budget.

[1:15:59] But tonight is different. Tonight is all about talking about the results of our

[1:16:04] annual financial activity after the dust settles.

[1:16:09] What came in as revenue, whether it's from state, local, or federal sources.

[1:16:14] and what the district actually ended up spending be it on salaries be it on

[1:16:19] supplies instructional material etc. Also this is an opportunity for us to

[1:16:26] highlight to you some of the variances between what you see now at unodited

[1:16:32] actuals versus what we projected at estimated actuals that you adopted along

[1:16:37] with 26 27 budget on 18th of June. Finally, these statements are not yet

[1:16:45] audited by the auditors, hence the term unodudited action. Um, so they are going

[1:16:51] to be here later this month to issue us the audited financial statements and

[1:16:55] they generally express their opinion on it.

[1:16:59] With that, we'll move on to our unrestricted funds. Remember, these are

[1:17:03] our most most effective. So you'll notice that our contribution

[1:17:09] from our unrestricted revenue is lower than that of than what we projected at

[1:17:15] estimated attributes. This is mainly because we had higher than anticipated

[1:17:20] revenue in our residual income through Jasmine housing. Not only that, we had a

[1:17:26] slight dis decrease in our special education expenditures essentially

[1:17:30] requiring less unrestricted funds to support that program.

[1:17:36] Moving on to expenditure the salaries and benefits are higher than estimated

[1:17:41] actuals. So if you recall back then we mentioned that we were not able to

[1:17:46] incorporate the negotiated raises into our budget and that was mainly because

[1:17:52] of the timing of the negotiation and also we have a statutory deadline by

[1:17:56] which we need to submit our budget to Orange County Department of Ed. So this

[1:18:01] variance reflects that increase. Additionally, you'll notice that the

[1:18:06] capital outlay is a little bit lower than that of estimated actuals mainly

[1:18:10] because some plan expenditures in 2526 get got moved on to this current school

[1:18:17] year and that happens as the district priorities change.

[1:18:22] So overall on the unrestricted side we projecting a surplus.

[1:18:28] Moving on to restricted funds, we do see an increase in other state revenue. So

[1:18:33] if you recall back in 2425, our former CEO Mrs. Fullerton had applied for a cal

[1:18:39] trade grant. So back then we had gotten the I would say aortion first

[1:18:45] aortionment aortionment of round one. Uh and then we finally saw the second

[1:18:50] aortionment of the same round one come true at the end of last fiscal year.

[1:18:56] Additionally, the other local revenues are also up um just due to an increase

[1:19:01] in our revenues through medical billing. Um and also due to the um Jasmine

[1:19:07] residual payment that I mentioned earlier.

[1:19:11] On the expenditure side, the salaries and benefits again reflect those

[1:19:14] negotiated reasons. The books and supplies expenditures are a little bit

[1:19:19] lower mainly because of the unused grant allocations that assign receives. So

[1:19:25] think of it like the goods in band that is allocated to a particular site or

[1:19:29] particular teacher or donation. So we are required to budget it all out so

[1:19:35] they can see what's available to them. But the sites have their own specific

[1:19:40] plan and may choose or may or may not choose to spend it all in one year or

[1:19:44] move it into several years. And that's why you typically see this variance year

[1:19:48] after year. This brings us to our general fund

[1:19:53] summary. And one of the areas that we like to focus on is the ending fund

[1:19:59] balance. So remember when we talk about any

[1:20:03] ending fund balance we like to equate it to a snack box. So in your snack box you

[1:20:08] have different section and each section has a different snack. Similarly the

[1:20:13] ending fund balance has different section and each section serves its own

[1:20:18] purpose. So you have the restricted funds. Remember these are the funds that

[1:20:22] come with conditions attached. So you you hear a lot about learning recovery

[1:20:26] emergency block grant or newly student support and professional development

[1:20:32] block grant. So all of those are restricted funds. Then we next we have

[1:20:38] the committed funds. These are the funds that are set aside by the board for a

[1:20:42] specific purpose. We have our assigned funds. They have

[1:20:46] designated uses just like donations mentioning a few minutes back. Then we

[1:20:52] have the non-spendables which are the inventory

[1:20:55] reserve for economic uncertaintity which we is typically around 3% of our general

[1:21:01] fund expenditures and then finally what is left is unassigned.

[1:21:06] So collectively the restricted reserve for economic uncertaintities and are

[1:21:11] nonspendable. They account for 57% of our ending fund balance. What I truly

[1:21:17] like about this slide is that not only it tells you the different components,

[1:21:21] it's actually telling you the flexibility the district has in using

[1:21:25] those funds. So if you pay attention to this slide,

[1:21:31] the if you see the dark blue or grayish blue portion right at the top, you'll

[1:21:35] notice that the restricted balance was just 10% of our ending fund balance back

[1:21:41] in 201718. Then came the pandemic and with the

[1:21:45] pandemic this large influx of this restricted onetime dollars. So if you

[1:21:50] remember S1, S2, year one, year two, so many versions of those

[1:21:57] funds that we got essentially to just help with learning loss and any other

[1:22:01] impacts of the pandmic. So then our restricted balance balloon up together

[1:22:06] like call it the alligator but I think of it like a soccer ball. So you keep

[1:22:10] pumping restricted dollars and it swallows up. So that's what happened

[1:22:14] back in I want to say 2122 or 22 2020 and then now it slowly started to cher

[1:22:20] up since 2425. That's mainly because our district is intentionally spending its

[1:22:25] dollars according to our plan. But we fully expect this to change once we have

[1:22:31] the new round of student support and professional development blocker which

[1:22:35] Mr. G is going to talk about in next few minutes.

[1:22:39] Finally, I'm happy to report that all my district's other funds have ended up

[1:22:44] with a positive balance. So really under your guidance and

[1:22:49] executive cabinet's leadership, our district's focus is truly fiscal

[1:22:54] responsibility and we are strategically and thoughtfully spending all of our

[1:22:59] resources at the end of the day to support our staff, students and other

[1:23:05] district priorities and that's why we are here. But that Mr. here is going to

[1:23:09] talk to us about what it looks like in next few minutes. And thank you.

[1:23:17] So, um, yeah, there's a couple different areas that I'm going to touch on here as

[1:23:21] we look ahead. One of them is at this time of the year, uh, we know what was

[1:23:25] adopted in the state budget, right? The last time we were up here, Booj and I

[1:23:29] talked about the May revise and we had to build the budget based on the the

[1:23:33] assumptions, but we were still days away from there being an official state

[1:23:36] adopted budget, which happens at the end of June. So, after that happened, all

[1:23:41] was said and done, I would say we were pretty close. And I'll go through all

[1:23:44] each of the major components of the state's adopted budget and kind of where

[1:23:47] we were in our assumptions and how close we were to what was in our adopted

[1:23:52] budget back in June. So the cola did come out with the augmentation to 4.31

[1:23:57] which is what uh we had used in our in our budget for this year. Uh there was

[1:24:03] one contingency there. You know the state sometimes gives you something but

[1:24:06] then gives you an unf a mandate uh which eats up some of those funds. So there

[1:24:11] part of the adopted budget was a new 14week paid pregnancy disability leave

[1:24:16] mandate. Uh there right now we don't know how much

[1:24:21] that's going to cost the district. Most districts don't know. There's estimates

[1:24:25] uh from the state ranging anywhere from 20% of that augmentation grant possibly

[1:24:30] as an estimate being eaten up by this new disability leave mandate. But really

[1:24:34] nobody knows. And I think until we go through a year or two and really see

[1:24:39] some some actual numbers, we'll get a better idea. But that's something that

[1:24:42] that was adopted as part of the state uh final uh budget. Good thing is

[1:24:47] originally this was proposed to um commence on July 1st really giving us no

[1:24:53] on-ramp to implementation and now they were considered a little bit and gave us

[1:24:58] uh until January 1st of 2027. So um the business team and the HR team are going

[1:25:03] to be attending several workshops this fall to see along with other districts

[1:25:07] how we implement this and how we move forward. But this is something we're to

[1:25:11] definitely keep an eye on. Uh there was happy to report and this is

[1:25:16] the one thing that we did not include in our budget back in June because there

[1:25:19] was a lot of uncertainty as to how much or how these this new onetime block

[1:25:23] grant uh was going to be aortioned to school districts. So this is round two

[1:25:29] of what we call Spudbug. Uh if you recall in last year we received

[1:25:34] Sputterbug round one. Well now we're getting round two and like most sequels

[1:25:39] this time it's personal. But the good thing is it's it's more money for the

[1:25:43] district. So you will see that incorporated into our first interim

[1:25:47] budget in December. Um the reason we held off on including this in the budget

[1:25:52] back in June was because there was a lot of discussion at that point about

[1:25:56] aortioning it based on a duplicate account. Uh which you know for us would

[1:26:00] have meant that we would have received a lot less than what we actually are

[1:26:03] receiving now when it's just strictly ADA based aortionment now. So we're

[1:26:07] happy about that. Uh also extremely happy about a new and ongoing funding

[1:26:14] for special debt from the state. This is a true commitment from the state uh and

[1:26:19] recognition that we all make uh substantial contributions from our

[1:26:23] unrestricted side of the the ledger to the restricted to support special ed

[1:26:27] programs and the state has committed to funding u their portion to a greater

[1:26:33] extent on an ongoing basis. So we're really happy about that.

[1:26:44] There we go.

[1:26:49] Okay. Good. Uh, also a couple years ago, we received the learning from the

[1:26:53] emergency block grant, LBG, as you most of you know it. Uh there was a full

[1:26:58] restoration of the initial cuts that were made. So, we do get another

[1:27:01] portionment this year. I'll talk a little bit more about that in a couple

[1:27:04] slides. uh also commitment to maintaining universal meals and an

[1:27:10] additional round of kid fundings which in the past have helped us replace a lot

[1:27:14] of the uh the ovens and hardware in our kitchen. So we're happy to see another

[1:27:19] round of kit funds. Um, also Miss Green in the audience would be very happy also

[1:27:24] to hear that uh we are a ELOC uh tier 2 district which means that once all the

[1:27:31] tier one districts with the high duplicated counts are funded then the

[1:27:35] state sees how much is left over midyear once you're off and running the program

[1:27:40] and then tells you how much you're going to get. Well, there's commitment now

[1:27:43] from the state to have a minimum funding level for ELOP, which is really great

[1:27:47] for us in terms of u how we run a a program and not having to adjust mid

[1:27:53] year on the fly. Um, you know, not knowing if you're going to experience

[1:27:58] cuts like we did last year mid year as you're already running the program. So,

[1:28:01] we're really happy to see that. Also,

[1:28:05] the one thing that did stay in the adopted budget was the withholding of

[1:28:10] the property to the tune of $3.9 billion. Uh there is some very weak

[1:28:16] language in um in uh the trailer language that says and may revise. Uh

[1:28:23] there should be a plan by the state of how we are going to be made whole for

[1:28:27] these dollars, but really uh there's no real teeth to that and we'll just have

[1:28:31] to wait and see where the state is and how the state budget is doing and when

[1:28:35] we can expect to receive that additional funding that's owed to us um

[1:28:39] constitutionally through prop. I'll go quickly through these slides.

[1:28:44] You've seen them many times. I'm happy to report that as of June 30th, 2026, we

[1:28:48] have fully spent down payment and uh educator effectiveness blocks per plan

[1:28:54] and by the deadline. So, we don't have we don't have to return a single dollar

[1:28:58] penny to the state. So, kudos to us to the business team and services team for

[1:29:04] working together on those plans and executing that, making sure we did all

[1:29:07] the things that are listed on here to make sure we spent those dollars on

[1:29:10] behalf of our students. um in the new year here in 26 27 and

[1:29:15] next year 207 27728. You've heard us talk about how we're just kind of

[1:29:19] rolling over into the next source of funds continuing to do all the things on

[1:29:23] here with the exception of you'll notice in the previous slide down at the

[1:29:26] bottom. Um and we talked about this uh budget adoption. We no longer have the

[1:29:30] 0.5 intervention teachers, but we are continuing to support all of these other

[1:29:34] wonderful things uh staffing and programs with the learning recovery

[1:29:38] emergency block grant available to us through June 30th of 2028.

[1:29:44] But wait, there's more. After that, uh we're just going to roll it over to

[1:29:49] Spudbug round one, uh which is available to us through June 30th, 2029.

[1:29:56] 2029. But now the new block grant, the spudbug route 2 um continue allow us to

[1:30:01] continue to do this for whatever district priorities we have in 2029 and

[1:30:06] beyond um through 2032. So that new round of splud bug is good for through

[1:30:12] June 30th of 2032.

[1:30:16] Uh with that, you know, we always like to to just keep an eye on some things

[1:30:20] that are important and could impact our budget in in many different ways. One is

[1:30:25] just the the state of the economy and the state budget. Uh you've heard me

[1:30:29] talk up here many times where um things can change on a dime. We've saw it uh on

[1:30:35] the upside right in the last year, but things can go south pretty fast also as

[1:30:40] we've experienced those of us who have been uh in this business long enough

[1:30:43] back in 2008, 2009, 2010. We live through some really difficult years in

[1:30:48] school finance and in the state uh budget. So uh we just got to be

[1:30:53] cognizant of that. I know that we are beholden to here in California to the

[1:30:57] performance of the stock market and those top earners and uh how how the

[1:31:01] stock market goes is how obviously budget and consequently our school

[1:31:06] budgets go. So something definitely keep an eye on. Um in the first couple week

[1:31:12] in the first week of school we've also experienced an enrollment decline

[1:31:16] compared to last year that we're keeping a very close eye on. uh we're not immune

[1:31:20] uh like most other school districts in Orange County with the full

[1:31:24] implementation of transitional kinder last year. We all kind of expected that

[1:31:28] that would be the high water mark for enrollment and that overall uh we would

[1:31:32] start to see a reversion to historical enrollment. That's at least as of week

[1:31:38] one we are starting to see um some of that. Um I think we're down a little bit

[1:31:44] over 200 students compared to last year. uh there's still a lot that you know in

[1:31:49] the first week couple weeks of school you know we could see some pickup but I

[1:31:53] really don't see how we close a gap of 200 students just based on people who

[1:31:58] keep their kids through Labor Day and don't show up afterwards. So that's

[1:32:02] definitely something we're going to keep an eye out. Uh and with that you know

[1:32:06] just acknowledgement of rising costs of everything from supplies to uh personnel

[1:32:12] costs to you know mandates and other things. So

[1:32:16] while we do appreciate a strong polar and our limitation to the polar and one

[1:32:20] time B grants a lot of that is you know we just got to make sure that we are

[1:32:25] keeping an eye out on price costs and planning for that out not just in the

[1:32:29] current year but in the multi-year projection as well.

[1:32:34] Um and with that, you know, onetime funds are are truly a blessing, but um

[1:32:38] we do have to plan for a day when we event, you know, we might not have those

[1:32:42] funds and start to work over the next couple of years to identify which of

[1:32:47] those things that we're currently doing with one time funds we want to make a

[1:32:50] priority to find an ongoing funding source for. So the good thing is we have

[1:32:55] a long off as it just said but round two takes us all the way through 2032. But

[1:33:01] that is something that at some point um will come to an end. We just got to be

[1:33:06] ready for that and prepared for it. And then the other one is just the pregnancy

[1:33:09] disability mandate. Just seeing how this these first couple years

[1:33:16] go and how budget and plan for that.

[1:33:23] So with that, couple key takeaways here I always like to do at the end of the

[1:33:26] presentation if you if you take nothing else with you is 2526 we ended up in a

[1:33:32] really good financial position. The district is healthy. We met our mandated

[1:33:37] reserves. We have um healthy ending fund balance and um

[1:33:44] thanks to the work Miss Fuja and the team did we we were able to close the

[1:33:48] books and hopefully we'll get a clean audit. We'll get to you in December.

[1:33:53] um can't um reiterate this enough that the state budget has a huge impact on on

[1:33:59] school districts. So, we definitely need to keep an eye out on that and just the

[1:34:03] daily fluctuations in stock market and macroeconomic factors that impact our

[1:34:08] state economy. Uh, also being strategic about the multi-year funds that we have

[1:34:14] and how we plan to use those over the next couple years as we now have four or

[1:34:19] five active onetime block grants that we are that we are cycling through. And

[1:34:24] then the last one um hot off the press as last week, you just got to keep a

[1:34:29] closer eye on enrollment and make any modifications and adjustments that we

[1:34:34] need to along the way. The good thing with uh with with uh the way we were

[1:34:38] funded here in California with average city attendance uh we we are funded on

[1:34:43] the best uh per year ADA prior year or the three prior year average. So if we

[1:34:48] do start to see that enrollment subsequently ADA uh continue to decline,

[1:34:53] we do have some time to to make modifications and adjust and we just

[1:34:57] have to be able to be ready to make those difficult decisions if it comes to

[1:35:01] that. So with that um we'll hopefully approve

[1:35:06] the audited actual sign and we'll send them up to OCD by the September 15th

[1:35:10] deadline. As M Shaw mentioned earlier uh we'll bring the the auditors will look

[1:35:15] over our actuals and do their testing and auditing and then by December 15th

[1:35:21] we'll bring their final audit report to you for approval. And then at that same

[1:35:25] at that time same board meeting will bring the the first interim report to

[1:35:29] due where we make the the first major budget revisions to the current year

[1:35:33] based on the enrollment that we that we experienced this fall and adjusted for

[1:35:37] staffing that we needed to hire um and make those adjustments to the budget

[1:35:42] that we brought into.

[1:35:46] So now my turn to give thanks. So Miss Shaw mentioned she wasn't wouldn't be

[1:35:50] able to do this with the team that that she counts on day in day out. Um,

[1:35:56] obviously as the leader of the team, she's the one that makes all that

[1:36:00] happen. And, uh, I'm very fortunate to have such a an amazing fiscal director

[1:36:05] by by my side doing this important work and and working with this amazing team

[1:36:10] um, that shows up every day and does their best. So, thank you.

[1:36:16] » And with that, if there are any questions, we'll be happy to obtain

[1:36:20] those now. >> Thank you very much. Any questions?

[1:36:24] Questions?

[1:36:29] » Never seen the >> hand.

[1:36:36] I just had a question. I didn't know the answer about the 14week pregnancy leave.

[1:36:41] Is that just for mothers or do fathers get 14 weeks as well?

[1:36:45] » That's just for the mothers because it's the the disability of the actual

[1:36:48] pregnancy. >> Okay. And then you mentioned January

[1:36:51] 1st, 2027. So if one of our employees has a baby in December, they're screwed

[1:36:57] or do they give this to? >> It's complicated. I think it could be

[1:37:02] comp. In my understanding at least, if there's complications from the pregnancy

[1:37:06] prior to January 1st, it wouldn't count until actually January 1st.

[1:37:11] » Oh, so this is only if so if just someone has the healthy baby, they don't

[1:37:15] get for it's only if they have an issue from the pregnancy.

[1:37:18] » No, no. So the the pregnancy is termed to be the disability.

[1:37:21] » Okay. So there usually there's like a standard recovery time or disability for

[1:37:26] a pregnancy six eight weeks. This one gives you up

[1:37:30] to 14 weeks with so I know in the past a lot of uh women

[1:37:37] they have to go through their sick days right and whatever. So now this is just

[1:37:41] they get to keep their sick days and then the state

[1:37:46] what a nice program it's nice. So hopefully you don't have babies for

[1:37:49] January 1. We might we might see a reversal of

[1:37:54] defining enrollment in a couple years. >> Thank you, Mr. Schultz. Any other

[1:37:59] questions or comments?

[1:38:03] » Two items. Thank you for the thorough report as always.

[1:38:08] Happy news that everything is coming out the way it should. When you talked about

[1:38:14] the minimum funding level for two tier ELAW and the minimum being new,

[1:38:23] does that still mean that midyear it might fluctuate?

[1:38:28] » No. So that's the commitment part of it that there is a minimum and it's a fl it

[1:38:33] could I guess it could fluctuate but on the upside there's um there's a

[1:38:37] commitment to fund it at that level at the minimum. like the minimum,

[1:38:42] » right? >> Okay.

[1:38:43] » So, then we we've had years where we've uh anticipated just year funding and mid

[1:38:51] year it ends up being less as we're already well into running the program.

[1:38:55] » Okay. >> And then under factors to watch rising

[1:38:59] costs, I'm just a curious cat on this one. With this extended heat and our air

[1:39:06] conditioning pumping and pumping and pumping, um I do not call an extension

[1:39:12] of this long where it's been needed. Uh as well as the consumption of gas on our

[1:39:18] budget with rising either diesel or or what regular gas

[1:39:24] that you're using. How much of a cushion do you put in there when you lay out um

[1:39:30] a projected budget to account for something like this? Or do you end up

[1:39:35] dropping from Peter to pay Paul? >> No, we we do look at a more recent

[1:39:40] torical um average and if we know that for example gas prices in the last six

[1:39:45] months then we adjust that um at the next budget or interim opportunity that

[1:39:50] we get to reflect an assumption that those costs are going to be higher

[1:39:54] » and that would be the same way with for example utility costs air conditioning

[1:39:58] » correct >> I expect both of those bills to be very

[1:40:01] high

[1:40:05] [laughter] >> thank you

[1:40:09] » thank you Mr. scramble. Any other comments or questions?

[1:40:13] We want to thank you both again and the team. What a great job. So, uh we

[1:40:17] appreciate the the thorough report.

[1:40:22] It's all right. At this time, it's now time

[1:40:25] for our board reports where we will share highlights of our activities since

[1:40:29] we last met. And Mrs. Cran, will you please begin for us?

[1:40:33] » Thank you, Mr. Cole. So, we have learned that we have had and we've also watched

[1:40:39] a very smooth start to our 2026 27 school year. We welcome 5,837

[1:40:46] students to our 10 campuses and I was thinking about smooth starts

[1:40:52] and smooth starts really rely on a combination of a number. One is

[1:40:57] strategic planning. Two is clear goals and expectations, a shared vision and

[1:41:03] defined roles. So I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this smooth

[1:41:10] start because the culmination was there and it work

[1:41:15] events with my fellow board members. I just had one this time. I attended the

[1:41:19] kickoff event uh beginning with the mix and mingle including boot at Eastler

[1:41:24] School followed by a short walk to Shoreline Church where our 150 year

[1:41:29] history was highlighted and recognition of milestone years of service was

[1:41:33] recognized. Our 700 employees enjoyed being together at that event. And that

[1:41:39] concludes my report. >> Thank you, Mr. Scramble. Mr. W.

[1:41:45] » Thank you, President. Um last couple weeks I was able to attend

[1:41:50] with my fellow trustees the uh district kickoff event. Um it's great to see uh

[1:41:56] you know all the teachers celebrating their 15 20 25 30 years. Um but

[1:42:01] especially just seeing Chris Mullen there. I think he brought down the

[1:42:05] house. It was just great to see uh you know continue to get the support from

[1:42:09] our our entire district. Um so uh that was great. Um after I attended uh the

[1:42:16] Massuda orientation where I took my little girl, she's a sixth grader. Very

[1:42:20] exciting times. Um it's good to be back at Massuda. Um and uh you know just

[1:42:26] seeing all the staff and the teachers. Um Massuda is a

[1:42:32] very special place and couldn't have chosen a better school district but but

[1:42:38] but better school for for white for the girls. Um and then uh I attended for

[1:42:46] back to school night I attended uh Newand's um back to school night and um

[1:42:51] I have to say uh you know it was a great event very well attended.

[1:42:56] Uh all the classrooms were practically full. There were volunteers asking for

[1:43:02] um signups for Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, uh Girl Scouts as well as their their

[1:43:10] PTA. Um, so, uh, you know, um, at Newan at least, uh, where where I attended

[1:43:17] back to school, I I think the community is ready to kick off the school year.

[1:43:20] So, um, it's great to see. That concludes my report.

[1:43:26] » Thank you, Mr. R. Mr. Schultz. >> Thank you, President Nicole. Um, I was

[1:43:31] really excited to get to come to about a week before school started here. We had

[1:43:36] a professional development uh for writing instruction for our teachers and

[1:43:40] it's totally voluntary. They get paid to be there too. It's you get to see

[1:43:45] teachers from all over the district interact with and getting to talk to

[1:43:48] them ask question and and they all and it's led by our own teachers. It's not

[1:43:53] just like some top down thing and kind of things you mentioned. It's

[1:43:58] practical. or something use in the classroom the next day to learn from

[1:44:01] each other and and they all everyone I talked to just is grateful to the whole

[1:44:06] board for bringing writing curriculum to this district. They said over 20 years

[1:44:10] they never had writing. I think we did that two years ago maybe I don't

[1:44:13] remember exactly but uh they're really enjoying that foundation. Um got to

[1:44:19] attend the kickoff all staff meeting was really nice but school like Tamura was

[1:44:23] amazing. Um my kid said about his teacher Mr. talked to me. He said, "My

[1:44:27] teacher is so kind. The long days feel shorter than the short days." It's like

[1:44:32] that's the mind of a fourth grader. How much he enjoys that day came because I

[1:44:35] got a job. Everybody got a job. He goes, "Well, he had to job application to get

[1:44:38] like the classroom job. He didn't persuade the teacher why he deserved

[1:44:43] this job." He got I think it's table. I'm not sure what he's doing, but he was

[1:44:47] so excited that he applied for this job and earned that job in his mind that

[1:44:51] just being assigned something. So, I've never heard of a job application so fast

[1:44:55] before. That was cool. So um and then as we all do board members it's

[1:45:01] always so nice when parents or employees contact us we get them to Dr. Stop Dr.

[1:45:07] make sure the right person uh gets back. I always tell people you can't with the

[1:45:11] answer you want. Is there an answer talking to colleagues of mine and many

[1:45:15] other school districts often times there's just dead ends you don't even

[1:45:19] get a response at all or you that doesn't happen here

[1:45:23] follow up and make sure at least you get answers the answer you want. So I'm

[1:45:27] really proud that Dr. stuff and board members and all of our admin team really

[1:45:31] make sure people feel heard and they don't blow you off. Follow through

[1:45:35] follow up and um I had one employee say this about and this goes to every admin

[1:45:42] uh on every level. He said it's evident that the board heard us are concerned.

[1:45:47] The superintendent listened, responded, spoke to on-site admin, consulted

[1:45:52] teachers and actually listened, worked together and now things are improving.

[1:45:57] what more can you ask for from an admin team? So, you really have staff too that

[1:46:01] feels like, hey, even with issues, it's not like my issue, it's our issue. We're

[1:46:05] gonna bring all that together. So, I'm really proud of admin at all levels for

[1:46:09] not just shining on staff members or parents and generally trying to find

[1:46:13] solutions to concerns they have. So, great job to all of you. And that

[1:46:17] concludes my report. >> Thank you, Mr. Schultz. Mrs. Ramirez.

[1:46:22] » Thank you, President Cole. for my board activities with my fellow trustees. I

[1:46:26] attended my first kickoff breakfast and welcome back.

[1:46:30] It's a welcome back session. Um it was so amazing to feel that energy in that

[1:46:37] room. Um Mr. Mullen brought everyone to tears and but it was really just such

[1:46:42] positive energy by everyone. It was I loved it. Um it really set the tone for

[1:46:48] that week and going into the start of the school year. Um which we've heard so

[1:46:52] many great things that starting off as a really healthy year and um just thank

[1:46:57] you to everyone whether you're behind the scenes and getting things in place.

[1:47:02] It took everybody to get these children their first day. So, thank you. Um and

[1:47:08] then I also attended Tamura's back to school night and a few of the teachers

[1:47:12] tried a new format where they had activities out that their students do

[1:47:18] during the day and the parents got to be the students. Um so that received very

[1:47:22] positive feedback and it was just really neat to see um them doing exactly what

[1:47:29] their student does every day. So it was a wonderful couple of weeks and I want

[1:47:35] to just thank everybody and that concludes my report.

[1:47:40] Thank you Mr. Ramirez. Uh well like you all I also attended our kickoff and u

[1:47:46] one thing I want to highlight that I don't know if any of you said but Mr.

[1:47:49] and I had a chance to stand at the door. If for those who may not know, the staff

[1:47:54] coming from Eastler kind of walk up the the sidewalk to Shoreline for the uh the

[1:47:59] big grand kickoff. And as they're coming in the door, uh Mr. Moon and I were

[1:48:04] standing there just kind of catching up online and saying hi to everybody as

[1:48:07] they came in. And it was really exciting to see waves of people in their in their

[1:48:12] gears. It's like, oh, the Tamura team's coming. Hey guys, how's it going? They

[1:48:15] just kind of yay. And then uh oh here's Msuda. Oh and here's Courageous. And

[1:48:20] just kind of seeing these school communities coming together as one in

[1:48:26] that room was really exciting. And then um to have Dr. Stop start the year just

[1:48:32] so with so much encouraging uh energy and the words that you shared.

[1:48:37] But one thing you did that I thought was exciting was you asked all the new uh

[1:48:40] staff to stand and all of our staff cheered for them. And I thought to

[1:48:45] myself, this is what it's about that uh when you're a new staff member,

[1:48:51] you see the energy and the love for your school and the love for your students

[1:48:54] and the families and we're all together on that. So it was a really meaningful

[1:48:58] time for me. Um and then of course I was really blessed to go to our back to

[1:49:02] school night um at Courageous. Again, I know we kind of try to rotate, but I

[1:49:06] just always love to go back to courageous. And it's just a blessing to

[1:49:10] see the teachers there and the staff. And as um Dr. Chop and I walked around

[1:49:14] each room, it was great to hear the teachers um consistently sharing so many

[1:49:21] tidbits of wisdom for the parents on how their students can do the best that they

[1:49:24] can school. Um what how parents can support their kids, what kind of

[1:49:28] information they'll need their new parents in the school. And um I just

[1:49:32] really felt like it's it's not just a back to school night to check a box.

[1:49:35] It's a back to school night to really set up our families for success at the

[1:49:39] school they're at. So just wanted to say thank you to the whole courageous staff

[1:49:43] and to all the parents who came out. Um and it sounds like all of the back to

[1:49:47] schools went really really well. So thank you everyone for what you did this

[1:49:51] past month to represent the district. And this concludes our board reports.

[1:49:57] Next up we'll go to public comments. Miss Moyers, are there any requests to

[1:50:00] address the board? >> There are no requests to address the

[1:50:03] board. >> Okay, then let's move on our legislative

[1:50:08] items. We have four legislative items this evening because board members have

[1:50:13] had the opportunity to read and study the items as well as ask questions prior

[1:50:17] to tonight's meeting. And so we'll start with legislative item number one,

[1:50:22] resolution 2027 uh 202706,

[1:50:28] authorization for teaching credentials. Is there a motion to approve item number

[1:50:32] one? >> I'll move item one.

[1:50:34] » Thank you, Mr. Scholes. Do we have a second?

[1:50:36] » I'll second. >> Thank you, Mr. Scramble.

[1:50:41] Uh then we do we have any discussion at all?

[1:50:45] All right. Hearing none, I will call for the vote. All those in favor, please say

[1:50:48] I. >> I. Any opposed? Okay. The vote was 50 to

[1:50:53] accept. On to item number two, board bylaw 9224,

[1:50:59] oath or affirmation, first reading. Is there a motion to accept BB 9224 for

[1:51:06] first reading with consideration of the board's comments and direction and

[1:51:10] return the item for a second reading? >> I'll move item two.

[1:51:14] » Thank you, Mr. W. And do I have a second? Thank you, Mrs. Ramirez. Any

[1:51:19] discussion? Okay, hearing none, I will call for the

[1:51:23] vote. All those in favor, please say I. I.

[1:51:25] » I. >> Any opposed?

[1:51:28] Okay. The vote is 502. Also accept that one. Um item number three.

[1:51:36] This is the board bylaw 9260, legal protection, first reading. Do I

[1:51:41] have a motion to accept BB 9260 for first reading with consideration of the

[1:51:47] board's comments and direction and return the item for a second reading?

[1:51:51] » I'll move that item. >> Thank you, Mrs. Crandle. I will second

[1:51:54] that one. There any discussion? Okay. Hearing none, I will call for the

[1:51:59] vote. All those in favor, please say I. >> I.

[1:52:02] » I. Any opposed? All right. The vote is 50 to accept. And

[1:52:08] legislative item number four, board bylaw 9323,

[1:52:12] meeting conduct, first reading. Do I have a motion to accept BB 9323 for

[1:52:17] first reading with consideration of the board's comments and direction and

[1:52:21] return the item for second reading? >> Thank you, Mr. Ramirez. And do I have a

[1:52:27] second? >> Thank you, Mr. W. Any discussion?

[1:52:35] I'd like to make a comment on that item. This item um in one of the paragraphs

[1:52:41] deals with public in time limits. And I just want to say over the years that

[1:52:47] I've served with this board, I've always been so appreciative of two things. One

[1:52:53] is the decorum of our public speakers and the second thing is whoever is the

[1:52:59] president sits in that seat um gives some grace. So if we you see that

[1:53:05] there's only one card and the person goes over their three minute time limit

[1:53:09] it comes to 4 minutes and 2 seconds or whatever the board president allows that

[1:53:14] and my feeling has always been when you have a servant attitude and you sit once

[1:53:21] a month to do the public's business that we give them the time that they need to

[1:53:27] chat and I just hope that that continues.

[1:53:32] » Thank you Mr. script. I have one thing I think it's rare about us. It's not like

[1:53:36] that. It's some school districts if you don't have a yellow card or blue card

[1:53:40] filled out a minute before the start of the meeting. They don't let you speak

[1:53:43] the whole rest of the time or many times someone's coming here an hour after oh I

[1:53:47] didn't know and we've always allowed you say that attitude we want to hear from

[1:53:51] you or other some boards have laws or bylaws that are inhibiting to try to

[1:53:56] limit student as much as possible. We don't do that here. I hope that always

[1:53:59] continues as well to not stick to some little rule that prevent speak but

[1:54:05] encouraging our public to speak. So I applause for doing that as well.

[1:54:08] » Thank you Mr. Schultz. It's good to show grace and and to open open the floor

[1:54:13] people want to share. It's very any other comments.

[1:54:18] » Okay then I will call for the vote. All those in favor please say I. I opposed.

[1:54:23] » Okay. Vote passes 5 to accept. Now we'll move on to our consent items. All

[1:54:30] matters on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be

[1:54:34] enacted in one motion without prior discussion unless a board member wishes

[1:54:38] to pull an item for discussion. There are 35 consent items on this evening's

[1:54:42] agenda. Does anyone wish to pull an item?

[1:54:47] Okay. So then we will have a motion to approve consent items 1 through 35. Do I

[1:54:54] have a motion for approval? I'll move to approve items 1 through 35.

[1:55:01] » Thank you, Mr. Win. >> I will second that.

[1:55:06] Uh, do I have any We don't need discussion on that. So, I call for the

[1:55:09] vote. All those in favor, please say I. >> I.

[1:55:12] » I. Opposed. All right. Passed 50. >> All right. Let's move on to new

[1:55:18] business. Do any of my fellow board members have any new business items to

[1:55:22] bring forward? Right. One thing I just saw recently and

[1:55:27] I can't remember off the top of my head, but at least three different states uh

[1:55:31] legislators, not ours, uh have passed laws returning governance to local

[1:55:37] school districts when it comes to student discipline. And for a long

[1:55:40] longest time, we've been hampered by states that you can't suspend, you can't

[1:55:44] do this, blah blah blah blah. And it's made it so hard uh our own district,

[1:55:48] other districts for for staff, parents, teachers, and I know

[1:55:53] each of us individually sent things to the legislator. I was wondering if any

[1:55:56] of us board has any interest in drafting a letter from the entire board to

[1:56:03] Sacramento trying to get the ability for us to govern our own students on both

[1:56:07] level again. So teachers don't have to wait 15 disturbances before they can

[1:56:12] suspend someone. you know, these two states I I saw they they the law gives

[1:56:16] each individual teacher the right to spend for at least one day immediately

[1:56:19] and then you don't have to go through all this process and then each thing

[1:56:23] after that the kid is it's harsher consequences. I know from so many

[1:56:27] parents staff members they feel our hands are tied to do things and our

[1:56:32] response is well it's it's the state I like to see us as the board do more to

[1:56:38] position the state to change the laws. We have a voice only ever seen us do

[1:56:44] this in six years I've known this board but any interest in drafting a letter as

[1:56:48] a board we will details later on about returning the ability for site admin to

[1:56:54] administer discipline for students. >> So for me Mr. Schulz I will probably

[1:57:01] need input to see what exists right now and what is and then possibly move

[1:57:08] forward from there. Um, I hear what you're saying. I'm just not can't bring

[1:57:14] it up in my mind on how those codes or >> Yeah.

[1:57:18] » ordinances or whatever mandates what it is right now.

[1:57:24] » Good thoughts for both. Do you do um I think you have

[1:57:33] » for an agreement to move forward with the letter.

[1:57:38] » Maybe we want to do it. Maybe we want to have a discussion about formulating some

[1:57:42] kind of letter saying but our hands are tied too much. We have too many teachers

[1:57:46] complain they can't do anything because it's state law that removes the right of

[1:57:50] local districts to our own. I think we could surely uh you know maybe form a

[1:57:57] committee or you know some form of entity to uh see

[1:58:03] what the existing laws are see where we uh want to change and how we're going to

[1:58:09] draft that letter. Um, so you're you're basically asking requesting for them to

[1:58:14] change the law to uh to to give more local control in terms

[1:58:21] » disciplinary procedures whatot as long as um you know we're not violating any

[1:58:27] existing laws and that we're advocating for for for new legislation. Um

[1:58:33] » yeah, that would be for better legislation instructing or at least told

[1:58:38] me a committee to see what can go in that letter. What uh

[1:58:44] you know uh what we're we're were in line with the

[1:58:49] values of our district in terms of what we believe

[1:58:55] moving forward is see where we could influence that legislation.

[1:59:02] Thanks. Thanks, Mr. Mr. Any thoughts, you know?

[1:59:12] » I'm interested in hearing more and exploring. Um, and so what I'm hearing

[1:59:16] is a consensus that we're interested in exploring this with Mr. Kren's comments

[1:59:20] of maybe first having Dr. Stop give us a baseline for what we actually see in

[1:59:26] place and then that would inform us what we want. Sure. That's what I wrote down.

[1:59:32] What are the current laws and what if anything would we like to change within

[1:59:36] what we can legally? So, I can start there to provide you with some

[1:59:39] information and then we can decide if we want to do a committee to move forward

[1:59:44] um or whatever else the board would like to do. That sound like a good start.

[1:59:48] What do you think? Sound good? >> All right. Thank you, Dr. Stop.

[1:59:52] » Thank you, Mr. Schultz for bringing that to us.

[1:59:54] » Okay. With that, let's move on to our superintendent report. Uh Dr. We welcome

[1:59:58] your report at this time. >> Thank you very much. Uh thank you for

[2:00:03] being so present at all of the beginning of the year activities. It's really nice

[2:00:07] to have a board that is so present and u celebrating alongside of all of our our

[2:00:12] staff. Uh we did the kickoff. It's a big lift and it's uh so I appreciate our

[2:00:17] team, Miss Meyers and at services and business everybody really everybody

[2:00:22] helps setting up all the food at Gizler uh for the welcome back. The best part

[2:00:28] about it is for me is recognizing our employees for their years of service. We

[2:00:36] call up employees and to hear their their uh site teams cheering for them,

[2:00:42] it's the best. We actually had someone who received recognition for 35 years in

[2:00:48] Fountain Valley School District. He worked in so many different sites over

[2:00:52] the 35 years. He doesn't even look [laughter]

[2:00:56] like he could have worked for that long. I mean, and he has a son that's now

[2:01:00] Masuda. And so, it's just really good stuff. It's definitely the best part for

[2:01:05] me of that event. And like you said, having Mr. moan there to celebrate his

[2:01:11] 25 years was a was a bonus. Um so thank you for everybody for that lift. I will

[2:01:17] just share a little bit about back to school night. One of the things that we

[2:01:21] asked our staff members to do was to reimagine what back to school night

[2:01:27] could be like and there were so many many teachers who took it to heart and

[2:01:32] said like you said Mrs. marriage that they wanted to have their

[2:01:37] families experience to some degree what it would be like to be a student. At one

[2:01:42] school, there was a teacher who actually set up her classroom in a circle. So,

[2:01:48] the parents were all sitting in a circle and she did a lesson in addition to

[2:01:53] sharing some of the things that they can do to support their kids. And uh I saw

[2:01:58] images and the parents were laughing and smiling and raising their hands and it

[2:02:02] was it was an engaging um experience and uh Miss Baseros received an email from

[2:02:07] one of the parents saying that was the best back to school night they'd ever

[2:02:10] been to all of their years in elementary. So I commend teachers for

[2:02:16] taking risks u and doing things differently

[2:02:21] to support their kids and families. So that was that's a highlight for me. That

[2:02:25] was great. And then the other thing I wanted to share was that in our district

[2:02:30] priorities, one of them this year under culture and climate was to reflect and

[2:02:37] revise on our school expectations. And we actually charged all the schools to

[2:02:41] look at their handbooks. And uh to your point, Mrs. Crannle, everybody working

[2:02:47] together, I think Mr. Schulty said the same thing like there's this this

[2:02:50] collective energy that they said okay well we're not going to do 10 individual

[2:02:55] handbooks when so many of the expectations that we have are really

[2:02:59] across the district many are aligned with educational code many of them are

[2:03:04] that grew out of our FPM federal program monitoring so it didn't make sense that

[2:03:09] they would have 10 different handbooks so what you'll see now when you go to

[2:03:13] the Fountain Valley website and all of the school websites now is that there's

[2:03:17] one valley school district student and family handbook and that means that our

[2:03:25] uh policy so I have actually printed it out but it's the the table of contents

[2:03:30] of 17 items in there in alphabetical order starting with we are a closed

[2:03:36] campus um there's on page eight devices tablets watches we recently or tonight

[2:03:42] we actually passed the second read that um requires students to not have their

[2:03:48] phones in in class or out of backpacks. Um, so our families can go to this

[2:03:54] handbook and see what that policy is across all 10 schools. Also, the

[2:03:59] homework, we also made adjustments to our homework policy. Again, at all 10

[2:04:03] schools, um, we have new laws requiring that our school volunteers, AB848, Kathy

[2:04:10] 848, uh, requires that they now do a mandated reporter training. And so that

[2:04:16] information again across all 10 schools is the same per the assembly visit

[2:04:20] Senate bill or assembly SB sorry Senate bill. Um but it's so nice. So if you

[2:04:27] have a student at Gishler and one at Nuland and one at Talbert or whatever it

[2:04:31] may be there is one handbook with one consistent message across all 10

[2:04:36] schools. And I I really want to thank all of our school sites and leadership

[2:04:40] teams and um Miss Moyers and Miss Dr. and Tandy Taylor for their work to help

[2:04:50] pull all of the uh pull all the information together. That's a big lift

[2:04:55] and that it was ready to go on the first day of school is so wonderful and that

[2:05:01] is one of our priorities priority actions for the end of this school year

[2:05:06] and we already reached that. I couldn't be more

[2:05:10] thrilled. And the bottom line is it's going to help that those expectations,

[2:05:15] clear expectations and accountability will help Mr. Schultz with even what

[2:05:19] we're talking about, right? When you know right off the bat what those

[2:05:22] expectations are and we hold ourselves and each other accountable for keeping

[2:05:27] those things in place, we really are setting ourselves and our students up

[2:05:30] for success. So, I think that that's just so exciting. I know you're going to

[2:05:34] go and look at all of the the A through A through W. We don't have anything

[2:05:40] after W. Um, but I think that's something we should be super proud of.

[2:05:46] Anyway, that concludes my report and I actually look forward to attending back

[2:05:49] to school night at all of our middle schools this Thursday. Thank you.

[2:05:55] » Thank you, Dr. St. Okay, on to uh our last item. Dr. Stop, do we have any need

[2:06:00] to continue our close session? Luigi. >> All right, then. This brings us to the

[2:06:05] close of our meeting. We again want to thank you for your interest in the

[2:06:08] business of Fountain Valley School District and hope you will join us again

[2:06:12] next time. I will entertain a motion for adjournment to our next regular schedule

[2:06:16] meeting on Monday, October 8th at 5:00 p.m. Would someone move?

[2:06:23] » I move we close the meeting. Thank you, Mr. Schultz. And I second.

[2:06:29] All those in favor, please say I. >> I. Any opposed? Okay. Vote is 50 to

[2:06:34] adjourn at 7:05 p.m.

[2:06:40] Everybody

FVSD September 8, 2026 Board Meeting

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