May 02, 2023 Special Board Meetings

[I. OPEN SESSION]

[II. ROLL CALL/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

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>> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? WE ARE ALL IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING. TRUSTEE GRANT CAN YOU

LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? >> READY?

>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FO WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>> NUSD MEETINGS ARE RECORDED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD.

THE LIVE STREAM IS AVAILABLE A THE WEBSITE. THE RECORDINGS WIL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE DAY AFTER THE BOARD MEETING. THOSE IN ATTENDANCE SHOULD EXPECT THAT THE RECORDINGS WILL CAPTURE ALL ACTIVITY AND DISCUSSIONS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE MEETINGS. BEFORE WE MOVE ON JUST A REMINDER FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE IN ACCORDANCE TO BYLAW 92 THREE MEETING CONDUCT INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS SHALL BE ABLE TO HAVE TWO MINUTES TO ADJUST THE BOARD AND THE BOARD SHALL LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON EACH ITEM TO 2 MINUTES. PLEASE NOTE THAT PUBLIC COMMENT WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED IN REGARDS TO THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA SINCE THIS IS A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING. IF YOU

[III. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]

PROVE THE AGENDA. SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE."

[IV. ACTION ITEMS]

>> AYE. MOTION CARRIES. 5-0. LIVING ONTO THE ACTION ITEMS. THE STAFF ELITIST THROUGH A PRESENTATION. THIS IS THE PRESENTATION INTO CONSIDERATION OF OPTIONS TO BUILD A VACANT TRUSTEE AREA BOARD SEAT ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BEGIN WITH CHRISTINA.

>> OUT OF RESPECT, I WON'T REA EVERY SINGLE WORD. AT ANY MOMEN YOU WANT TO SLOW DOWN AND ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS PLEASE DO.

WE HAVE FOUR OBJECTIVES WHICH INVOLVE A CHANCE FOR TRUSTEES I THE PUBLIC TO HEAR WHERE WE ARE WITH THE VACANCIES WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS WITH RECEIVING INFORMATION AND DISCUSSIONS AND THE STAFF WILL ASK FOR ACTION TO BE TAKEN TO PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT OR AN ELECTION IN LIKELY NOVEMBER, 2023. HERE IS A MAP. WE HAVE COPIES OF THE SLIDES FOR THIS AT THE BACK CORNER OF THE TABLE SO THERE WON'T BE ANY QUESTION OF THE IMAGES ARE SMALL AND PEOPLE LIKE HARDCOPIES. AS USUAL, WILL POST THIS SOMETIME TOMORROW AS WELL AS THE OTHER DOCUMENT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. THE TRUSTEE , WE ARE IN THE TRANSITION OF GOING AT-LARGE TO BUY TRUSTEE AREAS. A TRUSTEE AREA 1 AND 4 ARE NOW REFERRED T AS BY TRUSTEE AREAS. THAT IS VERY SPECIFIC REGION AND AREA WHERE REGISTERED VOTERS CONSIDERED CANDIDATES IN TRUSTE AREAS. THE REMAINING THREE TRUSTEES ARE STILL AT LARGE.

THIS IS UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT TH FINAL TRUSTEE AREAS OR BY-TRUSTEE TRANSITION IN 2024. THE BOARD APPROVED THAT THERE ARE FIVE TRUSTEE AREAS AND THE TRUSTEE AREAS IN SPECIFIC IF YO CLICK THAT, CHRISTINA, BEFORE WE BLEW IT UP TO GIVE EVERYONE WATCHING LIVE HERE IN THE ROOM OR HAVING A CHANCE TO SEE SPECIFICALLY WHERE A TRUSTEE AREA IS LOCATED. IT LARGELY COVERS THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND NATOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL, WESTLAK CHARTER, AND THE STUDENTS MAKE UP A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THAT.

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TYPICALLY, IT MAY BE KNOWN GENERALLY IF SOMEBODY IS REALLY FOREHEAD WHO MIGHT WIN IN NOVEMBER. IT'S OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED UNTIL DECEMBER. THAT PERSON WILL BE LIKELY SWORN IN AT OUR FIRST OR SOMETIMES BUT DEPENDING ON THE CALENDARS SECOND BOARD MEETING IN SEPTEMBER . OF THE TRUSTEES DECIDED TO ORDER AN ELECTION THE STAFFING COUNTY WOULD BE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY FOR TIMELINES AND OTHER THINGS WE HAVE TO DO. THE BOARD WOULD AUTHORIZE STAFF TO SEND THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT THAT GOES BEYOND MY AUTHORITY AND NUSD WOULD COMMUNICATE THE BOARD'S DECISION AND WHEN AVAILABLE, SHARING ELECTIONS FILING OTHER ESSENTIAL TIMELINES AND THAT WOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATES AS IT IS EVERY TWO YEARS WITH ELECTIONS. WITH REGULAR SCHEDULE ELECTIONS.

THAT IS THE DETAIL FOR ORDERING AN ELECTION. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT SO FAR? OKAY. OTHER OPTIONS TO MAKE A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT. SMALLER PRINT. MAKING SURE THE PUBLIC HAD OPTIONS. THE PROVISIONAL APPOINTEE MUST RESIDE IN TRUSTEE AREA 4. THEY WOULD REQUIRE THREE YES VOTES OR A CANDIDATE TO BE VOTED FOR A BOARD MEMBER AND THREE WOULD HAVE TO VOTE YES FOR A PROVISIONAL CANDIDATE. THE APPOINTED TRUSTEE WOULD BE ASSUMING RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IMMEDIATELY. IT'S EXTRAORDINARILY IMPORTANT TO WORK VERY HARD TO SWEAR THA PERSON IN THE SAME DAY. THERE ARE OTHER TIMELINES THAT COUNT AND YOU DON'T WANT LEGAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CALENDAR DAYS THAT WILL FOLLOW UP . THE

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THAT IS WHEN THE NEXT ELECTION WILL BE CERTIFIED. IF THE BOAR WERE TO APPOINT A PROVISIONAL APPOINTEE , THEY WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL ELECTION TRUSTEE AREA 4 WOULD BE UP FOR ELECTION IN 2024. THAT IS FOR THE REMAINING TWO YEARS. THAT IS FOR TRUSTEE QUIRALTE IS TERM. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE APPOINTED OR PROVISIONALLY APPOINTED CANDIDATE COULD SAY THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO BE APPOINTED, BUT THEY WILL NOT RU FOR OFFICE COME NOVEMBER 2024. THEY CAN KEEP ALL OF THEIR OPTIONS OPEN AND RUN AS LONG AS THEY LIVE IN TRUSTEE AREA 4. A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT WOULD PROVIDE NUSD WITH FIVE TRUSTEE AS SOON AS THE APPOINTMENT WAS APPROVED AND THAT WOULD BE BEFORE JUNE 18. THE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT WOULD GIVE THE TAXPAYERS $135,000 AND 508. AS WE CONTINUE WITH A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT THERE IS A SCREEN CAPTURE OF AN IMPORTANT BYLAW THAT BASICALLY SAYS AND OUTLINES THE SPECIFIC PROCEDURE THAT I WILL HIGHLIGHT. THERE AR A FEW BYLAWS THAT EXIST THAT SOMETIMES YOU SEE A DATE THAT SAYS 1989 . WHEN I WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND SOME OF YOU WEREN'T BORN, THAT GOES BACK TO WHEN TRAN NATOMAS WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS BYLAW WAS REVISED A FEW TIMES IN ALIGNMEN WITH STATE LAWS. AT ITS CORE COURT THIS BYLAW IS A LITTLE OLD, BUT IT'S OLD. I WAS A SENIOR. PART OF THE REQUIREMEN FOR GOVERNMENT CODE AND AN IMPORTANT BYLAW AND WE NAILED IT IN HERE WITH SOME OTHER DISTRICTS. THE BOARDS PUBLICIZ OF THE VACANCY AND SEEK APPLICATIONS OR APPLICANTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT UNDER LAW CALIFORNIA PUBLIC MEETING LAWS REQUIRE. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN INTERVIEW PROCESS THAT LIKEL WILL BE A PART OF THIS. THIS IS NOT A CONFIDENTIAL PRIVATE EMPLOYEE INTERVIEW . THEY ARE NOT EMPLOYEES. THEREFORE, ALL O THIS DISCUSSION, INTERVIEWS, ACTIONS, MUST BE TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION. IF A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT AS A DESIRED OPTION AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE DOCUMENT THAT WE WILL SHARE WIT YOU IF YOU ARE TO CONSIDER OR APPROVE A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT. WE CAN TRY TO PUT SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE FOR PEOPLE SO THAT THEY ARE AWARE I ADVANCE. IF YOU GO YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY HAD TO BE INTERVIEWED IN PUBLIC. BYLAW 9223. THAT I THE ONE THAT TALKS ABOUT REPLACING A BOARD OR BOARD VACANCY. CURRENTLY, IT TALKS ABOUT CREATING A SUBCOMMITTEE CONSISTING OF LESS THAN TWO AS A QUORUM. BASICALLY, AS IT'S CURRENTLY WRITTEN IT IS A FORM OF A BOARD COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE TECHNICALLY HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES.

THAT SUBCOMMITTEE SHALL RECOMMEND NO MORE THAN FIVE CANDIDATES. AND ANNOUNCE THE NAME OF THE ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES IN PUBLIC. I THINK IT IS A REQUIREMENT BY LAW ANYWAY. THEY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC RECORDS. THIS IS WHERE I GO BACK AND TALK ABOUT YOU CAN SEE THE SCREEN CAPTURE ON THE RIGHT THIS BOARD BYLAW IS ROOTED IN THE ORIGINAL NATOMAS UNION ELEMENTARY DISTRICT AND THE REASON I'M HIGHLIGHTING THAT IS BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE IN 2022, WE TRANSITIONED TO THE FIRST BY TRUSTEE AREA ELECTION WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT SHRINKING THE BOAR TO TWO MEMBERS TO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS . THAT IS SOMETHIN IF THE BOARD DECIDES TO GO WITH A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER EITHER CHANGING THAT AND ALLOWING EVERYONE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE APPLICANTS. OR YOU CAN LEAVE I AS IT IS. ESPECIALLY THE ROLES REQUIRING HOW MANY VOTES.

THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS. THE BOAR CAN SUSPEND THE ELEMENT OF THE BYLAW AND COME BACK AND REVISIT IT IN A SM THAT THE BYLAWS AR LATER AND THE BOARD CAN ADOPT CHANGE IN BOARD BYLAW WHICH IS UP FOR CONSIDERATION IF THERE IS A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT USED. IF THE BOARD CHOOSES NOT TO GO FOR PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT WHEN THIS ITEM IS OVER, YOU WILL HEAR ME SAY , STAFF POLLS AND IT WILL BE DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED. BUT WE

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>> ANY QUESTIONS ON THE IDEA THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO SUSPEND PART OF THE BYLAW AND WERE APPROVED A CHANGE TONIGHT? SAM THING FOLLOW-UP. TIED TO THAT. LET ME SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING LET ME SEE THE PUBLIC LOOKING AT THE PAGE. SUSPENDED AN ELEMENT OF THE BYLAW AND CONSIDERING THE CHANGE.

>> ON THE AMENDMENT OF THAT BYLAW TONIGHT IN TERMS OF THE

STAFF RECOMMENDATION? >> IT'S ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA AND THEY WILL ACTUALLY PUT IT U AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST FOR DISCUSSION. NORMALLY WE DON'T ALWAYS PUT IT UP UNLESS THERE I SOME WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BUT SINCE IT IS ONE BOARD MEETING WE WOULD MORE THAN BE WILLING TO PUT IT UP FOR YOU. W CAN DO THAT. A LETTER OF INTEREST IN TIMELINES. THIS IS WHERE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SPECIFICALLY SPELLED OUT. OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT TO REQUIRE APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTEREST. YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING SO THAT YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE AWARE AND INTERESTED. SOME OF THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT WE HAVE A SAMPLE LATER ON TO WE ARE DISCUSSING THAT AND YOU CAN REVISE AND ADJUST AS YOU WOULD LIKE. WHO ARE THEY, WHERE THE INTERESTED, WHY DO THEY BELIEVE THE QUALIFICATIONS ARE TO BE A BOAR MEMBER , AND EMPHASIZING THE COMMITMENT TO PUTTING IN HOURS AND WORK. THIS IS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TRUSTEE BECAUSE IT I A LOT OF TIME. IT IS ANOTHER JOB WITHOUT THE SALARY AND PAY IT INVOLVES THE REQUEST FOR APPLICANTS TO BE SHARING. WE ARE RECOMMENDING IF YOU WANT A USUAL APPOINTMENT WE WOULD, "POST THAT," FOR 10 DAYS AND THEN TOMORROW BEING DAY ONE AND THEN THE END OF THAT WOULD BE MAY 12, 10 DAYS WHERE IT IS OUT AND ABOUT AND AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SUGGESTED OR THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF THE LETTER OF INTEREST. MAY 13, TRUSTEES WHETHER IT IS THE TWO OR ALL FOUR DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LEAN WOULD RECEIVE ALL OF THE LETTER FROM THE INTERESTED CANDIDATES. AND THEN THERE IS A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING THE WEEK OF MAY 15, IT IS EITHER INTERVIEW THE CANDIDATES TO INTERVIEW ELIGIBL APPLICANTS THAT OUGHT TO BE DONE IN OPEN SESSION AND THE BOARD WANTS TO STAY WITH A TWO PERSON COMMITTEE. IF THEY SAY WITH THE COMMITTEE THE COMMITTE HAS TO BE DONE IN PUBLIC AS WELL, RIGHT, ROMAN?

>> I BELIEVE THE BYLAW AND COMMITTEES ALLOW THE BOARD TO APPOINT TWO BOARD MEMBERS OF A QUORUM AND THEY DO NOT HAVE TO

MEET IN OPEN SESSION. >> THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. BALLPARK IS TIME . THE WEEK OF MAY 15 TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT. THAT PERSON WOULD BE SELECTED IN OPEN SESSION IN SPECIAL BOARD MEETING THAT WEEK AND THEN IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. WE ARE GETTING KIND OF SPECIFIC. SQUARING THE APPOINTE IN. NOTIFYING THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT WITH PUBLISHED NOTICE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT REQUIREMENTS. YOU CAN SEE THE BOTTOM THE VOTERS WOULD HAVE 30 DAYS FROM THE DAY TO FILE A PETITION CHALLENGING THE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT AND CONDUCTING A SPECIAL ELECTION THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THEY HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS. IF THE BOARD WOULD CHOOSE THIS, STAFF ADVERTISES THE MEDIA REQUIREMENT AND WE WOULD REACH OUT TO THE SACRAMENTO . ARE YOU AWARE?

>> I HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATIO NEEDED TO GET SOMETHING INTO TH

SACRAMENTO. >> HOW LONG UNTIL PEOPLE

PUBLISH SOMETHING ONLINE? >> 24 TO 48 HOURS.

>> SAME-DAY SERVICE. EVEN THOUG IT'S NOT REQUIRED WE CAN PUT THINGS ON OUR EXISTING SOCIAL MEDIA . THERE IS A WEBPAGE ACCESS AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WEBPAGE WHERE PEOPLE CAN CLICK AND WE HAVE DIRECTIONS THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO CLICK AND TAKE A LOOK AND SEE IF THEY RESIDE IN TRUSTEE AREA 4 SINCE IT IS NEWER. THE IN QUESTION PART OF THIS NEXT STEP IS CONSIDERING POTENTIALLY LATER O THE BOARD MEETING IS THE SUSPENSION OF THE BYLAW ON THE ELEMENT OF THE BYLAW OR A CHANG IN THE BYLAW. AS WE TALKED ABOUT, THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETIN IN MAY FOR ALL OF THE BOARD INTERVIEWS OR IF THERE IS A PROCESS AS LEGAL COUNSEL HAS SHARED FOR TWO PEOPLE COULD BE VIEWED THAT AND THEN BRING FIVE NAMES FORWARD FOR EVERYBODY IN PUBLIC TO INTERVIEW. THOSE ARE OPTIONS UP TO YOU. DOES THAT

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AND COMMENTS? >> HOW WOULD THEY BE SUBMITTING

LETTERS? >> GREAT QUESTION. THE PROPOSA FOR THE STAFF IS TO CREATING A EMAIL . A NUSD EMAIL. IT IS A ACTIVE YET. THERE IS A SAMPLE SHEET WE CAN LOOK AT THAT KIND OF GIVES INFORMATION AND BACKGROUND AND CURRENTLY THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO EMAI THAT IN EITHER BE A WORD DOCUMENT OR PDF SO THAT THEY CA BE TIME STAMPED AND MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. THAT IS U TO YOU ALL IF YOU WANTED TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO WALK IT IN. THERE MIGHT BE MORE QUESTIONS AND TIMING OF THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT IS AN OPTION TOO.

>> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMING TO A POSSIBLE DECISION. SAMPLE MOTIONS FOR EACH OPTION AND GOING OVER SOME OF HIS REQUESTE ACTIONS AND THEN THERE IS TIME FOR DISCUSSION AND Q&A. THIS I FOR YOU TO SEE THE TRUSTEES AND THERE IS A STEM SAMPLE TO ORDER AN ELECTION AS YOU CAN SEE IT TALKS ABOUT ORDERING AN ELECTIO AND A BALLPARK TO WHEN IT WOULD BE AND TO AUTHORIZE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY. IF THE BOARD ORDERS AN ELECTION THE NEXT ACTION ITEM WOULD BE PULLED. NO NEED T SUSPEND OR ADJUST THE BYLAW.

ANOTHER SAMPLE MOTION IS THE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT SAMPLE FOR WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE. A STARTER FOR THAT. IN A MOMENT WE WOULD ASK FOR THE BOARD TO AFTER DISCUSSIONS AND FOR THE QUESTIONS TO EITHER APPROVE A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT OR ORDER AN ELECTION. WE ARE AT TH PLACE NOW WHERE WE HAVE QUESTIONS. YOU HAVE LEGAL COUNSEL AND MYSELF AND YOU HAVE CHRISTINA. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR DISCUSSIONS?

>> I HAVE FIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS I AM GOING TO GO WITH THESE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THIS IS ALL I'M GOING TO TAKE ON THIS SUBJECT. I HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT IS ON THE AGENDA THI EVENING. THAT PUBLIC COMMENT , THAT PERSON WILL BE ADDRESSED WITH THAT ISSUE ON SPECIAL ED.

THIS IS A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING WE CAN ONLY HAVE COMMENTS ADDRESSED FOR THE TOPICS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED. WE HAVE PAMEL

AND THEN WE HAVE AARON PAGE. >> HELLO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS PAMELA. I HAVE A DEGREE IN EDUCATION. I WAS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FOR MANY YEARS. I CURRENTLY VOLUNTEER AT NATOMAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL., SUNDA SCHOOL TEACHER. I'M A CONCERNED CITIZEN. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY DESIRE FOR MONIQUE TO BE USHERED IN AS THE OPEN SEAT ON THE BOARD . SHE EARNED APPROXIMATELY 39% OF THE VOTE . SHE IS IN SECOND PLACE. I THIN SHE WOULD PROVIDE A VERY GOOD BALANCE TO WHAT WE HAVE HERE.

I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT YOU COULD APPOINT MONIQUE TO THE OPEN BOARD SEAT. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING. AARON PAGE, AND HAD TWO CHILDREN GO THROUGH NATOMAS UNIFIED STUDY IN 2007 AND FOR THE MOST PART I FEEL

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MISSION >> , OUR VALUES, BUT WHY? WHY IS DIVERSITY IMPORTANT ? BECAUS PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT. I HAVE STUDIED THIS AND CHAMPIONED OF THIS MY ENTIRE CAREER. AND THE REASON STUDY AFTER STUDY AFTER STUDY SHOWED THE DIVERSE WORK GROUPS PRODUCE BETTER OUTCOMES IS BECAUSE OF DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT. DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVE AND A WORLD VIEW O VALUES. WHAT WE SAW DURING THE COVID-19 REGULATIONS ON THE BOARD WAS A LACK OF DIVERSITY O THOUGHT. THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF UNIFORMITY IN THE DECISIONS, THE DISCUSSIONS, AND THE THOUGHT PROCESSES. YEARS LATER, WE HAVE THE RESULTS OF A LOT OF THE STUDIES. WE KNOW MASKS NEVER STOPPED VIRAL'S TRANSMISSION. WE KNOW THAT VACCINES WERE NEVER SAFE NOR EFFECTIVE, AND WE KNOW THE SHUTDOWNS WERE HARMFUL TO THE KIDS. I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF WE HAD HAD MORE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVE OF THIS TEAM MIGHT WE HAVE OPENED UP A LITTLE SOONER. MIGHT WE HAVE HAD LAST CHOICE A LITTLE SOONER. I DIDN'T KNOW HER BEFORE SHE RAN, BUT I KNOW 100% SHE CARES ABOU KIDS . SHE WILL DO THE WORK NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THIS AMAZING TEAM AND OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY. I URGE YOU TO SAVE THAT MONEY AND APPOINT HER. THANK YOU.

>> I HAVE TWO KIDS IN NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I ENJOYED HAVING MY KIDS BE A PAR OF THE DISTRICT AND I APPRECIAT ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I' HERE TO NOMINATE MONIQUE TO THE BOARD. I AM HOPING THAT YOU AL HAVE AN OPEN MIND WHEN IT COMES TO CONSIDERING HER. IF YOU FEE THAT THAT IS NOT AN OPTION, I WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD CONSIDER DOING A SPECIAL ELECTION. I WILL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHA HAPPENED IN SAN JUAN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RECENTLY. THEY HAD A NEWLY ELECTED SCHOOL BOAR MEMBER WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY A BUNCH OF PARENTS CAME TO THEI SCHOOL BOARD ENDS KNOWING THE SCHOOL BOARD LEANED ONE PARTICULAR WAY . ASKED FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION AND FROM WHAT UNDERSTAND THAT IS WHAT THEY AR DOING . AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. NOMINATE MONIQUE IF YOU FEEL THAT WOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER, ORDER A SPECIAL

ELECTION. THANK YOU. >> HELLO TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I KNOW IT IS ALL ABOUT BALANCING LIFE AND YOU HAVE BUSY SCHEDULES. I LIVE I AREA 4 IN NATOMAS. BOTH OF MY SONS ATTEND SCHOOL IN NATOMAS UNIFIED AND I PLAN TO HAVE THEM GRADUATE IN NATOMAS UNIFIED. I AM INVESTED IN THE FUTURE OF NATOMAS UNIFIED AND I LOVE ALL OF THE KIDS IN THIS COMMUNITY. WANT TO RECOMMEND MONIQUE TO BE APPOINTED TO THE NATOMAS SCHOO BOARD TRUSTEE FOR AREA 4. SHE I THE VOTERS CHOICE FOR AREA 4. SHE RECEIVED 39% OF THE VOTE .

THIS IS DURING THE NOVEMBER 202 ELECTION. 1746 VOTERS ALREADY AGREE THAT SHE IS THE ONE. THA IS A LOT OF PEOPLE. THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO ASK THE TRUSTEES FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THE OPTIONS.

>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT HEREDIA I WILL BE BRIEF. GIVEN OPAM INC CALL IN FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION. GIVING THE OVERALL TERM REMAINING I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST THAT THE CANDIDATES GET OU

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>> TRUSTEE HARDEN. >> ARE WE ABLE TO PUT MONIQUE

IN THE POSITION LEGALLY? >> ACCORDING TO YOUR PILOT, THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS WOULD REQUIRE THAT THERE BE AN ADVERTISEMENT AND A PERIOD FOR APPLICATIONS AND THEN THE QUESTION WOULD BECOME, WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS AFTER THAT ? THE COMMITTEE OR THE ENTIRE BOARD REVIEWING THE

APPLICATIONS. >> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO MAKE

SURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ANYBODY ELSE? TRUSTEE MORA? PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION BUT WANT TO ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR M FELLOW TRUSTEES ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS .

>> TRUSTEE HARDEN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND .

THE BOARD CANNOT JUST PUT SOMEONE IN THAT POSITION. AM I CORRECT? IT HAS TO BE A PROCES . WE CAN'T SAY CHRISTINA GETS TO BE THE BOARD MEMBER BECAUSE SHE PARTICIPATED IN A PREVIOUS ELECTION AND HAD A PERCENTAGE OF THE VOTES . WE MUST GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. EITHER TO FORM AS A COMMITTEE AND REVIEW APPLICATIONS OR TO CALL FOR A SPECIAL.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. YOUR BYLAW FOR THE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT PART REQUIRES THAT THERE BE A ADVERTISEMENT AND SOLICITED CANDIDATE APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS AND THEN HAVING AN INTERVIEW PROCESS. THE OTHER OPTION AVAILABLE TO US CALLING

FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION. >> I WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT A SPECIAL ELECTION GOING BACK TO THAT AGAIN. THE TRUSTEE GRANT RACE . THIS IS IN TERMS OF OUR TIMELINE. THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO GO BACK TO. ELECTION. OKAY. AT THE TAXPAYERS EXPENSE, WE WOULD BE SENDING $135,000. KNOWING THE TRUSTEE GRANT, HE WOULD JUMP UP AND SAY , NO OR YES. AT THIS POINT, HE IS REALIZING THAT MAYBE THAT A SPECIAL ELECTION MIGHT BE THE BETTER WAY TO GO IN TERMS OF LETTING THE PEOPLE IN NATOMAS DECIDE WHO THEIR CANDIDATES WERE AS OPPOSED TO THE BOARD DOING THIS. THE TRUSTEES WILL HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION AND A TIMELINE. WE ARE LOOKING AT TH IDEA OF A SPECIAL ELECTION AND THE WORK OF THE BOARD. THIS IS WITHOUT A TRUSTEE IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. THAT IS ONE TO CONSIDER. I THINK WE ALL HAV A LOSS OF ONE PERSON. WE KNOW THAT THE WORK IS SOMETIMES CHALLENGING OR SOMETIMES MANY HOURS THAT WE SPEND. AT THE SAM TIME WE ARE COMMITTED TO DOING THAT AS A BOARD BECAUSE WE WEN INTO OUR POSITIONS KNOWING THAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIMELINE ABOUT LATE NOVEMBER O DECEMBER. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR

THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT. >> MY PERSONAL THOUGHT?

>> I THINK A REAL MAJOR DECISION IS THAT WE COME TOGETHER WHEN IT'S NECESSARY. THERE'S A LOT OF BOARD AGENDAS WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE CALENDA OF THE ITEMS, I'M REALLY

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THE RESIGNATION HAPPENED APRIL 19, WERE NOT TALKING ABOUT EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF TIME. IT'S PROBABLY FOUR OR FIVE BOAR MEETINGS ON WHAT IS GOING ON I TERMS OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS. IT MAKES SENSE TO ME TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE PUBLIC AND LET THEM DUKE IT OUT IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE. WE HAD TO DO THAT. WE HAVE TO MAKE THE PUBLIC TRUST US MORE AND THAT THIS PROCESS IS NOT GOING TO BECOME CORRUPTED OR POLITICAL.

I MEAN THAT WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. THESE ARE MY VIEWS.

>> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SPECIAL ELECTION VERSUS THE APPOINTMENT

>> I DO. URGENCY IS REALLY A PART OF THIS FILLING THIS VACANCY RIGHT NOW. ONE THING I THINK WE CAN APPRECIATE ABOUT THE DISTRICT IS THAT FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN OUR DISTRICT ARE ACTIVE AND ENGAGED IN EVERYBODY WANTS TO SEE THE WOR OF THE DISTRICT MOVING FORWARD. I THINK OF THE URGENCY OF HAVING BEEN PART OF A FOUR PERSON BOARD FOR NOT A LONG AMOUNT OF TIME. I'VE ALREADY SEEN THE URGENCY OF HAVING A FIFTH COLLEAGUE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO OUR WORK EFFECTIVELY. I DO WANT TO MAKE A QUICK POINT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN ON MY MIND . ALL OF THE TRUSTEES HAVE BEEN ELECTED BY RESIDENTS OF NATOMAS AND ENTRUSTED BY RESIDENTS OF NATOMAS. THEY MAK A LOT OF REALLY DIFFICULT DECISIONS. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE TRUST IS STILL THERE TO REALLY LOOK AT GOING WITHIN AN APPOINTMENT PROCESS. THAT IS REALLY WHAT I THINK IS THE MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. I DON'T THINK IT'S UNFOUNDED TO MAKE THE POINT THAT THE FOUR CURRENT TRUSTEES HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED BY THE PEOPLE OF NATOMAS TO MAKE THES EMERGENCY AND UNPLANNED DECISIONS THAT I WILL DRAW A PARALLEL TO HIRING A SUPERINTENDENT. THAT IS NOT SOMEBODY IN AN ELECTED OFFICE.

BUT THAT IS A DIFFICULT DECISIO THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AR ENTRUSTED BY THE PUBLIC TO MAKE I REALLY THINK THAT IT'LL BENEFIT ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT AND ALL OF THE FAMILIES IN THE DISTRICT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A FULLY FUNCTIONAL BOARD . I THINK BACK TO MY TIME AS A STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT AN I THINK WHAT CAN $125,000 HAVE DONE FOR ANY OF OUR SCHOOLS AN THE BOARD DISTRICTWIDE. I STIL THINK THERE IS A BIG TRADE-OFF WITH HAVING THAT INITIAL COST. I THINK THAT IS ALSO A KEY TO AN INITIAL COST. THERE'S A LOT OF RESOURCES THAT ARE ATTACHED TO SOMETHING LIKE A SPECIAL ELECTION. I AM TRYING TO EXPLAIN WHAT MY THOUGHT PROCES IS BEFORE MAKING A MOTION FOR THIS BOARD TO GO WITH AN APPOINTMENT PROCESS THAT IS OPE TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF TRUSTEE AREA 4 THAT ARE INTERESTED. I HOPE THE PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT , I AM NOT KNOW FOR BEING BRIEF. NOW THAT I'M EXPLAINING WHAT I'M THINKING.

IT'S GOING TO BE A WHILE. HANG ON. IT MIGHT NOT BE. THIS IS M LAST POINT. I HOPE THE FOLKS I OUR DISTRICT REALLY SEE THAT W ARE INTENT ON DOING OUR JOBS AND BEING ABLE TO DO OUR JOBS I A MANNER THAT IS EXPEDITIOUS. IT ALSO NEEDS TO BE

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WHAT IF THERE IS A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT. DO WE NEED AT LEAST FIVE CANDIDATES AND THEN WE GO TWO AND TWO? WHAT IF

THERE IS A TIE? >> BEEN NO ACTION WOULD BE

TAKEN. >> HOW MUCH TIME WOULD WE HAVE? WITHIN THAT 60 DAYS . IF THE SCENARIO IS YOU GOING OUT IN ADVERTISING AND INTERVIEWING AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO HAVE A MAJORITY THAT AGREES UPON AN INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATE TO SELECT THE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT . N ACTION IS TAKEN. YOU COULD USE THE BALANCE OF THE TIME TO GO OUT AGAIN AND CONDUCT ANOTHER SET OF INTERVIEWS TO MAKE A SELECTION ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL THE 60TH DAY. OR THE BOARD COULD DECIDE AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WE WANT TO CALL A SPECIA ELECTION OR YOU COULD BUT THE TIMELINE EXPIRE AND THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT WITHIN HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE A SPECIAL ELECTION. I'M NOT ADVISING OR ADVOCATING FOR IT BECAUSE I THINK IT IS BEST IF THE BOARD

MAKES ITS OWN DECISIONS. >> WHAT HAPPENS AT TONIGHT WE CAN'T SEE THE MAJORITY EITHER WAY?

>> IS STILL HAVE THE BALANCE O TIME TO BRING THIS BACK AND MAKE A DECISION. IF NO DECISIO IS MADE WITHIN THE 60 DAY PERIOD, THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT HAS THE AUTHORIT TO REQUIRE A SPECIAL ELECTION.

>> I AM HAVING A HARD TIME JUSTIFYING THE $135,000. AT THE SAME POINT, AND VERY CONCERNED WITH A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS FULLY AWARE AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING IN IS FOR THE WRONG REASONS AND NOT REALIZING WHAT TRULY GOES INTO GOVERNMENTS AND HOW MUCH TIME, ENERGY, AND COMMITMENT IT TAKES. IN A SPECIAL ELECTION, AT LEAST WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH THAT ARE WORKING FOR TH POSITION.

>> I PRACTICE A LOT OF WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY . LET ME DO THAT HERE REALLY QUICK. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE REALLY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT ALL OF THE IMPLICATIONS . I APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THA I THINK IT'S ALSO PART OF OUR DUTY AS PART OF THE APPLICATIO PROCESS AND IS PART OF THE SCREENING PROCESS AS WELL. THIS IS TO REALLY COMMUNICATE NOT ONLY TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO TO MANY OF THE APPLICANTS. THIS IS ABOUT WHAT IT ENTAILS. I THINK THAT IS STILL POSSIBLE.

DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. I THINK THAT IF WE ARE A RESPONSIBLE BOARD , WE WILL DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO COMMUNICATE TO ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN ANYBODY WHO WE INTERVIEW . THE MAGNITUDE OF TH ROLE AND FOR US TO ASSESS AND RECEIVE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE ROLE A SUCCESS IF THEIR INTENTIONS ARE ETHICAL AND GROUNDED IN THE SAME CORE VALUES TO HAVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES COME TO ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. I THINK THAT IS PART OF WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. THAT IS PART OF THE REASON WHY I THINK AND HOPE THAT FOLKS AGREED THAT WE WILL STILL BE ABLE TO GET THAT ACROSS TO WHOEVER IS ULTIMATELY INTERESTED. I DON'T THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE.

>> I THINK THIS MIGHT BE A SAMPLE THAT TRUSTEES HAVE IN THE PUBLIC HAS AVAILABLE THAT I A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT WAS THERE , THERE IS A FOLLOW-UP TO ONE OF YOUR COMMENTS. THERE IS

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>> I'M CONCERNED ABOUT DOING A SPECIAL ELECTION LEAVING IT OPE FOR SO LONG. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME TOGETHER THROUGHOUT MY TIME . WE MAY NOT AGREE ON THINGS POLITICALLY ALTOGETHER, WE MAY NOT ALWAYS HEAR FROM ON ANOTHER AT TIMES, BUT WE ALL SERVE THE CHILDREN. WE ALWAYS D WHAT IS BEST . I TRULY AM CONCERNED WITH THE PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE . WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WERE DOING THIS CORRECTLY AND FAIRLY AND PEOPLE DESERVE THAT. I WOULDN'T MIND PEOPLE GOING THROUGH 10,000 DOORS. THE THING THAT CONCERNS ME THE MOST IS THE MONEY. I WOULD BE THE PARENT THAT SAID, FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU COULD'VE SPENT IT ON THE TEXTBOOKS. YOU COULD'VE PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM FOR THE KID AT THE SCHOOL AND YOU COULD'VE OFFERED MUSIC OR ART . HE COULD'VE OFFERED ANOTHER TUTORIAL PROGRAM OR SUMMER SCHOOL. WE ARE ALWAYS ASKED T BE VERY FISCALLY PROVEN AS TRUSTEES . HE WORKED VERY HARD IN THIS HISTORY TO MAINTAIN A BUDGET THAT IS POSITIVE AND NO A QUALIFIED BUDGET. THAT WEIGH VERY HEAVILY ON ME. THAT IS WHAT I HAVE. SAYING THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PAPER OR CLASSROOMS WITH CROWNS OR TEXTBOOKS AND ESPECIALLY IF YO ARE A. AND YOU ARE NOT AS RESOURCEFUL . I AM THINKING OF THOSE PARTICULAR PARENT. THAT IS ONE PART THAT I AM TRULY STRUGGLING WITH . BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GET INVOLVED AND IDENTIFIED. I AM NOT AFRAI TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING FIVE PEOPLE AND HAVING THEM COME BEFORE THE BOARD. AND SHARING WITH US WHY THEY THINK THEY ARE CAPABLE AN THE OTHER PERSON WE SHOULD CONSIDER TO BE A TRUSTEE. I'M NOT AFRAID OF THAT WORK. ABOUT SPENDING THAT TIME AND GOING TO THE APPLICATIONS AND COMING UP WITH . I WOULDN'T WANT TO DO IT

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I'M STILL GRAPPLING WITH THE TWO THINGS. THERE IS A MONEY SIDE AND THE EMPTY SEAT. WE FELT A LITTLE BIT OF IT THIS WEEKEND AND THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND EVEN THOUGH WE ARE GOING INTO THE SUMMER MONTHS . THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT DOESN' FLOW DOWN . BUT THE WORK MUST MEETING AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE . WE WERE ON PAUSE FOR A FEW WEEKS. AND THEN WE STARTED THE SCHOOL AT THE END OF JULY AND THE FIRST PART OF AUGUST

>> I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE . ARE ANY OF THOSE THINGS THEY CONCERN? EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE CONCERN. EVEN THOUGH YOU FEEL THAT, YOU UNDERSTAND YOU STILL STAY WITH WHAT YOU ARE PROPOSIN

INDIVIDUALLY. >> SURE. WE HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH BUDGET DECISIONS ALL THE TIME. EVEN VALUE STATEMENTS. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE COST. THERE IS UNDERSERVED FAMILIES WE TALK ABOUT AND UNDERREPRESENTED FAMILIES. THEY ARE NOT COMING TO THE BOARD. THEY ARE BUSY WIT THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES. I THINK CANDIDATES SHOULD HAVE TO GO OU IN PUBLIC AND TALK TO THOSE PEOPLE AND TALK TO PEOPLE THAT YOU WOULD TYPICALLY IGNORE AND NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT. I'M HAPP THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS TO IDENTIFY THE COST OF SAVINGS. W DO IT ALL THE TIME. I DON'T AGREE WITH EVERY SINGLE PENNY THAT GOES OUT TO THE DISTRICT, BUT I DO SEE THE PRESIDENT HERE THEY SEE YOU AS ONE OF MY MENTORS. HAD A GREAT TIME WORKING WITH YOU OVER THE LAST

SIX YEARS. IT IS A VALUE >> OF FREEDOM. PEOPLE MAKE A CHOICE TO TRUST IN PEOPLE AND WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT TWO YEARS. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD REALLY HAVE THAT CHOICE. I GREW UP IN THOSE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND THE ARE NOT TUNING INTO THE NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD AT NIGHT. THEY ARE DEALING WITH EVERYDAY LIVES. THEIR SINGLE PARENTS. THEIR FATHERS. SINGLE FATHERS, SINGLE MOTHERS. THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE VALUE OF GOING TO A DOOR AND EARNING A VOTE AN I KNOW WE ARE A GOVERNING BOARD. WE'VE HAD SOME TOUGH DECISIONS AS A BOARD WE HAVE MADE TOGETHER. ULTIMATELY, WITH THE BOARD MEETINGS THAT ARE REMAINING AND ULTIMATE FAITH THAT WE WILL REACH CONCLUSIONS ON TOUGH SITUATIONS. IF THE POLITICAL PROCESS. THERE'S A LO OF STAKEHOLDERS . THERE'S A CHARTER COMMUNITY. THERE IS A BUDGET COMMITTEE. PEOPLE HAVE T PROVE THEMSELVES IN FRONT OF THEM THAT JUST AREN'T GOING TO BE HERE. I KNOW THAT FROM EXPERIENCE.

>> ONE OF MY OTHER CONCERNS . I WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE ARE INTERVIEWING FIVE PEOPLE , FIVE CANDIDATES, BY PROVISIONALS, AN WE CAN'T COME TOGETHER AND UNIT . WE'VE WASTED TIME AND WASTED ENERGY. AND TO SAY THE LEAST, THE STAKEHOLDERS TRUST BECAUSE THEY CAN'T COME TOGETHER. THEY'RE GOING TO WONDER WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON. TRUSTEE GRANT THANK YOU. TRUSTEE MORA, DO YO

HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? >> I DO. BILLY BUT I'M THINKIN ABOUT GOING BACK TO THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND GOING BACK TO THE TRADE-OFFS THAT WE ARE FACED WITH BETWEEN THE TWO OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE. MINUS TO STUDY GOVERNMENT AND THE POLITICAL PROCESS. IF YOU WILL ALLOW ME AN ACADEMIC MOMENT. I IS THE LA-BASED TWO THINGS. I THINK OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEE

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MEETING. >> LET THE RECORD SHOW THE TRUSTEE AREA 4 IS COVERED BECAUSE THREE OF US ARE AT LARGE. THAT MEANS THAT THEY ARE ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. THEY ARE

STILL COVERED. >> I THINK THAT WE SHOULD CALL

THE QUESTION. >> I CAME TO THIS MEETING THINKING THAT THE SPECIAL APPOINTMENT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO GO. JUST LOOKING AT THE OPTIONS. I STRUGGLE WITH THIS DECISION. THIS IS NOT AN EASY DECISION. I REALLY GAVE IT A LOT OF THOUGHT. TO THINK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MENTIONED BY TRUSTEE HARDEN IS THAT WE ARE STILL AT LARGE. AND WE STILL CONSIDER THIS AT LARGE AND WE REPRESENT ALL OF THE STUDENTS I NATOMAS. AND THEN WE HAVE A SPECIAL HOME GEOGRAPHICALLY, BU WE ALL KNOW THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND THE DISTRICT. I'M LEANING TOWARDS THIS SPECIAL ELECTION BECAUSE FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. NUMBE ONE, I THINK THE BOARD CAN COME TO A DECISION ABOUT IMPORTANCE I THINK WE'VE DEMONSTRATED THI OVER TIME. EVEN THOUGH WE MAY NOT ALWAYS VOTE AS A UNIFORM GROUP . WE DO COME TOGETHER. I THAT SENSE, THAT GIVES ME CONFIDENCE THAT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. AND WHEN WE DON'T GO THAT WAY , AND WE DO COME TOGETHER TO BRIEF AND SAY, "HO CAN WE WORK BETTER TOGETHER OR MORE EFFECTIVELY ." WE ARE CONSTANTLY REFLECTING AS A BOARD IN THIS AREA. I AM GOING TO SUPPORT THE IDEA OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION BECAUSE I

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>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. MAY I FINISH?

>> YES. >> I MOTION THE BOARD ELECTIO WITH THE NOVEMBER 2023 ELECTIO DAY AND AUTHORIZED THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ESTIMATE ON WHAT IS REQUIRED TO SELECT THE

TRUSTEE OF AREA 4. >> SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> MY BIGGEST GOAL COMING TO THIS DISCUSSION IS THINKING ABOUT EVERYTHING. THIS IS THE LAST POINT THAT I WANTED TO MAK ABOUT REPRESENTATION FOR AN AREA IN OUR DISTRICT. I WAS OVE THE MOON WHEN I REALIZED THAT THEY WOULD BE REPRESENTATION BY AREA IN OUR DISTRICT . THE REASON THEN IT WOULD BE SUPPORTING EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE DISCUSSED . FASTER, BUT STILL POP AWAY ABOUT GETTING TH BUSINESS TO BE DONE. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE CURREN BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE AT LARGE HOWEVER, I THINK IT'S PART OF THE BOARD'S DECISION AND PART OF THE DISTRICT VALUES NOW THAT BY AREA REPRESENTATION IS STIL CRITICAL AND THE SOONER THAT W CAN RESPONSIBLY HAVE THAT THAN I THINK IT BENEFITS EVERYONE AND ESPECIALLY THE STUDENT. I HAVE BEEN HERE ENOUGH TIME TO KNOW THAT ONCE WE GET INTO THE VOTING, THERE IS NO MORE DISCUSSION OR OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE OR ANYTHING AFTER THAT. I WANTED TO COMMUNICATE THAT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLE PLEASE?

>> GRANT? >> AYE.

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>> 3-0. >> ROMAN, YOU NEED TO CLARIFY

SOMETHING? >> I THINK THE VOTE WAS 3-1.

THE 2023 ELECTION DAY WE WILL GET AS CLOSE AS WE CAN WITH ALIGNMENT IN A LOT TO GET CLOSE TO WHAT WOULD BE AN ELECTION DAY. WE WILL COMMUNICATE THAT T THE COMMUNITY WITH DAYS AND TIMING IN THAT. AND THE NEXT ACTION ITEM FROM THE AGENDA.

>> ACTION ITEM B FOR THE RECORD. CORRECT?

[V. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ITEM TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION]

>> CORRECT. >> AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL BE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT FOR SUPERINTENDENT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC? SEEING THAT THERE IS NOBODY WH

[VII. CLOSED SESSION]

WILL RECONVENE OPEN T. >> LIKE TO RECONVENE THIS

[VIII. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

[IX. ROLL CALL]

>> GRANT. >> PRESENT.

>> HARDEN. >> PRESENT.

>> MORA. >> PRESENT.

>> HEREDIA. >> PRESENT..

>> NO ACTION TO REPORT. TONIGHT SPECIAL BOARD MEETING IS

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