Jan 21, 2026 County Board of Education

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>> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE REGULAR MEETING

[A. Call to Order]

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21ST, 2026.

THE TIME IS 5:02 PM.

I AM JESSICA SPEISER, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND I WILL BE PRESIDING OVER THIS MEETING.

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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 ON THE MONITORS.

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 AN SCCOE STAFF MEMBER WHO HAS IDENTIFIED WITH A YELLOW BADGE.

EVERYONE, PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE AND PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

[B. Pledge of Allegiance]

SORRY, I'M GOING TO WAIT FOR THOSE STUDENTS.

THERE WE GO. PLEASE STAND AND FACE THE FLAG.

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

I WILL NOW CITE THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

[C. Land Acknowledgement]

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN OHLONE TERRITORY.

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

TODAY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE LAND.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE 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 A ROLL CALL.

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

WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. TRUSTEE BERTA.

>> PRESENT.

>> PRESIDENT CHON IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE LARI. TRUSTEE PACHECO.

TRUSTEE ROCHA. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

THANK YOU. MAY I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE ABSENCE OF PRESIDENT CHON?

>> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES. PLEASE VOTE IN BOARDDOCS.

I WILL BE A VERBAL EYE BECAUSE I'M NOT LOGGED IN.

>> CAN I CONFIRM WHO DID A SECOND, PLEASE?

>> THE SECOND WAS TRUSTEE BERTA. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE LARI IS VERBAL.

>> NOT GETTING IT EITHER, SO VERBAL EYE FOR MYSELF. [LAUGHTER]

>> I THINK WE'RE ALL VERBAL EYES.

HERE WE ARE.

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[E. Set the Agenda]

WE HAVE A GUEST HERE FROM SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WHO HAS TO DRIVE BACK TONIGHT.

WHAT DID I SAY? IT WAS AN F. THANK YOU.

[LAUGHTER] SHE'S DRIVING BACK UP TO SACRAMENTO, AND SHE'S SAID TO BE AT 9A AND I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD DO 8A AND THEN DO 9A AND THEN DO THE REST OF EIGHT AFTER HER.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA WITH THAT CHANGE? ALL IN FAVOR? VOTE IN BOARDDOCS. THANK YOU.

MOTION PASSES 6-0.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION THIS EVENING,

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

OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH IS PAULA LEGGETT.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE PAULA, TRUSTEE PACHECO, AND NABIL SHAHIN, DIRECTOR OF DATA GOVERNANCE, INTEGRATED DATA RESEARCH AND EVALUATION TO THE SIDE PODIUM.

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

>> THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZES 10 SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION EMPLOYEES EACH YEAR FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, CO WORKERS, AND CUSTOMERS.

PAULA LEGGETT, SUPERVISOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND THE INTEGRATED DATA RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DEPARTMENT, IS THE JANUARY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] SHE HAS WORKED AT THE SCCOE FOR SIX YEARS.

IT IS WITH GRATITUDE THAT WE CONGRATULATE PAULA ON HER RECOGNITION AS JANUARY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

AS A SUPERVISOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, LEGGETT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING OFFICE TIMELINES AND PRIORITIES, ORGANIZING FISCAL OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES TO MEET DEPARTMENTAL NEEDS, PROVIDING TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO ADMINISTRATORS, AND PERFORMING OTHER RELATED TASKS.

"PAULA IS ONE OF THE MOST DEDICATED AND HARD WORKING STAFF MEMBERS I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH THROUGHOUT MY TIME IN EDUCATION," SAID NABIL SHAHIN, DIRECTOR OF DATA GOVERNANCE, INTEGRATED DATA RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.

SHE WORKS ON MULTIPLE PROJECTS ACROSS THE THREE TEAMS IN OUR DEPARTMENT, SEAMLESSLY SWITCHING CONTEXT AND INTEGRATING INFORMATION ACROSS ALL OF THEM.

IN ADDITION TO HER DAILY PROJECTS, PAULA ALSO ENJOYS VOLUNTEERING AS EXTRA SUPPORT FOR SCCOE HOSTED EVENTS.

"I LOVE DOING EVENTS.

WORKING WITH PEOPLE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS," SAID LEGGETT.

HER COLLEAGUE SHARED THAT HER IMPACT SPREADS BEYOND HER DEPARTMENT AND THE OFFICE.

"PAULA IS A HUGE SUPPORT TO MANY IN THE ORGANIZATION WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, DISTRICTS, AND PARTNERS," SAID IRINA SCHACTER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DATA GOVERNANCE, INTEGRATED DATA RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.

PAULA EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR THE EXPERIENCE SHE HAS GAINED AT THE SCCOE, ESPECIALLY HER FIRST ROLE AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TOO IN THE ISTEAM DEPARTMENT.

"BEING AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT HELPED ME UNDERSTAND HOW VALUABLE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS ARE," SAID LEGGETT.

THEY SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THE WORK THAT I DO NOW, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

LEGGETT'S COLLEAGUES ALSO SHARED HOW HER TOP STRENGTHS, RESPONSIBILITY, AND DISCIPLINE HAVE HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE TEAM.

PAULA IS A DISCIPLINED, LIFELONG LEARNER WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

"PEOPLE LOVE WORKING WITH PAULA AND HAVING HER ON THEIR TEAMS AND PROJECTS BECAUSE SHE BRINGS SO MUCH VALUE AS A PERSON IN HER WORK," SAID NANCY NGUYEN, MANAGER OF INTEGRATED DATA IN THE INTEGRATED DATA RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DEPARTMENT.

AS WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH, WE ACKNOWLEDGE PAULA 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, PAULA WILL RECEIVE A PLAC RECOGNIZING HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCCOE, AN ENGRAVED CROSS PEN,

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PAULA AND THE NABIL ARE JOINING US AT THIS EVENING.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE THEM TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

CONGRATULATIONS, PAULA. [APPLAUSE]

>> WELL, EVERYTHING THAT TRUSTEE PACHECO SAID IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE.

I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT, BUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE A NEW POSITION IN OUR DEPARTMENT WHICH WAS GROWING PRETTY RAPIDLY, AND IT WAS MOVING FROM JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION TO A SUPERVISORY POSITION.

ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WAS WE WERE REALLY EXPANDING THE ROLE, BUT IT WAS LARGELY UNDEFINED.

WE INTERVIEWED PEOPLE AND WE HAD AMAZING CANDIDATES.

BUT I HAVE TO SAY, PAULA REALLY ROSE TO THE TOP IN THAT POOL OF CANDIDATES IN A WAY THAT EVEN WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, I SAID, THIS IS SHOCKING AND AMAZING, JUST THE ATTITUDE, THE SKILLS THAT SHE BROUGHT TO IT.

IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO EXPRESS THE VALUE OF PAULA BOTH AS AN EMPLOYEE AND AS A PERSON.

WHEN I REALLY LOOK AT HER AS AN EMPLOYEE, SHE'S ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT'S ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO YES.

HOW DO WE ACTUALLY DO THINGS? HOW DO WE FIND A WAY TO DO THINGS? SHE'S WILLING TO TRY NEW THINGS ALWAYS.

I SHOW UP IN HER OFFICE, AND I'M JUST LIKE, "SO PAULA," AND SHE'S LIKE, "NO." BUT WE'RE ALWAYS STRATEGIZING AROUND THINGS.

HOW DO WE MOVE THINGS FORWARD? I FIND THAT REALLY AMAZING.

I THINK TRUSTEE PACHECO HIT ON THIS FROM WHAT EVERYBODY WAS SAYING AND ALL THAT SHE DOES.

I FIND MYSELF MONITORING PAULA TO MAKE SURE SHE IS NOT TAKING ON TOO MUCH, DOING TOO MUCH, OFFERING TOO MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN I'M EVER THINKING, WHAT WORK CAN I GIVE PAULA? BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS OUT THERE, NOT JUST WITH OUR TEAM, BUT WITH EVERY TEAM ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, TRYING TO HELP OUT, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SUPPORT EVERYBODY BETTER, AND IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

I COULD USE SO MANY WORDS TO DESCRIBE HER AS RESPONSIBLE, PROFESSIONAL, TIMELY. I COULD GO ON AND ON.

BUT I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK ABOUT IS FOR ALL HER SKILL AND ALL THE VALUE THAT SHE BRINGS TO OUR TEAM FROM A WORK PERSPECTIVE, ALL OF THOSE ARE REALLY OVERSHADOWED BY WHAT SHE BRINGS AS A PERSON TO OUR TEAM.

PAULA IS KIND, SHE'S GENEROUS, SHE IS AN AMAZING PERSON TO WORK WITH AND TO BE WITH EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SHE'S REALLY ONE OF THE KINDEST AND MOST THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE I THINK I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE.

WHAT SHE REALLY DOES IS BRINGS LAUGHTER TO OUR TEAM, SHE BRINGS THOUGHTFULNESS TO THE DEPARTMENT, AND SHE BRINGS THOSE IN EQUAL MEASURE, AND I THINK I SPEAK FOR OUR WHOLE DEPARTMENT WHEN I SAY HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO WORK WITH HER EVERY SINGLE DAY. THANK YOU, PAULA. [APPLAUSE]

>> WOW. HOW DO YOU FOLLOW THAT? I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD AND DR. TOSTON FOR RECOGNIZING ME AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

IT'S TRULY AN HONOR, AND I REALLY THINK THAT THIS RECOGNITION BELONGS TO ALL SCCOE STAFF AND MY TEAM, OF COURSE.

WORKING AT THE SCCOE ISN'T JUST ABOUT POLICIES OR PAPERWORK, IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE, THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS.

I AM SURROUNDED BY AMAZING PEOPLE WHO LOVE THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

THEY COME TO WORK AND THEY'RE SO POSITIVE.

THEY DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO WITH HEART, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

THEY INSPIRE ME TO BE BETTER.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR BEING HERE AND MY TEAM, NABIL, ABBY, NANCY, IRINA, ISABEL, TIANQIAN AND XINGJIE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO, AND HOW THEY INSPIRE ME. THANK YOU, ALL. [APPLAUSE]

>> PROCEED. PLEASE JOIN US AT THE PODIUM TO GET PICTURES.

THANK YOU.

[LAUGHTER]

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>> SO WE HAVE ITEM 2B.

ITEM 2B IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2025/26 STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

[B. Announcement of 2025-2026 Student Board Member Appointed to the SCCBOE]

WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION THAT WE WILL DELIVER TO YOU TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE 2025/26 STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TO THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

THE BOARD HAS APPOINTED AXEL ANDINO FROM THE OSBORNE SCHOOL.

THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN BRINGING STUDENT VOICE AND PERSPECTIVE TO OUR WORK.

WE CONGRATULATED STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ANDINO AND LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR SERVICE IN THE COMING YEAR.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ANDINO, ARE YOU READY TO SHARE YOUR FIRST REPORT WITH THE BOARD?

>> YES, I AM.

>> GREAT. I'D LOVE TO HEAR IT.

>> GOOD EVENING, VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER, SUPERINTENDENT, DR. TOSTON SENIOR AND STEAM BOARD MEMBERS.

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

MY NAME IS AXEL ANDINO.

I AM CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT OSBORNE SCHOOL.

I WAS BORN IN HONDURAS AND GREW UP IN FLORIDA WITH MY MOM'S AND SIBLING.

I LIKE TO COOK FOR MY MOM FROM ANYTHING FRIED FISH TO RIBS.

IN MY FREE TIME, I ENJOY LISTENING TO MUSIC, ESPECIALLY JAZZ, HIP HOP, R&B, AND PLAYING SPORTS.

I LIKE SCHOOL BECAUSE IT TEACHES US THINGS WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT AND THINGS WE DO KNOW ABOUT AND OTHERS WE CAN INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER AND LEARN AS A GROUP.

MY FAVORITE CLASS BESIDES MUSIC AND CULINARY WOULD BE HISTORY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S INTERESTING TO LEARN ABOUT THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN OUR PAST AND ABOUT PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY AND ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE TREATED UNFAIRLY.

SINCE I'VE BEEN AT OSBORNE, I PARTICIPATED IN THE DRIVER'S PROGRAM AND I LIKED IT BECAUSE IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE AND GETS US PREPARED TO TAKE THE DRIVING TEST WHEN WE GET RELEASED.

I HAVE A FEW UPDATES ON OUR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE.

AT OSBORNE, AUTHOR KIANO HARRIS VISITED THE SCHOOL LIBRARY THIS WEEK.

SHE WAS ABLE TO SHARE HER LIFE STORY AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.

ONE THING I TOOK AWAY FROM THIS IS TO KEEP FIGHTING THROUGH YOUR DIVERSITY AND NEVER GIVE UP.

OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, FOUR SCHOOL STUDENTS HAD BEEN WORKING ON AN ART PROJECT.

WE USE PAPER MACHE TO CREATE DRAGONS, SEA HORSES, AND SNAKES.

WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON PUTTING SCULPTING CLAY AROUND IT AND WILL BE PAINTING OUR DESIGNS ON THEM.

I AM CURRENTLY MAKING A SNAKE AND I CAN'T WAIT TO FINISH IT.

FOR OUR OTHER SCHOOL SITES, STUDENTS AT [INAUDIBLE] COMMUNITY SCHOOL WENT TO HESTER SCHOOL TO COLLABORATE ON A GARDENING PROJECT.

AT SOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL, SEVEN STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO DULY ENROLL IN COLLEGE CLASSES AT [INAUDIBLE] COLLEGE.

SCHOOL STAFF WERE ABLE TO TAKE THEM TO THE CAMPUS, TO WALK THEM THROUGH, WHERE TO GO FOR THEIR CLASSES, AND THEY WERE VERY EAGERLY FOR THEIR FIRST DAY.

AT BOTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, A RIDER DAY STARTED THEIR JOB TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THIS PROGRAM IS VERY BENEFICIAL IN HELPING STUDENTS FEEL READY TO WORK.

THEY HELPED BUILD RESUMES, DO MOCK INTERVIEWS, AND REVIEW GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE JOB SKILLS.

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EIGHT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM AND WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN HANDS ON SKILLS AND EARN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS, INCLUDING OSHA 10 AND FIRST AID, CPR, AND MANY OTHERS.

LASTLY, I AM EXCITED TO SHOW THAT AB 243 HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR AND IS NOW LAW EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026.

THIS WILL REMOVE BARRIERS IN ASSESSING HIGHER EDUCATION FOR INCARCERATED AND SYSTEM INVOLVED YOU ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR COLLEGE FACILITATOR AT OSBORNE, [INAUDIBLE] FOR HIS DEDICATION TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.

HE SPENT TIME WRITING THIS BILL AND PRESENTING IT TO THE STATE OFFICIALS IN SACRAMENTO.

I WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE AND THIS WILL MAKE IT EASIER. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I BELIEVE THAT JORGE MEMONA AND I GOT TO SEE SOME OF YOU GENTLEMEN MAKING THE DRAGONS AND SNAKES AT OSBORNE, THAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INTRODUCING YOURSELF, AND IT'S GREAT TO HEAR YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

>> THANK YOU. MY PLEASURE.

>> WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM 4.

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

STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE BOARD FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD EXPECTS ALL PARTICIPANTS TO MAINTAIN RESPECT AND CIVILITY.

PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED NOW AS NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS CAN BE ADDED ONCE PUBLIC COMMENT BEGINS.

UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 54 AND 957.95, THE BOARD STRIVES TO MAINTAIN ORDERLY AND CIVIL MEETINGS AND PREVENT DISRUPTIONS.

DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WILL MAINTAIN A RESPECTFUL AND PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT.

VERBAL ABUSE, THREATS, OR PHYSICAL VIOLENCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND MAY RESULT IN REMOVAL.

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING, CHEERING, SNAPPING, BOOING, OR SHOUTING.

TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR A COMMENT, YOU MAY USE THE UNIVERSAL SIGN OF APPRECIATION BY WAVING YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR.

MODERATOR, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?

>> WE DO. WE HAVE 10 CARDS FOR COMMENT.

>> DO WE HAVE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS LATER ON IN THE AGENDA JUST SO I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT?

>> OF COURSE, WE DO.

FOR ITEM 8A, WE CURRENTLY HAVE SEVEN CARDS FOR COMMENTS.

>> CAN WE SET THE TIMER FOR A MINUTE? 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.

TIMER WILL BE DISPLAYED.

WHEN THE ALLOTTED TIME IS UP, THE BUZZER WILL SOUND, YOU WILL BE MUTED, AND YOUR TIME TO SPEAK WILL END.

MODERATOR, YOU MAY BEGIN.

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

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

THE TIMER WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU START SPEAKING.

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

TO PREVENT SOUND DISTORTION, PLEASE KEEP THE MICROPHONE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM YOUR MOUTH.

THE FIRST ALL 10 SPEAKERS ARE FABIOLA BETAS, SORN COME, HONG VO, ISABEL, ALVAREZ, TAMMY WALDRON, MARGIE MCMILLAN, KELLY SHEPPARD, DELIA KLEIN, CYNTHIA AND CHRISTINA MOORE.

IF YOU'VE HEARD YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS FABIOLA BETAS, PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

>> HI, MY NAME IS FABIOLA BETAS, MOTHER OF TWO KIDS IN THIS COUNTY.

HAPPY 2026. HOPEFUL FROM NOW EVERYTHING GOES BETTER FOR EVERYBODY.

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YOU GUYS KNOW WHEN YOU DID THE INCLUSION, YOU HAVE KIDS THAT DO HIT, SPIT, THROW THINGS, SCRATCH, PULL HAIR, ALL THAT.

BUT NOW OUR KIDS ARE GETTING LABELED AS DESTRUCTIVE AND GETTING SUSPENDED.

GETTING THAT DONE IT PUTS A LABEL ON OUR KIDS AS MISBEHAVE OR BAD KIDS.

I NEED YOU GUYS TO LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE I'M GETTING CALLED THROUGH FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM OF PARENTS THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THIS SITUATION, NOT ONLY JUST IN ELWOOD, BUT OVER HERE IN SAN JOSE.

WE NEED TO OPEN OUR EYES AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN PLAY AROUND WITH.

THIS MAKE 2026 SOMETHING WHERE IT CHANGES PEOPLE'S LIVES, NOT JUST THE STUDENTS, BUT ALSO THE PARENTS SO THEY CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE SENDING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL, FEELING SAFE AT ALL TIMES.

PLEASE LOOK INTO IT.

IT'S ALL SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

THAT'S YOUR GUYS' JOB TO LOOK INTO IT.

>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SOREN CO.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT.

>> GOOD EVENING, DR. TOSTON AND BOARD OF TRUSTEE.

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE], A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AND A MEMBER OF THE PSWA.

I'M ALSO A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY 2025.

MY COLLEAGUES AND I ARE ADVOCATING FOR A FAIR CONTRACT WITH OTHER BARGAINING UNITS.

IF I WERE A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AT STEP 9, I WOULD EARN 2,100 LESS THAN AN EIGHTH MEMBER ON THE SAME STEP.

THIS SITUATION IS UNACCEPTABLE AND WE MUST TAKE STEP TO ADJUST THIS IN EQUALITY. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS HONG VO.

>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT, TOSTON.

MY NAME IS HONG VO, AND I'M THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AND THERAPISTS WHO JOINED THE COUNTY OF EDUCATION JUST TWO MONTHS AGO.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TONIGHT TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT.

I HAVE SPENT NEARLY 20 YEARS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, SERVING STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH ADULT EDUCATION.

I'VE WORKED ACROSS EIGHT DISTRICTS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SETTINGS AND PROGRAM.

I CAME TO THE COUNTY BECAUSE I BELIEVE DEEPLY IN THE MISSION OF SCHOOL AND THE STUDENTS AND THE FUNDS WE SERVE, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH THE GREATEST NEEDS.

HOWEVER, I CAME WITH A SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SACRIFICE MORE THAN A 40% PAY DIFFERENCE COMPARED TO MY PREVIOUS DISTRICT.

AS OUR TEAM RETURNS TO THE BARGAINING TABLE, I ASK THAT YOU KEEP THIS INEQUITY IN MIND.

WE LIVE AND WORK IN ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE REGION IN THE COUNTY IN THE COUNTRY, SURROUNDED BY DISTRICT THAT OFFERS MORE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION.

WHEN EXPERIENCED EDUCATOR CHOOSE TO WORK AT THE COUNTY, IT IS BECAUSE-

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ISABEL ALVAREZ.

>> HI, I'M ISABEL ALVAREZ.

I AM PART OF THE PSWA TEAM, AND WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR EQUITY.

IF I WERE TO BE TO OUR OTHER BARGAINING UNITS, IF I WERE TO BE A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST ON STEP 12, I WOULD BE MAKING $8,000 LESS THAN AN ACE MEMBER ON THE SAME STEP.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND I THINK WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TAMMY WALDRON.

>> HI. MY NAME IS TAMMY WALDRON.

I'M A MEMBER OF THE PSAW GROUP, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR EQUITY WITH OUR OTHER BARGAINING UNITS.

IF I WERE A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST ON STEP 11, I WOULD BE MAKING $6,500 LESS THAN SOMEONE AT ACE OR ON ACE.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND I'M NOT OKAY WITH IT, AND NEITHER IS ANY OF MY GROUP.

I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO FIX IT, PLEASE.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARGIE MCMILLAN.

>> GOOD EVENING, SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND SUPERINTENDENT, TOSTON.

MY NAME IS MARGIE MCMILLAN, AND I'VE BEEN A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AT COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FOR OVER EIGHT YEARS.

I CAME TO THE COUNTY OFFICE WITH 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, MOSTLY WORKING IN LOCAL DISTRICTS.

I'M ON THE TOP STEP OF THE SALARY SCHEDULE, AND I MAKE $2,500 LESS PER YEAR THAN AN AC MEMBER WITH THE SAME 205 DAY WORK SCHEDULE WHO IS AT THE SAME STEP ON THEIR SALARY SCHEDULE.

AS OUR TEAMS RETURN TO THE BARGAINING TABLE, PLEASE KEEP THIS INEQUITY IN MIND AND CONSIDER BRINGING OUR 12 MEMBERS TO THE SAME PER DIM HOURLY RATE AS OUR COLLEAGUES IN ACE. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KELLY SHEPPARD.

>> HI. I'M ONE OF THE SCHOOL NURSES, AND I WANT TO TALK TO YOU THIS EVENING ABOUT OUR ROLE IN SUPERVISING LICENSED NURSES HIRED BY MRS. COE.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE, I SHOULD SAY.

MORE AND MORE SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS THAT ARE BEING ON BOARD HAVE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS.

THEY NEED MORE EXTRA ATTENTION AND PLANNING BY US AS SCHOOL NURSES TO ASSURE THEIR CARE NEEDS ARE MET.

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I HAVE A STUDENT WITH AN NG TUBE, A NASOGASTRIC TUBE.

I'VE DONE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HOURS OF RESEARCH TO FIND OUT WHAT AN LVN CAN ACTUALLY DO IN REGARDS TO MANAGING THIS CARE.

I'VE SPOKEN WITH OUTSIDE AGENCIES AND LEARNED THAT THEY WON'T EVEN ALLOW A LICENSED NURSE, A REGISTERED NURSE TO DO MORE THAN GIVE A FEEDING.

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SO MUCH, AND WE DESERVE-

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DELIA KLEIN.

>> HI, TRUSTEES AND DR. TOSTON.

DELIA KLEIN PARAEDUCATOR TRAINER, SHOWING UP AGAIN TO SUPPORT THE SEIU BARGAINING UNIT AND SPECIAL ED PARAEDUCATORS.

WE'RE ASKING FOR A 3% WAGE INCREASE AND 100% MEDICAL PREMIUM COVERAGE.

I HOPE YOU KNOW WHAT WE EDUCATORS ARE WORTH AND THAT WE WILL KEEP SHOWING UP TO REMIND YOU. THANKS.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CYNTHIA.

>> GOOD EVENING, DR. TOSTON AND BOARD MEMBER.

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY SIMPLE AND QUICK.

IF THERE'S NOT A POSSIBILITY TO INCREASE OUR SALARY, CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US WITH OUR HEALTH INSURANCE? I WORK ONLY ONE JOB, AND THE PAYCHECK IS REALLY HELPING US, I MEAN HELP US.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

>> THE LAST SPEAKER IS CHRISTINA MOORE.

>> HI. I'M CHRISTINA MOORE, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER OF STUDENTS WITH HIGH SUPPORT NEEDS FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

AS A TEACHER OF STUDENTS WITH HIGH SUPPORT NEEDS, WE HAVE TO JUSTIFY THE NEED FOR THE STAFF FOR OUR STUDENTS THROUGH THE IEP AND SCEA PROCESS.

WE ARE RAKED OVER THE COALS.

WE HAVE TO SHOW INSURMOUNTABLE DATA JUST TO PROVE THE OBVIOUS NEED.

YET THE COUNTY OFFICE OF ED HAS EXCESS MANAGEMENT POSITIONS.

THERE'S ONE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS 12 STAFF, 10 OF WHICH ARE LEADERSHIP.

NO MONEY. CUT ACCESS MANAGEMENT.

>> THIS CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> JUST FINISHING MY NOTES HERE.

OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS.

[A. Bargaining Units' Reports]

I INVITE THE SEIU PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE TO COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENTS.

>> ON BEHALF OF SEIU LOCAL 521-1423 PERMANENT AND SUBSTITUTE CLASSIFIED STAFF HERE AT SCCOE, I'M SARAH GIANOCARO, CHAPTER PRESIDENT AND DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

ON MONDAY, WE HONORED THE LIFE OF REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WHO SAID, "OUR LIVES BEGIN TO END ON THE DAY WE BECOME SILENT ABOUT THE THINGS THAT MATTER." THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN, WHEN WILL YOU? DR. TOSTON, YOU SAY THAT PROFESSIONALISM IS THE BARE MINIMUM.

YOU RECOGNIZE THAT THE PARSEC REALS MIRROR WHAT THE BARGAINING UNIT LEADERSHIP HAVE BEEN SHOUTING ABOUT FOR YEARS.

DR. KING, AGAIN, SAID, "JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUST DENIED." LET'S ACT WITH URGENCY.

HOW AND WHEN WILL YOU ACT? HOW WILL YOU HOLD OTHERS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE SYSTEM? DO YOU STAND WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT ALREADY HAS A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH LEADERSHIP TO WORKER RATIO AND STILL CONTINUES TO CREATE AND EXPAND LEADERSHIP POSITIONS THAT ARE DOING BARGAINING UNIT WORK, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CLAIMING A LACK OF FUNDS? DO YOU STAND WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT FAILS TO PROVIDE BASIC REQUESTED INFORMATION THAT EVEN THE SCCOE ATTORNEY HAS AGREED HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED? DO YOU STAND WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT SAYS, WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO AGREE ABOUT THE $109 MILLION AND TAKES NO ACTION TO BRIDGE THE GAP, INCLUDING PROVIDING INFORMATION THAT WAS REQUESTED? DO YOU STAND WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT LEAVES OUR SUBSTITUTES BEHIND AS SCCOE'S PROPOSALS DO? DO YOU STAND WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT CONTINUES TO GIVE WORK TO OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS RATHER THAN ADDRESSING THE ISSUES AND LEAVING THE WORK WITH OUR BARGAINING UNIT MEMBERS? DO YOU STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF MINNEAPOLIS AND VENEZUELA? DAVID HUERTA, PRESIDENT OF SEIU, CALIFORNIA, AND USWW SAID, MARTIN LUTHER KING WROTE TO CESAR CHAVEZ DURING THE GREAT BOYCOTT AND SAID, "OUR SEPARATE STRUGGLES ARE REALLY ONE STRUGGLE." RIGHT NOW, MORE THAN ANY TIME EVER, WE SEE OUR CIVIL RIGHTS, WORKERS' RIGHTS, AND IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS IN ALIGNMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER.

WHEN WE LOOK AT MINNEAPOLIS, THE VIOLENCE, THE CRUELTY THAT'S BEING BROUGHT BY THIS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGAINST WORKING PEOPLE,

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THE TOP 15 RICHEST BILLIONAIRES IN THE US INCREASED THEIR WEALTH BY NEARLY $1 TRILLION IN 2025.

DO YOU STAND WITH THEM OR DO YOU STAND WITH WORKING PEOPLE? OUR CONTRACT IS NOT ONE.

IT'S EARNED AND PROTECTED BY EVERY GENERATION, BY EVERY ONE OF US.

WE'RE WORKING PEOPLE, FIGHTING TO PRESERVE SERVICES, KNOWING THAT THE MEASURE OF A SOCIETY LIES IN HOW IT TREATS ITS MOST VULNERABLE.

FIGHTING TO PROTECT OUR HEALTH CARE, FIGHTING FOR DIGNITY AND RESPECT IN THE RIGHT TO WORK REMOTELY, TO HAVE RESTROOM BREAKS, AND A FAIR CONTRACT.

WE'RE FIGHTING FOR EQUITY SO THAT PSWA PROFESSIONALS ARE PAID COMPARABLE TO THEIR ACE COUNTERPARTS.

WE'RE FIGHTING TO GET OUR CONTRACTED SICK LEAVE WHEN SCCOE UNILATERALLY TOOK A DAY AWAY.

WE'RE FIGHTING AGAINST RETALIATION AND PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.

WE'RE FIGHTING FOR SAFETY, EQUITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY.

WILL YOU REMAIN SILENT OR WILL YOU STAND UP FOR JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION? WE CAN'T WAIT, AND NEITHER CAN OUR STUDENTS.

AS DR. KING SAID, "IN THE END, WE WILL REMEMBER NOT THE WORDS OF OUR ENEMIES, BUT THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS."

>> THANK YOU. I WOULD 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 MEGAN PAYNE, AND I'M THE PSWA REPRESENTATIVE.

PSWA STANDS UNITED WITH ACE AND SEIU, AND THAT THE OFFER ON THE TABLE OF 1% OFF SCHEDULE IS WHOLLY INSUFFICIENT.

THAT BEING SAID, YOU'VE HEARD FROM MY MEMBERS TONIGHT THAT PSWA IS IN A UNIQUE SPOT.

ALL OF OUR REQUEST WAS NOT FOR AS TO RAISE, BUT RATHER FOR EQUITY.

YET AGAIN, THIS HAS BEEN A CRY FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.

IN 2016, AN INEQUITABLE OFFER WAS MADE TO PSWA AND ACE, WHICH RESULTED IN PSWA MEMBERS MAKING SIGNIFICANTLY LESS MONEY ON MANY STEPS OF THE SALARY SCHEDULE.

SINCE THEN, EVERY BARGAINING ROUND, WE HAVE ADDRESSED THIS INEQUITY.

WE HAVE ASKED FOR IT TO BE ADDRESSED.

MANY YEARS, WE WERE GASLIT AND IGNORED, SAID IT DIDN'T EXIST, AND IT WAS FINE.

WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE 2022 BARGAINING TEAM, WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT EXISTED AND SAID THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE STEPS TO REMEDY IT.

THEY WORKED WITH US AND COLLABORATIVELY WITH US TO SEE WHERE WE WERE MOST IMPACTED AND HOW THEY COULD ADDRESS IT.

WE SAW THAT STEP 8 WAS WHERE THE INEQUITY MOST HEAVILY EXISTED.

WE WERE VERY THANKFUL TO SCCOE, BECAUSE THEY PROPOSED TO ELIMINATE STEP 8 FROM OUR SALARY SCHEDULE, WHICH WE VERY HAPPILY ACCEPTED.

IT WAS NOTED AT THE TIME THAT THAT WAS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, NOT A FIX.

EVEN WITH THAT CHANGE, PSWA MEMBERS WHO WORK LONGER HOURS THAN ACE MEMBERS MAKE AROUND $35,000 LESS FOR STEPS 9-15 CUMULATIVELY.

WITH THE LARGEST INEQUITY CURRENTLY EXISTING AT STEP 12 WITH PSWA MEMBERS MAKING $8,200 LESS.

I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU WORK IN EDUCATION.

I KNOW ALL OF YOU SEE SALARY SCHEDULES.

YOU KNOW THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN, THAT A PSYCHOLOGIST IS MAKING LESS MONEY THAN ACE MEMBER.

IT'S NOT A FIELD THAT COE WANTS TO STAND ON ITS OWN.

WE DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL ROUND OF BARGAINING THIS TIME.

WE HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH RESPECT, AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE MEANINGFUL COLLABORATION.

WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

WE'RE PROUD OF SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COLLABORATE AND GET TO.

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT FALLS FLAT WHEN THE SALARY OFFER DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE INEQUITY THAT EXIST.

OUR OFFER IS THE SAME AS OTHER GROUPS.

IT JUST CONTINUES INEQUITY, AND IT'S UNACCEPTABLE FOR US.

WE'VE DONE THE MATH. WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE ASK FOR A VERY SMALL GROUP.

YOU HEARD FROM 50% OF OUR GROUP TONIGHT, 60% OF OUR GROUP ARE HERE IN ATTENDANCE.

THAT SHOULD HIGHLIGHT HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS FOR OUR VERY SMALL GROUP.

THE COST TO MAKE THIS CHANGE FOR OUR GROUP WOULD BE LESS THAN $100,000 TO OFFER EQUITY AND MAKE OUR GROUP FEEL LIKE VALUED MEMBERS, EQUALLY VALUED TO THE OTHER GROUPS.

TONIGHT, MY ASK FOR YOU IS TO SHOW YOUR PSYCHOLOGIST TEAM THAT THEY ARE A VALUED MEMBER OF SCCOE.

TO SHOW THEM THAT THE WAYS THEY KEEP SCCOE IN COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL DEADLINES, THAT THEY SUPPORT ADMIN, THAT THEY SUPPORT TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND ALL THE WONDERFUL RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT WE WORK WITH, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THAT THEIR WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS IS VALUED. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE NOW 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.

>> RIJU KRISHNA, DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION,

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DR. KING SAID, "THERE COMES A TIME WHEN SILENCE IS BETRAYAL." THIS IS THAT TIME.

WE HAVE BEEN BETRAYED.

ACE HAS RAISED CONCERNS REPEATEDLY.

PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE RAISED CONCERNS REPEATEDLY.

YET WHAT WE ARE MET WITH IS NOT ENGAGEMENT.

IT IS SILENCE FOLLOWED BY INACTION.

THAT IS BETRAYAL.

DR. TOSTON, YOUR CONTINUED SILENCE IS NOT NEUTRAL.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY ALL THESE CONCERNS KEEP RESURFACING.

THEY PERSIST BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED.

INSTEAD OF IGNORING THEM, YOU SHOULD BE ASKING WHY SO MANY STAKEHOLDERS ARE RAISING THE SAME QUESTIONS.

WE ARE OWED CLEAR ANSWERS AND TRANSPARENCY AT THE BARE MINIMUM.

WE STILL AWAIT ANSWERS.

COE CONTINUES TO CREATE SIX-FIGURE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS FOR WORK THAT CAN BE DONE BY BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES.

A CLEAR EXAMPLE IS THE RECENT EARLY LEARNING INNOVATION SPECIALIST POSITION.

WE HAVE CLEAR PRECEDENT OF SIMILAR TRAINING WORK BEING DONE EFFECTIVELY BY BARGAINING UNIT STAFF.

THAT IS ALSO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, SOMETHING THAT YOU ASSURED US WOULD BE A PRIORITY.

YOU ASSURED US THAT UNNECESSARY MANAGEMENT POSITIONS WOULD NOT BE CREATED.

YET YOU CREATED THEM.

FURTHERMORE, INTERVIEWS FOR THIS MANAGEMENT POSITION WERE HELD DURING A KNOWN FEDERAL HEAD-START AUDIT WHEN HEAD-START TEACHERS COULD NOT PARTICIPATE.

COE KNEW THIS AND PROCEEDED ANYWAY.

IS THAT WHAT IT MEANS TO BUILD POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH LABOR PARTNERS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITIES? THAT IS ALSO YOUR STRATEGIC GOAL NUMBER 2.

ARE WE LIVING UP TO IT? WE DON'T THINK WE ARE.

ACE HAS BEEN WITHOUT A CONTRACT SINCE JULY, 2025.

WE'RE NOW AT IMPASSE, FORCED THERE BY COE'S DELAYS AND LACK OF PREPAREDNESS.

WE KEPT ASKING FOR GOOD FAITH BARGAINING, BUT MET WITH YOUR SILENCE AND POSITIVE TOXICITY.

FUNDS ADDED TO BOOK, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES LAST YEAR WERE NEVER SPENT.

DR. TOSTON, WE ASKED YOU WHY WE STILL DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER? UNFORTUNATELY, THE PATTERN OF MOVING MONEY TO BOOKS AND SUPPLIES REPEATED THIS YEAR TOO.

SIMILAR NON-EXPLANATIONS WERE PROVIDED DURING LAST BOARD MEETING, BUT NO REAL ANSWERS AS TO WHY THE MONEY IS BEING MOVED.

SILENCE IS BETRAYAL.

AGENDA ITEM 5 B FROM A MONTH AGO.

WE HAVE BEEN BETRAYED TWICE, FIRST BY THE FISCAL MISDOINGS, AND THEN AGAIN, DR. TOSTON, BY YOUR SILENCE.

QUESTIONS ABOUT AGENDA ITEM 5B, REMEDIATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND YOUR PLAN TO HOLD THOSE RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTABLE STILL REMAIN UNANSWERED.

WE ASK, WHAT IS THE POINT OF BRINGING FACTS TO THIS BOARD IF NO ACTION FOLLOWS? REPEATING MYSELF, WHAT IS THE POINT OF BRINGING POINTS TO THIS BOARD IF THERE IS GOING TO BE NO ACTION AND NO FOLLOW-UP FROM EVERYONE AND FROM ANYONE? BECAUSE LISTENING WITHOUT ACTION IS NOT LEADERSHIP.

SILENCE IS NOT NEUTRALITY.

SILENCE IS A DECISION.

IT IS IMPLIED CONSENT.

WILL SILENCE BE YOUR DECISION? DR. KING WARNED US THAT JUSTICE TOO LONG DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED.

THE QUESTION BEFORE DR. TOSTON AND THIS BOARD NOW IS VERY SIMPLE.

WILL YOU CONTINUE CHOOSING SILENCE, DELAY AND DENY JUSTICE FOR ALL OF US OR WILL YOU CHOOSE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACT WITH HONESTY? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IS COMPLETE SILENCE, AND THAT IS BETRAYAL.

WILL YOU CONTINUE BETRAYING THE VERY PEOPLE THAT YOU CHOSE TO LEAD? BECAUSE YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN OF THIS SHIP AND WE EXPECT HONEST ANSWERS FROM YOU. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL PROCEED TO ITEM 6, CONSENT ACTION ITEMS.

[6. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS]

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM TRUSTEE ROCHA.

THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS.

PLEASE VOTE IN BOARDDOCS.

THAT PASSES 6-0.

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 7, CONSENT INFORMATION ITEMS.

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

THERE'S NO PRESENTATION OR ACTION REQUIRED UNLESS THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?

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[A. Request for Renewal of the Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan Hill Charter School]

THIS ACTION ITEM IS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2025.

THIS ACTION IS BEING CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE 47-605, 47-607, AND 47-607.2 AND BOARD POLICY 420.4.

THIS ACTION WILL PROCEED AS FOLLOWS.

FIRST, THE BOARD WILL HEAR AN OPENING STATEMENT FROM STAFF WHO WILL BE GIVEN 15 MINUTES.

SECOND, VOICES' MORGAN HILL WILL BE GIVEN 15 MINUTES TO COMMENT AND RESPOND TO STAFF ANALYSIS.

THIRD, MORGAN HILL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT FOR NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO COMMENT.

FOURTH, THE BOARD WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE OR ANY LENGTH DECIDED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT.

THE TOTAL TIME ALLOTTED FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM IS 20 MINUTES.

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

FIFTH, BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.

THEREAFTER, THE BOARD WILL DELIBERATE ON THIS MATTER AND MAKE A DECISION REGARDING THE CHARTER PETITION RENEWAL FROM VOICES' MORGAN HILL CHARTER SCHOOL.

AT THIS TIME, I CALL UPON SUPERINTENDENT DR. TOSTON TO INTRODUCE THE STAFF.

>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER.

I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME AND INTRODUCE DR. MICHELLE JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS DIVISION OR DEPARTMENT.

>> GOOD EVENING, VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DR. TOSTON, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.

WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING FOR THE BOARD'S ACTION ON THE RENEWAL REQUEST FOR VOICES-COLLEGE BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMY AT MORGAN HILL OR VOICES MORGAN HILL CHARTER SCHOOL, AN INDEPENDENT-DIRECT FUNDED SCCBOE-AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOL BECAUSE ITS CHARTER TERM RUNS THROUGH JUNE OF 2026.

VOICES MORGAN HILL IS SEEKING A FIVE-YEAR TERM AS IT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR CDE AS A MIDDLE PERFORMANCE CATEGORY SCHOOL.

ITS CURRENT ENROLLMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 400 STUDENTS.

VOICES MORGAN HILL WAS INITIALLY APPROVED ON APPEAL FROM MORGAN HILL UNIFIED IN 2014 AND OPENED IN 2015.

IT SERVES STUDENTS TK-8.

VOICES MORGAN HILL SUBMITTED ITS RENEWAL PETITION ON OCTOBER 27TH, AND ON NOVEMBER 5TH, THE SCCBOE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING WITHIN 60 DAYS AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

SCCOE, VOICES MORGAN HILL, AND VOICES COLLEGE-BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMIES OR VCBLA, ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR MOU IN 2018 AND AN ADDENDUM TO THAT MOU IN 2022, DUE TO VOICES MORGAN HILL'S MATERIAL REVISION.

BOTH OF THOSE DOCUMENTS REMAIN IN EFFECT DURING ANY CHARTER RENEWAL, APPEAL, ETC., OR UNTIL A NEW AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED.

THE CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT HAS PROVIDED VOICES MORGAN HILL AND UPDATED MOU TO ALIGN WITH THE CURRENT LAWS AND PRACTICES.

WHICH WAS ACCEPTED AND APPROVED BY VOICES ON JANUARY 5TH, 2026.

THE CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT ANALYZED THE RENEWAL PETITION FOLLOWING CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE, AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE BOARD'S GUIDELINES FOR CHARTER RENEWAL.

OUR TEAM HAS EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN CHARTER SCHOOLS, CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWALS, AND SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, SPECIAL EDUCATION, SCHOOL GOVERNANCE, AND EDUCATIONAL FINANCE.

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF THE LEAD PETITIONERS, DR. ALDO RAMIREZ, WHO IS VOICES CEO, VICKY LOPEZ, THE VOICES MORGAN HILL PRINCIPAL, AND THE ENTIRE VOICES MORGAN HILL STAFF.

WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ON DECEMBER 18TH, VOICES MORGAN HILL PROVIDED TO THE SCCBOE VIA EMAIL, THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND DATA REQUESTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON NOVEMBER 5TH.

WE WANT TO STATE THAT OUR REVIEW OF THE VOICES MORGAN HILL RENEWAL REQUEST WAS COMPLETED IN AN OBJECTIVE AND FACTUAL MANNER.

AS REQUIRED BY LAW, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND RECOMMENDED FINDINGS, INCLUDING EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PUBLISHED ON

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I WOULD LIKE TO NOW PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW.

AS EXPLAINED IN PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD, AB 1505 ESTABLISHED A NEW THREE-TIER SYSTEM FOR CONSIDERING CHARTER RENEWALS.

BASED ON ITS PERFORMANCE ON THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS DASHBOARD INDICATORS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, VOICES MORGAN HILL WAS NEITHER DEEMED A HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL, NOR WAS IT DEEMED A LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOL.

CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA TO BE CATEGORIZED AS HIGH OR LOW ARE DEEMED AS MIDDLE PERFORMING AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A FIVE-YEAR CHARTER RENEWAL.

ON JANUARY 8TH, THE CDE RELEASED THE NEW CHARTER PERFORMANCE CATEGORY LIST BASED ON THE 24 AND 25 CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS DASHBOARD DATA.

VOICES MORGAN HILL WAS, AGAIN, IDENTIFIED AS A MIDDLE-PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOL.

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST OF 2026, THE STANDARDS FOR RENEWAL FOR MIDDLE PERFORMANCE TIER SCHOOLS WAS MODIFIED BY OPERATION OF LAW.

THEREFORE, IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO RENEW A MIDDLE PERFORMING CHARTER, THE SCCBOE IS TO CONSIDER THE SCHOOL-WIDE AND SUBGROUP PERFORMANCE ON THE STATE AND LOCAL INDICATORS ON THE DASHBOARD, GIVING GREATER WEIGHT TO THE MEASUREMENTS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.

THE SCCBOE MAY DENY A MIDDLE-PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOL IF THEY FIND ON THESE PERFORMANCE BASIS IS ONLY BY MAKING WRITTEN FACTUAL FINDINGS, SETTING FORTH FACTS TO SUPPORT THREE FINDINGS.

FIRST, THAT THE SCHOOL FAILED TO MEET OR MAKE SUFFICIENT PROGRESS TOWARDS MEETING STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE A BENEFIT TO THE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL.

TWO, THAT CLOSURE OF THE SCHOOL IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUPILS, AND THREE, IF APPLICABLE, THAT THE DECISION PROVIDED GREATER WEIGHT TO PERFORMANCE ON MEASURES OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.

WHEN REVIEWING WHETHER CLOSURE OF THE SCHOOL IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUPILS, IT FALLS TO THE CHARTERING AUTHORITY TO LOOK AT THE TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHOOLS WHICH VOICES MORGAN HILL STUDENTS WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE ATTENDED.

STAFF REVIEWED VOICES MORGAN HILLS STATEWIDE, SUMMATIVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DATA AND FOUND ITS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DATA DEMONSTRATES STUDENT PERFORMANCE IS COMPARABLE TO THE DISTRICT IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED AND TO THE STATE.

STAFF ALSO NOTES THAT VOICES MORGAN HILL ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE HAS IMPROVED.

STAFF ALSO NOTES THAT THE ELA AND MATH GROWTH DATA, WHICH IS NOW ON THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS DASHBOARD, INDICATES THAT VOICES MORGAN HILL STUDENTS MADE AVERAGE GROWTH IN ELA AND ACCELERATED GROWTH IN MATH.

THE RENEWAL PETITION REQUESTS THAT THE COUNTY BOARD APPROVE ADMISSION PREFERENCES IN CASES IN WHICH THERE ARE MORE APPLICANTS THAN SPACES AT A PARTICULAR GRADE LEVEL.

IN THE RENEWAL PETITION, VOICES MORGAN HILL WAS CLEANING UP ITS PREVIOUS EXCEPTIONS AND PREFERENCES LIST AND IS SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING PREFERENCES IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER.

ONE, STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED AT THE SCHOOL.

TWO, SIBLINGS OF STUDENTS ALREADY ENROLLED OR ADMITTED INTO THE CHARTER SCHOOL.

THREE, CHILDREN OF STAFF OR TEACHERS OF STAFF NOT TO EXCEED 10% OF THE TOTAL CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT.

FOUR, STUDENTS WHO RESIDE IN THE DISTRICT, AND FIVE, STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PRICED MEALS.

THERE ARE NO MAJOR CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR LIST.

THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THESE PREFERENCES.

IN THE STAFF ANALYSIS, STAFF ALSO NOTED SEVERAL ITEMS OR AREAS WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AS PART OF AN ADDENDUM TO THE MOU.

VOICES HAS INDICATED THAT IT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS MORGAN HILL CHARTER BE RENEWED WITH A CONDITION THAT VOICES MORGAN HILL AND VOICES COLLEGE-BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMIES ENTER INTO AN MOU OR AN ADDENDUM TO THE MOU ON OR BEFORE MARCH 15TH, 2026, THAT ADDRESSES EACH OF STAFF'S CONCERNS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IDENTIFIED IN STAFF'S ANALYSIS.

STAFF FURTHER RECOMMENDS THAT THE SCCBOE ADOPT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION ENTITLED, RESOLUTION APPROVING WITH CONDITIONS FOR A TERM OF JULY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2031, THE CHARTER RENEWAL FOR VOICES MORGAN HILL CHARTER SCHOOL, AND ALTERNATIVELY MAKING WRITTEN FACTUAL FINDINGS SUPPORTING DENIAL AND DENYING THE VOICES MORGAN HILL CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWAL IF THE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S OPENING STATEMENT.

>> DOES VOICES MORGAN HILL CHARTER SCHOOL HAVE COMMENTS REGARDING THE STAFF ANALYSIS?

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>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS VICKY LOPEZ, AND I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF VOICES MORGAN HILL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> DO YOU HAVE OUR PRESENTATION? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND SUPERINTENDENT TOSTIN.

MY NAME IS VICKY LOPEZ, AND I'M THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF VOICES COLLEGE-BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMY AT MORGAN HILL.

FIRST, I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK THE SCCOE STAFF FOR THEIR THOROUGH REVIEW AND THOUGHTFUL RECOMMENDATIONS.

AT VOICES, OUR FOCUS IS TO BECOME THE BEST AT GETTING BETTER TOGETHER AND WE VALUE PARTNERS WHO CHALLENGE US TO GROW.

OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE SCCO TEAM OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HAS GENUINELY STRENGTHENED OUR SYSTEMS IN OUR PROGRAMS. IT HAS REINFORCED OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS.

FOR THESE REASONS, THE VOICES TEAM FULLY SUPPORTS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR RENEWAL.

WE ARE PREPARED TO WORK WITH THE SCCOE TO REFINE THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OUTLINED.

THIS EVENING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THREE THINGS.

WHAT WE ARE PROUD OF SO FAR FROM THIS PROCESS, THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF OUR PROGRAM TO OUR FAMILIES AND OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO BECOMING AN EXEMPLARY PROGRAM FOR THE MORGAN HILL COMMUNITY.

NEXT SLIDE. VOICES HAS BEEN RESILIENT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE FOR THIS COMMUNITY OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

WE AGREE WITH THE STAFF THAT WE ARE HIGHLY LIKELY TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT OUR PROGRAMS. OUR DATA SHOWS THAT, AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THIS FINDING FROM THE REPORT.

"CSD STAFF DO SEE GROWTH IN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF TEACHING AND ARE HEARTENED BY THE DIRECTIONS THAT THE NETWORK ADMINISTRATORS ARE TAKING TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TEACHING STAFF.

PARENTS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT TRUST WITH VMH STAFF THAT AMPLIFIES THE LEARNING PROCESS AND HELPS OFFSET THE CHALLENGE OF THE TEACHERS EXPERIENTIAL GAPS AS MANY VMH TEACHERS ARE NEW TEACHERS OR ARE CURRENTLY IN THEIR CREDENTIAL PROGRAMS. THIS FINDING DEMONSTRATES THAT WE HAVE ENGAGED IN DEEP IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS AND ARE SUCCEEDING.

OUR COMMITMENT IS TIMELESS, PARTNERING CLOSELY, COLLABORATING DEEPLY, AND ALWAYS ADVANCING STUDENT SUCCESS TOGETHER.

WE ARE FULLY PREPARED TO PARTNER WITH SCCOE TO ENSURE THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT ARE REFLECTED IN OUR MOU AND TO CONTINUE OUR PATH OF STRONG COLLABORATION WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT TO SEE ACCELERATED GROWTH FOR OUR STUDENTS." NEXT SLIDE. THE REPORT EMPHASIZES THAT VMH SERVES A CONSISTENTLY HIGH-NEED STUDENT POPULATION WITH 95.6%, HISPANIC LATINO STUDENTS, 71.6%, SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, AND 55.6%, ENGLISH LEARNERS.

DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, VMH STUDENTS FREQUENTLY OUTPERFORM THEIR COUNTERPARTS AT MANY DISTRICT SCHOOLS.

SPECIFICALLY, 2024/2025 DATA SHOWS.

VMH ACHIEVED A BLUE PERFORMANCE LEVEL, THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE ON THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD WITH 57.5% OF STUDENTS MAKING PROGRESS, SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE DISTRICT, 48.5% AND STATE, 46.4%.

IN 18 OUT OF 18 STUDENT GROUP COMPARATIVE CASES, VMH STUDENTS OUTPERFORM THEIR COUNTERPARTS AT NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS.

THE SCCOE STAFF FOUND THAT VMH HAS A STABLE FINANCIAL POSITION, DEMONSTRATING THE ABILITY TO MEET ITS FUTURE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.

KEY INDICATORS INCLUDE, AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2024, VMH REPORTED AN AUDITED RESERVE OF 3.2 MILLION REPRESENTING 56% OF ITS TOTAL EXPENSES, FAR EXCEEDING THE REQUIRED 4% MINIMUM.

THE SCHOOL IS PROJECTED TO MAINTAIN AN AVERAGE OF 116 DAYS OF CASH ON HAND THROUGHOUT THE RENEWAL TERM, WHICH IS WELL ABOVE THE 60-DAY BEST PRACTICE BENCHMARK.

THE SCHOOL RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED AUDIT OPINION FOR THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR.

A STANDOUT QUALITATIVE STRENGTH NOTED BY THE CSD STAFF IS THE DEEP RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND OUR FAMILIES.

THE REPORT STATES THAT PARENTS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF TRUST WITH VMH STAFF WHICH HELPS ACCELERATE THE LEARNING PROCESS.

STAFF INTERVIEWS CONFIRMED ACTIVE PARENT PARTICIPATION AND A STRONG WILLINGNESS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR THE SCHOOL'S UNIQUE MODEL AT THE BOARD LEVEL.

THE SITE VISIT CONDUCTED BY CSD STAFF CONFIRMED THAT VMH IS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTING ITS RESEARCH BASED 80-20 DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION MODEL.

STAFF OBSERVED INSTRUCTIONAL ROUTINES THAT ARE HIGHLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ACADEMIC MODEL OUTLINED IN THE PETITION.

DURING THE VISIT, BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF WERE OBSERVED SHIFTING BETWEEN SPANISH AND ENGLISH WITH READY FIDELITY TO THE INTENDED LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION. NEXT SLIDE.

AS WE DISCUSS RENEWAL, I WANT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE HEART OF OUR MISSION AT VOICES MORGAN HILL.

WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD TO OFFER A PROGRAM THAT MANY FAMILIES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND STUDENTS FROM LOW SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS SIMPLY WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS TO.

RIGHT NOW, WE PROVIDE MORE THAN 400 DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION SEATS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THESE ARE NOT JUST SEATS IN THE CLASSROOM.

THEY ARE GATEWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY.

FOR OUR FAMILIES, THIS PROGRAM REPRESENTS A POWERFUL CHOICE, A CHANCE FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO BECOME TRULY BILINGUAL AND BY LITERATE,

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OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND CREATING EQUITABLE ACCESS IS NOT JUST A PROMISE, IT'S THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING WE DO, AND IT'S REFLECTED IN THE DATA WE SEE EVERY DAY.

OUR MODEL IS PURPOSE BUILT FOR THEIR SUCCESS.

OUR 80-20, SPANISH AND ENGLISH DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION MODEL IS A RESEARCH BACK PATHWAY TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN TWO LANGUAGES.

WE PROVIDE A CULTURALLY AFFIRMING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS IDENTITIES ARE A SOURCE OF STRENGTH.

WE FOSTER A COLLEGE-BOUND CULTURE, MAKING HIGHER EDUCATION AND EXPECTATION FOR ALL STUDENTS BELIEVING DEEPLY IN THEIR POTENTIAL.

WE TEACH CHARACTER EDUCATION, ALIGNED WITH CORE VALUES, BUILDING NOT JUST GOOD SCHOLARS, BUT ALSO GOOD CITIZENS.

WE REMAIN FOCUSED ON SERVING STUDENTS FROM HIGH-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS, ENSURING OUR DOORS ARE OPEN TO THOSE WHO STAND TO BENEFIT THE MOST.

TO OUR FAMILIES, THIS IS MORE THAN A SCHOOL.

IT IS A VITAL COMMUNITY ASSET.

WE ARE HONORED BY THEIR TRUST AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THIS ESSENTIAL WORK FOR MORGAN HILL. NEXT SLIDE.

NEXT SLIDE. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE THIS CHARTER RENEWAL, HONORING THE COMMITMENT AND EFFORTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, MOST OF WHICH YOU WITNESSED AT OUR HEARING.

WE STAND READY TO PARTNER WITH YOU ALL WORKING DAY IN AND OUT TO PROVIDE A CULTURALLY AFFIRMING, STABLE, AND ACADEMICALLY INVIGORATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO WE HAVE ANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM MORGAN HILL UNIFIED? NO. WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM IS 20 MINUTES AS PER BOARD POLICY.

COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE OR ANY LENGTH DECIDED BY ONE MINUTE.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE HAND IN SPEAKER'S FORM.

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

AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP FOR 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.

WE HAVE SEVEN SPEAKERS.

IF YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND THE PODIUM.

CRUZ OR CHRIS ALVARADO, PATRICIA MARQUEZ-SINGH, CHRISTO VARGAS, GAEL CASTILLO, AARON GARO.

>> ALEXANDER VILCHEZ, GRACIELA FRANCO.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS CRUZ OR CHRIS ALVARADO.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

>> I CAN SAY IN SPANISH, RIGHT? [FOREIGN] I TRY TO DO IN ENGLISH.

MY NAME IS CRUZ ALVARADO, AND I'M CURRENTLY THE PRESIDENT OF COMMITTEE AT MORGAN HILL VOICES.

I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M JUST VERY HAPPY TO BE PART OF THAT SCHOOL AS MY DAUGHTER IS IN FIRST GRADE.

I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT SHE'S MASTERING SPANISH AND ENGLISH.

I BELIEVE THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT THINK THE SAME WAY AS I DO.

I'M JUST VERY HAPPY THAT VOICES AT MORGAN HILL IS THERE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS A VERY SMALL COMMUNITY, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THE SCHOOL, BUT THIS IS I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THAT I CAN SAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PATRICIA MARQUEZ-SINGH.

>> [FOREIGN] GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS PATRICIA MARQUEZ-SINGH.

I'M A PARENT AT VOICES MORGAN HILL.

MY SON JAMES IS IN KINDERGARTEN.

DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNING ISN'T JUST AN EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGE; IT IS A BRIDGE.

A BRIDGE TO UNDERSTANDING, OPPORTUNITY, AND UNITY.

WE ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN A TIME WHEN DIVISION OFTEN DOMINATES OUR HEADLINES.

DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND THE VALUES UPHELD BY THE VOICES COMMUNITY TEACHES ALL OF US THAT OUR DIFFERENCES IS NOT SOMETHING TO FEAR; IT IS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE.

WE KNOW THAT THE RESEARCH TELLS US THAT DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION ENHANCES COGNITIVE ABILITIES AND FOSTERS EMPATHY AMONG OTHER BENEFITS.

INVESTING IN DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS LIKE VOICES IS INVESTING IN A FUTURE WHERE OUR DIVERSITY BECOMES OUR GREATEST STRENGTH, AND THAT IS WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS TODAY. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTO VARGAS.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHRISTO VARGAS.

I'M ONE OF THE FOURTH GRADE TEACHERS AT VOICES MORGAN HILL.

BEING IN THE CLASSROOM HAS SHOWN ME THE IMPACT OF INTENTIONAL SUPPORT AND COMPASSION.

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WHAT I FIND MOST BEAUTIFUL IS THAT DESPITE THE CHALLENGES WE FACED THE DAY BEFORE, OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR LOVE FOR LEARNING REMINDS ME WHY THIS WORK MATTERS.

THIS WORK IS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL BECAUSE I SHARE SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS WITH MANY STUDENTS.

CULTURE DIVERSE, FIRST GENERATION, AND LOW-INCOME FACTORS SHAPE OUR EXPERIENCES, AND I TRUST SUBPOENA EDUCATOR THEY CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN.

I STRIVE TO BECOME SOMEONE WHO STANDS [INAUDIBLE] THEIR STORIES AND GUIDES THEM WITH EMPATHY AND INTENTIONALITY.

VOICES MORGAN HILL IS ONE OF A KIND.

NO OTHER SCHOOL IN MORGAN HILL THAT I KNOW OF OFFERS A DUAL IMMERSION PROGRAM THAT VALUES BILINGUALISM AND CULTURAL PRIDE LIKE WE DO. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GAEL CASTILLO.

>> HI. MY NAME IS GAELLE. I'M IN FOURTH GRADER AT VOICES MORGAN HILL.

WE SHOULD KEEP HAVING THE SCHOOL BECAUSE I THINK WE LEARN A LOT AND I DID NOT KNOW SPANISH, BUT THEY TAUGHT ME A LOT IN SPANISH.

I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK SPANISH BECAUSE WHEN I WAS A BABY, I UNDERSTOOD IT, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SPEAK IT.

NOW THAT I KNOW SPANISH, IT IS EASIER FOR ME TO LEARN BETTER, AND I AM GRATEFUL BECAUSE I COULD TALK TO MORE FAMILY MEMBERS AND HELP TRANSLATE FOR THEM.

I THINK THE SCHOOL IS VERY FUN BECAUSE WE HAVE TIME TO BE OUTSIDE AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE FIELDTRIPS TWICE EACH YEAR.

THE TEACHERS ARE ALSO FUN BECAUSE THEY TEACH TO [INAUDIBLE] UNDERSTAND THEM BETTER AND WE DO EXCITING PROJECT LIKE A SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECT.

THEY HELP WHEN I NEED HELP BY GIVING MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE LESSON AND HOW THE SUBJECTS TAKING FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE KEEP MY SCHOOL OPEN.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS AARON GALLARDO.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AARON GALLARDO DURAN, AND I AM FIRST GENERATION TO HAVE GRADUATED FROM VOICES FROM FIRST GRADE TO EIGHTH GRADE.

NOW I AM IN MY THIRD YEAR OR MY JUNIOR YEAR IN DR. TJ GILROY EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY OR GECA FOR SHORT, WHICH THIS HIGH SCHOOL IS RANKED EIGHTH BEST HIGH SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

RIGHT NOW, MY SISTER IS IN HER EIGHTH GRADE IN VOICES RIGHT NOW AND SHE'S ALSO APPLIED FOR GECA.

MY TIME AT GECA WAS ONE THAT ALLOWED ME TO REALLY GROW BECAUSE AS A YOUNG KID, I ONLY SPOKE ENGLISH AT FIRST, AND WITH VOICES, I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK SPANISH AND WAS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH MY FAMILY.

VOICES HAS ALSO TAUGHT ME A LOT OF FAMILY VALUES IN THAT ETCH, NEVER GIVE UP.

THINGS THAT I ALWAYS KEEP TO MYSELF AND ALWAYS PUT BEHIND ME, MAKE ME TO ALWAYS TRY MY BEST AND VOICES HAS TAUGHT ME ALL OF THIS.

BY KEEPING VOICES OPEN, IT WILL ALLOW THESE SAME ACADEMIC OPINIONS THAT I HAD TO OTHER FUTURE.

>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEXANDER VILCHEESE.

>> HELLO, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS ALEXANDER VILCHEESE, AND I THINK VOICES MORGAN HILL SHOULD STAY OPEN BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT SCHOOL.

>> MY COUSINS HAVE BEEN THERE, AND MY BROTHER, TOO, AND NOW ME.

I HAVE LEARNED A LOT HERE AT VOICES AND MET A LOT OF AMAZING, WONDERFUL, NEW PEOPLE SO I SUPPORT VOICES MORGAN HILL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HEARING MY SPEECH.

>> THE LAST SPEAKER IS GRACIELA FRANCO.

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS GRACIELA FRANCO.

I AM A FIRST YEAR TEACHER AT VOICES MORGAN HILL.

ALTHOUGH I HAVE ONLY BEEN SERVING THIS COMMUNITY FOR SIX MONTHS, I FEEL INCREDIBLY PRIVILEGED TO BE PART OF A TIGHT KNIT SCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT VALUES STUDENTS' MENTAL WELL BEING AND SAFETY, CELEBRATES CULTURE AND BILINGUALISM, AND PRIORITIZES ACADEMIC GROWTH AND SUCCESS.

ANYONE WHO HAS VISITED OUR CAMPUS CAN FEEL THE LOVE AND PASSION THE MOMENT THEY WALK THROUGH OUR HALLS, AND THAT MATTERS.

IT MATTERS TO EVERY CHILD AND EVERY FAMILY THE SCHOOL SERVES.

TO INTERFERE WITH THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF SUCH A PROGRESSIVE AND STUDENT CENTERED SCHOOL MODEL WOULD BE A DISSERVICE NOT ONLY TO OUR COMMUNITY, BUT TO EDUCATION AS A WHOLE.

THAT BEING SAID, I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE RIGHT DECISION WILL BE MADE TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> THIS CONCLUDES COMMENTS.

>> EACH BOARD MEMBER WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH ONE TRUSTEE ALLOWING EACH TO TAKE TURNS ASKING ONE QUESTION.

EACH BOARD MEMBER WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.

I WILL ROTATE THROUGH ALL BAR MEMBERS UNTIL EACH MEMBER HAS ASKED ALL OF THEIR QUESTIONS.

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>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> TRUE LAURIE.

>> I REALLY APPRECIATE VOICES MORGAN HILLS COMMUNITY AND THE WORK TO PROMOTE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP AND THEIR FOCUS ON STUDENT HEALTH.

THAT WILL HELP CHRONIC ABSTENTISM AND STUDENT TREATMENT.

IT'S ALSO GOOD TO SEE THE PROVISION OF AGE APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION ON THE PREVENTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

THANK YOU. >>.

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LARI. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES?

>> YEAH. TRUSTEE ROCHA.

>> THANK YOU. AND FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK FOLKS FROM VOICES WHO TOOK THE TIME TO BE HERE, THE STAFF AND THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO HEAR FROM YOU AND KNOW WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCE IS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVE VOICES, AND THE PRESENTATION TO ME IS COMPLETE AS IS STAFF'S REPORT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

>> MORE, TRUSTEES. TRUSTEE PACHECO.

>> [FOREIGN] GOOD AFTERNOON TO THE VOICES MORGAN HEALTH COMMUNITY.

I WANT TO BEGIN BY WELCOMING THE FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO ARE HERE TODAY.

THIS IS NOT JUST ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM FOR ME.

VOICES IS A COMMUNITY I KNOW WELL, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I WAS A VOICES TEACHER FOR NEARLY SIX YEARS, AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR LOVE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS MYSELF.

I VISITED THE SCHOOL TWICE.

I SAW THE STUDENTS, I SAW THE CLASSROOMS. THE STAFF TOOK IMMENSE TIME TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT WITH A LOT OF THE CONCERNS I CAME IN WITH.

I ALSO WANT TO APPRECIATE A ACOA STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND SHEPHERDING THE SCHOOL TO BE AT THIS STRONG POINT THAT IT IS NOW.

THAT IS NO ACCIDENT.

IT TAKES NOT JUST A VILLAGE, BUT FRANKLY A CITY OF PEOPLE TO MAKE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR OUR KIDS AND ALSO WANTED TO SAY A SHADOW TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS THAT I RECOGNIZE FROM ALL THE YEARS OF VOICES.

WITH THAT, JUST THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE STAFF TO THE VOICES COMMUNITY.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS MOTION WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE SET OUT BY OUR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FOR THE FUTURE.

>> ARE THERE ANY MORE TRUSTEE BERTA?

>> YES. THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO ALSO ECHO MY COLLEAGUE'S STATEMENTS ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THE COMMUNITY AND THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE CONTINUED TO REACH OUT AS WELL AS THE VOICES MORGAN HILL TEAM AND ANSWERING ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD AND PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE SITE.

GREAT TO SEE ALWAYS GREAT TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM, SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.

I DID HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND I KNOW I SENT MY QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME TO BOTH OUR CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT STAFF, AS WELL AS VOICES MORGAN HILL.

THE ONE AREA THAT I DID WANT A CLARIFICATION FROM OUR CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT STAFF, IF YOU COULD JUST CLARIFY, I KNOW THE STAFF ANALYSIS BETWEEN PAGES 10 AND 12, THERE WAS A DISTINCTION AROUND WHAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL LEGISLATION SAYS WHEN IT COMES TO COMPARISONS WITH THE DISTRICT.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME QUESTIONS AROUND THIS IN THE PAST WITH OTHER RENEWALS, BUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT DATA, DOES THE CHARTER LEGISLATION ALLOW COMPARISON OF DATA BASED ON SCHOOL SITES WITHIN A DISTRICT.

IS IT BASED ON ZIP CODE? IS IT BASED ON THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE, IF YOU COULD JUST REFRESH MY MEMORY ON WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THAT LEGISLATION?

>> ABSOLUTELY. EACH PORTION OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT ACTS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, AROUND CAN YOU LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORING DISTRICT? CAN YOU LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORING ZIP CODE? IS AROUND THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC BALANCE? THE QUESTION THAT YOU'RE ASKING, HOWEVER, IS LOOKING AT THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SEEING HOW WE'RE LOOKING TO DETERMINE COMPARISON.

IN MY OPENING STATEMENT, I EXPLAINED THAT IF WE'RE LOOKING POSSIBLY CLOSING A SCHOOL.

WE HAVE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT CLOSURE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THOSE STUDENTS.

HOW BETTER TO DETERMINE THAT THAN TO LOOK AT

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>> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

ARE WE ALLOWING ONE QUESTION AT A TIME OR DO YOU WANT ME TO?

>> YOU CAN ASK MORE QUESTIONS.

>> GO FOR IT.

>> THANK YOU. THE OTHER AREA THAT I JUST HAD HOPING TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION, THIS IS FOR VOICES MORGAN HILL, AROUND THE WAY THAT YOU SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

I KNOW I DID RECEIVE THE RESPONSE AROUND MAKING SURE THAT PARENTS AND FAMILIES KNOW.

JUST WONDERING TO WHAT EXTENT THE TYPES OF PROGRAM OPTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS AND THOSE TYPES OF SERVICE DISCUSSIONS ARE MADE KNOWN TO THE COMMUNITY SO THAT STUDENTS OF ALL NEEDS ARE ABLE TO FEEL WELCOMED.

>> ABSOLUTELY, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

AT THE MOMENT, IT IS A BIG PORTION OF THE NIGHT FOR OUR OPEN HOUSES OR WHEN WE HAVE OUR NEW FAMILY REGISTRATION.

IT IS A SEGMENT OF OUR PRESENTATION TO ALL FAMILIES WHO ARE NEW TO THE SCHOOL, LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT OUR INCLUSION MODEL, WHAT SUPPORT LOOKS LIKE IN THE CLASSROOM, AND WHAT IT MAY LOOK LIKE SPECIFICALLY IN A DUAL IMMERSION SETTING SO THAT THEY HAVE ALL OF THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION NEEDED COMING IN.

IT IS AN INTEREST OF OURS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THAT COMMUNICATION OUT TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY AS WE CONTINUE TO ENROLL STUDENTS IN COMING YEARS.

WE'VE SEEN OUR COMMUNITY DIVERSIFY IN ALL AREAS, AND SO WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES ARE AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER AT VOICES MORGAN HILL.

>> THANK YOU. I DO.

BUT IF YOU WANT I CAN GET BACK TO YOU.

>> I HAVE NO QUESTION, SO IF YOU HAVE.

>> IT'S JUST AN EXTENSION OF THAT QUESTION IN TERMS OF REFERRALS BEING MADE TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN OTHER WAYS, AND JUST WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL DATA AROUND THAT.

I'M JUST TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW VOICES MORGAN HILL IS ABLE TO SUPPORT AND ALLOW ATTENDANCE FOR ANY STUDENT WHO WISHES TO ATTEND REGARDLESS OF THE NEEDS THAT THEY MAY HAVE.

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ENSURE THAT ALL THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE ARE IN LINE WITH EACH STUDENT'S IEP AS THEY'RE ENROLLED WITH THE SCHOOL.

A LOT OF THAT LOOKS LIKE COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR TEACHERS AND OUR EDUCATION SPECIALISTS WHO ARE INVOLVED DURING THAT GENERAL PLANNING TIME AND ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH TEACHERS REGARDING ANY SCAFFOLDS THAT ARE NECESSARY, IF THERE'S PUSH AND MINUTES THAT ARE NECESSARY, OR WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST SUPPORT FOR THOSE STUDENTS? WE ARE LOOKING TO PURSUE A CO TEACHING MODEL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

WE'RE MAKING STEPS TOWARDS THAT AS WE LOOK FOR WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS.

>> THANK YOU. I'LL JUST MAKE THIS AS A GENERAL COMMENT FOR CONSIDERATION FOR STAFF, AS WELL AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THE MOU DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

IT WOULD BE GREAT TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR THE DATA AND NUMBERS FROM AN ACCOUNTABILITY PERSPECTIVE TO ALL OF US, THAT VOICES MORGAN HILL DOES CONTINUE TO SERVE ALL STUDENTS WHO WISH TO ATTEND, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENTS WITH MORE EXTENSIVE NEEDS SO I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS AROUND THE EFFORT SO FAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO A CONTINUED FOCUS AND THAT INTENTIONALITY AROUND ENROLLMENT AND THAT DATA IN PARTICULAR. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES? YES.

>> CAN I STILL DO THAT IF I GAVE HER MY QUESTION?

>> YES.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS FAR AS THE MOU, IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE MOU EITHER COME BACK TO THE FULL BOARD OR JUST FOR STAFF OR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO EXECUTE OR FINALIZE IT IN TERMS OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

CAN YOU SHARE WITH ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE APPROACH IN TERMS OF THE MOU AND HOW THIS IS GOING TO PLAY OUT NEXT?

>> AS I EXPLAINED, OUR INITIAL MOU, THE BASIC MOU THAT WE WORK WITH VOICES, HAS ALREADY BEEN ACCEPTED AND COVERS THE REGULAR MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT THAT WE HANDLE.

THEY HAVE ALREADY APPROVED AND SIGNED OFF ON THAT.

THE ADDENDUM TO THE MOU.

>> CAN I HOLD YOU THERE. THIS WAS EXECUTED AND SIGNED BEFORE THE BOARD APPROVED THE RENEWAL?

>> WE HAVE NOT SIGNED ON OUR SIDE, THEY HAVE ACCEPTED ON THEIR SIDE.

WE DON'T SIGN IT UNTIL THE BOARD TAKES ACTION.

>> THEN THE SIGNATURE IS THE SUPERINTENDENT?

>> IT'S THE SUPERINTENDENT.

>> THANK YOU. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. GO ON, PLEASE.

>> NO PROBLEM.

>> THAT'S THE UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS THAT YOU WENT ON THIS. GO AHEAD.

>> YES. WE THEN WAIT FOR THE ADDENDUM TO THE MOU TO ACTUALLY BE DRAFTED BASED OFF OF STAFF ANALYSIS.

THE ITEMS THAT WE FOUND IN THE STAFF ANALYSIS BASICALLY SAYING, THERE ARE THESE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED,

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>> UNDERSTOOD, AND THEN THE LENGTH OF THESE MOUS, DOES THE TERM MATCH THE RENEWAL?

>> YES, IT DOES. IT ACTUALLY LASTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TERM AND DOES NOT END UNTIL IT IS REPLACED.

EVEN IF THE RENEWAL TAKES A LONG AMOUNT OF TIME, IT WILL NOT END UNTIL THAT HAPPENS.

>> THANK YOU, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE BOARD'S AUTHORITY OR JURISDICTION, COULD WE REQUEST IT TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD? WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST, I BELIEVE THE BULLIS ONE, AND AGAIN, I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT FOR THIS ONE, BUT SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT MY ROLE IS, WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE AS A BOARD MEMBER, JUST CURIOUS.

>> IN THE PAST, IT HAS OTHER THAN WITH BULLIS, IT HASN'T BEEN A STANDARD PROCEDURE.

>> BUT WE DO HAVE THAT AUTHORITY IF WE SO CHOOSE TO SEE THAT COME BACK TO THE BOARD?

>> YES. HOWEVER, IT WOULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL TIME FRAME.

>> WE DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY. THANK YOU, AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT.

I KNOW THERE'S NO MOTION FOR APPROVAL, AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF TRUSTEE LARI WANTED TO MAKE THAT, BUT I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THE MOTION IF NO ONE ELSE IS.

>> I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

I DO WANT TO THANK VOICES MORGAN HILL FOR I'VE GONE ON A TOUR AND I'VE HAD MEETINGS BEFORE THIS MEETING TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE STAFF ANALYSIS AND THEIR UNDERSTANDING, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE BOTH SIDES BEING SO COOPERATIVE IN ALL OF THIS.

I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE SCHOOL AND IMPRESSED WITH BOTH OUR TEAMS WORKING TOGETHER FOR THESE STUDENTS SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY MORE BOARD DISCUSSION BEYOND THE QUESTIONS WE'VE ALREADY DONE.

I THINK WE PUT QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION TOGETHER.

IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DENY THE RENEWAL PETITION FROM VOICES COLLEGE BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMY AT MORGAN HILL CHARTER SCHOOL.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> PRESIDENT SPEISER, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND.

>> AND DON WILL SECOND.

TRUSTEE LARI MOTIONS AND TRUSTEE ROCHA SECONDS.

PLEASE VOTE IN BOARDDOCS, AND CAN YOU SCROLL UP A LITTLE BIT? OH, I SAYS 6-0.

I SEE IT. I JUST DIDN'T SEE THE NAMES.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.

IT'S A LONG MOTION, SO IT WAS HARD TO SEE THE NUMBERS SO IT PASSES 6-0.

CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON.

[A. Association of California County Boards of Education (ACCBE) Presentation]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MOVING ON TO 9A, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO THE REST OF THE EIGHTHS. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

FEEL FREE TO START WHEN YOU'RE READY.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER AND TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT.

MY NAME IS BINA LEFKOVITZ, AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE CALIFORNIA COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION OR ACCBE, AND I'M A TRUSTEE ON THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SCOE AND I'VE BEEN ON FOR NINE YEARS.

JUST BEFORE I GET INTO MY COMMENTS, I JUST WANT TO SAY I'VE HAD THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND TALK WITH SO MANY OF OUR COUNTY BOARDS.

WE'VE BEEN GOING TO THANK ALL 21 OF OUR FOUNDING MEMBERS, AND I LEARNED SO MUCH BY WATCHING YOUR BOARD MEETINGS, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CARTER APPEAL COMING, AND SO I GOT SOME GOOD TIPS TONIGHT,

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I WANTED TO BEGIN WITH ONE WORD, AND THAT'S GRATITUDE.

GRATITUDE TO YOUR COUNTY BOARD FOR BEING A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THIS AND PLEASE GO TO SLIDE 2, FOR BEING A FOUNDING MEMBER OF OUR NEW STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION, AND FOR YOUR BELIEF THAT COUNTY BOARDS DESERVE A STRONG INDEPENDENT VOICE.

BECAUSE OF YOUR COMMITMENT, 45 COUNTY BOARDS, THAT SAYS 40, BUT WE'RE AT 45, REPRESENTING NEARLY 90% OF ALL STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA CAME TOGETHER TO BUILD THIS WHAT WE THINK IS A HISTORIC ORGANIZATION.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. MY GOAL TODAY IS SIMPLE.

FIRST AND FOREMOST IS TO THANK YOU FOR BEING FOUNDING MEMBERS, TO SHARE WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR IN THIS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION, AND TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THIS 2026.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ACCBE IS THE ONLY STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION SOLELY DEDICATED TO COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION.

OUR MISSION RESTS ON THREE PILLARS, EMPOWERING COUNTY BOARD TRUSTEES WITH THE RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND PURE CONNECTIONS THEY NEED, INNOVATING BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS NEED OUR HELP TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEMS THAT SERVE THEM AND ADVOCATING TO ENSURE COUNTY BOARDS ARE REPRESENTED IN EVERY MAJOR POLICY DISCUSSION THAT AFFECTS THE STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS THAT WE GOVERN.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ACCBE IS BUILT ON A LEGACY DRIVEN BY COUNTY TRUSTEES.

IN JANUARY OF 2025, WE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED.

WE STAND ON THE CALIFORNIA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CCBE, 60 YEAR LEGACY AND ARE DRIVEN BY COUNTY TRUSTEES.

OUR LEADERSHIP CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF CURRENT AND FORMER COUNTY TRUSTEES WHO KNOW THE WORK, THE CHALLENGES, AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF OUR ROLE.

WE WAKE UP EVERY DAY ASKING, HOW CAN WE SUPPORT COUNTY TRUSTEES AND THE STUDENTS THEY SERVE? WE ARE MEMBER DRIVEN AND STAFF SUPPORTED, HAVING THE AUTONOMY TO ACT WITH ADVICE FROM OUR MEMBERSHIP AND ARE SOLELY ABOUT OUR COUNTY FOCUS.

OUR IDENTITY IS BY AND FOR COUNTY BOARDS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS TO BE CONFIDENT ADVOCATES FOR ALL STUDENTS, AND OUR VISION IS TO ENSURE THAT COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AS THE LEADING VOICE FOR COUNTY GOVERNANCE, IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES STATEWIDE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE'RE FOUNDED ON FOUR PILLARS.

WE'RE ABOUT ADVOCATING AND AMPLIFYING THE VOICE OF COUNTY BOARDS AND THE PRIORITIES THAT THEY HAVE IN TERMS OF LEGISLATION AND POLICY.

WE'RE ABOUT PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS.

WE HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY SUPS, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION.

WE'RE ALSO ABOUT ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING OUR MEMBERS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PEER LEARNING, AND WE SEEK TO STAY FORWARD LOOKING, DRIVING INNOVATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT TO BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, IN JUST ONE YEAR, WE'VE DELIVERED RESULTS IN TRAININGS, MEMBER ENGAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

OUR KEY FOCUS IS ON BUILDING TRUSTEE EXCELLENCE.

WE HOSTED 12 GOVERNANCE LEARNING EVENTS FROM INITIALLY WHAT WE CALL STARTING STRONG, WHICH WAS FOR NEW TRUSTEES TO WE'VE MORPHED INTO BUILDING TRUSTEE EXCELLENCE, WHICH IS FOR BOTH NEW AND SEASONED BOARD MEMBERS, AND WE'RE OFFERING TIMELY AND RELEVANT TOPICS.

WE'VE COVERED SUPERINTENDENT SALARY SETTING, APPELLATE RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNTY BOARDS, COUNTY BUDGETS, CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWALS, AND MORE.

WE ALSO HOST ONE ON ONE MENTORING, AND WE'VE MENTORED FOUR TRUSTEES WHO'VE APPROACHED US TO HAVE SOME INDIVIDUAL COACHING.

WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING GOVERNANCE TRAINING AND COACHING TO BOARDS.

IF A BOARD APPROACHES US, WE WILL COME OUT AND DO A GOVERNANCE TRAINING WITH THEM.

TWO MONTHS AGO, I'M EXCITED WE STARTED A COUNTY STUDENT BOARD NETWORKING GROUP.

IT'S BEING LED BY TWO OF OUR COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEY'VE MET TWICE AND THEY MEET ONLINE, AGAIN, IT'S LED BY THE STUDENTS, EVERY OTHER MEETING THAT THEY HAVE ADULT ALLIES CAN COME.

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WE ALSO LAUNCHED A COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOL DEEP DIVE, HIGHLIGHTING THE COUNTY BOARD'S ROLE AS THE SCHOOL BOARD OF RECORD, FEATURING KEY STAKEHOLDERS, EXEMPLARY COUNTY PROGRAMS, AND STUDENT VOICES.

THAT IS LEADING INTO AN ADVOCACY AGENDA, WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THOSE DEEP DIVES, WE WILL CREATE AN ADVOCACY AGENDA AROUND COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

WE HOLD QUARTERLY ONLINE GATHERINGS TO BUILD PEER CONNECTIONS.

WE'VE FOCUSED ON CTE AND APPRENTICESHIPS.

WE'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH LINDA DARLING-HAMMOND ON REDESIGNING EDUCATION.

WE DID A SESSION ON BOARD EFFECTIVENESS TOOLS.

THIS JANUARY, I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US.

WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE OUR PROGRESS TOGETHER AND GET INPUT FROM OUR MEMBERS AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2026. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

WE ALSO, I HOPE YOU'RE GETTING THESE.

WE ARE DOING A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, AND THEY'RE THEMATIC.

THE FIRST ONE IS ABOUT BUILDING TRUSTEE EXCELLENCE.

THE SECOND ONE IS JUST AN UPDATE.

THE THIRD ONE IS AROUND ADVOCACY, AND THE LAST ONE OF THE MONTH IS AROUND THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH, AS I SAID, THE CALIFORNIA COUNTY SUPS, WE MEET WITH THEM.

WE WERE MEETING MONTHLY WITH THEIR EXECUTIVE TEAM.

WE'VE GONE TO EVERY OTHER MONTH, AND WE MEET WITH THE SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION, BUT WE'RE DEVELOPING SOME REALLY GREAT PARTNERSHIPS WITH CDE, THE DEPARTMENT OF APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS, THE OFFICE OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY RESTORATION.

SOME OF THE RESEARCH COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES AND SOME OTHER NONPROFITS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.

I KNOW TRUSTEE PACHECO, THAT YOU'RE THE HEAD OF ASSOCIATION.

WE'RE HOPING TO MAKE LINKAGES WITH GROUPS LIKE YOURS.

>> WELL FORMER, BUT I'LL LINK YOU TO MY SUCCESSORS.

>> GREAT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

>> AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO BRING INNOVATION SO YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE IDEAS, THE THOUGHT LEADERS AND INNOVATIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN SPOTLIGHTING.

I'VE MENTIONED SOME OF THEM.

BUT AGAIN, ONE OF OUR THOUGHTS IS, HOW CAN WE BRING INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO OUR TRUSTEES SO THEY CAN THEN GO BACK TO THEIR BOARDS AND TALK ABOUT NEW AND BETTER WAYS OF SERVING THE KIDS WE SERVE.

QUITE FRANKLY, TO SPOTLIGHT, SOME OF THE GREAT WORK THAT'S GOING ON IN THIS STATE AND LET OUR COUNTY BOARDS SHARE WITH EACH OTHER THE INNOVATIVE IDEAS THEY'RE DOING.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THERE ARE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBER ENGAGEMENT.

>> WE HAVE BOARD REPS. EVERY BOARD THAT JOIN GETS A BOARD REP. AND I WANT TO THANK YOUR BOARD REP TRUSTEE, LARI, FOR BEING THE BOARD REP.

THE BOARD REP IS TO BE THE LIAISON BETWEEN ACCBE AND YOUR BOARD.

AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BRING INFORMATION BACK TO YOU AND THEN BRING INFORMATION FROM YOUR BOARD BACK TO OUR BOARD.

WE'VE DONE SURVEYS.

WE HAVE COMMITTEES.

WE HAVE AN ADVOCACY COMMITTEE, A PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND A MEMBER ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND THAT'S OTHER WAYS TO GET ENGAGED.

SO YOU'LL SEE WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO CONNECT TO OUR MEMBERS AND LET THEM DRIVE THE ORGANIZATION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

ALSO, ADVOCACIES IMPORTANT TO US.

WE HAVE THIS COMMITTEE, I MENTIONED, AND MEMBERS ARE COUNTIES THAT OUR MEMBERS CAN JOIN.

WE SUPPORTED NINE BILLS LAST YEAR.

FOUR THOSE BILLS WERE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR, AND WE DID HOLD TWO LEDGE FORMS. ONE WITH THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION CHAIR.

WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

AS A NEW ORGANIZATION, WE WERE PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT NINE BILLS.

WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON OUR 2026 AGENDA.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE'RE ALSO BUILDING OUR SUSTAINABILITY AS AN ORGANIZATION.

OUR MEMBER DUES HAVE ALLOWED US TO HIRE A CEO, WHO'S PART-TIME.

SHE HAS A BACKGROUND IN ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT.

WE HAVE A CONSULTANT THAT DOES OUR WEBSITE AND DOES IT, AND WE HAVE SOMEONE HELPING US WITH MARKETING.

WE'VE EXPANDED OUR BOARD.

WE WERE AT SEVEN.

WE'VE ADDED THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, KEN BERRICK FROM ALAMEDA, JAMIE SACHS FROM RIVERSIDE, AND LOUISE JOHNSON FROM NEVADA COUNTY.

AND THAT WAS IN ADDITION TO OUR CURRENT BOARD.

ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE CURRENT OR FORMER COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS.

WE'VE BEEN FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE.

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WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP OUR EXPENDITURES IN LINE WITH CASH IN HAND.

SO OUR BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR IS ABOUT 120,000.

AND WE ARE PURSUING A PARTNERSHIP WITH SAC STATE.

THIS WEEK ACTUALLY, A SAC STATE INTERN IS STARTING TO WORK WITH US.

SO THEY'LL BE BUILDING OUR CAPACITY, BUT WE WANT TO MODEL THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE WORK, SO THAT'S A WAY FOR US TO DO THAT.

NEXT SLIDE. AND HERE IS OUR BOARD.

AND I JUST MENTIONED WHO WE ADDED.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO WHAT'S AHEAD? WE HAD IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, WE HAD ABOUT 20 BOARD REPS FROM OUR MEMBER BOARDS JOIN OUR BOARD IN SACRAMENTO.

WE SPENT A DAY AND A HALF TOGETHER, AND WE CAME UP WITH THESE IDEAS FOR THIS YEAR.

ONE IS TO HAVE A DIGITAL RESOURCE LIBRARY, WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON ON OUR WEBSITE.

ALL OF THE TRAININGS WE DO ARE RECORDED, SO YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK AND WATCH A TRAINING WE DID IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND.

ONE OF OUR GOALS THAT WE CAME UP WITH WAS TO DO A CONFERENCE.

WE ENDED UP DECIDING WE WERE GOING TO DO THREE REGIONAL CONFERENCES, AND YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE THE FLYER FOR THOSE THREE CONFERENCES.

ONE IS COMING UP IN FEBRUARY IN MODESTO.

ONE IS COMING IN RIVERSIDE IN APRIL.

AND THEN IN UKIAH, IN MAY.

WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOUR BOARD TO JOIN US AT ANY ONE OF THOSE OR ALL THREE OF.

AND WE'RE DESIGNING THE AGENDA TO TARGET THE REGIONAL INTERESTS.

SO THE ONE IN FEBRUARY, YOU'LL SEE THE AGENDA THERE.

WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STANISLAUS COUNTY TALKING ABOUT THE ANXIOUS GENERATION.

WE ALSO HAVE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY TALKING ABOUT THEIR TEACHER PIPELINE PROGRAM.

WE HAVE KERN COUNTY TALKING ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

WE'LL HAVE A SESSION ON GOVERNANCE, WHICH WILL BE PEER LED.

AND WE'LL DO SOMETHING ON ADVOCACY, AND WE HAVE A STUDENT VOICE PANEL.

FOR OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS WITH OUR MEMBERS.

AGAIN, THE ADVOCACY, WE'RE CONTINUING THAT WITH A FOCUS ON OUR COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN PARTICULAR.

AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO EXPAND OUR PARTNERSHIPS. NEXT SLIDE.

THIS IS A LITTLE OUTDATED, BUT I GAVE YOU THE SIX MONTH CALENDAR BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE.

IT'S STILL IN DRAFT FORM, BUT IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING FINALIZED JUST SO YOU CAN GET A FLAVOR OF THE OFFERINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE ONLINE.

WE'RE VERY OPEN AND INTERESTED IN YOUR THOUGHTS ON THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON, TOPICS WE SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

AGAIN, WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO STAY ENGAGED WITH US.

AND THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN JOIN A COMMITTEE.

YOUR BOARD REP IS ANOTHER WAY.

YOU CAN ATTEND OUR TRAININGS AND JUST CALL US UP IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO IN JUST A YEAR, WE'VE BUILT MOMENTUM, CREDIBILITY, AND COMMUNITY, BUT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

WE EXIST BECAUSE OF YOU BECAUSE COUNTY BOARD TRUSTEES BELIEVE THEIR COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

TOGETHER, WE'RE BUILDING A DYNAMIC ORGANIZATION THAT ASSURES EVERY COUNTY BOARD TRUSTEE HAS THE TRAINING, INFLUENCE, AND VOICE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CALIFORNIA'S MOST AT PROMISED STUDENTS.

WE ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ACCBE, AND WE HOPE WE CAN GROW CLOSER THIS YEAR, AND INVOLVE YOUR MEMBERS MORE IN OUR WORK.

WHETHER IT'S PRESENTING, WHETHER IT'S BEING COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR ATTENDING EVENTS.

IF YOU'VE NOT YET PARTICIPATED IN ANY WAY, WE INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE.

AND I ALSO GAVE YOU THE HARD COPIES OF THE FLYERS OF THE TRAININGS WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO.

AND WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL COME SEE FOR YOURSELF THE VALUE OF WHAT WE'RE OFFERING.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR BEING FOUNDING MEMBERS AND FOR STANDING WITH US AS WE SHAPE WHAT COMES NEXT.

AND SO THANK YOU AGAIN, AND I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO TRUSTEES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES. TRUSTEE PACHECO.

>> SO I KNOW THAT CSBA JUST LAUNCHED THEIR OWN COE MASTERS AND GOVERNANCE SERIES.

DO YOU GUYS OFFER COMPARABLE TRAININGS LIKE THAT?

>> YEAH. SO I ACTUALLY USED TO BE A TRAINER ON THE MASTERS AND GOVERNANCE FOR CSBA,

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IT'S FIVE DAYS.

VERY TIME CONSUMING.

WE'VE CHOSEN WE DON'T WANT TO REPLICATE WHAT THEY'RE DOING, SO WE'RE OFFERING WHAT WE CALL MORE LIGHT TOUCH, BUT MORE FREQUENT.

AND THEY'RE ALSO FREE.

THE MASTERS AND GOVERNANCE IS QUITE EXPENSIVE.

ALL OF OUR TRAININGS ARE FREE IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF ACCBE.

AND SO I THINK I GAVE YOU THE AGENDA COMING UP FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.

BUT AGAIN, EVERY MONTH, YOU CAN COUNT ON US DOING AN HOUR TO AN HOUR AND A HALF, WHAT WE CALL BUILDING TRUSTEE EXCELLENCE, WHICH WILL BE AROUND RELEVANT GOVERNANCE.

SO WE'RE DOING SOMETHING ON LCAP COMING UP.

WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ON REVENUES TO COUNTY BOARDS.

WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING AROUND HOW TO WORK WITH YOUR K-12 DISTRICTS.

AND SO ALL OF THOSE TOPICS ARE DRIVEN BY TRUSTEE INTEREST AROUND GOOD GOVERNANCE. I CAN SHARE MORE.

WE DID A WHOLE SESSION ON HOW DO YOU CREATE A BOARD CALENDAR? WHAT ARE IDEAS FOR HAVING BOARD RETREATS? HOW DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR BOARD MEMBERS? HOW DO YOU ADDRESS CONFLICT IN A BOARD? SO WE'VE DONE SOME OF THOSE TRAININGS ALREADY, AND THEY'RE ALL RECORDED ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

>> I WANTED TO THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LEFKOVITZ, FOR BEING HERE.

AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE TO WHOMEVER IS ORGANIZING OUR NEXT BOARD RETREAT, WE'VE DEFINITELY HAD CSBA COME OUT, MAYBE ACCBE CAN COME OUT.

WE DON'T WANT YOU TO MAKE THE DRIVE AGAIN.

BUT AS [INAUDIBLE] I THINK THAT ON SOME OF THESE TOPICS OF DISCUSSION IN THE RETREATS, IT MAY BE HELPFUL TO HAVE TO WHOEVER IS ORGANIZING THAT. THANK YOU.

>> SOME OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS FORMALLY DO TRAINING AROUND GOVERNANCE.

AND THEN THERE'S OTHERS OF US WHO ARE JUST PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE ALWAYS GLAD TO SUPPORT IN ANY WAY WE CAN.

>> YES, TRUSTEE AFZAL BERTA.

>> I WANT TO ECHO THE GRATITUDE AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE DRIVE TO SHARE THE INFORMATION AND DOING WHAT YOU CAN TO GET US BETTER CONNECTED ACROSS THE STATE.

THE COUNTY, SPECIFICALLY, THE COUNTY BOARD HAS A DIFFERENT ROLE THAN OUR LOCAL DISTRICT BOARDS, AND SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES TO JUST CONTINUE TO LEARN AND CONTINUING TO GET THE FEEDBACK FROM US AS WELL, SO THAT CAN HELP GUIDE THE PLANNING AND LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE CONTINUED OPPORTUNITIES. THANK YOU.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ON, DON?

>> I JUST WANT TO JOIN THE APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

AND I DO KNOW THAT A LOT OF THIS IS PROBABLY ON YOUR OWN PERSONAL TIME, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

>> ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS DITTO, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING DOWN HERE, AND ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE THIS LAST YEAR IN BUILDING THIS ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR COUNTY BOARDS.

I PLAN TO BE ON A TRAINING TOMORROW NIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE THE WHOLE ACTING PRESIDENT THING.

IT'S THE PRESIDENT TRAINING, SO I CAN LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS.

ALTHOUGH MAIMONA WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE.

I LIKE TO BE EXTRA STUDIOUS IN WHAT I DO. SO THANK YOU.

>> WE APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.

AND WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO GO TO ALL OF THE FOUNDING BOARDS THAT JOIN PERSONALLY TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS CRITICAL TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE.

>> THANK YOU. HAVE A SAFE DRIVE HOME.

>> APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> LET ME FIND THE PART OF THE SCRIPT.

WE ARE NOW MOVING ON 8B.

[B. Approval of the Budget Revisions for the Month of December 2025]

THIS IS THE BUDGET REVISIONS FOR DECEMBER 2025.

>> GOOD EVENING, VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER, DR. TOSTON. AND TRUSTEE.

DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, OUR OFFICE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 957,000 IN RESTRICTED REVENUES TO SUPPORT KEY EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, FOCUS ON ENGLISH LEARNER SUPPORT, DUAL ENROLLMENT, OPPORTUNITIES,

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ON THE OTHER HAND, WE ALSO EXPERIENCE FEDERAL CATEGORICAL FUNDS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM DECREASED BY APPROXIMATELY $64,000 DUE TO A REVISED ALLOCATION FROM CDE AS A RESULT OF DECLINED ENROLLMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUDGET REVISIONS REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

AND WE OPEN TO QUESTIONS.

>> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE TRUSTEES? MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> WHAT?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> I'M READY FOR A MOTION.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> TRUSTEE BERTA MOVES TO APPROVE.

CAN I GET A SECOND? AND VOTE IN BOARDDOCS.

AND IT PASSES BY 50 WITH DON, TRUSTEE ROCHA NOT PRESENT AT VOTE.

WE ARE MOVING ON TO THE ADOPTION OF

[C. Adoption of Calendar for Regular County Board of Education Meetings for 2026]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY DR. TOSTON.

>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER.

AT OUR DECEMBER 17TH ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, THE TRUSTEES ADOPTED THE 2026 CALENDAR FOR OUR REGULAR CALENDAR BOARD MEETINGS.

>> THERE WERE THREE DATES THAT STAFF WERE DIRECTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

FEBRUARY 18TH, APRIL 15TH, JUNE 10TH, AND JUNE 17TH, MEETING DATES TO ADDRESS ANY CONFLICTS AND DIRECTION FOR THE BOARD.

THE ITEM PRESENTED TO YOU REFLECTS THE REVIEW OF STAFF AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT INCLUDE THE CANCELLATION OF THE FEBRUARY 18TH MEETING.

A RECOMMENDATION TO RESCHEDULE THE APRIL 15TH MEETING TO APRIL 22ND.

WE INCLUDED A JUNE MEETING ON JUNE 3RD.

WE'RE CONFIRMING THE JUNE 10TH MEETING.

AND HAVE RESERVED A MEETING ON JUNE 17TH TO ADDRESS SPECIFICALLY INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFERS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO PROVIDE FAMILIES CLOSURE BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCES FROM LAST YEAR IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFERS THAT BUILT UP OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS.

AND SO THAT MEETING IS CALENDARED AND WILL BE DETERMINED BY, OBVIOUSLY.

THE BOARD LEADERSHIP AS NECESSARY PENDING THE NUMBER OF INTER-DISTRICT APPEALS THAT MIGHT BE ON THE DOCKET.

>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS?

>> YES, TRUSTEE PACHECO?

>> THE CALENDAR LOOKS GREAT.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT AS MY WORK SCHEDULE CONTINUES TO BE INFLUX, I KNOW TWO DATES THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND, OR I MAY BE ABLE TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY, BUT I WON'T BE HERE PHYSICALLY.

BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS A HEADS UP.

THAT'S GOING TO BE THE JUNE 10TH MEETING AND THEN THE SEPTEMBER 2ND MEETING.

IF THERE'S ANY OTHER CHANGES, I'LL KEEP YOU GUYS POSTED, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT FROM THE GET GO.

>> TRUSTEE BERTA, YOU LOOKED FOR.

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO CLARIFY.

THE JUNE 17TH MEETING WOULD BE A PLACEHOLDER, BUT MAY NOT TRANSPIRE.

>> YEAH.

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO NOTE, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FULLY RECOGNIZING THE INFLUX OF TRANSFERS THAT WE SOMETIMES GET AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND ALSO BEING MINDFUL OF A THIRD MEETING IN JUNE, NOT JUST FOR THE TRUSTEES, BUT FOR STAFF ALSO WITH FACILITATING, SO I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION.

>> OUR BELIEF AND HOPE IS BY THE JUNE 10TH MEETING, WE WILL KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY INTER DISTRICT APPEALS IN THE QUE TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE 17TH, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO CANCEL THAT MEETING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, IF NECESSARY.

>> YES.

>> FORGOT ONE MORE DATE, JULY 15TH AS WELL.

I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT. THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MEETING TIMES.

I REMEMBER DURING A MEETING WE HAD WITH DR. TOSTON, WE REFLECTED ON, AT LEAST FOR ME, I LOVE HAVING LESS MEETINGS.

I THINK WE GET MORE DONE AND EVEN IF IT STAYS A BIT LONGER, AND I JUST OPERATE BETTER.

SO WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.

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>> WE'RE TRYING. [LAUGHTER] ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE CALENDAR PER THE REGULAR COUNTY BOARD MEETINGS?

>> I MOVED.

>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE BERTA SECONDED BY TRUSTEE PACHECO.

VOTE IN BOARDDOCS, PLEASE. THANK YOU.

IT PASSES 5-0 WITH TRUSTEE ROCHA NOT PRESENT AT VOTE.

WE ARE MOVING ON

[D. Adoption of Board Vision and Strategic Goals]

THIS ACTION ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY ME.

BEAR WITH ME WHILE I GET MY NOTES.

YES, I HAVE LOTS OF PAPER.

THE PAPER THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE, I CANNOT FIND IT.

WELL, I LIVED IT, SO I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT MY NOTES.

CAN I DO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE? HERE'S A HISTORY. WE HAD THREE BOARD RETREATS OVER THIS LAST YEAR, STARTING ON JULY 12TH, WHERE IT WAS INITIAL DISCUSSIONS WHERE WE REALLY GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER AS A NEW GOVERNING TEAM.

WE HAVE TWO NEW TRUSTEES, TRUSTEE PACHECO, AND MYSELF, AND DR. TOSTON JOINED US IN MAY, SO IT WAS A PERFECT TIME TO START THIS PROCESS.

IT WAS INITIAL DISCUSSIONS GETTING TO KNOW OUR WHYS, AND WHY WE'RE BOARD MEMBERS, AND REALLY OUR IDEAS OF WHAT WE CARE ABOUT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THEN ON OCTOBER, WE DID OUR DRAFT VISION AND STRATEGIC GOALS WERE DEVELOPED.

WE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS.

WE HAD PAUL GOTHOLD, WHO IS A PRIOR SUPERINTENDENT FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY FACILITATING THIS.

IN OCTOBER, HIS FACILITATION HAD US GOING THROUGH WHAT WE THOUGHT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS WAS, IN 10 YEARS, WHAT WILL BE THE HEADLINE ABOUT WHAT OUR OFFICE OF EDUCATION HAS DONE.

THEN WE WERE WORKING BACK FROM THAT, HOW DID WE GET THERE? FROM THAT, PAUL ACTUALLY CREATED SOME DRAFT VISIONS AND STRATEGIC GOALS FOR US TO WORDSMITH AND APPROVE FOR DECEMBER 15TH MEETING, WHICH WAS OUR LAST MEETING WHERE WE CAME UP WITH THE VISION AND STRATEGIC GOALS, WHICH ARE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, IF YOU COULD SHOW THAT.

YOU ALL HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU.

YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR BOARD PACKET.

WE HAVE OUR STRATEGIC GOAL FOR CRADLE CAREER, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE WHOLE CHILD.

WE ALL AGREED UPON THESE.

THIS IS WHAT WE CARE ABOUT IS TRULY EQUITY AND HOW WE GET THERE TOGETHER AND HOW WE GET THERE FOR THE WHOLE OF THE CHILD.

SO THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

FIRST, IF THERE ARE ANY MORE BOARD COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. TRUSTEE ROCHA?

>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR SUPERINTENDENT TOSTIN.

SO CAN YOU FILL ME ON WHAT COMES NEXT? THE BOARD TAKES ACTION TONIGHT, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT AS FAR AS YOUR OFFICE, AND STAFF, AND THIS AGENCY AS A WHOLE?

>> THANK YOU. THE STEPS THAT WE'LL BE TAKING AFTER THIS, THIS WILL FORM THE FOUNDATION OF MY PERFORMANCE GOALS, AND SO IN CONVERSATION WITH THE BOARD'S SUBCOMMITTEE IN TERMS OF GOAL SETTING FOR ME.

ADDITIONALLY, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH IS ALREADY IN PROCESS WILL BE ALIGNED TO THE VISION GOALS THAT ARE APPROVED TONIGHT.

FROM THAT STRATEGIC PLAN, THAT WILL INFORM THE DECISIONS WE NEED TO MAKE ABOUT HOW WE UTILIZE RESOURCES, HOW WE ORIENT SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND BEGINNING TO

[01:55:03]

>> THANK YOU. THEN AS FAR AS UPDATING THESE OR MAINTAINING THESE, IS THIS AN ANNUAL OR IS THIS A FIVE-YEAR OR A THREE-YEAR? FORGIVE ME IF I MISSED THAT IN OUR RETREAT, BUT HOW LONG DID THESE LAST, SO TO SPEAK? [LAUGHTER] ARE THEY GOING TO GO STALE THE NEXT YEAR?

>> WELL, THIS SET OF GOALS AND THE VISION OBVIOUSLY CAN LAST AS LONG AS THE BOARD DESIRES OR YOU CAN CHANGE THEM EACH YEAR, BUT THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD IN THE RETREAT, THESE ARE INTENDED TO BE FIVE-YEAR GOALS THAT WE MAKE PROGRESS TOWARDS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? YES, TRUSTEE BERTA?

>> I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE A LOT EVERYONE'S TIME THAT WENT INTO DEVELOPING THIS, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEPS ON THIS IN TERMS OF HOW THIS WILL BE NOT JUST ARTICULATED, BUT THE PROGRESS TOWARDS THEM, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> YES. THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE WHERE WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THESE GOALS.

THESE ARE AMAZING GOALS, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO RIGHT BY OUR STUDENTS.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED FOR YOUR WORK IN THIS.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BOARD'S VISION AND STRATEGIC GOALS?

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> MOTION BY TRUSTEE PACHECO. SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY TRUSTEE LARI.

ALL IN FAVOR, VOTE IN BOARDDOCS. THANK YOU.

PASSES 6-0.

MOVING ON TO BOARD SELF-EVALUATION AD HOC COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS.

[E. Board Self-Evaluation Ad Hoc Committee Appointment]

[LAUGHTER] WE HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY JANUARY.

WE HAVE TO APPOINT BOARD MEMBERS TO BE ON THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR BOARD EVALUATION.

IT IS IN OUR BOARD POLICY, SO IT'S A ONE-OFF FROM EVERYTHING ELSE WE APPOINT OURSELVES TO.

CAN I GET ANYBODY TO VOLUNTEER OR ANY QUESTIONS, OR COMMENTS? IS THIS A NOT IT SITUATION? HI.

>> HI. I THINK IT'S GREAT WE'RE DOING THIS.

I'VE BEEN RAISING MY HAND LESS FOR THESE SUBCOMMITTEES FOCUSED ON THE DIFFERENT EVALUATION TOOLS BECAUSE AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF AN OPINION BECAUSE I JUST GET ACROSS WHAT I'M TRYING TO.

I KNOW OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE MORE OPINIONS ON THE EVALUATION TOOLS AND THE BOARD RETREATS.

BUT I HAVE A QUESTION.

CAN IT JUST BE ONE PERSON, DR. TOSTON?

>> PER THE POLICY, I BELIEVE IT'S NO MORE THAN THREE, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS SILENT ON THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF PARTICIPANTS.

>> DOES STAFF HAVE THOUGHTS ON THIS TOOL?

>> NO.

>> NO.

>> OUR ROLE IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.

WE CAN DO THE RESEARCH AND LOOK FOR TOOLS BY REACHING OUT TO AACBE AND OTHERS, BUT DEFER TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THE BOARD.

>> AGAIN, I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE ON IT BECAUSE I'M PRETTY MUCH FINE WITH ANY EVALUATION TOOL, AND I'VE BEEN FINE WITH ALL THE TOOLS WE USE.

BUT IF NO ONE ELSE WILL DO IT, I'M HAPPY TO DO IT ALONE.

>> TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN IS INTERESTED.

I'M WILLING TO JOIN YOU.

IT'S GOOD TO ACTUALLY BE A BLANK SLATE ON THIS.

IT'S GOOD NOT TO HAVE AN OPINION BECAUSE THEN IT'S A CLEAR MIND TO THE TOOL.

>> JUST A QUICK VACATION.

I THINK IT DOES SPECIFY, INCLUDING THE COUNTY BOARD PRESIDENT, SO I'M ALREADY ON IT.

[LAUGHTER]

>> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].

>> THAT'S PRESIDENT CHON.

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>> YOU'RE VICE PRESIDENT.

>> I'M VICE PRESIDENT, SORRY.

I'M THE ACTING ONE RIGHT NOW.

SORRY. THAT MIGHT MEAN WHETHER OR NOT SHE'S FULLY ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, BUT AT LEAST SHE'LL HAVE SOME COMPANY.

>> LET'S GO WITH THAT.

>> MOVE TO APPOINT TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER TO THE SELF-EVALUATION AD HOC.

>> THEN TRUSTEE ROCHA SECONDS, PLEASE VOTE AND VOTE IN BOARDDOCS. YEAH?

>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, DO WE HAVE A CURRENT EVALUATION FORM THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE AS A TEMPLATE?

>> WE DO HAVE THE FORM THAT WE HAD DONE PRIOR, AND WE COULD USE THAT AND SEE IF MAYBE ACCBE HAS SOME BETTER STUFF.

>> THEN WHAT'S THE WORK LEFT?

>> THERE'S NOT MUCH.

>> IF WE HAVE ONE DONE.

>> IT'S A GOOD COMMITTEE TO BE ON.

>> AMEN. [LAUGHTER]

>> DO WE HAVE A FORM? I DON'T REMEMBER US CREATING A FORM FOR THIS ONE.

>> YOU DID.

>> YOU WERE SENT A FORM.

>> WE JUST NEVER FOLLOWED THROUGH. [LAUGHTER]

>> YES, EVERYONE REPLIED AND FINISHED THE SELF-EVALUATION.

I WOULD ADD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, YOU JUST ADOPTED NEW VISION AND GOALS, AND SO ANY UPDATES MIGHT CONSIDER HOW THE PREVIOUS TOOL ALIGNS WITH THE NEWLY ADOPTED VISION AND GOALS.

>> THANK YOU. I THINK WE DISCUSSED THE RETREAT, BUT THOSE VISION AND GOALS ARE MORE STAFF AND SUPERINTENDENTS.

BUT THAT DOESN'T PRECLUDE US FROM INCORPORATING SIMILAR THEMES OR IDENTICAL THEMES.

>> WELL, IT IS OUR WHOLE [OVERLAPPING].

>> IT'S THE WHOLE BOARD VISION.

>> IT IS OUR GOALS AND VISIONS, AND WE WANT THE STAFF TO BE WORKING UNDER THEM, BUT WE NEED TO LIVE THEM ALSO.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YEAH.

>> SOME OF THE REMAINING WORK I SEE BECAUSE I DO THINK THE SUBCOMMITTEE, THIS AD HOC IS PRETTY IMPORTANT IS THE STRONGER WE ARE AS A GOVERNANCE TEAM, I THINK THE STRONGER OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION WILL BE.

THIS COMMITTEE SERVES AS A PLATFORM FOR STARTING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND ALSO ANALYZING THE DATA THAT WE'VE ALL SUBMITTED LAST YEAR.

I HOPE THAT THE COMMITTEE LOOKS AT THAT DATA, NOTES THE GAPS THAT WE MAY HAVE AS A GOVERNANCE TEAM, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD CONVERSATIONS ON SOME BOARD GOALS FOR OURSELVES THAT WE HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO.

OTHERWISE, THIS COMMITTEE IS USELESS.

>> IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO LOOK AT THOSE GOAL, AND FIGURE OUT WHERE THOSE HOLES MAY BE DETERMINED WHAT WE NEED FOR, SAY, ANOTHER BOARD RETREAT, WHERE WE NEED HELP.

TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.

>> I JUST WANTED TO ASK, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR OPEN SESSION, BUT DO WE KNOW WHY WE DIDN'T DO THE EVALUATION PRIOR WHEN WE SUBMITTED?

>> I THINK WE WERE FOCUSING ON THE ACTUAL BOARD GOALS AND VISION OVER THAT IN ORDER TO MOVE EVERYTHING FORWARD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DID WE VOTE ON IT YET? WE HAD A FIRST AND A SECOND, SO IT'S TIME TO VOTE.

>> WE ARE MOVING ON TO INFORMATION ITEMS. WE HAVE ALREADY DONE THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

OUR NEXT ONE IS EDUCATOR WORKFORCE HOUSING RESEARCH.

[B. Educator Workforce Housing Research]

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MATTHEW TINSLEY.

I BELIEVE AS OF TODAY, ACTUALLY, I MIGHT BE THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION POLICIES AND INITIATIVES IN THE EXECUTIVE SERVICES DIVISION HERE AT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AT THE DIRECTION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND INSPIRED BY RECENT REPORTS PUT OUT BY UC BERKELEY, UCLA, AND THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, I AND OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE WHO SUBSEQUENTLY MOVED TO NEW YORK DID SOME RESEARCH LOOKING AT AFFORDABLE EDUCATOR HOUSING PROJECTS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.

THE REPORT THAT I JUST MENTIONED LISTS ABOUT A DOZEN OR SO COMPLETED PROJECTS ALL ACROSS THE STATE, AND THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED THAT ARE CURRENTLY,

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THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

IN ORDER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS, WE HAD A SERIES OF INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS WITH CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICERS FROM THE THREE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE COMPLETED THESE PROJECTS.

WE ALSO HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH STAFF FROM THE ASSOCIATED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, PROPERTY OWNERSHIP ENTITY THAT WAS CREATED AS PART OF THE PROJECT IN MARIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO GET A BETTER HANDLE ON HOW THESE PROJECTS CAME TO BE, HOW THEY'RE OPERATED, HOW THEY'RE DEVELOPED AND FUNDED, AND A BIT OF A SENSE OF HOW THE LEAS THAT ARE OPERATING THEM OR THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE FEEL ABOUT THE PROCESS NOW THAT THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEM.

WITH THE GOAL OF UNDERSTANDING MORE ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND MAYBE DEPENDING ON SUBSEQUENT DECISIONS, BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THESE ARE VERY COMPLICATED PUBLIC AGENCY CAPITAL WORKS PROJECTS.

AS WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THE REPORTS, BUT ALSO THE INTERVIEWS, WHAT WE CAME TO REALIZE IS THAT EACH ONE OF THEM IS ESSENTIALLY UNIQUE.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, THE CASA DEL MAESTRO PROJECT IN SANTA CLARA UNIFIED THAT HAS BEEN AROUND NOW FOR WELL OVER 20 YEARS IS BUILT ENTIRELY ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY, FUNDED BY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ITSELF.

OTHER PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY AND IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES ARE FUNDED IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

A NUMBER OF THEM INCLUDE SOME PORTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO SECURED THROUGH THINGS LIKE CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION, WHERE ESSENTIALLY THE DEBT THAT IS TAKEN ON TO BUILD THESE PROJECTS IS REPAID OUT OF RENT PAYMENTS MADE BY THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THEM.

SOME OF THE PROJECTS ALSO INCLUDE UNIQUE ASPECTS, FOR EXAMPLE, AT THE OAK HILL PROJECT IN MARIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS ACTUALLY BUILT ON STATE LAND, AND THE STATE LEASED THE LAND TO THE JOINT POWERS AGENCY FOR $1 A YEAR FOR 99 YEARS.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THAT MAKES QUITE A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU'RE WORKING ON DEVELOPING ONE OF THESE PROJECTS.

THE GOVERNANCE BEHIND OR OVERSEEING THESE PROJECTS ALSO VARIES VERY MUCH FROM RELATIVELY RELATIVELY SIMPLE GOVERNANCE.

IN SOME CASES, THE LEA GOVERNING BOARD IS, IN FACT, THE GOVERNANCE AGENCY FOR THE HOUSING PROJECT, ALTHOUGH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LEAS HAVE LEARNED THAT THAT CREATES COMPLICATIONS THAT ARE MOVING AWAY FROM THAT DESIGN.

ALL THE WAY UP TO VERY COMPLICATED MULTI-PUBLIC AGENCY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITIES, I FORGET EXACTLY THE NAME OF IT, LIKE THE ONE IN NORTH COUNTY THAT INCLUDES THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN BOTH SANTA CLARA AND SAN MATEO COUNTY, CITY OF PALO ALTO, JUST A WHOLE BUNCH OF ORGANIZATIONS.

THANK YOU. THE GRAND AVENUE PROJECT.

A SECOND THING TO REALIZE ABOUT THESE PROJECTS IS THAT THEY TYPICALLY HAVE VERY LONG TIMELINES, THAT THESE PROJECTS TAKE ON AVERAGE BETWEEN 5-7 YEARS FROM THE INITIAL IDEA TO ACTUALLY PROJECT COMPLETION AND EDUCATORS BEING ABLE TO MOVE IN.

IN PART, THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THESE PUBLIC AGENCY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, BUT IT ALSO REFLECTS THE REALITIES OF CAPITAL FUND RAISING AND THE LEGAL COMPLEXITIES OF PULLING SOMETHING LIKE THIS TOGETHER.

AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, A NUMBER OF THE PUBLIC AGENCIES, THE LEAS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS WORK, HAVE DECIDED TO SEPARATE THE GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS OF THE HOUSING PROJECT FROM THE LEA ITSELF, ESSENTIALLY CREATING A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY, EITHER A NONPROFIT OR A JPA, SO THAT THE WORK OF CREATING AND THEN OPERATING THESE PROJECTS IS KEPT SEPARATE FROM THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF GOVERNANCE OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IT ALSO HELPS TO AVOID POTENTIAL LEGAL COMPLICATIONS THAT YOU CAN RUN INTO WHEN YOUR EMPLOYER IS ALSO YOUR LANDLORD.

IN DISCUSSING THESE PROJECTS WITH THE CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICERS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP THAT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IS TRULY

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I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LEARNED IS THAT A NUMBER OF FOLKS CREATED THESE PROJECTS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE EDUCATORS WHO WOULD BE LIVING IN THEM WOULD BE RELATIVELY YOUNG.

THEY WOULD BE RELATIVELY INEXPERIENCED, RELATIVELY FRESH OUT OF COLLEGE, AND SO THESE PROJECTS WERE DESIGNED ONE BEDROOM APARTMENTS, FOR EXAMPLE.

BUT IN A PLACE LIKE SANTA CLARA COUNTY WHERE WE TEND TO HAVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT PAY RELATIVELY HIGH WAGES, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TEND TO EMPLOY RELATIVELY EXPERIENCED TEACHERS, PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN TEACHERS FOR 10, 15 YEARS.

OBVIOUSLY, THE KINDS OF ACCOMMODATION THAT SOMEONE IN THEIR MID 30S IS LOOKING FOR IS POTENTIALLY QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE KINDS OF ACCOMMODATION THAT SOMEONE IN THEIR EARLY 20S IS LOOKING FOR.

GETTING A REAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS AND PREFERENCES OF THE PEOPLE WHO WE LIVING IN THESE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS WINDS UP BECOMING VERY IMPORTANT.

ONE THING THAT I DIDN'T MENTION IN THE BULLET POINTS, BUT THAT IS IMPORTANT IS JUST SOME IDEA OF THE SCALE OF THE COST.

WHEN WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO THE VARIOUS CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICERS AROUND THESE PROJECTS, WHAT THEY'VE BEEN TELLING US THAT THEY TYPICALLY WIND UP COSTING ON THE ORDER OF ABOUT $1 MILLION PER APARTMENT TO BUILD.

WHEN YOU'RE IMAGINING, A NUMBER OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE NORTH OF 100 APARTMENTS IN THEM, SO YOU'RE TALKING VERY SIGNIFICANT SUMS OF MONEY, VERY SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL PROJECTS IN BUILDING THESE.

EACH OF THE CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICES WE SPOKE TO, WE'RE PAINS TO EXPLAIN TO US THAT THIS IS A VERY COMPLICATED PROJECTS, THAT THERE'S A LOT OF HEARTBURN INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING THESE THINGS, THAT THERE'S VERY OFTEN LEADERSHIP TURNOVER DURING THE TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT, AND SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE LEA GOVERNANCE BE REALLY COMMITTED TO THESE KINDS OF PROJECTS BEFORE THEY BEGIN.

BUT AS A COUNTERPOINT TO THAT, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM TOLD US THAT IN THE END, THEY BELIEVE THAT THESE PROJECTS HAVE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FOR THE DISTRICTS, THAT IN SOME CASES, THEY'VE NOTICED DEFINITE IMPROVEMENTS IN THINGS LIKE RECRUITMENT, EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION, AND IN SOME CASES, EVEN A POSITIVE NET FINANCIAL RETURN TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AT NO POINT HAVE ANY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAD ANY REALLY SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY INVOLVING THEMSELVES IN THESE PROJECTS.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. MOVING ON, WE'LL CONTINUE TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM POTENTIALLY OTHER LEAS, POTENTIALLY OTHER PARTNERS.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE GATHERED AND REPORT IT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SEE IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL NEXT STEPS THAT ARE REQUIRED.

IF MORE EXTENSIVE WORK IS REQUIRED, WE THINK THAT WE ALREADY HAVE SOME FUNDING TO HELP US GENERATE THOSE RESOURCES, AND WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO OUR FRIENDS AT THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR EDUCATOR HOUSING PROJECT RESOURCES THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

>> ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I JUMP IN. THANK YOU, DR. TINSLEY.

WE WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOU BECAUSE THIS IS A HOT TOPIC AMONG PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND 30 YEARS FROM NOW, NUMBER OF PUBLIC AGENCIES WILL HAVE WISHED THAT THEY INVESTED IN WORKFORCE HOUSING, 30 YEARS PREVIOUSLY.

WE WANTED TO HAVE SOME INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION.

WE CONTINUE TO RESEARCH, BUT ALSO WANTED TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE CBOS AND DISTRICTS WHO PROVIDED INFORMATION ON THIS PROCESS.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE BERTA.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR LINKING THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES AS WELL.

IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO READ ABOUT.

JUST A GENERAL NOTE AND QUESTION, JUST AS WE'RE CONTINUING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS TOPIC, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO ALSO LEARN HOW THIS INFORMATION IS COMMUNICATED TO OUR LOCAL DISTRICTS.

I KNOW SOME OF THEM ARE ENGAGING IN THESE PROJECTS.

OTHERS MAY BE POTENTIALLY EXPLORING.

I KNOW IN MY TRUSTEE AREA, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION DISCUSSIONS AND BUDGET CHALLENGES, AND SO IT WOULD JUST BE HELPFUL TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT INFORMATION IS GETTING DISSEMINATED AND THAT WE CAN WORK IN PARTNERSHIP AND IT'S A SUPPORT SYSTEM AS WELL.

APPRECIATE THE WORK ON THIS.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS? THANK YOU.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> YES, TRUSTEE LARI.

[02:15:03]

>> [INAUDIBLE] HEAR PROPERLY. BUT WHERE WOULD THE PROJECT RESOURCES COME FROM? THE FUND QUALITY WASN'T VERY GOOD WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THEM.

>> YOU MENTIONED SOME RESOURCES, I THINK IN THAT LAST PART.

>> CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION HAS SOME EDUCATOR HOUSING RESOURCES ON THEIR WEBSITE.

THEY ALSO HAVE WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES, AND SO WE'LL BE INVESTIGATING THOSE.

>> EXCELLENT. I ACTUALLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY IN LATE OCTOBER 2024 FOR MOUNTAIN VIEW WHISHMAN AT THE SEVENS.

IT WAS A REALLY IMPRESSIVE PROJECT.

WHAT I GOT FROM THERE IS THERE WERE SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW IT IS SO VALUABLE FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE TEACHERS AS PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY.

IT JUST ADDS TO THE SENSE OF WELL-BEING AND LARGER ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY BELONG TO.

IT'S DEFINITELY GREAT INITIATIVE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN TO THAT.

I DIDN'T GET TO GO THE RIBBON-CUTTING, BUT I GOT A TOUR BEFORE, AND IT'S A LOVELY FACILITY, AND LOS ALTOS SCHOOL DISTRICT DID PAY INTO THE GRANT AV PROJECT IN NORTH COUNTY, WHICH HAD SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN NORTH COUNTY PAYING INTO IT AND SOUTH SAN MATEO COUNTY.

IT'S SOMETHING WE ALL SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO WITH ANY EXCESS LAND WE MAY HAVE AS A WAY THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE RETAINING OUR STAFF AND THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THEM.

THANK YOU. WE ARE MOVING ON

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

THIS NEXT INFORMATION ITEM IS EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION INCREASES EXCEEDS THE 31302 LIMIT.

THIS INFORMATION ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY ROGER D. GALLIZZI, INTERIM ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT HUMAN RESOURCES.

>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THESE INCREASES ARE THE RESULT.

IF YOU LOOK IN THE KEY OF THE TABLE, THESE CHANGES IN SALARIES HAVE TO DO WITH PROMOTIONS PRIMARILY.

IN ONE SIGNIFICANT TRANSFER, THEY WENT FROM THE PSWA BARGAINING UNIT TO THE ACE BARGAINING UNIT.

YOU HEARD AN ILLUSION TONIGHT ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO.

THIS PERSON WAS QUALIFIED TO BE IN EITHER OF THOSE.

>> THANK YOU. DR. TOSTON, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION?

>> NO, I WOULD JUST EMPHASIZE WHAT WAS SHARED REGARDING ROW 2, JUST THE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE PSWA SALARY SCHEDULE AND THE ACE SALARY SCHEDULE THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM ABOUT.

>> TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

>> I JUST WOULD SECOND THAT DR. TOSTON BECAUSE THIS REALLY SHOWS THAT VERY CLEARLY.

I THINK THE ARGUMENTS THAT WERE MADE EARLIER IN PUBLIC COMMENT, IT'S REALLY DEMONSTRATED HERE. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I ECHO WHAT DR. TOSTON AND TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN SAID.

IT'S VERY EVIDENT AND HEARING WHAT THE COMMENTS THEY HAD TO SAY. THANK YOU.

WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO EARLY HEAD START GOVERNANCE TRAINING.

[D. Board of Trustees Head Start/Early Head Start Governance Training]

[LAUGHTER] HE WAS.

[02:20:01]

>> GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

TONIGHT IS TRAINING FOR OUR HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

AS YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR OUR HEAD START PROGRAM.

THIS IS PART OF ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS FROM HEAD START.

WE JUST DID HAVE A FEDERAL REVIEW LAST WEEK WHERE THEY VISITED AND WANT TO APPRECIATE TRUSTEE SPEISER.

SHE MET WITH REVIEWERS.

WE'LL LEARN THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW IN A BIT.

BUT I'LL JUST SAY FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, IT WAS A VERY HELPFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND SHARE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO NEED FEEDBACK AND ALSO TO CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESSES AS WELL.

BUT AGAIN, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT THERE'S TRAINING ON THE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

KRISTIN LEE, OUR MANAGER IS GOING TO PROVIDE YOU ALL THE TRAINING.

>> GOOD EVENING, VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER, AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. TOSTON AND THE TRUSTEES.

I WAS HERE ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO DO A GOVERNANCE TRAINING, AND SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO ANNUALLY, AND WE ALSO INCLUDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS TONIGHT.

NEXT SLIDE. JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE THAT ALL HEAD START PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EARLY HEAD START, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A FORMAL STRUCTURE OF PROGRAM GOVERNANCE, AND THAT INCLUDES THE GOVERNING BODY, WHICH IS ALL OF YOU, POLICY COUNCIL AND THE PARENT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THE SITE LEVEL PARENT MEETINGS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE.

TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO GOVERNANCE AGAIN, ALONGSIDE WITH THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNING BODY.

THEN FINALLY, PROVIDING YOU WITH A VERY HIGH OVERVIEW OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. NEXT SLIDE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WHEN IT COMES TO THE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY SIX DIFFERENT SECTIONS UNDER SECTION 1301, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING GOVERNANCE.

A LOT OF THESE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ARE DRIVEN BY THE HEAD START ACT IN SECTION 642. NEXT SLIDE.

ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT PERTAINS TO THE GOVERNING BODY IS THE COMPOSITION.

THE BOARD HAS TO BE COMPOSED OF ONE FISCAL EXPERT, ONE EARLY EDUCATION EXPERT, AND ONE LICENSED ATTORNEY ALONGSIDE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

THE ONE EXCEPTION ARE PUBLIC ENTITIES LIKE THE SCCOE.

ALSO, IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE THREE KEY COMPONENTS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SUCH AS NOT BEING EMPLOYED BY THE GRANTEE.

NEXT SLIDE. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNING BODY, WE CAN ROLL IT INTO THREE DIFFERENT TOPICS.

ONE IS PROGRAM OVERSIGHT AND COMPLIANCE.

REALLY, THIS IS LOOKING AT YOUR LEGAL AND FIDUCIARY DUTIES AS THE GOVERNING BOARD.

CERTAIN THINGS THAT YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO IS ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

THE SECOND SECTION IS TO LOOK AT YOUR GOVERNANCE AND POLICY APPROVAL.

AS YOU ARE ALL AWARE, YOU SEE ME QUITE OFTEN WITH A LOT OF APPROVAL ITEMS. THAT REALLY PERTAINS TO YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES AND APPROVING AND REVIEWING PROGRAM FUNDING, FINANCES AND PERSONNEL POLICIES.

LASTLY, THE OTHER BUCKET IS LOOKING AT THE PROCEDURES AND COMMITTEES.

ANOTHER ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY THAT THE GOVERNING BODY HAS IS TO ESTABLISH DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROCEDURES ON BEHALF OF THE AGENCY, ONE OF WHICH IS PROCEDURES FOR RECRUITMENT ENROLLMENT AND INFORMATION ACCESS.

OF COURSE, IN ORDER TO MAKE ALL THESE APPROVALS AND DECISIONS, YOU NEED INFORMATION.

IN ACCORDANCE TO THE HEAD START ACT, TO BE ABLE TO FULFILL THESE RESPONSIBILITIES, THE HEAD START PROGRAM IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE YOU THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.

IN THE FORM OF A MONTHLY, WE PROVIDE YOU FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AS WELL AS PROGRAM INFORMATION SUMMARIES.

ALSO INFORMATION REGARDING MEALS AND SNACKS THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

WE ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH ANNUAL REPORTS, SUCH AS THE FINANCIAL AUDIT, AND DIFFERENT COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLANNING AND NEEDS ASSESSMENTS THAT WE CONDUCT.

WE REGULARLY ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH ENROLLMENT RECORDS OR REPORTS, AS WELL AS DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMMUNICATION THAT GO FROM AGENCY TO ALSO THE HEAD START PROGRAM AND THE OFFICE.

NEXT SLIDE. WE COVERED SECTION 1301 IN A NUTSHELL, AND THOSE SIX SECTIONS COVER WHAT I HAD JUST SPOKEN OF.

BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, THERE ARE ACTUALLY AN ADDITIONAL FIVE DIFFERENT SECTIONS.

THE LAST SECTION, OF COURSE, BEING DEFINITIONS.

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WE WANTED TO ADD THAT STILL THERE.

WHAT WE'LL DO IN THE NEXT SLIDES IS GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF SECTION 1302-1304.

SECTION 1302 COVERS PROGRAM OPERATIONS.

THERE ARE 10 SUBPARTS, SO 10 DIFFERENT SECTIONS, AND IT COVERS THE FULL RANGE OF HOW AN AGENCY IS TO OPERATE A HEAD START OR EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM.

THIS ENTAILS EVEN AS SIMPLE AS REGULATIONS OR RULES REGARDING ENROLLING ELIGIBLE CHILDREN, ALL THE WAY TO EVEN SERVING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

THIS ALSO SECTION PROVIDES US INFORMATION ON HOW WE SHOULD APPROPRIATELY USE DATA FOR PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT. NEXT SLIDE.

SECTION 1303 HAS SIX SUBPARTS, AND THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR AN AGENCY, SUCH AS SCCOE, WHO HOLDS THE GRANT.

ONE SECTION REALLY COVERS THE FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE ACTUAL GRANT ITSELF, SUCH AS RULES AND REGULATIONS ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

THE SECOND SECTION ALSO FOCUSES ON CHILD RECORDS AND PROGRAM OPERATIONS.

WHAT WE DO IN TERMS OF HOW WE MANAGE OUR DATA FOR CONFIDENTIALITY, ALSO, WHAT WE DO WHEN IT COMES TO OVERSIGHT OF DELEGATES, WHICH IN OUR CASE, WE DON'T HAVE.

LASTLY, THERE ARE SECTIONS THAT COVER FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION, WHICH IS MY FAVORITE.

IT COVERS ALL THE REGULATIONS REQUIRED OF EVERY HEAD START AGENCY WHEN IT COMES TO BEING ABLE TO DO CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR RENOVATIONS, AS WELL AS HOW WE CAN OPERATE A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE, IN PARTICULAR, EVEN WITH CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

NEXT SLIDE. FINAL SECTION, SECTION 1304 IS THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.

THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT SUBPARTS.

ALL OF THIS REVOLVES AROUND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RULES AND OVERSIGHT AS WELL FOR A GRANT.

THE FIRST IS PROGRAM OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND IT GIVES YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RULES THAT COME ALONG WITH DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND SUCH AS WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR WHAT HAPPENS DURING TERMINATION, WHAT HAPPENS DURING FUNDING REDUCTIONS, DENIALS, AND SUCH.

THERE'S A SECOND PIECE, WHICH IS THE GRANT DESIGNATION AND COMPETITION, WHICH INFORMS US OF WHAT AGENCIES NEED TO GO THROUGH, SO PROCEDURES FOR DOING RENEWALS, BEING SELECTED IN A COMPETITIVE GRANT, AS WELL AS WHAT AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE GRANTEES CAN DO, WHICH WE DON'T FALL UNDER.

THERE IS OTHER SECTIONS WITHIN THE SUBPARTS THAT ALSO FOCUS ON SPECIAL PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE HEAD START FELLOWS PROGRAM.

WITH THAT, THIS GIVES YOU A VERY HIGH OVERVIEW.

WE DO HAVE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION, AND WE ALSO HAVE LINKS THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH THE WHOLE BOARD IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL THE NITTY GRITTY FOR THE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE.

ALSO, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY QUESTIONS, AND WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY. THANK YOU.

>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DR. LEE AND DR. WAYNE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AGENDA ITEMS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT,

[E. Future Agenda Items]

THEY ARE NOT AGENDAS FOR DISCUSSION, BUT PROVIDE TRUSTEES A SPACE TO IDENTIFY TOPICS FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE AGENDA CONSIDERATION.

TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION YOU WOULD LIKE TO MENTION AT THIS TIME? YES.

>> DR. TOSTON HOPING TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATION SOON.

I DON'T NEED ANY PERSONAL UPDATES, JUST THE BOARD ONE IS FINE.

THIS MAY BE ME BEING REALLY PICKY, BUT I KNOW WE CHANGED THE TITLE FROM STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD TO ALSO ADDITIONAL STUDENT REPRESENTATION.

I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN HAVE BOTH IN THERE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ONE TO BE LOST BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE WERE WORKING ON THIS BOARD AND THEN ALSO WE HAD A STUDENT SPEAKER COME ALONG AND HAVE OTHER GREAT IDEAS AND I KNOW I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE WE'RE MEETING WITH THAT STUDENT SOON.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE INCLUDING BOTH IN THAT.

ALSO THANK YOU TO TIFFANY.

>> WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE AT THE NEXT MEETING ON THOSE TWO ITEMS.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU.

[02:30:04]

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

THREE COMMITTEES HAVE MET.

HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL, MYSELF, POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE ALSO, MYSELF AND WARMENHOVEN INNOVATIONS COLLABORATIVE ADVISORY BOARD, TARA SREEKRISHNAN.

FOR HEAD START, WE MET SOMETIME LAST MONTH OR WAS IT THIS MONTH? THEY'RE ALL MELDING INTO ONE WITH A HOLIDAY BREAK, AND IT WENT QUITE WELL.

A LOT OF THE UPDATES YOU GET, WE GET.

I WAS ONLINE, AND IT WAS LIKE A WEEK AGO.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO MENTION IS DR. WAYNE, AT THE END OF THIS LAST POLICY COUNCIL, ASKED OUR POLICY COUNSEL PARENTS TO TELL US GREAT THINGS THAT HAD HAPPENED AT THEIR CAMPUSES IN GENERAL.

IT WAS A REALLY GREAT WAY TO END THE MEETING, AND THEIR EXAMPLES, TWO PARENTS MENTIONED HOW AT THEIR SITE, TEACHERS GAVE CUSTOMIZED GIFTS TO EACH CHILD FOR THE HOLIDAYS BASED ON WHAT THEY LIKED.

THAT WAS LOVELY. IN THE INVERSE, IT WAS COMPLIMENTING OUR PROGRAM, BUT SOME PARENTS THAT HAVE KIDS THAT HAVE GONE ON TO THEIR NORMAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

KIDS HAVE GRADUATED UP, HAD MENTIONED THAT THEY'RE IN TK AND THAT THEY LIKED HEAD START MORE THAN THEY LIKED TK.

IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR PROGRAM, SO IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR THAT.

POLICY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE WE JUST HAD RIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING, AND WE WENT THROUGH ABOUT FIVE POLICIES THAT YOU GUYS WILL SEE IN THE NEXT PROBABLY BY THE NEXT MEETING OR SO.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. TARA. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN.

>> LET'S DO WARMENHOVEN.

>> YES.

>> THE WARMENHOVEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET ON JANUARY 9, 2026.

JUANA, ESPECIALLY THANKS SANDIA LOPEZ.

THE MEETING INCLUDED A PRESENTATION BY DR. JULIE DECOUCO, FOCUSED ON BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS THROUGH COMPASSIONATE STUDENT CENTER LENS.

THEY SHARED RESEARCH, HIGHLIGHTING WHICH BEHAVIOR GOALS AND LEARNING CONTEXTS ARE VIEWED AS MOST SOCIALLY VALID BY AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS, CAREGIVERS, AND PRACTITIONERS.

THEY PRIORITIZE GOALS THAT SUPPORT COMMUNICATION, AUTONOMY, AND SELF DETERMINATION, WHILE CAUTIONING AGAINST PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE MASKING OR COMPLIANCE FOR ITS OWN SAKE.

THE COLLABORATIVE SHARED UPDATES FROM ITS 2024, '25 REPORT, ANNUAL REPORT, HIGHLIGHTING CONTINUED GROWTH IN PARTNERSHIPS AND SERVICES.

SINCE OCTOBER 2025, THE COLLABORATIVE HAS EXPANDED 49 TO 66 FORMAL AGREEMENTS, REFLECTING INCREASED DEMAND FOR INCLUSIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

THE COMMITTEE HAS ALSO REVIEWED WARM LINE IMPACT DATA SHOWING SUSTAINED AND GROWING COMMUNITY USE.

BETWEEN MAY AND DECEMBER 2025, THE WARM LINE RESPONDED TO 629 CALLS SUPPORTING 1085 INDIVIDUALS IN ENGLISH SPANISH VIETNAMESE AND MANDARIN.

MOST CALLS ARE RELATED TO BEHAVIOR, SCHOOL SUPPORTS, DISABILITY RESOURCES, AND PARENTING CONCERNS WITH AUTISM AND SPEECH LANGUAGE NEEDS AMONG THOSE COMMON AREAS OF SUPPORT.

THERE WERE ADDITIONAL UPDATES ABOUT CURRENT AND UP COMING GRANT INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE EDUCATION INNOVATION AND RESEARCH GRANT, INCLUSIVE EARLY EDUCATION EXPANSION PROGRAM GRANT, CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR INCLUSIVE EARNING 2.0 GRANT AND THE NEWLY AWARDED STACS GRANT, WHICH POSITIONS SCCOE AND THE INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE TO PROVIDE FREE STATEWIDE SUPPORT TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, FOCUSED ON EQUITY CENTERED AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES.

THE MEETING ALSO HIGHLIGHTED UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FIELD, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WORKSHOPS, BOOK STUDIES, TEACHING, PYRAMID TRAININGS, AND HANDS ON, MA AND TAKE RESOURCES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS AND CREATE INCLUSIVE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENTS, AND THE COMMITTEE WAS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE SPRING, MAKE AND TAKE WORKSHOP, WHICH WILL BE A HANDS ON MINI CONFERENCE ON MAY 1ST HERE AT THE SCCOES.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.

CHECK THAT OUT AND REALLY WANT TO THANK STAFF AND DEBBIE GORGULO, AND DR. TOSTON FOR SUPPORTING THE COLLABORATIVE.

DO I TALK ABOUT SILICON VALLEY READS OR NOT YET?

[02:35:01]

>> I THINK THAT'S 11. WE HAVE A B BEFORE.

>> THIS REALLY HIGHLIGHTS WHY WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO 10B,

[B. Board Appointments to Subcommittees for 2026]

ATTACH THE AGENDA OR THE BOARD COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2026.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW WE GOT AN EMAIL FROM TRUSTEE LARI THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO STAY ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE BUT DOES NOT WANT TO BE ON SCCSBA REP.

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TAKE OVER THAT ROLE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

BUT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TOO? EITHER WAY, I'LL BE GOING TO SCCSBA MEETINGS. IT'S A GIVEN.

IF IT DOESN'T CONFLICT WITH OUR OWN, BUT I WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO HAVE A CHANCE.

I BELIEVE I'M ALLOWED TO BE THE REP.

IT'S ANY OF US, REALLY.

>> WHAT'S THE TIME COMMITMENT ON THAT JUST SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS DURING WORKDAY.

>> IT'S 7:00 O'CLOCK MEETINGS ON WEDNESDAYS, ONCE A MONTH, SOMETIMES THEY CONFLICT WITH OUR MEETINGS, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.

>> I SEE.

>> IT'S ABOUT 2 HOURS AT MOST.

THE COMMITMENT PART IS WHEN THEY DO THE BUSINESS OF APPROVING TREASURER'S REPORTS AND MINUTES AND STUFF AND THEN THERE'S LOTS OF LEARNING.

YOU'RE WELCOME. [LAUGHTER] BUT IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO TAKE THAT ROLE, EITHER WAY I'M WILLING TO DO IT AND I KNOW PRESIDENT CHON IS INTERESTED ALSO.

>> VICE PRESIDENT YOU COULD ALSO SHARE IT IF YOU CAN'T GO, I CAN GO AND IF I CAN'T GO, YOU CAN GO.

>> OKAY. EITHER ONE WORKS.

WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT AS IS AND I'LL TAG TEAM WITH TRUSTEE LARI.

>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

>> THANK YOU. THAT BROUGHT UP A POINT THAT I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THIS, AND IN SOME CASES, THERE ARE ALTERNATES.

WHEN SOMEONE IS UNABLE TO ATTEND AND I DON'T KNOW OUR BY-LAWS OR POLICIES ALLOW FOR ALTERNATES TO BE INCLUDED IN SOME OF THESE APPOINTMENTS. JUST A THOUGHT.

>> OKAY.

>> THAT WAS FOR INFORMATION, SO NO VOTES ON THAT.

WE'RE MOVING ON TO 11 MEMBERS.

[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.]

WOULD ANY TRUSTEE LIKE TO REPORT ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THEIR OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION? I KNOW TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN GOT SOME. [LAUGHTER]

>> SHALL I GO?

>> YES.

>> VICE PRESIDENT. I GOT TO ATTEND SILICON VALLEY READS, OUR KICKOFF.

DR. TOSTON WELCOMED EVERYONE.

THE THEME WAS BRIDGES TO BELONGING.

DEBBIE GORGULHO WAS THERE TOO AND REED MYERS.

THE SILICON VALLEY READS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS THERE.

I'M SURE YOU'LL TALK ABOUT THIS MORE IN YOUR REPORT BUT JUST A REMINDER, WE REALLY NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SILICON VALLEY READS.

IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE SO MANY RESOURCES TO OUR LIBRARY STAFF, OUR EDUCATORS.

THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

ALSO CHECK OUT THE MERCURY NEWS ONLINE, AND YOU CAN READ MY ARTICLE, "HOMESTEAD HIGH STUDENTS RETHINK WHAT WE WEAR AND WHAT WE GIVE." THIS IS ABOUT THE STUDENTS, MUHAN AND ADVAY.

I KNOW THAT TIFFANY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THEM A LOT AND ME TOO ON DIFFERENT THINGS AND SPECIFICALLY, THEY'RE A FAST FASHION INITIATIVE AND I'VE BEEN GIVING UPDATES ON THAT, AND YOU CAN CHECK THAT OUT.

THEN I ATTENDED THE 6TH DISTRICT PTA, THEIR REFLECTIONS CEREMONY.

IF PEOPLE KNOW THAT REFLECTIONS IS ONE OF THE ARTS INITIATIVES IN PTA.

I GOT TO GIVE OUT AWARDS TO THE DIFFERENT STUDENTS THAT WON DIFFERENT ART AWARDS AND WE HEARD FROM SOME GREAT SPEAKERS AND DURING THE AWARDS,

[02:40:01]

YOU MISSED A GOOD TIME, DR. TOSTON, YOU WERE GOING TO BE THERE.

BUT, IT'S A REMINDER TO REALLY INVEST IN THE ARTS AND IT JUST MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE.

I KNOW THAT ALL OF MY GOOD QUALITIES CAME FROM MY ARTS EDUCATION.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I'M A LIVING, BREATHING, FUNCTIONING HUMAN MOST OF THE TIME.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

>> THE OTHER BOARD REPORTS. TRUSTEE BERTA.

>> KEEP IT BRIEF. HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT DISCOVERY CHARTER FALCON WITH TRUSTEE PACHECO, AND SO IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO BE IN THE CLASSROOMS AND SEEING THEIR PROGRAMS. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF REALLY UNIQUE OFFERINGS, AND SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THAT FIRSTHAND.

>> THANK YOU. I GOT TO TOUR OYA'S, BOTH THE SNELL AND PARK WAR LOCATIONS.

IT WAS NICE TO SEE OYA IN ACTION, HAVING NOT PREVIOUSLY REALLY HAD NO IDEA WENT ON AT OUR OWN CHARTERED SCHOOLS.

THAT WAS LOVELY. I PARTICIPATED IN A BUNCH OF MEETINGS WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND STATE SENATORS WITH THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATIONS, THEIR LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE, ALWAYS REPRESENTING THE ENTIRETY OF ALL 31 DISTRICTS, BUT ALSO GIVING THE COUNTY FLARE OF WHAT WE NEED FROM ALL THIS, FROM THE STATE LEGISLATORS.

THEY GET REALLY THE WHOLE PACKAGE OF THE COUNTY BE IT LOCAL DISTRICT OR WHAT WE NEED AS COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION.

I HELPED GIVE INPUT FOR FUTURE LEADERSHIP OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.

HAVING BEEN A PAST PRESIDENT, I'M ON A COMMITTEE TO PICK LEADERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE, AND THAT WAS GREAT.

WE HAVE A GREAT FUTURE OF VERY ENGAGED TRUSTEES ACROSS THIS COUNTY.

THAT WENT WELL. THAT'S IT.

I HAVE PLENTY MORE, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO BORE YOU WITH IT.

WE NOW MOVE IN, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE REPORTS? WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. DR. TOSTON.

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

>> THANK YOU. JUST A FEW BRIEF UPDATES.

EARLIER A WEEK AGO, I MET WITH THE STAFF AND STUDENTS FROM THE SANOOL PROGRAM WHO ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING OUT OF THE CHANDLER TRIPP FACILITY, I WAS ABLE TO GIVE THEM AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE SANOOL PROPERTY AND SHARE INFORMATION THAT'S AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF WE WON'T BE ABLE TO OPERATE STUDENT PROGRAMS ON THAT SITE BECAUSE OF STATE REGULATIONS AND SO DELIVERED THAT INFORMATION TO THEM.

I GAVE THEM AN UPDATE ON THE TIMELINE FOR THEIR STAY AT CHANDLER TRIPP, WHICH AT THIS POINT IS AT A MINIMUM THROUGH THE END OF THE '26-'27 SCHOOL YEAR, WHILE WE'LL BE EVALUATING OPTIONS FOR THAT PROGRAM.

THE STUDENTS ALSO GAVE ME AN UPDATE ON MY TO-DO-LIST FOR THEM IN TERMS OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LUNCH, AND WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.

AS WE SHARED EARLIER, I HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN MY FIRST SILICON VALLEY READS KICKOFF EVENT, A PHENOMENAL EVENT, ABOUT 200 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED.

THERE WAS A JUST INSPIRATIONAL PANEL OF AUTHORS WHO WERE SHARING THEIR WORK RELATED TO CREATING, BELONGING, OR UNIQUE EXPERIENCES, AND CREATING SPACE FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EVENTS STILL PLANNED, YOU SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THEM IN THE WEEKLY MEMO.

TOMORROW, I AM INTRODUCING NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR IN THE MORNING FOR A VIRTUAL EVENT WHERE IF SHE WILL BE SHARING DETAILS RELATED TO HER BOOK.

I WAS HONORED TO PARTICIPATE IN A PANEL AT I BELIEVE IT'S THE 46TH ANNUAL, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING LUNCHEON, HOSTED BY THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCY AT SAN JOSE STATE.

IT WAS A PHENOMENAL EVENT, INSPIRATIONAL THAT REALLY SHOWCASED STUDENTS AND THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORK THAT STILL NEEDS TO CONTINUE ON TO ACHIEVE DR. KING'S VISION.

THIS WAS SHARED BY TRUSTEE VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER, PARTICIPATED IN A VISIT TO TWO OF OUR OYA SITES, AND HAD A GREAT TIME AND I WANT TO THANK THE TEAM THERE, ALBERTO, SABINE,

[02:45:04]

WE HAVE ALSO BEGUN THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS INTERNALLY AS A RESULT OF THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET BEING RELEASED IN JANUARY, THAT KICKS OFF THE PROCESS.

WE'LL BE COMMUNICATING WITH STAFF AT THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY IN TERMS OF TIMELINES AND COMMUNICATION THAT THEY CAN EXPECT AS WELL AS UPDATES AS WE CAN, RELATED TO WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE STATEWIDE PICTURE, WAITING FOR THE TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE THAT I BELIEVE WILL BE PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 2ND, THAT WILL GIVE US DETAILS OF THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET.

WITH THAT, I WILL CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS.

>> THANK YOU. NOW, WE'LL MOVE ON TO 13,

[13. CLOSED SESSION]

CLOSED SESSION INVOLVES CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

FOR FAMILIES AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING INTER-DISTRICT APPEALS THIS EVENING, HERE IS WHAT TO EXPECT: WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, BOTH THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WILL ENTER CLOSED SESSION.

EACH PARTY WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO PRESENT THEIR PERSPECTIVE TO THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

IF INTERPRETATION IS NEEDED, AN EXTRA FIVE MINUTES WILL BE PROVIDED.

AFTER BOTH SIDES SPEAK, EACH WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO RESPOND TO THE BOARD.

BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK QUESTIONS TO ENSURE THEY FULLY UNDERSTAND THE INFORMATION.

WHEN THE HEARING ENDS, THE BOARD WILL DELIBERATE IN PRIVATE.

ONCE A DECISION IS MADE, BOTH PARTIES WILL BE INVITED BACK TO HEAR THE FINAL DECISION.

THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES SIX ITEMS. A, INTER-DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT, RESIDENT DISTRICT, FRANKLIN MCKINLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRED DISTRICT, SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

B, INTER-DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT, RESIDENT DISTRICT, CAMPBELL UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRED DISTRICT, SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

C, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION, GOVERNMENT CODE 54,956.9 D1, CASE NUMBER 24 CV 449859, SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.

D, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION, GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 54,956.9 D1, CASE NUMBER 5 COLIN 24 CV 08527, US DISTRICT COURT IN NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA.

E, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION, GOVERNMENT CODE 54,956.9 D21 CASE, AND F. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION GOVERNMENT CODE 54,956.9 B1 CASE.

THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER CLOSED SESSION.

WE WILL RETURN IN APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS, 2.5 HOURS AT OR APPROXIMATELY 10:30.

THANK YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION.

READY TO RESUME OPEN SESSION.

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

UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 13 A, INTRA-DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT FRANKLIN MCKINLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRED DISTRICT, SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY TARA SREEKRISHNAN AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE PACHECO JUNIOR TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTORS 12 THROUGH FIFTH GRADE WITH THE VOTE OF SIX "IS" AND ZERO "NOS" AND ONE ABSENT.

UPON THE COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 13 B, INTRA-DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT CAMPBELL UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRED DISTRICT, SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY TARA SREEKRISHNAN AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LARI TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON FACTOR 12 THROUGH FIFTH GRADE WITH A VOTE OF FOUR "IS" AND TWO "NOS" AND ONE ABSENT.

AS IT RELATES TO THE REST OF THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA, THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

THE NEXT SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

[02:50:03]

>> IT'S A MOVED.

>> TRUSTEES VOTE IN BOARDDOCS.

>> AS IT POPS UP. IT POPPED UP FOR ME.

ADJOURNED. HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>> THAT'S FINE.

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