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>> GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER
[A. Livestream the Board Meeting: https://tinyurl.com/sccboardmeeting]
THIS REGULAR MEETING NUMBER 2454 OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2024, AND THE TIME IS 5:04 PM.
I AM MAIMONA OF SILBERTA, PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND I WILL PRESIDE OVER THIS MEETING.
OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES VIA TELECONFERENCE, AND THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY EXCUSED AT 8:00 PM.
SHOULD OUR MEETING EXTEND BEYOND THAT TIME.
PREFERENTIAL VOTING BY THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IS AUTHORIZED BY EDUCATION CODE SECTION 1,000.
STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS MAY EXERCISE PREFERENTIAL VOTING RIGHTS BY STATING THEIR OPINION AND/OR POSITION ON AN ACTION ITEM, WHICH WILL BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES BEFORE THE SCCBOE VOTES ON THE ITEM.
STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA WILL NOW LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[B. Pledge of Allegiance]
EVERYONE, PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE AND PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA, PLEASE BEGIN WHEN YOU ARE READY.
>> THANK YOU, STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, DE LA ROSA AGUILERA.
[C. Land Acknowledgement]
WOULD YOU PLEASE PRESENT US OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT?>> LET US TAKE TIME TO HONOR THE ANCESTRAL CARETAKERS OF THE LAND IN WHICH WE STAND.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN OHLONE TERRITORY.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY IS THE HOMELAND OF THE MUWEKMA OHLONE PEOPLE.
TODAY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE LAND.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE INDIGENOUS CULTURES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES AND REMEMBER THAT WE ALL GATHER, LIVE, LEARN, AND WORK ON THE TRADITIONAL LANDS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU, STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA.
[D. Roll Call (Including Action on Absences if Necessary)]
I PRESIDENT BERTA AND PRESENT.WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.
TRUSTEE CHON IS NOT PRESENT YET, BUT SHE DOES PLAN TO JOIN US LATER THIS EVENING. TRUSTEE LARI?
>> STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA.
[E. Set the Agenda]
>> I HAVE A FEW ITEMS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST ARE POLLED FOR DISCUSSION.
AND THAT IS ITEMS 5F, 5J AND 5K.
>> I MOVE TO SET THE AGENDA WITH THE ITEMS PULLED WITH THE MENTIONED ITEMS PULLED.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE PACHECO JR AND A SECOND FROM VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA.
TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARDDOCS.
AND IF YOU NEED A VERBAL AYE, WE HAVE A VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE SPEISER.
AND THAT MOTION PASSES WITH SIX YESES AND ONE NOT PRESENT AT VOTE. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.
WE WILL GO TO OUR NEXT ITEM AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION, A LIVE STREAM OF THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE AT TINYURL.COM/SCCBOARDMEETING.
ONCE ON THE WEB PAGE, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM AND CHOOSE LIVE.
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FOR SPANISH SUPPORT, CALL 1-669-900-6833.
THE MEETING ID IS 727-334-810#.
FOR VIETNAMESE SUPPORT, CALL 1-669-900-6833.
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LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE IN ASL, SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.
HEADSETS FOR SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE TABLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM.
THE ASL INTERPRETERS ARE AT THE FRONT OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROOM.
AS WELL AS ON THE MONITORS THROUGHOUT THE ROOM.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR LANGUAGE SUPPORT TEAM FOR THE AMAZING WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING TO ENSURE INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY.
PERSONS WANTING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT CAN DO SO BY
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COMPLETING A SPEAKER COMMENT CARD AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM.IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY OR THE NEED TO EVACUATE THE ROOM, PLEASE ALERT AND FOLLOW AN SCCOE STAFF MEMBER THAT IS IDENTIFIED WITH A YELLOW BADGE.
A REMINDER THAT OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES VIA TELECONFERENCE AND WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY EXCUSED AT 8:00 PM.
WE HAVE TWO SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.
[A. Recognition of the SCCOE Employee of the Month]
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THAT ITEM.OUR FIRST SPECIAL RECOGNITION THIS EVENING FOR OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH WILL BE PRESENTED BY VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA.
UNFORTUNATELY, OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, CINDY PADILLA WILL NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA AND MICHELLE KJELLESVIG, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, WHO WILL BE ACCEPTING IN HER ABSENCE TO THE SIDE PODIUM.
VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA, WILL YOU DO THE HONORS?
>> THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZES 10 SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION EMPLOYEES EACH YEAR FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, CO WORKERS, AND CUSTOMERS.
CINDY PADILLA, AN EARLY START PROGRAM PARA EDUCATOR IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION IS THE DECEMBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.
CINDY PADILLA WORKED AT THE SCCOE FOR SEVEN YEARS BEFORE JOINING.
CINDY WAS A BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION SPECIALIST WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.
AFTER MEETING A PARAEDUCATOR IN A CLASSROOM IN GOY, SHE WAS INSPIRED TO APPLY FOR HER CURRENT ROLE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL GETTING TO WORK WITH FAMILIES AND SEEING ALL THE THINGS CHILDREN CAN ACHIEVE AND DO IN A MATTER OF THREE YEARS, SHARED CINDY.
AS A PARAEDUCATOR AT THE CHANDLER TRIP CLUSTER, CINDY COLLABORATES WITH TEACHERS TO SUPPORT EARLY START STAFF, AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, AGE 18 MONTHS TO THREE-YEARS-OLD.
SHE HELPS FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THEIR CHILD'S QUALIFYING CONDITION AND HOW TO INTEGRATE STRATEGIES THROUGH A COACHING MODEL INTO THEIR ROUTINES.
WITH HER PASSION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DEDICATION TO INCLUSIVE PRACTICES, CINDY PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN CREATING A NURTURING AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL LEARNERS.
SAID HER SUPERVISOR, MICHELLE KJELLESVIG ASSISTANT DIRECTOR EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
CINDY'S WILLINGNESS TO HELP OTHERS AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED.
SHE LEANS INTO HER TOP TWO STRENGTHS, INCLUDER AND HARMONY, WHICH HAVE LEFT A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN SHE WORKS WITH.
HER COLLEAGUE AND SLADE, A SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST SAID CINDY IS A COMPASSIONATE, COMMITTED, HARDWORKING PERSON WHO BRINGS HER LOVE AND KNOWLEDGE TO ALL THE FAMILIES SHE WORKS WITH.
YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HER TO BRING NEW IDEAS TO THE TABLE AND THE NEED SHE SEES AND THE IDEAS AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM.
AT PREMIUM, A TEACHER IN THE DEAF HEARD AND HEARING PROGRAM, SHARE THAT CINDY IS WILLING TO LEARN NEW THINGS AND CONTINUOUSLY TAKES TIME TO SUPPORT HER TEAM AND FAMILIES.
FOR EXAMPLE, SHE OFTEN HELPS WITH SPANISH INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION.
SHE REPRESENTS THE SCCOE WITH HONOR AND DEDICATION, SAID ED PREMIUM.
IT IS WITH GRATITUDE THAT WE CONGRATULATE CINDY ON HER DECEMBER, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH RECOGNITION.
AS WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH, WE ACKNOWLEDGE CINDY FOR HER OUTSTANDING SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE JOB, HER DEDICATION TO EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS, CONTRIBUTIONS OUTSIDE THE USUAL SCOPE OF THE JOB, AND OVERALL COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.
TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION, CINDY WILL RECEIVE A PLAQUE RECOGNIZING HER CONTRIBUTIONS, AND ENGRAVED CROSS PEN AND A RESERVED PARKING SPACE.
AS MENTIONED, UNFORTUNATELY, CINDY IS UNABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING, BUT THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT WILL SAY A FEW WORDS AND ENSURE SHE RECEIVES HER GIFT. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. IT'S AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE AN EXCEPTIONAL MEMBER OF OUR TEAM.
I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH THAT CINDY PADILLA AN EARLY START PARAEDUCATOR FROM THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION'S EARLY START PROGRAM, SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM.
CINDY HAS CONSISTENTLY GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN HER ROLE, AND HER DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES SHE SERVES TRULY SETS HER APART.
CINDY WORKS DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPORT TO THOSE IN OUR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INFANT AND TODDLER PROGRAM.
SHE WORKS WITH FAMILIES IN THE HOME, OFFERING GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES, ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD'S NEEDS ARE MET IN A COMPASSIONATE AND PERSONALIZED WAY.
WHAT STANDS OUT MOST ABOUT CINDY IS HER ABILITY TO BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS, NOT ONLY WITH FAMILIES SHE SERVES, BUT ALSO WITH COLLEAGUES IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
SHE HAS A REMARKABLE GIFT FOR CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE AND CREATING A WELCOMING, SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENT WHERE FAMILIES FEEL UNDERSTOOD AND EMPOWERED.
WHETHER SHE'S SUPPORTING PARENT PARTICIPATION CLASSES, OFFERING HER EXPERTISE OR SIMPLY LISTENING, CINDY'S IMPACT IS IMMEASURABLE.
HER BILINGUAL SKILLS IN SPANISH HAVE BEEN
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TREMENDOUS ASSET ALLOWING HER TO REACH AND SUPPORT A DIVERSE GROUP OF FAMILIES AND ENSURE THAT LANGUAGE IS NEVER A BARRIER TO COMMUNICATION OR INVOLVEMENT.CINDY'S COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION IS EVIDENT IN THE WAY SHE APPROACHES HER WORK.
ALWAYS STRIVING TO MAKE SURE EVERY FAMILY HAS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.
IN ADDITION TO HER DEEP COMPASSION AND PROFESSIONALISM, CINDY IS THE DEFINITION OF RELIABILITY.
SHE IS SOMEONE WHO CAN ALWAYS BE COUNTED ON TO SHOW UP, WHETHER IT'S FOR A FAMILY AND NEED OR TO SUPPORT HER TEAM.
HER DEDICATION AND HARD WORK DO NOT GO UNNOTICED AND HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EARLY START PROGRAM ARE TRULY INVALUABLE.
ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE TEAM, I WANT TO THANK CINDY FOR HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE FOR THE POSITIVITY AND CARE YOU BRING TO EVERY THING YOU DO.
YOU'RE A TRUE ASSET TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE HER AS PART OF OUR TEAM.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, AGAIN, CINDY.
OUR SECOND SPECIAL RECOGNITION THIS EVENING IS FOR THE YOUTH POET LAUREATE,
[B. Recognition of the Santa Clara County Youth Poet Laureate]
WHO WILL BE PRESENTED BY TRUSTEE LARI.I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE YOUTH POET AU, SAGE COBB TO THE SIDE PODIUM.
TRUSTEES FOLLOWING THE RECOGNITION, PLEASE MEET AT THE BACKDROP FOR A PHOTO.
>> IN HONOR OF POET LAUREATE DAY ON DECEMBER 20, THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS RECOGNIZING THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY YOUTH POINT LAUREATE AND PROGRAM.
IN THE WINTER OF 2020, THE COUNTY BEGAN ITS S FOR THE FIRST YOUTH POET LAUREATE.
THE PROGRAM IS YOUTH FOCUS, CAY POETRY, AND CONNECTS YOUNG WRITERS TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERFORMANCES AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS.
YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM SERVE AS AMBASSADORS FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, LITERARY EXCELLENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH LITERACY, ARTS, AND EXPRESSION.
SINCE 2021, THERE HAVE BEEN THREE CURRENTLY YOUTH POET LAUREATES.
THE CURRENT YOUTH POET LAUREATE SAGE IS BEING HONORED THIS EVENING.
SAGE IDENTIFIES AS A DISABLED AND QUEER POET FROM LOS GATOS.
THEIR POETRY IS EXPRESSIVE OF THEIR EXPERIENCES AS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
THEIR WORK HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH A BAY AREA CREATIVE AWARD, AND SEVERAL OF THEIR SHORT STORIES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED.
SAGE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THEIR FIRST NOVEL.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE SAGE TO PERFORM AN ORIGINAL PIECE THAT THEY HAVE CREATED JUST FOR TODAY'S MEETING. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
FIRST OFF THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING ME.
TONIGHT, I WILL BE READING A POEM CALLED WHAT IS GRATITUDE.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE'S THE POEM.
WHAT IS GRATITUDE? ONE IT'S THE VIEWING OF BEING IN MY PARENTS ARMS, WHETHER FOR A SECOND OR FOREVER.
KNOWING I HAVE A LOVING FAMILY TO GO HOME NOW EVERY DAY.
TWO. IT'S LAUGHING WENT TO MY FRIENDS OVER SOMETHING SILLY, BUT IT'S ALSO WORKING TO THE HARD STUFF.
ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME, KNOWING YOU'RE ALWAYS LEFT.
THREE. IT'S THE REASON I WANT TO BECOME A TEACHER LEARNING ONE LESSON AT A TIME, KNOWING NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, THERE ARE WAYS TO LEARN AND PEOPLE IN YOUR CORNER.
FOUR. IT'S THE MAGIC THAT FLOWS THROUGH MY COMMUNITY AS WE SAY, HEY, YOU BELONG HERE, NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE.
FIVE. IT'S THE FACT THAT I, A DISABLED, QUEER PERSON CAN STAND UP AND SAY MY TRUTH, KNOWING I'LL BE ACCEPTED.
SIX. GRATITUDE, IS THE PEACE THAT WE FEEL WHEN WE'RE AT HOME.
A SIGH AT THE END OF A LONG DAY.
A HUG, A TEXT FRIEND AND A POWER TO BE YOU SO IT ALL. [APPLAUSE]
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THANKS AGAIN, FOR INVITING ME TO READ.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH SAGE FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK AND THANK YOU TO THE TEAM SUPPORTING THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM.
ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION SIGNED BY THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
>> TRUSTEES, PLEASE JOIN US AT THE SIDE PODIUM FOR A PICTURE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN, SAGE, FOR THAT INCREDIBLE PIECE THAT YOU SHARED WITH US THIS EVENING, AND CONGRATULATIONS.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT.
[A. The student member of the Board may give reports on activities related to their duties as a member of the Santa Clara County Board of Education]
AT THIS TIME, I INVITE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA TO GIVE HIS MEMBER REPORT.>> [INAUDIBLE] TEAM BOARD MEMBERS. OUR SCHOOL SEMESTER WAS COMING TO AN END AND FEW OF US ARE GETTING CLOSE TO GRADUATION.
THIS IS NOT ONLY A BITTER SWEET, BUT ALSO A CHALLENGING POINT OF OUR LIVES BECAUSE WE WILL NOT HAVE MORE TIME TO MAKE COLLEGE OUR MAIN FOCUS.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE OSBORNE STAFF FOR SUPPORTING US ALONG THE WAY, AND ENCOURAGING US TO NOT GIVE UP ON OUR EDUCATION.
MISS MAGGIE OUR PARA TEACHER WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION AND WAS GIVEN A PBIS AWARD FOR STAFF OF THE MONTH.
I HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO LEARN A LOT FROM MISS MAGGIE.
SHE HAS DIRECTED ME TOWARDS THE RIGHT PATH AND REMINDS ME TO ALWAYS REMEMBER THE IMPORTANCE OF LIFE.
THANK YOU AGAIN, MISS MAGGIE FOR HELPING US STUDENTS TO ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS.
I WANTED TO SHARE AN UPDATE ABOUT MY SCO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT.
I'M WORKING TO CREATE A LEADERSHIP CLUB ON OUR SCHOOL CAMPUS SO MORE STUDENTS CAN ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES AND WHAT THEY WANT OUR SCHOOL TO LOOK LIKE.
I HOPE THIS ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO USE THEIR VOICE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH THE NEW COORDINATOR TO HELP MOVE MY PROJECT FORWARD.
IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT WE HAVE NEW TRUSTEE MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT ON THE BOARD.
I WANT TO WELCOME TRUSTEE SPEISER AND TRUSTEE PACHECO.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING AND SHARING MY REPORTS WITH YOU IN BOTH. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA FOR YOUR REPORT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AT EACH OF OUR MEETINGS AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND INPUT ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR WORK. WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> NEXT, WE WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT.
[A. At this time, members of the public may address the Board on any issue within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board that is not listed on this agenda.]
THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGARDING ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA AND WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE SEC BOE.STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING UPON NON AGENDA ITEMS. IT IS THE EXPECTATION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT EVERYONE BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND CIVILITY.
PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME.
ONCE WE BEGIN TAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL COMMENTERS.
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.95, THE SEC BOE STRIVES TO MAINTAIN THE ORDERLY AND CIVIL CONDUCT OF ITS MEETINGS AND TO AVOID UNLAWFUL DISRUPTIONS.
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THEREFORE, DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE INTEND TO KEEP A RESPECTFUL AND PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT.PLEASE NOTE THAT VERBAL ABUSE, THREATS, AND PHYSICAL VIOLENCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
INDIVIDUALS WHO ENGAGE IN THIS TYPE OF CONDUCT MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE ROOM.
WE ASK THAT THERE BE NO CLAPPING, CHEERING, SNAPPING OF FINGERS, BOOING, OR SHOUTING.
IF YOU WISH TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU MAY SIMPLY DO SO WITH THE UNIVERSAL SIGN FOR APPRECIATION, WHICH CAN BE DONE LIKE THIS.
MODERATOR, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> WE HAVE SIX CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU. AS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW COMMENCING, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL COMMENTERS.
THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THE ONE MINUTE TIMER.
A TIMER WILL BE DISPLAYED, WHEN THE ALLOTTED TIME IS UP, THE BUZZER WILL SOUND.
YOU WILL BE MUTED, AND YOUR TIME TO SPEAK WILL END.
>> THANK YOU. AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.
AS A REMINDER, ONE PERSON AT A TIME CAN BE AT THE PODIUM TO PRESENT THEIR COMMENT UNLESS LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED BY AN SCCOE INTERPRETER OR ASL INTERPRETER.
THE TIMER WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU START SPEAKING.
COMMENTS EXTENDING PAST THE TIME ALLOTTED WILL BE MUTED AFTER 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 SPEAKERS ARE DORIS ALEJOS, MARABEL, AVORO, MERCEDES HILL, RHODE FLORES, MARIA MENDOZA AND SHALE CIRCE.
PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DORIS ALEJOS.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, MY NAME IS DORIS ALEJOS HEAD STAR TEACHER.
TODAY, I CAME HERE AS A PRO HEAD STAR GRANDMA.
I KNOW MISS GRACE IS NOT HERE, BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MISS GRACE BECAUSE SHE WAS STANDING STRONG FOR OUR PROGRAM AND THANK YOU FOR HER SERVICE TOO.
WE ARE HERE TO URGENTLY REQUEST THE REINSTATEMENT OF ANTONIO.
OUR PROGRAM IS CRITICAL STATE AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO OVERLOOK VALUABLE LEADERSHIP.
IF ANTONIO WAS NOT OFFICIALLY TERMINATED, THEN HE REMAINS IN GOOD UNDERSTANDING AND SHOULD BE REINSTATED TO HELP STABILIZE AND GUIDE OUR PROGRAM DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIBEL AVORO.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARIBEL AVORO AND I WILL BE READING THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IN SPANISH SO THAT OUR HEAD START FAMILIES CAN UNDERSTAND IT.
>> I HAVE BEEN WORKING AT HEADSTART FOR 14 YEARS, AND I WANTED TO THANK GRACE SMALL FOR WORKING SO HARD TO DEFEND OUR PROGRAM.
>> FOR UNDERSTANDING HER ROLE AS A DEFENDER OF HER POLICIES AT HEADSTART AND FOR WORKING HARD FOR OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.
>> I WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER 17 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE CCO BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND WE WILL BE MISSING HER.
>> I ALSO WANTED TO REQUEST, RESPECTFULLY, BUT URGENTLY THE REINSTATEMENT OF ANTONIO AS DIRECTOR OF HEADSTART.
>> OUR PROGRAM IS IN A CRITICAL STATE AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT SUCH AN IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP.
>> WE NEED HIS HELP TO ENSURE THE STABILITY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MERCEDES HILL.
>> GOOD EVENING, DR. HINMAN AND BOARD TRUSTEES.
MY NAME IS MERCEDES HILL, AND I'M AN OFFICE SPECIALIST FOR HEADSTART.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO FIRST THANK FORMER TRUSTEE MA FOR HER ENDLESS SUPPORT OF
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THE HEADSTART PROGRAM AND ITS POLICY COUNSEL AND FOR HER SERVICE TO SANTA CLARA COUNTY.WE APPRECIATE YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW.
SECONDLY, I AM HERE TO PRESENT A PETITION SIGNED BY 165 STAFF AND PARENTS OF THE HEADSTART PROGRAM THAT STATES, WE, THE UNDERSIGN RESPECTFULLY PETITION FOR THE REINSTATEMENT OF ANTONIO FUENTES AS DIRECTOR OF THE EARLY LEARNING SERVICES.
IT IS OUR COLLECTIVE BELIEF THAT ANTONIO HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT TO THE STUDENTS, PARENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.
WE FEEL HE MAY HAVE RESIGNED UNDER DURESS.
HIS ABSENCE HAS LEFT THE DEPARTMENT IN A GROWING STATE OF TURMOIL OVER THESE PAST NINE MONTHS.
STRONG LINES OF COMMUNICATION THAT ONCE DEFINED THE DEPARTMENT HAVE BROKEN DOWN OR DISAPPEARED ENTIRELY, CREATING A LEADERSHIP VACUUM THAT CONTINUES TO HINDER ITS EFFECTIVENESS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS RHODE FLORES.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS RHODE. I'M HERE AGAIN TO ASK TO GO TO THE ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM FOR MYSELF AND IBRAHIM.
I UNDERSTAND THAT TO GO TO THE ADULT TRADITION PROGRAM WITH AN IEP.
I UNDERSTAND THAT TASHA, JENNIFER, AND IBRAHIM AND MYSELF WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE PROGRAM.
WHY DID YOU GUYS STEAL OUR RIGHT TO GO TO THIS PROGRAM? WHY DO I HAVE TO COME HERE AND BEG TO BE PLACED IN THAT PROGRAM TO GO TO SCHOOL? I KNOW THAT DR. HINMAN IS HERE AND I STILL HAVE HOPE THAT HE WILL DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND KEEP HIS WORD OF NO KIDS STAYING BEHIND.
THAT BOARD MEMBERS, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND I HOPE THAT FOR THE NEW YEAR, IBRAHIM AND I CAN GO TO THE NEW ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA MENDOZA.
I'M HERE AGAIN ASKING FOR IBRAHIM AND RHODE EDUCATION.
OUR KID HAS LOST FOUR MONTHS OF EDUCATION ALREADY.
WHY ARE OUR KIDS PAYING FOR TERESA AND TASHA AND JENNIFER, ANNE MISTAKES? I, MARIA MENDOZA, THE PARENTS OF A SPECIAL NEED KID, IS ASKING FURTHER REXNATION FROM TASHA, TERESA, AND JENNIFER ANN.
THEY ARE NOT DOING THEIR JOB RIGHT, BECAUSE IF THEY WERE, IBRAHIM AND RHODE WILL BE IN SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SHALE CIRCE.
>> GOOD EVENING, DR. HINMAN AND TRUSTEES.
BOARD PRESIDENT OF LAST SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I JUST WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND CONGRATULATE ALL THE TRUSTEES WHO WERE JUST RE ELECTED, LIKE TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE].
CONGRATULATIONS, VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA ON YOUR ELECTION AND MOST ESPECIALLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO TRUSTEES, PFIZER AND PACHECO.
I'M SO EXCITED FOR ALL OF YOU THAT YOU'RE JOINING TRUSTEES, LARRY, STREET, CHRISTIAN AND PRESIDENT BERTA ON THIS BOARD.
I KNOW WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SCHOOL YEAR, BUT THE ENERGY FEELS LIKE IT'S THE START OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO.
THAT'S IT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANKS. THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT ACTION ITEMS.
[5. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS]
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS 5A THROUGH I WITH THE EXCEPTION OF F, THAT'S A, B, C, D, E, G, H AND I.[00:30:04]
MOVED BY TRUSTEE LARI. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND FROM VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA.THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARDDOCS.
>> I BELIEVE THE PROMPT SHOD ALSO LIST ITEMS J AND K ALSO REMOVED. THANK YOU.
>> IT'S RECORDED. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S NOT TRYING, BUT IT'S SIX, ONE.
>> THANK YOU. THAT MOTION PASSES WITH SIX AYES AND ONE NOT PRESENT AT ALL.
[F. Third Reading and Request of Adoption of Board Bylaw 9270 Conflict of Interest]
WHICH IS THE THIRD READING.REQUEST OF ADOPTION OF BOARD VILA 9270, CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
I REQUESTED THAT THIS ITEM BE PULLED.
I BELIEVE I HAD ASKED SOME QUESTIONS, AND WE DID HAVE SOME CORRESPONDENCE PRIOR TO THE MEETING, I APPRECIATE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ SHARING THOSE RESPONSES AS WELL AS DR. HINMAN.
I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A TIME SENSITIVE ITEM, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT.
MY CONCERN IS ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL INCONSISTENCIES, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROCESS IS FOR THIS ITEM TO ARRIVE HERE IN TERMS OF HOW IT'S DETERMINED, WHICH PERSONNEL HAVE TO BE CATEGORIZED AS CATEGORY 1 AND 2, MY UNDERSTANDING IS CATEGORY 1 SPECIFICALLY HAS TO DO WITH REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS BEING REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED.
I KNOW EVERYONE WHO IS LISTED AS UNDER CATEGORY 1 AND 2 HAS TO COMPLETE THE FORM 700, BUT SPECIFICALLY FORM UNDER CATEGORY 1, THEY HAVE TO REPORT REAL PROPERTY INTEREST.
MY QUESTION IS BETTER UNDERSTANDING HOW IT WAS DETERMINED WHICH INDIVIDUALS FALL UNDER CATEGORY 1 VERSUS CATEGORY 2.
>> [NOISE] ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ, IF YOU WOULD RESPOND.
>> GOOD EVENING. THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CATEGORY 1 IS THERE ARE CLASSIFICATIONS THAT WHERE THEY HAVE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT PERTAIN TO REAL PROPERTY, SO THAT WOULD BE ANYONE THAT HAS TO DO WITH ANY POTENTIAL FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND, SALE OF LAND, DISPOSAL OF LAND.
IT COULD ALSO BE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS WHERE THERE'S IMPROVEMENTS TO LAND.
THOSE CLASSIFICATIONS WERE NOTED AS ONE OR ANYONE THAT MAY HAVE ANY INPUT INTO CONTRACTS, ANY OF THOSE TYPE OF DECISION MAKING RESPONSIBILITIES.
COUNTY COUNCIL DID ALSO REVIEW THEM AND ALIGN THEM AND WE HAD THOSE THREE CATEGORIES, OR THREE CLASSIFICATIONS THAT WE BROUGHT BACK BEFORE THAT WERE MOVED UP TO CATEGORY 1 BECAUSE THEIR DUTIES FALL IN THAT AREA.
THAT'S THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE IS IF THAT DUTY OR THERE'S RESPONSIBILITY THAT IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH REAL ESTATE.
THEY WOULD ALSO NEED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL INCOME.
TO WHERE CATEGORY 2 IS MORE SPECIFIC TO ITS NON-REAL ESTATE BECAUSE THOSE CLASSIFICATIONS HAVE NO INVOLVEMENT IN THOSE DECISIONS.
THESE ARE MORE RELATED TO ANY SERVICES OR GOODS PROVIDED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS.
>> IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY, THIS WAS SPECIFICALLY THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF COUNTY COUNSEL?
>> WAS ANYTHING LOCAL CONSIDERED IN TERMS OF THE POSITIONS THAT WE OFFER SPECIFIC TO OUR COUNTY OFFICE?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS ANNUALLY, THEY REVIEWED THE JOB CLASSIFICATIONS, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S ANY NEW JOB CLASSIFICATIONS, AND THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
WE HAD THE FIRST READING, SECOND READING TO WHERE THESE CLASSIFICATIONS WERE REVIEWED AND THESE WERE THE ONES THAT WERE DEEMED CATEGORY 1.
THERE WAS A THOROUGH REVIEW INTERNALLY.
EACH ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EACH DIVISION AND THE SUPERINTENDENT REVIEWS THE CLASSIFICATIONS, AND THEN WE ALSO SEND THEM FOR COUNTY COUNSEL FOR A SECOND REVIEW.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M JUST TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I THINK IN TERMS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
THERE'S ALSO POTENTIAL EVEN IF IT'S NOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST PER SE, THERE COULD CERTAINLY BE INFLUENCE OR DEALING WITH SPECIFIC ISSUES, AND THAT MAKES ME A LITTLE UNCLEAR AGAIN ON THE DIFFERENCES IN THE CATEGORIES.
I APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE TO HELP SHED SOME MORE LIGHT TO THIS ISSUE.
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WITH LOT MORE ADDITIONAL DEEP DIVE ON THIS WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. BUT, THANK YOU.>> IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES? I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION ON THIS ITEM IF THERE IS ONE.
[BACKGROUND] I HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.
>> SECOND FROM TRUSTEE PACHECO, JUNIOR.
THAT MOTION PASSES WITH FIVE YESES, ONE, NO AND ONE NOT PRESENT AT VOTE.
I THINK WHAT MIGHT HELP THE BOARD IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA IS LOOKING AT ACTUAL EXAMPLES OF VIOLATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
THERE ARE MANY. THERE ARE MANY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, THERE ARE MANY SUPERINTENDENTS, EVEN STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVEN'T REALLY UNDERSTOOD THE RULES OR IGNORED THEM AND HAVE GOT CAUGHT UP IN THOSE VIOLATIONS.
IF I COULD ASK, MAYBE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ, DON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME OF IT, BUT PULL SOME EXAMPLE COURT CASES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN CAUGHT UP IN THE CONFLICTS.
I THINK THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY OF EXPLAINING REALLY WHAT WHERE ERRORS ARE MADE.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE HERE,
[J. Approval to Request Change of Scope – No Cost Enrollment Reduction for Grant 09CH011479 Head Start/Early Head Start - Basic]
ALSO REQUESTED, WAS ITEM 5J, THE APPROVAL TO REQUEST CHANGE IN SCOPE, NO COST ENROLLMENT REDUCTION FOR THE GRANT 09CH11479 EARLY HEAD START BASIC.I KNOW I HAD ALSO FOLLOWED UP WITH SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, AND THEN I SAW THERE WAS SOME CORRESPONDENCE HAPPENING TODAY.
IF YOU COULD JUST CLARIFY WHETHER THIS WAS APPROVED BY POLICY COUNCIL AND WHAT THE CONSENSUS OF THAT WAS?
>> ABSOLUTELY. GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES.
AGAIN, JUST FOR THE NEW TRUSTEES, MY NAME IS TERESA SHIPP.
I'M THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU THIS EVENING AND CONGRATULATIONS.
WELCOME. PRESIDENT BERTA, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE I KNOW IN THE PAST, YOU HAVE REQUESTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THE TRANSMITTAL, IT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHERE POLICY COUNSEL HAS LANDED ON THIS ISSUE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO POST BY FRIDAY.
LAST NIGHT, WE HAD SPECIAL POLICY MEETING IN WHICH THIS WAS GOING TO BE VOTED ON AND A DEEPER DIVE.
THERE WAS, I DON'T KNOW, A 30 SLIDE POWERPOINT PRESENTED, AND A LOT MORE INFORMATION GIVEN BECAUSE THE POLICY COUNCIL LAST WEEK DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE VOTING ON IT AND DIDN'T PASS IT.
LAST NIGHT AT THE SPECIAL MEETING, THERE WAS NOT QUORUM.
WE MET THIS MORNING WITH THE OFFICE OF HEAD START TO BRAINSTORM.
WHAT DO WE DO? WE DIDN'T HAVE FORUM AT THE SPECIAL MEETING.
WE WENT THROUGH THE BYLAWS AND IN OUR BYLAWS, IT IS BY LAW SECTION V BULLET POINT H THAT ALLOWS US IN THESE SITUATIONS TO DO AN EMAIL ANNOUNCING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CALLING AND DOING A VOTE THROUGH THE PHONE CALLS.
WE DID THAT TODAY. OUT OF 22 VOTING MEMBERS, WE HAD 16 YESES.
WE DO HAVE 23 PEOPLE WHO SIT ON THE POLICY COUNCIL, BUT FOR THE POLICY COUNCIL, THE CHAIRPERSON DOESN'T VOTE UNLESS THERE'S A TIE.
OUT OF THE 22 VOTING MEMBERS, WE HAD 16 YESES.
IT DID PASS TODAY AT THREE O'CLOCK.
>> IS THAT STANDARD PRACTICE TO HAVE THE MEETINGS CONDUCTED IN THAT SENSE IN TERMS OF THE URGENCY OF IT?
THERE IS A REAL SENSE OF URGENCY IN TERMS OF THE CHANGING OF THE ADMINISTRATION AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
THERE'S A LOT OF FEAR AROUND FUNDING, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IN OUR PROPOSAL BEFORE THEN, AND THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF US.
I KNOW REALLY QUICKLY, THIS WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD ASKED, BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF SLOTS, DOES THAT IMPACT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SERVED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF SLOTS CURRENTLY FILLED?
>> IT DOES NOT. WE'RE NOT REDUCING SO MUCH THAT ANY STUDENT WE WOULD HAVE TO SAY, SORRY, YOU NEED TO LEAVE NOW.
WE WILL STILL HAVE ENOUGH SLOTS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.
IN FACT, OUR PROPOSED NUMBERS ARE HIGHER THAN WE'VE SERVED SINCE I DID A DEEP DIVE AND WE WENT UNDER FULL ENROLLMENT INITIATIVE BACK IN 2017 AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE NOT REACHED ANY OF THESE NUMBERS.
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>> THANK YOU. WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SEE THE EFFORTS TO HELP US GROW OUR ENROLLMENT.
I RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS AN EFFORT TO HELP ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GET ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO HELP RUN AND OPERATE THE PROGRAM AS IS.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE CLARIFICATIONS.
I JUST QUICKLY WANT TO MENTION THAT I WOULD HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE THAT WE CAN TRY TO AVOID THE SENSE OF LAST MINUTE MEETINGS BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES WHO SERVE ON HEAD START ARE WORKING DURING THE DAY, IT'S A CHALLENGE FOR THEM TO MEANINGFULLY PARTICIPATE IN A SETTING LIKE THAT.
>> I WANTED TO KNOW, WHAT IF WE ARE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR ENROLLMENT, HOW WOULD IT WORK TO GET THE CURRENT.
>> THAT WOULD BE MY DREAMS COME TRUE.
>> BUT IN THE EVENT THAT IT HAPPENS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE A LOT OF PARTNERS.
SOME OF THE CONTRACTS YOU SEE WITH KIDANGO OR SJB, THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LOWERING THEIR SEATS THAT WE CONTRACT OUT WITH THEM FOR NEXT YEAR.
A LOT OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES ARE REALLY MOVING BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO TK AT A YOUNGER AGE.
THERE'S LESS DEMAND FOR THE 3-4 SLOTS.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE GETTING EVEN MORE SLOTS BACK TO SANTA CLARA COUNTY NEXT YEAR BECAUSE KIDANGO HAS NOTIFIED US WE CAN'T FILL OUR SLOTS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ASKING FOR AS MANY SLOTS, WE'RE GOING TO REALLY BE FOCUSING IN ON INFANTS NEXT YEAR.
AS MUCH AS THAT WOULD BE AN AMAZING DREAM.
THERE'S NOT A SHORTAGE OF HEAD START SLOTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES? I HAD REQUESTED ITEM J AND K TO BE APPROVED,
[K. Approval to Request Change of Scope – No Cost Enrollment Reduction for Grant 09CH000551 Early Head Start - CCP]
BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE CONVERSATION THE SAME INFORMATION IS RELEVANT FOR BOTH ITEMS. I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 5J AND K. A SECOND?>> SECOND TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, AND WE WILL VOTE IN BOO. THANK YOU.
THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES AND ONE NOT PRESENT AT VOTE.
THANK YOU. AMY, WERE YOU ABLE TO CAPTURE THAT FOR BOTH ITEMS? THANK YOU.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6, OUR INFORMATION ITEMS. BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR INFORMATION ITEMS, IF THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE ENSURE YOUR SPEAKER COMMENT CARD HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
THANK YOU. MODERATORS, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> OUR SPEAKER IS ALDO RAMIREZ.
PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT.
I'M THE CEO OF VOICES COLLEGE BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMIES.
I AM HERE, FIRST OF ALL, TO EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE TO THE SCHOE CHARTER TEAM AND THE SCHOE CREDENTIAL TEAM.
THEY HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE IN HELPING US TO UNWIND OUR BACKLOG AND PERMIT AND CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAVE AT VOICES.
I'M VERY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT OVER THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF, WE HAVE FIGURED OUT A CLEAR AND VIABLE PATH FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR EDUCATORS TO A PERMIT OR CREDENTIAL FOR THIS ACADEMIC YEAR.
I LOVE THAT BECAUSE ALL OF OUR EDUCATORS ARE BILINGUAL, AND WE WILL BE SUPPORTING THE CALIFORNIA BILINGUAL TEACHER PIPELINE.
IN THE MIDTERM, WE'RE ALSO GEARING UP FOR NEXT YEAR AND GETTING AHEAD OF ALL OF THIS, AND IN THE LONG-TERM WITH THE HELP OF OUR PARTNERS, WE HOPE TO BE EXEMPLARY IN THE CREDENTIALING AREA AT VOICE.
>> THANK YOU. DR. HINMAN, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THE FIRST INFORMATION ITEM?
[A. Charter Schools Update]
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.
TONIGHT'S FIRST INFORMATION ITEM IS OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS DATE, WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED BY MEFULA FAIRLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHARTER SCHOOLS.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW TRUSTEES.
GOOD EVENING TO OUR TRUSTEES AND TO INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT HINMAN.
TONIGHT, I HAVE ONE ITEM ON WHICH TO UPDATE YOU, AND IT IS A FOLLOW UP TO OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS ANNUAL CREDENTIALS REVIEW THAT CEO RAMIS JUST TALKED ABOUT.
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DURING THE NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024 CHARTER SCHOOLS UPDATE, I SHARE THE RESULTS OF AN ANNUAL CREDENTIALS REVIEW, YOU MAY RECALL THAT TWO VOICES, COLLEGE BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMIES OR VOICES, SCHOOLS AUTHORIZED BY THE SCC BOE HAD A TOTAL OF 26 MISS ASSIGNMENTS.TONIGHT, I'M PROVIDING AN UPDATE TO THAT REPORT.
ON SEVERAL DAYS, NAMELY DECEMBER 9TH, DECEMBER 16TH, AND DECEMBER 18TH, THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT STAFF MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM VOICES REGARDING THE CREDENTIAL REPORTS FOR VOICES MORGAN HILL AND VOICES MOUNT PLEASANT, DURING WHICH VOICES, THE CHARTER SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.
STARTING WITH VOICES MORGAN HILL OR VMH, THE SCHOOL HAS 16 TEACHING POSITIONS, AND EACH PERSON EMPLOYED TO TEACH AT VMH IS REQUIRED TO HOLD A CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT OR ANOTHER DOCUMENT APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR CERTIFICATED ASSIGNMENT.
IN ADDITION, BECAUSE THE SCHOOL IS A DUAL IMMERSION SCHOOL, EACH PERSON IS ALSO REQUIRED TO HAVE A BILINGUAL AUTHORIZATION OR A WAIVER TO TEACH IN SPANISH.
>> FIFTEEN OF THEM HAVE A CREDENTIAL OR I'LL GIVE YOU THE STATUS OF THEIR CREDENTIAL OR THEIR PERMIT STATUS.
FIVE TEACHERS HAVE A COMMISSION ON TEACHING CREDENTIAL OR CTC APPROVED PERMIT OR A CREDENTIAL.
SIX TEACHERS APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED BY THE CTC, AND VOICES IS WORKING WITH OUR CREDENTIALS DEPARTMENT TO GET A TEMPORARY COUNTY CERTIFICATE OR TCC FOR THOSE SIX TEACHERS.
THEN FOUR OF THE TEACHERS ARE IN INTERN PROGRAMS AND NEED TO SUBMIT A TCC APPLICATION THROUGH THEIR INTERN PROGRAM.
THESE TEACHERS CURRENTLY HAVE A 30 DAY SUB PERMIT, MEANING THAT THEY CAN ONLY TEACH IN ONE CLASSROOM FOR UP TO 30 DAYS AND AFTER THAT 30 DAYS, VOICES ROTATES THEM TO A NEW TEACHING ASSIGNMENT.
THEN IN TERMS OF VOICES, MORGAN HILL'S LANGUAGE AUTHORIZATIONS OR WAIVERS, 15 OF THE 16 TEACHERS, FOUR OF THEM HOLD AN APPROVED B-CLAD OR WAIVER.
EIGHT OF THEM HAVE APPLICATIONS THAT ARE BEING EVALUATED BY THE CTC, AND VOICES IS WORKING WITH OUR CREDENTIALS DEPARTMENT TO GET A LANGUAGE WAIVER.
ONE TEACHER NEEDS TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ADEQUATE PROGRESS IN THEIR PROGRAM TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR LANGUAGE WAIVER.
ONE OTHER TEACHER MUST SUBMIT PROOF THAT AN INTERN EXTENSION IS BEING PROCESSED BY THE CTC BEFORE THEY'RE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR LANGUAGE WAIVER.
WE'LL TAKE A TEST IN JANUARY TO SHOW ADEQUATE PROGRESS IN THEIR PROGRAM AND TO QUALIFY FOR THE LANGUAGE WAIVER.
NOW AT THE BEGINNING, I SAID THAT THERE WERE 16 TEACHERS AND I JUST TALKED ABOUT THE 15.
THE 16TH TEACHER AT VOICES MORGAN HILL HAS A 30 DAY SUB PERMIT AND IS ROTATING TO A NEW TEACHING ASSIGNMENT EVERY 30 DAYS.
THE TEACHER WILL REJOIN THEIR INTERN PROGRAM IN JANUARY AND AT THAT TIME, THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN EXTENSION OF THEIR INTERN WAIVER, WHICH WILL THEN MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE FOR A LANGUAGE WAIVER.
THAT WAS VOICES MORGAN HILL, AND AT VOICES MOUNT PLEASANT, THERE ARE 12 TEACHING POSITIONS AND EACH PERSON EMPLOYED, HAS TO HOLD A CERTIFICATE, A PERMIT, OR ANOTHER DOCUMENT APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR CERTIFICATED ASSIGNMENT.
IN ADDITION, THEY ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A BILINGUAL AUTHORIZATION TO TEACH IN SPANISH OR A WAIVER.
THERE ARE 12 TEACHERS AND HERE IS THE STATUS OF TEN OF THEM IN TERMS OF THEIR CREDENTIAL.
SIX TEACHERS HAVE A CTC APPROVED PERMIT OR CREDENTIAL.
FOUR TEACHERS APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED BY THE CTC, AND VOICES IS WORKING WITH SCCOE TO GET LANGUAGE WAIVERS OR TO GET CREDENTIAL WAIVERS.
ONE TEACHER CAME FROM OUTSIDE THE US AND NEEDS AN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, BUT VOICES HAS REQUESTED A PRELIMINARY CREDENTIAL FOR THEM, AND THE CTC AND VOICES ARE WORKING TOGETHER WITH SCCOE ON A TEMPORARY CREDENTIAL.
IN TERMS OF LANG AUTHORIZATION FOR THOSE 10 TEACHERS, FOUR TEACHERS HOLD A CTC APPROVED B-CLAD OR WAIVER.
FIVE TEACHERS APPLICATIONS ARE UNDER CTC EVALUATION, AND VOICES IS WORKING WITH SCCOE TO GET TEMPORARY CREDENTIALS.
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THEN FINALLY, ONE TEACHER NEEDS TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION.IN ADDITION, THERE ARE TWO VACANCIES, MEANING THAT THERE WAS NO PERMANENT TEACHER ASSIGNED TO A CLASSROOM STARTING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND THERE STILL ISN'T A PERMANENT TEACHER ASSIGNED.
IN ONE INSTANCE, THE VACANCY IS COVERED BY A THIRD PARTY SUBSTITUTE AND VOICES IS ACTIVELY RECRUITING FOR A PERMANENT TEACHER FOR THE POSITION.
THE TEACHER THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE HAS A 30 DAY SUB PERMIT AND ROTATES TO A NEW TEACHING ASSIGNMENT EVERY 30 DAYS.
THEN THE SECOND VACANCY IS FILLED BY A DAILY SUB, AND VOICES AGAIN IS ACTIVELY RECRUITING FOR THIS POSITION.
VOICES HAS IMPLEMENTED, PATHWAY PROGRAMS FOR THEIR TEACHERS.
THEY'VE CREATED A ROTATION SCHEDULE FOR THEIR SUBSTITUTES, AND THEY'RE ENSURING THAT THE REQUIRED INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES ARE BEING MET.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH VOICES TO ENSURE THAT THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND THE CREDENTIAL ISSUES ARE BEING ADDRESSED AND VOICES MOUNT PLEASANT AT VOICES MOUNT PLEASANT AND VOICES MORGAN HILL.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND WE ARE HERE WITH DR. JOHNSON TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? TRUSTEE PACHECO.
>> WE'RE TALKING THROUGH THIS. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS, I SUPPOSE, GRATITUDE AND POSITIVITY FOR THE PROGRESS MADE ON GETTING MORE CREDENTIAL TEACHERS INTO OUR CLASSROOMS, AND I SEE THAT AS A FORMER VOICES TEACHER AS WELL.
THANK YOU, CEOS FOR ELIMINATING US MORE ON THIS INFORMATION AND THANK YOU STAFF FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CONTEXT.
THAT MAKES ME HAPPY TO HEAR THE PROGRESS.
>> THANK YOU. REALLY QUICK QUESTION.
IN TERMS OF THE INTERIM SUPPORTS, ARE YOU ABLE TO SHARE ANY OF THE AS THESE FOLKS ARE GOING? I REMEMBER WHEN I HAD, AS AN INTERIM TEACHER, IT'S A LOT THAT'S HAPPENING.
ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY OF THE INTERMEDIATE TYPES OF SUPPORTS OR IS THAT SOMETHING THE COE MONITORS?
>> I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR. JOHNSON TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
>> WE DO WORK WITH VOICES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING THOSE INTERNAL SUPPORTS, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH OUR OWN CREDENTIAL OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE PATHWAYS ARE BEING FOLLOWED.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE HAD SO MANY MEETINGS WITH VOICES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.
>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS ON ALL ENDS TO HELP ENSURE THE MOST POSITIVE, OUR STUDENTS BEING SET UP FOR SUCCESS AND OUR EDUCATORS AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THAT.
[B. 2024-2025 First Interim Financial Report]
DR. HINMAN, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE INFORMATION ITEM 6B?>> YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.
TONIGHT'S SECOND INFORMATION ITEM IS THE 2024-2025 FIRST INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES STEPHANIE GOMEZ.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA, DR. HINMAN AND TRUSTEES.
THIS EVENING, WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE FIRST AN REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 24-25.
>> CAN WE GET THAT A LITTLE LOUDER?
>> YEAH. THERE IS A ECHO, IS THAT OKAY?
>> GREAT. WE'LL WAIT FOR THE PRESENTATION TO BE BROUGHT UP.
HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCESS, WHICH IS A TWO YEAR PROCESS.
IN ONE FISCAL YEAR, WE'RE DOING BUDGET ADOPTION AND WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE DIFFERENT INTERVALS IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE CLOSING THE BOOKS FOR THE FOLLOWING OR THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS JUST A RECAP OF WHERE WE STARTED THIS YEAR.
FOR THE 24-25 BUDGET WAS ADOPTED IN JUNE OF 2020.
THE BOOKS WERE THEN CLOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR 23-24 IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024, AND WE PRESENTED THE AUDITS IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.
FIRST INTERIM IS THE REPORTING PERIOD THAT UPDATES THE ACTUAL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE TIME PERIOD OF JULY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31, AND THAT'S FOR THE 24-25 ADOPTED BUDGET.
IT ALSO INCLUDES PROJECTIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND ALSO ENSURES THE FISCAL SOLVENCY FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND SUBSEQUENT TWO YEARS. NEXT SLIDE.
>> THANK YOU, STEPHANIE. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA, DR. HINMAN AND TRUSTEES.
THIS SLIDE SHOW US THE COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE FUND AND UNRESTRICTED.
>> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T INTRODUCE YOU AND I APOLOGIZE.
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I'M THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL BUSINESS SERVICES.>> THIS SLIDE SHOW US THE COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE FUND UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED REVENUES AT FIRST INTERIM, REFLECTS AN INCREASE OF 53.15 MILLION DOLLAR FROM THE ADOPTED BUDGET.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE INCREASE IN REVENUES WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE.
HERE'S THE SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN REVENUES FROM ADOPTED BUDGET TO THE FIRST INTERIM.
I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE FLUCTUATION OF BUDGETED REVENUES IN FEDERAL GRANTS, STATE AND LOCAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS ARE PRIMARILY FOR THE COMBINATION OF THE MULTI YEAR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS, ONE TIME FUNDING SOURCES, AND THE CARRYOVERS FROM FISCAL YEAR 23-24.
THE FIRST COLUMN, THE FIRST BARS, YOU SEE, THE INCREASE IN LCFF SOURCES FOR SPECIFIED PURPOSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $0.93 MILLION.
THOSE PRIMARILY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE TO THE REVENUE PROJECTIONS FROM SPA FOR THE FIRST INTERIM.
THE NEXT IS THE FEDERAL INCREASES FOR MULTI YEAR GRANTS FOR RESTRICTED PURPOSES REQUIRED BY THE GRANT HOUR.
THIS IS DUE TO THE CARRYOVER FROM 23-24 FOR THE FOLLOWING GRANTS, SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH GRANT, DIGITAL EQUITY GRANT, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE GRANT, EDUCATION, INNOVATION, AND RESEARCH EIR GRANT, AND THE HEAD START.
IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $9.36 MILLION.
THE NEXT BAR IS THE MAJORITY OF INCREASES IN REVENUES FROM STATE MULTI YEAR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS DUE TO THE CARRYOVER FROM 23-24 FOR THE FOLLOWING GRANTS INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEM GRANT, STATEWIDE RESIDENCY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTRAL GRANT, CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, K-212 STRONG WORKFORCE PROGRAM, UPK EARLY TEACHER DEVELOPMENT GRANT AND CLASSIFY SOME EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN THE APPROXIMATE $14.49 MILLION.
THE LAST BARS, YOU SEE THE INCREASE IN REVENUES FROM LOCAL MULTI GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR THE FOLLOWING GRANTS, CHILDREN AND YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HEALTH INITIATED GRANTS, AND THE SCHOOL BASED WELLNESS CENTRAL OTHER LOCAL CONTRACTS AND CARRY OVER FROM 23-24 IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $28.37 MILLION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS CHART SHOW UP THE CURRENT REVENUES FOR FIRST INTERIM BUDGETED AT $422.66 MILLION, WHICH INCLUDES A TOTAL OF $37.605 MILLION IN CARRYOVER OF MULTI YEAR GRANTS CONTRACTS CARRY OVER FROM PRIOR FISCAL YEAR, AND AN ADDITIONAL AN ADDITIONAL OF $14.57 MILLION IN NEW GRANT AND CONTRACT REVENUE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, PRIOR YEAR CARRYOVER FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $49.08 MILLION HAS ALSO BEEN BUDGETED.
WHICH INCREASES THE TOTAL FUNDING BUDGETED TO $471.75 MILLION THAT ALLIES WITH THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES BUDGETED FOR THE FIRST INTERIM, FOR $49.08 MILLION WAS EARMARKED FOR FACILITY PROJECTS IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $13.2 MILLION FROM PRIOR YEAR GRANTS AND CONTRACTED SERVICES, $18 MILLION AND SPECIAL AT MEDICAL $6.1 MILLION IN DESIGNATED PURPOSES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THOSE CHARTS SHOWS THE COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE FUND UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED EXPENDITURES AT FIRST INTERIM REFLECTS AN INCREASE OF $77.56 MILLION FROM ADOPTED BUDGET.
THE $77.56 MILLION OF THE INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES HAVE BEEN CARRIED FORWARD FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR FOR COMBINATION OF MULTI YEAR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS, QUANTUM FUNDING SOURCES, AND CARRYOVERS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
HERE'S THE SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES IN EXPENDITURES FROM ADOPTED BUDGET TO FIRST INTERIM DUE TO THE BUDGETARY PROGRAMMATIC REALIGNMENT AS REQUIRED TO MEET PROGRAM NEEDS.
YOU SEE THE CERTIFICATED SALARIES INCREASED BY $3 MILLION, CLASSIFIED SALARIES INCREASED BY $3.8 MILLION, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS INCREASED BY $2.76 MILLION, BOOKS AND SUPPLIES THE INCREASES $5.27 MILLION.
THE PROGRAM REALIGNMENT FOR EXAMPLE, MEDICARE BILLING OPTIONS PROGRAM HEAD START IN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM.
THE SERVICES AND OTHER OPERATING FOR $45.33 MILLION, THOSE ARE BUDGET REALLOCATION FOR CARRYOVERS AND THE CARRYOVERS OF MULTI YEAR GRANTS.
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THE CAPITAL LA INCREASED BY $9.63 MILLION OF THOSE PRIOR YEAR FACILITY PROJECTS THAT CARRY FROM FISCAL YEAR 23-24.AT THE OUTGO INCREASED BY $8.47 MILLION, THOSE MAJORITY FOR THE CYBHI COUNTY Y GRANT AND OTHER BUDGET ALLOCATIONS IN SPECIAL ED PROGRAM.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE FOLLOWING CHART SHOWS US THE LOCAL PROPERTY TAX.
THE SCOE WAS REQUIRED TO RETURN TO THE STATE CONTROLLER FOR FISCAL YEAR FORM 2013-14 THROUGH 2022-23.
THE ESTIMATED RETURN OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES TO BE RETURNED TO THE STATE FOR 23-24, 24-25, AND 25-26 IS APPROXIMATELY AT $47.67 MILLION , $51.21 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY.
TOTAL RETURN OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAX REMITTED TO THE STATE CONTROLLER TWO DAYS IS $285.5 MILLION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> THIS SLIDE PROVIDES OUR 24-25 COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE FUND MULTI YEAR PRODUCTION ESTIMATES.
THIS SHOWS WHAT WE HAVE WHAT WE'RE PROTECTING FOR 24-25, 25-26 AND 26-27.
THIS DOES SHOW THAT WE DO HAVE A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION, MEANING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MEET OUR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND OUTLYING FISCAL YEARS. NEXT SLIDE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO FIND ADDITIONAL REVENUE STREAMS, AS WE HAVE PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR FLAT FUNDED FORMULA THAT WE GET FROM THE STATE.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER STREAMS OF REVENUE PRIMARILY THROUGH GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN OUR FISCAL POSITION.
WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING TO BE CONSERVATIVE WITH OUR FINANCES.
AREAS THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT ARE DECLINING STUDENT ENROLLMENT, SINCE OUR FORMULA IS BASED ON COUNTY WIDE ADA NOW.
WE ARE SEEING A DECLINE IN OUR FUNDING.
WE'RE ALSO SEEING SOME OF THE ADA CHALLENGES IN SOME OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WILL IMPACT THE COUNTY WIDE ADA AND ALSO OUR OWN STUDENT PROGRAMS. WE'RE ALSO WATCHING THAT CLOSELY AND BUDGETING VERY CONSERVATIVELY TO LIMIT THE IMPACTS OF THAT ON OUR BUDGET.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ AND OUR DIRECTOR AS WELL.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION TO OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ DIRECTOR WEN.
ABOUT HOW MUCH OF OUR BUDGET IS MADE UP OF GRANTS.
>> WELL, I ADOPTED BUDGET, I BELIEVE IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 25%.
IT DOES FLUCTUATE THOUGH AS WE HAVE A LOT OF MULTI YEAR GRANTS.
AS GRANTS END, AND WE ARE AWARDED NEW GRANTS THAT FLUCTUATES THROUGHOUT EACH FINANCIAL REPORTING PERIOD.
>> IN TERMS OF LIKE LOOKING ON PAGE 5, IT LOOKED TO ME MORE LIKE 50%.
>> OF THE POWERPOINT OR NOT PAGE 5, THE FIFTH SLIDE OF THE POWERPOINT.
>> CONTRACTS. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS WAS MY QUESTION.
>> OH, SO THE CATEGORIES ARE BASED ON THE DIFFERENT TYPES.
WE HAVE OUR FEDERAL, OUR STATE, AND OUR LOCAL.
THE STATE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS ARE COMBINED WITH LOCAL CONTRACTS AS WELL.
THE 25% I REFERENCED WAS SOLELY BASED ON GRANTS.
>> GRANTS IS 25%, AND THEN CONTRACTS IS 25%, ROUGHLY?
>> I'M GOING TO SAY MORE OF THAT.
>> YEAH. THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
>> HAS THAT PERCENTAGE GONE UP IN THE PAST LIKE FIVE YEARS OR 10 YEARS? BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT'S EVEN GONE UP SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD?
>> YES. WE HAVE BEEN MONITORING OUR GRANTS.
I BELIEVE WE DID A REPORT LAST YEAR ABOUT THE TOTAL GRANTS OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD.
I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER OFF TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT WE HAVE SEEN A YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE IN THE GRANTS THAT OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN AWARDED.
>> ARE THESE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS THAT THE COUNTY OFFICE PROACTIVELY GOES OUT FOR,
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LIKE IN OUR GRANTS DEPARTMENT?>> CORRECT. IT'S A COMBINATION.
SOME OF THEM ARE, LIKE THE HEAD START GRANT WE APPLY FOR THEM AND WE GET THEM EVERY YEAR.
SOME OF THEM ARE GRANTS THAT OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN ASKED TO SUPPORT OR LEAD STATE WORK, SO IT'S BEEN A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
>> WOULD YOU SAY THAT 50% IS NORMAL FOR MOST COES OR EVEN IF YOU JUST KNOW THE PERCENTAGE FOR GRANTS, WHAT IS NORMAL FOR OTHER COES IN THE STATE?
>> I DON'T KNOW THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS OTHER COES TAKE IN, BUT I DO KNOW IN WORKING AND PARTNERING WITH OTHER COES, WE HAVE A LOT OF GRANTS COMPARED TO A LOT OF OTHER COES, AND WE ARE THE LEAD IN A LOT OF STATEWIDE WORK SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
>> MAYBE THROUGH DR. HINMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A SENSE OF THAT.
SORRY IF MY MIC ONLY JUST WENT ON, BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT AND CERTAINLY A POSITIVE, BUT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE WHERE WE FIT WITH OTHER COES AND WOULD LIKE TO GET A SENSE OF THAT.
BUT WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. APPRECIATE IT.
THANKS. I THINK MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR SUPERINTENDENT HINMAN OR STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
WHEN COMPARING COES JUST BUILDING OFF ON WHAT TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN WAS TALKING ABOUT, WHAT WOULD BE COMPARABLE COES? BECAUSE YOLO COUNTY COE WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE VERY COMPARABLE TO SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
OF THE 58 OR HOWEVER MANY THERE ARE NOW, WHICH ONES ARE COMPARABLE TO US? WHICH ONES?
>> WHEN I FIRST STARTED HERE, I ASKED THAT QUESTION SEVEN YEARS AGO, AND I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A COE, IT'S A COE BECAUSE EVERY COE IS DIFFERENT AND EVERY COE DOES DIFFERENT WORK AND PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A LOT OF PROGRAMS. A LOT OF COES DON'T OFFER SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO COMPARE WHAT WE DO TO OTHER COES.
WE COULD PROBABLY LOOK AT COES THAT ARE MAYBE COMPARABLE IN SIZE, BUT EVEN THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENCES TO HOW WE OPERATE.
>> IT'S DIFFICULT IN GENERAL TO EVEN COMPARE THEM AT ALL?
>> WE COULD LOOK AT SOME COMPARABILITY, BUT WE'RE DIFFERENT IN A LOT OF WAYS TOO.
I THINK FOR GRANTS THAT WE COULD MAYBE SEE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE APPLES FOR APPLES.
>> THANK YOU. MY LAST QUESTION IS WHEN WE RETURN TO PAGE 8 ON THE PRESENTATION, WHEN LOOKING AT SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES, THERE APPEARS TO BE A LARGE DISPARITY BETWEEN THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND THE FIRST INTERIM.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT IS AND HOW IT'S BROKEN DOWN BETWEEN RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED? BECAUSE IT'S COMBINED IN THIS GRAPH.
>> I WILL SAY THAT ON THE FUNDING HERE WITH THE SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, IT'S COMBINED, AND SO THE BULK OF THAT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE UNRESTRICTED, WE ARE FLAT FUNDED, SO WE GET APPROXIMATELY 38 MILLION FROM THE STATE FROM LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA.
THE BULK OF THAT IS RESTRICTED, AND SO WHEN WE CLOSED OUR BOOKS AND WE CARRIED OVER A LOT OF THE FUNDS THAT LAUREN REFERENCED IN SOME OF THE SLIDES, THAT'S THE RESULT OF CARRYING THE FUNDS OVER FROM FISCAL YEAR '23 '24, WHICH PRIMARILY IS MULTI-YEAR GRANTS THAT ARE RESTRICTED AND RE-ALLOCATING THEM IN THE '24 '25 YEAR.
WITH THOSE MONIES, A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS WOULD ALIGN THEIR BUDGETS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE GRANTS.
THE BULK OF THAT IS PRIMARILY RESTRICTED.
>> THE DISPARITY IN THAT CATEGORY THERE?
>> CORRECT. BECAUSE AT THE TIME WHEN WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET, SO THE BLUE LINE'S THE ADOPTED BUDGET, WE HADN'T CLOSED OUR BOOKS YET, WE HAD OUR ESTIMATED ACTUALS, SO FROM THAT TIME TO NOW, WE'VE CLOSED OUR BOOKS, WE'VE ROLLED ALL THE FUNDS OVER, PRIMARILY, A LOT OF IT'S MULTI-YEAR GRANTS, WE HAD THE ACTUAL NUMBERS, AND SO THEN OUR RESPECTIVE PROGRAMS BUDGETED ACCORDINGLY.
WE'VE ALSO GOTTEN SOME NEW GRANTS AS WELL FROM ADOPTED BUDGET TO NOW, SO THAT COULD ALSO BE A FACTOR.
>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I'M LOOKING AT SLIDE 4, AND YOU MAY HAVE SPOKEN THIS A LITTLE BIT, BUT I'M ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION IN TERMS OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN I THINK IT'S THE DARKER GREEN, THE LOCAL, THE 98 MILLION VERSUS THE 70 MILLION FROM THE ADOPTED TO THE FIRST INTERIM.
CAN YOU MAYBE EITHER RESTATE OR SHARE WITH ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO AND THE WHY?
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>> THE INCREASE IN THIS LCFF, MAJORITY DUE TO THE SPECIAL ED REVENUES THAT WE RECEIVED THE PROJECTION FROM SELPA FOR THE FIRST INTERIM.
>> THAT'S THE LOCAL, THE DARKER GREEN OR THE LIGHTER GREEN THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING TO? FORGIVE ME I'M MISUNDERSTOOD. [OVERLAPPING]
>> SLIDE 4. THAT'S THE ONE YOU TALKED ABOUT THERE, LAUREN, THE STATE AID.
ON THAT ONE, AS LAUREN HAD MENTIONED, WE HAVE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION REVENUE PROJECTIONS, AND SOME OF THE SELPA REVENUES THAT COME IN, IT'S A PATH THROUGH FOR US, WE GET THE MONEY AND THEN WE GIVE IT TO SELPA FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
SOME OF THE PROJECTIONS CAME IN HIGHER FOR [INAUDIBLE], SO THAT IT INCREASED OUR BUDGET FOR WHAT WE WERE PROJECTING TO RECEIVE.
THAT MONEY ESSENTIALLY COMES IN AND THEN IT GETS ALLOCATED TO THE SELPA TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE RESPECTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BASED ON THE ADA.
>> THANK YOU. THOSE ARE CATEGORIZED AS LOCAL? [OVERLAPPING]
>> CORRECT. BECAUSE IT COMES IN THROUGH THE STATE AND THE SPECIAL-ED MONEY COMES IN THROUGH THE STATE.
THE MONEY THAT WE RECEIVED FOR THE STATE FOR SPECIAL-ED IS CATEGORIZED IN THAT CATEGORY.
FORGIVE MY CONFUSION BECAUSE THEN I'M LOOKING AT THE YELLOW, WHICH IS THE STATE SECTION.
I WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE [INAUDIBLE]. [OVERLAPPING]
>> OH, IT'S LCFF AND STATE AID.
IT'S JUST THE WAY THAT THEY CATEGORIZE THE MONEY TO COME THROUGH.
>> WHEN WE'RE REFERENCING STATE, THESE ARE USUALLY OUR STATE GRANTS, OUR CONTRACTS.
>> THANK YOU. THEN I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION.
WHERE DID IT GO? OH, THAT WAS THE OTHER SLIDE THAT WAS ALREADY MENTIONED.
YEAH. THAT WAS THE ONE THAT TRUSTEE PACHECO JUST BROUGHT UP.
IT'S MAYBE A SIMILAR QUESTION, BUT ON THE SERVICES, I THINK THAT'S ALSO REFLECTED IN THAT OTHER SLIDE THAT TRUSTEE PACHECO JUST MENTIONED, SO IT'S REFLECTED BOTH HERE ON THIS SLIDE AND THAT ONE? [OVERLAPPING]
>> CORRECT. WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS SHOW THE PIE BUT THEN THE GRAPHIC TO ALSO COMPARE IT TO MAKE IT EASIER TO LOOK AT.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION.
>> WE WILL GO TO OUR THIRD INFORMATION ITEM.
[C. Contracts $250K and Over]
DR. HINMAN, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE ITEM 6C?>> YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.
TONIGHT'S THIRD INFORMATION ITEM IS CONTRACTS, 250,000 AND OVER, WHICH WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED BY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES, STEPHANIE GOMEZ.
>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. FOR THIS ITEM, WE HAVE OUR CONTRACTS THAT WERE APPROVED FOR THE MONTH OF JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2024.
THERE WAS A VARIETY OF SERVICES ON THOSE ITEMS AND THROUGH THE TABLE IN THE BOARD AGENDA ITEM, IT GOES OVER THE VENDOR NAME, THE WAY THAT THE ITEM WAS AWARDED THROUGH THE CONTRACT PROCESS, IT ALSO GIVES THE AMOUNT AND THEN WHAT DIVISION IT'S FOR, AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH CONTRACT.
THOSE ITEMS ARE HERE AS INFORMATION ITEM, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. I KNOW I HAD SUBMITTED SOME QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME, AND I APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO SHARE, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT.
A QUESTION AND MORE SO A COMMENT.
JUST NOTING THAT ABOUT A THIRD OF THESE CONTRACTS WERE SOLE-SOURCE.
JUST WONDERING IF THAT'S TYPICAL IN TERMS OF THE PERIOD OF TIME FOR OUR COUNTY OFFICE TO HAVE THIS NUMBER OF CONTRACTS BE SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACTS.
>> YES. FOR A COUPLE OF THE ITEMS, THERE WAS ONE RELATED TO GRANTS, AND SO I BELIEVE IT WAS THE HEADSTART AND THE EIR GRANT.
KIDANGO AND WESTED, THEY WERE NAMED AS PARTNERS IN THOSE RESPECTIVE GRANTS.
IT'S COMMON IF WE HAVE GRANTS THAT WE APPLY FOR.
THERE MAY BE SPECIFIC PARTNERS THAT ARE NAMED THAT WOULD GET THAT CONTRACT AWARD BECAUSE THEY SPECIALIZE IN SOME TYPE OF SERVICE OR SUPPORT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THAT DELIVERABLE FOR THE GRANTS.
THOSE WERE A COUPLE OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE PRESENTED IN THIS TABLE.
OTHER ITEMS ON THERE WERE A LOT OF ITEMS RELATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION.
SOME OF THE MORE SPECIALIZED SERVICES THAT ARE HARD TO OBTAIN OR GET.
WHAT WE TRIED TO DO IS WE TRIED TO GET INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE SERVICES THAT MAY BE LIMITED IN AVAILABILITY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, SO WE ENSURE CONTINUITY OF SUPPORT AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
IF WE DON'T DO IT AT THE BEGINNING, WE WOULD RUN THE RISK OF NOT HAVING THE SERVICE, AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MEET STUDENT'S NEEDS.
THERE WAS A LOT ON THERE FOR SPECIAL-ED FOR MORE OF THE SPECIALIZED SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, DR. HINMAN, IF APPROPRIATE AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, CERTAINLY RECOGNIZING WHAT YOU SHARED ABOUT, IT'S DIFFICULT TO DO COMPARISONS WITH OTHER COUNTY OFFICES, BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT SERVICES ARE SIMILAR OR GRANTS ARE SIMILAR,
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IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE ARE EVALUATING OUR PROCESSES, WHETHER WE'RE GOING THROUGH OUR PRES OR SOLE-SOURCE, HOW APPROPRIATE THAT IS AND HOW WE COMPARE OVERALL IN TERMS OF OUR PROCESSES.IT'D BE HELPFUL TO GET THAT INFORMATION.
>> YES. ABSOLUTELY. I WILL POINT OUT THAT THE $250,000 MARK IS A BOARD POLICY.
IF YOU WANTED TO RE-LOOK AT THAT, PROCESS A NUMBER, YOU COULD IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.
>> YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT TOPIC FOR OUR POLICY COMMITTEE TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
I WOULD CERTAINLY BE IN FAVOR OF CONSIDERING SOMETHING IN TERMS OF LOWERING THE THRESHOLD SO THAT INFORMATION IS MORE TRANSPARENT TO EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU. JUST QUESTION FOR EDIFICATION PURPOSES AND UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE.
ON THE WESTED DATA ADVENTURES, FORGIVE ME, MAYBE I SHOULD KNOW THIS, BUT WHAT IS DATA ADVENTURES? THAT IS SOME WORK THAT IS PART OF AN EIR GRANT.
IT'S FOR SOME TYPE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CURRICULUM.
THAT'S THE SCOPE OF THAT GRANT.
I DON'T HAVE ALL THE SPECIFICS, BUT I DO KNOW IT WAS A GRANT APPLICATION WE APPLIED FOR, AND WESTED WAS NAMED TO HELP DEVELOP THE WORK BUT ALSO FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS.
>> THEN THAT'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THEIR STAFF ON THE TEACHER SIDE, ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, BOTH?
>> DEBBIE'S HERE. DR. GORGULHO CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS BECAUSE HER DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT GRANT, SO I WILL DEFER TO HER.
>. THANK YOU. THIS WAS A GRANT WRITTEN BY THE INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE AND IT INCLUDES SEVERAL PARTNERS, INCLUDING WESTED AS WELL AS SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY.
WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON IS A PROGRAM.
IT IS BASICALLY LESSONS CALLED DATA ADVENTURES, WHERE THEY ARE USING NEW MANIPULATIVES AS WELL AS MORE ONLINE TYPE OF THINGS TO CREATE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENTIATED LESSONS FOR TEACHERS IN CLASSROOMS. WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS THEY HAVE ALSO CONTRACTED WITH CURRENTLY MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO COME IN AND ACTUALLY TAKE THE LESSONS AND SEE HOW EFFECTIVE THEY ARE, HOW USABLE THEY ARE, AND HOW THEY MIGHT USE THEM WITH THEIR STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS.
ALL OF THE TEACHERS WERE HERE ABOUT 2.5 WEEKS AGO TO ACTUALLY GO AND USE SOME OF THESE NEW PROGRAMS TO DETERMINE WHERE WE MIGHT NEED TO ADJUST THEM OR TWEAK THEM FOR BENEFITS IN THE CLASSROOM.
THEY WILL BE CONTINUING WITH THIS WORK FOR DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS.
>> THANK YOU. OVER HOW MANY YEARS IS THAT? IS THIS A ONE-YEAR PROJECT? [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'M LOOKING AT THE 1.4, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PROGRAM, BUT IT'S A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I BELIEVE I DO HAVE TO LOOK IT UP, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS A FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU. THEN ON THE ONE ABOVE THAT, THE STELLAR SIGNING SERVICES, ALSO THE SOLE-SOURCE FOR A MILLION.
CAN I ASK A QUESTION ON THAT? IS THAT TO SUPPLEMENT OUR CURRENT SPECIAL-ED TEACHERS, HELP ME UNDERSTAND. [OVERLAPPING]
>> BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE SOME ON STAFF. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE'RE SUPPLEMENTING IN ADDITION TO JUST IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, PLEASE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THESE ARE FOR INTERPRETATION SERVICES.
WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT HELPING SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALLOWING ACCESS TO ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT MEETINGS.
THESE SERVICES NOT ONLY CAN BE MAYBE AN ASL PAIRER, IT COULD BE TRANSLATION DURING AN IEP, IT CAN BE INTERPRETATION DURING DIFFERENT MEETINGS.
OFTENTIMES, IF SOME OF OUR STAFF MAYBE NEED TO COME TO RITTER PARK, TO GO TO HR, THEY HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT BENEFITS, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THOSE MEETINGS, AND SO WE DO HAVE A CONTRACT FOR SIGNERS, SO THAT WAY WE CAN CALL AND WE CAN SAY, HEY, SET UP FOR INTERPRETATION.
>> THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THIS?
>> IS THROUGH THE BLOCK GRANT, WHICH IS THE FEE FOR SERVICE.
>> IS THIS CONTRACT A ONE-YEAR OR IS THIS ALSO A MULTI-YEAR?
>> IT'S LIKE A BILL BACK. WE WENT UP TO $1 MILLION AND THEN THEY INVOICE US AS WE USE IT.
>> AS YOU DRAW IT DOWN? THANK YOU.
THEN ONE LAST QUESTION IN TERMS OF THESE CONTRACTS AND AWARDED.
I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE ALL INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET, AND THE ADOPTED BUDGET, AND WE PROJECTED TO HAVE THESE COSTS IN THERE.
BUT DOING THESE CONTRACTS NOW IN DECEMBER, I WOULD THINK OFF FISCAL YEAR,
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DO YOU NOT ALIGN WITH THE FISCAL YEAR IN TRYING TO ALIGN WITH THAT, KNOWING WHAT YOUR COSTS ARE GOING TO BE, OR DOING CONTRACT AWARDS MID-YEAR, I'M SORRY, MID-FISCAL YEAR, AND I WOULD EXPECT THERE'S ALSO A HECK OF A LOT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO SO YOU CAN'T DO EVERYTHING IN JUNE AND EVERYTHING IN JULY?>> WHEN WE BUILD THE BUDGET AND THE BLOCK IS NOT A GRANT, IS OUR FEE FOR SERVICE, TERESA SAID, SO WE MEET WITH THE DISTRICTS, WE START IN OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE MEETINGS EVERY MONTH, WE DEVELOP THE RATES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AROUND MARCH TIME FRAME, SO THE DISTRICTS CAN BUDGET FOR THEIR STUDENTS SERVICES.
THEN WHAT WE DO IS WE SET THOSE RATES PER CLASSROOM PER STUDENT.
THEN AS THESE ADDITIONAL SERVICES COME UP, WE HAVE TO BILL BACK THE DISTRICTS THROUGH A SEPARATE PROCESS, SO THE DISTRICTS DO PAY FOR THESE SERVICES AS THE NEEDS ARISE.
IF WE FIND THAT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE HAD THE CONTRACT, AND WE FOUND THAT WE NEEDED MORE SERVICES FOR A SPECIFIC DISTRICT, WE WOULD THEN BILL THEM FOR THOSE SERVICES.
THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM 7, OUR ACTION ITEMS.
[A. Request Approval of the Budget Revisions for the Month of October 2024]
DR. HINMAN, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THE FIRST ACTION ITEM?>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.
THE ACTION ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES, STEPHANIE GOMEZ AGAIN. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, WE HAVE A LIST OF BUDGET REVISIONS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT.
OUR BUDGET REVISIONS BECAUSE OF THE FIRST INTERIM TIMELINE, WE ARE NOW PRESENTING THEM NOW SINCE WE'VE COMPLETED FIRST INTERIM.
F THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, WE'VE HAD APPROXIMATELY 5.6 MILLION THAT WERE ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT VARIOUS INITIATIVES.
WE HAD ABOUT 453,000 FOR CALIFORNIA STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM TO SUPPORT FAMILY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND CENTERS.
WE HAD 1.6 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING AWARDED FOR OUR GENERAL CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO EXPAND SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND UNDERSERVED AREAS.
2.9 MILLION FOR CALIFORNIA STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM EXPANSION TO EXPAND SERVICES TO ADDITIONAL CHILDREN AND ABOUT 602,004 CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SUMMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE CLASSIFIED STAFF WHO DO NOT RECEIVE A PAYCHECK IN THE SUMMER MONTHS.
THESE INITIATIVES ARE ALIGNMENT WITH THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, BOARD PRIORITIES, EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE, AND EMPOWERING CHILD WELLNESS, AND I'D LIKE TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF THESE BUDGET REVISIONS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ. ARE THERE ANY MOTION.
>> MOTION FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN TO APPROVE ITEM 7A.
IS THERE A SECOND. SECOND FROM VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA.
TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARDDOCS.
THAT MOTION PASSES WITH SIX AYES AND ONE NOT PRESENT A VOTE.
THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO THE SECOND ACTION ITEM. DR. HINMAN.
[B. Request Approval of the Budget Revisions for the Month of November 2024]
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT BERTA, WE ARE GETTING TO HEAR A LOT FROM OUR BUSINESS DEPARTMENT THIS EVENING, WHICH IS A GREAT THING.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ, WILL YOU CONTINUE?
>> YES, OF COURSE. FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, WE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $33,000 IN AND UNRESTRICTED REVENUE, 28,000 OF THAT WAS FOR CALIFORNIA MATHEMATICS SCIENCE AND COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING GRANTS, AND THIS IS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT FOR EDUCATORS.
WE ALSO RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $5,000 FOR HOMELESS EDUCATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER GRANTS, WHICH COVERS REGISTRATION AND TRAVEL COSTS FOR HOMELESS EDUCATION LIAISONS TO TRAVEL.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR UPDATE FOR THAT ITEM.
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. IS THERE A SECOND?
TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARDDOCS.
THAT MOTION PASSES WITH SIX AYES AND ONE NOT PRESIDENT VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THIS BRINGS US TO CLOSED SESSION.
[8. 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 CLOSED SESSION.
BEFORE WE MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION, I WOULD LIKE TO EXCUSE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA.
STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DE LA ROSA AGUILERA, WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US,
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YOUR SERVICE ON OUR BOARD AND YOUR REPORT AND PREPARATION FOR TONIGHT.YOU ARE EXCUSED NOW AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
>> THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES FOUR ITEMS, A, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54,956.9 D2 TWO CASES, B, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 2 OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 54,956.9, ONE OR MORE POTENTIAL CASES, COUNTY BOARD ACTION ON BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOLS RENEWAL.
C, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION D OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54,956.9, CASE NUMBER 24 CV449859, SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.
D, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 1 OF SUBDIVISION D, OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54,956.9, CASE NUMBER 524 CV 08527 VKD, US DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA.
MODERATOR, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU. THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER CLOSED SESSION.
WE WILL RETURN IN APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, APPROXIMATELY OR AFTER 7:30 PM.
WE ARE NOW READY TO RESUME THE OPEN SESSION.
[A. Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session]
UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 8A, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54,956.9D2 CASES.
THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS.
UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 8B, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 54569, ONE OR MORE POTENTIAL CASES, COUNTY BOARD ACTION ON BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOLS RENEWAL.
THERE IS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.
UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 8C, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION D OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54,956.9, CASE NUMBER 24 CV 449859, SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.
THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS.
ON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 8D, CONFERENCE OF LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 1 OF SUBDIVISION D OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54,956.9, CASE NUMBER 524 CV 08527 VKD, US DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA.
THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS.
WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO ACTION ITEMS.
[A. Action On Compliance with Conditions of Approval Memorandum of Understanding by and Between the Santa Clara County Office of Education and The Bullis-Purissima Elementary School]
DR. HINMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE ACTION ITEM 10A.>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.
10A IS ACTION ON COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND BETWEEN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE BULLIS PURISSIMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
ON AUGUST 26, 27, 2024, THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON THE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE BULLIS PURISSIMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AT CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT BENEFIT CORPORATION, OPERATING BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL, COLLECTIVELY BULLIS.
FOR RENEWAL OF THE BULLIS CHARTER, THE SCC BOE ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2446-1, CONDITIONALLY APPROVING THE PERIOD OF JULY 1 2025 TO JUNE 30, 2030.
THE CHARTER RENEWAL FOR BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL AND ALTERNATIVELY, MAKING WRITTEN FACTUAL FINDINGS SUPPORTING DENIAL AND DENYING THE BULLIS CHARTER RENEWAL IF THE CONDITIONS ARE NOT MET.
THE CONDITIONS OF RENEWAL ARE THOSE SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION 244-6, REQUIRING THAT BULLIS AND THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR ADDENDUM TO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
BE BROUGHT FOR SCC BOE ACTION ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 18TH, 2024, OR AS SUCH DEADLINE AS MAY BE ARRANGED BY THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2446-1 INCLUDES THE CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE STAFF ANALYSIS AND PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT REGARDING REVIEW OF THE BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT APPEAL RENEWAL PETITION PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 9, 2024, AS WELL AS THE CONDITION THAT BULLIS REMOVE THE LIMIT OF 10% OF THE TOTAL OPENINGS AT EACH GRADE LEVEL FROM THE ADMISSIONS PREFERENCE FOR STUDENTS WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE LOS ALTOS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND QUALIFY FOR FREE LUNCH OR REDUCED PRICE MEALS, AND THE ADDITION OF THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING /ADDENDUM ADDRESSING THESE CONDITIONS BE APPROVED BY THE SCC BOE.
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THE SCC BOE CONSIDERED A PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AT ITS MEETING OF NOVEMBER 20, 2024 AND DID NOT TAKE ACTION ON THE MOU AT THAT TIME.THE CURRENT ITEM IS FOR THE SEC BOES CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE ATTACHED PROPOSED COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AS PROVIDED IN RESOLUTION 2446-1.
THE MOU IS 22 PAGES LONG AND INCLUDES AN EXHIBIT BULS LCAP, WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL 75 PAGES.
>> APOLOGIES FOR THE INTERRUPTION.
>> THANK YOU, MODERATOR. I JUST GOING TO GET TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, IF YOU COULD PLEASE PROCEED WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS.
>> ABSOLUTELY SORRY ABOUT THAT.
AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.
AS A REMINDER, ONE PERSON AT A TIME CAN BE AT THE PODIUM TO PRESENT THEIR COMMENT UNLESS LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED BY AN SCCOE INTERPRETER OR ASL INTERPRETER.
THE TIMER WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU START SPEAKING.
COMMENTS EXTENDING PAST THIS TIME ALLOTTED WILL BE MUTED AFTER TIME EXPIRES AND YOU'LL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PODIUM.
TO PREVENT SOUND DISTORTION, PLEASE KEEP THE MICROPHONE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM YOUR MOUTH.
OUR TWO SPEAKERS ARE BRIAN JOHNSON AND KELLY BERMAN.
BRIAN JOHNSON, PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRIAN JOHNSON.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE LASD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BUT I'M SPEAKING ONLY FOR MYSELF.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REITERATE TONIGHT THAT DESPITE CLAIMS THAT BULLIS HAS NEVER EXCLUDED ANYONE WHO WISHED TO ATTEND, MANY FAMILIES WHO ENROLLED AT BCS AND ATTENDED FOR YEARS HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY ENROLLED AT LSD SCHOOLS AND COMMUNICATED TO US THAT THEY WERE PUSHED OUT OF BCS BY THE ADMINISTRATION'S REFUSAL TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS NEEDED.
MULTIPLE CURRENT BCS PARENTS OF VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS HAVE EXPRESSED DEEP UNHAPPINESS WITH ASPECTS OF THEIR FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE, BUT FEEL THAT ANY EFFORT TO EFFECT CHANGE WOULD BE AT BEST IGNORED AND AT WORST PUNISHED.
BCS OWN DATA FOR 2024 STATES THAT BY THE TIME THEY REACH MIDDLE SCHOOL, ONLY 58% OF STUDENTS FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG, AND THAT HALF OF BCS FIFTH GRADERS LEAVE BEFORE EIGHTH GRADE.
THIS CHARTER RENEWAL PROCESS SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BULLIS ADMINISTRATION TO REFLECT AND COLLABORATE WITH COUNTY STAFF.
IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THEY HAVE INSTEAD CHOSEN TO STONEWALL AND LITIGATE.
THANK YOU FOR REJECTING THEIR PREMISE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KELLY BERMAN, PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> HI. I'M KELLY BERMAN, A LOS ALTOS SCHOOL DISTRICT PARENT.
I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE REJECT THE BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL MOU.
BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL HAS PROVEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT THEY ARE A SCHOOL INTENDED FOR THE WEALTHY AND NEUROTYPICAL.
THE PURPOSE OF THE MOU WAS TO HOLD BCS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ATTRACTING, ENROLLING AND RETAINING STUDENTS WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED OR THOSE WHO REQUIRE HIGH NEED SPECIAL EDUCATION, SUCH THAT IT MORE CLOSELY MATCHES THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE DISTRICT IT SERVES.
HOWEVER, THE MOU AS WRITTEN CONTAINS NO GOALS, NO ACCOUNTABILITY, AND NO CONSEQUENCES, AND THEREFORE, IT SHOULD BE REJECTED.
AS A PARENT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORTER.
I APPRECIATE THAT THE BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO OVERSEE ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHETHER THEY ARE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR CHARTER SCHOOLS.
HOWEVER, I FIND IT EXTREMELY TROUBLING THAT BCS CONTINUES TO USE A PLAYBOOK THAT IS EFFECTIVELY CONCEDE TO OUR DEMANDS OR WE WILL SUE YOU.
IT'S UNHEALTHY, IT'S UNCOLLABORATIVE, AND IT'S DETRIMENTAL TO THE COMMUNITY.
JUST THIS WEEK, SUPERINTENDENT ISRAEL WAS QUOTED IN THE TOWN CRIER.
>> THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? TRUSTEE SPEISER.
>> AS IT RELATES TO. ON AUGUST 26 AND 27TH, YOU GUYS HEARD A PRIOR INCARNATION OF THIS BOARD HEARD THEIR ARGUMENTS AS TO WHETHER THE CHARTER SHOULD BE RENEWED OR NOT.
DIDN'T AT THAT MEETING, I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY AGREED TO IT MYSELF, BUT WASN'T THERE AN AGREEMENT TO RENEW THEM CONDITIONALLY, AND THAT THESE CONDITIONS WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO THIS BOARD BY DECEMBER 18TH.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE GOVERNED BY? I GUESS THAT'S FOR OUR CHARTER DEPARTMENT.
YES. SORRY. YES. MY QUESTION WAS, IS ON AUGUST 26 AND 27TH, THE BOARD,
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THE SEC BOE DECIDED TO RENEW BULLIS CHARTER SCHOOL CONDITIONALLY FOR FIVE YEARS WITH THE MOU CONDITIONAL MOU TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO THIS BOARD, AND THERE WAS A RESOLUTION.IS THAT WHAT'S GOVERNING US THIS EVENING?
>> YES. THE RESOLUTION 2446-1 OUTLINES ALL OF THE CONDITIONS THAT THE BOARD PLACED ON THE CONDITIONAL RENEWAL FOR BULLIS AND THIS MOU ADDRESSES THOSE CONDITIONS.
AT THIS POINT, WE CAN'T ADD ANY ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO THE MOU BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BOARD'S ACTION ON AUGUST 26, 27TH.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S IT FOR NOW.
TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I DID HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING SPECIFICALLY THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 13, TOP OF PAGE 14, THERE'S A SENTENCE IN THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION THAT STATES "ANY PERIOD OF TIME AGREED UPON AT THE MEETING FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOL TO ATTEMPT TO CURE THE ISSUE SHALL BE DEEMED AND IS AGREED BY THE CHARTER SCHOOL AND THE SCCOE TO CONSTITUTE THE REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO REMEDY THE VIOLATION PROVIDED FOR IN EDUCATION CODE 7607G, PRIOR TO REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER RENEWAL.
CAN YOU PLEASE JUST TO BE CLEAR ON WHAT THIS SENTENCE MEANS.
DOES THIS MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO AGREE TO BULLIS TIMELINE IN TERMS OF WHAT IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO CURE AN ISSUE?
>> NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT IT MEANS.
TO PUT THAT SENTENCE IN CONTEXT AS A STARTING POINT, THE CHARTER IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE, AND THIS IS THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE.
IT SPECIFIES THAT THIS BOARD AND THE COUNTY OFFICE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THIS DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE AT ALL IF IT IS A MATTER THAT COULD LEAD TO THE REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER.
THE ONLY REASON AND THE SENTENCE YOU QUOTED IS ABOUT REVOCATION.
IT WOULD BE BY CHOICE THAT WE WERE EVEN INVOLVED IN THIS DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE, AND THAT SENTENCE MEANS THAT IF WE CHOOSE VOLUNTARILY TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCEDURE ON SOMETHING THAT COULD LEAD TO REVOCATION, AND WE GO THROUGH STEP THREE AND WE REACH AGREEMENT WITH THEM AS PART OF THIS INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION OR I GUESS, FORMAL IS DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE AS FAR AS A TIME FOR THEM TO REMEDY WHATEVER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
IF WE WERE THEN TO PROCEED TO REVOCATION, THAT TIME THAT THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN GIVEN WOULD COUNT AS THE REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO CURE.
IT WOULD MEAN THAT WE WOULD NOT START THE CLOCK OVER AGAIN IN THE REVOCATION PROCEEDINGS IN ORDER TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO CURE.
>> THE LANGUAGE ACTUALLY BENEFITS US.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE IN ADDITION TO THE MOU REALLY SLIGHT EDIT ON PAGE 18 IN SECTION 3 ANNUAL REVIEW AUDIT AND REPORT.
THE SECOND TO LAST SENTENCE THAT SAYS THE ASSESSMENT NOT SIMPLY ASSUME THAT THE PLAN IS NOT WORKING AS A WHOLE BASED ON WHO ENROLLED, BUT IT SHALL INCLUDE A MORE SPECIFIC ANALYSIS OF FACTS AND FACTORS INDICATING EFFECTIVENESS.
I'D LIKE TO ADD AND IDENTIFY PLANS TO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS AS NECESSARY SO THAT THERE IS OUR PLANS TO SOLVE ANY DEFICIENCIES FROM THESE ANNUAL AUDITS.
>> CAN YOU RESTATE THE ADDITION PART ONE MORE TIME?
>> THE ADDITION I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE END OF THAT SENTENCE IS AND IDENTIFY PLANS TO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS AS NECESSARY, PERIOD.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA?
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>> NO. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK STAFF FOR YOUR WORK OVER THESE MANY WEEKS TRYING TO NAVIGATE THIS CHALLENGING SITUATION AND THE UNFORTUNATE LACK OF COLLABORATION IN ONE OF OUR POTENTIAL PARTNERS OR ONE OF OUR CURRENT PARTNERS IN THE CHARTER SCHOOL SPACE, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND EFFORTS.
>> IS THERE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM BULLIS HERE TODAY?
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? AS THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOU BETWEEN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE BULLIS PURISSIMA CHARTER SCHOOL? I HAVE A MOTION FROM VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA, SARAH SECOND.
>> A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.
>> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY WHETHER THE MOTION INCLUDES TRUSTEE SPEISER'S ADDITION.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'D LIKE TO RESTATE THE MOTION, MOVE APPROVAL AS RECOMMENDED IN THE BOARD AGENDA MEMO, INCLUDING TRUSTEE SPEISER'S REQUEST AS WELL.
>> THAT REQUEST SPECIFICALLY WAS NOTED ON PAGE 18 AS "AND IDENTIFY PLANS TO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS AS NECESSARY." GIVEN WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? WE WILL VOTE IN BOARDDOCS.
THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH FIVE AYES, TWO NOS, ZERO ABSTENTION, ZERO NOT PRESENT A VOTE. THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR ANNUAL ORGANIZATION MEETING ITEMS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AND THE PROVISIONS OF BOARD BYLAW 9100, THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COUNTY BOARD SHALL HOLD AN ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TO ELECT A PRESIDENT THROUGH A PROCESS THAT SHALL NOT INVOLVE VOTING BY SECRET BALLOT OR MAIL BALLOT.
[A. Election of President of the County Board of Education]
ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.IS THERE A NOMINATION? VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA?.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK GIVEN THESE DIFFERENT I GUESS CONDITIONS AND SITUATION THAT WE CURRENTLY FIND OURSELVES IN WITH THE TRANSITION AND THEN OF THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEN THE SEARCH FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.
THEN EVENTUALLY THE ONBOARDING OF THE SUPERINTENDENT THIS NEXT YEAR.
I THINK IT WILL BE PRUDENT AND PROBABLY IN OUR BEST INTEREST FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE COUNTY OFFICE EDUCATION FOR CONTINUITY PURPOSES TO CONTINUE WITH THE LEADERSHIP AS IT STANDS AT THIS NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.
I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE TRUSTEE BERTA FOR PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. THERE'S A NOMINEE.
I GUESS I WOULD ASK MYSELF IF I CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION.
THE SHORT ANSWER IS HUMBLY, YES, AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT TILL WE HAVE THAT.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? THERE IS A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE PACHECO.
IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THIS CURRENT MOTION, TRUSTEE CHON?
ONE, I DO KNOW THAT I THINK WE HAVE A BOARD POLICY ABOUT A BOARD MEMBER BEING PRESIDENT FOR MORE THAN ONE TERM.
I KNOW WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST, SO I DON'T KNOW IF PRESIDENT BERTA,
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WORD IS THE PRESIDENT FOR A SECOND TERM, IF WE NEED TO DO ANOTHER MOTION IN ORDER TO APPROVE THAT.THAT'S ONE QUESTION THAT I HAVE.
THE SECOND IS, IN THE PAST, HAS THERE EVER BEEN CO-PRESIDENTS ON THIS BOARD, OR IS THAT APPROPRIATE OR HAS THERE EVER BEEN IF A TRUSTEE OR PRESIDENT BERTA WERE NOT TO WANT TO COMPLETE THE YEAR, WHAT WOULD THEN BE THAT PROCESS? THEN WOULD THE VICE PRESIDENT BECOME PRESIDENT AT THAT TIME?
>> I'M SORRY, ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS LIKE ON THE FLY.
BUT IF WE HAVE ANY CLARIFICATION.
>> WELL, I CAN'T SPEAK TO CO-PRESIDENTS.
I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE ONE TERM BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE BOARD POLICY ON THAT, BUT THE REST OF IT WOULD FALL UNDER ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, WHICH IS VERY SCRIPTED.
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT, AND THE VICE PRESIDENT WOULD TAKE OVER FOR THE PRESIDENT UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN.
>> IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO CHECK ON THE POLICY ISSUE POTENTIALLY?
>> THERE IS. I WOULD CALL FOR A SHORT BREAK WHILE STAFF LOOKS THAT UP.
>> I GUESS WE'RE TAKING A BREAK, BUT I HAD ANOTHER NOMINATION.
>> AFTER WE VOTE ON THE CURRENT, THEN WE'LL GO TO ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS.
AFTER WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE CURRENT NOMINATION, WE HAVE A NOMINATION AND A SECOND.
>> MY NOMINATION IS FOR TRUSTEE CHON AS OUR MOST SENIOR MEMBER.
>> TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER, WE HAVE A CURRENT MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.
I BELIEVE WE ARE READY TO RESUME?
>> YES. UNDER BOARD POLICY 9121, THE PRESIDENT MAY ONLY SERVE FOR ONE YEAR UNLESS THAT PROVISION IS WAIVED TO ALLOW FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE TERM.
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER ONE MOTION AT A TIME.
THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO UNDER ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, BUT THAT YOU AMEND THE MOTION THAT IS CURRENTLY ON THE FLOOR TO ADD THE WAIVER PROVISION AT THE SAME TIME.
BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU CAN BE NOMINATED AND SERVE, IF THAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD IS IF YOU WAIVE THE BOARD RULE.
THE MOTION AS WELL AS THE SECOND, WOULD HAVE TO AGREE TO A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. THEN I'LL MODIFY MY MOTION TO INCLUDE THE WAIVER AS WELL.
>> SECOND THE MOTION WAS TRUSTEE PACHECO.
>> THEN THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS AMENDED, AND NOW YOU CAN DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THAT MOTION.
>> STAFF SHARED WITH ME THAT THIS IS NOT OUT OF ORDER FOR THIS BOARD.
YOU'VE HAD SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SERVED MULTIPLE TERMS, BUT THAT PIECE WAS MISSING IS TO WAIVE THE ONE YEAR.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CURRENT MOTION ON THE FLOOR. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN?
>> YES. I JUST SPEAKING OF THIS MOTION, I'M ACTUALLY OPEN TO TRUSTEE CHON'S IDEA OF CO-PRESIDENTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF OTHERS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT TOO.
BUT I AM NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION.
AGAIN, I AM IN SUPPORT OF OUR MOST SENIOR MEMBER SERVING IN THE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, AND JUST TO SPEAK TO THAT, I THINK THAT CAN HELP BUILD TRUST WITH THE PUBLIC AND HELP SUPPORT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST FOR THAT REASON FOR THIS MOTION.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE CO-PRESIDENTSHIP.
HOW WOULD THAT WORK? WOULD WE AMEND THE MOTION TO HAVE A TRUSTEE CHON AND PRESIDENT BERTA?
>> YOUR BYLAWS SAY THAT YOU SHALL ELECT A PRESIDENT.
THERE IS NO MENTION OR BYLAW THAT INDICATES YOU CAN HAVE A CO-PRESIDENT.
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YOU WOULD HAVE TO AMEND THE BYLAWS AND ADOPT THE AMENDED BYLAW IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT BYLAW, AT LEAST PUBLIC INPUT.IT'S NOT AGENDA, SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD DO THIS EVENING.
>> I'M GOING TO WITHDRAW THAT IDEA BECAUSE I DON'T WANT US TO KEEP FOCUSING ON THAT.
I WILL TELL YOU THE INTENTION BEHIND IT IS I KNOW THAT THE ROLE OF BOARD PRESIDENT BEFORE PRESIDENT BERTA, I WAS BOARD PRESIDENT, AND THAT TRANSITION WAS ALSO A LOT OF WORK IN THE WORK THAT WE DO.
I KNOW TAKING ON THE ROLE OF BOARD PRESIDENT FOR A SECOND YEAR, I DID NOT CHOOSE TO DO THAT LAST YEAR, AND PRESIDENT BERTA WILLINGLY TOOK THAT ON AND HAS LED THIS BOARD.
MY SUGGESTION OF CO-PRESIDENT WAS MORE IN OF SUPPORT AS THE ROLE OF PRESIDENT IS A LOT, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF CHANGES GOING THROUGH OUR OFFICE.
OUR BOARD, SO THAT WAS WHERE THAT SUGGESTION HAD.
THAT'S WHERE THE SUGGESTION WAS IN MY MIND.
HOWEVER, I RECOGNIZE WE ALSO HAVE VICE PRESIDENCY AS WELL.
I DO NOT INTEND TO PUT THIS BOARD THROUGH ALL THE STEPS OF THE BYLAW CHANGES.
I'M JUST GOING TO WITHDRAW THAT QUESTION FOR THE SAKE OF MOVING OUR MEETING.
>> QUESTION HAS BEEN CALLED ON THIS ITEM, SO WE WILL MOVE TO A VOTE.
TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARDDOCS.
THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH FIVE AYES AND TWO NOS. THANK YOU.
[B. Election of Vice-President of the County Board of Education]
THE ELECTION OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTY BOARD, EITHER ONTO ITEM 11B, IS THERE A NOMINATION STILL ON THIS ITEM, TRUSTEE PACHECO.THERE'S A MOTION TO NOMINATE TRUSTEE PACHECO.
IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE LARI. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN?
>> YES. BY THE WAY, YOU KEPT LOOKING OVER THERE WHEN I KEPT TRYING TO MAKE THE NOMINATIONS.
BUT I WILL SAY I WILL REPEAT MY COMMENTS FROM EARLIER AND JUST ADD IT TO THIS ITEM.
I THINK THAT HAVING SENIORITY IN THE OFFICER POSITIONS IS REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF TURMOIL THE PAST YEAR, A LOT OF PUBLIC DISENCHANTMENT, TO SAY THE LEAST.
I THINK THAT'S SUPER IMPERATIVE TO HAVE THAT SENIORITY WITHIN THE OFFICER POSITIONS. I'LL BE A NO.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? TRUSTEE PACHECO.
>> PUTTING MY NAME FORWARD BECAUSE AS A PRACTICE FROM MY PREVIOUS BOARD, WE LIKE TO HAVE TRUSTEES SHARE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS FROM DIFFERENT ELECTORAL CYCLES.
THAT WAY THAT NOT ONLY IS THERE MORE PREDICTABLE TRANSITIONS OF POWER THAT MAY NOT BE IMPACTED BY COINCIDING ELECTIONS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, ALSO SPREADING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LEADERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE NEW TRUSTEES JOINING THE BOARD.
THEN, OF COURSE, I HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE SERVING AS PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT FROM MY PREVIOUS BOARD AND ALSO IN STATEWIDE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATIONS.
I'M EXCITED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS AND I HOPE THAT I CAN EARN THE SUPPORT OF THIS BOARD AS VICE PRESIDENT FOR THOSE REASONS. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE WILL GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS ITEM.
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>> THAT MOTION FAILS WITH THREE YESES AND FOUR NOS.
>> I WILL NOMINATE TRUSTEE CHON FOR VP.
>> DO YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION, TRUSTEE CHON?
>> I WILL ACCEPT THE NOMINATION, PRES BERTA.
>> ANY SECOND FROM TRUSTEE LARI? ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? WE WILL MOVE TO A VOTE ON THIS.
THAT MOTION PASSES WITH SIX AYES, ONE NO. CONGRATULATIONS, VICE PRESIDENT.
[C. Request Adoption of Calendar for Regular County Board of Education Meetings for 2025]
REQUESTS FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE CALENDAR FOR REGULAR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS FOR 2025.THE PROPOSED MEETING DATES FOR 2025 ARE LISTED IN THE AGENDA ITEM AND MIRROR THE CALENDAR FROM THE CURRENT YEAR.
REQUEST A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CALENDAR. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE PACHECO. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> I'LL SECOND, BUT I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION.
IN JUNE, I WAS WONDERING WHY THE MEETINGS ARE JUNE 11TH AND JUNE 18TH.
WE USUALLY DO ON THE FIRST AND THIRD, BUT THESE ARE BACK TO BACK.
WAS THERE A REASON TO SELECT THE TWO JUNE DATES IN THAT WAY?
>> I WILL DEFER TO STAFF AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS FROM WHAT I RECALL.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAD TO DO WITH JUNETEENTH POTENTIALLY.
>> JUNETEENTH, IT'S 18TH AND 19TH, SO IT IS THE DAY BEFORE.
>> ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT SHIP.
>> HI, EVERYONE. YES, I THINK THERE WAS CONSIDERATION FOR JUNETEENTH, WHICH IS JUNE 19TH, BUT ALSO IN CONSIDERATION OF THE LCAP BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO PASS IT IN JUNE, AND SO IF WE EVER NEED AN EXTRA MEETING, IF THERE'S FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE DON'T WANT TO CUT IT SO CLOSE THAT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PASS OUR LCAP.
WE DO WANT TO BUFFER THERE IF WE NEED TO ADD ANOTHER MEETING.
>> IS THE OFFICE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE FOR JUNETEENTH ON THE 18TH OR THE 20TH OR WE CLOSE ON THE 19TH?
>> LET ME LOOK AT MY CALENDAR AND TELL YOU.
WE KEEP REFERENCING JUNETEENTH, BUT IT'S JUNE 19TH AND OUR MEETING IS JUNE 18TH.
IF WE'RE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF JUNETEENTH, I DON'T WANT US TO BE HOLDING A MEETING THAT DAY.
>> I WOULD THINK WE'RE CLOSED.
>> ALONG THOSE LINES, THOSE DATES ARE CHOSEN BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THE BOARD MEETINGS NORMALLY ARE ON THOSE TYPES OF WEDNESDAYS, CORRECT?
>> AS TRUSTEE CHON HAD ALREADY SAID IT'S USUALLY THE FIRST AND THE THIRD WEDNESDAYS.
BUT FOR JUNE, WE DON'T WANT TO GET SO CLOSE TO JULY 1ST THAT WE DON'T PASS THE LCAP.
>> BUT WHY ISN'T IT THE FIRST WEDNESDAY IN JUNE AND THE SECOND WEDNESDAY IN JUNE? THAT'S MY QUESTION.
WHICH I FIND PREFERABLE, BUT I WILL GO WITH WHATEVER IT IS.
>> THAT PART, I DON'T KNOW. I JUST KNOW ABOUT THE LCAP PART, BUT I CAN LOOK AT IT.
>> I KNOW THAT LCAP ROLE, IT HAS TO BE ONE WEEK AFTER.
>> I'M NOT SURE IF IT HAD TO DO WITH GRADUATIONS, BUT GO AHEAD, TRUSTEE CHON.
>> OR IS IT BECAUSE IF WE NEEDED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL JUNE MEETING, THEN WE WOULD HAVE JUNE 4TH? IS THAT WHY?
>> DR. HINMAN, DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW?
>> I DON'T. I THOUGHT DEBBIE KUGULO WAS COMING UP TO MAYBE OFFER SOME INPUT.
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IT'S ACTUALLY A TWO PART PROCESS.YOU HAVE YOUR BUDGET, AS WELL AS YOUR LCAP, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON BOTH PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION.
GOING EARLIER IN JUNE, YOU RISK HAVING ISSUES WITH ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR STUDENTS THAT HAPPEN IN JUNE, INCLUDING GRADUATIONS, WHICH BECOME AN ISSUE WITH AN EARLY JUNE MEETING.
A LATER JUNE MEETING CAUSES SOME CONFLICT.
AGAIN, IF IT IS NOT PASSED FOR SOME REASON, THEN YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TIME TO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING, WHICH IS A GOOD REASON TO HAVE IT BACK TO BACK.
>> HEARING NO MORE DISCUSSION, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT, WE HAVE 12D DISCUSSION ACTION ON
[D. Discussion/Action on Annual Board Compensation Increase per California Education Code 1090]
ANNUAL BOARD COMPENSATION INCREASE PER CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE 1090.CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE 1090 PROVIDES THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY INCREASE THE COMPENSATION OF INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS BEYOND THE LIMITS DELINEATED IN THIS ACTION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO INCREASE 5% BASED ON THE MONTHLY RATE OF COMPENSATION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNTY BOARD BYLAW 9250.
ANY INCREASE MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UPON APPROVAL BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
INCREASING THE BOARD COMPENSATION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025 WOULD INCREASE THE CURRENT BOARD COMPENSATION FROM $1,170.12-$1,228.63 PER MONTH.
THIS IS AN INCREASE OF $58.51 PER MONTH PER MEMBER, AND AN INCREASE OF $702.07 PER YEAR PER MEMBER.
IF ALL BOARD MEMBERS ELECT TO TAKE THE INCREASE, IT WOULD BE A BUDGET INCREASE OF $4,914.50 PER YEAR FOR ALL SEVEN MEMBERS.
THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE PACHECO.
IS THERE A SECOND? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SECOND THAT MOTION.
HEARING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, WE WILL VOTE IN BOARDDOCS.
THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX AYES AND ONE NO.
[E. Request Approval of Annual Addendum to Board Bylaw 9250 Approved Routine Travel Items for 2025]
THE MOTION RECORDING REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL FOR THE ANNUAL ADDENDUM TO BOARD VILLA 9250 APPROVED ROUTINE TRAVEL ITEMS FOR 2025.>> THERE'S A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE CHON AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE PACHECO.
>> QUESTION FOR STAFF, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO TO DIRECT THIS TO, SUPERINTENDENT HINMAN.
BUT IT'S JUST A GENERAL QUESTION, AND I HAVE NOT UTILIZED THIS OUTSIDE OF MY ONE CSPA TRIP, BUT IN ITEM NUMBER 3.
JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, OFFICIAL BUSINESS OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
THERE IT IS, NUMBER 4, TRAVEL WITHIN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, ONE ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS FOR THE COUNTY BOARD.
WHO DETERMINES THAT A PARTICULAR EVENT OR TRAVELING TO A PARTICULAR MEETING OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE IS OFFICIAL BUSINESS? IS IT THAT INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER DETERMINES IT? DOES THAT THE FULL BOARD MUST BE CONSULTED OR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT IT FALLS WITHIN THIS LANGUAGE?
>> IT'S THE BUDGET DEPARTMENT, BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE STEPHANIE GO OVER IT WITH YOU.
IT'S PREDETERMINED OF WHAT IS AND ISN'T WITH HIS GUIDELINES.
>> PRE APPROVED TRAVEL WOULD BE IF THERE'S SITE VISITS VARIOUS ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE OR OUR OFFICE SPONSORS WITH PARTNERS.
IF THERE ARE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE AND WANT TO ATTEND, THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL BOARD BUSINESS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THE TEACHER RECOGNITION EVENT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THEM.
WE HAVE THOSE LIST OF THOSE EVENTS THAT WE TYPICALLY THROUGH DR. HINMAN'S OFFICE WOULD SUBMIT THOSE ITEMS.
>> THEN THANK YOU. THAT'S HELPFUL.
>> THE COUNTY IS CONSIDERED 150 MILES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA PER POLICY, SO ANYTHING IN THAT RANGE WOULD BE CONSIDERED IN COUNTY TRAVEL.
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>> IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY, BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR TRAVELING TO EVENTS?
>> POTENTIALLY, DEPENDING ON THE EVENT AND WHERE IT'S LOCATED.
>> AGAIN, I'VE NEVER TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THAT EITHER. THANK YOU.
>> NO, THAT'S THE NEXT MEETING.
I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT WHEN WE SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THIS.
WHAT IS THE POLICY ON THIS, I'VE USED THIS POLICY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE CSBA CONFERENCE.
I'VE RECEIVED DIFFERENT INFORMATION EVERY YEAR ON IT.
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THERE IS A CONSISTENT PROCESS BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO DESPITE ITS DISCREPANCIES IN WHETHER OR NOT WE FILL OUT LIKE THE ACTUAL FORM, AND THEN WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE JUST, HERE ARE MY RECEIPTS.
THE PROCESS IS NOT ALWAYS CLEAR, SO WHILE I AM MOVING TO APPROVE THIS, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF WE, AS BOARD MEMBERS CAN HAVE VERY SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ON HOW THIS POLICY WORKS, BECAUSE I ALSO THINK I WANT IT TO BE CLEAR ON WHAT IS WITHIN THIS POLICY AND WHAT ISN'T.
IF WE CAN JUST WORK ON MAKING IT JUST MORE CONSISTENT AND CLEAR MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A LITTLE DIFFERENT THE LAST FEW YEARS FOR ME.
PERHAPS IT WAS BECAUSE THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PREVIOUS HAD BEEN ON FOR A WHILE, SO THEY JUST KNEW HOW TO DO IT.
BUT I WAS NOT, IT HASN'T BEEN SUPER CLEAR FOR ME EVERY YEAR, AND I ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, WHICH ALWAYS GET ANSWERED, BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF MOVING FORWARD, WE HAD LIKE A CONSISTENT WAY OF ADDRESSING THAT.
>> VICE PRESIDENT CHON, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
AS SOMEONE WHO JUST CAME IN NEW, I HAVE TURNED IN TRAVEL RECEIPTS AND WHATNOT, IT GETS KICKED BACK AS THEY SHOULD BECAUSE I'M NOT FOLLOWING POLICY, BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE WILL PUT TOGETHER A VERY CLEAR CONCISE, THE RULES ARE THERE.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER A DOCUMENT FOR THE BOARD AND WE'LL HAVE THAT BY NEW YEAR'S.
>> I THINK THAT GOES OFF OF TRUSTEE ROCHA'S QUESTIONS TOO, WHEN WE HAVE THINGS THAT ARE INSIDE OUR COUNTY, WHAT DO WE USE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE WOULD BE VERY CLEAR.
>> THANK YOU. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. LOST TRACK.
THERE WAS A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE CHON AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE PACHECO, SO WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE ON THIS. THANK YOU.
THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[F. Discussion of Board Appointments to Subcommittees for 2025]
THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION ONLY.ANNUALLY, THE BOARD PRESIDENT MAKES APPOINTMENTS TO THE STANDING COUNTY BOARD COMMITTEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXHIBIT E OF 9130.
FOR YOUR REFERENCE ATTACHED TO BOARDDOCS IS THE LIST OF THOSE ADVISORY BODIES.
WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU TRUSTEES SUBMIT YOUR PREFERENCES FOR SECOND AND THIRD CHOICES FOR ASSIGNMENTS.
TRUSTEE SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR PREFERENCES VIA EMAIL TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND DR. HINMAN BY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2025.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?
>>CAN I JUST SAY I DON'T HAVE ANY PREFERENCES, PUT ME WHEREVER. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE PACHECO.
>> I THINK THAT TRUSTEE PACHECO SAYS HE WANTS TO BE ON EVERY COMMITTEE NOW.
>> THANK YOU. HEARING WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM.
[G. Announcement of the County Superintendent of Schools as secretary and executive officer of the County Board]
THAT WAS INFORMATION ONLY.ITEM 11G IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AS SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COUNTY BOARD ANNUALLY AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DOES HEREBY ANNOUNCE THAT THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IS THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THAT IS THERE FOR THAT REFERENCE.
[H. Request Adoption of Certification of Signatures for 2025]
THE REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF CERTIFICATION OF SIGNATURES FOR 2025.THE BOARD ADOPTS THE CERTIFICATIONS OF SIGNATURES OF PERSON OR PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN IN THE ABSENCE OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR ORDERS DRAWN ON THE FUNDS OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, NOTICES OF EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE EDUCATION CODE SECTIONS 42632 AND 42633.
>> MOTION FROM VICE PRESIDENT CHON, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND FROM TRUSTEE LARI.
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>> I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. THANK YOU. IS THIS RELATED TO JUST ALL CONTRACTS, FINANCIAL, AND OR OPERATIONAL? JUST ANY ITEM ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY.
DO YOU KNOW? YOU CAN FOLLOW UP.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE MY VOTE.
IT IS JUST MORE TO UNDERSTAND THIS CERTIFICATION PROCESS, AND FOR WHAT AND IF THERE'S ANY THRESHOLDS?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY THRESHOLDS.
>> WE COULD GIVE YOU UNLIMITED AMOUNT TO SIGN FOR AND ANYWAY?
>> ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY RELATED TO CONTRACTS FINANCIALLY AND OR JUST A COMMITMENT TO A CONTRACT?
>> WELL, IN SOME CASES, THE CONTRACT HAS TO BE BOARD APPROVED, BUT I WOULD BE THE SIGNER ON IT.
ANYTHING OVER A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT VERSUS WHETHER IT'S WAGES OR CONTRACTS.
WHATEVER POLICY SAYS IS BOARD APPROVAL, ONCE YOU APPROVE IT, THEN I WOULD BE THE SIGNATORY.
>> I APOLOGIZE. I THOUGHT THIS AGENDA ITEM, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCREPANCY BECAUSE THE BACKGROUND SAYS THAT THESE ARE THE PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN, BUT THE ATTACHMENT IS JUST SAYING THAT THESE ARE THE VERIFIED SIGNATURES OF THE INDIVIDUALS.
>> THANK YOU, MISS GOMEZ, I THINK I BUTCHERED THAT TO DEATH.
WOULD YOU GIVE US A CLARIFYING STATEMENT, PLEASE?
>> YES. IN THE EVENT THAT DR. HINMAN IS NOT AVAILABLE, THOSE WOULD BE THE CABINET MEMBERS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN ON HIS BEHALF.
IN THE EVENT THERE'S INTERNAL CONTRACTS, SO THAT GO THROUGH GRANT AWARDS, ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT HE WOULD TYPICALLY SIGN IN HIS ABSENCE.
THOSE ARE THE VERIFIED SIGNATURES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY UNDER EDUCATION CODE TO CONTINUE TO PERFORM THOSE DUTIES FOR CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON THIS ITEM.
WE'RE READY TO VOTE? TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARDDOCS.
>> THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SEVEN YESES AND UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. WE WILL GO TO ITEM 12, BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS.
[A. Committee members may provide or report on recent committee activities.]
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HEAR COMMITTEE REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES THAT HAVE MET SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.IN ADDITION, WE'LL ALSO HEAR A REPORT FROM TRUSTEE LARI ON THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION MEETING.
STRONG START COALITION MEETING UPDATE AS DEFERRED FROM THE LAST MEETING.
TRUSTEE, CHON WOULD YOU PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL MEETING?
>> YES, THANK YOU. I KNOW I WASN'T HERE EARLIER WHEN THOSE TWO MOUS CAME UP, SO I APPRECIATE PRESIDENT BERTA BRINGING THAT DISCUSSION FORWARD IN MY ABSENCE. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL DID MEET LAST WEEK VIRTUALLY.
WE DID DISCUSS AT LENGTH THE TWO CHANGE OF SCOPES THAT CAME FORWARD TO THE BOARD EARLIER THIS EVENING.
AGAIN, MY APOLOGIES FOR MISSING THAT.
WE ALSO DID HAVE A TRAINING ON BYLAWS SO THAT THE COMMITTEE BETTER UNDERSTANDS HOW BYLAWS WORK AND HOW WE PROCESS DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL AND HOW OUR BYLAWS AFFECT US AS A COMMITTEE.
I DID APPRECIATE THAT TRAINING SO THAT THE PARENTS ARE ALSO WELL AWARE OF THAT.
WE WERE UNFORTUNATELY UNABLE TO FINISH THE AGENDA AT OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING.
THERE'S A SPECIAL MEETING WAS CALLED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS THE REST OF THE AGENDA, SPECIFICALLY, THE TWO CHANGE OF SCOPES.
I UNFORTUNATELY WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING, BUT I THINK THAT THERE WAS NOT ACTUALLY A QUORUM AT THAT MEETING, SO I WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ABOUT THAT SPECIAL MEETING MORE IN-DEPTH AT OUR NEXT MEETING ONCE I'M ABLE TO GET A MORE IN-DEPTH UPDATE.
THAT'S ALL FOR HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE CHON. TRUSTEE LARI.
>> THE LAST SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION MEETING WAS ON NOVEMBER 6TH, THE SAME EVENING AS OUR BOARD MEETING, SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING.
I DID ATTEND THE STRONG START COALITION MEETING VIA ZOOM ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH.
COALITION MEMBERS HEARD PRESENTATIONS FROM PICHA WILSON, EDUCATIONAL HEALTH AND SUPPORTED SERVICES DIRECTOR, SJB CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, FROM DR. RACHEL GILGOFF.
SHE'S THE CLINICAL AND SCIENCE SENIOR ADVISOR, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
AS ACES AWARE NETWORK, AND FROM MATTHEW TINSLEY, HE'S MANAGER EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVES FROM SCCOE.
MISS WILSON PRESENTED ON SJB CHILDCARE EFFORTS ON INCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND SUPPORTING EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH STAFF TRAINING AND CONSULTING.
DR. GILGOFF PRESENTED ON A VARIETY OF TOOLS AND STATE PROGRAMS TO
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ADDRESS ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND TOXIC STRESS AND EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS, SCHOOL SITES, AND FOR CAREGIVERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.SHE ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION ON A SERIES OF RESOURCES AND TRAININGS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ACES AWARE NETWORK.
DR. TINSLEY PROVIDED A REVIEW OF WEBSITE TRAFFIC FOR THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY VOTERS GUIDE ON CHILDREN'S ISSUES WEBSITE.
IT SHOWED A 50% INCREASE IN TRAFFIC FOR THE MOST RECENT GENERAL ELECTIONS COMPARED WITH THE 2020 ELECTION.
THERE IS NO STRONG START COALITION MEETING IN DECEMBER.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON JANUARY 14TH, 2025. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE REPORTS, TRUSTEES.
NEXT, WE WILL MOVE TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS.
[A. The members of the Board may give reports on any activities related to their duties as members of the Santa Clara County Board of Education]
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT, INFORMATION SHARED SHOULD INCLUDE THOSE ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO OUR DUTIES.IS THERE ANY TRUSTEES WHO WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A REPORT? TRUSTEE CHON, TRUSTEE LARI?
>> TRUSTEE LARI YOU CAN GO FIRST.
>> NOVEMBER 8TH, I ATTENDED AT SCCOE, AN EVENT HOSTED BY PARENTS HELPING PARENTS TITLED DISABILITY RACE IN EQUITY, EXPLORING INTERSECTIONALITY AND ADVANCING JUSTICE.
THE EVENT WAS PART OF SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY'S CONFERENCE SERIES ON TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES, A MOVEMENT TO RACIAL JUSTICE.
I LEARNED THAT UP TO 85% OF YOUTH IN JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES HAVE A DISABILITY.
YET ONLY 37% OF THEM ACTUALLY RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.
THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW SYSTEMIC PRACTICES IMPACT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND MEMBERS OF THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY AND HOW DISABILITY AND RACIAL DISPARITIES DETERMINE OUTCOMES IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND JUSTICE SYSTEMS. ON DECEMBER 5TH, I HEARD A PRESENTATION ON THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK BY AMIGAS DE GUADALUPE, TO ENCOURAGE IMMIGRANTS TO ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS PROVIDED UNDER THE US CONSTITUTION IN THE EVENT OF IMMIGRATION RAIDS.
THE FOURTH AMENDMENT PROTECTS PERSONS AGAINST ILLEGAL SEARCH AND SEIZURE WITHOUT A JUDICIAL WARRANT, AND THE FIFTH AMENDMENT PROVIDES THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT WHEN QUESTIONED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO NOT HAVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT SUGGEST YOU ARE GUILTY OF A CRIME.
AND THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU.
>> TRUSTEE, LARI, TRUSTEE VICE PRESIDENT CHON.
I'M SORRY. CAN WE LIMIT SIDE DISCUSSIONS? WE HAVE A REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE CSBA CONFERENCE IN ANAHEIM NOT LAST WEEKEND, BUT THE WEEKEND BEFORE, AND THAT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO DO.
AND THANK YOU FOR MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS THAT JOINED ME IN OUR LUNCH ACTIVITIES AND WHATNOT, BUT IT WAS NICE TO BE ABLE TO GET SOME GOOD TRAININGS AND MEET WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND SEE THAT LOTS OF BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES.
BUT IT WAS GOOD TO JUST SEE THAT AND JUST GET SOME GOOD INFORMATION THAT I AM CONFIDENT IN MOVING FORWARD THROUGHOUT THE NEXT YEAR.
ALSO, ON SATURDAY, TRUSTEE PACHECO AND I ACTUALLY WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A SEMINAR WITH THE SILICON VALLEY KOREAN SCHOOL.
WE ALSO HAD A COUPLE OTHER KOREAN ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT JOINED US, SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SPEAK TO ABOUT 200 MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS.
>> TWO-FIFTY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND I'M GOING TO STEAL YOUR COMMENT ABOUT IT.
EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD WORKED IN EDUCATION EITHER AS A TEACHER OR MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST, SO WE DEFINITELY HAD TO BRING IN OUR TEACHING ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES WITH THESE KIDS, BUT IT WAS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THAT AND REALLY ENGAGE WITH OUR KOREAN COMMUNITY IN SILICON VALLEY.
I WAS REALLY REWARDING AND THANK YOU TRUSTEE PACHECO FOR JOINING AND BEING THERE AS A FELLOW BOARD TRUSTEE. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
>> OUR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS UNDER THIS TWO, ARE WE [OVERLAPPING].
>> OKAY. IT'S JUST NOT IN THIS AGENDA?
I'LL SEE IT ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE CAN MAKE SURE IT SHOULD BE A STANDING ITEM.
>> I GUESS I'LL TALK ABOUT MY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS WHEN THAT RETURNS.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE CSB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY AND THE ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE.
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REALLY APPRECIATED GETTING TO MEET WITH OTHER TRUSTEES, LEARNING ABOUT A NUMBER OF STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION EFFORTS, POLICY PILLARS DISCUSSING CONDITIONS OF CHILDREN.THAT WAS A DISCUSSION THAT I PARTICIPATED IN.
ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE AMIGOS DE GUADALUPE.
THEY HAD A COMMUNITY CONVENING TO DISCUSS CHANGES IN IMMIGRATION POLICY.
ALSO SPOKE TO OUR DRAFT RESOLUTION, WHICH THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR ADOPTING THAT.
MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SET THE PRECEDENTS FOR WHAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING IN TERMS OF CHANGES TO IMMIGRATION POLICY IN THE NEXT YEAR AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROTECT FAMILIES AND STUDENTS.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE JUST TO SHARE ABOUT MY PATERNAL GRANDFATHER, RETIRED DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MR. MUHAMMAD ABSEL DURAL WHO PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY THIS WEEK.
MY GRANDFATHER AN ORD DADAJI HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON MY JOURNEY TO ELECTED LEADERSHIP.
WE LIVED TOGETHER FOR SEVERAL YEARS OF MY CHILDHOOD HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY IN EAST SAN JOSE.
HE WAS INCREDIBLY RESILIENT, SOCIAL, INQUISITIVE, AND PROUDLY EARNED HIS US CITIZENSHIP DESPITE BEING A REFUGEE FROM KASHMIR HIMSELF.
MY GRANDFATHER WAS LITERATE IN AT LEAST SIX LANGUAGES THAT I KNEW ABOUT.
HE WAS AN AUTHOR AND A LIFELONG LEARNER, AND GROWING UP, WE COULD ALWAYS FIND HIM READING ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE DICTIONARY.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE INFLUENCE HE HAD ON COUNTLESS LIVES AND HIS ABILITY AND HIS IMPACT ON MY LIFE AND MY ABILITY TO SIT HERE AND SERVE OUR COUNTY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE THAT.
[A. The superintendent may give a report on any activities related to his duties.]
WE WILL MOVE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.>> FIRST AND FOREMOST, SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.
THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE THE HONOR, [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU.
AND I WANT A SPECIAL NOTE, COMING UP HERE.
I REALLY DIDN'T MUCH INFORMATION OF WHAT I WAS REALLY STEP INTO.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH ALL OF YOU.
AWESOME STAFF HAS BEEN GREAT [LAUGHTER].
>> THAT'S OKAY. STAFF HAS BEEN SO HELPFUL AND THE BOARD HAS BEEN HELPFUL COMMUNITY, BUT THE ONE PERSON THAT I WOULD JUST REALLY POINT OUT, THAT'S BEEN THE MOST HELP TO ME HAS BEEN PRESIDENT BERTA.
TOOK ME UNDER HER WING AND REALLY GUIDED ME IN THE PROCESS OF WHAT THE COUNTY WAS ALL ABOUT.
ADMITTEDLY SO WHEN I FIRST INTERVIEWED, I HAVE 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION, BUT NOT AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. IT IS DIFFERENT.
I WILL TELL YOU ALTHOUGH I FEEL LIKE I'M SOMEWHAT NEAR UNDERSTANDING, BUT I COULD CONTINUE TO DO IT WITHOUT YOUR COMMITMENT TO HELPING ME ALONG THE WAY AND IN TURN DO ALL THE HELP I CAN.
I'M GOING TO PRESENT PRESIDENT BERTA WITH THIS GAVEL AND THEN I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ANY BOARD MEMBER THAT WANT TO SHARE ANY THOUGHTS IN HER TENURE.
>> [LAUGHTER] WELL, A BIT ANTI CLIMATIC NOW THAT YOU'RE CONTINUING YOUR TERM, JOE [LAUGHTER].
WE CAN JUST WE COULD HOLD THESE FOR A YEAR, AND I'M TEASING.
I'VE SHARED MY APPRECIATION FOR YOU PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY, SO YOU KNOW I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR INTEGRITY THIS PAST YEAR IN STANDING UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> I'M ALSO GOING TO JUST TAG ONTO THAT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING BOARD PRESIDENT FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
BUT I DO WANT TO SAY, I THANK ACTUALLY, BOTH TO YOU AND VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA FOR TAKING ON THE LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THIS LAST YEAR.
OUR LAST ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING WE HAD TO DO IT TWICE BECAUSE WE MOVED TO JANUARY.
I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT THIS YEAR WENT A LOT SMOOTHER.
BUT THANK YOU BECAUSE BEING BOARD PRESIDENT IS A LOT OF WORK.
I JUST APPRECIATE YOU GIVING YOUR TIME TO DO FOR ANOTHER YEAR, AND AS WELL AS TRUSTEE ROCHA, VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA, WHO DID IT THIS LAST YEAR AS WELL.
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IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT, SO THANK YOU BOTH FOR THAT.I'M ALSO GOING TO SAY YOU SHOULD GET TWO GAVELS AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
>> I SHOULD PASS THIS ALONG TO YOU [LAUGHTER].
>> I ALSO WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT BERTA AND VICE PRESIDENT ROCHA FOR THE LEADERSHIP THEY'RE DOING THIS VERY DIFFICULT YEAR AND FOR HOLDING IT ALL TOGETHER.
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. THANK YOU.
>> SHOULD I GO ON? TO THE NEW TRUSTEES AND ALLOWING OUR TRANSITION TO BE A LOT SMOOTHER THAN WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREDICTED BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED A YEAR AGO WITH THE DOUBLE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING STUFF.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LEADERSHIP THIS PAST YEAR, BOTH OF YOU, AND EXCITED FOR YOU TO CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU, DR. HINMAN, THAT WAS WHOLLY UNNECESSARY.
WHEN I SAID I HUMBLY ACCEPTED THAT, I TRULY MEANT IT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF STICKING TO WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, WHICH IS CENTERING OUR STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE, AND THAT'S ALL THAT I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO DO.
ON THAT NOTE, I SINCERELY HAVE TO EXTEND THE GRATITUDE TO BOTH DR. HINMAN, BUT EVEN BEFORE THEN, TO OUR VICE PRESIDENT, DON ROCHA FOR TAKING CALLS TO HELP MOVE THIS COUNTY OFFICE FORWARD VIA OUR BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SINCERITY AND YOUR SELFLESS SERVICE AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR EXTENDING YOUR REPORT, DR. HINMAN.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD ON YOUR REPORT?
[A. Head Start/Early Head Start Monthly Board Reports]
>> SINCE THAT WE'RE MOVING TO ADJOURNMENT, I SO AGGRESSIVELY DID THAT BECAUSE I DID WANT TO MOVE THAT WE ADJOURNED, BUT MOVE ADJOURN IN HONOR OF YOUR RECENT GRANDFATHER.
I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T WANT TO GET THE NAME WRONG, BUT IF WE COULD ADJOURN IN HONOR OF HIM, I WOULD.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
EVEN WHEN HE LEFT VOICE MESSAGES FOR ME, HE WOULD ALWAYS REMIND ME OF HIS FULL TITLE BECAUSE HE WAS VERY PROUD. THAT WOULD BE [OVERLAPPING].
>> FOR THE RECORD, THE FULL TITLE, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU. ADJOURNING IN HONOR OF RETIRED DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MR. MUHAMMAD ABSEL DURAL.
>> WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 9:03 P.M.
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