Board of Education April 4, 2019 - Apr 4th, 2019

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[3:03] OPEN SESSION - 7:00 p.m.

[3:18] REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION

[3:55] FLAG SALUTE

[4:33] ANNOUNCEMENT- This meeting is recorded for viewing on Napa TV 27 and a recorded Web streaming video.

[4:44] ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA

[5:26] APPROVAL OF MINUTES: February 21, 2019

[7:21] RECOGNITION OF VISITORS AND EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES

[7:34] RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS OF THE MONTH SPONSORED BY NAPA VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION - Napa Valley Independent Studies: March, Sophia Gregory; April, Ray Anderson; Vintage High School: March, Anacristina Perry; April, Jack Dinsmore.

[29:02] STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE/BOARD/SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS

[41:54] COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMUNITY - Members of the audience may address the Board on any school-related matter that is not on the agenda. The Board will not take action on any issue raised during this section of the agenda inasmuch as Board action is limited to posted agenda items. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to a maximum of three minutes.

[42:22] COMMUNICATION AND REPORTS

[42:25] Academic Program:

[42:30] Budget Update:

[42:35] Facilities Update:

[43:11] CONSENT ITEMS - Background information on these items is provided to the Board prior to the meeting. A common motion takes action without discussion on roll call vote unless discussion of item(s) is requested by Board member(s).

[46:58] OLD BUSINESS:

[47:00] Approval of Amendment #2 to MOU with On the Move (OTM) - Requesting approval of amendment between Napa Valley Unified School District and On the Move to increase funding costs by $3,000.00, paid through Phillips site funds.

[47:38] Public Hearing to Call for Public Comments on the Preliminary Endangerment Assessment (PEA) – Staff request public hearing to call for public comments on the Preliminary Endangerment Assessment (PEA) for Vintage Farm.

[48:38] NEW BUSINESS:

[48:43] Adoption of New Career Tech Education Course of Study for Adult Education – The Napa Valley Adult Education School recommends the adoption of the following new course of study: Clerical Test Preparation Class.

[49:07] Approval of SchoolMint Pricing Proposal for Custom Online Enrollment – Requesting approval of SchoolMint master service agreement for custom online enrollment. The cost for 2019/20 will be $62,600, with an annual cost of $43,400. Funding: Computer Tech Services & Software.

[54:19] Approval of 2018-2019 School Site SB187 Comprehensive Safety Plans – General Services recommends the adoption of the School Site SB 187 Comprehensive Safety Plans of record for the school year 2018-19. School Safety Plans are used in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies, for implementing appropriate safety strategies and programs. The individual SB 187 School Safety Plans are available at the General Services Office 1616 Lincoln Ave., Napa.

[57:35] SUPERINTENDENT/BOARD/STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COMMENTS

[1:09:00] ADJOURNMENT - Next Regular Meeting April 25, 2019

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[3:11] With the report from closed session.

[3:18] With respect to every item of business discussed

[3:20] Justice and closed session, pursuant to sections 49060 through 49079 and the Family Right and Privacy Act.

[3:27] Students discussed, A and B. I move for the expulsions of students, A and B.

[3:40] Aye.

[3:41] Aye.

[3:43] Aye.

[3:51] And there are no other report of items.

[3:55] Thank you.

[3:56] With that, we'll move to the flag salute.

[3:59] And I would like to have our students of the month lead us in the flag salute.

[4:03] to

[4:16] America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, the individual,

[4:24] the material justice for all.

[4:36] This meeting is recorded for viewing on Napa TV7 and the recorded web streaming video.

[4:46] Before we accept the agenda, I would like to pull item C.

[4:56] Yeah, we're a question of

[4:57] we're cool IMC, we're gonna use a piggyback.

[5:00] Negotiation process for this does not slow it down, probably speeds up the process, or hoping to get a better price. And we'll bring that back to final result for approval by the board. Thank you. So I'll entertain a motion to approve the agenda with that change. Some move. I'll second. Moved by Mr. Shunk, seconded by Mr. Lucky.

[5:22] All in favor?

[5:25] I thank you.

[5:30] Approval of the minutes for February 21st.

[5:38] Move by Vince Waters.

[5:40] Seconded by Mr. Schunk.

[5:42] All in favor.

[5:43] I abstentions.

[5:45] I abstain.

[5:47] That has failed.

[5:50] Right.

[5:51] You need four.

[5:52] You have two abstentions.

[6:09] in the

[6:30] We started with five we picked up a six that's why you and him

[6:37] I have seen we will we vote so sorry so this is a little short of closing the

[6:50] border by proclamation I'm going to void the vote and move all entertain a

[7:00] motion to approve the minutes of February 21st.

[7:06] I'll second.

[7:10] I've moved by Ms. Water and seconded by Ms. McKee.

[7:13] All in favor?

[7:14] Aye.

[7:15] Aye.

[7:16] I'm saying.

[7:16] Aye.

[7:17] I'm saying.

[7:18] Thank you.

[7:19] Okay.

[7:19] We got that.

[7:21] We're good at this.

[7:25] Recognition of visitors and employee organization representatives.

[7:30] You have anyone here today?

[7:32] Okay,

[7:38] recognition of students of the month sponsored by NAPA Valley Education Foundation.

[7:42] This evening we have NAPA Valley Independent Studies and Vintage High School representing

[7:50] NAPA Valley Independent Studies as is possible.

[8:04] Good evening.

[8:05] I'm Susan Wilson, the Principal of Independent Studies.

[8:09] I love these board meetings.

[8:11] They just fill me up with so much more.

[8:13] But tonight, I get to celebrate two amazing young ladies and introduce you to them.

[8:20] Both are very compassionate.

[8:22] They're warm and caring souls.

[8:26] They're so supported with their kind of amazing family.

[8:30] They really support them in their dreams.

[8:33] Bright, excited about learning and yet very humble and thankful about where they came from and where they're at today.

[8:43] They both of our ladies are each facing their own unique obstacles when they came to

[8:47] independent studies and they'll share that a little bit in their stories.

[8:51] What I've seen in both of them is they don't let their obstacles define them.

[8:57] They face them, they work through them, they share them with others and then they chose

[9:02] a path and their path is leading them to success and they're able to apply the tools that

[9:08] they've learned through independent studies to move them forward, they've got

[9:12] amazing dreams that are going to share with you. So first step I'd like to

[9:16] introduce to you Sophia Gregory.

[9:27] Hi, thank you so much to the MBSD

[9:30] School for Napa Valley Educators Association and Superintendent Dr. Miss

[9:35] study for taking time to recognize hard-working students. Thank you to Miss

[9:40] Wilson as well as all the teachers I've been lucky to have at independent

[9:43] studies. In the short time that I've been at the school I've been greatly

[9:46] influenced by each one of you and I prosper today because of you. But most importantly,

[9:51] thank you to my parents for being my constant supporters and my number one fans.

[9:56] I have been part of the MVSD school system since elementary school.

[10:00] Northwood Elementary School, redwood, middle school, and vintage high school. At each school, I attended, I was fortunate enough to have phenomenal teachers who truly cared about me as a person and contributed to my ability to succeed. Now I am attending Napa Valley Independent Studies because although I have always loved learning, the traditional high school scene was not for me. Independent Studies has allowed me to move at my own pace and has allowed me to challenge myself. I have been able to explore my interests with communities,

[10:29] service, which I completed by volunteering in a classroom at Northwood Elementary School

[10:34] and by being a member of the Napa County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team.

[10:38] Although I am currently a junior, I will be graduating this June with all of my A-3G requirements

[10:43] in place.

[10:44] Next year, I will attend Napa Valley College.

[10:47] I then hope to transfer to a university after my first year at the junior college.

[10:52] My current plan is to study and nursing with an emphasis on pediatrics.

[10:57] I've learned so much through the course of my MBSD experience, but my biggest takeaway

[11:01] will be the fact that I control my destiny.

[11:04] I have the ability to change my path.

[11:06] Yes, it may be difficult, and it will have challenges along the way, but in the end it

[11:10] will be worth it.

[11:11] Thank you.

[12:07] I need to share a little bit about her.

[12:09] She's so humble that she forgot to tell you that she's a 4.0 with an overall GPA with

[12:15] a 4.5.

[12:16] So I'm really proud of her.

[12:21] Next time I'd like to introduce Ray.

[12:24] She started with us in 8th grade

[12:27] and then ventured on to new tech.

[12:32] And then she came back home.

[12:33] So we were really excited when she found her place

[12:36] through independent studies.

[12:38] Ray, come on up.

[12:48] Evening.

[12:49] I'd like to start by thanking everyone for giving me the honor

[12:52] of speaking here this evening.

[12:54] Now, for the majority of my school career, from 2nd to 8th grade, I was a student of St. John's Lutheran School.

[12:59] I was always a high-achieving bright kid, and proud to have achieved top 1% scores on every ITVS test for years,

[13:05] and I was able to join the John Hopkins Center for Gifted Learners.

[13:09] I've always taken immense pride in my intellect and academic ability.

[13:12] However, halfway through 8th grade, I lost my fire, almost completely.

[13:16] I had no will to wake up for school in the morning, and I realized that nobody from this academic's oriented school actually cared about me.

[13:23] That's when independent studies welcomed me with open arms.

[13:26] I spent the remainder of my eighth grade a year here and graduated in June 2017 with plans

[13:31] to attend New Tech High School for freshman year.

[13:34] With my newly revived spirits, I was enthusiastic to begin my high school career, but I soon saw

[13:39] that it wasn't what I had expected it to be.

[13:41] I very quickly found myself in a position where I've satisfied to get season Bs on my assignment

[13:46] as long as nobody challenged me.

[13:48] Needless to say, project-based learning was not what I needed.

[13:52] As every day became more and more difficult as I cared less and less about my future, I

[13:57] remember a place where my presence actually mattered.

[13:59] Halfway through ninth grade, independent studies welcomed me back happily.

[14:03] I'm incredibly grateful to independent studies, my principal, and all the teachers and staff.

[14:08] I'm grateful to independent studies for giving me the opportunity to find myself, to explore

[14:13] the world around me, and for giving me my energy and passion back.

[14:16] Thanks to the school, I have the freedom to decide my own future and the time to achieve it.

[14:21] My dream on life is to pursue a career in the fashion industry and every day I wake up excited for my future.

[14:27] Excited to experience life, to travel, to learn more and to better myself.

[14:32] Independent studies have made me feel prepared for the world beyond high school, more than any education I've received before.

[14:38] Every class I have, I feel that my input is wanted and I feel that I can have a real discussion with the teachers and students.

[14:44] It feels like I'm in graduate school rather than 10th grade and with everything I learn I want to learn more.

[14:49] That's all. Thank you.

[15:38] Next, we have Vintage High School, Mr. Abboud.

[15:48] Good evening, NVSD trustees and superintendent

[15:51] and setting. My name is Peter Abboud. I am one of the assistant principals at Vintage

[15:55] High School, and it's my pleasure to be with you here tonight, presenting our board students

[16:00] of the month on behalf of the Vintage High School community and Sarah O'Connor

[16:04] our principal who is a way of learning at a conference today.

[16:08] Before I do that I want to share a little bit about what's been going on at Vintage.

[16:12] Last couple of months have been pretty busy.

[16:13] We recently finished our annual theme week which we called Story Week.

[16:17] I was tied to our theme this year which is telling our stories to make the invisible visible.

[16:22] Students participated in a number of activities designed to help them tell their stories and learn

[16:27] about other people's stories so that we get to know each other better and become closer

[16:30] as a crusher community.

[16:32] There were classroom activities, break-in lunch activities, and passing period music with

[16:36] a story theme.

[16:37] Think of a typical high school spirit week but with deep purpose and intention.

[16:41] We've also been in the thores of testing, working on master schedules, and planning events

[16:45] like open house, our recognition ceremonies and graduation, starting to feel like we're

[16:49] nearing the finish line for the 18-19 school year.

[16:53] We are proud of all of our crusher students, but the two I'm presenting to you this evening

[16:56] or especially worth recognizing.

[16:59] The first student of the month is Anna Christina Perry.

[17:02] Anna is humble and quiet, yet a dynamic and powerful leader

[17:06] and influence on our campus.

[17:08] The more I learned about Anna as I prepared for this evening,

[17:10] the more I was impressed by her accomplishments

[17:12] and what others had to say about her.

[17:15] Anna is passionate about dance and has been in our dance program

[17:17] for the past four years.

[17:19] She has also been part of our cheer program

[17:21] and served as a captain of this last year.

[17:24] Her teachers describe her as poised, mature, and committed to her education.

[17:28] She is ambitious, persistent, and meets challenges head on.

[17:32] Her English teacher, Ms. Poiser, said something about her that I'd like to share with you.

[17:36] She is a role model for all girls who aspire to go to college, who want to take advantage

[17:41] of the opportunities given to them, and who want to be an all around decent and wonderful

[17:45] human being.

[17:47] And it has a whopping 4.7 GPA and is going to Cal Berkeley this fall in majoring in global

[17:52] studies and a period.

[18:06] Good evening, Dr. Misedi and the NVUSD School Board in the

[18:11] Napa Valley Education Foundation. Thank you for this great honor. Although

[18:16] I'm the one receiving the award, I would like to recognize some of the most

[18:20] influential people who have shaped the student and person I have become.

[18:25] Throughout high school, my English teachers have been a great influence in

[18:28] academics and also my character. My first English teacher at Vintage who is now

[18:33] my last English teacher, Ms. Poison, has taught me that education is not solely about taking

[18:39] tests and writing essays, but it is about reflecting on yourself and coming to understand

[18:44] others differently.

[18:46] The themes of literature do fit real life and have come to show me more about myself and

[18:50] others.

[18:51] The effort to connect with each one of her students is something I admire and has changed my approach

[18:57] to others both in school and out.

[19:00] Someone that has pushed me and encouraged me to believe in myself is Mr. Thomas.

[19:05] We formed a close relationship sophomore year and have maintained it since.

[19:10] He has made me grow and realize that I can do what I strive for.

[19:14] The pressure of school can be difficult at times and overwhelming, which makes it hard

[19:20] to see all the positives and potential in oneself.

[19:24] But Mr. Thomas always was encouraging me and still is now.

[19:27] He definitely has played a role in developing myself confidence.

[19:32] Mr. Eustis has played a big role in my high school experience especially in my senior year.

[19:39] As a first-generation student, the college process has been a challenge but Mr. Eustis

[19:44] has led me through it.

[19:46] I'm constantly working on something college-related and coming to him for support.

[19:51] Throughout the process, we have formed a bond that has given me a space to feel comfortable

[19:55] talking about anything. Although he is busy, he always makes time for me.

[20:00] When I'm in need, his health was crucial in the college process. I wouldn't be talking about

[20:07] those who have been influential in my high school career without mentioning my dear coach

[20:11] Angie. Although she was the only coach, although she was only the coach my senior year,

[20:19] she has impacted not only my dancing ability, but also my work ethic and approach to situations.

[20:24] Her constant positive attitude has modeled what it means to be a good person.

[20:30] She puts her all into the cheer and dance program and has changed my experience of being

[20:33] on a team.

[20:35] I'm grateful that the Napa Valley Unified School District has allowed me to find something

[20:40] to help me in all aspects of my high school career.

[20:42] I'm honored to be receiving this award alongside other amazing students.

[20:47] Thank you to the Board of Education and thank you for your time.

[20:50] All right.

[21:41] Our second student is Jack Dunesmore. Jack came from a small school and knew few

[21:47] people when he came to vintage. Jack has flourished through his participation in the arts, most notably

[21:53] our drama and choir programs. He was cast in almost May 1984 and stage managed our most recent choir

[22:00] production, Les Miserables, which was a huge success. He's also involved in a number of other programs,

[22:05] including peer support, the thirst project, and ultimate

[22:08] frisbee. Jack's teachers describe him as

[22:10] compassionate, ready to learn, willing to help others, and

[22:14] poised, and grateful. Jack is always smiling and a

[22:18] positive influence on our campus. Jack has a 4.3 GPA and

[22:22] will be attending the University of Portland as a

[22:25] theater major this fall. Jack Dunesmore.

[22:38] Hello everyone,

[22:39] my name is Jack Dunesmore and I'm from vintage high school.

[22:41] First and foremost, I would like to thank the Napa Valley Board

[22:44] of Education, Dr. Musetti and the Napa Valley Education Foundation, and also all of those

[22:48] here tonight who have supported me in my high school career. Friends, family, and teachers

[22:52] alike. To be one of the board students of the month is truly humbling and I'm so grateful

[22:56] to be the recipient of such an honor. However, I cannot accept it entirely based on my

[23:00] own achievements, because without the people here tonight, I would not be standing here

[23:04] and I definitely would not have become the person that I am today.

[23:08] I remember on the first day of school of my junior year, my new precarct of the teacher,

[23:12] Mr. Merkner had us write what we wanted out of the class, and I remember writing that

[23:16] I not only wanted to learn, but I also wanted a good relationship with the teacher.

[23:19] Someone I could go to with problems or have a laugh with.

[23:22] Of course at the time, I had no idea that this math teacher would not only be one of the most

[23:26] effective and influential teachers I've ever had, but also a mentor, friend, and a buddy

[23:31] to go to Miss Estadio's spin classes with.

[23:35] But in all seriousness, Mr. Merkner is one of the most genuine and caring people I've ever

[23:39] met, and I'm forever grateful for his kindness and support.

[23:43] Also on the first day of my junior year, I met Miss LaMont.

[23:45] I remember approaching the door at the last class period of the day and walking up to

[23:49] her for the very first time, and she immediately knew me by name and started talking to me

[23:54] about all the plays I was in the last two years, and about how she had a great time at the

[23:57] Lady Gaga concert with Jamie and Stella, who are close to family friends of mine.

[24:01] And I remember thinking, do I know you?

[24:04] But I sort of just accepted her kindness and she became a prominent matriarch in my life.

[24:09] She made that six-period English class a second home for me, and she's had such a lasting

[24:13] effect that she was one of the first people I called when I received my first college

[24:16] acceptance letter.

[24:17] And I'm so thankful to have the opportunity to a better student.

[24:22] Mr. Barney has been a very influential, has been very influential in my academic career.

[24:26] And the main thing is taught me has been to think critically about things, to see all the

[24:29] different viewpoints and possible solutions to a problem.

[24:32] He has also taught me about the importance of taking every opportunity presented to you,

[24:36] whether joining the crew of Les Miserables or becoming the first student director in school history,

[24:40] I have learned from him to take every chance at something and give it my best effort.

[24:45] Lastly, I would like to mention Mr. Eustace.

[24:48] For elementary middle school, I went to Stonebridge School and was a part of a class of 23 students

[24:52] and the school with a total of just under 250.

[24:55] So the transition from 250 to close 1800 was very difficult.

[25:00] Not only that, but only one other student from my graduating class went to vintage my freshman year, and he and I didn't have any classes together. So needless to say, it was quite the shift. However, Mr. Uses has been a constant in my time here. I mean, there was a good spin of time where I went and saw Mr. Uses every day just to vent about college classes, whatever was on my mind. Mr. Uses is one of the few people in my life that I can go to and go to with anything and everything. He is my rock and vintage. More than this, the influence and effect Mr. Uses had on my life is beyond compare.

[25:30] and I dread the day of graduation because I know he's going to be the hardest to say goodbye to.

[25:35] Most of the credit awards like these to work ethic, determination, or intelligence,

[25:39] and all those, these things are important.

[25:41] There's nothing more important than having at least one person be your outlet,

[25:44] illustrator, mentor, and friend.

[25:46] They will assist you above all else.

[25:49] Thank you so much for your time.

[26:32] Now, if we could have all of the students of the month and their teachers and line up

[26:38] in front of us, please cover us up, we're going to take a group picture.

[26:42] It's a better looking crowd, especially stand in front of me.

[26:47] I want, actually I want the ultimate Frisbee guy standing, but we're,

[27:04] you

[27:29] know,

[27:39] I just want

[27:40] I want to say that this is probably, well, you can imagine, the best part of the meeting

[27:46] for me, and my guess is the rest of the board, and it's not just the acknowledgement about

[27:52] standing achievement by our students.

[27:54] It's the way the students have been supported by their teachers and administrators.

[27:59] This is always the best part for me.

[28:03] So thank you students for your achievement and your hard work.

[28:06] and thank you teachers and everyone else at the schools that support our children in their success.

[28:15] So, I would invite you to stay for the rest of the meeting, especially you, Mr. Gregory,

[28:20] because I know how much you like meetings, but this would be a great time to make an escape.

[28:32] I'm very influential.

[28:52] Next

[29:05] we'll move to student representative board superintendent comments and we'll

[29:10] start with Mr. Cisnero.

[29:12] Okay, so this Monday I was given the opportunity to present to one of my AP teachers, Mr.

[29:23] Hernandez, to her sophomore classes. It was mainly about like the whole like interview process and what has

[29:30] to be done to like build a resume. And in doing so I got to talk to some of the sophomore

[29:35] class I've been trying. And the common consensus was, believe it or not, a desire to reinstate

[29:41] chocolate milk on a school menu. So there's our software class.

[29:51] Moving on to more broad

[29:53] news, college acceptance season seems to be over. And many seniors are planning on visiting

[29:58] All right.

[30:00] Respective Colleges over spring break. Oh, and juniors and seniors are getting revved up for prom. So is that? Students are undergoing cast testing sessions and to be candid. I don't think that a lot of students are taking these cast tests seriously. So there's that to take into account. And new tech has held its career point in job fair. I think it was almost

[30:29] second of this one and that is all for me. Thank you.

[30:40] On the 26th I visited

[30:42] advantage high and had a nice discussion with Sarah O'Connor and then on the

[30:47] 28th I attended a CSCA negotiation session where some difficult work was done

[30:53] in a respectful and collaborative manner and then on February 8th, April 2nd. I

[31:02] I attended the Mt. George Parent Club meeting.

[31:06] My wife wasn't too happy about that though, because that was our anniversary.

[31:14] I continued to participate in the ACHS Wask meetings.

[31:20] I attended the Parents' Rule in Athletics that had Rob Miller, a proactive coaching

[31:27] and then the Apollo on meeting weekend the impact of trust which spoke to a subset of

[31:36] our own coaches. So I believe we'll see that speaker again perhaps in the fall more

[31:45] directly tied to athletics with the immediate thinking. So it was all very important.

[31:51] I

[31:58] also attended the parents role in athletics presentation.

[32:02] I was very happy with the subject and the speaker and seemed to hold the parents' attention pretty well.

[32:11] I have had continuing dialogues with several parent groups at several schools which are proving to be very productive.

[32:28] I went to, there's several open houses coming up and it's great to be able to fill up our calendar that way.

[32:37] I attended Newtech High and it's amazing to walk around the classrooms and see the students' projects and the topics of discussion.

[32:51] And one classroom, I think it was a history class,

[32:53] was everything around imperialism.

[32:56] So I mean, there's just a breadth of presentations there.

[33:00] And then to a science class, the chemistry teacher there,

[33:03] which everyone seems to adore.

[33:06] So it was just really great to walk through the campus

[33:08] and be around parents and kids.

[33:13] Tomorrow, oh no, that's Friday, Saturday.

[33:15] There's a big conference being held here

[33:17] in our own school district and both Trustee Martin and I will be welcoming some parents there

[33:25] and I believe like 300 registered so it'll be a nice busy morning for us. I'm just looking

[33:32] forward to to participate in that level so say about that.

[33:43] Like the press state or Tata, I've been meeting with some parent groups over the last two weeks.

[33:49] I spawned by Napa High last week and saw the counselor Stephanie Lamarca taking a group

[33:56] of students very excited, the first people in their family to attend college and she

[34:01] was taking them to Sacramento to a college visit and they were all bright eyed and happy

[34:07] about that.

[34:08] And several of them told me about their upcoming trip with the Avid group, touring colleges

[34:14] down south.

[34:15] So things are perking along, people are progressing, it's great.

[34:25] So I'm really excited about my superintendent report this evening because I am thrilled to

[34:32] share that yesterday I taught kindergarten.

[34:36] And I spent some time at Northwood, Principal Sarah Knox, monthly, her assemblies, she raffles

[34:47] off principal time where the principal takes over the classroom for a little while, and

[34:54] I happen to be there when this nox was raffling herself as the principal, and I said, well,

[35:00] I don't you raffle off some superintendent time. So I had the pleasure, the winners of that raffle over at Northwood Elementary were Miss Sickler's room one kindergarteners. And yesterday I was reminded of the complexity and the hard work of teaching and learning in the classroom, particularly with our youngest learners, our five year olds and six year olds in kindergarten. Her class was exceptional. I really appreciated the opportunity at Northwood and it was really fun.

[35:29] I did sound spelling cards, I led a community circle and I also did a read aloud on the

[35:38] pond and then got to see Northwood in action.

[35:41] They do a school-wide project-based learning unit around habitats and so the pond was

[35:47] the habitat for kindergarten so they were really excited and today I got a picture from

[35:53] Miss Knox from one of the end kindergartners who said, I want to grow up and I want to

[35:58] be big because I want to get my doctorate. So I also spent some time explaining to them

[36:04] why I was Dr. Musetti and not a medical doctor, but that there's other forms of doctors.

[36:10] And so it was really, really, really fun. So I think that that's a really good practice

[36:15] for those of us that lead in school districts to get back into the sort of nucleus of the system,

[36:21] which is the classroom and remind ourselves what it's like to hold the attention of students,

[36:27] no matter what age they are and just engage with them and you know a good

[36:31] half hour in there I was ready to call you all as my bosses and say I probably

[36:36] should go home for the day but I stuck it out and persisted through so that was

[36:40] really fun so thank you Miss Sickler and the Room One Kindergarteners at Northwood

[36:44] Elementary. Just a standing item for me is I I reminded everyone at the last

[36:50] board meeting during my superintendent report we are making the switch from

[36:55] and Granicus to the California School Boards Association Agenda Online Platform are a board

[37:02] agenda webpage. The links to our meeting will all be looking different. You will have

[37:07] a new user interface as community members, board members, staff, and we are scheduled to

[37:15] launch that on May the 9th. So you'll just hear me remind you again probably on April

[37:20] 25th but we're excited and I just want to let everybody know that the

[37:23] Granicus agendas and videos up until that date will be also archived and

[37:31] also still remain accessible for everyone's reference as we move forward with

[37:36] a new tool. I'm also really excited that's all part of goal six in improving our

[37:42] governance practice and I'm really excited that in the spirit of that we're

[37:45] also planning with the California School Boards Association.

[37:49] A consultant is working with us to plan a board training

[37:54] and workshop on May the 3rd.

[37:56] So I look forward to engaging with all of the trustees

[37:59] to my left on that day.

[38:01] And then next week, I'm really excited

[38:03] to be attending my first time here.

[38:05] I've heard a lot about this event that every student

[38:07] succeeding event.

[38:10] So in my first year of superintendency,

[38:12] a lot of folks have told me that this is a really

[38:14] impactful night where we hear a lot of incredible stories about our young people

[38:19] transcending and accomplishing things. So I'm excited to be there. And then on

[38:23] Tuesday I'm going to be in American Canyon, the high school, American Canyon

[38:27] high school, and American Canyon middle school elax are coming together and I

[38:32] will be addressing the elax. So that is the English learner advisory council. So I'm

[38:38] excited to be engaging with English learner families in American Canyon next

[38:42] week. I wanted to comment on what our student board member Fernando Cisneros said about

[38:50] the CAS test. I want to let you know that sort of at the state level this is sort of

[38:54] a debate around the relevance of the grade 11 test. Right now it is a state accountability

[39:00] measure and the outcomes that our 11th graders demonstrate in English language arts and math

[39:05] do contribute to the overall district's account state accountability performance profile.

[39:10] So engagement around that test from our 11th graders is important for a variety of reasons.

[39:15] There's also the benefit that if students score at a particular level, they're able to bypass some classes in the UC or CSU system.

[39:24] However, I do want to also identify in full disclosure that there is a lot of discussion and debate around the relevance of state accountability tests.

[39:33] when so many of our high schoolers, you know, at your level are taking the slate of sometimes

[39:39] advance placement tests, if they're in the AP course programming, path and also SAT,

[39:46] PSAT, if they're preparing for all of the college application process. And there is some

[39:52] advocacy for looking at the SAT, maybe down the road, being a replacement and not being

[39:58] a common measure across the state of California.

[40:00] California, in lieu of an additional accountability test. And there's a lot of discussion in Sacramento around that right now. But for now, I hope my 11th graders can stay super engaged around the cast test because it does influence our district outcomes in terms of performance. The last thing I want to share this evening is a couple things, two last things. I want to first of all wish everyone a great spring break. This is our last board meeting before our spring break. And I know that we all mean

[40:29] a break. I know our teachers need a break. I know our students need a break. Hopefully

[40:33] the rain will kind of simmer down and we'll start to be able to enjoy the sunshine outside.

[40:40] I mean we know spring break is a tremendous marker in the school year because it really

[40:44] does start the countdown to the graduations and all of the ritual of ending an academic

[40:50] year. So I hope all of our families and staff have a joyous spring break and I'm going

[40:56] be spending a little bit of that time. The class of 2019 Fernando is dear to my heart

[41:02] because my oldest is a graduate of the class of 2019 so I'll be having a graduating senior

[41:07] as a mom in a couple months and we're going to be spending our time in Chicago. So my

[41:13] daughter let the world know my daughter's chosen to go to the University of Chicago and

[41:18] so I'm really excited to be heading out there with her, my husband, and my son to kind

[41:23] to check out where she's going to be spending the next four years of her life.

[41:26] So you'll probably be hearing about my Chicago visits over the next four years because

[41:31] they will be frequent.

[41:33] So congratulations Sophia, I'm really proud of her.

[41:36] So thank you.

[41:37] That concludes my superintendent report tonight.

[41:44] And I actually have a rebuttal to the chocolate milk argument, but I'll wait until the end

[41:49] of the meeting.

[41:56] Next we move to communication with the community.

[41:59] Members of the audience may address the board on any school-related matter that is not on the agenda.

[42:05] The board will not take action on any issue raised during this section of the agenda in as much as board action is limited to posted agenda items.

[42:13] Speakers are requested to limit their comments to a maximum of three minutes.

[42:20] One at a time.

[42:22] That's a no-one approach.

[42:25] We'll move on.

[42:26] Communications and Reports.

[42:28] Academic program.

[42:30] There's no academic report for tonight. Thank you.

[42:32] Thank you.

[42:34] Let it update.

[42:36] No, no wish update for tonight.

[42:38] Thank you.

[42:39] Facilities update.

[42:41] Just briefly, we are happy to report that our projects are on time,

[42:45] even with the rain, which is actually a really nice accomplishment.

[42:49] And we are busy planning for summer. We have lots of projects

[42:53] a little bit happening throughout the school district.

[42:55] And on a positive, really, really positive note, the central kitchen

[42:58] and opened up on Monday without a hitch and things are going really smoothly.

[43:02] So we're very thankful to the Measure H participants in the community of the NAPA and the American Canyon and Yantville for supporting Measure H and the Central Kitchen.

[43:11] So thank you for that.

[43:13] Thank you.

[43:15] So we move on to consent items.

[43:18] Background information on these items is provided to the board prior to the meeting.

[43:22] A common motion takes action without discussion on a roll call vote unless discussion of items or items is requested by board member or members.

[43:35] I would like to call E and H.

[43:43] E

[43:50] and H.

[43:55] Anything else?

[43:59] And I'll entertain a motion to approve.

[44:01] I'll move for the rest of the consent agenda aside from E and H.

[44:06] I'll second.

[44:07] Move by Mr. Shunk, seconded by Ms. Woods on his mouse.

[44:13] Aye.

[44:14] Aye.

[44:17] Aye.

[44:18] Aye.

[44:20] Aye.

[44:20] Item E.

[44:24] My question, well it's more of a comment really on E is that I'm really looking forward to the time when we don't have to piecemeal together the necessary technology and we start using some of the measure H funds.

[44:43] to buy large amounts of Chromebooks or laptops so that we don't have these small purchases

[44:52] sort of ribbing and draughting in, so hopefully we can make that a part of the plan.

[45:00] I'm a coming months, but otherwise I will move to approve this one.

[45:08] Oh, I can talk about

[45:12] each. Also, I'm sure it's a H. I feel weird that we're approving things for our charter

[45:19] school in the L.A. I don't quite understand why we wouldn't have maybe a board resolution

[45:28] of theirs, indicating that we are doing this because this is really something that they want,

[45:36] and so that feels odd to me, and I really hope that when we do hire our new person who's

[45:47] going to be in charge of the business operations, that that person can hopefully get us a solution

[45:54] for coffeeers throughout the district and let me save us some money.

[45:58] We agree with that so

[46:03] those were my comments and now I will move to approve E&H.

[46:08] Move by Mr. Grasio, seconded by Ms. Water.

[46:13] Aye.

[46:17] Aye.

[46:19] Aye.

[46:21] Aye.

[46:25] I'm going to toss here to David Dammock, our executive director.

[46:29] We will be bringing to the board a detailed implementation plan around the technology

[46:38] portion of measure H. And David, if you want to speak to you, you'll be presenting on

[46:43] that when and when can the board expect that?

[46:46] We're

[46:49] going to bring the detailed plan for the technology purchases to the board on May 9th.

[46:57] Thank you.

[46:58] Good.

[46:59] Thank you.

[47:02] Old business item A approval of amendment number two to MOU with on the move.

[47:10] Just approve the amendment to increase the contract by a little bit more.

[47:19] Site funds are being used for this amendment.

[47:24] I move to approve.

[47:25] moved by Ms. Quintata's monitor. Seconded by Mr. Shunk. Mr. Cizzo.

[47:34] Paul in favor.

[47:35] Aye. Thank you.

[47:41] We'll call for public hearing for public comment on the preliminary

[47:46] endangerment assessment, the remainder of the assessment. Yes, President Hurtado, a staff request

[47:54] of public hearing to call for the public comments on the preliminary endangerment assessment

[47:58] and P.E.A. for the vintage farm.

[48:03] I open the public hearing.

[48:08] There's no one approach.

[48:10] The microphone.

[48:13] I close the public hearing.

[48:16] Great, and then staff requests that the board

[48:19] approves the P.E.A. for a vintage farm.

[48:24] I'll move.

[48:27] I'll second.

[48:28] I moved by Mr. Grascio, seconded by Ms. Martin.

[48:32] Mr. Mrs. Reynolds.

[48:36] Thank you.

[48:41] New business item A, adoption of new career tech education course of study for adult education.

[48:50] Any questions or comments?

[48:53] I retain a motion to approve.

[48:56] I'll move.

[48:57] I'll second.

[48:59] Move by Mr. Garcia, seconded by Ms. Martin.

[49:03] I'm in favor.

[49:06] Hi.

[49:07] Thank you.

[49:10] Approval of school mint pricing proposal for customer online enrollment.

[49:16] Do you have a comment on this one?

[49:19] I'm really looking forward to this getting implemented because I think that the way that we do it now is very archaic

[49:26] and kind of silly and that we have people fill out all these papers and then someone says there are types that are all into the computer.

[49:33] So I'm really looking forward to this getting implemented in the future.

[49:38] So I would like the motion for it to be approved.

[49:42] I'll second.

[49:44] Moved by Mr. Garcia.

[49:46] Seconded by Mr.

[49:48] Go ahead.

[49:49] And I'd like to make a few comments.

[49:54] And we'll have some comments by.

[49:56] So I have a chance to exchange emails with Mr.

[50:00] Damaco over the last couple of days, so none of this is going to come as a surprise to him and anybody who's been on the board very long. There's not we heard part of this before. Sort of post getting our policies in place, which we'll do in a month or two. And given our growing dependence on software, given the investment of money, to brains in time, I'd like to see us next year take on a

[50:29] stronger process for software and for that matter technology acquisition.

[50:36] You know, it started out with a concern around web accessibility.

[50:41] I mean, this software is a service that we're looking to approve tonight and it

[50:47] should be accessible to parents, students, staff members with disabilities.

[50:55] So, David and I had some back and forth.

[50:59] And I have a better understanding of where they're at, but it occurred to me that I would

[51:06] use this agenda item tonight to sort of put out there for our future consideration that

[51:14] we have a better defined software acquisition process and do more of a risk assessment around

[51:21] the vendors we engage with.

[51:23] both for technical topics like web accessibility,

[51:28] but we've had vendors and contractors go bankrupt on us

[51:32] so I can envision the business office being involved

[51:37] in evaluating the viability of the vendors.

[51:41] Most of the contracts we get for software

[51:44] are given to us by the vendors

[51:45] and I'm not sure our interests are as protected

[51:49] if we're not fully engaging in the process and have our own point of view.

[51:55] So I can see the need for a business office legal and of course technology to help sort

[52:03] it through sort of an ideal case scenario around all of the things we would take into consideration

[52:12] As we're purchasing not software, because you don't actually own it to license it, but gain access to software products.

[52:24] And I think it would be beneficial to current staff and future staff if we do the policy work to get there.

[52:33] If CSBA doesn't have a model policy to start with, we should flick our big and light a fire under them.

[52:41] because this is becoming a bigger and bigger part of schools and a lot of our

[52:46] contracting process has to do with the acquisition of physical stuff. We're

[52:53] real good at contracting and getting pilot jacks and pickup trucks and other

[53:00] things like that and the shift to technology in the last 20 years. I just don't

[53:06] thing, public contracting, and our own analysis of where we are, where we want to go, and what

[53:14] we want to see at the negotiating table has shorter kept pace.

[53:19] So the particular outfit we're attempting to do business with tonight seems to be a leader

[53:27] in the field.

[53:28] They've been at it for a few years, they don't have a huge legacy, but they could usually

[53:36] be acquired, our data will be sitting out in the cloud, so it's those type of topics

[53:44] less about this specific contract, but more broadly, that I'm attempting to leverage

[53:50] this agenda item throughout a long time.

[53:54] Thank you.

[53:55] I think those are great points, particularly accessibility and solvency of our vendors.

[54:02] So thank you for bringing it up.

[54:03] We have a motion.

[54:07] I think we have a motion.

[54:09] All in favor?

[54:14] Aye.

[54:15] Thank you.

[54:18] Item B, approval of 2018-2019 site.

[54:23] SB 187 conference of safety plan.

[54:26] Yes, President Hurtado.

[54:28] Just a short disclaimer here.

[54:30] A lot of it is a disclaimer.

[54:31] But we had had every intention to bring these

[54:33] to the board in November.

[54:37] Well, at least what I was told was first time in a long time.

[54:39] We got them all done by the end of October, which was our due day.

[54:44] And then we were planning to bring them in November.

[54:47] For some reason, and I'll just state that I believe because I'm new in this job,

[54:51] I did not understand the process to get things on the agenda items

[54:53] and I thought it had been made onto the agenda item.

[54:56] I thought it was a consent item.

[54:57] I thought it had already gone through.

[54:58] It had not.

[54:59] So my...

[55:00] Apologies for bringing it so late because I know in having to approve school safety plans in April when they already have been going on for a while is a little problematic for a board. So I apologize for that. So the general services or recommends the adoption of the school's safety plans of record for the school year of 2018-19. If you're unfamiliar with this, the state of California has a comprehensive school safety guiding principles of national, of a national effort

[55:29] to protect school children against all threats.

[55:32] School plans were used in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies

[55:35] for implementing appropriate safety strategies and program.

[55:39] And all the plans are available in my office,

[55:41] and they also reside on each one of the campuses.

[55:43] And so, as all the principals have been told,

[55:46] is that in the event of emergency or something that you need to do,

[55:49] pull your safety plan because it has all the necessary documentation

[55:51] in there for you to implement when necessary.

[55:54] Sorry.

[56:07] Is this something that we can digitize in the future?

[56:11] That's a great question.

[56:12] Trustee Grassley, I will certainly look into that and make you see if it is.

[56:17] Currently, I think it for all the sites and speaking as a former site principal, it's

[56:21] nice to be able to grab that binder off the shelf to be able to look into when necessary.

[56:29] And I just don't, I haven't had a chance even looking to see if it is a digitized ability

[56:35] to do that, but I will certainly do that for you and check it out.

[56:38] Yeah, I think there are advantages to having something that is searchable, but I think there

[56:45] is also value in a dead tree version.

[56:49] We have been incredibly fortunate the last couple of years to have our worst disasters occur

[56:55] on evenings and weekends. At some point our luck runs out and we will lose power or some

[57:03] other key thing. And so the dead tree version is a good backup.

[57:09] Yeah. But it's online right here. It's here. I looked it up before.

[57:17] Yeah, the standard template. Yeah, it's a it's a boilerplate.

[57:27] So

[57:28] Mr. Snow, Colin Bavre. Hi. Hi.

[57:36] Superintendents board and student representative comment.

[57:41] I have a couple of things to say.

[57:47] One is that there's an underground movement at Canyon Oaks Elementary School in American

[57:53] Canyon to bring a couple of milk back to the menu.

[57:57] And once I find out who the leaders are, they'll have to answer to me.

[58:03] But it's pretty prevalent.

[58:06] So, as you all know, I'm a retired college counselor, and I make this speech almost every

[58:14] year around this time, Texas of all places is way ahead of California in supporting

[58:23] under-representative and students of color when it comes to college admissions and support.

[58:30] What they discovered, which was hiding in plain sight, was that students of color that

[58:41] for the predominant students, to our white students, they usually have someone who's

[58:50] attended college before.

[58:52] And so all the work of getting them to the application usually ends the process of that kind of support

[58:59] for them because if they run into difficulties on their college campus they

[59:05] can always call home. For students of color and underrepresented students and

[59:12] women in where they're underrepresented in their majors, getting them to the

[59:17] application is simply the first step. They need programs like Abbott that provides

[59:25] the support that they might not have in their families.

[59:30] They need programs like Quentit at Napa Valley College, EOPS.

[59:34] At Davis, I worked the summer with the upward bound students.

[59:38] They need all of those programs in order for them to familiarize themselves

[59:42] with what actually happens on campus.

[59:46] I remember in 1973 going to UC Davis and finding lots of students

[59:54] Latino students, in my case, Toronto students who didn't know where the library was.

[1:00:00] Carrie was who didn't know how to pick up a financial aid check, who didn't know how the quad work,

[1:00:06] Carrie Perkins, who was one of my mentors, hired me to work on a student outreach program,

[1:00:11] and we provided those services. I did that as a junior and ran the program as a senior.

[1:00:17] So when you see our students of color, you know, pat them on the back for their successes because

[1:00:24] because we need to celebrate that, especially when we get our students and I really schools.

[1:00:30] But offer yourselves as a mentor, as a touchstone.

[1:00:35] I've spoken to, I don't know how many students, in the last 40 years of my professional career,

[1:00:42] have gone away to college and are ready to come home because they don't know what going

[1:00:48] to college is about.

[1:00:51] So that's my soapbox.

[1:00:54] Let's remember that getting them to the application is not even halfway to ensuring their success on four-year campuses.

[1:01:06] You know what, you are so right. One of my students got a great scholarship, first person in her family,

[1:01:12] and she got a scholarship to go to VASER, and the scholarship people flew her family out, so they could see.

[1:01:18] You know what? Your daughter is in the big leagues now. She's not going to be able to come home for family emergency, but it's more than that.

[1:01:25] I'd run into scholarship kids who told my age, who told me years later.

[1:01:32] You know, I showed up on campus. There were parents there with their kids. They were like legacy kids.

[1:01:39] Everybody knew the restaurant to go to. The parents were lining, putting a shelf paper in the drawers.

[1:01:45] And, you know, they all go running off and this kid's left all alone to, you know, eat

[1:01:51] in the cafeteria by himself, herself.

[1:01:54] And, you know, these actions by some of these scholarship and other philanthropic organizations,

[1:02:01] a teacher at Napa High, for example, drove with one of our students to college to help her

[1:02:08] get settled, you know, that week because the family couldn't.

[1:02:12] It was, you know, it was early on.

[1:02:14] And the kids really remember that.

[1:02:16] Things like, you know, you mail an old student a care package,

[1:02:19] so they'll be popular in the dorm, you know,

[1:02:22] around final exam time.

[1:02:23] And it's just, it's something that, you know,

[1:02:26] we should think of.

[1:02:27] So, you know, thanks for bringing that up.

[1:02:34] So, three major events that are happening in my household.

[1:02:39] So, I missed last meeting due to a last minute back surgery.

[1:02:43] So, I do apologize and do,

[1:02:47] been living with back pain for quite some time and I'm still I don't think

[1:02:50] that there'll be a remedy for that so but what I do want to mention is J.J. my

[1:02:56] son so and not to shame vintage high school my son just decided to kind of tap

[1:03:02] out of school and so I wanted to give him some mic time and let him know that I'm

[1:03:06] very proud of him because they're really making it happen so from being tapped out

[1:03:11] of school. He's a B-plus right now. It's a very, very proud of him. The other one is my son

[1:03:17] went to the Marines. So my senior from last year just went to the Marines two weeks ago.

[1:03:24] Oh, yeah. So, yeah. It's like, whoa, okay. So my person knows Demetra Martin and so he's

[1:03:32] serving boot camp right now, as we speak, so very proud.

[1:03:41] I attended a resiliency conference.

[1:03:47] I don't know who from the school went, but it was a really

[1:03:56] comprehensive conference about resiliency, specifically

[1:04:00] the conversations and explanation of ACE's adverse childhood experiences and the impact

[1:04:09] that it has on a human being, both physically, neurologically, again, no, if I'm saying

[1:04:16] that right, and emotionally, and a lot of it, of course, is around our kids, and it just

[1:04:28] made me think a lot about the work that we do here, the impact that we're making, and

[1:04:34] the lens that it brought me, it's giving me a lens, and I would encourage, and I would

[1:04:42] like, at some point, for us to have a study session around this, because I don't know, and

[1:04:49] even my previous time here, the two years that I was here, and then came back, to really

[1:04:54] We understand ACES and how the...

[1:05:00] The reign of a child works and the genes and also what's being passed on from previous generation and the responsibility as a community and as a big institution we have. But I think it'll help us understand as we look at, as we're looking at our kids and their behaviors and the explosions that we see.

[1:05:29] that there's more to the story than just a kid playing a video game or misbehaving,

[1:05:36] there's absolutely more to that.

[1:05:40] And so I think that we would benefit from that.

[1:05:43] Some really great, important evidence-based show that if kids have their executive functions,

[1:05:56] And I know we work toward that, we have our goals and help them with the school.

[1:06:04] So I think as a board, I feel like we could benefit from something like that.

[1:06:10] I know it continues to help me, and I still am learning about that.

[1:06:18] And it was so interesting that after looking at all the bad news, I'm like, oh my gosh, this

[1:06:23] This is what happens to a kid and then they're less likely to succeed, they're going to end

[1:06:27] up homeless or have mental health issues or drug abuse being also sexually harassed,

[1:06:35] that it also comes down to parent leaders and parent engagement.

[1:06:40] And so that was the core of the solution of this doctor presenting all of this and who's

[1:06:47] presenting all across the nation.

[1:06:50] And I just thought that was, they're empowering, but at the end one of the strongest solutions

[1:06:55] is the parent engagement in making her parents leader so I like for us to continue to learn

[1:07:02] more about that and as we make decisions and I know we have a session coming up that we're

[1:07:07] going to be putting up some priorities and I think those lines are going to be very important

[1:07:13] for us as we make decisions so thank you.

[1:07:17] to mind if I have something to do with it.

[1:07:24] So I absolutely agree, and there are a lot of agencies, you know, there are a lot of

[1:07:35] agencies in town, they're in the county, that work for the benefit of children who are

[1:07:43] I would like to say after we have our study session that the district perhaps consider

[1:07:51] posting a program where we invite agencies, both public agencies and nonprofits, who

[1:08:01] address the needs of our children and make the focus, make the very focus on elements or

[1:08:13] that affect our children's ability to learn and host it here, and let's, you know, we are

[1:08:20] the largest agency that works strictly with children. We should be at the forefront of

[1:08:28] helping inform our community by inviting experts in the field, and I'm not going to say that

[1:08:37] we should be at the forefront of educating our community because being educated is much

[1:08:41] too passive a word for me. I want to conform and then I want action. So something to consider

[1:08:50] I may hope and I would be happy to help with that.

[1:08:58] Okay. Okay. With that, I will entertain a motion to adjourn.

[1:09:07] Move by Mr. Shunk, seconded by Mr. Martin, Paul and Pup, all in favour?

[1:09:14] Aye.

[1:09:15] Thank you.

[1:09:16] Thank you.