Sep 16, 2026 County Board of Education

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OKAY. GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING NUMBER 2691 OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

[1. SCCBOE CALL TO ORDER]

I AM 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 HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/SCCBOARDMEETING 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 727-334-810. LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE IN ASL, SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE IS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.

HEADSETS FOR SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE TABLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM, AND THE ASL.

ASL INTERPRETERS ARE IN THE FRONT OF THE. FRONT OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROOM, AS WELL AS ON THE MONITORS.

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

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON A CLOSED SESSION ITEM, THEY CAN DO SO BY COMPLETING A SPEAKER COMMENT CARD AT THE BACK OF

[2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION]

HELLO, SARAH GIANOCARO. SEIU CHAPTER PRESIDENT SPEAKING ABOUT AGENDA ITEM 3.E THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION.

WE ASK THAT YOU ENSURE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES STRENGTHENING LABOR RELATIONS, ONE OF THE FEW AREAS OVER WHICH THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS DIRECT CONTROL.

IT IS OUR GOAL TO RESOLVE WORKPLACE CONCERNS AND NEGOTIATE FAIR CONTRACTS IN A TIMELY MANNER.

IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR. WE MUST PRIORITIZE THE WORK THAT SCCOE DOES FOR STUDENTS, BOTH BY MAINTAINING PROGRAMS AND THE STAFF THAT SUPPORT THEM.

WHILE THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS HE HAS LESS DIRECT REPORTS THAN THE PRIOR SUPERINTENDENT, HE STILL MAINTAINS A HIGH RATIO OF LEADERSHIP TO BARGAINING UNIT STAFF, INCLUDING CREATING NEW LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY RESCINDED, FOR EXAMPLE, FOSTER AND HOMELESS YOUTH, WHICH BROUGHT BACK THREE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND NO CLASSIFIED POSITIONS.

DESPITE THE FACT THAT STATE FUNDING DIRECTLY PROVIDES FOR THE SERVICES CLASSIFIED STAFF PERFORM.

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT HEATHER FERGUSON SAYS THIS WAS DONE BEFORE HER TIME AS INTERIM, WHICH MEANS IT TOOK PLACE IN THE GAP WHERE DOCTOR TOSTON WAS IN CHARGE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THE BOARD IS NOW ABOUT TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[3. CLOSED SESSION]

BOTH THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES WILL ENTER INTO 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 OTHER. BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK QUESTIONS TO ENSURE THEY FULLY UNDERSTAND THE INFORMATION.

WHEN THE HEARING ENDS, THE BOARD WILL DELIBERATE IN PRIVATE AND ONCE A DECISION IS MADE, BOTH PARTIES WILL BE INVITED BACK TO HEAR THE FINAL DECISION.

THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM INCLUDES SEVEN ITEMS. A. INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT CAMBRIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. DESIRED DISTRICT UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT.

B. INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT CUPERTINO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT AND DESIRE TO SARATOGA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ITEM C. INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT CAMPBELL UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DESIRED DISTRICT LUTHER BURBANK SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ITEM D. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. EXISTING LITIGATION.

GOVERNMENT CODE 54956.9(D)(1). CASE NUMBERS 24CV449859.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT. ITEM E. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

EXISTING LITIGATION GOVERNMENT CODE 54956.9(D)(1).

CASE NUMBER 5:24-CV-08527. U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AND ITEM F 26 TO 27. SUPER. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE 54957 (B)(1) AND G CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION GOVERNMENT CODE 54956.9(D)(2) 1 CASE. THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION AND WE WILL RETURN IN APPROXIMATELY IN IN APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AT OR APPROXIMATELY AFTER 8:07 P.M. GOOD EVENING. WE ARE READY TO RESUME THE OPEN SESSION.

[A. Roll Call]

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

PRESENT. TRUSTEE LARI. PRESENT. TRUSTEE PACHECO.

PRESENT. TRUSTEE ROCHA IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER.

PRESENT. AND TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. PRESENT. THANK YOU.

MAY I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE ABSENCE OF TRUSTEE ROCHA.

MOVED

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AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES. THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, MANUEL HAD TO LEAVE FOR THE EVENING, SO WE WILL.

[B. Pledge of Allegiance]

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

I'LL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA.

[D. Set the Agenda]

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND.

MY BRAIN HASN'T GOTTEN THERE AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES. THANK YOU.

I WILL NOW REPORT ON OUR ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.

[E. Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session]

SPEISER AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LARI TO APPROVE THE APPEAL WITH FIVE AYES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE BERTA, CHON, LARI, SPEISER, SREEKRISHNAN. TRUSTEES PACHECHO AND ROCHA WERE ABSENT.

UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 3.B. A MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE LARI, SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER TO DENY THE APPEAL WITH FIVE AYES FROM TRUSTEE BERTA, CHON, LARI, SPEISER AND SREEKRISHNAN. TRUSTEES PACHECO AND ROCHA ABSENT AND UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 3.C.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BERTA TO DENY THE APPEAL WITH FIVE AYES FROM TRUSTEES BERTA, CHON, LARI, SPEISER AND SREEKRISHNAN. TRUSTEE PACHECO AND ROCHA ABSENT.

UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 3.D. THE CASE WAS RESOLVED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

UPON AGENDA ITEM 3.E, THE CASE WAS RESOLVED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS FOR ITEMS 3.F AND 3.G. OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER WAS DISMISSED AT 8:00 P.M.

SO HE WILL NOT HAVE HIS REPORT FOR THIS MEETING, AND WE CAN HOPEFULLY HEAR IT AT OUR NEXT ONE.

SO WE ARE NOW MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM 7. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS FOR COMMENTS THAT ARE ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA,

[A. Bargaining Units' Reports]

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING AND TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND THE BOARD CAN CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS.

WE ASK ALL COMMENTS, BE RESPECTFUL AND DIRECTED TO THE CHAIR RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF OR OTHER 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, IMPERTINENT OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS AND REFRAIN FROM APPLAUSE, STAMPING OF FEET OR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DURING THE MEETING.

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

UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.95. THE BOARD STRIVES TO MAINTAIN ORDERLY AND CIVIL MEETINGS AND PREVENT DISRUPTIONS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT 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 RESPECT FOR YOUR COMMENT, YOU MAY USE A UNIVERSAL SIGN OF

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MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AS A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. AS WE HAVE NO COMMENTS, THE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME IS OVER.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 7. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS.

PLEASE NOTE 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 SHALL NOT EXCEED PAST FIVE MINUTES. I INVITE OUR SEIU PRESIDENT TO COME FORWARD AND PRESENT YOUR TITLE NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.

SARAH GIANOCARO, SEIU CHAPTER PRESIDENT REPRESENTING OVER 1400 PERMANENT AND SUBSTITUTE CLASSIFIED STAFF AND DEFENDER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

SINCE THE LAST BOARD REPORT, OUR TEAM HAS MET WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION IN OYA TO ADDRESS DEPARTMENTAL ISSUES, INCLUDING PARAEDUCATORS AND OYA, LOSING SUMMER SESSION, WORKDAYS AND REGULAR YEAR HOURS.

THIS AFFECTS STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, ATTENDANCE AND LEARNING.

NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED YET. WE'RE SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH EARLY LEARNING SERVICES AT THE END OF THE MONTH, AND ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM MIGRANT EDUCATION, FOSTER AND HOMELESS YOUTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THAT NEW LEADERS MAY NEED TIME TO UNDERSTAND THE BREADTH OF THE ISSUES HAVING TO START OVER WITH EACH LEADERSHIP CHANGE IS FRUSTRATING AND INEFFICIENT. ADDITIONALLY, WE STILL HAVE SEVERAL CLASSROOMS WITHOUT A SIGNED CREDENTIALED TEACHERS, A DIRECT RESULT OF LAYOFFS AND FAILURE TO FILL VACANT VISION SPECIALIST POSITIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER, RESULTING IN TWO SPECIAL EDUCATOR.

EDUCATION TEACHERS TRANSFERRING AFTER THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

FOR SOME OF OUR STAFF, IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE THE MARCH 15TH NOTICES WITH NO ANTICIPATED RETURN.

IN SOME CASES, LIKE FOSTER AND HOMELESS YOUTH, THE WORK HAS BEEN GIVEN TO LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WHEN THE WORK BELONGS TO CLASSIFIED UNIT MEMBERS. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND OUR MEMBERS OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS WHO HELPED TO BRING TELEWORK TO FRUITION.

SOME OF OUR MEMBERS ARE ALREADY UTILIZING THE NEW TELEWORK POLICY.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING A FULL ROLLOUT IN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES NOW THAT DOCTOR FERGUSON'S TEAM HAS PROVIDED GUIDANCE BY POSITION SO THAT THERE IS A CONSISTENCY WITHIN THE DIVISION. AS BOARD MEMBERS, YOU'RE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENS AT SCCOE UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENT, YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING AN EVALUATION THAT REFLECTS THE BOARD'S PRIORITIES. IN A TIME WHERE RESERVES ARE HIGH, STUDENT PROGRAMS ARE BEING REDUCED AND LEADERSHIP IS BEING MAINTAINED, THE PRIORITY DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE STUDENTS.

PLEASE ALSO MAKE SURE TO ADDRESS LABOR RELATIONS IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION.

AS FRONTLINE WORKERS WERE INVESTED IN SCCOE FOR EVERY STUDENT, EVERY EDUCATOR, AND EVERY SCHOOL IN ALL OUR PROGRAMS, WE WILL NOT SETTLE FOR ANYTHING LESS THAN WHAT ALL OUR STUDENTS, MEMBERS AND FAMILIES DESERVE.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE THE DESIGNEE OF THE PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS ASSOCIATION FORWARD. SEEING NO REPRESENTATIVE.

I WILL MOVE ON. THE PRESIDENT OF ACE LET US KNOW.

THEY WILL NOT BE GIVING US A COMMENT TONIGHT. SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS.

[8. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS]

OUR CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS A THROUGH J.

MOVED BY TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. I DID GET THAT. OKAY. TRUSTEE LARI SECONDS. THANK YOU.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES. THANK YOU.

OKAY. WE WILL NOW BE MOVING TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM 9.

[A. Public Hearing on the Summit Tahoma Charter School Renewal Petition]

MY NAME IS VICTORIA CHON, AND I'M THE BOARD PRESIDENT, AND I WILL BE THE ACTING CHAIRPERSON OF THIS HEARING.

THE ACTION WILL PROCEED AS FOLLOWS. FIRST, THE BOARD WILL HEAR AN OPENING STATEMENT FROM STAFF WHO WILL BE GIVEN TEN MINUTES.

SECOND SUMMIT TAHOMA CHARTER SCHOOL WILL BE GIVEN TEN MINUTES TO COMMENT.

THIRD EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT FOR NO MORE THAN TEN MINUTES.

FOURTH, THE BOARD WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT AND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE.

SPEAKER SHALL DIRECT THEIR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD AND ARE URGED TO AVOID REPEATING POINTS MADE BY PREVIOUS SPEAKERS, AND FIFTH, BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.

THEREAFTER, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND THE BOARD ANTICIPATES RECONVENING TO ACT ON THIS REQUEST ON THE NOVEMBER 4TH MEETING.

AT THIS TIME. I WILL CALL UPON DOCTOR TOSTON TO INTRODUCE STAFF.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHON. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DOCTOR MICHELLE JOHNSON AND SHALLU SHARMA FROM OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS DIVISION.

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WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE RENEWAL REQUEST FOR SUMMIT TAHOMA CHARTER SCHOOL.

IN DECEMBER OF 2010 SUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOL TAHOMA, OR TAHOMA, WAS INITIALLY APPROVED FOR A FIVE-YEAR TERM AS A GRADE 9 THROUGH 12 CHARTER SCHOOL. ON APPEAL FROM EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT IT WAS RENEWED IN 2015 AND AGAIN IN 2021.

TAHOMA'S CURRENT TERM EXPIRES ON JUNE 30TH, 2027.

AS ITS TERM WAS EXTENDED BY OPERATION OF LAW FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR IN 2023.

CURRENT ENROLLMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 360 STUDENTS.

SUMMIT TAHOMA HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A MIDDLE PERFORMANCE TIER CHARTER SCHOOL BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

IT SUBMITTED ITS RENEWAL PETITION ON AUGUST 27TH, 2026, AND IS REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL FIVE-YEAR TERM, WHICH IS THE ONLY TERM AVAILABLE TO MIDDLE PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOLS.

SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT DEEMED AS HIGH PERFORMING OR LOW PERFORMING ARE AUTOMATICALLY PLACED IN THE MIDDLE PERFORMANCE TIER.

WHETHER DETERMINING WHETHER TO. WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER TO GRANT A RENEWAL FOR THE MIDDLE PERFORMANCE TIER SCHOOLS AN AUTHORIZER MUST GIVE GREATER WEIGHT TO THE SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE ON MEASURES OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.

FOR EXAMPLE, ELA, MATH, EL PROGRESS INDICATOR, COLLEGE AND CAREER INDICATOR.

THE AUTHORIZER MUST ADDITIONALLY CONSIDER CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE SHOWING EITHER A.

THE CHARTER SCHOOL ACHIEVED MEASURABLE INCREASES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH IS DEFINED BY AT LEAST ONE YEAR'S PROGRESS FOR EVERY YEAR IN SCHOOL.

OR B. THE CHARTER SCHOOL HAS ACHIEVED STRONG POST-SECONDARY OUTCOMES AS DEFINED BY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, PERSISTENCE AND COMPLETION RATES, WHICH ARE EQUAL TO SIMILAR PEERS.

THE CHARTERING AUTHORITY MAY DENY A MIDDLE PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOL ON THESE BASES ONLY BY MAKING SPECIFIC WRITTEN, FACTUAL FINDINGS THAT THE SCHOOL. 1. FAILED TO MEET OR MAKE SUFFICIENT PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING STANDARDS THAT PROVIDED A BENEFIT TO THE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL.

2. CLOSURE OF THE SCHOOL IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUPILS, AND 3.

THE DECISION PROVIDED GREATER WEIGHT TO PERFORMANCE ON MEASURES OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.

HOWEVER, ANY SCHOOL, REGARDLESS OF PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, MAY BE NON-RENEWED PER EDUCATION CODE 47.607.E IF THE AUTHORIZER FINDS THAT THE SCHOOL IS DEMONSTRABLY UNLIKELY TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL FISCAL OR GOVERNANCE ISSUES, OR IS FAILING TO SERVE ALL STUDENTS WHO WISH TO ATTEND AND PROVIDES THE CHARTER SCHOOL NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO REMEDIATE THESE CONCERNS.

AS PART OF ITS ONGOING OVERSIGHT SCCOE INCLUDED IN ITS 2025-26 ANNUAL REVIEW LETTER TO SUMMIT TAHOMA CONCERNS REGARDING SUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERALL FISCAL HEALTH IN LIGHT OF THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND THE CLOSURES OF TAHOMA SISTER SCHOOLS DENALI AND RAINIER.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE LETTER WERE TAHOMA DEMOGRAPHIC VARIANCES WITH EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ON APRIL 27TH, SCCOE PROVIDED SUMMIT TAHOMA, A 47.607.E NOTIFICATION REGARDING NOT SERVING ALL STUDENTS WHO WISH TO ATTEND.

ON JULY 10TH, TAHOMA PROVIDED A RESPONSE AND A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS THESE VARIANCES.

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

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

THE DECISION HEARING FOR SUMMIT TAHOMA WILL TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2026.

SCCOE STAFF HAS ALSO COMMUNICATED THROUGH EMAIL WITH THE LOCAL DISTRICT EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT VIA ITS SUPERINTENDENT AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT EAST SIDE HAS NO CONCERNS WITH SUMMIT TAHOMA AND ARE NOT OPPOSED TO ITS RENEWAL.

THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT STAFF HAS BEGUN ITS PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS FOLLOWING CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE AND THE BOARD'S GUIDELINES REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF TAHOMA'S CHARTER RENEWAL PETITION. A FULL ANALYSIS WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS, AND THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND RECOMMENDED FINDINGS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE SCCOE WEBSITE ON OCTOBER 20TH. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S OPENING STATEMENT.

THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO SUMMIT TAHOMA CHARTER SCHOOL.

DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING?

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AND ON MY LEFT IS DEVONNA ALATORRE. SHE'S OUR DEAN OF EXPEDITIONS.

AND JULIETA POMARES, OUR DEAN OF OPERATIONS. AND THEN BEHIND US, AUDREY CHAPMAN, ENGLISH TEACHER AND 12TH GRADE MENTOR.

AND BRYCE FLEMING, WHO IS OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

COULD YOU DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON? MAYBE I JUST NEED TO SPEAK CLOSER TO IT, I THINK SO THAT WOULD BE FINE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SURE. GOOD EVENING SUPERINTENDENT TOSTON PRESIDENT CHON AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

I'M JONATHAN STEWART, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND I'VE BEEN LEADING OUR SCHOOL FOR 12 YEARS NOW.

AS MICHELLE JOHNSON MENTIONED, IN 2010, SAN JOSE FAMILIES ASKED SUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OPEN A HIGH SCHOOL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THIS BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED OUR CHARTER TO OPEN IN 2011.

TONIGHT, WE PRESENT SUMMIT TAHOMA'S RENEWAL PETITION FOR THE 2027-2032 CHARTER TERM.

FOR 16 YEARS, SUMMIT TAHOMA HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE AND SERVING AS AN ANCHOR IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE GRADUATES FROM OUR CLASS OF 2026 REPRESENT THE HEART OF OUR MISSION.

CONFIDENT AND CURIOUS YOUNG LEADERS WITH A SENSE OF PURPOSE.

WE BELIEVE EVERY SINGLE STUDENT DESERVES AN EDUCATION THAT PREPARES THEM TO LIVE A HEALTHY, FULFILLED LIFE GROUNDED IN FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION.

OUR MISSION TO EQUIP OUR DIVERSE STUDENT BODY WITH THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND HABITS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND SUCCEED IN THEIR CHOSEN NEXT STEP. THIS IS THE TEAM AND THIS IS THE TEAM THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN.

A COMMITTED GROUP OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS WITH A COMMON VISION WHO REALLY LIKE WORKING TOGETHER IN SERVICE OF OUR STUDENTS.

THE SUMMIT STUDENT EXPERIENCE IS BASED ON FOUR KEY PILLARS.

MENTORING. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE MEET 1 TO 1 WITH A DEDICATED MENTOR WHO KNOWS THEM DEEPLY AND SUPPORTS THEM IN SETTING AND ACHIEVING THEIR SHORT AND LONG TERM GOALS.

DEEP LEARNING. OUR STUDENTS APPLY THEIR LEARNING TO PROJECTS THAT PREPARE THEM FOR THE REAL WORLD.

SELF-DIRECTION. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN HOW TO SET GOALS, MAKE PLANS, DEMONSTRATE THEIR LEARNING, AND REFLECT. AND FINALLY, FOR SIX WEEKS EACH YEAR, OUR EXPEDITIONS PROGRAM IMMERSES OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN EXPERIENCES TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS THROUGH CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING. OUR STUDENT BODY PROUDLY REFLECTS THE VIBRANT CULTURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OUR AREA THROUGH OUTREACH AT ALL AREA MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND BY PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS TO BROADEN AWARENESS OF THE SUMMIT OPPORTUNITY.

OUR STUDENTS BENEFIT BY ATTENDING A SCHOOL WITH YOUNG PEOPLE FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS, AND BY REMOVING BARRIERS TO EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS, AND BY PERSONALIZING LEARNING, WE ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT CAN PROGRESS TOWARD ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND FULFILLED LIVES. WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR GRADUATES.

AN EXTRAORDINARY 98% OF TAHOMA GRADUATES COMPLETE A THROUGH G REQUIREMENTS AND 90% ENROLL IN COLLEGE.

89% PERSIST INTO THEIR SECOND YEAR OF COLLEGE, FAR EXCEEDING THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

AND 92% OF OUR ALUMNI ARE CURRENTLY WORKING OR CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION.

SUMMIT TAHOMA MEETS AND EXCEEDS THE STATE STANDARDS FOR A FIVE-YEAR CHARTER RENEWAL.

AS SHOWN ON THE CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL DASHBOARD, TAHOMA HAS ACHIEVED A GREEN OR BLUE RATING IN NEARLY EVERY CATEGORY, THE HIGHEST RATINGS POSSIBLE. SUMMIT TAHOMA STUDENTS CONSISTENTLY OUTPERFORM STATEWIDE AVERAGES IN BOTH ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND IN MATH. THESE STRONG ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS DEMONSTRATE THE DIRECT IMPACT OF OUR RIGOROUS CURRICULUM PAIRED WITH PERSONALIZED SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS. ZEROING IN ON MATH, OUR STUDENTS OUTPERFORMED THE STATE AVERAGE GROWTH METRIC BY 54 POINTS.

WE ACHIEVED THIS GROWTH THROUGH A STRONG AND COLLABORATIVE MATH DEPARTMENT, ROBUST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DATA DRIVEN INTERVENTIONS, AND WITH ADAPTIVE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY.

OUR ELA GROWTH DATA IS REMARKABLE, WITH STUDENTS OUTPERFORMING STATE GROWTH AVERAGES BY 71%, SORRY BY 71 POINTS. THIS SUCCESS STEMS FROM PRIORITIZING CRITICAL READING, ANALYTICAL WRITING,

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IN ADDITION, OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ATTEND SUPPLEMENTAL CLASSES TAUGHT BY TWO HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS TO ACCELERATE THEIR LANGUAGE LEARNING.

SHIFTING TO SCHOOL CLIMATE, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR STUDENTS STAY IN SCHOOL, STAY ENGAGED, AND GRADUATE AT RATES SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN STATE AVERAGES.

HIGH ATTENDANCE AND GRADUATION RATES REFLECT A WELCOMING SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SUPPORTED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

FROM OUR BI ANNUAL STUDENT SURVEYS, 90% OF OUR STUDENTS REPORT FEELING A TRUE SENSE OF BELONGING AND HAVING A TRUSTED ADULT ON CAMPUS TO TURN TO FOR HELP.

AND THESE TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS FOSTER EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND INSPIRE STUDENTS CONFIDENCE IN THEIR POST-SECONDARY FUTURES.

SUMMIT TAHOMA GRADUATES MEET FULL A THROUGH G COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS AT NEARLY DOUBLE THE STATE AVERAGE.

WE SET AMBITIOUS ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS FOR EVERY STUDENT AND PROVIDE THE SCAFFOLDING NEEDED FOR THEM TO REACH THOSE EXPECTATIONS.

STATE INDICATORS CONSISTENTLY SHOW THAT SUMMIT TAHOMA STUDENTS GRADUATE EXCEPTIONALLY PREPARED FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS.

THIS DATA INDICATOR IS A RESULT OF HIGH GRADUATION RATES, HIGH RATES OF MEETING A THROUGH G REQUIREMENTS, HIGH RESULTS ON THE STATE MATH AND ENGLISH EXAMS, AND HIGH RATES OF TAKING AND PASSING AP EXAMS. AFTER GRADUATION, EVERY SUMMIT TAHOMA STUDENT HAS A PURPOSE DRIVEN PLAN WITH ACTIONABLE STEPS THAT MATCH THEIR GOALS.

THIS PHOTO IS FROM OUR SENIOR SIGNING DAY LAST MAY.

IT IS ONE OF THE MOST JOYFUL DAYS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR US, AND TODAY WE FEEL SO PROUD.

STUDENTS ARE MORE ENGAGED IN THEIR EDUCATION, MORE PURPOSEFUL WHEN THEIR LEARNING IS CONNECTED TO REAL LIFE.

OUR STUDENTS EXPLORE THEIR CAREER INTERESTS THROUGH OUR EXPEDITIONS PROGRAM.

THEY APPLY THEIR SKILLS AND HABITS IN THEIR EXPEDITIONS EXPERIENCES AND ALSO IN OUR CORE SUBJECT CLASSROOMS. THIS HELPS THEM PREPARE FOR THEIR POST-SECONDARY STEPS.

MEET SOPHIE VU, FORMER STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT FROM THE CLASS OF 2025, WHO SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED HER CONCRETE NEXT STEP PROCESS TO SELECT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY. SOPHIE CHOSE SJSU SPECIFICALLY FOR ITS STRONG BUSINESS NETWORK AFFORDABILITY TO MINIMIZE DEBT AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD INDEPENDENCE. SOPHIE TELLS US THAT IN HER 9TH GRADE YEAR, HER EXPEDITIONS, EXPERIENCES IN ETHNIC STUDIES AND IN MULTIMEDIA POLITICAL JOURNALISM SOLIDIFIED HER INTEREST IN POLITICS AND SERVING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

AND SHE'S MAJORING IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN PLANNING.

ON HER PATH TO GIVING BACK. AND SHE'S ALSO A VERY KIND HUMAN BEING.

WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A FIVE-YEAR RENEWAL OF THE SUMMIT TAHOMA CHARTER.

WE'RE EAGER TO CONTINUE OUR PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND SERVING AND INSPIRING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

WE HAVE A STRONG SENSE OF MISSION, STRONG ACADEMIC RESULTS, AND STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS.

AND WE WELCOME YOUR QUESTIONS AND LOOK FORWARD TO OUR DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ARE THERE ANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO WISH TO COMMENT AT THIS TIME? THERE'S NO ONE TONIGHT. OKAY. THERE ARE NO REPRESENTATIVES. SO WE WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE. IF YOU DO WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAND IN YOUR SPEAKER FORM AND SPEAKER SHALL DIRECT THEIR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD AND ARE URGED TO AVOID REPEATING THE POINTS MADE BY PREVIOUS SPEAKERS.

MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, WE HAVE SIX COMMENTS.

OKAY. CAN WE GO AHEAD AND START PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE? YES. WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED, PLEASE ENTER THE CENTER AISLE IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE.

WHEN YOU SPEAK, PLEASE HOLD A MICROPHONE A SMALL DISTANCE FROM YOUR MOUTH WHEN GIVING YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

OUR FIRST COMMENTER AND I'M GOING TO READ ALL SIX.

DOCTOR NICKY CITARELLA. MADELINE. CAMILLE BAYER.

KAI PERILLO. YESENIA LUMBERA. PLEASE LINE UP IN THE CENTER AISLE RIGHT BEHIND THE PODIUM.

OUR FIRST COMMENTER IS DOCTOR NICKY CITARELLA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DOCTOR NICKY CITARELLA.

I'M A PARENT, EDUCATOR AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, AND I'VE BEEN A STRONG SUPPORTER AND ADVOCATE OF SUMMIT TAHOMA SINCE 2015.

SUMMIT TAHOMA GIVES STUDENTS A SENSE OF STABILITY, BELONGING, AND SUPPORT.

IN MY WORK, I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW THAT CONNECTION HELPS STUDENTS THRIVE.

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SHE HAS STEPPED INTO LEADERSHIP AND FOUND HER VOICE.

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE LONGEVITY AND STABILITY OF TAHOMA LEADERSHIP, ESPECIALLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MR. JONATHAN STEWART. I'VE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED HIS OPEN-DOOR LEADERSHIP AND THE WAY HE KNOWS HIS STUDENTS AND SHOWS UP FOR HIS FAMILIES DURING DIFFICULT MOMENTS.

THIS LEADERSHIP HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR MY FAMILY.

I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT TAHOMA IS A SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY WORTH PROTECTING.

A TEN OUT OF TEN GREATSCHOOLS RATING, PLACING IT AMONG A SELECT GROUP OF HIGHLY RATED PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS.

I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO RENEW SUMMIT TAHOMA CHARTER AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS TAKEN YEARS TO BUILD.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MADELINE. [APPLAUSE]. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

I DO WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT CLAPPING AFTER THE PRESENTATION WAS OKAY, BUT IT IS OUR PROTOCOL THAT WE DO OUR HAND WAVING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THAT.

JUST KEEPING IT SAME FOR EVERY MEETING. SO THANK YOU.

HELLO, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MADELINE ROSE ORTIZ.

I'M 14 YEARS OLD AND CURRENTLY IN 9TH GRADE SUMMIT TAHOMA IS A WONDERFUL, NURTURING SCHOOL THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING WELCOMING, SUPPORTIVE, AND INCLUSIVE. I CHOSE SUMMIT TAHOMA WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THEIR AMAZING EXPEDITIONS AND HOW APPROACHABLE AND UNDERSTANDING THE TEACHERS THERE WERE, EVERY SINGLE DAY I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING TO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF HOW COMPASSIONATE EVERYONE WHO WORKS AND GOES TO THE SCHOOL IS.

WHEN I FIRST CAME TO TAHOMA, I WAS DEEPLY NERVOUS TO BE ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL AND MEETING MANY NEW PEOPLE.

BUT THANKS TO MY AMAZING MENTOR, MISS GOPAL, I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY BOND AND FORM CLOSE CONNECTIONS WITH MANY OF MY CLASSMATES DUE TO HER ENCOURAGEMENT. I BELIEVE SUMMIT IS WELL QUALIFIED TO ACQUIRE THE FIVE-YEAR CHARTER RENEWAL DUE TO THE OUTSTANDING FEELING OF BELONGING AND HAS GIVEN TO EVERY STUDENT.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CAMILLE BAYER.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HELLO EVERYONE. I'M CAMILLE, A 12TH GRADER AT SUMMIT TAHOMA.

I'VE HAD THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A STUDENT AMBASSADOR, TWO YEARS IN STUDENT COUNCIL, THREE YEARS AS A TEACHER ASSISTANT, AND HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN MULTIPLE CLUBS AS A STUDENT LEADER.

THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AT TAHOMA TO ME ARE THE MOST VALUABLE ASPECTS OF OUR SCHOOL TO ME.

ASIDE FROM THIS, MY FAVORITE OF TAHOMA'S UNIQUE PROGRAMS IS MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY MENTOR, WHO HAS MADE SCHOOL A PLACE OF INTENTIONAL EDUCATION AND GREAT ENJOYMENT FOR ME.

WITH HIS GUIDANCE, I HAVE FOUND CONFIDENCE IN MY VOICE, LEARNED TO KEEP MYSELF ACCOUNTABLE, AND FELT COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO OPEN UP TO AN ADULT OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE.

THROUGH TAHOMA, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPLORE WHAT I WANT TO DO AFTER GRADUATION AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN SUPPORT TO NOT BE OVERWHELMED BY THE IDEA OF THAT.

AND SO MY HOPES OF GRADUATING FROM A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE AND GOING INTO THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY FEELS LIKE AN ACTUAL OPTION FOR ME.

FOR ALL THESE REASONS AND MORE, I HOPE YOU WILL RENEW SUMMIT TAHOMA CHARTER SO THAT MANY STUDENTS TO COME CAN HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KAI PERILLO. PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KAI PERILLO AND I AM A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT SUMMIT TAHOMA.

I AM ALSO A SUMMIT TAHOMA ALUM. WHEN I WAS A STUDENT AT TAHOMA.

I FELT SUPPORTED BY THE TEACHERS AND STAFF. I NOTICED EVEN BACK THEN HOW MUCH THE TEACHERS SUPPORTED NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS, BUT EACH OTHER. AND I KNEW IT WAS A COMMUNITY THAT I WANTED TO COME BACK TO.

I DISCOVERED MYSELF THROUGH OUR EXPEDITIONS PROGRAM.

I WAS ABLE TO EXPLORE PASSIONS THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT I HAD.

AND THROUGH THAT JOURNEY THAT THOSE EXPERIENCES SET ME ON I FOUND MYSELF COMING RIGHT BACK TO THE PLACE THAT FELT LIKE HOME. OR TO HOME, AS WE LIKE TO SAY AT TAHOMA.

I WANTED TO BECOME A TEACHER. BECAUSE OF TAHOMA, I WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THE FUTURE STUDENTS, MY STUDENTS FELT JUST AS OUR. NEXT SPEAKER IS YESENIA LUMBERA.

PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS YESENIA LUMBERA AND I'M HERE TONIGHT WITH IMMENSE GRATITUDE AND ENTHUSIASM TO SUPPORT THE RECERTIFICATION OF SUMMIT TAHOMA.

AS A PARENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT SUMMIT TAHOMA HAS HELPED SHAPE MY DAUGHTER INTO A REMARKABLE YOUNG WOMAN THAT SHE IS TODAY.

SHE HAS EXCELLED ACADEMICALLY, ENJOYED SPORTS AND CLUBS THROUGHOUT ALL FOUR YEARS, AND DEVELOPED CONFIDENCE, RESILIENCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT WILL CARRY HER INTO THE NEXT CHAPTER OF HER LIFE.

THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DID NOT HAPPEN BY CHANCE.

THEY ARE DIRECT RESULTS OF SUMMIT TAHOMA'S CHALLENGING CURRICULUM TEACHERS WHO GENUINELY CARE ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS, AND AN ADMINISTRATION THAT NEVER ALLOWS OBSTACLES TO STAND IN THE WAY OF A STUDENT'S SUCCESS.

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THEY RALLY AROUND THEM. THEY SUPPORT THEM, AND THEY HELP THEM SUCCEED ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

WE ARE SMALL, BUT WE ARE MIGHTY. THANK YOU THIS IS OUR FINAL COMMENT. THANK YOU MODERATOR.

ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER SPEAKERS OR PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED.

DID WE DID WE HAVE ONE MORE? COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS NIA HAWTHORNE. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT ON OUR LIST.

DID YOU TURN IN A SPEAKER CARD? I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO TURN IN A SPEAKER CARD.

I JUST LET THE SCHOOL KNOW. I DO APOLOGIZE, BUT I WILL BE UNDER ONE MINUTE.

THAT'S OKAY. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT. I APPRECIATE YOU.

THAT'S OKAY DURING THESE YEARS, I HAVE HAD A COUPLE ROLES THAT WERE MEANINGFUL FOR ME.

THE FIRST WAS WATCHING. THE FIRST WAS MY ROLE AS A TAHOMA MOM I'M WATCHING MY SON GROW AS A YOUNG MAN AND STUDENT FROM 9TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE. I EXPERIENCED TREMENDOUS PRIDE WHEN HE GRADUATED IN 2024, KNOWING THAT HIS TIME AT TAHOMA WAS WELL SPENT.

I WAS ALSO THE UNION REP AT TAHOMA, WHICH ENABLED ME TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, ENSURING THAT OUR CONTRACT, OUR RIGHTS AND DUE PROCESS WERE PROTECTED SO THAT EMPLOYEE RELATIONS WOULD BE MET.

I HOPE YOU EACH CAST YOUR VOTE TO RENEW TAHOMA, BECAUSE I AM ONE OF 17 TEACHERS AND 11 STAFF MEMBERS COMMITTED TO OUR MISSION OF SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION TO BE PREPARED AND SUCCESSFUL.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THAT IS THE END OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO NOW I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

ARE THERE ANY CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FROM MY FELLOW TRUSTEES? ALL RIGHT, I'LL START WITH TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN AND THEN GO AROUND.

MY ONLY QUESTION IS IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO YOUR SUSPENSION RATES.

I THINK THAT INDICATOR WAS THE ONE THAT CONCERNED ME THE MOST.

YEAH, SURE. I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THAT. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN TO YOU THAT I'M THE ONE WHO DOES MOST OF THE WORK WITH THE STUDENTS AT OUR SCHOOL, SO IT'S A NUMBER THAT I'M PRETTY WELL AWARE OF.

AND THE RENEWAL REPORT THAT WE SENT TO YOU, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THAT, BUT ON PAGE. ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO REFERENCE THE PRESENTATION SLIDES INSTEAD. GIVE ME A SECOND YEAH. SO ON OUR ON SLIDE 13, IT DOES LIST OUR SUSPENSION RATE AS BEING IN THE 2% AREA FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

AND I WILL POINT OUT THAT THAT'S KIND OF IN THE REALM OF THE COUNTY AND STATE AVERAGE FOR SAME PERIODS OF TIME.

AND THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPTICK TWO YEARS AGO IN 24-25.

BUT IT IS A PRETTY SMALL SUBSET OF STUDENTS. SO IT CAN JUST BE A FEW STUDENTS AND A HANDFUL OF INCIDENCES THAT CAN DRIVE THAT UP.

THAT'S THE STATISTICAL EXPLANATION. BUT ON THE GROUND, WE IMPLEMENT RESTORATIVE PRACTICES.

WE TAKE A PERSONALIZED APPROACH WITH EACH STUDENT, AND WE USE A RELATIONAL APPROACH TO HELP OUR STUDENTS FEEL SEEN AND KNOWN AT SCHOOL.

BECAUSE IT SHOWS SUSPENSION RATE AS ORANGE, BUT IT'S HIGHER, A BIT HIGHER THAN OUR COUNTY.

BUT ARE WE, IS THAT ACCURATE? IS. I THINK DOCTOR JOHNSON.

OH SORRY [LAUGHTER]. CERTAINLY. SO THE COLORS ARE TELLING ABOUT US.

SO YOU CAN'T COMPARE ORANGE TO THE COUNTY BECAUSE THE COLORS DESIGNATE STATUS AND CHANGE.

SO YOU LOOK AT THE AMOUNT AND THEN THE COLOR DENOTES WHETHER OR NOT YOU AS THE COUNTY IMPROVED OR DIDN'T IMPROVE.

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SO I CAN'T SAY THAT THE COUNTY WOULD BE ORANGE OR EVEN GREEN OR BLUE.

IT DEPENDS ON HOW WE PERFORMED THE YEAR BEFORE AND WHETHER OR NOT WE IMPROVED OR DIDN'T IMPROVE.

CAN YOU? SO THEN WHY ARE THEY ORANGE? BECAUSE FOR THEM THEY HAD GONE FROM 2% UP TO 2.5%.

SO THEY DECLINED. THEY DIDN'T IMPROVE THEIR SUSPENSION RATE.

THEIR SUSPENSION RATE GOT WORSE TECHNICALLY BECAUSE IT.

AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY BECAME ORANGE. OKAY. WELL APPRECIATED ALL THAT CONTEXT.

THANK YOU FIRST THING I WANT TO MENTION IS. WE HAVE TWO TRUSTEES THAT ARE CALLING IN AND THEY CAN'T HEAR YOU SO.

OKAY. DEFINITELY MAKE SURE YOU'RE AS CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONE AS POSSIBLE.

ANYWAY I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ALONG THE LINES OF YOU KNOW, THE NOTICE OF CONCERN THAT WAS SENT AND RESPONSES AND I GUESS I WANT TO JUST HAVE YOU, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE PAPERWORK, BUT I'D LIKE TO KIND OF HEAR YOU TALK MORE ABOUT THE WORK YOU'RE DOING IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE YOUR NUMBERS OF.

I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE JUST TO GET IT RIGHT THAT YOU.

YOUR NUMBERS OF HISPANIC STUDENTS AND SED STUDENTS.

IS IT? YEAH. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HAVE MY NOTES FULLY ORGANIZED, BUT YOUR NUMBERS WERE NOT COMMENSURATE WITH EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO COULD YOU GO THROUGH THAT FOR ME? THANK YOU.

YEAH, SURE. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS WHO WISH TO ENROLL AT OUR SCHOOL.

AS I MENTIONED, WE DO OUTREACH AT ALL THE AREA MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND WE ALSO GO TO A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY EVENTS.

WE DID TAKE THE NOTICE TO HEART, AND WE REVIEWED ALL OF OUR RECRUITMENT MATERIALS AND OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S YOU KNOW, UNIVERSALLY APPEALING TO PEOPLE.

THERE WAS ONE ASSUMPTION AND THE NOTICE OF CONCERN, WHICH WASN'T CORRECT, WHICH IS THAT WE HAVE A PARENT VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENT AT OUR SCHOOL THAT MAY BE A BARRIER OF ENTRY FOR SOME FAMILIES, BUT WE DON'T HAVE SUCH A REQUIREMENT.

AND THE LAST THING I'LL POINT OUT, LOOKING AT THE DATA A LITTLE BIT.

EXCUSE ME. THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT COMPARISON GROUPS YOU COULD LOOK AT.

YOU COULD LOOK AT OUR COMPARISON TO EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

YOU COULD LOOK AT OUR COMPARISON TO THE COUNTY.

AND IT'S ALL A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AND WE ARE SORT OF ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO I THINK OUR DEMOGRAPHICS NATURALLY IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AS A DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.

LAST THING I'LL SAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S TRICKY TO TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS OF STUDENTS.

I WANT TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT I SAY, BUT WE MAY HAVE DISPROPORTIONATELY LOW NUMBERS IN SOME SUBGROUPS, BUT WE HAVE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH NUMBERS IN OTHER SUBGROUPS, LIKE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE SERVE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

MY ONE MORE CONCERN IS MORE SPECIFICALLY OF LOW SOCIOECONOMIC NUMBERS BEING LOWER.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAW IS THAT YOU ARE, THE COMPARISON IS SUPPOSED TO BE TO EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE YOU'RE LOCATED IN THEIR CATCHMENT AREA, THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.

BUT THANK YOU. TRUSTEE BERTA. AND THEN AFTER TRUSTEE BERTA TRUSTEE LARI AND TRUSTEE PACHECO I'LL GO TO YOU TOO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS COME OUT TO TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH US.

I DID HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL JUST SO WE DON'T SPEND ALL EVENING DISCUSSING THINGS.

SO IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE AFTER, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW UP.

ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS ON THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CONTINUUM OF SERVICES THAT YOU OFFER.

AND FULLY RECOGNIZE, I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU SERVE A LARGER POPULATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AT 20%.

I WAS HOPING YOU COULD TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE, THE ACTUAL RANGE OR THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITHIN THAT 20%.

SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW, STUDENTS THAT MAY REQUIRE MORE INTENSIVE OR EXTENSIVE SERVICES OR, AND ALSO HOW THOSE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN TERMS OF THAT CONTINUUM CONTINUUM OF SERVICES ON YOUR CAMPUS AND THE TYPES OF STAFFING THAT YOU HAVE ALSO TO SUPPORT THOSE NEEDS. YEAH. SO WE HAVE OUR ON CAMPUS STAFFING, OUR, OUR TEACHERS AND OUR TEAM,

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SO THEY HELP US PROVIDE OUR SCHOOL BASED COUNSELING, OUR SCHOOL SPEECH SERVICES, AND OUR BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AUDIOLOGISTS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

SO WHEN A STUDENT REQUIRES A SERVICE THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT WITH OUR EXISTING ON CAMPUS STAFF, THEN WE WORK WITH OUR PARTNER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BRING IN THOSE SERVICES FOR THEM.

OKAY. YEAH, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, MAYBE AS A FOLLOW UP, JUST TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON, YOU KNOW, THE TYPES OF CONTRACTED SERVICES VERSUS THE, THE STAFF THAT YOU HAVE AS PART OF YOUR SUMMIT TEAM AS WELL.

SURE. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD, I THINK TO TRUSTEE SREEKRISHNAN'S POINT OF THE OF THE SUSPENSION RATES ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS NOTICING IS I THINK PART OF THE REASON FOR THAT ORANGE INDICATOR WAS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO.

THE PERCENTAGE ACTUALLY INCREASED IN TERMS OF THAT AS ONE OF THE SUBGROUPS.

AND SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF, IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT'S DRIVING THAT SPECIFIC DISPARITY AND ANY CHANGES THAT YOUR TEAM'S MADE IN TERMS OF THE RESPONSE OR SUPPORT TO ADDRESSING NOT JUST THE, THAT STUDENT SUBGROUP, BUT THE, THE BROADER STUDENT OUTCOME, THE STUDENT OUTCOMES AS WELL. YEAH, I THINK I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION.

YEAH, I'LL SAY AGAIN, IT'S A PRETTY SMALL STATISTICAL SAMPLING.

SO A HANDFUL OF STUDENTS CAN CHANGE THE STATISTICS FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

AND WHILE I DON'T KNOW THE STATISTICS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DO KNOW THE STUDENTS BECAUSE I'M OUT THERE AND I'M WORKING WITH THEM EVERY DAY.

AND SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT I'M ON THE PHONE WITH THEIR PARENTS AND IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND IN THESE CASES, WORKING WITH THEIR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR TOO. I HAD THOSE KINDS OF CONVERSATIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

AND THIS IS PART OF THE REASON THE TEAM IS UP HERE WITH ME ALSO IS BECAUSE WE'RE VERY HANDS ON WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS.

TO GIVE YOU A MORE CONCRETE ANSWER ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR SUSPENSION RATE OR HOW WE'RE ADDRESSING IT.

I DON'T REALLY HAVE ONE EXCEPT TO TELL YOU THAT WE'VE MADE AN INTENTIONAL SHIFT FOR ME TO BE MORE INVOLVED WITH STUDENT SUPPORT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

AND THESE MOST RECENT NUMBERS ARE FROM TWO YEARS AGO, 24-25.

WE DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS YET FROM LAST YEAR, BUT I THINK WE'VE BEEN GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

AND I AND I HAVE BEEN CONSCIOUS ABOUT WANTING TO REDUCE OUR SUSPENSION RATE, AS HAVE OTHER SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. CAN I ASK ONE MORE? DO YOU WANT TO COME BACK TO ME? IF IT'S QUICK.

OKAY. I'LL TRY TO BE QUICK AND JUST RELATED TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND THE SUPPORTS AND YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZE THE POPULATION AS SMALLER JUST AND THEN THEREFORE THAT AGGREGATE DATA IN TERMS OF THE WAY IT GETS REPORTED ON THE DASHBOARD.

IT DOESN'T GET CAPTURED IN THAT WAY. I KNOW YOU SPOKE ABOUT KIND OF SMALLER QUANTITIES.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD WALK US THROUGH A LITTLE BIT ON, YOU KNOW, DESPITE THAT FACT, EL PROGRESS IN GENERAL IN OTHER WAYS THAT YOU CAN, I GUESS, DESCRIBE THE PROGRESS, GROWTH OR RECLASSIFICATION OR OTHER WAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, ELD SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.

YEAH. I'M GOING TO CALL UP OUR ENGLISH TEACHER, AUDREY CHAPMAN, WHO ALSO TEACHES OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNER CLASS.

THANK YOU. HI. I'VE BEEN TEACHING OUR MLO DESIGNATED CLASS WITH ANOTHER ENGLISH TEACHER FOR THE LAST FIVE-YEARS.

SO WE SEE OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR THREE HOURS TOTAL.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO DEVELOP RIGOROUS CURRICULUM THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THEIR ENGLISH CLASSES THAT FOCUSES ON LANGUAGE ACQUISITION.

ALSO SUPPORTS THEM WITH CURRENT COURSEWORK, BUT BREAKS DOWN GRAMMAR CONNECTIONS TO THEIR HOME LANGUAGE.

WE GET TO KNOW THEM VERY PERSONALLY BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING THEM SO OFTEN.

AND WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT THEIR DATA FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

WITH THE ELPAC SCORES. SO WE ARE SEEING WE HAD A FEW REDESIGNATED STUDENTS LAST YEAR.

WE'RE SEEING GROWTH IN THEM. A LOT OF THEM, THEY'RE NOT SHOWING UP AS REDESIGNATED, BUT THEY'RE MOVING FROM A ONE TO A TWO OR A TWO TO A THREE.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT BOTH OF US ARE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND CONTINUING TO SHOW COMMITMENT TO.

WE WANT TO CONTINUE TEACHING THAT COURSE AND BUILDING CURRICULUM FOR THAT SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS.

THANK YOU FOR THE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT. AND I THINK I'LL JUST END REALLY QUICKLY WITH THE COMMENT JUST ON THE OVERALL THE PERCENTAGES.

I THINK TO UNDERSCORE WHAT VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER WAS SAYING AS WELL.

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SO EVEN LOOKING IN THAT DATA, YOU KNOW, IT IS ONE THING THAT STANDS OUT IS, IS THE PERCENTAGES WITH ENGLISH LEARNERS SPECIFICALLY.

SO IT'S GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT THE TYPES OF SUPPORTS THAT YOUR SCHOOL OFFERS.

AND, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT TRANSLATES INTO THE STUDENTS THAT ARE ATTENDING THE SCHOOL AND, AND WHY, WHY THERE IS THAT CASE OF DISPROPORTIONALITY.

SO I HOPE THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO, TO THINK ABOUT AND CONSIDER.

AND WHEN YOU COME BACK DURING THE NEXT MEETING AND ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE IN THE MEANTIME, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. SURE. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE LARI. DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES, PLEASE. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I REALLY LIKE SEEING THE SCHOOL CLIMATE AND ENGAGEMENT STATISTICS.

AND I WANTED TO ASK, CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK TO THE GAINS YOU HAVE MADE IN REDUCING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM? AND WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS? WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO TO CONTINUE ON THIS TRAJECTORY? SO I'D LIKE TO ASK MISS POMARES OUR DEAN OF OPERATIONS TO TAKE THAT QUESTION.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. WELL, LET ME TELL YOU THAT OUR APPROACH TO ATTENDANCE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN PROBABLY OTHER SCHOOLS.

WE DON'T TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT TRUANCY TO PARENTS, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SOMETIMES SCARES PARENTS AND THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS. WE TALK ABOUT ATTENDANCE CARE INTERVENTIONS, AND WE FOCUS ON ELIMINATING THE BARRIERS THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE TO ATTENDING. SO WE ARE THERE TALKING TO THE PARENTS, TALKING TO THE STUDENTS.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE SUCCESS ON. OF THE STUDENT DEPENDS ON ATTENDING SCHOOL.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CELEBRATE THE WINS.

IF A STUDENT HASN'T BEEN COMING FOR A WEEK AND THEY START COMING FOR TWO DAYS A WEEK OR HALF DAY, SOMETIMES, THAT'S A WIN. WE CELEBRATE WITH THEM AND WE GET TO KNOW THEM AGAIN DEEPLY BECAUSE WE GET TO TALK TO THE FAMILIES.

WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP THEM COME TO TO SCHOOL.

A LOT OF THEM SOMETIMES SAY, I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF MY LITTLE SISTER.

OKAY, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THAT? THAT'S A REALITY.

SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO STAY THERE. SOMETIMES THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH TRANSPORTATION. OKAY.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF COMMUNICATING WITH US SO WE CAN BE THERE TO HELP.

SOMETIMES THE SOLUTION IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT.

BUT IF WE DON'T COMMUNICATE, WE DON'T KNOW. SO THAT'S OUR APPROACH.

AND THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN HELPING WITH ATTENDANCE, AND THEN WE DO A BUNCH OF FUN THINGS TOO.

WE, WE HAVE ATTENDANCE COMPETITIONS. MENTOR COMPETITIONS.

SO THE STUDENTS HAVE A LOT OF FUN COMING TO CLASS, ATTENDING MENTOR TIME, AND THEN THEY WIN PIZZA PARTIES AND ICE CREAM PARTIES.

AND I WISH I CAN TAKE THE CREDIT OF ALL THESE IDEAS, BUT IT'S BECAUSE I COME TO THE [LAUGHTER] ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATION TRAININGS HERE IN THIS PARTICULAR ROOM EVERY YEAR THAT I GET ALL THESE IDEAS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS AND ALSO FROM JENNIFER ALLEN USED TO MANAGE ALL THIS.

AND SO THAT'S OUR APPROACH. I HOPE THAT HELPS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COULD YOU SPEAK TO THE WORK YOU'VE DONE TO PREVENT THE RISKS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR YOUR STUDENTS AND ALSO YOUR SUICIDE PREVENTION POLICY? THAT'S A SENSITIVE QUESTION. THE FIRST THING WE DO IS TO KNOW EACH ONE OF OUR STUDENTS AS MENTORS AND AS SCHOOL LEADERS.

AND SO WE HAVE HAD TO ADDRESS SIMILAR CASES THAT YOU REFER TO.

AND ONCE WE BECOME AWARE OF A SITUATION, WE WORK WITH THE STUDENT.

USUALLY THERE'S A COUNTY SOCIAL WORKER INVOLVED, THE PARENT, THE MENTOR AND DO ALL THAT WE CAN FOR THAT STUDENT.

WE DON'T WANT TO LET ANY STUDENT FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS.

AND THEN YOU ALSO ASKED ABOUT SUICIDE PREVENTION.

THAT'S ALSO A VERY IMPORTANT PRIORITY FOR US.

WE HAPPEN TO HAVE AN EXCELLENT COUNSELOR AND EXCELLENT PEOPLE IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES WHO I WOULD SAY ARE EXPERTS IN COUNSELING AND EXPERTS IN THIS AREA.

IT BEGINS, AS I SAID, WITH KNOWING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, BUT THEN IT CONTINUES WITH THE NECESSARY FOLLOW THROUGH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU TRUSTEE LARI. TRUSTEE PACHECO.

DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY FIRST, JUST WELCOME TO SUMMIT TAHOMA.

I'VE BEEN TO A COUPLE OF YOUR GRADUATIONS BECAUSE A LOT OF MY OLD STUDENTS FROM VOICES HAVE GRADUATED FROM YOUR STAGE,

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SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT. MY QUESTION. OH, AND THEN THE SECOND THING, I'D LOVE TO VISIT THE SCHOOL BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE RENEWAL.

SO LET ME KNOW WHEN THAT CAN HAPPEN. MY QUESTION IS ABOUT ELA.

SO ON PAGE 17 OF YOUR PETITION I SAW THAT THE, THERE WAS A DIP OF 31 POINTS FROM 24 TO 25 FOR HISPANIC LATINO STUDENTS.

SO THAT'S A, I THINK COLLECTIVELY FROM, FROM GOING FROM PLUS 32 IN 24.

NEGATIVE 31 IN 25. THAT'S A 63 POINT DROP IN ONE YEAR.

AND ABOUT 40% OF YOUR SCHOOL. SO AND THAT'S ALSO THE SAME YEAR YOUR SCHOOL WIDE SCORE WAS PLUS 63. SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT'S CHANGED SINCE? YEAH. THANK YOU TRUSTEE PACHECO AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU COME VISIT IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.

I'M LOOKING AT THE CHART ON PAGE 17. I NOTICED THAT DATA TOO.

I MARKED IT UP IN RED. THE THING I'LL POINT OUT IS THAT OUR DATA HAS FLUCTUATED IN THAT SPECIFIC CATEGORY FOR FOUR YEARS FROM +18 TO +8 TO +32 TO -31. SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE OUR EYES ON IT, BUT THERE'S BEEN SOME FLUCTUATION.

THE OTHER THING IS THAT IT'S STILL BEEN ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE AND THE AVERAGE FOR EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND FINALLY, IF YOU LOOK JUST ON THE NEXT PAGE, PAGE 19, OUR HISPANIC LATINO STUDENTS ARE STILL DOING VERY WELL WITH THE COLLEGE AND CAREER EDUCATORS. COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS INDICATOR.

AND ON PAGE 23, ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRESS INDICATOR.

THEY'RE OUTPERFORMING THE STATE AND EAST SIDE UNION.

SO THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME GAPS FOR US TO LOOK AT AND WORK ON, BUT ALSO SOME BRIGHT SPOTS AS WELL.

AS IT RELATES TO OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS. BUT IF YOU'D LIKE, I COULD INVITE OUR ENGLISH TEACHER, MISS CHAPMAN, TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. THAT'D BE GREAT.

THANK YOU SO THAT'S JUST OKAY AND THEN I'D ALSO SAY A LARGE PORTION OF OUR MLO STUDENTS ARE HISPANIC AND LATINO.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ME AND THE OTHER TEACHER, KYRENE CASTANEDA, HAS CONTINUED TO WORK ON TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER TEACHERS.

SO NOT JUST WITH ENGLISH, BUT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT MATH AND WHAT KIND OF LITERACY IS INVOLVED THERE.

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE THE BOOK CHOICES AND THE CURRICULUM, MODIFYING THE CURRICULUM SO THAT IT'S MORE DIVERSE AND REFLECTS THE LEARNERS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TEACHING. I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY, I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE DIP, BUT WE'RE ALL VERY COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND MAKING OUR CLASSES EMPOWERING FOR EVERY SINGLE STUDENT HERE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT GOING TO LABOR IT, BELABOR IT.

A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ALREADY. I HAD THE SAME KIND OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SUSPENSION RATE, AS WELL AS THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE AT THE SCHOOL.

AND YOU KNOW, MORE ABOUT JUST DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS.

SO I THINK JUST KIND OF ECHOING THE CONCERNS OF MY FELLOW TRUSTEES.

I DO ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IN YOUR PACKET, I DID APPRECIATE READING THE SUPPORTS THAT YOU HAVE FOR YOUR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS AND THE MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN THE BATHROOMS AND JUST REALLY FOLLOWING YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT THE SCHOOL IS AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL THE STUDENTS.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND GLAD TO SEE THAT IN THE REPORT AS WELL.

AND JUST LOOK FORWARD TO YOU KNOW, WHAT WILL COME FORWARD AT THE NEXT MEETING AND ANSWERING SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ASKED.

SO I'LL GO AROUND ONE MORE TIME, IF ANY, ANY OTHER TRUSTEES HAVE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. AND I ALSO DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME.

OUR STUDENTS, OUR PARENTS, OUR EDUCATORS. IT'S 9:00.

I ASSUME YOU HAVE WORK TOMORROW, SO THANK YOU.

IF NOT, YOUR BOSS IS HERE, SO, YOU KNOW, LET HIM KNOW WHY YOU WERE [LAUGHTER] OUT HERE LATE.

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[10. CONSENT INFORMATION ITEMS]

AGENDA ITEM 10 IS OUR CONSENT INFORMATION ITEMS AND IS ON THE AGENDA FOR TRANSPARENCY.

THERE IS NO PRESENTATION OR ACTION REQUIRED UNLESS THERE ARE COMMENTS.

WE'LL MOVE TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. MODERATOR ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 10? NO, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO 11.

[A. Approval of the Budget Revisions for the Month of June 2026]

OKAY. SHE IS NOT ON THE LINE. SO. ALL RIGHT, MISS LAUREN NGUYEN YOU'RE IT.

[LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CHON DOCTOR TOSTON AND TRUSTEE.

IN JUNE, OUR OFFICE RECOGNIZED APPROXIMATELY $4.25 MILLION RESTRICTED REVENUES TO SUPPORT A RANGE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LITERACY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER READINESS INITIATIVES.

THESE FUNDS EXPAND AND EXTEND CRITICAL SERVICES FOR STUDENTS ACROSS SENECA COUNTY, WITH TARGETED SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER UNDERSERVED STUDENT GROUPS.

THIS CONCLUDES OUR BUDGET REVISIONS REPORT FOR JUNE, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

TRUSTEES ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. SECOND THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. WELL, THEN WE NEED TO VOTE FIRST.

OKAY. [LAUGHTER] AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM.

WE DO LIKE YOUR SPEED, THOUGH. [LAUGHTER]. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES.

OKAY, ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. THANK YOU. IN AUGUST, OUR OFFICE ALLOCATED APPROXIMATELY $72,000 IN GENERAL FUND DESIGNATED FUND

[B. Approval of the Budget Revisions for the Month of August 2026]

THESE INVESTMENTS HELP MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS AND ENSURE SCCOE CONTINUES TO MEET ITS OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES.

THIS CONCLUDES OUR BUDGET REVISIONS REPORT FOR AUGUST, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT SPEISER AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BERTA.

TRUSTEES PLEASE VOTE ON BOARD DOCS.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 12.

[A. Head Start/Early Head Start Office of Head Start Monitoring Update]

OFFICE OF HEAD START MONITORING UPDATE. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE PRESENTED BY KRISTEN LEE, MANAGER OF PLANNING AND SUPPORT FOR THE HEAD START EARLY OR FOR THE HEAD START PROGRAM, EARLY LEARNING SERVICES.

REYNA DOMINGUEZ, MANAGER OF EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM, AND ARACELI FONSECA, MANAGER OF EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM OPERATIONS.

I'M JUST GOING TO START SAYING THE HEAD START TEAM.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.

SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR TOSTON. WE'RE HERE AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH AN UPDATE REGARDING OUR MONITORING.

AND WE'LL TRY TO MAKE IT SHORT AND SWEET LIKE WE DO.

SO JUST AS A REVIEW, THESE ARE SOME OF THE BIG THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVERALL FROM THE MOMENT THAT WE WERE REVIEWED WITH OUR FOCUS AREA 1.

FOLLOWING THE NOTIFICATIONS THAT WE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AND POLICY COUNCIL.

AS OF DATE, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH NOT JUST OUR HR DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO WITH OUR PARTNER AT SJB IN MONITORING THE PROGRESS TO COMPLETION. WE'VE ALSO STARTED TO THROW OUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS, CONTINUE TO MEET WITH THE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM FROM THE OFFICE OF HEAD START TO BE ABLE TO HELP US LOOK INTO THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE CONDUCTED SO FAR AND THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING TOWARDS MEETING COMPLIANCE IN THIS AREA OF NONCOMPLIANCE.

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AS YOU ALL KNOW, A MONTH AGO, I DID LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT OUR CORRECTIVE ACTION PERIOD DOES CLOSE ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, HENCE WHY WE DO HAVE THE INTERVIEW SET FOR OCTOBER 2ND.

THAT'S IT IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. NO, I THINK WE'RE GOOD. DID YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? NOT CONNECTED TO THIS BUT WE'VE COMMUNICATED TO THE COMMUNITY AROUND OUR CONCERNS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED RULE CHANGES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

I WANTED TO ALSO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW ON EVERY MONDAY MORNING, THERE'S A STATEWIDE CALL WHERE LEADERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS CAN PARTICIPATE ON MONDAY.

WE WILL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION TO THE STATE REGARDING HEAD START AND OUR CONCERNS TO SHARE OUR PERSPECTIVES AND WORK WITH COLLEAGUES AS WELL TO SHARE INFORMATION BETWEEN US SO THAT WE ALL ARE PREPARED FOR WHATEVER THE FUTURE HOLDS IS UNCLEAR AS THAT IS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE RULES. BUT I WANTED TO ASSURE THE TRUSTEES THAT WE ARE MONITORING THIS ISSUE AND ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN OUR ADVOCACY AT A STATEWIDE LEVEL.

RELATED TO THIS MATTER. YEAH, AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

YEAH. AND FINALLY, IF WE COULD ALSO MAKE A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE DO HAVE OUR FIRST POLICY COUNCIL MEETING THIS MONTH, AND THAT WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE BOARD FOR ALWAYS PARTICIPATING AND ALWAYS BEING VERY RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

[B. Notice of Salary Increase by County Superintendent for Specified SCCOE Employee Pursuant to EC § 1302(a)]

THIS INFORMATION WILL BE PRESENTED BY DOCTOR KANIKA WHITE, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

YOU ARE HIDING. I DIDN'T SEE YOU BEFORE YOU POPPED UP THERE.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHON. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE TRUSTEES.

SUPERINTENDENT TOSTON, YOU HAVE THE REPORT BEFORE YOU.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PROMOTION, MISS SIMPSON.

YES. CONGRATULATIONS. [LAUGHTER]. WELL DESERVED.

ABSOLUTELY. INFORMATION ITEM 12.C THE SCCO COMMITMENT FOR THE SCCOE COMMITMENT TO 2026-2031.

[C. SCCOE Commitment 20262031]

THANK YOU. WELL, I OBVIOUSLY HAVE COMPLETED MY FIRST YEAR AS PART OF THE TEAM, AND THERE ARE VERY FEW ACTIVITIES THAT I HAVE ON MY LIST TO CHECK OFF IN TERMS OF FIRST TIME EXPERIENCES. AND SO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS. VERY PROUD TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOU TONIGHT. IF I COULD ASK SOMEONE TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

I THINK WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO BEGIN IS TO GROUND IN THAT THIS IS SHARED WORK AND A SHARED VISION AND GOALS BETWEEN THE EIGHT OF US AND THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE OVER THE PAST YEAR. AND HONORING THE COMMITMENT I REMEMBER FROM OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS AROUND WHERE WE WANTED OUR FOCUS TO BE AND HOW WE WANTED TO WORK TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO THIS, THIS SLIDE DECK IS ONE OF THE PIECES OF COLLATERAL.

THERE'LL BE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE COMING DAYS AS WE SHARE THIS INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC.

WE HAD A NUMBER OF RETREATS WHERE WE REFLECTED ON WHERE THE ORGANIZATION WAS.

WE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS WE WANTED TO FORM AND THE VISION WE HAD FOR OUR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY GOING FORWARD.

THIS WORK WAS. BECAME GROUNDED IN THE SILICON VALLEY PAIN INDEX, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE DISPARITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE REALLY COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING THAT THE STATISTICS AND DATA IN THAT REPORT REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS AND OUR OPPORTUNITY TO ALLEVIATE THEIR PAIN AS OUR MORAL IMPERATIVE.

I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT OUR VISION, STATEMENT, AND GOALS THAT WERE CREATED IN ADVANCE OF SOME OF THE CONTENT, BUT ARE THE FOUNDATION OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ORGANIZING THE WORK, STARTING WITH THE COORDINATED ACTIONS AND THEN MOVING INTO OUR SPECIFIC STRATEGIC GOAL AREAS, SERVING OUR STUDENTS FROM CRADLE TO CAREER.

RECOGNIZING THAT NO AGENCY CAN RESOLVE CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS ALONE.

SO FOCUSING IN ON OUR PARTNERSHIPS. AND THEN OUR LAST STRATEGIC GOAL IS RECOGNIZING THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE CHILD AS IT RELATES TO THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL NEEDS, AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GREEN SPACES AND BENEFIT FROM OUR ENVIRONMENT.

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MANY OF THEM ARE WHO ARE ENROLLED IN PUBLIC EDUCATION ARE 32 DISTRICTS AND 57 CHARTER SCHOOLS.

AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE STATISTICS THAT WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING IN TERMS OF NEEDING TO ADDRESS, AS IT RELATES TO THE STABILITY OF OUR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS VARIOUS PRIORITY GROUPS.

AND FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, MOVING INTO HOW WE DELIVER CRADLE TO CAREER.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE THEORY OF ACTION IN TERMS OF OUR ROLE TO CONNECT A LINE, SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN.

WE KNOW WE CAN'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES, AND THIS WORK WILL BE DONE, OBVIOUSLY IN PARTNERSHIP AND IN WITH OUR DISTRICTS IN SUPPORT OF THEM.

BUT WE ARE ENVISIONING A PATHWAY FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT BEGINS WITH EARLY LEARNING, WHERE WE'RE ENGAGING OUR FAMILIES.

OBVIOUSLY, THE PROGRAMS THAT WE PROVIDE, THE RESOURCES THAT WE PROVIDE AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENSURE QUALITY AND EARLY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS EXPANDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

MOVING INTO TK, OUR SUPPORT OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS IS FOCUSING ON LITERACY BY 3RD GRADE, SUPPORTING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT AND ONGOING IMPROVEMENT.

MOVING INTO HIGH SCHOOL, WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING VERY SPECIFIC GOALS RELATED TO A THROUGH G REQUIREMENTS.

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE. ONE OF THE STRONGEST FACTORS RELATED TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY IS A COLLEGE DEGREE.

AND SO WE ARE GOING TO BE FOCUSING IN ON CREDENTIALS THAT MATTER AND DURABLE SKILLS.

AND SO THE A THROUGH G DIPLOMA QUALITY CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, AS WELL AS EXPANDING THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE GRADUATION PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT.

WE LISTED THE STUDENT PROGRAMS THAT WE OPERATE AT A HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

AND THESE ARE GOING TO BE PRIORITY NUMBER ONE THIS YEAR.

AND SPECIFICALLY ALTERNATIVE ED PROGRAMS BECAUSE OF OUR STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES.

AND RECOGNIZING THAT THE KIDS THAT WERE CHARGED TO SERVE ARE THE STUDENTS OR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE MOST PAIN THROUGH THE SYSTEM.

AND OUR OBLIGATION TO ADDRESS THAT THROUGH EDUCATION.

AND LASTLY, BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT COLLEGE THROUGH CAREER, WE WANT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES. NOT ONLY TO BE ELIGIBLE AND ENROLL IN COLLEGE, BUT TO PERSIST ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND OBTAIN CREDENTIALS THAT MATTER AND LIVE TO A LIVING WAGE. HOW OUR SUPPORT OF DISTRICTS HAPPENS AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IS WE FIRST, AS THE COUNTY OFFICE, WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE NOT A SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND OUR STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES IN TERMS OF PROVIDING STABILITY THROUGH OUR FISCAL PARTNERSHIPS IN AB 1200 OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR DISTRICTS AS THEY ARE MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THEIR STUDENTS.

WE WANT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT OR HAVE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ENSURE THERE'S NOT DISRUPTION BECAUSE OF FISCAL MATTERS.

CONNECTED TO THAT IS THE QUALITY OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS RELATED TO THEIR LOCAL CONTROL, ACCOUNTABILITY PLANS AND HOW WE WANT TO STRENGTHEN OUR SUPPORT OF DISTRICTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT THEY HAVE SET LOCALLY, AS WELL AS HOW THEY ALIGN WITH OUR GOALS.

AND WE WANT TO CARRY OUT OUR STATUTORY FUNCTIONS AT THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF SUPPORT.

THAT INCLUDES OUR CREDENTIALING SUPPORT, THE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS, ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, WHETHER STATUTORILY MANDATED OR NOT, WE RECOGNIZE AS PART OF OUR APPROACH TO ALLEVIATE PAIN IN OUR COMMUNITY.

OUR PARTNERSHIPS. I SPOKE. SPOKEN OF OUR DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO OUR FAMILIES AND ENGAGING WITH THEM AND UPLIFTING THOSE VOICES, AS WELL AS OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP.

WE ARE, IN MY OPINION, BLESSED [LAUGHTER] TO HAVE SUCH ENGAGED COMMUNITY AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.

OUR PARTNERS IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. THERE ARE SHARED COMMITMENTS AROUND MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AS IT RELATES TO MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, HOUSING SUPPORTS AND EDUCATION SUPPORTS.

AND THEN LASTLY, OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS. WE WANT TO EXPAND THE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE FOR WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, NOT ONLY FOR OUR PROGRAMS, BUT SUPPORTING DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS EXPANDING DUAL ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SEEKING INVESTMENTS INTO OUR STUDENTS SO THAT THEY HAVE RESOURCES AS THEY PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION GOING FORWARD.

AND WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR US TO HELP FAMILIES BETTER NAVIGATE PUBLIC SYSTEMS EDUCATION AS WELL AS OTHER SYSTEMS.

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WE HAVE SOME MEASURABLE TARGETS OVER THE LIFE OF THIS PLAN.

FIVE-YEAR PLAN FROM 26 TO 31. THEY ARE LISTED THERE.

I WILL NOT GO INTO DETAIL, BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT WHAT IS MEASURED IS WHERE ACCOUNTABILITY HAPPENS.

AND SO WE WANT TO TRACK THESE INDICATORS AND OUR IMPACT AND INFLUENCE AS WE WORK ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.

AND LASTLY. OPPORTUNITY WITHOUT EXCEPTION, EVERY STUDENT, EVERY COMMUNITY, EVERY DAY.

THIS IS OUR FOCUS GOING FORWARD. WE HAVE BEGUN TO SOCIALIZE THIS WITH OUR TEAM.

WE SHARED NOT THIS SLIDE DECK, BUT COMPONENTS OF IT WITH OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM.

AND WE'LL BEGIN SOCIALIZING IT WITH THE ORGANIZATION.

WE'VE HAD POSITIVE FEEDBACK THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE THE RESEARCHERS FROM SAN JOSE STATE PRESENT INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PAIN INDEX AND SHARE MORE WITH US ABOUT THEIR WORK SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO REALLY GROUND IN IT.

AND TO BE CLEAR DOCUMENTING PAIN IS NOT SUFFICIENT [LAUGHTER].

AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO JUST HONOR THE PROBLEM.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SEE IT CLEARLY SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN ADDRESSING IT BASED ON THE INSPIRATION THAT WE RECEIVE.

SO I KNOW THAT WAS BRIEF. IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, THERE WILL BE OTHER COLLATERAL MATERIALS THAT WE WILL BE SHARING WITH THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF A MORE ROBUST STRATEGIC PLAN, AS WELL AS OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT DESCRIBE NOT ONLY OUR PLANS AND OUR COMMITMENT, BUT ALSO OUR LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT, WHICH IS PART OF HOW WE WANT TO SHOW UP TO THE COMMUNITY GOING FORWARD SO I WILL CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS THERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEES ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? TRUSTEE BERTA. MAKE IT VERY BRIEF, BUT I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE EFFORTS AND THE WORK BEHIND THIS TOO.

NOT JUST TALK ABOUT THE DATA, BUT, YOU KNOW, CONNECT THE DOTS WITH THE ACTUAL IMPACT THAT THIS HAS FOR STUDENTS AND ALSO INCLUDING IN ELEVATING THE VOICE OF OUR YOUTH. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE NOTICED CONSISTENTLY FROM DOCTOR TOSTON, BUT ALSO A LOT OF OUR, YOU KNOW, TEAM MEMBERS IS, IS HIGHLIGHTING EVEN THE VOICE OF OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS.

RIGHT? AND, AND CONTINUING TO FIND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO ELEVATE, YOU KNOW, THOSE, THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT EXCEPTION AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT DOES GET EVERYTHING THEY NEED.

SO THEY HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. SO JUST VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED UPDATES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO, TO HELP SUPPORT THIS WORK AS WELL. I ECHO THAT APPRECIATION.

I THINK IT'S GREAT. I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE MEASURABLE TARGETS.

SOME OF THE STUFF IS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR YEARS.

RIGHT? AND WE CAN KEEP MAKING IT A GOAL. BUT WHEN WE ACTUALLY AREN'T DOING THINGS AND HAVING A TARGET THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARD, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST SITTING THERE. SO I APPRECIATE HAVING THAT SEEING THE TARGETS.

AND JUST KNOWING, I KNOW WE, THE COUNTY OFFICE IS ACTUALLY, AS MENTIONED WITH OUR CHARTER SCHOOL, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND REALLY HAVE BEEN LEADING THE EFFORTS. SO JUST TO SEE US CONTINUING DOING THAT AND SEEING A LOT OF THIS, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND JUST, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE UPDATE FROM SAN JOSE STATE, AS WELL AS JUST UPDATES ABOUT WHERE THIS IS GOING AND, AND WHAT WE COMPLETE OVER THE NEXT YOU KNOW, THIS IS TILL 2031, SO WE'LL BE COMPLETE OVER THE NEXT FIVE-YEARS.

IT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM D.

[D. Future Agenda Items]

BUT OUR COMMITMENT TO BE IN COMMUNITY AND THAT THIS IS NOT A SUPERINTENDENT DRIVEN STRATEGIC PLAN, THAT IT REFLECTS OUR SHARED VISION AND OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE WORK AND TO BEING COMMUNITY.

SO I WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT BASED ON OUR CONVERSATION, BECAUSE I KNOW TRUSTEE ROCHA HAD INTENDED TO SHARE THAT AS PART OF THE VISION AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. I ALSO DID NOTICE THE LEADERSHIP AGREEMENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THIS AS WELL.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE THAT THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT.

YEAH. AND TRULY. OKAY. NOW MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM D.

OUR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 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 BOARD BYLAWS. TOPICS RAISED UNDER THIS ITEM ARE NOT AGENDIZED FOR BOARD DISCUSSION, BUT RATHER TO CREATE SPACE FOR TRUSTEES TO MENTION TOPICS TO REVIEW FOR CONSIDERATION AS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.

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SEEING NONE. THANK YOU TRUSTEES. AND WE WILL MOVE AGENDA ITEM 13, 14, AND 15 TO OUR NEXT MEETING.

SO WITH THAT, THAT BRINGS US TO ADJOURNMENT. TRUSTEES I'LL MOVE TO ADJOURN.

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

FROM ALL OF YOU. BUT TRUSTEE BERTA, FOR THE RECORD.

[LAUGHTER].

THANK YOU TO THE TEAM APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU.

AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:27 P.M.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THIS IS THE FIFTH WEEK IN A ROW.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.