Jul 16, 2025 County Board of Education

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GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING.

[A. Call to Order]

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH AND THE TIME IS 5:02 P.M..

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

A LIVESTREAM OF THIS EVENING'S MEETING IS HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/SCCBOARDMEETING.

ONCE ON THE WEB PAGE, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM AND CHOOSE LIVE LANGUAGE.

SUPPORT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE IN SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE BY PHONE.

FOR SPANISH SUPPORT, CALL 1-669-900-6833. THE MEETING ID IS 727-334-810 POUND. FOR VIETNAMESE SUPPORT, CALL 1-669-900-6833.

THE MEETING ID IS (921) 815-39516 POUND. 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 THE MONITORS THROUGHOUT THE ROOM.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE TEAM FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK THEY ARE 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 CASE OF AN EMERGENCY OR THE NEED TO EVACUATE THE ROOM PLEASE ALERT AND FOLLOW A SCCOE STAFF MEMBER WHO IS IDENTIFIED WITH THE YELLOW BADGE.

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

[B. Pledge of Allegiance]

PLEASE BEGIN WHEN YOU ARE READY. PLEDGE THE WAY.

ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER? YES.

THANK YOU. STUDENT. BOARD MEMBER. ARE YOU THERE? ALL RIGHT, WELL, GO AHEAD AND MAKE IT. 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 ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR US? WE MIGHT HAVE LOST CONNECTIVITY. OKAY, I WILL GO AHEAD AND RECITE THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT AS WELL.

[C. Land Acknowledgement]

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

TODAY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE LAND.

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

RIGHT. NOW I WILL CONDUCT ROLL CALL I PRESIDENT, BERTA AM PRESENT.

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

VICE PRESIDENT CHON WILL NOT BE JOINING US. SHE'S ATTENDING TO A WORK OBLIGATION.

TRUSTEE LARI. PRESENT. TRUSTEE PACHECO. TRUSTEE ROCHA.

TRUSTEE SPEISER. HERE. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. PRESENT.

THANK YOU. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AND EXCUSE VICE PRESIDENT CHON.

[E. Set the Agenda]

HELLO. STUDENT BOARD MEMBER HERE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. WE WILL. WE'LL GET TO YOU.

THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT SHORTLY.

ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

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.]

TOWSON SENIOR AND ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS. BOTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ARE COMPLETING THEIR SUMMER SCHOOL SESSIONS THIS FRIDAY.

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THEY ALSO HELP WITH A JOB PLACEMENT WHEN STUDENTS ENTER BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.

HAVING A JOB THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS HAVE SHOWN THAT THE YOUTH HAVE BEEN MORE SUCCESSFUL ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY.

OSBORNE STUDENTS HAVE ALSO CONTINUED TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THEIR SCHOOL GARDEN.

THIS YEAR WE HAVE PLANTED TONS OF TOMATOES, STRAWBERRIES AND OF COURSE HOT PEPPERS.

LAST WEEK WE ALSO HOSTED OUR ANNUAL JUVENILE HALL OLYMPICS AN EVENT, INCLUDING EVERYONE IN THE FACILITY TO BUILD HEALTHY SPORTSMANSHIP AMONGST DIFFERENT LIVING UNITS AND OVERALL COMMUNITY. IT WAS GREAT SEEING MY CLASSMATES PARTICIPATE ALONG WITH MY TEACHERS.

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NEW PRINCIPAL IN NORTH COUNTY, MARIA [INAUDIBLE], AND CONGRATULATE OUR FORMER PRINCIPAL, EUGENE SANTILLAN, WHO IS NOW OUR DIRECTOR OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PASTRANA JIMENEZ. WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU, AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND INPUT ARE REALLY ESSENTIAL TO OUR WORK.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN. NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

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

PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME.

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

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.95 THE SCCBOE STRIVES TO MAINTAIN THE ORDERLY AND CIVIL CONDUCT OF ITS MEETINGS AND TO AVOID UNLAWFUL DISRUPTIONS. THEREFORE, DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE INTEND TO KEEP A RESPECTFUL AND PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT.

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

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

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

IF YOU WISH TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU MAY SIMPLY DO SO WITH THE UNIVERSAL SIGN FOR APPRECIATION, WHICH CAN BE DONE LIKE THIS. MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE DO. WE HAVE EIGHT CARDS. OKAY. THANK YOU. AS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW COMMENCING, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL COMMENTERS.

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

A TIMER WILL BE DISPLAYED WHEN THE ALLOTTED TIME IS UP.

THE BUZZER WILL SOUND, YOU WILL BE MUTED AND YOUR TIME TO SPEAK WILL END.

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

AS A REMINDER, ONE PERSON AT A TIME CAN BE AT THE PODIUM TO PRESENT THEIR COMMENT UNLESS LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED BY AN 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 ABOUT A HAND'S DISTANCE FROM YOUR MOUTH.

OUR SPEAKERS ARE RISHU KRISHNA, MIA NGUYEN, MERCEDES HILL, FABIOLA BOTAS, MICHELLE OLIVER, GILARDO AMADOR, ANDREA DELGADO, VICTORIA AVILAR AND JASON. OURSELVES. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS RISHU KRISHNA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

RISHU KRISHNA, TEACHER OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY, DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR THE HEARTBREAKING LOSS OF OUR STUDENT, MARISSA DINAPOLI. AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THIS CASE IS A MURDER PERPETRATED BY A ROMANTIC PARTNER RESULTING FROM SERIOUS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

THIS TRAGEDY IS A STARK REMINDER THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED CONSISTENT, TRAUMA INFORMED RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS OF ABUSE, GRIEF, AND RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE.

THESE ARE NOT PERIPHERAL ISSUES. THEY ARE CENTRAL TO STUDENT SAFETY AND SUCCESS.

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I ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT A FORMER STUDENT OF MINE IS CURRENTLY MISSING.

IF ANYONE IS ABLE TO HELP AMPLIFY HIS STORY, I WOULD BE DEEPLY GRATEFUL.

WE ALL CONTINUE TO HOPE HE IS FOUND SAFE. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MIA NGUYEN.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

MY NAME IS MIA NGUYEN. I'M THE. IT'S GOOD NOW.

MY NAME IS MIA NGUYEN, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MY FAMILY AND FOR MY SON.

IT'S THE HEARD OF THE HEARING. AND WE GO TO THE UNIVERSE OF GALLAUDET AND CAN MEET TO ALL THE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MERCEDES HILL.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR TOSTON AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I'M MERCEDES HILL AND I'M AN OFFICE SPECIALIST FOR THE HEAD START PROGRAM AND HAVE BEEN SO FOR FIVE YEARS.

I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT NOT TO SEND A VOLLEY OF REQUESTS AND ROCK THE BOAT, SO TO SPEAK, BUT TO THANK YOU, DOCTOR TOSTON, FOR YOUR JUNE 2ND LETTER TO THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE HEAD START OFFICE.

I'M SORRY OF THE OFFICE OF HEAD START REQUESTING TO EXPEDITE OUR HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START GRANT AWARD LETTERS.

AFTER MONTHS OF HEARING, NOTHING EXCEPT OUR AWARD LETTER FOR GUARANTEED FUNDS WOULD NOT ARRIVE UNTIL AFTER JULY 1ST.

IT WAS A REAL BOON TO OUR DEPARTMENT'S MORALE.

WHEN YOU REACHED OUT TO THE OHS MAKING THE REQUEST AND SO I AND SO MANY OF MY FELLOW ELS COLLEAGUES ARE HERE STILL AT THE SCCOE BECAUSE YOU HELPED BOOST OUR CAUSE. I KNOW THE HEAD START PROGRAMS AND GRANTS ARE SAFE IN YOUR HANDS, DOCTOR TOSTON, BUT THERE IS MUCH WORK TO BE DONE TO RESTORE A PROGRAM TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL.

WE HOPE YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OUR LETTER AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS FABIOLA BOTAS.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS FABIOLA BOTAS AND I'M HERE FOR ANOTHER REASON.

UNFORTUNATELY, I DO HAVE A PARENT THAT SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT, BUT I'M GOING TO TALK ON HER BEHALF. SHE DOES HAVE A CHILD THAT IS DISABLED, BUT RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE TAKING HER NOW TO COURT.

REBECCA O'BRIEN HAS MANIPULATED THE WAY SHE SAID THOSE THINGS, SAYING THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT TO SEND HER KID TO SCHOOL.

NOT TRUE THE KID GOT ASSAULTED IN JANUARY. HASN'T GONE TO SCHOOL BECAUSE REBECCA O'BRIEN HAS BEEN REALLY PUSHING IT TO KEEP THAT KID IN THAT SAME SCHOOL.

WHEN THIS KID IS SO HARD TO EVEN GET OUT OF THE CAR, HE KICKS AND HE DOESN'T TALK, BUT HE CAN SAY NO.

AND HE AND IT'S MAKING THIS KID UNHAPPY. SO NOW WE JUST GOT THE LETTER SAYING THE HALF COURT ON ON AUGUST 7TH.

AND TO ME IT'S UNFAIR. THERE'S A REASON WHY THE KID DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL.

AND PRIOR TO THAT, THAT SAME SCHOOL SUSPENDED HIM.

THIS IS A SEVEN YEAR OLD KID. THEY HAVE HIM DOWN AS AN AGGRESSIVE CHILD.

HE'S NOT AGGRESSIVE. HE'S MISUNDERSTOOD. OKAY.

I'VE BEEN WITH HIM FOR A WHILE ALREADY, AND I CAN TELL YOU, HE'S THE SWEETEST KID IF HE UNDERSTANDS YOU.

IF HE DOESN'T, HE IS GOING TO LASH OUT. THAT'S WHY I SAY HE'S MISUNDERSTOOD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP THIS MOTHER. WE CANNOT AFFORD A LAWYER.

AND THE ONLY THING IS IN THE BACK OF OUR HEADS IS THIS KID'S GOING TO GET REMOVED FROM US.

NOBODY'S GOING TO UNDERSTAND THIS, KID. I'M PLEADING FOR YOUR GUYS'S HELP TO INTERVENE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW. I DON'T KNOW. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO TO HELP THIS MOM? I DON'T KNOW. BUT SOUTH COUNTY IS ALL MESSED UP RIGHT NOW.

REBECCA O'BRIEN IS NOT THERE FOR THE PARENTS OR THE STUDENTS.

AND I SAY HER NAME OUT LIKE THIS BECAUSE SHE NEEDS TO BE BLASTED OUT.

AND I'M NOT THE ONLY FAMILY THAT'S BEEN AFFECTED BY HER.

YOU GUYS NEED TO GO BACK TO SOUTH COUNTY AND CHECK STUFF OUT. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHELLE OLIVER.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HI, EVERYBODY. MICHELLE OLIVER. FULL INCLUSION, SPECIAL ED PRESCHOOL TEACHER.

AND THIS IS LAURA. LAURA. AS WE ENTER THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR, WITH SO MANY BUDGETARY AND STAFFING UNCERTAINTIES,

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SOMEBODY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS. I KNOW THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE GRANT AND THERE WAS UNCERTAINTY, BUT THOSE CLASSES ARE CLOSED. YOU KNOW, INCLUSION IS MORE THAN JUST A SET OF STRATEGIES.

IT'S A PRACTICE. IT'S EDUCATORS COLLABORATING TOGETHER TO LEARN.

OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE DONE SO MUCH WORK BETWEEN SPED AND EARLY LEARNING TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE.

AND WE'VE LOST OUR INCLUSION CHAMPIONS WITHIN SPECIAL ED.

THEY'VE ALL BEEN RELEASED FROM THEIR DUTIES. WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE LEADERSHIP IS AT EARLY LEARNING, SO THAT MEANS IT FALLS ON YOU GUYS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS HAPPENS.

YOU GUYS HAVE ME FOR ONE MORE YEAR. DOCTOR TOSTON, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, YOU CAN USE ME HOWEVER YOU WANT THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT THESE CLASSROOMS. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LAID OFF THIS YEAR AND THERE WAS AN ERROR, SO THANKFULLY I GOT CALLED BACK.

USE ME. LET'S GET THIS FIGURED OUT. BECAUSE WHEREVER THESE HEAD START CLASSES IN DEPTH, THERE NEEDS TO BE INCLUSION.

KIDDOS LIKE LAURA BENEFITED FROM BEING IN A CLASSROOM THAT HAD INCLUSION.

PLEASE DON'T LET US TURN BACK THE CLOCK ON THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GILARDO AMADOR.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. EXCUSE ME. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS GILARDO AMADOR.

AND THANK YOU, MEMBERS, FOR SEEING ME TODAY. I'M THE PROUD FATHER OF THIS LITTLE ONE RIGHT HERE, LAURA. AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT SHE WAS ONE OF THE STUDENTS THAT WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE INCLUSION PROGRAM WITH HEAD START AND PARTAKE IN THE SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDED TO HER BECAUSE EARLY ON, SHE SUFFERED FROM DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO TURN TO OR WHAT TO DO AT THAT TIME.

LUCKILY, WE FOUND SOMEONE LIKE MICHELLE. SHE WAS A VERY INTEGRAL PART OF HELPING US ESTABLISH LAURA'S WELL-BEING, YOU KNOW, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET HER INTO THAT PROGRAM.

AND NOT ONLY DID SHE FLOURISH IN THAT PROGRAM, SHE DEVELOPED LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER STUDENTS, WITH STAFF MEMBERS, LIKE EVEN TODAY, SHE'S ALREADY SHE WAS IN THE PROGRAM FOR TWO YEARS.

SHE'S ALREADY BEEN DISCHARGED AND IS ALREADY AWAITING TK, BUT YET WE ARE STILL HERE TOGETHER TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE FUNDAMENTAL BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM, AND IT'S IN JEOPARDY OF NOT BEING AROUND.

AND THAT'S JUST I THINK THAT SHOULD NOT BE A THING.

IT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE OFFERED TO CHILDREN EVERYWHERE.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY DAUGHTER WOULD BE TODAY. MY LOVELY WIFE IS HERE WITH ME AS WELL, WITH OUR YOUNGEST ONE, AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE WOULD BE TODAY IF SHE DIDN'T HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE INCLUDED INTO THIS PROGRAM.

SO YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ANDREA DELGADO.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HELLO, MY NAME IS ANDREA DELGADO, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE AT GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY.

MY SON IS HARD OF HEARING AND SO IT WAS NICE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR OUR SONS.

THERE'S MORE MOMS HERE TO TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THE HOW IMPACTFUL IT WAS TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS TRIP AND JUST, YOU KNOW, GET A WHOLE LOT OF INFORMATION THAT OTHERWISE WE MAYBE WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT.

SO I CAME BACK WITH A LOT OF RESOURCES, AND I FEEL REALLY CONFIDENT MOVING FORWARD THAT THERE'S A PATH FOR MY SON THAT'S NOT JUST AN ORDINARY JOB, THAT HE CAN ACTUALLY GO TO COLLEGE AND BETTER HIS LANGUAGE IN ENGLISH.

AND IT'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HE STRUGGLES WITH, OBVIOUSLY WITH COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS VICTORIA AVELAR. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

HELLO, MY NAME IS VICTORIA AVELAR. AND GOOD EVENING TO ALL OF YOU.

THIS SUMMER I HAD THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL WITH MY SON AND OTHER FAMILIES TO GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.. AN EXPERIENCE THAT WAS MADE ENTIRELY POSSIBLE BY A GENEROUS GRANT.

THANKS TO THIS SUPPORT, BOTH STUDENTS AND PARENTS WERE ABLE TO GO AT NO COST, AND I WANT TO START BY EXPRESSING MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO ADVOCATED FOR THIS GRANT. JEN ANNE.

AND TO THE PRINCIPAL OF THE OSTER PROGRAM, TARSHA FOYER, WHO HELPED BRING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LIFE FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS AS WELL.

AS A PARENT, I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE TOO ARE INCLUDED IN THESE TYPES OF EXPERIENCES.

BEFORE THIS TRIP, MY SON WASN'T SURE IF COLLEGE WAS MEANT FOR HIM.

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BUT SOMETHING CHANGED DURING OUR TRIP TO GALLAUDET.

BEING ON CAMPUS, MEETING STUDENTS HIS AGE WHO WERE FACED WITH THE SAME CHOICES AND CHALLENGES HE HAD BEEN SEEING HIMSELF IN, THE LIGHT. AND HE HAD. HE BEGAN TO SEE HIMSELF IN A NEW LIGHT.

HE STARTED TO BELIEVE IN A FUTURE THAT HE HADN'T CONSIDERED POSSIBLE FOR HIMSELF BEFORE.

AS A MOM, THERE ARE NO WORDS FOR THIS JOY THAT THAT THIS BRINGS TO ME.

THIS TRIP WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. BUT TRIPS LIKE THIS DO MORE THAN JUST INFORM.

THEY TRANSFORM. THEY GIVE OUR KIDS THE CHANCE TO DREAM BIGGER, TO SEE THEIR WORTH, AND TO FEEL THAT THEY BELONG SOMEWHERE GREAT.

WITHOUT OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THESE, MANY STUDENTS, LIKE MY OWN, MIGHT CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT COLLEGE ISN'T FOR THEM.

BUT NOW HIS EYES ARE OPEN, AS ARE MINE. I'M GRATEFUL.

SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JASON. HELLO, MY NAME IS JASON ABDON, AND I'M A STUDENT HERE IN. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY BY SAYING THANK YOU.

GALLAUDET, THAT WAS A GREAT AND A FUN EXPERIENCE.

AT FIRST I WAS NERVOUS BECAUSE MY FRIENDS WERE WERE LIKE IN A DIFFERENT GROUP CAMP, BUT I WAS IN THE GROUP WITH PEOPLE I DON'T EVEN KNOW. BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS I WAS LIKE, SO HAPPY BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE ARE LIKE, SO SUPPORTIVE. AND I WAS GRATEFUL I WAS I WAS GRATEFUL THAT I WAS FRIENDS WITH THEM AND LIKE IT BROUGHT ME JOY AND HAPPINESS. AND IF I WAS GIVEN ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK TO GALLAUDET, I WOULD DO IT AGAIN.

THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS.

[A. Bargaining Units' Reports]

I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE OF THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, SEIU FORWARD. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENTS.

I AM SARAH GIANOCARO, SEIU CHAPTER PRESIDENT, DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

I DO WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT THE GALLAUDET PROGRAM, WHICH WAS FUNDED BY MEDI-CAL FUNDS, NOT A GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED BECAUSE OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS, LIKE OUR OTS AND SPEECH THERAPISTS AND NURSING TEAM RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT DIRECTLY FROM MEDI-CAL FOR THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR STUDENTS. REGARDING HEAD START, WE'RE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL THAT THE HEAD START AWARD LETTER WAS RECEIVED ON JUNE 30TH, AND THE MAJORITY OF HEAD START STAFF WERE NOT LAID OFF, ALTHOUGH ABOUT 30 CLASS [INAUDIBLE] POSITIONS WERE STILL ELIMINATED WITHIN THIS GRANT.

LET'S BE CLEAR THAT RECEIVING THE HEAD START GRANT AWARD LETTERS BEFORE THE LAYOFFS TOOK EFFECT WAS A RESULT OF INTENSIVE EFFORTS BY MANY, INCLUDING OUR SEIU MEMBERS, WHO WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR DUTIES, LEAVING NO HEAD START CONTACT UNREACHED, NO MEETING UNATTENDED, AND NO ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITY MISSED AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.

THEY CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP WITH ADVOCATES, WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN TIMELINES BEING EXPEDITED.

WE APPRECIATE THE QUICK WORK OF PERSONNEL SERVICES WHO ENSURED THAT THOSE WHO WERE NOT BEING LAID OFF KNEW TO REPORT TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY, AND THAT THOSE WHOSE ASSIGNMENTS WOULD CHANGE KNEW WHERE THEY SHOULD REPORT INSTEAD. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, PERSONNEL SERVICES REPEATEDLY ANSWERED QUESTIONS THAT HAD BEEN ASKED AND ANSWERED IN PRIOR COMMUNICATIONS, BUT MEMBERS MISSED AND THEY DIDN'T HESITATE TO RESEND OUT INFORMATION AT OUR REQUEST. THE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO COLLABORATED WITH US TO ENSURE THAT ANY CHANGES IN ASSIGNMENTS WERE ADDRESSED, AND SECOND BID BOARDS WERE HELD QUICKLY WHEN NEEDED.

IN FACT, WE STILL NEED TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE FOR THE CUSTODIANS. THE BENEFITS TEAM WORKED TO RESTORE MEMBERS BENEFITS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

ONE OF OUR MEMBERS UNFORTUNATELY, HAD TO GO TO THE E.R.

BEFORE KAISER HAD UPDATED THEIR RECORDS AND WAS REASSURED THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS INITIALLY ASKED FOR A RATHER STEEP EMERGENCY ROOM PAYMENT, THAT THEY WOULD SUBSEQUENTLY BILL HER AT THE END OF THE MONTH IF THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT.

FORTUNATELY, IT WAS RESTORED IN TIME, AND SHE DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT.

THE CLASSIFIED TEAM MEMBER EVEN ENCOURAGED US TO LET ANYONE WHO WAS HAVING ISSUES LET THEM KNOW, SO THAT THEY COULD GIVE NAMES TO THE INSURANCE PROVIDER TO EXPEDITE ANY CORRECTIONS.

REGARDING OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY, OUR CHARTER PROGRAM.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE NEED FOR THE PROGRAM TO USE LESS GENERAL FUND DOLLARS IS IMPORTANT.

HOWEVER, OUR PROPOSAL TO COMBINE THE DIRECTORS WITH THE VACATED ALT ED DIRECTOR, WHICH WOULD HAVE SAVED OVER $100,000, WAS DECLINED. AT THE SAME TIME, OUR PARENT EDUCATOR SUPPORTERS WERE JUST NOTIFIED THIS WEEK THAT THEY WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO COVER THE FULL AMOUNT OF TIME THAT STUDENTS ARE

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AND ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPAL, ALL OF THAT COULD BE COVERED FOR LESS THAN $100,000 FOR ISTEAM, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS BEING ELIMINATED DUE TO THE END OF STATE ISTEAM FUNDING, WHICH THE CDE WEBSITE CONFIRMED.

WHY THEN, ARE WE NOW HAVING HIRING PANELS FOR AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR ISTEAM AND A CURRICULUM SPECIALIST IN THAT SAME DEPARTMENT, AND NOT RESTORING CLASSIFIED POSITIONS? MIGRANT EDUCATION REMAINS A FEDERAL MANDATE, BUT IS UNFUNDED AND PROGRAMS CEASED IN MID-JUNE.

AS YOU HEARD FROM MANY OF OUR MEMBERS AND FROM OUR FAMILIES AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, THESE ARE CRITICAL SERVICES THAT ARE A LIFELINE TO THE FAMILIES THAT DEPEND ON THEM AS AND AT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THEY'RE STILL REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT GIVING US ANY MONEY FOR THAT. LIKE MANY OF THEIR OTHER MANDATES.

RIGHT. WE ALL KNOW SPECIAL EDUCATION ISN'T FUNDED AT THE SAME LEVEL EITHER.

BUT AT THIS POINT, IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE ALL INDIVIDUALLY DO EVERYTHING THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS FUNDING FOR THESE SERVICES, WHETHER THAT MEANS THAT WE NEED TO ADVOCATE AT A STATE LEVEL FOR THERE TO BE A SHIFT IN FUNDING.

WE NEED TO FIND NEW REVENUE SOURCES TO ENSURE THAT THESE SERVICES CONTINUE.

BUT I'M ASKING EACH OF YOU TO STAND JOINTLY WITH US AND DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU POSSIBLY CAN TO ENSURE THAT WE RESTORE THESE CRITICAL MIGRANT EDUCATION SERVICES.

IT'S THE TIME. THE TIME IS NOW. WE MUST ALL BE UNITED AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT TO DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ALL AREAS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW, I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE DESIGNEE OF PRESIDENT OF THE PSYCHOLOGISTS SOCIAL WORKERS ASSOCIATION, PSW FORWARD. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO REPORT THERE.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE DESIGNEE AS PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY EDUCATORS, ACE FORWARD.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENTS. RISHU KRISHNA, ACE PRESIDENT, DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA, SUPERINTENDENT AUSTIN, TRUSTEES AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR TODAY. WHEN WE CAN PROUDLY SAY YES, WE RECEIVED THE HEAD START GRANTS.

MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO EVERY INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKED RELENTLESSLY TO SECURE THIS FUNDING.

YOUR EFFORTS WILL CHANGE LIVES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

AT THE SAME TIME, I SPEAK WITH DEEP SORROW ABOUT THE LOSS OF OUR MIGRANT AID PROGRAM.

WE GRIEVE THIS LOSS WITH OUR FAMILIES AND COLLEAGUES.

TO OUR PERSONAL SERVICES TEAM ALMOST ALWAYS, WE COME TO YOU WITH COMPLAINTS BUT TODAY I AM GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE PART OF OUR TEAM.

THERE ARE MOMENTS THAT REVEAL THE TRUE CHARACTER OF A TEAM AND THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THEM.

I WANT TO OFFER MY DEEPEST, MOST THOUGHTFUL THINGS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GRACE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND HUMANITY YOU'VE SHOWN IN THE FACE OF IMMENSE CHALLENGES AND CHANGES THAT WERE PREVALENT AND THAT WERE PRESENTED BY THE CURRENT REFS DURING THE DIFFICULT LAYOFF PROCESS AND THE FOLLOW UP REASONS, BILLBOARDS, ETC..

YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO CLARITY, FAIRNESS AND RESPECT WAS NOTHING SHORT OF INSPIRING, EVEN AS SOME OF YOU FACED THE PAINFUL REALITY OF PERSONAL JOB LOSS.

YOU CONTINUE TO SERVE OTHERS WITH INTEGRITY AND COMPASSION.

I WITNESSED THE LATE NIGHTS, THE THOUGHTFUL ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS, THE TIRELESS EFFORTS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EMPATHY, RESPECT AND CLARITY, EVEN WHEN THE MESSAGE HAD BEEN COMMUNICATED MULTIPLE TIMES.

YOUR STRENGTH AND DIGNITY SET A POWERFUL EXAMPLE AND YOUR DEDICATION DID NOT GO UNNOTICED.

I AM PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL. AND WHEN THE NEWS ARRIVED THAT WE HAD RECEIVED THE HEAD START GRANT, YOU ONCE AGAIN ROSE TO THE OCCASION WITH SPEED AND HEART WHILE ACE WAS REACHING OUT TO MEMBERS OUR HR TEAM HAD ALREADY BEGUN CONTACTING ALL INDIVIDUALS, ENSURING THAT NO ONE WAS LEFT IN THE DARK OR UNSUPPORTED AND ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

I KNOW BECAUSE I WAS INCLUDED IN ALL THOSE GAZILLION EMAILS.

THE EFFICIENCY, CARE, AND CLARITY OF YOUR OUTREACH WERE DEEPLY FELT.

MANY MEMBERS SHARED HOW SUPPORTIVE THEY FELT BY YOU, REPEATEDLY NOTING HOW THE COMMUNICATION WAS NOT JUST TIMELY AND TRANSPARENT, BUT GROUNDED IN REAL COMPASSION. THE BEST WAS THIS ONE MINUTE MESSAGE LEFT ON MY PHONE, WHERE MEMBERS SIMPLY YELLED WITH JOY AND THEN LEFT A SECOND MESSAGE, WHICH HONESTLY, I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THEY WERE STILL YELLING WITH JOY. PLEASE KNOW THAT WE VALUE YOU AND AM SO THANKFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU NOT JUST FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE, BUT FOR HOW YOU'VE DONE IT, WITH RESILIENCE, HEART, AND A FIERCE COMMITMENT TO DOING RIGHT BY OTHERS.

THANK YOU, PERSONAL SERVICES TEAM. I MUST NOW RAISE AN URGENT CONCERN THE RESTORATION OF EDUCATOR HOURS AND PAY.

THESE STAFF MEMBERS ARE NOT OPTIONAL. THEY'RE ESSENTIAL, PROVIDING DAILY STABILIZING SUPPORT TO OUR HIGHEST NEED STUDENTS.

YES. WHY? RELIES ON GENERAL FUNDS. AND YES, WE UNDERSTAND BUDGET CONSTRAINTS.

WE HAD PROPOSED IDEAS THAT WOULD SAVE MONEY. APPROXIMATELY $100,000 OR MORE.

HOWEVER, THAT IDEA WAS NOT CONSIDERED. OI PARA EDUCATORS NOW FACE PAY CUTS, LOST HOURS, AND MAY EVEN FACE THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING TO LEAVE THIS PROGRAM ALTOGETHER. WE CANNOT AFFORD THEIR LOSS. DOCTOR TOSTON, I RESPECT YOUR SKILLS AS A NEGOTIATOR.

I ASK THAT YOU AGAIN BRING YOUR EXPERTISE TO THE TABLE AND FIND A SOLUTION IN THE BUDGET FOR OUR OI PARA EDUCATORS.

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IF WE CANNOT SERVE THOSE WITH THE GREATEST NEEDS, WE'RE NOT FALLING SHORT WE ARE FAILING BY DESIGN.

THIS IS NOT NECESSARY. LET'S TAKE CARE OF OUR EDUCATORS.

WE MUST MAKE THEM WHOLE AGAIN, RESTORE THEIR HOURS AND RESTORE THEIR PAY.

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

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

[5. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS]

BUT I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE LARI AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE PACHECO.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS. NO.

THANK YOU. AND THAT MOTION PASSES. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM SIX, OUR CONSENT INFORMATION ITEMS.

[B. Request Approval of the Williams Settlement Quarterly Report (Q4)]

SINCE IT SEEMS BY THE POINT WE GET TO THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA IT TYPICALLY IS QUITE LATE IN THE EVENING.

SO THIS INFORMATION IS THERE FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WE PULL ITEM 6B FOR DISCUSSION UNDER ITEMS EIGHT, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH THE BOARD. OKAY. SO NEXT WE'LL GO TO OUR

[A. Request Adoption of Resolution Approving Second Amendment to the Santa Clara County Office of Education Solar Energy Project Escrow and Control Agreement to Reflect a Name Change for the Solar Energy Contractor from ENGIE Services U.S. to LS Power dba OPTERRA Energy Services]

SOLAR EDUCATION PROJECT ESCROW AND CONTROL AGREEMENT TO REFLECT A NAME CHANGE FOR THE SOLAR ENERGY CONTRACTOR.

FROM ENGIE SERVICES TO ENERGY SERVICES US TO LS POWER DBA OPTERRA ENERGY SERVICE.

THIS ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY STEPHANIE GOMEZ, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA, SUPERINTENDENT TOSTON AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS ITEM. WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 11TH WHERE WE DID AN ESCROW AGREEMENT AMENDMENT TO UPDATE THE SIGNATORY TO ADD DOCTOR TOSTON AS A SIGNER ON THE PROJECT. WE ALSO DID AN EXTENSION TO THE DATE OF COMPLETION TO EXTEND IT TO MARCH 31ST.

ON JUNE 12TH, THE DAY AFTER THAT PUBLIC MEETING, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT ENGIE HAD BEEN ACQUIRED BY OPTERRA ENERGY SERVICES, AND SO THE SECOND AMENDMENT WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED TO UPDATE OPTERRA AS THE AGENCY THAT WE WILL NOW BE REMITTING PAYMENTS TO. AND SO THIS IS JUST A FORMALITY TO UPDATE IT WITH THE BANK.

BUT THE FISCAL IMPLICATIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED AS WELL AS THE TIME FRAME TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.

AND SO THAT COMPLETES MY UPDATE AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEES ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE MY SECOND.

THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE PACHECO.

A VERBAL AYE. OH, SORRY. I GOT TO SEE THAT. SORRY.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE ON BOARD DOCS.

THAT MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO ITEMS 7B.

[B. Request Approval of the Head Start | Early Head Start 2025 Self-Assessment Plan of Action]

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WE DO HAVE A CARD FOR 7B. OKAY. THANK YOU. DR.

TOSTON WOULD YOU INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND THEN WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. YES.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BERTA. THIS ACTION ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY REINA DOMINGUEZ, THE ELS MANAGER.

SO WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT, PERHAPS RIGHT AFTER THE PRESENTATION IN CASE THERE'S ANY COMMENTS ON THE PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS REINA DOMINGUEZ. I'M THE MANAGER FOR THE EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT OUR SELF-ASSESSMENT THAT TOOK PLACE THIS YEAR, 2025. AND THEN CLICKER HERE. I CAN DO IT. SO OUR SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOK PLACE IN THE SPRING, APRIL 2025. WE HAD A TEAM THAT WAS COMPOSED OF DIFFERENT UNITS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT.

SO WE HAD PEOPLE FROM OUR ADMIN TEAM, OUR ERSEA TEAM.

EVERYONE THAT COULD PARTICIPATE AND GIVE US A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE WAS INVITED.

OUR CHARGE IS ALWAYS TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE THAT WE'RE ADHERING TO FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS, OUR OWN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ACHIEVING OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES.

WE USUALLY JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT MODES OF INQUIRY, AND THAT INVOLVES DOCUMENT REVIEW, OBSERVATIONS AND INTERVIEWS. AS A RESULT OF OUR SELF-ASSESSMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY PROGRAM STRENGTHS BEST PRACTICES.

AND THAT INCLUDES THAT WE HAD SECURED FULL ENROLLMENT.

THIS HAS BEEN AN AREA THAT WE'VE STRUGGLED FOR MANY YEARS, ESPECIALLY STARTING DURING COVID.

BUT WE DID ACHIEVE AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN MEETING FULL ENROLLMENT.

WE ALSO ACHIEVE, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS MORE THAN 10% OF OUR ENROLLMENTS.

OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE ENROLLED WITH DISABILITIES.

THAT'S A FEDERAL MANDATE. AND WE DO COMPLY WITH IT.

WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY SOME EFFECTIVE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES ACROSS THE PROGRAM.

AND ALSO SOME STRONG SYSTEMS WHEN IT COMES TO SERVICE PROVISION IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION, FAMILY SERVICE.

AND LASTLY, THE POLICY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT WERE INTERVIEWED DEMONSTRATED HAVING A STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEAD START EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM. DURING THE INTERVIEW THAT WE HELD WITH THEM.

AREAS OF CONCERN CONSISTED OF MAINLY THREE AREAS, ONE HAVING TO DO IN HEALTH.

SOME INCONSISTENCIES IN DATA ENTRY WERE IDENTIFIED.

AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH PROVISION OF HEALTH SCREENINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED.

AND WE HAVE A VERY TIGHT TIMELINE IN WHICH WE HAVE TO COMPLETE THOSE AND THEN ENTER THE INFORMATION.

WE ALSO IDENTIFIED AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION.

WHEN IT COMES TO OUR PARTNER AGENCY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN EFFECTIVELY MONITOR THIS SERVICE.

THE OTHER AREA WAS THAT WE HAD DIFFERENT FORMS BEING USED WHEN WE'RE ASSESSING FAMILY NEEDS, AND WE'LL BE WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON THAT AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE ONE ACROSS THE PROGRAM.

LASTLY, WE DID IDENTIFY THE CITATIONS THAT THE OFFICE OF HEAD START HAS IDENTIFIED FOR US IN THE DEFICIENCY AND THE FIVE AREAS OF NONCOMPLIANCE. NEXT STEPS ALWAYS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT THAT WE NEED TO DO ARE CORRECTED. WE ARE LOOKING AT FALL TO MAKE THESE CORRECTIONS FOR THE HEALTH AND THE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION.

AND MAKING SURE THAT NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 2025 WE COMPLETE THE HEALTH AREA.

AS FOR THE FAMILY ASSESSMENT, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT STARTING WITH THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

SO WE'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT THOSE FORMS AND MADE SURE THAT WE'RE USING ONE FORM AND THAT TRAINING HAS BEEN PROVIDED SO WE CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT CORRECTION.

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AND WE HAVE AS YOU HAVE BEEN INFORMED THROUGH AUGUST TO MAKE THOSE CORRECTIONS AND THEN PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF SUCH.

AND WITH THAT, THAT'S THE END OF OUR, MY PRESENTATION.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THEN WE'LL COME TO QUESTIONS FROM OUR COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES.

MODERATOR. OUR SPEAKER IS MICHELLE OLIVER. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT ONCE WE HAVE THE TIMER UP.

JUST ONE MOMENT. HI IT'S ME AGAIN. SO IN THE HEAD START REPORT, THEY TALKED ABOUT THAT THEY HAD MET MORE THAN THE 10% REQUIREMENT FOR ENROLLING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT MOVING FORWARD, THEY'RE GOING TO COMPLY WITH THE 10%, WHICH LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR.

AT CHANDLER TRIPP SCHOOL THIS YEAR, THERE ARE TWO CLASSES WITHIN HEAD START THAT HAD INCLUSION, ONE OF WHICH WAS FULL INCLUSION, WHICH MEANT THERE WERE 12 STUDENTS WITH IEPS FULLY INCLUDED.

IF ALL HEAD START DOES NEXT YEAR IS COMPLY WITH THE 10%.

THAT MEANS THEY'LL BE FOUR SLOTS. THAT'S A HUGE STEP BACKWARDS.

THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND MONEY THAT THE COUNTY DEDICATED TO GETTING THESE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS UP AND RUNNING.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PLACING A KIDDO WITH AN IEP IN A HEAD START CLASS.

IT'S ABOUT COLLABORATING AND STRATEGIZING AND LEARNING AND WORKING THROUGH THOSE CHALLENGES.

WE HAD MONTHLY COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS WITH ALL OF THE COMBINATION HEAD START AND SPECIAL ED CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND SITE DIRECTORS.

WE HAD SUPPORT AND OBSERVATIONS AND COACHING FROM THE INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE.

ALL OF THE TEAMS THAT BENEFITED FROM THAT THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN DISMANTLED.

SO NOT KNOWING WHAT THE LEADERSHIP IS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION MOVING FORWARD, KNOWING THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR THAT PUSHED FOR THIS IS GONE.

NOT KNOWING WHO THE LEADER IS GOING TO BE WITHIN EARLY LEARNING.

IT FALLS TO YOU TO ENSURE THAT THIS COLLABORATION AND THIS INCLUSION CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

YOU GOT TO SEE THE NEW EARLY LEARNING SITE. IT'S VERY PRETTY, BUT IT'S NOWHERE NEAR SOMEWHERE WHERE INCLUSION CAN HAPPEN.

THERE'S NO GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, SO IT JUST NEEDS TO BE TO CONTINUE TO BE IN THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR MIND THAT WE'VE LOST SOMETHING REALLY ESSENTIAL. AND WE NEED TO GET IT BACK. THANK YOU.

THIS CONCLUDES COMMENTS. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO THE BOARD FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

I JUST WANTED TO ELEVATE MICHELLE'S QUESTIONS AND SORT OF ASK ABOUT OUR INCLUSION PERCENTAGES AND NUMBERS.

SO I SORT OF WANT TO ASK THAT QUESTION TO YOU.

WOULD OUR INCLUSION PERCENTAGES INCREASE UNDER THIS PLAN, OR ARE WE EXPECTING LESS STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE? THE BEAUTY WITH THE HEAD START PROGRAM IS THAT WE ALWAYS BEEN INCLUSIVE.

I THINK THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'VE HAD HERE BECAUSE THERE'S DIFFERENT PROGRAMS ARE IMPLEMENTED DIFFERENTLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PARTNERS LIKE MICHELLE AND OUR OWN ENTERTAINMENT, YOU KNOW, [INAUDIBLE] TO SEE DEPARTMENT COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

SO GOING BACK TO MICHELLE'S CONCERN IN OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR INTENT IS NEVER TO GIVE LESS, BUT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT BETTER. AND SO WITH THAT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE CHILDREN FROM THE CONTINUUM, NOT JUST WITH MILD DISABILITIES, BUT MORE INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAM.

AND IF YOU LIKE, WE CAN COME BACK TO ANOTHER BOARD MEETING WITH MORE INFORMATION SPECIFICALLY ON THE PROGRAM DESIGN WHEN IT COMES TO MEETING OR 10% AND THEN ALSO BEING VERY INNOVATIVE IN HOW WE DO THAT.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, INCLUSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF OUR BOARD PRIORITIES AND OFFICE.

AND UNDER DOCTOR TOSTON TOO, I KNOW IT'S A PRIORITY OF HIS.

I GUESS FOR OUR ENROLLMENT, AT LEAST FOR WHAT WE KNOW NOW, ARE THOSE NUMBERS GOING DOWN? ABSOLUTELY NOT. OH, OKAY. NO, WE CAN ASSURE YOU THAT OF THAT.

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ABSOLUTELY. AND WE CAN COME BACK AND SHARE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN REFERENCED WERE DRIVEN BY FACILITY LIMITATIONS.

AS WE HAVE RELOCATED PROGRAMS, THE INABILITY TO CONTINUE THE CO-LOCATION OF OUR SPECIAL ED PROGRAMS ON THE SAME SITE AS A HEAD START PROGRAM. CERTAINLY NOT A CHANGE IN OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION, AND WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR SPACES THAT CAN GET US BACK TO WHERE WE WERE IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO CO-LOCATE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. ANY OTHERS? PLEASE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? WELL, WE APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU'VE TAKEN TO PUT IN WITH THE TEAM ON DEVELOPING THE PLAN AND ALSO ANTICIPATING WHAT THE NEXT STEPS LOOK LIKE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

I MOVE TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE SPEISER.

AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE ROCHA.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

THAT MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL GO TO ITEM 7C OUR BOARD

[C. Board Ad Hoc Committee Appointment]

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER APPOINTING ONE ADDITIONAL TRUSTEE TO THE EXISTING INTERIM GOVERNANCE AD HOC COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. AND JUST TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ON THIS ITEM, I KNOW WE THIS AD HOC WAS DEVELOPED PRIOR TO OUR NEW BOARD. AND SO I KNOW THE THOUGHT AT THAT POINT IN TIME WAS TO REVISIT THIS ONCE WE HAD OUR NEW BOARD AS WELL.

AND IN LIGHT OF OUR RETREAT AS WELL. WE WANTED TO ENSURE THERE WAS OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS.

I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH VICE PRESIDENT CHON EARLIER TODAY.

AND SO IN SHARING SOME OF THOSE REFLECTIONS, WANTED TO SEE PERHAPS IF TRUSTEE SPEISER IS INTERESTED IN JOINING THIS AD HOC.

THAT IS ONE THING WE WANTED TO RAISE FOR THE BOARD.

I'M VERY INTERESTED. YOU KNOW, SINCE I JOINED THE BOARD, I'D BEEN INTERESTED IN EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE OF THIS BOARD AND AS A NEW MEMBER. AND SO I HAVE THE TIME, AND I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET PLACES TOGETHER AND REGULARLY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRECURSOR.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME HOW OFTEN THIS SUBCOMMITTEE OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, GETS TOGETHER. IT WAS INITIATED BY SOMETHING.

IS THERE A SCOPE OF WORK? ANY KIND OF PRIORITIES LISTED, OR IS IT JUST AN OPEN MEETING THAT WE'RE GETTING THIS GROUP BACK TOGETHER TO KIND OF START OVER? OR IS THERE A TEMPLATE THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE TO WORK FROM? I'M JUST CURIOUS. REALLY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

YEAH. SO THE AD HOC WAS DEVELOPED, I THINK IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.

OKAY. AND SO THE INTENT WAS TO SUPPORT DURING A PERIOD OF TRANSITION.

OBVIOUSLY WE STILL IT'S STILL IN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF DOCTOR TOSTON'S TENURE AS WELL.

AND SO IDENTIFYING AND WORKING THROUGH DIFFERENT SETS OF INFORMATION WE'D WORK WITH COUNCIL.

I DON'T KNOW IF DR. OR COUNSEL [INAUDIBLE] MACKLIN WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS AT ALL.

THIS COMMITTEE WAS ORIGINALLY FORMED BY THE BOARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOOKING AT, EXCUSE ME, AND REVIEWING ALL THE POLICIES THE COMMITTEE HAS NOT MET YET.

AND THE IDEA WAS THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD MEET ONCE DOCTOR TOSTON OR THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT CAME ABOARD, SO THAT WE COULD HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK WITH THE INPUT FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, WHO WOULD BE HERE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP POLICIES FOR SHARED AND JOINT GOVERNANCE THAT ADEQUATELY REFLECT THE BOARD'S ROLE IN HELPING TO GOVERN THE ORGANIZATION? GREAT. THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT VERY QUESTION.

HAD IT MET YET? SO YOU ANSWERED THAT ONE. SO THEN THERE IS REALLY NO KIND OF CLEAR SCOPE OF WORK WRITTEN.

THIS WAS JUST GENERALLY WHAT'S IN THE TITLE IS WHAT IN THE TITLE.

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SO YOU'RE EXPANDING IT TO THREE 3 PEOPLE. THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE UNDER THE BROWN ACT FOR THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO THERE IS NO WRITTEN SCOPE.

IT'S JUST GENERALLY WHAT'S IN THE TITLE IS IN THE TITLE.

OKAY. WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING MAYBE YOU COULD DISCUSS AND BRING BACK TO THE BOARD SO WE CAN SEE THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT OUR FELLOW TRUSTEES ARE SPENDING TIME ON. WE MIGHT HAVE SOME GOOD FEEDBACK. I ENVISION EVERYTHING THAT THE AD HOC DOES WILL EVENTUALLY COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR THE BOARD'S INPUT.

I MEAN, KIND OF ONCE YOU SCOPE OUT OF SCOPE OF WORK, NOT POST THE WORK.

ONCE YOU OUTLINE KIND OF THE FRAMEWORK OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DISCUSS.

I THINK WHAT I UNDERSTAND. SORRY, I, WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM WHAT SHE'S SAID IS WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE POLICIES LIKE OUR GOVERNANCE HANDBOOK.

SO THAT IS PART OF THAT IS THE SCOPE IS LOOKING AT THAT GOVERNANCE HANDBOOK THAT SOME OF US SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME ON SATURDAY.

[LAUGHTER] AND MAKING SURE THAT'S CURRENT TO WHAT, HOW WE BEHAVE, ETC..

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AND THEN PERHAPS EDITING IT AND BRINGING IT BACK TO YOU.

SO THAT IS, I THINK, BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS BRINGING UP.

IS THERE ANYTHING BEYOND. THAT'S CORRECT. BUT THE SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE CAN ALSO EXPAND TO THE POLICIES OUTSIDE OF JUST THE HANDBOOK, AND WHETHER OR NOT THOSE POLICIES CONTAINED IN YOUR BOARD BYLAWS ACCURATELY REFLECT THE GOVERNANCE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD? OKAY. THANK YOU. THEN I'M COMFORTABLE. THERE'S NO NEED TO COME BACK.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THERE'S SOME GUARDRAILS. I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WERE JUST KIND OF OPEN TO TALK ABOUT WHAT I COULD WEAR AT BOARD MEETINGS AND ETC..

SO THANK YOU. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. YEAH, I WANT TO STRONGLY SUPPORT TRUSTEE SPEISER JOINING THIS AD HOC AND I BELIEVE SHE'S THE ONLY LAWYER ON THE BOARD, AND IT SHOWS.

[LAUGHTER] SHE ASKS A LOT OF GREAT QUESTIONS, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO JUST HAVE US ALL REVIEW ALL THE POLICIES, MAYBE THINK ABOUT WORKING ON UPDATES, AND WE HAVE SOME POLICY UPDATES COMING TODAY.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A BOARD POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE, BUT I'M SURE THERE'S STILL A LOT TO DISCUSS.

AND I THINK THIS WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A REVIEW OF ALL THE POLICIES AND THANK YOU.

RIGHT. DOES THIS REQUIRE. YES. I FORGOT TO ASK, IS THE AD HOC OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? BECAUSE ANOTHER POINT I WANTED TO MAKE IS I WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR POLICIES AND THE BOARD POLICIES, YOU KNOW, RESPECT AND UPLIFT STAFF. YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING I THINK I BROUGHT UP BEFORE.

WHATEVER IT MAY BE, AND ESPECIALLY THERE'S A LINE.

THERE'S A LINE OF HOW TRUSTEES CAN ENGAGE WHEN IT COMES TO CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS.

PERSONNEL. I CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE EXPECTING THAT.

SO IS THIS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC MEETING OR. NO, IT IS AN AD HOC MEETING WHICH IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE BROWN ACT.

THEREFORE, IT WOULD NOT BE AN OPEN MEETING. HOWEVER, ANY DISCUSSION THAT THE BOARD HAS AS A WHOLE WOULD BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD BE A PUBLIC DISCUSSION. SO AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY COME TO THE BOARD, POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE OR THIS BOARD.

IT WOULD EVENTUALLY COME TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. THANK YOU.

DOES THIS COUNCIL DOES THIS REQUIRE ACTION BY OUR BOARD? I WOULD MAKE A MOTION SO THAT IT'S ACCURATELY REFLECTED IN THE RECORD THAT TRUSTEE SPEISER HAS BECOME A PART OF THE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU. I MOVE TO APPOINT TRUSTEE SPEISER TO THE INTERIM GOVERNANCE AD HOC COMMITTEE.

SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE PACHECO AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN TO APPOINT TRUSTEE SPEISER TO THE GOVERNANCE AD HOC COMMITTEE.

TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

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NEXT WE WILL GO TO OUR INFORMATION ITEMS. DOCTOR TOSTON, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE THE FIRST?

[A. First Reading of Board Policy 5145.13 Response to Immigration]

WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THIS ITEM, DOCTOR TOSTON? YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA. THIS RECOMMENDED POLICY UPDATE REFLECTS THE REVISED GUIDANCE FROM THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ON HANDLING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IN SCHOOLS. IT INCLUDES PROHIBITIONS AGAINST COLLECTING OR USING IMMIGRATION RELATED INFORMATION TO DISCRIMINATE, AS WELL AS BANS ON CREATING DISCRIMINATORY DATABASES.

ADDITIONALLY, IT REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO INFORM FAMILIES OF THEIR RIGHTS AND REPORT IMMIGRATION RELATED LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUESTS TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL UPDATED THE 2018 GUIDANCE IN DECEMBER OF 2024, AND HAS STATED THAT COUNTY BOARD SHOULD ADOPT OR UPDATE THEIR POLICIES BASED ON THE DECEMBER 2024 GUIDANCE. THIS HAS GONE THROUGH THE STEPS OF HAVING INPUT FROM CABINET AS WELL AS THE POLICY SUB-COMMITTEE. THANK YOU DOCTOR TOSTON ARE THERE ANY.

YES. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. YEAH I JUST. WELL I GUESS THERE'S THIS GOING TO COME FOR SECOND READING.

OKAY. WELL, I CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON THIS, AND I KNOW THAT ONE THING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS HOW DO WE, YOU KNOW I WON'T GET TOO POLITICAL HERE, BUT HOW DO WE CREATE SAFE SPACES FOR OUR STUDENTS? AND I KNOW THAT OUR BOARD PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE PACHECO HAVE BEEN AT OUR CAPITAL ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF SCCBOE WITH SOME OF THE BILLS AND POLICIES STATEWIDE AND ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, MEMBERS OF OUR CABINET. LIKE BEFORE DOCTOR TOSTON WAS HERE DEBBIE GARGIULO HAS REALLY BEEN WORKING ON THIS.

AND JUST SORT OF THAT RAPID RESPONSE WE'VE BEEN DOING.

I WANT TO UPLIFT THAT WORK BEING DONE. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE FIRST READING? NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OTHER THAN IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND SOMETHING I'M GOING TO MAYBE ASK CABINET AND STAFF TO DO IS TO MAYBE AND THEN ALSO THIS BOARD JUST TO REVIEW THE POLICY.

BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT TIME, WE'LL SEE IT AGAIN TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ADDITIONAL, ANY ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS WE CAN DO THAT ALSO REFLECT THE LEGISLATION THAT THIS ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IN, SUCH AS AB 49 OR SB 48.

SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO NOW.

THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE STATE TO TAKE ACTION ON.

SO THIS IS GREAT. AND THEN THEN THAT'D BE MY ONLY COMMENT ON THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, TRUSTEE PACHECO. I FULLY AGREE WITH BOTH THOSE COMMENTS, SO I APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON THIS REALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC.

SO THIS WILL COME BACK FOR A SECOND READING AND CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION.

YES. BEFORE WE MOVE ON FROM THIS ITEM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A CONNECTION WITH THE PUBLIC STATEMENTS WE MADE LAST WEEK RELATED TO THE CHANGE IN FEDERAL POLICY. SPECIFICALLY TO HEAD START CAREER TECHNICAL ED PROGRAMS AND ADULT ED THAT REQUIRE GRANTEES TO CERTIFY THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THOSE THEY SERVE.

AND SO THE CONFLICT THAT I REFERENCED IN THAT STATEMENT IS CLEARLY SEEN IN THIS POLICY WHERE WE AS PUBLIC AGENCIES ARE PROHIBITED FROM PROVIDING ANY INFORMATION OR CREATING DATABASES.

AND SO THE OBVIOUSLY OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY, BUT JUST HIGHLIGHTING THAT CONFLICT BETWEEN THE FEDERAL EXPECTATIONS AND POLICY CHANGES AND OUR COMMITMENT IN CALIFORNIA, THIS IS THE CRUX OF THE CHALLENGE THAT WE WILL BE FACING WITH HEAD START GOING FORWARD AS A RESULT OF THE POLICY SHIFT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. SO I JUST WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT FOR THE GOOD OF THE PUBLIC.

THANK YOU FOR NAMING THAT DOCTOR. AND I THINK IT'S AN AREA FOR US ALL TO BE NOT ONLY CONCERNED, BUT ACTIVE AND ORGANIZED AROUND IS THIS IS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE A SUBSTANTIVE IMPACT.

IT'S CERTAINLY THE CELEBRATION OF US EARNING OUR HEAD START GRANT, BUT ALSO NOW BEING FACED WITH THIS REALITY WHERE WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT, YOU KNOW, SHARE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF FAMILIES.

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AND SO CONTINUING TO EXPLORE EVERY, EVERY AVENUE TO ELEVATE THIS ISSUE AND DETERMINE A SOLUTION IS IS KEY HERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'LL GO TO OUR SECOND OUR SECOND FIRST

[B. First Reading of Board Policy 5141.52 Suicide Prevention]

514152 ON SUICIDE PREVENTION. DOCTOR TOSTON, THANK YOU.

THE RECOMMENDED POLICY CHANGES REFLECT UPDATES THAT ALIGN WITH NEW LAWS, SPECIFICALLY SB 1318 AND SB 1063 AND 2024, ENCOURAGING THE HIRING OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOR SCHOOLS LACKING SUCH SUPPORT AND IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES.

IT ALSO EXPANDS THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS TO INCLUDE POSTING SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES ONLINE, AND ADDRESSES MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES AND STUDENT STAFF CONTACT DURING CLOSURES.

ADDITIONALLY, STUDENT ID CARDS MUST NOW INCLUDE THE 988 SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE AND MAY INCLUDE OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CONTACTS OR QR CODE LINKING TO COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.

EDUCATION CODE 215 REQUIRES THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE SUICIDE PREVENTION POLICY FOR K-12 SCHOOLS, WHICH MUST BE UPDATED AFTER JULY 1, 2026, TO ALIGN WITH BEST PRACTICES OUTLINED IN THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S REVISED MODEL POLICY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? TRUSTEE SPEISER. OH, QUICK QUESTION BASED ON THIS.

I HAD A COMMENT. YES. GO AHEAD.

I SAW THAT SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR TEENS AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

SO IT'S MUCH NEEDED. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON THIS.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE LARI. TRUSTEE SPEISER. BASED ON YOUR COMMENTS PRECEDING THIS OUR POLICIES FOR OUR TK THROUGH 12 STUDENTS, IT'S NOT CREATING A POLICY FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, CORRECT? YES. I JUST WANTED TO BE EXPLICIT ON THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

THIS WILL COME BACK FOR A SECOND READING IN THE FUTURE.

SO OUR FINAL INFORMATION ITEM IS OUR INFORMATIONAL UPDATE ON HEAD START PROGRAM.

[C. Informational Update on the Head Start Program]

OR ME. AND SO THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO OUR MONITORING UPDATE RELATED TO SOME AREAS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED PREVIOUSLY. WE RECEIVED A RESPONSE AND WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

WE RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE OFFICE OF HEAD STARTS ON THE EXTENSION FOR THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT EXTENDED IT TO THE DATES THERE, AUGUST 21ST AND 23RD. YESTERDAY WE HAD A PRE-PLANNING CALL AND WE WILL HAVE A FOLLOW UP REVIEW INTERVIEW ON AUGUST 27TH. I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CALL, AND WE RECEIVED GUIDANCE AND AFFIRMATION ON THE WORK THAT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE.

THE SAFETY PRACTICES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS ARE ENSURING FACILITIES WHERE CHILDREN ARE SERVED OR FREE FROM HAZARDS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND COULD ENDANGER THEIR SAFETY. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED ONGOING SITE VISITS BY SITE MONITORS AND PROGRAM LEADERSHIPS TO THE VARIOUS CENTERS THAT ALSO INCLUDE THE CENTERS OPERATED BY OUR PARTNERS. WE ARE MONITORING THE COMPONENTS OF THE HEALTH SERVICES RELATED TO SAFETY TO ENHANCE OUR PROGRAM DESIGN AS IT RELATES TO THE SECOND AREA PROGRAM GOVERNANCE AND SELECTION.

PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT WE HAD A ROOM FOR GROWTH TO ENGAGE THE POLICY COUNCIL AND PARENT COMMITTEES IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING LOCAL PROGRAM POLICIES, ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES. IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT WE HAD INSUFFICIENT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNING BODY AND POLICY COUNCIL RELATED TO THE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

THE ACTIONS THAT WE HAVE TAKEN TO DATE ARE AGENDA ITEMS ON THE JULY BOARD MEETING COVERING STUDENT OUTCOMES, THE PROGRESS ON OUR SELF ASSESSMENT PLAN, AS WELL AS HAVING ITEMS AGENDA FOR THE JULY PC MEETING COVERING HOW THE PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR

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AND I WOULD CLOSE WITH, WE HAVE RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND GUIDANCE FROM THE OFFICE OF HEAD START RELATED TO OUR MONITORING PLAN, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CLOSING THIS PLAN OUT WITH THE OFFICE OF HEAD START IN AUGUST.

I WILL PAUSE THERE JUST TO VERIFY WITH STAFF IF I MISSED ANYTHING OR UNDER EMPHASIZED.

OKAY. TRUSTEES ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE THE UPDATES AND INFORMATION.

SO LOOK TO CONTINUE ON THAT. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO BACK I KNOW THERE WAS AN INFORMATION ITEM THAT HAD PULLED.

[D. Employee Compensation Increase Exceeds the EC 1302 (a) Limit]

I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME CHANGES ON THE BOARD SINCE THE LAST TIME WE'VE HAD THIS ITEM AND JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS AND HAVE SHARED THOSE WITH BOTH COUNCIL AND DOCTOR TOSTON AS WELL. SO IN JUST IN THE INTEREST OF KIND OF RECAPPING THIS ITEM, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, MOST PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC EDUCATION AGENCIES HAVE SALARY SCHEDULES OR, YOU KNOW, THE STEP AND COLUMN.

AND SO I'M TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT THOSE BEST PRACTICES ARE AND WOULD LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THESE FIGURES WERE DETERMINED.

AND I ALSO RECOGNIZE, YOU KNOW, THAT THESE NUMBERS ARE, FROM FALL OF 2024.

SO WITH JUST LIKE A LITTLE MORE CLARITY ON THE LEGEND.

AND IF THESE ARE PROMOTIONS, HOW THOSE PROMOTIONS ARE DETERMINED.

AND KNOWING, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A DECISION AT ONE POINT TO REMOVE NAMES FROM BEING ON THIS ITEM AND THEN THEY WERE PUT BACK.

AND SO JUST TRYING TO GET SOME CLARITY ABOUT HOW WE DISCUSS THIS ITEM IN TERMS OF IT BEING A CONSENT INFORMATION ITEM.

BECAUSE IT'S ALSO RETROACTIVE AND NOT A BOARD APPROVAL.

JUST TRYING TO GET A BETTER SENSE OF HOW ALL OF THIS WORKS. SO OUTLINING THESE QUESTIONS.

OBVIOUSLY BEING MINDFUL OF THE BOARD'S ROLE AND JURISDICTION AS WELL.

I'M REALLY JUST INTERESTED IN OUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY IN TERMS OF OUR OBLIGATION TO TAXPAYERS.

AND HERE WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME SALARY INCREASES THAT ARE OVER A 20% INCREASE.

AND SO WANTING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THAT'S DETERMINED AND UNDERSTANDING HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS IS, IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. AND TO ALSO BE ABLE TO ANSWER AND BE RESPONSIVE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT THAT THIS ALSO HAS ON OUR BUDGET, WHICH IS THIS BOARD'S ROLE IN OVERSEEING AND SO JUST WANTING TO RECOGNIZE THERE'S BEEN CHANGES AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S CONTINUED TRANSPARENCY AROUND THIS ITEM BECAUSE I KNOW THERE WAS QUESTIONS THAT HAVE ALSO BEEN RAISED BY THE BOARD IN THE PAST AND ON ON THIS ITEM IN PARTICULAR. AND SO IF WE DO NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO OUR POLICIES OR REVISIT THOSE THAT'S SOMETHING I'M INTERESTED IN BETTER UNDERSTANDING IS HOW THESE HOW OUR CURRENT POLICIES ADDRESS THESE AREAS SO THAT WE ARE TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT FOR THE LIST OF TEAMMATES YOU SEE THERE.

AGAIN, GOING BACK TO FALL OF 2024. THESE ARE TEAMMATES WHO PROMOTED INTO A NEW POSITION AFTER GOING THROUGH AN INTERVIEW PROCESS. AND SO I MAY HAVE BEEN SAY AN ADMIN FOR AND I APPLIED, WENT THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND WAS SUCCESSFUL.

AND SO THEREBY BEING PROMOTED INTO A NEW POSITION BECAUSE OF THE DISCREPANCIES IN THE PAY SCALE THE SALARY INCREASES THERE REPRESENT MOVING FROM A POSITION THAT WAS RATED LOWER ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE TO A POSITION THAT IS HIGHER ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE. THESE ARE NOT THE RESULT OF A SUPERINTENDENT APPOINTMENT OR OR STIPEND ARE RELATED TO THEIR JOB ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. WE ARE REVIEWING THE PROCESS AND SEEKING TO FIND WAYS TO STRENGTHEN NOT ONLY THE PROCESS, BUT BE MORE COMMUNICATIVE ABOUT PERSONNEL ACTIONS JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY.

AND AGAIN, YOU CALLED OUT AND GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, NOT FOR APPROVAL, BUT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE DIFFERENT CHANGES AS THEY HAPPEN.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT MODELS THAT OTHER COUNTY OFFICES HAVE IN PLACE TO SHARE DIFFERENT PERSONNEL REPORTS ON A REGULAR BASIS,

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AGAIN, FOR THE GOAL OF TRANSPARENCY. THANK YOU FOR THE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, DOCTOR TOSTON.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. YEAH, AND THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO KNOW.

AND I WANTED TO ASK ARE THE ROLES THAT FOLKS ARE STEPPING INTO? THEY WERE VACANT PRIOR. LIKE THEY WEREN'T NEWLY CREATED OR? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I'D HAVE TO DO SOME RESEARCH. I'D HAVE TO DO SOME RESEARCH AS THESE PRECEDE MY TIME.

OKAY. WELL YOU KNOW, I ALSO WANT TO REFLECT ON YOU KNOW, JUST THINKING HOLISTICALLY THAT WE DO. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE STAFF SALARY, AND I'VE NOT ALWAYS BEEN HAPPY WITH WHAT I'VE SEEN, BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE LIVE IN THE MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTY IN THE STATE, I BELIEVE, AND THESE ARE SALARIES THAT MATCH OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES OUT THERE, IF NOT LOWER.

SO I WANT PEOPLE TO REFLECT ON THAT TOO. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR THAT REFLECTION, TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. AND I THINK THAT REALLY EMPHASIZES A SHARED VISION IN TERMS OF WANTING TO ENSURE.

I THINK THAT'S A SHARED GOAL OF, ALL OF US AS A TEAM TO ENSURE THAT OUR STAFF ARE WELL COMPENSATED AND, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR BARGAINING UNITS AS WELL TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A FAIR PROCESS IN PLACE YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT TO THEIR SALARY SCHEDULES AND THE STEPS AND COLUMNS AND HOW WE OPERATE AS A PUBLIC AGENCY.

SO I THINK THERE'S DEFINITELY A SHARED VISION THERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM.

WE'LL GO TO ITEM 9A WHICH IS OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS.

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

SO YES, WE HAD POLICY COUNCIL ON I BELIEVE JULY 8TH.

EVERYTHING, GENERALLY EVERYTHING THAT WAS PRESENTED TO POLICY COUNCIL WAS PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY.

AND AS ALWAYS, THE GROUP IS AN AMAZING GROUP OF PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE HIGHLY ENGAGED AND WANTED, CONTINUE TO WANT THIS PROGRAM TO SUCCEED BECAUSE HEAD START IN FACT, WORKS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE IS DEFINITELY A BETTER ERA OF HAPPINESS THAT WE HAD OUR OUR WE GOT OUR GRANT.

BUT WE KNOW THAT WE ALSO HAVE CHALLENGES AHEAD.

AND WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED.

SO THANK YOU. DOCTOR TOSTON, I MIGHT ADD DURING THE MEETING, THERE WAS AREAS THAT PARENTS BROUGHT UP THAT THEY WANTED STAFF TO BE AWARE OF. AND TRUSTEE SPEISER AND I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY PLAN WITH MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO TOUR PROGRAMS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE PROGRAMS THROUGH THE EYES OF OUR PARENTS.

SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE STANDARDS THAT THEY HAVE AND AREAS THAT THEY WANT TO DRAW TO OUR ATTENTION, BOTH, YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTIVELY AS WELL AS AFFIRMING WHAT'S IN PLACE ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILDREN.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE REST OF THE TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU. SO CAN WE LOOK TO VISITS POTENTIALLY IN THE FUTURE? YEAH. OKAY, GREAT. ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEES THAT I MAY HAVE MISSED? BUT I HAD I HAVE A REPORT ALSO. THAT. OKAY. TRUSTEE PACHECO I KNOW, GO AHEAD.

TRUSTEE LARI. THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS A NEWLY ESTABLISHED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY COUNTY BOARD TRUSTEES. SO ON JUNE 2ND, I ATTENDED THE QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING ON ZOOM.

DOCTOR LINDA DARLING, [INAUDIBLE] PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, HAD A PRESENTATION ON DESIGNING THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

SHE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE DEMAND FOR SKILLS HAS BEEN CHANGING FASTER THAN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, HAS BEEN ABLE TO RESPOND AND ADAPT, AND PRESENTED A MODEL OF SCHOOLS THAT FOCUS ON SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITIES TEACHING TEAMS, COMMUNITY CONNECTED CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON DEEPER LEARNING AND PROJECT BASED ASSESSMENTS.

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATIVE PLANNING BY EXPERT TEACHERS THAT MAY BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS TODAY.

AND ALSO THERE'S ANOTHER EVENT, A MEETING, A ZOOM EVENT ON MONDAY, JUNE 16TH ON UNDERSTANDING READING DIFFICULTIES AND THE NEW RESEARCH ON THIS NEXT YEAR AND THE IMPACT OF NEW CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION AROUND UNIVERSAL LITERACY SCREENING.

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THE FIGURES BECOME EVEN HIGHER FOR INCARCERATED STUDENTS TO 85%, AND THEY EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY SCREENING AND INTERVENTION FOR STUDENTS.

AND THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT A NEW STATE MANDATE FOR UNIVERSAL SCREENING, FOR READING DIFFICULTIES THAT THE ROLLOUT APPARENTLY BEGAN IN JANUARY.

THEY HAVE ANOTHER EVENT ON AUGUST 26TH AND IS ON BUILDING TRUSTEE EXCELLENCE.

AND ALL OUR TRUSTEES ARE INVITED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LARI.

TRUSTEE PACHECO. YEAH. I WAS JUST WANTING TO REPORT ON SOME ACTIVITIES THAT RELATE TO, I BELIEVE JLAC.

AND LEGISLATION THAT JLAC SUPPORTED THIS YEAR.

SO YESTERDAY I WENT I HAD THE HONOR OF JOINING OUR AMAZING STAFF MEMBER, JOHN SWEENEY, TO THE STATE CAPITOL TO ADVOCATE FOR AB 49. AND IT WAS AWESOME, WHICH WAS AUTHORED BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER AL MURATSUCHI, WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS AGAINST OR FROM AN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGENTS.

SO LUCKILY, THAT BILL PASSED. AND IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE BILLS THAT WE SUPPORT IN JLAC CAN BE ADVOCATED IN THIS FASHION. AND THAT WE HAVE STAFF MEMBERS THAT CAN HELP US WITH IT.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STAFF AND THIS BOARD AND JLAC FOR CREATING THESE TYPE OF OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH I THINK ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNTY THAT HAS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CONCENTRATION FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES THAN ANY OTHER COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA.

SO THAT'S MY ONLY REPORT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER REPORTS THAT I MISSED? OKAY. I ALSO WANTED TO BRING TO, AGAIN THE BOARD'S ATTENTION.

I KNOW SOMETIMES WE DO COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS AND THEN WE KIND OF LOSE TRACK OF THEM.

SO RESURFACING SOME BOARD COMMITTEES THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED.

WE HAD OUR BOARD SELF-EVALUATION, AD HOC COMMITTEE.

AND WE AT THAT TIME, I BELIEVE IT WAS IN JANUARY, WE HAD APPOINTED TRUSTEE SPEISER, TRUSTEE PACHECO, AND VICE PRESIDENT CHON TO THAT COMMITTEE. THERE'S ALSO TWO OTHER COMMITTEES THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED.

ONE WE HAD NOT FORMALLY FORMED, SO WE'LL HAVE TO SAVE THAT ONE FOR A FUTURE AGENDA THAT'S THE RETREAT AD HOC.

SO JUST TO GET SOME CLARITY, I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION AT THE RETREAT, THE AD HOC THAT WE HAD INTENDED, I THINK THAT WAS ON EVERYONE'S MIND WAS THE SELF-EVALUATION, WHICH WAS TO BE DISCUSSED AT A FUTURE RETREAT.

AND AS WELL AS THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION AD HOC.

AND GIVEN THAT THAT AD HOC PREVIOUSLY HAD BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE NO LONGER ON THIS BOARD WANTED TO RESURFACE THAT AGAIN, THIS IS AN AD HOC THAT WAS ALREADY FORMED. SO JUST BRINGING THIS TO ALL OF US FOR OUR CONSIDERATION ALSO HAD SPOKE TO VICE PRESIDENT CHON EARLIER TODAY, GIVEN THAT SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO JOIN THIS MEETING.

AND SHE HAD ALSO INDICATED PERHAPS FOR THE SELF-EVALUATION AD HOC.

SO, AGAIN, CURRENTLY TRUSTEE SPEISER, TRUSTEE PACHECO.

TRUSTEE CHON. SHE WAS SUGGESTING PERHAPS GIVEN HER ROLE IN THE THE GOVERNANCE AD HOC THAT SHE COULD OPEN THAT UP TO ANOTHER TRUSTEE IF THERE'S INTEREST. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE IS INTEREST FROM TRUSTEE LARI, TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN FOR THAT.

I ALSO WANT TO DROP MY INTEREST IN THAT COMMITTEE IN THE SELF-EVALUATION AD HOC.

OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THAT COMMITTEE? OKAY. NOT SURE. TRUSTEE LARI OR TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

TRUSTEE ROCHA. OKAY, SO THIS IS THE SELF-EVALUATION ONE, NOT THE SUPERINTENDENT.

THIS IS SELF-EVALUATION. AND AGAIN, THE SCOPE OF THIS IS THIS ONE THAT WAS A STANDING ONE.

OR DID WE RECENTLY SET THIS ONE UP DUE TO RECENT SITUATION.

IT WAS IN JANUARY I BELIEVE THAT THE BOARD FORMED THIS COMMITTEE THAT WE JUST SET UP.

CORRECT. AND THE INTENT WAS FOR THEM TO WORK ON SOMETHING TO BRING TO A FUTURE RETREAT.

AND AS WE DISCUSSED AT THE RETREAT THERE WE WILL HAVE WE'RE INTENDING TO HAVE ANOTHER RETREAT BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR.

SO IT'S STILL A POSSIBILITY THAT THIS COULD BE A TOPIC BROUGHT TO A FUTURE RETREAT.

OKAY. AND IS IT PART OF ANY OF OUR BYLAWS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS? CORRECT IN JANUARY WE HAVE TO SET THE PROCESS.

AND THAT'S WHY WE DECIDED ON AN AD HOC IN JANUARY AS IT'S PART OF OUR.

IS THERE AN EXISTING DOCUMENT? THERE ARE PAST DOCUMENTS THAT I KNOW I HAVE SOMEWHERE.

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AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY NEED TO GO THROUGH THAT EXERCISE.

OR IF THERE'S SOME INTEREST FROM THE BOARD TO GO THROUGH THAT EXERCISE FIRST.

BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG. WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO FIX? IS THAT FOR THE COMMITTEE TO FIGURE OUT? I THINK THAT WAS THE INTENT WAS FOR THE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE IF WHAT WE HAVE WORKS.

I'LL PASS ON. CHANGES BEING PART OF THE COMMITTEE AND WAIT FOR THE RETREAT DISCUSSION. THANKS. OKAY.

ANY OTHER INTEREST FROM TRUSTEES? OKAY. MAYBE WE COME BACK TO THAT ONE.

THERE'S NO WE CAN'T DO A ONE PERSON COMMITTEE.

I'M FINE WITH JUST JESSICA MAKING OUR BOARD SELF EVAL IF SHE'S OKAY WITH THAT.

I'M NOT VERY PICKY. OR SHARING THE WORKLOAD IF THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE WILLING TO STEP UP.

WE CAN COME BACK TO IT AS WELL. SO THE OTHER EVAL THE OTHER ITEM COMMITTEE ITEM WAS THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION PER OUR BOARD POLICIES. THE BOARD PRESIDENT IS CONVENES THAT AD HOC.

SO WE WOULD ALSO BE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS ON THAT AD HOC.

AND I DID SPEAK WITH VICE PRESIDENT CHON EARLIER TODAY.

SHE HAD INDICATED INTEREST IN SEEING TRUSTEE PACHECO AND TRUSTEE ROCHA ON THAT AD HOC WITH ME.

BUT OPEN TO BOARD DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM AS WELL.

WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN, SORRY. THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION. AD HOC.

I'M FINE WITH THAT ONE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR ON THAT ONE? I WOULD JUST SAY. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH EVALUATING THE SUPERINTENDENT, WE SHOULD PROBABLY EVALUATE OURSELVES.

I NEVER FOUND THAT, LIKE FAIR THAT WE SEEM TO HAVE SKIPPED IT.

YOU KNOW, MY HESITATION OF JOINING THE AD HOC WITH TRUSTEE SPEISER IS THERE SEEMS TO BE I'M FINE WITH ANY BOARD SELF EVAL BUT I FEEL LIKE SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES MIGHT HAVE MORE THOUGHTS ABOUT IT.

AND IT BECOMES DIFFICULT WHEN IT BECOMES A BACK AND FORTH WITH THE AD HOC BRINGING IT BACK TO THE BOARD.

AND THE BOARD HAS SO MANY CONCERNS. SO MAYBE I'M JUST RAMBLING, BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE THOUGHTS.

AND THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONSIDER WHERE WE BRING THE SELF-EVALUATION TO OUR FULL BOARD AT A RETREAT AS AN ALTERNATIVE OR.

COULD WE? AND WE CAN'T JOIN LIKE YOUR AD HOC, CAN THEY JUST DO BOTH? MAYBE THEY'RE STRUCTURED THE SAME FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION.

SO THEY WERE FORMED SEPARATELY. AND WE HAVE BOARD BYLAWS THAT DO OUTLINE SEPARATE PROCESSES.

SO I WOULD WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT. AND I'D PROBABLY DEFER TO COUNCIL ON THE STRUCTURE OF THOSE.

I THINK YOU SHOULD JOIN THE SELF-EVALUATION AD HOC.

I'VE BEEN HERE LONGER THAN YOU, TRUSTEE SPEISER, I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. I'M JUST SAYING, I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE JOINED. I KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD JOIN IT SO WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN IN SHORT ORDER.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVE TO MEET IN PERSON. IT CAN BE A ZOOM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S AN AD HOC. WE COULD MAKE THIS HAPPEN ON YOUR TIME.

AND I THINK YOU WERE THE ONE THAT WANTED IT. RIGHT.

BUT I DO THINK WITH EVERYONE'S THOUGHTS ON WHAT IS EVALUATED, MAYBE BRINGING IT TO A BOARD RETREAT AND VOTING ON IT THEN IS GOING TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE. MY PERSONAL OPINION. AT LEAST I'M WILLING TO YEAH, YEAH. AND I THINK ALSO I'M WILLING TO AT LEAST DO MORE RESEARCH, FIND OUT WHAT WE HAVE AS PRESIDENT, AND FIND OUT OTHER PRECEDENT FROM OTHER AVENUES.

I THINK PART OF THE CHALLENGE IS OUR BOARD RETREAT TIMES ARE SO LIMITED, AND SO IF WE SPEND A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME DOING THE LEGWORK OF SOME OF THE PREPARATION THAT COULD BE DONE AHEAD OF TIME TO DETERMINE SOMETHING CLOSER TO WHERE WE MIGHT NEED TO BE THAT'S THE INTENTION OF THE AD HOC IS SOMETIMES GOING INTO THE DEPTH OF THE CONVERSATION IS DIFFICULT TO CAPTURE AT THAT.

BUT HERE, HERE ALL POINTS. SO IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO DEPTH REGARDLESS.

POINT TAKEN. TRUSTEE. BUT I ALSO APPRECIATE TRUSTEE SPEISER FOR WANTING TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF THAT RESEARCH, AND I HOPE THAT TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN JOINS HER.

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BUT IF TRUSTEES WITHDRAW. SO IF I MAY, I'LL VOLUNTEER TO JOIN HER OR SUPPORT HER IN HER RESEARCH.

AND TAKING A QUICK LOOK AT THE CURRENT ONE WE HAVE AND THEN ANY POTENTIAL TEMPLATES WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PULL FROM CSBA AND START THERE FOR THE BOARD.

SO I'LL DO BOTH, AND I'LL MAKE THE MOTION BASED UPON ALL THE ASSIGNMENTS THAT WE'VE JUST DISCUSSED IF NECESSARY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR TRUSTEE ROCHA AND KEEPING TRUSTEE SPEISER.

REMOVING TRUSTEE PACHECO, REMOVING TRUSTEE VICE PRESIDENT CHON FROM THE SELF-EVALUATION AD HOC.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE SPEISER, AND THEN WE CAN VOTE ON THIS ITEM. COULD DO A VERBAL TRUSTEE ROCHA. IN THE AGENDA BECAUSE THIS WAS AN ACTION.

RIGHT. SO BUT IT COULD GO BACK TO COMMITTEE. ONE THAT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY A FORMED COMMITTEE.

IS WHAT COUNSEL HAD ADVISED. OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU.

DO YOU NEED US TO DO A VERBAL VOTE ON THIS ONE? OKAY. SO TRUSTEE SPEISER. YES. TRUSTEE ROCHA.

TRUSTEE LARI. YES. I VOTE AYE. TRUSTEE PACHECO.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. AYE. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, WITH ONE ABSENT.

THE NEXT ONE WAS OUR SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION AD HOC.

CAN I GET A MOTION ON THAT ONE? OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE ROCHA TO APPROVE THE CHANGES TO THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION AD HOC WITH MYSELF, TRUSTEE PACHECO, TRUSTEE ROCHA. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. SECOND.

THE SECOND FROM TRUSTEE LARI. I WILL GO TO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

TRUSTEE SPEISER. YES. TRUSTEE LARI. YES. TRUSTEE ROCHA.

I VOTE AYE. TRUSTEE PACHECO. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

AYE. THANK YOU. THAT MOTION PASSES AND WE WILL AGENDIZE THE FORMATION OF OUR THE ADDITIONAL AD HOC FOR RETREAT PLANNING FOR OUR NEXT MEETING BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT FORMED THAT YET. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES, FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND EVERYONE ELSE FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH THAT.

NEXT WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE 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

[10. CLOSED SESSION]

THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA HAS BEEN REDUCED TO FIVE ITEMS. AN INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFER APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRE DISTRICT, MILPITAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WAS ITEM A.

ITEMS B AND C HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN FOR CLOSED SESSION.

ITEM D INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFER APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT ALUM ROCK UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRE DISTRICT, MOUNT PLEASANT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

E DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT FREMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRE DISTRICT, MOUNTAIN VIEW, LOS ALTOS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

F INTER-DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT OAKLEY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRE DISTRICT, PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

G INTER-DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT, ORCHARD UNIFIED ORCHARD SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRE DESIGN DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS, STUDENT BOARD MEMBER YOU ARE EXCUSED AT THIS TIME. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION.

THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER A CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL RETURN IN APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AT OR AFTER 9:30 P.M..

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE READY TO RESUME OPEN SESSION. UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 10A.

[A. Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session]

[01:30:03]

A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE SPEISER AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ROCHA TO DENY THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR 12, WITH A VOTE OF 5 AYES 1 ONE ZERO ABSTENTION, ONE ABSENT.

FOR ITEM 10 D OR 10E, IN THE MATTER OF AN INTER-DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE PACHECO AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LARI TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR 12 FOR A LENGTH OF TIME.

FOR A LENGTH OF TIME THROUGH 12TH GRADE, WITH A VOTE OF 6 AYES.

ZERO NO'S. ZERO ABSTENTION. ONE ABSENT. FOR ITEM 10 G IN THE MATTER OF AN INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFER APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE SPEISER AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ROCHA TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR FIVE FOR LENGTH OF TIME THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE WITH A VOTE OF SIX AYES, ZERO NO'S, ZERO ABSTENTION, ONE ABSENT. I THINK I SWAPPED THE ORDER THAT WAS ITEM 10 G. THAT REPORTING WAS FOR ITEM 10 G.

FOR THE FOR ITEM 10 F IN THE MATTER OF AN INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFER APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE PACHECO AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTORS TWO AND 12 FOR A LENGTH OF TIME THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, WITH A VOTE OF SIX AYES ZERO NO ZERO ABSTENTION ONE ABSENT.

GOING TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WE WILL GO TO ITEM 12 A THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

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

THANK YOU, DOCTOR TOSTON. WE HAVE OUR INFORMATION ITEM, INCLUDING OUR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS,

[A. Future Agenda Items]

ALL RIGHT. SEEING HEARING NO OTHER UPDATES, I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOTION FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. SECOND. AND A SECOND.

AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF MARISSA DINAPOLI.

AND IN RECOGNITION OF ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WE ALL CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND OTHER SUPPORTS FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:37 RIGHT AFTER THE VOTE.

YEAH. THANK YOU. A VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

A VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE PACHECO. I WENT ONLINE, MIC]. CALL HER REAL QUICK. I'M A VERBAL AYE IF IT DOESN'T SHOW UP.

BUT. OH DID, SHE. I VOTED. IF WE COULD JUST ADD AN ADDITIONAL S ON MARISSA AND WE CAN CORRECT IT FOR THE RECORD.

THANK YOU. TEAM THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT TONIGHT.

APPRECIATE YOU. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:38 P.M..

AND IN MEMORY OF MARISSA DINAPOLI. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.