Dec 13, 2023 County Board of Education

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OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

WE'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGH, UM, WHAT WE CAN AND CONTINUE ON.

HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET THESE, UM, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES SITUATED.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE FIGURED THIS OUT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING NUMBER 2330 OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, 2023 AND THE TIME IS 5:08 P.M..

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

OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES VIA TELECONFERENCE AND THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY EXCUSED AT 8 P.M.

SHOULD OUR MEETING EXTEND BEYOND THAT TIME.

PREFERENTIAL VOTING BY THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IS AUTHORIZED BY EDUCATION CODE SECTION 1000.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS MAY EXERCISE PREFERENTIAL VOTING RIGHTS BY STATING THEIR OPINION AND OR POSITION ON AN ACTION ITEM, WHICH WILL THEN BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES BEFORE SCC BOE VOTES ON AN ITEM.

OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER WILL NOW LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[B. Pledge of Allegiance]

AND STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ALVAREZ IF YOU COULD LEAD US WHEN YOU ARE READY.

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.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

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

I, PRESIDENT, CHON AM PRESIDENT.

WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

TRUSTEE DI SALVO, I AM HERE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE LARI I'M HERE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. TRUSTEE MAH.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE ROCHA.

THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN IS ON HER WAY BUT IS NOT PRESENT AT THIS TIME.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ALVAREZ PRESENT.

THANK YOU. AND TRUSTEE BERTA IS NOT HERE FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.

UM, TRUSTEE BERTA IS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT'S MEETING, BUT IS THERE A MOTION TO EXCUSE HER? SO MOVED BY TRUSTEE ROCHA AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MAH.

UM, DR.

DEWAN, COULD YOU HELP US IN A ROLL CALL VOTE FOR THAT, PLEASE? YES.

CALL] THAT MOTION PASSES.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE BERTA IS EXCUSED FROM TONIGHT'S MEETING.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.

[D. Set the Agenda]

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION TO OUR NEXT JANUARY MEETING.

TRUSTEES, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA WITH THAT, UM, ADDITION? OH. SOMETHING ELSE.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE MAH. THANK YOU.

YEAH. TRUSTEE MAH COULD YOU USE THE MICROPHONE TOO THANK YOU? SORRY, I DON'T HAVE ALL MY GOOD NOTES HERE SINCE MY LAPTOP'S NOT WORKING, BUT I BELIEVE I WANT TO MOVE AGENDA ITEM 12.

THAT'S THE ORGANIZATION, UM, ITEM.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ALL THAT UP TO RIGHT AFTER OUR, UM.

UM, CONSENT AFTER WE APPROVE THE AGENDA, AFTER WE SET THE AGENDA.

HISTORICALLY, IN THE PAST, LAST 17 YEARS, ANYWAY, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THE ORGANIZATION MEETING WHERE WE ELECT OUR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS TIME SEEMS OUT OF, YOU KNOW, TRADITION THAT WE HAVE IT AT THE END.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE MOVING IT TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, PLEASE.

OKAY. UM, SO QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION.

IS THAT A THROUGH I OR JUST ALL OF THE A YEAH.

AND ALL OF IT. FOR 12.

SO JUST ITEM 12, RIGHT? ALL OF ITEM 12 OKAY.

ANY OTHER ADDITIONS TRUSTEES? I HAVE A I HAVE A REQUEST TO I WOULD I APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATION TO DEFER THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT VALUATION TO THE NEXT MEETING, BUT I WOULD STILL APPRECIATE HAVING A CONVERSATION IN CLOSED SESSION ABOUT THAT BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE CAN DEFER IT IN CLOSED SESSION. BUT I HAD A FEW CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS ON THIS DEFERRAL.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT ON THE AGENDA.

AND WE CAN MAKE THAT DECISION INSIDE OF CLOSED SESSION.

NOW THAT I HAVE MY AGENDA UP, WOULD YOU MIND REPEATING WHAT YOU SAID, PLEASE? I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE CLOSED SESSION ITEM 13 A COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION ON THE AGENDA AND MAKE THE DETERMINATION IN CLOSED SESSION AS

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I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION PRIOR.

THANK YOU. SO BECAUSE I HAVE TWO REQUEST FROM TWO DIFFERENT TRUSTEES ON DIFFERENT ONE TRUSTEES REQUESTING TO, POSTPONE IT.

ONE TRUSTEE IS ASKING TO KEEP IT.

UM. I WILL.

I WILL GO TO OUR TRUSTEE LARI.

YOU DID MAKE THE REQUEST TO ME FIRST, SO I WILL ASK IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW THAT POSTPONEMENT.

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, WE WILL VOTE WITH THE POSTPONEMENT.

IF THAT MOTION DOES NOT CARRY THEN WE WOULD VOTE WITHOUT THE POSTPONEMENT.

I'M SORRY. COULD YOU TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE? THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE ROCHA SUGGESTION.

WE'LL JUST DECIDE AT THAT TIME WHETHER WE WANT TO.

IN CLOSED SESSION. IN CLOSED SESSION? YES. OKAY. I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TRUSTEE.

OKAY. SO YOU'RE GOING TO WITHDRAW THE POSTPONEMENT? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU.

UM, AND THEN TRUSTEE MAH, YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AGENDA ITEM 12 TO AFTER AGENDA SETTING.

YES. THANK YOU.

UM. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN IS NOT HERE YET.

I WOULD POLITELY ASK IF WE COULD DO THAT PORTION ONCE SHE ARRIVES TO THE MEETING.

WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'M JUST REQUESTING IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

SORRY. I'M SORRY.

I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND JUST VOTE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO THAT IS MOVING THE AGENDA WITH MOVING AGENDA ITEM 12 TO RIGHT AFTER SETTING THE AGENDA.

UH, MINE HAS NOT COME UP YET, SO I'LL DO A VERBAL.

YES, BECAUSE I'M MY BOARD DOCS.

I'M NOT, I'M NOT.

YEAH. LET'S DO A ROLL CALL DR.

DEWAN, IF YOU COULD HELP WITH THAT, PLEASE.

OKAY. TRUSTEE MAH.

THANK YOU. YES. TRUSTEE ROCHA, AYE.

TRUSTEE LARI.

OKAY? NO.

OKAY. AND JUST TO CONFIRM.

SO WE HAVE TRUSTEE MAH WITH YES.

TRUSTEE ROCHA. NO.

TRUSTEE LARI. NO.

TRUSTEE DI SALVO? YES. PRESIDENT CHON? NO. SO YOU HAVE THREE YES AND TWO NO.

SO I JOINED THE MEETING.

IS IS IT EVERYBODY'S COMPUTER THAT'S NOT LIVE OR ARE WE.

I'M NOT ABLE TO SEE LIKE THE THE MOTION ON BOARD DOCS.

SO THAT'S WHY I ASKED DR.

DEWAN TO JUST TAKE A VERBAL.

[INAUDIBLE] I THINK THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING UP WITH BOARD DOCS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I DON'T SEE IT EITHER.

UM, SO TRUSTEES, THAT MOTION DID NOT CARRY, SO I DO STILL NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA.

ISN'T IT A MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT NOT A FOUR VOTE.

THERE'S ONLY CERTAIN ITEMS THAT REQUIRE FOUR I BELIEVE.

WE CAN DOUBLE CHECK, BUT I BELIEVE TRUSTEE ROCHA MAY BE CORRECT.

IT WOULD BE, UM, OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT IF THERE'S QUORUM.

BUT I CAN DOUBLE CHECK THE POLICY REAL QUICK.

I APOLOGIZE, DID I NOT UNDERSTAND THE VOTE DID NOT CARRY.

YES. THAT'S CORRECT ON.

AND HERE TRUSTEE DI SALVO HAS A NO VOTE.

SO IT WAS THREE YES AND TWO NO.

I'M SORRY. THREE NO AND TWO YES.

NO. THAT'S RIGHT.

AND MY VOTE WAS YES TO ALTER AMEND THE AGENDA AS TRUSTEE MAH HAD SO STATED.

OKAY, OKAY. SO THERE ARE STILL THREE NO'S AND TWO YESES.

SO THE MOTION DOES NOT CARRY.

NO. HE DON ROCHA ALSO VOTED.

OH YOU VOTED YES. YES.

I DIDN'T PRESS ANY BUTTONS.

RIGHT. OKAY OKAY.

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TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

YES. TRUSTEE LARI.

NO. TRUSTEE MAH.

YES. AND TRUSTEE ROCHA.

YES. OKAY.

WITH THREE YES AND TWO NO.

ONE ABSENT AND ONE NOT PRESENT AT VOTE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THAT MOTION DOES CARRY.

SO WE HAVE THREE YESES TWO NO'S AND TWO NOT PRESENT AT VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. UM, OKAY.

GIVE ME ONE SECOND HERE, PLEASE.

OKAY. THEN WE WILL, UM, MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 12, OUR BOARD ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AND THE PROVISIONS OF BOARD BYLAW 9100, THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, OR A COUNTY BOARD SHALL HOLD AN ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TO ELECT A PRESIDENT THROUGH A PROCESS THAT SHALL NOT INVOLVE VOTING BY SECRET BALLOT OR THE MAIL BALLOT.

WE'LL BEGIN WITH ITEM 12 A ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

[A. Election of President of the County Board of Education]

IS THERE A NOMINATION? I WOULD LIKE TO GO.

TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

THANK YOU.

UM, MADAM PRESIDENT.

SO, COLLEAGUES, THOSE THAT ARE HERE, I PLACE MY NAME IN NOMINATION TONIGHT TO LEAD THIS BOARD AS YOUR PRESIDENT BOLDLY AND COURAGEOUSLY, ON BEHALF OF ALL STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENTS, PUBLICLY FUNDED CHARTER SCHOOLS, CMOS IN AND OUTSIDE THIS OFFICE.

WITH YOUR VOTE, I WILL BEGIN THE LAST YEAR OF MY BOARD TENURE AS YOUR PRESIDENT, CARING DEEPLY ABOUT THIS OFFICE ONE I HAVE BEEN PART OF IN SOME MANNER FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS.

AS YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SEEKING REELECTION AFTER SERVING FOUR CONSECUTIVE TERMS TOTALING 16 YEARS.

I NOMINATE MYSELF WITH DEEP HUMILITY.

I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT AT THIS JUNCTURE OF OUR COLLECTIVE WORK, WE NEED A CHAIR THAT KNOWS THE WORKINGS OF THE SEC AS A TEACHER, PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL UNION.

THAT WAS, ACE AT THE TIME, ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY EDUCATORS WHEN I WAS HERE AS A TEACHER AND DIRECTOR OF ENGLISH THROUGH SCIENCE EDUCATION SPECIALIST FOR YOUTH AT RISK PERSONNEL COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS AND 16 YEARS AS AN ELECTED BOARD MEMBER.

SINCE I'M NOT RUNNING FOR ANY ELECTED OFFICE AFTER THIS YEAR, I CAN FOCUS THE WORK ON OUR COLLECTIVE VISION FOR OUR OWN COUNTY PROGRAMS. WE MUST BECOME AN EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE TEAM OF EIGHT.

I FERVENTLY BELIEVE I CAN LEAD US TO THAT ASPIRATIONAL PLACE.

IT WAS FIRST LADY ROSALYNN CARTER WHO SAID A LEADER TAKES PEOPLE WHERE THEY WANT TO GO.

A GREAT LEADER TAKES PEOPLE WHERE THEY DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO GO, BUT OUGHT TO BE.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

I NOMINATE MYSELF AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

I NORMALLY WOULD ASK IF YOU CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION, BUT CONSIDERING YOU NOMINATED YOURSELF, I ASSUME THAT'S A YES.

UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF PRESIDENT? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

UM, I AM NOT SURE ON THE PROCESS FOR THAT THOUGH, AS SHE IS NOT HERE TO CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION.

DR. DEWAN, DO YOU, UM, PER ROBERT'S RULES, WHAT WOULD THAT PROCEDURE BE? AND SHE JUST TEXTED TO SAY, CAN SHE CALL IN TO ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? ARE WE ALLOWED TO DO THAT? I DON'T THINK ROBERT'S RULES SPEAKS TO THAT SPECIFICALLY.

UM. THINK PRESENT IS NOT PRESENT.

WE CAN'T HAVE REMOTE.

THERE'S NO, SHE'S NOT PRESENT.

TRUSTEE ROCHA, I CAN'T, I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

OH, YEAH. TRUSTEE ROCHA COULD YOU USE YOUR MICROPHONE? SORRY, SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN.

I WAS JUST SAYING I WOULD THINK PRESENT NEEDS TO BE PRESENT.

THIS IS REMOTE.

IT HAVE TO BE NOTIFIED AS WE'VE HEARD.

THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.

ALL RIGHT, I UNDERSTAND THEN.

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SHE JUST TEXTED? YES SHE ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION.

I JUST DON'T. I DON'T THINK WE WOULD.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO THAT.

WELL, I WILL STILL LEAVE MY NOMINATION FOR HER, AND IF SHE DOES NOT ACCEPT IT WHEN SHE COMES, THEN I GUESS WE'LL JUST GO FROM THERE.

I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT TO DO IN THIS SITUATION, TO BE VERY FRANK.

UM, SO I WILL TAKE A SECOND TO NOMINATE TRUSTEE DI SALVO FOR THE POSITION OF UM PRESIDENT, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MAH.

IS THERE A SECOND TO NOMINATE TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AS PRESIDENT? SECOND. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LARI.

SO, GIVEN THAT WE HAVE TWO NOMINATIONS, I WILL TAKE THE NOMINATION, UM, VOTE IN THE ORDER THAT THEY WERE MADE.

UM, AND THEN I WILL ANNOUNCE THOSE AFTER WE DO EACH VOTE.

SO, UH, DR.

DEWAN I'M SORRY. YES. TRUSTEE MAH.

THANK YOU. UM, I WOULD ONLY, UM, COMMENT THAT, UH, GIVEN THAT, UH, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN IS RUNNING FOR HAS BEEN DECLARED, HAS DECLARED HERSELF AS A CANDIDATE FOR AN, UH, A DIFFERENT OFFICE FOR NEXT YEAR.

I, UM, I WOULD THINK IT'S JUST MY OPINION THAT, UM, CAMPAIGNING ESPECIALLY FOR SUCH A DIFFICULT OFFICE, PLUS, HER FULL TIME JOB WOULD TAKE AWAY FROM HER ABILITY TO REALLY DEVOTE THE FULL TIME, AT LEAST GENERALLY, UH, EXPECTED ATTENTION FOR PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD HERE.

SO THAT'S MY COMMENT.

TRUSTEE DI SALVO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

I WOULD AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE TRUSTEE MAH THE FACT THAT, UM, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN HAS DECLARED HER CANDIDACY FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO BE ONE OF THOSE 80 ASSEMBLY MEMBERS.

AND THE ELECTION IS IN, MARCH, THE PRIMARY, EARLY MARCH.

I DON'T THINK THAT GIVES HER THE KIND OF, UM TIME SHE WOULD NEED TO DEVOTE TO TO THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, WHICH I THINK IS OF UTMOST AND CRITICAL IMPORTANCE, PARTICULARLY RIGHT NOW.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I DO THINK THAT VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN CAN MAKE THAT DECISION FOR HERSELF AND IS WILLING TO TAKE ON THE ROLE AS PRESIDENT, AND I WOULD RESPECT HER OPINION ON HOW THAT SHE MANAGES HER OWN TIME.

UM, WHETHER WHAT SHE CHOOSES TO DO WITH THAT AND HOW SHE CHOSE, YOU KNOW, HOW SHE CHOOSES TO USE HER TIME.

UM, I DO THINK THAT SHE'S ALSO BEEN A VALUABLE LEADER IN OUR YOUTH AND FOR THIS BOARD.

AND SO I DON'T THINK THAT, UM, I UNDERSTAND YOUR OPINIONS, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THAT WILL AFFECT HER ABILITY TO DO THE JOB AS PRESIDENT.

AND I RESPECT YOUR OPINION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

UH, WE WILL NOW DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE FIRST. UH, BECAUSE, UH, TRUSTEE DI QSALVO WAS NOMINATED FIRST.

WE WILL DO THAT. VOTE FIRST.

UH, DR. DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE ASSIST IN THAT ROLL CALL VOTE? CERTAINLY PRESIDENT CHON.

UM. TRUSTEE ROCHA.

[INAUDIBLE] TRUSTEE MAH.

YES. TRUSTEE LARI.

NO. TRUSTEE DI SALVO AYE.

TRUSTEE BERTA ABSENT.

VICE PRESIDENT. SREEKRISHNAN ABSENT AT VOTE.

PRESIDENT CHON.

NO. OKAY.

SO THAT MOTION I APOLOGIZE.

SO YOU HAVE THREE YES AND TWO NO.

ONE ABSENT AND ONE ABSENT AT VOTE OKAY.

THANK YOU. SO THAT MOTION DOES CARRY UM I DO NOT THINK WE WOULD THEN NEED TO DO THE SECOND ONE AS THAT MOTION CARRIED OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS TRUSTEE.

DI SALVO [APPLAUSE].

TRUSTEE DI SALVO NOW BEING ELECTED AS PRESIDENT, I WILL ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRESIDE OVER TONIGHT'S MEETING, OR IF YOU WOULD

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LET ME THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MOMENT.

I COULD DO THE VICE PRESIDENT PART IF YOU I UP UNTIL I'M.

I'M FINE WITH YOU PRESIDING UP UNTIL, UM, CLOSED SESSION.

OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.

SO THAT'LL BE THE END OF THE MEETING, THOUGH.

THAT OR TOWARD THE END OF THE MEETING? IT WOULD BE, IF YOU DON'T MIND CHAIRING UNTIL THEN.

UM, I THANK THOSE WHO VOTED FOR ME.

I'M HONORED TO HAVE THE POSITION.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, I WILL.

I'M HAPPY TO DO IT.

ALL RIGHT [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU FROM THE PUBLIC.

OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE NOMINATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

[B. Election of Vice-President of the County Board of Education]

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

DO YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? SHE'S NOT. OH.

CURRENTLY THE.

I'M SORRY.

LIKE I'M A LITTLE THROWN TODAY.

SO YOU DO.

SECOND THAT, UM, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN IS NOT HERE, BUT I KIND OF.

SHE IS LISTENING TO THE MEETING BECAUSE, AND I APOLOGIZE.

SHE SENT A TEXT SAYING THAT SHE'S ON LEAVE FROM HER JOB IN RESPONSE TO TRUSTEE MAH COMMENTS EARLIER.

UM. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY TRUSTEE ROCHA, SECONDED BY VICE TRUSTEE LARI TO HAVE VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN REMAIN AS VICE PRESIDENT.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? AND I WILL CHECK.

YEAH. I WANT TO MAKE SURE MY MEMORY SERVES ME BECAUSE FOR US TO BE CONSISTENT, IF THEY'RE NOT PRESENT, TO ACCEPT.

WE JUST DISCUSSED THAT.

BUT I GUESS YOU CARRIED FOR HER NOMINATION ANYWAY.

UH, NO. SO I WOULD WHEN SHE COMES HERE, I WOULD JUST PROCEED.

AND THEN WHEN SHE COMES, I WOULD ASK FOR THE RECORD IF SHE ACCEPTS IT.

IF SHE DOESN'T, THEN WE WOULD COME BACK, WHICH IS WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE IN THE PREVIOUS ONE, TOO.

OKAY.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER UH, THE OTHER ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? TRUSTEE MAH. THANK YOU.

PRESIDENT CHON. UM, I WOULD HUMBLY SUBMIT MY OWN NAME AS VICE PRESIDENT, HAVING BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A LONG TIME AND NOT HAVING SERVED AS PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT IN MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MAH.

DO YOU HAVE A SECOND FOR YOUR NOMINATION? OKAY SEEING NONE.

UM, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN WILL BE THE ONLY NOMINATION GOING FORWARD.

DR. DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE.

DID YOU ASK FOR A SECOND FOR GRACE? IS THAT WHAT YOU DID? YES, I JUST DID.

TRUSTEE LARI, I BELIEVE.

I WILL TRUSTEE LARI, SECONDED VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

AND I WILL SECOND THE NOMINATION OF GRACE MAH.

YOU'LL SECOND THE NOMINATION FOR GRACE.

OKAY. OKAY.

THEN THERE ARE TWO.

SO THERE IS A VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AS WELL AS TRUSTEE MAH VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN NOMINATION CAME FIRST, SO WE WILL DO THAT MOTION FIRST.

DR. DEWAN, IF YOU COULD PLEASE ASSIST WITH THE ROLL CALL, VOTE FOR VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN TO REMAIN AS VICE PRESIDENT.

UM, WE HAVE THE BOARD BYLAW ABOUT A PRESIDENT NOT STAYING PRESIDENT FOR TWO TERMS. DOES THAT STILL APPLY FOR VICE PRESIDENT AS WELL? UM, I JUST WOULD REQUIRE THAT, UM, TRUSTEE ROCHA, UM, AS PART OF THE NOMINATION, ALSO WAIVE THE PROVISION FOR SECOND YEAR.

WOULD YOU DO THAT TRUSTEE ROCHA? WAIVE THE PROVISION FOR WHAT? I'M SORRY.

UM, TO, UH, FOR THE ONE YEAR IN AN OFFICER ROLE.

OH, I'LL INCLUDE THAT ON MY MOTION.

AND TRUSTEE LARI ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT AS A SECONDER? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU.

UM, DR. DEWAN, IF YOU COULD PLEASE DO THAT ROLL CALL, VOTE FOR VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

YES, TRUSTEE ROCHA AYE.

TRUSTEE MAH.

NO. TRUSTEE LARI.

YES. TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

NO. TRUSTEE CHON.

YES. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

THIS. UM.

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TWO NO'S AND ONE ONE ABSENT.

THANK YOU. UM, THAT MOTION DOES CARRY BY VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

UH, BEING THAT YOU ARE NOW AT THE MEETING, I DO WANT TO FORMALLY ASK YOU IF YOU ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATION AS VICE PRESIDENT, I ACCEPT.

THANK YOU. I WOULD HOPE SO, BECAUSE WE VOTED ON THAT.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU AS ANOTHER TURN FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM 12 C DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON THE BOARD COMPENSATION INCREASE PER CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE 1090.

[C. Discussion/Action on Annual Board Compensation Increase per California Education Code 1090]

ANY INCREASE MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UPON APPROVAL BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

INCREASING THE BOARD COMPENSATION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2024, WOULD INCREASE THE CURRENT BOARD COMPENSATION FROM $1,114.40 TO $1,170.12 PER MONTH.

THIS IS AN INCREASE OF $55.

72 PER MONTH PER MEMBER, AND AN INCREASE OF $668.64 PER YEAR PER MEMBER.

IF ALL BOARD MEMBERS ELECT TO TAKE THE INCREASE, IT WOULD BE A BUDGET INCREASE OF $4,680.48 PER YEAR FOR ALL SEVEN MEMBERS.

DR. DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE, UH, DO THE ROLL CALL VOTE? I THINK I APOLOGIZE.

YOU NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I'M SO SORRY.

UM, I WENT AHEAD OF MYSELF.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? THANK YOU. TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

AND A SECOND. I'LL SECOND THAT.

UM, TRUSTEE UH DR.

DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE DO THE ROLL CALL? VOTE? TRUSTEE CHON AYE.

PRESIDENT DI SALVO AYE.

VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AYE.

TRUSTEE BERTA ABSENT.

TRUSTEE TRUSTEE LARI.

YES. TRUSTEE MAH I ABSTAIN.

AND TRUSTEE ROCHA AYE.

AND MOTION CARRIES ONE ABSTENTION.

FIVE YES, AND ONE ABSENT.

THANK YOU. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.

UH, MOVING ON TO ITEM 12 D REQUEST ADOPTION OF CALENDAR FOR REGULAR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS FOR 2024.

[D. Request Adoption of Calendar for Regular County Board of Education Meetings for 2024]

CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA OR ADOPT THE CALENDAR? TRUSTEE MAH.

I ACTUALLY HAVE A A SUGGESTION CHANGE, SO OH SURE I APOLOGIZE A SUGGESTION CHANGE.

IN JANUARY BE CHANGED TO TWO MEETINGS AND THE TWO MEETINGS, FIRST PROPOSAL BEING THE 10TH AND THE 24TH, SO THAT WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS KIND OF SPREAD OUT IN THE MONTH.

UM, ALTERNATIVE TO THAT WOULD BE TO HAVE THE 17TH AND THEN ADD THE 31ST.

BUT MY FIRST PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO CHANGE THE 17TH, TAKE THAT OUT AND PUT IN THE 10TH AND THE 24TH FOR JANUARY.

AND THEN MY SECOND SUGGESTION, UM OR MOTION IS TO FOR APRIL TO ADD APRIL 3RD IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING APRIL 17TH DATE, WHICH IS THERE.

AND AGAIN, I HAVE KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, BACK UP, UM, CHOICE WOULD BE TO ADD APRIL 24TH.

SO EITHER THE WEEK BEFORE OR THE WEEK AFTER, OR TWO WEEKS BEFORE OR TWO WEEKS AFTER THE EXISTING APRIL 17TH DATE.

SO TWO CHANGES, ADDING ONE MORE MEETING DATE IN BOTH JANUARY AND APRIL.

SO ARE YOU OPEN TO EITHER 10TH AND 24TH, OR ADDING THE 31ST, AND THEN ADDING EITHER APRIL 3RD OR 24TH? YES. OKAY.

AND THIS IS JUST FOR DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW, TRUSTEES, IF YOU HAVE ONE PREFERENCE OVER THE OTHER.

TRUSTEE ROCHA. THANK YOU.

CAN I ASK THE PURPOSE? AND MAYBE YOU SAID IT AND I WAS CHECKING MY CALENDAR AND I MISSED IT.

NO, NO. SURE. UM, THE REASON IS, UM, IN JANUARY, WE HAVE POTENTIALLY MANY THINGS TO DISCUSS, AND THAT A SINGLE MEETING IN JANUARY WON'T GIVE US NEARLY THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE NEED TO DO THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO IN JANUARY.

SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S TWO MEETINGS IN JANUARY AND THEN IN APRIL.

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UH ONE OF THE UPCOMING ITEMS IS OUR CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWAL SCHEDULE.

AND SO I WOULD JUST AS SOON HAVE THE OPTION TO HAVE THE CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWAL SPREAD OUT ACROSS A NUMBER OF MONTHS INSTEAD OF PILED UP TOGETHER.

AND, UM, WE'VE GENERALLY HAD, YOU KNOW, TWO MEETINGS PER MONTH.

UM, FOR MOST OF THE TIME I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, SO I DON'T SEE A REASON WHY NOT TO PUT IN OUR SECOND MEETING IN APRIL AGAIN.

THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION AND I DON'T DISAGREE.

BUT IF I MAY SUGGEST, THE TWO IN JANUARY AND ADDRESS THE APRIL 1ST WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO THAT, WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S A NEED, WOULD YOU MODIFY THE MOTION? I'D BE HAPPY TO SECOND IT.

I'M SORRY. SO GO AHEAD AND JUST MOVE FOR THE JANUARY, BUT NOT THE TWO IN JANUARY.

AND STAY WITH ONE IN APRIL.

AND THEN OF COURSE CLOSER TO THAT DATE WE CAN ALWAYS AS A BOARD DECIDE IF WE'RE WE NEED ONE BASED UPON THE WORKLOAD.

UM, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT.

IT'S JUST A RIGHT.

SO SO MY ONLY, I GUESS, PROCESS QUESTION WOULD BE IF WE LEAVE OUT THE APRIL DATE, FOR INSTANCE, AND DECIDE AND VOTE ON THE BOARD CALENDAR.

THAT'S KIND OF MORE IN STONE, SO THAT IF WE DO DECIDE THAT WE NEED AN APRIL 17TH MEETING, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A SPECIAL MEETING OR AN EXTRA MEETING THAT WOULD NEED TO BE CALLED THROUGH SOME.

PROCEDURES THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M IT HASN'T BEEN REAL CLEAR HOW TO GET EXTRA MEETINGS ONTO OUR AGENDA.

BUT I THINK THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO, WE COULD ALSO MAKE THAT A VERY SHORT MEETING THE SECOND MEETING.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE DI SALVO. YEAH.

THANK YOU. UH PRESIDENT CHON I THINK THAT.

I THINK WE COULD WAIT.

UM, TRUSTEE MAH.

I THINK THAT IF WE HAVE AGREEMENT ON THE JANUARY TWO DATES, THAT'S GREAT.

I THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR MOVING FORWARD.

UH, SINCE THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING UNTIL THAT FIRST MEETING BE PROPOSED IN JANUARY.

UM, BUT I THINK THE ONE IN APRIL, WE COULD CERTAINLY COME BACK TO IN FEBRUARY AND SEE WHERE WE ARE, SEE WHAT THE NEEDS ARE, UM, AND PERHAPS PUT IT ON THE CALENDAR AT THAT TIME, AS TRUSTEE ROCHA HAS INDICATED.

SO I'M, I'M GOOD WITH TWO IN JANUARY FOR RIGHT NOW AND SEE WHERE WE ARE BECAUSE WE WILL KNOW LOTS MORE AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH 2024. UM, OKAY.

I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST IF WE COULD, IF WE DO WANT TO ADD THE JANUARY MEETING, THAT IT COULD BE ON THE 31ST, RATHER THAN DOING THE 10TH AND THE 24TH.

AND WITH THE APRIL MEETING, I DID WANT TO CLARIFY THE REASON THAT WE DON'T HAVE TWO MEETINGS IN APRIL IS THAT IS THE MONTH OF MANY SPRING BREAKS, AND AS WE SUPPORT DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE DIFFERENT BREAKS.

SO THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THE ONE MEETING IN APRIL.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU TRUSTEES KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE TWO IN MAY AND TWO IN JUNE.

UM, AND IN FEBRUARY AS WELL.

BUT THAT IS WHY WE ONLY HAVE ONE IN APRIL, BECAUSE, UM, AS WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THINGS COULD BE ON OUR AGENDA AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT DISTRICTS MAY BE CALLED HERE FOR DIFFERENT, VARYING REASONS, UM, OR CHARTER SCHOOLS, IF THOSE RENEWALS ARE AT THAT TIME AS WELL.

UM, IT COULD BE DURING THEIR SPRING BREAK TIME.

SO JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT NOTE THAT IS WHY WE DON'T HAVE TWO MEETINGS IN APRIL.

SO I WOULD REQUEST IF WE COULD DO THE JANUARY ONE, DO IT JANUARY, JUST ADDING ON THE 31ST AND THEN KEEPING APRIL AS ONE MEETING.

OKAY. I'LL.

OH, TRUSTEE ROCHA.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION. THANK YOU.

I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE TWO DAYS, BUT I WAS GOING TO LOOK TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AS FAR AS THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR DO YOU HAVE THE SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK? IS THERE ANY CONFLICTS WITH ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING ON? UM, JUST IN THE HISTORICALLY, THE BOARD HAS HAD ONE MEETING IN JANUARY BECAUSE HOW WINTER BREAKS FALL, UM, AND SO MANY OF OUR DISTRICTS ARE CLOSED AND A LOT OF OUR STAFF ARE OFF THROUGH JANUARY 5TH.

AND SO, UM, THAT'S WHY THERE'S NO MEETING ON THE 3RD AND NO ONE TO PREPARE THE AGENDA FOR THE 10TH.

SO HISTORICALLY, WE'VE HAD ONE MEETING.

UM, IF YOU, UM, IN TERMS OF AVAILABILITY, THE 17TH COULD WORK.

AND IF THE BOARD DID WANT TO ADD JANUARY 31ST TO HAVE A SECOND MEETING THAT MONTH, UH, WE COULD ENSURE THAT THIS ROOM IS AVAILABLE.

AND I DON'T SEE ANY CONFLICTS THERE.

THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT I WOULD MAKE IS THAT THE 31ST IS THE WEEK, UM, BEFORE THE 7TH AND OF

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TRUSTEE MAH.

I HAVE ONE OTHER COMMENT IS THAT THE 31ST OF JANUARY IS OUR KICKOFF.

I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU LATER FOR SILICON VALLEY READS.

SO, UM, THAT IS THAT EVENING AT DE ANZA COLLEGE.

AND, YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE MAY BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THAT WHICH WOULD CONFLICT THEN WITH A BOARD MEETING ON THE 31ST.

SO THAT'S FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

I'LL GO AHEAD THOUGH AND MODIFY AS I'VE HEARD FROM FEEDBACK, I WILL MODIFY MY MOTION TO JUST HAVE, UM, TWO MEETINGS IN JANUARY AND LEAVE THE APRIL DATES AS IS.

AND THE TWO MEETINGS I GUESS I KIND OF HEAR FROM MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE THE EXISTING ONE ON JANUARY 17TH AND THEN ADD THE 31ST. PEOPLE FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT.

SO OKAY. MOVE BY TRUSTEE.

THAT'S YOU'RE MOVING THAT TRUSTEE MAH.

CORRECT. THAT'S MY MOTION.

OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO TO ADOPT THE CALENDAR DATES WITH THE ADDITION OF JANUARY 31ST.

I'M SORRY, IS IT 31ST? YEP. 31ST. THANK YOU.

I'LL BE A VERBAL AYE UM, DR.

DEWAN, COULD YOU CONTINUE WITH THE VERBAL'S? I DON'T THINK THAT BOARD DOCS IS WORKING.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO DO THAT.

UM, WE'LL START WITH TRUSTEE MAH, AYE.

TRUSTEE ROCHA AYE.

TRUSTEE LARI.

YES. TRUSTEE DI SALVO AYE.

VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AYE.

AND TRUSTEE CHON AYE.

AND TRUSTEE BERTA ABSENT.

SIX YESES ONE ABSENT.

THANK YOU. AND I AM SEEING THE PROMPT IN BOARD DOCS NOW.

SO TRUSTEES, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO REFRESH.

I JUST REFRESHED AND REJOINED THE MEETING AND I'M NOW SEEING IT'S IT'S HERE NOW.

YEAH. SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S WORKING NOW.

OKAY. UH, NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 12 E THE DISCUSSION OF OUR BOARD APPOINTMENTS TO SUBCOMMITTEES ANNUALLY, THE BOARD PRESIDENT MAKES APPOINTMENTS TO

[E. Discussion of Board Appointments to Subcommittees for 2024]

CAN YOU PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR PREFERENCES, YOUR FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CHOICES FOR ASSIGNMENTS? TRUSTEES WOULD SUBMIT THEIR ASSIGNMENTS VIA EMAIL TO BOARD PRESIDENT DI SALVO AND TO DR.

DEWAN BY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3RD, 2024.

MOVING ON TO ITEM.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SUBCOMMITTEES? OKAY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 12, F IS THE APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL ADDENDUM TO BOARD BYLAW 9250 APPROVED APPROVED ROUTINE TRAVEL ITEMS

[F. Request Approval of Annual Addendum to Board Bylaw 9250 Approved Routine Travel Items for 2024]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOVE TO APPROVE. MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND I WILL SECOND THAT.

BOARD MEMBERS, LET'S TRY VOTING IN BOARD DOCS FOR THIS ONE.

I'LL BE A VERBAL AYE A VERBAL AYE FROM VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES AND TRUSTEE BERTA NOT PRESENT AT VOTE.

UM, OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM 12 G.

[G. Request Adoption of Certification of Signatures for 2024]

THE BOARD ADOPTS A CERTIFICATION OF SIGNATURES OF PERSONS OR PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN, IN THE ABSENCE OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, FOR ORDERS DRAWN ON THE FUNDS OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION NOTICES OF EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF EDUCATION CODE SECTIONS 42632 AND 42633 . IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED.

MOVED BY PRESIDENT DI SALVO AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ROCHA.

TRUSTEES PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

A VERBAL AYE FROM VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESSES AND TRUSTEE BERTA NOT PRESENT AT VOTE.

FOR ITEM 12 H THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AS SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COUNTY BOARD.

[H. Announcement of the County Superintendent of Schools as secretary and executive officer of the County Board]

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THE NEXT ITEM IS THE BOARD SELF EVALUATION.

[I. Board Self-Evaluation]

IT IS THAT A COMMITTEE WILL COMMENCE IN OR AFTER JANUARY 2024.

AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF ITEM 12.

SO WE WILL GO BACK UP TO ITEM 2.

A LIVE STREAM OF TONIGHT'S MEETING.

I'M SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE READ THIS BEFORE, BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THIS NOW.

A LIVE STREAM OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS;//TINYURL.COM/SCC BOARD MEETING.

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

FOR SPANISH SUPPORT, CALL 1-669-900-6833.

THE MEETING ID IS 727 334 810#.

FOR VIETNAMESE SUPPORT, PLEASE CALL 1-669-900-6833.

THE MEETING ID IS 921 8153 9516#.

LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE IN BOTH SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.

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

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

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY OR THE NEED TO EVACUATE THIS ROOM, PLEASE ALERT AND FOLLOW AN SCCOE STAFF MEMBER AND THAT IS IDENTIFIED WITH THE YELLOW BADGE.

A REMINDER THAT OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IS PARTICIPATING VIA PHONE AND WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY EXCUSED AT 8 P.M., SO WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, SPECIAL

[A. The Santa Clara County Board of Education (SCCBOE) recognizes ten (10) SCCOE employees each year for outstanding service to students, parents, coworkers, and customers.]

TRUSTEE ROCHA AND THE VIETNAMESE INTERPRETER.

WOULD YOU PLEASE HEAD TO THE SIDE PODIUM TO PRESENT OUR SPECIAL RECOGNITION, OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH TRUSTEES AND DR.

DEWAN AFTER THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH IS INTRODUCED AND HONORED, I WILL ASK THAT YOU PLEASE JOIN US AT THE PHOTO BACKDROP.

THANK YOU.

OUR INTERPRETER. YOU CAN COME JOIN AT THE PODIUM AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

SO THEN WE WILL NOT BE USING A TRANSLATOR FOR THE INTRODUCTION.

WE'LL BE USING ONE FOR THE, UM, THE, THE, FOR MINH LE AND HIS ACCEPTANCE.

SO HELLO, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZES TEN SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION EMPLOYEES EACH YEAR FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, COWORKERS, AND CUSTOMERS. MINH LE, A PARAEDUCATOR IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, IS DECEMBER'S EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

MINH HAS WORKED FOR SSCOE FOR TEN YEARS, AND IN THAT DURATION, HE HAS CONSISTENTLY SHOWN HIS DEDICATION TO STUDENT SUCCESS.

BEFORE JOINING SSCOE AT SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, HE STUDIED AT SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE AND EVERGREEN VALLEY COLLEGE, WORKING FOR THE DISABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM AND SILICON VALLEY HOPE SERVICES.

HE BECAME AN EMPLOYEE OF SSCOE SOON AFTER HIS WIFE BECAME A PARAEDUCATOR FOR THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL.

MINH WORKS FOR YOUNG WITH YOUNG ADULTS AGED 18 TO 22, IN THE WORKABILITY PROGRAM.

MISS MICHELLE [INAUDIBLE] ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EARLY LEARNING, SHARED THAT MINH RECENTLY PERFORMED A HEROIC ACT AND SAVED A STUDENT'S LIFE BY PERFORMING THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER.

HE ENSURES A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO FEEL SAFE AND ENCOURAGED TO LEARN AND BUILD INDEPENDENCE AS THEY HEAD INTO ADULTHOOD, SAID CHELSEA.

IT IS WITH GRATITUDE THAT WE CONGRATULATE MINH ON BEING RECOGNIZED AS DECEMBER'S EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AND AS WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH, WE ACKNOWLEDGE MINH FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE JOB, DEDICATION TO EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS, CONTRIBUTIONS OUTSIDE OF THE USUAL SCOPE OF THE JOB, AND OVERALL COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION, MINH WILL RECEIVE A PLAQUE RECOGNIZING HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO SSCOE AND A GRAVE CROSS PEN, A RESERVED PARKING SPACE AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS MINH.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU.

TRUSTEES. IF WE COULD ALL GO OVER THERE TO TAKE OUR PICTURE WITH OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY.

I'M VERY PROUD TO BE AN EMPLOYEE OF SSCOE AND THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PRINCIPAL MICHELLE [INAUDIBLE] AND HEATHER FERGUSON.

NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO DEEPLY THANK MRS. SARAH STEINBECK AND ALL THE TEACHERS AT THE CAMPBELL COMMUNITY CENTER AND CONNECT WEST.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK TO SHARE THIS HONOR WITH MY COLLEAGUES.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR HAVING SUCH A GREAT TEAM.

A BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY MY FAMILY, FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING ME SO THAT I CAN PERFORM A JOB WELL.

THANKS AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

[APPLAUSE] MIC] AND THANK YOU, TRUSTEE ROCHA AND CONGRATULATIONS MINH.

WE WILL NOW MOVE 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.]

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

MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, WE HAVE 40 CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.95, THE SCC BOE STRIVES TO MAINTAIN A RESPECTFUL, ORDERLY AND CIVIL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CONDUCT OF ITS MEETINGS AND TO AVOID UNLAWFUL DISRUPTIONS.

UM, GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMMENTS I WILL TAKE, UM, IF WE COULD PRESENT THE TWO MINUTE TIMER, I WILL GIVE TWO MINUTES TO EACH SPEAKER FOR THE FIRST HOUR, AND THEN THE REMAINING TIME WILL BE ONE MINUTE PER SPEAKER.

A TIMER WILL BE DISPLAYED WHEN THE ALLOTTED TIME IS UP.

THE BUZZER WILL SOUND, YOU WILL BE MUTED, AND YOUR TIME TO SPEAK WILL BEGIN.

WILL END. UM.

MODERATOR COULD YOU PLEASE BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT? THANK YOU. FOR THOSE IN OUR OVERFLOW ROOM WHO FILLED OUT A CARD TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE PROCEED TO THE SAN JOSE ROOM.

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

AS A REMINDER, ONE PERSON AT A TIME CAN BE AT THE PODIUM TO PRESENT THEIR COMMENT.

UNLESS LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED BY AN SCCOE INTERPRETER TO PREVENT SOUND DISTORTION, PLEASE KEEP THE MICROPHONE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM YOUR MOUTH. THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ARE VERONICA GARZA, MICHAEL GARCIA, EUGENE SANTONIAN, LISA LLORONA, AND OLIVIA SANTONIAN.

YES. YES.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS VERONICA GARZA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND BEGIN YOUR COMMENT.

MY NAME IS VERONICA GARZA, AND I'M THE DIRECTOR FOR EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES HERE AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

I'M A REGISTERED VOTER AND A SANTA CLARA COUNTY RESIDENT, AND COMPELLED TO SPEAK TODAY, THIS EVENING, ABOUT DR.

DEWANS LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE OF EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVES IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, WELL BEFORE THE STATEWIDE UPK INITIATIVE WAS ANNOUNCED.

DR. DEWAN'S VISION FOR CREATING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EARLY LEARNING FOR EVERY CHILD WAS ALREADY UNDERWAY.

WITH GUIDANCE FROM DR.

DEWAN AND WITH A VISION OF SUPPORTING THE ENTIRE MIXED DELIVERY SYSTEM, OUR COUNTY OFFICE CREATED A CENTRALIZED WAY TO SEARCH FOR SAFE, HIGH QUALITY AND LICENSED EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS. MORE THAN 20,000 FAMILIES VISITED THE CHILD CARE PORTAL IN THE LAST YEAR.

THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED ACCESS TO RELIABLE, MULTILINGUAL AND TIMELY INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES SO THAT THEY CAN ENROLL IN PROGRAMS THAT BEST MEET THEIR NEEDS AND NOW HAVE A LOCAL DATA SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE CHILD CARE SYSTEM.

THIS IS ONE OF MANY CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES THAT ARE UPLIFTING THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF EARLY LEARNING IN THE LIVES OF OUR COUNTY'S CHILDREN.

EVERY ONE OF THESE PROJECTS, WHETHER IT RANGE FROM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO FACILITY SUPPORT, IS BUILT UPON DR.

DEWAN'S ABILITY TO SEE AND ACTIVATE OUR STRENGTHS AS LEADERS, CULTIVATE INNOVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, AND CENTER US ON THE NEEDS OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL GARCIA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS MICHAEL GARCIA.

I AM WITH THE CHILDCARE PLANNING AND SUPPORT DEPARTMENT FOR THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

BUT THIS EVENING I'M SPEAKING OF MY OWN VOLITION AND AS A RESIDENT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT AND SPEAK TO ALL THE POSITIVE WORK OF THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AROUND EARLY LEARNING, SPECIFICALLY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DR.

DEWAN. IN THESE LAST FEW YEARS, THE SCCOE HAS EXPANDED.

UH, EARLY LEARNING EFFORTS AROUND SUPPORTING PARENTS, CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, AND THE EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR.

SINCE 2020 THE SCCOE HAS SERVED IN A NEW ROLE AS A CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAM FOR THE COUNTY, SUPPORTED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

AS THE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAM, THE SCCOE ENSURES THAT EVERY FAMILY IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY HAS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO ACCESS HIGH QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT MEET THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS, AND THAT THE FULL VARIETY OF EC PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTY HAS ACCESS TO TRAINING, SUPPORT AND OTHER EARLY LEARNING RESOURCES.

MOREOVER, DR.

DEWAN HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN, IN WHICH THE SCCOE PROVIDES GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN IMPLEMENTING UPK EXPANSION.

WITH THESE EFFORTS IN MIND AND MANY OTHERS IN THE EARLY LEARNING SPACE, DR.

DEWAN HAS CONTINUED TO SERVE AS THE COUNTY AS A LEADER AND ADVOCATE IN SERVING OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS EUGENE SANTONIAN.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS EUGENE SANTILLAN, AND I PROUDLY SERVE AS THE PRINCIPAL OF NORTH COUNTY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION.

I'M HERE TO READ A LETTER FROM OUR STUDENTS AT OSBORNE THAT THEY WROTE AFTER DR.

DEWAN AND PRESIDENT CHON MADE A VISIT.

ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS AS STUDENTS OF THE HORTICULTURE 15 COURSE AND AQUAPONICS PROGRAM AT SANTA CLARA COUNTY JUVENILE HALL.

AND AS RESIDENTS OF SECURE TRACK, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THE IMPACT HORTICULTURE 15 OF FOOTHILL COLLEGE COURSE AND AQUAPONICS HAVE TRULY BEEN REMARKABLE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT APPRECIATION TO DR.

DEWAN FOR HER CONTINUED SUPPORT AND FUNDING OF THESE INVALUABLE PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE NOT ONLY ENRICHED OUR ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE, BUT HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO OUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH.

SURPRISINGLY, WE WOULD ALSO AGREE THAT THE UNEXPECTED BENEFIT HAVE BEEN THE POSITIVE EFFECTS ON OUR MENTAL HEALTH.

WE WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THE GARDEN HAS BEEN VERY THERAPEUTIC MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

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THEIR PASSION FOR EDUCATION AND COMMITMENT PROVIDED A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND HAS MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT US ON US ALL.

FURTHERMORE, WE APPRECIATE THE SCHOOL'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING ENRICHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OSBORNE AND SECURE TRACK STUDENTS.

PROGRAMS OFFERED REFLECT OSBORNE'S DEDICATION AND CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF ITS STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH OUR FIRST COLLEGE EXPERIENCE. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, DR.

DEWAN AND SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS FOR INVESTING IN OUR FUTURES BY FUNDING PROGRAMS SUCH AS THESE THAT ENCOURAGE LEARNING, PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE MINDS, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THIS PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE ENDEAVORS AND CONTINUED SUCCESS.

SIGNED BY THREE OF THE FOUR STUDENTS YOU MET THAT DAY.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS OLIVIA SANTONIAN.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. I'M OLIVIA SANTILLAN DELIVERING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT ON BEHALF OF ALLISON BOOK ARANGO, A LEADER IN THE COUNTY SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

I'M HERE TODAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP DEMONSTRATED BY OUR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DR.

MARY ANN DEWAN. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, HER TENURE HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF TRANSFORMATIVE.

THROUGH HER VISIONARY GUIDANCE, EDUCATION HAS HAD REMARKABLE ADVANCEMENTS.

SHE HAS BEEN PIVOTAL IN SECURING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN COMPETITIVE GRANT FUNDING, DIRECTLY BENEFITING OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND DISTRICTS BY ENHANCING THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO MEET THE GOALS IN THE SCCOE STRATEGIC PLAN.

MOREOVER, SHE HAS CHAMPIONED A CULTURE OF WELL-BEING FOR OUR STUDENTS, PRIORITIZING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND OVERALL WELLNESS, WHICH HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF HER INITIATIVES.

WITH REMARKABLE PROGRESS MADE IN PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ADDRESS THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THROUGH A WELLNESS CENTER MODEL.

BUT WHAT TRULY SETS DR.

DEWAN APART IS HER ABILITY TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN ROBUST RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR 31 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH HAS NOT ONLY STRENGTHENED TIES, BUT HAS ALSO FACILITATED UNPRECEDENTED PROGRESS IN EDUCATION ACROSS THE COUNTY.

IN MOMENTS OF ADVERSITY, SUCH AS DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND OUR AGENCY HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF INSPIRATIONAL, EMBODYING THE TRUE ESSENCE OF LEADERSHIP, RALLYING PARTNERS TO SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

IN CONCLUSION, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S LEADERSHIP ISN'T JUST AN ASSET TO OUR AGENCY, IT'S A FORCE THAT RESONATES ACROSS EVERY STUDENT, TEACHER, SCHOOL, SITE, DISTRICT, AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY.

HER DEDICATION AND TRANSFORMATIVE EFFORTS CONTINUE TO POSITIVELY IMPACT PUBLIC EDUCATION IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LISA LLORONA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND DR.

DEWAN. I'M LISA LLORONA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES AT SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

AS A DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR WITH GILROY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, I WAS A FOSTER VISION TASK FORCE MEMBER TO SUPPORT FOSTER YOUTH.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH DR.

DEWAN AND WAS IMPRESSED WITH HER LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO UNDERSERVED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENTS.

I'M NOW WORKING IN THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE, AND DR.

DEWAN HAS PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT WITHIN LEADERSHIP, WHICH HAS MADE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION A LEADER IN THE FIELD. UNDER HER GUIDANCE, WE ARE SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDING UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL AND P3 ALIGNMENT SUPPORT TO 19 OF 26 OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ENRICHING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

DR. DEWAN IS A CHAMPION FOR HIGH QUALITY EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS, LEADING TO PROFOUND AND LONG LASTING OUTCOMES, ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH DR.

DEWAN AND FURTHER HER GOALS AND COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING STUDENT EQUITY.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE BARB FLORES, KAREN LARSON, ANISHA MUNSHI, MELINDA KAY SNAVELY, AND SARA [INAUDIBLE].

PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS BOB IS BARB FLORES.

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GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS BARB FLORES AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF LEARNING ACCELERATION HERE AT THE SCCOE.

I AM HERE ON MY OWN BEHALF BECAUSE I FEEL SO COMPELLED TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

I LIVE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, AND I AM ASKING YOU TO BE REPRESENTATIVES OF MY VOICE.

OVER MY CAREER I HAVE WORKED WITH MANY SUPERINTENDENTS AND BY FAR DR.

DEWAN IS THE FIRST WHO EMBRACES THE ASSETS AND TALENTS PEOPLE BRING TO THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH CONSISTENT FOCUS ON STRENGTHS.

HER NUMBER ONE STRENGTH IS RELATOR.

DR. DEWAN CONNECTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND SHE ALWAYS EXPRESSES GRATITUDE FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED.

AT THE SAME TIME, HER ABILITY TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE, PRESENT AND FOCUSED ON THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS IN OUR ORGANIZATION IS ALWAYS AT SUCH A HIGH LEVEL.

THOSE ARE IMPORTANT QUALITIES, ESPECIALLY IN A COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.

I AM PROUD TO BE PART OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND EVIDENCE BASED RESOURCES TO POSITIVELY IMPACT STUDENT OUTCOMES, BOTH WITH THEIR BOTH WITH THEIR ACADEMICS AS WELL AS THEIR WELL-BEING ACROSS SANTA CLARA, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, ALWAYS WITH A FOCUS ON EQUITY, OUR AGENCY IMPLEMENTED NUMEROUS WELLNESS CENTERS TO SUPPORT STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND UPLIFT YOUTH VOICE, WHICH IS CRITICAL TO STUDENT LEARNING AND SUCCESS.

THIS HAS ALL BEEN DONE UNDER THE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP OF DR.

DEWAN. I RESPECT THAT YOU, AS BOARD MEMBERS, DEDICATE SIGNIFICANT TIME TO THE WELL-BEING OF EDUCATION IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

I AM ASKING YOU AS MY REPRESENTATIVE TO REMEMBER YOUR DECISIONS HAVE IMPACT FAR AND WIDE ACROSS THE COUNTY.

IN CLOSING, I WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK DR.

DEWAN FOR HER STRONG, ONGOING AND CARING LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND EMPOWERING STUDENTS COUNTYWIDE TO ENGAGE CIVICALLY.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KAREN LARSON.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND DR.

DEWAN. MY NAME IS KAREN LARSON, AND I'M A LIFELONG SANTA CLARA RESIDENT, A REGISTERED VOTER AND A TEAM MEMBER HERE AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

HAVING SEEN THE AGENDA, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME FORWARD TO SPEAK THIS EVENING.

SO THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY OFFICE FOR TEN YEARS AND HAVE ENJOYED WORKING IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS INNOVATIVE, CREATIVE AND SPURS PERSONAL GROWTH.

UNDER DR. DEWAN'S LEADERSHIP, OUR TEAMS HAVE SUPPORTED THE COUNTY STUDENTS AND PROJECTS THAT HELP BUILD A BRIDGE TO THE DIGITAL DIVIDE GUIDE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR STUDENTS, EARLY LEARNING SUPPORT, AND BUILDING PATHWAYS FOR CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS.

I SERVE ON TEAMS THAT REOPEN SCHOOLS DURING AND AFTER THE COVID PANDEMIC THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAFETY PLANS, VACCINATION CLINICS, SCHOOL LUNCH DISTRIBUTION, WELLNESS CENTERS, AND LEARNING ACCELERATION PROGRAMS. ENGAGING IN THIS WORK WAS PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY REWARDING.

SUPPORTING SCHOOLS AND GETTING STUDENTS BACK INTO THE CLASSROOMS WAS THE MOST REWARDING PART OF MY CAREER.

MY EXPERIENCE HERE HAS MADE ME A BETTER EDUCATOR AND A MORE EMPATHETIC LEADER, AND I CAN EASILY DRAW A THROUGH LINE TO DR.

DEWAN AND HER PERSONAL DEDICATION TO MAKING THIS COUNTY A BETTER PLACE FOR OUR CHILDREN.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ANISHA MUNSHI.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND DR.

DEWAN. MY NAME IS ANISHA MUNSHI AND I'M THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GILROY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I AM HERE THIS EVENING TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION AND SUPPORT FOR DR.

MARY ANN DEWAN. I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH HER FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS, AND I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING EDUCATIONAL LEADERS THAT I HAVE MET.

HER PASSION TO CREATE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW EVERY STUDENT TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IS COMMENDABLE.

IN ALL MY YEARS OF WORKING WITH HER, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS ONE QUESTION THAT DRIVES HER WORK.

HOW IS THIS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF STUDENTS? I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP THAT GILROY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS WITH THE SCCOE.

AS A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF SOUTH COUNTY AND NOW AS A SUPERINTENDENT, I OFTEN FOUND THAT THE NEEDS OF MY DISTRICT WERE SOMETIMES NOT A PRIORITY FOR COUNTY OFFICIALS.

A TRUE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR TWO AGENCIES BEGAN ONLY AFTER DR.

DEWAN BECAME SUPERINTENDENT.

OPENING THE SOUTH COUNTY ANNEX WAS A BIG STEP IN PROVIDING ACCESS TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN GILROY, WITHOUT STAFF AND STUDENTS HAVING TO TRAVEL LONG

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HER VISION AND GUIDANCE ON WHAT WELLNESS CENTERS COULD LOOK LIKE HAVE LED TO THE CREATION OF A MODEL THAT MANY OF US ARE NOW TRYING TO FOLLOW. UNDER DR.

DEWANS LEADERSHIP, THE SCCOE HAS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AREAS OF LCAP, FINANCE, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS. OUR STAFF COLLABORATE TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE PLACEMENTS PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MELINDA K SNAVELY, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF SERVING AS A MOTHER.

UM, A PARTNER, AS A COMMUNITY BASED PARTNER ORGANIZATION, AS WELL AS A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF DR.

DEWAN. AND BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT IS MY ROLE AS A MOM.

AS A MOM OF FIVE CHILDREN IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ATTENDING OUR SCHOOLS, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU A PERSONAL STORY ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES.

THREE OF MY CHILDREN WERE ADOPTED FROM SANTA CLARA COUNTY FOSTER CARE.

MY YOUNGEST IS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE FOSTER CARE CHILD.

WHEN HE WAS AGED TWO, WAS POLITELY EXPELLED FROM OUR PRESCHOOL SYSTEM IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, AND WE WERE TOLD HE WASN'T A GOOD FIT FOR A PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THAT SETTING.

THE PARTNERS HERE AT SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

IT WAS ONE OF MY FIRST INTERACTIONS WITH DR.

DEWAN AND HER TEAM, OUR EARLY LEARNING SERVICES TEAM, AND OUR INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE THAT SHE HAD STOOD UP AND WORKED SO CLOSELY WITH CAME ALONGSIDE ME AND SAID, MELINDA, WE CAN FIND A SPOT FOR YOUR CHILD WHERE THEY CAN THRIVE.

AND HE RECEIVED A WELL, ROBUST, SUPPORTIVE SET OF SUPPORT SERVICES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

HE'S CURRENTLY AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT, AND HE'S THRIVING BECAUSE OF THE EARLY INTERVENTION AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE PROVIDED TO HIM THROUGH THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, DR.

DEWAN ASKED IF I WANTED TO COME BE A PART OF OUR EARLY LEARNING DATA GOVERNANCE TEAM THAT YOU HEARD VERONICA GARZA SPEAK ABOUT EARLIER, AND WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM FOR ALL KIDS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY THAT PARTNERED ACROSS A VARIETY OF DIVISIONS.

MOST RECENTLY, I TOOK ON THE ROLE AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE HEALTHIER KIDS FOUNDATION, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION THAT PARTNERS CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

ALL OF THESE EXPERIENCES HAVE LED ME TO BE WHO I AM TODAY, THE MOM I AM TODAY AND THE LEADER I AM TODAY.

AND THERE REALLY IS A TRUE LINE BETWEEN MY LEADERSHIP AND WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM DR.

DEWAN. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SARA [INAUDIBLE].

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HI, I'M SARA [INAUDIBLE], SAEU CHAPTER PRESIDENT SINCE 2020 AND AN EMPLOYEE SINCE 2005.

MY HUSBAND AND I ARE BOTH LIFELONG RESIDENTS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH COLLABORATIVELY WITH MANAGEMENT AND OTHER BARGAINING UNITS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, BUT ARE THWARTED BY MANAGEMENT TAKING ON AN ADVERSARIAL ROLE, FORCING US TO FIGHT FOR MONTHS OR YEARS WHEN THEY COULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AT THE BEGINNING FOR BETTER OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

SCC SAYS WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER, AND THAT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN WE BUILD AN EQUAL RELATIONSHIP.

TO ADDRESS ISSUES QUICKLY, MANAGEMENT AT ALL LEVELS MUST BE TRANSPARENT, EQUITABLE AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR IMPROVING OUR FAILINGS.

PLEASE CONSIDER THE PRIORITIES OF SEIU, ACE PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY WHEN CONDUCTING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION AND GOAL SETTING.

FIRST, IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS BY INVOLVING LABOR AND FAMILIES OF STUDENTS AS EQUAL PARTNERS AND PROBLEM SOLVING.

TWO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNANCE AND DECISION MAKING.

THREE IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY INCLUSION OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.

MOST OF OUR STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSEDLY INCLUDED FOR RECESS AND ASSEMBLIES, BUT THE REALITY IS THEY HAVE RECESS AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND ASSEMBLIES ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN IF WE'RE EVEN INVITED. FOUR IMPROVE UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY IN CU EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS, TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS.

FIVE PERFORM AN AUDIT TO ASSESS THE EQUITY OF FACILITIES, DISCIPLINE, HISTORY AND WORK FROM HOME ACCOMMODATIONS AND HIRING PRACTICES JOINTLY WITH LABOR PARTNERS, WITH REPORTS TO GUIDE KEY AREAS OF GROWTH.

MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET TO WORK FROM HOME, MUCH LESS OUT OF STATE.

BUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ALISON, WHO IS THE SOLE PAID PERSON TO WORK FROM HOME, GETS TO WORK FROM PENNSYLVANIA.

MEANWHILE, AN SEIU MEMBER WAS FORCED TO RESIGN WHEN SHE MOVED OUT OF STATE.

SIX PRIORITIZE HEALTH, HYGIENE AND SAFETY FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF, AND ACCESS TO MEALS AND IN-PERSON MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, NOT JUST THE SELECT FEW THAT HAPPEN TO HAVE A WELLNESS CENTER.

WE NEED TO REDUCE PREVENTABLE INJURIES TO STUDENTS AND STAFF BY PROVIDING EQUIPMENT AND TIMELY INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORT.

SEVEN WE NEED TO ENSURE MANAGEMENT RESPONDS IN A TIMELY MANNER.

EIGHT IMPROVE DIVERSITY AT ALL LEVELS SO THAT MANAGEMENT IS REFLECTIVE OF STAFF BEING SUPERVISED AND THE STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE NEED TO SHIFT THE SCCOE CULTURE TO PROMOTE RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY TO REDUCE OUR NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE TARA GUERRERO, JOANNE VARS.

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DON [INAUDIBLE] AND REGHU KRISHNA.

PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.

TARA, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM CLEARLY.

STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, DR.

DEWAN AND THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY THAT IS HERE.

I'M VERY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT.

I'VE BEEN A TEACHER FOR COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FOR 20 YEARS NOW.

I'VE WORKED IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR MANY YEARS, AND THE LAST FIVE IN THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY PROGRAM.

I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY EDUCATORS.

YOUR LOCAL PRESIDENT.

I'D LIKE TO THANK DR.

DEWAN TONIGHT.

I KNOW WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD A LOT OF POSITIVES, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK HER AND HER ADMINISTRATION FOR SETTLING OUR CONTRACT.

IT REALLY DID MEAN A LOT TO OUR MEMBERS AND IT'S VERY APPRECIATED.

SO THANK YOU. I'M HERE SPEAKING TONIGHT IN THE CAPACITY OF BOTH AS A TEACHER FOR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY AND AS YOUR LOCAL PRESIDENT.

ALTHOUGH OUR CONTRACT HAS BEEN SETTLED, THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF OUTSTANDING ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE RESOLVED.

NONE OF THESE ISSUES ARE NEW, AS WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH ADMINISTRATION AND DR.

DEWAN FOR TWO YEARS OVER THIS.

WE'VE HAD VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT RESPONSES TO ISSUES.

SOME OF THESE ISSUES ARE POOR LEADERSHIP DECISIONS, HIRING INEQUITIES, INAPPROPRIATE STAFFING, MENTAL HEALTH, SAFETY CONCERNS IN THE CLASSROOM, WHICH IS NOW MAKING WORKING ON THE STUDENTS IEPS GOALS SOMETIMES VIRTUALLY UNREALISTIC.

ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR IS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY.

HAVE MEANINGFUL DIALOG AND TAKE ACTIONABLE STEPS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES PROPERLY.

A FAILING GRADE IS GIVEN BY BOTH UNIONS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

BUT AS EDUCATORS, WE ALL KNOW ALL GRADES CAN BE IMPROVED.

WE, ALONG WITH SEIU, HAVE OUTLINED SEVERAL CONCERNS AND SOLUTIONS.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER [APPLAUSE].

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JOANNE VARS.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS DR.

JOANNE VARS AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SERVING FOSTER AND HOMELESS YOUTH FOR THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

TONIGHT I AM SPEAKING ON MY OWN BEHALF, HAVING WORKED AS AN EDUCATOR IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY SINCE 1999.

COMING TO THE SCCOE TO SERVE UNDER DR.

DEWAN'S LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN A PROFESSIONAL GIFT THAT I COULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED.

IN MY TIME HERE WE HAVE INCREASED OUR PROGRAM SERVICE FROM A STAFF OF THREE TO A STAFF OF 12, WHO SUPPORT THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND DIRECTLY ASSIST OUR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT SERVE STUDENTS.

DUE TO DR.

DEWAN'S UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND PARTNERSHIP, SEVEN OF OUR TEAM'S STAFF MEMBERS WORK AT THE SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY TO COORDINATE THESE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR YOUTH COMING INTO FOSTER CARE, RIGHT ALONGSIDE THE SOCIAL SERVICES STAFF.

OUR CROSS AGENCY PARTNERSHIP WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT DR.

DEWAN'S COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OUR COUNTY'S OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.

I AM HONORED TO WORK WITH HER, AS SHE IS A TALENTED AND COMMITTED LEADER IN THE ROLE OF AS SANTA CLARA COUNTY'S SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, I FELT IT IMPORTANT THAT THIS BE SAID. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KAITLYN DEWAR.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS KELLEN DEWAR AND I'M A RESIDENT AND REGISTERED VOTER IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

AFTER A CAREER IN TECH FOR 25 YEARS, I'M ENJOYING MY 12TH YEAR TEACHING AS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER.

UM, DURING MY JOB TRANSITION, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN A VARIETY OF SCHOOL SETTINGS.

MY FIRST POSITION WAS WORKING IN A CHARTER SCHOOL WHERE MY DAUGHTER HAD PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED.

BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE, MY EDUCATION, AND MY RESEARCH, I WEIGHED THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF BOTH SYSTEMS AND I CHOSE TO WORK IN A TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL. I SAW INEQUITY PRESENT IN THE CHARTER SCHOOL SYSTEM COMPARED TO THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

I WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEED YOU TO FOCUS ON OUR ISSUES.

TODAY, I CAME HERE TO PUBLICLY SUPPORT DR.

DEWAN AS OUR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.

IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE THE STABILITY OF LEADERSHIP THAT SHE PROVIDES TO OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS.

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AS AN APPOINTED PUBLIC OFFICIAL.

DR. DEWAN ALWAYS FOLLOWS HER CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY TO BE A LAWFUL LEADER.

SHE'S A STRONG AND EXPERIENCED SUPERINTENDENT WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED CONSISTENT AND ONGOING COURAGE IN HER DECISION MAKING.

HER ABILITY TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS AND EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE HER IDEAS IS COMMENDABLE.

DR. DEWAN HAS PROVIDED STABILITY AND EXEMPLARY SERVICES TO SCHOOLS, AS WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT AND TO THE COMMUNITY DESPITE NEGATIVISM, WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF THE PASSION AND CONSISTENCY OF CHARACTER THAT SHE PROVIDES.

I URGE THE BOARD TO WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT DR.

MARY ANN DEWAN KNOWING THAT OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS GREATLY FROM HER LEADERSHIP.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DON DEWAR.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS DON DEWAR.

I'M READING THIS ON BEHALF OF JOANNE HOLLAND, A FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.

UH, SO HERE GOES.

UH, AS A RESIDENT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, A REGISTERED VOTER AND SOMEONE WITH A 38 YEAR CAREER AS AN EDUCATOR IN THE CUPERTINO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, I WISH TO STATE MY OVERWHELMING SUPPORT OF DR.

MARY ANN DEWAN, AS WELL AS MY APPRECIATION OF HER MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING HER SERVICE AS COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

DR. DEWAN HAS DISTINGUISHED HERSELF AS A LEADER WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR HER VIGOROUS WORK ETHIC, ALWAYS PLACING CHILDREN'S EDUCATION BEFORE POLITICS.

HER LONG HELD EDUCATIONAL PRIORITIES ALIGN PERFECTLY WITH THE STATED GOALS AND MISSION STATEMENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

SHE IS ALWAYS WORKING TOWARD A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS.

LET ME REMIND SOME OF, UH THE MANY WHO HAVE LET ME REMIND OURSELVES OF MANY OF THE RECOGNIZED DR.

DEWANS VALUE, BOTH LOCALLY AND STATEWIDE, BY BESTOWING THE FOLLOWING HONORS.

THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COMMENDATION 2019 CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERVISION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER AWARD. SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PRESIDENT'S MEDAL FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND THE 2021 REGION EIGHT ACSA SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD.

I HEARTILY RESTATE MY BELIEF IN DR.

DEWANS LEADERSHIP AS VITAL TO THE CONTINUING PROGRESS OF EDUCATION IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, AND URGE THE BOARD TO RECOGNIZE HER WORTH AND SUPPORT THEIR OUTSTANDING LEADER.

RESPECTFULLY YOURS, JOANNE HOLLAND.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS REJU KRISHNA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

RESPECTED DR.

DEWAN PRESIDENT CHON AND TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS REJU KRISHNA AND I WORK AS A TEACHER WITH SCCOE SUPERINTENDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS AND DISTRICTS.

HOPE YOU'VE RECEIVED OUR REPORT CARD SUBMITTED IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS.

THANKS FOR COMING DR.

DEWAN. WE DO RECOGNIZE THE WORK YOU'VE DONE AND WE CHERISH OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

YET WE ARE HERE SACRIFICING FAMILY TIME, SKIPPING SECOND JOBS, AND OPENING OURSELVES TO RETALIATION AND MICROAGGRESSIONS.

SO WHY ARE WE HERE? SIMPLE FIXES SHOULD NOT REQUIRE LENGTHY FIGHTS.

AFTER A BATHROOM WAS OVERFLOWING AND LEAKING WATER AND FECAL MATTER, AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DISTRICT FOR OVER A MONTH, UNIONS IMMEDIATELY ESCALATED.

IT TOOK LESS THAN 12 HOURS TO BE FIXED.

A RESTROOM WAS INACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS FOR OVER A YEAR.

MANAGEMENT TOLD STAFF NOTHING CAN BE DONE.

A TEACHER EXPERIENCED RETALIATION FOR RAISING THIS CONCERN WHEN UNION REPORTED IT DR.

DEWAN YOU HELPED IT FIX WITHIN ONE DAY, BUT UNNECESSARY DELAYS BY MANAGEMENT WHY PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT IS PRACTICED ACROSS HIRING, PROMOTION, DISCIPLINE AND WORK FROM HOME.

SOME ARE ALLOWED REMOTE WORK, OTHERS ARE NOT.

MANY HIRING'S IN SCCOE ARE PREDETERMINED.

OUTCOMES ARE SHARED BEFORE POSTINGS CLOSE.

REGARDLESS OF AN INTERVIEW PANEL, THE HIRING MANAGER HAS SOLE DISCRETION TO CHOOSE THEIR OWN PREFERRED FAVORITE CANDIDATE.

MANAGEMENT HIDES INFORMATION IMPACTING STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES.

A TEACHER WAS MOVED FOUR DAYS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED.

MANAGEMENT INTENDED TO CLOSE THE CLASS SIX MONTHS PRIOR AND TOLD STAFF DO NOT TELL THE IMPACT THE TEACHER.

THIS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED NOT JUST THE TEACHER BUT ALSO HER CHILD.

MANY SERIOUS LIFE ALTERING INJURIES, INCLUDING MY OWN, WERE PREVENTABLE.

OVERALL, CLASSES ARE SHORT STAFFED, CAUSING INJURIES AND POOR STUDENT OUTCOMES.

MANAGEMENT SAYS EVERYTHING IS GOOD.

LIFE IS GOOD.

OUR PROBLEMS ARE MANY FRUSTRATIONS HIGH.

WE WANT MANAGEMENT TO COLLABORATE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, NOT IGNORE OR GASLIGHT.

DR. DEWAN HELP US.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

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YOU HAVE STILL 2 MINUTES OR 1 MINUTE PRESIDENT CHON STILL TWO MINUTES UNTIL 7:00.

THANK YOU. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.

THE TIMER WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU START SPEAKING, COMMENTS EXTENDING PAST THE TIME ALLOTTED WILL BE MUTED AFTER THE TIME EXPIRES, AND YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PODIUM.

OUR NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE JESSICA SPICER, REID MYERS, ANDREA HIGHTOWER, ELIZABETH BUB WILSON.

AND MICHAEL ELLIOTT, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JESSICA SPICER.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HI. GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS JESSICA SPICER, AND I'M A TRUSTEE FOR LISD AND PRESIDENT OF THE SCCSBA, MYSELF AND REID MYERS FROM A FORMER SUNNYVALE TRUSTEE AND SECBA PRESIDENT, WILL BE READING A LETTER SENT TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON INITIATED BY BRIDGET WATSON, TRUSTEE OF SUNNYVALE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PAST PRESIDENT OF SCCSBA . PLEASE NOTE WE SPEAKERS IN THE OVER 45 LETTER SIGNATORIES SPEAK ON OUR OWN BEHALF, AND OUR TITLES ARE BEING USED FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY.

FIRST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE AN INCREDIBLE RESPONSIBILITY IN YOUR ROLE AS COUNTY TRUSTEES, AND WE APPRECIATE THE MANY POINTS OF VIEW YOU MUST WEIGH IN YOUR DECISIONS.

WE SPEAK TODAY IN REGARD TO DR.

DEWAN'S PERFORMANCE BECAUSE OF OUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH HER OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, AND OUR BELIEF THAT SHE HAS INCREASED COMMUNICATION WITH ALL TRUSTEES AND FOSTERED COLLABORATION AMONG DISTRICTS, IMPROVED PROGRAMING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRUSTEES IN OUR COUNTY, AND CREATED LEGISLATIVE CHANGE THAT POSITIVELY IMPACTS OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES.

DR. DEWANS COMMUNICATION WITH OUR ORGANIZATION IS AND HAS BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARY.

IT IS CLEAR THAT STUDENT WELL-BEING IS HER FIRST AND FOREMOST PRIORITY.

THROUGHOUT THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, WE LEANED HEAVILY ON THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNTY OFFICE, AND DR.

DEWAN WAS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO OFFER MUCH NEEDED ADVICE AND SUPPORT, AND SHE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE REGULAR, FREQUENT UPDATES TO ALL TRUSTEES IN THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE INVALUABLE GUIDANCE TO TRUSTEES, NEW AND OLD ALIKE.

FURTHERMORE, SHE ANSWERS OUR QUESTIONS AND FOLLOWS UP WITH CONTEXT, SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE IN AN ARTICULATE, PROFESSIONAL AND RECEPTIVE MANNER.

SHE HAS BUILT TRUST WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTED TRUSTEES WITH DATA AND CONTEXT.

SHE HAS LISTENED TO US AND HELPED US PROBLEM SOLVE WHEN NECESSARY WITHOUT OVERSTEPPING OUR OR LIMITING DISTRICTS.

LOCAL CONTROL CONTROL.

FURTHERMORE, NOT ONLY DOES SHE ATTEND OUR MONTHLY SCCABA MEETINGS, BUT SHE MAKES IT TO OUR LUNCH AND LEARNS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS REID MYERS.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

REID MYERS FINISHING THIS LETTER.

WE ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRUSTEES HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED IN QUANTITY AND QUALITY SINCE DR.

DEWAN'S TENURE, WITH A CONTINUAL FOCUS ON IMPROVING STUDENT EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMES, PROGRAMS, AND TRUSTEE ONBOARDING.

SHE PARTNERS WITH SCCSBA ON TOPICS OF INTEREST, DEVELOPING IN-PERSON AND ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON TIMELY TOPICS SUCH AS STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH, HATE INCIDENTS ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES, AND STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM.

SHE ASSIGNS EXPERTS TO THE CONVERSATION AND PROVIDES RESOURCES TO ENSURE THE PROGRAMING IS VALUABLE TO EACH TRUSTEE.

THESE EVENTS DRAW HIGH ATTENDANCE AND PROVIDE FURTHER MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION IN LOCAL BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMUNITY FORUMS. DR. DEWAN SUPPORTS LOCAL DISTRICTS EFFORTS TO TACKLE TOUGH PROBLEMS AND CELEBRATE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST IMPACT ON STUDENTS.

HER LEADERSHIP HELPS LOCAL TRUSTEES SUCCEED.

SHE MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

LEGISLATIVE IMPACT.

ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE EXTREMELY APPRECIATIVE OF THE COUNTY OFFICE AS A CHANGE MAKER UNDER DR.

DEWAN'S LEADERSHIP, SHE HAS HELPED CRAFT AND PROMOTE LEGISLATION TO BENEFIT ALL CHILDREN IN OUR COUNTY AND CALIFORNIA.

BECAUSE OF HER VISION, THE COUNTY HAS SPONSORED BILLS TO REFORM FUNDING STREAMS, IMPROVE EASE OF ACCESS TO CHILD CARE AND EARLY LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, HELP PREVENT FENTANYL OVERDOSES, AND PROVIDE INCREASED ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ON SCHOOL SITES.

AS YOU ARE EVALUATING DR.

DEWAN, PLEASE CONSIDER THE PROFOUND IMPACT SHE HAS ON OUR COUNTY AND STUDENTS.

SHE'S EXCELLED IN HER ROLE AS COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS THROUGH HER OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION TO TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS, INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRUSTEE DEVELOPMENT, AND HER ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF ALL CHILDREN.

WE KNOW THE COUNTY OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SO MUCH, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR DR.

DEWAN AND THE WELCOMING PARTNERSHIP THAT ALLOWS US TO BE STRONGER TOGETHER.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO AND THANK YOU, DR.

DEWAN. WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH [CLAPPING].

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ANDREA HIGHTOWER.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

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WE FOUND OUT THAT THEY'VE BEEN GOING TO HESTER FOR YEARS.

THAT'S NOT OKAY.

ON TOP OF THIS, EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO AND FOCUS ON FOR OUR CHILDREN NEEDS TO BE CENTERED.

THE IEP AROUND THE IEP.

OUR CHILDREN.

THEIR FOCUS IS THE IEP IS THE CORE FOCUS OF THEIR OF THEIR NEEDS.

THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN PLACED AT A DISADVANTAGE.

AND THEY WERE PLACED AT A FURTHER DISADVANTAGE WHEN THEY WERE MOVED.

OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT MEETING THEIR IEP GOALS.

THEY MAY NOT BE GENERAL ED STUDENTS, BUT WE STRIVE TO GET THEM THERE.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE TEAM SHOULD BE LOOKING AT WHEN RESOURCING OUR CHILDREN, OUR CHILDREN IN ORDER TO MEET THEIR GOALS NEED MORE RESOURCES.

NEED MORE STAFFING.

NEED MORE SUPPORT THAT CAN LEAD THEM TO ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS.

ALSO, WHEN DOING THE IEPS, INTERPRETATION SERVICES NEED TO BE ADEQUATE AND THE PARENTS NEED TO BE SUPPORTED.

SOME OF THESE IEPS ARE BEING WRITTEN IN HALF ENGLISH WHEN THEY SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN SPANISH.

WE ALSO NEED A NURSE ON SITE TO SUPPORT OUR MEDICALLY FRAGILE KIDS, AND WE NEED TO BRING MORE KIDS BACK TO GATEWAY.

GATEWAY NEEDS TO BE UTILIZED.

IT WAS BUILT FOR DESIGN FOR OUR KIDS.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ELIZABETH BUB WILSON.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

I AM ELIZABETH BUB WILSON, A REGISTERED VOTER AND A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

I AND MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY, UH, HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS IN THIS COUNTY FOR OVER 90 YEARS.

I'VE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY SUPPORTED BY A VARIETY OF SUPERINTENDENTS IN THIS COUNTY, BUT I MUST SAY THAT DOCTOR MARY ANN DEVAUGHN STANDS OUT FOR HER LEADERSHIP, HER COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, AND TO HER DEDICATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT.

UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION HAS DELIVERED QUALITY SERVICES TO LOCAL SCHOOLS, TO FAMILIES, TO STUDENTS, AND TO OUR COMMUNITIES.

AS A FORMER SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, DOCTOR DEWAN HAS A PARTICULAR HEART FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH SCHOOL, WHETHER IT BE CHILDREN WITH VARYING ABILITIES, THOSE WHO ARE INCARCERATED, YOUNG WOMEN WHO FIND THEMSELVES PREGNANT, OR OTHER, OTHERS WHO CANNOT ATTEND CLASSES REGULARLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

UM, FOR EXAMPLE, THE, UH, UNDER HER HER VIGOROUS SUPPORT, THE THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY JUST GRADUATED 58 STUDENTS, WHICH IS A VICTORY.

UM, DURING THE COVID CRISIS, OUR COUNTY HAD TWO VISIBLE, UH, LEADERS WHO WERE TIRELESS IN THEIR LEADERSHIP AND PROBLEM SOLVING.

DOCTOR SARAH CODY AND DOCTOR MARY ANN DEWAN.

THESE TWO WOMEN WERE HEROES OF THE EPIDEMIC AND THEIR DEVOTION TO THE PUBLIC.

THEY WORKED IN PERSON EVERY DAY, PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN THE POPULATION AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.

WHILE DOCTOR CODY FOCUSED ON MEDICAL ISSUES, DOCTOR DEWAN IMPLEMENTED NEW STANDARDS FOR AT HOME EDUCATION, MAKING SURE THAT CHILDREN HAD ACCESS TO COMPUTERS, THAT TEACHERS RECEIVED TRAINING IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES, THE CHILDREN WERE SUPPORTED.

AND THE REASON OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL ELLIOTT.

PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

TRY TO CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, I'M MICHAEL ELLIOTT.

I AM THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION.

AND I COME TO YOU THIS EVENING WITH A MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION.

MY ORGANIZATION HAS COME TO RELY ON THIS OFFICE, AND IN PARTICULAR, THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS OFFICE, AS AN ESSENTIAL THOUGHT PARTNER AND HAS GREATLY INFORMED OUR WORK TO EXPAND SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS CENTERS AND CHILD CARE AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

WE ARE FORTUNATE IN THIS REGION TO HAVE A COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION THAT IS ORIENTED TOWARDS PARTNERSHIP, ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC WHEN THE NEED FOR CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION HAS NEVER BEEN MORE VITAL.

WE BENEFIT FROM A COUNTY OFFICE THAT LEADS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HOW WE PARTNER WITH HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, WITH SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO BENEFIT THE WHOLE CHILD.

I AM ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR MARIANNE DEWAN, FOR THE WISDOM AND INTEGRITY THAT SHE BRINGS TO OUR SHARED WORK.

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THANK YOU ALL. THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE MAUREEN O'CONNOR, CHRISTINA MOORE, DANA RICHARDS, MELINDA LANDAU, AND ADORA FISHER.

PLEASE LINE UP.

PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MAUREEN O'CONNOR.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PREVENT YOUR COMMENT.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD THIS EVENING.

I'M MAUREEN O'CONNOR.

I'M A REGISTERED VOTER AND MEMBER CITIZEN OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

I'M HERE TO RECOGNIZE THIS EVENING THE LEADERSHIP OF AND COMMEND OUR SUPERINTENDENT, MARIANNE DEWAN.

DOCTOR DEWAN HAS DONE INCREDIBLE WORK, LEADERSHIP AND PASSION FOR OUR SCHOOLS HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

SHE'S GIVEN ENHANCED ATTENTION TO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR CHILDREN.

AS A SANTA CLARA COUNTY RESIDENT AND AS A LEADER IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR THAT FOCUSES ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, I RECOGNIZE THE CHALLENGES OUR SCHOOLS HAVE FACED, PARTICULARLY IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES.

DOCTOR DUGGAN'S LEADERSHIP IN SECURING THE SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THE ADDITION OF WELLNESS CENTERS AND OTHER PROGRAMING, AND PARTICULARLY THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED THIS EVENING TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS IS SO IMPORTANT.

DOCTOR DEWAN HAS PROVIDED WELL-INFORMED, PASSIONATE, AND EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN THIS CRITICAL AREA AND OTHERS AS WELL.

WE ARE SO FORTUNATE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY TO HAVE HER AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTINA MOORE.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PREVENT YOUR COMMENT.

I'M CHRISTINA MOORE, TK ONE TEACHER FOR THE COUNTY OFFICE OF ED.

UM, AS AS OTHERS HAVE STATED, WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THE EFFORTS TO HEAR OUR PLEAS AND RESOLVE OUR ISSUES.

HOWEVER, STAFFING IS STILL AN ISSUE FOR MY CLASS AS IT IS FOR OTHERS.

I HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT IN THE CASE OF MY CLASS THAT THE ISSUES ARE BEING RESOLVED.

UH. UM, WELL, I'M GRATEFUL TO HEAR THIS.

I AM EXHAUSTED AT THE LEVEL OF ADVOCACY I HAVE HAD TO PUT FORTH.

SORRY, I'M A LITTLE THROWN BY THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN GIVEN BY OTHER PEOPLE IN THE BEGINNING.

UM, UH, BECAUSE IT'S IN STARK CONTRAST TO WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED, UM, AS AN EARLY LEARNING TEACHER, UM, AS A TECH TEACHER, OUR PARENTS WERE NOT GIVEN A CHOICE.

OUR STUDENTS WERE NOT GIVEN A CHOICE.

I'VE HAD TO ADVOCATE RELENTLESSLY, WRITE MULTIPLE EMAILS, PUT MYSELF ON THE LINE JUST TO GET BASIC NEEDS FOR MY CLASSROOM.

UM. UM, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY, SINCE SO MANY DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS ARE HERE TO SPEAK TO THE TREATMENT OF OUR STUDENTS ON INTEGRATED CAMPUSES, NOT THE CAMPUS I'M ON.

THEY'VE BEEN FABULOUS, UM, AND EVERGREEN, BUT THERE'S BEEN A PERVASIVE PROBLEM OVER MANY, MANY YEARS OF THE TREATMENT OF OUR STUDENTS AS INCONVENIENCES. UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE PROACTIVE, COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN OUR PROGRAMS. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE DISCONNECT IS.

UM, IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR ALL THIS GREAT INPUT FROM THE DISTRICTS.

UM, BUT WE WANT THE SAME, UH, TREATMENT AND FOCUS ON OUR PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. WHO? THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DANA RICHARDS.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PREVENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR DEWAN.

I'M DANA RICHARDS, I'M THE COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS COORDINATOR AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF ED.

I'M HERE THIS EVENING REPRESENTING MYSELF AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

THE LEADERSHIP CLIMATE AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF ED HAS ALLOWED ME TO THRIVE DURING THIS PHASE IN MY CAREER.

I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHAPE A PROGRAM WITH FAR REACHING IMPACT ON EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND THE YOUTH WE BAND TOGETHER TO SERVE.

I'M NOT NEW TO EDUCATION AND HAVE COME TO MY CORE VALUES AND METHODOLOGIES THROUGH TRIAL, ERROR, JOYOUS SUCCESS, SWEAT, SURPRISE, WONDER, AND TEARS.

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MAYA ANGELOU SAID, I'VE LEARNED THAT PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU SAID.

PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU DID, BUT PEOPLE WILL NEVER FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.

AND ALSO, I THINK ABOUT PETER DRUCKER'S QUOTE, CULTURE EATS STRATEGY FOR LUNCH.

THE CULTURE THAT IS REINFORCED AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THIS ORGANIZATION, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON STRENGTHS CONVERSATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY, INCLUSION AND INNOVATION IS PROFOUNDLY ALIGNED WITH MY CORE VALUES.

IT'S EASY TO SING THE PRAISES OF LEADERSHIP, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES ONCE, AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT INCH DEEP LEADERSHIP FAD.

IT TAKES MUCH MORE GRIT, PASSION, AND SELFLESSNESS TO TEND THE FIELDS OVER TIME, TO WEED, TO SOW, TO FERTILIZE, TO WATER, TO MAKE CLEARINGS FOR THE SUN, TO REACH THE CROPS.

BECAUSE OF DOCTOR DEWAN'S COMMITMENT TO THESE VALUES AND PRACTICES, AND BECAUSE OF THE UNASSUMING GENIUS OF MY IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR, I'VE BROUGHT MY BEST SELF TO WORK EACH DAY.

WELL, MOST DAYS, THE SENSE OF OWNERSHIP AND AGENCY I FEEL IS A MODEL OF THE AGENCY AND OWNERSHIP I SEEK TO FACILITATE FOR OUR YOUTH AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY ARE EMBEDDED IN.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MELINDA LANDAU.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HI, I'M MELINDA LANDAU.

I CAME UP WITHOUT A PIECE OF PAPER, SO I'M JUST GOING TO SPEAK FROM MY HEART.

UM, I AM HERE TO THANK DOCTOR DEWAN FOR HER SUPPORT OF SCHOOL HEALTH.

I HAVE BEEN A SCHOOL NURSE IN THREE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS IN THIS COUNTY AND THEN BECAME A SCHOOL HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR.

UM, I'VE GOT ABOUT 25 YEARS IN RIGHT NOW, AND I CAN SPEAK DIRECTLY TO WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON WITH SCHOOL NURSES IN OUR COUNTY.

UM, WE HAVE BEEN LIKE LONE WOLVES IN OUR OWN DISTRICTS.

SOME NURSES HAVE 7600 STUDENTS TO FOR ONE NURSE.

UM, AND IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WHERE WHEN YOU GO INTO A DISTRICT, YOU JUST RECREATE THE WHEEL AND SERVE KIDS AS YOU THINK IS BEST.

WE BELIEVE THAT A STUDENT'S HEALTH MUST NEVER DEFINE BOUNDARIES TO SUCCESS, AND YET IT'S CHALLENGING FOR NURSES TO TO MEET THAT GOAL OF REMOVING HEALTH BARRIERS.

UM, IT HAS CREATED A DISCONNECT BETWEEN DISTRICTS AND BETWEEN OUR MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICES AND IN HOSPITALS AND OUR SCHOOLS.

WHEN EACH DISTRICT DOES SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERY SINGLE TIME.

OUR OUR PARENTS, WHEN THEY TRANSFER FROM ONE DISTRICT WITHIN THE COUNTY TO ANOTHER, ARE FINDING THAT IT'S IT THE THE HEALTH SERVICES ARE JUST NOT THE SAME IN EACH. AND THEY HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH MULTIPLE HOOPS TO GET THEIR CHILD INTO SCHOOL.

DOCTOR DEWAN CREATED A NEW POSITION, A DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL HEALTH, AND THERE IS A SCHOOL NURSE IN THAT POSITION.

SO IT'S A SCHOOL NURSE SUPPORTING SCHOOL NURSES.

AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE SCHOOL NURSES IN THIS COUNTY, WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUILD A MORE COHESIVE LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR OUR KIDS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK DOCTOR DEWAN FOR HER WORK WITH PUBLIC HEALTH.

UM, AND DURING THE PANDEMIC.

UM, STARTING IN JULY OF 2020.

UM, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ADORA FISHER.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ADORA FISHER.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS. I DID HAVE SOMETHING WRITTEN, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT.

I'M GOING TO REALLY TALK TO YOU FROM MY HEART.

AND I MEAN THIS WITH EVERY EVERYTHING IN MY BEING.

I HAVE NEVER WORKED FOR A LEADER LIKE DOCTOR MARIANNE DEWAN.

I HAVE SEEN CHANGE IN THIS ORGANIZATION.

THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE.

AND YOU HAVE HEARD IT.

AS LONG AS I HAVE WORKED IN THIS ORGANIZATION AND UNDER THE LEADERSHIPS THAT I HAVE HAVE WORKED UNDER, I HAVE NEVER SEEN SYSTEMS PUT IN PLACE FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE FOCUS ON CHILDREN, THE FOCUS ON THE STAFF, THE NEED TO STRIVE FOR EQUITY.

I COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON.

ABOUT THE CHANGE THAT I HAVE SEEN IN THIS PLACE SINCE DOCTOR WAN HAS BEEN THE LEADER.

ARE WE PERFECT? NO. BUT IF WE WERE, WHY WOULD WE NEED LEADERSHIP? AND I CAN GUARANTEE EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM JUST FROM EXPERIENCE.

THAT DOCTOR DEWAN IS SITTING THERE NOW TAKING NOTE.

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AND I CAN GUARANTEE THAT SHE WILL ADDRESS THEM.

AND THAT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE BOTH AS A STAFF MEMBER, AS A PARENT OF STUDENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND AS A VOTER AND GOING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, THE THINGS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE, THE STRUCTURES THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE, SAVED LIVES, SAVED LIVES.

AND TO THIS DAY, SHE CHANGES LIVES.

EVERY DAY SHE COMES TO WORK.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE FABIOLA BOTTAS, CARLOS BOTTAS, ELISABETH TRUNKO, NABEEL NABEEL SHAHEEN AND CHRISTIAN SPRINGER.

PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS FABIOLA BOTTAS.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS FABIOLA BOTTAS, MOTHER OF ALEXANDER BOTTAS.

I LOVE THE FACT THE WAY YOU USE YOUR FAVORS TO GET THESE PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT YOU, ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAVE WHEN THESE KIDS DON'T EVEN HAVE AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A NURSE ON SITE THE FULL EIGHT HOURS THAT THEY'RE THERE, OR SEVEN HOURS AND A HALF.

OKAY. IT'S MIND BLOWING THE WAY YOU WORK THINGS.

YES, WE GOT THE SCHOOL BACK, BUT HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR IT? HOW MANY TIMES THAT HAVE COME UP HERE AND ASKED YOU AND BEGGED YOU FOR A LOT OF OTHER STUFF FOR THESE KIDS? YOU'RE THE ONE PERSON THAT I DON'T TRUST WITH MY CHILD.

PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT YOU GO TO OTHER SCHOOLS AND HANDSHAKE THEIR KIDS OUT.

I DON'T WANT YOU NEAR MINE BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST YOU.

I HAVE THIS FEAR FROM YOU AND THE THINGS YOU CAN DO, BECAUSE THE POWER THAT YOU DO HAVE AND THE MONEY THAT YOU GET PAID FROM US, HOW YOU TREAT THESE KIDS THAT DON'T TALK, DON'T WALK, CAN'T EVEN SEE.

BUT THIS IS WHY I AM HERE.

YEAH, WE'RE NOT PERFECT.

WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.

BUT TILL THIS DAY, YOU HAVEN'T SAID I'M SORRY.

AND IT MIGHT NOT CHANGE ANYTHING.

BUT LIKE I SAID. AND I'VE TOLD EVERYBODY I FORGIVE YOU, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO FORGET.

AND I'M NOT STOPPING BECAUSE THEY DESERVE TO BE RESPECTED AS CHILDREN, AS YOUNG ADULTS.

GIVE THEM THEIR DIPLOMA WHEN THEY GRADUATE EIGHTH GRADE.

WHEN THEY GRADUATE 12TH GRADE, GIVE THEM A NURSE ON SITE THE WHOLE TIME THAT THEY'RE THERE.

BRING BACK ALL THE KIDS THAT YOU GUYS PULLED AWAY AFTER COVID AND LEFT THEM AT THEIR HOMES BECAUSE THERE WAS NO MORE SPACE.

THERE'S NO MORE SPACE BECAUSE WE HAVE NO LONGER NO MORE MORE PERSONNEL TO HELP OUT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TOLD.

GET THE PERSONNEL IN THERE.

THE KIDS WILL BE COMING BACK AND EVERYBODY TALKING GOOD ABOUT YOU IS HERE FROM SAN JOSE.

BUT SOUTH COUNTY GOT THE THE CRAPPY END OF THE DEAL.

WE GOT PROGRAMS SHUT DOWN.

THAT WE HAD A FIGHT FOR IT.

SOMETHING THAT THEY ALREADY HAD.

OVER THERE. OVER THERE. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESS YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CARLOS DIAZ.

PLEASE. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

AND OBVIOUSLY, THEY'VE GIVEN YOU A LOT OF PRAISE TONIGHT.

ABOUT ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU'VE SUPPLIED, ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.

BUT I THINK THAT ALL THAT STUFF THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO THEM, YOU'VE TAKEN AWAY FROM MY SON SO ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU SUPPORT FOR HIM, YOU'VE TAKEN AWAY AND KIDS LIKE HIM, ALL THE BENEFITS THAT YOU GET FROM THE STATE YOU'VE TAKEN AWAY.

YOU KEEP POPPING YOUR COLLAR AND GIVING YOURSELF PRAISE AND TALKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE AND ALL THE APPLAUSE THAT YOU GET.

BUT YOU TOOK IT AWAY FROM HIM, AND KIDS LIKE HIM.

YOU'VE REMOVED THEM AND THEY'RE NOT IMPORTANT TO YOU.

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SO THANK YOU FOR GETTING HIM BACK.

BUT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT SAID THAT GAVE YOU THE PRAISE IN MEXICO, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WOULD SAY.

WE WOULD SAY SOMETHING VERY WORSE.

SPANISH] SO ALL THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING, THEY EXPECT SOMETHING FROM YOU.

AND THAT'S BRIBERY.

THAT'S NOT THE WAY THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.

THEY'RE LIKE DROOLING OVER YOU.

AND THAT'S NOT RESPONSIBLE WORK.

WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYONE, NOT JUST THEM, EVERY CHILD.

ALL YOU'VE DONE TO THEM IS DISCRIMINATE THEM, FORGET THEM, TAKE EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED AWAY.

SPANISH] I HOPE TO GOD I COULD SPEAK ENGLISH BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE A LOT MORE TO SAY IF I COULD.

ALL THE ANGER AND FRUSTRATION THAT I HAVE INSIDE, I CAN'T CONTAIN IT ANYMORE.

I WISH I COULD SAY IT.

AND I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND FOR NEXT TIME HOW FRUSTRATING IT IS WHEN SOMEONE IS, IF SOMEONE IS SAYING SOMETHING AND IT'S NOT BEING TRANSLATED RIGHT, SO THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY.

YEAH, THAT'S EVERYTHING I HAVE TO SAY.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ELIZABETH FRANCO.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR DEWAN.

MY NAME IS ELIZABETH FRANCO.

I AM A REGISTERED VOTER IN AREA FOUR, MY KIDS, WENT TO SANTA CLARA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

I'M AN SCCOE EMPLOYEE, BUT I'M HERE TONIGHT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF.

I WANT TO START AND SPEAK ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT DOCTOR DEWAN HAS MADE ON YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WELLNESS CENTERS, AND THIS IS A PERSONAL STORY FOR ME. WE ALL KNOW THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS INCREASED RATES OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, SUICIDAL IDEATION, SELF-HARM.

THE NEED FOR ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR THESE KIDS IS SUPER IMPORTANT AT THIS TIME.

A YOUNG PERSON IN MY LIFE SUFFERED GREATLY THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.

THE IMPACTS OF COVID ON HER PRIMARY CAREGIVER NEVER WENT AWAY.

AND THIS TRAUMA HAS LED TO MUCH TURMOIL IN HER FAMILY.

SHE HAD TO MOVE TO A NEW HIGH SCHOOL WITH NO FRIENDS.

WHILE TRYING TO COPE WITH THE TRAUMA OF THE PANDEMIC, HER LOSS, HER ANXIETY, HER DEPRESSION.

SHE STRUGGLED AT SCHOOL.

SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO FOCUS ON HER LEARNING BECAUSE OF TRAUMA, BUT SHE WAS FORTUNATE BECAUSE HER SITE HAS AN SCCOE WELLNESS CENTER ON IT, AND THE CARING EDUCATORS AT HER SCHOOL SAW THE SIGNS THAT SHE NEEDED HELP, AND THEY GOT HER HELP.

THE SUPPORT SHE'S RECEIVED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE.

SHE'S MADE FRIENDS.

SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON SCHOOL AND DO WELL IN SCHOOL, AND IS LEARNING TO NAVIGATE HER MENTAL HEALTH.

THAT WOULD BE PART OF HER LIFE FOREVER.

UNDER DOCTOR DEWAN'S LEADERSHIP, WE'VE ESTABLISHED 19 WELLNESS CENTERS AT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

FOR HIGH NEED POPULATIONS, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF YOUTH GETTING PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION SUPPORTS AROUND WELLNESS CENTERS.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR DEWAN.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS NABEEL SHAHEEN.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PREVENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR DEWAN.

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MY NAME IS NABEEL SHAHEEN. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF INTEGRATED DATA RESEARCH AND EVALUATION WITH THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND A REGISTERED VOTER IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. TONIGHT, I'M SPEAKING ON MY OWN ACCORD IN SUPPORT OF DOCTOR DEWAN AND HER LEADERSHIP.

I'VE WORKED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY AS AN EDUCATOR FOR 22 YEARS, 17 OF THOSE YEARS AS A MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR, AND FIVE YEARS WITH THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. WHEN I WAS IN DISTRICTS, I NEVER SAW MYSELF WORKING AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.

IT WASN'T SOMETHING I'D EVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT.

THAT CHANGED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH A LEADER THAT HAD AN INNOVATIVE MINDSET AROUND HOW WE SERVE CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTY, AND THAT LEADER IS DOCTOR DEWAN.

UH, I CHOSE TO COME TO THE COUNTY OFFICE SPECIFICALLY TO WORK WITH HER AND WITH A TEAM THAT THINKS CRITICALLY ABOUT HOW WE BUILD SYSTEMS TO EFFECTIVELY SERVE ALL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT NEEDS WITHIN OUR COUNTY.

I FOUND AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PROVIDES ME WITH THE ROOM THAT I NEED TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX ABOUT COMPLEX PROBLEMS, COMBINED WITH LEADERSHIP THAT HELPS TO NARROW IDEAS INTO ATTAINABLE PIECES AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS AND PROCESSES WITHIN A FRAMEWORK THAT CAN LEAD TO SUCCESS.

HER ABILITY TO INTERPRET CURRENT ISSUES AND ANTICIPATE FUTURE NEEDS, WHILE STILL UNDERSTANDING THE HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF OUR ORGANIZATION, HAS ALLOWED ME TO INCREASE MY KNOWLEDGE AND HAS PUSHED ME TO THINK MORE CRITICALLY ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE DO AND HOW WE CAN ACCOMPLISH IT.

WITH THEIR SUPPORT, WE'VE BUILT STRONG DATA TEAMS AND ROBUST DATA GOVERNANCE PRACTICES WHILE CONTINUING TO EXPAND DATA SHARING ACROSS ALL DISTRICTS AND AGENCIES, ALL IN THE NAME OF WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO SUPPORT BETTER OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS.

SHE OPERATES FROM A LENS OF SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS, AND I'M CONFIDENT WE COULD NOT HAVE ACHIEVED WHAT WE HAVE OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS WITHOUT HER LEADERSHIP.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KIRSTEN SARGINGER.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KIRSTEN SARGINGER, AND I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS HERE AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

AND I'M HERE THIS EVENING SPEAKING ON MY OWN BEHALF.

I'M A REGISTERED VOTER IN A SANTA CLARA COUNTY RESIDENT REPRESENTING DISTRICT FOUR.

MY CHILDREN ATTEND UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CAMPBELL UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I'M AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF MY COMMUNITY.

I FEEL COMPELLED TO SPEAK THIS EVENING IN SUPPORT OF DOCTOR MARIANNE DEWAN.

I HAVE WORKED AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FOR OVER 23 YEARS AND WORKED UNDER FIVE SUPERINTENDENTS.

DOCTOR DEWAN IS BY FAR THE MOST VISIONARY, COLLABORATIVE, HARD WORKING, EMPATHETIC AND INNOVATIVE LEADER THAT I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH.

SHE IS SIMPLY THE BEST.

HER BACKGROUND IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, SOMETHING THAT IS VERY RARE TO FIND IN A SUPERINTENDENT, AND SHE CARES ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND THE OTHER STUDENTS SERVED BY SCCOE SCHOOLS.

SHE WANTS NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR THEM AND WORKS TIRELESSLY TO SUPPORT THEM IN BEING THE VERY BEST THEY CAN BE.

SHE IS ALSO VERY CONSCIENTIOUS OF BUILDING LEADERSHIP FROM WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.

I WAS A MATHEMATICS COORDINATOR HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS, THE SAME POSITION THE WHOLE TIME .

UP UNTIL DOCTOR DEWAN CAME.

NO SUPERINTENDENT OR OTHER ADMINISTRATOR ENCOURAGED ME TO TRY SOMETHING NEW TO REACH FOR THE STARS.

UNDER HER LEADERSHIP AND WITH HER SUPPORT, I WAS GUIDED TO TRY A NEW POSITION AND TAKE ON A NEW LEADERSHIP ROLE.

HER TRUST IN ME ALLOWED ME TO TAKE THIS RISK AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT I DID.

I WOULDN'T BE WHERE I AM TODAY WITHOUT HER BELIEF IN ME, AND FOR THAT I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL.

SHE IS THAT SPECIAL TYPE OF LEADER THAT DOESN'T COME AROUND TOO OFTEN, AND WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HER AS OUR LEADER.

THANK YOU. MODERATOR HOW MANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS DO WE HAVE? WE HAVE TEN MORE CARDS.

OKAY, I AM GOING TO CALL FOR A EIGHT MINUTE BREAK AND WE'LL RETURN AT 7:10, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO BRING US BACK FIVE MINUTES AFTER I SAID I WOULD, BUT GO AHEAD AND BRING US BACK, PLEASE, IF WE COULD ALL TAKE OUR SEATS.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I DO APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY THAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR PUBLIC TODAY, BUT WE DO NEED TO MOVE ON WITH OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

UM, SO I'LL BRING US BACK AT 7:16 P.M..

AH MODERATOR, COULD YOU PLEASE CONTINUE WITH OUR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES. THANK YOU.

WE'RE AT OUR LAST TEN CARDS FOR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE HEATHER BASS, SUJATHA RANGANATH, APOLOGIES FOR THE MISPRONUNCIATION.

DAVID PUTNEY, CARISSA PAULINO, ENRICO MENDES.

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OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS HEATHER BASS.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS HEATHER BASS.

I'VE COME UP FROM GILROY AGAIN THIS EVENING, MOSTLY TO THANK THE BOARD SPECIFICALLY FOR REALLY LOOKING AT THE ISSUES AT GILROY, ASKING THE QUESTIONS, TALKING TO THE FAMILIES, AND FIGURING OUT THE INFORMATION.

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM BECAUSE THIS HAS ACTUALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

STUDENTS ARE NOT MAKING THOSE LONG DRIVES TO SAN JOSE.

STUDENTS ARE GETTING EDUCATED IN GILROY, WHICH WAS OUR INITIAL REQUEST OVER TWO YEARS AGO.

SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME AND ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS.

AND I'M JUST IMPLORING YOU TO CONTINUE WITH THOSE BECAUSE AS WE CONTINUE, WE'VE GOT MORE IEPS, WE'VE GOT MORE STUDENT NEEDS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.

WE HAVE OUR STAFFING ISSUES, AND WE ALSO HAVE A PLAYGROUND.

THE ADMINISTRATION HAS HELD A MEETING WITH TEACHERS AT GATEWAY, AND THERE ARE PLANS TO ACTUALLY CONSTRUCT A PLAYGROUND AT OUR SITE, ON OUR SMALL SPACE THAT WE HAVE LEFT.

AND I WOULD JUST IMPLORE EVERYONE TO PLEASE CONTINUE TO TALK TO FAMILIES, LOOK AT INFORMATION AND ASK QUESTIONS AS WE GO FORWARD.

AS I REALLY ANTICIPATE GOOD THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR NEW YEAR, HERE WE ARE COMING UP TO 2024, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR AND GREAT SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THAT COMES INTO FRUITION.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOW THROUGH FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND ALL THE FAMILIES WORKING TOGETHER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

HAPPY NEW YEAR. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SUJATHA RANGANATHAN.

YES, THANK YOU DEAR TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR DEWAN.

I'M SUJATA RANGANATHAN, A SANTA CLARA COUNTY NATIVE AND A BOARD MEMBER OF TWO DEDICATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE HEALTHIER KIDS FOUNDATION AND FAMILY RESOURCE NAVIGATORS. BOTH ORGANIZATIONS ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AS A PARENT OF A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, I'VE HAD FIRST HAND EXPERIENCES THAT DRIVE MY PASSION FOR THIS CAUSE.

MY PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY INCLUDES AN EIGHT YEAR TENURE AT SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, WHERE I WORE SEVERAL VARIOUS HATS, STARTING AS A MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL STAFF AND ADVANCING TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT.

DURING MY TIME THERE, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING CLOSELY WITH DOCTOR MARIANNE DEWAN.

IN 2016, I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING MENTORED BY DOCTOR DEWAN AS A PART OF THE CHAMPIONS FOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

UNDER HER GUIDANCE, WE ESTABLISHED A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR DATA STEWARDS AND DATA GOVERNANCE IN K-12 EDUCATION, FOSTERING COLLABORATION WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, I CAME TO RECOGNIZE THAT DOCTOR DEWAN IS AN EXCEPTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT.

SHE'S A STRATEGIC THINKER AND A THOUGHT LEADER DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE BROADER EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY.

HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PUTTING STUDENTS FIRST AT THE CORE OF EVERY PROJECT AND INITIATIVE THAT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IMPLEMENTED.

HER DEDICATION IN SHAPING YOUNG MINDS AND CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS CAN THRIVE MAKES HER A TRUE EDUCATIONAL TRAILBLAZER AND AN INSPIRATION TO HER COLLEAGUES AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID PUTNEY.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PREVENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR DEWAN.

MY NAME IS DAVID PUTNEY.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS HERE AT SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS.

I'VE BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR 28 YEARS AS A CLASSROOM TEACHER, SITE PRINCIPAL, AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK TO DOCTOR DEWAN EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP AND HER CAPACITY TO PROVIDE VISIONARY LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE MOST CHALLENGING OF TIME IS ILLUSTRATED BY HER LEADERSHIP THROUGH COVID 19 PANDEMIC.

DURING THE PANDEMIC, I WAS DEPLOYED AS AN EMERGENCY WORKER AND JOINED THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.

I EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND HER ABILITY TO GATHER SYNTHESIS, SUPPORT COLLEAGUES AND COORDINATE MORE THAN A MORE THAN A MASSIVE OR INCREDIBLE, UH, EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY WERE SUPPORTED DURING THE DARKEST DAYS, THE DARKEST MONTHS, AND THE DARKEST YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC. A FEW EXAMPLES OF THIS ARE HER LEADERSHIP, HER ACTIONS THAT PROVIDED COMPUTERS AND INTERNET HOT SPOTS, MEAL DISTRIBUTION, VACCINE CLINICS, AND ONGOING TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACROSS THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WITHIN OUR SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOLS, JUST TO NAME A FEW.

DOCTOR DEWAN BUILT STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND NETWORKS ACROSS OUR COUNTY, ACROSS THE BAY AREA AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

HER EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP ESTABLISHED NEW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFE SCHOOLS HUB, CAL OES, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND MANY

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THIS EXCEPTIONAL REPUTATION OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION HAS GROWN THROUGH HER WORK, HER DEDICATION, AND HER COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS FIRST EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND PARTNERSHIP.

ALL. ALL OF SCORE.

ALL OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION'S CORE VALUES ARE ILLUSTRATED IN HER ACTIONS AND AS HER LEADERSHIP.

DUE TO HER VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REACHED OUT TO HER TO PARTNER IN THE FACILITATION OF THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IN NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS, WERE UNDER HER GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT.

THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF ED HAS PROVIDED LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FOR OVER THREE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CARISSA PAULINO.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, ESTEEMED TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR DEWAN.

MY NAME IS CARISSA PAULINO AND I HAVE BEEN AN EDUCATOR IN THIS COUNTY FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS.

FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING PART OF THE SCCOE, SO I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE DOCTOR DEWAN'S VISIONARY LEADERSHIP IN ADDRESSING THE OPIOID CRISIS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

IN OCTOBER 2022, THE SEC LAUNCHED THE NALOXONE TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION PROJECT.

THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT OPIOIDS AND PROVIDE LIFE SAVING NALOXONE TO DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

DRIVEN BY HER PASSION FOR THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND SAFETY OF EVERY STUDENT, DOCTOR DEWAN PROVIDED THE VISION AND GUIDANCE FOR THIS PROJECT. WORKING UNDER DOCTOR DEWAN'S GUIDANCE, I WITNESSED HER DEDICATION TO ENSURING THAT THE SEC PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO OUR DISTRICTS.

HER EXTENSIVE NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND STATE ALLOWED US TO ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPS WITH AGENCIES THAT SUPPORTED OUR WORK.

THE RESPECT DISTRICTS HAD FOR HER LEADERSHIP GAVE LEAS THE CONFIDENCE TO COLLABORATE WITH US ON THIS PROJECT.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, DOCTOR DEWAN DEMONSTRATED EMPATHY TOWARDS PARENTS AND FAMILIES WHO ATTENDED OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS TO SHARE THEIR CONCERNS AND SEEK INFORMATION ON HOW TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM USING OPIOIDS.

HER AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP WAS EVIDENT IN HER INTERACTIONS WITH THEM.

I AM EXCITED THAT THE VITAL WORK TO SAVE OUR YOUTH FROM THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC CONTINUES TO EXPAND AND GROW, THANKS TO DOCTOR DEWAN'S UNWAVERING VISION AND DEDICATION.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS RICO MENDEZ.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

MY NAME IS RICO MENDEZ, CHIEF ELECTED OFFICER OF SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 521.

UM BOARD MEMBERS, DOCTOR DEWAN.

IT'S REALLY A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE AND EXPERIENCE THIS MEETING TONIGHT.

I'VE BEEN AN ACTIVIST AND A UNIONIST IN THIS COMMUNITY NOW FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.

IT FLIES BY, AND TONIGHT I'M REALLY HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR AND IN SUPPORT OF SEIU LOCAL 521 REPRESENTED WORKERS HERE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

I'VE BEEN SO PROUD OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IN TERMS OF ORGANIZING, TO POWER STRENGTHENING THIS, UH, OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND BRINGING THE LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO REALLY BE SOLUTION ORIENTED FOR A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE FACE IN EDUCATION RIGHT NOW.

AND, UM, OUR ORGANIZATION, SEIU, WE BRING A LOT OF EXPERTISE, WE BRING A LOT OF RESOURCES, WE BRING A LOT OF PROFESSIONALISM TO SOLUTIONS THAT EXIST IN EDUCATION.

OUR LOCAL ALONE, SEIU 521, OF WHICH I'M THE HEAD, REPRESENTS OVER 11,000 IN-HOME CHILD CARE PROVIDERS WHO ARE EDUCATORS.

WE REPRESENT THOUSANDS OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING FRESNO UNIFIED, THE SECOND LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND OF COURSE, THE AMAZING PEOPLE HERE.

OVER 1200 SEIU WORKERS HERE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, 600 OF WHICH ARE PARAPROFESSIONALS.

WHAT WE IMPLORE YOU TO DO AS A BOARD AND AS DOCTOR DEWAN, AS A LEADER, IS TO UTILIZE THE EXPERTISE THAT THESE AMAZING WORKERS HAVE, GIVE THEM A GENUINE SEAT AT THE TABLE IN FINDING SOLUTIONS.

BECAUSE IN MY EXPERIENCE AS A UNION LEADER, THE BEST SOLUTIONS ALWAYS COME FROM THE WORKERS ON THE GROUND WHO DO THE WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY WITH THE STUDENTS, WITH THE CLIENTS, WITH THE FAMILIES.

AND THAT IS THE SEIU 521 WORKERS.

SO PLEASE, I IMPLORE YOU, UTILIZE YOUR ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH THESE WORKERS, COMMUNICATE WITH THESE WORKERS TO BUILD A TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP THAT MAKES ALL OF THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION A STRONGER PLACE AND A BETTER PLACE FOR FAMILIES.

THANK YOU. MODERATOR I DID SAY THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO ONE MINUTE COMMENTS AFTER 7:00. HOWEVER, WE SINCE WE DID, WE ONLY HAVE FIVE MORE, CORRECT? SO WE'LL JUST CONTINUE ON WITH TWO MINUTES.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE FOR THE REST.

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OUR LAST FIVE SPEAKERS ARE JOHN HORNER, ANNA MENDOZA, EDITH MORCOS, SHARLIE SHIRKE, AND MICHELLE VAN DER ORE. PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JOHN HORNER.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PREVENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, JOHN HORNER, TRUSTEE WITH MORGAN HILL UNIFIED.

I'M SPEAKING ON MY OWN BEHALF, AS WELL AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR GARCIA, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

I WON'T REPEAT THE THINGS YOU'VE HEARD ALREADY.

I WILL SAY THAT THE CHALLENGES WE ALL FACE ARE MOSTLY NOT AMONGST THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM, BUT ARE CAUSED GOING BACK TO PROP 13 IN OUR STATE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE FEDERAL IDEA, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES DEDICATED TO DO THE WORK OF PROVIDING SPECIAL EDUCATION AND THESE OTHER VERY IMPORTANT SERVICES WE NEED.

AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT OFTEN THE WAY THE SYSTEM IS SET UP PUTS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AT ODDS WHO ACTUALLY HAVE THE SAME GOAL.

THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE WITH DOCTOR DEWAN.

THAT'S OUR EXPERIENCE.

THE ROLE OF ADVOCACY IS ONE THIS OFFICE TAKES SERIOUSLY UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, AND WHICH I GREATLY APPRECIATE.

AND I'LL ALSO REMIND ALL OF US THAT WE ARE GOING INTO A BUDGETARY CRISIS OUT OF THE STATE LEVEL THAT IS GOING TO HAVE DRAMATIC IMPACT ON THE WORK YOU AND WE ALL DO IN SERVICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

I APPRECIATE DOCTOR DEWAN'S LEADERSHIP IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO OUR DISTRICTS.

AND I WILL ALSO SAY NOT MANY PEOPLE REALIZE THE UNUSUAL STRUCTURE OF A COUNTY OFFICE OF ED.

I MEAN, WHEN I GET MY $240 A MONTH STIPEND CHECK, IT HAS HER SIGNATURE BECAUSE ONE OF THE MANY SERVICES PROVIDED IS PAYROLL FOR OUR DISTRICTS.

ALSO NOTE THAT IN 53 COUNTIES IN THIS STATE, THE SUPERINTENDENT IS ELECTED, NOT APPOINTED.

YOU'RE ONE OF ONLY FOUR UM ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS WHO SELECT AND MANAGE DIRECTLY A SUPERINTENDENT.

THAT'S VERY UNUSUAL.

IN LA THEY HAVE AN EVEN STRANGER SYSTEM.

IT'S THEY'RE APPOINTED BY THE SUPERVISOR.

SO IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT STRUCTURE AND A DIFFERENT SYSTEM.

BUT I AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE HOW DOCTOR DEWAN DOES THAT ROLE IN BRINGING US ALL TOGETHER IN SERVICE OF THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ANNA MENDOZA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HI. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS ANNA MENDOZA AND I WORK FOR [INAUDIBLE] IT'S A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN GILROY.

SO WE HEARD EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT CAME UP AND DID COMMENTS FOR YOU.

WE DON'T QUESTION YOUR LEADERSHIP I THINK.

WITH THE MONEY YOU GET PAID, I THINK YOU SHOULD BE A GOOD LEADER TO LEAD OUR SCHOOLS.

WHILE WE'RE QUESTIONING IS THE FACT THAT OUR KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, GATEWAY SEVEN.

THEY WERE DISCRIMINATED.

THEY WERE PULL QUIETLY WITHOUT THE BOARD KNOWING OF YOUR DECISIONS.

THAT'S THE REASON WE'RE HERE.

WE WANT TRANSPARENCY FOR YOU.

WE WANT YOU BOARD MEMBERS TO HOLD OUR SUPERINTENDENT ACCOUNTABLE FOR HER ACTIONS.

TRANSPARENCY IS KEY.

AND HEY, THE LETTER WENT OUT ASKING EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN POWER TO COME AND SPEAK ON YOUR BEHALF.

WE DIDN'T ASK THAT.

THE PARENTS SHOWED UP AT OUR DOOR SITE ASKING FOR HELP BECAUSE THERE WAS NOBODY TO HELP.

WE GET PARENTS TO THIS DAY BEING HARASSED.

I HAVE A MOTHER WHOSE CHILD WAS DYING IN THE HOSPITAL WHO WAS VERY ILL, WHO GETS TRUANCY LETTERS EVERY SINGLE TIME, EVEN THOUGH SHE KEEPS SENDING THAT TO THE COUNTY AND LETTING THEM KNOW MY CHILD IS NOT MEDICALLY RELEASED TO RETURN TO SCHOOL.

WE LIKE YOU, BOARD MEMBERS TO HOLD YOUR STAFF ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE IEP PROCESS LEGALLY.

HAVE ALL MEMBERS TO BE PRESENT THERE.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU.

WE WANT YOU TO ALSO LOOK AT ALL THE HARASSMENT THAT IT WAS DONE BY THE POWER OF MARY ANN DEWAN CALLING PARENTS DIRECTLY, TRYING TO MEET PRIVATELY.

THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

WE FELT PRESSURE, OUR PARENTS FELT AFRAID.

AND THE COUNTY, OUR STUDENTS, HEY, OUR KIDS ARE YOUR PAYCHECK, WHETHER YOU'RE A SUPERINTENDENT OR NOT.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EDITH MORCOS.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

EDITH MARTOS, SUPERINTENDENT OF LUTHER BURBANK SCHOOL DISTRICT.

UM, IT'S, I HAVE SERVED AS AN EDUCATOR IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY FOR OVER 25 YEARS, BOTH FOR THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND IN DISTRICT ROLES FROM TEACHER TO ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, AND FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS AS SUPERINTENDENT.

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SHE IS SERVICE ORIENTED, VISIONARY, AND PROVIDES WISE GUIDANCE TO THE DIVERSE DISTRICTS OF OUR COUNTY.

LUTHER BURBANK IS FORTUNATE TO BE A DIRECT BENEFICIARY OF THE RESOURCES DOCTOR DEWAN HAS BROUGHT TO THE COUNTY.

OUR WELLNESS CENTER IS INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING SUPPORT NOT ONLY IN TIMES OF TRAGIC CRISES, BUT THE DAY TO DAY SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS.

DOCTOR DEWAN'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING PREMIER SERVICES IS EXEMPLIFIED NOT ONLY IN HIRING HIGH QUALITY STAFF, BUT IN ENSURING OUR STUDENTS ARE SERVED IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS TRULY EQUAL TO A PRIVATE PRACTICE.

LUTHER BURBANK SADLY AND TRAGICALLY LOST TWO STUDENTS THIS YEAR.

IN EACH INSTANCE, THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION CRISIS TEAM RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY AND WORKED WITH OUR TEAM TO PROVIDE GRIEF COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

DOCTOR DEWAN TOOK TIME OUT OF HER BUSY SCHEDULE TO CALL ME PERSONALLY AND ASK IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE HER TEAM COULD DO.

BEING A CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY, THE DEATHS OF TWO STUDENTS TOUCH ALL OF US PROFOUNDLY.

THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNTY OFFICE TEAM WAS INVALUABLE AND INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING OUR TEAM GRIEVE IN A HEALTHY MANNER AND BE RESILIENT AND STRONG FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTY OFFICE, AND I CAN SAY EACH ONE IS RESPONSIVE, SERVICE ORIENTED AND CLEARLY WANTING TO HELP US BE SUCCESSFUL AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL AND DISTRICT LEVEL.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHARLIE KIRK.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN.

MY NAME IS VAISHALI.

SAKHI OR SHELLY.

AS SOME OF YOU KNOW ME, I AM A TRUSTEE ON THE LOS ALTOS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD, AS WELL AS A MEMBER OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE COMMISSION.

HOWEVER, TONIGHT I AM NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF EITHER OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.

I AM SPEAKING AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND REGISTERED VOTER IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY IN SUPPORT OF DOCTOR DEWAN.

AS OUR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, I WANT TO SPEAK TO ANOTHER POPULATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO OFTEN GET OVERLOOKED.

I WANT TO START BY APPLAUDING THE TRUSTEES OF THIS BOARD WHO HAVE MADE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION A PRIORITY.

HOWEVER, WE CAN'T LAUNCH THESE CHILDREN ON A SUCCESSFUL TRAJECTORY AND THEN NOT SUPPORT THEM WHEN THEY ARE AT THEIR MOST VULNERABLE.

I'M SPEAKING ABOUT THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COURT AND COUNTY SCHOOLS.

THESE KIDS ARE UNDER-RESOURCED AT A TIME WHEN THEY NEED RESOURCES THE MOST.

DOCTOR DEWAN RECOGNIZES THIS.

BASED ON MY PERSONAL OBSERVATION, SHE HAS PUT TOGETHER A WONDERFUL TEAM OF PEOPLE IN THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

SHE AND I HAVE ALSO HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WHERE SHE HAS EXPLAINED THE COMPLICATED NEEDS OF OUR AT PROMISE NOT AT RISK, AT PROMISE YOUTH AND WHAT COULD BE DONE TO ADDRESS THEM. AND LEST YOU THINK THAT DOCTOR DEWAN IS TOO FAR REMOVED TO HAVE MADE AN IMPACT PERSONALLY, THE CULTURE, THE CULTURE OF CARE AND SUPPORT SHE HAS CREATED IS INCREDIBLY VITAL AND IMPORTANT.

SHE HAS CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE INHERENT POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD, ESPECIALLY OUR JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH.

AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE EVERY CHILD BECAUSE WHEN WE SAY WE'RE HERE FOR ALL CHILDREN, WE OFTEN ARE OVERLOOKING OUR JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH.

BUT NOT DOCTOR DEWAN.

SHE HAS CHAMPIONED LEGISLATION THAT SUPPORTS THESE CHILDREN.

WHILE YOU CONSIDER ALL THE FACTORS IN THE IMPORTANT DECISIONS YOU MAKE.

TONIGHT, I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT PULLING OUT ONE THREAD COULD LEAD TO THE UNRAVELING OF WORK THAT HAS TAKEN DOCTOR DEWAN INTENTIONAL EFFORT TO BUILD.

I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT DOCTOR DEWAN LEADERSHIP SPEAKER IS MICHAEL IS MICHELLE VAN DER.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

UM. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MICHELLE VONDERHAAR AND I'M HERE TODAY AS A REGISTERED VOTER IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND THREE CHILDREN IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

I'M ALSO AN ATTORNEY AND SERVE ON A NUMBER OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, UM SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP FOUNDATION, AND SERVING AS EXECUTIVE ADVISORY CAPACITY ON PARENTS HELPING PARENTS.

UM, I HAVE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF MEETING DOCTOR DEWAN IN CONNECTION WITH MY OWN CHILD'S IEP.

THE COUNTY HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE IN DIRECTING ME TO SERVICES THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR FOR MY CHILD IN PARTICULAR.

I HAVE SEEN DOCTOR DEWAN BE VERY CARING, UM, TO SUCH AN EXTENT, LIKE WITH THE COVID PANDEMIC, THAT SHE MADE SO MANY PERSONAL SACRIFICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COUNTY.

SHE IS A DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANT AND YOU HAVE HEARD FROM MANY, MANY INDIVIDUALS TODAY.

AND I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN MANY, MANY LETTERS, INCLUDING ONE FROM ME THAT I SENT YESTERDAY THAT I ASKED BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE RECORD, ALONG WITH ALL LETTERS OF

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AND PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS INCORPORATED INTO YOUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

I SUPPORT DOCTOR DEWAN FULLY, AND I THINK OUR COUNTY AND OUR COMMUNITY IS IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEMS THAT SHE HAS ESTABLISHED AND AS A PRIOR COMMENTER SPOKE, UNRAVELING 1ST MAY UNRAVEL MANY.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE YOUR SUPPORT OF DOCTOR DEWAN.

THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU, MODERATOR, FOR LEADING US THROUGH THAT PUBLIC COMMENT.

ALL RIGHT. UM, THERE WAS A QUESTION THAT WAS BROUGHT TO US AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING IN A IN REGARDS TO A MAJORITY VOTE OF THIS BOARD, IF IT FALLS TO A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OR A MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT, WE DID CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

AND IT DOES HAVE TO BE A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD, UM, IN ORDER FOR US TO TAKE ACTION.

SO GIVEN THAT WE DO, UM, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO REAFFIRM AND WE MAY NEED TO REVOTE ON CERTAIN ACTIONS THAT WE HAVE TAKEN THIS EVENING. UH, DOCTOR DEWAN, IF YOU COULD, IF YOU HAVE, ARE YOU ABLE TO LET US KNOW WHICH ONES WE WOULD NEED TO REVOTE ON? UM, AS YOU TOOK THE RECORD, YOU CAN GO.

YES. AND WHAT WE'LL DO IS GO THROUGH EACH ITEM AND DOUBLE CHECK SO RUBY CAN PULL IT UP ON THE SCREEN.

I BELIEVE THE FIRST ITEM, UM, THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT IS SETTING OF THE AGENDA.

SO WE'LL NEED TO GO BACK TO ITEM ONE D, WHICH WAS TO SET THE AGENDA.

SO THAT WAS MOVED BY TRUSTEE MAH AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ROCHA.

AND THERE WERE THREE YES VOTES.

AND IN ORDER FOR THAT ACTION TO COMPLY WITH THE BOARD BYLAW AND ALSO TO COMPLY WITH THE BROWN ACT, IT NEEDS TO BE A MAJORITY, YES, OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND THAT WOULD NEED FOUR VOTES.

SO, UM.

TRUSTEE MAH IF YOU STILL WANT TO BRING THAT MOTION FORWARD AND TRUSTEE ROCHA, YOU'LL STILL SECOND.

AND TO REFRESH MY MEMORY.

THAT'S THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE BOARD AGENDA, WHICH IS ALREADY PASSED BEHIND US.

YEAH, IT'S JUST TO ADOPT IT BECAUSE ADOPTING THE AGENDA WAS AN ACTION ITEM.

WE DO HAVE TO REVOTE TO GET THE FOUR.

SO YEAH OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MAKING SURE UNDERSTOOD.

YEAH. AND THEN IT'S STILL TO MOVE.

ITEM 12 AFTER SETTING THE AGENDA.

THANK YOU. RUBY, ARE YOU ABLE TO PUT THIS INTO BOARD DOCS FOR US TO VOTE? AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH FOUR YESES AND TWO NO'S.

OKAY, SO THEN WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 12 AS THAT MOTION DID CARRY.

AND WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR VOTES THERE.

RUBY, ARE YOU ABLE? COULD YOU GO DOWN TO ITEM 12 A, PLEASE? DOCTOR DEWAN DO YOU HAVE THE RECORD FOR THIS VOTE? IT'S OKAY. UM, FOR THAT ITEM, WE HAD, UM, THREE YES VOTES.

UH, TRUSTEE DI SALVO, TRUSTEE MAH AND TRUSTEE ROCHA.

AND WE HAD, UM, SO WE HAD THREE YES VOTES FOR THAT ITEM.

OKAY. SO WE WILL NEED TO, UM, REDO THAT VOTE AS WELL.

UM, TRUSTEE DI SALVO, DO YOU STILL PUT FORWARD YOUR MOTION? DO YOU STILL PUT FORWARD YOUR MOTION OF ELECTING US AS PRESIDENT? THANK YOU. AND THEN, UM TRUSTEE MAH, DO YOU STILL SECOND THAT MOTION? THANK YOU. OKAY, TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

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I DO BELIEVE IN A TIE, THE MOTION DOES NOT CARRY.

IS THAT CORRECT? I THINK SO.

UM. SO THEN WE WOULD NEED TO PUT FORTH A NEW MOTION.

I MOVE TO NOMINATE MYSELF AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

IS THERE.

CAN YOU MOVE TO DO THAT AGAIN IF THE MOTION ALREADY FAILED? I DON'T KNOW. YOU ASKED FOR A NEW MOTION, I DID.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN DO THAT.

I THINK IF THERE IF WE ARE UNABLE TO TAKE ACTION, I THINK THERE'S DISCUSSION AND FOLKS CAN THEN SAY, YEAH, I'D LIKE TO RECONSIDER.

SO I AGREE, I THINK IT'S NOT THE MOTION, I THINK IT'S MORE THE RECONSIDERATION.

BUT AGAIN I'M NO I, I TAKE THAT.

YEAH I TAKE THAT.

UM SO APOLOGIES BOARD.

THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN HOW WE NORMALLY WOULD RUN THINGS.

SO UM, BECAUSE IT'S A33 AND IT'S A TIE THAT MOTION DOES NOT CARRY.

SO WE CAN HAVE MORE DISCUSSION OR I'LL ENTERTAIN ANOTHER MOTION.

UM, FOR UM, I WANT TO FIRST SAY I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE.

880 WAS CRAZY.

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT.

UM, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT, UM, I CAN MOVE TO NOMINATE MYSELF.

AND THANK YOU FOR NOMINATING ME EARLIER AS BOARD PRESIDENT.

I WASN'T HERE TO ACCEPT THAT, BUT I CAN ACCEPT THAT NOW.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE? A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE LARI TO ELECT, UH, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AS PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LARI. IS THERE DISCUSSION? OKAY THEN. TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

SO THAT MOTION IS A THREE YES-THREE NO, AND THAT MOTION DOES NOT CARRY BECAUSE IT'S A TIE.

TRUSTEE MAH. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND WANDER INTO UNKNOWN TERRITORY.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR, UM TRUSTEE MAIMONA BERTA AS PRESIDENT.

GIVEN THAT SHE IS NOT HERE.

I KNOW THAT EARLIER IN THE MEETING TODAY, I HAD WE HAD MOVED ON WITHOUT HAVING THE PERSON ACCEPTING THAT I HAD DONE THAT, KNOWING THAT VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN WAS ON HER WAY TO THE MEETING AND WOULD BE ABLE TO IN THE MEETING, FOR THE RECORD, STATE WHETHER OR NOT SHE WOULD BE ACCEPTING THAT POSITION OR THE NOMINATION.

MY APOLOGIES.

UM, TRUSTEE BERTA IS UNABLE TO, UH, LET US KNOW IF SHE ACCEPTS THAT NOMINATION.

SO I AM NOT SURE IF WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN THAT.

VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

I WOULD MOVE TO TABLE THE ITEM TO OUR NEXT MEETING, IF WE CAN DO THAT PER OUR BOARD BYLAWS.

YEAH, I THINK THAT'S THE BEST THING BECAUSE WE SEVEN PEOPLE.

SO WE WOULD HAVE TO.

OUR BOARD BYLAW STATES THAT THE ORGANIZATION MEETING DOES HAVE TO HAPPEN IN JANUARY OR BEFORE JANUARY.

OKAY. CAN WE TABLE IT OR WAVE IT? UM, WHAT YOU COULD DO IS, UM, POTENTIALLY MAKE A MOTION TO MAINTAIN YOUR CURRENT OFFICER ROLES AND POSTPONE THE SELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS TO YOUR JANUARY MEETING.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

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AND THE REASON THAT'S PERMITTED IS YOU DON'T HAVE A MAJORITY VOTE FOR EITHER OF THE MOTIONS PRESENT.

UM, SO IN ORDER TO, UM, ENSURE THAT THERE ARE OFFICERS FOR THE BOARD, UM, THEN YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO CONDUCT THAT WHEN YOU HAVE ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.

OKAY, SO THAT WAS MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LARI.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT POSTPONING OUR ELECTION OF OFFICERS UNTIL OUR NEXT JANUARY MEETING? NO DISCUSSION.

OKAY. TRUSTEES WILL VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

AND. UH TRUSTEE.

CHON. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT COUNCIL DID ALSO CONFIRM THAT THE BOARD CAN POSTPONE THE SELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS TO YOUR NEXT MEETING.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THE MOTION DOES NOT CARRY BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A MAJORITY.

THREE YESES, TWO NO'S AND ONE ABSTENTION AND ONE NOT PRESENT AT VOTE.

PRESIDENT CHON.

UM, WOULD IT MAKE SENSE IF I MADE THE MOTION TO TRY TO RECONSIDER? SURE. SO I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

YOU MOVE TO RECONSIDER THIS VOTE.

THE VERY EXACT THING.

OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEES WILL VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

YES. COULD YOU CLARIFY WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON, PLEASE? WE'RE VOTING ON THIS CURRENT MOTION ON ELECTING THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT TO THE NEXT, OR DOING OUR OFFICER SELECTION TO THE NEXT MEETING.

COULD I ASK A QUESTION BEFORE WE..

ABSOLUTELY. I APOLOGIZE, TRUSTEES, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, PLEASE, BEFORE WE VOTE.

THAT'S JUST IT.

JUST WANTED JUST CAME TO MY MIND AND I ASKED THE TRUSTEES WHO VOTED NO.

AND AGAIN, YOU'RE NOT INCLINED TO ANSWER, JUST SO I HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHY YOU WOULDN'T SUPPORT HAVING THIS VOTE TAKE PLACE IN JANUARY AND WE HAVE OUR FULL BOARD.

BECAUSE THAT MIGHT HELP ME UNDERSTAND.

AND MAYBE THAT MIGHT CHANGE MY VOTE.

BECAUSE I.

YES, TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US FOR PRESIDENT BEFORE WE, UM, DECIDE TO PUSH IT OFF TO THE NEXT TIME.

WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY DEBATE OR DISCUSSION ABOUT WHO SHOULD BE CHAIR AND WHY.

BUT THAT'S JUST ME.

OKAY. SO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT DISCUSSION FROM YOUR COLLEAGUES? I AM.

OKAY. AND WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION THIS EVENING AS WE MOVE.

LIKE YOU SAID EARLIER, WHEN WE COULDN'T, UH, WHEN WE CAME TO A TIE ON THE PREVIOUS TWO MOTIONS, UM, WE COULD HAVE A DISCUSSION AND THEN RECONSIDER ONE OF THE MOTIONS, JUST LIKE VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN RECONSIDERED THIS MOTION.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS TOPIC? OKAY, TRUSTEES, GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON BOARD DOCS.

I'LL BE A VERBAL AYE.

A VERBAL AYE FROM VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN ANY OTHER TRUSTEES.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH FOUR YESES AND TWO NO'S.

SO WE WILL REMAIN.

OUR OFFICERS WILL STAY UNTIL OUR JANUARY ELECTION OR OUR JANUARY MEETING.

UM DOCTOR DEWAN WERE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A MAJORITY?

[02:30:06]

BUT LET'S DOUBLE CHECK THE, UM, ADOPTION OF THE CALENDAR.

I BELIEVE IT HAD PLENTY OF VOTES, BUT LET'S JUST DOUBLE CHECK.

TRUSTEE ROCHA. THIS ITEM DEFERRED TO THE NEXT MEETING IN JANUARY.

INCLUDE BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT.

OR IF IT'S JUST THE PRESIDENT.

UM, THE VICE PRESIDENT AS WELL.

I BELIEVE THE MOTION.

I CAN DOUBLE CHECK THE WORDING, BUT, UM, YOU HAD VICE PRESIDENT.

NO. IT'S POSTPONING OUR OFFICER ELECTIONS.

WAS THAT NOT CLEAR? MY MOTION WAS TO TABLE BOTH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S WHAT WE VOTED ON.

YES. YES.

MHM. UM, MOVING OVER TO OUR CALENDAR ADOPTION.

YEAH. YOU HAVE ENOUGH VOTES FOR THAT.

DID WE HAVE ENOUGH? YES. UM, I DID WANT TO, I APOLOGIZE, TRUSTEES, I DID WANT TO MOVE TO RECONSIDER THIS AS I WANTED TO UM, I STILL, I WILL BE FRANK.

I STILL WILL KEEP THE TWO DATES IN JANUARY.

I JUST WANT TO REQUEST THAT WE CHANGE THEM TO THE 10TH AND THE 24TH.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO RECONSIDER THAT.

SECOND. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ROCHA.

UM, TRUSTEES, I JUST, UM, DUE TO MY PERSONAL SCHEDULE, I'M, I WOULD LIKE IT IF WE COULD JUST HAVE OUR, I'M STILL OPEN TO HAVING THE TWO MEETINGS IN JANUARY, BUT IF WE COULD DO THEM ON THE, UM, WE VOTED FOR THE 17TH AND THE 31ST, I WOULD REQUEST IF WE COULD DO THEM ON THE 10TH AND 21ST, IT ALL, THEN IT DOES GIVE US TWO WEEKS UNTIL THE, UM, FEBRUARY 7TH MEETING AS WELL.

SO WE'D BE FOLLOWING THE EVERY OTHER WEEK.

SO I WOULD MOVE TO ADOPT THE CALENDAR WITH OUR JANUARY MEETINGS BEING ON THE 10TH AND 24TH AND THEN KEEPING EVERYTHING ELSE AS IS.

CAN I POSE A QUESTION? OH, YES. ABSOLUTELY. SORRY.

TRUSTEE MAH THAT THOSE TWO DATES KIND OF FIT WHAT YOUR INTENT WAS FOR THE ORIGINAL MOTION.

OKAY. OKAY.

ACTUALLY, THAT WAS MY FIRST CHOICE, SO.

OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND TRUSTEE, SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER? AND SO WE CAN'T DO THE 24TH.

SO THE 10TH AND THE 31ST.

UH, DOCTOR DEWAN, IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN TO THE BOARD.

YEAH, I APOLOGIZE TO TRUSTEE ROCHA'S EARLIER QUESTION ABOUT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.

THERE IS A CONFLICT ON THE 24TH.

SO THE, UM 10TH AND THE 31ST.

YEAH. THE 31ST IS FINE.

THERE'S NO CONFLICT.

UM, THE 24TH, THERE IS A CONFLICT.

AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER CONSIDERATION AROUND THE 10TH AND WE'LL CERTAINLY MAKE IT WORK IS JUST, UM, THAT THE WEEK BEFORE WHEN WE WOULD BE PREPARING THE AGENDA, UM, STAFF ARE OFF.

THE WHOLE WEEK. MANY ARE, YES, BECAUSE IT IS WINTER BREAK THROUGH JANUARY 5TH.

SHOULD WE DO 17TH AND THE 31ST? WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE IT WORK.

I JUST WANTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO TRUSTEE ROCHA'S EARLIER QUESTION ABOUT POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON THE DATES.

CAN WE POST IT ON THE EIGHTH, OR DOES IT HAVE TO GO ON THE FIFTH? IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON THE FIFTH OR OVER THE WEEKEND IN ORDER TO MEET THE BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS.

AND WE WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO IT.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION.

DO WE HAVE TO DO THE MEETINGS ON A WEDNESDAY? ACCORDING TO YOUR BYLAWS, IT SAYS ON THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAYS UNLESS OTHERWISE POSTED.

SO YOU COULD ADOPT AN ALTERNATE CALENDAR.

[02:35:03]

NO IT DOESN'T. OKAY.

UM, I WOULD REQUEST THE 10TH AND THE 31ST.

I UNDERSTAND THE, UM.

IT'S REALLY NOT.

WE'LL MAKE IT WORK.

IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. WELL, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I PARTICULARLY WOULD LIKE TO DO TO OUR STAFF.

UM, UM, BUT AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE MOVING OF OUR OFFICERS, UM.

I'M NOT AVAILABLE TO ATTEND A BOARD MEETING ON THE 17TH.

UM, SO THAT IS WHY I REQUEST THE 10TH AND THE 31ST.

OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE CHIME IN IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

SO IS THIS.

SORRY, SIR. SORRY.

UH TRUSTEE. TRUSTEE MAH THEN.

TRUSTEE. ROCHA. THANK YOU.

SORRY. UM, SO IS THE CONFLICT THAT'S ON THE 24TH.

IS THAT ALSO A BOARD MEMBER NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THAT DAY? THAT'S A MEETING. OR THE MEETING ROOM IS NOT AVAILABLE THAT DAY, RIGHT? YES. AND ALSO IT IS THE EVENING OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION MEETING.

AND OUR PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE COUNTY IS SCHEDULED FOR THAT EVENING.

OH, I SEE. DO THE SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.

TRUSTEE ROCHA. AND FORGIVE ME, I THINK YOU JUST SPOKE TO IT, BUT THE DATE THAT'S POSTED THAT WE WERE GOING TO VOTE ON IS THE DATE YOU'RE SAYING YOU CAN'T ATTEND.

YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY.

I HAD NOT, UM, I TO BE HONEST, I HADN'T REALIZED IT EARLIER WHEN WE WERE FIRST DOING OUR VOTE, AND THEN I RELOOKED AT MY CALENDAR.

UM, SO THAT'S WHY I'M REQUESTING IF WE COULD DO THEM ON THE 10TH AND 31ST.

I KNOW THE 10TH IS NOT IDEAL.

AND, UM, BUT I ALSO WOULD NOT WANT US TO JUST HAVE A MEETING ON JANUARY 31ST.

IS THAT A SUGGESTION TO HAVE IT JUST ON THE 31ST? OH, NO, I DON'T WANT TO SUGGEST THAT.

I DON'T THINK THE BOARD WANTS TO DO THAT.

SO. SO IT WOULD BE THE 10TH AND THE 31ST WOULD BE.

WE'D BE HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE THE BOARD AND MAKE THE 10TH WORK.

OKAY. SO, UM.

DO I NEED TO OFFICIALLY RECONSIDER, I GUESS RECONSIDER THE VOTE AGAIN, UM, TO ADOPT THE CALENDAR TO MEET ON JANUARY 10TH AND 31ST. TRUSTEE ROCHA.

WILL YOU STILL SECOND THE MOTION? I JUST ASKED YOU AS A SECONDARY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

I UNDERSTAND, I GUESS I'M JUST HESITATING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE ALL WANT OUR COLLEAGUES TO ATTEND, BUT IN SOME CASES, A COLLEAGUE CAN'T MAKE IT, A COLLEAGUE CAN'T MAKE IT.

AND THEN WE'RE ASKING STAFF TO EXTEND THEMSELVES.

UM, SO I'M JUST STRUGGLING FOR A MOMENT.

SORRY. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT'S.

WE CAN TAKE A MINUTE TO THINK ABOUT IT.

IF IF TRUSTEES HAVE ANOTHER IDEA, IF THIS CONFIGURATION, I'M HAPPY TO HEAR IT.

YEAH. WE WOULD LIKE ALL SEVEN TRUSTEES TO BE AT THE NEXT MEETING SO WE CAN DO THE VOTE.

SO. YEAH.

OKAY, HOW ABOUT IF WE DO THE MEETING ON JANUARY 16TH? INSTEAD OF THE 17TH BECAUSE I TRUSTEE BERTA I DEFINITELY HEAR YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT HAVING STAFF WORKING ON THEIR WINTER BREAK, WHICH IS WHY WE DIDN'T ADD THE MEETING IN APRIL.

UM, SO TRUSTEES, WHAT ABOUT IF WE JUST DO OUR MEETINGS ON JANUARY 16TH? 16TH AND THE SORRY 16TH AND THE 31ST.

DOES THAT WORK FOR THE YES ROOM? YES, WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THAT.

OKAY. NOW THE YES TRUSTEE BERTA MENTIONED MONDAY IS THE 15TH AS MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR DAY.

UM, BUT IT WOULD NOT IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO PREPARE THE ROOM FOR THE 16TH.

AND THE AGENDA WOULD BE ABLE TO BE POSTED ON FRIDAY THE 12TH.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 16TH.

BUT I GUESS I COULD MISS THAT.

[02:40:09]

THAT IT'S A THE FRIDAY THE 19TH, THE ROOM IS AVAILABLE AND WE CAN MAKE THAT.

WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THAT AS WELL.

SO YOU'RE SUGGESTING A FRIDAY EVENING? YEAH, I'M JUST THROWING OUT SOME DATES.

WHY DON'T WE JUST GO WITH THE 10TH AND TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR SCHEDULE AND THE 31ST, OKAY.

RATHER THAN A FRIDAY EVENING.

INTEREST, IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT ON THE 17TH, YOU CAN.

I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT I'M NOT GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND.

AND GIVEN THAT WE WERE DOWN A BOARD MEMBER TODAY AND IT'S AFFECTING A LOT OF OUR WORK, SO PRESIDENT CHON, UM, SORRY TO JUMP IN.

I'M NOT COMFORTABLE HAVING OUR NEXT MEETING WITHOUT SEVEN TRUSTEES BECAUSE IT'S CLEARLY AN ISSUE.

OKAY. UM, TRUSTEES, I DO WANT TO ASK IF WE CAN JUST PAUSE OUR DISCUSSION.

OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DOES HAVE TO LEAVE AT 8:00, AND HE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO GIVE HIS REPORT.

ARE YOU COMFORTABLE PAUSING ON THIS DISCUSSION SO OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COULD DO HIS REPORT? WOULD THAT BE OKAY? OKAY.

THANK YOU. SO WE WILL COME BACK TO THIS.

UM. ALL RIGHTY.

OKAY. UM.

THANK YOU. STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ALVAREZ FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

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

SO, UM, COULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THAT FOR US? GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CHON, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR DEWAN AND COMMUNITY.

THE FORK LIFTING CORPS HAS JUST ENDED.

IT WAS OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD WHERE SELECT STUDENTS WERE GETTING TRAINED ON HOW TO OPERATE THE FORKLIFT AND THE NECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

AFTER THE TRAINING, STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A HANDS ON OBSTACLE COURSE TO GET THEIR FORKLIFT CERTIFICATION.

AND I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT ALL TEN STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM EARNED THE FORKLIFT CERTIFICATION.

AS A YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER, MY PEERS AND I WERE ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR PROFESSIONAL BOXER TO COME TO OUR CAMPUS, AS WELL AS NEW BOXING EQUIPMENT AND THE NEW PUNCHING BAG.

THE BOXER TAUGHT US THE PROPER TECHNIQUES OF BOXING AND HOW TO PROPERLY WRAP OUR HANDS TO PREVENT INJURY.

TOGETHER, WE MADE THIS HAPPEN BY TALKING TO OUR PRINCIPAL AND CAMPUS MANAGERS.

WE ALSO MADE PROPOSALS AND STATED HOW IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR STUDENTS, AS THIS CAN BE A COPING STRATEGY OR OUTLET TO HELP STUDENTS DECOMPRESS AND RELEASE ANGER AT THE PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

LAST WEEK, THERE WAS A PRESENTATION ABOUT STRATEGIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

SOMETHING I TOOK FROM THE PRESENTATION WAS THE MANY THINGS I COULD MAKE TO HELP MY FAMILY DURING THE HOLIDAYS, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS.

ALSO, I LEARNED HOW IT'S GOOD TO INCORPORATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND CALMING SENSORY ACTIVITIES AS A HOLIDAY.

AS THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE STRESSFUL, I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO SHARE SOME OF THESE STRATEGIES WITH MY PEERS AT SCHOOL WHO HAVE YOUNGER SIBLINGS, NIECES, NEPHEWS, OR EVEN CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ALVAREZ FOR ALWAYS KEEPING US APPRIZED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE.

SO AND OF ALL YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD WORK YOU'RE DOING.

OKAY, TRUSTEES, BACK TO THE DATES.

MOVE FOR THE 10TH AND THE 31ST.

THE 10TH AND THE 31ST.

YES, I WILL BE PRESENT ON THOSE DAYS.

SECOND I SECONDED BY UM TRUSTEE LARI.

OH. I THINK RUBY IS GOING TO MODIFY THE MOTION MAKER.

THANK YOU. WE GOT IT.

YEAH. THANK YOU RUBY.

THANK YOU.

I KNOW THERE WAS A LITTLE CONFUSION ABOUT ALL OF THAT, BUT I WILL BE HERE.

OKAY. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES AND ONE NOT PRESENT AT VOTE.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

UM, SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON JANUARY 10TH.

UM, WERE THERE ANY OTHER, UH, AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE VOTED IN 12 THAT DID NOT HAVE THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD? I DO NOT BELIEVE SO.

I THINK ALL THE REST WERE APPROPRIATE.

BUT LET'S DO A QUICK CHECK OF ITEM 12 F.

OKAY. THAT ONE WAS SIX.

SIX YESES..

[02:45:01]

OH, I BELIEVE THIS IS WHEN VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN HAD ARRIVED, SO WE SHOULD HAVE SIX.

SO THAT CONCLUDES THE REVIEW AND ALL OF THE ACTION ITEMS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND WE ARE DONE WITH ITEM 12.

SO NOW WE WILL MOVE BACK UP TO THE AGENDA.

WE HAVE DONE PUBLIC COMMENT, SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR CONSENT ACTION ITEMS FOUR THROUGH G.

[4. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS]

OH. MOVE TO APPROVE.

UM. OH.

THAT'S NOT. THAT'S THE.

WHAT? THAT WAS HER EXCUSAL.

SO THAT'S [INAUDIBLE] THAT ONE'S FINE.

SO WE'RE GOING NOW TO ITEM FOUR A THROUGH G.

UM, WE HAD A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE TRUSTEE ROCHA.

WE DON'T HAVE A SECOND YET.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEES, YOU CAN VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES AND ONE NOT PRESENT AT VOTE.

THANK YOU. UH, WE ALREADY DID OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT, SO WE WILL NOW GO TO ITEM SIX, OUR ACTION ITEMS.

[A. Discussion and Appointment to CSBA Delegate Assembly]

UH, DOCTOR DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM? UM, YES. THANK YOU.

UM, PRESIDENT CHON, TONIGHT'S FIRST ACTION ITEM IS THE DISCUSSION AND APPOINTMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

UH, EACH YEAR, MEMBER BOARDS ELECT AND OR APPOINT REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE 21 GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS TO THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

AND FOR REGION 20, UM, THAT IS THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

COUNTY DELEGATE ASSEMBLY POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY TRUSTEE MAIMOONA AFZAL BERTA AND THAT ENDS ON MARCH MARCH 31ST, 2024. THEREFORE, ACTION IS REQUIRED TONIGHT TO APPOINT A TRUSTEE TO SERVE AS THE CSBA DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, EFFECTIVE AT THAT EXPIRATION DATE OF MARCH 31ST, 2024.

THIS WOULD BE FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS THROUGH MARCH 31ST OF 2026, AND TRUSTEE BERTA HAS AFFIRMED UM, PRIOR TO HER DEPARTURE FOR HER TRIP, THAT SHE IS INTERESTED AND WILLING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY OF HER COLLEAGUES.

UH, SUPPORT THAT.

THANK YOU.

UM, TRUSTEES, DO I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR THE CSBA DELEGATE ASSEMBLY? I NOMINATE TRUSTEE BERTA.

THANK YOU.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. I'LL TAKE THAT SECOND FROM TRUSTEE ROCHA.

TRUSTEES, IS THERE A DISCUSSION? OKAY, LET'S PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES.

SO TRUSTEE BERTA WILL CONTINUE TO REPRESENT US TO THE CSBA DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

OKAY. UM, NOW MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS OUR BOARD PRIORITIES.

[B. Request approval and affirm the SCCBOE Vote on Board Priorities]

I'M GOING TO ASK RUBY TO PULL UP THE ONE PAGE DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA ITEM.

THE BOARD HAS ENGAGED IN A PROCESS STARTING AT THE BOARD RETREAT, SOME DISCUSSIONS AT BOARD MEETINGS, AND A SPECIAL STUDY SESSION HELD ON NOVEMBER 9TH.

AT THAT TIME, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE DRAFT PRIORITIES PENDING UM EDITS THAT WERE DISCUSSED DURING THE MEETING.

UM STAFF WORKED WITH ME, AND WE MADE THE EDITS TO THE BOARD PRIORITIES DOCUMENT AND THEN RECONVENED THE AD HOC COMMITTEE MADE UP OF VICE PRESIDENT

[02:50:01]

AND THE AD HOC COMMITTEE APPROVED THE ATTACHED ONE PAGE DOCUMENT SUMMARIZING THESE DRAFT PRIORITIES.

SO THEY'RE PRESENTED HERE THIS EVENING FOR THE BOARD TO TAKE ACTION AND AFFIRM THE VOTE.

TRUSTEES IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I TRUSTEE ROCHA. THANK YOU.

UM, GIVEN THE ABSENCE OF TRUSTEE BERTA, I WOULD RECOMMEND OR REQUEST THAT WE DEFER THIS ITEM UNTIL SHE RETURNS.

I KNOW SHE HAS SOME STRONG FEELINGS ON THIS, JUST AS WE ALL DO.

I DON'T KNOW. UM, I'LL ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT.

IS THERE ANY URGENCY FOR US TO ADOPT THIS THIS EVENING? UM, THERE IS NO URGENCY FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT THIS EVENING.

UM, I WILL, UM, OFFER AND PERHAPS VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN CAN ADD THAT TRUSTEE BERTA, UM, ENCOURAGED US TO PLACE IT ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING, KNOWING EVEN KNOWING THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE GONE.

AND SHE MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS IN THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO BRING FORWARD TO THE BOARD FOR AFFIRMATION.

AND PERHAPS VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN WOULD WANT TO ADD ANYTHING.

YES. YOUR MICROPHONE, YOUR MICROPHONE.

SORRY. THIS IS ONE OF THE AD HOC SIMON TRUSTEE ROCHA.

UM, AND WITH TRUSTEE BERTA.

SO WE DID ADD EDITS AND ESPECIALLY TRUSTEE BERTA UM, ADDED, UM, SOME GREAT EDITS TO THIS.

UH, UH.

YEAH. SO SHE DID SEE THIS FINAL DOCUMENTARY.

WE WORKED ON IT TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. THAT'S HELPFUL.

THEN I'LL WITHDRAW MY REQUEST TO DEFER.

OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THAT.

I DID HAVE A QUESTION AND..

YEAH, OF COURSE. AND FORGIVE ME IF I MISSED THE DISCUSSION OR THE PRESENTATION FROM STAFF, BUT I DID, BACK IN JUNE.

AND THEN, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES, THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THESE PRIORITIES AND ANY BUDGET IMPACTS, EXPENDITURES OR RELATIONSHIP.

UM, OBVIOUSLY NOT DOWN TO THE PENNY, BUT JUST ANY RELATIONSHIP.

SO WHATSOEVER IN TERMS OF GENERAL, UM, SHIFTING OF PRIORITIES OR THESE NEW PRIORITIES AND HOW THAT PLAYS INTO THE WORK THAT WE DO AT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

SO AGAIN, I'LL APOLOGIZE IF I MISSED THAT DISCUSSION OR IF IT WAS INCLUDED IN ONE OF THE MEETINGS PREVIOUSLY.

BUT WE ARE STILL HERE TODAY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE GOTTEN THAT.

AND IF I'M NOT GOING TO RECEIVE THAT, THEN SO BE IT.

BUT I JUST WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME CLARITY AS TO IF THAT WAS AN EXPECTATION THAT, UM, I MISSED AND DIDN'T SEE THAT INFORMATION SET FORWARD.

YEAH. UM, DOCTOR DEWAN CAN RESPOND MORE TO WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON THIS YEAR, BUT IT IS OUR INTENTION THAT MOVING FORWARD, THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A MORE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM TO SEE THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE IN ACCORDANCE TO OUR BOARD PRIORITIES.

SO MORE SPECIFIC UPDATES IN THESE CATEGORIES, AS WELL AS THE SUB BULLET POINTS FOR MOVING FORWARD.

AND THEN DOCTOR DEWAN, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO A LITTLE BIT WHAT HAS BEEN DONE? SURE. UM, SO IN THE PREPARATION FOR THE STUDY SESSION, WE DID INCLUDE, UM, A SUMMARY DOCUMENT THAT SHOWED ITEMS THAT WERE ON THE LIST THAT THE COUNTY OFFICE CURRENTLY HAD, UM, FUNDING OR, YOU KNOW, ALIGNMENT TO THE BUDGET OR SPECIFIC GRANT OR INITIATIVE THAT WERE CONNECTED TO THE PRIORITIES AND THE BULLETS.

UM, WE HAVE NOT DONE, I THINK, WHAT YOU WERE ASKING FOR, LIKE A DEEP ANALYSIS OF THE THINGS THAT THE OFFICE DOES AND WHETHER THOSE ARE CONNECTED TO THE PRIORITIES.

UM, LARGELY BECAUSE A HUGE PORTION OF THE WORK WE DO ARE THE MANDATED SERVICES, UM, AND A LARGE PORTION OF OUR BUDGET RELATES TO THAT.

AND THE OTHER SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR BUDGET, UM, ARE THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT THEY PAY FOR.

SO, UM, TO, UM, IN OUR WORK WITH THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, WE TALKED ABOUT WAYS THAT WE CAN BRING FORWARD MORE DISCUSSIONS TO THE BOARD.

AND AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUDGET DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMING YEAR, A TIGHTER ALIGNMENT TO DESCRIBING HOW WE'RE WORKING THE BOARD PRIORITIES AND HOW THEY'RE ALIGNED TO THE BUDGET.

THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.

BUT FORGIVE ME THE VERY BEGINNING.

YOU MENTIONED THERE WAS A DOCUMENT.

YES. AND WHERE WAS THAT PROVIDED? WAS IT IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS? IT WAS. WE INCLUDED IT ALSO IN THE THE PACKET IN THE STUDY SESSION, THE STUDY SESSION PACKET, THERE WAS A LIST OF THE PRIORITIES, UM, AND THE, THE DIFFERENT BULLETS THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS HAD COMPLETED IN THEIR SURVEY THAT YOU ALL COMPLETED.

AND IN THAT CHART, WE ALSO LISTED WHETHER WE HAD AN EXISTING, UM, INITIATIVE, YOU KNOW, ACTIVITY OR PROJECT RELATED TO THAT.

UM, AND ALL OF THOSE YESES CAME FROM THE BUDGET ANALYSIS.

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FORGOTTEN. YEAH, I APOLOGIZE, IT WAS IN THE STUDY SESSION PACKET AND IT DIDN'T HAVE THE BUDGET NUMBERS.

I DO REMEMBER NOW.

IT DIDN'T HAVE. YEAH.

IT DIDN'T HAVE BUDGET NUMBERS.

IT JUST HAD UM THANK YOU.

BUT THAT'S WHERE WE LIFTED THE YES ANSWERS.

THEY CAME FROM A BUDGET.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE MAH.

I GUESS I'M I'M STILL, UM, THINKING ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT TRUSTEE ROCHA WAS SAYING.

AND IF, UM, A NUMBER OF OUR BUDGET ITEMS ARE MANDATED, BUT A LOT OF THESE PRIORITIES ALSO ARE MANDATED PRIORITIES, UM, CAN'T WE STILL GET SOME IDEA OF HOW MUCH OF OUR BUDGET IS GOING TOWARDS THESE DIFFERENT AREAS? BECAUSE, UM, I MEAN, AS, AS HAS BEEN SAID BY MANY IMPORTANT PEOPLE, UM, WHERE WE PUT OUR MONEY IS WHERE WE PUT OUR PRIORITIES, AND IT'S NICE TO HAVE THIS SET OF PRIORITIES, BUT UNLESS WE REALLY PUT MONEY BEHIND IT, THEY'RE NOT, UM, DEMONSTRATED TO BE OUR PRIORITIES.

SO IT WOULD IT WOULD STILL BE, UM, I THINK, HELPFUL TO SEE BUDGET NUMBERS ASSIGNED AS WE CAN TO THE MANDATED ASPECTS OF THESE PRIORITIES, BECAUSE MANY OF THESE ARE MANDATED.

UM, YES, CERTAINLY. AND I THINK WE'RE VERY INTERESTED IN ENGAGING IN THAT PROCESS OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THROUGH OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND HOW WE TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET AND ITS CONNECTION TO THE PRIORITIES.

UM, ONE THING THAT, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE SHARED, UM, MANY TIMES AND I KNOW IT'S NOT ALWAYS AS KIND OF EASY TO ACCEPT, BUT A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE DO RELATED TO BOARD PRIORITIES ACTUALLY COMES FROM GRANTS AND, YOU KNOW, PARTNERSHIPS AND CONTRACTS.

AND WE DO HAVE, UM, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY, I THINK, WHEN WE PRESENT THOSE, UM, LIKE WHEN WE'RE PRESENTING OUR MONTHLY BUDGET REVISIONS IN THE FUTURE WHEN WE PRESENT OUR, UM, THAT WE'RE GETTING A, YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENT GRANT OR INITIATIVE OR PROJECT DIRECTLY TYING THAT TO THE BOARD PRIORITIES.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PRESIDENT CHON AND VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND TRUSTEE BERTA HAVE BEEN THOUGHT PARTNERING WITH US ON HOW WE CAN DO BETTER IN THE COMING YEAR.

AND FOR IN THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT TOO, AS WE WORK THROUGH TO PREPARE AFTER THE 2024 GOVERNOR JANUARY BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT.

UM, WE'VE ALREADY DIRECTED STAFF TO BE THINKING ABOUT HOW TO PRESENT THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD.

SPECIFIC TO THE PRIORITIES WITH NUMBERS.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

YEAH. TRUSTEE ROCHA.

DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION I WANT TO OCCUPY? UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

NO. OKAY. UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

WE'RE HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND LOOKING AT THAT AS WE GO FORWARD ESPECIALLY.

AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION.

BUT YOU ANSWERED IT AS I HAD STARTED TO RAISE MY HAND IN RELATIONSHIP TO, UM, THE BUDGET DOCUMENT AND REFLECTING THE PRIORITIES AND SHOWING A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TWO IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER, WHETHER IT'S A SIMPLE, UM, CORRELATION OR A MORE DEEP DIVE INTO THE BUDGET.

UH, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ENVISIONING, BUT THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.

YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED IN THE LAST ONE, WHAT I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO, AND THIS IS JUST MY OWN PERSONAL INTEREST, IS TO NOT ADOPT THESE PRIORITIES AND THEN PAT MYSELF ON THE BACK AND SAY HOW AWESOME I AM AND INCLUSIVE I AM.

LOOK AT ALL THESE GREAT THINGS.

UM, AND IT'S JUST WINDOW DRESSING AND WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING IN 17 OF THE 34 OR WHATEVER IT IS.

UM, THAT'S NOT THE KIND OF DOCUMENT I WANT TO ADOPT, AND IT'S NOT THAT KIND OF PRESENTATION I WANT TO GIVE THE PUBLIC OR THE IMPRESSION, UM, FOR ME, IT'S ONE NOT HONEST.

SO I THINK UNTIL I SEE THE RELATIONSHIP IN A MORE DEEPER DIVE AND I'M NOT LOOKING FOR PENNIES AND DOLLARS, BUT MORE PROGRAMS ASSOCIATED WHERE THOSE PRIORITIES ALIGN, I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE YES.

IT'S MORE OF A SILENT PROTEST AND, WELL, MAYBE NOT SO SILENT PROTEST, BUT I JUST FOR ME, FEELING COMFORTABLE ABOUT ADOPTING THIS DOCUMENT, I REALLY WANT TO KNOW THAT THIS DOCUMENT MEANS SOMETHING UNTIL I CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT ON MY OWN PERSONAL LEVEL, I'M GOING TO BE VOTING NO ON THIS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE SAY, DO YOU NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE BOARD PRIORITIES AS ATTACHED ON THIS ONE PAGER?

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I'LL SECOND THAT.

AND I SHOULD HAVE SAID THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO SPENT TIME OUTSIDE OF THE BOARD MEETINGS TO PUT THIS GOOD WORK TOGETHER.

SO THANK YOU. I DIDN'T WANT TO MINIMIZE THAT.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE ROCHA.

AND I KNOW, UM, TRUSTEE BERTA IS NOT HERE, BUT SHE AND, UH, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN DID A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK ON THAT.

SO THANK YOU TO YOU BOTH.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE. SO THAT MOTION DOES NOT CARRY.

SO WE'RE AT THREE YESES AND THREE NO'S.

SO MOTION DOESN'T CARRY AS A TIE.

SO WE WILL.

UM. UH, PRESIDENT.

NEED A NEW MOTION.

I'LL MOVE TO TABLE THIS TO OUR NEXT MEETING.

POSTPONE TO THE NEXT. POSTPONE TO THE NEXT MEETING.

I WILL SECOND THAT.

PRESIDENT CHON. MAY I JUST MAKE A MINOR REFLECTION ON THAT? YES. OF COURSE. UM, SO I COMPLETELY RESPECT THE CONCERN THAT YOU'RE RAISING.

UH TRUSTEE. ROCHA.

AND WE WILL BE BEGINNING BUDGET DEVELOPMENT IN JANUARY.

HAVING THE PRIORITIES ESTABLISHED FIRST HELPS US IN THE THINKING AND PLANNING AND PREPARATION OF THE BUDGET, AND IT HELPS ME GUIDE THE STAFF AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.

SO NOT HAVING THE BOARD PRIORITIES ESTABLISHED, UM, DOES PUT US AT A SLIGHT DISADVANTAGE AS WE GO INTO BUDGET DEVELOPMENT STARTING IN JANUARY.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THAT'S HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND.

UM, AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY UNTIL JANUARY 10TH, BUT I WILL, UM, ASK FOR RECONSIDERATION.

I DO NOT WANT TO GET IN THE WAY OF THE WORK STAFF'S GOING TO BE DOING, UM, FOR MY OWN SILENT PROTEST, SO I'LL COMPROMISE MY.

MYSELF ON THIS ONE AND ASK FOR RECONSIDERATION SO WE CAN VOTE.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE DID HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR ALREADY, SO I'LL REMOVE MY MOTION.

OKAY. SO YOU REMOVE IT.

WE ARE NOW THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS, UM, TRUSTEE ROCHA TO RECONSIDER THE APPROVAL TO AFFIRM OUR VOTE ON THE BOARD.

PRIORITIES. WE HAVE TO VOTE TO RECONSIDER, AND THEN WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE ACTUAL THING, RIGHT? SO WE'RE GOING TO VOTE TO RECONSIDER, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE ACTUAL PRIORITIES.

A LOT OF RECONSIDERING HAPPENING TONIGHT, FOLKS.

NO. OUR MOTION IS TO RECONSIDER.

MOVE TO RECONSIDER.

OH.

TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE.

UM, RUBY.

NOT TO TABLE IT TO THE NEXT.

YEAH. YES.

THANK YOU. NO, THE WORD TABLE IS STILL THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO RECONSIDER IT TONIGHT RUBY.

NOW IT SHOULD BE THE REQUEST TO RECONSIDER THE BOARD PRIORITIES BEING POSTPONED TO THE JANUARY 10TH MEETING.

NO, IT'S TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE TONIGHT.

TONIGHT? THAT'S ACCURATE.

WHAT? THAT SAYS THERE.

OKAY. WE'LL JUST REQUEST TO RECONSIDER BOARD.

WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT, OKAY? BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE OKAY.

LET'S JUST VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WILL VOTE, AND THEN YOU WILL.

NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE PRIORITIES? YES. SO I THOUGHT, WELL, THANK YOU TRUSTEE ROCHA, I APPRECIATE RECONSIDER AND PUT THE WHOLE PREVIOUS MOTION, WHICH IS WHY.

WE'RE VOTING TO RECONSIDER, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE PRIORITIES.

YES. IF THE MAJORITY.

YES IT PASSED.

SO WE ARE NOW GOING TO WE ARE NOW RECONSIDERING THE BOARD PRIORITIES.

SO NOW WE ARE BACK ON HERE I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE BOARD PRIORITIES AS PRESENTED.

I'M GOING TO SECOND YOU PRESIDENT CHON.

THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S VOTE.

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AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH FIVE YESES AND ONE NO FROM TRUSTEE MAH.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, TRUSTEE ROSHA.

OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX C.

[C. Request Approval of the Budget Revisions for the Month of October 2023]

UM, WE WILL GO TO, UH, DOCTOR DEWAN.

SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE TO THE TABLE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES STEPHANIE GOMEZ AND OUR DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL BUSINESS SERVICES, NIDHI SHARMA, TO PRESENT THE BUDGET REVISIONS FOR OCTOBER.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR DEWAN.

UH, GOOD EVENING FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEW RESTRICTED FUNDING WE HAVE RECEIVED.

WE HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT $2.3 MILLION IN RESTRICTED FUNDING, $1 MILLION FOR DIGITAL EQUITY PROJECT GRANT TO PROVIDE LAKESIDE AND LOMA PRIETA SCHOOL DISTRICTS RESILIENT POWER AND INTERNET CAPABILITY.

600,000 IS FOR COMMUNITY STABILIZATION AND OPPORTUNITY PATHWAYS CHILDCARE GRANT, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE CHILDCARE SERVICES AND TO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN OF PARTICIPANTS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, WHICH IS THROUGH THE HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS. $500,000 FOR CALIFORNIA SERVES GRANT, WHICH IS TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE SERVICE LEARNING FOR PUPILS IN THE CIVIC UH FOR PUPILS IN GRADE 12, WITH THE GOAL OF EXPANDING ACCESS FOR SERVICE LEARNING FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.

$240,000 FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROPOSAL, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS WHO RECEIVE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS VIA VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION.

AND THAT CONCLUDES THE BUDGET REVISION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET REVISIONS FOR OCTOBER.

SO MOVED. MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

I'LL SECOND. TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES.

THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, OUR BUDGET REVISIONS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

[D. Request Approval of the Budget Revisions for the Month of November 2023]

AND ONCE AGAIN, OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AND DIRECTOR WILL PRESENT THE ITEM.

THANK YOU DOCTOR. IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, WE HAVE RECEIVED $969,000 IN RESTRICTED REVENUES FOR CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR INCLUSIVE LEARNING, WHICH IS TO COORDINATE AND SUPPORT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS TO IMPROVE INCLUSIVE PRACTICES FOR ALL PUPILS, INCLUDING PUPILS WITH DISABILITIES.

WE ALSO HAVE A DECREASE IN THE AWARD AMOUNT FOR MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM, A DECREASE OF ABOUT 4%, WHICH EQUATES TO LIKE 307,006 $43. UM, AND THAT CONCLUDES THE BUDGET REVISION REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR BUDGET REVISIONS FOR NOVEMBER? NO. OKAY.

DO YOU NEED A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LARI.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.

AND THANK YOU, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ AND DIRECTOR SHARMA FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR INFORMATION ITEMS.

[A. Charter Schools Update]

UM, OUR FIRST AGENDA INFORMATION ITEM THIS EVENING IS OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS UPDATE, TO BE PRESENTED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHARTER SCHOOLS, MEFULA FAIRLEY.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SEAN TRUSTEE.

SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN AND COMMUNITY.

I HAVE FOUR ITEMS FOR YOU TONIGHT.

FIRST IS A, UH, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

FIRST IS AN UPDATE ON CHARTER RENEWALS DURING THE 20 2122.

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THIS WAS BASED ON THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT ASSESSMENT DATA REQUIRED FOR CHARTER RENEWAL UNDER EDUCATION CODE 47 607, DUE TO DUE TO THE ONGOING PANDEMIC AND DISTANCE LEARNING.

THE EXTENSIONS TO THE CHARTER TERMS WAS INTENDED TO PERMIT RENEWALS BASED UPON THE MOST CURRENT POST-PANDEMIC ASSESSMENTS, AND ALLOW AND WILL ALLOW CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWALS TO BE BASED ON THE RENEWAL TIERS SET OUT IN ED CODE SECTIONS 47, 607 AND 47 607.2.

ON JULY 10TH, 2023, THE GOVERNOR SIGNED SENATE BILL 114, WHICH AMENDED ED CODE SECTION 47 607.4 TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF CHARTER SCHOOLS EXPIRING ON OR BETWEEN JANUARY 1ST, 2024 AND JUNE 30TH, 2027, BY ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR.

AS A RESULT, CHARTER SCHOOL PETITIONS HAVE NOT BEEN RENEWED FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS AUTOMATICALLY UPDATED THE CHARTER TERMS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.

ALL RENEWALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE INITIATED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE FINAL YEAR OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS.

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

I HAVE PREVIOUSLY SHARED SOME OF THIS INFORMATION WITH YOU, BUT WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHAT RENEWALS WILL PROBABLY LOOK LIKE FOR THE BOARD BEGINNING AS SOON AS.

UH, APRIL 2024.

SO ON THIS NEXT SLIDE.

UM. THIS CHART LAYS OUT THE NUMBER OF CHARTER RENEWALS ACROSS THE COUNTY FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS, WHICH IS THE TIME IT WILL TAKE US TO RENEW EACH OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND OUR CURRENT PORTFOLIO, ASSUMING ALL CHARTERS ARE GIVEN A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL.

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

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS CHART, YOU CAN SEE ON THE FAR LEFT, UH, A COLUMN THAT SAYS TYPE OF AUTHORIZER ALL THE WAY OVER RUBY TO THE LEFT TYPE OF AUTHORIZED. THANK YOU.

SO IN THAT COLUMN YOU SEE UNDERNEATH THERE, UM, AUTHORIZERS OF INDEPENDENT CHARTERS FOLLOWED BY AUTHORIZERS OF DEPENDENT CHARTERS, UM, AND THEN FINALLY HIGHLIGHTED IN RED.

SCCBOE AND THEN POTENTIAL TOTALS.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IS THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, YOU'LL SEE TWO COLUMNS UNDER THAT ONE SAYS NUMBER OF AUTHORIZERS AND ONE SAYS NUMBER OF RENEWALS FOR EACH OF THOSE AUTHORIZER TYPES.

UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE ZERO AUTHORIZERS RENEWING ZERO SCHOOLS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE THERE ARE NO RENEWALS IN THE NEXT COLUMN.

24-25 YOU HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION.

AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT AUTHORIZERS OF INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY, THERE ARE THREE AND OF THOSE THREE OF UM AUTHORIZERS OF INDEPENDENT CHARTERS, THEY WILL BE RENEWING FIVE CHARTER SCHOOLS.

AUTHORIZERS OF DEPENDENT CHARTERS.

THERE WILL BE ONE NEXT YEAR THAT WILL RENEW.

ONE WILL CONSIDER RENEWAL OF ONE CHARTER SCHOOL AND YOU AS A BOARD, WILL CONSIDER FIVE RENEWALS.

IF YOU LOOK IN THE THIRD COLUMN OUT FOR 2526, YOU'LL SEE THAT IN AUTHORIZERS.

AUTHORIZERS OF INDEPENDENT CHARTERS, THERE ARE FOUR, AND THEY WILL CONSIDER EIGHT RENEWALS.

THE AUTHORIZERS OF DEPENDENT CHARTERS, OF WHICH THERE ARE THREE WILL CONSIDER FOR RENEWALS, AND YOU WILL CONSIDER TWO RENEWALS.

SO THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF 14 RENEWALS FOR THE UM IN THE COUNTY.

UM, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE FOR THE 26-27 THERE ARE FIVE RENEWALS FOR INDEPENDENT CHARTERS.

I'M SORRY, THERE ARE EIGHT RENEWALS FOR INDEPENDENT CHARTERS, TWO RENEWALS FOR DEPENDENT CHARTERS AND NINE FOR THIS BOARD.

SO IN 26-27 YOU WILL BE VERY BUSY WITH CHARTER RENEWALS.

27-28 UH, TWO INDEPENDENT CHARTERS WILL LOOK FOR RENEWAL, 11 DEPENDENT CHARTERS WILL LOOK FOR RENEWAL AND YOU WILL CONSIDER FIVE RENEWALS.

AND THEN IN 2829 WE HAVE ANOTHER YEAR WITH NO RENEWALS.

SO WE'RE STARTING THE CYCLE ALL OVER.

AND THIS ASSUMES THAT EVERY SCHOOL THAT IS CONSIDERED WILL RECEIVE A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL.

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SO THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE INDEPENDENT CHARTERS THAT WILL BE COMING UP FOR RENEWAL IN FROM 24 ALL THE WAY OUT THROUGH 28.

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

WHEN DEVELOPING THIS CALENDAR, WE USE THE BASE ASSUMPTION THAT EACH SCHOOL WOULD BE GRANTED A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL.

TERME DISTRICT AUTHORIZED INDEPENDENT CHARTERS ARE NOT INCLUDED HERE, SO IN 2425 THERE ARE FIVE CHARTERS THAT ARE COMING UP FOR RENEWAL.

AND THE NAMES OF THOSE CHARTERS ARE THERE IN 25, 26 AND 2627.

BOTH OF THOSE YEARS WILL SEE EIGHT CHARTERS COMING UP FOR RENEWAL, UM, WITH THEIR AUTHORIZERS.

AND THEN IN 27, 28, TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS WILL BE COMING UP FOR RENEWAL WITH THEIR AUTHORIZERS.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS.

ASSUMING THAT EVERYONE GETS A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

AND SO THE SLIDE THAT THAT IS PROBABLY.

OH, AND BY THE WAY, THE LAST SLIDE I SHOWED TO YOU.

BECAUSE IF ANY OF THOSE SCHOOLS ARE DENIED, UM, AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT COUNTYWIDE SCHOOLS, THEY CAN COME TO YOU FOR, UM, APPEALS.

SO NEXT SLIDE.

THANK YOU. RUBY. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND THE NAMES OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOU OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS FOR AUTHORIZATION. SO YOU CAN SEE IN 24-25 AGAIN THERE ARE FIVE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THEY ARE NAMED THERE.

THERE WILL BE THREE ROCKETSHIP SCHOOLS IN ADDITION TO ALPHA, JOSE HERNANDEZ AND BULLIS.

AND THEN IN 25-26, TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS, 26-27 NINE AND THEN 27-28, THERE WILL BE FIVE.

OKAY. NEXT SLIDE.

SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE TIMELINE FOR RENEWALS.

UM, PRIOR TO AB 1505, WHICH WAS AUTHORIZED IN 2020.

UM, THE TIMELINES WERE DIFFERENT FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT CHARTERS AND COUNTYWIDE CHARTERS.

AFTER AB 1505.

SO ON THE TWO COLUMNS ON THE RIGHT WHERE IT SAYS BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2020, WE NOW HAVE, UM, ALL OF THE TIMELINES IN SYNC.

SO BOTH PUBLIC BENEFIT CHARTERS AND COUNTYWIDE CHARTERS.

UM, YOU WILL HAVE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, 60 DAYS FROM THE RECEIPT OF THE CHARTER PETITION AND, AND MAKE A DECISION 90 DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF THE PETITION. AND THAT SAME THING HOLDS TRUE FOR COUNTYWIDE, UM, CHARTERS, RENEWALS.

AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, STAFF WILL HAVE TO HAVE ITS UM, FINDINGS POSTED PUBLICLY 15 DAYS BEFORE THE DECISION HEARING.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

OH, I THINK THAT'S IT.

OKAY, SO THAT WAS RENEWALS.

I ADDITIONALLY WANTED TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU ABOUT..

CAN WE ASK QUESTIONS ON ON THIS FIRST.

SO IF WE COULD, CAN WE JUST GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION FIRST AND THEN GO TO THE SECOND PORTION.

WOULD THAT BE OKAY IN CASE WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESENTATION? YEAH. TRUSTEE MAH DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH. UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, ONE THING THAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION WITH REGARDS TO SCHEDULING IS THAT WE NEEDED TO GIVE THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ENOUGH TIME SO THAT THEY HAVE RENEWED.

THEY COULD APPEAL IF THEY'RE DENIED AND THEN ONWARDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO WHAT EXACTLY IS THE CURRENT PROCESS FOR APPEALING A DENIAL BY THE COUNTY BOARD? UM, THEY THEY CAN ONLY APPEAL IF THERE IS AN ABUSE OF DISCRETION.

AND SO, UM, THE ADVISORY, I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT IT'S CALLED FOR.

CHARTER SCHOOLS FROM THE STATE BOARD WOULD MAKE THAT DETERMINATION.

WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A SO ESSENTIALLY THEY WOULD APPEAL TO THAT ADVISORY BOARD IS THAT I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT I SEE OKAY.

AND THEN THE ADVISORY BOARD WOULD MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER THERE WAS A ABUSE OF DISCRETION.

ABUSE OF DISCRETION. AND IF THEY.

JUST SAY, UPHOLD THE APPEAL, THEN I THINK, AS I RECALL, THE AUTHORIZATION CAN GO BACK TO EITHER THE COUNTY OR THE DISTRICT, BUT THAT THE STATE DOESN'T RIGHT.

CDE WOULD WORK WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOL TO DETERMINE WHICH THEY WOULD GO TO THE DISTRICT OR THE COUNTY OFFICE.

AND SO IS IT, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DOESN'T LOOK AT APPEALS ANYMORE.

IT'S JUST THE ADVISORY CHARTER I THINK THE STATE BOARD MAKES AFTER THE ADVISORY BODY, CHARTER COMMITTEE, DECIDES THAT WHETHER OR NOT IT IS AN

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VOTE, ON WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS BASED ON THEIR KIND OF BASED ON THEIR RECOMMENDATION.

YEAH. OKAY.

THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TRUSTEES? TRUSTEE ROCHA. THANK YOU, I HAVE THIS IS MY LAST MEETING TO PLAY THE NEW TRUSTEE CARD.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK A QUESTION JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AUTHORIZED VERSUS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED CHARTERS.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE? SURE. SO SOME DISTRICTS WILL GO TAKE THEIR PETITION DIRECTLY TO A DISTRICT FOR AUTHORIZATION.

AND IF THAT DISTRICT AUTHORIZES THE PETITION, THEN THE AUTHORIZER FOR THAT CHARTER SCHOOL IS THE DISTRICT.

THEREFORE, THEY WOULD RETURN AFTER THEIR CHARTER TIME IS UP TO THE DISTRICT FOR RENEWAL.

OKAY. SO WE DON'T SEE THE DISTRICT AUTHORIZED ONES? ONLY IF THEY ARE DENIED BY THE DISTRICT AND THEY DECIDE TO COME TO THE COUNTY OFFICE FOR APPEAL, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY'RE COMING TO YOU FOR AUTHORIZATION.

SO THEN LET ME FOLLOW ME FOR A MOMENT HERE.

SO SOME OF THESE THAT ARE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED COULD HAVE STARTED AT THE DISTRICT, WERE APPEALED TO US AND THEN APPROVED THERE.

SO YES, I'M SORRY, I'M REALLY DISTRACTED BECAUSE I CAN HEAR EVERYTHING OVER HERE, CAN I? YEAH, BUT CAN WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TEAM TAKE A LOOK AT WHETHER WE STILL NEED THAT SETUP? THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW.

OH, SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. SO A CHARTER CAN CHOOSE TO EITHER GO THE DISTRICT ROUTE OR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ROUTE.

OR ARE THEY REQUIRED TO GO TO THE DISTRICT FIRST EVERY TIME? IF THEY ARE LOOKING TO BE A COUNTYWIDE CHARTER, THEY CAN COME DIRECTLY TO US.

BUT THEY HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY IT IS THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN'T IMPLEMENT THEIR PROGRAM IN A LOCAL DISTRICT, AND WHY IT HAS TO BE A COUNTYWIDE PROGRAM.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.

THANK YOU. IS THE SOUND BETTER NOW? YES. TESTING.

YEAH. THAT'S OFF OKAY.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW.

UM, I HAD A QUICK QUESTION.

UM, THE NUMBER OF RENEWALS, UH, COULD WE GO BACK TO SLIDES, PLEASE, TO SLIDE THREE, I GUESS BACK THREE SLIDES.

ONE MORE, THAT ONE.

UM, SO THE THIS IS JUST THE NUMBER OF POTENTIALS.

CORRECT. SO LIKE FOR LET'S SAY THE, THE AUTHORIZERS HAVE INDEPENDENT CHARTERS THREE AND FIVE FOR 2024-25, THE THREE AND FIVE, THE THOSE FIVE RENEWALS COULD JUST BE AT THEIR OWN LOCAL DISTRICTS.

AND SO IF THEY'RE APPROVED THEY'RE NOT AND THEY OR THEY'RE NOT APPROVED AND NOT APPEALED, THOSE WOULD NOT COME TO US.

CORRECT. SO THOSE ARE ALL PUT.

SO FIVE ARE POTENTIAL.

ONE IS FOR SURE BECAUSE IT'S OUR DEPENDENT CHARTER AND THEN FIVE OF THE SC.

SO LOOKING AT THE COLUMN WHERE IT SAYS NUMBER OF RENEWALS.

UM THERE ARE FIVE THAT WOULD GO TO THEIR AUTHORIZERS RIGHT.

THEIR INDEPENDENT CHARTERS AND THEY WOULD GO TO THEIR AUTHORIZERS.

THEN IN THE NEXT COLUMN, THERE'S ONE DEPENDENT CHARTER THAT WOULD GO TO ITS AUTHORIZER.

IF ANY OF THOSE SIX WERE DENIED AND DECIDED TO COME TO US, THEY WOULD IMPACT YOUR SCHEDULE.

OH, I SEE, OKAY, SO THEN YOU WILL DEFINITELY HAVE FIVE RENEWALS.

OH, BECAUSE THOSE ARE OUR SORRY.

WHEN I SAY DEPENDENT CHARTERS I WAS THINKING OUR DEPENDENT CHARTERS.

SO NO NO NO NO THEY ARE DEPENDENT BECAUSE THEY ARE ASSOCIATED AND GET THEIR FUNDING DIRECTLY FROM THE DISTRICT OKAY OKAY OKAY.

SO I'M SORRY.

OH I'M SORRY. SO WE WILL FOR SURE SEE FIVE POTENTIALLY SIX MORE AND THEN OKAY OKAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY, SINCE THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION, IF YOU COULD CONTINUE WITH YOUR REPORT.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU.

CAN YOU THIS IS OKAY.

YES. AND I WANT TO SAY THAT NBC LEFT THEIR MIC.

WHO GETS TO KEEP IT AS A SOUVENIR.

AND I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

I WILL INVITE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER THE REPORT HAS BEEN FINISHED.

ALL RIGHT. SO I WANTED TO START WITH VOICES COLLEGE BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMY AT MOUNT PLEASANT.

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

THE TEAM OBSERVED SOME ISSUES ABOUT WHICH I FOLLOWED UP WITH THE VOICES CEO ALDO RAMIREZ, THE FOLLOWING WEEK, MR. RAMIREZ PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THE CHARTER SCHOOLS TEAM'S CONCERNS, AND SINCE THAT TIME, THE CHARTER SCHOOLS TEAM VISITED WITHOUT VOICES.

MOUNT PLEASANT AGAIN, ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE VOICES CMO TEAM.

OUR MAIN OBSERVATION FROM THIS LAST VISIT IS THAT VOICES HAS TAKEN THE FIRST STEPS TOWARDS ADDRESSING ONGOING ISSUES.

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I SENT THEM A LETTER OF CONCERN REGARDING VOICES OF MOUNT PLEASANT.

I AM EXPECTING TO RECEIVE VOICES, UM, RESPONSE ON JANUARY 31ST.

UM. AND THE LETTER OF CONCERN WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT'S WEEKLY.

ADDITIONALLY, I WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH YOU BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL.

BULLIS PROVIDED THE SCHOOL, UM, WITH ENROLLMENT DATA FOR THE 2023 SCHOOL YEAR.

STAFF AND THE INTEGRATED DATA RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DEPARTMENT ANALYZED THE DATA TO DETERMINE WHETHER BULLIS HAS MADE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN ENROLLING STUDENTS WITH IEPS, STUDENTS FROM SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS, AND STUDENTS WHO ARE HISPANIC.

THE ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATES THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PROPORTION OF HISPANIC STUDENTS ENROLLED AT BULLIS IN THE 2022-23, AND THE PROPORTION ENROLLED IN 23-24.

UM, IT ALSO DEMONSTRATES THAT THE PROPORTION OF ENGLISH LEARNERS ENROLLED AT BULLIS IN 23-24 IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE PROPORTION ENROLLED IN 22-23, SO THEY MADE SOME GAINS.

UM, THE THIRD BULLET POINT IS THAT THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PROPORTION OF SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS ENROLLED AT BULLIS IN 22-23, AND THE PROPORTION ROLLED IN 23-24.

AND THERE'S NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PROPORTION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ROLLED ENROLLED AT BULLIS IN 22-23, AND THE PROPORTION ENROLLED IN 23-24.

AND EACH OF THESE DATA POINTS HOLDS TRUE WHETHER OR NOT STUDENTS RESIDING OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT WERE INCLUDED IN THE ANALYSIS.

ADDITIONALLY, BULLIS HAS RESOLVED ITS ONE REMAINING TEACHER MISS ASSIGNMENT THAT I SHARED WITH YOU A MEETING OR TWO BACK, AND THEN FINALLY DOWNTOWN COLLEGE PREP.

DOWNTOWN COLLEGE PREP ALUM ROCK HAS REQUESTED AN EXTENSION FROM THE DECEMBER 5TH, 2023, FROM DECEMBER 15TH, 2023 TO JANUARY 31ST, 2024 TO SUBMIT ITS UM NO, YES 22-23 FISCAL AUDIT.

DCP HAS STATED THAT THE REQUEST IS DUE TO THE DELAYED COMPLETION AND ISSUANCE OF ITS 21-22 AUDIT BY ITS FORMER AUDITOR, AND ON NOVEMBER 30TH 23, 2023, THE DCP BOARD OF DIRECTORS PASSED AND ADOPTED A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EXTENSION.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? WELL LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST.

MODERATOR DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? YES. WE HAVE ONE CARD FOR COMMENT.

OKAY. COULD YOU PLEASE, UM, START PUBLIC COMMENT? OUR SPEAKER FOR THIS ITEM IS ALDO RAMIREZ.

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

GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR DEWAN.

UH, MY NAME IS ALDO RAMIREZ.

I AM THE CEO OF VOICES, A COLLEGE BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMIES.

AND I STAND HERE BEFORE YOU WITH A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE AND COMMITMENT.

UH, FIRST I WANT TO, UH, SAY THAT, UH, EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE CHARTER DEPARTMENT.

UH, IN THE RECENT VISIT TO MOUNT PLEASANT, THEY WERE, UH, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE MADE.

IT WAS A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT, AND THEIR INSIGHTFUL SUGGESTIONS ARE VALUED.

UM, I WANT TO EXPRESS THAT VOICES IS FULLY COMMITTED TO WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THE PASSIONATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF MOUNT PLEASANT AS WE ELEVATE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND OUTCOMES OF OUR STUDENTS.

UH, OUR COMMITMENT EXTENDS BEYOND WORDS, AND WE CONTINUE TO EAGERLY TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

UH, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, BUILDING UPON OUR RECENT FORWARD MOMENTUM OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE WILL FOCUS ON PROVIDING ROBUST SUPPORT TO OUR STAFF IN THE AREA OF ACADEMIC ACCELERATION, AN AREA OF EXPERTISE OF MINE, AND WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ACCELERATE THE OUTCOMES OF OUR STUDENTS.

FURTHERMORE, WE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE OUR VISION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND THEY WILL BE CRITICAL IN OUR JOURNEY TO FULL EMPLOYMENT.

UM, WITH, UH, FOLKS THAT ARE ON THEIR WAY OR FULLY OR HIGHLY QUALIFIED.

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I HOPE THAT YOU GET SOME WELL-DESERVED REST AND THAT THEY ARE FILLED WITH FAMILY AND REFLECTION AND REJUVENATION.

THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU. MODERATOR.

TRUSTEES. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS UPDATE? THANK YOU. OKAY, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, I APOLOGIZE.

UM, I'M GOING TO JUST CALL FOR AN EIGHT MINUTE BREAK.

WE ARE COMING BACK AT 9:00.

BE IN THIS SEATS AT NINE.

OKAY? AND IF OUR TEAM WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND GET SITUATED AT THE TABLE, THEN THAT WILL SAVE US.

I PROMISE, WHEN WE GET BACK 9:00, I WILL START IT.

OKAY. IT IS 901.

I'M GOING TO. OH TRUSTEE DI SALVO IS HERE.

SO WE HAVE, UM, QUORUM SITTING HERE AND THEN, UH, HOPEFULLY TRUSTEE ROSHA IS ON HIS WAY BACK.

SO I DID SAY WE'RE COMING BACK AT NINE.

SO WE ARE, UM, BACK AT NINE.

SO TWO, OUR REPORT ABOUT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

[B. Report about Chronic Absenteeism]

UM, SO FOR THIS REPORT, I WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS, DOCTOR DEBBIE GORGULHO.

DAN MASON, WHO IS OUR MANAGER OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DAN WALSH, MANAGER, ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE A REPORT ABOUT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, WHAT IT MEANS.

LOOK AT SOME OF OUR COUNTYWIDE DATA.

AND THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO SOME REQUESTS FROM TRUSTEES, UH, REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

AND I THINK IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE OUR LAST REPORT ON CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

SO TO THE TEAM.

THANK YOU DOCTOR DEWAN AND DOCTOR DEWAN JUST DID MY INTRODUCTION FOR ME.

SO PRESIDENT CHON AND TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR DEWAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US.

THIS EVENING WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM WITHIN THE COUNTY, AS WELL AS OUR COUNTY RESPONSE. AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT TO DEANNE.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

ACTUALLY. OH DAN I'M SORRY.

UM THANK YOU.

CAN YOU HEAR ME. YES.

UH, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM WAS ALREADY AN IMPORTANT AREA OF FOCUS FOR CALIFORNIA'S TK THROUGH 12 EDUCATORS PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. BUT WITH THE PANDEMIC, ITS LINGERING EFFECTS AND OTHER FACTORS, UM, THE FOCUS HAS BEEN MAGNIFIED BOTH LOCALLY, STATEWIDE AND NATIONALLY.

UM, IN ORDER TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, I'M GOING TO JUST PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

FIRST, UH, A STUDENT WHO'S CHRONICALLY ABSENT IS A STUDENT WHO HAS MISSED 10% OR MORE OF THE DAYS THAT THEY WERE ENROLLED FOR.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, A TYPICAL SCHOOL YEAR IS 180 DAYS.

SO IF A STUDENT MISSED 18 OR MORE DAYS OF SCHOOL, THEY'RE CONSIDERED CHRONICALLY ABSENT.

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THOSE ABSENCES ARE EXCUSED ON UNEXCUSED EXCUSED, ALL ABSENCES COUNT AS BEING ABSENT.

AND SO, UM, WHEN WE CALCULATE A CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM RATE, WHAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT IS THOSE STUDENTS WHO FIT THIS DEFINITION OF BEING CHRONICALLY ABSENT.

SO THEY WERE OUT FOR 10% OR MORE OF INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS, JUST DIVIDED BY ALL STUDENTS IN THE GROUP THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

SO IF I SAY A CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM RATE IS 19%, THAT'S SIMPLY SAYING THAT 19% OF THE STUDENTS WERE CONSIDERED CHRONICALLY ABSENT. WHY DO WE FOCUS ON CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM? WHAT IS OUR WHY? WELL. WHEN STUDENTS ARE ABSENT FOR SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF TIME, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO GROW ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY AND FOR US TO SUPPORT AND NURTURE THEIR ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL GROWTH.

THAT'S REALLY OUR WHY, WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT IT.

AND CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM HAS BEEN SHOWN BY A LOT OF RESEARCH TO INCREASE STUDENTS RISK OF ACADEMIC FAILURE.

UH, DROPPING OUT FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU EVEN SEE SOME OTHER, UM, POOR HEALTH INDICATORS IN, UM, THERE'S OTHER, OTHER NEGATIVE INDICATORS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO IN THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR, SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 47,000 OF OUR STUDENTS WERE CHRONICALLY ABSENT.

THAT IS 19% OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION COUNTYWIDE, ROUGHLY 1 IN 5 AS VISUALIZED THERE AT THE BOTTOM.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE STUDENTS WHO WERE CHRONICALLY ABSENT, THE DATA IS EVEN MORE STRIKING.

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SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT, BASICALLY ALMOST ONE FIFTH OF THE POPULATION, THOSE STUDENTS, THE AVERAGE STUDENT WAS OUT FOR 33 DAYS.

SO THAT MEANS OBVIOUSLY WITH AN AVERAGE THERE'S SOME THAT WERE.

MUCH HIGHER, MANY THAT WERE MUCH HIGHER.

AND WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS.

UM. CHRONICALLY ABSENT HOMELESS YOUTH MISSED AN AVERAGE OF 40 DAYS.

AND CHRONICALLY ABSENT FOSTER YOUTH MISSED AN AVERAGE OF 56 DAYS.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. RUBY.

SO IN OUR FIRST DATA DISPLAY HERE, WE'RE LOOKING AT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM RATES OVER TIME.

TO ORIENT YOU THE GRAY CALIFORNIA IS THE GRAY FONT IN LINES.

OUR COUNTY IS THE BLUE FONT IN LINES.

AND UM WITH CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IT IS A AN INDICATOR WHERE LOWER IS BETTER.

UM, KIND OF LIKE A SUSPENSION RATE.

SO YOU ACTUALLY WANT A LOWER RATE.

AND SO WE CAN SEE HISTORICALLY OVER TIME AS WE GO LEFT TO RIGHT, THAT OUR RATES HAVE BEEN LOWER THAN THE STATE.

UH, WE SEE FOR THE FIRST THREE SCHOOL YEARS THERE, THERE WERE SLIGHT UPTICKS, UM, IN THE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM RATES, THE BLANK THERE IS.

WHEN THE PANDEMIC CAME, THE STATE DID NOT RELEASE DATA FROM THAT YEAR.

THE NEXT YEAR WAS WHEN MOST LEARNING WAS REMOTE.

AND BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OF AND PARAMETERS OF KEEPING ATTENDANCE RECORDS AT THAT TIME WERE NOT RECOMMENDED TO COMPARE THAT DATA TO OTHER YEARS. AND SO WHEN WE WENT BACK TO IN PERSON, STILL DURING THE PANDEMIC, VERY MUCH DURING THE PANDEMIC AND WITH VERY MUCH NECESSARY QUARANTINING AND ISOLATION RULES.

UH, WE SEE THAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE RATES MORE THAN DOUBLED FROM WHAT THEY WERE PRE-PANDEMIC.

AND THEN EVEN LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THE, YOU KNOW, THE OUR STATE COVID 19 EMERGENCY ENDED AT THE END OF FEBRUARY OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

UM, COVID WAS VERY MUCH STILL, UM, UH, VERY MUCH PART OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.

AND SO THAT, I WOULD SAY, ALSO AFFECTED, UM, SOME OF THE ABSENTEEISM RATES THAT WE SEE THERE, THE, THE, THE LAST.

SO WHAT YOU SEE OVERALL IS THAT WE'VE BEEN LOWER THAN THE STATE, BUT IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT THE STATE DID DECLINE BY ABOUT FIVE PERCENTAGE POINTS.

AND OUR COUNTYWIDE, WE WE HAD A SLIGHT UPTICK OF, OF A FEW TENTHS OF A PERCENT.

SO I'LL PASS IT OFF TO DEANNA.

THANKS, DAN. THE NEXT SLIDE.

THANKS. SO HERE WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION TO LOOKING AT A FEW VISUALIZATIONS WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT JUST THE 2223 RESULTS.

AND HERE WE'RE LOOKING AT A DISAGGREGATED BY RACIAL AND ETHNIC STUDENT GROUP.

AND SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THIS VISUALIZATION IS BOTH THE STATEWIDE AND COUNTY WIDE RESULTS.

THE STATEWIDE FIGURES AGAIN ARE IN THAT KIND OF GRAY FONT AND COLOR.

AND THEY'RE KIND OF IN THE BACKGROUND.

AND THEN SANTA CLARA COUNTY RESULTS ARE IN THE BLUE AND IN THE FOREGROUND.

AND AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS DATA THERE'S SOME KEY TAKEAWAYS THAT WE WANT TO LEAVE WITH YOU.

AND FIRST BEING THAT WE SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE GAPS BOTH AT THE STATEWIDE AND COUNTY WIDE LEVELS.

SPECIFICALLY, LOOKING AT OUR COUNTYWIDE DATA, WE SEE ASIAN STUDENTS EXPERIENCING THE LOWEST RATES OF CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AT 7% AS COMPARED TO OUR HISPANIC, LATINO AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POPULATIONS HAVING RATES ABOVE 30% IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

AS DIANE NOTED ACROSS THE BOARD, FOR THE MOST PART, SANTA CLARA COUNTY DOES HAVE LOWER RATES THAN THE STATEWIDE RATES, AND AGAIN, LOWER IS BETTER IN THE CASE OF CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

HOWEVER, THERE IS THAT ONE EXCEPTION HERE.

AS YOU SEE, THE HISPANIC LATINO POPULATION IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY IS ACTUALLY EXPERIENCING RATES OF CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM HIGHER THAN THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE.

WITH THE COMPARISON OF A 31% HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, COMPARED TO 29% STATEWIDE.

AND THEN IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE A VERY SIMILAR VISUALIZATION.

BUT HERE WE'VE DISAGGREGATED THE RESULTS BY STUDENT PROGRAM.

SO THE FURTHEST TO THE LEFT SHOWS YOU AGAIN THE OVERALL RESULTS.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE PAIRINGS.

SO WE CAN SEE HOW OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS OR ELLS DID IN COMPARISON TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ENGLISH LEARNERS, WE SEE OUR SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED OR SAID IN COMPARISON TO OUR NON SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS.

AND FINALLY, WE SEE OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY, THE SE CD IN COMPARISON TO THOSE STUDENTS WITHOUT A DISABILITY.

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UM, A LOT OF THE KEY TAKEAWAYS HERE ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SAW WITH THE RACIAL ETHNIC BREAKDOWN.

THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT GAPS BETWEEN STUDENTS IN PROGRAM AND NOT IN PROGRAM.

FOR EXAMPLE, SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, THEY WERE CHRONICALLY ABSENT AT RATES OF ABOUT 30% VERSUS OUR NON SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WHO WERE ABSENT AT ABOUT 12%.

UH, ANOTHER KEY TAKEAWAY IS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS DISPLAY.

WE AGAIN SEE THAT SANTA CLARA COUNTY DOES MOSTLY HAVE LOWER RATES THAN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE TWO EXCEPTIONS HERE THAT WE WANTED TO KNOW.

OUR FOSTER YOUTH AND HOMELESS YOUTH ARE BOTH EXPERIENCING RATES HIGHER THAN THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, FOSTER YOUTH, YOU SEE AT 48% HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, COMPARED TO THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE OF 39%.

AND LASTLY, IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE HERE OF OUR DATA DISPLAYS, WE HAVE AGAIN THE SAME DATA, BUT IT'S BEEN VISUALIZED AND DISAGGREGATED BY GRADE LEVEL.

AND WHEN VIEWED IN THIS WAY, WE CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT KINDERGARTNERS ARE THOSE GRADE OR GRADE SPAN THAT IS THE MOST HIGHLY CHRONICALLY ABSENT WITH ABOUT 30%.

AND THIS IS IN LINE WITH KIND OF CURRENT OR LONGITUDINAL DATA AND GOES TO SPEAK TO THE NON-COMPULSORY NATURE OF THE KINDERGARTEN GRADE LEVEL.

UH, PAST KINDERGARTEN, WE SEE SOME DECREASES IN GRADES ONE THROUGH THREE AND THEN FURTHER DECREASES IN GRADES FOUR THROUGH SIX.

BEFORE WE BEGIN TO SEE THAT UPTICK THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADE SPANS.

AND WITH THAT, I THINK I'M TURNING IT BACK OVER TO DOCTOR [INAUDIBLE] TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE ACTIONS BEING TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS ILLUSTRATED HERE IN THE DATA.

YES. AS THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION SEES THE NEED TO ADDRESS CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, WE HAVE CREATED A FOCUS FOR OUR LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES.

SO WE DO HAVE MANY RESOURCES FOR THEM, SUCH AS THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY ATTENDANCE COLLABORATIVE, WHERE THEY MEET REGULARLY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITHIN OUR DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS LOOKING AT WHAT OUR PARTNERS AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

WE USE A MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT IN LOOKING AT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM SO THAT WE CAN DIFFERENTIATE THE SUPPORT FOR OUR DISTRICTS.

SO CURRENTLY WE MAY HAVE SOME DISTRICTS THAT ARE WORKING WITHIN OUR COLLABORATIVE.

WE HAVE OTHERS WHO ARE DOING A DEEPER DIVE THROUGH OUR DIFFERENTIATED ASSISTANCE PROCESS WHERE THEY'RE CREATING THEIR PLAN, DO STUDY, ACT CYCLES, UM, FOCUSING SPECIFICALLY ON CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

AND THIS YEAR WE ARE STARTING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE WITHIN OUR NOT JUST OUR COUNTY, BUT OUR REGION.

TO FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON SOME OF OUR GROUPS, OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION POPULATION, OUR FOSTER YOUTH, OUR AREAS THAT ARE BEING MORE IMPACTED BY CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

WE ALSO CONTINUE TO UPDATE OUR RESOURCES FOR ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS.

SO WE TRY TO STAY AS CURRENT AS POSSIBLE WITH THE RESEARCH SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THEM WITH THE MOST RECENT RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICES OUT THERE TO HELP THEM CREATE THE ENVIRONMENTS NECESSARY AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS.

TO BE ABLE TO HAVE STUDENTS COMFORTABLE COMING TO CAMPUS EVERY DAY.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

OUR NEXT STEP IS REALLY TO WE WANT TO BE PROACTIVE AND WE WANT TO ANTICIPATE THE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT.

SO WE ARE DOING AN INTERNAL PLAN DO STUDY ACT CYCLE SO THAT WE CAN BRAINSTORM AS A COUNTY OFFICE WITHIN ALL OF OUR DIVISIONS TO SEE WHAT WE ARE OFFERING AND WHAT MORE IS NEEDED SO THAT WE CAN BETTER SUPPORT OUR DISTRICTS AND HAVE MORE STUDENTS RETURNING TO CAMPUS.

NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.

UM, I THINK THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES.

SO I'M GOING TO GO TO TRUSTEE DI SALVO FIRST AND THEN TRUSTEE LARI.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I AM. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.

ABOUT WHAT SYSTEMS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE IN PLACE.

THERE USED TO BE MANY YEARS AGO CHILD WELFARE AND ATTENDANCE WORKERS.

THOSE USUALLY DON'T EXIST TODAY.

THERE WERE SAHIB STUDENT ATTENDANCE REVIEW BOARD PROCESSES IN ALL IN MANY DISTRICTS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY THEY EXIST ANYMORE.

I DON'T SEE IT ANYWHERE ON YOUR CHART.

UM, IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THE FIGURES THAT YOU SHOWED US WILL INCREASE THE RATE OF JUSTICE

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SO THIS IS THIS SHOULD BE A PRIORITY OF OUR WORK IN THE OFFICE AND WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH DISTRICTS.

AND THEN TO TRACK THE DATA OVER TIME.

THIS CAN'T BE A ONE AND DONE REPORT.

THIS DATA NEEDS TO BE TRACKED REGULARLY ON ON OUR WEBSITE OR SOMEWHERE, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOULD KNOW.

I KNOW WE HAVE A STATE BUDGET CRISIS, UM, COMING UP, UH, ANY MONTH SOON.

AND I THINK THAT, UH.

WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT THESE HIGH NUMBERS, BECAUSE THEY'RE OUTRAGEOUS AND AND ENGAGING STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT, BUT ALSO FOR PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHEN THEY DON'T GET THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, WHAT IT MEANS EVENTUALLY FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE LITERATURE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.

UM, I DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THAT IN YOUR REPORT, SO SO TRY TO ANSWER ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT I THREW OUT OR ISSUES THAT I THREW OUT THERE, PLEASE.

YES. SO OUR OUR REPORT WAS FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE DATA TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS, WE DO HAVE AT MOST OF OUR DISTRICTS, ATTENDANCE AND LIAISONS THAT ACTUALLY WE CERTIFY THROUGH THE COUNTY OFFICE AS BEING LIAISONS FOR THEIR DISTRICT.

I BELIEVE THAT ACTUALLY WAS ON CONSENT THIS EVENING.

AND SO YOU WILL SEE THE ACTUAL NAMES OF THE PEOPLE AT THE DISTRICT THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ATTENDANCE THERE.

YOU DO NOT HEAR ABOUT SAHIB AS MUCH, BECAUSE THAT PROCESS HAS SHIFTED TO WHAT WE CALL CARE SUPPORT AND A CARE COURT.

SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW INSTEAD OF THAT SAHIB PROCESS IS REALLY A PROCESS OF WORKING WITH THE FAMILIES AND WORKING FIRST WITH THE DISTRICTS AND AND THEN AS IT PROGRESSES, WE HAVE A VERY GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WHO ACTUALLY OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S ACTUALLY SIT WITH OUR ATTENDANCE LIAISONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND HELP THEM TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH FAMILIES AND DO HOME VISITS AND SUPPORT THEM PRIOR TO IT GETTING TO THAT OLD SYSTEM OF SARB WHERE THEY GOT THE MEAN LETTER FROM THE COURT.

ACTUALLY, SARBS WERE ONLY EFFECTIVE IF THEY WERE CARRYING SARBS, AND SOME IN SOME DISTRICTS HAD THAT MODEL, SOME DID NOT.

ALL NOW ALL DO, BUT THEY ALL FOLLOW THAT CARE COURT.

SO REALLY THAT IS THE FOCUS IS WORKING WITH THE FAMILIES TO GET THEM BACK IN, IN THAT CARING, SUPPORTIVE MODEL AND SEEING WHAT THEY NEED SO THAT WE CAN BETTER SUPPORT THEIR NEEDS. IN TERMS OF THE OFFICE, WE DO WORK WITH THE DISTRICTS ON MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS, SO WE DO HAVE OUR ATTENDANCE COLLABORATIVE THAT WORKS DIRECTLY WITH DISTRICTS TO HELP THEM IN MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS BECAUSE ATTENDANCE CROSSES EVERYTHING.

SO MOST OF THE WORK STARTS WITH THE SCHOOL CLIMATE AS A WHOLE.

AND YOU WILL HEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, DOCTOR DEWAN'S EMPHASIS OF WORKING TO GET MENTAL HEALTH ONTO THE CAMPUSES.

THAT HAS BEEN A HUGE PUSH TO HELP RETURN STUDENTS TO SCHOOL SO THAT THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE.

THE ENVIRONMENT IS CRUCIAL.

SO THROUGH THOSE EFFORTS, IT HAS HELPED TO BRING STUDENTS BACK.

AND WE DID. AND WE THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE RELEASED ON FRIDAY, UM, WHERE YOU WILL SEE THE COMPARISON BETWEEN, UM, HOW WE WERE DOING, WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF THE SCHOOLS AND THEIR FOCUS ON CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, OUR WORK IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS, UM, MANY OF OUR DISTRICTS WHO WERE RECEIVING DHA SUPPORT WERE RECEIVING OR CHOSE TO FOCUS ON THAT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND WORKED VERY HARD TO CREATE SYSTEMS AND FLOWCHARTS AND PLANS SO THAT THEY COULD SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES, MOST OF WHICH WERE FOCUSED ON, IN FACT, THAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT AT THE FAMILY LEVEL.

UM, SO THAT WE WERE ENCOURAGING TO COME BACK IN AND GIVING MORE EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT THE LETTERS ARE.

LETTERS ARE REQUIRED BY ED CODE TO FAMILIES WHEN STUDENTS BECOME CHRONICALLY ABSENT, BUT CHANGING THE TONE OF THE LETTERS, WORKING WITH THE DISTRICTS TO BRING FAMILIES BACK IN, AND MAKING SURE THAT NOT ONLY DO THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE ON CAMPUS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO GETTING THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT.

IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF DOING PSA'S IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, UH, ABOUT THE ISSUE THAT EXIST AND CONTACT NUMBERS THAT ARE PARENTS NEEDED TO CALL UM FOR HELP? THEY COULD CALL FOR HELP OR ARE WE DO ARE LOOKING AT PSA'S OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT OR MAYBE THOSE EXIST I DON'T KNOW, THEY HAVE.

UM, SO THIS YEAR WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT BRINGING THOSE BACK OUT TO OUR DISTRICTS.

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I RECEIVED MANY OF THOSE FROM THE COUNTY OFFICE LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR PRIOR IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES THAT I WAS ABLE TO USE WHEN I WAS WORKING AT THE DISTRICT. SO, YES, THOSE EXIST.

AND YES, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE STILL GETTING OUT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CAUSAL FACTORS OF OUR FOSTER YOUTH NUMBERS BEING SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE STATE NUMBERS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY? SO THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT DATA IS IT MAKES US WANT MORE DATA.

SO THAT IS ACTUALLY ONE AREA.

THE FIRST THING THAT WE DID WAS WE SAW THAT.

AND THE FIRST THING WE DID IS WE CONTACTED, UM, DOCTOR VARS, WHO, UM, IS OUR DIRECTOR THAT WORKS WITH OUR FOSTER YOUTH.

SO WE ARE RIGHT NOW DOING A DEEPER DIVE TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WHY OUR RATES ARE HIGHER.

I DO HAVE A MESSAGE ALSO INTO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UM, TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY CORRELATION BETWEEN MAYBE OUR SYSTEM COMPARED TO OTHER SYSTEMS, BUT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT DEEPER DIVE.

TO TRY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

I'D LOVE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION BE BROUGHT BACK WHEN YOU DO HAVE THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE DI SALVO TRUSTEE LARI.

UM, SO I WAS WONDERING, ARE WE LOOKING AT THE VIABILITY OF ONLINE CLASSES FOR STUDENTS WHO CAN'T MAKE IT PHYSICALLY TO SCHOOL? BECAUSE I KNOW EVERGREEN COLLEGE IS DOING A KIND OF A HYBRID SYSTEM WITH STUDENTS.

UM, CAN'T MAKE IT TO SCHOOL.

UM, THEY HAVE THE OPTION OF LOGGING IN AND WATCHING THE LECTURE OR THE TEACHERS.

SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR SCHOOLS AS WELL? BECAUSE 20% IS A HUGE NUMBER.

UM, AND I WOULD SAY, HONESTLY, I WOULD HAVE TO DO MY OWN STUDY OF THE CURRENT LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES TO SEE WHAT THEY OFFER.

THERE ARE SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALREADY THAT ARE OFFERING EITHER THEIR LONG TERME OR THEIR SHORT TERME INDEPENDENT STUDY IN THAT MANNER, BUT NOT ALL. AND MOST ARE DOING IT THROUGH OTHER COMPANIES, NOT NECESSARILY LIKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH, UM, THE RECORDING OF TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I WOULD HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH TO GET YOU THAT ANSWER AS TO WHO'S DOING IT AND HOW THEY MIGHT BE UTILIZING THAT FOR THEIR ABSENTEEISM RATE.

UM. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE LARI. I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION.

THIS DATA THAT WE'RE RECEIVING, THIS IS NOT, UM, THESE ARE FOR ALL STUDENTS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CORRECT? NOT JUST LIKE OUR STUDENTS AND AND OUR PROGRAMS. YEAH. I'LL, UH, TK THROUGH 12 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

INCLUDING CHARTERS. YEAH.

OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? TRUSTEES. SO I DID WANT TO MAKE ONE NOTE.

I KNOW AT AT THE CSBA CONFERENCE IN PRESENTING WITH DOCTOR DEWAN AND WE DID A REPORT ON CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, AND ONE DISCUSSION TOPIC WAS ABOUT THAT.

I THINK IT'S A SAAB LETTER.

IS THAT THE LETTER THAT THE SARB LETTER.

AND REALLY WORKING WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE PARTNERS TO MAYBE MAKE THAT WORK, THAT LETTER A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, LESS LEGAL AND A LITTLE BIT MORE FRIENDLY SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE RECEIVE IT OR FAMILIES RECEIVE IT, WE ARE WORKING IN A MORE SUPPORTIVE WAY TO ADDRESS ABSENTEEISM RATHER THAN A PUNITIVE WAY.

SO, UM, I THINK IF WE DO GET MORE, UH, WHEN THIS IF AND WHEN THIS COMES BACK, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT ADDITIONAL WORK WE'RE DOING IN THAT AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE US JUST, UM, DRIVING THE EFFORTS IN THAT WORK.

SO THANK YOU. PRESIDENT CHON.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT, YES, THAT HAS ALREADY STARTED.

AND THROUGH THE ATTENDANCE COLLABORATIVE THEY ARE WORKING ON, YES, THERE IS THE LEGAL LANGUAGE THAT THEY MUST USE, BUT A PRE LETTER THAT GOES OUT ACTUALLY INVITING FAMILIES IN UM WHERE THEY CAN HAND THAT LETTER TO THEM, UM, IN PERSON.

UM, SO JUST A FRIENDLIER APPROACH.

YEAH. SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THEM HERE.

THAT'S, THAT'S OUR GOAL IS WE WANT THEM IN SCHOOL.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OH. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REPORT.

THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, OUR REPORT ABOUT YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

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AND THIS REPORT AGAIN IS AN FOLLOW UP TO SOME OF THE INTEREST FROM OUR TRUSTEES.

UM, ACKNOWLEDGING AS WELL THAT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PRIORITIZE THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO INVEST IN INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT PRIORITIZE THE EDUCATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF OUR

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UM, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, SHE IS SUPPORTING THIS DEPARTMENT THIS EVENING BECAUSE AS I THINK ALL OF YOU KNOW, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT BANDURA'S IS ALREADY ON MATERNITY LEAVE, HAVING HAD HER BABY A BIT EARLIER THAN SHE WAS EXPECTING.

UH, SO I'LL, UM, ASK DOCTOR GARGIULO TO INTRODUCE THE TEAM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR DEWAN AGAIN.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CHON, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN.

UM, AGAIN, I AM DOCTOR DEBBIE GARGIULO, AND I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF DOCTOR BANDURA'S.

I AM JOINED BY DOCTOR PILAR VAZQUEZ VILLALVA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS DEPARTMENT, CORINNE FRITZ, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND ENGAGEMENT, AND ALICIA PIMENTEL, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND MEDICAL BILLING.

TONIGHT, WE 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.

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GOOD EVENING.

THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION APPROACH.

THANK YOU TO SCHOOL BASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUPPORTS LEAS AND TRANSFORMING, GROWING AND SUPPORTING SCHOOLS AS CENTERS OF WELLNESS TO EQUITABLY MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES.

WE MUST PARTNER WITH DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS, AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT AND CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR SCHOOLS TO THRIVE AS CENTERS OF WELLNESS. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE DOCTOR DEWAN'S VISION AND LEADERSHIP AS SCHOOLS, AS CENTERS OF WELLNESS, UH, THAT SUPPORT THE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF ALL STUDENTS.

BECAUSE OF HER VISION AS CEO, IS RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN THE STATE ON YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR DEWAN FOR BEING A CHAMPION FOR THIS WORK.

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SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS DEPARTMENT IS THE REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER ACROSS THE BAY AREA FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

THE FOLLOWING SLIDES WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, AND WILL HIGHLIGHT THE INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORTS FOUND IN THE WELLNESS PROGRAM.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAND IT OVER TO DIRECTOR CORINNE FRASER TO SHARE MORE WITH YOU ABOUT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR VASQUEZ VILLALVA, UH, COMMUNITY SCHOOL IS ANY SCHOOL, SERVING PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.

STUDENTS USING A WHOLE CHILD APPROACH WITH AN INTEGRATED FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AS A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATE INITIATIVES, ENABLE THE DISTRICT AND SCHOOL TO WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS, ASSETS, AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

SO, A COMMUNITY SCHOOL IS BOTH A PLACE AND A SET OF PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN A SCHOOL AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

IT'S INTEGRATED FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, SERVICES, SUPPORTS AND OPPORTUNITIES LEADS TO IMPROVED STUDENT LEARNING, STRONGER FAMILIES, AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES.

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CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK ASKS US TO REIMAGINE WHAT SCHOOLS CAN LOOK LIKE.

THERE ARE FOUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AS ILLUSTRATED HERE ON THIS 4X4 SLIDE.

EACH PRINCIPAL THEN INCLUDES ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTORS THAT FURTHER EXPLAIN THE TRANSFORMATIVE TRANSFORMATIONAL PROCESS INTO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

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SANTA CLARA COUNTY IS THE REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER, OR R-TEC, FOR THE BAY AREA REGION.

THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TEAM IS OFFERING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ALL CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, OR CCSP PLAN CCSP PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANTEES WITHIN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, AS WELL AS ACROSS SEVEN BAY AREA COUNTIES INCLUDING ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, MARIN, NAPA, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN MATEO, AND SONOMA.

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AS THE BAY AREA REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER, WE ARE THRILLED TO WORK ALONGSIDE PARTNERS WHO HOLD DEEP EXPERTISE IN KEY AREAS THAT ALIGN WITH THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS VISION, PILLARS AND VALUES.

OUR R TECH PARTNERS ARE INCLUDED HERE ON THIS SLIDE.

NEXT SLIDE. AS THE REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR THE BAY AREA.

WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE TRANSFORMATIONAL ASSISTANCE CENTER TO SUPPORT THE EIGHT COUNTIES MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE AND SEEN HERE, SO THAT THEY CAN, IN TURN, DIRECTLY SUPPORT LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES WITH CREATING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT NEEDED AT EACH OF THE SCHOOL SITES WITHIN THEIR COUNTIES AS THEY TRANSFORM INTO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

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OUR TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES ARE OFFERED TWICE A MONTH, ONE FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN THE PLANNING GRANT PHASE OF THEIR JOURNEY, AND THE OTHER FOR THOSE GRANTEES THAT ARE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE.

WE OFFER QUARTERLY WEBINARS OPEN TO ALL THAT ARE INTERESTED IN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, TRANSFORMATIVE WORK, MONTHLY VIRTUAL OPEN OFFICE HOURS WHERE PEOPLE CAN DROP IN AND GET SUPPORT WITH WHATEVER IS COMING UP FOR THEM AT THE TIME, AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATORS.

NEXT SLIDE. AT PRESENT, WE ARE SUPPORTING 102 GRANTEES ACROSS THE BAY AREA REGION THAT ARE COMPRISED OF 58 GRANTEES IN THE PLANNING STAGE AND 44 IN THE IMPLEMENTATION STAGE, WITH 32 OF THE PLANNING GRANTEES GETTING READY TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THE CDE FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN FEBRUARY OF 2024.

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COMMUNITY SCHOOL GRANTEES HAD AN OPTION OF CHOOSING 1 OR 2 YEARS OF PLANNING TIME PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR REQUEST FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.

MANY OF THE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES DID CHOOSE A SECOND YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION TO ALLOW FOR MORE TIME TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY.

EXCUSE ME, A SECOND YEAR OF PLANNING TO ALLOW FOR MORE TIME TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THEIR SCHOOLS THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE PROCESS FOR SANTA CLARA.

THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TEAM WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DIRECT SUPPORT TO 34 SCHOOLS, BOTH IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION PHASE.

I WILL NOW TURN IT BACK TO DOCTOR VAZQUEZ VILLALVA.

THANK YOU.

THE OVERALL MISSION SCHOOL HEALTH NOW.

SO THE OVERALL MISSION OF SCHOOL HEALTH IS TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SANTA CLARA HEALTH AGENCIES.

SCHOOL HEALTH 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, SCHOOL HEALTH SUPPORTS COUNTYWIDE AND PARTNER HEALTH RELATED INITIATIVES INCLUDING PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, DENTAL HEALTH, SEXUAL HEALTH, AND VISION HEALTH.

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ON THIS SLIDE, THERE ARE FOUR FOCUS AREAS IN SCHOOL HEALTH.

YOU'LL SEE COORDINATION OF CARE SERVICES, NALOXONE TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION PROJECT, PARTNERSHIP WITH PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENTAL SPECIALTY CENTER, AND THE COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT HEALTH SERVICES IN SCHOOLS.

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FOR THE NALOXONE PROJECT, WE DISTRIBUTED 2900 BOXES OF NALOXONE AND TRAINED 365 PLUS STAFF.

BECAUSE I THINK IT'S 500 SINCE WE LAST POSTED THIS.

500 STAFF ACROSS THE COUNTY.

CURRENTLY WE ARE TRAINING ADDITIONAL STAFF, PARENTS, AND MOST RECENTLY STUDENTS ARE BEING TRAINED.

THROUGH THE PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENTAL SPECIALTY CENTER, WE HAVE PROCESSED 438 REFERRALS, LET'S SAY TWO WEEKS AGO, UM, FROM THE DEVELOPMENTAL PEDIATRICIANS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THE COORDINATOR OF PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, FACILITATES MONTHLY SESSIONS AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS, NURSES, AND OTHER SITE BASED PERSONNEL ON TOPICS RELATED TO PHYSICAL HEALTH THAT IMPACTS STUDENTS OVERALL HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND ULTIMATELY, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

HERE YOU WILL SEE A TOPIC A LIST OF THE TOPICS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WE HAVE DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT STUDENTS GETTING THE NECESSARY VISION CARE SERVICES, DENTAL SCREENINGS AND DENTAL CARE AND IMMUNIZATIONS REQUIRED FOR SCHOOL ENTRY.

WE COLLABORATE WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE, CONNECT STUDENTS TO APPROPRIATE MEDICAL CARE, AND IMPROVE ATTENDANCE.

40 SCHOOL NURSES FROM 22 LEAS PARTICIPATE IN THE MONTHLY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE.

TEN SCHOOL NURSES FROM DIFFERENT LEAS PARTICIPATE IN THE NOVICE SCHOOL NURSE ORIENTATION.

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INTRODUCE DIRECTOR ALICIA PIMENTEL TO PRESENT ON SCHOOL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND MEDICAL BILLING.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR VAZQUEZ.

MHM. UM, THROUGH SCHOOL BASED BILLING, WE ARE COMMITTED TO.

OH. THANK YOU.

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YEAH.

OKAY. THAT BETTER? THANK YOU. UH, THROUGH SCHOOL BASED BILLING, WE ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.

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AS PART OF GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S MASTER PLAN FOR KIDS MENTAL HEALTH, THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE, SAIBAI IS AN INVESTMENT BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT

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THIS HISTORIC FIVE YEAR INITIATIVE REIMAGINES AND AIMS TO TRANSFORM THE WAY CALIFORNIA SUPPORTS CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES.

IN THIS SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE THE VARIOUS WORK STREAMS ASSOCIATED WITH CYBHI.

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OUR COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS SIGNIFICANTLY INVOLVED IN FOUR OF THESE WORK STREAMS. SPECIFICALLY, THE SCHOOL LINKED PARTNERSHIPS AND CAPACITY GRANTS.

THE STUDENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCENTIVE PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS SB, HIP, CAL HOPE STUDENT SERVICES, AND THE STATEWIDE ALL PAYER FEE SCHEDULE FOR SCHOOL LINKED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. WE WILL DIVE A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THE THREE OF THESE WORK STREAMS AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

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THE STUDENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCENTIVE PROGRAM IS A THREE YEAR INCENTIVE PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

DHCS, SBHIP PROVIDES INCENTIVES TO INCREASE COORDINATION AMONG MEDI-CAL MANAGED CARE PLANS AND LEAS TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE AND CONTINUOUS SYSTEM OF CARE FOR MEDI-CAL ENROLLED STUDENTS.

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SCCOE HAS FIVE PARTNER DISTRICTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN SBHIP, GILROY, MILPITAS, SAN JOSE, EVERGREEN, AND SUNNYVALE.

AFTER THE COMPLETION OF A NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND EXISTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, THE GROUP HAS SELECTED FOR TARGETED INTERVENTIONS WHICH INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WELLNESS PROGRAMS, BUILDING STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO MEDI-CAL SERVICES, IT ENHANCEMENTS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND EXPANDING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE. NEXT SLIDE.

SCCOE IS THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS THE UNIVERSAL FEE SCHEDULE.

COHORT ONE.

PILOT SCHOOL HEALTH DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AND THE LEA BILLING OPTIONS DEMONSTRATION SPECIALIST GRANT.

THE SCHOOL HEALTH DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND MEDI-CAL BILLING TEAM PROVIDE TAILORED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF MONTHLY COACHING SESSIONS TO 20 LEAS ACROSS THE STATE, WITH THE GOAL TO EXPAND THE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED TO STUDENTS AND TO MAXIMIZE THEIR MEDI-CAL REIMBURSEMENT.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AT A GLANCE.

THIS IS THE FEE, SCHEDULE AND SCOPE OF SERVICES.

PLEASE NOTE THE FEE SCHEDULE DOES NOT COVER PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, AND NURSING SERVICES.

IT SOLELY FOCUSES ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES OBTAINED BY A LICENSED OR CREDENTIALED PRACTITIONER, SUCH AS A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, LICENSED MARRIAGE FAMILY THERAPIST, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, AND SCHOOL PPS COUNSELOR.

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THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT WILL BE PART OF THE FEE SCHEDULE, AND THE AREAS THAT SCHOOL BASED PROVIDERS WILL BE ABLE TO BILL FOR SERVICES.

THE SCHOOL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND BILLING TEAM IS CURRENTLY ANALYZING THE SERVICES WE OFFER WITHIN SCCOE OPERATED WELLNESS CENTERS, WITH THE GOAL OF ALIGNING THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO THE ELIGIBLE AND BILLABLE SERVICES UNDER THE UNIVERSAL FEE SCHEDULE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES HAS OFFICIALLY IDENTIFIED THE ELIGIBLE SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE STATEWIDE MULTI-PAYER SCHOOL LINKED FEE SCHEDULE. IN 2025, WELLNESS COACHES WILL BE ADDED TO THIS LIST OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.

THE ADDITION OF WELLNESS COACHES EXPANDS THE POOL OF PROVIDERS, ENSURING THAT MORE OF OUR STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED.

NEXT SLIDE. THE SCHOOLING, PARTNERSHIPS AND CAPACITY GRANTS WILL BE ADMINISTERED JOINTLY BY THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

BOTH COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION WILL PROVIDE EXTENSIVE AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ALL COES, TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE ARE READY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATEWIDE FEE SCHEDULE.

I WILL NOW TURN IT BACK OVER TO DOCTOR VASQUEZ.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELLNESS PROGRAMS. OUR WELLNESS CENTERS PROVIDE STUDENTS IN 19 SCHOOLS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND RESOURCES.

WE SERVE STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL.

IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE STAFF AT THE WELLNESS CENTERS AND SCHOOLS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THEIR OWN KNOWLEDGE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS.

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THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF THE TOTAL VISITS TO THE WELLNESS CENTER FROM AUGUST 2022 TO OCTOBER 2023.

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WHEN THE STUDENT ACCESSES THE CALMING SPACE PORTION OF OUR WELLNESS CENTER, THE STUDENT IS INVITED TO COMPLETE A SURVEY.

UPON ENTERING TO ENSURE WE ARE MEETING THE STUDENT'S NEEDS.

AT THE MOMENT THE STUDENT ENTERS THE SPACE, THE WELLNESS CENTER LIAISON COMPLETES A TRIAGE TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF CARE FOR THE STUDENT.

IF THE STUDENT EXPRESSES A NEED TO DEESCALATE AND REGULATE, THE STUDENT HAS ACCESS TO DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CALMING SPACE.

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ONCE THE STUDENT IS READY TO RETURN TO CLASS, THE STUDENT COMPLETES A CHECKOUT FORM TO ENSURE THE STUDENT HAS BEEN SUPPORTED.

THE FOLLOWING SLIDES PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE STUDENT'S EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE CALMING SPACE.

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THANK YOU.

UM, WE'RE HERE ON THIS.

ONE BACK. THAT ONE.

THANK YOU. THE DATA FROM AN ESTIMATED 14,000.

THIS IS DATA FROM AN ESTIMATED 14,000 RESPONSES.

FINDINGS SHOW THAT STUDENTS ENJOY THEIR TIME IN THE WELLNESS CENTER AND WOULD UTILIZE THE SPACE AGAIN.

THESE FINDINGS SHOW THAT THE SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL WE ARE WORKING TO ESTABLISH AN ALL SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT SANTA CLARA COUNTY IS EFFECTIVE.

IN ORDER FOR US TO IMPLEMENT AT SCALE, WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO CONTINUE TO COORDINATE AND ALIGN OUR APPROACHES SO THAT WE COULD MAXIMIZE OUR RESOURCES.

THERE WE GO. THIS GRAPH HERE INDICATES HOW THE STUDENT WAS FEELING WHEN ENTERING THE WELLNESS CENTER CALMING SPACE.

THE RESULTS OF OUR SURVEY SHOW A POSITIVE IMPACT OF VISITING THE WELLNESS CENTER ON THE STUDENT'S MOOD.

IT WAS FOUND THAT AFTER A VISIT TO THE WELLNESS CENTER, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF FEELING CALM.

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THIS SLIDE HERE SHOWS HOW STUDENTS FELT LEAVING THE CALMING SPACE.

48% INDICATED THAT THEY FELT CALM, REGULATED, AND 37 INDICATED FEELINGS OF HAPPINESS.

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM THE STUDENTS EXPERIENCES IN THE WELLNESS CENTER HELP INFORM DECISIONS FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

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UH, SWAG. SO STUDENT WELLNESS ADVISORY GROUP, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.

UH, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF NINE SWAG MEMBERS FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE HAVE FIVE STUDENTS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SWAG SINCE THE INCEPTION, AND A FEW NEW MEMBERS HAVE JOINED US THIS YEAR.

A FEW AREAS OF FOCUS FOR IMPACT THAT SWAG IS EXPLORING IS DESTIGMATIZING MENTAL HEALTH AND BRINGING AWARENESS ABOUT YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH TO PEERS, CAREGIVERS AND POLICYMAKERS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

UM, WE WANT TO SHARE MUCH APPRECIATION TO THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN SWAG.

WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE AND EXCITED ABOUT OUR CONTINUING PARTNERSHIP WITH SWAG.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THANK YOU.

AS WE CONTINUE TO LEARN ABOUT THE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WE WILL ENHANCE OUR PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND CARE FOR YOUTH, FAMILY, CAREGIVERS AND THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

PRESIDENT CHON, SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION.

WE DO HAVE TWO CARDS FOR COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

YES, IT'S JUST ABOUT TO ASK IF WE HAD PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO YOU BEAT ME TO IT.

BUT YES, IF YOU MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD PLEASE START OUR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

OUR TWO SPEAKERS ARE RIJU KRISHNA AND SARAH CARL.

PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS RIJU KRISHNA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

IT'S OKAY TO LOWER THIS RIGHT.

I'M SORRY. I'M SHORT.

EVEN WITH HEELS.

A RESPECTED DOCTOR DEWAN, PRESIDENT CHON AND TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS RIJU KRISHNAN AND I WORK AS A TEACHER WITH OI AT SCCOE.

DOCTOR DEWAN, YOU HAVE SHARED THAT STUDENTS ARE 21 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

WE'RE HAPPY THAT SCCOE STAFF ARE PROVIDING IN-PERSON SERVICES TO OUR DISTRICTS.

LOT HAS BEEN HEARD TODAY, BUT OUR VERY OWN STUDENTS AT OIA AND IN SPED SPECIAL EDUCATION DO NOT HAVE IN-PERSON MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT.

SO WHERE IS THE EQUITY? WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A WELLNESS CENTER AT EVERY SINGLE OIE SITE.

WE KNOW THAT'S NOT FINANCIALLY VIABLE.

WE'RE ASKING FOR ONE IN-PERSON MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT PERSONNEL TO SERVE OUR APPROXIMATELY 300 PLUS OIE STUDENT POPULATION.

JUST ONE.

WE NEED IN-PERSON MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE NEED SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS THE SAME WAY THAT DISTRICT STUDENTS GET THE SUPPORT.

IT WAS NICE TO SEE YOU AT SNELL, PRESIDENT CHON AND DOCTOR DEWAN.

ONE OF THE STUDENTS ASKED ME, DID YOU CAN'T YOU ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT TO GET A MENTAL HEALTH PERSON HERE AT SCHOOL, OR A THERAPIST OR SOMEONE WHO I CAN TALK TO RIGHT NOW HERE? WHAT SHOULD I TELL HER? HE ASKED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS NO.

OUR STUDENTS ARE ALREADY AT HIGH RISK OF NOT GRADUATING, AND SUPPORTING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH WITH IN-PERSON SERVICES IS CRUCIAL TO THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS.

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WE MUST BE ABLE TO TELL STUDENTS THAT ARE CRYING OUT FOR HELP THAT YES, WE DO HAVE A SPECIALIST YOU CAN TALK TO AT SCHOOL.

LET'S COLLABORATE AND NOT TURN THIS INTO A MULTI YEAR FIGHT FOR SOMETHING THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED SO DESPERATELY, AND INVEST A TINY FRACTION OF THE 85 MILLION UNSPENT FUNDS.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW, WHAT DO I GO AND TELL..

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH GENICHIRO.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

I'M SARAH JANE GENICARO, AND THE DATA SHOWS THAT IN-PERSON MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ON CAMPUS WORKS.

BUT CURRENTLY ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO IN-PERSON SERVICES.

FORTUNATELY, DUE TO OUR PRIVILEGE, BOTH WITH A FLEXIBLE SPACE, SCHOOL BASED WORK SCHEDULE AND INSURANCE THAT COVERS MOST OF THE COST OF OUR SESSIONS, MY 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS ABLE TO RECEIVE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE THERAPY THROUGH OUR INSURANCE, BUT MANY OF HER PEERS ARE NOT SO FORTUNATE, AND STUDENTS IN SCCOE PROGRAMS GENERALLY DO NOT HAVE ANY ACCESS. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, ONE OF MY STUDENTS WITH AUTISM HAD A SUDDEN CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR.

IT WAS SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE WE LEARNED HIS DAD, WITH WHOM HE WAS VERY CLOSE, HAD PASSED AWAY.

HIS MOM WAS AT A LOSS FOR WHAT TO DO, AND UNFORTUNATELY AT SCHOOL THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD OFFER.

IN OUR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS, WE SEE THAT OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS HAVE NEEDS, BUT OUR STAFF DO NOT HAVE ALL THE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO HELP KIDS BE ON THE BASICS OF HELPING TO IDENTIFY THEIR EMOTIONS AND USE A CALM DOWN SPACE.

BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR A THREE YEAR OLD WHOSE PARENTS ARE SUDDENLY SEPARATED AND HAS NO IDEA HOW TO COPE.

AND FINALLY, REJU HAS PREVIOUSLY SHARED JUST SOME OF THE SERIOUS TRAUMA THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED, BUT IS NOT BECAUSE THE OIA STUDENTS DO NOT EVEN HAVE ACCESS TO ONLINE THERAPY, WHICH WAS PROMISED MONTHS AGO.

THERE'S JUST SIMPLY NOTHING AVAILABLE, NOTHING VIRTUAL, NOTHING IN PERSON.

AND THE STUDENTS ARE CRYING OUT FOR HELP.

THESE STUDENTS WHO ARE SO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED THAT THEY DEPEND ON FOOD AT SCHOOL, WHICH, BY THE WAY, IS STILL BEING PROVIDED BY STAFF AND NOT THE PROGRAM, DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GO TO THERAPY ON THEIR OWN.

WE MUST DO BETTER.

WE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THESE KIDS SO THAT THEIR FAMILIES DON'T EXPERIENCE A TEEN DEATH BY SUICIDE LIKE MY FAMILY HAS.

THANK YOU.

THIS CONCLUDES COMMENT.

THANK YOU MODERATOR.

TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT OUR YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRESENTATION? THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT, OH TRUSTEE MAH.

YEAH. I GUESS THE QUESTION THAT COMES TO MIND BASED ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS, UM, ARE THERE SOME PLANS TO IMPLEMENT A WELLNESS CENTER ON ANY OF THE COUNTY OFFICE SCHOOLS? I CAN. ARE YOU OKAY? I'M LIKE, WE CAN, WE CAN.

YES. WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE, UM, A WELLNESS CENTER AT SOUTH COUNTY ANNEX.

THAT'S WHERE I'M ACTUALLY STATIONED.

AND SO WE SERVE STUDENTS IN OIA.

AND ALSO STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

SO AND WE DO HAVE THAT'S AT THE GILROY SITE.

UM, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT'S MORE ACCESSIBLE TO OUR OTHER STUDENTS THAT ARE NORTH OF GILROY? YEAH. NO. GOOD QUESTION.

WE HAVE RIGHT NOW OUR OUR MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST, WHO'S CURRENTLY SERVING THE STUDENTS THERE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CASELOAD TO SEE HOW WE CAN HAVE THEM MAYBE DO ROTATIONS OR VIRTUAL SESSIONS WITH OUR STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAMS AND THE OTHER SITES AT THE OTHER SITES.

SO YES, WE ARE EXPLORING THAT TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE AND SPECIAL ED SITES.

IT'S THAT IS GOING TO BE OPEN FOR I MEAN, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THEM FOR OIA, YOU KNOW, PROGRAMS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THE GRANT WAS WRITTEN FOR OIA.

SO ANY STUDENT WHO'S THERE, WHATEVER THEIR DIVERSE LEARNING NEEDS ARE, CAN ACCESS, UM, OUR CURRENT CLINICIAN.

BUT WE COULD LOOK AT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. YEAH, IT'S IT'S A MATTER OF, UM, SECURING FUNDING OR, YOU KNOW, FINDING A WAY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE.

AND THEN ALSO FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, ESPECIALLY IN OUR PROGRAMS, THAT IT IS HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON THEIR IEP AND THE TYPE OF SUPPORT.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT A VARIETY OF THINGS, INCLUDING, UM, HOW WE MIGHT DO CALMING SPACES AND DIFFERENT AREAS OR HOW TO PARTNER WITH THAT LOCAL SCHOOL, UM, WHERE WE'RE SHARING THE CAMPUS.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE WELLNESS CENTERS AT BOTH OF OUR COURT SCHOOLS.

UM, SO THE WELLNESS CENTERS AS FAR AS AT THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS, THOSE ARE FUNDED BY KIND OF A BLENDED.

THEY'RE OUT THERE.

YES. A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT GRANT FUNDS FUND THOSE.

AND THOSE THOSE GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR JUST KIND OF THE DISTRICTS.

OR COULD THEY BE APPLICABLE TO OUR COUNTY SCHOOLS, TOO? IT DEPENDS ON THE FUNDING SOURCE.

THE MAJORITY HAVE BEEN, UM, AND THE WAY THAT WE GOT THEM FOR THE UM, UH, COURT SCHOOLS WAS THROUGH THE ELIGIBILITY AS A COMMUNITY SCHOOL.

UM, AND MOST OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION SITES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE IN THAT WAY.

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WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT, UM, VIRTUAL AND TELEHEALTH AND, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT MECHANISMS AND WHERE, AS YOU HEARD IN THE PRESENTATION, WE'RE WORKING A LOT ON THE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FUTURE WITH THE UNIVERSAL FEE SCHEDULE AND BILLING AND, AND THAT WAY, UM, IT MAY FREE UP IT MAY CREATE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, SCHOOL BASED SERVICES THAT THEN WE COULD GET REIMBURSED FOR.

BUT CURRENTLY THAT THAT'S NOT IN PLACE.

AND THAT'S THAT'S ALSO PARTIALLY THE MEDI-CAL REIMBURSEMENT.

IT'S PARTIALLY MEDI-CAL.

IT WILL ALSO BE PRIVATE INSURERS, UM, AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

TRUSTEES ANYTHING ELSE? I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT A COUPLE OF OUR WELLNESS CENTERS.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT THE WELLNESS CENTERS AND STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH WAS A BOARD PRIORITY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN I HAD FIRST JOINED THIS BOARD.

AND TO SEE JUST HOW MUCH WE'VE EXPANDED.

AND DR. DEWAN, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS.

WE WENT FROM THREE WELLNESS CENTERS TO 19 AND IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WHICH IS AMAZING.

I ALSO HAVE A LOT OF COLLEAGUES THAT WORK IN EDUCATION, AND THEY HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE THE WELLNESS CENTERS AT THEIR SCHOOLS.

AND SO I KNOW THAT THAT HAS BEEN SUCH A GOOD THING WE'RE DOING FOR OUR YOUTH, AS WELL AS OUR LEGISLATIVE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, AND MAKING SURE OUR ELECTED LEADERS KNOW MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WELLNESS CENTERS.

SO JUST THANK YOU.

AND I CAN SAY I THE MORE WE CAN EXPAND, THE BETTER.

BUT I KNOW THAT TAKES A LOT OF WORK.

SO JUST THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORT THAT YOU'VE PUT IN FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

I'M SURE LONGER. BUT UM, SPECIFICALLY IN REGARDS TO A LOT OF THIS.

SO THANK YOU THIS EVENING.

OKAY. MOVING ON TO OUR REPORT ABOUT CAREER PATHWAYS.

[D. Report about Career Pathways]

DR. [INAUDIBLE] IS HERE WITH OUR TEAM WHO ARE GOING TO PROVIDE UPDATES TO THE BOARD RELATED TO VARIOUS CAREER PATHWAYS.

WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS A BIT ON ADULT PATHWAYS AND UM THE TEACHER EDUCATION PATHWAY AND ALSO SOME YOUTH PATHWAYS.

SO I'LL TURN IT TO DR.

[INAUDIBLE] TO DO THE INTRODUCTIONS.

AND OH ONE OTHER THING.

THIS IS ALSO A REPORT THAT IS FOLLOW UP TO PREVIOUS REPORTS WE'VE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD.

AND TRUSTEES HAD QUESTIONS.

SO WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK TO PROVIDE MORE DETAIL.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU. UM, PRESIDENT CHON TRUSTEES.

DR. DEWAN, ON BEHALF OF DR.

BANDERAS, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAY COORDINATOR, KAREN LARSON AND DANA RICHARDS, ALONG WITH OUR EDUCATOR, I'M SORRY, EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ADORA FISHER, AND THEY WILL BE PRESENTING ON OUR CAREER PATHWAYS AVAILABLE AT SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FOR BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS.

THANK YOU, DR. [INAUDIBLE].

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND DR.

DEWAN. THE GOAL OF THE CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM HERE AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS TO HELP BOTH STUDENTS AND ADULTS BECOME CAREER READY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DR.

DEWAN, OUR CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND, WHICH NOW INCLUDES OFFERINGS TO ADDRESS EDUCATOR CREDENTIALING AND WELLNESS SERVICES TO APPRENTICE PATHWAYS AND GREEN CAREERS.

DANA RICHARDS WILL BEGIN BY SHARING THE SCCOES COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS WORK.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

SO FIRST OF ALL THE OUR OUR WORK ON CAREER PATHWAYS IS GUIDED BY LABOR MARKET INFORMATION.

AND ONE OF OUR PREMIER, UH, SOURCES OF, OF LABOR MARKET INFORMATION IS THE BAY AREA CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.

THERE'S A STATEWIDE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM, BUT WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE BAY AREA PROGRAM.

UM, SOME OF OUR UNDERREPRESENTED YOUTH ARE, UM, VERY FAMILY ORIENTED AND, SOMETIMES, UM, UH, STAY CLOSER TO HOME.

AND SO WE REALLY FOCUS ON, UH, BAY AREA OR SUB REGIONAL LABOR.

MARKET INFORMATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HIGH TECH, HIGH WAGE CAREERS.

UH, BUT WHAT WE'RE REALIZING IS THAT IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF SPECIFIC CAREERS THAT ARE HIGH TECH AND HIGH WAGE, BUT IT'S ALSO DEVELOPING HIGH

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NEXT SLIDE. ONE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES WE HAVE IS TO PREPARE OUR YOUTH FOR THE WORLD THAT THEY ARE INHERITING.

AND, UM, PART OF THAT IS TO BE EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH CLIMATE RESPONSE AND SUSTAINABILITY.

IT'S PROJECTED THAT THERE'LL BE 4 MILLION NEW GREEN JOBS OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS, JUST IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THERE ARE MAJOR FEDERAL, STATE AND REGIONAL POLICY COMMITMENTS AND INITIATIVES.

UM, REGARDLESS OF THE BUDGET CRUNCHES, THE FUNDING FOR GREEN JOBS AND SUSTAINABLE TECH, AND THE NEED FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON.

NEXT, PLEASE.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH SOME OF OUR YOUTH CENTERED PARTNERS, LIGHTHOUSE AND THE YOUTH LIBERATION MOVEMENT, AND THE YOUTH FORUM 2.0, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK WE DO IS RESPONSIVE TO THE LIVED EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY OF OUR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH.

OF COURSE, OF ALL OF OUR YOUTH, AND WE'RE DEVELOPING A COMMON FRAMEWORK.

WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF SAN, CITY OF SAN JOSE, THROUGH THE SAN JOSE LIBRARY SYSTEM TO MAP THE DIFFERENT PHASES IN THE CONTINUUM OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS NEW STARTING POINT OF ASSET MINING, WHICH IS OFTEN LEFT OUT OF MODELS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT OR WORK BASED LEARNING CONTINUUM.

UM, SO THAT ALL OF THE COLLABORATORS THAT ARE WORKING ON THIS SET OF PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE WORKING FROM A SIMILAR FRAMEWORK AND A SIMILAR TOOL SET.

UH, JUST AS A MATTER OF UH, DATA INFORMATION, 13% OF OUR TOTAL GRADUATES FROM THE 2022 GRADUATING CLASS COMPLETED A FORMAL CTE PATHWAY.

THAT MEANS TWO COURSES, ONE THAT'S A CONCENTRATOR AND ONE THAT'S A CAPSTONE COURSE.

WE'RE RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR SOCIAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT.

THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE GAPS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO NARROW IS THE ACCESS AND THE SOCIAL CAPITAL NETWORK DIFFERENCES AMONG OUR STUDENTS.

WE HAVE 2500 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN A PILOT PROGRAM WITH A SOCIAL CAPITAL FOCUSED CURRICULUM.

AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNUAL EVENTS THAT ARE OF NOTE.

UH, WE HAVE OUR COLLEGE WEEK AND WE HAVE A THEMATIC CROSS SECTOR, UH, HIGH TECH, HIGH WAGE, UH, SECTOR WEEK EVENT THAT'S, UH, INVOLVES 11 COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION.

UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS IN TERMS OF TOOLS AND PROGRAMS, WE'RE RECOGNIZING THAT EARNING AND LEARNING AS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IS ESSENTIAL FOR FOR A DEEPER DIVE INTO EQUITY AND ACCESS WORK.

SO WE'RE EXPLORING INTERNSHIP AND THE APPRENTICESHIP CONTINUUM, WHICH, UM, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT APPRENTICESHIPS IS THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO EARN, UH, SOONER IN THEIR IN THEIR CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE WORKING OUT OF THE YOUTH FORUM 2.0 FINDINGS, WHICH THE HIGHLY RANKED PRIORITIES COMING OUT OF THAT PROCESS ARE ALL ABOUT EARNING AND LEARNING AND APPRENTICESHIPS AND WORK BASED LEARNING AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

UH, WE WE HAVE, OF COURSE, ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT LEADING BY EXAMPLE.

AND SO WE INTEND TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP WITH HOW THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND SOME OF OUR DISTRICT PARTNERS CAN HOST BE HOSTS OF INTERNS AND AND YOUTH APPRENTICES, SO THAT WE'RE MODELING WHAT WE'RE ASKING OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO ALSO INVEST IN.

AND THEN WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT OUR FUTURE READY DIGITAL BADGING, WHICH IS BASICALLY, UM, ALIGNING WITH UH, DISTRICT GRADUATE PORTRAITS AND PROFILES, AND ALSO WITH WHAT INDUSTRY PARTNERS IDENTIFY AS TRANSFERABLE, CRITICAL, TRANSFERABLE, AND DURABLE SKILLS SO THAT WE CAN ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE UH, STUDENTS AS THEY, UH, DEMONSTRATE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS.

UM, DR. DEWAN WAS A SIGNATORY, ALONG WITH UM, UH, SUPERINTENDENT WADDELL, MYSELF, AND THE PRINCIPAL AT MCDONALD HIGH SCHOOL OF OUR INAUGURAL YEAR, WHERE WE HANDED OUT 75 DIGITAL FUTURE READY DIGITAL BADGES IN A REALLY WONDERFUL CELEBRATION OF LEARNING.

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IT'S NOW MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE ADORA FISHER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUR EP EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS. THANK YOU.

DANA. UM.

GOOD EVENING.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

OKAY. UM, OKAY.

SO I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT EDUCATOR WORKFORCE CAREER PATHWAYS.

AND SO THE SLIDE YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS ACTUALLY SOME DATA PROVIDED BY THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN LABOR MARKET RESEARCH.

AND THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AS THE LARGEST EDUCATIONAL SECTOR OF NEED IN THE BAY AREA AT THIS TIME.

IT'S FOLLOWED BY SECONDARY EDUCATION AND OTHER SPECIALIZED EDUCATIONAL OCCUPATIONS.

IN ADDITION TO ALL THESE NEW POSITIONS THAT WILL BE NEEDED AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE FUTURE IN EDUCATION.

80% OF ALL JOB OPENINGS IN THE BAY AREA ARE A RESULT OF RETIREMENT EMPLOYEES SWITCHING JOBS FROM WITHIN.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN OUR FIELD, WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS TO HELP.

FOR EXAMPLE, UM, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS MOVE UP THE EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY TOWARD CREDENTIALING.

AND SO WHEN THEY MOVE INTO CREDENTIALING INTO HIGHER POSITIONS ON A CAREER PATH, THEY LEAVE OPENINGS BEHIND THEM.

AND SO THUS, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IS BECOMING ONE OF OUR LARGEST, UM, SECTORS IN NEED.

UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND WHERE EDUCATORS ARE CURRENTLY PLACED AND WHAT DISTRICTS NEED TO FILL, UM, WHAT POSITIONS DISTRICTS NEED TO FILL AS THEY MOVE FORWARD IN THE FUTURE.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THANK YOU. EDUCATOR WORKFORCE CAREER PATHWAYS SUPPORTS CANDIDATES WITH CAREER PATHWAY ADVICE, COURSEWORK, CREDENTIALING, LICENSING, AND COACHING.

WE PROVIDE SUPPORT WITH FUNDING TO ENSURE A DEBT FREE EDUCATION.

UM, CURRENTLY SOME OF THE PICTURES YOU SEE ARE FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

UH, WE HAVE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP FUNDING AS WELL AS ADULT EDUCATION APPRENTICESHIP FUNDING.

WE ALSO OFFER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR P3 TEACHERS.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DIRECTORS AND SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE NOW BRINGING TK ONTO THEIR CAMPUSES.

WE ENCOURAGE YOUTH, ADULTS, YOUNG ADULTS TO ENTER THE FIELD OF EDUCATION THROUGH PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AS WELL AS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. THE WORK WE.

THE WORK WE DO WE COULD NEVER ACCOMPLISH WITHOUT VARIOUS PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS.

AND THIS IS JUST A LIST OF A FEW OF THE PARTNERS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH.

EDUCATOR WORKFORCE PATHWAYS HAS, IN FACT IMPACTED HUNDREDS OF CANDIDATES AND POTENTIAL EDUCATORS, WITH COACHING, ADVISING, AND CREDENTIALING SUPPORT SO FAR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

THESE CANDIDATES WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME STAFF WITH SCCOE AS WELL AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

WITHIN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, OUR EDUCATOR, WORKFORCE PATHWAYS AND EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS TEAMS HAVE HAD A MAJOR IMPACT.

IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WE HAVE IMPACTED OVER 290 CANDIDATES SO FAR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

OUR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM HAS PROVIDED SERVICES FOR OVER 30 CANDIDATES THIS SCHOOL YEAR, AND ON OUR CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS, WE HAVE SUPPORTED OVER 503 CANDIDATES THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

I'D ALSO JUST LIKE TO GIVE KUDOS TO MY TEAM, BECAUSE I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT A LOT OF THIS IS BASED ON OUR TEAM EFFORTS, AND ALSO BASED ON THE VISION OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

A YEAR AGO. I WILL I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT NONE OF THIS EXISTED.

AND SO WITHIN A YEAR WE HAVE BUILT THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES, BUILT THE PARTNERSHIPS.

AND IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS WE'VE SERVED CLOSE TO A THOUSAND CANDIDATES.

THANK YOU. BECAUSE OF THIS WORK, THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS RECOGNIZED AS BOTH A PIONEER AND A SIGNIFICANT PARTNER IN DEVELOPING CAREER PATHWAYS FOR OUR YOUTH AND ADULTS IN MULTIPLE FIELDS.

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SUPPORTING OUR DISTRICT'S STUDENTS AND ADULTS LOOKING TO DEVELOP A CAREER.

OUR CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAMS ARE MODELS THAT OTHER COUNTY OFFICES LOOK TO REPLICATE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

TRUSTEES. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I JUST WANTED TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE ABOUT THE, UM, THE EDUCATOR WORKFORCE CAREER PATHWAYS ESPECIALLY REALLY ADDRESSING THE EDUCATOR SHORTAGE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. UM, AS WELL AS THE EARLY, UM, EARLY EDUCATION ONE.

I KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS ON THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL, WHEN WE WOULD GET REPORTS, THERE WERE A LOT OF VACANCIES FOR OUR EDUCATORS.

AND SO BEING ABLE TO BUILD, UM, I KNOW THAT, UM, AS WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THERE, IT WAS ABOUT BUILDING CAREERS, NOT JUST A JOB.

AND SO JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THIS UPDATE AND, UM, KNOWING THE WORK THAT WE DO AS A COUNTY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR YOUR AMAZING WORK.

IT'S BEEN A VERY PRODUCTIVE YEAR AND I APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU.

THANK YOU. WE JUST HAVE ANOTHER HOUR OF PRESENTATION.

WE ALL APPRECIATE YOUR HUMOR AT THIS, ESPECIALLY AT THIS HOUR.

WE DO.

OKAY, NOW WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN.

BLESS YOU, BLESS YOU, BLESS YOU.

SEVEN E OUR FIRST INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT.

[E. 2023-24 First Interim Financial Report]

PRESIDENT CHON, I'D LIKE TO INVITE BACK TO THE TABLE OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ OF BUSINESS SERVICES AND DIRECTOR, INTERNAL BUSINESS SERVICES, NITI SHARMA.

UM, CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS REMAINS OUR TOP PRIORITY.

AND TO DO THIS, WE FOCUS ON FISCAL SOLUTIONS THAT PROMOTE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF WHILE NOT SACRIFICING CRITICAL STUDENT INVESTMENTS. THIS EVENING, WE'RE PRESENTING OUR FIRST INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE'LL BE HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF OUR BUDGET CHANGES AND CHALLENGES AND PROVIDE THE BOARD, UM, WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CURRENT FISCAL HEALTH.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT CHON SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN TRUSTEES.

AND TONIGHT, WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE 23-24 COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICES FUND BUDGET FIRST INTERIM REPORT.

NEXT SLIDE.

UM, HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING CYCLE, WHICH IS A TWO YEAR PROCESS.

NEXT SLIDE. THE 23-24 BUDGET WAS ADOPTED IN JUNE 2023.

THE FIRST INTERIM REPORTING UPDATES THE ACTUAL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST, AND ALSO UPDATES PROJECTIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND ENSURES OUR FISCAL SOLVENCY FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AND SUBSEQUENT TO FISCAL YEARS.

I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO NITI TO PROVIDE THE SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM OUR ADOPTED BUDGET TO FIRST INTERIM.

THANK YOU STEPHANIE.

PROVIDED HERE IS THE FIRST INTERIM SUMMARY OF MAJOR CHANGES SINCE BUDGET.

SINCE BUDGET ADOPTION FOR THE BUDGET YEAR 23-24, WHICH WAS PRESENTED IN JUNE 21ST, 2022.

THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $56 MILLION IN REVENUES.

THE $56 MILLION INCREASE IN REVENUES AND CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES IS MAINLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO NEW AND PRIOR YEAR CARRYOVER FUNDS FOR FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

$6.8 MILLION IS AN APPROXIMATE INCREASE IN FEDERAL REVENUES.

THIS INCLUDES THE NEW DIGITAL EQUITY PROJECT GRANT OF $1 MILLION AND APPROXIMATELY $4.3 MILLION IN CARRYOVER FUNDS FOR MULTI-YEAR GRANTS, SUCH AS SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEMONSTRATION GRANT.

EACH OF THESE ARE LIKE $1.7 $1.2 MILLION.

UH, $29.7 MILLION IS AN APPROXIMATE INCREASE IN STATE REVENUES DUE TO NEW GRANTS OF APPROXIMATELY $10.2 MILLION.

THAT INCLUDES $8 MILLION FOR THE NEW STATEWIDE RESIDENCY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER GRANT AND CARRYOVERS OF ABOUT $16.9 MILLION THAT INCLUDES CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, FOR WHICH IS AROUND $11.6 MILLION, AND $3 MILLION EARLY EDUCATION TEACHER DEVELOPMENT GRANT, AND AROUND $3.2 MILLION FOR, UH, SORRY, THAT'S FOR THE NEXT, UH, BULLET POINT.

WE HAVE $15.4 MILLION INCREASE IN LOCAL REVENUES, WHICH IS MAINLY DUE TO CARRY OVER FUNDS FROM FISCAL YEAR 22-23.

AND THESE INCLUDE, UH, SOME OF SOME OF THE MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS WOULD BE PILOT SCHOOL HEALTH DEMO PROJECT OF $3.2 MILLION,

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THE TOTAL INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES SINCE ADOPTED BUDGET IS $77 MILLION.

THE $56 MILLION INCREASE THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THE IS THE INCREASE WHICH CORRESPONDS WITH THE INCREASE IN REVENUES WHICH WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, AND AN ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION INCREASE IN EXPENDITURE BUDGET IS DUE TO THE PRIOR YEAR CARRYOVER.

I'M SORRY.

DUE TO PRIOR CARRYOVER FUNDS OR FUND BALANCE PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDES CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION GRANT OF $9.2 MILLION, MEDI-CAL BILLING OPTION $2.2 MILLION CREDENTIALING PROGRAM EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS AND LEARNING RECOVERY EMERGENCY BLOCK IN A COUPLE OF OTHERS AS WELL.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THANK YOU.

THIS SLIDE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF OUR COMBINED AND RESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED REVENUES FOR COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE FUND AND ADOPTED BUDGET.

WE HAD REVENUES OF $339.6 MILLION AT FIRST INTERIM, OUR REVENUE REVENUES AT $395.2 MILLION, WHICH IS AN APPROXIMATE INCREASE OF $56 MILLION.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THIS SLIDE HERE PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF OUR CURRENT YEAR REVENUES OF $395.2 MILLION AND PRIOR YEAR FUNDING, PRIOR YEAR CARRYOVER FUNDING OF $40.9 MILLION, WHICH IS CARRIED OVER FROM FISCAL YEAR 22-23 AND BUDGETED IN FISCAL YEAR 23-24.

$20.5 MILLION OF THE PRIOR YEAR CARRYOVER OF $40.9 MILLION IS A CARRYOVER BUDGETED ADOPTED BUDGET, AND IT CONSISTS OF $10.8 MILLION RESTRICTED AND $9.

MILLION, UM, $9.8 MILLION FOR UNRESTRICTED.

THE RESTRICTED PORTION INCLUDES FUND BALANCE PROGRAMS SUCH AS CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, LEAD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER GRANT, AS WELL AS SANTA CLARA FAMILY HEALTH PLAN, STUDENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCENTIVE PROGRAM, AND THE UNRESTRICTED PORTION INCLUDES MANDATED SERVICES FOR AB 1200, FISCAL OVERSIGHT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD APPROVED CHARTERS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

WE ALSO HAVE THE REMAINING $20.4 MILLION OF THE PRIOR YEAR CARRYOVER FUND BALANCE THAT INCLUDES RESTRICTED AMOUNTS OF $17.6 MILLION. THAT INCLUDES GRANTS SUCH AS CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION GRANT, MEDI-CAL, UM ADMINISTRATIVE UM ACTIVITIES, EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS, SOME OF THE ONES THAT I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED EARLIER.

THE UNRESTRICTED PORTION OF $2.8 MILLION INCLUDES DIFFERENTIATED ASSISTANCE, FUNDS, AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.

THE TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNTS TO $436.1 MILLION, WHICH IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE FIRST INTERIM BUDGETED EXPENDITURES.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF OUR COMBINED UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED EXPENDITURES FOR COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE FUND BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY AND ADOPTED BUDGET.

THE EXPENDITURES WERE $360 $359.5 MILLION AND AT FIRST INTERIM, WE HAD $436.14 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF $77 MILLION.

IN DETAILS ARE PROVIDED ALONG WITH SLIDE FOUR.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

INCLUDED HERE IS AN OVERVIEW OF OUR ESTIMATED RETURN OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES.

WE ARE PROJECTING AN ESTIMATED RETURN OF $45.2 MILLION FOR 23-24, AND ADOPTED BUDGET PROJECTION FOR 23-24 WAS AT $47 MILLION, AN APPROXIMATE DECREASE OF $1.9 MILLION DUE TO ONE TIME INCREASE IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION GRANT.

TO DATE, WE HAVE RETURNED APPROXIMATELY $237 MILLION, AND WE ARE EXPECTING TO RETURN $45.4 MILLION IN THE FISCAL YEAR 24-25 AND $44.3 MILLION IN 25-26.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

PROVIDED HERE IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE FUNDS COMPONENTS OF ENDING FUND BALANCE, WHICH INCLUDES RESTRICTED ASSIGNED RESERVE FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AND UNASSIGNED BALANCES.

THE RESTRICTED COMPONENT HAS DECREASED BY APPROXIMATELY $25 MILLION SINCE BUDGET ADOPTION $47 MILLION, WHICH AT BUDGET ADOPTION IT WAS AT $47 MILLION, WHICH IS DUE TO BUDGETING OF RESTRICTED FUND BALANCE PROGRAMS SUCH AS CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

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WE JUST WE JUST SEE A GRADUAL INCREASE OR A DECREASE IN RESTRICTED FUNDS IN FISCAL YEAR 24-25 AS A ONE TIME FUNDS, SUCH AS COVID FUNDS AND MULTI-YEAR GRANTS COME TO AN END, WE ARE ALSO SEEING AN UPTAKE IN 25-26 FOR ANTICIPATED FUTURE GRANTS.

THIS GRAPH FURTHER REFLECTS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO MEET OUR RESERVE FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY IN ALL THREE YEARS.

WE ALSO HAVE A POSITIVE ENDING FUND BALANCE.

HENCE. HENCE A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION FOR THE CURRENT AND OUTLINED TWO YEARS.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO IN THE 23-24 FISCAL YEAR.

THIS MARKS THE 10TH YEAR OF THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA FOR COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN THE SCCOE BEING FLAT FUNDED SINCE 2013. THIS HAS PLACED A HEAVY RELIANCE ON IDENTIFYING ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES THROUGH THE FORM OF GRANTS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT KEY INITIATIVES THAT PROVIDE THE GREATEST IMPACT TO THE STUDENTS WE SERVE.

AN SCCOE GRANTS IN PARTNERSHIP REPORT WAS RECENTLY ISSUED THIS MONTH THAT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF GRANTS AND PARTNERSHIPS SINCE 2018, AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE SCCOE INTERNAL BUSINESS WEB PAGE.

UM SSCOE WILL CONTINUE TO STAY COMMITTED TO TAKING A PROACTIVE APPROACH TOWARDS SECURING COMPETITIVE GRANTS AND AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS THAT ALIGN WITH THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRIORITIES AND THE SSCOES CORE MISSION AND VALUES, LEADING TO A GREATER IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, DISTRICTS, AND COMMUNITY.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK DR.

DEWAN FOR HER VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO SECURING ADDITIONAL REVENUE STREAMS THROUGH GRANTS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT ENABLE THE SCCOE TO MEET EMERGENT EMERGING STUDENT NEEDS AND PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SUPPORT THROUGH ALTERNATIVE FUNDING MECHANISMS AND SUSTAINED GROWTH.

AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

TRUSTEES QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

UM, PRESIDENT CHON BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, I WOULD, UM, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO LET ME MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

OF COURSE. UM, I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO NITI SHARMA.

UH, TONIGHT IS HER LAST MEETING WITH US.

UH, NITI IS, UM, MOVING ON TO TAKE CARE OF SOME IMPORTANT FAMILY BUSINESS.

AND I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION ALL THESE YEARS.

AND, UM, THIS IS A COMPLICATED BUDGET AND A COMPLICATED SYSTEM, AND WE JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU SO MUCH [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU. WE WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ALL THE BEST.

LET US KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ AND DIRECTOR SHARMA FOR THE REPORT.

STUDENTS ARE AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE BULK OF SCCOES INVESTMENTS.

AND WE'RE LEARNING, UM, WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT AN INEVITABLE FISCAL CLIFF ON THE HORIZON.

BUT THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THIS MAY COMPLICATE FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND PRESSURES FOR OUR ADULTS, BUT OUR MISSION AND PRIORITIES REMAIN CLEAR AND CENTERED AROUND OUR STUDENTS.

OKAY. UM, MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.

DR. DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE OUR NEXT ITEM?

[F. First Reading of Board Policy 0410 Nondiscrimination in County Office Programs]

UH, THESE WERE POLICIES REVIEWED BY THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE AT THEIR RECENT RETREAT ON NOVEMBER 28TH, 2023.

AND I'LL GO THROUGH EACH OF THEM, UM, JUST TO GIVE A QUICK HIGHLIGHT.

AND THEN WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

SO FOR ITEM, UM.

MY EYESIGHT. SO ITEM F, UM, THIS ONE IS ON NONDISCRIMINATION IN COUNTY OFFICE PROGRAMS. THIS IS AN EXISTING POLICY THAT IS BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT NEW LAWS, BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL UM, INCLUDING ASSEMBLY BILL 1078 AND SENATE BILL 523, WHICH REQUIRES THE COUNTY OFFICE TO MAKE ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS IN THE POLICY.

AND IT ALSO CLARIFIES WHEN IT IS UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION FOR THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REFUSE TO APPROVE THE USE OR PROHIBIT THE USE OF ANY TEXTBOOK INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL, ETC.

THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO SOME OF THE, UM, WORK THAT WAS LED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND OTHERS OVER THE THIS PAST YEAR

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UM, AND THEN THERE'S A NUMBER OF SPECIFICS ABOUT THE PROCESS RELATED TO THAT.

UM, ITEM G IS BOARD POLICY 0415 ON EQUITY.

[G. First Reading of Board Policy 0415 Equity]

AND IT MAKES STATEMENTS ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT TO TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY, AND PREVENT, UM, STUDENTS AT RISK OF SCHOOL FAILURE FROM FAILING, AND TO FOCUS ON OUR STUDENTS MOST IN NEED.

BOARD POLICY 13 12.3.

[H. First Reading of Board Policy 1312.3 Uniform Complaint Procedures]

THIS IS AN EXISTING POLICY THAT GETS UPDATED QUITE REGULARLY BY BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATION, AND SO THIS ONE IS UPDATED TO REFLECT NEW REQUIREMENTS AS PART OF FEDERAL PROGRAM MONITORING.

THE NEXT ONE IS BOARD POLICY 1313 ON CIVILITY.

[I. First Reading of Board Policy 1313 Civility]

HOWEVER, IT DOES ALIGN WITH EXISTING BOARD BYLAWS, AND THIS POLICY ON CIVILITY RECOGNIZES THAT THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROVIDES STRONG PROTECTION FOR SPEECH, ALONG WITH AN EXPECTATION THAT SPEECH AND EXPRESSION REFLECT NORMS OF CIVIL BEHAVIOR, AND THIS POLICY PROHIBITS BEHAVIOR WHICH IS DISCRIMINATORY, HARASSING, OR INTIMIDATING.

AND THIS IS ALSO ONE THAT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY CSBA, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL LEGISLATIVE BILLS RELATED TO IT AS WELL.

AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS BOARD POLICY 5131.9 ACADEMIC HONESTY.

[J. First Reading of Board Policy 5131.9 Academic Honesty]

AND SO CSBA IS RECOMMENDING THIS POLICY AS WELL.

AND THEN THE BOARD POLICY 5145.3 ON NONDISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT, UH, IS RELATED TO ONE OF THE EARLIER,

[K. First Reading of Board Policy 5145.3 Nondiscrimination/Harassment]

THIS ONE ALSO SPECIFICALLY REFLECTS NEW LAWS.

UM, BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL.

AND AGAIN, IT REQUIRES THE UM STATEMENTS AROUND PROHIBITIONS AND ALSO CLARIFIES WHEN IT IS UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REFUSE TO APPROVE THE USE OF ANY TEXTBOOK INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL, ETC., THAT WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FAIR ACT.

AND THEN THE NEXT IS FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICY 5145.9 HATE MOTIVATED BEHAVIOR.

[L. First Reading of Board Policy 5145.9 Hate Motivated Behavior]

UM, IT INCLUDES A DEFINITION OF HATE MOTIVATED BEHAVIOR AND STATES ANY RULES OR PROCEDURES PREPARED BY THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR PROHIBITING OR REPORTING A HATE MOTIVATED INCIDENT WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND THOSE WERE ALL OF THE FIRST READINGS AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, DR. DEWAN, AND THANK YOU TO VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN, WHO CHAIRED OUR POLICY MEETING WHERE WE REVIEWED ALL OF THESE.

SO YOU DID A GREAT JOB AT THAT.

UM, TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR FIRST READINGS? YES. TRUSTEE ROCHA.

THANK YOU. UM.

AGAIN I GOT MY LAST COUPLE HOURS HERE OF NEW GUY CARD.

SO THE THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE THAT YOU MENTIONED IS MADE UP OF WHOM? IT IS CURRENTLY UM PRESIDENT CHON VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND TRUSTEE LARI AND POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD PER POLICY.

SO THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT.

CORRECT? OKAY. AND THEN THE ONES THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING FOR MODIFICATION OR UPDATE, HOW WERE THOSE IDENTIFIED? SO WE, UM, WE HAVE A PROCESS WHERE WE RECEIVE UPDATES FROM CSBA ABOUT CHANGES IN LAW THAT AFFECT POLICIES, AND ALSO CHANGES IN LAW THAT, UM, LEAD TO A RECOMMENDATION FOR NEW POLICY.

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OKAY. SO GENERALLY SPEAKING, THESE ARE BROUGHT TO US BY OR IDENTIFIED BY LOOKING AT CSBA OR THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL LEGISLATION OR THINGS. SO THESE AREN'T ONES THAT ARE INITIATED FROM OUR TRUSTEES OR THE BOARD CHAIR.

YES. SPEAKING. NO THERE ARE ALSO, UM, CERTAINLY POLICIES THAT ARE GENERATED AND QUITE A FEW THAT ARE IN OUR BOARD BYLAWS THAT WERE GENERATED BY THE REQUEST OF THE BOARD FOR STUDY AND INCLUDING THE ONE ON EQUITY THAT'S PRESENTED IN THIS PACKAGE THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES? I'LL ADD, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE POLICY.

I THINK YOU WERE THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE WAS BRINGING ON OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, WHICH WAS MAYBE MY FAVORITE POLICY OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE.

THAT'S RIGHT. SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A POLICY THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD TO CREATE.

SO WE COULD HAVE A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

SO, UM, TRUSTEE ROCHA, WHEN WE WHEN YOU MADE A COMMENT ABOUT, LIKE IF TRUSTEES BRING THINGS FORWARD, THAT WAS ONE THAT WE DID AND, UM, DID A LOT OF WORK ON THAT AND LOOKED AT PREVIOUS POLICIES THAT OTHER BOARDS HAVE AND HOW WE ADJUSTED FOR COUNTY BOARDS.

AND THAT WAS, YEAH, SOME WORK WE DID A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

AND THESE ARE FIRST READINGS.

SO THERE'S NO ACTION ON THESE ITEMS. AND THEY WILL COME BACK FOR A SECOND READING AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING.

OKAY. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM UM EIGHT A UM, PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE SECTION 1042D, A COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY

[A. Announcement of the intent of the SCCBOE to Contract with Separate Counsel]

THE SCCBOE INTENDS TO CONTRACT WITH SEPARATE COUNSEL, AND WE WILL DEVELOP AN AD HOC COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN THAT WORK.

WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

MODERATOR IF YOU CAN PLEASE, UM, START PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE CARD.

HOWEVER, I'M NOT SURE THAT PERSON IS STILL HERE, BUT I'LL STILL READ THEIR NAME.

UM, OUR COMMENTER IS THERESA BOND.

THERESA BOND IS NO LONGER HERE.

THEN THIS CONCLUDES COMMENT.

OKAY, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW.

TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY, UM, DISCUSSION? YES. I HAVE A QUESTION.

YES. YOU'RE NOT KNOWING THE COAT.

PERFECTLY. SO IS A THE WORD WAS A COMMITTEE.

AD HOC COMMITTEE. YEAH.

NOW, IS THAT PART OF THE CODE THAT'S REQUIRED TO DO THIS? NO. OKAY, SO THEN WHOSE RECOMMENDATION IS THIS? IT WAS MY REQUEST TO WANT TO DO THAT.

OKAY. TRUSTEE MAH.

AND HOW WILL THE AD HOC COMMITTEE BE DETERMINED? BECAUSE I VOLUNTEER.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW.

SO HOW WILL IT BE DETERMINED? I MEAN, JUST THE WAY THAT WE SUBMIT OR DETERMINE ANY OTHER AD HOC COMMITTEE IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT.

AND HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE ON IT? HAS TO BE LESS THAN THREE, RIGHT.

THAT IT HAS TO BE LESS THAN THREE BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD.

BUT YOU HAVEN'T DECIDED IF IT'S 2 OR 3? UH, NO, I HAVE, UM, ASKED A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS AND STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSES FROM THERE.

YEAH. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. THANK YOU.

THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER NINE.

OUR BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS.

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

THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES HAVE MET SINCE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING.

POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE, OUR CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, OUR CALIFORNIA COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OUR HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL, OUR STRONG START COALITION, AND SILICON VALLEY READS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

UH TRUSTEE BERTA IS NOT HERE TO GIVE A COMMITTEE REPORT.

WE'LL RECEIVE HER REPORT AT OUR JANUARY MEETING.

SO, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN, COULD YOU PLEASE SHARE ABOUT THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE? YES. THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE HAD ITS FIRST POLICY RETREAT SINCE I'VE AT LEAST BEEN ON THE BOARD.

UM, NOVEMBER 28TH.

AND YOU SAW THE POLICIES WE REVIEWED.

THEY WERE F THROUGH L ON THE AGENDA.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, STAFF AND TRUSTEE LARI AND PRESIDENT CHON, UH, POWERED THROUGH ALL THESE POLICIES.

SO IT WAS A GREAT RETREAT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

UH TRUSTEE LARI, COULD YOU PLEASE SHARE ABOUT HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL AND STRONG START COALITION? YES, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

SO THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL MET ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 2023, IN THE FRANKLIN-MCKINLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM TO CONTINUE ITS ANNUAL TRAINING OF

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THE TRAINING WAS INTRODUCED TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY OF POLICY COUNCIL REPS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS POLICY COUNCIL REPS.

THERE WERE THREE KEY TRAINING AREAS OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM AND THE POLICY COUNCIL REPS WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN LEARNING ABOUT UM FIRSTLY SHARED GOVERNANCE.

SECONDLY, POLICY COUNCIL REPORTS AND DATA MANAGEMENT.

AND THIRDLY, UH PROGRAM LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENTS.

THE TRAINING HELPS ORIENT POLICY COUNCIL REPS WITH THE BACKGROUND PHILOSOPHY AND RULES FOR SHARED GOVERNANCE.

UH, THE POLICY COUNCIL REPS DEVELOPED KNOWLEDGE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HEAD START GOVERNANCE MATRIX THAT DEMONSTRATES WHAT APPROVALS ARE REQUIRED BY HEAD START BOARDS AND POLICY COUNCILS, PER THE HEAD START ACT.

BY THE END OF THE TRAINING POLICY, COUNCIL REPS HAD AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROGRAM'S VISION AND MISSION.

MOREOVER, THE THE POLICY COUNCIL REPS WERE ABLE TO SEE THE ALIGNMENT OF THE SCCOE GOALS, AND VALUES IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HEAD START.

THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2024 VIA ZOOM AND THEN THE STRONG START COALITION MET VIA ZOOM ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, UH COALITION MEMBERS HEARD A PRESENTATION FROM MATTHEW TINSLEY AND MANAGER, EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVES ON THE MID IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW OF THE EARLY LEARNING MASTER PLAN.

THE REPORT AND REPORT BRIEF, UH, PRESENT REVISED DESIRED ACTIONS AND OUTCOMES IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THE ECC LANDSCAPE SINCE THE LAUNCH OF THE ELMP IN 2017.

THESE WERE DEVELOPED THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROCESS AND ARE POSTED ON THE SCCOE EARLY LEARNING MASTER PLAN WEB PAGE AND LINKED FROM THE STRONG START INITIATIVE WEBSITE.

ATTENDEES ALSO HEARD FROM COURTNEY BALTIYSKY AND AARON HOGENBOOM FROM THE YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO FOR EVERY CHILD ON THEIR COMMUNITIES, UM CHILDREN FIRST COLLECTIVE SAN DIEGO.

RESOURCES FROM BOTH INITIATIVES WERE PROVIDED DURING THE MEETING.

THE NEXT STRONG START COALITION MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE LARI. UH TRUSTEE MAH COULD YOU PLEASE SHARE ABOUT SILICON VALLEY READS ADVISORY COMMITTEE? SURE. WE HAD A SHORT MEETING BECAUSE BASICALLY WE'RE KICKING OFF AND, UH, THE THEME THIS YEAR IS A GREENER TOMORROW STARTS TODAY.

AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, OUR KICKOFF EVENT IS ON JANUARY 31ST, WHICH WILL BE IN CONFLICT WITH OUR SECOND BOARD MEETING.

IT WILL BE HELD AT DE ANZA, UM, AND DE ANZA COLLEGE, AND WE WILL HAVE OUR AUTHORS THERE.

I THINK DR. DEWAN ALREADY SENT A LIST OF ALL THE BOOKS TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, SO CERTAINLY CHOOSE THE ONES THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, AND THERE WILL BE A HUGE LIST OF EVENTS THAT WILL BE HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THAT, UM, I'LL MAKE SURE DR.

DEWAN WILL MAKE SURE TO SEND TO THE BOARD MEMBERS SO YOU CAN PARTICIPATE.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU TRUSTEE MAH.

ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS I MAY HAVE MISSED? THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS.

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

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

WHEN ANY TRUSTEES LIKE TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON ACTIVITIES ON THOSE ACTIVITIES.

VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, SO I, UH, WAS ABLE TO ATTEND, UM, ON DECEMBER 2ND, A HOLIDAY PARTY FOR THE AINAK NONPROFIT.

AND ACTUALLY, KATIE RODRIGUEZ, OUR DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL HEALTH, WAS THERE.

AND, UM, THEY LOVE KATIE.

UM, THEY'VE HELPED. SHE'S HELPED THEM SO MUCH.

UM, AND SO I ALSO ATTENDED OUR POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS EVENT WHERE I GOT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT SPECIFIC PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE.

SO AINAK'S THE NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES FREE EYE CARE AND GLASSES.

AND THEY WERE JUST SAYING HOW THEIR APPLICATIONS ARE JUST, UM, COMING IN AT A REALLY HIGH RATE THANKS TO THE WORK OF KATIE AND DR. DEWAN, TOO.

AND, UM, THEN I HAVE SOME UPDATES FROM THE DIFFERENT STUDENTS WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH.

UM, SO, UH, I KNOW I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE NONPROFIT INCLUSIVE WORLD, AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE MET WITH DR.

DEWAN AND SANDHYA LOPEZ FROM OUR INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE AND TALKED ABOUT THE INCLUSION SUPPORT WARMLINE TEAM.

AND, UM, THEN, UM I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH OUR TWO STUDENTS, TWO STUDENTS THAT ARE ALSO WORKING WITH THE INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE STAFF, PRAVEEN BALASINGAM AND ADYA KAZEMZADEH.

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AND SO SHE WAS HERE EARLIER.

THEN DR. DEWAN AND I MET WITH TEE LONG, WHO'S A STUDENT YOUTH COMMISSIONER FOR THE DISTRICT FOR SAN JOSE OR REPRESENTING DISTRICT FOUR IN THE SAN JOSE YOUTH COMMISSION.

SO WE TALKED ABOUT GETTING NARCAN IN SCHOOLS AND ALSO MENSTRUAL EQUITY IN SCHOOLS.

UM, AND I KNOW THERE'S MORE COMING OUT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

AND THEN I, UM, WE'RE FOLLOWING UP WITH ANUSHKA TADIKONDA ON STUDENT VOICE.

THIS WAS OUR SARATOGA STUDENT.

UM, AND SO WE'RE MEETING AGAIN THIS WEEK ABOUT STUDENT VOICE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE IN COUNTY BOARD.

THEN I HAD TWO EMAIL INTERVIEWS WITH STUDENTS FOR THEIR SENIOR PROJECTS.

AND THIS WAS ANTHONY AND JEFFREY.

ONE WAS ABOUT STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND ONE WAS ABOUT COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY AND HOUSING.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH RYLAN ADZIC, A CUPERTINO STUDENT, AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON NARCAN TOO, AND COMBATING FENTANYL. AND THEY SUPPORTED SB TEN, MELANIE'S LAW THAT THE COUNTY OFFICE CO-SPONSORED.

UM, AND I KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH OUR STAFF AS WELL.

SO IF ANY TRUSTEES WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH ANY OF THESE EFFORTS, JUST PLEASE CONTACT ME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN.

ANY OTHER TRUSTEES? TRUSTEE LARI.

THERE WERE SOME VERY INSPIRING GENERAL SESSIONS.

ONE WAS ON ON TRAUMA AND HEALING AND EMPOWERING MARGINALIZED YOUNG PEOPLE TO REIMAGINE THEIR LIVES.

THERE WAS ONE ON USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO SUPPORT EDUCATION.

UM, AND AN INSPIRING ONE WAS ON INSPIRING STUDENTS TO FIND THEIR TRUE VOCATION IN LIFE.

AND I ALSO ATTENDED SOME EXCELLENT WORKSHOPS ON PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO STUDENTS.

UM, AND I MET TRUSTEE ROCHA AND DR.

DEWAN THERE, AND I'M SORRY I MISSED YOU, PRESIDENT CHON.

SO AND ON DECEMBER 5TH, I ATTENDED THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP TOGETHER INSPIRE EVENT ON DECEMBER 5TH.

UH, THE SCCOE HONORED SOME GREAT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE NOMINATED FOR THE EXCELLENT WORK IN COLLABORATION.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT AND VERY WELL ORGANIZED BY SCCOE.

AND VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN AND DR.

DEWAN SPOKE ELOQUENTLY ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS ALSO.

THAT WAS GOOD TO SEE.

UM, AND ON DECEMBER 9TH, I ATTENDED HUMAN AGENDAS 21ST ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD CEREMONY COMMEMORATING 75 YEARS OF THE SIGNING OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SAN FRANCISCO IN 1948.

I ACCEPTED THE SUSTAINABILITY AWARD ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY FOREST, A NON PROFIT FOR URBAN FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, WHICH HAS PLANTED TREES IN HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR COUNTY.

AND VICE PRESIDENT SREEKRISHNAN IS ACTUALLY THE PERSON WHO INTRODUCED ME TO OUR CITY FOREST.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE LARI.

ANY. TRUSTEE MAH. UM.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT CHON.

UM, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT, UM, I ALSO WENT TO THE CSBA CONFERENCE.

UM, FOUND IT VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE.

THERE WERE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD TALKS ABOUT, UM, DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT GOVERNANCE, DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT, UM, WELLNESS, DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT, UM.

CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

AND THEY WERE THEY WERE ALL REALLY GOOD.

UM, I ALSO ATTENDED THE CCBE UM, MEMBERSHIP MEETING, AND THERE WAS THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT THAT TIME, WHICH I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYONE HERE IS HEARD, THAT THE CCBE ORGANIZATION, WHICH IS THE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA COUNTY BOARD EDUCATORS, WHICH IS KIND OF A SUBSET OF CSBA OR WAS KIND OF A SEPARATE APPENDAGE, IF YOU WILL, IT HAS NOW BEEN, UM, SUBSUMED BY CSBA, SO IT DOES NOT EXIST AS ITS OWN ORGANIZATION ANYMORE.

SO THE BOARD, UM, AND THE OFFICERS ARE NO LONGER THERE.

UM, CSBA AS AN ORGANIZATION HAS DECIDED TO UH, LOOKING AT ITS, AT ITS BYLAWS AND SUCH CCBE

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IT WAS SOME KIND OF STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH CSBA.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO KIND OF REDEFINE IT, REORGANIZE IT.

AND THEY'RE HAVING A COMMITTEE OF, I THINK, 1515 DIFFERENT CSBA AND COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS OF CSBA, UM, TRY TO FIGURE OUT AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN SERVICES TO THE COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE MAIN, MAIN ISSUE IS THAT THE COUNTY BOARD EDUCATORS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNTY BOARDS WERE SUPPORTED, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARDS GET AS FAR AS SERVICES.

SO THAT WAS A, UM, A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR SO.

UM, I WENT TO THE, UH, I THINK BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD A BOARD REPORT, BOARD MEMBER REPORTS FOR A WHILE, I'LL JUST MENTION THAT I WENT TO THE TEACHER RECOGNITION AWARD, I THINK I THINK WE ALL KIND OF WENT TO THAT OR A BUNCH OF US, SOME OF US, UM, THE CSBA FALL DINNER, WHICH HAD A STUDENT PANEL OF UM, HIGH SCHOOLERS WHO SPOKE ABOUT THEIR CLIMATE ACTION WORK.

UM, I DID GET FEEDBACK THAT ONE OF THE STUDENTS HAD NOT HAD ANY FOLLOW UP FROM, UM, THAT PANEL AND THAT THEY WERE HOPING TO HEAR FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MORE ACTIVITIES AND PLANS FOR THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEY HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING.

SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO TO FOLLOW UP WITH.

AND THAT WAS AT, GILROY UNIFIED.

UM, I ALSO ATTENDED THE SAN JOSE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE PANEL.

THEY HAD THE PRESIDENT OF SAN JOSE STATE, DR.

CYNTHIA [INAUDIBLE] MATSON, UM,[INAUDIBLE] WHO'S A FOUNDER OF [INAUDIBLE], AND LAUREN SU, WHO'S A CITY OF SAN JOSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THEY TALKED ABOUT THE, UM, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT EFFORTS THAT WE ARE TO TO TRY TO BUILD THAT WORKFORCE, YOU KNOW, SIMILAR TO THE, UH, CAREER PATH WORK THAT WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER.

I ATTENDED THE, UM, I GUESS I'D CALL IT KIND OF THE NORTH COUNTY CHALLENGE TEAM, WHICH IS, UH, A GROUP OF, UM, CONCERNED CITIZENS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, POLICE, UM, MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFITS WHO ARE ALL FOCUSED ON OUR YOUTH.

UM, BUT GENERALLY, UM, ALL THE KIDS FROM K12 AND WE HAVE A MONTHLY MEETING THAT'S RUN BY [INAUDIBLE].

UM, AND THE TOPIC THIS MONTH WAS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND HOW IT AFFECTS OUR STUDENTS AND HOW WE HAD A NUMBER OF STUDENTS ACTUALLY SPEAK ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND HOW, YOU KNOW, THEY THEY RECOGNIZE IT AS AS GOOD AND BAD, BUT IT'S THERE.

SO WE HAD SOME, SOME REAL INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT JUST HOW TO COPE, HOW TO WORK WITH IT, HOW TO, YOU KNOW, LIVE WITH IT AND MAKE EVERYTHING HOPEFULLY AS, AS GOOD AS WE CAN.

UH, WITH ITS EXISTENCE.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE AI SUMMIT, WHICH WAS HERE AT THE SCCOE AND THEY HAD A LOT OF REAL GOOD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW AI IS NOW AFFECTING EDUCATION CERTAINLY.

UM, THERE WAS A REALLY GOOD TALK BY SAL KHAN ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATION OF INDIVIDUALIZED TUTORING AND HOW THEY'VE DEVELOPED AT KHAN ACADEMY.

UH, SOMETHING CALLED CONMIGO, WHICH IS A GUIDED, UM, STUDENT TUTORING PROGRAM THAT'S AI BASED.

AND INSTEAD OF JUST GIVING AN ANSWER, YOU KNOW, AI WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, WRITE ME AN ESSAY THAT DOES THIS, IT WOULD ACTUALLY, UM, GUIDE YOU AND COACH YOU ALONG THE WAY IN A VERY, YOU KNOW, ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT FASHION SO THAT, UM, IT WOULD BE A VERY, UM, SUPPORTIVE AND STRUCTURED FASHION TO AGAIN, HAVE AN AI HELP THE STUDENT WORK ON, UM, WRITING ESSAYS OR SOLVING PROBLEMS THAT WOULD FREE UP SOME MORE TIME FOR TEACHERS TO, UM, WORK MORE INDIVIDUALLY WITH STUDENTS.

UM, SO THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

THAT WAS HELD HERE AT THE, UH, COUNTY OFFICE.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE OIA GRADUATION, WHICH WAS, UM, HERE.

AND WE HAD AS, UH, ONE OF THE AUDIENCE MENTIONED EARLIER, 58 GRADUATES, UM, THEIR FAMILIES WERE ALL HERE.

EVERYONE WAS PRETTY EXCITED.

THIS IS A MAJOR MILESTONE.

I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT, THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR BIG BALLOON ARCH.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DECORATIONS.

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THERE WERE, YOU KNOW, NO REFRESHMENTS LIKE WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, NO RECEPTION FOR THE FAMILIES AND TEACHERS AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

SO I WAS KIND OF DISAPPOINTED IN THAT.

AND THAT'S IN CONTRAST TO THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP CELEBRATION THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE.

UM, AND I'D LIKE TO GET A LIST OF THE PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE COUNTY, BECAUSE THAT WAS A HUGE AGAIN, IT FILLED THIS ROOM BIG.

VERY NICE FULL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR ALL THE PARTICIPANTS.

THE TABLE TABLES WERE ELEGANTLY DECORATED WITH IT LOOKED LIKE SATIN NAPKINS.

VERY, VERY FESTIVE, VERY NICE.

AND THAT WAS DONE FOR OUR PARTNERS, WHICH GRANTED, THEY DESERVE IT TOO.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALSO SOME, UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE CELEBRATION FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH SO MUCH TO GET TO THE POINTS THAT THEY ARE, AND THAT IS IT.

THANK YOU. THANKS TRUSTEE MAH.

TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

VERY QUICKLY, JUST AN FYI THAT I'M GOING TO ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SEND YOU ALL AN INVITATION TO THE DEMOLITION OF THE SCHOOL, DEMOLISHING THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE ON UM, FEBRUARY THE 6TH AT SAN JOSE STATE FROM 8:30 TO 12:30.

UM, WE HAVE SECURED, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PETER ORTIZ, WHO'S GOING TO FACILITATE AT THE END OF THE END OF THAT FOUR HOUR PERIOD, UH, STUDENT VOICE PANEL ON THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A FASCINATING DAY AND A GREAT CALL WITH CATHERINE LUCERO THIS WEEK.

AND SHE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT BEING A KEYNOTER.

AND DR. DEWAN IS GOING TO BE INTRODUCING HER AT THAT EVENT.

SO I HOPE IF YOU HAVE THE TIME THAT YOU WILL ATTEND SAN JOSE STATE STUDENT AUDITORIUM IN THE STUDENT UNION, BEGINNING WITH FOOD AT 8:30.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

YOU HAD ME WORRIED WHEN YOU SAID DEMOLISHING OF SCHOOL.

IT HAD ME CONCERNED FOR A SECOND WHEN I HEARD DEMOLISHING SCHOOL AND I WAS LIKE, SO SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE.

MUCH BETTER ENDING TO THAT STATEMENT.

UM, I DID WANT TO SHARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I DID.

UM, I DID HAVE THE PRIVILEGE, TRUE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO TOUR OUR OSBORNE SITE.

UM, I SHARED WITH DR.

DEWAN, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY UNIQUE TO OUR COUNTY BOARD AND TO COUNTY BOARDS IN GENERAL.

UM, SO I JUST ENCOURAGE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO VISIT OUR OSBORNE SITE OR OUR BLUE RIDGE SITE, PLEASE DO AND JUST SEE THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING FOR OUR VERY, UM, AT PROMISE YOUTH THAT IS THERE.

AND SO I JUST APPRECIATED THAT OPPORTUNITY AND BEING ABLE TO GO AND VISIT AND SPEAK WITH THE STUDENTS AND SEE THEIR WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING WITH, UM, WATER RECYCLING.

THEY HAVE AN AS AN AQUEDUCT, RIGHT? THEY BUILT AN AQUEDUCT TO GROW PLANTS THAT HAS GOLDFISH.

I THINK THERE ARE GOLDFISH IN THERE AND IT RECYCLES THE WATER AND THEY ARE JUST THEY'RE GROWING.

THEY'RE GROWING SO MANY THINGS IN THE GARDEN.

AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THEY HAD SO THEY HAD THIS AQUEDUCT AND THEY HAD ALL THESE OTHER PLANTS THAT THEY WERE GROWING.

AND THEY IT WAS JUST AMAZING WORK, SOMETHING BETTER THAN I COULD EVER DO.

AND THE BEST THING ABOUT IT WAS WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THE STUDENTS, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THE GARDEN IS SO THERAPEUTIC FOR THEM AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT WORK IS.

SO IT WAS JUST EXCITED TO SEE THAT.

I ALSO HAVE TO SHARE A FUNNY STORY.

THEY WERE GROWING CUTIES AND UM, FOR A WHILE THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE LIMES UNTIL THEY STARTED CONTINUING GROWING.

AND THEN THEY TURNED ORANGE. SO THEN THEY REALIZED IT WAS ORANGES.

SO THAT WAS A FUNNY THING THAT HAPPENED THERE.

BUT IT'S JUST AMAZING TO SEE THE WORK THAT, UM, THAT WE'RE DOING FOR OUR YOUTH THAT ARE THERE.

I ALSO GOT TO VISIT OUR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY AT THE SNELL CAMPUS, WHICH WAS AMAZING, AND GETTING TO TALK WITH, UM, OUR TEACHER WHO WAS HERE EARLIER, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE STUDENTS, AND ALSO TOURING OUR HEAD SITE, OUR HEAD START FACILITY RIGHT NEXT TO SNELL, WHICH WAS AWESOME.

AND BEING ABLE TO VISIT A, UM, A PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM OR WHAT? I THINK THERE WERE AGES 3 TO 5.

UM, AND GETTING TO SEE THE WORK THAT WE DO, UM, IN, UH, LUNCH TIME.

SO THERE'S ACTUALLY CURRICULUM BUILT AROUND LUNCH.

AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT OUR EDUCATOR AND STAFF WERE DOING WITH THE STUDENTS.

AND SO IT WAS A VERY PURPOSEFUL TIME FOR THEM.

AND SO, UM, THAT WAS A REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY.

AND BEING ABLE TO HANG OUT WITH LITTLE KIDS IS VERY FUN.

SO THAT WAS EXCITING WORK.

AND I ALSO DID ATTEND, UH, WELL, I PRESENTED WITH DR.

DEWAN AND SOME OF OUR STAFF AT THE CSBA CONFERENCE THIS WEEKEND.

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SO THANK YOU, DR. DEWAN, FOR INVITING ME TO DO THAT WITH YOU.

UM, I APPRECIATED THAT, AND THAT'S ALL FOR MY REPORT.

SO ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? OKAY. MOVING ON.

DR. DEWAN, COULD YOU PLEASE PRESENT YOUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT?

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

SO THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO SHARE IS THE GIFTS THAT ARE, UM, THAT WERE AT YOUR SEAT FROM OUR COURT SCHOOL STUDENTS.

UM, OUR COURT SCHOOL STUDENTS, OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STAFF AND RESPECTIVE ADMINISTRATORS AT BLUE RIDGE WANTED TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE UM, DURING THE SEASON OF GIVING.

UM, TO ME AND TO ALL OF YOU.

AND SO THEY PREPARED THESE GINGERSNAP COOKIES.

UM, AND THROUGH OUR CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM.

AND THEY REQUEST THAT YOU ALL ACCEPT THESE HOLIDAY COOKIES AS A TOKEN OF THEIR APPRECIATION.

SO THANK YOU TO OUR STUDENTS.

AND THEY ALSO, SEVERAL OF THE STUDENTS TOOK TIME TO WRITE PERSONAL LETTERS TO EACH OF YOU.

AND WE PLACED THOSE AT YOUR SEAT AS WELL.

UM, AT OUR LAST MEETING, UM, TRUSTEE LARI HAD ASKED ABOUT, UM, AN UPDATE FOR PLAYGROUNDS AND OUTDOOR SPACES AT GATEWAY, GLENVIEW, AND MARTIN MURPHY AND I DO HAVE, UM.

I'M SORRY. I'M JUST FREEZING.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M, UH, KIND OF, UH, LIKE, SHAKING.

I'M JUST SHIVERING HERE.

UM, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

UM, SO OUR TEAM HAS PREPARED, UM, TONIGHT FOR THE BOARD AND FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE STILL HERE.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON, UM, SOME OF THE WORK AND PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WITH THE SOUTH COUNTY FACILITIES.

JUST A MINOR UPDATE.

AND I WILL ALSO PROVIDE THIS TO THE BOARD THIS FRIDAY AND MY WEEKLY TO YOU.

AND WE ARE ALSO PREPARING, UM, A REPORT TO BE PROPERLY AGENDIZED ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA IN JANUARY, UH, TO GIVE THIS UPDATE.

UM, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE EVEN MORE UPDATES AT THAT POINT.

SO JUST WANTED YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE PICTURES, JUST SOME OF THE THINGS, UM, THAT HAVE BEEN STARTED.

UM, WE ARE, WE'VE STARTED WORK ON THE GATEWAY PLAYGROUND.

UM, WE HAD TO DO SOME SITE ANALYSIS AND GET SOME YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF PRELIMINARY STEPS.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE A COMPANY THAT HAD STARTED ENGAGING AND STARTING TO DO SOME MOCK UPS.

EARLIER THIS WEEK ALL OF THE STAFF WERE INVITED TO A PLANNING MEETING, UM, AND PROVIDED SOME OF THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS AND IDEAS FOR EQUIPMENT. AND NOW THAT INFORMATION IS, UH, BEING SHARED WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND OUR GENERAL SERVICES STAFF, AND THEY'LL BE WORKING ON COMPILING THE INPUT.

THEY'LL FINALIZE THE PLAYGROUND DESIGN OPTIONS BASED UPON FAMILY STAFF AND STUDENT INPUT.

AND THEN, UH, WE DECIDED THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE, LIKE, A VOTING PROCESS.

SO WE'LL GIVE FAMILY, STAFF AND STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT THE DESIGNS THAT THEY LIKE BEST AND THEN WE'LL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF THAT VOTE. AND THEN THE PLAYGROUND DESIGN WILL BE FINALIZED AND WE'LL START THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.

ACTIVITIES FOR, FOR SOME OF OUR, UM, SOME OF OUR YOUTH.

SO THEY COULD FEEL IT, THEY COULD PLAY ON IT.

THEY. YEAH. BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS.

YEAH. THAT'S THAT'S GREAT.

UM, SO AS YOU KNOW, GATEWAY IS SITUATED ON THE GLENVIEW CAMPUS, AND THERE'S ALSO A PLAYGROUND AT GLENVIEW, AN INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND AT GLENVIEW.

AND, UM, ONE OF OUR GOALS HAD BEEN TO CREATE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GILROY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, SENSORY WALKING PATH, UM, THAT COULD BE USED BY BOTH, UM, BY BOTH GROUPS OF STUDENTS.

AND, UM, PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE GILROY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT DID APPROVE UM, THE PLAN, UM, JUST EARLIER THIS WEEK.

AND CONTRACTS ARE UNDERWAY, AND THEY'LL START WORKING ON THE INSTALLATION OF THIS, UM, OVER WINTER BREAK.

AND WE EXPECT IT TO BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT 10 TO 12 WEEKS, ASSUMING THE WEATHER COOPERATES.

AND THEN WE ALSO WANTED TO GIVE JUST A BRIEF UPDATE ABOUT MARTIN MURPHY.

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UM, AGAIN, THIS IS A MORGAN HILL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CAMPUS.

UM, WE DID OUR STAFF WENT IN AND DID SOME UPDATES TO THE PORTABLE CLASSROOMS THERE, AND THEY ALSO INSTALLED OUTDOOR RUBBER SURFACING.

UM, TO TRY TO COMBAT SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH THE INABILITY TO, UM, GROW GRASS THERE AND TO SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE, THAT STAFF WERE SHARING WITH US ABOUT THAT SITE.

SO, UM, THE RUBBER SURFACING HAS BEEN INSTALLED.

UH, WE'VE HEARD FROM THE TEACHER THERE THAT SHE'S REALLY HAPPY WITH THE PROGRESS.

AND THEN ON JANUARY, IN JANUARY, WE PLANNED TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL SENSORY EQUIPMENT AT MARTIN MURPHY.

WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR A GARDEN BOX.

WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECTS TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN DO A SHADE STRUCTURE IN THAT SPACE.

UM, AND THEN RIGHT NEXT TO OUR CLASSROOMS IS THE SCHOOL'S OUTDOOR, UM, EDUCATION SPACE.

THEY HAVE A GARDEN AREA, AND OUR STAFF AND THE SCHOOL SITE STAFF ARE WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANT, DELA CRUZ WILLIAMS, TO REIMAGINE THAT SPACE SO THAT IT CAN BE USED FOR LIKE, SENSORY GARDEN CALMING SPACE AS WELL AS OUTDOOR EDUCATION.

AND WE'LL PROVIDE MORE UPDATES IN JANUARY.

UM, A COUPLE NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS.

UM, I DID WANT TO SHARE, UM, AND SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE ALLUDED TO IT ALREADY THAT THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE IS PREDICTING A $68 BILLION STATE BUDGET SHORTFALL AS COMPARED TO THE ADOPTED BUDGET LAST JUNE.

UM, SO WE ARE GETTING ALL SIGNALS TO ANTICIPATE A VERY POOR BUDGET FORECAST WHEN GOVERNOR NEWSOM ANNOUNCES HIS JANUARY BUDGET.

SOME ACTIVITIES SINCE MY LAST SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.

UM, JUST WANT TO MENTION ON NOVEMBER 3RD, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A 1 TO 1 WITH TRUSTEE ROCHA.

THAT SAME EVENING, I ATTENDED THE AXA AWARDS EVENT TO HONOR PRISCILLA CABALLERO.

PRISCILLA IS MY SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, AND SHE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A STATEWIDE CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR BY AXA.

SO IT WAS VERY GOOD.

EXCITING. AND THEN ON NOVEMBER 4TH, I GAVE A WELCOME ADDRESS TO THE FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME PROVIDERS AT THEIR FIRST ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.

WE HELD THIS CONFERENCE AT WEST VALLEY IN COLLABORATION WITH FIRST FIVE AND SOME OTHER PARTNERS.

UM, JUST AMAZING TO SEE THESE UM, MOSTLY WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE RUNNING THEIR CHILD CARE HOMES, UM, AS BUSINESSES AND ESTABLISHING LEADERSHIP AND BEING ENGAGED IN POLICY CONVERSATIONS.

LATER THAT EVENING, I ATTENDED THE EAST SIDE EDUCATION FOUNDATION HALL OF FAME EVENT, AT WHICH ONE OF OUR DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS WAS HONORED AND ENROLLED IN THE HALL OF FAME.

SO I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE DR.

ELITA MCARTHUR, SUPERINTENDENT MOUNT PLEASANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOR THAT HONOR.

ON NOVEMBER 7TH, WE HOSTED A DELEGATION FROM SACRAMENTO REPRESENTING THE ASSEMBLY.

UM, MOSTLY THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET AND EDUCATION UM COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SOME FROM OUR LOCAL DELEGATION.

WE TOURED THE WELLNESS CENTER AT [INAUDIBLE] ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN GILROY, AND THIS IS ONE OF OUR 19 COUNTY OFFICE OPERATED WELLNESS CENTERS.

AND WE ALSO TOURED BLUE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.

UM, THANK YOU TO TRUSTEE LARI FOR JOINING US AT THE WELLNESS CENTER AND PRESIDENT CHON FOR HOSTING AND OFFERING THE WELCOME AT BOTH OF OUR SITES.

SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE STAFF WHO PUT IN THE HEAVY PLANNING MANY, MANY HOURS OF PLANNING TO MAKE THE TOURS MEANINGFUL AND TO UPLIFT THE GREAT WORK OUR OFFICE IS DOING FOR YOUTH.

UM. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALMAR [INAUDIBLE] WAS ONE OF THE ATTENDEES, AND HE WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT WE WERE DOING AT THE COURT SCHOOLS AND SAID THAT IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES THAT HE'S GOTTEN A POSITIVE IMPRESSION OF COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION.

SO IT WAS VERY, VERY HEARTWARMING.

ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, AS TRUSTEE MAH MENTIONED, WE HOSTED A SUMMIT ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

UM, IT WAS QUITE EXCELLENT.

UM, WITH A NUMBER OF EXPERT PANELISTS, KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND LEGAL EXPERTS.

UM, THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MAH FOR JOINING US.

UM, I ALSO DO WANT TO GIVE A LOT OF KUDOS AND HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE STAFF WHO PLANNED THE EVENT, INCLUDING DAVID WU, HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY, AND JESSICA BANDERAS, OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT.

THE FEEDBACK WAS OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE.

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UM, WITH LITTLE QR CODES NEXT TO THEM SO YOU CAN, UM, SEE SOME OF OUR RESOURCES.

UM, AND THEN WE HAD A COUPLE OF LEGAL EXPERTS FROM CSBA WHO CAME AND FACILITATED A GROUP DISCUSSION AROUND, UH, IMPLEMENTATION OF AI IN SCHOOLS, POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND PROBLEM SOLVING THAT WAS ALSO VERY HIGHLY RATED.

UM, ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, UM, I WAS HONORED TO JOIN WITH TRUSTEE LARI AT THE SIKH GURDWARA, AT WHICH TRUSTEE LARI READ THE RESOLUTION THAT HAD BEEN ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND RECOGNITION OF NOVEMBER AS SIKH AWARENESS MONTH.

I WAS ALSO HUMBLED TO BE PRESENTED WITH A RECOGNITION FROM THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SIKH GURDWARA FOR LEADERSHIP AND PROMOTING INCLUSIVENESS IN K-12 EDUCATION, AND I JUST WANT TO HONOR AND THANK THIS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE, ADOPTING THAT RESOLUTION, AND FOR MANY OTHER IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS THAT YOU ADOPT THAT HELP SET A VISION FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN OUR COUNTY.

ON NOVEMBER 16TH, UM, WE CO-HOSTED THE WELLNESS CENTER OPENING AT MILPITAS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THIS IS ALSO ONE OF THE WELLNESS CENTERS THAT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS OPERATING.

UH, THIS WAS ALSO VERY WELL ATTENDED AND INCLUDING, UM, SOME ASSEMBLY MEMBERS WHO VISITED .

NOVEMBER 27TH WE I ATTENDED THE SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND OPENING IN GILROY.

UM, AND I JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THIS LITTLE, UM, TIDBIT OF INFORMATION AT MIDDLE THE SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL THEY HAVE EIGHT PICKLEBALL COURTS.

I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE PICKLEBALL FANS, SO, UM, ON NOVEMBER 29TH, UM, PRESIDENT CHON JOINED ME, AND WE TOOK A TOUR OF ROY SNELL AND OSBORNE.

I DO HAVE A FOLDER FROM OUR VISIT TO OSBORNE FOR EACH OF THE TRUSTEES.

OUR STAFF THERE PREPARED THESE FOLDERS, AND ALTHOUGH ALL OF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO JOIN, THEY DID WANT YOU TO HAVE THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PROGRAM.

UM, ON NOVEMBER 30TH TO DECEMBER DECEMBER 2ND, I ATTENDED THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE.

UM, WE DID CO-PRESENT WITH PRESIDENT CHON A SESSION CALLED SEIZE THE DATA USING CHRONIC ABSENCE TO DRIVE ACTION.

AND I ALSO CO-PRESENTED WITH THE FORMER CALIFORNIA COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION GROUP AND OTHER COLLEAGUES FROM THE CALIFORNIA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS ON WHAT OUR COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION AND WHAT DO THEY DO FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

ON DECEMBER 5TH, WE HELD THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS EVENT TOGETHER WE INSPIRE EVENT TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, LARI AND MAH ATTENDED.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, WE WERE SO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT EVENT.

AND WE HAD MANY, UM, OF OUR PARTNERS WHO ACTUALLY SPONSORED THE EVENT.

SO WE PUT IT ON AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

ON DECEMBER 6TH, OUR CHILD WELFARE COUNCIL STATEWIDE COUNCIL INVITED ME TO PRESENT ON MEETING THE POST PANDEMIC EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.

ON DECEMBER 7TH, WE HELD AN AFTER ACTION REVIEW FROM OUR FEDERAL HEAD START VISIT WITH TRUSTEE LARI AND I WANT TO THANK HER FOR ALL OF HER SUPPORT DURING THE FEDERAL MONITORING VISIT AND FOR YOUR EXCELLENT FEEDBACK IN OUR AFTER ACTION.

THAT EVENING, WE HOSTED THE GRADUATION.

UM, ON DECEMBER 11TH, OUR SILICON VALLEY READS ADVISORY BOARD MET, AND I ALSO HOSTED OUR COUNTY COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION.

A COUPLE UPCOMING THINGS DECEMBER 14TH.

UM, I'LL BE PRESENTING AT ASSEMBLY SELECT COMMITTEE ON CALIFORNIA'S MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.

THIS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN, WHO IS ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY SELECT COMMITTEE.

AND THIS IS GOING TO BE HELD IN LOS GATOS.

ON DECEMBER 15TH, ON THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON, I HOPE THAT SEVERAL OF YOU CAN JOIN US.

WE'RE GOING TO BE GATHERING IN THIS BACK AREA HERE AND KICKING OFF THE PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM CONVERSIONS.

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UM, WE RECEIVED THE INCLUSIVE EDUCATION EXPANSION, UM, GRANT THAT IS ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE INCLUSIVE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION CLASSROOMS. UM, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE CONVERTING THE CLASSROOMS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE HERE IN OUR BUILDING TO MAKE THEM SUITABLE AS AN EARLY LEARNING CENTER FOR HEAD START AND STATE PRESCHOOL. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO A KICK OFF OF THAT THIS FRIDAY AT 4:00.

UM, A COUPLE QUICK OTHER I JUST WANT TO HONOR OUR STUDENTS ON NOVEMBER 30TH.

UM, SEVERAL OF OUR STUDENTS IN OUR JUVENILE HALL PROGRAM WERE ABLE TO VISIT AND GO OFF SITE.

VERY RARELY, I THINK IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS THAT STUDENTS IN OUR PROGRAM RECEIVE PERMISSION FROM THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT TO LEAVE, UM, JUVENILE HALL AND TO GO VISIT SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE CAMPUS.

THEY WENT IN ORDER TO PRESENT IN PERSON WITH THEIR PEERS AND IN FRONT OF THEIR PROFESSORS.

UH, EACH OF THESE STUDENTS ARE DULY ENROLLED IN COURSES AT SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE.

THEY PRESENTED TO THE PROFESSORS, DEANS FROM THE SCHOOL AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

THEIR TOPICS OF PRESENTATION INCLUDED PERCEPTIONS IN THE WORKPLACE, ANXIETY AND APPREHENSION, APPREHENSION IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, CODE SWITCHING, AND LOVE LANGUAGES.

THEY CONDUCTED THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, GATHERED DATA, LEARNED HOW TO USE CANVA, PRACTICED THEIR PRESENTATIONS, AND THEY SHINED BRIGHTLY.

WE'RE SO PROUD OF THE STUDENTS.

UM, THEY WERE THE BEST, UM, DISPLAY BOARDS IN THE ROOM.

THEY HAD THE MOST VISITED SESSIONS AND THEY WERE THE BEST DRESSED PRESENTERS.

PROFESSOR RENEE ALVAREZ WAS EXTREMELY COMPLIMENTARY OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION YOUNG MEN.

THE 2023 DASHBOARD IS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE ON THIS FRIDAY IN DECEMBER 15TH.

THIS YEAR, THE DASHBOARD WILL FEATURE A RETURN TO THE COLOR CODED ODOMETER, SO WE'LL SEE THE WHOLE RANGE, UM, OF POTENTIAL PLACEMENT ON THE DASHBOARD.

THIS WILL BE TRUE FOR ALL CATEGORIES OF ACCOUNTABILITY EXCEPT COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, WHICH WILL JUST BE A STATUS COLOR.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES HAS AWARDED THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AS PART OF COHORT ONE, TO BEGIN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW STATEWIDE FEE SCHEDULE THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT IN THE YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRESENTATION EARLIER.

UM, SO REALLY HONORED THAT WE WERE SELECTED.

AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR SERVICES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING AND OUR SCCOE WELLNESS CENTERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHERE WE'RE SUPPORTING DISTRICTS.

AND THE COUNTY OFFICE, WILL ALSO BE SUPPORTING SUNNYVALE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHO WERE ALSO SELECTED TO BE A PART OF COHORT ONE.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW FOR OUR STEP INTO EDUCATION, UM, CAREER EVENT.

IT IS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 2024.

I INVITE TRUSTEES TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS EVENT.

AND THEN LASTLY, I WANT TO PRESENT A PLAQUE TO PRESIDENT CHON FOR HER SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AS PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

AS IS OUR TRADITION, EACH YEAR WE PRESENT, UM, THE PRESIDENT WITH A GAVEL PLAQUE.

SO THIS IS FOR YOU [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. OH.

UM, DAVID WU, CAN YOU ASSIST?

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MAYBE JUST RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW, I HAVE A RED LIGHT ON MINE TOO.

IT'S OKAY. I HAVE THIS ONE FOR NOW.

OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

UM, OKAY. THANK YOU, DR.

DEWAN FOR THAT REPORT. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PLAQUE.

UH, WE ARE NOW MOVING TO OUR CLOSED SESSION ITEM.

THE BOARD IS NOW ABOUT TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[13. CLOSED SESSION]

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 FOR THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THE CLOSED SESSION.

OUR CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES ONE ITEM COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION.

WE WILL NOW ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION.

I WILL RETURN IN ABOUT AN HOUR APPROXIMATELY OR AFTER 12:11 A.M..

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.