Jul 27, 2022 Board Meetings

[I. OPEN SESSION]

[III. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION]

[V. CLOSED SESSION]

[VI. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

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>> WE ARE RECONVENING OPEN SESSION AT 5:30 PEOPLE, PLEASE

CALL THE ROLL. >> BAINS ABSENT.

GRANT? >> PRESENT.

>> [INAUDIBLE] HEREDIA. >> PRESENT.

>> WE HAVE A QUORUM, PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

>> THANK YOU, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.

INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS SCHWAB ALLOWED TWO MINUTES TOS ALLOWED

[IX. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]

LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

>> SO MOVED. >> MOVED BY TRUSTEE HARDEN.

>> THAT WAS KAPLAN. >> CAN'T CATCH A BREAK.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> GRANT.

>> AYE. >> HARDEN.

>> AYE. >> HEREDIA.

>> AYE. KAPLAN.

>> AYE. >> ALL RIGHT, PASSES 4-0.

[X.c. Board Members]

TRUSTEE HEREDIA? >> FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK, GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU. EVERYONE AND MY FELLOW TRUSTEES, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT LAST WEEKEND I ATTENDED A LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND IT WAS A GREAT CONFERENCE. OUR INSTITUTE WAS IDENTIFIED AS THERE WERE A RANGE OF TOPICS, BUT THE PRIMARY THEME OF THE CONFERENCE WAS HOW TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH STUDENTS FEEL SAFE AND NURTURE SOD THAT THEY CAN EXPERIENCE ACADEMIC SUCCESS? AND THE WAY WE STARTED THE CONFERENCE OUT WAS BY HEARING FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, OES. WE FOCUSED ON CAMPUS SAFETY, STUDENT SAFETY, MET WITH PEOPLE WHO WORKED IN THE SAN BERNARDINO SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEIR CHIEF OF STAFF OF THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND BOTTOM LINE WAS WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY PLANS.

WE TALKED ABOUT PROCEDURES AND THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT WHY SOME SCHOOL SHOOTINGS GO FARTHER THAN THEY SHOULD AND IT ALL CAME BACK TO A DISTRICT'S LACK OF KNOWLEDGE IN TERMS OF PROCEDURE AND POLICIES AND SO THEY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN OUR DISTRICT UNDERSTANDS THE PROCEDURES AND WHO'S IN CHARGE AND IDENTIFYING THAT SO I ALWAYS FEEL REALLY PROUD BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'RE REALLY VIGILANT WITH OUR SCHOOL SAFETY PLANS BUT IT NEVER HURTS

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I HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE THAT WE CAN INVITE HIM TO THIS DISTRICT. HE'S WORKED WITH MANY DISTRICTS ACROSS THIS STATE AND SOME OF THEM WERE THERE TO REPORT AND SHARE THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT HE'S BEEN ABLE TO HELP HIS STAFF AND TEACHERS IMPLEMENT IN TERMS OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND THOSE OF YOU ON THIS BOARD WHO MAY REMEMBER, DR. RIOS WAS A HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT.

HE WAS INCARCERATED. THERE WAS A LEARNING LOSS BETWEEN THE THIRD GRADE AND 12TH GRADE, YET HE MADE IT INTO UC BERKELEY AND INTO A PH.D. PROGRAM WHICH I THINK IS THE YOUNGEST ASSOCIATE DEAN EVER HIRED IN THE UC SYSTEM AND NOT ONLY THAT, HE WAS AN MACARTHUR FELLOW.

YOU DON'T GO LOOKING TO THEM TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR RESERENELY, THEYARCH, THEY GO LOOKING FOR YOU SO HE COMES WITH A LOT OF KCREDENTIAL THAT WE NORMALLY DON'T FIND.

HE WAS PART OF A DOCUMENTARY ALSO AND WHERE HE IS TODAY, WORKING TOWARDS TRYING TO HELP ALL KIDS AND HE SAID SOMETHING, HE SAID YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT -- KIDS IN SCHOOL ARE GOING TO FAIL. THEY ALL CAN'T SUCCEED AT THE SAME TIME IN EVERY WAY, BUT WHEN THEY FAIL, WE SHOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO TO HELP THEM ALONGWY CAN'T LET THEM WY CAN'T CAN'T LETE CAN'T LET THEM [INAUDIBLE]. ANOTHER PERSON WAS NATALIE, THE BOSTON MARATHON RUNNER WHO WAS THE RUNNER ON SITE.

SHE MADE TIME MAGAZINE, CNN, SHE'S WORKING ON A LOT OF RESEARCH ARTICLES BUT SOMETHING THAT SHE SHARED, WHICH WAS NEWS TO ME, AND IT SHOULD BE COMING OUT IN A JOURNAL SOMETHING LIKE A JOURNAL, SHE'S LOOKING AT AN INCREASE OR HIGH NUMBER OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN WHO WERE NOT DRUG BABIES BUT HAVE LEVELS OF DRUGS IN THEIR SYSTEM AND THIS WAS DISTURBING TO EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE AND WE WERE ALL SURPRISED.

SHE HAS ACCESS TO THESE CHILDREN BECAUSE OF CPS BUT WHAT SHE'S FINDING IS THAT A LOT MORE KIDS ARE NOW BEING EXPOSED TO DRUGS LIKE MARIJUANA, COULD BE CRACK, WHATEVER IT IS, BUT THEY ARE NOW BEING IN A HOUSE OR A SETTING WHERE DRUGS ARE FREQUENTLY, THEY ARE RUNNING RISKS FOR THEIR OWN LIVES IN TERM OFFENSE WHAT'S IN THEIR SYSTEM MAN OF THEM ARE ADHD SO THERE ARE A LOT OF CONSEQUENCES SO I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF AND MAYBE HOPEFULLY GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AS TIME GOES ON BECAUSE THIS MIGHT BE JUST ANOTHER PART OF SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER AS TIME GOES ON IN TERMS OF OUR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH.

SHE TAUGHT A LOT ABOUT TRAUMA AND I THINK THAT'S NUMBER ONE ON OUR MIND THESE DAYS ALSO. ANYWAY, IT WAS A GREAT

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>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HEREDIA. TRUSTEE KAPLAN.

>> HAPPY SUMMER. WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW TEACHERS, CLASSIFIED ADMINISTRATORS AND EVERYBODY WHO HAS NOW JOINED OUR NATOMAS FAMILY AND SPECIAL CONGRATS TO MANY OF OUR APS WHO ARE NOW TAKING ON THEIR FIRST PRINCIPALSHIP OR TRANSFERRING TO OTHER SCHOOLS AND THE ADDITION OF OUR NEW APS.

REMINDER. I ALWAYS HERE THIS EVERY YEAR, PEOPLE ARE LIKE WHAT? SCHOOL STARTS AUGUST 11TH AND I KNOW ONE OF OUR CHARTERS STARTS AUGUST 1ST AND ANOTHER AU AUGUST 10TH. IF YOU HAVE NOT ENROLLED YOUR CHILD, THERE'S AN ENROLLMENT TONIGHT AND AUGUST 3RD AND AUGUST 8TH BUT SCHOOL STARTS AUGUST 11TH.

AT JOEY'S FOOD LOCKER, WE HAVE STARTED FEEDING MORE FAMILIES.

THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION ARE A LOT WHEN FAMILIES TALK TO US AND SAY THANK YOU AS WE'RE PUTTING FOOD IN THEIR CAR AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE BUT THE BIGGEST THING I WANT OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO KNOW IS THAT WE'RE SERVING A FAIR AMOUNT OF OUR RECENTLY IMMIGRATED REFUGEES IN THIS COMMUNITY, UKRAINIAN FAMILIES.

SO JOEY'S FOOD LOCKER IS GREATER THAN OUR FAMILIES, IT'S FOR A GREATER COMMUNITY FINDING OUT ABOUT IT AND USING JOEY'S FOOD LOCKER AS A RESOURCE. THERE'S TIME ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY GENERALLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON IF YOU HAVE TIME.

NO SKILLS NEEDED, JUST THE WILLINGNESS TO HELP OUT AND THEN PRESIDENT GRANT, IF YOU WASN'T A MIND I WOULD ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEETING IN HONOR OF NAJIN RIMESN'T A MIND I WOULD ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEETING IN HONOR OF NAJIN RIN'T A MIND I WOULD ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEETING IN HONOR OF NAJIN RION'T A MIND I WOULD ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEETING IN HONOR OF NAJIN RIUN'T A MIND I WOULD ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEETING IN HONOR OF NAJIN RILN'T A MIND I WOULD ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEETING IN HONOR OF NAJINDN'T A MIND I WOULD ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEETING IN HONOR OF NAJINADJOURN IN MEETING IN HONOR OF NAJIN RIMES AS HE WAS OUR FIRST GRA GRA

GRADUATE [INAUDIBLE] >> ALL RIGHT, DOUG, NO PRESSURE.

I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS BACK TO SCHOOL REPORT AND I THINK YOU KNOW WHY. I WANT YOU TO PAUSE ON THAT SLIDE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, OKAY?

[X.d. Superintendent's Report]

[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT, SUPERINTENDENT EVANS?

>> PAINT DRYING SLIDES. WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE.

I THINK MOSTLY IT'S OUR STAFF IN THE ROOM SO I WON'T SPEND MUCH TIME. I WILL REITERATE THAT OUR STAFF IS WORKING INCREDIBLY HARD TO FILL TALL VACANT POSITIONS.

I THINK MULTIPLE STATES HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING CREATIVE TO FILL THE TEACHER SHORTAGE. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THE HIGH 20S OF CLASS VACANCIES WHICH WAS ABOUT HALF WHERE IT WAS AT THE END OF THE YEAR BY THAT STILL MEANS THERE'S ANYWHERE FROM 24 STUDENTS TIMES 27 OR 32 TIMES 27 WHEN THEY'RE HIGH SCHOOL POSITION AS MANY AS 35 STUDENTS WHO WOULD GET A SUB. IT'S NOT GETTING BETTER.

IN FACT, IT'S .

IT'S NOT GETTING BETTER. IN FACY.

IT'S NOT GETTING BETTER. IN FACE.

IT'S NOT GETTING BETTER. IN FACA.

IT'S NOT GETTING BETTER. IN FACR.

IT'S NOT GETTING BETTER. IN FACT, IT'S GETTING WORSE.

THERE ARE JUST NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE PURSUING THE POSITIONS AND PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR RECESSION TO SOLVE THAT BY RAISING CLASS SIZES AND BUDGET CUTS, IT'S NOT THE RIGHT APPROACH.

WE DO HAVE MORE MONEY WE HAVE EVER HAD AT ANY TIME IN EDUCATION. THIS DISTRICT RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $20 MILLION IN ONE TIME MONEY FOR THIS YEAR TO BE SPREAD OUT OVER FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, WHICH I THINK THOUGHTFULLY DONE IS A WAY TO HELP DISTRICTS RIDE THE RECESSION WHEN THEY'RE IN THE FINANCIAL POSITION WE'RE IN, WHICH IS A VERY HEALTHY AND SOLID FINANCIAL DECISION WITH

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I'M NOT SIGNATURING THAT BUT IT'S LIKE THE KRIEMENT CRISIS.

IT'SCLIMATE CRISIS. IT'S NO LONGER COMING, IT'S HERE AND IT'S MANAGER SHORTAGES, WE DON'T HAVE A PRINCIPAL FOR HERON SCHOOL AND IT'S NOT FOR A LACK OF TRYING.

IT'S A FINE SCHOOL WITH VETERAN STAFF AND HIGHLY ENGAGED FAMILIES, BUT WE'RE IN A PLACE TA WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AND WE'RE HERE. SO I JUST NEEDED TO SHARE THAT AND GET THAT ON THE RECORD SO WHEN PEOPLE START TO SAY BUT YOU DIDN'T TELL US THAT YES, WE ARE IN WRITING AND VERBALLY, IT'S A CHALLENGE WE FACE. I KNOW OUR HR TEAM AS WELL AS MYSELF LOSE SLEEP OVER IT BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO WHAT'S BEST, BUT THANKFULLY THIS BOARD HAS ALLOWED US TO KEEP IN PLACE THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR, LONG TERM SUBS AND A HIGH PAY RATE.

WHY CALIFORNIA MOVED BACK TO A 30-DAY ONLY SUB, I DON'T KNOW AND THIS IS THE WORST. IT HAS TO BE AWFUL CHANGING YOUR TEACHER EVERY 30 DAYS BUT THAT SHORT TERM SOLUTION DURING THE PANDEMIC HAS BEEN DROPPED AND RECESS SO THERE ARE SOME REAL CHALLENGES. MONEY AT THE MOMENT NOT BEING ONE OF THEM BUT AFTER THE FED RAISING THE STRINTEREST RATE TO AND WE'RE ALREADY SHORT $2 BILLION.

WE'LL FIND OW ARE WE IN A RECESSION? THESE FOLKS IN THIS ROOM ARE WORKING EXTRAORDINARY HARD AND LONG HOURS. YOU CAN'T PULL A TEACHER OUT OF A HAT. IF I COULD, I WOULD.

IF WE COULD PAY $300,000 TO GET A TEACHER, I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU DO THAT. WE CAN'T BUY OUR WAY OUT OF A STATEWIDE SHORTAGE AND VACANCY EXPLOSION.

DOUG WILL TALK LATER ON TONIGHT. WE'RE IN NATOMAS AT CAPS AT 24 TO 1 AT SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS SO WE'RE HAVING TO CLOSE SOME GRADE LEVELS, OTHERWISE WE WOULD FACE A $3 MILLION PENALTY FOR OVER REGULATION. WHERE PEOPLE HAVE SHOWING UP, YOU CAN'T RAISE CLASSES A LITTLE BIT TO SQUEEZE KIDS IN, YOU MAKE THEM MIGHT HAVE SOMEWHERE ELSE. IT'S A VERY CHALLENGING TIME TO BE AN EDUCATOR AND YOU HAVE A RIGHT GROUP DOING REALLY HARD WORK FOR YOU BUT PLEASE BE PATIENT.

THEY AND WE ARE GOING TO NEED IT, SO THANK YOU.

[XI. CONSENT ITEMS]

>> ALL RIGHT THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT EVANS.

NEXT UP IS OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MOVED BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA. SECONDED BY TRUSTY KAPLAN, SARA,

PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. >> GRANT.

>> AYE. >> HARDEN.

[XII.a. Draft Plan for AR 0100 Professional Development Plan]

>> AYE. >> HEARD.

>> AYE. >> KAPLAN.

>> AYE. >> PROFESSIONAL DWOPT, THIS BOARD REPORT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BOARD AGENDA WHENDEVELOPMENT, THIS BOARD REPORT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BOARD AGENDA WHEN POSTED ON FRIDAY. THERE'S NO PRESENTATION FOR THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANY COMMENTARY FROM

TRUSTEE KAPLAN? >> I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE STAFF BECAUSE WE, AS A BOARD, APPROVED THE BOARD POLICY, THE VP AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING IN THE AUDIENCE OR PLAN TO WATCH THIS LATER, AN AR IS THE ADMINISTRATE I HAVE REGULATION THAT REALLY IS STAFF COMING TOGETHER ABOUT HOW ARE THEY AND WHAT ACTIONS ARE THEY GOING TO TAKE TO IMPLEMENT THE BOARD POLICY? SO I APPRECIATE THE COMPREHENSIVE AND THOUGHTFUL PROCESS THAT WAS PUT INTO THIS.

I KNOW THIS IS, LIKE I HAVE FIVE BOARD MEETINGS LEFT SO WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME IS I HOPE THERE IS A YEARLY CHECK IN THAT THE BOARD SETS A TIME AND MAYBE THE END OF JULY BOARD MEETING IS A GOOD ONE TO LOOK AT WHAT STAFF TRAINING HAS OCCURRED, MAKING

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>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE KAPLAN. 100% AGREE.

[XII.b. Start of Schools Report 2022-2023 Part 1 and Context Slides]

SO NEXT IS THE START OF SCHOOL'S REPORT 2022-2023, PART ONE AND CONTEXT SLIDES ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT DOUG WILL SHARE

SLIDES WITH US. >> THANKS, PRESIDENT GRANT.

WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE BOARD REPORT ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ON FRIDAY. ABOUT 18 PAGES OF STUFF BUT THAT'S NOT EVEN EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

TONIGHT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT SHORTER SO IF YOU WANT TOO SEE ALL THE PICTURES, THEY'RE IN THE BOARD REPORT AND THEN I WILL BE SURE SURE TO BRING BACK PICTURES WITH KIDS IN THEM AS WE COME BACK FOR THE FOLLOWUP, ESPECIALLY FOR THE COSMETOLOGY PROGRAM. I'M ASSUMING THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE MENTIONING EARLIER. [LAUGHTER] I HAVE HIGHLIGHTS AND MORE INFORMATION IN THE REPORT FOR THE PUBLIC. SO THIS YEAR, WE EXPECT WE WILL SERVE 17,000 OR MORE STUDENTS. THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH OUR ADULT PROGRAMS. I WANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT ALSO INCLUDES ALL OUR CHARTER STUDENTS. WE SERVE OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS IN MANY WAYS LIKE TRUSTEE SAID EARLIER, NP 3 STARTS MONDAY.

WE DO THEIR NUTRITION, HELP WITH HR, NUTRITION AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE SCHOOLS.

OUR ENROLLMENT UPDATE, BACK IN FEBRUARY, STILL COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC ERA, RIGHT? WHICH WE'RE STILL DOING, WE PREDICTED 183 STUDENTS GROWTH. AS OF FRIDAY WE WERE 37 STUDENTS BELOW THAT GROWTH SO STUDENTS ARE COMING AND AS CHRIS SAID, WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH THAT AND ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.

>> MR. ORR, WHAT TENDS TO BE -- LIKE WE HEAR THIS AND WE HAVE BASICALLY TWO WEEKS. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF ENROLLMENT

THE LAST TWO WEEKS? >> OH, YEAH, SOMEWHERE AROUND NOW WE'LL HIT A BREAK EVEN POINT, WE'LL RECEIVE MORE KIDS IN AND ONCE SCHOOL STARTS WE'LL START IDENTIFYING STUDENTS WHO HAVE MOVED BUT WHEN YOU MOVE, THE LAST THING YOU THINK ABOUT IS, OH, I HAVE TO STOP EVERYTHING I'M DOING AND NOTIFY THE SCHOOL THAT WE MOVED TO WYOMING OR WHATEVER.

WE FIND THAT WHEN THEY DON'T SHOW UP SO THAT TYPICALLY BALANCES OUT. EVERY YEAR IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT BY WE'RE APPROACHING ABOUT WHERE THAT DATE IS IN PAST YEARS SO WE LOOK LIKE WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD WITH WHAT WE DID WHEN WE ABUDGE BUDGETED FOR 100 GROWTH.

>> CHRISTINA AND I WERE LOOKING AT THINGS TODAY AND NATOMAS UNIFIED HAS GROWN AT BY FALL THIS YEAR JUST ABOUT 30% IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, 3.3% ON AVERAGE. PRETTY STEADY GROWTH.

THERE WERE A COME OF YEARS LIKE ONE WAS 700.

THE ONE WITH THE MOTRATORIUM, ANOTHER YEAR WENT FROM 8900 OR SOMETHING TO 12,000. AND THE WEST SIDE, I KEEP SAYING THAT'S TEN YEARS FROM NOW AND SHE SAYS YEAH, THAT WAS TEN YEARS FROM NOW FOUR YEARS AGO, CHRIS, IF THAT STARTS TURNING THROUGH AND OVER PLUS THE FOLKS KEEP TELLING US THAT SOUTH

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>> THAT'S GOOD TO PUT IN CONTEXT.

OVER 80% OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW ARE DECLINING IN ENROLLMENT, SO MUCH SO THAT SOME DISTRICTS WITH ONLY 6,000 KIDS ARE DOWN TO ONLY 5,000 KIDS SO IN THAT WAY, WE'RE IN A GOOD POSITION TO NOT HAVE BUDGET CUTS BECAUSE OF DECLINING

ENROLLMENT. >> YOU HAVE CHARTERS AND OTHERS AS WELL WITH THEIR GROWTH SO THE REGION THAT HAS DEFINITELY GROWN. SO AN UPDATE WITH PRESCHOOL TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN. FOR KINDERGARTEN WE HAVE ABOUT WIN HUNDRED SPOTS LEFT. THAT'S ON PAR WITH WHERE WE HAVE BEEN BUT ONE OF THE REASONS WE THINK WE'RE NOT SEEING AS MANY AS PRE-K STUDENTS IS TK IS GROWING MORE THAN WE EXPECTED.

WE HAVE GOT TON FOUR SO WE PASSED THE THREE CLASSES, GOT TON FOUR AND I'M WATCHING THAT FOURTH ONE FILL SO WE'RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. WE'LL SEE IF THAT CONTINUES BUT OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS, WE'RE EXPANDING TK TO A WHOLE YEAR

ELIGIBLE BIRTHDAYS. >> UPK, RIGHT? UNIVERSAL PRE-K. WE RECEIVED ABOUT $20 MILLION IN ONE TIME MONEY. WE RECEIVED $430,000 FOR UNIVERSAL PRE-K. IT JUST DOESN'T ALWAYS MATCH,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? >> GOOD POINT.

YEP. AND KINDERGARTEN IS TURNING AHEAD FROM WHERE WE HAVE BEEN THE LAST FEW YEARS

>> HOLD ON, IT SAYS KINDERGARTEN IS ABOUT 65 STUDENTS BELOW.

>> YEAH, BUT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAVE BEEN AHEAD 100 STUDENTS SO WE'RE A LITTLE AHEAD OF THAT.

WE'RE BETTER THAN LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR BEFORE.

SO I WANTED TO SPEAK, CHRIS MENTIONED THIS, WE ARE NEARING 24 TO 1 FOR OUR TK TO THREE. THERE'S A $3 MILLION CLASS SIZE REDUCTION PENALTY IF WE DON'T AVERAGE THAT ACROSS ALL OUR SCHOOL SITES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR SO IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE TALKED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO ABOUT THE BOUNDARY SHIFT FOR THE SECTION OF NATOMAS PARK AND WHY I WILL BE BRINGING INFORMATION BACK ON THAT IN AUGUST BECAUSE THE GROWTH CONTINUES THERE. HERON TODAY REACHED 24 TO 1 FOR THEIR TK-3. THERE ARE STILL A FEW SPOTS AND PASO VERDE THIS WEEK HIT THEIR 24 TO 1.

WE'RE LOOKING AT STAFF SCOURING FOR DISENROLLMENTS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL SPACE. IN ANY CASE, WE WORK WITH IDENTIFY THE BEST FIT FOR THEM TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL IF THEY NEED TO TEMPORARILY GO TO ANOTHER SCHOOL OR ENROLL ELSEWHERE BUT THIS IS WHERE GROWTH BRINGS CHALLENGES, RIGHT? SO IT'S A LOT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, OUTREACH, AND WE DON'T GET IT PERFECT BY WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE CAN HELP EVERY FAMILY. WE ASSIGN A CASE MANAGER IN EACH CASE WHO STAYS WITH THEM ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL WE CAN CALL AND OFFER A SPOT BACK. IN SOME CASES THAT'S A YEAR, IN SOME CASES IT'S A SHORT TIME BUT THAT WAY THEY ARE HAVE A POINT

OF CONTACT. >> DOUG WAS ALSO EXTRAORDINARY AT THIS. HE'S BEEN LEADING ENROLLMENT I THINK THIS IS YEAR TEN, RIGHT? WE WOULD KAY THERE ARE 12 KIDS, FIVE KINDER, HOW DO WE WORK IT OUT AND ADD AN AIDE OR SOMETHING, DO SOMETHING TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILIES AND TO HELP THE STAFF? WE JUST CAN'T BE THAT KIND OF CREATIVE ANYMORE, NOT ONLY BECAUSE THERE'S A PENALTY BUT THEN THERE'S THE EMPLOYEE SHORTAGE SO IT REALLY IS DIFFERENT THAN WE HAVE HAD BEFORE AND I'M SURE FAMILIES ARE FEEL THAT BECAUSE IN THE PAST WE SAY GIVE US TIME, LET'S FIGURE IT OUT AND YOU CAN HEAR LIKE A CASE MANAGER ASSIGNED TO A FAMILY AND THEY STAY WITH YOU, THAT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.

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INTO A CORNER. >> WE HAVE UTILIZED EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM SPACE AT THIS SITES. EVEN IF WE COULD HIRE A TEACHER, IT'S NOT JUST OPENING UP A NEW CLASS.

SO WE NEED TO LOOK FORWARD TOO BOUNDARY SHIFT AND PORTABLES AN BOUNDARY SHIFT AND PORTABLES AND WHAT WE CAN DO.

SUMMER ENROLLMENT NIGHTS, THAT'S HAPPENING AT ALL THE SCHOOLS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DISCOVERY AND LGA.

THEY ARE OUT THERE AND AGAIN AUGUST 3RD AND 8TH AS TRUSTEE KAPLAN SAID FOR PARENTS TO COME OUT IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET OFF WORK, IT'S JUST ONE OTHER OPTION TO COME IN THE EVENING TO GET SOME SUPPORT. IT'S USUALLY PRETTY QUIET SO THEY CAN GET MORE PERSONALIZED SERVICE AS WELL.

IMMINIZATION UPDATE, ROUGHLY 600 STUDENTS STILL REQUIRE PAPERWORK OR IMMUNIZATIONS. IT SOUNDS LIKE A BIG NUMBER.

IT'S RIGHT IN LINE WITH WHERE WE HAVE BEEN OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. THERE'S A TEAM OF PEOPLE CALLING. WE NOW HAVE THE MOBILE VAN ON THE REPORT WITH THE WRAP ON IT, THE NIGHT HAWK ON IT VISITING SCHOOLS AND THE WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR ON SATURDAY THE 30TH

SO THIS SATURDAY. >> AND YOU JUST FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE WATCHING OR READING THIS REPORT, IT'S SATURDAY, JULY 30TH

NOT AUGUST. >> I WILL FIX THAT.

MY MISTAKE. YEAH, THIS SATURDAY, JULY 30TH.

DANG IT. I MADE A MISTAKE, SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO AS WE MNGSED EARLIER, STAFFING UPDATE. A LOT OF INTERVIEWS GOING ON WHEN POSSIBLE. PEOPLE ARE DROPPING EVERYTHING TO PUT TOGETHER INTERVIEW PANELS AS SOON AS PEOPLE APPLY TO GET PEOPLE IN. AS OF THURSDAY AND I KNOW THIS HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN. IN FACT, WE HIRED A MATH TEACHER BETWEEN HERE AND NOW WHICH HR REPORTED WHICH WAS GREAT, WE HAD LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME THERE WERE 109 SO WE'RE LOOKING AT 65 COME PARTIVELY SO WE'RE DOING BITTER THAN THE PAST YEAR BY NOT WHEREPARTIVELY SO WE'RE DOING BETTER THAN THE PAST YEAR BY NOT WHEPARTIVELY SO WE'RE DOING BETTER THAN THE PAST YEAR BY NOT WHEVELY SO WE'RE DOING BETTER THAN THE PAST YEAR BY NOT WHEAVELY SO WE'RE DOING BETTER THAN THE PAST YEAR BY NOT WHERE WE WANT TO BE. WE HAVE HIRED TWO PEOPLE TO GET GOING FOR THE PLANNING. THE TEACHERS WOULDN'T NEED TO BE HERE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, SO IT'S NOT LIKE THERE NEEDS TO BE A TEACHER IN PLACE TO GET KIDS BUT THESE ARE FOR TEACHERS WHO WILL BE HERE A YEAR EARLY TO DO THE PLANNING SO TWO HIRES AND WE'LL KEEP GOING BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S A BIG CHALLENGE TO FIND BILINGUAL TEACHERS AND THE TEACHER SHORTAGE SO A LOT OF WORK IS BEING DONE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP THAT MOVING FORWARD AND HERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF WHERE WE ARE, IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION UP THERE AND LIKE I SAID, CHANGING.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE BUS DRIVER, WE HIRED A DRIVER AND A COORDINATOR SO AT THE TIME I DID THAT, THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, THERE WERE FOUR THAT WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR TO BE IN CLASSROOMS. THEY'RE AT DIFFERENT SITES SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK THROUGH THAT AS BEST AS POSSIBLE AND YOU CAN SEE SINGLE SUBJECT TEACHERS, PARTICULARLY MATH, WE HIRED ONE MORE BUT WE STILL NEED FIVE.

SPANISH, ENGLISH, SCIENCE, DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, ONE ENGINEERING TEACHER AND THE OTHER ONES LISTED THERE.

LOOKING AT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, AGAIN, AUGUST 11TH AS MENTIONED EARLIER. AUGUST 1ST, SO MONDAY FOR MP-3 AND WEST LAKE CHARTER AND NATOMAS CHARTER ON THE 10TH SO A DAY BEFORE US. I PUT THAT HERE SO EVERYONE HAS WHAT THEY NEED. SCHOOL START TIMES, WE HAVE A CHANGE THIS YEAR. NOTICE IN THE GREEN AT THE BOTTOM, TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW, ALL HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE TO START NO EARLIER THAN 8:30. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, TEAMS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO MAKE CHOSE SHIRTS.

LAST YEAR WE STARTED AT 8:15. THIS YEAR IT'S 8:30 SO THAT IS A CHANGE WHICH WE CALLED OUT FOR EVERYONE THERE EXCEPT FOR NAME MIDDLE WHO STARTED LATER. YOU WILL NOTICE SOME SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF 7TH AND 8TH GRADE, THEY GO LONGER SO THEY HAVE AN EARLIER OR DIFFERENT START TIME SO THAT'S NOTED FOR THE PUBLIC.

AND STUDENT SCHEDULES, AUGUST FIRST ON MONDAY, STUDENTS CAN START PICKING UP THEIR COURSE LIST.

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SCHOOL. >> SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

>> YEAH, SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND K-8 WILL BE POSTED ON FRIDAY.

ALSO INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED IN THE PRINCIPAL LETTERS AND WE PUT UP OUR PATH TO SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION IN FOUR LANGUAGES.

SECRETARIAL STAFF WILL BE HER MONDAY MORNING, THEN THEY CAN GO BACK TO THEIR OFFICES AND OPEN UP AT 1:00 P.M. AND GREET THE PUBLIC WITHOUT TRYING TO DO THAT AND HAVE EVERYTHING SINCE IT'S THEIR FIRST DAY BACK AND THEN CCS AN ALWAYS AVAILABLE, EVEN AFTER HOURS. THAT'S THAT.

>> QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES? >> [INAUDIBLE] SO THE START TIMES FOR 2022-23, CAN YOU REPINED ME HOW IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL HAS STARTED AT A PARTICULAR TIME? I KNOW THERE'S THE 7TH AND 8TH GRADE, BUT CAN YOU WALK ME

THROUGH THAT DECISION? >> SO THE HISTORY OF THAT IS A LOT OF SCHOOLS, MANY SCHOOLS STARTED AT 7:45 ONCE UPON TIME BUT AS WE TRANSITION THE K-8S JUST OVER THE YEAR THINGS HAVE EVOLVED. THAT'S WHY THE EARLIEST IS 7:45, NATOMAS PARK, TWO RIVERS, THEY HAVE HAD THAT SCHEDULE FOR A LONG TIME. BANYON CREEK, JEFFERSON AND HEIGHT HAS BEEN AT 8:00 FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER SO THOSE WERE TO THE CHANGES AND OVER THE YEARS, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT HAPPENS IS FOR TRANSPORTATION. SINCE THE BUSES CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE AT ONCE, WE HAVE SCATHINGERRED STARTS AND THE HIGH SCHOOL SCATHINGERRED LATE START TENDS TO HELP US QUITE A BIT. THAT'S ONESCHOOL SCATTERED LATE TENDS TO HELP US QUITE A BIT. THAT'S ONE POSITIVE BENEFIT OF IT I CAN START AT THE COP GROUP, GO FOR SECOND RUNS AND DROP THE

HIGH SCHOOL KIDS OFF. >> TRUSTEE HEREDIA, OVERALL WHY IS THERE SUCH A VARIETY OR THE 8:30?

>> NO, THE 8:30 I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR NOT STARTING SCHOOL AT 7:45 IN THE MORNING FOR KINDERGARTENERS SO NERS SO I' LOOKING AT THOSE STARTING AT 7:45 OR 8:00.

I KNOW THE HISTORY OF IT, WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT A LONG TIME BECAUSE I HAD TO DRIVE MY OWN KIDS TO SCHOOL BY I'M LOOKING AT IT NOW AND WONDERING ARE I'M LO IT NOW AND WOU I'M LOOKING AT IT NOW AND WOT I'M LOOKING AT IT NOW AND WONDERING ARE WE KEEPING WITH TRADITION OR PAST PRACTICE? I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE OF BUSSING BUT ARE WE JUST KEEPING

WITH TRADITION? >> I CAN TELL YOU WE HAVEN'T TALK LEAED THE WHOLE LOOK AT TRANSPORTATION AND TIMES BECAUSE OF THE BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE AND THE FACT THAT WE KNEW THAT THIS HIGH SCHOOL PUSH WAS COMING. WE HAVE NOT TAKE AN LOOK AT THE TOTALITY OF ALL THE SCHEDULES. 8:15 WORKED OUT FAIRLY WELL FOR OTHER ISSUES AT THE TIME BUT WE HAVE NOT TAKEN A WHOLE LOOK AT DISTRICT WIDE TRANSPORTATION DUE TO MULTIPLE EXPECTATIONS TO IMPLEMENT BUS DRIVER SHORTAGES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

>> AND THAT I UNDERSTAND, I'M JUST CURIOUS IF WE HAD SPENT ANY TIME LOOKING AT THE DISTRIBUTION OF TIMES.

OKAY. SO IN MY SECOND QUESTION, WE GO THROUGH THIS EVERY YEAR AND IT'S AN ISSUE STARTING SCHOOL HERE AND I KNOW THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE GETS SO MANY CALLS ABOUT THE LACK OF CERTIFICATED TEACHERS.

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CERTIFICATED TEACHERS BECAUSE OUR SUBSTITUTES ARE CERTIFICATED TEACHERS. THEY HAVE A CREDENTIAL BUT CAN YOU TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DO AS A DISTRICT, JUST REMIND ME WHAT WE DO AS A DISTRICT, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE ARE GOING TO BE DOWN FIVE ENGLISH TEACHERS AND WE HAVE TO HIRE SUBS FOR THOSE AND EVERY COURSE LISTED HERE IS A CRITICAL COURSE, BUT ENGLISH IS SUCH A GATEKEEPER COURSE, RIGHT? AND SPANISH, SOME KIDS WANT IT TO GO ONTO COLLEGE ALTHOUGH THEY MAY NOT NEED THAT MANY, BY WHAT IT THAT WE DO SO THAT A PARENT IT THAT WE DO U WHAT IT THAT WE DO T WHAT IT THAT WE DO SO THAT A PARENT HAS A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE THAT IN MY CHILD HAS A SUB IN A CRITICAL COURSE, A CORE COURSE, WHAT IS IT THAT WE DO SO I CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION TO THEM TO PUT THEM AT EASE IN TERMS OF DO WE [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU COULD JUST SPEAK TO THAT, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ME.

>> ONE THING I WOULD SAY IS WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE ABOUT THE EXTENNING OF THE LONG TERM SUBS BECAUSE THOSE ARE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN BASICALLY DESIGNATED TO STES AND SO THE INTEREST WAS TO PROVIDE CONTINUITY AND CONSISTENCY, ALLOW PEOPLE, THOSE DESIGNATED SUBS TO UNDERSTAND SCHOOL CULTURE, UNDERSTAND WORKING WITH THE STAFF SO THAT WILL BE OUR PRIMARY LOOK AS WE ARE TRYING TO FILL SOME OF THOSE VACANCIES TO UTILIZE THOSE DESIGNATED SUBS. WE ARE HAPPY TO THINK DIFFERENTLY AND BE CREATIVE AND HOW WE CAN GET SOME SUPPORT FROM SOME OF OUR VETERAN STAFF THAT ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO BE PAIRED WITH SUBSTITUTES IN CONTENT AREAS SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO EXPLORE TO HELP SUPPORT THAT CONTENT KNOWLEDGE WHILE WE HAVE THOSE SUBSTITUTES IN THE CLASSROOMS. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF THINGS OF

THAT NATURE. >> YEAH, I JUST WANT TRUSTEES TO UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE WE GET THOSE CALLS COMING IN AND I KNOW WELL THE SITUATION WITH THE SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS, RIGHT? AND THE EXTENSION FROM 30 DAYS TO 60 DAYS HAS TO MAKE SURE THAT'S IN PLACE SO I UNDERSTAND THAT, I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONFIDENTLY SAY TO A PARENT, HERE ARE THE SPECIFIC STEPS WE'RE TAKING SO THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR STUDENT STARTS OUT THE YEAR WITH A SUBSTITUTE, HAS A GREAT START

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. >> I'LL ASK THE TEAM TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER. THERE ARE THINGS WE DO TO RELY ON VETERAN TEACHERS HOW HELP WITH THE LESSON PLAN.

IN ELEMENTARY THE GRADE LEVEL COLLABORATION IS EXTRAORDINARILY HELPFUL AND THAT'S BEEN -- I DON'T WANT TO SAY EFFECTIVE BUT IT'S BEEN BETTER THAN WITHOUT THAT.

I THINK ONE OF THE BETTER THINGS THAT EACH OF YOU WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT BASED ON YOUR OWN IDEOLOGY IS IT ISN'T GOING TO BE GOOD FOR KIDS. TEACHERS ARE ONLY ABLE TO, OUTSIDE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY FOLKS IN PARTICULAR HELP FOR SO LONG BEFORE THAT'S WHEN THE CALLS COME TO ME.

IT WILL CALL FROM OUR LEADERSHIP, PRINCIPALS WHO SAY THEIR TEACHERS ARE EXHAUSTED BECAUSE THEY'RE TEACHING THEIR OWN CLASS AND TRYING TO HELP A SUBSTITUTE PEACHER WHO DOESN'T TEACH SPANISH TEACH FIVE PERIODS.

MY KIDS WENT THROUGH THAT WHEN WE COULDN'T GET A SPANISH TEACHER. THIS IS A CRISIS THAT DESPITE REALLY GOOD STAFF THAT WILL WORK WITH GREAT LEVEL AND SUBJECT AREA, THERE'S GOING TO BE GAPS AND THERE'S GOING TO BE PARENTS WHO ARE DISAPPOINTED SO WE CAN GET SOME THINGS THAT WE TRY TO DO. THE REALITY IS YOU'RE GOING TO GET MORE OF THOSE CALLS THIS YEAR THAN PROBABLY EVER BEFORE AND SO FOR THAT, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO -- THAT'S WHY I STARTED OFF LIKE I DID, IT SOUNDED NEGATIVE BUT I WANT YOU TO REALLY PREPARE FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO CALL YOU AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE ADISAPPOINTMENT TO THEM RIGHT OFF THE BAD AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE BETTER FOR US TO SAY THANK

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27 IS A LOT. WE KNOW THERE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE NEWBIES WHO START OFF AND THEN SAY NO THANK YOU.

I WILL ASK HR TO PUT TOGETHER SOME TALKING POINTS OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST BUT YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED AND YOU WON'T BE ALONE. WIN OF THE THINGS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO IS LEAN ON YOUR TRUSTEES AND KNEE THAT THERE'S NOT A DISTRICT UNTOUCHEDO THAT NOT A DISTRW THAT THERE'S NOT A DISTRICT UNTOUCHED BY THIS.

YOU WILL HAVE LOTS OF SUPPORT FROM OTHER DISTRICTS GETTING TOGETHER TO TO TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ADDRESS THIS? I KNOW I'M GOING TO GET STOPPED AT THE GROCERY STORE, AT STARBUCKS OUT FOR A WALK PEOPLE EXPRESSING THEIR FRUSTRATION.

>> I WANT PEOPLE TOO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID. HE'S NOT SAYING WE'RE WORKING HARD JUST TO SAY IT. WE ARE WORKING DESPERATELY HARD SO I WANT EVERYONE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT.

IT'S JUST, AGAIN, IT'S TEACHER SHORTAGE, IT'S NOT ENOUGH STUDENTS IN CREDENTIAL PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE FOR MULTIPLE REASONS. IT'S PEOPLE WHO JUST DIDN'T WANT TO COME BACK AFTER THE PANDEMIC, SO THERE'S A HOST OF REASONS BUT I WANT EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE DOING THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN AND WE ARE COMPETING WITH OTHER DISTRICTS, SO THAT'S THE OTHER THING. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT, EVANS FOR BRINGING THAT UP AGAIN, BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO SUPPORT

THAT MESSAGE ONE MORE TIME. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

TRUSTEE KAPLAN? >> I JUST WANT TO ECHO SOMETHING BRIEFLY THAT PRESIDENT GRANT MENTIONED IN THE EXCITEMENT OF REPORT AND THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, DOUG.

THE REPORT FOR ANYBODY WHO IS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION IS FULL OF DETAILED AND USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO ACCESS FREE INTERNET IN AND AROUND OUR SCHOOLS.

I KNOW A COUPLE OF STILL BEING PUT UP.

THE SAFETY IN OUR SCHOOLS, THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS, UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, OUR EFFORTS TO CONSERVE WATER, NUTRITION UPDATES SO IF YOU UNDERSTAND PARENTS WHO USED TO BE ABLE TO COME UP GRAB AND GO, WHY YOU CAN'T GRAB AND GO NOW AND HOW THE RULES HAVE CHANGED ONCE AGAIN, HA WE'RE DOING FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS. OUR URGENT CARE CLINIC WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR OUR FAMILIES HERE IN NATOMAS, OUR SPORTS PHYSICALS, OUR BACKPACK DRIVES, TRANSPORTATION UPDATES AND MORE.

WE ARE DOING A LOT OF STIFF AND THATFF AND THAT INUFF AND THAT INFORMATION IS OUT THERE AND I KNOW HOW EVERYONE IS STILL TIRED AND OVERWHELM WITH INFORMATION SO EVEN IF MENTIONING IT HERE AND SOMEBODY SEES IT, PULLING UP THAT REPORT REALLY DOES GIVE A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT I HEAP PEOPLE TAKE THE TIME AND THAT WE HAVE THIS REPORT AVAILABLE, NOT JUST IN THE BOARD PACKET BY THE START OF SCHOOLS AREA WHERE WE HAVE THE BACKPACKS THAT PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THAT MAYBE THIS REPORT BE ADDED TO IT JUST SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW AND THERE'S ANOTHER PLACE THAT IT CAN BE ACCESSED SO THANK YOU FOR THIS COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.

>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

I MISS THE PAINT DRYING, TOO, I'M DISAPPOINTED.

>> YOU WANT ME TO BRING BACK THE PAINT DRYING?

[XIII.a. Health Risks of Youth Cannabis Use and Efforts to Regulate the Cannabis Industry to Protect Young People]

ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT, DOUG, GREAT UPDATES. THANK YOU.

NEXT UP WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, HEALTH RISK OF YOUTH CANNABIS USE IN EFFORTS TO REGULATE THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY TO PROTECT YOUNG PEOPLE. I THINK TODAY WE HAVE MIA MOORE-WEATHERS AND SARA GASTON HERE TO PRESENT.

>> HI, NATOMAS SCHOOL BOARD. FIRSTLY I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING YOUTH FORWARD TO COME TODAY AND PRESENT TO YOU. WE APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND AS YOU SAID, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUTH CANNABIS YOUTH AND OUR EFFORTS TO REGULATE THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY. I'M [INAUDIBLE]

>> AND I'M [INAUDIBLE] AND MY PRONOUNCES ARE ALSO SHE HER AND HERS. WE'RE A 501 C 3 CONSIDERATION

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SINCE 2018, YOUTH FORWARD HAS BEEN HELPING THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND OTHER STATE LEVEL AGENCIES GUIDE THE CANNABIS TAX REVENUE AND GRANT PROGRAMS. SO THE IDEA HERE IS THAT THE MONEY THAT EXISTS WITHIN THESE GRANT PROGRAMS GO BACK TO YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN MOST IMPACTED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS AND WE KNOW THAT THAT IS BLACK, BROWN, INDIGENOUS AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN YOUTH. HERE IN SACRAMENTO, WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO RECEIVE $20 MILLION IN STATE PROP 64 GRANTS SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT'S SPENT HERE IN SAC.

WE'RE ALSO CO-SPONSORING SB 1097 AUTHORED BY SENATOR PAN TO STRENGTHEN THE WARNING LABELS ON CAN BUS CANNABIS PRODUCT THAT WE'RE BACK HERE AGAIN IN 2020 AND THIS TIME WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF OUR MAYOR AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE LAUNCHED THAT CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR 8-1 VOTE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE CONSISTENT FUNDING FOR OUR YOUTH.

WE TOOK A DIFFERENT APPROACH THIS TIME AND WE ARE ASKING INSTEAD OF A BUDGET SET ASIDE, WE'RE ASKING FOR 40% OF ALL CANNABIS TAX REVENUES IN SACRAMENTO CITY TO BE PUT INTO THIS FUND. HOW ARE WE KIND OF SURVEYING HOW THESE IMPACTS ARE AFFECTING OUR YOUTH? SO RIGHT NOW, YOUTH FORWARD HAS REACHED OUT TO A LOCAL RESEARCHER HERE IN SACRAMENTO, TIFFANY WILSON, WHO IS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO CREATE A SURVEY TO SEE HOW CANNABIS USE THE AFFECTING YOUTH HERE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

>> SO WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE AND SPECIFICALLY DR. LYNN SOBER ON ALL OF OUR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR CANNABIS YOUTH AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AND SHE'S ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE SLIDES YOU'RE SEEING TODAY. THE HARMS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUTH CANNABIS USE. YOUNG PEOPLE TELL US -- WE SPEAK WITH A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE. WE SPEAK WITH PEDIATRICIANS AND SCIENTISTS AND WHAT THEY TELL US IS THAT CANNABIS HELPS THEMLESSEN THEIR ANXIETY, HELPS THEM SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT OR GIVES THEM TEMPORARY RESPITE FROM THEIR DEPRESSION OR TROUBLED HOME LIVES. YOUNG PEOPLE THINK MARIJUANA IS NOT ADDICT I HAVE THAT IT'S SO WIDELY USED IT CAN'T POSSIBLY HARM THEM BUT THE SCIENCE ON WHAT CANNABIS DOES TO THE DEVELOPING BRAIN IS ALARMING AND SOMETHING WE MUST EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT NOT TO SCARE THEM BUT TO INFORM THEM AND ASSIST THEM IN THE CHOICES THEY MAKE THAT IMPACT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. DATA SHOWS THAT MARIJUANA CAN WORSEN EXISTING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

WE THOUGH THAT FREQUENT CANNABIS USE IN ADOLESCENCE CAN LEAD TO ALTERED BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, ADDICTION AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN EARLY USE OF CANNABIS USE AND INCREASED RISK OF DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL. 'S A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN EARLY USE OF CANNABIS USE AND INCREASED RISK OF DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL.

THE SHORT TERM EFFECT CAN AFFECT SHORT TERM MEMORY AND MOTOR ABILITIES. VAPING HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE LONG DISEASE AND THEN CHRONIC USE OR USE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME IS ASSOCIATED WITH A CONDITION CALLED CANNABOID HYPERNEIS SYNDROME WITH REPEATED AND SEVERE INSTANCES OF NAUSEA AND VOMITING.

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THIS LARGE META ANALYSIS ALSO INDICATED THAT THEY'RE SEVEN TIMES MORE LIKELY TOO ATTEMPT SUICIDE AND ARE EIGHT TIMES AS LIKELY TO TRY OTHER ILLICIT DRUGS LATER IN LIFE.

THEY FOUND NO CORRELATION BETWEEN ADOLESCENT POT USE AND DEPRESSION OR WELFARE DEPENDENCE SO IN THIS GRAPHIC, YOU WILL SEE HIGHLIGHTED HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION IN RED AND THAT IS SHOWING WHAT THE DARKER GROWN ON THE RIGHT FOR DAILY USE IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER COMPLETION OF HIGH SCHOOL AND THE LESS THEY USE IT THROUGHOUT THE MONTH THE HIGHER CHANCE THEY HAVE OF COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL AND AS I SAID, THERE WAS NO CORRELATION OF POT USE AND DEPRESSION AND WELFARE DEPENDENCE.

THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WAS ROUGHLY 2500 TO 3700.

>> THE SLIDE BEFORE SAYS THERE'S INCREASED RISK FOR LATER DEPRESSION AND THE NEXT SLIDE SAYS THERE'S NOT A CORRELATION?

I'M JUST TRYING TO TRACK. >> THIS SLIDE IS TALKING ABOUT EARLY USE, SO USING IT WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MAYBE 12 OR 14, IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION LATER WHEREAS THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS STUDY BEFORE 17 BUT MORE SO IN HIGH SCHOOL SO 15, 16, 17 AND I THINK THEY'RE SAYING THERE'S NOT A CORRELATION IN ADD DESCENTS HAVING INCREASED DEPRESSION.

>> DO YOU HAVE THE -- IT LOOKS LIKE SAMHSA DID THE STUDY.

DO YOU HAVE THAT? >> YES, WE HAVE THAT.

>> IT'S NOT RESOURCES AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION, TOO.

>> MY BAD. >> AND PRESIDENT GRANT, THE SAMHSA.GOV SITE WILL PULL UP THAT REPORT.

>> I LOVE THE SUPPORT. >> NOW I WANT TO GO OVER THE CONCERN WITH HYPOTENCY. THE AMOUNT OF THC HAS GONE UP IN MARIJUANA FLOWERS. CONCENTRATION CAN BE UP TO 30% NOW. MARIJUANA CONCENTRATES TYPICALLY HAVE THC OF 40% TO 90% OR GREATER.

OVERALL THE MARKET HAS BEEN SHIFTING TO PRODUCTS WITH INCREASED THC CONCENTRATES BUT THERE'S NO PREMARKET EVALUATE OF CBD AND THERE'S FOUR PRIMARY CONCERNS REGARDING INCREASED THC CONCENTRATIONS, ONE BEING IT'S DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOW MUCH THC IS INHALED OR OTHERWISE BEING INJUSTED.

NUMBER TWO, USE OF MARIJUANA PRODUCTS WITH HIGHER THC CONCENTRATIONS IS ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER RISK OF MARIJUANA USE DISORDER AND NUMBER THREE, USE OF HYPO TAINT PSI PRODUCT [INAUDIBLE] RATHER THAN POTENCY BASED MEASURES AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPEBT PER MILLIGRAM FOR THCSPENT PER MILLIGRAM FOR

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WE ALSO HAVE A CONCERN WITH FLAVORED PRODUCTS.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS LIKE MANGO VAPES, PEANUT BUTTER CUP, EVEN IF THEY DON'T HAVE ANY OF THIS FLAVORING IN THEM BUT IT'S ATTRACTING TO YOUNG PEOPLE. THC IN FUSED PRODUCTS LIKE COOKIES AND CANDY. LIKE THE ONE ON THE RIGHT WITH ANIMALS WITH'S THAT MANY PEOPLE GRAY UP WITH THAT ARE BEING SOLD NOW AND THE LEFT IS A GRAPE FLAVORED BLUNT THAT YOU SEE IN A LOTAND THE LEFT IS A GRAPE FLAVD BLUNT THAT YOOW AND THE LEFT IS FLAVORED BLUNT THAT YOU SEE IN A LOT OF STORES.

THESE ARE MORE EXAMPLES OF FLAVORED PRODUCTS.

THE BUDS ON THE FAR LEFT ARE USED TO PUT IN A BLUNT OR A JOINT AND ARE IMINDICATING THE COCOA PIPELLES THAT KIDS HAVE FOR CEREAL AND IT'S CONCERNING THAT THESE THINGS ARE MIMICKING PRODUCT THAT IS WE BUY ON OUR GROCERY SHELVES AND THIS, I THINK THE COCOA PEBBLES HAVE 30% THC.

THE WATERMELON SOURS ARE 1 100 MILLIGRAMS. WHAT PERCENTAGE IT IS FOR THC AND WHAT IS CBD IS UNKNOWN AND ON THE FAR RIGHT IS KEEF ROOT BEER.

THERE ARE WAYS THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY IS BORROWING FROM THE TOBACCO COMPANY PLAY BOOKS AND WE WANT TO LOOK AT THOSE.

[INAUDIBLE] WE ALSO HAVE THE SHAMELESS AND MISLEADING MARKETING OF PRODUCTS AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU NEXT ARE EXAMPLES OF CANNABIS BILLBOARDS IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO THAT ARE TARGETED AT CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND THEY'RE PHOTOS WE TOOK IN SACRAMENTO'S LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THERE ARE POPULATIONS OF BLACK, LATINX AND [INAUDIBLE].

>> THANKS FOR HIGHLIGHTING THOSE THINGS, SARA AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS FOR FOLKS AND I'M SHARING THIS BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS RELEVANT. I WAS A YOUTH WHO GREW UP HERE IN SACRAMENTO AND I SMOKED MARIJUANA AT A YOUNG AGE, RIGHT? SO THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT THOSE NEGATIVE IMPACTS CAN BE WHEN YOU'RE A YOUNG PERSON STARING OUT THE BACK OF YOUR PARENT'S CAR WINDOW AND YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS SOUR GUMNY WORKS, NOT ONLY IS THAT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE ENTICING TO YOU BUT IT'S ALSO AGAINST THE LAW.

I'M TRYING TO FIND THE LAW -- YES, PROP 64 CHAPTER 15 SECTION 26152. NO LICENSEE SHALL ADVERTISE OR MARKET MARIJUANA OR MARIJUANA PRODUCTS IN A MARIJUANA INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS TO CONSUME MARIJUANA OR MARIJUANA PRODUCTS, BUB RISH OR DISSEMINATE ANY PRODUCTS OR MARKETING CONTAINING SYMBOLS, LANGUAGE, MUSIC, GESTURES, CARTOON CHARACTERS KNOWN TO BE USED BY PEOPLE LESS

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THAT'S AN ISSUE. THESE TWO ADVERTISEMENT AT 2711 AND 2900 FRUITRIDGE. LEMONADE.

THAT'S SOMETHING I MIGHT LIKE TO HAVE.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE. THAT'S NOT JUST A CARTOON CHARACTER. THAT'S A CALL TO TV SHOWS AND MEDIA THAT KIDS LIKE TO OBSERVE THAT WE SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

IF YOU LOOK AT THESE, THESE TWO ADVERTISEMENTS ARE BELONGING TO THE SAME BUSINESS HERE IN SACRAMENTO.

THE ONE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WHERE IT SAYS HIKINGS IS A PREVIOUS ADD THEY WERE RUNNING TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO AND IF YOU LOOK TO THE LEFT, THIS IS THEIR NEW, FORMATTED AD.

AGAIN, THERE ARE TWO YOUNG WOMEN HERE IN THIS AD AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE WE HAVE A RACIALLY AM BIG YOUS YOUNG WOMAN THERE ANDBIGUUS YOUNG WOMAN THERE AND AS WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED FOR YOU WE KNOW THE YOUTH IMPACTED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS ARE BLACK, BROWNED, INDIGENOUS AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN YOUTH SO THE FACT THAT WE'RE USING THOSE IDENTITIES TO SELL A PRODUCT THAT WE KNOW IS GOING TO BE HARMFUL TO THEM, THAT'S AN ISSUE. TYPE SIX, NOT ONLY IS THIS AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR AN IDENTICAL OR WAX, HIGHER LIVELY OF THC IN THOSE PRODUCTS, THIS IS DANGEROUS IN MY PERSONAL OPINION. SO WHAT IS THE POINT OF US COVERING ALL OF THIS AND WHAT'S THE ASK? FOR ME, IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

THE TWO ASKS WE HAVE OF YOU WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THEY'RE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. THEY WORK TOGETHER, THEY'RE INTERSECTIONAL. OUR FIRST IS THAT YOU ENDORSE AND SUPPORT THE SACRAMENTO KIDS FIRST MEASURE.

WE HAVE OUR MEASURE LETTER AND WE'RE MEASURE L THIS YEAR.

WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT KNOWING THAT 40% OF THOSE TAX REVENUES IS WHAT THAT MONEY COMPRISES AND WE CAN USE TAXES TO UPLIFT OUR YOUTH IN SACRAMENTO AND THAT THAT'S A

BETTER USE OF THAT REVENUE. >> THE CANNABIS REF KNEW GOES TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND SO WE'RE ASKING THE CITY TO SPEND 40% OF THAT CANNABIS REVENUE ON YOUTH SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, YOUTH WORK DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN OUR OTHER ASK OF YOU IS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SCHOOL DISTRICTS URGE THE CITY TO LIMIT CANNABIS ADVERTISING TOWARDS YOUNG PEOPLE AND WE WOULD WORK WITH YOU ON A LETTER TO DO THAT AND WE WOULD ALSO BRING IN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE TO REALLY CRAFT THAT SO THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH SENDING THAT ASK TO THE CITY AND WE REALLY THINK BOTH OF THESE, THEY'RE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE BUT THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT IN HELPING US REGULATE CANNABIS INDUSTRY AND PROTECT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

I THINK WE KNOW THAT CANNABIS THIS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS LEGAL AND IT'S GROWING AND WHEN YOU KNOW THERE ARE ALSO ME DISLEA BENEFITS TO CANNABIS, A LOT OF ADULTS USE IT RECREATIONALLY BUT WE ALSO WANT TO DO ALL WE CAN TO PROTECT YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS AND IN ORDER TO GET BEHIND THESE ASKS, TO TAKE ABOUT AND VOTE AND DELIBERATE THEM, THAT'S TOTALLY GREAT WITH US AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU AS YOU GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

>> THE BEAUTY OF ADVOCACY IS WE CAN ALL TAP IN AT DIFFERENT LEVELS AND WE'RE JUST ENCOURAGING THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO US AND ABSORBING SOME OF THAT INFORMATION. IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT US IN THE FUTURE, WHILE I ENJOYED BEING HERE WITH YOU GUYS, I'M NOT THE POINT PERSON FOR THIS WORK SO YOU SHOULD REACH OUT TO ASHWANA.

>> YEAH, SHE WISHES SHE COULD HAVE BEEN HERE TONIGHT BUT SHE HAD TO TEND TO PERSONAL AMERICANS AND -- MATTERS AND SHE PUT HALF OF THIS TOGETHER WITH ME.

[01:10:04]

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. >> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS

TRUSTEES? >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US, WE

APPRECIATE IT. >> I TOTALLY SUPPORT YOUTH

FORWARD, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

[XIV.a. Approve Resolution 22-34, 2022-2023 Certification of District Signatures]

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE HAVE OUR ACTION ITEMS. FIRST UP, ACTION ITEM A, APPROVE RESOLUTION 2234, 2022-2023 CERTIFICATION OF SIGNATURE.

>> MOVE APPROVE. >> MOVED BY TRUSTEE KAPLAN.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE HARDEN, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.

>> GRANT? >> AYE.

>> HARDEN? >> AYE.

[XIV.b. Ratify a Contract with Johnson Controls Inc. for Eight (8) New HVAC Roof Top Units at Bannon Creek School]

>> HEREDIA? >>

>> KAPLAN? >> AYE.

>> ALL RIGHT, [INAUDIBLE] >> I JUST WANT TO NOTIFY ON THIS ACTION ITEM I WILL ABSTAIN, I HAVE ADVISED JCI ON LOCAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES WITH OTHER CITY JURISDICTIONS

>> THINK, TRUSTEE KAPLAN. >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> GRANT?

>> AYE. >> HARDEN?

[XIV.c. Discussion and Vote on Resolution No. 22-35, Authorizing Use of Remote Teleconferencing Provisions Pursuant to AB 361 and Government Code Section 54953]

>> AYE. >> HEREDIA?

>> AYE. >> [INAUDIBLE] MOVE APPROVE.

MOVED BY TRUSTEE KAPLAN? >> SECOND BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> CARRIES 4-0.

TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF OUR FORMER STUDENT AND ASSISTANT COACH GREG GRIMES, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6:41 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.