[1. SCCBOE CALL TO ORDER]
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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING NUMBER 2 6 9 1 OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
TODAY'S WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, AND THE TIME IS 5:02 PM I'M VICTORIA CH, PRESIDENT OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
I'LL PRESIDE OVER THIS MEETING A LIVE STREAM OF THIS EVENING'S MEETING IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS SLASH SLASH TINYURL.COM/CC BOARD MEETING ON THE WEBPAGE.
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AND THE A-L-A-S-L INTERPRETERS ARE IN THE FRONT OF, 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 S-E-C-O-E STAFF MEMBER WHO'S IDENTIFIED WITH A YELLOW BADGE.
[2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION]
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 THE ROOM.
MODERATOR, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION? WE DO.
CAN YOU PLEASE START PUBLIC COMMENT AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME OR ALREADY MAKE YOUR WAY TOWARDS, UH, THE PODIUM? OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SARAH JAN CARRO.
JAN CARRO, SEU CHAPTER PRESIDENT.
SPEAKING ABOUT AGENDA ITEM THREE E, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION.
WE ASK THAT YOU ENSURE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATIONS SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES STRENGTHENING LABOR AND 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.
WE MUST PRIORITIZE THE WORK THAT SCCE 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LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY RESCINDED.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 DR.
[3. CLOSED SESSION]
TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION.CLOSED SESSION INVOLVES CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND FOR FAMILIES AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING INTER-DISTRICT APPEALS THIS EVENING.
HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED BOTH THE PARENT OR GUARDIANS 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 AND 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 INTER DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT DISTRICT CAMBRIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT DESIRE DISTRICT UNION SCHOOL, DISTRICT B INTER DISTRICT ATTENDANCE APPEAL.
FILED ON BEHALF OF STUDENT RESIDENT CUPERTINO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT AND DESIRED A 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 5 4 9 5 6 9 1.
CASE NUMBERS 24 CV 4 4 9 8 5 9 SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPER SUPERIOR COURT.
ITEM E CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
EXISTING LITIGATION GOVERNMENT CODE 5 4 9 5 6 9 1.
CASE NUMBER 5 24 C OH 8 5 2 7 US DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AND ITEM F 26 TO 27 SUPER COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE 5 4 9 5 7 B ONE NG CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION GOVERNMENT CODE 5 4 9 5 6 9 2 1 CASE THE BOARD WILL NOW ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION AND WE'LL RETURN IN, APPROXIMATE IN IN APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AT OR APPROXIMATELY AFTER 8:07 PM GOOD EVENING.
WE ARE READY TO RESUME THE OPEN SESSION.
[A. Roll Call]
THE TIME IS NOW 8:11 PM AND I WILL CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE.I PRESENT SEAN AM PRESENT WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.
TRUSTEE BERTA PRESENT, TRUSTEE LAURIE PRESENT, TRUSTEE PACHECO PRESENT.
VICE PRESIDENT PFIZER PRESENT AND TRUSTEE, SHE KRISHNAN PRESENT.
MAY I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE ABSENCE OF TRUSTEE ROCHE? UH, MOVED BY TRUSTEE LAW AND I WILL SECOND
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TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE IN BOARD DOCS.AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES.
UM, OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER MANUEL HAD TO LEAVE FOR THE EVENING, SO WE
[B. Pledge of Allegiance]
WILL, I WILL GO AHEAD AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.EVERYONE, IF YOU ARE ABLE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND WE WILL BEGIN THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[C. Land Acknowledgement]
RECITE OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.LET US TAKE THE TIME TO HONOR THE ANCESTRAL CARETAKERS OF THE LAND ON WHICH WE STAND.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN OHLONE TERRITORY.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY IS THE HOMELAND OF THE QUA OHLONE PEOPLE.
TODAY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE LAND AND IT'S 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.
[D. Set the Agenda]
A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA.OH, UM, TRUSTEE SHOULD KRISHNAN I WOULD MOVE TO, UM, PUSH ITEMS 13 THROUGH 15 TO OUR NEXT AGENDA.
MOVE ITEMS 13 THROUGH 15, UH, TO OUR NEXT AGENDA.
SO OUR BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS OUR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER REPORTS IN OUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
SO CAN I SAY YOU'RE MOVING THE MOTION TO, UH, SET THE AGENDA WITH THOSE TABLED.
DO YOU, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND.
AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES.
[E. Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session]
NOW REPORT ON OUR ACTIONS TAKEN ENCLOSED SESSION UPON A, A COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM THREE A.A MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT SPIDER SP AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LAW TO APPROVE THE APPEAL WITH A FIVE A'S VOTE FROM TRUSTEES BERTA C SEAN, LAURIE SPICER, AND ST.
TRUSTEE PACHECO AND ROELLE WERE ABSENT UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA.
ITEM THREE BAA MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE LA SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT SPICE TO DENY THE APPEAL WITH FIVE EYES FROM TRUSTEE BERTA CHAN LAURIE SPICER AND SHE KRISHNAN, UH, TRUSTEES PACHECO AND ROCHA ABSENT AND UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM THREE C.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT SPICER, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BERTA TO DENY THE APPEAL.
UH, WITH FIVE EYES, UH, FROM TRUSTEES BERTA, SEAN LA, UH, SPICER, ANRI, KRISHNAN, TRUSTEES PACHECO AND ROCHA ABSENT UPON COMPLETION OF AGENDA ITEM 3D, THE CASE WAS RESOLVED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
AND UPON AGENDA ITEM THREE E THE CASE WAS RESOLVED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS FOR ITEMS THREE F AND 3G.
UM, OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER WAS DISMISSED AT 8:00 PM SO HE WILL HAVE NOT HAVE HIS REPORT FOR THIS MEETING, AND WE CAN HOPEFULLY HEAR IT AT OUR NEXT ONE.
[A. Bargaining Units' Reports]
TO, UH, AGENDA ITEM SEVEN.THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS FOR COMMENTS THAT ARE 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 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 IMPER, 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 5 4 9 5 7 0.95.
THE BOARD STRIVES TO MAINTAINING ORDERLY AND CIVIL MEETINGS AND PREVENT DISRUPTIONS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'LL MAINTAIN A RESPECTFUL AND PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT OF VERBAL ABUSE.
THREATS OR PHYSICAL VIOLENCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND MAY RESULT IN REMOVAL.
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REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING, CHEERING, OR SNAPPING BOOING OR SHOUTING.TO SHOW RESPECT FOR YOUR COMMENT.
YOU MAY USE UNIVERSAL SIGN OF APPRECIATION BY WAVING YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR LIKE THIS.
MODERATOR, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
AS A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, UH, AS WE HAVE NO COMMENTS, THE PUBLIC COMMENT, TIME IS OVER.
UH, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM SEVEN.
OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS.
PLEASE NOTE, STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM DISCUSSING OUR ACTING ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. A FIVE MINUTE TIMER WILL BE PRESENTED IN COMMENTS, SHALL NOT EXCEED PAST FIVE MINUTES.
I INVITE OUR SCIO PRESIDENT, UH, TO COME FORWARD AND PRESENT YOUR TITLE, NAME AND PRESENT YOUR COMMENT.
SARAH ZANARO, SEAU, CHAPTER PRESIDENT, REPRESENTING OVER 1400 PERMANENT AND SUBSTITUTE CLASSIFIED STAFF AND DEFENDER 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 IN OIA LOSING SUMMER SESSION WORK DAYS 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 ASSIGNED CREDENTIAL TEACHERS, A DIRECT RESULT OF LAYOFFS AND FAILURE TO FILL VACANT VISION SPECIALIST POSITIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER, RESULTING IN TWO SPECIAL 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 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 DR.
FERGUSON'S TEAM HAS PROVIDED GUIDANCE BY POSITION SO THAT THERE'S A CONSISTENCY WITHIN THE DIVISION.
AS BOARD MEMBERS, YOU'RE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENS AT SECE.
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.
WE'RE INVESTED IN S-E-C-O-E FOR EVERY STUDENT, EVERY EDUCATOR, AND EVERY SCHOOL AND ALL OUR PROGRAMS. WE'LL NOT SETTLE FOR ANYTHING LESS THAN WHAT ALL OUR STUDENTS MEMBERS AND FAMILIES DESERVE.
I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE THE DESIGNEE OF THE PSYCHOLOGIST AND SOCIAL WORKERS ASSOCIATION FORWARD SEEING NO REPRESENTATIVE.
UM, THE, UH, 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]
I'LL NOW PROCEED TO ITEM EIGHT, OUR CONSENT ACTION.AND I, UH, OUR CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS A THROUGH J, MOVE BY TRUSTEE SH KRISHNAN.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES.
[A. Public Hearing on the Summit Tahoma Charter School Renewal Petition]
WE WILL NOW BE MOVING TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM NINE.THE COUNTY BOARD WILL NOW CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE RENEWAL REQUEST OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL PETITION FOR SUMMIT TO HOA CHARTER SCHOOL.
MY NAME IS VICTORIA CHAN 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 10 MINUTES.
SECOND SUMMIT TO HOMA CHARTER SCHOOL WILL BE GIVEN 10 MINUTES TO COMMENT.
THIRD EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO COMMENT FOR NO MORE THAN 10 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 URGE 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'LL CALL UPON DR.
UH, MICHELLE JOHNSON, ENC, ANGEL LEWIS SHARMA FROM OUR CHARTER SCHOOL'S DIVISION.
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GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SEAN TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT DR.TOSIN AND COMMUN STAFF AND COMMUNITY.
WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE RENEWAL REQUEST FOR SUMMIT TO HOMA CHARTER SCHOOL IN DECEMBER OF 2010, SUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOL, OMA OR TAHOMA WAS INITIALLY APPROVED FOR A FIVE YEAR TERM AS A GRADE NINE THROUGH 12 CHARTER SCHOOL ON APPEAL FROM EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT WAS RENEWED IN 2015 AND AGAIN IN 2021, T'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 END 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 BASIS ONLY BY MAKING SPECIFIC WRITTEN FACTUAL FINDINGS THAT THE SCHOOL ONE FAILED TO MEET OR MAKE SUFFICIENT PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING STANDARDS THAT PROVIDED A BENEFIT TO THE PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL.
TWO, CLOSURE OF THE SCHOOL IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUPILS.
AND THREE, 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 6 0 7 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.
S-C-C-O-E INCLUDED IN ITS 20 25, 26 ANNUAL REVIEW LETTER TO SUMMIT OMA CONCERNS REGARDING SUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOL'S OVERALL FISCAL HEALTH IN LIGHT OF THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND THE CLOSURES OF T'S SISTER SCHOOL'S, DENALI AND RAINIER.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE LETTER WERE T'S DEMOGRAPHIC VARIANCES WITH EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ON APRIL 27TH.
S-C-C-O-E PROVIDED SUMMIT TO HOMA, A 47 6 0 7 E NOTIFICATION REGARDING NOT SERVING ALL STUDENTS WHO WISH TO ATTEND ON JULY 10TH.
TE HOMA 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 TOOMA WILL TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2026.
S-C-C-O-E STAFF HAS ALSO COMMUNICATED THROUGH EMAIL WITH THE LOCAL DISTRICT, EASTSIDE 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 SCHOOL'S DEPARTMENT STAFF HAS BEGUN ITS PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS FOLLOWING CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE AND THE BOARD'S GUIDELINES REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF T'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 S-C-C-O-E WEBSITE ON OCTOBER 20TH.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S OPENING STATEMENT.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO SUMMIT TO HOA CHARTER SCHOOL.
UM, DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING? NO.
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AND IF, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAMES FOR THE RECORD AS WELL, PLEASE.I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL, AND ON MY LEFT IS DANNA ALATORRE.
SHE'S OUR DEAN OF EXPEDITIONS AND JULIETTE PALMS, OUR DEAN OF OPERATIONS.
AND THEN BEHIND US AUDREY CHAPMAN, ENGLISH TEACHER AND 12TH GRADE MENTOR.
AND BRYCE FLEMING, WHO'S OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
AND COULD YOU DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON? MAYBE I JUST NEED TO SPEAK YEAH.
SUPERINTENDENT TOSIN, PRESIDENT CHAN AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
UM, 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 T HO'S RENEWAL PETITION FOR THE 20 27 20 32 CHARTER TERM.
FOR 16 YEARS SUMMIT, TAH HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE IN 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 ONE-TO-ONE WITH A DEDICATED MENTOR WHO KNOWS THEM DEEPLY AND SUPPORTS THEM IN SETTING AND ACHIEVING THEIR SHORT AND LONG-TERM GOALS.
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 SOCIO 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 TO OMA GRADUATES COMPLETE A THROUGH G REQUIREMENTS AND 90% ENROLL IN COLLEGE.
89% PERSISTENT TO THEIR SECOND, SECOND YEAR OF COLLEGE, FAR EXCEEDING THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
AND 92% OF OUR ALUMNI ARE CURRENTLY WORKING OR CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION.
SUMMIT TOOMA MEETS AND EXCEEDS THE STATE STANDARDS FOR A FIVE YEAR CHARTER RENEWAL.
AS SHOWN ON THE CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL DASHBOARD, TOOMA 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 OUTPERFORM THE STATE AVERAGE GROWTH METRIC BY 54 POINTS.
WE ACHIEVE 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 AND ANALYTICAL
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WRITING AND STRUCTURE DISCUSSION ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS AND DISCIPLINES WITH ESPECIALLY STRONG ALIGNMENT BETWEEN OUR ENGLISH AND HISTORY CLASSES.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 BIANNUAL STUDENT SURVEYS, 90% OF OUR STUDENTS REPORT FEELING A TRUE SENSE OF BELONGING AND HAVING A TRUSTED ADULT AND CAMPUS TO TURN TO FOR HELP.
AND THESE TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS FOSTER EMOTIONAL WELLBEING AND INSPIRE STUDENTS' CONFIDENCE IN THEIR POST-SECONDARY FUTURES.
TOMA GRADUATES MEET FULL A THROUGH G COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT 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 TOMA 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 TO HOME, A 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 THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR US AND A DAY 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 AND 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 NINTH 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 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 TO HOME A 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.
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.
SO WE WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND 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.
UH, MODERATOR, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, WE HAVE SIX COMMENTS.
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 GONNA READ ALL SIX.
NIKKI CINDERELLA, MADELINE, CAMILLE, BAYER, KAI PERILLO.
YESENIA LORA, PLEASE LINE UP IN THE CENTER AISLE.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
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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AS A PARENT, I'VE PERSONALLY SEEN HOW TAHOMA HAS BENEFITED MY DAUGHTER.SHE HAS STEPPED INTO LEADERSHIP AND FOUND HER VOICE.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE LONGEVITY AND STABILITY OF T'S LEADERSHIP, ESPECIALLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MR. JONATHAN STEWART.
I HAVE 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 10 OUT OF 10 GRADE SCHOOLS RATING PLACING IN AMONG A SELECT GROUP OF HIGHLY RATED PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO RENEW SUMMIT TO HOMELESS CHARTER AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS TAKEN YEARS TO BUILD.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I DO WANNA REMIND THE PUBLIC THE CLAPPING AFTER THE PRESENTATION IS OKAY, BUT IT IS OUR PROTOCOL THAT WE DO OUR HAND WAVING.
SO JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THAT.
JUST KEEPING IT SAME FOR EVERY MEETING.
MY NAME IS MADELINE ROSE ORTIZ.
I'M 14 YEARS OLD AND CURRENTLY IN NINTH GRADE SUMMIT.
TAHOMA IS A WONDERFUL NURTURING SCHOOL AT PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING WELCOMING, SUPPORTIVE, AND INCLUSIVE.
I CHOSE SUMMIT OMA 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 OMA, I WAS DEEPLY NERVOUS TO BE ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL AND MEETING MANY NEW PEOPLE.
BUT THANKS TO MY AMAZING MENTOR MS. GOPAUL, 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.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CAMILLE BAYER.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M CAMILLE, A 12TH GRADER AT SUMMIT TOOMA.
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 OMA, TO ME ARE THE MOST VALUABLE ASPECTS OF OUR SCHOOL TO ME.
ASIDE FROM THIS, MY FAVORITE OF T'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 AN ADULT OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE.
THROUGH OMA, 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 TO HOMELESS CHARTER SO THAT MANY STUDENTS TO COME CAN HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES.
I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KAI PERILLO.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
MY NAME IS KAI PERILLO AND I'M A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT SUMMIT OMA.
I AM ALSO A SUMMIT TO HOMA ALUM.
WHEN I WAS A STUDENT AT OMA, 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, UM, THE JOURNEY THAT THOSE EXPERIENCES SENT ME ON, UH, I FOUND MYSELF COMING RIGHT BACK, UH, TO THE PLACE THAT FELT LIKE HOME, UH, OR TO HOME AS WE LIKE TO SAY.
UM, I WANTED TO BECOME A TEACHER, UH, BECAUSE OF TMA.
I WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THE FUTURE STUDENTS, UH, MY STUDENTS FELT JUSTICE AS OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS YESENIA BERRA.
PLEASE CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
MY NAME IS YESENIA BERRA, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT WITH IMMENSE GRATITUDE AND ENTHUSIASM TO SUPPORT THE RECERTIFICATION OF SUMMIT TOOMA.
AS A PARENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT SUMMIT TOOMA 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 SIMILAR MAMMA'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
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SUCCESS.WHEN CHALLENGING ARISES, WHEN CHALLENGES ARISE, THEY DON'T GIVE UP ON STUDENTS.
THEY RALLY AROUND THEM, THEY SUPPORT THEM, AND THEY HELP THEM SUCCEED ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
WE ARE SMALL, BUT WE ARE MIGHTY.
SEEING NO FURTHER SPEAKERS OR PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED.
DID WE HAVE ONE MORE? ONE MORE.
COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS AYA HAWTHORNE.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT ON OUR LIST.
DID YOU TURN IN A SPEAKER CARD? I I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO TURN IN A SPEAKER CARD.
I DO APOLOGIZE, BUT I WILL BE UNDER ONE MINUTE.
OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT.
MY NAME IS NAYA HAWTHORNE AND I HAVE BEEN TEACHING AT TAHOMA FOR EIGHT YEARS.
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 OMA MOM WATCHING MY SON GROW AS A YOUNG MAN AND STUDENT FROM NINTH 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 FOR PROTECTED SO THAT EMPLOYEE RELATIONS WOULD BE MET.
I HOPE YOU EACH CAST YOUR VOTE TO RENEW TMA 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.
THAT IS THE END OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, 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, UH, MY FELLOW TRUSTEES? ALRIGHT, I'LL START WITH TRUSTEE STREET KRISHNA AND THEN GO AROUND.
UM, YEAH, I REALLY APPRECIATED ALL THE SPEAKERS AND THE PRESENTATION.
UM, MY ONLY QUESTION IS IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO YOUR SUSPENSION RATES.
I THINK THAT INDICATOR WAS THE ONE THAT CONCERNED ME THE MOST.
UM, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO, UM, EXPLAIN TO YOU THAT I'M THE ONE WHO DOES MOST OF THE WORK WITH THE STUDENTS AT OUR SCHOOL.
SO IT'S, UH, A NUMBER THAT I'M PRETTY WELL AWARE OF AND THE, UH, RENEWAL, UM, REPORT THAT WE SENT TO YOU.
I DUNNO IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THAT, BUT, UM, ON PAGE, ACTUALLY I'M GONNA REFERENCE THE PRESENTATION SLIDES INSTEAD.
SO ON OUR, ON SLIDE 13, IT DOES, UH, LIST OUR SUSPENSION RATE AS, UM, BEING IN THE 2% AREA FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
AND I WILL POINT OUT THAT, UM, 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 A UPTICK, UH, TWO YEARS AGO IN 24, 25.
UH, 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, UM, WE, UH, IMPLEMENT RESTORATIVE PRACTICES.
UM, WE TAKE A PERSONALIZED APPROACH WITH EACH STUDENT AND, UH, WE USE A RELATIONAL APPROACH TO HELP OUR STUDENTS FEEL SEEN AND KNOWN AT SCHOOL.
TOSIN, UM, DOES THAT MEAN, UH, FOR OUR COUNTY, OUR, IF WE GO TO SLIDE NINE, UM, BECAUSE IT'S, IT SHOWS SUSPENSION RATE AS ORANGE, BUT IT, IT'S HIGHER, A BIT HIGHER THAN OUR COUNTY.
BUT ARE, ARE WE, IS THAT ACCURATE? I THINK DR. JOHNSON SEEMS OH, SORRY.
SO, UM, 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
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OR NOT YOU AS THE COUNTY IMPROVED OR DIDN'T IMPROVE.SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ACTUAL RATE.
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 DID OR DIDN'T IMPROVE.
AND YOU, SO THEN WHY ARE THEY ORANGE? BECAUSE FOR THEM, THEY HAD GONE FROM 2% UP TO 2.5.
THEY, THEY DIDN'T IMPROVE THEIR SUSPENSION RATE.
THEIR SUSPENSION RATE GOT WORSE TECHNICALLY BECAUSE IT, AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY BECAME ORANGE.
WELL, APPRECIATED ALL THAT CONTEXT.
UH, VICE PRESIDENT SPICER, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? UH, FIRST THING I WANNA MENTION IS YOU, UH, TWO, WE HAVE TWO TRUSTEES THAT, UH, UH, CALLING IN AND THEY CAN'T HEAR YOU, SO OKAY.
MAKE, DEFINITELY MAKE SURE YOU'RE AS CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONE AS POSSIBLE.
UM, ANYWAY, UM, I, UH, HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ALONG THE LINES OF, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE NOTICE OF CONCERN THAT WAS SENT AND, UM, RESPONSES.
AND I, I GUESS I WANNA JUST HAVE YOU, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE PAPERWORK, BUT I'D LIKE TO KIND OF HEAR YOU TALK MORE ABOUT, UH, THE WORK YOU'RE DOING, UM, IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE YOUR, UH, NUMBERS OF, UM, I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE JUST TO GET IT RIGHT, THAT YOU, UM, UM, UH, YOUR NUMBERS OF HISPANIC STUDENTS AND SED STUDENTS.
IS IT, YEAH, I'M SORRY, I, I DIDN'T HAVE MY NOTES FULLY ORGANIZED, BUT YOUR NUMBERS WERE NOT, UH, COMMENSURATE WITH EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO COULD YOU GO THROUGH THAT FOR ME? THANK YOU.
UM, FIRST I WANNA 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.
UM, WE DID TAKE THE NOTICE TO HEART AND, UH, WE REVIEWED ALL OF OUR RECRUITMENT MATERIALS AND OUR, UH, OUTREACH EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, UNIVERSALLY APPEALING TO PEOPLE.
THERE WAS, UH, ONE ASSUMPTION IN 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, UM, 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, UH, 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, AND I WANT TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT I SAY.
UH, BUT WE MAY, UH, HAVE DISPROPORTIONATELY LOW NUMBERS IN SUB SUBGROUPS, BUT WE HAVE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH NUMBERS AND OTHER SUBGROUPS, UH, LIKE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE SERVE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.
MY ONE MORE CONCERN IS, IS MORE SPECIFICALLY OF LOW, LOW SOCIOECONOMIC, UH, NUMBERS BEING, UH, LOWER.
UM, AND, UH, THE, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAW IS THAT YOU ARE, THE, THE COMPARISON IS SUPPOSED TO BE TO EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
'CAUSE YOU'RE LOCATED, UM, IN THEIR, THEIR CATCHMENT AREA, THE ENTIRE, UH, DISTRICT.
AND THEN AFTER TRUSTEE BERTA, TRUSTEE LAURIE AND TRUSTEE PACHECO.
I'LL GO TO YOU TOO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND, UH, FOR EVERYONE WHO'S COME OUT TO, TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH US.
UM, I DID HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, JUST SO WE DON'T SPEND ALL EVENING DISCUSSING THINGS.
SO IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE AFTER, UH, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO, UH, FOLLOW UP.
UM, ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS ON THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CONTINUUM OF SERVICES THAT YOU OFFER, UM, AND FULLY RECOGNIZE, I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU SERVE A, A LARGER POPULATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AT 20%.
UM, I WAS HOPING YOU COULD TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE, THE ACTUAL RANGE OR THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITHIN THAT 20%.
UM, SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW, STUDENTS THAT MAY REQUIRE MORE INTENSIVE OR EXTENSIVE SERVICES OR, AND ALSO HOW THOSE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN TERMS OF THAT CONTINU CONTINUUM OF SERVICES ON YOUR CAMPUS AND, UM, THE TYPES OF STAFFING THAT YOU HAVE ALSO, UM, TO SUPPORT THOSE NEEDS.
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YEAH, SO WE HAVE OUR, UM, ON CAMPUS STAFFING, UM, OUR, OUR TEACHERS AND OUR TEAM, BUT WE ALSO WORK WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS.UM, SO THEY'RE, UH, HELP US PROVIDE OUR SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELING, OUR SCHOOL SPEECH SERVICES, AND OUR BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, UM, 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.
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, UH, THE STAFF THAT YOU HAVE, UH, AS PART OF YOUR SUMMIT TEAM AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD, I THINK TO, UH, TRUSTEE NAN'S POINT OF THE, OF THE SUSPENSION RATES, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS NOTICING IS I THINK PART OF THE REASON FOR THAT ORANGE INDICATOR WAS, UM, THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO, UH, THE PERCENTAGE ACTUALLY INCREASED IN TERMS OF THAT, UH, AS ONE OF THE SUBGROUPS.
UH, AND SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF, IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT'S DRIVING THAT SPECIFIC, UH, DISPARITY AND ANY CHANGES THAT, UM, YOUR TEAM'S MADE IN TERMS OF THE RESPONSE OR, UM, SUPPORT TO ADDRESSING, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST THE, THAT STUDENT SUBGROUP, BUT THE, THE BROADER STUDENT, UH, OUTCOME, THE STUDENT OUTCOMES AS WELL? YEAH, I THINK I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION.
UM, YEAH, I'LL SAY AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S A PRETTY SMALL STATISTIC, 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.
UM, I HAD THOSE KINDS OF CONVERSATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND, UM, 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.
UM, TO GIVE YOU A MORE CONCRETE ANSWER ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR SUSPENSION RATE OR HOW WE'RE ADDRESSING IT, UM, 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.
CAN I ASK ONE MORE OR YOU WANNA COME BACK TO ME? UM, IF IT'S QUICK.
UM, JUST RELATED TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND THE SUPPORTS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZE THE POPULATION IS, UH, SMALLER, UH, JUST, UH, AND THEN THEREFORE THAT AGGREGATE DATA IN TERMS OF THE WAY IT GETS REPORTED ON THE DASHBOARD, IT, IT DOESN'T GET CAPTURED IN THAT WAY.
I KNOW YOU SPOKE ABOUT KIND OF SMALLER QUANTITIES.
UM, 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, UM, OTHER WAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, ELD SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.
YEAH, I'M GONNA CALL UP OUR ENGLISH TEACHER, AUDREY CHAPMAN, WHO ALSO TEACHES OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNER CLASS.
I'VE BEEN TEACHING, UH, OUR MLL DESIGNATED CLASS WITH ANOTHER ENGLISH TEACHER FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
UM, SO WE SEE OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR THREE HOURS TOTAL.
UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO DEVELOP RIGOROUS CURRICULUM THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THEIR ENGLISH CLASSES, THAT FOCUSES ON LANGUAGE ACQUISITION.
UM, ALSO SUPPORTS THEM WITH CURRENT COURSEWORK, BUT BREAKS DOWN, UM, GRAMMAR CONNECTIONS TO THEIR HOME LANGUAGE.
WE GET TO KNOW THEM VERY, UH, PERSONALLY 'CAUSE WE'RE SEEING THEM SO OFTEN.
AND WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT THEIR DATA FROM YEAR TO YEAR, UH, WITH THE LPAC SCORES.
SO WE ARE SEEING, UM, WE HAD A FEW RE RE-DESIGNATED STUDENTS LAST YEAR.
UM, WE'RE SEEING GROWTH IN 'EM.
A LOT OF 'EM, THEY'RE NOT SHOWING UP AS RE-DESIGNATED, BUT THEY'RE MOVING FROM A ONE TO A TWO OR A TWO TO A THREE.
UM, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT BOTH OF US ARE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND CONTINUING TO, UM, SHOW COMMITMENT TO.
WE WANNA CONTINUE TEACHING THAT COURSE AND BUILDING CURRICULUM FOR THAT SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS.
THANK YOU FOR THE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT.
AND, UH, I THINK I'LL JUST END REALLY QUICKLY WITH THE COMMENT JUST ON THE, THE OVERALL, UM, THE PERCENTAGES, I THINK TO UNDERSCORE
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WHAT, UH, VICE PRESIDENT SPICER WAS SAYING AS WELL, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE, WE LOOK AT THE DISTRICT AS A COMPARISON, BUT EVEN LOOKING AT, UH, I BELIEVE OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOLS, THE, THE, THE SITE WHERE YOU'RE CO-LOCATED.SO EVEN LOOKING IN THAT DATA, YOU KNOW, IT IS ONE THING THAT STANDS OUT IS, IS THE, THE PERCENTAGES WITH, UH, ENGLISH LEARNERS SPECIFICALLY.
SO IT'S GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT THE, 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 THERE, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO, TO THINK ABOUT AND CONSIDER AND, UM, WHEN YOU COME BACK DURING THE, THE NEXT, UH, MEETING AND, UH, ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE IN THE MEANTIME, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
UM, RE, LAURIE, 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, UM, AND I WANT TO ASK, CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK TO THE GAIN YOU HAVE MADE IN REDUCING CHRONIC ABSENTISM AND WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS, UH, WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO TO CONTINUE ON THIS? UH, TR SO I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, MS. ADES OUR DEAN OF OPERATIONS TO TAKE THAT QUESTION.
UH, 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, UM, TO ATTENDING.
SO WE ARE THERE TALKING TO THE PARENTS, TALKING TO THE STUDENT.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE SUCCESS ON OF THE STUDENT DEPENDS ON ATTENDING SCHOOL.
SO WE WANNA 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 DAYS, 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 WANNA 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.
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, UH, HELPING WITH ATTENDANCE.
AND THEN WE DO A BUNCH OF, UH, FUN THINGS TOO.
WE, UH, WE HAVE, UH, ATTENDANCE COMPETITIONS, UH, MENTOR COMPETITIONS.
SO THE STUDENTS HAVE A LOT OF FUN COMING TO CLASS, ATTENDING, MENTOR, UH, 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
DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ALSO.
UM, COULD YOU SPEAK TO THE WORK YOU'VE DONE TO PREVENT, UH, THE RISKS OF, UH, UM, HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR YOUR STUDENTS AND UM, ALSO YOUR SUICIDE PREVENTION POLICY? THAT'S A SENSITIVE QUESTION.
UM, THE FIRST THING WE DO IS TO KNOW EACH ONE OF OUR STUDENTS, UH, AS MENTORS AND AS SCHOOL LEADERS.
AND SO WE HAVE HAD TO ADDRESS, UH, SIMILAR CASES THAT YOU REFER TO.
AND, UH, ONCE WE BECOME AWARE OF A SITUATION, WE WORK WITH THE STUDENT.
USUALLY THERE'S A COUNTY SOCIAL WORKER INVOLVED, UH, 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.
UM, AND THEN YOU ALSO ASKED ABOUT, UM, SUICIDE PREVENTION.
THAT'S ALSO, UH, A VERY IMPORTANT PRIORITY FOR US.
UH, 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.
UM, IT BEGINS, AS I SAID, WITH KNOWING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, BUT THEN IT CONTINUES WITH THE NECESSARY FOLLOW THROUGH.
UM, RES PACHECO, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEAH, JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY FIRST, UH, JUST WELCOME TO SUMMIT TO HOMA.
UH, I'VE BEEN TO A COUPLE OF YOUR GRADUATIONS
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'CAUSE A LOT OF MY OLD STUDENTS FROM VOICES HAVE GRADUATED FROM YOUR STAGE.UM, AND IT'S A REALLY NICE, UM, CEREMONY TO SEE IN DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UM, MY QUESTION, OH, AND THEN THE SECOND THING I'D, I'D LOVE TO VISIT THE SCHOOL, UM, BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE RENEWAL.
SO, UM, LET ME KNOW WHEN THAT CAN HAPPEN.
SO, UM, ON PAGE 17 OF YOUR PETITION, UM, I SAW THAT THE, THERE WAS A DIP, UM, OF 31 POINTS, UM, FROM 24 TO 25 FOR HISPANIC LATINO STUDENTS.
UM, SO THAT'S A, I THINK COLLECTIVELY FROM, FROM GOING FROM PLUS 32 AND 24, NEGATIVE 31 AND 25, THAT'S A 63 POINT DROP IN ONE YEAR.
UM, AND ABOUT 40% OF YOUR SCHOOL.
UM, SO, UM, 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.
UM, THANK YOU TRUSTEE PACHECO AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU COME VISIT IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.
UH, I'M LOOKING AT THE CHART ON PAGE 17.
UH, THE THING I'LL POINT OUT IS THAT OUR DATA HAS FLUCTUATED IN THAT SPECIFIC CATEGORY FOR FOUR YEARS FROM PLUS 18 TO PLUS EIGHT TO PLUS 32 TO MINUS 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, UH, THE STATE AVERAGE AND THE AVERAGE FOR EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND, UM, FINALLY, IF YOU LOOK JUST ON THE NEXT PAGE, PAGE 19, UM, OUR HISPANIC LATINO STUDENTS ARE STILL DOING VERY WELL WITH THE COLLEGE AND CAREER EDUCATORS, UH, COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS INDICATOR.
AND ON PAGE 23, ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRESS INDICATOR, UM, THEY'RE OUTPERFORMING THE STATE AND EAST SIDE UNION.
SO THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME, UH, GAPS FOR US TO LOOK AT AND, AND WORK ON, BUT ALSO SOME BRIGHT SPOTS AS WELL AS IT RELATES TO OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS.
UM, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE, I COULD INVITE OUR ENGLISH TEACHER, MS. CHAPMAN TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
THAT'S THE DATA THAT HE'S LOOKING AT.
SO THAT'S JUST SPAC ELA AND THE DIP FROM 24 20, HOW WE'RE HELPING.
UM, YEAH, SO ONE OF OUR GREAT ENGLISH TEACHERS, UH, AJ JAIME, WHO'S NOT HERE TODAY, UM, HAS BEEN WORKING SPECIFICALLY ON SPAC WITH STUDENTS.
UM, AND THEN I'D ALSO SAY A LARGE PORTION OF OUR MLL STUDENTS ARE HISPANIC AND LATINO.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, ME AND THE OTHER TEACHER, KYRENE CASTANEDA, HAS CONTINUED TO WORK ON TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER TEACHERS.
SO, UM, NOT JUST WITH ENGLISH, BUT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT MATH AND WHAT KIND OF LITERACY IS INVOLVED THERE.
UM, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE THE BOOK CHOICES IN THE CURRICULUM, MODIFYING THE CURRICULUM SO THAT IT'S MORE DIVERSE AND REFLECTS THE LEARNERS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TEACHING.
UH, 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, UM, MAKING OUR CLASSES EMPOWERING FOR EVERY SINGLE STUDENT HERE.
UM, I, I'M NOT GONNA LABOR IT, BELABOR IT.
UM, A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ALREADY.
I HAD THE SAME KIND OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SUSPENSION RATE, UM, AS WELL AS THE, UM, SPECIAL EDUCATION, UM, PROGRAMS THAT ARE AT THE SCHOOL AND, UM, YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT JUST THE DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS.
SO I THINK JUST KIND OF ECHOING THE CONCERNS OF MY FELLOW TRUSTEES.
UM, I DO ALSO WANNA HIGHLIGHT IN YOUR PACKET, I DID APPRECIATE READING THE SUPPORTS THAT YOU HAVE FOR YOUR LGBTQ PLUS STUDENTS, UM, AND THE MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS AND THE BATHROOMS AND, AND JUST REALLY FOLLOWING, UM, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT THE SCHOOL IS AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL THE STUDENTS.
AND SO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND, AND, AND GLAD TO SEE THAT IN THE REPORT AS WELL.
UM, AND JUST LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, 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.
AND I ALSO DO WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME, OUR STUDENTS, OUR PARENTS, OUR EDUCATORS.
I ASSUME YOU HAVE WORKED TOMORROW, SO THANK YOU.
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HERE SO, YOU KNOW, LET HIM KNOW WHY YOU WERE OUT HERE LATE.UM, HAVING RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM STAFF SUMMIT TO HOA, CHARTER SCHOOL, THE DISTRICT AND THE PUBLIC, THE BOARD NOW CLOSES THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE AND ACT ON THIS REQUEST AT THE NOVEMBER 4TH, 2026 MEETING.
ANY FURTHER DELIBERATIONS BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO ACTING ON THIS MATTER WILL BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE BROWN ACT.
AND THE HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
[10. CONSENT INFORMATION ITEMS]
WITH THAT, WE ARE NOW MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM 10.AGENDA ITEM 10 IS OUR CONSENT INFORMATION ITEMS AND IS ON THE AGENDA FOR TRANSPARENCY.
THERE'S 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.
[A. Approval of the Budget Revisions for the Month of June 2026]
MOVE TO 11.THIS ACTION ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY DR.
CANDY CLARK, INTERIM DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS, WHO IS JOINING US VIA TELECONFERENCE.
AND MS. LAUREN WYNN, DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL BUSINESS SERVICES.
IS SHE HERE? DR. CLARK, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? SO IT'S JUST BE ON.
UH, 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.
INITIATED THESE FUNDS EXPAND AND SUSTAIN CRITICAL SERVICES FOR STUDENTS ACROSS SENECA COUNTY WITH TARGETED SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN ORDER UNDERSERVED STUDENT GROUPS.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR BUDGET REVISIONS REPORT FOR JUNE, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
THAT WAS MOVED BY TRUSTEE ALBERTA AND SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT SPICE.
AND HOLD ON, WE NEED TO VOTE FIRST.
AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM.
AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES.
[B. Approval of the Budget Revisions for the Month of August 2026]
OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM.UH, IN AUGUST, OUR OFFICE ALLOCATED APPROXIMATELY $72,000 IN GENERAL FUND DESIGNATED FUND BALANCE TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND S-D-C-O-E MANDATED SERVICES.
THESE INVESTMENTS HELP MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS AND ENSURE S-E-C-O-E CONTINUES TO MEET ITS OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES.
UH, 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.
SECOND, MOVE BY VICE PRESIDENT SPICE AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BERTA.
TRUSTEES, PLEASE VOTE ON BOARD DOCS.
AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES.
[A. Head Start/Early Head Start Office of Head Start Monitoring Update]
RIGHT.NOW MOVING INTO AGENDA ITEM 12.
THE FIRST INFORMATION ITEM IS THE HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START, 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.
RENA DOMINGUEZ, MANAGER OF EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM, AND OUR FCA MANAGER OF EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM OPERATIONS.
I'M JUST GONNA START SAYING THE HEAD START TEAM.
SO GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SEAN, BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT DR.
WE'RE HERE AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH AN UPDATE REGARDING OUR MONITORING, AND WE WILL 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.
ONE, FOLLOWING THE, UM, NOTIFICATIONS THAT WE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AND POLICY COUNCIL.
AS OF DATE, WE HAVE, UM, BEEN HAVING ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH NOT JUST OUR HR DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO WITH OUR PARTNER AT SJB, UM, IN MONITORING THE PROGRESS, UM, TO COMPLETION.
WE'VE ALSO STARTED TO, UM, THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS, CONTINUE TO MEET WITH THE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM, UM, FROM THE OFFICE OF HEAD START TO BE ABLE TO HELP US, UM, LOOK INTO THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE CONDUCTED SO FAR AND THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
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TOWARDS MEETING COMPLIANCE IN THIS AREA OF NON-COMPLIANCE.THE BIG THING WE DID WANT TO UPDATE THE BOARD ON IS THAT ON OCTOBER 2ND, WE WILL HAVE A SCHEDULED MONITORING FOLLOW UP INTERVIEW WITH THE OFFICE OF HEAD START TO DISCUSS THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT S-E-C-O-E HAS TAKEN TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, A MONTH AGO, I DID LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT OUR, UM, 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.
DID YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? IT'S, UH, NOT CONNECTED TO THIS, BUT, UM, WE'VE COMMUNICATED, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY AROUND OUR CONCERNS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED, UH, RULE CHANGES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
I WANTED TO ALSO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW ON EVERY MONDAY MORNING, THERE'S A STATEWIDE CALL, UM, WHERE LEADERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS CAN PARTICIPATE ON MONDAY.
UM, WE WILL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION, UM, TO THE STATE REGARDING, UH, HEAD START AND OUR CONCERNS, UM, TO SHARE OUR PERSPECTIVES, UM, AND WORK WITH COLLEAGUES AS WELL TO SHARE INFORMATION, UM, BETWEEN US SO THAT WE ALL ARE PREPARED FOR WHATEVER THE FUTURE HOLDS US, UM, UNCLEAR AS THAT IS RELATED TO THE PRO PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE RULES.
UM, BUT I WANTED TO ASSURE THE, THE TRUSTEES THAT WE ARE MONITORING THIS ISSUE AND ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN OUR ADVOCACY, UM, AT A STATEWIDE LEVEL, UH, RELATED TO THIS MATTER.
AND I'M, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
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, UM, GRATEFUL FOR THE BOARD FOR ALWAYS PARTICIPATING AND, UM, ALWAYS BEING VERY RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM.
[B. Notice of Salary Increase by County Superintendent for Specified SCCOE Employee Pursuant to EC § 1302(a)]
ALL RIGHT.MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 12 B, OUR NOTICE OF SALARY INCREASE BY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR A SPECIFIED S-C-C-O-E EMPLOYEE PURSUANT TO ED CODE 1 3 0 2 A.
THIS INFORMATION WILL BE PRESENTED BY DR.
KIKA WHITE, UH, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
I DIDN'T SEE YOU BEFORE YOU WALK UP THERE,
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE TRUSTEE, SUPERINTENDENT TOSIN, YOU HAVE THE REPORT BEFORE YOU.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PROMOTION.
[C. SCCOE Commitment 20262031]
THE SCCO COMMITMENT FOR THE S-C-C-O-E COMMITMENT TO 2026 2031.THIS ITEM WILL PRESENTED BY OUR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, DR.
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, UH, TIME, UH, 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.
UM, I THINK WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, UM, TO BEGIN IS TO GROUND IN THAT THIS IS SHARED, UH, WORK AND A SHARED VISION AND GOALS BETWEEN THE EIGHT OF US, UM, AND THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE OVER THE PAST YEAR.
UM, 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, UM, IN SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO THIS, THIS SLIDE DECK IS ONE OF THE PIECES OF COLLATERAL.
THERE'LL BE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, UH, IN THE COMING DAYS, UM, AS WE SHARE THIS INFORMATION.
UM, 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.
UM, THIS WORK, UM, WAS, BECAME GROUNDED IN THE SILICON VALLEY PAIN INDEX, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE DISPARITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE REALLY, UM, COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING THAT THE STATISTICS AND DATA IN THAT REPORT REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS AND OUR OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO ALLEVIATE THEIR PAIN AS OUR MORAL IMPERATIVE.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT OUR, OUR VISION STATEMENT AND GOALS THAT WERE CREATED IN ADVANCE OF SOME OF THE CONTENT, BUT ARE THE FOUNDATION OF HOW WE ARE GOING TO BE ORGANIZING THE WORK.
UM, STARTING WITH THE COORDINATED ACTIONS, AND THEN MOVING INTO OUR, OUR SPECIFIC STRATEGIC GOAL AREAS.
UM, SERVING OUR STUDENTS FROM CRADLE TO CAREER, RECOGNIZING THAT NO AGENCY CAN RESOLVE, UM, CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS ALONE.
SO FOCUSING IN ON OUR PARTNERSHIPS.
AND THEN OUR LAST STRATEGIC GOAL IS RECOGNIZING THE NEEDS OF OUR, THE WHOLE CHILD AS IT RELATES TO THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND
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PHYSICAL NEEDS, UM, AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GREEN SPACES AND BENEFIT FROM OUR ENVIRONMENT.WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR COMMUNITY, THERE ARE 227,000, UH, STUDENTS WHO ARE DEPENDING, UM, ON PUBLIC EDUCATION, OR 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, UH, HIGHLIGHTING IN TERMS OF NEEDING TO ADDRESS WHEN AS IT RELATES TO THE STABILITY OF OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS VARIOUS PRIORITY GROUPS.
AND FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, MOVING INTO HOW WE DELIVER, UM, CRADLE TWO CAREER, I WANNA HIGHLIGHT THE, THE THEORY OF ACTION IN TERMS OF OUR ROLE, UM, TO CONNECT, ALIGN, SUPPORT, AND SUSTAIN.
UM, 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.
UM, BUT WE ARE ENVISIONING A, A, A 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 IN OUR, WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENSURE, UH, QUALITY, UM, EARLY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS EXPANDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
MOVING INTO TK, UM, OUR SUPPORT OF OUR, OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS IS FOCUSING ON LITERACY BY THIRD GRADE, SUPPORTING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT AND ONGOING IMPROVEMENT.
MOVING INTO HIGH SCHOOL, WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING VERY SPECIFIC GOALS, UM, RELATED TO A THROUGH G REQUIREMENTS.
UM, 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 A THROUGH G DIPLOMA, UM, QUALITY CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETIONS, AS WELL AS, UM, EXPANDING THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE GRADUATION PATHWAYS OR STUDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT.
UM, WE LISTED THE STUDENT PROGRAMS THAT WE, UM, OPERATE AT A HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, AND THESE ARE GOING TO BE PRIORITY NUMBER ONE THIS YEAR.
AND SPECIFICALLY OUR ALTERNATIVE ED PROGRAMS BECAUSE OF OUR STATUTORY, UM, RESPONSIBILITIES AND RECOGNIZING THAT THE KIDS THAT WE'RE CHARGED TO SERVE ARE THE STUDENTS OR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE MOST PAIN THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND OUR OBLIGATION TO, UM, ADDRESS THAT THROUGH EDUCATION.
AND LASTLY, UH, BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT COLLEGE THROUGH CAREER, WE WANT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, 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 SUPPORTIVE DISTRICTS HAPPENS AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IS WE FIRST, AS THE COUNTY OFFICE, WANNA RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE NOT A SCHOOL DISTRICT, UM, AND OUR STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES IN TERMS OF PROVIDING STABILITY THROUGH OUR FISCAL PARTNERSHIPS AND AB 1200 OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR, OUR DISTRICTS, UM, 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, UM, 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, UM, TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT THEY HAVE SET LOCALLY, UM, AS WELL AS HOW THEY ALIGN WITH OUR GOALS.
UH, AND WE WANT TO CARRY OUT OUR STATUTORY FUNCTIONS AT THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF SUPPORT, UM, THAT INCLUDES OUR CREDENTIALING SUPPORT, UM, 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, UH, OUR PARTNERSHIPS, UH, I'VE SPOKE, SPOKEN OF OUR DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS.
UM, WE ARE COMMITTED TO OUR, OUR FAMILIES AND ENGAGING WITH THEM AND UPLIFTING THOSE VOICES AS WELL AS OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP.
UM, WE ARE, IN MY OPINION, BLESSED
UM, OUR PARTNERS IN COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AND THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, THEIR, OUR SHARED COMMITMENTS AROUND, UM, MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AS IT RELATES TO MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, HOUSING SUPPORTS, UM, AND EDUCATION SUPPORTS.
UH, AND THEN LASTLY, OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS.
UM, WE WANT TO EXPAND, UM, THE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE FOR WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, NOT ONLY FOR OUR PROGRAMS, BUT SUPPORTING DISTRICTS, UM, AS WELL AS EXPANDING DUAL OP, DUAL ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SEEKING INVESTMENTS INTO OUR STUDENTS SO THAT THEY HAVE RESOURCES AS THEY PUR PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION GOING FORWARD.
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THE NEED FOR US TO HELP FAMILIES, UM, BETTER NAVIGATE, UM, PUBLIC SYSTEMS, UH, EDUCATION AS WELL AS OTHER SYSTEMS. UM, WE HAVE A COUNTY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE WHERE WE HAVE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS TO INCREASE THE EASE OF USE FOR PUBLIC SERVICES.WE HAVE SOME MEASURABLE TARGETS OVER THE LIFE, LIFE OF THIS PLAN.
UM, FIVE YEAR PLAN FROM 26 TO 31.
I WILL NOT GO INTO DETAIL, BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT, UM, WHAT IS MEASURED IS WHERE ACCOUNTABILITY HAPPENS.
AND SO WE WANT TO TRACK, UM, THESE INDICATORS AND OUR IMPACT AND INFLUENCE AS WE WORK ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.
AND LASTLY, UH, OPPORTUNITY WITHOUT EXCEPTION, EVERY STUDENT, EVERY COMMUNITY, EVERY DAY.
UM, THIS IS OUR FOCUS GOING FORWARD.
WE HAVE BEGUN TO SOCIALIZE THIS WITH OUR TEAM.
UM, WE SHARED, NOT THIS SLIDE DECK, BUT COMPONENTS OF IT WITH OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM, UM, AND WE'LL BEGIN SOCIALIZING IT WITH THE ORGANIZATION.
UM, WE'VE HAD POSITIVE FEEDBACK THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UH, AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, UM, WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE THE, UH, RESEARCHERS FROM SAN JOSE STATE, UM, PRESENT INFORMATION, UM, RELATED TO THE PAIN INDEX AND SHARE MORE WITH US ABOUT THEIR WORK, UM, SO THAT WE, UM, ARE ABLE TO REALLY GROUND IN IT.
AND TO BE CLEAR, UH, DOCUMENTING PAIN IS NOT SUFFICIENT
AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO JUST HONOR, UH, THE PROBLEM.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SEE IT CLEARLY, UM, SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN ADDRESSING IT, UM, BASED ON THE INSPIRATION THAT WE RECEIVE.
UM, IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, THERE WILL BE OTHER COLLATERAL MATERIALS THAT WE WILL BE SHARING WITH THE COMMUNITY, UH, IN TERMS OF A MORE ROBUST, UM, STRATEGIC PLAN AS WELL AS OTHER, UH, DOCUMENTS THAT DESCRIBE NOT ONLY OUR PLANS AND OUR COMMITMENT, BUT ALSO OUR LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT, UM, WHICH IS PART OF HOW WE WANT TO SHOW UP TO THE COMMUNITY GOING FORWARD.
SO I WILL CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS THERE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? TRUSTEE? WORD, MAKE IT VERY BRIEF, BUT I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE, THE EFFORTS AND THE, THE WORK BEHIND THIS TO NOT JUST TALK ABOUT THE DATA, BUT, YOU KNOW, CONNECT THE DOTS WITH THE ACTUAL IMPACT THAT THIS HAS FOR STUDENTS AND, AND ALSO INCLUDING IN ELEVATING THE VOICE OF, OF OUR YOUTH.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT NOTED CONSISTENTLY FROM DR.
TOSIN, BUT ALSO A LOT OF OUR, YOU KNOW, UH, TEAM, TEAM MEMBERS IS, IS HIGHLIGHTING EVEN THE, THE VOICE OF OUR, OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS, RIGHT? AND, AND CONTINUING TO FIND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO ELEVATE, YOU KNOW, THOSE, THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
AND, 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.
UM, I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE MEASURABLE TAR TARGETS.
UM, SOME OF THIS 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, UM, SEEING THE TARGETS, UM, AND JUST KNOWING, I KNOW WE, UH, THE COUNTY OFFICE IS ACTUALLY AS MENTIONED WITH OUR CHARTER SCHOOL.
UM, 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, UM, AND, AND SEEING A LOT OF THIS, I, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND JUST, I, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE UPDATE FROM SAN ROSA STATE AS WELL AS JUST UPDATES ABOUT WHERE THIS IS GOING AND, AND, AND WHAT WE COMPLETE OVER THE NEXT, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS TILL 2031, SO WHAT WE COMPLETE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IS GONNA BE EXCITING.
[D. Future Agenda Items]
WITH THAT, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM D, OUR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS IN ACCORDANCE.TRUSTEE ROACH ISN'T HERE, BUT I, I, I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T HIGHLIGHT A, A CONVERSATION THAT HE AND I HAD ABOUT, UM, BEING EXPLICIT THAT THE WORK THAT'S REQUIRED OBVIOUSLY IS GOING TO BE DONE BY THE TEAM.
UM, BUT OUR COMMITMENT TO BE IN COMMUNITY MM-HMM
UM, AND THAT THIS IS NOT A SUPERINTENDENT DRIVEN, UM, STRATEGIC PLAN, THAT IT REFLECTS OUR SHARED VISION AND OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE WORK, UH, AND TO BE IN COMMUNITY.
SO I WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT BASED ON OUR CONVERSATION, BECAUSE I KNOW TRUSTEE ROCHA, UM, HAD INTENDED TO SHARE THAT AS PART OF THE VISION AS WELL.
I ALSO DID NOTICE THE, THE LEADERSHIP AGREEMENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THIS AS WELL.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE THAT THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT.
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 AGENDAS FOR BOARD DISCUSSION, BUT RATHER TO CREATE SPACE FOR TRUSTEES TO
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MENTION TOPICS TO REVIEW FOR CONSIDERATION AS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION YOU WOULD LIKE TO MENTION AT THIS TIME? OKAY.SEEING NONE, THANK YOU TRUSTEES.
AND, UH, WE WILL MOVE AGENDA ITEM 13, 14, AND 15 TO OUR NEXT MEETING.
SO WITH THAT, THAT BRINGS US TO ADJOURNMENT.
UM, TRUSTEES, UH, I'LL MOVE TO ADJOURN.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND FROM TRUSTEE FROM ALL OF YOU, BUT TRUSTEE BERTA
AND THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH SIX YESES, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:27 PM THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
THIS IS THE FIFTH WEEK IN A ROW.