[0:42] And trust the target, will you please read the land acknowledgement?

[0:45] Yes. The Pacific of school district acknowledges that we gather on the

[0:49] unseded ancestral homelands of the Ramitush alony people. As guests, we humbly extend our gratitude

[0:56] to the Ramitushal alony elders and community. We recognize that we benefit from living and working

[1:02] on their traditional homelands, and we affirm their sovereign rights as first peoples. As the

[1:09] The original stores of this land, the Ramitush alone,

[1:12] understand the interconnectedness of all things and the importance of maintaining harmony with nature.

[1:18] Likewise, specific school district commits to teaching our school community

[1:21] how to be responsible stores of this land.

[1:28] Barbara, will you take roll?

[1:30] Yes.

[1:31] Thank you.

[1:32] Trustee Hart.

[1:34] Trustee Diolobos is absent.

[1:37] The district records the audio portion of the meetings.

[1:39] All recordings are kept in the superintendent's office for 30 days and are available during that time period for inspection by members of the public on district equipment without charge.

[1:49] All public comment must be made in person unless a board member will attend remotely or is otherwise specified on the board agenda.

[1:56] Speaker's wishing to address the board on the agenda or non agenda items.

[2:00] Please complete a request card with your name, address item number and submit it to the board president or superintendent.

[2:05] it. You will be called to address the board and me speak for up to three minutes. Please note,

[2:12] the public is welcome to provide comment to the board. remarks are limited to three minutes

[2:17] unless extended or limited by vote of the board. A maximum of 20 minutes unless extended by the

[2:23] board is allocated for each subject discussed. The Brown Act open meeting regulations under which

[2:29] the board must operate do not allow board members to comment on non agenda items or information

[2:35] You may bring up that or not on the agenda.

[2:38] Additionally, no action can be taken.

[2:41] However, the Board make a direction to staff following a comment.

[2:46] I make a motion to approve the agenda with item 10B workforce housing update removed from the agenda.

[2:55] Is there a second?

[2:57] at

[3:08] the previous regular board meeting on June 24th,

[3:11] 2026 the board voted 40 to approve item for F

[3:16] confidential compromise and general release agreement student.

[3:26] Great.

[3:27] Thank you.

[3:29] Thank you.

[3:31] Yes.

[3:32] So the conference with legal counsel anticipated

[3:37] litigation, do I read this letter?

[3:40] It's my first time getting in the report.

[3:44] We're going to report it.

[3:47] Yeah, we're starting here.

[3:48] Okay, conference with the gold council and anticipated litigation.

[3:51] Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to government code five nine five four nine five six

[3:58] point nine.

[4:03] No action was taken item four be the board voted three zero.

[4:09] to direct its Council to initiate litigation, to initiate litigation.

[4:19] The action, the action defendants and other particulars will be disclosed to any person

[4:25] upon inquiry once the action has been formally commenced.

[4:29] Subject to exceptions,

[4:34] meeting the district's ability to serve process or conclude settlement with

[4:39] settlement negotiations,

[4:43] item 4c, no action was taken, item 4d, no action was taken.

[4:51] All items on the consent agenda will be approved with one motion, which is not available,

[4:57] and which requires the unanimous vote for passage. If any member of the board's superintendent

[5:02] or public, so requests any item shall be removed from this section in place in the regular order

[5:08] business following approval of the consent agenda.

[5:13] I'd like to admit.

[5:15] I'd like to remove item number 2027-018.

[5:20] The contract with zero RFI, also working as breakfast.

[5:26] I make a motion to approve the consent agenda with contract 2027-018 with zero RFI

[5:32] doing business as Brookwood Group LLC of item 80 removed, is there a second?

[5:48] LSEA.

[5:58] Good evening.

[6:00] As always, we say we crave nothing more than to be able to simply say nothing to report when

[6:04] it's LSEA's time to speak. Unfortunately, with limited communication and no responses, it's

[6:10] not an option this evening. It's not that the union isn't trying. We are always ready

[6:15] for dialogue and communication, but it needs to work all the way around.

[6:20] Being the recipient of Garble to emails, emails that make us question I AI use, lack of

[6:26] visibility from leadership, and simply forwarding emails onto someone else does not constitute

[6:31] a good dialogue and communication.

[6:34] We skin through all of LSEA speeches that have been given at the start of the school year, lots

[6:39] of analogies and metaphors, building bridges, climbing the hill together, the sea of optimism.

[6:45] It's a bit hard to deliver that vibe tonight.

[6:48] It was a rough year of rough summer and we can hardly really believe it's only day six of the school year.

[6:54] We ended the year in May with a tentative agreement, but the superintendent, do you smell that?

[6:59] Yeah, do I keep going? Okay.

[7:02] We ended the year in May with a tentative agreement, but the superintendent's absences at the end of the year

[7:08] and the district's financial situation prolong the approval from the trustees until the end of June.

[7:15] When we tried to get clear answer from the superintendent about retro prey and the answers

[7:19] would shift and change, our union fought for proper staffing and hiring, and we were met

[7:25] with roadblock after roadblock from the superintendent whether it was not a

[7:30] Proving positions or canceling interviews. Now we face last minute staffing changes with the currently unfilled essential roles.

[7:39] The impact of these changes in the district office are felt heavily on a daily basis throughout the district and in the classrooms.

[7:47] We had one person in the district office who knew the intricacies of the student information system and they are now gone.

[7:53] And we had another person who kept the district going and the chaotic year we just had and now they are gone.

[7:59] It makes us uneasy for what the next 174 days bring.

[8:03] Tonight's fierce information item is a presentation from the superintendent titled

[8:07] Ford Focus, a year of stability.

[8:10] We look forward to hearing this presentation.

[8:12] Stability would be nice as we have not seen that modeled.

[8:16] Dr. Bowman had a captive audience at our district opening day and didn't take the opportunity

[8:20] to share this information with the staff.

[8:23] We're eager to hear what is ahead for our stabilization to ensure staff and student success.

[8:28] Fortunately, all the rumblings that have come to LSEA's attention over the past couple weeks

[8:32] regarding our new assistant superintendent, CBO, and our director of Facilities Maintenance

[8:37] Operations and Bond have been positive.

[8:40] We also hear great things about our two new principles at Ingrid B. Lacy and the Inveness

[8:43] Campus.

[8:44] We thank all of them for joining Pacifica and we look forward to working with you and having

[8:49] them take part in the stability we hope to see this year.

[8:55] Thank you.

[9:09] You want to check the plug?

[9:10] You want to check the plug?

[9:13] Yeah.

[9:13] That they're not warm.

[9:15] I can't see.

[9:16] There's smell it over here.

[9:19] Hi.

[9:22] Hi.

[9:23] What do you think?

[9:23] Any smell for a very nice one?

[9:25] I think so.

[9:26] Yeah.

[9:26] I'm trying to figure out where a smell is coming from. It smells like smoke a little bit. We're just making sure that it's not electrical.

[9:36] Thank you for CSEA.

[9:47] Yeah, this song you're up here again.

[9:50] Is it the TV? Is it that TV?

[9:53] You think it's resistance?

[9:55] Is it one?

[10:04] All right, well, we're going to continue on.

[10:08] Yeah, we're going to reintroduce ourselves.

[10:11] Sarlene Hilo.

[10:13] I am the president of CSCA chapter 128.

[10:18] Sorry.

[10:19] Tiffany Hannah, first vice president.

[10:21] CSCA.

[10:21] 128.

[10:23] Nikola, take us second vice president.

[10:25] CSCA chapter 128.

[10:27] Oh, I'm starting.

[10:29] It's changing it up.

[10:30] She's thought it's open for.

[10:31] Good evening, everyone.

[10:32] Welcome back.

[10:33] The beginning of the school year is always hectic.

[10:36] This year it seems crazier than usual.

[10:37] New phone systems, brand new leadership, removal of parents square without an appropriate and well-communicated transition to the new process

[10:45] and system.

[10:46] Students passwords being changed, parents frantically calling schools at the DO for information.

[10:51] It was rough.

[10:52] For some of us, things are smoothing out as we are entering our second week.

[10:56] Hopefully, next year's start will be smoother with just the usual fires to put out ironic, isn't it?

[11:03] The high point is that the new phone system is great.

[11:06] It's so much better than the old one.

[11:08] The calls are clear and interference free.

[11:11] Yolanda Pranza being moved to IT from the front seeing so strange, especially after the board

[11:16] gave a clear directive about the importance of access.

[11:19] The front office is often unlit and unstaffed.

[11:22] There is no one to greet parents and visitors.

[11:24] No one to let in the mailman, FedEx, UPS, SNCOE, County Delivery, or receive important deliveries.

[11:32] We must be mindful that the district office is a public building, but access has been cut off from the public.

[11:38] We have had countless people tell us how much they dislike this new arrangement.

[11:42] Having to get a hold of the right person to let you in, slash review is a challenge.

[11:47] If the person you need to see is not at their desk, you can't get in.

[11:51] People have to wait in the cold for someone to answer.

[11:54] If the person is on the phone, at a school site, or has the day off, you can't get inside the building for assistance.

[12:01] Well, Sharon, I experienced this the day that we went to the DO for retirement celebration.

[12:07] We tried to contact several departments and no one was at their desk to open the door.

[12:11] I can say it was frustrating and I am a district employee.

[12:15] I also experienced a person coming for a job interview and they were so confused with the

[12:19] process of who to call and then no one answered.

[12:22] It's a sharp.

[12:23] Sharon had to call HR, I'm sorry, it just seems cold and unwelcoming.

[12:29] We need to have you along to back in the front.

[12:31] We miss her warm greetings and helpful attitude.

[12:34] We were very appreciative of the quick PDDA on August 10th.

[12:38] We had so much to get done at the sites in our thankful that PDDA ended quickly.

[12:43] All the presentations were professional and fun.

[12:49] CSEA Chapter 128 extends a heartfelt thank you to all of our classified employees that work

[12:56] throughout the summer in various departments.

[12:58] Our maintenance and custodial staff, including the summer work crew, our district office staff,

[13:04] our classified employees, supporting the summer programs of ESY and Big Lift, inspiring

[13:09] summers.

[13:11] Those, these dedicated employees, worked tirelessly to provide safe, clean, and enriching

[13:16] environments ensuring our students and schools were fully prepared for success on day

[13:21] one.

[13:22] CSHF-128 is proud of all our above and beyond recipients.

[13:26] Our classified employees are dedicated, hardworking people who care about our students, our schools, and our community.

[13:33] CSEA will continue the shine, a spotlight on Pacific School District's wonderful classified employees.

[13:39] We believe that the hard work, the dedication and the contribution of our valued classified employees should be celebrated and rewarded.

[13:47] Union proud, Union Strong.

[13:50] This summer, our Union said goodbye to the most senior member, Barbara Smith.

[13:56] Barbara Smith retired after 47 years in our district. The whole that she has left behind

[14:03] will be hard to fill. I find myself nearly every day thinking of a question that I would ask her.

[14:11] Even though Tiffany and I went to her retirement party here at the district office,

[14:16] we still can't believe she's gone.

[14:24] It is my absolute honor to stand here today.

[14:27] To celebrate someone who quite literally has helped shape the fabric of our school district,

[14:34] for 47 years, Barbara Smith has been the backbone of our district and our school community.

[14:41] While teachers and administrators are so often in the spotlight,

[14:46] it's our dedicated classified staff who keep the wheels turning.

[14:50] For nearly half a century, Barbara Smith has shown up without fail.

[14:54] Often before the sun comes up, with one primary mission to support our

[15:00] Our students, our staff, and our schools. Think about the sheer scale of 47 years of service that's

[15:08] nearly five decades. It means that Barbara has seen generations of students grow up, graduate,

[15:17] return as parents, or even as colleagues, myself included. It means navigating decades of

[15:24] technological shifts, structural changes, leadership changes, and educational trends,

[15:30] remaining in the movable pillar of reliability through it all.

[15:35] Whether ensuring all new student enrollments and returning verification are finalized,

[15:40] filling out crucial annual reports, making sure our student information systems and

[15:45] call pads are functioning and communicating properly, making sure that attendance and discipline

[15:51] reporting and report cards are done properly each year and please know that these are just a few

[15:57] of the duties that she faithfully executed. Barbara's impact is immeasurable in this district.

[16:04] The true testament of Barbara's career isn't just the work that was done but it's the dedication

[16:10] and the work ethic in which it was completed. We have all benefited from that steady and deep

[16:18] institutional knowledge and her commitment to excellence. Barbara, you have given this

[16:24] district your time, your energy, and your heart. As you step into this next

[16:31] well-deserved chapter of retirement, please know that your legacy is securely

[16:37] woven into the history of this district. You are deeply missed and your impact

[16:43] that will be felt for generations to come.

[16:47] Thank you for 47 years of unmatched service.

[16:51] Thank you for the love and the dedication

[16:53] to our Pacifica community at large.

[16:56] There's not one family in this town

[16:59] that has not benefited from your commitment.

[17:03] We congratulate you on your retirement.

[17:05] Thank you.

[17:12] Thank you, CSEA, moving on to 9C.

[17:16] People wishing to address the board.

[17:18] we have one card. Travis Shane.

[17:25] Thanks. Hi.

[17:29] Yes, you can step up to the podium and speak to us.

[17:32] Thank you. Hi. My name is Travis Shaw. I'm a parent at Sunset Ridge Elementary. And I just

[17:39] wanted to come today and ask for more communication around what's happening with Sunset Ridge

[17:44] and with ocean shore schools.

[17:47] Last year, the lines were really blurred between the schools

[17:50] and we saw intermixed students in classes.

[17:53] There was kind of shared programming.

[17:55] We had all shared events at the two schools.

[17:58] And if I like, we were just moving inevitably towards being

[18:01] one school, which I was fine with.

[18:04] It was a surprise.

[18:05] What happened last year, but ultimately,

[18:06] it was like, OK, that's where we're going.

[18:07] It doesn't really matter what school my child is a part of,

[18:10] because they're sort of one.

[18:12] Um, this year we come in and coming into the first day of school this year we find out actually they're being separated again, and there's this hard line drawn.

[18:22] Um, and I hear a lot of questions coming up from parents around, um, is this going to mean things around what programs we have access to.

[18:31] It already means something around, um, being in split grade classes, which is happening at ocean shore and not at sunset region, suddenly it matters, um, which side of that divide your on.

[18:41] which last year, it seems like it wouldn't have mattered.

[18:45] So again, I understand there's reasons for what's happening, but I don't know the decisions that are being made in advance.

[18:53] I don't think other parents do, and I don't know where we're going with this.

[18:58] My personal feeling has always been that I'd rather have one great school together,

[19:03] than sort of have two separate schools with this hard wall and sort of taking a choosing which side we're on.

[19:08] But regardless of where we go, I would just love to be getting more information and getting information in advance around what's happening and why that is.

[19:19] And help us plan for the future and be able to say which of these schools do I want to be at if it is going to matter and what are the real implications of it.

[19:28] Thank you.

[19:38] Thank you.

[19:39] finance and communications. Okay, besides attending the special meeting, I don't have anything.

[19:50] This summer, I gave me more time to be able to go do walk through some of the construction

[19:55] site for the workforce housing and it's coming along. There might be some pictures later on in

[20:00] the presentation and I was able to go out there each week and then I'm looking forward to the

[20:13] I was able to go to the PDD day before students started school and I went to Ocean Chore

[20:22] Sunset Ridge for the first day of school which was really fun.

[20:25] I'm glad that I could be helpful letting the adults know who their child's teachers were

[20:29] and point them in the right direction.

[20:32] I want to acknowledge the work that the staff was asked to do around class placements

[20:36] at the end of the year last year teachers and staff decided which students would be in

[20:41] class. Late in the summer they were directed to reorganize those classes so students would be separated

[20:47] which was going in a different direction than all the work we did to bring the communities together.

[20:53] Whether or not staff was on board with this they did work to rearrange the classes and prepared to

[20:59] welcome them to school. School started, teachers were building relationships, started building relationships

[21:04] and routines and then have been asked to consider changing those placements again.

[21:09] I just want to recognize that asking this really late is disruptive to school.

[21:17] And I also just want to say that I appreciate that the decision to separate students was corrected.

[21:29] And I just want to thank the teachers and staff in very nice.

[21:34] the principal and the admin because they've been asked to absorb uncertainty and I know that that

[21:42] is a lot of work. I had the privilege of meeting Richard Burrera this summer who is the candidate

[21:48] for California Superintendent of Public Instruction. He shared with me some successes in his approach

[21:56] to bettering schools in San Diego where he's from and I got to share struggles. Our district has

[22:01] with funding. He said he's looking forward to learning more about the inequities of state funding

[22:06] and he's also looking forward to getting leaders connected and collaborating to improve our

[22:11] schools.

[22:14] I also attended a meeting with Clean Coalition, a group that has facilitated solar

[22:20] projects for cities, counties, and school districts. It hasn't been determined if solar is something

[22:26] Our district can benefit from, but I appreciate that this conversation.

[22:33] That's it.

[22:39] I've had the opportunity to meet with some of the trustees and cabinet members for the one-on-ones. I've been at all the school

[22:46] sites, some multiple times, and we continued to meet with the San Mateo team regarding our fiscal stability.

[22:56] And I also had the great opportunity to see the teachers' in action at Ortega Openhouse and looking forward

[23:03] to the next open houses occurring tomorrow and next week.

[23:08] So, thank you.

[23:09] I skipped two things.

[23:10] Can I go?

[23:11] Can I just say two more things?

[23:13] I just want to say that I received emails about the hiring

[23:16] of a counselor at IBL and I understand how important this is.

[23:20] It's my understanding.

[23:21] They are starting on Monday and that's a

[23:29] 10 information items.

[23:31] 10 A forward focus.

[23:33] A year of stability, fiscal overview, state of the district

[23:36] and strategic roadmap, speaker,

[23:39] Chris Bowman, Dr. Chris Bowman.

[24:22] Thank you, Board of Trustees.

[24:24] Members of the public, staff from PSD,

[24:27] we're really glad that you're here today.

[24:29] I wanted to do a short overview

[24:32] of where we are as a district moving from the 25 to 26 school year.

[24:38] And a quick review of Dr. Demakes, the fiscal stability plan,

[24:42] and also the strategic review of some of the things

[24:45] that we have initiated beginning in 2425 and then continuing that through 2526 and moving

[24:53] even stronger into 2627. I have trying to look at what we can do with the Ford focus for the

[25:03] district and what that means is where are we now? Where do we want to be? What do we want things to

[25:09] look like? And we want to make sure that we put a hundred percent of our energy into our students

[25:15] and staff, and where they need to go, not necessarily where we have been looking at the information

[25:21] and continuing to move forward.

[25:26] The priorities that had been selected during the 25-26 school year, and then moving on throughout

[25:34] a season of 24-25, 25-26, we're seeing that consistency. We're continuing to expand the

[25:40] TSS programming, and you'll see the development and published,

[25:45] seeing a published handbook for NTSS.

[25:48] We continue to maximize grant funds.

[25:51] We've got additional grants this year that will be put in place with ACEs

[25:56] and give forward and unite tutoring.

[25:59] And then we are also trying to ensure that there's consistency

[26:02] and connectivity across all of the different school sites.

[26:07] And that's through our professional development.

[26:08] Making sure that everyone has access to the resources and that everyone is trained and has the knowledge to look for those resources and use them to enhance either at home at school or our staff members and the classrooms.

[26:25] Some of the achievements from the 25 to 26 school year, we continue to implement the ELA curriculum.

[26:32] We also purchase multilingual language funder literacy support through our OpenCourt Programming and Reading Fluency.

[26:42] We also were able to purchase and put in the third edition of Bridges Mathematics, which is the alignment to the new math framework,

[26:54] and so we're a little bit ahead of schedule and being able to put that into place.

[26:58] And then we continued to modernize the district digital presence.

[27:03] We had a new website, we also have updated our social media, our communications systems,

[27:10] and our friends were also replaced due to the exploration of the service agreement.

[27:16] And so that is all currently occurring.

[27:24] Other things from 2025 to 26, we received a request, we made a request for federal funds and state funds, and we received an extra $2 million for workforce housing and professional development and training.

[27:39] We also have multiple e-bike initiatives and traffic safety, traffic safety initiatives as well.

[27:48] Senior proud to announce that our schools were all of our schools were either in the silver or gold for the PSPBS award.

[27:56] And we're continuing to assess and grow and work towards that.

[28:00] And then we want to make sure that we are looking at our community, our facilities and enhancements.

[28:07] and we're doing that through the fit plan and our facility plan and gathering and put at this phase.

[28:16] Am I bringing this back to the three goals that we had when we started meeting with the budget collaborative

[28:23] and then centering these goals into the future and we wanted the focus to be

[28:29] eliminating deficit spending, considering future compensation and enhancing school programs.

[28:36] One of the things that will help us with the fiscal stability this year is the

[28:42] Pacifica School District's Guantany movie from LCFF funded

[28:46] apportionment through ADA funding and we'll be moving to basic aid funding which

[28:51] does provide us with the chunk of additional funds this year.

[28:56] Unfortunately, we're very close to the LCFF and we're monitoring it closely because if we

[29:05] the payments are not the same so we could have cash flow problems.

[29:09] To alleviate this to plan ahead,

[29:13] Chuck and the CBO in working with Sanctuary County

[29:16] will be developing both an LCFF budget

[29:19] and also a basic aid budget

[29:22] so that we're prepared if there is a flip-flop

[29:25] and whatever we need to put into place

[29:27] and we can continue on if there's not a flip-flop

[29:31] in the basic aid going back to LCFF funding.

[29:38] One of the things that happens whenever you are close and you go from basic aid to LCFF, you risk a cash flow, and that would be a direct item that we're worried about, because you don't receive the same payment allowance monthly when you go back and forth.

[29:57] We're also continuing to look at challenges regarding...

[30:03] And we have a recruitment plan and a contractual rejection plan being created and drafted and we'll be putting that out for input from the staff, the community and looking at what we can do as a whole to decrease our contractual costs and to see how we can recruit more individuals to be part of the PSD team and not going through agencies.

[30:32] The other part of our three goals was the enhanced programming and we have continued to

[30:39] work towards enhancing our programs. Some of the things that we have worked on this year and

[30:45] will be on place, we continue to do the new curriculum and technology rollout. And we also have

[30:53] an elementary social studies curriculum that was recently purchased replacing our curriculum from

[30:58] 2002. This was a finding on the William Audit last year and some happy to say this will help

[31:06] also rectify the concerns found in the William Audit. We also have used grant money and purchase

[31:13] sips reading intervention, which was in some of our schools but not all grade levels. They have

[31:20] been purchased to help our RTI teachers or general education teachers or special education teachers

[31:25] of staff run interventions for any of our struggling readers district wide.

[31:31] We also worked very closely with PPE, excuse me, Pacifica Education Fund and expanding our

[31:38] science for scientists program.

[31:40] I'm happy to announce that we'll see that program going into our elementary schools and

[31:45] to our sixth grade classes, which is new for this year as well.

[31:51] One of the things that I hope in that will alleviate some of the problems we've seen with

[32:27] information and a metric system, looking at that, and we will continue to do that each month

[32:32] as this is a new program for partnering with the D.R.J. in fingerprint e-mith boys and girls

[32:37] club.

[32:39] We also are going to use our student information system and track the D.R.J. Clarence

[32:44] status and many schools that was done through a Google Doc or an Excel sheet, but when

[32:52] have students and families new from one school site to another site that information would not travel

[32:58] or may not travel and so by putting it into our student information system anyone who has access

[33:06] to that system at the school site can confirm that the individual does have DOJ parents and has

[33:12] their fingerprints checked.

[33:18] We are also although not enough we are happy that we were able to

[33:23] work with all of our labor parties and our unrepresentative management and executive assistants.

[33:30] I would love to be able to do more and we hope we get that there through the next year

[33:36] and the year after that.

[33:39] But we LSEA did agree to the 2526 at 3%.

[33:46] The 26 and 27 year, that's a type of has not been decided for LSEA, but the 2526 will.

[33:54] CSEA agreed to both 2526, set a 3% increase and 2627, and that was also for unrepresented

[34:04] management group, and that's our principles, directors, cabinet members, and then we have two

[34:16] six, where those retro payments will be sent and earliest, we're hoping for a October date.

[34:24] We're working with the district now to have the un-represented management group and the

[34:29] executive assistant group be part of the board approval and currently their AB 1200 forms

[34:36] are with the district.

[34:38] Here we are, excuse me, with the county require a 10 day review, so you will hopefully see them

[34:43] at the next September of 19th board meeting.

[34:52] Some big events coming up is we have the parcel tax renewal,

[34:55] not only ready that would affect our outdoor school,

[34:59] but the parcel tax renewal also pays for our counselors

[35:03] and our library media technicians.

[35:06] This does not have, this is just the renewal of the parcel tax.

[35:10] It has not had any language changed.

[35:13] So the money, a lot of it,

[35:15] past but continue to get to outdoor schools, the counselors, the libraries and the media technicians.

[35:23] And then we also have an election coming up in November where we have multiple candidates

[35:29] for a two year term candidate as a board of trustee and we have the 2006 election for

[35:36] four term candidates for a year term candidate as well. So a lot of things happening coming up

[35:42] on this next board and the next election for our board trustees

[35:46] and for our parcel tasks.

[35:51] This was to be a quick overview,

[35:54] and I'm happy to answer questions

[35:56] or if there's additional information

[35:57] that you would like to see,

[35:58] I'm happy to arrange that for any future meeting

[36:02] or anything you would like for us to look into.

[36:05] Are there any questions at this time?

[36:09] Um, will you just repeat the part about who will have access to the DOJ records?

[36:16] The, so they will go into our state and information system.

[36:20] So our school secretaries, the admin assistants and specific departments and the principals and administrators at the all the sites including the district office.

[36:32] There's no change in the number of people are accessed.

[36:36] It's just for putting using the system to a fuller intent because it has this option that we haven't used before.

[36:44] Okay, and then boys and girls club is going to help facilitate parents through the process.

[36:48] It's a bigger printing process.

[36:49] Thank you.

[36:50] It's really spread the process up and helped with some of our after school programs and individuals needing to get

[36:58] figure print and D.R.J. check and we've been very lucky and Tom Staffer was instrumental in getting that partnership along with Catherine and I think that's it for them sure there's bugs because it's brand new but it's going well.

[37:15] So would they just have access to whether or not they had a background check but they wouldn't have be able to dig into the background.

[37:21] No, there was just no notice that five of us who just what I was done are not right and then if it would be that we'd have somebody who originally

[37:30] Clear it and didn't clear with that knowledge when we received it. We can go into the system and it will affect all the sites to remove that access, where before we did have one location where that was and so this will allow us to have one mean source of it.

[37:46] And then with the basic aid in the LCFF that can flip flop for quite a while. Do you have any timing on that?

[37:52] or weeds, we don't, I will say that Chuck and Cemetery County are looking at all the different options.

[38:03] They're not sure if we will flip or not because as we speak, the houses in the area and property value are going up.

[38:11] But if we have any slight fall or we stay stagnant depending on the ratio we could go back to the LCFF funding,

[38:21] we're going to plan for both.

[38:22] No, with that flip could have flipped in the middle of the year, or I mean it, it would flip at the beginning of the next year.

[38:31] Yeah, so that's that correct, John.

[38:33] Or pay me to

[38:37] the follow-up year.

[38:39] Thank you for clarification.

[38:43] Any other questions?

[38:46] Thank you.

[38:48] Thank you.

[38:50] Moving on.

[38:51] Adam Tensy, ESS teaching and learning presentation.

[38:56] Catherine prisons, prisons key.

[39:00] Presently.

[39:03] Good

[39:09] evening, trustees.

[39:11] I'm here to give the board and cabinet and the public a brief update on some of the teaching and learning

[39:19] already underway this year, particularly around literacy and leadership development.

[39:28] One theme I shared with the staff on our opening day is that grant funding, grant funding isn't free money.

[39:37] It's earned trust.

[39:39] And when we use our funding well, demonstrate results and follow through on our commitments, it can open doors to future opportunities.

[39:47] And we're seeing something really exciting already happening here in Pacifica.

[39:55] So our success with the big lift,

[39:58] Help physician Pacifica for this new investment that's coming in from the give forward foundation.

[40:04] It allows us to expand focus on literacy from TK3, which was the big lift focus all the way through eighth grade.

[40:12] And even more importantly, this isn't just about teacher training anymore.

[40:16] It supports the whole system, our teachers, our principles, and even our district leadership.

[40:22] So,

[40:26] we kicked off the work this summer by hosting core learnings two-day leadership for literacy institute.

[40:32] Our principles and district leaders learned alongside colleagues from Cabrillo District and LaHonda Pascadero,

[40:39] which gave us a wonderful opportunity to build a regional learning community.

[40:43] And I do want to call out the principles that are here today, our fabulous five,

[40:47] who gave up two days of the precious time right before the beginning of the school year to be present for that learning.

[41:00] So these two days, this institute was intentional about leadership learning, rather than just presenting classroom strategies, it really helped build common knowledge around the science of reading.

[41:14] But we also looked at the conditions that leaders need to create so that strong literacy instruction can take root and be sustained.

[41:29] And this wasn't just a sit-and-get professional learning that ended when those two days were over.

[41:36] Each leader moved from understanding to examining their current systems, to identifying priorities,

[41:43] and ultimately towards a concrete 90-day action plan.

[41:48] And that action piece is really what is most important to us.

[41:55] So this is just the beginning.

[41:57] Our principles will continue this work through core learning alongside their teachers throughout the year.

[42:02] More work with reading Fundamentals Leader Institute and receive executive coaching personalized for each of them in their school sites throughout the year.

[42:11] So what we're really building here is coherence between what the teachers are learning and what their leaders are learning about how to support that instruction.

[42:24] Now, give forward has also made another leadership investment available to Pacifica through the

[42:31] Bay Catalyst Fellowship.

[42:33] This is a two-year systems-level leadership development program offered in partnership with

[42:38] Kambiar Catalyst.

[42:40] Kambiar Catalyst is nationwide and this Bay Catalyst is the localized just for the Bay Area

[42:45] Fellowship.

[42:46] I am pleased to share that I applied and was selected to participate in the 26-28 cohort.

[42:51] So Pacifica will have a representative learning alongside system leaders across the Bay Area.

[42:57] So when Trustee Hart mentioned leaders learning together, we are now connected into another network to help us with that.

[43:05] And like our core work, the fellowship is fully funded by give forward, so there's no cost to the district for our participation.

[43:12] This

[43:16] fellowship includes executive coaching, systems, design work, collaboration with other

[43:22] Bay Area leaders, and access to national experts.

[43:27] So one component that I'm especially excited about is that there is an action impact

[43:31] project included in that two-year plan, and because the work will be grounded in Pacifica

[43:38] here, it's for our Pacifica world, our challenge here, it's not just a theoretical exercise.

[43:43] So, I will be choosing something to look at in Pacifica, work with these leaders across the Bay Area and be able to present a project.

[43:56] So, ultimately, this is why I wanted to bring the fellowship to the board's attention tonight, because the benefit isn't simply just professional development for one person.

[44:05] The intent is to bring learning back to Pacifica to strengthen our systems here to build our internal capacity and to improve the conditions that support teaching and learning right here.

[44:18] So the goal really is pretty simple. It's stronger systems that lead to better outcomes for students. And we know that and I think that

[44:25] It's been one of our challenges to get coherent about that and be consistent, and I really feel like we're being positioned in a way that we never have before.

[44:37] So when we look at all these opportunities together, from the big lift, to give forward, to core learning, and now they catalyst, you can see how one successful investment can lead to another.

[44:48] And we are grateful for that trust, we take seriously our responsibility to turn these opportunities into lasting improvements for our Pacifica students.

[44:58] Thank you.

[45:00] Thank you. That's really exciting stuff. I love the, I love systems and I'm excited that

[45:10] steps from systems are in the works.

[45:13] Thank you. Thank you. Any questions? Okay.

[45:20] We're moving on to 11 action items. A superintendent compensation.

[45:28] At the February 25th, 2026, Board meeting prior to its approval, the Board made adjustments to Dr.

[45:35] Berman's employment contract, including the removal of monthly automobile allowance, which was in lieu of mileage expense reimbursement.

[45:44] To clarify that Dr. Berman is entitled to mileage expense reimbursement for travel within the district.

[45:50] It is recommended that the following language be added to Dr. Berman's contract at Section 7.

[45:57] expenses. The district or shall reimburse the Supreme tenant for travel to destinations within the district in accordance with

[46:05] ed code 44032 based upon her submissions of the proper district mileage reimbursement forms. And the then prevailing IRS mileage reimbursement rates. Any questions?

[46:21] Do I have a motion to approve the addition of the proposed language to Superintendent Bowman's contract?

[46:32] Do I have a second?

[46:33] I'll in favor please raise your hand.

[46:35] Motion passes 3-0.

[46:48] 11B consolidated application.

[46:53] 202627.

[46:54] Katherine Presidency.

[47:01] Thank you.

[47:02] The consolidated application or conapp is prepared in conjunction with the L-CAT process.

[47:08] Funding from the various programs is documented in the L-CAP and the L-CAP Federal

[47:13] Addendum.

[47:15] Educational partners and community involvement meetings are conducted throughout the

[47:18] L-CAP process each year, up to the final review and approval by the school board.

[47:24] The L-CAP L-CAP Federal Addendum and the Kahnap are reviewed and approved by the school board.

[47:30] So it is the recommendation that the board approved the 2627 consolidated application to the

[47:36] the California State Department of Education.

[47:39] Are there any questions?

[47:42] Do I have a motion to approve the consolidated application?

[47:46] Second, all in favor, please raise your hands,

[47:50] motion passes, 30.

[47:54] Item 11c, approval of the 2026-27 outdoor education contract.

[48:01] The San Mateo County Office of Education

[48:03] in cooperation with local schools and the San Francisco YMCA

[48:07] at Jones Gulch, conducts an award-winning environmental science education program. Every year,

[48:15] all fifth graders in Pacifica School District participate free of charge in this week-long program.

[48:21] All the costs for participation are paid with Pacifica School District's parcel tax funds.

[48:27] It is the recommendation that the Board approved the 2627 outdoor education contract with the

[48:40] I just noticed, I think it is later in the spring, but that all the consent agenda we had,

[48:47] all of the schools except Cabello on the make sure that Cabello was not forgotten.

[48:51] So I'm assuming that's in the spring.

[48:52] That is correct.

[48:53] So they'll have to be on another.

[48:55] Yes.

[48:55] And Senator.

[48:56] You'll see me again.

[49:02] Do I have a motion to prove it?

[49:04] Second.

[49:06] All in favor, please raise your hands.

[49:07] Motion passes.

[49:08] Three zero.

[49:10] Thank you.

[49:16] Okay, item 11D, approval to hire coordinator of strategic initiatives and grant planning,

[49:22] principal of Ingrid Blyce, and vice principal of guidance and learning for ocean shore

[49:27] sunset bridge, Rachel Romo.

[49:30] Good evening, Board of Trustees and Dr. Bowman.

[49:33] This item requests formal approval to 0.3 key administrative leaders for the 2026-2027

[49:39] school year. Kathy Alderson is the coordinator of Strategic Innovatives, Initiatives, and Grant

[49:45] Planning, Giam, Jean-Jerry as Principal of Ingrid B. Lacey Middle School, and Jared Bosnich

[49:51] as Vice Principal of Guidance and Learning for Ocean Shore and Sunset Ridge Schools.

[49:56] Each candidate brings extensive educational experience and specialized leadership that directly

[50:01] align with our district goals and student support needs. The proposed salaries follow the

[50:06] approved, certificated management, salary schedule, and district leadership recommends board approval to finalize these appointments.

[50:14] Are there any questions?

[50:20] Do I have a motion to approve?

[50:27] Motion passes three zero.

[50:29] Thank you.

[50:30] We're lucky to have two of those leaders in the audience now.

[50:33] They would like to wave.

[50:36] Congratulations.

[50:36] You'll see them at the back of the school night as well.

[50:45] Item 11, E teacher induction agreement, 202627.

[50:50] Great to remember.

[50:51] So this action item requests for approval for the 2026, 2027 teacher induction agreement with the same

[50:57] TAMO county office of education.

[50:59] This tier program is required by the state for newly credential teachers to earn their clear credentials

[51:04] in as proven essential for improving teacher, retention through targeted coaching and professional

[51:10] development. Be anticipate supporting approximately eight participating teachers this

[51:15] school year with an estimated total cost between $45,000 to $200 in $75,000. It is recommended

[51:22] that the board approve this agreement to ensure our new educators receive the required mentoring

[51:27] and credentialing support.

[51:31] Are there any questions on this item?

[51:36] Do I have a motion to approve the

[51:38] your end up induction agreement for 2026-27.

[51:44] Second.

[51:45] Well, in favor please raise your hand. Motion passes 30.

[51:49] Thank you. Item 11F Resolution 2026-08-19, a recomb looked at interest

[51:56] code, BB-927-0, by any overview of COI speaker,

[52:05] Thank you, again, nice to see you this evening.

[52:09] The 11F resolution, 2026819A.

[52:13] We've got as regard in the conflict of interest code,

[52:16] BB-920.

[52:19] The governing board is required to adopt a conflict of interest code

[52:22] and compliance with government code,

[52:24] H-7300, H-713 of the Political Reform Act.

[52:29] pursuant to

[52:30] C-C-R-18730, the requirements are satisfied if the district adopts a conflict of interest code by incorporating

[52:39] two C-C-R-18703.

[52:43] Board members and does not need to employees must narrowly file the statement of economic interest

[52:48] form pursuant to the disclosure of the district's conflict of interest. It is recommended

[52:53] that the Board of Doc Resolution, 2026, 08, 19a, and adopt an adoption, a conflict of interest

[53:02] code. Any questions? Is this different than the form of 700?

[53:17] Okay, so it's related, it's related.

[53:20] Okay, thank you.

[53:21] So it's for those who couldn't hear us connected.

[53:24] One part is the actual form and make it the disclosures and the other forms.

[53:29] A lot, how a lot who has to sign the forms within that district and this would be the

[53:34] who is going to be required to sign this forms.

[53:39] Okay. Thank you. Thank you.

[53:40] Do I have a motion to approve?

[53:43] Second.

[53:44] I want paper please raise your hands. Motion passes.

[53:47] Three zero. Thank you.

[53:53] Thank you. Item 11 G resolution.

[53:56] Twenty twenty six zero eight one nine be

[53:59] reattendance awareness month September.

[54:02] Shannon Lane. Good evening.

[54:06] We're ready. Thank you for having me.

[54:07] school board, Dr. Bowman, and members of the cabinet for allowing me to present resolution

[54:12] number 206-8-19B, which recognizes them in the September as attendance awareness month.

[54:21] Here we go. Whereas regular daily school attendance is an essential foundation for academic

[54:28] achievement, social motion development, and overall student wellbeing, and whereas chronic

[54:33] absenteeism. Define by the state of California as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason,

[54:40] including excuse and excuse absences is a primary early warning indicator of academic risk

[54:46] and potential high school dropout and whereas California ed code says section 4200 mandates compulsory

[54:53] full-time education for minors and section 48205 outlines valid excuse absences emphasizing

[55:00] the importance of balancing student health and family needs with classroom instructional time.

[55:06] And whereas addressing chronic absentees and requires a comprehensive supportive

[55:11] multi-tiered system of supports rather than punitive measures, ensuring that families are

[55:16] connected with necessary resources, medical supports and community services, and whereas

[55:22] Pacific School District recognizes that reducing barriers to attendance requires collaborative

[55:27] efforts among school staff, transportation services, local health care providers,

[55:32] San Mateo County partners, and community organizations, and whereas attendance awareness

[55:38] month provides an opportunity to emphasize the vital role that parents, guardians, educators,

[55:43] and community members play in encouraging daily attendance and setting positive habits,

[55:48] starting an early childhood education. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the border

[55:52] trustees of the Pacifica School District, hereby proclaim the month of September,

[55:56] as attendance awareness month across all district schools and facilities and be

[56:00] further resolved that the Pacific Coast School District shall continue to

[56:04] promote early intervention. Early intervention strategies ensure clear and

[56:10] accessible 72-hour absence of air vacation protocols, expand short-term

[56:15] independent city options for families in need and prioritize supportive

[56:18] school attendance review board practices and be up further resolved. The

[56:23] The superintendent and district administration are authorized and directed to work alongside

[56:27] school, site administrators, teachers, support staff and community partners to implement

[56:33] student-centered attendance engagement activities throughout the school year.

[56:38] Are there any questions?

[56:40] Thank you.

[56:41] I'm glad that we're going to be acknowledging attendance.

[56:45] It's really important.

[56:48] Any questions?

[56:49] Do I have a motion to approve the day of the second?

[56:58] Thank you.

[56:59] Thank you.

[57:00] Item 11G.

[57:02] Oh, sorry.

[57:03] Item 11H.

[57:04] Resolution 2026.

[57:07] 0819C.

[57:07] Authorized signatures.

[57:09] Speaker is check.

[57:11] Good

[57:15] evening and thank you.

[57:17] I'm Chuck Needle for the new assistant superintendent of business services.

[57:25] leaving before the most exciting action item of the evening.

[57:31] As my first official function before you,

[57:34] tonight's resolution identifies signers on our bank accounts

[57:39] and removes folks who are no longer authorized to do that.

[57:43] So it's in state ed code that any time an order is drawn on funds of a school district

[57:48] that either the majority of a board or an authorized or designated signer

[57:52] signer who has to be an employee of the school district must sign for those funds and so tonight's resolution

[57:59] identifies those signers

[58:01] as

[58:02] Superintendent Bowman myself

[58:05] Catherine Prishensy Rachel Romo and Jose Quintana as those persons who may sign and it removes from any existing

[58:13] List which may include the names of Heather Olson, Josephine Peterson

[58:18] we'll lose the Carla Chavez Torres and John Bardfield as it removes them as authorized

[58:24] signers for all district bank accounts. If there are no questions then the recommendation

[58:30] is to adopt this resolution. Do I have a motion to, this is like great, this is not

[58:37] pretty far. We're catching up, okay. I was gonna say some of those names go back, very far, very far.

[58:44] Yes. Yeah. Do I have a motion to adopt resolution 2026 0198? Second. Well, in paper, please raise your hands motion.

[58:53] Because this is 30. Thank you. Thank you. Get it done.

[59:01] I just had the wrong resolution. Sorry.

[59:03] That was for 2026 0819c motion and second. Sorry. I want this. Thank you. Sorry about that.

[59:13] Thank you.

[59:15] Thank you.

[59:16] Okay.

[59:19] Item number 12 Board of Trustees and

[59:22] Superintendents recap and future agenda items.

[59:35] Anything here.

[59:45] For our tentative future agenda items,

[59:47] it includes educational support,

[59:51] department,

[59:52] educational support services department update.

[59:55] We'll also be doing a public hearing on textbooks.

[59:58] Thanks.

[59:59] We will see you next time.

[1:00:00] The approval of the meeting conferred AB 1200 for confidential and unrepresented management groups, and then you'll also be seeing updates and our first read of policies and all of the areas and departments.

[1:00:24] This meeting is adorned at 704.

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