[A. Livestream the Board Meeting: https://tinyurl.com/sccboardmeeting]
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>> GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING, NUMBER 2447 OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2024, AND THE TIME IS 5:00 PM.
I'M 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 AT 8:00 PM SHOULD OUR MEETING EXTEND BEYOND THAT TIME.
PREFERENTIAL VOTING BY THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IS AUTHORIZED BY EDUCATION CODE SECTION 1,000.
STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS MAY EXERCISE PREFERENTIAL VOTING RIGHTS BY STATING THEIR OPINIONS AND/OR POSITION ON AN ACTION ITEM WHICH WILL BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES BEFORE THE SCC BOE VOTES ON THE ITEM.
STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA,
[B. Pledge of Allegiance]
WILL YOU NOW LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.EVERYONE, PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE AND PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE ROSA AGUILAR, PLEASE BEGIN WHEN YOU ARE READY.
>> THANK YOU. BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION MADE BY TRUSTEE CHAN AT OUR AUGUST 7TH MEETING, MOVING FORWARD, THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL BEGIN ITS MEETINGS WITH
[C. Land Acknowledgement]
A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO SUPPORT AND UPLIFT OUR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.WE HAVE ASKED OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TO PRESENT THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA, PLEASE READ THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT WHEN YOU'RE READY.
>> LET US TAKE TIME TO HONOR THE ANCESTRAL CARETAKERS OF THE LAND ON WHICH WE STAND.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN OHLONE TERRITORY.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY IS THE HOMELAND OF THE MUWEKMA OHLONE PEOPLE.
TODAY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE LAND.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE INDIGENOUS CULTURES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES AND REMEMBER THAT WE ALL GATHER, LIVE, LEARN, AND WORK ON THE TRADITIONAL LANDS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU, STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA.
I WILL NOW CONDUCT A ROLL CALL.
[D. Roll Call (Including Action on Absences if Necessary)]
I, PRESIDENT BERTA AND PRESENT.WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. TRUSTEE CHAN.
>> TRUSTEE DE SALVO HAS NOT ARRIVED YET. TRUSTEE LAURIE.
>> STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA.
>> GREAT. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA.
[E. Set the Agenda]
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA WITH TWO MODIFICATIONS, DEFERRING ITEM 6 C UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, I WOULD ASSUME, AND DROPPING 9F FROM THE AGENDA.
>> SARAH, SECOND FOR THAT MOTION. TRUSTEE CHUMP.
> SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR. WHAT WAS THE SECOND ONE?
>> REFERRING 6C TO THE NEXT MEETING.
STAFF IS NOT PRESENT FOR THIS ONE, AND DROPPING 9F FROM THE CLOSED SESSION.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN DROPPING 9F, TAKE IT OUT?
>> I HAVE A MOTION FROM VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE MA.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL VOTE IN [INAUDIBLE].
I SEE TRUSTEE DE SALVO ALSO ARRIVING.
TRUSTEE DE SALVO, WE'RE VOTING ON SETTING THE AGENDA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE A VERBAL OR.
A VERBAL ABSTENTION FROM TRUSTEE DE SALVO.
WE NEED TO TAKE A VERBAL ROLL CALL.
>> I'LL START WITH TRUSTEE MA.
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>> TRUSTEE DE SALVO? VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA.
>> THE MOTION PASSES WITH TWO NOS, ONE ABSTENTION, AND FOUR YESES.
>> THANK YOU. A LIVE STREAM OF THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE AT TINYORL.COM\SCC BOARD MEETING.
ONCE ON THE WEB PAGE, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM AND CHOOSE LIVE.
LANGUAGE SUPPORT FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE IN SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE VI PHONE.
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 FOR SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE TABLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM.
THE ASL INTERPRETERS ARE AT THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE ROOM, AS WELL AS THE MONITORS THROUGHOUT THE ROOM.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR LANGUAGE SUPPORT TEAM FOR THE AMAZING WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING TO ENSURE WE HAVE INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY.
PERSONS WANTING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD CAN DO SO BY COMPLETING A SPEAKER COMMENT CARD AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM.
IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY OR THE NEED TO EVACUATE THE ROOM, PLEASE ALERT AND FOLLOW A SCCOE STAFF MEMBER THAT IS IDENTIFIED WITH A YELLOW BADGE.
A REMINDER THAT OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES VIA TELECONFERENCE AND WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY EXCUSED AT 8:00 P.M. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR SPECIAL RECOGNITION,
[A. Recognition of the SCCOE Employee of the Month]
SEPTEMBER'S EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.AS WE RECOGNIZE A SEPTEMBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE TRUSTEE MA, OUR HONOREE, AND THEIR SUPERVISOR TO THE PODIUM.
TRUSTEES AND DR. DEWAN, AFTER THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH IS INTRODUCED IN HONOR, I WILL ASK THAT YOU PLEASE JOIN US AT THE PHOTO BACKDROP. THANK YOU.
THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZES 10 SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION EMPLOYEES EVERY YEAR FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, CO-WORKERS, AND CUSTOMERS.
YES. [APPLAUSE] HE IS A TEACHER OF SPECIALIZED ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION IN THE SPECIAL ED DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION, AND HE IS OUR SEPTEMBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.
MIKE HAS WORKED AT THE SCCOE FOR SEVEN YEARS, AND HE FIRST JOINED SPECIAL ED DEPARTMENT IN DECEMBER OF 2016 AFTER TEACHING IN GENERAL EDUCATION FOR 17 YEARS.
HE RECEIVED A SPECIAL EDUCATION CREDENTIAL FROM THE EDUCATION PREPARATION FOR INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS EPIC PROGRAM PROVIDED BY THE SCCOE THROUGH THE EDUCATION PREPARATIONS PROGRAM.
AS A TEACHER OF SPECIALIZED ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION AT SANTA TERESA HIGH SCHOOL, MIKE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TEACHING CHILDREN AND NEEDS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, DEVELOPING AND WRITING INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS, IEPS, AND MAINTAINING A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH SELF HELP ACTIVITIES AND INDEPENDENCE ARE STRESSED FOR THE STUDENTS.
MIKE SAYS, HE REALLY ENJOYS WORKING WITH KIDS AND HELPING PEOPLE.
AS A FORMER YOUTH SPORTS COACH, MIKE HAS CARRIED HIS PATIENT APPROACH TO HELPING OTHERS LEARN INTO THE CLASSROOM.
"I'M HELPING THE TEAM GET BETTER, AND THEY ARE HELPING ME GET BETTER.
WE WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A GOOD ENVIRONMENT FOR THE STUDENTS." ALSO, SAID MIKE.
HIS COMPASSION TOWARDS OTHERS HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED.
ON TRON, EARLY LEARNING SERVICES VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR, WHO HAS KNOWN MIKE FOR FOUR YEARS SHARED THAT HE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ALWAYS DOES HIS BEST EVEN WHEN IT'S OUTSIDE OF HIS RESPONSIBILITIES.
TO INCLUDE THEM, ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE IN ALL THE BENEFICIAL ACTIVITIES THAT THE SCHOOL OFFERS.
SO IT IS WITH GREAT GRATITUDE THAT WE CONGRATULATE MIKE ON BEING RECOGNIZED AS SEPTEMBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.
WE'LL HAVE MIKE'S SUPERVISORS.
>> I ASKED MIKE HOW HE CAME TO BECOME A TEACHER? HIS RESPONSE WAS, "WELL, I WAS COACHING MY SON'S T BALL TEAM," THIS IS ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO, "SOME OF THE PARENTS MENTIONED THAT, YOU'RE JUST SO PATIENT.
YOU'RE SO GOOD WITH OUR KIDS, YOU SHOULD BE A TEACHER." NOW ALMOST 30 YEARS LATER, THIS IS YEAR 26 AS A TEACHER,
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MIKE IS STILL PATIENT WITH OUR KIDS.HE STILL TAKES CARE OF THEM DAILY.
OUR PARENTS A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE, SOMETIMES OUR PARENTS DON'T WANT THEIR KIDS TO GRADUATE BECAUSE THEY'D LIKE THEM TO STAY IN HIS CLASS ANOTHER YEAR.
WE APPRECIATE MIKE, AND WE'RE HONORED TO BE HERE WITH HIM TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS GREAT EFFORT AND HIM BEING JUST A WONDERFUL PERSON AND TEACHER. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> AS WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH, WE ACKNOWLEDGE MIKE FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE JOB, DEDICATION TO EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS, CONTRIBUTIONS OUTSIDE THE USUAL SCOPE OF THE JOB, AND OVERALL COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.
TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION, MICHAEL RECEIVE THIS LOVELY PLAQUE, RECOGNIZING HIS CONTRIBUTIONS.
[APPLAUSE] HE ALSO WILL GET AN ENGRAVED CROSS PEN WITH HIS NAME ON IT.
THE MOST VALUABLE THING, I RESERVE PARKING SPOT.
[APPLAUSE] WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOME WORDS?
>> WELL, THANK YOU. EVERY MONTH, SOMEBODY GETS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, AND I KNOW THERE'S 2000 PLUS EMPLOYEES IN THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN AWARD THAT SOMEONE ELSE GETS.
BUT WHEN I WOULD READ IT, I WOULD GO, I ACTUALLY DO TELL SEND PEOPLE I DON'T KNOW CONGRATULATIONS, YOU DESERVED IT OR WHATEVER.
BUT TYPICALLY, US TEACHERS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE THINKS, BUT I DO KNOW THAT AT EVERY SITE, THERE'S A TEACHER, AND EVERY CLASSROOM AND EVERY SITE, THERE'S SOMEBODY IN THAT CLASSROOM THAT IS DOING AWARD WORTHY THINGS ON A DAILY BASIS.
THIS AWARD ACTUALLY GOES TO OUR THREE CLASS, WE HAVE THREE CLASSES AT SANTA TERESA.
THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY, AND FOR MY TEAM, I HAVE A NICE HEALTHY STAFF OF FIVE.
WE HAVE SUPPORT PROVIDERS, OUR OT AND SPEECH THERAPIST AND APE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE GO INTO MAKING ME A BETTER PERSON. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF YOU'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS OR SPECIFIC FANS HERE, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM TOO.
>> SURE. SON, MATTHEW, [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU. LET'S ALL TAKE A PICTURE. [APPLAUSE]
>> DR. DEWAN AND TRUSTEES, IF YOU COULD MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE BACK DROP FOR A PHOTO.
>> LET ME TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU GUYS.
>> MICHAEL, IF I COULD GET ONE OF YOU, IT'S GREAT.
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>> CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN MIKE.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR STUDENT BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORT AT THIS TIME.
[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]
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, DE LA ROSA AGUILERA TO GIVE HIS BOARD MEMBER REPORT.>> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT BERTA, SUPERINTENDENT DR DEWAN AND ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS.
SCHOOL HAS STARTED AND STUDENTS THAT OSBORNE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED ON CULINARY HORTICULTURE, TRADES, ART, MUSIC, LIBRARY, AND A NEW PROGRAM PROVIDED CALLED THE BRIGHTER DAY.
THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING FOR SUCCESS IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY AND CAREER READINESS SKILLS.
IT GOES OVER THE BASICS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK, AND OFFERS A PIPELINE TO EMPLOYMENT AND CAREERS IN THE SERVICE SECTOR.
THE STUDENTS AT SOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITY AND SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS ARE PARTICIPATING IN A FLU INCLUSION MODEL BY WORKING TOGETHER ON A GARDEN PROJECT AT SOUTH COUNTY ANNEX.
THEY MEET WEEKLY TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN THE GARDEN, ENSURING THE PLANTS ARE THRIVING AND THE SPACE IS KEPT CLEAN.
COLLEGE CLASSES STARTED LAST WEEK.
STUDENTS AT OSBORNE AND BLUERIDGE CAN BE DULY ENROLLED IN THE CLASSES TO EARN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CREDITS.
THESE CLASSES ARE TAKEN ONLINE AND THROUGH ZOOM.
MY PEERS AND I ARE READY TO TAKE ON THIS CHALLENGE AND SUCCEED IN THESE CLASSES.
THIS WILL HELP US GET THAT MUCH CLOSER TO EARNING OUR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND FOR OTHERS THAT MUCH CLOSER TO EARNING THEIR AA DEGREE.
THESE PAST WEEKS, I MET WITH THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND THEN MY PROVIDENTIAL VOTING TRAINING.
THIS MEETING WAS BOTH EXCITING AND INFORMATIVE.
THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL ALLOW ME TO CONTRIBUTE MORE TO THE BOARD MEETINGS AND WILL OFFER A CHANCE FOR MY VOICE TO HAVE A BIGGER IMPACT.
I HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS AND THE THOUGHTS OF MY PEERS TO HELP CREATE CHANGE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT OUR SCHOOLS.
I ALSO HOPE THAT OUR STUDENTS GET TO SEE MY POSITION IN VOTING AND GET TO COME OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE TO DO THE SAME THING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA FOR YOUR REPORT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AT EACH OF OUR MEETINGS AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND INPUT ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR WORK. THANK YOU AGAIN.
>> 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.]
THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGARDING ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA AND WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE SCC BOE.STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING UPON NON AGENDA ITEMS. IT IS THE EXPECTATION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT EVERYONE BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND CIVILITY.
BEAKER COMMENT 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 549-57.95, THE SEC BOE 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 SIMPLY DO SO WITH THE UNIVERSAL SIGN FOR APPRECIATION, WHICH CAN BE DONE LIKE THIS.
MODERATOR, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> YES. WE HAVE 15 CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> 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.
A TIMER WILL BE DISPLAYED AND WHEN THE ALLOTTED TIME IS UP, THE BUZZER WILL SOUND AND YOU WILL BE MUTED AND YOUR TIME TO SPEAK WILL END.
>> THANK YOU. FOR THOSE IN OUR OVERFLOW ROOM IN THE CAFETERIA WHO FILLED OUT A CARD TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE PROCEED TO THE SAN JOSE ROOM ONCE YOUR GROUP IS CALLED.
PLEASE LISTEN FOR YOUR NAME TO APPROACH THE PODIUM.
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
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UNLESS LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED BY AN SCCOE INTERPRETER OR ASL INTERPRETER.THE TIMER WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU START SPEAKING.
COMMENTS EXTENDING PAST THE TIME ALLOTTED WILL BE MUTED AFTER TIME EXPIRES AND YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PODIUM.
TO PREVENT SOUND DISTORTION, PLEASE KEEP THE MICROPHONE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM YOUR MOUTH, ABOUT A HAND'S DISTANCE.
OUR FIRST 10 SPEAKERS ARE EDITH MONSONERA DE GONZALEZ, DAVID PUTNEY, YE JUAN, MARIA MENDOZA, SARA GINCARO, CASSANDRA GONZALEZ, REDDY OR RODY FLORES, DAISY GONZALEZ, AND REED MYERS.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS EDITH MONSONERA DE GONZALEZ.
PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME, AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.
>> BUENAS STARZ. GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM DR. MONSONERE GONZALEZ, GRANDDAUGHTER OF CONCEPCION GOMEZ SANCHEZ, DAUGHTER OF ERRIE MENDOZA GOMEZ, AND MOTHER OF JULIAN ADRIAN AND ESAVEL GONZALEZ.
I AM ALSO THE COORDINATOR OF DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION HERE AT SCCOE, A ROLE MADE POSSIBLE BY DR. DEWAN'S LEADERSHIP.
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS SINCE I'VE STARTED IN MY ROLE HERE AT SCCOE, I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING TO ADVANCE EQUITY IN SCHOOLS ACROSS SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
RECENTLY I SUPPORTED A SCHOOL IN DRAFTING THEIR EQUITY FRAMEWORK AND CONDUCTED LATINO STUDENT FOCUS GROUPS FOR GRADES 4-12 TO HEAR STUDENT NEEDS.
WE ARE USING THEIR VOICES TO INFORM A THREE YEAR EQUITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THAT DISTRICT.
I HAVE ALSO HAD THE HONOR IN GUIDING SCHOOLS AND UTILIZING THE WASTE TO EQUITY PLAYBOOK, AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE CREATED ALSO UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF DR. DEWAN AND HER VISION FOR JUSTICE AND EQUITY IN SCHOOLS.
THANK YOU DR. DEWAN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR CREATING A ROLE THAT ALLOWS ME TO ENGAGE IN WORK THAT IS NEEDED AND HEALING. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID PUTNEY.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DAVID PUTNEY.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION AND PARTNERSHIP HERE AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ACKNOWLEDGING DR. DEWAN'S AMAZING LEADERSHIP AND CAPACITY TO SUPPORT US THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING TIMES HERE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.
OFTENTIMES I'VE SHARED THAT I SEE HER SKILL SET IS AN AMAZING WAY TO CONSIDER IT AS A ORCHESTRA.
SHE IS THE LEADER OF THIS BEAUTIFUL ORCHESTRA.
SHE'S THE MASTER CHEF IN THE MOST AMAZING RESTAURANT.
SHE IS THE MASTER TEACHER IN OUR COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
SHE HAS THE VISION AND THE CAPACITY TO MAINTAIN THIS WORK AND BE THE NORTH STAR FOR TRUTH, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND HONORING ALL THE AMAZING PARTS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR WE'VE HEARD HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SPEAK ON HER BEHALF AND HER CAPACITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, LEADERSHIP, AND CLARITY.
DR. DEWAN, I'M SO IMPRESSED BY YOUR CAPACITY AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU. THANK YOU.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DR. YUAN, DIRECTOR OF STATE AND REGIONAL PROJECTS.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE SCCOE'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT BUILDING AND SUSTAINING POSITIVE TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS, WORKSHOP SERIES.
I WAS PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO SEE PARTICIPANTS FROM BOTH LEADERSHIP AND NON LEADERSHIP ROLES.
AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBER FOR 27 YEARS, I FIND IT VALUABLE TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH COLLEAGUES ABOUT HOW THESE PRINCIPLES ARE APPLIED IN OUR WORK.
DOCTOR DEWAN, YOUR VISIONARY LEADERSHIP HAS TRULY SHAPED THESE COMPETENCIES, REFLECTING THE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES OF BOTH LEADERS AND THOSE THEY SERVE, WHILE FOSTERING COLLABORATION ACROSS DIVISIONS, THESE OPPORTUNITIES EMPOWER SCCOE TEAMS AND STRENGTHEN OUR COLLECTIVE ABILITY TO LEAD WITH PURPOSE AND INTEGRITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT FOR THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF EVERY TEAM MEMBER. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA MENDOZA.
PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.
WE ARE HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE REVIEW OUR CASE.
RODY IS REQUESTING TO JOIN THE DOL TRANSITION PROGRAM BUT HE CARE BECAUSE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FAILED HIM.
HE LOST THE OPPORTUNITY TO SURVIVE IN THIS WORLD.
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AS A MOTHER, I'M BEGGING, PLEASE HEAR OUR SONS SCREAMS FOR HELP.HELP HIM GET INTO THIS PROGRAM. I BEG YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SARA GINCARO, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.
>> SARA GINCARO. TONIGHT AS MY DAUGHTER'S BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT.
INSTEAD OF BEING ON OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS FOR THE FIRST TIME I'M HERE, BECAUSE AS A DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, I MUST SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THOSE WHO ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK.
WHY ARE WORKERS AFRAID? OUR CO-WORKERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS, HAVE THEIR ALLEGATIONS VERIFIED TO BE TRUE AND STILL HAVE TO WORK UNDER THE SAME SUPERVISOR.
THE SAME SUPERVISOR WHO COULD ACCOMMODATE TYPING FOR NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES EVERY HOUR, WHICH IS REALLY COMMON SENSE CAN NO LONGER ACCOMMODATE AFTER THE COMPLAINT IS MADE.
WE EXPERIENCED THIS AS RETALIATION.
LAST BOARD MEETING A FELLOW EDUCATOR STATED SHE WAS SCARED. THE FEAR IS REAL.
FOR DECADES, SUPERVISORS HAVE TOLD US THAT WE BETTER NOT MAKE A MISTAKE OTHERWISE, WE WILL BE THE REASON WE LOSE THE GRANT, AND EVERYONE LOSES THEIR JOBS.
LAST MONTH, THE MANAGER TOLD HEAD START STAFF THAT THERE WILL BE LAYOFFS WHICH PERSONNEL SERVICES SAID IS UNTRUE.
WITNESSES ARE SCARED TO SPEAK TO PERSONNEL SERVICES FEARING FURTHER RETALIATION.
ANOTHER UNION MEMBER CALLED THE REP ON A PAYPHONE DISGUISING THEIR VOICE TO AFFIRM THE INCIDENT, BUT WOULD NOT STATE THEIR NAME OUT OF FEAR.
EVEN WE ASSUME POSITIVE ATTENT, MEMBERS ARE ALREADY SCARED AND PERCEIVE THIS AS INTIMIDATING, FURTHER SILENCING THEM.
ON BEHALF OF ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS AND EDUCATORS.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CASSANDRA GONZALEZ, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.
I AM HERE WITH MY BROTHER RODY FLORES.
TO EXPLAIN HIS CASE ABOUT ATTENDING THE DOL TRANSITION PROGRAM.
CURRENTLY, IF YOU ASK RODY WHAT A RESUME IS, HE WOULDN'T KNOW OR EVEN HOW TO WRITE A CHECK TO SOMEONE.
THESE ARE THINGS I GOT TAUGHT IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I BELIEVE HE NEEDS THE RESOURCES THAT THIS PROGRAM GIVES.
IT'S HURTFUL TO KNOW THAT DEAF CHILDREN CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO RECEIVE THE SKILLS TO SURVIVE IN A WORLD FULL OF CHALLENGES.
I WOULD LIKE HIM TO JOIN THIS PROGRAM TO BETTER HIS KNOWLEDGE IN LIFE.
BOARD MEMBERS, I WANT TO ASK FOR YOU ALL TO LOOK INTO HIS CASE. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS RODY FLORES AND ONE MOMENT FOR ASL INTERPRETATION.
>> MY NAME IS RODY. I NEED TO GO TO THIS DOL PROGRAM.
I FIND MYSELF DEPRESSED AT HOME BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MANY ACTIVITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN.
I DO HAVE ONE ACTIVITY IN WHICH I HELP MY UNCLE PAINT.
HOWEVER, WITHOUT THIS PROGRAM, I WOULD HAVE NOTHING.
I HAVE ATTEMPTED APPLYING TO SEVERAL JOBS.
HOWEVER, DUE TO MY SKILL LEVEL, I DO NOT HAVE ANY SUCCESS GETTING HIRED ANYWHERE.
THIS IS BECAUSE I AM DEAF AND BECAUSE OF MY LOWER READING LEVELS AND COMPREHENSION.
I KNOW IT WOULD BE HARD FOR ME TO SUCCEED IN A WORLD ON MY OWN WITHOUT THE HELP OF MORE EDUCATION.
PLEASE HELP ME FIGHT TO THIS SO THAT I MAY PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM. THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS, I'LL CALL THE NEXT GROUP.
IF YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE PROCEED TO THE SAN JOSE ROOM.
TITA OR TITA BERRY, IBRAHIM BERRY, ASACHU BERRY, DARLENE PAGA.
SANDY POKOSKI AND SHANE LEWIS.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO LINEUP BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAISY GONZALEZ.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.
>> MY NAME IS DAISY GONZALEZ, AND I AM HERE, NOT JUST ON BEHALF OF MY BROTHER, BUT ALSO OF THE HEART OF HEARING COMMUNITY, NOT JUST FOR THIS GENERATION, BUT THE FUTURE GENERATIONS AS WELL.
AT THE MOMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, OUR HEART OF HEARING STUDENTS LOSE SO MANY RESOURCES TO EXCEED THEIR LIFE KNOWLEDGE.
THE MAJORITY OF US GET TAUGHT THE BASICS OF LIFE BY THE AGE WHEN WE'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL.
FOR EXAMPLE, SUCH AS RESUMES OR EVEN SUCCEEDING IN A JOB INTERVIEW, WE ACTUALLY GET TAUGHT ALL OF THIS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
MY BROTHER, RODY FLORES HAS TRIED TO ENROLL AT THE DOL TRANSITION PROGRAM, AND HE COULDN'T ATTEND THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE HE FINISHED DOING HIS HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA SUCCEEDED THE CURRICULUMS.
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BUT HE'S HARD OF HEARING.HIS LEARNING RESOURCES ARE HE SLOWER.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS REED MYERS.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M REED MYERS, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEE, AND CURRENT DIRECTOR OF SILICON VALLEY REEDS.
IN MY FORMER ROLES, I WORKED WITH DOCTOR DEWAN CLOSELY, AND SHE WAS ALWAYS INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OFFERING HER TIME AND TALENT GENEROUSLY.
THAT IS WHY SHE HAS NEARLY UBIQUITOUS SUPPORT FROM OUR LOCAL SUPERINTENDENTS AND SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES.
IN MY CURRENT ROLE, I'M REMINDED HOW DEFTLY SHE FOSTERS PARTNERSHIPS AND PROVIDES DIRECTION WHEN NEEDED.
AS A SKILLED LEADER WITH MUCH INSIGHT ABOUT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY COMMUNITY WE ALL SERVE, WE RELY ON HER.
WITH DOCTOR DEWAN'S MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AT THE SCCOE, SHE HAS BUILT A REPUTATION FOR DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMS AND EARNING THE TRUST OF THE COMMUNITY.
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL GIVE HER YOUR SUPPORT.
LIKE THOSE OF US THAT WORK CLOSELY WITH HER, GIVE HER OURS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TITA OR TITA BERRY.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS TITA BERRY.
TODAY, I AM HERE WITH MY BROTHER IBRAHIM BERRY, SO HE CAN ATTEND THE DOL TRANSITION PROGRAM.
HE WAS PROMISED AND ALMOST GUARANTEED TO ATTEND THIS PROGRAM.
THEN DAYS BEFORE HIS GRADUATION, THAT OPPORTUNITY WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM.
WHY IS IT THAT DEAF AND HARD HEARING STUDENTS ARE TREATED LIKE THIS? A DIPLOMA WILL NOT HELP HIM, BUT THAT CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, IS A CHANCE FOR STUDENTS LIKE MY BROTHER TO GO AND MAKE SOMETHING FOR HIMSELF.
WHY ARE OUR SCHOOLS SENDING STUDENTS OFF TO THE REAL WORLD TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES WHEN THEY KNOW THEIR SKILLS ARE NOT UP TO STANDARDS.
MY BROTHER AND OTHER HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN DESERVE A FAIR CHANCE AT LIFE WITH THIS PROGRAM.
PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS CASE. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS IBRAHIM BERRY.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.
I CAME HERE LAST TIME, AND I WANTED TO STATE MY CASE AGAIN AND SAY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAD TO THE DULL PROGRAM.
THE DAY BEFORE I GRADUATED, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO ATTEND.
THEY SAID, AND I DO NOT THINK THAT IS FAIR, AND IT'S MADE ME VERY DEPRESSED AND VERY SAD.
I FEEL STUCK AND I HAVE NOTHING TO DO, AND I CAN'T FIND A JOB ANYWHERE.
I TRY MY BEST TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT IT'S BEEN SO DIFFICULT AND HARD FOR ME FOR SO LONG.
MY READING SKILLS ARE NOT AS ADVANCED AS OTHER PEOPLES ARE NOT THAT GREAT, AND I THINK THE ADULT SCHOOL WOULD HELP ME TO GET A JOB AND TO ADVANCE MY READING SKILLS, AND THEN TO BECOME A MORE INDEPENDENT PERSON.
I'D LIKE TO GO TO THE PROGRAM BECAUSE WITHOUT IT, I FEEL LIKE I'LL CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ISATU BARI, , PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ISATU BARI, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY SON, IBRAM BARI.
I WAS HERE THE LAST MEETING, AND I'M STILL ASKING THE BOARD TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION.
HE'S HOME REGRESSING ON HIS EDUCATION, SIGN LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL SKILL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, BUT IF HE DOES NOT GO INTO THE ADULT PROGRAM, HE CAN'T EVEN FIND A JOB BUT EVEN HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES LIKE SAN ANDREAS REGIONAL CENTER.
NO ONE IS LOOKING INTO THIS SITUATION, ONLY THE LAW.
THAT THE FORMER PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL, MATTHEW, JANAN AND CARA BUTLER CHANGED IN 2021 WITHOUT INFORMING US.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE THEY SEND OUR KIDS INTO THE SOCIETY KNOWING THEIR READING LEVEL AND COMPREHENSION IS NOT UP TO STANDARD.
I'M FIGHTING FOR MY SON SO HE CAN GO TO THE PROGRAM AND HAVE A FEAR CHANCE IN THE WORLD, LIKE ANY OTHER CHILD.
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM KIDS HAVE A REALLY BIG CHALLENGE.
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM IS DIFFERENT FROM SPECIAL EDUCATION.
SO PLEASE I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DARLENE PAGA.
PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY COUSIN RODY FLORES.
WE'RE HERE TODAY TO EXPLAIN HOW CRUCIAL THIS IS FOR MY COUSIN TO ATTEND THE ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM.
AS YOU KNOW AS A 17-YEAR-OLD, YOUR GOALS IN LIFE ARE TO OBTAIN A JOB AND BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT, OBTAIN YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE AND BEYOND.
BEING BORN DEAF ALREADY HAS ITS OWN OBSTACLES, WHICH MAY BE OUT OF CONTROL, BUT I ASK YOU PLEASE BOARD MEMBERS TO CHANGE RODY'S LIFE FOR THE BEST AND PROVIDE HIM WITH
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AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM AND LOOK INTO HIS CASE. THANK YOU.>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SANDY POKOSKI.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.
I'VE BEEN HERE AT SCCOE FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
ABOUT 20 OF THOSE IN ALTERNATIVE AIDS, OBVIOUSLY, I HAVE TO BE AN ETERNAL OPTIMIST.
LAST WEEK, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL TALKING INVITING EMPLOYEES TO A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING.
AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT MUST HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE.
I'M NOT IN LEADERSHIP, BUT I SIGNED UP FOR IT AND I WENT TO THE TRAINING THAT WAS CALLED BUILDING AND SUSTAINING POSITIVE TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS.
THE ONE THAT DR. DEWAN SPOKE ABOUT.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED AND ENCOURAGED BY THIS TRAINING.
THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE WHO ABSOLUTELY ARE IN FEAR, BUT I WANT TO SEE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO HOLD OUR LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABLE FOR FIXING THOSE ISSUES? THIS TRADING THAT THAT DR. DEWAN SUPPORTS ABSOLUTELY CAN HELP US GET THERE.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT TO OUR LEADERS, AND I'M HOPING IT GOES OUT TO ALL OF OUR LEADERSHIP, AND I WISH HOW WELL.
>> THE LAST SPEAKER IS SHANE LEWIS.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.
>> SURE. MY NAME IS SHANE LEWIS.
I'M RUNNING FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR TRUSTEE AREA 4, AND I WANT TO ADDRESS CHARTER SCHOOL HOLISTIC RENEWALS.
PRIOR TO ASSESSING A CHARTER SCHOOL, THE BOARD SHOULD ASSESS EXTERNAL EVENTS THAT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
TWO SUCH EVENTS THAT COME TO MIND ARE COVID AND COMMON CORE BAN TEACHING.
REVIEW OF THE LAS DATA REVEALS A CONTINUED RISE OF SUSPENSIONS AND ABSENTEEISM, SUGGESTING SCHOOLS HAVE NOT YET STABILIZED POST COVID.
AT RISK DISTRICTS, DENYING A RENEWAL COULD CAUSE MARKED SETBACKS FOR STUDENTS.
MOVING FORWARD, PRIOR TO ANY CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWAL, I PROPOSE THE BOARD UTILIZE DISTRICT METRICS TO ASSESS EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT STABILITY.
WITHOUT ASSESSING IT, IT COULD COMPOUND DISTRICT INSTABILITY. THANK YOU.
>> THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 5,
[5. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS]
THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS 5A THROUGH I.>> THE MOTION FROM TRUSTEE TARA SREEKRISHNAN. IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE LAURIE.
WE WILL NOW VOTE. TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE INTO.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 6,
[A. Announcement of Intent to Appoint to the Santa Clara County Office of Education Personnel Commission]
WHICH IS OUR INFORMATION ITEMS. DOCTOR DEWAN, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THE FIRST ITEM?>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.
GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND COMMUNITY.
OUR FIRST ITEM THIS EVENING IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF AN INTENT TO APPOINT TO THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL COMMISION.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE DR. DENISE COLEMAN TO PLEASE STAND.
THE TERM OF THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION WILL EXPIRE NOVEMBER 30, 2024.
MR. NICK GERVASE HAS SERVED US EXTREMELY WELL ON THE COMMISSION AND HAS DETERMINED THAT HE WILL NOT SEEK ANOTHER TERM.
AFTER MANY, MANY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, HE IS FULLY RETIRING.
PURSUANT TO THE EDUCATION CODE 45246, THE SCCOE MUST ANNOUNCE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ITS INTENT TO APPOINT DENISE COLEMAN TO SERVE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION.
A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 16, 2024, TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE THREE YEAR TERM COMMENCING ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2024, THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2027.
DR. COLEMAN, STANDING HERE IN THE BACK, TO WAVE,
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HAS BEEN DEEMED ELIGIBLE FOR THE APPOINTMENT AS SHE MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA.SHE IS A REGISTERED VOTER AND RESIDENT WITHIN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
SHE IS A KNOWN ADHERENT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE MERIT SYSTEM, WHICH IS THE SELECTION, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION OF INDIVIDUALS UPON THE BASIS OF MERIT AND FITNESS.
SHE IS A KNOWN ADHERENT OF THE MERIT SYSTEM, WHICH MEANS A PERSON WHO BY THE NATURE OF THEIR PRIOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SERVICE, GAVE EVIDENCE THAT SHE ACTIVELY SUPPORTS THE CONCEPTS OF THE MERIT SYSTEM.
SHE IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND SHE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SCCOE.
DOCTOR COLEMAN IS A GRADUATE OF SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY WITH AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN SERVICE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE COUNTY.
SHE HAS SERVED AS A TEACHER, COORDINATOR, PRINCIPAL, DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT, SUPERINTENDENT, AND SUPERINTENDENT.
SHE WILL BRING HER EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE WITH ALL ASPECTS OF PERSONNEL, INCLUDING HER KNOWLEDGE AND DEMONSTRATED SUPPORT OF THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION AND MERIT SYSTEM RULES.
WE'LL BRING THIS ITEM BACK FOR HEARING IN OCTOBER.
WE HAVE A QUESTION. TRUSTEE MA.
>> THANK YOU. WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHT TO HAVE DR. COLEMAN COME UP TO THE FRONT SO WE COULD SEE WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE? [LAUGHTER]
>> YES. ABSOLUTELY. DOCTOR COLEMAN, WANT TO COME FORWARD.
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE ENDED UP IN THE OVERFLOW ROOM? HERE SHE COMES. THANK YOU, DR. COLEMAN, JUST COME TO THE PODIUM SO I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO THE COMMUNITY.
EVERYONE THIS IS DR. DENISE COLEMAN, OUR INTENT TO APPOINT TO PERSONNEL COMISION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND BOARD, AND THE STAFF OF THE COUNTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THIS ITEM WILL COME BACK TO US IN OCTOBER.
WE WILL NOW GO TO THE NEXT ITEM.
[B. Preferential Voting by the Student Board Member]
DR. DEWAN, CAN YOU INTRODUCE OUR NEXT ITEM?>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ABOUT PREFERENTIAL VOTING BY OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, AND OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DID MENTION THIS IN HIS BOARD MEMBER REPORT TODAY.
THIS ITEM IS DESIGNED TO APPRISE THE SCC BOE ABOUT PREFERENTIAL VOTING AS AN ORIENTATION AT THE REQUEST OF VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA.
TO PRE EXTENT THIS ITEM, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TERESA SHIP, AND MARCELLO QUINONES FROM THE OFFICE OF COUNTY COUNCIL.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT VERTE, DR. DEWAN, TRUSTEES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
COUNTY COUNCIL AND I ARE HERE TONIGHT AS REQUESTED BY THE TRUSTEES TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATION IN PREFERENTIAL VOTING.
TONIGHT, COUNTY COUNCIL AND I WILL REVIEW THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS RESPONSIBILITIES, AS WELL AS DEFINE WHAT PREFERENTIAL VOTING MEANS AND HOW STAFF AND THE SEC BOE CAN FURTHER SUPPORT OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.
>> WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO START WITH A VERY BRIEF REVIEW OF THOSE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS RESPONSIBILITIES.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IS HERE TO SHARE THEIR VALUABLE PERSPECTIVE AS A COE STUDENT WITH THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC.
AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DURING TRAININGS WITH THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, THEY ACT AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN COE STUDENTS AND THE COUNTY BOARD AND THE PUBLIC.
THEY ALSO HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO SHARING THAT VOICE.
THEY NEED AND DO REVIEW OPEN SESSION MATERIALS AND PREPARE FOR BOARD MEETINGS.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT SHIP WILL SPEAK IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE STAFF BRIEFINGS ON A LATER SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE.
DURING THE COUNTY BOARD MEETINGS, THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN OPEN SESSION, JUST AS OTHER REGULAR BOARD MEMBERS DO.
THEY MAY ASK QUESTIONS OF THE PRESENTERS.
ONE VERY BRIEF REMINDER IS THAT STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN OR RECEIVE MATERIALS RELATED TO CLOSED SESSION.
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IN TERMS OF PREFERENTIAL VOTE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE KEY WAYS IN WHICH THE BOARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATE, WE'LL COVER THAT NEXT.NEXT SLIDE. SO WHAT IS PREFERENTIAL VOTING? IN SOME WAYS, PREFERENTIAL THERE COULD BE PUT IN QUOTES.
BUT ESSENTIALLY, PREFERENTIAL VOTE IS A FORMAL EXPRESSION OF THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS POSITION, WHETHER THEY'RE FOR OR AGAINST AN ITEM.
THAT IS SHARED BY THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER AND THEN RECORDED IN THE MEETING MINUTES.
IN TERMS OF TIMING OF WHEN THEY SHARE THAT POSITION, IT'S DONE BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD VOTES ON AN ITEM.
THERE ARE LIMITATIONS ON PREFERENTIAL VOTING.
FIRST, PREFERENTIAL VOTES DO NOT COUNT IN THE FINAL VOTE TALLY ON AN ITEM, AND THEN SECONDLY, CONSISTENT WITH SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS ON THEIR PARTICIPATION, STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT CAST PREFERENTIAL VOTES ON MATTERS SUBJECT TO CLOSED SESSION.
FINALLY, AS WE'VE COVERED, STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT LIMITED TO EITHER STATING THEIR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION FOR AN ITEM.
THEY CAN SHARE THEIR OPINIONS AND PERSPECTIVES ON AN ITEM JUST AS OTHER BOARD MEMBERS DO.
AS I MENTIONED, THEY CAN ALSO ASK QUESTIONS OF PRESENTERS.
I THINK IT'S HELPFUL TO RETURN TO THE INTENT BEHIND ASSEMBLY BILL 875, WHICH IS THE LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDED FOR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS ON COUNTY BOARDS.
REALLY, THE AUTHOR THERE RECOGNIZED THE VALUABLE INSIGHTS THAT STUDENTS BRING TO THE WORK OF COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND VIEWED ADDING A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER AS A WAY TO LEND GREATER VOICE TO THE STUDENT BODY.
>> THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER HAS A TEAM OF STAFF SUPPORTING THEIR SUCCESS IN THE ROLE.
THE SUPPORT INCLUDES REVIEWING THE AGENDA AND MATERIALS, PRESENTING THEM WITH UNBIASED INFORMATION ON THE TOPICS AT HAND, ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND PRACTICING THEIR SPEECHES AND THEIR ROLE IN THE MEETING.
DURING THE BOARD MEETING, THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER CAN BE ASKED FOR THEIR OPINION, ASKED QUESTIONS, ASKED FOR A STUDENT LENS TO FURTHER INFORM THE BOARD'S VOTE? THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IS GOING TO INFORM STAFF BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING ON ITEMS THAT HE OR SHE, CURRENTLY A HE WISHES TO EXERCISE THEIR VOTE ON PREFERENTIAL VOTING.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ANY QUESTIONS, AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN? CAN YOU USE YOUR MIC, PLEASE?
>> JUST MAKE SURE YOUR MIC'S ON, PLEASE.
>> I HAVE TO TURN IT ON FIRST.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I THINK THIS CAME FROM OUR BOARD POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE AND SO IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO KNOW.
I THINK TRUSTEE CHAN LED THIS WITH FORMER TRUSTEE PETER ORTIZ, WHO'S NOW ON THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SAN JOSE.
BUT IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE THIS IN THE WORKS.
I THINK WE HAD ASKED AT LEAST A YEAR AGO ABOUT LOOKING INTO THIS AND STAFF WAS ALREADY 10 STEPS AHEAD AND HAS BEEN WORKING WITH OUR STUDENT TRUSTEE ON THIS.
I COULD NOT BE MORE THRILLED. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> WELL, I APPRECIATE THE OVERVIEW AND ALSO THE TRAINING FOR OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.
I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS TO OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER THAT IF THERE'S THINGS WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THE INCLUSION OF YOUR VOICE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, PLEASE DO LET US KNOW BECAUSE WE ARE EAGER TO ENCOURAGE YOUR PARTICIPATION, WHICH WE ALREADY APPRECIATE TO BEGIN WITH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
AND BECAUSE ITEM 6C WAS TAKEN OFF THE AGENDA, WE'LL GO TO 6D.
[D. Board of Trustees Head Start & Early Head Start Training]
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT SHIP AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR HEAD START DEPARTMENT WILL BE PRESENTING THIS NEXT ITEM.
THIS IS A TRAINING FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START.
AS THEY'RE COMING UP TO PRESENT, EACH OF THE MEMBERS WILL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES DURING
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THEIR SECTION OF THEIR PRESENTATION, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTSHIP.GOOD EVENING AGAIN, PRESIDENT BERTA, TRUSTEES, DR. DEWAN.
TONIGHT, I AM HERE WITH MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE THE LEADERS WITHIN THE HEAD START PROGRAM TO GIVE A PROGRAM GOVERNANCE TRAINING. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
TODAY'S SESSION WE'LL GO OVER THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, THE RESPONSIBILITIES, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, DATAS, AND TOOLS.
THIS IS PART 1 OF A TWO-PART TRAINING SERIES, AND THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE'VE STARTED A NEW GRANT CYCLE.
WE WILL BE GOING OVER THE GOVERNANCE TRAINING.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS REINA DOMINGUEZ.
I'M THE MANAGER FOR THE EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM.
I'LL BE COVERING THE NEXT SLIDE HERE.
TO PUT EVERYTHING IN CONTEXT FOR OUR TONIGHT'S TRAINING.
I WANT TO START WITH THE HEAD START LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT GUIDE EVERY HEAD START PROGRAM OR AGENCY.
THESE REQUIREMENTS SUPPORT QUALITY ACROSS COMMUNITIES.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE CORE VALUES THAT HELP REGULATE WHAT WE DO SO THAT SERVICES ARE OFFERED WITH CONSISTENCY.
IN PARTNERSHIP, THE GOVERNANCE BODY, POLICY COUNCIL, AND MANAGEMENT STAFF, PROVIDE DIRECTION TO THE HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM.
SPECIFICALLY, GOVERNANCE GUIDES, DECISIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT.
HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL IN DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY CONSISTENT SERVICES TO PREGNANT WOMEN, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE GUIDED BY COMMITTED GOVERNING BODIES THAT UNDERSTAND AND FAITHFULLY IMPLEMENT THEIR ROLES AS LEADERS AND FIDUCIARY AGENTS.
TO ENSURE THAT HEAD START SUCCESS, CONGRESS CHARGES GOVERNING BODIES OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT OPERATE HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE MEMBERS WITH PARTICULAR EXPERTISE TO EXERCISE SPECIFIC OVERSIGHT AND LEADERSHIP FUNCTIONS, AND TO CREATE A GOVERNANCE SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES AN ACTIVE ROLE FOR THE POLICY COUNCIL, WHOSE MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES PARENTS OF ENROLLED CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE, THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY NEED TO NOT HAVE ANY FISCAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE GRANTEE.
IN THIS CASE, SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
DO NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVING ON THE GOVERNING BODY OR PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE GRANTEE AND ARE NOT EMPLOYED BY THE GRANTEE.
OPERATE AS AN ENTITY, INDEPENDENT OF STAFF EMPLOYED BY THE GRANTEE.
AND NOW I'LL INTRODUCE MY COLLEAGUE, KRISTEN LEE.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA, TRUSTEES, AND DR. DEWAN.
I'M THE MANAGEMENT OF EARLY LEARNING SERVICES PLANNING AND SUPPORT.
SO I'LL BE GOING OVER THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
THE GOVERNING BODY HOLDS LEGAL AND FISCAL OVERSIGHT OF THE GRANT PROGRAM BY LEVERAGING AND BUILDING ON THE INFORMATION AND INSIGHT FROM PROGRAM LEADERSHIP AND POLICY COUNCIL.
AN AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNING BODY IS TO SAFEGUARD FEDERAL FUNDS.
IN THAT MANNER, THE GOVERNING BODY'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS FOR FUNDING.
FOR THE BOARD, THIS IS MANIFESTED IN THE PERIODIC BOARD AGENDA ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN THE FORM OF ANNUAL GRANT APPLICATIONS, BUDGET, AND HEAD START REPORTS.
IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS MAJOR POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND REPORTS RELATED TO FEDERAL MONITORING, SELF ASSESSMENT, AND PERSONNEL.
ALONG WITH REVIEWING PROCEDURES, THE GOVERNING BODY PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM BY ADOPTING PRACTICES THAT ENSURE AN ACTIVE, INDEPENDENT, AND INFORMED GOVERNANCE.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNING BODY INCLUDE ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN.
AS PRACTICABLE AND APPROPRIATE, ESTABLISHING ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND ESTABLISHING, ADOPTING, AND PERIODICALLY UPDATING WRITTEN STANDARDS OF CONDUCT THAT ESTABLISH STANDARDS AND FORMAL PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSING, ADDRESSING, AND RESOLVING ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
LASTLY, THE GOVERNING BODY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING PROCEDURES REGARDING POLICY COUNCIL MEMBER SELECTION.
NOW, I'LL PASS THIS ON TO MARIA SCALIA.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND DR. DEWAN.
MY NAME IS MARIA SCALIA, AND I'M SUPERVISOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
NOW, WE'RE PRESENTING ON THE FISCAL MANAGEMENT OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDE APPROVING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, ACCOUNTING, AND REPORTING POLICIES, AND COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, INCLUDING APPROVAL OF ITEMS RELATED TO MAJOR FINANCIAL EXPENDITURES OF THE PROGRAM.
ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE PROGRAM,
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THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, UNLESS ONE IS ASSIGNED BY STATE OR LOCAL LAW, AND MONITORING THE PROGRAM'S ACTIONS TO CORRECT ANY AUDIT FINDING AND ANY OTHER ACTION NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE.AND I'LL PASS IT ON TO MY COLLEAGUE JOHN GOMEZ.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOHN GOMEZ, MANAGER OF PROGRAM QUALITY ASSURANCE.
IN ORDER TO CONDUCT ITS RESPONSIBILITIES, THE GOVERNING BODY USES ONGOING MONITORING RESULTS, DATA ON SCHOOL READINESS GOALS, STRATEGIC LONG-TERM GOALS, GOALS FOR THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL, AND FAMILY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SERVICES.
PROGRAM DATA ON TEACHING PRACTICES, STAFFING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CHILD LEVEL ASSESSMENTS, FAMILY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, AND COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE ELEMENTS OF ONGOING MONITORING SYSTEMS, MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT GOVERN HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START, AND WE MUST DESIGN A SYSTEM WITH THOSE REGULATIONS IN MIND.
THE COMPONENTS OF EFFECTIVE ONGOING MONITORING SYSTEMS INCLUDE PROCESS FOR CORRECTIVE ISSUES AND REPLICATING, PROMISING PRACTICES, PROCESS FOR AGGREGATING AND ANALYZING DATA, A CULTURE THAT UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, QUALITY DATA, AND SKILLED MANAGERS WHO EMBRACE THEIR MONITORING RESPONSIBILITIES.
THE HEAD START MANAGEMENT WHEELS CAN HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW ONGOING MONITORING AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FITS THE OVERALL PICTURE.
THE GRAPHIC ON THE SLIDE POINTS OUT VARIOUS ELEMENTS IN DESCRIBING EACH BASING DESCRIPTIONS ON THE BULLETS BELOW.
THE DARK BLUE, OUTER CIRCLE IS THE LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE.
THESE ARE THE BEDROCKS OF EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT.
MANAGEMENT AND COMPRESS INFORMING THE 12 MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
ONGOING MONITORING AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OR INTERRELATED PROCESS BASED ON THE HEAD START ACT AND THE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EACH OF YOU FOR PREPARING THIS TRAINING FOR THE BOARD.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? TRUSTEE MA.
I'M SORRY IF I MISSED IT RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING, BUT A LOT OF THE DISCUSSION IS ABOUT THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
WHO EXACTLY IS THE GOVERNING BODY?
>>THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, TRUSTEE MA.
AT THIS POINT, FOR THIS TRAINING, WE ARE TALKING TO THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IN TERMS OF THIS GOVERNANCE TRAINING, BUT IT IS SHARED GOVERNANCE.
SO THE POLICY COUNCIL, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF PARENTS REPRESENTING EACH SIDE, WHICH WE DID GIVE A TRAINING ON GOODNESS.
MAYBE IN JUNE OR JULY, I APOLOGIZE.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE OFF OF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
AND THEN, THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, ALONG WITH THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN THE BOARD POLICIES THAT I THOUGHT WERE ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA ITEM, BUT NOW I DON'T SEE IT, AND ALSO THE BOARD BY-LAWS.
I THOUGHT IT SPECIFICALLY SAID THAT THE GOVERNING BODY IS SHARED GOVERNANCE BETWEEN THE BOARD, WHICH IS THE WHOLE AND THE POLICY COUNCIL WITH THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION AS ADMINISTRATOR.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
WE DID ATTACH THE ITEMS AS REQUESTED TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER 7.
SO THOSE ITEMS ARE IN RELATION TO ACTION OR SORRY, ITEM NUMBER 7.
>> GREAT. I THOUGHT I SAW SOME.
>> SO THEN I JUST WANTED TO CHECK.
THEN THE RESPONSIBILITY IS SHARED FOR GOVERNANCE BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE POLICY COUNCIL AND NOT SPECIFICALLY THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE OFFICE AS FAR AS SHARED GOVERNANCE, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS NOT MY UNDERSTANDING, NO.
>> SO YOUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE IS A THREE-WAY SHARED GOVERNANCE?
>> THAT THERE IS SHARED GOVERNANCE WITH OUR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE POLICY COUNCIL.
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>> SO I GUESS PART OF MY QUESTION THEN IS, HOW ARE DECISIONS MADE BETWEEN ALL THREE GOVERNING BODIES OR SHARED GOVERNANCE BODIES.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
SO I CAN GIVE SOME CONCRETE EXAMPLES.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE GRANT APPLICATION, WHICH WAS APPROVED IN MARCH, IS WORKED ON BY STAFF, THEN BROUGHT TO THE POLICY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, ONCE APPROVED AT THE POLICY COUNCIL, THEN IS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL, AND THEN IS TURNED INTO, OF COURSE, THE OFFICE OF HEAD START FOR THEIR FINAL APPROVAL.
>> OKAY. SO WITH RESPECT TO THE GRANT, THAT'S A PRETTY STANDARD PROCESS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH.
>> AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S IN ACTION ITEM NUMBER 7.
>> AND I THINK YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND AN BUT I'LL DEFER TO BOARD PRESIDENT.
>> ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT POLICIES RELATED TO PERSONNEL OR HOW THAT FITS INTO THIS? ARE YOU GETTING INTO A SPECIFIC?
>> I GUESS AGAIN, AS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTSHIP MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS THE EXAMPLE OF THE GRANT, HOW THAT PROCESS IS SHARED BETWEEN ALL THREE SHARED GOVERNANCE ORGANIZATIONS.
HOW IS THAT PROCESS APPLIED TO, PERSONNEL, WHICH IS A IMPORTANT PART OF THE GOVERNANCE BODY RESPONSIBILITIES?
>> THERE'S KIND OF THREE PARTS TO THAT, RIGHT? TRUSTEE MA.
AND SO I'M HAPPY TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THAT QUESTION IN OUR OCTOBER TRAINING, BUT THERE'S A CLASSIFIED ANSWER.
THERE'S A CERTIFICATED ANSWER.
THERE'S A DIRECTOR LEVEL ANSWER, AND THERE'S APPROVALS FOR POSITIONS.
BUT I CAN DIVE DEEPER INTO THAT IN THE OCTOBER TRAINING.
>> SO WITH RESPECT TO OUR ACTION ITEM 7, WILL WE GET A LITTLE PREVIEW OF THAT?
>> OKAY. GREAT. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT NOW THEN.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA.
>> THANK YOU AND FORGIVE ME IF I MISSED IT IN THE REPORT OR YOUR COMMENTS.
BUT AS FAR AS A TRAINING, THIS IS A ANNUAL.
>> NO. THERE ARE TRAININGS THAT THE REASON THIS TRAINING IS HAPPENING AT THIS TIME IS BECAUSE IT'S A NEW GRANT CYCLE.
WHEN A NEW GRANT CYCLE HAPPENS, THAT IS WHEN THE TRAINING HAPPENS.
IN ADDITION, IF WE GET ANY NEW BOARD MEMBERS IN DECEMBER, THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER TRAINING FOR THOSE NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
IT'S TRIGGERED BY CERTAIN EVENTS, A NEW GRANT CYCLE, NEW GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS, THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVENTS.
>> THANK YOU. IS THAT A REQUIREMENT TO MEET FOR SUBMITTING GRANTS, OR IS THIS JUST ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PREPARED AND AWARE?
>> THIS IS A REQUIREMENT FOR ANY NEW GRANT CYCLE.
WE'VE STARTED A NEW GRANT CYCLE AND SO THE GOVERNANCE TRAINING IS TRIGGERED BY THAT.
>> THANK YOU. AND THEN THE OCTOBER TRAINING THAT YOU REFERENCED, WHAT IS THAT? WE'RE GOING TO GO A LITTLE THIS.
>> EXACTLY. WE'RE GOING TO GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER ON THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF IT.
THIS WAS AN OVERVIEW, AND THEN I'LL MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE PERSONNEL.
THAT'S SOME FEEDBACK I'M HEARING, AND I'M OPEN TO OTHER FEEDBACK.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT WHY DO IT TWICE?
>> BECAUSE IT'S A LONGER PRESENTATION, AND SO THIS WAY WE GET THE OVERVIEW HERE AND THEN WE CAN DIVE A LITTLE BIT DEEPER.
WE ALSO WILL HAVE A NEW POLICY COUNCIL AT THAT TIME THAT IS GOING THROUGH THE ELECTION RIGHT NOW.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY ALIGNED IN OUR TRAININGS.
>> OKAY. BUT WE COULD HAVE WAITED FOR THIS UNTIL OCTOBER. NO?
>> I WANTED TO THANK YOU ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTSHIP FOR THE TRAINING. THANK YOU.
>> I HAD A QUICK CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I DID PULL UP THE BOARD BY-LAWS, ACTUALLY.
I KNOW YOU MENTIONED IT'S A THREE-WAY SHARED GOVERNANCE.
I'M LOOKING AT THE BOARD BY-LAW 9020.
THE START OF THAT SAYS, THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PARENTHESES COUNTY BOARD IS LEGALLY AND FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START GRANT PROGRAMS. FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 45 CFR PART 1301, REQUIRE AN AGENCY RECEIVING THE HEAD START GRANT TO MAINTAIN A FORMAL STRUCTURE FOR PROGRAM GOVERNANCE.
AND THAT INCLUDES A GOVERNING BODY, COUNTY BOARD, AND A POLICY COUNCIL.
THEN FURTHER, IN THE DESCRIPTIONS OR THE DEFINITIONS, IT TALKS ABOUT THE AUTHORIZED AGENTS.
THE AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR THE COUNTY BOARD IS THE LIAISON OF THE POLICY COUNCIL, AND THEN THE AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR THE POLICY COUNCIL SHALL BE THE CHAIRPERSON.
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CAN YOU HELP ME BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SHARED GOVERNANCE BEYOND WHAT STATED IN OUR BOARD BY-LAWS?>> SURE. SO THE INTRODUCTION HERE IS THE LEGAL AND FINANCIAL.
SO THAT'S EXACTLY WITH THE GRANT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YOU RECEIVE EVERY MONTH ON YOUR BOARD AGENDAS FOR ACTION FOR APPROVAL.
THEY FIRST GO TO THE POLICY COUNCIL, AND THEN ONCE APPROVED THERE, IF THEY'RE APPROVED, THEN THEY COME TO THE BOARD.
THAT IS THAT SHARED GOVERNANCE OVER THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY.
AND THEN IN OUR PRESENTATION FOR 7A, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE I DON'T WANT TO SAY POWER.
THERE ARE AREAS IN WHICH THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT IS ALSO OVER THE GOVERNANCE OF THE PROGRAM.
>> MAYBE I CAN WAIT FOR THAT SECTION, BUT I THINK IT'S A LITTLE UNCLEAR JUST BY READING THE BOARD BYLAWS, HOW IT'S A THREE WAY SHARED GOVERNANCE WHEN OUR BYLAWS IN DIFFERENTIATE AND DEFINE AND NOT THE AUTHORIZED AGENTS.
SO I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION, BUT WE CAN WAIT FOR THE NEXT ITEM. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN
>> SO TO YOUR QUESTION, WE WILL GET CLARITY WHEN WE GO TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ON THE SHARED GOVERNANCE IN THE BYLAWS?
>> OKAY. I WILL SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE SHARED GOVERNANCE ON THIS.
I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY WHAT'S BEST FOR THIS PROGRAM AND HAS BEEN MY UNDERSTANDING SINCE I JOINED THIS BOARD, AND WE GET THE REGULAR UPDATES, SO I WANT TO EXPRESS THAT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND FOR EVERYONE WHO SPOKE.
WE WILL NOW GO TO THE NEXT ITEM?
[E. Charter Schools Update]
THE CHARTER SCHOOLS UPDATE, DR. DEWAN, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM?>> YES. AND AS OUR HEAD START LEADERS ARE EXITING, I ALSO WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO EACH OF THEM FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM.
THIS EVENING, OUR LAST INFORMATION ITEM IS THE CHARTER SCHOOLS UPDATE, AND OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT, FARLEY, WILL PROVIDE TONIGHT'S UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY.
>> BARLEY, CAN YOU PULL THE MICROPHONE CLOSER?
>> CAN YOU PULL A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.
I HAVE A POWERPOINT. YOU DON'T HAVE IT? I'M GOING TO CONTINUE FOR THE FIRST FEW SLIDES, WHICH ARE REVIEW OF THINGS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN.
I HAVE ONE ITEM FOR YOU THIS EVENING, AND THAT IS AN OVERVIEW OF BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING LOW PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOLS.
THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT OF 1992 IS THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE AND SHOULD BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CALIFORNIA EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SLIDE PROBABLY LOOKS FAMILIAR TO YOU AS YOU'VE SEEN IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE.
THIS TIMELINE ILLUSTRATES THE PROCESS USED BY THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT WHEN A CHARTER SCHOOL SUBMITS A COMPLETED RENEWAL PACKAGE WITH A SIGNED CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION.
NEXT SLIDE. SUCCESSFUL RENEWAL PETITIONS MUST HAVE REASONABLY COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ELEMENTS REQUIRED IN A CHARTER SCHOOL PETITION, AS WELL AS A REASONABLY COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF ANY NEW REQUIREMENTS OF CHARTER SCHOOLS ENACTED INTO LAW AFTER THE CHARTER WAS ORIGINALLY GRANTED OR LAST RENEWED.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CHANGED UNDER AB 1505 IS THAT CHARTER AUTHORIZERS MUST ALSO CONSIDER THE CHARTER SCHOOLS PERFORMANCE ON THE INDICATORS INCLUDED IN THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD, WHEN EVALUATING A PETITION TO RENEW A CHARTER SCHOOL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AS YOU KNOW, AB 1505 CREATED THREE PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES OR TIERS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.
THERE ARE HIGH, MIDDLE AND LOW, AND THIS YEAR, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERING RENEWALS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS IN EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES.
EACH SCHOOL'S TIER IS DETERMINED BY ITS PERFORMANCE ON THE DASHBOARD. NEXT SLIDE.
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FOR THIS YEAR, 2024-2025 CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWALS PROCESS.CHARTER SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN PLACED INTO ONE OF THREE TIERS BASED ON THE 2022 AND 2023 DASHBOARD DATA.
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION POSTED THE FILE THAT PROVIDES THE PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS IN MARCH OF 2024. NEXT SLIDE.
THAT WAS I THINK SLIDE NUMBER 7.
THE PREVIOUS ONE? NO, NOT THAT ONE.
KEEP GOING. THE OTHER WAY, SORRY.
THAT ONE WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO AT THE VERY END.
A CHARTER SCHOOL IS CONSIDERED LOW PERFORMING AND ELIGIBLE FOR NON RENEWAL.
IF IT MEETS ONE OF THE TWO FOLLOWING CRITERIA IN THE TWO YEARS PRECEDING ITS RENEWAL REQUEST.
ONE IS THAT THE SCHOOL RECEIVED THE TWO LOWEST PERFORMANCE LEVELS, ORANGE OR RED, SCHOOL WIDE ON THE DASHBOARD FOR ALL STATE INDICATORS, OR THE SCHOOL RECEIVE PERFORMANCE LEVELS SCHOOL WIDE THAT ARE THE SAME AS OR LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE, AND A MAJORITY OF THE SUBGROUPS ARE PERFORMING BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE ON ACADEMIC INDICATORS.
IF A CHARTER SCHOOL MEETS EITHER CRITERION, THE SCHOOL SHALL NOT BE RENEWED UNLESS THE AUTHORIZER DECIDES TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION BASED ON THE SECOND REVIEW OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS.
A LOW PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOL MAY BE RENEWED IF THE AUTHORIZER FINDS THAT THE SCHOOL IS TAKING MEANINGFUL STEPS TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING CAUSE OF LOW PERFORMANCE AS DOCUMENTED IN A WRITTEN PLAN.
VERIFIED DATA SHOWS AT LEAST ONE YEAR PROGRESS FOR EACH YEAR IN SCHOOL.
OR THE SCHOOL DEMONSTRATES POST SECONDARY OUTCOMES.
UPON MAKING THESE FINDINGS, AN AUTHORIZER CAN RENEW A LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL, BUT ONLY FOR TWO YEARS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
CHARTER SCHOOLS REQUESTING RENEWAL REGARDLESS OF THEIR PERFORMANCE CATEGORY MUST PROVIDE AN UPDATED PETITION AND INCLUDE EVIDENCE OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AS PART OF THE RENEWAL PROCESS.
THE SOURCE FROM WHICH THIS EVIDENCE COMES IS LISTED ON THIS SLIDE.
YOU'LL NOTE THAT THE LAST BULLET IT REFERS TO VERIFIED DATA.
VERIFIED DATA MAY BE PROVIDED BY ANY CHARTER SCHOOL TO ITS AUTHORIZER FOR RENEWAL, BUT SPECIFICALLY, LOW PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOLS MUST USE VERIFIED DATA TO SUPPORT DEMONSTRATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRESS.
THIS WILL OCCUR IF THE CSP AND DASHBOARD DATA DON'T SHOW ADEQUATE ACADEMIC PROGRESS. NEXT SLIDE.
VERIFIED DATA MAY COME FROM THIS LIST OF NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED VALID, PEER REVIEWED, AND RELIABLE ASSESSMENTS AND MEASURES WHICH HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
AB 1505, CODIFIED AS EDUCATIONAL CODE SECTION 407607.2 REQUIRES AUTHORIZERS TO CONSIDER VERIFIED DATA FOR RENEWAL IF IT IS SUBMITTED BY A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT FALLS WITHIN THE LOW PERFORMING CATEGORY.
NEXT SLIDE. IN ADDITION TO CONSIDERING VERIFIED DATA FROM ACADEMIC PROGRESS INDICATORS THAT I JUST SHOWED YOU, AUTHORIZERS MAY ALSO REVIEW VERIFIED DATA FROM POST SECONDARY INDICATORS, WHICH ARE DEFINED AS COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, COLLEGE PERSISTENCE, AND COLLEGE COMPLETION RATES EQUAL TO SIMILAR PEERS.
THIS IS A LIST OF POST SECONDARY INDICATORS. NEXT SIDE.
LOW PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE PRESUMPTIVE DENIALS.
HOWEVER, THEY CAN ALSO FALL UNDER DENIAL ON NON ACADEMIC GROUNDS, AND THAT IS THE PROCESS THAT WOULD BE USED FOR DENIAL ON NON ACADEMIC GROUNDS, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE ALREADY PRESUMED TO BE A DENIAL.
THANK YOU. THEN FINALLY, ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ, FOR WHICH YOU WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING IS A LOW PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOL.
AND ON THIS SLIDE, YOU HAVE THE FIVE SCHOOLS THAT ARE COMING BEFORE YOU FOR RENEWAL AND EACH OF THEIR PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES.
I WILL ALSO POINT OUT HERE THAT THE RENEWAL PETITIONS FOR TWO COUNTY WIDE CHARTER SCHOOLS LISTED ON THIS SLIDE, WHICH ARE ROCKETSHIP ALMA AND ROCKETSHIP BRILLIANT MINDS, WERE SUBMITTED TO SCCOE ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, WHICH IS YESTERDAY, AND ARE POSTED ON THE SCCOE WEBSITE.
LINKS TO THESE PETITIONS WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S WEEKLY COMUNQUE ON SEPTEMBER 13TH,
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SINCE THERE IS NO WEEKLY THIS FRIDAY.ANOTHER ISSUE OF NOTE IS THAT WHILE POSTING THESE TWO NEWLY SUBMITTED PETITIONS YESTERDAY, WE DISCOVERED WE DID NOT INCLUDE ALL OF THE FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS IN THE PREVIOUSLY POSTED ROCKETSHIP SI SE PUEDE PETITION.
ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, WE REPOSTED THE POSITION WITH THE MISSING DOCUMENTS.
SO IF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED ROCKETSHIP SI SE PUEDE YOU MAY WANT TO GO BACK TO THE WEBSITE AND GET THE NEWER VERSION.
NEXT SLIDE. OH, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FARLEY.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE MA.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.
AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL CLASSIFICATION, WHICH IS DONE BY THE CVE, AS I UNDERSTAND, AS FAR AS WHICH TIER?
>> IS THERE AN EQUATION OR AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT CRITERIA THE CDE USES TO DO THAT CLASSIFICATION?
>> THERE IS, AND I SHARED IT WITH YOU.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHAT I SHARED.
ONE WAY THAT A SCHOOL CAN BE QUALIFIED OR DETERMINED TO BE A LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE, IS THAT THE SCHOOL RECEIVED THE TWO LOWEST PERFORMANCE LEVELS, WHICH ARE ORANGE AND RED FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL ON THE DASHBOARD FOR ALL OF THE STATE INDICATORS.
>> THE SECOND WAY A SCHOOL COULD BE DETERMINED TO BE A LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL IS IF THE SCHOOL RECEIVED PERFORMANCE LEVELS FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL THAT ARE THE SAME AS OR LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, A MAJORITY OF THE SUBGROUPS AT THE SCHOOL ARE PERFORMING BELOW STATE AVERAGE ON ACADEMIC INDICATORS.
>> THAT'S ONLY THE ACADEMIC ONES, NOT THE ATTENDANCE AND CHRONIC ABSENTEES.
>> ACADEMIC INDICATORS, ELA, MATH, ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRESS INDICATOR, AND COLLEGE AND CAREER INDICATOR.
>> THAT'S AN OR BETWEEN THOSE TWO CRITERIA.
>> THERE'S TWO WAYS THAT THEY CAN BE DETERMINED LOW PERFORMING.
THERE ARE TWO WAYS THAT THEY CAN BECOME MIDDLE OR HIGH PERFORMING.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, SORRY, I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND IT ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION ABOUT I THINK IT'S RELATED TO WELL, IT'S A COUPLE OF SIDES, BUT MY QUESTION IS IN RELATION TO ONCE THE STATE DECIDES WHAT PERFORMANCE TIER THE SCHOOL FALLS INTO.
AT WHAT POINT IS THAT RE-EVALUATED?
>> I BELIEVE THE STATE COMES UP WITH A NEW LIST EVERY YEAR AND EVERY SCHOOL IS ON THAT LIST, BUT IT'S ONLY PERTINENT WHEN THE SCHOOL IS UP FOR RENEWAL.
>> OKAY. SO EACH YEAR THAT IT CAN ADJUST FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
BUT THE IDEA OF WHAT TIME IN THE YEAR THAT HAPPENS.
>> IT CAME OUT IN MARCH, BUT I THINK THEY ARE MOVING IT UP EACH YEAR SO THAT THEY GET TO A CERTAIN TIME THAT HELPS WITH RENEWALS.
>> THE CAST SCORES ARE RELEASED, AND THEN THE STATE DECIDES BASED ON THAT, WHAT TIER THE SCHOOL FALLS INTO?
THAT'S THE SCORES ON THE DASHBOARD.
>> HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE APPRECIATE THAT PRESENTATION.
>> THAT BRINGS US TO OUR NEXT ITEM.
[A. Accept a Head Start Program Update on Director Vacancy and Affirm Initiation of Applicable Policy Council Bylaws]
DR. DEWAN, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE OUR ACTION ITEM?>> YES. WE HAVE ONE ACTION ITEM THIS EVENING.
THIS AGENDA ITEM IS BEING PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO AGENDA REQUEST FROM THE CURRENT HEADSTART POLICY COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON.
THIS EVENING PART OF THIS ITEM, WE'LL BE PROVIDING AN UPDATE RELATED TO THE REQUEST FROM THE CURRENT HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON AND REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD TAKE ACTION TO AFFIRM THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THE POLICY COUNCIL RULES AND RESPONSIBILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR BYLAWS.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT SHIP IS GOING TO PRESENT THIS UPDATE.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA DR. DEWAN AND TRUSTEES.
TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE UPDATE ON THE DIRECTOR OF VACANCY FOR EARLY LEARNING SERVICES AND AFFIRM THE INITIATION OF APPLICABLE POLICY COUNCIL BY LAWS.
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NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.TO FILL THE VACANT DIRECTOR THREE EARLY LEARNING SERVICES POSITION, THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION WILL PARTNER WITH EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS TO ENGAGE IN VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS IN ENSURING THAT THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES ARE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, WHICH IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER.
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME WILL BE GIVEN FOR PARTNER FEEDBACK AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PARTNER FEEDBACK WILL BE GATHERED.
THE EXTERNAL SEARCH CONSULTANTS WILL NOT ONLY WORK WITH THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE FROM THE POLICY COUNCIL, BUT WILL ALSO WORK WITH THE POLICY COUNCIL TO GET APPROVAL ON JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE FEEDBACK IS BEING GATHERED BY ALL EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS.
THE FIRST STEP WILL BE MEETING WITH THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE.
WE'VE ALREADY MET WITH THE CHAIR OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE POLICY COUNCIL TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE JOB DESCRIPTION.
THAT WILL THEN THEY'LL BRING THAT TO THE PC OR THE POLICY COUNCIL. I APOLOGIZE.
THEN WE ALSO NEED TO MEET WITH THE CHAIR FOR THE POLICY COUNCIL TO AGENDIZE THAT ACTION ITEM OR THAT ITEM ON THEIR POLICY COUNCIL AGENDA.
WE HAVE TENTATIVELY SET UP A MEETING ALREADY WITH THE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE POLICY COUNCIL.
>> THESE WILL BE THE STEPS THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED ACCORDING TO OUR PERSONNEL POLICY AND PROCEDURES.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT THE PERSONNEL POLICY AND PROCEDURES ARE OUTDATED, AND THE CHIEF OF SCHOOLS IS NO LONGER A TITLE SCCOE USES, AND IT IS THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
THESE ARE THE STEPS THAT WILL BE GATHERED, AS WELL AS APPROVAL FROM, OF COURSE, THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE POLICY COUNCIL AND THE POLICY COUNCIL ITSELF.
I WANTED TO ALSO POINT OUT THAT THESE STEPS ARE OUTLINED IN THE PERSONNEL POLICY AND PROCEDURES, PARTICULARLY IN SECTION 6.
I'M HAPPY NOW TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, PRESIDENT BERTA THAT YOU HAD ABOUT REALLY LOOKING AT THOSE JOINT RESPONSIBILITIES AND GOVERNANCE, SHARED GOVERNANCE.
THERE'S MANY INSTANCES OF IT, BUT I WANTED TO PROVIDE ONE CONCRETE EXAMPLE OF IT.
IN SECTION 6.02 OF THE PERSONNEL POLICY AND PROCEDURES, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA, IT SPECIFICALLY CALLS OUT THOSE SHARED GOVERNANCE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
YOU CAN LOOK THAT IT SAYS, I'LL JUST POINT OUT ONE PART OF IT.
THERE ARE MANY PARTS, BUT FINAL APPOINTMENT SHALL REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND THE POLICY COUNCIL.
I DEFINITELY HAVE HEARD THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU WOULD LIKE MORE IN DEPTH LOOKING AT THAT SHARED GOVERNANCE MODEL AND MAKING SURE THAT I'M BRINGING THAT BACK IN OCTOBER.
I'VE APPRECIATED THAT FEEDBACK, BUT THIS IS ONE CONCRETE EXAMPLE OF WHERE THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT IS IN THE SHARED GOVERNANCE MODEL.
>> I APPRECIATE THE EXAMPLE AND THE REFERENCE TO THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL.
I GUESS THIS IS THE PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
I THINK THAT THERE IS AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION BETWEEN HAVING A ROLE IN THE PROCESS AND SHARED GOVERNANCE, WHICH IS DEFINED IN OUR BOARD BY-LAWS, BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS AN INCONSISTENCY IN WHAT YOU'RE SHARING AND WHAT'S REFLECTED IN OUR BYLAWS.
SHARED GOVERNANCE IS BASED ON WHAT I READ IS BETWEEN THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND POLICY COUNCIL.
THAT THERE ARE ROLES FOR OTHER MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE SUPERINTENDENT, INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR OF HEAD START, AS THERE ARE MANY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE CLEAR IN COMMUNICATING WHAT THOSE DISTINCTIONS ARE, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES IN THIS PROGRAM.
I THINK IT REALLY IS THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITY ALSO TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING AMONGST OUR BOARD AS REQUIRED, THE TRAINING THAT WE JUST HAD WAS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE GRANT PROCESS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S FURTHER CLARITY INSTEAD OF MORE CONFUSION IN TERMS OF WHAT THE SHARED GOVERNANCE ACTUALLY IS.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE LOOK INTO THAT FURTHER.
BECAUSE AGAIN, GOING BACK TO WHAT THE BY-LAW ACTUALLY STATES.
TO ME, THE SHARED GOVERNANCE IS PRETTY CLEARLY DEFINED, INCLUDING IN THE DEFINITIONS OF THE BY-LAWS.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT, PRESIDENT BERTA,
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I APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK, AND I WILL ABSOLUTELY PREPARE THAT FOR THE NEXT TRAINING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.>> GREAT. THANK YOU. THERE ARE OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE TRUSTEES.
TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND THEN TRUSTEE MA?
>> I KNOW IN BOARD POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE, WE'RE OFTEN UPDATING OUR BY-LAWS AND PERHAPS THERE'S A OPENING TO PROVIDE CLARITY IN OUR BY-LAWS REGARDING THE SHARED GOVERNANCE.
I'LL SAY AGAIN, AND I MAY BE THE LONE VOICE ON THIS THAT I PERSONALLY WOULD WANT OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION PART OF THE GOVERNANCE.
I'M NOT AN ADMINISTRATOR MYSELF.
IF THAT JUST NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED THROUGH THE BOARD POLICY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE THROUGH A BOARD UPDATE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I GOT TO CHAIR BOARD POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE TODAY. I STEPPED IN.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA. COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
YOU MENTIONED SPEAKING WITH THE CHAIR OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE.
SHE IS A PARENT AT THE HOLLISTER SITE.
>> WHO ELSE IS ON THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE?
>> THERE ARE TWO OTHER PARENTS, AND I APOLOGIZE.
I DON'T REMEMBER THEIR NAMES OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I APOLOGIZE. BUT I CAN GET THAT TO DOCTOR DEWAN.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU.
THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, IS THERE AN ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE AS TO WHEN THIS WILL BE COMPLETED?
>> YES. SO WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WORKING WITH THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE TO BRING SOME PROPOSALS FORWARD ALONG WITH THE CONSULTANTS THAT THEY WILL THEN LOOK AT, AND THEN IT'LL GO TO POLICY COUNSEL, BUT WE DO HAVE AN ANTICIPATED TIMELINE.
WHAT WILL BE THE PROCESS FOR APPOINTING THE INTERIM?
>> THERE WON'T BE AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE IT WILL GO THROUGH PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, AND THEN ALSO TO THE POLICY COUNCIL.
IT WON'T JUST BE AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A VACANCY WHICH THEN TRIGGERS THE BY-LAWS AND THE PERSONNEL POLICY PROCEDURES TO GO INTO PLACE.
AGAIN, WE NEED TO MEET WITH THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE TO GET THE APPROVAL ON AN UPDATED JOB DESCRIPTION, AS WELL AS THEN THE POLICY COUNCIL NEEDS TO ALSO APPROVE THAT, AND THEN WE CAN POST FOR THE OPENING.
>> I'M SORRY. THAT'S FOR THE INTERIM IN ADDITION TO THE DIRECTOR?
>> YES, TRUSTEE MA. I MEAN, IT SHOULDN'T BE A DIFFERENCE, RIGHT IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION.
>> THERE WON'T BE, BUT WE DO NEED IT APPROVED FIRST THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND THEN THE PIC.
>> REALLY WILL BE TWO PROCESSES FOR THE TWO POSITIONS.
>> IN ESSENCE. YES. [LAUGHTER].
>> THEN AS FAR AS THE TIME FRAME, THEN, WILL THE INTERIM BE DONE BEFORE THE FINAL.
>> IT'S ALL ACCORDING TO AGAIN, THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE.
I DON'T WANT TO JUMP AHEAD OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEES INPUT AND THE POLICY COUNSEL'S INPUT.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE WILL POST BOTH OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME.
I DON'T KNOW THE APPLICANTS OR WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD GET AN INTERIM BEFORE FILLING THE ACTUAL POSITION.
BUT AGAIN, FOLLOWING THE PROCESS SET FORTH BY THE BY-LAWS.
>> TRUSTEE MA, I WOULD JUST ADD THAT FOR THE RECRUITMENT FOR THE PERMANENT DIRECTOR ROLE, WE'LL BE ENGAGING IN THOSE EDUCATIONAL PARTNER FEEDBACK STEPS, THOSE WILL NOT HAPPEN FOR THE INTERIM ROLE.
WE INTEND THAT THE TERM ROLE WOULD BE FILLED SOONER.
THEN THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE SURVEYS AND THE FOCUS GROUPS AND ALL OF THE INPUT IN THE DIRECTOR RECRUITMENT TO HAPPEN IN A TIMELY WAY.
>> I JUST HAD ONE ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UP IN TERMS OF THE CHANGE IN POLICY COUNCIL CHAIR OR HAS THERE BEEN A CHANGE? IS THAT WHAT YOU [OVERLAPPING] HERE.
WHEN TRUSTEE MA WAS ASKING ME ABOUT THE CHAIRPERSON, THAT WAS FOR THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE.
THAT IS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE POLICY COUNCIL.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE STILL HAVE A CHAIRPERSON OF THE POLICY COUNCIL.
AGAIN, WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, MUCH LIKE IS HAPPENING AT ALL SCHOOLS FOR
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THEIR SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL OR FOR VARIOUS PARENT ROLES, IS EACH SITE IS HOLDING A NOMINATION OR AN ELECTION? FOR THEIR NEW REPRESENTATIVE.IT COULD BE THAT THE SAME REPRESENTATIVES COME BACK IF THEY STILL HAVE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HEAD START.
IT COULD BE THAT THE POSITION MAY BE A NEW PERSON.
WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THE SITES HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 19TH TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THEY HAVE A SITE REPRESENTATIVE, WE THEN CONVENE THE MEMBERS ARE VOTED IN, AND THEN THE NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS CHOSEN FOR POLICY COUNCIL AS WELL AS SUBCOMMITTEES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE HELPFUL MOVING FORWARD AS WELL.
JUST IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOW UP ON, I FULLY AGREE THAT SHARED GOVERNANCE IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOVERNANCE ROLES AND EXECUTIVE ROLES OR OTHER ROLES WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
A QUESTION AND I'M LOOKING AT THE LANGUAGE IN THE MEMO ITSELF FOR THE ACTION, WHICH IS THE BOARD WILL TAKE ACTION TO AFFIRM THE ROLE OF THE POLICY COUNCIL REGARDING THE PROCESS FOR FILLING THE VACANCY AND THAT THE PROCESS FOR THE VACANCY IS BEING INITIATED AS PER THE BY-LAWS.
I'M LOOKING AT THE THREE DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS AND WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO POINT TO EXACTLY WHERE IT IS BECAUSE THERE'S AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT AND I LOOKED THROUGH ALL OF THEM AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT I'M BEING ASKED TO AFFIRM, I KNOW EXACTLY WHICH DOCUMENT IT IS, AND IT'S VERY CLEAR TO ME.
IN THIS ACTION, WE ARE REFERRING TO, AND I'M PULLING IT UP.
I APOLOGIZE, I HAVE [OVERLAPPING].
>> IT'S FINE, YOU CAN TELL ME WHICH ATTACHMENT IT IS, PLEASE?
>> IT IS IN THE BY-LAWS, NOT THE PERSONNEL.
>> IT'S IN THE POLICY COUNSEL BY-LAWS, PDF?
>> THANKFULLY, THAT'S THE SHORTER ONE IT'S 11 PAGES.
>> I'M JUST GLAD THAT IT'S NOT JUST ME. THANK YOU.
>> ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, I BELIEVE, IT'S SECTION 4 ITEM D HUMAN RESOURCES AND IT STATES THE ROLE OF POLICY COUNSEL TO HIRE THE HEAD START AND THE ROLE THERE, THE RESPONSIBILITY.
>> THESE ARE TRIGGERED NOW BECAUSE THERE IS A VACANCY AND SO WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH INITIATING THE PROCESS TO HIRE.
THIS WILL BE TRUE FOR BOTH THE INTERIM, AS WAS STATED EARLIER AS WELL AS THE DIRECTOR.
>> SPECIFICALLY IN 4D, THE SECOND BULLET, DECISIONS TO HIRE OR TERMINATE THE HEAD START DIRECTOR OF THE GRANTEE.
>> THAT'S THE THIRD BULLET YOU'RE REFERENCING.
THE THIRD BULLET IS ANY PERSONS.
THEN THIS RESPONSIBILITY IS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HR DEPARTMENT AND WE'RE BEING ASKED TO AFFIRM THE ROLE OF THE POLICY COUNCIL.
WHERE'S THE POLICY COUNSEL MENTIONED IN THIS?
IF YOU READ D, IT SAYS HUMAN RESOURCES, THEN IT SAYS THE POLICY COUNCIL SHARES RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE SCCOE SUPERINTENDENT.
>> THEY SHARE ALL THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES.
>> YES. ACCORDING TO THE BY-LAWS. YES.
>> I GUESS WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IS IT A 50 50 VOTE? IS IT A 50 50 DISCUSSION? IS IT ARM WRESTLING? HOW IS THIS SHARED?
>> SHARED GOVERNANCE OFTEN IS A LITTLE TRICKY, BUT IT DOES GO THROUGH AND YOU CAN SEE IT ACTUALLY IN THE PERSONNEL POLICY AND PROCEDURES.
WHEN HIRING THE DIRECTOR, IF EITHER THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OR THE POLICY COUNCIL DO NOT APPROVE OF THE CANDIDATE, THEN THAT CANDIDATE DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD.
>> IT WOULD FIRST GO TO THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE.
THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE THEN WOULD RECOMMEND TERMINATION OR NON TERMINATION. I DON'T KNOW.
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THEN THEY WOULD THEN PRESENT THEIR STANDING TO THE POLICY COUNCIL.BUT I'M DEFINITELY HEARING AND I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DIVE DEEPER ON WHAT SHARED GOVERNANCE TO YOUR POINT, PRESIDENT BERTA REALLY LOOKS LIKE AND THE INSTANCES SO WE CAN REALLY WALK THROUGH IT.
>> THANK YOU, BECAUSE YOU CAN IMAGINE OUR ROLE, WHATEVER YOU THINK OF THIS ROLE, WHEN WE HAVE CONCERNS BROUGHT TO US BY THE PUBLIC, AND I'M LOOKING AROUND TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT AND THE CLARITY ON THIS STUFF IS SO VAGUE.
THEN DECISIONS ARE MADE AND I POINTED TO THE BY-LAWS AND I'M LOOKING AT THE BY-LAWS, SO YOU MADE A DECISION BASED UPON THE BY-LAW.
WELL THAT TO ME, THAT CAN MEAN A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
WHEN WE SERVE THE PUBLIC AS WE DO, KNOWING ROLES CLEARLY AND WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT, AND ALSO PROVIDING, I GUESS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR TO BE HEARD IF FOLKS AREN'T COMFORTABLE WITH GOVERNMENT BODIES OR PUBLIC AGENCIES AND HOW THEY'RE MANAGING THESE DOLLARS AND THE SERVICES THAT ARE INTENDED TO BENEFIT THE PUBLIC.
THAT'S WHY, FOR ME, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS, AND I'M GLAD YOU RAISE THIS.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU WALKING ME THROUGH THIS.
I APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS AND THE FEEDBACK.
>> TRUSTEE CHAN, AND THEN TRUSTEE MA.
>> I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE.
HOW DOES THE POLICY COUNCIL CHOOSE WHO'S ON THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE?
>> SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO GO THROUGH ALL THE QUESTIONS, OR I CAN ANSWER IT ONE BY ONE.
>> NO, THAT'S JUST THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION.
>> SO IT'S REALLY A VOLUNTEER TYPE POSITION.
IF WE HAVE MORE THAN THREE PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE ON IT, THEN I'M SURE THERE'S A DISCUSSION THAT HAS HAD, BUT THERE'S SEVERAL COMMITTEES OF THE POLICY COUNCIL, AND SO THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO BE A PART OF IT.
>> AND THEN DO THEY DECIDE THAT AT A POLICY COUNCIL? DO THEY SELECT WHO WILL REPRESENT THE POLICY COUNCIL ON THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AT A POLICY COUNCIL MEETING?
>>I HAVE TRUSTEE MA AND THEN TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.
>> THANK YOU. IN SOMEWHAT OF AN ANSWER TO VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA'S QUESTION, WHEN WE DO GO BACK UP THROUGH THE OUTLINE, AND WE LOOK AT THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN ROMAN NUMERAL IV, WHICH IS ON PAGE 1.
NO, IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH, PAGE 1.
THAT'S WHERE IT SAYS, I THINK, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO ACCORDING TO WHAT'S IN THE ACTION IS THAT THE POLICY COUNCIL SHARES RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE BOARD TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM ITEMS, WHICH INCLUDE THEN HR AND THEN THE SUB BULLET DECISIONS TO HIRE OR TERMINATE THE HEAD START DIRECTOR.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO REAFFIRM, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> I WASN'T SURE. LAW. YES. WE ARE REAFFIRMING THAT THE APPLICABLE POLICY COUNCIL BYLAWS ARE IN EFFECT.
>> AND THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS APPROVING AND AFFIRMING THESE BY LAWS.
>> THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS APPROVED AND AFFIRMED THESE BY LAWS, BUT YOU ARE APPROVING AND AFFIRMING THAT YES, IN FACT, WE ARE ACCEPTING THESE AS THE INITIATION OF THE.
>> TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN WRAP UP THE DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT BECAUSE WE'VE ASKED YOU MANY DETAILED QUESTIONS, AND I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN TO ACCEPT THE PROGRAM UPDATE ON THE DIRECTOR VACANCY AND AFFIRM INITIATION OF APPLICABLE POLICY POLICY COUNSEL BY LAWS. IS THERE A SECOND?
TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCKS.
>> I THOUGHT THERE WAS ONE MORE COMMENT OR QUESTION FROM, OH, SORRY.
THAT PASSES WITH SIX YESES AND ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW TRANSITION TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
[A. Public Hearing on the Alpha: Jose Hernandez Charter School Renewal Petition]
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THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE.THE COUNTY BOARD WILL NOW CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE RENEWAL REQUEST OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL PETITION FOR ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ CHARTER SCHOOL.
I AM THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND WILL BE ACTING AS CHAIRPERSON FOR THIS HEARING.
THIS HEARING WILL PROCEED AS FOLLOWS.
FIRST, THE BOARD WILL HEAR AN OPENING STATEMENT FROM STAFF.
SECOND, ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ CHARTER SCHOOL WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A PRESENTATION OF NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES.
THIRD, THE ALAM ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE REQUEST FOR NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES.
FOURTH, THE BOARD WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE.
SPEAKERS SHALL DIRECT THEIR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD AND ARE URGED TO AVOID REPEATING POINTS MADE BY PREVIOUS SPEAKERS.
FIFTH, BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS TO STAFF, ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ CHARTER SCHOOL, AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ANY OF THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
THEREAFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED.
THE BOARD ANTICIPATES RECONVENING TO ACT ON THIS REQUEST ON OCTOBER 16, 2024.
AT THIS TIME, I CALL UPON SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN TO INTRODUCE STAFF.
>> THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BERTA, WE'RE JUST TAKING A MOMENT TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL CHAIR FOR OUR COLLEAGUES AT ALPHA.
JUST TAKE A MOMENT. NOW THAT WE ARE READY, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT, STAFF WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING AND THANK THEM ALL FOR THEIR DILIGENCE AND HARD WORK AND INTRODUCE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [INAUDIBLE] FARLEY, AND OUR COUNSEL DEVINA HARDEN. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, PRESIDENT BERTA, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN.
WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE RENEWAL REQUEST FOR ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ CHARTER SCHOOL.
THIS RENEWAL PETITION IS THE SECOND OF FIVE TO BE SUBMITTED AS WE RESTART THE CHARTER RENEWAL PROCESS FOLLOWING A THREE YEAR HIATUS DUE TO THE LACK OF STATEWIDE ACADEMIC TESTING DATA RESULTING FROM COVID.
THIS PROCESS CONSISTS OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL SUBMITTING A CHARTER RENEWAL PETITION, THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HOLDING THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING ON THE RENEWAL PETITION REQUEST, SCCOE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT STAFF ANALYZING THE RENEWAL REQUEST AGAINST THE STANDARDS FOR RENEWAL SET FORTH IN THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT.
THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT PUBLISHING ITS RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING RECOMMENDED FINDINGS, AT LEAST 15 DAYS BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING, AT WHICH THE SCCBOE WILL ACT ON THE RENEWAL REQUEST, AND FINALLY, THE SCCBOE ACTING ON THE RENEWAL REQUEST.
IN SEPTEMBER 2013, ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ OR AJH WAS INITIALLY APPROVED ON APPEAL FROM ALAM ROCK UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR A THREE YEAR TERM AS A GRADE 6 THROUGH 8 CHARTER SCHOOL.
AGH CHARTER WAS MATERIALLY CHANGED TO SERVE GRADES TK THROUGH EIGHT DURING ITS 2016 RENEWAL.
AJH'S CURRENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2025, AS THE TERM WAS EXTENDED BY OPERATION OF LAW FOR TWO YEARS IN 2021, AND BY AN ADDITIONAL YEAR IN 2023.
THE SCHOOL'S CURRENT ENROLLMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 450 STUDENTS.
AJH SUBMITTED ITS RENEWAL PETITION ON AUGUST 1, 2024 AND IS REQUESTING A TWO YEAR TERM BECAUSE AJH QUALIFIES AS A LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL, THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MUST DENY ITS CHARTER RENEWAL REQUEST UNLESS THE BOARD DETERMINES THE SCHOOL IS TAKING MEANINGFUL STEPS TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF LOW PERFORMANCE AS DOCUMENTED IN WRITTEN PLAN AND HAS VERIFIED DATA SHOWING AT LEAST ONE YEAR PROGRESS FOR EACH YEAR IN SCHOOL, OR THE SCHOOL DEMONSTRATES A STRONG POST SECONDARY GROWTH.
UPON MAKING THIS FINDING, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY APPROVE RENEWAL FOR A TWO YEAR TERM.
MOREOVER, CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE LOW PERFORMANCE CATEGORY MAY BE NON RENEWED PURSUANT TO ECO 47 607E, IF THE AUTHORIZER FINDS THE SCHOOL IS DEMONSTRABLY UNLIKELY TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL FISCAL OR GOVERNANCE ISSUES OR THE SCHOOL IS FAILING TO SERVE ALL STUDENTS WHO WISH TO ATTEND.
AND THE SEC BOE PROVIDES THE CHARTER SCHOOL NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO REMEDIATE THESE CONCERNS.
THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT PROVIDES THAT NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING A PETITION, THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER AT WHICH TIME THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL CONSIDER THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR THE RENEWAL PETITION
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BY TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.THE COUNTY BOARD'S DECISION ON THE RENEWAL OF THE CHARTER SHOULD OCCUR WITHIN 90 DAYS OF RECEIPT UNLESS THAT TIME IS EXTENDED BY 30 ADDITIONAL DAYS BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT.
THE DECISION HEARING FOR AJH WILL TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 16, 2024.
SCCOE STAFF HAS ALSO COMMUNICATED THROUGH E MAIL WITH THE LOCAL DISTRICT, ALAM ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT VIA ITS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.
CHARTER SCHOOL STAFF DEPARTMENT HAS BEGUN ITS PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF CALIFORNIA ED CODE, FOLLOWING CALIFORNIA ED CODE, AND THE BOARD GUIDELINES IN BOARD POLICY 420.4 REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF AGHS RENEWAL PETITION.
A FULL ANALYSIS WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS IN THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND RECOMMENDED FINDINGS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE SCCOE WEBSITE BY OCTOBER 1.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S OPENING STATEMENT.
>> THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FARLEY.
IS ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ CHARTER SCHOOL READY TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION?
>> I MAKE JUST A POINT OF ORDER.
I WAS JUST NOTIFIED THAT THE LIVE STREAMING IS NOT WORKING.
IS THERE SOME WAY WE CAN FIX THAT?
>> SO WE WERE JUST NOTIFIED THAT THERE'S A NATIONWIDE OUTAGE OF THE LIVE STREAM WITH SWAG, AND THE TEAM IS WORKING ON POSTING A YOUTUBE.
WE ARE STILL RECORDING THE MEETING.
SO WE'LL HAVE A LINK, BUT WE'RE WORKING TO ACTIVATE A YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
>> WE HAVE A ANTICIPATED TIME FOR THAT?
>> I DON'T, BUT AS SOON AS WE DO HAVE IT, I'LL BE SURE TO ANNOUNCE THAT FOR YOU.
WE WILL ALSO MAKE SURE TO UPDATE THE WEBSITE TO THE YOUTUBE LINK.
AND WHO WILL BE SPEAKING FOR ALPHA JOSE HINTZ, CHARTER SCHOOL?
>> JORGE ARIANO, WILL BE SPEAKING ALONG WITH THE PRINCIPAL.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT BERTA.
BOARD TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN, STAFFING COMMUNITY.
FIRST OFF, I WANT TO SAY, I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE.
IT'S ALWAYS JUST A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO BE HERE.
AS I'VE SHARED IN THE PAST, I'M A FORMER GRADUATE OF YOUR ALTERNATIVE ED PROGRAMS HERE.
AFTER GRADUATING FROM SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, I WAS PRIVILEGED OF COMING INVESTING THE FIRST 10 YEARS OF MY CAREER, WORKING ALONGSIDE MANY OF MY FORMER TEACHERS.
SO OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, I'VE CONTINUED TO SERVE SOME OF THE MOST ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN THE COUNTY, WELL, AS A DEAN OF STUDENTS, AND ALSO AS A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
CURRENTLY, I'M THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PARENT ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
TONIGHT, ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL JULIANA PARRA, I'LL BE SHARING ABOUT OUR SCHOOL, ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ, AND WE HUMBLY REQUEST THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONSIDER OUR IMPACT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IN THE COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AS YOU VOTE TO RENEW OUR CHARTER.
>> IF WE COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THIS IS MY 12TH YEAR IN EDUCATION AND MY SIXTH YEAR WITH ALPHA JOSE.
I WAS AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER GROWING UP THAT WAS NOT SERVED WELL, AND SO IT HAS BEEN MY MISSION TO CHANGE THAT FOR ALL OF MY STUDENTS, FIRST AS A BILINGUAL TEACHER, THEN AS AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, AND NOW AS A PRINCIPAL.
I'M THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF ALPHA JOSE, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TODAY TO SHARE MORE ABOUT OUR SCHOOL.
OUR SCHOOL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2000 IN RESPONSE TO A GROUP OF PARENTS WHO DESIRED HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
NAMED AFTER THE ASTRONAUT JOSE AND HERNANDEZ, WE ARE A VITAL PART OF THE EAST SAN JOSE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE.
OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE ALL OF OUR SCHOLARS DEVELOP THE ACADEMIC SKILLS AND THE LEADERSHIP HABITS REQUIRED TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND LIVE WITH INTEGRITY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> SINCE OUR FOUNDING, ALPHA JOSE HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO SERVING ALL STUDENTS, AND THAT IS REFLECTED IN OUR DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.
CHARTER LAW REQUIRES US TO SERVE A POPULATION THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS SLIDE, WE'VE TAKEN THAT CALL VERY SERIOUSLY.
I'D LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE GOLD BARS.
ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ SERVES SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, ENGLISH LEARNERS, HISPANIC STUDENTS, AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND WE DO SO AT RATES THAT EITHER MIRROR OR LARGELY EXCEED THE DISTRICT,
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COUNTY, AND STATE AVERAGES.THIS IS TRUE OF EACH OF THE LAST SEVEN YEARS SINCE OUR LAST CHARTER RENEWAL.
>> IS THAT WHAT IT IS? I'M HEARING THAT I'M PUTTING IT. SORRY.
>> WE UNDERSTAND THAT AS A CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATING UNDER THE NEW AB 150E STATUTE, WE ARE NOW HELD ACCOUNTABLE UNDER THE CALIFORNIA STATE DASHBOARD.
WHICH COMPARES US TO THE STATE AVERAGE FOR PERFORMANCE, AND I WANT TO SAY WE ARE ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO GROWTH ON THOSE METRICS.
HOWEVER, I ALSO WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE FACT THAT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ, OUR POPULATION IS ABSOLUTELY NOT REFLECTIVE OF THE STATE AVERAGE.
WE ARE A VERY DIFFERENT SCHOOL WITH VERY DIFFERENT STUDENTS WITH VERY DIFFERENT NEEDS.
TO SHARE SOME DATA WITH YOU FROM THE '23/'24 SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAD THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH OUT OF THE 374 TRADITIONAL OR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
WE HAD THE HIGHEST UNDUPLICATED COUNT OF ALL TK THROUGH EIGHT SCHOOLS.
WE ALSO HAD THE SECOND HIGHEST UNDUPLICATED COUNT WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOLS ONLY SERVING THE ELEMENTARY GRADES AND THE SAME FOR ONLY SCHOOLS SERVING THE MIDDLE GRADES.
FINALLY, WE ARE FIFTH OUT OF 249 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF THE PERCENTAGE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS THAT WE SERVE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ALPHA JOSE COMMUNITY, HOWEVER, IS UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO SERVE OUR FAMILIES AND TO ADDRESS MANY OF THE CHALLENGES.
AS THAT IS SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, AND THAT IS SOMETHING YOU WILL SEE AS YOU WALK INTO THE FRONT OFFICE.
WHEN OUR FAMILIES COME IN, THEY ARE WELCOMED BY STAFF THAT SPEAKS THEIR LANGUAGE, MANY WHO ARE ALSO FROM THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE.
THEY KNOW THEIR CHILDREN WILL BE CARED FOR BY CULTURALLY COMPETENT LEADERS, WHO SHARE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AND ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SERVING THEM.
THEY ALSO STAY BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE SCHOOL IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THEM BEYOND ACADEMICS.
OUR PARENT LEARNING CENTER, FOR EXAMPLE, OFFERS ENGLISH CLASSES, A MONTHLY FOOD BANK, AND IT CONNECTS FAMILIES TO RESOURCES AND SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE RECENTLY ARRIVED IN THE COUNTRY AND ARE LEARNING HOW TO NAVIGATE AN ENTIRELY NEW SYSTEM. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I'M NOT TOO CLOSE.
IN ORDER TO MEET OUR MISSION, WE ARE INTENTIONAL WITHIN OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM. THERE WE GO.
OUR APPROACH IS FIRMLY ROOTED IN THE MTSS FRAMEWORK, WHILE BEING SELECTIVE ABOUT OUR CHOICES FOR A RIGOROUS HIGH QUALITY CURRICULUM.
THROUGH THE CONSTANT CYCLES OF DATA GATHERING AND ANALYSIS, WE IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO ARE AT TIER 3 OR 3 TO OFFER MORE TARGETED ACADEMIC SUPPORT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT WE PROVIDE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO THINGS HERE.
THIS YEAR, WE ARE CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH IGNITE READING, A PROGRAM WHICH FOCUSES ON FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY, AS WELL AS BEGINNING A PARTNERSHIP WITH LITTERA FOR MATH TUTORING.
THESE PARTNERSHIPS WILL ACTUALLY LAUNCH THIS UPCOMING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9.
SECOND, OUR ACADEMIC INTERVENTION TO STRUCTURE TEAM.
WE ASSIGN THESE TEAM MEMBERS TO GRADE LEVEL BANDS SO THEY CAN BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND COLLABORATE WITH TEACHERS TO MEET A VARIETY OF ACADEMIC NEEDS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE ALSO KNOW THAT MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS DEPENDS ON HAVING EXCEPTIONAL STAFF.
WE INVEST HEAVILY IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COACHING, AND CAREER GROWTH OF OUR STAFF, AND WE ENSURE WE COMPENSATE OUR STAFF ACCORDINGLY.
SINCE 2018, ALPHA'S TEACHER SATISFACTION WITH THEIR COMPENSATION HAS BEEN WELL ABOVE THE NATIONAL TOP QUARTILE THRESHOLD AS COMPARED TO THOUSANDS OF DISTRICT AND CHARTER SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE TNTP BI ANNUAL INSIGHT SURVEY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> ALONG WITH OUR STAFF, OUR MOST IMPORTANT PARTNERS IN THIS WORK ARE OUR FAMILIES.
WE HAVE FIVE PARENTS OF CURRENT ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WHO SIT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE DECISION MAKING.
WE HAVE AN ACTIVE PARENT COUNCIL AND ELECT THAT REVIEWS OUR BUDGET AND SCHOOL PRIORITIES.
THEY ALSO HELP DEVELOP OUR ELAC AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO OUR BOARD EACH YEAR.
WE ALSO HAVE PARENTS WHO VOLUNTEER ON CAMPUS IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES, ALTHOUGH THAT IS BY NO MEANS MANDATORY.
AS I MENTIONED IN AN EARLIER SLIDE, WE ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOL SUPPORTS FAMILIES IN GETTING THEIR BASIC NEEDS AT THE SCHOOLS OR THROUGH THE SERVICES OFFERED AT OUR PARENT LEARNING CENTER.
OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE EVERY FAMILY FEEL WELCOME AND FOR THEM TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE SUPPORT AND A VOICE AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.
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>> THANK YOU FOR GOING TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
WE PAIR OUR ACADEMIC OFFERINGS WITH SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING.
USING THE PROGRAM SOWN TO GROW, WHICH FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING THE SKILLS OUR STUDENTS NEED TO BE ENGAGED AND SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR LEARNING.
WE BUILD ON THIS BY OFFERING EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING CLOCO, AND A ROBUST AND GROWING ATHLETIC PROGRAM, AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING LOS DIOS, A READING PROGRAM IN WHICH OUR PARENTS COME TO SCHOOL AND READ TO THEIR STUDENTS.
WE PLAN TO EXPAND SOME OF THIS WORK WITH THE HELP OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM GRANT THAT WE WERE AWARDED THIS PAST YEAR.
>> WE ARE HERE TODAY TO REQUEST THE TWO YEAR RENEWAL OF OUR CHARTER.
UNDER AB1505, ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A LOW TRACK SCHOOL.
IT'S WORTH NOTING, HOWEVER, THAT WE WERE ONLY 0.7 POINTS AWAY FROM RECEIVING A MID TRACK DESIGNATION.
OUR PERFORMANCE ON THE ENGLISH LEARNED PROGRESS INDICATOR WAS JUST BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE WHILE SERVING THE NEO POPULATION NEARLY FOUR TIMES OF THE STATE.
REGARDLESS, A SCHOOL RECEIVING A LOW TRACK DESIGNATION MAY BE RENEWED UNDER TWO CONDITIONS.
THE FIRST IS THAT THE SCHOOL HAS TAKEN MEANINGFUL STEPS TO ADDRESS CAUSES OF UNDER-PERFORMANCE THROUGH A BOARD APPROVED IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND THE SECOND IS THAT THERE'S A CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THAT THE SCHOOL HAS ACHIEVED MEASURABLE INCREASES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
ON THE FOLLOWING TWO SLIDES, WE WILL ADDRESS THESE CRITERIA.
THE BOARD APPROVED IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
>> PERFECT. THIS IS THE PLAN THAT OUR TEAM HAS WORKED ON TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF OUR PERFORMANCE ON THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD AND HOW WE INTEND TO IMPROVE RESULTS AND SHOW GROWTH.
WE WANT TO THANK MICHELLE JOHNSON AND MATT DOHERTY FROM THE COUNTY STAFF AS THEY BOTH PROVIDED SEVERAL ROUNDS OF FEEDBACK ON THE PLAN AND HELPED US PUT FORWARD OUR STRONGEST WORK.
WE HAVE A ROBUST PLAN TO TRACK RESULTS WHICH INCLUDES TRANSPARENTLY ENGAGING OUR BOARD AND THE CHARTER SCHOOLS OFFICE.
THIS PLAN TACKLES KEY THINGS LIKE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, AND THE NEEDS OF EACH OF OUR SUBGROUPS.
SORRY, WE'RE STILL ON THE OTHER SIDE.
>> DID WE ACCOUNT FOR THE TRANSITION IN THE MINE? WHEN WE STARTED, I WASN'T SURE IF WE STOPPED FOR THAT.
>> IT'S JUST IN THE FAIRNESS, BUT THERE WILL BE THE OPPORTUNITY SHOULD TRUSTEES OR OTHERS HAVE QUESTIONS, AND THE PRESENTATION IS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA.
>> ARE THERE ANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ALUM ROCK UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO WISH TO COMMENT AT THIS TIME?
>> THERE ARE NO MEMBERS PRESENT FROM ALUM ROCK.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE HAND IN A SPEAKER'S CARD.
SPEAKERS SHALL DIRECT THEIR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD AND ARE URGED TO AVOID REPEATING POINTS MADE BY PREVIOUS SPEAKERS.
MODERATOR, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> YES. WE HAVE 18 CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> FOR THOSE IN OUR OVERFLOW ROOM IN THE CAFETERIA WHO FILLED OUT A CARD TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE PROCEED TO THE SAN JOSE ROOM ONCE YOUR GROUP IS CALLED.
PLEASE LISTEN FOR YOUR NAME TO APPROACH THE PODIUM.
AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, AND I'M SORRY TO THE PEOPLE WITH THEIR SIGNS.
I NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE TIMER. THANK YOU.
AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.
AS A REMINDER, ONE PERSON AT A TIME CAN BE AT THE PODIUM TO PRESENT THEIR COMMENT UNLESS LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED BY AN SCCOE INTERPRETER OR ASL INTERPRETER.
THE TIMER WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU START SPEAKING.
COMMENTS EXTENDING PAST THE TIME ALLOTTED WILL BE MUTED AFTER THE TIME EXPIRES, AND YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PODIUM.
TO PREVENT SOUND DISTORTION, PLEASE KEEP THE MICROPHONE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM YOUR MOUTH, ABOUT A HAND'S LENGTH.
THE FIRST 10 SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ARE ISAAC RODRIGUEZ, CHUCK FUJITA, SABINA ANN VARGAS, BRENDA PEREZ, KELSEY ISLAND, ALA HADRNA FLORES, JAMES MCNEIL, GUADALUPE MARTINEZ,
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JACKSON JUERTA AND ALMA RODRIGUEZ.IF YOUR NAME HAS BEEN CALLED, PLEASE PROCEED TO LINEUP AT THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ISAAC RODRIGUEZ.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ISAAC RODRIGUEZ.
I'M A GRADUATING CLASS AT 2024 AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL, BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL AND THEIR INCREDIBLE TEACHERS AND STAFF, THIS SCHOOL HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO BELMONT COLLEGE PREPARATORY.
I HAD JOINED ALPHA 5TH GRADE, AND ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT IT WAS HARD DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THE 6TH GRADE HAPPENS, AND THAT'S WHEN I TURNED IT AROUND.
WE FIRST HAD CLASSES IN PERSON AFTER A WHILE, AND THE TEACHERS MADE IT AS FUN AND LEARNING AS POSSIBLE.
THEY GAVE ME THE BEST ADVICE TO FIX MY GRADE AND I ENDED THE YEAR WITH THE FOUR POINT GPA.
SEVENTH THROUGH 8TH GRADE YEAR I ACHIEVED THE BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT EVER AND CONTINUED WITH THE 4.0 GPA.
HERE AT ALPHA, I BELIEVE NOT ONLY I WAS PREPARED FOR SUCH A NEW CURRICULUM, I WAS READY TO TAKE ON WHAT BELMONT HAD IN STORE FOR ME.
I HAD AMAZING TEACHERS WHO PUSHED ME TO MY FULL POTENTIAL, AND I WAS REMINDING ME TO ALWAYS TRY MY BEST.
LAST OF THEM ALL. THE SCHOOL GAVE ME THE ABILITY TO PUSH MY ACADEMICS AND ATHLETIC ABILITY TO MY FULLEST POTENTIAL IN KITCHENER BOON.
PLEASE HELP GIVE THE STUDENTS IN ALPHA COMMUNITY THE CHANCE.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHUCK FUJITA.
PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.
>> GOOD EVENING, SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
MY NAME IS CHUCK FUJITA, AND I'M THE ELEMENTARY PE TEACHER AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ IN MY FOURTH YEAR.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT ABOUT OUR AMAZING SCHOLARS AND ONE SCHOLAR IN PARTICULAR WHO DID NOT LIKE PE.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED TEACHING AT JOSE, I STRUGGLED TO CONNECT WITH HER, AND AT ONE POINT, SHE STRAIGHT UP TOLD ME THAT I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT HER.
THIS MADE ME REFLECT ON MY PRACTICE, AND I REALIZED I NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE CULTURE I WAS CREATING IN MY CLASS.
MY VISION WAS TO ALLOW ALL STUDENTS TO FEEL WELCOME AND CARED FOR IN PE, BUT I WAS FALLING SHORT.
I DEVELOPED A PLAN WITH MY COACH TO GROW IN THIS AREA AND WAS ABLE TO REPAIR MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STUDENT AND STRENGTHEN THE EMOTIONAL SAFETY OF MY CLASS.
TODAY, THE SCHOLAR LOOKS FORWARD TO PE.
ON THE NOT SO GOOD DAYS, I'M SOMEONE THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE TALKING TO.
I HOPE TO CONTINUE BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING THESE RELATIONSHIPS AT JOSE HERNANDEZ AND THE WAY ALL OF OUR SCHOLARS FEEL ABOUT PE.
I ASK THAT YOU RENEW A JOSE HERNANDEZ, SO STUDENTS CAN CONTINUE RECEIVING THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT THEY NEED AT SCHOOL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SABINA ANN VARGAS.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.
>> GOOD EVENING, SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
MY NAME IS SABINA ANN VARGAS, AND I'M AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.
FOR THE PAST 7.5 YEARS, I HAVE SEEN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY SUPPORT STUDENTS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS ALONG WITH THEIR ACADEMIC NEEDS TO GIVE THEM THE EDUCATION THEY DESERVE.
OUR STAFF CONSISTENTLY CHECKS IN WITH STUDENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE READY FOR THEIR DAY.
STAFF COLLABORATES WITH EACH OTHER TO ENSURE WE ARE PROVIDING RIGOROUS LEARNING AND PARTNERS WITH FAMILIES ON HOW TO CONTINUE STUDENTS LEARNING AT HOME.
TO GIVE JUST ONE EXAMPLE, WE ARE CURRENTLY PARTNERING WITH A LITERACY PROGRAM CALLED IGNITE TO BUILD STUDENTS FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY SKILLS.
TO SEE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS EXTREMELY EXCITED AND PROUD WHEN A STUDENT GRADUATES A PROGRAM IS A WONDERFUL THING TO EXPERIENCE AND TO BE A PART OF.
I ASK THAT YOU RENEW OUR SCHOOL SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BRENDA PEREZ.
>> GOOD EVENING, SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
I'M AN INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE AND A PARENT AT JOSE HERNANDEZ.
I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO WORK IN SMALL GROUPS THE LAST YEAR.
MY ROLE HAS ALLOWED ME TO FOCUS IN ENGLISH LEARNERS WHO ARE WORKING HARD TO DEVELOP THEIR ENGLISH AND ACADEMICS.
AS AN ENGLISH LEARNER MYSELF, I'M DEEPLY CONNECTED WITH OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE.
THESE PAST YEARS HAVE HELPED ME TO REFLECT ON POSITIVE IMPACT OUR SCHOOL HAS HAD IN SUPPORTING ENGLISH LEARNING.
I AM A MOTHER OF A SIX AND THIRD GRADER ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.
I HAVE EXPERIENCED A HIGH LEVEL OF SUPPORT FROM MY DAUGHTER'S TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS.
LIKE MY DAUGHTER'S SECOND GRADE TEACHER, MISS CANCRY BUILT A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR FAMILIES AND THAT IS WHY I ASK YOU TO PLEASE VOTE YES TO RENEW OUR SCHOOL BECAUSE I CHOSE TO HAVE MY DAUGHTERS HERE AS ALL OF THE FAMILIES HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KELSEY ISLAND.
>> GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I'M A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AT AJH.
WE SERVE THE VIBRANT EASTSIDE COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS AND LIBERATION IN MIND.
MY STUDENT EMMA IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS.
EMMA ARRIVED ON THE FIRST DAY BOUNDING WITH EXCITEMENT.
BY WEEK 5, HER MOOD HAD TURNED AND HER ATTENDANCE HAD DROPPED OFF.
SHE TOLD ME HER BACKPACK HAD GOTTEN STOLEN FROM THE CAR, THE PLACE SHE NOW LIVED WITH MOM.
I TEXTED MOM. WHAT DO YOU NEED? WE REFERRED EMMA TO COUNSELING, PRINTED OUT HOUSING INFO FROM OUR PARENTS CENTER, AND GOT HER IN THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
I ASKED EMMA IF SHE'D BE INTERESTED IN JOINING AFTER SCHOOL YOGA.
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WHEN YOGA BEGAN, HER ATTENDANCE IMPROVED DRASTICALLY AND HER SMILES RETURNED.WE BUILT A HEALTHY AND THRIVING ENVIRONMENT AT AJH, SO THAT OUR STUDENTS FEEL SAFE, CARED FOR, EVEN IN THE FACE OF STRUGGLE.
IT TAKES AN EXCEPTIONAL GROUP OF PEOPLE TO DO THIS WORK EVERY DAY AND I CAN ASSURE YOU WE ARE THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR THIS JOB.
I IMPLORE YOU TO CONSIDER WHAT IT WOULD MEAN FOR THE EAST SIDE TO LOSE THE AMAZING COMMUNITY WE BUILT AT ALPHA.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS RESPONSIBILITY WITH US.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALA HADRNA FLORES.
MY NAME IS ALA HADRNA FLORES, AND I AM A PARENT CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.
RECENTLY, I ALSO BECAME A BOARD MEMBER AT ALPHA.
THE REASON WHY I LOVE AND HAVE KEPT THEM AT THE SCHOOL FOR MANY YEARS AND CONTINUE TO DO SO IS BECAUSE OF THE CARRYING STAFF AND THE GOOD EDUCATION AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED FOR MY CHILDREN IN MY EYES IT'S EXCEPTIONAL.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE NEAR MY CHILDREN AND SUPPORTING THE SCHOOLS WAS MORE THAN I COULD ASK FOR.
I AM HERE TO ASK FOR THE RENEWAL OF ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ, WHICH HAS BROUGHT SO MUCH JOY TO MYSELF AND CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THESE FOUR YEARS. THANK YOU TODAY.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JAMES MCNEIL.
>> GOOD EVENING, SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
MY NAME IS JAMES MCNEIL, AND I AM THE ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL PE COACH.
FOR 10 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN GIFTED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD STRONG BODIES AND MINDS IN A BEAUTIFUL, BUT UNDER-SERVED POPULATION.
DAN GABLE ONCE SAID, IF YOU'RE AFRAID TO FAIL, YOU WILL NEVER SUCCEED.
LEVERAGING MY EXPERIENCE AS A CROSS-FIT TRAINER AND A STRENGTH ATHLETE.
I AM TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS WHAT IT MEANS TO EMBRACE DIFFICULT CHALLENGES, BUILD RESILIENCY, AND EMBRACE THE IDEA THAT FAILURE IS NOT NEGATIVE, BUT INSTEAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A ROAD MAP TO SUCCESS.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT ENCOURAGING CHILDREN TO CHALLENGE THEIR SELF LIMITING BELIEFS THROUGH PHYSICAL EXERTION WILL HELP TO BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF ADULTS WHO WILL SHAPE THIS COUNTRY INTO ONE BUILT ON STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO BUILD STRONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR YEARS TO COME.
>> BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER GOES, I'LL CALL THE NEXT BATCH OF SPEAKERS.
SAVIA, GUADALUPE DOMINGUEZ, JORDAN VALENCIA, ROSITA LEMUS, KEVIN CABRERA, MARIA ASCENSION, KALANI CO OR SANCHEZ, SYLVIA SCANDAR, MAHAN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GUADALUPE MARTINEZ.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS GUADALUPE MARTINEZ.
I'M A MOTHER OF TWO STUDENTS AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.
>> MY EXPERIENCE ALPHA STARTED 10 YEARS AGO WHEN THE SCHOOL OPENED.
>> MY THREE OLDER CHILDREN HAVE ALREADY GRADUATED AND NOW I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS, ONE IN 5TH AND ONE IN 1ST GRADE.
>> I'M HAPPY WITH THE SCHOOL BECAUSE I'VE SEEN HOW MUCH THEY HAVE SUPPORTED MY DAUGHTERS.
THE OLDEST ONE HAS SPEECH SERVICES, AND SHE FELL BEHIND DURING COVID BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T LIKE TO STUDY ONLINE.
THE SCHOOL HELPED HER A LOT TO REGAIN HER SKILLS, ESPECIALLY IN HER READING, AND NOW SHE CAN COMMUNICATE BETTER.
MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER HAS IMPRESSED ME VERY MUCH BECAUSE SHE LEARNED HOW TO READ IN KINDER, AND I KNOW IT'S BECAUSE SHE HAD AN EXCELLENT TEACHER.
>> THEY'VE NOT ONLY SUPPORTED HER.
I'M A SINGLE MOTHER AND I HAVE TWO JOBS.
WHEN I'VE NEEDED A LIVING SERVICES, THE PARENTS CENTER AND ALPHA HAS HELPED ME WITH REFERRALS.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE SCHOOL, AND I ASK YOU TO PLEASE RENEW SO THAT THE SCHOOL CAN KEEP SUPPORTING FAMILIES THAT ALSO NEED SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
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>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JACKSON WERTHER.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JACKSON WERTHER.
I AM A FIFTH-GRADE STUDENT AT ALPHA HERNANDEZ, AND I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE KINDERGARTEN.
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ME.
THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN HELPFUL TO ME AND I HAVE MADE A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS OVER THE YEARS.
THE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND THEY HELPED ME WHEN I WAS FEELING SAD AND MAD.
THEY ALSO HAVE HELPED ME WITH MY MATH.
I WAS NOT VERY GOOD AT MATH AT ALL.
PLEASE DON'T CLOSE THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THE TEACHERS HELP ME WITH MY UPS AND DOWNS AND I AM VERY GLAD I HAVE THE TEACHERS TO HELP ME. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALMA RODRIGUEZ.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ALMA RODRIGUEZ, AND I'M A PROUD MOTHER OF TWO STUDENTS ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.
I'M HERE TO EXPRESS HOW IMPORTANT THE SCHOOL ALPHA HERNANDEZ IS TO MY FAMILY WHERE EVERY DAY, MY CHILDREN WAKE UP READY AND EXCITED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND LEARN WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND THEIR COLLEAGUES.
>> [FOREIGN] AS A STAY-AT-HOME MOM DURING MANY YEARS, I FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING MY FAMILY AND OUR HOME.
AT THE BEGINNING, I DIDN'T PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC ACTIVITIES AND DIDN'T VOLUNTEER BECAUSE OF A LACK OF COMPREHENSION AND OPPORTUNITIES.
>> [FOREIGN] A FEW YEARS AGO, I BECAME A LEADER AND A MOTHER IN ALPHA SCHOOLS TO BETTER SUPPORT MY CHILDREN AND THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
IN THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS, I'VE CONSIDERABLY IMPROVED MY KNOWLEDGE AND MY COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.
>> [FOREIGN] I'M VERY PROUD ABOUT HOW I'VE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE MY SKILLS THAT I'VE LEARNED TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY IN ALPHA SCHOOLS.
PLEASE RENEW ALPHA HERNANDEZ, SO MORE FAMILIES LIKE MINE CAN CONTINUE BENEFITING.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JAVIA SAVIA.
>> HI, MY NAME IS JAVIA SAVIA.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS JAVIA SAVIA.
I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY TWO YEARS AGO DUE TO POLITICAL ASYLUM, AND I STARTED AT ALPHA HERNANDEZ IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023.
>> WHEN I GOT TO THE SCHOOL, I WAS VERY NERVOUS BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS NEW TO ME, BUT SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORTED ME AND THEY MADE ME FEEL BETTER.
>> MY TEACHERS AND CLASSMATES HAVE HELPED ME LEARN A LITTLE BIT OF ENGLISH.
I VERY MUCH LIKE RECESS, I LIKE THE CLASSROOMS, THE FOOD, ALL THE THINGS I LEARN AND TO SPEND TIME WITH THE OTHER STUDENTS.
>> I ALSO LIKE HELPING OTHER STUDENTS WHO ARE ALSO NEW IN THE SCHOOL AND HELP THEM LIKE I WAS HELPED.
>> THE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME AND THEY'VE HELPED ME WITH EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN.
>> THIS SCHOOL IS NOT BAD BECAUSE HELP TO STUDENTS THAT BEING PROBLEMS, AND WHEN SOME OF US NEED HELP, THEY ARE ATTENDED TO US FOR GIVE THE HELP THAT WE NEED.
PLEASE DON'T CLOSE THE SCHOOL DOWN BECAUSE I LOVE ALPHA HERNANDEZ. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GUADALUPE DOMINGUEZ.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS GUADALUPE DOMINGUEZ, AND THIS IS MY SEVENTH YEAR TEACHING AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.
I'VE HAD THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH AT
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AJH PRIOR TO DURING AND AFTER THE COVID PANDEMIC.AS WE ALL KNOW, THIS WAS A REALLY CHALLENGING TIME FOR THE WHOLE WORLD AND PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING FOR THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE.
HOWEVER, SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY TRUE BECAME EVEN MORE EVIDENT DURING THIS TIME, AND THAT IS THE RESILIENCY AND IMPACT OF OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ACTED IN FULL FORCE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
OUR COMMUNITY IS FULL OF PEOPLE WHO WILL SHOW UP FOR EACH OTHER, WHO WILL FIGHT FOR A FUTURE DESPITE OBSTACLES, AND WHO RELY ON THE CONSISTENCY OF OUR SCHOOL TO BE THE FOUNDATION OF THIS COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITIES LIKE OUR SCHOOL AREN'T BUILT OVERNIGHT OR IN A DAY OR EVEN A YEAR.
I THINK OF MY EIGHTH GRADERS WHOM I TAUGHT IN SIXTH GRADE.
SEEING THEIR SKILLS DEVELOP, THEIR IDEAS BECOMING MORE COMPLEX, AND THEIR CARE FOR EACH OTHER GETTING DEEPER EVERY YEAR IS MORE EVIDENCE OF THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
IN SHORT, AJH COMMUNITY IS STRENGTH, ITS LOVE, ITS LEARNING, UNLEARNING, AND FIGHTING FOR EACH OTHER.
WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL, I HOPE WE ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP GROWING OUR ROOTS. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JORDAN VALENCIA.
I DON'T SEE JORDAN, SO WE'LL COME BACK TO THEM AT THE END.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ROSITA LEMUS.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS, MY NAME IS ROSITA LEMUS AND I'M A PROUD MOTHER OF A THIRD GRADER IN ALPHA HERNANDEZ AND ANOTHER STUDENT WHO JUST GRADUATED.
IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY AT THE SCHOOL, AND TO THE OLDER ONE, THEY GAVE HIM THE CHANCE TO TAKE ADVANCED MATH CLASSES BECAUSE HE WAS DOING VERY WELL.
>> I VERY MUCH LIKE PARTICIPATING IN THE MANY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALPHA HAS OFFERED.
BUT THE THING THAT I HAVE LIKED THE MOST IS JOINING TO THE COMMITTEE OF OF PARENT LEADERS.
BEFORE TAKING LEADERSHIP CLASSES, I DIDN'T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE OR THE KNOWLEDGE TO DEFEND THE NEEDS OF MY STUDENTS BUT THE CLASSES HELPED ME FIND MY VOICE, AND THEY'VE GIVEN ME THE SKILLS AND THE KNOWLEDGE TO STAND IT FOR MYSELF, FOR MY FAMILY, AND FOR MY COMMUNITY.
THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH ALL OF YOU, ATTEND DIFFERENT CANDIDATE FORUMS AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, INVOLVE MYSELF CIVICALLY IN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KEVIN CABRERA.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS KEVIN CABRERA, AND I GRADUATED FROM ALPHA HERNANDEZ LAST YEAR.
WHEN I STARTED ALPHA IN FIFTH GRADE, I WAS VERY SHY, BUT ALL MY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AT MY SCHOOL WERE FRIENDLY AND WELCOMING.
SLOWLY, I CAME OUT OF MY SHOW AND BUILT A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH STAFF AND MY FRIENDS.
TO THIS DAY, ONE OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES IS OUR EIGHTH-GRADE FIELD TRIP, WHICH REMINDED ME HOW MUCH MY FRIENDS AND STAFF CARED ABOUT ME.
BECAUSE I WAS DOING MATH AND WELL IN MATH, MY TEACHERS AND FRIENDS ENCOURAGED ME TO TAKE ALGEBRA 1 AS AN EIGHTH GRADER.
EVEN THOUGH I WAS NERVOUS WITH THEIR SUPPORT, I PASSED THAT CLASS NOW, AND I TOOK GEOMETRY AS A HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN.
ALL OF THESE EXPERIENCES AT SCHOOL, DURING THESE FOUR YEARS, GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORT THAT I NOW HAVE.
BY EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATION, I TRANSFORMED FROM THAT SHY NEW KID INTO THE CONFIDENT SPEAKER STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY.
THIS SCHOOL MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE.
MY YOUNGER BROTHER NOW IS IN THIRD GRADE AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.
PLEASE RENEW OUR SCHOOL SO THEY CAN CONTINUE PROVIDING HIM AND OTHER STUDENTS THE SAME SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT HELPED ME GROW. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA ASCENSION.
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>> [FOREIGN] HELLO, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS.
I AM A MOTHER OF TWO STUDENTS ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.
WHEN MY DAUGHTER STARTED KINDER IN ALPHA, SHE WAS HAVING MANY BEHAVIOR ISSUES AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHY.
WE LIVED DURING A VERY HARD TIME BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I NEEDED TO WORK, BUT I ALWAYS HAD TO GO TO SCHOOL CONSTANTLY BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER HAD AGGRESSIVE EPISODES, AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE MY JOB.
>> [FOREIGN] THE TEACHER NOTED THAT SHE WAS HYPERACTIVE AND SHE ERUPTED THE CLASSES, WHETHER IT WAS BECAUSE SHE WAS RUNNING AROUND OR GETTING IT FROM HER SEAT, AND THAT WASN'T ALLOWING HER TO LEARN.
THEN SHE BECAME MORE AGGRESSIVE FOR THE TEACHER AND THOSE THAT TRY TO HELP HER.
>> THE PRINCIPAL ASKED TO TALK TO ME ALONG WITH THE TEACHERS TO FIND OUT THE REASON BEHIND THESE CHANGES, AND WE DECIDED TO EVALUATE HER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.
MY DAUGHTER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD AND SHE QUALIFIED FOR AN IP.
>> THANK YOU. SORRY. [FOREIGN] THANK YOU. SORRY. I HAVE TO.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KALANI CO.
HI, MY NAME IS KALANI SANCHEZ.
I'M A FOURTH-GRADE STUDENT AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ, AND I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE TK.
I REALLY LIKE IT HERE BECAUSE I GET A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES LIKE FIELD TRIP, PIMA PULIZA, AND FIELD TRIPS.
WE ALSO GET TO CELEBRATE OUR BIRTHDAYS.
MY TEACHERS ARE REALLY NICE AND THEY HELP ME WHEN I NEED HELP AND THEY ALWAYS TEACH GOOD THINGS.
WHEN I'M STRUGGLING TO LEARN SOMETHING, THEY ENCOURAGE ME TO KEEP TRYING AND THEY MAKE SURE I LEARN IT.
DURING MATH, MS. HASLEY IS VERY HELPFUL AND WHEN I RAISE MY HAND, SHE COMES TO ME AND PROVIDES ME WITH THE HELP THAT I NEED.
PLEASE DON'T CLOSE THE SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S AN AWESOME SCHOOL.
ALL MY FRIENDS ARE HERE, AND THE TEACHERS ALWAYS TRIED THEIR BEST TO MAKE THE STUDENTS HAPPY.
THE PRINCIPAL IS VERY NICE AND ALSO PAYS ATTENTION TO THE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SYLVIA SCANDAR MAHAN.
>> GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN.
I'M A BOARD MEMBER OF ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM ALL THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE, AND I CANNOT SAY ANYTHING BETTER THAN WHAT YOU'VE HEARD TODAY, BUT I'LL JUST ADD.
I HAVE HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE LEADERSHIP OF ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HAVE SEEN THEIR INCREDIBLY DEDICATED, COMMITTED WORK THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.
I AM CONSISTENTLY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, THE CALIBER OF THEIR USE OF DATA, AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO INNOVATE, ALWAYS PUSHING TO FIND MORE AND BETTER SOLUTIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ SERVES SOME OF THE GREATEST-NEED FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THOUGH THE PANDEMIC WAS A BIG HIT FOR OUR COMMUNITY, THE TEAM HAS NOT MISSED A BEAT IN ADJUSTING AND ADAPTING TO EVOLVING NEEDS.
AS A BOARD MEMBER, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THIS PLAN AND TEAM TO AFFECT THE RESULTS WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR FOR OUR KIDS.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ROOM TODAY AND THE OVERFLOW ROOM HERE AS WELL, I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS CONFIDENCE.
OUR ALPHA JOSE FAMILIES BELIEVE IN THIS SCHOOL, TEACHERS, AND STAFF.
PLEASE JOIN US AS WE CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS GREAT SCHOOL.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JORDAN VALENCIA.
LAST CHANCE FOR JORDAN VALENCIA.
NOT SEEING OR HEARING JORDAN VALENCIA.
THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
SEEING NO FURTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS MATTER, PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.
ARE THERE ANY CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD TO STAFF, ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ CHARTER SCHOOL, OR ANY OF THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS? I SEE TRUSTEE LAURIE AND THEN WE'LL GO TO TRUSTEE DE SALVO.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATIONS.
IT WAS MENTIONED IN ONE OF THE PRESENTS THAT THE SCHOOL IS 1.7% AWAY FROM BEING IN THE MIDDLE-PERFORMANCE CATEGORY.
COULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK TO WHAT IT MEANS IN CONCRETE TERMS,
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LIKE HOW IS THE PERCENTAGE CALCULATED? THE DASHBOARD METRIC IS ELPI, THE ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRESS INDICATOR.THE STATE AVERAGE IS 48.7, THAT'S THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IN 2023, ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ WAS 48%.
SO WE WERE 0.7% BELOW THE STATE.
HAD WE MAYBE ONE OR TWO STUDENTS HIT THEIR MARK ON THAT DAY, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MID TRACK SCHOOL.
WE WERE GREEN ON THE DASHBOARD THOUGH FOR THAT METRIC.
FOR THE ENGLISH LEARNER ACADEMY.
AND I JUST WANTED TO REINFORCE THE POINT.
THE PERCENTAGE OF ENGLISH LEARNERS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS 18%, AND WE SERVE 68%.
SO THE WORK IS INHERENTLY ALSO VERY DIFFERENT FOR US.
SO YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I APPRECIATE IT.
TRUSTEE DE SALVO? NOT SO SURE MY QUESTION.
I THINK MY QUESTION MIGHT HAVE BEEN ANSWERED, BUT I HAVE THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT CAUSATIVE FACTORS FOR THE UNDERPERFORMANCE.
AND I CERTAINLY DO UNDERSTAND THE ENROLLMENT COMPARISON SUBGROUPS AND WHAT THAT MEANS.
NOW, IF YOU WANT TO ELABORATE CAUSATIVE FACTORS AS YOU SEE IT FOR THE UNDERPERFORMANCE WITH THE STATE METRICS, BECAUSE I SEE THAT THERE'S SO ROBUST THINGS ABOUT THE STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING, THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, ROBUST PARENT ENGAGEMENT, THE SUPPORT AND TUTORING, THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT BETWEEN STUDENTS AND PARENTS.
AND YET YOU DIDN'T MAKE THE GRADE, SO TO SPEAK, TO BE AT MIDDLE LEVEL. COMMENTS.
YEAH, I THINK I WOULD LOVE TO START WITH OUR IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN WHICH WE GO INTO THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF THE LOW PERFORMANCE DESIGNATION.
AND I THINK THE CALIFORNIA STATE DASHBOARD AND THE RENEWAL TRACKS.
I THINK TRUSTEE MA ASKED WHAT WAS THE FORMULA EARLIER AND THEY HAVE ONE.
AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, THE SUSPENSION RATE, THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, AND THE MATH, THE KEY INDICATORS THAT GO INTO THAT FORMULA.
THE FORMULA DIDN'T WORK IN OUR FAVOR.
AND IN PARTICULAR, TRUSTEE LAURIE, YOU ALLUDED TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE ELPI.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE REALLY STUNG BY THAT ONE IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE WE WERE LIKE 0.7%.
THAT'S MAYBE ONE STUDENT, RIGHT? AND I THINK THAT WE LOOK AT THOSE UNDERLYING CAUSES FOR THAT LOW TRACK DESIGNATION AND WE DON'T LOVE THE FACT THAT THAT'S THE FORMULA.
I THINK ZOOMING OUT A LITTLE BIT, WE LOOK AT THE PANDEMIC AND THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS HAD ON THE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY.
IF WE LOOK MORE BROADLY AT SOME OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY WERE IMPACTED.
I THINK THE IMPACT IS BIGGER THAN ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.
WE LOOK AT THE DATA AT SOME OF THE SCHOOLS AROUND THE EAST SIDE, AND WE'RE SEEING SIMILAR THINGS.
I THINK WE'VE ALSO SEEN THE IMPACT OF THE TALENT SHORTAGE THAT WE'RE SEEING.
WE'RE NOT SEEING FOLKS LINING UP, RUNNING TO TEACH IN THE EAST SIDE.
THE CHALLENGE IS MUCH GREATER WHEN YOU HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, THAT ARE LEARNING ENGLISH AND HAVE OTHER CHALLENGES THAT ARE COMPOUNDED BY THE PANDEMIC.
AND WHEN THE OPTION IS, I CAN TEACH IN PALO ALTO OR I CAN TEACH IN EAST SIDE.
UNFORTUNATELY, PEOPLE ARE MAKING DIFFERENT CHOICES AND IT STINKS BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS REALLY DO DESERVE GREAT EDUCATORS.
SO I THINK THERE'S THE FORMULA, AS TRUSTEE MA ALLUDED TO, BUT THERE'S ALSO THE BIGGER PICTURE CONTEXTS THAT WE DO OUR WORK IN.
AND FOR US, THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE.
WE HAVE TO LIVE AND DIE BY THE FORMULA, AND WE ACCEPT THAT.
SO THAT IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU, THAT'S OUR COMMITMENT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SIGNED UP TO DO, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
WE HAVE WORK TO DO, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
I WANT TO IT WAS AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION BY EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU TO THE STUDENTS, TO THE PARENTS, TO YOUR FACULTY, THEY CAME OUT TO REPRESENT YOUR SCHOOL AND ARGUE TO US THAT IT DESERVES TWO MORE YEARS.
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I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION, AND THAT IS ABOUT ALAM ROCK UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS.ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S ALWAYS BOTHERED ME AS LET ME CALL MYSELF LIBERALLY AN EDUCATION LEADER, IS THE FACT THAT I WAS THERE THE DAY THAT JOSE HERNANDEZ SPOKE AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR SCHOOL IN 2014.
I FEEL SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EXISTENCE OF YOUR SCHOOL BECAUSE I CHAMPION ITS CREATION.
BUT ALAM ROCK UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A SLEW OF SCHOOLS.
THEY'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT SMALLER.
BUT WHAT BOTHERS ME IS THAT WE HAVE THESE PLANS AND DESIGNATIONS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS, THAT THERE'S LOW MIDDLE AND HIGH PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOLS.
WE'RE NOT DOING THE SAME FOR TRADITIONAL PUBLIC.
THERE'S NO FEAR OF ANY TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL BEING CLOSED FOR NOT MEETING THEIR STUDENT NEEDS, WHICH IS WRONG, PATENTLY WRONG.
WHAT IS GOOD FOR CHARTER SHOULD BE GOOD FOR THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC WORLD.
SO THAT'S MY LAST EDITORIAL COMMENT, BUT I APPRECIATE THE ENERGY THAT WENT INTO TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
I KNOW I'M LIKELY GOING TO HIT EVERY TRUSTEE.
SO IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, TRUSTEE CHAN, CAN I CHECK WITH VICE PRESIDENT, AND WE CAN JUST CONTINUE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE CHAN.
HI, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.
I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THERE IS THANK YOU FOR THE PACKET.
I APPRECIATE THIS BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE THAT WITH THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE ARE WITH CONSIDERATION FOR RENEWING AND TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A REALLY COMMITTED AND DETAILED PLAN IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT.
I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WAS LISTED IN THE AREA OF YOUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND THE SUSPENSION RATES.
SO YOU DO HAVE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OR NOT HIGH, I SHOULD NOT SAY THAT 12% OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
WHAT KIND OF PROGRAM DO YOU HAVE FOR YOUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES? AND THEN I WILL GET TO MY SUSPENSION QUESTION AFTERWARDS.
YES. I'M GOING TO START TO VOICE OVER SOME, BUT I'M ACTUALLY ALSO GOING TO CALL UP RUSS, WHICH IS THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TO SPEAK MORE ON THAT QUESTION.
WE DO WORK WITH A INCLUSION MODEL TO OFFER A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES.
I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO HIM AND THEN WE'LL GO BASED ON THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
HELLO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RUSS MICHO.
I AM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION TODAY.
SO WE RUN AN INCLUSION BASED MODEL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, WHICH MEANS WE WANT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND APPROPRIATE GIVEN THEIR NEEDS.
IN TERMS OF ACADEMIC SERVICES, WE RUN A VARIETY OF PUSH IN AND PULL OUT SERVICES, AND THE INTENSITY OF THOSE SERVICES, THE FREQUENCY, THE DURATION, THE FOCUS, REALLY DEPENDS ON THE NEEDS OF THE PARTICULAR STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THERE.
AND SO WE KIND OF RUN A CONTINUUM THROUGH THOSE SERVICES.
WE ALSO OFFER RELATED SERVICES.
SO LIKE SPEECH THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED ON THE IEP.
[INAUDIBLE], DO YOU HAVE ANY SDC CLASSES LIKE SPECIFICALLY, OR IS EVERY STUDENT WITH DISABILITIES IN INCLUSION? WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE AN SDC CLASS.
WE HAVE RUN SIMILAR PROGRAMS IN THE PAST, BUT DON'T CURRENTLY.
OKAY. AND THEN IN REGARDS TO THE SUSPENSION DATA, AND I THINK YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I WILL SAY ONE OF THE ALARMING SUSPENSION SUSPENSION RATES WAS 13% FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
BUT AS I'M READING THROUGH THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A MISTAKE WITH THE REPORTING WITH THE STATE.
AND THEN I DID SEE THAT THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT IT.
SO COULD YOU JUST GIVE A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT ON WHAT HAPPENED THERE? YES. SO THERE WAS A REPORTING ERROR THROUGH CAL PADS.
WE DID ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THAT.
WE SENT A MEMO TO THE CHARTER SCHOOLS OFFICE AND I BELIEVE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, BUT I'M CERTAIN IT WENT TO THE CHARTER SCHOOLS OFFICE AND WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT OR REQUEST THE CHARTER SCHOOLS OFFICE TO PROVIDE THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
WE'VE WORKED SO HARD WITH THE STATE AND BEGGED THEM TO CORRECT THAT BECAUSE IT DOES IMPACT THE DASHBOARD.
DESPITE THE FACT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT WERE SO GRAVE.
WE WERE WILLING TO OPEN UP OUR SYSTEMS AND PROVIDE FULL TRANSPARENCY? NO DICE, UNFORTUNATELY. SO YEAH,
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UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO WAY TO CHANGE THAT.WE DID PROVIDE THE CHARTER SCHOOLS OFFICE THOUGH WITH OUR INTERNAL DATA TO ENSURE THEY HAD TRANSPARENCY INTO OUR METRICS, THOUGH.
SO IT IS SUPER IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE OUR DATA IS VISIBLE IN THAT WAY, ESPECIALLY FOR THAT METRIC, BECAUSE AS YOU POINT OUT, IT IS SO IMPORTANT.
SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF CHARTS HERE.
SO WHAT WAS THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY SUSPENSION RATE? ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT THE ONE THAT WAS MISREPORTED, OR ARE YOU ASKING FOR THE, WE HAVE A PROJECTION FOR THIS PAST YEAR AS WELL? THE YEAR THAT WAS MISREPORTED, AND THEN I WANT TO COMPARE THAT TO THE CURRENT YEAR.
YEAH. SO THE NUMBER THAT WE HAVE, SO THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS THAT THAT ONE THAT SAYS THE 2022 ACTUALS, BUT THEN THE 2023 WE'RE GETTING AT TO IT.
SO IT WOULD BE THAT FIRST COLUMN BY THE GROUP DESIGNATIONS, AND THEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT LAST ROW FOR SWDD.
AND SO THE NUMBER WE'RE LOOKING AT THE 2023, AND THEN I CAN GET INTO THE PROJECTED FOR THIS PAST YEAR WAS AT THE 13.8.
BUT IS THAT THE MISTAKE OR IS THAT THE ACTUAL? 2022 IS THE MISTAKE, AND THEN I CAN GET INTO 23 24 PROJECTED, WHICH WE'VE ACTUALLY CONFIRMED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE FROM RED TO YELLOW WITH THAT INDICATOR FOR SUSPENSIONS IN GENERAL.
AND SPECIFICALLY, WE ACTUALLY IMPROVED THE NUMBER FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, MOVING FROM 13.8 TO 7.9.
I SEE. SO THE 2023 WERE THE ACTUAL WAS THE RESULT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS VICE VERSA, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT FROM 13.8 TO 7.9.
I WOULD HAVE TO CONFIRM THE ACTUAL NUMBER SINCE WE NOW HAVE THAT DATA, BUT WE DO HAVE CONFIRMED THAT WE WERE YELLOW ON THE DASHBOARD, AND WE SAW IMPROVEMENT, NOT JUST IN OUR SUSPENSION RATE, BUT SPECIFICALLY IN THE DIFFERENTIAL FOR OUR SUBGROUPS, WHICH WAS A REALLY BIG SUCCESS FOR US IN TERMS OF THAT DATA POINT.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THE MISTAKE. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
MISTAKES HAPPEN AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT AND YOU HAVE PEOPLE RUNNING THESE, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE PROVIDE THAT LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY.
SO THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT INFORMATION.
AND I'LL GO TO MY OTHER TRUSTEES AND COME BACK FOR MY OTHER QUESTIONS.
COULD I ASK A QUESTION JUST ON TOP, FOLLOW ON SPECIFICALLY TO TRUSTEE CHAN? SINCE I HAD SAID WE'RE GOING IN THIS ORDER, I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
SO THE 13.8 FOR YEAR 22 TO 23 WAS THE MISTAKE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE REAL NUMBER IS? NO. SO WHAT WAS SHARED EARLIER IS THAT THE MISREPORT WAS IN THAT 2022 ACTUAL COLUMN.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FIGURING OUT NOW IN TERMS OF THE ACTUALS BUT THE 2023 WAS [INAUDIBLE].
RIGHT. 2023 IS CORRECTED, 7.9.
SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME? THE 2023 IS CORRECT.
AT 7.9%. BUT THE 2022 23 SUSPENSION RATE AT 13.8 WAS ACTUALLY MISTAKEN.
NO. SO ON PAGE 8 OF THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN? YES.
THE 2022 IS THAT IT ENDS UP BEING THE SECOND COLUMN, THE LAST ROW, IT WAS 4.9.
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE MISTAKE.
ARE YOU YOU'RE LOOKING MAYBE AT THE PROJECTION TABLE? IS THAT WHAT YOU MAYBE ON YOU ON PAGE 9? I'M LOOKING AT THE.
I THINK THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PAGE YOU WERE ON PAGE 9.
YES. SO THE TABLE THAT WAS BEING REFERRED TO EARLIER, I BELIEVE, YOU CAN CORRECT ME, TRUSTEE, CHAN, WAS THAT TRUSTEE CHAN WAS REFERRING TO THE TABLE ON PAGE 8, I BELIEVE.
BECAUSE THERE'S THE PARAGRAPH BEFORE BELOW IT AROUND THE MISREPORTED.
AND I THINK THAT WAS WHAT WE WERE CLARIFYING EARLIER.
AROUND THE MISREPORTED IS THAT INFORMATION THAT'S UNDER 2022.
THE TABLE YOU'RE LOOKING AT ON PAGE 9 DOES NOT HAVE MISREPORTING.
SO THOSE ARE THE ACCURATE NUMBERS.
AND THEN WHAT I WAS SHARING EARLIER IS THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS TABLE SHOWS PROJECTION, WE DID ACTUALLY LAND YELLOW ON THIS METRIC ON THE DASHBOARD, WE DID SEE IMPROVEMENT IN SUSPENSIONS IN GENERAL, AND THEN FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON PULLING THE ACTUAL NUMBERS SINCE THIS WAS THE PROJECTED NUMBER, BUT WE DID LAND YELLOW.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE TEAM AND FACULTY AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. THANK YOU.
AND I WILL START BY ECHOING THAT.
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IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO HEAR FROM STUDENTS OF ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES AND PARENTS AND ALSO STAFF.SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.
I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS, AND I APPRECIATE THE IN DEPTH ANALYSIS AND THE PLAN WITH MULTIPLE LEVELS SPECIFICALLY FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ADDRESSING THE CONCERN.
I THINK THAT GOES A LONG WAYS AND SEVERAL OF MY QUESTIONS WERE ALREADY ADDRESSED.
I GUESS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD IN TERMS OF, FURTHER BREAKDOWN.
AND SOME OF THIS, BECAUSE IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING, I CAN ASK NOW AND I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO HAVE THE RESPONSES RIGHT AWAY, BUT AS LONG AS WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION PRIOR TO THE DECISION, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL PIECES, JUST IN TERMS OF THE SPECIFIC BREAKDOWN OF THE TYPES OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.
I KNOW I SAW A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FLOW CHARTS.
>> MAYBE MORE OF A BREAKDOWN IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGES OR OTHER NUMBERS OF THE TYPES OF SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED AND TO HOW MANY STUDENTS AND FROM A HIGH LEVEL OBVIOUSLY TO PREDICT CONFIDENTIALITY.
THEN IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THE BREAKDOWN OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SERVED, SO IN TERMS OF TYPES OF DISABILITIES UNDER EACH OF THE CLASSIFICATIONS.
THEN I KNOW THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES WAS MENTIONED, AND ALSO IN TERMS OF HOW THE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS WORK.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE AN IDEA I KNOW YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THAT IN THE PAST, YOU HAVE HAD, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S SPECIAL DAY CLASS OR SPECIALIZED ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, CLASSES OR OTHER SETTINGS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THE HISTORY, JUST SO WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WAYS THAT STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED WHEN THEY HAVE PRESENTED THOSE TYPES OF NEEDS.
I'LL PAUSE THERE IN CASE THERE'S ANY INFORMATION YOU WANTED TO SHARE.
>> I THINK I GOT THE QUESTIONS.
IF I COULD REPEAT THOSE BACK, THERE'S QUESTIONS AROUND THE BREAKDOWN OF SERVICES, THE BREAKDOWN OF DISABILITIES, AND THEN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES.
>> YEAH, AND SOME OF THE HISTORICAL, AND I'M HAPPY TO EMAIL THE QUESTIONS AS WELL, JUST IN CASE YOU HAD ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO SHARE AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
I JUST WANTED TO FLAG WHAT THE AREAS WERE THAT I WAS TAKING A LOOK AT
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.
IN TERMS OF THE BREAKDOWN OF SERVICES, THAT WOULD BE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY GET YOU.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE OFFHAND RIGHT NOW, BUT WE CAN GET THAT AND FOLLOW UP.
IN TERMS OF DISABILITY BREAKDOWN, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE'RE AN OPEN ENROLLMENT SCHOOL, AND SO WE TAKE ALL STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF DISABILITY STATUS, DISABILITY TYPE, LEVEL OF SEVERITY, AND THAT'S NOT INFORMATION WE HAVE ACCESS TO UNTIL THE STUDENT IS FULLY ENROLLED AND REGISTERED AT OUR SCHOOL.
OUR CURRENT CASE LOAD, THE BIGGEST POPULATION OF STUDENTS IN TERMS OF THEIR DISABILITY CODE IS SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY.
WE ALSO SERVE STUDENTS THAT ARE QUALIFIED UNDER OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENT, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE, SPEECH LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT AND AUTISM.
AND THEN SPEAKING TO THE RECRUITMENT PROCESSES, WE HAVE SPECIFIC FLYERS AROUND SPECIAL EDUCATION THAT TALKS ABOUT OUR PROGRAM AND OUR RELATED SERVICES.
WE HAVE PROCESSES AROUND RECRUITMENT, WHERE WE WILL TRY TO RECRUIT IN PLACES LIKE SAN ANDREAS REGIONAL CENTER OR PARENTS HELPING PARENTS OR OTHER TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT CATER.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE OF COURSE NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS DURING THE ENROLLMENT OR RECRUITMENT PROCESS.
THE PROGRAM THAT I HAD REFERENCED, THERE WAS A JOINT PROGRAM ACROSS MULTIPLE ALPHA SCHOOLS THAT WE CALLED THE THERAPEUTIC LEARNING CLASS.
THAT WAS IN RESPONSE TO STUDENT NEED, AND WE HAD DEVELOPED THAT AND PUT IN PLACE OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF YEARS, ESSENTIALLY A THERAPEUTIC SDC CLASS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAD DISCONTINUED A FEW YEARS AGO, JUST DUE TO STUDENTS EITHER MATRICULATING OUT OR BEING ABLE TO BE MAINSTREAMED.
BUT IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE MIGHT RESPOND TO STUDENTS COMING TO US THAT NEED DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVICES OR SUPPORTS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE SPECIFICS AND THE EXAMPLE.
I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL TO CONCEPTUALIZE HOW THAT'S BEEN RUN IN THE PAST.
IF A STUDENT WERE TO HAVE A SPECIFIC NEED, NOW THAT THAT PROGRAM DOESN'T CURRENTLY EXIST, WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS TO ENSURE THE STUDENT GETS THE SUPPORTS?
>> I'LL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK THROUGH, I THINK, OUR GENERAL CONTINUUM OF SERVICES, AND THEN WHAT I REFER TO AS CALIFORNIA'S LARGER CONTINUUM OF SERVICES.
LIKE ANY PUBLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL OR CHARTER SCHOOL, WE HAVE THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES THAT ARE WITHIN OUR FOUR WALLS;
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WITHIN OUR CAMPUS, THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE EARLIER.IF WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO SERVE EFFECTIVELY THERE, THE IEP TEAM MIGHT MAKE A DETERMINATION, AND THAT INCLUDES THE PARENT AND THE FAMILY, OF COURSE.
THE IEP TEAM MIGHT DETERMINE THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT CALIFORNIA'S WIDER CONTINUUM OF SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES REALLY SPECIALIZED PLACEMENTS FOR STUDENTS LIKE COUNTY PROGRAMS OR NON PUBLIC PROGRAMS. AND IF WE WERE TO HAVE THAT IDENTIFIED NEED FOR A PARTICULAR STUDENT, ALPHA WOULD BE THE AGENCY THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.
AND SO WE WOULD FIND AND FUND THOSE PLACEMENTS, WE WOULD STILL ATTEND THEIR IEP MEETINGS.
THE FAMILIES ARE STILL PART OF THE ALPHA COMMUNITY AND STILL ATTEND OUR EVENTS.
THAT IS AN EXTENSION OF THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR CAMPUSES, LIKE ANY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL OR PUBLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL.
>> I GUESS I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MAKES THE DETERMINATION IS THAT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
HOW IS THAT DETERMINE WHETHER THAT PROGRAM EXISTS OR NOT?
>> IT'S A QUESTION OF NEED. IT'S A QUESTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE PARTICULAR STUDENT.
AND THEN FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM, WE HAD A YEAR OVER YEAR INCREASE IN STUDENTS THAT HAVE THESE REALLY INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS, AND CREATED THAT PROGRAM AS A RESPONSE TO THAT, SO THAT WE WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO SERVE THEM ON OUR CAMPUSES.
>> IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'D BE OPEN TO REVISITING SHOULD THAT NEED EXISTS FOR STUDENTS?
>> I WILL STOP THERE AND SEE IF THERE'S MORE QUESTIONS FROM OTHER TRUSTEES BEFORE WE CONTINUE.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE SIDE BECAUSE I KNOW WE STARTED ON THIS SIDE? TRUSTEE LAURIE, TRUSTEE DE SALVO, VICE PRESIDENT? NO. CONTINUING DOWN. TRUSTEE CHAN?
>> I'M NOT READY, SO YOU CAN COME BACK TO ME.
>> TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN? NO. TRUSTEE MA?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
I WAS WONDERING, IS THERE GOING TO BE A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT, SOMEHOW, THE HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF SOME OF THESE DISADVANTAGED OR UNDERSERVED DEMOGRAPHICS?
>> SO THERE WILL BE A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TO SEE HOW THEIR SCORES COMPARED TO, AGAIN, MORE OF THE AVERAGE EITHER AGAINST THE STATE AND AGAINST THE LOCAL DISTRICT?
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THEN, IS THERE ALSO SOME KIND OF, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT.
IS THERE SOME WAY TO TAKE ALSO INTO ACCOUNT THE IMPACT OF COVID IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS AS COMPARED TO ALPHA ALSO?
>> SO WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE USING DATA FROM THE YEARS WHEN THERE WAS COVID. NO.
>> I THINK THAT'S MOST OF MY QUESTIONS.
LIKE MORE, BUT I DO CYCLE BACK. THANK YOU.
>> TRUSTEE CHAN, ARE YOU READY, OR WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GO AHEAD WITH MY QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT, I'M LOOKING OVER JUST THE GENERAL CRITERIA, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NUMBER OF ENGLISH LEARNERS.
I'M SEEING HERE, SORRY, WHERE DID THIS PAGE GO? IN TERMS OF HOW TO STRENGTHEN YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES, I'M LOOKING AT PAGE 12.
SORRY. I REALIZE THAT WOULD BE EASIER.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ENGAGING ALL INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF, USING THE TEACHER RUBRIC, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO A COPY OF WHAT THE TEACHER RUBRIC WOULD LOOK LIKE? AND THEN I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC ACTION PLAN OTHER THAN GIVING THE TEACHERS MORE PD ON HOW TO IMPROVE IT? OR IS THE PD FOCUSED ON YOUR SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR ELS AND WORKING WITH YOUR UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS? BECAUSE AS A TEACHER MYSELF, PD CAN BE REALLY USEFUL AND THEN PD COULD BE REALLY NOT USEFUL, SO I'M CURIOUS IN HOW THAT IS TARGETED FOR THE NEEDS OF ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ?
>> AND I APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THAT COMMENT BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE ALL FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCED THAT AND SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US AT JOSE IS FEEDBACK AND FEEDBACK FROM OUR STAFF.
I WANT TO POINT OUT TWO THINGS.
SO PAGE 12, IF YOU'LL NOTICE THE TITLE ON THE TOP,
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IT GETS INTO LA OF ACTIONS 23-24, THAT ACTUALLY LISTS THE ACTIONS THAT WE ALREADY DID.IF YOU GO AHEAD AND GO TO PAGE 21, IT ACTUALLY SHOWS THE ACTIONS FOR THIS YEAR.
YOU'LL SEE SOME THINGS THAT THERE'S THE START OF SIMILAR ACTIONS, BUT THERE'S A BUILD ON HOW WE'RE EXTENDING, HOW WE'RE ADDING ON, HOW WE'RE BEING MORE RESPONSIVE.
I THINK TO YOUR EARLIER QUESTION, I THINK WE CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF THE RUBRIC, YES.
SOME OTHER THINGS THAT REALLY COME UP IN TERMS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS THAT OUR TEAM WAS VERY VOCAL.
THIS ACTUALLY CAME UP AT OUR ANNUAL VISIT THIS PAST YEAR, REALLY VOCAL AROUND HOW TO HAVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MORE DIFFERENTIATED, AND VERY VOCAL AROUND WANTING MORE SUPPORT AROUND HOW TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS.
WE REALLY TOOK THAT FEEDBACK TO HEART, NOT JUST FROM OUR ANNUAL VISIT, BUT OUR TEAM MEMBERS PUT THAT IN THEIR TNTP SURVEY.
I HAD A LOT OF FOLKS THAT CAME TO SPEAK TO ME ABOUT THAT.
AND SO THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AROUND THAT TO; ONE, DIFFERENTIATE SUPPORT BASED ON JUST EXPERIENCE WITH TEACHING AND WITH WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THEN ALSO BEING MORE INTENTIONAL AROUND THE DIFFERENT SUPPORTS FOR OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS.
AND SO I'M EXCITED. I KNOW SOME OF THAT WILL BE PART OF OUR VISIT NEXT WEEK. SO I'M EXCITED FOR THAT.
>> CAN I JUST ADD THAT, MY TEAM JUST MENTIONED, THE RUBRIC IS IN THE PETITION.
SO THE PETITION IS UPLOADED ONLINE.
I DON'T HAVE A PAGE NUMBER FOR YOU, BUT I JUST DO WANT TO MAKE SURE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ACCESS IT, IT IS THERE FOR YOU.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET IT EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER AND WAITING ON US TO GET IT TO YOU, IT'S THERE AND PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FOR YOU.
>> WONDERFUL. THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR.
I'LL LOOK AT THAT THERE. IT'S GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR DESIGNATING WHAT 23-24 AND THE 24-25 AND JUST SEEING IMPROVEMENTS IN HOW YOU'RE WORKING THROUGH IN STRENGTHENING THE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES.
IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE TAKING THE FEEDBACK FROM THE EDUCATORS AND WHAT IS BENEFICIAL TO THEM AND THEIR WORKING CONDITIONS.
THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR RIGHT NOW.
>> I'LL ADD A FEW AND THEN I'LL COME TO TRUSTEE MA.
A FEW ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, ONE IN TERMS OF THE STEPS THAT YOU'VE TAKEN TO ADDRESS ELEMENT G IN TERMS OF STUDENT POPULATION BALANCE.
SO CAN YOU TALK MORE GENERALLY ABOUT RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, AGAIN, IN TERMS OF REFLECTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY? THE DISTRICT?
>> WE'RE CALLING UP CHRIS KANG TO SPEAK MORE ON THAT.
>> HI, PRESIDENT BERTA. MY NAME IS CHRIS KANG.
I'M THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, AND SO I OVERSEE ENROLLMENT.
WE HAVE A RECRUITMENT PLAN AND A RECRUITMENT TEAM THAT IS HERE THAT GOES THROUGH A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS, ESSENTIALLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE SERVE.
THAT COULD BE OUTSIDE OF STORES, THAT COULD BE CANVASSING.
AND WE'VE INCREASED OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS ONLINE, AND SO THEY'RE ON RESPONDING TO THEM.
>> CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE OR THIS CAN ALSO BE SOMETHING THAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE OFFHAND, AGAIN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUBMIT THIS AT A LATER TIME.
JUST AGAIN, ADDRESSING SOME OF THE DISPARITY ISSUES IN THE DATA, WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENT POPULATION BALANCE, ARE THERE ANY TARGETED RECRUITMENT EFFORTS OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL ARE LOOKING AT OR CONSIDERING?
>> YEAH. I THINK ULTIMATELY, WE ARE TRYING TO BE SERVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE ARE IN, AND SO LOTS OF OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS HAVE TO DO WITH THAT.
OUR RECRUITMENT PLAN HAS A LIST OF PLACES AND THINGS THAT WE DO, IT'S IN THE PETITION ALSO.
I GUESS THE OTHER PIECES LIKE WE HAVE INCLUDED JUST ADDITIONAL LOTTERY PRIORITIES TO HELP SERVE AND CONTINUE TO SERVE SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT ALSO.
>> THANK YOU. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS RELATED TO RETENTION STRATEGIES FOR STAFF, JUST IN TERMS OF BOTH SPECIFIC TO SPECIAL EDUCATION, BUT ALSO MORE GENERALLY.
I KNOW THAT WAS AN AREA THAT YOU ALL ARE WORKING TOWARDS.
I KNOW IT'S A BROADER ISSUE JUST IN TERMS OF TEACHING IS A TOUGH PROFESSION TO BE IN, LET ALONE IN CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES.
BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ON WHAT THOSE STRATEGIES LOOK LIKE, SPECIFIC TO YOUR SITE?
>> YOU ASKED ABOUT RETENTION, CORRECT?
>> I THINK PART OF IT ACTUALLY CONNECTS TO THE QUESTION WE WERE ASKED EARLIER AROUND HOW WE'RE REALLY BEING
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RESPONSIVE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OUR TEACHERS ARE ASKING FOR AND THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.I THINK SOMETHING THAT CAME UP, I WOULD SAY LOUDLY, THE PAST YEAR IS THAT OUR TEAM MEMBERS REALLY WANTED US TO GROW IN HOW WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S CONNECTION WITHIN OUR ADULTS.
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT JUST ADULT CULTURE BEING SOMETHING THAT THEN IMPACTS OUR STUDENT CULTURE.
AND SO REALLY THINKING THROUGH HOW WE'RE LEVERAGING DEVELOPMENT, HOW WE'RE LEVERAGING OUR STAFF VOICE WHEN WE'RE BRINGING ON NEW TEAM MEMBERS, AND THEN HOW WE'RE LEVERAGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVEN GROWTH IN TERMS OF CAREER.
WE HAVE FOLKS THAT COME TO US IN DIFFERENT ROLES.
YOU GOT TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THOSE DIFFERENT ROLES TODAY.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE FOLKS THAT COME TO CAMPUS AND THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED BY THE WORK THEY'VE SEEN ALPHA DO WITH THEIR STUDENT OR OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, IS EDUCATION FOR ME? AND SO WE HAVE PATHWAYS FOR THAT, WHETHER IT'S BECOMING AN ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONIST, BECOMING A KINDERGARTEN PARAPROFESSIONAL, AND A LOT OF THAT THEN LEADS TO FOLKS REALIZING, OH, THIS IS WHAT I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN.
HOW CAN I RECEIVE SUPPORT WITH MAYBE TAKING THOSE NEXT STEPS AND SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS COME INTO PLAY AROUND SUPPORTING WITH THINGS LIKE TUITION ASSISTANCE.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CREDENTIALING SPECIALIST ON OUR TEAM, WHICH A LOT OF OUR TEAM WHEN THEY'RE ASKED, WHAT IS THE SUPPORT THAT ALPHA GIVES? THAT'S THE PERSON THEY CALL OUT.
BECAUSE DEPENDING WHERE YOU'RE AT AND YOUR PATHWAY, THERE'S A LOT OF STEPS.
I MYSELF, WAS SOMEONE THAT TRANSFERRED FROM OUT OF STATE AND IT WAS NOT MY FAVORITE PROCESS.
HAVING THAT RESOURCE IS REALLY BIG.
THEN THAT LEADS TO US HAVING FOLKS THAT HAVE ALREADY MADE THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH OUR KIDS, WITH TEAM MEMBERS CONTINUING TO GROW, WHICH THEN LEADS TO SOME OF THAT CONSISTENCY.
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO TRUSTEE CHAN, AND THEN WE'LL SEE. SORRY, TRUSTEE MA.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.
>> TRUSTEE MA, REALLY QUICKLY.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, I JUST WANT TO UPDATE THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY THAT THE YOUTUBE STREAM IS LIVE AND THE LINK IS ON OUR WEBSITE.
>> AND I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO EXCUSE OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER AS IT'S ALMOST 8:00, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION THIS EVENING.
STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. TRUSTEE MA?
>> THANK YOU. THE TWO THINGS THAT I DID WANT TO SAY, ONE IS A REFLECTION OF THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THAT IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE EVERYTHING COLOR CODED IN THE TABLES.
SO I COULD SEE WHICH ONES ARE YELLOW, GREEN, AND BLUE, AND I WANT TO GIVE THAT SUGGESTION TO THE STAFF AS THEY COME UP WITH THEIR ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH THEY ALREADY DO WITH THE COLORS, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY IT.
IT WAS PARTICULARLY GREAT TO SEE IT THERE, AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR.
BUT ANOTHER SUGGESTION FOR THE PACKET WHEN IT COMES FOR THE FINAL HEARING IS THAT I WOULD APPRECIATE.
AND SO IT'S A SUGGESTION, IF IT'S TOO HARD TO DO, THEN DON'T DO IT.
BUT I APPRECIATE THAT THE NUMBERING OF PAGES HERE IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S IN THE PACKET, BECAUSE THE PACKET IS NUMBERED 1 THROUGH 1,300, WHATEVER PAGES OF THE WHOLE THING.
SO IF THERE'S SOME WAY TO RETAIN THIS PAGE NUMBERING TOO, AND THEN TO ADD THE FULL PACKET, 1,300 NUMBERING AS AN ADDITIONAL.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. IF THAT'S TOO HARD, DON'T DO IT.
>> YES. I'M CLEAR ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING, BUT I THINK THAT OUR ADMIN ASSISTANT GIVES THE WHOLE PACKET BECAUSE WE ADD PAGES, LIKE THE COVER PAGE AND THE CHECKOFF LIST.
IT MAINTAINS HIS ORIGINAL NUMBER, AND HE WILL NUMBER THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF WHAT'S POSTED ONLINE WITH A NUMBER.
>> MAYBE I DIDN'T LOOK AT THAT PART. THANK YOU.
>> THAT WAS JUST MY OTHER COMMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES, OR COMMENTS? HAVING RECEIVED THE COMMENTS FROM STAFFS FROM ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ CHARTER SCHOOL, THE BOARD NOW CLOSES THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
THANK YOU. THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE AND ACT ON THIS REQUEST ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2024.
ANY FEW FURTHER DELIBERATIONS BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO ACTING ON THIS MATTER, WILL BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE BROWN ACT.
THE BOARD IS ALSO ABOUT TO ENTER A CLOSED SESSION.
[9. CLOSED SESSION]
CLOSED SESSION INVOLVES CONFIDENT.THANK YOU TO THE TEAMS AND THE CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
THE BOARD IS ABOUT TO ENTER CLOSED SESSION.
CLOSED SESSION INVOLVES CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
ONCE IN CLOSED SESSION, I WILL CALL THE CLOSED SESSION TO ORDER AND REQUEST
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THAT EACH TRUSTEE STATE THEIR NAME TO RECORD WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE AND TO AFFIRM AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARAMETERS FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE BUSINESS IN THE CLOSED SESSION.THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES FIVE ITEMS. INTER DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT, RESIDENT DISTRICT, EASTSIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRED DISTRICT SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
INTER DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT, RESIDENT DISTRICT ALAM ROCK UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRED DISTRICT, SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 D2 TWO CASES.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 D2, ONE OR MORE POTENTIAL CASES, COUNTY BOARD ACTION ON BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWAL.
THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER A CLOSED SESSION.
WE WILL RETURN IN APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS AT OR AFTER 10:00 PM.
[A. Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session]
OF AGENDA ITEM 9B IN THE MATTER OF AN INTRO DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE DE SALVO TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR 12 FOR A LENGTH OF TIME THROUGH GRADE EIGHT WITH A VOTE OF 7I00 ABSTENTION ZERO ABSENT.FOR ITEM 9C, COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION.
THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS.
IN REGARDS TO ITEM 9D, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 D2CASES.
THERE IS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.
FOR ITEM 9E, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 D2, ONE OR MORE POTENTIAL CASES, COUNTY BOARD ACTION ON BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOLS RENEWAL.
THERE IS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.
[A. Bullis Request for Reconsideration of Action on Bullis Charter School Renewal, Public Hearing and Action on Bullis Charter School Renewal with Addendum]
THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL NOW CONSIDER BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOLS REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THIS BOARD'S AUGUST 26TH TO 27TH, 2024, ACTION TO CONDITIONALLY APPROVE FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2030.THE CHARTER RENEWAL FOR BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL AND ALTERNATIVELY, MAKE FACTUAL WRITTEN FINDINGS SUPPORTING DENIAL AND DENYING THE BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWAL, IF THE CONDITIONS ARE NOT MET.
THIS BOARD MAY ACT TO REACH A DECISION ON THE BULLIS RENEWAL CHARTER AND PROPOSED ADDENDUM SUBMIT ON AUGUST 28TH, 2024.
THIS ACTION IS IN FOLLOW UP TO THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON JULY 17TH, 2024.
THIS ACTION IS BEING CONSIDERED PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE SECTION 47605 47607 AND 47607.2, AND BOARD POLICY 0420.4.
THE BOARD WILL FIRST NEED TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITS ACTION OF AUGUST 26TH TO 27TH, 2024, ON BULLIS REQUEST FOR RENEWAL OF ITS CHARTER AND ACT ON ANY SUCH MOTION.
ONLY TRUSTEE WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE ORIGINAL ACTION CAN MAKE THE MOTION.
IF THERE IS NO MOTION OR SECOND, THE ITEM WILL NOT BE ACTED UPON.
TRUSTEES, IS THERE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE ACTION OF AUGUST 26TH TO 27TH, 2024 ON BULLIS REQUEST FOR RENEWAL OF ITS CHARTER? TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.
>> PRESIDENT BERTA, I'D LIKE TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS OF OUR STAFF FOR THE PUBLIC.
SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN AND PRESIDENT BERTA, IS THAT APPROPRIATE TO ASK NOW BEFORE MAKING A RECONSIDERATION, OR DO WE HAVE TO?
>> I WILL DEFER TO COUNSEL OR TO SUPERINTENDENT IF WE CAN ADDRESS QUESTIONS.
>> YOU CAN ADDRESS QUESTIONS OR IDEALLY THAT THERE BE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND THEN DISCUSSION.
>> WELL, I'LL JUST ASK MY FIRST QUESTION.
>> CAN WE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE THOUGH BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVEN'T ENTERED DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM, SO THAT'S OKAY.
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>> THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME NOW.
>> SO THERE IS A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE MA.
GO AHEAD. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
>> PERFECT. I WANTED TO ASK STAFF IF WE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO DELAY THIS TO OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, AND IF THERE ARE ANY PROS AND CONS FOR THAT IN TERMS OF THE TIMELINE WE HAVE TO MEET FOR SUCH DECISIONS.
>> I WILL TURN IT OVER TO LEGAL COUNSEL.
>> THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS OPERATING UNDER A 30 DAY TIMELINE TO APPEAL THE PRIOR DECISION IF THAT WAS A DECISION THAT THEY WANTED TO MAKE AND THAT WOULD INVOLVE REQUIRING THE COUNTY OFFICE TO PREPARE AN EXTENSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD.
THAT WOULD BE A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL BURDEN ON THE COUNTY OFFICE BASED ON THAT DELAY.
AT THIS POINT, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT'S REQUIRED, THEY HAVE PROVIDED AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THE COUNTY BOARD'S ACTION THROUGH FRIDAY.
>> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION, PRESIDENT BERTA.
THIS MAY BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO ASK AFTER THIS FIRST MOTION IS APPROVED, BUT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, SO IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ACTUAL CONTENT OF THIS ITEM OR DO WE HAVE TO MOVE TO ACTUALLY DISCUSS IT FIRST?
>> I BELIEVE WE'RE ON THE DISCUSSION OF THE RECONSIDERATION OF THE MOTION.
>> MAYBE I'LL ASK MY QUESTION.
>> YEAH, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE DENIM PORTION.
WE ARE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO RECONSIDER.
>> THEN I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO SHARE A CONCERN ABOUT THE RUSHED MANNER IN WHICH THIS IS BEING DONE.
I JUST WANT TO SHARE MY CONCERNS.
I WOULD ACTUALLY PREFER IF IT'S DONE LATER WHEN EVERYBODY HAS HAD TIME TO REVIEW EVERYTHING. THANK YOU.
>> OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES? I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
IN TERMS OF WHEN THE BOARD AGREED UPON ACTION AT THIS POINT HAS BEEN THE CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.
THAT ALLOWED FOR ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THE COUNTY OFFICE TO ASK, FOR INSTANCE, ON DATA THAT WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE.
WHEN I HAD ASKED QUESTIONS AT THE DECISION, I HAD ASKED, HAS THE CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT RECEIVED ALL THE RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD AND STAFF HAS ASKED? AT THAT TIME, IF I RECALL, IT WAS TWO THIRDS OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED HAD BEEN PROVIDED.
IF WE MAKE THIS DECISION NOW, WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE INCORPORATED INTO ANYTHING.
THAT'S ONE OF MY CONCERNS, AND I WANT TO ASK THE CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT STAFF, HAVE WE RECEIVED AND REVIEWED ALL DATA RELATED TO THE '24 '25 ENROLLMENT FROM BCS.
>> ARE YOU ASKING, HAVE WE RECEIVED DATA THAT YOU REQUESTED?
>> NOT JUST WHAT I REQUESTED, WHAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT REQUESTED.
>> THAT'S ONE OF MY CONCERNS WITH EVEN RECONSIDERING THIS IS WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
THE OTHER PIECE IS WE ALSO HAVE THE BOARD HAS DIRECTED THAT THIS PROPOSED MOU ONCE COMPLETED IT WOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR A PUBLIC MEETING, AND AGAIN, THAT'S IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY.
THAT CURRENT PROCESS IN TERMS OF THE WAY THAT, THIS RECONSIDERATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP, HOW DOES THIS ADDENDUM WITH ONE BUSINESS DAYS NOTICE ALLOW FOR THAT TRANSPARENCY?
>> THE AGENDA WITH THE ADDENDUM WAS POSTED AT THE SAME TIME AS AGENDAS FOR ANY BOARD MEETING ARE POSTED.
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IT WAS POSTED ON FRIDAY MORE THAN 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE, WHICH IS THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME THAT IF AN MOU WERE GOING TO BE INCLUDED ON A WEDNESDAY BOARD MEETING AGENDA, IT WOULD ALSO BE POSTED ON THE FRIDAY.>> I THINK THERE'S MAYBE A DIFFERENCE IN PERCEPTION THERE BECAUSE TO ME, IF A ONE BUSINESS DAY NOTICE, RIGHT NOW, EVERYONE'S AWARE THAT THIS MOU WILL COME BEFORE THIS BOARD BEFORE DECEMBER.
THAT'S THE INTENT. THAT'S WHAT THIS BOARD HAS APPROVED.
THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME AS COMPARED TO ONE BUSINESS DAY, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IT WAS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, SO THAT'S OUT OF OUR CONTROL.
I ASSUME WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS COMING FROM BULLIS.
BUT THIS IS EVEN TO BE BRINGING THIS ITEM FOR RECONSIDERATION ON THIS TIMELINE IS OF CONCERN TO ME.
I KNOW I SEE TRUSTEES KRISHNAN.
IS THERE OTHER TRUSTEES WHO HAVEN'T SPOKEN YET, SO I CAN MAKE SURE WE GO THROUGH OUR ROUNDS. TRUSTEE CHAN.
>> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT ARE WE STILL GOING TO MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING? WE WILL DO THAT, CORRECT?
AGAIN, WE'RE DISCUSSING THE PURPOSE OF THIS RECONSIDERATION.
THAT'S WHAT THE INTENT OF THIS DISCUSSION IS TO BE ABOUT.
>> I APOLOGIZE. WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT BEFORE WE DO THE SPECIFIC TO THE ADDENDUM.
I SEE. THEN I WILL PREPARE QUESTIONS, BUT I CAN HAVE TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN GO FIRST.
>> YEAH, I WILL SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF MY MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT IT'S FIRST OF ALL, AT LEAST WORTH THE DISCUSSION BECAUSE ONE, I THINK THAT THE POTENTIAL FUTURE MOTION COULD ELIMINATE APPEALS, CHALLENGES, AND I DO THINK THAT IF WE RECONSIDER THIS BASED ON THIS BOARD'S DESIRE FOR MORE OVERSIGHT THAT WE PASSED AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, I DO THINK THAT THIS RECONSIDERATION COULD ACTUALLY HELP US ACHIEVE STRONGER AND CLEARER OVERSIGHT WITH BULLIS CHARTER.
THAT'S WHY I'M MAKING THIS MOTION, AND I THINK THAT GIVEN THE TIMELINES THAT STAFF PRESENTED US, I DON'T THINK DELAYING THIS WOULD FIT INTO THOSE TIMELINES.
I THINK I'D RATHER HAVE STRONGER CLEARER OVERSIGHT, WHICH WAS THE POINT OF THE ORIGINAL ACTION AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING THAT'S BRINGING US HERE TONIGHT.
>> TRUSTEE CHAN, DID YOU MEAN TO MAKE QUESTIONS OR ASK QUESTIONS NOW OR WERE YOU SAYING THAT YOU WERE WAITING UNTIL LATER?
>> I DIDN'T WANT TO ASK ONE QUESTION.
I KNOW THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED THAT IF THIS WERE TO BE DELAYED INTO THE NEXT MEETING, THAT THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT.
I APOLOGIZE. I FORGOT WHAT IT WAS CALLED.
>> THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT BULLIS WILL ASK FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD. THANK YOU.
THE FIRST PAGE OF THE ADDENDUM THAT I ASSUMED THAT WAS GIVEN TO OUR OFFICE DOES SAY THAT THE BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL GRANTED AN EXTENSION FOR OUR COUNTY OFFICE DECISION UNTIL SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2024.
IF THEY WERE TO EXTEND THAT THROUGH OUR NEXT MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, I BELIEVE, WOULD THAT STILL REQUIRE AN ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT? OR COULD POTENTIALLY REQUIRE AN ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT?
>> THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD IS SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE TO ASK FOR IF THEY ARE GOING TO APPEAL TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
AND THEY HAVE ONLY 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.
I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHEN OR IF THAT WOULD BE REQUESTED.
>> I SEE. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
I DO HAVE CONCERNS WITH HOW QUICKLY THAT THIS CAME THROUGH AND THE ADDENDUM IS VERY LONG, AND IT'S CONCERNING TO ME THAT THIS WAS SUBMITTED AND IT'S 90 PAGES, YET OUR CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THEY REQUESTED IN THE PAST.
BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT IF THIS MOTION DOES GO FORWARD AND WE DO DISCUSS IT THAT I WILL WANT FOR THE RECORD THAT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS HAPPEN AND THAT THE CONDITIONAL APPROVAL AND THE ADDITION OF THE ADDENDUM WAS IN I WANT ALL OF THIS TO BE RECORDED.
>> THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? >. YEAH. I THINK MY QUESTION WAS ANSWERED IN TERMS OF MY QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE THAT
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TO CLARIFY IF REQUESTING OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD IS USUALLY DONE AS A LEAD UP TO A CHALLENGE.I GUESS THAT IS USUALLY THE POINT.
>> THE REASON THAT THEY WOULD ASK FOR IT IS IF THEY WERE GOING TO APPEAL THE DECISION TO THE STATE BOARD.
>> THEY HAVE HOW MANY DAYS TO DO THAT?
>> THIRTY. STARTING AT OUR LAST MEETING?
>> I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TO THE DATE THAT WAS 27TH.
THERE'S 31 DAYS IN AUGUST SO THE 26TH, 25TH.
I'M NOT A MATH PERSON, 26TH OF SEPTEMBER, BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD AND MAKE REFERENCE TO IT.
AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF BULLIS AND WHAT THEY MAY OR MAY NOT DO.
>> I WILL SAY THAT I WILL ONCE AGAIN SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS MOTION BECAUSE I THINK OUT OF ALL THE OPTIONS OF CHALLENGING OR HAVING A POTENTIAL CHALLENGE OR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, I DO THINK THAT HAVING ANY SORT OF OVERSIGHT IN A CHARTER IS HONESTLY THE BEST WAY TO GO REGARDLESS.
>> I WILL JUST SAY THEN, I THINK I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN EVEN BE AT THIS POINT OF CONSIDERING THIS ITEM RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE GOT FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETING WHERE BULLIS TOLD US THEY WERE NOT GOING TO COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT THEY DIDN'T EVEN FEEL THAT THE CONDITIONAL MOU WAS AGREEABLE AND NOW SUDDENLY EVERYTHING CAN BE INCORPORATED IN A MATTER OF DAYS.
THAT'S OF SERIOUS CONCERN TO ME.
IT'S A SERIOUS CONCERN THAT STAFF HAS NOT EVEN RECEIVED THE INFORMATION AND YET.
WE HAVE A 90 PAGE ADDENDUM THAT CAN BE PROVIDED OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF DAYS.
AGAIN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN BE RECONSIDERED IN ADDITION TO OTHER CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED, SPECIFIC TO SPECIAL EDUCATION THAT HAVE NOT BEEN LOOKED INTO.
THE CONDITIONAL MOU PROCESS WOULD ALLOW FOR THAT AS IT STANDS.
OUR DECISION AS IT STANDS, WOULD ALLOW FOR THE TIME FOR STAFF TO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED, AS WELL AS TO LOOK INTO SUBSTANTIVE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED BOTH PUBLICLY AND TO THIS BOARD.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN EVEN BE CONSIDERING THIS MOTION AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAVE THIS QUESTION FOR WHEN AND IF WE ACTUALLY DID RECONSIDER THIS, BUT I WANTED TO ASK STAFF IF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE MENTIONED AROUND SPECIAL EDUCATION ARE BEING LOOKED INTO?
>> WE'RE STILL TRYING TO DECIDE HOW TO APPROACH LOOKING INTO IT, AND WHO'S GOING TO BE DOING THAT PART 1.
>> YES, WE WILL BE CONDUCTING A PROCESS TO LOOK INTO ALL OF THE ALLEGATIONS RELATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION, INCLUDING DISENROLLMENT.
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY AT THIS TIME.
>> OKAY. I THINK THAT JUST LOOKING AT THE AGENDA, IF WE DO RECONSIDER IT, WE'LL ACTUALLY GET TO HEAR OUR STAFF PRESENTATION AND HEAR FROM BOTH BULLIS AND THE DISTRICT AND PUBLIC COMMENT.
I THINK FOR THAT ALONE, IT'S WORTH ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT.
>> I WILL JUST SAY THAT THE BOARD SPENT AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME AND HOURS IN COMING TO THE DECISION THAT WE CAME TO.
IT WAS NOT AN EASY DECISION FOR US TO ARRIVE TO.
I THINK THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED IN TERMS OF THIS PROCESS OF RECONSIDERATION.
IT'S UNCLEAR TO ME WHY BULLIS WOULD NOT HAVE RESCINDED THEIR PETITION, ADDRESSED THE ISSUES AND DONE THIS BEFORE THE END OF OUR TIMELINE, AND WHY SUDDENLY THIS COMES AFTER THE BOARD HAS ALREADY MADE A DECISION.
I DO CONTINUE TO HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS WITH THIS PROCESS.
IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THERE'S A CLEAR PATHWAY ON HOW THESE CONCERNS RELATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION ARE GOING TO BE ADDRESSED.
GIVEN THIS SHORT TIMELINE, I DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THIS MOTION. TRUSTEE MA.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.
WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO GO AHEAD AND ASK BULLIS AS TO WHY THIS CHANGE AROUND HAS HAPPENED?
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>> WE HAVEN'T TAKEN THE VOTE ON THIS, SO WE'RE ONLY ON THE RECONSIDERATION OF THE MOTION AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
IF WE GET TO THE SECONDARY STAGE, THEN THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO START THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS AS WELL AS BRINGING OTHER MEMBERS UP.
>> I GUESS, THOUGH IN THAT MY QUESTION IS MOTIVATION FOR EVEN BRINGING FORTH THE RECONSIDERATION.
THAT WOULD I THINK BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME AND NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE MOTION TO HAPPEN.
>> YEAH. TYPICALLY, MY UNDERSTANDING IS BASED ON BOARD DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS WHAT'S OCCURRING. TRUSTEE CHAN.
>> I HAVE ALL THE SAME CONCERNS YOU DO, PRESIDENT AFZAL BERTA.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP, AND I HAVE HUGE CONCERNS WITH BEING HEARD AND IT BEING SAID BY BULLIS THAT THEY CANNOT AND WILL NOT AGREE TO IT, AND THEN NOW IT'S ALL IN THEIR CHARTER.
I WILL SAY JUST COUNSEL, IF YOU CAN CONFIRM THIS FOR ME.
OUR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL LAST TIME WAS CONDITIONAL ON ACCEPTING THE MOU, CORRECT? IF THEY ACCEPTED THE MOU, THEN THEIR CHARTER WOULD BE RENEWED FOR FIVE YEARS, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES, IF THEY ENTERED INTO THE MOU WITH THE CONDITIONS.
>> THE CONDITIONS. THE CONDITIONS WERE THE ONES THAT WERE PROPOSED BY US, RIGHT?
>> THUS YOU AGREE, THEY'RE APPROVED.
RIGHT NOW, THEY ESSENTIALLY HAVE AGREED BECAUSE ALL OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WE HAD PROPOSED ARE NOW GOING TO BE WITHIN THEIR CHARTER?
>> IN THIS ADDENDUM. THE PROPOSAL THAT THEY BROUGHT IS ESSENTIALLY AGREEING TO EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD PROPOSED.
NOW IT'S IN YOUR CHARTER AND SO THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS HEARING?
>> RESPECTFULLY, TRUSTEE CHAN, THE POINT THAT YOU JUST MADE AND I KNOW THIS IS GETTING A LITTLE MORE INTO THE DISCUSSION OF THE ADDENDUM, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION TO SAY EVERYTHING THAT WAS IMPLIED WAS GOING TO BE IN THE MOU HAS BEEN CAPTURED IN THIS ADDENDUM.
I THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL EXAMPLES IF WE GET TO THAT PORTION OF THE DISCUSSION WHERE THAT WOULD BE A CLEAR ISSUE.
AN MOU TO THIS ADDENDUM, JUST EVEN STRUCTURALLY MOU, THERE'S A LOT MORE COMPREHENSIVENESS IN TERMS OF WHAT CAN BE INCORPORATED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS, WHICH GOES BACK TO OUR APPROVED ACTION THAT THIS BOARD BY A MAJORITY VOTE APPROVED WAS TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND IT'S TO ALLOW TO ENSURE AND PROVIDE THE TIME FOR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO LOOK INTO ALL OF THE AREAS THAT WE STILL HAVE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS ON.
IF WE APPROVE THIS NOW, IT'S THAT LANGUAGE AS IS, IT'S NOT PROVIDING STAFF THE TIME TO DO THAT OR HAVE TIME TO LOOK INTO ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT COMES THROUGH. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.
>> TO PRESIDENT BERTA'S POINT, WELL, ONE, I'D LIKE TO HEAR IF STAFF HAD ENOUGH TIME TO LOOK THROUGH THIS.
THEN AS A FOLLOW UP, I WANTED TO SEE IF STAFF FOUND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MOU AND THE ADDENDUM, AND WHAT WERE THOSE DIFFERENCES?
>> I DO FEEL THAT STAFF HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO LOOK THROUGH THE ADDENDUM.
WE DID FIND SOME DIFFERENCES AND LET LEGAL COUNSEL KNOW, AND THOSE WERE RESOLVED TO OUR SATISFACTION.
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS WAS THAT THE LOTTERY PROCESS WAS NOT DESCRIBED IN ENOUGH DETAIL, AND THAT WAS RESOLVED.
I THINK THERE WERE TWO MORE THAT I CANNOT RECALL.
>> THE SECOND ITEM THAT WE HAD WAS WITH REGARDS TO THE WAIT LIST OF MAKING SURE THAT IF A NEW STUDENT ARRIVED WHO WAS IN DISTRICT AND WANTED TO ENROLL AFTER THAT WAIT LIST HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED, THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO BE MOVED TO THE TOP OF THE LIST, THAT THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THE REST OF THE WAIT LIST BEFORE THAT STUDENT GOT TO BE ENROLLED.
>> ARE THERE CURRENTLY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MOU AND ADDENDUM? OKAY. FOR MY UNDERSTANDING, WHAT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MOU AND AN ADDENDUM? AS THERE DIFFERENT OVERSIGHT? CAN WE HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE LESS WITH THE MOU OR ADDENDUM?
>> JUST RESPECTFULLY, TRUSTEES, I THINK WE'RE GETTING INTO THE MERITS OF AN ADDENDUM,
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WHICH IS A DIFFERENT MOTION AND DIFFERENT DISCUSSION.THE MOTION, AGAIN, THAT WE HAVE ON THE TABLE IS JUST ON THE RECONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM ITSELF.
>> THIS IS HELPING ME UNDERSTAND IF WE SHOULD RECONSIDER IT IF THERE ARE DIFFERENCES.
>> BUT IT'S HELPING YOU UNDERSTAND WHETHER TO RECONSIDER THE ADDENDUM AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, RIGHT?
>> IT'S TO RECONSIDER THE ACTION.
I WANTED TO KNOW IF STAFF COULD ANSWER THAT.
>> THE ADDENDUM INCORPORATES THESE ITEMS INTO THE CHARTER DIRECTLY.
THE MOU IS AN AGREEMENT THAT IS BINDING AND THAT WE ALSO GENERALLY INCORPORATE INTO THE CHARTER.
THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE, THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THIS IS PART OF IT.
THERE'S NOT ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT ON THESE CONDITIONS RELATIVE TO IT BEING IN AN MOU AS COMPARED TO IN THE ADDENDUM.
IF THE ADDENDUM WERE TO BE APPROVED, IT WOULD BE PART OF THE CHARTER.
THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS BOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ITS CHARTER AND A VIOLATION WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE CHARTER THAT THE COUNTY BOARD COULD RESPOND TO INCLUDING THROUGH COMMENCEMENT OF REVOCATION PROCEEDINGS.
>> FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, DOES ONE HELP US HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO THE CONDITIONS MORE AND WHICH ONE WOULD THAT BE?
>> FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THEY WOULD BE EQUIVALENT.
THIS IS DIRECTLY PART OF THE CHARTER, SO THEY ARE LEGALLY BOUND BY IT, AND THE MOU WOULD BE ALSO A BINDING DOCUMENT.
>> I THINK IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'LL JUST PASS IT.
I SHARE YOUR CONCERNS IN THE SAME ONES THAT TRUSTEE CHAN CHAIRED.
I SAT HERE FOR MANY HOURS ON TWO DIFFERENT MEETINGS, HEARING FROM THE BULLIS FOLKS, AND THERE WAS VERY CLEAR LINES IN THE SAND, AS I THINK I DESCRIBED IT LAST TIME, DRAWN, WITH NO ROOM FOR ANY KIND OF COMPROMISING IT IS VERY CLEAR FROM THEM AND HERE WE SIT NOW WITH A REQUEST THAT STAFF HAS PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR RECONSIDERATION.
TO YOUR POINT, TRUSTEE, MA, WHEN YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT HEARING FROM THEM, I THINK THEY'VE CLEARLY COMMUNICATED WITH STAFF, BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THEY'VE COMMUNICATED THE BOARD, REACHING OUT AND SAYING, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO ME AS NOT MAKING THE CASE? IF THERE WAS A CHANGE OF HEART OR THERE'S AN INTEREST IN BETTER COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND TRYING TO MEET THE NEEDS, THAT I WOULD SEE A LETTER TO ME AS THE VOTING MEMBER UP HERE NOT STAFF.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING THIS VOTE.
>> ARE YOU CALLING THE QUESTION?
>> OKAY. WE WILL PROCEED TO A VOTE.
>> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU.
>> VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA AND PRESIDENT BERTA?
>> THE MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION FAILS.
[A. Committee members may provide or report on recent committee activities.]
WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 12 BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS.AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HEAR FROM COMMITTEE REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES THAT HAVE MET SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.
STRONG START COALITION, TRUSTEE LAURIE, SILICON VALLEY REEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TEE, POLICY DEVELOPMENT DR. DEWAN.
TRUSTEE LAURIE, WILL YOU PLEASE START WITH THE STRONG START COALITION REPORT?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.
THE STRONG START COALITION MET YA ZOOM ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2024.
COALITION MEMBERS HEARD A PRESENTATION FROM MATTHEW TINSLEY, MANAGER EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVES ON THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 2024 EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION FACILITY STUDY.
THE STUDY CAN BE FOUND ON THE SCCOE WEBSITE UNDER THE ADVOCACY TAB.
ATTENDEES ALSO HEARD FROM CHRISTIN TINA BANAM AND JORDAN KATIE OF AMERICAN SURVEY RESEARCH ON THE 2023 SCHOOL READINESS ASSESSMENT REPORT PROCESS AND FINDINGS.
OVERALL, FEW KINDERGARTEN AGE STUDENTS
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ARE ARRIVING FULLY READY TO LEARN ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.SEVEN PERCENT IN 2023 COMPARED WITH 50% IN 2018.
IT'S LIKELY A RESULT OF DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC.
FINALLY, DR. MACE TINSLEY INVITED COALITION MEMBERS TO ADVOCATE FOR ECE BY EMAILING THE GOVERNOR AND ASKING HIM TO SUSPEND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW FIRE CODE REGULATIONS CREATED WITHOUT INPUT FROM CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, THAT WILL DECREASE ACCESS TO INFANT TODDLER CARE.
DR. TINSLEY PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT THE LETTERS AND TEMPLATE WORDING FOR THE MESSAGE.
THE NEXT STRONG START COALITION MEETING WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2024. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LAURIE. TRUSTEE MA.
>> THANK YOU. WE DID HAVE A VERY PRODUCTIVE JAM PACKED MEETING FOR SILICON VALLEY REEDS.
REED MYERS, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR FOR THE PROGRAM, WENT THROUGH REALLY QUICKLY ALL THE BOOKS THAT THE READING COMMITTEE HAD GONE THROUGH AND HAD AN EXCELLENT SUMMARY OF EACH OF THEM.
WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME DISCUSSING THE MERITS OF THESE DIFFERENT SELECTIONS AND THE THEME THAT WE WANTED TO FINALIZE ON.
WE HAVEN'T COME TO THE FINAL THEME, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE SOME COMBINATION OF, TECHNOLOGY, FUTURE FOR SOCIETY, HOW INNOVATION CAN HELP HUMANITY.
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY INTERESTING.
THE BOOKS THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED ARE VERY INTERESTING, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FINAL DECISION AND OUR PLANS TO ROLL IT OUT FOR NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU.
DR. DEWAN, WILL YOU PLEASE PROVIDE THE REPORT ON POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE?
>> YES, THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MET TODAY AND CONSIDERED UPDATES TO TWO BOARD POLICIES, BOTH DUE TO SIMILAR REASONS.
THE FIRST BOARD POLICY TO BE UPDATED WAS 0410, NON DISCRIMINATION AND SCCOE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.
WHAT THIS REVISION DOES IS CLARIFY WHEN ISSUES RELATED TO DISCRIMINATION ARE ON THE BASIS OF SEX, INCLUDING SEX BASED FOR THE PURPOSE OF TITLE 9.
THEN WE ARE REQUIRED TO UTILIZE THE TITLE 9 PROCEDURES, NOT THE UCP PROCEDURES.
OTHER MINOR UPDATES AND EDITS OF DEFINITIONS AND THINGS THAT QUALIFY AS UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION WERE ALSO UPDATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND BOTH PRIMARILY FEDERAL LAW, BUT STATE LAW AS WELL.
THEY WERE UPDATED TO REFLECT SENATE BILL 153.
WHICH WE'VE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE BOARD AND OTHER POLICY UPDATES AND APPLIES TO THIS ONE AS WELL, REGARDING TEXTBOOKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND NEEDING TO BE ADOPTED IN A METHOD THAT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION IN THOSE MATERIALS.
THE SECOND ITEM THAT WAS CONSIDERED WAS BOARD POLICY 5,143.3, NON DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT, AND SIMILARLY, THE UPDATES REFLECT THE TITLE 9 REGULATIONS THAT APPLY, AND CLARIFYING SOME OF THE DEFINITIONS AS WELL.
BOTH PASSED OUT OF POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE AND WILL COME TO THE BOARD ON THE 16TH FOR A FIRST READING.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS THAT I MAY HAVE MISSED? THANK YOU FOR THOSE REPORTS.
[A. The members of the Board may give reports on any activities related to their duties as members of the Santa Clara County Board of Education]
OUR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS.IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT, INFORMATION SHARED DURING THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS MUST ONLY INCLUDE THOSE ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO OUR DUTIES AS TRUSTEES OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
ARE THERE ANY TRUSTEES WHO WISH TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THEIR DUTIES AS MEMBERS OF AND WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION? TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, THEN TRUSTEE CHAN AND THEN TRUSTEE LAURIE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO THANK STAFF AND DR. DEWAN.
I WAS CONNECTED TO A VERY TALENTED MUSICIAN, JYOTHI KALI, WHO IS A YOUNG WOMAN WITH DIFFERING ABILITIES, INCLUDING VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, AND SHE IS AN EXTRAORDINARY MUSICIAN.
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THEY HAD REACHED OUT THROUGH A NONPROFIT THEY WORK WITH TO POTENTIALLY PERFORM FOR SOME OF OUR STUDENTS.AND I BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AT HESTER IN GATEWAY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU PUT ALL THAT TOGETHER, BUT APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE ABOUT A AI INTEGRATION AND EDUCATION FORUM MEETING THAT THE COUNTY BOARD HELPED CONDUCT WITH THE KOREAN OFFICE OF EDUCATION FROM CUONG DO.
A GROUP OF EDUCATORS ORGANIZED BY TEACHERVILLE, CAME FROM SOUTH KOREA AND THEY VISITED OUR COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, AS WELL AS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS IN ORDER TO HAVE COLLABORATIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW TO USE AI IN LEARNING AND IN TEACHING, AND USING THOSE PRACTICES.
IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO MEET EDUCATORS FROM OVER THERE, AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK DR. DEWAN AND KELLY FOR PUTTING THAT EVENT TOGETHER.
I REALLY APPRECIATED IT, AND I KNOW THAT THEY DID AS WELL TO BE ABLE TO COME AND JUST TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT PRACTICES THAT WE USE AS WELL AS WE GOT TO LEARN HOW THEY USE AI TECH OVER THERE, AND IT'S VERY DIFFERENT, AND IN A GREAT WAY.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY AWESOME, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN DO THAT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THAT REPORT. TRUSTEE LAURIE.
>> PRESIDENT BERTA. ON AUGUST 10TH, I ATTENDED THE TRUSTEES' TERRACE WITH SREEKRISHNAN, AND GRACE MA, VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA AND DR. DEWAN, THE SCREENING OF A VERY MOVING AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY MAKE A CIRCLE BY SEIU 521, DEPICTING THE STRUGGLES AND THE ORGANIZATION, AND ADVOCACY OF CHILDCARE WORKERS FOR BETTER PAY AND RECOGNITION.
DURING THE WEEK OF AUGUST 14TH, I ALSO ATTENDED A COUPLE OF ANNUAL PAKISTANI INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS IN THE BAY AREA, INCLUDING IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
THE YOUTH OF THE PAKISTANI DIASPORA ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE CELEBRATIONS.
PAKISTAN INDEPENDENCE DAY IS THE CELEBRATION OF THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE THAT CULMINATED IN THE END OF COLONIAL RULE BY THE BRITISH IN THE REGION.
THE BRITISH SPEARHEADED PARTITION OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND INDIA, AND PARTITION BECAME THE LARGEST FORCED MIGRATION IN HISTORY, WITH AS MANY AS 20 MILLION PEOPLE RELOCATING.
ON AUGUST 18TH, I WAS AT A VERY WELL ATTENDED PANEL DISCUSSION ORGANIZED BY DON AND OUR FORMER SCCOE BOARD PRESIDENT CLAUDIA ROSSI ON THE IMPLICATION OF PROJECT 2025 ON THE FUTURE FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, IMMIGRATION REFORM AND WORKERS RIGHTS.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU DR. DEWAN AND THE STAFF FOR THE EXCELLENT RESOLUTION ON ESTABLISHING A HEALTHY AND SAFE START OF THE YEAR, AND FOR INCORPORATING BIKE SAFETY AND ART SCREENINGS FOR ATHLETES THAT I HAD PROPOSED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE REPORTS.
I JUST WANTED TO OFFER A REMINDER TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT THE CSBA COUNTY BOARD SERVICES CONFERENCE IS COMING UP VERY SOON, SO IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED FOR THAT, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER LOOKING INTO IT.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
[A. The superintendent may give a report on any activities related to her duties.]
>> THIS EVENING, I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE TWO REMINDERS TO THE BOARD OF UPCOMING EVENTS THAT I HAVE MENTIONED IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S WEEKLY.
THE FIRST IS THE TITLE 9 RECEPTION AND PANEL DISCUSSION THAT IS BEING HELD WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND EDUCATORS TO HAVE AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION ABOUT TITLE 9, ESPECIALLY THE NEW REGULATIONS AND HOW TITLE 9 HAS REVOLUTIONIZED EDUCATION AND BROKEN DOWN BARRIERS.
THAT IS ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, AND IT WILL BE HELD AT THE MEXICAN HERITAGE PLAZA.
ALSO, WE ARE MAKING GREAT STRIDES, AND I WANT TO SAY A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY, DAVID WU AND OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT JESSICA BONDURAS, ON THE PLANNING EFFORTS FOR OUR SECOND ANNUAL AI SUMMIT.
IT PROMISES TO BE INCREDIBLY MEANINGFUL WITH GREAT SPEAKERS AND REALLY UP TO DATE INFORMATION, AND WELL SUPPORTED BY SPONSORS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE MONDAY, OCTOBER 28TH FROM 8:30-4:30, AND TRUSTEES, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND, JUST LET US KNOW.
YOU CAN SEND AN EMAIL TO ME OR ONE OF MY TEAM MEMBERS.
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>> THANK YOU. THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM 15 INFORMATION ITEMS.
[A. Future Agenda Items]
DR. DEWAN, WILL YOU INTRODUCE THIS ITEM?>> THIS ITEM IS OUR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT, ITEMS MENTIONED UNDER THIS ITEM ARE SUGGESTED, SO THEY MAY BE CONSIDERED AND EXPLORED FOR FOLLOW UP ACCORDING TO OUR BOARD BYLAWS.
AS JUST A QUICK REMINDER TOPICS RAISED UNDER THIS ITEM ARE NOT AGENDIZED FOR DISCUSSION, BUT RATHER TO CREATE A SPACE FOR YOU ALL TO MENTION THOSE ITEMS SO THAT THEY CAN UNDERGO PROPER STUDY.
WE HAVE UPDATED THE TABLE WITH SOME STATUS UPDATES ON SOME OF THE ITEMS AND HAVE BEEN MAKING PROGRESS ON OUR SPOTLIGHT REPORTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY TRUSTEES THAT HAVE ITEMS THAT THEY [OVERLAPPING].
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.
A FEW MEETINGS AGO DURING THIS SAME AGENDA TOPIC OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, I HAD ASKED THAT WE GET AN UPDATE ON THE OCR INVESTIGATION AND DR. DEWAN HAD SAID AT THE TIME AND CORRECT ME IF I'M NOT REMEMBERING THAT RIGHT, THAT THE INVESTIGATION WAS PENDING WITH OUR FINDINGS BEING SENT BACK TO THE OCR OFFICE AND THAT THE BALL WAS IN THEIR COURT.
WE ASKED, I THOUGHT FOR A COPY OF WHAT WE SENT TO THE OCR OFFICE, AND I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN THAT.
>> I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T RECALL ON THAT REQUEST, BUT WE CAN PROVIDE A REDACTED COPY.
ESSENTIALLY, WHAT WE PROVIDED TO THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS WAS THE SAME RESPONSE THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND WHO RULED THAT OUR PROGRAM WAS IN COMPLIANCE.
>> IF WE COULD GET THAT RESPONSE, AND ALSO THE ONE FROM THE OTHER OFFICE BACK TO US THAT.
>> THEY'RE THE SAME DOCUMENTS.
>> I WILL WORK ON THAT AND FOR YOU, TRUST EMMA, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THEY WILL BE REDACTED AND THEY ARE CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS THAT CANNOT BE DISTRIBUTED OR SHARED.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> YES. WELL, I WANTED TO FIRST THANK DR. DEWAN AND PRESIDENT BERTA AND STAFF BECAUSE I'VE PROBABLY IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS ADDED TWO OR THREE AGENDA ITEMS, AND THEY'VE BEEN ADDED TO THE AGENDA, INCLUDING ONE TODAY ON CELL PHONE USE RESTRICTIONS IN THE CLASSROOM.
I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THERE WAS ALSO ONE RESOLUTION FROM A YOUTH PARTICIPANT, OR IT WAS FROM THE YOUTH TAKEOVER, AND IT WAS IN SUPPORT OF CLIMATE LITERACY.
WE'VE PASSED MANY RESOLUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF CLIMATE LITERACY, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT THAT THIS WAS CRAFTED BY LOCAL STUDENTS.
I WANTED TO GET A SENSE OF IF THERE WAS A WAY TO INTEGRATE THAT ON OUR AGENDA JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF THESE STUDENTS.
>> STAFF DID STUDY THAT THE RESOLUTION FROM THE STUDENT, AND MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT THEY INTEND TO INCORPORATE THAT RESOLUTION AND SOME OF THE LANGUAGE FROM THE STUDENT INTO AN UPCOMING RESOLUTION ON LITERACY AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
>> THAT SOUNDS GREAT, AND COULD IT SOMEHOW REFERENCE THE YOUTH TAKEOVER?
>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO STUDY THAT.
AS A NON-PARTISAN BODY, WE WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER. WE HAVE TO DO THAT.
>> BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK PRESIDENT BERTA AND DR. DEWAN SO MUCH FOR ADDING ALL THESE ITEMS I'VE REQUESTED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA, VICE PRESIDENT?
>> THIS MIGHT BE MY FIRST ONE. GUYS, LOOK ON YOUR FACE.
I'M INTERESTED IN MAYBE A PROGRAM UPDATE OR PROGRAM EXPLANATION OF THE POST SECONDARY DHH PROGRAM THAT WE'VE HEARD SOME SPEAKERS TALK ABOUT, SO I CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS.
IF THAT COULD COME TO THE BOARD, I'D APPRECIATE THAT.
>> SURE. WE CAN PROVIDE THAT WE DID ADDRESS THAT PROGRAM IN A PREVIOUS REPORT, NOT TOO LONG AGO, BUT WE CAN DO AN UPDATED ONE ON THE STATUS OF THE PROGRAM.
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>> I WOULD SECOND VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA'S REQUEST ON THAT.
I THINK IN SPECIFICS TO THE POST SECONDARY PART OF IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT.
BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR INCORPORATING THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT VERY QUICKLY AND SO I THINK THAT IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE DOING THAT IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE OUR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.
THEN I WAS WONDERING IN REGARDS TO A POSSIBLE SPOTLIGHT.
A FEW YEARS AGO, WE HAD ESTABLISHED THE TASK FORCE, AND THEN WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN AN UPDATE ON THAT IN A WHILE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM, BUT IF IT COULD COME THROUGH A SPOTLIGHT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> TWO THINGS. GOING BACK TO THE POST SECONDARY DHH AND THE COMMENTS THAT YOU HEARD TONIGHT, I DO WANT TO DRAW THE BOARD'S ATTENTION TO LAST WEEK'S WEEKLY WHERE I PROVIDED INFORMATION TO THE BOARD ABOUT THE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO THAT AND WITH INFORMATION THAT WOULD NOT LIKELY BE ABLE TO BE INCLUDED IN A PUBLIC AGENDA ITEM.
JUST WANTING TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION SOONER.
THEN SECONDLY, FOR THE NATIVE AMERICAN TASK FORCE.
THE TASK FORCE DID COMPLETE THEIR WORK AND THE FINAL REPORT IS BEING FORMATTED, AND WE ARE PLANNING TO PRESENT IT POSSIBLY AT THE SEPTEMBER 16TH MEETING OR THE OCTOBER MEETING.
MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE WILL BE JOINING OLIVIA SANTIAN AND OTHERS AND PRESENTING TO THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC THE WORK OF THE TASK FORCE.
WELL, WE TRY TO PLEASE, SO IT IS COMING AND IT IS WELL UNDER ITS WAY AND NEARLY COMPLETE.
>> SOMEBODY FROM THE TASKFORCE TALKED TO ME AND THEY REALLY ENJOYED BEING ON IT, AND THEY SAID THEY DID A LOT OF VALUABLE WORKS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE REQUESTS, SO THAT BRINGS US TO ADJOURNMENT.
THE NEXT SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2024 AT 5:00 PM.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVED BY TRUSTEE CHAN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LAURIE.
TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IMPORT DOCS IF YOU HAVEN'T LOGGED OUT ALREADY, OTHERWISE, PLEASE.
VERBAL I FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.
VERBAL I FROM TRUSTEE DE SALVO AND TRUSTEE LAURIE.
AND WE ARE ADJOURNED UNANIMOUSLY AT 11:50 PM. THANK YOU.
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