[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.]

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT BERTA.

SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR TOSTON. SENIOR AND ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS.

TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER SCHOOL FOR OSBORNE AND BLUE RIDGE.

AS I HAVE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EARN EXTRA CREDITS AND PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WERE NOT OFFERED DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR. AT BLUE RIDGE, THERE WERE 4 STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED A SPECIAL CERTIFICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION.

THESE STUDENTS PASSED A 100 QUESTION TEST TO EARN A RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SKILLS CERTIFICATE THROUGH THE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION.

NEXT WEEK, ON WEDNESDAY, OUR COMMUNITY AND CORE SCHOOLS WILL START THE FALL SEMESTER.

THIS WEEK, MAYOR STARK CREDIT UNION REPRESENTATIVES CAME TO VISIT STUDENTS AT OSBORNE AND PRESENT THE SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE CLASS OF THE 2024 RECIPIENT.

THE TEAM EACH TOOK AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND PARTICIPATE IN A CEREMONY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GREAT WORK OF OUR STUDENTS.

4 STUDENTS FROM OSBORNE HAD APPLIED FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ALL 4 WILL BE RECEIVING A $500 SCHOLARSHIP TO SUPPORT THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PASTRANA JIMENEZ. WE REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU AND THE EXCITING UPDATES ABOUT THE END OF THE SUMMER SEMESTER.

AND BEST WISHES ON THE START OF THE NEXT SEMESTER.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE WILL GO TO OUR INFORMATION ITEMS, STARTING WITH OUR FIRST ONE.

[A. 2025-2026 County Schools Service Fund Budget Update]

DOCTOR TOSTON, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE THIS ITEM, PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BERTA. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE PRESENTED BY STEPHANIE GOMEZ,

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ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES AND DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL BUSINESS.

LAUREN NGUYEN. AND TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, WE IN OUR CONVERSATIONS LAST YEAR THERE WAS THE DESIRE TO HAVE MORE FREQUENT UPDATES RELATED TO ITEMS IMPACTING THE BUDGET.

AND SO WE ARE STILL FINALIZING THE CADENCE AND SCHEDULE OF UPDATES THIS YEAR THAT GO BEYOND THE INTERIM REPORTS AND BUDGET ADOPTION, AND HOPE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU IN FULL IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.

AND SO, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT GOMEZ IS GOING TO PROVIDE UPDATES SINCE THE BUDGET ADOPTION PERIOD.

AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, WE HAVE NOT FINISHED 24-25 YET.

WE DON'T HAVE FINAL NUMBERS AND ACTUALS FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.

THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS PACKET BEYOND THE PRESENTATION AROUND THE BUDGET UPDATE.

THAT IS FOR REFERENCE. AND THOSE ARE THE BUDGET DOCUMENTS THAT WERE APPROVED LAST JUNE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THIS EVENING, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR BUDGET.

SO AS DOCTOR TOSTON MENTIONED, ON JUNE 18TH, WE DID APPROVE OUR 25-26 COUNTY SCHOOL SERVICE BUDGET.

AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS A LOT OF UNKNOWNS AS FAR AS OUR FEDERAL FUNDING STATUS, HOW MUCH FUNDING WE WERE GOING TO GET OR MAY NOT RECEIVE.

AND SO AT THAT TIME, I HAD MADE A MENTION THAT IF WE NEEDED TO DO A 45 DAY REVISION TO OUR BUDGET, WE WOULD BRING IT BACK AND NOTE THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE TO OUR BUDGET.

THAT WOULD BE AN INFORMATION ITEM, AND THEN WE WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE THEM IN OUR FIRST INTERIM REPORTING PERIOD THAT HAPPENED IN DECEMBER.

SO BASED ON SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE ON THIS CHART AND I'LL GO THROUGH A 45 DAY REVISION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

AND SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE HAD IN OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET THAT WAS ADOPTED, AND SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE WAITING ON THAT COULD CHANGE WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE TO ADJUST OUR BUDGET.

SO JUST STARTING AT THE TOP, THE HEAD START GRANT, WE GOT THE GRANT AWARD NOTIFICATION ON JUNE 30TH OF $38 MILLION.

THAT'S THE FUNDING AMOUNT THAT WE APPROVED ON THE 4TH COLUMN DOWN IN OUR BUDGET.

SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE'RE NOT ANTICIPATING ANY BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAD BUDGETED.

THE ONLY OUTSTANDING INFORMATION ITEM THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON ARE THE FUNDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WHEN WE DID RECEIVE THE GRANT AWARD NOTIFICATION, THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS WERE AS THEY HAVE BEEN IN PRIOR YEARS.

THERE WAS A CHANGE OR AN ANNOUNCEMENT MADE THAT FOLLOWING THURSDAY ABOUT CHANGING THE FUNDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ABILITY TO GET REIMBURSED FROM THOSE FUNDS.

AND SO WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR INFORMATION ON THAT.

BUT AS FAR AS THE BUDGET IS CONCERNED, IT IS ACCURATE AS TO WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED.

MIGRANT EDUCATION GRANTS. WE HAD BUDGETED $8.3 MILLION IN OUR BUDGET.

WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR OUR GRANT AWARD NOTIFICATION, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONFIRMATION ON THE ACTUAL AMOUNT THAT WE WILL RECEIVE OR THE FUNDING, TERMS AND CONDITIONS. AND THAT'S REALLY CRITICAL BECAUSE IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE AMOUNT AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE GET, OR THE FUNDING TERMS OR CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT, THAT WOULD ALSO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE AMOUNT THAT WE BUDGET AND AND WE MAY HAVE TO ADJUST OUR BUDGET. OUR HOPE IS THAT WE GET THAT INFORMATION SOONER THAN LATER.

AND I KNOW THAT OUR TEAMS INTERNALLY HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO CDE TO GET THAT INFORMATION.

BUT WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THAT'S AN AREA THAT WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON.

PRESIDENT BERTA, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO QUESTIONS AS WE GO ALONG OR HOW YOU WANTED TO.

DO YOU WANT TO WAIT TILL SHE GOES THROUGH THE WHOLE PIECE, OR IS IT SPECIFIC TO SOMETHING SHE HAS NOW? LIKE WHY THEY'RE DELAYED WITH LETTING US KNOW ABOUT MIGRANT EDUCATION.

IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY'RE WAITING FOR DETAILS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE ABLE TO PROCESS AND REDISTRIBUTE THE DOLLARS, GIVEN THAT THERE MAY BE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE AMOUNTS, AS WELL AS WAITING FOR ANY ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATED TO THE MIGRANT ED FUNDING. WE ARE WORKING WITH WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SUB GRANTEES THAT WE PASS DOLLARS THROUGH.

AND SO WE ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THEM. DOCTOR WAYNE BEGAN THE COMMUNICATION WITH THEM TODAY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE AND TO BE TO DEEPER UNDERSTAND THEIR PRIORITIES. OUR DECISION AT THIS POINT IS TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF PAUSE UNTIL WE GET THE CLARITY FROM CDE THROUGH THE GAN AND THEN BEGIN SCALING UP THE PROGRAM WITH THE INTENT OF PRIORITIZING THE DOLLARS TO THE FIELD WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN INCREASES FOR OUR SUB GRANTEES.

GIVEN THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE.

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ON THE YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS FUNDING, WE HAD $6.2 MILLION THAT WE WERE NOTIFIED IN APRIL OF 2025.

THESE WERE TWO SEPARATE GRANTS THAT WE HAD BUDGETED, AND WE WERE APPROVED TO RECEIVE FUNDING UNTIL THE END OF THE 25-26 YEAR.

WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION, THAT THOSE 2 GRANTS WOULD BE DISCONTINUED AND WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THAT FUNDING.

SO IN OUR ADOPTED BUDGET, BECAUSE WE GOT IT SO LATE IN THE PROCESS, WE HAVE THE $6.2 MILLION IN THERE.

I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FILED TO TO REQUEST THOSE FUNDS BE REINSTATED.

AND SO I KNOW WE'RE WAITING FOR A STATUS UPDATE ON THAT.

AND THE EVENT THAT THAT DOES NOT GET REVERSED, THEN WE WOULD BE REDUCING OUR BUDGET BY $6.2 MILLION BY FIRST INTERIM, POTENTIALLY, IF WE GET AN UPDATE BY THEN THAT WOULD ALSO MEAN THAT ANY EXPENDITURES WE HAVE TIED TO THAT MONEY OR HAVE BUDGETED TOWARDS THAT FUNDING WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE ADJUSTED, BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.

AND SO THAT ONE SAYS YES, BECAUSE THAT DOES MEAN WE MAY HAVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT POTENTIALLY.

ON THE TOBACCO YOUTH PREVENTION SIDE OF THE HOUSE FOR THE STATES WE WERE NOTIFIED IN APRIL, MAY, JUNE TIMEFRAME THAT WE WERE WE WOULD RECEIVE A 50% REDUCTION.

AND SO THAT CALCULATES OUT TO ABOUT $890,000.

WE RECEIVED WORD I WANT TO SAY ABOUT 2 OR 3 WEEKS AGO THAT WE ACTUALLY WILL BE GETTING ABOUT $48,000 MORE, AND THAT'S AS OF THE END OF JULY. AND SO WE'RE WAITING FOR OFFICIAL GUIDANCE ON THAT, AND WE'RE WAITING FOR OUR GRANT AWARD NOTIFICATION.

WE'VE ALSO BEEN INFORMED THAT IT IS CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

ALL THESE GRANTS, THAT IS A STANDARD TERM. AND THE GAN.

SO WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT INFORMATION. SO IF THAT COMES THROUGH WE MAY HAVE TO ADJUST OUR BUDGET.

AND AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'D HAVE TO ADJUST IT UP ABOUT $48,000.

SO WE WOULD DO THAT AT FIRST INTERIM. THE LAST ITEM IS STATE PRESCHOOL.

SO WE HAD THE TRANSITION FROM ENROLLMENT BASED TO AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE BASE.

THAT WENT INTO EFFECT FOR 25-26. SO OUR PRIOR YEAR ALLOCATION WAS $28 MILLION.

IT'S BEEN REDUCED TO $6.2 MILLION. WE'RE ALSO WAITING FOR THE GRANT AWARD NOTIFICATION FOR THAT AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR 25-26.

BUT AS FAR AS WE'RE CONCERNED, THE BUDGET IS ACCURATE AND WE WOULD NOT NEED TO ADJUST OUR BUDGET FOR THAT AMOUNT.

I MAY I'M JUST ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HEAD START.

WE ANTICIPATE GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION ON ANY NEW FUNDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON SEPTEMBER 3RD.

WE HAVE BEEN TOLD UNTIL THEN, THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY CHALLENGES WITH US SEEKING OUR MONTHLY REIMBURSEMENT OR DRAWDOWN BECAUSE WE'RE OPERATING ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT WE ACCEPTED THE GRANT AWARD ON BASED ON LAST YEAR'S ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM.

SO SEPTEMBER 3RD, WE'RE ANTICIPATING RECEIVING ADDITIONAL DIRECTION AND INFORMATION.

RIGHT NOW IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. FOR INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROPOSED POLICY SHIFT.

AND WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES TO ADVOCATE AND SUBMIT OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THE LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THANK YOU. AND THEN ON THIS SLIDE THE BUDGET WAS ENACTED AFTER THE PRESENTATION WAS PROVIDED. AND SO THE 3 ITEMS THAT WE ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THAT WE WOULD ADJUST AND THE BUDGET IS THERE WAS $1.7 BILLION, ONE TIME PROP 98 FUNDING THAT LEA'S ACROSS THE STATE WILL BE RECEIVING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

WE DON'T HAVE AN IDEA YET OF WHAT OUR ALLOCATION WOULD BE.

TYPICALLY, OUR ALLOCATIONS ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE AND OUR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY AND ALT ED PROGRAMS. SO ONCE WE GET THAT ALLOCATION FROM CDE, THEN WE WILL ADJUST OUR BUDGET.

WE'RE HOPING AT FIRST INTERIM. SO THAT'S ONE UPDATE THAT WE WILL BE MAKING.

THE OTHER ITEM IS A $20 MILLION ONE TIME PROP 98 FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE.

ALL PAYER FEE SCHEDULE. THIS IS THE BRIDGE FUNDING THAT THE STATE HAD TALKED ABOUT BECAUSE OF THE DELAY IN GETTING THE FEE SCHEDULE FULLY IMPLEMENTED.

AND SO THERE WILL BE SOME FUNDING THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE TO SUPPORT DISTRICTS AND THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AREA.

AND SO WE'RE STILL WAITING TO GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THAT TIME FRAME AND WHAT OUR ALLOCATION WOULD BE.

BUT THE BULK OF THE FUNDING THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING ON RECEIVING WILL BE PASSED THROUGH 4 DISTRICTS FOR THEIR SERVICES.

AND THEN THE LAST ITEM IS BECAUSE OF OUR BUDGET SITUATION AT THE STATE LEVEL.

THE BUDGET DID INCLUDE $1.9 BILLION IN DEFERRALS FOR LCFF FUNDING FROM JUNE 2026 TO JULY 2026.

THIS IS ONLY A MONTH TIME PERIOD WHERE LEAS ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING US, WILL NOT GET OUR FUNDING FOR A MONTH.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN IOU. AND SO IT'S NOT A GREAT LENGTH OF TIME, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO MONITOR FROM A CASHFLOW PERSPECTIVE.

AND SOME OF OUR DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN SOME FISCAL SITUATIONS THAT THEY REALLY HAVE TO WATCH THEIR CASH FLOW.

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WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY TO MONITOR THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE ADEQUATE CASH FLOW FOR THAT MONTH TIME PERIOD.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT BERTA, I HAD A QUESTION.

GO AHEAD. TRUSTEE LARI. SO I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE YOUTH AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS FUNDING.

IF IT IS NOT OBTAINED, WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED? DO ANY OF OUR WELLNESS CENTERS HAVE TO BE CLOSED? HOW WOULD THAT IMPACT OUR STUDENTS? TRUSTEE LARI I'M JUST GOING TO TRY AND PARAPHRASE WHAT I BELIEVE I UNDERSTOOD.

IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS, WHICH PROGRAMS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THAT AND HOW WE WILL IMPACT OUR STUDENTS? IS THAT YOUR QUESTION? YES. YES, EXACTLY. AND I'M SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR WELLNESS CENTERS, WHICH HAVE BEEN REALLY VALUABLE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND I'LL INVITE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT DEBBIE GORGULHO.

I'M SORRY. DEBBIE. I KNOW HOW TO SAY YOUR LAST NAME, BUT I'M DRAWING A BLANK NOW.

THAT'S FINE. IT'S GORGULHO. SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

SO THE $20,000,000, 1 TIME PROPOSITION 98 FUNDING WILL NOT IMPACT OUR PROGRAMS CURRENTLY AT ALL.

WE ARE FUNDING OUR PROGRAMS AT THE LEVEL THAT WAS SET IN MAY THIS ONE TIME FUNDING.

AND AGAIN, I NEED TO STRESS IT'S ONE TIME FUNDING AND MUST BE SPENT, WILL BE AWARDED IN OCTOBER AND MUST BE SPENT BY JUNE.

CANNOT REALLY BE USED FOR STAFFING. AM I OKAY? SORRY.

COSTS. SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS IN SACRAMENTO TO DETERMINE HOW TO BEST UTILIZE THIS MONEY.

THERE ARE ALSO OTHER RESTRICTIONS. THE MAJORITY OF THE MONEY AND WILL NEED TO GO TO DISTRICTS, SPECIFICALLY IN STATES DISTRICTS THAT QUALIFY FOR THIS FUNDING BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN IN THE COHORT TO RECEIVE THE FUNDING FOR YOUTH AND MENTAL HEALTH. SO FOR US, THERE REALLY IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.

OKAY. THAT'S GREAT TO KNOW. SO HOW ABOUT THE $6.2 MILLION THE FEDERAL FUNDING.

WOULD THAT HAVE AN IMPACT? SO IF WE COULD GO BACK TO THE LAST SLIDE, AND SO SPECIFICALLY THE FEDERAL YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS GRANT I BELIEVE IS WHERE TRUSTEES LARI, QUESTION IS FOCUSED SO, IF WE DON'T RECEIVE THOSE DOLLARS, WHAT'S THE IMPACT TO OUR PROGRAM. THAT DOES HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR PROGRAM.

IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS, AND WE CURRENTLY UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS TO SUPPLEMENT OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND THE SUPPORT THERE, AS WELL AS OYA, SO DIRECTLY, OUR PROGRAMS THAT WILL IMPACT IT WILL ALSO IMPACT THE SUPPORT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE PARTNERED WITH US, WITH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE THE WELLNESS CENTERS AND THE STAFFING FOR THOSE.

THANK YOU. AS IT RELATES TO THIS SPECIFIC GRANT WE INITIALLY RECEIVED GUIDANCE TO REQUEST RECONSIDERATION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THEIR DETERMINATION OF OUR GRANT AWARD.

SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, WE WERE INFORMED OF A LAWSUIT THAT WAS MOVING FORWARD AND THE GUIDANCE WE RECEIVED, AS YOU COULD NOT APPROACH IT FROM BOTH LANES.

AND SO WE WE JUST DISCONTINUED OUR REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION.

BECAUSE HAD WE CONTINUED THAT, IT WOULD HAVE PROHIBITED US FROM BENEFITING FROM THE LAWSUIT.

AND THE LITIGATION APPEARS TO BE THE STRONGEST VEHICLE TO HAVE THE DOLLARS BE REINSTATED FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE ARE SOMEWHAT HOPEFUL. BASED ON THE PATTERN OF PREVIOUS LAWSUITS AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION'S DECISIONS.

AS IT RELATES TO FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE A FIRM TIMELINE ON WHEN THAT WILL BE RESOLVED BECAUSE IT'S BEING LITIGATED.

CORRECT. BUT THE NON CONTINUATION DOES GO CURRENTLY BECAUSE IT'S BEING LITIGATED, BUT IT IS IN THE PROCESS WHICH THESE FUNDS WOULD,

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COULD END AS SOON AS DECEMBER OF 2025. THANK YOU.

OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? TRUSTEES. I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, JUST IN TERMS OF THE AND THIS IS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE ITEMS. IF YOU COULD WAS THERE A SLIDE BEFORE THIS SLIDE.

NOPE. THIS WAS IT. YOU MIGHT HAVE JUST MENTIONED THE BEGINNING I KNOW THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUDGET OVERALL.

IS THAT DID I MISS THE ITEM? SO THE BUDGET UPDATE WAS THAT THIS WAS JUST IF WE WERE GOING TO NEED TO DO A 45 DAY REVISION, AND AT THIS POINT WE WILL NOT HAVE TO DO ONE.

YEAH. SO IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR THE BOARD AND PUBLIC TO BETTER UNDERSTAND.

OKAY. THE CARRYOVER DOLLARS AND AND HOW THAT'S HOW THOSE ARE CALCULATED AND WHY THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SUCH A DISCREPANCY IN TERMS OF THE $109 MILLION CARRYOVER. SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THE $109 MILLION CARRYOVER REFERS TO.

RIGHT NOW, WE STILL HAVE NOT CLOSED OUR BOOKS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425.

SO WHEN WE PRESENTED THE BUDGET FOR 25-26, IT HAD ESTIMATED ACTUALS, WHICH WAS OUR BEST ESTIMATE OF WHAT THE EXPENDITURES WOULD BE AT THE END OF THE 24-25 YEAR. AND THAT WAS AS OF APRIL 2025, JUST BECAUSE OF THE TIMING IT TAKES TO GET THE BUDGETS ALL COMPILED FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND GET THEM HERE FOR PRESENTATION. SO WE ARE STILL ACTIVELY CLOSING OUR BOOKS FOR 24-25, AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CONFIRMATION OR ANY INFORMATION AT THIS TIME ON WHAT OUR CARRYOVER WILL BE. THAT INFORMATION WILL BE COMING TO THE BOARD IN OCTOBER.

OKAY. SO IN TERMS OF LIKE THE BOOKS AND SUPPLIES LINE ITEM OR OTHER LINE ITEMS, THAT'S NOT FINALIZED YET.

NONE OF OUR NUMBERS FOR 24-25 HAVE BEEN FINALIZED.

OKAY. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE LISTED HERE DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT THE PLAN.

MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR DOCTOR TOSTON OR DOCTOR GORGULHO IN TERMS OF THE AS SOON AS WE GET THE FUNDS WHAT IS THE PLAN TO HELP ENSURE THAT WE CAN BE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS FOR PARTICULARLY, I'M THINKING, MIGRANT EDUCATION OR OTHER PROGRAMS AS WE'RE GETTING NOTIFICATION. HOW DO WE APPROACH THAT WITH EFFICIENCY? SO AS WE ARE BEGINNING THE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR SUB GRANTEES NOW FOR MIGRANT ED AND DEVELOPING PLANS TO RESUME SERVICES, WE ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE A REDUCTION POTENTIALLY IN THE MIGRANT ED FUNDS.

AND SO WE WILL HAVE OUR PLANS A, B, AND C IN PLACE, BUT THEN ALSO THE AS I UNDERSTAND IT.

WE AS THE GRANT RECIPIENT AND HAVING SUBCONTRACTORS, THERE ARE SOME SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE DIRECTLY AND THEN SERVICES THAT THE SUB GRANTEES PROVIDE DIRECTLY. AND SO IF THERE'S A REDUCTION IN FUNDS, SOME OF OUR THINKING RIGHT NOW WOULD BE WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE THE WORK THAT IS HAPPENING IN COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MANAGE AS THE GRANT RECIPIENT.

AND SO WE MAY LOOK AT OUR THE COMPOSITION OF OUR STAFFING FOR SANTA CLARA DIFFERENTLY.

IF THAT ALLOWS MORE DOLLARS TO GO TO THE DISTRICTS AND SUB GRANTEES WHO ARE PROVIDING THE MAJORITY OF THE DIRECT SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. AND I HOPE THAT CAN CONTINUE TO BE A PRIORITY TO ENSURE THERE'S AS QUICK OF A TURN AROUND AROUND THAT, THAT WE CAN IN PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES. I SHOULD HIGHLIGHT AT THIS POINT THIS IS ONE YEAR FUNDING.

THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT GIVEN ANY INDICATION THAT THIS WILL BE INCLUDED IN SUBSEQUENT BUDGETS OR HOW THE PROGRAM MIGHT EVOLVE.

AND DID YOU SAY WHEN YOU ANTICIPATE KNOWING ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE FEDERAL GRANT OR THE FUNDS BEING RELEASED, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE BASED ON WHEN CDE. IT'S WHEN CDE RECEIVES THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO DEVELOP THE GRANT AWARDS.

AS OUR PARTNERS AT THE DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE, THEY ARE HOLDING BIWEEKLY CALLS AND ARE AVAILABLE BY PHONE AND EMAIL.

AND WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE NOT PROMOTING ADVOCACY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE STATE IS WAITING FOR INFORMATION FROM THE FEDS.

SO COULD BE TOMORROW. COULD BE NEXT WEEK. WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY REAL ESTIMATE OF TIMELINE, GIVEN THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE MAY NOT HAVE RECEIVED IT UNTIL I'D SAY,

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OCTOBER OR LATER IN THE FALL, BUT BEING ABLE TO HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT, YOU KNOW, THINGS WOULD ROLL OUT IN THE MANNER THAT IT ALWAYS HAD, WE DON'T HAVE THAT CONFIDENCE THIS YEAR. DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANY IMPACT THAT THIS MAY HAVE ON THE LAYOFFS THAT WERE THAT WE HAD IN MIGRANT EDUCATION, IN TERMS OF WOULD THOSE BE ABLE TO BE RESCINDED OR FOLKS BE REHIRED, SHOULD WE RECEIVE THE GRANT.

SHOULD WE RECEIVE THE GRANT, WE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PERSONNEL PROCESSES BASED ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO STAFF THE PROGRAM FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR.

SO THERE MAY BE SOME PERSONNEL ACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE, BUT I THINK IT'S PREMATURE TO BE ABLE TO COMMIT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, NOT KNOWING THE THE AMOUNT THAT WE WILL RECEIVE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE OR WHAT THE CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT WILL BE.

WELL, WE KNOW YOU'LL KEEP US INFORMED. THANK YOU FOR THOSE UPDATES.

AND I CAN SPEAK TO THE YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS, WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

A LOT OF THE FUNDING IS IN OUR EDUCATION PREPARATION PROGRAM AS WELL FOR OUR RESIDENCY FOR COUNSELORS.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO GET OTHER GRANTS IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS THROUGH A DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE, AND SO THAT WE CAN NOT ONLY RETAIN OUR STAFF, BUT TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM.

WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A PLAN A, B, AND C AS WELL, BECAUSE THIS IS A MID-YEAR CHALLENGE IN TERMS OF A CUT FOR THAT.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVELY DOING UTILIZING OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.

WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COVER THE PERSONNEL COSTS FOR ABOUT HALF RIGHT NOW.

WITH OTHER GRANTS. AND WE'RE WORKING TO REALLY SOLIDIFY THE REST.

SO YES, IT WILL STILL BE A HIT TO US, BUT HOPEFULLY NOT AS SEVERE.

IDEALLY, WE WILL WIN THE LAWSUIT AND WE WILL HAVE THAT MONEY BACK.

AND IT WON'T BE A PROBLEM. FOR TUPE PART OF THE CHALLENGE WITH TUPE IS THEY ALSO CHANGE THE THE GRANT AND THE SERVICES THAT NEEDED TO BE PROVIDED. SO WE HAVE CREATED THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR THAT.

WE ARE READY TO POST AS SOON AS WE GET THE GAN,SO WE CAN HIRE FOR THOSE POSITIONS AND START THAT PROGRAM UP AS WELL.

THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO, I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION, THE MIGRANT ED PROGRAM.

AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, HAVING STARTED HERE, UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, STUDENTS AND VULNERABLE STUDENTS THAT WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO IN THE DISTRICTS, PROVIDE SERVICES TO.

SO WHEN YOU HERE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE GAN. IT COULD FEEL LIKE MAYBE THERE'S NOT A SENSE OF URGENCY THAT THERE REALLY IS IN SERVING THOSE THOSE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, AS I STARTED DOCTOR TOSTON, MISS GOMEZ HAS TALKED TO ME AND HELPED ME UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE WITH THE PROGRAM, AND I'M COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT AS A COUNTY, WE'RE COMMUNICATING OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES.

KNOWING THE LONG TERM VIABILITY MIGHT BE A QUESTION, BUT THERE ARE STILL STUDENTS TODAY WHO NEED THAT SUPPORT.

AND SO JUST SEND OUT A COMMUNICATION TO THE DISTRICTS AND TO OUR LABOR PARTNERS AND US.

AND WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, STAFF WHO USED TO WORK IN THE PROGRAM AND ARE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AS WELL.

WHAT YOU HEARD TONIGHT AND THEN WITH THE COMMITMENT TO SHARE AT LEAST WEEKLY COMMUNICATION, EVEN IF WE DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE, JUST SO THAT THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THAT WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED, AND THEN WE CAN WORK ON THE LONG TERM PLAN OF WHAT THIS MEANS IN LIGHT OF FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION SEEMING LACK OF COMMITMENT TO TO THESE SERVICES.

BUT KNOW THAT WE WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE FOR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT ADDITIONAL CONTEXT AND THOSE CONTINUOUS UPDATES.

THANK YOU. RIGHT HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH AND WE WILL GO TO OUR NEXT INFORMATION ITEM.

[B. Informational Update on the Head Start Program]

DOCTOR TOSTON WOULD YOU INTRODUCE ITEM 8.B? THANK YOU.

PRESIDENT BERTA THIS, THE NEXT 2, 3 INFORMATIONAL ITEMS WILL BE PRESENTED BY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR WAYNE AND REYNA. THESE ARE INFORMATION ITEMS. AND SO THE INTENT WAS TO SHARE AN OVERVIEW OF THE INFORMATION RATHER THAN A COMPLETE PRESENTATION.

AND YOU KNOW, WEEK ONE. BUT I'VE BEEN LEARNING A LOT ABOUT THE PROGRAMS AT THE COUNTY AND KNOW WE HAVE YOU KNOW, REALLY AMAZING AND UNIQUE HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS. BUT THERE'S ALSO YOU KNOW, THERE'S A NEED TO MONITOR AND MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ADMINISTERING THOSE PROGRAMS. SO AS I UNDERSTAND, IS THIS IS JUST OUR OUR REGULAR MONITORING UPDATE THAT WE PRESENTED EVERY EVERY BOARD MEETING.

SO. I'LL DEFER TO THE BOARD IF YOU JUST WANT US TO GO THROUGH THE UPDATE.

OR YOU CAN JUST ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. IT'S I UNDERSTAND IT'S MONTHLY THAT WE SHARE THIS.

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TRUSTEES WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE PRESENTATION? I KNOW IT'S AS AN ATTACHMENT, BUT. NONE. HEARING NONE.

I DO APPRECIATE THE REGULAR UPDATES, EVEN IF IT IS JUST IN OUR BOARD DOCS.

IT'S JUST HELPS CONTINUE TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD A STATUS, UPDATES ON WHAT IS BEING MONITORED AND HOW IT'S BEING MONITORED AND THE DIFFERENT TIME POINTS. SO I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. SO C IS SIMILAR.

[C. Head Start/Early Head Start Monthly Board Reports - June 2025]

IT'S THE MONTHLY THE MONTHLY BOARD REPORT. SO THE MONITORING REPORT IS HOW WE'RE STAYING IN COMPLIANCE.

THE MONTHLY BOARD REPORT JUST LETS YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

IF IT'S OKAY. I'LL ALSO JUST MENTION D. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU SEE EVERY MONTH.

D IS A THE 25-26 HEAD START PROGRAM DESIGN AND SO NAMES THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN THAT AT THIS POINT,

[D. 2025-26 Head Start Program Design]

THE STUDENTS THAT WE'RE SERVING. SO WE'RE REQUIRED TO BRING THIS FORWARD ANNUALLY TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION JUST TO SHARE AT A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THERE'S NO ACTION THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN. THE NUMBERS MIGHT CHANGE.

IN FACT, WE HAVE AN UPDATE THE NUMBERS FOR THE EARLY HEAD START.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE 78 STUDENTS IN THE PARTNER OPERATING PROGRAMS AND 81 STUDENTS IN THE DIRECTLY OPERATED PROGRAM.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S JUST FOR THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW WHAT PROGRAMS ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR THIS ACADEMIC YEAR, UNDERSTANDING THAT IT MAY EVOLVE AS AS OUR ENROLLMENT EVOLVES AS WELL.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO ASK.

I KNOW WE TALKED LAST MEETING ABOUT INCLUSION.

AND I WANTED TO, I GUESS, STRESS. YOU KNOW, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SOME OF OUR FULL INCLUSION MODELS WHERE THERE WAS PARTNERSHIP WITH IN TERMS OF PLANNING AND CO-TEACHING AND MAKING SURE STUDENTS HAD THE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT. SO ARE WE MAKING PROGRESS THERE? I KNOW WE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, TOO. BUT I MEAN, THERE'S INCLUSION AND THEN THERE'S FULL INCLUSION WHERE ALL THE STUDENTS ARE SUPPORTED.

AND SO I WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT.

WE ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

THE ISSUE THAT MICHELLE RAISED WAS THE LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR INCLUSION, GIVEN SOME OF THE MOVES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE.

THAT MOVE THAT SEPARATED SOME OF THE HEAD START PROGRAMS FROM OUR SPECIAL ED REGIONAL PROGRAMS. THAT WAS DRIVEN LARGELY BY FACILITY NEEDS OR FACILITY AVAILABILITY, NOT A CHANGE IN COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE SPACES.

AND SO AS OPPORTUNITIES PRESENT THEMSELVES IN THE FUTURE FOR US TO CO-LOCATE PROGRAMS AGAIN, WE WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

BUT WE ARE NOT STEPPING AWAY FROM OUR COMMITMENT TO BELIEF AND SUPPORT OF INCLUSIVE SPACES, WHETHER IN OUR REGIONAL, REGIONALLY OPERATED PROGRAMS OR OUR HEAD START PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT AND APPRECIATE THE COMMENT AS WELL FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST WAITING FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ACTIVELY TRYING TO SEEK OUT OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE HAVE PROGRAMS CO-LOCATED IN PROMOTING THE INCLUSION.

I DID HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE THE NUMBERS THAT WE WERE SEEING IN TERMS OF THE INFORMATION UPDATE.

SEE IF IT COMES UP FOR ME OR THE PROGRAM DESIGN.

DID WE GET TO THAT ITEM? DID YOU COVER THAT AS WELL? OKAY. BUT YOU CAN SHARE. BUT PLEASE SHARE YOUR QUESTIONS.

SO IN TERMS OF THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS, ARE THOSE ARE WE GENERALLY SEEING SIMILAR NUMBERS TO OUR PREVIOUS YEARS OR IS THERE AN INCREASE OR DECREASE? GOOD QUESTION.

THIS YEAR. RIGHT. WELL, WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF RECRUITMENT AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THOSE NUMBERS AND EVEN DO BETTER.

THERE IS SOME SLIGHT CHALLENGES GIVEN THAT WE'RE RESTARTING EVERYONE, THE PINK SLIPPING, CALLING EVERYBODY BACK AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD ACTIVE RECRUITMENT AT THE SAME TIME, EVEN WITH ALL THOSE CHALLENGES, PEOPLE ARE VERY COMMITTED. OUR STAFF IS GIVING IT ITS ALL AND WE ARE MEETING SOME THRESHOLDS.

HOWEVER, WE ARE NEEDING TO BE A LOT MORE STRATEGIC IN HOW WE DO OUR ENROLLMENTS.

AND SO BUT WE WILL GIVE YOU AND CONTINUE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.

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OUR NUMBERS FOR THE HEADSTART PROGRAM, AS YOU LOOK AT THE PROGRAM DESIGN IS AT A 906, 220 OF THOSE ARE PARTNERED WITH AN ORGANIZATION, SJP. AND THEN FOR OUR EARLY HEAD START BASIC IS 167.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTROL THERE, BUT WE DO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP. THEY'RE DOING VERY WELL. THEY'RE VERY STRONG. AGAIN, SJP AND THEN OUR LAST PROGRAM IS EHSCCP AT 134.

IN OUR NEXT MEETING, WE WILL GIVE YOU THOSE UPDATES. WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING WEEKLY.

IF NOT, [INAUDIBLE] AS OFTEN AS DOCTOR WAYNE WANTS US TO DO SO THAT WE CAN KEEP MOVING FORWARD WITH MEETING ENROLLMENTS.

YEAH, I THINK IT WILL BE HELPFUL THEN TO GIVE DEFINITIVE NUMBERS. WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS AND THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE MONITORING REPORT WE NEED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE IS, IS MAKING SURE WE'RE HITTING OUR ENROLLMENT NUMBERS AND BUT JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST AREN'T COUNTED FOR THOSE, CORRECT? CORRECT. SO JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST, WE CONTINUE TO MEET THOSE NUMBERS AS MUCH AS WE CAN, KNOWING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT COUNTING THOSE MONTHS AGAINST US.

OUR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER IS OUR BIG MONTH. MANY ORGANIZATIONS TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO RECRUITMENT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF TRANSITIONS BETWEEN EHS TO HEAD START, HEAD START TO KINDERGARTEN.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL THAT AND WE ARE SEEING A BIG INFLUX OF 3 YEAR OLD'S, LOTS OF LITTLE ONES COMING IN, AND WE EXPECTED THAT.

YEAH. SO LET'S PLAN ON THE SEPTEMBER 3RD UPDATE, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS THE ANNUAL PROGRAM DESIGN, WE CAN STILL INCLUDE IN THE MONTHLY UPDATE. LET'S LOOK AT THE ENROLLMENT.

LAST SEPTEMBER OR LAST, WE'LL REALLY HAVE AUGUST BY SEPTEMBER 1ST, LAST AUGUST AND THIS AUGUST.

APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. AND YES, LET'S GET MORE 3 YEAR OLD'S INTO PROGRAMS. THAT'D BE GREAT. THEN WE GET AND THEN WE HAVE THEM FOR A FEW YEARS TOO SO.

THAT'S HOW YOU INCREASE ENROLLMENT [LAUGHTER] SO OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THOSE UPDATES. WE WILL GO TO OUR NEXT ITEM WHICH WAS 8.E.

[A. Contracts $250K and Over - April 1 - June 30, 2025]

IT WAS 6.A THAT I HAD PULLED. AND THIS IS RELATED TO CONTRACTS OVER $250,000.

AND I KNOW DOCTOR TOSTON AND I HAD DISCUSSED THIS.

ITEM I HAD A QUESTION WAS THE STELLAR SIGNING SERVICES CONTRACT AS A SOLE SOURCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $2 MILLION, YOU COULD CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT MORE DOCTOR TOSTON IN TERMS OF THE RATIONALE FOR THAT SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT.

SO THIS IS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE OPERATING IN THE SAME CONTEXT.

THIS REPORT IS FOR CONTRACTS BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE.

WE NEEDED TO AMEND THE CONTRACT THAT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE WITH STELLAR SIGNING TO COVER EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR.

WE RELY ON THE CONTRACTED SERVICES BECAUSE THE INTERPRETERS ARE HARD TO FILL POSITION.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE 13 VACANCIES THAT WE'RE RECRUITING ON EDJOIN GOVERNMENT JOBS, AND WE HAVE OTHER INCENTIVES LIKE PAYING FOR TUITION. WE ARE AT RECRUITMENT FAIRS AND UNIVERSITIES.

OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HIRE A TOTAL OF SIX INTERPRETERS DIRECTLY.

WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AS THEY'RE WRITTEN IN THE IEP.

AND SO THE CONTRACT IS THE FAILSAFE. IF WE INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INTERPRETERS THAT ARE PART OF THE TEAM AND BECOME STAFF, WE WOULD REDUCE THE USE OF THE CONTRACTOR, BUT AS LONG AS WE HAVE VACANCIES, WE NEED TO HAVE SOME WAY OF BEING ABLE, NOT SOMEBODY. WE HAVE TO HAVE A WAY OF PROVIDING THE MANDATED SERVICES.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE THE SPECIAL ED CONTRACTS NEEDED TO BE RESENT THROUGH BID THIS SUMMER BECAUSE THEY HAVE EXPIRED AND SO SHOULD WE NEED A CONTRACT IN THE FUTURE.

IT WILL HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SELECTING BIDS AND SELECTING THE BEST OPTION FOR US.

I JUST WANT TO ADD OUR RFP PROCESS OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IS A 5 YEAR PERIOD.

SO WE'VE DONE A REVIEW OF ALL THE CONTRACTS FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, SPECIAL ED BEING ONE OF THOSE.

AND SO ALL OF THEIR SPECIAL ED SERVICES FOR THESE TYPE OF SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION ARE ALL GOING OUT TO BID.

AND SO THAT BID PROCESS IS TAKING PLACE AS WE SPEAK.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR LIST OF VENDORS. AND THEN WE'LL PICK BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT WE HAVE.

SO THAT'S CURRENTLY HAPPENING. BUT TO ENSURE CONTINUITY, WE'VE CONTINUED THESE CONTRACTS.

I THINK WE EXTENDED THEM THROUGH DECEMBER. TO ENSURE WE HAD CONTINUITY UNTIL THE BID PROCESS IS COMPLETED.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S THE MAIN PIECE. I WANTED TO JUST ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD, THAT LARGE CONTRACTS ARE NOT JUST SOLE SOURCED, BUT THAT WE HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE BEST VALUE AS WELL FOR THE SERVICES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND SO THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR INFORMATION.

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OR WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. WE'LL GO TO OUR BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS.

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

AND ARE THERE ANY. LET'S SEE. LAST FOLLOWING COMMITTEES HAVE MET SINCE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING.

OUR POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE VICE PRESIDENT CHON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE? YEAH. THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE MET TODAY AT 4:00.

WE DISCUSSED THE BOARD POLICY 3312 ON CONTRACTS AND LOWERING THE THRESHOLD IN WHICH CONTRACTS COME TO THE COUNTY BOARD.

WE HAD SOME GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD THRESHOLD TO COME FORWARD.

AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO KIND OF A LIKE A LITTLE SAMPLE OF LAST YEAR'S CONTRACTS TO SEE THAT, TO FIND A GOOD BALANCE OF WHAT WOULD COME FORWARD FOR THE BOARD'S REVIEW.

JUST FOR THE BOARD TO VIEW AS WELL FOR AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC TO ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT OVERWHELMINGLY AMOUNT OF INFORMATION WHERE IT'S HARD TO GET THROUGH, BUT ALSO INFORMATIVE. SO THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT AT OUR NEXT MEETING.

AND THEN BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD ONCE WE SET THAT FOR APPROVAL.

WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE 9000 COUNTY BYLAWS. WE HAVE SOME BYLAWS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED IN OR LOOKED AT IN 12 YEARS.

AND SO GOING THROUGH AND JUST LOOKING AT THAT AND PRIORITIZING THE ONES THAT HAVE THAT ARE A LITTLE OLDER FIRST AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

SO THE BOARD WILL BE SEEING MORE OF THOSE COMING FORWARD IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND THEN WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? YOU COVERED IT. THAT'S IT. ARE THERE ANY COMMITTEES THAT I MISSED? YES. WE HAD THE AD HOC [INAUDIBLE] EXCUSE MY VOICE GETTING OVER A COLD OR STILL SLIGHTLY IN IT.

THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR SELF-EVALUATION. DON AND I MET AND ARE WORKING THROUGH A DRAFT.

RIGHT NOW I'M MOSTLY DONE WITH IT, AND I PLAN TO SEND IT TO YOU AND DAVID FOR SOME FRESH EYES.

BEFORE WE USE IT FOR THE REST OF US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.

ALL RIGHT, THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 10. OUR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS.

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

ARE THERE ANY REPORTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT INFORMATION SHARED DURING COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS MUST ONLY INCLUDE THOSE ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO OUR DUTIES AS TRUSTEES OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

ARE THERE ANY TRUSTEES THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE A REPORT. PRESIDENT BERTA, I HAVE A REPORT.

YES. TRUSTEE LARI. SO ON JULY 3RD, ATTENDED THE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL AND PRAYER FOR OUR STUDENT, MARISSA AT THE ANDERSON LAKE BRIDGE. FRIENDS AND FAMILY, INCLUDING SOME OF OUR AMAZING STUDENTS, SHARED THEIR GRIEF AND STORIES OF HOW SHE BRIGHTENED THEIR LIVES.

HER FAMILY SHARED THAT MARISSA LOVED HER TIME AT OYA AND SO, SO MUCH GRATITUDE FOR THE OYA STAFF FOR THEIR WORK AND SUPPORT OF STUDENTS.

ON JULY 6TH, I ATTENDED A COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND EDUCATION EVENT ORGANIZED IN MEMORY OF MARISSA ON RECOGNIZING EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND AWARENESS HELD AT THE MORGAN HILL COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS IMPORTANT CONVERSATION FOCUSED ON PROMOTING SAFE AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.

SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS WERE PRESENT TO OFFER RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK INTO TO INCORPORATE INTO OUR CURRICULUM, AND ALSO AT THE YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS EVENT THAT'S COMING UP TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS HOW TO ENSURE SAFE AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND YOU KNOW, PROTECT THEMSELVES AND SELF-CARE. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE LARI. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

THANK YOU. I FIRST WANTED TO THANK PRESIDENT BERTA AND DOCTOR TOSTON.

I LOVE THE AGENDA REARRANGING BECAUSE WE, LIKE, SOMETIMES WE DON'T GET TO THIS ITEM WHERE PEOPLE, MOST FOLKS HAVE LEFT. SO. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE BEFORE THE MEETING, I WENT TO SOME OF THE TABLING OF CEMA, AS PRESIDENT BERTA MENTIONED. SO I WANT TO ECHO YOUR WELCOME TO THEM AND JUST WANT TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THEM AND THEIR EFFORTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE PACHECO, ALONG THAT SAME NOTE, I ALSO WENT TO THE TABLING AND SAW A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES THERE, AND I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME THEM. AND IT'S I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT AS MANY WORKERS AS POSSIBLE UNIONIZE AND, AND VERY MUCH WELCOMES ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON AND I'LL BE A SUPPORT IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN.

THANKS. THE REPORTS JUST MENTIONED BRIEFLY. TRUSTEE SPEISER.

AND I HAD THE, WE WERE BOTH ABLE TO ATTEND THE OPENING OF OUR OR THE RIBBON CUTTING OF THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER HERE AT RIDDER PARK.

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BEAUTIFUL NEW SPACE. IF ANYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK IT OUT.

LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING STUDENTS IN THAT SPACE.

I ALSO WAS ABLE TO SPEAK IN AN INTERVIEW ON THE STATUS OF AB 49 AND SOME GOOD PROGRESS THAT'S BEING MADE THERE.

I WANT TO THANK TRUSTEE PACHECO FOR ALSO BEING A WITNESS TO THAT IN THE SENATE AND JUST CONTINUING TO SHARE THAT MESSAGING AS WE HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL AND THANKING ALL THE STAFF OF EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES FOR ENTRUSTING US IN THIS WORK AS WE HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL. SO THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO NO OTHER REPORTS.

WE'LL GO TO OUR SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT DOCTOR TOSTON.

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

THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME UPDATES OF MY ACTIVITIES SINCE THE LAST TIME WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER.

AND SO, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, I THINK ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WAS THE WELCOME BACK EVENT, CEREMONY PRESENTATION, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY WITH OUR SPECIAL ED STAFF.

IT WAS A GREAT DEMONSTRATION OF COLLABORATION.

THAT WAS REFERENCED EARLIER IN TERMS OF OUR LABOR PARTNERS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DESIGN OF THE DAY.

WITH THE SPECIAL ED LEADERSHIP. WE WERE I WAS ABLE TO TO STAY FOR A PORTION AT THE TIME, AND IT WAS I WISH I COULD HAVE STAYED ALL DAY.

IT WAS FUN. THERE WAS PAINTING, THERE WAS GETTING TO KNOW YOU ACTIVITIES.

I MEAN, I THINK IT REALLY REPRESENTS OUR STRENGTH OF BEING CONNECTED AND COLLABORATING TOGETHER.

SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING, WE HAVE ADDED TEAMMATES AND FILLED SOME VACANCIES.

YOU'VE ALREADY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET DOCTOR WAYNE, THE NEW ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR ED SERVICES.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE DOCTOR HEATHER FERGUSON, WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY THE PRINCIPAL IN OUR SPECIAL ED PROGRAMS, HAD BEEN SERVING AS THE INTERIM SPECIAL ED DIRECTOR AND WAS SELECTED TO SERVE AS THE SPECIAL ED DIRECTOR GOING FORWARD, AS WELL AS ACKNOWLEDGING JESSICA SIMPSON, WHO'S WITH US THIS EVENING, WHO WILL BE SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR OF EXECUTIVE SERVICES.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WILL SUPPORT THE BOARD, AS WELL AS OUR MANDATED RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO COUNTY COMMITTEE, INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFERS APPEALS AND EXPULSION APPEALS, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE IN THE EXECUTIVE SERVICES DIVISION. WE ARE WE ARE STILL LEARNING AREAS THAT WE AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM AND AN ORGANIZATION NEED TO SPEND TIME AND EFFORT IN IMPROVING. WE HAD A NUMBER OF PERSONNEL TRANSACTIONS LAST YEAR, WHICH SERVED AS A PRESSURE TEST OF THE SYSTEM, AND WE HAVE SOME UNACCEPTABLE RESULTS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS IN OUR ACTIVELY WORKING ON.

AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR LABOR PARTNERS FOR BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION.

WE HAVE SOME SYSTEMS THAT NEED TO BE UPDATED TO ENSURE ACCURACY.

AND SO THAT HAS BEEN THAT WILL BE A PRIORITY FOR THE TEAM IN THE COMING MONTHS.

ADDITIONALLY, I WAS ABLE TO SPEND A THURSDAY EVENING UP AT WALDEN WEST.

AND JUST ENJOYED A FANTASTIC EVENING. I'VE SELECTED A BALD EAGLE AS MY NATURE NAME AND HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE STAFF. IT REALLY IS A AN EXPERIENCE.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO SPEND TIME AT THE CAMP IF POSSIBLE, AND WE'LL BE SHARING MORE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ABOUT WALDEN WEST, AS THIS IS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY, I BELIEVE, OF WALDEN WEST.

AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ED CAMP AND OUR WORK THERE.

I HAVE ALSO MET WITH A NUMBER OF OUR PARTNERS TO CONTINUE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH THE LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS THE 6TH DISTRICT PTA LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS THE SILICON VALLEY READS PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE LONG HAD IN PLACE, AND LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE DETAILS AS EVENTS IT'S BECOMES THE EVENTS BECOME CLOSER. AND LASTLY, THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS THAT I'LL HIT UNDER THE UPDATES FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. AS WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND SOME TIME PLANNING AND SO WANT TO BE ABLE TO LAY OUT SOME OF THE THE CONVERSATIONS YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO. AND WITH THAT, I WILL CONCLUDE MY MY REPORT UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.

DOCTOR TOSTON I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR BEING A SUPPORTER OF SILICON VALLEY READS.

THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. AND THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 12, WHICH IS OUR FUTURE AGENDA

[A. Future Agenda Items]

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ITEMS. JUST THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO NOTE BOTH DOCTOR TOSTON AND STAFF HAVE FILLED IN A NUMBER OF ITEMS, SO WE ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS THERE. AND DOCTOR TOSTON, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO.

ABSOLUTELY. INTRODUCE THE REST OF THE ITEM. SO I WILL HIT THE ITEMS THAT THERE ARE PLANS IN PLACE FOR.

SO STARTING WITH THE RECURRING SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION RELATED TO OUR PROGRAMS, WE ARE FINALIZING WHAT THE ANNUAL CALENDAR WILL LOOK LIKE TO PROVIDE DIVISIONAL UPDATES SO THAT EACH DIVISION WILL BE PRESENTING AN UPDATE TO THE BOARD BASED ON THEIR BODY OF WORK AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD AND SHARE UPDATES AND INFORMATION AND ITEMS FOR CELEBRATION.

THE REVIEW OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. NOW THAT WE HAVE DOCTOR WAYNE ON BOARD AND DOCTOR FERGUSON WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THE PROGRAMS AS WE'RE PLANNING FOR THE PROCESS WITH OUR AND OUR PARTNER DISTRICTS GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING REGULAR INFORMATION UPDATES AS IT RELATES TO THE ENROLLMENT IN OUR SPECIAL ED PROGRAMS AND HAVING STRATEGIC CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR DISTRICTS. MOVING DOWN TO THE BUDGET STUDY SESSION AND I REFERENCED THIS EARLIER.

WHILE WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED THE BUDGET STUDY SESSION.

WE PLAN IN SEPTEMBER TO BE ABLE TO SHARE ALMOST AN EDITORIAL CALENDAR OF THE MANDATORY UPDATES AND THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WE'LL BE PROVIDING IN A MORE FREQUENT MANNER, CADENCE AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD UPDATE. WE ARE IN PROGRESS.

WE ARE REVIEWING SOME OF THE STUDENT ADVISORY PANELS THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST AND LOOKING FOR EXEMPLARS THAT WE CAN REPLICATE.

AND SO IN SEPTEMBER, WE HOPE TO BRING SOME PROGRESS TO YOU AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE THE VISION FOR THAT.

A PRESENTATION ON SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND WHO ARE ALSO UNDOCUMENTED.

WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR DOCTOR FERGUSON NOW THAT SHE'S BEEN SEATED.

WE WILL ASK HER AND OUR SELPA LEADERSHIP TO DEVELOP A PRESENTATION FOR US AND PROVIDE AN UPDATE BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE KNOW.

MOVING ON TO THE SECOND PAGE, WE ARE THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE IS REVIEWING THE POLICY RELATED TO CONTRACTS COMING TO THE BOARD.

SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE, AT MINIMUM, ONE MORE CONVERSATION IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE, AND THEN WE WILL BE BRINGING INFORMATION TO THE BOARD.

IT'S COMING DOWN. ENGAGE THE BUDGET PROCESS IN SEPTEMBER.

HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE PLANS THAT WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN IMPLEMENTING.

REGARDING A MORE COLLABORATIVE BUDGET PROCESS WITH OUR STAFF, ONE OF THE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE'LL BE SETTING FOR ALL PROGRAM LEADERS.

THIS YEAR IS A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR DEPARTMENT STAFF BEING ABLE TO ARTICULATE, HERE ARE THE REVENUES THAT FUND OUR WORK IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

HERE'S THE CURRENT BUDGET STRUCTURE AND THE RATIONALE BEHIND THOSE DECISIONS, AS WELL AS SOLICITING INPUT.

WHEN WE GET INTO BUDGET DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES THROUGH THE SAME CADENCE OF HERE ARE THE REVENUES, WHAT ARE OUR THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW WE EXPEND THESE REVENUES TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS AND SO THAT WE HAVE STAFF INPUT AT THE DEPARTMENTAL OR PROGRAM LEVEL IN BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. AND THIS WILL ALSO BE A AREA OF FOCUS DURING OUR LEADERSHIP TRAINING.

THAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IN SEPTEMBER WE WILL HAVE THE DETAILED REPORT AS OF A CLOSE OF THE LAST YEAR AS IT RELATES TO LAYOFFS, SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS THAT ARE RESCINDED.

THE IMPACTS OF RESIGNATIONS AND OR LAYOFFS, SO THAT WE HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THAT.

AND THE LAST ITEM, THE SCIENCE OF READING ADDING A RIBBON OR SEAL.

THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION HAS THEIR RETREAT AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

THIS WILL BE ONE OF MY AGENDA TOPICS WITH THE GROUP TO UNDERSTAND OBVIOUSLY THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND POTENTIAL INTERESTS IN HAVING A RIBBON. WHAT I'VE LEARNED IN THE INITIAL RESEARCH IS TYPICALLY IN THE WE HAVE RIBBONS LOCALLY THAT MIRROR THE STATE PROCESS THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE.

SO THE SEAL OF BI LITERACY, THERE'S A STATE SEAL.

WE HAVE A LOCAL SEAL. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NOT A SCIENCE OF READING SEAL OR RIBBON THAT THE STATE HAS

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DEVELOPED. AND SO WE ARE KIND OF STARTING FROM A FRESH CANVAS.

AND WHEN WE COME BACK OR WHEN WE'RE PREPARED FOR THE CONVERSATION, I THINK RECOGNIZING THERE ARE LOTS OF VIEWS AROUND LITERACY.

ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS.

AND PERSPECTIVES AROUND WHICH APPROACHES ARE EXPANSIVE ENOUGH TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE LEARNERS FROM, FROM DIFFERENT SETTINGS. SO I WOULD WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT BACK AND AS PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.

SO THAT WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION AND CAN DECIDE HOW WE WANT TO APPROACH THAT.

SO THAT'S AN UPDATE ON THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THAT PREVIOUSLY EXISTED.

YES. AND I'LL JUST MENTION HERE AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE COMMENTS.

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TRUSTEES TO MENTION ITEMS THAT ARE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION THAT WE'D LIKE TO MENTION.

SO I'M NOT SURE WHO IS FIRST. TRUSTEE PACHECO, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THE PARKING LOT OF AGENDA ITEMS. IT'S TYPICALLY JUST SEEN AS AN EVER GROWING PARKING LOT.

SO IT JUST SHOWS. I APPRECIATE IT, AND FOR THE CONSIDERATION AND AND RESPONSIVENESS TO IT.

IT'S I'M NOT USED TO THAT IN GENERAL, BUT THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

YOU CAN REMOVE ALL MY ITEMS FROM THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. I WANTED TO ECHO THAT. AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE INTRODUCED TIFFANY JONES, BUT YOU YOU WILL DO THAT. SO I'M SURE SHE PLAYED A PART OF THIS. SHE ALREADY GOT ME TO DO, LIKE, TWO DOODLE POLLS THIS WEEK, SO SHE'S HOLDING ME ACCOUNTABLE. AND BEFORE YOU DO THAT, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR THE PROGRESS, TOO. AND I HAVE ONE REQUEST. I KNOW THIS IS A BIT ABOVE AND BEYOND, BUT FOR THE STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD. I SENT YOU THE CONTACT OF ANUSHKA TODAKONDA, WHO'S THE STUDENT I THINK IT'S IN, LIKE, 2 YEARS SINCE SHE ORIGINALLY REACHED OUT.

AND THIS WAS ACTUALLY HER IDEA. SO SHE'S WORKED WITH A LOT OF OUR TEAM ON THIS.

I DON'T KNOW IF SHE COULD GET, LIKE, AN OFFICIAL INVITATION.

MAYBE SHE CAN SPEAK DURING THE PRESENTATION. I SORT OF FEEL BAD AT THIS POINT.

I MEAN, SHE'S LEARNING ABOUT GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY, THAT'S FOR SURE.

BUT IF SHE COULD SOMEHOW BE A PART OF THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

AND I SENT YOU HER CONTACT. THANK YOU. I'LL JUST ECHO THAT.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME OTHER STUDENTS REACH OUT ABOUT INVOLVEMENT.

AND SO I THINK THE MORE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN HAVE TO YOU KNOW, HAVE OUR YOUTH SELF EMPOWER AND BE INVOLVED THE BETTER.

AND HOPE TO HEAR SOME UPDATES ON THAT AT SOME POINT SOON.

OKAY. GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO UPLIFT STUDENT VOICE. SO WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON IT AND I'LL JUST PAUSE AND SORRY.

I OMITTED TIFFANY JONES, WHO'S THE NEW SENIOR EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT STAFF IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, WHO'S GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE BOARD AND BEING THE LIAISON FOR US.

SO HER IMPACT HAS ALREADY BEEN FELT. THANK YOU TIFFANY.

AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE TEAM FOR NOW THAT WE HAVE MORE SLOTS FILLED IN, BEING ABLE TO DIVE IN AND SHARE SOME OF THE THE WORK AND SUPPORT OF OUR CONVERSATIONS HERE AT THE BOARD.

SO I REALLY REPRESENTS HAVING MORE SLOTS FILLED AND HAVING FOLKS BEING ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE.

SO THANK YOU TO YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT, THAT BRINGS US TO CLOSED SESSION.

[13. CLOSED SESSION]

THE BOARD IS NOW NOW ABOUT TO ENTER CLOSED SESSION.

CLOSED SESSION INVOLVES CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. ONCE IN CLOSED SESSION I WILL CALL THE CLOSED SESSION TO ORDER AND REQUEST THAT EACH TRUSTEE STATE THEIR NAME, TO RECORD WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE, AND TO AFFIRM AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARAMETERS FOR THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS AND CLOSED SESSION.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, PASTRANA JIMENEZ, FOR JOINING US.

YOU ARE NOW EXCUSED. THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES 6 ITEMS. THANK YOU. ITEM 8. THANK YOU STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES 6 ITEMS. ITEM A WAS RESOLVED BEFORE THE MEETING. ITEM B THE INTER-DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DESIRED DISTRICT. MILPITAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ITEM C INTER DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT MORGAN HILL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DESIRED DISTRICT SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ITEM D, INTER DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT, SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT,

[01:20:01]

DESIRED DISTRICT, MOUNTAIN VIEW, LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, ITEM E, INTER DISTRICT ATTENDANCE ATTENDANT'S APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT.

DISTRICT SANTA CLARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRED DISTRICT, FREMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND F CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. ANTICIPATED LITIGATION FROM GOVERNMENTS CODE SECTION 54956.9D21 CASE.

THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER CLOSED SESSION, AND WE WILL RETURN IN APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS AT OR APPROXIMATELY AFTER 9 P.M..

THANK YOU. WE ARE READY TO RESUME OPEN SESSION.

[14. OPEN SESSION (Immediately Following Closed Session)]

THE TIME IS NOW 8:53 P.M. UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 14.B, BE INTER DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT, EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRE DISTRICT.

MILPITAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE PACHECO AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ROCHA TO DENY THE APPEAL.

BASED ON FACTOR 9 FOR A LENGTH OF TIME THROUGH 12TH GRADE WITH A VOTE OF 7,AYES.

0 NO, 0 ABSTENTIONS ARE ABSENT.

UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 14,C, SEE INTER-DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT MORGAN HILL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRED DISTRICT, SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT CHON TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTORS 1 AND 5 FOR A LENGTH OF TIME THROUGH 12TH GRADE, WITH A VOTE OF 7.AYES,0 NO, 0 ABSTENTIONS ARE ABSENT .

YEAH.

SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRED DISTRICT, MOUNTAIN VIEW, LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE LARI AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE PACHECO TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTORS FIVE AND 12 FOR A LENGTH OF TIME THROUGH 12TH GRADE, WITH A VOTE OF 7, AYE, 0 NO, 0 ABSTENTIONS ARE ABSENT.

IN THE MATTER OF UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 14.

E INTER-DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT SANTA CLARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DESIRED DISTRICT FREMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE PACHECO AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTORS 3 AND 12, WITH AYE VOTES OF TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND TRUSTEE PACHECO.

NO VOTES. TRUSTEES, SPICER, CHON, BERTA, ROCHA, LARI.

THAT MOTION FAILED IN A MATTER OF A MOTION. A SECOND MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE SPEISER AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ROCHA TO DENY THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR 12, FOR A LENGTH OF TIME THROUGH 12TH GRADE, WITH A VOTE OF 5 AYES, BEING TRUSTEE SPEISER, VICE PRESIDENT CHON, MYSELF, TRUSTEE ROCHA, TRUSTEE LARI, 2 NO'S TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, PACHECO ZERO ABSENT AND ZERO ABSTENTIONS.

THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS FOR ITEM 14 F.

AND THAT BRINGS US TO ADJOURNMENT. THE NEXT SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 3RD AT 5 P.M..

I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN A MOTION. MOTION TO ADJOURN.

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

IS THAT OKAY TRUSTEE LARI? YES. SOUNDS GREAT.

THANK YOU. A VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE PACHECO. VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE ROCHA.

AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:57 P.M..

THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE. STAFF ESPECIALLY.

THANK YOU. TEAM.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

1. SCCBOE CALL TO ORDER

2. STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT

4. BARGAINING UNITS' REPORTS

6. CONSENT INFORMATION ITEMS (Information items provided for review that do not require presentation or action.)

7. ACTION ITEMS

8. INFORMATION ITEMS

9. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS

10. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS

11. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

12. INFORMATION ITEM

Aug 06, 2025 County Board of Education

1. SCCBOE CALL TO ORDER

2. STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT

4. BARGAINING UNITS' REPORTS

6. CONSENT INFORMATION ITEMS (Information items provided for review that do not require presentation or action.)

7. ACTION ITEMS

8. INFORMATION ITEMS

9. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS

10. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS

11. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

12. INFORMATION ITEM

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