[A. The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) recognizes ten (10) employees each year for outstanding service to students, parents, coworkers, and customers. Maithili Rao, a Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) Education Program Analyst at the SCCOE, is April’s Employee of the Month.]

CAN YOU PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND TRUSTEE MAH, WOULD YOU PLEASE DO THE HONOR AND INTRODUCING OUR APRIL EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH? OH, TRUSTEE MAH, YOU CAN DO IT FROM YOUR SEAT. OKAY, WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU. THIS IS MY [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU. YES.

THANK YOU. THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZES TEN SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF ED EMPLOYEES EACH YEAR FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, COWORKERS AND CUSTOMERS. MAKE SURE I SAY IT RIGHT.

[INAUDIBLE].

OKAY, [INAUDIBLE], A SPECIAL ED LOCAL PLANNING AREA SELPA EDUCATION PROGRAM ANALYST AT THE SCCOE IS APRIL'S EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

AS A SOPA EDUCATION PROGRAM ANALYST [INAUDIBLE] HELPS SCHOOL DISTRICTS REPORT AND COLLECT QUALITY DATA FROM SPECIAL ED PROGRAMS FOR THE CDE, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ED.

SHE MONITORS AND FIXES DATA ERRORS IN SPECIAL ED SYSTEMS AND REVIEWS, AND CERTIFIES REPORTS FOR THE CALIFORNIA LONGITUDINAL PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT DATA SYSTEM, WHICH IS

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CALPADS. [INAUDIBLE].

OKAY, I'LL GET IT RIGHT SOMETIME.

WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE SCCOE FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES COMPASSION FOR OTHERS THROUGH HER WORK AND INTERACTIONS WITH COLLEAGUES.

HER COMMITMENT TO RETRIEVING ACCURATE DATA FOR STUDENTS SERVED THROUGHOUT THROUGH SPECIAL ED PROGRAMS ALIGNS WITH THE GOALS AND MISSION STATEMENT OF THE COUNTY OFFICE OF ED, HER SUPERVISOR, [INAUDIBLE].

YES. SO THE DIRECTOR SAID THAT MAITHILI HAS EXCELLENT WORK ETHICS AND DEMONSTRATES GRACE UNDER PRESSURE.

DESPITE NEVER ENDING DEADLINES AND CHALLENGES, SHE MANAGES TO DEAL WITH EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS WITH INEXHAUSTIBLE PATIENCE, EMPATHY AND TACT.

MARJORIE [INAUDIBLE]? YES. SUPERVISOR SAYS THAT SHE SHOWS GENUINE INTEREST IN THE WELL-BEING OF HER PEERS AND DOES NOT HESITATE TO LEND A HAND WHERE SHE CAN.

IT IS WITH GRATITUDE THAT WE CONGRATULATE [INAUDIBLE] ON BEING RECOGNIZED AS APRIL'S EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

AS WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH, WE ACKNOWLEDGE HER 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, [INAUDIBLE] WILL RECEIVE A PLAQUE.

THIS LOVELY PLAQUE, AND RECOGNIZING HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCCOE.

ALSO, AN ENGRAVED CROSS PEN, WHICH HAS YOUR NAME ENGRAVED ON IT.

SPELLED RIGHT, I HOPE. [CHUCKLING] YES. THANK.

THAT'S PRETTY. THAT PART.

WAIT, HER NAME IS NOT ON IT.

OH, WELL, IT'S ENGRAVED WITH THE COUNTY OFFICE NAME.

OKAY, AND THAT'S SPELLED RIGHT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] AND SHE'LL GET A RESERVED PARKING SPACE.

OH, YES. THAT'S VERY VALUABLE.

SO. YES.

SO, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING AS HER SUPERVISOR, AND IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING.

OH, SURE. YES.

IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE FOR US THIS EVENING.

SELPA IS A SMALL ORGANIZATION AND WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] AS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

UNFORTUNATELY, HE COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT WE ARE ALL VERY PROUD AND CELEBRATE THIS OCCASION WITH [INAUDIBLE].

[INAUDIBLE] HAS BEEN WITH US FOR A SHORT TIME, BUT HAS WITH HER WORK, SHOWN THE DEDICATION THAT IS REQUIRED IN EVERY EMPLOYEE HERE AT SCCOE. SO WE'RE SO HAPPY THAT [INAUDIBLE], THROUGH HER WORK, WHO TIRELESSLY PUT SO MUCH EMPHASIS ON DATA, WHICH IS WE ALL KNOW AS WE KNOW, THAT IT IS JUST A NUMBER OR IT'S NOT JUST A NUMBER, IT'S YOUR OPINION IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT IMPORTANT.

SO SHE REALLY TIRELESSLY LOOKS AT ALL THOSE NUMBERS AND HELPS HER DISTRICTS TO MAKE SENSE OUT OF IT AND SHE HAS THE GREATEST PATIENCE AND SMILE AND GRACE WHEN SHE MEETS WITH PEOPLE AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS, HOWEVER SMALL THEY ARE OR WHOEVER IS ASKING THEM.

I'VE SEEN HER FIRSTHAND DEALING WITH A LOT OF PATIENCE FOR THOSE WHO REPEATEDLY MAY BE ASKING SOMETIMES THE SAME QUESTIONS, AND SHE SHOWS HER IMMENSE GRACE AND PATIENCE IN ANSWERING THEM.

WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU, [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M REALLY HONORED.

IT'S GREAT TO BE WORKING FOR SCCOE AND SELPA HERE.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE YOU WANT TO RECOGNIZE IN THE AUDIENCE? I'M STILL NEW TO THE PLACE.

OKAY, NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, [INAUDIBLE], AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS.

OUR NEXT SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR TONIGHT IS THE SCCOE'S ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION STUDENT OF THE YEAR.

[A. Student of the Year Recognition of Rony Hernandez Beltran, a student in the SCCOE Alternative Education Program at Osborne High School]

ACCEPTING THE AWARD TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT IS HIS MOTHER, LORENA.

THE STUDENT WILL BE JOINING US VIA HIS MOM'S CELL PHONE.

LORENA AND PRINCIPAL SANTILLAN, CAN YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM? THANK YOU. HE'S THERE RIGHT NOW.

DO WE HAVE HIM ON THE PHONE? HEY, RONNIE, ARE YOU THERE ON ZOOM? OH, GREAT. GREAT.

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I WANT TO MAKE SURE HE IS THERE BEFORE WE BEGIN.

YEAH, HE'S ON SPEAKERPHONE.

OKAY, WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU, AND A BIG, BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED BRING THIS TOGETHER.

SO I'M VERY HONORED AND PLEASED TO BE HONORING RONNIE HERNANDEZ- BELTRAN, IN THE STUDENT RECOGNITION.

RONNIE'S BEEN IN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SINCE HE WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND ON BEHALF OF ALL THE STAFF FROM SOUTH COUNTY AND NORTH COUNTY, ALL THE TEACHERS AND THE PARENTS THAT HAVE WORKED WITH YOU OVER THE YEARS AND THE OSBORNE STAFF, I JUST WANT TO WISH YOU A BIG CONGRATULATIONS.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR PROGRESS, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE TAKEN ON.

HE HAS PARTICIPATED ON OUR SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL.

HE HAS BEEN A DULY ENROLLED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, EARNING CREDITS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT THE SAME TIME, ALL UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MOST YOUTH AND STUDENTS DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH, AND I JUST WANT THIS TO BE A SHINING MOMENT FOR YOU AND A HEALING MOMENT FOR YOU, AND JUST I KNOW AND MY STAFF ON BEHALF OF MY STAFF, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS ONE MOMENT OF GREAT PROGRESS AND YOU HAVE MANY, MANY MORE WAITING FOR YOU.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO RONNIE AND YOUR FAMILY.

WE'RE JOINED BY ACTUALLY RONNIE'S FAMILY HAS JOINED US TONIGHT FROM MORGAN HILL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING UP AND SHARING THIS MOMENT.

THANK YOU. PRINCIPAL SANTILLAN.

OKAY, AND WE HAVE MORE.

PRINCIPLE SANTILLAN, WE HAVE SOME MORE, AND TRUSTEE ROCHA IS GOING TO FURTHER HONOR OUR STUDENT.

OKAY, JUST SO THE BOARD MEMBER IS GOING TO SPEAK AND THEN YOU'LL GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK.

ALL RIGHT, SIR, CAN YOU HEAR ME GOOD? YES, I CAN. THE BOARD MEMBER IS GOING TO SPEAK AND THEN I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN.

ALL RIGHT? YES, SIR. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? THANK YOU. PRINCIPAL SANTILLAN; THAT'S A GREAT INTRODUCTION.

SO FROM HERE I'D LIKE TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE STUDENTS THAT EXCEL, OFTEN OVERCOMING SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES TO REACH THEIR PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC GOALS.

SPECIFICALLY, WE HONOR STUDENTS FOR THEIR ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, GOOD ATTENDANCE, GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND CHARACTER, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PERSEVERANCE IN PURSUING THEIR STUDIES AND GOALS.

TONIGHT, WE ARE PLEASED TO HONOR A STUDENT WHO EMBODIES ALL OF THESE EXCELLENT QUALITIES.

RONNIE HERNANDEZ-BELTRAN, AS YOU MENTIONED, IS AN 11TH GRADE STUDENT AT OSBORNE HIGH SCHOOL.

HE'S BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HIS PERSEVERANCE, RESPECT AND EMPATHY FOR THOSE AROUND HIM.

HE IS A LEADER AND A ROLE MODEL WHO PUSHES HIMSELF ACADEMICALLY.

HE CURRENTLY ATTENDS EVERGREEN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHERE HE'S TAKING COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES CONCURRENTLY WITH HIS HIGH SCHOOL COURSES, AS WAS MENTIONED.

TO DATE, HE HAS ALREADY COMPLETED ONE OF HIS SELF PACED COURSES IS ON TRACK TO COMPLETE THE OTHER BEFORE THE END OF THE SEMESTER.

EUGENE SANTILLAN, THE PRINCIPAL FOR THE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM, MENTIONED THAT HE'S A HARD WORKER AND A TEAM PLAYER.

HE ALSO PLAYED ON THE PROCOM SPORTS PROGRAM AT GATEWAY SOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL.

HE WAS PUTTING HIS FULL EFFORT INTO THE SUCCESS OF A TEAM, NOT HIS INDIVIDUAL PLAY.

ADDITIONALLY, HE EXHIBITED LEADERSHIP TRAITS IN HIS AQUAPONICS CAREER, [INAUDIBLE] CLASSES, WHERE HE HAD GROWING PLANTS, STARTING WITH SEEDS IN A SMALL HALLWAY AND THEN EXPANDING UNTIL THEY MOVED TO AN OUTDOOR SPACE.

ONCE THE FOOD WAS FULLY GROWN, IT WAS USED IN ONE OF THE COOKING CLASSES AT HIS SCHOOL, AND I'M CURIOUS WHAT KIND OF FOOD THAT WAS.

HIS TEACHER SHARED THAT HE IS A DEDICATED STUDENT WHO IS AN ADVOCATE FOR THOSE AROUND HIM.

HE IS CURRENTLY THE YOUTH VOICE AT THE SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND A STUDENT WHO IN A ROOM FULL OF ADULTS IS HELPING MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL IMPACT THE YOUTH.

WE KNOW THAT RONNIE HAS A BRIGHT AND SUCCESSFUL FUTURE AHEAD OF HIM.

I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE RONNIE, AND TONIGHT HE WILL RECEIVE A FRAMED CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION SIGNED BY THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND AN IPAD TO HELP HIM CONTINUE ON HIS PATH OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, AND RONNIE'S MOM, LORENA, IS HERE TONIGHT, AS MENTIONED.

SO WITH THAT, CONGRATULATIONS, RONNIE, AND THANK YOU.

HOLD ON. WE CAN HEAR YOU.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE ROCHA.

WOULD RONNIE LIKE TO SAY--YES? YES, IS THAT OKAY? YES, ABSOLUTELY.

IT'S YOUR TURN, BUD. ALL RIGHT, YES, SIR.

ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS, DR.

DEWAN, DR.

BONDURIS AND EVERYBODY ELSE PRESENT HERE WITH ME TONIGHT.

I FEEL SO HONORED TO BE RECOGNIZED AS AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION STUDENT OF THE YEAR.

I'M VERY HAPPY BECAUSE I LOVE SCHOOL AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SEVERAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BEING A STUDENT AT BOTH OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND OUR CORE SCHOOLS.

I HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN SUCH PROGRAMS SUCH AS HYDROPONICS AQUAPONICS, THE MUSIC PROGRAM, ART PROGRAM, AND NOW I'M TAKING COMMUNITY COLLEGE CLASSES AT SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE.

NEXT WEEK I'LL START A HORTICULTURE CLASSES.

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THIS IS AN AMAZING CHANCE FOR ME TO CULTIVATE MY PASSION FOR PLANTS AND GROW MY OWN FOOD.

THIS IS LIKE THERAPY FOR ME AS I LOVE TO BE IN THE GARDEN VERY BEAUTIFUL PLANTS THAT I HOPE TO GIVE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE AS GIFTS AND TOKENS OF MY APPRECIATION.

THE EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE HAD HERE IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION HAS CHANGED ME.

SOME OF THE MISTAKES THAT I HAVE MADE IN MY LIFE HAVE NOW LED ME TO A PLACE WHERE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO FOCUS ON MY EDUCATION, BE A BETTER STUDENT, A BETTER PERSON, A BETTER FRIEND, A BETTER SON, A BETTER BROTHER, AND A BETTER MEMBER OF SOCIETY.

I'LL BE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL THIS SPRING AND CONTINUING MY EDUCATION IN COLLEGE, FOCUSING ON BUSINESS.

I'M INCARCERATED FOR A VERY SERIOUS CRIME AND CAME IN AS A KID WHO WAS LOST.

MY TIME HERE HAS AFFORDED ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW UP, MATURE AND BECOME A YOUNG MAN THAT HAS NOT ONLY SEEN THE ERROR IN MY WAYS, BUT I HAVE CHANGED.

IN MY TIME HERE, I HAVE LEARNED TO BE A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY THAT I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.

I'D LIKE TO THANK MISS MICHELLE DECARO, MISS JOYCE, MISS YVETTE VARGAS, MISS ANNETTE HERNANDEZ, MR. ALBERT MUZQUIZ, MISS [INAUDIBLE] AND DR.

VERONICA RAMOS FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING ME AND GIVING ME THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND NEVER GIVE UP.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR PRINCIPALS, MR. EUGENE SANTILLAN AND MR. MARK CAMILLERI, FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS AND INSPIRE ME.

FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY.

THANK YOU FOR BEING KIND, PATIENT, VISITING ME AND ANSWERING MY CALLS, LOVING ME, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A TOUGH TIME FOR THEM, TOO.

PARENTS AND FAMILIES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THEY HAVE SUFFERED FROM MY MISTAKES AND I'D LIKE TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND APOLOGIZE TO THEM.

THIS HAS BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT.

IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR US, BUT IT'S ALSO BEEN A NECESSARY STEP IN MY DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH.

I'M A BETTER PERSON FOR THIS EXPERIENCE AND GIVES MUCH OF THE CREDIT TO MY FAMILY FOR THEIR LOVE THAT HAS NEVER WAVERED, AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL AND BLESSED FOR THIS EXPERIENCE AND THIS AMAZING RECOGNITION.

GREAT JOB, RONNIE. GREAT JOB, RONNIE.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH, RONNIE AND FAMILY, FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS.

OUR NEXT SPECIAL RECOGNITION IS FOR THE SCCOE'S VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR.

[A. Volunteer of the Year Recognition of Lara Lopes, a volunteer for Walden West Outdoor School]

APRIL 17TH THROUGH 21ST IS PUBLIC SCHOOL VOLUNTEER WEEK.

PUBLIC SCHOOL VOLUNTEER WEEK PROVIDES A YEARLY OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES TO HONOR AND HIGHLIGHT THE POWERFUL CONTRIBUTIONS VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS. WOULD OUR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN WOULD YOU PLEASE DO THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING OUR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR? THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRESIDENT CHON AND I'M SO EXCITED TO BE RECOGNIZING IN HONOR OF NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK, AND IT'S VERY FITTING BECAUSE IT'S ALSO NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WEEK.

WE HAVE MS. LAURA LOPEZ, AND AS WE KNOW, THE COUNTY OFFICE RELIES ON VOLUNTEERS SUCH AS LAURA TO SUPPORT THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH IN THE COUNTY, AND WHEN YOU HEAR HER STORY, I THINK YOU'LL BE VERY INSPIRED BY THE WORK THAT SHE DOES. WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN CARRYING OUT DUTIES, WORK EFFICIENTLY WITH STAFF AND STUDENTS, SHOW DESIRE, COMPASSION AND ABILITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, SHOW CARE SUPPORT FOR OTHERS, CREATE AND FOSTER A POSITIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND MOTIVATE OTHERS.

TONIGHT, WE'RE PLEASED TO HONOR A VOLUNTEER WHO HAS SUPPORTED THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION MANY TIMES THIS SCHOOL YEAR, LAURA LOPEZ.

SHE IS A SOPHOMORE AT SUMMIT TAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE'S BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HER DEDICATION TO HELPING YOUTH SUCCEED AT OUR WALDEN WEST OUTDOOR SCHOOL PROGRAM AT WALDEN WEST, VOLUNTEERS OR CABIN LEADERS ARE RECRUITED TO HELP OVERSEE AND TAKE CARE OF THE FIFTH OR SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS. EACH CABIN LEADER CAN HAVE 20 OR MORE CAMPERS THAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR DURING THE WEEK, INCLUDING AT NIGHT.

WALDEN WEST RELIES ON VOLUNTEERS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.

MARIE BOBIAS, THE WONDERFUL PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT WALDEN WEST, DESCRIBES LAURA AS EXCELLENT WITH ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS.

APPRECIATE HER CHEERFUL DEMEANOR.

LAURA NOT ONLY SUPPORTS THE YOUTH THAT ATTEND WALDEN WEST, BUT ALSO SUPPORTS THE FUNCTION OF THE PROGRAM.

SHE TAKES TIME AT THE END OF EACH WEEK THAT SHE VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF WALDEN WEST.

SHE PROVIDES THIS FEEDBACK IN A KIND AND APPROPRIATE WAY THAT ENSURES THE NEEDS OF ALL OF HER CAMPERS ARE MET.

LAURA HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS PERSONABLE, APPROACHABLE AND KINDHEARTED.

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STAFF AT WALDEN WEST LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING LAURA ON SITE KNOW THAT THE CAMPERS WILL BE WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND WILL HAVE A POSITIVE AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE WITH LAURA. WE APPRECIATE AND COMMEND HER FOR HER HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO WALDEN WEST AND THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

SO I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE LAURA AND COME AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU AND SHAKE YOUR HAND AND A FRAMED CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION SIGNED BY OUR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND PRESIDENT OF OUR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, VICTORIA CHON WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU GUYS A MOMENT TO SNAP A FEW PHOTOS , AND I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE MARIE AND MONICA WITH US HERE TODAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING AND THEN LAURA, I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AS WELL AFTERWARDS.

THANK YOU, BOARD.

AS...I CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME NOW.

BERTA SREEKRISHNAN. HAD SAID, OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US AND LAURA HAS BEEN WITH US SIX TIMES THIS YEAR, STARTING IN OCTOBER, AND SHE HAS ONE MORE TIME TO COME WITH US, AND SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT SHE WAS PICKED AS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR, AND MY STAFF ALWAYS ASKS LIKE, WHEN IS LAURA COMING BACK? NOW, LAURA IS NOT KNOWN AS LAURA AT WALDEN WEST.

HER NATURE NAME IS ALOE, AND SO THEY ALWAYS ASK ABOUT ALOE, AND SHE SOME OF THE WORDS THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS SAY IS THAT LAURA IS AN EXEMPLARY VOLUNTEER.

SHE EXHIBITS EXCELLENT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.

SHE IS ABLE TO TAKE INITIATIVE BEFORE PROBLEMS MIGHT ARISE.

HER FRIENDLY DEMEANOR MAKES HER APPROACHABLE.

SHE IS SUPPORTIVE ROLE MODEL FOR THE STUDENTS AND HER PEERS, AND LAURA IS DEDICATED TO ENACTING THE WALDEN WEST MISSION AND EMBODIES OUR VALUES.

ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER SAYS THAT LAURA HAS A PASSION FOR WORKING WITH STUDENTS, AND IT SHOWS THROUGH ALL OF HER ACTIONS, AND SHE'S DEDICATED TO HELPING OTHERS HAVE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE, AND I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM WITHOUT A SMILE ON THEIR FACE , AND I'M VERY PROUD AND THANKFUL TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HER.

SO IT IS SUCH A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE YOU.

LAURA--ALOE--SORRY, AS OUR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU NOT JUST NEXT MONTH, BUT HOPEFULLY FOR A WHILE WITH US AND THAT YOU CONTINUE TO COME BACK TO US AND WE TOTALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE STAFF AND THE CAMPERS AT WALDEN WEST.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK PINEAPPLE.

THANK THE WHOLE WALDEN WEST COMMUNITY AND STAFF.

I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS AWARD AND BEING ABLE TO BE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE WALDEN WEST IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND SOMETHING I ENJOY DOING A LOT. SO IT'S REALLY IT'S GREAT AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE RECOGNIZED AND AWARDED FOR MY WORK THERE BECAUSE IT'S FUN.

IT'S AN ENJOYABLE TIME EVERY TIME I COME.

SO, YEAH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, LAURA, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

I DO WANT TO JUST PERSONALLY SAY I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT VOLUNTEERS ARE FOR OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND SCIENCE CAMP AS A SIXTH GRADE TEACHER, AND I COMMEND YOU ON YOUR WORK BECAUSE THAT IS NOT EASY TO DO, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT AND BEING A PASSIONATE LEADER AND ROLE MODEL FOR THOSE STUDENTS.

WELL, WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO START OFF OUR MEETING.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT, AND NOW AT THIS TIME, FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA AND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION

[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.]

OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME.

ONCE WE BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL COMMENTERS.

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

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

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CARMEN, COULD WE PLEASE PRESENT THE TWO MINUTE TIMER? THANK YOU, A 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 RESTATE THEIR AGREEMENT WITH THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER.

MODERATOR, COULD YOU PLEASE BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT? AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BEHIND THE PODIUM.

THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ARE SARAH [INAUDIBLE].

THERESA ROBINSON.

[INAUDIBLE] KRISHNA.

[INAUDIBLE] RAO, AND SARAH STEINBECK.

SARAH, YOU MAY APPROACH THE PODIUM TO BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

MY NAME IS SARAH [INAUDIBLE].

I'M AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST AND SEIU CHAPTER PRESIDENT, AND I'M TARA GUERRERO.

I AM A TEACHER FIRST.

I WAS IN SPECIAL ED, I NOW TEACH FOR OYA AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY EDUCATORS.

ACE AND SEIU ARE HERE TO UNITE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFETY, AND WE WANT TO MAKE CLEAR OUR CONTINUED CONCERNS REGARDING ON SITE SAFETY FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR EDUCATORS ARE NOTHING BUT OF IMPORTANCE TO US, AND WE HAVE A LOVELY SOMETHING WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU, WHICH IS OVER 600 SIGNATURES FROM PARENTS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARAS AND TEACHERS THAT HAVE SIGNED BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO STAND UP FOR SAFETY FOR OURSELVES AND FOR MAINLY FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE NEED A SAFE CLASSROOM FOR EVERY STUDENT AND EDUCATOR.

ALL EDUCATORS ARE UNITED IN OUR ADVOCACY FOR OUR CLASSROOMS TO BE STAFFED ADEQUATELY AND APPROPRIATELY TO ENSURE STUDENT SAFETY, THUS ENSURING THAT A STUDENT IS NEVER ALONE IN AN SCCOE WORKSITE WITH A SINGLE ADULT SCHOOL STAFF.

WE'RE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED THAT IT IS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE FOR A SINGLE ADULT STAFF MEMBER TO BE ASSISTING STUDENTS IN THE RESTROOM WITH THEIR PERSONAL HYGIENE WITHOUT ANOTHER ADULT PRESENT.

WHY IS MANAGEMENT REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE 2015 DIRECTIVE THAT NO ADULT STAFF SHOULD EVER BE SOLO WITH STUDENTS? WITH HUNDREDS OF REPORTED INJURIES PER YEAR TO A STUDENT OR STAFF, WE ARE DEMANDING THAT SCCOE MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENT CAL/OSHA DIRECTIVES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED, HURT IN THE CLASSROOMS. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD MY TWO FRONT TEETH KNOCKED OUT BECAUSE OF A STUDENT THAT HAD HEAD-BUTTED ME.

THIS WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO AND STILL TO THIS DAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, BUT THEY'RE STILL NOT RIGHT.

THEY'RE STILL CROOKED. SO I STILL LIVE WITH THIS LIFELONG INJURY.

WITH ANYONE EXPERIENCE A PREVENTABLE INJURY, YET NO ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED WITH THE INCIDENTS.

WE ARE VIOLATING OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF'S RIGHTS TO SAFETY.

EVEN OUR MANDATED PRO ACT TRAINING DE-ESCALATION.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS THERESA ROBINSON.

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

YES, I'M THERESA ROBINSON.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND PRESIDENT CHON SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN AND THE TRUSTEES.

NICE TO SEE YOU ALL TONIGHT.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU.

WE HAD A REALLY HORRIBLY VIOLENT INCIDENT AT OUR SCHOOL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT WAS JUST CAUSED BY A LOT OF SELF-ESTEEM ISSUES, ANGER, ALL SORTS OF HORRIBLE THINGS, AND WE NEEDED A LOT OF COUNSELING AFTERWARD, AND THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION REALLY CAME FORWARD.

I MEAN, MEFULA FAIRLEY CALLED AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WE NEEDED.

SHE GOT ON THE PHONE RIGHT AWAY AND CHAUNISE POWELL HELPED A LOT.

SUPERINTENDENT CALLED AND ASKED IF EVERYTHING WAS OKAY AND IF WE NEEDED ANYTHING ELSE, AND I JUST WE SENT OUT A TEAM OF COUNSELORS AND SOMEONE FROM SAFE SCHOOLS AND BEHAVIORAL SERVICES, AND ALTOGETHER I THINK WE HAD LIKE ABOUT ABOUT A THIRD OR NEARLY A HALF OF OUR STUDENTS WERE SEEN IN THE MATTER OF THREE DAYS, EITHER IN GROUP OR INDIVIDUALLY, AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY, YEAH.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE] KRISHNA.

PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM.

CLEARLY, STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

WITH RESPECT AND HOPE SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN PRESIDENT CHON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] KRISHNA AND I WORK AS AN [INAUDIBLE] TEACHER WITH SCCOE AT OYA.

TODAY IS MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY.

WE GREW UP IN INDIA, AND EVEN THOUGH MY MOM DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO DR.

SEUSS BOOKS GROWING UP, FOR SOME REASON, SHE ALWAYS WANTED HER GRANDCHILDREN TO LEARN FROM THE UNPARALLELED LESSONS OF DR.

SEUSS. TODAY, ON HER BIRTHDAY, I WANT TO QUOTE ONE OF HER FAVORITE QUOTES FROM THE LORAX.

UNLESS SOMEONE LIKE YOU CARES A WHOLE AWFUL LOT, NOTHING IS GOING TO GET BETTER.

IT'S NOT. IN ONE INCIDENT, FOUR STAFF WERE INJURED WITH ONE STAFF, INCLUDING THREE SLIPPED DISCS AND OTHER MULTIPLE INJURIES.

SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS THAT THE STAFF EXPERIENCES ARE CONSTANT, EXCRUCIATING PAIN.

THE PAIN JUST DOESN'T GO AWAY, EVEN WITH MEDICATION.

URINARY AND OR FECAL RETENTION AND INCONTINENCE.

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EVENTUALLY, THIS INDIVIDUAL WILL LOSE CERTAIN CRITICAL BODY FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS THE ABILITY TO WALK AND CLIMB STAIRS, USE THE RESTROOM, SIT, STAND, LIE DOWN OR TURN SIDES WITHOUT ANYONE'S HELP AND MAY EVENTUALLY BE COMPLETELY PARALYZED.

RIGHT NOW, EVEN BASIC FUNCTIONS SUCH AS WEARING SOCKS MAY TAKE UP TO A HALF HOUR ON A DAILY BASIS.

SHE IS ON DAILY PAINKILLERS, WHICH ARE ALSO DAMAGING HER ORGANS.

SLOW AND STEADY, THE CONSTANT PAIN AND NAUSEA ARE OVERWHELMING ON MOST DAYS, EVEN BASIC JOYS OF LIFE, LIKE STANDING, JOGGING, WALKING AND SEEING BECOME PAINFUL.

SLEEP IS ELUSIVE DUE TO THE PAIN AND SO MUCH MORE.

THIS INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WHEN THE CLASSROOM TEAM OF EXPERTS AGREED AND INFORMED THAT THE STRATEGIES THAT HAD WORKED FOR A WHILE WITH THE STUDENT ARE NO LONGER WORKING, THAT THE STUDENT NEEDS A DIFFERENT APPROACH OR A DIFFERENT PLACEMENT AND ADDITIONAL HELP WITH THE STUDENT FOR THE STUDENT.

THEN SOMETHING MORE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE.

STUDENT SAFETY AND STAFF SAFETY IS NOT JUST A UNION ISSUE.

THERE ARE NO SIDES TO THIS ISSUE.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT JUSTIFICATIONS OR RATIONALIZATIONS.

OUR STUDENTS DESERVE BETTER AND MORE.

SO DO OUR STAFF THAT SERVE THEM.

IT'S TIME WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE FUTURE TO HELP ALL OUR STUDENTS AND TO PREVENT SUCH LIFE ALTERING INJURIES FROM HAPPENING.

UNLESS SOMEONE LIKE YOU CARES A WHOLE AWFUL LOT, NOTHING IS GOING TO BE BETTER.

IT'S NOT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE] RAO.

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

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] RAO.

HI, EVERYONE.

I WANT TO SHARE AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS WORKING AS A PARA-EDUCATOR IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM.

IT WAS THE END OF THE DAY, SCHOOL DAY.

ALL THE STUDENTS AND STAFF HAD LEFT TO TAKE STUDENTS TO THE BUSSING AREA, AND I WAS LEFT ALONE WITH ONE OF THE STUDENTS.

I WAS TRYING TO TURN OFF A DESKTOP COMPUTER AND THE STUDENT DIDN'T WANT ME TO, AND THEY HAPPENED TO GET ME INTO A HEADLOCK AND I HAVE TO SAY, IT IS VERY HARD TO GET OUT OF IT, AND YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW HARD IT IS UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN IN THAT POSITION THIS WHOLE I'D EVEN FORGOTTEN THIS THING AND THIS WHOLE THING CAME UP DURING MY PROACT TRAINING THIS WEEK, AND THE RECOMMENDED THINGS TO DO ARE TO FIND THE WEAK SPOT AND GET OUT OF IT OR DROP YOUR WEIGHT TO GET THE STUDENT OR WHOEVER IT IS TO RELEASE YOU.

BOTH OF THEM WON'T WORK BECAUSE THE STUDENT HAD ME LIKE THIS.

THERE WAS NO WEAK SPOT AND THERE WAS NO DROPPING MY WEIGHT OR CROUCHING DOWN WITHOUT RESTRICTING MY AIRWAYS FURTHER, WHICH WAS ALREADY HAPPENING. THE ONLY REASON I GOT OUT OF IT WAS THE STUDENT DECIDED AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRAGGING ME AROUND THE CLASSROOM TO LET ME GO.

IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE THE STUDENT LET ME GO.

THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF IT OTHERWISE, AND NOW I REALIZE THAT WHAT ELSE COULD HAVE HELPED ME WAS HAVING ANOTHER PERSON THERE.

I WAS ALONE WITH THE STAFF FOR A FEW MINUTES WHILE BEING DRAGGED AROUND THE CLASSROOM IN A HEADLOCK THAT I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT.

TO THINK ABOUT IT IS EVEN SCARY.

I'M GLAD THAT THEY LET ME GO.

HAVING ANOTHER PERSON THERE WHO COULD HAVE CALLED FOR HELP OR HELP THE STUDENT LET GO WOULD HAVE BEEN THE THING TO DO.

WE CAN'T FIGHT DIRTY.

WE CAN'T DO WHAT WE WOULD DO OTHERWISE.

ELBOW OR ANYTHING WE WANT STUDENT SAFETY.

SO HAVING MORE PEOPLE IN A CLASSROOM IS THE ONLY THING THAT CAN HELP.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH STEINBECK.

PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM CLEARLY.

STATE YOUR NAME AND BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HELLO, MY NAME IS SARAH STEINBECK AND I AM A TEACHER AT CONNECT WEST POST SECONDARY SCHOOL HERE AT THE COUNTY.

BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR ALMOST 12 YEARS AND ALL OF MY TEACHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH OLDER STUDENTS SO HIGH SCHOOL AND POST-SECONDARY.

DURING MY TIME HERE, I HAVE HAD BLACK EYES.

I HAVE HAD BRUISES FROM MY ELBOW TO MY WRIST ON BOTH ARMS. I HAVE PICTURES OF BLOOD RUNNING DOWN MY ARMS FROM WHERE I'VE BEEN HURT.

I HAVE HAD A BROKEN HAND, AND ON MAY 11TH, I'M HAVING MY SECOND HAND SURGERY, AND THESE INJURIES AREN'T ESPECIALLY THE HAND SURGERY ISN'T NECESSARILY FROM A STUDENT WHO IS UPSET OR WHO IS TRYING TO HURT ME, BUT THESE INJURIES HAPPEN ANYWAY, AND IF WE HAD PROPER SUPPORT, AND IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO FURTHER BEHAVIOR TRAINING WITH OUR STUDENTS, THEN THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THESE INJURIES COULD BE PREVENTED, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING TOWARDS THAT SO THAT OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS CAN ALL REMAIN SAFE.

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THANK YOU.

OUR LAST TWO SPEAKERS ARE JORGE ARELLANO AND CHRISTINA MOORE.

PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN, BOARD MEMBER, BOARD PRESIDENT CHON AND TRUSTEES OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS JORGE ARELLANO. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND FIRST I JUST WANT TO THANK TRUSTEE TARA TRUSTEE LARI AND TRUSTEE ROCHA FOR VISITING OUR SCHOOL JOSE HERNANDEZ RECENTLY.

WE ENJOYED HAVING YOU COME AND SEE THE GREAT WORK OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE DOING WITH OUR STUDENTS.

AS ALWAYS, WE WANT TO EXTEND THE INVITATION TO THE REST OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT US YET.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO SHARE SOME GREAT NEWS WITH YOU.

LAST MONTH, THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION AWARDED OUR CEO SHARA HEDGE, THE RECOGNITION OF SCHOOL LEADER OF THE YEAR.

SHARA HAS SPENT THE LAST 15 YEARS LEADING SCHOOLS EXCLUSIVELY IN EAST SAN JOSE.

SHE HAS WON MULTIPLE CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS AWARDS, AND SHE IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT GETTING RESULTS FOR OUR CHILDREN.

WE AT ALPHA ARE VERY PROUD TO SEE OUR LEADER, A WOMAN OF COLOR AND MOTHER OF THREE, UPLIFTED AND HONORED WITH THIS RECOGNITION AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD WAS ALSO AWARE OF THAT. SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAVE A GOOD ONE. OUR LAST SPEAKER IS CHRISTINA MOORE.

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

HELLO, I'M CHRISTINA MOORE AND I AM READING THIS FOR A TEACHER WHO COULD NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT AGAIN GOES BACK TO CLASSROOM SAFETY.

OUR CLASSROOMS ARE NOT SET UP FOR SAFETY.

ONE CLASSROOM THIS SCHOOL YEAR HAD ALL STUDENTS WITH MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS.

THESE STUDENTS NEED FULL ASSISTANCE WITH PUSHING THE WHEELCHAIR.

THE RATIO WAS FIVE STUDENTS TO THREE STAFF.

THIS LEAVES TWO STUDENTS NOT BEING ABLE TO BE NAVIGATED.

STUDENTS NEED TO NAVIGATE OUT OF THE CLASSROOM TO GO TO THE BATHROOM TO AND FROM THE SCHOOL BUS.

IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY, WE WOULD BE SHORTHANDED WITH STAFF TO MOVE STUDENTS FROM ANY IMMEDIATE DANGER.

THIS SETUP HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST TO OTHER CLASSROOMS. I KNOW ONE OTHER CLASSROOM THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM.

ASSIGNING STUDENTS TO CLASSROOM NEEDS TO BE A TEAM PROCESS WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND INCOMING TEACHER.

THE PRINCIPAL AND TEACHER NEED TO LOOK AT THE PROJECTED CLASS LIST TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH STAFF.

SCHEDULING, PARENT TOURS AND TRANSITION.

IEPS ARE VITAL TO ENSURE ALL THE COMPONENTS ARE MET FOR A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS AND HAVE COMPLEX MOBILITY NEEDS.

WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS AND THE CHALLENGES THAT CAUSES BECAUSE OF LACK OF STAFFING, BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS THAT ARE AN ISSUE.

IT'S MANY OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE COMPLEX NEEDS.

FIVE STAFF TO THREE STUDENTS MAY SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT IT'S NOT IN ALL SITUATIONS.

IF YOU REALLY KNOW OUR STUDENTS COMPLEX NEEDS, I ADDED THAT PART.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU. MODERATOR WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX CONSENT ACTION ITEMS.

[A. Request Approval of Consent Action Items as listed in Item #6 Consent Action Items]

I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS SIX A THROUGH E.

MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS MOVED BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

TRUSTEES, CAN YOU PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS? TRUSTEE MAH, DO YOU SEE THE POP UP? OKAY, THANK YOU, TRUSTEES AND THAT MOTION PASSES WITH SEVEN YESES.

MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS.

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

[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]

TRUSTEES OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

I WILL BEGIN BY INVITING OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS TO PRESENT A REPORT.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER NEVAREZ AND ALTAMIRANO, ARE YOU GUYS AVAILABLE TO GIVE A REPORT? HELLO? HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR US? YEAH, THIS IS STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ALTAMIRANO.

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I'M GOING TO GIVE MY REPORT RIGHT NOW.

WONDERFUL. YES, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, GUYS. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.

SO RIGHT NOW AT BLUE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, WE'RE INTRODUCING A NEW COURSE TO ADD TO OUR DIVERSE SELECTION OF PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ON CAMPUS.

HORTICULTURE IS THE NEW PROGRAM WE'RE INTRODUCING.

THIS PROGRAM WILL TEACH US TECHNIQUES TO BE MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN THE SENSE OF BEING ABLE TO GROW, TEND TO AND HARVEST OUR OWN FOOD AS WELL AS IT TIES INTO THIS MONTH'S EARTH DAY. ANOTHER THING IS THIS PAST WEEK, JOSE AND I GAVE A TOUR AROUND OUR CAMPUS TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT, CALIFORNIA SENATOR, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER IMPORTANT INDIVIDUALS.

THE TOUR WENT WELL AND WE WERE ABLE TO DISPLAY THE PROGRAMING THAT STUDENTS PARTAKE IN ON BLUE RIDGE CAMPUS AND HOW MUCH THEY BENEFIT EACH STUDENT.

FINALLY, THIS MONTH'S THEME IS INTEGRITY.

INTEGRITY IS A TRAIT THAT WAS WIDELY BROADCASTED ON CAMPUS AND SOMETHING THAT'S IMPLEMENTED IN EVERY SINGLE STUDENT ON CAMPUS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YEAH. HELLO.

ONE OF MY UPDATES IS THAT WE RECENTLY STARTED A HORTICULTURE PROGRAM AT BLUE RIDGE THAT WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TOPIC.

ALSO, STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN COLLEGE CREDITS.

BLUE RIDGE NOW ALLOWS STUDENTS TO REGISTER TO VOTE IF THEY ARE 17 OR OVER.

AS A SCHOOL, WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN THEIR CIVIC DUTIES.

BEING A REGISTERED VOTER ALLOWS YOUR VOICE TO BE HEARD ON A LARGER SCALE TO MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN POLITICALLY, STATEWIDE.

BLUE RIDGE IS JOINING IN THE CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY.

WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON HOW TO RECYCLE THROUGHOUT YOUR HOME, AS WELL AS WAYS TO REUSE MATERIALS IN OUR CLASSROOM.

LASTLY, THIS IS MY LAST BOARD MEETING.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STUDENT, TO THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY OF BECOMING A BOARD MEMBER AND ALLOWING ME TO REPRESENT THE YOUTH VOICE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I WILL SAY I THINK THIS IS A VERY HIGHLIGHTED EVENT THAT WE GET TO LISTEN TO AT OUR BOARD MEETINGS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE UPDATES.

THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A REPORT.

VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN, AND THEN TRUSTEE BERTA, TRUSTEE MAH, TRUSTEE LARI.

THANK YOU. SO IN MY BOARD MEMBER REPORT, I FIRST WANT TO NOTE WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST SHADOWING OUR BOARD MEETING TODAY.

WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE], WHO'S A CURRENT HIGH SCHOOLER LIVING IN OUR COUNTY IN MOUNTAIN VIEW, AND THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. SO I KNOW THAT'S A PASSION FOR ALL OF US ON THIS BOARD, AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY WORKED TO CREATE A MULTICULTURAL WEEK AT THEIR SCHOOL AND OTHER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR FURTHER WORK TOGETHER AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, AND THEN THIS.

I HAVE QUITE A FEW EVENTS I'LL GO THROUGH QUICKLY.

SO ON THE 18TH OF MARCH WAS OUR COUNTY OFFICES ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY SUMMIT.

SO I KNOW QUITE A FEW TRUSTEES ATTENDED AND WE HAD A GREAT KEYNOTE SPEAKER, ALEXANDRIA VILLASENOR, ON THE 19TH, I ATTENDED THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS CONFERENCE AND SPOKE A BIT ABOUT OUR WORK ON THE BOARD.

THEN ON THE 24TH OF MARCH, I ATTENDED COUNTY SUPERVISOR ELLENBERG'S KIDS TABLE, AND WE HEARD FROM KEYNOTE SPEAKER LAUREN BABB, WHO'S CHAIR OF THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.

THEN ON THE 26TH, I ATTENDED A YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING WITH THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY [INAUDIBLE].

ON THE 31ST, I ATTENDED A GOOD OLD GALS LUNCH WITH FORMER AND CURRENT FEMALE ELECTED OFFICIALS.

ON THE 1ST OF APRIL, I ATTENDED A BOLDLY ME GALA WITH THE NONPROFIT BOLDLY ME, THAT WORKS IN COUNTY SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS ACROSS OUR COUNTY ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGH SCHOOL LINKED SERVICES, AND WITH THE FOCUS ON BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM.

ALSO THAT DAY I WENT TO A COMMUNITY EVENT HOSTED BY PRAGNA AND PRAGNA STANDS FOR PREPARING RESOURCES ALLIANCES, GALVANIZING NEURODIVERSITY ACCULTURATION. SO THEY WORK TO BUILD ALLYSHIP FOR NEURODIVERSE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY OUR YOUTH.

THEN ON THE FIFTH, I WENT JOINED OTHER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO TOUR A LOW BARRIER SHELTER IN SUNNYVALE, A WINTER SHELTER OPERATED BY HOME FIRST, AND AND I KNOW THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT IS PLANNING TO VISIT AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING

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HOW OUR COUNTY OFFICE COULD SUPPORT THIS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE WERE MANY CHILDREN AT OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS THERE.

THEN ON THE SIXTH, I HAD A MEETING WITH PARENTS AT ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

ON THE SEVENTH, I ATTENDED THE FREMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL'S FOUNDATION ANNUAL EVENT.

THIS YEAR WAS THEIR SPRING FOR EDUCATION, SO THAT WAS ESPECIALLY EXCITING.

PRESIDENT CHON AND DR.

DEWAN SIGNED A COMMENDATION FOR THE FOUNDATION, AND THEY'VE BEEN SERVING OUR STUDENTS FOR 40 YEARS AND CLOSE TO HOME BECAUSE MY MOTHER USED TO WORK WITH THE FOUNDATION ON THEIR BOARD AND WOULD SHARE THEIR YEARLY EVENTS.

SO THAT WAS EXCITING TO RETURN THERE.

THEN ON THE 15TH, I MET WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EMPOWER AND EXCEL, [INAUDIBLE], AND EMPOWER AND EXCEL, YOU MAY KNOW, IS A NONPROFIT.

THEY WORK WITH YOUTH TO PROVIDE THEM VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS, AND I BELIEVE THEY'VE PROVIDED YOUTH 70,000 VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS ACROSS OUR COUNTY. SO THAT IS MY REPORT, AND LASTLY, I'LL WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WEEK.

THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN TRUSTEE BERTA, I BELIEVE WAS NEXT.

THANK YOU. I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME UPDATES SO I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A MEET AND GREET WITH THE ROCKET SHIP PARENTS AND COMMUNITY.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE SCCSBA MEETING AND THE TOPIC WAS HATE INCIDENTS ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES, RESPONSE AND PREVENTION.

I KNOW DR.

MUNSHI, MISS SANTILLAN AND DR.

DEWAN WERE ALSO THERE TO HELP FACILITATE AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT PANEL.

WE ALSO HAD STUDENTS, AS WELL AS THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBER FROM THE LOS GATOS-SARATOGA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS SUCH A POWERFUL DISCUSSION ON, YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMETHING HORRIFIC HAPPENS IN OUR SAFE SCHOOL CAMPUSES, WHAT DOES THE ONE RESPONSE LOOK LIKE? BUT ALSO WHAT DOES THE PREVENTION LOOK LIKE? HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO BUILD SAFE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE SUPPORTS AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOL STAKEHOLDERS? I ALSO PARTICIPATED OR ATTENDED THE VIVA EL MARIACHI SHOWCASE AT THE MEXICAN HERITAGE PLAZA WITH THE TRUSTEES AS WELL AS DR.

DEWAN AND WAS JUST SO IMPRESSED WITH THE STUDENT TALENT.

I WANT TO THANK THE SCHOOL STAFF AND EVERYONE WHO HELPED FACILITATE AND PUT TOGETHER THE STUDENT PERFORMANCES.

I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A TRAINING ON THE ROLE OF A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, SPECIFICALLY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, WHICH WAS DONE WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL.

I ALSO MET WITH SOME LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF REGARDING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE, ACCESS FOR STAFF AND WHAT THAT CAN LOOK LIKE FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE.

I MET WITH SOME LOCAL EDUCATORS REGARDING THE STATUS OF ETHNIC STUDIES IN OUR COUNTY, AND FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE EID HOLIDAY WILL MOST LIKELY BE THIS FRIDAY BASED ON THE SIGHTING OF MOON.

SO I WANT TO WISH THOSE WHO CELEBRATE AN EID MUBARAK AND I HOPE THE SCCOE COMMUNITY CAN ALSO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO MIGHT ASK TO BE EXCUSED OR TO PARTICIPATE IN PRAYERS AND FESTIVITIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE BERTA.

TRUSTEE MAH. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHON.

SO I ATTENDED A SERIES.

WELL, I ATTENDED ONE ZOOM MEETING WEBINAR ENTITLED AUTHORIZING FOR ALL, AND IT'S A SERIES OF TALKS GIVEN BY THE OFFSPRING WILDS, WHICH IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER IN MINNESOTA, WHICH IS ACTUALLY AN OUTDOOR SCHOOL, BUT IT IS ALSO ABLE TO AUTHORIZE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN MINNESOTA. SO THIS SERIES TALKS ABOUT THE LIBERATORY DESIGN PROCESS, AND IT FOCUSES ON MINDSETS AND MODES TO DESIGN FOR EQUITY AND IT'S REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE IT IS A KIND OF NATIONAL SERIES.

SO WE GET TO TALK WITH AND MEET CHARTER AUTHORIZERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY SUMMIT, WHICH WAS REALLY GOOD, AND ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WAS FEATURED THERE, GUADALUPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT. I HAPPEN TO GO AND VISIT BECAUSE I KNOW THE PRINCIPAL AND SHE WAS ABLE TO SHOW ME A LOT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUFF THAT THEY'RE DOING ON CAMPUS. IN ADDITION, THAT PARTICULAR DAY, I WAS ABLE TO ENJOY AND WATCH THEIR DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL. THEY ACTUALLY HAD A GUY COME OUT WITH A FOR GOODNESS SAKES.

SO HE'S A SNAKE GUY, AND HE I MEAN, THEY HAD THE 500 KIDS OUT ON THE PAVEMENT PLAYGROUND AND HE HAD THIS CLEAR BOX AND BROUGHT OUT FIVE

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DIFFERENT REPTILES, OF WHICH FOUR OF THEM WERE SNAKES.

ONE WAS SOMETHING ELSE MORE LIZARD LIKE, AND HE WAS COOL.

HE WAS REALLY GREAT, TALKED ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS AND MANAGED THE K THROUGH FIVE KIDS WHO WERE ALL EXCITED BECAUSE HE PROMISED THEY WOULD ALL COME AND TOUCH IT TOO.

SO THAT WAS REALLY FUN.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL CELEBRATION, WHICH WE HAD HERE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE, OF WHICH ABOUT, I THINK IT WAS ABOUT HALF OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WERE THAT WERE HONORED WERE ABLE TO ATTEND, AND SO THAT WAS A VERY, VERY NICE EVENT.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE SILICON VALLEY ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING.

WE HAD A REFLECTION OF LAST YEAR'S SUCCESSFUL EVENTS AND PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR.

I GUESS I SHOULD SAVE THAT FOR THE COMMITTEE REPORTS.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE CHALLENGE TEAM MEETING, THE NORTH COUNTY TEAM THAT TALKS ABOUT YOUTH AND RISKS AND ISSUES ABOUT YOUTH.

THEY HAD A SPECIAL DISCUSSION ABOUT FENTANYL AND THEY ACTUALLY HAD SOMEONE HANDING OUT NARCAN TO MEMBERS OF THE CHALLENGE TEAM, WHICH WAS REALLY INTERESTING.

I ALSO ATTENDED, AND I THINK PRESIDENT CHON TOO SANTA CLARA HIGH SCHOOL, HAD A NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS FOR AP RESEARCH STUDENTS, AND SO AP RESEARCH IS A NEW AP CLASS, WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, AND AS PART OF THAT CLASS, THE SENIORS TYPICALLY HAVE TO DO A RESEARCH PROJECT, DO PRESENTATIONS AND GET QUESTIONED BY PEOPLE LIKE ME AND PRESIDENT CHON AND OTHER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, AND SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE THE SENIORS DO REALLY, REALLY GOOD RESEARCH, WHICH WAS REALLY INTERESTING.

SOME OF THE ONES THAT I LISTENED TO WERE WITH REGARDS TO ADDICTION OF YOUTUBE AND YOUTUBE ADDICTION, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FACEBOOK KIND OF THINGS, AND SO IT WAS REALLY.

OH, THERE'S ONE WHO ALSO TALKED ABOUT EATING DISORDERS, WHICH WAS ALSO REALLY INTERESTING.

SO THESE WERE REALLY RELEVANT TOPICS WHICH I THOUGHT WERE PARTICULARLY INTERESTING, AND THE STUDENTS DID A GREAT JOB, AND THEN THE OTHER THING I DID IS THAT I ATTENDED THE MOMENT TO MOMENT, MOMENT TO MOMENTUM EVENT SPONSORED BY SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP.

IT WAS THEIR RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY SUMMIT, AND THAT WAS HELD AT THE LEVI STADIUM AND WAS ALSO REALLY GREAT.

THEY HAD SOME VERY DYNAMIC SPEAKERS TALKING ABOUT.

THE RACIAL INEQUITIES THAT WE HAVE.

NOT ONLY CERTAINLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT ALSO HERE LOCALLY IN SILICON VALLEY.

SO IT WAS A VERY, VERY GOOD TALK.

THAT'S IT. THANKS.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MAH.

TRUSTEE LARI, AND THEN TRUSTEE DI SALVO, AND I WILL FINISH OUR REPORTS AFTER THAT.

SO I ATTENDED A BUNCH OF COMMUNITY EVENTS.

ON MARCH 16TH, I ATTENDED THE SUNNYVALE UNITY EVENT ON OVERCOMING BIGOTRY WHERE ROOTS [INAUDIBLE] TRUSTEE LARI, COULD YOU PUT THE MICROPHONE JUST A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOU, PLEASE? JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN HEAR YOU PROPERLY.

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? A LITTLE BETTER? YEAH. SO ON MARCH 16TH, I ATTENDED THE SUNNYVALE UNITY EVENT ON OVERCOMING BIGOTRY, WHERE ROOTS AND INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF VARIOUS FORMS OF BIGOTRY, INCLUDING XENOPHOBIA, RACISM, ANTI-SEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA DIRECTED AGAINST AFRICAN, ASIAN, LATINO, MUSLIM AND JEWISH AMERICANS, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WERE EXAMINED BY PANELISTS WHO CALLED FOR ACTIONS TO COUNTER PREJUDICE WHILE BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY.

ON THE SAME DAY I WENT TO THE SWEARING IN OF COUNCILPERSON OMAR TORRES AT THE SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART.

ON MARCH 17TH, I ATTENDED THE YMCA PROJECT, CORNERSTONE ACID CHAMPIONS BREAKFAST WITH PRESIDENT CHON, TRUSTEE MAH AND DR.

DEWAN. THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, DR.

[INAUDIBLE] HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH HIGH NUMBER OF ACES.

LATER, WE ATTENDED THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY 2023 CHILDREN'S SUMMIT.

YOUNG LEADERS PRESENTED THE BILL OF RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS.

ON MARCH 18TH, I ATTENDED THE EXCELLENT SCCOE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY SUMMIT WITH VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN TRUSTEE ROCHA, TRUSTEE MAH AND DR.

DEWAN. LATER THAT DAY, I WAS AT AN ISLAMOPHOBIA AWARENESS EVENT IN NEWARK ORGANIZED BY BERKELEY PROFESSOR [INAUDIBLE].

ON MARCH 23RD WAS THE FIRST DAY OF RAMADAN.

I ATTENDED A COMMUNITY OF [INAUDIBLE] OR BREAKING OF THE FAST AT THE MUSLIM AHMADIYYA MOSQUE IN MILPITAS WITH THE COMMUNITY.

ON MARCH 24TH, I ATTENDED [INAUDIBLE] BY MUSLIM DEMOCRATS AND FRIENDS CLUB.

THE SAME DAY I ATTENDED ASSEMBLY MEMBER GAYLE PELLERIN'S WOMEN HISTORY EVENT IN MORGAN HILL WITH VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND FORMER TRUSTEE ROSSI TO CELEBRATE WOMEN IN

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LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ALSO ON MARCH 24TH, I ATTENDED THE ANNUAL KIDS TABLE EVENT WITH VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND DR.

DEWAN. THIS EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY AND ELECTED LEADERS AND ALLIES TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR CHILDREN AND OUR COMMUNITY.

ON MARCH 26TH, I ATTENDED A CELEBRATION OF THREE CULTURES THE ASSYRIAN NEW YEAR AKITU, THE IRANIAN NEW YEAR NOWRUZ AND THE JEWISH HOLIDAY PASSOVER.

PRESENTED BY THREE DEMOCRATIC CLUBS, IT WAS A SPECIAL MULTICULTURAL SPRING CELEBRATION.

ON MARCH 30TH I WAS ALSO AT THE SCHOOL RECEPTION FOR CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS WITH TRUSTEE, MAH AND DR.

DEWAN. ON APRIL 1ST, I STOPPED BY AT THE BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL SECOND ANNUAL DIVERSITY CELEBRATION, WHERE THEY HAD BOOTHS REPRESENTING 14 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES WITH FOOD AND SPECIAL ITEMS WELL AS WELL AS STUDENT DANCE AND SONG PERFORMANCES AND I WAS TOLD THAT TRUSTEE MAH AND TRUSTEE ROCHA WERE THERE EARLIER.

ON APRIL 2ND, I WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR PARENTS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF SAN FRANCISCO AS PART OF THEIR INITIATIVE ON BUILDING AWARENESS AND RESPECT FOR THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA.

ON APRIL 3RD, I ATTENDED THE CAIR THE COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS COMMUNITY OF [INAUDIBLE].

ON APRIL 5TH, I WAS AT THE IMPRESSIVE 2023 VIVA EL MARIACHI SHOWCASE PROGRAM WITH PRESIDENT CHON, TRUSTEE BERTA AND DR.

DEWAN, SPONSORED BY SCCOE.

ON APRIL 13TH, I ATTENDED A WOMEN'S POLICY SUMMIT HOSTED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN FOCUSED ON GENDER EQUITABLE PROGRESS.

THE PANEL INCLUDED THE IMPORTANT TOPIC OF HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR WOMEN.

ON APRIL 13TH, I PROVIDED AN INTRODUCTION TO RAMADAN.

AT THE PRESENTATION, I ARRANGED TO BUILD AWARENESS AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING.

ON APRIL 14TH, I WAS ON A TOUR OF THE IMPRESSIVE BLUE RIDGE FACILITY WITH SENATOR CORTESE, DR.

DEWAN AND SCCOE OFFICIALS.

ON APRIL 15TH, I WAS AT ANOTHER [INAUDIBLE] IN MILPITAS AND ON APRIL 16TH AT THE EVERGREEN ISLAMIC CENTER IN SAN JOSE, BOTH WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ELECTEDS. ON APRIL 16TH, I ALSO ATTENDED THE BAY AREA MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE'S PROGRESS NEVER STOPS BRUNCH WITH VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN, WHERE INDIVIDUALS MOVING EQUALITY FORWARD WERE HONORED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LARI.

TRUSTEE DI SALVO. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHON, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL MY COLLEAGUES DOING ALL THE WORK IN THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE DOING.

I ALSO ATTENDED A ZOOM MEETING WITH ROCKETSHIP PARENTS.

THIS WEEK THEY TAILOR MADE THE QUESTIONS FOR THIS OLD TRUSTEE SO I APPRECIATED THE FACT THE QUESTIONS WERE TAILORED TO ME MORE THAN USUAL, BUT I ALSO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THERE WERE 40 OF THEM PRESENT FOR THE ZOOM AND THAT THEY'RE ALL WORKING HARD FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THAT THEY TOO RECEIVE EDUCATION, JUSTICE.

I HAVE BEEN PLANNING A MEETING WITH A FEW COMMUNITY LEADERS.

THERE WILL BE FIVE OF US THAT WILL ATTEND A MEETING ON MAY 5TH WITH SAN JOSE MAYOR MAHAN , AND IT'S ALL ABOUT EDUCATION, JUSTICE AND DISAGGREGATED DATA THAT SCREAMS SOLUTIONS WHEN THE DATA OF SMARTER BALANCE 2022 IS DISAGGREGATED BY RACE FOR THE SIX LARGEST DISTRICTS IN SAN JOSE.

IT'S REALLY UGLY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING THE MAYOR IF HE WOULD PARTNER WITH US TO MAKE THAT DATA TRANSPARENT, AND THE MEETING IS MADE THE FIFTH.

THERE'S ALSO AN OP ED THAT I COAUTHORED WITH KAREN MARTINEZ, WHO IS A TRUSTEE FOR THE SAN JOSE EVERGREEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT THAT SHOULD BE IN THE MERCURY NEWS IN THE NEXT WEEK, AND LASTLY, A SHOUT OUT TO MY EACH MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF TEACHING A JUSTICE STUDIES CLASS AT SAN JOSE STATE TO 40 STUDENTS THAT ARE JUNIORS AND SENIORS AND THEY'RE PHENOMENAL.

16 OF THEM OUT OF 40 I TRY TO TEACH THEM TO AMPLIFY THEIR VOICE FOR JUSTICE.

FOR JUSTICE, AND 16 OF THEM HAVE HAD LETTERS TO THE EDITORS PUBLISHED IN THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS.

THIS SEMESTER, ON ISSUES OF GUN CONTROL, RED FLAG LAWS, EDUCATION, JUSTICE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE , AND I'M SO PROUD OF THEM AND I HOPE THAT THEY CONTINUE WHEN THEY LEAVE THAT ROOM IN SWEENY HALL 313 THAT THEY CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY THEIR VOICE FOR JUSTICE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH WORK TO DO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DI SALVO, AND THANK YOU TO ALL MY TRUSTEE MAH.

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DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD? OKAY, I WILL GO TO YOU SO YOU CAN FINISH AND THEN TRUSTEE ROCHA AND THEN I WILL GO LAST.

OKAY, SORRY.

ONE OTHER THING THAT I FORGOT TO MENTION.

I'VE BEEN DOING ON THE BEHALF OF THE BOARD, AS I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH DR.

DEWAN AND PRESIDENT CHON ON SCHEDULING THE BOARD RETREAT, NOT DURING THE SUMMER VACATION TIME OF JUNE OR JULY, AND SO I FOUND A DATE THAT SIX OUT OF SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO MAKE ON MAY 31ST, AND I PROPOSED TO DR.

DEWAN EARLIER THIS YEAR, BUT EARLIER THIS WEEK.

SORRY, BUT I JUST HEARD BACK THAT ONE BOARD MEMBER CAN'T MAKE IT.

SO BEING RESOURCEFUL, I FOUND ANOTHER DATE WITH THE FLEXIBILITY OF ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES THAT WAS ABLE TO SWITCH THINGS AROUND AND NOW SIX BOARD MEMBERS CAN MAKE MAY 1ST FROM 4:00 TO 9 P.M, AND SO I'M HOPING THAT THE SEVENTH BOARD MEMBER WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT DATE AND THAT WE CAN ARRANGE OUR RETREAT EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF HOLDING THE RETREAT SOONER AND NOT IN JUNE OR JULY DUE TO VACATION PLANS ACROSS THE BOARD, PUN INTENDED, IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE OF THE SCCOE.

SO I HOPE MAY 1ST CAN WORK FOR THE SEVENTH BOARD MEMBER AND THAT WE CAN ARRANGE THAT DATE AND TIME FOR THE RETREAT.

THANKS. THANKS TRUSTEE MAH.

TRUSTEE ROCHA. THANK YOU, AND I THINK ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN MENTIONED, SO I'LL BE VERY QUICK.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY SUMMIT, THE BULLIS CHARTER CELEBRATION AND TOWARD THE ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ SCHOOL SITE.

AS WAS MENTIONED BY ANOTHER SPEAKER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE ROCHA.

A LOT OF MY EVENTS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED AS WELL, SO I WILL ALSO BE FAIRLY QUICK.

I DID ALSO ATTEND THE [INAUDIBLE] CHAMPIONS BREAKFAST, THE KIDS IN COMMON CHILDREN'S SUMMIT ON MARCH 17TH, HIGHLIGHTING THE BILL OF RIGHTS.

THAT IS ACTUALLY UP FOR DISCUSSION LATER TODAY AND GETTING TO HEAR FROM OUR ACTUALLY THE PROFESSOR THAT SPOKE AT OUR BREAKFAST, PROFESSOR VICTOR RIOS WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY COLLEGE PROFESSORS.

SO THAT WAS KIND OF A HIGHLIGHT TO SEE HIM IN THAT ROLE.

HE WAS VERY WELL RESPECTED AT MY SCHOOL.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD FIGHT TO GET INTO HIS CLASS.

SO IT WAS JUST REALLY NEAT TO JUST SEE THAT IN FULL CIRCLE.

SO I DID WANT TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THAT AND JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT, AND I WILL SAY GETTING GOING TO THE CHILDREN'S SUMMIT AS WELL, GETTING TO MEET SOME OF OUR STAFF, ESPECIALLY AT OUR THAT WORK WITH OUR INCARCERATED YOUTH AND GETTING TO JUST HEAR ABOUT THEIR PERSPECTIVE WAS REALLY INSIGHTFUL AND WHY I ENJOY GOING TO THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVENTS.

ON THE FIFTH, I ALSO ATTENDED THE VIVA EL MARIACHI EVENT.

IT WAS WONDERFUL.

I LOVED IT. IT WAS COLD, BUT WE SAT THERE AND I JUST WANT TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THIS, THESE THESE MARIACHI PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE THROUGH MULTIPLE SCHOOLS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, I THINK IS UNIQUE, BUT ALSO JUST A GREAT WAY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO FEEL PROUD OF THEIR CULTURE AND FEEL THAT ACCEPTANCE, AND WE'RE ABLE TO BRING THAT IN AND HIGHLIGHT THEM.

SO THAT WAS REALLY AMAZING, AND ALSO, JUST SEEING THESE YOUNG STUDENTS ARE SO TALENTED IN THEIR SINGING, THEIR INSTRUMENT PLAYING AND WE ALSO HAD A SPECIAL GROUP COME FROM LAS VEGAS AND THEY WERE AMAZING.

I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS.

SO SEEING THAT WAS AWESOME, AND I THINK DR.

DEWAN SAID, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO THIS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE, AND SO I DO HOPE THAT OTHER BOARD MEMBERS CAN ATTEND.

IT WAS IT WAS REALLY AWESOME, AND THEN ON THE 13TH I ALSO ATTENDED LIKE TRUSTEE MAH AT SANTA CLARA HIGH SCHOOL, THE AP.

I WAS A PANELIST FOR THE AP TEST.

IT WAS AMAZING.

THEY HAD MANY RESEARCH TOPICS THAT WENT FROM ANIME TO CELIAC DISEASE TO CPR, BREATH ADMINISTRATION , THOSE JUST THE TOPICS THEY TALKED ABOUT AND THE WAY THEY HONED IN ON IT.

SO THAT WAS REALLY AWESOME TO SEE AND I WAS REALLY HAPPY I WAS ABLE TO BE A PANELIST FOR THAT.

SO AND I THINK THAT ENDS OUR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

SO THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS, FOR ALL YOUR REPORTS.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

LET'S START WITH ITEM 8A.

[A. Discussion/Action to untable an action item regarding Board Compensation and Discussion/Action on Annual Board Compensation Increase per California Education Code 1090]

DR. DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE OUR FIRST ITEM? YES, THIS EVENING, THE FIRST ACTION ITEM IS THE REQUEST TO TABLE THE BOARD COMPENSATION AND THEN IT WOULD HAVE A SECOND PART, WHICH WOULD BE ACTION AND POSSIBLE DISCUSSION REGARDING INCREASE IN COMPENSATION FOR CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE 1090.

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SO THE FIRST REQUIRED STEP WOULD BE A MOTION FROM A TRUSTEE TO TABLE THE ITEM.

THIS WILL REQUIRE A SECOND AND A VOTE.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

OKAY, THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN, AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO TRUSTEE PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS QUESTION.

OH, I'M SO SORRY. YES.

TRUSTEE ROCHA. COULD I PLEASE GET A REFRESHER? BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS ON ONE OF MY INITIAL MEETINGS, OUR FIRST MEETING.

WHY IT WAS TABLED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

JUST AGAIN, TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE GOT TO TODAY.

AT THE DECEMBER ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, A MOTION WAS MADE BY A TRUSTEE TO TABLE THE ITEM TO A TIME UNCERTAIN, AND THAT MOTION WAS SECONDED AND THE BOARD APPROVED TO TABLE IT.

WAS IT A TIMING ISSUE OR JUST WASN'T REALLY DEFINED.