Oct 16, 2024 County Board of Education

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GOOD EVENING.

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

NUMBER 2450 OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH AND THE TIME IS 5PM.

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

OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES VIA TELECONFERENCE AND THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY EXCUSED AT 8PM SHOULD OUR MEETING EXTEND BEYOND THAT TIME.

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

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

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

[B. Pledge of Allegiance]

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA.

PLEASE BEGIN WHEN YOU ARE READY.

THANK YOU. STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA.

WILL YOU PLEASE PRESENT THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATEMENT?

[C. Land Acknowledgement]

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 THE INDIGENOUS CULTURES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES AND REMEMBER THAT WE ALL GATHER, LIVE, LEARN AND WORK ON THE TRADITIONAL LANDS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

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)]

WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

THANK YOU.

I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA.

[E. Set the Agenda]

SECOND AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE MAH.

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

I'LL BE A VERBAL NO, A VERBAL NO FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, AND I'LL BE A VERBAL AYE.

VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

IT HASN'T SHOWN UP FOR ME YET, SO I'M ALSO VERBAL AYE.

VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE MAH.

WHEN YOU'RE READY, PLEASE VOTE AND THAT PASSES WITH SIX AYES AND ONE NO.

THANK YOU.

A LIVESTREAM OF THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE AT TINYURL.COM.

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

FOR SPANISH SUPPORT, CALL 9006833.

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FOR VIETNAMESE SUPPORT, CALL 16699006833.

THE MEETING ID IS (921) 815-39516#.

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

HEADSETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

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

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE LANGUAGE SUPPORT TEAM FOR THE AMAZING WORK THEY ARE DOING TO ENSURE INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WANTING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD CAN DO SO BY COMPLETING A SPEAKER COMMENT CARD AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM, IN 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 8PM WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR STUDENT BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER

[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]

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A NEW COHORT OF BUILDING STARTED LAST WEEK.

THIS IS A THREE WEEK PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT BUILDING TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS AND ALSO EARN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS.

HERE AT OSBORNE, WE HAVE A TRADE PROGRAM FOR OVER TWO YEARS WHICH TEACHES THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CONSTRUCTION, SAFETY PROTOCOLS, PROPER USE OF TOOLS AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRADES INDUSTRY.

I AM CURRENTLY ATTENDING A NEW CORE CLASS.

I AM VERY EXCITED TO LEARN AND GAIN GAIN KNOWLEDGE FROM THIS CLASS.

THIS CLASS BENEFITS MY PEERS AND I, AS MOST OF US HAVE GOALS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN THIS LINE OF WORK.

IN MY POSITION AS A STUDENT LEADER.

I APPRECIATE DOCTOR DEWAN LEADERSHIP.

SHE HAS PROVIDED TO MYSELF AND OTHER STUDENTS.

AS THE BOARD KNOWS, I HAVE REACHED OUT TO SHARE STUDENT PERSPECTIVES AND SUPPORT OF DOCTOR DEWAN.

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 OF OUR MEETINGS.

NEXT WE WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

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

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

SPEAKER 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 54 4.957.95.

THE SCCBOE STRIVES TO MAINTAIN THE ORDERLY AND CIVIL CONDUCT OF ITS MEETINGS AND TO AVOID UNLAWFUL DISRUPTIONS.

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

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

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

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

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

MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, WE HAVE 29 CARDS FOR COMMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

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

PLEASE PRESENT THE ONE MINUTE TIMER IF LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED.

TIME WILL DOUBLE.

A TIMER WILL BE DISPLAYED WHEN THE ALLOTTED TIME IS UP, THE BUZZER WILL SOUND AND YOU WILL BE MUTED AND YOUR TIME TO SPEAK WILL END.

MODERATOR, YOU MAY BEGIN.

THANK YOU.

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

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

UNLESS LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED BY AN SCCOE INTERPRETER OR ASL INTERPRETER.

A 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.

OUR FIRST 15 TO LINE UP ARE YADIRA OROZCO, BONNIE MAYES, MIKE BROMBERG, ANTONIO FUENTES, KRISTEN COE, ANNIE KRAWITZ, TARA GUERRERO, JUDY ANN [INAUDIBLE].

RODY FLORES.

MARIA MENDOZA.

CASSANDRA GONZALEZ.

KATHY BETHER.

AISSATOU BARRY.

IBRAHIM BARRY AND ADORA FISHER.

PLEASE PROCEED TO LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS YADIRA OROZCO.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

MY NAME IS YADIRA OROZCO.

I AM A SINGLE MOM OF THREE AND I WORK IN THE FIELDS.

I'M ALSO THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE HEADSTART POLICY COUNCIL.

I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR DOING WHAT IS RIGHT.

JUSTICE WAS SERVED BUT STILL SOME CLEANING TO DO.

TERESA SHIP HAS BEEN LYING TO THE HEADSTART PARENTS IN SAN ANTONIO.

FUENTES WAS PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.

I HAVE EMAILS SENT BY TERESA SHIP IN APRIL THAT PROVED THAT THE MISUSE OF FUNDS WAS INTENTIONAL AND PLANNED, AND NOT AN ACCOUNTING ERROR, AS SHE AND DEWAN SAID LATER.

I'M HANDING THE EMAILS TO THE BOARD RIGHT NOW.

SCCOE NEEDS A NEW LEADERSHIP THAT IS TRANSPARENT AND WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PARENTS AND NOT AGAINST US.

I PLEASE ASK THE BOARD TO NOT LET THE POLITICAL BULLIES STOP THEM FROM DOING THEIR JOB.

JUSTICE WAS SERVED.

I IMPLORING YOU TO ALSO LOOK AT REINA DOMINGUEZ AND WHAT SHE IS DOING WITH THE HEAD START PROGRAM.

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WE NEED HELP AND I'M BEGGING YOU FOR HELP.

KEEP DOING WHAT'S RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BONNIE MACE.

OH, I'M BONNIE MACE.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF TONIGHT.

SO I HAVE STRONG CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROCESS TO APPOINT A NEW INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE PERSON.

IT'S ABOUT THE PROCESS.

SO DOCTOR DEWAN WAS TERMINATED ON OCTOBER 2ND, AND ON OCTOBER 11TH, THE AGENDA WAS MADE SAYING THAT THERE WAS A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, A NEW INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT PROPOSED, AND HIS CONTRACT. THAT WAS NINE DAYS.

I FIND IT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ANY REASONABLE PROCESS CAN BE DONE IN NINE DAYS AND BE THOUGHTFUL.

SO THERE ARE A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AND I'M ASKING YOU TONIGHT TO TURN DOWN THIS CONTRACT NOT BECAUSE OF THE PERSON, BUT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE PROCESS NEEDS TO BE MORE THOUGHTFUL. THERE'S A FEW QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ASKED.

FOR EXAMPLE, WERE ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS INVOLVED IN THE SEARCH PROCESS, OR AT LEAST INPUT AS TO WHAT CHARACTERISTICS YOU WANT FOR A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THE SECOND QUESTION IS WHO WAS THE SEARCH FIRM INVOLVED AND WHAT WERE THE FEES FOR THIS.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE BROMBERG, MODERATOR.

IF WE CAN JUST I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE A REMINDER.

THIS IS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY ON THE AGENDA.

WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR COMMENTS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE ON OUR AGENDA.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE BROMBERG.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

MY NAME IS MIKE BROMBERG AND I AM DISAPPOINTED BY THE DECISION LAST WEEK.

I HOPE IT DOESN'T STICK.

I THINK THAT THIS IS THE FIRST COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO FIRE FIVE SUPERINTENDENTS IN A ROW IN ONLY 17 YEARS.

THAT HAS TO BE A RECORD.

THIS IS GOING TO COST HALF $1 MILLION WITH SEVERANCE, LEGAL FEES, AND A SEARCH FIRM FOR THE NEW PERSON.

I'M HOPING YOU DON'T USE THE SAME SEARCH FIRM THAT FOUND XAVIER DE LA TORRE.

THE ABSOLUTE LOW POINT FOR THE SCCOE, EVER AND WHO WAS HIRED AND FIRED BY VARIOUS PEOPLE WHO ARE SITTING HERE TONIGHT, INCLUDING JOSEPH DI SALVO AND GRACE MAH, WHO HAVE BOTH FIRED FOUR SUPERINTENDENTS AND MAYBE THERE'S A REASON THAT 90% OF CALIFORNIA SUPERINTENDENTS ARE ELECTED AND NOT APPOINTED.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ANTONIO FUENTES.

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

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA TRUSTEE MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS ANTONIO FUENTES AND I'M HERE ON MY OWN PERSONAL TIME.

THE WORK THAT WE DO AS EDUCATORS MUST BE MEASURED IN ABSOLUTE TERMS AND AT A MINIMUM, AT A MINIMUM, BY THE IMPACT AND ENGAGEMENT THAT WE CREATE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WE SERVE.

THROUGH OUR SYSTEMS OF EDUCATION AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE MEASURES ARE THERE.

THIS IS THE VALUE PROPOSITION OF THE WORK THAT WE DO.

THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL IS A VOICE THAT PROMOTES THE VALUE AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT, AND IT IS A VALUE OF PARTNERSHIP THAT EMPOWERS THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF ED, AND THAT IS TO MAKE US BETTER AND TO RISE TO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PARENTS AND THE PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

I WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL AND THE EARLY LEARNING SERVICES STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGING IN CONTINUOUS EFFORT, HARD WORK, AND THE FAITH OF AND IN THE VALUE OF PARENT ENGAGEMENT.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KRISTEN COE.

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

DOCTOR KRISTEN COE, PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENT, SCCOE EMPLOYEE.

SPEAKING ON MY OWN BEHALF, I'M HERE TO ONCE AGAIN EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR DOCTOR DEWAN AND RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT SHE BE REINSTATED, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

THE REASONS ARE MANY.

SHE IS A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SERVANT.

WE HAVE BETTER WAYS TO SPEND PRECIOUS FUNDS THAN CONTRACT BUYOUTS AND EXORBITANT LEGAL FEES.

THE MIDNIGHT MANNER OF HER TERMINATION LACKS TRANSPARENCY.

THE EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC DESERVE A BETTER EXPLANATION, AND THE TIMING RAISES ETHICAL CONCERNS.

AS A VOTER IN TRUSTEE AREA 4.

I WOULD ESPECIALLY LIKE TO CALL IN MY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE, TRUSTEE DI SALVO, TO PLEASE CONSIDER ALL OF THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOU AND DOCTOR DEWAN HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER DURING YOUR REMARKABLE CAREER, AND WHETHER THIS IS THE WAY YOU WANT TO FINISH THIS CHAPTER.

FINALLY, IF YOU ALL REALLY FEEL THE NEED TO PROCEED WITH AN INTERIM TONIGHT, AND I HOPE THAT YOU DON'T, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE WELL-LOVED AND CAPABLE LEADERS INSIDE THE ORGANIZATION. PLEASE DON'T CREATE MORE CHAOS BY FLYING SOMEONE IN.

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

KRAWITZ. GOOD EVENING ALL.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT KNOW ME, I'M A TEACHER HERE AT SCCOE.

OVER LET'S SAY FIVE SUPERINTENDENTS AND COUNTLESS BOARD MEMBERS AND A PROUD SUPPORTER OF DOCTOR DEWAN.

I'M AN UPFRONT PERSON THAT SPEAKS MY MIND, HOPEFULLY WITH RESPECT TO OTHERS AND WHEN I FEEL AN INJUSTICE HAS BEEN MADE, I WORK ON PAUSING BEFORE I SPEAK SO I DON'T REACT RUDELY.

I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION FOR FIRING DOCTOR DEWAN WITHOUT CAUSE AND FOR THE LIFE OF ME CANNOT FIND AN ANSWER THAT HOLDS WATER.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU AND ONLY YOU CAN FACE YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR AND SAY.

THIS DECISION WAS MADE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE TALKED TO YOU.

I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO TALK TO YOU, JOE.

WE GUYS, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TARA GUERRERO.

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

GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR BONDURANT TRUSTEES TARA GUERRERO, TEACHER OF 20 YEARS FOR COE.

GRACE MAH, JOE DI SALVO.

DON ROCHA MAIMONA BERTA.

WHERE IS THE TRANSPARENCY? YOUR DECISION TO FIRE DOCTOR DEWAN IS NOW COSTING OUR STUDENTS OVER $95,000 BEING SPENT ON AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

THAT PER CONTRACT WILL ONLY WORK 62 DAYS AND CONTRACT SPECIFICALLY, STATES MAY NOT WORK A FULL DAY ON DAYS HE DOES WORK, AND YOU PLAN ON EMPLOYING A SECOND INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AS WELL.

EVEN MORE MONEY.

YOU'RE ALSO SPENDING 36,500 ON LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATE CONSULTANTS TO SEARCH FOR A SUPERINTENDENT, AND AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING PAID TO REDWOOD PUBLIC LAW FOR LITIGATION.

YOU'RE WASTING OVER $150,000 THAT COULD BE SPENT IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND ON OUR STUDENTS.

THIS AGAIN PROVES YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE STAFF AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR STUDENTS.

YOU ARE HERE FOR YOUR POLITICAL GAINS.

I DEMAND A GRAND JURY.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JUDY [INAUDIBLE].

PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM CLEARLY.

STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JUDY [INAUDIBLE].

I AM A COORDINATOR HERE AT CCOE.

I'M HERE SPEAKING ON MY OWN BEHALF.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, COLLEAGUES THAT ARE HERE, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS AN EDUCATOR WHO HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING FOR THIS ORGANIZATION UNDER DOCTOR DEWAN'S AMAZING LEADERSHIP.

HER LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ADVANCING EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM OUR MOST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

UNDER HER GUIDANCE, WE'VE SEEN TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED AND HAVE ENSURED STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE.

CULTURAL AND SOCIO ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS TO SUPPORT THE NEED THEIR NEED TO THRIVE.

OUR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS DESERVE TRANSPARENCY AND I URGE THAT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT HAVE BEEN DIVERTED FROM OUR STUDENTS TO BE INSTIGATED.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS RODY FLORES.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

MY NAME IS RODY.

I AM HERE AGAIN ASKING TO PLEASE HELP IBRAHIM AND ME ATTEND THE ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM.

WE NEED THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE WITHOUT IT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO WITH OUR LIFE.

PLEASE DON'T FAIL US LIKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM DID.

I WANT TO LET THE BOARD KNOW I SUPPORT THEM WITH THE TERMINATION OF DOCTOR DEWAN.

IF SHE WAS DOING HER JOB RIGHT.

ME AND MY FRIEND, WOULD BE IN SCHOOL.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA MENDOZA.

PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM CLEARLY.

STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

HI, I'M MARIA.

I'M HERE AGAIN ASKING TO PLEASE REVIEW RODY AND IBRAHAM CASE.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND TO THE ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM.

OUR KIDS ARE HOME WITH NOTHING TO DO.

IT'S SAD THAT OUR DEAF KIDS ARE NOT PROVIDED WITH THE SKILLS TO GO OUT AND SURVIVE IN THIS WORLD.

DOCTOR DEWAN, JANA, THERESA AND TASHA ABANDONED OUR DEAF KIDS TO THEIR OWN LUCK.

TARA, WHAT OTHER PROOF DO YOU NEED? THANK YOU TO THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO VOTED TO FIRE DOCTOR DEWAN.

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JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CASSANDRA GONZALEZ.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

MY NAME IS CASSANDRA GONZALEZ.

I AM BACK TO FIND OUT WHY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FAILED TO PROVIDE THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING KIDS WITH THE EDUCATION THEY NEEDED AND DESERVED. WE WILL KEEP COMING AND ASSIST RODY AND IBRAHAM WITH THEIR ENROLLMENT AS STUDENTS WITH AN IEP IN THE ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM.

I WANT TO THANK AND SUPPORT THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE TERMINATION OF DOCTOR MARIANNE DEWAN.

I ALSO WANT EVERYONE TO BE AWARE THAT RODY AND IBRAHAM WERE INFORMED THAT THEY WILL BE ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM.

BUT WHAT HAPPENED? WHO KNOWS? PLEASE PREVENT THE LOSS OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.

PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHALLENGES THEIR MOTHERS HAD TO FACE WITH THE KIDS EDUCATION FOR BEING A HARD OF HEARING CHILD.

JUST SO YOU ALL TO CHALLENGE THESE MOTHERS AGAIN, THE NEXT GROUP OF SPEAKERS I'M GOING TO CALL.

SO THANK YOU FOR OUR CURRENT SPEAKERS WHO ARE LINED UP THE NEXT BATCH WHO ARE READY TO LINE UP ANNA MARIE VILLALOBOS, TINA CHANG, ANDREA HIGHTOWER, CHRISTINA MOORE, ROSALYN [INAUDIBLE].

STEVE ECKEL [INAUDIBLE] KRISHNA.

FABIOLA [INAUDIBLE], BRITTANY O'BRIEN.

MAUREEN MCCARTHY OR MCCARTY, DANIELLE JAMES, CATHY [INAUDIBLE], RICHARD ANGELINI, JOANNE VARS, AND DOCTOR ANGELA BALLOU.

PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KATHY [INAUDIBLE] PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

[INAUDIBLE]. I HAVE SPENT 48 YEARS IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, SO I HAVE BEEN INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH EVERY SINGLE SUPERINTENDENT THAT HAS COME THROUGH THESE DOORS IN THE LAST 30 YEARS.

I SIT AS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE LOCAL CHILD CARE PLANNING COUNCIL.

I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL SINCE IT WAS STARTED IN 1998, SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS COUNTY IN REGARDS TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M JUST REALLY HOPING THAT YOU ALL WILL RECONSIDER YOUR DECISION.

I WAS SHOCKED.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAPPENED OR HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE LOCAL CHILD CARE PLANNING COUNCIL KNOWING ABOUT IT SO THAT WE COULD SAY SOMETHING TO THE BOARD BEFORE YOU TOOK ACTION, I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT DOCTOR DEWAN.

BUT THE NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE] BERRY.

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

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] BERRY.

THIS IS A FIFTH TIME COMING HERE, PLEADING MY CASE FOR MY SON IBRAHIM AND HIS FRIEND RUDY FOR FURTHER EDUCATION TO ATTEND THE ADULT POST-SECONDARY PROGRAM.

FROM THE FIRST TIME UNTIL NOW, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY OUTCOME FROM [INAUDIBLE] OR FROM ALL OF YOU GUYS.

TWO WEEKS AGO, TESA SENT ME AN EMAIL RUSHING TO HOLD A MEETING WITH ME REGARDING MY SON, CLAIMING THEY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MY SON AT THE PROGRAM, AND WANTED TO ARRANGE FOR TRANSPORTATION SO HE COULD START LAST MONDAY.

BUT AFTER THE LAST BOARD MEETING, I HAD NOTHING BACK FROM HER OR THE PROGRAM.

THE BEATING AROUND THE BUSH AND MAKING EMPTY PROMISES WITH BLACK AND BROWN DEAF KIDS FUTURE.

WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE I'M SURE IF IT WAS THEIR KIDS, THEY WOULD HAVE WORKED OUT SOMETHING A LONG TIME AGO.

HOW DO YOU EXPECT SOMEONE WHO READS AT SECOND GRADE LEVEL TO GO TO COLLEGE, GET A DEGREE AND BE SUCCESSFUL? THIS IS WHY THE ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM.

I SUPPORT THE BOARD MEMBERS IN FIRING DOCTOR DEWAN BECAUSE IF HE WAS DOING SHE WAS DOING HER JOB.

THESE KIDS WOULD NOT BE HOME RIGHT NOW.

IT WOULD BE AT SCHOOL. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS IBRAHIM BERRY.

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

HELLO, MY NAME IS IBRAHIM BERRY.

I'M HERE AGAIN.

THIS IS MY FIFTH TIME COMING TO THESE MEETINGS TO PLEAD MY CASE.

I AM TIRED OF BEGGING FOR THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION.

EVERY TIME I SEE A SCHOOL BUS ON MY STREET, IT MAKES ME DEPRESSED BECAUSE I SHOULD BE ON A SCHOOL BUS GOING TO THE ADULT TRANSITION

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WHEN I AM HERE.

I HEAR GREAT THINGS ABOUT YOU ALL AND THE GREAT WORK YOU ARE DOING.

IF YOU ARE DOING SO GOOD, WHY AM I AND MY FRIEND RODY STUCK AT HOME WITH NO HOPES OF A FUTURE? IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL GREAT? I'M DEPRESSED SEEING MY FRIENDS GO INTO COLLEGE AND TRADE SCHOOLS WHERE I AM AT HOME.

WHY DO I HAVE TO PLEAD AND BEG FOR AN EDUCATION? DO I NOT DESERVE ONE? IS IT BECAUSE I AM HARD OF HEARING? I AM THROWN TO THE SIDE.

WHY ARE YOU OKAY WITH THIS? WHY DO YOU. WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO STAND AND BEG FOR THEIR RIGHTS? EDUCATION IS NOT A PRIVILEGE, IT'S A RIGHT.

I SHOULD NOT NEED TO GET A LAWYER OR GO TO THE MEDIA IN ORDER TO GET AN EDUCATION.

I AM TIRED.

YOU HAVE FAILED ME RODY AND OTHER CHILDREN.

MAKE IT RIGHT.

BECAUSE MY FAMILY AND I WON'T STOP FIGHTING UNTIL JUSTICE IS SERVED.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ADORA FISHER.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS ADORA FISHER AND I AM STANDING BEFORE YOU AS A HOMEOWNER AND TAXPAYER OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND A REGISTERED VOTER.

I AM APPALLED AND SADDENED BY THE DECISION TO DISMISS DOCTOR MARY ANN DEWAN.

YOU HAVE HEARD PERSON AFTER PERSON STAND BEFORE YOU AND TALK ABOUT FAILURE.

NOW YOU HAVE NOT ONLY FAILED THE STUDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY, BUT YOU HAVE ALSO FAILED THE EMPLOYEES.

YOUR DECISIONS ARE IMPORTANT, AND YOUR POLITICIZING OUR LIVELIHOODS AND OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION IS DISHEARTENING.

I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU THE IMPACT THAT YOUR DECISIONS HAVE, AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE WORK YOU DO MATTERS, AND IN THIS CASE, IT DOES.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ANNA MARIE VILLALOBOS.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS ANNA MARIE VILLALOBOS.

I'M A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY.

I'M ALSO A TAXPAYER AND I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF DOCTOR DEWAN.

THE RECENT ACTIONS OF THE BOARD LACK TRANSPARENCY.

IN ADDITION, THEIR ACTIONS WILL COST THE COUNTY OVER $1 MILLION, WHICH OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES NEED.

THE BOARD IS HIRING TWO INDIVIDUALS TO DO THE WORK THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL DOCTOR DEWAN, HAS SUCCESSFULLY DONE FOR MANY YEARS.

IN ADDITION, THEY ARE HIRING AN OUTSIDE LAW FIRM TO DEFEND THEIR ACTIONS.

AS A TAXPAYER, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE UNCONSCIONABLE.

IT IS A FAILURE OF THE BOARD'S FISCAL AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TINA CHANG.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. I'M TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR [INAUDIBLE].

MY NAME IS TINA CHANG AND I'M THE MOTHER OF A DISABLED CHILD WITHIN OUR COUNTY.

I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF HIM AND OTHER KIDS WITH LOW INCIDENCE DISABILITIES.

I'M FRUSTRATED THAT SCCOE HAS CONSOLIDATED SELF CAC DILUTED PARENT VOICES, AND SKY ATTORNEYS HAVE LIKENED US TO BEING A BOOSTER CLUB AND REMINDED US THAT WE CAN'T CHANGE OR CREATE POLICIES.

PARENTS CONTINUALLY FIND STUDENTS FALLING THROUGH GAPS IN OUR DISTRICT AND COUNTY'S ONE SIZE FITS ALL POLICIES OF INCLUSION WITHOUT PROVIDING ADEQUATE SUPPORT AND VIOLATING THEIR ADA AND IDA RIGHTS AS STUDENTS THAT EVEN THE SUPREME COURT UPHELD.

HOW MUCH MONEY MUST [INAUDIBLE] AND OUR DISTRICT SPEND ON SETTLEMENTS AND DUE PROCESS, RATHER THAN SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS IN THE FIRST PLACE? HOW MANY FAMILIES MUST BE DENIED THEIR ACCESS TO LANGUAGE OR SERVICES BECAUSE OUR COUNTY IS LOOKING TO SLOWLY CLOSE THEIR PROGRAMS? I URGE THE BOARD TO KEEP [INAUDIBLE].

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ANDREA HIGHTOWER.

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

ANDREA HIGHTOWER, THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS.

YOU ALL SUPPORTED THE RETURNING OF SPED STUDENTS TO GATEWAY AFTER THEY WERE REMOVED FROM THE SCHOOL THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR THEM.

WITH SUPPORTS REMOVED, SPECIAL ED STUDENTS WERE PLACED OUTSIDE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BACK ON DISTRICT CAMPUSES, WHICH HAD MANY NEGATIVE IMPACTS.

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THEY'RE NOT SPECIFIC TO GATEWAY.

VITAL INFORMATION IS DISAPPEARING FROM IEPS, AND ADMINISTRATION HAS REDESIGNATED SPECIAL ED STUDENTS TO BE PLACED ON DISTRICT CAMPUSES, CITING GREATER ACCESS TO THEIR SAME AGE PEERS WITHOUT SEGREGATION.

THIS IS A VIOLATION OF THE STUDENT'S IUPS, WHICH STATE 100% OF STUDENT TIME IS OUTSIDE OF GENERAL EDUCATION AND NONACADEMIC ACTIVITIES.

SPECIAL ED STUDENTS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES ARE BEING PLACED AT FURTHER DISADVANTAGES.

THE COUNTIES, CITIES, AND DISTRICTS MUST DO BETTER.

WE MUST COME TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTINA MOORE.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

HI, I'M CHRISTINA MOORE.

I FIND IT VERY PERPLEXING THAT A BOARD MEMBER ORGANIZED A RALLY THAT TURNED INTO A PRESS CONFERENCE TO STATE THAT THE PUBLIC DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE SITUATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, BUT SCHEDULED IT MID-MORNING ON A SCHOOL WORK DAY WHEN MANY STAKEHOLDERS ARE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, AS TEACHERS OR IN OTHER COE POSITIONS.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY DURING THE WORKDAY.

I THINK EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE PRESS, SHOULD BE AWARE THAT NOT ALL COULD TAKE TIME OFF WORK.

NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THOSE THAT HAD THE TIME TO TAKE OFF THAT MAY HAVE BEEN IN FAVOR OF THE BOARD'S DECISION CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE FELT COMFORTABLE EXPRESSING SO PUBLICLY AT A PRESS CONFERENCE. I ALSO HAVE ATTENDED ALMOST EVERY BOARD MEETING FOR THE LAST YEAR, AND CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM ALL SIDES HAD SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEIR INPUT DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ROSALYN ZICH.

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

GIVE ME A MOMENT TO GET UP HERE WITH MY CANE IN THE WRONG PLACE IN LINE.

HI, I'M ROSALEEN ZICH AND IT'S A PLEASURE FOR ME TO BE HERE THIS EVENING AND HAVE MY OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT.

I WAS MOST DISTRESSED WHEN I SAW I HAD NO IDEA THERE WERE ANY ISSUES GOING ON ANYWHERE DOWN HERE, AND I SERVE ON SEVERAL COMMITTEES, SO THAT WAS A REAL SURPRISE.

I ACTUALLY MET OUR SUPERINTENDENT WHEN SHE WAS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AND INTERVIEWED HER, AND WAS QUITE DELIGHTED WHEN SHE GOT APPOINTED.

SINCE THEN, I'VE BEEN IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WATCH HER LEADERSHIP, TO SEE HER RECEIVE A STATEWIDE AWARD FOR HER WORK IN CIVICS FOR OUR KIDS.

WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW DISTRICTS IN OUR STATE THAT DOES ANYTHING SPECIAL TO HELP OUR KIDS LEARN ABOUT THEIR GOVERNMENT, AND THAT'S EXCEEDINGLY IMPORTANT TO ME AS I HONOR PEOPLE WHO RUN FOR OFFICE, SUCH AS YOURSELF AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A TOUGH JOB, AND I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT, BUT IT REALLY BOTHERS ME THAT WE LOSE A GOOD ONE.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS STEVE ECKERLE.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M STEVE ECKERT, CEO, ALLAN ROCK COUNSELING CENTER AND PAST PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION.

I'M HERE REGARDING THE DECISION TO TERMINATE DOCTOR DEWAN CONTRACT IN CLOSED SESSION WITH NO PUBLIC INPUT AND WITHOUT CAUSE. I'VE WORKED ALONGSIDE OF DOCTOR DEWAN FOR OVER SIX YEARS ON COMPLEX STATE INITIATIVES REGARDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, FOUND DOCTOR DEWAN TO BE HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL AND EXTRAORDINARILY KNOWLEDGEABLE IN A WIDE VARIETY OF AREAS AND A WIDE AREA OF VARIETY AND ALSO SHE ATTRACTS SHE'S A STRONG LEADER.

IN MY OPINION, COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION IS RUN BETTER WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT POSITION IS STABLE, DEPENDING ON WHATEVER THE INFRACTION WAS.

THERE ARE A LARGE RANGE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IF THE BOARD HAS AUTHORITY.

I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO REINSTATE DOCTOR DEWAN IMMEDIATELY.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS RITU KRISHNA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

MY NAME IS RITU KRISHNA.

I AM A DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

I HAVE BEEN WITH SCCOE FOR OVER 22 YEARS AND I AM THE PRESIDENT FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY EDUCATORS.

ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY EDUCATORS RESPECTS THE BOARD'S RIGHT TO DECIDE TO LET GO OF A SUPERINTENDENT WHEN NECESSARY, IN THE INTEREST OF WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE ALSO RESPECT THEIR PROCESS, TRANSPARENCY, AND DECISION TO HIRE AN INTERIM WHEN NEEDED.

WE MUST KEEP THE COUNTY OFFICE RUNNING WHILE KEEPING OUR STUDENTS AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALL OUR DECISIONS.

OUR STUDENTS NEED TO BE AT THE CENTER OF ALL OUR DECISIONS.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BRITTANY O'BRIEN.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I'VE TAUGHT IN MOUNTAIN VIEW, WHISMAN FOR FIVE YEARS, EASTSIDE SAN JOSE FOR SEVEN YEARS, AND PALO ALTO.

I FEEL LIKE I CAN REPRESENT A LOT OF STUDENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I'M SO GRATEFUL TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.

I DO WANT TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY FEELINGS ON, YOU KNOW, REMOVING DOCTOR DEWAN.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING A LEADER AND LEADING.

WHEN YOU ARE LEADING, YOU ARE ASKING QUESTIONS.

YOU ARE YOU'RE SEEKING TO SUPPORT, YOU'RE BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, AND YOU BUILD A RELATIONSHIP AND I WOULD SAY THAT LEADING ASPECT IS WHAT MAKES ANY RELATIONSHIP WORK, YOU KNOW, MARRIAGE, ETC.

AND THAT'S HOW I FEEL WITH HER WHEN SHE'S LEADING OUR WORK HERE AND I WONDER WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, IT'S LIKE, ARE WE LEADING AND WHO'S GOING TO BE LEADING THIS WORK? AND IF WE'RE BRINGING OUTSIDE PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, DON'T KNOW OUR COMMUNITY, DON'T KNOW OUR PARTNERS, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO BE LEADING THIS WORK? THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MAUREEN MCCARTY.

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

GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS MAUREEN MCCARTY, AND I'M THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER GAIL PELLERIN.

ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN, SENATOR JOSH BECKER, SENATOR DAVE CORTESE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER MARC BERMAN, AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER EVAN LOWE. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE SERIOUS CONCERNS OUTLINED IN THEIR LETTER, WHICH WAS EMAILED TO YOU ON OCTOBER 14TH REGARDING THE TERMINATION OF DOCTOR MARIANNE DEWAN.

AS NOTED IN THAT LETTER, DOCTOR DEWANS LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN PIVOTAL IN ADVANCING EQUITY, MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES, AND CHILDCARE ACCESS ACROSS SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.

THE DECISION TO TERMINATE DOCTOR DEWAN CONTRACT RISKS UNRAVELING CRITICAL PROGRAMS WHILE WASTING PUBLIC RESOURCES.

WE STRONGLY URGE THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER THIS DECISION, OR AT THE VERY LEAST, PLACE DOCTOR DEWAN ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WHILE MEDIATION IS PURSUED.

THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES LEGAL, FINANCIAL AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DANIELLE JAMES.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HELLO. MY NAME IS DANIELLE JAMES.

I'M A PARENT AND CITIZEN IN TRUSTEE AREA ONE, AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I'M DISMAYED BY THE REPORTING IN THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS OF TRUSTEE GRACE MAH VIOLATION OF LAWS AND BOARD POLICIES AS DETERMINED BY THE SCCOE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS.

IN THE ARTICLE, THERE WAS A QUOTE THAT IF I'M NOT GOING TO JAIL FOR VIOLATING THE BROWN ACT.

I DON'T CARE IF I BREAK THE LAW AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE IDEA THAT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, WOULD NEED THE THREAT OF BEING MONITORED AND PUNISHED BEFORE WE COULD EXPECT THEM TO FOLLOW THE LAW, IS COMPLETE NONSENSE AND A WASTE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES.

CERTAINLY NOT THE MODEL CITIZEN WE WOULD HOPE FOR IN OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

I ASK THAT YOU CONDUCT FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF TRUSTEE MAH AS NECESSARY, AND THAT YOU PROVIDE THE CENSURE THAT SHE APPARENTLY REQUIRES TO FOLLOW THE LAW.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS RICHARD AJLUNI.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

MY NAME IS RICHARD ANGELONI, AND I WORK FOR THE HEALTHIER KIDS FOUNDATION.

DOCTOR DEWAN, AS AN EFFECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT, IS A MULTIFACETED LEADER COMBINING VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND STUDENT SUCCESS.

HER ABILITY TO NAVIGATE COMPLEX CHALLENGES WHILE KEEPING HER FOCUS ON SIMPLY IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, WHICH IS THE ESSENCE OF THE JOB, MAKES HER AN EXCELLENT SUPERINTENDENT.

AS A KEY COMMUNITY PARTNER, THE HEALTHIER KIDS FOUNDATION HAS RELIED ON HER LEADERSHIP TO ACCOMPLISH OUR LOFTY GOALS OF ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD HAS EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE.

LEADERSHIP EQUALS COURAGE.

PLEASE PUT YOUR EGO ASIDE AND DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CHILDREN OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JOANNE VARS.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. I AM DOCTOR JOANNE VARS AND I HAVE SERVED SANTA CLARA COUNTY AS AN EDUCATOR SINCE 1997.

TONIGHT I ASK THAT YOU BRING HER BACK.

DOCTOR DEWAN SERVICE TO THE SCCOE AS OUR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS SINCE 2017 BROUGHT STABILITY AND RESPECT BACK TO THE SCCOE, WITH ONE ACTION THE DISMISSAL OF AN AWARD WINNING COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

YOU HAVE DESTABILIZED THIS OFFICE AND THE WORK THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS IN OUR COMMUNITY DO TO SUPPORT OUR COUNTY SCHOOLS.

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THE SCCOE ARE WE BEING AN EXEMPLAR OF SERVICE PROGRAMS THAT NOT ONLY GROW OUR COUNTY, BUT THE STATE AND IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR OUTCOMES, SUCCESS, AND LONGEVITY FOR CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS COUNTYWIDE NEED TO BE REESTABLISHED BY A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR FROM OUR COUNTY.

WHICH DOCTOR DEWAN IS THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DOCTOR ANGELA BALLOU.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

I'M DOCTOR ANGELA BALLOU.

I HAVE WORKED FOR THE SCCOE FOR THE PAST 22 YEARS AS AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST.

I'M HERE ON MY OWN ACCORD.

I RESPECT THE BOARD AND THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE INDEPENDENT, INFORMED, THOUGHTFUL DECISIONS.

MY PERSONAL REQUEST IS THAT THE BOARD CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF, AND I REQUEST FOR SAFETY, TRANSPARENCY AND EQUITY FROM THE SEC.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS FABIOLA [INAUDIBLE].

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS FABIOLA [INAUDIBLE], MOTHER OF ALEXANDER.

YOU GUYS ALREADY KNOW ME, AND I'M NOT GOING TO COVER.

OR I'M NOT HERE TO HURT ANYBODY'S FEELINGS OR ANYBODY TO LOSE THEIR JOBS.

BUT IF IT HAPPENED, IT HAPPENS.

DON'T BE A POOR LOSER, OKAY? DON'T ATTACK EACH OTHER.

BECAUSE WHAT ARE YOU SHOWING OUR KIDS? YOU GUYS CAN TALK IT OUT.

YOU GUYS CAN WORK IT OUT.

THIS IS THE REASON WHY I'M FIGHTING SO HARD.

BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE A VOICE.

BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WALK, HE DOESN'T SEE.

SOME DON'T EVEN HEAR.

SOME DON'T EVEN MOVE.

I'M NOT BACKING DOWN FROM THE FIRST TIME I CAME HERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO REMEMBER FABIOLA [INAUDIBLE], BECAUSE I'M GOING TO FIGHT FOR THESE KIDS UNTIL THE END.

UNTIL THEY GET AND THEY DESERVE WHAT THEY SHOULD BE GETTING, NO MATTER WHAT, NOT BE TAKEN AWAY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE KIDS THAT DON'T BRING YOU GUYS TROPHIES AND STRAIGHT A'S, BUT YET THEY'RE STILL KIDS.

THEY'RE HUMAN BEINGS.

RESPECT IS A BIG THING FOR ME.

AND I LOST THE RESPECT FOR A COUPLE OF YOU GUYS, AND FOR THE REST OF THE ONES THAT VOTED FOR THESE KIDS.

THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE WILL NOW GO TO AGENDA ITEM 4 CLOSED SESSION.

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 THAT EACH TRUSTEE STATE THEIR NAME TO RECORD WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE, AND TO AFFIRM AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARAMETERS FOR THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THE CLOSED SESSION.

EXCUSE ME, PRESIDENT BERTA, I'M SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT WE DO HAVE COMMENT CARDS.

YES, I WILL GET TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AS SOON AS I FINISH READING THE DESCRIPTION FOR CLOSED SESSION.

THANK YOU. BEFORE I MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXCUSE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR BOARD FOR YOUR REPORT AND PREPARATION TONIGHT.

YOU ARE EXCUSED AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

THANK YOU. HAVE A NICE NIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES SIX ITEMS 4A INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT.

CAMPBELL UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DESIRED DISTRICT. SARATOGA SCHOOL DISTRICT 4B CONFERENCE WITH.

CONFERENCE WITH. LEGAL COUNSEL.

ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.

SIGNIFICANT. SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION D.

OF SECTION 54956.91 OR MORE POTENTIAL CASES.

COUNTY BOARD ACTION ON BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOLS.

RENEWAL. 4C.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.

SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO.

LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 54956.9.

ONE CASE COUNTY BOARD ACTION ON ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ CHARTER SCHOOLS REQUEST FOR RENEWAL 4D CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION D OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 54956.9.

NAME OF CASE MARY ANN DEWAN VERSUS SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CASE NUMBER TWO FOUR CV 449081 SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 4E CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 54956.9.

ONE CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 549569.

E3. 4F PER CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE.

SECTION 54957 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT TITLED INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

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OKAY. PLEASE PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.

ONCE YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.

OUR SPEAKERS ARE DAN MASON, KATHLEEN KING, CHRISTINA MOORE, REJU KRISHNA, AND LAURA BLAKELY.

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

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DAN MASON, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

HI THERE, I'M DAN MASON.

I'M HERE TO COMMENT ON THE FOURTH ITEM IN THE CLOSED SESSION AND THAT IS JUST TO SAY THAT I THINK THAT IF THERE WAS A LITTLE MORE COMMON SENSE DISPLAYED WITH THIS BOARD AND A LITTLE LESS ZERO SUM POLITICS THAT ARE JUST SO DISAPPOINTING TO SEE COME HOME TO A PLACE THAT I'VE COME HOME.

I'VE BEEN AN EMPLOYEE HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND TO SEE THAT STUFF THAT I CONSIDER COMING OUT OF BOSTON RIGHT INTO HERE.

IT'S JUST IT'S KIND OF HEARTBREAKING.

SO AND I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR BRINGING BACK DOCTOR DEWAN.

I HAVE LITTLE FAITH, THOUGH, THAT PEOPLE HERE, SOME PEOPLE HERE CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE THEIR MINDS AND I THINK THAT'S A REAL SIGN OF INTELLIGENCE TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO CHANGE YOUR MIND.

IT'S A SIGN OF A SMALL MIND TO JUST STAY CLOSED IN ONE LANE.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KATHLEEN KING.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

HELLO, MY NAME IS KATHLEEN KING, AND I'M A PREVIOUS TRUSTEE OF THE A PROUD TRUSTEE OF THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

JOE AND GRACE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REMOVE DOCTOR DEWAN SINCE I WAS ON THE BOARD.

MAIMONA AND DON, PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR DECISION.

I'VE ALWAYS SUPPORTED YOU OVER THE YEARS, AND I JUST HOPE THAT YOU KNOW, YOUR OWN LEGACY MATTERS TO ALL OF US, AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED THAT YOU CANNOT UNDO.

SO PLEASE THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND THINK IT OVER AGAIN WITHOUT CAUSE.

IT'S HARD TO TELL OUR CHILDREN THAT YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS WITHOUT CAUSE.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTINA MOORE.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

HI, I'M CHRISTINA MOORE.

AS I SAID BEFORE, I HAVE ATTENDED ALMOST EVERY BOARD MEETING OVER THE PAST YEAR AND WATCHED THOSE THAT I HAVE NOT ATTENDED AND I CAN SAY THAT I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH EVERY SINGLE BOARD MEMBER.

NO MATTER WHAT SIDE THEY'VE BEEN ON WITH THE THOUGHT AND CARE AND QUESTIONS AND I COULD TELL EVERYBODY REALLY LISTENS TO EVERYBODY WHO'S COME UP HERE AND SPOKEN AND I JUST THINK WHAT WE HAVE HERE AND WHAT WE'VE HAD AT MANY OF THE PAST MEETINGS, IS EXEMPLARY OF THE ULTIMATE IN DISCRIMINATION, BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD MANY PEOPLE COME UP HERE AND SPEAK TO THEIR CONCERNS, AND THAT JUST GETS GLOSSED OVER BY.

YES, THERE ARE POSITIVE THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN THE COUNTY, BUT WE STILL NEED TO FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED AND I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR INPUT.

[INAUDIBLE]. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS RAJKRISHNA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS RAJKRISHNA.

I HAVE BEEN WITH SCCOE SINCE 2002.

BEEN HERE FOR MORE THAN 22 YEARS AND AS I'VE SAID IN MY EARLIER COMMENT, THIS IS THE WORST IT HAS EVER BEEN.

BUT TODAY I COME TO YOU WITH HOPE AS YOU FIGURE OUT WHO THE INTERIM WILL BE, WHAT THE PROCESS WILL BE.

I WANT TO STAND HERE WITH HOPE.

HOPE THAT STUDENTS WILL BE AT THE CENTER OF THE DECISION.

HOPE THAT THERE WILL NOT BE MORE RUDY AND MORE IBRAHIMS, THAT WE WILL ACTUALLY DO IT RIGHT UNTO THE RUDY AND THE IBRAHIMS, AND THAT WE WILL HAVE MEMBERS NOT BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, NOT BE RETALIATED AGAINST, AND THAT WE WILL HAVE PROPER SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS, AND FOR THE FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES WHO'VE BEEN COMING HERE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

I COME HERE WITH HOPE AND SAFETY, EQUITY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US.

THANK YOU AND LET'S KEEP THE HOPE ALIVE.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS LAURA BLAKELY.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

THANK YOU. LAURA BLAKELY, CLERK OF THE MOUNTAIN VIEW WHISMAN SCHOOL BOARD, SPEAKING TONIGHT.

IN MY PERSONAL CAPACITY, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON YOU TO RESCIND YOUR TERMINATION AND REINSTATE DOCTOR MARIANNE DEWAN AS SUPERINTENDENT IMMEDIATELY.

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OUR COUNTY HAS BEEN BLESSED TO WORK UNDER HER LEADERSHIP FOR MANY YEARS, AND YOU HAVE ARTICULATED NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD CHANGE.

YOU ARE SOWING CHAOS COUNTYWIDE, AND IT IS OUR STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY OUR HIGHEST NEED STUDENTS, WHOM IT IS YOUR DUTY TO SERVE, WHO STAND TO SUFFER MOST.

I URGE YOU TO REINSTATE HER TONIGHT.

I ALSO CALL ON YOU TO FORMALLY INSTITUTE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACTIONS OF TRUSTEE MAH.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS BOARD HAS CENSURED HER IN THE PAST, INCLUDING ON ONE OCCASION IN 2018 WHEN SHE SPOKE BEFORE THE MOUNTAIN VIEW WHISMAN SCHOOL BOARD, IN VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT, TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF A PROPOSED NEW BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL.

YOU CENSURED HER.

THEN SHE SENT CAMPAIGN EMAILS TO ME FROM HER.

THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[4. CLOSED SESSION]

OKAY, WE ARE READY TO RESUME OPEN SESSION.

[A. Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session]

A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE CHON TO DENY THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTORS EIGHT, TEN AND 12 WITH A VOTE OF SEVEN AYES, THERE ARE NO ABSTENTIONS ZERO ABSENT.

UPON A COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM FOUR B.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.

SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 54956.91 OR MORE POTENTIAL CASES.

COUNTY BOARD ACTION ON BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOLS INITIAL RENEWAL.

THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS FOR ITEMS. FOUR C CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.

SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 54.956.9.

ONE. CASE.

COUNTY BOARD ACTION ON ALPHA.

JOSE HERNANDEZ. CHARTER SCHOOLS REQUEST FOR A RENEWAL.

THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS IN REGARDS TO ITEM D CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION D OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 54956.9.

NAME OF CASE MARY ANN DEWAN VERSUS SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CASE NUMBER 24 CV 449081.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.

THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS FOR ITEM FOUR E CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.

SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION D, A, SECTION 54956.91 CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.93.

THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS AND FOR ITEM 4 F PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT TITLE.

INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, HAVING MET WITH DOCTOR CHARLES HINMAN ON A 6 TO 1 VOTE, HAS FORWARDED HIS APPOINTMENT TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER ITEM SIX A.

THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS.

YES FROM TRUSTEE MAH, TRUSTEE CHON, PRESIDENT BERTA, VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA, TRUSTEE LARI, TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

NO. FROM TRUSTE SREEKRISHNAN ZERO.

ABSTENTIONS. THERE ARE NO OTHER REPORTABLE ACTIONS.

THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM SIX, OUR ACTION ITEM ITEMS.

[A. Approval of Agreement for Interim Superintendent]

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY FILL ANY VACANCY THAT OCCURS DURING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2024, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF DOCTOR DEWAN DOCTOR MARY ANN DEWAN'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT EXECUTED ON THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2018, THE BOARD VOTED TO TERMINATE WITHOUT CAUSE DOCTOR DEWAN'S APPOINTMENT AS COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND PLACED HER ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3RD, 2024.

THE BOARD DESIRES TO EXERCISE ITS LEGAL AUTHORITY TO APPOINT AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT TO CARRY OUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND DAY TO DAY DUTIES OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, AS WELL AS IMPLEMENT THE POLICY, DIRECTIONS AND GOALS OF THE BOARD.

THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR DOCTOR CHARLES HINMAN AND AFFIRM HIS APPOINTMENT AS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, SHOULD THE BOARD APPROVE HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.

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YES, I WILL GET TO COMMENTS AS SOON AS I FINISH THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM.

THANK YOU. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS.

EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE CBO FOR THIS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT WOULD BE PAID FOR FROM THE COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICES FUND.

THE BASE RATE FOR DOCTOR CHARLES HINMAN'S SHALL BE $1,200 PER YEAR FOR FULL WORK DAY, WHEN SERVICES ARE ACTUALLY PERFORMED FOR A TOTAL SALARY NOT TO EXCEED $74,733 FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR, UNLESS PRIOR AUTHORIZATION IS RECEIVED FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT.

DOCTOR CHARLES HINMAN SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A REASONABLE PER WEEK TRAVEL LODGING EXPENSES BASED ON THE ESTIMATES PROVIDED BELOW, FOR NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 21,000 DURING THE TERM OF THIS CONTRACT 550.

AIRFARE 750.

LODGING 250 PER NIGHT FOR THREE NIGHTS $300.

RIDESHARE HOME TO AIRPORT, AIRPORT TO SCOEC TO AIRPORT.

AIRPORT TO HOME $200.

CONTINGENCY BUDGET FOR AIRFARE, LODGING, AND RIDESHARE COSTS.

DOCTOR HINMAN IS AN AT WILL EMPLOYEE.

WHO SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD.

THIS IS PER THE RECOMMENDED AGREEMENT.

ACCORDINGLY, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE INTERIM NATURE OF THIS POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT, THE BOARD MAY TERMINATE HIS EMPLOYMENT UNDER THIS CONTRACT AT ANY TIME WITHOUT CAUSE.

TONIGHT WE HAVE PRESENT DOCTOR CHARLES HINMAN.

DOCTOR HINMAN HAS SPENT THE PAST 35 YEARS SERVING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, INCLUDING AS A TEACHER, COACH, SITE ADMINISTRATOR, SUPERINTENDENT, AND INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

THROUGHOUT HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER, HE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN HELPING BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO FOCUS ON OUR EFFORTS ON HOW TO BEST SERVE STAKEHOLDERS.

DOCTOR HINMAN HAS SERVED AS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT IN MULTIPLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND AGENCY SETTINGS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS SINCE HIS RETIREMENT AS SUPERINTENDENT. WE WILL BE TAKING QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD, BUT FIRST WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? YES, THERE ARE THREE CARDS FOR 6A, TWO FOR 6B AND ONE FOR 6C.

OKAY. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE HAND IN A SPEAKER'S CARD.

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

MODERATOR PLEASE PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT FOR 6A OUR FOLLOWING CARDS ARE DANIELLE JAMES, KATHLEEN KING, AND DAN MASON.

IF YOU'VE HEARD YOUR NAME, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DANIELLE JAMES.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

HELLO, MY NAME IS DANIELLE JAMES.

I'M A PARENT IN THE DISTRICT AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M SAD THAT WE'RE APPOINTING AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AND I, YOU KNOW, THINK IT'S A MISTAKE AND TO MOVE FORWARD ALONG THIS PATH AND THAT YOU LIKE AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE RECONSIDERING THE ACTION REGARDING SUPERINTENDENT DEWAN.AND SO I GUESS I DON'T MEAN ANY DISRESPECT TO THE CANDIDATE THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED.

JUST THAT MOVING FORWARD IN THIS WAY, LIKE, THERE'S LIKE IS A VERY EXPENSIVE AND DISRUPTIVE PATH, AND IT SEEMS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

SO I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KATHLEEN.

EXCUSE ME. KATHLEEN KING, PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

KATHLEEN KING, THANKS FOR ONE MINUTE, 59 SECONDS, ACTUALLY.

SO DOCTOR HINMAN WILL WORK LESS THAN HALF THE DAYS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

HE IS NOT REQUIRED TO WORK A FULL WORKDAY.

THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INCREASE A SALARY WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT.

YOU MAY ASSIGN OTHER DUTIES TO HIM.

I BELIEVE IT IS ILLEGAL TO HAVE A SECOND INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, AND THAT THE FIRST ONE MIGHT BE DIRECTING THE SECOND SUPERINTENDENT.

I BELIEVE THAT'S ILLEGAL AND SHOULD BE CHECKED BEFORE YOU APPROVE THIS CONTRACT.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DAN MASON.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

HI, DAN MASON, [INAUDIBLE] STAFF FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

IN ADDITION TO WHAT KATHLEEN WAS SAYING, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT DOCTOR DEWAN, EVEN THOUGH SHE'S ON LEAVE, IS STILL HERE.

AND SO THAT WOULD BE HIRING ANOTHER PERSON ON TOP OF A SUPERINTENDENT ON LEAVE.

AT THE RISK OF A RETALIATION THAT SHE EXPERIENCED.

I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THERE'S LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT THAT GIVES AUTHORITY TO THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AUTHORITY TO MAKE PERSONNEL DECISIONS THAT BEST

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I WANT TO ASK YOU TO MOVE CAUTIOUSLY AND FOLLOW ALL PROCESS AND PROCEDURES AND CODE AROUND ANY FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT WITH IF [INAUDIBLE] IS SELECTED AND I JUST WANT TO CAUTION HIM ABOUT MAKING A FAUSTIAN BARGAIN WITH THIS BOARD MAJORITY.

I THINK WE'LL ALL REGRET IT.

THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES COMMENT FOR 6 A.

THANK YOU.

NEXT WE'LL GO TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT WITH A START DATE OF OCTOBER 7TH, 2024.

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA MOTION.

I'M SORRY, CAN I GET CLARIFICATION ONT HE DATE AGAIN? VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA A LITTLE BIT SLOWER.

OCTOBER 17TH, 2024.

WE'LL GO TO COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA FOR CAN YOU STATE IT ONE MORE TIME? OCTOBER 17TH, 2024 APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT WITH A START DATE.

YES, OF OCTOBER 17TH, 2024 AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

WE'LL GO TO COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

YES AND PRESIDENT BERTA, IS IT APPROPRIATE TO ASK DOCTOR HINMAN A FEW QUESTIONS NOW IF YOU WANT TO STEP UP OR.

SURE. THANK YOU.

DOCTOR HINMAN, AND AM I PRONOUNCING YOUR NAME CORRECTLY? YES AND I WANT TO SAY I REALLY RESPECT AND HONOR YOUR WORK, ESPECIALLY AS A CLASSROOM TEACHER AND YOU'VE BEEN AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT FOR MORE DISTRICTS THAN I CAN COUNT.

BUT SO YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, ORANGE COUNTY, ORANGE COUNTY.

WOULD YOU BE MOVING FOR THIS ROLE? NO, I WOULD COME UP WEEKLY, YOU'D COME UP, YOU'D BE COMMUTING AND MY NEXT QUESTION WAS WHAT IS THE LONGEST YOU'RE ABLE TO STAY IN THIS ROLE AS INTERIM? I HAVE 68 DAYS CONSECUTIVE.

HOWEVER, THAT COULD BE BROKEN UP INTO HALVES, QUARTERS AND DAYS WHERE I ACTUALLY JUST DON'T WORK.

SO IT WOULD BE THE CONTINUUM OF ALL THAT TIME TOGETHER, WHICH COULD PUSH OUT TO INSTEAD OF THREE MONTHS OF CONSECUTIVE, IT COULD PUSH OUT TO FIVE, EVEN SIX MONTHS AND SO I'LL SAY OPENLY THAT I HAVE CONCERNS AROUND THAT TIMELINE AND ALSO THE COMMUTING, YOU KNOW, AND I DO THINK THAT WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON, IT'S VERY POSSIBLE WE'D NEED AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT FOR LONGER AND SO I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS.

I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A REALLY RAPID TIMELINE TO GET THIS ON THE AGENDA.

CURRENTLY, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, ONLY ONE APPLICANT WE'VE SEEN.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT RAISES SOME QUESTIONS AS WELL.

AND SO I THINK IT IS WORTH CONSIDERING LOOKING WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION AND TO BETTER SUPPORT STABILITY AND CONTINUITY ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH A LOT OF TURMOIL AND LOOKING AT AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ROLE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND CULTURE WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

SO PERSONALLY, I DO THINK THAT COULD FACILITATE, YOU KNOW, A SMOOTHER TRANSITION.

BUT I VERY MUCH RESPECT, YOU KNOW, YOUR WORK AND EXPERIENCE.

SO I WANT TO SAY THAT AS WELL.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE CHON.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

SINCE [INAUDIBLE] A POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT IS HERE, COULD I ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AS WELL? SURE, PLEASE. ONE, COULD YOU KIND OF JUST SPEAK TO SOME OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE YOU'VE HAD AS YOUR ROLES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, BUT AS WELL AS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ROLES? YES, I KNOW YOU HAVE YOUR YOU HAVE MY RESUME, BUT FOR THE GOOD OF THE PUBLIC.

YES. I HAVE 35 YEARS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION K THROUGH 12.

ALL OF THAT WAS IN A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SETTING, EXCEPT MY LAST INTERIM WAS THREE MONTHS IN A CHARTER SCHOOL.

SO I DID THAT FROM DECEMBER TO MARCH.

IT WAS MY LAST ASSIGNMENT.

OTHER THAN THAT, THOUGH, I'VE BEEN IN THE CLASSROOM.

I'VE LITERALLY THE OLD SAYING IS I'VE SAT IN ALL THE SEATS.

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I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING ASSISTANT SUPE IN NEWPORT MESA, WHICH IS A VERY FASCINATING 25,000 ADA SCHOOL DISTRICT, SANTA ANA, WHICH WAS ABOUT 50,000 AT THE TIME.

LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC PROBABLY LEARNED MORE IN MY YEARS AT SANTA ANA THAN THAN ANY OTHER AND THEN, FORTUNATELY, I WAS APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT IN THE WEST COVINA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO THEN ONCE I RETIRED, I WAS VERY BLESSED TO PICK UP TO BE ALLOWED TO DO INTERIM WORK AND I WORKED IN THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OXFORD PREP ACADEMY AND IF THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES WITH YOU ALL, THANK YOU AND THEN COULD I ASK A FOLLOW UP QUESTION? OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

CAN I GO TO TRUSTEE LARI.

AND THEN I'LL COME BACK FOR ANOTHER ROUND.

TRUSTEE LARI. SO HOW LONG DO YOU THINK YOU ANTICIPATE IT WOULD TAKE YOU TO GET USED TO THIS NEW SUPERINTENDENT ROLE? I DON'T THINK IT WILL TAKE LONG AT ALL.

IT'S ONCE YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS ENVIRONMENT AND YOU'VE HAD THE LEADERSHIP ROLE OVERSEEING AN ORGANIZATION, THERE AREN'T REAL SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE WOULD BE GETTING TOGETHER WITH STAFF RIGHT AWAY AND KIND OF LETTING THEM VENT THE IDEA OF HAVING AN INTERIM, GETTING TO KNOW THEM AND UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, THEIR PART OF THE ORGANIZATION.

I DON'T SEE A BIG TURNAROUND TIME ON THAT.

OTHER TRUSTEES BEFORE I GO BACK TO.

OKAY. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

YES AND YOU KNOW, THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR EITHER YOU OR OUR BOARD PRESIDENT, JUST FOR CLARITY, WAS AN OUTSIDE SEARCH FIRM CONTRACTED WITH OR WERE YOU BROUGHT HERE THROUGH AN OUTSIDE SEARCH FIRM? YOU'RE WELCOME TO ANSWER.

NO, I WAS NOTIFIED BY A SEARCH FIRM THAT THIS POSITION WAS GOING TO BE OPEN, AND I ASKED THAT I MY NAME BE PUT FORWARD.

I DON'T WORK FOR A SEARCH FIRM, SO THERE IS NO DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN CONTRACTUAL BETWEEN ME AND THE SEARCH FIRM.

IF THEY HEAR OF AN OPENING, THEY MIGHT CONTACT ME AND HAVE, AND I'VE PUT MY NAME IN WITH THE BOARD.

I WOULD WORK DIRECTLY FOR THE DISTRICT AND THE BOARD.

AND CAN I GET A BETTER SENSE OF THE OUTREACH THAT WAS DONE IN TERMS OF ANY SORT OF JOB POSTING OR BECAUSE, AND HOW MANY APPLICATIONS DID WE RECEIVE.

SO PER THE THE CONCLUSION OF OUR CLOSED SESSION REPORT, THE BOARD ANNOUNCED IN OUR STATEMENT THAT IN OPEN SESSION THAT WE INTENDED TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL SESSION TO APPOINT AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND SO THAT WAS POSTED ON THE SCCOE WEBSITE, AND THERE WERE NO OTHER APPLICATIONS THAT I RECEIVED.

OKAY. SO THERE WAS THE REPORT OUT FROM THE LAST MEETING BUT NO SORT OF ACTIVE OUTREACH IN TERMS OF A JOB POSTING OR I'VE CLARIFIED WHAT WAS PUBLICLY STATED AS WELL AS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.

OKAY. SO, DOCTOR HINMAN, HAVE YOU SERVED AS AN INTERIM COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT? NO, I HAVE NOT.

SO WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS, COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS.

THERE'S A DIFFERENCE. SO WHAT IS YOUR WORK WITH COUNTY OFFICES OF ED SPECIFICALLY? WELL, I ACTUALLY JUST GOT OFF AN INTERVIEW PANEL WITH ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ED BECAUSE THEY REPLACED THEIR SUPERINTENDENT.

SO I WAS PRETTY ENTRENCHED IN THE PROCESS THERE.

GOING INTO THIS JOB, I ALSO CALLED PAUL GOTHEL, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ED.

HE'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.

WE SERVE. WE BOTH SERVE ON THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUPES COMMITTEE.

WE'RE BOTH PART OF DSAG, WHICH IS DEAN SUPERINTENDENTS ADVISORY GROUP FOR USC.

SO I HAVE WHILE I'VE NOT SERVED AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, I'VE DONE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESEARCH AND I ALSO HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE WHO HAVE, LIKE DOCTOR GOTHEL, WHO SAID, ANYTIME I CAN CALL AWAY MY RESEARCH HAS BEEN AGAIN, THE OVERSIGHT OF THE BOARD IS VERY CLEAR WITH THE COUNTY VERSUS IT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE OVERSIGHT OF A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BUT IT'S NOT THAT FAR OF A STRETCH, AND I DON'T EXPECT ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD.

BUT YOU'VE NEVER WORKED AT A COUNTY OFFICE OF ED YET? NO. THAT'S CORRECT.

NOT YET. SO YOU KNOW, I IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK

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TRUSTEE CHON.

YEAH. OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS THAT YOU MAY BE HERE WITH US.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE GOALS OR FIRST TYPES OF ACTIONS THAT YOU PLAN ON TAKING? I THINK THE FIRST THE FIRST ACTION WOULD BE TOMORROW GIVEN PASSAGE, WOULD BE TO MEET WITH STAFF CABINET IN PARTICULAR, GET A KIND OF GRASP ON WHAT THEY FEEL THE TEMPERATURE OF THE DISTRICT IS, WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF THE DISTRICT.

BUT MY PRIMARY ROLE IS TO SPEAKING FOR THE BOARD TO ENSURE THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD. THE TRAIN CONTINUES ON THE TRACK.

WE ARE SERVING KIDS.

WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT NO GAPS OCCUR DURING THIS TIME OF PAUSE, WAITING FOR THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT TO SIT IN AND TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE CONFIDENCE IN US IF I'M PART OF THAT TEAM.

THANK YOU AND THEN, PRESIDENT BERTA, I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

I KNOW THAT DOCTOR BANDURA'S HAS REALLY STEPPED UP IN LEADERSHIP IN SUPPORTING OUR BOARD, BUT HAS SHE BEEN APPOINTED AS AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT? BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THAT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS IN LEADERSHIP, DOCTOR BANDURA, BUT COULD WE GET A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION AS WELL AS THAT CLARIFICATION FOR THE PUBLIC, PLEASE? YES. SO THE BOARD HAS NOT APPOINTED AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

THE DOCTOR BANDURA AS ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT IN ABSENCE OF SUPERINTENDENT JUST AS WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT IS ON VACATION OR SICK LEAVE IS CARRYING OUT RESPONSIBILITIES TO THAT EXTENT AS ACTING. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND I WILL JOIN IN THE CHOIR OF APPRECIATING DOCTOR BANDURA.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO, DOCTOR HINMAN, WHAT DATE WERE YOU NOTIFIED OF THIS OPENING? I KNOW OUR LAST BOARD MEETING WAS OCTOBER 2ND.

I COULDN'T GIVE YOU AN EXACT TIME.

I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME.

AS IN ANY SORT OF ESTIMATE.

WAS IT A WEEK AGO OR LONGER? I WOULD SAY LONGER.

OKAY AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DUTIES OF A COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT AND EXAMPLES OF THAT? WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST IS TO WORK WITH THE BOARD AND THEIR OVERSIGHT AND THEIR GOALS OF THEIR ELECTED POSITION IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT MOST OF THE DAY TO DAY. OPERATION FALLS OVER THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, WHICH IS WHAT I WOULD BE DOING.

SO JUST SOME I'LL GO TO MY FINAL POINTS.

YOU KNOW, I WANT TO REITERATE AND URGE THE BOARD TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER AN INTERNAL INTERIM APPOINTMENT FOR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REASONS.

YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STABILITY, TOO.

I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, THIS IS AN EXTRA COST TO GO OUTSIDE OF OUR DISTRICT AND I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE LENGTH OF STAY AND SORT OF JUST THE UNDERSTANDING OF A COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

SO I WOULD URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER THAT AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR HINMAN.

HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

SORRY, I PROMISED THIS WAS MY LAST COMMENT AS WELL.

I DO WANT TO ECHO WHAT TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN IS SAYING, BUT IN THE REGARD THAT WE DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO END THIS APPOINTMENT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME.

SO IF THAT IS POSSIBLE, NO ILL FEELINGS AT ALL FOR THE YOU KNOW, THE, OUR BOARD IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO FIND SOMETHING INTERNAL BUT I JUST AM NOT SURE IF WE'VE EXPLORED THAT POSSIBILITY AND SO IF WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT, I WOULD APPRECIATE SEEING THAT AS WELL. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, I'M SO SORRY, I FORGOT I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION.

DO YOU WHAT'S YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OVERSIGHT OF LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT? WELL, GENERALLY SPEAKING, YOU PROVE THEIR BUDGET.

YOU APPROVE EL CAP, WHICH IS IMPORTANT.

YOU HELP WITH SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS.

YOU RUN THE CONTINUATION SCHOOLS AND YOU HAVE A SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.

I KNOW YOU DO A LOT OF TRAINING WITH YOUR TEACHERS AND STAFF OF THE SCHOOL SITES AND THE CURRICULUM, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE DEPTH ON YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR 32 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BECAUSE THIS IS ALL KIND OF COME UP RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

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THANK YOU AND I WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT YOUR RESUME, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF EXPERIENCE.

SO THANK YOU.

I WANT TO ALSO REITERATE, YOU KNOW I BELIEVE THIS WAS WE ONLY HAVE ONE APPLICATION.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I'VE SEEN FOR OTHER DECISIONS LIKE THIS ON OTHER BOARDS, THERE ARE MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE OUTREACH OF OF THE JOB POSTING AND SO I THINK THERE IS THERE IS MORE OUTREACH THAT CAN BE DONE TOO.

BUT I ALSO, YOU KNOW, WOULD URGE AN INTERNAL APPOINTMENT DUE TO THE TURMOIL THAT THAT WE'RE SEEING.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

CAN WE AND JUST AGAIN I'M VERY MINDFUL THAT WE HAVE A ROOM FULL OF PARENTS.

I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE LONG, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP.

I THINK THESE ARE EXTRAORDINARY TIMES TEN.

IT AT SCCOE.

I STARTED HERE AS A TEACHER WHEN I WAS 23 AT JUVENILE HALL, AND I'M ENDING MY CAREER HERE AS A TRUSTEE IN A FEW MONTHS.

I THINK THIS TIME CALLS FOR PEOPLE GETTING BEHIND YOU 100% IN ORDER TO DO THE WORK THAT IS INTENDED FOR CHILDREN AND THE COMMUNITY, SO THAT WE CAN MOVE THIS ORGANIZATION FORWARD, AT LEAST INCREMENTALLY, DURING YOUR TIME WHILE WE'RE WAITING TO HIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT, THAT WILL TAKE US FORWARD FOR THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS, PERHAPS.

SO I THANK YOU.

I WANTED TO SAY THAT, AND I HOPE THAT THE EMPLOYEES OF THIS OFFICE THE UNIONS OF THIS OFFICE, WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH, IF WE DO AGREE TO HIRE.

DOCTOR HINMAN THAT WE, NEXT WEEK IT LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN TODAY.

BUT AS FAR AS CHAOS THAT MAY EXIST TODAY, NEXT WEEK BEGINS THE CHANGE AND EVERY SUBSEQUENT WEEK THAT YOU'RE HERE, THERE'S MORE MOVEMENT TOWARDS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS BEGINNING TO THRIVE AGAIN WITH NEW LEADERSHIP.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE ARE READY TO VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR HINMAN AND THAT PASSES WITH SIX AYES, ONE NO AND ZERO ABSTENTIONS.

WE WILL NOW GO TO OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM SIX B APPROVAL OF CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATES FOR SUPERINTENDENT

[B. Approval of Consulting Services Agreement with Leadership Associates for Superintendent Recruitment]

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY CONTRACT AND EMPLOY PERSONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURNISHING SPECIAL SERVICES AND ADVICE TO THE BOARD IN FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC, ACCOUNTING, ENGINEERING, LEGAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS.

EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE BOE FOR THIS PROFESSIONAL SEARCH FIRM WOULD BE PAID FROM THE COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICES FUND.

THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE AGREEMENT FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR WITH LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATES RELATING TO THE SEARCH FOR A PERMANENT COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATES CONDUCTS ROUGHLY 70% OF SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHES IN CALIFORNIA.

LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATES IS A PARTNERSHIP OF ACTIVE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION FOR ALL CALIFORNIA STUDENTS.

LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATES HAS HIGHLY QUALIFIED SEARCH SUPPORT SPECIALISTS ASSIGNED TO EACH SEARCH WHO WILL PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE SEARCH PROCESSES, INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE ON CALL SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL WRITTEN GUIDELINES, TEMPLATES, SAMPLE DOCUMENTS, CHECKLISTS, AND RESPONSIVE COMMUNICATION.

THEY HAVE CONDUCTED OVER 700 CALIFORNIA EXECUTIVE SEARCHES, INCLUDING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE LA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

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BEFORE WE GO TO THE BOARD, I'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS NEXT.

MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? YES, WE HAVE TWO CARDS, RIGHT.

COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE HAND IN A SPEAKER'S CARD.

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

PLEASE PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OUR SPEAKERS ARE AND WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE PROCEED TO THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.

KATHLEEN KING AND DAN MASON.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS KATHLEEN KING.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

KATHLEEN KING, PREVIOUS BOARD MEMBER I JUST HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU WAIT ON THIS DECISION SINCE THERE'S A BOARD AGENDA ITEM FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NEXT TUESDAY.

THAT IS A REFERRAL FROM SUPERVISOR OTTO LEE AND SUPERVISOR CINDY CHAVEZ, A REFERRAL TO ADMINISTRATION AND COUNTY COUNSEL TO REPORT TO THE BOARD, WITH OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERING RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND OR THE ELECTION OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU WAIT AND HEAR THE RESULTS OF THE SUPERVISOR MEETING NEXT TUESDAY, AND REALLY THINK ABOUT THE LEGACY YOU ARE LEAVING THE ALMOST QUARTER OF A MILLION STUDENTS IN THIS COUNTY.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DAN MASON.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

YEAH. HI, DAN MASON AND I AGAIN ECHO THOSE WORDS.

I'M JUST HERE TO ASK YOU TO EXERCISE SOME PATIENCE.

IT HASN'T BEEN EXERCISED WITH SO MUCH OF THIS PROCESS.

WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT MORE MONEY HERE AND IF YOU COULD DO SOMETHING AND JUST GIVE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND THEN FOR THE SEARCH FIRM.

I MEAN, HONESTLY, UNTIL THERE IS SOME SORT OF AI EMBEDDED HUMAN SINGULARITY.

I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW, ANY ANY CANDIDATES ARE GOING TO BE, AS YOU KNOW, QUALIFIED AND PERFECT AS, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD MAJORITY.

SO I YEAH, PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME EXERCISE PATIENCE.

THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES COMMENT FOR 6B.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

HEARING NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA AND I WILL SECOND THE MOTION.

SECOND THE MOTION OR FROM.

I ALREADY SECONDED THE MOTION OKAY.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE DI SALVO YOU WERE ASKING FOR A SECOND.

THANK YOU. WE WILL GO TO A VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

THAT MOTION PASSES WITH SIX YESES, ONE NO, ZERO ABSTENTIONS.

WE WILL GO ON TO ITEMS 6C APPROVAL OF CONTRACT OF SEPARATE LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, REDWOOD

[C. Approve Contract of Separate Legal Counsel for the Board of Education (Redwood Public Law, LLP)]

HOWEVER, PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE SECTION 1042, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY CONTRACT AND EMPLOY PERSONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF FURNISHING SPECIAL SERVICES AND ADVICE TO THE BOARD IN FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC, ACCOUNTING, ENGINEERING, LEGAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

THE BOARD HAS NEED FOR SEPARATE LEGAL COUNSEL PROVIDED BY REDWOOD PUBLIC LAW.

SPECIFICALLY, THE BOARD IS CONSIDERING THE SPECIAL SERVICES OF REDWOOD PUBLIC LAW TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON ITS AUTHORITY AS IT RELATES TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND TO PROVIDE LITIGATION SERVICES TO AND ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS.

LEGAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE BOE FOR SEPARATE COUNSEL WOULD BE PAID FOR FROM THE COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICES FUND.

TONIGHT WE HAVE PRESIDENT COUNCIL STEVE NOE AND RICHARD PIO PIO RODA FROM REDWOOD LAW.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

MODERATOR ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? YES, THERE ARE TWO CARDS.

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IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE HAND IN A SPEAKER'S CARD.

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

MODERATOR PLEASE PROCEED.

OUR TWO SPEAKERS ARE HUI PO'I TRAN AND DAN MASON.

PLEASE PROCEED TO THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS HUI TRAN.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS HUI TRAN.

I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I ACTUALLY HAVE A FRIEND WHO WORKS HERE IN THE DEPARTMENT, AND I CAME JUST TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF A STORY BECAUSE I RECENTLY CAME INTO A NEW POSITION AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT SIREN WHEN I TOOK ON THE POSITION.

IT WAS UNDER VERY RAPID CIRCUMSTANCES AND AND IT LED TO A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY AND FEAR AMONG THE STAFF ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.

I THINK THE MESSAGE I'M HAVING KNOWN A LOT OF YOU HERE.

IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE'S ANYTHING BUT RIGHTEOUS MOTIVES BEHIND YOUR DECISIONS.

BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT THERE ARE THERE IS FEAR, AND THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT THE DECISIONS THAT'S BEEN MADE BECAUSE A LOT OF INFORMATION IS NOT BEING SHARED AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S LEADING FOR FOLKS TO WONDER WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO I THINK THE QUESTION OF THE HOPE THAT I WOULD HAVE AT SOME POINT IS THAT THIS BOARD FINDS THEIR REASON TO SHARE THE CAUSE FOR WHAT THE DECISION WAS MADE AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

FORWARD WITH THE STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE FEELS SECURE IN THEIR SPEAKER IS DAN MASON.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

LAST ONE. HI DAN MASON AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO WONDER WITH BURNING THROUGH MORE LAW FUNDS, LAWYER FUNDS YOU KNOW, THAT ARE REALLY THAT MONEY IS MEANT FOR OBVIOUSLY OUR STUDENTS, OUR EDUCATORS.

AND I WONDER IF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAD TO PAY JUST ONE TENTH OF THESE FEES OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS, IF THE HOW THIS STRATEGY WOULD CHANGE AND I SAY TO REDWOOD ASSOCIATES TOO, THAT JUST LIKE LAW FIRMS GET CREDIT FOR DOING PRO BONO WORK.

IT WOULD BE SO COOL IF YOU GOT CREDIT FOR SAYING NO, THANK YOU.

THANKS. THIS CONCLUDES COMMENT.

THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

YEAH. I YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY TROUBLING TO SEE THE BOARD NOW CONSIDERING THEIR THIRD SEPARATE LEGAL COUNSEL IN UNDER A YEAR.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS REALLY DRIVING UP COSTS.

DO WE HAVE THE CUMULATIVE COST OF ALL THE SEPARATE LEGAL COUNSELS? DO WE KNOW? THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.

I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON HAND WITH ME, BUT I DO HAVE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES STEPHANIE GOMEZ, WHO I BELIEVE WOULD HAVE THAT ANSWER.

HER ITEMS. UP NEXT.

SHE'S RIGHT THERE. IF PRESIDENT BERTA WOULD ALLOW HER TO COME UP.

ANSWER. GO AHEAD.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING.

SO OVERALL, THE LEGAL COST TO DATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 23, 24 AND AS OF OCTOBER, I WANT TO SAY 15TH, I THINK WE'VE INCURRED ABOUT 243,000 IN LEGAL COSTS TO DATE.

WE HAVE ALLOCATED IN OUR ADOPTED BUDGET 176,000, WHICH IS THE ANNUAL LEGAL BOARD DESIGNATION.

WE'VE RECENTLY ARE EXCEEDING THAT AMOUNT, AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF ALLOCATING ANOTHER $100,000 FOR THE EXISTING CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE.

YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT.

DIRECTOR GOMEZ AND SO, AND I WAS CONCERNED TO SEE IN THE CONTRACT YOU KNOW, YOU JUST SEE THE HOURLY RATES FROM $235 TO $525. YOU KNOW, WITH TRAVEL, ADMINISTRATIVE, OTHER EXPENSES.

BUT THERE IS NO CAP ON FEES, OR AT LEAST IN MY OPINION, THERE'S A LACK OF SPECIFIC FINANCIAL PARAMETERS AND SO THAT RAISES A LOT OF CONCERNS FOR ME.

SO, YOU KNOW, I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS AND I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS THAT WANT TO BRING THIS FUNDING BACK TO OUR CLASSROOMS. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, I VOTED AGAINST THE PREVIOUS SEPARATE LEGAL COUNSEL, AND I'M GOING TO BE STRONGLY AGAINST THIS.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE CHON.

YEAH, MY QUESTION WAS FOR STEPHANIE, ARE THOSE LEGAL FEES JUST BY THIS BOARD, OR IS THAT IN TOTAL FOR THE COUNTY OFFICE? THAT'S JUST FOR THE SEPARATE LEGAL COUNSEL.

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OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME AND THEN I DID HAVE ONE CLARIFICATION.

PRESIDENT BURDICK, CAN WE STATE WHY WE NEED TO HAVE SEPARATE COUNSEL? WHAT, LIKE, WHY ARE WE EVEN LOOKING AT ANOTHER LAW FIRM? YES. AS NOTED ON OUR AGENDA, THERE IS EXISTING LITIGATION BECAUSE THE BOARD IS FACING A LAWSUIT BY DOCTOR DEWAN.

SO THIS IS FOR THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO DEFEND OURSELVES AGAINST THE LITIGATION.

THANK YOU. I DID HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION.

YES. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ, CAN YOU STATE HOW MUCH LEGAL FEES HAVE BEEN PAID FOR BY THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT? I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

OKAY. SO YOU DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION ON HOW MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT IN LEGAL FEES BY THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, BUT YOU DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD, CORRECT.

BECAUSE THAT'S A SMALLER POT AND WE HAVE A CERTAIN PROCESS TO ALLOCATE MORE FUNDS THAT I'M AWARE OF.

SO THAT ONE IS SMALLER AMOUNTS.

SO THERE'S A CERTAIN PROCESS THAT WE FOLLOW.

CAN YOU SAY ABOUT HOW MUCH SMALLER IS THE AMOUNT OF THE BOARD.

IT'S 100 AND I DON'T KNOW.

I KNOW WE HAVE 176,000 THAT WE ALLOCATE IN OUR ADOPTED BUDGET, THAT WE BRING UP EVERY INTERIM REPORT, AND THEN IN THE EVENT WE HAVE TO INCREASE IT MORE THAN WE ADD TO THAT AMOUNT AND I JUST KNOW THAT THE BUDGET REVISION CAME THROUGH, WHICH WILL BE COMING NEXT MONTH FOR THE ADDITIONAL 100 K.

THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY I'M AWARE OF THAT SPECIFIC AMOUNT.

OKAY. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YOU'RE WELCOME. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND THEN JUST BEFORE YOU SPEAK AGAIN, IT'S APPROACHING 10PM.

SO I JUST REALLY WOULD LIKE FOR US TO ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE AGENDA ALONG AND RESPECT TO THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE WAITING.

GO AHEAD. I WOULD LOVE FOR THIS NOT TO BE ON OUR AGENDA TOO, BUT AND 2, JUST TO DIRECTOR GOMEZ'S POINT, I DID ASK IN ADVANCE.

SO PERHAPS THAT'S WHY SHE HAD THAT HANDY.

BUT DOES THE COUNTY OFFICE OF ED LEGAL FEES.

THAT INCLUDES OUR JOINT COUNCIL, RIGHT? YES. THAT'S CORRECT. SO THAT'S FOR US, TOO.

SO WE HAVE THE JOINT COUNCIL, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR THIRD CONTRACT WITH SEPARATE LEGAL COUNSEL IN UNDER A YEAR.

YES. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY AND CAN THE COUNTY OFFICE OF ED PAY TRAVEL FEES FOR COUNSEL TYPICALLY.

TYPICALLY IN OUR CONTRACTS, THE WAY WE HAVE OUR CONTRACTS WRITTEN, IT'S INCLUDED IN THE AMOUNTS.

SO WE DON'T TYPICALLY PAY TRAVEL DIRECTLY.

IT'S EMBEDDED IN THE RATE.

THAT'S OUR STANDARD PROCESS.

OKAY. BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT IT SAYS TRAVEL FEES IN THE.

SO HOW WOULD THAT WORK? TYPICALLY IT WOULD BE IN THE HOURLY RATE.

THAT'S HOW WE HAVE MOST OF OUR VENDORS COMING THROUGH.

SO I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THIS CONTRACT.

I'M JUST SAYING FROM THE STANDARD PRACTICE THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE.

OKAY. YES.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A VOTE IN BOARD DOCS ON THIS ITEM.

I'M SORRY, DID I HAVE A MOTION? OH. I'M SORRY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? A MOTION FROM VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA.

IS THERE A AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH 6 YESES AND ONE NO.

THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM 60, THE REQUEST OF APPROVAL FOR BUDGET REVISIONS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

[D. Request Approval of the Budget Revisions for the Month of September 2024]

OKAY. GOOD EVENING.

FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY.

TYPICALLY, WE REFLECT ANY REVENUE THAT WE RECEIVE THROUGH DIFFERENT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT THIS MONTH.

WE HAD ABOUT $5,000 IN REVENUE, BUT THAT WAS FROM FEES FOR CONFERENCES THAT WE HELD THAT WE OBTAINED REGISTRATION FEES.

SO I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES TO SHARE FOR THIS MONTH.

BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA.

IS THERE A SECOND? IT IS. IT'S APPROVAL FOR THE BUDGET AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO HEARING.

NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE IN BOARD DOCS

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THANK YOU. RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN, THE ACTION ON THE DECISION OF ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ CHARTER SCHOOL.

[A. Request for Action/Decision on the Renewal Petition Submitted by Alpha Jose Hernandez Charter School]

THIS ACTION IS BEING CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE SECTIONS 476, 0547607 AND 4760702 AND BOARD POLICY 0420.4.

THIS ACTION WILL PROCEED AS FOLLOWS.

FIRST, THE BOARD WILL HEAR AN OPENING STATEMENT.

FROM STAFF WHO WILL BE GIVEN 15 MINUTES.

SECOND ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ WILL BE GIVEN 15 MINUTES TO COMMENT.

RESPONSE TO STAFF ANALYSIS THIRD ALUM ROCK UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT FOR NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES.

HOWEVER, THE DISTRICT IS NOT PRESENT THIS EVENING.

FOURTH, THE BOARD WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES, TEN SPEAKERS FROM EACH SIDE.

TO BE CONSISTENT, SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE EACH OR ANY LENGTH DECIDED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT.

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.

THEREAFTER, THE BOARD WILL DELIBERATE ON THIS MATTER AND MAKE A DECISION REGARDING THE CHARTER'S PETITION RENEWAL FROM ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ CHARTER SCHOOL.

AT THIS TIME, I CALL UPON ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR BANDURAS TO INTRODUCE STAFF.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MEFULA FAIRLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT.

JOINING HER IS LEGAL COUNSEL FROM LARR, DAVINA HARDIN.

ADMINISTRATOR MATT DOHERTY AND OUR FISCAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR ALPHA, JOSE HERNANDEZ.

SHALU SHARMA.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA, TRUSTEES, STAFF AND COMMUNITY.

WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING FOR THE BOARD'S ACTION ON THE RENEWAL REQUEST FOR ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ OR AJ H CHARTER SCHOOL.

AJH IS AN INDEPENDENT, DIRECT FUNDED SCCBOE AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOL.

AJH IS CURRENT TERM RUNS THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2025.

AJH IS SEEKING A TWO YEAR TERM AS IT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OR CDE, AS A LOW PERFORMING, LOW PERFORMANCE CATEGORY SCHOOL.

THE CURRENT ENROLLMENT OF THE SCHOOL IS APPROXIMATELY 450 STUDENTS.

ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2024, THE SCCBOE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AJH RENEWAL PETITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT TO DO SO WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE RENEWAL PETITION.

SCCOE, AJH AND THE ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN 2017, WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT DURING ANY CHARTER, RENEWAL OR APPEAL UNTIL A NEW AGREEMENT IS REACHED IS REACHED.

THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT HAS PROVIDED AJ AN UPDATED MOU TO ALIGN WITH ITS CURRENT LAWS AND PRACTICES AND IF THE SCCBOE RENEWS THE CHARTER, SEC WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH AJH ON FINALIZING A NEW MOU.

I, IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT STAFF INCLUDING MATT DOHERTY, CYNTHIA TAPIA, MICHELLE JOHNSON, SHALU SHARMA ANALYZE THE PETITION.

FOLLOWING THE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE BOARD'S GUIDELINES FOR CHARTER RENEWAL.

OUR TEAM HAS EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE IN CHARTER SCHOOLS, CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWALS AND SPECIALTY PROGRAMING INCLUDING CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, ENGLISH, LEARNER DEVELOPMENT, SPECIAL EDUCATION, SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATIONAL FINANCE.

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF THE LEAD PETITIONERS, SARA HIGDON AND JULIANA PARRA, AND THE ENTIRE RGA STAFF.

WE WANT TO STATE THAT OUR VIEW THAT OUR REVIEW OF THE RGA RENEWAL REQUEST WAS COMPLETED IN AN OBJECTIVE AND FACTUAL MANNER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND RECOMMENDED FINDINGS, INCLUDING EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS, WERE PUBLISHED AND SHARED WITH RJH AND ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2024, WHICH IS 15 DAYS BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD'S DECISION TONIGHT AND ARE FOUND IN TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

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AB 1505 ESTABLISHED A NEW THREE TIER SYSTEM FOR CONSIDERING CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWALS, BASED ON ITS PERFORMANCE ON THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD INDICATORS FOR THE PRECEDING TWO YEARS.

AJH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON THE CDE.

CHARTER SCHOOL PERFORMANCE LIST AS A LOW PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOL.

THIS MEANS STUDENTS SCHOOL WIDE AT AGE WERE IN THE TWO LOWEST PERFORMANCE LEVELS ON THE DASHBOARD, AND A MAJORITY OF THE STUDENT GROUPS AT AJH PERFORMED BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE ON ALL OF THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.

CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE LOW PERFORMANCE TIER ARE PRESUMPTIVELY DENIED UNLESS THE CHARTERING AUTHORITY MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS.

THE SCHOOL IS TAKING MEANINGFUL STEPS TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF THE LOW PERFORMANCE THROUGH A PLAN THAT WAS OR WILL BE APPROVED BY THE CHARTER BOARD, AND THERE IS CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATED BY VERIFIED DATA, THAT THE SCHOOL HAS EITHER ACHIEVED MEASURABLE INCREASES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, DEFINED BY AT LEAST ONE YEAR'S PROGRESS FOR EVERY YEAR IN SCHOOL OR THE SCHOOL HAS ACHIEVED STRONG POST-SECONDARY OUTCOMES.

BUT BECAUSE AJH IS A TK THROUGH EIGHT SCHOOL, THE STRONG POST-SECONDARY OUTCOMES FINDING IS NOT APPLICABLE.

STAFF REVIEWED AJH'S STATEWIDE SUMMATIVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DATA AND FOUND AJ HS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DATA DEMONSTRATES STUDENT PERFORMANCE IS NOT COMPARABLE TO THE DISTRICT OR STATE EIGHT.

AJH ALSO SUBMITTED SEVEN YEARS OF VERIFIED DATA FROM THE NORTHWEST EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, OR NWEA.

WHILE THIS DATA DOES NOT SHOW THE SCHOOL ACHIEVED ONE YEAR'S PROGRESS FOR EACH YEAR IN SCHOOL, IT DOES DEMONSTRATE ONE YEAR'S GROWTH IN ELA AND MATH FOR 2023-24, AS MEASURED BY NWA'S CONDITIONAL GROWTH INDEX.

THE GROWTH DEMONSTRATED IN 23-24 IS THE LATEST IN A THREE YEAR POSITIVE TRAJECTORY POST COVID, AS SPECIFIED IN THE STAFF ANALYSIS.

THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT SCCBOE CONDITIONALLY APPROVED.

THE REQUEST FOR RENEWAL OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS, AND THAT WOULD BE JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2027, ON THE CONDITION THAT THE ALPHA, THAT ALPHA AND THE SCCOE ENTER INTO AN MOU AND OR AN ADDENDUM TO THE MOU ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 6TH, 2024 OR SUCH LATER DEADLINE AS MAY BE AGREED TO BY THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE THAT ADDRESSES EACH OF THE FOLLOWING STAFF'S CONCERNS AND ITEMS RELATIVE TO THE NEED FOR AJH TO REVISE AND SUPPLEMENT THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS IDENTIFIED IN THE STAFF ANALYSIS, INCLUDING THE NEED TO DIFFERENTIATE GOALS AND ACTIONS FOR NUMERICALLY SIGNIFICANT STUDENT GROUPS TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF ACADEMIC LOW PERFORMANCE, AND TO HAVE THE UPDATED PLAN ADOPTED BY THE ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD.

INCREASED OVERSIGHT THROUGH QUARTERLY PROGRESS MEETINGS WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT STAFF.

CONTINUED FALL AND SPRING SUBMISSION OF THE LOCAL NWEA PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT DATA.

ADDRESS THE OTHER CONCERNS IDENTIFIED IN THE STAFF ANALYSIS AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY THE SCCBOE.

THIS RECOMMENDATION CAN BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH SCCBOE.

ADOPTION OF THE BOARD RESOLUTION.

CONDITIONALLY APPROVING FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2027.

THE CHARTER RENEWAL FOR ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ CHARTER SCHOOL AND ALTERNATIVELY ALTERNATIVELY MAKING WRITTEN FACTUAL FINDINGS, SUPPLEMENTAL, SUPPORTING, DENIAL AND DENYING THE ALPHA.

JOSE HERNANDEZ CHARTER SCHOOL IF THE RENEWAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT MET.

FINALLY, AS NOTED IN THE STAFF ANALYSIS, WHEN AJH SUBMITTED ITS RENEWAL PETITION REQUEST, THE 2023-24 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DATA WAS UNAVAILABLE AND LATER EMBARGOED.

ON OCTOBER 10TH, AFTER THE OCTOBER 1ST PUBLICATION OF SCCOE'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND RECOMMENDED FINDINGS.

DATA FROM THE 23, 2023-24 CAASPP SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT BECAME PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.

GIVEN THAT THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA IS NOW PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, WE HAVE PREPARED SEVERAL SLIDES REPORTING THE DATA FOR THE BOARD'S INFORMATION.

AS A REMINDER, THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT REQUIRES THAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND RECOMMENDED FINDINGS BE PUBLISHED AT LEAST 15 DAYS BEFORE THE BOARD'S DECISION, AND WE COMPLIED WITH THAT REQUIREMENT.

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OUR REVIEW OF THE 20 2324 FORECAST DATA REVEALED THAT AJH CASP PERFORMANCE DECLINED FROM 2023-24, FROM 2022 23 TO 2023-24, IN BOTH ELA AND MATH AND FOR ALL STUDENTS, NUMERICALLY SIGNIFICANT STUDENT GROUPS. THIS SLIDE DEMONSTRATES THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO MET OR EXCEEDED STANDARD.

SO THE BLUE AND GREEN AREAS THERE IN ELA ON THE 2023-24 CAASPP IS 12.59%, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY A 5.5 PERCENTAGE POINT DECREASE FROM 20 2223.

NEXT SLIDE. SIMILARLY, THIS SLIDE DEMONSTRATES THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF AJH STUDENTS WHO MET OR EXCEEDED STANDARD AGAIN, THE BLUE AND GREEN AREAS IN MATH ON THE 2023-24 CAASPP IS 7.88%, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY A THREE PERCENTAGE POINT DECREASE FROM 2022-23.

NEXT SLIDE. THIS SLIDE SHOWS A COMPARISON OF THE PERCENTAGE OF AJH IS NUMERICALLY SIGNIFICANT.

STUDENT GROUPS MEETING OR EXCEEDING STANDARD ON THE CAASPP IN 2022-23 AND IN 2023-24.

YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT EACH STUDENT GROUP LISTED DECLINED.

FURTHER AJH STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT FOR CALIFORNIA OR THE LPAC ALSO DECLINED.

IN 2023-24, 6.1% OF ENGLISH LEARNERS SCORED PROFICIENT ON THE LPAC, WHEREAS IN 2022-23, 9.4% WERE PROFICIENT, AND THAT'S A DIFFERENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 3.3 PERCENTAGE POINTS.

THE DASHBOARD IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED UNTIL DECEMBER, SO THIS INFORMATION IS SOLELY ABOUT AJH PAST PERFORMANCE AND DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WILL BE SET FORTH IN THE DASHBOARD.

NEXT SLIDE. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S OPENING STATEMENT.

THANK YOU.

DOES ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ CHARTER SCHOOL HAVE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE STAFF ANALYSIS AND WHO WILL BE SPEAKING, PRESUMABLY.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START.

SO GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA, VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA TRUSTEES AND ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF HONDURAS.

I HOPE I'M PRONOUNCING YOUR NAME CORRECTLY.

MY NAME IS JULIANA PARRA, AND I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ SCHOOL AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU FOR OUR DECISION HEARING THIS EVENING.

I'M SO DEEPLY PROUD TO BE THE LEADER OF THIS SCHOOL BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY HAS SO MANY STRENGTHS, DESPITE FACING MANY CHALLENGES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

ALPHA JOSE'S STUDENTS AND FAMILIES CONTINUE TO RISE TO THE CHALLENGES IN FRONT OF THEM AND SHOW RESILIENCE, PRIDE AND DETERMINATION AT EVERY TURN AND THE COMMUNITY YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

BEFORE WE JUMP INTO OUR PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE TO BRING US BACK TO SOME WORDS YOU HEARD IN OUR PUBLIC HEARING LAST MONTH FROM YAHIR SEVILLA AN EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT WHO SPOKE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

THEY DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING NEWCOMERS JUST AS HE WAS SUPPORTED, NOTING HOW HIS TEACHERS SUPPORTED HIS JOURNEY TO THE US AND TRANSITIONED TO K 12 SCHOOLING.

YAHIR EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY, SOMETHING WE HOLD NEAR AND DEAR AT ALPHA JOSE, STUDENTS LIKE YAHIR ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR SCHOOL.

THEIR EXPERIENCES ARE WHAT MATTER AND DRIVE OUR WORK, AND THAT IS WHY WE WORK SO HARD EACH AND EVERY DAY.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

I'D LIKE TO START BY GROUNDING MY PRESENTATION IN WHO WE SERVE AT ALPHA HOUSE.

WE HAVE A DEEP COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, AND THIS IS REFLECTED IN OUR STUDENT BODY.

WE SERVE A HIGHER NUMBER OF SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS THAN OUR LOCAL DISTRICT, THE COUNTY AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

THE SAME IS TRUE FOR OUR POPULATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.

FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS OF OUR CHARTER TERM, ALPHA JOSE'S PERCENTAGE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS CONTINUES TO GROW AND IS STATISTICALLY STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN

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THIS HAS HUGE IMPLICATIONS FOR HOW WE SERVE STUDENTS, HOW WE DESIGN AND STAFF, OUR SCHOOL AND THE ACADEMIC AND NONACADEMIC SUPPORTS WE PROVIDE.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

WE ALSO SERVE A VIBRANT HISPANIC COMMUNITY WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FROM A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, INCLUDING MEXICO, COLOMBIA, NICARAGUA, HONDURAS, EL SALVADOR, AND MANY OTHERS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE AND FINALLY, WE ALSO MAINTAIN A COMMITMENT TO SERVING DIVERSE LEARNERS.

OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PERCENTAGE IS IN LINE WITH THE LOCAL, DISTRICT, COUNTY AND STATE AVERAGE.

WITHIN THIS PERCENTAGE, WE SERVE STUDENTS WITH A RANGE OF DISABILITIES AND WELCOME ALL STUDENTS TO ENROLL TO OUR SCHOOL.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS SHARA HIGDAY AND I'M THE CEO OF ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AND YOUR CONSIDERATION OF OUR RENEWAL PETITION.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR THOUGHTFUL AND THOROUGH REVIEW OF OUR PETITION, OUR DATA, OUR SITE VISIT, AND THE STAFF REPORT THEY PUT TOGETHER, WHICH WE FELT WAS FAIR, BALANCED AND CAPTURED WELL OUR STRENGTHS AND OUR AREAS FOR GROWTH.

WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL AND FOR GROUNDING THAT RECOMMENDATION IN THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY AB 1505.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

MOST OF ALL, WE APPRECIATE AND WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THREE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT WE AND THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT WERE IN ALIGNMENT ON.

FIRST, WE APPRECIATE HOW THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT ALSO NOTED HOW CLOSE JOSE WAS TO BEING A MID-TRACK SCHOOL.

AS WE SHARED LAST MONTH, OUR ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRESS INDICATOR WAS 0.7 PERCENTAGE POINTS BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE, DESPITE SERVING FOUR TIMES THE STATE PERCENTAGE OF ENGLISH LEARNERS.

HAD WE SCORED 0.8 PERCENTAGE POINTS HIGHER, WE WOULD BE A MID-TRACK SCHOOL.

THIS WAS HEARTBREAKING TO US AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE SYSTEM WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO.

SO WHILE IT IS FRUSTRATING, IT'S THE RULES THAT GOVERN OUR WORK.

NEVERTHELESS, WE APPRECIATE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF OUR WORK IN THIS AREA BECAUSE THE TEAM AT JOSE WORKED SO HARD.

SECOND, WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT'S ONGOING FEEDBACK ON OUR IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH WE CONTINUE TO MAKE STRONGER AS WE IMPLEMENT.

I'LL SPEAK MORE TO THAT SHORTLY AND THIRD, WE BOTH ALPHA AND THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT ARE ALIGNED THAT ALPHA HAS MET THE BAR REQUIRED BY THE STATUTE FOR THE USE OF VERIFIED DATA, ONE YEAR OF GROWTH IN ELA AND MATH IN 2324.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

I'D LIKE TO GO A LITTLE DEEPER ON OUR IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH WE SHARED WITH YOU LAST TIME.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS PLAN, WE'VE ALSO CREATED AN ACCOMPANYING TRACKER FOR OUR IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING TO YOU IN THE SPIRIT OF HAVING SOME INCREASED VISIBILITY INTO OUR WORK.

THE BEST PLANS ARE NO GOOD UNLESS WE HAVE ACTIVELY MONITORING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND KEEPING TRACK OF THE VARIETY OF ACTIONS THAT WE ARE COMMITTING TO.

SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS EACH OF OUR ACTIONS AN ASSIGNED OWNER, A STATUS UPDATE, A PLACE TO LINK ARTIFACTS, AND TO KEEP NOTES OF OUR PROGRESS. NOW WE KNOW THAT SCHOOLS ARE DYNAMIC PLACES AND THAT THINGS HAPPEN, BUT THIS TOOL ALLOWS US TO CAPTURE ALL OF THAT.

IF SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE PUT ON PAUSE, OR IF WE INTRODUCE SOMETHING NEW, WE CAN MORE ACCURATELY CAPTURE THAT.

IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO LINK ARTIFACTS WHICH PROVIDE MORE COLOR AND INSIGHT INTO THE ACTIONS LISTED IN THE PLAN AND WE HAVE SHARED AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE QUARTERLY UPDATES WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT.

SO THIS TRACKER IS A WAY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DIG IN AND SEE MORE NUANCE THAN WHAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE IN THE PAPER COPY YOU SAW AT OUR LAST MEETING, WHICH WAS STILL FAIRLY HIGH LEVEL.

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TO CLICK DOWN ONE LEVEL, HERE'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN THE CATEGORY OF ENGLISH LEARNER SUPPORTS.

ONE OF OUR ACTIONS IS TO CONDUCT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OVER THE SUMMER AND DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR ON ENGLISH LEARNER STRATEGIES.

HOW WOULD YOU OR THE COUNTY STAFF KNOW THAT WE HAVE DONE THAT? FIRST, IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO KNOW THERE IS AN OWNER WHICH IS CLEARLY DELINEATED.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE CURRENT STATUS.

THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, SCHOOLS ARE DYNAMIC PLACES.

THINGS HAPPEN AND WE NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND RESPOND TO STUDENT AND FAMILY NEEDS AND DATA.

SO THIS COLUMN HELPS US TRACK AS WELL AS COMMUNICATE WHERE THINGS STAND AND FINALLY, WE HAVE TWO COLUMNS THAT PROVIDE A PLACE FOR WRITTEN STATUS UPDATES AND LINKS TO EVIDENCE OF OUR WORK.

THIS PROVIDES THE NUANCE OF THE PLAN.

WE CAN'T GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS IN A DOCUMENT, BUT THE LIVE LINKS ALLOW YOU TO SEE WHAT IS BEING WORKED ON AND THE EFFORTS OF OUR STAFF TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE AND GROW.

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WE ALSO HAVE TAKEN NOTE OF THE FEEDBACK FROM STAFF, WHERE WE CAN BE EVEN MORE CLEAR ON OUR ACTIONS, AND HAVE ALREADY BEGUN THE PROCESS OF ENGAGING WITH OUR PARTNERS TO CONSIDER EXPANDING SOME OF WHAT WAS ALREADY SEEN, SUCH AS OUR HIGH DOSAGE TUTORING PARTNERSHIPS.

THESE INTERVENTIONS PROVIDE 1 TO 1, 1 TO 2, AND 1 TO 3 SUPPORTS TO OUR STUDENTS UP TO FOUR TIMES PER WEEK AND WE BELIEVE THAT EXPANDING THE SCOPE COULD HAVE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

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THE SECOND REASON FOR RENEWAL THE STAFF REPORT GAVE IS OUR VERIFIED DATA.

THE STATUTE STATES THE SCHOOL MUST DEMONSTRATE CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THAT ACHIEVED MEASURABLE INCREASES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AS THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT FOUND IN THEIR REPORT.

THE VERIFIED DATA THAT WE SUBMITTED DEMONSTRATES THIS CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED MEASURABLE INCREASES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, LOOKING AT THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF OUR SCHOOLS CONDITIONAL GROWTH INDEX IN MATH.

PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, OUR STUDENTS WERE ACHIEVING A YEAR OF GROWTH OR MORE IN MATH.

THE PANDEMIC HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, BUT WE ARE PROUD OF THE STEADY GROWTH YEAR OVER YEAR THAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED SINCE THEN.

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IN READING OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE ARE SEEING A SIMILAR UPWARD TREND OF RECOVERY WHICH HAS CULMINATED IN OUR STUDENTS EXCEEDING ONE YEAR OF GROWTH THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR.

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WE THANK THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT STAFF FOR SUPPORTING OUR JOSE HERNANDEZ AND HIS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

THE LEGISLATIVE MANDATE IS THAT LOW TRACK CHARTER SCHOOLS MAY BE RENEWED IF EVIDENCE SHOWS THEY HAVE A BOARD ADOPTED PLAN TO MEANINGFULLY ADDRESS CAUSES OF LOW PERFORMANCE AND CLEAR AND COMPELLING INCREASES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ HAS MET BOTH OF THESE CRITERIA AND MAINTAINS AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

SO WE HUMBLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL FOR A TWO YEAR RENEWAL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THERE ARE NO COMMENTS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS THEY NOTIFIED US THAT THEY WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE.

WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.

COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE HAND IN A SPEAKERS FORM.

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 24 PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW COMMENCING, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE ADDITIONAL COMMENTERS FOR THIS ITEM AND I KNOW THAT WE NOTED THAT WE HAVE HAD 20 MINUTES ALLOTTED FOR TIME, BUT I WILL DEFER TO THE BOARD IF WE CAN ALLOW FOUR MORE MINUTES FOR THE FOUR MINUTES.

FOUR MORE MINUTES. ONE MINUTE PER PERSON TO ACCOMMODATE THE 24 SPEAKERS.

OKAY, SO WE WILL HEAR THOSE COMMENTS.

THEN WE HAVE THE ONE MINUTE TIMER.

IF LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED, TIME WILL DUMBER DOUBLE.

MODERATOR. YOU MAY BEGIN FOR THOSE IN OUR OVERFLOW ROOM IN THE CAFETERIA WHO FILLED OUT A CARD TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, 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 PUBLIC COMMENT AND LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED BY AN SCCOE INTERPRETER OR ASL INTERPRETER.

THE TIMER WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU START SPEAKING.

COMMENTS EXTENDING PAST THE ALLOTTED TIME 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 FROM YOUR MOUTH.

OUR FIRST TEN SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ARE.

LA MARIE ALCARAZ.

NATASHA, NO LAST NAME.

ROMINA GALAVIZ.

[INAUDIBLE]. DAIKI ALVA.

KIMBERLY JUAREZ.

ROSA BENITEZ.

JORDAN, NO LAST NAME.

MARISOL GARCIA.

MARCOS ALEJANDRA.

ADELINA ALVAREZ, [INAUDIBLE].

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OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS LEA MARIE ALCARAZ AND SHE DOES NEED TRANSLATION SUPPORT.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

[SPANISH].

HELLO. MY NAME IS LEA ALCARAZ.

[SPANISH].

I AM A PROUD MOTHER OF TWO STUDENTS.

[SPANISH].

MY DAUGHTER IS IN SEVENTH GRADE AND MY SON IS IN SECOND GRADE.

[SPANISH].

MY DAUGHTER LOVES THE CLUBS AND PROGRAMS AFTER SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY FOLKLORICO.

[SPANISH].

I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT I RECEIVED FROM JOSE HERNANDEZ FOR MY SON.

[SPANISH].

MY SON HAS AUTISM, AND I'VE SEEN JOSE HERNANDEZ HELP HIM GROW A LOT, AND HE HAS HELPED HIM BECOME MORE, AND THE SCHOOL HAS HELPED HIM BECOME MORE SOCIABLE.

[SPANISH].

I ALSO LIKE THE THERAPY THAT HE'S RECEIVING AT SCHOOL.

I LOVE AND THIS IS WRITTEN IN ENGLISH.

I LOVE AND AM GRATEFUL FOR HOW JOSE HERNANDEZ HAS SUPPORTED BOTH OF MY CHILDREN, AND THEY LOVE BEING IN THEIR SCHOOL AS WELL.

THANK YOU AND PLEASE NOT CLOSE THE SCHOOL.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NATASHA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS NATASHA TRUJILLO ALCARAZ.

I AM AN EIGHTH GRADER AT JOSE HERNANDEZ.

MY BROTHER ALSO ATTENDS HERE.

HE'S A THIRD GRADER.

I STARTED HERE IN SIXTH GRADE AND I DIDN'T LIKE THE SCHOOL IN THE BEGINNING.

AFTER I STARTED MEETING NEW PEOPLE, I STARTED TO GET MORE COMFORTABLE.

TEACHERS HERE WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE, AND I LIKE THAT.

MY LITTLE BROTHER IS ALSO GETTING A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM HIS TEACHERS.

HIS SPEECH IS ALSO GETTING BETTER BECAUSE HE'S GETTING HELP US GO, BUT ALSO WE PRACTICE AT HOME.

THANKS TO THE SCHOOL I LEARNED ABOUT [SPANISH].

I ENJOYED DOING IT.

I HAVE PERFORMED IN EVENTS ALL OVER THE CITY, AND EVEN GOT TO PERFORM IN AN EVENT FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND ANOTHER ONE FOR JOSE HERNANDEZ, THE ASTRONAUT.

I ALSO LIKE THAT IN THIS SCHOOL THEY DO SPORTS AND PART OF THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM, AND I PLAN TO JOIN THE SOCCER TEAM WHEN THE SEASON STARTS.

I'M HERE TO ASK THAT YOU PLEASE KEEP OUR SCHOOL OPEN, BECAUSE I THINK MYSELF THAT KIDS HERE GET SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP THEM REACH THE STARS.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROMINA GALAVIZ.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS ROMINA AND I'M A SIXTH GRADER AT JOSE [INAUDIBLE].

I STARTED HERE LAST YEAR AS A FIFTH GRADER AND IT HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE SO FAR.

THE TEACHERS ARE VERY HELPFUL AND THE STUDENTS ARE VERY FRIENDLY AND KIND.

I LIKE HOW MUCH HELP ALL THE STAFF GIVE ME.

THEY ARE KIND AND TAKE THE TIME TO HELP ME IF I HAVE ANY PERSONAL PROBLEMS. MISS S HAS BEEN A VERY HELPFUL AND HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND CARING TO ME.

I GO TO HER WHENEVER I NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO.

I ALSO LIKE ALL THE EVENTS THEY DO HERE AND ALSO ALL THE CLUBS AND SPORTS.

THIS SCHOOL ENCOURAGED ME TO JOIN THE FOLKLORICO GROUP AND I GET TO PERFORM ALL OVER SAN JOSE, EVEN FRESNO AND MORE PLACES.

I ALSO JOINED GIRLS WHO CODE AND I LIKE IT BECAUSE IT'S JUST A GROUP OF GIRLS LEARNING ABOUT COMPUTERS AND MORE STUFF.

I THINK THIS SCHOOL SHOULD STAY OPEN BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS THAT GET A LOT OF SUPPORT AND CARE FROM THE SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NILSA GUTIERREZ AND WE NEED SPANISH SUPPORT.

NEXT CALL FOR NILSA.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RICKY ALVA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS ALVA HERNANDEZ.

I AM A FOURTH GRADER AT ALVA JOSE HERNANDEZ.

I HAVE BEEN AT THE SCHOOL SINCE FIRST GRADE.

I HAVE THREE COUSINS WHO ALSO COME TO THIS SCHOOL, AND I REALLY LIKE IT BECAUSE I HAVE LEARNED A LOT.

I REALLY LIKE DOING MATH IN MY CLASSES.

MY TEACHERS ARE VERY NICE AND THEY TAUGHT ME HOW TO READ.

WE ALSO GET PASSES WHEN WE ARE DOING GOOD, AND I GET TO BRING SOME OF MY TOYS TO CLASS AT RECESS, I GET TO PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS.

WE HAVE FUN ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL, FIELD TRIPS.

ONE OF THOSE FIELD TRIPS WAS TO THE ZOO AND WE ALSO WENT TO THE MUSEUM.

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IF YOU CLOSE IT, I WILL FEEL SAD AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE MY FRIENDS NO MORE.

I WOULD NOT FEEL.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KIMBERLY JUAREZ.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

OKAY. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY JUAREZ.

I AM A RECENT GRADUATE FROM ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.

THIS SCHOOL HAS PROVIDED ME WITH EVERYTHING I NEED IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

IT HAS OFFERED ME A GREAT EDUCATION, LOVING AND SUPPORTIVE STAFF, STUDENTS TO CONNECT WITH, TO GROW AND SHARE IDEAS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OPPORTUNITIES TO PUSH ME TO DEVELOP AND FIND NEW STRENGTHS.

THE TEACHERS THERE GENUINELY CARED FOR ME, PUSHING ME TO ACHIEVE GOALS AND CREATE NEW ONES THROUGHOUT MY THREE YEARS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

PLEASE RENEW ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ SO THAT MY YOUNGER SIBLINGS CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCES THAT I HAD ON THIS CAMPUS.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROSA BENITEZ.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ROSA BENITEZ.

I'M HERE REPRESENTING MYSELF AS A MOTHER OF TWO STUDENTS FROM ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ SCHOOL.

MY CHILDREN HAVE EXCELLED IN THEIR EDUCATION.

I CAN PROUDLY SAY THAT THIS SCHOOL IS HERE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

I'M PROUD THAT MY CHILDREN ATTEND THIS SCHOOL, WHICH OFFERS THEM DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES AND GIVES THEM TOOLS TO SUCCEED.

RECENTLY, ALEJANDRO, MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL, GOT ME HELP THROUGH THE PARENT RESOURCE CENTER.

MY GOAL IN THIS MISSION IS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS SCHOOL IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR CHILDREN SEE AND LEARN.

WE ARE AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW BECAUSE WE WORK TOGETHER.

THIS IS NOT JUST A SCHOOL.

WE ARE A FAMILY AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JORDAN, NO LAST NAME.

HE'S MAKING HIS WAY.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

MY NAME IS JORDAN VALENCIA AND I HAVE BEEN AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ SINCE KINDERGARTEN.

I AM IN THIRD GRADE NOW.

I HOPE I STAY HERE UNTIL I GRADUATE FROM EIGHTH GRADE.

I REALLY LIKE MY SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY TREAT ME NICE AND THEY HELP ME WHEN I MAKE MISTAKES.

I REALLY LIKE MY SCHOOL BECAUSE MY SISTER ATTENDS HERE WITH ME.

I LOVE MY SCHOOL BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE DOING PE AND IT'S FUN AND I GET TO PLAY BASKETBALL, I GET TO RACE EVERYONE AND ACTUALLY I BEAT THEM EVEN THOUGH I AM YOUNGER.

I ALSO LIKE DOING ART AND MATH.

ACTUALLY, I'M ADDICTED TO MATH.

MY TEACHERS ARE VERY FRIENDLY AND THEY HELP ME DO MY WORK WHEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.

PLEASE DON'T CLOSE THE SCHOOL BECAUSE IT IS MY FAVORITE SCHOOL IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARISOL GARCIA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

[SPANISH] HELLO. MY NAME IS MARISOL, AND I'M THE PROUD MOTHER OF TWO STUDENTS AND A FORMER STUDENT OF JOSE HERNANDEZ.

[SPANISH].

AS A MOTHER, I ALWAYS WANT MY CHILDREN TO BE STUDYING IN A SCHOOL THAT CAN OFFER THEM A GOOD ACADEMIC EDUCATION THAT HELPS THEM CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS, FOR THEM TO FEEL COMFORTABLE, AND FOR THEM TO WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY.

[SPANISH]. I FOUND ALL OF THAT IN ALPHA JOSÉ HERNANDEZ, [SPANISH] . ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS ALREADY GRADUATED, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR MY OTHER TWO CHILDREN TO FOLLOW THE SAME EDUCATION THAT INSPIRED HER TO DREAM BIG AND TO HAVE BIG GOALS IN HER LIFE.

[SPANISH].

I DO NOT WANT TO CUT THEIR WINGS.

I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OFF.

[SPANISH].

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GRACIAS. THANK YOU.

I WILL NOW CALL OUR NEXT SET OF SPEAKERS.

PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED.

EXCEL ASCENSIO.

MARIA BAEZ, YAHLIN WALLACE, GABRIEL GARCIA.

JENNIFER PIMA.

LJ ANNE PAVEL.

CHARLES ARIA SANCHEZ.

CRISPIN PEREZ TORRES.

PRECIOUS AZUL.

KRYSTAL ABARCA.

ASHLEY SANCHEZ.

JESSICA STACKHOUSE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARCOS ALEJANDRE.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

MY NAME IS MARCOS ALEJANDRE, AND I'M A SIXTH GRADER AT ALFONSO HERNANDEZ.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN FIFTH GRADE, I WAS SCARED THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME MAKING FRIENDS AND TRUSTING ADULTS, BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE GOOD.

I GOT ALONG WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THE STAFF WAS VERY NICE TO ME.

IF I EVER NEEDED ANYTHING, THEY WOULD HELP ME OR TELL ME TO GO TO THE OFFICE TO GET HELP.

AT FIRST THE TEACHERS WERE STRICT, BUT AFTER A WHILE YOU LEARNED THAT IT WAS BETTER SO WE COULD LEARN BETTER SO THAT WE COULD LEARN EASIER.

MY FAVORITE EXPERIENCE HERE HAS BEEN OUR FALL PARADES BECAUSE WE PLAY GAMES AND GET PRIZES, WE ALSO GET GOOD FOOD.

I ALSO LIKE GOING TO THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM HERE BECAUSE I GET TO DO SPORTS AND LEARN NEW THINGS LIKE ARCHERY.

I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE RENEW THE SCHOOL, BECAUSE MANY OF US ARE LEARNING THINGS THAT CAN HELP US IN THE FUTURE.

FOR EXAMPLE, I AM LEARNING ABOUT CELLS AND THAT MOTIVATES ME TO BE A DOCTOR WHEN I GROW UP.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ADELINA AND I BELIEVE IT'S ALVAREZ.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

[SPANISH] . GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS ADELINA, AND I'M THE PROUD MOTHER OF TWO STUDENTS IN JOSE HERNANDEZ.

I'M HERE AS A MOTHER WHO'S INVOLVED IN THE FUTURE OF MY DAUGHTERS AND FIRST GRADE AND FIFTH GRADE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I CHOSE JOSE HERNANDEZ BECAUSE IT'S AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE MY OLDEST DAUGHTER HAS REALLY HAS REALLY PROSPERED SINCE KINDERGARTEN, HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB SINCE KINDERGARTEN, THANKS TO THE TEACHERS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO HER AND HAVE WHO HAVE LIGHTENED HER LOVE FOR LEARNING.

[SPANISH]. I'M SORRY.

[SPANISH].

ONLY HAVE TO DO WITH ACADEMICS, IT'S ALSO WHERE MY DAUGHTERS HAVE MADE VERY LONG LASTING FRIENDSHIPS AND HAVE A BIG SENSE OF BELONGING.

TO CLOSE, THE SCHOOL WOULD INTERRUPT THEIR EDUCATION AND WOULD TAKE THEM AWAY FROM THE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY'VE HAD FOR YEARS.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ESTELA HERNANDEZ.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

[SPANISH]. HELLO.

MY NAME IS ESTELA HERNANDEZ, AND I'M THE MOTHER OF A STUDENT IN SIXTH GRADE IN JOSE HERNANDEZ AND TWO FORMER STUDENTS.

[SPANISH]

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MOST OF THE STAFF WAS BILINGUAL, AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN HELPING ME AND MY FAMILY AND SEEING HOW WE'RE DOING AND IF WE NEED ANY ADDITIONAL HELP.

[SPANISH] . THAT'S WHY I HAVE STATED THIS SCHOOL DURING THE LAST NINE YEARS.

A WHILE AGO I STARTED WORKING IN FREMONT.

AT THE BEGINNING I WAS A BIT WORRIED, BUT I'M CALM NOW BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MY DAUGHTER IS SAFE AND THAT SHE'S LEARNING HAPPILY AT HER SCHOOL.

ANOTHER THING THAT HELPS ME A LOT IS THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, BECAUSE THEY'RE ABLE TO STAY AT SCHOOL UNTIL 6:00 IN THE EVENING, WHICH GIVES ME SUFFICIENT TIME TO PICK THEM UP AFTER I GET OFF OF WORK.

SO [SPANISH].

PLEASE KEEP THE SCHOOL OPEN.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EXCEL ASENCIO.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS EXCEL ASENSIO AND I'M A SEVENTH GRADE STUDENT AT JOSE HERNANDEZ.

I STARTED COMING HERE IN FIFTH GRADE AND STARTED MAKING FRIENDS RIGHT AWAY.

THE TEACHERS WERE VERY NICE AND GAVE ME GOOD ADVICE.

LAST YEAR I WAS FALLING BEHIND IN MY CLASSES AND MY TEACHER MET WITH MY MOM, AND THE TEACHER AGREED TO HELP ME MAKE UP ALL THE WORK.

THEY GAVE ME A LOT OF WORK AND THEY ENCOURAGED ME TO GET BETTER IN ALL MY CLASSES.

I REALLY LIKE PLAYING SPORT HERE DURING RECESS AND AFTER SCHOOL.

I ALSO LIKE MY PLT CLASSES BECAUSE I LEARN HOW TO EXERCISE AND HOW TO WORK AS A TEAM WITH OTHER STUDENTS.

I DON'T LIKE TO TALK.

I DON'T LIKE TO TALK IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.

BUT I AM HERE TO ASK YOU TO NOT PLEASE TO PLEASE NOT CLOSE THE SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD SCHOOL THAT HELPS STUDENTS LEARN AND TO SUCCEED IN LIFE.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA BAEZ.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS MARIA BAEZ, AND I AM A FIFTH GRADER.

MY FIRST DAY AT ALPHA WAS REALLY SCARED, BUT I MET NEW PEOPLE WHO MAKE ME VERY HAPPY NOW.

MY FAVORITE TEACHERS ARE MISS TACKLES AND MISS SANCHEZ.

THEY ARE VERY HELPFUL TO ME IN CLASS.

THEY HELP ME LEARN A LOT AND BE A BETTER PERSON.

I WILL BE SAD TO SEE EVERYBODY I CARE LEAVE THE SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ARLENE WALLACE.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HELLO. MY NAME IS ARLENE WALLACE, AND I GRADUATED FROM ALPHA HERNANDEZ IN 2020.

WHEN I STARTED ATTENDING ALPHA IN 2016, I FELT OUT OF PLACE COMING INTO A NEW SCHOOL.

BUT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, I BEGAN TO FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING WITHIN MY CLASSROOM, MY PEERS AND MY TEACHERS.

I FELT THAT I WAS ABLE TO CONNECT MORE WITH THEM BECAUSE WE CAME FROM THE SAME COMMUNITY.

A DIFFICULT OBSTACLE THAT I EVENTUALLY OVERCAME AS A STUDENT WAS MY INSECURITY OF PERFORMING WELL IN A MATH CLASS.

SOMETHING TO NOTE ABOUT ME IS THAT I AM VERY PRIDEFUL, AND FOR ASKING FOR HELP AND ASKING FOR HELP IS LIKE ADMITTING THAT I HAVE FAILED AT BEING A GREAT STUDENT.

SO BEING INTRODUCED TO MY SIXTH GRADE MATH CLASS, I DEFINITELY STRUGGLE WITH COMING TO TERMS WITH THAT AND MY TEACHER, MISS VARGAS AT THE TIME HELPED ME FEEL COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO ASK FOR HELP, AND I EVEN LOOK FORWARD TO MATH CLASS NOW.

EVER SINCE THEN, MATH BECAME ONE OF MY FAVORITE SUBJECTS, AND I EVEN PASSED MY AP CALCULUS TEST EARLIER THIS YEAR.

THIS IS JUST AN EVIDENCE TO SHOW WE SHOULD RENEW ALPHA.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GABRIEL GARCIA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI, MY NAME IS GABRIEL GARCIA AND I AM A SIXTH GRADE STUDENT AT JOSE HERNANDEZ.

MY MOM PUT ME IN THIS SCHOOL BECAUSE MY THREE BROTHERS HAVE GRADUATED FROM HERE AND 2 ARE IN COLLEGE, AND THE OTHER ONE IS GOING TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR.

WHEN I STARTED LAST YEAR, I DIDN'T LIKE IT AT FIRST BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE.

THE TEACHERS WERE VERY FRIENDLY AND THEY PAID A LOT OF ATTENTION TO ME, SO I STARTED LIKING IT.

LIKING IT.

DURING RECESS, I STARTED PLAYING SOCCER.

SO I GOT TO KNOW MORE STUDENTS AND SOME BECAME MY FRIENDS.

I REALLY LIKED THAT EDUCATION.

I GET HERE WHENEVER I'M STRUGGLING TO LEARN SOMETHING.

MY TEACHERS HELPED ME WITH MY MATH AND ALL THAT SO THAT I CAN ACCOMPLISH MY WORK.

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IF I GET IT WRONG, THE TEACHER IS VERY KIND AND HELPFUL.

I ALSO LIKE STAYING IN THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM BECAUSE I LIKE TO DO A LOT OF SPORTS.

I PLAYED BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL AND SOCCER EVERY DAY.

PLEASE VOTE TO KEEP MY SCHOOL OPEN.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNIFER PAIMA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES.

I AM JENNIFER PAIMA, THE OFFICE MANAGER OF HERNANDEZ LA.

MANY OF OUR STUDENTS. I WAS RAISED IN A FAMILY WITH IMMIGRANT PARENTS GROWING UP IN SAN JOSE.

I DID NOT DO WELL IN SCHOOL, AND MY PARENTS DID NOT KNOW HOW TO SUPPORT ME BECAUSE THEY DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH WHEN THEY GO TO THE SCHOOL TO ASK FOR THE SUPPORT.

THE SCHOOL DID NOT HAVE TRANSLATORS, SO MY PARENTS DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TALKING TO ANYONE IN MY ROLE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND NOW I GET TO SUPPORT A LOT OF PARENTS WHO DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH, AND I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT PROVIDING THEM WITH THE BEST TREATMENT BECAUSE THEY REMIND ME OF MY OWN PARENTS.

I ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOL AND TO REACH OUT TO THE ALPHA PARENT CENTER WHEN THEY NEED ANYTHING, WHETHER IT'S ENGLISH OR SPANISH.

PLEASE RENEW ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ SO WE CAN CONTINUE PROVIDING THE SUPPORT AND THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LJ ANN PAIVA.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LJ ANN PAVAO AND I'M AN EDUCATION SPECIALIST FOR TK FOUR AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.

I STARTED AT ALPHA AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL AND HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE TO GROW.

SINCE I STARTED, I HAVE SEEN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ENDLESS EFFORTS TO GROW AND BEST SUPPORT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AS A WHOLE STUDENT, WHETHER THEIR NEEDS BE ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, OR EMOTIONAL.

THE TEAM HAS MADE OUR STUDENTS A PRIORITY.

AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE SEEN OUR STUDENTS GROW AND LEARN TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES.

THIS COMMUNITY HOLDS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART, AS I BELIEVE IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AND THEIR POTENTIAL TO BECOME THEIR BEST SELVES.

OUR WORK WITH THIS COMMUNITY HAS SHOWN THAT WE ARE RESILIENT AND ADAPTABLE.

I HOPE YOU VOTE TO KEEP PROVIDING NECESSARY SUPPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY BY VOTING TO RENEW ALPHA.

JOSE HERNANDEZ, THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHARLES ARCADIA SANCHEZ.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHARLES ARCADIA SANCHEZ.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

AS THE DEAN OF STUDENTS, I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH STUDENTS ACROSS DIFFERENT AGES, FROM TK TO EIGHTH GRADE.

IN MY DAY TO DAY WORK, I'M ABLE TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A MOMENT OF RESPITE.

IN THAT MOMENT, WE REFLECT ON THE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED.

WE IDENTIFY THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE, AND WE ROLEPLAY OR SCRIPT OUT HOW WE COULD RESPOND IF FOUND IN A SIMILAR SITUATION DOWN THE ROAD.

WE DEVELOP SKILLS THAT STUDENTS NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT SCHOOL, AT HOME, AND IN LIFE.

WE CREATE A SAFE SPACE TO MAKE MISTAKES AND LEARN FROM THEM.

ADOLFO JOSE HERNANDEZ.

I HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH THESE EXPERIENCES AND SUPPORT, SOMETHING THEY MAY NOT HAVE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.

PRESIDENT BERTA TRUSTEES.

I HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN TONIGHT, IN RENEWING OUR CHARTER, SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THESE MOMENTS FOR OUR CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CRISPIN PEREZ TORRES.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA AND TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS CRISPIN PEREZ TORRES AND I HAVE BEEN A BEHAVIORAL PARA AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ FOR FOUR YEARS.

I STARTED AFTER THE PANDEMIC AND I SAW A HUGE NEED IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING.

MY PRINCIPAL ENCOURAGED ME TO BE INNOVATIVE AND FIND SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT OUR FRIENDS WITH SEL SKILLS, WHICH LED ME TO INITIATE MY SOCIAL SKILLS GROUP.

I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PULLING SMALL GROUPS OF STUDENTS FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PROMOTE HEALTHY MINDSETS, DEVELOP COPING STRATEGIES, AND BUILD A SENSE OF BELONGING IN THE SCHOOL.

THROUGH THIS WORK, I WAS ABLE TO SEE TREMENDOUS GROWTH FROM THE STUDENTS THAT I PULLED.

OUR STUDENTS DESERVE TO HAVE A COMMUNITY OF ADULTS WHO WILL BE COMMITTED TO THEIR GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND HAPPINESS.

PLEASE VOTE YES TO RENEW JOSE HERNANDEZ SO WE CAN CONTINUE THE HARD WORK.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PRECIOUS EZELL.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS PRECIOUS HAZEL.

I HAVE BEEN A TEACHER FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS.

LAST YEAR, I MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE TO ALPHA FROM NEW YORK TO BE A FOUNDING FOURTH GRADE TEACHER TO SUPPORT MY MOVE AND SHOW HOW MUCH I WAS VALUED.

I RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN MOVING, WHICH WENT A LONG WAY IN MY NEW ROLE.

I GAINED A MAJOR LEVEL OF SUPPORT.

SPECIFICALLY, I INITIALLY STRUGGLED WITH SUPPORTING MY ENGLISH LEARNERS BECAUSE I DID NOT SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE AND WAS LOOKING FOR CONCRETE STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT THEIR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. ALPHA SUPPORTED MY COMMITMENT AND CURIOSITY BY GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE COURSES THAT EXPANDED MY KNOWLEDGE IN TEACHING ENGLISH LEARNERS.

THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS DIRECTLY BENEFITED MY STUDENTS, ENABLING ME TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE AND ENGAGING CLASSROOM.

I WAS ALSO GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A MEMBER OF LEAD TEAM THIS YEAR, WHICH HAS ALLOWED ME TO DEVELOP AS A LEADER OF MY PEERS.

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PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS CRYSTAL ABARCA AND I'M THE TK TEACHER AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.

OVER THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE TRANSITIONED FROM A PARAPROFESSIONAL TO A TEACHER ROLE, AND THIS JOURNEY HAS DEEPENED MY CONNECTION WITH OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

WORKING WITH OUR YOUNG SCHOLARS HAS SHOWN ME THE IMPACT EDUCATORS CAN HAVE ON THEIR LIVES.

I'M GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS THEIR GROWTH DURING THESE CRUCIAL EARLY YEARS.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE CREATE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT FOCUS ON DEVELOPING ESSENTIAL SOCIAL SOCIAL SKILLS SUCH AS TEAMWORK THROUGH GROUP ACTIVITIES AND INTERACTIVE PLAY.

THE DEDICATION OUR TEACHERS ENSURE THAT EVERY SCHOLAR FEELS SUPPORTED AND HAS OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE BY SUPPORTING ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.

WE INVEST IN A FUTURE WHERE EVERY STUDENT FEELS VALUED AND EMPOWERED TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. I HOPE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO DO THEIR WORK TO THIS WORK IN SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND MY ASK IS THAT YOU RENEW OUR SCHOOL SO WE CAN CONTINUE CONTINUED SUPPORTING THEM. THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ASHLEY SANCHEZ.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS ASHLEY SANCHEZ.

BEING A FIRST YEAR FIFTH GRADE HUMANITIES TEACHER AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ HAS TRULY BEEN AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.

I'VE WANTED TO BE A TEACHER SINCE I WAS LITTLE, BUT THERE WAS ALWAYS A PART OF ME THAT WASN'T SURE IF I WAS CAPABLE.

LAST YEAR, AS A STUDENT TEACHER FOR THE FOURTH GRADERS, I REALIZED SOMETHING POWERFUL THEY SHOWED ME I AM THE ADULT I NEEDED WHEN I WAS THEIR AGE.

I WENT THROUGH SOME DIFFICULT THINGS AT HOME AND I NEEDED SOMEONE TO TELL ME I WAS LOVED, CARED FOR, AND INTELLIGENT.

THOSE STUDENTS REMINDED ME THAT I COULD BE THAT PERSON FOR THEM.

NOW, AS A FIFTH GRADE TEACHER TO MANY OF THOSE SAME STUDENTS, I AM IN LOVE WITH TEACHING.

THEY PICK ME UP WHEN I'M DOWN, LISTEN TO ME, AND CONSTANTLY AMAZE ME.

I'M GROWING IN A SCHOOL THAT NOT ONLY CARES DEEPLY FOR ITS STUDENTS, BUT ALSO ALLOWS ME AS A TEACHER TO FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO MAKE MISTAKES AND LEARN.

ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ IS TRULY A SPECIAL PLACE.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JESSICA STACKHOUSE.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD MORNING. OR EXCUSE ME.

SORRY, IT'S A LITTLE LATE FOR ME.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS JESSICA STACKHOUSE, AND I AM PROUD TO BE A FOUNDING ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR AT ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ.

I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WITNESS ALPHA'S INCREDIBLE GROWTH SINCE OUR INITIAL EXPANSION INTO THE ELEMENTARY GRADES.

THOSE KINDERGARTNERS FROM OUR EARLY YEARS ARE NOW THRIVING FIFTH GRADERS.

THROUGH MANY TRIALS AND LESSONS LEARNED, THEY HAVE BUILT AND MAINTAINED THIS SPACE THAT THEY LOOK FORWARD TO.

COMING TO. OUR SCHOOL HAS BECOME MORE THAN JUST A PLACE FOR ACADEMICS.

IT'S WHERE THESE STUDENTS DISCOVER WHO THEY ARE, LEARN SKILLS, AND GIVE BACK TO THOSE SAME PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED AND CHAMPIONED THEM.

OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF DESERVE TO CONTINUE BEING A HUB OF LEARNING, TRUST AND COMMUNITY.

AND WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE CAN NOT ONLY MAINTAIN THIS SPECIAL ENVIRONMENT BUT CONTINUE TO GROW OUR SCHOOL'S IMPACT.

THANK YOU. LAST CALL FOR NILSA GUTIERREZ.

THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

SEEING NO FURTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS MATTER, PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED.

WE WILL NOW GO TO THE BOARD CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

EACH BOARD MEMBER WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH ONE TRUSTEE ALLOWING A SPEECH TO TAKE A TURN, AND EACH TRUSTEE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.

I WILL ROTATE THROUGH ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS UNTIL EACH MEMBER HAS ASKED ALL OF THEIR QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? TRUSTEE CHON AND THEN WE'LL JUST ROTATE THROUGH.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE FAMILIES THAT ARE HERE TODAY.

I KNOW IT'S REALLY LATE, SO I THINK YOU ALL DESERVE EXTRA RECESS TOMORROW.

BUT I'M NOT YOUR TEACHER, SO I CAN'T SAY THAT.

BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I KNOW IT'S A LATE HOUR, SO I APPRECIATE IT.

MY QUESTION IS FOR ALPHA, I DID.

I APPRECIATE THIS TRACKER TO REALLY DIVE DEEP INTO THE STRATEGIES, AS WELL AS THE ACCOUNTABILITY THAT YOU'RE USING IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ACTIONS AND TASK PLANS, OR THE ACTIONS IN YOUR TASK AND YOUR PLAN ARE FOLLOWED THROUGH.

YOU KNOW, I WILL BE VERY HONEST.

I'M VERY ALARMED BY THE CAASPP DATA THAT WAS RECEIVED RECENTLY AND YOU KNOW, I'M VERY AWARE THAT AT OUR LAST MEETING WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT AND WHEN IT WENT UP, WE DIDN'T HAVE IT.

THIS IS VERY NEW DATA, BUT WE SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT DROPS FROM 22 TO 23 AS WELL, AND THEN INTO 23, 24.

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BUT TO DO YOU HAVE SOME MAYBE POSSIBLE REASONS OR EXPLANATIONS AS TO WHY YOU MAY THINK THAT HAPPENED? YES. SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

A BIG FOCUS OF OUR IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS OUR ACADEMIC ACTIONS.

NOT JUST FOR OUR WHOLE STUDENT POPULATION, BUT THEN SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR SUBGROUPS.

SO OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS OUR HISPANIC STUDENTS AND SO A LOT OF THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE DECIDED TO EITHER EXPAND FROM LAST YEAR OR RESEARCHED BASED ON KIND OF THE PREDICTORS THAT WE WERE SEEING VIA OUR MAP DATA, ARE IN RESPONSE TO THAT.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF POSITIVE DATA WHEN IT COMES TO GROWTH, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR THROUGH OUR CGI AND THAT WE'RE IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO SEE THAT IMPACT THE PROFICIENCY ON, FOR EXAMPLE, SBAC AS THE STATE ASSESSMENT.

WE ALSO RECOGNIZED THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT GRADE, NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND SO THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND ADDITIONAL ACTIONS ARE MEANT TO ACCELERATE THE WORK THAT WE HAD ALREADY STARTED.

IN PARTICULAR, WHEN I THINK ABOUT STATE ASSESSMENT FOR SBAC, WE'RE LOOKING AT THIRD THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE AND SO A BIG FOCUS HAS BEEN HOW WE'RE EXPANDING THAT ACCELERATION FOR OUR 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS KNOWING WHAT'S AT STAKE AND SO THAT KIND OF GETS INTO SOME OF THE ACTIONS THAT ARE FLESHED OUT FURTHER IN OUR IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

I THINK ADDITIONALLY TO THAT, WHAT I WOULD ADD ON IS SOME OF THE PIECES AROUND HOW WE HAVE REALLY THOUGHT THROUGH AND STRENGTHENED WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO HAVE COLLABORATION WITHIN THE TEAMS THAT ARE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS.

IN TERMS OF REASONS BEHIND THAT.

I THINK IT CONNECTS TO WHAT I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE'RE SEEING GROWTH.

WE'RE SEEING AN IMPACT IN TERMS OF OUR MAP DATA.

AND WE STILL KNOW THAT BECAUSE IT MEASURES PROFICIENCY.

THERE'S THE LAGGING INDICATOR WHEN IT COMES TO CAASPP AND SO THAT'S PART OF IT AND THAT'S THE REASON FOR US REALLY HAVING THOSE ADDITIONAL STEPS IN THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN BECAUSE WE NEED TO ACCELERATE THINGS.

WE CAN GO AROUND.

VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU AND ONE IS THIS DOCUMENT THAT YOU HANDED OUT WAS THIS NEW INFORMATION? I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE MULTIPLE ATTACHMENTS.

SO YOU WERE PROVIDED WITH A PLAN LAST TIME, AND WE'VE TAKEN THAT PLAN AND ACTUALLY REFORMATTED THAT AND MADE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE EASY TO READ AND EASY TO ACCESS AND PUT IT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCEL TRACKER.

SO IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SAW.

IT'S JUST REFORMATTED, AND NOW IT HAS WHAT WE SHARED WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOL STAFF HAS LIVE LINKS.

OKAY AND SO NOT ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.

THERE'S PROBABLY A FEW NEW ADDITIONS, BUT THE ABILITY TO CLICK INTO THE LINKS NOW GIVES MUCH MORE INCREASED VISIBILITY, SO YOU WON'T HAVE THE LEVEL OF DETAIL IN THE HIGH LEVEL PLAN THAT YOU SAW.

NOW THE COUNTY STAFF HAS ACCESS TO MUCH MORE DETAIL.

WE WANT TO DEMONSTRATE WE'RE BEING COMPREHENSIVE.

OKAY. THANK YOU AND SO IT'S A REFORMATTING NOT REALLY NEW INFORMATION.

IT IS A REFORMATTING.

BUT THE LINKS I THINK ALLOW THE STAFF TO REALLY SEE THE LEVEL OF DETAIL AND TO SEE THE, DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IF WE'RE DOING SOMETHING, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR ONE SUBGROUP VERSUS ANOTHER, LIKE WE WANT TO SHOW THAT THERE'S ACTUALLY A DIFFERENCE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING AND I THINK THE LINKS ALLOW FOR THAT DIFFERENCE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE EVIDENT THAN JUST WHAT MIGHT BE WRITTEN ON PAPER.

THANK YOU. HIGH LEVEL. YEAH AND I'LL JOIN THE THE CHORUS OF THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF FOR ONE, MAKING TIME TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND ADVOCATE FOR YOUR EDUCATION AND YOUR SCHOOL, AND TWO, YOUR PATIENCE WITH US TONIGHT KNOWING THE LATE HOURS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID, PUTTING TOGETHER THIS DOCUMENT AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH ONE PREVIOUS APPLICATION AND, YOU KNOW, THE TONE O THE PRESENTATION IS A BIT DIFFERENT AND, YOU KNOW, WE HEARD COMMENTS SUCH AS WE'RE NOT GOING TO CONTINUE UNDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS THE STAFF HAS PRESENTED.

SO I'LL ASK YOU REALLY STRAIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF US AS STAFF, AS PRESENTED.

ARE YOU COMFORTABLE AND ABLE TO OPERATE UNDER THOSE? SORRY TO HAVE YOU DIRECT.

REALLY QUESTION RIGHT AWAY, BUT GIVEN THE LATE HOUR, I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO DILLY DALLY AROUND IT AND GET TO THAT AT MIDNIGHT.

SO YEAH, I THINK LARGELY WE ARE.

I THINK THERE'S A FEW DETAILS THAT WE DO NEED TO WORK OUT JUST IN TERMS OF SPECIFICS, BUT I THINK AS WE SHARED IN OUR RESPONSE, THERE'S A LOT WE'RE VERY AMENABLE TO.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT HAS REQUESTED QUARTERLY MEETINGS.

ABSOLUTELY. WE UNDERSTAND OUR GROWTH AREA IS IN ACADEMICS, AND THAT IS AN ACTION THAT IS DIRECTLY TIED TO HOLDING US ACCOUNTABLE FOR ACADEMICS 100%.

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WE ARE ALSO AGREEING TO SUBMIT DATA REPORTS TWICE A YEAR.

WE ALREADY DO THAT.

100% AMENABLE TO THAT.

WE WE ARE GOING TO WE'RE PLANNING WE'VE ALREADY COMMUNICATED OUR INTENT TO SIGN AN MOU.

WE HAVE TO WORK OUT SOME TERMS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING KIND OF LINES UP THE WAY WE NEED IT TO.

IT IS OUR INTENT TO SIGN AN MOU.

I THINK OUR ATTORNEYS ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH ON THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT YES, IT IS OUR INTENT TO DO THAT.

SO A LOT OF WHAT IS COMMUNICATED THERE.

YES, THERE'S A FEW THINGS, I THINK, IN TERMS OF GETTING INTO THE DETAILS OF SOME THINGS WE NEED TO FIX IN OUR PETITION THAT WE NEED TO GET SOME CLARITY ON.

BUT YES, THAT WE ARE GENERALLY AMENABLE TO EVERYTHING THAT THE STAFF HAS REQUESTED.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLEAR AND COLLABORATIVE ANSWER.

VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND LET ME ASK A QUESTION THEN IN TERMS OF SOME OF THOSE DETAILS ARE THE WOULD THOSE DETAILS END UP IN THE MOU, OR ARE THOSE OUTSIDE OF THE MOU IN YOUR OPINION? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I THINK IF I COULD GIVE YOU MY IDEAL ANSWER, I WOULD LOVE FOR THE MOU TO BE A VERY STANDARD DOCUMENT, AND THEN FOR US TO HAVE AN ADDENDUM TO REALLY FLESH OUT ALL OF THOSE DETAILS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CRYSTAL CLEAR.

I THINK ALSO, YOU KNOW, CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE IN DIFFERENT PLACES.

I RECOGNIZE WE'RE IN A PLACE WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY WISH TO PUT ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ON US FOR OUR ACADEMICS.

WE'RE IN THAT PLACE AND THAT'S WHAT OUR, YOU KNOW, THE RULES WE PLAY BY.

BUT I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT OTHER SCHOOLS ARE NOT IN THAT PLACE AND I DON'T THINK THAT MERITS THE SAME LEVEL OF SCRUTINY.

SO WE ARE WHERE WE ARE AND IF THE STAFF IS REQUESTING TO MEET WITH US FOUR TIMES ANNUALLY, THAT'S A REASONABLE REQUEST IN MY MIND.

SO I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO BE PUT INTO AN ADDENDUM AND WE ARE HAPPY TO SIGN THAT ADDENDUM.

SO OKAY, I'LL STOP THERE AND LET MY COLLEAGUES ASK SOME QUESTIONS.

SO THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANK YOU TO THE 24 PEOPLE THAT SPOKE, PARTICULARLY THE STUDENTS WHO WERE SO ARTICULATE AND, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES COURAGE TO COME UP TO A MICROPHONE LIKE THIS AND SHARE IN A PUBLIC MEETING AND SO ALL THE STUDENTS WHO SPOKE FROM THE DEEP APPRECIATION FROM ME TO YOU I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT YOU ASSERTED THAT. LET ME SEE IF I COULD FIND IT IN MY NOTES.

THE CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT STAFF DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT CLOSURE OF ALPHA JOSE HERNANDEZ IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF STUDENTS. COULD YOU ELABORATE WHY YOU MADE THAT ASSERTION IN YOUR REPORT TO US? SURE. SO.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL ARE HAPPY.

THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY THE ADULTS OF THE SCHOOL.

AND SECONDLY, IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, THE SCHOOL WAS SHOWING AN UPWARD TRAJECTORY IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE NOTWITHSTANDING THE MOST RECENT CAST DATA THAT CAME OUT AND SO, BECAUSE THEY WERE MAKING A POSITIVE THEY HAD A POSITIVE TREND IN TERMS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND THE KIDS ARE HAPPY AND THE ADULTS ARE SUPPORTIVE.

WE FELT THAT IT WAS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE CALCULUS THAT LEADS TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS.

STUDENTS ARE HAPPY AND STAFF SUPPORTIVE OF STUDENTS WILL LEAD IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS TO IF WE AGREE TO APPROVE YOU FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS WHERE YOU MIGHT BE IN THE MIDDLE PERFORMING CATEGORY WITHIN THAT TWO YEAR PERIOD, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE YOU ALL HERE TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU. I HAVE MORE, BUT I'LL WAIT.

TRUSTEE LARI.

THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ALSO.

SO I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK WHAT ARE THE SUPPORTS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO REDUCE ABSENTEEISM? THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.

SO THIS IS A BIG PRIORITY FOR OUR SCHOOL AND OUR NETWORK AND SO THE WORK AROUND HOW WE'RE BEING MORE INTENTIONAL TO SUPPORT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM REALLY ACCELERATED FOR US IN THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR NETWORK OPERATIONS TEAM OF ACTUALLY MAKING SURE THAT THERE WAS FLESHED OUT PROCESSES THAT WERE NOTED IN A PLAYBOOK, WITH RESOURCES AND CLEAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO BE RESPONSIVE.

AS SOON AS WE'RE SEEING THAT A STUDENT IS HEADING IN THAT DIRECTION VERSUS WAITING TO SEE, OH, WE'VE NOW HAD A STUDENT THAT'S MISSED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SCHOOL AND SO

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IS IT COMING FROM RESOURCES FAMILIES NEEDING.

IS IT COMING FROM A STUDENT NEED WHAT'S GOING ON BUT ALSO PARTNERING TO ENSURE THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE ALSO AT THAT POINT IN CONTACT? WE KNOW THAT OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS REALLY VALUE THOSE CHECK INS THAT CALL THAT MESSAGE AROUND LIKE, HEY, YOUR CHILD WASN'T HERE.

WE MISS THEM. WHAT'S GOING ON? WE'RE READY TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEN FROM THERE, BUILDING ON IF WE'RE STILL SEEING A TREND GOING IN THE DIRECTION OF BEING CHRONICALLY ABSENT, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO THEN BRING ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIP? WHETHER THAT MIGHT BE IS THERE PARENT MEETINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN? IS THERE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH OUR PARENT CENTER THAT NEED TO HAPPEN SO THAT WE CAN REALLY TURN THAT AROUND, BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS NEED TO BE AT SCHOOL FOR US TO DO EVERYTHING ELSE? DO YOU DO HOME VISITS AT ALL? SO I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION.

SO THAT IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT WE ARE PILOTING FOR THIS YEAR.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ONE WE'VE SEEN.

WE'VE, DONE KIND OF INCONSISTENT, MORE SO AROUND WHEN FAMILIES ARE, WERE SEEING KIND OF LIKE A LACK OF COMMUNICATION AS WELL WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE THAT INITIAL SUPPORT AND SO SEEING THE IMPACT THAT SOME OF THOSE MORE LIMITED KIND OF HOME VISIT PRACTICE HAS HAD, WE ARE ACTUALLY PILOTING THAT ON A LARGER SCALE THIS YEAR. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MAH.

I THINK I'M GOING TO PASS THIS TIME AROUND.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. I HAD THE SAME QUESTION AS TRUSTEE CHON AND TRUSTEE ROCHA.

SO THANK YOU. TRUSTEE CHON.

YEAH, I HAD SOME QUESTIONS, LIKE MAYBE ABOUT YOUR TEACHING STAFF, HOW LARGE ARE YOUR CLASS SIZES? JUST AN AVERAGE.

YEAH. SO IT VARIES A LITTLE BIT DEPENDING ON THE GRADE LEVEL.

SO FOR TK OF COURSE WE HAVE 20 STUDENTS.

OKAY AND THEN FOR SOME OF OUR YOUNGER GRADES FOR EXAMPLE KINDERGARTEN WE CAP AT 30 AND THEN WHEN WE GET INTO OUR OLDER GRADES.

SO MIDDLE SCHOOL WE'RE LOOKING AT A CAP OF 32.

OKAY AND THEN WHAT ABOUT LIKE, INTERMEDIATE 4 TO 6? WE'D BE LOOKING AT ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND 32.

OH, OKAY AND THEN IS THERE MULTIPLE CLASSES PER GRADE LEVEL? FOR MOST OF OUR GRADE LEVELS, THERE ARE AND SO FOR TK KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE COHORT AND WE ALSO HAVE ONE COHORT FOR SEVENTH GRADE.

AND SO THAT WAS A RESULT OF US TRYING OUT BASICALLY, WE HAD SEEN OUR SIXTH GRADERS NEEDING A LOT OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BECAUSE OF NOT BEING FULLY GROWN OUT.

AS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WE TRIED OUT ONE COHORT SOME DIFFERENT THINGS WITH A CO-TEACH, AND SO THAT MOVED INTO ONE COHORT OF SEVENTH GRADE.

FOR THE REST OF OUR GRADE LEVELS, WE DO HAVE TWO COHORTS.

OKAY AND THEN ON AVERAGE, HOW HOW LONG DO YOUR EDUCATORS STAY AT TEACHING AT ALPHA? WE LOOK AT AN AVERAGE OF 3.5 YEARS AND THEN DO MOST OF YOUR EDUCATORS HAVE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE, OR WHAT'S THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE YOUR EDUCATORS HAVE A YEAR OF TEACHING? WE LOOK AT 6 YEARS.

AVERAGE. OKAY AND THEN I THINK THERE WAS ANOTHER QUESTION I HAD HERE.

I DID APPRECIATE SEEING THAT YOU TAKE STAFF FEEDBACK WITH INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS TO TALK ABOUT THEIR SALARY AND BENEFITS INFORMATION, SO THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR AND THEN I HAD A QUESTION JUST TO FOLLOW UP OF WHAT TRUSTEE LARI WAS ASKING IN REGARDS TO HOME VISITS.

WHO'S WHO'S THAT RESPONSIBILITY FALLING ON? IS IT ONTO THE TEACHERS ADMINISTRATION? LIKE I, I RECOGNIZE THAT YOU'RE IN YOUR FIRST YEAR OF IT, BUT WHAT'S KIND OF THE PLAN FOR DOING THOSE TYPES OF VISITS? YEAH. SO THE PLAN IS THAT IT WOULD BE A PARTNERSHIP AND SO BECAUSE THE FOCUS IS ATTENDANCE AND WE REC FOR THIS PILOT, AND WE RECOGNIZE THE ROLE THAT ALL OF US HAVE IN MAKING SURE OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO COME TO SCHOOL CONSISTENTLY.

WE WOULD HAVE A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, BUT THEN OUR GOAL WOULD BE THAT THERE WOULD BE A TEACHER ALSO AS PART OF THAT PROCESS AND THEN WHAT LIKE EFFORTS ARE BEING DONE IN ORDER TO RETAIN YOUR EDUCATORS MORE LONG TERM, BECAUSE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WHICH WERE SPOKEN SO HIGHLY OF IN PUBLIC COMMENT, I THINK ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

BUT IF YOUR TEACHERS ARE AVERAGING LIKE ONLY THREE AND A HALF YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE, WHICH NOTHING BAD ABOUT THAT.

BUT I'M CURIOUS WHAT IS BEING DONE IN ORDER TO RETAIN TEACHERS MORE LONG TERM?

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THERE'S A LOT THAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE TO DO TO BE READY.

SO BEING VERY CONSCIOUS OF THAT, AND I THINK THE OTHER THING THAT COMES UP FOR ME THAT I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED IS HOW WE SHOW OUR PEOPLE, WE VALUE THEM, IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES WITH SUPPORT AND SO REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE LISTENING AND MAKING SPACE FOR, YES, THE SUPPORT THAT FOLKS NEED IN THEIR CURRENT ROLE AND IN THE MOMENT, BUT ALSO MAKING SPACE AND HEARING FOLKS ON WHAT ARE THEIR LONG TERM GOALS AND HOW ARE WE AS A SCHOOL, AS THEIR COACHES, AS THEIR SUPPORT, GOING TO TAKE THE STEPS TO HELP THEM GET THERE, I THINK HAS A REALLY BIG IMPACT ON RETENTION.

THANK YOU. I'LL WAIT.

I ADD MYSELF TO THE QUEUE BEFORE WE GO BACK AROUND.

I ALSO JUST WANT TO EXTEND THE GRATITUDE FOR EVERYONE'S PATIENCE THIS EVENING AND STAYING TO PROVIDE THE INPUT.

JUST A COUPLE OF FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS AND I ALSO WANTED TO TO THANK BOTH OUR CO STAFF AS WELL AS ALPHA STAFF, AND PARTICULARLY IN PROVIDING THE DATA AND SHARING THE DATA.

IN TERMS OF THE DATA I HAD REQUESTED REGARDING TO THE BREAKDOWN OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AT ALPHA.

JOSE HERNANDEZ.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD JUST IN FOLLOW UP, ALSO WITH THE BOTH THE DATA, BUT THE I GUESS ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS THAT I'M SEEING IS, IS THE IS THE DECLINES THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE CAASPP DATA AND JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE, YOU KNOW, IN UNDERSTANDING, IS IT A DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE LOCAL DATA THAT THE WAY THAT THAT'S MEASURED AND CAASPP JUST TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENS ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, WE SAW THAT THE DECREASE THERE TO 0% FOR MATH.

AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A REAL BIG CONCERN.

SO JUST TRYING TO TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND.

APPRECIATE THE THE LINKS AND THE EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT.

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE ADDITIONAL PIECES FOR THAT RATE, ESPECIALLY, I THINK, IN SOME OF THE INITIAL ONES AROUND SPECIALIZED ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION.

SO I'LL STOP THERE JUST IN TERMS OF IF YOU CAN SHARE MORE ON, YOU KNOW, INSIGHT IN WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HAPPEN WITH, WITH STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY WITH DISABILITIES. YEAH.

I THINK WE DEFINITELY ACKNOWLEDGE WE HAVE SO MUCH WORK TO DO ON CAASPP AND ABSOLUTE PERFORMANCE DATA.

I THINK ONE THING THAT WE ARE PROUD OF, THOUGH, ACTUALLY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN MATH, THE DISTANCE FROM STANDARD IS ACTUALLY OUR BIGGEST AREA OF GROWTH.

IT SHRUNK BY 50 POINTS.

SO THAT IS A HUGE AMOUNT, LIKE A HUGE DELTA ACTUALLY FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

SO I KNOW THAT DOESN'T SHOW UP IN THE ACTUAL EPISODE PERFORMANCE, BUT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO JUMP 50 POINTS IN THAT SUBGROUP IS LIKE ONE OF OUR BIGGEST BRIGHT SPOTS.

AND IT JUST SHOWS THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATORS ON STAFF TO MAKE THAT AMOUNT OF GROWTH.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FORWARD, HOPEFULLY TO A DASHBOARD COLOR CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THAT LIKE I DON'T LIKE UP AND DOWN I'M AND AGAIN, THAT IS JUST A PROJECTION AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY SEE HOW THE DASHBOARD SHOWS THIS.

BUT WE'RE REALLY HOPEFUL ACTUALLY AND I DON'T AND WE SAW THIS SIMILAR INCREASE IN ELA AND MATH FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AS WELL, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT I NONE OF IT COMPARED TO OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

IN MATH THAT WAS OUR BIGGEST JUMP.

SO UNDERNEATH THE LIKE THE ABSOLUTE DATA POINT, THERE IS A GROWTH STORY THERE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT AND NEED TO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER INTO AND REALLY EXCAVATE THE ACTIONS OF THOSE EDUCATORS AND SEE WHAT THEY DID THERE.

BUT YES, ABSOLUTE PERFORMANCE IS THE BAR AND WE NEED TO WE NEED TO MOVE THAT MEASUREMENT.

SO JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO TO SHARE AS WE WERE KIND OF YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE CONTEXT OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE BEYOND JUST THE SURFACE.

I THINK IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE CONTEXT OF THE DATA AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT AND THEN JUST IN TERMS OF THE LINKS OF EVIDENCE IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, NOT THAT WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE DOING IT, BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW.

RIGHT. WHAT IS THE WHAT'S THE OR EVEN JUST SEE.

RIGHT. THERE IS A PATHWAY.

WE DON'T NEED TO GET INTO THE WEEDS OF EVERY SINGLE THING THAT YOU'RE DOING TO SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE TAKING THOSE STEPS.

[02:50:02]

VICE PRESIDENT, DO YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I DO HAVE MORE QUESTIONS.

I THINK MORE ALONG THE LINES OF FOR OUR STAFF IN TERMS OF THE MOU.

I KNOW IN THE LAST ACTION WE TOOK ON BULLETS AND REQUESTED THE MOU TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD.

I'D LIKE TO POSE THAT SCENARIO AGAIN AND GET YOUR FEEDBACK IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT STAFF CAN PROVIDE IF THE BOARD SO CHOOSES AND AGAIN, THERE'S NO MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR THAT. BUT I'M INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW THAT WOULD WORK OUT IN TERMS OF TIMING AS WELL.

I WAS ASKED TO SPEAK TO THIS AND OF COURSE STAFF CAN ALSO PROVIDE INPUT.

THAT IS SOMETHING.

IF THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD DID, IT COULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD.

IT WOULD NECESSITATE CHANGING THE TIMELINE BECAUSE WE JUST THE TIMELINE IN HERE IS, I THINK, A RANDOM FRIDAY JUST WHICH WOULD NOT BE A TIME IT WOULD COME TO THE BOARD.

I THINK THAT IT'S PARTIALLY DRIVEN.

I KNOW THAT ALPHA PROPOSED HAVING THE STANDARD MOU AND HAVING THIS BE THE ADDENDUM THAT MEETING THE CONDITIONS AND SOME OF THESE THINGS MIGHT ALREADY BE IN THERE.

SO WE WOULD WANT CLARITY ON EXACTLY WHAT THE BOARD WANTS BROUGHT BACK.

WHEREAS THE LAST TIME IT WAS THE CONDITIONS AS OPPOSED TO THE STANDARD MOU AND AS MENTIONED THIS, THE MOST OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE A LITTLE LESS DEFINED THAN SOME OF THE CONDITIONS.

THEY'RE MORE TERMS OF THE CHARTER THAT ARE PERHAPS LESS DEFINED.

SO IT MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE BOLUS.

MOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU. JUST CHEWING ON THAT.

SO IF WE DID INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE RECOMMENDATION IN THE MOTION, IT WAS APPROVED.

I KIND OF GOT THE SENSE YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE MORE CLARITY AS TO WHAT THAT WOULD INCLUDE, BUT IF WE JUST WENT WITH THE LANGUAGE HERE, AS THE MOU IS WRITTEN IN NUMBER ONE, WOULD WE NEED TO REALLY BE THAT SPECIFIC OR COULD JUST THAT DOCUMENT BE BROUGHT BACK TO US? THE DOCUMENT COULD BE BROUGHT BACK, AND I GUESS IT WOULD.

WE'RE WORKING ON THE MOU ON THE STANDARD MOU WITH THEM RIGHT NOW AND SO IT COULD BE THAT THE STANDARD MOU REMAINS THE STANDARD MOU AND THE CONDITIONS ARE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE ADDENDUM.

SO I GUESS WE WOULD WANT TO KNOW IF IT'S KIND OF THE SAME INTEREST AS LAST TIME AND SEEING THE CONDITIONS AND SO IF THAT'S HOW WE WORKED IT OUT, WE COULD POTENTIALLY ENTER INTO THE MOU USING OUR NORMAL FORMAT AND BRING THE ADDENDUM BACK IF THAT'S WHERE IT INCLUDED.

I JUST WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT THE BOARD EXPECTS TO COME BACK.

THANK YOU. THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR.

THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH THAT AGAIN FOR ME, AS I ALSO LEARNED GOING THROUGH THESE AND IF I MAY ASK, IS THAT PROCESS THAT YOU FOLKS WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH? AGAIN, HAVING GONE THROUGH ONE EXPERIENCE THAT WAS VERY DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF ACCOMMODATING STAFF'S DIRECTION AND, AND OR THE BOARD DIRECTION.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN A MORE COLLABORATIVE MOOD.

I'M GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS THE SAME AS YOU ARE.

CAN I JUST CHECK IN WITH MY.

OF COURSE.

FINE WITH US.

OKAY. THANK YOU AND I DO HAVE JUST ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU AND AGAIN, GOING DOWN THE LINE OF MORE COLLABORATION, AND I'M NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH OTHER TRUSTEE AREAS AS I AM IN TERMS OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHARTER SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT RELATIONSHIP IF THERE IS ONE? YES. SO JOSE IS LOCATED IN THE ALUM ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I THINK WE WORK VERY HARD TO BE VERY COLLABORATIVE WITH THE TRUSTEES AND THE SUPERINTENDENT THERE.

OUR TEAM RECENTLY WAS ONE OF THE KEY FOLKS OR KEY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT PUT ON THE CANDIDATES FORUM THAT REALLY ENCOURAGED OUR FAMILIES TO GET

[02:55:01]

I THINK WE THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES, OF COURSE.

WE MAY SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY THAN, THAN THEY MIGHT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE TRY TO KEEP THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS FIRST AND FOREMOST.

SO WHENEVER THERE ARE DIFFERENCES, WE TRY TO WORK THEM OUT CORDIALLY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OF COURSE. THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTION AND YOU KNOW, I'M I'LL LEAVE THE FLOOR OPEN IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION, IF IT'S IN THEIR PARTICULAR TRUSTEE AREA.

BUT I'M I THINK TWO YEARS TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT IS A GOOD INVESTMENT OF OUR TIME, OF OUR VOTE.

THESE FOLKS HAVE SHOWN THAT THEY'RE COMMITTED TO A GOOD EDUCATION FOR THESE STUDENTS AND THE STUDENTS TO ME, TO THE POINT THAT WAS MADE BY STAFF SEEM TO ENJOY THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE AT AND THE TEACHERS THAT THEY HAVE.

SO I'D BE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE MOU COME BACK, AS I JUST DISCUSSED.

IS THAT A MOTION? MR. VICE PRESIDENT. I WAS LEAVING IT OPEN TO WHOEVER TRUSTEE AREA IT WAS IF THEY WANTED TO.

I DIDN'T WANT TO JUMP THE GUN.

SO MOVED AS STATED.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT, GO AHEAD.

SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE TWO YEAR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF THE PETITION, WITH THE MOU AND ADDENDUM COMING BACK FOR BOARD APPROVAL.

I JUST. SORRY.

JUST TO CLARIFY THE MOU AND ADDENDUM OR HOWEVER IT GETS WORKED OUT, THE PART THAT ADDRESSES THE CONDITIONS SPECIFICALLY.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? LET'S TRY THAT. IF IT GETS SPLIT INTO TWO PIECES AS AN MOU AND AN ADDENDUM, THEN BOTH PIECES I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COME BACK.

YES. OKAY.

EXCUSE ME. I SECOND THAT AND HERE'S A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

THANK YOU, MR. VICE PRESIDENT.

OKAY, I WILL CONTINUE IF THERE'S MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION ITEMS. TRUSTEE. BUT I'LL GO TO THE TRUSTEE MAH HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BERTA.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ONE OF OUR FORMER COLLEAGUES USED TO ASK ABOUT, AND I WAS JUST CHECKING THE WEBSITE WITH RESPECT TO PARENT MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD, THAT I SAW THAT THERE'S LIKE FIVE MEMBERS OUT OF THE 14 BOARD MEMBERS, FIVE PARENTS OUT OF THE 14 BOARD MEMBERS.

YES AND THAT THERE'S ONE FROM EVERY SCHOOL EXCEPT TWO FROM, I GUESS ONE OF THE SCHOOLS IS THE TERMS OF THOSE BOARD MEMBERS, PARENT BOARD MEMBERS, KIND OF THE SAME AS THE OTHERS AND HOW LONG IS A TERM? TYPICALLY OUR PARENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE TREATED JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER BOARD MEMBER, SAME VOTING PRIVILEGES.

SAME TERMS? YEAH.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE CHON. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR MAKING THE MOTION.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT CLOSING A SCHOOL IS NEVER.

I DON'T THINK ANY BOARD OR ANY ENTITY EVER WANTS TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL THAT AFFECTS STUDENTS.

IT'S HARD ON FAMILIES AND STAFF AND EVERYBODY.

SO I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.

BUT AS A COUNTY BOARD THAT OVERSEES CHARTER SCHOOLS, WE DO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SERVING STUDENTS AS WELL AS IN THIS SITUATION, SPECIFICALLY THE ACADEMIC PROGRESS.

SO YOU KNOW, I AM I WILL BE HONEST, I'M VERY HESITANT BECAUSE OF THE CAST DATA.

HOWEVER, I DO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU WILL BE HERE IN TWO YEARS AND SO I DO REALLY I WILL STILL BE HERE IN TWO YEARS AND SO I REALLY DO HOPE, AT LEAST I HOPE I'M STILL HERE IN TWO YEARS, BUT I MY POINT IS THAT YOU KNOW, WHEREVER THIS ENDS UP GOING THIS EVENING, I REALLY DO ASK THAT IT'S ALWAYS EASIER FOR US TO DO OUR JOB WHEN WE CAN SEE THESE POINTS.

RIGHT AND I THINK THAT YOU AS A SCHOOL HAVE REALLY SHOWED THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE THAT EFFORT AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THE POINT IN THAT THERE IS STILL IMPROVEMENT, RIGHT.

THE DATA IS SHOWING THAT THE THESE DIFFERENT GROUPS ARE NOT MEETING OR ARE NOT EXCEEDING, BUT THERE HAS BEEN AN IMPROVEMENT.

SO THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY CRUCIAL FOR US TO HEAR.

BUT I REALLY DO ASK THAT WHEN YOU COME BACK, LIKE PLEASE SHOW THAT WE'VE SEEN IMPROVEMENT AND THEN I AND I KNOW IT FALLS ON THE STUDENTS, RIGHT? IT FALLS ON THE STUDENTS AND HOW THEY PERFORM ON THEIR TESTS AND, YOU KNOW, I HAVE FEELINGS ABOUT STANDARDIZED TESTING, BUT YOU ARE SERVING OUR HIGHEST NEED STUDENTS

[03:00:08]

SO JUST THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND YOU KNOW, I DO REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE JUST MY CONCERN WITH THAT AND I HOPE TO SEE THAT IMPROVE.

I REALLY DO. TRUSTEE DI SALVO JUST A COMMENT AND IT'S ALIGNED WITH, I THINK TRUSTEE CHON ACCOUNTABILITY IS A REALLY GOOD THING, RIGHT? AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE MORE ACCOUNTABLE AFTER THIS DISCUSSION FOR INCREASING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

THE ACADEMIC PIECE.

SO THIS CHARTER SCHOOL LAW THAT HAS THIS TRIBUNAL SAY WHETHER YOU COULD STAY OPEN OR NOT IS A GOOD THING FOR CHILDREN.

BUT I HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION WHY DOESN'T THE SAME THING EXIST FOR TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS? THE SAME METRICS THAT WE'RE USING FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MANY.

I KNOW, EVEN IN MY AREA OF SAN JOSE UNIFIED, THAT THERE ARE SCHOOLS, TRADITIONAL PUBLIC, THAT ARE LOW PERFORMING BASED ON THE METRICS THAT YOU'RE USING FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.

WHY CAN THEY STILL EXIST IN THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM? THAT'S WHAT I THINK CTA, THE LEGISLATURE LED LEGISLATURE OF CALIFORNIA HAVE TO WORK ON.

NO STUDENT SHOULD BE IN A LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL, PARTICULARLY IN THE, WELL, THE FIFTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD, CALIFORNIA.

TRUSTEE IF WE COULD KEEP IT.

THANK YOU.

I KNOW COUNCIL HAD A COMMENT.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE MOTION.

BECAUSE THE MOTION.

THE RECOMMENDED MOTION INCLUDED A DATE OF DECEMBER 6TH, WHICH ISN'T A WORKABLE DATE FOR BRINGING IT BACK TO THE BOARD.

SO, YES, THAT CAN BE AMENDED TO REFLECT OUR DECEMBER BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE.

IS THAT DOABLE OR IS IT? I WOULD SUGGEST JANUARY JUST.

WHICH DOESN'T MEAN IT CAN'T COME BACK SOONER AND IT DOES THE MOTION ALREADY INCLUDES LANGUAGE ABOUT OR LATER OR LATER DATE AS AGREED TO BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.

SO YOU COULD CHOOSE THE DECEMBER DATE BECAUSE THERE IS THAT FLEXIBILITY JUST BECAUSE WE WANT TO MEET THE DEADLINE.

I'M FINE WITH THAT, BUT I WOULD PREFER FOR IT TO COME BACK SOONER.

I THINK THAT GIVES ALSO MORE REASSURANCE TO THE COMMUNITY.

JUST ONE BOARD MEETING IN DECEMBER IS THAT IT'S THE EIGHTH.

WE HAVE ONE, JUST ONE MEETING.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YES, I WOULD AMEND MY MOTION, BUT THAT IS I KNOW IT'S A LOT TO ASK OF STAFF, BUT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, WE COULD WORK IN COLLABORATION TO TO BRING THAT BACK IN A TIMELY MANNER.

BE APPRECIATED AND I'M SORRY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE RESOLUTION PROPERLY.

SO YOU'RE AMENDING THE MOTION TO SAY, JANUARY OR TO THE I DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE TO JANUARY, BUT WITH THE THE ASK THAT IF IT CAN BE DONE AND, YOU KNOW, BE DONE SOONER EVEN BEFORE THAT TIME THAT IT WOULD BE DONE.

SO ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY. SO CAN I GET THE DATE IN JANUARY? YOU WANT FOR THE MOTION.

IT WOULD BE THE FIRST BOARD MEETING IN JANUARY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

WE'LL AND YOU'LL SET THE DATE IN DECEMBER.

SO JANUARY 8TH I BELIEVE IS THE WEDNESDAY.

CAN IT BE LEFT GENERAL, I THINK WE CAN SAY A BOARD MEETING IN JANUARY.

OKAY. A BOARD MEETING IN JANUARY.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I WILL JUST I, I WANT TO ECHO TRUSTEE CHON'S COMMENTS THAT REALLY RESONATED WITH ME AND I THINK AS PART OF THIS. RIGHT. KNOWING THAT THE SCHOOL WAS SO CLOSE TO BEING A MIDDLE PERFORMING SCHOOL THAT, YOU KNOW, IT FACTORS IN AND I

[03:05:03]

AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE A LITTLE BIT.

I THINK THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF METRICS IN PLACE FOR TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS VERSUS, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

THERE'S DIFFERENT LEVELS OF METRICS THAT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OR FOR TRUSTEE AREA SIX, WHICH INCLUDES THE ALUM ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A A CHALLENGING PROCESS RIGHT NOW WITH SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION.

SO THESE TYPES OF ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY ARE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT FACTORS THAT IMPACT OUR EAST SIDE COMMUNITIES AND I THINK IT IMPACTS ALL THOSE ISSUES, IMPACT ALL STUDENTS, WHETHER YOU'RE IN A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL OR IN A CHARTER SCHOOL AND SO I THINK IT'S A MATTER OF ALL OF US LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, OUR OWN RESPONSIBILITIES AND SEEING WHAT CAN WE DO TO CONTINUOUSLY HOLD OURSELVES TO HIGH STANDARDS AND IT SEEMS, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE'S THAT EVIDENCE. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.

SO HOPE TO SEE THAT CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THAT IS MY COMMENT.

ALL RIGHT. SO IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE CAN GO TO A VOTE ON THIS ITEM.

I'LL HAVE TO DO A VERBAL YES.

I DON'T SEE IT POP UP YET.

A VERBAL AYE FOR TRUSTEE MAH AND A VERBAL AYE FOR TRUSTEE DI SALVO AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL NOW BE TRANSITIONING TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

[A. Conduct a Public Hearing for the appointment of the SCCOE to the Santa Clara County Office of Education Personnel Commission]

TO APPOINT MISS DENISE COLEMAN TO THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION.

THE BOARD MUST HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC AND EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE BOARD'S PROPOSED APPOINTMENT.

THEREFORE, I MAIMONA AFZAL BERTA, PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS APPOINTMENT TO THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION.

OPEN. MODERATOR.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? I'M SORRY. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT ONE MORE TIME? IT'S HARD TO HEAR YOU.

YES. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO REQUESTED TO SPEAK ON THE APPOINTMENT? NO, THERE ARE NO CARDS FOR COMMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR THAT PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED, AND I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE YOU ASK QUESTIONS ON THAT HEARING OR.

I THINK SO. YES.

WELL, IT'S ACTION.

SO THIS IS JUST TO HOLD THE HEARING SO THAT THERE'S NO ACTION FROM THE BOARD TO APPROVE THIS.

IS THAT CORRECT? JUST.

DOCTOR BONDHUS, CAN YOU TALK? IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO HEAR. SURE.

SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

THERE'S NO ACTION FROM THE BOARD EXPECTED.

IS THAT CORRECT, DOCTOR? YES. THAT'S CORRECT.

IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING.

GOT IT. SO THEN AT THAT POINT, ONCE THIS HEARING IS CLOSED, SHE'S APPOINTED.

OR DOES THIS COME BACK TO US FOR APPROVAL AGAIN? MY FIRST TIME GOING, SHE WOULD BE APPROVED.

OKAY. SHE WOULD BE APPROVED.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING.

YEAH. APPROVAL AT THIS.

AT THIS ONE. BY THE CLOSE OF THE HEARING.

THANK YOU AND MIGHT I ASK, WAS THERE OTHER APPLICANTS OR HOW THIS PERSON WAS SELECTED? AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, I DO KNOW THIS PERSON HAVING WORKED WITH HER IN MY PREVIOUS ROLE WHEN SHE WAS, I BELIEVE I CAN'T RECALL WHICH PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICT IT WAS.

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN UNION AND I THINK VERY HIGHLY OF HER, BUT I'M JUST INTERESTED IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS ON THIS AND HOW THIS PERSON WAS PUT IN FRONT OF US.

SO FOR THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION, THERE'S THREE APPOINTEES.

THERE'S AN APPOINTEE BY THE UNION, AN APPOINTEE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND A JOINT APPOINTEE.

OKAY. AND SO THIS ONE WAS APPOINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE A RETIREMENT HAPPENING IN THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION.

SO THERE'S NO PUBLIC NOTICING.

[03:10:01]

OKAY. I CAN READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT.

NO. I'M GOOD. JUST WAS CURIOUS HOW THIS COMES TO THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC BODY.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

YEAH. JUST BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I WANTED TO THANK YOU, DOCTOR BANDERAS, FOR YOU KNOW, STEERING THE SHIP AND HELPING US THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

SO. THANK YOU, DOCTOR. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU.

SO I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF DOCTOR DENISE COLEMAN TO THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION FOR A TERM COMMENCING ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2024 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, 2027.

WE APPRECIATE MISS COLEMAN'S WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.

WE WILL NOW GO ON.

[A. Head Start/Early Head Start Monthly Board Reports]

THE NEXT SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 6TH AT 5PM.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.

I'LL TAKE IT FROM TRUSTEE.

MOTION BY TRUSTEE LARI AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE CHON.

A VERBAL AYE.

VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE DI SALVO.

VERBAL AYE. VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE MAH AND WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 11:35PM.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.