Mar 10, 2021 Board Meetings

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>> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

[I. OPEN SESSION]

>> 5:45. SORRY, I DIDN'T READ THAT CORRECTLY. SO JEN, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLE.

EFFECT ITCH FEBRUARY 24, 2021 BOARD MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT A LIMITED CAPACITY IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE GUIDANCE FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO. MUFFED BOARD MEETINGS ARE LIVE STREAMED AND RECORDED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. THE LIVE STREAM IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT HTTP//NATOMAS UNIFORD.ORG BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE THE DAY AFTER THE BOARD MEETINGS, THOSE IN ATTENDANCE EXPECT THE RECORDINGS WILL CAPTURE ALL ACTIVITY, BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER MEETINGS. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK TRUSTEE HARDEN, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US IN THE

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? >> 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.

>> ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I AM LOOKING

[III. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]

>> MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

>> ALL RIGHT. I'M -- WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

SO MOVE BY TRUSTEE KAPLAN. >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY TRUSTEE GRANT. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLE PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES.

5-0. NOW AT THIS TIME, I WOULD

[IV.a. National Women's History Month]

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HER ADDIA, SUPERINTENDENT, STAFF AND COMMUNITY.

IT IS A PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, A MONTH WHERE WE TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVES. AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN NOT JUST IN OUR COMMUNITY BUT ALL OVER THE WORLD.

WHILE THERE CONTINUES TO BE MANY DISPARITIES BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN, THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED TONIGHT'S FOCUS WILL BE ON A POSITIVE NOTE TO CELEBRATE WOMEN'S RELENTLESS EFFORTS TO SUCCEED AND SHATTER GLASS CEILINGS DESPITE BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES THAT EXIST.

FOR SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS, LAST YEAR KIM ING BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE GENERAL MANAGER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HISTORY. AND ALEXA MACIN BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE COACH IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HISTORY. ALSO LAST YEAR SARA FULLER BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO PLAY IN A POWER 5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME WITH VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY AND BECKY HANNA BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE ACTING NBA HEAD COACH WITH THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS IN THE POLITICAL WORLD ECONOMIST JANET YELLEN BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO HEAD THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1789 AND KAMALA HARRIS BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES N. CALIFORNIA AND SPECIFICALLY IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY WOMEN HAVE BEEN TRAIL BLAZERS BREAKING BARRIERS THAT HAVE TAKEN MUCH LONGER IN OTHER PART OF THE COUNTRY.

IN 1914, VALERIE BECAME SACRAMENTO COUNTY FIRST FEMALE LAWYER. IN 1918 THE FIRST FOUR WOMEN WERE ELECTED TO THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.

IN 1964, MARGARET FLYNN BECAME SACRAMENTO COUNTY'S FIRST WOMEN JUDGE. WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WOMEN ARE WELL REPRESENTED. WE'VE THREE ELECTED TRUSTEES AND ONE STUDENT WHO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE'VE 6 MEMBERS ON OUR CABINET. MAKING COMPLEX AND FORWARD THINKING DECISIONS THAT IMPACT OUR STUDENTS, STAFF

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IT'S NOT ONLY A STATEMENT BUT ACTION.

AS WE SEE THE VAST MAJORITY OF WOMEN WHO COMPRISE OUR DISTRICT. WITH THAT I LIKE TO WISH ALL THE WOMEN THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY A HAPPY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. AND THANK YOU, TRUSTEES, FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS RECOGNITION, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE THAT.

ALL RIGHT. NOW MOVING ON TO

[Items V.a. & V.b.]

SO I DON'T SEE THE EITHER -- AM I CORRECT?

>> YOU ARE CORRECT. BOTH N.T.A.AND C.S.E.A.SUBMITTED THEIR COMMUNICATIONS VIA E-MAIL.

THEY WERE' FORD FORWARDED TO THE APPROPRIATE STAFF PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND THE SPECIFICS WILL BE RECORDED

IN THE OFFICIAL MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. SO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTENDO OH, NO I'M SORRY, I SKIPPED OVER, COMMUNICATIONS.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS IMPORTANT.

I'M GOING TO STARTS WITH WELCOMING OUR STUDENT BOARD

[V.c. Student Board Member]

SHE HAS BEEN WITH US, BUT SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH YOU TONIGHT TO SHARE YOUR REPORT.

>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD MEMBERS AND GUESTS. THESE PAST TWO WEEKS OUR SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR OUR POSSIBLE RETURN IN PERSON LEARNING TO START CELERY HIGH SCHOOL IS BUSY PREPARING FOR A RETURN TO CAMPUS AND STUDENTS ARE COMPLETING THEIR WORK FOR THE THIRD QUARTER.

NEXT THE TIGERS ARE EXCITED FOR SPORTS TO RETURN.

LAST WEEK THEY HELD COVID TESTING FOR THEIR FOOTBALL ATHLETE AND HAD A GREAT TURNOUT FOR THEIR B.S.E.EVENT. THE LIONS HAVE BEEN, HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD A CROSS COUNTRY ARE TOURNAMENT ON MARCH 3 AND HAVE HEARD BACK ABOUT MORE COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR THEIR SENIORS.

NATOMAS NIGHT HAWKS ARE SOARING AS THEY'RE UPCOMING FIRST FOOTBALL GAME IS THIS SATURDAY.

THE STUDENTS HAVE REVVED UP THE EPISODE CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND ARE CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY FOR THIS MONTH. THE SENIORS ARE ALSO STARTING TO PLAN FOR SENIOR TAKEOVER AND FOR AN NATOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL 90 EIGHTH GRADE PARENT JOINED THE MEETING TO HEAR FROM I.H.S.WHICH ARE INTERCOMCOUNCILS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT GRADUATION AND REQUIREMENTS COURSE SELECTION AND MORE.

E. O. P. AND E.T.S.ALSO PRESENTED THEIR SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE PARENTS. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT OUR TRANSITIONING TO POSSIBLY COME BACK TO CAMPUS AND START SEEING OUR SPORTS COMPETE AGAIN. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR TEACHERS, STAFF, COMMUNITY, FOR WORKING SO HARD THROUGH IT ALL. AND MY PEERS AND I TRULY SEE THE HARD WORK BEING PUT IN AND IT NEVER GOES UNNOTICED.

THANK YOU, I WANTED TO DITTO WHAT TRUSTEE POWELL SAID.

HAPPY NATIONAL WOMEN'S MONTH TO ALL THE WOMEN IN THE ROOM. YEAH, THANK YOU.

[V.d. Board Members]

>> NO REPORT BUT I WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF TRUSTEE

GARCIA. >> IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING TWO WEEKS, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SPEAKING AT B.S.U.AT INTERCOMHIGH, THANK YOU TO THE NATOMAS BLACK PARENTS UNIFIED AS WELL AS THE NATOMAS BLACK STAFF.

NATOMAS HIGH PARTICIPATED. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENT WITH OVER 100 PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED.

IT WAS VIRTUAL. THEY BROUGHT ME TO TEARS.

I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR STUDENTS.

I HAD AN AMAZING MEETING WHERE WE GETTING THE

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THANK YOU. >> ECHO AND DITTO TO WHAT EVERYBODY HAS SAID. A REMINDER NO SHAME, JOEY'S FOOD LOCKER IS OPEN EVERY FRIDAY FROM 3:00 TO 5:00 P.M. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SAY, HOW MANY FAMILIES YOU ARE FEEDING AND YOU CAN COME IN AND GET A BOX, NO NAME, NO DRIVERS' LICENSE IS NEEDED.

I ALSO IN THAT REGARD WANT TO THANK THE RIVER CHURCH.

THEY JUST DISBANDED BUT THE BOARD'S LAST ACTION WAS TO COME TOGETHER AND DONATE $5,000 TO JOEY'S FOOD LOCK SORRY WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR OVER 1,000, SOMETIMES 2,000 INDIVIDUALS A WEEK.

AND THEN I, TOO, WANT TO ECHO, I'VE BEEN TO OUR VACCINATION SITE EVERY WEEK FOR THE PAST FOUR WEEKS, VOLUNTEERING AGAIN TOMORROW. IT IS AMAZING.

I SEE SO MANY OF OUR STAFF OUT THERE, SITE STAFF, DISTRICT STAFF, CLASSIFIED STAFF, MAKING THIS RUN.

AND YOU ARE DOING YOUR JOBS HERE.

THANK YOU. I SEE IT.

WE'RE MAKING THIS A BETTER PLACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND I'M SO PROUD OF ALL THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.

I SEE OUR NURSES -- I MEAN I SEE PARENTS WHO ARE NURSES COMING OUT AND HELPING. PARENTS WHO ARE DOCTORS COMING OUT AND HELPING. OUR PARENTS VOLUNTEERING, THIS IS TRULY A WONDERFUL THING AND I WANT TO THANK THE P.T.A. I GOT TO SPEAK WITH THEM MONDAY NIGHT. GREAT GROUP OF PARENTS AND THEN TOMORROW, I'LL ALSO BE PRESENTING, SORRY TO MISSISSIPPI DEIDRA BUT AT THE CALLS PRACTICE BUT IT'S A PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

I'M WITH ONE OTHER BOARD MEMBER AND OTHER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE GROUP, AND OTHERS TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT WE'VE LEARNED BECAUSE SO MANY DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE LOSING ENROLLMENT AND SO WE HAVE DONE AMAZING THINGS IN NATOMAS ABOUT USING OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. HOW DO YOU USE THAT TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT AND WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE'VE DONE IN NATOMAS? SO I WANT TO THANK DEIDRA AS WELL FOR LETTING ME PICK HER BRAIN ON THAT. BUT ALSO REPRESENT NATOMAS AS SHE IS WELL RESPECTED WITHIN THE GROUP.

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[V.e. Superintendent's Report]

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HEREDIA, I WANTED TO THANK ALL THE STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED.

THIS IS OUR THIRD WEEK OF RETURN TO IN PERSON STUDENTS ON CAMPUS. THE FIRST WEEK WAS THAT SOFT

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THE NEXT WEEK WAS PRE-K THROUGH SECOND AND THIS WEEK THIRD THROUGH 6TH SELF-CONTAINED HAVE RETURNS.

TEACHERS COMING BACK. OFFICE STAFF, CUSTODIANS, ENDED UP ALMOST BECOMING A YEAR FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS AND SADLY WILL BECOME A YEAR FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS, A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF THEM.

THE COURAGE FOR A NUMBER OF THEM TO STEP INTO A NEW ENVIRONMENT BEYOND THE VIRTUAL.

AND TO STEP BACK INTO THE BUILDING AND TO HEAR THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR ASSOCIATION THAT THE MAJORITY OF TEACHERS FELT SAFE AND IN A SURVEY PROVIDED WAS VERY GRATEFUL TO HEAR THAT.

WE DON'T OFTEN GET TO HEAR THAT POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THOSE SURVEYS. THAT AVS -- THAT WAS GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATE N.T.A.SHARING THAT WITH US, MUCH THANKS TO ALL THOSE BACK IN PERSON AND EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM AND, WHO REPORT TO YOU WHO HELP MAKE THAT A PART OF SOMETHING SPECIAL. I COULD GO AND THANK EACH DEPARTMENT. WE WOULD BE HERE FRIEND, I WON'T BUT I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE GROUNDS TEAM AND THE CUSTODIANS. THEY HAVE WORKED PRETTY MUCH CONTINUOUSLY SINCE THE SCHOOLS CLOSED.

THERE WERE' TIME AND DOUG, WHEN THERE WERE PEAKS OR ISSUE,S OF CONCERN WE MIGHT HAVE THEM WRAP UP EARLY IN THE HEAT WHEN IT IS 106 AND YOU ARE WEARING A MASK, THERE IS A LOT OF COLLABORATION WITH C.S.C.A.AND DOUG, THANK YOU FOR THAT COLLABORATION WHEN YOU HAVE BAD AIR, FIRES, HEAT, AND A PANDEMIC.

WE ERRED ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION OF KEEPING OUR EMPLOYEES SAFE. I HAVE TO SAY TO THAT CLASSIFIED BUNCH WHAT AN AMAZING JOB YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST YEAR. OUR CAMPUSES ARE BEAUTIFUL.

HAVING TO REORGANIZE AND ADJUST THE FATALITIES AND THE SPACE SO STUDENTS CAN RETURN TO THAT GROUP OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, YOU'VE BEEN WORKING NONSTOP FOR A YEAR ON OUR CAMPUSES. THANK YOU.

YOUR EFFORTS ARE DEFINITELY NOTICED AND APPRECIATED.

THE PRIDE OF YOUR WORK IS OBVIOUS.

AND THAT IS A CULTURE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT HAS NEW PEOPLE COME IN AS WE GROW AND ADD AND SOME PEOPLE RETIRE THAT CULTURE OF KEEPING OUR CAMPUSES BEAUTIFUL AND READY TO LEARN WILL CONTINUE.

TO THAT I ALSO HAVE TO THANK LOUIE, MARK AND DOUG.

THE LEADERS FOR THE GROUP BECAUSE LEADERSHIP DEFINITELY DOES MATTER. THANK YOU, DOUG, PLEASE THANK LOUIS AND MARK WHO ARE PROBABLY WATCHING NOW BECAUSE I THINK DOUGH MAKES -- DOG MAKES THEMES -- DOUG MAKES THEM. I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT YOU WILL BE HEARING MORE, MAYBE NOT TOMORROW BECAUSE WE GOT A LITTLE PRESS CONFERENCE WITH A FEW PEOPLE COMING BUT HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE VEHICLE -- WEEK ABOUT A NEW DEPARTMENT. COMMUNICATIONS HAS OFTEN JUST BEEN OUT OF MY OFFICE. NOT LITERALLY OUT OF MY OFFICE BUT HANGING OFF THE EDGE OF MY OFFICE.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A COMMUNICATIONS AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. WITH THAT WE'LL TRANSFER TWO MANAGERS, VERY TALENTED MANAGERS OVER TO BE LED BY DEIDRA TO NOT JUST CONTINUE THE WORK AND I ECHO THAT TRUSTEE KAPLAN MENTION THAT HAD DEIDRA DOES SO WELL AND IS SO RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE COMMUNICATION DOES MATTER FROM THE BOARD AND FROM THE CLASSROOM AND FROM THE FAMILIES AND CLASSROOM BACK UP TO THE BOARD. WE'RE TRYING TO GET WITH THE FAMILIES THAT WE'VE STRUGGLED TO ENGAGE.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO LISTEN, LEARN AND ADAPT TO THE PLACES WHERE WE MAY NOT ALWAYS BE HITTING THE TARGET THAT. IS WHAT THIS DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO FOCUS IN ON. IN FACT AS WE LOOK AT WHAT WE CALL OUR 18MONT PLAN AS WE DIG INTO RESEARCH FROM OUR CRISIS THAT HAVE HAPPENED LIKE HURRICANE KATRINA THAT SHUT DOWN SCHOOLS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND OTHER SITUATIONS, ONE OF THE EARLY PHASES OF THE RETURN TO NORMALCY IS MAKING SURE PARENTS ARE ENGAGED AND EMPOWERED. THAT'S WHAT THAT DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO HELP US DO, MOVING FORWARD AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO A FORMAL ANNOUNEMENT WILL BE COMING HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS AHEAD.

IF IT ROLLS OVER TO MONDAY, IT MEANS YESTERDAY KIND OF BROKE US. AT LEAST IN TERMS OF TIME.

SECONDARY STUDENTS, KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.

STAY YOUR PRAYERS. WHATEVER WAY YOU THINK YOUR GOOD THOUGHTS, RED IS DRAWING CLOSER.

IT'S A LITTLE MORE CONFUSING.

OUR STAFF IS GOING TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHERS FOR

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IS WHEN YOU REACH 7. SOMETHING OUT OF 100,000 CASES, HOWEVER IN A MOMENT'S NOTICE IT MIGHT TURN TO 10 OUT OF 100,000 CASES AS THE GOVERNOR ROLLED OUT A NEW PLAN IF WE CAN REACH 2 MILLION VACCINATIONS IN SPECIFIC ZIP CODES HE WILL ADD JUST CALIFORNIA'S RED TO MORE LIKE THE NATIONAL C.D.C. RED.

I GUESS WE'RE TRULY ON RET ALERT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHEN THE DAY MIGHT COME BECAUSE INSTEAD OF EVERY TUESDAY AROUND NOON ANNOUNCING IF THEY HIT THE TARGET EARLIER THEY COULD ANNOUNCE IT THURSDAY, FRIDAY OR NOT. SO WHO KNOWS.

BUT WE KNOW WE RETURN FIVE DAYS AFTER RED BECAUSE THE DATA IS TWO WEEKS BEHIND. WHAT IS ALWAYS REPORTED.

SO ONCE SACRAMENTO COUNTY HITS RECORD OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS RETURN IN THEIR TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM WHICH IS STUDENTS ATTENDING IN PERSON THAT WISH TO EVERY THIRD DAY AND THOSE PARENTS STILL WISH FOR THEM TO RETURN HOME THEY GET TO STAY HOME AND DISTANCE LEARNING.

THERE ARE STILL MULTIPLE WINDOWS WHICH I THINK AFTER THAT IS IT EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO, ANGELA? YEAH, AFTER THE 29TH, ABOUT EVERY TWO WEEKS IF STUDENTS AND PARENTS CHANGE THEIR MIND TO RETURN AND AS LONG AS CLASS CAPACITY ALLOWS IT, WE WILL.

SO THERE IS MY REPORT FOR THIS EVENIN.

[INAUDIBLE] >> NOBODY IS HERE, NOBODY IS IN PERSON TO GIVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY E. COMMENTS FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. PRESIDENT, IF I MAY GIVE A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO STAFF AND TRUSTEES TO HIT OUR MICKS OR YOUR VOICE WILL NOT BE PICKED UP ON THE LIVE

STREAM. >> THAT WAS MY CUE TO TURN

MY MICROPHONE ON. >> THAT WAS' SMOOTH.

>> SHE DID THAT VERY WELL. >> SHE GETS ME ALL THE TIME.

>> VERY WELL. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

SO NOW FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW YOU, DOUG, OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERVISE DOUG ORR IS GOING TO GIVE US A -- OH,

OKAY. >> COOL.

>> HERE WE GO. >> THAT WAS GOING TO BE A

CHALLENGE. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT,

[VII.a. 2021-2022 Enrollment Projections]

REALLY HAPPY TO BE BACK. DIFFERENT CHALLENGES HERE TALKING ABOUT PROJECTIONS THAN IN PAST YEARS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH HOW WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ARRIVE AT WHAT WE THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

WE'LL SHARE ENROLLINGMENT PROJECTIONS AND AN UPDATE ON PRELIMINARY STAFFING FOR THE START OF SCHOOL IN 2021 ACADEMIC YEAR. SO CONSISTENT WITH PAST YEARS, HOW DO YOU MAKE A PROJECT SHUN FOR AUGUST WHEN YOU WORK IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY DURING A PANDEMIC FOR SIX MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD? THE BEST THING TO DO IS LOOK AT IF YOU HAVE A PRACTICE THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE, FORTUNATELY WE HAVE HAD A PRANK PRACTICE IN PLACE FOR MANY YEARS WHICH GAVE US A GOOD PLACE TO START. THAT IS THE FIRST PLACE WE START AND GET SOME ASSISTANCE FROM DR. RAVEN WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF THE TEAM FOR MANY YEARS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY WITH CONSISTENT THINKING THEN EXPLORE WHAT IMPACTS WOULD BE.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL SHARE THAT THEN ALSO WE DO ANTICIPATE LIMITED GROWTH FOR A VARIETY OF FACTORS, EXTENT FACTORS INCLUDING PANDEMIC AND CHARTER SCHOOL EXPANSION. I'LL EXPLAIN THAT MORE.

WE STILL HAVE HOUSING GROWTH.

THERE IS HOUSING GROAT. IT CONTINUES JUST IN THE GREATER NATOMAS REGION IN GENERAL.

SOME IS AT OF THE DISTRICT YET REALLY CLOSE SO WE WATCH THAT CLOSELY BECAUSE KIDS COULD CROSS THE STREET AND POTENTIALLY COME TO OUR DISTRICT.

WE ALSO HAVE INDEPENDENT CHARTER GROWTH OF ABOUT 199.

THAT IS AFTER TALKING WITH OUR CHARTER LEADERS WITH WESLEY OPENING SCHOOL FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO WITH P.M.3 WITH ELEMENTARY EXPANSION WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT THEN WE MAKE OUR DEPENDENT ENROLLMENT ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON WHAT WE THINK WILL HAPPEN IN THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY WHICH HASN'T STARTED SO IT'S JUST A PROJECTION AT THIS POINT. THEN THE EFFECT ON THE PANDEMIC, LIKE I SAID. SO OUR PLAN YOU WILL NOTICE THERE IS A BIG RED PART ACROSS THE MIDDLE.

OTHERWISE WE FOLLOWED OUR PLAN AS NORMAL.

WE HAVE A THIRD PARTY DEMOGRAPHER WHO WE WORKED WITH AND THEY STUDY THINGS LIKE HOUSING PERMITS, ALL THAT INPUT THAT GOES IN IT. WE LOOK AT THEIR CONSERVATIVE AND THEIR VERY MODERATE PROJECTIONS.

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TRANSITION YEARS. BUT THIS YEAR THE PANDEMIC.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH A COUPLE OF PEEVES OF THAT. THAT LANDS US ON THE PROJECTIONS, ONCE WE GET TO OUR BEST ESTIMATE OF THAT.

THEN WE LOOK AT OUR PROJECTIONS BASED AGAINST OUR CAPACITY AT OUR SITES TO DETERMINE DO WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFF IN THE RIGHT PLACES. THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE NOT DOING ANY LAYOFFS. SO WE LOOKED AT ATTRITION AND SOME OTHER FACTORS. SO OVERALL, PRE-K THROUGH ADULT WE EXPECT 17,300 STUDENTS IN THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR, THAT INCLUDES STUDENTS COMING AND GOING, TYPICALLY WE HAVE ROUGHLY ABOUT 1,000 STUDENTS THAT MAY BE IN AND OUT OVER THE YEAR.

BUT ON ANY GIVEN DAY IF YOU WERE TO PULL THE TOTAL INCLUDING EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 17,300 EVEN INCLUDING KIDS THAT HAVE LEFT.

THAT MAY NOT FOLLOW IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS BUT WE'LL HAVE TO SEE. WHAT'S WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT.

SO WHEN IT ALL BOILS DOWN, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR C. BEDS IN THE FIRST COLUMN THIS IS NATOMAS UNIFIED NOT INCLUDING L.G.A.BECAUSE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES WE SEPARATE OUT L.G.A.HOWEVER FOR PLANNING PURPOSES THERE ARE STUDENTS, JUST LIKE THE CHARTER STUDENTS ARE OUR STUDENTS BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT THROUGH DIFFERENT ANGLES, WE THINK WE WOULD GROW POTENTIALLY UP TO 37 STUDENTS. BUDGET WEISS WE'RE CONSERVATIVE THIS. IS BASED ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR 300 STUDENTS THAT WE PROJECT FOR ALL OF THE PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS COMBINED WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH WHERE WE'VE BEEN OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THEN WHEN YOU INCLUDE LARRY GREEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE MODERATE GROWTH AS THEY HOLD ON TO STUDENTS FROM 8TH TO 9TH GRADUATE.

THE STUDENTS MATRICULATE UP. LOOKING AT JUST ABOUT 60 STUDENTS TOTAL GROWTH THEN WITH THE CHARTERS AND THE GROWTH THEY'RE EXPECTING WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 258 STUDENTS. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN THE PROJECTION FROM OUR DEMOGRAPHER, WE FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A GOOD SPOT TO PLAN FOR.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO PLAN FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT MIGHT SHOW SO WE'RE PREPARED.

THAT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH OUR PRACTICE THE LAST FEW YEARS. SOME OF KNOWN FACTORS, WE TRY TO LOOK AT WHAT ARE THE ASSUMPTIONS AND THINGS WE KNOW. WE DO EXPECT GROUPS AND STUDENTS TO STAY TOGETHER. WITH THAT BIGGED A JUST 8TH TO 9TH GRATE WEST LAKE IS GOING TO OPEN UP A 9TH GRADE WITH 125 STUDENTS, WE DON'T EXPECT THEM ALL TO BE -- BUT WE FACTOR A GOOD CHUNK OF THAT AND WE'LL HAVE A SMALL ADJUSTMENT WITH KINDERGARTEN. M.P.3 IS OPENING A KINDERGARTEN COHORT SO THAT WILL OVER THE YEARS BUILD UP. LIKE I SAID L.G.A.ABOUT ONE CLASS WORTH OF STUDENTS ALMOST.

AND THEN DEPENDING WHAT HAPPENS WITH OUR VIRTUAL ACADEMY, ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS WILL BE ADJUSTED SOMEHOW.

WE DON'T KNOW THE IMPACT BY SITE YET.

WE HAVE TO SEE WHERE THE ENROLLMENT COMES FROM AND WHO IS INTERESTED IN GOING TO THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY.

AT THIS POINT WE'RE PROPORTIONAL WITH THAT BUT LOOKING AT THAT AND WE'LL MONITOR THAT AS ENROLLMENTS COME IN SO WE CAN MAKE STAFFING ADJUSTMENTS.

SOME UNKNOWN FACTORS, THE PANDEMIC.

SO LAST YEAR KINDERGARTEN NUMBERS WERE LOWER FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAN WE HAD PROJECTED.

WAS THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE WAITING TO START SCHOOL UNTIL THIS WAS OVER? IT COULD BE.

SO WE'VE LOOKED AT WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN.

WE'VE CALLED SOME FAMILIES AND AND A SMALL NUMBER HAVE TOLD US THEY DISENROLLED OR THEY'RE WAITING TO ENROLL ONCE EVERYTHING SETTLES DOWN.

SO FIRST GRADE COULD GROW MORE THAN WE THINK.

SO WE'RE GOING TO WATCH THAT REAL CLOSE.

WE GET TO OUR PROJECTIONS, WE'VE FOUR ELEMENTARY P.K.5 SCHOOLS. YOU CAN SEE ENROLLMENTS HERE. TWO RIVERS, VERY SIMILAR AND

L.N.AND NAT MAC . >> I'M GOING TO NOT CHIME IN MUCH BECAUSE I WANT US TO GET THROUGH THIS BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT 778 STUDENTS, PRE-K. 5TH GRADE. REMEMBER WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE TO ADD I.B.AND THAT WAS THE -- I TOLD THIS YESTERDAY THAT WAS THE ABSOLUTE TOP DOWN DECISION WHERE EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN ENGAGEMENT WITH FOLKS BECAUSE H.L.WAS STRUGGLING. WHEN WE OPENED P.V.S.THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS THEY MIGHT CONTINUE TO SHRINK, BUT WE KNEW THAT A NUMBER OF PARENTS DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE

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WE HAD A DISCUSSION AROUND BOUNDARIES IF YOU REMEMBER, AND THERE IS A FLEX ZONE BETWEEN H.L.AND HERON WHERE PARENTS GET TO CHOOSE. WHEN YOU THINK PRE-K. 5TH WATCH THE NUMBER AT 778 THEN WHEN WE GET TO PRE-K. 8TH GRADE CHECK OUT WHERE HERON IS.

HERON IS STILL A FANTASTIC SCHOOL BUT BEGINNING TO SHRINK AND GET TO A MORE REASONABLE SIZE AND H.L.AND HIGHT IS OUR LARGEST K.5. THAT IS A KUDOS TO THE STAFF AND ALL THE HARD WORK THEY'VE DONE.

>> LOOKING RIGHT HERE IS OUR PRE-K. 8 SCHOOLS.

LIKE CHRIS SAID HERON, THE PROJECTSHIP IS FOR THEM TO FLOAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT. WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE WE WERE LITERALLY AT THE LIMIT OF OUR CLASSROOMS. THIS WILL GIVE AS YOU LITTLE BIT OF ROOM IF THAT HAPPENS.

AND THEN BANNON CREEK, THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF ROOM WHICH WORKS OUT GREAT WITH OUR VIRTUAL ACADEMY.

AS A GREAT SPOT FOR THAT TO GO.

THEN OUR SECONDARY SCHOOL PROJECTIONS, DISCOVERY WE EXPECT THEM TO BE RIGHT ABOUT WHERE THEY WERE LAST YEAR WHICH IS A GROWTH OVER PREVIOUS YEARS.

THEN ENDER COMWE'RE PROJECTING THEM TO BE LESS THAN LAST YEAR. WE'RE BEING FAIRLY CONSERVATIVE EVEN WITH WEST LAKE OPENING WE THINK IF GROWTH COMES, IT LOOKS LIKE POTENTIALLY AT INTERCOMBUT THEY COULD USE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK OFF THAT.

OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS WITH THE, PANGS OF THAT, THAT SHOULD HELP IT FLOAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW BUILDING OPENING UP ABOUT A YEAR OUT PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF CLEARS, SOME CLASSROOM SPACE WILL BE NEEDED WHICH IS GREAT AND NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL STAYS CONSISTENT WITH WHERE THEY'VE BEEN.

SO FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE STUDENTS ENROLLED YET WE'VE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT MODELS AND MR. YOUNG HAS BEEN LOOKING -- WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT STAFFING MODELS.

WE'RE JUST PLANNING GOES THESE ARE NUMBERS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT AT VIRTUAL ACADEMY, I'M SURE IT WILL BE DIFFERENT BUT AS FAR AS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED FOR SPACE AND FOR PROGRAMMATIC PURPOSES, THAT IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE HAVE, I'VE COME TO THE BOARD AND WE TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT STAFFING IDEAS AND BEING PRO-ACTIVE.

WE'RE PROACTIVE IN THAT WE DID BRIDGE STAFFING AT AMERICAN LAKES, BAN NON-CREEK AND JEFFERSON.

IN WHICH WE FULLY STAFFED THE WHOLE K.8 PROGRAM AT THE SAME TIME. WE GREW INTO IT.

WHEN PASO VERDE GREW WE DID THE SAME THING.

IT WORKED OUT WELL. ALL OF THOSE HAVE GROWN INTO FULL K.8'S SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS A VIRTUAL ACADEMY. WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ENROLL SO THERE IS A COUPLE OF OPTIONS YOU COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE A BRIDGE STAFFING TO GET READY FOR IT OR WE COULD BE CAREFUL AND TRY TO ADD STAFF AS WE GO. WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT MODELS SO WE CAN CONSIDER ALL OPTIONS AS WE GO INTO BUDGET DEVELOPMENT CYCLE. PREPARING FOR NEXT YEAR WE'RE STARTING THE START OF SCHOOL PROCESS FOR THE 2021, 2022 SCHOOL YEAR NOW WE'RE GETTING READY TO REOPEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THIS YEAR IT'S DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO THINGS GOING ON SIMULTANEOUSLY BUT THIS IS ALL THE STUFF WE WOULD BE DOING IN A NORMAL

YEAR TO GET READY. >> THE BRIDGE STAFFING IS THE IDEA THAT THE BOARD WOULD FLOAT ONE-TIME MONEY FOR A YEAR POTENTIALLY, TWO, WE'VE DONE IT FOR A YEAR AT AMERICAN LAKES BANNON CREEK, JEFFERSON THEN PASO VERDE TO ALLOW US TO FULLY STAFF THE CAMPUS AND LET THE PROGRAM

BUILD. >> SO WE CAN GET OFF TO A REALLY GOOD START AND NOT WAIT TO ADD PIECE BY PIECE.

>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. ON THE VIRTUAL, ARE WE ALSO CONSIDERING THAT IF THE NUMBERS ARE NOT STRONG IN PARTICULAR GRADES WE WOULD DO A COMBINATION LIKE A TWO, THREE, OR A 1-2, IS THAT AN OPTION?

>> THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. I DON'T KNOW IF BILL WANTS

TO EXPAND ON THAT. >> I MEAN THERE IS A POSSIBILITY AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

IT'S REALLY AS ENROLLMENT COMES IN WHAT IS THE GRADE LEVEL GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND IT WILL IT REQUIRE THE

OPTION FOR A COMBO. >> OKAY.

YEAH. >> AND THEN THE SECOND THING IS WE'VE, WE'RE BRINGING BACK STUDENTS FROM EXTERNAL PROGRAMS. SO GOING ALONG WITH THAT, HIRING SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF TO MAKE SURE WE CAN SERVE OUR STUDENTS THAT WE'RE KEEPING IN OUR PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO ELSEWHERE.

THAT IS PIECE WE'RE PLANNING ON RIGHT NOW.

SO QUICK STAFFING UPDATE, IN PAST YEARS, WE WOULD TALK

[00:35:05]

THE BOARD WAS REQUESTED TO TAKE ACTION ON THAT IF WE WERE ELIMINATING SAY A PARTICULAR TYPE OF SOURCE THAT WE'RE NO LONGER OFFERING OR IF WE REQUIRED A REDUCTION. WE WON'T BE DOING THAT TONIGHT BECAUSE WE WON'T BE ASKING FOR THAT.

CLASS SIZES ARE STAYING CONSISTENT WITH PAST YEARS EVEN AT THE MODELS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT, AND WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH OUR NATOMAS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION NOT TO CONDUCT LAYOFFS. SO WE WON'T BE REQUIRING A P.K.S.AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT ATTRITION AND POTENTIAL GROWTH AND THINGS TO ADJUST FOR STAFFING.

SO THAT'S -- >> FINAL, I KNOW YOU KEEP SAYING WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT AND WE DO.

LET'S ALSO HIGHLIGHT THAT IT'S JUST COMMON SENSE NOT TO INCREASE CLASS SIZES AS YOU ARE COMING OUT OF A PANDEMIC. SO WE THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS AN EASY THING AND WE CAME TO A VERY QUICK AGREEMENT ON THAT. WE HOPE TO BE BACK FULLY, FULL-TIME FIVE DAY AS WEEK IN AUGUST.

THAT IS OUR HOPE. SO TO INCREASE CLASS SIZES TO SAVE MONEY JUST ISN'T GOOD FOR KIDS AND FOR STAFF.

SO THIS BOARD APPROVED THAT M.O.U.FROM HALLOWEEN TO DO THAT AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT AND IT'S GOOD FOR OUR KIDS, IT'S GOOD FOR OUR STAFF.

>> THANK YOU NOR REMIND -- FOR REMINDING ME.

>> A QUESTION TO CLARIFY BECAUSE I GET THIS BUT SOMETIMES IT CAN GET CONFUSING.

WHEN WE OPEN THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S A DEPENDENT CHARTER AND INDEPENDENT CHARTER.

>> CORRECT, IT'S OUR SCHOOL. >> IT'S ALMOST LIKE A JEFFERSON BUT JEFFERSON ON THE WEB?

>> CORRECT. --

>> LET BILL EXPLAIN WHERE WE ARE ON THAT, THANKS.

>> IT WILL BE A PUBLIC SCHOOL, NOT A CHARTER, NOT INDEPENDENT OR DEPENDENT OR INDEPENDENT CHARTER.

IT'LL BE PART OF NATOMAS UNIFIED SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU MENTIONED ADDING THAT BRIDGE STAFFING FOR THE YEAR TO HELP IT GROW IS THE CONCEPT WITH THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY, SOME OF THE STUDENTS WILL BE SOME OF OUR OWN.

WE MAY GAIN STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT AS WELL WITH THIS LAUNCH OF A PROGRAM.

>> I'M SORRY, BILL, I DON'T KNOW IF I HEARD RIGHT BUT IF YOU SAID THIS, MY APOLOGIES BUT WE'RE GOING DOWN THE ROADS OF AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL OF CHOICE.

>> CORRECT. >> WHICH IS AN ALLOWABLE --

>> WE ALSO RECEIVED A SCHOOL CODE FROM THE C.D.E.

I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE PUBLIC ALL CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CLARIFY THAT.

SO THIS WILL BE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL OF CHOICE WHICH IS EDUCATIONESE FOR PARENTS HAVE NO REASON TO CARE. IT'S JUST THE LEGAL ALLOWABILITY TO ALLOW US TO CREATE A VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY LIKE OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE.

>> CORRECT. >> WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ENROLLINGMENT, THEY GO IN, IT GOES INTO A STANDARD BECAUSE AS WE ARE ROLLING INTO -- I'M LEADING INTO OUR BUDGET OUR NEXT DISCUSSION BUT IT'S NOT REMOVING DOLLARS AWAY. IT GOES INTO WHAT OUR ENROLLMENT IS AND SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS CONSIDERED?

>> YEAH, IT DOESN'T COST US A.D.A.FINANCIALLY.

LIKE WE'RE LEROY GREEN HAS ITS OWN BUDGET AND WE HAVE TO SHOW THEIR 800 AND SOMETHING STUDENTS IN TERMS OF ENROLLMENT BUT FROM THE BUDGETARY STANDPOINT IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS CAN BOARD TO CONTROL.

THIS WILL BE THE SAME AS PASO VERDE, AMERICAN LAKES, BANNON CREEK, A.D.A.WILL BE UNDER THE BOARD'S CONTROL

AND SUPERVISION, THIS PORED. >> THANK YOU.

-- THIS BOARD. >> THANK YOU.

[INAUDIBLE] >> JUST A COMMENT.

THANK YOU. FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT EVANS FOR THE CONTEXT ABOUT ENROLLMENT. I ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT WAS A BIG PART OF THE BOARD'S INITIATIVE TO INCREASE RIGOR AT THE SCHOOLS WHICH I'M OBVIOUSLY A BIG SUPPORTER OF. THANK YOU.

[INAUDIBLE] >> REMIND ME WHAT THE CAPACITY IS AT ENDY COMHIGH SCHOOL?

>> WE VERY NEAR IT. WE CAN SQUEEZE IN 2450 WITH

A LOT OF UNHAPPY PEOPLE. >> OKAY.

>> THAT IS A SAFE NUMBER BUT WE COULD -- YEAH WITH OVERAGES AND TEACHERS SHARING ROOM, TRANSITIONING A LOT. NONE OF THAT IS GREAT IN A PANDEMIC. SO IT'S --

[INAUDIBLE] >> YES, SO WE'RE PRETTY MUCH

CLOSE. >> YEAH.

>> YES. THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED, TOO.

I'M GLAD TO SEE NATOMAS HIGH THAT IT EARTH SORT OF IS LEVELING -- THIS IT'S SORT OF LEVELING BECAUSE REMEMBER WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT DO WE DO? PEOPLE NOT HAVING KIDS IN THE AREA ARE NOT BRINGING THEIR KIDS IN SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT. QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEE

[00:40:04]

>> THANK YOU. >> OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. WELL THEN THANK YOU.

MENT ALL RIGHT. I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION AND

[VIII. CONSENT ITEMS]

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> MOVE BY KAPLAN, SECOND BY TRUSTEE GRANT.

JEN, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. 6-0.

PRIOR TO NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEMS, BUT I WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY IN PERSON REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET THE SLIPS PROVIDED FOR THOSE ATTENDING THE BOARD MEETINGS. AND DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS VEEE E. COMMENTS FOR THE ACTION

ITEMS? >> WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA E. COMMENT FOR ANY ACTION

ITEMS. >> SINCE WE DIDN'T GET ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, THEN THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, THEN NOW I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO --

[IX.a. Approve Employment Agreement with Associate Superintendent Rick Messer]

>> MOVE APPROVAL OF ACTION ITEM A. OR IS IT ANGELA?

>> NO, ANGELA. [INAUDIBLE]

>> OKAY. THANK YOU, I'M -- JOE, I WAS GOING TO ANNOUNCE ANGELA HERRERA OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER WILL BE WRITING A DISCLOSURE REGARDING THE PROPOSED APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> THANK YOU. >> TONIGHT THE BOARD HAS ASKED TO APPROVE AN A-- THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING TERMS. THE TERM IS APRIL 5, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2024.

THE BASE SALARY IS $185,000 PER COMPLETE YEAR.

THE AGREEMENT ALSO PROVIDES FOR A 3% SALARY INCREASE IN THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR UPON A RECEIPT OF AN OVERALL RATING OF POSITIVE AS DETERMINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AT THE END OF THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR, THIS PROVIDES FOR A 222 DAY WORK YEAR, A MONTHLY AUTO ALLOWANCE, EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED 2400 A YEAR AND A DUES AND HEALTH AND WELL BENEFITS COMMEMORATE WITH

OTHER ADMINISTRATORS. >> THANK YOU, SO THERE WAS A MOTION I BELIEVE PROPOSED BY TRUSTEE KAPLAN, SECOND WAS TRUSTEE GRANT. GENERAL, WOULD YOU CALL -- JEN, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLE PLEASE.

>> ON THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS I WANT TO BE FAIR.

THAT ON THE SCRIPT IT DID SAY CONSENT AGENDA, SO, PRESIDENT, WE MADE A TYPO, I KNOW YOU DON'T CARE BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW. YOU READ THE SCRIPT

CORRECTLY. >> I OVERLOOKED IT TOO.

>> WELCOME, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT RICK MESSER WHO IS GOING TO START IN APRIL.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING OUR FAMILY.

>> OH, GREAT. THANK YOU.

FOR THE NEXT ITEM FOR THIS ITEM DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT

[IX.b. Present and Approve 2020-21 Second Interim Report and Positive Certification]

SHE IS OUR EXPERT ON INTERIM BUDGETS, REGULAR BUGS,

PROPOSED BUDGETS -- >> FACILITIES AND MORE.

>> THIS IS TO PRESENT AND APPROVE THE 20ST INTERIM -- WE HAVE A TRANSITION HERE, WE SHOULD ANNOUNCE IT'S CAROL SWANSON'S BIRTHDAY TODAY.

SHE IS 40. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, DEAR CAROL.

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. ♪

[APPLAUSE] >> WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW IS IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT SONG BEFORE THE BUDGET

PRESENTATION? >> YES.

>> THAT IS THE QUESTION -- [LAUGHTER]

>> WE'RE ALL WONDERING NOW. >> THIS IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2021 SECOND INTERIM BUDGET.

FIRST ONE I WANT TO THANK THE BUDGET ANALYST WHO ASSISTED ME WITH THIS. THE BUDGET ANALYST HAD TO STEP UP AND ASSIST ME TO GET THE SECOND INTERIM ONE COMPLETED. OBJECTIVES WOULD BE TO SHARE

[00:45:02]

STEPS. >> SECOND INTERIM BUDGET IS FOR JULY 1 THROUGH JANUARY 31.

THE FIRST WAS FOR JULY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31TH THIS IS OUR SECOND AMENDED BUDGET FOR 2021.

WE HAVE A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION, THE DISTRICT WILL MEET IT FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS FOR THE CREPT YEAR AND THE TWO SUBSEQUENT YEARS IN THAT ALSO MEANS WE'LL MEET THE STATE'S REQUIRED RESERVE OF 3% ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE 2023 SCHOOL YEAR.

C. BED WAS CERTIFY AND IT WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS BUT GIVEN THE PANDEMIC WE DID REALLY WELL.

I THINK WE'RE DONE A LITTLE OVER 20 WITH DOUG PRESENT SO OUR DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE OF 10008 IS BASED ON THE PRIOR YEAR DUE TO THE HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION. SO WE GET TO USE LAST YEAR'S ATTENDANCE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

OUR UNDUPLICATED COUNT STARTS FOR STUDENTS WAS 62.37%, IT WAS OUR UNDUPLICATED COUNT WAS HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR BUT SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN WE PROJECTED. WE USE A THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SO WE'RE STILL AT 63% ON A 3 YEAR AVERAGE BASES.

THERE WAS ONLY A SLIGHT REDUCTION.

OUR BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FINAL STATE BUT THE. THERE IS A 0% STAFF THE TO COLA SO WE GOT 0% IN 120 BUT WE WERE GOING TO GET MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SO IT ENDED UP BEING A 0% COLA INSTEAD. THE SECOND INTERR.I.M.

INCLUDED SOME TRANSACTION RELATED TO THE COVID RELATED EXPENDITURES IN ACCORDANCE TO OUR LOCAL PLAN FOR OUR CARES ACT SO WE MADE SOME TRANSFERS AND UPDATED OUR ACTUAL COSTS. THE GOVERNORS JANUARY PROPOSAL PAYS DOWN THE DEFERRAL, STATE DEFERRALS, IT'S GOING TO BE SOME SIGNIFICANT STATE DEFERRALS IN 21-22. AND IT DIDN'T ELIMINATE THE DEFERRALS FOR 120. WE'RE STILL -- 2021, WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE DEFERRALS FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH JUNE N. JUNE WE'LL SEE 0% OF OUR APPORTIONMENT AND THAT IS THE MONTH WE'LL FALL SHORT ON CASH.

WE CAN USE AN BORROWING FROM THE OTHER FUNDS TO MANAGE THAT ONE MONTH AND THE MONEYS COME IN INSTEAD OF JUNE. THOSE MONIES WILL COME IN JULY 2021. THE BOARD HAS TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR US TO DO THE INTERIM BORROWING.

OUR REVENUE IS $139 MILLION FOR BOTH THE UNRESTRICT AND THE RYE STRICTED GENERAL FUND.

THAT IS COMBINED. YOU CAN SEE IN THE RED THAT IS OUR FEDERAL REVENUE WHICH WAS ABOUT 10.4 MILLION IN CARES ACT MONEY ALONG WITH TITLE ONE AND OTHER FEDERAL DOLLARS. OUR LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA WILL BASED ON ATTENDANCE REPRESENT 73% OF OUR SOURCES OF REVENUE. OUR EXPENDITURES, THIS IS ABOUT $140 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES HERE AND OUR SALARIES AND BENEFITS REPRESENTS ABOUT 77% OF OUR ENTIRE TOTAL GENERAL FUND INCLUDED UNRESTRICT AND RESTRICTED. IT WAS AT 78% AT FIRST INTERIM. THOSE ARE OUR EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR CATEGORIES THERE. SEE THE UNRESTRICTED COLUMN AT 9 IS MILLION THEN THE COMBINE COLUMN WHICH INCLUDES RESTRICTED DOLLARS IN THE COVID MONEY AND EVERYTHING AT 140 MILLION. OUR ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS INCLUDES THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BLUE WHERE YOU CAN SEE OUR SLIGHT DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE PROJECTING A LARGER DECLINE NEXT YEAR DUE TO OUR CHARTER SCHOOL EXPANSION. SO WE LOOKED AT 227 STUDENT DECLINE NEXT YEAR. THEN AN ADDITIONAL 85 STUDENT DECLINE IN 22-23. THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THAT DECLINE IS IMPACTS THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS IS JUST PROJECTED. THIS IS OUR COMMITMENT OF RESERVES AS YOU CAN SEE. SIMILAR TO A FIRST INTERIM.

WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL $750,000 THAT WE'RE ASKING

[00:50:02]

THE MONEY TO BE USED NEXT YEAR FOR A ONE-TIME OPTIONS.

WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO ALSO COMMIT SOCIAL WORKERS FOR $2 MILLION TO KEEP SOCIAL WORKERS FOR TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS FOR YEAR. OUR SIEVES TEXT BOOK ADOPTION MONEY AT $1.6 MILLION AND WE HAVE MAINTAINING GIVEN THE NEW SUPPLEMENT ABOUT $500,000 IN RESERVES. OUR PECKS RATE STABILIZATION SHOWS 2 MILLION,092. WE DON'T ADJUST IT BUT IT ACTUALLY HAS $250,000 IN EARNED INTEREST.

AS OF THE JANUARY STATEMENT. WE USUALLY DO THAT YEAR END WHEN WE ADJUST THE BALANCE AS IT GOES UP AND DOWN.

SECOND INTERIM ASSUMES 3.8% COLA, SO YOU REMEMBER, 2.3% OF THE COLA EVEN THOUGH IT IS APPLIED TO 21-22 WAS FOR 21 WHERE WE HAD A 0%, THEY MADE UP FOR THE FACT THERE WAS A 0% COLA LAST YEAR, THEN 1.5% OF THE 3.8 IS FOR THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR. IN ADDITION, SECOND COLUMN IS INCREASED FOR THE 21-22 BUDGET ASSUMPTION.

I MENTIONED THE A.D.A.DECLINE PROJECTED.

THEN OUR PENSION COSTS HAVE A DIRECT PAYMENT FROMMED STATE TO OFFSET OUR PENSION COSTS FOR THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR WHICH HELPS SAVE THE YEAR HOWEVER IN 22, 23.

THE THIRD PENSION RATES JUMP BACK UP THAT'S A ONE TIME DIRECT PAYMENT TO THE STATE OUR COLA PROJECTED FOR 21-23 IS IS . -- 1.8%, IT'S A CONSERVATIVE RECOMMENDATION.

WE ALWAYS HIGHLIGHT OUR POTENTIAL FISCAL CHALLENGES.

DOUG MENTIONED IT EARLIER. ENROLLMENT DURING A PANDEMIC WE'VE BEEN VERY CONSERVATIVES ON THE BUDGET SIDE OF IT. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT COULD GO UP OR DOWN.

OUR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT ARE NOT FINAL.

OUR STATE REVENUE COULD SHIFT IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS EITHER WAY. IT COULD BE A REDUCTION IN BUDGET VERY CONSERVATIVELY. AND THEN WE DON'T KNOW THE IMPACT ON THE UNDUPLICATED PERCENTAGE OR ENROLLMENT AS IT RELATES TO THE PANDEMIC NEXT YEAR.

I'VE SHARED THIS BEFORE. WE'RE CURRENTLY VERY DEEP IN THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR 21-22.

THOSE ARE THE AREAS WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER FOR BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS LITT -- LISTED HERE.

I SHARED THIS BEFORE AND REMEMBER THAT ANYTHING BUT NOT EVERYTHING -- I'M GOING TO HIGH LIGHT THAT PIECE, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME ONE-TIME DOLLARS FROM OUR FEDERAL AND EVEN MORE THROUGH THE LATEST BIDEN STIMULUS MONEY THAT'S COMING IN SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE SOMETIME TO ALL TIMES OF COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS, ALLOWABLE COSTS FOR DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE US SOMETIME TO WEED THROUGH THAT AND DETERMINE HOW TO BEST MAXIMIZE OUR FUNDING, WE'LL HAVE ONE-TIME DOLLARS FROM THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND AS WELL TO SHARE AND NOT MUCH ON THE ONGOING SIDE AT ALL. IT'S GOING TO BE MORE ONE-TIME OPTIONS FOR US TO MAKE DECISIONS WITH.

WE'LL COME BACK IN MARCH AND APRIL WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. SOME BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS.

WE'LL KNOW AFTER THE GOVERNOR'S REVISION WHAT HAPPENS IN MAY AND BRING FORWARD A BUDGET FOR ADOPTION IN JUNE. THIS JUST PROVIDES THE DETAIL OF WHAT I JUST SHARED IN TERMS OF WHAT IS NEXT FOR THE WUTH ADOPTION YOU -- FOR THE BUDGET ADOPTION.

>> JUST FOR CONSISTENCY PURPOSES, ON PAGE 1 OF THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF OUR SECOND INTERIMREPORT AT THE VERY END, IT SAYS OUR SEA BED EP ROLLMENT IS THE 10,411 WITH AN UP DUPLICATED ACCOUNT OF

63.17%. >> YEAH.

THAT IS A 3-YEAR AVERAGE THAT WE ACTUALLY ARE FUNDED BASED ON. THE 62 IS THE ACTUAL

INDIVIDUAL YEAR. >> PERFECT I KNEW YOU WOULD HAVE AN ANSWER. I WANTED -- BECAUSE I WATCH

[00:55:03]

THE NUMBER CLOSELY. >> YEAH.

>> THEN AS WE LOOK AT THE ONE TIME MONEY AS IT'S COMING IN, I KNOW OUR STAFF IS VERY DILIGENT IN THIS, BUT WHERE CAN WE COVER SOME OF THE COSTS WE'VE DONE OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND FROM RUNNING THE COVID CLINIC AND AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AS A PANDEMIC YEAR WE'VE ALSO DISCUSSED COULD THERE BE ANY ONE-TIME COSTS FOR MAYBE HIRING WHETHER IT BE MORE NURSES OR THE HEALTHCARE WE MAY NEED AS WE'RE COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BUT SOMETHING THAT I KNOW OUR NURSES, YOU KNOW, ARE GOING TO BE SPREAD THINNER, RUNNING AROUND FROM CAMPUS TO CAMPUS WITH OPENING BACK UP. IF THERE IS ISOLATION ROOMS, HOW CAN WE ASSIST IN THAT KNOWING THAT THE NEEDS OF OUR HEALTHCARE SUPPORT STAFF IN NATOMAS IS BEING SPREAD THIN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, YOU PROBABLY HAVE A PLAN BUT INTERESTED IN HEARING THAT. I ALWAYS KNOW YOU HAVE A PLAN. I KNOW YOU HAVE A PLAN.

BUT NOTICING HOW HARD EVERYBODY IS WORKING AND AS MY CHILD IS BACK INTO SCHOOL AND OTHERS, THE LITTLE THING THAT WE'RE SEEING AND HOW DOES THAT POTENTIALLY WORK WHEE I HATE HAVING TO TALK ABOUT HIRING STAFF THAT MAY BE ONLY HERE FOR A YEAR OR TWO BUT IS THERE EXTRA ASSISTANCE THAT CAN BE OUT THERE FOR, ESPECIALLY SOME OF THE LOWER GRADES WITH OUR KIDS COMING BACK IN HAVING SPENT A YEAR OUT, YOUNGER GRADES SO MUCH FOR SOCIALIZATION. I LOVE THAT WE'VE DONE OUR SOCIAL WORKER STABILIZATION BUT DO, YOU KNOW, AS TO WHAT YOU'VE SEEN AND HAD A DO STUDIES SAY, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT NEW ORLEANS AS THEY CAME IN, WHAT DID THE KIDS REALLY NEED? IS IT AT THOSE YOUNGER GRADES? DO WE NEED MORE HELP POTENTIALLY ONE TIME IN OUR CLASSROOMS BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT, SOCIALIZATION, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL OF OTHER THINGS AS WE LOOK AT IT.

FOR ME THAT ONE-TIME FUNDING, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'LL SUPPORT OUR 18 MONTH PLAN WHICH I KNOW THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE WORKING TOWARDS ANYWAYS BUT SOMETHING THAT, IMPORTANT I'M LOOKING FORWARD.

[INAUDIBLE] >> PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS VERY

GENEROUS. >> VERY GENEROUS TO NATOMAS

UNIFIED. >> YES BUT NOT REALLY BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING FUNDED BASED ON OUR 2010 TITLE ONE AND NATOMAS HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY.

IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT WHILE OUR NEIGHBORS GOT SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUNDING THAN WE DID, WE ACTUALLY GOT LESS. SO WHILE IT'S GENEROUS, IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T REFLECT THAT OUR TRUE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE TITLE RUN REFLECTS OUR 2010 NUMBERS NOT OUR 2020 NUMBERS WHICH IS A SHAME.

WE ACTUALLY LOST OUT. >> JESTA -- JAVETTA, I WANT TO THANK YOU BUT YOU ALWAYS HAVE A WAY, I SAID THIS BEFORE OF MAKING REALLY COMPLEX ISSUES, THE ISSUE OF BUDGETS SOMETIMES AND DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES, COMPREHENSIBLE. I APPRECIATE NOT ONLY THE EXPLANATIONS BUT ALSO THE FACT THAT YOU WARN US THAT SOMETHING COULD BE COMING. THANK YOU FOR THE WARNINGS ALSO. TO HELP TO PREPARE US.

>> MOVE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET.

>> SECOND THE MOTION. >> EXCELLENT JOB, JAVETTA.

>> SECOND BY TRUSTEE HARDEN, OKAY.

MAKE SURE, MOVE BY KAPLAN. SECOND BY TRUSTEE HARDEN, CALL THE ROLE PLEASE, JEN.

>> MOTION CARRIES 6-0. MOVING ON TO ITEM EXNEXT ONE

[IX.c. Approve Resolution No. 21-08 to Commit General Fund Balance, 2020-21 Second Interim]

ACTION I ITEM. >> SECOND.

>> MOVE APPROVED BY BAINS, SECOND BY KAPLAN.

WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.

FINAL ACTION ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH A

[IX.d. Approve Agreement with Abide Builders, Inc for Sitework at the NP3 Elementary Project]

[01:00:02]

PROJECT. >> MANUFACTURE APPROVAL.

>> MOVED BY KAPLAN. SECOND BY TRUSTEE BAINS, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTIONS I'M GOING TO USE A PRIOR UNANIMOUS MISCELLANEOUS ROLE CALL.

>> WE'RE IN PERSON, WE DO THAT.

>> [LAUGHTER]

>> I KNOW, THAT'S WHY I WAS -- I WAS GIVING IT SOME THOUGHT. WITH THAT OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT

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