Nov 05, 2025 County Board of Education

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>> GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL

[A. Call to Order]

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2025, AND THE TIME IS 5:00 P.M.

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

A LIVE STREAM OF THIS EVENING'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE AT TINYURL.COM/SCCBOARDMEETING.

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

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

FOR SPANISH SUPPORT, CALL 1-669-900-6833.

THE MEETING ID IS 727-33-4810#.

FOR VIETNAMESE SUPPORT, CALL 1-669-900-6833.

THE MEETING ID IS 921-8153-9516#.

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 SOME 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 THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY OR THE NEED TO EVACUATE THE ROOM, PLEASE ALERT AND FOLLOW A SCCOE STAFF MEMBER WHO IS IDENTIFIED WITH A YELLOW BADGE.

IF OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IS UNABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT, SO IF YOU'LL PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE,

[B. Pledge of Allegiance]

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>> I WILL NOW RECITE THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

[C. Land Acknowledgement]

WE ARE CURRENTLY OHLONE TERRITORY.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY IS THE HOMELAND OF THE MUWEKMA OHLONE PEOPLE.

TODAY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE LAND.

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

I WILL NOW CONDUCT ROLL CALL.

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

WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

VICE PRESIDENT CHON?

>> PRESENT.

>> TRUSTEE LARI?

>> PRESENT.

>> TRUSTEE PACHECO?

>> PRESENT.

>> TRUSTEE ROCHA?

>> HERE.

>> TRUSTEE SPEISER?

>> PRESENT.

>> TRUSTEES SREEKRISHNAN?

>> PRESENT.

>> THANK YOU. WE WILL GO TO OUR AGENDA ADOPTION.

[E. Set the Agenda]

>> PRESIDENT BERTA I'LL MOVE TO SET THE AGENDA WITH THEIR REMOVAL OF 78, TABLEING THAT INTERVIEW AND APPOINTMENT TO OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING.

>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH THE CHANGE OF MOVING THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER INTERVIEW TO OUR SUBSEQUENT MEETING.

AS WELL AS THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT, IF THAT'S [OVERLAPPING]

>> YES, REMOVING. YES.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT MOTION?

>> A SECOND.

>> I THINK BOTH I'D LIKE TO SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE TRUSTEE SPEISER WHO'S SECONDED THE MOTION, BUT WE APPRECIATE THAT TRUSTEE LARI.

>> THANKS.

>> WE WILL GO TO BOARD DOCS, TRUSTEES.

PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.

>> I WILL BE A VERBAL I.

>> A VERBAL I FROM TRUSTEES SREEKRISHNAN, AND YOU SHOULD GET THE PROMPT IN BOARD.

>> VERBAL I FROM ME TOO, SOMEHOW IT'S NOT SHOWING UP.

IT JUST SHOWED UP. SORRY.

>> PERFECT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

WE'LL GO TO OUR NEXT ITEM.

WE HAVE ONE SPECIAL RECOGNITION THIS EVENING.

[A. Recognition of the SCCOE Employee of the Month]

OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH IS MICHELLE FINE.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MICHELLE, TRUSTEE SPEISER, ROGER GALISI, INTERIM ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO THE SIDE PODIUM.

TRUSTEE SPEISER, WILL YOU DO THE HONORS?

>> YES. THANK YOU. THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZES 10

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MICHELLE FINE, SUPERVISOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MARKETING AND RECRUITMENT DEPARTMENTS IS THE NOVEMBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

MICHELLE HAS WORKED AT THE SCCOE FOR 15 YEARS.

IT IS WITH GRATITUDE THAT WE CAN CONGRATULATE MICHELLE ON HER RECOGNITION AS NOVEMBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

SINCE 2010, MICHELLE HAS DEDICATED HER TIME TO SERVING THE EMPLOYEES AT THE SCCOE.

SHE WORKED AS A SUBSTITUTE SUPPORTING MIGRANT EDUCATION, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS BEFORE BECOMING A FULL TIME STAFF MEMBER IN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

AS THE SUPERVISOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, MICHELLE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND DIRECTING HUMAN RESOURCES, OPERATIONS, AND ACTIVITIES.

SHE ESTABLISHES TIMELINES AND PRIORITIES AND ASSURES ACTIVITIES COMPLY WITH ESTABLISHED REQUIREMENTS, LAWS, AND CODES.

THIS JOB EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT, SAID MICHELLE.

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO ACCOMPLISH OR REFINE.

WHAT PLANNING FROM PLANNING STEP INTO EDUCATION TO STAFF RECOGNITION, MICHELLE'S WORK TOUCHES SEVERAL SCCOE DEPARTMENTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LEANING INTO HER TOP FIVE STRENGTHS, MICHELLE ENCOURAGES COLLABORATION AMONG HER TEAM AND EXCELS IN KEEPING PROJECTS ORGANIZED.

ACCOUNTANT JOHN NO PRAISES MICHELLE'S WORK, SPECIFICALLY, ACKNOWLEDGING HER EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

HER COLLEAGUES ALSO APPRECIATE HOW SHE CREATES A SUPPORTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT.

MICHELLE CONSISTENTLY RADIATES POSITIVITY WITH A WARM AND WELCOMING SMILE THAT UPLIFTS THOSE AROUND HER AND IT CREATES AN ENERGIZING ATMOSPHERE SAID ACCOUNTANT GRETCHEN YORETE.

OUTSIDE OF WORK, MICHELLE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY, HIKING, AND VISITING THE BEACH.

REFLECTING ON HER OWN EXPERIENCE, MICHELLE ENCOURAGES ANYONE STARTING THEIR CAREER TO TAKE RISKS AND NOT TO BE AFRAID OF TRYING SOMETHING NEW.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE TO BE COMFORTABLE.

AMEN TO THAT. SAID MICHELLE.

AS WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH, WE ACKNOWLEDGE MICHELLE FOR HER OUTSTANDING SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE JOB, DEDICATION TO EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS, CONTRIBUTIONS OUTSIDE THE USUAL SCOPE OF THE JOB, AND OVERALL COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION, MICHELLE WILL RECEIVE A PLAQUE RECOGNIZING HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCCOE, AND ENGRAVED CROSS PEN AND A RESERVED PARKING SPACE.

MICHELLE AND ROGER GALSI INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES ARE JOINING US THIS EVENING.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE THEM TO SAY A FEW WORDS [APPLAUSE]

>> THE OFFICIAL STAFF.

MICHELLE CAME TO US ORIGINALLY IN 2010 AND THEN WENT TO ANOTHER AGENCY BEFORE SHE RETURNED TO US IN 2013 AS AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SPECIALIST.

SHE THEN BECAME AN HR SPECIALIST, A SUPERVISOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND RECRUITMENT SERVICES. THE IMPORTANT STUFF.

IN A NUTSHELL, MICHELLE GETS TO DO ALL THE FUN STUFF AT HR.

SHE GETS TO DO CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFICATED JOB FAIRS, ANNUAL STAFF RECOGNITION EVENT, HANDING OUT MONEY TO EMPLOYEES FOR TUITION REIMBURSEMENT.

SHE EVEN MAKES THE ANNUAL EMPLOYEE COMPLIANCE HANDBOOK FUN.

REALLY. SHE ALSO SEES THAT EVERYONE WHO ENTERS OUR BUILDING IS GREETED WITH A SMILE.

SHE DOES, OF COURSE, HER SHARE OF TEDIOUS HR CHORES AS WELL.

THE STUFF THAT MATTERS THE MOST.

SHE'S ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE I GREET IN THE MORNING, AND THE LAST TO SAY GOOD NIGHT AS SHE LOOKS ONTO THE RECEPTION AREA IN THE HR DIVISION.

HER CHEERFUL SMILE ALWAYS BRIGHTENS EVERYONE'S DAY.

SHE'S INCREDIBLY WELL DESERVING OF THIS RECOGNITION [APPLAUSE]

>> I'M NOT SURE HOW TO TOP THAT, BUT TO THANK YOU ALL, TO THANK THE BOARD, THE CABINET, DOCTOR TUSTON. YOU'VE BEEN FANTASTIC.

MY OWN TEAM, WHICH IS DINA, VERONICA, KRISTEN, SELINA AND MICKEY, BECAUSE THEY'RE MY SUPPORT TEAM, AND THEN EVERY SINGLE DIVISION AND DEPARTMENT AT SCCOE BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAPPEN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I HUGELY APPRECIATE THIS HONOR.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

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>> CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, MICHELLE.

OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IS UNABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING, SO WE'LL BE MOVING TO ITEM 4,

[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS OF PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD]

THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGARDING ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA AND WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE SCCBOE.

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

PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME.

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

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.95, THE SCCBOE STRIVES TO MAINTAIN THE ORDERLY AND CIVIL CONDUCTS OF ITS MEETINGS AND TO AVOID UNLAWFUL DISRUPTIONS.

THEREFORE, DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE INTEND TO KEEP A PEACEFUL AND RESPECTFUL 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 ONE CARD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> THANK YOU. AS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW COMMENCING.

WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL COMMENTERS.

PLEASE PRESENT THE ONE MINUTE TIMER.

IF LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED, TIME WILL DOUBLE.

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 BEHIND THE PODIUM, LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.

AS A REMINDER, ONE PERSON AT A TIME CAN BE AT THE PODIUM TO PRESENT THEIR COMMENT UNLESS LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED BY AN SCCOE INTERPRETER OR ASL INTERPRETER.

THE TIMER WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU START SPEAKING.

COMMENTS EXTENDING PAST THE TIME ALLOTTED WILL BE MUTED AFTER TIME EXPIRES AND YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PODIUM.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MERCEDES HILL.

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

>> GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR TUSTON AND BOARD TRUSTEES.

MY NAME IS MERCEDES HILL, AND I HAVE WORKED AT THE SCCOE FOR SEVEN YEARS NOW.

I AM CURRENTLY AN OFFICE SPECIALIST WITH THE HEAD START PROGRAM AND HAVE BEEN SO FOR ALMOST SIX YEARS.

I AM ALSO AT SEIU LOCAL 521 MEMBER FOR SEVEN YEARS.

I WANT TO FIRST THANK YOU, DOCTOR TUSTON, FOR TAKING SIGNIFICANT STRIDES TO ENSURE ALL STAFF AT THE SCCOE ARE SEEN AND HEARD WITH THE PARSEC REAL, BUT THERE IS STILL MUCH MORE WORK TO BE DONE.

LAST WEEK'S CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS ARE NO EXCEPTION.

IT IS UNFORTUNATE LEADERSHIP'S LACK OF PREPARATION TO COUNTER THE UNION'S 3% SALARY INCREASE PROPOSAL, AS WELL AS THE $147 INCREASE TO MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION HAVE CURRENTLY LEFT NEGOTIATIONS AT AN IMPASSE.

I BELIEVE NEITHER SIDE WISHES TO DRAW NEGOTIATIONS LIKE LAST YEAR, AND OUR UNION ASKS ARE NOT UNPRECEDENTED.

THE COST OF LIVING IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY IS RANKED IN THE TOP 2% IN THE ENTIRE NATION.

HERE WE ARE SEEKING JUST A 3% RAISE TO COUNTER THAT HARSH STATISTIC.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF THE BEST MEDICAL COVERAGE IN THE COUNTY.

>> THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS OUR BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS.

[A. Bargaining Units' Reports]

I WOULD 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.

>> ON BEHALF OF SEIU LOCAL 5211423 PERMANENT AND SUBSTITUTE CLASSIFIED STAFF HERE AT SECU, I'M SARAH JENCARO, CHAPTER PRESIDENT AND DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

OUR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN SUPER INVOLVED POLITICALLY, KNOCKING ON DOORS, WORKING PHONE BANKS, AND SPREADING THE WORD IN SUPPORT OF UNION ENDORSED PROPOSITION 50, MEASURE A, AND NISA FLYGOR ASSESSOR.

WORKING PEOPLE SAW HUGE WINS LAST NIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

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DESPITE HAVING TWO WEEKS BETWEEN BARGAINING SESSIONS, IT WAS DISAPPOINTING THAT MANAGEMENT DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR FINANCIAL ASK FROM OCTOBER 17, 3% TO THE SALARY SCHEDULE AND AN INCREASE OF UP TO $147 PER MONTH IN HEALTH INSURANCE, WHICH WOULD KEEP THE KAISER HMO FREE.

WE ENDED THE LAST YEAR WITH OVER $100 MILLION.

MANAGEMENT ALSO SAID NO, TO EXPANDING REMOTE WORK AND MADE A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO TRANSFER STAFF.

MANAGEMENT MUST ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING REASONS THAT RESULT IN A PROPOSED TRANSFER, INCLUDING ADDRESSING WORKPLACE CULTURE AND EXPECTATIONS.

REGARDING THE UPDATED LAYOFF REPORT, WE STRONGLY DISAGREE THAT THE REDUCTION DID NOT IMPACT THE SUPPORT GIVEN TO CURRENT STUDENTS.

IN FACT, MIGRANT EDUCATION STUDENTS DID NOT RECEIVE SERVICES AS EARLY AS MID JUNE THROUGH MID OCTOBER.

SEC, WE HAD TO POST AN INTERVIEW TO REPLACE THE LAID OFF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, AS NONE OF OUR THREE LAID OFF STAFF ACCEPTED A REEMPLOYMENT OFFER AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR HAD STARTED.

THIS POSITION IS STILL UNFILLED.

STUDENTS WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES THROUGH SCCOE ARE NO LONGER FACING A DISRUPTION IN SERVICES OR VIRTUAL SERVICES INSTEAD.

ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPEECH WERE LAID OFF AND NOW HAVE VACANCIES.

PSAWS LAID OFF POSITION WAS ONLY FILLED LAST MONTH.

SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA EDUCATORS ARE STILL BEING REHIRED.

SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES AND ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CLASSROOMS ARE STILL WITHOUT CREDENTIAL TEACHERS.

THIS WAS ALL PREVENTABLE.

MINIMAL VIETNAMESE SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES AS THERE WAS A 50% REDUCTION IN VIETNAMESE SPEAKING FAMILY ADVOCATES.

AT THIS TIME, WE STILL NEED TO FILL 86 HEAD START SLOTS AND REBUILD AND PROMOTE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

REBUILDING TRUST STARTS BY FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH OUR PROMISES TO STUDENTS AND TO STAFF, PRIORITIZING SAFETY, EQUITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY, PROACTIVELY BUILDING ENROLLMENT, TRULY COLLABORATING INSTEAD OF CHECKING OFF A BOX AND FILLING THE LEADERSHIP GAPS, PARTICULARLY IN EARLY LEARNING SURFACES.

LET'S TURN OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE ESSENTIAL WORK OUR STAFF DO INTO ACTION.

REMOTE WORK, 3%, AND 147 FOR HEALTHCARE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE THE DESIGNEE OR PRESIDENT OF THE PSYCHOLOGIST AND SOCIAL WORKERS ASSOCIATION, PSWA FORWARD.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENTS.

>> GOOD EVENING. I'M MEGA FAN AND I'M THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR PSWA.

GOOD EVENING TO ALL OF YOU.

IT IS SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS APPRECIATION WEEK, AND SO I'D LIKE TO DO A GREAT SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS WHO WORK HERE.

MANY THINK OUR ROLE IS JUST ASSESSMENT, AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THE OTHER STUFF THAT WE DO.

WELL, IT'S TRUE, ASSESSMENT IS A LARGE PART OF OUR ROLE.

EDITOR IN CHIEF OF OUR REPORT WRITING IS ALSO A LARGE PART OF OUR ROLE.

BUT WE ARE ALSO A HANDS ON IN THE CLASSROOMS, CONSULTING WITH OUR TEACHERS, WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS DIRECTLY, CONSULTING WITH OUR DISTRICT PARTNERS, AND SUPPORTING OUR ADMIN TEAMS. WE ALSO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO STUDENTS IN THE FORM OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING AND ALSO SUPPORT WITH HANDS ON IN THE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR AND SUPPORTING THOSE BEHAVIOR PLANS.

ALL OF THAT COMBINED, WE HAVE A PRETTY HEAVY ROLE, AND WE SUPPORT IN A WIDE VARIETY OF WAYS.

WE DO REALLY APPRECIATE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT HAS ALREADY COME OUT FROM SCCOE FOR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST APPRECIATION WEEK IS VERY MUCH ENJOYED BY OUR TEAM, AND WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHARING THE POSTS.

THANK YOU. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND A GRATEFUL GRATITUDE TO DR. WAYNE, DR. FERGUSON, MR. HOWARTH, AND MARIA HOLLAND.

OUR LARGE NUMBER OF OUR GROUP WAS RECENTLY ALLOWED TO GO TO THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST CONFERENCE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AT THAT TIME, WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND HUNDREDS OF SESSIONS THAT WERE ABLE TO UPDATE US IN A WIDE VARIETY OF AREAS OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY.

WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND SESSIONS BY THE LEADING PEOPLE IN THE FIELD OF SCHOOL THREAT ASSESSMENT, SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT, COUNSELING, AS WELL AS WE WERE ABLE TO GO TO SESSIONS PUT ON BY THE TEST MAKERS, INCLUDING DR. PIFER, DR. DEN, AND DR. NICK LAGERIE.

WE ALSO GOT TO ATTEND A SESSION PUT ON BY STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS TONY THURMOND.

SESSIONS LIKE THIS AND OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS ARE CRITICAL, AND IT IS SO VALUABLE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GO, A LARGE NUMBER OF US WERE ABLE TO GO, AND WE ALREADY HAVE STARTED SHARING AND IMPLEMENTING THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY, AND PLEASE KEEP IT UP BECAUSE IT'S VERY VALUABLE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE THE DESIGNEE OR PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY EDUCATORS, ACE FORWARD.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENTS.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE PONO, DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND VICE PRESIDENT OF ACE.

>> SORRY. CAN YOU STEP JUST A LITTLE BIT.

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>> SORRY.

>> THANK YOU. RISA SENDS HER APOLOGIES FOR BEING UNABLE TO BE PRESENT THIS EVENING, DUE TO SOME FAMILY EMERGENCIES.

WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE NAVIGATORS IN OAA ANTONIO ROMO, CHRISTINA RAMOS, GUADALUPE RIVERAS.

YOU ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR PROGRAM, AND WITHOUT YOU, OUR STUDENTS COULD NOT BE SUCCESSFUL.

YOU BRING ENERGY, RESOURCES, AND CONNECTIVITY AND LIFE TO THE PROGRAM.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND SELFLESS SERVICE.

AS WOULD LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THIS RESPONSE TO CLARIFY INACCURACIES IN THE REPORT TITLED "LAYOFF FOLLOW UP." STUDENT IMPACT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT.

THE REPORT STATES THAT LAYOFFS DID NOT IMPACT STUDENT SERVICES.

THIS IS INACCURATE.

TWO SAI CLASSROOMS CURRENTLY HAVE NO ASSIGNED TEACHERS LEAVING STUDENTS WITHOUT INSTRUCTION OR IEP COMPLIANCE SERVICE DELIVERY.

ONE DHH CLASSROOM ALSO REMAINS WITHOUT A TEACHER CREATING A CLEAR DENIAL OF ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION FOR DEATH AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS.

ONE SITE CURRENTLY LACKS ANY ASSIGNED SLP TO DELIVER SERVICES.

OVER 150,000 MINUTES OF COMPENSATORY SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES REMAIN OWED ACROSS SCCOE PROGRAMS, A DIRECT RESULT OF BOTH STAFFING SHORTAGES AND UNRESOLVED SCHEDULING LOGGING ISSUES.

THESE EXAMPLES REPRESENT SUBSTANTIAL AND ONGOING HARM TO STUDENTS.

TO SUGGEST THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO HARM OR IMPACT IS MISLEADING AND DISMISSIVE OF THE REALITY FACING OUR CLASSROOMS AND IEP TEAMS. THE USE OF CONTRACTORS UNDERMINES PREVIOUS STAFF DECISIONS.

IN SPRING 2025, SCCOE LAID OFF TWO PERMANENT SLPS AND ONE OPEN POSITION WAS LEFT UNFILLED.

TODAY, THE OFFICE HAS HIRED AT LEAST ONE PRIVATE CONTRACTOR TO COVER SERVICES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DELIVERED BY A BARGAINING UNIT MEMBER.

ONE SITE STILL REMAINS WITHOUT COVERAGE.

THIS RAISES SEVERAL ISSUES.

SCCOE CLAIMED A LACK OF WORK AND JUSTIFYING THE LAYOFFS, YET NOW PAYS OUTSIDE VENDORS TO DO THAT SAME WORK.

HIRING A CONTRACTORS WHILE UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES WERE AVAILABLE AND ALREADY TRAINED UNDERMINES OUR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION SERVICES.

SCCOE IS INCURRING ADDITIONAL EXPENSES WHILE SACRIFICING INTERNAL CAPACITY AND CONTINUITY OF CARE.

ADDITIONALLY, THE LAYOFF PROCESS IGNORED AND ARE REPEATED WARNINGS.

A LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERS REPEATEDLY FLAGGED STAFFING SHORTFALLS PRIOR TO THE LAYOFFS.

OHA HEARING TESTIMONY, ADMINISTRATIVE MEETINGS, AND FORMAL UNION CORRESPONDENCE PRESENTED CLEAR DATA SHOWING UNMET SERVICES ACROSS SLP, DHH, VI, AND OTHER DIS PROGRAMS, DESPITE WARNINGS, SCCOE MOVED FORWARD WITH THE REDUCTIONS WHICH ARE NOW VISIBLY IMPACTING OUR SERVICE DELIVERY.

WHAT WE WOULD REALLY LIKE IS THAT WE HAVE OUR PHYSICAL CLAIMS RIGHT NOW ARE LACKING TRANSPARENCY.

THE LAYOFF JUSTIFICATION CITES COST REDUCTIONS BASED ON FLAT OR REDUCED FUNDING IN STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, SCCOE GAINED ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING AND RELIEF ALLOCATIONS IN SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS IN 24/25.

TO DATE, NO DETAILED BUDGET BREAKDOWN HAS BEEN SHARED WITH THE UNION EXPLAINING HOW THE FUNDS WERE REDIRECTED AND ALLOCATED OR HOW DECISIONS WERE MADE TO PRESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE AND CONTRACTOR EXPENDITURES WHILE LAYING OFF DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS.

WE CONTINUE TO REQUEST A TRANSPARENT REPORT OF ALL OF THE BUDGETS. EXCUSE ME.

OUR MEMBERS CONTINUE TO SHOW UP EVERY DAY, UNDER SUPPORTED BUT DEEPLY COMMITTED.

WE ASK SCCOE TO MATCH THAT COMMITMENT WITH HONEST COMMUNICATION, FAIR STAFFING DECISIONS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE OUTCOMES OF THESE LAYOFFS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES OUR BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS.

NEXT, WE WILL PROCEED TO ITEM 6,

[6. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS]

>> I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE MOTION.

>> SECOND. YES.

>> I WILL BE A VERBAL I, AND I APOLOGIZE.

I'M GOING TO JUST VOTE VERBALLY BECAUSE MY BOARDS.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE SPEISER AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE LARI, AND A VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

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ITEM 7 HAS BEEN POSTPONED, SO IT'S NO LONGER ON THE AGENDA.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 8,

[A. Public Hearing on the Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan Hill Charter School Renewal Petition]

I WILL BEGIN THAT NOW.

MY NAME IS MAIMONA OF SILBERTA.

I AM BOARD PRESIDENT AND WILL BE ACTING AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE VOICES COLLEGE BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMY AT MORGAN HILL CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWAL PETITION.

IN ADDITION TO ENSURING REGULAR AND SYSTEMATIC OVERSIGHT AND MONITORING OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS IT AUTHORIZES, THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY GRANT OR DENY CHARTER RENEWALS PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE SECTION 4760547607 AND 4760702.

ON OCTOBER 24, 2025, THE CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION RECEIVED A CHARTER PETITION RENEWAL FROM THE VOICES COLLEGE BOUND ACADEMY AT MORGAN HILL CHARTER SCHOOL OR VOICES MORGAN HILL.

VOICES MORGAN HILL IS SEEKING APPROVAL TO RENEW A DISTRICT APPEAL PUBLIC CHARTER, WHICH IS CURRENTLY SERVING STUDENTS IN GRADES TK-8 FOR A CONTINUING CHARTER TERM OF FIVE YEARS BEGINNING IN JULY 2026.

VOICES MORGAN HILL HAS REQUESTED A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL.

AS A CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CDE HAS DESIGNATED VOICES MORGAN HILL A MEDIUM PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOL.

VOICES MORGAN HILL WAS INITIALLY APPROVED ON APPEAL FROM MORGAN HILL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS A GRADE TK-8 CHARTER SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR A THREE YEAR TERM.

THE SCHOOL'S CHARTER WAS RENEWED IN 2017 AND MATERIALLY REVISED IN 2022, WHEN THE SCHOOL TEMPORARILY RELOCATED TO THREE SITES WHILE AWAITING THE COMPLETION OF ITS PERMANENT LOCATION.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO DR. MICHELLE FOR THE SUMMARY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

>> SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION. THANK YOU.

DR. JOHNSON. WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU. WE'LL MAKE AN OPENING STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE SCCOE.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DR. TOSTON, STAFF AND COMMUNITY.

WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE RENEWAL REQUEST FOR VOICES COLLEGE LANGUAGE ACADEMY AT MORGAN HILL OR VOICES MORGAN HILL CHARTER SCHOOL.

THE RENEWAL PROCESS CONSISTS OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL SUBMITTING A CHARTER RENEWAL PETITION.

SECOND, THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HOLDING THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING ON THE RENEWAL PETITION REQUEST.

THIRD, SCCOE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT STAFF ANALYZING THE RENEWAL REQUEST AGAINST THE STANDARDS FOR RENEWAL SET FORTH IN THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT.

FOURTH, THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT PUBLISHING ITS RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AT LEAST 15 DAYS BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING AT WHICH THE SCCBOE WILL ACT ON THE REQUEST, AND FIFTH, THE SCCBOE ACTING ON THE RENEWAL REQUEST.

IN NOVEMBER 2014, VOICES MORGAN HILL WAS INITIALLY APPROVED FOR A THREE YEAR TERM AS A K-8 CHARTER SCHOOL ON APPEAL FROM MORGAN HILL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OPENED IN AUGUST OF 2015.

IT WAS RENEWED IN 2017 AND ITS CHARTER MATERIALLY CHANGED IN 2022 DUE TO TEMPORARILY RELOCATING TO THREE SITES WHILE AWAITING THE COMPLETION OF ITS PERMANENT LOCATION.

VOICES MORGAN HILL CURRENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30 OF 2026, AS THE TERM WAS EXTENDED BY OPERATION OF LAW FOR TWO YEARS IN 2021, AND BY AN ADDITIONAL YEAR IN 2023.

CURRENT ENROLLMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 400 STUDENTS.

VOICES MORGAN HILL, WHICH IS DESIGNATED AS A MIDDLE PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOL BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SUBMITTED ITS RENEWAL PETITION ON OCTOBER 24, 2025, AND IS REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEAR TERM, WHICH IS THE ONLY TERM AVAILABLE TO MIDDLE PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOLS.

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WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER TO GRANT A RENEWAL OR AN AUTHORIZER MUST GIVE GREATER WEIGHT TO THE SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE ON MEASUREMENTS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE ELA AND MATH INDICATORS, THE EL PROGRESS INDICATORS, AND THE COLLEGE AND CAREER INDICATOR ON THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS DASHBOARD.

THE AUTHORIZER MUST ADDITIONALLY CONSIDER CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE, SHOWING EITHER THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL ACHIEVED MEASURABLE INCREASES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, DEFINED BY AT LEAST ONE YEAR'S PROGRESS FOR EACH YEAR IN SCHOOL OR B, THE CHARTER SCHOOL HAS ACHIEVED STRONG POST SECONDARY OUTCOMES AS DEFINED BY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, PERSISTENCE, AND COMPLETION RATES EQUAL TO SIMILAR PEERS.

THE CHARTERING AUTHORITY MAY DENY A MIDDLE PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOL ON THESE BASES.

ONLY BY MAKING SPECIFIC WRITTEN FINDINGS OF FACT THAT THE SCHOOL EITHER FAILED TO MEET OR MAKE SUFFICIENT PROGRESS TOWARDS MEETING STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE A BENEFIT TO THE PUPILS AND THE SCHOOL.

CLOSURE OF THE SCHOOL IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUPILS, AND THE DECISION PROVIDED GREATER WEIGHT TO PERFORMANCE ON MEASUREMENT OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.

HOWEVER, ANY SCHOOL, REGARDLESS OF PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, MAY BE NON RENEWED PER 4767E, IF THE AUTHORIZER FINDS THAT THE SCHOOL IS DEMONSTRABLY UNLIKELY TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL FISCAL OR GOVERNANCE ISSUES OR IS FAILING TO SERVE ALL STUDENTS WHO WISH TO ATTEND AND PROVIDES THE CHARTER SCHOOL AN OPPORTUNITY TO REMEDIATE THESE CONCERNS.

CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT PROVIDES THAT NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING A PETITION, THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER, AT WHICH TIME THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL CONSIDER THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR THE RENEWAL PETITION BY TEACHERS, OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, AND PARENTS OR GUARDIANS.

THE COUNTY BOARD'S DECISION ON THE RENEWAL OF THE CHARTER SHOULD OCCUR WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF THAT PETITION UNLESS THE TIME IS EXTENDED BY 30 ADDITIONAL DAYS BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT.

DECISION HEARING FOR VOICES MORGAN HILL WILL TAKE PLACE ON JANUARY 21, 2026.

SCCOE STAFF HAS COMMUNICATED THROUGH EMAIL WITH THE LOCAL DISTRICT, MORGAN HILL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, VIA ITS SUPERINTENDENT.

CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT STAFF HAS BEGUN ITS PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, FOLLOWING EDUCATION CODE AND THE BOARD'S GUIDELINES 0420.4, REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF VOICES MORGAN HILL'S CHARTER RENEWAL PETITION.

A FULL ANALYSIS WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS AND THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND RECOMMENDED FINDINGS WILL BE PUBLISHED BY THE S ON THE SCCOE WEBSITE BY JANUARY 6.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S OPENING STATEMENT.

>> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE VOICES MORGAN HILL.

WE'LL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION OF NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES.

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT AFZAL BERTA.

VICE PRESIDENT CHON, SUPERINTENDENT TOSTIN, TRUSTEES LARI PACHECO, ROCHA, SPEISER AND SREEKRISHNAN.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE STORY OF VOICES MORGAN HILL.

MY NAME IS VICKI LOPEZ, AND THIS IS MY FOURTH YEAR SERVING AS THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF VOICES MORGAN HILL. NEXT SLIDE.

OUR STORY BEGINS IN 2015, WHEN A GROUP OF FAMILIES IN MORGAN HILL CAME TOGETHER WITH A VISION: A SCHOOL THAT WOULD HONOR THEIR LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND VALUES WHILE PREPARING THEIR CHILDREN FOR COLLEGE AND BEYOND.

FROM THE BEGINNING, OUR MISSION HAS BEEN CLEAR TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT GRADUATES BILINGUAL, BI-LITERATE, AND MULTICULTURAL, READY TO BE A CHANGE MAKER AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THEIR COMMUNITY.

SINCE THEN, WE'VE GROWN INTO A FULLY REALIZED SCHOOL AND AN EVEN STRONGER COMMUNITY TODAY SERVING A TOTAL OF ALMOST 400 STUDENTS. NEXT SLIDE.

WE STARTED HUMBLY OPERATING OUT OF ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH WITH SMALL CLASSROOMS AND BIGGER DREAMS. OVER THE YEARS OUR COMMUNITY GREW, WE MOVED TO A LARGER TEMPORARY SITE AND OUR SCHOOL IDENTITY TOOK ROOT.

LIKE SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION, WE FACED THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, LEARNING LOSS, AND WIDEEN AND ACHIEVEMENT GAPS FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS.

AT THE START OF 2022, WE WERE FACED WITH ANOTHER CHALLENGE, A TRANSITION IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, THE DELAY OF OUR PERMANENT FACILITY, AND THE LOSS OF OUR TEMPORARY FACILITY.

WE ENDED THE 21/22 SCHOOL YEAR WITH UNCERTAINTY ABOUT OUR FUTURE, BUT OUR COMMUNITY REFUSED TO GIVE UP.

THE 22/23 SCHOOL YEAR,

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EVEN IN THREE LOCATIONS, WE REMAINED ONE SCHOOL, UNITED BY OUR SHARED PURPOSE.

DESPITE NATURAL CHALLENGES INCLUDING STUDENT ATTRITION, OUR STAFF AND FAMILIES STOOD FIRM IN THEIR BELIEF IN OUR MISSION.

WE KNEW STUDENTS DESERVE THE EDUCATION WE HAD BEEN ADVOCATING FOR SINCE 2015.

NEXT SLIDE. WE STARTED THE 22/23 SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE FIRM BELIEF THAT WE NEEDED TO RESTORE AND ESTABLISH TRUST AND A SENSE OF BELONGING ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.

WITH THE HARDSHIP OF WORKING ACROSS THREE FACILITIES, WE KNEW THAT STABILITY AND COMMUNICATION WERE ESSENTIAL. NEXT SLIDE.

WE MET REGULARLY WITH FAMILIES, HOSTED SCHOOL TOURS, AND HELPED CONNECT PARENTS FOR CAR POOLS BETWEEN CAMPUSES.

OUR TEAM COMMUNICATED CONSISTENTLY THROUGH PARENTS SQUARE, FOLLOWING UP PERSONALLY WITH FAMILIES ABOUT ATTENDANCE AND OFFERING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED.

THIS PARTNERSHIP, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM DECREASED, SUSPENSIONS DECLINED AND WE BEGAN TO RESTORE THE VIBRANT CULTURE THAT DEFINES OUR VOICES COMMUNITY. NEXT SLIDE.

WE ALSO KNEW THAT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH DEPENDED ON OUR TEACHERS AND GREATER STAFF.

WE IMPLEMENTED CONSISTENT COACHING AND A REFLECTIVE CYCLE OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, ENSURING THAT EVERY TEACHER RECEIVED REGULAR FEEDBACK AND DEVELOPMENT.

BY SPRING, OUR PANORAMA SCHOOL CULTURE SURVEY DATA TOLD THE STORY OF OUR PROGRESS.

FEEDBACK AND COACHING IMPROVED FROM 41%-79%, AND TEACHING EFFICACY INCREASED BY 14 POINTS TO 70%.

BEHIND EACH NUMBER WAS A TEACHER OR STAFF MEMBER WHO FELT SUPPORTED, SEEN, AND EMPOWERED TO GROW.

AS OUR SYSTEMS AND CULTURE STABILIZED, SO DID OUR ACADEMICS, TEACHERS IMPLEMENTED SIP AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING STRATEGIES, MAKING LESSONS MORE INCLUSIVE AND LANGUAGE-RICH.

IN CLASSROOMS, TEACHERS IMPLEMENTED PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, EMPHASIZE REAL-WORLD CONNECTIONS TO CONTENT AND LEARN THROUGH PLAY AND DISCOVERY.

WE BEGAN TO SEE GROWTH IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, ESPECIALLY AMONG ENGLISH LEARNERS, AN EARLY SIGN THAT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOUNDATION WAS STRENGTHENING. NEXT SLIDE.

THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WE REMAINED ACROSS THREE FACILITIES.

THIS TIME, BECAUSE OF THE RELATIONSHIPS WE BUILT THE PRIOR YEAR, WE WERE STRONGER THAN EVER.

WE MAINTAINED FULL ENROLLMENT AND CELEBRATED THREE OF EVERYTHING: THREE BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHTS, THREE [INAUDIBLE] AND CELEBRATIONS, THREE GRADUATIONS, AND ONE UNITED COMMUNITY.

OUR INLA KETCH VALUE, WHICH MEANS YOU ARE MY OTHER ME WAS ALIVE IN EVERY CORNER OF OUR SCHOOL.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS, NEARLY EVERY TEACHER RETURNED WITH ONLY ONE TRANSITION BETWEEN SCHOOL YEARS.

THIS STABILITY ALLOWED FOR DEEPER INSTRUCTIONAL CONSISTENCY, STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS, AND GREATER ALIGNMENT WITH OUR VISION.

WITH A POSITIVE SHIFTS IN OUR TEAM CULTURE, WE STARTED PUSHING OUR INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM FOR RIGOR, STRATEGIZING AROUND BEST PRACTICES TO DRIVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES BECAME COLLABORATIVE AND DATA-DRIVEN, AND PANORAMA SURVEYS ONCE AGAIN CONFIRMED IMPROVEMENT ACROSS LEADERSHIP, FEEDBACK, CLIMATE AND EFFICACY.

WE ALSO STRENGTHENED COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT FOR OUR FAMILIES.

WITH THE ADDITION OF A STUDENT SERVICES MANAGER, WE IMPROVED OUTREACH TO FAMILIES OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, ENSURING THEY FELT CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED.

OUR CONSISTENT ATTENDANCE FOLLOW-UP AND FAMILY PARTNERSHIP LED TO EVEN STRONGER STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND ENGAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

THE 24/25 SCHOOL YEAR MARKED A TRANSFORMATIVE MOMENT IN OUR STORY.

AFTER YEARS OF UNCERTAINTY AND OPERATING ACROSS MULTIPLE FACILITIES, WE FINALLY MOVED INTO OUR PERMANENT HOME.

THIS MILESTONE WAS MORE THAN JUST A CHANGE IN ADDRESS.

IT REPRESENTED STABILITY, BELONGING, AND HOPE.

OUR FAMILIES WHO HAD DRIVEN ACROSS THE CITY FOR YEARS TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN AT VOICES, FINALLY HAD A PLACE THAT TRULY FELT LIKE HOME.

THIS NEW STABILITY ALLOWED US TO PROPEL OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM FORWARD.

WITH OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TOGETHER AGAIN, WE COULD FOCUS OUR ENERGY ON DEEPENING LEARNING AND OUR DUAL LANGUAGE MODEL, REFINING SYSTEMS, AND ELEVATING THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE FOR EVERY CHILD.

A REFLECTION FROM PREVIOUS YEARS SHOWED US THAT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM NEEDED ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FULLY UNDERSTANDING AND INTEGRATING THE CALIFORNIA COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND PROGRESSIONS AS THE GUIDE FOR INSTRUCTION.

OUR TEACHERS ALSO DEEPEN THEIR COLLABORATION AND USE OF DATA TO DRIVE INSTRUCTION.

WE ARE ALREADY SEEING PROJECTED GROWTH IN BOTH ELA AND MATH, A REFLECTION OF THE POWERFUL SYSTEMS COACHING NOW IN PLACE.

WE SAW THE MOST GROWTH IN THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADE, WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT A STANDARDS-BASED APPROACH AND DEVELOP A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR TIER ONE INSTRUCTION MORE SYSTEMATICALLY.

THESE EARLY INDICATORS OF GROWTH ALLOWED US TO FURTHER DEVELOP OUR PLAN FOR ACADEMIC PROGRESS FOR THE 25/26TH SCHOOL YEAR.

WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF PURPOSE, WE FOCUSED OUR EFFORTS ON IMPROVING OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM, PARTICULARLY OUR APPROACH TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT.

WE REDESIGNED OUR ELD STRUCTURE, ALIGNED IT MORE CLOSELY WITH BEST PRACTICES, AND PROVIDED INTENTIONAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS.

AS A RESULT, WE SAW AN INCREASE IN ENGLISH LEARNER PROFICIENCY AS MEASURED BY THE LPAC.

OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS ARE MAKING HUGE STRIDES IN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT ALL WHILE IN A DUAL LANGUAGE SETTING.

AS WE STRENGTHENED OUR ACADEMICS, WE ALSO INVESTED IN THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE, OUR TEACHERS.

A MAJOR FOCUS IN THESE PAST YEARS HAS BEEN SUPPORTING OUR EDUCATORS AND THEIR CREDENTIALING PATHWAYS.

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WE'VE CREATED CLEAR SYSTEMS TO GUIDE TEACHERS THROUGH THE CREDENTIALING PROCESS AND DEDICATED TIME FOR MENTORSHIP, COURSEWORK, AND COACHING, LEADING TO A GREATER NUMBER OF EDUCATORS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN PROGRAMS AND FURTHER DEVELOPING THEIR EXPERTISE.

THIS INVESTMENT ENSURES THAT WE ARE BUILDING A PIPELINE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATORS THAT ARE NOT ONLY HIGHLY QUALIFIED BUT ALSO DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE VALUES AND EXPERIENCES OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK IS CLEAR.

OUR ENROLLMENT HAS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO GROW.

FAMILIES ARE RETURNING, NEW FAMILIES ARE JOINING, AND OUR COMMUNITY FEELS STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE.

THIS GROWTH IS MORE THAN A NUMBER.

IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE TRUST OUR COMMUNITY PLACES IN VOICES MORGAN HILL.

IT SHOWS THAT OUR FAMILIES BELIEVE IN OUR MISSION AND THAT OUR SCHOOL IS ONCE AGAIN SEEN AS A PILLAR OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND CULTURAL PRIDE IN MORGAN HILL, WHILE WE GROW A COMMUNITY OF BILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL STUDENTS READY TO MAKE CHANGE.

ALONGSIDE OUR INCREASING ENROLLMENT, OUR STRONG FINANCIAL HEALTH HAS POSITIONED US TO MAKE STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS THAT DIRECTLY ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING AND THE OVERALL SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.

BECAUSE WE'VE BUILT A FOUNDATION OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND STABILITY, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES TOWARD EXPANDING ACADEMIC SUPPORTS, STRENGTHENING OUR DUAL IMMERSION PROGRAM, AND ENRICHING OUR CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING INITIATIVES.

THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE ARE WORKING TO FURTHER DEVELOP OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE FACILITATION OF CAPSTOS, ELAC AND PARENT COMMITTEES AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, SANTA CLARA FAMILY LAW, AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

IN ADDITION, WE'VE BEGUN TO FORTIFY STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENRICHMENT, THIS YEAR OFFERING FLOCO AND ZOMBA CLASSES AND ADDING A RUNNING CLUB AND GUODIAN.

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE ALSO PARTNERED WITH TEACH FOR AMERICA TO SUPPORT OUR TEAM OF EDUCATORS WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE, OUR FOCUS REMAINS ON CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN OUR DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM.

THIS YEAR, WE'RE IMPLEMENTING COMMON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS AND A STANDARDS-BASED APPROACH TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT MEETS OR EXCEEDS GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS.

WE'VE BUILT A COHESIVE, STANDARDS-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL, GROUNDED IN MTSS.

WE'VE STRENGTHENED CURRICULUM, EXPANDED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY COLLABORATION, AND INVESTED IN PD SO THAT EVERY STUDENT RECEIVES RIGOROUS, EQUITABLE TIER 1 INSTRUCTION.

OUR INCLUSION MODEL ENSURES THAT ALL STUDENTS, JEN ED AND SPECIAL ED, LEARN SIDE BY SIDE, SUPPORTED BY CO-TEACHING AND STRONG FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS.

WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING TO USE PERSONALIZED LEARNING TOOLS TO CLOSE GAPS WHILE KEEPING STUDENTS CHALLENGED WITH GRADE-LEVEL CONTENT.

WE ARE PROVIDING MORE INTENTIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR ASSOCIATE TEACHERS, ENGAGING PARENTS TO TAKE ON LEADERSHIP WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND FORTIFYING OUR ENRICHMENT PROGRAM.

WE'VE ALSO ADDED A READING INTERVENTION AS TO OUR TEAM TO SUPPORT IN CLOSING LITERACY GAPS THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF READING.

WE KNOW THAT DESPITE OUR CONTINUOUS PROGRESS, THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

THROUGH EVERY CHANGE, OUR THROUGH LINE HAS REMAINED THE SAME.

OUR COMMUNITY IS RESILIENT, STRONG, AND UNITED.

WE FACED EVERY CHALLENGE HEAD-ON AND EACH TIME WE'VE COME OUT STRONGER.

OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES DESERVE A SCHOOL WHERE THEY ARE SEEN, CELEBRATED, AND EMPOWERED TO BELIEVE THEY CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING.

AS ANGELA DAVIS REMINDS US, YOU HAVE TO ACT AS IF IT WERE POSSIBLE TO RADICALLY TRANSFORM THE WORLD, AND YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALL THE TIME.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DO HERE AT VOICES MORGAN HILL.

EVERY DAY TOGETHER, WE TRANSFORM THE WORLD, ONE STUDENT, ONE FAMILY, ONE CLASSROOM AT A TIME.

WE KINDLY ASK THAT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVES OUR RENEWAL PETITION FOR A FIVE-YEAR TERM.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO MORGAN HILL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IF THEY ARE PRESENT.

THEY WOULD ALSO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR 10 MINUTES. SEEING NONE.

WE WILL NEXT HEAR OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE EACH.

SPEAKERS SHALL DIRECT THEIR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD AND ARE URGED TO AVOID REPEATING POINTS MADE BY PREVIOUS SPEAKERS.

AFTER THAT, WE'LL GO TO CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE HEARING.

THE BOARD ANTICIPATES RECONVENING ON THIS REQUEST ON JANUARY 21, 2026.

WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

AS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW COMMENCING.

WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM AGAIN, AS I'VE SHARED.

IF YOU WISH TO SUPPORT A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE DO SO WITH THE UNIVERSAL SIGN FOR APPRECIATION SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE ALL OF THAT, MODERATOR.

DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS?

>> WE DO. WE HAVE 37 CARDS.

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

PLEASE PRESENT THE ONE-MINUTE TIMER.

IF LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED, THE 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.

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>> THANK YOU. FOR THOSE IN OUR OVERFLOW ROOM IN THE CAFETERIA WHO FILLED OUT A CARD TO MAKE A COMMENT, PLEASE PROCEED TO THE SAN JOSE ROOM ONCE YOUR GROUP IS CALLED.

PLEASE LISTEN FOR YOUR NAME TO APPROACH THE PODIUM.

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

AS A REMINDER, ONE PERSON AT A TIME CAN BE AT THE PODIUM TO PRESENT THEIR COMMENT UNLESS LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED BY AN SCCOE INTERPRETER OR ASL INTERPRETER.

OUR FIRST SET OF 10 SPEAKERS ARE MATT DAUGHTRY, STEVE GULEN, CARMEN VARGAS, FERNANDA AREVALO, JAVIER RUIZ, EMILY MESA, YATLLI GEORGE, HECAM, AVERY TRAN, AND STEVEN GULEN.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MATT DAUGHTRY.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

>> MAJORITY, SPEAKING OF MY OWN ACCORD.

I CURRENTLY SERVE VOICES AS THE DIRECTOR OF DATA AND COMPLIANCE.

HOWEVER, YOU MAY RECALL PRIOR TO THIS ROLE, I SERVED ON THAT TEAM OVER THERE ON THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT.

ONE OF MY FIRST ASSIGNMENTS WHEN I ARRIVED AT SCCOE WAS TO PREPARE FOR THE MORGAN HILL MATERIAL REVISION AS THEY MOVED TO THREE SITES.

IN THE YEARS THAT FOLLOWED, AS A MEMBER OF THAT TEAM, WE PROVIDED ENHANCED OVERSIGHT, SEVERAL EXTRA VISITS, AND ADDITIONAL CHECKS ON THAT TEAM YEAR OVER YEAR.

EACH TIME WE FOUND A GROUP OF EDUCATORS DEDICATED AND FOCUSED ON PROVIDING STUDENTS THE BEST EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THEY COULD GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

WHEN I WAS HANDED MY LAYOFF IN 2025, I WAS EXCITED TO JOIN THIS TEAM THAT IS ON THE RISE, A TEAM IN TRANSITION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VOICES NETWORK.

THEY ARE FOCUSING ON DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION AND IT IS STRICTLY STANDARDS-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT.

IF I WERE STILL ON THAT TEAM, I WOULD FULLY ENDORSE AND RECOMMEND A FIVE-YEAR RENEWAL FOR VMH AS THEY ARE A LEADER IN THIS SPACE FOR OUR NETWORK.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS STEVE GULEN.

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS STEVEN GULEN AND I HAVE BEEN AT VOICES SINCE KINDERGARTEN, AND NOW I'M IN SIXTH GRADE.

I WANT THIS SCHOOL TO REMAIN OPEN BECAUSE AT THIS SCHOOL, I MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND LEARNED MANY NEW THINGS.

WHEN I WAS IN KINDERGARTEN, I DID NOT KNOW ANY SPANISH.

BUT VOICES TAUGHT ME HOW TO SPEAK AND WRITE SPANISH FLUENTLY.

I'M HAPPY TO BE AT THIS SCHOOL, AND I APPRECIATE THE TEACHERS THAT ARE COMMITTED AT TEACHING US STUDENTS, NOT ONLY ABOUT ACADEMICS, BUT ALSO OUR CULTURE.

AT VOICES, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THREE DIFFERENT COLLEGE CAMPUSES: SOUNDS STATE, UC SANTA CRUZ, AND SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY.

THIS ENCOURAGED ME TO WORK HARD TO BECOME A COLLEGE STUDENT.

VOICES HAS INSTILLED A [INAUDIBLE] ATTITUDE, WHICH MEANS YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU.

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CARMEN VARGAS.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CARMEN VARGAS.

I'M THE PARENT OF STEVEN, WHO'S A SIXTH GRADER AT VOICES.

HE HAS BEEN ATTENDING VOICES SINCE KINDERGARTEN.

YOU JUST HEARD HIM SPEAK RIGHT NOW.

I MADE A DECISION TO SEND HIM A CHARTER SCHOOL INSTEAD OF A TORO BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN VOICES, MISSION AND ALSO SHARE THE SAME CORE VALUES OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND DUAL IMMERSION PROGRAM.

I ATTENDED PUBLIC SCHOOL HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, THAT DISCONTINUED THE BILINGUAL EDUCATION, AND SPEAKING SPANISH AT SCHOOL WAS FROWNED UPON.

I DID NOT HAVE A SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT ENCOURAGE HIGHER EDUCATION AT KINDERGARTEN LEVEL LIKE VOICES DOES.

I DID NOT HAVE THE SKILL SET TO THINK IT'S POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE MORE THAN JUST THE STANDARD.

WANT MORE FOR MY CHILD, SO HE CAN DREAM OF THE POSSIBILITIES TO SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY, TO LEARN TO SPEAK SPANISH, AND NOT WITHOUT FROWN, TO LEARN THE CULTURE AND BE VALUED.

VOICES NOT ONLY FOR LATINO STUDENTS IS ALSO INCLUSIVE FOR ALL ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS.

IT SADDENS ME TO HEAR THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY HAD A PETITION TO EXIST IN MORGAN HILL, NOT ONLY TO THE BOARD, BUT ALSO TO THE MORGAN HILL CITY COUNCIL.

I WAS THERE ADVOCATING FOR VOICES.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS FERNANDA AREVALO.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS FERNANDA AREVALO.

I CURRENTLY ATTEND LIBBY HIGH SCHOOL, BUT I WENT TO VOICES FROM TK THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE.

MY TIME AT VOICES WAS AMAZING.

IT WAS A SAFE, WELCOMING PLACE WHERE TEACHERS AND STAFF TRULY CARED ABOUT US.

THEY SUPPORTED OUR LEARNING, LISTENED TO US, AND CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE COULD GROW BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND PERSONALLY.

EVEN NOW THAT I NO LONGER ATTEND VOICES, THE STAFF AND TEACHERS CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTIVE AND ENCOURAGING.

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VOICES ALSO HELP ME STRENGTHEN MY BILINGUAL SKILLS AND BUILD CONFIDENCE, WHICH I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR.

THIS SCHOOL HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT IN MY LIFE AND IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S A PLACE THAT NOT ONLY TEACHES BUT ALSO CARES DEEPLY FOR ITS STUDENTS, AND I HOPE IT CONTINUES TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JAVIER RUIZ.

WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER THEN. EMILY MESA.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS EMILY MESA AND I'M IN SEVENTH GRADE, AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW VOICES CHANGED MY LIFE.

VOICES CHANGED MY LIFE BECAUSE BEFORE I STARTED VOICES, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO READ AND WRITE.

BUT WHEN I STARTED VOICES, THAT'S HOW EVERYTHING CHANGED, ALL THE TEACHERS AND STAFF SUPPORTED ME.

LITTLE BY LITTLE, I STARTED LEARNING A LITTLE BIT MORE WRITING AND READING.

THAT'S WHY I SHOULD THINK THAT VOICES SHOULD STAY BECAUSE VOICES IS THE BEST SCHOOL I'VE EVER BEEN TO.

IT HAS THE BEST TEACHERS AND THE BEST STAFF.

IT HELPED YOU IN A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH, LIKE HOW I DID.

IT HELPED ME A LOT OF READING AND WRITING, BUT NOW IN TO THIS DAY THAT I'M IN SEVENTH GRADE.

NOW I KNOW HOW TO READ AND WRITE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE VOICES, AND THAT'S WHY I REALLY THINK THAT SHOULD STAY. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS YATLLI GEORGE.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS YARDE GEORGE, AND I'M IN SEVENTH GRADE.

TODAY, I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT WHY VOICES SHOULD STILL BE OPEN FOR 2026 AND 2027 AND MORE YEARS TO COME.

FIRST, I GREW UP IN A MEXICAN HOUSEHOLD, WHICH MEANS I ONLY SPEAK SPANISH, AND WHEN I ATTENDED SCHOOL, I WAS IN KINDERGARTEN.

EVERYONE KNEW HOW TO SPEAK ENGLISH EXCEPT ME.

IF IT WASN'T FOR VOICES, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SPEAK, READ, OR WRITE IN ENGLISH TODAY.

SECOND THING, WHENEVER ME OR MY CLASSMATES ARE STUCK IN A QUESTION, THE TEACHER WILL STOP THEIR LESSON AND MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTOOD THE PROBLEM.

FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND A WORD IN MY SCIENCE CLASS, MY TEACHER, MS. ESMA WILL GIVE ME A FEW EXAMPLES OF HOW TO USE IT AND THE DEFINITION.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I LOVE THE SCHOOL BECAUSE VOICE IS A BILINGUAL SCHOOL.

I DO NOT KNOW ANY OTHER SCHOOL THAT IS BILINGUAL IN MORGAN HILL.

YES, THEY DO HAVE SPANISH CLASS, BUT THIS SCHOOL IS DIFFERENT.

HERE I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT MY CULTURE AND MY CLASSMATES.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. PLEASE KEEP THE SCHOOL OPEN.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS AKAM.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS AKAM KING, AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING SPECIAL TO ME AND MY SCHOOL.

I BELIEVE SCHOOL IS MORE THAN JUST PLACE.

IT'S A COMMUNITY OF FAMILY AND A PLACE WHERE WE GROW AND DISCOVER WHO WE ARE.

WHAT I LOVE MOST MY SCHOOL IS AMAZING SUPPORT FROM MY TEACHERS.

THEY CARE ABOUT US, BELIEVE IN US, AND ALWAYS ENCOURAGE US TO DO HER BEST.

I. REMEMBER WHEN I STRUGGLE IN ONE SUBJECT, MY TEACHER HELPED ME AFTER SCHOOL.

THEY NEVER GAVE UP ON ME.

THAT MEANS SO MUCH.

OUR SCHOOL IS ALSO FILLED WITH KINDNESS AND RESPECT.

MY CLASSMATES ARE JUST NOT FRIENDS.

THEY LIKE FAMILY.

WE HELP EACH OTHER, LAUGH TOGETHER AND MAKE MEMORIES THAT WILL LAST FOREVER.

I LOVE MY SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S A PLACE WHERE I FEEL VALUED INSPIRED AND ENCOURAGED. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS AVERY TRAN.

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS AVERY TRAN, AND I AM IN SEVENTH GRADE.

I'VE BEEN GOING TO THE SCHOOL FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW.

VOICES IS A GOOD SCHOOL BECAUSE IT HELPS STUDENTS WITH RESOURCES.

THE SCHOOL HELPS AND PROVIDES SUPPLIES FOR THEIR STUDENTS TO PROPERLY LEARN WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT COSTS AND BUDGETS.

VOICES ALSO HELPS STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.

I HAVE SEEN STAFF HELP THESE KIDS WITH MORE PRACTICE THAN THE CLASS CAN PROVIDE.

THEY ALSO PROVIDE QUIET SPACES FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED A BREAK FROM LOUD ENVIRONMENTS.

FROM MY EXPERIENCE, SOME TEACHERS PROVIDED ME SOME SPACE AND COMFORT, EVEN WHEN I WAS STRESSED OUT.

THE SCHOOL ALSO HELPS WITH STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH WITH THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR MISS ALICE.

I PERSONALLY THINK THE SCHOOL IS WONDERFUL AND SHOULD BE OPEN FOR MORE YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THE NEXT GROUP OF SPEAKERS, AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM, JADEN SOLIS, YMIR LOPEZ, AMARA LEWIS.

DERRICK CASTRO.

J. C. PEREZ, DOMINIC MARTINEZ, JADEN TORREO, JESUS OLIVERIA.

JOSHUA NESTROZA, [SPANISH].

ELI PALMA, ROSIO GUZMAN, RAFAEL CASTILLO, EDITH DURAN, AND LORENA HOLGUIN.

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>> HI. MY NAME IS JADEN SOLIS AND I'M IN FIFTH GRADE.

VOICES HELPED ME WITH A LOT OF STUFF LIKE BI-LANGUAGE ARTS AND HELPED ME LEARN A LOT OF THINGS OVER MY FIVE YEARS IN VOICES.

I LEARNED A LOT OF STUFF.

WHEN I WAS IN KINDERGARTEN, I DID NOT KNOW MATH, KNOW ELA, KNOW AND SPANISH.

VOICES HAS HELPED ME WITH MY MENTAL HEALTH AND MY BRAIN SYSTEM.

THEY HAVE HELPED ME DEVELOP A LOT OF THINGS IN MY MIND THAT HELPED ME WITH MY LEARNING SYSTEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS YMIR LOPEZ.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS YMIR LOPEZ. I BELIEVE.

VOICES MORGAN HILL SHOULD STAY OPEN SO OTHER KIDS CAN STAY AND EXPERIENCE WHAT I DID.

THIS SCHOOL HELPED ME UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WHITE AND BROWN PEOPLE CAN BE IN THE SAME SCHOOL.

VOICES MORGAN HILL TREATS EVERYONE EQUALLY, AND IT SHOWS ME THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SCARED FROM WHERE YOU ARE FROM, INSTEAD IT SHOWS ME THAT I CAN BE PROUD OF WHO I AM.

THIS SCHOOL ALSO SHOW ME THE VALUE OF SUPPORT THAT SHOWS ME TO NEVER GIVE UP AND KEEP GOING.

DON'T LET OTHER PEOPLE TELL YOU ANYTHING BAD OR MAKE FUN OF YOU.

MY EXPERIENCE HERE HAS BEEN GOOD BECAUSE THE TEACHERS HELPED ME A LOT AND IF YOU NEED HELP, THEY WILL HELP YOU WITH ANYTHING.

VOICES MORGAN HILL IS A SCHOOL THAT WE NEED IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS AMARA LEWIS.

>> HI, MY NAME IS AMARA LEWIS.

VOICES MORGAN HILL SHOULD STAY OPEN BECAUSE IT TEACHES US ABOUT BILINGUAL LANGUAGES AND MORE EDUCATION THAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL COULD EVER TEACH US.

VOICES GOES ABOVE THE LIMIT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE KIDS THAT GO HERE HAVE GOOD EDUCATION AND GOOD LEARNING.

EVEN IF SOMETIMES IT GETS TOO HARD, ALL THE TEACHERS AND STAFF THAT WORK AT VOICES MORGAN HILL WILL ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY, AND THEY WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU.

THAT'S WHY I THINK VOICES MORGAN HILL SHOULD STAY OPEN. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DERRICK CASTRO.

>> [SPANISH].

>> HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS DERRICK MATHIAS CASTRO.

I'D LIKE VOICES TO CONTINUE BEING A SCHOOL THAT EXISTS BECAUSE I THINK IT IS A VERY AMAZING COMMUNITY.

IT IS A PLACE WHERE WE ARE NOT JUST STUDENTS, WE ARE ALSO A FAMILY.

WE LEARN TWO LANGUAGES, AND WE ALSO LEARN ABOUT OUR DIFFERENT CULTURES.

IT'S A PLACE WHERE WE CAN FEEL INCLUDED AND WHERE WE LEARN TO RESPECT EACH OTHER AND OURSELVES.

IT'S A PLACE WHERE THEY ALSO ENCOURAGE US TO THINK BIG AND WHERE THEY ENCOURAGE NOT ONLY I, BUT ALSO MY CLASSMATES CAN GO TO COLLEGE AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY LIKE YOU.

THAT'S WHY I THINK VOICES SHOULD CONTINUE. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS J. C. PEREZ.

J. C. PEREZ? OUR NEXT SPEAKER THEN IS DOMINIC MARTINEZ.

NEXT SPEAKER IS JADEN TAMAYO.

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NEXT SPEAKER IS JOSHUA NESTROZA.

NEXT ONE IS [INAUDIBLE] STUDENT GROUP.

NEXT ONE IS ELI PALMA.

>> ULIA NOT ELLY.

>> SORRY, ELI.

>> MY NAME IS ELI GODINEZ, AND I AM IN SIXTH GRADE.

JUST GOT INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL OUT OF ELEMENTARY.

I HAVE BEEN AT VOICES MORGAN HILL FOR ABOUT A YEAR.

I'LL BE MY SECOND. I MUST SAY THAT I LOVE VOICES WITH ALL MY HEART.

IT HAS BEEN THE BEST EXPERIENCE FOR ME SO FAR.

ALTHOUGH THE WORK MAY BE HARD, OUR WORK IS HARD, BUT AFTER ONCE YOU GET WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR, IT MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT.

THE TEACHERS ARE NICE.

THEY MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE SUBJECT, AND THEY ALSO SEE THROUGH YOUR PERSPECTIVE, AND NOT JUST THEIR-SELVES.

I'M SO HAPPY FOR MORGAN HILL TO BE HERE, SO I GOT TO MEET ALL MY FRIENDS ON THE COMMUNITY.

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROSIO GUZMAN.

>> HI, MY NAME IS ROSIO GUZMAN. I'M IN FIFTH GRADE.

I LIKE VOICES BECAUSE NON-BILINGUAL KIDS NEED SPANISH OR ENGLISH EDUCATION WHEN ONLY SPANISH SPEAKING PARENTS WILL WANT THEIR KIDS TO TALK SPANISH.

THAT'S WHY VOICES JUST STAY. THANK YOU.

>> NEXT SPEAKER IS RAFAEL CASTILLO.

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS RAFAEL CASTILLO.

I'M IN SECOND GRADE.

MORGAN HILL VOICE IS JUST STAY OPEN BECAUSE I LOVE MY SCHOOL.

IT'S FUN. IT'S A FUN PLACE TO LEARN, PLAY SPORTS, MATH, AND SUBJECTS, OTHER MATH COOL THINGS, AND THAT MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER, EDITH DURAN.

>> [SPANISH].

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS EDITH DURAN, AND I'M A MOTHER AT VOICES.

MY SON, AARON STARTED IN 2015 AND FIRST GRADE, AND HE WAS PART OF THE FIRST GENERATION TO GRADUATE FROM EIGHTH GRADE.

HE IS NOW AN 11TH GRADER AT GIL HIGH SCHOOL.

MY DAUGHTER IS NOW IN EIGHTH GRADE AT VOICES.

AT VOICES, IT IS AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY INSPIRE, MOTIVATE AND SUPPORT THE STUDENTS TO DO THEIR BEST.

IT IS NOT JUST CONCERNED WITH ACADEMICS, BUT ALSO TEACHES THEM TO HAVE VALUES, RESPECT, AND EMPATHY.

THEY ARE ABLE TO LEARN THE TWO LANGUAGES, BUT ALSO ARE ABLE TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES.

SOME YEARS AGO, THEY KNOCKED ON MY DOOR AND ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO BE PART OF THE NEW SCHOOL, BUT THERE WAS NO SCHOOL.

WE WERE GOING TO START FROM ZERO AND THUS BEGAN OUR YEARS LONG FIGHT.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS LORENA HOLGUIN.

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>> [SPANISH].

>> GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE BOARD.

MY NAME IS LORENA, AND I HAVE BEEN A PARENT AT VOICES FOR THREE YEARS.

I'M VERY PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS AMAZING TEAM UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF AN AMAZING PERSON, MISS LOPEZ.

THIS SCHOOL GIVES OUR CHILDREN THE ABILITY TO SPEAK TWO LANGUAGES WITHOUT FORGETTING THEIR ROOTS.

THAT'S WHY I ASK YOU HUMBLY TO PLEASE RENEW OUR SCHOOL.

WE CAN DO IT [INAUDIBLE] VOICES.

>> OUR NEXT GROUP OF SPEAKERS, ROXANA PAREDES, PATRICIA SINGH, MR. ALCAZAR, BIANCA SERNA, MR. LEDESMA, MISS OLIVERA, ERNESTO GUZMAN, ERNESTO GOMEZ, CARMEN VARGAS, DIANA REES, ALMA ALMA ALMAZA, ORNEIL CRUZ.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ROXANA PAREDES.

>> [SPANISH].

>> NEXT SPEAKER IS PATRICIA SINGH.

>> INTERPRETATION FIRST.

HELLO, MY NAME IS ROSANA, AND I AM A MOTHER OF THREE STUDENTS AT VOICES.

ONE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST GENERATION OF STUDENTS THAT GRADUATED.

ANOTHER ONE IS IN SEVENTH GRADE AND THE THIRD IS IN FIFTH GRADE, BOTH STILL CURRENTLY ATTENDING.

VOICES SCHOOL IS A PLACE WHERE I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE AND I CAN FEEL HEARD.

I LOVE BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL THESE SCHOOL EVENTS FROM GIVING MYSELF MY TIME AS A VOLUNTEER FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY AND BEING ABLE TO PLAN INCENTIVES AND ACTIVITIES FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL.

I'M HERE TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR VOICES MORGAN HILL, WHICH IS A SCHOOL THAT HAS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE EDUCATION AND GROWTH OF MY CHILDREN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

>> APOLOGIES. NOW OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PATRICIA SINGH.

PATRICIA SINGH? OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. ALCAZAR.

>> HI EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS JOSE ALCAZAR.

SOME STUDENTS MAY KNOW ME AS MR. ALCAZAR.

I'VE BEEN A TEACHER LEADER AT VOICES MORGAN HILL GOING ON FIVE YEARS NOW.

I BEGAN MY JOURNEY TEACHING 4TH GRADE AT OUR OLD SITE BACK IN 2021.

WHAT A TIME TO START TEACHING? I REMEMBER THE RESILIENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AS IF IT WERE YESTERDAY.

NOW THAT CLASS, MY FIRST CLASS, IS SET TO GRADUATE FROM VOICES THIS YEAR.

IT FILLS ME WITH AN IMMENSE SENSE OF PRIDE SEEING THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES CONTINUE EMBODYING THE VOICES VALUES.

THEY ARE A TESTAMENT TO THE AMAZING BILINGUAL EDUCATION THAT WE OFFER AND THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE SHOWN IN THESE FIVE YEARS.

OUR ACADEMIC TRAJECTORY AS A SCHOOL CONTINUES TO TREND UPWARD, BUT WHAT I'M MOST PROUD OF IS THE AMAZING COMMUNITY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO FLOURISH FOR THESE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND BEYOND.

TO THE BOARD, I ASK THAT YOU APPROVE OUR CHARTER RENEWAL SO WE CAN CONTINUE MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON EVERY STUDENT THAT WALKS THROUGH OUR SCHOOLS EVERY DAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BIANCA SERNA.

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>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BIANCA SERNA.

I'M PROUD TO BE IN MY FOURTH YEAR TEACHING AT VOICES MORGAN HILL AS A SIXTH TO EIGHTH GRADE, SPANISH HISTORY AND ENGLISH TEACHER.

WHEN I JOINED VOICES, OUR COMMUNITY WAS SPLIT ACROSS THREE DIFFERENT SITES.

AT FIRST, I WAS UNSURE OF WHAT I HAD SIGNED UP FOR, BUT SOON REALIZED THIS IS WHERE I MEANT TO BE.

DESPITE THE CHALLENGES FACED, WE STILL THRIVED AND OUR COMMUNITY BEGAN TO STRENGTHEN.

VOICES MORGAN HILL IS MORE THAN A SCHOOL.

IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT HONORS, RESPECTS, LOVES AND CARES FOR EVERYONE IT SERVES.

I SEE EVERY DAY IN OUR CLASSROOMS, THE JOY OF OUR STUDENTS AND THE DEDICATION OF OUR TEACHERS.

I GREW UP IN DUAL IMMERSION PROGRAM, JUST LIKE THE ONE WE HAVE HERE.

THE EXPERIENCES BUILT MY CONFIDENCE, SELF WORTHINESS, SELF AWARENESS, AND THE ROLE THAT I GET TO PLAY IN MY COMMUNITY.

I HAD TEACHERS WHO LOOKED LIKE ME, SPOKE LIKE ME, AND UNDERSTOOD MY EXPERIENCES.

I FELT SEEN AND VALUED JUST AS OUR STUDENTS DO HEAR OUR VOICES.

VOICES MORGAN HILL'S HOME.

IT'S WHERE STUDENTS ARE SUPPORTED, FAMILIES ARE HEARD AND EDUCATORS ARE INSPIRED.

I DEEPLY BELIEVE IN WHAT WE DO HERE, AND I AM PROUD TO CONTINUE BUILDING.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. LEDESMA.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS IGOR BERKELE LEDESMA, AND I'VE BEEN TEACHING MATH AND SCIENCE HERE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

THE FIRST FEW YEARS, WE HAD TO MOVE AROUND DIFFERENT SITES.

IT WAS CHALLENGING AND AT TIMES IT FEEL LIKE WE WERE BUILDING A COMMUNITY FROM THE GROUND UP.

BUT WHAT KEPT ME HERE AND WHAT GIVES THE SCHOOL STRENGTH, IS A SENSE OF PURPOSE WE SHARE, CREATING A SPACE WHERE BILINGUALISM AND REPRESENTATION THRIVE.

THE SCHOOL IS A REFLECTION OF OUR FAMILIES, THEIR HOPES AND THEIR CULTURE, OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS WHO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE, WHO UNDERSTAND THEIR EXPERIENCES AND WHO SHOW THEM THAT THEIR IDENTITY IS SUBJECT TO BE PROUD OF.

AS SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T GROW UP WITH THESE OPPORTUNITIES.

BEING PART OF THIS COMMUNITY MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME.

I TAKE PRIDE IN HELPING STUDENTS EXPAND THE LANGUAGE AND CONFIDENCE I NEVER COULD AT THEIR AGE.

WHEN I LOOK AT MY COLLEAGUES, I SEE EDUCATORS TRANSFORMING LIVES, NOT JUST THROUGH ACADEMICS, BUT THROUGH AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MISS GOVERRA.

NEXT SPEAKER IS ERNESTO GUZMAN.

>> [FOREIGN]

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS ERNESTO GOMEZ, AND I'M THE FATHER OF TWO KIDS ATTENDING VOICES.

THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE IS A REFLECTION OF THE COMPANIONSHIP AND WORK THAT EXISTS BETWEEN THE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHERS.

WE HAVE THE BEST STUDENTS IN MORGAN HILL BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST TEACHERS IN MORGAN HILL, AND I WOULD LIKE THAT TO CONTINUE IF YOU WILL GIVE US YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ERNESTO GOMEZ.

>> WE ACTUALLY GOT SWITCHED I'M ERNESTO GUZMAN, THAT WAS GOMEZ. HELLO, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS ERNIE GUZMAN, AND I'M A PROUD PARENT LEADER AT VOICES COLLEGE BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMY.

MY WIFE AND I ARE PARENTS OF TWO STUDENTS AT VOICES MORGAN HILL, ONE IN FIFTH GRADE, AND ONE IN THIRD GRADE.

WE FEEL TRULY FORTUNATE TO BE PART OF THE VOICES COMMUNITY FOR MULTIPLE YEARS NOW.

I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE CULTURE, THE VALUES, AND THE FOCUS ON MULTIPLE LANGUAGES THAT VOICES ACADEMY INSTILL IN OUR CHILDREN.

I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE TEACHERS AND STAFF FOR ALWAYS BEING WELCOMING AND SUPPORTIVE TO US PARENTS.

BECAUSE OF THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION, WE'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR CHILDREN SINCE JOINING VOICES.

IF YOU LOOK AROUND TODAY, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS UNITY IN THIS COMMUNITY.

PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF STANDING TOGETHER WITH SHARED PURPOSE AND PRIDE.

ON THIS DAY, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD MEMBERS TO PLEASE CONSIDER APPROVING THE RENEWAL FOR VOICES MORGAN HILL SO THAT OUR CHILDREN AND FUTURE STUDENTS CAN CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.

MUCHAS GRACIAS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CARMEN VARGAS.

SORRY. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A REPEAT.

DIANA REYES IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER.

>> IT'S ACTUALLY DAIRA. HI. MY NAME IS DAIRA REYES.

I AM AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER AT VOICES MORGAN HILL.

VOICES IS A SCHOOL THAT EMBODIES A BILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT, SERVING MANY COMMUNITIES.

GROWING UP, I NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A BILINGUAL SCHOOL THAT SUPPORTED ME AS AN ENGLISH LEARNER.

THUS, WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT VOICES AND THEIR VALUES ON BILINGUALISM,

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MANY OF OUR STUDENTS IDENTIFY AS ENGLISH LEARNERS WHO HIGHLY BENEFIT FROM DUAL EMERGENT SCHOOLING.

I CAN ALSO RECOGNIZE THE STRONG CULTURE THAT ENRICHES THE SCHOOL'S ENVIRONMENT.

AS AN EDUCATOR, IT IS MY DUTY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES EDUCATIONALLY AND CULTURALLY, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO FEEL SEEN, WELCOME, AND APPRECIATED.

THIS IS WHY THE MORGAN HILL COMMUNITY NEEDS VOICES AS A SCHOOL. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER, ALMA ALMANZA.

NEXT SPEAKER IS UNELLE CRUZ.

NEXT SPEAKER IS MEREDITH GAARLO.

>> GOOD DAY, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MEREDITH GAARLO.

I AM PROUD TO BE PRESIDENT OF GRUPO STUDENTEE.

I'VE BEEN AT VOICES MORGAN HILL SINCE KINDER AND IT'S AMAZING TO THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH I'VE GROWN HERE.

NOW I'M IN MY LAST YEAR, EIGHTH GRADE.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED HERE, I WAS EXCITED BUT REALLY NERVOUS.

NOW KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT OR WHO I WAS GOING TO MEET.

BUT IN THE END, IT'S THE PEOPLE I'VE MET ALONG THE WAY, WHO HAVE MADE VOICES AN AMAZING PLACE.

OVER THE YEARS, I'VE LEARNED HOW TO BUILD FRIENDSHIPS AND DISCOVER MY PASSION FOR TEACHING AND IN SCIENCE.

BEING PART OF THIS COMMUNITY HAS TAUGHT ME CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LEADER.

TO EVERY TEACHER AND A FRIEND WHO HAS HELPED ME AND HAS BEEN PART OF MY JOURNEY, I AM TRULY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE SHAPED ME INTO THE PERSON I AM TODAY.

FOR THESE REASONS, I ASK THAT VOICES MORGAN HILL REMAINS OPEN FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS SO FUTURE GENERATION CAN EXPERIENCE HAPPINESS AND CREATE CONNECTIONS LIKE I DID DURING MY YEARS AT VOICES.

THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.

>> THE LAST SPEAKER, YAMIRA CASAS.

>> [FOREIGN]

>> HI, MY NAME IS YAMIRA CASAS AND I'M IN SECOND GRADE.

I LOVE VOICES BECAUSE IT IS THE BEST SCHOOL.

IT IS A PLACE WHERE I CAN FEEL SAFE.

THERE ARE ALSO SOME KIDS THAT DON'T KNOW ENGLISH.

VOICES SHOULD BE OPEN FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO BE HERE. THANK YOU.

>> THIS CONCLUDES OUR COMMENTS.

>> THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS MATTER, PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED, AND JUST WANT TO ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING ON A SCHOOL NIGHT.

THIS REALLY MOVED, SO THANK YOU.

NEXT, WE'LL GO TO CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD TO STAFF, VOICES OR ANY OF THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

>> THANK YOU. I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR VOICES, AND WE'LL SECOND YOUR THANKS TO ALL THE SPEAKERS.

I THINK IT WAS JUST VICE PRESIDENT CHAN AND ME THAT WERE ON THE BOARD WHEN WE VOTED FOR THE MATERIAL REVISION.

YOU BRIEFLY MENTIONED AND MATT MENTIONED TO THE CHANGE TO THE THREE TEMPORARY FACILITIES AND TO MONTEREY ROAD.

I JUST WANT TO BRING THAT UP AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S A HUGE CHANGE, A REALLY QUICK TIMELINE.

I REMEMBER WHEN I VISITED THE MONTEREY SITE, I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE WHAT WAS GOING ON.

I WAS LIKE THIS WAS SO QUICK.

BUT CAN YOU BREAK THAT DOWN FOR US? HOW HAS THAT INFORMED SOME OF YOUR LESSONS FOR FUTURE PLANNING? IT WAS A BIG TRANSITION FOR STUDENTS, FOR PARENTS, FOR THE CAR POOLING, AND JUST FOR THE WELL BEING OF ALL OF THE FAMILIES.

HOW IS THAT INFORMING YOUR WORK NOW?

>> SURE. I CAN SPEAK TO THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT I'D LIKE TO INVITE SOMEONE FROM OUR TEAM TO SPEAK TO IT ON THE NETWORK LEVEL AS WELL.

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I'LL INVITE ALDO TO COME UP AND SPEAK ABOUT HOW THAT INFORMS OUR NETWORK LEVEL PLANNING AS WELL.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

I JUST WANT TO SAY I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL JOB, AND I GET A LITTLE CHOKED UP WHEN I HEAR MY STUDENTS AND MY FAMILIES SPEAK ABOUT WHAT THEY GAIN FROM VOICES.

I STARTED AT VOICES A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO NOW, CAME IN WHEN THEY WERE AT THE THREE SITES, AND I SAW THE HUGE EFFORT FROM THE FAMILIES IN GOING ACROSS THREE SITES, SOME OF THEM, SOME OF THEM TWO.

OUR STAFF GOING BACK AND FORTH TO DIFFERENT SITES TRYING TO KEEP THE PROGRAM AT THE HIGH CALIBER LEVEL THAT WE NEED TO.

WE HAD THE PROJECT ON MONTEREY ROAD, AND IT DID HAPPEN VERY FAST.

AS SOON AS I SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON, I MADE IT MY MISSION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO FINISH THE CONSTRUCTION AT MONTEREY SO THAT THEY COULD GET STARTED THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR ON THAT CAMPUS.

I THINK THE LESSONS FOR US ARE TO CONTINUE TO PLAN AS FAR AHEAD IN TERMS OF FACILITIES AS POSSIBLE.

FACILITIES ARE A BIT UNPREDICTABLE.

THE ORIGINAL A BUILD OUT OF THE MONTEREY ROAD SITE, RAN INTO THE CONSTRUCTION VENDOR WHO WAS BUILDING OUR MODULAR SITES WENT BANKRUPT.

THAT EXTENDED THE TIMELINE THERE.

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T AVOID THOSE THINGS.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON DEVELOPING A FACILITY MASTER PLAN FOR ALL OF OUR SITES, INCLUDING VOICES MORGAN HILL, PROJECTING NEEDS INTO THE FUTURE.

THE WATER DISTRICT OUT THERE IS DOING A PROJECT.

THERE'S A CREEK IN OUR BACKYARD.

THE PROJECT IS GOING TO OPEN UP SPACE FOR US, AND SO WE'LL START THINKING ABOUT WHAT NEEDS WE CAN BRING TO THE MORGAN HILL SIDE, WHAT FACILITIES WE CAN DO THERE WELL AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT THERE IS REDUCE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THESE TYPES OF SCENARIOS.

>> THANK YOU. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

YOU TOUCHED ON THE SCIENCE OF READING, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HERE ON THIS BOARD AND I KNOW IT'S ON OUR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. BUT HOW ARE YOU MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT? CAN YOU SHARE ANYTHING ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION IN SOME OF THE MODELS YOU'RE LOOKING AT AND HOW IS IT WORKING FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION? BECAUSE I HAVE NOT SEEN IT DONE IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION PERSONALLY, HOW IS THAT LOOKING FOR YOU?

>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.

I THINK TO START OFF, AS WE MENTIONED THIS YEAR, WE HAVE ADDED A READING INTERVENTIONIST.

RIGHT NOW HER PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON CLOSING THOSE LITERACY GAPS, WHETHER THAT BE IN ENGLISH OR IN SPANISH INFORMED BY THE SCIENCE OF READING IN ORDER TO CLOSE GRADE LEVEL GAPS AND ENSURE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO MEET WITH THAT ACADEMIC CONTENT.

ON THE BIGGER SCALE, WE ALSO HAVE GONE THROUGH A CURRICULUM ADOPTION FOR SPANISH THIS PAST YEAR, WHICH IS BASED INTO THE SCIENCE OF READING, AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THAT TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS SPANISH LITERACY, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING THROUGH OUR CURRICULUM REVIEW COMMITTEE ABOUT DOING A SIMILAR PROCESS FOR OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU. DOCTOR TOWSON WOULD KNOW, BUT I'LL JUST LEAVE YOU WITH THE OFFICE HAS PROVIDED ORTON GILLINGHAM TRAININGS.

I HOPE WE STILL ARE DOING THAT.

I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THAT RESOURCE. THANK YOU.

>> YOU. I HAVE TRUSTEE LAURIE AND THEN I'LL COME TO VICE PRESIDENT CHAN.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BERTA.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE PROGRESS THAT VOICES MORGAN HILL HAS MADE IN REDUCING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK TO THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH SUPPORTS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS.

IF YOU FIND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SET SUPPORTS AND CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM. THANK YOU.

>> SURE. IF I CUT THAT CORRECTLY, I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND HOW THAT IMPACTS CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR, SO OVER THE 24-25 SCHOOLER, WE ADDED A FULL TIME COUNSELOR TO OUR STAFF, AND SO SHE IS OUR PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE ALSO HAVE HAD PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PAST WITH PACIFIC CLINICS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITIES TO OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AS WELL.

IN TERMS OF CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM,

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UNFORTUNATELY, AT THE START OF THIS YEAR WITH THE ELECTION, WE DID SEE A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR ATTENDANCE AS MUCH OF OUR COMMUNITY WAS HIGHLY IMPACTED BY MANY OF THE CHANGES HAPPENING IN OUR POLITICAL LANDSCAPE.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO SEE HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT THE SUPPORT OF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES REGARDING IMMIGRATION, REGARDING SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT BOTH OF THOSE GO HAND IN HAND.

THAT ALSO MEANS THAT OUR COUNSELOR IS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THOSE STUDENTS THAT MAY FEEL THAT PERSONAL IMPACT REGARDING THEIR POLITICAL SITUATION.

>> THANK YOU. IS THAT AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES AS WELL, TO PARENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED?

>> YES. THE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES AS WELL.

WE'VE DONE A COUPLE OF WORKSHOPS IN THE PAST MONTHS REGARDING IMMIGRATION RESOURCES.

IN TERMS OF COUNSELING, OUR COUNSELOR ONLY WORKS WITH STUDENTS, BUT WE DO PRETTY REGULARLY RECOMMEND FAMILIES TO OTHER LOCAL RESOURCES SUCH AS PACIFIC CLINICS OR [INAUDIBLE] COMMUNITY SERVICES.

>> THANK YOU.

>> VICE PRESIDENT CHON AND THEN TRUSTEE ROCHA.

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE SHUKASHAN.

I WAS HERE WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE MATERIAL REVISION, SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE JUST HOW MUCH CHANGE HAS HAPPENED SINCE LAST TIME FROM THE THREE SITES, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT FOR YOU GUYS TO ENDURE, AND YOU DID DO THAT VERY QUICKLY, SO I DO PRAISE YOU FOR THAT.

THAT WAS AN ADJUSTMENT.

HOW LONG DID YOU GUYS END UP STAYING AT THREE SITES? IT WASN'T THAT LONG FROM IF I REMEMBER?

>> IT WAS FOR TWO SCHOOL YEARS.

>> TWO SCHOOL YEARS. THE TRANSITION TO ONE HAS BEEN POSITIVE, I WOULD ASK.

>> IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY POSITIVE.

IT HAS REALLY BROUGHT OUR COMMUNITY BACK TOGETHER AND GIVEN US THE MOMENTUM TO KEEP PUSHING FORWARD ON OTHER ITEMS RATHER THAN GETTING AROUND TO THE PLACES WE NEED TO BE.

>> AWESOME. THE SECOND QUESTION I HAD WAS IN REGARDS TO SLIDE 13, ABOUT TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND CREDENTIALING.

I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU MENTIONED IN WHAT YOU WERE STATING THAT YOUR TEACHERS HAD RETURNED, WAS IT FROM LAST SCHOOL YEAR TO THIS SCHOOL YEAR, ALL OF YOUR TEACHERS HAD RETURNED, IS THAT CORRECT? IS IT FOR ONE?

>> THAT COMMENT WAS SPECIFICALLY FROM THE '23/'24- '24/'25, BUT THIS PAST YEAR, I BELIEVE WE ALSO ONLY HAD ONE TEACHER TRANSITION OVER THE SUMMER.

>> THEN I SEE THAT SIX OF YOUR TEACHERS.

I KNOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST SIX TO ONE, BUT THE MAJORITY OF YOUR TEACHERS ARE ON INTERN CREDENTIALS, IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT? THEN HAVE THOSE TEACHERS WHO'VE MOVED FROM INTERN CREDENTIALS MOVE TO CLEARING THEM.

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST, AS WE MENTIONED, IT IS IMPORTANT TO US THAT OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AND SO THAT MEANS WE'RE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT THAT IS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THAT COURSEWORK AND COMPLETE THEIR CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF TEACHERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN AN INTERIM PROGRAM, BUT ARE ON TRACK TO COMPLETE IT IN TIME AND BE ABLE TO CLEAR THEIR CREDENTIAL.

THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED THEIR PRELIMINARY CREDENTIAL LAST YEAR ARE NOW IN AN INDUCTION PROGRAM.

WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS ARE CURRENTLY ON A CLEAR PATHWAY TOWARDS THEIR CREDENTIAL, AND OUR CREDENTIALING TEAM AT THE NETWORK LEVEL HAS INDIVIDUAL EDUCATOR PROFILES THAT THEY HELP TO SUPPORT AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE FOLLOWING UP ON PROGRESS.

>> THAT'S GREAT. IS THE INDUCTION PROGRAM, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS PROVIDE AD VOICES SPECIFICALLY OR IS IT SOMETHING YOU GO THROUGH THE LOCAL DISTRICT THROUGH? PARTNER WITH?

>> I DON'T RECALL THE NAME OF THE COUNTY EXACTLY, BUT WE DO PARTNER WITH AN EXTERNAL COUNTY.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY OF EDUCATION.

>> AS INDUCTION, YOU HAVE A MENTOR TEACHER, SO THEN ARE THERE MENTOR TEACHERS? IS IT VIRTUAL OR HOW DOES THAT WORK?

>> IT'S A MIX I BELIEVE, FOR SOME OF THEM THEY DO HAVE VIRTUAL MEETINGS OR CONNECTIONS WITH THEIR MENTORS.

A COUPLE OF THEM ARE ASSIGNED MENTORS MORE LOCALLY SO THEY CAN COME AND DO THE VISITS IN PERSON.

>> THEY HAVE LOCAL TEACHERS HERE, TOO. THAT'S GREAT.

IT'S NOT ALL ONLINE.

THEY CAN GET IN PERSON SUPPORT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

>> THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE ROCHA.

>> THANK YOU. FIRST, STAFF, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND THEN I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS THAT ATTENDED AND STAFF AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR EVENING TO SHOW UP AND TELL US YOUR EXPERIENCE.

THEN ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION ON YOUR SIDE.

I DID SEE THE PRESENTATION POWERPOINT AND ALSO THE DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH IT, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE ACADEMIC SUCCESSES AND MEASUREMENTS.

BUT WHILE THAT'S VERY CRITICAL, THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER COMPONENT THAT I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT, AND THAT'S THE EXPERIENCE FOR THE STUDENT OUTSIDE OF THE ACADEMIC SIDE, SUCH AS EITHER AFTER SCHOOL CARE OR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS FIELD TRIPS, ETC.

CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, PLEASE?

>> YES I WOULD LOVE TO. A BIG PART OF OUR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OR ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR STUDENTS IS OUR ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS AN HOUR DURING THE SCHOOL DAY WHERE THEY ARE INTEGRATING IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE [INAUDIBLE] CLUB THAT WE MENTIONED, ZUMBA.

WE'VE GOT ART GROUPS, GROUPS THAT ARE BASED ON SPORTS.

IN ADDITION, I BELIEVE IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO NOW,

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IT ALSO IS A BIG COMMITMENT FOR US TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE EXPOSING OUR STUDENTS TO UNIVERSITIES AT AN EARLY AGE, AND SO A LARGE PORTION OF OUR FUND RAISING GOES TOWARDS FUNDING COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FIELD TRIPS.

EVERY GRADE LEVEL GOES ON AT LEAST ONE COLLEGE TRIP EVERY YEAR, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO DOING SO THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN REALLY SEE THEMSELVES PRESENT ON THE CAMPUS.

>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU JUST ADD A LITTLE MORE IN TERMS OF THE PARENT ENGAGEMENT IN ANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES? YOU MENTIONED ZUMBA. IS THAT THE STUDENTS ONLY, OR ARE PARENTS INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL?

>> WE'VE TRIED A COUPLE WITH PARENTS, NOT AS POPULAR WITH THE PARENTS.

BUT YES, THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT TO SOME EXTENT.

THEY ARE A HUGE PART OF OUR SUPPORT FOR FIELD TRIPS.

OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS HAVE THEM COMING AS CHAPERONES.

THEY SUPPORT WITH ALL OF OUR CULTURAL EVENTS AS WELL.

WE DO, LIKE AT THE NINA CELEBRATION EVERY YEAR, WHICH IS LARGELY PARENT BASED.

OUR END OF YEAR KERMES, WHICH IS LIKE A CARNIVAL CELEBRATION FUND RAISER AT THE END OF THE YEAR IS ALSO PARENT BASED.

THAT LARGELY COMES OUT OF OUR PARENT COMMITTEE.

WITHIN OUR PARENT COMMITTEE WE'VE GOT A COUPLE SUBCOMMITTEES AND THEY HELP US TO WORK ON NOT JUST THOSE CULTURAL EVENTS, BUT ALSO ENSURING THAT THEY ARE, AN ACTIVE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE AT THE SCHOOL.

>> THANK YOU. THE LAST QUESTION IS AROUND SUMMER PROGRAMMING. CAN YOU?

>> YES. WE OFFER SUMMER PROGRAMMING THROUGH BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AS WELL FOR ENRICHMENT, AND WE PARTNER WITH THE NATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, I BELIEVE IT IS CALLED.

I MAY BE MISTAKEN THERE, BUT WE DO PROVIDE SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS. I'M DONE.

>> TRUSTEE SPEISER.

>> HI.

GREAT PRESENTATION AND REALLY LOVED HEARING FROM EVERYONE.

IT DOES SEEM LIKE IT'S A HOME AWAY FROM HOME FOR EVERYONE SO IT'S LOVELY TO HEAR.

MY QUESTION IS SPECIFICALLY RELATING TO THE SLIDE ON FINANCIAL HEALTH.

I SEE AS IT RELATES TO EXPENSES, THERE IS A SPLIT, FOR EXAMPLE, JUST EVEN LOOKING AT YEAR 1, '25/'26, YOU HAVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AT 3.9 MILLION, AND THEN SERVICES AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES AT 2.9 MILLION.

WONDERING BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A BIG NUMBER.

NORMALLY, IT IS USUALLY COMPENSATION THAT IS MAYBE 70, 80 PERCENT OF A BUDGET.

I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT SERVICES AND OTHER EXPENDITURES IS.

>> SURE. IF I MAY INVITE UP OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER HYMAN MATA TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

>> I COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THE SERVICES ARE HIGHER THAN WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY SEE IN COMPARISON TO SALARIES, WHICH IS THE NORM.

THAT'S DUE TO OUR LEASE FOR OUR BUILDING.

OUR LEASE IS ABOUT 86,000 PER MONTH RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S WHAT THAT COST IS.

>> FOR THE ENTIRETY OF ALL THE NEW FACILITIES?

>> CORRECT.

>> IT'S A LEASE?

>> YES, IT IS A LEASE.

>> THANK YOU. THAT'S IT FOR ME.

>> TRUSTEE PACHECO.

>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, HI, EVERYBODY FROM VOICES.

IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.

ALSO, HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS TO HEAR ALL OF OUR AMAZING STUDENTS SPEAK AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR TALENTS IN SPANISH.

IT'S REALLY INSPIRATIONAL TO SEE AND HEAR ALL THAT.

AS I'M NEW TO THE BOARD, YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHO I AM JUST YET, BUT I THINK IT IS IN YOUR INTEREST TO KNOW HOW I APPROACH CHARTER RENEWALS AND I DON'T GUARANTEE MY VOTE WHETHER IN FAVOR OR NOT IN FAVOR UNTIL I SEE ALL OF THE DATA AND SEE THE ANALYSIS OF STAFF AND ALSO VISIT THE SCHOOL AND ASK ALL OF MY QUESTIONS.

THE SPECIFIC AREA THAT I'LL BE INTERESTED IN VOICES, BUT ALSO ANY CHARTER SCHOOL.

OF COURSE, WILL BE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, BUT ESPECIALLY OPERATIONAL SUCCESS.

I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR OR MAYBE EVEN REQUEST MORE DATA THE NEXT TIME WE SEE YOU ALL IN JANUARY ABOUT TEACHER WELLNESS.

IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THAT TEACHER RETENTION IS HIGH, THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

I'D LOVE TO KNOW HOW YOU'RE DOING THAT AND HOW THAT CAN ALSO BE REPLICATED IN

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I KNOW THAT FOR ME, MAKING SURE THAT THE TEACHERS ARE PAID WELL AND THAT ARE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE AREA, WHICH IS SO INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE.

BILINGUAL TEACHERS, AS I KNOW MYSELF AS A FORMER VOICES TEACHER, WE TEACH DOUBLE THE SUBJECTS, AND WE WORK WAY MORE HOURS THAN ANYBODY KNOWS.

OFTENTIMES WE HAVE TO CREATE OUR OWN CURRICULUM.

THE DEMANDS ARE HIGH AND FROM MY EXPERIENCE FROM WHEN I REMEMBER THEN, THE PAY WAS INCREDIBLY LOW, DID NOT MATCH WHAT THE TEACHERS DESERVED.

I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING TO INCREASE TEACHER ATTENTION.

THEN THIS DATA ISN'T CURRENTLY PRESENT IN YOUR PETITION, BUT PERHAPS WHEN I VISIT THE SCHOOL BEFORE JANUARY, OR YOU CAN PROVIDE THIS ANOTHER TIME.

BUT I'D LOVE TO KNOW HOW THE SALARY SCHEDULES FIT COMPARED TO MORGAN HILL UNIFIED AND ALL OTHER SURROUNDING OR COMPARABLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES, OTHER SCHOOL SITES.

THEN ALSO HOW TEACHERS, THEIR SALARIES AND BENEFITS ARE DETERMINED, AND IF THEY HAVE ANY SAY AND HOW THAT WORKS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT UNIONIZED.

I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN TEACHERS UNIONS. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> SURE. I CAN ANSWER AS MUCH AS I CAN RIGHT NOW, BUT WE DEFINITELY WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY DATA THAT YOU NEED ON YOUR VISIT.

I THINK I'LL START OFF BY SAYING THAT I KNOW THE NETWORK IS CURRENTLY REVIEWING SALARY SCALES TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING A COMPETITIVE RATE IN COMPARISON TO THE DEMANDS OF OTHER SCHOOLS.

WE ALSO KNOW, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, BEING A BILINGUAL EDUCATOR, ADDS THAT ADDITIONAL LAYER OF CHALLENGE OF ADDITIONAL WORK, AND SO WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO RESTRUCTURE OUR SALARY SCHEDULE.

I THINK IN TERMS OF ENSURING THAT OUR TEACHERS STAY AND REALLY IMPROVING THAT TEACHER RETENTION, IT'S A REALLY BIG PICTURE.

SALARY IS ONE PART OF IT, BUT I THINK THE OTHER PIECES THAT YOU MENTIONED, FEELING LIKE YOU HAVE TO CREATE EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH.

THOSE AREAS ARE WHERE WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO TACKLE AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT ISN'T THE CASE, THAT WE ARE PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY CURRICULUM FOR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE AND HAVE AS A FOUNDATION, SO THEY'RE NOT JUST COMING UP WITH WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO FOR THAT DAY.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS WE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, COACHING AND FEEDBACK IS SOMETHING REALLY BIG AT OUR SCHOOL.

OUR TEACHERS RECEIVE REGULAR COACHING AND FEEDBACK.

WE ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO GIVE US FEEDBACK, WHICH CAN BE CHALLENGING, BUT I THINK ALSO HAS MADE OUR COMMUNITY AS STRONG AS IT IS.

ANY ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING IN OUR TEACHER COMMUNITY, THEY ARE OPEN TO SPEAKING TO MYSELF OR OTHER LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS ABOUT IT.

WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE, HEALTHY, AND WILLING TO CONTINUE THE WORK BECAUSE IT IS CHALLENGING.

I THINK IT ALSO HELPS THAT MANY OF US ON THE LEADERSHIP TEAM ARE FORMER VOICES EDUCATORS, SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM AND BE IN THAT POSITION.

AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, WE'RE TRYING TO CLOSE THE GAP ON THAT ADDITIONAL WORKLOAD THAT MAY COME WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF BEING A BILINGUAL EDUCATOR.

>> THANK YOU. I THINK I'VE ALREADY VISITED YOUR SCHOOL BEFORE THE PETITION WAS SUBMITTED.

ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO SHOUT OUT ESPECIALLY TO THE CEO ALDO RAMIREZ AND TO YOURSELF IS JUST THE OPENNESS THAT I EXPERIENCED WHEN VISITING THE SCHOOL.

NORMALLY, WHEN I DO SITE VISITS, THE APPROACH FOR TRUSTEES, AT LEAST IN MY FORMER DISTRICT, WAS TO SHOW THE BEST AND TO JUST HIDE ANYTHING THAT MAY NOT BE PLEASANT TO SEE.

BUT THAT WAS NOT THE EXPERIENCE I FELT.

I GOT TO SEE LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE CLASS IN ALL OF ITS PURE HONESTY, AND SOMETIME SOME OF THE PEOPLE WERE EXPECTING ME, SOME OF THEM WERE NOT.

BUT THE ONE THING THAT I DID NOTE WAS THAT ALL THE STUDENTS WERE INCREDIBLY FOCUSED.

I DO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND YOURS AS WELL.

VICKI, AND THEN JUST TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE SCHOOL AGAIN AND GETTING REALLY DEEP INTO THE CREDENTIALING ISSUE AND THEN ALSO ANALYZING WHAT ARE THE CONTRIBUTIVE FACTORS FOR THE MID TIER AND WHAT YOUR PLAN WOULD BE TO EVENTUALLY GET TO THE TOP TIER WHEN WE SEE YOU AGAIN IN FOUR, FIVE YEARS.

THAT TO ME WILL BE SOME OF THE BIGGEST AREAS OF FOCUS, AND OF COURSE OPERATIONAL SUCCESS, SPECIFICALLY TEACHER WELLNESS AND HOW SALARIES AND BENEFITS WORK. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> I'M SURE I DIDN'T MISS ANY QUESTIONS.

I'M THINKING OF MY MOM HAT RIGHT NOW AND ALL THE KIDS WHO ARE WAITING IN THE DRIVE BACK HOME.

I DO HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS AND APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT'S

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MY QUESTIONS INCLUDE THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT DATA THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED, SPECIAL EDUCATION DATA.

I GUESS, STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN TERMS OF HOW YOU'RE ANTICIPATING TO GROW ENROLLMENT.

SOME OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION GETTING MORE INTO DETAILS ABOUT HOW YOU SUPPORT.

IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR ABOUT THE INCLUSION AND TO SEE THAT IN ACTION.

WOULD LOVE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE STRUCTURE AND HOW IT'S DIFFERENTIATED TO MEET DIFFERENT NEEDS, AS WELL AS THE PROGRESS THAT YOU'VE MADE IN CREDENTIALING.

I KNOW I'VE TRACKED SOME OF THAT OVER TIME, BUT WOULD LOVE TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THERE.

THEN SOME OF THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS.

I THINK THOSE ARE THE MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS FOR MY QUESTIONS AND I WILL BE SURE TO CIRCULATE THOSE QUESTIONS AS WELL WITH OUR CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT AND THE VOICES STAFF AS WELL IN THAT WAY, WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION PRIOR TO THE DECISION, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES? WELL, HAVING RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM STAFF, VOICES COLLEGE BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMY, AND THE PUBLIC, THE BOARD NOW CLOSES THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE AND ACT ON THIS REQUEST ON JANUARY 21, 2026.

ANY FURTHER DELIBERATIONS BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO ACTING ON THIS MATTER WILL BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE BROWN ACT, AND THIS HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

THANK YOU AGAIN. I'LL JUST PAUSE FOR A MINUTE.

>> WE ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA, SO WE INVITE YOU TO STAY IF YOU'D LIKE.

OTHERWISE, WE WILL BE PROCEEDING WITH THE REST OF OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 9.

[A. Educational Services Division Overview]

OUR FIRST INFORMATION ITEM IS THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION OVERVIEW.

THIS INFORMATION ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY DOCTOR MATT WAYNE, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION SERVICES.

IF WE'LL JUST WAIT A COUPLE MORE SECONDS TO GIVE FOLKS SOME TIME.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

>> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENT TOSTON.

I AM VERY PROUD TO PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION.

OUR DIVISION IS THE DIVISION THAT SERVES STUDENTS DIRECTLY IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, EITHER HAVING THEM ENROLLED IN OUR PROGRAMS OR THROUGH SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS WE PROVIDE.

WE ACTUALLY SERVE OVER 20,000 STUDENTS IN THE COUNTY EACH YEAR.

MORE THAN 2,500 STUDENTS ARE DIRECTLY ENROLLED IN OUR PROGRAMS, WHERE WE ARE LIKE THE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY.

MEANING WE'RE A SMALL DISTRICT HERE AT THE COUNTY.

THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER OVER 17,000 STUDENTS WHO GET SUPPORT, ARE ENROLLED IN PROGRAMS LIKE OUR MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM, OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, OR THROUGH FOSTER AND HOMELESS YOUTH SUPPORT.

IN OUR DIVISION, THEN WE HAVE SEVEN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT PROVIDE THIS PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT STUDENTS.

WE THOUGHT IT'D BE IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM OUR INCREDIBLY HARD WORKING DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS WHO LEAD THESE EFFORTS WITH OUR STUDENTS.

FOR EACH DEPARTMENT, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES, A FEW HIGHLIGHTS AND THEN ONE KEY TAKEAWAY OF WORK THAT WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THAT'S HAPPENING AT SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

OUR PROGRAMMING SERVES REALLY BIRTH AND EVEN PRENATAL THROUGH ADULTS.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR PROGRAMS THAT OUR DEPARTMENT THAT SERVES OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS, AND THAT'S OUR EARLY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA, DOCTOR TOSTON AND THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS KRISTEN LEE.

I'M THE MANAGER OF EARLY LEARNING SERVICES, AND I'M PROUD TO REPRESENT THE EARLY LEARNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN ALL THE SERVICES WE HAVE,

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OUR WORK FOCUSES ON HELPING FAMILIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY THOSE FACING CHALLENGES LIKE LOW INCOME, HOUSING, AND STABILITY, AND FOSTER CARE.

EVERY CHILD AND FAMILY HAS THE CHANCE TO LEARN, GROW AND THRIVE AS THEY TRANSITION FROM INFANCY TO KINDERGARTEN.

WE'RE ALL ABOUT GIVING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN A HEAD START.

WE CURRENTLY SERVE 1,207 CHILDREN, 906 PRESCHOOLERS, AND 301 PRE NATAL TO TODDLER.

WE USE FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING IN BOTH SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND SAN BENITO COUNTY.

WE SUPPORT CHILDREN'S GROWTH FROM PRENATAL TO AGE FIVE THROUGH SERVICES CENTERED AROUND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND FAMILY WELL BEING.

STAFF ACTIVELY ENGAGE PARENTS, RECOGNIZING FAMILY PARTICIPATION THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM IS THE KEY TO STRONG CHILD OUTCOMES.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO REPORT THAT THIS YEAR, 89% OF THE FAMILIES SERVED OUR INCOME OR CATEGORICALLY ELIGIBLE.

ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT IS OUR PARENT ENGAGEMENT.

NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE MONTHLY PARENT MEETINGS AT THE CENTER LEVEL, WE HAVE A POLICY COUNCIL COMPOSED OF ELECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES.

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE OVER 75% OF ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS REPRESENTED IN OUR POLICY COUNCIL.

CHILDREN'S OVERALL EDUCATION IS PARAMOUNT TO THE DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE PROUD TO HIGHLIGHT THAT OUR CLASS SCORES IN SPRING 2025 EXCEED THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

CLASS OR CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT SCORING SYSTEM IS AN OBSERVATION INSTRUMENT THAT ASSESSES THE QUALITY OF TEACHER CHILD INTERACTIONS IN CLASSROOMS. ALL TO SAY, WE'RE VERY AND SUPER PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS FOR LEARNING, OUR FAMILIES FOR LEANING IN AND FOR THE PASSION AND CARE STAFF BRING TO WORK EACH DAY.

THEN I'LL HAND IT OVER TO SPECIAL.

NICE TRANSITION. HI, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS DOCTOR HEATHER FERGUSON, AND I AM YOUR DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION HERE AT THE COUNTY.

OUR PROGRAM OPERATES TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. WE HAVE OUR 022 PROGRAM, WHICH IS KNOWN AS OUR EARLY START PROGRAM.

IT SERVES BOTH SELPA, THE DISTRICTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN BOTH SELPAS, BOTH NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST.

CURRENTLY WE ARE SERVING ABOUT 175 YOUNGSTERS IN THAT PROGRAM, AND THAT PROGRAMS OPERATED OUT OF OUR CHANDLER TRIP CLUSTER.

THE SECOND PROGRAM THAT WE OPERATE IS R322 OR OUR PRESCHOOL 222, POST SECONDARY.

HERE WE AGAIN ARE SERVING OUR DISTRICTS IN BOTH NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST SELPAS.

WE HAVE A DIFFERENT PROGRAM SUCH AS SPECIALIZED ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, MEDICALLY FRAGILE, ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT, SKILLED NURSING, PRESCHOOL, AND OUR DEF AND HARDER HEARING PROGRAM.

THESE ARE BLOCK PROGRAMS, BUT OUR DEPARTMENT IS ORGANIZED BY SEVEN DIFFERENT CLUSTERS, WHICH YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED BELOW.

I WANT TO SHOUT OUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY REALLY PROUD OF IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

ONE IS THAT WE ARE BRINGING ONLINE LIBRARY TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, KNOWN AS EPIC BOOKS.

IT IS A ONLINE RESOURCE SO THAT STUDENTS NOT ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO DIFFERENT BOOKS AT THEIR LEVELS AND INTERESTS IN CLASSROOM, BUT ALSO AT HOME.

SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF IS OUR DIFFERENTIATED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSIONS IN WHICH WE ARE OFFERING TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EACH OF OUR PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTS IN OUR DEPARTMENT, WHICH VARY DRASTICALLY IN THEIR NEEDS AND THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE.

THEN THE LAST THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, WHICH A BIG THING THAT WE ARE DOING IS GARDENING ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE A HESTER FARM, AND I'LL LET JAMES TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE SAME GARDENING PROGRAMS ACROSS OUR COUNTY AS SOUTH AS GATEWAY.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JAMES HOWARTH I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION.

A COUPLE OF PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS TO CONTINUE WHAT DOCTOR FERGUSON WAS DISCUSSING, WAS OUR INTERNSHIP AND WORKETBILITY PROGRAM.

OUR POST SECONDARY STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING OUT IN THE ACTUAL COMMUNITY AND WORKING AT SEVERAL BUSINESSES PRIMARILY IN DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE, WHICH INCLUDE, INCLUDES ROSIE'S PIZZA, BUKA DE BEPO, AND LAKE SHORE.

ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND STUDENT ENTERPRISES, WHERE INCLUDING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, WE ARE PROVIDING FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES.

ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS ALSO WITH SAN JOSE UNIFIED, WHERE WE GO OVER THERE ONCE A WEEK TO SELL FLOWERS.

FINALLY, WE HAVE OUR SCHOOL BUSINESSES THAT ARE UP AND RUNNING.

WE ARE A CRAFT FAIR THAT IS COMING TO RITTER PARK ON DECEMBER 12, AND IT WILL BE 10-1230.

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>> GREETINGS FROM WALDEN WEST.

THIS IS MARIE BOBS, I'M DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. NEXT SLIDE.

WE ARE THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AND SO WE PROVIDE THE OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND HANDS ON SCIENCE EXPERIENCES.

WE REALLY TRY TO NURTURE THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND BUILD TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

WE'VE SERVED OVER 6,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY, AND WE ALSO ENGAGE OVER 700 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT VOLUNTEERS.

WE HAVE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR DISTRICTS, AND WE ALIGN ALL OF OUR SCIENCE WITH NGSS.

NEXT SLIDE. HAVE LOTS OF PARTNERSHIPS AND SUPPORTERS.

RIGHT THERE IN THE CENTER IS WALDEN WEST FOUNDATION, IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEM, WE WOULD NOT HAVE OUR TUITION ASSISTANCE.

WE ALSO HAVE THE SHARKS FOUNDATION AND PGE FOUNDATION THAT ALSO SUPPORTS US.

WE ALSO HAVE LOTS OF PARTNERS.

WE ARE A LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY, SO KEEP COYOTE CREEK BEAUTIFUL ON SANTA CLARA COUNTY PARKS AND MIDPIN AND YI.

OUR HIGHLIGHT, WHICH I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT, IS WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 75 YEARS OF OUTDOOR LEARNING AND FUN.

WE HAVE BEEN THE BEST OVERNIGHT CAMP FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND SO THEY FINALLY JUST PUT US IN THE HALL OF FAME FOR THE BAY AREA PARENT, AND WE JUST THIS MONTH, GOT A 20K GRANT FROM THE SHARKS FOUNDATION.

IT'S A COMMUNITY ASSIST GRANT, AND WE ARE CREATING A MICRO FOREST.

THROUGH THIS MICRO FOREST, WE ARE HOPING TO INSPIRE STUDENTS TO TAKE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY LEARN ABOUT HOW IT CREATES BIODIVERSITY AND ABSORBS CARBON AND INSPIRE KIDS TO CREATE A MICRO FORREST AT THEIR SCHOOL SITES.

>> GOOD EVENING. I'M EUGENE SANTA AND I SERVE PROUDLY AS THE DIRECTOR OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION.

THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SERVES YOUTH THAT ARE BEING DETAINED BY OUR JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, EXPELLED YOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY AND INDEPENDENT STUDIES COHORT SLIDE.

I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDE EXPERIENCES AND A VARIETY OF CAREER PATHWAYS, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION AND TRADES, THE CULINARY ARTS, MUSIC, AND MORE.

WE HAVE AN INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON HELPING OUR STUDENTS CATCH UP TO GRADE LEVEL AND RECOVER CREDITS TO ENSURE A TIMELY GRADUATION.

THERE ARE A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, TO BUILD STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING AN ANNUAL TRIP TO MONE BAY AQUARIUM, AN ANNUAL KAYAKING TRIP TO ELKHORN SLOUGH, TRIPS TO WALDEN WEST, AND OTHER LOCAL PLACES OF INTEREST.

WE ALSO VOLUNTEER IN THOSE GARDENS AND SPECIAL ED.

ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, HAVE A DUAL ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE.

SLIDE. OUR HEADLINE IS PARTNERSHIPS.

I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT TWO OF THESE.

FIRST, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SILICON VALLEY CREATES PROVIDES OUR STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN DIGITAL MUSIC, AS WELL AS THE VISUAL ARTS.

SECOND, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE MEANS OUR STUDENTS HAVE A DUAL ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITY AND GRADS, WE SUPPORT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PROBATION, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL.

OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST THREE STUDENTS ON THE DEAN'S LIST FOR HOLDING A 3.5 OR ABOVE.

FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE ALSO HAD A STUDENT ON THE PRESIDENT'S LIST FOR HOLDING A FOUR POINT OR ABOVE, I SHOULD SAY.

WE HAVE ALUMNI ATTENDING CAL STATE AND THE UC SYSTEM, AND RIGHT NOW ONE OF OUR ALUMNI IS A SENIOR AT UC BERKELEY.

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BERTA, DR. TUSTIN, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I'M ALBERTO VERDUCO, DIRECTOR OF THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY.

WE ARE A DEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, AND WE PROUDLY SERVE 16-24-YEAR-OLD AT PROMISED STUDENTS WHO HAVE DROPPED OUT OR FORMERLY DISENGAGED FROM SCHOOL.

DESPITE OF ENORMOUS OBSTACLES AND BARRIERS, THEY FACE, WE SUPPORT OUR RESILIENT YOUTH AND BECOMING SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES BY PROVIDING RELATIONSHIP FOCUS, SUPPORTIVE LEARNING, EXPERIENCES THAT RESULT IN STUDENTS WHO ARE READY TO LEARN, READY TO WORK, AND READY TO LIVE.

OIA PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES TO MEET STUDENTS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS, REDUCING BARRIERS TO ATTENDANCE AND ENGAGEMENT.

THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE ENVISIONING YOUR PATHWAY, STUDENTS ARE BUILDING, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND EARNING THECAL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY STUDENT LED PROJECTS LIKE SERVING AT OUR BEACHES AND CLEANING OUR BEACHES.

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WITH OUR FISCAL COMMITMENT, WE ARE ENHANCING SERVICES FOR FOSTER YOUTH.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, LOW INCOME STUDENTS, AND ENSURING EVERY LEARNER HAS A SUPPORT TO THRIVE.

FINALLY, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PICTURE, OUR STUDENTS ALSO HAVE GONE TO SANTA CITY STATE UNIVERSITY ON TOURS, AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT APPROACHING OUR 1,000, AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT APPROACHING OUR 1,000 GRADUATE MARK IN 2025.

WE SERVE OVER 300 RESILIENT STUDENTS AT A TIME, PREPARING THEM FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS EXPANDING DUAL ENROLLMENT, CAREER LUNCH, AND WORK BASED LEARNING.

OUR STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIP WITH HOSE CITY COLLEGE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES, ENSURE STUDENTS RECEIVE THE SUPPORT AND TRANSITION SERVICES THEY NEED TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL.

OUR STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND COMMUNITY AND STAFF ARE GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> GOOD EVENING. I'M DOCTOR JOANNE BARS, THE PROUD DIRECTOR OF THE HOMELESS AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU COLLEAGUE.

TODAY, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.

IN OUR HIGHLIGHTS THERE, WE SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH ONE ON ONE MEETINGS, AND BY CONVENING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO STRENGTHEN EACH LEA AND THEIR DISTRICT LIAISON WITH THEIR TEAM BY LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER AND BY BUILDING THEIR MTSS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

WE ALSO CONNECT YOUTH TO FAMILIES, AND NATURAL SUPPORTS NEAREST TO THEM IN THEIR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE OFFICE OF SUPPORT OF HOUSING, AMIGO SE GUADALUPE, LIFE MOVES PATH, PIVOTAL, CASA, AND OTHERS.

ALSO WE DO A LOT OF WORK IN BUILDING CAPACITY AROUND OUR COMMUNITY AND IN OUR INTER AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS TO STREAMLINE SERVICES SO THAT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH REDUNDANCIES WHEN THEY MOVE FROM ONE SCHOOL TO THE NEXT.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AS A RESULT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY JOINT FOSTER YOUTH TASK FORCE REPORT, SCCOE AND CHILD WELFARE ENTERED INTO A NEW SERVICE MODEL FOR YOUTH, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21 22 SCHOOL YEAR.

SINCE THIS PARTNERSHIP BEGAN, THE FOUR YEAR GRADUATION RATE FOR OUR FOSTER YOUTH HAS INCREASED BY 13%, WHILE ALL STUDENTS IN OUR COUNTY HAVE DROPPED JUST A LITTLE BIT.

DURING THAT SAME TIME FRAME.

THIS IS AN ACCELERATION THAT WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT, AND FOR THIS TARGET POPULATION, WE LOOK FORWARD TO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS, THAT WE CAN TRACT TO MEET OR EXCEED THE LEVEL OF THE POPULATION REACHES FOR THE STATE.

WE THINK OUR COUNTY SHOULD BE ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE FOR THIS TARGET POPULATION.

OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE INCREASED THESE TARGET POPULATIONS MORE SO THAN OUR GENERAL STUDENT POPULATION.

AS YOU SEE THERE, BLUE IS REPRESENTING THE NATIONAL COLOR FOR FOSTER YOUTH, AND GREEN IS REPRESENTING THE NATIONAL COLOR FOR OUR HOMELESS YOUTH.

YOU CAN SEE SINCE OUR CHANGE IN OUR SERVICE MODEL, SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE ENJOYED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> GOOD EVENING, ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES.

I'M HELEN PETTIFORD, THE COORDINATOR FOR MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM, HERE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE.

OUR PURPOSE IS TO SERVE MIGRANT STUDENTS IN OUR REGION, WHICH INCLUDE SIX COUNTIES, SANTA CLARA, SABONITO, SAN MATEO, ALAMEDA, SAN FRANCISCO, AND SANTA CRUZ.

WE ENSURE THAT OUR GOALS ARE IMPLEMENTED LOCALLY, AND THIS PROVIDES THE GREATEST BENEFIT TO OUR MIGRANT STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

NEXT SLIDE. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO HIGHLIGHT, FIRST OF ALL, WE IDENTIFY AND RECRUIT OUR STUDENTS.

THEN FROM THERE, WE OFFER REGULAR YEAR SUMMER SCHOOL SERVICES FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 12TH GRADE TO STUDENTS WHO ARE OUT OF SCHOOL.

ALSO, OTHER HEALTH SERVICES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, NUTRITION, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND OUR PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO MEET WITH TOMORROW FOR OUR SECOND MEETING WITH THEM.

REALLY, OUR BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT IS THAT WE'RE HERE AND WE'RE BACK.

WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR REINSTALLING [FOREIGN].

REALLY OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO SERVE OUR MIGRANT STUDENTS.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

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>> YOU HEAR HOW WE'RE SERVING VULNERABLE AND NET PROMISED YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR TEAM AND THE DEDICATED EDUCATORS AND PAIR EDUCATORS AND STAFF WHO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS.

THAT'S AGAIN, OVER 20,000 STUDENTS WE'RE PROVIDING SERVICES AND SUPPORTING, SEVEN DEPARTMENTS THAT WE SHARED AN OVERVIEW OF IN 17 MINUTES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. WAYNE AND THE TEAM, THAT WAS QUITE A PRESENTATION.

I LOVE THAT, EVERYONE WAS SO COORDINATED.

VERY IMPRESSIVE. DR. TOSTON, IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONS?

>> JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TEAM AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND ALL THE INFORMATION SHARED, AND I UPLIFT TO THE BOARD.

THE MAJORITY OF THESE DEPARTMENTS HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTIONS, UNCERTAINTY OR TRANSITIONS FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.

JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LEADERS WHO HAVE BEEN CARING FOR STAFF AND MAKING SURE THAT PROGRAMS ARE UP AND RUNNING.

I'LL PAUSE MY COMMENTS THERE.

>> THANK YOU. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO TRUSTEES FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

VICE PRESIDENT CHON, AND WE'LL COME DOWN.

>> I DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I APPRECIATE THAT SPARK NOTES VERSION OF ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS. BUT I DO WANT TO JUST EMPHASIZE, IT MAKES ME REALLY PROUD TO BE A TRUSTEE ON THIS BOARD BECAUSE WE DO SERVE SO MANY STUDENTS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, AND OBVIOUSLY AS A COUNTY OFFICE, WE HAVE OUR OBLIGATIONS.

BUT WE DO MORE THAN THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TAKE CONSIDERATION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION.

I JUST WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT I'M REALLY PROUD TO SEE THIS WORK AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE.

YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY WE'RE VERY COORDINATED AND ALL OF THAT.

IT'S JUST GOOD TO SEE THIS AND JUST GET OCCASIONAL UPDATES ON JUST THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AND HIGHLIGHTING THE SUCCESSES, ESPECIALLY LIKE AT WALDEN WEST AND ALL THESE AWARDS, AND SO IT'S JUST REALLY GREAT TO SEE ALL THAT.

I JUST WANT TO JUST SAY MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AND FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

>> MR. PACHECO?

>> I WANT TO ECHO VICE PRESIDENT CHON.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE DEDICATED WORK THAT YOU DO FOR OUR MOST HIGH NEEDS KIDS.

IT IS REALLY INCREDIBLE TO SEE THE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND OPTIONS AND ALSO HOW YOU ALL GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SERVE OUR KIDS.

I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS JUST RELATED TO SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. THE FIRST IS WITH ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION.

I DO PLAN ON REALLY DEEPENING MY LEARNING AND HOW ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION FUNCTIONS.

MY QUESTION FIRST IS, WHAT WOULD BE METRICS OF SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS BEYOND JUST ACHIEVEMENT DATA?

>> SHOWING UP, I THINK, IS ONE.

WE SUPPORT A LOT OF CHILDREN THAT CARRY A LOT OF TRAUMA, AND WE WORK REALLY HARD TO CREATE SAFE AND INVITING SPACES FOR THEM TO BE AND TO KNOW THEY CAN BE THEMSELVES, TO FIND A TEAM OF TRUSTED ADULTS THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BE THEMSELVES AND THEN GUIDES THEM THROUGH WHATEVER GROWTH THEY CAN MAKE WHILE THEY'RE WITH US.

WE EMBRACE THE CAMP SITE RULE THAT WE LEAVE THEM BETTER THAN WE FOUND THEM.

THAT'S ONE WAY I MEASURE SUCCESS WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

>> ARE THERE OTHER WAYS?

>> WE GET SO MANY EXAMPLES.

I COULD TALK ABOUT THIS FOREVER OBVIOUSLY.

BUT WE GET SOME STUDENTS THAT COME TO US NOT KNOWING HOW TO READ.

WE OFTEN GET STUDENTS THAT HAVE UNIDENTIFIED LEARNING NEEDS.

I USED TO TELL PEOPLE THAT MY WORK WAS DEDICATED TO MAKING SURE STUDENTS DIDN'T FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS, AND IN MY WORK NOW, IT'S A RECOGNITION THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF CRACKS IN OUR SYSTEM, AND I'M HAPPY THAT OUR TEAMS ARE THERE TO CATCH THESE FOLKS AS THEY FALL AND SO HOLD THEM, TO HELP THEM GROW INTO YOUNG ADULTS WHO GET TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY, TO HELP THEM LEARN HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES, TO HELP THEM SEE HOW TALENTED THEY ARE, HOW MUCH THEY HAVE TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD.

LAST WEEK, OUR STUDENTS HAD ARTWORK ON DISPLAY AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION DINNER.

IN A ROOM FULL OF FANCY PEOPLE, IN A ROOMFUL OF COUNTY LEADERS.

I TELL MY STUDENTS, YOUR ARTWORK IS UP IN FRONT OF THESE FOLKS SO THAT THEY DON'T FORGET THAT YOU ARE HERE AND THAT THEY'RE ALSO HERE TO SERVE YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING.

MY GOAL IS TO VISIT ALL THE SITES WHERE OUR COURT SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY AND ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CLASSES OPERATE AND TO MEET THE KIDS, MEET THE TEACHERS, AND THEN ALSO YOU MENTIONED CRACKS IN THE SYSTEM

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THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS FOR MIGRANT EDUCATION.

YOU MENTIONED HOW THERE ARE ALL OF THE COUNTIES THAT WE SERVE.

I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, HOW IT ALL WORKS.

ARE WE THE ONLY SERVICE PROVIDER FOR ALL OF THESE COUNTIES OR ARE THERE MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS OF TITLE III FUNDING THAT ALSO SERVICE MIGRANT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN THOSE COUNTIES?

>> YES. GOOD QUESTION, AND THE ANSWER IS BOTH.

WE DO HAVE REGIONAL SERVICES THAT MEANS WE ARE REGION 1 IN CALIFORNIA, OF SIX COUNTIES, AND OTHER REGIONS ARE SIMILAR.

THEY HOLD MANY COUNTIES.

FOR THAT, WE PARTNER WITH DISTRICTS WHO HAVE A BIG GROUP.

WE'LL SAY LIKE HOLLISTER, THEY HAVE 900 KIDS.

THEN WE WILL WORK WITH THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR PLAN AND THEN ALLOCATE FUNDS TO THEM.

THEY CARRY IT THEMSELVES.

THEN WE HAVE OTHER COUNTIES LIKE SANTA CRUZ THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO COORDINATE WITH FOR WHATEVER REASON, AND THEN WE SERVE THEM.

IT'S ACTUALLY BOTH.

WE ACTUALLY DO BOTH THINGS. IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

>> IT DOES SOUND LIKE IT.

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF VISITING PAJARO VALLEY UNIFIED JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

I GOT TO MEET THERE, THE FOLKS THAT LEAD THEIR MIGRANT PROGRAM THERE AND VISIT SOME OF THEIR CLASSROOMS. THEY ALSO HAVE MIGRANT PROGRAMS. DO WE COLLABORATE WITH, FOR EXAMPLE, THEM OR ARE THEY A SEPARATE ENTITY?

>> THE REGIONAL DIRECTORS ARE ALL CONNECTED THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

WE DO MEET ONCE A MONTH TO SHARE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES, NOT COUNTIES, BUT REGIONS, I WILL SAY, TO LEARN WHAT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL FOR THEM, WHAT IS DIFFERENT FOR US.

SINCE THERE HAS BEEN, WE'LL SAY A DECREASE BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT REASONS AND WE CAN SHARE THAT LATER OF STUDENTS IDENTIFIED, THINGS CHANGE OVER TIME.

DEPENDING ON WHAT THE REGION IS, WHAT THE NEEDS ARE, FOR INSTANCE, IN SAN FRANCISCO, THEY MAY HAVE MORE FAMILIES THAT ARE FISHING ON THE BOATS THAN MAYBE THEY DO IN LIVERMORE, WHERE THEY'RE ACTUALLY ON FARM.

IT REALLY IS DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY ARE REGIONALLY, THE SERVICES, AND HOW TO REACH THE FAMILIES AND WHAT TO OFFER.

PAJARO VALLEY, IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE DO IN SOME OF THE COUNTIES HERE.

THEY'RE REALLY CRAFTED.

EVEN THOUGH WE NETWORK AND WE WORK TOGETHER, THEY'RE REALLY CRAFTED FOR THE AREAS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND OF COURSE, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

>> MISS SREEKRISHNAN?

>> THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO SECOND EVERYONE'S COMMENTS AND EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR OUR DEPARTMENT LEADERS AND REALLY, AS DR. TOSTON MENTIONED, LEADING US THROUGH REALLY DIFFICULT TIMES, AND I WANT TO REFLECT THAT AND THANK TIFFANY AND DR. TOSTON FOR GETTING THIS ON OUR AGENDA.

I KNOW THAT IT WAS A BOARD REQUEST TO GET MORE UPDATES LIKE THIS AND I KNOW I'VE SEEN EVERYONE AT PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS EVEN UPDATES.

THAT HAS BEEN GREAT.

I WANT TO SHARE FOR DR. TOSTON'S KNOWLEDGE TOO AND REALLY EXPRESS HOW THE BOARD HAS MADE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION A PRIORITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND I KNOW AT LEAST DURING MY TIME HERE, I'VE SEEN THAT BE INFUSED THROUGH ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT WORK DONE AND WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

I KNOW THE BOARD IN PREVIOUS YEARS REALLY UPLIFTED THAT.

ALSO, THANK YOU TO OUR MIGRANT ED PROGRAM, THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE MOST TURBULENT FOR THEM. THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE SPEISER?

>> A COMMENT SAYING REALLY AMAZING AND REALLY LOVE LEARNING.

ACTUALLY, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT JORGE ASKED, REALLY LEARNING MORE ABOUT MIGRANT EDUCATION.

I WAS BLOWN AWAY, LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT PRACTICE AREAS AS TO WHAT YOU HAD TO DO BASED ON WHAT THE FAMILIES WERE DOING.

I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT.

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ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

IT'D BE NICE. WE JUST HAD THIS CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWAL HEARING, AND WE'VE GOT TO HEAR FROM A BUNCH OF STUDENTS.

AND WE HAVE.

WE HAVE DIRECT STUDENTS THAT COULD TALK TO US, AND IT'D BE NICE TO ACTUALLY HAVE THAT.

I GUESS IT'S THE LOCAL DISTRICT TRUSTEE THAT I USED TO BE WHERE WE HAD THOSE PRESENTATIONS.

IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE IT AS SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE, OR WHEN WE DO THIS AGAIN IN A YEAR, JUST A SUGGESTION.

IT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

IT IS FOR THE STUDENTS, AND I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM HIM. THANK YOU.

>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT I MISSED FROM MY COLLEAGUES?

>> I HAD A QUESTION.

>> YES, TRUSTEE LAURIE.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE IMPORTANT WORK.

COULD YOU PLEASE SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE AND HOW THE DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM WORKS?

>> SURE. WE'RE PLEASED WE HAVE THAT PARTNERSHIP THROUGH TWO OF OUR PROGRAMS. WE HAVE IT WITH THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION, THE COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

EUGENE SANTILLAN WILL SPEAK TO THAT AND AS PART OF OUR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY AS WELL.

ALBERTO VERDUZCO CAN SPEAK TO THAT.

>> ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORTS THIS EFFORT IS CALLED THE RISING SCHOLARS PROGRAM.

IT'S A GRANT OPPORTUNITY THAT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES HAVE.

THEY CAN APPLY FOR THE GRANT AND THEY CAN SUPPORT ANY JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH OR YOUTH THAT ARE CURRENTLY OR PREVIOUSLY ON PROBATION.

IT PROVIDES THEM A DESIGNATED SPACE ON THE CAMPUS WHERE THEY CAN GET SUPPORT IN TERMS OF TUTORING, COUNSELING, THEY GET PRIORITY ENROLLMENT, SO THEY GET TO ENROLL IN COURSES BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE.

I HAVE MYSELF, MY TEAM, AND PROBATION HAVE A DIRECT LINE TO DEAN RENE ALVAREZ.

THANK YOU, MR. ALVAREZ FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE OF OUR PROGRAMS. HE'S A HUGE PROPONENT OF OUR STUDENTS.

GETS THEM FREE BOOKS, TRANSPORTATION, COMPUTERS.

AGAIN, IT JUST CREATES A WELCOMING SPACE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE WHILE ON THAT CAMPUS.

>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.

>> YES. THANK YOU. THIS IS ALBERTO VERDUZCO, DIRECTOR OF THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY.

OUR PARTNERSHIP IS BEING EXPANDED AS WE SPEAK.

WE JUST MOVED ONE OF OUR SITES FROM SOBRADO TO PARKMORE, AND WE HAVE A DUAL ENROLLMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE.

WE ARE GOING TO BE WALKING DISTANCE TO SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE FROM OUR NEW PARKMORE SITE, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME OVER AND VISIT AND SEE THE SITE.

THE FOCUS OF THAT SPECIFIC SITE IS TO SUPPORT OUR HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH SPECIFICALLY, AS WELL AS SUPPORT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

THE IDEA HERE IS TO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE GOING TO START A PSYCHOLOGY CLASS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PROFESSOR FROM SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE COME OVER TO OUR SITE TO TEACH A PSYCHOLOGY CLASS.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, DR. EVERETT, OUR PRINCIPAL, SHE'S CURRENTLY ALREADY TEACHING A DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASS THROUGH SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE.

IT'S A COMPUTER CLASS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUSH AND MOVE FORWARD SO THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE COURSES AS WELL AS COMPLETE OUR COURSES THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY ONLINE COURSE ABILITY FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE ONLINE CLASSES ALSO?

>> YES, WE DO. THE CURRENT COMPUTER CLASS THAT DR. EVERETT, OUR PRINCIPAL TEACHES IS ACCESSIBLE ONLINE AS WELL AS IN PERSON.

THERE'S ADDITIONAL COURSES THAT WILL ALSO BE ACCESSIBLE TO OUR STUDENTS ONLINE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I KNOW A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE WERE ANSWERED, AND I THINK I MIGHT SAVE, WILL THE SPECIAL ED STAFF BE HERE FOR THE LAYOFFS DISCUSSION OR SHOULD I ASK SOME QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT, NOW?

>> YOU CAN WAIT FOR THAT CONVERSATION.

>> I'LL PREFACE IT NOW IN CASE IT'S MORE APPROPRIATE TO DISCUSS IT NOW.

I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO GO THROUGH THIS YEAR TO HELP ADDRESS, I KNOW IT'S ALWAYS A TRICKY ASSESSMENT BECAUSE YOU DON'T FULLY KNOW WHAT STUDENTS WILL END UP GETTING OR BEING REFERRED.

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AGAIN, WE CAN REVISIT THIS CONVERSATION AT THE OTHER ITEM IF THAT'S MORE APPROPRIATE.

TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND HOW THE APPROACH MIGHT SHIFT.

>> SURE. I CAN BEGIN TO ADDRESS IT.

THE RE-BENCHING PROCESS IS THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR SLPAS BECAUSE THIS IS A FEE FOR SERVICE PROGRAM.

RE-BENCHING MEANS REESTABLISHING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OR COMMITMENT THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AND THE DISTRICTS TO FUND THOSE PROGRAMS. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING CONTRACT AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OFFICE AND ALL OF THE DISTRICTS.

IN THE CURRENT ITERATION OF THE CONTRACT, THE TIMELINE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, I BELIEVE EXTENDS OUT UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY.

THE PROCESS INCLUDES CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN OUR TEAM, SHARING DATA WITH THE DISTRICTS, THE DISTRICTS, UNDERSTANDING THE DATA, US TALKING THROUGH THE CURRENT ENROLLMENT, AND THEN ALSO DISCUSSING INTENTIONS FOR ENROLLMENT NEXT YEAR, AS WELL AS RUNNING FISCAL SCENARIOS, SO THE DISTRICTS UNDERSTAND, HERE'S HOW COSTS MIGHT ADJUST BASED ON THE LEVEL OF COMMITMENT THEY MAKE FOR THE LEVEL OF SERVICE.

IN OUR CONVERSATIONS, BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE LAST YEAR, THE DISTRICTS HAVE ALL AGREED THAT WE HAVE MOVED THE TIMELINE UP IN THE PROCESS OVER DECEMBER EARLY JANUARY THIS YEAR, THAT IS WHEN WE WILL BE CONFIRMING THE NUMBERS SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND GOING INTO '26 '27, WHAT LEVEL OF PROGRAM WE'LL BE PROVIDING IN THE BUDGET.

THEN WE CAN HAVE MORE TIME TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS INTERNALLY WITH STAFF OR CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION WITH DISTRICTS.

THE CHALLENGE IS, THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET COMES OUT IN JANUARY.

THERE'S SO MANY MOVING PARTS, AND SO IT'S HARD TO NAIL DOWN A FINAL NUMBER, BUT WE HAVE AGREED WITH EVERYONE THAT WE NEED TO NAIL THAT NUMBER DOWN FAR SOONER THIS YEAR.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT CONTEXT, AND I GUESS IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO BETTER UNDERSTAND TOO IF THERE ARE ANY STRATEGIES WE CAN UTILIZE BEYOND PLANNING EARLIER FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS THAT SEEM TO BE ALWAYS IN NEED.

WE KNOW THAT ACROSS THE STATE, EVEN THE NATION, ESPECIALLY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, POSITIONS THAT ARE HARD TO FILL REQUIRE A HIGH LEVEL OF EXPERTISE, AND JUST TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE FACTORS MIGHT BE THAT ARE BEING TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, SO THAT SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS AREN'T LEFT WITH SUBSTITUTES OR WITH CONTRACTORS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY OFFER THE SAME OF OUR OWN STAFF WOULD DO.

ANY INSIGHTS ON THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

>> ABSOLUTE.

>> WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO RECRUIT OBVIOUSLY EMPLOYEES TO THE TEAM.

I UNDERSCORE WHAT YOU'VE SHARED IN TERMS OF THIS BEING A STATEWIDE PHENOMENON, WHETHER IT'D BE SHORTAGE OF SPECIALIST RETIREMENTS, FOLKS LEAVING THE FIELD OF EDUCATION IN GENERAL, AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO RECRUIT AND LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO RECRUIT STAFF FOR VACANT POSITIONS, AND IT'S NOT OUR DESIRE TO REDUCE THE PROGRAMS, BUT WE HAVE TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE LEVEL OF PROGRAMS OUR DISTRICTS ARE LETTING US KNOW THAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO PROVIDE.

>> ARE THERE ANY TRY TO MAKE THIS QUICK.

THE PROGRAMS IN TERMS OF THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT, IS THAT RUN THROUGH THE SPECIAL EDUCATION YOUR DEPARTMENT AS WELL, OR IS THAT A SEPARATE SUPPORT IN TERMS OF TRYING TO SUPPORT DISTRICTS ALSO WITH RUNNING THEIR OWN PROGRAMS?

>> THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE SOME SUPPORT AT LUTHER BURBANK FROM A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM.

I THINK THAT IS ALSO ANOTHER AVENUE IN WHICH WE'RE LOOKING AT EXPLORING ON HOW WE CAN SERVE DISTRICTS WITHIN THEIR OWN PROGRAMS TO BUILD THEIR CAPACITY.

THANK YOU, DR. TOSSIN FOR ALL THAT CONTEXT.

YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH.

BUT TO ADD TO THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IS ENGAGING WITH OUR DISTRICT PARTNERS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS.

WE HAD OUR FIRST RE-BENCHING MEETING LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE, AND SOMETHING THAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS A QUESTIONNAIRE.

WE HAVE ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS, OR WE'VE INVITED THEM FROM BOTH NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO US IN MORE OF A PERSONAL FORM BECAUSE SOME OF THEIR DIRECTORS ARE ALSO NEW TO THE PROCESS.

SOMETHING THAT JAMES AND I ARE DOING REALLY INTENTIONALLY IS HELPING THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE RE BENCHING PACKET SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.

BUT THEN ALSO ANOTHER INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE DOING TO SPEAK TO YOUR POINT ON OTHER STRATEGIES IS WE'RE SETTING UP MEETINGS INDIVIDUALLY WITH EACH DISTRICT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THAT

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>> THAT'S REALLY GREAT TO HEAR. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT CONTEXT.

>> I WOULD ADD SOME OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

THE SELPA ARE PROVIDING THAT IN THE DIFFERENT PROGRAM, STUDENT SERVICES, DIRECT SERVICES, SELPA POLICY FUNDING, AND CAPACITY BUILDING.

SOME OF THE DRIVERS AROUND THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT IN OUR SPECIAL ED PROGRAMS ARE WHAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE COUNTY IN TERMS OF DECLINING ENROLLMENT THAT ALL THE DISTRICTS ARE EXPERIENCING AND FEWER STUDENTS AS WELL AS DISTRICTS LOOKING AT DIFFERENT MODELS TO SERVE THEIR STUDENTS ON WHETHER IT BE THROUGH A COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODEL OR CREATING GREATER LEVELS OF INCLUSION AND BELONGING ON THEIR OWN CAMPUSES.

>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK THAT WILL BRING US TO A CLOSE ON THIS.

AGAIN, REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE LEADS AND DR. WAYNE AS WELL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

>> I ALSO JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, WHEN I SAW THE AGENDA AND EVERYONE PRESENTING, MATT ASSURED ME THAT IT WOULD BE DONE.

ANOTHER 15 MINUTES AND THE TEAM HAD IT REALLY DIALED IN, AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, HE WAS 100% CORRECT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

>> THE BOARD KEPT YOU ALL LONGER SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM,

[B. Charter Schools Update]

THIS INFORMATION ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY DR. MICHELLE JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT. DR. JOHNSON.

>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

THIS IS THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ANNUAL CREDENTIAL REVIEW, WHICH I WILL KNOW THAT ALL OF YOU ARE VERY INTERESTED IN.

THE CREDENTIALS FOR ALL TEACHERS AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE SCCOE CREDENTIALS DEPARTMENT.

THE REVIEW FOR THE 25 26 SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CREDENTIALS TEAM LED BY LATISHA PEDROSA FOR ALL OF ITS HARD WORK.

AS A REMINDER, PRIOR TO AB 1505, WHICH BECAME OF JULY 2020, CHARTER SCHOOLS WERE GRANTED FLEXIBILITY IN ASSIGNING NON CREDENTIALED TEACHERS TO NON CORE NON COLLEGE PREP CLASSES.

AB 1505 REMOVED THAT FLEXIBILITY AND ALIGNED CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH THOSE OF ALL OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS.

THIS MEANS THAT TEACHERS EMPLOYED IN CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NOW REQUIRED TO HOLD A CERTIFICATE, A PERMIT, OR OTHER DOCUMENT APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR CERTIFICATED ASSIGNMENT, JUST LIKE ANY TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL.

ANY ADDITIONAL TIME TO OBTAIN THE CORRECT PERMITS OR CREDENTIALS OR GRANDFATHERING IN THAT EXPIRED AS OF JULY 1, 2025.

IF TEACHERS DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT CERTIFICATE FOR THE POSITION IN WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED, THEY HAVE TO WORK WITH THEIR CHARTER EMPLOYER TO OBTAIN AN EMERGENCY CREDENTIAL OR PERMIT FROM THE COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING OR CTC.

AN EMERGENCY CREDENTIAL OR PERMIT TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZES TEACHERS TO LEGALLY SERVE IN THEIR TEACHING ASSIGNMENT WHILE THEY SIMULTANEOUSLY WORK TOWARD COMPLETING THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE CREDENTIAL.

CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 518 TEACHING POSITIONS AMONG THE 20 SCCBOE CHARTER SCHOOLS.

UPON COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW OF THESE SCHOOLS, THE CREDENTIALING SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED US OF 80 POTENTIAL MISASSIGNMENTS ACROSS 17 OF THE 20 SCHOOLS.

A MISASSIGNMENT IS A PLACEMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE IN A TEACHING POSITION FOR WHICH THAT EMPLOYEE DOES NOT HOLD A LEGALLY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATE OR CREDENTIAL OR IS NOT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY STATUTE TO HOLD.

THREE CHARTER SCHOOLS, OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ACADEMY, ROCKETSHIP BRILLIANT MINDS, AND ROCKETSHIP MATEO SHEEDY DID NOT HAVE ANY POTENTIAL MISASSIGNMENTS.

AFTER FURTHER REVIEW AND GOING THROUGH MULTIPLE QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS WITH ALL THE CHARTER SCHOOLS, 33 REMAINED.

WE TOOK 80 DOWN TO 33.

SCHOOLS WERE THEN GIVEN 30 DAYS IN WHICH TO CORRECT THOSE MISASSIGNMENTS.

THERE WERE SEVERAL WAYS THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS CAN CORRECT A MISASSIGNMENT.

THE FIRST ONE IS TO REMOVE THE TEACHER FROM THE CLASSROOM AND ASSIGN A SUBSTITUTE UNTIL THE ISSUE HAS BEEN CORRECTED.

THE SECOND IS HELP THAT TEACHER ACQUIRE A PROVISIONAL INTERNSHIP PERMIT OR PIP, A SHORT TERM STAFF PERMIT, A STIP, AN EMERGENCY CROSS CULTURAL LANGUAGE ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT OR CLAD,

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THE THIRD ONE IS HELP THE TEACHER ACQUIRE A CLAD, BCLAD, BASP, MULTIPLE SUBJECT CREDENTIAL, SINGLE SUBJECT CREDENTIAL, OR ANY OTHER AUTHORIZATION.

I AM VERY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ALL OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS CLEARED ALL OF THEIR MISASSIGNMENTS.

I KNOW IT'S THIS ONE.

BUT I'M A LITTLE EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE THROUGH ALL OF THE VARIOUS MEANS.

FOR THOSE SCHOOLS WHICH DECIDED TO ELECT TO REMOVE THE TEACHER FROM THE CLASSROOM AND ASSIGN A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER UNTIL THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED, A SUB PERMIT ONLY ALLOWS THAT SAME SUBSTITUTE TO REMAIN IN A SINGLE GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM FOR 30 SCHOOL DAYS AND A SUBSTITUTE IN A SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM TO BE THERE FOR 20 SCHOOL DAYS.

THEREFORE, THE SCHOOL WOULD NEED TO ASSIGN DIFFERENT SUBSTITUTES AND ROTATE THEM THROUGH FROM CLASSROOM TO CLASSROOM TO ADHERE TO THE 30 DAY REQUIREMENT IF EXTENDED TIME IS NEEDED TO ALLOW TO HELP THAT TEACHER OBTAIN THE APPROPRIATE CREDENTIALS.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE MONITORING SEVERAL OF THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE SOME OF THEM DID ELECT TO REMOVE THE TEACHER AND PLACE A SUB.

THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT DOES RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS STILL A TEACHER SHORTAGE IMPACTING THE ABILITY OF CHARTER SCHOOLS TO FILL POSITIONS WITH QUALIFIED TEACHERS, AND WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR ALL OF THE EFFORTS OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE CLEARED ALL OF THEIR MISASSIGNMENTS.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION AND JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT GOING TO FOLLOW UP AND HELP SUPPORT MAKING SURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO FULLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS.

THANK YOU. GO TO QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES, TRUSTEE PACHECO.

>> THAT IS GREAT NEWS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT AND FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

REGARDING ADMINISTRATORS AND ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIALS, DOES CURRENT LAW MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY WITH THAT?

>> WITH REGARDS TO THE LAW ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIALS, CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR THEIR ADMINISTRATORS TO HOLD ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIALS.

HOWEVER, I WANT TO SAY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS, HAS IT IN THEIR PETITION THAT THEIR ADMINISTRATORS WILL HOLD A TEACHING CREDENTIAL SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN CLASSROOMS AS NECESSARY.

WE DO CHECK ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS TEACHING CREDENTIALS, BUT THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIAL.

WE DO HAVE CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT DO HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIALS, AND AS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR THE EDUCATOR PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM, I TRY AND MAKE SURE THROUGH THE LEAP PROGRAM, I TRY AND HELP PUSH OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS TO GO GET THEIR ADMIN CREDENTIALS.

>> IS IT THEORETICALLY POSSIBLE FOR THERE TO BE A STIPULATION IN THESE CHARTERS THAT THEIR ADMINISTRATORS WILL BE CREDENTIALED WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIAL BEYOND THE CURRENT [INAUDIBLE]?

>> THAT FALLS ON EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL CHARTERS TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION OR FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO CHANGE THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS.

>> THIS BOARD HAS NO POWER IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN?

>> UNFORTUNATELY, NO.

>> IS IT POSSIBLE TO ALSO GET DATA ANNUALLY AS WELL, JUST TO KNOW WHAT IS THE CREDENTIALING RATE FOR OUR ADMINISTRATORS ACROSS OUR 20 CHARTERS, JUST TO KNOW.

>> YOU MEAN WITH REGARDS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY HOLD IT ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIALS?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, WE HAVE 20 CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND I KNOW THAT FIVE OF THEM HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIALS.

>> OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR TELLING US THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD AND THEN, YEAH, I'D LOVE TO JUST HEAR THAT MOVING FORWARD AS THOSE RATES CHANGE, EVOLVE.

I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE THAT ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIAL, AND I COMMEND THE FIVE SCHOOLS THAT DO,

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BUT I'M HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THE TEACHERS THOUGH.

THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE THE SAME CREDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS.

>> I SAID I KNOW THAT THERE ARE FIVE, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THERE ARE MORE, BUT I WILL GET YOU FURTHER DETAILS AND INFORMATION. I WILL VERIFY.

>> ACCURATE DATA ON THAT, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT. BUT THANK YOU.

>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR JOHNSON.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL GO TO OUR NEXT INFORMATION ITEM,

[C. Layoff Follow-Up Report]

THIS INFORMATION ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY MR. ROGER GALLIZZI, OUR INTERIM ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

I KNOW WE ALSO HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WE'LL COME TO RIGHT AFTER THE PRESENTATION.

>> CHANGED TO JUST ONE.

>> OH, JUST ONE.

>> ROGER, BEFORE YOU JUMP IN.

I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, IT WAS BROUGHT UP BY OUR LABOR PARTNERS AND THE AGENDA ITEM UNDER STUDENT IMPACT, IT SAYS THE REDUCTION DID NOT IMPACT SUPPORT TO CURRENT STUDENTS.

I COULD WALK YOU THROUGH THE RATIONALE AROUND THAT STATEMENT, BUT I WANT TO HONOR THE BAD LOOK THAT THIS IS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, EVERYTHING WE WENT THROUGH LAST YEAR IMPACTED EVERYBODY.

THE INTENT WAS TO SAY IN TERMS OF SERVICE LEVELS, THE REDUCTIONS WE HAD, NOT THE VACANCIES, THERE'S ALWAYS SOME LEVEL OF VACANCIES, BUT THE REDUCTIONS DID NOT DIP BELOW THE CURRENT ENROLLMENT AND STUDENT NEEDS.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO COMMUNICATE IN THE AGENDA AND NOT PAYING ENOUGH TIME TO THINK THROUGH HOW IT MIGHT COME OFF.

I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR LABOR PARTNERS WHO CALLED THAT OUT ON HOW IT WAS COMMUNICATED IN THE AGENDA.

>> GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT AND GUESTS.

IN A FOLLOW UP TO MY PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, I'VE GIVEN A DETAILED REPORT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND OUR LABOR PARTNERS, WHICH PROVIDES DETAILED DATA IN SEVERAL FORMATS.

VICE PRESIDENT CHON, YOU REQUESTED DATA AS TO WHICH DEPARTMENTS THE LAYOFF OCCURRED IN, AND THIS DOCUMENT DOES, IN FACT, GIVE YOU THAT SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

TRUSTEES, SREEKRISHNAN AND SPEISER, YOU REQUESTED INFORMATION IN NUMBERS PRIOR TO MARCH 15, I HAVE PROVIDED THAT INFORMATION ALSO.

PRESIDENT BERTA, YOU REQUESTED A BETTER SENSE OF RATIOS, AND I HAVE PROVIDED SEVERAL TABLES WHICH INDICATE THAT.

I'VE ALSO INCLUDED SNAPSHOTS OF THE PROGRAMS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES, WHICH HAD THE MOST MOVEMENT, AND THOSE WERE MIGRANT EDUCATION AND HEADSTART.

I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THERE ARE NO MID YEAR LAYOFFS FOR DECEMBER 31, AND I WILL REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD IN THE NEW YEAR AS WE PROCEED THROUGH THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, WHICH INCLUDES EXAMINING FUNDING STREAMS, WHICH ARE LACK OF FUNDS, AND DECLINING ENROLLMENT, WHICH IS LACK OF WORK. THANK YOU.

>> TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, THANK YOU, ROGER, THE SEVEN DEPARTMENTS THAT YOU JUST HEARD FROM AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH LAYOFFS, SOME OF THE DIFFICULTY IN TRACKING THE NUMBERS, THERE'S MOVEMENT AND BUMPING RIGHTS BETWEEN CERTIFICATE AND CLASSIFIED STAFF BETWEEN THOSE DEPARTMENTS AND THE DRIVERS AROUND THE LAYOFFS WERE PROGRAM SPECIFIC, BUT THEN HAD A DOMINO EFFECT.

DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND REVENUE IN SPECIAL ED, THE LOSS OF THE HEAD START GRANT AND ALSO DECLINING ENROLLMENT, MIGRANT ED, THAT PROGRAM WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET.

THE LOSS OF THE MENTAL HEALTH GRANT, AND THEN ORGANIZATION WIDE, THERE WERE REDUCTIONS TO ATTEMPT TO RIGHT SIZE DEPARTMENTS AND TO REDUCE COSTS WHERE WE CAN.

A NUMBER OF DRIVERS THAT WERE IN PLACE, WHICH ALSO FED INTO SOME OF THE DIFFICULTY IN TRACKING, AND AS YOU SAID IT IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING, WE UNFORTUNATELY LEARNED A GREAT DEAL AND ARE STRENGTHENING SYSTEMS, HOPING NEVER TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS LEVEL OF TRANSITION AGAIN, BUT WE ARE STRENGTHENING THE SYSTEMS TO BE ABLE TO ATTRACT DATA AND TO BE ABLE TO BE FAR MORE COMMUNICATIVE AND RESPONSIVE SHOULD WE GO THROUGH THOSE PROCESSES.

AS WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PRESENTATION, IT'S A LOT OF DATA, THERE WAS NO CLEAN WAY TO PUT IT ON A SLIDE DECK, AND SO THIS WAS THE BEST SOLUTION THAT WE COULD FIND TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE DATA AND CONTEXT THAT YOU HAD REQUESTED. WE'LL PAUSE THERE.

>> WE'LL GO TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENTER, CHRISTINE MOORE.

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>> AS SOON AS YOU SEE THE TIMER, PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> I'M CHRISTINA MORE, AND I'M HERE WITH AN OLDIE BUT GOODY QUESTION THAT I HAVE ASKED MANY TIMES.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE 6 MILLION PLUS IEEP GRANT MONEY THAT THE SECUE HAS BEEN AWARDED OVER THE LAST TWO GRANT PERIODS.

IT WOULD BE GREAT TO KNOW THE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON HOW THEY HAVE BEEN USED FOR CREATING PROGRAMS FOR BIRTH THROUGH FIVE AS INTENDED.

I KNOW PART OF THIS MONEY WAS USED FOR THE CLASSROOMS HERE AT RITTER PARK, BUT THESE CLASSES DO NOT PROVIDE INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES.

WHAT ARE THE PLANS TO INCREASE INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUNGEST AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR POST SECONDARY STUDENTS ARE HAVING THAT WERE REPORTED ON EARLIER.

BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE GONE BACKWARDS FOR OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO THE BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. TRUSTEE SPEISER.

>> MY QUESTION IS, WE HAVE A LOT OF PERCENTAGES IN DATA RELATED TO AND WE DO HAVE INDIVIDUAL LAYOFFS OF MANAGEMENT, ETC.

BUT I WAS WONDERING WHAT IS THE RATIO OR THE PERCENTAGE OF MANAGEMENT LEVEL EMPLOYEES NOTICED AND ULTIMATELY ELIMINATED.

>> PERCENTAGES REGARDING RELATED TO.

>> WELL, WELL, WELL, I GUESS HOW MUCH PERCENTAGE MANAGEMENT DID WE HAVE PRIOR TO MARCH 15 OR THE OTHER DATE, AND AT, YOU KNOW, AND NOW, I GUESS, REALLY?

>> JUST NUMBERS OR WOULD YOU LIKE PERCENTAGES?

>> I GUESS IT WAS PERCENTAGES BECAUSE I GUESS I COULD HAVE PUT TOGETHER WITH ALL YOUR DATA, TRIED TO FIGURE THAT OUT, BUT I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DOING THE MATH CORRECTLY, ALSO.

>> I CAN PROVIDE THAT IN A FOLLOW UP COMMUNICATION. OKAY.

>> AS WE FOR THAT DATA, JUST TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT, IT NEEDS TO BE PROGRAM SPECIFIC.

MANAGEMENT COMPARED TO CERTIFICATE AND CLASSIFIED STAFF AND SPECIAL ED.

>> YES.

>> ELS SERVICES AND THIS COMES UP SOMETIMES BY NATURE.

THE COUNTY OFFICE IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT.

THE ILI DEPARTMENT IS PRIMARILY ADMINISTRATORS BECAUSE OF THE GRANT PROGRAMS, SIMILARLY IN HR AND SO THERE ISN'T A CLEAN RATIO TO LOOK AT ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY OFFICE THAT WILL GIVE YOU REAL INSIGHTS BECAUSE EACH COST CENTER IT'S GOING TO BE SPECIFIC.

>> UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU.

>> VICE PRESIDENT CHON.

>> YEAH, I DO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THIS DATA.

IT'S NICE, AND IT WAS REALLY ORGANIZED, SO THAT WAS HELPFUL FOR ME.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS DATA CORRECTLY.

IF WE LOOK AT PAGE 3, WE HAVE MARCH 15TH NOTICES AND THEN MAY 15TH NOTICES AND THEN WE TURN A COUPLE OF PAGES.

THEN ON PAGE 5, WE HAVE NUMBER OF LAYOFFS RESCINDED AFTER MARCH 15TH BEFORE MAY 15TH, AND THE NUMBER OF LAYOFFS RESCINDED AFTER MAY 15TH BEFORE JULY 1ST.

CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN WHAT IS MARCH MARCH 15TH WHERE THE LAYOFF NOTICES, THE MAY 15TH, WHAT EXACTLY? THEN HOW THEN FROM MY QUICK GLANCE, IT SEEMS LIKE I GUESS THERE'S CHART A AND C CHART B, ARE THEY THE SAME OR ARE THESE TOTALLY DIFFERENT POSITIONS?

>> THE MARCH 15TH NOTICE IS THE LAST LEGAL DATE ON WHICH YOU CAN NOTIFY A PERSON FOR A LAYOFF, BOTH CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED.

THE MAY 15TH DATE IS THE LAST DATE THAT YOU CAN NOTICE THEM AS TO WHETHER THEY WILL BE LAID OFF OR NOT LAID OFF.

IT'S A SECOND LAYOFF NOTICE.

IT TYPICALLY, IT OUGHT TO AND SHOULD, IN MOST CASES OCCUR AFTER THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE LAYOFF IS LEGITIMATE, ACCORDING TO THE LAW, THAT THE AGENCY THAT LAYS OFF THE EMPLOYEES CAN PROVE LACK OF WORK OR LACK OF FUNDS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE JUDGE.

THEN AFTER THE JUDGE RENDERS HIS DECISION IN A WRITTEN REPORT, THEN THE MAY 15 NOTICES ARE ISSUED.

THE TIME PERIOD BETWEEN MAY 15TH AND JULY 1ST IS WHEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESCIND THE MAY 15TH NOTICES.

I BELIEVE IF I UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY CORRECTLY,

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>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT, SO I'M JUST GOING TO POINT TO THIS ONE.

ASSOCIATE TEACHER, 50 WERE NOTIFIED ON MARCH 15TH, SORRY, THIS IS ON PAGE THREE, 50 WERE NOTIFIED AGAIN ON MAY 15TH.

THEN WHEN WE GO DOWN TO PAGE 5, 50 OF THEM OF THE LAYOFFS WERE RESCINDED AFTER MAY 15TH BEFORE JULY 1ST.

ALL OF THOSE 50 TEACHERS WHO WERE NOTIFIED TWICE.

YOU MAY BE LAID OFF, YOU ARE LAID OFF AND NOW YOU WERE IT WAS RESCINDED?

>> CORRECT.

>>THANK YOU. THAT IS VERY HELPFUL.

>> I JUST MAY SAY THAT IT WAS HIGHLY I SHOULD SAY, REALLY REMARKABLE FOR OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO ISSUE 50 RESCISSION LETTERS ON JUNE 30TH, THE DATE THEY WERE INFORMED THAT WE HAD THE HEAD START MONIES COMING BACK.

>> I REMEMBER THAT THAT WE WERE COUNTING THE HOURS AND THE MINUTES.

I APPRECIATE AND I REALIZE THAT I DID PICK, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE EXAMPLE THAT HAD A VERY HIGH NUMBER.

BUT THAT IS GOOD TO JUST SEE THAT DATA.

I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> I HAD A QUESTION.

>> GO AHEAD, TRUST YOU LI.

>> I JUST HAD A CLARIFYING QUESTION AND TO SEE IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY.

ALL THE OFF THE LAYOFF HAD TO BE RESCINDED BEFORE JULY 1TH, AND IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO RESEND ANY AFTER THAT.

>> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

THE ANSWER IS YES, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RESCIND THEM AFTER JULY 1ST.

ON JULY 1ST, THEY BECOME PLACED ON THE REEMPLOYMENT LIST.

THEN IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN AS DID WITH MIGRANT EDUCATION, SOMETHING HAPPENED AFTER JULY 1ST, THEY ARE ON THE REEMPLOYMENT LIST, AND THEN THEY ARE OFFERED REEMPLOYMENT, THEY HAVE REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS FOR 39 MONTHS, AND THEY ARE OFFERED REEMPLOYMENT ACCORDING TO SENIORITY.

REEMPLOYMENT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN A RESCISSION IN THAT THEIR POSITIONS WERE TERMINATED ON JULY 1ST.

>> I SEE, SO IF NEW POSITIONS DO COME UP, THEN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO REHIRE THESE PEOPLE IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS?

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WE HAVE, IN FACT, DONE A GREAT DEAL OF REEMPLOYMENT IN POSITIONS IN WHICH THEY ARE ACTUALLY ON THE LIST FOR THAT PARTICULAR CLASSIFICATION, THAT JOB, OR IF A VACANCY OCCURRED IN THE JOB THAT WAS CONSIDERED BY THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION TO BE VERY, VERY SIMILAR IN THE CONTENT AND ROLE OF THE JOB.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL OF BOTH OF THOSE HAPPEN SINCE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MY QUESTION WAS VERY SIMILAR TO TRUSTEE SPEISER, SO I APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UP AND THE DATA PRESENTED.

I THINK THIS PROVIDES A MORE HOLISTIC PICTURE OF SOME CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT OUR STAFF WENT THROUGH AND THE ORGANIZATION WENT THROUGH AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN UTILIZE ALL OF THIS EXPERIENCE TO HELP US BETTER PLAN AND ALSO CERTAINLY THERE WERE A LOT OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WERE BEYOND OUR CONTROL.

BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR PROCESSES AND COMMUNICATION, I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY REALLY HELPFUL.

>> IF I MAY SAY, ALTHOUGH I DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS LAYOFF, I HAVE EXPERIENCED, UNFORTUNATELY, OVER MY CAREER A LARGE VARIETY OF LAYOFFS FOR DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, AND I HAVE A VERY GOOD SENSE OF HOW TO COMMUNICATE TO TRUSTEES AND THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE PROCESS.

I THINK YOU'LL SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, SHOULD THAT UNFORTUNATE EVENT HAPPEN AGAIN.

>> WELL, LET'S HOPE IT DOESN'T, SO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THAT BRINGS US TO OUR NEXT ITEM,

[D. Future Agenda Items]

>> ACTUALLY ALONG THE LINES OF HOHE MENTIONING IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT MAY NOT BE SOMETHING THAT'S AGENDIZED, BUT HOHE AND I NEED TO TOW CAMPUSES. IT'S TIME.

WE HAD PUSHED AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR TENURE,

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PUT THAT ON YOUR RADAR.

IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE ON THE AGENDA, BUT I WANT IT ON YOUR RADAR. THANK YOU.

>> ABSOLUTELY ON PROGRAMS THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HOSTING YOU AND SHARING THEIR WORK. WE'LL BE IN COORDINATING THAT.

>> SREEKSHINAN?

>> I WOULD ADD IF YOU COULD INVITE ALL OF US TO IN CASE ONE OF US WANTS TO GO AGAIN I WANTED TO ADD AN ITEM AND ALSO THANK DR. TOSTON FOR ALL THE PROGRESS ON ALL OF THE ITEMS. I KNOW SOME ARE LATER IN THE AGENDA.

TODD COLLINS IS A FORMER PAAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.

I KNOW HE REACHED OUT TO ME.

HE PROBABLY REACHED OUT TO A LOT OF TRUSTEES AND I THOUGHT HE HAD A GREAT IDEA.

I KNOW TRUSTEE PACHECO, TRUSTEE SPEISER, DID A LOT OF WORK TO SUPPORT SB 743 AND EFFORTS TO LOOK AT LCFF EQUITY AND UNEQUAL REVENUE AND HE POINTED OUT, WHICH I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT OUR NEIGHBORING COUNTY BOARD OF ED SAN MATEO, COUNTY BOE STARTED A SCHOOL FUNDING TASK FORCE, AND I WANT TO ADD TO THE AGENDA, MAYBE WE CAN JOIN THEIR TASK FORCE OR SOMEHOW COMPLEMENT IT OR DO OUR OWN TASK FORCE A JAC OR COMPLIMENT THOSE EFFORTS TO SPECIFICALLY LOOK AT STATE ADVOCACY FOR LCFF FUNDING AND EFFORTS LIKE SB 743, WHICH I KNOW A LOT OF THE TRUSTEES, INCLUDING MYSELF SUPPORTED THIS PAST YEAR.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK TIFFANY, AGAIN, TIFFANY CHONS FOR HELPING COORDINATE A LOT OF THIS. THANK YOU.

>> I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH HER ON THAT, AND HEY AND I MEAN, THIS COULD GO ON A LIVE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING WITH HIM MATEO COUNTY TRUSTEES ON THAT SPECIFIC ISSUE ON FRIDAY.

>> WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

I MET WITH TODD EARLIER THIS WEEK AND CAPITAL ADVISORS, ONE OF THE FIRMS THAT WE WORK WITH IS PLANNING ON DISCUSSING THIS WITH US AT THE JAC MEETING.

I'LL BE REACHING OUT TO SAM M TEO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT AS WELL TO CATCH UP, LEARN MORE AND EXTEND OUR INTEREST IN POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP.

>> AGENDA ITEM OR NOT. I KNOW THAT WHEN A CHARTER PETITION HAPPENS FOR RENEWAL.

MAYBE YOU CAN HELP EDUCATE ME.

CUSTOMARY FOR AUTHORIZER TO DO SOME TYPE OF SITE VISIT, POST PETITION SUBMISSION, PRE DECISION MEETING.

THEN IF SO, WILL TRUSTEES BE ALLOWED TO JOIN IN TO IF NEEDED?

>> I WILL LOOK INTO THAT AND CHECK IN WITH COUNSEL.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, STAFF CAN DO THAT ON YOUR BEHALF AND STAFF HAVE ANNUAL VISITS AS WELL, IS PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION, BUT WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT.

IF NOT, DURING THIS WINDOW OF CONSIDERATION, I SUSPECT OUR PARTNERS WOULD LOVE TO HOST US AND SHARE THEIR WORK.

>> YEAH, JUST LEARNING THE PROCESS, AND IF THERE WILL BE TOURING OPPORTUNITIES, THEN YEAH LET'S TRY IT IN.

>> MAY I ADDRESS ONE MORE ITEM.

THE SCIENCE OF READING, ADDING A RIBBON OR SEAL.

THIS WAS PLACED ON THE AGENDA, AND IT WAS AN INTEREST FROM A TRUSTEE IN ONE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, I MET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF THERE EARLIER THIS WEEK AND SHARED THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF SHIFTS IN LAW SUPPORTING THE SCIENCE OF READING, AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING LOCALLY.

I WANT TO PAUSE ON THIS DIRECTION AT THIS MOMENT BECAUSE SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING WOULD CREATE A GREATER OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT EVIDENCE BASED READING STRATEGIES.

SUPPORT PROGRAMS WHO ARE HAVING OUTCOMES.

AT THIS POINT, THIS CONVERSATION IS FOR THE SEAL OF THE SCIENCE OF READING OR A RIBBON.

I'M GOING TO PAUSE ON THAT CONCEPTUALLY, BUT HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH DISTRICTS AND OTHERS WHO WANTS TO FOCUS ON UPLIFTING STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT LITERACY.

>> I CAN ASK A QUESTION ON THAT.

IF YOU COULD, AND THAT'S THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE ON THAT.

BUT WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT IN TERMS OF TIMING?

[02:50:03]

>> I SUSPECT AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I THINK IT ALSO CORRELATES JUST SOME FAMILIARITY WITH THE WORK THE STATE'S DOING ON LITERACY.

THEY HAVE A TIMELINE OF THIS NEXT YEAR LOOKING AT LITERACY PROVIDERS AND EVALUATING THAT LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

IT WOULD BE GOOD TO WORK IN COORDINATION WITH THE STATE, I THINK IN MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT DUPLICATING EFFORTS IF THEY'RE PLANNING FOR SOME TYPE OF OFFICIAL PROCESS OR RECOGNIZING SPECIFIC PROGRAMS.

>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SCIENCE OF READING, DOCTOR. THANK YOU.

>> THAT BRINGS US TO OUR NEXT ITEM.

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

WE'LL HEAR TWO COMMITTEES THAT HAVE MET OUR POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE AND OUR WARMIN HOGAN INNOVATIONS COLLABORATIVE ADVISORY BOARD.

THAT'S VICE PRESIDENT CHON AND TRUSTEE SREEKSHINAN.

>> YEAH, I'M ALMOST LIKE IT'S BEEN A LITTLE MORE SINCE WE'VE MET.

I WONDERED IF IT WAS LIKE, WAIT TODAY REPORT ON THIS READY.

THE POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE DID MEET ON OCTOBER 15TH.

WE DID NOT APPROVE MANY POLICIES AT THIS MEETING.

WE DID TALK ABOUT SOME OF THEM, BUT WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THEM AND THEN I THINK WE ACTUALLY HAD SENT SOME STUFF BACK TO THE AC.

BUT WE DID HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON A LOT OF THESE AND LET ME SEE HERE.

PRESIDENT BERTA, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, AND I APOLOGIZE.

>> THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF POLICIES THAT'LL BE COMING TO THE BOARD THAT WE DID APPROVED.

>> I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHICH ONES IT WAS, THOUGH.

>> YOU REBAR, WE'LL SEE THEM ON THE AGENDA.

>> YOU WILL SEE THEM ON THE AGENDA WHEN THEY COME HERE, AND I APOLOGIZE.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH ONES THEY ARE, BUT A COUPLE WERE APPROVED AND A COUPLE WERE SENT BACK TO THE AD HOC, SO WE'LL BE GOING FROM THERE.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE SREEKSHINAN.

>> YES.

THIS REPORTS FROM THE OCTOBER 3 MEETING.

I REALLY WANT TO THANK SANDIA LOPEZ, DIRECTOR AT INNOVATIONS COLABORATIVE.

AND I HAVE ANOTHER NOTE ON THAT FOR THE NEXT ITEM, BUT DEBBIE GORGUL, DR. GORGULO WAS THERE AND WELCOMED US, AND THERE WAS A PRESENTATION FROM JULIE KURTZ, FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE CENTER FOR OPTIMAL BRAIN INTEGRATION, AND THEY ARE A TRAINER ON TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED.

THEY TALKED ABOUT RESPONSIVE STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATORS, SENSORY TOOLS FOR CHILDREN.

THEN JOHN SWEENEY, WHO IS OUR SENIOR LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY ANALYST, PROVIDED UPDATES ON SCCOES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND HIGHLIGHTED RECENT WINS LIKE SB 33, AB 49, AB 2043, AND I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE TRUSTEES HAVE BEEN TESTIFYING ABOUT THESE BILLS FOR TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANT, FOSTER YOUTH.

JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH, AND THEN WE WATCHED A VIDEO ELLA STORY, WHICH WAS ABOUT A STUDENT WHO'S SURROUNDED BY EDUCATORS WHO BELIEVE IN HER AND ARE COMMITTED TO INCLUSION.

AN EXAMPLE OF THAT.

IN THE VIDEO ELLA'S MOM SHARED HOW MUCH IT MEANT FOR THE FAMILY TO HAVE S SCCOE EDUCATORS, WHO SEE A STRENGTH AND SUPPORT HER FULL PARTICIPATION.

THE TEAM TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS INCREASING, AND THE MOST REQUESTED AREAS ARE UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING, THE TEACHING PYRAMID CO TEACHING, BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS, EQUITY BASED PRACTICES.

WARREN LINE DATA FROM MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER ALSO SHOWED A STEADY INCREASE IN ENGAGEMENT IN SERVING FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS IN ENGLISH SPANISH VIETNAMESE MANDARIN.

MOST OFTEN AROUND INCLUSION AND BEHAVIOR OPPORTUNITIES AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT SYSTEMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND TO SANDIA LOPEZ AGAIN AND THE INNOVATIONS COLLABORATIVE.

>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE REPORTS.

TRUSTEE KISHAN AND VICE PRESIDENT CHAN.

WERE THERE ANY REPORTS I MISSED? THAT BRINGS US TO OUR COUNTY BOARD OF 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.]

>> DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK DOCTOR TOSTON.

SPEAKING OF THE INNOVATIONS COLLABORATIVE,

[02:55:01]

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THEIR WORK AND THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR OFFICE.

IN A SIMILAR VEIN, DOCTOR TOSTON AND I WENT TO THE NAC FIFTH YEAR CELEBRATION.

I'VE TALKED A BIT ABOUT THEM, THE NAC MEANS.

EYE GLASSES IN HINDI, I WANT TO SAY.

THEY WORKED WITH THE COUNTY OFFICE TO PROVIDE FREE EYE GLASSES TO STUDENTS IN OUR COUNTY AND THEY DO WORK WITH A LOT OF DISTRICTS.

THEY DO SITE VISITS. I WANT TO SAY ABOUT 5,000 EYE GLASSES A YEAR, THEY GIVE OUT FOR FREE AT THIS POINT AT THEIR FIFTH YEAR, AND SUPERVISOR ELLENBURG WAS THERE, AND SHE HAS SUPPORTED THEM WITH THE COUNTY GRANT AND WE HAVE SUPPORTED THEM AND PUNA GOAL WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE ED THAT HAS WORKED A LOT WITH OUR OFFICE.

LASTLY, I KNOW THAT I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT I'VE WORKED ON A FEW PROJECTS WITH THE HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL, FBLA, FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA.

LAST TIME WAS DEMENTIA CARE, AND THE STUDENTS CAME AND WERE RECOGNIZED.

NOW I'M WORKING WITH ADVE RANADE, AND MOHAN YANG FOR THE FBLA COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT.

THEY ARE THE COMMUNITY THEY ARE THE CO CHAIRS AND THIS YEAR IT'S ALL ABOUT SUSTAINABLE FASHION, AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE HOSTING SOME EVENTS WITH THE STUDENTS AT HOMESTEAD HIGH, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH SACRED HEART, AND SACRED HEART HAS BEEN REALLY SUPPORTIVE.

FUN FACT, PONCHO GUAVARA, THE ED OVER THERE WAS A HOMESTEAD HIGH FBLA STUDENT BACK IN THE DAY.

THAT WAS EXCITING.

THANK YOU AGAIN TO TIFFANY AND PRISCILLA FOR HELPING ME, AND I'VE HAD TO HAVE WAY LESS MEETINGS BECAUSE TIFFANY'S HELPING ME ON A BUNCH OF THINGS I DON'T PROBABLY DON'T NEED TO MENTION RIGHT NOW, BUT THANK YOU.

>> ATACO, AND THEN I BELIEVE TESSIE SPICER.

>> LAST WEEK, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING A LOCAL DISTRICT, MOUNTAIN VIEW, ASALTOS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR ETHNIC STUDIES, ICH GRADUATION REQUIREMENT, AND IT WAS REALLY INSPIRATIONAL TO SEE SUCH A COMMITTED COMMUNITY REALLY STAND UP FOR WHAT THEY ALL REALLY BELIEVE EVEN THE FULL BOARD IS QUITE COMMITTED TO IT AS WELL.

ON THE TABLE WAS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE GOING TO REDUCE THEIR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT FROM ONE YEAR TO ONE SEMESTER, AND IT WAS A TIGHT VOTE 32 VOTE WHERE IT WAS DECIDED TO REDUCE IT BY A SEMESTER.

I WAS HAPPY TO BE THERE IN MY PRIVATE CAPACITY TO SHARE MY OWN PERSONAL ETHNIC STUDY STORY AND ADVOCACY FOR THE YEAR LONG REQUIREMENT.

BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THAT THE DISTRICT AND THE BOARD IS QUITE COMMITTED TO IT.

THEN MY LAST POINT, I JUST WANT TO SAY IS JUST A PERSONAL THANK YOU TO YOU, DOCTOR TOSTON FOR WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT, WHICH IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIVE AMERICAN TASK FORCE FOR OUR COUNTY AND OUR INDIGENOUS KIDS.

THAT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING TO DO, ESPECIALLY ON NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, WHICH JUST BEGUN A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.

JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NO ONE ASKED YOU TO DO THAT.

I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO DO THAT.YOU DID THAT ON YOUR OWN.

THAT'S JUST A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF STANDING UP FOR SOME OF OUR MOST UNDERREPRESENTED KIDS WITH SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GAPS THAT NEED SOME SUPPORT, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU.

>> TESSIE SPICER.

>> THIS ON. I DID A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I WON'T GO THROUGH AT ALL.

I AM PART OF A PLANNING GROUP FOR THE SUCCESS COMMITTEE, THE M HOUSE LEARNING COMMITTEE.

WE HAVE A SYMPOSIUM ON NOVEMBER 15 HERE, STARTING AT 8:30 ON UNH EARNERS.

IT IS CALLED SHARPENING THE IMAGE, DEVELOPING THE FULL PICTURE OF UNHOUSED EARNERS.

EVERYBODY'S INVITED TO COME.

I BELIEVE THERE'S A LINK IN THE NEWSLETTER THIS WEEK IN ORDER TO AND YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN E MAIL FROM BONNIE.

[03:00:04]

I AM ALSO GOING TO BE A MODERATOR FOR THE INITIAL PANEL OF DATA, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE JOAN I BAR SPEAKING, TED LAMBERT FROM CHILDREN NOW AND A WOMAN HILARY ARMSTRONG FROM OFFICE OF SUPPORT HOUSING.

ALONG THOSE LINES, ON THAT THEME, I DID TRUNKER TREATING ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE NORTH COUNTY SHELTER.

THEY RIGHT NOW ARE HOUSED IN A HOTEL, VERY CLOSE TO 237 AND DIDN'T HAVE MUCH PLACES TO TRICK TREAT.

WE WERE THERE FOR TRUNKER TREATING WITH A LOT OF LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE CITY AND PATRICK AARONS CREW.

THAT IS IT. THANK YOU.

>> YOU? TESTES I SAW YOUR HAND GO BACK.

>> I WAS GOING TO MENTION THIS IN THE NEXT ITEM, BUT I'LL JUST DO WHAT TRUSTEE PATEKO DID.

I WANT TO THANK YOU TO ON THE STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

AGAIN, THANK TIFFANY AND PRISCILLA.

YOU HAD MENTIONED JESSICA.

SIMPSON HAS DONE A LOT OF GREAT WORK AND ALSO JENNIFER GRAVAN ESPECIALLY I WANT TO THANK DOCTOR DEWAN AND ESPECIALLY THE MOST OLIVIA SANTON WHO PUT IN A LOT OF TIME AND THANK YOU FOR MOVING IT FORWARD.

I KNOW THE TEAM HAS BEEN SPEAKING TO ANOSHKA TATA KANDA, THIS WAS HER IDEA, BUT NOW SHE'S IN COLLEGE, SO SHE PROBABLY HAS LESS TIME.

ABOUT, BUT I WANT TO REFLECT THAT IF TRUSTEE PATEKO DIDN'T ALREADY MENTIONED, IT WAS HIM THAT BROUGHT THIS ITEM TO OUR BOARD SOME YEARS AGO.

AGAIN, I THINK IT WAS JUST VICE PRESIDENT CHAN AND ME WHO GOT TO VOTE ON IT WITH PETER ORTIZ, WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CHAMPIONING THAT.

>> SHE'S BEING REALLY MODEST.

THEY WERE BOTH CO AUTHORS.

JUST THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT VICE PRESIDENT SHAN AND ALSO TRUSTEE SHA KRISTIAN AND THEN PRESIDENT PRESIDENT ORTIZ.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S BEAUTIFUL STUFF COMING OUT AND I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO INFORM THE NATIVE COMMUNITIES IN OUR COUNTY OF THIS GREAT WORK.

>> TWO THINGS I REALLY QUICKLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT.

THE TEACHER RECOGNITION CEREMONY WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLY DONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE ON THE TEAM WHO PUT THAT TOGETHER.

IT WAS SUCH A SPECIAL EVENT, TRULY, AND ALSO JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR EASTSIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS, DEL ROSA, JUST AMAZING.

SHE'S RECOGNIZED AS CALIFORNIA TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

WE DEFINITELY WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT.

JUST ALSO THANK WE HAVE THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION FALL DINNER.

DOCTOR TOST TREST SPICER ALSO ATTENDED THAT AND INCREDIBLE STUDENT PANEL ON THE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. REALLY WANT TO THANK JESSICA SIMPSON, EUGENE SANTAN AND HUSH TIVDAD FOR THEIR SUPPORT WITH THE PROGRAMMING AND THE STUDENT ARTWORK.

IT WAS INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH ON THAT.

>> PEOPLE STILL WANT TO BUY ARTWORK, BY THE WAY.

IT'S QUITE IMPRESSIVE. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. DOCTOR TOSTON.

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

THE TWO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED,

[B. Report of AB 1703 California Indian Education Task Force]

I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE CHRISTINA RAVO, WHO IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT AND WHO IS BELIEVE WILL BE TAKING LEAD AND RUNNING POINT ON THE TASK FORCE.

THE NEXT STEPS ARE TO RE ESTABLISH THE MEMBERSHIP.

WE'LL BE SETTING THE MEETING CADENCE, DEVELOPING A DRAFT TOOLKIT, AND THEN MOVING INTO PILOTING WITH TWO TO THREE DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY AROUND THIS WORK.

REALISTICALLY.

WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT LAUNCHING AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR JUST BECAUSE OF ALL THE HOLIDAY BREAKS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

SECONDARILY, THE STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE,

[C. Student Advisory Committee]

WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE PEER ADVOCATE ADVISORY COUNCIL TO MAKE THIS IDEA A REALITY.

AGAIN, PROBABLY LOOKING AT THE SAME TIMELINE TO REALLY BEGIN IN EARNEST AFTER THE START OF THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.

SOME OF THE OTHER HIGHLIGHTS THAT I WOULD SHARE.

MANY HAVE BEEN MENTIONED. I'VE BEEN AROUND THE COMMUNITY A BIT.

[03:05:02]

PHENOMENAL EVENT, MAYBE 175 FOLKS THERE, LEARNING HOW TO WRITE STRONGER GRANTS AND UNDERSTANDING THE LANDSCAPE THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE HIGHLIGHTS SINCE THE LAST TIME WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE [INAUDIBLE] SITE CURRENTLY AT CHANDLER TRIP.

THE LAST STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT, HE SAID THERE WAS A LETTER THAT THE STUDENTS HAD WRITTEN TO ME, AND IT WAS TITLED COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS, AND SO THE TEAM DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE STUDENTS WANTED IT TO COME TO ME.

I REPLIED IN A LETTER AND ASKED FOR SOME TIME TO SIT DOWN.

LAST THURSDAY, I SAT DOWN WITH THE STAFF, THE FULL STAFF AND STUDENTS AT SENOL, AND WE TALKED THROUGH ANY QUESTIONS THEY HAD RELATED TO THE FACILITIES CHANGE.

THAT TOOK ABOUT 10 MINUTES, AND THEN I HAD ABOUT 50 MINUTES WITH THESE SIX STUDENTS WHO WERE THERE AT SAN THAT DAY, THERE WERE NUMBER OF KIDS WHO WERE OUT.

WE JUST HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION, AND THEY LEFT ME WITH THREE THINGS TO DO ON MY LIST.

AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSITION, THEY LOST A CONNECTION WITH A IMPORTANT COMMUNITY PARTNER WHO PROVIDED BOXING, LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS AFTER SCHOOL.

THE TEAM IS WORKING ON RE ESTABLISHING THAT WITH TRANSPORTATION.

THEY ASKED FOR BETTER FIELD TRIPS, SAID THEY FELT LIKE GENERALLY THE STAFF CARED ABOUT THEM.

THEN BETTER LUNCHES, AND THEY MADE ME STAY UNTIL BRUNCH WAS SERVED, AND I HAD A MICROWAVED GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH.

WE'RE LOOKING INTO DIFFERENT LUNCH OPTIONS AT THE SUNAL SIDE AS WELL.

THE KIDS HAVE COMMITTED AND I HAVE AS WELL TO BE A REGULAR PRESENCE AT THE PROGRAM. THEY'VE ASKED ME TO COME BACK.

SOME OF THE KIDS WHO THEY SAY BELIEVE THEY'RE THE LEADERS WEREN'T THERE THAT DAY, SO THEY SAID I SHOULD COME BACK AND SEE THE WHOLE CREW, AND WE'LL KEEP A CONVERSATION GOING.

WE'RE BARTERING NOW.

IF TEAMS ABLE TO FIND MORE FIELD TRIPS, WHAT'S THAT SHOW UP LIKE IN YOUR GRADES, AND ENGAGEMENT AND FUTURE INTEREST? A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO BE IN COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S THE FIRST TIME DURING MY TENURE THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO JUST SIT DOWN WITH KIDS AND TALK IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.

THAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY REPORT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S A GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT A MEETING WITH THE STUDENTS.

THE BOARD IS NOW ABOUT TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[13. CLOSED SESSION]

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

THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES TWO ITEMS, A, COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 549 57B1, B, CONFERENCE LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54,956.9 B ONE CASE.

THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER CLOSED SESSION AND WE WILL RETURN IN APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AFTER APPROXIMATELY AFTER 9:10 P.M. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE'S PATIENCE.

WE ARE READY TO RESUME OPEN SESSION.THE TIME IS NOW 9:28 P.M.

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

THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION.UNON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 13 B, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54,956.9 B ONE CASE.

THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

THE NEXT SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 19, 2025 AT 5:00 P.M. MAY HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM VICE PRESIDENT CHANA, SECOND FROM TRUSTEE PATEKO.

IS THAT A VERBAL I'M A VERBAL FOR MYSELF.

[INAUDIBLE]

>> VERBAL EYES FROM TRUSTEES PACHECO, VICE PRESIDENT CHAN, PRESIDENT BERTA.. VERBAL I FROM TRUSTEE ROCHA.

WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:29 P.M. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE STAFF AS WELL. THANK YOU, TEAM.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.