I DIDN'T GET US STARTED. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. [A. Call to Order] [00:00:03] I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER TO THIS REGULAR MEETING NUMBER 2688 OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TODAY IS JULY 15TH. THE TIME IS NOW 5 P.M.. I'M VICTORIA CHON, PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. I WILL PRESIDE OVER THIS MEETING. A LIVE STREAM OF THIS EVENING'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE AT ON THE WEB PAGE, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM AND CHOOSE LIVE. LANGUAGE SUPPORTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE IN SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE. IF SUPPORT IS NEEDED, PLEASE CALL (669) 900-6833. THE WEBINAR ID IS 727334810. LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE IN ASL, SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. HEADSETS FOR SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE TABLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM. THE ASL INTERPRETERS ARE IN THE FRONT OF THE ROOM AS WELL AS ON THE MONITORS. IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY OR NEED TO EVACUATE THE ROOM, PLEASE ALERT AND FOLLOW AN SCCOE STAFF MEMBER WHO IS IDENTIFIED WITH A YELLOW BADGE. THE BOARD. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEM, THEY CAN DO SO BY COMPLETING THE SPEAKER COMMENT CARD AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM. MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE DO NOT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT THEN. MOVING ON TO OUR CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD IS ABOUT TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION. [3. CLOSED SESSION] CLOSED SESSION INVOLVES CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING INTER DISTRICT APPEALS THIS EVENING. HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED. BOTH A PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES WILL ENTER INTO OUR 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 ONE ANOTHER. THEN THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL ASK QUESTIONS TO ENSURE THEY FULLY UNDERSTAND THE INFORMATION AND WHEN THE HEARING ENDS, THE BOARD WILL DELIBERATE IN PRIVATE. ONCE A DECISION IS MADE, BOTH PARTIES WILL BE INVITED BACK IN TO HEAR THE FINAL DECISION. THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES EIGHT ITEMS. A INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT, BERRYESSA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT. DESIRED DISTRICT, SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. B, INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. DESIRED DISTRICT, MOUNTAIN VIEW, LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. C, INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT, SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT DISTRICT, MOUNTAIN VIEW WHISMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT, INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL D HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR THE AUGUST 5TH MEETING. E. INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT, HOLLISTER SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRED DISTRICT, SAN JOSE UNIFIED. F INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT ALUM ROCK UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRED DISTRICT, BERRYESSA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND G. INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT CUPERTINO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIRED DISTRICT, LOS ALTOS UNION SCHOOL, LOS ALTOS SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND H. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION. GOVERNMENT CODE 54956.9(D)(2) 3 CASES. THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER IN CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL RETURN IN APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AT OR APPROXIMATELY OR AFTER AT 7:02 P.M.. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE ARE READY TO RESUME TO OPEN SESSION. THE TIME IS NOW 7:48. OKAY. APOLOGIES. I NEED TO DO THE REPORT OUT FIRST. RIGHT. REPORT OUT. OH, NO. [A. Roll Call (Including Action on Absences if Necessary)] OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW CONDUCT A ROLL CALL. I'M PRESIDENT CHON AND PRESENT. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER. HERE. TRUSTEE BERTA. PRESENT. TRUSTEE LARI. I THINK WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR TRUSTEE LARI TO GET ON. TRUSTEE PACHECO IS ABSENT. TRUSTEE ROCHA. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MAY I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE ABSENCE OF TRUSTEE PACHECO. I SO MOVE. OKAY. I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT FROM VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER AND THEN SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. OKAY. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS. AND [00:05:07] THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH FIVE YESES AND ONE NOT PRESENT AT VOTE. TRUSTEE LARI DO WE HAVE YOU ON NOW? YES. I'M HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION CARRIES. [B. Pledge of Allegiance] OKAY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. EVERYONE PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE, AND PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. AND WE WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU ARE READY. [C. Land Acknowledgement] THANK YOU. I WILL NOW RECITE THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. LET US TAKE THE TIME TO HONOR THE ANCESTRAL CARETAKERS OF THE LAND ON WHICH WE STAND. WE ARE CURRENTLY ON THE OHLONE TERRITORY. SANTA CLARA COUNTY IS THE HOMELAND OF THE MUWEKMA OHLONE PEOPLE, AND TODAY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE LAND. IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE INDIGENOUS CULTURES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES AND REMEMBER THAT WE ALL LIVE, LEARN AND WORK ON THE TRADITIONAL LANDS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. [D. Set the Agenda] I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA. I SO MOVE. MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BERTA. TRUSTEES. PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES. ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOW REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION IN THE MATTER OF ITEM NUMBER 3.A RESIDENT DISTRICT BERRYESSA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT. [E. Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session] DESIRED DISTRICT, SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LARI TO APPROVE THE APPEAL WITH SIX AYES. ON ITEM 3.B SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MOUNTAIN VIEW, LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY PRESIDENT CHON AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN TO APPROVE THE APPEAL WITH SIX AYES. ON ITEM 3.C RESIDENT DISTRICT, SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND DESIRED DISTRICT MOUNTAIN VIEW WHISMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LARI TO APPROVE THE APPEAL BASED ON WITH SIX AYES. ON ITEM 3.D WAS MOVED TO OUR NEXT MEETING AND ITEM 3.E RESIDENT DISTRICT, HOLLISTER SCHOOL DISTRICT. DESIRE DISTRICT, SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BERTA TO APPROVE THE APPEAL WITH SIX AYES. ON ITEM 3.F ALUM ROCK UNION HIGH SCHOOL, UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BERRYESSA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LARI TO APPROVE THE APPEAL WITH FOUR AYES FROM TRUSTEES CHON, LARI, SPEISER AND SREEKRISHNAN, AND TWO NO'S FROM TRUSTEE BERTA AND ROCHA AND, AND ITEM NUMBER 3.G RESIDENT DISTRICT, CUPERTINO, UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT AND DESIRED DISTRICT, LOS ALTOS SCHOOL DISTRICT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE. SORRY, SREEKRISHNAN. THANK YOU. I HAVE THAT WRITTEN WRONG. AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LARI TO APPROVE THE APPEAL THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH FOUR AYES FROM TRUSTEES. CHON, BERTA, LARI AND SREEKRISHNAN AND NO'S FROM TRUSTEE VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER AND TRUSTEE ROCHA. AND THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTION ITEMS FOR ITEMS 3.H. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE, OUR SPECIAL RECOGNITION. [A. Recognition of the California Charter Authorizing Professionals (CCAP) Awardee from SCCOE] I WILL NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE, OUR SPECIAL RECOGNITION. THIS EVENING WE ARE CELEBRATING ONE OF OUR OWN SCCOE TEAMMATES, DOCTOR MICHELLE JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT. PLEASE JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM, TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR TOSTON AFTER FOR A PHOTO WHEN WE, AFTER WE RECOGNIZE MICHELLE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INVITE SHAILU SHARMA, FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOLS, TO SHARE A FEW WORDS. WELL CONGRATULATIONS DOCTOR MICHELLE JOHNSON. SHE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE AUTHORIZING COMMUNITY AWARD FROM THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER AUTHORIZING PROFESSIONAL CCAP. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES AUTHORIZERS WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SUPPORT THEIR COLLEAGUES, FOSTERING A COLLABORATIVE AND THRIVING PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT. [00:10:05] MICHELLE HELPS OTHER CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZERS IMPROVE THEIR WORK AND THRIVE AS PROFESSIONALS. AFTER PRESENTING AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE LAST MONTH, MICHELLE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HER OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION, AND MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZING COMMUNITY. HER TITLE AS THE GO TO AUTHORIZER FOR QUESTIONS IN THE PROFESSION, WAS PUT INTO PLAY FOR A BINGO GAME. AT THE CONFERENCE, THE BINGO SQUARE READ IF YOU HAD A QUESTION ANSWERED BY MICHELLE. CONGRATULATIONS, MICHELLE. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND ALL YOU DO FOR THE CHARTER TEAM AT THE SCCOE [APPLAUSE]. OF COURSE,[INAUDIBLE] COMES UP. I HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDED THE AWARD. CCAP, THEY WANTED TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT TRAVEL WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO BE. SO DO SO. THEY ADD, DOCTOR JOHNSON HAS BEEN A FIXTURE AT CASSIAN CCAP MEETINGS AND TRAININGS OF ALL KINDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, INCLUDING THE MONTHLY ONLINE CHARTER CHATS, QUARTERLY ONLINE TRAININGS AND IN-PERSON TRAININGS, AS WELL AS PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES AND CONFERENCES. MANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THOSE WHOM DOCTOR JOHNSON HAS HELPED APPRECIATE HER, HER WIDE RANGING BACKGROUND, BOTH INSTRUCTIONAL AND OPERATIONAL. THIS INCLUDES HER PAST SERVICE AS A SUPERINTENDENT, A CBO, AND AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, AND HER YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SERVING AND NOW SERVING IN AND NOW LEADING ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S LEADING AUTHORIZING SHOPS. EVEN CDE, WHEN THEY HAVE A CHARTER SCHOOL QUESTION THEY'RE NOT SURE ABOUT, KEEP DOCTOR JOHNSON ON THEIR SHORT LIST OF PEOPLE TO REACH OUT TO. ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS, THOSE IN THE AUTHORIZING COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTED THE FACT THAT SHE IS BOTH A DOCTORATE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND A LAW DEGREE, AND HER REPUTATION FOR BEING ONE, BEING ABLE TO CITE CHAPTER VERSE DOWN TO THE ROMAN NUMERALS. AND AS A TEAMMATE, MICHELLE IS ALWAYS OPEN TO ANSWER THE SAME QUESTION AGAIN AND WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION. AND SHE CONTRIBUTES TO OUR PROGRAMS FREQUENTLY BY BEING A GUEST SINGER AT GRADUATIONS, AND IS BELOVED BY ALL OF HER TEAMMATES. I WOULD SAY I WANT TO SAY DITTO TO WHAT EVERYONE SAID. AND I ALSO WANT TO ADD, I TRULY AM TRULY HONORED TO STAND HERE TODAY AND SAY A FEW WORDS. WHAT WE ARE CELEBRATING TO WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION. SOME OF SOME PEOPLE LEAD BY TITLE, BUT OTHER LEADS, BY THE WAY, THEY SHOW UP EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND MICHELLE IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. SHE'S INCREDIBLE. DEDICATED NOT JUST TO THE WORK OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZING. BUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO DO THIS WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY, NO MATTER HOW BUSY HER SCHEDULE IS, SHE'S ALWAYS, SHE ALWAYS MAKES TIME TO LISTEN, TO OFFER GUIDANCE, AND HELP OTHERS FIND SOLUTIONS. HER DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN AND SO IS HER WILLINGNESS TO SHARE HER KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE. SHE IS BASICALLY OUR PHONE A FRIEND. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, CHANCES ARE MICHELLE ALREADY KNOWS AN ANSWER AND YOU ALREADY HEARD IT BEFORE TOO. AND SHE DOESN'T, AND SHE DOES NOT SOMEHOW KNOW EXACTLY, IF SHE DOESN'T KNOW THE ANSWER, SHE EXACTLY KNOW WHO DOES. I HONESTLY STILL, STILL DON'T KNOW HOW SHE KEEPS ALL THIS INFORMATION IN HER HEAD. AND WE AND EVEN THE FAMILY CALL HER LIKE GOOGLE. JUST GOOGLE HER AND SHE'LL HAVE THE ANSWER. SHE BELIEVES IN WHEN WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS AND UNDERSTANDING, WE ALL SUCCEED. SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO TAKE THE COMPLEX ISSUES AND MAKE THEM UNDERSTANDING, HELPING US ALL NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGE WITH CONFIDENCE. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES HER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZING THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANYONE MORE DESERVING THAN MICHELLE. HER LEADERSHIP HAS MADE NOT ONLY OUR TEAM STRONGER, BUT HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. MICHELLE, THANK YOU FOR BEING AN INCREDIBLE LEADER, MENTOR, AND A ROLE MODEL. CONGRATS. CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS WELL-DESERVED AWARD. WE ARE TRULY PROUD OF YOU AND WE ARE BETTER BECAUSE OF YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. OKAY. I WAS NOT PLANNING ON SAYING ANYTHING. BUT I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT I AM BEING HONORED TONIGHT. IT'S NOT ME. IT'S MY AMAZING, INCREDIBLE TEAM. AND I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT ANY OF THEM. AND SO THEY MAKE ME BETTER, WHICH MAKES ALL OF US BETTER. SO THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS ON. [00:15:04] THIS ONE. [INAUDIBLE] COME ON IN. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. [6. PUBLIC COMMENTS OF PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD] WE ARE NOW MOVING TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER SIX. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS FOR COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT WITHIN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION'S JURISDICTION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING TO ENSURE EVERYBODY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND THE BOARD CAN CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS. WE ASK THAT ALL COMMENTS BE RESPECTFUL AND DIRECTED TOWARD THE CHAIR RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF OR AUDIENCE MEMBERS. STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE BOARD FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD EXPECTS ALL PARTICIPANTS TO MAINTAIN RESPECT AND CIVILITY. PLEASE REMEMBER IT IS IMPORTANT TO ADHERE TO THE TIME LIMIT. AVOID PERSONAL, IMPOTENT, OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS AND REFRAIN FROM APPLAUSE, STAMPING OF FEET OR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DURING THE MEETING. THANK YOU. PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME, AND AS THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS CAN BE ADDED ONCE PUBLIC COMMENT BEGINS UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.95. THE BOARD STRIVES TO MAINTAIN ORDERLY AND CIVIL MEETINGS AND PREVENTS 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 OR SNAPPING, BOOING OR SHOUTING TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR YOUR COMMENT. YOU MAY USE A UNIVERSAL SIGN OF APPRECIATION BY WAVING YOUR HANDS LIKE THIS. MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, WE HAVE TWO CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. AS A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW COMMENCING, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL COMMENTERS. CAN WE PRESENT THE TWO MINUTE TIMER? IF LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS NEEDED, TIME WILL DOUBLE. A TIMER WILL BE DISPLAYED, AND WHEN THE ALLOTTED TIME IS UP, THE BUZZER WILL SOUND. YOU WILL BE MUTED. YOUR TIME TO SPEAK WILL END. MODERATOR CAN YOU PLEASE BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT? AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BEHIND THE PODIUM 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. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS SOLEDAD QUIROZ. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RICHARD PARENTO. SOLEDAD, PLEASE STEP FORWARD, CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SOLEDAD AND I'M THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FOR ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE TRUSTEES THAT HAVE TAKEN THEIR TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY SCHEDULES THIS YEAR TO ATTEND OUR PARENT LED MEETINGS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO GET TO KNOW YOU AS INDIVIDUALS AND LEARN ABOUT YOUR PERSPECTIVES ON SOME OF THE IMPORTANT TOPICS THAT CONCERN OUR SCHOOLS. I'D LIKE TO EXTEND AN INVITATION TO THE TRUSTEES THAT HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH US YET. A PARENT WILL BE SENDING AN INVITATION THIS WEEK TO HELP US PLAN SOMETHING IN THE FEW WEEKS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RICHARD PARENTO. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. GOOD EVENING. DOCTOR TOSTON AND TRUSTEES. MY NAME IS RICHARD PARENTO. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF NO CARBON FUEL AND AN ADVOCATE FOR CLIMATE. AND WE PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND OTHER EDUCATION. I AM HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT CAL SHAPE, CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS HEALTH, AIR PLUMBING AND EFFICIENCY PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND WILL EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31ST OF THIS YEAR. IT CURRENTLY HAS $194 MILLION OF FUNDING THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN ALLOCATED. [00:20:04] I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE THAT YOU TAKE INITIATIVE TO CONTACT LEGISLATORS, LEGISLATORS AND REQUEST THEM TO ALLOCATE THESE FUNDS FOR IMPROVING AIR QUALITY INSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THAT'S MY PARTICULAR POINT OF ADVOCACY, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND OTHERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN DOING THIS AS WELL. SO IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THAT THIS MONEY WHICH IS AVAILABLE HAS BEEN AVAILABLE AND IT SIMPLY NEEDS THE APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATURE TO RELEASE IT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS SO THAT THEY CAN WORK ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR ATTENTION, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE EFFORTS TO AVOID LOSING THIS MONEY BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS. [A. Bargaining Units' Reports] PLEASE NOTE THAT STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. A FIVE MINUTE TIMER WILL BE PRESENTED AND COMMENTS SHOULD NOT EXCEED FIVE MINUTES. I INVITE THE SEIU PRESIDENT TO COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME, TITLE AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENTS. SARA CARO, SEIU CHAPTER PRESIDENT REPRESENTING OVER 1400 PERMANENT AND SUBSTITUTE CLASSIFIED STAFF AND DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR AT THE BARGAINING TABLE FOR OUR FIRST REOPENER IN OUR CONTRACT, SEIU REACHED AN AGREEMENT FOR $1,800 AND ONE TIME MONEY, WHICH COVERED THE OCTOBER INCREASE TO OUR KAISER HMO AND ENSURED THAT OUR STAFF, WHO WERE LAID OFF ON JUNE 30TH, WOULD NOT BE LEFT WITH NOTHING. THERE WAS NO SALARY INCREASE FOR 2025, DESPITE THE OFFICE ESTIMATING AN EVEN HIGHER AMOUNT OF UNSPENT FUNDS. AS WE MOVE INTO OUR NEXT REOPENER, WE ASK EACH OF YOU TO DIRECT YOUR SOLE EMPLOYEE TO FIND A WAY TO PROVIDE ON SCHEDULE, SALARY INCREASES AND ONGOING MEDICAL CONTRIBUTIONS THAT EASE THE BURDEN ON OUR STAFF, WHO ARE THE LOWEST PAID WITHIN THIS ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE NO INTEREST IN BANKRUPTING THE ORGANIZATION AND ELIMINATING OUR POSITIONS. THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT, INCREASED COMPENSATION, AND HIGHER BENEFIT CONTRIBUTIONS SIMILAR TO OUR ASK FOR LAST YEAR. PRESIDENT CHON, WE REQUEST THAT YOU PLACE ON A FUTURE AGENDA THE CONCERNS RAISED IN THE PETITION OF NO CONFIDENCE, WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BY OVER 1000 MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WHILE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WERE ONE CONCERN, THE RESOLUTION RAISED BROADER QUESTIONS OF LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN SCCOE'S LEADERSHIP DESERVES THE BOARD'S ATTENTION AND A PUBLIC RESPONSE. WE ALSO ASK THAT THE BOARD PUBLICLY REPORT AND REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS BROUGHT FORWARD IN AGENDA ITEM 5.B DURING THE NOVEMBER 19TH, 2025 BOARD MEETING AND HIGHLIGHT AS AN ITEM HIGHLIGHTED AS AN ITEM IN THE PETITION OF NO CONFIDENCE TO DISCUSS ANY ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND RESTORE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE. VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER, AS THE BOARD'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL, WE ASK YOU TO ENGAGE THE BOARD AND PARENTS IN JOINT DECISION MAKING ABOUT THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING DIRECTING SUPERINTENDENT TOSTON TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE RISE REPORT. THE CONSULTANT AND THE PARENT POLICY COUNCIL ARE CLEAR THAT THERE IS A LEADERSHIP PROBLEM WHEN IT COMES TO ENROLLMENT. WE ARE A MONTH AWAY FROM SCHOOL STARTING AND AS OF LAST WEEK, OUR ENROLLMENT WAS 410 STUDENTS OUT OF 906, NOT EVEN 50% OF OUR TARGET. OUR MEMBERS ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO IDENTIFY FAMILIES AND WE NEED LEADERSHIP TO DO THEIR PART. BEING DIRECTORLESS IS NOT AN EXCUSE. THIS IS THE SAME STORY WE'VE BROUGHT TO YOU THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT LEADERSHIP HAS NOT MADE THE CHANGES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT ENROLLMENT, TO THE FULL EXTENT OF OUR GRANT IS A PRIORITY. YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY LEARNED THE LESSON THAT APPOINTING DIRECTORS REQUIRES PARENT PARTICIPATION, AND WE HOPE THAT THE PROCESS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEW DIRECTOR. IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE THE ACE PRESIDENT WAS PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE FOR PROTECTED UNION ACTIVITY, THE DAY AFTER OUR LARGEST ACTION. SUPERINTENDENT TOSTON STOPPED THE RETALIATION AGAINST HER AND OTHER UNION MEMBERS FOR THEIR PROTECTED UNION ACTIVITY. PRESIDENT CHON, VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER AND TRUSTEES, WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANNOT DISCUSS OR DIRECT ACTION ON INDIVIDUAL PERSONNEL MATTERS. HOWEVER, YOU DO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT MATTERS INVOLVING RIGHTS PROTECTED UNDER CALIFORNIA LABOR LAW ARE NOT BEING SIMPLY CHARACTERIZED AS PERSONNEL ISSUES WITHOUT APPROPRIATE CONSIDERATION OF THOSE LEGAL PROTECTIONS. WE ASK THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES PROTECTED LABOR RIGHTS ARE BEING FULLY CONSIDERED WHENEVER AN EMPLOYMENT ACTION MAY ALSO INVOLVE PROTECTED UNION ACTIVITY. ACCOUNTABILITY BEGINS WITH ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. WE URGE THE BOARD TO ESTABLISH LABOR RELATIONS AS A STANDALONE GOAL AND EVALUATION CRITERION IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, WITH MEASURABLE EXPECTATIONS THAT INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE TIMELY GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BEFORE THEY EXPIRE. THIS IS A CORE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY, AND ONE FOR WHICH THE SUPERINTENDENT IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE AND ABLE TO IMPLEMENT. GOOD LABOR RELATIONS AND SETTLED CONTRACTS CREATE STABILITY, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. AS FRONTLINE WORKERS, WE ARE INVESTED IN SCCOE. WE LOVE OUR STUDENTS, OUR JOBS, AND OUR COMMUNITIES. WE ASK YOU TO STAND WITH US AND DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION BECAUSE WE CAN'T WAIT. OUR STUDENTS CAN'T WAIT AND OUR COMMUNITY CAN'T WAIT. THANK YOU. [00:25:05] THANK YOU. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE THE DESIGNEE OR PRESIDENT OF THE PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS PSWA FORWARD. SEEING NO REPRESENTATIVE, I WILL NOW INVITE THE DESIGNEE OR PRESIDENT OF ACE FORWARD. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME, TITLE AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT. TINA MOORE, ACE ORGANIZING CHAIR AND DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. ACE PRESIDENT RIJID KRISHNA IS UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS. AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR AT THE BARGAINING TABLE, ACE HAS REACHED A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT. HOWEVER, AN ISSUE HAS ARISEN DURING THE FACT FINDING PROCESS. THE FACT FINDING PANEL IS CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH THE ISSUE, AND THE FACT FINDING PANELISTS ARE TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION TO HAVE THE PARTIES CONSIDER. AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT KNOW THE OUTCOME. ON BEHALF OF ACE, WE RESPECTFULLY URGE PRESIDENT CHON, VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER AND TRUSTEES TO ESTABLISH LABOR RELATIONS AS A STANDALONE GOAL AND EVALUATION CRITERION IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, WITH MEASURABLE EXPECTATIONS THAT INCLUDE THE TIMELY GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BEFORE THEY EXPIRE. STRONG LABOR RELATIONS ARE A CORE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY. TIMELY CONTRACT SETTLEMENTS PROMOTE STABILITY, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRUST. THEY ARE NOT JUST AN EMPLOYEE ISSUE. THEY ARE A STUDENT ISSUE. WHEN NEGOTIATIONS ARE PROLONGED, SUCH AS WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE CONTRACT THAT EXPIRED JULY 2025, STAFF MORALE, RETENTION AND ULTIMATELY STUDENT LEARNING ARE AFFECTED. WE ASK THE BOARD TO ADOPT CLEAR, MEASURABLE STANDARDS FOR THIS GOAL, INCLUDING WHETHER BARGAINING IS CONDUCTED COLLABORATIVELY IN GOOD FAITH AND WHETHER CONTRACTS ARE SETTLED IN A TIMELY MANNER. GIVING LABOR RELATIONS ITS OWN EVALUATION GOAL DEMONSTRATES THE BOARD'S COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY AND TO A STABLE, HIGH PERFORMING ORGANIZATION. AS FRONTLINE EDUCATORS, WE ARE DEEPLY INVESTED IN SCCOE. WE LOVE OUR STUDENTS, OUR JOBS, AND OUR COMMUNITIES. PLEASE DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION BECAUSE WE CAN'T WAIT. OUR STUDENTS CAN'T WAIT AND OUR COMMUNITY CAN'T WAIT. THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES OUR BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS. [8. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS] NEXT, WE WILL PROCEED TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT, OUR CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS A THROUGH I. EXCUSE ME. PRESIDENT CHON. I'M SORRY. YES. WE HAVE WE HAVE THREE COMMENTS FOR ITEM 8.D. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HAVE I MISSED MY CUE TO PULL 8.D? OKAY. YOU HAVE. OKAY. BUT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE AND THEN WE'LL DO PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. WONDERING IF THERE CAN BE A ON THE TITLE OF ONE OF THE, THE RESOLUTIONS FOR D IT SAYS THE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AIR POLLUTION. OKAY. SO SO WHAT I'M GOING TO SUGGEST TRUSTEES IS THAT WE APPROVE BECAUSE TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, I THINK IS ALSO WANTING TO PULL D. SO I WOULD JUST SUGGEST THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS ITEMS A THROUGH I WITHOUT D, AND THEN WE CAN JUST PULL D DOWN. OKAY. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. MOVED BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. TRUSTEE BERTA SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. FOR DISCUSSION. YES. TO BE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION. YEAH. THANK YOU. AND THAT WAS MOVED BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BERTA. SORRY. TRUSTEE LARI. MODERATOR. DID YOU SAY THE COMMENTS WERE FOR FOR ITEM 8.D? CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES PLEASE VOTE ON BOARD DOCS FOR OUR OTHER CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES. SO OKAY, NOW WE WILL GO TO ITEM 8.D AND THEN WHY DON'T I GO AHEAD AND JUST TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH OUR DISCUSSION FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. AND THEN TRUSTEE BERTA. MODERATOR CAN YOU DO PUBLIC COMMENT? [00:30:01] CAN YOU BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM 8.D? YES. AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE LINE UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BEHIND THE PODIUM LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE ROOM. THE TIMER WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU START SPEAKING. COMMENTS EXTENDING PAST THE TIME ALLOTTED WILL BE MUTED AFTER TIME EXPIRES, AND YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PODIUM. OUR SPEAKERS ARE RICHARD PARENTO, KELLY LIU, AND AHAAN JAIN. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS RICHARD PARENTO. PLEASE STEP FORWARD, CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. MY NAME IS RICHARD PARENTO. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF NO CARBON FUEL. I PARTICIPATE IN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION CLIMATE INITIATIVES, AND I PARTICIPATE IN THE FREMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL CLIMATE INITIATIVES. AT ONE OF THESE EVENTS, STUDENTS APPROACHED ME WITH A CONCERN ABOUT AIR QUALITY INSIDE SCHOOLS AND THAT THE SCHOOLS AND THE COUNTY WERE NOT MEASURING AIR QUALITY IN THE SCHOOLS, SO THERE'S NO DATA BEING COLLECTED TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE STATUS IS AND WHETHER IT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED. I AM HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS IN THE CLIMATE INITIATIVE TO WORK ON IMPROVING AIR QUALITY IN SCHOOLS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, MEASURING THE QUALITY SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE AND WHICH SCHOOLS ARE MOST URGENTLY IN NEED OF THIS. I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THERE IS MONEY AVAILABLE TO DO THESE IMPROVEMENTS IF YOU TAKE ACTION, AND I WOULD HOPE YOU WOULD SUPPORT THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR INITIATIVE, WHICH IS NECESSARY AND HELPFUL AND SUPPORTS THE CLIMATE WORK THAT THEY ARE ADVOCATING FOR. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KELLY LIU. PLEASE STEP FORWARD CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND BEGIN YOUR COMMENT. HELLO, SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MY NAME IS KELLY LIU AND I'M A RISING SENIOR AT VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS CO-FOUNDER AND CO-DIRECTOR OF CONSERVE. IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, THE CONSERVE TEAM HAS WORKED DIRECTLY WITH TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AS WELL AS SCHOOL STAFF PAIGE REDMOND TO DRAFT THE RECOGNIZING AIR POLLUTION RESOLUTION. THIS WORK WAS INSPIRED BY MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE. GROWING UP IN EAST SAN JOSE, I'VE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND THE AMOUNT OF AIR POLLUTION THAT IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITIES WITH LOW INCOME HOUSING RIGHT NEXT TO TIRE SHOPS, OLD GAS STATIONS, TRAFFIC AND FREQUENT WILDFIRES. THE SHEER VOLUME OF HARMFUL GASES SUCH AS NITROGEN DIOXIDE AND METHANE IS INCREDIBLY PERVASIVE. YET DESPITE THESE CUMULATIVE POLLUTION SOURCES IN MANY UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS, THERE ARE VERY FEW REGULATORY AIR QUALITY MONITORS TO CAPTURE WHAT STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY BREATHING. TODAY, 1 IN 7 CHILDREN IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY LIVE WITH ASTHMA AND SUSTAINED EXPOSURE TO POLLUTED AIR IMPACTS LUNG DEVELOPMENT AND INCREASES THE RISK OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES. ADDITIONALLY, RESEARCH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FOUND THAT A MINIMAL INCREASE IN AIR POLLUTION CAN REDUCE STUDENT TEST PERFORMANCE BY 6 TO 8%. I BELIEVE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS KEY TO RECOGNIZING CLEAN AIR AS FUNDAMENTAL TO STUDENT SUCCESS BY ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION AMONG SCHOOLS, AGENCIES AND NONPROFITS. IT STRENGTHENS AWARENESS AND EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR AIR QUALITY EDUCATION, MONITORING AND PREVENTION. ON BEHALF OF THE CONSERVE TEAM, AS WELL AS STUDENTS ACROSS SANTA CLARA COUNTY, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT A HEALTHIER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR MORE. FOR THE MORE THAN 250,000 STUDENTS SERVED BY THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. I WAS ALSO WONDERING IF WE COULD TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD AFTER THE FINAL COMMENTER. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AHAN JAIN. PLEASE STEP FORWARD CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. DEAR SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, MY NAME IS AHAN JEN AND I'M A RISING SOPHOMORE AT LYNBROOK HIGH SCHOOL AND CO-FOUNDER OF CONSERVE, A 501 C(3) YOUTH LED NONPROFIT THAT WORKS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY IN SCHOOLS BY PASSING CLIMATE ACTION RESOLUTIONS. WE'VE WORKED WITH OVER 20 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA TO INTRODUCE THESE POLICIES, PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS FROM STANFORD'S BURN LAB TO TEN STRANDS TO ACTERRA. GROWING UP IN INDIA, WHERE AIR QUALITY OFTEN EXCEEDED EXTREMELY UNHEALTHY LEVELS, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SENSITIVE TO AIR POLLUTION. LIVING IN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL ESCAPE, BUT I'VE RECEIVED NO AIR POLLUTION EDUCATION WITHOUT SELF-STUDYING AP ENVIRONMENTAL [00:35:01] SCIENCE, I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN ANYTHING ON THE SUBJECT, WHAT SMOG IS, HOW PARTICULATES FORM, AND HOW THEY THREATEN OUR WELL-BEING. FORTUNATELY, THE CONSERVE TEAM HAS HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND SCHOOL'S STAFF MEMBER, PAIGE REDMOND, TO DRAFT AN AIR POLLUTION RESOLUTION THAT WOULD RECOGNIZE THE THREAT THAT AIR POLLUTION POSES TO OVER 250,000 STUDENTS WITHIN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. RESEARCH FROM THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT INCREASES IN PARTICULATE CONCENTRATION ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A 5.7% INCREASE IN STUDENT ABSENCES, WHILE CORRESPONDING WITH A RISE IN VIOLENT OFFICE DISCIPLINE REFERRALS AND A 13.1% INCREASE IN TEACHER ABSENTEEISM. THIS RESOLUTION COMBATS THIS ISSUE BY PLEDGING TO PARTNER WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTY TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND STEPS STUDENTS CAN TAKE REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND AIR POLLUTION, PROMPTING ACTION. I'M THANKFUL TO TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN FOR HER ADVOCACY AND LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE, AND I URGE THE BOARD TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. OKAY. TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. AND THEN. TRUSTEE BERTA. YEAH. DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK AHAN AND KELLY AND RICHARD FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION AND PAIGE AND DOCTOR TOSTON FOR WORKING ON THIS. AND IF THEY'RE OPEN TO IT, MAYBE WE CAN RETITLE THIS RECOGNIZING THE THREAT OF AIR POLLUTION. IF THAT IF THAT WORKS, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO DO THAT. AND I DO WANT TO ASK DOCTOR TOSTON IF WE CAN GET A REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD ON STAFF LOOKING AT CAL SHAPE THAT STATE FUNDING. SO AGAIN, THAT'S CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS, HEALTHY AIR, PLUMBING AND EFFICIENCY AS RICHARD PARENTO BROUGHT IT UP IN THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT. AND SO YOU KNOW, THE, THIS OFFICE HAS DONE A LOT WHEN IT COMES TO ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY, AND I KNOW RICHARD HAS TABLED AT OUR DIFFERENT SUMMITS AND SILICON VALLEY YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION HAS THEIR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY THERE IN THEIR SECOND WEEK HERE IN OUR ERC. SO I THINK THIS REALLY ALIGNS WITH OUR WORK. AND WE JUST WANT TO KEEP AS IT'S MENTIONED HERE, IT'S ONE OF OUR STRATEGIC GOALS. SO JUST WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS, THE STUDENTS THAT WORKED ON THIS. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE BERTA, I KNOW YOU WERE YOU MENTIONING SOME THE SAME, THE SAME TITLE CHANGE. GOOD. OKAY. OKAY, THEN. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SO I'LL HAVE YOUR MOTION. I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOUR MOTION BE TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 8.D WITH THE CHANGE IN TITLE AND TRUSTEE BERTA. ARE YOU SECONDING? SURE. OKAY. TIFFANY, DID YOU GET THAT? OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES WILL VOTE ON BOARD DOCS. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES. AND TRUSTEES, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST IF WE COULD TAKE A PICTURE. UNLESS YOU WANT TO JUST DENY THESE HIGH SCHOOLERS THAT OPPORTUNITY THAT SPENT THEIR SUMMER VACATION TO BE HERE AND MAKE COMMENT. BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO COME UP FOR THE PICTURE, THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM [LAUGHS]. PAIGE, CAN I ASK YOU TO COME TO THE FRONT AS WELL, PLEASE? YES. [00:40:04] [INAUDIBLE] I HAVE A TON. OH, YEAH. RIGHT. [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES, FOR ALL OF THAT. OKAY. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS NUMBER NINE. THESE ARE CONSENT INFORMATION ITEMS. [9. CONSENT INFORMATION ITEMS (Information items provided for review that do not require presentation or action)] THESE AGENDA ITEMS ARE ON FOR TRANSPARENCY. THERE'S NO PRESENTATION OR ACTION REQUIRED UNLESS THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. MODERATOR ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO. OKAY. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM TEN, OUR INFORMATION ITEMS. [A. Employee Compensation Increase Exceeds the EC 1302 (a) Limit] THE FIRST INFORMATION ITEM IS EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION INCREASE THAT EXCEED THE EC 1302 (A) LIMIT. THIS INFORMATION ITEM IS PRESENTED BY DOCTOR KANIKA WHITE, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES. AND AS SHE IS SETTLING, I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND INTRODUCE DOCTOR WHITE, WHO BEGUN WITH US LATE JUNE AND HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTING AND IS A PHENOMENAL LEADER, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF HER IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. DOCTOR TOSTON. GOOD EVENING. SUPERINTENDENT TOSTON PRESIDENT CHON AND BOARD TRUSTEES. YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU UNDER CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE 1302 A AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION RELATED TO AN INCREASE IN SALARY OF OVER 10,000. THIS INCREASE WAS CREATED AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS PROMOTED FROM A BARGAINING UNIT POSITION TO A LEADERSHIP TEAM POSITION. THIS WAS THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS WHERE THE EMPLOYEE APPLIED, TESTED AND OR INTERVIEWED AND WERE SELECTED AS THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE. THIS ITEM IS FOR DISCUSSION OR QUESTION. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY. THIS IS INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY AND DOES NOT REQUIRE APPROVAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WHITE. IS THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. JUST INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT INFORMATION ITEM IS CHARTER SCHOOLS UPDATE. [B. Charter Schools Update] THIS INFORMATION WILL BE PRESENTED BY DOCTOR MICHELLE JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF CHARTER SCHOOLS. THIS IS JUST INFORMATIONAL TRUSTEE ROCHA. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT CHON. TRUSTEES. SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR TOSTON STAFF AND COMMUNITY. I HAVE THREE ITEMS TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT. FIRST IS THE CHARTER SCHOOL DATA BOOK THAT ALL OF YOU SHOULD NOW HAVE A NICE PRETTY COPY OF. THIS IS THE COPY OF THE 25-26 ANNUAL DATA BOOK. IT CONTAINS GENERAL DATA AND SCHOOL DATA FOR ALL OF THE SCCBOE AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOLS. IT IS AVAILABLE ON THE SCCOE CHARTER SCHOOLS WEBSITE AND HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO ALSO SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE. MANY THANKS TO JUSTIN, JUSTIN FALLON AND PHILIP TRUONG FROM THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT, WHO COMPILED ALL THE DATA, AND TO MICHAEL KANEMURA FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS, WHO PUT THE FINISHING DESIGN DETAILS AND FLOURISH TO MAKE THE DATA BOOK COMPLETE. OUR SECOND ITEM IS ON THE LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLANS. THE LOCAL CONTROL THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT, CODIFIED IN EDUCATION CODE 47 606.5, REQUIRES CHARTER SCHOOLS, BOTH LOCALLY FUNDED AND DEPENDENT OR INDEPENDENT, TO ANNUALLY DEVELOP THEIR LCAP BY JULY 1ST. THOUGH THE CHARTER SCHOOLS GOVERNING BOARDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING, REVISING AND APPROVING THOSE LCAPS, THEY MUST ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHARTER SCHOOLS AUTHORIZER AND ALSO TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT WILL NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING LCAPS. WE DO REVIEW AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO ALL OF THE SCCBOE AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOLS. IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE FIND A SCHOOL IS MAKING THE SAME LCAP ERROR OR OMISSION AFTER HAVING PROVIDED FEEDBACK, WE MEET WITH THAT CHARTER SCHOOL TO ENSURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM AND THEN EXPECT RESOLUTION BEFORE THEY DEVELOP THE NEXT LCAP. AS OF TODAY, ALL 20 OF THE SCCBOE AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOLS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR 2627 LCAPS, AS WELL AS PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE NON SCCBOE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHARTER SCHOOLS TEAM HAS BEGUN ITS REVIEW OF ALL OF THE LCAPS, AND WE WILL BE SENDING INDIVIDUAL FEEDBACK BACK TO ALL OF THOSE SCHOOLS. [00:45:01] THE LAST ITEM THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU TODAY IS THE RENEWALS FOR THE COMING YEAR. WE HAVE NINE RENEWALS AND THE VERY FIRST RENEWAL WILL BE DROPPING OFF ITS PETITION ON JULY 28TH. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE, HERE ARE THE NINE CHARTER SCHOOLS. AND WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED AS WE START MOVING FORWARD. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR JOHNSON. TRUSTEES. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DOCTOR TOSTON ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? NOTHING FOR ME. THANK YOU. DOCTOR JOHNSON AND THE TEAM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. PRESIDENT CHON. [C. Future Agenda Items] WE DO HAVE ONE COMMENT FOR 10.C. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 10.C. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT NOW. OUR OUR SPEAKER IS RICHARD PARENTO. PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. MY NAME IS RICHARD PARENTO AND I'M HERE TO SUGGEST THAT YOU PUT A AGENDA ITEM ON YOUR REGULAR STANDING AGENDA ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA FOR THE CAL SHAPE FOLLOW UP. THE LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES USUALLY COMPLICATED AND REQUIRES SEVERAL ITERATIONS WITH YOUR YOUR CONGRESS PEOPLE, ASSEMBLY MEMBERS SENATORS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. SO I SEE THIS AS BEING SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE YOUR ATTENTION OVER SEVERAL MEETINGS. AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PUT THIS AS A STANDING ITEM THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER WHEN THAT MONEY DISAPPEARS AND HOPEFULLY THROUGH THAT EFFORT THAT YOU'RE MAKING ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER, WE CAN COLLECTIVELY MOVE THIS FORWARD AND FREE THAT MONEY UP FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS, FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS CONCLUDES COMMENT. THANK YOU. AND LET ME READ MY THING. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT, ITEMS MENTIONED UNDER THIS ITEM ARE BEING SUGGESTED, SO THEY MAY BE CONSIDERED AND EXPLORED FOR FOLLOW UP. ACCORDING TO OUR BYLAWS, TOPICS RAISED UNDER THIS ITEM ARE NOT AGENDIZED FOR BOARD DISCUSSION, BUT RATHER TO CREATE SPACE FOR TRUSTEES TO MENTION TOPICS FOR REVIEW FOR CONSIDERATION AS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. TRUSTEES. DO YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS UNDER THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION TO MENTION? TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN? YEAH. WELL I WANT TO THANK DOCTOR TOSTON. WE CAN REMOVE THE. THE ONE THAT HAS TODAY'S DATE ON IT, THE AIR POLLUTION AWARENESS. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ECHO AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD AN ITEM FOR A REPORT BACK ON CAL SHAPE. I THINK WE CAN EVEN. AND THANK YOU AGAIN, RICHARD, FOR YOUR ADVOCACY. I THINK WE CAN ALSO ADD, I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING DOCTOR TOSTON AT PROP FOUR AND HOW WE CAN GET FUNDING FOR WALDEN WEST. AND ALSO WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GREENING SCHOOL, GREENING AND TREES. AND SO MAYBE THAT CAN BE ADDED IN THE CAL SHAPE ITEM. I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THESE REALLY SPECIFIC ITEMS, THEY DON'T GET TO THE BOARD, BUT IF WE MAKE IT BIGGER AND LOOKING AT PROP FOUR, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE VALUABLE. AND THERE ARE A FEW BIG PIECES OF LEGISLATION IN THIS VERY SPACE. THERE WAS AN OUTDOOR EDUCATION BILL. THERE WAS RICHARD PROBABLY KNOWS MORE THAN ME, BUT THERE WAS THIS A SEAL OF CLIMATE LITERACY. AND THE SPONSORS OF THAT ARE SILICON VALLEY YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION. THEY ARE SOME OF THEM SPOKE TODAY, AND THEY ARE PARTNERING A LOT WITH THE OFFICE ON THEIR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND THE SUMMIT, THEIR UPCOMING SUMMIT. SO I THINK THAT MAYBE WE CAN ADD THAT IN THERE, BUT DEFINITELY CAL SHAPE. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. THANK YOU TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN, FOR THAT. [A. Head Start/Early Head Start Office of Head Start Monitoring Update] ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW MOVING INTO OUR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEM. WE HAVE ONE ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND THAT'S THE HEAD START EARLY HEAD START. OFFICE OF HEAD START MONITORING UPDATE. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE PRESENTED BY DOCTOR TOSTON. GOOD EVENING. AS PART OF THE OFFICE OF HEAD START ROUTINE FEDERAL MONITORING PRACTICE PROCESS, WE PARTICIPATED IN A FOCUS AREA ONE OR FA1 REVIEW IN JANUARY OF 2026 FOR BOTH OUR HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START BASIC GRANT AND OUR EARLY HEAD [00:50:06] START CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP GRANT. THE OFFICE OF HEAD START PROVIDED THE REVIEW RESULTS IN MARCH OF 2026. THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH THE HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL AND SUBSEQUENTLY WITH THE OFFICE AND THE BOARD, SUBSEQUENTLY THE BOARD. I'M SORRY. THE COUNTY OFFICE REQUESTED AN EXTENSION FROM THE OFFICE OF HEAD START TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN. THE ONE AREA IDENTIFIED WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE FINDING RELATED TO PERSONAL BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS WITHIN ONE OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES. SO THIS IS A INCIDENT INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN ONE OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES, NOT WITHIN THE OFFICE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT NO EMPLOYEE BEGAN WORKING BEFORE RECEIVING THE REQUIRED BACKGROUND CLEARANCES, AND THE FINDINGS DID NOT INVOLVE CLASSROOM PRACTICES, CHILD SAFETY, OR THE QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO CHILDREN OR FAMILIES. WHILE THE FINDING ORIGINATED WITH A PARTNER AGENCY AS THE HEAD START GRANTEE, IT IS ULTIMATELY OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THE PARTNER AGENCIES ARE COMPLYING WITH THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AND THROUGH OUR EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT, MONITORING AND ACCOUNTABILITY. UPON RECEIVING THE RESULTS, THE LS TEAM IMMEDIATELY PARTNERED WITH HR AND THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HIRING AND ONBOARDING DOCUMENTATION AND MONITORING PRACTICES. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING. WE WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. REVIEW AND UPDATE PARTNER AGENCY HIRING AND ONBOARDING PROCEDURES. STANDARDIZING DOCUMENTATION, VERIFICATION AND RECORD KEEPING, STRENGTHENING TRACKING AND MONITORING SYSTEMS TO ENSURE ALL REQUIRED BACKGROUND CHECK COMPONENTS ARE COMPLETED AND VERIFIED PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT. PROVIDING ONGOING TRAINING AND CONSULTATION OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. IMPLEMENTING AN INTERNAL MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE REVIEWS TO IDENTIFY GAPS EARLY. MAINTAINING ONGOING COMMUNICATION WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES REGARDING NEWLY HIRED STAFF, AND MONITORING EACH EMPLOYEE'S PROGRESS THROUGH THE HIRING, BACKGROUND, CLEARANCE AND ONBOARDING PROCESS. WHILE THIS WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE FINDING, WE'RE USING IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN OUR SYSTEMS ACROSS THE ACROSS HEAD START AND OUR PARTNER AGENCIES THROUGH ALL THE ITEMS LISTED IN OUR CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN. WE WILL OBVIOUSLY REPORT BACK WHEN THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN FINALIZED, AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO REPORT. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. [A. Committee members may provide or report on recent committee activities.] THANK YOU. DOCTOR TOSTON. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HEAR COMMITTEE REPORTS FROM THE TWO COMMITTEES THAT HAVE MET. OUR FIRST ONE IS. JLAC. TRUSTEE BERTA. I CAN GIVE A QUICK UPDATE. WE MET TODAY. EARLIER TODAY WE WENT OVER THE POSITIONS THAT WE PREVIOUSLY TOOK THE STATUS. ALL OF THAT IS AVAILABLE IN BOARD DOCS, SO REVIEW AT YOUR LEISURE. WE DID CHANGE ONE POSITION ON AB 1763. THAT WAS A BILL TO A SUPPORT POSITION. WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE STATE'S BUDGET UPDATES AND A LOT OF THE CHANGES HAPPENING. SO YOU MAY ALSO REVIEW THOSE UPDATES ON THAT INFORMATION ITEM. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE BERTA. I BELIEVE THAT'S THE ONLY COMMITTEE THAT MET. SO WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 13. BOARD OF COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT, [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.] COUNTY BOARD MEMBER REPORTS MUST BE LIMITED TO ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY RELATED TO OUR DUTIES AS TRUSTEES ON THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. WOULD ANY TRUSTEES LIKE TO REPORT ON THEIR ACTIVITIES? TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. THEN VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER. YEAH, JUST VERY QUICKLY. I WILL MENTION AGAIN THAT SILICON VALLEY YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION IS HOSTING THEIR SUMMER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. THANK YOU TO STAFF AND DOCTOR TOSTON FOR HELPING THEM ON THAT. AND THE TRUSTEES CAN DROP IN. I'M SURE THERE'S DIFFERENT SERIES PANELS AND I'LL BE DROPPING IN ON FRIDAY. I THINK YOU ARE TOO. DOCTOR TOSTON. AND SO I'M SURE THEY FOLKS CAN REACH OUT TO YOU OR TIFFANY TO SCHEDULE A TIME, AND I KNOW THE STUDENTS WOULD LOVE TO SEE EVERYONE. AND HAS THAT BEEN GOING WELL? IT'S BEEN GOING REALLY WELL. IT'S BEEN, IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE THE KIDS IN THE BUILDING AND IN THE HALLWAY. THAT'S A VERY DIFFERENT ENERGY. THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS I HAD WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF CHRISTY WHITE, OUR AUDITOR AS PART OF THEIR ROUTINE. CHECK ON OUR GOVERNANCE, ETC.. [00:55:07] I WENT TO AXEL ANDINO'S STATE SALES ENGAGEMENT FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATION. ALSO WENT TO HIS GRADUATION. I ALSO WENT UP TO SACRAMENTO TO HELP TESTIFY FOR SBA'S SOS PACKAGE AND SPECIFICALLY GOT TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF AB 22514, WHICH CREATES THE DASHBOARD FOR THE STATE TO SHOW ITS PROGRESS ON CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND ALL THEIR, YOU KNOW, LAWS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO PUT ON US AND HOW THOSE ARE DOING FOR US. AND I MET WITH A LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION PARTICIPATED IN THE PLANNING SESSION FOR THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION FOR THE NEXT YEAR FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO JUST GIVE A QUICK REPORT. I ALSO ATTENDED OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS STATE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SEAL PROJECT PRESENTATION AS WELL AS HIS GRADUATION. AND GOT TO SEE TWO OF OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL. AND ALSO GOT TO ATTEND THE FIRST EVER LAVENDER GRADUATION FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY, WHICH WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND HOPE THAT WE GET TO SEE MORE GRADUATES THERE AND GOT TO PASS OUT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW SASH. SO I WAS VERY PROUD OF THAT. BUT I DO ALSO WANT TO KIND OF SHARE OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IS NOT WITH US ON THE BOARD ANYMORE, BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE WHAT HIS PROJECT WAS ABOUT. IT WAS SOMETHING VERY PHENOMENAL TO SEE. SO WITH MANY OF OUR JUSTICE INVOLVED, YOUTH, THEY HAVE THEY GO THROUGH A VERY NEW AND DIFFICULT SYSTEM. SO HIS PROJECT WAS ACTUALLY PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON THE TIME THAT THEY SPENT IN THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS. AND HOW THAT TIME ACTUALLY IS NOT IS NOT ADDED, IS NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY GO THROUGH SENTENCING. AND HE REALLY SPOKE ABOUT THE THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HARDSHIPS THAT A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS FACE IN THAT PROGRAM, HOW MANY TIMES THEY ARE SITTING THERE NOT KNOWING WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING, HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE. SO THEY OFTEN JUST DO WHAT THEY CAN. AND THAT NECESSARILY NOT IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST FOR THEM, BUT THEY ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO GET OUT OF THOSE SYSTEMS AND HAVE THINGS PUT INTO PLACE SO THEY KNOW WHAT THEIR FUTURES ARE HOLDING. SO HE'S ACTUALLY BEEN REACHING OUT TO OUR LEGISLATORS. I KNOW HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH DOCTOR TOSTON AS WELL IN ORDER TO GET THIS REALLY A BETTER SYSTEM FOR OUR FUTURE STUDENTS THAT MAY BE IN THESE SITUATIONS THAT THEIR TIME THAT THEY SERVE IN THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS AWAITING SENTENCING CAN ACTUALLY BE USED ON TOP OF THEIR SENTENCE. AND SO THAT WAS A VERY INSPIRATIONAL THING. AND JUST TO KNOW THAT HE'S USING THEIR, HIS EXPERIENCES TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR OTHER STUDENTS. AND SO IT WAS REALLY PROUD TO SEE THAT WORK BEING PUT IN FRONT OF US. SO I WANTED TO SHARE. HE CAN'T SHE'S NOT HERE WITH US TO SHARE THAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT ON HIS BEHALF. SO WAS VERY PROUD TO SEE HIS WORK AND TO SEE HIM GRADUATE. [A. The superintendent may give a report on any activities related to his duties.] OKAY. AND THEN THAT TAKES US TO OUR SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT. GOOD EVENING. JUST A FEW QUICK ITEMS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT. I ATTENDED THE AXLE SEAL OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PRESENTATION. IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING PRESIDENT CHON SAID IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HIM IN IN PERSON LIVE. THE YOUNG MAN HAS JUST AN ABILITY TO WORK THE ROOM THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN. IT'S RARE THE TALENTS AND GIFTS THAT HE HAS AND IT WAS VERY IMPACTFUL PRESENTATION. ADDITIONALLY, I'VE ATTENDED A NUMBER OF GRADUATIONS AT OSBORNE, ONE EARLIER THIS WEEK FOR A STUDENT NAMED DAVID. WHO I LEARNED DURING HIS FREE TIME, LIKES TO READ CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS BOOKS. JUST TO STAY ON TOP OF THINGS. HAVE HAD GREAT CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR TEAMMATES AT OSBORNE AND AN ALTERNATIVE EDITOR. AND YESTERDAY AFTER THE GRADUATION, ONE OF OUR TEAMMATES WHOSE NAME I'M DRAWING A BLANK ON, I BELIEVE IT'S MARIA. IT WAS HER LAST DAY AFTER SERVING 40 YEARS IN OUR PROGRAM AND TO OBSERVE HER OBVIOUSLY EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF A WELL-EARNED RETIREMENT, BUT ALSO JUST THE SADNESS IN LEAVING TEAMMATES, STAFF, AND CHILDREN THAT SHE CARED ABOUT DEEPLY WAS REALLY MOVING AND INSPIRING. SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT MY TEAMMATES OVER AT OSBORNE FOR THE GREAT WORK THEY'VE BEEN DOING. WE WILL BE ONBOARDING OUR NEW ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF LEADERSHIP AND INSTRUCTION DOCTOR LISA ANDREW, WHO WILL BEGINNING ON AUGUST 1ST. AND WE WILL BE CONTINUING TO ADDRESS STAFFING NEEDS ACROSS THE LEADERSHIP LEVEL IN THE COMING MONTHS. [01:00:02] I AM CLOSING OUT THE WEEK, SPENDING TIME WITH OUR YOUTH AT THE CLIMATE SUMMIT AND ON SATURDAY HAVING SOME TIME WITH OUR PARTNERS AT REGIONAL CENTER TO SHARE SOME THOUGHTS. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. DOCTOR TOSTON DON'T WANT TO SHARE ANY SUMMER PLANS THAT YOU'VE HAD AND TRIPS AND VACATIONS? MY SUMMER PLANS GOING FORWARD ARE JUST TO FOCUS ON THE FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND STUDENTS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY. THAT WAS A VERY GOOD ANSWER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DOCTOR TOSTON. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 15. THAT'S OUR ADJOURNMENT. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 5TH AT 5 P.M.. MAY I HAVE A MOTION MOVED BY TRUSTEE BERTA. SECONDED BY. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY TRUSTEE. I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT FROM TRUSTEE ROCHA TRUSTEES. PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS OR GIVE A VERBAL. VERBAL AYE FOR ME. THAT'S JUST CONFUSED EVERYONE. VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE ROCHA VERBAL AYE FROM TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. I'M GOING TO TRY TO VOTE TEAMMATES. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. GIVE OR TAKE 15 MINUTES. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THAT MOTION CARRIES SIX YES, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:46. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.