[A. The Santa Clara County Board of Education (SCCBOE) recognizes ten SCCOE (10) employees each year for outstanding service to students, parents, coworkers, and customers. Ana Henriquez, a Special Education Paraprofessional at the Seven Trees Elementary School, is March’s Employee of the Month.]

TRUSTEE DI SALVO WOULD YOU PLEASE DO THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING OUR MARCH EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH? I WILL AND THANK YOU PRESIDENT CHON AND IT'S CERTAINLY AN HONOR FOR ME TO PRESENT THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH TO ANA HENRIQUEZ.

CONGRATULATIONS, ANA.

[APPLAUSE].

ANA WE LOVE YOU. [APPLAUSE] YOU COULD KEEP THE APPLAUSE GOING THROUGH THE WHOLE RECOGNITION, IF YOU'D LIKE.

THAT'S GREAT. THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZES TEN EMPLOYEES OUT OF LIKE 1800 OR 1700.

HOW MANY DO WE HAVE? 1600.

WE RECOGNIZE TEN EMPLOYEES EACH YEAR FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO STUDENTS, TO PARENTS, TO COWORKERS AND CUSTOMERS.

ANA HENRIQUEZ, A SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA EDUCATOR AT THE SCCOE, IS MARCH'S EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

YEAH. [APPLAUSE] AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA EDUCATOR AT SEVEN TREES ELEMENTARY ANA IT PERFORMS A WIDE VARIETY OF DUTIES, INCLUDING DIRECTLY SUPPORTING YOUTH WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

NO MORE IMPORTANT JOB IN THE WORLD.

ANA, WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE SCCOE FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS, CONSISTENTLY SHOWS HER DEDICATION TO THE YOUTH AND HER JOB EVERY DAY.

HER COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY SUPPORT FOR HER CLASS ALIGNS WITH THE GOALS AND MISSION STATEMENT OF THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

CAROLINA LLURIA, PRINCIPAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AT SEVEN TREES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SAID, I CAN BEST DESCRIBE ANA AS BEING A SALT OF THE EARTH

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PERSON. SHE OFTEN GOES ABOVE.

[APPLAUSE] GO AHEAD, PLEASE.

YES.

SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND HER RESPONSIBILITIES WITH A VERY LOVING AND HUMBLE ATTITUDE.

SHE'S A GIFT TO EVERYONE AROUND HER.

[APPLAUSE] ABSOLUTELY.

AMEN TO THAT.

AND HER COWORKERS.

WHAT A GREAT QUOTE.

ANA IS AN EXCEPTIONAL STAFF MEMBER ON THIS CAMPUS.

SHE IS EXCEPTIONALLY THOUGHTFUL, PATIENT, KIND AND RESPECTFUL TO THE STUDENTS.

IT IS WITH GRATITUDE THAT WE CONGRATULATE ANNA ON BEING RECOGNIZED AS MARCH'S EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

AS WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH, WE ACKNOWLEDGE HONOR FOR HER OUTSTANDING SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE JOB.

DEDICATION TO EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS, CONTRIBUTIONS OUTSIDE THE USUAL SCOPE OF THE JOB AND OVERALL COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION, ANA WILL RECEIVE A PLAQUE RECOGNIZING HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCCOE AN ENGRAVED CROSS PIN AND A RESERVED PARKING SPACE OUT IN FRONT OF RITTER PARK.

CONGRATULATIONS, ANA.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL SUPPORT THAT'S HERE THIS EVENING.

PRINCIPAL LLURIA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? WELL, MAYBE NOW IT IS.

THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO TO TELL PEOPLE HOW MUCH I LOVE THEM.

SO. YES. SO I WOULD LIKE TO FACE YOU BECAUSE IF THAT.

OKAY. SO, ANA, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH YOU FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS.

I'VE SEEN YOU BLOSSOM AND BECOME A BETTER VERSION OF YOURSELF.

YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN WILLING TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR OUR STUDENTS AND DO WHATEVER IS ASKED OF YOU.

THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE THE CHANGE THAT I'VE SEEN IN YOU IS THAT YOU REMOVED THE NOISE AND NOW HAVE CHANNELED YOUR PASSION INTO DEVELOP A QUIET STRENGTH. YOU'VE BECOME THE SALT OF THE EARTH.

YOU CAN DEAL WITH DIFFICULT OR DEMANDING SITUATIONS WITHOUT MAKING ANY UNNECESSARY FUSS.

YES. LIKE SALT YOU BRING OUT THE FLAVOR OF THOSE AROUND YOU AND YOU ENHANCE THEIR FLAVORS.

YES. AND SALT IS A PRECIOUS THING.

IT PRESERVES FOOD, IT HEALS AND IT SOOTHES AND IT'S MEDICINAL.

AND ANA, YOU DRAW OUT THE BLESSING OF WHATEVER IS GOOD WITH EVERYONE AROUND YOU.

YOU GIVE YOUR LOVE AND COMPASSION IN A QUIET WAY, AND THAT IS THE BEST GIFT THAT WE CAN GIVE ANYBODY.

BECAUSE BY DOING SO, YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN THEM AND YOU ENCOURAGE THEM TO GROW AND BE THEIR UNLIMITED, BEAUTIFUL SELF.

SO, ANA, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING OF YOURSELF SO COMPLETELY AND FOR MAKING EVERYONE AROUND YOU, INCLUDING ME, A BETTER PERSON.

AMEN. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, PRINCIPAL LLURIA, FOR THOSE WONDERFUL WORDS. ANA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOME WORDS AS WELL? THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, ANA. AND CONGRATULATIONS.

NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO.

PRESIDENT CHON. OH, YES. CAN I ASK SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN A QUESTION? SURE. ABOUT SEVEN TREES.

I THOUGHT IT WAS RENAMED DAN LAIRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WE? SORRY.

NO, IT'S STILL SEVEN TREES ON OUR PROGRAM.

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YEAH. OKAY.

DAN? DAN LAIRON WAS A PRINCIPAL THERE.

AND THE DISTRICT I WENT TO AN EVENT WHERE THEY NAMED THE SCHOOL AFTER HIM AFTER HE DIED OVER AN EASTER BREAK FROM A SUDDEN HEART ATTACK.

SO IS IT.

THAT'S CORRECT FROM FRANKLIN MCKINLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AT LEAST BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, I'M NOT SURE.

I THINK THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

BUT I THINK OUR PROGRAM IS STILL REFERRED TO AS THE SEVEN TREES CAMPUS.

OKAY, GREAT. YEAH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. SO NEXT WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[A. At this time, members of the public may address the Board on any issue within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board that is not listed on this agenda. Members of the public may also address the Board on an agenda item before or during the Board's consideration of the item.]

NOW IS THE TIME FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA AND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME.

AND ONCE WE BEGIN TAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ADDITIONAL COMMENTERS.

MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, WE HAVE FOUR CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

OKAY. THE SCCBOE STRIVES TO MAINTAIN A RESPECTFUL AND CIVIL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CONDUCT OF ITS MEETINGS.

CARMEN, COULD YOU PLEASE PRESENT THE TWO MINUTE TIMER? THANK YOU. THE TIMER WILL BE DISPLAYED, AND WHEN THE ALLOTTED TIME IS UP, THE BUZZER WILL SOUND, YOU WILL BE MUTED AND YOUR TIME TO SPEAK WILL END.

SPEAKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO AVOID REPEATING COMMENTS MADE BY OTHER SPEAKERS.

SPEAKERS MAY CHOOSE TO SIMPLY STATE THEIR AGREEMENT WITH THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER.

MODERATOR PLEASE BEGIN.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS HEATHER BASS.

JONATHAN BASS.

JORGE ARELLANO AND SANDRA FALKOWSKI.

IF YOU COULD LINE UP AT THE PODIUM, CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME, AND THEN YOU CAN BEGIN SPEAKING.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER.

IS HEATHER BASS.

HERE TONIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, MIC] BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION SINCE THAT FIRST MEETING GATEWAY STAFF HAS TO THE.

THANK YOU TO THE PLAY AREA DURING AND AFTER THE PROJECT COMPLETION DURING THE CONSTRUCTION SO THAT THAT ASSURED ONE THIRD OF THE FIELD AND PLAY STRUCTURE IS A HUGE BENEFIT FOR US AND WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO YOUR ATTENTION AND CONCERN FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

AND NOW THAT THE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN, IT JUST STARTED TODAY.

WE'VE HAD THE GATE PUT UP AND WE CERTAINLY DO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT PLAY FIELD.

THE CONCERNS WE HAVE NOW HAVE GOTTEN PARENT ATTENTION AND PARENTS ARE NOW COMING TO ME ASKING ME WHAT KIND OF CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE THERE'S GOING TO BE. AND I CAN'T GIVE THAT INFORMATION.

I HAVE NOT HEARD I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AS FAR AS DISRUPTIONS, NOISE, LARGE EQUIPMENT, ANY OF THOSE KINDS OF ACTIVITIES ON THE CAMPUS THAT MIGHT IMPACT THE STUDENT'S LEARNING.

AND ONCE THE PROGRAM BEGINS, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC AND ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL IS A MAJOR ISSUE.

I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A FORMAL TRAFFIC STUDY AND ASSURED FUNDING FOR THE HIRE OF DAILY CROSSING GUARDS BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY CAMPUSES.

GILROY HIGH, GLENVIEW, GATEWAY, EARLY START WILL OPEN AND HEAD START WILL OPEN AS WELL.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT TINY LITTLE RESIDENTIAL STREET WILL BE SAFE FOR ALL OF THOSE PEDESTRIANS AND THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INCREASED TRAFFIC WITH CARS. I SO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

HAVE A LOVELY EVENING AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS JONATHAN BASS.

PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM CLEARLY, STATE YOUR NAME AND BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. I'M JONATHAN BASS.

SO I MOSTLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE WHAT HEATHER JUST STATED ABOUT THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S SAFE TRAFFIC FLOW AND SAFE PASSAGEWAY FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO WALK INTO THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THERE'S SOME POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THERE.

AND ALSO, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M HERE TALKING ABOUT THIS AS A CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBER.

HEATHER'S BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR 50 YEARS.

I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 30 YEARS.

AND WE'RE CONNECTED.

WE TALK TO PEOPLE. WE SHARE OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE SCHOOLS WITH PEOPLE.

I DO TALK ABOUT IT AT WORK AS WELL.

I'M PART OF THE OTHER LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY IN GILROY, GILROY UNIFIED.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COUNTING ON THE BOARD TO TAKE SMART ACTION TO MAKE SURE THAT

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STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE SAFE AS THEY ENTER THE SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JORGE ARELLANO.

PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM CLEARLY, STATE YOUR NAME AND BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'M GOOD EVENING.

SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN BOARD, PRESIDENT CHON AND TRUSTEES OF THE BOARD.

I JUST HAVE TO SAY IT'S AWESOME TO BE BACK IN PERSON AND SEE EVERYBODY AGAIN.

IT'S BEEN OVER FOUR YEARS AND I HAVE TO SAY IT'S JUST A VERY WARM FEELING FOR ME.

SO I'M THANKFUL TO BE HERE.

I JUST WANT TO WELL, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME IS JORGE ARELLANO.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT SOME EXCITING NEWS COMING OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

ALPHA CORNERSTONE, A SANTA CLARA COUNTY AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOL WAS RECOGNIZED BY OUR STATE SUPERINTENDENT RECENTLY AS THE ONLY HIGH PERFORMING MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SAN JOSE TO MAKE THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS TO WATCH LIST.

AND WE'RE PROUD TO BE ONE OF ONLY THREE SCHOOLS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA TO MAKE THE LIST FOR THE GREAT EDUCATION WE ARE PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS.

AS BOARD MEMBERS WHO AUTHORIZE AND PROVIDE OVERSIGHT TO OUR SCHOOLS, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE AWARE OF THIS IMPORTANT RECOGNITION THAT WILL NOT BE TAKING PLACE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE ABOUT OUR GREAT WORK THROUGH OUR THROUGH YOUR VISITS TO OUR SCHOOLS AND YOUR ONGOING ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

OUR FINAL PUBLIC SPEAKER IS SANDRA FALKOWSKI.

PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM CLEARLY, STATE YOUR NAME AND BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SORRY. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SPEAK CLEARLY THROUGH MY MASK.

I'LL DO MY BEST. SO MY NAME IS SANDRA FALKOWSKI.

I'VE WORKED WITH CCOE FOR OVER 25 YEARS, AND I'VE BEEN FIRST IN STUDENT SERVICES AND ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION.

AND FOR THE LAST FIVE AND A HALF YEARS, I'VE WORKED IN TECHNOLOGY.

I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE WORK FROM HOME.

NOT POLICY, BUT THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE USING TO DETERMINE WHETHER PEOPLE CAN WORK FROM HOME AND WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THEY CAN WORK FROM HOME.

IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS SPOKEN ABOUT DURING NEGOTIATIONS, WAS NOT PUT IN OUR CONTRACT BY ANY MEANS.

BUT OUR TEAM WAS ASSURED THAT HR WOULD WORK WITH [INAUDIBLE] OR WITH OUR MEMBERS.

I FOUND THAT THAT'S NOT BEEN THE CASE.

EXAMPLES THAT WERE USED AT THAT TIME WERE, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS IF YOU HAVE A CHILD AT HOME SICK, BUT YOU COULD STILL DO YOUR WORK OR PERHAPS IF YOU'RE MILDLY ILL, MAYBE I HAVE SYMPTOMS THAT MIGHT BE COVID.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE YET.

I DON'T WANT TO COME TO EXPOSE ANYBODY.

BUT IF I'M MILDLY ILL, I COULD STILL DO MY JOB.

THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED.

THOSE WERE THINGS THAT WERE TALKED ABOUT AND WE WERE ASSURED THAT WE WOULD WORK TOGETHER.

AND WHAT'S HAPPENED, THE CURRENT PRACTICE THAT CAME OUT EARLY JANUARY IS THAT AN EMAIL WOULD GO TO DIANE [INAUDIBLE] IN HR AND TO OUR SUPERVISOR.

AN INTERACTIVE MEETING WOULD HAPPEN AND I'M GOING TO RUN OUT OF TIME AND A DECISION WOULD BE MADE.

I'M FINDING THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

WE STILL HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN ANY CRITERIA THAT MIGHT BE USED.

I THINK THIS PROCESS IS BEING USED AS A STALL TACTIC.

I DID REQUEST TIME.

I HAVE A MOTHER WHO'S AT HOME IN SEATTLE SICK, AND I'VE BEEN ASKED I'VE ASKED IF I COULD GO HELP OUT.

AT THIS POINT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN FIVE DAYS.

MY FIRST REQUEST WENT IN ON JANUARY 24TH.

I DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE AFTER AN APPEAL AND CONTINUOUS WORK UNTIL FEBRUARY 13TH SAYING, OKAY, WE'LL GIVE YOU FIVE DAYS, BUT IF YOU NEED ANY MORE THAN THAT, YOU NEED TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.

THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

YES, THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU. NOW ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4 CONSENT ACTION ITEMS.

[A. Request Approval of Consent Action Items as listed in Item #4 Consent Action Items]

I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS 4A AND B.

[B. Request Approval of Minutes of Regular Board Meeting of February 15, 2023 (#2314)]

MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND.

THAT WAS MOVED BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

AND A SECOND FROM VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

ARE WE WAITING ON TRUSTEE LARI.

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OKAY. OH, VERBAL.

OKAY. IS THAT A VERBAL YES? OKAY. A VERBAL YES.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES AS SIX YESES AND ONE ABSTENTION FROM TRUSTEE BERTA.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS.

[A. The members of the Board may give reports on activities related to their duties as members of the Santa Clara County Board of Education]

IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT INFORMATION SHARED DURING COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS MUST ONLY INCLUDE THOSE ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO OUR DUTIES AS TRUSTEES OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

NORMALLY WE BEGIN BY INVITING OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TO PRESENT A REPORT.

AS MENTIONED, OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IS ILL AND UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE THIS EVENING.

WE WANTED TO SEND GOOD WISHES TO OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER AND EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER NEVAREZ'S SERVICE AS OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

WOULD ANY TRUSTEE WISH TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO OUR DUTIES AS MEMBERS OF AND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION? OKAY.

I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO GO LIKE THIS, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH EVERYBODY.

SO I'LL START WITH TRUSTEE LARI.

SO ON FEBRUARY 19TH, I ATTENDED A MEETING OF STACK PACK, WHICH IS WORKING ON ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE POLITICALLY AND HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD.

VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN ALSO ATTENDED.

ON FEBRUARY 21ST, I WENT TO JAMES LICK HIGH SCHOOL TO ATTEND OUR FORMER PRESIDENT, PETER ORTIZ'S SWEARING IN AS SAN JOSE COUNCIL PERSON.

I MET PRESIDENT CHON THERE.

I HAD A MEETING WITH COUNCILMAN ORTIZ LATER THE SAME WEEK, ALONG WITH OUR CITY FOREST CEO RHONDA BERRY, TO DISCUSS EXPANDING THE URBAN CANOPY IN OUR CITY.

A TREE COVER HAS MYRIAD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR OUR YOUNG STUDENTS.

ON THE SAME DAY, I ALSO MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATOR FEINSTEIN, SENATOR PADILLA AND CONGRESSMAN KHANNA AS PART OF A ZOOM EVENT ORGANIZED BY THE CENTER FOR LYME ACTION TO ADVOCATE FOR GREATER RESEARCH FUNDING FOR BETTER DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS FOR TICKBORNE DISEASES.

SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED AS THEY DON'T ALWAYS NOTICE TICK BITES.

ON FEBRUARY 24TH, I ATTENDED A COMMUNITY MEETING WITH EVERGREEN COUNCILPERSON, DOMINGO CANDELAS, AND TALKED ABOUT PROMOTING AN EXISTING FREE MEDICAL CLINIC TO CHILDREN IN UNDOCUMENTED POPULATIONS.

ON FEBRUARY 25TH, I ATTENDED THE EVENT THE ADVOCATE FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF OUR LGBTQ POPULATION, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS OF YOUTH TO GROW UP IN A SUPPORTIVE HOME AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT.

ON THE SAME DAY, I ALSO ATTENDED AN EVENT TO ENCOURAGE MUSLIM LEADERSHIP.

THIS HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN AN UNDERREPRESENTED GROUP IN ELECTED POSITIONS AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE MUSLIM ROLE MODELS TO COUNTERACT ISLAMOPHOBIA.

ON FEBRUARY 26TH, I ATTENDED AN EVENT ORGANIZED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER LEE, WHO IS ON THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.

VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN ALSO ATTENDED.

ON FEBRUARY 27TH ON THE INVITATION OF DIRECTOR TINSLEY, I ATTENDED THE INFORMATIONAL MEETING ABOUT THE CAL M JOINT PROGRAM WITH SANTA CLARA HEALTH PLAN AND ANTHEM BLUE CROSS WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH TARGET POPULATIONS.

THE PROGRAM STARTING JULY 1ST, 2023.

IT WILL PROVIDE INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE TO YOUTH IMPACTED BY COMPLEX SOCIAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT HEALTH, SUCH AS UNSTABLE HOUSING AND FOOD INSECURITY.

THE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE WELL-BEING OF MEMBERS BY IMPROVING THE HEALTH AS WELL AS ADDRESSING SOCIAL NEEDS THAT CAN BE BARRIERS TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THROUGH WHOLE PERSON CARE.

FINALLY, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON HELPING TO ORGANIZE A ZOOM PROGRAM ON EQUITY BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS BAY AREA.

IT'S ON SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH, FROM 10 A.M.

TO 1 P.M. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL TO REGISTER AND ATTEND.

I'M PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT THE HEALTH EQUITY PANEL WE WERE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER AND WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE SOME EXCELLENT SPEAKERS.

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LARI.

TRUSTEE DI SALVO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. TAKE OFF MY MASK.

MY GLASSES FOG UP.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN FOR BEING AN EXPERT SPEAKER, ALONG WITH TRUSTEE JORGE PACHECO IN MY JUSTICE STUDIES CLASSROOM LAST WEEK ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

I KNOW MY STUDENTS WERE ENLIGHTENED BY THE INFORMATION YOU SHARED.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT SINCE THEN, SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND JORGE'S TIME AS WELL.

I AM COAUTHORING AN OP ED FOR THE MERCURY NEWS HOPEFULLY WILL BE PUBLISHED HOPEFULLY IN SOMETIME IN APRIL WITH TWO TRUSTEES, ONE FROM A COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND ONE FROM AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND IT'S ON MAKING DATA STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA TRANSPARENT, ALONG WITH ATTENDANCE DATA TRANSPARENT FOR EACH OF THE DISTRICTS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, PERHAPS SAN JOSE, SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

AND BACK IN AFTER MY CAMPAIGN OF 2020, I INVITED MY CONTRIBUTORS,

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SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO MY CAMPAIGN TO PARTICIPATE IN A TOWN HALL MEETING.

AT THAT TOWN HALL MEETING ON THAT FALL OF 2021.

I INVITED A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF BEN AUSTIN TO PARTICIPATE.

HE WAS EXCELLENT, AND HE WAS WORKING ON A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO MAKE QUALITY TO PUT THE WORD QUALITY IN THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION RELATED TO EDUCATION.

SO I LET ME READ FROM WHAT I HAVE TO BE EXACT.

I USED MY RESIDUAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO ORGANIZE THE EVENT.

THERE WERE 65 PARTICIPANTS.

THE TOWN HALL WAS TRANSLATED IN SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE.

THE TITLE OF THE TOWN HALL WAS EDUCATION JUSTICE.

I INVITED BEN AUSTIN FROM KIDS COALITION IN LA TO BE MY KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE TOWN HALL.

BEN IS NOW THE FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, CIVIL RIGHTS NOW! A NATIONAL NONPROFIT WITH THE MISSION OF ESTABLISHING A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN MULTIPLE STATES ACROSS THE NATION.

EDUCATION RIGHTS CIVIL RIGHTS NOW IS A COALITION OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PARENTS COMMITTED TO ESTABLISHING A CIVIL RIGHT TO A QUALITY EDUCATION. THEY'RE A GROWING BIPARTISAN MOVEMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE A PATHWAY TO A PROSPEROUS FUTURE.

I SAY TO THIS TO YOU TONIGHT, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE AS ONE OF 46 STATE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THEIR FIRST ROUNDTABLE FOR THE BALLOT INITIATIVE IN 2024.

AND THAT ROUNDTABLE IS MONDAY AT 3:00.

FIRST ONE IS MONDAY AT 3:00.

SO IT IS AN HONOR TO BE PART AND BE ASKED AND I'LL KEEP THE BOARD UPDATED ABOUT THE PROGRESS AS WE GO THROUGH.

IN FACT, THE NEXT MEETING I'LL SHARE WITH YOU ON WHAT WENT ON AT THE TOWN HALL.

I DON'T HAVE AN AGENDA, BUT I'M ASSUMING IT WILL BE EXCITING BECAUSE THERE'S A LIST OF INCREDIBLE PEOPLE LIKE TED LAMBERT IS ONE OF THEM THAT HAS BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE AS WELL.

AND THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

THANK YOU. SO ON THE 16TH, I WAS INVITED TO BE A GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, CUPERTINO, SUNNYVALE THEIR COFFEE HOUR, WHICH WAS SUPER EXCITING.

AND THE THEME WAS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORK OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

SO I HAD A LOT TO TALK ABOUT AND WE TALKED ABOUT STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, EARLY LEARNING, ARTS, EDUCATION, AND ESPECIALLY INTRIGUED AROUND THE COUNTY OFFICE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORK AND STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION.

SO THAT WAS A GREAT DISCUSSION.

AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE VIDEO ON THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

AND ON THE 17TH, I ATTENDED A PROGRESSIVE GOVERNANCE LAB, WHICH IS A NEW LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR SOUTH BAY ELECTED LEADERS.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE DEBRIEFING SESSION HOSTED BY STACKPACK WITH TRUSTEE LARI ON THE 19TH.

ALSO ON THE 19TH, I MET WITH ANDREW LIU, WHO IS A SAN JOSE YOUTH COMMISSIONER.

SO WE DISCUSSED THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION AND THEIR YOUTH POLICY CONFERENCE THAT THEY RECENTLY HOSTED.

I JOINED PROFESSOR DI SALVO'S CLASS WITH JORGE PACHECO JUNIOR TRUSTEE IN OAK GROVE TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE.

AND I LOVED SPEAKING TO YOUR STUDENTS.

AND ON THE 25TH I ATTENDED THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION'S LEGISLATIVE BRUNCH WITH TRUSTEE. MAH HELPED TO ORGANIZE.

I KNOW PRESIDENT CHON WAS THERE, DR.

DEWAN WAS THERE.

SO THAT WAS A GREAT MORNING.

AND WE HEARD FROM MANY LOCAL LEGISLATORS, COUNTY AND STATE.

AND THEN I HAD A DISCUSSION THERE WITH A [INAUDIBLE] SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, JIRAIYA HOGUE, AND THEY WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COUNTY OFFICES WELLNESS CENTERS.

SO I WILL CONNECT HER TO THAT.

THEN ON THE 25TH.

I ATTENDED A YOUTH IMPACT SUMMIT, WHICH THE THEME WAS EMPOWERING YOUTH TO DRIVE CHANGE, AND THIS WAS HOSTED BY THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT OF THE NONRESIDENT NEPALI ASSOCIATION NATIONAL COORDINATION COUNCIL, AND THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT AS WELL.

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AND THEN A COUPLE ITEMS. SO I WANTED TO LET FOLKS KNOW THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY INITIATIVE, THE COUNTY OFFICE HAS A NEW PARTNER PORTAL WHICH DISPLAYS OUR NETWORK OF COMMUNITY BASED PARTNERS.

YOU CAN CHECK THAT OUT ONLINE.

ALSO UPCOMING, AN UPCOMING EVENT THIS SATURDAY, THE FOURTH.

THERE IS A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, WHICH LOOKS REALLY GREAT.

SO IT'S THE CENTRAL CREEC, CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY PROJECT CONFERENCE OF 2023.

AND SO CREEC IS THE CALIFORNIA REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION COMMUNITY NETWORK THAT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS A PART OF.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING VERY VALUABLE HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY VIRTUALLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

TRUSTEE BERTA. THANK YOU.

A COUPLE OF THINGS. I ALSO WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION MEETING.

TRUSTEE BERTA CAN YOU PUT YOUR MICROPHONE JUST A LITTLE CLOSER? YES, THANK YOU.

SO I ATTENDED THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION MEETING, AND THERE WAS A REALLY INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATION DONE BY A REPRESENTATIVE FROM LACY LEGAL ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

AND I JUST THOUGHT THE INFORMATION WAS REALLY HELPFUL AND GREAT DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS BY TRUSTEES ON BETTER SUPPORTING STUDENTS IMPACTED BY A VARIETY OF ISSUES, BUT I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY GREAT DISCUSSION.

I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH THE ISLAMIC COUNCIL.

ISLAMIC CIRCLE OF NORTH AMERICA THEIR SOCIAL JUSTICE DIVISION ON WHY SCHOOL BOARDS MATTER AND THE TYPES OF ISSUES AND WAYS THAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY CAN BE ENGAGED ON TOPICS THAT SCHOOL BOARDS AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DEALS WITH.

AND FINALLY, I DID.

I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH PARENTS FROM SUMMIT DENALI TO JUST HEAR CONCERNS REGARDING THEIR POTENTIAL CLOSURE OF THEIR SITE. AND SO JUST BEING A LISTENING EAR AND SEEING, YOU KNOW, ANY CLARIFICATION THAT I COULD HAVE PROVIDED FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE BERTA. TRUSTEE ROCHA.

I DIDN'T SEE YOUR CARD RAISED EARLIER.

OKAY. TRUSTEE MAH.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHON.

SO I ATTENDED A WEBINAR ON THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION WEEK THAT CSBA IS HAVING.

THEY THEY HAD A BRIEFING AND TRAINING TODAY, BUT IT'S NOT TOO LATE, SO ANYONE CAN STILL SIGN UP.

AGAIN IT'S THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION WEEK AND IT'S GOING TO BE ALL DONE REMOTELY SO ANY OF US CAN SIGN UP.

I THINK THE SIGN UP DEADLINE MIGHT BE TOMORROW, SO LOOK IT UP AND SIGN UP.

IT'S GOING TO BE THREE, FOUR DAYS IN VIRTUALLY WITH SACRAMENTO.

AND THEY'LL HOOK US UP WITH DIFFERENT LEGISLATORS.

AND THEY'RE TRYING REALLY HARD TO GET COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS TO BE IN EVERY GROUP THAT MEETS WITH LEGISLATORS SO THAT THE COUNTIES ARE KIND OF REPRESENTED, BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A BUNCH OF, YOU KNOW, DISTRICT PEOPLE, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, BUT THEY REALLY WANT COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS TO BE PARTICIPATIVE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONVERSATION FROM A COUNTY PERSPECTIVE. I ALSO JOINED THE PROJECT SAFETY NET MEETING.

IT'S A PALO ALTO BASED SUICIDE PREVENTION AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION.

THEY PRESENTED THEIR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN AND THEY HAVE PLANS TO EXPAND BEYOND PALO ALTO.

I ALSO JOINED THE SEEDS OF CHANGE UNIVERSAL PRE-K SERIES ON NURTURING, INCLUSIVE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FOR ALL.

THIS IS A SERIES OF SEMINARS SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

THIS IS THE FIFTH ONE ON FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS AND CULTURE GUIDE, AND IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.

AS TRUSTEE VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN MENTIONED, WE DID HAVE OUR LEGISLATIVE BRUNCH ON SATURDAY.

ON YEAH SATURDAY, WE HAD 81 PARTICIPANTS.

ABOUT 20 PEOPLE CAME IN BY ZOOM.

WE HAD TEN LEGISLATORS.

DR. DEWAN SPOKE ALSO ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, WHICH WAS A BIG THEME.

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTERS, ALONG WITH QUESTIONS FROM THE PREPARED QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET, ESPECIALLY FOR SPECIAL ED AND OUR DECREASING ARTS FUNDING.

AND THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST IN DISCUSSION ABOUT TEACHER PIPELINE AND TEACHER HOUSING.

I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR SCHOOL CLIMATE CCSE SET OF WEBINARS ABOUT STUDENT CLIMATE, INCLUDING BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, WELLNESS CENTERS AGAIN, AND THE PARTICULAR SEMINAR THAT WAS A REAL IMPORTANT NOTE WAS ONE THAT TALKED ABOUT THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION

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AND THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BECAUSE THEY HAVE PARTNERED TOGETHER TO PLACE A MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN IN EVERY SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY TO WORK FOR A CONTINUUM OF CARE AT THE SCHOOL SITES SO THAT THE SCHOOL SITES REALLY HAVE, YOU KNOW COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS OF WELLNESS.

AND PART OF THAT DISCUSSION TALKED ABOUT HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THAT, HOW TO FUND IT SUSTAINABLY KIND OF INTO PERPETUITY.

SO I'M GOING TO CONNECT UP ALL THE INFORMATION FROM THAT WEBINAR TO DR.

DEWAN TO SEE ABOUT BEING ABLE TO FUND NOT ONLY MORE OF OUR WELLNESS CENTERS, BUT TO BE ABLE TO GET FUNDING FROM THE STATE.

AND THERE WERE MULTIPLE STREAMS OF FUNDING THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO BRAID TO GET THIS DONE.

SO IT WAS FANTASTIC.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE EDSOURCE ROUNDTABLE, ZOOM ON WHAT'S GETTING IN THE WAY OF BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS, AND THEY TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE RACIAL INEQUITY AND HOW THERE'S YOU KNOW, WAYS TO ADDRESS IT.

BUT WE'VE GOT TO DO IT AS OPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT IT.

I'VE ALSO WAS FOLLOWING AND I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE HERE WHO WERE ALSO LISTENING IN TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVAL OF $20 MILLION DOLLARS FOR EARLY LEARNING.

WOOHOO! YAY.

THAT'S GOING TO GO TOWARDS FACILITIES, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, JUST ALL KINDS OF THINGS, REOPENING CENTERS THAT WERE CLOSED DURING COVID.

AND I'M ALSO WORKING WITH DR.

DEWAN TO ACCESS THE LEGAL SERVICES THAT WE CONTRACTED FROM LAST SEPTEMBER SO THAT THE BOARD WILL BE ABLE TO REQUEST SECOND OPINIONS ON LEGAL JURISDICTION QUESTIONS, OTHER LEGAL QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN.

AND THIS WILL BE EXPLAINED TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS, THE PROCESS FOR ACCESSING CSBA LEGAL SERVICES.

AND MY LAST THING IS THAT I ATTENDED AND OBSERVED THE JLAC MEETING TODAY THIS AFTERNOON.

THANKS. THANKS TRUSTEE MAH.

FOR MY REPORT I'LL KEEP IT SHORT.

THE EVENTS I ATTENDED WERE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT, BUT I DID ATTEND OUR PREVIOUS PRESIDENT ORTIZ'S SWEARING IN EVENT.

I WAS ABLE TO GIVE A SHORT SPEECH AND MY EXPERIENCES IN WORKING WITH HIM, AND IT WAS NICE TO JUST SEE THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER THERE.

AND THEN AS WELL AS THE LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST WITH VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND TRUSTEE MAH AND DR.

DEWAN. THAT WAS IT WAS REALLY NICE TO KIND OF JUST SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES AND JUST BE TOGETHER AGAIN.

SO THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORTS TRUSTEES.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS.

[A. Discussion of Assembly Bill 906 (Gipson) Court and Community School Funding Proposal]

NUMBER 6.

DR. DEWAN COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM? YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHON.

TONIGHT'S FIRST INFORMATION DISCUSSION ITEM IS ABOUT ASSEMBLY BILL 906 AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM TO THE BOARD AND MAKE CONNECTIONS TO ACTIONS THAT THE BOARD TOOK AT OUR LAST MEETING.

I'M GOING TO INVITE CARMEN TO PLEASE POST THE POWERPOINT SO WE CAN GO THROUGH THIS.

BUT AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, YOU ADOPTED A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO ADJUST THE FUNDING FORMULA OF COURT SCHOOLS IN PARTICULAR, BUT POTENTIALLY COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

AND WHAT I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING IS ABOUT ASSEMBLY BILL 906, WHICH IS THE COMPANION BILL OR THE ALTERNATE PATHWAY TO ACHIEVING THIS FUNDING, POTENTIALLY RECEIVING THIS FUNDING AND CHANGING THE FUNDING FORMULA.

SO IN THE RESOLUTION AND OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO DATE HAVE BEEN WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON IS DID ENTER THIS BILL BY THE BILL DEADLINE, WHICH WOULD ESSENTIALLY LOOK AT COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AS NECESSARY SMALL SCHOOLS.

GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

CHANGE IS NEEDED BECAUSE SINCE THE INSTITUTION OF THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION HAVE BEEN FLAT FUNDED. AND FOR US, WE'VE BEEN FLAT FUNDED SINCE 2013.

AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE BASIC AID COUNTY OFFICE.

SO A NUMBER OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE RAISED FOR LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES, WE ACTUALLY ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO RETURN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WHICH THEY USE FOR THEIR OTHER EFFORTS.

AND THE CURRENT FUNDING FORMULA IS SOLELY BASED ON ADA.

WE HAVE SEEN FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS THAT WE SUPPORT DECREASES IN ENROLLMENT, IN COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, AND WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT ADVOCATING FOR INCREASES IN ENROLLMENT IN THOSE PROGRAMS.

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HOWEVER, WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN THESE PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE OF QUALITY AND TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT LEVELS OF STAFFING TO MEET THE ADJUSTED NUMBERS OF STUDENTS AND THEIR NEEDS IN THE PROGRAM.

NEXT SLIDE. JUST AS A QUICK SNAPSHOT FROM ONE POINT IN TIME WITHIN OUR BUDGET, LOOKING AT THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA AND THE IMPACT.

WE HAVE HAD TO AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE OUR GENERAL FUND, OUR FUND BALANCE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

AND JUST AS ONE EXAMPLE, ON AVERAGE FOR THE ANNUAL COURT SCHOOLS DEFICIT, IT'S A LITTLE OVER $2 MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE SUPPLEMENT THE PROGRAM USING OUR GENERAL FUND.

WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO THAT ONGOING, EXCEPT THAT THERE'S NO RENEWABLE FUNDING SOURCE FOR OUR GENERAL FUND.

WE DON'T RECEIVE ANY REPLENISHMENT FUNDS INTO THE GENERAL FUND.

AND SO AS WE CONTINUE TO USE GENERAL FUND TO FILL THIS DEFICIT OR SUBSIDIZE THE PROGRAM, WE WILL EVENTUALLY RUN OUT OF FUNDS IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

NEXT SLIDE. SO THE PROPOSAL AND I WON'T GO INTO DETAIL HERE, BUT JUST THE PROPOSAL AS IT STANDS IS TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S SOME LEVEL OF BASE FUNDING FOR EACH COE COURT SCHOOL AND THEN SOME LEVEL OF BASE FUNDING FOR EACH COE COMMUNITY SCHOOL, AND THEN OPTIONS TO LOOK AT ATTENDANCE AND ENROLLMENT OR UNNECESSARY COURT SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA AND A SIMILAR METHOD FOR THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

SO WHERE THIS IS IN PROCESS IS THAT THE BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED AND HEARINGS WILL BEGIN SOON.

APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S SUPPORT AND ENDORSEMENT OF THESE KINDS OF IDEAS AND WE'LL CERTAINLY KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED OF OUR PROGRESS.

BECAUSE IT IS A DEFICIT FUNDING YEAR FOR THE STATE AND WE'VE BEEN HEARING CONCERNS ABOUT THE OVERALL STATE BUDGET.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW SUCCESSFUL WE'RE GOING TO BE WITH THIS PROPOSAL, BUT WE DO THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO INTRODUCE IT AND TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE HIGH QUALITY PROGRAM FOR THE STUDENTS WE SERVE.

AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS TRUSTEES? DO WE KNOW THE TOTAL FISCAL TAG OF THE BILL? I BELIEVE IT'S A COUPLE HUNDRED MILLION ACROSS THE STATE.

NOT EVERY COUNTY HAS COURT SCHOOLS.

AND THE NUMBERS ARE RELATIVELY SMALL, SO I BELIEVE IT'S AROUND A COUPLE HUNDRED MILLION.

AND WOULD THERE BE A SITUATION WHERE THERE ARE LIKE WINNERS AND LOSERS, OR WOULD ALL COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BENEFIT? IT SHOULD BE THAT ALL COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BENEFIT BASED ON THE PROPOSED FORMULA.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU, DR.

DEWAN, FOR THE INFORMATION. AND THANK YOU TRUSTEES FOR THE DISCUSSION.

THIS BRINGS US TO CLOSED SESSION.

THE BOARD IS ABOUT TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION.

CLOSED SESSION INVOLVES CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

ONCE IN CLOSED SESSION, I WILL CALL THE CLOSED SESSION TO ORDER AND REQUEST THAT EACH TRUSTEE STATE THEIR NAME TO RECORD WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE TO AFFIRM AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARAMETERS FOR THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THE CLOSED SESSION.

OUR CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES TWO ITEM CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION INITIATION OF LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH FOUR OF SUBDIVISION

[A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9: 1 case]

D OF GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 54956.91 CASE AND CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION

[B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2): 1 case]

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 D2 ONE CASE.

THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION WE WILL RETURN IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES.

SO THAT BRINGS US TO 6:30 ON OR APPROXIMATELY AFTER 6:30 P.M..

THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE WHERE TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN WENT BUT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

WELCOME BACK. WE ARE READY TO RESUME OPEN SESSION UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 7 THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS.

[A. Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session]

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 9 INFORMATION ITEMS. BEFORE WE BEGIN WITH OUR INFORMATION ITEMS IF THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE INFORMATION ITEM, PLEASE ENSURE YOUR PUBLIC SPEAKER CARD HAS BEEN COMPLETED. ONCE WE BEGIN THIS ITEM, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL COMMENT CARDS.

DR. DEWAN WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THE FIRST ITEM?

[A. Charter Schools Update]

OUR FIRST ITEM THIS EVENING IS THE CHARTER SCHOOLS UPDATE AND THIS EVENING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FAIRLEY WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE, INCLUDING PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATIONS ON THE RESPECTIVE ROLES AS IT RELATES TO SUMMIT DENALI AND THEIR POTENTIAL CLOSURE.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FAIRLEY.