Mar 20, 2024 County Board of Education

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GOOD EVENING.

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

NUMBER 2437 OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20TH, 2024, AND THE TIME IS 5:05 P.M.

I AM MAIMONA AFZUL BERTA, PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND I WILL PRESIDE OVER THIS MEETING.

OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES VIA TELECONFERENCE.

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 BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES BEFORE THE SCC BOE VOTES ON AN ITEM.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA WILL NOW LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[B. Pledge of Allegiance]

MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA.

PLEASE BEGIN 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.

I WILL NOW CONDUCT A ROLL CALL.

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

WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

THANK YOU.

I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA.

[D. Set the Agenda]

I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO CHANGE THE AGENDA.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ITEMS EIGHT B AND EIGHT C TO PROCEED 8.A.

WE JUST REARRANGE THE ORDER.

OKAY. AND TRUSTEE LARI.

I JUST WANT TO PULL ITEM FIVE FROM THE AGENDA CONSENT CALENDAR.

CAN YOU REPEAT THE NUMBER ONE MORE TIME? 5.E FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

FOR DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

QUICK QUESTION DR.

DEWAN, IN TERMS OF THE CLOSED SESSION, WILL THE PARENTS OR THE PARTICIPANTS OF THOSE MEETINGS BE NOTIFIED, AND WILL THEY BE ABLE TO ARRIVE ANTICIPATED IN TIME FOR THOSE? SHOULD WE PROCEED? I'M CHECKING WITH OUR TEAM TO MAKE SURE SO I CAN VERIFY WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.

OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND FOR THE, I GUESS, MOTION TO MOVE ITEMS B AND C. BERTA TO CONFIRM.

YES. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THE PARENTS.

OKAY. SO, I'M ASSUMING, TRUSTEE MAH, THAT WAS A MOTION FROM YOU.

YES. AND TRUSTEE LARI, YOU WERE ASKING TO ALSO PULL AN ITEM.

SO CAN I TRUSTEE MAH WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO YOUR.

OKAY. AND IS THERE A SECOND THEN FOR THE MOTION.

SO, IT'S TO MOVE ITEMS EIGHT, B AND C TO PROCEED EIGHT A AND THEN PULLING ITEM 5.E WHICH WILL BECOME 6.B.

IT'LL FOLLOW 6.B IT WILL JUST DO IT UNDER ITEM FIVE WILL JUST DO IT SEPARATELY.

OKAY. FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION.

BUT DURING ITEM FIVE OKAY.

THANK YOU. SO IS THERE A SECOND? VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE REQUESTED AMENDMENTS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA.

I'M SORRY, I'M NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THOSE.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIMING AND HOW LATE WE MIGHT GET TO THE EVALUATION.

AND GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE INVESTMENT OF TIME WE'VE ALREADY MADE ON IT, I PREFER NOT TO HAVE THAT ITEM LAST AND POTENTIALLY END UP BEING HEARD IN THE LATE HOUR.

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THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS.

OTHERWISE, I DO BELIEVE WE STILL NEED A SECOND.

TRUSTEE MAH.

SO, IN THAT CASE, WHICH MAKES SENSE.

MY ONLY THOUGHT ABOUT MOVING THE EXPULSION AND INDUSTRY TRANSFER EARLIER IS THAT I WANTED TO LET THE PARENTS LEAVE EARLIER TOO.

BUT GIVEN YES, THAT WE DON'T WANT TO DELAY THE EVALUATION ITEM, I WOULD.

LIKE TO CONSIDER MOVING THEN? THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS BEFORE THE INFORMATION ITEMS. SO, AMEND MY MOTION, I GUESS.

SO, IF I COULD JUST MAKE A COMMENT.

I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE STUDENT PRESENTERS HERE AS WELL FOR THE INFORMATION ITEM.

SO, I PERSONALLY WOULD NOT SUPPORT THAT MOTION.

BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO MAKE THE CHANGE TO THE MOTION IF YOU'D LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THAT.

OKAY. I'LL.

I'LL STILL MAKE THE MOTION.

AND I MEAN, IT COULD GET VOTED DOWN OR NOT, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO GIVE THE PARENTS A BREAK SO THAT WE CAN GET TO THEIR ITEM EARLIER, HOPEFULLY QUICKLY, AND THEN GIVE ENOUGH TIME FOR THE OTHER CLOSED SESSION ITEM, THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT IT NEEDS.

SO, I'LL LEAVE IT.

AND THEN THAT'S VOTED DOWN.

THAT'S FINE. OKAY.

I'VE DR. DEWAN.

CAN I ASK A QUICK CLARIFYING QUESTION? DO STAFF PROVIDE KIND OF AN ANTICIPATED TIME OF FOR THE CLOSED SESSION TO BEGIN? WE DO ATTEMPT TO DO THAT.

WE ON THE EARLY SIDE JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME UNKNOWNS, BUT WE'LL, WE ATTEMPT TO DO THAT FOR IF THE BOARD DID WANT TO HEAR THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ITEM INFORMATION ITEM LATER, WE COULD DO THAT TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS AND INTEREST OF THE BOARD.

I DID WANT TO AFFIRM WHAT YOU SAID.

PRESIDENT BERTA THAT FOR ITEM SEVEN A, WE DO HAVE STUDENTS PRESENT.

THEY'RE ALREADY HERE FOR THAT ITEM.

OKAY. AND TRUSTEE MAH, CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY EXACTLY WHAT YOUR MOTION IS NOW? SO, MY MOTION HAS NOT CHANGED OKAY.

SO, KEEPING B AND C BEFORE A AND YOU PULL 5.E TO TRUSTEE LARI PULLING OF ITEM 5.E.

AND WE CAN ALSO THROW IN THAT WE WOULD MOVE 7.B CHARTER SCHOOL UPDATE TO LATER AFTER THE CLOSED SESSION, TOO.

SO ALSO MOVING 7.B AFTER 9.A.

OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT MOTION? OKAY. TRUSTEE CHON.

I'M NOT SECONDING. I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE IT.

OH, YOU'RE JUST MAKING A COMMENT. OKAY.

IF THERE'S NO SECOND, THEN I'M JUST GOING TO MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA, TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS SET.

WITH THE ONE THAT.

I'M SORRY. TRUSTEE LARI, I MISSED WHICH ONE YOU WANTED TO PULL.

5.E. WITH 5.E PULLED.

SECOND. OKAY.

SO GIVEN THE FIRST MOTION DID NOT RECEIVE A SECOND, THERE WAS A MOTION MADE BY TRUSTEE CHON TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AND PULL ITEM FIVE E FROM CONSENT AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

THANK YOU. AND THAT MOTION PASSES.

LET'S SEE IF IT GOES.

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OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO MOVE THINGS A LITTLE BIT AROUND JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE OUR STUDENT PRESENT FOR THE RECOGNITION.

AND SO WE ARE GOING TO OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT.

[A. The student member of the Board may give reports on activities related to their duties as a member of the Santa Clara County Board of Education]

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA TO GIVE HIS MEMBER REPORT.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA, SUPERINTENDENT, DR.

DEWAN AND ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS.

AS A STUDENT AT OSBORNE HIGH SCHOOL, I HAVE HEARD NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS ABOUT DR.

DEWAN FROM HER SUPPORTING OUR SANTA CLARA COMMUNITY.

TO HER SHOWING HER PRESENCE AT OUR SCHOOLS AS A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, I WANTED TO SHOW MY GRATITUDE AND SUPPORT FOR DR.

DEWAN AS A STUDENT SEEING DR.

DEWAN VISITING OUR COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE SOMEONE HAS MY BACK AND WANTS ME TO SUCCEED.

AS AN UPDATE FOR OUR ART CLASS, WE HAVE FINISHED ONE OF OUR POINTILLISM PROJECTS.

OUR TEACHER, OUR TEACHER, MR. MUSK WILL PICK TEN JUDGES TO SELECT THE TWO WINNERS FOR ART FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A GIFT CARD THIS MONTH, IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, OUR TEACHER AT OSBORNE HAVE PROVIDED US WITH LESSONS ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WOMEN HAVE MADE IN SOCIETY, SOCIETY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING ABOUT THEIR STRUGGLES AGAINST ADVERSITIES AND FIGHT FOR EQUALITY.

AND INSPIRING STORIES MY PEERS AND I LEARNED IN CLASS WAS ABOUT RBG, AND HER CONTINUOUS FIGHT FOR GENDER EQUALITY.

WE ALSO LEARNED ABOUT MADAM CJ WALKER AND HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE, AND DOLORES HUERTA AND HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED FARMER WORKER UNION. I ADMIRE ALL THESE WOMEN'S STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OUR FEMALE TEACHERS PUT AMONG US STUDENTS.

AN UPDATE ON BLUE RIDGE.

STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED A SIX-HOUR CPR CLASS AND WERE ABLE TO EARN THEIR CPR FIRST AID CERTIFICATION.

I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THIS CHANCE AT OSBORNE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILAR FOR YOUR REPORT.

WE ALWAYS ENJOY HEARING FROM YOU AT EACH OF OUR MEETINGS, AND YOUR OBSERVATION AND INPUT ARE REALLY ESSENTIAL TO OUR WORK.

SO, WE WILL NOW GO BACK.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

A LIVE STREAM OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE AT TINYURL.COM/SCCBOARD MEETING.

ONCE ON THE WEB PAGE, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM AND CHOOSE LIVE LANGUAGE.

SUPPORT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE IN SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE VIA PHONE.

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

THE MEETING ID IS 72733481 0#.

FOR VIETNAMESE SUPPORT, CALL 16699006833.

THE MEETING ID IS 921815-3951 6#.

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

HEADSETS FOR SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE TABLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

THE ASL INTERPRETERS ARE AT THE FRONT OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROOM, AS WELL AS ON THE MONITORS THROUGHOUT THE ROOM.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE LANGUAGE SUPPORT TEAM FOR THE AMAZING WORK THEY ARE DOING TO ENSURE INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY.

PERSONS WANTING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT CAN DO SO BY COMPLETING A SPEAKER COMMENT CARD AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY OR THE NEED TO EVACUATE A ROOM, PLEASE ALERT AND FOLLOW A SCCO STAFF MEMBER THAT IS IDENTIFIED WITH A YELLOW BADGE.

AS A REMINDER, OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES VIA TELECONFERENCE AND WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY EXCUSED AT 8 P.M.

SO GIVEN THE CHANGE, WE ARE NOW GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH IS ITEM THREE, AND WE WILL COME BACK TO OUR STUDENT RECOGNITION.

[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.]

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

WE INTEND TO KEEP A RESPECTFUL AND PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT, AND WE ASK THAT IF YOU WISH TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU DO SO WITH THE UNIVERSAL SIGN FOR APPRECIATION, WHICH IS DONE LIKE THIS.

PLEASE NOTE THAT VERBAL ABUSE, THREATS AND PHYSICAL VIOLENCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED, AND YOU MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE ROOM.

IT IS OUR INTENTION TO PROCEED WITH CIVIC DISCOURSE.

AS SUCH, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM YELLING RESPONSES TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION.

AND DR.

DEWAN, CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

THIS EVENING, WE MAY HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WILL BE SPEAKING AT THE PODIUM AND TO WILL NEED THE ASSISTANCE OF ASL TRANSLATION. THEREFORE, THOSE MEMBERS WHO SPEAK WILL BE PROVIDED 90S FOR BOTH THE SPEAKER AND THE INTERPRETER.

SO, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL TIME FOR BOTH THE SPEAKER AND THE INTERPRETER WHEN ASL IS NEEDED.

HEY, MODERATOR, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? THANK YOU. YES, WE DO.

WE HAVE 13 CARDS FOR COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

AS PUBLIC AS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW COMMENCING, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL COMMENTERS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.95, THE SCC BOE STRIVES TO MAINTAIN A RESPECTFUL, ORDERLY, AND CIVIC CIVIL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CONDUCT OF ITS MEETINGS AND TO AVOID UNLAWFUL DISRUPTIONS.

PLEASE PRESENT THE ONE-MINUTE TIMER.

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 END.

MODERATOR. YOU MAY BEGIN.

THANK YOU. 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 OR OUR ASL INTERPRETERS, THOSE WITH ASL INTERPRETATION WILL RECEIVE THREE MINUTES.

AS SAID EARLIER.

90S FOR THE SPEAKER AND 90S FOR THE ASL INTERPRETER.

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

OUR 13 NAMES ARE SARAH JANE CARO, BARB FLORES, NABEEL SHAHEEN, DAVID PUTNEY.

BRITTANY O'BRIEN.

AARON NOKES.

DIANE CAPELLI.

JOANNE BARRS.

DR. DENEEN GUSS.

SOFIA FOJAS.

VERONICA GOEI.

PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SARAH GENECARO.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

SARAH GENECARO, LIFELONG SANTA CLARA COUNTY RESIDENT, PARENT, SEIU CHAPTER PRESIDENT.

WE'RE UNITED IN OUR FIGHT FOR SSCOE TO PRIORITIZE STAFF, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES.

FIRST IS SAFETY.

SAFETY IS APPROPRIATE STAFFING, SUPPORT, AND TRAINING THAT REDUCES PREVENTABLE INJURIES TO STUDENTS AND STAFF.

SAFETY IS A WORKPLACE FREE OF MICROAGGRESSIONS, HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, AND RETALIATION.

SECOND IS EQUITY.

EQUITY IS EQUAL ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR ALL STUDENTS NOT BEING PLACED ON A WAIT LIST, EVEN WHEN OUR PROGRAMS ARE NOT FULL.

EQUITY IS ALL STAFF, NOT JUST MANAGEMENT, WHO CAN DO THEIR WORK FROM OTHER LOCATIONS OR ON OTHER SCHEDULES HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.

THIRD IS ACCOUNTABILITY.

ACCOUNTABILITY IS A TRANSPARENT EVALUATION WITH MEASURABLE GOALS AND CRITERIA ON TIME FOR PROBATIONARY WORKERS AND FOR ALL STAFF, INCLUDING MANAGEMENT AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

ACCOUNTABILITY MEANS ALL STAFF, NOT JUST UNION WORKERS, ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR WORK AND GIVEN APPROPRIATE FEEDBACK WHEN WORK NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED.

ACCOUNTABILITY MEANS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING ISSUES WITHIN YOUR PURVIEW AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH STAFF TO ADDRESS THEM.

SAFETY, EQUITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BARB FLORES.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PREVENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BARB FLORES, AND I AM A SANTA CLARA COUNTY EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR OF LEARNING ACCELERATION.

IN THE REALM OF LEADERSHIP, THERE EXISTS A RARE GEM, AN INSPIRATIONAL LEADER WHO NOT ONLY GUIDES WITH WISDOM, BUT ALSO WALKS ALONGSIDE WITH HUMILITY.

THAT LEADER IS DR.

MARIANNE DEWAN.

SHE DOESN'T JUST DICTATE, SHE INSPIRES.

SHE DOESN'T JUST MANAGE, SHE EMPOWERS.

SHE DOESN'T JUST LEAD, SHE SERVES.

DR. DEWAN IS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE, A CHAMPION OF PROGRESS AND A SOURCE OF UNWAVERING HOPE.

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IN HER PRESENCE, ORDINARY INDIVIDUALS DISCOVER EXTRAORDINARY CAPABILITIES.

SHE CHALLENGES THE STATUS QUO, BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS, AND CULTIVATES A CULTURE OF INCLUSIVITY AND INNOVATION.

SHE LEADS WITH PURPOSE, WITH PASSION, AND WITH COMPASSION.

I STAND BY DR.

DEWAN AND THE INSPIRATIONAL LEADER THAT SHE IS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS NABEEL SHAHEEN.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS NABEEL SHAHEEN.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION HERE AT THE SCCOE.

BUT I'M HERE TONIGHT AS AN EDUCATOR OF OVER 20 YEARS IN THE COUNTY TO OFFER MY COMMENTS ON THE POSITIVE CHANGES I'VE SEEN IN EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FROM SECO.

I'VE BEEN A TEACHER, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPAL IN SAN JOSE UNIFIED AND IN SUNNYVALE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND I'M ALSO THE PARENT OF TWO CHILDREN WHO HAVE ATTENDED MOUNTAIN VIEW, WHISMAN AND MVLA.

WHEN I BEGAN AS A TEACHER IN SAN JOSE UNIFIED, THE EXTENT OF MY INVOLVEMENT WITH SCCOE WAS FINGERPRINTING AND GETTING MY CREDENTIAL.

I DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO DIFFERENT OFFERINGS OF SUPPORT.

I DIDN'T SEE THAT WITHIN THE DISTRICTS OR AS A NEW TEACHER.

AND OVER MY 13 YEARS IN SAN JOSE UNIFIED, I DIDN'T SEE THAT CHANGE.

WHEN I MOVED TO SUNNYVALE A FEW YEARS AFTER DR.

DEWAN CAME TO SECO.

I DID SEE THAT CHANGE.

AND DURING MY FIVE YEARS AS AN ADMINISTRATOR THERE, MY STAFF PARTICIPATED IN AN ARRAY OF HIGH-QUALITY OFFERINGS.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE SPEAKER IS DAVID PUTNEY.

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

GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF EDUCATION.

DR. DEWAN. MY NAME IS DAVID PUTNEY.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS HERE AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, AND I'VE WORKED WITH DR.

DEWAN OVER THE LAST SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS.

I FEEL VERY INSPIRED AND APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP, DR.

DEWAN, AND YOUR CAPACITY TO HOLD SPACE, YOUR CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE GROWTH OF ALL THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE FOCUS AND GUIDANCE ACROSS MOST CHALLENGING TIMES, SUCH AS THE PANDEMIC, AS WELL AS FISCAL CHALLENGES AND REORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO SERVE CHILDREN'S FIRST FOREMOST, THEIR GREATEST NEEDS THE SAFETY, THE SECURITY AND THE GUIDANCE OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR YOUTH.

I'M INSPIRED AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK HERE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

AS I SEE THAT WE WORK INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY ACROSS SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND WORK WITH PARTNERS SUCH AS THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH JURISDICTION, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THE MAYOR'S GANG TASK FORCE, SOUTH COUNTY ANNEX, SOUTH COUNTY GANG TASK FORCE, AND A LOT OF OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE OUR YOUTH.

SO, I REALLY APPRECIATE HER GUIDANCE AND I SUPPORT, AND I HOPE WE ALL DO AS WELL.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID PUTNEY.

EXCUSE ME. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BRITTANY O'BRIEN.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS BRITTANY O'BRIEN.

I AM A LITERACY COORDINATOR HERE AT SCCOE.

I TODAY I WANT TO SHARE A STORY OF INSPIRATION WITH YOU ALL.

IT'S ABOUT DR. DEWAN.

DR. DEWAN ACTUALLY DOESN'T KNOW MY PAST STRUGGLES.

I AM A FORMER FOSTER YOUTH AND ALTERNATIVE ED GRADUATE.

AND HER ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS IS VERY BEAUTIFUL.

SHE UPLIFTS, INSPIRES, AND EMPOWERS THOSE AROUND HER, INCLUDING MYSELF, TO EMBRACE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

I REMEMBER A MOMENT AFTER THE NEW YEAR WHEN DR.

DEWAN AND I SHARED AN EXCHANGE WAITING IN LINE IN THE CAFETERIA.

AFTER HER DISCUSSION, SHE SAID, YOU HAVE A VERY POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON THE WORLD.

I APPRECIATE THAT THOSE WORDS MEANT A LOT TO ME BECAUSE SHE SAW ME, AND SHE AFFIRMED MY QUALITIES THAT I'VE WORKED SO HARD TO BUILD.

SHE CREATES STABILITY IN A SENSE OF BELONGING HERE AT SCCOE.

THANK YOU, DR. DEWAN, FOR EMBRACING LOVE, ACCEPTANCE AND UNDERSTANDING.

FOR ME AND OTHERS AROUND YOU.

I BELIEVE THIS SHOWS YOUR REMARKABLE CHARACTER AND YOUR GENUINE LEADERSHIP.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DIANE CAPELLI.

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

HELLO, PRESIDENT. BERTA TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN.

MY NAME IS DIANE CAPILI, AND I AM AN ACTIVE PAC MEMBER AND A MOM WHO IS TRYING MY VERY BEST TO ADVOCATE FOR MY SON AND OTHER STUDENTS IN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. COLIN MADE AN APPEARANCE HERE AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, AND I HOPE YOU CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF HOW SPECIAL AND HOW AMAZING HE IS.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE KIDDOS ARE MORE THAN JUST NUMBERS.

COLIN AND THE OTHER THOUSAND OR SO STUDENTS IN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE WORTH IT.

THEY ARE WORTH THE EFFORT OF LOOKING INTO HOW THE COUNTY CAN ADVOCATE, THROUGH LEGISLATION OR OTHER MEANS TO FUND QUALITY PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOANNE VARS.

CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS JOANNE VARS.

I AM THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH.

SINCE 1999, I HAVE SERVED AS AN EDUCATOR IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, SUPPORTING THE CUPERTINO, PALO ALTO, MILPITAS AND

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THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, I HAVE NEVER WORKED WITH A SUPERINTENDENT AS KNOWLEDGEABLE, COMMITTED, AND DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING SYSTEMS FOR SUCCESS ACROSS OUR COUNTY TO MEET THE NEEDS OUR STUDENTS HAVE.

NO ONE HAS ACCOMPLISHED AS MUCH AS DR.

DEWAN, HAVING HAD A SCCOE PROGRAM FOR ORTHOPEDICALLY HANDICAPPED ON THE SITE WHERE I WAS A PRINCIPAL, I AM IMPRESSED BY THE WORK SHE DOES EVERY DAY.

PLEASE, TONIGHT IS THE TIME TO MOVE FORWARD.

THE FACT THAT DR. DEWAN HAS COME TO WORK, NOT TO FILL A SEAT, BUT TO DO THE WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY, MAKES IT CLEAR SHE HAS EARNED HER POSITION AS THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS YUAN.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. I'M YUAN, DIRECTOR OF STATE AND REGIONAL PROJECTS AT THE SCHOOL.

I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY DEEP APPRECIATION FOR DR.

DEWAN'S OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP.

UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, THE SCCOE RECENTLY HOSTED A VERY SUCCESSFUL STATEWIDE SYMPOSIUM WITH OVER 1000 ATTENDEES.

THIS THREE-DAY EVENT CONSISTED OF KEYNOTES, A VARIETY OF BREAKOUT SESSIONS, AND STUDENT PERFORMANCES.

THE SIS PRESIDENT SHARED THAT THE SYMPOSIUM WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS WITH IMPECCABLE EXECUTION.

DR. DEWAN IS AN INSPIRATIONAL LEADER.

I PERSONALLY WITNESSED NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF WHAT I CALL THE MOMENT THAT MATTERS.

DURING THE SYMPOSIUM, DR.

DEWAN MADE A POINT OF PERSONALLY THANKING THE STUDENT PERFORMERS, WHICH MAKES THEM FEEL VERY SPECIAL.

THE JOY AND PRIDE ON THEIR FACES WAS PRICELESS.

I AM PROUD THAT THE SCC HAS DR.

DEWAN AS THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, WHO OFTEN CREATES THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER FOR OTHERS.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DR.

DENEEN GUSS.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING I'M DR.

DENEEN GUSS, MONTEREY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO SHOW MY SUPPORT TO MY COLLEAGUE AND MY MENTOR, DR.

MARIANNE DEWAN.

SHE IS AN AMAZING, PASSIONATE AND IMPACTFUL LEADER, NOT JUST HERE IN SANTA CLARA, BUT ACROSS THE REGION AND ACROSS THE STATE. I HAVE VERY MUCH ENJOYED WORKING WITH HER OVER THESE LAST FEW YEARS IN MY ROLE AS COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT BOTH MYSELF AND MY OWN EMPLOYEES COME TO THE TRAININGS AND TO THE EVENTS HERE IN SANTA CLARA BECAUSE THEY ARE ALWAYS GREAT TRAININGS, IMPACTFUL AND HELPFUL TO ALL OF US. SHE'S AN AMAZING LEADER AND I JUST WANTED TO SHOW MY SUPPORT TO HER THIS EVENING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HER IN THE YEARS TO COME.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SOFIA ROJAS.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BERTA, VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DR.

DEWAN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TONIGHT.

I AM SOFIA ROJAS, THE ARTS COORDINATOR HERE AND OVERSEEING HAVE OVERSEEN THE ARTS ASPIRATION INITIATIVE FOR FOUR YEARS.

I GREW UP IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, LIVE HERE, AND HAVE BEEN A MUSIC DIRECTOR AND AN ARTS ADMINISTRATOR IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, SACRAMENTO AND SAN FRANCISCO OVER THE LAST 29 YEARS.

I'M HERE AS A SANTA CLARA COUNTY RESIDENT AND IN SUPPORT OF DR.

DEWAN, A HIGHLY REGARDED EDUCATIONAL LEADER IN THE STATE.

UNDER DR. DEWAN'S LEADERSHIP, SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR ARTS INITIATIVES HAVE INCREASED IN THE COUNTY.

SCCOE WAS AN EARLY ADOPTER, A SUPPORTER OF BOTH PROPOSITION 28 AND CONTINUED SUPPORT OF ARTS EDUCATION IN OUR COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. THE ARTS CONNECT GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS ARTS AND CLASSROOMS, AND GRANTS INCREASED FROM 37,000 TO 183,000. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VERONICA GOEY.

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

GOOD AFTERNOON TRUSTEES.

DR. DEWAN, MY NAME IS VERONICA GOEY.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GRAIL FAMILY SERVICES, A PARTNER OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR DR.

DEWAN. I HAVE KNOWN HER FOR MANY YEARS AND LIKE ALL THE SPEAKERS PRIOR TO ME, THERE ARE SO MANY QUALITIES ABOUT HER.

GRAIL FAMILY SERVICES, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES THE MOST UNDERSERVED FAMILIES IN EAST SAN JOSE.

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT DR.

DEWAN IS THAT OVER THE YEARS, SHE HAS BEEN MAKING OUR FAMILIES AND OUR ORGANIZATION INCLUSIVE, PART OF THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

SHE HAS TAKEN TIME OUT OF HER BUSY SCHEDULE TO ATTEND MANY, MANY EVENTS IN EAST SAN JOSE TO SHOW SUPPORT, TO SHOW OUR

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SO, I AM HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF HER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR RECOGNITION, WHICH WAS ITEM TWO ON THE AGENDA.

[A. As part of our Student Recognition Program, the Santa Clara County Board of Education takes time throughout the year to applaud students who excel in Santa Clara County Office of Education programs – many of whom overcome significant obstacles to reach their personal and academic goals.]

AS WE RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENT OF THE YEAR.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA, OUR HONOREE, AND THE STUDENT'S TEACHER TO THE PODIUM.

TRUSTEES AND DR.

DEWAN. AFTER THE STUDENT OF THE YEAR IS INTRODUCED AND HONORED, I ASK YOU ALL TO PLEASE JOIN US AT THE PHOTO BACKDROP.

THANK YOU. EACH YEAR, WE TAKE TIME TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE STUDENTS WHO EXCEL, OFTEN OVERCOMING SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES TO REACH THEIR PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC GOALS.

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

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

MICHAEL IS A FIFTH GRADER AT SEVEN TREES EDUCATIONAL CENTER.

HE IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HIS CLASSROOM IMPROVEMENTS, KINDNESS TOWARDS OTHERS, AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP.

AMONG MICHAEL'S MOST NOTEWORTHY IMPROVEMENTS IS HIS CONFIDENCE AS A STUDENT.

WHEN HE FIRST JOINED SEVEN TREES EDUCATIONAL CENTER, HE WAS APPREHENSIVE ABOUT LEAVING HOME.

NOW, IN ADDITION TO BEING EXCITED TO COME TO SCHOOL, HE GREETS HIS TEACHER AND OTHER ADULTS UPON ARRIVAL.

HE IS A ROLE MODEL FOR HIS PEERS AND ACTS AS THE HEAD STUDENT IN THE CLASSROOM.

OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM, ANNE WOJCICKI, SPECIAL EDUCATION GARDENING INSTRUCTOR, SHARED THAT MICHAEL ENJOYS NATURE ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY OBSERVING TREES AND LEAVES.

KAROLINA LARI, PRINCIPAL AT SEVEN TREES EDUCATIONAL CENTER, SAID MICHAEL IS VERY TENDER AND CONSIDERATE TO HIS PEERS.

HE ADVOCATES FOR THEM AND CELEBRATES THEIR SUCCESSES.

HIS TEACHERS ALSO SHARED THAT HE IS NOW POSITIVELY RESPONSIVE TO THE WORD NO, AND WHEN HAVING A BAD DAY, MICHAEL IS NOW ABLE TO MAKE A SOCIAL COMEBACK AND RETURN TO ACTIVITIES THAT MAKE HIM HAPPY.

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

ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MICHAEL AND HE WILL RECEIVE A FRAMED CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION SIGNED BY THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND ALSO AN IPAD TO HELP HIM CONTINUE ON HIS PATH OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.

CONGRATULATIONS, MICHAEL.

MIC].

CONGRATULATIONS MICHAEL TRUSTEES AND DR.

DEWAN. PLEASE JOIN MICHAEL AT THE BACKDROP FOR PHOTOS.

SO TONIGHT, WE'RE HERE TO HONOR MICHAEL ROCHA, A VERY SPECIAL YOUNG MAN.

WE'RE ALSO HERE TO HONOR HIS FATHER AND GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER AND THE STAFF AT SEVEN TREES AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO MICHAEL'S SUCCESS.

MICHAEL HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE HE WAS PLACED IN OUR PROGRAM AT SEVEN TREES WHEN SCHOOL STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2022.

MICHAEL WAS AFRAID TO COME TO SCHOOL, AS ANYONE WHO HAS EVER BEEN AFRAID OF SOMETHING KNOWS, FEAR CAN BE EXTREMELY CRIPPLING.

MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PERCEIVE A DIFFERENT REALITY TO THE SITUATION.

IT TAKES COURAGE AND DETERMINATION TO FACE OUR FEARS AND SEE THE POSSIBILITIES FOR OUR SITUATION.

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WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF PAMELA, HIS BRILLIANT TEACHER.

MICHAEL WAS ABLE.

MICHAEL WAS ABLE TO FIND THE COURAGE TO FACE HIS FEAR OF LEAVING HIS HOME AND ATTEND SCHOOL.

WITH EMPATHY AND COMPASSION, PAMELA WAS ABLE TO EMPOWER MICHAEL TO HAVE THE COURAGE HE NEEDED TO LET GO OF HIS FEAR.

PAMELA MADE THIS POSSIBLE WITH A LOT OF PATIENCE, TRUST, AND LOVE.

SHE WAS ABLE TO SEE MICHAEL'S ABILITY TO SUCCEED.

THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

AT FIRST, MICHAEL STAYED IN THE CAR AND PAMELA SAT IN THE CAR WITH MICHAEL AND HIS GRANDMOTHER TO TEACH HIM.

ALTHOUGH SHE QUICKLY ESTABLISHED A BOND WITH MICHAEL, MICHAEL STILL WOULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR, WHICH WAS PARKED AT THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT.

AFTER TRYING VARIOUS INTERVENTIONS THAT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, PAMELA OFFERED TO INSTRUCT MICHAEL IN HIS HOME.

AFTER SOME TIME WORKING WITH MICHAEL IN HIS HOME, SHE STARTED TAKING HIM FOR WALKS IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHEN SHE WAS ABLE TO GAIN HIS TRUST AND THOUGHT HE WAS READY TO COME TO SCHOOL, SHE ASKED HIS GRANDMOTHER TO DROP HIM OFF WHILE HIS CLASS WAS IN THE PLAYGROUND.

AFTER THAT WORK, MICHAEL STARTED SLOWLY TO SPEND TIME IN THE CLASSROOM, AND SOON AFTER THAT HE WAS SPENDING THE WHOLE DAY AT SCHOOL.

THIS WAS A MIRACLE.

THROUGH THE LOVE AND DETERMINATION OF A TEACHER, MICHAEL FOUND THE COURAGE TO LET GO OF HIS FEAR AND COME TO SCHOOL.

MICHAEL IS NOW THRIVING.

HE'S A LEADER, HE ADVOCATES FOR HIS PEERS, AND HE CELEBRATES THEIR SUCCESSES.

I AM HONORED TO WORK WITH THIS AMAZING TEACHER AND ALL OF THE EDUCATORS WHO CREATE STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER OUR CHILDREN TO FIND THEIR GIFTS AND SUCCEED, INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAKE THEM FIT INTO BEING WHO THEY THINK THEY SHOULD BE.

WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE JEN AS OUR DIRECTOR AND DR.

DEWAN IS OUR LEADER.

BECAUSE THEY TRUST US, OUR DECISIONS, AND EMPOWER US TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR EACH OF OUR STUDENTS.

ANAIS NIN SAID LIFE SHRINKS OR EXPANDS IN PROPORTION TO ONE'S COURAGE.

THANK YOU, MICHAEL, FOR EXPANDING OUR LIVES BY HAVING THE COURAGE TO LET GO OF YOUR FEAR.

AS WE FACE THE UNCERTAINTIES OF EACH DAY, MAY WE DO SO WITH A COURAGEOUS SPIRIT AND AN OPEN HEART.

BY DOING THIS, WE NOT ONLY EXPAND THE SCOPE OF OUR LIVES, BUT ALSO ILLUMINATE THE PATH FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW.

THANK YOU.

CHAIRMAN. AND THEN WE'LL.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO MICHAEL AND HIS FAMILY, AS WELL AS HIS STAFF AT SEVEN TREES. ALL RIGHT.

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[5. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS]

EXCUSE ME, PRESIDENT BERTA, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

WE DO HAVE A COMMENT CARD FOR FIVE E.

YES, WE'LL GET TO THAT CARD RIGHT AFTER THE CONSENT.

BECAUSE THAT ITEM WAS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, SO I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE A.

THROUGH D AS WELL AS F THROUGH H.

SO MOVED. RIGHT MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN? YES. OKAY.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE [INAUDIBLE].

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL NOW GO TO THE ITEM, WHICH WAS PULLED, WHICH WAS ITEM 5.E.

[E. Request Adoption of Resolution Recognizing National Endometriosis Awareness Month]

MODERATOR. CAN WE PROCEED WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM AND THEN I'LL COME TO TRUSTEE LARI.

THANK YOU.

OUR SPEAKER FOR THIS ITEM IS KAREN DOMINGUEZ.

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

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS KARINA DOMINGUEZ, AND I AM A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF THIS REGION.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SAN JOSE, AND PROUDLY LIVE OVER 20 YEARS IN THE CITY OF MILPITAS.

TODAY I'M BEFORE YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRESIDENT, HONORABLE TRUSTEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROCLAIM MARCH AS ENDOMETRIOSIS AWARENESS.

IT IS REALLY CRITICAL FOR US TO WORK AS A COMMUNITY.

I AM A PRODUCT OF THE ALUM ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND RECENTLY I RECOGNIZED THAT I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN CONFRONTING ENDOMETRIOSIS FROM THE YOUNG AGE.

WE THINK OF 16 YEARS OLD.

TODAY I COME TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT ENDOMETRIOSIS IS.

YOU WILL FIND A LOT OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE PROCLAMATION, BUT 1 IN 10 INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOUNTERING THIS CHALLENGE THAT UNFORTUNATELY MAKES US BAD BALANCE FOR MANY DAYS AT A TIME.

YOU HAVE A VERY CRITICAL ROLE BECAUSE YOU CAN CONNECT HEALTHCARE TO YOUR SCHOOLS.

WE DO FEEL THAT YOU PLEASE INCORPORATE THE ENDOMETRIOSIS CLEARANCE TEST WHEN CHILDREN COME TO THE NURSE'S OFFICE, BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME THEY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT STOMACH PAINS OR MENSTRUAL.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE.

IT AFFECTS BOTH WOMEN, YOUNG GIRLS AND YOUNG MEN.

SO, I HOPE THAT YOU TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENDO MATCH.COM AND THIS CONCLUDES COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE LARI, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

YES. I JUST WANTED TO THANK KARINA DOMINGOS AND THE DAWN BOARD FOR THE ADVOCACY.

ACCORDING TO THE CDC, MORE THAN 40% OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS HAVE AT LEAST ONE CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION.

AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO SPOTLIGHT THESE CONDITIONS, SUCH AS ENDOMETRIOSIS, SO THAT PARENTS AND SCHOOL STAFF CAN RECOGNIZE THE FACTORS THAT MAY BE IMPEDING LEARNING AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HELP SUPPORT THE IMPACTED STUDENTS.

SO, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OTHER COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES? OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LARI FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AS WELL AS KARINA AND THE OTHERS WHO WORKED TO HELP BRING THIS ITEM FORWARD.

IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO HELP WITH THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF, OF HEALTHCARE AND OUR SCHOOLS AS WELL.

SO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION, TRUSTEE LARI? SO MOVED.

MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY TRUSTEE LARI AND I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.

BOARD TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

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THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO ITEM SIX, OUR ACTION ITEMS.

[A. Approval of the Budget Revisions for the Month of February 2024]

DEWAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM? THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BERTA TRUSTEES AND COMMUNITY.

THIS EVENING, OUR ACTION ITEM SIX A IS TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET REVISIONS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

PRESENTING THIS ITEM IS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ.

OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA, SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN AND TRUSTEES.

THIS EVENING, I WILL BE PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET REVISIONS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

WE HAD FUNDING INCREASED IN THE AMOUNT OF 150,000, IN THE FORM OF LOCAL GRANT AND CONTRACT REVENUE THAT WE HAD RECEIVED FOR THE URBAN AREAS SECURITY INITIATIVE, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR STAFF MEMBERS AND THREE BAY AREA COUNTIES.

ON AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE ALSO RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR TUTORING MATTERS GRANT PROGRAM, AND THIS IS TO PROVIDE HIGH NEEDS STUDENTS IN SAN JOSE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS HIGH QUALITY TUTORING SERVICES AND TO ALSO ACCELERATE GROWTH TOWARD ACADEMIC GOALS.

BOTH OF THESE FUNDING SOURCES ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR SCC BOE PRIORITIES OF EXPANSION OF INCLUSIVE PRACTICES AND CLASSROOMS AND PROGRAMS, AND LITERACY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR HIGH NEEDS.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MOVE TO MOVE TO APPROVE.

A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO APPROVE BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

I'LL SECOND. BUT I JUST DID HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.

OR SECONDED BY TRUSTEE CHON.

GO AHEAD. TRUSTEE CHON.

THE REVENUE INCREASE THAT WOULD GO TOWARD TRAINING FOR ADA COMPLIANCE AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

DOES THAT MEAN ADA COMPLIANCE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS OR ARE THESE.

THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS OKAY, GREAT.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT.

TRUSTEES, IF YOU COULD VOTE IN BOARD DOCS, PLEASE.

TRUSTEE DI SALVO. TRUSTEE.

DI SALVO. A VERBAL I FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE WILL NOW GO TO ITEM SEVEN, OUR INFORMATION ITEMS.

[A. Early Start and Deaf Hard of Hearing Program Overview]

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF TEAM MEMBERS AND STUDENTS PRESENT HERE THIS EVENING WHO WILL BE JOINING FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DR.

JEN ANNE, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, TO COME FORWARD TO INITIATE TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION AND ALSO TO HELP FACILITATE THE INTRODUCTIONS. WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM AS WELL, WHICH WILL BE HEARD AFTER THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

PART OF THE AGENDA.

WE ARE A BIG, FUN GROUP.

SO HERE WE GO.

GOOD EVENING, DR.

DEWAN, PRESIDENT BERTA AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

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AND I AM JOINED TONIGHT BY MICHELLE CHELSEA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, EARLY START LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

AND DR. TARSHA FOYE, PRINCIPAL OF THE OSTER CLUSTER.

TONIGHT WE'LL BE PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF OUR DD PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES STUDENTS FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE 22.

MICHELLE CHELSEA WILL BEGIN BY DESCRIBING THE DD PROGRAMS THAT ARE INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS.

ACCESS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY EARLY START PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN SAN ANDREAS REGIONAL CENTER AND SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, AS WELL AS A CONSORTIUM OF OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES SERVING INFANTS AND TODDLERS FROM BIRTH TO AGE THREE.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

ANY CHILD AND THEIR FAMILY THAT RESIDES IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY WITH A LOW INCIDENT DISABILITY TO INCLUDE ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT, DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT QUALIFIES FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION EARLY START SERVICES.

THE SCHOOL ALSO SERVES STUDENTS WHO ARE DULY ELIGIBLE FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND SAN ANDREAS REGIONAL CENTER.

THE EARLY START PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY SERVING 176 FAMILIES, 97 OF WHICH ARE UNDER THE ELIGIBILITY CATEGORY OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

EARLY START PROVIDES EARLY INTERVENTION THROUGH A COACHING MODEL BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT INCLUDES A CREDENTIALED TEACHER OF THE DEAF, EARLY CHILDHOOD, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, AUDIOLOGIST, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPIST, NURSE, AND FAMILY COUNSELOR.

WE SUPPORT FAMILIES IDENTIFYING AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILD'S LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THEIR EARLY YEARS AND AFTER WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT PARENTS, AS WELL AS THEIR CHILDREN, ARE ON A JOURNEY AND THAT THERE IS NO ONE RIGHT PATH FOR EVERY DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING CHILD.

HEARING PARENTS, AS WELL AS A DEAF PARENT, NEED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT SUPPORTING THEIR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT BY IDENTIFYING DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS THAT MAY EMERGE AND CHANGE THROUGHOUT THEIR CHILDHOOD.

ONE WAY WE CAN DO THIS IS TO ENCOURAGE AGE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE MILESTONES THROUGH ALL MEANS POSSIBLE.

THE MOUNTING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE BIMODAL BILINGUAL APPROACH VISUAL AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE FROM INFANCY.

WE NOW KNOW THAT ENCOURAGEMENT OF VISUAL LANGUAGE ONLY BENEFITS OUR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN, EVEN WITH LATER SPOKEN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

WHILE EACH CHILD'S EARLY INTERVENTION IS DESIGNED ACCORDING TO THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS, THE HOME VISIT AND PARENT AND FAMILY COACHING IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR SERVICE.

FAMILY COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES ARE OFFERED EACH MONTH TO GIVE FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT TO OTHER FAMILIES, AS WELL AS BECOME FAMILIAR WITH ACTIVITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM AND THEIR COMMUNITY WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR EARLY START TEAM.

SOME COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED VISITS TO THE SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR ASL STORYTIME, EMMA PERCH PARK, THE TORTOISE FARM, MAGICAL BRIDGES CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM, AND THE PUMPKIN PATCH.

PARENT TRAININGS ARE OFFERED IN THE SPRING AND IN THE FALL TO DISCUSS THE TRANSITION PROCESS FROM PART C, THE INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN, TO PART B THE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

EACH WEEK, WE HAVE SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO CONNECT IN A CLASSROOM SETTING AND WORK ON SOCIAL SKILLS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, GROSS MOTOR AND FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES WITH OTHER STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN THE EARLY START PROGRAM THROUGH OUR PARENT PARTICIPATION CLASS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

OUR FALL FESTIVAL AND SPRING CARNIVAL AT CHANDLER.

TRIP IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FAMILIES IN A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHILE HAVING FUN.

COMMUNITY AGENCIES COME TOGETHER TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO OUR FAMILIES.

THESE COMMUNITY AGENCIES INCLUDE THE SAN ANDREAS REGIONAL CENTER, CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S SERVICES, FIRST FIVE PARENTS HELPING PARENTS, CANINE COMPANIONS, THE SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE, JUST TO NAME A FEW.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

OUR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PRESCHOOL PROGRAM SUPPORTS BOTH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.

OUR PROGRAM AT CHANDLER TRIP SCHOOL HAS OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSION WITH THE HEAD START PROGRAM.

THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WILL BE PILOTING A COMMUNITY FRIENDS PROGRAM FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR.

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NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

FUN ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING AT CHANDLER TRIP WEEKLY ARE OUR GARDENING AND MUSIC PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

MICHELLE'S TEAM PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS IN THEIR EARLY LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, AND OUR PROGRAMS CONTINUE FOR STUDENTS THROUGH THE AGE OF 22.

CURRENTLY, 98 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM AND ARE SERVED AT FIVE SITES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FOR STUDENTS AGED THREE THROUGH 22.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

WE HAVE FIVE AUDIOLOGISTS ON STAFF, TWO WHO SERVE STUDENTS IN ESCO PROGRAMS BIRTH THROUGH 22, WHILE THE REMAINING THREE SUPPORT 213 STUDENTS IN AN ITINERANT MODEL THROUGHOUT DISTRICT PROGRAMS. WE ALSO HAVE TWO ESCO TEACHERS THAT PROVIDE ITINERANT SERVICES TO STUDENTS AND DISTRICT PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE. HELLO.

MY NAME IS TASHA FOYE AND I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF THE OSTER CLUSTER.

WE HAVE STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH FIVE ENROLLED IN THE DAY PROGRAM AT OSTER ELEMENTARY.

WE HAVE DAILY ACTIVE COLLABORATION WITH OSTER ELEMENTARY.

THIS WHOLE SITE.

WE HAVE TEACHERS COLLABORATING WITH GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND RECEIVING TRAINING ALIGNED WITH THE DISTRICT.

COMMON CORE ADOPTED CURRICULUM.

DEAF CULTURE AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS OR PBIS STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ALL EVENTS AT OSTER, INCLUDING HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES, FIELD TRIPS WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE, AS WELL AS SCIENCE CAMP, WHICH IS BEING HELD IN APRIL WITH STUDENTS FROM DISTRICTS ACROSS SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE IN THE DAY PROGRAM AT DARTMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AT DARTMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAVE 21 STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM.

EIGHT STUDENTS WILL BE ATTENDING LEE HIGH SCHOOL NEXT YEAR.

WE HAVE ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH DARTMOUTH ADMINISTRATION.

ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN LUNCH, RECESS, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL TUTORIAL.

WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREAS OF CURRICULUM, PBIS, AND DEAF EDUCATION.

STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO INTERPRETERS AT ALL SITES AS WELL AS DAY TEACHERS.

STUDENTS ARE ACTIVE IN THE MAINSTREAM PROGRAM AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL.

PICTURED HERE ARE OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN ANNUAL CAROLING, WHERE THEY RETURN TO OSCAR ELEMENTARY TO PERFORM FOR OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

LEE HIGH SCHOOL IS OUR HOST SITE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE DAY PROGRAM.

WE HAVE 26 STUDENTS AND THE DAY PROGRAM AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

NINE SENIORS WILL BE GRADUATING IN JUNE WITH HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS.

WE HAVE ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH ADMINISTRATIVE AND COUNSELING TEAMS. STUDENTS ARE WORKING TOWARD GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS AND PARTICIPATE IN A THROUGH G COURSES.

ALL STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIVES AND LUNCH AS WELL AS GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSES.

WE HAVE COLLABORATION AND CO-TEACHING WITH GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND THE AMERICAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.

STUDENTS ALSO ATTEND SILICON VALLEY CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION SVC CTE CLASSES PROVIDE CAREER PREPARATION COURSES TO GIVE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE CAREERS AND BEGIN TRAINING IN DIFFERENT FIELDS, FIELDS TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT OR ADVANCE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.

UPON HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION, STUDENTS RECEIVE HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS AND MAY EARN COMMUNITY COLLEGE CREDITS IN SELECTED CLASSES WHILE ATTENDING SVC.

CTE PICTURED HERE.

OUR STUDENTS IN A CAKE COMPETITION AND THE WEEKLY CAFE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO STUDENTS LEAH AND MINA FROM OUR DD PROGRAM.

AND SBT.

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GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LEAH PERETZ.

SO GOOD EVENING TO BOARD MEMBERS AND THE TRUSTEES.

I'VE BEEN IN THE DD PROGRAM SINCE PRE-K.

I'VE LEARNED SO MANY SKILLS THROUGH THE SCHOOL, THROUGH TEENS, TEACHERS, INTERPRETERS.

THERE'S BEEN MANY ROLE MODELS AND LEADERSHIP.

I'VE LEARNED HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR MYSELF, HOW TO BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT AND HAVE GOALS TOWARDS COLLEGE.

I'VE MADE MANY FRIENDS THROUGH MY YEARS IN THE DEA PROGRAM.

I'M ALSO WORKING AT VALLEY FAIR AT ONE OF THE RESTAURANTS.

I WILL BE GRADUATING THIS YEAR ON JUNE 6TH.

AND AFTER GRADUATION I WILL BE ATTENDING RIT IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

MY MAJOR WILL BE IN LAW IS LIBERAL ARTS AND PSYCHOLOGY.

I WILL MISS EVERYTHING ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES THAT I'VE HAD IN ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M SAD TO BE LEAVING.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS MINA PERETZ.

I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF THE DD PROGRAM.

I'VE BEEN IN THE PROGRAM SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID, SINCE PRE-K.

I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT INDEPENDENCE, MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIES, DEVELOPING MY COMMUNITY INSIDE THE DHHS PROGRAM. I'VE MADE LOTS OF FRIENDS AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL AND AT THE SBT PROGRAM.

CURRENTLY I'M WORKING AT GREAT AMERICA IN HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

I'M PART OF THE RESTAURANT.

I WILL BE GRADUATING THIS JUNE 6TH.

AFTER GRADUATION, I WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING RIT IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK IN MAJORING IN BUSINESS.

I WILL DEFINITELY MISS MY HOME AND MY FAMILY.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

THANK YOU.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

OUR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS ARE FOCUSED ON COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS.

STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE WORKABILITY PROGRAM AS WELL AS TAKE CLASSES AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

PICTURED HERE ARE STUDENTS AT LUNCH AT TOMMY, PREPARING A MEAL TO SHARE AND ENJOYING PIZZA AFTER THEIR SHIFTS AT PIZZA MY HEART.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE FROM THE DAY PROGRAM, WHO IS ALSO AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS JOHNNY BY HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

OKAY. THE HIT NAME IS JUAN GARCIA.

HE VERY, VERY SHY.

TALKED TO A BUNCH OF PEOPLE, SO HE ASKED ME TO COME HERE TO TALK TO YOU.

JUAN IS THE FIRST YEAR IN MY POST-SECONDARY PROGRAM GRADUATE FROM LEE HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR.

THOUGH THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS, YOU KNOW, NATIONWIDE, 80% OF DEAF PEOPLE ARE NOT EMPLOYED.

THOUGH VERY CHALLENGING FOR DEAF PEOPLE TO FIND A JOB AFTER HIGH SCHOOL OR AFTER COLLEGE.

THOUGH I HAVE WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM, AND I'M ALSO COLLABORATING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION FOR A ONE YEAR, FIRST YEAR HERE.

I ASKED HIM, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? WORK. WHAT DO YOU WANT? YOU WANT TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES? HE SAID NO.

HE WANTED TO WORK WITH CARS.

OH, OKAY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU WANT TO BE A MECHANIC? DO YOU WANT TO PAINT? WHAT DO YOU WANT? HE SAID, WELL, MECHANICS TO HEART, BUT MAYBE PAINT.

WELL, LUCKILY, MY OLD STUDENT, ALONZO GRADUATED FROM LEE HIGH SCHOOL 12 YEARS AGO.

JUST OPENED UP HIS OWN SHOP TWO BLOCKS FROM HESTER SCHOOL AT A WINDOW TINTING COMPANY TO MAKE THE WINDOW DARK. SO I ASKED ALONZO ALONZO, WOULD HE BE WILLING TO TRAIN ONE, YOU KNOW, TO WORK WITH YOU IN A CAR? BECAUSE ALONZO, A DEAF HEAT DEAF YOU COMMUNICATE IN AFL AND ALONZO THAT

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WELL, ONE WANTING TO PRACTICE FOR FREE.

SO I CONTACTED THE DEPARTMENT OF REHAB AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD GIVE HIM 300 HOURS OF GRANT MONEY, THAT $17.50 AN HOUR, HE CAN MAKE ABOUT $5,000.

AND I GET A COMMISSION.

I'M JUST KIDDING. SO CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'RE WORKING AFTER SCHOOL ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

HE SAID IF YOU'RE NOT WORKING NOW, HE'D BE PLAYING VIDEO GAME THE CONGRATULATED ONE.

THANK YOU MINA, LEAH AND JUAN FOR DISCUSSING YOUR TIME IN THE PROGRAM TONIGHT.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

WE WILL NOW ACCEPT ANY QUESTIONS OR OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND TO OUR STUDENTS FOR BEING HERE AND SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCES.

IT REALLY HELPS US GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE PROGRAM IS LIKE.

BEFORE WE GO TO QUESTIONS, I THINK I'D LIKE TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.

AND SO.

MODERATOR. DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? YES WE DO.

WE HAVE 11 CARDS FOR COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

PLEASE PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANK YOU.

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 INTERPRETER.

THOSE WITH ASL INTERPRETATION WILL RECEIVE THREE MINUTES.

AS SAID EARLIER, 90S FOR THE SPEAKER AND 90S FOR AN ASL INTERPRETER.

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

OUR SPEAKERS ARE SARAH GENNARO CHRISTINA MOORE.

MICAELA AVILA.

TERRA. WAYNE MORGAN.

GRACIE TRINUMMUS TINA CHANG, DIANE CAPELLI.

CHRISTINE FINNSTROM.

DARLENE. NORMAN.

AARON NOKES AND ED PREMO FROM YOU.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SARAH JUNICHIRO.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PREVENT YOUR COMMENT.

SARAH JANE CARO, SEIU CHAPTER PRESIDENT WE'RE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE THE WORK THAT CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED BARGAINING UNIT MEMBERS DO IN OUR EARLY START AND DEAF HARD OF HEARING PROGRAMS. WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE WORK WE DO EVERY DAY AND WHAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, BUT WE HAVE LOTS OF ROOM TO IMPROVE.

IN PARTICULAR, EQUITY MEANS ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS.

OUR DEAF STUDENTS NEED ASL INTERPRETERS, AND SCC HAS BEEN SHORT STAFFED FOR DECADES BECAUSE IT'S A RARER SKILL, REQUIRES PASSING CERTIFICATION EXAMS, AND STAFF MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN POTENTIAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS OR SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER PAY RATE.

WE MUST INVEST IN INTERPRETERS AND DEVELOPING INTERPRETERS SO THAT DEAF STUDENTS AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL HAVE THE SAME ABILITY TO CHOOSE ANY ELECTIVE LANGUAGE, COURSE OR CLASS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEIR PEERS ALSO WANT TO TAKE.

WHY SHOULD OUR STUDENTS ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF SPANISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE? WHY ARE THEY PREVENTED FROM TAKING OUR REQUESTED ELECTIVE? BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INTERPRETERS AND NONE ARE TRILINGUAL.

EQUITY MEANS OUR KIWI ENROLLED STUDENTS AT ASTOR HAVE THE SAME ACCESS TO ENRICHMENT LIKE JUNIOR CHEFS, MATH, SCIENCE, AND MUSIC THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO GENERAL EDUCATION PEERS AND STUDENTS. AND INCLUSION INVESTS IN STUDENTS AND STAFF.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTINA MOORE.

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

I'M CO SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER READING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT ON BEHALF OF RYU KRISHNA, A TEACHER WHO COULD NOT BE HERE DUE TO A MEDICAL ISSUE.

SHE IMPLORES MY BIGGEST QUESTION AS WE TALK ABOUT THE CLUSTER TODAY IS, ARE OUR PROGRAMS FULLY STAFFED WITH ASL INTERPRETERS, AND IF NOT, THEN WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT? THE SUPERINTENDENTS, THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS? THE PRINCIPALS? HR. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE ACCESS AND ARE SAFE IN THE CLASSROOMS? LET US NOT PAT OUR BACKS TILL WE CAN ENSURE SAFETY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, EQUITY.

ACCORDING TO MY UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE, THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IS NOT STAFFED WITH THE TWO ASL INTERPRETERS AS STATED IN THE PRESENTATION.

IN ADDITION, OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE ASL INTERPRETERS, WHICH NOT ONLY IMPACTS ACCESS BUT ALSO CREATES SAFETY CONCERNS DURING EMERGENCIES.

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OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAELA AVILA.

AND BEFORE YOU BEGIN, IF YOU JUST WANT TO GIVE OUR TIMEKEEPER ONE MOMENT TO ADJUST THE TIME.

AND YOU MAY BEGIN.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? HEAR ME? OKAY, I'M GONNA HAVE TO MOVE.

I THINK A LITTLE BIT. OKAY.

BETTER. THANK YOU. HELLO.

MY NAME IS MICHAELA.

I AM DEAF AND I AM A PARAEDUCATOR.

I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE DEAF PROGRAM AT OSTER ELEMENTARY.

I'VE WORKED THERE FOR MANY YEARS IN THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM, AND I WAS ALSO PREVIOUSLY A STUDENT IN THAT PROGRAM.

I GRADUATED IN 2012.

AND I WAS, AND ONE OF MY PREVIOUS TEACHERS WAS ABLE TO TAKE ME ON A TRIP TO JAPAN BACK THEN.

THAT WAS 2009.

I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM MY TEACHERS IN THE PAST WHO WERE DEAF THEMSELVES, AND THEY WERE WONDERFUL ROLE MODELS FOR ME AS A DEAF PERSON.

I NEED.

THEY HAVE REALLY TAUGHT ME THAT DEAF PEOPLE CAN DO ANYTHING.

AND NOW, AS A PARA, I SEE DEAF CHILDREN LOOKING UP TO ME AS THEIR ROLE MODEL AND SEE THAT DEAF PEOPLE CAN USE ASL, CAN EXPOSE THEM TO THEIR LANGUAGE.

AND I'VE REALIZED WORKING HERE THAT I HAVE SO MUCH PASSION TO WORK FOR DEAF PEOPLE AND SUPPORT MY COMMUNITY.

I WORK BEHIND THE SCENES AS WELL.

AS A STUDENT AS BECAUSE I WAS A STUDENT IN THIS PROGRAM, MY GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY.

THRIVE AND THE STUDENTS WITHIN IT.

THE STUDENTS SHOULD BE TREATED AND HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS THEIR HEARING PEERS BECAUSE THEY DESERVE AN EQUAL EDUCATION.

THIS PROGRAM IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THESE KIDS BECAUSE IT EXPOSES THEM TO ASL AND OTHER SKILLS THAT WILL HELP THEM TO BECOME THE BEST ADULTS THEY CAN BE. THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS WAYNE MORGAN.

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

HELLO, MY NAME IS WAYNE MORGAN.

I AM CURRENTLY AN INTERPRETER AT ÖSTRA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

BUT I WAS ORIGINALLY A PARAEDUCATOR.

I HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED AND ENCOURAGED AT DURING MY TIME IN THE PROGRAM.

I HAVE WORKED AT EVERY SINGLE SITE IN THE DHHS PROGRAM AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SO MANY THINGS.

I'VE SEEN SOME OF THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS GROW UP AND BECOME THE PEOPLE THAT THEY WANT TO BECOME, AND THE PEOPLE I KNOW THEY CAN BECOME OSTER AND THE DHHS PROGRAM DEFINITELY HAS ROOM TO GROW, BUT THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE RIGHT NOW BY THE STAFF WE CURRENTLY HAVE IS SO IMPORTANT AND SO VALUABLE.

AND SEEING SO MANY OF THE STAFF MEMBERS TRYING TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE AND GET TO KNOW THE STUDENTS ON A DEEPER LEVEL THAN JUST NAMES AND NUMBERS IS AMAZING.

AND I REALLY AM EXCITED AND HOPEFUL TO SEE HOW THIS PROGRAM GROWS.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GRACIE.

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

GOOD EVENING, DR. DEWAN, BOARD PRESIDENT, BERTA AND TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS CHRISSY TSUNAMIS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF AMANDA WARREN, A PARENT FROM THE EARLY START DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM. AS A PARENT WHO KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE DEAF COMMUNITY, I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT, THE COMMUNITY, AND THE LOVE WE HAVE RECEIVED THROUGH THE DHHS PROGRAM AT CHANDLER. MY SON CODY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUDITORY NEUROPATHY SPECTRUM DISORDER AROUND THREE MONTHS OLD DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC, AUGUST 2020.

WE WERE ADVISED BY OUR AUDIOLOGISTS AT THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THE EARLY START PROGRAM THROUGH THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

ONCE WE WERE SET UP WITH THE EARLY START PROGRAM, CODY WAS ASSIGNED A DHHS TEACHER, ED, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

ED WOULD VISIT OUR HOME.

HE WOULD INTERACT WITH CODY AND EVALUATE HIM ON HIS PROGRESS WITH SPEECH AND OTHER MILESTONES.

HE INTRODUCED OUR FAMILY TO AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, WHICH ULTIMATELY OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TINA CHANG.

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

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HUAN AND TRUSTEES. MY NAME IS TINA CHANG, AND I'M BACK WITH MY SON, EVAN.

I WANT TO ASK EVERYONE WHY THEY ARE HERE TONIGHT.

I WANT TO CELEBRATE THE SUCCESSES OF OUR PROGRAMS. LAST YEAR, EVAN ACHIEVED BEYOND WHAT I IMAGINED HE COULD IN SPITE OF HIS DISABILITIES.

HIS TEACHER INSTILLED HOPE IN ME THAT HE COULD ONE DAY GO TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SOMETHING I DARED NOT DREAM FOR HIM.

WHEN SHE DIDN'T COME BACK THIS YEAR, I ASKED THE QUESTION, WHY? WHY WASN'T I WHERE SHE WAS A STUDENT TEACHER? WHY DID SHE LEAVE OUR PROGRAM BEFORE RECEIVING HER CREDENTIALS? WHY DID OUR PRINCIPAL SUDDENLY RESIGN? WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A CONSISTENT PRINCIPAL OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS? WHY WERE MY SAFETY CONCERNS DISMISSED? IN ORDER TO MAKE THINGS BETTER, WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THE CURRENT PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN FIND SOLUTIONS.

AS WE LOOK AT THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE LOOK BENEATH THE SURFACE AND ASK QUESTIONS.

HOW CAN WE MAKE CLASS SIZES TEACHABLE? HOW CAN WE INVOLVE PARENTS TO IMPROVE THE PROGRAM? I HOPE THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION OF WHY YOU'RE HERE IS BECAUSE WE SHARE THE VISION OF A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR KIDS, INCLUDING DEAF PLUS KIDS LIKE EVAN.

WILL YOU HELP MAKE OUR FUTURES BRIGHT? SPEAKER IS DIANE CAPELLI.

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

HELLO AGAIN, PRESIDENT BERTA TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN.

MY NAME IS DIANE CAPELLI, AND ALTHOUGH MY SON COLIN IS VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND NOT DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING, THERE ARE SIMILARITIES AND CHALLENGES THAT STUDENTS WITH LOW INCIDENCE DISABILITIES FACE FINDING QUALITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF MY FRIEND TINA AND HER SON EVAN AND ECHO EVERYTHING SHE HAS QUESTIONED AND STATED.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTINE FINNSTROM.

PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.

CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME.

AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

HELLO, MY NAME IS CHRISTINE FINSTROM.

I AM A TEACHER AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

I'VE BEEN TEACHING THERE FOR 18 YEARS.

I TEACH MATH AND SCIENCE, BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING I DO AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS DECIDE WHERE THE CHILD IS GOING TO GO, OR THE STUDENT'S GOING TO GO AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

I HELP THEM DECIDE IF COLLEGE IS THE RIGHT TRACK, OR POSSIBLY A SECONDARY PROGRAM TO HELP THEM WITH BECOME ADULTS AND TO HELP THEM MOVE ON WITH LIFE.

RECENTLY, MANY STUDENTS HAVE APPLIED TO RIT THIS YEAR, AND THAT REALLY JUST SHOWS THE DIFFERENT KIND OF STUDENTS THAT WE GET EVERY YEAR.

AND THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, WE GOT A LOT OF STUDENTS WANTED TO MOVE ON INTO COLLEGE AND GO ON TO RIT.

SO I WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM TO BECOME INDEPENDENT.

THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

SOME OF THEM NEEDED MORE HELP WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS THAN OTHERS, BUT I WAS THERE FOR THEM TO SHOW THEM AND GUIDE THEM THROUGH THE APPLICATION, TO SHOW THEM HOW TO DEVELOP A RESUME, TO REALLY ADVOCATE AND GET DOOR.

DOOR. DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION TO SUPPORT THESE STUDENTS.

SO THIS ROLE IS ACTUALLY EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

BEING ABLE TO HELP DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

AND IT'S NOT JUST ME.

THERE'S MANY TEACHERS, MANY ADULTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTING.

PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS EMPLOYEES AND PREVIOUSLY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

ALL OF THE ADULTS AT LEA WOULD REALLY SUPPORT THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS IN THIS WAY.

NOW WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT THEM WITH THIS NEW CHAPTER IN THEIR LIFE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DARLENE NORMAN.

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

HELLO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DARLENE NORMAN.

I'M A FELLOW SPECIAL EDUCATION EDUCATOR AND ALSO THE PROUD PARENT OF JET, AN 11 YEAR OLD NEURO SPICY DEAF BLIND STUDENT IN THE DEAF HARD OF HEARING ELEMENTARY PROGRAM.

I JUST WANTED TO COME AND SAY AND SPEAK UP IN SUPPORT AND SAY THANK YOU TO OUR COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION STAFF FOR BUILDING AND MAINTAINING THIS VERY NEEDED PROGRAM.

MY DAUGHTER'S DEVELOPMENT HAS ALREADY STRONGLY BENEFITED FROM HER ACCESS TO LANGUAGE.

HER SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC SKILLS HAVE ALSO GROWN BY HER INCLUSION IN THE DEAF HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM.

WITH LIKE PEERS.

HER DEAF BLINDNESS MAKES HER EVEN MORE UNIQUE WITH LOW VISION AND THE COMBINATION OF HEARING LOSS, AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SERVE A STUDENT IN A DISTRICT PROGRAM WITH THESE UNIQUE NEEDS. AND THE ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES IN A DEAF, HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT.

AND STATISTICALLY, 90% OF CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF ARE BORN TO HEARING PARENTS.

AND SO WE AS A COMMUNITY, AS EDUCATORS, WE NEED TO BUILD THOSE PROGRAM SUPPORTS TO HELP OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS REACH THEIR LIFELONG SUCCESS AND WHAT THEIR FUTURE HOLDS FOR POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS.

THANK. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AARON NOKES.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AARON NOKES.

I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE AS A PARENT OF DEAF CHILD AND AN AUDIOLOGIST HERE IN THE EARLY START PROGRAM.

MY CHILD, WHO IS NOW 19 AND NON-BINARY SO I'LL USE THEY THEM PRONOUNS, IS DEAF WITH ADDITIONAL DISABILITIES AND WAS ENROLLED INITIALLY IN THE EARLY START PROGRAM.

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WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR THEM TO TRANSITION TO PRESCHOOL, THEY RECEIVED SUPPORTS IN A MAINSTREAM DEAF HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM.

AFTER FIFTH GRADE, THEY WANTED TO GIVE OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT A NON SETTING A TRY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

DURING THAT TIME, THEY STRUGGLED SIGNIFICANTLY WITHOUT THE SUPPORT BOTH EMOTIONALLY AND ACADEMICALLY.

SO BY EIGHTH GRADE, THEY TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE DAY PROGRAM AT DARTMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEN ON TO LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

THE ACCOMMODATIONS PROVIDED THERE ARE, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE OPPORTUNITIES WITH DEAF PEERS AND STAFF ALLOWED THEM TO EXPLORE THEIR DEAF IDENTITY IN AN ACCEPTING ENVIRONMENT.

LAST YEAR, THEY WERE ACCEPTED TO CSUN, WHERE THEY ARE EXCELLING AT LIFE AWAY FROM HOME AND DEVELOPING FRIENDSHIPS WITH THEIR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEERS.

THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE DEAF SERVICES THROUGH.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ED PRIMO.

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

HI, MY NAME IS ED PRIMO.

I'M A TEACHER OF THE DEAF AT CHANDLER TRIP.

I'M A TEACHER OF THE DEAF AT EARLY START PROGRAM AT CHANDLER TRIP.

WORKING AS A TEACHER WITH THE FAMILIES OF THE DEAF CAN BE CHALLENGING, EMOTIONAL, BUT MOST OF ALL REWARDING.

AS FAMILIES ENTER THE PROGRAM, THEY'RE FILLED WITH EMOTIONS THEY'VE NEVER THOUGHT THEY'D EXPERIENCE WHILE WORKING WITH THE FAMILIES.

I SEE THEM OVERCOME THOSE FEELINGS, AND THE FEELINGS CHANGE TO A STRONG SENSE OF OPTIMISM.

THROUGH CONSISTENT HOME VISITS, ATTENDING PPC, AND CONSISTENTLY BEING ASSESSED, ALL THE FAMILIES WILL HAVE A FEELING OF ENCOURAGEMENT IN REGARDS TO EDUCATIONAL FUTURE OF THEIR CHILD. I FOCUS ON LANGUAGE STRATEGIES THAT CAN BE PRACTICED AT HOME THROUGHOUT THE FAMILY ROUTINES.

I ALSO WORK WITH THEM FOR TRANSITION.

IT'S VERY CONFUSING.

TRANSITION CAN BE DIFFICULT, BUT AS AN EARLY START TEACHER, I HELP THEM NAVIGATE THAT PROCESS.

I LOVE WHAT I DO AND I WISH I STARTED THIS 20 YEARS AGO.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE AND WITNESS THE SUPPORTIVE AND ENERGETIC CLASS FILLED WITH SMILING KIDS, THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

INVITATION TO COME TO CLASS OR A HOME VISIT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WILL MOVE ON TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES.

VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA.

THANK YOU. AND I'LL ECHO YOUR THANK YOUS AND GRATITUDE TO ALL OF THOSE WHO MADE THE PRESENTATION TODAY AND PARTICIPATED.

AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS VERY VALUABLE FOR US TO HEAR.

IT'S NOT AS EASY AS YOU WOULD THINK FOR US TO GET OUT INTO THE FIELD AND SEE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

SO YOU COMING HERE MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR US.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DID HAVE A QUESTION.

I'M NOT SURE WHO TO PASS THIS QUESTION TO.

BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, CAME FROM A COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC IN TERMS OF THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PARENTS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THE PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF THEIR STUDENTS, AND I'M SORRY, THEIR CHILDREN. SO CAN YOU MAYBE SHARE WITH ME HOW YOU DO ENGAGE THE PARENTS AND THE PROGRAMS AND, YOU KNOW, POST SURVEYS, HOW THEIR EXPERIENCE BEEN FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE THEIR CHILDREN? THANK YOU. I'LL DEFER FIRST TO THE TEAM.

I THINK EACH OF THEM WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD TO THAT ANSWER.

I CAN SPEAK FIRST FOR THE EARLY START PROGRAM.

IT IS A HUGE COLLABORATION WITH THE FAMILY.

IT IS A COACHING MODEL, SO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IN THE EARLY START PROGRAM INVOLVES THE FAMILY, THE PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, ANYBODY WHO IS PRIMARY CARETAKER FOR THE STUDENT. SO THAT'S WHERE OUR FOCUS IS, IS IN THE HOME, WITH THE FAMILIES, WITH THE STUDENTS.

SO THE RELATIONSHIP THERE AND THE BUILDING AND THE TRAINING HAPPENS THERE, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES TO COME INTO THE CLASSROOM FOR THE PARENT PARTICIPATION CLASSES WHERE THEY'RE LEARNING, PARENTS ARE LEARNING HOW TO WORK WITH THEIR STUDENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE PARENT TRAININGS.

WE HAVE TWICE A YEAR FOR THE TRANSITION THAT WE TALK ABOUT FROM LEAVING THE EARLY START PROGRAM AND GOING INTO THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.

SO WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, WHAT THAT INVOLVES, WHAT TO EXPECT, HOW TO PREPARE FOR THAT.

SO WE PROVIDE TRAININGS FOR THAT FOR PARENTS TO GET THEM INVOLVED.

WE ALSO HAVE TRAININGS MONTHLY IN OUR EARLY START PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES AROUND DIFFERENT AREAS OF OUR EARLY START PROGRAM, THAT IT COULD BE SPECIFIC TO DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING. WHETHER IT'S DEVICES, HOW TO CARE FOR THOSE DEVICES, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO GO TO AN AUDIOLOGY APPOINTMENT.

WE HAVE SPECIFIC ONES FOR VI AND JUST GENERAL EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS FOR OUR FAMILIES.

IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO.

I THINK YOU. IF YOU WANT TO, THEN I CAN ASK.

SO FOR THE OSCAR CLUSTER DHHS PROGRAMS, EACH SITE HOST AN OPEN HOUSE FOR PARENTS TO DISCUSS CURRICULUM, PARENT ENGAGEMENT, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO

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EACH SITE, OSTER, DARTMOUTH AND LEE ALSO HAVE A HOME SCHOOL CLUB.

IN ADDITION, LEE ALSO HAS A BOOSTER CLUB AND TRANSITION TRAINING FOR PARENTS.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OTHER AREAS LIKE THROUGH OUR LCAP SURVEY, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PARENTS.

WE HAVE OUR PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS OPEN TO ANY FAMILY TO PARTICIPATE ON SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL.

AND THEN THIS IS MY SIXTH YEAR IN THIS POSITION, AND I'VE HAD INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS IN THE DEAF HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE MADE CHANGES BASED ON PARENT INPUT IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE CHON.

I ECHO A LOT OF WHAT MY VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA SAID AND THE SPECIALNESS OF THIS PROGRAM.

I DID HAVE, LIKE, A COUPLE QUESTIONS, SO I WASN'T CLEAR IF THESE THE PROGRAM IS MADE IN AN INCLUSION MODEL.

OR IS IT ARE THEY SEPARATE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CLASSES, OR IS IT BOTH? YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? SURE. I'LL START FIRST.

SO OUR BIRTH TO THREE PROGRAM IS IN-HOME FAMILY SERVICES.

AND THEN WHEN WE GO TO OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAM THIS YEAR, WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING A INCLUSION MODEL WITH THE DA OR WITH THE HEAD START PROGRAM.

SO THE STUDENTS ARE GOING IN WITH THEIR ASL SUPPORT AND GOING INTO THE DOING INCLUSION MODEL INTO THE HEAD START PROGRAM.

AND IN THE FALL, WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING THE COMMUNITY FRIENDS PROGRAM, WHERE WE ARE ACTUALLY BRINGING PEERS INTO THE CLASSROOM FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE HEARING DIFFERENCES SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO LANGUAGE MODELS AND HAVE THAT SUPPORT THAT'S ALREADY IN THEIR CLASSROOM, BECAUSE WHEN THEY GO INTO OUTSIDE CLASSROOMS, OFTEN THERE'S A LESS WAY TO PROTECT THE SOUND SOUNDS BOUNCING OFF OF WALLS, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THEIR CLASSROOMS ARE SPECIFICALLY WE HAVE SOUND BOARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO SOMETIMES IT'S EASIER TO BRING THEIR PEERS INTO THE CLASSROOM TO SUPPORT THEM IN THOSE AREAS FOR INCLUSION.

I JUST WANT TO ADD SOMETHING TO THAT.

AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, TASHA, THAT WAY I WON'T PASS IT BACK AND FORTH.

BUT I'LL SPEAK FOR YOUR YOUR YOUR SITE TOO.

WE'RE VERY PURPOSEFUL THAT INCLUSION IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR DEAF, HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS.

SO WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH OTHER DISTRICT, COUNTY AND STATE PROGRAMS AND ANY CHANGE THAT'S BEING VERY FOCUSED ON OUR STUDENTS. SO WITH OUR COMMUNITY FRIENDS MODEL, THE THE MAIN FOCUS IS THAT THOSE PEERS ARE BRINGING IN MORE LANGUAGE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO WE ALSO ARE OPENING THAT UP TO CODAS TO SIBLINGS OF DEAF CHILDREN.

THAT WAY WE'RE LOOKING FOR BOTH ENGLISH MODELS FOR LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE, BUT ALSO ASL MODELS.

SO THAT WOULD BE IN THE IN OUR LITTLE ONES CLASS.

AND THEN MOVING FORWARD THE OSTER THROUGH DARTMOUTH AND LEE THERE'S ACCESS TO PEERS, BUT THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR DEAF HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS IS WITH THEIR DEAF PEERS.

SO IT'S A VERY INDIVIDUALIZED DECISION.

IT REALLY IS MADE A IEP BY IEP.

AND I THINK THE BEAUTY OF THIS PROGRAM AND THE LONG HISTORY AND RECOGNITION OF THIS PROGRAM IS THAT THERE IS ACCESS TO GENERAL EDUCATION AND OPTIONS, AND THAT WE ALSO HAVE SO WE HAVE DIFFERENT WE HAVE THE ABILITY FOR STUDENTS TO BE TOGETHER WITH THEIR DEAF PEERS AND THEN ALSO OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSION.

SO IT REALLY VARIES BY THE STUDENT.

AND AND THAT WOULD BE AT ALL SITES.

AND IS THAT AT LIKE MULTIPLE HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL? I KNOW WE FOCUSED ON LEE AND DARTMOUTH.

NO, WE'RE JUST AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

WE DO. OUR COUNTY OFFICE PROGRAM DOES SUPPORT STUDENTS THROUGH AN ITINERANT MODEL AS WELL.

SO WE DO HAVE TWO DHHS TEACHERS THAT SERVE 98 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

WE ARE ONE SERVICE MODEL FOR DEAF HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS.

MANY STUDENTS ARE THRIVING IN THEIR DISTRICT PROGRAMS IN THEIR HOME SCHOOLS.

AND SO WE'RE SUPPORTING THERE.

AND OUR AUDIOLOGIST.

I SHARED, HAVE OVER 200 STUDENTS ON THEIR CASELOAD THAT ARE ITINERANT AND ARE OUT IN DISTRICT PROGRAMS. WE ALSO ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF IN FREMONT, AND THAT IS AN OPTION THAT SOME OF OUR FAMILIES ACCESS TO IF THEY WANT REALLY AN ASL FOCUSED PROGRAM, WHEREAS WE HAVE MORE A BILINGUAL BIMODAL, WHICH IS BOTH ENGLISH AND ASL.

THANK YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THAT AS A TEACHER, I WE DID AN INCLUSION MODEL, AND I HAD A STUDENT WHO WAS DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING AS WELL AS VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

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SO WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO THIS CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF THE DEAF.

BUT SEEING A PROGRAM LIKE THIS IS VERY HEARTWARMING.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE OUR STUDENTS HERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY AND SHARING YOUR SUCCESSES.

THAT'S, I THINK, SOMETHING THAT THIS IS WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.

SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR SUCCESSES.

AND I THINK THE MORE THAT WE CAN MAKE OUR PROGRAM GROW, THE BETTER I.

I SAW THE FIVE AUDIOLOGISTS AND THE 19 DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS THE TWO ITINERANT TEACHERS SERVING 98 STUDENTS.

BUT I THINK THAT WE CAN DO BETTER IN STAFFING.

I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFICULTY WITH THAT, WITH WHO IS QUALIFIED TO DO THOSE POSITIONS AS WELL.

BUT THE MORE THAT WE CAN DO THAT I DO THINK TWO SERVING 98 STUDENTS IS A LOT ACROSS SO MANY DISTRICTS.

SO THE MORE WE CAN GROW THE PROGRAM, THE BETTER, BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT ALTHOUGH THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS OUR STUDENTS WITH THESE NEEDS, IT ALSO SUPPORTS OUR GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, BECAUSE THE MORE THAT WE ARE ENGULFED INTO ONE SOCIETY, THE BETTER.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK, I APPRECIATE IT.

AND THE MORE THAT WE CAN GROW THIS PROGRAM, I THINK THE BETTER.

SO. ARE YOU GOING TO SAY SOMETHING? I JUST WANTED TO SHARE, TOO, THAT THE MANY DISTRICTS HAVE THEIR OWN TEACHERS ON STAFF THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEIR STUDENTS.

THE SOUTHEAST KALPA, FOR INSTANCE.

THEY EMPLOY THEIR OWN ITINERANT TEACHERS.

SO THERE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PROVIDER FOR THE ITINERANT SERVICES.

SO I THINK THAT THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW AS WELL THAT THERE WERE ONE OPTION.

BUT MANY DISTRICTS HAVE THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES THAT ARE DOING THAT WORK.

THAT'S REALLY GOOD TO KNOW.

THANK YOU. HUMAN.

SO I WILL JUST ECHO THOSE COMMENTS AND I GUESS TO FOLLOW UP ACTUALLY ON ONE OF THOSE AREAS.

CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE COUNTY OFFICE'S EFFORTS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALIFIED ASL INTERPRETERS SPECIFICALLY? YES, THAT IS SUCH A HUGE ISSUE.

AND I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S BOTH AT INTERPRETERS AND ALSO ASL PARAEDUCATORS THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY ONGOING RECRUITMENT AND THEY ARE VERY HIGHLY SPECIALIZED POSITIONS.

AND THEY'RE, THEY ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.

THIS IS HAS BEEN A HUGE AREA OF FOCUS FOR ME IN MY ROLE.

SEEING THAT THIS HAS BEEN A HARD TO FILL POSITION FOR US, NOT JUST WHEN I BEGAN HERE, BUT HISTORICALLY.

WE ARE WE ARE VERY BUSY CREATING PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS.

WE ARE WE PARTICIPATE AS ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM WITH CAL ED, WHICH IS I'M TERRIBLE AT REMEMBERING THE ACRONYM, BUT THAT IS THE ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF EDUCATION FOR CALIFORNIA.

THAT'S THE PURPOSE.

AND SO WE'RE IN A SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP THERE, WHICH IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WHICH IS EVERYONE IS FOCUSED ON HOW CAN WE INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS IN ASL PARIS? BECAUSE THE ISSUE, I DON'T THINK HAS BEEN SO MUCH AS TRYING TO RECRUIT, BUT THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE WITH THAT CERTIFICATION.

WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH OHLONE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHICH HAS AN AMAZING ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN DEAF STUDIES AND IS A RIGHT NEARBY IN FREMONT.

WE ARE WE ARE CONSTANTLY, CONSISTENTLY TRYING TO PULL, YOU KNOW, STAFF PULL POTENTIAL STAFF FROM THEIR THEIR INTERPRETER PREP PROGRAM PLACES STUDENTS WITH US FOR THEIR INTERPRETER PREP LAST YEAR FOR INTERNS.

SO WE TRY TO DO OUR BEST TO MAKE A GREAT IMPRESSION.

AND THE THE ONE THING THAT I, YOU KNOW, REALLY FEEL PROUD OF FOR THE COUNTY OFFICE IS IN PREVIOUSLY, THE PARAEDUCATOR POSITIONS IN THE DHHS PROGRAM WERE HAD THE PREFERENCE FOR ASL SKILLS.

THAT WAS A PREFERENCE.

AND IN 2021, WE CHANGED THAT POSITION TO SAY IT IS NOW AN ASL PARA REQUIRED. WE HAD 17 OF OUR CURRENT PARAS THAT WERE ABLE TO PASS THE TEST TO BECOME TO HAVE THAT CERTIFICATION.

IN 22, 23, WE, WE HIRED FOUR MORE STAFF WITH THAT CERTIFICATION.

THIS SCHOOL YEAR, 2324, WE HAVE HIRED AN ADDITIONAL FOUR STAFF.

AND WE HAVE TWO CURRENTLY IN THE ONBOARDING STAGE AND TWO MORE CANDIDATES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE RECRUITMENT STAGE.

AND I WANT TO SAY IF MY TEAM IS STILL BEHIND ME, IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE AMAZING AND PEOPLE WANT TO WORK WITH THEM, AND THEY DO SUCH AN AMAZING JOB OF WORD OF MOUTH.

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SO THIS IS A REALLY INCREDIBLE TEAM.

AND I THINK THAT THE NETWORKING IS WHAT IS INCREASING OUR CAPACITY.

WE ALSO HAVE WEEKLY SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL STAFF.

THOSE ARE ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS.

THEY ARE FREE AND THEY ARE LED BY A DEAF A DEAF TEACHER.

SHE IS AMAZING.

AND IT'S WE'RE STARTING TO SEE LIKE MORE INTEREST IN ASL.

SO WE'RE WE ARE ALSO REALIZING THE POTENTIAL FOR US TO GROW OUR OWN WITHIN OUR PROGRAM.

I KNOW IT'S A LONG ANSWER, BUT I HAVE TO SAY I'M SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS.

IT IS SUCH A HUGE ISSUE AND WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GROW OUR STAFF BECAUSE IT IS TRUE, WE ARE SHORT AND WE DO FILL THE POSITION.

WE ALWAYS HAVE STAFF IN THE ROOM, BUT IN TERMS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE PROFICIENT ASL SKILLS, WE DO NEED MORE PEOPLE.

AND THE THREE OF US HERE WE ARE WORKING AS WELL ON IN IN TERMS OF LEARNING THE LANGUAGE AND NOT JUST THE LANGUAGE, BUT DEAF CULTURE.

THANK YOU FOR THE RESPONSE.

I'LL COME TO YOU IN JUST A SECOND.

TRUSTEE MAH. IF I COULD FINISH MY THOUGHT ON THIS, I JUST I REALLY SEE IT AND I APPRECIATE THOSE EFFORTS, I REALLY DO.

I THINK IT IT HAS TO BE A PRIORITY.

AND IT CERTAINLY ALIGNS WITH THE BOARD'S PRIORITIES TOO, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO EQUITY.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE AMAZING THINGS THAT THESE STUDENTS ARE DOING, IT'S BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACCESS, THAT EQUITABLE ACCESS.

AND I, I WANT THAT TO CONTINUE TO GROW IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, OUR STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHOOSE WHATEVER ELECTIVES OR COURSES THAT THEY WANT TO TAKE, NOT DEPENDENT ON WHETHER WE HAVE THE STAFFING TO PROVIDE THE INTERPRETATION.

SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK TOWARDS THAT.

AND CERTAINLY IF THERE'S I DON'T WANT TO FULLY SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, BUT I KNOW THE BOARD IS VERY PASSIONATE ON THIS.

AND SO IF THERE'S THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO TO HELP SUPPORT THAT EFFORT PLEASE DO, DO LET US KNOW.

TRUSTEE MAH. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

I GUESS MY QUESTION, JUST TO KIND OF THROW IT OUT THERE IS FOR OUR ASL INTERPRETERS AND PARAEDUCATORS ARE OUR SALARIES COMPETITIVE WITH ALL THE DISTRICT? DISSIMILAR CLASSIFICATIONS.

NO, I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT FULL INFORMATION.

I KNOW OUR INTERPRETERS THAT ARE HERE, STAYING HERE, BUT I THINK I WILL SAY THAT WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO SEVERAL INTERPRETERS AND I THERE IS THERE IS A LOT OF WORK AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERPRETER AND A LOT OF CHOICE IN THEIR WORK AND A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY.

SO AN INTERPRETER HAS THE ABILITY TO WORK FROM HOME OR WORK FROM ANYWHERE OVER, AROUND THE WORLD.

AND SO HAVING A SITE TO GO TO THAT IS A FULL DAY, EVERY DAY THAT THAT'S A CHALLENGE WHENEVER YOU'RE FACING THAT.

AND WE ALSO SEE THAT IN SOME OF OUR OTHER AREAS.

THAT AND I WOULD LIKE SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS ARE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION.

BUT IN TERMS OF THE EXACT PAY COMPETITIVE I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION RIGHT OFF HAND.

THANK YOU. ONE OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS I HAD WAS ABOUT LANGUAGE ACCESS ACROSS THE GRADE LEVELS.

CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE, YOU KNOW, SPECIFICALLY WITH WITH THE EARLY START PROGRAM, BUT ALSO AS THAT THE THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM, HOW DOES THAT CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE GRADE LEVELS? SURE. SO WHEN WE START WITH EARLY START THE EARLY START PROGRAM FROM BIRTH TO THREE STARTING FROM BIRTH, VISUAL LANGUAGE, THE SMILE, THE EYEBROW RAISE, EVERYTHING IS SO IMPORTANT WITH VISUAL LANGUAGE AS WELL AS SPOKEN LANGUAGE.

SO WE ARE MONITORING THEIR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FROM BIRTH ALL THE WAY UP TO THEIR THIRD BIRTHDAY WHEN THEY TURN IN PRESCHOOL.

THEY'RE IT'S ENGLISH AND ASL FOR OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.

AND SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO MONITOR THEIR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN THAT PROGRAM AS WELL.

AND FOLLOWING WHAT THEIR, WHAT THEIR MODE OF COMMUNICATION, THEIR PRIMARY MODE OF COMMUNICATION AND JUST REALLY BUILDING OFF OF THAT, BUT GIVING THEM ACCESS TO BOTH THE VISUAL AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE.

I'M WATCHING YOU, SCOTT.

DOES OUR INTERPRETER NEED A BREAK HERE? SWITCH OUT. WRITE IT DOWN.

SORRY. INTERPRETER.

OKAY. I'M WONDERING.

YEAH, I JUST THE INTERPRETER WANTS TO CONFIRM.

I'M WONDERING IF I COULD GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE, IF THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR.

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AND I KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY JUST ABOUT TO WRAP UP, BUT THAT IS A PIECE THAT THEY'VE BEEN LISTENING AND ATTENTIVELY, IF THAT WOULD BE, IF THEY WANTED TO SHARE ABOUT THEIR ACCESS.

IS THE INTERPRETER OKAY TO.

CONTINUE. MY CONCERNS.

MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE INTERPRETERS IS SPANISH FOR TWO YEARS.

SO THE INTERPRETERS THAT WE'VE HAD HAVE NOT NECESSARILY BEEN CERTIFIED FOR SPANISH INTERPRETING.

I FEEL THAT IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE INTERPRETERS.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S FAIR FOR THE INTERPRETERS TO INTERPRET FOR SPANISH WHEN THEY ARE NOT CERTIFIED FOR THAT.

I THINK ALL INTERPRETERS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO SPANISH INTERPRETERS THAT CAN HELP THEM.

I KNOW THE FIRST YEAR IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME AND I STRUGGLED WITH ENGLISH AND ASL AND SPANISH, AND I JUST CONTINUED TO STRUGGLE MYSELF TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM.

AND IT WAS NOT FAIR FOR ME, NOR FOR THE INTERPRETERS.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I FOUGHT FOR AND I COMPLAINED ABOUT.

I NEEDED AN INTERPRETER THAT KNEW SPANISH AND THAT COULD INTERPRET APPROPRIATELY IN THE CLASSROOM BETTER THAN THE INTERPRETER THAT WAS CURRENTLY THERE.

I'M STRUGGLING TO PUT MY THOUGHTS TOGETHER CLEARLY.

SO ONE TIME IN ENGLISH CLASS, AN INTERPRETER CAME IN AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

THEY WERE NOT OUR REGULAR INTERPRETER.

SO WHEN AN INTERPRETER'S COME IN, THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRICULUM.

THAT'S MY EXPECTATION.

NOT SOME RANDOM INFORMATION IF IT'S DURING A PRESENTATION.

SO THEN I'M MISSING IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

SO I WANT THE INTERPRETERS TO UNDERSTAND THE ENGLISH CLASS IN THE CURRICULUM AND THE BOOK OR WHATEVER IS BEING DISCUSSED.

THEY NEED TO KNOW THE INFORMATION.

THAT WAY MY ACCESS IS EASIER.

SO TO ADD TO THAT, THIS IS LEAH.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE INTERPRETERS WHO WORK REALLY HARD.

BECAUSE MOST OF US STRUGGLE AND YOU HELP THE INTERPRETERS HELP US TO BECOME SELF ADVOCATES.

I'VE NOTICED THAT INTERPRETERS NEED MORE STAFF.

AND I CAN SEE THAT THEY'RE ALONE AND THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO SUPPORT US.

SUPPORTERS ARE REALLY MY MAIN ACCESS FOR BOTH OF US.

AND SO I WISH BECAUSE I'M MOTIVATED, I WANT TO LEARN.

I'M IN THE MAINSTREAM, INCLUSIVE.

MAINSTREAM, INCLUSIVE GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSES AND MY ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION IS VIA THE INTERPRETERS.

SO THE INTERPRETERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE ACCESS TO WHAT THE TEACHERS HAVE.

SO I THINK ALL INTERPRETERS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE TEACHERS AND TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THAT.

ESPECIALLY FOR ANY AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES OR BEFORE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE INTERPRETERS TO MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH AND TO CONTINUE TO SHOW UP.

THE INTERPRETERS HAVE REALLY HELPED ME AS A BENEFIT.

SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE INTERPRETER THAT'S HERE WITH US THIS EVENING, MICHELLE AND OTHER INTERPRETERS WHO'VE HELPED US.

IN CLASSES IN DIGITAL EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY MATH.

WHEN WE'RE NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S HAPPENING OR FRACTIONS, THEY'RE ABLE TO PUT IT INTO A VISUAL LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO.

SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US.

AND I'M HOPING THAT THE INTERPRETER SITUATION AND STAFFING WILL IMPROVE, NOT JUST FOR MYSELF BUT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF STUDENTS.

YEAH. SO THE INTERPRETERS ARE REALLY A BENEFIT TO US AT THE SCHOOL.

AND I WANT TO THANK OUR STUDENTS AND JUST SAY THAT, THAT THIS IS A HUGE FOCUS AND WHY WE HAVE BEEN SO DEDICATED TO

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AND OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE BEEN, I THINK AND PARENTS HAVE BEEN THE THE MOST CRUCIAL IN EDUCATING ME IN MY ROLE IN HOW THIS IS A CRITICAL NEED.

WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PROGRAM FACING THIS NEED, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE AREN'T NOT TACKLING IT WITH EVERY SINGLE ANGLE THAT WE CAN SO THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS.

AND THANK YOU FOR THAT ODD SEGUE TO OUR OUR STUDENTS.

BUT THIS GIVES YOU THE PICTURE OF HOW AMAZING THEY ARE AS ADVOCATES AND HOW GOOD THEY ARE AT SHOWING US WHERE WE NEED TO PLACE OUR FOCUS.

AND I KNOW OUR INTERPRETER IS TIRED.

MICHELLE. BUT WE ARE WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE OUR PROGRAM, AND WE DO KNOW WE HAVE ROOM TO GROW AND THINGS TO WORK ON, AND WE ARE VERY DEDICATED TO THAT WORK.

WELL, THIS IS MINA.

CAN I ADD A COMMENT? GOOD. MY SECOND CONCERN ABOUT DEAF EDUCATION.

IS I VALUE AND TREASURE.

ALL OF US WHO HAVE.

WHO HAVE LOW LEVEL OF DIFFERENT SKILLS, WHETHER IT BE MATH, ENGLISH, ALL OF US STRUGGLE AND WERE NOT THE SAME.

MATH ISN'T EASY FOR EVERYONE.

IT CAN BE A CHALLENGE.

SO WHEN WE'RE IN MAINSTREAM OR THE GENERAL ED CLASSES, THE INCLUSIVE CLASSES.

WE'RE AT. WE'RE AT GRADE LEVEL WITH OUR PEERS, BUT WE MAY NOT BE AT GRADE LEVEL ACADEMICALLY.

WE SHOULD NOT BE AT THIRD GRADE LEVEL AT HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M GETTING READY TO GO TO COLLEGE AND I'LL BE OUT IN THE WORLD.

I WANT TO SEE US HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO IMPROVE FROM THE BOTTOM LEVEL.

THOSE OF US, THOSE OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE STRUGGLING THE MOST.

I DON'T WANT TO WASTE MY YEARS OF EDUCATION AT THE SAME THIRD GRADE LEVEL.

I SHOULD BE IMPROVING.

I'M A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SO WE NEED TO CHERISH CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TRUSTEE. DI SALVO.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

I JUST WANT TO JUST GENUINELY.

AN AUTHENTICALLY IN THROUGH THE.

MY HEART. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SELF ADVOCACY.

IT IS SO INSPIRING TO SEE YOU ADVOCATE IN WAYS.

AND I'M SITTING HERE SAYING, WHAT CAN I DO AS A TRUSTEE? I THINK HAVING A.

HAVING THIS DELIVERED TO THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE ABOUT OUR EXCESS PROPERTY TAXES THAT THEY KEEP THAT ARE BELONG TO US, BELONG TO THE CHILDREN AND PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTY.

LET'S PUT A CLIP TOGETHER AND SEND IT TO THOSE WHO ARE BALKING AT US GETTING THAT MONEY BACK TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LIVES OF THESE VERY WORTHY AND RICH STUDENTS.

SO I'M FIRED UP.

I WANT TO DO MORE.

AND I AND I HOPE OUR BUDGET CYCLE INCLUDES AREAS WHERE WE'RE ADDING TO THE POT TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION TO THESE BRILLIANT CHILDREN.

THANK YOU. WELL, I'VE GOT A NUMBER OF OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT I THINK IN THE INTEREST OF SUPPORTING OUR INTERPRETERS TOO, I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH STAFF AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO SEE HOW WE CAN SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR EDUCATORS WHO ARE DOING THIS IMPORTANT WORK.

SO THANK YOU.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

RIGHT. SO WE WILL NOW GO ON TO ITEM SEVEN B.

[B. Charter Schools Update]

YES. SO I ALSO WANT TO JUST THANK ALL OF THE PANELISTS WHO PRESENTED ON THAT LAST REPORT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING AND FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERTISE WITH US.

AND TO ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS AS WELL.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS UPDATE.

AND FOR THIS REPORT, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT, MEFULA FAIRLEY, WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT.

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SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN.

STAFF AND COMMUNITY.

TONIGHT I HAVE TWO ITEMS FOR YOU.

FIRST, DOWNTOWN COLLEGE PREP CHARTER SCHOOLS.

DEPARTMENT STAFF WILL MEET WITH DOWNTOWN COLLEGE PREP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PETE SETTELMEYER AND HIS TEAM ON MARCH 27TH TO DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS FOR DCP ALUM ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, CAMPUS CLOSURE AND LOGISTICS RELATED TO THE SCHOOL'S FORTHCOMING REQUEST FOR MATERIAL REVISION TO ITS CHARTER.

MR. SETTELMEYER HAS INDICATED HE IS WORKING TOWARDS SUBMITTING THE MATERIAL REVISION REQUEST FOR INCLUSION ON THE SCC.

BOE APRIL 17TH APRIL 17TH MEETING AGENDA.

SECOND CHARTER SCHOOLS PERFORMANCE CATEGORY DATA ON MARCH 12TH, 2020 FOR THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELEASED THE 2024 CHARTER SCHOOL PERFORMANCE CATEGORY DATA FILE.

THIS FILE IS A LIST OF CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES, WHICH ARE BASED ON THE SCHOOLS PERFORMANCE ON THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE SECTION 47 607 C, THE PERFORMANCE CATEGORY OF A CHARTER SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE CRITERION.

ONE OF THE CRITERION CHARTER SCHOOLS.

CHARTERING AUTHORITIES MUST CONSIDER WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER TO APPROVE A CHARTER RENEWAL.

UNDER THIS CRITERION, A CHARTER SCHOOL IS PLACED INTO ONE OF THREE PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES HIGH, MIDDLE, OR LOW.

CHARTER SCHOOLS IN EACH OF THE PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES MAY BE RENEWED AS FOLLOWS A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE HIGH PERFORMING CATEGORY THAT MEETS ALL REQUIRED RENEWAL CRITERIA AND IS ELIGIBLE.

IS ELIGIBLE FOR A FIVE, SIX, OR SEVEN IS A SORRY IF THEY MEET ALL THE RENEWAL CRITERIA THEY ARE PRESUMPTIVE RENEWAL AND THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FIVE, 6 OR 7 YEAR RENEWAL TERMS BASED ON THE DISCRETION OF THE.

BOARD AUTHORIZING BOARD, A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE MIDDLE PERFORMING CATEGORY WILL BE EVALUATED USING ADDITIONAL VERIFIED DATA, AND MAY BE RENEWED FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS. A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE LOW PERFORMING CATEGORY IS A PRESUMPTIVE NON-RENEWAL, UNLESS IT IS TAKING MEANINGFUL, MEANINGFUL STEPS TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING CAUSE OF LOW PERFORMANCE, AS DOCUMENTED IN A WRITTEN PLAN ADOPTED BY THE SCHOOL'S GOVERNING BOARD, AND THERE IS CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THE SCHOOL HAS ACHIEVED A MEASURABLE INCREASE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AS DEFINED BY AT LEAST ONE YEAR'S PROGRESS FOR EACH YEAR IN SCHOOL, OR THE SCHOOL HAS DEMONSTRATED STRONG POST-SECONDARY OUTCOMES SUCH AS COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, COLLEGE PERSISTENCE, AND COLLEGE COMPLETION RATES EQUAL TO SIMILAR PEERS.

IN SUMMARY, A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE LOW PERFORMING CATEGORY MUST HAVE A WRITTEN PLAN TO ADDRESS THE CAUSES OF LOW PERFORMANCE AND EITHER CLEAR EVIDENCE OF MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT OR STRONG POST-SECONDARY OUTCOMES TO BE RENEWED TO BE RENEWED FOR A TWO YEAR TERM.

DASHBOARD. ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS STATUS OR DOSS SCHOOLS SUCH AS OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE DATA FILE.

DOSS SCHOOLS HAVE THEIR OWN RENEWAL CRITERIA AND ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE PLACED IN A PERFORMANCE CATEGORY.

THE FIVE YEAR. THE FIVE CHARTER SCHOOLS COMING TO THE SEC BOE FOR RENEWAL IN 2425 FALL INTO EACH OF THE THREE PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES.

ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ IS IN THE LOW PERFORMING CATEGORY.

THE THREE ROCKETSHIP SCHOOLS ROCKETSHIP ALMA, ROCKETSHIP BRILLIANT MINDS AND ROCKETSHIP SI SE PUEDE ARE MIDDLE PERFORMING ARE IN THE MIDDLE PERFORMING CATEGORY, AND BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL IS IN THE HIGH PERFORMING CATEGORY.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THE EVENING.

THANK YOU. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FAIRLEY TRUSTEE MAH.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION ON ON WHAT YOU WERE SAYING EARLIER ABOUT THE LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS.

HOW DOES AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOW PROGRESS CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, POST-SECONDARY OUTCOMES? YEAH, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WOULD HAVE TO USE VERIFIED DATA.

AND I'VE REPORTED TO YOU BEFORE ON VERIFIED DATA.

IT IS A IT VERIFIED DATA CAN COME FROM ASSESSMENTS, LOCAL ASSESSMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND ADOPTED BY THE SCHOOL TO SHOW PROGRESS FOR THE SCHOOL STUDENTS.

SO THAT WOULD BE LIKE NAEP OR NO, LIKE THE NWEA MAP TEST OR I DON'T KNOW IF ASSOCIATE CURRICULUM

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I THINK THERE ARE 14 OF THEM.

VARIOUS VENDORS CREATE ASSESSMENTS THAT SCHOOLS CAN USE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO FIND OUT HOW THEIR KIDS ARE DOING, THEIR FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE STATE APPROVED. YES.

OKAY. SO THEY HAVE TO BE STATE APPROVED.

THEN ONE OF THE OTHER ITEMS ON ONE OF THE SLIDES, WHICH DIDN'T COME UP BASIS FOR NON DENIAL ON NONACADEMIC GROUNDS SLIDE FIVE, IF YOU WANT TO BRING IT UP IT SAYS THE CHARTERING AUTHORITY MAY DENY RENEWAL OF A CHARTER SCHOOL IN ANY OF THE THREE PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES UPON FINDING THE SCHOOL IS DEMONSTRABLY UNLIKELY TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM SET FORTH IN THE PETITION DUE TO AND THESE ARE NONACADEMIC GROUNDS DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL, FISCAL OR GOVERNANCE DIFFICULTIES.

AND THE SECOND ITEM NOT SERVING ALL PUPILS WISHING TO ATTEND.

SO I WAS WONDERING WHERE THE WHERE THE PROOF OF BURDEN IS AS FAR AS NOT SERVING ALL PUPILS WISHING TO ATTEND.

ARE WE GOING TO SURVEY ALL THE STUDENTS OR NO? HOW DO WE. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ON THIS AROUND THIS VERY TOPIC.

SO THE SCHOOL HAS TO SCHOOL CHARTER SCHOOLS SHOULD HAVE DEMOGRAPHICS IN THEIR STUDENT POPULATION THAT ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE STUDENT POPULATION, DEMOGRAPHICS IN THE JURISDICTION OR THE DISTRICT THAT THEY RESIDE IN.

AND SO ONE OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS, BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL DOES NOT HAVE CURRENTLY A DEMOGRAPHIC THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND SO THAT THAT IS WHAT THIS BULLET IS REFERRING TO.

SO. THAT IS AN INTERPRETATION OR IS THAT THE THE LEGAL DEFINITION? BECAUSE NOT SERVING ALL PUPILS WISHING TO ATTEND DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE DEMOGRAPHICS HAVE TO EXACTLY MATCH, OR AT LEAST NO, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO MATCH.

IT HAS TO BE REFLECTIVE OF.

AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ON THIS.

SO YEAH, I DON'T THINK IT'S AN INTERPRETATION.

WELL, I GUESS IT IS AN INTERPRETATION, BUT THAT IS IS HOW WE LOOK AT IT.

THERE'S NO SURVEY. IS THERE ANY LEGAL PRECEDENTS YET ON, ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? I'M SORRY. CAN YOU IS THERE ANY LEGAL PRECEDENTS OR CASE CASE LAW ON THIS.

SO THIS IS NEW AS OF 2020, RIGHT.

I CAME IN WITH AB 1505.

RIGHT. BUT IT HASN'T BEEN ACTUALLY TESTED.

IT HAS NOT. OKAY.

AND I AND I KNOW WE'LL HAVE FUTURE UPDATES ON, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC TO SPECIFIC CHARTER SCHOOLS AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS AND THE THE THE UPDATE.

ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? PRESIDENT BERTA. WE ALSO HAVE COMMENT CARD.

OKAY. PLEASE PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.

OUR SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM IS ALEJANDRO ESPINOSA.

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

DEAR SCHOOL TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN, I'M ALEJANDRO ESPINOSA AND I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE CHARTER SCHOOL UPDATE.

FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS, ALFA PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS PROVIDED ENGLISH CLASSES FOR ADULT SPANISH SPEAKERS THROUGH THE ALFA PARENT LEARNING CENTER.

WE HAVE SUPPORTED ALFA PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THEIR JOURNEY TO LEARN ENGLISH.

IN THIS ACADEMIC YEAR, WE OFFER TWO LEVELS OF CLASSES, ONE FOR BEGINNERS AND TWO FOR INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS.

WE INVEST IN OUR ADULT COMMUNITY BECAUSE OUR APPROACH TO PROVIDING AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IS COMMUNITY BASED.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT FOR STUDENTS TO THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, THEIR CARETAKERS NEED TO SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR EDUCATION.

LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK TRUSTEE MAH AND DIRECTOR FAIRLEY FOR ATTENDING ALFA'S STARS OF TOMORROW EVENT TO SUPPORT FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS PERSIST THROUGHOUT COLLEGE.

THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

THIS CONCLUDES COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FAIRLEY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL. NOW THIS BRINGS US TO CLOSED SESSION.

[8. CLOSED SESSION]

CLOSED SESSION INVOLVES CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

ONCE IN CLOSED SESSION, I WILL CALL THE CLOSED SESSION TO ORDER AND REQUEST THAT EACH TRUSTEE STATE THEIR NAME TO RECORD WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE, AND TO AFFIRM AN UNDERSTANDING OF

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WE DO HAVE ONE COMMENT PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES THREE ITEMS. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT SUNNYVALE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DESIRED DISTRICT.

SANTA CLARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT EXPULSION APPEALED.

FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT.

GILROY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

MODERATOR. PLEASE PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.

YES. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

WE DO HAVE FOUR COMMENT CARDS.

AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP 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.

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

THE FOLLOWING SPEAKERS ARE DAN MASON, DANA BURNETT, CHRISTINA MOORE, AND SARA GEN'ICHIRO.

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

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DAN MASON.

I'M A MANAGER OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND I'VE WORKED HERE FOR OVER 22 YEARS.

IT HAS BEEN A FULL SIX MONTHS NOW SINCE THIS EVALUATION PROCESS BEGAN.

TO ME, THIS IS INCONCEIVABLE.

AND YET HERE WE ARE AGAIN.

BOARD POLICY 2140.

EVALUATION OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT STATES THAT THE CRITERIA, PROCESS, AND SCHEDULE FOR EVALUATION SHALL BE APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE COUNTY BOARD IN OPEN SESSION. MY WONDERING IS IF THERE HAS BEEN TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THE CRITERIA, PROCESS AND SCHEDULE OF THIS EVALUATION AFTER HALF A YEAR.

NOW, PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR DOUBTING THAT THE PROCESS HAS REMAINED ANCHORED IN GOOD FAITH PERFORMANCE CRITERIA, MUCH LESS TRANSPARENT CRITERIA.

DR. DEWAN, I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND GRACE, AS THIS EVALUATION PROCESS HAS APPARENTLY DRIFTED AWAY FROM THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF AN EVALUATION.

THE WAY YOU HAVE CARRIED YOURSELF SINCE THIS BEGAN HAS GIVEN ME, AND MANY OTHERS, A NEW LEVEL OF RESPECT FOR YOU.

THANK YOU, DR.

DEWAN FOR LEADING WITH GRACE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTINA MOORE.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HI, I'M CHRISTINA MOORE, A TEACHER FOR THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE D+ STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE.

WHEN WE LOOK AT VALUATION, WE NEED TO LOOK AT HOW ALL STUDENTS ARE BEING SERVED.

AND I DIDN'T HEAR TOO MUCH MENTION OF THE D+ COMMUNITY.

AND I HAVE SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE THAT THOSE PARTICULAR STUDENTS ARE NOT GETTING THE SAME RESOURCES AND THE SAME IMPORTANCE FOR ROBUST LANGUAGE SYSTEM OF LANGUAGE IS NOT GIVEN AND THEIR NEEDS ARE NOT BEING MET.

SO I JUST WANTED TO I'M TOTALLY OFF THE CUFF HERE AS WE WERE HEARING THE PRESENTATION.

THAT JUST REALLY MADE ME SAD BECAUSE THERE'S THINGS NEEDS OF THE DEAF COMMUNITY THAT AS A TEACHER WHO'S HAD STUDENTS IN MY CLASS, AS MEMBERS OF THE DEAF COMMUNITY THAT I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF, AND I THINK OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DANA BENNETT.

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

GOOD EVENING. I'M DANA BUNNETT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF KIDS IN COMMON, AND I'M KIND OF BEWILDERED.

I'M BEWILDERED THAT AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU ALL AREN'T ENTHRALLED WITH EACH OTHER.

I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT MY HIGH REGARD FOR DR.

DEWAN BEFORE, AND I HAVE HIGH REGARD FOR ALL OF YOU, THE TRUSTEES.

YOU'RE AMAZING. AND THOSE OF YOU WHO I'VE WORKED WITH OVER THE YEARS, FOR SOME YEARS, AND OTHERS OF YOU, I HAVE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HOW YOU'VE HANDLED SOME REALLY TOUGH ISSUES AT THESE MEETINGS.

AND I THINK YOU CARE ABOUT THE SAME STUFF THE KIDS EQUITY KINDNESS.

AND I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN'T GET TO A RESOLUTION OF THIS.

I'M WONDERING IF YOU'RE ENTERING INTO THE CONVERSATION WITH EFFORT TO BUILD TRUST.

I'M WONDERING IF YOU'RE ENTERING INTO THE CONVERSATION WITH CURIOSITY, BELIEVING IN POSITIVE INTENT OF THE OTHER PEOPLE AT THE TABLE AND WITH GOOD, YOU KNOW, POSITIVE EXPECTATIONS.

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO TONIGHT.

WE NEED TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE.

THE COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON IT.

WE ALL NEED IT.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH JANEIRO.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

SARAH JANEIRO, SEIU CHAPTER PRESIDENT.

SOME OF YOU WERE HERE WHEN I BECAME PRESIDENT IN 2020.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO SOLVE THE STAFFING SHORTAGES FOR CLASSROOM STAFF SINCE WE LAID SINCE NOT WE SEE YOU MADE THE CHOICE TO LAY OFF 60 SPECIAL EDUCATION

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SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, WE RETURNED TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.

AND GUESS WHAT? THOSE FOLKS CHOSE NOT TO COME BACK.

THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE END WHEN IT COMES TO OUR STAFFING.

AS FAR AS OUR ASL INTERPRETERS GO, YOU JUST HEARD FROM THE STUDENTS TWO YEARS OF SPANISH.

THAT'S IT. THEY CAN'T CHOOSE FRENCH, THEY CAN'T CHOOSE MANDARIN, THEY CAN'T CHOOSE MANY OF THE SAME THINGS THAT THEIR PEERS GET TO CHOOSE.

THE HUGE SALARY INCREASES LAST YEAR WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT HASN'T BECAUSE OUR STAFF ARE STILL LOW INCOME.

FOR ASL INTERPRETERS THAT COST $250 TO HIRE AN INTERPRETER, BUT THE TOP STAFF AT OUR ORGANIZATION ONLY MAKE 5950 AN HOUR.

THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM, AND IT'S A SYMPTOM OF THE FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION WIDE.

WE NEED MEASURABLE GOALS AND OUTCOMES FOR SAFETY, EQUITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

THIS CONCLUDES COMMENT.

THANK YOU. THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER CLOSED SESSION.

WE WILL RETURN IN APPROXIMATELY 3.5 HOURS ON OR AFTER.

10:40 P.M..

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE'S PATIENCE.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG EVENING.

[A. Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session]

THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS.

ITEM EIGHT BE IN THE MATTER OF AN INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR FIVE FOUR THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, WITH A VOTE OF SEVEN A'S TO ZERO NO'S AND ZERO ABSTENTIONS.

EIGHT C IN THE MATTER OF AN EXPULSION APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT, GILROY UNIFIED THE SCC.

BOE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A DECISION AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.

THE EXPULSION REMAINS IN EFFECT.

WE WILL NOW GO TO ITEM TEN.

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

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HEAR COMMITTEE REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES THAT HAVE MET SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.

THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES HAVE MET SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.

THE BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE.

HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL AND STRONG START COALITION.

DR. DEWAN, WILL YOU PLEASE SHARE ABOUT BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE THAT MET TODAY? YES. THANK YOU.

AND BUDGET STUDY TODAY.

WE GOT AN UPDATE ON THE BUDGET STUDY TIMELINE AND THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE.

WE ALSO RECEIVED A REPORT ABOUT THE HEAD START GRANT APPLICATION, WHICH THE BOARD APPROVED THIS EARLIER THIS EVENING, AND CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. AND FINALLY, WE AGREED TO CONVERT OUR MAY BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE MEETING TO A BOARD STUDY SESSION ON THE BUDGET TO BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME AS BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE BEEN HELD.

BUT TO HOLD IT HERE IN THE SAN JOSE ROOM WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD INVITED.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE MAH WILL YOU PLEASE SHARE ABOUT THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL? YEAH, HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL WAS BY ZOOM AND IT WAS A LARGE PART.

I MEAN, AS FAR AS THE SOMETHING DIFFERENT WAS THE GRANT APPLICATION THAT WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE WHOLE HEAD.

HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL.

OTHERWISE, IT WAS A STANDARD MEETING.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE LARI, WILL YOU PLEASE SHARE ABOUT THE STRONG START COALITION? YES. THANK YOU.

THE STRONG START COALITION MET VIA ZOOM ON TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH.

COALITION MEMBERS HEARD A PRESENTATION FROM SUPERINTENDENT DEVON AND AMANDA DICKEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ON THE ESCO SPONSORED LEGISLATION, INCLUDING TWO BILLS ON EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION.

AB 2206 WOULD REMOVE A BARRIER TO ATTENDING CHILD CARE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES BY REVISING OUTDATED FIRE CLEARANCE REGULATIONS, AND AB 1930 WOULD REMOVE RESTRICTIONS ON ASSOCIATE TEACHER PERMIT RENEWALS.

ATTENDEES ALSO HEARD FROM DR.

ROOPA BASU, CHIEF AND CLIMATE EPIDEMIOLOGY SECTION IN THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

SHE PRESENTED ON THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INDUCED INCREASES IN AIR TEMPERATURE ON THE FREQUENCY OF PREMATURE BIRTH AND LOW BIRTH RATE IN CALIFORNIA.

DR. BASU'S PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTED RACIAL AND OTHER INEQUITIES IN THESE IMPACTS.

FINALLY, MATTHEW TINSLEY, MANAGER, EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVES, INVITED COALITION MEMBERS TO ADVOCATE FOR EAC BY EMAILING THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER, MURATSUCHI IN SUPPORT OF AB 206.

DR. TINSLEY PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENT USING THE LEGISLATURE'S POSITION LETTER PORTAL AND TEMPLATE WORDING FOR THE MESSAGE.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE LARI. THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM 11, COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS.

[A. The members of the Board may give reports on any activities related to their duties as members of the Santa Clara County Board of Education]

NOW, WOULD ANY TRUSTEE WISH TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THEIR DUTIES AS MEMBERS OF, AND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION? TRUSTEE MAH.

AND THEN TRUSTEE. LARI.

THANK YOU.

I ATTENDED TODAY THE CSBA LEGAL SERVICES LUNCH AND LEARN PROGRAM, WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND COUNTY OFFICES WHO ARE CLIENTS OF THE LEGAL SERVICES, WHICH WE ARE.

AND TODAY THEY TALKED ABOUT CPR, WHICH WAS REALLY INTERESTING SINCE WE HAPPEN TO HAVE ONE IN OUR LAP.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY HAS AN ATTENDANCE COLLABORATIVE, WHICH IS SPONSORED BY THE COUNTY OFFICE OF ED AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND IT WAS REALLY FASCINATING TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE RESOURCES.

THERE'S TONS OF RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON HOW TO HANDLE ATTENDANCE AND TRUANCY AND AND HOW ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ARE KIND OF OVERWHELMING, CERTAINLY FOR SOMEONE WHO'S NOT WELL VERSED.

THERE'S MEMBERS IN THIS COLLABORATIVE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY, ALL THESE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS.

BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ALL KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE KIND OF BEST PRACTICES WHEN IT'S FILTERED FOR THEM.

SO THAT WAS JUST MY SUGGESTION TO MAYBE REARRANGE THEIR VERY, VERY DENSE AND PLENTIFUL WEBSITE TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT MAYBE SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED BEST PRACTICES.

BUT IT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION.

I WAS ALSO AN OBSERVER TODAY.

EXCUSE ME, AT THE BUDGET STUDY SESSION I ATTENDED, ALONG WITH DR.

DEWAN, THE YMCA PROJECT, CORNERSTONE ACID CHAMPIONSHIP BREAKFAST.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS STARS OF TOMORROW ALUMNI CELEBRATION, ALONG WITH DIRECTOR FAIRLEY AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY'S LEGISLATIVE GATHERING, WHICH WAS VERY INTERESTING JUST TO HEAR ALL THE THINGS THAT SECOND HARVEST IS DOING LEGISLATIVELY.

LAST TWO THINGS. AS I ATTENDED THE CCPA LEGISLATIVE BRUNCH BY OUR LOCAL CHAPTER AND IN FINAL, I ATTENDED A ROCKETSHIP FELLOWSHIP PANEL WITH TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE MAH TRUSTEE LARI.

THANK YOU. ON MARCH 9TH, I HELPED ORGANIZE LEAGUE DAY 2024 AS PART OF LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS BAY AREA.

WE FOCUS ON SPOTLIGHTING THE INTERSECTION OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION, HEALTH AND RACE, HEALTH AND HOUSING, HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

DR. YVONNE PRESENTED ON THE EDUCATION, HEALTH, INTERSECTION AND THE WORK SHE IS DOING TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES TO UPLIFT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS.

I APPRECIATE APPRECIATED THE VERY INFORMATIVE AND INTERESTING PRESENTATION.

SO THANK YOU, DR. YVONNE.

ON MARCH 10TH WITH TRUSTEE CHON, I ATTENDED THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF CUPERTINO, SUNNYVALE'S GATHERING OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY.

ON MARCH 15TH, I ATTENDED THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY OF THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTH CARE CENTER IN MORGAN HILL.

IT IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO MORGAN HILL AND GILROY FAMILIES, WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD TO COME TO SAN JOSE FOR EMERGENCY CARE.

THERE'S ALSO CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE OPENED SOON AT THE FACILITY.

AND RAMADAN, THE HOLY MONTH FOR MUSLIMS, BEGAN ON MARCH 12TH, AND I HAVE ATTENDED A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY OF TOWERS OR BREAKING OF THE FAST, INCLUDING ONE IN MILPITAS, WHERE THERE WAS A PRESENTATION ON THE POWERFUL WOMEN OF ISLAM IN ITS EARLY DAYS, LIKE 1400 YEARS AGO AND AN INTERFAITH IFTAR WHERE THERE WAS A YOUTH PANEL PRESENTATION BY THE AMERICAN MUSLIM VOICE FOUNDATION AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF PALO ALTO.

IN ADDITION, I WENT TO AN EVERGREEN FUNDRAISER FOR EDUCATING VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN INDIA.

THEY FOUND THAT THE STUDENTS HAD TROUBLE LEARNING, BUT WERE ABLE TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS WHEN THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS MEALS, AND ALSO TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS PROCLAIMED BY THE UN, RECOGNIZING THE RELEVANCE OF HAPPINESS AND WELL-BEING AS UNIVERSAL GOALS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND I WILL READ THROUGH REALLY QUICKLY MY REPORT.

I ATTENDED A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AND TOUR OF A NEW LOCATION WITH A MUCH LARGER BUILDING AND CAPACITY FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD MARMONTE IN MY TRUSTEE AREA OFF OF TULLY ROAD.

I ALSO MET WITH SOME LEADERS OF BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL, AND ALSO ATTENDED A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY IFTARS TO MARK THE MONTH OF RAMADAN, AND FEATURED ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND PERFORMANCES FROM STUDENTS.

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

THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.

WE'LL MOVE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

ONE ITEM I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD IS THAT YESTERDAY, LATE AFTERNOON WE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.

THIS COMPLAINT WAS FILED BY MARTY ESTRADA WITH THE CHORUS ORGANIZATION REFERENCING SOME ITEMS AT GATEWAY.

WE'VE PROVIDED THAT COMPLAINT TO LEGAL COUNSEL, AND WE'RE WORKING TO PREPARE AN UPDATE, A CONFIDENTIAL MEMO FOR THE BOARD.

OUR INITIAL RESPONSE IS DUE APRIL 12TH.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER IT'S JUST AT THE BEGINNING STAGE.

SO THE FACT THAT A COMPLAINT IS FILED DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ANY FINDINGS OR THAT THERE WILL BE, BUT WE WILL KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED.

ON MARCH 9TH, I HAD THE PLEASURE AND HONOR TO BE INVITED BY TRUSTEE LARI TO THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS AT BAY AREA LEAGUE DAY.

AND REALLY APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION.

I'VE RUN INTO SOME OF THE ATTENDEES AT OTHER EVENTS SINCE THEN, AND RECEIVED SOME POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND THANK YOUS AS WELL.

ON MARCH 15TH, I PARTICIPATED IN A SILICON VALLEY READS EVENT WITH STUDENTS FROM ORCHARD ELEMENTARY AT RAFT.

THIS WAS AN AMAZING EVENT THAT WE DID WITH ARTHOUSE STUDIOS.

AND THE ART TEACHER AND GROUPS OF STUDENTS.

WHERE WE MADE CONNECTIONS TO ONE OF THE SILICON VALLEY, READ STUDENTS BOOKS THAT THEY ARE READING AND CONNECTING THEM INTO SOME DIFFERENT TYPES OF ART.

JUST AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS AND REALLY ENJOYED IT.

ON SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH, WE HOSTED OUR SECOND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA COLLABORATIVE FOR LEARNING ACCELERATION STATEWIDE SUMMIT.

OUR THEME THIS YEAR WAS STUDENTS FIRST MAKING MOMENTS MATTER.

A COUPLE EVENT REMINDERS.

VIVA EL MARIACHI.

OUR SECOND ANNUAL IS SCHEDULED.

THIS EVENT DOES SELL OUT, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME, PLEASE DO.

RSVP INFORMATION IS IN THE WEEKLY, SO WE CAN MAKE SURE TO SAVE A SEAT FOR YOU AS WELL AS SUPPORT WITH PARKING.

THE 2024 ANNUAL SANTA CLARA COUNTY CHILDREN'S SUMMIT WILL BE ON APRIL 9TH.

AT THAT EVENT WILL ALSO RELEASE OUR COUNTYWIDE CHILDREN'S DATA BOOK.

WE WILL BE HOSTING A SPECIAL EVENT ON THE POWER OF DEMOCRACY, OUR ANNUAL EVENT APRIL 24TH FROM 8 TO 1030.

OUR FOCUS THIS YEAR IS YOUTH INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY, AND WE'LL BE GIVING OUT SOME AWARDS, RECEIVING SOME AWARDS, AND SPOTLIGHTING THE POWER OF YOUTH VOICE. OUR THIRD ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY SUMMIT IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 27TH FROM 9 TO 3, AND I'M REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR ANNUAL STAFF RECOGNITION EVENT, WHICH IS THURSDAY, MAY 30TH, 2024.

IT WILL BE IN THE EVENING AND WILL BE HONORING RETIRING COLLEAGUES AND RECOGNIZING STAFF FOR ACHIEVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE THE TOP PERFORMERS IN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SPELLING BEE, ISHANI DASGUPTA AND SHRADDHA RAJKUMARI, ALONG WITH RUNNERS UP VIHAN GUPTA AND YANLIN HUANG.

THEY'LL BE ADVANCING TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE SPELLING BEE CHAMPIONSHIP ON APRIL 27TH.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW WHAT WAS THE WORD.

HOW DID THEY WIN? SO THE WINNING WORDS WERE EBULLIENT AND PROSELYTIZER.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE STUDENTS AND BEST OF LUCK TO THEM IN REPRESENTING OUR COUNTY.

TWO SCHOOLS ALSO RECENTLY RECEIVED STATE RECOGNITIONS.

UNION MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS REDESIGNATED AS A 2024 CALIFORNIA SCHOOL TO WATCH, AND MISSION EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL WAS NAMED 2024 CALIFORNIA EXEMPLARY DUAL ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT AWARDEE.

WE ARE PLANNING A LOCAL RECOGNITION AGAIN THIS YEAR.

FOR SCHOOLS WHO ARE HONORED, SUCH AS THOSE I JUST MENTIONED, AS WELL AS THE CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS AND MODEL CONTINUATION SCHOOLS.

THIS WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 5TH.

HERE. RIGHT PRIOR TO OUR BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL LGBTQ HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK.

THIS YEAR'S THEME IS VITAL, VIBRANT VOICES, AND IT'S RECOGNIZED TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE HEALTH CHALLENGES THAT FACE OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND

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LGBTQ HEALTH CARE.

I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH VALLEY WATER ON A TEMPLATE FOR A COUNTYWIDE AGREEMENT, PER THE REQUEST OF VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA.

HE REQUESTED THAT OUR OFFICE ASSIST IN DEVELOPING THIS COUNTYWIDE AGREEMENT THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY BE ABLE TO UTILIZE IN ORDER TO ACCESS SOME OF THE FREE SERVICES PROVIDED BY VALLEY WATER FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

AS A REMINDER, APRIL 2ND IS THE DEADLINE FOR FILING YOUR ANNUAL FORM.

SEVEN HUNDREDS AND APRIL 2ND WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

AND AS AN UPDATE TO THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND PER THE BOARD'S REQUEST, WE'VE BEGUN NOTING TRUSTEE AREAS AND THE INVITATIONS AND THE CALENDAR. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE MAJORITY OF EVENTS, HOWEVER, ARE COUNTYWIDE EVENTS AND ALL TRUSTEES ARE INVITED.

BUT WE HAVE BEGUN TO PHYSICALLY TO NOTE THE PHYSICAL LOCATION AND TRUSTEE AREAS PER YOUR REQUEST.

AND FINALLY, I MENTIONED ALREADY, BUT WE'LL BE REPURPOSING THE MAY 15TH BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR.

DEWAN. WE WILL NOW GO TO INFORMATION ITEM.

[A. Future Agenda Items]

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DR. DEWAN, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM? I KNOW IT'S LATE, SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY VERY BRIEFLY THAT TRUSTEE MAH AND I HAVE NOT YET CONNECTED ON THE CHARTER SCHOOLS, BUT WE WILL BE CONNECTING SOON AND WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION TO SHARE.

GREAT. THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

NOW IS THE TIME TO NAME TOPICS OF FUTURE OF INTEREST FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION, KNOWING THAT THE ITEM HAS TO BE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS? HEARING NONE.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEES AND OUR STAFF.

THAT BRINGS US TO ADJOURNMENT.

I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I MOVED BY TRUSTEE CHON, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LARI.

AND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE A JUST A ROLL CALL.

VERBAL EYE FOR VERBAL EYES.

YES. THANK YOU.

WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 12:04 A.M..

HAPPY THURSDAY EVERYONE.

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