1 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:01,640 Check, 2 00:12:01,420 --> 00:12:02,440 one, two, my check. 3 00:22:26,540 --> 00:22:27,180 6.02. 4 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:59,280 We have received a request from Board Member Richardson Bailey to participate in this meeting remotely. Board Member Richardson Bailey is requesting remote participation due to illness, which, according to legal counsel, qualifies as, quote, just cause under government code section 54953. The board need not take action on this request, but Board Member Richardson Bailey is required to state on the record prior to any action at this meeting, whether any other individuals 18 years of age or older are present in the room at the remote location with the board members. 5 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:04,200 member and the general nature of the board members' relationship with any such individuals. 6 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:08,760 Before proceeding, board member Richardson Bailey, please make the required disclosure at this 7 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:09,020 time. 8 00:23:16,390 --> 00:23:22,210 I could barely hear her do I need to say something? 9 00:23:22,790 --> 00:23:31,670 Yes, only if there's somebody 18 or over with you where you are and the remote attendants. 10 00:23:31,670 --> 00:23:33,030 No, just my fur babies. 11 00:23:33,550 --> 00:23:33,790 OK. 12 00:23:34,130 --> 00:23:34,770 Thank you. 13 00:23:35,890 --> 00:23:37,070 Roll call, please. 14 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:42,800 Here. 15 00:23:43,660 --> 00:23:44,200 Scott Harden. 16 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:44,680 Here. 17 00:23:45,220 --> 00:23:45,720 Inverly Kelly. 18 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:46,500 Here. 19 00:23:47,220 --> 00:23:48,240 Richard from Bailey. 20 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:49,540 Here. 21 00:23:50,020 --> 00:23:50,980 Patrice Marshall McKenzie. 22 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:51,920 Here. 23 00:23:52,660 --> 00:23:53,580 Dr. Germain Velasquez. 24 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:54,160 Present. 25 00:23:54,660 --> 00:23:55,700 Tina Fredericks. 26 00:23:56,460 --> 00:23:56,780 Here. 27 00:23:57,280 --> 00:23:58,140 Richard Blanco. 28 00:23:58,500 --> 00:23:58,680 Here. 29 00:23:59,420 --> 00:24:00,020 And this one there. 30 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:01,120 Here. 31 00:24:04,180 --> 00:24:05,560 Is there any public comment today? 32 00:24:07,730 --> 00:24:08,170 How many? 33 00:24:08,170 --> 00:24:09,030 This 34 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:22,860 makes nine, three minutes. 35 00:24:25,700 --> 00:24:29,680 The Board of Education acknowledges receded public comments by email. 36 00:24:30,300 --> 00:24:33,200 These comes will be made part of the permanent record of this meeting. 37 00:24:34,660 --> 00:24:44,280 First speakers that are in the room to give public comment are Francesca Mariani, followed by Sarah Poggi, followed by Jennifer Collins. 38 00:24:59,150 --> 00:24:59,750 Good evening. 39 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:06,780 Members of the Board, my name is Francesca Mariani. I am a parent of two children in PUSD. I am 40 00:25:06,780 --> 00:25:13,740 here to talk with you about the process of transformation, and in particular I am asking you to cancel 41 00:25:13,740 --> 00:25:19,840 tonight's special meeting on school consolidation. The reason I'm asking this is because the 42 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:26,880 first meeting asks, what is district transformation? But the second meeting immediately asks which 43 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:33,840 consolidation option the board prefers and went to vote. The second meeting poisons the first. 44 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:40,240 How can this be an open discussion about transformation when the next meeting already puts forward 45 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:46,480 consolidation options? Imagine bringing doctors together to determine the best long-term treatment 46 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:52,140 and rehab plan for a seriously ill patient with surgery being one possible option. 47 00:25:52,140 --> 00:25:57,340 And then, scheduling the next meeting to decide which limb to amputate. 48 00:25:57,940 --> 00:26:03,260 What does this tell the patient that the treatment discussion isn't really open? 49 00:26:04,300 --> 00:26:08,040 The outcome has already been narrowed before the diagnosis is complete. 50 00:26:09,620 --> 00:26:14,080 I hope that you are paying attention instead of looking at your phones or your computers. 51 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:20,100 Successful change leadership requires a shared vision and meaningful participation. 52 00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:24,880 people are more likely to support change when they help create it. 53 00:26:25,300 --> 00:26:28,400 I encourage you to study established change leadership frameworks. 54 00:26:29,120 --> 00:26:33,560 For example, those put forward by Carter or Kudler Ross in this particular situation. 55 00:26:34,580 --> 00:26:39,380 Please slow down, define transformation first, include us in creating the vision, 56 00:26:39,700 --> 00:26:41,820 then decide what changes are necessary. 57 00:26:43,180 --> 00:26:46,200 Strong leadership sometimes requires the courage to pause, 58 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:53,620 We consider and say that a process is moving in the wrong direction, even when that process was proposed by a colleague. 59 00:26:54,240 --> 00:27:03,220 I encourage you to have the courage to have a meaningful discussion for the first meeting and to cancel the second meeting. 60 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:04,780 Please cancel the second meeting. 61 00:27:05,140 --> 00:27:05,380 Thank you. 62 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:16,240 Good evening, board trustees and Dr. Blanco. 63 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:18,420 My name is Sarah Pogey. 64 00:27:18,420 --> 00:27:22,680 As long as we're here, talking about closing schools and violation of the Brown Act to 65 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:23,380 have some thoughts. 66 00:27:24,180 --> 00:27:28,660 The four proponents of consolidation on this board claim that consolidation will lead 67 00:27:28,660 --> 00:27:34,720 to fully staff schools with robust programming for all students, yet no data or scenarios 68 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:38,040 are presented that demonstrate that this is even remotely true. 69 00:27:38,660 --> 00:27:43,440 When asked what consolidation will look like and how these new fully staffed program-rich 70 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:47,700 schools will be funded, the four of you shrug and say the details aren't up to you. 71 00:27:47,700 --> 00:27:49,060 That's up to the staff. 72 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:52,640 The staff told you at the August 13th board meeting 73 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,780 that the data you were requesting was not presently available, 74 00:27:56,260 --> 00:27:58,440 was outside the scope of their current task, 75 00:27:58,580 --> 00:28:03,040 and would take time to gather in order for the data to be any good. 76 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:08,160 Scott pretended to listen and wax poetic about wanting community input. 77 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:12,940 Without community input, Tina tried to jam decision-making items 78 00:28:12,940 --> 00:28:15,560 into the agenda for last Thursday's meeting. 79 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:22,040 after the initial agenda was already posted, violating the Brown Act, likely hoping we wouldn't notice. 80 00:28:22,500 --> 00:28:26,080 After hearing from parents, those items were removed from the agenda. 81 00:28:26,620 --> 00:28:31,700 Now they're right back on the agenda for the special meeting called for tonight at 8.30, 82 00:28:31,900 --> 00:28:40,500 which was improperly noticed and is attempting to move on reconsiderating, reconsidering items this board has never voted on. 83 00:28:40,500 --> 00:28:46,540 The four of you plan to vote tonight to declare certain schools safe with no 84 00:28:46,540 --> 00:28:51,820 community input. You also plan to vote on what date you will vote to close schools. 85 00:28:52,140 --> 00:28:58,280 Again, you've done zero community outreach so much for rebuilding trust, right Scott? 86 00:28:59,300 --> 00:29:04,540 Yarma, you will not be a part of any process you vote on tonight and you should 87 00:29:04,540 --> 00:29:10,680 accuse yourself. Kim, your seat, is up for election. And I believe this community will 88 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:16,720 be healing with killing instead of consolidating with Kenny. Scott and Tina, you are both under 89 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:22,300 recall petition. And if you didn't take us seriously before, after last week's press 90 00:29:22,300 --> 00:29:28,040 relief release in this weekend's momentum, you both should be paying close attention now. 91 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:33,680 Tina should be paying attention and not looking down and not texting and writing while her 92 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:39,240 consider and start speaking to her. Do the right thing, save your tarnished image, resign. 93 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:44,180 Finally, see you in court next Tuesday, Tina. I'm looking forward to it. 94 00:29:54,110 --> 00:29:54,570 Good evening, 95 00:29:54,770 --> 00:29:59,970 everybody. Bear with me while I hold this gigantic sign. I want to make sure everyone- 96 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:28,040 I get to see it. I'll have it here for everyone to look at. My name is Jen Collins. I am a martial parent. In light of certain board members, absolute determination to close schools no matter what. Now seemingly repackaged as a fast track transfer of nation process, maybe to get ahead of the November election. And also in light of the attempt to mischaracterize people opposed to closures as a privileged group of white parents who care only about our own kids. 97 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,540 I'm here to provide you with an ICE update. 98 00:30:31,420 --> 00:30:38,480 We had a raid on the second day of school, seven o'clock in the morning, two blocks from Madison Elementary on Worcester and Orange Grove. 99 00:30:41,970 --> 00:30:43,190 These are the agents. 100 00:30:43,950 --> 00:30:44,930 There were six. 101 00:30:45,710 --> 00:30:48,430 There were three plateless cars and three cars with plates. 102 00:30:49,330 --> 00:30:58,470 They were in and out in less than 10 minutes, and they kidnapped a man in front of community members, including this school bus. 103 00:30:58,470 --> 00:31:00,810 that was on the street when this was happening. 104 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,240 These pictures are from my footage, I was on the ground. 105 00:31:05,900 --> 00:31:09,200 They were also here in Pasadena, at least five other times in August, 106 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:12,640 including last Sunday on Parkwood Ave, just north of Colorado, 107 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:15,720 two of the same cars from Tuesday with the same agents, 108 00:31:15,980 --> 00:31:17,400 all masked, all armed. 109 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:21,300 And they were also here again last Thursday on Allen, 110 00:31:21,460 --> 00:31:22,880 just a few blocks south of Marshall. 111 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:28,000 I surrested nearly 50,000 people in July in America, 112 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:30,560 including parents and students outside of schools. 113 00:31:30,940 --> 00:31:32,500 If you're not hearing about it, 114 00:31:33,260 --> 00:31:35,720 you can blame the mainstream media for that 115 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:37,540 and you can also blame the federal government, 116 00:31:37,540 --> 00:31:40,280 but I'm happy to provide updates if anyone wants them. 117 00:31:41,860 --> 00:31:44,860 We are absolutely seeing an increased presence in Pasadena. 118 00:31:45,140 --> 00:31:47,780 These are all cars that have been spotted here since April. 119 00:31:50,050 --> 00:31:50,630 Why am I here? 120 00:31:51,050 --> 00:31:53,530 Okay, students of color comprise more than 80% 121 00:31:53,530 --> 00:31:55,590 of Pasadena unified with the largest group 122 00:31:55,590 --> 00:31:56,890 being Hispanic and Latino. 123 00:31:56,890 --> 00:32:02,690 These students and families are already disproportionately impacted by so many other things. 124 00:32:03,050 --> 00:32:08,810 The ice raids, the dismantling of protections for immigrants, systemic racism and discrimination, 125 00:32:09,210 --> 00:32:11,890 and the fire survivors are still fighting for justice. 126 00:32:12,550 --> 00:32:13,650 So that's why I'm here. 127 00:32:14,210 --> 00:32:20,550 Because there is solid research showing school closures also disproportionately impact students of color, period. 128 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:24,060 Thank you. 129 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:30,140 Lisa Krusey, Ashley Lincoln, Susanna Castro. 130 00:32:40,050 --> 00:32:40,690 Thank you. 131 00:32:42,110 --> 00:32:48,190 So on Saturday morning, I was alerted that we were having 132 00:32:48,190 --> 00:32:50,530 these special meetings, and I scrambled. 133 00:32:51,070 --> 00:32:57,890 I still hadn't had a chance to absorb and watch the August 27th meeting. 134 00:32:58,870 --> 00:33:05,690 And as a parent, I found your 6 p.m. meeting in agenda, and I thought, well, that's not 135 00:33:05,690 --> 00:33:06,110 that bad. 136 00:33:06,230 --> 00:33:08,490 That's really what they said they were going to do. 137 00:33:08,630 --> 00:33:10,570 They're having their committee meeting of the whole. 138 00:33:12,130 --> 00:33:15,290 And then I found out that that was followed by an 830 meeting. 139 00:33:17,070 --> 00:33:20,570 And I thought, well, now I understand why people are freaking out. 140 00:33:21,450 --> 00:33:30,930 this is so insane. It's counter to what the replacement resolution said that it was doing. 141 00:33:31,630 --> 00:33:42,510 It's not trying to rebuild trust. It seems like some of you just think this is inconvenience. 142 00:33:42,790 --> 00:33:47,570 You just have to check boxes on a piece of paper and say we had these meetings. 143 00:33:47,570 --> 00:33:55,930 We invited parents, we wrote words down, and those words are things that it says in 144 00:33:55,930 --> 00:34:00,430 memos from the Attorney General, and therefore we followed the right process. 145 00:34:01,790 --> 00:34:10,850 New public records requests came out, and Tina wrote to Dr. Blanco, no thank you unvisioning. 146 00:34:11,090 --> 00:34:15,090 You have repeatedly asked me about this, and I have repeatedly said no. 147 00:34:17,350 --> 00:34:20,630 This is an example which causes me to lose confidence. 148 00:34:21,570 --> 00:34:24,090 Please don't ask me about visioning again. 149 00:34:24,650 --> 00:34:26,770 There are more tools in the toolbox. 150 00:34:27,930 --> 00:34:32,810 Put away that tool for later after consolidation is complete. 151 00:34:34,650 --> 00:34:39,830 Well, your tool is just a big sledgehammer and it's not okay. 152 00:34:40,350 --> 00:34:42,870 We are rebuilding our community. 153 00:34:42,870 --> 00:34:46,670 we're building housing, it takes time. 154 00:34:46,910 --> 00:34:49,010 We're getting a whole bunch of money from the state. 155 00:34:49,490 --> 00:34:51,410 This is not an emergency. 156 00:34:52,010 --> 00:34:56,630 Just because you figured out that you could get four votes 157 00:34:56,630 --> 00:34:59,970 to pass something, doesn't mean it's the best. 158 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:29,920 The best thing for us. Your own personal feelings about where schools belong, or what schools should get investments, has no bearing on what should happen in this community. PUSD has to compete. Right-wing advocates have created an environment where we have to compete with charters and privates and homeschools, and you need to listen to parents, and you need to stop with your own agendas and your own rejection. 159 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:37,680 of visioning, and I appreciate those of you that are paying attention and looking at 160 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:38,280 the community. 161 00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:40,160 Thank you very much. 162 00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:46,360 Hello. 163 00:35:46,860 --> 00:35:48,000 My name is Ashley Lincoln. 164 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:51,080 I have a fourth grader and a first grader at Don Bonito. 165 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:56,960 At the August 13th study session, board meeting, the board added a list of school consolidation 166 00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:59,300 scenarios to the data sets to consider sheet. 167 00:35:59,880 --> 00:36:03,740 Among these scenarios, it suggested that Don Bonito moved to Willard or to Webster. 168 00:36:03,740 --> 00:36:08,680 Parents, including myself, spent much of last year telling this board that moving to 169 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:13,560 a late start school like Dom Benito to an early start school like Willard is not an acceptable 170 00:36:13,560 --> 00:36:17,300 solution for working families who intentionally chose a late start school. 171 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:21,240 Well, Webster also starts at 7.50 a.m. 172 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:27,820 Two hastily thought out closure scenarios are not better than one, continuing to push the 173 00:36:27,820 --> 00:36:32,840 same or similar scenarios at every turn shows you are not hearing what the community has 174 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:35,160 to say, you are performing listening. 175 00:36:36,020 --> 00:36:37,760 To quote Resolution 2894, 176 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:40,460 whereas the board believes in taking the opportunity 177 00:36:40,460 --> 00:36:42,520 to rebel trust and engage the community 178 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:44,440 throughout the district transformation process. 179 00:36:45,380 --> 00:36:46,900 Is that what you think you're doing? 180 00:36:47,700 --> 00:36:49,920 Having one public study session with community 181 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:51,160 isn't allowed ask questions, 182 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:53,180 but is instead regulated to taking notes 183 00:36:53,180 --> 00:36:54,640 to use in future public comment. 184 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:56,600 And then when we give those comments, 185 00:36:56,980 --> 00:36:58,500 we have to give them while some of you 186 00:36:58,500 --> 00:36:59,320 are looking at your phones. 187 00:37:00,220 --> 00:37:02,240 Having one single committee of the whole meeting, 188 00:37:02,240 --> 00:37:09,860 and then in the same evening deciding what schools to close and when, when the community has had less than a week to prepare. 189 00:37:10,740 --> 00:37:15,240 At the August 13 session, some of you also mentioned that last year's process was rushed. 190 00:37:15,700 --> 00:37:20,760 Doing one study session, one committee of the whole meeting, and then deciding to close schools isn't rushing. 191 00:37:21,720 --> 00:37:28,700 Slow down. Take your time. Come to every school site that you have decided isn't worthy of your consideration 192 00:37:28,700 --> 00:37:32,460 and see the communities that you want to dismantle with your own eyes. 193 00:37:33,020 --> 00:37:37,940 This is not what a community-driven process is, and it isn't doing anything during our trust. 194 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:38,820 Thank you. 195 00:37:45,490 --> 00:37:45,870 Good evening. 196 00:37:46,510 --> 00:37:47,410 Transparency matters. 197 00:37:47,930 --> 00:37:51,410 Decisions that could shape the future of our schools for decades should be discussed 198 00:37:51,410 --> 00:37:55,490 when the greatest number of stakeholders have a meaningful opportunity to engage in. 199 00:37:55,970 --> 00:38:02,410 Special meetings don't have the same posting requirements instead of the normal 72-hour notice for regular meetings. 200 00:38:02,410 --> 00:38:12,250 If rebuilding trust is truly the board's goal, this conversation should occur when the community can fully participate, plan and are fully aware of the meetings and the items being heard. 201 00:38:12,850 --> 00:38:16,630 This process has already taken a tremendous emotional toll on our community. 202 00:38:17,190 --> 00:38:21,910 For a month's family, students and teachers have attended countless meetings, submitted public comments, 203 00:38:22,330 --> 00:38:26,250 tirelessly advocated for the schools they love and where their children are thriving. 204 00:38:26,250 --> 00:38:32,850 It has been exhausting and emotionally draining to repeatedly defend our school communities. 205 00:38:33,350 --> 00:38:34,790 Our concerns are valid. 206 00:38:35,230 --> 00:38:37,530 We deserve more than simply being heard. 207 00:38:38,610 --> 00:38:43,170 We deserve to be meaningfully reflected in the decisions that are made. 208 00:38:43,850 --> 00:38:48,110 Merging schools will affect all students, all students. 209 00:38:48,530 --> 00:38:53,190 Students at receiving schools will face overcrowding, reduce opportunities, and strain resources. 210 00:38:54,890 --> 00:39:01,190 The effects will also have, will also negatively impact student rankings, access to specialized 211 00:39:01,190 --> 00:39:04,750 programs, and ultimately college opportunities. 212 00:39:05,290 --> 00:39:12,090 The reality is, is that this consolidation will negatively alter the trajectory of our 213 00:39:12,090 --> 00:39:12,890 students' futures. 214 00:39:13,610 --> 00:39:16,750 Students will lose far more than just a school building. 215 00:39:17,070 --> 00:39:21,570 They will lose schools that serve as anchors of their communities, places where they feel 216 00:39:21,570 --> 00:39:23,410 safe, connected, supported, and seen. 217 00:39:24,090 --> 00:39:27,110 I ask the board an important question. 218 00:39:27,730 --> 00:39:30,990 If our schools had consistently remained competitively attractive and 219 00:39:30,990 --> 00:39:35,310 well maintained, would we be facing the same level of enrollment loss today? 220 00:39:35,830 --> 00:39:39,490 This district needs to be physically responsible with the funds we already have 221 00:39:39,490 --> 00:39:42,670 instead of spending a quarter of a million dollars here and there putting 222 00:39:42,670 --> 00:39:43,590 mandates on things. 223 00:39:44,290 --> 00:39:48,050 Our community has yet to see convincing evidence at school closures alone 224 00:39:48,050 --> 00:39:51,170 and provide a lasting solution to the district's financial challenges. 225 00:39:51,650 --> 00:39:56,190 Please prioritize our students and families, lead with transparency, 226 00:39:57,090 --> 00:39:59,770 meaningful community engagement and a commitment. 227 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:02,120 Welcome to strengthening our schools. Thank you. 228 00:40:05,650 --> 00:40:12,430 Thank you. Lisa Santiago, Emily Stau, Lizard McCarram. 229 00:40:18,130 --> 00:40:37,270 Lisa Santiago. Good evening, board members and community. I am a proud parent of the USD. Sadly, I continue to be disappointed with your leadership. I am in disbelief of your lack of accountability. You stated you would involve a community and execute school consolidation 230 00:40:37,270 --> 00:40:38,890 in an ethical manner. 231 00:40:39,630 --> 00:40:41,850 Once again, you are not put in students first. 232 00:40:43,530 --> 00:40:46,250 Please open your hearts and remember you are shaping the future. 233 00:40:46,790 --> 00:40:48,450 Your actions will have lasting effects. 234 00:40:49,190 --> 00:40:53,610 You are threatened to close schools that are racked high by US News and World Report. 235 00:40:54,210 --> 00:40:55,230 That makes no sense. 236 00:40:56,170 --> 00:41:01,230 Please do not keep turning away families from enrolling and stay in PUSD. 237 00:41:02,290 --> 00:41:04,270 This district has so much to offer. 238 00:41:04,270 --> 00:41:13,570 If we just work together, there's so much profit to be made in all the wonderful assets 239 00:41:13,570 --> 00:41:15,230 in real estate that PUSD owns. 240 00:41:15,370 --> 00:41:18,730 Please put your efforts and energy towards that. 241 00:41:19,070 --> 00:41:19,530 Thank you. 242 00:41:29,060 --> 00:41:29,700 Good evening. 243 00:41:30,100 --> 00:41:31,020 My name is Emily Stau. 244 00:41:31,240 --> 00:41:33,100 I have two children in PUSD. 245 00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:38,800 I believe that the district transformation process must include collaboration and trust. 246 00:41:39,500 --> 00:41:45,340 What I mean by collaboration is having open and productive discussions with trustees 247 00:41:45,340 --> 00:41:52,500 and community members, where everybody looks at who is speaking, where people can respect 248 00:41:52,500 --> 00:41:56,700 one another, and progress can be made that benefits the students. 249 00:41:58,100 --> 00:41:58,720 And trust. 250 00:41:59,560 --> 00:42:02,800 Many of you have cited the need to rebuild trust, and I agree. 251 00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:09,840 A board working to rebuild trust will act on community suggestions and the lessons learned 252 00:42:09,840 --> 00:42:16,940 that were discussed August 13th and slow down and fully define our transformation process 253 00:42:16,940 --> 00:42:21,320 and where we want PUSD to go before we start going there. 254 00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:28,080 Yet, despite everything that's been said and learned during the last closure process 255 00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:33,920 has been too fast and without enough data, here we are again with a hastily announced 256 00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:37,200 special meeting at 830 to vote on when to close. 257 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:43,180 That's not the behavior of a board who is truly trying to rebuild trust. 258 00:42:44,140 --> 00:42:50,660 So I'm asking to please cancel the next special meeting, delay any discussions on closures 259 00:42:50,660 --> 00:42:54,360 and consolidations until we can really define where it is we want to go. 260 00:42:54,940 --> 00:42:55,460 Thank you. 261 00:42:55,460 --> 00:42:56,220 I'll 262 00:43:05,980 --> 00:43:09,700 start it over, I want my three minutes, I'll start it again. 263 00:43:10,700 --> 00:43:13,880 Good evening, members of the board, my name is Elizabeth McCarram. 264 00:43:14,020 --> 00:43:22,160 I'm standing here tonight to formally object to the reality of both special meetings scheduled for this evening, six and eight thirty tonight. 265 00:43:22,660 --> 00:43:29,080 This board has committed a clear and distinct violation of the Brown Act and assembly bill 2257 regarding public notice. 266 00:43:29,080 --> 00:43:35,200 The agendas for these two meetings were digitally time-stamped as posted on Friday, 267 00:43:35,420 --> 00:43:41,040 9 August 28th at 9.05 pm, well after normal business hours. 268 00:43:41,380 --> 00:43:46,760 More egregiously, they were intentionally buried, while this board managed to correctly 269 00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:53,180 prominently post your upcoming special meetings for August 13th and September 10th. 270 00:43:53,180 --> 00:43:59,000 On the main special meetings portal, the August 31st meetings were left completely off 271 00:43:59,000 --> 00:43:59,500 that list. 272 00:43:59,920 --> 00:44:05,020 Instead, they were hidden inside separate calendar menu under upcoming events. 273 00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:12,920 Under California government code, an agency cannot hide a special meeting agenda inside nested 274 00:44:12,920 --> 00:44:16,340 contextual menus to evade public scrutiny. 275 00:44:16,340 --> 00:44:24,260 This is a textbook subterfuge posting because the public pathway to this agenda was obscured 276 00:44:24,260 --> 00:44:25,540 over the weekend. 277 00:44:25,940 --> 00:44:31,160 These weekend hours do not count toward a lawful 24-hour notice. 278 00:44:31,560 --> 00:44:38,620 You have failed to provide 24-hour notice in a location that is freely accessible and transparent 279 00:44:38,620 --> 00:44:39,820 to the public. 280 00:44:39,820 --> 00:44:45,760 I am handing the clerk of the board a formal demand to cure and correct under government 281 00:44:45,760 --> 00:44:54,420 code section 54960.1 because you have deprived the public of a meaningful opportunity to 282 00:44:54,420 --> 00:44:59,760 to review these agendas, I demand that this board immediately halt these proceedings. 283 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:28,180 Any and all actions taken, votes cast or deliberations held during the 6 p.m. and 8.30 meetings tonight are legally suspect and must be declared null and void. If you proceed tonight, you do so knowingly you are in violation of the law exposing this agency to litigation, voided actions and mandatory attorney fees. 284 00:45:28,180 --> 00:45:35,420 I request that this statement and my formal letter be entered completely into the official 285 00:45:35,420 --> 00:45:37,460 minutes of tonight's meetings. 286 00:45:37,860 --> 00:45:45,160 There was nothing when I walked up here, posted on this building for anybody to see when 287 00:45:45,160 --> 00:45:49,740 you time stamp this at 9 o'clock on Friday, so you better watch out. 288 00:45:50,060 --> 00:45:51,080 Thank you. 289 00:46:02,120 --> 00:46:09,060 kind of quite awarded Madam President, can I ask Dr. Blanco a question? 290 00:46:14,990 --> 00:46:16,330 I don't think 291 00:46:16,330 --> 00:46:22,370 is this pertaining what is pertaining to? It's a clarifying question based on the statement 292 00:46:22,370 --> 00:46:31,230 that was just made. Okay. Sure. Madam Superintendent, is there a council available to evaluate 293 00:46:31,890 --> 00:46:41,010 the claims that were just made and should we be seeking council prior to taking any further action this evening. 294 00:46:42,950 --> 00:46:47,890 In the meantime, if there's an answer available, then why don't we call the next speaker too? 295 00:46:48,870 --> 00:46:58,990 Sure. There is a council available but we have already spoken with them but I can call again to get another answer to the comment that was made. 296 00:47:00,330 --> 00:47:04,190 would you like to comment Ms. Montoya on the 24 hours? 297 00:47:10,670 --> 00:47:16,370 Okay, so the posting of both the agenda's were done on Friday. 298 00:47:17,370 --> 00:47:22,870 I don't have an exact time on Granicus, but I know that the way I work is I 299 00:47:23,530 --> 00:47:28,950 published the agenda's on Granicus and immediately I emailed the agenda's to the 300 00:47:28,950 --> 00:47:37,950 that I have. The emails were sent at 906 PM on Friday, so I'm assuming that 301 00:47:37,950 --> 00:47:42,630 night of fire should have been the time on Friday when I published on 302 00:47:42,630 --> 00:47:50,370 Granicus. However, I did not post the agenda outside. I completely forgot. I'm 303 00:47:50,370 --> 00:47:55,210 sorry. My coworker is in here, the person who usually works with me and the 304 00:47:55,210 --> 00:47:58,230 to print in the office and I didn't do it. 305 00:47:58,330 --> 00:48:00,950 I'm sorry, so that part, yes, it is true. 306 00:48:02,130 --> 00:48:05,110 And that was not meant to be any end diamond on Ms. Montoya at all. 307 00:48:05,250 --> 00:48:10,950 I just wanted to get a legal opinion on whether or not the plane that was made by the member of the public had validity. 308 00:48:11,810 --> 00:48:13,630 Yeah, I'll double check on that right now. 309 00:48:14,090 --> 00:48:19,550 And my comment was more requesting the Brown Act posting, which we usually follow 24 hours. 310 00:48:19,870 --> 00:48:22,270 And it does Sunday is still 24 hours. 311 00:48:24,770 --> 00:48:28,410 Okay. That's enough. We're not going to discussion. Thank you. 312 00:48:30,970 --> 00:48:45,030 Excuse me. Your conduct is disrupting the orderly conduct of this meeting. If you do not cease this behavior, you may be removed from the meeting pursuant to government code section 54957.95. Please consider this a formal warning. 313 00:48:45,030 --> 00:48:46,230 The 314 00:48:50,610 --> 00:48:52,310 next speaker is Carlyne Colner. 315 00:48:57,160 --> 00:48:58,580 Hi, good evening everyone. 316 00:48:59,860 --> 00:49:03,300 I'm actually a, it's good. 317 00:49:03,440 --> 00:49:05,360 It's a good segue because you just talk 318 00:49:05,360 --> 00:49:07,600 board member Tina Fredericks. 319 00:49:08,340 --> 00:49:11,920 And this is really about you because you are our representative 320 00:49:11,920 --> 00:49:13,840 at Hastings Ranch. 321 00:49:14,840 --> 00:49:19,640 So, board member Tina Fredericks, I'm Carlyne Colner. 322 00:49:19,640 --> 00:49:29,000 I'm here tonight, not only as a parent and community member, but as one of the many 323 00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:32,740 people who advocate to save Don Benito School. 324 00:49:33,800 --> 00:49:44,140 Last June, we stood together, spoke up, and believe our voices had finally been heard when 325 00:49:44,140 --> 00:49:51,480 the resolution to close Don Benito was turned down or thinking so. We left that process 326 00:49:51,480 --> 00:49:59,680 is believing that our representative, you, Ms. Fredericks, understood. 327 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:08,440 How deeply the school matters to all of us. That is why it is so disappointing and heart-breaking 328 00:50:08,440 --> 00:50:16,640 to see the transformation of PUSD in your proposal bringing us back to the same place. 329 00:50:18,010 --> 00:50:27,220 We are asking you to be transparent as board members. With us, come to Hastings Ranch. 330 00:50:27,220 --> 00:50:34,900 talk with us, listen to our hearts, and have a meaningful dialogue with our 331 00:50:34,900 --> 00:50:40,220 community about your intentions and your vision for Don Benito. 332 00:50:42,970 --> 00:50:44,070 We want to work 333 00:50:44,070 --> 00:50:50,730 with you, not against you, to protect what matters to our children and our 334 00:50:50,730 --> 00:50:53,250 community. Thank you so much. 335 00:50:59,680 --> 00:51:00,980 Next speaker is Denise Arndt. 336 00:51:07,160 --> 00:51:09,240 Hi, my name is Denise 337 00:51:09,240 --> 00:51:15,380 I'm a resident of Upper Hastings Ranch, and I have two children who attended PUSD schools. 338 00:51:15,860 --> 00:51:21,280 I'm here today to express my concern over how you'll be defining district transformation. 339 00:51:22,060 --> 00:51:26,620 Transformation sounds very promising, as if new ideas and 340 00:51:26,620 --> 00:51:31,320 alternatives to school closures will be part of it, and I truly hope they will. 341 00:51:31,860 --> 00:51:35,720 I hope that you heard the feedback from parents and students and 342 00:51:35,720 --> 00:51:40,640 community members this year, and we'll consider that as you work on this definition. 343 00:51:41,590 --> 00:51:44,880 It's very clear that there's little support for closing schools. 344 00:51:45,340 --> 00:51:48,900 Again and again, we've asked you to consider alternatives to closures, 345 00:51:49,460 --> 00:51:54,940 to put our students first to focus on maximizing revenue from previously closed campuses, 346 00:51:55,890 --> 00:51:57,720 and to find ways to increase enrollment. 347 00:51:58,540 --> 00:52:03,360 But none of these things are listed on the agenda for the meeting that's immediately following this one. 348 00:52:03,360 --> 00:52:07,400 Instead, it only focuses on school closures and consolidations. 349 00:52:07,820 --> 00:52:13,360 It feels like the failed process from a few months ago is being repackaged with a friendlier 350 00:52:13,360 --> 00:52:13,720 name. 351 00:52:14,440 --> 00:52:16,580 I think you can do better and I really hope you will. 352 00:52:17,160 --> 00:52:17,480 Thank you. 353 00:52:32,690 --> 00:52:34,070 Any additional further comments? 354 00:52:36,840 --> 00:52:37,800 One more that's coming. 355 00:52:45,220 --> 00:52:46,040 Patricia Herner. 356 00:52:54,650 --> 00:52:55,310 Good evening. 357 00:52:56,250 --> 00:53:03,010 I am a 30-year resident at the Upper Hastings Trans Community and at Constituent of 358 00:53:03,010 --> 00:53:04,690 of you Tina Fedrick's. 359 00:53:05,170 --> 00:53:07,110 Please keep an eye on what I'm saying. 360 00:53:07,650 --> 00:53:14,310 I'm submitting a petition containing 1,050 signatures 361 00:53:14,830 --> 00:53:19,650 from community members who oppose the consolidation. 362 00:53:19,910 --> 00:53:23,290 It's 1,050 and more are coming. 363 00:53:24,130 --> 00:53:25,970 People are really up in arms. 364 00:53:26,590 --> 00:53:30,130 Your strategy of trying to threaten people 365 00:53:30,130 --> 00:53:33,650 in upper hastings with a supposedly lawsuit, 366 00:53:34,270 --> 00:53:39,070 because we are exercising our freedom of speech 367 00:53:39,070 --> 00:53:42,630 to say how this board is running 368 00:53:42,790 --> 00:53:45,930 in such bad financial stewardship, 369 00:53:46,570 --> 00:53:47,710 this lack of leadership, 370 00:53:48,210 --> 00:53:50,570 your disrespect for the students, 371 00:53:51,550 --> 00:53:54,350 for the families, for community members, 372 00:53:54,530 --> 00:53:56,490 and you know what is so disappointing, 373 00:53:56,990 --> 00:53:59,470 your disrespect for your fellow trustees, 374 00:53:59,470 --> 00:54:04,570 that don't align with what you want to do and the others who want to do the 375 00:54:04,570 --> 00:54:09,350 same thing you want to do, which is close schools. How can we be talking about 376 00:54:10,870 --> 00:54:15,750 transformation which you are just replacing the resolution that got turned 377 00:54:15,750 --> 00:54:21,650 down in June? You just gave it a new name and the first conversation you have, this 378 00:54:21,650 --> 00:54:27,650 board has is about closing schools. What happened to the 11 schools that you 379 00:54:27,650 --> 00:54:32,510 already close. Why don't we have that conversation? Where is the revenue, where is 380 00:54:32,510 --> 00:54:38,670 the investments, what is going on with those 11 schools? Let's start there. Let's 381 00:54:38,670 --> 00:54:44,090 start in ways in which you can engage the community, not see us as bystanders, not 382 00:54:44,090 --> 00:54:48,670 ignore us. I'm glad you have at least eye contact with us today because you 383 00:54:48,670 --> 00:54:54,110 haven't in the past. You're very disrespectful. You're very disrespectful to your 384 00:54:54,110 --> 00:54:58,930 community, to your constituents, and it's growing. I am so excited to see how 385 00:54:58,930 --> 00:54:59,970 people are up and on. 386 00:55:13,900 --> 00:55:29,620 There's nothing to be threatened about. Oh, they're going to come in. They're really going to do something very negative. They're not. They have the stewardship that this board hasn't shown. Trusty. Kenny, you've been around for a long time. 387 00:55:29,620 --> 00:55:36,040 You've been part of best decisions that have been made on this school board. 388 00:55:36,480 --> 00:55:39,700 Please look at this in a different way. 389 00:55:40,260 --> 00:55:44,600 You can't be doing the same thing over and over again trying to get a different result. 390 00:55:45,240 --> 00:55:47,000 You cannot convince us. 391 00:55:47,560 --> 00:55:53,300 This board is relentless about closing in additional schools when you've already closed the lemon. 392 00:55:55,300 --> 00:56:02,840 Okay, thank you. I'm leaving the packet here with a thousand signatures and more will be coming, but the next meeting will be in 2000. 393 00:56:03,580 --> 00:56:04,580 So be careful. 394 00:56:04,580 --> 00:56:05,300 Thank you very much. 395 00:56:12,810 --> 00:56:14,090 Thank you for the comment. 396 00:56:15,870 --> 00:56:17,810 No further comments of members here at this time. 397 00:56:18,310 --> 00:56:19,050 Thank you. 398 00:56:20,130 --> 00:56:20,750 All right. 399 00:56:21,190 --> 00:56:27,090 Next item, only item is the board discussion on the general definition of district transformation process. 400 00:56:38,700 --> 00:56:42,740 It seems that we'll need a little minute to set up the tech, but in the meantime, I'll 401 00:56:42,740 --> 00:56:47,020 read you all a couple of, like, a bit of the statement that I prepared today. 402 00:56:48,460 --> 00:56:53,200 We're also going to be screencasting a document that no one in this room has seen yet, other 403 00:56:53,200 --> 00:56:58,000 than Ms. Montoya, so we're all reacting live to it, just operate with that understanding 404 00:56:58,000 --> 00:57:00,440 and I appreciate your patience with me. 405 00:57:01,660 --> 00:57:08,360 Okay, so for those that haven't met yet, I'm not Dr. Juliane Renoso, my name is Natalia Guerra. 406 00:57:08,620 --> 00:57:13,040 I usually share their pronouns and I'm the Director of Community Partnerships and Impact at Collaborate Pasadena. 407 00:57:13,680 --> 00:57:19,780 For those that don't know what Collaborate Pasadena does, we were born out of the 2013 Pasadena School City Community Work Plan 408 00:57:20,340 --> 00:57:25,200 and we have changed many times since. Like many groups in our community, this board included. 409 00:57:25,680 --> 00:57:27,860 We find ourselves at a critical moment of transformation. 410 00:57:28,560 --> 00:57:32,840 I'm here today, I'd be happy to share with you all about that process soon, but that's 411 00:57:32,840 --> 00:57:33,560 not why I'm here. 412 00:57:34,100 --> 00:57:37,540 I'm here today to serve as the Community Facilitator for today's Committee of the 413 00:57:37,540 --> 00:57:38,420 Whole Special Board Meeting. 414 00:57:39,100 --> 00:57:43,380 To be clear, I'm not a decision-maker, active, idea generator for today's discussion. 415 00:57:43,820 --> 00:57:46,120 I'm an ideas synthesizer and a conversation conductor. 416 00:57:46,960 --> 00:57:50,800 My role is really to guide the board through a generative discussion, support them and 417 00:57:50,800 --> 00:57:55,140 having a democratic dialogue and hold everyone here, audience included, accountable to the 418 00:57:55,140 --> 00:57:56,560 community norms I'll display in a second. 419 00:57:57,160 --> 00:58:00,780 I'm hopeful that my presence today will support our healthy engagement with one another. 420 00:58:01,760 --> 00:58:05,560 And to start as I did last time, I just want to thank you all for being here and acknowledge 421 00:58:05,560 --> 00:58:09,260 the time and energy it takes to be in this room from all of us. 422 00:58:10,240 --> 00:58:13,200 I also want to acknowledge that many voices not represented here today. 423 00:58:13,940 --> 00:58:17,840 Not as a way to throw shade, but as a way to be mindful that every one of us represents 424 00:58:17,840 --> 00:58:20,760 a particular and in some way or another limited perspective. 425 00:58:21,280 --> 00:58:25,180 We're only experts of our own experience, and we cannot nor should we try to speak and 426 00:58:25,180 --> 00:58:30,100 generalize terms for others. This is not to undermine or undervalue the contribution 427 00:58:30,100 --> 00:58:35,600 shared today or the ones forthcoming. Rather, I invite all of us to consider. Can y'all 428 00:58:35,600 --> 00:58:41,120 hear me? Okay. Okay. Rather, I invite all of us to consider whether there might be gaps 429 00:58:41,120 --> 00:58:45,880 in our own understanding. I encourage all of us to embrace uncertainty or against fixed 430 00:58:45,880 --> 00:58:51,600 outcomes and operate from curiosity as opposed to judgment. My goal today is to support the 431 00:58:51,600 --> 00:58:55,000 board in defining a district transformation process that is clear, 432 00:58:55,460 --> 00:58:59,400 community involved, and responsive to the feedback and reflections we've carried 433 00:58:59,400 --> 00:59:03,580 from the last school consolidation process. I also want to acknowledge that the word 434 00:59:03,580 --> 00:59:08,400 transformation holds many connotations. Our assumption about it can either 435 00:59:08,400 --> 00:59:10,640 limit or expand the potential of this conversation. 436 00:59:11,440 --> 00:59:16,440 Personally, as someone who believes in other world as possible and it is our duty to build it together, 437 00:59:16,440 --> 00:59:20,700 I see this word as something that both represents and invites great capacity for change. 438 00:59:21,660 --> 00:59:22,320 So here's what we know. 439 00:59:23,100 --> 00:59:29,420 The Resolution 2894, the Resolution 28, a district transformation process, replaced Resolution 2852, 440 00:59:29,760 --> 00:59:34,260 establishing optimal school size, which is a resolution that notably began last year's 441 00:59:34,260 --> 00:59:36,040 last school year's school consolidation process. 442 00:59:36,680 --> 00:59:40,180 However, I think it's important to remember that the conversation that was had at the last 443 00:59:40,180 --> 00:59:45,520 meeting did not name school consolidation as a prescriptive or necessary outcome of this process. 444 00:59:45,520 --> 00:59:50,660 On the contrary, what I heard included calls to consider alternatives to consolidation, 445 00:59:51,000 --> 00:59:55,500 including future vision casting alongside community members, and analyzing the impact 446 00:59:55,500 --> 00:59:57,300 of an action on school consolidation. 447 00:59:58,380 --> 00:59:59,760 To add to the student board member, 448 01:00:19,280 --> 01:00:29,920 So, I stand firmly in the belief that this process has yet to be defined. That is the whole point of my being here today. On August 13th, we started this critical conversation about what we wanted to change. 449 01:00:30,000 --> 01:00:34,500 I've since worked to transcribe my admittedly poorly handwritten notes from our conversation, 450 01:00:34,720 --> 01:00:36,900 which have been attached to the agenda for this meeting. 451 01:00:37,120 --> 01:00:39,840 It's, I think, titled, Col pass facilitation notes if you want to look at it. 452 01:00:40,880 --> 01:00:45,800 A majority of our time last meeting on August 13th was spent reflecting on our observations 453 01:00:45,800 --> 01:00:50,680 from the last process, discussing how we wanted this process to be different, and working collaboratively 454 01:00:50,680 --> 01:00:54,340 to outline what the components and outcomes of the district transformation process should be. 455 01:00:55,220 --> 01:00:58,940 We briefly discussed data sets to consider and what committee structure is best to work 456 01:00:58,940 --> 01:01:06,740 this work forward. Our other discussion items on last board study session presentation 457 01:01:06,740 --> 01:01:10,980 was not touched. So that's how we ended here in this committee of the whole special board 458 01:01:10,980 --> 01:01:15,580 meeting focused only on refining the definition of the district transformation process. 459 01:01:16,760 --> 01:01:22,040 Now about today's process, Superintendent Blanco, Trustee Fredrick, Ms. Montoya and I 460 01:01:22,040 --> 01:01:27,740 met last week through reflect on thogas 13th meeting, specifically what went well, what 461 01:01:27,740 --> 01:01:32,540 felt challenging and where to go next. It was them that I was invited to facilitate this session 462 01:01:32,540 --> 01:01:36,680 to support the board and continuing this conversation. Given my short planning time frame, 463 01:01:36,820 --> 01:01:41,420 and unlike our last discussion, I'm single-handedly responsible for the design, not the outcome, 464 01:01:41,840 --> 01:01:46,680 of today's conversation. This conversation will be different from our last one. The discussion 465 01:01:46,680 --> 01:01:51,960 will not exceed two hours, mostly because I can't stay that long. While we will not hold ourselves 466 01:01:51,960 --> 01:01:56,600 to strict time frames or set order of speaking, I will do my best to interject if someone hasn't had 467 01:01:56,600 --> 01:02:01,360 the opportunity to engage in a specific discussion point, or if any comment exceeds more 468 01:02:01,360 --> 01:02:01,960 than five minutes. 469 01:02:02,380 --> 01:02:06,240 No decisions are to be made today at this six-day meeting. 470 01:02:07,520 --> 01:02:09,280 We're only focused on discussion. 471 01:02:10,460 --> 01:02:14,260 Also as an unbiased facilitator working to support the entire board, my goal is to ensure 472 01:02:14,260 --> 01:02:17,500 the continuity of our conversation and support this board in finding alignment. 473 01:02:18,340 --> 01:02:22,560 As such, I work to synthesize what we discussed at the last meeting I facilitated to produce 474 01:02:22,560 --> 01:02:26,720 a drafted definition for the district transformation process which we'll respond to. 475 01:02:27,540 --> 01:02:31,860 The definition of draft that has not been seen by anyone here, other than Ms. Montoya, 476 01:02:32,160 --> 01:02:35,220 who just, who I just said this document to today for screencasting purposes. 477 01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:40,780 I utilize some of the language when the idea is from Trustee Velázquez, the one that she 478 01:02:40,780 --> 01:02:45,300 drafted on August 13, it's a sit on her notes, and integrated other or important shared 479 01:02:45,300 --> 01:02:46,400 pieces of our conversation. 480 01:02:47,420 --> 01:02:50,800 Normally, I would have liked to include community groups and district partners in supporting 481 01:02:50,800 --> 01:02:55,100 you with the synthesis, but given the tight turnaround time, that process was not possible. 482 01:02:56,300 --> 01:03:00,900 The drafted definition is a first pass at a complex conversation. We're going to be referencing 483 01:03:00,900 --> 01:03:05,480 it as a starting point to get our conversation, and we'll work together today to edit it as 484 01:03:05,480 --> 01:03:07,940 we see fit to create something we can all agree to. 485 01:03:09,520 --> 01:03:13,740 Okay, I think we're still figuring out the system, so I'm just going to read out these community 486 01:03:13,740 --> 01:03:19,120 norms and ask if there are any others to add. So we're going to respect the talking piece, 487 01:03:19,120 --> 01:03:23,940 We're still on the dias, but today's talking piece is a rabbit, aka the smelly bunny that 488 01:03:23,940 --> 01:03:25,100 some of y'all are familiar with. 489 01:03:25,560 --> 01:03:29,980 We facilitated a conversation, a collaborate about where our organization was going. 490 01:03:30,160 --> 01:03:35,000 This is the centerpiece, but it's kind of in contrast to the snail that I brought yesterday 491 01:03:35,000 --> 01:03:39,860 or last time, the rabbit moves fast and has to be super agile, which is kind of what I'm expecting 492 01:03:39,860 --> 01:03:45,320 of all of you today, considering you don't have extended time to review the things that 493 01:03:45,320 --> 01:03:45,680 I drafted. 494 01:03:46,360 --> 01:03:53,460 But to start we're going to respect the talking piece and the facilitator piece which I'm just going to say is my phone because I honestly forgot one. 495 01:03:54,640 --> 01:03:57,360 And I want to start by saying that respect is a verb, not a value. 496 01:03:57,840 --> 01:04:00,120 If you do not have the talking piece, please don't interrupt. 497 01:04:00,980 --> 01:04:03,960 And if I, the facilitator step in, please follow my instructions. 498 01:04:05,020 --> 01:04:11,180 Stick with the time frame. Today's discussion only has one goal to refine the shared definition for a district transformation process. 499 01:04:11,180 --> 01:04:15,820 While today's comments will not be timed, try to avoid monologuing, we are limited to 500 01:04:15,820 --> 01:04:16,680 two hours of discussion. 501 01:04:17,800 --> 01:04:21,840 One mic I know monologuing right now, so this is like a poor representation of what I 502 01:04:21,840 --> 01:04:21,980 mean. 503 01:04:24,720 --> 01:04:25,680 One mic, one vote. 504 01:04:26,100 --> 01:04:30,380 One person speaks to you all, listen, in a democratic dialogue, each board member has one 505 01:04:30,380 --> 01:04:34,060 vote on any decision items, no one person's perspective matters more than another. 506 01:04:35,040 --> 01:04:40,000 Use accessible language, minimize jargon and acronyms, so all members can participate in 507 01:04:40,000 --> 01:04:42,200 in the discussion and our community can follow along 508 01:04:42,200 --> 01:04:43,720 regardless of context or familiarity 509 01:04:43,720 --> 01:04:45,120 with the district with this process. 510 01:04:46,080 --> 01:04:47,900 An important one is leave it at the door. 511 01:04:48,300 --> 01:04:50,520 There's a lot of energy in this room. 512 01:04:50,940 --> 01:04:52,980 We are coming into the space all of us 513 01:04:52,980 --> 01:04:54,680 with other things going on in our lives. 514 01:04:55,300 --> 01:04:57,280 So in order for us to have a focus in generative discussion, 515 01:04:57,600 --> 01:04:59,960 let's do our best to leave any discussion. 516 01:05:02,240 --> 01:05:29,260 We're also going to listen to understand not just to speak. That means actively listen and work to understand the perspective shared in this room, especially if they differ from your own. Do not wait until it is your turn to speak to feel engaged. Ask for understanding. If something is unclear or if you have a related question, please raise your hand. Work to understand, but in a way that does not disrupt the speaker's train of thought wherever possible. We're going to stay open to learning from each other. No one here is all knowing. 517 01:05:29,260 --> 01:05:34,100 We are all stewards of knowledge and there's always room to grow and we are only experts of our own experiences. 518 01:05:35,460 --> 01:05:40,720 This list feels like a million years long. It's always okay to pass. If you have nothing to contribute or don't want to speak, 519 01:05:40,860 --> 01:05:43,500 you don't have to. It's a consent based conversation that we all have agency in. 520 01:05:44,440 --> 01:05:49,800 We're going to be clear, be calm, and be kind. Our goal is to have a professional and democratic dialogue. 521 01:05:50,140 --> 01:05:52,500 As such, we must treat and speak to each other with respect. 522 01:05:53,020 --> 01:05:57,760 We are responsible for regulating our own emotions, so any yelling, hostile comments, or disrespectful 523 01:05:57,760 --> 01:05:59,380 language will not be tolerated. 524 01:06:00,420 --> 01:06:03,400 Discuss now, decide after, or decide later. 525 01:06:04,320 --> 01:06:07,060 No official decisions can be made by the board as the committee of the whole. 526 01:06:07,300 --> 01:06:10,140 The point of today is to discuss, board action comes at another time. 527 01:06:11,480 --> 01:06:11,980 Be present. 528 01:06:12,280 --> 01:06:15,780 Minimize distractions inside chatter, commit fully to being engaged with one another. 529 01:06:16,240 --> 01:06:19,680 We can demonstrate presence by making eye contact, taking notes, and being mindful of our 530 01:06:19,680 --> 01:06:20,260 body language. 531 01:06:21,360 --> 01:06:24,840 Persume positive intent. Assume best intentions and stay curious. 532 01:06:25,880 --> 01:06:29,060 There you are. Nice. I'm going to zoom in here. 533 01:06:30,940 --> 01:06:32,260 Can you go to the... 534 01:06:36,170 --> 01:06:39,910 Now you all can actually see it. I'm not just like reading this for my brain. 535 01:06:40,870 --> 01:06:44,370 Persume positive intent is where we were. Assume best intentions and stay curious 536 01:06:44,370 --> 01:06:49,230 if something feels challenging. Use the mic, ensure that your contributions are heard by everyone 537 01:06:49,230 --> 01:06:50,930 in the room, online, and in the future. 538 01:06:51,670 --> 01:06:53,690 I want to ask if there are any others to add 539 01:06:53,690 --> 01:06:56,210 while offering these two, step up, step back. 540 01:06:56,550 --> 01:06:57,810 The dialogue is the space we all share, 541 01:06:58,010 --> 01:06:59,270 so be mindful of how much space 542 01:06:59,270 --> 01:07:00,970 in the discussion you're occupying, create space 543 01:07:00,970 --> 01:07:02,370 for those who might not feel comfortable sharing 544 01:07:02,370 --> 01:07:04,490 until there's a space or an invitation to do so. 545 01:07:05,110 --> 01:07:06,650 We all navigate conversations differently 546 01:07:06,650 --> 01:07:08,010 and all of our voices matter. 547 01:07:08,670 --> 01:07:11,810 And I also want to ask if we decide our claims. 548 01:07:12,110 --> 01:07:14,910 So if you're referencing data or making generalized statements 549 01:07:14,910 --> 01:07:16,350 of fact, please cite your source. 550 01:07:16,910 --> 01:07:18,610 This will help others to stay informed, 551 01:07:18,610 --> 01:07:21,690 to follow along and differentiate between verifiable truth and conjecture. 552 01:07:21,970 --> 01:07:23,870 So before making a claim, ask yourself, is it true? 553 01:07:24,310 --> 01:07:24,970 And how do I know? 554 01:07:25,910 --> 01:07:28,830 And this was what I think the student board member last time did this beautifully. 555 01:07:28,970 --> 01:07:32,930 It doesn't have to be like, oh, this specific report by this person on this day, the time. 556 01:07:33,570 --> 01:07:38,150 I think they said, I spoke to a member of the previous school consolidation committee, 557 01:07:38,170 --> 01:07:39,150 and this is what they had to say. 558 01:07:39,250 --> 01:07:41,490 That's a perfect example of how to cite what you're saying. 559 01:07:42,890 --> 01:07:45,850 I know y'all probably know how to do that, so I'm just emphasizing. 560 01:07:45,850 --> 01:07:48,130 Are there any others to add to this list? 561 01:07:51,780 --> 01:07:51,960 Okay. 562 01:07:55,980 --> 01:08:01,560 We're going to practice our little circle around while we go to the next tab on this document 563 01:08:01,560 --> 01:08:05,740 which is our restorative justice guiding principles. 564 01:08:07,600 --> 01:08:11,440 I want to shout out again Western Justice Center that did a restorative justice on a one training 565 01:08:11,440 --> 01:08:15,300 in January that a lot of our committee partners attended has been really impactful. 566 01:08:15,680 --> 01:08:20,420 So I'm going to hand this to Trustee Harden to start us off. 567 01:08:20,420 --> 01:08:21,760 If you could read the first bullet point here. 568 01:08:26,340 --> 01:08:29,580 Okay, the world is profoundly interconnected, 569 01:08:30,180 --> 01:08:32,360 and we are accountable to one another. 570 01:08:40,720 --> 01:08:44,580 Our relationships are central to building a connected community. 571 01:08:45,580 --> 01:08:48,680 We both center collective care over rules and systems. 572 01:08:52,680 --> 01:08:54,400 We all have inherent value and dignity. 573 01:08:55,420 --> 01:08:58,600 Everyone's unique identities and experiences, 574 01:08:59,180 --> 01:09:01,120 shape, how they navigate the world. 575 01:09:07,310 --> 01:09:09,310 We are all capable of change. 576 01:09:13,680 --> 01:09:19,940 everything we need to make a positive change is already here awesome can you 577 01:09:19,940 --> 01:09:27,060 throw me that money trusty can he has a question yes I'm sorry so these slides 578 01:09:27,060 --> 01:09:31,120 are attached to the agenda this is not attached to the agenda all right so we 579 01:09:31,120 --> 01:09:35,640 can't just because it's kind of hard sometimes to read about it is there a way that 580 01:09:35,640 --> 01:09:39,540 that we can send this Ms. Montoya can, yeah, thank you. 581 01:09:39,900 --> 01:09:40,560 Sorry about that. 582 01:09:41,380 --> 01:09:42,020 That was forward. 583 01:09:48,940 --> 01:09:52,940 Yeah, and ultimately my best broadcast is as closely as possible, 584 01:09:52,940 --> 01:09:57,940 so we can all see as much as we can in the meantime. 585 01:09:58,780 --> 01:09:59,960 I think Ms. Montoya's gonna work. 586 01:10:07,130 --> 01:10:26,750 So, we're going to go over these discussion goals really quick, some supportive materials, when you finally get this document. The notes from last time, the agenda from today for today, the mission, vision and values that we refer to, and the litmus test. So, our goal, our only goal today is to refine a shared definition for the distribution transformation process. 587 01:10:30,290 --> 01:10:33,130 That's okay. We're going to have a focus conversation. 588 01:10:33,710 --> 01:10:38,890 following a method, a facilitation method, called ORID, which is observed, reflect, interpret, decide. 589 01:10:39,130 --> 01:10:40,650 We kind of started doing that last time. 590 01:10:41,470 --> 01:10:47,230 So we're going to start by reading and reviewing this drafted definition that I synthesized of the district transformation process 591 01:10:47,230 --> 01:10:48,790 per our last conversation. 592 01:10:49,690 --> 01:10:55,030 And then we're going to go into the observed part, which is to read the synthesized definition 593 01:10:55,030 --> 01:10:59,670 and reflect on what words or phrases to go to you, what images or ideas come to mind. 594 01:11:00,630 --> 01:11:07,190 We're going to discuss our reflections, what are initial reactions, what feels aligned with our previous discussion, what feels challenging. 595 01:11:08,270 --> 01:11:14,290 We're going to go into interpreting, what about this definition needs to be removed or edited, and then we're going to decide 596 01:11:14,290 --> 01:11:18,770 what recommendations does the board have for next steps and where do we go from here. 597 01:11:21,270 --> 01:11:24,730 This month I was going to share that with you right now. 598 01:11:25,990 --> 01:11:30,690 And while we do that, we're going to, again, utilize this bunny. 599 01:11:31,670 --> 01:11:31,770 Yes. 600 01:11:35,270 --> 01:11:36,550 I'm not in the room with you. 601 01:11:36,870 --> 01:11:40,870 And whatever the process was that you just did. 602 01:11:41,010 --> 01:11:43,790 I wasn't included in that, but I can figure it out. 603 01:11:44,510 --> 01:11:47,530 But is this now the meeting of the whole? 604 01:11:47,690 --> 01:11:48,870 Has that been established? 605 01:11:50,130 --> 01:11:55,070 And if so, when are we going to select our chair? 606 01:11:55,070 --> 01:11:58,240 Can you repeat that last part? 607 01:12:05,490 --> 01:12:07,150 Do I need to repeat myself? 608 01:12:07,450 --> 01:12:08,930 Yes, can you repeat the last part, please? 609 01:12:11,130 --> 01:12:20,990 I'm asking if this is the meeting of the whole, and if it is, when are we going to elect our chair? 610 01:12:25,500 --> 01:12:28,100 So this is the committee meeting of the whole? 611 01:12:34,690 --> 01:12:39,190 Trustee Bailey is asking, when do we elect the chair of the committee of the whole? 612 01:12:39,970 --> 01:12:45,670 I'm going to defer that question to trustee Fredrick's or trustee Velasquez who have 613 01:12:45,670 --> 01:12:51,270 better familiarity. I'm only asking because I thought this was the meeting of the 614 01:12:51,270 --> 01:12:58,450 whole. Maybe I'm a little confused. This is the meeting of the whole. So if this is the 615 01:12:58,450 --> 01:13:04,330 meeting of the whole, this is a brand new committee. I mean the committee of the 616 01:13:04,330 --> 01:13:11,150 I'm sorry, the committee of the whole is a brand new committee and I believe we're 617 01:13:11,150 --> 01:13:13,230 supposed to select a chair and 618 01:13:16,360 --> 01:13:17,620 we haven't done that. 619 01:13:18,400 --> 01:13:31,360 My next concern is whether or not the superintendent was able to get back to us with a way in from 620 01:13:31,360 --> 01:13:38,460 from our legal council on what the public comment speaker presented to us. 621 01:13:44,660 --> 01:13:51,840 Let's take up, could it be potentially dangerous for us to continue to move forward without 622 01:13:51,840 --> 01:14:00,200 knowing where there were doing so without being in violation of any rules or policies or 623 01:14:00,200 --> 01:14:00,500 laws. 624 01:14:00,500 --> 01:14:05,040 I can go check on the progress, Mrs. Vain. 625 01:14:06,560 --> 01:14:11,320 So in the meantime, yes, Ms. Kenney and then you. 626 01:14:14,200 --> 01:14:20,140 So this is the committee of the whole that my understanding was temporary to finalize the 627 01:14:20,140 --> 01:14:22,160 district transformation process definition. 628 01:14:23,960 --> 01:14:33,440 I thought we did have some conversation on the 13th about whether we needed to have a chair. 629 01:14:33,440 --> 01:14:37,300 a special chair for the committee of the whole, and I 630 01:14:39,600 --> 01:14:47,620 thought we were, sorry it wasn't, excuse me, Ms. Bailey, can you please 631 01:14:47,620 --> 01:14:59,960 respect this speaking turn of your colleague? So, anyway, so I guess I thought we discussed just having the president chair it, but I could be wrong. 632 01:15:01,060 --> 01:15:07,980 It's not on the agenda to elect a chair. So maybe I was left out of that discussion because I don't recall having that being a part of that discussion. 633 01:15:10,580 --> 01:15:12,660 I declare the meeting in a five minute break. 634 01:28:25,260 --> 01:28:55,160 So in response to Patrice Marshall McKenzie's question, our clerk, we've become aware that in preparation for the meeting tonight, the notice and agenda for the meetings were appropriately posted 24 hours before the meetings on the district's website. However, it appears the physical copy of the notice was inadvertently not posted at a location that is freely accessible to members of the public. In an effort to ensure compliance with the Brown Act, we're concluding the committee of the whole meeting. 635 01:28:55,160 --> 01:28:58,240 and we will not be proceeding with the special meeting this evening. 636 01:28:58,420 --> 01:28:59,340 Thank you for being here. 637 01:28:59,460 --> 01:28:59,900 We need your.