Mar 19, 2025 County Board of Education

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GOOD AFTERNOON. YES. I WAS SO HAPPY. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING.

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

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19TH, 2025, AND THE TIME IS 5 P.M.

I AM MONA ALBERTA, PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND I WILL PRESIDE OVER THIS MEETING.

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

BACKSLASH SCC BOARD MEETING. ONCE ON THE WEB PAGE, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM AND CHOOSE LIVE LANGUAGE.

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

FOR SPANISH SUPPORT, CALL 1-669-900-6833. THE MEETING ID IS 72733481 0 POUND. FOR VIETNAMESE SUPPORT, CALL 9006833.

THE MEETING ID IS 921815-39516#. TO CALL IN. TO MAKE.

TO CALL IN AND MAKE PUBLIC CALL 16699006833. THE MEETING ID IS 727334181581. 0 POUNDS LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE AND ASL.

SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.

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

THE ASL INTERPRETERS ARE AT THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE ROOM, AS WELL AS ON THE MONITORS THROUGHOUT THE ROOM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE TEAM FOR THE AMAZING WORK THEY'RE DOING TO ENSURE INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY.

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

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PASTRANA JIMENEZ. WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[B. Pledge of Allegiance]

PLEASE BEGIN WHEN YOU ARE READY. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PASTRANA JIMENEZ.

[C. Land Acknowledgement]

WE ARE CURRENTLY ON THE OHLONE TERRITORY, SANTA CLARA COUNTY WAY.

WE ARE CURRENTLY ON THE OHLONE TERRITORY. SANTA CLARA COUNTY IS THE HOMELAND OF THE MUWEKMA OHLONE PEOPLE.

TODAY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE LAND.

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

THANK YOU. STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PASTRANA JIMENEZ.

I WILL NOW CONDUCT ROLL CALL I PRESIDENT BERTA AND PRESENT.

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

VICE PRESIDENT CHON. PRESIDENT TRUSTEE LARI IS ILL TODAY.

TRUSTEE PACHECO IS AWAY AT BUSINESS ON A BUSINESS TRIP.

TRUSTEE ROCHA. TRUSTEE SPICER HERE. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN PRESENT.

OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO EXCUSE THE TRUSTEES WHO ARE NOT PRESENT.

SO SECOND, A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE ROCHA TO EXCUSE TRUSTEE PACHECO AND TRUSTEE LARI.

AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE. VICE PRESIDENT CHON.

PRESENT.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

OH, AND I BELIEVE THE SECOND SHOULD BE BY VICE PRESIDENT CHON.

THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA.

[E. Set the Agenda]

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MRS. PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED A ROLL CALL. VOTE. ONE MORE TIME.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

THANK YOU. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING TO OUR SPECIAL RECOGNITION, WE HAVE TWO SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

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

OUR STUDENT OF THE YEAR IS KING PHAM. WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE KING TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND KRISTEN FINSTRÖM TEACHER IN THE DEAF HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM TO THE SIDE PODIUM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

WILL YOU DO THE HONORS? AFTER THE PRESENTATION, BOARD MEMBERS PLEASE JOIN THE PODIUM FOR PHOTOS.

THANK YOU. EACH YEAR WE TAKE TIME TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE STUDENTS WHO EXCEL, OFTEN OVERCOMING SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES TO REACH THEIR PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC GOALS. SPECIFICALLY, WE HONOR STUDENTS FOR THEIR ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, GOOD ATTENDANCE, CITIZENSHIP AND CHARACTER, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND PERSEVERANCE IN PURSUING THEIR STUDIES AND GOALS.

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

KHANG PHAM. KHANG IS A SENIOR AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL'S DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM. HE IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HIS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, CLASSROOM LEADERSHIP, AND HIS KINDNESS TO OTHERS.

KHANG CHALLENGES HIMSELF WITH A FULL ACADEMIC SCHEDULE AND ELECTIVES LIKE 3D ART AND COOKING.

KING IS HIGHLY MOTIVATED TO LEARN EVERY DAY, SAID CHRISTINE FINNSTROM, KING'S TEACHER IN THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM.

HE CONSISTENTLY SEEKS OPPORTUNITIES TO CHALLENGE HIMSELF.

FINNSTROM ALSO SHARED THAT SHE CONTINUES TO BE IMPRESSED WITH KING'S IMPROVEMENT, ESPECIALLY IN MATH AND COMMUNICATION.

HE HAS DEMONSTRATED HIS ABILITY TO ANALYZE TOUGH MATH EQUATIONS AND COMMUNICATE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.

KING WILL GRADUATE THIS YEAR AND PLANS TO ATTEND COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

AFTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, HE IS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

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

KANG AND CHRISTINE FINNSTROM ARE JOINING US THIS EVENING.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE THEM TO SHARE A FEW REMARKS.

CONGRATULATIONS, KANG.

WANT US TO STAND THIS WAY? THIS WAY? KHANG HAS BEEN A PART OF SCO SINCE HE WAS VERY YOUNG, AND WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO BE WATCHING HIM GROW AND BECOME A DILIGENT AND MOTIVATED LEARNER. HE APPROACHES CHALLENGES WITH DETERMINATION,

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ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. I FEEL HONORED TO BE SELECTED FOR THIS WONDERFUL AWARD.

AT LEE HIGH SCHOOL, I WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET GOOD GRADES.

I HAVE IMPROVED IN ALL SUBJECTS AND CLASSES. ALSO, IN MAINSTREAM CLASSES.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE INTERPRETERS FOR SUPPORTING ME.

IT MADE A DIFFERENCE. AFTER LEE HIGH SCHOOL I PLANNED TO GO TO COLLEGE.

I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO DEANZA COLLEGE.

I'M THINKING OF APPLYING TO OTHER COLLEGES LIKE GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY AND NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF. NTID. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS AWARD.

TRUSTEES IF YOU'LL ALSO JOIN AT THE SIDE PODIUM.

I KNOW, SORRY.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO KING AND KING'S FAMILY AS WELL.

OUR SECOND RECOGNITION IS FOR THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION,

[B. Recognition of the SCCOE Public Affairs Department for Receiving Four CalSPRA Excellence in Communications Awards]

THE ESCO EARNED THE CALPERS AWARD OF COMMUNITY OF EXCELLENCE FOR ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE, ITS MARKETING AND BRANDING CAMPAIGN FOR THE CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAM, WHICH FEATURED ADS PLACED AT THE LOCAL DMV SERVICE LOCATIONS AND ITS STRATEGIC USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA.

MASCOT OLLIE THE OWL, WHO SERVES AS AN INTERACTIVE BRAND PERSONALITY, BRINGING ESCO STORIES TO LIFE ONLINE.

AND I'LL ADD, OLLIE HAS MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO ANTARCTICA.

ADDITIONALLY, THE ESCO RECEIVED A CASPER AWARD OF MERIT FOR ITS COMPREHENSIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION STEERING COMMITTEE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM.

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CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE ENTIRE PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, PASTRANA JIMENEZ, TO GIVE HIS 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.]

HINMAN, AND ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS AT OSBORNE SCHOOL.

THE CULINARY PROGRAM HAS STARTED. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING OUR FOOD HANDLERS CARD CERTIFICATION.

THIS CARD IS VALID FOR THREE YEARS AND GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY.

ALSO AT OSBORNE, STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO EARN EXTRA CREDITS OR RECOVER ANY CREDITS.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO GET CAUGHT UP WITH THEIR WORK OR BUILD THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CURRENTLY.

TODAY THERE WAS A DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE MEETING THAT WAS HELD AT BLUE RIDGE.

STUDENTS IN THE LIUNA PROGRAM WERE ABLE TO SHOWCASE THEIR NEWLY LEARNED TRAFFIC CONTROL SKILLS TO DIRECT THE DISTRICT PARTNERS TO PARK DISTRICT PARTNERS WERE ALSO ABLE TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IN THE DIFFERENT CTE PROGRAMS OFFERED AT THE RANCH.

LAST WEEK AT SOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL, STAFF AND STUDENTS CAME TOGETHER TO HOLD AN ART EXHIBIT TO SHOWCASE DIFFERENT ART PIECES CREATED BY THE STUDENTS.

FOOD THAT WAS ALSO PREPARED BY THE STUDENTS WAS SERVED.

PARENTS AND DIFFERENT COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS WERE ABLE TO WALK WERE ABLE TO COME WALK THROUGH THE EXHIBIT.

IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, AND THE STUDENTS WERE VERY HAPPY THAT EVERYONE APPRECIATED THE ARTWORK AND FOOD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THOSE UPDATES.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PASTRANA JIMENEZ. WE APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AT EACH OF OUR OF OUR MEETINGS.

WE ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND INPUT BECAUSE THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR WORK.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG, WE WILL GO TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS NEXT.

[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.]

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU WISH TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU MAY SIMPLY DO SO WITH THE UNIVERSAL SIGN FOR APPRECIATION, WHICH CAN BE DONE LIKE THIS. MODERATOR, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, WE HAVE 20 CARDS FOR COMMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

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

PLEASE PRESENT THE ONE MINUTE TIMER. IF LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED, TIME WILL DOUBLE.

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

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

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

THE TIMER WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU START SPEAKING.

COMMENTS AND EXCUSE ME, COMMENTS EXTENDING PAST THE TIME ALLOTTED WILL BE MUTED.

AFTER THAT TIME EXPIRES, AND YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PODIUM TO PREVENT SOUND DISTORTION, PLEASE KEEP THE MICROPHONE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM YOUR MOUTH ABOUT A HAND'S DISTANCE.

OUR FIRST 11 SPEAKERS ARE IGNACIO GOMEZ, CARMEN PASCUAL, ISABEL SOFIA GUTIERREZ, MARIA PAOLA GUTIERREZ, FAVIOLA PATAZ, PATRICIA RAMOS, ELIZABETH SANCHEZ, CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ, ADRIA OR ADRIA, KELLY GUEVARA AND MATT DOHERTY. PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS IGNACIO GOMEZ.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS IGNACIO. I'M A WAREHOUSE DRIVER.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR THREE YEARS AND I'M BEING BUMPED OUT OF MY POSITION.

I DELIVER MAIL TO 31 DISTRICTS AND PICK UP THEIR MAIL AND BRING IT BACK TO COE.

I MAKE CLASSROOM MOVES SO I CAN PICK UP ALL THE FURNITURE AND SUPPLIES AND MOVE THEM BACK TO ANOTHER CLASSROOM OR SITE.

I DELIVER ESSENTIAL MATERIALS TO SCHOOLS SUCH AS BOOKS AND TOYS.

SO IMPORTANTLY, ITEMS THAT I CAN TAKE PRIDE IN DELIVERING, INCLUDING WHEELCHAIRS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT ARE MOST GRADUATE STUDENTS.

EVERY DAY I'M OUT MAKING MY STOPS AND MAKING SURE I DO MY JOB WITH A SMILE, WITH RESPECT, AND WITH PRIDE. BECAUSE I KNOW I'M REPRESENTING THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, I GIVE IT MY ALL FOR THIS COMPANY. AND THESE LAYOFFS WILL NOT ONLY IMPACT ME, BUT WILL TRICKLE DOWN TO DELAYS AND DELIVERIES AND TIMES WHICH WILL AFFECT THE CLASSROOMS AND THE STUDENTS. YOU ALL HAVE HARD DECISIONS TO MAKE.

LET'S TRY TO SAVE AS MANY JOBS AS POSSIBLE. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CARMEN PASCUAL.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD AFTERNOON TRUSTEES. MY NAME IS CARMEN PASCUAL, CONFERENCE CENTER COORDINATOR.

I'M A DEPARTMENT OF ONE, FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND.

IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO MANAGE THE ROOM RESERVATIONS, TICKETING SYSTEM, MONITOR AND DISTRIBUTE THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS, CORRESPOND VIA THREE EMAIL ACCOUNTS. SUBMIT WORK ORDERS TO TRANSPORT SCHOOL FURNISHINGS ROOMS. SET UP MONITOR ROOM EQUIPMENT FOR EVENTS LIKE THE SPED PROM, SPELLING BEE, MOCK TRIALS AND THE OIA GRADUATION, AS WELL AS TODAY'S MEETING IN 2024. I SCHEDULED AND FACILITATED OVER 5600 RESERVATIONS OUT OF OUR THREE LOCATIONS RITTER PARK, SNELL, AND SOUTH COUNTY ANNEX. AS THE KEY LIAISON FOR 3200 EVENTS ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR 2025, THE 15 CONFERENCE ROOMS AND DESIGNATED SPACES REQUIRED DAILY COORDINATION OF THIS FULL TIME POSITION, FROM FILLING HAND SANITIZER BOTTLES TO INTERACTING WITH OUR STAFF AND EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

THIS SPEAKER IS ISABEL SOFIA GUTIERREZ. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

[SPANISH] . HELLO. I'M ISABEL, [SPANISH] . I CAME HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT MY BROTHER. [SPANISH]. IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR TO ME WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH MY BROTHER NINO [SPANISH]. HE IS A CHILD WHO RECEIVED SPECIAL EDUCATION.

[SPANISH]. AND AT SCHOOL THEY TREATED HIM VERY BADLY.

[SPANISH]. IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR TO ME THAT IN MY SCHOOL THEY TREAT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WELL, AND IN MY BROTHER'S SCHOOL THEY TREAT THEM BADLY.

[SPANISH]. I WOULD LIKE FOR MY BROTHER TO CHANGE TO ANOTHER SCHOOL, AND FOR YOU TO TAKE THIS CASE INTO ACCOUNT. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA PAOLA

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THANK YOU. HOLA. [SPANISH] .

HELLO. I AM MARIA GUTIERREZ. I AM JULIAN HERNANDEZ, MOTHER.

[SPANISH]. I CAME TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE CASE OF MY SON. IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR. HE'S BEEN. IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS THAT HE HASN'T BEEN GOING TO SCHOOL.

NO, MAN. [SPANISH]. MORGAN HILL DISTRICT HAS NOT GIVEN ME ANY RESPONSE.

[SPANISH] . THEY'RE NOT GIVING ME ANY RESPONSE EITHER AT SCHOOL.

THEY'RE NOT GIVING ME ANY RESPONSE EITHER. [SPANISH].

I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THEY'RE TREATING MY SON LIKE THIS.

IT HAPPENED AT SCHOOL. AND THE SAME. THE SCHOOL ITSELF IS NOT GIVING ME ANY RESPONSE.

[SPANISH] . IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME THAT THIS IS THE ONLY SCHOOL THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR MY SON TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATION.

[SPANISH]. AND I KNOW THAT IT TAKES A LONG TIME IN OTHER SCHOOLS FOR THEM TO GIVE THE EDUCATION THAT MY SON NEEDS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER OPTIONS FOR MY SON.

[SPANISH]. I'D BE VERY THANKFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD TAKE MY SON'S CASE INTO ACCOUNT.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS FAVIOLA BOTAS. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

I'M A LITTLE TIRED. HELLO. MY NAME IS FABIOLA BOTTAS, A MOTHER OF ALEXANDER BOTTAS WHO GOES TO GATEWAY, BRUCE, WHO GOES TO GWEN, AND DESTINY, WHO GOES TO JACKSON.

NOW I'VE BEEN MY MIND HAS BEEN GOING OVER AND OVER ABOUT THE ARTICLE THAT THEY SAY THAT THERE'S NO STUDENTS.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE GETTING RID OF A LOT OF TEACHERS AND AIDES. THAT'S NOT TRUE.

THE REASON THERE'S NOT THAT MANY STUDENTS, BECAUSE YOU PUSH THE PARENTS TO PULL THE KIDS OUT. YOU PUT THEM IN REGULAR INCLUSION IN REGULAR SCHOOL SETTINGS.

WHEN THE PEOPLE ARE NOT, THE STUDENTS ARE NOT. SOME TEACHERS ARE NOT REALLY READY FOR THIS KIND OF KIDS.

SO, WHAT DO YOU DO AS PARENTS? THEY GET SCRATCHED, THEY GET BEAT UP.

THEY GET PUT ON TIME OUT. THEY GET SIT DOWN. THEY PUT LITTLE BEANBAGS ON THEIR LAPS FOR HOURS AND HOURS.

DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY SOLD THEMSELVES OR NOT.

THAT'S THE PART YOU GUYS DON'T SEE. LIKE I SAID, IF I HAVE TO BE THE ONE THAT OPENS YOUR GUYS' EYES, I'M HERE FOR YOU GUYS. ASK THE QUESTIONS AND I'LL GIVE YOU THE RESPONSE.

YOU GUYS HAVE MY EMAIL. YOU HAVE MY PHONE NUMBER.

DON'T HOLD BACK IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON.

YOU GUYS GOT TO ASK THE QUESTIONS SO WE CAN GIVE YOU THE CORRECT ANSWERS AND NOT JUST ASSUME THINGS ARE GOING CORRECTLY WITH THIS.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PATRICIA RAMOS. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS PATRICIA RAMOS, AN ADMIN ASSISTANT FOR AT EPP.

THE PROPOSED LAYOFFS WOULD BUMP OUT FIVE OF THE SIX ADMINS IN OUR DEPARTMENT, LEAVING JUST ONE PERSON WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE OF OUR DEPARTMENT. THIS WOULD CAUSE A NEGATIVE RIPPLE EFFECT AND DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE WORKLOAD, REDUCE EFFICIENCY, AND HARM THE DEPARTMENTS MORALE.

ADMINS ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE AND NOT A ONE SIZE FIT ALL AS A SOLE ADMIN SUPPORTING A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE.

THE STATEWIDE RESIDENCY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER GRANT.

I WORKED WITH OVER 200 LEAS COSE IHS STATEWIDE JUST THIS FISCAL YEAR ALONE.

I HAVE BEEN THE ADMIN SUPPORT FROM THE START OF THIS WORK, AND TO LOSE MY KNOWLEDGE WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE SUCCESS OF THE GRANT AND OUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE TEACHER SHORTAGE. THESE LAYOFFS WOULD UNDERMINE OUR MISSION AND HARM STUDENTS.

ULTIMATELY, I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER THESE MASSIVE CUTS AND EXPLORE ALTERNATIVES.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ELIZABETH SANCHEZ.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH SANCHEZ, AND I'VE BEEN AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SHTAKO SINCE APRIL OF 2023.

THE PROPOSED LAYOFFS WOULD NOT ONLY AFFECT ME, BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.

WITHOUT OUR SERVICES, STUDENTS AND FUTURE EDUCATORS WILL BE IMPACTED.

MY ROLE HELPS ENSURE THAT MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE AN EDUCATION GET ACCESS TO QUALITY PAYING JOBS THROUGH OUR APPRENTICESHIP PATHWAYS.

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OUR GOAL IS TO ADDRESS THE TEACHER SHORTAGE BY OFFERING PATHWAYS TO EXPAND THE EDUCATOR WORKFORCE IN EARLY LEARNING, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN THE PROGRAM, I RECALL ONE STUDENT, A SINGLE PARENT AND FOSTER MOTHER OF FOUR KIDS STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET BECAUSE SHE HAD NO FORMAL EDUCATION. FINDING THIS PROGRAM ALLOWED HER ACCESS TO FINDING A QUALITY PAYING JOB TO SUSTAIN HER FINANCIALLY.

THROUGH THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, SHE GAINED VALUABLE, VALUABLE SKILLS IN TEACHING EXPERIENCE, MAKING HER ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A TEACHER PERMIT.

IT IS BECAUSE OF THESE STORIES WE COME TO WORK EVERY DAY TO CHANGE PEOPLE.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ. I STAND BEFORE YOU WITH A HEARTFELT PLEA, NOT JUST FOR MYSELF, BUT FOR THE STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES WHO RELY ON US.

THE PROPOSED LAYOFFS WILL REMOVE 506 ADMINS IN MY DEPARTMENT.

THE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM IS VITAL IN ADDRESSING THE TEACHER SHORTAGE, SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH AND EARLY LEARNING, AND HELPING FUTURE EDUCATORS SUCCEED. THESE LAYOFFS DELAY CRITICAL SUPPORT TO ASPIRING EDUCATORS.

THESE LAYOFFS ALSO AFFECT US PERSONALLY. AFTER LOSING RECENTLY LOSING MY MOTHER, I BECAME GUARDIAN TO MY 13 YEAR OLD SISTER.

I SPENT MY SAVINGS ON FUNERAL COSTS AND LOSING MY JOB TO RISK OUR STABILITY AFTER A TOUGH MOVE TO SAN JOSE.

MY SISTER IS FINALLY HEALING AND ADJUSTING TO HER NEW SCHOOL NEAR MY WORK.

IF I LOSE MY JOB, SHE'LL HAVE TO START OVER AGAIN.

I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A FIDUCIARY DUTY TO MANAGE FUNDS RESPONSIBLY, BUT TRUE RESPONSIBILITY REQUIRES TRANSPARENCY AND COMPASSION, NONE OF WHICH WE'VE SEEN. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THESE LAYOFFS AND PROTECT VITAL PROGRAMS LIKE MIGRANT EDUCATION AND YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

PLEASE STAND WITH US IN PROTECTING THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ADRIA. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES. MY NAME IS ADRIA AND I'VE BEEN A PROGRAM ADVISOR IN THE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT FOR OVER TWO YEARS.

EVERY MORNING, I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO WORK BECAUSE I GET TO SOLVE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS, WICKED PROBLEMS THAT IMPACT STUDENTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

THE WORK OUR TEAM DOES IS ESSENTIAL TO ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES SCHOOL DISTRICTS FACE.

I WAS DEVASTATED WHEN I LEARNED THAT FIVE OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS MIGHT BE LAID OFF DUE TO BUMPING RIGHTS.

OUR TEAM HAS SPENT THE LAST TWO YEARS HIRING AND TRAINING THE BEST PEOPLE FOR THESE ROLES, AND THEY'VE BEEN CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR PROGRAMS. IT'S NOT THE POSITIONS THAT GET THIS WORK DONE, BUT THE PEOPLE IN THEM.

WHEN I LEARNED THAT THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM WAS ALSO BEING LAID OFF, I FELT THIS LOSS EVEN MORE DEEPLY.

MUCH OF OUR SUCCESS IS DUE TO THEIR HARD WORK.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KELLY GUEVARA. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS KELLY GUEVARA.

I'M AN OFFICER IN OUR SEIU CHAPTER OF NEARLY 1000 CLASSIFIED UNIT MEMBERS.

A DELEGATE TO OUR 50,000 MEMBER UNIT LOCAL FOR SEIU.

I'M A DELEGATE ON THE SOUTH BAY LABOR COUNCIL, WHICH REPRESENTS OVER 100,000 UNION MEMBERS IN AND AROUND SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

WE ARE THE BODIES THAT SUPPORTED YOU. WE SUPPORTED YOU.

WHEN LABOR ENDORSED YOUR LEADERSHIP, WE BELIEVED IN YOUR VISION, YOUR PROMISES, AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO WORKERS.

BUT NOW, WHEN WE NEED YOU MOST TO PROTECT JOBS AND LIVELIHOODS, WHERE ARE YOU? EDUCATION ISN'T JUST ABOUT CLASSROOM. IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE AND THE FAMILIES WHO DEPEND ON THESE JOBS AT WILL.

ELIMINATION OF POSITIONS THREATEN NOT JUST PAYCHECKS, BUT THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION TO OUR CHILDREN.

YOU HAVE THE POWER TO STAND WITH US, TO FIGHT FOR THE STABILITY AND SECURITY OF THOSE WHO MAKE THE SYSTEM WORK.

WE HELD UP OUR END OF THE BARGAIN. NOW IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO.

NEXT SPEAKER IS MATT DOHERTY. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

MATT. MATT DOHERTY. YEAH. IN 2023 AND 2024, STANFORD'S CREDO INSTITUTE AND THE USC'S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION RELEASED REPORTS THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE POSITIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN STRONG CHARTER SCHOOL OVERSIGHT AND INCREASED STUDENT OUTCOMES AT THOSE SCHOOLS.

IF YOU ARE A PARENT IN A SCHOOL AT AN SCC, BOE AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOL, OR A DISTRICT WITH ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS IN YOUR BOUNDARIES, YOU DESERVE TO KNOW THAT IN THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SCC BOE HAS MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO DRASTICALLY DEPRIORITIZE CHARTER OVERSIGHT BY CUTTING THEIR OVERSIGHT TEAM FROM TWO PEOPLE, FROM FIVE PEOPLE TO TWO TRUSTEES.

THERE ARE THOSE AMONG YOU WHO I CAN'T IMAGINE WANT LESS OVERSIGHT ON CHARTER SCHOOLS.

I BELIEVE PROBABLY A DISCUSSION AMONG YOU IS WARRANTED, AS I BELIEVE THIS WILL ULTIMATELY HARM OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE MADE THE CHOICE TO ATTEND

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HELLO, DR. HINMAN AND TRUSTEES, I AM SANDY FARKAS, A 27 YEAR SCC EMPLOYEE AND CURRENTLY CHIEF STEWARD FOR OUR UNIT, SEIU. I AM SPEAKING TO YOU ABOUT THE LAYOFFS WE ARE CURRENTLY FACING.

IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WE MET WITH FIVE OF SEVEN TRUSTEES, AND I WAS SURPRISED AT WHAT I HEARD.

I WANT TO CLARIFY WITH ALL OF YOU OUR CURRENT SITUATION.

WE HAVE 304 MEMBERS BEING DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY LAYOFF, APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF OUR STAFF.

WE HAVE 240 MEMBERS WHO CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE RIGHTS TO ANY POSITION.

AND EVEN IF THE HEAD START GRANT WERE TO COME BACK, WE WILL HAVE OVER 100 PEOPLE OUT THE DOOR WITHOUT A JOB.

MANAGEMENT DID NOT SIT WITH US BEFORE DECISIONS WERE MADE.

THERE WAS NO COLLABORATION. THESE DECISIONS WERE MADE BY PEOPLE NEW TO THE ORGANIZATION WHO DO NOT NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT WE DO.

I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR A BALANCED BUDGET. WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU TO BE FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE, BUT CUTS NEED TO BE STRATEGIC AND THOUGHTFUL.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN. ALL POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN CUT ARE NOT DUE TO LACK.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KAREN DAY. GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND DR.

HINMAN, I'M KEVIN DAY. I'M A DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR HERE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE.

I DEAL IN DATA ALL DAY LONG. WHAT I'VE SEEN SO FAR DOES NOT PAN OUT IN THE DATA FOR THE NUMBER OF CUTS THAT WE'RE SEEING, THE LEVEL OF CUTS. IT'S UNPRECEDENTED AS FAR AS I CAN SEE.

AND I COME FROM THE CORPORATE WORLD BEFORE THIS, WE HAVE ENTIRE GROUPS THAT ARE BEING LET GO THAT ARE THE REASON GIVEN WAS LACK OF LACK OF GRANTS OR LOSS OF GRANTS. AND I'VE HEARD FROM A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE GRANTS FUNDING THROUGH THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

SO THEY'RE OUT A YEAR BEFORE THEY REALLY NEED TO BE.

WE'VE HAD OTHER EXAMPLES THAT YOU'VE HEARD TONIGHT WHERE ENTIRE GROUPS ARE BEING BUMPED, AND THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE COMING INTO THEIR POSITIONS DO NOT HAVE THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO CARRY ON. THAT LOSS OF CONTINUITY IS GOING TO HURT OUR PROGRAMS, AND I JUST THINK THAT WE REALLY NEED TO. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MERCEDES HILL.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MERCEDES HILL, AND I HAVE WORKED AT THE SCC FOR OVER SIX YEARS AND HAVE BEEN IN MY CURRENT POSITION AS OFFICE SPECIALIST FOR HEAD START PROGRAM FOR FIVE YEARS. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO FIRST THANK THE PARENTS OF THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL FOR THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS TO ENSURE PROGRAM TRANSPARENCY AND PROTECTION.

I WAS HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND LAST WEEK'S PC MEETING AND SEE THE PARENTS IN ACTION WHEN THEY VOTED TO PASS THE NONCOMPETITIVE HEAD START EARLY HEAD START GRANT APPLICATION.

SECONDLY, I AM HERE TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST TRANSPARENCY AND OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION AS TO THE STATUS OF THE RITTER PARK EARLY LEARNING CENTER.

I WAS INFORMED EARLIER TODAY THAT THE SITE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS FINISHED A WHILE BACK.

WITH LAYOFFS LOOMING HEAVILY, IS IT PRUDENT TO CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION ON IT IF HEAD START WILL NO LONGER BE OPERATING IT? HOW WILL IT BE REPURPOSED TO JUSTIFY THE BUDGET TO BUILD IT.

IT SEEMS THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND EFFORT PUT INTO THIS PROJECT FOR IT JUST NOT TO OPEN.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SANTO BERRY.

HELLO EVERYONE, I AM MASATO BERRY. I CAME HERE TODAY TO PERSONALLY THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS, DR. HINMAN AND THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION IN HELPING MY SON GET THE EDUCATION HE DESERVES AND FOR LISTENING AND BELIEVING IN DOING WHAT IS GOOD FOR STUDENTS.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK. I ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT HE STARTED THE ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM ON MONDAY, WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE MILESTONE. WE'RE TRULY GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPED HIM REACH THIS POINT AND GIVE HIM A CHANCE AT EDUCATION, AND ALSO A BETTER FUTURE. I'M ALSO ASKING THAT POLICIES BE REVIEWED AND ESTABLISHED FOR STUDENT.

MY FAMILY REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS IBRAHIM BERI.

HELLO. MY NAME IS ABRAHAM BERI AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE.

THROUGHOUT MY JOURNEY I HAVE FACED MANY CHALLENGES, BUT I STARTED SCHOOL ON MONDAY AND SO FAR,

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I AM TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND DO NOT TAKE IT LIGHTLY.

ON MY FIRST DAY, I WORKED ON WINDOW TINTING AND I LEARNED A LOT.

I ALSO APPLIED FOR CHIPPER CARE. I'M HAPPY WITH MY PROGRESS AND THAT'S HOW MY FIRST WEEK WENT.

THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS, DR. HINMAN FOR HELPING ME GET THE EDUCATION I DESERVED.

I AM GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTINE KASLOW.

HELLO. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE KASLOW. I'M A PARENT ADVOCATE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

I WAS HELPED BY PARENT VOLUNTEERS WHEN MY SON WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM AND ENTERED INTO A PRESCHOOL 17 YEARS AGO.

I'VE PAID THAT FORWARD BY BEING A VOLUNTEER FOR OVER 15 YEARS MYSELF.

I'VE SERVED OVER A DECADE AS A MEMBER OF A CEC.

ORIGINALLY SYLLABLE ONE CAC, WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND NOW I AM A MEMBER OF THE NORTHWEST SANTA CLARA COUNTY SELPA CAC.

I AM HERE WITH A PETITION. I EMAILED THIS TO YOU YESTERDAY AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT ALTHOUGH SELPA STAFF IS DOING A LOT, THIS DOES NOT SUIT THE LOCAL NEEDS OF EACH DISTRICT.

I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE REQUEST THAT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY FORM BOARD COMMITTEES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE LOCAL ACTION. I'M ESPECIALLY CONCERNED FOR PARENTS WHO DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH, PARENTS WHO HAVE A HARD TIME WITH TRANSPORTATION THEY NEED.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TINA CHANG. GOOD EVENING, DR.

HINMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS. I'M HERE TODAY AS A PARENT OF A CHILD WITH DISABILITIES, SPECIFICALLY DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING WITH ADDITIONAL DISABILITIES.

AND AS A SELPA CAC REP, I AM GOING OFF OF WHAT CHRISTINE HAD SAID.

WE ARE CONCERNED THAT OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE'VE CONSOLIDATED 20 DISTRICTS INTO ONE NORTHWEST SELPA WITHOUT ENOUGH COLLABORATION WITH PARENTS TO INDIVIDUALLY AFFECT THEIR VOICES AND THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION WITHIN DISTRICTS.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, NOW WE'RE FACING COUNTYWIDE ISSUES WITH LAYOFFS AND PROGRAMS POSING.

I'M CONCERNED THAT A DECLINING ENROLLMENT ALONE IS NOT THE REASON WHY KIDS ARE LEAVING THE PROGRAM.

I BELIEVE THAT DENIED ENROLLMENT IS REALLY CAUSING 300 OF OUR STUDENTS TO BE COUNTED AS LEAVING COUNTY PROGRAMS AND GOING BACK TO DISTRICTS.

YET WHEN HEARING FROM PARENTS FROM DISTRICTS, THEY ARE NOT BEING SERVED WELL THERE EITHER.

SO PLEASE LOOK. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAN MASON.

GOOD EVENING, DAN MASON, STAFF HERE SINCE 2001.

TWO WEEKS AGO, AT THIS MEETING, IT WAS SHOWN THAT PRIOR TO ANY PROPOSED GENERAL FUND JOB CUTS, WE WERE MEETING OUR BUDGET OBLIGATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS AND HAD BEEN GIVEN AN A+ RATING IN A RECENT AUDIT.

IT CAN BE HARD ENOUGH FOR STAFF WHEN JOB CUTS ARE EXPERTLY PLANNED AND APPLIED WITH PRECISION AND INTEGRITY, AND WHEN THE REASONINGS ARE COMMUNICATED TRANSPARENTLY, TRANSPARENTLY.

THESE GENERAL FUND JOB REDUCTIONS ARE ALL THE MORE SO DISHEARTENING DUE TO THE LACK OF THESE COMMON SENSE PRACTICES.

INSTEAD, UPPER LEVEL LEADERS THAT WOULD HAVE BROUGHT INTEGRITY TO THE PROCESS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PURGED AT NON-TRIVIAL COSTS.

AND TRANSPARENCY IS A CONCEPT THAT THIS BOARD MAJORITY AND THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT HAVE REPEATEDLY SHOWN THAT THEY HAVE NO INTEREST IN.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MEGAN FINCHER.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MEGAN FINCHER. I'M A PARENT IN SANTA CLARA UNIFIED AND ALSO A CAC REP.

AS YOU MAY KNOW, FIVE LOCAL SELPA AND SPECIAL EDUCATION COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES WERE COMBINED THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

IN THE PAST, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD MEETINGS WHICH WERE VERY HELPFUL FOR PARENT EDUCATION AND ALSO HELPED OPEN THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENTS, STAFF AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS. BUT WITH THE CONSOLIDATION, WE ARE MISSING THESE VERY IMPORTANT ELEMENTS.

I WOULD ASK THAT THE BOARD TO PLEASE HELP FIND SOLUTIONS TO FACILITATE PARENT ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION ISSUES, AND TO HELP ESTABLISH COMMITTEES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION MATTERS AT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OUR COUNTY.

THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS OUR BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS.

[A. Bargaining Units' Reports]

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HI, I'M DAHLIA KLEIN, SEIU STEWARD AND PARAEDUCATOR TRAINER.

WE HAVE SEVERAL UPDATES. DURING MONDAY'S LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, WE DISCUSSED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES.

LACK OF COMMUNICATION. THE NEED OF STAFF CALENDARS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, WEAPONIZING OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS TO DENY ACCOMMODATIONS STILL TO BE COMPLETED, RECLASSIFICATION STUDY THAT WAS NEGOTIATED IN 2022.

ELIMINATION OF POSITIONS WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE UNION AND MONITORING WORKERS ONLINE STATUS IN TEAMS. WE ARE IN THE FOURTH WEEK OF THE ALTERNATE WORK LOCATION PILOT, WHICH HAS 45 MEMBERS OUT OF 106 APPLICANTS.

THESE PARTICIPANTS ARE ABLE TO WORK FROM A LOCATION THAT IS NOT THEIR REGULAR WORK SITE ONE DAY PER WEEK.

NO ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY THE WORKERS. FOR SAFETY, WE STILL NEED COLLABORATION AND TIME FOR STAFF TO PROBLEM SOLVE WITH THE MANAGEMENT SO THAT ONE ADULT IS NOT ALONE WITH A STUDENT OR STUDENTS FOR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY AND STAFF OF STUDENTS.

MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT MUST MAKE THIS A PRIORITY.

THE IMPACT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S DECISIONS AROUND HEAD START AND MEDICAID CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN.

WE HOPE THAT THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THE HEAD START APPLICATION TONIGHT AND THAT IT CAN BE SUBMITTED ON TIME.

ADDITIONALLY, SCC CURRENTLY RECEIVES ABOUT 1.5 MILLION ANNUALLY IN REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO SCC ENROLLED SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS WITH FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT SERVICES, PURCHASE MATERIALS USED IN THERAPY SESSIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SERVICE PROVIDERS.

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST MEDICAID CUTS.

NEXT THURSDAY, DURING OUR SEIU 521 PHONE BANK FROM 6 TO 8 P.M.

ABOUT LAYOFFS, 25% OF OUR MEMBERS RECEIVE LAYOFF NOTICES, INCLUDING THE ENTIRE EARLY LEARNING HEAD START DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING 141 MEMBERS THE ENTIRE MIGRANT DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING 15 MEMBERS.

THE ENTIRE TOBACCO USE PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM, INCLUDING NINE MEMBERS, NINE CUSTODIANS.

AS A RESULT OF THE HEAD START LAYOFFS, 36 SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF, NINE YOUTH AND YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS STAFF, FOUR FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INCLUDING THE ONE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR AROUND 5000 ROOM RESERVATIONS EVERY YEAR.

FIVE DATA AND RESEARCH POSITIONS WHICH HELP GENERATE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO SUPPORT OUR GRANT WORK.

34 OF 67 MANAGEMENT POSITIONS ARE FOR DEPARTMENTS WHERE EVERYONE RECEIVED A NOTICE.

THUS, ONLY 33 ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN TO REMAIN ELIMINATED.

OF THOSE, THE FOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITIONS SEEM LIKELY TO BE REESTABLISHED AS THEIR FORMER DIRECTOR LEVEL POSITION, WHICH MEANS ONLY A REDUCTION OF 27. NOT EVEN 10%.

THERE IS A REAL HUMAN COST NOT ONLY TO OUR WORKERS, BUT TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE STUDENTS WE SERVE.

WHETHER WE WORK IN THE OFFICE SUPPORTING STUDENT PROGRAMS OR WORK DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS, THE WORK WE DO TO SUPPORT A WIN IN THE SPORT OF QOCHO HAS A LONG LASTING IMPACT ON STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY, SANTA CLARA AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES AND BEYOND.

WE BELIEVE THAT THESE EXTREME CUTS TO OUR UNIT MEMBERS ARE NOT NECESSARY, AND WE NEED MANAGEMENT TO COLLABORATE AND COLLABORATE WITH US AND ACE TO REDUCE THE ELIMINATION OF ESSENTIAL WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE THE DESIGNEE OR PRESIDENT OF THE PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS ASSOCIATION, SWA FORWARD. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENTS.

GOOD EVENING, DR. HINMAN AND TRUSTEES. MY NAME IS MEGAN FEIN, AND I AM THE SWA REPRESENTATIVE.

I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AGENDIZING THE TIME FOR US TO COME UP AND SHARE THAT.

AND I APOLOGIZE THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M COMING TO SPEAK TO YOU.

PSA IS A VERY SMALL GROUP COMPRISED OF THE PSYCHOLOGIST AND THERAPISTS THAT SERVE OUR STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ACROSS MULTIPLE AREAS OF THE COUNTY, INCLUDING ALT AND OIA, AND ALL THE VARIOUS AREAS WITHIN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

THE RECENT LAYOFFS HAVE IMPACTED OUR GROUP TO THE TUNE OF 36% OF OUR WORKFORCE.

THIS IS A LEVEL THAT SEEMS UNPRECEDENTED TO THE OTHER GROUPS WITHIN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

THESE SIGNIFICANT CUTS ALSO COME AT A TIME IN WHICH OUR MEMBERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHARING THAT THEY'RE OVERWHELMED AND SPREAD TOO THIN TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THEIR JOB.

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100% OF THE MEMBERS REPORTED WORKING AN AVERAGE OF 5 TO 6 HOURS DURING THE WORKWEEK TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.

ADDITIONALLY, 88% OF THE MEMBERS REPORT NEED TO WORK UP TO 20 HOURS ON THE WEEKENDS IN ADDITION TO THE 5 TO 6 HOURS DURING THE WEEK, JUST TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMANDS OF THE JOB. 90% OF OUR GROUP REPORT NOT GETTING CONSISTENT DUTY FREE LUNCHES, AND 50% OF OUR GROUP REPORT NEVER GETTING A DUTY FREE LUNCH.

IF THIS DOES NOT PAINT A PICTURE FOR YOU OF HOW SPREAD THIN WE ALREADY ARE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL.

AND THAT IS WITHOUT THE 36% OF OUR JOB BEING CUT, 36% OF OUR WORKFORCE BEING CUT.

IT'S TERRIFYING TO THINK WHAT OUR SERVICES TO STUDENTS WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER THESE CUTS.

FURTHER, IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING THAT BOTH OF THE LEAD PSYCHOLOGISTS WHO WERE SELECTED BY THEIR PEERS TO BE LEADS, GIVEN THEIR SKILL SET, KNOWLEDGE AND RELATIONSHIPS, THEY HAVE RECEIVED LAYOFF NOTICES.

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RUNNING OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS AND FOR MAKING OUR CASELOADS FOR NEXT YEAR.

FURTHERMORE, THE THERAPEUTIC PROGRAM HAS BEEN ENTIRELY ELIMINATED.

THESE ARE HIGHLY UNIQUE AND HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMS THAT SERVE STUDENTS IN THEIR MOST ACUTE TIMES OF NEED.

THESE ARE STUDENTS WHO WERE GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND FACED A CRISIS OR SOMETHING, AND THEY EXHIBITED EXTERNALIZING OR INTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS THAT ARE SO SIGNIFICANT THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER SAFE IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT.

OUR PROGRAM COMES ALONGSIDE THEM AND TEACHES THEM SKILLS TO BE ABLE TO COPE WITH THE HIGHS AND LOWS THAT LIFE THROWS AT THEM IN A SAFE WAY, AND PROMOTES THEM TO GO BACK INTO THE GENERAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT AND GO BACK TO BE PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, WHICH IS ALWAYS OUR GOAL. WITH THE ELIMINATION OF THIS PROGRAM, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMMENTS THAT IT'S FINE.

THEY CAN GO TO A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL, BUT OF COURSE, WE KNOW THAT THE IDEA REQUIRES THAT FREE AND APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION BE PROVIDED IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL MEET THEIR NEEDS. A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING IS A MUCH MORE RESTRICTIVE SETTING.

OUR COUNTY OPERATED PROGRAMS ARE ON REGIONAL CAMPUSES THAT ARE ON COMMUNITY CAMPUSES.

OUR STUDENTS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

OUR STUDENTS HAVE FRIENDS IN THE MAINSTREAM. OUR STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING MAINSTREAM CLASSES IN THE CLASSES THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN.

THEY ARE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL DANCES, SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES, SCHOOL RALLIES.

WE'VE EVEN BEEN INVITED ON ALL SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS TO GO TO OUR COLLEGE CAMPUSES.

GIVING THESE STUDENTS A HOPE AND A FUTURE WITH NOT NEEDING THE INTENSIVE SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAMS THESE STUDENTS HAVE, MANY OF THEM, HAVE ATTEMPTED THEIR OWN LIFE OR HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOR THINKING ABOUT IT.

THESE STUDENTS HAVE CRITICAL, CRITICAL CARE NEEDS, AND CHANGES IN THEIR PROGRAMS CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO THEM.

OUR GROUP UNDERSTANDS THE NEED TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT YOU IN THAT.

WE DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT.

WE AS PSYCHOLOGISTS WORK REGULARLY WITH OUR DISTRICT PARTNERS, AND WE REGULARLY HEAR FEEDBACK FROM OUR DISTRICT PARTNERS THAT THEY ARE BEING TOLD TO TAKE THEIR PROGRAMS BACK, TO TAKE THEIR STUDENTS BACK.

THAT THE CO DOES NOT WANT TO RUN THESE CLASSES, OR THAT THEY'RE BEING TOLD THAT THE REFERRALS.

WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING REFERRALS OR THAT OUR CLASSES ARE FULL.

SO SOMEWHERE THERE IS A DISCONNECT BETWEEN US BEING TOLD THAT THE DISTRICTS ARE NOT SENDING THEIR KIDS AND THE DISTRICTS TELLING US THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO SEND THE KIDS.

FINALLY, ON A PERSONAL NOTE, DR. HINMAN, I FIND IT REALLY DISHEARTENING THAT I'VE HEARD YOU SAY AT THE LAST SEVERAL BOARD MEETINGS THAT YOU'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THE BARGAINING UNITS TO DISCUSS THESE LAYOFFS. AS I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, I'M MEGAN PAYNE AND I AM THE CWA REPRESENTATIVE.

YOU'VE NEVER EMAILED ME PERSONALLY. YOU'VE NEVER SPOKEN TO ME ON THE PHONE AND YOU'VE NEVER COME TO MY SITE.

AND YET WITHOUT COLLABORATING WITH ME, 36% OF OUR UNIT HAS BEEN CUT, GREATLY IMPEDING THE ABILITY THAT WE WILL HAVE TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS.

COUNTY PSYCHOLOGISTS HAVE A VERY UNIQUE ROLE COMPARED TO A DISTRICT PSYCHOLOGIST, A ROLE THAT MANY MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND THE DISTRICT'S DIFFERENCES UNLESS YOU'RE ABLE TO COME ALONGSIDE US AND SEE IT IN THE DISTRICT.

A PSYCHOLOGIST MIGHT SUPPORT ONLY 10 TO 20% OF THE STUDENTS AND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN THE COUNTY.

EVERY STUDENT ENROLLED IS A STUDENT WHO RECEIVES SERVICES AND SUPPORT FROM US.

IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT SITUATION. WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU AND FIND WAYS THAT WE CAN BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND YET MAKE CUTS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO IMPEDE OUR ABILITY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE THE DESIGNEE OR PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY EDUCATORS.

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RAJAKRISHNAN IS PRESIDENT. GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT DR.

HINMAN AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WANT TO APPRECIATE TRUSTEE LARI, WHO'S NOT HERE TODAY FOR SPENDING TIME WITH OUR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST TEAM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SLP WORKLOAD TOOL.

SWWAT IS AN ACRONYM FOR THE SLP WEIGHTED WORKLOAD ACUITY TOOL.

ACE MEMBERS OF THE SWAT TEAM RECENTLY MET WITH TRUSTEE LARI TO DISCUSS THE SLP WORKLOAD TOOL THAT IS UNDER A WORKING MOU.

THE TEAM BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT THAT THIS TOOL SHOWS ACCOUNTABILITY, EQUITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

THE MEETING ALSO HIGHLIGHTED ONGOING CHALLENGES OF PUSHBACK FROM ADMINISTRATION WITH IMPLEMENTING THE COMPARATIVE TOOL AND THE DIFFICULTIES FACED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

DESPITE OUR MOU STATING THAT IT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR, THE SWWAT TEAM IS FINALLY CLOSE TO FINALIZING THE WORKLOAD TOOL, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS IMPROVED WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT FOR SLPS.

DISCUSSIONS WILL CONTINUE AS WE WORK TOWARDS EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS.

WE APPRECIATE HER TIME AND DESIRE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS AND ACTIVE LISTENING .

A SOLDIER STARTS NEGOTIATIONS THIS MONTH. THAT SAID, WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE INCONSISTENT AND CONFLICTING INFORMATION PROVIDED TO OUR MEMBERS REGARDING THE RECENT LAYOFFS AND CLASSROOM CLOSURES, RAISING SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND WHO WAS INVOLVED AND ALSO ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE CUTS. NOBODY SHOULD BE MISREPRESENTED, AND ONE OF THE GOALS BEHIND ASKING THESE QUESTIONS IS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.

THIS IS WHAT STAFF WERE TOLD. DR. HINMAN ACTED ALONE, THAT THE LAYOFFS AND CLOSURES WERE SOLELY HIS DECISION, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP HAD NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND NO INPUT INTO THE DECISIONS.

SPECIAL EDUCATION JUST PROVIDED THE DATA. THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS SOUGHT TO PROTECT ALL JOBS, BUT DR. HINMAN MOVED FORWARD UNILATERALLY. AN EXTERNAL AUDIT DICTATED THE LAYOFFS, AND WHILE USUALLY THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION, HOWEVER, THIS TIME IT WAS A DIRECTIVE. SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WAS INVOLVED, INDICATING THAT THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WAS AWARE AND POTENTIALLY APPROVED THESE ACTIONS.

THESE CONTRADICTIONS MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THE TRUE RATIONALE BEHIND THESE DRASTIC AND DEEP REDUCTIONS, AND WE EDUCATORS DESERVE TO RECEIVE ACCURATE INFORMATION.

HENCE, WE'RE SEEKING CLEAR ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING.

DID DR. HINMAN ACT ALONE, OR DID DEPARTMENT HEADS PROVIDE INPUT AND RECOMMENDATIONS? DID SPECIAL EDUCATION RECOMMEND THESE LAYOFFS, OR WAS AN EXTERNAL AUDIT USED TO JUSTIFY THE CUTS? IF THERE WAS AN AUDIT, WHO CONDUCTED THE AUDIT? WHAT SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE? WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS? WHO WERE THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE TO? AND WHAT KIND OF INTERNAL PUSHBACK TOOK PLACE? WHAT WAS THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THESE CUTS? WHEN SPECIAL EDUCATION HAS NOT YET PROVIDED ANY OF THE DATA AROUND NEXT YEAR'S ENROLLMENT, WAS SCC. BOE INVOLVED IN APPROVING THESE LAYOFFS? IF THE BOARD WAS PART OF THIS DECISION, TRANSPARENCY IS REQUIRED REGARDING THEIR ROLE AND JUSTIFICATION.

DISTRICTS ARE ALSO BEING ASKED TO TAKE BACK STUDENTS AS AE SPECIAL ED WILL BE BILLING THEM AT A HIGHER RATE.

IS THIS TRULY AN ACCURATE INFORMATION? THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

ACE IMPACT 296. TOTAL MEMBERS 91.47. LAID OFF, WHICH IS NEARLY 30.9% OF OUR WORKFORCE.

MANAGEMENT IMPACT. AND THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE CPI, A REQUEST MADE BY ACE 244.

TOTAL POSITIONS 49.2. CERTIFICATED MANAGEMENT POSITIONS AFFECTED, WHICH IS AN APPROXIMATE 20%, YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS 100% THAT IS, ALL 18 SPECIALISTS RECEIVED LAYOFF NOTICES DESPITE CLAIMS THAT FIVERR ONLY CALENDAR REDUCTIONS, AND WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT CALENDAR REDUCTIONS ARE COUNTED AS RIFFS.

HOWEVER, THIS DEPARTMENT HAS A TOTAL OF 19 MANAGEMENT POSITIONS, OF WHICH ONLY FOUR HAVE RECEIVED THE LAYOFF NOTICES, WHILE WE ALSO APPEAR TO BE CLOSING SIX OUT OF THE 22 WELLNESS CENTERS.

WHY DO WE STILL NEED 15 MANAGEMENT POSITIONS FOR 16 CENTERS? SPECIAL EDUCATION 16 CLASSROOMS ARE CLOSING 16 YET THE NUMBER OF MANAGEMENT AND SPECIAL EDUCATION SEEMS MINIMALLY IMPACTED, WITH ONE POSITION CUT. AND THAT POSITION CUT WAS MADE TO A VERY RECENTLY ADDED POSITION AND ANOTHER CUT THAT MAY MOST LIKELY, AND RIGHTLY, WE UNDERSTAND, BE BROUGHT BACK UNDER A DIFFERENT JOB TITLE.

WE'RE JUST NOT ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW WITH 16 CLASSROOM CLOSURES, WE ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AN ALMOST IDENTICAL WORKFORCE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

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WHY WAS THE DECISION TO SLASH HARD TO FILL POSITIONS MADE? WAS IT A SPECIAL ED DEPARTMENT? WAS IT A DR .

HINMAN DECISION WHO MADE THIS DECISION? BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS ARE NUMBERS.

THEY HAVE NEEDS THAT ARE UNIQUE AND HIGH. THESE FIGURES DEMONSTRATE A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON FRONTLINE STAFF WHO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS, WHILE HIGHER LEVEL POSITIONS REMAIN LARGELY UNAFFECTED.

ESCO WAS AND CONTINUES TO BE MANAGEMENT HEAVY.

WE ARE ONLY ASKING FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY BECAUSE, AS MY SON SAYS, THE MATH AIN'T NOTHING.

FURTHERMORE, WE HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT STATE PRESCHOOL FUNDING.

OVER TEN DAYS HAVE PASSED, AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.

WE ALSO WANT YOU TO LOOK AT DECLINING ENROLLMENT VERSUS DENIED ENROLLMENT.

THIS IS A REALITY. MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP REPEATEDLY.

I MYSELF HAVE TALKED ABOUT THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE TELLING US THAT IT IS NOT THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING THE REFERRALS.

IN FACT, FOR THE VISION TEAM IN PARTICULAR, FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, THERE WERE SEVERAL REFERRALS THAT WERE REDUCED THAT WERE SENT BACK, NOT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET THE REFERRALS, BUT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFFING TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS THOSE REFERRALS.

WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THAT DATA, AND I'M HOPING THAT THE DEPARTMENT ALSO HAS THAT ACCESS TO THAT DATA.

BELL TIMES FOR ESV WERE ANNOUNCED AS A UNILATERAL CHANGE TO ESV SCHEDULING, PREVIOUSLY SET AT 5.5 HOURS PER DAY, WITH A FOUR HOUR MINIMUM DAY AS WELL. YES, WE WILL NOW EXTEND TO 6.5 HOURS PER DAY.

ADDITIONALLY, MINIMUM DAYS WILL INCLUDE TWO HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MORNING.

GOOD. HOWEVER, THIS FORCES FAMILY INTO A LATE 11:00 START INSTEAD OF AN EARLY RELEASE.

FOR SOME STUDENTS, THIS IS EVEN MORE TIME THAN THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR.

HOW CAN YOU REALLY EXPECT PARENTS TO BE AVAILABLE TO SEND THEIR CHILD AT 11:00 ON A MONDAY? WHO HAS MADE THESE DECISIONS? IN ADDITION, WE WILL START JULY 1ST WITH MANY INDIVIDUALS LAID OFF.

AND AS OF THIS POINT IN TIME, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLAN FOR THAT IS.

THIS CHANGE ALSO DISRUPTS ESTABLISHED SCHEDULES, ALTERING START TIMES FOR MANY CLASSROOMS THAT BEGIN BEFORE 8:30 A.M.

WE HAVE ASKED TO NEGOTIATE THIS, BUT THAT HASN'T HAPPENED.

WE UNDERSTAND PEOPLE ARE BUSY, BUT AT LEAST PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE EMAIL.

EVEN THAT HASN'T HAPPENED. DR. HINMAN, YOU HAVE BEEN RESPONSIVE TO OUR INFORMATION REQUESTS AND HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATIVE.

AND I DO WANT TO SAY WE APPRECIATE THAT. BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE INCREASED TRANSPARENCY.

THIS IS NOT ENOUGH. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT JOB LOSSES.

THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT ACE OR SEIU OR CWA. THIS IS ABOUT OUR STUDENTS.

THIS IS ABOUT OUR STAFF. THIS IS ABOUT EVERY INDIVIDUAL STORY THAT MAY NEVER EVEN COME TO THIS BOARDROOM. THIS IS ABOUT TRUST. THIS IS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE WELL-BEING OF THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES WE SERVE.

WE URGE YOU TO PLEASE PROVIDE A CLEAR AND CONSISTENT EXPLANATION TO THE QUESTIONS RAISED.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS.

NEXT, WE WILL PROCEED TO ITEM SIX WHICH IS OUR CONSENT ACTION ITEMS.

[6. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS]

I HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE ROCHA SECOND AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE SPICER.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

I'LL DO A VERBAL. I GOT LOGGED OUT VERBALLY FROM VICE PRESIDENT CHON.

I'LL BE A VERBAL I TO AND A VERBAL I FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE OUR ACTION ITEMS.

[A. Request Approval of the Budget Revisions for the Month of February 2025]

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OKAY. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BERTA, SUPERINTENDENT, SUPERINTENDENT HINMAN AND TRUSTEES.

I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY TO SHARE TONIGHT. THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF BUDGET REVISION ACTIVITY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

HOWEVER, I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE NEW GRANT ITEMS THAT IS LISTED AND OUR ITEMS FOR THE MONTH.

AND WE DID RECEIVE OUR CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT DID RECEIVE A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $170,000 TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY GREAT NEWS, AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT. THAT'S THE ONLY UPDATE I HAVE AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.

TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. YEAH, I WANTED TO ASK PERHAPS SUPERINTENDENT OR INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT HINMAN MAY KNOW IF WE COULD GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR LEGAL SERVICES AND THE BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR CAC AND THE PURPOSE FOR THOSE.

SO, FOR THE BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR LEGAL SERVICES, THERE WAS AN AMOUNT ALLOCATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000.

$100,000 OF THAT WAS FOR IN-HOUSE LEGAL COUNSEL SERVICES.

THE OTHER $100,000 WAS FOR PERSONNEL SERVICES, FOR OPERATING COSTS.

AND THE CAC. YES. THAT WAS THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED FOR CONSULTING SERVICES.

AND CAC DOES SPECIALIZE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

SO THAT IS THE OTHER ITEM FOR THIS MONTH. I GUESS I'M JUST NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT THAT'S GOING TO IF SOMEONE KNOWS. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN CAC IS A CALIFORNIA STATE ORGANIZATION THAT COMES INTO DISTRICTS AND COUNTY OFFICES AND WORKS PRIMARILY WITH HUMAN RESOURCES.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING IN AND GIVING A HAND AND LOOK AT OUR PROGRAM AND HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY.

OKAY. WHOSE DECISION WAS THAT? THAT WAS MINE.

OKAY. AND THEN FOR LEGAL SERVICES THAT THAT WAS YOUR DECISION TO.

NOT SURE WHICH PART OF THAT TO ALLOCATE $200,000 FOR LEGAL SERVICES BUT SPLIT IT UP AGAIN.

YEAH. SO PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHEN WE'RE GOING AND LOOKING AT OUR OPERATING BUDGETS, IF THERE IS A NEED TO INCREASE A LINE ITEM FOR A SPECIFIC ITEM, IN THIS CASE, IT WAS LEGAL THAT ALLOCATION WAS 100,000 FOR PERSONNEL SERVICES.

THERE WAS ADDED SUPPORT NEEDED FOR THAT AREA, AND THE OTHER 100,000 WAS FOR IN-HOUSE LEGAL COUNSEL.

SO THAT'S WHY THAT ITEM IS ON HERE. THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES.

OKAY. TRUSTEES. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET REVISIONS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2025.

A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE ROCHA AND A SECOND FROM VICE PRESIDENT CHON.

THANK YOU, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

THAT MOTION PASSES WITH FOUR YESES AND ONE NO.

DR. HINMAN, WILL YOU INTRODUCE THE NEXT ACTION ITEM, PLEASE?

[B. Request Approval to Submit the Non-Competitive Head Start/Early Head Start Grant Application for FY 2025-26 and Selection Criteria]

LEE WILL BE MAKING THAT PRESENTATION. HOW ABOUT.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA TRUSTEES AND DR.

HINMAN, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT. THIS EVENING, WE'D LIKE TO GO OVER THE HEAD START EARLY HEAD START GRANT APPLICATION THAT WE HOPE TO

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SO FIRST, THOUGH, WE'LL BE COVERING THE TWO GRANT APPLICATIONS AND THEN THE PROGRAM PLANNING TIMELINE FOLLOWED BY THE FOCUS AREAS OR GOALS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE 25-35 YEAR CYCLE. AND THEN WE'LL PROVIDE A HIGH OVERVIEW OF THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS, FOLLOWED BY THE SELECTION CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY POINTS THAT WE HOPE TO IMPLEMENT.

25-26 AND THEN FINALLY THE BUDGET FOR 25-26. SO, AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT GRANTS WITHIN OUR HEAD START PROGRAM.

THE FIRST IS AND THEY'RE BOTH DIFFERENTIATED BY DIFFERENT NUMBERS.

SO THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS THE BASIC GRANT. IT'S OUR HEAD START EARLY HEAD START GRANT.

AND IT RANGES FROM THE AGES OF PRENATAL TO FIVE YEARS.

AND THEY'RE LARGELY CENTER BASED PROGRAMING AND DIRECTLY OPERATED WITH PARTNERS AS WELL.

WE ALSO HAVE A HOME BASED PROGRAM FOR OUR INFANT TODDLERS.

CURRENTLY WE'RE ON OUR YEAR FIVE OF FIVE GRANT CYCLE ON THIS GRANT, AND WE ARE NOW APPLYING FOR THE NON-COMPETING BASE GRANT APPLICATION. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE A SECOND GRANT.

IT'S THE EARLY HEAD START CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP GRANT.

AND HERE WE FOCUS ON 0 TO 3 YEAR OLD CHILDREN.

AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMING WE PROVIDE IN THIS GRANT ARE FAMILY, CHILD CARE HOMES AS WELL AS CENTERS WITH OUR PARTNER SGB.

CURRENTLY, WE'RE ON OUR YEAR ONE OF FIVE GRANT CYCLE AND WE'RE APPLYING FOR OUR NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION GRANT APPLICATION.

I WILL ADD THAT THE REASON WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION IS BECAUSE IN JANUARY WE DID RECEIVE OUR FUNDING GUIDANCE LETTER FROM THE REGIONAL OFFICE OR THE OFFICE OF HEAD START THAT TELLS US THAT WE ARE GOOD TO GO WHEN IT COMES TO OUR APPLICATION FOR APRIL 1ST, THAT WE'RE IN GOOD STANDING, AND AT THAT TIME, THEY GIVE US THE AMOUNT THAT WE WILL BE BUDGETED, AS WELL AS OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS THAT WE SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTING INTO OUR GRANT.

SO WHEN IT COMES TO OUR PROGRAM PLANNING, WE HAVE ALREADY WE HAD STARTED SINCE NOVEMBER.

IT STARTS WITH REALLY BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT.

SO THAT'S A VERY BIG DEAL FOR US BECAUSE IT TELLS US AND GIVES US A PULSE ON WHO WE NEED TO SERVE AND WHAT AREAS THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON.

WE ALSO BEGAN OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, WHICH CONTINUED ALL THE WAY TILL FEBRUARY.

WE ALSO AT THAT TIME WITH THE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT, WE STARTED TO LOOK INTO OUR SELECTION CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY POINTS.

IN FEBRUARY, WE HAD PRESENTED OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AS WELL AS OUR SELECTION CRITERIA AND FINDINGS TO THE OF THE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT TO OUR POLICY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE. AT THE AT THE MONTH OF OR ON THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, WE ALSO FINALIZED OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND FINALIZED OUR BUDGET IN MARCH. WE WERE ABLE TO PRESENT OUR BUDGET TO THE PC BUDGET COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS GET THE PC APPROVAL FOR OUR GRANT APPLICATION. AND NOW WE ARE SEEKING BOARD APPROVAL FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION.

WE DO HOPE IN APRIL 1ST OR PRIOR TO TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION.

SO IN OUR APPLICATION WE REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS ON FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS.

AND SO FOR 25 2025 TO 2030, THESE ARE THE FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS WHICH INVOLVES IMPROVING SYSTEMS AND ENROLLMENT, OPTIMIZE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AND RESOURCES, EXCEEDING PROGRAM STANDARDS, AND FINALLY ACHIEVING POSITIVE SCHOOL READINESS OUTCOMES.

THESE ARE DERIVED FROM NOT JUST REGULATIONS FROM OUR HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND THE HEAD START ACT.

IT ACTUALLY IS LARGELY COMPOSED OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT.

SO THE FIRST GOAL THAT WE HAVE IS TO IMPROVE SYSTEMS IN ENROLLMENT.

SO THE PROGRAM WILL REGULARLY EXAMINE THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES NEEDS CAN BE BEST SERVED.

AND THE WAY WE HOPE TO DO THIS. SO THE HOW IS TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN FULL ENROLLMENT, ALSO REEXAMINING OUR PROCEDURES AS WELL AS LOOKING INTO OUR RECRUITMENT PLAN TO BETTER REALLY CATER TO OUR FAMILIES.

ANOTHER AREA THAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON IS OPTIMIZING FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AND RESOURCES.

SO FOR 2530, WE WANT TO FOCUS ON OPTIMIZING FISCAL PROCESSES TO ADDRESS THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, RESPONSIBLE MANNER.

AND THE WAY WE HOPE TO DO THIS IS TO DO CONTINUOUS BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON OUR BUDGET, AS WELL AS TO REEXAMINE OUR COST ALLOCATION PLAN.

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SO THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT IS CHILD CENTERED, FAMILY DRIVEN AND SUPPORTED BY PROGRAM STAFF AND COMMUNITY.

AND THE WAY WE KNOW ONE OF THE WAYS AND WE THINK RIGHT NOW THE MOST IMPORTANT WAY IS THROUGH COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION.

AND THEN WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY SYSTEM.

ALSO OUR NUTRITION AND HOUSING NEEDS. AND LASTLY, LOOKING AT WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES NOT JUST FOR OUR STUDENTS BUT ALSO FOR OUR STAFF.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO ALSO ACHIEVE POSITIVE SCHOOL READINESS OUTCOMES.

SO WE HOPE AND WE WILL AT THE END OF THEIR ENROLLMENT, WE WILL HAVE CHILDREN IMPROVE AND GAIN SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS IN THEIR APPROACHES TO LEARNING, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION, COGNITION AND THEIR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT SO THAT THEY'RE READY TO ENTER THEIR NEXT TRANSITIONAL STAGE WITH CONFIDENCE. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE A VERY HIGH OVERVIEW OF THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS.

SO IT KIND OF HELPS PICTURE WHERE SELECTION CRITERIA FALLS AND WHERE THE ELIGIBILITY POINTS FALL.

SO THIS IS OUR EIGHT STEPS TOWARDS GETTING A CHILD.

FROM THE MOMENT THEY'RE INTERESTED, ALL THE WAY TO WHEN THEY GET TO ENTER INTO OUR CLASSROOMS. SO IT STARTS WITH THE INTEREST AND THE INITIATION OF THE APPLICATION.

AND ONCE ALL THE DOCUMENTS ARE COMPLETED, THEY ARE SUBMITTED AND OUR IRC TEAM REVIEWS THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE FAMILY.

ONCE THE CHILD IS ELIGIBLE OR THEIR ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED, THEY'RE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST.

ONCE THEY'RE ON A WAITING LIST AND THERE IS ROOM IN A CLASS, SELECTION OCCURS, AND AT THIS TIME, SELECTION IS BASED ON THE CHILD'S HIGHEST NEED AND AVAILABILITY OF SPACE.

OF COURSE, AND AT THIS POINT, THE GREEN IS WHEN THE SELECTION CRITERIA COMES INTO PLAY.

BECAUSE ELIGIBILITY POINTS ARE ALLOCATED BASED ON THE SET NUMBER OF POINTS ALLOCATED FOR EACH SELECTION.

ONCE A CHILD IS SELECTED, THEY ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM AND WE PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE FAMILIES AND ONCE THEY AGREE, AN INTAKE OCCURS IN WHICH WE GET A FAMILY READY FOR THE CHILD TO ENTER.

SO AT THIS POINT, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COLLECTING ALL OF THEIR REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS THEIR PHYSICALS AND DENTALS, OR ANY NUTRITIONAL OR HEALTH CONCERNS THAT MIGHT ARISE.

AND ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THE CHILD'S START DATE IS DETERMINED AND THEY GET TO COME INTO THE CLASSROOM.

SO WITH THAT, THE SELECTION CRITERIA IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND THE ELIGIBILITY POINTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. GIVEN THAT A CHILD IS DETERMINED, THEIR ACCEPTANCE IS DETERMINED ON THIS.

SO WE WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH WHAT WE ARE USING FOR 2526.

THE SELECTION CRITERIA IS BASED ON OUR COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT.

SO ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GATHER.

SECONDLY, IF YOU ALSO LOOK AT THE CALCULATIONS BASED ON THE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND THE HEAD START ACT, CHILDREN WHO ARE INCOME AND CATEGORICALLY ELIGIBLE ALWAYS HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF POINTS, BECAUSE THE WHOLE IDEA OF HEAD START AND THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND HEAD START IS TO ALWAYS PROVIDE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL IN OUR PROGRAM WHO HAVE THE HIGHEST NEED. SO THE FUN PART IS OUR BUDGET FOR 2526.

SO WE BROKE IT DOWN. WE BROKE IT BASED ON THE GRANT.

SO THIS IS OUR HEAD START EARLY HEAD START BASIC GRANT.

IT TOTALS IN 33.5 MILLION. AS YOU CAN SEE, MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS ARE ACTUALLY HITTING OUR PERSONNEL AND FRINGE AS WE HAVE A LOT OF DIRECTLY OPERATED PROGRAMS AND OR WE PROVIDE MOST OF OUR SERVICES.

AND THEN FOLLOWING IT COMES INTO OUR CONTRACTUAL AND IN OUR CONTRACTUAL IS LARGELY THINGS LIKE OUR MEAL VENDING PROGRAM AS WELL AS OUR PARTNERS WHO WE ARE ABLE TO CONTRACT WITH TO SERVE ADDITIONAL CHILDREN.

THEN FOLLOWING WE HAVE OUR OTHER CATEGORY AND THEN OUR SUPPLIES.

WHEN IT COMES TO OUR EARLY HEAD START, CCP MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS ARE BEING ALLOCATED INTO OUR CONTRACTUAL BECAUSE THESE PROGRAMS ARE TYPICALLY RUN BY FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES AS WELL AS OUR CENTERS.

BUT WITH OUR PARTNERS. AND SO THEY'RE ALL UNDER CONTRACTUAL, BUT WE ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES WHEN IT COMES TO THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMING. AND SO THAT'S WHY THE SECOND HIGHEST ALLOCATION IS TO OUR PERSONAL AND FRINGE, AND THEN AGAIN, FOLLOWED BY OTHER AND SUPPLIES.

ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT A LOT RIDING ON THIS.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE IN PUTTING THE GRANT APPLICATION TOGETHER AND THE TEAM'S WORK ON THIS.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE GRANT APPLICATION.

I SO MOVE. MOTION MADE BY TRUSTEE SPICER AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ROCHA TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN B.

I. DON'T THINK WE VOTED ON THIS ONE YET.

OKAY. WE'LL DO A VERBAL ROLL CALL. I VOTE I VICE PRESIDENT CHON.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN I TRUSTEE SPICER. I TRUSTEE ROCHA.

AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

NO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE WON'T DISAPPOINT.

WE APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.

[C. Change of May Board Meeting Dates]

DOCTOR HENWOOD, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE THIS ITEM, PLEASE? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT DUE TO THE HOFFMAN AWARDS BEING ON THE SAME EVENING, MAY 7TH, THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER MOVING THE SCHEDULED DATE, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THE HEADS UP. I DID CHECK WITH ALL OF OUR STAFF REGARDING NEED FOR A BOARD MEETING DURING THAT PARTICULAR TIME, AND IT'S COMPLETELY NEUTRAL TO US, BUT I DID WANT TO SHARE THAT IF YOU WANTED TO CANCEL OUTRIGHT AND EXTEND TO THE NEXT MEETING, THERE'S NOTHING OF URGENCY THAT WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE DONE DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.

BUT OF COURSE, WE'RE AT YOUR SERVICE, AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO RESCHEDULE ANY TIME.

WE'D BE HAPPY TO FACILITATE. AND I WANT TO THANK TRUSTEE SPICER FOR REMINDING US OF THIS IMPORTANT EVENT IN OUR COUNTY.

SO I WILL OPEN IT UP TO TRUSTEES FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS PROPOSAL.

VICE PRESIDENT CHON. I'M GOING TO PROPOSE TO JUST CANCEL IT UNLESS WE SEE SOME DIRE NEED AT THAT POINT.

BECAUSE IF WE THE WEEK PRIOR IS OUR APRIL 30TH MEETING THE WEEK AFTER, WE WOULD HAVE A SUBSEQUENT MEETING RIGHT AFTER.

AND SO AND THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW MONTHS, JUST OVER MY FEW YEARS ON THE BOARD.

WE HAVE ADDED MEETINGS THROUGHOUT, BUT WE HAVE NEVER REMOVED THEM.

SO I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE JUST NOT HAVING THE MEETING ON THE SEVENTH.

UNLESS MY COLLEAGUES FEEL OTHERWISE. TRUSTEE SPICER I'M GOOD WITH THAT SUGGESTION. I SAW EXACTLY THAT ON THE CALENDAR.

AND YEAH, I AGREE. THEN I'LL MOVE TO CANCEL THE MAY 7TH MEETING.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO CANCEL OUR MAY 7TH BOARD MEETING.

IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND? SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SPICER.

AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

HOPEFULLY EVERYONE'S GETTING THE PROMPT AND BOARD DOCS.

GUYS. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED A VERBAL. RIGHT.

THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. HOPEFULLY WE SEE EVERYONE THERE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE BOARD IS ABOUT TO ENTER.

[8. CLOSED SESSION]

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.

THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES ONE ITEM A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT DISCUSSION POSITION SUPERINTENDENT PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957. AND DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXCUSE OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT AT OUR BOARD MEETING.

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THANK YOU. READY TO RESUME OPEN SESSION? TIME IS NOW 9:07 P.M..

[A. Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session]

GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957. THERE IS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM TEN. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HEAR COMMITTEE REPORTS.

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

COUNCIL. TRUSTEE SPICER. AND WE ALSO HAVE BUDGET STUDY TODAY.

TRUSTEE SPICER, PLEASE. START WORKS. HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL. THEY HAD A MEETING ON MARCH 11TH. YOU PRETTY MUCH GOT THE GIST OF IT FROM HER TODAY, WHICH WAS A POLICY COUNCIL APPROVING THE GRANT APPLICATION.

AND DOCTOR HINMAN CAME AND WAS, YOU KNOW, GIVING THEM INFORMATION ABOUT EVERYTHING RELATED TO HEAD START AND THE CHANGES, THE, THE LAYOFFS AND WHATNOT. SO IT WAS, YOU KNOW, HE WAS THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

AND IT WAS A LOT OF, AGAIN, A LOT OF GREAT ENGAGED PEOPLE ASKING LOTS OF GREAT QUESTIONS ABOUT ALL ALL THE ABOVE.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE SPICER, TRUSTEE LARI WILL HAVE TO GIVE HER UPDATE THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

AND I'LL JUST MENTION WE DID HAVE OUR BUDGET STUDY SESSION EARLIER TODAY, AND WE WENT OVER THE STATE FEDERAL UPDATES.

ANTICIPATED BUDGET PIECES AND SPECIAL ED. SO APPRECIATE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR THOSE UPDATES.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 11, COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT INFORMATION SHARED DURING THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS MUST ONLY

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

NOW, WOULD ANY TRUSTEE WISH TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO OUR DUTIES AND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF OUR BOARD? TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD I WROTE A PIECE IN THE MERCURY NEWS TITLED HOMESTEAD HIGH STUDENTS LAUNCH PROJECT TO ADDRESS DEMENTIA'S IMPACT, AND I HAD TALKED A BIT ABOUT ARUN CHAKRAVARTHY AND SUMIT THAKUR AND INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT HINMAN, AND THE BOARD GAVE A CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION TO THESE TWO STUDENTS FROM HOMESTEAD HIGH. THEY LAUNCHED PROJECT PRESERVE TO TACKLE DEMENTIA CARE AS PART OF THEIR FBLA CLUB AT HOMESTEAD.

THEY HELPED PLAY A PART IN PASSING FEDERAL LEGISLATION.

THEY STARTED A PODCAST, THEY STARTED A MIND GAME.

THEY CONNECTED SOME OF THEIR PEERS TO SENIOR RESIDENTS TO WORK ON MEMORY GAMES AND OTHER SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.

SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. AND ALSO WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT THE THIRD ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY SUMMIT FOR ECO IS APRIL 5TH, AND I'M EXCITED TO ATTEND THAT.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE SPICER. I TOURED VOICES MORGAN HILL CHARTER SCHOOL, A DUAL IMMERSION CHARTER SCHOOL IN MORGAN HILL THAT WENT QUITE WELL. I PARTICIPATED IN ABOUT FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION WEEK SESSIONS THROUGH CSBA ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF ALL STUDENTS REALLY IN THIS IN THIS STATE AND MORE.

YEAH. ANY OTHER REPORTS? OKAY. AND FOR MY REPORT, I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF AS WELL.

I WANT TO THANK THE CONTINUED OUTREACH TO THE BOARD.

I KNOW, YOU KNOW, CLARIFYING. I KNOW IT'S NOT DIRECTLY THIS BOARD'S JURISDICTION, BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU KNOW, SEEK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OF DOCTOR HINMAN AND OF OUR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM.

APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP.

I KNOW THERE'S THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS DIRECTED.

SO I KNOW THIS BOARD IS IS COMMITTED TO TO TRYING TO SEEK AND AMPLIFY THE TRANSPARENCY.

AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, CLARIFY WHAT OUR ROLE IS, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I LEARNED AS A LOCAL DISTRICT TRUSTEE. TRANSITIONING INTO THIS ROLE IS, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN WHAT OUR GOVERNING BODY DOES.

AND ONE OF THOSE IS, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A ROLE IN BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS OR PERSONNEL MATTERS.

AND SO ALSO KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CERTAINLY HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN TERMS OF OUR OF OUR ADVOCACY IN TERMS OF,

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AND THAT'S REALLY ESSENTIAL TO THE ORGANIZATION AND THE FUNCTIONING OF OF OF THE CCO.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE CONTINUED DIALOG ON THAT AS WELL.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN I WOULD HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH SOME OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

I KNOW THIS ISN'T A DISCUSSION ITEM, BUT I THINK WE DO HAVE A ROLE WHERE WE CAN STAY WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE CAN PLAY A PART IN WHO OUR INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AND SUPERINTENDENTS ARE.

SO I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE. I ACTUALLY THINK I AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT BECAUSE WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE WE DO WE CONVEY WE CONVEY FEEDBACK ON THE TYPES OF DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE. WE CAN CONVEY CONCERNS. IT'S JUST IT'S NOT GOING TO COME TO THIS BOARD.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT EXPECTATION OF THE PUBLIC IS CLEAR AS WELL.

I DON'T WANT TO MISLEAD ANYONE THAT THIS ITEM IS SOMEHOW GOING TO SHOW UP ON THE BOARD AGENDA, BECAUSE IT'S NOT BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN OUR JURISDICTION.

SO HOPEFULLY THAT PROVIDES CLARIFICATION AND HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, CONNECT WITH FOLKS I KNOW HAD A NUMBER OF MEETINGS ALREADY JUST TO AGAIN, ALWAYS BEING WILLING TO LISTEN AND HEAR WHAT THE CONCERNS ARE.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

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

PRESIDENT BERTA. ALONG THOSE SAME LINES LET ME JUST SHARE.

I JUST WANT TO SHARE A COUPLE OF THINGS BASED ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS TODAY.

I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY, YOU KNOW, RUMORS AND INNUENDOS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IN THIS KIND OF SCENARIO WHEN YOU'RE DOING LAYOFFS LIKE THIS, AND I WILL OWN RUMORS, INNUENDOS, WHAT THAT MEANS IS OBVIOUSLY I HAVEN'T GOTTEN OUT ENOUGH TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND CLEAR UP THE FACTS OF THE PROCESS THE WAY WE DID THINGS.

I THOUGHT A FEW THINGS. I THOUGHT. I WAS EVEN SURPRISED THAT PEOPLE COULD SAY SOME OF THE THINGS THAT DIDN'T TAKE PLACE.

BUT I GET IT, AND I CAN SAY I OWN IT AND I'LL DO A BETTER JOB CLEANING THAT UP.

HOWEVER, THAT BEING SAID, THE ONE THAT REALLY BOTHERED ME THAT I REALLY WANT TO CLEAR UP IS THAT SOME RUMOR? INNUENDO IS THAT THIS BOARD IS DIRECTING, THAT THIS BOARD IS SELECTING THAT THEY'VE BEEN PART OF THE PROCESS.

THEY HAVE NOT. LET ME MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR. I HAVE HAD FULL RESPONSIBILITY ON THAT.

DO I REPORT TO THE BOARD? ABSOLUTELY. DO THEY UNDERSTAND THE RHYME AND REASON OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT.

ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S THEIR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY.

THEY UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THEY'RE NOT. THEY'VE NOT BEEN PART OF THE PROCESS.

MY TEAM IS THE PROCESS. OUR SELECTION PROCESS HAS BEEN THROUGH CABINET AND WORKING WITH DIRECTORS, BUT I'M GOING TO GO INTO THAT MORE. OBVIOUSLY.

I NEED TO GET OUT A FEW MORE MEMOS DESCRIPTORS ABOUT HOW WE'RE DOING.

AND, MEGAN, I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU BECAUSE HONESTLY, YOU KNOW, INTERIM I DIDN'T KNOW WHO YOU WERE, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I SHOULD HAVE MET WITH YOU BEFORE NOW.

SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS SOONER THAN LATER.

AND THEN I'LL OBVIOUSLY KEEP MEETING WITH OUR UNION REPRESENTATIVES AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR INFORMATION ITEM

[A. Future Agenda Items]

YES. ITEM 13. THANK YOU. I'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS RIGHT AFTER YOU INTRODUCE ITEM DOCTOR HICKMAN.

YES. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BERTA. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT, ITEMS MENTIONED UNDER THIS ITEM ARE BEING SUGGESTED, SO THEY MAY BE CONSIDERED AND EXPLORED FOR FOLLOW UP.

ACCORDING TO BOARD BYLAWS, TOPICS RAISED UNDER THIS ITEM ARE NOT AGENDIZED FOR BOARD DISCUSSION, BUT RATHER TO CREATE A SPACE FOR TRUSTEES TO MENTION TOPICS FOR REVIEW FOR CONSIDERATION AS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

OUR ONE COMMENTER IS CHRISTINA MOORE, AND I'LL WAIT A MOMENT WHILE SHE GETS TO THE PODIUM.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HI, I'M CHRISTINA MOORE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

SO I WOULD LIKE AN AGENDA ITEM ABOUT WHO, WHO AND WHY THE DECISIONS ARE MADE.

IT'S CURIOUS THAT WE ARE IN THE THROES OF SUCH A FINANCIAL CRISIS RESULTING IN MASSIVE CLASS CLOSURES AND LAYOFFS.

BUT THEN A VERY COSTLY DECISION WAS MADE TO INCREASE AND STANDARDIZE ALL STUDENT EOC MINUTES, HOW OUR DISTRICTS ARE GOING TO MANAGE TRANSPORTATION WITH THE START AND FINISH TIME THE SAME ACROSS ALL COUNTY CLASSES.

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EXTRA DRIVERS AND ROUTES WILL BE NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE THE SAME BELL SCHEDULE ACROSS CLASSES.

HOW ARE THE DISTRICTS AND SCCO GOING TO AFFORD THE OVERTIME NECESSARY FOR CUSTODIANS AND OFFICE STAFF THAT ARE USUALLY WAITING FOR US DURING EOC TO LOCK UP AND ALARM THE BUILDINGS? HOW IS THE CCU GOING TO AFFORD? THE EXTRA PAY FOR INCREASED PAIR HOURS? HAS A FINANCIAL IMPACT OF EXTENDING THE SCHOOL DAY ON THE MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION OF CLASSROOM CLOSURES AND MOVES BEEN ANALYZED.

NOW, WITH NO TIME AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY AFTER STUDENTS LEAVE, THERE WILL BE NO TIME TO START THE PACKING PROCESS.

THE SCO WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR EXTRA. ADDITIONAL HOURS TO ACCOMMODATE MOVES AND CLOSURES HAS THE IMPACT OF THE INCREASED HOURS ON THE ABILITY TO SAFELY AND FULLY STAFF OUR CLASSROOMS HAVE BEEN ANALYZED. THIS IS A PROBLEM NOW, AND WITH MANY STAFF, AND WITH MANY STAFF ONLY ALLOWED TO WORK UP UNTIL JUNE 30TH DUE TO LAYOFFS AND THE EXTENDED DAY, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR STAFF TO SIGN UP AT ALL FOR ESY DUE TO OTHER OBLIGATIONS.

WILL BE AT RISK. WILL PUT US AT RISK OF MANY LAWSUITS FOR UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND INABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES, ACCORDING TO IEPS. HOW IS THIS DECISION JUSTIFIED? THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COUNTY BOARD THAT YOU'D LIKE TO MENTION AT THIS TIME? TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. THANK YOU.

I HAVE REALLY BEEN ENJOYING OUR BARGAINING REPORT.

SO THANK YOU FOR AGENDIZING THAT ONE ITEM THAT VICE PRESIDENT CHON, ACTUALLY, AND I WERE TALKING IN THE INITIAL STAGES WITH OUR PREVIOUS SUPERINTENDENT, WAS DISCUSSING INFUSING WORKERS VOICE INTO THE SEC BUDGET PROCESS. AND I THINK YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE HEARD FROM A LOT OF OUR WORKFORCE TODAY AND I PERSONALLY AGREE WITH MOST OF WHAT WAS SHARED.

SO I WOULD WANT TO SEE AN ITEM WHERE WE CAN TAKE INPUT FROM, WHETHER IT BE OUR UNION AFFILIATES OR OTHER EMPLOYEES, TO BETTER INFUSE THEIR VOICE INTO OUR BUDGET PROCESS MOVING FORWARD.

SO I WOULD WANT TO SEE THAT. AND I KNOW WE WERE IN THE INITIAL STAGES OF THAT BEFORE, SO PERHAPS THEIR STAFF THAT IS AWARE OF SOME OF THAT BACKGROUND. AND THEN SECOND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW FROM WHAT WAS SHARED EARLIER IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE OBVIOUSLY CAN'T ENGAGE IN UNIQUE PERSONNEL DECISIONS, BUT I WOULD WANT TO HEAR IF LARGER STRUCTURAL CHANGES COULD COME TO OUR BOARD WHEN IT COMES TO STAFFING AND GET A REPORT ON THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE DO APPROVE OUR BUDGET AT THE END OF THE DAY.

BUT YOU KNOW, I'VE JUST BEEN CONCERNED BECAUSE I DON'T, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, THINK THAT THIS IS BEING HANDLED THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. I DON'T SEE OTHER CEOS DOING THIS.

AND SO I WOULD WANT AN ITEM LIKE THAT TO COME TO OUR BOARD TO SEE IF THE BOARD CAN VOTE IN PUBLIC ON SOME OF THIS AND WHAT'S LEGAL.

THANK YOU. SO TWO ITEMS. TRUSTEE ROCHA. THANK YOU.

ACTUALLY, THAT SAME TOPIC. I THINK FOLKS PROBABLY RECALL I'VE BEEN HERE TWO YEARS.

IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, I TALKED ABOUT A LARGER ENGAGEMENT ON THE BUDGET PROCESS RATHER THAN JUST THOSE TWO MEETINGS.

AND WHILE WE DIDN'T GET TO THAT TYPE OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BOARD, WE DID EXPAND THE HEARINGS A LITTLE BIT.

SO FOR ME, GIVEN THE WORD THAT'S BEEN USED IS UNPRECEDENTED TIMES AND IT'S UNPRECEDENTED FOR I'M SURE YOU AND AS NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND MYSELF AND MAYBE MOST EVERYBODY UP HERE THAT I THINK THAT WARRANTS A MORE ENGAGED BOARD AND PUBLIC AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

WE HAVE JUST APRIL AND MAY LEFT, REALLY IN TERMS OF KIND OF WORKING THROUGH WHATEVER ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO GO FORWARD.

WE ALSO HAVE UPDATES THAT ARE GOING TO COME DOWN FROM THE STATE AND THE FEDS ON ACTIONS THAT THEY'RE TAKING AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT US.

SO I THINK HAVING THOSE PERIODIC CHECK INS AT OUR BOARD MEETINGS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND WHAT THE PROJECTIONS ARE AND WHAT THE STAFFING DECISIONS ARE GOING TO BE MADE TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY, OF COURSE, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WHAT'S EFFICIENT IS US TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT AND TRYING TO WRITE DOWN THE 17 QUESTIONS OR THE 18 QUESTIONS THAT COME ACROSS.

I THINK THE MORE EFFICIENT USE OF EVERYBODY'S TIME AND TO BE TRANSPARENT IS FOR FOLKS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE ENGAGED AND TO GET THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN A MUCH MORE, BETTER PROCESS. SO EVEN THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF THIS, RATHER THAN US TRYING TO FIELD QUESTIONS,

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THANK YOU. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN ONE POINT I FORGOT TO ADD, WHETHER IT BE IN ONE OF MY ITEMS OR TRUSTEE ROCHA IS SEEING HOW OTHER CEOS ARE HANDLING THIS. YOU KNOW, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY'RE NOT HANDLING IT THE WAY THAT YOU ARE.

DR. HINMAN AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET A REPORT ON, ESPECIALLY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING, WHICH YOU MENTIONED THAT IN THE PAST, HOW OTHER CITIES ARE HANDLING THOSE STAFFING DECISIONS.

THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST ASK, YOU KNOW, TOTALLY FAIR POINTS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE OBVIOUSLY FALLING WITHIN WHAT'S IN OUR JURISDICTION.

I KNOW WE'LL DEFER TO OUR COUNCIL AND LOOKING INTO ALL OF THIS AND WHAT WE CAN BRING BACK TO THIS BOARD, BECAUSE I THINK VERY FAIR POINTS MADE. AND LET'S FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

I'M SORRY. THERE'S JUST ONE MORE CONSIDERATION TO KEEP IN MIND IS THE POTENTIAL TRANSITION OF SUPERINTENDENT ROLE AND HOW THAT IS GOING TO BE MANAGED AND THE IMPACT THAT MAY HAPPEN SHOULD WE GO FORWARD WITH THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT AND HOW THAT TRANSITION IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE? THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS TO CONSIDER. AND AGAIN, I THINK THE BOARD SHOULD BE AS ENGAGED AS WE CAN, OBVIOUSLY, WITHIN THE LAW. TRUSTEE SPICER ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT THEY BOTH WERE ASKING FOR AND WHAT IS ALLOWED LEGALLY. CAN WE GET. WE HEARD A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT SPECIFIC LAYOFFS, LOT LAYOFFS, 30% THIS, 25% THAT I'D LIKE TO JUST ACTUALLY NO, I KNOW WE KNOW THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF LAYOFFS. WE DON'T KNOW THE ACTUAL FULL ON DETAILS OF THEM.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT. THANK YOU. THERE'S NO LAW THAT SAYS I CAN'T SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD.

SO YEAH, I WILL GET YOU AS MUCH OF AN UPDATED REPORT AS WE CAN AS TO THE POSITIONS AND WHO AND THE WHY.

I JUST, I JUST THINK WE CAN'T THE BOARD CAN'T NECESSARILY ENGAGE AND SAY THIS ONE, NOT THIS ONE KIND OF A THING, BUT BY ALL MEANS THE BOARD. I WANT THE INFO. I'M NOT FULLY AWARE OF THE AMOUNT, THE HOWS, THE WHYS. I HAVE NO PROBLEM PRESENTING THAT. THANK YOU.

YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

I WOULD JUST WANT A SECOND TRUSTEE SPEISER AND HER REQUEST BECAUSE IT SEEMS HAPHAZARD AND INDISCRIMINATE.

DR. HINMAN, VICE PRESIDENT CHON. IF WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO THAT, I ALSO WOULD APPRECIATE HEARING THE REPORT, JUST TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR COUNTY OFFICE AND AFFECTING THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE OR IN OUR OFFICES.

AND THEN JUST KIND OF HEARING THE WHY, IT'S NOT EASY TO SEE THAT WE'RE NOT THE ONLY COUNTY OFFICE, THE ONLY DISTRICTS THAT ARE HAVING TO DO WITH THIS SITUATION.

BUT IT IS GOOD TO KNOW AS BOARD MEMBERS, THE WHAT AND WHY.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU KIND OF STATING TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHERE OUR JURISDICTION LANDS IN THAT, BUT IT IS GOOD FOR US TO KNOW AS BOARD MEMBERS WHAT IS GOING ON.

SO, AND I APPRECIATE YEAH. IF WE HAVE A PUBLIC UPDATE ABOUT THAT.

YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES.

THAT BRINGS US TO ADJOURNMENT. THE NEXT SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 16TH, 2025, AT 5:00 PM. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. VICE PRESIDENT, CHON AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SPICER.

THANK YOU FOR BEING SO EFFICIENT WITH THAT. TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

VERBAL I'VE FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

AND OLLIE WILL DO THE ADJOURNMENT WITH THAT. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AT 9:26 P.M.

THANK YOU. GOOD JOB.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.