Dec 09, 2020 Board Meetings

GRANT. TRUSTY BAINS, TRUST

[I. OPEN SESSION]

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TRUSTEE BAINS. ARE YOU HERE? I SEE HIS NAME, ARE YOU -- I'LL COME BACK BACK TO TRUST

ME DOES ICK. >> HERE.

>>

>> TRUSTEE BAINS, ARE YOU BACK?

[PAUSE] >> JAG IS HAVING ISSUES WITH ZOOM. HE'S GOING TO TRY TO FIX IT.

SO I AM GOING TO ASK HIM I'M -- BECAUSE WE'RE -- TRUSTEE EVANS, YOU GOT A STATEMENT. START WITH THAT.

>> DID I GET PROMOTED? >> TRUSTEE.

>> THAT IS PRETTY COOL. >> IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY.

>> IT'S GOING TO GET EVEN LONGER BECAUSE CHRIS INA SENT ME A REMINDER WHEN THAT WAS SENT AND I DIDN'T OPEN IT. SO IT'S OPENING NOW.

GOOD EVENING. ACTUALLY DON'T WE DO THE OPEN CESS? DO WE HAVE CLOSED SKEGGS

ITEMS. >> THAT COMES AFTER YOUR

STATEMENT. >> OKAY.

I'LL READ MY STATEMENT AGAIN.

SORRY, I'VE BEEN OUT. SO GOOD EVENING.

THE OPEN SESSION MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS BEINGLEASED STREAMED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD.

TEST A AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE AND RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE THE DAY AFTER THE BOARD MEETINGS. THE MEETINGS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC TO FOLLOW STATE GUIDELINES AND SOCIAL DISTANCING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

THE ACTION WAS TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER N.2520 AND RESOLUTION 20-07 DELEGATING THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF FROM THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 ADOPTED ON MARCH 16, 2020.

>> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT.

EVANS. TRUSTEE BAINS, I SEE YOU ARE HERE, CAN WE GET YOU ON RECORD.

>> YES. HERE.

>> TRUSTEE BAINS IS PRESENT. THE BOARD WILL NOW BE HEADING INTO CLOSED SESSION TO AFFORD DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS, DID WE RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS.

>> WE DID NOT RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR THE CLOSED

SESSION ITEMS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[V. CLOSED SESSION]

I'LL SEE YOU IN IN A MINUTE .

ALL RIGHT. TIME BEING 6:00, ACTUALLY

[Items VI & VII]

TRUSTEE BAINS. >> HERE.

>> TRUSTEE BAINS HERE, DOSICK.

>> HERE.

TRUSTEE CAP KAPLAN HERE, IT BEING A QUORUM I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE US SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

TRUSTEE BAINS, CAN YOU LEAD US?

>> I 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. >> NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO

[IX. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]

APPROVE THE AGENDA? >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> BY TRUSTEE GRANT. >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY TRUSTEE BAINS. ROLL CALL.

DIFFICULTY HEARING YOU. IS YOUR -- I CAN SEE YOUR

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CAN ANYBODY HEAR HER? NO.

NO. >> OKAY.

>> YOU JUST PRESS MUTE THEN YOU HIT IT AND UNMUTE IT

AGAIN. >> THAT'S IT.

>> BIG DISCOVERY. >> TRUSTEE HEREDIA, AYE.

>> I HEARD THAT. >> TRUSTEE CAPLAN AYE, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, 6-0. NOW MOVING ON TO

[Items X.a. & X.b.]

>> ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS FROM N.T.A.AND C.S.E.A.WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT COMMUNICATIONS VIA E-MAIL PRIOR TO THE BOARD. WE RECEIVED AND WERE FORWARDED TO APPROPRIATE STAFF.

SPECIFICS OF COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL WORD MEETING MINUTES.

[X.c. Student Board Member]

>> THANK YOU, NOW TURN ON TO THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

>> GOOD EVENING TO EVANS, CAPLAN, BOARD MEMBERSHIPS AND GUESTS. THESE PAST WEEKS STUDENTS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON GETTING COLLEGE READY.

THE NUMBER OF -- [INAUDIBLE] TO COMPLETE THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS WITH THE FRESHMEN. SORRY.

COLLEGE APPLICATIONS FOR FRESHMEN ARE MEETING WITH THEIR COUNCILORS AND THEIR LEADERSHIP STUDENTS ARE BEING SENT OUT BEFORE THE BREAK WITH SPECIAL MESSAGES WITH STICKERS FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

THEY'RE ALSO HAPPY TO REPORT 75% OF THEIR SENIORS HAVE SUBMITTED COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.

NEXT THEY CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN THE SPIRIT OF SUCCESS.

STUDENTS ARE CHECKING IN WITH COUNSELORS TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. CLASS OF 2022 RECENTLY HOSTED A VIRTUAL EVENT AND APPROXIMATELY 50 STUDENTS ATTENDED. THEY'RE PREPARING FOR THE COMING HOLIDAY SPIRIT WEEK AND POOL PANTHERS HAVE BEEN GROWING THEIR NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OF PARTNERS.

THEY SUPPORT ALL THEIR STUDENTS.

THEY START TO WORK WITH LEADERSHIP, COUNSEL TO SUPPORT THEIR LARGE LATINO COMMUNITY.

THEY ALSO HOSTED THEIR VIRTUAL AWARD ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS A GREAT WAY FOR THE MANY DESERVES STUDENTS TO DO THEIR THANKSGIVING BREAK. OUR STUDENTS ARE MOST DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT HOLIDAY BREAK AS THEY'VE BEEN STAYING COLLEGE READY AND BUSY.

WE'RE PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS PUSHING THROUGH AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR TEACHERS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WE HAVE ALL BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO KEEP STUDENTS SAVE AND COLLEGE READY. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK IN A GOES INTO MAINTAINS QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND OUR ENVIRONMENT. SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW MOVING ON TO BOARD

[X.d. Board Members]

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK TRUSTEE DOSICK FOR HIS SERVICE, THIS IS HIS LAST MEETING WITH THE BOARD. TRUSTEE DOSICK HAS SERVED THE DISTRICT WITH A COMMITMENT.

HE WORKED HARD AND HAD LED US WITH A VISION THAT WE'RE ALL PROUD OF. TRUSTEE DOSICK AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH HIM THE LAST TWO YEARS AND HE TRULY CARED FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE'RE GOING TO MISS TRUSTEE DOSICK ON THIS DAIS.

THANK YOU, AGAIN, SCOTT, FOR YOUR SERVICE.

ANOTHER QUICK QUESTION IS FOR SUPERINTENDENT EVANS.

COUPLE OF BOARD MEETINGS I THINK I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS LAST IN NOVEMBER, OCTOBER, BUT WE DECIDED AT THE MEETING IT WAS PRESENTED THAT THE FUNDING FOR THE CENTER DAY CAMP WAS ENDING DECEMBER 18TH.

AND THE BOARD WAS INTERESTED IN LOOKING IF WE HAD ANY OTHER OPTIONS THAT WOULD GO LOOK INTO.

I WANTED TO SEE IF THERE IS FEED BACKON THAT.

THANK YOU. >> I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME THINGS TO SHARE IN MY COMMENTS THAT I HOPE WILL

HELP S. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE BAINS.

NOW MOVING ON TO TRUSTEE GRANT.

>> YOU KNOW, THIS IS A TOUGH NIGHT.

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AND HE IS A REALLY GOOD GUY. HE IS A REALLY COOL GUY.

IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HIM, HE IS A GOOD GUY TO GET TO KNOW.

DESPITE ALL THE BREW HA HA THAT THAT CAN ON ON THE BOARD SCOTT MADE HIMSELF AVAILABLE TO ME AND MY FAMILY UNDER AREMEMBER HANGING OUT WITH SCOTT WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED IN 2016 AT C.S.E.A.

YOU ARE A NEW TRUSTEE, YOU THINK YOU KNOW THINGS, US WALKING INTO THE HALL HE SAID, THERE ARE OVER 888 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

YOU ARE ONE TRUSTEE IN A SCHOOL OF TRUSTEES BUT IT'S A DISTINGUISHED HONOR. WITH THAT GUIDANCE THAT IS HOW I TRIED TO K07BD MYSELF AS A TRUSTEE.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU. I THINK YOU ARE THE TYPE OF BOARD MEMBER THAT IS WORLD CLASS.

YOU ARE WORLD CLASS BOARD MEMBER.

POLITICALLY WE MAY NOT SEE EYE TO EYE BUT YOU ARE A WORLD CLASS FRIEND. STOTT SCOTT IS THE TYPE OF OF GUY THAT COULD CHECK THROUGHOUT MY MENTAL HEALTH.

KEPT THE LINE OF COMMUNICATIONS ALWAYS EXTENDED HIMSELF TO ME UNDER A MY WIFE AND MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER. IT'S SOMETHING I'LL NEVER FORGET. I APPRECIATE ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TOWARDS GOVERNANCE AND BEING A REASONABLE PERSON TAKING THE HIGH ROAD AND CONDUCTING YOURSELF WITH INTEGRITY AND DIGNITY.

I LOVE YOU. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU. I DON'T USE THE L. WORD LIGHTLY. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE LINE OF COMMUNICATION THAT YOU'VE HAD AND YOU HAVE ALWAYS CONDUCTED YOURSELF WITH INTEGRITY.

I THINK PEOPLE HAVE A GOOD MODEL IN WHAT A TRUSTEE SHOULD ACT LIKE AND SHOULD BEHALF LIKE AND BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO I DON'T KNOW AT THE END IF WHO HAS THE CONSTITUENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD FOR THE MOST ACTIVE TRUSTEE, BUT I THINK I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE W., MAN, FOR THE, FOR YOUR TERM AND I'LL GLADLY TAKE AN L. AND I WISH YOU THE BEST.

I APPRECIATE HAVING YOU AS A FRIEND AND A LEADER.

>> TRUSTEE HEREDIA. >> SO SCOTT DOSICK, THERE IS A THING THAT I ALWAYS BEGAN EVERY CONVERSATION OR CALL WITH SCOTT DOSICK. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT BEGAN BUT IT'S NOT JUST SCOT. IT'S ALWAYS SCOTT DOSICK.

HE REMIND ME OF THAT IF I FOR GOAT SO SCOTT DOSICK, FOR YOU TONIGHT MY COMMENTS ARE THAT IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU. IT HAS BEEN FUN WORKING WITH YOU. YOU BRING LEVERAGE IN TIMES THAT WE NEED IT. YOU HAVE THIS AMAZING ABILITY TO MAKE COMPLEX ISSUES COMPREHENSIBLE TO PEOPLE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE INTRICACY OF OUR WORK.

YOU'VE THE ABILITY TO MAKE COMPLEX ISSUES COMPREHENSIBLE TO YOUR FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS WHICH IS I THINK IS ANOTHER STRENGTHS OF YOURS.

BUT I APPRECIATED YOUR COMMITMENT NOT ONLY TO YOUR FELLOW TRUSTEES, BUT TO THE DISTRICT.

I THINK YOU'VE DEMONSTRATED THAT ON MULTIPLE LEVELS, WHETHER IT'S BEING AT THE, ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD ON FRIDAY NIGHTS. WHETHER IT'S VISITING CLASSROOMS OR ATTENDING OTHER EVENTS, BUT AS TRUSTEE GRANT SAID, YOU ARE AN AMAZING FELLOW BOARD MEMBER AND ONE THAT WE WILL TRULY MISS WORKING WITH YOU.

IT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> PRESIDENT PRIVILEGE YOU GO NEXT SO I GO NEXT. BEFORE I GET TO YOU BECAUSE YOU YOU ARE LAST, I'M GOING TO MAKE A COUPLE OF REMINDER FIRST BECAUSE IT'S THE HOLIDAY SEASON, I WANT TO URGE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO PAY IT FORWARD, JOEY'S FOOD LOCKER IS COLLECTING GIFTS AND NONPERISHABLE FOOD TO HAND OUT TO OUR FAMILIES ESPECIALLY OUR HOMELESS AND FOSTER CHILDREN IN NEED. SO IF ANYBODY CAN DO THAT, I ALSO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR VERY OWN TRUSTEE DR. SEUSS SEUSS WHO IS OFFICIAL -- SUSAN HEREDIA WHO IS OFFICIALLY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION.

ALL 1,000 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA.

SO DURING THIS PANDEMIC YEAR IT'S EVEN EXTRA IMPORTANT WITH WHAT YOU DO SO CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR

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CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU.

>> I WANT TO THANK, YOU KNOW, IF ANYBODY ATTENDED THE VIRTUAL CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB.

A LOT OF GOOD CONTENT THAT I'M SURE WE'LL START PESTERING STAFF WITH QUESTIONS ON.

SO MUCH APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

AND THEN I DO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT YOUTH.

OUR VERY OWN C.S.E.A.PRESIDENT WHO HAS FORMED SUCH A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT TAM ROCK WELL IS RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR AND WE'LL MISS HERE. WE WANT TO THANK THE F.D.A.SO MUCH FOR THE PARTNERSHIP IN HOW WELL WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND IN DOING GOOD. WE SEE IT AND APPRECIATE IT AND TRUST IT. AND ALSO I WANT TO SHOUT YOUTH TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY ON THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT WITH PROVIDING BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED EITHER NOW OR THIS WEEK FOR OUR MEAL PICKUP TIMES FOR KIDS. THEY ARE ALSO PICKING UP A BOOK DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

SO THESE LITTLE PARTNERSHIPS MEAN A LOT.

I KNOW IT'S BECAUSE STAFF IS REACHING OUT AND INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT DOES MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. TRUSTEE DOSICK, I HAVE KNOWN YOU THE LONGEST. I WAS INTRODUCED TO SCOTT IN IF 2006. NAT AMOS WAS JUST STARTING TO POTENTIALLY HAVE SOME BUDGET DIFFICULTIES AND HE KNEW WE HAVE A DEAR MUTUAL FRIEND.

SHE IS LIKE I KNOW THIS GUY WHO ASKS A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

YOU SHOULD GET HIM INVOLVED. BACK THEN WE HAD A BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT WAS FULL OF PARENTS AND STAFF.

I MET SCOTT AND I MET SOMEBODY WHO CAN TALK MORE THAN I CAN WHICH IS RARE. AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK A KINSHIP AND MORE SO WE BECAME BROTHER AND SISTER.

AND YOU BECAME SOMEBODY FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE RELIED ON.

YOU ARE A VOICE OF REASON TO MY PASSION.

YOU ARE A CALL THAT WHEN YOU ARE MY ONE TRUSTEE THAT I TALKED TO ABOUT BOARD STUFF, YOU WERE STILL GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL ME JUST AS A REMINDER, AND A SOUND REASONING BOARD.

BUT YOU HAVE DONE AND BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS DISTRICT IN SOME FARM OR ANOTHER -- FORM OR ANOTHER FROM BUDGET VICARY COMMITTEE, BEING ON THE WESTLAKE CHARTER BOARD AS A PARENT SINCE 2006. YOU'VE GIVEN 14 VERY DEDICATED YEARS. 8 YEARS AS A TRUSTEE BUT TRULY YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED VERY VERY LONG IN NATOMAS AND WATCHED US GROW AND BEEN A PART OF THE TRAJECTORY OF CHANGING US FROM OUR BUDGET CUTS TO WHERE WE ARE NOW BEING STABLE STUDENT FOCUSED.

A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH YOUR PARTNERSHIP.

SO BROTHER, EXPECT CALLS. THIS ISN'T GOOD-BYE AS YOU SAID. BUT THANK YOU AND DON'T GO TOO FAR. TRUSTEE DOSICK, YOUR TURN.

>> THANKS. KIDDING.

SO THANK YOU ALL. I ACTUALLY JOTTED DOWN A COUPLE OF NOTES BECAUSE I HAD THE FEELING I PROBABLY WON'T REMEMBER. I ALSO REQUESTING PERMISSION I MAY NEED TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMITTEE FOR A FUTURE MEETING FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I FORGET TO THANK BUT WE CAN GET INTO THAT THE RECORD AT A FUTURE MEETING.

IT IS AMAZING HOW FAST 8 YEARS HAG BY.

BEING A TRUSTEE IN THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN A DEFINITIONAL MOMENT FOR ME. IT IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO REDEFINE MYSELF AND SEE WHAT I'M GOING TO DO WITH ALL THESE FREE WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AND NOT GETTING CALLS WEEKLY, E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS.

THE LENGTHY -- YOU KNOW IT WAS NEVER A GOOD TIME WHEN YOU GOT THE A.D.C.'S BASS ONE WAS TOO BIG TO PUT IN ONE P.D.F.FILE SO THAT WAS A WARNING SIGN.

I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO EACH OF YOU FOR DESPITE OUR DIFFERENCES AT TIMES, BE THEY PERSONALITY OR POLITICAL, COMING TOGETHER TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR KIDS. I'M SO INCREDIBLY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN PART OF THE GROUP AND IT CHANGED OVER TIME.

RIGHT. JUST BY WORKING TOGETHER AND

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THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE I WANT TO THANK.

I KNOW I'M GOING TO FORGET A FEW SO I'LL SEND PUBLIC COMMENT IN NEXT WEEK FOR THE ONES THAT I OMITTED INADVERTENTLY. THERE WERE A FEW THAT CAME TO MIND RIGHT AWAY. ONE OF THE MOST DISAPPOINTING THINGS -- IT IS AMAZING WHAT NUTRITION SERVICINGS HAS DONE. ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS AS A BOARD, AS A DISTRICT WAS GETTING THE FOOD DONE IN HOUSE INSTEAD OF GOING OUTSIDE.

JUST AMAZING THE EFFORTS UNDER EVERYTHING THAT NUTRITIONAL SERVICES HAS DONE.

YOU KNOW. THE, THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE. SO I'LL GO WITH A FEW.

ROCHELLE, YOU TOOK OVER OUR DATA AND TECHNOLOGY GROUP AND HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB.

I NEVER HAD A HARD TIME MAKING A DECISION BECAUSE OF A LACK OF DATA. THAT IS SOMETHING YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE CONTINUED TO DO.

AGAIN THE DECISIONS WE MAKE IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE INFORMATION WE GET. IT'S GREAT THAT WE'VE GOT THAT, P.C.IS GOING TO LEARN HER NAME WHEN SHE RECERTIFIES A POSITIVE BUDGET.

WE KNEW WE HAVE GOOD NUMBERS AND WE COULD TRUST THE NUMBERS. THAT WAS' VITAL TO PRIORITIZE DECISIONS WE MADE FOR OUR KIDS.

THEN DOUG, I FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT YOUR TITLE IS.

YOU ARE THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF NATOMAS, IT'S WHATEVER TOOL IS NEEDED AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

THAT IS A ROLE. I'VE LOST TRACK OF HOW MANY POSITIONS YOU PLAYED IN THIS DISTRICT AND HOW HARD UP -- YOU'VE WORKED AT EACH OF THOSE.

WHENEVER THERE IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE, YOU STEP IN AND GET IT DONE. I WILL OF COURSE BE STREAMING IN FOR THE NEXT VIDEO AT THE START OF SCHOOLS FOR NEXT YEAR. BECAUSE NO START OF SCHOOL PRESENTATION IS COMPLETE [INAUDIBLE] YOU KNOW. CAROL, YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST MISTAKE YOU EVER MADE WAS LEAVING.

YOU RECTIFIED THAT MISTAKE SO QUICKLY.

ONE OF THE REASONS I WAS SO CONFIDENT IN MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DISTRICT BEING ITS OWN DELTA, IS KNOWING WE HAD YOU THERE AND THAT YOU ALWAYS, ALWAYS PUT OUR KIDS FIRST. YOU KNOW, I WISH I COULD EACH VISIT OF THE SCHOOL SITES TO GO AT LEAST ONE FURWELL TOURS WITH THE PRINCIPALS AND A.T.'S.

THESE GUYS GET SO MUCH ABUSE FROM US, FROM STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PARENTS. AND THEY JUST DAY IN AND DAY OUT. RIGHT.

THEY JUST, INCREDIBLE PASSION AND DEDICATION.

SO IF I HAVE ANY MESSAGE TO TRUSTEE ELECT HARDIN BESIDES CONGRATULATIONS PLEASE KNOW THIS STAFF THAT YOU SEE UP ON THE SCREEN, THE FOLKS YOU SEE IN THE OFFICE, THE FOLKS AT THE SITE ARE SOME OF THE HARDEST WORKING PROFESSIONALS. IF YOU EVER DOUBT ANYTHING THAT ONE OF THEM SAYS ASK THE QUESTIONS.

ABSOLUTELY ASK THE QUESTIONS.

YOU KNOW, GREAT WORK THE PRESIDENT REAGAN AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT LIKES TO SAY TRUST BUT VERIFY.

THAT IS OUR ROLE. TRUST BUT VERIFY.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU EVERYONE THAT WORKED WITH HAS EARNED MY TRUST AND GRATITUDE. OF COURSE I'VE BEEN LUCKY.

THERE AREN'T MANY TRUSTEES WHO CAN SAY THEIR ENTIRE 8 YEARS THEY HAD ONLY ONE SUPERINTENDENT.

CHRIS, YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR PASSION, YOUR CONSISTENCY AND CONTINUITY HAVE ENABLED THE GREAT SUCCESS WE'VE SEEN HERE AND I TRULY VALUE YOU AS A SUPERINTENDENT AND AS A FRIEND.

SO MY REQUEST OF MY COLLEAGUES, PROBABLY MY BIGGEST REGRET IS YOU DON'T DO THIS JOB JUST FOR THE TIME. YOU ARE ALWAYS THINKING FUTURE. BUT CYCLES CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT. MY PRIORITIES HAVE REMAINED CONSTANT BUT MY GOALS HAVE EVOLVED AS WE'VE EVOLVED.

IF I COULD MAKE A PARTING REQUEST OF THE THINGS THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO SEE THROUGH TO FRUITION, ONE, YOU KNOW, THE ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN A PASSION OF MINE.

I STARTED MY CAREER WITH THE E.P.A.

PRIOR TO COVID I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF ABOUT AN INITIATIVE FOR GREENING UP THE DISTRICT. OBVIOUSLY THE PANDEMIC THREW A MONKEY WRENCH IN JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN 2020.

SO I WOULD ASK PLEASE LOOK AT THAT.

OF COURSE SOME ASPECTS OF IT WILL SAVE MONEY, RIGHT.

REPLACING GRASS WITH ROCKS OR ZERO SCAPING BUT PUTTING IN RECYCLING PROGRAMS, LOOKING AT SOLAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION AT OUR SCHOOLS,

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IT'S TIMES I THINK IT'S JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

I'M STILL GOING TO PLUG MY CAR INTO THE CHARGING STATIONS OUT FRONT LOOKING FORWARD SO GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT BUT THIS IS THE TIP OF THE ICEBURG, IT'S OUR JOB AS EDUCATORS TO DEMONSTRATE THROUGH THE ACTIONS NOT JUST OUR WORDS HOW IMPORTANT OUR ENVIRONMENT IS AND COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE, WE CAN BE A EARTH PA OF IT BY SHOWING OUR STUDENTS THEIR RECYCLING BINS ARE EVER WHERE. THERE IS OPPORTUNITIES TO CONSERVE WATER. EVERYONE IS USED TO DOING THINGS ELECTRONICALLY SO OUR PAPER WASTE HAS PROBABLY GONE DOWN AND A FEW MONTHS I ASKED THE SUPERINTENDENT AND MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT AN EFFORT TO GET A P.L.A.FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. MOST IMPORTANT WAS TO HAVE A PATH FOR THE STUDENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION PATH PROGRAM INTO INTERNSHIPS AND JOBS WITH THE TRADE BEEN.

THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS HOPING TO BE ABLE TO PUT MY STAMP ON AS A LEGACY PROGRAM.

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO DO IT FOR ME.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO WORK -- I KNOW THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF HAVE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB IN MAKING SURE THEY'RE GOING TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE DISTRICT.

I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT YOU GUYS CAN FIND A PATH FORWARD THAT WILL ENABLE OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE INTERNSHIPS AND EVENTUALLY PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND JOURNEYMEN JOBS WHERE THEY FOCUS ON CAREERS, NOT JUST JOBS. YOU KNOW, AGAIN SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR HARD WORKING TEACHERS, OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF.

PAMELA ROTHWELL, WHO HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB.

I APPRECIATE HOW MUCH EVERYONE HAS DONE AND HOW THE ROLES HAVE EVOLVED AND HOW THEY STEPPED UP IN THOSE ROLES. TO CHANGE AND TO DO -- TO EMULATE DOG AND BE SWISS ARMY KNIVES AND CHANGE TO BE WHATEVER TOOL THAT WAS NEEDED AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

LAST THING I SAY TO YOU IS BE WELL FOR NOW.

WHILE I NO LONGER HAVE A VOTE I'LL STILL HAVE A VOICE. I ACTUALLY WOULD QUIBBLE WITH YOU. I THINK YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN I DO SO I WILL STILL HAVE A VOICE.

YOU KNOW I'LL BE WATCHING AND I WANT TO THANK YOU.

I KNOW THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS KIND ENOUGH TO DROP -- I DID GET MY SNAZZY PLAQUE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL IT'S GOING TO WORK ON ZOOM.

PRETTY WELL? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PLAQUE. MOST IMPORTANTLY PROBABLY THE BEST, SOMEONE ASKED ME WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE BEING THERE ON FRIDAY NIGHTS SO I KNOW HAVE A LIFETIME PASS TO ALL OF THE ATHLETIC EVENTS.

PROBABLY THE BEST GIFT THAT I COULD HAVE RECEIVED.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING BACK OUT THERE WATCHING OUR LIONS, OUR TIGERS, OUR NIGHT HAWKS AND BULLDOGS MULTIPLE NIGHTS. THANK YOU.

IT HAS BEEN A FUN RUN. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE

[X.e. Superintendent's Report]

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IN MARCH WHEN WE SHUT DOWN FOR AN EXTENDED WEEKEND TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NEW GUIDANCE WE WERE TOLD WAS COMING WOULD LEAD TO NOW WHAT IS GOING TO BE IT APPEARS SOMETIME TOMORROW, 11:59 IS WHAT THE MEDIA IS REPORTING ANOTHER LOCKDOWN IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY REGION. AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH NEW YEARS IT LOOKS LIKE. WITH THAT HAS COME A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK FROM THE STAFF AND STUDENTS AND I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT APPEAR HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR THE WORK WE'RE DOING AND FOR THE TEAM WE HAVE AS WE PLAN GOING FORWARD.

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING NAMED PRESIDENT-ELECT FOR THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION.

CONGRATULATIONS ONS THAT. THAT IS QUITE AN HONOR TO BE ELECTED TO A STATEWIDE AGENCY THAT HIGH A LEVEL.

THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING NATOMAS UNIFIED, TOO, THAT IS COOL. TRUSTEE DOSICK, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. YOU AND I MET I THINK IT WAS MARCH OF 2012 WHEN PRESIDENT CAPLAN ASKED ME TO COME UP AND SMILE AND WAVE AT A BOARD MEETING I THINK THE BOARD MEETING AFTER YOU APPROVED MY CONTRACT AND I GOT A CHANCE TO MEET TRUSTEE DOSICK IN THE HALL.

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YOU COULD TELL HE WAS AN ACTIVE PARENT AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBER. WE GOT TOGETHER I THINK AT A CLEAN UP DAY AND YOU TALKED ABOUT RUNNING FOR BOARD AND SO THIS RELATIONSHIP STARTED EVEN BEFORE YOU WERE A TRUSTEE AND I TELL YOU IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL 8 YEARS. I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE ON BEHALF OF KIDS. BECAUSE THAT IS THE STUFF WE DO BEST HERE IS WHEN WE'RE FOLKOUS -- FOCUSED ON THE STUDENTS. YOU'VE TRIED TO FIND A WAY WHEN THERE ARE TIMES WE DRIFT TO PULL PEOPLE BACK TOGETHER TO A MIDDLE GROUND. AND FIND A BALANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE HAVE TO DO STUFF THAT IS ADULT RELATED WE CAN TACKLE THAT AND GET BACK TO OUR STUDENTS AND I THINK THAT IS EVIDENT BY THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL VISITS YOU MADE. THE NUMBER OF SPORTING EACH YOU ATTENDED. THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY ENGAGED TRUSTEE WHO KNOWS THE SCHOOLS, KNOWS THE ACTIVITIES AND FRANKLY PRINCIPALS AND MANY STAFF KNOW YOU. AND IT'S NICE WHEN YOU COME ON CAMPUS AND THEY SEE YOU AND OR THEY ASK IF YOU ARE COMING AT A FOOTBALL GAME. HE SAYS HE WILL BE COMING LATER. OR NO, HE MIGHT HAVE SOME PLANS TONIGHT. APPARENTLY HE GOT HIS SCHEDULED MIXED UP OR SOMETHING.

THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING OUR DISTRICT ON BEHALF OF OUR KIDS AND COMMUNITY. MUCH APPRECIATED.

YOUR FRIENDSHIP IS APPRECIATED.

YOUR LEADERSHIP AS 120% OF MY BOSS HAS EVEN MORE APPRECIATED. BECAUSE WE DO A LOT.

IT'S EXHAUSTIVE. AND SO I'M GRATEFUL AND KNOW WE'LL CONTINUE TO STAY IN TOUCH AND FOR THAT, I'M GRATEFUL AS WELL. AND AS I ALWAYS SAY, IT'S SO -- PEOPLE WHO GIVE TO NATOMAS UNIFIED WHETHER IT'S 4 OR 8 YEARS OR 30 PLUS, AFTER ALL THAT SERVICE, THANKS TO THE LAWS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN GIVE YOU, YOU BASICALLY GOT A PLAQUE AND A PLASTIC CARD.

THAT CERTAINLY DOESN'T REPRESENT ALL THAT YOU'VE MEANT TO US BUT WHAT WE MADE SURE THAT IS HOW MUCH WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GOT RECK NEID EVEN WHEN WE COULDN'T BE HERE IN THE SETTING.

SO TRANSITIONS TO STUDENTS AND STAFF, I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IN CLASSROOMS THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

VIRTUALLY. AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH AND HOW THEY'RE SERVING OUR STUDENT. AND TO SEE NOT ONLY THE SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES THEY'RE FACING NOW BUT ALSO SEE CHALLENGES THAT EVERY SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA ISN STUDENS HAVE TO GET OUT OF THEIR JAMMIES AND RETURN TO CLASSROOMS IN THES NEXT FEW MONTHS.

WHEN KINDER STUDENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER WILL PROBABLY BE SITTING DOWN IN THE SPRING AND LEARNING CHRIS CROSS APPLE SAUCE NOT IN AUGUST.

I SAY THAT NOT AS A JOKE, THAT IS A CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FACE NO ONE ELSE HAS EVER FACED.

IN THE MIDDLE OF A SCHOOL YEAR TRYING TO REORIENT KIDS BACK TO SITUATIONS BUT ALSO SEE ALL THE WOLFF THINGS THEY'RE DOING AND THEIR -- WE HAD A BOARD ROOM WITH A LINE OF FOLKS SPEAKING AT PUBLIC COMMENT TELLING US THAT THE FACT WE WERE HAVING ELEMENT AREA STUDENTS K. AND T.K.AND FIRST GRADE USING LAPTOPS, TWO THINGS, ONE THEY WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO DO IT.

AND NUMBER TWO, WE NEEDED TO GIVE KEYBOARD LESSONS IN CLASSES. TO YOUNG STUDENTS IF WE'RE GOING TO DO T. WE DON'T GET THOSE COMMENTS ANY MORE.

WHAT KIDS CAN DO AND WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING AND I HAD A WONDERFUL INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF THE STUDENTS TODAY TO TALK ABOUT AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS HE ASKED WAS WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SUCCESSES? SUCCESSES ARE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING A WHOLE BUNCH OF SKILLSETS AT A YOUNGER AGE.

AND IN A GENERATION THAT WHEN THEY ENTER THE WORK FORCE THEY'RE GOING TO BE MORE GLOBALLY READY FOR TELEWORKING. I HAVE A GOOD FRIEND HE USED TO GET UP AT 3:00 AM EVERY MORNING BECAUSE HIS TEAM ACTUALLY WORKED IN CHINA. AND HE LIVED IN CALIFORNIA.

AND I REMEMBER HIM TALKING ABOUT HAVING TO ADJUST TO THAT. NOT JUST THE 3:00 AM BUT THE IDEA THAT HE WASN'T IN THE PRESENCE HIS TEAM BUT FOUR TIMES A YEAR. OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE MORE READY FOR THAT. SO I'M GOINGOR EVEN THOUGH I PUT OUT A MESSAGE EARLY THIS WEEK AND THIS, THIS THIRD WAVE IS I THINK WEIGHING HEAVY ON EVERYONE I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE THAT'S THERE.

I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK THEY'RE DOING AND THE TEACHERS TO SEE HOW THEY'RE MANAGING A CLASSROOM VIRTUALLY. I LEFT WAY MORE IMPRESSED THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO MANAGE A CLASSUM ROO LIKE THAT. THEY'RE DOING A FINE JOB.

SO I'M GRATEFUL. DAY CAMPS, WE, THERE IS A MEETING TOMORROW FOLLOW-UP PLEDGE ON DAY CAMPS, WE'VE

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IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER AN ADEPENDIZE BY FRIDAY WE'LL POST WE'LL DO THAT OTHERWISE WE MY HOLD A BRIEF BOARD MEETING AFTER OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON WEDNESDAY. SO THAT THE TRUSTEES GET BEFORE WINTER BREAK GOES A CHANCE TO DECIDE WHETHER IT'S 50 AS WAS SPOKEN ABOUT LAST MEETING OR A LITTLE HIGHER NUMBER AND THE NUMBERS BEHIND ALL THAT.

FINANCES BECAUSE DEFINITELY UNTIL AND IF A STIMULUS COMES, MONEY IS ALTHOUGH WE'RE POSITIVELY CERTIFIED IS GETTING TIGHT BECAUSE WE'RE SPENDING IT ON THE RIGHT THINGS, STUDENTS AND STAFF, SAFETY AND THAT IS PHENOMENAL BUT TRUSTEE BAINS, IT'S COMING.

IT'S ON ITS WAY. TO GIVE THE BOARD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR SOME INFORMATION AND MAKE A DECISION ON THAT. IN MY COMMUNICATION EARLIER THIS WEEK WE TALKED ABOUT AN 18 MONTH PLAN TO ADDRESS LEARNING DISRUPTION. I LIKE TO THANK PRESIDENT CAPLAN WHO TALKED ABOUT LEARNING LOSS, A PHRASE THAT HAS BEEN USED FOR YEARS AND LOSS IS NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM LOST INTO LEARNING DISRUPTION.

WE SHOULD NOT GIVE UP ON WHAT SOME OF OUR STUDENTS MAY HAVE FALLEN BEHIND ON. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND CATCH THEM UP. SO WE ANNOUNCED WE'RE WORKING ON AND BY THAT I MEAN VERY EARLY STAGES WHAT WOULD BE AN 18 MONTH PLAN. IMAGINE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF WHERE WE WOULD TRY TO TAKE ON LEARNING DISRUPTION, ACADEMICALLY, SOCIAL EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

STUDENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE LEAST PHYSICAL HEALTH THAT THEY'VE EVER BEEN IN. SOME FAMILIES FAMILIES DON'T WANT TO LET THEM GO OUTSIDE A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK WHERE KIDS COULD BE OUTSIDE AT RECESS AND PLAYING SOCCER ON THE WEEKEND. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE 3 THINGS OVER 18 MONTHS AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OFFICE AND CAROL'S TEAM AS THEY PUT TOGETHER A WAY TO START THIS PROCESS BASED ON DATA. SO THERE IS A LIST THAT I STARTED LOOKING AT TODAY BECAUSE THEY'RE PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. THAT LOOKS AT SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SURVEY, ABSENT TEISM.

TOTAL PERIODS ABSENT. STUDENTS PRESENT BUT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ENGAGED WHICH IS ANOTHER REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE ADDED ON FOR, NUMBER OF F.'S AND THE NUMBERS OF 1'S ON SELECTED READING AND MATH STANDARDS.

THESE ARE THE CORE INITIAL DISTRICTWIDE METRICS SO THERE IS A BEGINNING SPOT TO IDENTIFY WHICH PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT EACH SCHOOL WOULD NEED AFTER RECEIVING A COUPLE THESE AREAS OR A FEW SIGNIFICANT ONES POTENTIAL SUPPORT IN THE THREE AREAS THAT I SPOKE ABOUT.

ON TOP OF THAT, THE SCHOOLS HAVE THEIR OWN INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS. WE CALL THEM I.A.B.'S, UNIT EXAMS. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SOFT WARE PROGRAMS THEY USE. CELEBRATED READER AND WE TALKED TO THE PRINCIPALS AND SAID PRINCIPALS, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE YOUR SITE RESULTS AND BLEND THAT IN AND ALL WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO DO IS DON'T REMOVE ANY STUDENT FROM THE LIST ARBITRARILY BUT YOU CAN ADD STUDENTS. IF YOUR OWN DATA SAYS 20%, 70% THAT MIGHT NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THAT COULD BE HIGHER PLEASE DO THAT.

THEN WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET MORE STAKE HOLDER ENGAGEMENT FROM OUR UNION PARTNERS AND PARENTS TO COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT WILL START IN VIRTUAL LEARNING.

WE'LL PHASE IN AS WE BEGIN TO RETURN AND THE VACCINE AND OTHER THINGS HELP US GET BACK TO RED, MAYBE YELLOW, MAYBE GONE. AND THEN AS WE RETURN FULL TIME, THAT THERE WILL BE A THOUGHTFUL PLAN THAT WILL BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO ADJUST FOR OUR STUDENTS.

OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS. SO I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT SO EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT WE'RE USING DATA TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL SUPPORT TO A GROUP OF STUDENTS AND THEN GIVING SITE THE FLEXIBILITY TO IDENTIFY MORE STUDENTS AND THEN -- IT CAN'T BE A STRATEGIC PLANS THAT TAKES 6 MONTHS TO PUT TOGETHER. WE'VE NOVEMBER.

WE'VE 3 WEEKS TO PULL IT TOGETHER AND PULL IT OFF WHEN WE GET BACK. BUT THE IDEA WAS PUT A PLAN OUT THERE WITH THE GOAL THAT 100% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE BACK ON TRACK IN A YEAR AND A HALF.

IT'S A BOLD GOAL. IF YOU CAN TAKE 95% WHICH 5% OF THE STUDENTS ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE OUT? WE'RE NOT GOING TO PICK THE STUDENTS.

WE'RE GOING FOR ALL 100% AND SEE HOW IT GOES, CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO TRUSTEE ERICA HARDIN.

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SHE JOINS US VIRTUALLY AT THE DIAS A WEEK FROM TONIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS TO HER ON

THAT. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE EVANS.

[XI. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

MISS HOOVE, DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS

NOT ON THE AGENDA? >> MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE ENCOURAGED TO SIMULTANEOUS PUBLIC COMMITTEES AT PUB COMMENT AT THE WEBSITE.

WE RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM YAUCHING CAMPBELL, SONY AND OTHERS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

THESE PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE FORWARDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND APPROPRIATE STAFF PROO IRTO THE MEETING AND THE SPECIFICS OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING

MINUTES. >> THANK YOU.

NOW MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, WE'RE ON CONSENT ITEMS, DO I

[XII. CONSENT ITEMS]

MOVED BY TRUSTEE DOES I BEEN, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HERE EDIA.

>> PANELIST: CONSENT IS APPROVED 6-0.

[XIII.a. Approve the December 16, 2020 Regular Board Meeting as the Date for the Annual Organizational Meeting]

THIS IS. >> MOTION.

>> MOVED BY TRUSTEE GARCIA. >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA

>> MOTION IS APPROVED 6-0. MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM V.

[XIII.b. Present and Approve 2020-21 First Interim Budget Report and Positive Certification]

CLEVELAND YOU ARE ON. >> IF I MAY BEFORE I SHARE MY SCREEN AND PRESENTS I WANT TO NOTE WE DID NOT RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ANY OF THE ACTION ITEMS ON

TONIGHT'S AGENDA. >> THANK YOU FOR CATCHING WHAT I READ STRAIGHT THROUGH.

YOU ARE UP. >> SO, YEAH, PRESIDENT CAPLAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT EVANS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY, THIS IS THE PRESENTATION OF OUR FIRST INTERIM BUDGET FOR 2020, 21 WHICH REPRESENTS ALL OF THE CHANGES AND TRANSACKS THROUGH OCTOBER 30 SINCE OUR BUDGET WAS ADOPTED IN JUNE. IT ALLIANCE WITH OUR VISIONS AND GOALS, WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT THE FUNDING FOR ANY OF THE GOALS. I WANT TO THANK OUR BUDGET ANALYST BEFORE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I THANK ELAINE MAY AND LINDA FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN HELPING ME WITH THAT FIRST INTERIM REPORT.

SO FIRST OF ALL I WILL SHARE THE BUDGET IHIGHLIGHTS AND PRESENT REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND AND RESERVES AND PRESENT COMMITTED RESERVES FOR THE GENERAL FUND, COMMITTED RESERVES IS ALSO AN ACTION ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR COMMITMENT OF RESERVES.

AND THEN I'LL PRESENT THE MULTIYEAR PROJECTION ASSUMES AND SHARE NEXT STEPS. SO AS TRUSTEE DOSICK MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION WHICH MEANS THAT THE DISTRICT WILL MEET ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS IN THE CURRENT YEAR AND THE TWO SUBSEQUENT YEARS TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION THE DISTRICT MUST MAINTAIN A 3% RESERVE. THAT 3% RESERVE IS $4.2 MILLION. WE MADE OUR BOARD POLICY FOR 9% RESERVE. OUR PROJECTED IS 10,410.

IT'S STILL A OF MOOING NUMBER.

WE ALL DISTRICTS HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 30TH TO CERTIFY THEIR ENROLL ENROLLMENT. NUMBERS AND THIS NUMBER IS 41 STUDENTS LESS THAN WHAT WE PROJECTED AT THE ADAPTED BUDGET HOWEVER THE FINAL STATE BUDGET DID HELD HARMLESS. SCHOOLS ARE HELD HARMLESS SO WE'LL BE FUNDED AS THE SAME LEVEL AS WE WERE BASED ON A.D.A. HOWEVER ATTEND UNDERSTAND IS UP TO 97% DURING DISTANCE LEARNING BUT WE WON'T

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IT'S BID ON OUR PRYOR -- BASED ON OUR PRIOR YEAR.

SO SAME AS LAST YEAR. OUR UNDUPLICATED COUNT IS ALWAYS AROUND 63%. IT'S SITTING AT 63.36%.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, OUR COUNT WILL BE UPDATED AS NUMBERS ARE VERIFIED AND WE'VE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND WE CERTIFY AT THE END END OF JANUARY FOR BOTH ENROLLMENT AND UNDUPLICATED COUNT.

OUR BUDGET ASSUMES IS 0% COLA, OUR ANY BUDGET CUTS THAT WERE IN THE MAY REVISION WAS RESTORED IN THE TIME STATE BUDGET. WE INCORPORATED ANY NEGOTIATED SALARY INCREASES IN THE BUDGET.

WE HAVE THE BOARD' FISCAL PRUNES TO SET SIDE SIDE MONEY AND THEN WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND IN CASE THE BOARD WANTS THE OPTION TO USE THE MONEY FOR PENSION FOR THE 20-21 SCHOOL YEAR OR AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD BRING TO BOARD IF WE CHOOSE TO DO SO. COVID RELATED EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN THE LOCAL CONTINUITIY AND THOSE WERE BUDGETED AS PART OF THE FIRST INTERIM AND ANY ACTUAL COST TO DATE WERE CHARGED TO THE FEDERAL CARES ACT FUNDING. THIS CHART REPRESENTS OUR REVENUES AND OUR REFUSE KNEES ARE ABOUT 139 MILLION THIS YEAR, ONE OF THE REASONS IT'S INCREASED OVER PRIOR YEARS IS USING AROUND $130 MILLION IS DUE TO THE AREA IN THE ORIGINAL WHICH IS FEDERAL REVENUE THAT IS ONE TIME THE INCREASE IS ONE TIME AND IT'S OUR CARES ACTS FUNDING. OUR MOST OF OUR REVENUE IS BASED ON OUR ATTENDANCE AND THAT IS WHAT YOU SEE IN THE BLUE AREA. THAT IS THE L.C.F.F.REVENUE WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE SAME AS THE PRIOR YEAR REVENUE. THAT IS OUR COMBINED GENERAL FUND ON THE RIGHT THEN THE, ON LEFT IS UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND. COMBINED INCLUDES A LOT OF RE-THE RESTRICTED GRANTS SUCH AT TITLE 1, TITLE 2 AND SPECIAL EDUCATION. OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES AS YOU SEE HERE AGAIN YOU WILL SEE THE UNRESTRICTED AGAIN FUND EXPEND TIERS ON THE LEFT THEN ON THE RIGHT IS OUR TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES WHICH INCLUDES RESTRICTED RESOURCES, OUR SALARIES AN BENEFITS REPRESENTS ABOUT 78%.

SO IN THIS SITUATION 78% OF OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES ARE SALARIES. THIS IS STANDARD WITH MOLT DISTRICTS. USUALLY THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS ARE BETWEEN 78 HAD EVER 85% OF THE TOTAL DISTRICT BUDGET FOR ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THIS IS JUST SHOWING THAT OUR 140 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES AND YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN THERE.

OF ALL OF THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.

>> THIS IS LISA, QUICK QUESTION.

ARE SOME OF OUR GENERAL PERCENTAGE A LITTLE OFF BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING WE GOT?

>> YEAH. CORRECT.

>> WE SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THEY CHANGE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE OF THE RELATION OF THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT

WE GOT THAT WAS ONE TIME? >> THAT'S CORRECT.

NEXT SLIDE. OUR SEA BED AND ENROLLMENT THIS IS OUR, IN THE BLUE IS OUR ENROLLMENT AND IN THE GREEN IS OUR A.D.A.NUMBERS. YOU CAN SEE FOR 1920, AND 2021 WE HAVE A SLIGHT DECREASE IN ENROLLMENT BUT YOU CAN SEE THE A.D.A.IS THE SAME UNDER THE HOLD HARMLESS. OUR ENROLLMENT IN A.D.A.FOR 21, 22 IS PROJECTED TO DECLINE DUE TO CHARTER EXPANSIONS BY ABOUT 227 STUDENTS.

THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING YEAR ANOTHER 85 STUDENTS IS PROJECTED TO, THE A.D.A.IS PROJECTED TO DECLINE BY 85 IN THE 20, 22, 23 YEAR. THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THE DECLINE IN 21, 22 IS ACTUALLY NOT -- THERE IS NO IMPACT REPORTED IN OUR FINANCES UNTIL THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE USE THE CURRENT OR PRIOR YEAR A.D.A.FOR PROJECTING.

WHEN A DECLINE IS ACTUALLY THE LOWER NUMBER, THEN WE GET TO USE THE PRIOR YEAR NUMBER FOR OUR REVENUE.

SO THE IMPACT OF THAT DECLINE OF 227.

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AS I MENTIONED EARLIER WE'VE 4.2 MILLION SET ASIDE TO MEET OUR STAYED MANDATD 3 BERKS WE'VE STABILIZATION ARRANGEMENT BASED ON BOARD POLICY AND THAT IS ABOUT $11 MILLION WE SET ASIDE FOR ANY POTENTIAL DOWNTURNS IN THE ECONOMY. REDUCTION IN STATE BUDGET, CHANGES IN ENROLLMENT SO WE HAVE THAT RESERVE.

THE BOARD IS BEING ASKED TO COMMIT RESERVES AS, ON THE NEXT ACTION ITEM. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT THE BOARD WILL BE ASKED TO COMMIT $11 MILLION FOR STABILIZATION, SWEE SET ASIDE $2 MILLION FOR ADDITIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS TO MAKE SURE WE FUND THOSE POSITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

OUR SCIENCE TECH BOOK MONEY WE'RE ASKED TO COMMIT $1.6 MILLION FOR TEXT BOOKS. WE'RE HOLDING ON TO OUR STABILIZATION FUNDING FOR $500,000 AS WELL AS OUR PENSION STABILIZATION THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.

SO THE BOARD WILL BE ASKED TO COMMIT THESE FUNDS AND THEN WE HAVE RESTRICTED CAL GORE CAL FUNDS OF ABOUT $2 MILLION IN OUR RESERVES: OUR FIRST INTERIM BUDGET ASSUMES FOR 21, 22, AGAIN WE PROJECT A 0% COLA BASED ON DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THEN WE MOVE THE CARES ACT FUNDING AS LISA OR TRUSTEE KAPLAN MENTIONED WE REDUCE THE BUDGET FOR THE CARES ACT FUNDING ONE TIME FOR THE 2021 YEAR, WE DON'T ROLL THAT TO 21, 22.

WE REMOVE ANY ONE TIME EXPENDITURES AS WELL FROM THE BUDGET. WE REDUCE FOUR F.T.E.DUE TO THE PROJECTED DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT FOR CHARTER EXEXPANSION. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO NOTE IS THAT OUR RATE FOR 21, 22 INCREASED SLIGHTLY FROM 22.28 TO 23% AS OF OCTOBER 30, 2020.

AND OUR BUDGET WE HAVE BEEN GIVING SOME OFFSET TO OUR INCREASE IN PENSIONS AND OUR PROPOSED ONE TIME DIRECT PAYMENTS BY THE STATE IS REDUCING OUR STIRS AND PURRS FOR THE 21, 22 SCHOOL YEAR AND ALSO REDUCED OUR RATE IN THE 20-21 SCHOOL YEAR AS WELL.

BUT THAT RATE WILL GO BACK UP IN 22-23.

SO THAT SAVINGS WE GET FROM THAT ONE-TIME DIRECT PAYMENT TO THE STATE ON BEHALF OF PENSIONS WILL NOT HAPPEN UNLESS IT'S INCLUDED IN THE NEXT BUDGET, STATE BUDGET.

22, 23, WE USED THE 2% COLA INSTEAD OF THE PROJECTED COLA OF 3.26 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL.

THE LEGISLATIVE OFFICE WAS PROJECTS 1.1%, WE DON'T KNOW IF THE 2% WILL MATERIALIZE BUT WE'RE USING A NUMBER BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYSTS OFFICE. WE HAVE TO WATCH THE 22, 23 SCHOOL YEAR AS EVANS MENTIONED OUR BUDGET IS TIGHTENING FOR SURE IN THIS YEAR DUE TO THE CHARTER EXPANSION AS WELL AS OUR INCREASES IN PENSIONS SO WE DO HAVE TO REALLY CLOSELY MONITOR THE 22, 23 YEAR BUDGET. OUR PROJECTED DECREASE IN A.

D.A.AGAIN IS 85 DUE TO CHARTER EXPANSION, THIS IS THE YEAR WHERE THE STIRS AND PURSE JUMP BACK UP BECAUSE THERE IS NO STATE BUDGET APPROPRIATION TO PROVIDE ANOTHER DIRECT PAYMENT TO OFFSET SOME OF OUR STIRS AND PURRS COSTS. THATOFFS SET IS ABOUT $1.2 MILLION A YEAR. WITHOUT THAT THAT REALLY IMPACTS OUR BUDGET SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTS OUR BOTTOM LINE. AGAIN THE RATE INCREASED FROM 25.56 FOR A CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES THAT IS THE EMPLOYEE RATE TO 26.0, HERE WE'RE GETTING MORE INCREASES IN PENSIONS AS HAS BEEN PROJECTED.

POTENTIAL FISCAL CHALLENGES, THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT OUR REVENUES IN 21, 22 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

I MENTIONED PENSIONS ALREADY.

ANOTHER IS THERE IS NO PROJECTED COST OF LIVING.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT, IF WE'LL GET ANY COLAS IN THE FUTURE YEARS. THE PANDEMIC COULD IMPACT

[00:55:02]

THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.

>> TRUSTEES, QUESTIONS IN? TRUSTEE BAINS, ANY

QUESTIONS. >> NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. JAVETTA.

>> TRUSTEE DOSICK, ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THOROUGH IS ALWAYS REALLY APPRECIATED THE CONSERVATIVE

ESTIMATES. >> TRUSTEE GRANT?

>> JUST A ECONOMY, THANK YOU FOR DOING A GREAT JOB.

WE HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE PENSION COSTS.

I THINK MAYBE WE, A COUPLE OF TRUSTEES COULD GO DOWN TO THE STATE CAPITAL AND KNOCK ON DOORS, THAT IS GOING TO BE PRETTY UGLY IN THE FUTURE.

>> TRUSTEE HEREDIA. >> NO QUESTIONS BUT THANK YOU, JAVETTA. AS ALWAYS.

>> SO JAVETTA, AT THE C.F.B.A.VIRTUAL CONFERENCE I SAW THE PREPARATION BY THE K. 12 L.A.O.ANALYST AND I WISH THEY WOULDN'T PAINT THING AS CHEERY BECAUSE OUR REVENUES ARE HIGHER BECAUSE IN REALITY THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT TREND DOWN IN TWO YEARS WITH THE INSTABILITY IN THE BUDGET. STATE BUDGET.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OR HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING FROM YOUR COLLEAGUES AS TO ON THE JANUARY BUDGET PROPOSAL, DO YOU THINK THAT THE GOVERNOR IS GOING TO GET RID OF THE DEFERRALS? OR BECAUSE I MEAN THE DEFERRALS ARE GOING TO COME IN MORE TOWARDS MAY AND JUNE AFFECTING PAYMENTS. DO YOU THINK HE IS GOING TO PAY US AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET THE EFFECTS IN THE

NEXT BUDGET YEAR? >> YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW THIS TIME. I KNOW THAT THE DEFERRALS START IN FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, MAY AND JUNE.

IN JUNE OUR CASH IS REALLY SIGNIFICANTLY LOW.

SO I WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE SOME RELIEF OF THE DEFERRALS FROM THE STATE BUDGET, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT IT ALL THE MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS THAT.

BUT YOU WOULD THINK SOME OF IT BECAUSE A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE GOING TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT CASH FLOW

PROBLEMS. >> IF THAT IS TO RELATE BACK TO ONE OF THE NUMBERS YOU TALKED ABOUT WAS THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE $11 MILLION FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES.

HAVING THAT MONEY SET ASIDE HELPS US MAKE IT THROUGH

WITH THESE DEFERRALS. >> YES, BUT IN JUNE IS WHERE OUR CASH IS REALLY LOW. SO IF WE HAVE TO DO A TEMPORARY LOAN OR INTERFUND LOAN, WE MAY HAVE TO DO THAT FOR JUNE IF THERE IS NO RELIEF FOR US BUT UNTIL THAT POINT WE'RE PRETTY -- THE RESERVE IS HELPING WITH OUR

CASH FLOWS. >> SO JAVETTA I KNOW YOU KNOW MANY DISTRICTS WOULD YOU SAY WE'RE IN A BETTER POSITION AND HAVE PLANNED BETTER THAN MOST?

>> ABSOLUTELY. THANKS TO THE BOARD AND FISCALLY PRUDENT MAKING CUTS EARLY, SETTING ASIDE FUNDS, JUST, YEAH, WE'RE IN A BETTER POSITION THAN MOST OF OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS. THAT IS CORRECT.

>> I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO YOU WHILE I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO MY FELLOW TRUSTEES THAT WE'RE VERY MUCH ALIGNED IN HOW WE BUDGET. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND BILL AND EVERYBODY ELSE FOR FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THOSE WISHES AND CREATING A BUDGET AND PRESENTING TO US THAT MATCHES OUR VISION: TRUSTEES, DO I HAVE A

MOTION? >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> MOVED BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA. >> SECOND.

>> SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BAINS

[01:00:23]

[XIII.c. Approve Resolution No. 20-40 to Commit General Fund Balance, 2020-2021 First Interim]

NEW? >> IT WAS A PART OF THE PRESENTATION SO WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO COMMIT THE FUNDS THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE SLIDE THAT SHOWED THE

FUND BALANCE RESERVES. >> STABILIZATION AGREEMENT PARS TEXT BOOKS, SOCIAL WORKERS --

>> CORRECT, YES. >> BOARD MEMBERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE BY TRUSTEE BAINS.

>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY TRUSTEE GARCIA PGH

>> OH, SORRY. YOU GUYS SWITCH PLACES ON MY ZOOM.

>> ACTION ITEM C. IS APPROVED 6-0.

[XIII.d. Adopt the 2020-21 Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Budget Overview for Parents]

STAFF NEED INFORMATION? >> NO.

>> MOVE APPROVAL. >> WHO WAS THAT MOVED?

>> TRUSTEE GRANT. >> TRUSTEE GRANT MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> TRUSTEE GARCIA SECOND.

>> ACTION ITEM D. IS APPROVED 6-0.

MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM E. WHICH IS APPROVAL THE

[XIII.e. Approve the 2019-2020 Independent Audit]

THE TRUSTEES? >> JUST A COMMENT.

A REALLY CLEAN AUDIT FOLLOWS ALONG WITH WHAT WE EXPECT AND HOW HARD OUR STAFF WORKS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY DOLLAR IS SPENT WISELY SO KUDOS.

>> THERE WERE ONLY TWO ERRORS THIS YEAR AND AVERAGE THERE IS PROBABLY 30 OR 40. SO TO HAVE ONLY 2 ERRORS DURING A YEAR LIKE THIS WHEN WE'RE ALL DEALING WITH OUR OWN PANDEMIC ISSUES, TRULY KUDOS.

>> I THOUGHT THOSE TWO COMMENTS WERE -- I DIDN'T

EVEN COUNT THEM IN MY HEAD. >> THEY WERE' LITTLE.

>> TO ME IT'S 100%. THEY HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE YOU -- THAT IS HOW PEOPLE DO.

100% IN MY BOOK. >> IMPROVED OVER LAST YEAR'S AUDIT IN TERMS OF THE ERRORS FOR E.L.L.UNDUPLICATED

PERCENTAGE. >> TRUSTEE GRANT, DID I HEAR

A MOTION? >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRANT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND.

>> SECOND. >> SECT BY TRUSTEE DOSICK.

APPROVED 6-0. NOW MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM

[XIII.f. Approve the 2019-20 Bond Performance Audit for Measure J]

AND FOR THE REPORT FOUND THAT WE PROPERLY ACCOUNTED FOR ALL OF OUR EXPENDITURES IN FACILITY FUNDING SO ANY

QUESTIONS? >> I'LL MOVE APPROVAL.

>> BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA. >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY TRUSTEE BAINS.

[01:05:03]

>> MOTION IS APPROVED 6 WILL HAVE 0.

[XIII.g. Approve the 2019-20 Bond Performance Audit for Measure L]

>> SO MOVED. >> MOVED BY TRUSTEE DOSICK.

>> SECOND. >> SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GARCIA PGH

[XIII.h. Approve Agreement with City of Sacramento for 4th R Portables on Paso Verde K-8 Site]

BRAVO, DO HAVE I A MOTION? >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRANT. SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA PGH APPROVED 6-0. WE'RE DONE.

>> SEE YOU SOON. >> THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.