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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, AND THE TIME IS 5:01 P.M..
SHOULD OUR MEETING EXTEND BEYOND THAT TIME.
IF EVERYONE IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE STAND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[B. Pledge of Allegiance]
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.I WILL NOW CONDUCT OUR ROLL CALL.
[C. Roll Call (Including Action on Absences if Necessary)]
I PRESIDENT CHON AND PRESENT WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME.GOOD EVENING. TRUSTEE. DI SALVO.
THANK YOU. TRUSTEE. LARI PRESENT.
GOOD EVENING. TRUSTEE. ROCHA PRESENT.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, AND VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN PRESENT.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, AND STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ALVAREZ.
NOW I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA WITH ITEM THREE G PULLED BY TRUSTEE LARI.
[D. Set the Agenda]
SO MOVED. THANK YOU.MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE ROCHA.
TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.
MY BOARD DOCS IS NOT LOGGED IN YET.
OKAY. A VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE MAH AND A VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE.
ROCIO, HAS THE PROMPT BEEN? OH, RUBY, I'M SORRY. IS IT UP TONIGHT? IT'S NOT UP. [INAUDIBLE].
OH, IT CAME. IT'S WORKING NOW, AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SEVEN YESES.
THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
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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PERSONS WANTING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT CAN DO SO BY COMPLETING A SPEAKER COMMENT CARD AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY OR THE NEED TO EVACUATE THE ROOM, PLEASE ALERT AND FOLLOW AN SCCOE STAFF MEMBER AND THAT IS IDENTIFIED WITH THE YELLOW BADGE.
NOW WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
[A. At this time, members of the public may address the Board on any issue within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board that is not listed on this agenda. Members of the public may also address the Board on an agenda item before or during the Board's consideration of the item.]
NOW IS THE TIME FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA AND WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER.JURISDICTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, WE HAVE FIVE CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
CAN WE PLEASE PRESENT THE TWO MINUTE TIMER? 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.
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MODERATOR, COULD YOU PLEASE BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT? THANK YOU. AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.THE FIVE SPEAKERS ARE ANA MENDOZA, [INAUDIBLE] SUDHIR, CARLOS BETA, FABIOLA BETAS AND ALEXANDER BETAS.
ANNA, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.
CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND BEGIN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ANA MENDOZA.
I WORK FOR CARAS, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN GILROY, BUT I'M ALSO A PARENT.
I AM HERE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE REPRESENTING THE KIDS FROM GATEWAY.
WE'RE FIGHTING FOR THESE CHILDREN THAT THEY DESERVE AT SCHOOL, AT OUR DISTRICT.
WE DON'T THEY DON'T DESERVE TO BE MOVED ALL THE WAY FROM GILROY TO SAN JOSE.
THEY DESERVE A PLACE AT THEIR HOUSE.
SHE'S CALLING ONE OF OUR MOMS, ASKING HER, WHO TOLD YOU TO COME TO THE MEETING? WHY WERE YOU THERE? WE DON'T NEED THAT FROM TEACHERS.
WE DON'T NEED THAT FROM PRINCIPALS.
WE DON'T NEED THEM HARASSING THEM AT THE IEP MEETINGS, SHUTTING DOWN MEETINGS.
THEY DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR MEDICAL FRAGILE CHILDREN, HAVE THEIR DOCTOR PROVIDE LETTERS.
YOUR PRINCIPAL DOES NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO REQUEST THAT INFORMATION.
THAT'S THE NURSE. THAT'S THE DISTRICT NURSE THAT HAS THE RIGHT TO DO THAT, NOT YOUR PRINCIPAL.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE] SUDHIR.
CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR COMMENT.
DEAR CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] SUDHIR AND I'M A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.
TODAY I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION.
TWO YEARS AGO I WAS TALKING TO A CLASSMATE FROM MY HISTORY CLASS AND SHE FRUSTRATEDLY MENTIONED HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS FOR HER TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS IN OUR VERY DENSE HISTORY TEXTBOOK AND APPLY THOSE CONCEPTS TO SCORING WELL IN OUR EXAMS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FRUSTRATED CLASSMATE EXPLAINING HER EMOTIONS, BUT SOON I RECEIVED THE SAME STORY FROM NUMEROUS OTHER CLASSMATES, AND I FINALLY REALIZED THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS A UNIQUE LEARNING STYLE, AND WHEN WE APPEAL TO THOSE UNIQUE LEARNING STYLES, WE ALLOW THE STUDENT TO FLOURISH AND PURSUE THEIR ACADEMIC INTERESTS WITH CONFIDENCE AND PASSION.
THAT IS WHY I STARTED SNOWFLAKE LEARNING, AN INITIATIVE THAT CREATES VIDEOS USING AUDITORY VISUAL AND WRITTEN COMPONENTS TO ALLOW STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT LEARNING NEEDS TO FEEL EMPOWERED AND SEEN IN THE CLASSROOM.
WHAT ONCE STARTED AS JUST ME CREATING VIDEOS OUT OF MY IPAD SOON TRANSFORMED TO 12 OTHER STUDENTS, CREATING VIDEOS FOR SUBJECTS RANGING FROM BIOLOGY TO HISTORY.
TODAY, THE VIDEOS ARE USED WIDELY IN MY SCHOOL AND IN OTHER SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA, AND AFTER RECEIVING FEEDBACK FROM THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN USING MY VIDEOS, I FOUND THAT A, THE VIDEOS ARE VERY BENEFICIAL AND B, THAT THERE IS A STRONG NEED FOR ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, AND TODAY I COME HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER IMPLEMENTING ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL, EITHER THROUGH SNOWFLAKE LEARNING OR OTHER MEANS TO ALLOW ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEARNING NEEDS AND DIFFICULTIES, AND ALLOW THEM AND ALLOW THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRULY FLOURISH AND FIND PASSION IN THEIR ACADEMIC PURSUITS.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CARLOS BETAS.
CLEARLY, STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CARLOS BETAS, FATHER OF ALEXANDER BETAS.
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SO YESTERDAY AT ONE OF OUR MEETINGS, WE FOUND OUT THAT ONE OF OUR ALEX STUDENT CO-STUDENT CLASSMATES, THEY USED TO GO WITH HIM I S REAL SICK ACTUALLY.HE HAS PNEUMONIA, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE CONSEQUENCES BECAUSE HE WAS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL.
[SPANISH] SO THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE COME TO YOU.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU ANYMORE.
YOU'RE SENDING THEM TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, WHICH IS NOT OKAY FOR THEM.
[SPANISH] LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I ASKED THE PRESIDENT, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU ACTUALLY DID A VISUAL WALKTHROUGH OF YOU PERSONALLY AND CHECKED ALL THE SCHOOLS YOU GUYS ARE SENDING GATEWAY STUDENTS TO? WE'LL ADD MORE TIME IF WE CAN JUST START THE TIMER OVER.
[SPANISH] THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE GATHERING TOGETHER, ADVOCATING AND HIS WORDS, HE SAYS, WE'RE FIGHTING FOR OUR KIDS TO NOT BE IN AN ENVIRONMENT LIKE THIS.
[SPANISH] SO HE SAID, I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A CHILD WITH THIS CRITICAL NEEDS.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THEY'RE GOING TO LIVE BECAUSE THEIR TIME HERE IS BORROWED.
SO, I MEAN, HE SAID ANOTHER THING ALSO ABOUT HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE TREATING THEIR SON AT THIS SCHOOL, WHERE EVER SINCE ALEX WAS A SMALL KID, THEY HAD BETTER TREATMENT WHAT THEY ARE.
[SPANISH] TODAY I FEEL SO HELPLESS, HOPELESS ABOUT THE SITUATION.
OUR KIDS USED TO UNITE AS FAMILY BEFORE AT THE SCHOOL.
RIGHT NOW, EVERYONE'S EVERYWHERE.
THE KIDS ARE GETTING SICK, TOO, JUST AS HE MENTIONED BEFORE.
[SPANISH] WE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT ONE OF THE KIDS--NEXT SPEAKER IS FAVIOLA BETAS.
PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM CLEARLY, STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS FAVIOLA BETAS, MOTHER OF ALEXANDER BETAS.
YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN ME HERE MONTH AFTER MONTH.
UNFORTUNATELY, YES ONE OF OUR LITTLE CLASSMATES IS IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW.
YOU GUYS DON'T UNDERSTAND AS A PARENT THE BORROWED TIME THAT WE HAVE WITH THESE CHILDREN.
HE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO LIVE TO THE TWO WEEK MARK.
HE HAD A SEIZURE ON THE WAY OVER HERE.
THAT'S WHY WE CAME A LITTLE BIT LATE.
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IF THESE KIDS PASS AWAY ON YOUR GROUNDS.YOU HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE DECENCY TO PUT US ON THE AGENDA.
LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT STAYING QUIET.
WE'VE BEEN ON CHANNEL TWO NEWS.
NOW I'M GOING BIGGER THAN THIS, AND I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S BUDGET, THERE'S LEFTOVER MONEY, $40 MILLION, AND NONE OF IT IS FOR THEM.
YOU'RE KIDDING. YOU COULDN'T USE ONE MEASLY MILLION JUST TO GET THE PROGRAM BACK? GETTING RID OF ALL THESE TEACHERS AND ALL THESE AIDES WHEN THE NECESSITY IS BIG, ESPECIALLY IN GILROY, MORGAN HILL AND SAN MARTIN.
THE CRAPPY STUFF THAT YOU GUYS GIVE THESE KIDS FOR A CLASSROOM.
YOU THINK THAT'S ENOUGH? YOU EXPECT ME TO? OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEXANDER BETAS.
PLEASE APPROACH THE [INAUDIBLE], THE PODIUM, EXCUSE ME, AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.
HE'S ON THE ON THE AGENDA HERE.
LISTEN TO HIM FOR TWO MINUTES, AND YOU TELL ME YOU UNDERSTAND HIM.
YOU TELL HIM WHY HE DOESN'T DESERVE A CLASSROOM.
NOW, YOU TOLD ME IF YOU UNDERSTOOD WHAT HE SAID.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE TAKING HIS PROGRAMS AWAY? THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE.
[3. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS]
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. ITEM THREE A THROUGH F AS ITEM THREE G WAS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION.PRESIDENT CHON I KNOW THAT I'M INTERRUPTING, BUT ARE WE ABLE TO GET AN UPDATE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT ON THE PLANNED TIMING OF OUR DISCUSSION ON SPECIAL EDUCATION? YES, WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THE OCTOBER 18TH MEETING.
THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN, AND I MOVE TO APPROVE.
WAS THERE A MOTION STILL? YES, I STILL NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS. I'LL SECOND. OKAY.
SO MOVED BY WAS THAT TRUSTEE BERTA.
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TRUSTEES, DID YOU ALL SEE THE PROMPTS IN BOARD DOCS? OKAY.ARE WE WAITING FOR ANY VOTES? RUBY, WERE YOU ABLE TO RECORD THE VOTE? IF NEEDED FOR SEVEN G.
OH, THERE'S ONLY THREE VOTES SHOWING.
OKAY, SORRY ABOUT THAT, EVERYBODY.
SO THAT'S SEVEN, SEVEN YESES FOR ITEMS THREE A THROUGH F.
[G. Request Adoption of Resolution Recognizing Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month and Denouncing All Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents Against Sikh Americans]
YES. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SIKH COMMUNITY IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.SO THERE ARE MORE THAN 20,000 SIKH RESIDENTS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
THE SIKH GURDWARA IN EVERGREEN, SAN JOSE, IS THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF INDIA.
THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY RESIDENTS OF SIKH HERITAGE AND APPRECIATES THE RICH HISTORY AND SHARED PRINCIPLES OF SIKH AMERICANS.
THIS RESOLUTION CONDEMNS HATE CRIMES AND BIAS INCIDENTS AGAINST SIKH AMERICANS.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT ASSASSINATION OF A SIKH ACTIVIST IN CANADA AND REPORTS OF DEATH THREATS TO SOME SIKH ACTIVISTS HERE IN CALIFORNIA ITSELF.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LARI FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SIX G.
SECOND MOVE BY TRUSTEE LARI AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BERTA.
THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.
PLEASE PUT DOWN AN EYE FOR ME.
THERE WE GO. LET'S JUST GIVE IT A THERE WE GO.
IT SHOULD. IT SHOULD BE SHOWING NOW.
IF YOU'RE NOT SEEING IT, CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW? MINE. OH, THERE WE GO AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SEVEN YESES.
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WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR PUBLIC HEARING.MY NAME IS VICTORIA CHON AND I'M THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND WILL BE ACTING AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THIS MEETING OF THIS HEARING, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION PROVISION OF SUFFICIENT TEXTBOOKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS CONSISTENT WITH THE CYCLES AND CONTENT OF THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS FOR EACH PUPIL IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND AS APPROPRIATE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION IS NOW OPEN FOR COMMENT.
COPIES OF THE APPROVED TEXTBOOKS ARE POSTED ON THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES WEBPAGE.
PUBLIC COMMENTERS ON THIS ITEM WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK.
MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? WE HAVE NO CARDS FOR THIS ITEM.
OKAY. HEARING THAT THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, I WILL NOW DECLARE THIS HEARING CLOSED.
NOW ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, OUR ACTION ITEMS.
[A. Adopt Resolution Regarding Sufficiency of Textbooks and Instructional Materials]
DR. DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE ITEM 5A.YES. PRESIDENT CHON, THANK YOU.
THIS IS THE RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SUFFICIENCY OF TEXTBOOKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS BEFORE I EVEN ASKED FOR THE QUESTION.
THANK YOU. TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND TRUSTEE ROCHA, WAS THAT A SECOND? OKAY, SO MOVED BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ROCHA, AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SEVEN YESES.
MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS.
[A. The members of the Board may give reports on activities related to their duties as members of the Santa Clara County Board of Education]
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT, INFORMATION SHARED DURING COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS MUST ONLY INCLUDE THOSE ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO OUR DUTIES AS TRUSTEES OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.I WILL BEGIN BY FIRST INVITING OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TO PRESENT THEIR REPORTS.
GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT CHON TRUSTEE.
THE LIUNA PROGRAM HAPPENING IN OUR CAMPUS IS COMING TO AN END SOON.
THERE HAS BEEN GREAT PROGRESS ON THE CEMENT PATHWAY.
STUDENTS AT BLUE RIDGE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO COMPLETE.
THIS WILL MAKE MORE AREAS ON OUR CAMPUS MORE ACCESSIBLE.
WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO A WELDING PROGRAM THAT WILL BE AT BLUE RIDGE.
MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE VERY PLEASED AND EXCITED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY ON CAMPUS.
WE ARE ALSO MAKING USE OF AN OLDER BUILDING AND UPDATING IT TO CREATE A MUSIC STUDIO.
THIS WILL REALLY HELP STUDENTS PURSUE THEIR MUSIC CAREER.
IT CAN ALSO HELP THEM LEARN HOW TO ENGINEER FOR AN ARTIST AND MAKE BEATS.
THIS CAN BENEFIT THEM IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE MONEY FROM LEARNING THESE SKILLS.
WE HAVE PUT POSTERS UP TO LET STUDENTS KNOW WHAT SOCIAL AWARENESS IS AND HOW IT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT WAS WORLD TEACHER DAY THIS PAST WEEK.
THEY ARE THE MAIN REASON WHY I'M DULY ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.
THEY BELIEVE IN US EVEN WHEN WE MAY DOUBT OURSELVES, AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THEM.
STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ALVAREZ, FOR YOUR REPORT THAT WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THAT AND CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING STUDENT OF THE MONTH.
NOW, WHEN ANY OTHER TRUSTEES LIKE TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO YOUR DUTIES AND AS MEMBERS OF AND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN, AND THEN TRUSTEE LARI, TRUSTEE MAH, AND THEN TRUSTEE BERTA.
SO ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, I VISITED A STUDENT-LED NONPROFIT NAMED HEVI AND HEVI STANDS FOR HOUSELESS ENVIRONMENTAL VOLUNTEERS INITIATIVES, AND THIS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HEAVY IS A STUDENT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH LUCAS [INAUDIBLE], AND
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THEY I MET THEM THROUGH THEIR WORK WITH ANOTHER NONPROFIT THAT WORKS WITH THE UNHOUSED COMMUNITY COMMUNITY, [INAUDIBLE], AND SO THEY WERE HOSTING, VOLUNTEERING AT OUR CITY FOREST NURSERY, AND THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDE STIPENDS TO MEMBERS OF THE UNHOUSED COMMUNITY TO WORK ON CLIMATE ACTION INITIATIVES.SO THERE WAS TREE PLANTING, WEED PRUNING, MULCHING AND SO JUST REAFFIRMED THEIR COMMITMENT TO UPLIFTING PEOPLE AND CREATING A MORE, MORE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY.
SO THAT'S A GREAT NONPROFIT TO LOOK AT, HEVI.
THEN ON THE 28TH, I MET WITH THE EATING DISORDER RESOURCE CENTER OF SILICON VALLEY.
SO THEY'VE BEEN REACHING OUT TO SCHOOLS AND TO REACH STUDENTS TO REDUCE STIGMAS AROUND EATING DISORDERS AND SO IT'S GREAT TO CONNECT WITH THEM, AND ON THE 29TH, MY ROTARY CLUB HOSTED EVENING OF MELODIES, AND SO I KNOW MY THE SILICON VALLEY PASSPORT ROTARY CLUB HAS WORKED WITH THE COUNTY OFFICE BEFORE, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY HOPING TO WORK AGAIN FOR NEXT YEAR.
SO I DID A BIT OF DANCING THERE, BUT MOSTLY JUST WATCHED.
THEN ON THE 29TH, I MET WITH ALANA POWELL, WHO'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BOLDLY ME AND BOLDLY ME WORKS WITH STUDENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL-LINKED SERVICES ON SOCIO-EMOTIONAL COURSES, AND THEY PROVIDE RESOURCES TO EDUCATORS WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH. THEIR WEBSITE IS BOLDLY.ORG.
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND THEY'VE CONNECTED WITH THE COUNTY OFFICE AND WE'RE HOPING AGAIN TO CONNECT WITH OUR WELLNESS DIVISION AND SEE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE RESOURCES TO OUR WELLNESS CENTERS.
DEWAN FOR CONNECTING THEM THERE.
THEN ON THE SECOND, I MET WITH [INAUDIBLE] SUDHIR, WHO SPOKE WITH US A MOMENT AGO FROM SNOWFLAKE LEARNING, AND I MET [INAUDIBLE] THROUGH SOUTH BAY YOUTH CHANGEMAKERS AND SHE IS A SOUTH BAY YOUTH CHANGEMAKER, AND SO SNOWFLAKE LEARNING, I LEARNED, IS A STUDENT LED ORGANIZATION WITH ABOUT 12 STUDENTS.
THEY CREATE VIDEO, ILLUSTRATIONS, NOTES ON DIFFERENT SUBJECT MATTERS LIKE BIOLOGY, AMERICAN LITERATURE, ALGEBRA AND US HISTORY, MAYBE EVEN MORE SOON AND THEY WERE HOPING TO CREATE LEARNING MATERIAL WITH THE EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF UDL, UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING.
SO THEY WERE INTERESTED IN OUR COUNTY OFFICES ACCESS FOR ALL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SYSTEMS. SO I DID CONNECT THEM WITH YOU, DR.
DEWAN, TO SEE IF THEY COULD LEARN MORE ABOUT ACCESS FOR ALL.
THEN JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT A MEETING I HAD A WHILE BACK WAS WITH ANOUSHKA TADIKONDA AND WE DISCUSSED STUDENT VOICE AND SO I'LL BE HAVING A FOLLOW UP MEETING WITH HER.
SO PUTTING THAT ON EVERYONE'S RADAR AND THEN WANTED TO END, I KNOW A FEW OF MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED AND I GOT TO DISCUSS BRIEFLY WITH PRESIDENT CHON FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND ADDING THAT BACK TO OUR AGENDA, AND I KNOW SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED THAT.
SO I WANTED TO ADD MY VOICE TO THAT CHOIR AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, AND I DID LEARN A BIT FROM PRESIDENT CHON ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THAT, AND SO THAT WAS INFORMATIVE AS WELL, AND YEAH, THAT'S IT FROM ME.
THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.
THE HOME VISITING PROGRAM SEEKS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND SUPPORT PARENTS AND CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF FIVE, FOCUSING ON MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, PARENTING PRACTICES AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOL READINESS, AMONG OTHER OBJECTIVES.
ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, I ATTENDED VOICES MORGAN HILL'S GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY OF THE NEW SCHOOL SITE.
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ON THE SAME DAY I ATTENDED A COMMUNITY LEADERS GATHERING WITH THE COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS AND HEARD A PRESENTATION ON CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES FACING THE AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY.LATER THAT DAY, I ALSO ATTENDED THE 32ND MOON FESTIVAL CELEBRATION AT YERBA BUENA HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN JOSE WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL MULTICULTURAL PERFORMANCES AT THE EVENT, FUNDS WERE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FRANKLIN-MCKINLEY DISTRICT FOR EASTSIDE STUDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS.
ON OCTOBER 2ND WAS NATIONAL CHILD HEALTH DAY.
THE DAY RECOGNIZES THE NURTURING AND GUIDANCE CHILDREN NEED IN ORDER TO BE STRONG AND HEALTHY.
SO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I ATTENDED INCLUDE THE CASI CHARTER CHATS, WHICH ARE HELD BY A COOPERATION WITH OUR OWN DIRECTOR, FAIRLEY, IN THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CASSIE ORGANIZATION, AND SO THAT'S A VERY INFORMATIVE MEETING EVERY MONTH FOR AUTHORIZERS ACROSS THE STATE, AND I ALSO ATTENDED A CCSA FREE WEBINAR WHICH THEY WERE GIVING ON PROP 39 AND HOW PROP 39 KIND OF WORKS AND ALL THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT GO INTO THAT, WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS A VERY CONTENTIOUS ISSUE.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP.
THEY HAD AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DISCUSSION WHICH WAS VERY, VERY INTERESTING, TALKING ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS, CERTAINLY OF THE SUPREME COURT DECISION ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND HOW THAT AFFECTS WILL AFFECT COULD AFFECT THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
SO THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING, AND THEN LASTLY, JUST AS A COMMENT THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH PRESIDENT CHON ON THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION PROCESS AND THE BYLAWS, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE AGENDA TOPIC TONIGHT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MAH.
SHE IS AMAZING AS EVER, AND SHE WAS PRESENTED THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD BY THE ORGANIZATION.
SO IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR ALL THAT SHE CONTINUES TO BE UP TO, ESPECIALLY WITH HER WORK IN EDUCATION AND IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY, ESPECIALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO AN EQUITABLE EDUCATION, AND I ALSO JUST WANTED TO MENTION I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPDATE REGARDING SPECIAL EDUCATION THAT'S BEEN REQUESTED THE LAST SEVERAL BOARD MEETINGS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE BOARD PRIORITIES DISCUSSIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE BERTA.
THANK YOU FOR THE REPORTS, AND WE WILL NOW BE MOVING TO OUR INFORMATION ITEMS.
[A. Report of School-based Youth Health & Wellness Initiatives]
DR. DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE PRESENT THE FIRST ITEM? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHON.OUR APPROACH AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO SCHOOL BASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS IN SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES TO TRANSFORM, GROW AND SUSTAIN SCHOOLS AS CENTERS OF WELLNESS.
WE KNOW THAT SCHOOL IS A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS SPEND A MAJORITY OF THEIR WAKING HOURS, AND THIS MEANS THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO BEST MEET STUDENTS AND CAREGIVERS WHERE THEY ARE AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY AND EQUITABLE SUPPORT NEEDED TO THRIVE SOCIALLY, ACADEMICALLY AND MENTALLY.
SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPONENTS TO OUR INITIATIVE TO GIVE THIS REPORT THIS EVENING, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT, DR. JESSICA BANDURIS.
SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN, CAN YOU PULL THE MIC CLOSER AND COMMUNITY? I CAN. AS DR.
PILAR VAZQUEZ-VIALVA AND I WILL PRESENT AN UPDATE ON THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION'S YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS WORK AS WE CONTINUE TO INCREASE WELLNESS ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
NEXT SLIDE. THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION APPROACH TO SCHOOL BASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUPPORTS LEAS IN TRANSFORMING, GROWING AND SUPPORTING SCHOOLS AS CENTERS OF WELLNESS.
WE KNOW THAT SCHOOLS ARE A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS SPEND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR WAKING HOURS.
THIS MEANS THAT IN ORDER TO BEST MEET STUDENTS AND CAREGIVERS WHERE THEY ARE AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY AND EQUITABLE SUPPORT NEEDED FOR THEM TO THRIVE SOCIALLY, ACADEMICALLY, MENTALLY, WE NEED TO WORK WITH DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, HEALTH PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, CAREGIVERS AND STUDENTS TO CREATE THE
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CONDITIONS IN WHICH SCHOOLS ARE KNOWN AS AND FUNCTION AS CENTERS OF WELLNESS.NEXT SLIDE. AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK AND LEARN WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS ARE 10 TO 21 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WHEN THEY'RE PROVIDED ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS.
WHILE OUR COUNTYWIDE APPROACH IS COMPREHENSIVE AND CONSIDERS SEVERAL KEY AREAS, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ELABORATE ON INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORTS BY PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW AND UPDATE REGARDING OUR SCCOE AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP WELLNESS CENTERS.
WELLNESS CENTERS PROVIDE TIMELY ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER SCHOOL ON CAMPUS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE STUDENTS AND CAREGIVERS FULL ACCESS OF A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES AND CARE.
STUDENTS BASED WELLNESS CENTERS ARE ADAPTABLE AND MEET DISTRICTS AND CULTURES WHERE THEY'RE AT.
IT'S THOSE SIX ELEMENTS THAT ARE LISTED HERE ON THIS SLIDE.
NEXT SLIDE. SCCOE WELLNESS PROGRAM TEAM WILL OFFER SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
ALL DISTRICTS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ARE INVITED, AND ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE OFFERING A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING NETWORK WITH TOPICS ALIGNED TO THE INTEREST AND NEEDS OF DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE FOR ESTABLISHED WELLNESS CENTERS.
WE CONTINUE TO SEEK FEEDBACK AND INPUT AND CONDUCT RESEARCH OF WHAT MOST EFFECTIVELY AND WE WILL EFFECTIVELY EXPAND OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK.
THE FOLLOWING SLIDES WILL PROVIDE A SNAPSHOT OF OUR CURRENT CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND HIGHLIGHT THE INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORTS FOUND IN THE WELLNESS PROGRAM. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND ENGAGEMENT IS CRITICAL FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO WELLNESS SUPPORTS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT STUDENT NEEDS RANGE AND PHYSICALLY AND MENTAL HEALTH.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ARE TWO AREAS THAT IMPEDE ON STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND LEARNING.
WE OFFER FOUR AREAS OF SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO DISTRICTS IN SANTA CLARA.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY ATTENDANCE.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY ATTENDANCE COLLABORATIVE WITH ALL DISTRICTS AND CHARTERS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
ATTENDANCE SUPERVISOR CERTIFICATION TRAINING.
RESTORATIVE ATTENDANCE AND PRACTICES COLLABORATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT.
PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS BY LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEA'S MEDICAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUPPORTS COUNTYWIDE AND AND PARTNER HEALTH RELATED INITIATIVES, INCLUDING PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, ORAL AND DENTAL HEALTH, SEXUAL HEALTH AND VISION HEALTH.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THERE ARE FOUR FOCUS AREAS IN PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
THE FIRST IS COORDINATION OF CARE SERVICES.
THE SECOND IS NALOXONE TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION PROJECT.
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WE PROVIDE TRAINING TO STAFF AND RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS OF OPIOID OVERDOSE AND EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE OF NALOXONE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALTY CENTER IS NEXT.WE SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR STAFF RELATED TO FACILITATING COMMUNICATION WITH LEA'S AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES ON TOPICS SUCH AS SPECIAL EDUCATION, SCHOOL BASED SERVICES ASSESSMENT AND PARENTS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND LASTLY, COLLABORATION WITH SANTA CLARA PUBLIC HEALTH TO PROMOTE ORAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS, WE COLLABORATE WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AND DISTRICTS ENSURING THAT STUDENTS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY HAVE A GOOD DENTAL HOME.
NEXT SLIDE. THE BAY AREA REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER CONSISTS OF SIX PARTNERS.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
NAPA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
PARENT INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION ALSO KNOWN AS PIQE.
JOHN W GARDNER CENTER FOR YOUTH AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BASED PLAN AND NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
SCHOOL BASED BILLING THROUGH SCHOOL BASED BILLING.
AS PART OF GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S MASTER PLAN FOR KIDS MENTAL HEALTH.
THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE IS AN INVESTMENT BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT TAKES A WHOLE CHILD APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND CHILD SERVICES TO LEAD THE FEE SCHEDULE INITIATIVE.
THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND COLLABORATING TO DEVELOP A FEE BASED BILLING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WITH A PILOT GROUP OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE COUNTY, INCLUDING SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEE SCHEDULE ROLLOUT WILL BE IN JANUARY 2025.
WE ARE ALSO LEADING TO OTHER BILLING OPTION INITIATIVES THE PILOT SCHOOL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AND THE LEAD LOCAL AGENCY BILLING OPTIONS PROGRAM. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
FOR EXAMPLE, A FEW SERVICES THAT ARE BILLABLE ARE WELLNESS, EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, FAMILY THERAPY AND CASE MANAGEMENT AND CARE COORDINATION.
WE APPRECIATE THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE STATE'S FOCUS ON YOUTH, MENTAL, MENTAL, BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT YOUTH ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION ON THE YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
DR. DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE.
OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
TRUSTEE ROCHA, AND THEN VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND AGAIN, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, STILL FIRST YEAR HERE.
SO SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS ARE GOING TO BE BE VERY REMEDIAL.
SO I'M LOOKING AT SLIDE TWO AND THIS GRAPH THAT SHOWS THE APPROACH, I GUESS, TO.
THE PROGRAM ITSELF, AND I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS WHEN WE DO A CENTER, I GUESS I'LL JUMP TO SLIDE FIVE, A WELLNESS CENTER.
I'M CURIOUS AS TO HOW WE DETERMINE WHICH SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE AT THAT PARTICULAR SITE AND IS IT A MENU OF ALL ITEMS ARE PROVIDED AT EACH AND EVERY SITE OR IS IT SITE SPECIFIC? AND THEN IF IT IS SITE SPECIFIC, HOW DO WE DETERMINE WHICH ONES THOSE ARE? AND IS THAT DONE HERE IN THIS BUILDING OR IS THAT DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGH CONVERSATIONS, OR IS THAT DONE THROUGH THE SCHOOL SITE? AND AGAIN, I'M NOT ASKING AS TO THERE'S A RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER.
IT'S JUST FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND THE APPROACH.
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YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.CAN YOU JUST PULL THE MIC A LITTLE CLOSER? I'M SORRY, THERE'S A NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND THAT'S DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE SCHOOL TO SEE WHAT SUPPORTS ARE IN PLACE ALREADY AND WHAT SUPPORTS WOULD BE A BENEFIT FOR THE STUDENTS BASED ON STUDENT DATA.
ONE OF THE THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT IS IT'S NOT JUST THE WELLNESS CENTER.
IT'S A WELLNESS ACROSS THE ENTIRE SCHOOL AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS A LIAISON IN BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WELLNESS CENTER AND THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON CAMPUS AT LARGE THROUGH STUDENT COUNCIL AND OTHER STUDENT GROUPS, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOMS AND ALL OF THAT IS REALLY SCHOOL BASED AND THEN DISTRICT-BASED.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? NO, I MEAN, IT'S EXACTLY THAT.
I THINK LISTENING TO OUR YOUTH AND HEARING WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE, ENSURING THAT WE DON'T DUPLICATE SERVICES, MANY OF OUR DISTRICTS HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. SO WORKING COLLABORATION WITH THEM AS WELL.
OKAY. THANK YOU, AND YOU KNOW, WE ALL RUN INTO DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I WAS ASKED ON THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC SO A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND OF COURSE, THEIR OBSERVATION MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE FELT THAT THE COMMUNITY OR THE PARENTS OR THE STUDENTS WERE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION, BUT AGAIN, THAT HAPPENS IN A LOT OF THESE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THINGS.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT, AND THUS THE QUESTION I'M ASKING TODAY, SO HOW MANY DO WE HAVE? BECAUSE THE PRESENTATION, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE WELLNESS CENTERS, THERE'S JUST TWO SLIDES.
SO I HOPE YOU CAN APPRECIATE THAT FOR ME, THERE'S PROBABLY IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I GUESS, MY COLLEAGUES, IT MIGHT BE BEST FOR ME TO ASK FOR A BRIEFING BECAUSE I COULD ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
I'M SURE THERE'S A LOT MORE TO THIS THAN JUST TWO SLIDES, BUT HOW MANY CENTERS ARE THERE? THERE'S TONS. 23 CENTERS WILL BE IN FULL OPERATION AND 14 DISTRICTS THAT WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH, PARTNERING WITH SITES, 14 DISTRICTS.
THANK YOU, AND WE'RE INCLUDED IN THAT, BY THE WAY, SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF ED, THANK YOU, AND THEN HOW MANY STAFF AT THE COE ARE DEVOTED TO THIS WORK? LIKE STAFF FOR THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
EACH WELLNESS CENTER HAS THREE STAFF MEMBERS IN IT.
WE BRING DISTRICTS IN OTHER SCHOOLS AND THROUGH OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH IS REALLY A LOT OF WORK AND KEEPS EXPANDING, SUPPORTING DISTRICTS AND HOW TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN WELLNESS CENTERS IN ALL OF THEIR SCHOOLS, AND THAT'S BASED ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND THE EXCITING WORK OF THE SCHOOL-BASED BUILDING THAT'S COMING UP AS WELL.
THANK YOU. VERY HELPFUL, AND THEN AS FAR AS THEIR OPERATIONS, ALWAYS ON SITE OF A SCHOOL OR DO WE UTILIZE COMMUNITY CENTERS, ETCETERA, OR IS IT SPECIFICALLY JUST SCHOOL SITES? RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY ON SCHOOL SITES AND THEY OPERATE YEAR ROUND OR JUST DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
THEY OPERATE YEAR ROUND AND EVEN ON HOLIDAYS OR DAYS OFF FOR THE SCHOOL.
NO, BUT THEY OPERATE DURING THE SUMMERTIME.
GREAT. THANK YOU, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE SUPPORT FROM THE SCHOOL SITE, DO THEY PROVIDE A DEDICATED STAFF PERSON? MY GUESS IS PROBABLY NOT.
I KNOW HOW STRAPPED LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE.
SO WHO'S THE TYPICAL LIAISON ON THE SCHOOL SITE? SO MANY DO, AND THE TYPICAL LIAISON CAN LOOK AND HAVE A DIFFERENT TITLE, BUT OFTENTIMES IT'S COUNSELORS, AND OFTENTIMES OUR WELLNESS CENTERS ARE ACTUALLY BASED NEAR THE COUNSELING OFFICE.
OH, GREAT. THANK YOU, AND THEN I THINK I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION ON THIS TOPIC.
NO, I THINK THAT WAS IT, AND THIS IS A K THROUGH 12 OR EVEN PRE.
OKAY. HOWEVER, MANY OF OUR DISTRICTS HAVE PRE-K.
YEAH, THEY MIGHT HAVE THAT ON-SITE REGARDLESS.
GOT IT. THANK YOU, AND THEN THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AGAIN, I JUST GOT ONE SLIDE TO WORK FROM.
HOW MANY DO WE HAVE? OH, I WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT ONE FOR SANTA CLARA, AND DO THEY OPERATE YEAR ROUND AS WELL OR JUST THE SCHOOL YEAR? IT WILL BE YEAR ROUND.
WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE IN IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING YEAR TWO AND THEN WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE JUST TAKING OFF, AND SO THE IDEA IS THAT THEY WILL BE YEAR ROUND SCHOOLS NOT NECESSARILY OFFERING ACADEMICS, BUT HAVING ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
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GREAT. THANK YOU, AND YOU KIND OF.SO THERE'S NOT LIKE A COMMUNITY SCHOOL OVER HERE AND NOT ONE OVER HERE.
ANY SCHOOL CAN BE A COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
SO THEN IT'S HARD TO TELL TO YOUR POINT AND NOT KNOWING HOW MANY ARE OPERATING, IT'S NOT LIKE HOW MANY WELLNESS CENTERS, HOW MANY THERE ARE DIFFERENT, IT'S JUST HOW MANY SCHOOLS ARE OPERATING UNDER THAT MODEL.
OKAY, AND CAN ANY SCHOOL BE A COMMUNITY SCHOOL? YES. OKAY, AND WHAT'S THE BENEFIT TO THE SCHOOL TO BE A COMMUNITY SCHOOL? WELL, WHEN I'M SORRY FOR THAT KIND OF WEIRD QUESTION, I'M TRYING TO WONDER.
IT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION, ACTUALLY.
THE BENEFIT IS THAT WE KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE AT SCHOOL THE MAJORITY OF THEIR DAY, AND SO IF WE HAVE ALL THE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, MENTAL HEALTH AND THE LIKE. IN ONE PLACE, THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO GET THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED.
SO WE'RE BRINGING SERVICES AND ALL THE PEOPLE TO THEM.
OKAY, AND WHAT SUPPORT DO WE PROVIDE THEM TO BECOME A COMMUNITY SCHOOL? ALL OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT GOES INTO IT.
SO THE TRAINING, THE TOOLKITS, THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE OF HOW TO ROLL IT OUT, EVERYTHING UNDER THAT.
OKAY, AND THEN AND ALSO A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE WHERE THEY CAN COME IN AND THEY LEARN FROM THEIR OWN COHORT, AND IS THIS A CURRICULUM BASED OR IS THIS ALSO SERVICE BASED OR IS THIS THE WHOLE MENU OF ALL THE FACETS AROUND OPERATING THE SCHOOL SITE? THERE'S ALWAYS A SOCIAL EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM COMPONENT, BUT IT'S NOT CURRICULUM BASED.
OKAY. THEN IT'S WELLNESS BASED.
OKAY, AND CAN YOU YOU PROBABLY KNOW WHAT'S COMING NEXT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT IS COMMUNITY BASED COMMUNITY SCHOOL MEAN? IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE OFFER TO STUDENTS.
SO THIS IS BEFORE IT'S A STUDENT IS STRUGGLING.
AS A COMMUNITY EVERYTHING IS NOW BASED IN THE SCHOOL.
SO YOU HAVE HEALTH, YOU HAVE NUTRITION, YOU HAVE THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, YOU HAVE THE ACADEMICS.
OKAY. THANK YOU, AND IS THIS INTENDED FOR EVERY STUDENT OR IS IT INTENDED FOR THE STUDENTS THAT COULD USE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT? IT'S INTENDED FOR THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
OKAY. THANK YOU, AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION.
I HAD THE ATTENDANCE AND ENGAGEMENT.
WHAT IS THAT ATTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL OR IS THIS JUST A GENERAL MISSION KIND OF GUIDING PRINCIPLE HERE? THAT'S A GENERAL MISSION AND GUIDING PRINCIPLE, AND IT'S IN OUR YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS DEPARTMENT.
WE SUPPORT EVERY DISTRICT IN THAT EFFORT IN THE EFFORT OF INCREASING ATTENDANCE, LOWERING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, AND THIS IS SPECIFIC TO STUDENTS, OR DOES IT ALSO INCLUDE SERVICES TO TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS, ETCETERA? THIS IS BASED ON STUDENT ATTENDANCE, BUT IT INTERSECTS WITH TEACHER PRACTICE.
THANKS FOR BEARING WITH ME ON THESE QUESTIONS.
YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH JUST LOOKING AT THE SLIDE, THERE'S NO WAY FOR ME TO KNOW ALL OF THAT.
ENJOY IT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
I DID WANT TO ASK JUST ONE KIND OF QUESTION THAT WAS RELEVANT TO THAT.
BEFORE I GO TO MY OTHER TRUSTEES, I KNOW THAT THE COUNTY OFFICE SUPPORTS THESE WELLNESS CENTERS AT THE MULTIPLE DISTRICTS THAT WERE LISTED ON THE EARLIER SLIDES, BUT THE DISTRICTS THEMSELVES ALSO HAVE THEIR OWN WELLNESS CENTERS, CORRECT.
SO EVEN THOUGH THERE MAY BE ONE AT THIS HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN JOSE UNIFIED, THE YOU KNOW, THAT'S RUN BY THE COUNTY OFFICE AT A SECOND HIGH SCHOOL, MAYBE A SAN JOSE UNIFIED WELLNESS CENTER.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE THAN JUST THE ONES THAT WE HAVE.
SO WE HAVE THAT FOR OUR STUDENTS.
OKAY. I'M GOING TO GO VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND THEN TRUSTEE LARI.
THANK YOU, AND I ALSO APPRECIATED YOUR QUESTIONS.
TRUSTEE ROCHA. VERY NICE OF YOU.
THANK YOU. SO OUR COUNTY OFFICE WELLNESS CENTERS, THEY'RE AT FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, DID YOU SAY? BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HEARD SEVEN, BUT WE SAID THE NUMBER SEVEN.
OKAY, BECAUSE I HEARD NINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, NINE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND SEVEN.
SO NINE PLUS NINE IS THAT PLUS SEVEN? THAT'S INCLUDING [INAUDIBLE]. OKAY.
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IT GREW BY TWO WHILE WE WERE TALKING.THAT'S HOW FAST. [CHUCKLING] CAN WE GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THE NUMBERS, PLEASE? YEAH, WE WILL PROVIDE. I WANTED TO REFLECT THAT BECAUSE I THINK WHEN I STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, IT WAS LESS THAN 20.
IT WAS LIKE 12. SO WE'VE LIKE DOUBLED IN JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS.
SO I KNOW THAT'S FROM LIKE STATE FUNDING, EVEN FEDERAL FUNDING.
SO I WANTED TO REFLECT ON THAT TOO, AND I KNOW WE HAVE SWAG, OUR STUDENT WELLNESS ADVISORY GROUP, BUT I WANTED TO LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT THE YOUTH VOICE IN OUR WELLNESS CENTERS.
LIKE DOES EVERY WELLNESS CENTER HAVE A YOUTH ADVISORY GROUP OR IS IT A BIT MORE INFORMAL? SO I CAN ADDRESS THAT QUESTION, THAT IT IS AN EXPECTATION FOR ALL OF THE WELLNESS CENTERS THAT WE OPERATE, THAT THEY HAVE A YOUTH ADVISORY GROUP ON CAMPUS AND AS PART OF OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT MAY BE OPENING THEIR OWN WELLNESS CENTER, WE ALSO ADVISE THEM ON THE MODEL AND INCLUDING YOUTH VOICE AND HAVING A YOUTH ADVISORY GROUP ON EVERY CAMPUS.
I LOVE THAT. IS IT USUALLY LIKE A HANDFUL OF YOUTH OR.
YEAH, IT'S USUALLY IT CAN VARY IN SIZE BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE CAMPUS AND THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS, AND THEN SOME OF THEM ALSO DO COMMITTEES WHERE THEY'LL HAVE A SPECIFIC COMMITTEE FOCUSED ON A PARTICULAR AREA OF WELLNESS THAT CAN OPERATE FOR SHORT TERM OR LONG TERM.
YEAH, THAT'S AMAZING, AND I WANTED TO BRING UP THIS.
THE COUNTY OFFICE HAS REALLY BEEN A LEADER AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR THAT.
SO MAYBE THIS WAS MENTIONED, BUT AB 483, WHICH IS ABOUT LEA BOP.
IS THIS AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THAT OR.
YEAH, AND SO WE HAVE BEEN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS ADVOCATING IN THIS SPACE TO TRY TO GET THE BILLING OPTION PROGRAM IN A MORE USABLE STATE FOR SCHOOLS.
THE PROGRAM'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THE WAY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IMPLEMENTS THE PROGRAM IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER STATE THAT HAS SCHOOL BASED REIMBURSEMENTS AND ONE OF THE WAYS THAT IT'S VERY DIFFERENT IS THAT THE AUDIT PROCEDURES ARE QUITE ONEROUS FOR SCHOOLS, AND OFTEN WHEN SCHOOLS WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE BILLING OPTION PROGRAM SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THEY'D ALREADY RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT, THEY WOULD GO THROUGH AN AUDIT PROCESS AND THEN BE EXPECTED TO RETURN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MONEY AND LARGELY FOR REASONS THAT DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ACTUALLY HAVING PROVIDED THE SERVICE.
SO WE UNDERWENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WESTED AND A NUMBER OF OTHER PARTNERS, SOME SIGNIFICANT STUDIES TO LOOK AT WHAT OTHER STATES DO FOR BILLING PROGRAMS SIMILAR AND HAVE BEEN ADVISING AT THE STATE LEVEL AND WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS TO ENACT SOME CHANGES TO MAKE THE BILLING OPTION PROGRAM LESS ONEROUS AND MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR SCHOOLS.
SO THAT'S BEEN OUR ADVOCACY THIS YEAR.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME OF THOSE THINGS SUCCESSFULLY THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND ALSO INCORPORATED INTO SOME WORK THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BE DOING TO CHANGE SOME OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
YEAH, I'VE BEEN MONITORING THAT A BIT TOO, ALTHOUGH BILLING IS VERY INTRICATE STUFF, BUT I'VE BEEN LEARNING A LOT AND YEAH, SO I KNOW THERE WERE JUST A COUPLE OF SLIDES ON THAT, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE THAT.
I REALLY THINK WE'RE THE COUNTY OFFICE IS A LEADER ON THAT, AND THEN I THINK MY LAST QUESTION, WHICH MAY BE APPROPRIATE NOW TOO, IS I KNOW THE COUNTY OFFICE HAS BEEN ADVOCATING FOR AROUND PEI IN MHSA AND KEEPING THOSE FUNDS FOR SERVICES LIKE THIS AND IS COULD I GET ANY UPDATE ON THAT OUR ADVOCACY
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THERE. SURE SO YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE THAT ASSEMBLY MEMBER GONZALEZ INTRODUCED OR SENATOR GONZALEZ INTRODUCED SENATE BILL 394 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNOR NEWSOM TO MODERNIZE THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT, AND IT HAS MADE ITS WAY IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE BALLOT AND THE MARCH 2024, AND AS PART OF THAT EFFORT, WE WORKED WITH THE BILL AUTHOR AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND OTHERS TO ENSURE A COUPLE OF THINGS.ONE, THAT THERE WOULD BE REPRESENTATION OF SCHOOLS ON THE DECISION MAKING BODIES ASSOCIATED WITH MHSA IMPLEMENTATION, AND ALSO TO ENSURE THAT THERE WOULD BE PROVISION FOR CONTINUATION AND SUPPORT OF SCHOOL BASED SERVICES, BECAUSE SCHOOLS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION AND ARE A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE SAFETY NET SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
SO WE WERE DELIGHTED TO HAVE SOME SUCCESS IN THAT AREA AND PROVIDING TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE THAT ALLOWED US TO GET THOSE REVISIONS INTO THE SENATE BILL.
YEAH, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FUNDING IS USED FOR THESE TYPES OF PURPOSES.
SO THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE AS WELL.
I THINK THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.
I FORGOT IF I SAID TRUSTEE DI SALVO OR TRUSTEE LARI, SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO IN ORDER.
TRUSTEE DI SALVO, AND THEN TRUSTEE LARI.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY DATA POINTS YOU COULD SHARE WITH US ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE GOING? ONE OF THE WHAT IS THE TOTAL BUDGET? THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO KNOW.
THE BUDGET IS THERE'S NOT ONE BUDGET FOR THIS WORK.
THERE'S MULTIPLE. IF YOU AGGREGATE THE BUDGETS, HOW MUCH IS GOING TOWARDS THE WORK OF OF WELLNESS CENTERS? I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT, AND WE CAN PREPARE WE CAN PREPARE A REPORT TO SUMMARIZE THAT.
OVER 20 MILLION, LESS THAN TEN.
YEAH, LESS LESS THAN TEN, AND THEY'RE ALL IT'S ALL GRANT FUNDED.
SO THERE'S NO USE OF COUNTY OFFICE FUNDS PER SE.
THAT'S ALL STATE OR FEDERAL GRANTS.
FEDERAL, I'M GOING TO SAY SET ASIDE AND THEN ALSO PRIVATE DONATIONS AND OTHER GRANTS.
WELL, I'M A STRONG PROPONENT OF THE WELLNESS CENTERS.
HOW WILL WE KNOW THAT THINGS ARE BETTER RELATIVE TO WELLNESS OF OUR STUDENTS, MAYBE EVEN OUR STAFF IN SCHOOLS? HOW WILL WE KNOW THAT? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU.
TRUSTEE DI SALVO. I THINK THERE'S MULTIPLE DATA POINTS THAT WE CAN USE.
ONE OF THE ONE OF THE DATA POINTS THAT I THINK IS REALLY EXCITING IS THE STUDENT DATA.
THE STUDENTS WHO ARE COMING INTO THE WELLNESS CENTER.
THEY'RE ADVOCATING FOR THEMSELVES.
IT IS ANOTHER DATA POINT IS, ARE YOU FEELING BETTER? IT'S A SUBJECTIVE, OF COURSE, RIGHT? IT'S FEELINGS BEFORE YOU.
ARE YOU FEELING BETTER THAN WHEN YOU FIRST CAME TO THE WELLNESS CENTER? SO WE'RE CAPTURING THEIR SORT OF IN AND OUT OF IN THE WELLNESS CENTER AND HOW THEY'RE FEELING.
MANY OF THE STUDENTS COME BACK.
THEY'RE PARTICIPANTS OF WELLNESS CENTER ACTIVITIES.
ANOTHER WAY TO ASSESS DATA IS THERE'S MULTIPLE ASSESSMENTS.
ONE IS THE HEALTHY HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY.
SO DO YOU HAVE A TRUSTED ADULT? YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE SURVEY AND ALL THOSE DATA POINTS, AND SO SEEING THOSE CHANGES OVER TIME IS ALSO ANOTHER WAY TO ASSESS.
SO I LOVE THE FACT THAT STUDENTS COULD REFER THEMSELVES.
DO WE HAVE ANY DATA RELATIVE TO COMPARISONS OF THE DIFFERENT SITES NOW AND NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE REFERRING THEMSELVES TO WELLNESS CENTERS IN OUR SCHOOLS? MOST OF OUR DATA IS AT A WHOLE WHEN WE STARTED WELLNESS CENTERS AND THEN NOW HOW STUDENTS ARE FEELING.
SO WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE IN STUDENTS WHO ARE SELF REFERRING.
WE ALSO HAVE MORE WELLNESS CENTERS.
WE HAVEN'T DONE A COMPARISON BETWEEN WELLNESS CENTERS AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS.
HOW DID THE SCHOOLS GET SELECTED IN THE BEGINNING? THE FIRST COHORT OF SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED IN COMBINATION OF STUDENT POPULATION AND A NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND WORK THAT THE DISTRICT.
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PRIORITIZED IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS.SO ATTENDANCE AS WE KNOW IT IS NOT AS GOOD AS IT WAS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT I LIKE IT WHEN I READ IT.
ATTENDANCE SUPERVISOR CERTIFICATION TRAINING.
HOW HAS ATTENDANCE--DO WE KNOW AS A DATA POINT, HAS ATTENDANCE IMPROVED FOR THOSE SCHOOLS THAT DO HAVE WELLNESS CENTERS? THAT'S A REALLY GREAT QUESTION.
I DON'T HAVE THE DATA POINT ON THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING REALLY INTERESTING TO LOOK INTO.
I'D LOVE TO HAVE THIS COME BACK WITH SOME DATA POINTS AND I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO VISIT A COUPLE OF WELLNESS CENTERS IF I COULD HAVE THE SCHOOLS THAT I SHOULD VISIT AND WHO I SHOULD GO WITH OR WHO I SHOULD MEET WITH.
I'D APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO GO BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING IN MY CAREER THAT I ALWAYS THOUGHT WAS VITALLY IMPORTANT, AND THE THE CARE AND WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS AND EVERYBODY THAT WORKS ON THE SITE, ACTUALLY.
BUT YEAH, I'D LIKE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION AND I'D LIKE TO GO VISIT IF BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, I'D LOVE TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO VISIT SOME OF THEM. THANK YOU.
I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US, BUT WE DO PERIODICALLY SCHEDULE VISITS AND WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN US.
GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. THANK YOU, DR.
DEWAN. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
IT WAS GREAT TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE AN AMAZING CONCEPT AND I WOULD LOVE LIKE REGULAR UPDATES ABOUT HOW THE IMPLEMENTATION IS GOING, AND MY OTHER QUESTION WAS ABOUT HOW THE BILLING WORKED, AND DR. DEWAN JUST ANSWERED, SO I'M ALL SET.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LARI, AND THEN BACK TO VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.
THANK YOU. SO I REMEMBER IN OUR LAST UPDATE I REALIZED THIS WAS BEFORE WE HAVE SO MANY NEW BOARD MEMBERS, BUT IT WAS JUST IN THE RESEARCH BRIEF FROM THE COUNTY OFFICE.
SO I ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT STATISTIC IN MY HEAD, AND I KNOW WE ALSO GOT LAST YEAR, I REMEMBER ONE WELLNESS CENTER NOTED 700 STUDENTS VISITED IN THE FIRST WEEK.
I REMEMBER THAT NUMBER, TOO, AND WE GOT A BIT OF INFORMATION ON EXIT SURVEYS.
ARE THERE EXIT SURVEYS STILL THAT.
SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SHARED? SO YEAH, THERE'S I WILL WORK WITH DR.
DEWAN ON PROVIDING THE DATA FOR YOU.
THE EXIT SURVEY IS SIMILAR TO WHAT I WAS MENTIONING ABOUT, HOW ARE YOU FEELING BEFORE YOU CAME IN? HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW? SO IT'S A CHECK IN CHECK OUT AND WE HAVE THAT DATA.
YEAH. SO EVERY STUDENT FILLS OUT AN EXIT SURVEY AT A WELLNESS CENTER.
YEAH, I THINK THE BOARD WOULD LOVE TO SEE ANYTHING WE CAN.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, I KNOW THAT A LOT OF IT'S CONFIDENTIAL, BUT ANYTHING WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE.
THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ACCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH IEPS TO THESE WELLNESS SPACES? THE ACCESS WOULD BE THE SAME.
STUDENTS COULD SELF-REFER TEACHER, FAMILY MEMBER, COUNSELOR, AND WHAT ABOUT FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SELF-REFER? THEY CAN REFER TEACHERS CAN REFER COUNSELORS, PARENTS.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND THEN CAN YOU ALSO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FUNDING STRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF THE GRANT AND HOW I'VE HEARD THAT THE COUNTY OFFICE HAS A REACH.
I BELIEVE IT'S A REGIONAL CENTER RIGHT FOR THE STATE, AND SO HOW DOES THAT FUNDING STRUCTURE WORK WITH OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS? I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE THIS JUSTICE.
I'LL JUST PUT THAT PUT THAT OUT THERE FIRST.
SO WE SUPPORT WE ARE A REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER.
SO WE SUPPORT NOT ONLY THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOLS THAT ARE RECIPIENTS OF THE THE COMMUNITY
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SCHOOLS GRANT, BUT WE'RE ALSO SUPPORTING OTHER COUNTY OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA, LIKE ALL THE WAY UP TO NAPA, AND SO IT DEPENDS ON THEIR WHAT THEY RECEIVED AND IF THEY'RE AN IMPLEMENTATION YEAR ONE OR IMPLEMENTATION YEAR TWO, THEY COULD DO OR PLANNING THEY COULD DO PLAN FOR TWO YEARS ON WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AND THEN THEY COULD IMPLEMENT LIKE THAT THIRD YEAR, AND SCHOOLS ARE IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS ARE IN DIFFERENT PLACES.SO IN MANY CASES, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS RECEIVING THEIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FUNDING DIRECTLY.
IT DOESN'T COME THROUGH THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN WE HAVE SUPPORTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND JOINTLY APPLIED OR CREATED A CONSORTIUM TO HELP SCHOOLS APPLY BECAUSE PERHAPS THEY NEEDED MORE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THEIR APPLICATION.
SO IT DOES DEPEND A BIT, AS YOU HEARD, AND THEN BECAUSE A LOT OF THIS IS GRANT FUNDED, WHAT IS IS THAT CONSIDERED LIKE ONE TIME MONIES? AND IF SO, WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE POSITIONS ONCE THE FUNDING RUNS OUT? IT'S SOME OF THE GRANTS ARE MULTIYEAR AND SOME OF THEM ARE NOT AND SO IT IS A COMBINATION OF YOU'VE HEARD THE TERMS BLENDING AND BRAIDING AND LAYERING OF FUNDS TO ALLOW FOR CONTINUUM OF SERVICE.
THAT'S WHY THE BILLING OPTION AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WE'RE SUPPORTING IN THAT WAY IS SO CRITICAL TO KEEP THIS GOING AND BEING ABLE TO BE SUSTAINABLE. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. OKAY, BACK TO OUR AGENDA.
[B. Charter Schools Update]
DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE PRESENT THIS ITEM? SO OUR NEXT ITEM IS OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS UPDATE, AND THIS EVENING'S UPDATE WILL BE PRESENTED BY OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHARTER SCHOOLS, MEFULA FAIRLEY. GOOD EVENING.GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT CHON TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN STAFF AND COMMUNITY.
TONIGHT I HAVE TWO ITEMS ON WHICH TO UPDATE YOU.
FIRST SUMMIT SCHOOLS SUMMIT, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DENALI SUMMIT STAFF RECENTLY REPORTED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REGARDING THE SALE OF THE DENALI HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AUGUST 29TH, 2023, THE DENALI HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, LOCATED AT 824 SAN ALISO AVENUE IN THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE, WAS PURCHASED BY THE PACIFIC AUTISM CENTER FOR EDUCATION, OR PACE.
PACE IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION AND CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND AS WELL AS CARE FOR THEIR FAMILY OR SERVICES FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION, INC AND THE 824 SAN ALISO LLC, WHICH ARE THE BUILDING'S OWNERS, MOVE FORWARD WITH A PROPOSAL TO APPLY ALL OF THE AVAILABLE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE TO THE OUTSTANDING DEBT ON THE BONDS USED TO CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING. THIS REDUCED SUMMIT'S BOND DEBT FROM $22 MILLION TO $10 MILLION AND WILL ALLOW SUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO MITIGATE THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH CARRYING AN OBLIGATION.
OVERALL, APPLYING THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE TOWARD THE BOND DEBT SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND MAY POTENTIALLY ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMING RELATED TO RELATED RESOURCES.
SECOND VOICES COLLEGE BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMY.
MORGAN HILL ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH AT 10 A.M..
VOICES. MORGAN HILL BROKE GROUND ON ITS NEW FACILITY AT 16505 MONTEREY ROAD, WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF COSMOS AVENUE AND MONTEREY ROAD IN MORGAN HILL.
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HILL, TRUSTEE LARI.REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION AND THE PACIFIC CHARTER SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT CENTER TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS SPOKE DURING THE CEREMONY. ONE WAS AN EIGHTH GRADER AND A FOUNDING STUDENT WHO WILL NOT GET THE EXPERIENCE, GET TO EXPERIENCE SCHOOL AT THE NEW CAMPUS AS HE WILL BE GRADUATING OR MOVING ON TO HIGH SCHOOL WHEN THE SCHOOL OPENS IN THE FALL OF 2024.
THERE WAS A CEREMONIAL DIG BEFORE THE EVENT WAS CLOSED OUT BY THE PRINCIPAL AND ALL OF THE VOICES, STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE LEADING THE CROWD IN A ROUSING CHANT OF SI SE PUEDE! THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 500 STUDENTS IN GRADES TK THROUGH 8 IN 4 SINGLE-STORY PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THE EVENING.
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FAIRLEY FOR THE UPDATE.
OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN C.
[C. 2022-23 County School Service Fund Unaudited Actuals Financial Report]
DR. DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM? YES. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT CHON.THIS EVENING WE'LL BE PRESENTING OUR UNAUDITED ACTUALS EDUCATION CODE 1628 STATES THAT ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 15TH OF EACH YEAR, THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS SHALL PREPARE AND FILE IN A FORMAT PRESCRIBED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, AN ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ALL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR, AND SHALL FILE THE STATEMENT ALONG WITH THE STATEMENTS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION B OF SECTION 42100 WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
OUR SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION'S 22-23 COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE FUND UNAUDITED ACTUALS FINANCIAL REPORT, PROVIDES ACTUAL REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, ENDING FUND BALANCES AND RESERVES FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2023.
THIS EVENING TO PRESENT, I'D LIKE TO FIRST INTRODUCE OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS, STEPHANIE GOMEZ, AND ALONG WITH HER NEETI SHARMA, THEY WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE FUND UNAUDITED ACTUALS FINANCIAL REPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CHON SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THIS EVENING WE WILL BE PRESENTING AN OVERVIEW OF THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS FOR FISCAL YEAR 22-23.
NEXT SLIDE. THE FISCAL YEAR 22-23 BUDGET WAS A PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED IN JUNE 2022 AND CHANGES MADE TO THE BUDGET WERE UPDATED AT DIFFERENT REPORTING PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR.
FIRST, AT FIRST INTERIM IN DECEMBER 2022 AND SECOND INTERIM IN MARCH 2023.
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED IN JUNE 2023 AND THE FISCAL YEAR END WAS COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023.
THE COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE FUND.
REVENUES EARNED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 IS $340.4 MILLION, APPROXIMATELY $30.6 MILLION DECREASE SINCE THE SECOND INTERIM REPORT THAT WAS PRESENTED IN MARCH OF 2023.
THE COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE FUND.
ACTUAL EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 IS $336 MILLION, APPROXIMATELY $77.2 MILLION DECREASE SINCE THE SECOND INTERIM REPORT PRESENTED IN MARCH OF 2023.
THE MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS IN COMPARISON TO SECOND INTERIM.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE REMITTED TO THE STATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 22-23 IS $48.3 MILLION IN RETURN OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES, $29.8 MILLION DECREASE IN RESTRICTED FEDERAL REVENUES AND CORRESPONDING BUDGETED EXPENDITURES DUE TO UNEARNED HEAD START GRANT AWARD AND MULTI-YEAR ONE TIME ESSER FUNDS, WHICH ARE TO BE CARRIED OVER INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.
ESSER FUNDS MUST BE FULLY EXPENDED BY SEPTEMBER 2024.
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SUCH AS EARLY TEACHER, EARLY EDUCATION, TEACHER DEVELOPMENT, GRANT AND INCLUSIVE EARLY EDUCATION EXPANSION PROGRAM TO BE ALSO TO BE CARRIED OVER INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.THERE WAS A $3.3 MILLION DECREASE IN RESTRICTED LOCAL REVENUES AND THE CORRESPONDING BUDGETARY EXPENDITURES, MAINLY DUE TO THE SANTA CLARA FAMILY HEALTH PLAN STUDENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PLAN GRANT.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A 36.2 MILLION DECREASE IN EXPENDITURES DUE TO PRIOR YEAR CARRYOVER FUNDS FOR RESTRICTED FUNDING SOURCES TO BE CARRIED OVER INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. $2.9 MILLION OF THE RESTRICTED CARRYOVER IS DUE TO ONE TIME FUNDS SUCH AS EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS AND LEARNING RECOVERY BLOCK GRANT.
THE ESTIMATED RETURN OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 IS $48.4 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF $5.8 MILLION SINCE THE SECOND INTERIM ESTIMATE.
SCCOE HAS REMITTED $237.1 MILLION TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2013-14.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, AND SO THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION'S OVERALL FINANCIAL POSITION IS POSITIVE AND WE'RE ABLE TO MEET THE REQUIRED 4% RESERVE FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES. THERE IS AN INCREASE IN RESTRICTED FUND BALANCE DUE TO THE MULTI YEAR UNEARNED GRANT AWARDS AND CONTRACTS THAT ARE BEING CARRIED OVER INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND ARE EARMARKED FOR SPECIFIED PURPOSES AND WORK THAT WILL BE DONE IN 23-24.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
THIS IS THE 200 PAGE, ALMOST 200 PAGE DOCUMENT, AND IT WAS ON SLIDE EIGHT A BIT, TOO.
SO I'M LOOKING AT PAGE 15 OF THE DOCUMENT, ALTHOUGH IT SAYS PAGE 13 IN THE DOCUMENT ITSELF.
SO IT SAYS THAT OUR UNASSIGNED UNAPPROPRIATED AMOUNT IS FOR 2023-24 FOR UNRESTRICTED IS 9.9 MILLION ABOUT.
SO I WAS WONDERING WHAT WAS THAT NUMBER LAST MONTH? BECAUSE I WAS ACTUALLY GOING INTO OUR BOARD AGENDA BUT COULDN'T FIND IT FOR LAST MONTH, AND SO I WANT TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAST MONTH AND WHERE IS THIS MONEY GOING? IS IT JUST GOING TO STAY THERE? THAT'S WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN.
[INAUDIBLE] WHICH I'M SORRY WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT.
YEAH, AND IT WAS IT WAS ON SLIDE EIGHT.
IT'S JUST THE UNASSIGNED, UNAPPROPRIATED AMOUNT.
WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR MULTI YEAR PROJECTION, IT'S INCORPORATED IN OUR MULTI YEAR PROJECTION.
WHEN WE DID OUR MULTI YEAR PROJECTION IN OUR LAST PRESENTATION, BY YEAR THREE, THAT MONEY ROLLS FORWARD INTO EXPENSES FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND THEN BY YEAR THREE FROM THE MULTI YEAR PROJECTION, IT'S ABOUT 3.2 WHAT WE HAVE.
SO IT'S FROM THE LAST TIME WE MET.
IT'S ABOUT 1.3 HIGHER WHEN WE CLOSE THE BOOKS.
OKAY. SO SO THE 9.9 IS ABOUT 1.3 HIGHER THAN LAST MONTH.
CORRECT? BECAUSE WE FINALIZED CLOSING THE BOOKS, CORRECT? AND IT'S GOING TO ROLL OVER.
CORRECT. SO WHEN WE DO OUR CURRENT YEAR BUDGET AND THEN WE HAVE TO PREDICT FOR OUR OUTLYING YEAR BUDGET AND THAT FUNDING IS INCORPORATED INTO THE NEXT YEAR BUDGET FOR EXPENSES. SO AND THE MULTI YEAR CHART THAT WE PRESENTED AT THE LAST MEETING, IT HAD, I THINK IT SHOWED A HIGHER AMOUNT, AND THEN ULTIMATELY IN YEAR THREE IT WAS REDUCED TO 3.2 MILLION.
SO BECAUSE I'M JUST IT SAYS UNASSIGNED, 9.9 MILLION UNRESTRICTED.
SO I'M JUST HAVING A BIT OF TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING.
SO IF I COULD GET ANY MORE CLARITY ON THAT, SURE, AND WHEN WE COME BACK IN DECEMBER FOR OUR FIRST INTERIM BUDGET REPORT, IT WILL MAKE A LITTLE MORE SENSE, BUT AT FIRST INTERIM, WE HAVE TO ADD THE NEW YEAR
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THREE AND OUR MULTI YEAR BUDGET PROJECTIONS, AND SO WE KNOW THAT OUR EXPENSES ARE GOING TO BE HIGHER EACH OF THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND WE DON'T HAVE NECESSARILY REVENUES TO SUPPORT ALL OF THOSE INCREASED EXPENSES.SO IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET WHEN WE PRESENT AT FIRST INTERIM AND WHEN WE HAVE TO REPORT TO THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, WE NEED THOSE FUNDS IN FUTURE YEARS IN ORDER TO HAVE AN APPROVABLE BUDGET.
SO THOSE FUNDS ARE NEEDED IN ORDER TO SHOW IN THE THREE YEAR MULTI YEAR PROJECTIONS WHICH WERE REQUIRED BY LAW TO DO THAT, WE CAN MEET ALL OF OUR OBLIGATIONS IN THE FUTURE.
I'M KIND OF DIFFERENT PURPOSES.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO THAT.
SO WE HAVE OUR RESERVE FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AND WE HAVE THE UN-DESIGNATED FOR THE COST THAT MAY BE COMING UP FOR FUTURE INCREASES, AND SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE DO IS WE MONITOR THAT AND WE DO THE MULTIYEAR PROJECTIONS AT FIRST INTERIM, WE LOOK AT LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, PERS IS GOING TO BE GOING UP AGAIN, BUT WE DON'T GET FUNDING FROM THE STATE FOR PERS. SO THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF COST FLUCTUATIONS THAT WHEN WE'RE PROJECTING OUT WHAT THAT BALANCE IS NOW AND IN THE OUTLYING YEARS, WE'RE MONITORING THAT TO ENSURE WE'RE POSITIVE IN YEAR THREE, BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING BACK AT 21-22 AND I SAW UNASSIGNED ABOUT 17.1 MILLION, AND THEN JUST LOOKING BACK AT THE UNASSIGNED IN OUR UNAUDITED, UNAUDITED ACTUALS IT'S PRETTY HIGH, LIKE 20 MILLION THE YEAR PRIOR.
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THAT.
YEAH, AND AGAIN, I THINK IT WILL BE A LITTLE MORE CLEAR WHEN WE BRING THE MULTIYEAR PROJECTIONS.
SO SOME OF THE FLUCTUATIONS YOU'RE SEEING ARE HOW WE HAVE TO COVER EXPENSES AND PROJECT A POSITIVE BUDGET INTO THE FUTURE.
WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO REPLENISH FUND BALANCE AS IT'S BEING USED OVER TIME.
SO IF WE DON'T HAVE REVENUE TO MATCH ALL THE EXPENDITURES, THEN WE HAVE TO UTILIZE THE FUND BALANCE.
OKAY. THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN FOR THE QUESTION.
THE FROM THE SECOND INTERIM TO THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS, THE DIFFERENCE IN THE OTHER EXPENDITURES CATEGORY, IT GOES FROM 46.1 MILLION TO 53.1 MILLION, BUT THEN IN THE SUMMARY, IT STATES THAT THERE WAS A DECREASE IN EXPENDITURES.
RUBY, COULD WE PULL THAT SLIDE UP? THANK YOU. SO THE OTHER EXPENDITURES ALSO INCLUDES A RETURN OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES, AND THAT WAS A 5.8 MILLION INCREASE, AND THEN THE DIFFERENCE AS WELL FROM SECOND INTERIM, THIS IS WHEN WE HAD BUDGETED GRANT REVENUES, HEAD START IN PARTICULAR THAT WE GOT THE GRANT AWARD, BUT THE AWARD WAS UNEARNED AND SO WHEN WE GET GRANT FUNDS, WE HAVE TO BUDGET CORRESPONDING EXPENDITURES FOR THOSE GRANT DOLLARS, WHETHER THEY'RE EARNED OR NOT AS PART OF OUR BUDGETING PROCESS.
WHEN WE CLOSE THE YEAR, THOSE FUNDS, A LARGE PORTION OF I THINK IT WAS 25 MILLION WERE UNEARNED.
SO THEN WE HAD TO REDUCE THOSE EXPENSES.
SO SOME OF THOSE ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE AT YEAR END TO ACTUALLY REFLECT WHAT WE ACTUALLY SPENT.
SO THERE WERE SOME FLUCTUATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE OTHER EXPENDITURE FOR RETURN OF LOCAL PROPERTY, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT THEN OVERALL THERE WAS SOME OTHER EXPENSES THAT WERE IN THERE THAT WE CARRIED THE GRANT FUNDS FORWARD TO WORK ON THOSE DELIVERABLES FOR 23-24 BECAUSE THEY'RE MULTIYEAR GRANTS.
SO IF THOSE BUDGETS WERE IN THERE AS WELL, THOSE EXPENSES GOT DECREASED.
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SO IT'S A COMBINATION OF TWO DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING, AND WHEN YOU SAY THAT IT WAS 25 MILLION UNEARNED FOR HEAD START, CORRECT.SO WHEN YOU SAY THAT THE 25 MILLION WAS UNEARNED, THAT MEANS THE COUNTY OFFICE WAS ELIGIBLE OR THE ELIGIBLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES FOR THOSE FUNDS IF WE FOUND THE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES TOO.
CORRECT. YEAH. SO IF WE HAD THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES, WE WOULD HAVE EARNED THAT REVENUE, BUT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T, WE HAD TO REDUCE THE REVENUE BECAUSE IT'S NOT TRULY REVENUE YET UNTIL WE EARN IT.
SO WE WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND THE FAMILIES TO SERVE FOR THE 20.
YES, THAT'S CORRECT, AND DO WE HAVE A WAIT LIST FOR THOSE PROGRAMS OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A WAIT LIST.
WE HAVE SOME CLASSROOMS WHERE IT MAY BE A PREFERRED CLASSROOM, AND SO WE MAY HAVE FAMILIES WAITING TO MOVE FROM ONE SITE TO ANOTHER SITE, BUT WE HAVE BEEN UNDER ENROLLED IN HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, AND IT'S NOT JUST A PHENOMENA HERE IN OUR COUNTY.
IT'S TRUE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT SO WE HAVE STUDENTS, FAMILIES WHO HAVE WHO ARE ON A WAITLIST FOR SPECIFIC FACILITIES, BUT WE CAN'T ACCOMMODATE THEM TO ACCESS THESE GRANT FUNDINGS OR UTILIZE THEM.
I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT CLEAR ON.
SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS.
THEY'RE ON A WAIT LIST TO MOVE TO A PARTICULAR CLASS.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY MAY BE AN A PART DAY PROGRAM WHERE WE HAD SPACE.
SO WHAT WOULD WE PREVENTING US FROM PROVIDING THE FULL DAY IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES? IT'S THE DESIGN OF THE GRANT AND WHAT WE'RE PERMITTED TO DO AND WHERE WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFF AND IF WE HAVE ENOUGH STUDENTS TO OPERATE.
IT IS, AND THE HEAD START ELIGIBILITY IS A DILEMMA THAT I UNDERSTAND.
I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF WHAT OUR COUNTY OFFICE CAN DO TO HELP OBVIOUSLY, IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC NEEDS AND WE HAVE STUDENTS ON A WAIT LIST OR SPECIFIC PREFERENCES, I GUESS WHAT I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING IS WHY WE'RE NOT ABLE TO MEET THOSE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE FAMILIES AND ADJUST OUR EXPECTATION AS A COUNTY OFFICE WHEN WE HAVE DOLLARS.
THAT WE ARE NOW. IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT WE WOULD EARN MORE DOLLARS BECAUSE IT'S VERY MUCH ABOUT THAT BALANCE OF THE FAMILY'S ELIGIBILITY, THE FAMILY'S NEEDS AND INTEREST, HAVING ENOUGH STUDENTS TO OPERATE, HAVING THE FACILITIES, HAVING THE STAFFING.
SO IT ISN'T JUST A MATTER OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES.
IT'S REALLY THAT WHOLE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM, BUT THE MAIN REASON THAT WE ARE NOT EARNING THE FULL HEAD START REVENUE IS THAT WE CANNOT FIND ENOUGH ELIGIBLE FAMILIES.
YEAH, AND I WOULD JUST SAY, TOO, ON HEAD START, AS I MENTIONED, IT'S A NATIONAL PROBLEM AND THE REGIONAL OFFICE HAS BEEN CONVENING ALL OF OUR HEAD START LEADERS TO WORK ON ENROLLMENT STRATEGIES AND TO TRY TO EXPLORE SOME RESOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THOSE BARRIERS FOR FAMILIES TO ENROLLMENT AND REALLY TRYING TO PROVIDE SOME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SO THAT MORE OF THE GRANTEES CAN EARN THEIR FULL GRANT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE BERTA.
THANK YOU, DR. DEWAN. I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME CARDS RAISED, BUT I'M STILL GOING TO GO IN ORDER.
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SO, TRUSTEE DI SALVO, AND THEN TO TRUSTEE MAH, THEN TRUSTEE LARI.I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE SLIDE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I MEAN, IT ABSOLUTELY MAKES NO SENSE TO ME THAT THIS WENT TO THE COURTS MANY YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF THOSE EDUCATION CODE SECTIONS, AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE WORKED ON IT.
I WORKED ON IT WHEN I WAS BOARD CHAIR AND ALSO CHAIR OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL WITH OUR LOBBYISTS, AND I WAS BOARD CHAIR IN 2011 AND 2012 AND IT WAS LIKE 6000 AND 7000 IN THOSE YEARS.
NOW WE'RE UP TO NEARLY 50? YEAH $50 MILLION.
WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT OVERTURES OVER MANY YEARS WITH DIFFERENT ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND SENATORS, AND I REMEMBER THE LAST MAJOR EFFORT WAS PRESIDENT KAMEI, WHO'S NOW VICE MAYOR KAMEI.
SO I JUST WANTED TO KNOW BECAUSE WE KIND OF JUST GLANCED OVER THAT SLIDE AND IT'S HUGE, I THINK, BECAUSE IF WE HAD $50 MILLION MORE A YEAR OR HALF OF THAT, HOW MUCH MORE WE COULD DO TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE, TO BUILD MORE WELLNESS CENTERS? I MEAN, WE'VE NEVER REALLY HAD A DETAILED PLAN ON HOW WE'D USE THE MONEY.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS OVER THE YEARS, BUT WHERE DOES THAT SIT AS I SIT HERE WITH MY SIX COLLEAGUES NOW, IS IT JUST LIKE FAIT ACCOMPLI? FORGET ABOUT IT.
OR I KNOW THERE'S ONLY A FEW COUNTY OFFICES THAT THIS AFFECTS OUT OF 58, ABOUT A DOZEN.
NOW IS THAT GROWING? IS THAT NUMBER GROWING? THAT NUMBER HAS GROWN, BUT IT USED TO BE JUST ABOUT A HANDFUL OF US AND NOW IT'S ABOUT A DOZEN, AND WE COULD SEE SOME ADDITIONAL COUNTY OFFICES FLIPPING ESSENTIALLY WHERE A BASIC AID COUNTY OFFICE, TO USE THAT VERNACULAR AND BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHEN THEY EARN PROPERTY TAXES ABOVE THEIR STATE FUNDING FORMULA, THEIR STATE ALLOCATION, THEY ARE ABLE TO RETAIN THOSE DOLLARS LOCALLY AND USE THEM FOR PROGRAMING LIKE PALO ALTO AND MANY OTHERS.
MANY OTHERS. ABOUT HALF OF OUR DISTRICTS ARE BASIC AID AND NOT ALL BASIC AID.
COUNTY OFFICES AS YOU CORRECTLY NOTED, WE ARE PROHIBITED UNDER STATE LAW TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS.
WE ALSO CANNOT EARN INTEREST ON THEM.
SO BEFORE THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA CAME INTO BEING, COUNTY OFFICES HAD PORTIONS OF THEIR FUNDS THAT THEY COULD NOT SPEND. WE COULDN'T ALLOCATE IT.
SO I THINK SOME OF THE DOLLARS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FROM 11-12, BUT WE COULD EARN INTEREST ON THEM AND WE COULD USE THE INTEREST TO DO PROGRAMS AND TO PAY STAFF AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT NOW THOSE FUNDS GET DIRECT RETURNED A YEAR.
SO THEY BASICALLY JUST SIT IN THE COUNTY TREASURER'S POT UNTIL A YEAR LATER, AND THEN WE WRITE A CHECK FROM OUR OFFICE TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER FOR THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT, AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE.
WE CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING MOST RECENTLY WITH SENATOR BECKER, WHO HAS BOTH SAN MATEO AND SANTA CLARA ARE HEAVILY IMPACTED BY THIS, AND HE HE'S INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT HE CAN DO.
THERE ISN'T A LOT OF APPETITE IN SACRAMENTO ON THIS ISSUE, BUT THAT DOESN'T STOP US FROM RAISING IT.
WE'VE ALSO TRIED TO MAKE SOME INCREMENTAL PROGRESS TRY TO WHITTLE AWAY.
BUT THE PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS.
IT'S NOT. THAT THAT STRATEGY ISN'T REALLY BENEFITING SANTA CLARA.
WELL, I THANK YOU FOR THE HISTORY, AND I.
I STILL THINK THAT'S MONEY THAT THE TAXPAYERS HAVE PAID, AND IT'S RIGHTFULLY OUR MONEY AND NOT THE COURT'S MONEY, BUT I KNOW THE LAWS ARE RESTRICTIVE AND WE CAN'T SAY IT'S NATURALLY OUR MONEY, BUT I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT USING IT FOR EARLY LEARNING AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MANY THINGS THAT WOULD
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BENEFIT CHILDREN OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE COURTS SHOULD BE FUNDED IN ANOTHER WAY, IN MY VIEW, MAYBE WITH A SODA TAX.HE SAYS FACETIOUSLY, BUT THANK YOU.
TRUSTEE MAH, AND THEN TRUSTEE LARI.
THANK YOU. I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE HEAD START AND PRESCHOOL QUESTION.
I, I HEARD THAT THE EDUCARE FACILITY, WHICH IS BLENDED SOME OF ITS HEAD START, SOME OF ITS CALIFORNIA STATE PRESCHOOL, BUT I HEARD THAT THE THAT ONE OF THE CLASSROOMS THERE IS ACTUALLY EMPTY BECAUSE OF STAFFING SHORTAGE AND SO WHAT WHAT ARE WE DOING OR CAN WE DO ABOUT STAFFING SHORTAGE? BECAUSE WHAT I HEARD WAS THAT THERE ARE PARENTS WHO ARE READY AND WILLING TO GO IN, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TEACHERS.
OUR TEAM WORKS REALLY HARD AT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THE TEACHERS AND ASSOCIATE TEACHERS FOR THOSE PROGRAMS, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME VACANCIES AS WELL WHERE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FILL THE POSITIONS AND SO THERE'S ANY WAY TO DO SIGN ON BONUSES OR THINGS LIKE THAT OR IS IT SO RESTRICTED BECAUSE IT'S HEAD START FEDERAL MONEY THAT.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT FLEXIBILITY.
YEAH, THE FEDERAL MONEY IS VERY RESTRICTIVE IN HOW WE CAN USE IT, AND THAT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ISSUE IS ALSO NOT UNIQUE TO SANTA CLARA, AND PART OF THE REGIONAL OFFICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE HAS ALSO BEEN AROUND TRYING TO HELP ELEVATE, RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HEAD START AS A QUALITY PROGRAM AND TRY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR THE POSITIONS.
WE RECENTLY DID SEVERAL RECRUITMENT FAIRS TO TRY TO FILL SOME OF THE POSITIONS AS WELL.
I MEAN, ONE THING THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND TRUSTEE DI SALVO CAN GIVE MORE SPECIFICS SINCE IT WAS, I THINK WHILE HE WAS PRESIDENT OR BOARD PRESIDENT, IS THAT AT ONE TIME THIS BOARD GRANTED HEAD START.
I THINK IT WAS $1 MILLION BECAUSE OF THE SEQUESTERING KIND OF SEQUESTRATION, RIGHT, AND SO IT WAS WITHIN OUR BOARD'S POWER AND FINANCES TO BE ABLE TO GRANT HEAD START THAT MILLION DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY WERE BASICALLY CUT AND HAD A HOLE.
WE WANTED WE WANTED TO HAVE THE BACKS OF OUR CHILDREN AT THAT TIME IN CASE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DID CLAW BACK SOME MONEY THAT WAS ALREADY BUDGETED FOR HEAD START AND WE DID.
IT WAS 1% OF THE OPERATIONAL DOLLARS EVERY YEAR THAT WENT INTO A BOARD RESERVE, AND FOR BOARD PRIORITIES, AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE USED FOR BUILDING, BUT WE NEVER USED IT FOR A BUILDING.
WE NEVER BUILT ANYTHING OR BOUGHT MUCH PROPERTY.
SO WE USE IT FOR A VARIETY OF THINGS, BUT THAT NO LONGER THAT ONE 1% THAT WENT INTO A BOARD RESERVE FOR BOARD BOARD PRIORITIES DOESN'T EXIST ANY LONGER, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.
YEAH, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT SPECIFICALLY, BUT I DO RECALL THAT WE HAD LIKE, IT WAS LIKE FACILITIES SET ASIDE, LIKE YOU SAID, THAT COULD BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION, AND ALSO BEFORE LCFF WHEN THINGS CHANGED A BIT, BUT YEAH, AND I DO REMEMBER THAT THAT WHOLE SEQUESTRATION ERA, IT WAS PRETTY SCARY.
WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT POTENTIALLY HAVING TO LAY STAFF OFF.
TRUSTEE MAH. DID YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? NO, THAT'S ALL. THANKS. OKAY.
THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DI SALVO.
TRUSTEE LARI. THANK YOU, AND THEN VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AFTERWARDS.
SO I BELIEVE WE GOT AN EXEMPTION BECAUSE OF COVID FOR REPURPOSING THE HEAD START FUNDS.
SO WHAT ARE WE PLANNING TO USE IT FOR LIKE COULD THAT BE USED FOR TEACHER RECRUITMENT? LIKE, HOW WOULD THAT WORK? YEAH, AND I THE IT'S THERE'S ALWAYS A DELAY.
WE'LL HAVE TO DEVELOP A PLAN AND REQUEST PERMISSION TO SEE SINCE WE'RE NOT REALLY UNDER AN EMERGENCY ANYMORE, WE'RE NOT CERTAIN THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE THAT FLEXIBILITY.
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DOLLARS. SO WHAT WAS IT GOING TO BE SPENT ON? SORRY, I DON'T.IT WAS STAFFING COST AND ADDITIONAL STIPENDS THAT WE PAID STAFF, AND THERE WERE SOME OTHER FACILITY COSTS THAT THERE WAS SOME SOME OF THE FUNDS WERE USED FOR SOME OF THE PURIFIERS, DIFFERENT FILTERS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITIES.
THERE WERE SOME OF THOSE AREAS, TOO, THAT WE USE THE FUNDS FOR.
THANK YOU. TRUSTEE LARI TO VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.
THANK YOU, AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME THE BOARD RECEIVED A REPORT ON HEAD START.
DO WE KNOW WHEN THAT'S COMING? WE BRING IT OFTEN.
SO, YEAH, WE CAN LOOK AT BRINGING.
WE'VE DONE IT AT BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE.
WE DO IT WHEN THEY BRING THEIR GRANT APPLICATION EVERY MONTH.
WE HAVE THEIR THEIR REPORT, BUT WE CAN BRING A MORE DETAILED REPORT.
TRUSTEE LARI SERVES ON THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL TOO.
YEAH AND I THINK IT CAME TO BUDGET COMMITTEE BUT I THINK IT'D BE GREAT FOR THE FULL BOARD.
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT FACILITIES AND RECRUITMENT AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A CRISIS STATEWIDE AND EARLY ED AND GOING BACK TO THE TRIAL COURT OFFSET BEFORE THE OFFSET IN 2013-2014, WERE THOSE FUNDS RESTRICTED IN ANY WAY FOR COUNTY OFFICES OF ED? THEY WERE RESTRICTED IN THAT WE COULDN'T SPEND THEM, SO THERE WAS A CHUNK OF MONEY AND THEY JUST BASICALLY STAYED AT THE COUNTY.
WE COULDN'T ALLOCATE THEM, WE COULDN'T BUDGET FOR THEM, BUT AS I SAID, WE WERE ABLE TO EARN INTEREST ON THEM AND THEN WE COULD USE THE INTEREST FOR PROGRAMS, AND IT WASN'T THERE WAS NO RESTRICTION BECAUSE FROM ANY OF THE CONVERSATIONS I HEAR, I KNOW THAT IT CAME TO SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE A WHILE BACK.
THERE WERE TALKS ABOUT WHERE WAS THIS FUNDING BEFORE? LIKE IT WASN'T UNRESTRICTED, RIGHT, AND SO WOULD IT GO BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND LIKE THAT COULD BE STALLING THINGS BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN OPINION.
RIGHT, BUT I DEFINITELY THINK IT SHOULD GO BACK TO EDUCATION.
THEY ALSO, I DON'T THINK, EVER REALLY CONTEMPLATED THAT PROPERTY TAX REVENUES WOULD GROW THIS SIGNIFICANTLY. SO I THINK THE THESE NUMBERS ARE QUITE SIGNIFICANT.
SO THEN I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION.
TRUSTEE DI SALVO MENTIONED A BOARD RESERVE AND 1%.
THE BOARD CREATED A POLICY BEFORE MY TIME ON THE BOARD FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, FOR THIS 1% TO ALWAYS BE SET ASIDE AND GROW FOR FACILITIES, AND THEN WHEN WE WEREN'T DOING ANYTHING WITH FACILITIES, THAT MONEY KEPT GROWING.
SO WE WERE AUTHORIZED THEN BY THE SUPERINTENDENT TO USE IT FOR OTHER MEANS, AND WE DID, AND WE EVEN USED A MAJOR CHUNK WITH KIND OF FOR EDUCARE WHEN EDUCARE WAS BEING BUILT, A MAJOR CHUNK OF THOSE RESERVES, BUT IT WAS AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION, BUT YEAH, SO IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A HISTORY OF THAT, I THINK.
I TRUST YOU, TRUSTEE DI SALVO BUT I WOULD LOVE AN INFORMATION ITEM BECAUSE I CAN'T FIND IT MYSELF IN ALL OF OUR HISTORY ARCHIVES. YEAH, WE CAN PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER ABOUT WHAT THE POLICY IS FOR THE RESERVE, AND AS TRUSTEE DI SALVO SAID, IT WAS FOR FACILITIES BECAUSE COUNTY OFFICES CAN'T DO A PARCEL TAX.
WE CAN'T RAISE ANY WE'RE NOT A TAXING ENTITY.
SO THERE'S NO OTHER WAY FOR COUNTY OFFICES TO MEET SOME OF THEIR FACILITY NEEDS, AND SO THE 1% RESERVE WAS WRITTEN INTO POLICY FOR THE PURPOSES OF FACILITIES, AND THEN FOR SOME YEARS WE DID WORK WITH THE BOARD TO SWAP OUT SOME OF THOSE FUNDS TO USE TO KIND OF TAKE THEM OUT OF THE RESERVE, TO USE THEM FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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SO I THINK THE BOARD'S PERMISSION, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT.I AGREE, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE KIND OF A HISTORY OF THAT BECAUSE IT GOES BACK TO MY TIME ON THE BOARD, WHICH IS 2000, THE END OF 2008 TO THE PRESENT. YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT INFORMATION.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THAT'S WHY TERM LIMITS AREN'T GOOD, [CHUCKLING] BUT HISTORY IS GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.
OKAY. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO OUR AGENDA.
ITEM SEVEN D, OUR DISCUSSION OF BOARD PRIORITIES.
DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM? ACTUALLY, COULD WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK BEFORE WE START THIS ITEM, IF THAT'S OKAY.
OKAY, SO WE'LL COME BACK AT 7:02, EVERYBODY.
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RUBY, I'M GOING TO USE THE POWER POINT FOR THIS ONE.ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUICK BREAK.
OKAY. SO MOVING INTO AGENDA ITEM SEVEN D, OUR DISCUSSION OF THE BOARD PRIORITIES.
[D. Discussion of Board Priorities]
DR. DEWAN, COULD YOU INTRODUCE THIS, PLEASE? YES, THANK YOU.THIS YEAR, THE SCCBOE BEGAN A DISCUSSION OF PRIORITIES AT ITS RETREAT, AND THEN FOLLOWING THE RETREAT, A SURVEY WAS PREPARED TO ASSIST THE BOARD AND FURTHER REFINEMENT AND INDIVIDUAL INPUT.
TONIGHT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SCCBOE TO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY AND TO CONTINUE ITS DISCUSSION AND DETERMINE REVISIONS TO THE CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED LIST OF PRIORITIES.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THE FIRST SLIDE SHARES WHAT THE TOP THREE BOARD PRIORITY TOPIC AREAS WERE AS OF 2019.
AT THAT TIME, THE SCCBOE HAD IDENTIFIED EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY, SUPPORTING VULNERABLE YOUTH AND THEN ADVOCACY FOR FULL AND FAIR FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AS THE TOPIC PRIORITY AREAS.
ON BOARD PRIORITY TOPIC AREAS AS OF 2021 THESE WERE IDENTIFIED IN COLLABORATION DURING A BOARD RETREAT AT THAT TIME AND YOU CAN SEE YOU CAN'T REALLY READ THIS SLIDE, BUT THERE'S A FULL ONE PAGE SUMMARY INCLUDED IN THE BOARD AGENDA ITEM THAT IS EASIER TO READ AND PROVIDES MORE DETAIL, BUT AT THAT TIME, THE BOARD HAD IDENTIFIED SIX WHAT THEY REFERRED TO AS BUCKETS, KEY TOPIC AREAS,
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SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE, EMPOWERING CHILD WELLNESS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEM, LITERACY PREPAREDNESS AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT.EXPANDING EARLY LEARNING AND DIVERSIFYING THE WORKFORCE, ADVOCATING FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND DIGITAL EQUITY AND LITERACY.
AND YOU CAN SEE THEN UNDER EACH OF THE BUCKET AREAS, THERE WERE SOME SUGGESTED ACTIONS OR AREAS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST THAT WE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO WORK ON, AND I'LL JUST NOTE AGAIN THAT ADVOCATE FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION WAS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY FOCUSED ON THE MANAGING THE EXCESS PROPERTY TAX POLICY ISSUE.
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE ON THE NEXT SLIDE THAT IN ADDITION TO THE BOARD PRIORITY TOPIC AREAS THAT WE HAVE OUR JOINT LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND AS PART OF JLAC, WE ALSO IDENTIFY AREAS OF INTEREST AND FOCUS.
SOME OF THEM ARE DIRECTLY ALIGNED TO BOARD PRIORITIES OR COUNTY OFFICE, COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT PRIORITIES, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN OR SPECIFIC INITIATIVES, AND SOMETIMES THEY MAY BE OUTSIDE OF THAT AND THEY MAY BE VERY SPECIFIC TO LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY, BUT YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS LIST THAT THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF OVERLAP BETWEEN OUR BOARD PRIORITIES AND OUR JLAC PRIORITIES.
THE WAY THAT WE USE THEM IN JLAC IS TO ASSESS DIFFERENT BILLS AS THEY GET INTRODUCED AND ALSO OUR ADVOCACY ON THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSALS. ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
THEN YOU CAN SEE THE WAYS IN WHICH WE ARTICULATED HOW THE 2021 BOARD PRIORITIES SHOWED ALIGNMENT TO OUR JLAC PRIORITIES AND THEN HOW EACH OF THOSE ALSO HELPED ADVANCE OUR THREE GOALS IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
GOAL TWO IS PROVIDING QUALITY SUPPORT TO DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES, AND GOAL THREE IS TO BE A PREMIER SERVICE ORGANIZATION.
I'LL ALSO NOTE IN 2021 THAT KIND OF THE OVERARCHING PRINCIPLE THAT THAT THE BOARD DISCUSSED WAS THAT THEY WANTED TO JOIN ALONG WITH THE COUNTY OFFICE WHERE THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IN SANTA CLARA WOULD BE THE GO TO AGENCY, THAT WE WOULD HAVE A LOT OF CREDIBILITY REGIONALLY AND AT THE STATE LEVEL.
THE TRUSTEES ENGAGED IN DISCUSSION TO DEFINE AND REFINE THEIR PRIORITIES.
THESE WERE THE SIX TOPICS THAT EMERGED AS POSSIBLE PRIORITIES.
THEY'RE GENERALLY SUMMARIZED FROM THE CHART PAPER THAT THE BOARD UTILIZED AT THAT TIME, AND THEN AFTER TIME TO REFLECT ON THE DISCUSSION AND INSIGHT SHARED AT THE RETREAT, THE SURVEY WAS DONE TO GAUGE TRUSTEES PERSPECTIVES.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE CATEGORIES WITH THE HIGHEST RESPONSES IN FAVOR OF BEING A PRIORITY AREA, AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE TOP TWO HAD SIX OF THE SEVEN TRUSTEES IDENTIFIED IT AS A PRIORITY AREA, AND THEN THERE WERE SEVERAL WITH FIVE TRUSTEES, AND THEN THE LAST ONE HAD FOUR TRUSTEES, AND THEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE ATTEMPT TO SHOW HOW THE TRUSTEES RANKED THESE AS PRIORITY.
SO THE TOP FIVE ITEMS HAD AT LEAST ONE TRUSTEE WHO IDENTIFIED THAT TOPIC AREA AS THEIR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. AND YOU CAN SEE THEN ALSO THAT FOR WORKFORCE PATHWAYS AND DIVERSIFICATION, NONE OF THE TRUSTEES IDENTIFIED IT AS THEIR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. JUST VERY BRIEFLY, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE REST OF THE SLIDES AND THEN PRESIDENT CHON WILL TAKE US BACK TO ALLOW TIME TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THEM, BUT JUST TO POINT OUT FOR THE FIRST KEY ITEM, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE LITERACY OF THE LIST OF BULLET POINTS AND DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT WERE SHARED AT THE RETREAT, TRUSTEES REPORTED THAT, AND YOU CAN SEE THE REALLY DARK RED COLOR MEANT IT WAS A HIGH PRIORITY. THE ORANGE COLOR MEDIUM.
SO THESE THREE AREAS CAME WHERE THERE WAS VERY HIGH INTEREST AS BOTH HIGH OR MEDIUM PRIORITY.
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THEN ON THE NEXT ONE IS EDUCATIONAL AND SYSTEMIC JUSTICE.JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, IMPROVING YOUTH INTERVENTION PREVENTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING JUSTICE, ENGAGED FOSTER AND HOMELESS YOUTH TO READ THE CHART, 71% OF THE TRUSTEES RATED IT AS A HIGH PRIORITY AND 29% MEDIUM.
THAT'S STATISTICAL CALCULATION THERE, AND THEN THE NEXT ONE, EMPOWERING CHILD WELLNESS.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE TOPIC AREAS AND HOW, FOR EXAMPLE, HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND EQUITY.
AGAIN, HAD THAT, 71% IDENTIFIED IT AS A HIGH PRIORITY.
FOR EARLY LEARNING EXPANSION, EXPANDING EARLY LEARNING WORKFORCE, IMPROVING ACCESS TO QUALITY CHILD CARE AND IMPROVE FACILITIES, ETCETERA, 57% RATED IT AS A HIGH PRIORITY.
AND THEN LASTLY AGAIN, A LIST FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND LITERACY.
A NUMBER OF THE IDEAS THAT WERE RAISED AND HOW TRUSTEES IDENTIFIED THEM IN TERMS OF HIGH, MEDIUM OR LOW THAT THE FIRST ONE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS THE COUNTY HAD 57% AS HIGH AND 41% AS MEDIUM, AND THEN A SIMILAR RATING FOR THE SECOND ONE.
FOR WORKFORCE PATHWAYS AND DIVERSIFICATION.
AGAIN, NONE OF THE TRUSTEES IDENTIFIED THIS AS THEIR NUMBER ONE AREA, BUT YOU CAN SEE HIGH PRIORITY STILL LISTING TEACHER, EDUCATOR AND STAFF RETENTION WAS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC GENERALLY, AND ESTABLISHING A TEACHER PIPELINE AIMED AT INCREASING DIVERSITY WAS ALSO RATED AS A HIGH PRIORITY. SO WE JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE SURVEY RESULTS AND THEN ALLOW TIME PRESIDENT CHON FOR THE BOARD TO DISCUSS EACH OF THE AREAS AND WE CAN SEE IF WE CAN GET TO SOME CONSENSUS.
YOU CAN BEGIN. IF MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECT.
I BELIEVE YOU VOTED SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN.
AT THE RETREAT, I DID PUT STICKERS ON THE YES.
I PARTICIPATED IN PUTTING STICKERS IN AS A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNANCE TEAM.
BUT THEN IN THE SURVEY? I DID NOT. OKAY, SO THEN THESE REFLECT THE SURVEY AND THE VOTING? BUT.
IT REALLY ONLY REFLECTS THE SURVEY.
THE SIX TOPIC AREAS CAME FROM THE RETREAT, BUT THESE SLIDES ARE SPECIFIC TO THE SURVEY ONLY.
THANK YOU. JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
TRUSTEE ROCHA. SO WHAT I WAS THINKING.
VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN I KNOW YOU'RE YOU'RE EXCITED, SO I'LL CALL YOU, BUT WHAT I WAS THINKING FIRST IS IF THE BOARD JUST HAS SOME GENERAL CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION, WE CAN DO THAT FIRST, AND THEN IN ORDER TO KIND OF KEEP US FOCUSED, I WOULD THEN LIKE TO GO INTO EACH OF THE KEY ITEMS. SO LIKE THESE ONES WITH THE RED AND ORANGE AND YELLOW, SO WE CAN DISCUSS EACH OF THE PRIORITIES WITH MORE DETAIL, BUT I DIDN'T WANT US TO JUMP BACK AND FORTH FROM EACH PRIORITY. SO IF WE CAN GO THROUGH THAT KIND OF STRUCTURED, THAT WAS MY INTENTION THIS EVENING.
SO IF WE WANTED TO DO SOME GENERAL DISCUSSION FIRST AND THEN WE CAN GO MORE SPECIFICALLY INTO THE KEY ITEMS. SO I WANTED TO ALLOW THAT OPPORTUNITY FIRST, AND VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN, I'LL CALL YOU.
THANK YOU, AND SO DID ALL SEVEN TRUSTEES TAKE THE SURVEY? YES. OKAY. WE HAD 100% PARTICIPATION.
A MEDAL OR SOMETHING? SO I WANTED TO JUST HEAR A BIT LIKE FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
I MEAN, WE HAVE THESE SIX PRIORITIES AND MAYBE TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE REFINING IT OR ADDING.
SO I WANTED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HOW THESE PRIORITIES WILL CHANGE THE SCOPE OF WORK OF THE COUNTY OFFICE OF ED, HOW IT WILL INFORM THE WORK OF THE COUNTY OFFICE.
SO WE OFTEN USE THE BOARD PRIORITIES TO SEEK PARTNERSHIPS TO TRY TO SECURE FOR EXAMPLE, GRANTS LIKE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS ON THE LIST WE'RE JUST NOT FUNDED TO DO THE WORK, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T IDENTIFY A PARTNER OR PURSUE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO DO WORK IN THAT AREA.
SO ONE OF THE MAIN WAYS THAT WE USE THE PRIORITIES IS FOR ADVOCACY, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, BUDGET
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ADVOCACY TO HELP IDENTIFY SOME DIRECTION AROUND SOME OF OUR GRANT APPLICATIONS AND PARTNERS THAT WE PURSUE.AND SOME A NUMBER OF THE CASES, AND I THINK WE SHARED THIS IN THE SURVEY, WE MAY HAVE ALREADY SOME WORK STARTED IN SOME OF THESE AREAS, SO IT WOULD HELP YOU JUST ELEVATE SOME OF THAT WORK OR WE MAY ALREADY HAVE A GRANT THAT'S LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR SOME OF THE EFFORTS.
PRESIDENT CHON, I REALLY APPRECIATED AT OUR BOARD PRIORITY SESSION PUTTING THE STICKIES AND NARROWING IT DOWN AND HEARING FROM FOLKS, AND SO I ENJOYED THAT PROCESS TO GET THIS TO WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW, AND MAYBE MY $0.02 WOULD BE I REMEMBER PARTICIPATING IN THE 2021 PRIORITY SESSION AND IT CAME TO THE BOARD SOMETIMES LIKE A REMINDER OF OUR PRIORITIES, BUT MAYBE IF THAT COULD HAPPEN MORE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE I SEE SOME OF THESE THINGS POPPING UP IN OUR AGENDA AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THEM.
BUT IF WE COULD BE REMINDED THAT IT'S ONE OF OUR BOARD PRIORITIES, I JUST THINK THAT'D BE HELPFUL LIKE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SORT OF SEE AS WELL, I THINK, AND JUST BEING MORE PURPOSEFUL ABOUT HOW SOMETHING THAT WE DO IS TIED TO OUR BOARD PRIORITIES.
AND THEN JUST TO KIND OF EXPAND ON WHAT DR.
DEWAN WAS SAYING, I DO REMEMBER AT OUR BOARD RETREAT, THE PREVIOUS 1 IN 2021, BECAUSE OF THE YEAR, OBVIOUSLY WE WERE SO FOCUSED ON DIGITAL EQUITY AND CHILD AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND SO I THINK THAT WAS KIND OF ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DROVE SUCH AN INCREASE IN OUR WELLNESS CENTERS, AND I KNOW THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT, BUT I ACTUALLY DID FORGET THAT THAT WAS PART OF OUR BOARD PRIORITIES.
I'M GOING TO, I'M GOING TO APPROACH THIS FROM A DIFFERENT WAY AND JUST KIND OF SHARE MY THOUGHTS, AND I DID SPEAK TO THIS A LITTLE BIT AT THE RETREAT IN TERMS OF HOW TO DISCUSS THIS POST, THE RETREAT.
AND FOR ME, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT A STUDY SESSION.
REASON BEING IS, AGAIN, I'M GOING TO PLAY THE NEW CARD NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT EACH OF THESE TOPICS MEAN AND WHICH DEPARTMENT WORKS ON THEM AND IN WHAT WAY AND WHO IT IMPACTS AND HOW IT FUNCTIONS.
IS THERE ANY INVESTMENT IN IT CURRENTLY OR NOT? AND THERE ARE SO MANY HERE THAT FOR ME TO PRIORITIZE SOMETHING WITHOUT KNOWING THE IMPACT, MAYBE A BIG IMPACT, MAYBE A ZERO IMPACT AND HAVING THAT KIND OF LARGER CONVERSATION FOR ME AND A STUDY SESSION WITH MULTIPLE HOURS SIMILAR TO A RETREAT WAS MY PREFERENCE, AND THAT'S JUST ONE PERSON'S PREFERENCE BECAUSE FOR ME, WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER IMPORTANT ITEM ON OUR CLOSED SESSION, AND IF WE SAT HERE FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS, I'M AT 9:00 AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, YOU START GETTING ME TO 9, 10:00 AND MOVING TO CLOSED SESSION.
I JUST DON'T THINK MY OR MY ENGAGEMENT IS GOING TO BE AS VALUABLE OR AS HELPFUL AS I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE, ESPECIALLY THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS, IN MY OPINION, JUST ONE PERSON'S OPINION.
I'M HAPPY TO SIT HERE AND LISTEN TO YOUR CONVERSATIONS, BUT I'M PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE WEIGHING IN TOO MUCH BECAUSE FOR ME, THIS IS A DEEPER DIVE THAT I'D PREFER TO DO THIS RATHER THAN JUST NO OFFENSE DOING AN ONLINE SURVEY WITH THAT ARE JUST WORDS.
I DON'T KNOW THE IMPACT ON STUDENTS.
SO THANK YOU AND I SUPPORT THE STUDY SESSION CONCEPT.
ALSO THE STAKEHOLDERS I'M LOOKING OUT INTO THE AUDIENCE.
THANK YOU. I ALSO I MEAN, WE TALKED AT THE RETREAT ABOUT HAVING STAKEHOLDERS INVITED TO THE CONVERSATION AND, AND THIS CERTAINLY ISN'T I MEAN, POSTING IT AS AN AGENDA ITEM WITHOUT A PROCESS DESCRIBED DOESN'T REALLY SATISFY THAT REQUEST THAT SOME OF US MADE TO REALLY HAVE SOMETHING THAT WAS INTERACTIVE WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND INVITATIONS TO THEM AND
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BEING ABLE TO REALLY DO SOME COLLABORATIVE WORK.TRUSTEE BERTA. I ALSO ECHO THAT I THINK PART OF MY COMMENTS ARE GOING TO BE I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROCESS AND THE WAY THAT WE AND I KNOW I EXPRESSED SOME OF THIS DURING THE BOARD RETREAT JUST IN TERMS OF HOW BECAUSE EVEN WITH THE SURVEY HERE, WE DON'T KNOW WHICH BOARD MEMBER PRIORITIZED WHICH ISSUES, AND THEN ALSO WITH THERE WAS AN OPTION FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND KIND OF NOT IN THE CATEGORY OF SELECTING FOR A SECOND THIRD PRIORITIES THAT I FEEL LIKE IS IS NOT CAPTURED HERE, AND THAT FOR ME WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ELEMENTS, AS I EXPRESSED DURING THE BOARD RETREAT, WHICH IS THERE WERE THESE PLACEHOLDER BUCKETS AS I UNDERSTOOD THEM, BUT IT WASN'T LIKE FROM WHAT I SEE HERE, I DON'T EVEN SEE THE ITEMS THAT I HAD EXPRESSED WERE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.
AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S THE CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD, BUT TO NOT SEE ANY OF THAT CAPTURED OR ANY OF THE ANECDOTAL COMMENTS, I GUESS, IS MY CONCERN MOVING FORWARD FROM THIS PROCESS? DO I REITERATE THOSE POINTS? I MEAN, IT'S MORE OF A DEEP DIVE, RIGHT? SO THAT'S I FULLY HEAR AND SUPPORT WHAT TRUSTEE ROCHA IS SAYING AND WONDERING JUST HOW WE CAN TRULY GIVE THIS THE DILIGENCE THAT I FEEL IT DOES NEED AND NECESSITATE, AND THEN I HAVE SOME MORE SPECIFICS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE TIME TO GO INTO THAT OR IF WE'RE GOING TO WAIT AND ACTUALLY GO THROUGH EACH OF THE KEY ITEMS, BUT I DO HAVE THOUGHTS AND FEEDBACK ON THE BUCKETS THEMSELVES. OKAY.
WE'LL GO INTO EACH OF THE KEY ITEMS, AND I LIKE DR.
DEWAN. AND TRUSTEE DI SALVO I SAW YOUR CARD, BUT LIKE DR.
DEWAN SAID, WE DON'T HAVE TO SET EVERYTHING TODAY, BUT I STILL WOULD LIKE US TO DISCUSS AT LEAST THE KEY ITEMS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO SET EVERYTHING TODAY. TRUSTEE DI SALVO.
AGAIN, WE DID TRY TO MAKE IT MANAGEABLE.
SO IT DOES SHOW LIKE ALL OF THE ITEMS AND WHICH ONES WERE LISTED AND BUT WE CAN ALSO GO BACK TO SEE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE COULD INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL THINGS THAT WEREN'T LISTED.
BUT SINCE THE GOAL WAS TO TRY TO GET THE BOARD, WE REALLY TRIED TO LOOK AT WHERE THERE MIGHT BE SOME LEVEL OF AGREEMENT OR AREAS OF OVERLAP AS A STARTING POINT.
MADAM PRESIDENT, I DO NOT SEE THE WORD READING.
MONO FOCUSED AT THE RETREAT ON BRINGING READING TO THE TABLE AS A KEY ISSUE THAT HAS TO BE DISCUSSED BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY NONREADERS BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL AND ENDING UP IN THE CARCERAL SYSTEM, AND I DON'T SEE THAT WORD IN ANY.
IT MAY BE SOMEWHERE IN OTHER SLIDES, BUT IT'S NOT IN THE SLIDES THAT WE JUST PRESENTED.
I REMEMBER TALKING ABOUT THE BIG LIFT IN SAN MATEO COUNTY.
SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION HAD A MULTI YEAR STRATEGY TO WORK ON READING SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE COUNTY, AND IT WAS A COUNTY OFFICE OF ED AND IT WAS A MAJOR PART OF THEIR BUDGET TO DO THE WORK AND HIRE THE PEOPLE TO MAKE THAT A REALITY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE OR NOT.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF IT IS, BUT THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT TRUSTEE ROCHA AND A STUDY SESSION WHERE WE COULD DO A MUCH DEEPER DIVE OVER OVER TIME. I PREFER TO POSTPONE THIS UNTIL WE DO HAVE A PROCESS AND DO HAVE A STUDY SESSION, AND WE HAVE STAKEHOLDERS THAT WOULD BE HERE TO SPEAK TO THOSE ISSUES.
YOU LOOK AT, THERE SHOULD BE A SENSE OF URGENCY AND I FEEL LIKE, NOT THAT WE'RE NOT DOING MANY THINGS WELL, BUT THERE'S NOT THE SENSE OF URGENCY ABOUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CUMULATIVE TEST SCORES AND THE DATA PRODUCED FROM THE SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS, IT'S A CRISIS.
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AND WE OUR LATINO, CHICANO CHILDREN PERFORM POORER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE, AND THERE'S GOT TO BE A REASON FOR THAT, AND WE'RE AN OFFICE WITH $350 MILLION BUDGET, A LOT OF IT ALREADY SPOKEN FOR THAT CAN'T BE TOUCHED, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE MOST SERIOUS ISSUES ABOUT THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND NOT TO IMPUGN SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR NOT GETTING THERE, BUT TO MAYBE HELP CHART A NEW COURSE WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING.BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED AND I HAVE A YEAR LEFT AND I WANT TO CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY AND RAISE MY VOICE FOR EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE FOR OUR STUDENTS IN THIS COUNTY. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DI SALVO.
I'M GOING TO GO VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND THEN TRUSTEE ROCHA.
SO I WILL SAY THAT READING IS REFERENCED SLIDE 13.
IT SAYS COUNTYWIDE READING INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON THIRD GRADE LITERACY.
WHAT I'M HEARING IS A CALL FOR LIKE A LARGER ITEM ON THIS.
SO MAYBE WE COULD TRY TO ACCOMPLISH A BIT TODAY BECAUSE WE STARTED THIS IN THE SUMMER AND MAYBE I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM PRESIDENT CHON LIKE SETTING OUT A BIT MORE OF A FRAMEWORK TODAY AND THEN COMING BACK TO IT IN A LARGER WAY.
SO I THOUGHT I'D MENTION THAT AND MENTION READING IS ON SLIDE 13.
YEAH, AND THEN AND READING IS ALSO IN THE WHAT IS THE RESPONSE REPORT TOO.
IT'S NOT ON THIS SLIDE PRESENTATION, BUT THERE'S THE RESPONSE REPORT THAT'S A LITTLE MORE DETAILED.
TRUSTEE ROCHA. THANK YOU, AND YOU KNOW, WHEN I.
OPEN THIS UP FOR CONVERSATION AS THE FIRST SPEAKER.
SO I WOULDN'T HAVE MADE A MOTION AT THAT POINT, BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M MORE INCLINED TO MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER THIS TO A FUTURE DATE ON A STUDY SESSION WITH NO OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. I KNOW THE DIFFICULTY THAT WE HAD IDENTIFYING A DATE FOR THE RETREAT.
I'M HOPING THAT I'LL DO A BETTER JOB OF MAKING TIME.
AT LEAST I CAN ONLY COMMIT TO MYSELF, BUT I REALLY DON'T WANT TO TRAMPLE OVER THE CHAIR'S THOUGHTS ON THIS OR TRUSTEE LARI'S, BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU, I WOULD RATHER SPEND THREE FOUR HOURS ON THIS AND GIVE IT ITS DUE RATHER THAN TALK ABOUT THIS FOR 30, 40 MINUTES, EVEN AN HOUR, AND THEN COME BACK IN ANOTHER THREE, FOUR, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT WEEKS.
SO I'M GOING TO STOP THERE, BUT I'D LIKE TO BEFORE, IF WE DO MOVE IN A DIRECTION TO START HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A MOTION AND SEE IF THERE'S ENOUGH SUPPORT ON THE BOARD TO DEFER THIS TO A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.
WAS THAT A MOTION? WELL, I WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE CHAIR.
THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T MAKE THAT MOTION.
THANK YOU, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT MY INTENTION WAS JUST KIND OF REFLECTING ON THE CONVERSATION OF THIS BOARD, WHICH IS WHY I DID WANT US TO HAVE COMMENT ON THE BOARD PRIORITIES BEFORE WE JUST DOVE IN TALKING ABOUT EACH KEY ITEM, BECAUSE THAT I DON'T I WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE BOARD AND HOW WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THE BOARD PRIORITIES HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT THIS BOARD IS REALLY FOCUSED ON IN OUR WORK AND HOW IT DRIVES OUR WORK.
SO I WILL LET TRUSTEE LARI SPEAK, BUT MY INTENTION IS TO I WOULD STILL LIKE US TO GO THROUGH THE KEY ITEMS TO MAYBE PULL OUT THINGS THAT WE COULD ESSENTIALLY HAVE STAFF, MAYBE PREPARE MORE INFORMATION ON SO THAT WE'RE NOT LIKE, CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION ON THIRD GRADE LITERACY? RIGHT, BUT WE HAVE NO DATA TO SUPPORT THAT.
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BECAUSE WHAT I DON'T WANT IS FOR US TO JUST GO INTO THE STUDY SESSION AND THEN WE'RE ASKING QUESTION AFTER QUESTION AFTER QUESTION WITH, OKAY, WE'LL LOOK FOR THAT.WE'LL LOOK FOR THAT. I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO SET A COUPLE OF ITEMS, PICK A COUPLE OF ITEMS SO THAT WE CAN LOOK FOR THINGS THAT WERE MORE FOCUSED IN THAT OR EVEN IF WHAT DOES THIS MEAN AND WHAT NOT.
AND THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LONG TONIGHT AND THEN DO A SEPARATE STUDY SESSION AFTERWARDS.
SO TRUSTEE ROCHA, IS THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN LINE OF WHAT YOU WERE THINKING? NO. FOR ME COMING BACK AND HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AND 6 TO 8 WEEKS, AND I COULD GO THROUGH, I DON'T KNOW, HOWEVER, MANY ITEMS THERE. NO, NO, NO.
WE WOULD STILL DISCUSSES ON MORE INFORMATION ON THE THREE ON THIS ONE, THE NINE ON THIS ONE.
THE. IT'S JUST I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M ASKING.
IF THERE'S NOT THE SUPPORT AND THERE'S NOT THE SUPPORT, I DON'T THINK I WAS MAKING MYSELF CLEAR.
I STILL WANT US TO DISCUSS EVERYTHING AT THE STUDY SESSION.
I UNDERSTAND, BUT I'M NOT INTERESTED IN CHOPPING ANY PIECES OFF AGAIN, JUST ONE PERSON'S VOICE THAT TOTALLY UNDERSTAND TRUSTEE LARI AND THEN I'LL GO TO VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN THANK YOU.
I JUST HAD A QUESTION ACTUALLY.
HOW DOES A STUDY SESSION WORK? I HAVEN'T BEEN PART OF ONE.
WE CAN KIND OF EXPLAIN THAT. DR.
DEWAN, COULD YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN HOW THAT WOULD BE SET UP? SURE. IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO A BOARD MEETING.
IT WOULD BE INFORMATION ITEM, BUT WE WOULD DEDICATE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME AND IT YOU KNOW, IT STILL A BROWN ACT MEETING OF THE BOARD.
AND BASICALLY INFORMATION IS PRESENTED TO HELP THE BOARD GO DEEPER INTO CERTAIN ITEMS. THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION.
SO IT'S MORE LIKE DEDICATING A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF TIME, A COUPLE OF HOURS OR MORE TO AN INDIVIDUAL TOPIC.
SO IN THIS CASE, WE WOULD INVITE SOME STAKEHOLDERS ALSO TO GET THEIR INPUT.
WE COULD WELL, WE COULD PROVIDE NOTICE AND THEY COULD PROVIDE INPUT AS PART OF PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT STUDY SESSIONS ARE STILL BROWN ACTED MEETINGS OF ELECTED BODIES.
SO WE IT WOULD WE COULD SET UP A PROCESS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT, BUT IT WOULD BE THROUGH LIKE TYPICAL PUBLIC COMMENT BUT WITH SOME GUIDANCE OR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. YEAH, IT SOUNDS VALUABLE.
I'M ALL FOR IT, AND POTENTIALLY WE COULD REPURPOSE AN EXISTING.
CALENDARED MEETING, AND FINDING A TIME IS CHALLENGING.
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A SEPARATE, FOCUSED MEETING ON THE BOARD PRIORITIES.
VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND THEN TRUSTEE DI SALVO.
YEAH, AND I WANT TO SAY THIS IS THE MOST I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TALK ABOUT BOARD PRIORITIES.
SO THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHON FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN, AND MAYBE AS SORT OF LIKE A COMPROMISE, LIKE I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE DISCUSS THIS ITEM RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE FORMAT OF THE STUDY SESSION NOW BECAUSE I'D HATE FOR US TO MOVE THIS TO A FEW SEVERAL WEEKS FROM NOW AND THEN WE'RE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT FORMAT. SO I'D LIKE TO GET SOME CLARITY ON THE FORMAT OF THE STUDY SESSION JUST SO WHEN IT COMES, WE'RE READY.
SURE. I'M TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND THEN TRUSTEE MAH IN MY.
PAST YEARS ON THE BOARD, THE PRESIDENT WOULD APPOINT A SMALL COMMITTEE OF PEOPLE.
OF THE BOARD. AFTER LISTENING TO THIS CONVERSATION, YOU WOULD APPOINT A SMALL COMMITTEE AND THAT COMMITTEE WOULD WORK ON DESIGNING THE STUDY SESSION FOR THE ENTIRE BOARD.
I, I DON'T SEE THAT I COULD BE EFFECTIVE.
I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE ROCHA 100% BY GOING THROUGH THIS VOLUMINOUS AMOUNT OF OF INFORMATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND MAKING ANY SENSE OUT OF IT WITH BOARD PRIORITIES THAT SHOULD EVENTUALLY BE RELATED TO BUDGET PRIORITIES, AND ET CETERA.
ET CETERA. SO I HOPE THAT WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND IF THE MOTION THAT TRUSTEE ROCHA WILL MAKE, I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION IF IT'S MADE AND SEE WHERE WE ARE.
OKAY. TRUSTEE MUST NOTE THAT A MOTION IS PROBABLY NOT NEEDED BECAUSE THIS IS AN INFORMATION ITEM.
WE COULD DISCUSS THE MOTION TO TABLE, THOUGH.
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YES AND YES.WITHOUT. YOU DON'T NEED A MOTION TO DO THAT.
OKAY, BUT THERE STILL IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO TABLE THE WHOLE.
HE DIDN'T MAKE A FORMAL MOTION.
I'M NOT HEARING. WELL. SO MY MY OTHER COMMENT AND I HOPE.
TRUSTEE DI SALVO CAN CONFIRM WITH ME IS THAT IN THE PAST.
LONG TIME AGO WHEN WE USED TO HAVE STUDY SESSIONS, OCCASIONALLY IT WAS A MORE WE CAN SET IT UP TO BE MUCH MORE INTERACTIVE. IT'S NOT JUST PUBLIC COMMENT.
TWO MINUTES AND THEN YOU'RE DONE.
FROM OUR STAKEHOLDERS, AND SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DESIGN IN HOW THAT STUDY SESSION CAN BE DONE, THAT IT'S MORE INTERACTIVE. AS I RECALL, IN THE PAST, AND CERTAINLY OTHER SCHOOL BOARDS HAVE STUDY SESSIONS WHICH ARE MUCH MORE INTERACTIVE. I DON'T RECALL A STUDY SESSION, WHICH.
HAD TO HAVE ONLY PUBLIC COMMENT A TWO MINUTE LIMIT FOR STAKEHOLDERS WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE.
THANK YOU. I FULLY HEAR THE CALL FOR AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION, AND I KNOW.
SO I GUESS TWO PIECES THAT I JUST WANT TO PUT OUT THERE IS IN TERMS OF THE BUCKET CATEGORIES THAT WERE DETERMINED OR THAT ARE LISTED.
THEY'RE EVEN JUST BASED ON THE REPORTS AND THE PERCENTAGES.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY LISTED AT 86%, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT IT WASN'T SELECTED AS A PRIORITY RANKING.
SO IT'S JUST THIS IS WHY I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING HAVING IT POSTED AS THE SURVEY RESULTS, BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY CAPTURING SOME OF THE NUANCES, AND THE SECOND PIECE THAT I'LL I'LL NAME IS THE BASED ON THE RETREAT.
I MEAN, IT'S LISTED UNDER EDUCATIONAL AND SYSTEMIC JUSTICE.
TO ME. I'M WONDERING, WELL, WHY ISN'T IT AT THE SAME LEVEL OF SOMETHING LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE LITERACY, WHICH I FULLY SUPPORT AS BEING A BUCKET CATEGORY, BUT WHAT DETERMINES IT BEING RISEN TO THAT LEVEL? SO THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE CLARIFICATION ON MOVING FORWARD, ESPECIALLY AS WE PLAN FOR THIS SESSION, IS HOW THESE CATEGORIES ARE GOING TO BE DETERMINED, AND THEN ALSO TO TRUSTEE DI SALVO POINT, WHAT ARE GOING TO BE THE ACCOUNTABILITY METRICS SYSTEM BOTH FOR THE COUNTY BOARD IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THESE PRIORITIES, BUT ALSO THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BUDGET.
SO THOSE ARE AREAS THAT I'M INTERESTED IS IF WE ARE POSTPONING THE BULK OF THIS DISCUSSION, GETTING MORE DATA AND INFORMATION AROUND HOW IT'S GOING TO ALIGN TO THOSE ITEMS. THANK YOU.
OKAY. SO I HEAR WHAT THE BOARD IS SAYING.
IF THIS IS NOT WHAT THE BOARD WANTS TO DO, AND SO MY PROPOSAL WOULD BE THAT WE HAVE A STUDY SESSION WITHIN. I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE HAVE IT WITHIN THIS MONTH, OF COURSE, WITH POSTING GUIDELINES.
SO WE WILL WORK VERY QUICKLY TO FIND A DATE THAT WORKS FOR THIS ENTIRE BOARD, AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET A DATE WITHIN THIS MONTH OR EARLY NOVEMBER IF REALLY NEEDED, AND IN THAT TIME I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN APPOINT LIKE A I DON'T KNOW IF AD HOC IS THE CORRECT WORD FOR IT, BUT A SMALL GROUP, NOT NOT GROUP, BUT A SMALL NUMBER, NOT A MAJORITY TO KIND OF SET UP WHAT OUR STUDY SESSION WOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT THEN ON TOP OF THAT, IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THOSE BOARD MEMBERS THAT WOULD BE WORKING ON THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE, I WOULD LIKE SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD THIS EVENING ON WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
SO LIKE WHAT TRUSTEE BERTA WAS SAYING, IF IF THE BOARD COULD GIVE SOME OF THAT.
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SO BECAUSE WHAT I DON'T WANT IS THAT WE PLAN THE STUDY SESSION AND THEN IT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS THAT.IF YOU WANT TO JUST OFFER THAT NOW, THEN I WILL TAKE THAT.
I DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH EACH KEY ITEM THIS EVENING, BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY LIKE REALLY STUCK OUT TO YOU THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, PLEASE JUST LET US KNOW THIS EVENING.
SO DOES THAT SOUND OKAY? A LITTLE BIT MORE IN LINE WITH.
I HEAR THE I HEAR THE BOARD LIKE I'M NOT GOING TO PUSH SOMETHING THAT OUR BOARD DOESN'T WANT TO DO.
SO AGAIN, WHICH IS WHY I OFFERED THE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE JUST DOVE INTO EVERYTHING.
SO. VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.
I. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PLAN TO ME.
I WAS JUST GOING TO MENTION, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE TWO TRUSTEE BERTA POINTS? THE PERCENTAGES AGAIN, BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION LIKE FOR THE LAST BOARD PRIORITY, WE TOOK A SECOND QUESTION WHICH WAS FROM THIS PRIORITY.
YEAH SO THE THE BIG BUCKET CATEGORIES WERE WE ASKED FOR THE TRUSTEES TO RANK TO RANK THEM.
SO FROM 1 TO 6 AND THEN OF THE RANKING WHERE DOES IT FALL HIGH.
MEDIUM YOU KNOW FIRST, SECOND, THIRD WHERE DID IT FALL IN THE RANKING? AND THEN UNDER EACH OF THE CATEGORIES AT THE RETREAT, THE BOARD HAD IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF BULLETED ITEMS UNDER EACH OF THE TOPICS. SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO JUST STOP THE THE BOARD'S INPUT AT THE BUCKET AREAS.
WE WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD LOOK FOR PLACES OF OVERLAPPING CONSENSUS WITHIN THE ITEMS. SOME OF THEM HAD LONGER LISTS THAN OTHERS, BUT WE INCLUDED ON THE SURVEY ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT BOARD MEMBERS LISTED ON THE CHARTS AT THE RETREAT, AND THEN WE ASKED FOR YOU TO RANK THOSE AND LET US KNOW IF THEY WERE A PRIORITY, AND IF SO, WAS IT A HIGH, MEDIUM OR LOW PRIORITY? SO THAT'S WHY IN THAT THE CASE THAT TRUSTEE BERTA WAS SHARING, THE 1 TO 6 RANKING THAT WORKFORCE PIPELINE WAS NO ONE'S NUMBER ONE.
NOBODY LISTED IT AS THEIR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, BUT WITHIN THE BULLETS, UNDER THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ONE, THERE WERE A COUPLE AREAS WHERE TRUSTEES SAID, YEAH, THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US AND THE RATES WERE REALLY HIGH AND THE PERCENTAGES WERE BASED ON THE SEVEN TRUSTEES AND THE NUMBERS THAT IDENTIFIED IT AS HIGH, MEDIUM OR LOW.
OKAY, AND MAYBE THIS IS MENTIONED BEFORE, BUT FOR FOLKS THAT DIDN'T ATTEND OUR BOARD PRIORITY SESSION, COULD WE JUST GIVE A BREAKDOWN OF HOW WE CAME TO THESE SIX BUCKETS? FOR THE PUBLIC.
I MEAN, DO YOU WANT US TO, LIKE, EXPLAIN THE.
I LOOKED MY DAD WATCHES, TOO, DON.
WE STARTED WITH THE 2021 TOPICS UP ON CHART PAPER AND THEN WE ASKED THE BOARD FOR THEIR INPUT ON THOSE AND IF THERE WERE NEW TOPICS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED, AND THEN WE USE DOTS AND ASKED EVERYONE TO INDIVIDUALLY PROVIDE THEIR FEEDBACK.
THEN WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION AND THEN CONTINUED TO REFINE THE TOPIC AREAS, AND THEN UNDERNEATH THOSE WE ALSO DID BRAINSTORMING, REVIEWED EXISTING ONES AND ASKED THE BOARD TO ADD TO THE LIST OF ITEMS UNDER EACH OF THE TOPIC AREAS.
SO I THINK ONE POINT WE MIGHT HAVE HAD NINE POST-IT CHARTS AND THEN FROM THERE, THE ONES THAT RECEIVED THE MOST CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD WERE THESE SIX.
OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER TRUSTEE? ROCHA. I GIVE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS AND THANK YOU FOR THE.
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THE DIRECTION AND THE SUGGESTION HOW TO PROCEED.ARE WE DOING ANYTHING IN THESE REALMS CURRENTLY? AND IF IT'S 0%, IF IT'S 10%, IF IT'S 90%, THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
IN TERMS OF MY THOUGHT PROCESS AS TO WHAT A PRIORITY SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T BE OR FOCUSED, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE STUDY SESSION, WHAT I HAD ENVISIONED, AGAIN IS JUST ONE SUGGESTION IS IS ANOTHER MEETING SET UP ON A MONDAY OR TUESDAY OR WE'RE HERE.
TONIGHT. I LOST TRACK OF WHAT NIGHT IS ON WEDNESDAY.
A GOOD FOUR HOUR CHUNK FOR US TO SPEND TIME EXCLUSIVELY ON THIS ITEM.
NO OTHER ITEMS AND TALK THROUGH THIS WITH SOME GOOD FEEDBACK FROM STAFF, AND I REALLY DO LIKE THE STAKEHOLDER SUGGESTION AND THAT WOULD BE INVITING AND NOT JUST POSTING IT TO THE POINT MADE, INVITING SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND PEOPLE THAT WE WORK WITH IN OUR PROGRAMS. A PHONE CALL TO ASK THEM TO PLEASE PARTICIPATE AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT THERE MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE BEGINNING FOR SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS OR STAKEHOLDERS TO JUST GIVE US A BRIEF AS WE SEE SOME OF THESE BRIEF SLIDES THAT COME THROUGH A LITTLE BIT ON THE WORK THEY DO FROM THEIR POINT OF VIEW AND WHAT THEY WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT'S NOT WORKING.
AND THEN SLIDE INTO OUR DISCUSSION MORE THAN WELCOME TO HAVE THEM STAY.
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TOO EXTRAVAGANT BEYOND JUST ANOTHER BOARD MEETING, SO TO SPEAK, BUT CALLING IT A STUDY SESSION, I THINK IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THIS IN AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM, AND I GUESS I COULD MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER THIS.
NO, I KNOW, BUT I COULD HAVE MADE A MOTION TO DEFER THIS.
MAYBE AN ACTION ITEM IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER RATHER THAN JUST.
AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM SAYING THANKS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WAS A STAKEHOLDER THAT THAT WOULD SPEAK A LOT TO ME, THAT WE'RE JUST TALKING JUST TO TALK, THAT IF IT WAS ACTUALLY AN ACTION FOR STAFF IN TERMS OF SETTING BOARD PRIORITIES, TO ME IT WOULD MEET A LITTLE BIT MORE, NOT ONLY TO ME, BUT I THINK MAYBE THE PUBLIC.
SO THANK YOU. I'M TRUSTEE ROCHA.
CAN I JUST ASK A QUICK FOLLOW UP QUESTION FOR YOUR TIME DEVOTED TO THEIR WORK ALREADY THAT ONE IN THE THE RESPONSE REPORT, THERE'S A SECTION THAT LIKE HAS EACH KEY ITEM AND LISTS IF THE IF THAT ITEM IS LIKE A CURRENT GRANT INITIATIVE OR ACTIVITY.
YEAH, IT WAS THE PRIORITIES ALIGNMENT.
IS THAT IT? IT'S ON THE, THE RESPONSE REPORT.
GOTCHA. I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SLIDES.
SO LOOKING AT THE RESPONSE REPORT WHERE IT SAYS CURRENT GRANT INITIATIVE OR ACTIVITY, RIGHT? WE HAVE. YES OR NO NOW, WOULD YOU OR ARE YOU LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION LIKE LIST THE GRANT INITIATIVE OR ACTIVITY OR LIKE MORE LIKE HERE'S THE GRANT, BUT THIS IS ONLY 5% OF OUR WORK.
LIKE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU, AND IT'S NOT SO MUCH MORE ALIGNED WITH THE GRANTS.
IT'S ABOUT FOLKS EVERY DAY JOB AND WORK THAT THEY DO HERE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, LIKE THE FOLKS THAT COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THE WELLNESS CENTERS AND HOW IS THAT INCORPORATED HERE AND HOW MUCH STAFF AND HOW MUCH RESOURCES HERE AT COE IS DEVOTED TO THAT, NOT JUST THE GRANT COMPONENT.
OKAY. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I'M SORRY. YEAH. YEAH.
NO, NO, THAT THAT MAKES SENSE.
SO LIKE, LIKE OUR, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR CLIENT SIGNS PROGRAMS AND YOUTH LED EFFORTS.
LIKE WHAT PROGRAMS? LIKE WE HAVE OUR SWAG, OUR HAIKERWAL, WE HAVE WILD AND WEST, BUT LIKE, HOW OFTEN DO THOSE I MEAN JUST WITH THAT LIKE HOW OFTEN DO THEY MEET? DO THEY HAVE FUNDING LIKE WALDEN WEST IS A YEAR ROUND PROGRAM LIKE THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THAT'S KIND OF INFORMATION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
YEAH, AND ALSO, I THINK THE FUNDING COMPONENT WOULD BE HELPFUL, AND I'M NOT LOOKING TO THE DOLLAR OR THE PENNY, BUT HOW MUCH OF OUR BUDGET IS FOCUSED ON ANY OF THESE PARTICULAR SERVICE AREAS, SO TO SPEAK? YEAH. OKAY, GOOD.
YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
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WORK OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.SO I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT CLARIFICATION.
DID YOU RAISE YOUR CARD? NO. OKAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT ANY TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO ADD IN REGARDS TO THE STUDY SESSION? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPINIONS, AND I THINK WE'LL WORK VERY QUICKLY TO GET A DATE SET BECAUSE I ALSO HEAR WE DON'T WANT TO WE'RE NOT I DON'T WANT TO COME BACK TO THIS IN LIKE FEBRUARY OR MARCH.
SO THE SOONER THE BETTER, AND THANK YOU TRUSTEES AHEAD OF TIME FOR THE TIME THAT WE GIVE TO DOING THIS TYPE OF WORK, AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE ALL WATCHING ONLINE AND IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY.
YOU KNOW WE OF COURSE WANT AND INVITE THEM AS WELL.
SO. OKAY SO MOVING ON FROM OUR YOUR MOM AND MY MOM, SHE WAS TALKING THERE'S MORE MOMS AND DADS AND PARENTS OUT THERE.
OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT A OUR COMMITTEE REPORT.
[A. Committee members may provide or report on recent committee activities.]
SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HEAR COMMITTEE REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES THAT HAVE MET SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.SEVERAL COMMITTEES HAVE MET AND OR HAVE UPDATES.
SO, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN, COULD YOU PLEASE START US OFF WITH THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE? THANK YOU.
THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MET EARLIER TODAY.
WE UPDATED OR I SHOULD SAY WE APPROVED MOVING FORWARD AND BRINGING TO THE BOARD A BOARD POLICY UPDATE FOR OUR BOARD POLICY AROUND EDUCATION OF FOSTER YOUTH, AND THIS WAS TO ALIGN WITH NEW STATE LAW, SB 532, WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT THIS YEAR, AND SO IT AFFECTS A NUMBER OF VULNERABLE YOUTH, INCLUDING FOSTER YOUTH, AND SO THIS THE UPDATE WE MADE TO OUR BOARD POLICY WAS TO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW CODE REPORT TO CDC, THE NUMBER OF FOSTER YOUTH THAT ARE GRADUATING WITH A PRE-ESTABLISHED GRADUATION REQUIREMENT EXEMPTION, AND SO WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
THAT WILL BE COMING TO THE FULL BOARD.
COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US A REPORT ON THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION AND SILICON VALLEY READS? AND WE DID NOT HAVE A SILICON VALLEY READS MEETING.
TRUSTEE. LARI. COULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE A REPORT FOR HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL? YES, THANK YOU.
HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START BUDGET SUMMARY.
AS OF JULY 31ST, 2023 WAS ALSO REPORTED.
THE NEXT POLICY MEETING WILL BE ON OCTOBER 14TH, 2023 AT 10 A.M..
TRUSTEE LARI. ARE THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS I MAY HAVE MISSED? OKAY. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.
[A. The superintendent may give a report on any activities related to her duties.]
DR. DEWAN. GREAT.THANK YOU. I'LL JUST START WITH A QUICK UPDATE ON SILICON VALLEY REITS.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT THIS YEAR SILICON VALLEY READS IS GOING TO FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND CLIMATE CHANGE, AND OUR THEME IS GOING TO BE A GREENER TOMORROW STARTS TODAY, AND WE'LL BE ANNOUNCING OUR BOOKS VERY SOON.
WE PROVIDED A NUMBER OF RESOURCES.
WE HEARD FROM EXPERT SPEAKERS FROM SOME OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO WERE DOING PROJECTS AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER OPTIONS. WE KNOW THAT NOT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN PURSUE CONSTRUCTION OR HOUSING PROJECTS, BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
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RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND OUR RESOURCE GUIDE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE, BUT I ALSO HAVE PRINTED COPIES FOR EACH OF THE TRUSTEES FOR YOU TO SEE SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND PROVIDE IN THIS SPACE.ON THAT SAME DAY, I WELCOMED ATTENDEES AT THE TEACHERS AND TACOS EVENT AT THE SOUTH COUNTY ANNEX IN GILROY AS PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORT TO EXPAND ACCESS ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR SOUTH COUNTY EDUCATORS PARTNERSHIP WITH CYNOPSIS OUTREACH FOUNDATION, RESOURCE AREA FOR TEACHERS, THE TECH INTERACTIVE AND OUR OFFICE.
WE PROVIDED ACCESS TO OUR MAKERSPACE.
IN ADDITION, THEY HAD AN AMAZING TACO BAR FOR TEACHERS TO HAVE FOR DINNER.
ON OCTOBER 2ND, WE HELD AN ORIENTATION FAIR FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS.
THE PARTICIPANTS MET WITH CISCO LEADERSHIP AND RECEIVED AN OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND LEARNED ABOUT SOME OF OUR KEY INITIATIVES AND SUPPORT PROVIDED TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGH THE CISCO.
ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE SHARED THAT DAY WAS RELATED TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, AND SO I WANTED TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE DOING IN THIS AREA.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME PIPELINE CREDENTIAL WORK THAT WE'RE DOING FOR WELLNESS CENTERS AND SCHOOL BASED SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR EARNING YOUR PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES CREDENTIAL.
WE ALSO ARE DOING SOME ADDITIONAL WORK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND SUPPORT OF TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN EXPANSION AND ALSO TO HELP HAVE SOME BACKFILLING POSITION AND SUPPORT AND TO TRY TO FILL SOME OF OUR POSITIONS IN PRESCHOOL AND HEAD START.
SO IN THAT PROGRAM, CANDIDATES WHO NEED TO EARN THEIR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION UNITS CAN EARN A STIPEND OF $1,200.
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT HELPS CURRENT CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WHO WANT TO BECOME A CREDENTIALED EDUCATOR TO MOVE INTO THE TEACHING PROFESSION, AND WE HAVE A $4,000 STIPEND PROGRAM FOR THAT, AND FOR THAT PROGRAM, WE PARTNER WITH A NUMBER OF UNIVERSITIES.
AGAIN, ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE GRANT FUNDED INITIATIVES OF OUR OFFICE ON OCTOBER 4TH.
TODAY I ATTENDED THE SILICON VALLEY POLL BRIEFING.
23, THE JOINT VENTURE SILICON VALLEY RELEASED A SURVEY POLL OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, AND YESTERDAY THEY RELEASED THEIR FINDINGS, AND TODAY THEY DID A BRIEFING, AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, I'LL SHARE THE FULL REPORT WITH THE BOARD AND THE WEEKLY ON FRIDAY, BUT I WANTED TO LIFT ONE OF THE KEY FINDINGS.
IT WAS KEY FINDING NUMBER THREE.
52% OF RESPONDENTS SAY THEY ARE LIKELY TO MOVE OUT OF THE BAY AREA IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
THIS IS DOWN FOUR POINTS FROM A YEAR AGO.
HOWEVER, HIGHER PERCENTAGES OF YOUNG PEOPLE, 59% AND PART TIME WORKERS, 63% ARE MAKING PLANS TO LEAVE, AND THE MOST CITED REASON WAS HIGH HOUSING COSTS.
SO JUST REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE CONTINUE TO FACE THE DILEMMA OF DECLINING ENROLLMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR PROGRAMS. WE KNOW THAT A FACTOR IS WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE KINDS OF POLLS THAT SAY 59% OF YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T SEE
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THE BAY AREA AS A PLACE THEY CAN RAISE A FAMILY.WE HOSTED THE SESSION FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNERS, DIRECTORS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTORS OF NURSING AND OTHER STUDENT SERVICES PERSONNEL WHO MAY BE WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND WHO NEED A MORE SPECIALIZED ASSESSMENT.
WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENTAL SPECIALTY CENTER.
SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH PREVIOUSLY KID SCOPE, WHICH WAS A REFERRAL ENTITY.
NOW THAT WORK IS UNDER THE SPECIALTY CENTER.
WE HAVE CO-LOCATED STAFF THERE AND WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HELP THE FAMILY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NAVIGATE THE EVALUATION PROCESS AND THEN TRANSLATE THAT INFORMATION INTO IEPS AND OTHER SUPPORTS AT THE SCHOOL SITE.
THERE ARE A FEW UPCOMING EVENTS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WERE ON YOUR CALENDARS THIS WEEK.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, WE'LL BE HOSTING OUR LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH SHOWCASE.
WE ARE HOSTING THIS AT SOUTH COUNTY ANNEX.
IT IS FROM 3 TO 6 P.M, AND OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER IS KEN YEAGER.
ON OCTOBER 23RD, WE'LL BE HOSTING OUR 53RD ANNUAL TEACHER RECOGNITION CELEBRATION.
WE'LL BE BACK AT THE CAMPBELL HERITAGE THEATER.
ALL TRUSTEES ARE INVITED TO JOIN PRESIDENT CHON.
WE WILL NEED YOU THERE TO HELP DISTRIBUTE THE AWARDS TO THE TEACHERS AS OUR PRESIDENT.
IT IS A REALLY INSPIRING, WONDERFUL, POSITIVE EVENT.
SO I HOPE THAT YOU ALL CAN CAN JOIN US.
WE ALSO ARE PLANNING OUR FIRST EVER POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS EVENT THIS YEAR.
IT WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 5TH FROM 8 TO 1230 HERE AT OUR OFFICE.
OUR THEME IS TOGETHER WE INSPIRE.
HIGHLIGHT SOME NEW PROJECTS AND SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
DEMONSTRATE APPRECIATION FOR OUR PARTNERS AND IDENTIFY NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW PARTNERS.
WE ARE ALSO PLANNING AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION POLICY FORUM.
THIS WILL BE ON JANUARY 19TH, 2024, FROM 830 TO 11.
IT WILL BE HERE IN OUR OFFICE.
WE WILL SOON SEND A SAVE A DATE TO THE TRUSTEES BECAUSE WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO BE THERE.
ALL OF THESE THINGS WILL BE ADDED TO THE BOARD SCHEDULER AND IN THE WEEKLY YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED WHEN YOU COME TO RITTER PARK THAT WE HAVE SOME UNHEALTHY TREES AROUND OUR CAMPUS.
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SAN JOSE TO SECURE PERMISSION TO REMOVE SOME OF THE TREES WHO HAVE THAT HAVE DIED AND ARE IN ILL HEALTH AND TO GET A PERMIT.
I MENTIONED RECENTLY, A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT OUR PERMIT HAD BEEN AUTHORIZED FINALLY AFTER QUITE SOME TIME, AND SO NOW WE ARE TAKING STEPS TO REMOVE THE TREES.
THE PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETED.
BY THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6TH, BUT COULD BE EXTENDED IF WE HAVE WEATHER DELAYS, AND THEN ONCE THE TREES ARE REMOVED, THE NEXT STEP WILL BE TO REPLACE TREES AND UNDER THE PERMITTING PROCESS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLANT 98 TREES.
SO THAT WILL TAKE US A LITTLE WHILE.
SO WE'LL START WORKING ON THAT, AND THEN FINALLY THIS WEEK, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RELEASED SOME NEW GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS WITH MANAGING DECISIONS ON WHEN STUDENTS NEED TO STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL REASONS.
THE GOAL IS TO ADDRESS CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM BY REEDUCATING THE FIELD AND HAVING EVIDENCE BASED RESOURCES TO DETERMINE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A STUDENT CANNOT ATTEND SCHOOL.
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SO WE'VE STARTED THE PROCESS OF RELEASING THAT INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDING OFFICE HOURS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO HELP EVERYONE RETOOL, AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP IMPROVE ATTENDANCE IN OUR SCHOOLS AS WELL.DEWAN. I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE.
ARE THEY ABLE TO WORK WHILE THEY'RE IN THESE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AND THE TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM? YES. OKAY. THAT'S WONDERFUL.
JUST AND I WANT TO PUT THIS OUT THERE A LOT OF TIMES THAT THEY'RE THE BIG BARRIER WITH OBTAINING A TEACHING CREDENTIAL IS STUDENT TEACHING, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DO STUDENT TEACHING, WHICH IS SOMETIMES THE WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR FROM 8 TO 3, WHICH THEN IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR HAVING A JOB, AND SO I THINK WHEN WE HAVE PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, WE'RE ALLOWING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOWED THAT LUXURY OF STUDENT TEACHING AND NOT WORKING FOR A YEAR, AND SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS COMING INTO PLACE, AND THEN ALSO FOR THE TEACHER HOUSING, THIS WONDERFUL BOOKLET, I APPRECIATE THE PICTURES OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING LIKE.
DO THE TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS THAT APPLY OR WANT TO LIVE IN THESE TYPES OF HOUSING? DO THEY HAVE TO WORK IN THAT SPECIFIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR THE EDUCATORS THAT WANT TO GO INTO THOSE? YEAH, IF IT'S A DISTRICT PROJECT, THEY TYPICALLY DO HAVE TO BE EMPLOYED WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
SO A PORTION OF THE HOUSING WILL BE FOR WORKERS IN THE DISTRICT AND THEN SOME WILL BE WORKERS IN THE CITY, AND THEN THERE ARE SOME OTHER PROJECTS WHERE THE COUNTY IS PARTNERING WITH A NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND THEN THERE'S A WAY FOR EMPLOYEES ACROSS DISTRICTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HOUSING PROJECT.
GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.
OKAY. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS CLOSED SESSION.
[A. County Superintendent Evaluation]
THE BOARD IS ABOUT TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION.CLOSED SESSION INVOLVES CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND 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.
THE BOARD WILL ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION AND WILL RETURN APPROXIMATELY OR AFTER 8:45 P.M..
THANK YOU. OH, EXCUSE ME, PRESIDENT CHON.
I'M SO SORRY. YES, WE HAVE TWO CARDS FOR COMMENT.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT WE HAD COMMENT.
IS THAT FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM? YES. OKAY.
OKAY. MODERATOR IF YOU CAN LEAD US THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT.
YES. SO JUST A RECAP OF OUR DECORUM.
WE STRIVE TO MAINTAIN A RESPECTFUL AND CIVIL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CONDUCT OF ITS MEETINGS.
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.
AND THE SPEAKERS I HAVE ARE ANNA MENDOZA AND FABIOLA BARTAS.
ANNA, PLEASE APPROACH THE THE PODIUM CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.
SO LISTENING TO AGENDA RIGHT IN YOUR REPORT.
SO YOU VISITED THE SOUTH COUNTY ANNEX.
DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY GET IN CONTACT WITH THE PARENTS? THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO YOU NUMEROUS TIMES VIA EMAIL REGARDING THE GATEWAY SCHOOL.
THAT'S ONE, AND ANOTHER THING IS WE SEE THAT A HEAD START DURING THE WHOLE CONVERSATIONS EARLIER, HEAD START IS ACTUALLY A GATEWAY.
TWO STRUCTURES ARE THERE FOR HEAD START AND THEY'RE EMPTY.
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OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS FABIOLA BATRES.PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PREVENT YOUR COMMENT.
HELLO, MY NAME IS FABIOLA VALDEZ AGAIN, MOTHER OF ALEXANDER.
I'M LISTENING TO WHAT YOU GUYS SAY ABOUT BUDGETING ABOUT PROGRAMS. NOTHING'S IT'S NOT FITTING RIGHT IN MY BRAIN.
YOU GUYS EVER MENTION THAT YOU ASK THE KIDS, THE STUDENTS, THE PARENTS OF THE STUDENTS, IF THEY'RE OKAY WITH THESE TESTS THAT YOU GUYS ARE MAKING? ON DECISION ON THESE KIDS LIVES.
I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT BULLYING.
I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT WHY THEY DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL.
IT'S BECAUSE MAYBE THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT BECAUSE THERE'S NO BUSSES ANYMORE.
OR THEY HAVE NO GAS TO GO TO SCHOOL.
SAN MARTIN. SAN JOSE, FOR EXAMPLE.
WHY IS IT THAT BUDGETING SAYS AND YOU SAID IT, THERE'S MONEY THERE.
YES, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOME THAT IS RESERVED.
WHY WASN'T SOMETHING RESERVED FOR THESE KIDS? GOOGLING. IT SAYS THAT EVERY KID IS WORTH ABOUT 13,000 A YEAR OR SO.
THAT'S ALMOST 100 135,000 A YEAR FOR THESE KIDS.
HOW CAN I ASK FOR A REFUND FOR MY KID'S SCHOOL EDUCATION? BECAUSE YOU GUYS MESSED UP BIG TIME.
YOU WANT LATINOS TO BE INVOLVED? WHY KIDS ARE NOT NOT INTO READING AND STUFF.
BECAUSE WHEN THEY GO TO WHEN THEY GO HOME, THEY DON'T GO HOME AND READ A BOOK.
THEY GO HOME AND CLEAN A HOUSE, COOK FOR THEIR BROTHERS, HELP THEIR MOM OUT.
THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE LATINOS DOING THAT.
YOU WANT THEM TO DO IT? COME TO ME AND I'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
NOW, WE WILL ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION AND WILL RETURN APPROXIMATELY OR AFTER 8:45 P.M..
WE HAVE QUORUM SITTING HERE, SO WE HAVE QUORUM.
WELCOME BACK. WE ARE READY TO RESUME OPEN SESSION UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM TEN.
[A. Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session]
THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS, WHICH NOW BRINGS US TO ADJOURNMENT.THE NEXT SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 18TH, 2023.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. MOVED BY TRUSTEE BERTA, AND A SECOND.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.