Nov 01, 2023 County Board of Education

THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS IN TERMS OF SPECIAL ED STAFFING, I KNOW WE'VE HEARD CONCERNS ABOUT

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BUT WHAT IS WHAT IS THE SPECIAL ED DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL, I GUESS, IN GENERAL DOING TO HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THE INTERIM, LIKE URGENT NEEDS IF WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE ADULT BODIES IN CLASSROOMS, WHAT IS THE INTERIM PLAN? I ALSO, AS I HAD SHARED WITH TRUSTEE LARI, I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING INTO THE CONCERNS THAT I HEARD TONIGHT AND LOOKING INTO THE SUB SITUATION AND THE DIFFERENT REPORTS THAT I HEARD TONIGHT.

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THAT NOT ONLY IS WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE LAW, BUT OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICAL WHAT'S WHAT'S ETHICAL FOR STUDENTS.

BREAK. I GUESS THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS IN TERMS OF LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

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AT GATEWAY IN PARTICULAR.

THE SIXTH THROUGH POST-SECONDARY AT GATEWAY.

KNOW WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE IEP PROCESS AND WE NEED SIGNED IEPS.

ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE LOOKING TO FURNISH THE CLASSROOM AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S FULLY STAFFED.

WE HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR INTERNAL PROCESS OF AN EIGHT DAY POSTING AND WORKING THROUGH THE PERSONNEL SERVICES FOR THAT.

BUT WE WILL BE BEGINNING NEXT WEEK.

OKAY. AND SORRY TRUSTEE BERTA, I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP.

I SHOULD HAVE FINISHED ALSO WITH REMINDING YOU THAT OR REMINDING EVERYONE THAT THE DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND OFTENTIMES THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR DISTRICT OF RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENSURING TRANSPORTATION.

YEAH, I JUST HOPE THAT ALL OF THIS CAN MOVE, YOU KNOW, EXPEDIENTLY, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S IEPS TO CONSIDER, BUT THEY'RE ALSO THE WAY THAT THE IEPS, FROM WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED, IT WAS DONE

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AND SO IF WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION BACK, IT SHOULD BE DONE WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF URGENCY.

THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, RELATED TO THE PROTOCOLS AND STAFFING AN EVENT THAT A STUDENT EXPERIENCES, A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. WHAT IS THE PROCESS OR PROTOCOL WITH WITH MEDICAL EMERGENCIES? WE HAVE DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS DEPENDING UPON THE MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

THEY'RE POSTED IN THE CLASSROOMS. SO THAT WAY IF A TEACHER IS ABSENT OR SOMEONE IS ABSENT, IT'S STILL WELL POSTED.

AND EVERYONE KNOWS THE DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS AS WELL AS THE MEDICAL PLANS.

AND WHO IS THE POINT PERSON FOR CONTACT, SHOULD THERE BE CONCERNS ABOUT A SPECIFIC MEDICAL INCIDENT? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION TRUSTEE BERTA.

IF THERE IS A CONCERN ABOUT A SPECIFIC MEDICAL INCIDENT OR EVENT, ANYONE IS ABLE TO OR A FAMILY MEMBER IS ABLE TO CALL AN IEP TEAM MEETING SO WE CAN REVIEW PROTOCOLS AND UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

I UNDERSTAND, I MEAN, SO THAT'S LIKE A, YOU KNOW, LONG TERM MAKING SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

BUT IN TERMS OF IN THE CASE OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, WHO'S THE POINT PERSON FOR CONTACTING.

WE HAVE, IT'S ALL ACCORDING TO WHAT SITE IT'S AT, WHAT THE MEDICAL EMERGENCY WAS.

BUT WE DO HAVE A LOG THAT WE KEEP FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED AND REVIEWING.

AND HOW IS THE NURSE INVOLVED IN THAT? AGAIN, IT'S ALL ACCORDING TO WHAT THE MEDICAL EMERGENCY IS AND THE SEVERITY OF IT OR WHAT THE NECESSARY SUPPORT IS.

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SO IT IS DEPENDENT UPON WHAT IT THE INCIDENT OR THE THE STUDENTS INVOLVED.

YEAH. ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IS IF WE DO HAVE A GROUP OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE MORE MEDICAL NEEDS, PERHAPS IT MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS THE ADEQUATE LEVEL OF STAFFING TO ADDRESS THOSE MEDICAL NEEDS.

THE LAST THING I WANTED TO ASK WAS THE IN TERMS OF THE PLAYGROUND.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WERE CHANGES THAT HAPPENED.

THERE WAS A HEAD START PROGRAM, THE NEW PLAYGROUND THAT GOT DEVELOPED.

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THERE ARE STEPS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO DEVELOP SUCH THINGS, AND I CAN SHARE WHERE WE ARE IN THAT PLANNING AND WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT FACILITIES UPDATE.

OKAY. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU TRUSTEE BERTA.

TRUSTEE ROCHA. THANK YOU.

I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION AND THANK YOU FOR THE VERBAL UPDATE, BUT I'M GOING TO EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON ONE OF TRUSTEE BERTA COMMENTS OR REQUESTS.

AND THAT'S ABOUT THE REPORTS AND THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEING PROVIDED HERE.

AND IN ANY FUTURE MEETING MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE WRITTEN REPORTS.

I KNOW WE HEARD YOU VERBALLY, BUT TRYING TO RECALL, REMEMBER, AND FOR THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST MORE SO THAN EVEN OURS IS KNOWING WHAT THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE AS TO WHAT THE COUNTY JUST OFFERED, DESCRIBED, COMMITTED TO, OR IS PRESENTING.

SO PLEASE, I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE US TO DO WRITTEN REPORTS, ESPECIALLY ON MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE LIKE THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU TRUSTEE ROCHA.

I'M GOING TO GO TO VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND THEN BACK TO TRUSTEE LARI.

YEAH. THANK YOU AND DEFINITELY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY FROM TRUSTEE BERTA.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK TO SOME FAMILIES TOO.

AND I THINK THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS THEY EXPRESSED REAL CONCERNS AND SOME OF THE RESPONSES, I MEAN, WE WERE HANDED SOME TODAY EVEN.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE AROUND REBUILDING TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THOSE LINES OF COMMUNICATION.

AND YOU KNOW, I WAS I THOUGHT IT WAS A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD LAST WEEK WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT GATEWAY WOULD BE AN OPTION AGAIN FOR THESE FAMILIES THROUGH THE IEP PROCESS.

BUT I WANT TO LEARN MORE.

AND OBVIOUSLY KEEPING CONFIDENTIALITY, HOW STAFF IS BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS THAT CONTINUE TO BE BROUGHT UP.

AND, YOU KNOW, BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK TO SOME FOLKS EVEN AFTER AND WAS MENTIONED IN PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THERE'S BEEN TROUBLE EVEN SCHEDULING THE IEP MEETINGS.

SO I WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THESE FAMILIES AND SORT OF WORKING AROUND THEM AND WHAT THEY NEED, AND ALSO WHAT LESSONS HAVE BEEN LEARNED THAT WILL CAN HELP GUIDE THOSE TYPES OF COMMUNICATIONS MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN, DID YOU DID YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION? YES. WELL, I WANT TO LEARN HOW WE'RE BEING MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILIES AFTER ALLOWING GATEWAY AS AN OPTION NOW.

AND WHAT LESSONS HAVE WE LEARNED? THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS AND I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO IMPROVE.

RIGHT. SO WE'RE ALWAYS REFLECTING LOOKING TO IMPROVE.

AGAIN LISTENING TO FAMILIES COMMUNITY NEEDS.

TAKING EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE SAYS VERY SERIOUSLY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE HEARING EVERYONE.

UM, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION, RIGHT.

I'M DEFINITELY I'VE LEARNED VERY CLEARLY THROUGHOUT MY CAREER THAT IF YOU THINK YOU'VE COMMUNICATED IT WELL, YOU SHOULD COMMUNICATE IT AGAIN, BECAUSE THERE'S DIFFERENT FORMS OF COMMUNICATION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY CLEARLY COMMUNICATING.

SO WE CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE ON THAT.

AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT AND REFLECT ON THAT.

YEAH, BECAUSE SOME OF THE COMMUNICATION THAT I WAS HANDED TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT WAS SOME OF WHAT I READ WAS PERSONALLY CONCERNING.

I AGAIN, IT'S A LOT OF THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL, BUT COULD I ALSO HEAR AN ANSWER FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT ON THAT AS WELL? AND I THINK THAT THE STAFF HAVE REALLY ATTEMPTED TO HEAR THE PARENTS AND AS A RESULT, HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE DISTRICTS OF RESIDENTS TO SEE WHAT ADDITIONAL OPTIONS COULD BE CONSIDERED.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE IS A THERE IS A CHALLENGE WHEN WE ARE FACED WITH FACTORS SUCH AS DECLINING

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AND I THINK SOME OF THE THE STAFF MEMBERS ARE REFLECTING ON THEIR COMMUNICATIONS.

I THINK WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME REALLY GOOD REFLECTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DISTRICTS OF RESIDENTS AND THEIR DIRECTORS OF SPECIAL ED, AS WELL, TO THINK MORE CREATIVELY AND INNOVATIVELY ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO MANAGE THIS REALLY REAL PROBLEM OF DECLINING ENROLLMENT.

OKAY. I JUST HOPE THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS WE CAN TAKE IN MOVING FORWARD.

SO JUST WANT TO STRESS THAT.

THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

TRUSTEE LARI. SO I HAD A SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT MARTIN MURPHEY.

SO SOME PARENTS HAVE CONCERNS THAT MAY NOT BE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR STUDENTS.

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT MAKING IT MORE SAFE? SAFETY AT ALL OUR SCCOE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS ARE ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES.

WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE AND WORK WITH THE DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF, SO MARTIN MURPHY IS LOCATED IN MORGAN HILL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS OF MORGAN HILL UNIFIED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE OFFERING THE BEST FACILITIES POSSIBLE FOR OUR FAMILIES.

SO HAVE WE MADE SOME PROGRESS IN THAT IN MAKING IT SAFER? ABSOLUTELY. SO WE'RE ALWAYS BRAINSTORMING NEW WAYS.

I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLE SHADE STRUCTURES AND DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE CAN MAKE.

AGAIN, LISTENING TO OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TRUSTEES? THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT AND THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC FOR COMING THIS EVENING, SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO JUST HEAR UPDATES ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AT GATEWAY AND MARTIN MURPHY AND WHATNOT.

BUT I ECHO THE SAME WISHES FROM VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO HEAR MORE FROM OUR STAFF AND DR.

DEWAN AND OUR PUBLIC, THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD TO ULTIMATELY GET WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

UM, THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX.

THE COUNTY BOARD WILL NOW CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ENERGY SERVICE CONTRACT AND GROUND LEASE WITH E&GI SERVICES FOR ENERGY RELATED IMPROVEMENTS.

MY NAME IS VICTORIA CHON AND I'M THE BOARD PRESIDENT, AND I WILL BE ACTING AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THIS HEARING.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 4217.1024217.18 ENERGY SAVINGS PROJECT.

THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS HOLDING THIS PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING A PROPOSED SOLAR ENERGY SERVICE CONTRACT AND GROUND LEASE WITH E&GI SERVICES US FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN ENERGY RELATED IMPROVEMENTS SOLAR POWER GENERATION TO SCCOE FACILITIES.

THE SCCOE WILL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION REGARDING CEQA EXEMPTION FOR THE ENERGY SAVINGS PROJECTS, AND WILL CONSIDER AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO FUND THE ENERGY SAVINGS PROJECT.

THE HEARING WILL PROCEED AS FOLLOWS.

STAFF WILL MAKE A REPORT.

TRUSTEES MAY ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF AND PUBLIC COMMENTERS MAY MAKE COMMENTS AND WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK.

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CHON.

SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN, TRUSTEES, STAFF, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

THIS EVENING I WILL BE PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT SCOPE, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS AND ENERGY SAVINGS.

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THANK YOU. SCCOE HAS PARTNERED WITH ENERGY SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ELECTRICITY USAGE, SOLAR ENERGY DESIGN, RECOMMENDED ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES AND PROJECTED ENERGY SAVINGS FOR RIDDER PARK, SNELL, SUNOL AND WALDEN WEST TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION, ENERGY CONSERVATION AND INCREASED ENERGY EFFICIENCIES.

THE FOLLOWING SITE ENHANCEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT SCOPE.

THE ADDITION OF SOLAR ENERGY AND LIGHTING UPGRADES WILL BE MADE AT ALL FOUR SITES.

THE ADDITION OF A GENERATOR WILL BE PLACED AT THE SNELL SITE.

THERE WILL BE A HVAC REPLACEMENTS AT THE RIDDER PARK AND SNELL SITES, AND A ROOF REPLACEMENT AT THE RIDDER PARK SITE.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH SCCOE'S COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE ACTION, AS IT MINIMIZES THE IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH

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THE PROJECTED CARBON FOOTPRINT REDUCTION FROM THIS PROJECT IS APPROXIMATELY 1822 METRIC TONS, WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT OF REMOVING 406 CARS FROM THE ROAD. AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT IS THE PERCENT OF EXISTING ELECTRIC KILOWATT HOUR USAGE OFFSET, WHICH IS ABOUT 95% PER SITE.

THE PROJECT SCOPE HAS ALSO BEEN DETERMINED TO NOT HAVE ANY POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OR CEQA, AND THE STATE CEQA GUIDELINES, AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR A SEQUEL EXEMPTION.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THIS SLIDE IS THE FINAL SOLAR ENERGY ENERGY DESIGN FOR THE RIDDER PARK SITE, SO IT SHOWS TWO DIFFERENT ANGLES OF WHERE THE SOLAR PANELS WILL BE PLACED.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THIS IS THE SNELL SITE WHERE IT SHOWS IT ON THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE.

ON THE NEXT SLIDE WE'LL SEE THE SUNOL SITE.

WE'RE GOING TO PLACE IT OFF INTO INTO THE FIELD.

AND THEN AT OUR WALDEN WEST SITE WHICH IS THE NEXT SLIDE.

IT'S GOING TO ALSO PLACE A SOLAR PANELING ON THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE.

NEXT SLIDE. EXISTING ELECTRICITY COSTS AND USAGE WERE ANALYZED AS PART OF THE SCOPE OF THE ENERGY SAVINGS PROJECT, AND OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, ELECTRICITY COSTS HAVE STEADILY INCREASED AND REACHED A HIGH OF 723,000 FOR THE 2022 YEAR.

AS OF OCTOBER 2023, OUR ELECTRICITY COSTS ARE ABOUT 540,000 AND ARE PROJECTED TO EXCEED 800,000, OR 4 MILLION, OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. IT WAS ALSO INFORMED RECENTLY THAT ELECTRICITY RATES WILL ALSO BE INCREASED IN JANUARY 2024, SO THOSE AMOUNTS WILL PROBABLY INCREASE FURTHER.

NEXT SLIDE. NG HAS CONDUCTED A4217 COMPLIANCE TEST TO DETERMINE THE PROJECTED SOLAR ENERGY SAVINGS OVER A 25 YEAR PERIOD, AND THIS INFORMATION IS SUMMARIZED HERE.

SO THE SOLAR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED BY KILOWATT HOUR IS 50.2 MILLION.

THE SOLAR ELECTRICITY SAVINGS IS ABOUT 24.7 MILLION.

THE ENERGY CONSERVATION SAVINGS FROM SOME OF THOSE SITE ENHANCEMENTS IS ABOUT 5 MILLION.

THE TOTAL PROGRAM SAVINGS IS 29.9 MILLION.

THE FINANCING COMPONENT OF IT REDUCES THAT BY ABOUT 18.9 MILLION, BUT THE CUMULATIVE PROGRAM SAVINGS IS $11 MILLION.

THE SCCOE IS ALSO ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A $2 MILLION FEDERAL DIRECT TAX CREDIT, SO THAT AMOUNT WILL BE PROVIDED BACK TO THE SCCOE AND IS INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL PROGRAM SAVINGS OF 29.9 MILLION.

THE PROJECT COST IS 12.3 MILLION, AND THE AMOUNT COMPRISES OF 4 MILLION FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES AND 8.1 MILLION FOR THE SOLAR PROJECT PORTION.

THIS IS ALSO THERE'S ALSO 700,000 FOR SPECIAL INSPECTIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE PROJECT.

AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, WE WILL RECEIVE A 2 MILLION FEDERAL TAX CREDIT THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING TO RECEIVE IN YEAR TWO OF THE PROJECT, AND THAT WILL BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE FINANCING OF THIS PROJECT.

A TAX EXEMPT EQUIPMENT LEASING PROGRAM LOAN, ALSO KNOWN AS A TELC LOAN, IS A FINANCING MECHANISM THAT THE [INAUDIBLE] IS ELIGIBLE FOR THROUGH THE BANK OF AMERICA PUBLIC CAPITAL CORPS.

THE INTEREST RATE THAT WE ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE IS 4.569, FOR A FINANCING TERM OF 20 YEARS.

THIS IS A REALLY FAVORABLE RATE CONSIDERING INTEREST RATES RIGHT NOW ARE RANGING FROM SEVEN AND A HALF TO 8%.

THERE'S NO CLOSING COSTS AND NO FINANCING FEES FOR THIS FINANCING OPTION.

THIS OPTION IS ALSO BACKED BY GOVERNMENT BACKED SECURITIES, WHICH IS ONE OF THE SAFEST INVESTMENT OPTIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE BACKED BY THE US GOVERNMENT.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. IN CONCLUSION, THE SOLAR PROJECT PROMOTES ENERGY CONSERVATION.

THE USE OF RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY REDUCES THE SCCOE'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND ENERGY COSTS, AND ALSO INCREASES THE SUSTAINABILITY AND THE OPERATIONS OF OUR FACILITIES.

THE NEXT STEPS IN THIS PROCESS WOULD BE AT THE NOVEMBER 15TH MEETING.

THERE'LL BE THE ADOPTION OF THE ENERGY SAVINGS FINDINGS, WHICH IS THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE PRESENTED THIS EVENING, AND THERE WILL BE AN ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION FOR THE ENERGY SERVICES, THE ENERGY SERVICES AND LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, AND A RESOLUTION FOR THE CEQA EXEMPTION.

AFTER THAT MEETING, THE FINANCING AND PROCUREMENT PORTION WILL BE FINALIZED, AND THEN THE PROJECT WILL BE UNDERWAY BY DECEMBER 2023.

THAT IS THE KEY TIMELINE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT TAX CREDIT.

AND IT ALSO LOCKS US IN FOR THOSE FAVORABLE SOLAR RATES.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? TRUSTEE BERTA. AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS AS WELL.

CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE SITES WERE SELECTED? OR PROPOSED SITES.

YES, THE FOUR SITES WERE PROPOSED BECAUSE THOSE ARE SCCOE OWNED SITES.

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AND SO THOSE WERE PART OF THE RATIONALE BEHIND IT.

BUT WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE ENERGY AS WELL, THE ENERGY USAGE.

OKAY. AND IS THE THE TOTAL PROGRAM SAVINGS AMOUNT.

AND. AND THAT'S ALMOST 30 MILLION.

IS THAT OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE PERIODS OR HOW HOW MANY OR IS THAT THE TOTAL FOR 25 I THINK? THAT'S THE TOTAL FOR 25 YEARS.

AND SO WHEN THE ANALYSIS WAS DONE FOR THESE SITES, THAT IS THE TOTAL PROGRAM SAVINGS.

SO IT'S 29.9 MILLION OVER 25 YEAR PERIOD.

AND THEN WHEN WE REDUCE 18.9 MILLION FOR THE FINANCING, THE PROJECT NET SAVINGS IS 11 MILLION OVER 25 YEARS.

AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE US TO RECOUP THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE INITIALLY INVESTING? BASED ON OUR PROJECTIONS.

WE WOULD START SEEING SOME OF THIS.

WELL, WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE SAVINGS EVERY MONTH THAT THE SOLAR IS IN PLACE AND WE START MAKING THESE ENHANCEMENTS.

BUT THEN WHEN WE GET TO YEAR 20, WE'RE LOOKING AT 1.4 MILLION IN SAVINGS A YEAR.

AND THEN OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, IT INCREASES AND INCREASES BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT FINANCING OPTION ANYMORE.

SO I WOULD SAY THAT THE OVERALL WOULD BE WE SEE OVER THE 25 YEAR PERIOD, BUT THEN IT WOULD BE CONSTANT AFTER YEAR 20 BECAUSE THEN THERE'S NO FINANCING PAYMENT.

WE HAVE TO PAY, AND IT WOULD BE 1 TO 2 MILLION EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SAVE.

SO IT'LL TAKE 20 YEARS TO RECOUP WHAT WE'VE INVESTED, THE INITIAL INVESTMENT FOR THE LEASE? NO, I WOULD SAY THAT WOULD HAPPEN WITHIN THE FIRST 20 YEARS OF IT.

OKAY. YEAH. BECAUSE WE HAVE IT'S 12 MILLION.

BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE THAT $2 MILLION TAX CREDIT THAT WE'RE GETTING.

SO WE'RE APPLYING THAT AGAINST THE FINANCING IN YEAR TWO.

SO THEN IT WOULD BRING IT DOWN TO 10 MILLION.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE BERTA.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

SO I TOO WAS WONDERING HOW WE SELECTED SITES, BUT I KNOW THAT WAS ANSWERED ALREADY.

CAN WE GET CLARIFICATION ON THE SUNOL SITE? THE PLACEMENT LOOKS LIKE IN THE FIELD NOW.

MAYBE I'M JUST NOT IMAGINING THESE CORRECTLY, BUT THESE ARE LIKE THE ONES THAT WE WOULD SEE ON TOP OF LIKE, PARKING, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE PARKING ROOFS.

AND THEN THEY'RE USUALLY ON TOP.

SO IF IN SUNOL, IF IT'S ON THE FIELD, LIKE HOW IS IT ON THE FIELD.

SO THE REASON FOR THE PLACEMENT RIGHT THERE ON THE FIELD IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE IN THE CORNER A LITTLE BIT MORE IS BECAUSE IN THAT SURROUNDING AREA AREA THERE'S INDUSTRIAL, BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME HIGH RISE BUILDINGS THAT WHEN THE ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED TO PLACE THEM ON TOP OF THE ROOF, THE HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WOULD BLOCK THE SUN TO GENERATE THE SOLAR PANELS. SO THAT'S WHY WHEN THEY WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE SCHEMATIC, WE HAD TO MOVE IT OVER TO WHERE THAT WOULD BE AN OPEN ACCESS POINT FOR CONSTANT SUNLIGHT.

SO THEN HOW ARE SO ARE THERE GOING TO BE LIKE STRUCTURES ON THE FIELD THEN? DOES THAT LIMIT THE USE OF THE FIELD? NO. WHAT WE DID IS WE MOVED IT OVER TO THE CORNER OF THE FIELD.

AND SO THAT FIELD WILL HAVE OPEN SPACE.

SO IT LOOKS THE DESIGN LOOKS LIKE THAT WAY THERE, BUT IT WILL ACTUALLY BE TURNED A LITTLE BIT.

SO IT'LL BE OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND.

NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT.

IT'S A PRETTY WIDE SPACE.

OKAY. SO IT DOESN'T RESTRICT ACCESS TO THE FIELD FOR.

OKAY, GREAT. YEAH. AND THEN THE I THINK I'M THE CUMULATIVE ELECTRICITY EXPENDITURE.

SO ON SLIDE SEVEN THE BAR GRAPH THAT WE SEE THOSE TOTAL COSTS ARE THE COSTS FOR ALL OF THE FACILITIES.

IS THAT CORRECT. NOT JUST LIKE THE RIDDER PARK OFFICE.

THOSE ARE FOR ALL FOUR.

YEAH OKAY. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE MAH. THANK YOU PRESIDENT CHON.

I GUESS I'M STILL FOLLOWING ON A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT I HEARD PRESIDENT CHON ASK, ARE ALL OF THESE SOLAR PANELS GOING TO BE ELEVATED? SO THAT YOU KNOW THEY WON'T BE ANY EFFECT OR USAGE OF GROUND SPACE.

SO THE ONE AT THE CENTRAL SITE WILL BE OFF IN THE CORNER, SO IT WON'T HAVE ANY IMPACT TO THE FIELD SPACE THERE.

I'M SORRY. IT'LL BE OFF IN THE CORNER.

BUT IS IT GOING TO BE ON THE GROUND OR IS IT GOING TO BE ELEVATED? THAT ONE WILL BE ON THE GROUND BECAUSE OF ALL THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

THERE'S HIGH RISE BUILDINGS THAT PREVENT THE SUN FROM CHARGING THE SOLAR PANELS.

SO IF. IF IT'S ON THE GROUND, THAT'S GOING TO BE MORE LIKELY TO BE COVERED BY THE SECOND STORY BUILDINGS OR HIGHER OFFICE.

IF IT'S ELEVATED, IT WOULD HAVE LESS OPPORTUNITY FOR.

SO WHEN THE VENDOR WENT OUT AND DID THE ASSESSMENT BECAUSE THEY DID MULTIPLE SIDEWALKS, THAT WAS THE MOST FEASIBLE OPTION TO PLACE THE SOLAR, BECAUSE CERTAIN TIMES OF DAY THE SUN WOULD VARY SO THAT ONE WOULD BE OFF ON THE CORNER OF THE FIELD.

THE WALDEN WEST ONE WOULD BE ON THE PERIMETER OF THE FIELD.

I'M SORRY. GOING BACK TO THE SIGNAL.

BUT COULDN'T WE ELEVATE WHERE THE PANELS ARE SO AT LEAST WE COULD STILL ACCESS UNDERNEATH THE FIELD AREA?

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RIGHT. BUT I MEAN, THE SMALL ONES ARE RIGHT NOW ON THE FIELD.

YES. SO THEY COULD BE ELEVATED JUST LIKE IN PARKING STRUCTURES, YOU KNOW, BUILD THE ELEVATED THEN, THEN THE FIELD WOULD, WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE.

YES. WE COULD DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT.

OKAY. YEAH. OKAY.

AND SO THE SOLAR ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE ON THE GROUND.

THE SUNOL AND RIDDER PARK, I MEAN, NOT WALDEN WEST IS ON THE PERIMETER OF WALDEN WEST.

AND SO THAT ONE THAT'S ON THE TOP PART OF THE WALDEN WEST PICTURE, MAYBE WE COULD HAVE THAT PICTURE BROUGHT UP.

SO IS IT THAT PANEL IS ALONG THE TOP OF THIS PICTURE, OR THE PANEL THAT'S ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS PICTURE? SO THE ONE ON THE TOP IS WHERE IT'S ON THE..

ON THE GROUND. ON THE GROUND.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE RIGHT THERE IS ON TOP OF A BUILDING, IT APPEARS.

RIGHT. AND THEN THE RIDDER PARK WILL BE, IT WOULD BE ON OUR ROOF.

AND IT WOULD ALSO BE LIKE THE PARKING SPACES THAT YOU SEE AT DIFFERENT PLACES.

WE WOULD HAVE THOSE ADDED, BUT THEY WOULD ALSO BE ADDED ONTO OUR ROOF.

RIGHT. BUT THOSE ARE ALL ELEVATED.

CORRECT. SO THE ONLY, ONLY OTHER ONE THAT'S ON THE GROUND IS AT WALDEN WEST THAT THAT TOP PICTURE OR THAT TOP BLUE CORRECT RECTANGLE.

AND SO AGAIN WHAT IS UNDERNEATH THAT RIGHT NOW OR WHAT IS IT BEING PLACED ON RIGHT NOW? IT'S JUST THE SCHEMATIC IS PUTTING IT OFF IN THE FIELD.

RIGHT. SO IS THAT AN OPEN FIELD THAT.

YES. RIGHT NOW.

AND SO THAT OPEN FIELD IS THAT ACCESS BY STUDENTS TYPICALLY IN THE WE DIDN'T PLACE IT IN AN AREA THAT THE STUDENTS WOULD ACCESS.

SO IN THE WAY THAT IT WILL BE PLACED, IT WILL BE PLACED OUT OF THE WAY AND SOME OF THE OPEN SPACE THERE.

SO IT WON'T INTERFERE WITH ANY OF THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES OR STAFF ACTIVITIES.

SO AGAIN, COULD THEY BE ELEVATED SO THAT THE SPACE UNDERNEATH WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE? YEAH, WE COULD DEFINITELY EXPLORE THAT.

I MEAN, AGAIN, IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE COST CERTAINLY.

CORRECT. BUT I MEAN COVERED SPACE IS KIND OF NICE FOR HAVING SHADED AREAS FOR STUDENTS ALSO BOTH AT SUNOL AND AT WALDEN WEST, YOU COULD PUT PICNIC TABLES UNDERNEATH THERE, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR, YOU KNOW, ALL KINDS OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

IT'S JUST A SHAME TO PUT IT ON THE GROUND SO THAT YOU CAN'T USE IT AT ALL.

SO THAT'S WHY I RAISED THE QUESTION.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANKS TRUSTEE MAH. VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

THANK YOU. AND I KNOW THAT THIS ITEM IS ABOUT THE INSTALLATION, BUT JUST TO PUT A NOTE IN THE SUPERINTENDENTS EAR IF FUTURE UPDATES COULD INCLUDE UPDATES ON THE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT TOO, AS WE SEE THIS PROJECT COME TOGETHER.

I'D LOVE TO SEE UPDATES ON THAT AS WELL.

YES, ABSOLUTELY, BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

BIG PART OF THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORT FOR YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION CURRICULUM, WAYS IN WHICH OUR VENDOR AND CONTRACTORS CAN SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS.

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UM AND I'M GOING TO ASSUME, AND I'M STILL NOT FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF OUR ASSETS, THESE ARE ALL OUR PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN.

AND SO WE ARE GOING TO ENTER INTO A LEASE WITH THIS COMPANY.

CORRECT. SO IT'S WE'RE WE WOULD BE ENTERING INTO AN ENERGY SERVICE CONTRACT WITH THE COMPANY.

WE WOULD BE ENTERING INTO A LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH BANK OF AMERICA THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO FINANCE THIS PROJECT, AND THEN WE WOULD PAY IT BACK, AND THEN THE EQUIPMENT WOULD BE OURS TO OWN AT THE END OF THAT TERM.

OKAY. BUT THE LEASE IS FOR ALSO FOR THE UNDERLYING PROPERTY USE.

SO BUT WE GET THE FACILITIES, I'M SORRY, THE SOLAR PANELS BACK AND THE LAND BACK AT THE CONCLUSION.

SO THE LAND ALWAYS RETAINS OWNERSHIP WITH SCCOE.

SO IT'S JUST A LEASE? IT'S JUST CORRECT, IT'S JUST FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE SOLAR AND ANY OF THE ENERGY CONSERVATION UPGRADES.

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OKAY. AND YOU KNOW, I'M A LITTLE FAMILIAR WITH THESE.

WHEN I WAS AT THE CITY, THIS SEEMED LIKE A LONGER PERIOD THAN I'VE SEEN WITH OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES.

CAN YOU PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK ON THAT OR COMMENTS ON THAT.

SO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT WAS TO BE ABLE TO WANT IT STRUCTURED BECAUSE IT'S GOVERNMENT BACKED.

SO THAT'S THE NICE BENEFIT OF IT.

IT'S A LOW INTEREST RATE, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO GENERATE SAVINGS AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE REPAYMENT PROCESS TO PAY FOR THE PROJECT ITSELF AT THE END.

SO I'VE TYPICALLY SEEN ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 20 YEARS ON THESE TYPE OF LEASES.

OKAY. AND THEN I'M GLAD TRUSTEE MAH BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE OF THE FACILITIES AND LOCATION.

AND I GUESS I'M SCRATCHING MY HEAD.

IS THERE A COST SAVINGS FOR DOING IT ON THE GROUND? THAT WAS PLACEMENT OF THE SPACE BASED ON THE SITE.

SO I WOULDN'T SAY THERE'S ANY COST SAVINGS PER SE, BECAUSE THE SOLAR PANEL IS GOING TO COST THE SAME, BUT WE COULD LOOK AT POSSIBLY SEEING ABOUT AND IT'S JUST A RENDERING.

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BUT WE ALSO ARE GOING TO BE DOING CONSTRUCTION AT WALDEN WEST IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY IT'S PLACED IN THE BACK, BECAUSE THE ROOFS WILL BE REPLACED.

UNDERSTOOD, AND I'M ASSUMING WE'RE LOOKING AT LOCATION LEAST IMPACT ON OUR USES.

THE PUBLIC USES THE ENVIRONMENT, ALL THOSE THINGS.

BUT AGAIN, I GUESS STILL SCRATCHING MY HEAD ON A GROUND SOLAR PANEL.

THAT'S PRETTY RARE, UNLESS YOU SEE IT IN A SITE THAT'S NOT UTILIZED OR HAS NO USE AROUND IT.

AND IF IT'S JUST SIMPLY A COST SAVINGS, I HOPE THAT IN THE NEGOTIATION WE WOULD HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR THE LEAST IMPACT ON THE PUBLIC, OUR FACILITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. UM.

OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TRUSTEES? ALL RIGHT, OH TRUSTEE LARI.

SO I BELIEVE THERE'S SOME WAY OF HAVING THE SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF THAT CAN BE REPLACED WHEN THE ROOF IS REPLACED.

HAVE WE LOOKED INTO THAT? WE COULD LOOK AT POTENTIALLY HAVING IN PLACE ON THE ROOF AT THAT TIME.

BUT THE WHOLE PART OF THE PROCESS IS THAT WE HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST TO GET THE SOLAR CREDITS.

SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE OF POSSIBLY HAVING THEM PLACE ON THE ROOF AFTER THE REPAIRS ARE DONE.

OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU.

I HAVE ONE CLARIFYING QUESTION ABOUT THE PLACING.

YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT PUTTING THEM ON THE ROOF VERSUS PUTTING THEM ON THE GROUND, THAT WAS THAT.

THAT WAS PART OF THE ASSESSMENT THAT THE THIS COMPANY DID TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD.

GET MORE SUN.

CORRECT? YES. THEY DID MULTIPLE SITE VISITS TO LOOK AT THE PLACEMENT OF THE SOLAR PANELING.

THEY ALSO DID MULTIPLE SITE ASSESSMENTS FOR HVAC UNITS, THE LIGHTING UPGRADES.

SO YEAH, THERE WAS A LOT OF ANALYSIS DONE.

THERE WAS A LOT OF ENGINEERS THAT WENT OUT AND DID A LOT OF THIS WORK AS WELL.

SO AND THEN I GUESS COMPARING, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE NUMBER, I KNOW IT'S MORE ABOUT HOW MUCH ENERGY RIGHT.

SO, THAT VERSUS IF WE COULD KIND OF CONSIDER HOW MUCH MORE ENERGY WOULD BE GETTING WITH IT BEING ON THE GROUND VERSUS BEING ON THE ROOF. IN RETROSPECT, OF THE COST OF I DON'T KNOW IF IT COSTS MORE TO PUT IT ON THE ROOF, JUST KIND OF SEEING THAT DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE I THINK OUR CONCERN IS, WELL, I'LL JUST SPEAK FOR MYSELF IS JUST ABOUT THE UTILIZATION OF THE SPACE.

SO YEAH. AND I AND GOING OFF TRUSTEE ROCHA, WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EVER SEEN SOLAR PANELS ON THE GROUND, BUT MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THEM.

AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION.

I CAN'T REMEMBER, SO I'LL ASK IF I REMEMBER AT ANOTHER TIME.

OKAY. OKAY.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

MODERATOR, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OH, I DON'T THINK THE MIC IS WORKING BACK THERE.

NO. ARE THERE PUBLIC COMMENTS? THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

I'M GOING TO TAKE IT BY THE SHAKING OF THE HEAD THAT THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANK YOU MODERATOR.

OKAY, SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO COMMENTS, I WILL NOW DECLARE THIS HEARING CLOSED.

THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS WILL OCCUR AT THE SEPTEMBER, I'M SORRY, THE NOVEMBER 15TH, 2023 MEETING.

AT THAT TIME, A RESOLUTION REGARDING CEQA EXEMPTION FOR THE ENERGY SAVING PROJECT AND A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENERGY SAVINGS CONTRACT WITH ENGIE SERVICES AND LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO FUND THE ENERGY SAVINGS PROJECT WILL BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT.

SORRY, I HAVE I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION ABOUT NEXT STEPS FOR THIS ITEM.

IF THERE'S GOING TO BE.

THE CONTRACT AT THE NEXT MEETING, SO IT WILL HAVE THE FULL BID.

IT'S GOING TO BE A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE ENERGY SERVICES CONTRACT AND THE LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT.

AND IT WILL ALSO BE A SEPARATE RESOLUTION FOR THE CEQA EXEMPTION.

RIGHT. SO THE RESOLUTION FOR THE CONTRACT, WILL WE ACTUALLY GET A COPY OF THE CONTRACT AS PART OF THE? NO, NO, IT'S JUST THE RESOLUTION.

YEAH, BUT THE. WILL THE NUMBERS BE ADJUSTED FOR THE PROPOSED RAISING OF THE SOLAR PANELS ? SO WE'LL GET THAT.

NOT AT THIS TIME.

I WILL WORK WITH THE VENDOR ON THAT.

BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT IF WE DO DO IT, WE COULD DO IT AT A LATER TIME.

WE'RE JUST GETTING REALLY CLOSE TO THE WIRE FOR THE DECEMBER 31ST DATE.

SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY TALK TO THEM ABOUT POSSIBLY ADJUSTING.

SO THAT WOULD BE LIKE A CHANGE ORDER THEN AFTER THE CONTRACTS IT WOULD BE PART OF THE SAME CONTRACT AMOUNT.

WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT THE PLACEMENT OF THEM BECAUSE THE SOLAR PANELING FOR THE PANELS THEMSELVES, THE COST IS ALREADY EMBEDDED IN THE FINANCING AMOUNT.

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SO. OKAY.

BUT IF IF IT IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DEFINE THAT.

WILL IT BE INCLUDED AS A CHANGE ORDER OR SOMETHING.

BECAUSE THE CONTRACT THAT WE WILL BE DOING THE RESOLUTION HAS A FIXED BID NUMBER.

RIGHT, RIGHT, YES. SO THEN IF THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE THAT WILL BE JUST DONE AS A CHANGE ORDER, I GUESS.

WE WOULD MAKE SURE TO KEEP IT UNDER THAT CONTRACT AMOUNT.

SO IF WE HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS SOMEWHERE ELSE, WE COULD.

BUT TALKING TO THE VENDOR, IT DIDN'T SOUND LIKE IT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT TO DO ANY RAISING OF THAT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY APPLYING IT ONTO A STRUCTURE AT THIS POINT.

RIGHT, I MEAN, YOU'RE BUILDING A NEW POLES TO STRUCTURE TO HOLD IT UP.

YES. SO IT SEEMS LIKE THERE WOULD BE SOME KIND OF COST.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU. HEARING THAT THERE IS NONE.

WE, NO PUBLIC COMMENT QUESTIONS ARE DONE.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ALVAREZ, ARE YOU READY TO GIVE YOUR REPORT? YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CHON, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DR.

DEWAN AND COMMUNITY.

A NEW COHORT OF WELDING HAS BEGUN.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A THREE WEEK WELDING PROGRAM, WHERE WE'LL BE LEARNING ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTALS OF WELDING AND HOW TO USE STATE OF THE ART WELDING EQUIPMENT.

AFTER COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, WE WILL RECEIVE OUR CERTIFICATES.

THIS WILL REALLY BENEFIT STUDENTS BECAUSE WE CAN TAKE THIS SKILL WHEREVER WE GO.

AFTER THIS PROGRAM, WE WILL START DOING ANOTHER SESSION FOR STUDENTS TO GET THEIR FORKLIFT CERTIFICATION.

THIS MONTH IS NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

WE WILL BE HONORING THE HISTORY OF PEOPLE INDIGENOUS TO THIS LAND BY PUTTING UP POSTERS TO CELEBRATE AND SHOW OUR RESPECT TO THEIR HERITAGE.

IN HISTORY CLASS WE'LL BE LEARNING ABOUT THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN OUR STATE.

WE WILL BE WORKING ON MAKING DREAMCATCHERS.

THIS WILL HONOR THE NATIVE CULTURE AS WELL.

AND YESTERDAY ON CAMPUS WE HAD VISITORS.

THOSE VISITORS WERE THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ER'S.

AND AS A MEMBER OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, I GAVE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SOME OF THE OWNERS OF THE 49ER ORGANIZATION.

WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET THE PLAYERS AND ASK THEM QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR CAREER.

THEY WERE ABLE TO SHARE SOME OF THEIR WISDOM.

THEY SHARED THEIR EXPERIENCES AND HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE.

WE WERE ABLE TO DO DRILLS WITH THE 49ER'S AND THAT HELPS STUDENTS ENGAGE IN TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES.

IT REALLY GAVE STUDENTS MOTIVATION, HEARING HOW THESE PLAYERS PUSH THROUGH THE STRUGGLES THEY FACED IN THEIR LIFE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ALVAREZ FOR YOUR REPORT.

SOME EXCITING THINGS GOING ON AND THERE'S SOME CLAPPING IN THE AUDIENCE IN CASE YOU AREN'T ABLE TO HEAR THAT.

SO, OKAY, NOW THAT BRINGS US TO OUR NEXT ITEM, OUR CLOSED SESSION.

THE BOARD IS ABOUT TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION.

CLOSED SESSION. EXCUSE ME.

PRESIDENT CHON. WE HAVE ITEMS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

ON THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, OH ON CLOSED SESSION.

MY APOLOGIES. THANK YOU.

OKAY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

MODERATOR. IF YOU COULD PLEASE START PUBLIC COMMENT.

AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.

TO PREVENT SOUND DISTORTION, PLEASE KEEP THE MICROPHONE AT A SHORT DISTANCE FROM YOUR MOUTH.

THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS ARE ANNA MENDOZA, FABIOLA BOTAS, AND ANDREA HIGHTOWER.

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS ANNA MENDOZA.

PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS ANA MENDOZA AND I WORK FOR CARAS.

IT'S A NONPROFIT AGENCY IN GILROY.

MY REPORT, IT'S FOR DR.

DEWAN. I COME HERE AND I BEG YOU TO STOP HARASSING MY PARENTS.

STOP TARGETING FAVIOLA BADAZZ.

STOP SENDING HER YOUR STAFF TO HAVE PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH YOU.

I WAS ACTUALLY IN A MEETING WITH FAVIOLA.

AND THE STAFF YOU SENT TO TALK TO FAVIOLA SAID THAT YOU WERE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT, THAT YOU WOULDN'T APPROVE IT.

SO IF YOU WANT TO MEET WITH ONE GATEWAY PARENT, YOU MEET WITH THE REST.

DON'T TARGET HER, PLEASE.

AND WHAT CAN I SAY, MA'AM? ONLY A MONSTER WILL ACTUALLY DO THAT.

ONLY A MONSTER WILL KEEP HURTING FAMILY.

SHE'S AFRAID OF YOU.

SHE REALLY IS.

YOU KNOW, SHE COMES TO HER OFFICE VERY SCARED, SAYING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE WANTS TO TALK TO ME.

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I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE WANTS TO BE PRESENT AT MY IEP MEETINGS..

WHERE I CAN ASK YOU A QUESTION BOARD MEMBERS? HAVE YOU EVER HEARD A SUPERINTENDENT GOING TO AN IEP MEETING? I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN A LONG TIME, AND I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING FOR SCHOOLS.

I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE YOUR DEGREES.

I DON'T HAVE ALL THE EDUCATION YOU GUYS ALL HAVE, BUT IT'S VERY COMMON.

IT'S COMMON SENSE RIGHT THERE, YOU KNOW, AND I ASK MULTIPLE PEOPLE, AND I ALSO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SEE ME HERE AT THE BOARD MEETINGS.

THEY SAID, LOOK AT YOUR PERSONAL CONTRACTS THAT YOU SIGN WITH OTHER PEOPLE WITHOUT LETTING THE BOARD MEMBERS KNOW THE CONTRACTS YOU BRING TO HAVE YOUR FRIENDS WORK ON THE SITES, LOOK INTO THAT BOARD MEMBERS.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS FAVIOLA BATRES.

PLEASE PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS FAVIOLA BOTTAS.

YES. I'M SCARED, I'M TERRIFIED.

BECAUSE THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE ORDEAL, I'M ABOUT TO BE HOMELESS.

THANKS TO YOU FOR MAKING ME MISS TIME AT WORK, HUSBAND GOT FIRED BECAUSE OF THIS.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOUR BACKGROUND AS I HAVE BEEN HOMELESS BEFORE WITH MY KIDS ON THE STREETS.

AND THANKS TO YOU, I'M SO BEHIND ON EVERYTHING.

NOW WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE A CONNECTION WITH ME OR I HAVE TO MODIFY MY TIME TO BE PLEASED YOU.

I CAN'T. I'M WORKING 10 TO 14 HOUR SHIFTS.

BUT YOU DON'T MAKE ONE LITTLE SPACE FOR ME OR FOR THE FAMILIES.

I'M ABOUT TO HAVE AN ANEURYSM OR HEART ATTACK BECAUSE OF THE STRESS THAT YOU'VE BEEN PUTTING ME DOWN IN THIS HOLE THAT I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF ANYMORE.

I'M ALREADY THREE MONTHS BEHIND ON RENT BECAUSE OF ALL THIS.

YOU THINK I DON'T GET A LITTLE CALLS WITH SOCIAL WORKERS AND SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS AND THE WHY MY KID'S NOT GOING TO SCHOOL? THAT'S NOT FAIR. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO TELL YOU, TO CONVINCE YOU TO STEP DOWN AND GIVE THIS POSITION TO SOMEBODY THAT DOES CARE FOR THESE KIDS.

THEY MIGHT NOT BE PERFECT, BUT I'M NOT A PERFECT MOM.

I JUST WANT TO BE THE MOM THAT THESE KIDS NEED.

AND YOU KEEP PUSHING ME AGAINST THE WALL WHERE I CAN'T BREATHE ANYMORE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANDREA HIGHTOWER.

PLEASE PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANDREA HIGHTOWER, AS A PARENT, I 100% STAND BEHIND FAVIOLA.

I 100% STAND BEHIND THE OTHER PARENTS AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED AT YOUR DECISIONS MARIANNE.

MY CHILD, LAST YEAR, ALMOST ALL OF LAST YEAR WAS ON A THREE HOUR BUS RIDE.

ONE WAY TO MARTIN MURPHY.

I HEARD A LOT ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE DISTRICTS TONIGHT, AND I HAVE IT IN WRITING.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT GILROY UNIFIED TOLD US? COE DECIDED TO MAKE THE PLACEMENTS.

COE DECIDED TO MAKE THE MOVEMENT.

AND WE CAN SIT HERE AND WE CAN PLAY THE WE CAN PLAY THE BLAME GAME BACK AND FORTH.

BUT PARTNERS SHOULD PICKS LEADERSHIP AND OUR KIDS SHOULD NOT BE A PART OF THIS GAME.

MY DAUGHTER HAS SWALLOWED WHITE-OUT, CHEWED ON RUSTY NAILS, AND EVERY TIME I HAVE TRIED TO BRING UP THE SAFETY WITH THE STAFFING ISSUES. I DON'T GET A RESPONSE.

MEANWHILE, YOU'RE OVER HERE HARASSING ANOTHER PARENT WHO NEEDS HELP FOR HER CHILD.

MY CHILD NEEDS STAFFING ISSUES.

HER CHILD HAS STAFFING ISSUES AS WELL, BUT YET YOU WON'T ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

THIS IS NOT FAIR. OUR CHILD, OUR CHILDREN HAVE BEEN TRAUMATIZED ENOUGH AND OUR FAMILIES HAVE SUFFERED ENOUGH.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MODERATOR.

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 AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARAMETERS OF THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN CLOSED SESSION.

OUR CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES TWO ITEMS A COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION AND THE EXPULSION APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT UNION

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THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER CLOSED SESSION AND WE WILL RETURN IN APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS OR AFTER 10 P.M..

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

OKAY WE HAVE FOUR. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUST BRING US BACK.

SO WELCOME BACK.

WE'RE READY TO RESUME AN OPEN SESSION UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM EIGHT.

AND THE MATTER OF CLOSED SESSION ITEM 8 B.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE BERTA AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ROCHA TO DENY THE APPEAL AND AFFIRM THE DECISION OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, HAVING FOUND THAT ONE, THE DISTRICT SUBSTANTIALLY COMPILED WITH THE HEARING NOTICE AND HEARING PROCEDURES REQUIRED BY EDUCATION CODE.

TWO, THE STUDENT RECEIVED A FAIR HEARING BEFORE THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PANEL AND THE DISTRICT BOARD.

THREE, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE WAS PRESENTED AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING TO ESTABLISH A STUDENT VIOLATED CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE SECTION FOUR, EIGHT NINE, ONE, FIVE, C, FOUR, AND FOUR, THE STUDENT DID MEET THEIR BURDEN TO ESTABLISH THAT THERE IS RELEVANT AND MATERIAL EVIDENCE WHICH, IN THE EXERCISE OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE, COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED OR WHICH WAS IMPROPERLY EXCLUDED AT THE HEARING. THE VOTE WAS SIX YES AND ONE ABSENT AT VOTE.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN, OUR INFORMATION ITEMS. DR. DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THE NEXT ITEM? SO OUR NEXT INFORMATION ITEM THIS EVENING, TRUSTEES AND PRESIDENT CHON IS OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS UPDATE.

AND JOINING US THIS EVENING IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEFULA FAIRLEY AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MICHELLE JOHNSON.

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

TONIGHT I HAVE TWO ITEMS ON WHICH TO UPDATE YOU.

FIRST VOICES, COLLEGE BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMY AT MOUNT PLEASANT.

THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED AN UNANNOUNCED VISIT TO VOICES MOUNT PLEASANT ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH.

THE TEAM OBSERVED SOME ISSUES ABOUT WHICH I FOLLOWED UP WITH THE VOICES CEO ALDO RAMIREZ, WHO WAS HERE EARLIER THIS EVENING.

SINCE OUR MEETING, MR. RAMIREZ HAS PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THE CHARTER SCHOOL TEAMS CONCERNS AND BASED ON MR. RAMIREZ'S UPDATE.

VOICES HAS TAKEN THE FIRST STEPS TOWARDS ADDRESSING SCCOE CONCERNS.

SECOND, CHARTER SCHOOL CREDENTIAL REVIEW.

THE CREDENTIALS FOR ALL TEACHERS AT SCCBOE, AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE SCCOE CREDENTIALS DEPARTMENT. THE REVIEW FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

AS A REMINDER, PRIOR TO AB 1505, WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE IN JULY 2020, CHARTER SCHOOLS WERE GRANTED FLEXIBILITY IN ASSIGNING NON CREDENTIALED TEACHERS TO NON-CORE AND NON COLLEGE PREP CLASSES.

AB 1505 REMOVED THAT FLEXIBILITY AND ALIGNED AND ALIGNED CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS IN CHARTER SCHOOLS, WITH THOSE FOR ALL OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS.

THIS MEANS TEACHERS EMPLOYED IN CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NOW REQUIRED TO HOLD A CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT, OR ANOTHER DOCUMENT APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR CERTIFICATED ASSIGNMENT.

IF A TEACHER WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE CREDENTIAL AUTHORIZATION WAS EMPLOYED IN A CHARTER SCHOOL DURING THE 1920 SCHOOL YEAR AND CONTINUES TO HOLD THE SAME ASSIGNMENT AT THE SAME SCHOOL, THAT TEACHER HAS UNTIL JULY 1ST, 2025, TO OBTAIN THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION FOR THEIR POSITION.

MOREOVER, BEGINNING IN 2021, AB 1505 REQUIRED NEWLY HIRED TEACHERS AND TEACHERS WHO CHANGE ASSIGNMENTS TO HOLD THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE FOR THEIR TEACHING ASSIGNMENT IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT CERTIFICATE FOR THE POSITION TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED, TEACHERS WORKING TOGETHER WITH THEIR CHARTER SCHOOL EMPLOYER CAN OBTAIN AN EMERGENCY CREDENTIAL OR PERMIT FROM THE COMMISSION ON TEACHING, TEACHER CREDENTIALING, OR THE CTC.

AN EMERGENCY CREDENTIAL OR PERMIT TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZES THE TEACHER TO LEGALLY SERVE IN THEIR TEACHING ASSIGNMENT WHILE THEY SIMULTANEOUSLY WORK TOWARDS COMPLETING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CREDENTIAL.

IN THE PAST, SCCOE CREDENTIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED THE CREDENTIALS REVIEW AND SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT. THIS YEAR, THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CREDENTIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE SCCOE RECEIVED FROM CHARTER SCHOOLS ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR REVIEW.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CREDENTIALS TEAM, LED BY THE RECENTLY RETIRED CAROLYN BOWERS, FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.

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UPON COMPLETION OF ITS REVIEW OF THESE SCHOOLS, THE CREDENTIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT OF 116 POTENTIAL MISASSIGNMENTS, INCLUDING A MYRIAD OF VACANCIES ACROSS 20 OF THE 21 SCCBOE CHARTER AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOLS. A MISASSIGNMENT IS THE PLACEMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE AND A TEACHING POSITION FOR WHICH THE EMPLOYEE DOES NOT HOLD A LEGALLY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATE OR CREDENTIAL, OR IS NOT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO HOLD THAT POSITION BY STATUTE.

A VACANCY IS A TEACHING POSITION TO WHICH A SINGLE DESIGNATED CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE HAS NOT BEEN ASSIGNED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OR THE BEGINNING OF A SEMESTER FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR OR THE ENTIRE SEMESTER, RESPECTIVELY.

OIA DID NOT HAVE ANY INITIAL MISASSIGNMENTS OR VACANCIES.

THE MAJORITY OF THE 116 MISASSIGNMENTS WERE DUE TO ONE OF THREE ISSUES.

POSITIONS WERE VACANT.

THE TIMING OF THE SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTATION AND CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS TO THE CTC OR PROCESSING.

THERE WAS A PROCESSING BACKLOG OF APPROXIMATELY 80 DAYS AT THE CTC.

THE REMAINING ISSUES WERE TRUE MISASSIGNMENTS, MEANING THE TEACHERS DID NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE CREDENTIAL FOR THE POSITION TO WHICH THEY WERE ASSIGNED.

SCHOOLS WERE GIVEN 30 DAYS TO CORRECT THE MISASSIGNMENTS, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS CHARTER SCHOOLS CAN CORRECT A MISASSIGNMENT.

FIRST, THEY CAN REMOVE THE TEACHER FROM THE CLASSROOM AND ASSIGN A SUBSTITUTE UNTIL THE ISSUE HAS BEEN CORRECTED.

SECOND, THEY CAN HELP THE DISTRICT CAN HELP THE TEACHER ACQUIRE A PROVISIONAL INTERN PERMIT OR A PIP.

A SHORT TERM STAFF PERMIT, AN EMERGENCY CROSS-CULTURAL LANGUAGE, ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE OR AUTHORIZATION.

EMERGENCY BILINGUAL AUTHORIZATION IN SPANISH OR A GENERAL EDUCATION LIMITED ASSIGNMENT PERMIT.

THIRD, THE SCHOOL CAN HELP THE TEACHER ACQUIRE A CLAD A B CLAD A VASP, A MULTIPLE SUBJECT CREDENTIAL, A SINGLE SUBJECT CREDENTIAL, OR SOME OTHER AUTHORIZATION THAT THEY NEED.

AND FINALLY, THE SCHOOL CAN FILL THE VACANCY, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A MISASSIGNMENT.

THEY CAN FILL THE VACANCY WITH A CORRECTLY CREDENTIALED EMPLOYEE.

AS OF TODAY, OF THE 495 POSITIONS, THERE ARE STILL 18 VACANCIES ACROSS SIX SCHOOLS, INCLUDING ACE AND POWER, ALPHA, JOSE HERNANDEZ, ALPHA CORNERSTONE, UNIVERSITY PREP ACADEMY, VOICES, MORGAN HILL AND VOICES, MOUNT PLEASANT.

ALSO, ALL BUT FOUR SCHOOLS, INCLUDING ACE EMPOWER, BULLIS, VOICES MORGAN HILL AND VOICES MOUNT PLEASANT HAVE CLEARED THEIR POSITION MISASSIGNMENTS. ACE, BULLIS AND VOICES MOUNT PLEASANT, EACH HAS A TEACHER WHO HAS A TEACHING CREDENTIAL FOR THE POSITION THEY HOLD, BUT DO NOT HAVE THE SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZATION TO TEACH ENGLISH LEARNERS AT THIS TIME.

THE TEACHER AT VOICES MOUNT PLEASANT AND ANOTHER TEACHER AT VOICES MORGAN HILL, DO NOT HAVE THE SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZATION TO ALSO TEACH IN SPANISH, AND THOSE SCHOOLS ARE SPANISH DUAL IMMERSION SCHOOLS.

WITH REGARD TO THE 18 VACANCIES, ALL POSITIONS CURRENTLY HAVE VALID SUBSTITUTES OR COVERAGE BY A CREDENTIALED SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.

HOWEVER, A SUB PERMIT ONLY ALLOWS THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHER TO REMAIN IN A CLASS SINGLE CLASSROOM FOR 60 DAYS, AND THIS WAS EXTENDED FROM TO FROM 30 DAYS DUE TO THE TEACHER SHORTAGE.

THEREFORE, A SCHOOL WOULD NEED TO HAVE TO ROTATE THE SUBSTITUTES FROM CLASSROOM TO CLASSROOM TO ADHERE TO THE 60 DAY LIMIT.

CURRENTLY, ACE EMPOWER HAS THREE VACANCIES OUT OF TEN POSITIONS.

ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ HAS THREE VACANCIES OUT OF 23 POSITIONS.

ALPHA CORNERSTONE HAS ONE VACANCY OUT OF 23 POSITIONS, AND UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY ACADEMY HAS ONE VACANCY OUT OF 41 POSITIONS. VOICES MORGAN HILL HAS TWO VACANCIES OUT OF 11 POSITIONS AND VOICES MOUNT PLEASANT HAS EIGHT VACANCIES OUT OF TEN POSITIONS.

THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZES THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE, IMPACTING THE ABILITY OF CHARTER SCHOOLS TO FILL POSITIONS WITH QUALIFIED TEACHERS, AND WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE EFFORTS SCHOOLS ARE MAKING TO RESOLVE THEIR CHALLENGES IN THIS AREA.

THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND DR.

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ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

SO IS THERE A GENERAL CONCERN ABOUT THE, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE BACKGROUND ON THE TEACHER CREDENTIALING AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CREDENTIALING, BUT DO WE HAVE A GENERAL CONCERN ABOUT THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS THAT ARE IN THE CLASSROOMS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE PROPERLY CREDENTIALED? AT ONE SCHOOL WE ARE CONCERNED.

OKAY. AND THEN I ASSUME WE'RE DOING THE WORK AND FOLLOWING UP WITH THOSE PROCEDURES.

DID THIS. NO.

OKAY. THAT'S ALL.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

UM, MOVING ON TO OUR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS.

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

WOULD ANY TRUSTEE WISH TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THEIR DUTIES AS MEMBERS OF, AND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF ED? SO TRUSTEE LARI VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

AND THEN TRUSTEE MAH TRUSTEE LARI.

THANK YOU. SO ON OCTOBER 20TH, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND I ATTENDED THE AN ONLINE INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON THE MEDI-CAL REDETERMINATION PROCESS CURRENTLY UNDER WAY, WHICH COULD IMPACT THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN OUR COUNTY.

OUTREACH IS NEEDED SO THAT STUDENTS RETURN THEIR RENEWAL PACKETS DURING THE COVID EMERGENCY.

THE ANNUAL EVALUATION WAS PAUSED, BUT NOW THE PROGRAM IS GOING BACK TO REGULARLY ASSESSING ELIGIBILITY AND MANY ELIGIBLE PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE.

ON OCTOBER 28TH, TRUSTEE, ROCHA AND I ATTENDED THE SILICON VALLEY CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION'S GRAND OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING CELEBRATION FOR TWO NEW PROGRAMS ELECTRICAL VEHICLES AND NURSING CAREERS.

THERE'S A RISING DEMAND FOR BOTH THOSE IMPORTANT FIELDS, AND THIS WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH MORE CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AT SVCTE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

AS WAS MENTIONED, I ATTENDED THE MEDI-CAL REDETERMINATION OUTREACH MEETING AND TALKED TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT, AND WE'RE DOING A LOT OF THAT OUTREACH, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO AT OUR COUNTY PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WELL.

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

THEN ON THE 22ND, I TALKED TO PRAVEEN BALASINGHAM, WHO YOU'VE HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY, A STUDENT AT LOS GATOS HIGH SCHOOL WORKING IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY WITH SNAP, THE SPECIAL NEEDS AWARENESS PROGRAM, AND I WAS INSPIRED TO HEAR THAT HIS WORK HAS BEEN SHAPED BY HIS SISTER, WHO HAS LIVED EXPERIENCE AND IS ACTUALLY AT COLLEGE OF THE ADAPTIVE ARTS, WHICH I'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT PROGRAM TOO, AT WEST VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

AND SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE SECOND STUDENT IN MY TRUSTEE AREA THAT'S REACHED OUT IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY.

AND TRUSTEE BERTA AND I MET WITH ADIA A WHILE BACK.

AND SO THANK YOU TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT FOR CONNECTING THEM TO THE INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I HOPE THAT THEY CAN BE ENGAGED ON ANY STUDENT VOICE EFFORTS IN THE COLLABORATIVE.

AND SO THAT'S INSPIRING TO SEE STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL WORKING IN THAT AREA.

THEN ON THE 25TH, I ATTENDED THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION FALL DINNER.

TRUSTEE MAH WAS THERE, AND I, OF COURSE, ENJOYED THE PANEL WITH DR.

DEWAN AND JENNIFER MUTCH FROM OUR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TEAM.

THAT WAS A YOUTH PANEL FOCUSED ON SCHOOL EFFORTS AROUND CLIMATE LITERACY.

SO THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THAT TOPIC.

AND IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE YOUTH VOICE IN CLIMATE LITERACY.

SO I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN I TALKED A BIT WITH PRESIDENT CHON AND DR.

DEWAN ABOUT STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS.

AND SO RIGHT NOW, IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS CAN ONLY EXERCISE WHAT'S CALLED A PREFERENTIAL VOTE.

SO THIS IS AN ED CODE SO THEY CAN STATE THEIR OPINION AND POSITION.

AND IT'S RECORDED IN THE MINUTES, BUT IT DOESN'T COUNT TOWARDS THE ACTUAL VOTE.

AND SO THE SUPERINTENDENT DID SAY THAT THEY WOULD BE TALKING TO OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ABOUT EXERCISING THEIR PREFERENTIAL VOTE MORE. AND NOT EVERY STUDENT BOARD MEMBER WANTS TO DO THAT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.

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BUT IT MAY BE GREAT TO SEE OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER OR FUTURE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS EXERCISE PREFERENTIAL VOTE IF THEY'D LIKE TO, SO THEY CAN WEIGH IN EVEN MORE ON THE AGENDA, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT FOR STUDENT VOICE.

THAT'S MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. AWESOME.

THANK YOU VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

TRUSTEE MAH. THANK YOU PRESIDENT CHON.

THE TWO THINGS THAT VICE PRESIDENT KRISHNAN MENTIONED.

I DID ATTEND THE FALL DINNER AND THE TEACHER RECOGNITION EVENT.

I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE TEACHER RECOGNITION EVENT.

IN THE PAST, EACH TEACHER RECEIVED A GOODIE BAG WHICH HAD GIFT CERTIFICATES, A CHECK APPLICATION TO JOIN THE CREDIT UNION FOR FREE OR WHATEVER. DO WE STILL HAVE GOODIE BAGS? THEY DON'T GET AN ACTUAL GOODIE BAG.

THEY DO GET SOME VIRTUAL.

THERE'S LIKE A VIRTUAL THING THAT THEY RECEIVE AND THE AWARD.

OKAY, SO THE THE VIRTUAL GOODIE BAG IS JUST LIKE GIFT CERTIFICATES OR SOMETHING.

I'M NOT QUITE SURE ALL OF WHAT'S IN THERE, BUT YEAH.

IT'D BE NICE TO FIND OUT WHAT WHAT KINDS OF GOODIES THEY GOT BECAUSE IN THE PAST IT WAS ALL KINDS OF GREAT STUFF.

AND THEN I ALSO ATTENDED THE OR PARTICIPATED VIRTUALLY ON THE CASSIE CHARTER CHAT, WHICH DIRECTOR FAIRLEY DOES, ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE C CAP, I THINK IS THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR CHARTER SCHOOL ASSISTANTS.

THAT'S ALWAYS REALLY INFORMATIVE.

AND THEN THE LAST THING I DID WAS I ATTENDED THE INVITATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO ALL OF US FOR THE ALPHA CHARTER SCHOOLS FILM SHOWING OF A MILLION MILES AWAY, AND THEY HAD ASTRONAUT JOSE HERNANDEZ SPEAK.

HE GAVE A VERY, VERY INSPIRATIONAL TALK.

IT WAS ALSO A CO SPONSORED BY FARMWORKER CARAVAN.

AND LATINOS AT AMAZON ACTUALLY DONATED $15,000 TOWARDS THE CAUSE.

THERE WERE TWO SHOWINGS OF AROUND 500 EACH.

SO THERE WERE A TON OF PEOPLE, KIDS, MIGRANT WORKERS.

JUST A TON.

IT WAS REALLY, REALLY FUN.

IT'S A GREAT MOVIE.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU TRUSTEE MAH.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE TEACHER RECOGNITION EVENT ON LAST MONDAY WITH TRUSTEE MAH AND TRUSTEE ROCHA WAS THERE AS WELL, AND IT WAS REALLY AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO HAND AWARDS AND JUST HONOR ALL OF THE EDUCATORS THAT ARE DOING AN AWESOME JOB IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

SO, DR.

DEWAN, I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.

BUT IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT AND IT WAS JUST I APPRECIATED BEING THERE A LOT.

SO. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. IF THAT IS ALL, THEN I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE US TO OUR BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS.

AT THIS TIME, WILL WE HEAR COMMITTEE REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES THAT HAVE MET SINCE OUR LAST MEETING? TRUSTEE BERTA, WOULD YOU PLEASE SHARE ABOUT THE INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE STATE CONFERENCE? SURE. AND I WAS GOING TO MENTION THIS IN MY BOARD REPORT, BUT I THOUGHT I'D TIE IT IN WITH THIS, THE COMMITTEE REPORT.

BUT I WANTED TO GIVE A VERY LARGE THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR LOPEZ, AND EVERYONE WHO JUST WORKED TO MAKE THAT STATE CONFERENCE A SUCCESS.

I WAS ONLY ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A SHORT PORTION OF IT WITH ONE OF THE KEYNOTES, BUT IT WAS INCREDIBLY INSPIRING, AND YOU COULD REALLY SENSE THE ACTION ORIENTED COMMUNITY SPIRIT THAT IT HELPED BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER WITH.

SO THE 10TH ANNUAL INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE STATE CONFERENCE WAS AN INTERACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO UNDERSTAND AND LEARN EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES FOR INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE CARE AND EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS UP TO AGE 24, WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES, TO CREATE OR ENHANCE EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE.

THIS CONFERENCE TOOK PLACE OCTOBER 24TH THROUGH THE 26TH, 2023 WITH OVER 600 PARTICIPANTS.

THERE WERE 348 IN-PERSON AND 259 VIRTUAL ATTENDEES.

THE LEARNING TRACKS OF THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED ANTI-BIAS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION, EQUITY AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES, INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY, UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING.

AND THEN SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WERE THERE WAS A PRE-CONFERENCE IN-PERSON.

CAPTAIN LEARNING EVENT, WHERE PARTICIPANTS TOOK A DEEP DIVE INTO THE STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH AUTISM THROUGH INTERACTIVE EXERCISES.

THE KEYNOTES.

THERE WERE A NUMBER OF THEM.

YEONMI RONG, ACTIVIST AND DISABILITY JUSTICE DREAMER.

DR. JEFF DUNCAN-ANDRADE, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND AUTHOR JORDAN ZIMMERMAN, EDUCATION ADVOCATE AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENTER.

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THERE WAS ALSO A STUDENT SPEAKER PANEL LED BY NUPUR SETHI ON SUPERHEROES OF THE NEURO NEURODIVERSE.

PANELISTS WERE STUDENTS WITH VARYING DISABILITIES WHO SPOKE ABOUT STRENGTHS AND BARRIERS, AS WELL AS PROVIDED SOME OTHER EDUCATOR TIPS.

THERE WAS ALSO A TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY NETWORKING EVENT WITH PERFORMANCES BY THE DREAM ACHIEVERS BAND AND ANGELS ON THE STAGE.

SO AGAIN, JUST A LARGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED PUT THAT THE CONFERENCE TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU TRUSTEE BERTA FOR SHARING ALL THAT INFORMATION.

ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS I MAY HAVE MISSED? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DR.

DEWAN. COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THE NEXT ITEM? CERTAINLY. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORT.

THIS IS THE AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT'S BEEN WORKING TO PLAN THE BOARD PRIORITY STUDY SESSION.

AND VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN HAS A REPORT.

YES. AND THANK YOU TO THIS BOARD FOR REQUESTING THIS STUDY SESSION.

WE HAVE HAD FOUR AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETINGS OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS TO DESIGN THE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS OF THE STUDY SESSION. SO TRUSTEE BERTA AND I ARE ON THE AD HOC.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH DR.

DEWAN. AND SO WE ONE OF THE THINGS WE REQUESTED, I THINK, WAS TRUSTEE BERTA IDEA, WHICH WAS A GREAT IDEA TO DO A COMMUNITY SURVEY TO GET INPUT.

AND SO THAT'LL BE RELEASED TOMORROW MORNING SO FOLKS CAN PROVIDE INPUT ON WHAT THEY THINK THE BOARD PRIORITIES ARE.

AND THEY'LL SEE OUR DRAFT PRIORITIES.

AND IT'S REALLY COOL.

YOU CAN NOTATE IT HAS A FEW OPTIONS OF LIKE, ARE YOU A STUDENT? ARE YOU AN EDUCATOR, ARE YOU A COMMUNITY MEMBER? AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR PREPARING THAT.

AND THE SURVEY ALSO INCLUDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUGGEST THEIR TOP THREE PRIORITIES.

AND SO THIS IT'LL CLOSE NEXT WEEK SO THAT STAFF HAS TIME TO COMPILE IT BEFORE OUR STUDY SESSION WHICH IS NOVEMBER 9TH AT 5:30. SO PLEASE ARRIVE HERE ON TIME TRUSTEES.

AND THE STUDY SESSION WILL INCLUDE AN INTRODUCTION, AN OVERVIEW AND STAFF REPORT ON IN EACH OF THE BUCKETS, A STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY INPUT PANEL FOR EACH OF THE BUCKETS WITH A OR I SHOULD SAY TO SPEAK ON EACH OF THE BUCKETS WITH A FOCUS ON YOUTH VOICE, AND THEN PLENTY OF TIME FOR THIS BOARD TO DISCUSS THE PRIORITIES AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE PRIORITIES AND THE DRAFT PRIORITY BUCKETS, AS WE KNOW, ARE EARLY LEARNING AND EARLY LEARNING EXPANSION, EDUCATIONAL AND SYSTEMIC JUSTICE, EMPOWERING CHILD WELLNESS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE LITERACY, LITERACY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, WORKFORCE PATHWAYS AND DIVERSIFICATION.

SO AGAIN, THE SURVEY WILL BE SHARED BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING WITH ALONG WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE STUDY SESSION AND THE AGENDA WILL BE POSTED BY THE END OF DAY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH.

SO THANK YOU TO TRUSTEE BERTA.

AND WE TOOK IN AS MUCH OF THE COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD ABOUT THIS STUDY SESSION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND THANK TO THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU AND DR.

DEWAN FOR WORKING ON THAT.

I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S A PRIORITY TO THIS BOARD, SO I APPRECIATE THE EXTRA TIME THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO MAKE SURE IT GOES WELL.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

DR. DEWAN. YES.

THANK YOU. SO OCTOBER 19TH WAS THE ANNUAL GREAT SHAKEOUT.

THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO BE REMINDED ABOUT EARTHQUAKES AND EARTHQUAKE SAFETY, EARTHQUAKE DRILLS.

IT WAS QUITE INTERESTING BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAD A REAL EARTHQUAKE THE DAY BEFORE.

SO THERE WAS A LOT OF PREPARATION AND JUST REALLY IMPORTANT AWARENESS.

AS WAS MENTIONED OCTOBER 23RD, WE HELD OUR 53RD ANNUAL TEACHER RECOGNITION CELEBRATION.

I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED WAS JUST PHENOMENAL.

ONE OF THE BEST.

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I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO SANTA CLARA COUNTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION.

OVER THE YEARS, THEY HAVE BEEN A STEADY PARTNER.

WE'VE LOST SOME OF OUR OTHER DONORS AND FUNDERS, BUT SANTA CLARA COUNTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION CONTINUES TO STEP UP, AND THIS YEAR THEY INCREASED THEIR SUPPORT IN ORDER FOR US TO MAINTAIN A VERY LOVELY CELEBRATION.

ON OCTOBER 24TH, I HELD A PLANNING SESSION WITH ALL OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES, COUNTY AND CITY PARTNERS, AND OTHERS TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROJECT CORNERSTONE DEVELOPMENTAL RELATIONSHIP SURVEY.

WE ARE PLANNING TO DO A COUNTY WIDE ASSESSMENT AND IN THE FALL OF 2024.

ON OCTOBER 25TH, I WELCOMED PARTICIPANTS AT THE 10TH ANNUAL INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE STATE CONFERENCE.

I WAS ALSO ABLE TO ATTEND THE STUDENT PANEL OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND I WAS REALLY HONORED TO BE THERE WITH THE STUDENTS.

THE ROOM HERE WAS PRETTY FULL.

A LOT OF OUR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES REALLY WANTED TO HEAR FROM OUR STUDENTS.

THE STUDENTS RANGED IN AGE FROM ELEMENTARY GRADES THROUGH COLLEGE.

EACH OF THEM WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF DISABILITIES, AND THEY EACH TOLD THEIR INDIVIDUAL STORIES, TALKED ABOUT THE POWER OF INCLUSIVE PRACTICES, AND REALLY RAISED AWARENESS ABOUT DISABILITY AND ABOUT ABILITY.

AND THEN WE PRESENTED THE STUDENTS WITH PRESENTATION OF PLAQUES TO THANK THEM FOR NOT ONLY THEIR AMAZING PRESENTATION, BUT THE COURAGE THAT IT TOOK FOR THE STUDENTS TO EXPOSE THEMSELVES IN THAT WAY.

AND THEN AT THE NETWORKING EVENT, AS TRUSTEE BERTA MENTIONED, WE HAD OUR DREAM ACHIEVERS BAND.

AND FOR THE TRUSTEES WHO ARE NOT AWARE, THE DREAM ACHIEVERS ARE A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM WHO FORMED A BAND A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.

THEY CONTINUE TO PLAY AND PERFORM AND ALL KINDS OF PUBLIC VENUES, AND THEY ARE REALLY AMAZING.

THEY'RE A VERY TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB PERFORMING.

THAT SAME EVENING WAS THE FALL DINNER, AND I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO JEN MUCH AND TO ALL OF OUR STUDENT PANELISTS WHO PRESENTED ABOUT YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION. WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A NICE KUDOS TO ONE OF THE STUDENT PANELISTS, WHO WAS ONE OF OUR CLIMATE ACTION FELLOWS.

HE WORKED WITH US OVER THE SUMMER AND DID SOME WORK IN SOME OF OUR STUDENT GARDENS, AND HE IS A STUDENT AT EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ON OCTOBER 26TH, OUR OFFICE PARTICIPATED IN THE EDUCATOR'S DAY EVENT WITH THE COURTS HERE IN SANTA CLARA, AND I SERVED ON A PANEL DISCUSSING SCHOOL LOCKDOWNS.

EARLIER IN THE DAY, WE HAD A PANEL OF OUR STUDENTS FROM OUR COURT SCHOOL OR EXCUSE ME, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, WHO ALSO GOT RAVE REVIEWS FOR THEIR SHARING OF THEIR EXPERIENCE AND ADVICE.

ON OCTOBER 27TH, WE HELD OUR STAFF APPRECIATION AND RESOURCE FAIR.

IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED, GREAT WORK BY OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND ALL OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM VOLUNTEERS WHO MADE THAT EVENT POSSIBLE. ON OCTOBER 30TH, I ATTENDED THE MILLION MILES AWAY EVENT WITH ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND IT WAS TRULY INSPIRING.

AND JUST TO SEE THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE ABLE TO BE THERE.

AND DURING THE FILMING, WHEN THE FILM WAS BEING SHOWN, STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, CHEERING AND CLAPPING AS IF YOU KNOW, IT WAS HAPPENING IN REAL TIME RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM.

SO JUST A VERY INSPIRING MOVIE AND STORY AND GREAT EVENT CELEBRATING.

AND THEN JUST A FEW EVENT REMINDERS FOR THE TRUSTEES.

JUST A REMINDER, ON NOVEMBER 7TH IS OUR SCHEDULED TOUR, AND WE'LL BE VISITING BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL AND THE ELLIOTT WELLNESS CENTER IN SOUTH COUNTY. NOVEMBER 13TH IS OUR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SUMMIT.

NOVEMBER 16TH AT FOUR IS THE GRAND OPENING OF THE MILPITAS HIGH SCHOOL WELLNESS CENTER.

THIS GRAND OPENING IS BEING JOINTLY HELD BY THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND MILPITAS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE WELLNESS CENTERS THAT WE'RE HELPING TO OPERATE.

AND THEN ON NOVEMBER 29TH, WE HAVE A TOUR SCHEDULED TO VISIT SNELL, WHERE WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY, MIGRANT EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING, AS WELL AS OSBORN JUVENILE HALL.

AND JUST A REMINDER TO THE TRUSTEES AND OTHERS THAT IN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY, THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION WILL BE CLOSED ON NOVEMBER 10TH.

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THANK YOU, DR. DEWAN.

THAT THEN BRINGS US TO ADJOURNMENT.

THE NEXT SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 15TH, 2023.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVE BY TRUSTEE LARI AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BERTA.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES. HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.

OH, WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 11:33 P.M..

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