[XI.a. Recognize the 2023 Classified Employees of the Year Dan Motherspaw, Assistant Superintendent The Board is asked to recognize the 2023 Classified Employees of the Year.]

>> AT THIS POINT IN OUR AGENDA, I'M GOING TO ASK MR. MOTH MOTHERSPAW. DID I DO IT RIGHT? SORRY. OKAY.

I DID IT RIGHT. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.

THIS IS FOR OUR CELEBRATION FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

SO... >> THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE IT IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR AND THE DISTRICT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR FOR THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR. OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DISTRICT VALUE OUR COMMITTED, COLLABORATIVE, CARING AND EXEMPLARY EMPLOYEES. WE ASK THAT STAFF DEMONSTRATE CARING THROUGH RESPONSIVE AND QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE.

EACH OF OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR SHARE OUR VALUES AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF NATOMAS UNIFIED.

I'M HONORED TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE AND RECOGNIZE EACH OF THEM. THIS EVENING I WILL INTRODUCE EACH HONOREE WHO WILL THEN BE PRESENTED WITH A PLAQUE FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT EVANS.

EACH HONOREE WILL THEN TAKE A PHOTO WITH PRESIDENT HEREDIA.

AT THE END, THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A GROUP FRO TOE WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HERE IN THE BOARD ROOM FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF RECEPTION IN THE FOYER. AT THIS TIME, THE TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT EVANS, PLEASE JOIN US.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE CSEA PRESIDENT ROSA RIJO TO JOIN ME WHILE WE CELEBRATE OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR.

FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COLIN BRUMMELL WHO IS A DISPATCHER AND BUS DRIVER IN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

MR. BRUMMELL WAS SELECT AS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR IN THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES CATEGORY.

MR. BRUMMELL HAS EXCELLED IN HIS ROLL F... ROLE AND CONSISTENTLY DISPLAYS PROFESSIONALISM AND CALM-- AND CALM IN DEMANDING SITUATIONS. HE UPDATES ROUTE SHEETS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY. MR. BRUMMELL INTERACTS WITH STAFF, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES IN A CALM AND UNDERSTANDING FASHION WHILE MAINTAINING DISTRICT REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU, MR. BRUMMELL.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE TINA DRENTH. SHE WAS SELECTED IN THE PARAPROFESSIONAL SERVICES CATEGORY.

SHE HAS BEEN CALLED A SHINING STAR THIS HER DEPARTMENT.

SHE IS HIGHLY SKILLED AND HAS BUILT INCREDIBLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH HER COLLEAGUES, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES.

SHE BRINGS A POSITIVE OUTLOOK AND ATTITUDE INTO EACH CLASSROOM

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SHE WORKS IN. SHE IS A SUPPORT SCHOOL-WIDE AND IS AN INDISPENSABLE PART OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT TEAM AT HERON. CONGRATULATIONS.

AND THANK YOU. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SETH SANDERS WHO IS A CUSTODIAL TEAM LEADER TOO AT HERON SCHOOL. MR. SANDERS WAS SELECTED AS EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR IN THE CUSTODIAL AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES CATEGORY. HE WORKS TIRELESSLY TO TRAIN STAFF AND MAIN TAPE A LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE AT HERON.

HE SPREADS POSITIVITY IN HIS DAILY DUTIES AND INTERACTIONS WITH THE HERON COMMUNITY. HE MODEL IT IS MOTT TO TOE... HE MODELS THE MOTTO. ACT RESPONSIBLY AND REACH FOR SUCCESS. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU, MR. SANDERS. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JOHN SILVA, A MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST AS AN ELECTRICIAN AND ALARM TECHNICIAN IN THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT. MR. SILVA WAS SELECTED AS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR IN THE SKILL TRADE SERVICES CATEGORY. MR. SILVA RESPECTS HIS JOB AND HIS WORK, AND HE IS AS HUMBLE AS HE IS PROFESSIONAL.

AS AN EXAMPLE OF HIS DEDICATION, WHEN A SITE HAD A POWER OUTAGE THIS YEAR AND ALTHOUGH HE WAS FINISHED WITH HIS SHIFT AND ALREADY HOME, HE DIDN'T HESITATE TO RETURN TO WORK AND STAYED THROUGH THE NIGHT TO ENSURE POWER WAS RESTORED SO STUDENTS WERE NOT AFFECTED THE NEXT DAY. HIS CONSISTENT DEDICATION IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU, MR. SILVA. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE EADVANTAGE LENA SOKOLOSKA, A SCHOOL SECRETARY. SHE WAS SELECTED AS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR IN THE CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CATEGORY. SHE IS DESCRIBED AS AN AMAYING RESOURCE TO LARRY G. MEEKS ACADEMY WITH THE CONSISTENTLY POSITIVE ATTITUDE. SHE GREETS STAFF, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES WITH COURTESY, RESPECT, AND GRACE.

USING HER PROFESSIONALISM AND GOOD JUDGMENT, SHE INVESTS HER TIME, EFFORT, AND ENERGY TO ENSURE THE SITE REMAINS IN GOOD ORDER. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MARIA VALENCIA HERNANDEZ, A FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANT AT NATOMAS PARK ELEMENTARY. SHE WAS SELECTED AS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR IN THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CATEGORY.

MS. VALENCIA HERNANDEZ IS DESCRIBED AS ALWAYS HAVING A SMILE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE WHEN PREPARING FOOD FOR NATOMAS UNIFIED STUDENTS, ALL THE WHILE, ENSURING THAT DISTRICT FOOD-HANDLING SPECIFICATIONS ARE MAINTAINED.

SHE IS A DEPENDABLE RESOURCE SERVING THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF NATOMAS YUAN NEWS STUDENTS. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, MS. VALENCIA HERNANDEZ.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUD) NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOSANA HERNANDEZ, A COLLEGE AND CAREER COORDINATION SPECIALIST AT NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL. MS. HERNANDEZ WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING WAS SELECTED AS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR IN THE STUDENT AND HEALTH SERVICES CATEGORY.

MS. HERNANDEZ IS A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE WHO BUILDS AMAZING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS. SHE CONNECTS WITH AND SUPPORTS STUDENTS WITH COLLEGE APPLICATIONS BUT ALSO IN THEIR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AS PE PEOPLE.

MS. HERNANDEZ ENSURES THAT STUDENTS KNOW THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY BUILDING CULTURE, PARTICIPATING IN EXTRACURRICULAR EVENTS, AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS AT THEIR GAMES OR PLAYS.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO MS. HERNANDEZ.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MS. NICOLE TURNER, A PLAYGROUND ASSISTANT AT JEFFERSON SCHOOL.

MS. TURNER WHO IS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING, WAS SELECTED AS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR IN THE SECURITY SERVICES CATEGORY. SHE IS DESCRIBED AS SOMEONE WHO EMBODIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JEFFERSON JAGUAR.

IN THE MORNING AND DURING LUNCH, SHE GREETS STUDENTS IN THE CAFETERIA. GIVING HIGH-FIVES ANDSAFETY ANDG ARE AT THE TOP OF HER LIST. SHE REGULARLY DISPLAYS HER DEEP COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS BY CHECKING IN ON THEIR BEHAVIOR AND HELPING WITH ACADEMICS. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO MRS. TURNER. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) AND LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR. GRABY GOMEZ.

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(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE). >> IEKS EXTREMELY PROUD TO RECOGNIZE MR. GOMEZ, AN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST FOR... MR. GOMEZ IS OUR DISTRICT FORECAST CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR. MR. GOMEZ CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND SUPPORTING HIS TEAM.

THE DISTRICT AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AT THE SITES HE SERVES.

WHICH INCLUDE NATOMAS PARK ELEMENTARY, HERON SCHOOL, H.

ALLEN HIGHT ELEMENTARY, INDERKUM HIGH SCHOOL, PASO VERDE SCHOOL AND WITTER RANCH ELEMENTARY. HE IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM-SOLVER AND IS DESCRIBED AS A GO-TO PERSON FOR SOLUTIONS MR. GOMEZ EMBODIES EVERYTHING THAT A CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE SHOULD BE AND MODELS THE NATOMAS UNIFIED CORE VALUES OF BEING A COMMITTED, COLLABORATIVE, CARING, AND EXEMPLARY EMPLOYEE.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. GOMEZ. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) NOW, IF ALL OF OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR COULD PLEASE COME BACK IN. WE WILL NOW TAKE A GROUP PHOTO OF THEM WITH THE TRUST'S THE AND SUPERINTENDENT EVANS.

>> YEAH, PLEASE.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) AT THIS POINT, WE WILL TAKE A

[XII. RECEPTION]

BRIEF BREAK F >> SO I'M NOW LOOKING FOR A

[XIII. CONSENT ITEMS]

FIRST AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

>> SO MOVED. >> MOVE BY TRUSTEE GRANT.

>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY TRUSTEE CASTILLO.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE?

[XIV.a. Career Technical Education Program Update]

>> MORA? AYE.

>> QUIRALTE? >> AYE.

>> ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 6-0.

MOVING ON TO THE BOARD REPORT. THIS IS ITEM 14-A.

CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM UPDATE, AND THIS WAS PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY THE 17TH OF FEBRUARY.

THERE IS NO PRESENTATION ON THIS.

IT WAS A BOARD REPORT. ANY COMMENTS?

ANY QUESTIONS? >> GREAT REPORT.

I THINK IT LAYS OUT THE CHALLENGES WE DO HAVE.

WE HAVE A GREAT C.T. PROGRAM. THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES, PARTICULARLY, WITH RETENTION IN TEACHERS.

THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT.

ALSO, GREAT WORK TO OUR TEAMS TO SECURE A LOT OF THOSE GRANTS

THAT KEEP THOSE THINGS FUNDED. >> YEAH.

I JUST THINK IT IS SO IMPRESSIVE THAT THE NUMBER OF CTE PROGRAMS WE HAVE IN THIS DISTRICT-- I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK.

I MEAN, I'M GOING TO BE SEEING A COUPLE OF THEM, I THINK, WITH.

A DISBLVMENT TWO FRIDAYS, I THINK IT IS, RIGHT? WE WILL BE THERE. REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSED.

[XV.a. Learning Recovery Phase 2 Board Study Session: Secondary Schools]

OKAY. MOVING ON TO OUR STUDY SESSION.

THIS IS NOW WHERE IT IS GOING TO BE REALLY FUN.

WE GET TO INTERACT WITH THE PRINCIPALS AND HEAR ABOUT THEIR WORK AT THE SCHOOLS. I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO ANGELA HERRERA, IF, OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER.

>> GOOD EVENING. YOU MAY FEEL LIKE YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A LITTLE DEJA VU. YOU ARE GOING TO SEE BASICALLY THE SAME SLIDES WE PRESENTED TWO WEEKS AGO BUT IN THE INTEREST OF SHARING WITH THE PUBLIC, I WILL QUICKLY SHOW THE SLIDES AS WE ARE PREPARING OUR STATIONS FOR OUR PRINCIPALS.

SO AS A PART OF OUR WORK, WE WANT TO PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE

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TO TRUSTEES ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE SINCE WE STARTED OUR ORIGINAL 18-MONTH PLAN. NOW THAT WE HAVE MOVED ON TO PHASE TWO, OF OUR LEARNING RECOVERY.

AND THEN YOU WILL GET TO TALK WITH OUR PRINCIPALS, WHICH I THINK YOU WILL ENJOY A. WE TALKED ABOUT THE DPR, THE DISTRICT PROGRESS REPORT IN JANUARY, 2023.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE METRICS THAT THE BOARD HAS APPROVED IN PAST YEARS FOR US TO BE REPORTING OUT ON.

AND THESE ARE A SNAP SHOT IN TIME.

THEY ARE A PART OF OUR WORK USING MULTIPLE MEASURES TO TALK ABOUT WHERE OUR SITES AND OUR STUDENTS ARE AT WITH THEIR WORK.

SO WE HAD AN 18-MONTH PLAN TO START.

AS WE WERE COPPING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE RECOGNIZED THERE WERE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS, PHYSICAL HEALTH NEEDS AND ACADEMIC NEEDS OUR STUDENTS WERE GOING TO HAVE COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC THERE. HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT FROM U.S. TRUSTEES, AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE OF.

IN NOVEMBER, YOU IDENTIFIED AND ALLOCATED FUNDS TO OUR SITES THAT THEY COULD USE TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES AT THE SITE LEVEL. TO SUPPORT LEARNING RECOVERY AND OUR WRITING WORK. SO THIS IS JUST A REMINDER FOR THE PUBLIC OF THE INVESTMENT THAT TRUSTEES APPROVED.

AND WHAT WE WERE GOING TO WALK THROUGH AGAIN TONIGHT AS YOU SAW BEFORE IS OUR CCLI PROCESS. THEY ARE GOING TO GO DEEPLY TALKING ABOUT ONE ACTION THAT THE SITE IS TAKING FROM PLANNING ALL THE WAY THROUGH MONITORING AND ADJUSTING TO BEGIN THAT CYCLE AGAIN. YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO TALK WITH OUR PRINCIPALS.

LAST TIME THERE WERE TEN ELEMENTARY K-8 PRINCIPALS AT FIVE STATIONS. TONIGHT IT IS FIVE PRINCIPALS.

ONE AT'M OF FIVE STATIONS. WE ARE REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE IT WAS 7 MINUTES A STATION.

WE ARE GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE CHIME, A SINGLE CHIME AT FOUR MINUTES. WE WILL GAUGE WHERE TRUSTEES ARE AT IN THEIR CONVERSATION. IT IS ONCE PRINCIPAL THIS TIME.

LAST TIME, TH THERE WAS MORE IN THAT GROUP.

YUP. WE ARE LOOKING AT FIVE MINUTES TO START. YOU KNOW, WE CAN ADJUST AS WE GO. LIKE I SAID, WE WILL DO A WARNING CHIME. A MINUTE LATER, WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WE ARE GOING TO BE ROTATING.

>> YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN TO THE STATIONS WITH OUR PRINCIPALS. THERE IS A MAP THAT IDENTIFIES SITES. YOU EACH WILL PICK A DIFFERENT STATION. THEN WE WILL ROTATE.

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>> ALL RIGHT. THAT IS OUR FINAL ROTATION.

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IF I COULD HAVE TRUSTEES START MAKING THEIR WAY BACK UP TO

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THEIR SEATS, PLEASE. >> ALL RIGHT.

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WE ARE GOING TO JUST CIRCLE BACK UP TOGETHER TO HAVE A BRIEF

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CONVERSATION BEFORE WE WRAP UP THIS ITEM.

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FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO OUR ADMINISTRATORS, AND I THINK YOU WILL NOTICE THAT OUR ELEMENTARY ADMINISTRATORS WERE HERE FOR MORAL SUPPORT FOR COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU FOR.

THAT AS A REMINDER, WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, THEY WALKED YOU THROUGH THE CCLI PROCESS, THAT IS ONE OF THE ACTIONS BEING TAKEN AT THE SITE. LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT WITH OUR PRINCIPALLINGS, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF ACTIONS THAT SITES ARE TAKING TO INVEST IN THEIR STUDENTS' SUCCESS THROUGH LEARNING RECOVERY AND WRITING. THIS WAS JUST A GLIMPSE AT ONE.

IF THERE ARE... IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AS WE ARE WRAPPING UP THIS ITEM.

>> ONCE AGAIN, JOB WELL DONE. PRINCIPALS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THIS IS SO MUCH FUN. AND SO KNOWLEDGEABLE.

I HAVE TO ADMIT, THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO STEALING THE SATURDAY ACADEMY. I LOVE IT.

YOU GUYS HAVE SUCH GREAT THINGS GOING ON.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> DITTO AS WELL. I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFULNESS AND HOW YOU ARE ENGAGING OUR YOUTH.

AND MEETING THEM WHERE THEY ARE AND DOING SO IN A THOUGHTFUL WAY AND LOOKING AT THE OUTCOMES. RIGHT? HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THEM.

WE KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT ALWAYS COURAGEOUS ENOUGH TO ASK THE QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFULNESS AROUND STAFF AND LEADERSHIP BEING SO INTENTIONAL ABOUT CONTINUING TO REACH THEM. REACH THEM AND BE CREATIVE.

>> I'LL JUST ECHO THOSE COMMENTS.

YOU KNOW, IT IS NO SECRET THE PAN DEM EX... PAN DEM INCRUSHED US. WITH PLAY A STRONG ROLE, MAKING SURE KIDS ARE AT GRADE LEVEL IN READING AND BEYOND.

SO THANK YOU. IT IS AN INCREDIBLE THAT TASK.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE. WE WORK FOR YOU ALL.

MEASE REACH OUT AND LET US KNOW IF WE CAN SUPPLEMENT THIS WORK.

VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE SUCH INVOLVED ADMINISTRATORS AND PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WHO DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO THIS WORK. IT SHOWS IN THE RESULTS QUITE CLEARLY SO. THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE MORA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY BEFORE I... NO? OKAY. GO AHEAD.

>> I'LL JUST ADD A THANK YOU ON TOP OF THAT, BUT I AGREE WITH

WHAT MY FELLOW TRUSTEES SAID. >> THANK YOU.

>> YEAH. JUST DITTO.

I WISH WE WOULD HAVE HAD MORE TIME WITH YOU.

BUT THERE IS NEVER... I KNOW. I'M LAUGHING.

I'M THE ONE THAT REFUSED TO MOVE FROM HER STATION.

(LAUGHTER) BUT BECAUSE THIS TIME IS VERY VALUABLE.

I MEAN, YOU SET THE STAGE FOR US, FOR OUR UNDERSTANDING OF

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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT YOUR SCHOOL SITE.

AND WHEN YOU DO THAT, THEN WHEN WE GO OUT, WE KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR. SOME OF THE THINGS WE LOOK FOR.

THAT IS SO IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW, FOR US BECAUSE WE ARE LIKE THE AMBASSADORS FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING.

SO THE MORE WE KNOW, THE BETTER WE CAN ADVOCATE FOR YOU.

BUT I WOULD SAY THE LAST TWO STUDY SESSIONS HAVE BEEN... I LOVE THEM. I WISH WE WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO DO THOSE MORE OFTEN. A LOT OF LEARNING HAPPENS DURING THOSE SESSIONS. DURING THOSE ONE ON ONE.

PRINCIPALS, YOU DID A GREAT JOB. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WAS SO EVIDENT IS THAT FOR SO LONG, IT TALKS ABOUT STUDENT DATA AND DATABASE DECISIONS.

AND IT IS SO CLEAR THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.

YOU HAVE LOOKED AT THE DATA. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE COME UP WITH A PLAN. YOU REVIEW THE DATA.

YOU REFLECT ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM.

THEN YOU GO BACK TO, YOU KNOW, REFLECT ON IT.

AND THEN THERE IS AN ADJUSTMENT. YOU MOVE FORWARD AGAIN.

IT IS THAT CYCLE OF CONSTANTLY REFLECTING ON WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND ADJUSTING AND MEETING. YOU KNOW, THE SATURDAY SCHOOLS, I JUST THINK THIS IS WHAT IS NICE ABOUT THIS SATURDAY.

SOME OF THESE KIDS ARE ELECTING TO DO THIS.

OR THEY ARE ASKING. I WANT SOME MORE, YOU KNOW, CLASSES IN THIS AREA, FOR EXAMPLE.

WHETHER IT IS THE BIOLOGY-- ONE SCHOOL SITE-- I THINK IT WAS LEROY GREENE. THEY WERE EXPLAINING THAT TO ME.

YOU DON'T GET THEM COMING BACK UNLESS THEY FEEL THEIR NEEDS ARE BEING MET. WHEN THE KIDS ARE COMING BACK AND YOU HAVE TO ADD MORE LINES, A PHRASE THAT I LEARNED TODAY, WHEN YOU ADD MORE LINES, THEN YOU, YOU KNOW, CAN SEE HOW KIDS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE ENOUGH.

THEY FEEL LIKE SOMEONE IS LISTENING TO THEM.

I JUST APPLAUD, AGAIN, ALL YOUR EFFORTS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

>> THANK YOU FOR ENGAGING WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS.

WE APPRECIATE IT. >> ALL RIGHT.

YES. THANK YOU ALL.

[XVI.a. Present and Approve 2023-24 Enrollment Projections and Associated Staffing Superintendent Evans Recommends Approval Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent The Board is asked to receive information on enrollment projections and approve staffing for the 2023- 24 school year.]

OKAY. MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA NOW.

WE ARE ON NOW ACTION ITEM 16-A. THIS IS TO PRESENT AND APPROVE THE 2023-24 ENROLLMENT PROJECTION AND ADJUSTED STAFFING. ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT DOUG ORR. WELCOME TO THE PODIUM.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HEREDIA, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT EVANS.

I REALLY LOVE COMING TO DO. THIS I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS MAYBE TEN YEARS IN A ROW.

WE START OFF OUR YEAR PLANNING FOR THE NEXT YEAR WITH THE BUDGET CYCLE. WHEN IT KICKS OFF IN THE FALL.

BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY SIGNIFIES A LOT OF TANGIBLE THINGS THAT START HAPPENING.

JUST REALLY EXCITED. A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO THIS.

TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT OUR ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR. WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT SOME PRELIMINARY CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED STAFFING ADJUSTMENTS FOR APPROVAL. IN ALL PAST YEARS, WE LOOK AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT THINGS TO COME UP WITH OUR ENROLLMENTS.

PROJECTIONS. WE DO ANTICIPATE GROWTH, AS YOU WILL SEE. WE TALK ABOUT THAT IN A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS. THERE IS NATOMAS UNIFIED GROWTH.

AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE CHARTERS. A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS THIS YEAR FOR STAFFING. ESPECIALLY WITH THE TK EXPANSION THAT IS HAPPENING. WE ADDED TWO MONTHS OF ELIGIBILITY. I'LL GO INTO MORE DETAIL WITH THAT. LARRY G. MEEKS IS KIND OF SETTLING INTO A WITH ENROLLMENT AFTER THE PANDEMIC AND COVID.

WE WILL GO THROUGH THOSE THINGS. IMPORTANT TO NOTE, AFTER TONIGHT IF APPROVED, THIS IS ABOUT 85% OF OUR BUDGET.

THAT IS TYPICAL IN ANY GIVEN BUDGET YEAR.

THAT STAFFING REPRESENTS THAT. SO JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF HOW STAFFING AND ENROLLMENT COMES TOGETHER.

WE HAVE A THIRD PARTY VENDOR WE WORK WITH.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR A LONG TIME.

MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO THIS. THEY DO THEIR OWN DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY. THEY PULL CITY BUILDING PERMITS.

THEY LOOK AT ALL KINDS OF FACTORS.

WE DO OUR OWN INTERNAL REPORTS, AND THEN WE COMPARE THE TWO TO SEE HOW CLOSE, HOW FAR ARE WE FROM EACH OTHER.

ONCE WE DO THAT, WE DO A TREND ANALYSIS.

WE ROLL UP ALL THE STUDENTS FROM ONE GRADE LEVEL TO THE NEXT.

THEN WE LOOK AT WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, FOR THINGS LIKE IF A GRADE LEVEL IS OPENING IN A NEW SCHOOL.

THINGS LIKE. THAT THIS YEAR, WE ARE A NEW SCHOOL OPENING FOR NEXT YEAR. WE LAND ON OUR PROJECTIONS, AND THEN WE LOOK AT OUR SCHOOL SITE AND SAY OKAY, WHERE ARE THE

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ISSUES IN WHERE MAY WE BE TIGHT IN CLASSROOMS? DO WE HAVE A CAP OR DO WE HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO ADD ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT? EVERY YEAR IS DIFFERENT.

LIKE I SAID, TEN YEARS NOW. EVERY SINGLE YEAR IS DIFFERENT.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE VERY CONSISTENT.

AND WE HAVE BEEN GROWING MOST OF THAT TIME.

THROUGHOUT MOST OF THAT TIME. A LOT OF THAT TIME.

SO LIKE I SAID, GROWTH CONT CONTINUES.

YOU DRIVE AROUND NATOMAS. IT IS NOT HARD TO SEE.

THERE IS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON. BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL.

NOT ALL OF THAT RESIDENTIAL GROWTH IS PRODUCING STUDENTS.

IT IS JUST DIFFERENT FACTORS. DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF HOUSING IT IS. THE ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN SO GOOD, YOU WILL SEE TONIGHT, WE WERE PLANNING ORIGINALLY TO HAVE TWO TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN CLASSES.

WE HAVE ENOUGH STUDENTS NOW TO OPEN A THIRD.

WWE ARE PULLING STUDENTS IN OUT OF DISTRICT THROUGH TRANSFER REQUESTS AS WELL. THERE IS A LOT OF REQUESTS TO GO THERE. THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE SCHOOL. THAT IS GREAT.

LIKE I SAID, TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN IS EXPANDING.

WE EXPECT ABOUT 150 STUDENTS OR MORE IN TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN THIS YEAR. SORRY.

FOR NEXT YEAR. THAN WE HAVE CURRENTLY.

AND THE OTHER THING WE TALKED ABOUT THERE WITH LARRY G. MEEKS.

INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS, WESTLAKE IS GOING UP ONE GRADE LEVEL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. NATOMAS HAS FLAT ENROLLMENT.

NP3 HAS A GRADE LEVEL GOING UP. THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER YEAR. ONE BIG TAKE-AWAY, YOU HEAR LOTS OF DIFFERENT NUMBERS. THINGS GET POSTED.

ON SEARCHES AND OTHER STUFF. WE HAVE AT ANY GIVEN TIME, ABOUT 17,000 STUDENTS FROM PRESCHOOL ALL THE WAY THROUGH ADULT ENROLLED. WE PREDICT WE WILL SERVE ABOUT BECAUSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE KIDS COME AND KIDS GO. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 500 AND 1,000 KIDS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE MIGHT ONLY HAVE 17,000 KIDS ENROLLED, ACROSS ALL THE CHARTERS AND EVERYTHING, WE PROVIDE NUTRITION SERVICE FOR MOST... PRETTY MUCH EVERY SC SCHOOL.

MAINTENANCE GROUNDS. H.S A LOT OF WORK FOR CHARTER. WE REALLY SERVE THAT MANY PEOPLE. SO KIND OF GETTING DOWN INTO THE NUMBERS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP ROW, THIS IS A NUMBER THAT IS TAKEN IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.

OCTOBER 5. IT IS WHAT THEY BASE OUR FUNDING ON. YOU CAN SEE NATOMAS UNIFIED, NOT INCLUDING GREENE. RERYE GREENE IS AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER. 11,000 STUDENTS THIS YEAR.

IN OCTOBER. IF YOU ADD LEROY GREENE IN, JUST UNDER 12,000. IF YOU ADD IN THE CHARTER, IT IS 16.5. YOU HAD PRESCHOOL ON TOP OF THAT, WE GET CLOSE TO THAT 17,000 NUMBER.

IF YOU LOOK AT OUR PROJECTION, WE COME IN AT 204 STUDENT GROWTH. THAT IS RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE CONSERVATIVE PROJECTION FROM THE THIRD PARTY DEMOGRAPHER.

WHICH IS TYPICALLY WHERE WE LIKE TO FALL.

JUST IN CASE. WE ARE ALWAYS PREPARED.

IF YOU LOOK AT NATOMAS UNIFIED, INCLUDING CHARTERS, WE ARE LOOKING AT 356 KIDS FOR THE AREA.

SO STILL SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH. AND LEROY GREENE IS PREDICTED TO STAY FLAT. WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE WITH LEEROY GREENE, IT IS RIGHT THERE WITH SO ASSUMPTIONS AND KNOWN FACTORS, LIKE I SAID, LEROY GREENE STAYS PRETTY FLAT.

ONE THING WE HAVE LOOKED AT IS WE DID SOME DYEING IN... DIVING IN AFTER TALKING WITH CHRIS. A LOT OF THE KIDS HAVE BEEN STAYING AT AMERICAN LAKES AND JEFFERSON.

WE WANTED TO SEE IF THAT WAS JUST... YOU KNOW, THAT HAPPENED BASICALLY IN THE PANDEMIC AND AFTERWARDS.

WE ARE TRYING TO LAND ON IS THIS A CONSISTENT PATTERN? IT LOOKS TO BE SO. TWO RIVERS DOES FEED LEROY GREENE QUITE A BIT. THEY ARE THE BIGGEST FACTOR OF STUDENTS GOING TO LEROY GREENE. THEY ARE WORKING ON AN ENROLLMENT PUSH TO FILL SOME SPOTS.

THE OTHER PIECE WAS ALREADY MENTIONED.

WITH NATOMAS CHARTER, WESTLAKE, AND NP3.

FOR HEREDIA-ARRIAGA SCHOOL, THEY HAVE BEEN WORK.

THEY HAD FIVE TEACHERS HIRED SO FAR.

WITH ONE MORE INTERNAL PERSON THAT WILL SHIFT OVER.

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NOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ADDING ANOTHER TK, WE NEED TO FIND TWO PEOPLE STILL, I BELIEVE.

AT THE LAST CHECK. YUP.

DAN IS GIVING ME THE YES. WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

THAT IS GREAT NEWS. A LOT OF INTEREST.

ONE THING WE ARE PROPOSING TONIGHT, IS THAT FOR NEXT YEAR, TO GET US A HEAD-START, WE START LOOKING FOR FIRST-GRADE TEACHERS A YEAR EARLY. AS WE ARE ABLE TO HIRE PEOPLE, BRINGING THEM INTO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, GIVE THEM TIME TO PLAN, BECOME PART OF THE SCHOOL, IT HAS BEEN PRETTY BENEFICIAL.

WE HAVE DONE THIS AT AMERICANLAKES WHEN WE EXPANDED.

THIS HELPS TO GET EVERYTHING OFF TO A GOOD START.

POTENTIALLY, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR AS THE SCHOOL EXPANDS. IF THE BUDGET WOULD ALLOW.

THAT NEEDS TO BE DETERMINED EACH YEAR AS WE GO.

IT IS A VERY NICE LUXURY TO HAVE.

A LOT OF SCHOOLS DON'T DO THIS. SO IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

IT IS NOT EASY FINDING TEACHERS THAT ARE BILINGUAL RIGHT NOW IN A TEACHER SHORTAGE. WITH OUR PARTNERSHIPS THAT THEY HAVE BUILT, WE HAVE HAD A GOOD START.

WE WANT TO KEEP THAT GOING. ALSO, SOMETHING ELSE TO THINK ABOUT, CLASSIFIED STAFF, WE ARE OPENING A NEW SCHOOL.

WE NEED NUTRITION PEOPLE. WE NEED CUSTODIANS.

WE NEED SECRETARIES. LIBRARIANS.

INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS FOR ALL THE TKS AND KINDERGARTENS.

PLAYGROUND ASSISTANTS. ALL THOSE POSITIONS GO ALONG WITH OPENING A SCHOOL. THOSE ARE ALSO INCLUDED HERE TONIGHT. BACK TO TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN. MOST OF THE GROWTH THIS YEAR, WE PREDICT, WILL COME WITH THE EXPANSION OF TRADITIONAL KINDERGARTEN. CALIFORNIA ROLLED OUT A PLAN.

THEY WERE GOING TO ADD TWO MONTHS OF TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN EVERY YEAR OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS.

WE ARE NOW IN YEAR THREE OF THAT EXPANSION.

YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THIS YEAR, WITH THE GREEN CHECK, TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS NOW CAN ENROLL FROM SEPTEMBER 2. IF THEIR BIRTHDAY IS SEPTEMBER 2 TO APRIL 2. WE HAVE AN APPEALS PROCESS FOR KIDS OUTSIDE THAT WINDOW. AND THEY REACH OUT TO US.

THEY DO... WE WORK THROUGH THOSE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

AND WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, ONE THING TO NOTE.

IT IS VERY CHALLENGING. SPACE-WISE.

A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE DECLINING.

THEY HAVE SPACE. AND THEY ARE USING THAT AVAILABLE SPACE TO FILL IN. IN OUR CASE, WE ARE OKAY THIS YEAR. EARLY PLANNING LOOKS LIKE WE WILL PROBABLY BE OKAY NEXT YEAR. BUT THE OUT YEARS, WE ARE STILL RIGHT NOW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE DOES THE GROWTH COME, HOW MUCH GROWTH COMES, AND WHERE DO WE NEED IT.

A LOT OF PLANNING GOES INTO THIS.

YOU CAN SEE BY 2025, 226, ENROLLMENT YEAR, THERE WILL BE A WHOLE YEAR OF STUDENTS ENROLLING.

BASICALLY, ALL FOUR-YEAR-OLDS. WILL BE ABLE TO ENROLL AT THAT POINT. .

>> DOUG, THOSE ARE CLASSROOMS THAT ARE LARGER IN SIZE.

NEED TO HAVE SOME IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THE BATHROOM, IDEALLY.

EVERY TEACHER WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A BATHROOM IN THE ROOM.

AS YOU RUN UP AGAINST THE SPACE PROBLEM, WE MAY HAVE TO LOOK AT PORTABLES AND THEN ONE OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES IS THOSE YOUNGER STUDENTS TEND TO BE AWAY FROM WHERE THE CURRENT KK, PRE-K AND KINDER PROGRAMS ARE. FOR US, IT IS A BIGGER CHALLENGE. IF YOU TALK TO YOUR BOARD COLLEAGUES ELSEWHERE, THEY ARE, LIKE, THIS IS GREAT.

IT IS REALLY WORKING OUT FOR US. THERE IS PROBABLY DECLINING ENROLLMENT. THEY HAD CLASSROOM SPACES AVAILABLE. WE HAVE A DIFFERENT, MORE EXPENSIVE CHALLENGE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

>> YEAH. AND ONE BY-PRODUCT OF THIS IS AS MORE KIDS ENROLL IN TRANSITIONAL FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN, SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES IN OTHER DISTRICTS, THEY STILL HAVE HALF-DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS. WE ALREADY HAVE FULL-DAY IN KINDERGARTEN AND TK. LIKE CHRIS SAID, IT IS A CHALLENGE. IT DOES OFFER MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS TO ENROLL THAN IN THE PAST.

>> AND OF COURSE, WE WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND GOING BACK TO

HALF-DAY. >> NO.

>> IT IS A FULL FACILITY SPACE. THAT WAS LONG AND HARD FOUGHT FOR. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KIDS.

>> YUP. AN UPDATE ABOUT LARRY G. MEEKS ACADEMY. SO LAST YEAR, THE SECOND YEAR OF THE SCHOOL, WE WERE STILL COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.

ENROLLMENT WAS FLUCTUATING. WE BASE-FUNDED THE STAFF WITH 10FTE. FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT TEACHERS.

TEN FTE. THEN WE SAID OKAY, WE WERE STILL NOT SURE WHAT THE ENROLLMENT WILL LOOK LIKE.

FOR ONE YEAR. THAT IS THIS CURRENT YEAR.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND ADD FIVE ADDITIONAL STAFF.

THEN AT THIS TIME, WHICH IS NOW TODAY, WE WILL SEE WHERE WE ARE.

ENROLLMENT HAS LEVELED OFF AND DROPPED BACK TO WHAT WE THINK IS MORE OF A CONSISTENT APPROACH. WE ARE PROJECTING THEM AT 235 STUDENTS FOR NEXT YEAR. EXCUSE ME.

WHICH MEANS OF THE FIVE THAT WERE APPROVED LAST YEAR, WE WOULD TAKE THOSE FIVE ONE-TIME FUNDED POSITIONS AWAY.

INSTEAD, WE REPLACE THEM WITH THREE ONGOING POSITIONS.

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THEY WOULD BE SET AT 13. WE WILL DO YEAR-TO-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS. LIKE OTHER SCHOOLS GOING FORWARD. CLASS SIZE REDUCTION.

I HAVE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE. SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT IT. WE NEED TO MAINTAIN A TK-TO 3 CLASS SIZE AVERAGE OF 21. WE NEED TO MAINTAIN THAT.

IT IS BY SCHOOL, NOT BY GRADE. IF ONE SCHOOL IS OFF, THE $3 MILLION THAT WE GET FOR THAT IS IN JEOPARDY.

WE HAVE OR THE VERY CAREFUL. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO INVEST.

IN THIS CASE, WE ARE ASKING FOR THREE FTE.

WE HAVE DONE THIS IN THE PAST. TO GET READY WITH EARLY HIRING.

TO MAKE SURE WE STAY BELOW THAT AVERAGE.

WE ARE RIGHT IN THE 23 RANGE FOR PRETTY MUCH EVERY SCHOOL.

BETWEEN 23 AND 24 ON AVERAGE. WHICH IS REALLY TIGHTLY STAFFED.

WHICH IS VERY EFFICIENT. FISCALLY.

IT IS GOOD FOR CLASS SIZE. WE ARE GETTING CLOSE.

WE FILLED UP. WE HAVE BEEN GROWING.

WE ARE, AGAIN, RECOMMENDING THAT FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND THEN THE 204 STAFF THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING GROWING, THAT COMES OUT TO ABOUT EIGHT FTE. LIKE I SAID, A LARGE PORTION OF THAT IS FOR TK. FIVE TEACHERS THAT WEREN'T ALREADY FUNDED FOR EXPANSION. THEN A PRESCHOOL TEACHER AND...

A P.E. TEACHER IS NEEDED. THEY WILL BE SPENDING PART OF THEIR DAY AT... PART OF THEIR TIME AT HEREDIA-ARRIAGA.

AND THEN DOING OTHER CLASSES AROUND THE DISTRICT.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE GROWTH ADJUSTMENTS.

REAL QUICK. I HAVE THREE SLIDES.

THE DIFFERENT ENROLLMENTS AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS WE ARE PROJECTING. YOU WILL SEE THERE.

WE DON'T HAVE THE W MASCOT READY TO GO YET.

ALL THAT IS BEING WORKED ON. WE ARE PROJECTING THE ENROLLMENT AT 168 STUDENTS FOR THIS FIRST YEAR.

THAT IS TK AND KINDERGARTEN ONLY FOR NEXT YEAR.

WE ARE ALSO WORKING AS A SIDE NOTE, AS YOU HAVE SEEN IN COMMUNICATIONS, STAFF ARE MAKING CALLS TO FAMILIES THAT ARE ENROLLING RIGHT NOW TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY NEED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. WE WILL BE PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO HEREDIA-ARRIAGA.

WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT IN ABOUT A MONTH.

THESE ARE THE... THESE NUMBERS TO INCLUDE PRESCHOOL.

IF YOU LOOK AT OUR PK-8 SCHOOLS. ENROLLMENT SIZE.

PASO VERDE AS WELL WITH SOME GROWTH.

BANNON CREEK AND LARRY G. MEEKS. WE PUT A BOX AROUND THEM.

THEY ARE TWO SEPARATE SCHOOLS TECHNICALLY.

THEY DO SHARE A CAMPUS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM COMBINED, IT IS 715 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THAT SCHOOL.

THAT PUTS THEM PRETTY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE OTHERS.

NOT ALL OF THE STUDENTS ARE THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND THEN LOOKING AT HOUR HIGH SCHOOLS, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHERE WE THOUGHT INDERKUM MIGHT END UP.

WE THOUGHT AROUND 2,200 SEEMED TO BE RIGHT UNTIL ANOTHER GROWTH PIECE HITS. WE ARE PROJECTING PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT WHICH IS GOOD. THE SPACE... THAT LITTLE BIT OF SPACE THERE WOULD BE HELPFUL. YOU CAN SEE NATOMAS HIGH IS GROWING. CONTINUES TO GROW.

PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND GROWING OVER THE LAST-- GOSH, IT HAS BEEN FIVE OR SIX YEARS NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE.

GOOD WORK THERE. YOU SEE THE OTHER SCHOOLS ARE PRETTY STABLE WITH THE NORMAL ENROLLMENT.

AND WE HAVE COMMUNICATED THIS OUT.

THIS HAS GONE OUT ALREADY IN MESSAGING.

BOTH WERE CERTIFICATED AND FOR CLASSIFIED.

NO PKS REDUCTIONS. NO LAWYERS.

NO REDUCTIONS, ANYTHING LIKE. THAT WE ARE GROWING.

WE NEED TO HEAR HIRE CLASSIFIED STAFFER TO FILL OUR SCHOOLS.

WE NEED TO HIRE TEACHERS. WE WANTED TO PUT THIS UP THERE SO THERE IS NO QUESTIONS. SO ACTION TONIGHT.

WE ARE ASKING THE BOARD TO TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THE PIECES WE TALKED ABOUT. AND WITH THIS ACTION, YOU WOULD BE LOCKING IN 80% TO 85% OF THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO... >> QUESTIONS.

>> WE WILL TALK NEXT STEPS. >> QUESTIONS?

>> OH. JUST A COMMENT.

WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO CLARIFY TO THE PUBLIC AND THOSE LISTENING AT HOME, THE DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT CHARTER.

>> SURE. INDEPENDENT CHARTER HAS THEIR OWN BOARD THAT OVERSEES DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, MAKES DECISIONS ON HIRING, RUNNING THE SCHOOL.

OUR BOARD HAS OVERSIGHT IN CAPACITIES.

ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD, BILL? >> ALL FISCAL RUNS THROUGH THE COUNTY OFFICE FOR INDEPENDENT CHARTER.

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>> SO LEROY GREENE? >> THAT WOULD INCLUDE NP3?

>> THAT IS STILL AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER.

>> OKAY. SO YEAH.

ANGELA OVERSEES CHARTERS. >> YES.

>> THIS IS EXTRAORDINARILY COMPLEX IN NATOMAS.

TECHNICALLY, THERE IS NO LEGAL DEFINITION FOR INDEPENDENT OR

DEPENDENT. >> RIGHT.

>> WE MET WITH A GROUP THE OTHER DAY WHO ACTUALLY SAID, DON'T YOU JUST AUTHORIZE YOUR CHARTERS AND WALK AWAY? THAT IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE WANT TO DO.

AND NO, NOT AT ALL. THERE IS VARYING DEGREES OF COMPLEXITY. ANGELA, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO

YOU. >> YES.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FUNDING CHARTERS ET EITHER DIRECTLY FUND FTHROUGH THE COUNTY OR INDIRECTY MONEY PASSES THROUGH US AS THE AUTHORIZING DISTRICT. THAT IS THE NATURAL TERM WE USE FOR CHARTERS. IN OUR CASE, WE TALK ABOUT DEPENDENT VERSUS INDEPENDENT. A DEPENDENT CHARTER DOES NOT HAVE A HIGHLY AUTONOMOUS GOVERNING BOARD.

FOR EXAMPLE, LEROY GREENE, THEIR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DISTRICT THAT ARE ON THE BOARD, AND ALSO SUPPORT THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.

THEY DO HAVE AGREEMENTS AND THINGS RELATED TO THE SERVICES THAT THEY USE SUCH AS H.R., SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, MAINTENANCE, AND GROUNDS. AND THEN WESTLAKE AND NP3 ARE ALSO INDIRECTLY FUNDED, BUT WE CALL THEM INDEPENDENT CHARTERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEIR OWN GOVERNING BOARDS THAT SEE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AS WELL AS NATOMAS CHARTER.

NATOMAS CHARTER IS DIRECTLY FUNDED THROUGH THE COUNTY.

IT IS VERY COMPLEX. AND WE USE LEHMAN'S TERMS FOR THE DEPENDENT VERSUS INDEPENDENT CHARTERS.

>> THANK YOU. AND THEN AFTER ACTION YOU MAY SEE OTHER BUDGET PROCESSES THAT COME UP.

ACTIONS AND OTHER SUPPORTS THAT COME UP THROUGH THE BUDGET AND THE BUDGETING PROCESS THAT YOU MAY SEE ON THE SCREEN.

>> FURTHER QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE MORA?

>> YES. COULD YOU DEFINE THE BRIDGE STAFFING IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DEPTH?

WHAT IS BRIDGE STAFFING? >> SURE.

>> IN PRACTICE. >> BRIDGE STAFFING IS A TERM THAT DESCRIBES EFFORTS TO GO OUT EARLY AND HIRE STAFF, SO YOU ARE NOT WAITING UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR TO HIRE STAFF.

WE WANT TO BRING IN PEOPLE EARLY, GET THEM INTO THE SCHOOL, BECOME A PART OF THE CULTURE, START PLANNING FOR THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR. A LOT OF TIMES, SCHOOLS START WITH ALL THEIR GRADES, AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

SINCE WE ARE ROLLING THE SCHOOL UP, IT IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO BRING IN PEOPLE EARLY.

THEY WILL WORK WITH THE PRINCIPAL.

THEY CAN FILL IN AT TIMES. IF WE ARE SHORT-STAFFED.

THAT HAS BEEN HEFERL, TOO. ESPECIALLY IN THE LATER YEARS WHEN WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THAT.

AND THEY JUST BECOME PART OF THE SCHOOL.

THE KIDS GET TO KNOW THEM. THEY BECOME THE TEACHERS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. THEY ARE NOT STARTING AT THE LAST MINUTE OR IN THE SUMMER. THEY ARE STARTING AS SOON AS WE CAN HIRE THEM. REALLY.

YEAH. (INAUDIBLE).

>> I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANKS, DOUG.

>> THANK YOU GUYS. >> NUMBER 23-06.

[XVI.b. Approve Resolution No. 23-06 Designating March 5-11, 2023 as School Social Work Week Superintendent Recommends Approval Dan Motherspaw, Assistant Superintendent In recognition of our Social Workers, the Board is asked to approve Resolution No. 23-06 Designating March 5-11, 2023 as School Social Work Week.]

DESIGNATING 345R7B8G-11 AS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER WEEK.

>> MOVE APPROVAL. >> MOVE BY TRUSTEE HARDEN.

>> SECOND. >> TRUSTEE QUIRALTE SECONDED IT.

IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'LL SUBSTITUTE A PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. THANK YOU.

[XVI.c. Approve the Urgent Care Now Independent Consultant Agreement Extension for 1 Year Superintendent Recommends Approval Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent The Board is asked to approve the Urgent Care Now independent consultant agreement extension.]

OKAY. NEXT ITEM.

APPROVE THE URGENT CARE FOR INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AGREEMENT EXTENSION FOR ONE YEAR. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS ON THIS ONE THIS. >> MOVE APPROVALMENT.

>> MOVE APPROVAL BY TRUSTEE MORA.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE CASTILLO. BOARD MEMBER CASTILLO.

AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SUBSTITUTE A PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL.

IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS. 6-0.

[XVI.d. Approve an Agreement between Natomas Unified School District and Unitek Learning Education Group Corporation for Student Healthcare Educational Experience Superintendent Recommends Approval Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent The Board is asked to approve an agreement between Natomas Unified School District and Unitek Learning Education Group Corporation for Student Healthcare Educational Experience.]

ITEM D. APPROVE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND UNITECH LEARNING EDUCATION GROUP CORPORATION FOR STUDENT HEALTH CARE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A

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MOTION AND A SEFNLGTD. >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> TRUSTEE GRANT. TRUSTEE QUIRALTE.

I'LL SUBSTITUTE A PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS. 6-0.

[XVI.e. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between Health and Life Organization Inc. (HALO) and Natomas Unified School District for Dental Services Superintendent Recommends Approval Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent The Board is asked to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between Health and Life Organization Inc. (HALO) and Natomas Unified School District for dental services.]

ITEM E. APPROVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN HEALTH AND LIFE ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED WHICH WE KNOW AS HALO AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR DENTAL

SERVICES. >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> TRUSTEE GRANT. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE QUIRALTE.

SORRY. I'LL SUBSTITUTE A PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL IF THERE IS NO OBJECTIONS.

THE VOTE IS 6-0. I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE THAT DENTAL PORTION BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT IS GREAT FOR THE FAMILIES HERE.

[XVI.f. Ratify Bundled Agreements and Contracts for Expenditures for Academic Learning Recovery and Writing Recovery Actions Superintendent Recommends Approval Tonja Jarrell, Associate Superintendent The Board is asked to ratify bundled agreements and contracts for expenditures for academic learning recovery and writing recovery actions.]

OKAY. ITEM F.

RATIFY THE BUNDLE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS FOR EXPENDITURES FOR ACADEMIC LEARNING, RECOVERY, AND WRITING AND RECOVERY ACTION.

I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS ONE.

SO WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THIS, SO I SAW-- WHAT I SAW IN HERE WAS BUDGETED WAS A LOT OF MATERIALS THAT WE NEED TO ASSIST IN THE INSTRUCTION OF READING, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF-- PLAITHRFS ALOT OF MATERIALS HERR CHRONOLOGICAL AWARENESS AND SIGHT WORDS. MY QUESTION IS THAT ALTHOUGH I DO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT IS AN IMPORTANT FOUNDATION FOR ALL READERS, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING THE SCIENCE OF READING. IF SOMEONE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU.

>> YEAH. I WOULD ACTUALLY LOVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT. SO PHONICS IS TRULY THE CRITICAL CORNERSTONE IN THE SCIENCE OF READING AND THE RESEARCH, AND IN NATOMAS, WE HAVE A BALANCED APPROACH TO LITERACY.

AND IN A BALANCED APPROACH TO LITERACY, THERE IS EXPLICIT AND SYSTEMATIC INSTRUCTION, SO PHONICS, RIGHT? THAT IS SOUNDS REPRESENTING WORDS.

IN THAT BALANCED APPROACH THAT, MEANS THAT PHONICS, AS OPPOSED TO PICTURES, FOR EXAMPLE, PHONICS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE FOUNDATION OF TEACHING OUR STUDENTS HOW TO READ.

THAT REALLY IS THE CRITICAL START IN THE SCIENCE OF READING.

>> I THINK YOU SAID THAT MAGIC WORD.

WHICH WAS "BALANCE." YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I THINK WHAT HAPPENS IS THIS DISTRICT WAS KNOWN FOR A GRAMMATICAL APPROACH TO LEARNING TO READ FOR A VERY, VERY, VERY LONG TIME, AND SO I WAS ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT KIDS NOT REALLY LEARNING TO READ FOR THE LOVE OF LEARNING. YOU KNOW, THEY THOUGHT LEARNING TO READ WAS SOUNDING OUT WORDS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO OFFER THAT BALANCE SO THAT THEIR KIDS NOT ONLY GET THAT FOUNDATION BUT THEY ALSO GET A GREAT EMPHASIS ON LITERATURE, IN ADDITION.

THANK YOU FOR CONFIRMING THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> THANK YOU. >> SO WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL. OH, SORRY.

>> I'LL SECOND. QUICK QUESTION.

LOOKING AT THE AMOUNTS, WE PROBABLY WENT OVER THE $100,000 MARK. DO WE HAVE THE EXACT TOTAL OF HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE SPENT ON THISK A BADGE SO FAR? ... THIS PACKAGE SO FAR? IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, I COULD

FOLLOW UP A LITTLE BIT LATER. >> I COULD FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THE AMOUNT OF EACH SCHOOL AS WELL AS EACH VENDOR.

>> THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. >> I THINK IT IS FAIR THAT-- GOSH, WHEN DID WE ROLL THIS OUT? NOVEMBER? WE GAVE A COUPLE WEEKS FOR SITES TO PLAN.

IT MOVED FORWARD FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.

IT WOULD BE GOOD TO DO A COMMUNICATION TO UPDATE THE BOARD ON WHERE WE ARE. THEY NEED TO KNOW.

THANK YOU. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GRANT. A MOVE BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRANT. THE VOTE IS 6-0.

[XVI.g. Select and Vote for up to Five Candidates to Serve as a Representative to the CSBA Delegate Assembly Board of Trustees The Board Board will have the opportunity to vote for up to five candidates to serve as representatives to the CSBA Delegate Assembly]

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THE LAST ITEM IS SELECT AND VOTE FOR UP TO FIVE CANDIDATES TO SERVE AS A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CSBA DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? I KNOW THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS WHOLE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY. SO IF YOU WILL INDULGE ME FOR A SECOND:LY KIND OF GO BACK AND TALK ABOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

SO IN THE OLD DAYS, TWO REPRESENTATIVES WERE ABLE TO SERVE ON THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY FOR THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION. SO THE FORMER TRUSTEE KAPLAN AND I WERE ALWAYS THE TWO, FOR A LONG TIME, THE TWO TRUSTEES.

THEN THE BOARD DECIDED TO AMEND IT AND ONLY WILL ALLOW ONE TRUSTEE NOW TO SERVE FROM A BOARD.

BECAUSE EACH REGION HAS SO MANY DELEGATES.

SO THAT IS WHY THIS IS COMING BACK, BECAUSE ONE OF OUR TRUSTEES WAS NOMINATED HERE ON THE BALLOT.

WE NEED TO VOTE TONIGHT. INITIALLY, WHEN THIS QUESTION WAS RAISED A FEW MONTHS AGO, I NOTED THAT I WAS THE TRUSTEE THAT WOULD REPRESENT THE DISTRICT BECAUSE TECHNICALLY, I AM A DELEGATE STILL. YOU GET TO BE ONE FOR LIFE IF YOU WANT TO. SO NOW IT'S EXCLUDING THAT AND HAVING ONE PERSON. EXCLUDING MYSELF SO NOW IT MAKES ROOM FOR ONE PERSON TO REPRESENT THIS DISTRICT.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN WHEN SOMEONE SERVES AS A DELEGATE? IT MEANS THAT THEY ATTEND SATURDAY MEETINGS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. THEY MEET WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED BY THEIR SCHOOL BOARD.

THEY COME TOGETHER, AND WE TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT. WE SHARE INFORMATION.

IT IS A GREAT WAY FOR TRUST TREES TO SHARE INFORMATION.

... TRUSTEES TO SHARE INFORMATION.