Jun 12, 2024 County Board of Education

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GOOD EVENING.

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

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2024 AND THE TIME IS 5:00 PM.

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

OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES VIA TELECONFERENCE AND THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY EXCUSED BY 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 SCCBOE VOTES ON THE ITEM.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA, WILL YOU NOW LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? EVERYONE, PLEASE STAND AND PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

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.

TRUSTEE CHON. PRESENT.

TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

I AM HERE. TRUSTEE LARI.

PRESENT. TRUSTEE MAH HAS NOT ARRIVED YET.

VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA WILL ALSO NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

PRESENT. AND STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA.

PRESENT. AND AS I MENTIONED, VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA IS UNABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO EXCUSE HIM FROM TODAY'S MEETING? SO MOVE. THANK YOU TRUSTEE DI SALVO FOR THAT MOTION.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM TRUSTEE CHON.

DOCTOR DEWAN, WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE? YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

WE'LL START WITH TRUSTEE CHON.

EXCUSE. FIRST, WE'RE DOING A ROLL IN THIS ROLL CALL VOTE FOR THE EXCUSAL OF VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA.

YEAH, I APOLOGIZE.

AYE. TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

AYE. TRUSTEE LARI.

AYE. TRUSTEE MAH IS NOT PRESENT AT VOTE.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. I'M SORRY.

AYE. AND PRESIDENT BERTA.

AYE. ANY MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA.

[D. Set the Agenda]

I HAVE A THANK YOU.

I HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

DO I HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND. SECOND FROM TRUSTEE LARI.

AT THIS TIME I WILL ASK TRUSTEES TO VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

WHEN YOU'RE READY, PLEASE VOTE.

NOT GETTING THE PROMPT.

YOU WANT TO TAKE A VERBAL AYE FROM ME? A VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH FOUR AYES ONE NO, ONE ZERO ABSTENTIONS AND ONE NOT PRESENT AT VOTE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

A LIVE STREAM OF THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE AT TINYURL.COM/FCCBOARD MEETING.

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

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

THE MEETING ID IS 727334810#.

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

THE MEETING ID IS 92181539516#.

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

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

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I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE LANGUAGE SUPPORTS TEAM FOR THEIR AMAZING WORK THAT THEY DO TO HELP US BE INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE.

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

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

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

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO SPECIAL RECOGNITION.

[A. Recognition of the SCCOE Substitute of the Year for 2024]

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, IF YOU COULD PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE SIDE PODIUM TO PRESENT OUR SUBSTITUTE OF THE YEAR.

I ALSO INVITE THE HONOREE AND MARY BRAVO FROM HEAD START TO THE SIDE PODIUM.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION RELIES ON SUBSTITUTES TO PROVIDE CONTINUITY OF SERVICE IN THE ABSENCE OF STAFF.

THIS EVENING, WE ARE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO HONOR THE SCCOE SUBSTITUTE OF THE YEAR.

AND I HAVEN'T EVEN ANNOUNCED HER YET, SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE LOUDER THEN.

SPECIFICALLY, WE HONOR SUBSTITUTES WHO HAVE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN CARRYING OUT DUTIES, OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE, EXHIBIT A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, DEMONSTRATE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR OTHERS, CREATE AND FOSTER A POSITIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, AND MOTIVATE OTHERS.

THE 2024 SUBSTITUTE OF THE YEAR IS ROSALIA ZUNIGA TORRES.

ROSALIA HAS SUPPORTED THE SCCOE AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER ASSISTANT IN THE HEAD START PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

ROSALIA IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HER POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE CHILDREN AND STAFF AT CHRISTOPHER RANCH, GLENVIEW AND GILROY ANNEX HEAD START LOCATIONS. SHE SUPPORTS THE CENTER'S TEACHERS WITH THE SUPERVISION AND CARE OF CHILDREN AGED 3 TO 5, WHICH INCLUDES CAREGIVING ROUTINES, MEAL SETUPS, RECORD KEEPING, AND MORE.

RENE GARCIA, SUPERVISOR OF HEAD START PRESCHOOL SITES, SAID ROSALIA LIVES THE SCCOE GOAL OF PROVIDING QUALITY SUPPORT TO THE TEACHING STAFF AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN WE SERVE.

HER COLLEAGUES SHARED THAT RECOGNIZING A CHILD'S NEEDS COMES SECOND NATURE TO HER.

MARTHA MORALES, HEAD START SITE DIRECTOR, SHARED THAT ROSALIA DEMONSTRATES HIGH PERFORMANCE IN WORKING WITH THE CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND TEACHING STAFF.

THE STUDENTS AND TEACHING STAFF CALL HER MISS ROSIE.

MISS ROSIE ALWAYS COMES IN WITH A SMILE AND IS READY TO WORK.

SHE IS A HANDS ON TEACHER WHO ALWAYS GIVES US TRUST AND IS WILLING TO DO MORE FOR THE CHILDREN AND STAFF, SAID ANNA CASTILLO, GILROY HEAD START TEACHER.

ROSALIA'S NOMINATION IS A TESTAMENT TO HER COLLABORATION AND MODEL WORK ETHIC.

WE COMMEND ROSALIA FOR HER HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE HEAD START PROGRAM AT THE SCCOE.

I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ROSALIA.

SHE 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.

ROSALIA AND ANGELICA GUZMAN FROM THE HEAD START PROGRAM ARE JOINING US THIS EVENING AND WILL SAY A FEW WORDS.

CONGRATULATIONS, ROSALIA.

[APPLAUSE] VERY HUMBLE. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY FOR MISS ROSALIA.

SHE IS AMAZING.

HER ABILITY TO WORK WITH CHILDREN, THAT REQUIRES SPECIAL, THAT HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS COME SECOND TO NONE.

THIS IS A SKILL THAT IS INNATE WITHIN HER.

SHE HELPS US CARRY OUT THE DUTIES OF OUR CLASSROOM, AND ANY TIME THAT SHE SEES THAT A CHILD NEEDS SUPPORT, SHE QUIETLY MOVES INTO THAT WITH A CHILD, SHOWS A VISUAL. AND IF I AM SUPPORTING A CHILD THAT MAY BE A LITTLE DYSREGULATED SHE WILL QUICKLY GET IN AND GET A BOOK AND START READING THEIR FAVORITE STORY OF ABBY

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AND SHE IS RIGHT THERE READY TO WORK.

IT IS MY HONOR TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF THE HEAD START.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS, ROSALIA, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR DEWAN, PLEASE JOIN TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND ROSALIA AT THE BACKDROP FOR A PHOTO.

OUR NEXT SPECIAL RECOGNITION IS THE RECOGNITION OF THE 2024 OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY STUDENT OF THE YEAR.

[B. Recognition of the SCCOE Student of the Year]

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, GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND CHARACTER, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND PERSEVERANCE IN PURSUING THEIR STUDIES AND GOALS.

TONIGHT, WE ARE PLEASED TO HONOR A STUDENT WHO EMBODIES ALL OF THESE ADMIRABLE QUALITIES.

DONOVAN, A RECENT GRADUATE FROM OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY, IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HIS INCREDIBLE DEDICATION TO HIS STUDIES, POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND SUPPORT OF HIS PEERS. TRULY AN IMPRESSIVE YOUNG PERSON, DONOVAN EARNED 70 CREDITS IN NINE MONTHS AND HAS COMPLETED THE SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE GUIDE 85 COURSE WITH A 4.0 GPA.

A COURSE DESIGNED TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR BELIEF SYSTEMS, VALUES AND ATTITUDES.

HE SPENT AN AVERAGE OF 20 PLUS HOURS PER WEEK ON HIS STUDIES WHILE AT OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY IN ORDER TO REACH HIS GOAL.

DONOVAN WAS NOT ONLY AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT, BUT WHILE AT OIA HE WAS A VALUED PEER.

HE WAS CONSISTENTLY A SOURCE OF GOOD ENERGY AND HUMOR IN HIS CLASSES.

HE ENSURED HE GREETED EVERYONE HE ENCOUNTERED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND HELPED ANYONE WHO WAS IN NEED OF SUPPORT.

DONOVAN WAS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE TO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AT HIS SCHOOL BY ASSISTING WITH TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION, AS WELL AS ASSISTING WITH DAY TO DAY INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USEFUL FOR ANY NEW STUDENT.

MARY BRAVO, A TEACHER AT OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY, SAID DONOVAN HAS SHOWN A HUGE GROWTH IN HIS MATURITY AND PERSEVERANCE TOWARDS HIS GOALS.

SHE ALSO SAID IT ISN'T UNCOMMON FOR DONOVAN TO EVEN HELP THE CLASSROOM STAFF, OR EVEN HELP PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY SEEKING HELP AND ASKING QUESTIONS IN OR AROUND THE BUILDING. STUDENTS GRAVITATE TO HIM AND LISTEN TO HIM AND HE LISTENS TO THEM.

DONOVAN'S GOAL IS TO JOIN THE ARMY AFTER GRADUATION.

HE ALSO PLANS TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE TO BECOME AN UNDERWATER WELDER.

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

ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE DONOVAN.

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 AN IPAD TO HELP HIM CONTINUE ON THE PATH OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.

MARY FROM OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY AND DONOVAN ARE JOINING US THIS EVENING.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE THEM TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

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[APPLAUSE] I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT DONOVAN HAS VERY STRONG SELF DISCIPLINE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I COULD NEVER TEACH.

HE HAS THAT JUST SELF GUIDANCE AND SELF PERSEVERANCE WHERE HE KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.

HE'S ALWAYS THE FIRST ONE TO GET TO SCHOOL.

STAYS HIS FULL TIME.

VERY STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

AND I REALLY HAVE NO DOUBT THAT HE'S GOING TO SUCCEED IN THE ARMY.

AND BECOME AN UNDERWATER WELDER.

HELLO. MY NAME IS DONOVAN ENRIQUEZ.

I AM A GRADUATE FROM OYA CONXION.

I'VE BEEN AT OYA FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT'S EVER PUSHED ME TO DO GOOD, AND EVER CHECKED ME ON WHENEVER I GOT COMPLACENT.

A BIG THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY THAT ISN'T HERE RIGHT NOW, BUT A BIG THANK YOU TO THEM FOR NOT GIVING UP ON ME WHEN I WAS AT MY LOWEST POINT.

I WANT TO THANK OIA STAFF MEMBERS, MRS. BRAVO, MISS JULIE, MR. SMITH AND MRS. RAMOS FOR MAKING MY TIME AT A REALLY FUN TIME AND FIRST TIME EXPERIENCE.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE THE BIGGEST THANK YOU TO MRS. STANEK. SHE'S A MEMBER FROM [INAUDIBLE].

SHE'S A [INAUDIBLE] ROYAL.

SHE DID THE UNTHINKABLE AND HELPED ME PURSUE MY DREAM OF BECOMING WHO I WANT TO BECOME IN THE FUTURE, AND SHOWED ME THAT THAT LIFE WASN'T ALWAYS ABOUT POLITICS AND DRUGS.

NOW THAT I'M COMPLETELY FINISHED WITH OYA AND MY EDUCATION FOR THE MOMENT I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE MY DREAM OF BEING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, AND ONCE I GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, I HOPE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND STUDY UNDERWATER WELDING AND BECOME CERTIFIED.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATS. CONGRATULATIONS, DONOVAN.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE JOIN DONOVAN AT THE PODIUM.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN, DONOVAN.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, DE LA ROSA AGUILERA, TO GIVE HIS 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]

DEWAN AND ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS.

LAST NIGHT, 28 GRADUATES WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION GRADUATION CEREMONY AT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

IN TOTAL, 74 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE HIGH SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR.

I PERSONALLY WANT TO GIVE MY GRATITUDE AND SUPPORT FOR OUR GRADUATES [INAUDIBLE] TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS OF GRADUATING.

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THANK YOU TO PRESIDENT BERTA AND SUPERINTENDENT DR.

DEWAN FOR BEING THERE TO SUPPORT OUR GRADUATES.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FROM BLUE RIDGE, OSBORNE AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FOR HELPING OUT ON MAKING THIS CEREMONY POSSIBLE.

AN UPDATE FOR BLUE RIDGE.

THE JAMES RANCH YOUTH CENTER IS HAVING ITS GRAND OPENING THIS WEEK.

STAFF AND STUDENTS NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY NEW SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO RELAX WHEN FEELING STRESSED.

THE HOPE OF THIS SPACE IS TO PROMOTE A NEW AND COMFORTABLE, YET ENTERTAINING SPACE FOR YOUTH TO SPEND TIME.

THE LIBRARY WAS ALSO MOVED TO SHARE THIS SPACE IN THE PREVIOUS LIBRARY, SPACE WILL BE DEDICATED TO A MUSIC STUDIO.

STUDENTS WILL NOW GET TO SEE THE GOODS AND BENEFITS OF PUTTING THEIR DEDICATION TOWARDS EDUCATION.

THIS PAST MONTH, PROBATION STAFF COLLABORATED WITH THE BLUE RIDGE AND OSBORNE ART TEACHER TO HOLD AN ART CONTEST FOR THE STUDENTS.

THE STUDENTS SENT IN THEIR DRAWINGS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING THEIR WORKS DISPLAYED AS A MURAL ON THE WALL OF THE NEW YOUTH CENTER.

YESTERDAY, A COUPLE OF GRADUATES FROM OSBORNE ATTENDED THE [INAUDIBLE] CEREMONY.

THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD ALL SEMESTER IN THE TOPS PROGRAM AND THIS AND THIS CARPENTRY [INAUDIBLE].

THEY LEARNED SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND HOW TO PROPERLY USE TOOLS.

THEY WORKED ON PROJECTS SUCH AS BUILDING BENCHES AND ARE CURRENTLY BUILDING A DOGHOUSE.

SO NO STUDENTS VOLUNTEER AT A LOCAL NATIVE PLANT GARDEN THIS WEEK.

THEY LEARN ABOUT REGENERATIVE FARMING PRACTICES, A VARIETY OF EDIBLE GREEN PLANTS AND FLOWERS, AND HELP HARVEST FOOD FOR THE FARMERS MARKET.

STUDENTS ARE EXCITED TO BRING BACK WHAT THEY LEARNED TO THEIR OWN SCHOOL GARDEN.

THE OSBORNE SCHOOL GARDEN IS THRIVING WITH GREENS, MARIGOLDS, [INAUDIBLE], BEANS AND MANY TYPES OF CHILIES AND TOMATOES.

OSBORNE STUDENTS HAVE BUILT EIGHT MORE BEDS THIS SEASON AND HAVE EXPANDED THEIR IRRIGATION SYSTEM.

THEY LOVE BEING OUTSIDE AND TAKING CARE OF THE FISH AND PLANTS.

WITH IT BEING SUMMER AND SO NICE OUTSIDE, THEY LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORK IN THE GARDEN.

I ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT HERE AT OSBORNE SCHOOL SINCE WE GO TO SCHOOL YEAR ROUND, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN ADDITIONAL CREDITS TO HELP TOWARDS GRADUATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE UPDATES.

BOARD MEMBERS WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AT OUR MEETINGS.

AND WE ARE OBSERVATIONS AND INPUT ARE REALLY ESSENTIAL.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT.

[A. At this time, members of the public may address the Board on any issue within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board that is not listed on this agenda.]

STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING UPON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. IS THE EXPECTATION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT EVERYONE BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND CIVILITY.

PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME.

ONCE WE BEGIN TAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL COMMENTERS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.95, THE SCCBOE STRIVES TO MAINTAIN THE ORDERLY AND CIVIL CONDUCT OF ITS MEETINGS AND TO AVOID UNLAWFUL DISRUPTIONS.

THEREFORE, DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE INTEND TO KEEP A RESPECTFUL AND PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT.

PLEASE NOTE THAT VERBAL ABUSE, THREATS AND PHYSICAL VIOLENCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

INDIVIDUALS WHO ENGAGE IN THIS TYPE OF CONDUCT MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE ROOM.

WE ASK THAT THERE BE NO CLAPPING, CHEERING, SNAPPING OF FINGERS, BOOING OR SHOUTING.

IF YOU WISH TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU MAY DO SO WITH THE UNIVERSAL SIGN OF APPRECIATION, WHICH CAN BE DONE SO AS LIKE THIS.

MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, WE HAVE 19 CARDS FOR COMMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW COMMENCING, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL COMMENTERS.

PLEASE PRESENT THE ONE MINUTE TIMER.

WE MAY ALSO HAVE STUDENTS GIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT USE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, AND IF THEY CHOOSE TO GIVE A COMMENT, WE WILL ASK THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED TIME TO ACCOMMODATE THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS IF LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED.

THE TIME WILL DOUBLE.

A TIMER WILL BE DISPLAYED.

WHEN THE ALLOTTED TIME IS UP, THE BUZZER WILL SOUND AND YOU WILL BE MUTED.

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 BY AN SCCOE INTERPRETER OR ASL INTERPRETER.

THOSE USING ASL INTERPRETATION, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TIME.

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

OUR FIRST NINE SPEAKERS ARE MARILYN DEROUIN, BARB FLORES, BRITTANY O'BRIEN,

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LISA THIELE.

ANNA MENDOZA.

YADIRA OROZCO.

AND TRINA OR TINA MOORING, PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MARILYN DEROUIN.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PREVENT YOUR COMMENT.

MARILYN DEROUIN, SAN JOSE [INAUDIBLE] CHAIR.

I RECEIVED THIS LETTER SATURDAY ON LAW FIRM LETTERHEAD AND A HANDWRITTEN RETURN ADDRESS ENVELOPE FROM THE COE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS ILLEGIBLY FALSE AND UNTRUE.

I HAVE COPIES FOR THE BOARD TRYING TO INTIMIDATE ME AND ALLEGE THAT I AM DOING SOMETHING WRONG BY SPEAKING MY OPINION AT THE MEETING.

I'LL SAY IT AGAIN THIS IS A RACIST WORKPLACE AND YOU CAN'T TURN MY RIGHTS INTO A WRONG AND SAY IT'S ILLEGAL.

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME SPEAKING MY TRUTH, THEN YOU JUST HAVE TO GET OVER IT BECAUSE I HAVE A RIGHT TO SAY THIS SUPERINTENDENT IS A RACIST AND NO ONE CAN CHANGE MY OPINION. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? I DEMAND THEY COME HERE AND TELL ME TO MY FACE WHAT THEY TOLD THE LAWYER STATED IN THIS LETTER.

BECAUSE I WANT TO FACE MY ACCUSERS, I WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED BY THIS RACIST SUPERINTENDENT OR HER REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PLS DIVISION OR ANY OTHER DIVISION.

I AM DEMANDING THIS SUPERINTENDENT CEASE AND DESIST RACIST BEHAVIOR IN THIS BUILDING.

LOOK, IF THIS CONTINUES, THEN I'LL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A HIGHER LEVEL.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BARB FLORES.

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

MY NAME IS BARB FLORES.

I'M A REGISTERED VOTER AND HAVE MANY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE ALSO REGISTERED VOTERS IN AN AREA ONE.

EACH BOARD MEETING YOU HAVE CONSISTENTLY HEARD COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF DOCTOR DEWAN AND HER LEADERSHIP.

I URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THESE COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

SHE HAS MADE SUCH A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE AT THE SCCOE AND BECAUSE OF DR.

DEWAN, THE SCCOE HAS AN OUTSTANDING REPUTATION FOR LEADING THE WORK IN EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND PARTNERSHIP ACROSS THE REGION AND THE STATE.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST OF THE BOARD'S OUTSIDE COUNSEL.

THE NEW PROPOSAL REQUIRES A $25,000 RETAINER FEE, WITH THE HIGHEST PAID ATTORNEY AT A RATE OF $500 PER HOUR.

THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE BOARD'S SEPARATE COUNSEL IS TAKEN OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND OF SCCOE, WHICH IS NOW BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM OUR PRIMARY GOAL OF OUR STUDENTS.

I SPEAK FOR ALL OF THE LEADERS WHO CAME HERE TO INFORM YOU ABOUT DOCTOR DEWAN AND HER EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP.

WE STAND WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND I URGE YOU TO DO THE SAME.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR DEWAN.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BRITTANY O'BRIEN.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HI, I'M BRITTANY O'BRIEN.

I'M A LITERACY COORDINATOR.

I WORK WITH CCLA.

DOCTOR REMINDS US TO LEAD WITH JOY.

JOY IS SO EVIDENT HERE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

AND WHETHER IT WAS WATCHING THE GRADUATES WITH THEIR PROUD FAMILIES AND TEACHERS TO THE [INAUDIBLE] GILLINGHAM TRAINING HERE WITH TEACHERS WHO ARE SPENDING THEIR FIRST WEEK OF SUMMER BREAK HERE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND PRINCIPALS OR HEARING THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF THE CROSS-DIVISIONAL WORK OF COORDINATORS AND DIRECTORS LED BY DOCTOR GARGIULO AND DOCTOR BANDURAS.

WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT SUCCESS COMES FROM A FOCUS ON JOY.

HOW DID WE GET TO THIS POINT? UNDER DOCTOR DEWAN'S LEADERSHIP, LEADING OUR AGENCY WITH THIS STRENGTHS BASED APPROACH, WHICH PROPELS US TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES WITH AN EMPOWERED MINDSET.

AS IN OUR ORGANIZATION WE MODEL THAT AND I ENCOURAGE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID PUTNEY.

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

GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES DOCTOR DEWAN.

MY NAME IS DAVID PUTNEY. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS HERE AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF ED.

AND I'D LIKE TO JUST SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY FEELINGS, MY HEART, MY MIND, MY SOUL, AND MY APPRECIATION FOR DOCTOR DEWAN.

LEADERSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN.

LEADERSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT IS NURTURED AND MENTORED AND EARNED AND GAINED RESPECT AND MOMENTUM.

DOCTOR DEWAN BRINGS THAT TO THIS POSITION.

SHE MENTORS. SHE PROVIDES GUIDANCE AND SHE LISTENS.

CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING.

OVER THE COURSE OF THIS LAST, MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY MONTHS, WE'VE BEEN HEARING A WHOLE SLEW OF COLLEAGUES, POLITICIANS, LOCAL ADVISORS, OTHER BOARD OF EDUCATION'S, OTHER SUPERINTENDENTS, OTHER PRINCIPALS COME TO THIS BOARD TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION AND RESPECT FOR DOCTOR DEWAN.

HER EFFORTS ARE AMAZING, AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING UNDER HER LEADERSHIP IS TRANSFORMATIONAL.

I URGE YOU TO ALLOW TIME TO HEAL AND TO GUIDE AND SUPPORT DOCTOR DEWAN.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ARIES UMMUL.

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

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HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! I'M THE COORDINATOR OF LGBTQ+ DISTRICT RESOURCE IMPORTS HERE AT SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF ED, AND WE KICKED OFF PRIDE MONTH WITH A YOUTH CONFERENCE IN THIS VERY ROOM ON JUNE 1ST. AND WE HAD STUDENTS FROM SEVEN DISTRICTS LEAD AND PLAN THE CONFERENCE, AND WE BUILT UP YOUTH ACTIVITY BOOK THAT DEBUTED AT THIS CONFERENCE.

AT THE END OF THE MONTH ONE OF THESE STUDENTS HAS BEEN INVITED AS AN HONORED GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE ANNUAL PRIDE RAISING FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY, HOSTED BY THE OFFICE OF LGBT AFFAIRS. WE HELPED ELEVATE THESE STUDENT VOICES AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE ALSO A PROUD PART OF THE SCCOE.

AND TOMORROW WE WILL BE ATTENDING AN EVENT FOR TRANS FOSTER YOUTH IN ONE OF THE COUNTY FOSTER YOUTH CARE FACILITIES.

TRANS YOUTH ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED IN THESE SYSTEMS OF CARE, AND WE'RE ENSURING THAT THEY ALSO KNOW THAT THEY ARE CARED FOR.

THIS ENTIRE MONTH AND BEYOND WE ARE PROVIDING RESOURCES.

ALL THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF DOCTOR DEWAN AN THIS BOARD.

SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, DOCTOR DEWAN FOR YOUR AMAZING WORK FOR ALL LGBTQ+ YOUTH AND EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LISA THIELE.

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

HELLO, MY NAME IS LISA THIELE.

I AM THE COORDINATOR OF OUR JUSTICE FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAM.

IF COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION ARE TRULY COMMITTED TO THEIR PRIORITIES, FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES, THEN IT'S IMPORTANT TO REPRESENT THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING IN TRANSPARENT WAYS.

THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY HAS SOME OF THE WEALTHIEST COMMUNITIES AND ALSO SOME OF THE MOST UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN OUR COUNTRY.

OUR COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION SERVES SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COUNTY, WHICH CREATES GREAT OPPORTUNITY BUT ALSO COMES WITH GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.

I PROVIDE REENTRY PLANS AND ADVOCATE FOR OUR JUVENILE JUSTICE ENGAGED YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE GONE INTO INCARCERATION AS CHILDREN AND ARE COMING OUT OF INCARCERATION AS ADULTS, WORKING ALONGSIDE OUR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH A COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, WELLNESS, RACIAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY MUST BE DONE IN A WAY THAT RESISTS CAUSING HARM THROUGH EMBRACING OPENNESS, AUTHENTICITY, AND TRANSPARENCY.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ANNA MENDOZA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

MY NAME IS ANNA MENDOZA AND I WORK FOR [INAUDIBLE].

BUT BEFORE THAT I'M A PARENT AND I'M HERE TODAY NOT TO SPEAK TO YOU BOARD MEMBERS, BUT TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON OUT THERE LOOKING AT THIS MEETING, IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN HARASSED, BEING ASKED TO BE QUIET BECAUSE YOU'RE ASKING QUESTIONS, BECAUSE THERE'S PROBLEMS WITH THE MONEY BEING USED AND MISUSED AND GOING TO MEETINGS AND THE YOUR STAFF UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, THEY SAID, OH, IT WAS INCORRECTLY USED.

IT WAS INCORRECTLY CHARGED TO A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT.

WE NEED TRANSPARENCY.

THERE IS A PROBLEM.

IF I WASN'T AFRAID OF MY JOB, I WOULDN'T BE CALLING ALL MY COLLEAGUES TO COME AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY JOB.

SO LOOK INTO THE PARENTS.

WE HAVE A NEW PROGRAM.

WE HAVE HEAD START COMING THROUGH.

I SUGGEST YOU START LOOKING INTO YOUR HOME.

I SUGGEST YOU START CLEANING THE HOUSE BECAUSE WE'RE COMING AFTER YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS YADIRA OROZCO.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

I AM HERE TODAY TO URGE, URGENTLY REQUEST, THAT THE SCCOE BOARD CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT, THOROUGH AUDIT THROUGH A THIRD PARTY.

LAST NIGHT AT OUR POLICY COUNCIL MEETING, TERESA SHIPP INFORMED US OF IMPROPER ALLOCATIONS OF THE HEAD START BUDGET OVER THE PAST FIVE MONTHS AS A GOVERNING BODY OF THE HEAD START GRANTEE.

THE SCCOE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS AN OBLIGATION TO INVESTIGATE THE OVERSIGHT.

THE IMPROPER ALLOCATION, AS STATED BY MISS SHIPP, ARE UNACCEPTABLE, AND A LACK OF CLARITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.

WE AS A PC COUNCIL ARE DEMANDING ANSWERS FROM THE BOARD.

DESPITE OUR EFFORTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION AT THE PC LEVEL, WE HAVE ONLY RECEIVED MISINFORMATION AND THESE ISSUES.

IF THESE ISSUES ARE NOT PROMPTLY AND TRANSPARENTLY RESOLVED, PC PARENTS WILL COME HERE AND STAND HERE AND FIGHT.

SUCH OVERSIGHTS CANNOT BE TOLERATED, AS A FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN DEPENDS ON OUR INTEGRITY AND PROPER MANAGEMENT OF THESE FUNDS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS CRITICAL MESSAGE.

SPEAKER IS TRINA MOORING.

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

HI, THIS IS TRINA MOORING.

I HOLD MULTIPLE ROLES SOMETIMES.

I'M A RETIREE FROM SANTA CLARA COUNTY FOR 26 YEARS, AND I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY BECAUSE I'M A DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

I STAND WITH EDUCATORS AND SEIU FOR SAFETY, EQUITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

BUILD A BETTER BUDGET AND DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT.

THE EXCUSE ME? THE NEXT BATCH OF SPEAKERS ARE REJU KRISHNA, LETICIA PADILLA.

DORIS ALEJOS.

SARA GIANCARO.

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ANGELA BALOVE.

ANDREA HIGHTOWER.

TINA CHANG.

TAMMY DENONA.

AND SANDY BECOWSI.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS REJU KRISHNA.

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

I'M REJU KRISHNA, A TEACHER WITH SCCOE AND A DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

DECLINING ENROLLMENT IN SPECIAL ED IS REAL.

IF THE REVENUE FOR SPECIAL ED IS LOWER NOW, THEN WHY WAS THE POSITION FOR THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL ED CHANGED TO AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION? THE POSITION CHANGE CAME WITH A NEW SALARY SCALE THAT MAXES OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 HIGHER.

NO DIRECTORS REPORT TO THIS POSITION.

IF THE BUDGET IS TIGHTER NOW AND ENROLLMENT IS DECLINING, THEN WHY THE ADDED EXPENSE? WHY ADD A PROGRAM MANAGER TO THE EARLY START AND PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WHEN THE NUMBER OF STAFF HAS DECREASED? I REQUEST THE BOARD TO BUILD A BETTER BUDGET AND PRIORITIZE MORE FUNDS FOR STAFF THAT DIRECTLY SERVE STUDENTS SO THAT WE CAN FILL VACANT POSITIONS, GET SUBSTITUTES WHEN NEEDED, AND ENSURE WE HAVE ALL THE STAFF NECESSARY TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENT PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO OUR STUDENTS.

PRIORITIZE FUNDS FOR OUR STUDENT PROGRAMS SO OUR PARENTS AND COMMUNITY, AND ALSO OUR EDUCATORS ARE NOT LIVING UNDER THE FEARS AND ANXIETY OF CLASSROOM CLOSURES BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY TOLD ABOUT DECLINING ENROLLMENT.

PRIORITIZE AND SHIFT FUNDS FOR STUDENTS FIRST.

AND THE NEXT SPEAKER IS LETICIA PADILLA.

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

MY NAME IS LETICIA PADILLA.

I USED TO BE A PART OF THE POLICY COUNCIL, BUT UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, MY HUSBAND WORKS AT THE SCCOE I HAD TO BE LET GO AND I RESPECT THE BYLAW SO I LEFT.

BUT WE'RE STILL NOT SEEING THAT SAME RESPECT FROM OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF WHEN IT COMES TO THE BYLAWS.

IT'S CLEAR IN BLACK AND WHITE THAT WE PARENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED IN THESE PROCESSES, AND WE'RE NOT BEING INVOLVED IN THEM.

WE'RE LEARNING THAT P CARDS ARE BEING USED BY PEOPLE WHO AREN'T EVEN A PART OF HEAD START, AND IT'S JUST SO DISHEARTENING TO LEARN THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE BLACKED OUT LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED.

I MEAN, HOW ARE WE GOING TO TRUST THAT THESE REPORTS ARE REAL, THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE USING THESE CARDS FOR WHAT THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE ARE WAS FOR THE TEACHERS AND THE SUPPLIES FOR THE CLASSROOMS. NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO GET US TO VOTE ON THE PERSONNEL POLICIES, TO GET THE TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOMS. BUT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THOSE TEACHERS ARE GOING TO BE GOING WHERE IT SAYS THEY ARE.

HOW DO WE KNOW THEY'RE NOT GOING TO COME HERE TO RITTER PARK AND NOT TO THE FAMILIES THAT NEED THEM OUTSIDE? THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DORIS ALEJOS.

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

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS DORIS ALEJOS, ASSOCIATE TEACHER AT SCCOE FOR 17 YEARS AND PROUD SCCOE MEMBER AND DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

FOR DECADES, I HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE CLASSROOM TEACHING STAFF WORKING WITH OUR LOW INCOME STUDENTS.

I LOVE MY STUDENTS AND MY JOB, BUT I DON'T LOVE THE POOR COMPENSATION, LACK OF RESPECT, AND LACK OF SUPPORT.

THERE IS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER PERCENT OF STUDENTS WITH IDENTIFIED SPECIAL NEEDS IN OUR CLASSROOM, YET WE HAVE NEVER BEEN PROVIDED TRAINING IN HOW BEST TO INCLUDE THESE CHILDREN AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE MODIFICATIONS AND ACCOMMODATIONS.

WE HAVE ALWAYS SERVED STUDENTS WITH IEPS, MANAGEMENT SAID.

BUT THEY FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THAT HISTORICALLY, OUR STUDENTS WITH IEP WERE MOSTLY STUDENTS WHO HAD JUST LANGUAGE DELAYS.

NOW WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM BEFORE THEY LEAVE US, NON-AMBULATORY STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH WHO USE A G-TUBE FOR NUTRITION, FOR SAFETY AND EQUITY. WE NEED TO DO BETTER FOR OUR CHILDREN AND FOR OUR STAFF.

WE ASK THE BOARD TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR CONCERNS AND TO BUILD A BUDGET THAT INVESTS IN OUR STAFF.

AND NEXT SPEAKER IS SARA GIANCARO.

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

SARA GIANCARO, CHAPTER PRESIDENT FOR THIS CHAPTER OF SEIU LOCAL FIVE.

WE ARE PROUD PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND DEFENDERS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

OUR MEMBERS HAVE SPOKEN.

WE'RE PROUD OF THE INCREDIBLE WORK WE DO TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION, WHETHER THAT IS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS OR PROVIDING THE BEHIND THE SCENES WORK THAT SUPPORTS THE DISTRICT'S SERVICES TO STUDENTS.

OUR PRIORITIES ARE SAFETY, EQUITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

SAFE STAFFING FOR STUDENTS.

SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL, EQUITY VIA COMMON SENSE, REMOTE WORK POLICIES, WORKPLACE ACCOMMODATIONS, EQUITY AND COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS LIKE OUR STEPS, LONGEVITY AND RETIREE HEALTH CARE.

AFTER OUR HISTORIC CONTRACT WIN IN 2022, OUR MEMBERS THIS YEAR ONLY FINALLY EARNED ENOUGH MONEY THAT THEY'RE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR MEDI-CAL.

ACCOUNTABILITY. OUR ORGANIZATION HAS DIVISIONS WITH A 1 TO 1 STAFF TO MANAGEMENT RATIO.

ACE AND SEIU JOINTLY ISSUED A REPORT CARD IN THE FALL, WITH SPECIFIC WAYS TO IMPROVE THE WAY WE SERVE STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT OUR STAFF.

THE BOARD, WITH STAKEHOLDER INPUT MUST GIVE CLEAR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES SAFETY, EQUITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY NOW.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JOANN BARS.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. I'M DOCTOR JOANN BARS, AN EDUCATOR IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY SINCE 1999.

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EQUITY AND SYSTEMIC JUSTICE WORK IS ROOTED IN TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY BECAUSE THEY BUILD TRUST AND INCREASE ENGAGEMENT, AS WELL AS INCREASE SUPPORT OF PROCESSES, INSTITUTIONS, AND PEOPLE.

A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY CONTINUE TO CAUSE HARM TO FAMILIES, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY, AND STAFF HERE AT SCCOE.

THE BOARD'S STATEMENT CAN BE REALIZED THROUGH AUTHENTIC PARTNERSHIP AND OPEN COLLABORATION AS A MEANS OF OVERCOMING CHALLENGES.

INACCURATE INFORMATION AND MISINFORMATION CAUSED FURTHER HARM, ESPECIALLY TO MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AND TAKE AWAY FROM ACTUAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE WORK.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ANGELA BALOVE.

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

HI, MY NAME IS DOCTOR ANGELA BALOVE.

I'VE WORKED AT THE SCCOE SINCE 2002.

I AM A DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

I STAND WITH EDUCATORS AND SEIU FOR SAFETY, EQUITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

BUILD A BETTER BUDGET AND DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ANDREA HIGHTOWER.

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

HI, MY NAME IS ANDREA HIGHTOWER.

I'M THE PARENT OF ADRIAN BARTKOWSKI, AN SCCOE SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT, AND I AM ALSO A DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

I STAND WITH STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND SEIU FOR SAFETY, EQUITY, ACCOUNTABILITY TO BUILD A BETTER BUDGET AND DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TINA CHANG.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR DEWAN.

MY NAME IS TINA CHANG AND I'M THE PARENT OF A CHILD WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS IN OUR COUNTY, DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM, AND I'M AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE PARENT ACCOUNT. THE PAC AND THE THREE CAC VICE CHAIR.

I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THE CONTINUED WORK OF THIS BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, AS THEY HAVE SOUGHT TO LISTEN TO PARENTS AND STUDENT VOICES THIS YEAR. YET, AS WE CLOSE OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE MANY CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US, SUCH AS DECLINING ENROLLMENT, BUDGET CUTS, STAFFING SHORTAGES, CONSOLIDATIONS, AND MANY OTHER GAPS IN THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

I'D LIKE TO QUOTE SPIDER-MAN THAT WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.

I HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE IN YOUR ROLE YOU HAVE THE POWER AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO THE KIDS IN OUR COUNTY TO TO PROVIDE THEM A SAFE AND EQUITABLE PLACE TO LEARN.

WHILE SPECIAL EDUCATION IS NOT LEGALLY MANDATED, PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM IN YOUR POLICIES.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TAMMY JANNOTTA.

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

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TAMMY DINOTO.

I AM A REGION ONE VICE PRESIDENT AT SEIU, AND I HAVE LOTS OF ROLES AT SEIU.

BUT I OVERALL, THE MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'M A PRODUCT OF THIS COUNTY GRADUATING FROM QUIMBY OAK, SILVER CREEK, AND MOUNT PLEASANT AND SJSU.

I SUPPORT AND DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THIS COUNTY, AND I STAND WITH THE FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND WORKERS OF SEIU WHO ARE DEMANDING THAT SCCOE BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SAFETY, EQUITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

OUR COUNTY'S MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS DESERVE TO BE INCLUDED AND TO BE SERVED IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

COE SHOULD PROVIDE MORE INCLUSION OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLABORATION WITH THE HOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

A SINGLE STAFF MEMBER MUST NEVER BE ALONE WITH STUDENTS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVE TO KEEP REPEATING THAT.

SAFETY MUST BE A PRIORITY AND WE HAVE MADE OVER 30 SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY AND COE IS UNINTERESTED IN NEGOTIATING SUCH THINGS.

I FIND THAT APPALLING.

I URGE YOU TO ENSURE THAT ANY BUDGET YOU APPROVE MUST INCLUDE FUNDING FOR ALL CLASSIFIED STAFF.

AND I APPLAUD YOU WHO VOTED FOR A SPECIAL COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SANDY FIKOWSKI.

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

THAT WAS PRETTY CLOSE. IT'S BACCULUCCI.

MY NAME IS SANDY. I'VE WORKED FOR SCCOE FOR ABOUT 26 YEARS, GIVE OR TAKE.

I THINK LONGER IF YOU INCLUDE SUBBING, AND I AM A DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, AS I HOPE AND I KNOW THAT WE ALL ARE, I THINK SOMETIMES WE HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF DOING THINGS AND DIFFERENT WAYS OF APPROACHING THINGS.

I ALSO STAND FOR SAFETY, EQUITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND I HOPE AND BELIEVE THAT WE ALL DO.

WHAT I WANT IS TO HAVE MORE COLLABORATION, HAVE MORE TRUST, AND BUILD BETTER RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.

I THINK FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, WE HAVE TO HAVE MORE TRANSPARENCY WHEN DECISIONS ARE MADE ABOUT US OR ABOUT ANYONE TELL US WHY THOSE DECISIONS WERE MADE, WHAT THE RATIONALE

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I REALLY DO LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING AND WORKING WITH EVERYONE MANAGEMENT, CLASSIFIED STAFF, CERTIFICATED STAFF TO MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL OF US TO WORK.

AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE, OUR CONSENT ACTION ITEMS.

[5. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS]

MOVE TO APPROVE.

I HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO TO APPROVE ITEMS 5A THROUGH H.

IS THERE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND. A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE CHON.

WE'LL NOW VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

BOARD DOCS.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK DOCTOR DEWAN FOR GETTING THE LETTER C, THE REQUEST ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ADMINISTRATOR EQUITY AND EDUCATION. I APPRECIATE THAT THAT WAS ON THIS AGENDA.

IT'S ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE I REQUESTED IT.

IT'S AN ASSEMBLY BILL, AND I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE.

AND I'M I'M GLAD WE ARE ALL SUPPORTING IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS.

[A. Request Adoption of the 2024-25 SCCOE Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)]

DOCTOR DEWAN, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THE FIRST ITEM? PRESIDENT BERTA, PLEASE EXCUSE THE INTERRUPTION.

THERE ARE THREE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OKAY. GREAT. WELL.

YOU WILL GET TO THOSE.

DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND THEN WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

YES. SO THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA, OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM THIS EVENING IS THE ADOPTION OF THE 24-25 SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, LCAP.

AT OUR JUNE 5TH MEETING, WE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM, AND THE ITEM IS BEING PRESENTED TONIGHT FOR ADOPTION.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE TERESA SHIPP TO COME FORWARD TO PROVIDE AN OPENING STATEMENT.

AND THEN IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE ENTERTAINING A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA, DOCTOR DEWAN AND TRUSTEES AND COMMUNITY.

EDUCATION CODE 52068 B1 REQUIRES THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COUNTY OFFICES HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON SPECIFIC ACTIONS AND EXPENDITURES PROPOSED IN THE LCAP.

THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, LCAP, WAS HELD AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING JUNE 5TH.

THE LCAP IS A THREE YEAR PLAN, OF WHICH WE WILL BE STARTING YEAR 1 IN 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR.

EACH SECTION OF THE LCAP, INCLUDING IDENTIFIED METRICS, ARE DICTATED BY ED CODE, AND THE TEMPLATE IS DEVELOPED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE BASELINE DATA OF WHICH WE MONITOR, ASSESS, AND REPORT OUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE THREE YEARS ON EACH GOAL AND EACH SPECIFIC ACTION WITHIN THAT GOAL. THIS YEAR, WE OFFERED PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND STAFF A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE FEEDBACK THROUGHOUT THE LCAP PROCESS, INCLUDING MONTHLY PARENT MEETINGS, SURVEYS, STAFF MEETINGS, AND SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETINGS.

WE HEARD FROM A COUPLE OF PARENTS AND STUDENTS DURING OUR LCAP VIDEO LAST WEEK, WHICH SHOWED VOICES OF OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND PARTNERS.

WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO ALL OF OUR PARENTS, STAFF, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND LEADERSHIP WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LCAP.

AT THIS TIME, WE'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION 2024 2025 LCAP.

THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

MODERATOR IF YOU COULD PLEASE PROCEED.

THERE ARE THREE SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

REJU KRISHNA.

SARA GIANCARO AND CHRISTINA MOORE.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS REJU KRISHNA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

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I'M REJU KRISHNA, A TEACHER WITH SCCOE AND A DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

BASED ON THE LCAP OVERVIEW PRESENTED DURING THE BOARD MEETING ON JUNE 5TH, AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT SHIPP'S RESPONSE TO TRUSTEE MAH IT APPEARED THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION IS NOT COVERED BY THE LCAP.

HOWEVER, THE LCAP DOCUMENT POSTED ON THE COE WEBSITE CLEARLY INDICATES THAT SPECIAL ED IS A PART OF THE LCAP.

THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED DURING THE PRESENTATION ON JUNE 5TH, AND I APOLOGIZE IF IT'S MY NAIVETY, BUT I BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PRESENTATION, SO THAT THE STAKEHOLDERS AND THE TRUSTEES HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE INFORMATION REQUESTS, AND MAKE AN INFORMED UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.

TRADITIONALLY, OUR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SIDELINED, AND THIS WAS YET ANOTHER INSTANCE WHICH NOT ONLY WAS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE ALL THE WONDERFUL WORK OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH THEM, BUT AGAIN, THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE MISSED.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHY DID WE LEAVE SPECIAL ED OUT OF THE LCAP PRESENTATION? IT'S JUST A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTINA MOORE.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI, I'M CHRISTINA MOORE, SPECIAL ED TEACHER FOR THE COUNTY.

I, LIKE OTHERS, ARE WONDERING WHY WE HAVE NOT HAD AN LCAP SURVEY SENT OUT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

IT SEEMS AS IF THERE HAS BEEN A SYSTEMATIC CLOSURE OF SCCOE PROGRAMS UNDER BOTH THE GUISE OF DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND THE GUISE OF PROMOTING INCLUSION SIMULTANEOUSLY.

THERE HAS BEEN A SYSTEMATIC REDUCTION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY INPUT IN THE PROCESS OF PROGRAM CHANGES.

AFTER INFORMING PARENTS OF THEIR RIGHTS, I AND OTHER COLLEAGUES WERE EVEN CHASTISED.

THEY WOULDN'T KNOW IF YOU DIDN'T TELL THEM.

THE PRACTICE OF KEEPING STAFF AND PARENTS UNINFORMED AND STIFLED WILL NOT BE SUCCESSFUL.

WE KINDLY REQUEST TRANSPARENCY AND COLLABORATION FOR ALL AND ALL MUST MEAN ALL.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARA GIANCARO.

SARA GIANCARO SEIU CHAPTER PRESIDENT AND DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE DOCUMENTS PROVIDED THAT THE LCAP PARTICIPATION WAS 10% OF FAMILIES.

DO WE KNOW IF THIS IS HIGH OR LOW? HOW CAN WE IMPROVE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AS THE LCAP IS IMPORTANT IN GUIDING THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION? I KNOW THAT WHEN I GET AN EMAIL FROM MY SCHOOL DISTRICT, I FILL OUT THE LCAP.

SOMETIMES I NEED A FEW REMINDERS, BUT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO WHEN WE WANT TO HAVE INPUT INTO OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.

BUT NOT EVERYONE KNOWS OR UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LCAP, AND IT'S OUR ONUS AS EDUCATORS TO ENSURE THAT THEY DO UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE INVITE THEIR PARTICIPATION, AND THAT WE DO MORE THAN JUST SENDING AN EMAIL.

OTHER THAN THAT, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AND CHRISTINA SHARED.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BERTA WE ALSO HAVE ONE COMMENT FOR 6B AND THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR 6A.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEES.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

YEAH. IF NOW'S THE APPROPRIATE TIME WOULD WE BE ABLE TO GET AN ANSWER DOCTOR DEWAN ON THE COUPLE QUESTIONS FROM OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION BEING REFLECTED IN THE LCAP.

YES, WE CAN PROVIDE A RESPONSE.

THANK YOU. PER THE CDE, A COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO DESCRIBE ITS ENTIRE COE OPERATED SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN ITS 24-25 LCAP.

A COE MUST INCLUDE ONE OR MORE ACTIONS ADDRESSING THE RED OR VERY LOW INDICATORS AND OR STUDENT GROUPS IDENTIFIED ON THE 23 DASHBOARD 2023 DASHBOARD.

ANYTHING BEYOND THIS IS NOT REQUIRED.

IN THE CASE OF OUR LCAP, SPECIAL EDUCATION IS ONLY LISTED FOR THE FOLLOWING INDICATORS DUE TO THEIR LOW INDICATIONS ON THE DASHBOARD SUSPENSION RATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH.

WE HAVE ALSO INCLUDED CATEGORICAL FUNDS USED TO ALIGN WITH THE LCAP FEDERAL ADDENDUM AND SIPSAS.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE.

I WILL SAY, I THINK, YOU KNOW, IN YEARS PAST WE HAVE SEEN MORE IN OUR SLIDE PRESENTATIONS.

AND I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WE'VE HAD OTHER DISCUSSIONS NOT RELATED TO THE LCAP ON THIS TOPIC, BUT, YOU KNOW, I, THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD

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SO MY OTHER QUESTION.

YES. SO THE LCAP IS DIRECTLY TIED TO THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA, AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAVE BEEN EVOLVING OVER THE YEARS OF LCFF, WHICH STARTED IN 2013.

REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SCCOE AND BECAUSE THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS NOT FUNDED UNDER THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN CDE OR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

REGARDING THE LCAP, BECAUSE THERE'S A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN THE FUNDING FORMULA AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO THE AREAS WHERE THE STATE PROVIDES FUNDING TO COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION.

AND THE STATE ACTUALLY REFERS TO COUNTY OFFICE LCAPS AS THE COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOL LCAP.

THAT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW.

YOU KNOW, IT'S BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THE LCAP IS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, RIGHT? AND SO THAT'S WHY I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR THAT.

BUT UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, ED CODE AND ALL OF THE LAWS AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE PARTICIPATION DO WE KNOW IF IT WAS I DON'T REMEMBER LAST YEAR.

DO WE KNOW IF IT'S HIGHER OR LOWER THAN OUR PAST FEW YEARS OR DO WE KNOW? I'M NOT SURE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION AT A LATER TIME.

LOOK INTO IT AND GET IT TO DOCTOR DEWAN.

I DO KNOW I CAN TALK ABOUT OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS, AND I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK IN WAYS TO FURTHER ENGAGE OUR FAMILIES.

WE DO HAVE SCHOOL SITE COUNCILS WHERE OUR PARENTS PARTICIPATE.

WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY PAC MEETINGS WHICH WE HAD ONE OF OUR PAC REPRESENTATIVES HERE SPEAKING EARLIER.

ADDITIONALLY, WE DID HAVE PARENT MEETINGS AT EACH OF OUR COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

WE DID OUTREACH, WE DID EMAILS, SURVEYS, BUT LIKE WAS SHARED YOU KNOW, AN EMAIL ISN'T ENOUGH.

WE DID DO SOME PHONE CALLS TO TRY TO FOLLOW UP, BUT ALWAYS LOOKING TO IMPROVE ON THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. BUT I CAN GATHER SOME MORE KIND OF THREE YEAR TRENDS ON THE PARENT PARTICIPATION.

MAYBE TEXTS.

TEXTS, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL MESSENGER.

WE ACTUALLY JUST HAD A TRAINING ON THAT TODAY AT RITTER PARK.

SO YES, WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO ENHANCE OUR SCHOOL, THE USE OF SCHOOL MESSENGER.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS FOR NOW ON THE LCAP.

AND I KNOW I'VE SEEN AT LEAST EVERY TRUSTEES CARD GO UP.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO START FROM ONE END AND GO TO THE OTHER.

SO TRUSTEE MAH, AND CHON, DI SALVO, AND LARI.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

I GUESS I'M LOOKING AT THE LCAP AND I SEE A NUMBER OF REFERENCES TO SPECIAL ED.

SO I GUESS AS TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN MENTIONED, WE'VE HAD IT IN THE PAST, AND IN THAT IT'S KIND OF SCATTERED THROUGH HERE.

I WOULD RECOMMEND I MEAN, MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE WOULD BE PUT IT ALL BACK IN AND KEEP IT IN.

I MEAN, WE HAVE ANSWERS FOR LCAP FOR SPECIAL ED, AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT REQUIRED IN THIS DOCUMENT OR CALLED OUT SPECIFICALLY.

I MEAN, UNLESS WE HAVE A SPECIAL A SEPARATE LCAP FOR SPECIAL ED, WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST INCLUDE ALL THAT DATA HERE AND INFORMATION HERE.

SO THAT'S KIND OF MY.

I THINK THAT'S MY MAIN COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE CHON.

I THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

I GUESS I JUST HAD, LIKE, A COUPLE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE LCAP IS REFLECTED WITH THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA, BUT THAT WOULD BE MORE THAN JUST OUR COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, RIGHT? IS IT JUST THAT FOR COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION, IT IS THE COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

SO THEN, LIKE THE SUSPENSION DATA THAT SUPERINTENDENT SHIPP WAS REFERRING TO, LIKE, IS THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OR IS THAT MORE FOR OUR COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAMS? SO ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT CAN RESTATE THAT.

SO THERE THERE IS A CAVEAT IN TERMS OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS US TO INCORPORATE SPECIFIC DATA FROM THE DASHBOARD, WHICH ADDRESSES STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN OUR PROGRAMS. SO. YES. SO WE.

FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM WE NEED TO ADDRESS IN THE LCAP ANY AREA IN WHICH THERE WAS A LOW INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD AND THAT INCLUDES THE

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AND THEN WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED SOME CATEGORICAL FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL ADDENDUM AND IN OUR CIPS.

BUT CAN WE REPORT GREENS OR IS IT LIKE ONLY REQUIRED TO REPORT WHAT'S IN THE RED? THAT'S CORRECT. WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT WHAT'S IN THE RED SO WE CAN HAVE AN IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

SO WE CAN SHOW AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE GOALS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND METRICS TO MEASURE.

CAN WE REPORT WHAT WENT WELL IN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OR IS THAT USUALLY NOT INCLUDED.

THAT IS NOT USUALLY INCLUDED BECAUSE WE WANT METRICS IN ORDER TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT.

WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO CELEBRATE VARIOUS METRICS, BUT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO HONE IN AND SHOW THAT WE'RE USING LCFF TO ADDRESS THESE VARIOUS NEEDS.

OKAY. AND THEN WHEN YOU REFERENCE, LIKE THE SCHOOL SITE COUNCILS AND THE PAC MEETINGS, ARE THOSE DONE FOR OUR SPECIAL ED FAMILIES AS WELL? YES. EVERYONE IS INVITED.

ANY PARENT PARTICIPATION WE ARE ALWAYS REALLY EXCITED FOR AND DOES THE DATA FROM THAT FROM THOSE MEETINGS AS WELL AS THE SURVEY.

I'M SURE THAT GOES OUT TO THOSE FAMILIES.

THAT'S ALL REPORTED IN HERE AS WELL.

YES. OKAY.

I THINK THAT WAS IT FOR RIGHT NOW.

TRUSTEE DI SALVO. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

IT WAS STATED BY A PUBLIC COMMENTER THAT THE PARTICIPATION RATE BY PARENTS WAS 10%.

IS THAT AN ACCURATE FIGURE? IT IS ACCURATE AND I WAS TELLING, I THINK IT WAS TRUSTEE MAH ALSO ASKED, AND I'M GOING TO LOOK AT THE THREE YEAR TREND TO SEE.

SHE ASKED ABOUT THE TREND.

RIGHT. THAT WOULD BE GOOD INFORMATION TO HAVE.

ABSOLUTELY. ALSO, IN ADDITION, AND THIS IS JUST FOR COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, CORRECT.

THE 10% PARTICIPATION RATE.

I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO KNOW HOW IT COMPARES TO OUR SISTER AND BROTHER COUNTY OFFICES.

I'LL NAME THEM ALAMEDA, SAN MATEO, SANTA CRUZ.

SO IF I COULD GET IT.

SURE. WHAT WAS THE COURT COMMUNITY SCHOOL PARTICIPATION RATE IN THEIR LCAP WHEN IT CAME TO THE BOARD LEVEL? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT AS WELL.

AND SO I HAVE A COMPARATIVE HOW WE ARE DOING COMPARED TO OUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS OUT THERE WHO ARE DOING THE SAME WORK.

SURE I WOULD, I WILL GET THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE LARI.

SO DOES THE LCFF FORMULA APPLY TO ANY SEGMENT OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS? BECAUSE THERE MUST BE SOME OVERLAP BETWEEN ENGLISH LEARNERS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.

FOSTER YOUTH AND ENGLISH LEARNERS.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THERE'S WITHIN OUR COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, WE DO HAVE SOME STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

SO YES. THEN THEY ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS LCAP AND WITHIN THE LCFF FUNDING.

TRUSTEE MAH. SORRY.

AND SO IN THAT WE HAVE COURT, COMMUNITY SCHOOL KIDS WHO ARE SPECIAL ED STUDENTS, STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

AREN'T THERE SOME SPECIAL ED KIDS WHO ARE LOW INCOME ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND FOSTER YOUTH? YES, BUT THOSE ARE STUDENTS ARE REPORTED WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE.

SO UNLIKE WHERE TRUSTEE LARI WAS ASKING, THE OVERLAP WITH COURT AND COMMUNITY WITHIN OUR COUNTY OPERATED PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, THEY ARE REPORTED WITHIN THEIR DISTRICTS OF RESIDENCE.

SO WE DON'T REPORT THEM AS OUR.

WE DO WHEN THERE'S A RED INDICATOR.

SO FOR INSTANCE, WHEN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS METRIC WAS IN THE RED, WHICH PAGE IS THAT ON THIS.

WITHIN THE LCAP, OR I'M JUST IN LCAP OR WITHIN THE INDICATORS.

YES. OH, SO AND SO.

I DON'T KNOW THE PAGE, BUT I CAN LOOK IT UP AND GET BACK TO YOU.

THAT WE DO THEN HAVE TO REPORT ON RIGHT, ANYTHING THAT IS A LOW INDICATOR WITHIN THE 2023 DASHBOARD.

I'M SORRY. COULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? IF IT'S A LOW INDICATOR ON THE 2023 DASHBOARD THAT HAPPENS TO BE IN SPECIAL ED LIKE ATTENDANCE, DID YOU SAY OR SUSPENSION RATE? ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH.

THOSE ARE OUR LOW INDICATORS ON THE 2023 DASHBOARD.

OKAY. SO OTHER THINGS LIKE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

IF THAT SHOWS UP LOW IN THE DASHBOARD, THAT IS FOR OUR COURT AND COMMUNITY.

SO SPECIFICALLY, MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD YOUR QUESTION.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASKING SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

THE INDICATORS THAT WE DO NEED TO REPORT ON AND HAVE METRICS FOR ARE OUR SUSPENSION RATE, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, AND MATH.

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RIGHT NOW I'M NOT ASKING ABOUT THOSE.

OKAY. SO THEN FOR THE SPECIAL ED PROGRAMS, DON'T WE HAVE INFORMATION ON CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, OTHER INDICATORS? RETENTION? DON'T WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIAL ED PROGRAM, SCHOOLS OR CLASSES WITHIN OUR PROGRAM? YES, WE HAVE OUR.

SO IF ANY OF THOSE ARE READ THEN WOULD WOULDN'T WE WANT TO ALSO OR DO WE HAVE TO REPORT THOSE OR IT'S ONLY THOSE THREE THAT YOU MENTIONED.

THOSE ARE THE THE ONES ON THE DASHBOARD THAT ARE READ.

YES. AND SO THEY THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE DO NEED TO REPORT ON.

BUT IF OUR OTHER ONES WERE READ THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO REPORT THOSE TOO.

YES. SO OUR SPECIAL ED CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IS NOT READ.

IT IS NOT READ ON THE 2023 DASHBOARD.

OH, WHAT COLOR IS IT? ORANGE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

TRUSTEE MAH. BUT I CAN LOOK IT UP.

OKAY, SO ANY ANYTHING THAT'S IN OUR SPECIAL ED PROGRAM THAT'S RED WOULD HAVE TO BE REPORTED.

YES. OKAY.

SO RIGHT NOW IN THIS KIND OF ITERATION, THERE'S ONLY THE THREE ITEMS. YES OKAY.

BECAUSE THE OTHER ONES ARE NOT READ CORRECT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I DO ALSO JUST, WANT TO KIND OF NOTE THAT AT THE TOP OF THE LCAP REPORT, IT DOES SAY THAT COUNTY OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE AND SERVICE CENTER WITH MANDATED FISCAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, HR, STRUCTURAL OVERSIGHT, ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS AND DIRECT SERVICE FUNCTIONS, AND DIRECT SERVICE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDING SPECIAL ED, EARLY LEARNING, ENVIRONMENTAL ED, ALTERNATIVE ED, MIGRANT ED, AND OPPORTUNITY YOUTH.

SO IF ANY OF THOSE, I GUESS THOSE AREN'T LEAS, THERE'S ONLY SPECIAL ED THAT'S KIND OF ON THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE CORRECT EARLY LEARNING IS NOT ON THE DASHBOARD. CORRECT.

ALL THOSE ARE ON THE DASHBOARD.

IT IS. AND THEY HAVE.

YES. AND THEY ARE.

THEY DO HAVE AN LCAP SEPARATE FROM OURS.

AND SO IS THERE ANYTHING RED WITH THEM? I DON'T HAVE THE OYA LCAP IN FRONT OF ME.

SO THAT WOULD BE SEPARATELY APPROVED FROM THIS PARTICULAR LCAP OR IS THAT.

YES. TRUSTEE MAH THAT IS A SEPARATE LCAP.

AND THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, COMMUNITY AND COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

OKAY. AND SO WHEN ARE THE OTHER LCAPS COMING TO US? THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER LCAP, AND THAT'S FOR OYA.

AND THAT GOES TO THE OYA GOVERNING BOARD.

OH, SO WE WON'T EVEN SEE THAT.

NO, IT WILL BE PUBLICLY POSTED, BUT IT DOES NOT COME TO THIS BOARD.

OKAY, SO THE SPECIAL ED ITEMS WHICH ARE RED, WHICH NEED TO BE REPORTED WILL BE REPORTED WHERE? NOT IN THIS LCAP.

THEY ARE IN THIS LCAP.

SO THEY ARE IN THIS LCAP? YES. OKAY.

BECAUSE THEY'RE RED.

YES. OKAY, I THINK I GET IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OF COURSE, WE ALSO COME BACK AT THE MID-YEAR TO GIVE REPORTS OUT ON THE METRICS AND THE PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING ON ALL OF THOSE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. YES.

AND JUST A LAST CLARIFICATION.

SO SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENTS DID PARTICIPATE IN THIS, RIGHT? YES. OKAY.

THROUGH THE VARIOUS PARENT ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE.

YES. SO WANT TO REITERATE THAT I THINK IT'D BE GOOD TO HIGHLIGHT.

THANK YOU. AND I JUST HAD A FEW QUESTIONS, I GUESS, AND, AND FOLLOW UP TO SOME OF THE INITIAL I UNDERSTAND THAT THE LCFF DOLLARS THEY DON'T COME FROM THE PROGRAM DIRECTLY BECAUSE THEY'RE, IT'S FOLLOWING THE FEE FOR SERVICE MODEL, I BELIEVE.

AND SO BUT I GUESS I'M WONDERING WHY THE DATA IS INCLUDED IN SOME AREAS OF THE LCAP, BUT IT'S NOT IN OTHERS.

SO IT SEEMS SELECTIVE.

AND I'M LOOKING SPECIFICALLY, FOR INSTANCE ON PAGE 19.

IT TALKS ABOUT THE INDICATORS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND ACTUALLY INCLUDES THINGS LIKE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

IT GOES THROUGH THE PERCENTAGES.

IT ACTUALLY. SO IT HAS THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DASHBOARD INFORMATION AND THEN IT HAS SPECIAL ED.

IT GOES THROUGH ELA, MATH, ENGLISH, LEARNER PROGRESS, MAKING PROGRESS, COLLEGE AND CAREER INDICATOR, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, GRADUATION RATE, SUSPENSION RATE.

SO IT GOES THROUGH EACH OF THE CATEGORY AREAS.

JUST WONDERING WHY CERTAIN AREAS WERE ADDRESSED AND NOT OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT.

THEN AGAIN, IT GOES BACK TO THE 2023 CALIFORNIA DASHBOARD AND THE AREAS IN WHICH OUR GOALS ARE SET, OUR METRICS ARE SET, AND THE AREAS THAT WE NEED TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT ON.

SO WE HAD THE FIVE GOALS.

THE AREAS ON THE DASHBOARD.

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AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE SETTING THOSE METRICS AND REPORTING OUT ON AND COMING UP WITH A PLAN.

SO FOR INSTANCE, IF WE HAVE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM WITHIN OUR COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ADDRESS THAT? AND SO THEN WE HAVE OUR GOALS IN THERE.

I THINK ACTION 1.10 RIGHT.

ONLINE PLATFORM TO ORGANIZE AND IMPLEMENT INTERVENTIONS SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WHAT DOES AN INTERVENTION LOOK LIKE.

SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY SHOWING IMPROVEMENT ON SOMETHING CONCRETE MEASURABLE, SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN IMPROVE ON.

AND WAS THERE A REASON THAT WASN'T IN THE PRESENTATION AS OPPOSED TO.

SPECIFIC TO THE SPECIAL ED.

THE AREAS THAT WERE INDICATING CONCERN MEANING LIKE IN DEPTH MORE ON THE RED INDICATORS THINKING THE, YOU KNOW, IN THE TOTALITY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERING OUR DIFFERENT BUCKETS OF PROGRAMS. RIGHT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

WE TOUCHED ON IT ON THE OVERVIEW, BUT WE DID NOT DIVE DEEP ON ANY ONE SPECIFIC METRIC.

BUT I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK, AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WHEN WE COME BACK FOR THE MID-YEAR, REALLY SHOWING THOSE MONITORING FOR THOSE SPECIFIC POINTS.

THANK YOU. AND THEN DO YOU KNOW IF BASED ON THE COMMENT WAS THE LCAP SURVEY NOT SENT OUT TO ALL STAFF OR HOW I WAS GOING TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT? BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE IT WAS.

BUT I WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL VOICES WERE HEARD.

OKAY. I TOOK A NOTE OF THAT ALSO, OUR PRESIDENT BERTA.

OKAY. CAN YOU CLARIFY ANYTHING IN TERMS OF. I ACTUALLY THINK THAT WAS IT.

THAT'S FOR THE NEXT ITEM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THEN IN TERMS OF THAT.

TRUSTEE MAH.

NO THANK YOU.

AS LONG AS WE'RE TAKING SUGGESTIONS FOR KIND OF NEXT TIME, IT WOULD REALLY BE HELPFUL, I THINK FOR THE NEXT TIME.

AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THIS TIME WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO GET A SNAPSHOT OF ALL THE DASHBOARDS.

OH, SURE. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE SEE WHICH ONES WERE RED.

YOU KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE DASHBOARDS.

BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, SOME OF THEM DON'T, BUT WHICH ONES WHICH DO HAVE DASHBOARDS, WHAT THE ACTUAL DASHBOARD SCORES ARE.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY PART OF THE LCAP, BUT IT WOULD BE BACK UP TO THIS LCAP REPORT.

SURE. INSTEAD OF EMBEDDING IT MORE IN THE REPORT, I CAN PULL IT OUT AND GIVE AN OVERVIEW, JUST EVEN A SNAPSHOT FROM THE WEBSITE.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PULLED OUT OR ANYTHING.

I MEAN, WE HAVE THE DASHBOARD FOR CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS, CLARK SPECIAL ED CLICK.

JUST TAKE A PICTURE OF THOSE AND PUT THEM IN AS BACKUP.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE INCORPORATED IN, BUT IT JUST GIVES US.

FOR ME, I'M A VISUAL LEARNER, SO I LIKE TO SEE THE RED, GREEN, YELLOW, YOU KNOW, AND THAT MEANS MORE TO ME THAN JUST THE TEXT SAYING THINGS.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK.

THANK YOU. JUST A SUGGESTION.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

YOU GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 24-25 SEC.

EXCUSE ME, PRESIDENT BERTA.

THERE'S ONE MORE PUBLIC COMMENT.

I BELIEVE THAT'S ON THE BUDGET.

IS THAT CORRECT? ITEM 6B.

YES. OKAY.

SO WE'LL TAKE THAT ON THE NEXT ITEM.

MY APOLOGIES. THANK YOU.

RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? SO MOVE.

MOVE BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

YOU HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND FROM TRUSTEE CHON TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

I DID NOT GET THE PROMPT.

I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN.

AN ABSTENTION FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT PASSES WITH FOUR YESES, ZERO NO'S, TWO ABSTENTIONS.

AND [INAUDIBLE] I SHOULD SAY.

OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.

DOCTOR DEWAN, WILL YOU PLEASE PRESENT THE NEXT ITEM?

[B. Request Adoption of the Santa Clara County Office of Education County School Service Fund Budget for 2024-25]

AND THE NEXT ITEM IS THE REQUESTED ADOPTION OF THE ESSEX COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICES FUND BUDGET FOR 2024 2025.

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OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, STEPHANIE GOMEZ IS HERE, AND SHE'LL PROVIDE AN OPENING STATEMENT.

AND THEN I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT.

HEY THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA.

CAN YOU PULL THE MIC? YES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA.

SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN, TRUSTEES AND COMMUNITY.

LAST WEEK, ON JUNE 5TH, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS CONDUCTED ON 24-25 COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICES FUND BUDGET.

THE 24-25 COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE FUND BUDGET WAS DEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE ADOPTED CRITERIA AND STANDARDS, MEETS THE STATE MANDATED RESERVE REQUIREMENT OF 2% AND THE ADDITIONAL 2% RESERVE REQUIREMENT AS SET FORTH BY BOARD POLICY 3100.

IT ALSO REFLECTS A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION THAT DEMONSTRATES THE SCHOOL'S ABILITY TO MEET ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS IN THE CURRENT YEAR AND TWO SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.

SCCOE IS IN GOOD FISCAL HEALTH AND MEETS ALL THE STATUTORY CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION FOR THE 24-25 COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE FUND BUDGET, AND I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST ADOPTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

MODERATOR PLEASE PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.

THERE IS ONE SPEAKER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, SARA GIANCARO.

SARA GIANCARO LIFELONG SAN JOSE RESIDENT SCHOOL EMPLOYEE SINCE 2005 AND A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SINCE 2002.

SEIU CHAPTER PRESIDENT, DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

ADOPTING THE BUDGET TODAY SEEMS PREMATURE, GIVEN THAT THE BUDGET PRESENTATION WAS ONLY GIVEN LAST WEEK AND ALL INFORMATION ISN'T YET AVAILABLE.

BUT WE CAN STILL BUILD A BETTER BUDGET TODAY BY MOVING FUNDS TO INVEST IN STUDENTS AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

REMEMBER THAT ADOPTING THE BUDGET IS ONE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES.

NEXT YEAR, WE SHOULD MIMIC THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA'S ROLLOUT, WHICH IS A TWO MONTH PROCESS BEGINNING WITH THE RELEASE OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET, INCLUDING BUDGET WORKSHOPS WITH EACH DEPARTMENT AND AMPLE TIME FOR THE DECISION MAKERS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND REQUEST AND RECEIVE INFORMATION BEFORE THE FINAL VOTE.

IT'S MIND BOGGLING THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THE BUDGET PRESENTATION WAS GIVEN TO ALL, NOT JUST THE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE, WITHOUT THE ACTUALS FOR 2023 TO 2024.

WE DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY IS LEFT OVER, BUT THE HISTORICAL TREND INDICATES THAT IT WILL BE HIGH, AS THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE HAD $99 MILLION IN UNSPENT FUNDS.

BUILD A BETTER BUDGET THAT INVEST DIRECTLY IN STUDENTS AND THE STAFF THAT SUPPORT THEM IN THE CLASSROOMS OR THE DISTRICTS THAT SERVE THEM.

THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU. WE WILL GO TO TRUSTEES FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, I THINK.

YES. THANK YOU.

WELL, I HAD TWO SUGGESTIONS, AND I HAVE TALKED TO SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN OFFLINE AND ALSO HAVE TALKED TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ON.

AND THAT LED ME TO THESE TWO SUGGESTIONS.

ONE IS AND WE HEARD A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PARA EDUCATORS AND HAVING RESOURCES FOR THAT.

SO YOU KNOW, AN IDEA THAT I DISCUSSED WITH OTHERS WAS POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, THROUGH JLAC AND OUR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIVISION.

DOING FORMAL ADVOCACY AT THE STATE LEVEL ON FUNDING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PARA EDUCATORS.

SO I WANTED TO ASK OUR SUPERINTENDENT TO SEE HOW THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED EITHER THROUGH JLAC OR THROUGH STAFF.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'D BE GOOD TO HAVE A FORMAL EFFORT AND SORT OF AN ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN AROUND THAT, ALONG WITH THE OTHER THINGS WE ADVOCATE FOR IN THE BUDGET.

YEAH. THANK YOU. I DO THINK JLAC WOULD BE ONE POSSIBLE VENUE FOR PUTTING TOGETHER SOME ADVOCACY STRATEGY AND RAISING AWARENESS. MORE AT THE STATE LEVEL, THERE HAD BEEN SOME PROGRESS MADE AT THE STATE LEVEL WITH REGARD TO SETTING ASIDE FUNDS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENT GRANTS THAT HAD BEEN AVAILABLE IN THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS THAT WE'VE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND INCORPORATED INTO OUR BUDGET. MOST OF THOSE WERE ONE TIME AND HAVE EXPIRED.

SO I THINK THE IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR US TO REINVIGORATE THOSE EFFORTS AND SEE WHAT CAN BE ADDRESSED.

AND I KNOW THANK YOU.

AND I KNOW THAT THE COUNTY OFFICE, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATES WITH THE DELEGATION AND, YOU KNOW, THROUGH FORMAL WAYS.

AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU KNOW, OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF AND PARAEDUCATORS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ADVOCACY EFFORT, RIGHT.

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RIGHT. I THINK IT WOULD BE A LOT MORE EFFECTIVE THAT WAY.

SO THAT WAS ONE IDEA.

AND THEN JUST LOOKING AT OUR OWN BUDGET YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR BOARD PRIORITIES WAS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

AND, YOU KNOW, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF STAFF, ESPECIALLY OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF.

AND SO I WANTED TO SEE HOW THAT BOARD PRIORITY COULD TRANSLATE TO, YOU KNOW, OUR UNASSIGNED FUNDS.

AND WE DID GET A PRESENTATION LAST BOARD MEETING ABOUT ALL OF THE BUCKETS OF UNASSIGNED FUNDS.

BUT I THINK THERE CAN BE A STRONGER WAY AND A MORE FORMAL WAY TO SHOW HOW THAT BOARD PRIORITIES REFLECTED IN OUR UNASSIGNED FUNDS.

I KNOW I BROUGHT THIS UP OUR LAST BUDGET CYCLE.

AND SO WANTED TO HEAR ABOUT THAT, HOW THAT COULD BE DONE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT IF WE COULD DO IT SPECIFIC TO THE UNASSIGNED FUNDS.

HOWEVER, THAT COMMITMENT TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IS SOMETHING THAT WE INCORPORATE INTO EACH OF OUR BUCKETS OF FUNDING.

SO IT'S A COMPONENT OF OUR GENERAL FUND.

IT'S A COMPONENT OF THE BLOCK RATE THAT WE CHARGE TO DISTRICTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

IT'S INCORPORATED INTO OUR GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR OUR GRANT FUNDED PROGRAMS. AND WITH REGARD TO OUR UNASSIGNED FUNDS, WE HAVE A DECLINING AMOUNT IN THAT OVER THE MULTI YEARS.

AND THAT'S THOSE ARE THE ONLY FUNDS THAT THE OFFICE WOULD HAVE FOR, YOU KNOW, IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

AND THEY ARE ONE TIME FUNDS.

THAT BEING SAID, WE, I AND MY TEAM SHARE THE BOARD'S PRIORITY AROUND WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE A, YOU KNOW, STRONG INVESTMENT IN THOSE EFFORTS AND CONTINUE TO REPORT BACK OUT TO THE BOARD AND OUR QUARTERLY UPDATE, SOME OF THE EFFORTS THAT WE'RE MAKING.

YEAH. AND I KNOW THAT WE DID LOOK AT ALL THE BUCKETS.

BUT IF THERE WAS A WAY TO HAVE IT ALL BE, LIKE ON ONE PAGE, SORT OF EASILY EASIER TO DIGEST.

I WOULD LOVE THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S MORE WE CAN DO.

BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S WE RISK LOSING TALENT.

GIVEN THE COST OF LIVING IN THIS AREA IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

SO YOU KNOW, IT'S A MAJOR CONCERN.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO DO MORE IN THAT REGARD AND WOULD LOVE FOR IT TO BE TIED TO OUR BOARD PRIORITY IN A FORMAL WAY.

I KNOW WE HAVE TO APPROVE THIS BY JULY 1ST BECAUSE OF THAT CODE, BUT AND I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT AND I THINK WE NEED TO DO MORE.

NOW I WOULD ADD TOO, LIKE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

YOU KNOW, WE WON'T KNOW THE IMPACT OF THE BUDGET UNTIL THE LEGISLATURE ADOPTS IT.

THEN IT'LL PROBABLY BE JULY AUGUST BEFORE WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHY THE STATE'S BUDGET CYCLE ALLOWS FOR THOSE THE CLOSING OF THE BOOKS, THE ADJUSTMENTS AT FIRST INTERIM.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO ADOPT THIS BUDGET BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES.

IT'S NOT THE END OF THE STORY.

WE STILL HAVE THE CLOSING OF THE BOOKS, MANAGING THE CARRYOVER AND BRINGING BACK TO THE BOARD IN THE FALL FIRST INTERIM AND THEN IN THE SPRING.

SECOND. WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE? SORRY. LAST QUESTION.

WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO WITH THE ONE PAGER, YOU KNOW, GET A PRESENTATION ON THOSE UNASSIGNED FUNDS.

CERTAINLY. OKAY. THANK YOU.

BE HAPPY TO DO THAT FOR THE BOARD.

TRUSTEE MAH. AND THEN COME BACK.

WHY? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

I GUESS ONE THING I WASN'T SURE OF, BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO READ ALL THE NUMBERS IN THE ACCOUNTS.

IS THERE A BUDGETED FUNDING FOR THE SPECIAL ED DEPARTMENT RESEARCH PROJECT THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT AND ASKING FOR AS FAR AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, DO WE HAVE THAT KIND OF BUDGETED? WE HAVE SOME FUNDS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN OUR DIFFERENTIATED ASSISTANCE BUCKET OF MONEY, AND WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING SOME INQUIRIES TO A FEW FOUNDATIONS AND SUBMITTING SOME, YOU KNOW, JUST SOME ASKS TO SEE IF WE CAN SECURE SOME FUNDING

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OTHERWISE WE WILL HAVE TO CHARGE THE COST TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR OUR SPECIAL ED RESEARCH PROJECT.

YES. AND WHY WOULD BE? HAVE TO DO THAT.

BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY REVENUE TO FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OTHER THAN WHAT IS PAID TO REIMBURSE THE COUNTY OFFICE FOR ANY AND ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM.

SO IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY YOU KNOW, SOME SUPPORT, SOME FLEXIBLE FUNDING TO COVER THAT COST, IT WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE SPECIAL EDUCATION BLOCK RATE AS AN EXPENDITURE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PROGRAM.

SO WE COULDN'T, FOR INSTANCE, USE MONEY FROM OUR GENERAL FUND AS A, YOU KNOW, REALLY BOARD SPONSORED OR INITIATED STUDY.

IT'S NOT REALLY A STUDY THAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE BACK TO ALL THE DISTRICTS IF THEY'RE GOING TO HELP PAY FOR IT, FOR INSTANCE.

OR WOULD WE? I THINK WE WOULD HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO DO THAT.

YES. BECAUSE I'M WONDERING JUST AGAIN HARKENING BACK TO THE ALT ED PROGRAM WHICH HAD THE RESEARCH PROJECT DONE.

EIGHT YEARS AGO. TEN YEARS AGO.

THAT MONEY, I THOUGHT WAS SOMEHOW, YOU KNOW, ALLOCATED OUT.

AND PERHAPS YOU COULD RESEARCH THAT HOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM, BUT THAT AS I UNDERSTAND, DID NOT GET CHARGED TO THE DISTRICTS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT ALL SCHOOLS.

AND SO I'M THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE BECAUSE THE BOARD IS THE BOARD FOR COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

SO THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED TO THAT PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE GENERAL FUND, AND THAT ALSO WOULD HAVE BEEN BEFORE THE SHIFT TO THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA.

I HAVE WE'RE WORKING ON THAT, THE BOARD'S REQUEST AND HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP THE SCOPE OF WORK, AND WE'RE STARTING TO LOOK FOR POTENTIAL VENDORS THAT COULD DO THAT PROJECT.

AND ONCE WE KNOW MORE, WE'LL ALSO HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF WHAT THE ANTICIPATED COSTS MIGHT BE, WHICH WILL ALSO HELP US.

BUT IT IS HIGH ON MY RADAR.

I'VE SET ASIDE SOME YOU KNOW, POSSIBLE FUNDS WHILE WE ALSO LOOK FOR A FUNDER.

SO THERE WOULDN'T BE FUNDS WITHIN THE COUNTY OFFICE SPECIAL ED FUNDING.

THE COUNTY OFFICE DOESN'T GET SPECIAL ED FUNDING.

WE DON'T GET ANY SPECIAL ED FUNDING.

NOT FOR THE COUNTY OPERATED SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

THOSE FUNDS COME FROM THE FEES THAT DISTRICTS PAY.

SO THEY WOULD NEED TO REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST.

AND SO WE DON'T GET FEDERAL FUNDS SEPARATE THE FEDERAL FUNDS, GO TO THE DISTRICTS.

WE GET A SMALL AMOUNT OF FEDERAL A SMALL AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDS, LIKE NOT FEDERAL SPECIAL ED DOLLARS, BUT LIKE TITLE ONE AND THOSE TYPES OF DOLLARS WHICH ARE USED FOR OUR SPECIAL ED PROGRAMS THAT ARE TITLE ONE.

YEAH. TITLE ONE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.

SO THAT COULD BE A SOURCE OF SOME FUNDING BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE SPECIFIC TO OUR SCHOOLS, WHICH ARE TOTALLY GOING TO BE.

YEAH, POTENTIALLY, IF IT'S WITHIN THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR TITLE.

BUT YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE WORKING ON THE BOARD'S REQUEST.

WE THINK IT'S A PRIORITY.

WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON SOME OTHER IDEAS AROUND A SERIES OF TOWN HALLS TO, YOU KNOW, ENGAGE MORE OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE WITH REGARD TO THE CONTINUUM, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AS WELL AS TO UPDATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ALL OF THE POLICY CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED AT THE STATE LEVEL.

AND I PLAN TO BRING SOMETHING BACK TO THE BOARD JULY, AUGUST WITH AN UPDATE ON THAT.

OKAY. BECAUSE THE TOWN HALLS, ALTHOUGH A GOOD THING, WERE SOMETHING THAT WERE SPECIFIC TO THE RESEARCH PROJECT AT THE TIME ON THE ALT ED, AND SO IT WAS INCORPORATED AND FACILITATED BY THE OUTSIDE PARTY, WHICH I THINK IS A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN JUST CALLING OUR OWN TOWN HALL AND THEN HAVING WHOEVER THAT IS WHEN THEY DO FOCUS GROUPS AND SUCH HAVE ANOTHER TOWN HALL, WHICH WOULD BE KIND OF CONFUSING.

YEAH, I YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK.

AND I THINK IT COULD BE AN AND DEPENDING ON THE TIMING AND THE DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT WE WANT TO ADDRESS.

BUT I'LL HAVE MORE FOR THE BOARD JULY OR AUGUST ON OUR PROGRESS.

OKAY. THANKS. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

BUT JOSEPH.

YEAH AROUND AND THEN COME BACK TRUSTEE LARI.

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WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE MORE TIME BETWEEN BUDGET PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL TO HAVE TIME FOR DISCUSSION, MORE DISCUSSION, AND FOLLOW UP? ACTUALLY THE TIMING FOR THAT IS STATUTORY WHERE TO DO THE CONDUCT THE HEARING AND THEN BY STATUTE THREE DAYS LATER WE COULD POTENTIALLY DEPENDING NEXT YEAR AND WE CAN LOOK AT THE CALENDAR DO IT LATER IN JUNE.

THIS YEAR, THE JUNE 19TH MEETING WAS ON JUNETEENTH, WHICH IS A HOLIDAY IN THE OFFICE IS CLOSED.

BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THE CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR AND SEE WHAT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BERTA I AM APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ASKED.

PARTICULARLY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN ABOUT THE.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO YOU, OUR CVO, THAT WHAT WAS STATED IN PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THE ENDING BALANCE THAT WAS UNALLOCATED AT THE END OF THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR WAS 99 MILLION.

IS THAT IS THAT ACCURATE? I'D HAVE TO GO BACK.

THAT FISCAL YEAR WAS CLOSED.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE ENDING BALANCE.

I DID DO A FOLLOW UP PRESENTATION AFTER WE CLOSED OUR BOOKS, AND THEN LISTED OUT WHAT ALL THE FUNDING WAS FOR IN A HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY, AND I CAN PROVIDE THAT TO DOCTOR DEWAN TO SEND IN THE WEEKLY.

BUT IT DID IDENTIFY THE RESTRICTED FUNDING AND THEN AND THE UNRESTRICTED.

WE STILL HAD SOME REQUIREMENTS, DESIGNATED PURPOSES FOR THE FUNDING.

SO THERE WAS NOT 99 MILLION THAT WE COULD USE TO CARRY FORWARD.

THAT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 30 SOMETHING PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET IF THAT WAS TRUE.

AND SO DO YOU KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR BUDGET WAS AT THE ENDING OF OUR BUDGET IN 22, 23 WAS UNALLOCATED.

I DON'T HAVE THAT OFF TOP ON MY HEAD.

DO YOU ANTICIPATE IT BEING HIGH THIS YEAR, LIKE MORE THAN THE 5% STATUTORY AMOUNT, OR 4 TO 5% STATUTORY AMOUNTS. IN OUR [INAUDIBLE] FORMS, THE FORMS THAT ARE ATTACHED, WOULD THAT HAVE ALL OUR REPORTS? IT HAS THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE PROJECTING.

AND WE'RE BEEN PRETTY CLOSE IN OUR PROJECTIONS.

SO I FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE.

WE WILL COME IN AND LAND ABOUT THERE.

WE WERE PRETTY CLOSE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AS WELL.

BUT AS FAR AS OUR BALANCES, IF YOU LOOK ON SLIDE 18 OF THE POWERPOINT, WE'RE PROJECTING APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION FOR OUR UNASSIGNED.

THAT'S FOR OUR DESIGNATED PURPOSES FOR 24-25, 25-26, 26-27.

THOSE ARE BASED ON INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TODAY.

THERE'S A LOT OF UNKNOWNS WITH THE BUDGET RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S A LOT OF UNKNOWNS WITH INCREASES IN OPERATING COSTS.

WE SAW AN INFLUX OF INCREASES FOR ELECTRICAL COSTS THIS YEAR.

PG&E JUST INSTITUTED A 17% INCREASE IN JANUARY.

SO THAT AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT WE'RE PROJECTING IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE WOULD HAVE TO USE FOR ANY INCREASES IN OPERATING.

ALL OF THE OTHER FUNDING HAS A RESTRICTED, AND OUR RESTRICTED BUCKET WOULD BE FOR GRANTS, CONTRACTS, THINGS WE'VE ALREADY OBLIGATED TO MEET BODIES OF WORK FOR. AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DESIGNATED, THERE ARE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO ALLOCATE MONEY BY STATE CODE FOR OUR FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE AND TO UPKEEP OUR BUILDINGS. UNDERSTAND.

AND I UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY OF OF ALL BUDGETS IN EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY ACCOUNTING, OFFICE BUDGET.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, SINCE I'M LEAVING THIS BOARD IN A FEW MONTHS, THAT IN 16 YEARS ON THE BUDGET HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND MY COLLEAGUES AS WE'VE DISCUSSED THE BUDGET, I'M NOT SO CERTAIN THERE SEEMS TO BE DISCREPANCIES ABOUT WHAT IS AND WHAT IS NOT.

WE HAVE THE PRESIDENT OF THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION THAT WAS HERE REPRESENTING ALMOST A THOUSAND EMPLOYEES, SAYING, IT'S THIS WAY.

AND THEN I'M HEARING IT'S THIS WAY.

SO I JUST THINK THE BOARD, MY FUTURE TRUSTEES ONE THAT WILL TAKE MY SEAT.

I HOPE WE'LL HAVE SINCE REALLY ONE OF OUR ONLY RESPONSIBILITIES ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION CODE.

ONE OF THE KEY RESPONSIBILITIES IS BUDGET.

AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE AS I SIT HERE NOW THAT I HAVE, AFTER 16 YEARS OF DOING THIS

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SO THEREFORE, ON THIS ITEM, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN ONCE AGAIN ON APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.

DOCTOR DEWAN. AND THEN I BELIEVE TRUSTEE CHON.

AND ONE OF THE POINTS OF CLARIFICATION THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IS THAT WHEN WE PRESENT THE COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICES FUND, WE PRESENT THE BUDGET IN TOTALITY. AS WE SHARED LAST WEEK AND THE BUDGET STUDY SESSION, THE GENERAL FUND COMPONENT OF OUR BUDGET IS ABOUT $37 MILLION.

AND SO ALL OF THE OTHER FUNDS ARE COMING FROM RESTRICTED FUNDING SOURCES.

AND OFTEN THOSE ARE GRANTS.

AND SOME OF THOSE GRANTS ARE MULTI-YEAR.

SO WE MIGHT RECEIVE THE FUNDS IN ONE YEAR.

BUT WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS OVER THREE YEARS OR FIVE YEARS.

AND SO THAT THAT IS PART OF THAT END OF YEAR ANALYSIS.

I THINK THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN REFERRING TO.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE CHON.

YEAH. AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THAT I THINK ONE OF OUR MAY MEETINGS, WE WERE ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO HAVE A BUDGET STUDY MEETING, AND WE STARTED OUR MEETING TWO HOURS EARLIER AND THEN DID NOT HAVE THAT BUDGET STUDY MEETING.

SO HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WHEN WE ALLOCATE THAT TIME IN OUR BOARD MEETING THAT WE CAN DO THAT.

BUT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON HERE AND I PROBABLY SHOULD ASK THIS LAST TIME, BUT I'LL ASK TODAY.

CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY LIKE CERTAIN CATEGORIES SHOW UP AS UNDER UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED.

SO AND ONE PARTICULAR AREA THAT STUCK OUT TO ME WAS THE CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED SALARIES.

BECAUSE UNDER THE UNRESTRICTED AREA IT SHOWS A DECREASE.

AND THAT'S ON PAGE EIGHT.

BUT THEN WHEN YOU GO OVER TO THE RESTRICTED CATEGORIES ON PAGE 11, WE SEE AN INCREASE OF CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED SALARIES.

SO I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE B SECTION.

WHY WOULD THOSE EXPENDITURES ONE SHOW UP AS UNDER UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED.

AND THEN HOW COME IT IS A DECREASE IN THE UNRESTRICTED CATEGORY.

I ASK WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT? WHICH DOCUMENT? WHICH DOCUMENT? 24-25 PROPOSED BUDGET BOOK.

OKAY. IT'S A 31 PAGE DOCUMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. APOLOGIES.

I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT EARLIER.

SO THAT AGAIN THAT'S PAGES 11 AND.

EIGHT. AND THAT'S LIKE THE PAGE NUMBER ON THE BOTTOM.

THE PDF NUMBER IS DIFFERENT, BUT I'M JUST REFERRING TO THE PAGE NUMBER OF THE ACTUAL LIKE WHAT'S ACTUALLY PRINTED ON THERE.

I'M SO FOR PAGE EIGHT.

AND NOW YOUR QUESTION IS THAT WHY WE'RE SEEING A DECREASE.

YEAH. WHY ARE WE SEEING A DECREASE.

BUT THEN ALSO HOW COME THESE EXPENDITURES SHOW UP AS UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED.

LIKE WHAT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE IF IT'S LIKE SALARY AND BENEFITS.

THAT'S LIKE VERY CLEAR CUT WHAT THOSE WOULD BE FOR.

SO WHY DOES IT SHOW UNDER UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED.

AND THEN KIND OF FOLLOW UP IS WHY IS IT DECREASING IN UNRESTRICTED.

YEAH. SO ON THE UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED THE EXPENDITURES WOULD BE IN THE CATEGORY THAT THE FUNDING IS IN.

SO IF IT'S FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S CERTIFICATED OR CLASSIFIED SALARY THAT'S PAID FROM A RESTRICTED FUNDING SOURCE, FOR EXAMPLE, A GRANT THAT WOULD BE SHOWN IN THAT CATEGORY AND THEN UNRESTRICTED, THERE COULD BE A DESIGNATED PURPOSE FOR THAT FUNDING, BUT IT COULD HAVE CERTAIN PURPOSES FOR THE FUNDING.

SO THE UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED IS A FUNDING SOURCE.

I WOULD SAY, THOUGH, THAT THE INCREASED DECREASE MAY BE FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.

IT COULD BE MAYBE THERE WAS A DECREASE IN A NUMBER OF LIKE A SALARY, MAYBE THERE'S ATTRITION.

THERE'S DIFFERENT REASONS WHY IT COULD FLUCTUATE.

AND WHAT THIS IS COMPARING IS OUR ESTIMATED ACTUALS.

SO WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE ARE PROJECTING THE ACTUAL AMOUNTS GOING TO BE AND THEN BUDGETING WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING IN THE NEXT YEAR.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT THAT DIFFERENCE IS.

SO THEN IF IT'S HIGHER, IF IT'S AN INCREASE YOU KNOW, 5 MILLION AND 6 MILLION IN THE RESTRICTED CATEGORY, ARE WE THINKING THAT THERE WILL BE MORE RESTRICTED FUNDING SOURCES LIKE GRANTS AND ETC.? AND ARE YOU'RE LOOKING UNDER THE EXPENDITURES, RIGHT.

YEAH. OKAY. SO FOR THE EXPENDITURE COLUMN THAT WOULD BE PROJECTING AN INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES IN THAT CATEGORY.

SO IF IT'S A RESTRICTED FUNDING SOURCE, IF WE'RE SEEING A $5 MILLION INCREASE UNDER EXPENDITURES FOR PROJECTING THAT 5 MILLION MORE IN EXPENDITURES IN THAT CATEGORY.

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BECAUSE THE FUNDING SOURCE IS DIFFERENT.

IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT. SO THIS PAGE EIGHT IS SOLELY LOOKING AT UNRESTRICTED.

AND THEN WE DO ANOTHER SNAPSHOT IN THE BOOKLET OF THE RESTRICTED.

AND THEN WE DO A COMBINED.

SO THEN IT NETS THE TWO TOGETHER.

SO THE ONE I'M LOOKING AT AT EIGHT WOULD BE THE UNRESTRICTED PART.

OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS EARLIER IN THE EXPENDITURE ASSUMPTIONS.

SO PAGE THREE, THERE'S STILL SOME QUITE A FEW AREAS THAT ARE TBD IN REGARDS TO SALARIES AS WELL AS A LITTLE BIT UNDER EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS AND WHATNOT.

SO WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF ADOPTING THIS BUDGET WHEN WE HAVE SO MANY AREAS THAT ARE STILL TBD? SO THE TBD ARE SO FOR EXAMPLE, UNDER 13 EXPENDITURE ASSUMPTIONS WE DON'T HAVE THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S ACTIVE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS TAKING PLACE.

SO WE HAVE TBD THERE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION YET.

SO THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE NOW HAS THE CURRENT SALARY AND BENEFIT COST THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE AT THIS TIME.

ARE THERE IMPACTS OF ADOPTING A BUDGET IN WHICH THAT WOULD LIMIT THESE CATEGORIES. NO.

OKAY. I THINK THAT WAS ALL I HAD.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

TRUSTEE MAH. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

I GUESS I DO HAVE SOME OF THE SIMILAR CONCERNS THAT TRUSTEE DI SALVO HAS WITH REGARDS TO KIND OF THAT READABILITY.

I WON'T SAY TRANSPARENCY, BECAUSE CERTAINLY THERE'S 112 PAGES OF NUMBERS.

SO IT'S ALL THERE.

BUT AS FAR AS REALLY READABILITY AND FRIENDLINESS.

SO ONE QUESTION I HAVE, FOR INSTANCE, IS ON I THINK IT'S PAGE FOUR OF THE SACS REPORT.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF PAGES THAT TALK ABOUT PAGE FOUR OF 112.

I MEAN, IT'S NUMBERED PAGE TWO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, BUT IT'S PAGE FOUR OF THE PDF.

AND SO FOR INSTANCE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA SERVICES IN 2023 HAD ESTIMATED ACTUALS OF 9.6 MILLION.

AND THEN IT'S KIND OF REPEATED BELOW.

THESE ARE UNDER ASSIGNED.

ARE WE AT THE SAME PLACE? ASSIGNED ON ENDING BALANCE ASSIGNED.

THERE'S ALSO FACILITIES WHICH ARE $3.8 MILLION, AND THOSE ARE FOR ESTIMATED 2023 TO 2024 ESTIMATED ACTUALS.

BUT IN THAT SAME SECTION, IT SEEMS LIKE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA SERVICES AND FACILITIES ARE LISTED AGAIN.

SEPARATELY BELOW.

AND SO I MEAN, JUST FROM FORBITING KIND OF STANDPOINT.

WHY AREN'T THOSE, YOU KNOW, ON THE SAME LINE FOR THE 2023 TO 24 AND 2024-25 BUDGET? WHY ARE THEY ACTUALLY SEPARATED? THAT'S BECAUSE THIS IS THE STATE ADOPTED CRITERIA AND STANDARDS DOCUMENT THAT ALL OUR BUDGET INFORMATION GOES IN.

SO WHAT IT'S LOOKING AT IS LOOKING AT THE PROJECTIONS FOR THE 23-24 TIME PERIOD, WHICH IS THE ESTIMATED ACTUALS THAT WE HAVE TO ESTIMATE TO INCORPORATE IN THE BUDGET. AND THEN IT'S TAKING THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE PROJECTING THAT WILL BE USED WILL BE CARRIED FORWARD FOR 24-25.

AND SO THE FACILITIES MONEY IS ASSIGNED, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT MONEY ASSIGNED EVERY YEAR FOR OUR FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE.

AND THAT TECHNOLOGY MONEY IS ACTUALLY MONEY THAT WE COLLECT FROM THE DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

AND SO IS ARE THOSE SO FOR THE ACTUALS, I GUESS THE ESTIMATED ACTUALS, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF MORE REAL THAN THE BUDGET.

THOSE ARE PROJECTED ACTUAL FUNDING.

THAT IS ALL FROM THE DISTRICTS.

THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ARE THOSE ALSO THE AMOUNT THAT WILL BE EXPENDED THEN FOR THE DISTRICTS? I MEAN, THAT'S THE ACTUAL IS THAT REVENUE THEN.

SO THE ESTIMATED ACTUALS LOOKS AT THE PROJECTIONS OF THE REVENUE OR THAT THE FUNDS THAT WE ANTICIPATE THAT WILL HAVE THAT BALANCE AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR WHEN THE BOOKS CLOSE. AND THEN THE OTHER NUMBER YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS A PROJECTED CARRYOVER THAT WE'RE INCORPORATING INTO OUR 24-25 BUDGET.

SO THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY IS MONEY THAT IS EARMARKED FOR DISTRICTS TO SUPPORT THEM FOR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

SO IT IS FOR THAT SPECIFIED PURPOSE THAT THOSE FUNDS CAN BE USED.

AND WILL THAT WHOLE AMOUNT NECESSARILY BE SPENT FOR THE DISTRICT SERVICES.

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IT ALSO IS FOR A FUTURE REPLACEMENT OF A FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

SO WE COLLECT THAT MONEY FROM THE DISTRICTS, AND THAT'S WHAT THOSE FUNDS ARE FOR.

SO WE MAY NOT SPEND ALL OF THEM, BUT THEY ARE MONIES THAT WE COLLECT FROM THE DISTRICTS FOR THAT PURPOSE.

I JUST WONDER, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH OF THAT MIGHT BE.

AND IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE WORD RESERVE, BUT HOW MUCH OF IT IS ACTUALLY KIND OF UN UNALLOCATED AND UNRESTRICTED.

NONE OF IT'S UNALLOCATED OR UNRESTRICTED BECAUSE IT'S DISTRICT MONEY THAT WE COLLECTED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

OKAY. AND SAME THING FOR FACILITIES.

CORRECT. FOR FACILITIES WE HAVE TO ALLOCATE 3% EVERY YEAR FOR OUR RETAINED RESTRICTED MAINTENANCE THAT'S REQUIRED BY STATE.

SO WE NEED THAT FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OUR SITES.

AND HOW MUCH OVER 3%.

OR ARE WE RIGHT AT THE 3%.

WE'RE AT RIGHT AT 3%.

WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE 3%.

AND SO OUR, OUR BUDGET DOES HAVE THE 3% EARMARKED FOR THE CURRENT 24-25 YEAR IN THE OUTLINE TWO FISCAL YEARS.

THAT IS A REQUIREMENT TO PASS THIS BUDGET.

OKAY. THANKS.

I GUESS I'M ALSO HESITANT AND WILL PROBABLY ABSTAIN ON VOTING FOR THIS BUDGET.

THANK YOU.TRUSTEE DI SALVO. YES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK THIS IS POSSIBLY MY LAST TIME TO MENTION THIS, AND I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

AND THAT IS WHAT YOU HIGHLIGHTED IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENTS I'M LOOKING AT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT DOCUMENT I HAVE OPEN RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S IT'S NUMBER 21.

THE BASIC AIDE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION REQUIRED TO RETURN LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES TO THE STATE.

UNDER THE CURRENT EDUCATION CODE, SECTION 2575 AND 2578 TOTAL RETURN OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES REMITTED.

NOW THESE DOLLARS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO TO US, THE COUNTY OFFICE.

THESE DOLLARS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO TO US, AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO RETURN THEM TO CHILDREN FOR SERVICES AND THE STAFF, COMMENSURATE NUMBER OF STAFF FOR THOSE SERVICES.

AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE GIVING AS OF JUST THE ESTIMATE IN 24-25 IS OUR LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES. SANTA CLARA COUNTY FOR OUR CHILDREN $52,417,000 IS GOING BACK TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THAT'S OUR LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES, SUPPOSED TO BE DEDICATED TO THE COUNTY OFFICE FOR OUR CHILDREN, AND THE COMMENSURATE STAFF NEEDED TO PROVIDE SERVICES. I THINK THAT'S CRIMINAL.

I KNOW WE'VE WORKED OVER THE YEARS WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND WITH STATE SENATORS, WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO TRY TO CHANGE THIS, BUT THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE MAYBE I HAVE TO MENTION IT.

AND I SEE PEOPLE I KNOW IN THE AUDIENCE.

THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING WE COULD DO.

AS I KNOW, THE STATE'S IN BUDGET MORE SIGNIFICANT BUDGET ISSUES THIS YEAR THAN IN THE LAST 3 OR 4 YEARS. SO THIS MAY NOT BE THE YEAR TO SAY IT SHOULD COME BACK TO US, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD COME BACK TO US IRRESPECTIVE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE STATE BUDGET, BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN DESERVE THE LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES TO BE SPENT ON THEIR BEHALF.

THANK YOU. I WON'T REITERATE EVERYTHING MY BOARD COLLEAGUES HAVE STATED, BUT I GUESS ONE, A COUPLE OF POINTS I DID WANT TO RAISE RELATED TO THE I GUESS WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING AS THE RAISE.

IT WOULD BE A CONCERN TO ME, RIGHT, IF WE'RE ANTICIPATING A HIGHER AMOUNT OF UNRESTRICTED RESERVES.

AND I GUESS I JUST LIKE TO KNOW AT A HIGH LEVEL, ESPECIALLY SOME FROM SOME OF THE COMMENTS WE'VE HEARD WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THOSE UNSPENT DOLLARS OR RESERVE? OBVIOUSLY, WE UNDERSTAND A HEALTHY RESERVE IS REASONABLE, BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT THOSE DOLLARS CAN THEN BE INVESTED IN STUDENT PROGRAMS AND DIRECT SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS THROUGH STAFFING.

IF YOU COULD JUST KIND OF AT A HIGH LEVEL.

SO JUST TO CLARIFY, PRESIDENT BERTA, ARE WE TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE UNASSIGNED FUNDING, THE 2 MILLION ON SLIDE 18? I GUESS I'M TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, I MEAN, JUST IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.

RIGHT. THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING FOR US TO ADOPT.

AND THEN THE ACTUALS THAT WILL COME OUT LATER.

I KNOW THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY, A LARGER DISCREPANCY THERE OF AT LEAST FROM WHAT WE'VE HEARD, AND FROM THE ACTUALS BALLPARK OF

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SO I'M TRYING TO KIND OF BE REASSURED HOW ARE WE GOING TO ATTEMPT TO GET CLOSER TO THAT SO THAT THERE'S NOT AN EXCESS AMOUNT OF RESERVE AND THAT THOSE DOLLARS ARE BEING INVESTED WHERE THEY SHOULD BE? SO JUST TO CLARIFY, WE DIDN'T HAVE A DISCREPANCY OF $99 MILLION.

THAT'S THE WAY THAT WE BUDGET.

AND THEN WE HAVE TO CARRY OVER THE DOLLARS.

SO THERE WASN'T A DISCREPANCY IN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY.

IT WAS JUST THAT WAS.

AND WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, IT'S THE AMOUNT OF ACTUAL MONEY WHEN WE CLOSE OUR BOOKS THAT WE ROLL FORWARD THROUGH OUR CARRYOVER PROCESS.

SO I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WHEN WE BUDGET, WE ESTIMATE OUR ESTIMATES FOR OUR AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE AND OUR UNASSIGNED WERE PRETTY SPOT ON WITH OUR PROJECTIONS, BUT IT'S THE CARRYOVER PROCESS.

SO AS DOCTOR DEWAN MENTIONED, WE GET MULTIYEAR GRANTS CONTRACTS THAT WE ENTER INTO IN ONE FISCAL YEAR.

BUT THAT CONTRACT AND THOSE FUNDING SOURCES WILL BE SPREAD OVER 2 OR 3 YEARS OR FIVE YEARS, DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY AND SERVE THAT PURPOSE.

SO THAT'S PART OF THE CARRYOVER PROCESS.

BUT I AM HAPPY THERE WAS A REQUEST TO DO A PRESENTATION ON THE AMOUNTS THAT WE CARRY OVER, WHICH I THINK WOULD PROVIDE MORE CLARITY, BUT I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THERE WAS NOT A DISCREPANCY. THAT'S JUST THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT WE CONFIRMED.

WE ENDED THE FISCAL YEAR WITH FOR 22, 23 AND WERE INCORPORATED INTO OUR BUDGET, AND THAT WILL COME FORWARD AT FIRST INTERIM.

AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF THE GRANT DOLLARS THAT ARE MULTI-YEAR GRANT MONIES, BUT THERE'S ALSO UNRESTRICTED DOLLARS THAT ARE CARRYOVERS.

AND SO TO THAT EXTENT THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, BETTER UNDERSTAND THAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION COMING BACK.

OF COURSE. ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN DO THAT.

YEAH. AND THEN THERE WAS A QUESTION OR COMMENT MADE ABOUT THE SPECIFIC TO SPECIAL ED, AND I APPRECIATE THE THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED IN TERMS OF THE BREAKDOWN OF MANAGEMENT, I GUESS, NUMBERS RELATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION.

WAS ALSO WONDERING IF YOU HAVE THE RATIO DATA THAT I HAD REQUESTED.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT YET.

WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

WE DID PROVIDE LIKE, THE BREAKDOWN BY FUNDING SOURCE AND NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES BY BARGAINING UNIT.

BUT WE DON'T YET HAVE THE RATIO NUMBERS, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

OKAY. AND CAN YOU CLARIFY HOW SOME OF THE RAISE DETERMINATIONS OR INCREASES IN SALARY ARE DETERMINED FOR A POSITION LIKE THE SPECIAL ED DIRECTOR? SO WE ESTABLISHED SALARY SCHEDULES AND WE ALSO DO ANALYZES PERIODICALLY OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS SCOPE OF WORK, THINGS THAT DUTIES THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS.

WE DO THAT FOR ALL OF OUR POSITIONS AND THE SALARY SCHEDULES THAT GET ESTABLISHED THEN THOSE ARE SET PEOPLE ARE PLACED ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE BASED ON THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR EXPERIENCE AND THEIR QUALIFICATIONS.

AND THEN IF THERE ARE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SALARY SCHEDULE IF THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAM, TYPICALLY THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, STANDARD WHATEVER WE MIGHT GIVE TO OUR BARGAINING UNITS OR SOMETHING LESS THAN THAT.

THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL AND TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UP, JUST IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE, SO THAT THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS WHAT WHAT THE TYPES OF INCREASES ARE AND HOW THAT'S DETERMINED AND BUDGETED FOR.

ALSO PRESIDENT BERTA, ANY TIME AN EMPLOYEE HAS A PAY INCREASE OVER $10,000, THAT IS PLACED ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA.

AND WE'RE.

SO IF THERE'S EVER THAT INSTANCE YOU IT COMES TO THE BOARD.

DO YOU ALL SEE THAT? RIGHT.

I GUESS JUST BETTER UNDERSTANDING WHY SOME OF THOSE ARE COMING AND HOW THE SPECIFIC RAISES DETERMINED WOULD BE HELPFUL.

I MEAN, SOMETHING I MEAN, THERE'S DIFFERENT THERE'S EVEN ONE ON THE AGENDA TODAY.

I KNOW BUT JUST HOW THOSE AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED.

JUST BE HELPFUL TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT PROCESS.

CERTAINLY THE AMOUNTS ARE IN THE SALARY SCHEDULE.

SO IT'S STANDARD AND OUR SALARY SCHEDULES ARE ALSO ON THE WEBSITE, BUT HAPPY TO.

WELL, BUT CHANGES TO JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND HOW THAT'S CONSIDERED.

IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THAT AND SOME DIFFERENT REPORTINGS OR DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND, AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING FOR THAT CLARIFICATION OR FOLLOW UP.

THANK YOU. YEAH, OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD?

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WE ARE ON ITEM 6B.

I DIDN'T HEAR YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

AND I'LL SECOND IT.

MOTION FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET.

AND SECOND, FROM TRUSTEE CHON.

AGAIN, PRESIDENT BERTA I'M NOT GETTING THE PROMPT AND I DID GET IT ONCE, BUT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN SUBSEQUENT TO THAT.

BUT I ABSTAIN ON THIS ITEM.

A VERBAL ABSTENTION FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

I'LL BE A VERBAL AYE.

IT CAME UP. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH FOUR YESES AND TWO ABSTENTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT.

WE ARE NOW MOVING TO ITEM SEVEN, CLOSED SESSION.

[7. CLOSED SESSION]

CLOSED SESSION INVOLVES CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ONCE IN CLOSED SESSION.

WELL, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.

YES, I WILL GET TO THAT IN JUST A MOMENT.

THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER.

ONCE IN CLOSED SESSION, I WILL CALL THE CLOSED SESSION TO ORDER AND REQUEST THAT EACH TRUSTEE STATE THEIR NAME TO RECORD WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE, AND TO AFFIRM AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARAMETERS FOR THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN CLOSED SESSION AND BEFORE WE MOVE.

ACTUALLY, I GUESS I'LL DO THAT RIGHT AFTER.

BEFORE WE MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION, I'D LIKE TO EXCUSE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR BOARD.

AND FOR YOUR REPORT AND PREPARATION FOR TONIGHT.

YOU ARE EXCUSED NOW AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

THANK YOU. MODERATOR IF YOU COULD PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

THE SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ARE DAN MASON AND SARA GIANCARO.

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS DAN MASON.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS DAN MASON.

I'VE BEEN A SCCOE EMPLOYEE SINCE 2001, AND THIS ITEM HAS ME FEELING A BIT OF A DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN.

SO I PULLED UP A CIVIL GRAND JURY REPORT FROM JUNE OF 2018, ENTITLED SUPERINTENDENT TURNOVER AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. TIME TO ELECT THE SUPERINTENDENT.

AND I'LL JUST A FEW NOTES IN HERE THAT I THINK ARE PERTINENT IS THAT THE GRAND JURY LEARNED THAT PERSONNEL DECISIONS, CLEARLY UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, LED TO SECOND GUESSING AND CRITICISM BY THE BOARD OF ED.

PREVIOUS SUPERINTENDENTS EXPERIENCED FRUSTRATION WITH THE BOARD OF ED INTERFERING IN THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE COUNTY OFFICE.

THIS INTERFERENCE DIVERTED THEIR ATTENTION FROM THEIR FIRST PRIORITY AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR.

THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNTY OFFICE.

THE GRAND JURY FOUND THAT THERE IS A MISCONCEPTION THAT THE BOARD HAS AUTHORITY TO MANAGE THE COUNTY OFFICE.

IN FACT, THE BOARD HAS LIMITED JURISDICTION.

THIS POINT IS NOT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARA GIANCARO.

SCORE CHAPTER PRESIDENT AND DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

WE'RE INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED THAT SCCOE SIX EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBERS, IN APPARENT CONJUNCTION WITH SCCOES ATTORNEY, ARE, IN ESSENCE, THREATENING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE SCCOE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND ITS ABILITY TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR OVERSEEING ITS ONE EMPLOYEE AND REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THAT THEY WOULD REFUSE TO PROVIDE SHOULD WE MAKE A SIMILAR REQUEST? THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT CLEARLY STATES THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT IS MADE AND ENTERED INTO, BY AND BETWEEN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE BOARD AND MARIANNE DEWAN, COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, AND IN PART THREE EVALUATION, AGREES THAT THE BOARD WILL GIVE THE SUPERINTENDENT CRITICISMS, COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS DURING THE YEAR AND AN ANNUAL EVALUATION ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 15TH OF EACH YEAR.

BOARD POLICY 2140 FURTHER STATES, AFTER EACH EVALUATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL MEET IN OPEN SESSION TO GIVE THE COUNTY BOARD AND THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOINTLY IDENTIFY PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

THIS OPEN SESSION PORTION IS CRITICAL FOR TRANSPARENCY AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT.

THE SUPERINTENDENT IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND CPRA DOES NOT TRUMP A WORKER'S RIGHT TO CONFIDENTIALITY IN RELATION TO COMPLAINTS.

AND THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU. THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA INCLUDES FOUR ITEMS. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.

CONSIDER OF WHETHER TO INITIATE LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9D4 ONE CASE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

ANTICIPATED LITIGATION EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 549569, SUBDIVISION D2

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ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.

SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 D2 TWO CASES.

THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER IN CLOSED SESSION.

WE WILL RETURN IN APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AT OR APPROXIMATELY AFTER 10 P.M..

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[A. Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session]

IN REGARDS TO ITEM 7A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER TO INITIATE LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 D4 ONE CASE.

THERE IS NO REPORTABLE ACTION FOR ITEM 7B CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.

SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9, SUBDIVISION D2 TWO CASES.

THE ATTACHED LETTERS.

THERE IS NO REPORTABLE ACTION, BUT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND AS PRESIDENT, I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO CLARIFY SOME MISPERCEPTIONS REGARDING OUR CLOSED SESSIONS.

THIS BOARD, AS OUR PREDECESSORS, HAVE TAKEN OUR OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT QUITE SERIOUSLY.

WE BELIEVE THAT THIS PROCESS EMANATES FROM STATE LAW, BOARD POLICY, HISTORICAL PRACTICE, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OWN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.

THEREFORE, WE HAVE MET IN CLOSED SESSION TO DEAL WITH ISSUES RELATED TO HER PERFORMANCE AND EMPLOYMENT, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO, AS IS OUR ROLE.

DISTINCT FROM THAT THIS BOARD DOES NOT TAKE THE POSITION THAT IT CAN OR SHOULD BE HOLDING CLOSED SESSION RELATED TO PERSONNEL ISSUES INVOLVING EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND WE HAVE NOT HELD CLOSED SESSIONS FOR THAT PURPOSE.

THE BOARD CAN ONLY HAVE COLLECTIVE DISCUSSIONS AND MAKE COLLECTIVE DECISIONS REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT AT BOARD MEETINGS.

THIS IS HOW WE ENSURE THAT ALL VOICES ARE HEARD ON THE PROCESS, IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS FOR CANDID AND OPEN DISCUSSIONS OF ISSUES RELATED TO HER PERFORMANCE.

THIS IS HOW WE PERFORM OUR DUTY TO EVALUATE, FULFILL OUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER LAW, POLICY AND CONTRACT AND REMAIN ACCOUNTABLE TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY, OUR CONSTITUENTS. WE TAKE THESE RESPONSIBILITIES VERY SERIOUSLY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO WHEN RESPONDING TO ALL THE VARIOUS LEGAL CHALLENGES AND ATTEMPTS TO CURTAIL OUR OBLIGATIONS. UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 7C IN THE MATTER OF AN INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LARI TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR 12 FOR A LENGTH OF TIME ONE YEAR WITH A VOTE OF FIVE AYE S TO ONE NO WITH TRUSTEE MAH VOTING NO.

ZERO ABSTENTIONS.

ZERO ABSENT.

IN REGARDS TO 7D CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 D2 TWO CASES, THERE IS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO INFORMATION ITEMS. AND I'D LIKE FOR US TO BEGIN WITH OUR VERY PATIENT GUESTS FROM ITEM 9C OR 9B.

EXCUSE ME. CHARTER SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FAIRLEY.

PRESIDENT BERTA CAN I INTERRUPT REALLY QUICKLY? YES. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AS AS THEY'RE GETTING SET UP.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE TABLE THE REST OF THE AGENDA AFTER ITEM 10.

SO WE DO HEAR ITEM A, B, AND C, AS WE OBVIOUSLY HAD VERY PATIENT GUESTS WAITING TO PRESENT TO US.

SO I WANT TO HONOR THAT AND RESPECT THAT.

SO I WOULD LIKE US TO CONTINUE WITH A, B AND C, BUT DUE TO THE SAKE OF TIME AND THE STAFF THAT IS HERE WOULD LIKE, IF WE COULD, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO TABLE ITEMS 10 THROUGH THE REST OF EVERYTHING AFTER 10 TEN AND EVERYTHING AFTER.

SECOND. THIRD.

A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY TRUSTEE CHON AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN TO TABLE ITEMS BEGINNING WITH ITEM TEN ONWARD.

CAN WE TAKE A VERBAL ROLL CALL FOR THAT DR.

DEWAN? AYE.

YES.

OPPOSE ON NEXT FUTURE AGENDA.

IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE NEXT ONE.

OKAY. WE'RE ALREADY ON IT.

AYE. THANK YOU AND TRUSTEE CHON.

AYE. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

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[B. Charter School Spotlight]

THEY'RE HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THEIR CHARTER SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT ON ACE EMPOWER.

SO WELCOME. AND WE'LL ALLOW YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.

YOU CAN ALSO SHARE ABOUT THE MEMBERS WHO WERE HERE EARLIER IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

SO THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

ABSOLUTELY. SO GOOD EVENING.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT AND ADMINISTRATORS.

WE'RE JUST HONORED TO HAVE BEEN INVITED.

WE WERE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE BEEN ASKED TO DO THE CHARTER SPOTLIGHT BECAUSE IT'S JUST A GREAT WAY FOR US TO GET TO SHOWCASE OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS. WE DID HAVE THEM HERE EARLIER, UNFORTUNATELY THE TEACHER, SHE HAS A ONE YEAR OLD, SO SHE HAD TO GO.

AND OUR OTHER EMPLOYEE AS WELL, BUT MAYBE.

MY NAME IS KENNEDY HILARIO.

SORRY, I AM THE CEO FOR ACE CHARTER SCHOOLS.

AND I WOULD LIKE NOW TO INTRODUCE MISS MICHELLE WILLIAMS AND THEN MAYBE TALK ABOUT THE TWO EMPLOYEES THAT WERE HERE.

YEAH. MY NAME IS MICHELLE WILLIAMS. I'M THE PRINCIPAL AT ACE EMPOWER.

AND HAVE BEEN FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

I'VE BEEN WITH THE NETWORK FOR OVER A DECADE.

THE TWO TEACHERS THAT WE HAD PRESENT ONE OF WHICH IS VERY DEDICATED, VERY PASSIONATE.

SHE IS AN EX NEWS REPORTER FOR FOX AND TELEMUNDO.

SHE WORKS FOR US OBVIOUSLY EXCLUSIVELY NOT FOR THE MONEY, BUT SHE'S VERY DEDICATED TO TO TEACHING IN OUR COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY MATH PARTICULARLY.

SHE'S VERY GOOD AT WHAT SHE DOES.

AND I SELECTED HER AS ONE OF THE TEACHERS TO COME.

AND THE OTHER CANDIDATE THAT WE SELECTED WAS A FORMER STUDENT AT ACE EMPOWER WHO NOW IS PURSUING AN EDUCATION DEGREE IN ACTUALLY WORKING FOR US AS A PARAPROFESSIONAL.

I THOUGHT SHE WOULD MAKE A VERY GOOD SPOTLIGHT CANDIDATE TEACHER TO BE HERE.

SHE'S VERY REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS FULL CIRCLE.

YOU KNOW, A STUDENT THAT MIGHT BE IN NEED THAT ULTIMATELY HOPES TO GIVE BACK.

YES. AND JUST TO ADD ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE TEACHER THAT WAS HERE, SHE HAD BEEN SHE HAD TURNED DOWN OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS AND HAD BEEN WORKING FOR US FOR FIVE YEARS. AND OBVIOUSLY SHE TURNED DOWN MORE MONEY AND THE REASON SHE CHOSE ACE IS BECAUSE WE ARE THE SCHOOLS FOR OF SECOND CHANCES. AND THAT IS WHAT SHE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT.

AND IT'S JUST A TESTAMENT TO HER INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER AND PASSION THAT SHE STILL, FIVE YEARS INTO FOUR YEARS INTO IT, SHE REMAINS VERY MUCH DEDICATED TO THAT. SO WE'D LIKE TO THEN MAYBE GO QUICKLY THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.

I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN IT, SO I'M NOT GOING TO BELABOR IT, BUT MAYBE THEN GO QUICKLY THROUGH IT AND THEN WE CAN GET INTO THE Q&A SESSION IF YOU, IF YOU LIKE.

AND THEN WHO'S WHO'S THE MAGIC TO SAY NEXT SLIDE AND WE'LL ADVANCE.

ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE READY FOR THE NEXT.

OKAY, SO THE MISSION OF ACE IS, AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, WE ARE WE ARE THE SCHOOL OF SECOND CHANCES.

SO WE ENSURE STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING GAIN THE SKILLS AND THE WILL TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE.

AND THE VISION IS THAT WE EQUIP THESE STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE WISDOM AND THE SKILL TO REALLY MAKE TRANSFORMATIVE LIFE CHOICES FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.

NEXT. THE CORE VALUE, THE THINGS THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE, THE THINGS THAT MAKES US UNIQUE IS THESE FOUR CORE VALUES BELIEF.

AGAIN, WE BELIEVE EVERY STUDENT CAN SUCCEED AND WE GO AFTER AGAIN THE STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT HAVE A GOOD CONNECTION AT A CURRENT SCHOOL.

A LOT OF TIMES THEY COME TO US AS A SECOND CHOICE, SOMETIMES AS THE LAST STOP IN THEIR ACADEMIC JOURNEY.

WE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY NOT JUST FOR THEIR SUCCESSES, BUT FOR THEIR FAILURES.

AND BY THAT, WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PARENTS THROUGH THE PARENT LEADERSHIP TEAM, THE PLT, WE CALL IT.

SO THEY ARE REALLY STRONG ADVOCATES, AND WE WORK WITH THEM TO REALLY HELP THE STUDENTS ALONG.

AND THEN WE ALSO THE GROWTH, WE BELIEVE, AGAIN, EVERY STUDENT CAN GROW AND A LOT OF TIMES IT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, THAT STUDENT MAY NOT SHOW A LOT OF GROWTH. BUT EVENTUALLY, IF THEY COME TO US IN FIFTH GRADE AND THEY COME TO US WITH NO IDEA OF COLLEGE, BY THE TIME THEY GRADUATE 95, 94% OF OUR STUDENTS GRADUATED AND 78% OF THEM GOT ADMITTED INTO COLLEGE.

AND ONE THING THAT I'M REALLY PROUD OF IS THAT OUT OF THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, IS THAT 97% OF THE STUDENTS WHO APPLY TO UCS GOT ACCEPTED, WHICH PUTS US LIKE IN THE TOP ONE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE, BUT IN A VERY HIGH PERCENTILE.

SO THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT AND PROUD.

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SO NONE OF THIS WORKS IF WE DON'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MISS WILLIAMS IS A MASTER OF, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST ONE ON CAMPUS.

SHE GREETS THE STUDENTS WHEN THEY CROSS THE THRESHOLD, AND SHE'S SCOPING OUT AND TRYING TO SEE, OKAY, WHO'S WHO, WHO'S HAVING MAY NOT BE IN A GOOD MOOD, WHO'S HAVING A BAD DAY EARLY ON. SHE DOES THAT INTERVENTION EARLY.

THEY GO IN, THEY DO COUNSELING, WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO.

BUT WE TRY TO GET AHEAD OF THE BEHAVIORAL ISSUES, AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT IS THROUGH THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.

SO RELATIONSHIP IS THE KEY OF WHAT IT'S OUR SECRET SAUCE.

AND THAT'S AND SOMETIMES THE KIDS TAKE ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE THEY WARM UP TO US.

BUT BY THE TIME THEY DO, THEY DEVELOP THAT SELF-CONFIDENCE, YOU KNOW, AND YOU KNOW THE REST OF IT.

RIGHT? WHAT FOLLOWS? ONCE THEY HAVE THE CONFIDENCE, THEN THEY CAN START LEARNING, AND THEN THEY START ENVISIONING COLLEGE FOR THEMSELVES BY THE TIME THEY GRADUATE.

NEXT OUR DEMOGRAPHICS WE HAVE ABOUT 1.5% ASIAN POPULATION AND HISPANICS ABOUT 98.5.

WE ARE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT.

WE ARE AS OUR COMMUNITIES ARE CHANGING.

WE HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE VIETNAMESE, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IS WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO CHANGE TRY TO BE MORE INVITING TO OTHER CULTURES AND TRY TO BE MORE OPEN AND TRY TO HAVE ALL THE MATERIALS, NOT JUST ENGLISH AND SPANISH, BUT ALSO IN VIETNAMESE AND ALSO TRY TO ONE OF THE THINGS MISS WILLIAM IS WORKING ON IS TRYING TO INTRODUCE CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS ALSO THAT INVITE THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.

NEXT, PLEASE.

OKAY, SO THIS IS OUR ACADEMIC DATA.

I'M SORRY. THIS IS NOT.

WE FORGOT. I FORGOT TO LABEL IT.

SO THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS ELA, AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS MATH.

SO WE CAN SEE THAT THE ENGLISH LEARNERS FOR THE FIRST TIME ARE OUTPERFORMING THE NON ELS.

AND THEN PROBABLY IS BETTER FOR YOU, MISS WILLIAMS, TO PRESENT THIS DATA BECAUSE YOU CAN SPEAK TO IT LIKE THE WISE.

YEAH. SO COVID TOOK A TOLL ON THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ALTOGETHER.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HAVING SOME SOMEWHAT OF A RECOVERY AROUND WITH OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS GROWTH, BOTH IN ELA AND MATH. STILL CLEARLY A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE IN THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS.

BUT AT ACE, WE LIKE TO CELEBRATE GROWTH.

AND GROWTH OFTENTIMES IS INCREMENTAL.

AND THAT'S, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE IN THOSE PARTICULAR PROJECTIONS.

NEXT SLIDE. SO AGAIN, WE GOT WE USE THE STAAR OUR STAAR DATA AS MATRIX ALSO FOR, FOR GROWTH.

AND AGAIN SORRY FOR NOT HAVING THESE THINGS LABELED BUT AS YOU CAN SEE COMING OUT OF 2023 WE'VE GOT SOME INCREMENTAL GROWTH THERE.

WE ARE STILL STRUGGLING IN MATH.

IT'S NOT ENTIRELY A SURPRISE.

WE TOOK IN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF NEWCOMERS TO ACE THIS YEAR, PARTICULARLY FROM COLOMBIA AND OTHER SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES.

WE HADN'T HAD THAT PIPELINE OPENED FOR A LONG TIME.

A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS CAME TO US PERFORMING VERY, VERY LOW IN MATH, PARTICULARLY.

WE'VE GOT SOME INTERVENTION STRATEGIES THAT WE HOPE TO EMPLOY NEXT YEAR.

BUT AGAIN, WE ARE GROWING IN ELA, AND WE'RE CELEBRATING THAT CURRENTLY.

THE NEXT SLIDE.

AND NOW WE'VE GOT OUR CAASPP DATA HERE.

SO, YOU KNOW AGAIN WE'RE NOT IMMUNE TO, YOU KNOW, POST PANDEMIC PROBLEMS THAT THE PANDEMIC BROUGHT UPON A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

WE DID HAVE SOME SLIDE THERE COMING OFF OF 2021, WE'VE PUT IN MEASURES TO MITIGATE THOSE GOING INTO NEXT SCHOOL YEAR ONE OF WHICH IS ACTUALLY MYSELF AND MY VICE PRINCIPAL TAKING CLASSES ON OURSELVES WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY TEACHING ELA PARTICULARLY.

SO WE HOPE TO SEE SOME, IMPROVEMENT IN OUR DATA, YOU KNOW, REALLY SOON.

NEXT SLIDE. MATH, WE ARE BOUNCING BACK POST-PANDEMIC IN MATH, AS YOU CAN SEE.

SO WE'RE NOT CLEARLY WHERE WE ONCE WERE, YOU KNOW, IN 2018, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY SCHOOLS THAT ARE COMPARABLE WITH THE DEMOGRAPHICS THAT WE HAVE BACK POST-PANDEMIC.

BUT WE ARE HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION.

SO NOBODY'S GOING TO LEARN IT FROM HOME.

SO IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANY KIND OF INCREASE WE'VE GOT TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ELIMINATE SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS.

AND WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'VE HAD ZERO SUSPENSIONS, ZERO EXPULSIONS.

AND A LOT OF THAT IS DUE TO THIS IDEA OF EMBRACING RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.

AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT.

I THINK THAT IF WE ARE HOPING TO WORK IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE WORK IN WITH STUDENTS WHO HAVE DIFFICULTIES CONNECTING WITH THE SURROUNDING SCHOOLS, WE HAVE TO HAVE

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SO IT'S NOT THAT WE NECESSARILY TAKE STUDENTS THAT ARE THAT DON'T HAVE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. IN FACT, IT'S QUITE THE OPPOSITE.

WE TAKE STUDENTS THAT HAVE CHALLENGES BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND BEHAVIORALLY.

BUT WE'VE MADE THE CONNECTIONS WITH THEM RELATIONSHIP WISE, AND WE'VE OUR RESTORATIVE PRACTICES ARE ACTUALLY WORKING.

AND WE'VE CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS WANT TO COME TO SCHOOL.

SO OUR ATTENDANCE IS IS DEFINITELY IMPROVED INCREASED POST PANDEMIC.

WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT.

AND CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IS IS CLEARLY ON THE WAY DOWN.

AND I JUST WANT TO ADD, BECAUSE I WANT TO COMMEND MISS WILLIAM FOR THESE NUMBERS.

ACE IS VERY SORRY NOT ACE, EMPOWER IS REALLY AT THE FOREFRONT IN TERMS OF SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION BEING ZERO VERSUS OUR OTHER THREE SCHOOLS.

WHILE WE DO HAVE ZERO EXPULSIONS ACROSS THE BOARD, THAT'S NOT THE CASE FOR SUSPENSION.

AND OUR CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IS DECREASING, BUT IT'S REALLY BEEN MOST MARKEDLY DECREASED AT EMPOWERS.

AND THIS IS REALLY BECAUSE THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICE THAT MISS WILLIAM BRINGS, AND OUR OTHER SCHOOLS ARE NOT QUITE THERE YET.

AND MISS WILLIAMS IS REALLY WORKING WITH THE OTHER PRINCIPALS TO SPREAD BECAUSE IT'S RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO LEARN AND YOU HAVE TO APPRECIATE.

IT'S ALMOST KIND OF INTUITIVE TO A LOT OF OUR TEACHERS.

SO SHE'S HELPING REALLY GET PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.

SO AND SHE'S LEADING BY EXAMPLE.

SO THANK YOU. YEAH.

SO OUR MULTI YEAR I THINK THIS IS YOUR SLIDE.

OH, SURE. YEAH, THE ADA TREND.

OKAY. NEXT, PLEASE.

SO. YEAH. SO NOW THE THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO HERE WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS WE'RE BEING VERY CONSERVATIVE.

I HAVE MANY DISCUSSIONS WITH SHALU.

SHE MAKES SURE THAT I HAVE A PLAN A, A PLAN B AND A PLAN C, AND THE VERY THOROUGH PLANS.

SO WE TRY TO HAVE A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO BUDGET.

WE'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO SEE A 5% DECREASE.

AT OUR OTHER SCHOOLS WE'RE PREDICTING A 10%.

SO YOU CAN SEE IN ROMAN, GOING FROM 194 TO 184.

EMPOWER HAS HAD A STRONG DECLINE IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.

ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE AND DISTRICTS EMPOWER AT ONE POINT WAS 467 STUDENTS.

NOW IT'S 194 STUDENTS OVER A PERIOD OF EIGHT YEARS.

BUT SINCE MISS WILLIAMS CAME, IT HAS STABILIZED.

AND ALTHOUGH I'M PREDICTING A 5% DECREASE RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY WE'RE MORE WE'RE ON TRACK TO BEATING THE ENROLLMENT FROM LAST YEAR, YEAR TO DATE.

AND WE'RE THEN WE'RE FORECASTING AGAIN, VERY CONSERVATIVELY.

AND WE HAVE AGAIN LAST YEAR ACROSS THE NETWORK WE DECREASED 30 FTES.

SO WE WE CUT $2.5 MILLION.

THIS YEAR WE'RE DECREASING ANOTHER 23 FTES FOR ANOTHER $2 MILLION.

SO OVERALL 4.5.

THAT'S WE SAW THE FINANCIAL CLIFF TWO YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED.

AND WE HAVE AGGRESSIVELY GOTTEN AHEAD OF IT IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR RESERVES.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE PROTECTING THE FUND BALANCE.

SO YOU SEE THE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE WANT TO DO IS PROTECT THAT.

AND THEN ONCE SCHOOL STARTS IN AUGUST AND WE SEE WHERE THE ACTUAL ENROLLMENT IS, HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE COMING AT THAT POINT, THEN IF WE NEED TO HIRE BACK, THEN WE WILL. AND THEN AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEAR, IF WE HAVE IF WE HAVE, IF WE HAVE NEEDS WHERE THEY THINK THAT WE NEED TO AGAIN GO AND HIRE WE CAN CHOOSE TO EITHER DIP INTO THE RESERVE OR THE RESERVE CAN CHOOSE TO CONTRIBUTE FUND FROM ITS FUND RAISING FUNDS.

NEXT, PLEASE.

RIGHT NOW, THIS A LINE WHERE THERE IS A $100,000 OF FUNDRAISING THAT'S BEING DEDICATED TO EMPOWER THAT MONEY IS BEING USED TO FUND THESE THREE POSITIONS. THE FULL TIME COUNSELOR, A PARAPROFESSIONAL AND A SPED TEACHER AT LEAST TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THOSE THREE POSITIONS.

AND WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE.

WE'RE BACK TO YOU, MISS WILLIAMS. YEAH. SO I THINK WHAT MAKES.

AND IT'S NOT EVEN WHAT I THINK IS WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE IS, IS WHO WE ULTIMATELY HOPE TO TARGET IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND I HEAD UP A LOT OF THE RECRUITMENT FOR BOTH EMPOWER AND OTHER SCHOOLS, FOR THAT MATTER.

BUT WE GO OUT AND LOOK FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME CONNECTING IN DISTRICT SCHOOLS.

IT'S I DON'T HOPE TO NECESSARILY STEAL STUDENTS AWAY FROM DISTRICT SCHOOLS.

THAT'S NOT MY INTENTION AT ALL.

IT'S MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, EITHER BEHAVIORALLY, ACADEMICALLY, OR JUST SIMPLY, YOU KNOW, CAN'T CAN'T FIT INTO THAT PARTICULAR MOLD.

SO WE'VE CREATED SCHOOLS WHERE THE ENTIRE PROCESS IS BUILT UP AROUND BUILDING THOSE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE KIDS AND

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AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE.

I THINK THAT WITHOUT SCHOOLS LIKE ACE, I THINK THE DISTRICTS, YOU KNOW, WOULD DISTRICTS HAVE A HIGHER SUSPENSION RATE? WE DON'T SUSPEND KIDS. WE WORK WITH THE KIDS THAT THEY HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH.

AND I'M HOPING THAT THIS I'M VERY MUCH DEDICATED TO THIS ORGANIZATION, AND I'M HOPING THAT IT LASTS WELL INTO THE FUTURE, BECAUSE I TOO AM A PRODUCT OF A SCENARIO VERY SIMILAR TO AN ACE STUDENT.

SO I WAS EXPELLED AS A STUDENT.

AND HERE I AM AS A PRINCIPAL OF A SCHOOL THAT HELPS STUDENTS YOU KNOW, IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS.

SO AS I RECAP THERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE WORK WITH STUDENTS WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SETTINGS DIFFICULTY CONNECTING WITH TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF.

THEY MIGHT HAVE BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES OR ACADEMIC SHORTCOMINGS, AND THEN SOMETIMES THEY SIMPLY JUST NEED A SMALLER SCHOOL SETTING AND WE PROVIDE THAT.

AND SO ON A DAY IN THE LIFE IN ACE.

SO I THINK NUMBER ONE IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PRESENT, REACHABLE AND APPROACHABLE AS ADMINISTRATORS.

WE ARE THE FIRST LINE OF CHECK INS WITH OUR STUDENTS.

WHEN STUDENTS ARE COMING THROUGH THE GATES, WE'RE LOOKING AT THEM.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY NEED SERVICES IMMEDIATELY, OR THEY NEED CHECK INS WITH TEACHERS, OR WE NEED TO CONNECT WITH PARENTS.

ALSO, WE'VE GOT THE COUNSELOR ON STANDBY.

MY COUNSELOR KNOWS THAT I'M LIKELY GOING TO SEND A COUPLE OF STUDENTS TO HER IN THE MORNING TO DO SOME CHECK INS.

AND THAT'S HENCE WE NEED THAT FULL TIME COUNSELOR THERE ALL THE TIME.

WE'VE GOT THAT. AND THEN WE RUN A PUSH IN MODEL.

IT'S NOT A VERY. IT'S NOT UNIQUE.

I KNOW THAT DISTRICT SCHOOLS RUN THAT MODEL.

BUT I THINK THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PUSH IN MODEL THAT WE RUN IS WE RUN A CO-TEACHING PUSH IN MODEL A TRULY CO-TEACHING PUSH IN MODEL WHERE OUR TEACHERS ARE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW OUR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS.

AND JUST WORK REALLY, REALLY TIGHT THERE.

WE HAVE A STUDY HALL INTERVENTION FOR EXIT TICKET REMEDIATION, SMALL GROUP GRADE CHECK IN A COMPUTER BASED INTERVENTION THAT HAPPENS DURING THE DAY AND AFTER SCHOOL.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT A LIBRARY THAT'S RUN FULLY BY OUR PARENTS.

SO OUR PARENTS ARE HELPING WITH OUR READING INTERVENTION.

CLEARLY WE NEED WORK IN THAT AREA, BUT OUR PARENTS RUN OUR LIBRARY AND OUR READING INTERVENTION.

AND WE'VE GOT A HANDS ON SCIENCE PROGRAM FOR THEM.

A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS NEED THAT.

THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF TACTILE THING TO DO DURING THE DAY.

THEY LEARN BETTER THAT WAY.

AND SO WE FOUND REAL SUCCESS IN HAVING THAT PROGRAM.

AND THE LAST THING I WANT, I WANT TO ADD IS THAT WE WANT TO FIRST WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO SCCOE BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU WORK WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN WORKING IN CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR 22 YEARS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND MASSACHUSETTS, AND I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS.

AND YOU KNOW, SOME OF MY, YOU KNOW, MY MENTOR IS STILL DR.

JOE CONDON FROM LAWNDALE DISTRICT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AND I LEARNED A LOT FROM HIM.

AND THE WAY YOU GUYS WORK.

MEFULA'S TEAM IS JUST AMAZING.

WE BELIEVE THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS WERE CREATED TO BE LABORATORY OF INNOVATIONS AND CHOICE.

AND IF WE'RE NOT DOING OUR JOB, THEN WE DON'T HAVE A REASON FOR TO EXIST.

RIGHT? SO WE NEED TO BE OFFERING SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN THE DISTRICT BECAUSE WE WERE CREATED TO BE PARTNERS.

AND THE WAY THAT MEFULA TEAM WORKS IS THAT THEY'RE VERY EVEN THOUGH YOU GUYS ARE THE COUNTY, WHICH IS WAY UP THERE, YOU GUYS MAKE IT VERY RELATABLE. YOU REALLY YOU COACH US, YOU HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE, WHICH WE LOVE.

WE LOVE TO SEE.

I TELL MEFULA WE LOVE TO SEE HER TEAM COME IN OFTEN BECAUSE EVERY TIME THEY COME, THEY ADD TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF VALUE IN TERMS OF FEEDBACK THAT MISS WILLIAM'S TEAM TAKES AND THEY TAKE IT AND IMPLEMENT IT.

AND IT'S JUST A TRUE PARTNERSHIP.

SO WE JUST AND OBVIOUSLY THE DEDICATION TO BE HERE AT THIS HOUR AND YOU GUYS DO THIS, YOU KNOW, ONCE A MONTH OR TWICE A MONTH.

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

SO WE JUST, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE THE SPIRIT IN WHICH YOU ENGAGE US IS WE FEEL FORTUNATE.

SO I THINK LASTLY, WHAT'S WORKING IS WE'VE GOT ZERO SUSPENSIONS.

OUR RESTORATIVE PRACTICES ARE WORKING.

WE HOPE TO EXPAND UPON THOSE.

WE'RE BUILDING A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF RETURNING STAFF.

I'M REPLACING ONE TEACHER ONLY THIS YEAR.

AND THAT'S IT.

WE DIVE DEEP INTO SEL LESSONS.

OUR OUR SEL LESSONS ARE BOTH ARE CREATING A POSITIVE CAMPUS CULTURE.

WE'VE GOT A FULL TIME COUNSELOR, MTSS IS BEING IMPLEMENTED AND OUR PLTS ARE IS VERY STRONG.

OUR PARENT LEADER TEAMS ARE VERY MUCH INVOLVED.

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WE'RE HOPING TO ADD MORE STUDENTS.

WE WANT TO CREATE MORE INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR NEW STUDENTS TO OUR COUNTRY.

LIKE I EXPLAINED BEFORE, WE HAVE WE'VE DEVELOPED SOME SORT OF PIPELINE WITH STUDENTS COMING FROM SOUTH AMERICA.

AND WE'RE A SMALL SCHOOL.

WE REALLY NEED A FIELD.

AND WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON TRYING TO PROVIDE THAT FOR OUR KIDS.

NEXT SLIDE. THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO TRUSTEES FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

TRUSTEE DI SALVO. AND THEN TRUSTEE CHON.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR AN INSPIRATIONAL AND HOPEFUL STORY.

EAST GOES BACK QUITE A WHILE WITH GREG LIPPMAN AND JENNIFER ANDALUZ, WHO STARTED THE FIRST CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY.

GREG GOT MONEY FROM THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.

$1 MILLION TO BUILD THE FIRST ACE SCHOOL THROUGH REDEVELOPMENT MONEY.

SO THE CITY WAS A PARTNER AND HOPE THE CITY COULD LOOK AT BEING PARTNERS AGAIN FOR SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN.

BECAUSE YOU WHAT YOU DO, THE WORK YOU DO, THE WORK YOU DESCRIBE, YOU STRENGTHEN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.

AND WHAT YOU DO THAT IS WORKING THROUGH CHILDREN WHO BECOME PARENTS AND BECOME EMPLOYEES.

AND YOU WERE YOU THE STORY YOU TOLD IS, IS THE STORY THAT IN FACT, MY ONLY QUESTION IS THIS PRESIDENT BERTA. THE CHARTER SCHOOL ACT OF 1993.

CALIFORNIA, THE SECOND STATE.

MINNESOTA, THE FIRST STATE.

SAID THAT. WE WANT SCHOOLS CHARTER SCHOOLS, NON TRADITIONAL PUBLIC THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE PUBLIC DOLLARS TO FUND TO INNOVATE.

AND THEN WE WANT THEM TO COLLABORATE, INNOVATE AND COLLABORATE WITH THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC TO STRENGTHEN BOTH ENTITIES.

THE CHARTER AND TRADITIONAL PUBLIC.

IS THERE THAT KIND OF COLLABORATION GOING ON WITH ACE EMPOWER AND THE TRADITIONAL PUBLICS IN YOUR AREA.

IF I MAY, I THINK THERE IS AND AND HERE'S WHERE I THINK YOU CAN SEE THAT.

CLEARLY ENROLLMENT IS AN ISSUE FOR OUR SCHOOL CURRENTLY.

AND I THINK THAT PERSONALLY AND HAVING AND I'M IN DIRECT CONNECTION WITH STUDENTS AT ADMINISTRATORS IN ALUM ROCK AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE NOW USING OUR MODEL, WORKING WITH BEING MORE INTENTIONAL AROUND WORKING WITH STUDENTS THAT WERE EASILY SUSPENDED THAT HAD BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. AND I THINK THAT IT'S BECOMING INCREASINGLY HARDER FOR ME TO DO MY JOB.

AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I CELEBRATE THAT.

I THINK THAT IF THE DISTRICTS HAVE NOW PICKED UP ON THE NEED TO SERVICE THOSE STUDENTS AS WELL, I THINK THAT THAT'S A CELEBRATION.

NOW. IT MIGHT NOT BE BEHOOVE ME.

IT NOT MIGHT NOT BENEFIT MY SCHOOL.

I NEED ENROLLMENT TOO AND WE ARE DIVERSIFYING FOR SURE.

BUT I THINK THAT THAT'S THE VERY FIRST LINE THAT WE SEE THAT WORK, THE COLLABORATION AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING IS MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS.

AND THERE'S ANOTHER PLACE FOR COLLABORATION, WHICH IS ON ALUMNI SUCCESS PROGRAM.

SO WE ARE COLLABORATING AND IN THIS CASE IS ACROSS CHARTER SCHOOLS.

SO LIKE THE ALPHA AND ROCKETSHIP.

AND YOU'LL FIND THAT THE ALUMNI SUCCESS PROGRAMS, WE HAVE A VERY SIMILAR THERE'S A LOT OF COLLABORATION.

THEY ALL KNOW EACH OTHER.

THEY MEET. AND SO THE WAY THAT WE AND THAT SPEAKS TO GETTING OUR KIDS, YOU KNOW, TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE, RIGHT, THAT PERSISTENCE.

AND SO THAT'S THE NEXT FRONTIER THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A DECADE NOW COLLECTIVELY AS A NATION.

AND SO THAT FOR US IS YOU KNOW, AT LEAST THE CHARTER SCHOOL WE WOULD LOVE TO SHARE THAT WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH DISTRICTS.

BUT I FEEL LIKE IN THAT AREA, SOMETIMES WE LEARN MORE FROM THE DISTRICT BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE SUCH A LARGE DATA SET.

BUT THAT'S ANOTHER AREA THAT I SEE FOR COLLABORATION.

THANK YOU. I KNOW IT'S A LATE HOUR.

I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND WAITING SO LONG FOR US TO GET DONE WITH CLOSED SESSION.

THANKS FOR YOUR INSPIRATIONAL STORY AND ALSO THANKS TO THOSE WHO WORK IN OUR CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT FOR SUPPORTING THE STORY, WHICH IS A STORY THAT'S A CHANGE STORY FOR SAN JOSE.

AND I WISH WE COULD GROW MORE SCHOOLS LIKE YOU OR MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO WORK IN THE SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE.

THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE CHON.

YES. I ALSO WANT TO JUST THANK YOU BOTH FOR STAYING.

I KNOW IT'S A LATE EVENING, AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO STAY AND GIVE THE REPORT.

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I THINK THAT IS AMAZING FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE.

COULD YOU KIND OF DESCRIBE MORE ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS OR AND ALSO JUST, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A GOOD HANDFUL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.

SO WHAT DO YOU DO TO SUPPORT THOSE STUDENTS AS WELL? YEAH. NO WORRIES, NO WORRIES.

SO IT IS TRUE THAT WE WERE FOUNDED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SAN JOSE, AND THERE WAS A TIME, IF YOU GO BACK, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE OVER A DECADE WHEN ACE WAS ACTUALLY FOUNDED, THAT PRIMARILY WE WERE THERE SERVING HISPANIC STUDENTS.

THE THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE NOW SINCE CHANGED, AND THEY'RE CHANGING REALLY FAST.

I MEAN, THERE'S GENTRIFICATION GOING ON RIGHT, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, IF YOU WILL, AND WE'RE IN A POSITION AND A PRIVILEGED POSITION, I MIGHT ADD, TO ACTUALLY BEGIN TO RECRUIT OTHER, YOU KNOW, ETHNICITIES AND OTHER GROUPS.

AND WE FOCUSED ON THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY HAPPENS TO BE VERY NEARBY.

AND BUT TO DO THAT, I THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OF WHO WE ARE.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT THIS PARTICULAR JUNCTURE.

EVEN A LOT OF OUR VERBIAGE THAT WE USE A LOT OF A LOT OF IT'S NOT THAT WE NECESSARILY THOSE WERE THE VERBIAGE THAT WE WERE FOUNDED UPON, HAS TO ACTUALLY CHANGE BEFORE WE CAN BECOME MORE WELCOMING TO THIS COMMUNITY.

BUT CURRENTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS NOW WE'RE TAKING ON AND CELEBRATING SOME OF THEIR HOLIDAYS AND MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH THEM TO GET THOSE FAMILIES, THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE MANY, WE HAVE SOME TO FEEL MORE INCLUSIVE AND MORE WELCOME ON OUR CAMPUSES, BUT THAT TRANSFORMATION IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME.

WE HAVE TO BUILD TRUST WITH THAT COMMUNITY.

UNDERSTAND THAT COMMUNITY.

CLEARLY, WE'VE SHOWN SOME MASTERY OVER THE LATINO I'M LATINA MYSELF.

BUT IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME WORK.

SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE OVERNIGHT, BUT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS HOPING TO ACHIEVE THAT.

YOU HAD A SECOND PART OF THAT QUESTION.

I'M TRYING. I'M BLANKING ON WHAT IT WAS.

I'M SORRY. I THINK MY QUESTION WAS MISINTERPRETED.

I DON'T MEAN LIKE EXPANDING.

I JUST I WAS WONDERING, ACTUALLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR YOUR CURRENT STUDENTS.

SO, LIKE, WHAT CULTURAL EVENTS ARE YOU DOING FOR THE LIKE, LATINO STUDENTS IN THERE AND COMMUNITY? I JUST LOVE HEARING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT'S GREAT TO SEE OUR OWN CULTURE REFLECTED IN OUR SCHOOL.

SO THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT I WAS ASKING.

BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE ANSWER AND EXPANDING AS WELL.

YEAH. WELL, CURRENTLY WHAT WE HAVE IS WE'VE COMBINED SOME OF THOSE LATINO EVENTS WITH THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY.

WE'VE HAD DRAGON DANCERS OUT OTHER TRADITIONAL DANCING DANCERS OUT ON OUR CAMPUS FROM THEIR COMMUNITY.

WE'VE CELEBRATED WELL, THAT WOULD BE THE LATINO SIDE.

FROM THE VIETNAMESE SIDE, WE CELEBRATED THEIR NEW YEARS IN PARTICULAR.

BUT THERE'S WE STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN, IF I'M BEING HONEST ABOUT IT ABOUT THAT COMMUNITY.

AND WE'RE HOPEFUL.

WE WANT WE WANT TO LEARN MORE.

AND I THINK. DID YOU SAY MARIACHI? DO YOU GUYS DO THAT AS WELL? YEAH. WE START MRS. WILLIAM STARTS THE SCHOOL THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WITH A MARIACHI WELCOME.

AND THEY'RE THERE LIKE, FOR HALF OF THE DAY, IT SEEMS LIKE.

YEAH. AND WE ALSO DO IT IN OUR GRADUATION.

AT LEAST AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE A MARIACHI BAND.

MARIACHI VIAJEROS.

THE TRAVELING MARIACHI.

THAT'S GREAT. THOSE.

I THINK THOSE ARE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES TO HAVE AT SCHOOL, SO THAT'S GREAT.

AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WAS ABOUT JUST WHAT SUPPORTS YOU DO FOR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

YEAH. SO WE'VE MADE BIG INVESTMENTS IN GLAD STRATEGIES.

WE WELL, BIG INVESTMENTS IN THE SENSE THAT WE'VE PARTNERED WITH GLAD ALL OF OUR TEACHERS ARE GLAD TRAINED.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HOPING TO MAKE THE GAINS AROUND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.

WE FULLY BELIEVE IN.

WE BELIEVE IN THAT THOSE STRATEGIES.

WE BELIEVE THAT BY IMPLEMENTING THOSE WITH FIDELITY, WE'RE GOING TO SEE REAL GROWTH.

WE ALSO WANT TO BE REAL INTENTIONAL ABOUT WORKING WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.

WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE BILINGUAL, THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE PUTTING INTENTIONAL PEDAGOGY BUILT IN, BUILDING THAT INTO THEIR LESSONS WHERE IT MATTERS.

SO TIME WILL TELL, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK I THINK WE'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. VERY MUCH.

AND I JUST I WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE MADE AND REALLY ENJOYED HEARING YOUR PRESENTATION AND SPECIFICALLY THE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES.

IT'S REALLY INSPIRING TO HEAR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AT YOUR SITE.

AND I'M SURE LOTS OF US COULD COULD LEARN FROM THOSE PRACTICES AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE AND SHARING THOSE HIGHLIGHTS WITH US.

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WE APPRECIATE IT. GOOD NIGHT.

SO WE WILL NOW GO TO ITEM 9.

WE'LL GO TO. THAT'S FINE.

WE'LL GO TO 9C THE CHARTER SCHOOLS UPDATE AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO 9A.

ALL RIGHT. WELCOME.

WE'LL INTRODUCE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEFULA FAIRLEY TO PROVIDE THIS UPDATE.

AND WHILE SHE'S GETTING SETTLED, I DO WANT TO THANK SHALU SHARMA AND MATT DOMENICI.

WHO OR MATT WHO WERE HERE? MATT DOHERTY, WHO WAS HERE FROM THE CHARTER SCHOOLS TEAM WHO SUPPORTS ACE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING WORK.

AND WANT TO WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT, WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT SINCE I WON'T BE ABLE TO DO A SUPERINTENDENT REPORT TONIGHT TO THANK LARRY OSHODI, WHO IS OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR PERSONNEL SERVICES.

LARRY, IF YOU COULD STAND SO WE CAN CELEBRATE YOU.

TONIGHT IS LARRY'S LAST MEETING WITH US.

HE IS TRANSITIONING INTO RETIREMENT AND IS SO DEDICATED.

HE'S STILL HERE WITH US PAST MIDNIGHT.

AND WE ALSO WANTED TO INTRODUCE [INAUDIBLE] GILL.

I'M SORRY. OH, SHE'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.

OKAY, WELL, NEXT MEETING, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO INTRODUCE HER.

SHE WAS HERE EARLIER, AND DOCTOR GILL IS THE NEW ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR PERSONNEL SERVICES.

SO WE'LL INTRODUCE HER AGAIN AT THE NEXT MEETING.

THANK YOU. AND SO MEFULA OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS UPDATE.

[C. Charter Schools Update]

SO SUMMIT TAHOMA ON JUNE 6TH, THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT STAFF ATTENDED SUMMIT TO HOMELESS GRADUATION, WHICH WAS BILLED AS A TAHOMA AND DENALI GRADUATION.

GIVEN THAT MANY OF THE DENALI STUDENTS FINISHED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS AT TAHOMA.

WHEN DENALI SHUTTERED AT THE END OF THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR, THE GRADUATION TOOK PLACE AT THE CALIFORNIA THEATER IN DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE, AND THE THEATER WAS FULL OF JUBILANT AND BOISTEROUS FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE APPROXIMATELY 150 OR SO GRADUATES.

OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY, SO THE CHURCH SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT STAFF ALSO ATTENDED THE OYA GRADUATION ON THE SAME NIGHT.

SO WE KIND OF DIVIDED AND CONQUERED WHICH WAS WELL ATTENDED.

THERE WERE 68 GRADUATES AND SARAH THOMAS AND OYA ALUMNA DELIVERED THE COMMENCEMENT SPEECH.

AND SHE IS CURRENTLY A STUDENT AT UC BERKELEY WITH PLANS TO ATTEND LAW SCHOOL, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL.

BULLIS SUBMITTED ITS RENEWAL TO SCCOE ON JUNE 3RD, REQUIRING THE SCCBOE TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE RENEWAL ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST, WHICH IS 90 DAYS FROM SUBMISSION.

THE SCCBOE HAS A MEETING SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 4TH, AND SCCOE HAS REQUESTED A THREE DAY EXTENSION TO HOLD THE DECISION HEARING AT THAT MEETING.

BULLIS HAS DECLINED OUR REQUEST FOR THIS THREE DAY EXTENSION.

WE INTEND TO ASK FOR RECONSIDERATION.

AND SHOULD BULLIS DECLINE AGAIN, DOCTOR DEWAN WILL FOLLOW UP WITH PRESIDENT BERTA TO SCHEDULE AN ADDITIONAL BOARD MEETING NEAR THE END OF THE 90 DAY PERIOD.

AND THEN FINALLY THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DATA BOOK FOR 23-24.

THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT HAS PRODUCED ITS 11TH ANNUAL DATA BOOK AS PART OF THE ANNUAL MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT OF THE 21 SCCBOE AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOLS.

WE'VE CONTINUED THE TWO PAGE SCHOOL SPREAD, AND YOU SAW AN EXAMPLE OF THAT SCHOOL SPREAD IN THE ITEM THAT YOU JUST FINISHED THE CHARTER SPOTLIGHT, THERE WAS A TWO PAGE SPREAD INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET ABOUT ACE.

SO WE'VE CONTINUED TO INCLUDE THAT IN OUR DATA BOOK.

IN ADDITION, WE HAVE ADDED A TABLE ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING DATA.

AND AS I AS I MENTIONED IN MAY, THE SOURCE OF THE CREDENTIAL DATA IS THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS DATA FROM TWO YEARS AGO POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE.

SO WE HAVE TWO YEAR OLD DATA AND OUR DATA BOOK.

WE ANTICIPATE MORE CURRENT CREDENTIAL DATA WILL BE POSTED BY CDE AT THE END OF JUNE, AT WHICH TIME THE DATA BOOK WILL BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE NEW CREDENTIAL

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AT THIS TIME, WE ARE RELEASING ONLY A DIGITAL COPY OF THE DATA BOOK IN ENGLISH, AND IT WAS PART OF YOUR PACKET TONIGHT AND IS POSTED ALSO ON THE SCCOE WEBSITE. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THE EVENING.

THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FAIRLEY.

THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOU STAYING.

THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

SO GOING BACK, I BELIEVE THE FINAL ITEM IS OUR ITEM 9A THE STAFF PRESENTATION HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL.

[A. Staff Presentation: Head Start Policy Council]

SO WELCOME TO BOTH OF YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DR.

DEWAN, PRESIDENT BERTA AND TRUSTEES.

TONIGHT, MY COLLEAGUE AND I, REYNA DOMINGUEZ, WHO IS THE CURRENT INTERIM DIRECTOR OF EARLY LEARNING SERVICES, WILL BE PRESENTING ON HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL.

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THE POLICY COUNCIL IS A GROUP OF HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HELP LEAD AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR PROGRAM.

POLICY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.

PARENTS OFTEN JOIN THE POLICY COUNCIL AFTER SERVING ON A PARENT COMMITTEE.

THE POLICY COUNCIL MEETS REGULARLY AS A GROUP.

MEMBERS CAN SERVE FOR ONE YEAR AT A TIME.

THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PROGRAM'S MANAGEMENT TEAM AND GOVERNING BODY TO PROVIDE OVERALL DIRECTION FOR THE PROGRAM.

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WHEN HEAD START BEGAN IN 1965, ITS FOUNDERS UNDERSTOOD THAT PARENTS ARE ESSENTIAL PARTNERS IN EDUCATING YOUNG CHILDREN.

THEY FELT PARENTS SHOULD HELP DECIDE HOW HEAD START SERVICES CAN MOST BENEFIT THEIR FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.

HEAD START CREATED THE POLICY COUNCIL AS A FORMER LEADERSHIP AND POLICY MAKING ROLE FOR PARENTS.

TODAY, EVERY HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM MUST HAVE A POLICY COUNCIL AS PART OF ITS LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE.

THROUGH THE POLICY COUNCIL, PARENTS HAVE A VOICE IN DECISIONS ABOUT HOW THE PROGRAM SPENDS MONEY, WHAT CHILDREN DO IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, AND HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

CHILDREN, PARENTS AND THE PROGRAM BENEFIT WHEN PARENTS TAKE ON LEADERSHIP ROLES, CHILDREN LEARN MORE AND EXPERIENCE HEALTHIER DEVELOPMENT AT SCHOOL AND AT HOME.

PARENTS CAN BECOME MORE CONFIDENT, GAIN SKILLS, AND CONNECT WITH OTHER PARENTS AND STAFF.

PROGRAM STAFF LEARN ABOUT THE STRENGTHS, INTERESTS, AND NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY THEY SERVE.

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I WILL NOW HAND THE PRESENTATION OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE REYNA.

THANK YOU. TERESA. DURING THE POLICY COUNCIL MEETINGS, THE POLICY COUNCIL GETS TO REVIEW MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS AS WELL AS MONTHLY REPORTS ON CREDIT CARD EXPENDITURES MONTHLY REPORTS ON PROGRAM INFORMATION SUMMARIES, MONTHLY REPORTS ON MEALS AND SNACKS, AND PROGRAM ENROLLMENT REPORTS.

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THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY COUNCIL IS TO SERVE AS A POLICY MAKING BODY, SHARING SUCH RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION BOARD, AS MANDATED BY THE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER ARE USED IN CONDUCTING MEETINGS OF THE POLICY COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBERS SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.

HOWEVER, MEMBERS, WHOSE FAMILY'S INCOME FALL BELOW THE OFFICIAL POVERTY INDEX MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR TRAVEL AND OTHER EXPENSES INCURRED WHEN ATTENDING OFFICIAL POLICY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

THE POLICY COUNCIL SHARES RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE SCCOE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE FOLLOWING.

FOR THE FOLLOWING FOR THE EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START PROGRAM; PROGRAM PLANNING, BUDGET PLANNING.

THE POLICY COUNCIL MEMBERS PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON GENERAL PROGRAM DIRECTION.

AND POLICY COUNCIL MEMBERS SIT ON INTERVIEW PANELS AND REVIEW THE PERSONNEL REPORTS.

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THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, AS A STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE POLICY COUNCIL, SHALL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DESIGNATED STAFF MEMBERS OF BOTH THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION,

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TO ASSURE THAT HEAD START REQUIREMENTS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE AGENCY'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THE POLICY COUNCIL SHALL STRIVE TO ASSURE THAT THREE MEMBERS OF THE POLICY COUNCIL ARE APPOINTED TO THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS OF THE POLICY COUNCIL. A PERSONNEL REPORT DETAILING THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS, DISMISSALS, CHANGES OF STATUS AND OTHER PERSONNEL.

ITEMS SHALL BE PRESENTED AT REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE POLICY COUNCIL.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THANK YOU FOR SERVING.

TRUSTEES DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

YEAH, JUST ONE QUESTION, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S LATE.

AND I KNOW WE HAVE HEAD START ON OUR AGENDA.

SO JUST OVER OUR OVERARCHING THING I'VE HEARD THAT ALL HEAD STARTS ARE DEALING WITH ARE IS, YOU KNOW, LOW ENROLLMENT.

AND, YOU KNOW, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, I LEARNED FROM TRUSTEE CHON WHO USED TO SERVE ON THE POLICY COUNCIL WAS ELIGIBILITY MATCHING, YOU KNOW, COST OF LIVING FOR A COUNTY LIKE OURS.

AND WANTED TO SEE IF YOU COULD SHARE THAT, BECAUSE I JUST SEE THAT AS AN OVERARCHING GOAL WE'RE ALWAYS WORKING ON.

AND, YOU KNOW, I IMAGINE IT'S DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS LIKE SILICON VALLEY, SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. ABSOLUTELY.

SO THERE ARE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THE PRIORITY ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY SET NOT ONLY THROUGH THE POLICY COUNCIL, BUT THE BOARD HERE ALSO APPROVES IT. WE ARE REALLY LUCKY HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

WE HAVE A TRAILBLAZER IN DOCTOR DEWAN WHO REALLY LEADS THE WAY IN SACRAMENTO TO CHANGE AND REALLY LOOK AT THE POLICIES FOR QUALIFYING FOR HEAD START.

AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT OTHER WAYS.

SO RECENTLY THERE'S BEEN SOME LEGISLATION PASSED WHERE WE CAN BE OPENING AND WORKING UP MORE WITH MIGRANT FAMILIES AND OTHER QUALIFYING CATEGORIES. AND SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THAT, AND WE ARE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING OUR PROMISES OF INCREASING OUR ENROLLMENT.

AND SO WE ARE VERY AWARE OF THAT AND MONITORING OUR PROGRESS.

YEAH. AND THAT'S WHAT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.

AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S ON OUR AGENDA FOR ON EVERY MEETING, BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS WHAT YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND HOW IS THE ENROLLMENT TREND LOOKING, YOU KNOW AND IS THERE ANYTHING MORE AS A BOARD WE CAN DO? SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO GIVEN THE BOARD HAS DEFERRED THE REST OF THE AGENDA, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SECOND. THIRD BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE CHON.

THAT IF COULD VOTE IF YOU CAN IN BOARD DOCS.

AND IF NOT, WE'LL TAKE YOUR VERBAL AYES.

VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

AND VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE LARI.

AND TRUSTEE CHON.

WE WERE ASSUMING ALL GUEST VOICE VOTES ON THAT ONE.

[LAUGHTER] AND THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 12:18 A.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.