Jul 19, 2023 County Board of Education

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OKAY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 19TH, AND THE TIME IS 5:03 P.M..

I AM VICTORIA CHON, PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND I WILL PRESIDE OVER THIS MEETING.

I AM. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[B. Pledge of Allegiance]

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

[C. Roll Call (Including Action on Absences if Necessary)]

I PRESIDENT CHON AM PRESENT WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME.

PLEASE RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

TRUSTEE ROCHA IS NOT HERE YET.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN PRESENT.

THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA?

[D. Set the Agenda]

I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA WITH A CHANGE I'D LIKE TO OFFER.

OKAY. PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH THE CHANGE.

SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF THE MEETING TONIGHT DUE TO THE NUMBER OF INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEALS WE HAVE, WE HAVE FIVE IN CLOSED SESSION PLUS A COUPLE OF ITEMS FROM OUR LEGAL COUNSEL.

SO I WAS THINKING THAT LOOKING AT THE AGENDA, THAT MAYBE THE TRAINING, WHICH IS 3A THE LEVINE ACT TRAINING COULD BE POSTPONED TO ANOTHER TIME. I DO HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENTS WORD THAT THIS WOULD BE A SHORT TRAINING.

COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND THEY SAID TEN MINUTES, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.

SO AND I'M NOT SO SURE IT'S URGENT TO DO TONIGHT.

IF IT IS, I'D RECONSIDER.

BUT I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT TO ANOTHER TIME SO THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO ADJUDICATE THE INTER DISTRICTS WITHOUT SLEEPING HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

SO JUST TO DISCUSS THAT REALLY QUICKLY AND THEN I WILL GO TO OR TRUSTEE MAH DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT ON THAT SPECIFIC POLL ITEM? SURE. THANK YOU.

WELL, IT'S RELATED.

I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY WAY, SINCE WE ARE HAVING A BOARD MEETING TOMORROW, WHETHER WE COULD MOVE THE INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS SOME OF THEM TO TOMORROW AND TACK IT ON TO OUR RETREAT.

SO I'LL RESPOND TO THE INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS FIRST.

I BELIEVE PARENTS ARE HERE THIS EVENING.

YEAH. OKAY. OKAY.

SO, YEAH, IN ORDER TO AVOID THAT INCONVENIENCE, WE WOULDN'T WANT TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU. OH, AND THEN THE BROWN ACT VIOLATION OR NOT.

BROWN ACT CONCERNS AS WELL.

SO BUT I THINK WITH THE PARENTS AND SO.

OKAY. AND THEN GOING BACK TO THE LEVINE ACT TRAINING.

WE DO. YES, WE DO HAVE COUNTY COUNCIL HERE TONIGHT.

AND THE PRESENTATION ISN'T INTENDED TO BE TOO LONG.

BUT DR.

DEWAN, IF YOU COULD COMMENT ON MORE OF THE URGENCY OF WHY WE WANTED TO DO IT THIS EVENING.

YEAH, WE SPECIFICALLY AGENDIZE IT FOR THIS MONTH AT THE REQUEST OF THE TRUSTEES TO HAVE IT ALONG WITH THE THIRD READING OF THE BOARD BYLAW.

AND COUNCIL HAS ASSURED US THAT IT WILL BE TEN MINUTES OR LESS.

AND JUST TO RECOGNIZE AS WELL THAT A NUMBER OF THE QUESTIONS THAT MAY EMERGE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE ADDRESSED IN PUBLIC.

AND SO WE'LL ALSO SHARE WITH THE TRUSTEES HOW WE CAN MANAGE TRUSTEE QUESTIONS AS PART OF THE TRAINING.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I DO WANT US TO NOTE ON THE MINUTES TRUSTEE ROCHA HAS ARRIVED AS WELL.

THANK YOU. AND I BELIEVE I KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE AGENDA LENGTH AND WHETHER OR NOT TO DEFER ITEMS AND I APPRECIATE THAT EXPLANATION IN THE PRESENTATION.

BUT THEN THAT, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE TIME, IT MAY KIND OF WHAT'S THE RIGHT TERM NOT THWART BUT BOARD QUESTIONS GIVEN THE AGENDA AND I MIGHT BE A LITTLE LESS INCLINED TO EVEN DIVE ANY DEEPER AND JUST MOVE ON WITH THE PRESENTATION ON ANOTHER NIGHT.

I APPRECIATE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SCHEDULED AND AGENDIZED BUT I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT MIGHT BE THE CASE AS WELL.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

TRUSTEE MAH DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING AS WELL? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO AGREE WITH TRUSTEE DI SALVO THAT MOVING IT TO ANOTHER NIGHT I THINK IS MORE EFFECTIVE.

I MEAN, UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE COUNTY COUNCIL HERE, BUT THEY CAN ALWAYS COME BACK.

OKAY. UM, I WOULD JUST ALSO ADD WE CAN INTRODUCE IT TONIGHT AND WE CAN ALWAYS BRING IT BACK FOR ADDITIONAL.

BUT AS A REMINDER, THE LEVINE ACT DID TAKE EFFECT IN JANUARY.

SO WE DO HAVE SOME URGENCY AROUND GETTING THIS INFORMATION BEFORE THE BOARD.

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THANK YOU. THE SLIDES THAT ARE PART OF THAT PRESENTATION ARE WERE VERY VALUABLE TO ME.

I READ ALL OF THE SLIDES, THE POWERPOINT SLIDES TO THAT PRESENTATION.

SO I LEARNED A LOT.

AND SO I THINK I'M UP TO DATE ON THE LEVINE ACT.

BUT I KNOW THAT IF WE MOVE IT TO ANOTHER TIME, IT'S POSSIBLE I COULD HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M UP TO SPEED AND UP TO DATE BECAUSE I READ THEIR EXCELLENT SLIDES.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE MAH.

DID I SEE A CARD? UM. NO.

OKAY. OKAY.

SO IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I HAD A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA, BUT MOVE THE BOARD TRAINING FOR THE LEVINE ACT TO ANOTHER MEETING.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE ROCHA.

AND THEN TRUSTEES, WE WILL VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

SO I'LL DO A VERBAL BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHETHER MY INCOGNITO THING IS GOING TO WORK FOR BOARD DOCS YET.

OKAY. NO. NO PROBLEM.

TRUSTEE MAH WITH THE VERBAL.

I'LL DO VERBAL AS WELL.

I'M STILL NOT LOCKED IN.

OKAY, SO I'LL VOTE YES.

OKAY. AND TRUSTEE MAH WHAT WAS YOUR VERBAL VOTE? OH, YES. YES.

THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY.

I THINK I HAVE TO GIVE A VERBAL VOTE AS WELL.

NOTHING CAME UP ON MY SCREEN.

OKAY. AND MY VERBAL VOTE IS YES.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

A VERBAL YES FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

IT'S NOT POPPING UP FOR ME EITHER, SO MAYBE WE'LL JUST DO A ROLL CALL.

THANK YOU .

OKAY. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON, A LIVE STREAM OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/SCCBOARDMEETING.

[A. Livestream the Board Meeting: https://tinyurl.com/sccboardmeeting]

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HEADSETS MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE TABLE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

PERSONS WANTING TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT CAN DO SO BY COMPLETING A SPEAKER COMMENT CARD AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

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 SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY

[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.]

PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

OKAY. THANK YOU.

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

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

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS HEATHER BASS.

CARLOS BATAS.

FAVIOLA BATAS.

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PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

CLEARLY, STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS HEATHER BASS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT GATEWAY NEEDS A MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WE DO NOT HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL ROOM REPRESENTED IN OUR CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY AT THE AT THE GILROY LOCATION. SO CURRENTLY, ANYBODY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS TO LEAVE TOWN.

THEIR SIBLINGS, THEIR COUSINS, THEIR NEIGHBORS.

THEY GO TO SCHOOL IN GILROY.

GILROY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A FULL CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR ALL OF THEIR STUDENTS.

HOWEVER, THE SANTA CLARA COUNTIES OFFER OF FAPE DOES NOT INCLUDE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE TO LEAVE TOWN IN ORDER TO GET FREE AND APPROPRIATE EDUCATION. I'M JUST BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THE SPACE.

WE DO HAVE THE EXPERTISE AND WE HAVE THE FACILITIES TO PROVIDE THAT SIMPLE CLASSROOM, WHICH WOULD ENABLE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN GILROY TO BENEFIT FROM CLASSES IN THEIR HOME TOWN WITH THEIR PEERS.

GILROY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS OFFERED FAPE IN GILROY FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS FOR MANY YEARS.

IN FACT, GATEWAY WAS BUILT 50 YEARS AGO BY THE MODEST MEANS OF PARENTS WHO DID FUNDRAISING TO ACTUALLY BUILD THE BUILDING SO THAT THEIR STUDENTS WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO SAN JOSE TO GET QUALITY EDUCATION.

THIS PROMISE HAS BEEN UPHELD IN GILROY BY THE GILROY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BY THE COUNTY FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS FOR OVER 50 YEARS.

AND TO LOSE THIS SERVICE OF JUST THREE YEARS FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IS A TREMENDOUS LOSS.

THEY ARE SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES.

IT'S A HARDSHIP ON FAMILIES AND IT'S A HARDSHIP ON THE DISTRICT TO HAVE TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS SO FAR.

I'M LOOKING AT GILROY AS A COMMUNITY AND I JUST WANT TO REALLY APPEAL TO ALL OF YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING SURE WE HAVE A FULL CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN GILROY FOR THEIR ENTIRE FAPE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A LOVELY EVENING.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CARLOS BATAS.

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

[INAUDIBLE] DO WE NEED TRANSLATION SERVICES.

TRANSLATION. [INAUDIBLE] AFTERNOON. [SPANISH].

I AM ALEXANDER.

CAN YOU REPEAT YOUR FIRST NAME? CARLOS. CARLOS.

I AM CARLOS BATAS.

I AM THE FATHER OF ALEXANDER BATAS.

GRACIAS. [SPANISH] TODAY I WENT TO VISIT THE CLASSROOM THAT MY SON HAS BEEN OFFERED BECAUSE THEY MOVED HIM OUT OF GATEWAY.

AND I FELT VERY SAD TO SEE THE CONDITIONS THAT THIS PLACE HAS.

[SPANISH] THIS CLASSROOM IS NOT EQUIPPED FOR STUDENTS THAT HAVE FOR STUDENTS THAT HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS.

[SPANISH] TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, THERE IS NO BATHROOM INSIDE THE FACILITIES AND IF IT'S RAINING OR IF IT'S VERY COLD, YOU WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE STUDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM AND THAT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR SOMEONE LIKE MY SON.

OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT.

OH, I'M SO SORRY MODERATOR BECAUSE WE USE TRANSLATION SERVICES, I'M GOING TO GIVE ANOTHER TWO MINUTES TO THE SPEAKER.

THANK YOU. SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

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I THINK THE THE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHERS NEED SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO WORK AND STUDY WITH SOME LEVEL OF COMFORT.

[SPANISH] FOR EXAMPLE, MY SON IS IN A WHEELCHAIR AND WHEN HE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED HE WOULD BE VERY HEAVY.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE AND WHO IN THESE FACILITIES WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY THEY HAVE ENOUGH THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INSTALLATIONS TO MOVE A CHILD THAT IS AS OLD AND HEAVY AS HIM.

OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS FAVIOLA BATAS.

PLEASE PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI, I'M FABIOLA BATAS.

I'M ALEXANDRA BATAS MOM.

SEE THAT PICTURE RIGHT THERE? THIS WAS GIVEN BY YOU GUYS TO HIM.

SAYING THAT HE WAS AN EXCELLENT WHETHER HE WAS NOMINATED, IT WAS GIVEN BY YOU GUYS.

SO YOU GUYS ARE TELLING ME HE DOESN'T DESERVE HIS OWN CLASSROOM ,APPROPRIATE CLASSROOM, THEN WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING ALL THESE RIGHTS, ALL THESE RULES? IT'S ONLY MADE FOR THE REGULAR KIDS, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

YOU HAVE FOR GAYS. YOU HAVE SPECIAL DAYS FOR THEM NOW WHAT FOR THEM.

THEY DON'T DESERVE THEIR OWN SCHOOL.

YEAH, YEAH. THEIR OWN LITTLE SPACE.

AND I'VE BEEN AT GILROY HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE I WENT THERE.

NOW, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT'S THE PROTOCOL IF A SHOOTOUT COMES OUT? EARTHQUAKE? FIRE. WHAT'S THE PROTOCOL? WHY HAVEN'T I BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE PROTOCOLS BEFORE EVEN SCHOOL STARTS? NOW MY HUSBAND IS TELLING ME THE SCHOOL IS NOT EVEN SET UP.

SO WHY ARE YOU MOVING MY KIDS OVER THERE? WHY ARE YOU EVEN GIVING ME? GIVING ME AN OPTION DOES NOT WORK FOR MY KID.

NOW, THE THREE OPTIONS YOU GUYS GAVE ME WAS SEVENTH STREET IN SAN JOSE.

MARTIN MURPHY IN SAN JOSE.

WHERE'S GILROY? WHERE'S MORGAN HILL? WHERE IS SAN MARTIN BECAUSE WE WERE FROM SAN MARTIN.

OKAY. NOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO SEND TO GWEN, NOT AN OPTION EITHER.

THAT SCHOOL IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE KIDS WITH THIS SEVERE DISABILITY.

OKAY. HE DOESN'T WALK.

WELL, KIDS ARE GOING TO WHEELCHAIRS TO THAT SCHOOL, GET PUT IN A CORNER AND NOT BEING DEALT WITH.

AND I HAVE PARENTS THAT I'VE MET THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

THEY'VE TOLD ME THEIR HORROR STORIES.

MARTIN MURPHY EVEN WORSE.

OKAY. MY OTHER SON GOT ASSAULTED THERE.

ONCE AGAIN, I'M TELLING YOU GUYS ABOUT THIS.

NOTHING GOT DONE.

ALL I GOT TO SAY, IF YOU'RE GOING TO TREAT THE KIDS, PUTTING THEM IN REGULAR SCHOOLS, TREAT THEM THE RIGHT WAY, LET THEM WALK THE STAGE WHEN THEY GO TO EIGHTH GRADE.

LET THEM WALK THE STAGE WHEN THEY FINISH HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT YOU'RE NOT LETTING THEM HAPPEN TO THEM.

WHY DO YOU GUYS WHY DO YOU GUYS HATE THEM SO MUCH THAT YOU DON'T THINK THAT THEY DON'T DESERVE THEIR OWN LITTLE CLASSROOM, THEIR OWN LITTLE SCHOOL? GATEWAY WAS MADE FOR THEM AND ONLY THEM.

AND THEY'RE GETTING KICKED OUT.

THAT'S NOT RIGHT. YOU GUYS ARE BEING CRUEL.

OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT IS FROM BRUCE BATAS.

PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO WHY ARE YOU GOING TO CLOSE HIS SCHOOL? HE WAS PERFECTLY FINE IN THAT SCHOOL.

PERFECT. AND HE WELL, WE LIKED THAT SCHOOL WITH HIM.

SO WE DON'T WANT HIM TO MOVE FROM A DIFFERENT SCHOOL LIKE MARTIN MURPHY TOO FAR.

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HAVE YOU SEEN HIS CONDITION? THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

TERRIBLE.

THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MODERATOR.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO WELL, WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE LEVINE ACT TRADING, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 4, INFORMATION ITEMS. DR. DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THE NEXT ITEM? YES. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHARTER SCHOOLS, MEFULA FAIRLEY.

[A. Charter Schools Update]

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CHON TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN STAFF AND COMMUNITY.

TONIGHT I HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON WHICH TO UPDATE YOU.

AS YOU KNOW, DURING THE 21-22 LEGISLATION SEASON, THE LEGISLATURE PASSED A BILL THAT EXTENDED ALL CHARTER SCHOOL TERMS THAT EXPIRED BETWEEN JANUARY 1ST, 2022 AND JANUARY 30TH, 2025 BY TWO YEARS. THIS WAS BASED ON THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT ASSESSMENT DATA REQUIRED UNDER ED CODE SECTION 47607 DUE TO ONGOING PANDEMIC AND DISTANCE LEARNING.

THE EXTENSIONS TO THE CHARTER TERMS WAS WAS INTENDED TO PERMIT RENEWALS BASED ON THE MOST CURRENT POST-PANDEMIC ASSESSMENTS AND WILL ALLOW CHARTER SCHOOLS RENEWALS TO BE BASED ON RENEWAL TIERS.

ON THE RENEWAL TIERS SET OUT IN ED CODE SECTIONS 47607 AND 47607.2.

ON JULY 10TH, 2023, THE GOVERNOR SIGNED SENATE BILL 114, WHICH AMENDED ED CODE SECTION 47607.4 TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT EXPIRE ON OR BETWEEN JANUARY 1ST, 2024 AND JUNE 30TH, 27, 2027 BY ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR.

THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS AUTOMATICALLY UPDATED THE CHARTER TERMS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS IMPACTED BY THIS EXTENSION, WITH THE EXTENSION OF AN ADDITIONAL YEAR TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL TERMS. NO CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWALS WILL BE HEARD BEFORE FISCAL YEAR 24-25.

ALL RENEWALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE INITIATED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE FINAL YEAR OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL'S TERM.

AND THE CDE RECOMMENDS THAT THE PROCESS BEGIN WITH SUFFICIENT TIME FOR APPEALS IF NEEDED, BEFORE THE CHARTER TERM HAS EXPIRED.

GIVEN THIS NEW EXTENSION, THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT HAS PUT TOGETHER A FEW SLIDES THAT SHOW THE IMPACT OF ON RENEWALS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

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SO THIS FIRST CHART LAYS OUT THE NUMBER OF CHARTER RENEWALS ACROSS THE COUNTY FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS, WHICH IS THE TIME IT WILL TAKE US TO RENEW EACH OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN OUR CURRENT PORTFOLIO.

ASSUMING THAT ALL CHARTER YEARS ARE GIVEN UP, ALL CHARTERS ARE GIVEN A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL TERM.

THIS CHART ALSO SERVES AS A SUMMARY FOR THE NEXT TWO SLIDES.

SO ON THIS CHART YOU CAN SEE THAT IN 23-24, WHICH IS THE CURRENT YEAR THAT STARTED IN JULY, THERE WILL BE NO RENEWALS.

AND THEN IN 24-25 AUTHORIZERS OF INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS, THERE ARE THREE OF THEM WILL HAVE FIVE RENEWALS AND AUTHORIZERS OF DEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS, WHICH OF WHICH THERE'S ONLY ONE FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR.

WILL HAVE THREE, WILL HAVE ONE SORRY, RENEWAL.

AND THEN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, WHICH IS ONE ENTITY, WILL HAVE FIVE RENEWALS.

AND IF YOU LOOK OVER TO 25-26 AND 26-27, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RENEWALS IN THE COUNTY ARE 14 AND 19, WITH THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION HAVING TWO IN 25-26 AND NINE IN 26-27.

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SO THIS CHART SHOWS THE RENEWAL SCHEDULE FOR DISTRICT AUTHORIZED INDEPENDENT CHARTERS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

DISTRICT AUTHORIZED DEPENDENT CHARTERS ARE NOT INCLUDED HERE, SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IN 24-25 THERE WILL BE FIVE CHARTERS.

25-26 EIGHT CHARTERS 26-27 EIGHT CHARTERS AND 27-28 TWO CHARTERS.

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THIS INFORMATION IS RELEVANT BECAUSE DISTRICT DECISIONS REGARDING RENEWAL, REGARDING RENEWAL STATUS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS MAY IMPACT FUTURE SCCBOE AGENDAS.

NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS CHART SHOWS THE RENEWAL SCHEDULE FOR SCCBOE AUTHORIZED CHARTERS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN 24-25 YOU WILL HAVE FIVE CHARTERS BEFORE YOU FOR RENEWAL, 25-26 TWO CHARTERS, 26-27 NINE CHARTERS AND 27-28 FIVE CHARTERS.

THIS ASSUMES THAT ALL CHARTERS ARE GRANTED A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL TERM AND NO SCHOOLS HAVE A TWO YEAR LOOK BACK, MEANING THAT THEY ARE IN THE LOWEST TIER AND THE PRESUMPTION IS DENIAL.

UNLESS THEY HAVE SOME DATA THAT SHOWS THAT THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS AND THEN WE COME BACK AND LOOK AT THEM AGAIN.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

THE SECOND ITEM I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS VERIFIED DATA, WHICH ALSO RELATES TO RENEWALS.

SO AB 1505, WHICH WAS CODIFIED AS 47607.2, MODIFIED THE LEVEL OF REVIEW FOR RENEWAL PETITIONS BASED ON THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD DATA, INCLUDING A PRESUMPTION OF RENEWAL FOR HIGH PERFORMING CHARTERS, PRESUMPTION OF NON RENEWAL FOR LOW PERFORMING CHARTERS, AND A STANDARD FOR CHARTERS THAT FALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE CATEGORY.

SPECIFICALLY, AB 1505 REQUIRES AUTHORIZERS TO CONSIDER VERIFIED DATA FOR RENEWAL OF CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT FALL WITHIN THE LOW PERFORMING AND MIDDLE PERFORMING CATEGORIES.

SO IF A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE MIDDLE OR LOW TIER SUBMIT VERIFIED DATA TO ITS AUTHORIZER, THE AUTHORIZER IS REQUIRED TO CONSIDER IT AS PART OF THE RENEWAL PROCESS.

AND VERIFIED DATA IS DEFINED IN EDUCATION CODE AS AN ASSESSMENT AS ASSESSMENT DATA FROM NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, VALID PEER REVIEWED AND RELIABLE SOURCES THAT ARE EXTERNALLY PRODUCED.

IT ALSO INCLUDES POST-SECONDARY OUTCOMES WHICH ARE DEFINED AS COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, COLLEGE PERSISTENCE, AND COLLEGE COMPLETION RATES EQUAL TO SIMILAR PEERS.

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SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2022, WHEN THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ADOPTED ACADEMIC PROGRESS INDICATORS, PROVIDERS HAVE ASKED ASSESSMENT PROVIDERS HAVE ASKED CTE TO UPDATE THE VERIFIED LIST.

SO ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE VERIFIED DATA LIST THAT WAS ADOPTED IN NOVEMBER 2022 BY THE STATE BOARD.

AND JUST RECENTLY, IN MAY OF 2023, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ADOPTED OR APPROVED TEN ADDITIONAL INDICATORS WHICH ARE IN THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

SO THOSE ARE ALL OF THE ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE CONSIDERED VERIFIED DATA FOR ACADEMIC PROGRESS INDICATORS, AND NO INDICATORS WERE REMOVED FROM THE PREVIOUS LIST.

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IN ADDITION TO THE ACADEMIC INDICATORS, THERE ARE SOME POST-SECONDARY INDICATORS FOR COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, PERSISTENCE AND COMPLETION.

THOSE WERE NOT CHANGED IN MAY, AND THE LIST IS THERE FOR YOU TO REVIEW.

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IN ADDITION, THE STATE BOARD HAS BACK IN NOVEMBER ADOPTED A CRITERIA TO DEFINE VERIFIED DATA.

AND SO THESE ARE THE FIVE CRITERIA THAT WERE ADOPTED IN NOVEMBER 2022.

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AND THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU THAT IN MAY OF 2023, TWO OF THOSE FIVE CRITERIA WERE MODIFIED AND THE MODIFICATIONS ARE SEEN IN RED THERE.

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ADDITIONALLY, BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2020, THE STATE BOARD ALSO ADOPTED DATA USE PROCEDURES RELATED TO VERIFIED DATA.

THEY ADOPTED NINE PROCEDURES AND IN MAY OF 2023.

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THEY REVISED FIVE OF THEM.

SO THESE ARE TWO IN THE REVISIONS ARE ON THE LEFT.

I MEAN, I'M SORRY, ON THE RIGHT.

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AND THESE ARE THE REMAINING THREE.

AND THESE TELL YOU HOW DATA CAN BE USED APPROPRIATELY WHEN USING VERIFIED DATA.

OKAY. SO THE THIRD ITEM IS UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY ACADEMY.

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THE DUE DATE WAS EXTENDED FROM JULY 30TH TO AUGUST 18TH.

AND THE FINAL ITEM I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING IS RELATED TO BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL ON JULY 18TH, 2023.

CALSTRS PROVIDED BULLETS WITH A DRAFT AUDIT REPORT FROM A LIMITED SCOPE AUDIT OF THE RECORDS MAINTAINED BY BULLIS.

THE PURPOSE OF THE AUDIT WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER BASE COMPENSATION, SPECIAL COMPENSATION AND UNUSED SICK LEAVE WERE REPORTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEACHERS RETIREMENT LAW.

THIS AUDIT PERIOD.

THE AUDIT PERIOD THAT THEY INITIALLY STARTED OFF WITH WAS JULY 1ST, 2018 THROUGH JULY 30TH, 2020.

HOWEVER, DUE TO INFORMATION OBTAINED DURING THE AUDIT, THE SCOPE WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE JULY 1ST, 2020 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021.

CALSTRS FOUND THE REPORTING OF COMPENSATION BY BULLIS WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AND THE REPORT IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING.

BASE COMPENSATION UNDERREPORTED BASE COMPENSATION OVER REPORTED PAY RATES INCORRECTLY REPORTED NON CREDIT CREDITABLE COMPENSATION REPORTED.

EXTRA DUTY EARNINGS INCORRECTLY REPORTED AND PAY CODES INCORRECTLY REPORTED.

BULLETS WILL HAVE 60 DAYS TO RESPOND TO THE DRAFT BEFORE THE FINAL AUDIT IS ISSUED IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT ALL MISREPORTED INFORMATION.

BULLIS WILL NEED TO REVIEW RECORDS OF ALL EMPLOYEES FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE MISREPORTED MISREPORTING OCCURRED, AND STARS MAY ASSESS PENALTIES AND INTERESTS FOR FAILURE TO PROPERLY REPORT.

THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FAIRLEY.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE MAH. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR FAIRLEY FOR A VERY COMPREHENSIVE SET OF INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE CHANGES IN THE LAW AND THE RENEWAL.

JUST SO I HAVE IT COMPLETELY CLEAR, AS YOU SAID EARLIER, THE REASON WHY WE CARE OR THAT YOU PREPARED THE DISTRICT AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHEDULE IS BECAUSE IF A DISTRICT AUTHORIZED INDEPENDENT CHARTER GETS DENIED, THEY CAN APPEAL TO US.

AND SO THAT WOULD AFFECT OUR SCHEDULE.

OKAY. SO THAT THAT'S THAT VERY SPECIFICALLY.

SO WE COULD LIKE YOUR LAST BOTTOM ROW SAYS HAVE 19 IF EVERYBODY COMPLAINED IN 2027 TO 2026 TO 2027, THAT'S GOING TO BE A DOOZY.

UM, I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU GAVE WITH REGARDING THE CRITERIA FOR DEFINING VERIFIED DATA.

CAN I REQUEST THAT AS WE GET TO THE TIME WHEN WE DO RENEWALS THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER TRAINING SPECIFICALLY ON THIS SO THAT WE CAN REMEMBER IT BETTER RIGHT AT THE TIME WE NEED TO KNOW IT.

THAT IS THE PLAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE MAH.

TRUSTEE ROCHA. THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND PLEASE KEEP IN MIND AGAIN, NEWBIE.

SO FIRST TIME AROUND SEEING A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION.

SLIDE THREE AND THEN SLIDE FOUR.

AND AGAIN, FORGIVE ME.

JUST TRYING TO FOLLOW ALONG ON THE NARRATIVE.

THIS TABLE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ONES FROM SLIDE FOUR.

THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE CHARTER.

OR ARE THOSE ON SLIDE FOUR IN SLIDE THREE NUMBERS? SO SLIDE THREE, THE TOP LINE WHERE IT SAYS AUTHORIZERS OF INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENTS.

THAT INFORMATION IS INCLUDED ON SLIDE FOUR.

SO THAT'S THAT TABLE.

THANK YOU. AND THEN ON SLIDE THREE, THE LINE THAT SAYS SCCBOE, THAT INFORMATION IS INCLUDED ON SLIDE FIVE.

GOT IT. OKAY.

SO THEN WHAT IS THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION CALL THEM FOR? TO SHOW YOU HOW MANY RENEWALS WE WILL HAVE OVER THOSE OVER THOSE YEARS.

SO THAT'S. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN GOING TO THE LEGISLATION THAT YOU MENTIONED IN TERMS OF THE EXTENSION, SIT ON THE LEDGE COMMITTEE AND I MISSED ONE AND MADE ONE. AND FORGIVE ME, I DON'T REMEMBER.

IT WAS QUITE SOME TIME AGO.

DID WE TALK ABOUT THAT LEGISLATION? WAS THIS NEW LEGISLATION OR WAS THIS LEGISLATION SOME TIME AGO DURING THE PANDEMIC? NO, IT WAS NEW.

OKAY. A FEW MONTHS AGO.

SO DID WE DISCUSS THAT AT THE LEDGE COMMITTEE? I DON'T KNOW.

NO. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF WE MAY HAVE MENTIONED THAT IT WAS MOVING, BUT DIRECTOR FAIRLEY HAS BEEN INCLUDING IT IN HER CHARTER SCHOOL

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OKAY. I GUESS WHAT I WAS GETTING AT ALSO, THOUGH, IS DID WE TAKE A POSITION OR DID ANY ASSOCIATION TAKE A POSITION? WE DID NOT TAKE A POSITION.

I BELIEVE THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION DID TAKE A POSITION IN FAVOR, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SOME OTHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT GROUPS TOOK AN OPPOSED POSITION.

OKAY. AND IS THERE A REASON WE DIDN'T PUT IT IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR A POSITION? JUST THE TIMING OF WHEN IT WAS MOVING WAS OUTSIDE SOME OF THE OTHER BILLS AND THINGS THAT WE WERE WORKING ON AT THE TIME.

THANK YOU. AND IS THAT COMMITTEE ON A QUARTERLY I THINK IS WHAT IT WAS ONE OR HOW OFTEN DOES IT MEET? WE MEET AT LEAST THREE TIMES A YEAR BASED ON THE BUDGET CALENDAR AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW LEGISLATION.

AND HOW WAS THAT THREE TIMES A YEAR ARRIVED AT, IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING, I KNOW THAT'S PAST PRACTICE, BUT I'M CURIOUS.

JUST I THINK I SHOULD DEFER THESE QUESTIONS TO A FUTURE ITEM BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THIS ITEM WAS AGENDIZED FOR TONIGHT I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT BROWN ACT, BUT I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP UNDER EVEN IN THE WEEKLY.

I'D BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU ALL THE INFORMATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. PLEASE DO.

AND THEN ON TO.

THE OR WAS IT THE SLIDE? SLIDE NINE ON THE CRITERIA TO DEFINE VERIFIED DATA.

IN THE PARTICIPATION WHERE IT CITES 95%.

PROBABLY NOT A DUMB QUESTION, BUT WHY NOT 100%? IS IT JUST A STANDARD PERCENTAGE THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING FOR A LONG TIME FOR OUTLIERS? AND DOES THE SCHOOL GET TO DEFINE WHAT THAT OTHER 5% THAT THEY DON'T INCLUDE IS? NO. SO THEY CAN.

THIS ACTUALLY SAYS THAT THEY HAVE TO TEST 95% OF THEIR STUDENTS WITH THAT VERIFIED DATA, BUT THEY CAN DO LOWER THAN THAT IF THERE IS SOME KIND OF NATURAL DISASTER THAT PREVENTS ALL THE STUDENTS FROM BEING ASSESSED.

AS LONG AS THE AUTHORIZER DOESN'T SEE ANY BIAS IN THE STUDENTS WHO DON'T GET TESTED, WHO ARE EXCLUDED.

GOT IT. SO AND THEN THEY'VE GOT TO PROVIDE THAT DATA AS TO WHO WAS AND WASN'T.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND THEN. I THINK THAT WAS IT.

AND THEN I HAD JUST A GENERAL QUESTION, AND IT'S JUST MORE, AGAIN, TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THE WORKLOAD.

HOW LARGE IS THE CHARTER DIVISION THAT YOU WORK IN OR MANAGE? WE HAVE FOUR ADMINISTRATORS WELL, THREE ADMINISTRATORS, AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.

AND THEN YOU OR IS THAT INCLUDING? EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THAT'S ME.

SO THERE'S SO THERE'S SIX OF US, SIX EMPLOYEES AND THEY'RE ALL SIX TIME FULL TIME EMPLOYEES.

YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE ROCHA.

I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION.

WITH THE INDEPENDENT CHARTERS THAT ARE THAT ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE DISTRICTS.

YOU KNOW, IN THE CASE THAT THEY WOULD COME TO US.

RIGHT. FOR WHATEVER GOES HAPPENS IN THEIR DISTRICT AND THEN THEY END UP COMING TO US.

WOULD THEY THEN BECOME AN SCCOE AUTHORIZED CHARTER FROM MOVING FORWARD, OR WOULD IT ONLY BE FOR THAT DECISION? IF YOU APPROVE THEIR CHARTER, THEN YES, THEY WOULD BE A SCCBOE AUTHORIZED CHARTERS UNDER OUR MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.

OKAY. SO SO WE WOULD JUST ESSENTIALLY BE TAKING THEM ON FURTHERMORE.

CORRECT. OKAY. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TRUSTEES? OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

THIS NOW BRINGS US TO CONSENT ACTION ITEMS.

[5. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS]

SECOND MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BERTA.

LET'S TRY VOTING IN BOARD DOCS AND THEN IF IT DOESN'T COME UP, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL.

IS ANYBODY NOT SEEING IT?

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TRUSTEE LARI, DID YOU NOT? DID YOU SEE IT? OH, YOU'RE NOT SEEING IT.

DID YOU WANT TO GIVE A VERBAL.

MINE POPPED UP.

SO I DO THINK IT'S A VERBAL YES FROM TRUSTEE LARI.

OKAY. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SEVEN YESES.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.

[6. CLOSED SESSION]

THE BOARD IS ABOUT TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION AND CLOSED SESSION ITEMS 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 AND TO AFFIRM AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARAMETERS OF THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THE CLOSED SESSION, WE HAVE SEVEN CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. 6A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 D2 TWO CASES.

6B CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION INITIATION OF LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH FOUR OF SUBDIVISION D OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 ONE CASE.

6C INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER OR INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT SAN BENITO HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT DESIRED DISTRICT GILROY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ITEM 6D INTER DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT CAMPBELL UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT DESIRED DISTRICT LOS GATOS, SARATOGA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

6E INTER DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT HAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT DESIRED DISTRICT MILPITAS UNIFIED DISTRICT.

6F INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT, HOLLISTER SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DESIRED DISTRICT SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND 6G INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENCE DISTRICT LOS GATOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DESIRED DISTRICT SARATOGA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

OUR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS SHOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 3.5 HOURS, SO I INTEND THAT WE WILL RESPOND AROUND 8, 9:15, 9, 9:30.

OKAY. READY.

[A. Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session]

IN THE MATTER OF AGENDA ITEM 6B CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

ANTICIPATED LITIGATION INITIATION OF LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH FOUR OF SUBDIVISION D OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 ONE CASE. THERE WERE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS.

IN REGARD TO CLOSED SESSION ITEM 6C INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT SAN BENITO HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DESIRED DISTRICT GILROY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY PRESIDENT CHON AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MAH TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR 12 THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL WITH A VOTE OF SEVEN AYES.

IN REGARD TO CLOSED SESSION ITEM 6D INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT CAMPBELL UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT DESIRED DISTRICT LOS GATOS SARATOGA UNION HIGH HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR ONE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, WITH A VOTE OF SIX AYES TO ONE NOS WITH TRUSTEE ROCHA VOTING NO.

IN REGARD TO CLOSED SESSION ITEM 6E INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT HAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT DESIRED DISTRICT.

MILPITAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY PRESIDENT CHON AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR 12 THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, WITH A VOTE OF SEVEN AYES.

IN REGARD TO CLOSED SESSION ITEM 6F INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT HOLLISTER SCHOOL DISTRICT DESIRED DISTRICT SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE ROCHA AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR FOUR THROUGH FIFTH GRADE, WITH A VOTE OF SIX AYES TO ONE NOS WITH TRUSTEE BERTA VOTING NO.

IN REGARD TO CLOSED SESSION ITEM SIX G.

INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT LOS GATOS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DESIRED DISTRICT. SARATOGA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR ONE THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH A VOTE OF TWO AYE'S FIVE

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IN REGARD TO CLOSED SESSION ITEM 6G THE INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT LOS GATOS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT DESIRED DISTRICT.

SARATOGA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE MAH, SECONDED BY PRESIDENT CHON TO DENY THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR TEN WITH FOUR AYES'S AND THREE NOS.

THE NO VOTES WERE TRUSTEE DI SALVO, TRUSTEE ROCHA, AND VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

OKAY. MOVING ON TO AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 8, 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]

ARE THERE ANY TRUSTEES WHO WISH TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THEIR DUTIES AS MEMBERS OF AND WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION? BOARD MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE WE WILL NOT WE PLEASE NOTE WE WILL HEAR COMMITTEE REPORTS LATER IN THE AGENDA.

VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

JUST PULLING UP MY REPORTS.

A FEW PAGES HERE.

UH, SO ON THE 24TH OF JUNE, I ATTENDED A RETREAT WITH SILICON VALLEY YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION.

AND SO THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO MENTION.

SATURDAY, JULY 29TH IS SILICON VALLEY YOUTH CLIMATE ACTIONS ANNUAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT AT DE ANZA COLLEGE'S KIRSCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.

FROM 9:30 A.M.

TO 4:30 P.M., THE COUNTY OFFICE IS A CO-HOST AND PARTNERING ON THAT EVENT ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS.

AND ON THE 12TH OF JULY, I MET WITH PARENTS FROM INNOVATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THEIR LOCAL CHAPTER, AND WE DISCUSSED DIFFERENT PRIORITIES, INCLUDING SENATE BILL 445, WHICH WOULD ADDRESS LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN IEPS PLANS.

AND EARLIER TODAY, I MET WITH STUDENTS FROM HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL FROM THEIR FBLA CLUB.

THEY'RE PUTTING TOGETHER A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT.

SO I MET WITH SIMEON AND WE DISCUSS POTENTIAL PATHS, THE PROJECT COULD GO ON, AND THEIR GOAL IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT A CERTAIN TOPIC.

AND TODAY I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND A TOWN HALL HOSTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ASH KALRA IN SUPPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA GUARANTEED HEALTH CARE FOR ALL ACT OR CAL CARE.

AND THIS IS A SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL, REGARDLESS OF CITIZENSHIP STATUS, WHILE REDUCING COSTS AND ENSURING UNIVERSAL COVERAGE.

SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD SHARE WITH EVERYONE ABOUT CAL CARE.

THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT VICE PRESIDENT.

SREEKRISHNAN. TRUSTEE LARI.

TRUSTEE LARI I DON'T THINK YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON.

APOLOGIES. THERE YOU GO.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ON JUNE 27TH, I VISITED THE SIKH GURDWARA, THE LARGEST GURDWARA OUTSIDE INDIA.

THE LEADERSHIP IS WORKING TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SIKH CULTURE AND HERITAGE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND PROMOTING BILINGUALISM.

THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, INCLUDING PUBLISHING CHILDREN'S BOOKS THAT REPRESENT THEIR CULTURE AND HERITAGE.

THEY ALSO OFFER PUNJABI LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS AT THE GURDWARA DURING SUNDAY SCHOOL, WHICH IS ATTENDED BY A LARGE PART OF THE SIKH STUDENT COMMUNITY FROM BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OUR COUNTY.

ON JUNE 30TH, I ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR AT EASTRIDGE MALL IN EAST SAN JOSE THAT BROUGHT MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FAMILIES AND LEADERS TOGETHER.

THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING BY SHOWCASING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES.

ON JULY 2ND, I ATTENDED A COMMUNITY EAT CELEBRATION EVENT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND ALAMEDA COUNTY.

ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES WERE INVITED TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE MORE POLITICALLY ENGAGED AND DEVELOP A STRONGER VOICE TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE LARI. ANY OTHER TRUSTEE MAH? THANK YOU. SO AS PART OF MY DUTIES AS A BOARD MEMBER, I WAS REVIEWING THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW'S RETREAT, AND I SENT A MESSAGE TO DR.

DEWAN REGARDING SOME OF MY CONCERNS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT CLEAR THAT QUESTIONS I ASKED INCLUDED

[00:50:09]

PARKER, GAVE A SEEMINGLY SIMILAR PRESENTATION IN SEPTEMBER ON TRAINING FOR US AS A GOVERNANCE TEAM.

SO I ASKED FOR A COPY OF HER SLIDES AND ASKED WHETHER THOSE WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE ONES THAT SHE PRESENTED BACK IN SEPTEMBER.

I ALSO ASKED, WITH RESPECT TO OUR PRIORITY SETTING AGENDA ITEM, WHAT WILL ACTUALLY BE THE PROCESS AND WHETHER WE WOULD HAVE A FACILITATOR BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A FACILITATOR NAME THERE.

AND WILL THE RESULTS THEN FROM OUR BRAINSTORMING OR OF OUR PRIORITY SETTING, WILL THOSE BE LIKE A FIRST DRAFT OR FURTHER DISCUSSION? WHAT REALLY WILL BE OUR PROCESS FOR PRIORITY SETTING? WILL THERE BE A COMMUNITY INPUT SESSION TO INCORPORATE REGULAR INTO, TO INCORPORATE INTO A REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING OR A STUDY SESSION OF SOME SORT, WHICH WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WHEN WE'VE DONE PRIORITY SETTING OR STRATEGIC PLANNING.

AND THEN I ALSO ASKED FOR A COPY OF THE SLIDES FOR THE BOARD BOARD SELF-EVALUATION OVERVIEW, BECAUSE I ASSUME THERE MUST BE AT LEAST ONE SLIDE THAT'S AN OVERVIEW. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WAS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC OBSERVANCE.

SO IN ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS, DR.

DEWAN DID RESPOND, SAYING THAT THE ENTIRE DECK WILL BE POSTED LATER TODAY.

AND I JUST LOOKED AND IT'S STILL NOT POSTED.

SO THERE'S ONLY TWO MORE HOURS OF THE DAY.

UM, BUT THAT DR.

DEWAN SAID THE PRESENTATION IS TAKEN FROM [INAUDIBLE] AND MAY BE SIMILAR TO THE TRAINING THAT WE HAD BACK IN SEPTEMBER.

UM, DR.

DEWAN'S RESPONSE ALSO SAID THAT THE INTRO TO THE BOARD SELF-EVALUATION SLIDE IS ALSO IN THE DECK WHEN IT'S POSTED, HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT TWO HOURS, AND THE GOVERNANCE TEAM PRIORITIES WILL ALSO BE FACILITATED.

BUT SHE DIDN'T SAY BY WHOM.

THE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SEE IS AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH TIME EACH OF THE SECTIONS WILL BE FOR THE BOARD RETREAT TOMORROW SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHETHER THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE TIME SPENT ON THE TEAM BUILDING, PRIORITY SETTING, GOVERNANCE TRAINING, WHICH MANY OF US HAVE ALREADY DONE.

AND SO IF THERE IS SOME WAY TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE AGENDA, OR AT LEAST WHEN WE FIRST START THE MEETING, WE CAN GET A MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE SET, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MAH. ANY OTHER TRUSTEES.

I'LL MAKE MY REPORT VERY QUICK.

I ALSO MET WITH THE ALPHA PARENTS VIA ZOOM AND THE ROCKET SHIP PARENTS, WHICH WAS NICE TO SEE JUST REPRESENTATION OF PARENTS FROM MANY DIFFERENT SCHOOLS FOR BOTH ALPHA AND ROCKET SHIP.

I ALSO INTENDED TO ATTEND THE WOMEN OF INFLUENCE EVENT FOR WHERE OUR OWN DR.

DEWAN WAS HONORED BUT UNFORTUNATELY WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND.

BUT MY INTENTION WAS TO.

SO APOLOGIES FOR MISSING THAT AND THAT IF THERE ARE NO OTHER BOARD REPORTS, I WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 9 BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS.

[A. Committee members may provide or report on recent committee activities.]

OH, I'M SORRY. USUALLY I ASK, ARE THERE ANY REPORTS THAT I MAY HAVE MISSED? THERE WAS A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING CALLED FOR THE CALIFORNIA COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION.

OH, THANK YOU. I WANTED TO REPORT THERE WAS A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP, AND THERE IS NOW THE VICE PRESIDENT OR THE PRESIDENT ELECT IS NOW CURRENTLY SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF CCBE JUST FOR MY COLLEAGUES AWARENESS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND SORRY, I KIND OF RUSHED THROUGH THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE TRUSTEE BERTA.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 10 SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT, DR.

[A. The superintendent may give a report on any activities related to her duties.]

I JUST HAVE TWO ITEMS. FIRST, IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY FROM TRUSTEE MAH IN THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW'S GOVERNANCE MEETING RETREAT, THE ENTIRE SLIDE DECK WAS POSTED THIS AFTERNOON AND YOU CAN FIND IT IN AGENDA ITEM 3E, WHERE IT'S NAMED PRESENTATION SLIDES FOR AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH G.

ALSO THIS PAST WEEK, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MET AND ONE OF THE ITEMS, ACTION ITEMS THAT THEY TOOK WAS TO ADOPT A NEW MATH FRAMEWORK.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ITEMS WITHIN THE MATH FRAMEWORK THAT ARE FOCUSED ON EQUITY AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF PATHWAYS AND APPROACHES TO ENCOURAGE MORE DIVERSITY AND CONFIDENCE IN THE AREAS OF MATH.

AND MANY OF OUR DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN ANTICIPATING THAT FRAMEWORK BEING ADOPTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR DISTRICTS ON ADOPTING TEXTBOOKS

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THANK YOU. SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT THERE WAS A POLICY COUNCIL MEETING YESTERDAY.

SO SHOULD I REPORT ON THAT? OH, NO, YOU CAN. PLEASE DO.

I'M SO SORRY THAT. WELL, IS THAT OKAY IF WE GO BACK TO THAT ITEM IN THE AGENDA? OKAY. YES. I'M SO SORRY I SKIPPED OVER THAT.

GO AHEAD, TRUSTEE LARI. SO THE POLICY COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, JULY 18TH, WAS THE LAST HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR.

THERE WAS AN END OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION WHERE MEMBERS WERE PRESENTED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AND A PLAQUE TO CELEBRATE THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. IN ADDITION TO THE STANDARD APPROVAL ITEMS, THERE WAS A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION TO THE HEAD START REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE REMAINING COVID FUNDING IN THE UPCOMING ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR.

THE EXTENSION IS TO SPEND REMAINING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $342,556 BY MARCH 31ST, 2024.

THESE FUNDS WOULD SUPPORT THE PROGRAM WITH PLANNING SESSIONS FOR STAFF, STAFF WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF AND OTHER PERSONNEL COSTS TO SUPPORT IN-PERSON COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

AND TWO REPORTS WERE SHARED WITH THE POLICY COUNCIL.

THE FIRST REPORT WAS ON THE 2022-23 CHILD OUTCOMES REPORT DATA COLLECTION FROM FALL, WINTER AND SPRING DEMONSTRATED LEARNING ON ALL DOMAINS, BUT THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT.

THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES TO LEARN TO ENGAGE PARENTS IN UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND HOW THEY MAY SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS.

THE SECOND REPORT WAS A STATUS UPDATE FOR THE 2022-23 ONGOING MONITORING PLAN.

THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LARI.

AND THAT BRINGS US TO ADJOURNMENT.

THE NEXT SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 2ND, 2023.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. MOVED BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BERTA.

WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED AT 10:01 P.M..

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

SEE YOU ALL IN THE MORNING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.