May 10, 2023 Board Meetings

[I. OPEN SESSION]

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

[VI. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

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>> OKAY. WE ARE RECONVENING OPEN SESSION AT 5:34. AND SARAH, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL

THE ROLL? >> CASTILLO?

>> GRANT? >> PRESENT.

HARDEN? >> HEREDIA?

>> PRESENT. MORA?

>> PRESENT. SO NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING. BUT BEFORE WE GET-- WE MOVE ON, THIS IS JUST A REMINDER. FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD BI-LAW 9323, INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS SHALL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, AND THE BOARD SHALL LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON EACH ITEM TO 20 MINUTES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE FILL OUT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD AND HAND IT TO SARAH WHO IS SEATED RIGHT HERE.

[IX. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]

SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. >> SO MOVED.

>> TRUSTEE GRANT. >> SECOND.

>> TRUSTEE CASTILLO. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

>> CASTILLO? >> AYE.

>> GRANT? >> AYE.

>> HARDEN? >> AYE.

HEREDIA? >> AYE.

[X.a. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month]

MORA? >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. 6-0.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS DEIDRA POWELL WILL LEAD US THROUGH A CELEBRATION.

THIS IS ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND HERITAGE MONTH.

WELCOME DEIDRA, TO THE PODIUM. >> THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HEREDIA. TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT EVANS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY. TONIGHT I'M DELIGHTED TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF HOW NATOMAS UNIFIED IS CELEBRATING ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.

WHILE MAY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE MONTH CONGRESS PASSED LAW IN 1992, WE KNOW THAT IN NATOMAS, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IS A VALUE THAT WE STRIVE TO EMBODY EACH AND EVERY DAY.

OUR SCHOOLS HAVE INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES THAT THEY HOST IN HONOR OF ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.

BUT TONIGHT I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON WHAT WE ARE DOING FROM A DISTRICT PERSPECTIVE TO ENSURE THAT ALL FAMILIES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AND HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES. SO THE FIRST THING I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU, WITH LITERACY BEING A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE DISTRICT, WE ARE HOSTING A STORY NIGHT WITH PUBLISHED AUTHOR.

OUR STUDENT SCHOLAR IS GOING TO READ HIS LATEST BOOK CALLED "BUTTERFLY EFFECT." IT IS A STORY ABOUT KINDNESS AND COMPASSION AND HOW ONE SELFLESS ACT CAN MAKE A BIG CHANGE.

HE WILL ALSO SHARE HOW HE BECAME A PUBLISHED AUTHOR AND ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS AS WELL.

WE ALSO, IN SUPPORT OF LITERACY, HAVE CREATED A WEB PAGE WITH ACCESS TO STORIES ABOUT OR WRITTEN BY ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC-ISLANDER AUTHORS. FAMILIES CAN CLICK ON THE TITLE AND ENJOY A READ-ALOUD. WE HAVE SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH OUR SCHOOLS TO ALSO HELP US SPREAD THE WORD AND PROVIDE THAT

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THIS SUPPORTS LITERACY. IT HELPS THEM TO LEARN HOW TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. IT IS ALSO IN SUPPORT OF FAMILY TIME. AND LASTLY, THE BOARD WILL BE ASKED TO TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY AS ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC-ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH IN NATOMAS. IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF OUR VALUES.

I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR ALWAYS MAKING THESE CULTURAL RECOGNITIONS A PRIORITY. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE TIME TO LEARN AND SUPPORT ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT IS REALLY NICE THAT OUR DISTRICT DOES A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES WITH KIDS.

I THINK WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY OVER THE YEARS.

AND WE ARE OFFERING MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR CLASSMATES AND LEARN FROM THEIR TEACHERS ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES. I'M REALLY GLAD WE ARE MOVING IN

[X.b. Recognition of Sonia Mercado]

SO AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL NOW RECOGNIZE SONIA MERCADO. BEFORE WE ALL GET UP AND SAY WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT HER, SONIA, WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS KIND OF IN AN ORGANIZED WAY AND THEN BRING YOU UP HERE.

FOR A PHOTO OP. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE

SUPERINTENDENT. >> SO TONIGHT IT IS MY PLEASURE TO HELP THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR PARENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS SONIA MERCADO. I MET SONIA IN 2012.

SHE HAD ALREADY BEEN AN ACTIVE AND SUPPORTIVE PARENT.

IN THE PAST 12 YEARS, I HAVE HAD A FRONT-ROW VIEW TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE SONIA'S COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN ACTION.

WHETHER IT IS HER LONG-RUNNING LEADERSHIP OF THE IB GALA AT INDERKUM OR HER LEADERSHIP ROLE AS A MEMBER OR PRESIDENT OF THE NATOMAS SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, TO NAME A FEW OF HER EFFORTS.

SONIA HAS GIVEN FREELY OF HER TIME, NOT JUST FOR HER OWN CHILDREN, BUT FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF OUR NATOMAS STUDENTS.

SHE SHE IS A PROUD MOTHER AND RIGHTFULLY SO.

HER DAUGHTER WHO IS HERE TONIGHT IS GRADUATING FROM INDERKUM AND HAS COMMITTED TO UC-SAN DIEGO. HER OLDEST MATEO GRADUATED FROM INDERKUM. HE IS ALSO HERE TONIGHT.

HE GRADUATED FROM UC-SANTA CRUZ AND HAS RETURNED TO HIS HOME CITY AND WORKS FOR ONE OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WHILE MAKING SURE HER OWN CHILDREN HAD THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE, SONIA PAVED THE WAY FOR THOUSANDS MORE TO HAVE IMPROVED RESOURCES, EXPERIENCE, AND OPPORTUNITIES.

SONIA IS AN EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENCE IN PARENT ENGAGEMENT.

A MOM DRIVEN TO PROVIDE HER OWN STUDENTS WITH THE BEST, ALSO FOUND A WAY TO ENSURE THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER STUDENTS HAD THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES. ON BEHALF OF THE NATOMAS UNIFIED BOARD, MYSELF AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE STUDENTS FOR WHOM YOU HAVE TOUCHED THEIR LIVES THANK YOU AND WITH OUR APPRECIATION AND LOVE, WE RECOGNIZE YOU HERE TONIGHT.

(APPLAUSE). >> I THINK WE HAVE TO-- YUP.

OKAY. NO.

MY FELLOW TRUSTEES, IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADD A COMMENT.

YES. TRUSTEE GRANT.

>> SONIA, I HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR YOU.

YOU ARE A VERY GRACIOUS PERSON. YOU HAVE SACRIFICED AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF TIME. LET ME TELL YOU, FOR HER WORK ON THE IB, SHE WILL CHASE YOU DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES.

THANK YOU. CHRIS STATED IT ELOQUENTLY.

YOU HAVE PUT IT OUT THERE FOR OUR CHILDREN.

WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. WE WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS AND WHOEVER YOU ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH NEXT. THEY ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE YOU.

WE ARE SO THANKFUL. YOU HAVE SUCH A GREAT REPUTATION. EVERYBODY SPEAKS VERY HIGHLY OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SACRIFICES YOU HAVE MADE OVER THE YEARS. (APPLAUSE).

>> TRUSTEE HARDEN? >> SONIA, THANK YOU.

NATOMAS THANKS YOU. YOU ARE A ONE-WOMAN POWERHOUSE.

I THINK THAT SUPERINTENDENT AND TRUSTEE GRANT HAVE SAID IT BEST.

WE THANK YOU. AND GOOD LUCK IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. (APPLAUSE).

>> TRUSTEE MORA? >> WELL, I WILL JOIN IN TO ALSO SAY THANK YOU. I WILL BE BRIEF.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP WHICH HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY

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I THINK JUST AS WE CELEBRATE YOUR LEGACY, I WANT TO CELE CELEBRATE, AGAIN, THAT YOU HAVE FOSTERED CONTINUED LEADERS FOR NATOMAS. THAT, I THINK, MEANS A LOT.

THAT IS WHY I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS WELL.

(APPLAUSE). >> TRUSTEE CASTILLO? ANY COMMENTS? I DIDN'T WANT TO FORGET YOU.

OKAY. SONIA, IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOUR MOM IN THE AUDIENCE ALSO. BECAUSE I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO $FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT YOU COME FROM A LONG LINE OF PEOPLE WHO GIVE. AND GIVE ON MANY LEVELS.

AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER, NOT JUST YOUR ABILITY TO GALVANIZE PEOPLE FOR A CAUSE AND NOT YOUR ENDLESS TIME, YOU KNOW, AND HOURS THAT YOU GIVE TO THIS COMMUNITY, BUT THE FACT THAT YOUR CHILDREN HAVE FOLLOWED IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS.

IN MANY RESPECTS. THAT IS A LEGACY THAT WILL CARRY THEM THROUGH AND YOU THROUGH IN THIS DISTRICT FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE, YOU KNOW, ON COMMITTEES OR FOR PROJECTS WHEN OTHERS DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY COULD GIVE THE TIME.

SO THANK YOU TO YOU. THANK YOU TO YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR FAMILY FOR ALLOWING HER TO BE ABLE TO-- YOU KNOW, SHARING HER WITH THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. OVER THE YEARS, THAT YOU HAVE GROWN UP IN THIS DISTRICT. THANK YOU, SONIA.

(APPLAUSE) ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO INVITE SONIA TO THE STAGE. AND THE TRUSTEES RIGHT HERE IN THE FRONT SO THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN (NO AUDIO)

[X.c. Recognition of Student Board Member Javier Castillo]

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SO JAVIER BECAME A PART OF THE NUSD FAMILY WHEN HE ENROLLED IN NATOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL DURING HIS 7TH GRADE YEAR.

HE STARTED HIS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR AT INDERKUM HIGH SCHOOL.

HE WAS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY PATHWAY.

HE LATER TRANSFERRED TO DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE HAS THRIVED AND BECOME AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL'S LEADERSHIP TEAM. DURING HIS TIME ON THE BOARD, HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE HIS THOUGHTS.

ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND SCHOOL SAFETY AND CLIMATE. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE DISTRICT'S STUDENT VOICES ADVISORY COUNCIL.

WHERE HE JOINED OTHER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE INPUT AND PERSPECTIVE ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS.

UPON GRADUATION FROM DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL, JAVIER HAS CHOSEN TO ATTEND AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE TO CONTINUE HIS POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND MAJOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE.

WE ARE PROUD TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE HIM FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. JAVIER, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE AWARD YOU A $500 SCHOLARSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION TO YOUR COLLEGE EXPENSES AND A PLAQUE TO RECOGNIZE YOUR TIME AS OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. I INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO OFFER CONGRATULATIONS AND ANY COMMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH JAVIER AT THIS TIME. SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO

THE SUPERINTENDENT. >> SO I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, MAN. TO ME, YOU BROUGHT A DEGREE OF PROFESSIONALISM-- COME HERE, BROTHER.

COME HERE. (APPLAUSE) TO ME, YOU HAVE BROUGHT A DEGREE OF PROFESSIONALISM AND US US A AUSTERITY THAT HAS BEEN UNPARALLELED.

YOU ARE ALWAYS WELL-PREPARED. ONE OF OUR NEWER TRUSTEES TALKS A LOT ABOUT STUDENT VOICE. A LOT OF HIS PUBLIC COMMENTS.

AND YOU HAVE BEEN THAT VOICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WAY YOU HAVE REPRESENTED YOURSELF, YOU HAVE REPRESENTED THE DISTRICT. I HEAR COMPUTER SIENTS SCIENCE IS A GOOD MAJOR. YOU WILL DO A GREAT JOB.

JUST KNOW THAT WE LOVE YOU. WE HAVE YOUR BACK.

WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS. WE ARE YOUR BROTHERS FOR LIFE.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, GIVE ME A RING.

GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING. (APPLAUSE).

>> TRUSTEE HARDEN? >> YOU ARE INCREDIBLE.

TO WATCH YOU GROW HERE AND-- IT IS JUST REMARKABLE.

I'M SO THANKFUL TO BE ABLE TO SIT NEXT TO YOU.

I WILL MISS YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FUTURE.

YOU MAKE THE BULLDOGS HAPPY. YOU MAKE US PROUD.

BULLDOGS, THAT IS "DISCOVERY HIGH.

I KNOW HOW PHENOMENAL YOU ARE. IF YOU DON'T KEEP IN TOUCH, I PROMISE I WILL COME CHASE YOU DOWN.

(LAUGHTER) (APPLAUSE). >> TRUSTEE MORA?

>> WELL, I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO REALLY TUG AT YOUR HEARTSTRINGS. BUT I ALSO WILL.

I WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU AND LITERALLY FROM AFAR.

I WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOU INVEFSED INTO YOUR POSITION AS THE STUDENT TRUSTEE.

AND I, FOR ONE, WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT REPORTS THAT YOU ASKED OF YOUR FELLOW STUDENT LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

AND ACROSS ALL THE SCHOOLS. I CAN TELL YOU I CAN SEE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOU INVEFSED INTO GETTING THAT INFORMATION.

INTO FOSTERING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH, AGAIN, YOUR PEERS. AND LEADERS.

SO I WANT TO JUST SPECIFICALLY THANK YOU FOR THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO YOUR ROLE AND TO ADD SO MUCH VALUE TO THIS GROUP. TO ADD, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF INSIGHT THAT WE WOULD NOT NORMALLY GET OURSELVES.

OR AT LEAST NOT TO THAT FREQUENT BASIS.

I AM GOING TO ASK IF I CAN COME OVER AND GIVE YOU A QUICK HUG.

I WILL FEEL LEFT OUT IF I DON'T. (LAUGHTER).

>> PLEASE REACH OUT. YOU KNOW THAT MANY OF US HAVE

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PLEASE NEVER HESITATE TO ASK US FOR ANY HELP THAT YOU NEED.

BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED, TOO.

>> WELL, I'M COMPLETELY UNPROFESSIONAL.

YOU ARE THE FIRST BOARD MEMBER I WANTED TO, LIKE, MISS CLASS OR SOMETHING TO HAVE TO STAY A LITTLE LONGER.

WHICH IS NOT WHAT I REALLY WANT FOR YOU.

YOU HAVE ALWAYS BROUGHT A SMILE TO THESE MEETINGS.

YOU HAVE SHARED POIGNANT POINTS WHEN IT IS NEEDED.

YOU ARE GOING TO BE MISSED. SO THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. (APPLAUSE).

>> SO JAVIER, YOU KNOW, I WORK WITH A LOT OF STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS OVER THE YEARS. YOU CAME TO THIS POSITION SKILLED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE IN SO MANY WAYS.

YOU BROUGHT THAT SKILL SET, YOU KNOW, ON DAY ONE.

YOU JUST TOOK OFF. AND WE SAW THAT.

AND SO IMPRESSIVE. YOUR ABILITY TO CAPTURE THE WHOLE AUDIENCE HERE, EVERYBODY WATCHING.

I THINK THE PEOPLE LOVE TO TUNE IN TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.

BUT YOU KNOW, JUST THE FACT THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME AND REALLY WANTED TO GET TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON OTHER CAMPUSES AND DELVE INTO THE ISSUES THERE AND THE FACT THAT SOMETIMES YOU POSED HARD QUESTIONS TO US AND DIDN'T AGREE WITH US, I THINK WAS A MARK OF LEADERSHIP ALSO. YOU STOOD YOUR GROUND IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE AND WHAT YOU GATHERED AND TOLD US WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO. FOR THAT, I THANK YOU.

I JUST-- I WISH YOU ALL THE B BEST.

I SO WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. SO YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO STOP WITH THE TEARS. I HAVE A MEETING TO RUN HERE.

I HAVE THIS DAY-- NON-TEARY-EYE. >> SHE DOESN'T WANT TO START CRYING. THAT IS WHAT SHE IS TRYING TO

SAY. >> I SAY TO THE PARENTS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SACRIFICE. YOU KNOW, THE TIME THAT YOUR SON HAD TO BE AWAY FROM HOME, THE LATE HOURS THAT YOU HAD TO GO PICK HIM UP AND BRING HIM TO US. BUT YOU KNOW, WE ARE JUST SO PROUD OF HIM. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMM COMMITMENT, ALLOWING HIM TO GROW.

(APPLAUSE). >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY

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>> OF COURSE I WOULD. I WANT TO THANK THIS BOARD FOR HAVING ME HERE. IF I'M BEING HONEST, I HAD NO HOPE. I THOUGHT I WAS DONE.

I WAS UNHAPPY. AND DUE TO THE AMAZING PEOPLE AT DISCOVERY AND FOR BEING CHOSEN TO BE HERE, IT TURNED MY ATTITUDE AROUND. AND EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE.

AND IT WAS AN AMAYING EXPERIENCE.

AND IT WAS AMAZING TO ME. IT GAVE ME A NEW LOOK INTO THE WAY OUR SYSTEMS OPERATE IN NATOMAS.

THERE IS A LEVEL OF BUREAUCRACY I HATE NOW.

(LAUGHTER). >> YOU KNOW, IT WAS NICE KNOWING HOW IT WORKS. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU.

AND ALL OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE FOR BEING HERE FOR EVERY MEETING. I LOVE ALL OF YOU.

YOU ARE AWESOME. THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE). >> SO I HAVE BEEN TO THE END,

[X.d. Honor the 2022-23 Retirees]

WE LOVE YOU. MOVING ON.

WE HAVE MORE CELEBRATIONS. WE ARE VERY PROUD TO INTRODUCE AND RECOGNIZE OUR 2022-2023 NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RETIREES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS PROUD TO HONOR THIS YEAR'S RETIREES. EACH OF OUR RETIREES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF NATOMAS UNIFIED.

WE ARE HONORED TO FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGE EACH OF THEM.

THIS EVENING, EACH RETIREE WILL BE INTRODUCED BY NAME, POSITION, AND YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DAN MOTHERSPAW WILL INTRODUCE EACH TRUSTEE.

ONCE WE HAVE RECOGNIZED EACH HONOREE, WE WILL BREAK FOR A

RECEPTION TO CELEBRATE. >> SO THIS IS A UNIQUE YEAR.

SO FAR, WE ONLY HAVE NINE CLASSIFIED MANAGERS AND CERTIFICATED ANNOUNCED. DUE TO ILLNESSES AND OTHER THINGS, WE HAVE ONE VERY SPECIAL GUEST HERE TONIGHT.

AS A RETIREE. >> THANK YOU.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE 2022-2023 RETIREES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DISTRICT VALUES COMMITTED, CARING AND EXEMPLARY EMPLOYEES.

EACH RETIREE SHARES OUR VALUES AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF NATOMAS UNIFIED.

I'M HONORED TO FORMALLY INTO INTRODUCE AND RECOGNIZE THOSE ABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT. THIS EVENING,LY INTRODUCE OUR HONOREE WHO WILL THEN BE PRESENTED WITH A PLAQUE FROM SUPERINTENDENT EVANS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THE HONOREE WILL THEN TAKE A PHOTO WITH PRESIDENT HEREDIA.

WILL THR THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A GROUP PHOTO HERE IN THE BOARD ROOM FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF RECEPTION IN THE FOYER. AT THIS TIME, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT EVANS, PLEASE JOIN US IN FRONT OF THE DAIS FOR

OUR CELEBRATION. >> I AM VERY PROUD TONIGHT TO HONOR ELAINE LIGHT. WHO IS IN ACCOUNTING.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) MS. LIGHT IS A CONFIDENTIAL BUDGETING AND ANALYST IN OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND HAS BEEN WITH US FOR 14 PROUD YEARS OF SERVICE.

(APPLAUSE) (APPLAUSE) (APP (APPLAUSE).

>> SO AT THIS TIME NOW, WE ARE GOING BREAK FOR A BRIEF RECEPTION. IN THE HALLWAY.

THERE SHOULD BE SOME REFRESHMENTS FOR EVERYBODY.

WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

TEN MINUTES >> I WOULD LIKE TO RECONVENE

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[XII.a. California School Employees Association (CSEA)]

SO CSCA. DO WE HAVE SOMEONE THIS EVENING?

>> HERE SHE COMES. ROSA.

NICE TO SEE YOU. >> OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. OKAY.

SHOULD I START AGAIN? OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. SUPERINTENDENT EVANS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WHAT A YEAR.

WITH ONLY 12 DAYS OF SCHOOL LEFT, WE ARE FINALIZING ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR AS WE GEAR TOWARDS THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, CSCA WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO ALL CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WHO SHOWED UP TO WORK EVERY DAY AND WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR CALL OF DUTY FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE WELCOME OUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT ROBYN CASTILLO.

IN 1986, CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 1552 ESTABLISHED THE THIRD WEEK OF MAY AS EMPLOYEES WEEK IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE.

THIS YEAR, CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE WEEK IS MAY 21-27.

THIS WEEK'S THEME IS CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS.

WE ARE A TEAM AND EXTENDED FAMILY OF NEARLY A QUARTER MILLION EMPLOYEES IN THE STATE. WE WORK TOGETHER TO ELEVATE OUR JOBS IN OUR SCHOOLS. CACA WILL CELEBRATELINGING CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. WE ENCOURAGE OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO GO OUT TO THE SITE TO TALK TO OUR EMPLOYEES.

CSCA CONTINUES TO ASK FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES TO EARN THEIR 1%. MORE FLEXIBLE CLASSES AND CLASSES TARGETED TO OUR MANY DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS.

TONIGHT WE CELEBRATE THE RETIREMENT OF FOUR OF OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT AND WISH THEM WELL IN THEIR NEW JOURNEYS AND ADVENTURES.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE JODI BECKWITH.

KATHY FORD, SCHOOL SECRETARY FOR 32 YEARS OF SERVICE.

ANN MARIE LENNON, BUS DRIVER. 29 YEARS OF SERVICE.

BETTY SOUTH-GONZALEZ, FOOD SERVICES EMPLOYEE.

29 YEARS OF SERVICE. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ADMINISTRATORS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT TO RESOLVE ISSUES AT THE LOWEST LEVEL. HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON PENDING ITEMS THAT DATE BACK TO OCTOBER OF '22.

WE HOPE WE ARE ABLE TO FINALIZE AND CLOSE ALL THE PENDING ISSUES AS WE GO INTO THE '23-'24 SCHOOL YEAR.

FINALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR TEACHERS, OUR NURSES, FOR ALL THEIR DEDICATION. HAPPY TEACHER AND NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY TO ALL OUR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL NURSES.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE). >> ALL RIGHT.

[XII.b. Natomas Teachers Association (NTA)]

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT EVANS.

IT IS NICE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. SO CLOSE TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. CARLY CALLED ME THIS MORNING, AND I COULDN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY DAYS IT WAS.

I DO KNOW NOW. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF THE GOOD WORK WE ARE DOING IN NATOMAS.

WHAT WE CAN WORK ON OVER THE SUMMER AND WHAT WE CAN GET INTO AT THE START OF NEXT YEAR. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR EDUCATORS. TODAY IS THE DAY OF THE TEACHER.

AND THE DAY OF SCHOOL NURSES. AND BOTH GROUPS DESERVE EVERY MOMENT OF CELEBRATION FOR THE RECOGNITION AND THE WORK THAT WE DO. I ALSO JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE.

SOMETIMES WE CAN'T PUT INTO WORDS HOW MUCH THEY DO FOR US.

I DON'T THINK WE CAN. SO AS IT COMES TO THE END OF THE

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WE HAD SOME INCREDIBLE PATHS OPEN TO US IN THE FUTURE.

WE SUBMITTED TO THE DISTRICT, A JOB DESCRIPTION AND MET WITH THEM TO TALK ABOUT WHAT A COMMUNITY SCHOOL'S COORDINATOR WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS JOB BEING POSTED AND BEING ABLE TO TAKE PART AND WHAT THE REST OF THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN DOING FOR YEARS.

IN DATA RECENTLY RELEASED FROM THE FIRST LONGITUDINAL STUDY IN NEW YORK CITY OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, BY VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, THEY FOUND THAT OVERALL DAILY ATTENDANCE RATES WERE 1% TO 2% HIGHER COMPARED TO CONTROL SCHOOLS AND CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM RATES WERE 7% TO 8% LOWER.

THE WORK CREATES BETTER OUTCOME FOR STUDENTS, AND THAT IS THE FIRST AND FOREMOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE DO.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, OTHER CHANGES COMING TO THE DISTRICT. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO POSSIBLY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE TONIGHT BEING ABLE TO WELCOME A NEW SUPERINTENDENT. AND GETTING TO SHARE OUR VISION OF WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN HERE IN NATOMAS.

LASTLY, OF COURSE, IF I CAN DO THIS WITHOUT CRYING, JAVIER, I GET TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU, TOO. YOU ARE THE FIRST STUDENT I HAVE HAD AS I HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT OF THIS ASSOCIATION, TO SIT ON THIS BOARD. IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A STUDENT FROM DISCOVERY REALLY SEE WHAT I DO OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. AND I HONESTLY HAVE TO SAY THAT WATCHING YOU GROW OVER THE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN TRULY INCREDIBLE, ANDLY MISS HAVING YOU HERE JUST AS MUCH AS THE REST OF THEM.

I'M NOT GOING TO TRY AND MAKE YOU CRY ANYMORE.

YOU GRADUATE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

YOU KNOW, I WILL CRY THERE, TOO. I JUST WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US AT DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL, YOU HAVE MADE US SO INCREDIBLY PROUD. SO SUPER HAPPY TO SEE YOU HERE.

I'LL SEE YOU AT SCHOOL TOMORROW. (LAUGHTER).

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

[XII.c. Student Board Member]

BACK OVER TO YOU AGAIN. >> ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING. SUPERINTENDENT EVANS, PRESIDENT HEREDIA, BOARD MEMBERS AND GUESTS.

IN THESE PAST FEW WEEKS, THE DHS STUDENTS CREATE DPS COMPLETED THEIR TESTING AND ARE PICKING UP SPEED EARNING CREDITS TOWARDS GRADUATION. OUR BELOVED TEAM HAS WORKED HARD TO PREPARE FOR UPCOMING SENIOR WEEK.

TOMORROW WILL BE THE HIGHLIGHT AS BULLDOGS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING SENIORS. OUR VALEDICTORIAN WILL BE ANNOUNCED. SEVERAL SENIORS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AND RECEIVE AWARDS. STUDENTS AND STAFF WILL BE TREATED AFTER SCHOOL TO AUTHENTIC HAWAIIAN-STYLE SHAVED ICE BY LOCAL SHAVED ICE TRUCK. THE TIGERS WERE CELEBRATED THIS WEEK FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WITH A SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT.

FOLLOWED THE NEXT DAY BY ACADEMIC AWARD CELEBRATIONS.

IN ATHLETICS VARSITY BOYS VOLLEYBALL MADE HISTORY WITH THE FIRST-ROUND WIN IN THE PLAY-OFFS OVER ST. MARY.

LGA, STUDENTS ARE WORKING HARD TO FINISH THE YEAR.

STUDENTS ARE BUSY TAKING AP EXAMS AND STATE TESTING.

LGA CELEBRATED THEIR 2023 SENIORS WITH DECLARATION DAY.

ALL 91 STUDENTS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR FUTURE PLANS, WHETHER IT BE GOING TO THE MILITARY, WORKFORCE, OR CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION AT A J.C., U.C. VARIOUS STUDENTS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR EARNING THE CALIFORNIA STATE SEAL OF BI-LITERACY.

ALL OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS MADE PLAY-OFFS.

LGA HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS ALSO MADE THE PLAY-OFFS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BASEBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY ARE MOVING INTO THE PLAWSTLES. THEY LOOK TO CONTINUE THEIR WINNING WAYS. AT NHS, WE ARE ENING THE YEAR WITH A HOST OF ACTIVITY THAT IS CELEBRATE RICH DIVERSITY.

ON FRIDAY, MAY 15, THE LATINO CLUB IS HOSTING A CINCO DE MAYO DANCE. ALSO ON FRIDAY, THE FIRST ANNUAL CAR SHOW PUT ON BY THE STUDENTS AND OUR CTE AUTOMOE TY PATHWAY.

THE EVENT WAS LOTS OF FUN. AUTOMOTIVE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO SHOW OFF THE WORK THEY PUT INTO THEIR OWN VEHICLES DUE TO WHAT THEY LEARNED IN CLASS. A.P. TESTING IS OFF TO A GREAT START. NATOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE PANTHERS ARE WRAPPING UP THEIR STATE TESTING.

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THEY ARE LOOKING AHEAD TO THE SPRING DANCE NEXT WEEK.

ALL THE FUN AND COMMUNITY BUILDING THAT WILL COME WITH THOSE GREAT EVENTS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SENIOR WEEK. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THIS AMAZING BOARD AND COMMUNITY FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY AND HONOR TO SWERVE YOU ALL THIS PAST YEAR.

THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE).

[XII.d. Board Members]

>> ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE GRANT.

>> ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR RETIREES. MOTHER'S SOMEDAY THIS WEEKEND.

I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WISH ALL THE MOTHERS IN THE THAT TO MASS-- NATOMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.

I ALSO WANT TO WISH MY BRIDE A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER WHO I GET THE PRIVILEGE OF RAISING EVERY DAY. ON THE RECORD, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MS. SHARON PATRICIA SMITH GRANT.

MY OWN MOTHER IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES FOR RAISING STRONG FOUR BOYS-- FOUR STRONG BOYS IN THE 80S.

THAT TALK OF LITERACY DOES REMIND ME OF MY MOTHER.

WHEN I WAS A CHILD, SHE WOULD MADE ME READ TWO BOOKS BEFORE BED. THE BIBLE AND BRITANNICA.

THE OLD ENCYCLOPEDIAS. SHE NEVER ALLOWED ME TO RELY TOO HEAVILY ON CONTRACTIONS. WHEN SPEAKING WITH FRIENDS.

I THOUGHT THESE TRENDS WERE BRITISH AT THE TIME.

READING PROFICIENCY BY THE THIRD GRADE IS A CRUCIAL MARK IN A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. THE ABILITY TO READ PROFICIENTLY IS LINKED TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS, HIGHER EARNING POTENTIAL AND A HOST OF OTHER BENEFITS. SHORTLY AFTER MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN, I WAS TAKEN-- TAKING A RIDE WITH BILL JUNK.

-- BILL YOUNG. THANK YOU, BILL.

AS MUCH AS IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO ENSURE OUR KIDS WERE ABLE TO READ, I'M GOING ASK OUR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AND CARE TAKERS TO LEND US A HAND AND FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF MISS SHARON PATRICIA SMITH GRANT WHO READ TO HER CHILDREN BEFORE BEDTIME.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE HARDEN? >> NO REPORT.

>> TRUSTEE MORA? >> I DO HAVE A REPORT.

AND I DON'T MEAN TO FRIGHTEN EVERYONE BY OPENING MY LAPTOP.

I KNOW THAT IS A SIGN THAT IT IS GOING TO BE LONG.

I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF. WELL, QUICKLY, I WANT TO JUST N RAPID SUCCESSION, YOU KNOW, SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, STAFF WHO ARE PART OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT RECOGNITION DAYS THROUGHOUT ALL OF THIS MONTH. SO THAT IS OUR TEACHERS, OUR SCHOOL NURSES. OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS.

SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS. PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. THERE IS ONLY FOUR MORE.

BUS DRIVERS. THANK YOU TO OUR BUS DRIVERS.

LIBRARIANS. AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS.

I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND REALLY NAME ALL OF THEM BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE A VILLAGE TO RUN OUR SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT AND REALLY PROVIDE FOR OUR STUDENTS. NEXT, I WANT TO ALSO JUST CELEBRATE ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.

I'M REALLY GLAD TO BE PART OF THE BOARD THAT NOT ONLY CELEBRATES, YOU KNOW, THIS POPULATION, BUT IS COMMITTED TO REPRESENTING THIS POPULATION. AND THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE PART OF THAT POPULATION.

AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.

I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE ONE SHOUT-OUT.

THERE IS SO MANY THAT ARE DESERVED.

AND WE HEAR ABOUT ALL OF THE PROGRAMS AND THEIR SUCCESS THAT IS ARE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

ONE THAT I RESONATED WITH RECENTLY WAS PART OF OUR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT IS SPEARHEADED BY PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT DAVID RODRIGUEZ, THAT SIX OF ZEN OF THE ADULT STUDENTS PASSED THEIR FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE.

I RESONATED WITH. THAT I HAD TO DO THAT AT ONE POINT WHEN I WAS A SERVER. I KNOW THAT IT TAKES QUITE A BIT OF TIME, A LOT OF NOTES. YOU CAN'T GOOGLE THE ANSWERS.

AND SO I JUST THINK THAT IS A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM.

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I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO SOME FOLKS THERE.

I HAD A REALLY, REALLY GREAT CONVERSATION WITH A FAMILY FROM AMERICAN LAKE SCHOOL. ALL IN SPANISH.

I'M THANKFUL FOR THE MULTILINGUAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT I HAD, TOO. WE GOT TO SEE OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE AWARDS. WHICH IS ALWAYS JUST SOMETHING I KNOW THAT GETS EVERYONE CRYING AND HAPPY AND ALL-- YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENT EMOTIONS. THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS RECEIVED A SEAL OF BI-LITERACY ON THEIR DIPLOMAS.

WHICH IF ANYONE HASN'T HEARD OF, THAT IS AN OPTION FOR THEM TO TAKE-- IT HAPPENS WHEN THEY TAKE CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF CLASSES THAT ARE MULTILINGUAL. AND LASTLY, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, I WARNED EVERYONE THIS WOULD BE A LITTLE LENGTHY.

LASTLY, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE FENTANYL AWARENESS INFORMATION NIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THIS THIS WEEK. YOU KNOW, AND THAT WAS-- THERE WERE A HANDFUL OF JUST PARENTS AND EDUCATORS THAT WERE ALL INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT CAN I DO TO REALLY BE AHEAD OF THIS NATIONAL CRISIS. AND VERY QUICKLY, I WANTED TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE 150 FENTANYL-RELATED DEATHS LAST YEAR IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY ALONE. THANKFULLY, NO INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

THIS SUBSTANCE FENTANYL CAN BE FOUND IN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

KIT BE FOUND IN OTHER DRUGS LIKE WEED OR VAPE PENS WHICH ARE V VERY, YOU KNOW, COMMONLY FOUND, UNFORTUNATELY.

THE CALL TO ACTION THAT I HAD FOR EVERYONE IS TO PLEASE, YOU KNOW, FIND NARCAN, NALOXONE WHICH IS A SPRAY-- WELL, USUALLY, IT IS A SPRAY THAT CAN COUNTERACT-- HAS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF COUNTERACTING THE EFFECTS OF AN OVERDOSE.

YOU CAN FIND THAT IN YOUR LOCAL PHARMACY OR A TRAINING THAT YOU ATTEND. I JUST WANTED TO-- AND THAT, I THINK FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, SOMETHING THAT-- IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TOP OF MIND FOR EVERYONE.

LIKE I SAID, IT IS CLEAR THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO BE INFORMED AND PREPARED. I'M GLAD THAT OUR DISTRICT OFFERED. THAT I WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO PUT IT ON EVERYBODY'S RADAR.

IT IS A NATIONAL, AGAIN, CRISIS THAT HAS FOUND ITS WAY TOWARDS OUR NECK OF THE WOODS. IT SEEMS TO BE SKYROCKETING.

YOU KNOW, THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF.

THAT CONCLUDES MY BOARD REPORT. >> SO AT THIS POINT, I JUST WANT TO SHARE A FEW THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO ECHO THE BOARD'S, YOU KNOW, APPRECIATION OF ALL THE STAFF IN THIS DISTRICT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS ALMOST THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE STARTED AND WE HAD THESE PLANS. WE SAY, OH, WE WILL DO THAT IN THAT MONTH AND THEN THAT MONTH COMES, AND BEFORE WE KNOW IT, WE HAVE DAYS LEFT BEFORE WE GET TO FINISH SOME OF OUR PROJECTS.

BUT THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY. WHO ENSURES THAT OUR KIDS ARE SUCCESSFUL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND EVERY DAY.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SO TODAY IS ALSO MOTHER'S DAY.

IN MEXICO. SOME OF THE MOMS-- THIS IS THE DAY OF MOTHER'S DAY. I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY. I THINK OF MY MOM.

I KNOW SHE KNOWS THAT I'M DOING GOOD WORK.

THAT IS WHAT'S IMPORTANT. LIKE NOEL, I WANTED TO SPEAK BRIEFLY TO THE-- TO WHAT WE WENT TO AT INDERKUM HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS IS DEAR TO MY HEART. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THERE IS TWO THINGS. THE FACT THAT SO MANY STUDENTS WERE REAUTHORIZED. YOU KNOW, THE RE-AUTHORIZATION OF SPEAKING ENGLISH. WHEN YOU COME TO THIS COUNTRY AND YOU WORK VERY HARD TO LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH, AND IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT LEARNING TO SPEAK ENGLISH FROM A SOCIAL LEVEL, BUT IT IS REALLY ABOUT AN ACADEMIC LANGUAGE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HOLDS KIDS BACK IN THIS DISTRICT IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS NOT ALWAYS A GREAT EMPHASIS ON

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SOME THINKING THAT IT WAS THEIR MOMENT TO BE ON TELEVISION.

SO THAT ALWAYS-- THAT IS ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN.

SECOND OF ALL, I REMEMBER WHEN SUPERINTENDENT EVANS CAME TO WORK IN THIS DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, I WAS, LIKE, IN HIS OFFICE. WEST WE HAVE TO GET THIS SEAL OF BI-LITERACY. LET'S GET THIS ROLLING.

BECAUSE IT RECOGNIZES KIDS WHO SPEAK TWO LANGUAGES.

AND SOME OF THE KIDS HAVE PICKED UP A THIRD LANGUAGE.

WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF THIS IN THIS DISTRICT.

THE FACT THAT WE OFF LANGUAGES. AND WE KEEP ENCOURAGING KIDS TO SPEAK MORE LANGUAGES. AND YOU KNOW, THE RESEARCH, THE ABUNDANCE OF RESEARCH THAT TALKS ABOUT KIDS WHO SPEAK MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE. TALKING ABOUT THEIR COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL BENEFITS, ACADEMIC BENEFITS.

BI-LITERATE STUDENTS HAVE. THIS REALLY HIT ME.

I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS REALLY HIT ME.

I WAS REVIEWING SOME TEST SCORES FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO BE TEACHERS. AND THEY HAVE TO TAKE A SET OF EXAMS. ONE SET OF EXAMS CAME BEFORE US.

AND THE TEST SCORES. I WAS LOOKING AT IT.

AND I NOTICED A PATTERN OF-- ON THIS TEST, THAT WHERE A GROUP OF STUDENTS WERE OUTSCORING ANOTHER GROUP OF STUDENTS.

AND IT WAS THE GROUP OF STUDENTS WHO SPOKE MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE OUTSCORED THE MONOLINGUAL ENGLISH STUDENTS.

SOMETHING THROUGHOUT MY WHOLE CAREER THAT I PROMOTED, BUT TO SEE IT, YOU KNOW, COME TO FRUITION, YOU WOULD SAY AHH, HERE IT GOES. SO THERE IS GREAT BENEFITS ON THIS. SO YOU KNOW, I WANT US TO CONTINUE, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGING KIDS TO PICK UP AND ALSO SIGN LANGUAGE IS CONSIDERED A SECOND LANGUAGE.

YOU KNOW, TO PROMOTE FOR OUR KIDS TO CONSIDER LEARNING IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE BECAUSE IT ALSO OPENS UP THEIR VIEWPOINT ABOUT ANOTHER CULTURE WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT.

AND FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK ANGELA HERRERA AND TONJA JARRELL FOR INVITING ME TO BE A PART OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE IB AUTHORIZATION MEETING WHICH TOOK PLACE ON MAY 3.

YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE THIS AUTHORIZATION. AND THE SCHOOL THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING WAS AMERICAN LAKE. MOVING FORWARD, I APPRECIATE BEING PART OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND TALKING ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT AS A BOARD. IN DISTRICT TWO.

[XIII. CONSENT ITEMS]

WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.

THE CONSENT. A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE

THE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> SO MOVED.

>> MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRANT. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE CASTILLO.

SAR REMARKS CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

>> CASTILLO? >> AYE.

>> GRANT? >> AYE.

>> HARDEN? >> AYE.

>> HEREDIA? >> AYE.

>> MORA? >> AYE.

[XIV.a. Early Learning Board Report]

>> MOTION CARRIES 6-0. MOVING ON TO BOARD REPORTS.

THERE IS NO ACTION REQUIRED FOR THIS.

THIS IS THE EARLY LEARNING BOARD REPORT.

THIS IS THE BOARD REPORT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BOARD AGENDA. WHEN IT WAS POSTED LAST FRIDAY ON MAY 5. AND ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE TRUSTEES REGARDING THE REPORT? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON.

SO JOSH, TONJA, THANK YOU FOR BEING AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO

[XV.a. Charter School Financial Oversight: Natomas Charter, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep and Westlake Charter Schools]

AT THIS TIME, NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR CHARTER SCHOOL OVERSIGHT.

ANGELA HERRERA WILL BE INTRODUCING EACH OF THE PRESENTERS FOR EACH OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS.

AND THEN THERE WILL BE TIME ONCE THEY MAKE THEIR PRESENTATIONS INDIVIDUALLY, THERE WILL BE TIME FOR QUESTIONS FROM THE TRUSTEES.

>> CORRECT. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HEREDIA.

TRUSTEES. GOOD EVENING.

I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME JOE WOOD, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE FINANCIAL BUDGET DIRECTOR FROM THE CHARTER SCHOOL.

THEY WILL BE PRESENTING FOR US FIRST.

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>> GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT EVANS.

THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING US TONIGHT.

I'M JOES CAN WOOD, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR NATOMAS CHARTER SCHOOL. WITH ME IS OUR BUDGET AND FINANCE DIRECTOR ANITA SCHWAB. OUR THEME FOR THIS YEAR AT NATOMAS CHARTER SCHOOLS IS CELEBRATING 30 YEARS.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 30 YEARS AGO, RIGHT NOW, THERE WERE TWO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS THAT WERE OUT RECRUITING STUDENTS FOR THE FIRST CLASS AT WHAT WE NOW REFER TO AS LEADING EDGE. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE GROWN INTO A PROGRAM OF ALMOST 1,900 STUDENTS.

THE IMAGES THAT YOU SEE UP HERE, THESE ARE SOME IMAGES OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. YOU KNOW, ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AT STAR ACADEMY BEGINNING THE YEAR. VARIOUS CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. OUR BIG MUSICAL FOR THE YEAR.

IT WAS "SOMETHING ROTTEN." IF YOU HAVE EVER SEEN THE SHOW, IT IS FUN, IT IS CHALLENGING. IT WAS A CHALLENGING MUSICAL IN TERMS OF TAP-DANCE AND MUSIC. OUR LEADING EDGE ATHLETE, NUMEROUS SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

WE ARE EXCEPTIONALLY PROWLED OF THEM.

PROUD OF THEM. THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF YOU ALL. WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE THAT.

WE APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP THAT PROVIDE IN THE DISTRICT AND IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE ALSO RECEIVE FROM THE STAFF AT NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ESPECIALLY AROUND FACILITIES. THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN MAKING SOME INVESTMENTS IN IMPROVING OUR FACILITIES AND MAKING THEM SAFER AND MORE SECURE FOR STUDENTS.

WE COULDN'T DO THAT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT STAFF.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. SO THANK YOU.

SO JUST SOME PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS.

ANITA WILL TALK ABOUT MAJOR BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS.

LOOK AT OUR SECOND INTERIM BUDGET REPORT.

THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE HAVE MADE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS OUT.

OUR CASH FLOW AND RESERVES AND OVERALL FINANCIAL POSITION.

WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO ANITA.

>> GOOD EVENING. OKAY.

TO GET US STARTED HERE, RIGHT NOW, FOR CURRENT YEAR, THIS YEAR, ACTUALLY, IT WAS A REALLY GOOD YEAR FOR US.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS BEEN FOR YOU GUYS.

IT FEELS LIKE A NORMAL YEAR POST-COVID.

AS NORMAL AS COULD BE. FIELD THRIPS ARE DPS FIELD TRIPS ARE BACK. PRODUCTIONS ARE GOING ON.

WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS. THIS IS THE SECOND INTERIM BUDGET. THE DETAIL REPORT IS ON FILE WITH IT. WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE LOWERED OUR PROJECTIONS FOR ENROLLMENT TO-- BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING SOME ABSENCES. OUR PROJECTED WAS THE 1,0 768.8.

THAT IS DUE TO ALL THE HARD WORK THEY DID ON THE SHORT-TERM INDEPENDENT STUDY FOR SOME OF THE ILLNESS THAT IS WE ARE EXPERIENCING. SO WE USED THE JANUARY, 2003 GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL DART BOARD FOR OUR ASSUMSES.

THIS YEAR, WE GOT THAT EXTRA AUTHENTICATION.

THIS IS THE THREE-YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE.

IT IS 28.6. I KNOW THAT THE FORMER MEMBER KAPLAN ALWAYS ASKED ABOUT THIS. THIS YEAR IT ACTUALLY WENT UP OVER 1% WHICH, DARN, SHE IS NOT HERE TO SEE IT.

ANYWAY, AND THEN ALSO WE WORKED WITH THE DISTRICT.

WE ARE CHANGING PRIORITIES FOR OUR LOTTERY DRAWS AND STUFF, TO GIVE MORE PRIORITY POINTS FOR THIS-- FOR THE ACCOUNT STUDENTS.

THE AVERAGE FOR THIS YEAR PER STUDENT IS $10,718.

SO THIS IS A SNAP SHOT OF SECOND INTERIM AND THE TWO YEARS OUT.

AND AGAIN, WE REALLY ARE PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DEFICIT SPENDING ON THERE.

AND WE INCREASED OUR SECOND INTERIM BUDGET ABOUT $1.4 MILLION IN CAPITAL OUTLAY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND INTERIM. THOSE ARE FOR ABOUT $1.2 TO REMODEL OUR RESOURCE CENTER, THE UPSTAIRS AREA.

TO MAKE ROOM FOR SOME MORE CLASSROOMS IN THAT CAMPUS.

AND ALSO A FENCE SECURITY PROJECT FOR THE BLACK ROCK CAMPUS. OVER $200,000.

USING SOME RESERVES TO INVEST IN THAT.

TWO YEARS OUT, AGAIN, WE ARE USING THE JANUARY DART BOARD.

AND AGAIN, AFTER THIS REPORT IS DONE, WE ARE ALL WAITING WITH BEATED BATED BREATH IF WE HAVE TO.

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WE ARE NOT DEFICIT-SPENDING IN THE TWO OUT YEARS THERE.

THIS IS A SNAP SHOT OF OUR REVENUES.

ABOUT 75% IS-- THAT WE GET IS ALL RELATED TO ATTENDANCE.

SO VERY FEW CAT GORE CALLS AND DISCRETIONARY.

HERE IS A PIE CHART OF THE EXPENDITURES.

AND FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, BASED ON TOTAL EXPENDITURES, OUR SALARY AND BENEFITS ARE RUNNING ABOUT 76%.

WHEN YOU PULL OUT THE CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET, IT IS ABOUT 81%.

TOTAL EXPENDITURES. THE ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE TWO SUBSEQUENT YEARS, WE ARE USING THE DART BOARD FROM JANUARY.

FOR NEXT YEAR-FOR, IT IS PROJECTED TO HAVE AN AVERAGE OF $11,571. AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR, $11.979.

WE ARE NOT PROJECTING ANY INCREASES IN ENROLLMENT AT THIS TIME. AND THEN I HAVE ALSO LISTED OUR ROLLING AVERAGES FOR THE UNDUPLICATED COUNT.

SO LOOKING AT OUR SUBSEQUENT YEARS, WE HAVE REMOVED ALL THE ONE-TIME MONEY. LOTS OF CATEGORICALS COMING THROUGH. THAT IS REALLY UNUSUAL FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS. WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING THE CARES ACT MONEY AND THE NEW STATE PROGRAM MONEY.

PULLING THAT OUT, ALL THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ON THAT SIDE, INCLUDING OUR STAFF LEVEL.

WE ARE PLANNING A 3% INCREASE FOR ALL SALARY SCHEDULES NEXT YEAR. INCREASING OUR PENSION RATES.

WE ARE ALSO INCREASING HEALTH AND WELFARE CONTRIBUTION RATES AS WELL AND PROJECTING CHANGES FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT IN JANUARY.

AND THEN ALSO INCLUDING AN INFLATION FACTOR FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AND PLANNING FOR A POSSIBLE FINANCING FACILITIES LOAN. YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE.

WE GOT AN APPROVAL F FROM THE STATE FOR A $30 MILLION PROJECT FROM THE BLACK ROCK CAMPUS. IN THE FORM OF-- IT IS A MATCHING $504650 MATCHING FUND. $50 MILLION.

THE GOAL WOULD BE TO POSSIBLY FINANCE $5 MILLION AND PUT $SO

MILLION DOWN FOR THEM. >> TALK TO ME REALLY BRIEFLY, IF

YOU GO BACK A SLIDE. >> OH.

>> ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO PREPARE FOR THE INCREASED RATES IN THE PENSION COSTS. PLEASE?

>> YES. YES.

SO BASED ON THE BUDGET PROJECTIONS, WE HAVE INCREASED OUR PROJECTION FOR THE RATES, INCLUDING THOSE PROJECTIONS FOR THE DART BOARD THAT WE HAVE. SO CAL STIRS IS PRETTY MUCH STAYING FLAT FROM THIS YEAR TO NEXT YEAR.

AND THEN FOR CALPIRS, IT IS 26.86%.

THE YEARS AFTER THAT, IT IS GOING UP TO 27.% AND 28% AFTER.

THAT WE ARE PROJECTING THOSE COSTS.

WE HAVE IN OUR RESERVES SOME RESERVES FOR PENSION COST TOO, AS WELL. IF WE GET INTO HARD ECONOMIC

TIMES. >> THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. CASH FLOW.

WE STARTED THE YEAR WITH $17.8 MILLION.

EVERY MONTH HAS BEEN POSITIVE CASH FLOW.

WE ARE PROJECTINGST TO END WITH $14.7 MILLION.

THEN YOU CAN SEE THE TWO OUT YEARS.

EVERY MONTH, THIS IS PROJECTED TO BE A POSITIVE BALANCE.

THE THIRD YEAR OUT, WE ARE PROJECTING TO CLOSE AT $14.3 MILLION. 57% IN '22, '23 OF TOTALESERVES- EXPENDITURES. WE HAVE SET ASIDE MONEY FOR CASH OPERATIONAL NEEDS. LONG-TERM PLANNING.

AND PROGRAM COSTS. THIS IS CONSIDERED A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION. SO WE HAVE POSITIVE BUDGET.

POSITIVE FUND BALANCE. POSITIVE CASH FLOW.

AND LOOKING OUT IN THE FUTURE, WE ARE CONSTANTLY EVALUATING OUR POST-PANDEMIC PROGRESS. FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

FINALIZING OUR CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS. AND ALL THOSE PLANNED PRESENTATIONS THAT COME ALONG WITH IT. IMPLEMENTING OUR EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAM. AND OUR MTSS STRATEGIES.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR, CONTINUING TO MAKE IMPACTS AND RECOVERY DUE TO COVID. THEN PLANNING FOR THE BLACK ROCK CAMPUS. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE DISTRICT FOR ALL OF THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THE FACILITIES

THAT THEY HAVE HELPED US WITH. >> ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN

ANSWER? >> QUESTIONS?

[01:05:02]

>> I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

AGAIN, THESE SLIDES ARE MOVING REMARKABLY FAST.

FORGIVE ME. TALK TO ME ABOUT-- YUP.

LOOKING TOWARDS 2022-2024. WHAT DOES THE CONTINUED COVID

IMPACT RECOVERY LOOK LIKE? >> SIMILAR TO YOU ALL.

OUR STUDENTS ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM THE PANDEMIC.

WE ARE SEEING INCREASED SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL NEED FROM STUDENTS. INCREASED USE OF SUBSTANCE USE.

LARGELY OCCURRING AT HOME. WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME SUBSTANCE DIVERSION PROGRAMS. CONTINUING TO BUILD OUT, YOU KNOW, OUR EXPANDED LEARNING RECOVERY PROGRAMS. ALSO LOOKING AT ACADEMIC NEEDS THAT STUDENTS ARE HAVING AS THEY ARE COMING INTO OUR SCHOOLS. WE ALSO ARE SEEING QUITE A-- YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TWO INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS. OUR HOME SCHOOL PROGRAM AND EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY.

POST-PANDEMIC, WE ARE SEEING SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN BOTH PROGRAMS. DURING THE PANDEMIC, THEY GREW EXPONENTIALLY. NOW THEY HAVE CONTRACTED QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY. STUDENTS ARE LARGELY RETURNING TO SITE-BASED PROGRAMS IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS WE ARE ADDRESSING.

>> THANK YOU. >> SO I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> SURE. >> STAYING O'THAN SAME PAGE,

THEN. >> OKAY.

>> SO THE EVALUATING POST-PANDEMIC PROGRESS, ARE YOU LOOKING AT JUST ACADEMICS OR ARE THERE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT AS PART OF THE EVALUATION HERE?

>> GREAT QUESTION. DEFINITELY LOOKING ATK A ACADEM.

WE DO COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS. BENCHMARK TRACKING IN MATH AND READING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALONG WITH THE SCORES.

WE HAVE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS SURVEYING WE ARE CONDUCTING. AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT YEAR, WE LOOKING INTO FOCUS GROUPS. WITH BOTH PARENTS AND STUDENTS.

TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTAND WHAT ADDITIONAL NEEDS THE

COMMUNITY HAS MOVING FORWARD. >> MY SECOND QUESTION ON THIS.

I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN DOING AN EVALUATION OF.

THIS IS THERE ANYTHING THAT JUST POPS OUT IN TERMS OF-- THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH IN ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES? ANYTHING YOU HAVE DONE AT YOUR SCHOOL SITE THAT YOU SAID, WO WOW,-- AN ITEM THAT IS BEGINNING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

>> I THINK ONE THING THAT WE REALLY TOOK AWAY FROM THE PANDEMIC IS WE HAVE BUILT MORE ROBUST MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT. THAT STARTED WITH MORE ROBUST DATA COLLECTION AROUND BENCHMARK EXAMS. BUT ALSO BUILDING DATA DISCUSSION STRUCTURES.

WE HAVE ACTUALLY BUILT INTO OUR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SPECIFIC TIMES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, WHERE TEACHERS ARE COMING TOGETHER. DISCUSSING BOTH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DATA BUT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS DATA.

AND LOOKING AT WHAT TWEAKS AND ADJUSTMENTS YOU MAKE IN THE CLASSROOM RIGHT NOW TO SUPPORT STUDENTS.

AND IT IS LEADING TO SOME PROGRAMMING CHANGES.

YOU KNOW, ROLLING OUT. WE HAVE THIS ADVISORY SUPPORT BLOCK CALLED WIND TIME IN OUR PERFORMING AND FINE ARTS PROGRAM, FOR INSTANCE. THAT REALLY CAME FROM LOOKING AT OUR DATA AND MAKING ADJUSTMENTS ON THE FLY.

TO SERVE KIDS. I WOULD SAY THAT IS KIND OF A BIG AREA OF SUCCESS FOR US. OUR DATA HAS BECOME MORE TIMELY.

AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC. MAYBE PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, IT MIGHT TAKE US A QUARTER OR SEMESTER OR AN ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR TO MAKE PROGRAM MATTICK ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON WHAT WE ARE

SEEING ON STUDENT NEEDS. >> THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOEL?

>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I'LL START BY SAYING I FORGOT MY KNIGHTS PIN SOMEWHERE.

GIVEN ALL OF THIS INFORMATION, AND THE NEXT STEPS FOR PLANNING FOR THE SCHOOL, PROUD ALOWM FLY. ALUMNI.

I COMMEND YOU FOR ALL THE PROJECTS AND SUPPORTS THAT YOU ARE BUILDING AND WORKING ON. AND I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THAT AS I DELVE INTO MY LINE OF QUESTIONING.

WELL, THE FIRST QUESTION IS UNDER THE MAJOR BUDGET

ASSUMPTIONS. >> SURE.

>> YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT THERE IS A NEW WAITING SYSTEM FOR

ADMISSION. >> YES.

>> FOR UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS. SO THERE IS TWO QUESTIONS.

THE FIRST ONE, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHO IS ENCOMPASSED IN THAT? CATEGORY OF UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS? THE SECOND QUESTION, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO BE THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IF YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR UNDUPLICATED STUDENT COUNT AFTER THE NEW WAITING SYSTEM IS IN PLACE?

>> OUR UNDUPE UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS.

THAT PREFERENCE BASICALLY, WE ARE JUST GOING THROUGH THE FIRST ROUND OF LOTTERY OF LOOKING AT HOW THAT PREFERENCE PLAYS OUT.

OUR GOAL WAS TO SEE A 2% TO 3% CHANGE EACH YEAR.

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THOSE 400 OPENINGS ARE PRIMARILY KINDERGARTEN, SIXTH-GRADE, AND NINTH GRADE. SO WE, AS A SCHOOL COMMUNITY, AGREED THAT THAT UNDUPLICATED COUNT PERCENT IS FAR TOO LOW.

LOOKING AT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

WE WANT TO INCREASE IT. SO LIKE I SAID, OUR INITIAL GOAL WAS TO LOOK AT A 2% TO 3-BG9 3% INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR.

OUR ENTIRE STUDENT POPULATION DOESN'T CHANGE.

SO RIGHT NOW, WE ARE IN THE REGISTRATION ENROLLMENT PROCESS.

WE WILL START LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE THOSE DATA POINTS COMING BACK. I KNOW THAT IN TALKING TO NUTRITION SERVICES, YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT WAS HAVING THE SAME STRUGGLE WE WERE HAVING. YOU KNOW, WITH LUNCHES BEING FREE, PEOPLE ARE LESS LIKELY TO FILL OUT THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATIONS. I BELIEVE THAT NUMBER IS UNDERREPORTING OF THE ACTUAL NEED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING THAT THE YEAR IS USING THE ALTERNATE INCOME FORM AS A MEANS OF COLLECTING THAT INFORMATION. AND REALLY TRYING TO EDUCATE FAMILIES ON WHY COLLECTING THIS INFORMATION IS SO IMPORTANT.

IN TERMS OF BETTER UNDERSTANDING OUR COMMUNITY AND THE NEEDS.

BUT ALSO LOOKING AT OVERALL FUNDING.

>> BUT WE ARE NOT PROJECTING ANY INCREASES AS A RESULT OF THAT?

>> YES. >> THANK YOU.

THANKS. I HAD ONE OTHER QUESTION.

UNDER PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. OUT OF CURIOSITY.

THE CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAD

EXAMPLES OF WHAT THOSE WERE. >> YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT?

>> SO WHAT I LUMPED IN THERE, WE ARE FINISHING SPENDING OUR COVID MONEY, UNIVERSAL PRE-K, EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAMS, ALL OF THE PROGRAMS. WE DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE IDEA TITLE ONE PROGRAM. AT THIS TIME.

SO IT IS BASICALLY ALL OF THE MONEYS THAT THEY PUT IN TO HELP.

>> THANK YOU. >> WHICH IS A BIG ADJUSTMENT FOR US. WE ARE NOT USED TO THIS

CATEGORICAL. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> ACTUALLY, CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF

THE STRATEGY SNRS. >> SURE.

WE ACTUALLY APPLIED FOR THE MTS GRANT I BELIEVE, FOUR YEARS AGO.

WHERE WE STARTED WITH THAT PARTICULAR GRANT WAS WORKING ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH OUR STAFF.

REALLY LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, TIER ONE ACADEMIC SUPPORT.

LARGELY AROUND UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING.

ALSO LOOKING AT TIER ONE, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND BEHATEFUL SUPPORT. AND SO KIND OF THROUGH THAT PROCESS, MAKING A BIG SHIFT TOWARDS RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOR. THE OTHER PIECE THAT WAS THE MORE SUB STANTTIVE CHANGE WAS BUILDING EXPLICIT STRUCTURES IN OUR DAY WHERE TEACHERS HAD TIME AND SPACE TO LOOK AT DATA.

IF I USE STAR ACADEMY AS AN EXAMPLE.

THE PRINCIPAL CREATED A PROGRAM WITH-- WE CALL THEM SPECIALS.

ART, SPANISH, ET CETERA. CREATING A SITUATION WHERE EVERY GRADE-LEVEL TEAM CAN MEET ONE HOUR A DAY EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WEDNESDAY.

TO REALLY LOOK AT DATA, TALK ABOUT THE KIDS.

BETTER UNDERSTAND. RECOGNIZING THAT WILL HAVE TO CREATE THE TIME AND SPACE FOR TEACHERS TO COME TOGETHER.

EVEN IN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, WE CREATED THE WIND TIME. USES MY SON AS AN EXAMPLE, HE KNOWS THAT, OH, I BOMBED THAT BIOLOGY TEST AND I NEED TO GO DO A TEST RETAKE, HE CAN GO DO THE TEST RETAKE.

S IF ON FRIDAY, I CAN SIGN UP WITH THE MATH TEACHER TO WORK ON THAT. I NEED TO WORK ON MY AUDITION FOR THE PROJECT OPENING NEXT YEAR.

I'M GOING TO WORK WITH MS. POLLARD ON WEDNESDAY.

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WE HAVE ALL MET CHILDREN AND MANY OF US HAVE BEEN PARENTS.

WE KNOW CHILDREN DON'T ALWAYS CHOOSE THE ONES THEY NEED TO GO TO. THERE IS A PRE-SELECTION MECHANISM. THE TEACHERS CAN SAY, OKAY, I NEED TO MEET WITH THESE FIVE KIDS.

THEY NEED EXTRA SUPPORT. FOR US, IT WAS REALLY ABOUT BUILDING THOSE STRUCTURES. AND THEN YOU KNOW, CONTINUING TO DO ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

THAT IS REALLY FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT POPULATION. REALLY MAKING SURE WE ARE FOSTERING A STRONG SENSE OF BELONGING IN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. AND THEN LOOKING AT WHAT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE.

AND HOW TO ADDRESS THAT AS A TEACHER.

WE HAVE TAKE AN COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO IT.

IT IS REALLY THE BASIS OF OUR WHOLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE.

THEN YOU KNOW, IT FEEDS INTO OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STRUCTURE AS

WELL. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU BOTH. >> NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME

OUR NEXT PRESENTERS. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HEREDIA. THIS PRESENTATION IS THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REVIEW FOR THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS. WE ARE GOING TO SHARE THE PRIMARY FUNDING FACTORS, REVENUE AND MULTI-YEAR PROJECTION SUMMARIES. AND ASSUMPTIONS FOR ALL THREE SCHOOLS. AS ARE REMINDER FRNTION I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE BASED ON THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. THE FIGURES ARE UP TO JANUARY 31. FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THE ENROLLMENT WAS AT 440. THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS THE REVENUE DISTRIBUTION. THE LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE COMES FROM ATTENDANCE. AT 73%.

THE FEDERAL AND STATE REVENUE INCLUDES ONE-TIME PANDEMIC FU FUNDS. EXPANDED LEARNING.

LEARNING RECOVERY, ET CETERA. AS FAR AS EXPENDITURES, 66% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET COMES FROM SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

FOR THE MULTIYEAR PROJECTION, WE CAN SHOW FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, IT SHOWS A DEFICIT IN SPENDING. BASED ON ONE-TIME EXPENDITURES.

SAME THING FOR 2023, 2024. AND 2025.

YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A HUGE DECREASE FOR THE DEFICIT SPENDING THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVE THE HEALTHY RESERVE. A FUND BALANCE.

ALSO, THEY MET THE STATE'S REQUIRED RESERVE.

FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE ENROLLMENT WAS AT 513.

THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. PROJECTED SINGLE-YEAR AT UPP WAS A SLIGHT DECREASE FROM PRIOR YEAR.

AND FINALLY, THE AVERAGE THEY RECEIVED FROM THE STATES.

THE REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, THE LARGEST SOURCE, AGAIN, IS FROM ATTENDANCE. 75%.

FEDERAL AND STATE WERE SIMILAR TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

INCLUDING ONE-TIME PANDEMIC FUNDS.

LEARNING RECOVERY. EXPANDED LEARNING, ET CETERA.

THE EXPENDITURES, 63% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET COMES, AGAIN, FROM THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS. THE NYP, ESTIMATED ACTUAL THAT IS WE SEE RIGHT NOW ARE PROJECTED TO END THE YEAR WITH A SURPLUS. FOR THE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, WE ARE SHOWING THAT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS OPERATING AT A SURPLUS. AGAIN, HEALTHY FUND BALANCE.

THEY ARE ALSO MEETING THE STATE'S REQUIRED RESERVE.

FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL, PROJECTED ENROLLMENT IS 621.

DOWN 11 FROM PRIOR YEAR. REPRESENTING 95% OF ENROLLMENT.

PROJECTED SINGLE-YEAR WAS A DECREASE OF 1.8 FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE COMES

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EXPENDITURES. 67% OF TOTAL BUDGET.

AGAIN FROM SAL RHYS AND BENEFITS.

THE ASSUMPTION WE USED FOR THE ACCIDENT YEARS, AGAIN, IT IS BASED ON THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. WE USED THE COLA.

AS WE KNOW, THOSE PERCENTAGES MIGHT CHANGE WITH THE REVISION.

WE ARE USING THAT DATA FROM SCHOOL SERVICES.

USING A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH. FOR THE ENROLLMENT PROJECTION, WE ARE KEEPING MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT FLAT.

WE ARE PROJECTING AN INCREASE OF 34 FOR NEXT YEAR IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND ADDED RELATED STAFF.

THOSE ARE OTHER ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN OUR NYPS.

AGAIN, SOME MORE. AGAIN, WE INCREASED 5% FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. '23-'24 FOR CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFICATED. IN CONCLUSION, YES, MP3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EXPECTS TO HAVE A DEFICIT IN SPENDING.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE A DEFICIT IN SPENDING. THE ACTUALS ARE SHOWING THERE WILL BE AT SURPLUS AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

FOR THE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS PROJECTING TO DEFICIT SPEND EVEN THOUGH WE STILL SAW A DECREASE ON THE DEFICITS. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL ARE OPERATING AT A SURPLUS.

THEREFORE, THEY ARE ALL FILING A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION.

THAT IS THE CONCLUSION OF MY PRESENTATION.

I'M HERE WITH SHARON. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE

CAN ANSWER ANY. >> I WANT TO BRING UP OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND ACADEMIC K-12 DIRECTOR.

AND ADRIANNE VARGAS. ADRIANNE WORKS WITH US ON OUR FINANCIALS AS WELL AS OVERSIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. THIS IS OUR 17TH YEAR.

THE END OF OUR 17TH YEAR. THERE IS A LIST OF PEOPLE I WOULD LIKE TO THANK. THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT WE RECEIVED FROM THE LEADERSHIP, FOR STAFF IS JUST INCREDIBLE.

HEARTFELT THANKS TO EVERYONE. >> THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OF MP-#.

>> SAME QUESTION ABOUT OVERALL PREPAREDNESS FOR THE INCREASE IN STIRS CONTRIBUTIONS. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT

THAT? >> SURE.

AS YOU KNOW, WITH THE INCREASES AND ALL OF THAT, WE ARE ALREADY INCREASING THAT. EVERYTHING IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THAT VARIANCE. AS YOU SAW, STIRS, IS GOING TO BE FLAT. AGAIN, THOSE THUMBBERS-- NUMBERS ARE ALREADY PART OF THE NYP. WHATEVER WE SHOW IS ALREADY

TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU.

>> SURE. >> OKAY.

ANY OTHER TRUSTEES WITH QUESTIONS? NONE? OKAY.

SURE. GO AHEAD.

>> I THINK IT WILL BE QUICK. SO I THINK IT WAS THERE WERE THERE WERE TWO TYPES OF ONE-TIME MONEY THAT WERE LISTED TOWARDS THE END. AND OF COURSE, I CAN'T FLIP TO THE RIGHT PAGE. I THINK IT WAS-- OH, HERE IT IS.

COVID FUNDING AND RELATED EXPENDITURES.

REALLY ONE TYPE OF ONE-TIME MONEY.

THAT WAS MENTIONED. THAT THOSE ARE NOW REMOVED.

I CAN SEE HOW IT TIES TO THE DEFICIT SPENDING.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THAT IS THE ONLY ONE-TIME MONEY THAT WAS IN PLACE TO BEGIN WITH. BUT BEING REMOVED.

>> THE COVID EXPENDITURES. THEY ARE ONE-TIME.

THOSE ARE GOING TO BE REMOVED. AS I SAID, THEY ARE EXPANDING THE LEARNING. RECOVERY IS ONE-TIME MONEY.

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE SPENT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

EVERYTHING GOING TO BE GOING DOWN TO THE FUND BALANCE.

THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT WILL BE REMOVED.

>> THANK YOU. SURE.

>> I'M GOING TO ASK KIND OF A SIMILAR QUESTION.

YOU KNOW, OF THE ACTIONS THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN TO ADDRESS WHETHER IT WAS SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, YOU KNOW, MATTERS OR WHETHER IT

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>> RIGHT. WE DIDN'T SIT HERE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WHICH IS HONESTLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT. AND THEN WORK ON THE ACADEMICS.

I'LL START WITH THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL.

WE ON CAMPUS HAVE CURRENTLY SIX COUNSELORS.

THREE IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL, TWO IN THE HIDLE SCHOOL.

AND ONE IN THE ELEMENTARY. WE RELY ON THESE COUNSELORS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE AND THEIR SUPPORT.

THERE ARE THINGS WE HAVE DONE IN ACADEMICS.

WE ARE ADDING THE COUNSELORS IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, TOO.

WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE TO 7. >> YOU WILL HAVE 7.

>> CAN I SPEAK TO THE INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF CURRICULUM THAT WE ARE DELIVERING TO STUDENTS TO BE CONSISTENT IN THE CLASSROOM.

WE HAVE REALLY PUT FORTH A HUGE EFFORT IN OUR ADVISORY PROGRAM WHICH HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE WE OPENED, BUT REALLY IN STREAMLINING CURRICULUM AND ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS EQUITY AND ACCESS TO THAT CURRICULUM.

THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS WORKED HARD TO CREATE CONSISTENT FRAMEWORK THAT IS BASED ON THE STANDARDS USED, USING THE CURRICULUM AS WELL TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED ADDITIONAL SURVEYS TO REALLY GET A SENSE OF THE CONTINUED STRUGGLES THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE HAVING AND TO HAVE FARGTED TARGETED INTERVENTION AND FOCUS GROUPS WITH OUR COUNSELING STAFF AS WELL.

IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS, OUR K-8 PROGRAMS HAVE RELIED HEAVILY ON DATA TO INFORM THEIR DECISIONS IN THE CLASSROOM.

WE ALSO HAVE BILL IN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TEACHER COOPERATION TIME OVER USING THE DATA TO DO THOSE ON THE CHANGES WITH OUR STUDENTS. THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

OUR TEACHERS WILL MEET WEEKLY TO LOOK AT STUDENT DATA.

THE ASSESSMENTS THAT THEY ARE GIVING.

SO THEY CAN QUICKLY RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS.

WE ALSO ARE LOOKING-- WE ARE MOVING NEXT YEAR INTO HAVING ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND INTERVENTION TEACHERS TO SUPPORT OUR ENGLISH LEARNERING AS WELL.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE SEEN COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. WE ARE INCREASING AND TAKING SOME OF OUR BEST TEACHERS. WE WILL KEEP THEM IN THE CLASSROOM PART-TIME. WE WILL HAVE THEM DOING INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.

>> I'M SORRY. ONE MORE QUESTION.

I'M TRYING TO IMAGINE. IF I'M A TEACHER AND I'M AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH AND I TEACH SECOND-GRADE, I MAY SPEND THE MORNING IN MY CLASSROOM WITH MY KIDS.

>> THAT MODEL IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

WHERE THEY HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY. THEY ALREADY HAVE INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT TEACHERS BUILT INTO OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WE HAVE INTERVENTION TEACHERS THAT ARE PUSHING INTO CLASSROOMS. TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING AND SHARING THE INFORMATION WITH US. ALL RIGHT.

FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER FROM WEST LAKE CHARTER.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD, PRESIDENT HEREDIA, DISTINGUISHED TRUSTEES. THE COMMUNITY OF NATOMAS.

SO WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU ALL HERE.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTER TO OF OUR WEST LAKE CHARTER SCHOOL.

WE ARE PARENNING OUR FINANCIALS. LY START WITH SOME CELEBRATIONS THAT HAPPENED IN TANDEM WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL PILLARS.

BUT ALSO HAPPENING IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY. THE FIRST ONE, OUR PLACE IN THE GLOBAL WORLD. WE JUST CELEBRATED OUR 18TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL. THE LONGEST RUNNING INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL IN THE REGION.

A COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR TEACHERS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY AND SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAME OUT THIS YEAR. IT WAS FABULOUS TO HAVE US ALL

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RICH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON SPORTS.

OUR COLLABORATION WITH NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MAKES SPORTS POSSIBLE FOR OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM.

WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THE COLLABORATION WITH NATOMAS UNIFIED AROUND THIS PIECE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS TONIGHT.

WE KNOW THAT SPORTS IS AN INCREDIBLY POSITIVE AND PROTECTIVE FACTOR FOR OUR STUDENTS.

HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. ONE OF THE PILLARS IS PERSONALIZATION. MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT AD NAUSEAM IF YOU ASK QUESTIONS.

WE LOVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT. THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF OUR KINDERGARTNERS HIGH-FIVING OUR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST.

OUR MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT ALLOWS US TO MEET THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS.

KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TENTH GRADE.

AND EVENTUALLY, 12TH GRADE. THE LAST ONE, WE ARE TEACHERS AND DESIGNERS. WE CELEBRATE BECAUSE WITH OUR COLLABORATION WITH NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OPEN A HIGH SCHOOL. WE ARE SEEING THINGS WE HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. TEACHERS ARE CELEBRATED AS DESIGNERS. WE HAVE NEVER BEFORE HAD TEACHERS BUILDING SUITS THAT THEY HAVE SENT OFF TO NASA.

THEY MAY END UP ON THE SPACE STATION.

WHAT A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE GETTING TO DO THINGS WE NEVER IMAGINED POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO DO THAT. I JUST LIKE TO CELEBRATE.

I HAVE A LITTLE STRANGE NOSTALGIA BEING IN THIS ROOM BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN AROUND THESE PARTS FOR 25 YEARS.

KNOWING THAT MR. EVANS IS KIND OF CELEBRATING HIS LAST LAP AROUND IS KIND OF A NOSTALGIC MOMENT.

THANK YOU, SIR, FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE IN MY CAREER.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

I'M A 25-YEAR NATOMAS RESIDENT, PARENT, AND EDUCATOR.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

NOW STEVE CELEBRATING MORE PEOPLE.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

YES. IN THE TUNE OF CELEBRATING STAFF THIS EVENING, I THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE STAFF. THIS LIST KEEPS GETTING LONGER.

THERE ARE JUST SO MANY STAFF WHO WE COORDINATE WITH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM HERE.

A COUPLE IN PARTICULAR, ELAINE "LIGHT THIS EVENING.

SHE RETIRED THIS EVENING. AFTER 12 YEARS.

14 YEARS. SORRY.

AND JUST A FANTASTIC RESOURCE IN THE BACK OFFICE.

IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE. CONGRATULATIONS TO ELAINE.

AND THEN JASON. NO ONE TEACHES THIS TO YOU WHEN YOU GO TO EDUCATOR ADMIN SCHOOL. TO BE A TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT AND WORK.

JASON STEPPED UP AND FOUND THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO BRING OUR STUDENTS BACK HOME. A BIG SHOUT-OUT TO JASON AS WELL. AND REALLY TO EVERYONE ELSE ON THIS LIST TONIGHT. THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB.

NOT ONLY SUPPORTING US. BUT ALSO THE RESIDENTS OF NATOMAS. WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR FINANCES AND BUDGETS. AND REALLY, IT STARTS OFF WITH QUITE A FEW ACTIVITIES. WE ARE ACTUALLY IN THIS PROCESS RIGHT NOW. THIS STARTS WITH SCHOOL SERVICES FROM THE DISTRICT. ALL OF THESE PIECES OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION COMING TOGETHER. TO HELP WITH THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR OUR BUDGET. WE LOOK AT THINGS LIKE ENROLLMENT. ATTENDANCE.

THE ADA WAS PROJECTED DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

AT 94%. WE STARTED THE YEAR PROJECTING OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE IN '95.

WE SAW THE EARLY-SEASON FLU HIT. WE TRAINED FAMILIES TO PLEASE STAY HOME IF YOU ARE FEELING SICK.

THEY CONTINUE TO DO SO. SO AGAIN, OUR AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IS 94%. OUR UNDUPLICATED RATE, AS YOU HAVE HEARD, TONIGHT THROUGH THE OTHER CHARTERS YOU HAVE PRESENTED, SITTING AT 40%. WE TAKE ALL THOSE PIECES.

WE BUILD OUR BUDGET. YOU CAN SEE THIS HERE.

OUR ADOPTED BUDGET COMING TO COLUMN.

IIT SAYS $20,224. I WILL PROBABLY NOT BE HERE IN THAT YEAR. IT SHOULD SAY 2024, 2025.

BUT TO TRUSTEE MORA'S QUESTION EARLIER.

FROM THE OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS. YOU CAN SEE THE ADOPTED BUDGETS.

THE REVENUES ARE $14.4 MILLION. THIS POINT LAST YEAR, THE GOVERNOR WAS WRANGLING WITH HOW TO DEAL WITH NOT A DEFICIT BUT A MASSIVE SURPLUS OF FUNDS. AFTER MANY SCHOOLS HAD ADOPTED

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INSTRUCTIONAL BLOCK GRANT. THOSE THINGS.

THOSE WERE REFLECTED IN OUR FIRST INTERIM AND SECOND INTERIM WHICH YOU HAVE SEEN THERE. THEY WERE PEELED OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE ONE-TIME FUNDS GOING INTO SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

THE BUDGETS THEMSELVES REMAIN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG.

THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT THE BUDGET.

IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO READ. I WILL TRY TO GO THROUGH IT IN A NOT SO FAST MANNER. BUT IN A MANNER THE TRUSTEES CAN SEE. THE BIG BLUEST OF BLUE PIE CHART THERE. THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA. STATE FUNDING.

NEXT TO THAT RED IS THE E.P.A. OR PROTECTION ACCOUNT.

STATE FUNDING ALSO. SOME SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING AT THE OTHER STATE. THAT OTHER STATE, THE BIG GREEN SLICE OF THE PIE IS QUITE LARGE. BECAUSE IT ASSUMES A LOT OF THESE ONE-TIME FUNDS THAT HAVE COME IN IN THIS PARTICULAR YEAR.

ON THE EXPENSE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, MUCH LIKE THE OTHERS WHO SPOKE TONIGHT ABOUT THE 77% OF OUR FUNDS GOING TOWARDS STAFF.

WE HAVE OTHER COSTS BUILT IN THERE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES AS WELL. IT IS NOT ALL ABOUT BUDGETS.

IT IS ALSO ABOUT CASH. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A THREE-YEAR KIND OF RUNNING PROJECTION FOR CASH.

ON THE TOP ROW AND THE VERY, VERY LIGHT GREEN FROM JULY THROUGH JANUARY, YOU CAN SEE OUR CASH WAS POSITIVE.

PROJECTED IN THE IN THE FUTURE. THOSE ARE PROJECTIONS FROM THE CASH BALANCES AS WELL GOING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

THEN SEVERAL YEARS AGO, A TRUSTEE ON THE BOARD ASKED TO CREATE SOME COMMON LANGUAGE. SO AS YOU HAVE HEARD, THE OTHER CHARTERS THIS EVENING, THE CITY WOULD RECEIVE A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION. WE ARE ABLE TO MEET OUR OBLIGATION THIS IS YEAR AND ALSO TO SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

SO WITH THAT, I WOULD OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS.

FOR MYSELF. OR --

>> SAME QUESTION ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS.

>> YES. I MEANT TO ADDRESS THAT.

WHEN I WAS ANSWERING MR. MORA'S QUESTION.

YES. WE HAVE BUILT THOSE INTO THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTION. STIRS, 19.1% GOING INTO MULTI-YEAR. NEXT YEAR FOR PIRS, 26.8%.

THAT ACTUALLY GOES OUT IN FURTHER YEARS TO HIT 30%.

WE HAVE FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS THAT RUN MUCH FURTHER.

>> THANK YOU. >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE

DESCRAT STRATEGIES FOR MTTS. >> THE MULTI-SUPPORT SYSTEM.

THE PYRAMID SHAPE. EVERYONE LOVES A GOOD PYRAMID.

RIGHT? AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID, UNIVERSAL PRACTICES. EVERYONE WILL GET, FOR EXAMPLE, IN OUR CLASSROOMS, FIRST BEST INSTRUCTION.

IT IS MAPPED K BACKWARDS FROM THE STANDARD.

A UNIVERSAL BEST PRACTICES. WHAT IS SOMETHING ALL OF THE STUDENTS WILL GET? WE WILL TARGET THE 21ST LEARNING STRATEGIES. WE WILL START WITH THE STATE STANDARD. A BACKWARD MAP FROM THAT STANDARD. WHERE DO WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO ARRIVE? AT THE STANDARD.

WE BACK WARD D MAP FROM THAT. OUR TIER ONE BEST INSTRUCTION.

WE KNOW THAT EVERYBODY AT SOME POINT, FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 12TH GRADE IS GOING TO NEED SOME TIER TWO SUPPORT.

EVERYONE NEEDS IT AT SOME POINT. DEWE CAN'T ASSUME THAT EVERYONE WILL STAY AT TIER ONE. I GIVE YOU THE EXAMPLE.

I SAY, HEY, AT SOME POINT IN MY LIFE, I WAS EXPECTED TO WAKE UP AT 6:00, AND I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT AN ALARM CLOCK.

THAT ISES A TIER TWO INTERVENTION.

OUR KIDS STILL NEED IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

OUR GOAL IS TO UTILIZE TIER TWO INTERVENTION STRATEGIES TO ALLOW KIDS TO THEN OPERATE FUNCTIONALLY AT TIER ONE.

THEY CAN GET TIER TWO FOR AS LONG AS THEY NEED IT.

NOW, IN OUR ORGANIZATION, WE USE IN TIER ONE, UNIVERSAL SCREENERS. ASSESSMENTS.

WE USE MAP-TESTING. WHEN STUDENTS FALL BELOW GRADE LEVEL. WE WILL ASSIGN THEM AN MTSS CASE MANAGER. THAT CASE MANAGER WILL DIG DEEPER IN ASSESSMENTS. THEY WILL WORK WITH THE FAMILY.

THEY WILL WORK WITH THE STUDENTS.

THEY GET A BETTER DATA PICTURE OF THAT STUDENT.

THEN THEY WILL WORK WITH THE TEACHER WHO IS ASSIGNED TO THAT STUDENT. THE CLASSROOM TEACHER.

TO HELP UTILIZE TIER ONE AND TIER TWO STRATEGIES TO HELP THAT

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A GOOD EXAMPLE, OBVIOUSLY, IS PHONICS INTERVENTION.

WE HAVE A PHONICS PROGRAM. WE EXPECT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE PROGRESS IN TIER ONE. IF THEY FALL BEHIND, TIER TWO INTERVENTION IS APPROPRIATELY UTILIZED.

IN OUR FLEXIBLE SPACE INSIDE OF THE CLASSROOMS AND INSIDE THE CLASSROOM BUILDINGS. WHEN STUDENTS ARE CAUGHT BACK UP, THEY CAN FADE OFF OF THE TIER TWO.

OTHER EXAMPLES, THOUGH, ARE STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF.

THEY NEED A LITTLE EXTRA FLEXIBLE MOVEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM. TEACHERS WOULD ALLOW A STUDENT LIKE ME TO SIT ON A WOBBLE STOOL OR STAND AT A STANDING TABLE.

THAT IS A TIER TWO INTERVENTION THAT I MIGHT USE MY ENTIRE SCHOOL CAREER. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IN TIER THREE, WE TYPICALLY IDENTIFY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

THE CRITICAL PART TO UNDERSTAND IN OUR PARADIGM IS JUST BECAUSE YOU RECEIVE TIER THREE DOES NOT MEAN YOU DON'T ALSO RECEIVE TWO AND ONE. AS A TEACHER AS DESIGNER, WHEN I DESIGN MY LESSON PLAN, I DON'T SAY OH, THERE IS A STUDENT WHO GETS TIER THREE. I DON'T HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT STUDENT IN A TIER ONE LESSON. NO.

I CONSIDER THAT STUDENT'S NEEDS. I DESIGN THROUGH PERSONALIZATION FOR THAT STUDENT'S NEEDS IN MY TIER ONE PLAN.

THAT STUDENT ALSO RECEIVES TIER TWO AND TIER THREE INTERVENTION.

YES, MA'AM. I CAN CLEARLY TALK A LOT.

I WILL TRY TO KEEP IT SHORT. SORRY.

YES, SIR. >> TRUSTEE? NO QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

I'LL ASK THE SAME QUESTION ALSO. SO JOHN, ACTUALLY, ONE QUESTION I DID NOT ASK OF EVERYONE THAT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING NEXT YEAR WHEN YOU ALL COME B BACK.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO RESPOND NOW. FROM ALL THE CHARTERS.

AS WE GO DOWN THE PATH FOR BUDGET REDUCTIONS, WHAT KINDS OF, YOU KNOW ACTIONS WILL YOU BE TAKING OR PROCESSES WILL YOU BE GOING THROUGH IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THAT? THAT IS NEXT YEAR. ONE QUESTION FOR NEXT YEAR.

GAVE YOU ONE. BUT YOU KNOW, ANYTHING YOU DISCOVERED WORKED WELL FOR THE KIDS AT YOUR SCHOOL, FOR YOUR COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF THE ADDRESSING THE ACADEMIC OR SEL?

>> AS I DESCRIBE, THE MTSS PROCESS, WE UTILIZE CASE MANAGERS BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY-EMOTIONALLY.

WE HAVE A REFERRAL PROCESS THAT SAYS, HEY, THIS CHILD IS OBVIOUSLY STRUGGLING WITH SOME UNIVERSAL SCREENERS.

WE USE A REFERRAL PROCESS THAT SAYS, HEY, THIS STUDENT SEEMS LONELY. THIS STUDENT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE PULLING BACK. THEY ARE HAVING OUTBURSTS.

WE KIND OF DOUBLED UP IN COUNSELING.

AND DOUBLE UP IN SCHOOL SIGHCOLOGIES STAFF.

AND OFTEN, THAT CASE MANAGEMENT WILL HAPPEN ON THAT SIDE.

I GUESS ONE THING THAT I WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW-- CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP.

IT IS IN OUR CHARTER. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT IN THIS ROOM MANY TIMES. WE HAVE A BOARD COMMITTEE.

THE IMPACT COMMITTEE ON THE WORK THAT WEST LAKE HAS BEEN DOING.

CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP. WE ARE USING LINDA DARLING HAMMOND'S RESEARCH AROUND TEACHER STABILITY.

WHEN WE INVEST IN TEACHERS, WHEN WE MAKE TEACHERS FEEL STABLE, WHEN WE REDUCE ATTRITION, WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP? RESEARCH INDICATES WHEN WE DO THAT, IT CLOSES THAT GAP. THERE IS SOME WORK WE CAN DO FAIRLY SUCCESSFULLY. OUR TURNOVER RATE HAS BEEN LOWER

DUE TO THAT WORK, I THINK. >> YEAH.

SHE NOW GETS TO BE KNOWN AS LDH. >> I SHOULD HAVE ROLLED IT OFF THE TONGUE. LDH.

>> ALL RIGHT. WELL, IT IS DR. IKE.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE. >> OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, AGAIN, TO ALL THOSE WHO CAME OUT TONIGHT FROM OUR CHARTER.

OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS. APPRECIATE HAVING YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, APPRECIATE HEARING ABOUT YOUR SCHOOLS.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON.

[XVI.a. NUSD Local Plan for Special Education - Sections D and E]

SECTIONS D AND E. I GET TO HIT THE GAVEL HERE.

I'M GOING TO ALLOW ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? LET'S SEE. OKAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE ALL OF THESE ARE ITEMS NOT FOR THIS PARTICULAR

ITEM. >> WE WILL MOVE TO CLOSE THE

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HEARING. >> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRANT.

>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY TRUSTEE HARDEN.

I'M ASSUMING THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF THE

TRUSTEES BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE. >> NO QUESTIONS.

>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SAR REMARKS PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> CASTILLO? >> AYE.

>> GRANT? >> AYE.

>> HARDEN? >> AYE.

HEREDIA? >> AYE.

>> MORA? >> AYE.

[XVII.a. Appointment of Superintendent]

>> MOTION CARRIES 6-0. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE APPOINTMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT. THE BOARD IS ASKED TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF ROBYN CASTILLO.

YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WOULD PRONOUNCE IT CASTILLO IN SPANISH. BUT IT IS CASTILLO.

AS SUPERINTENDENT OF NATOMAS UNIFIED, COMMENCING JULY 1,

2023. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRANT. >> SECOND THE MOTION.

>> SECOND BY TRUSTEE HARDEN. I HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. SO ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS? SARAH, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

>> CAN CASTILLO? >> AYE.

>> GRANT? >> AYE.

HARDEN? >> AYE.

HEREDIA? >> AYE.

MORA? >> AYE.

>> PARDON THE INTERRUPTION. I BELIEVE IT IS 5-0.

>> 5-0. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ACTION ITEM.

THE NEXT ONE. TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH ROBYN CASTILLO. AS SUPERINTENDENT.

[XVII.b. Approve the Employment Agreement with Robyn Castillo, Superintendent Board of Trustees]

ST I AM PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THIS REQUIREMENT. THE TERM OF THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT IS JULY 1, 2023. TO JUNE 30, 2026.

THE ANNUAL BASE SALARY IS $300,000 PER YEAR WITH AN ADDITIONAL #% INCREASE IN RECOGNITION OF ADVANCED DEGREES.

THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR PAID MEDICAL BENEFITS, INCLUDES A MONTHLY AUTO ALLOWANCE OF $500, AN ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY STIPEND OF $1,500, EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED $3,600 PER YEAR.

THE DISTRICT WILL PAY FOR MEMBERSHIP IN TWO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ONE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION.

THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF RELOCATION EXPENSES UP TO-- OF UP TO $10,000.

THE WORK YEAR IS 2020 DAYS. THE AGREEMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE PAID VACATION. NOW, HAVE ANY CARDS HERE ON THIS TOPIC? ON THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM.

I DO. I'M SORRY.

I DO HAVE ONE. SHARON THURMAN.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR THE SPEED AND EFFICACY WITH WHICH YOU SELECTED OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT.

SO LOOKING AT BRINGING ON DR.-- YOU SAID HER NAME WAS PRONOUNCED CASTILLO. WE WANTED TO SAY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE OTHER LEADERS AT THE NATOMAS BLACK PARENT UNITED GROUP, WE WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

BECAUSE THIS SPEED ALLOWS THE NEW LEADERSHIP TO TAKE ITS PL PLACE, HER PLACE IN A VERY DYNAMIC WAY WITHOUT ANY DELAY.

WE ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT YOU MUST HAVE CHOSEN SOMEONE WHO LOVES PEOPLE. BECAUSE EDUCATION IS A PEOPLE BUSINESS. YOU HAVE TO BE EFFECTIVE AS A LEADER WITH PEOPLE IN THIS BUSINESS.

AND WITH THAT IN MIND, I HOPE SHE IS LISTENING.

WE WANT HER TO KNOW THAT SHE HAS OUR SUPPORT.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR EFFECTIVE DECREASE IN THOSE STUDENTS CURRENTLY NOT READING AT THEIR GRADE LEVEL.

SO WITH THAT IN MIND AND HER FLEE-YEAR CONTRACT, WE WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU WOULD BE OKAY WITH SETTING SOME ACTUAL STANDARDS AND GOALS. 33% PER YEAR FOR AN INCREASE OF OUR STUDENT'S READING AND MATH PROFICIENCY MAY SEEM VERY, VERY HIGH GOAL, BUT IF WE SET SOME ACTUAL GOALS, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF DISTRICT ONE GOAL INCREASING STUDENT SUCCESS IN ELA, MATH, SCIENCE AND LITERACY. PERHAPS WE CAN GET THERE WITHIN HER THREE-YEAR TERM. THE OTHER ITEM I WANTED TO SAY IS THAT WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT OUR BOARD LISTENS.

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YOU HAVE SELECTED SOMEONE WHO WILL BRING A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

NO OTHER COMMENTS FOR THIS ACTION ITEM.

SO AT THIS POINT, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS FOR THE TRUSTEES.

I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

>> SECOND. >> CASTILLO.

ALL RIGHT. SAR REMARKS CALL THE ROLL,

PLEASE. >> CASTILLO?

>> AYE. >> GRANT?

>> AYE. HARDEN?

>> AYE. HEREDIA?

>> AYE. MORA?

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES 5 WILL HAVE 0

[XVII.c. Approve NUSD Local Plan for Special Education - Sections D and E]

LET ME MAKE SURE-- I THINK I HAVE ONE COMMENT ON THIS ONE.

SHARON, YOU HAVE-- DID YOU PUT THIS-- YOU HAD ONE FOR B.

AND THEN-- OKAY. YEAH.

WELL, WAS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO SAY ON THIS ITEM? THIS IS FOR OUR LOCAL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

DID YOU NOT WANT TO DO THIS? SAY ANYTHING? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO THIS IS-- OKAY. ANY COMMENTS FROM MY FELLOW

BOARD MEMBERS? >> THE PLANS ARE EXTREMELY COMPREHENSIVE. AND THE DIRECTION I THINK WE NEED TO GO IN AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> I AGREE WITH THE TRUSTEE. >> I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION.

AND A SECOND. >> TRUSTEE HARDEN, MOTION TO

APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY TRUSTEE GRANT. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

>> CASTILLO? >> AYE.

>> GRANT? >> AYE.

HARDEN? >> AYE.

HEREDIA? >> AYE.

[XVII.d. Present and Approve 2023-2024 Budget Actions]

MORA? >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES 6-0. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM, PRESENT AND APPROVE THE BUDGET ACTIONS. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT BILL YOUNG

WILL LEAD US THROUGH THIS. >> GOOD EVENING.

I WILL ATTEMPT TO DO THIS WITH SOME BREVITY.

FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS DURING THE SLIDE PRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE ITEMS. AS STAFF LOOKED AT THE BUDGET PROPOSALS FOR '23 AND '24, THEY ARE GROUNDED IN THE DISTRICT'S VISION AND CORE VALUES AS WE LOOK AT THESE PROPOSALS.

SO TONIGHT'S OBJECTIVE IS TO PRESENT, DISCUSS, AND REQUEST TRUSTEE APPROVAL ON PROPOSED BUDGET ACTIONS.

AS WE ARE IN CURRENT BUDGET DEVELOPMENT FOR NEXT YEAR.

THEN A REMINDER. AS YOU WILL RECALL EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE STAFFING ALLOCATIONS.

BOTHER IF CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFICATED STAFF.

AT THE FEBRUARY 22 BOARD MEETING.

AND SO WITH THAT ACTION, MUCH OF THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AS YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BUDGETS RANGE IN 80% TO 85% IN STAFFING.

WITH THAT ACTION ALONE IN FEBRUARY, MOST OF THE '23-'24 BUDGET WAS ALREADY IN DEVELOPMENT.

KIND OF LOOKING BACK AT THAT FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING, THIS SLIDE WAS SHARED WITH YOU TO KIND OF GIVE A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF WHERE WE WERE AT IN THAT MOMENT IN FORECASTING THE FOLLOWING YEAR. '23, '24.

84% OF THAT BEING STAFFING. 14% BEING OPERATIONAL COST.

AND 2% REMAINING IN A BALANCE, BASED ON BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION AT THAT TIME. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOUR SUPPORT IN PRIOR BUDGET ACTIONS.

SUPPORTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. SPECIFICALLY, AROUND OUR AREAS OF FOCUS, AND OVER THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, YOU WILL SEE SOME ACTIONS THAT YOU PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THROUGH INVESTMENTS AND BUDGET INVESTMENTS TO DRIVE THESE ACTIONS, TO MEET THOSE ELEMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, DEI, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION ACROSS THE FOCUS AREAS OR THE AREAS OF FOCUS. YOU CAN SEE A LIST OF INVESTMENTS. IT IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE.

BUT THESE WERE ACTIONS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD AS INVESTMENTS. THAT HELPED DRIVE OUR WORK FOR STUDENTS. THEN LOOKING AT THE OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE STRUCTURE THERE.

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WHICH INCLUDES INTERNAL COMMON WRITING ASSESSMENTS.

COMMON EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS.

AND THEN BIG PICTURE. EVERY YEAR, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN THROUGH BOARD APPROVAL, THAT INCLUDES $47 MILLION IN INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT ACADEMICS. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS.

WITH 72 TARGETED ACTIONS AND SERVICES.

OVER THE NEXT FEW SLIDES,LY TALK ABOUT RESTRICTED FUNDS AND THE 2023, 2024 BUDGET PROPOSALS. AGAIN, THESE ARE RESTRICTED FUNDS. THE FUNDS WE WILL FOCUS ON ARE LEARNING RECOVERY EMERGENCY BLOCK GRANT.

THOSE ARE ONE-TIME FUNDS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS RECEIVED.

IN THIS CURRENT BUDGET YEAR, THAT COULD BE USED THROUGH THE '27, '28 SCHOOL YEAR. THESE ARE SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT POST-PANDEMIC LEARNING RECOVERY EFFORTS.

AGAIN, THIS IS ONE-TIME FUNDS. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

ONE-TIME FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH CTE.

CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION SUPPORTS.

PANDEMIC FUNDS. THESE WERE RELIEF FUNDS WHICH MUST BE EXPENDED BY OCTOBER OF 2023.

WE STILL HAVE ONE-TIME FUNDS AVAILABLE.

I CAN SUPPORT SOME OF THE PROPOSED ACTIONS.

THE NEXT SET OF SLIDES, WE WILL FOCUS ON HOMELESSNESS AND CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM. AND THEN SHARE SOME BUDGET PROPOSALS. WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR HOMEL HOMELESSNESS-- STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU CAN SEE BACK IN 2018, 2019, THERE ARE 331 STUDENTS EXPERIENCING SOME TIME OF HOMELESSNESS DURING THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL YEAR. EITHER FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME OR DURING THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THEN 1920, WE HAD LIMITED DAY TOOTA DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

264 STUDENTS WERE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

IN 2020. FROM THAT YEAR FORWARD, CURRENTLY, IT IS 451 STUDENTS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS THIS YEAR. AT SOME POINT OF TIME OR DURING THE ENTIRE YEAR. ATTENDING OUR SCHOOLS.

THEN YOU CAN SEE THE CHRONICALLY ABSENT COMPONENT AS WELL.

YOU RECALL, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IS MISSING 10% OR MORE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THAT IS 18 SCHOOL DAYS A YEAR.

IF YOU MISS 10%. OF THE 451 STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THIS YEAR, 2025 OF THEM ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM. THAT DEFINITELY IMPACTS LEARNING AND LEARNING RECOVERY. THEN ALSO ACCESS TO SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS AT SCHOOL.

ON THE LEFT SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE CURRENT SUPPORTS.

ALSO A NOT ALL-INCLUSIVE LIST. CURRENT SUPPORTS WE PROVIDE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

EAS WE SHIFT INTO CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE HEADLINES.

THESE ARE HEADLINES FROM ACROSS THE NATION.

NOT JUST IMPACTING NATOMAS UNIFIED OR CALIFORNIA.

IT IS A NATIONAL CONCERN COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.

WHEN WE LOOK AT IT FROM A STATE LEVEL, THIS ARTICLE EXAMINED 30 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN 17 DIFFERENT COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA.

YOU CAN SEE THE TRENDS FROM 1920 ALL THE WAY UP TO 2023.

IF YOU FOCUS ON THE CHRONIC COLUMN, PRE-PANDEMIC WAS ABOUT 10%. 9%.

THEN YOU COULD SEE THE 30 SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE SURVEY, JUMPED FROM 9% TO 22% CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

THEN THE SEVERE COLUMN IS STUDENTS MISSING 15% OR MORE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. WHEN WE LOOK AT IT LOCALLY AT NATOMAS UNIFIED, PRE-PANDEMIC, WE HAD AN ATTENDANCE RATE OF 94.8%. ALMOST 95%.

WE HAD A CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM RATE OF 13.1%.

THIS YEAR ALONE, WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING 27.6%.

CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM. FROM A FINANCIAL PER P PERSPECT,

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FOR US, 1% ADA INCREASE IS EQUIVALENT TO $1.2 MILLION MORE IN REVENUE. CONVERSELY, IF IF WE DROP 1%, WE WILL LOSE ABOUT $1.2 MILLION. AS WELL.

THEN ALSO AS WE LOOK AT DATA, WE ARE ALSO FOCUSED ON THE CALIFORNIA DASHBOARD END DAY OR THE.

THAT ALSO RECOGNIZES LAST YEAR'S DATA AS VERY HIGH.

SO AS THE STAFF LOOKED AT THIS, BOTH THE HOMELESSNESS GROWTH AS WELL AS THE GROWTH IN CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM ACROSS THE DISTRICT, ONE OF THE ITEMS THEY LOOKED AT WAS CALLED SCHOOL INNOVATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENT. A PROGRAM CALLED ATTENTION TO ATTENDANCE. YOU CAN SEE THE DESIGN AND ELEMENTS THERE. IT IS A SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT SYSTEM TO THE CURRENT ACTIONS TAKEN TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE. THIS WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES.

TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WITH ATTENDANCE AND THEN ALSO ADDRESS CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AS WELL. THE GOAL WITH THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE TO INCREASE THE ATTENDANCE RATE.

INCREASE LEARNING TIME FOR ALL STUDENTS WITH.

THESE DROPOUT RATES. YOU CAN SEE THE LIST THERE.

PART OF THIS IS COMMUNITY EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS.

IT IS NOT JUST THE DATA-TRACKING COMPONENT.

FOR EXAMPLE, THIS COMMUNICATION HERE IS INTENDED FOR PARENTS TO HELP EDUCATE THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDANCE.

RATHER THAN JUST SENDING ONE COMMUNIATION OR TWO COMMUNICATIONS, SOME PARENTS MIGHT RECEIVE MULTIPLE COMMUNICATIONS IN A POSITIVE FASHION TO INCREASE THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT ABOUT MAKING SURE STUDENTS ARE AT SCHOOL EVERY DAY ON TIME. AND CONVERSELY, THE IMPACT OF WHEN STUDENTS ARE MISSING, WITH FREQUENCY, IT IMPACTS EDUCATION.

KNOTTS JUST THAT YEAR. THAT DAY, THAT YEAR.

IT IS LONG TERM AS WELL. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF MESSAGING THAT COULD COME OUT FROM THIS PROGRAM IS POSITIVE ATTENDANT STUDENT MESSAGING. RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON STUDENTS THAT ARE MISSING AND SENDING MESSAGES TO STUDENTS MISSING SCHOOL, THIS PROGRAM WILL ALSO SEND MESSAGES TO STUDENTS THAT ARE ATTENDING WITH FREQUENCY. FOCUSING ON BOTH.

NOT JUST MISSING SCHOOL. BUT CELEBRATING THE STUDENTS THAT ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL EVERY DAY.

THESE ARE-- WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE IS POSTCARDS BEING SENT HOME TO THE FAMILIES. TO THE STUDENTS.

WITH PERSONALIZED MESSAGES. SO AS WE LOOK AT HOMELESSNESS, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, YOU CAN SEE THE LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SIDE WHICH INCLUDES INCREASING TUTORING SERVICE OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

WE DO CURRENTLY PROVIDE TUTORING SERVICES BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS, STUDENTS EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS.

DIRECT ONE ON ONE TUTORING VERSUS VIRTUAL WAS SUGGESTED.

WE TOOK THAT SUGGESTION AND FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS.

THAT IS ONE OF THE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS.

TO INCREASE THE TUTORING SERVICES OFFERED TO STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AT OUR SCHOOLS WITH DIRECT PROVIDERS.

ALSO INCREASING CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

WE ARE LOOKING AT CREATING A HOT LINE TO ASSIST HOMEST LISTENS-- HOMELESSNESS. SO PARENTS, FAMILIES, STUDENTS, CAN REACH OUT FOR SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE AND A DIRECT CONNECTION FOR RESOURCES. AND DIRECT SUPPORT.

FOR CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, YOU CAN SEE THE LIST OF INTENDED OUTCOMING WITH BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS.

THE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS BEING PROPOSED TO YOU TONIGHT FOR THESE PARTICULAR ACTIONS, USING THE RESTRICTED FUNDS, IS ON THE

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USING THE FEDERAL AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT MONEY.

SPECIFICALLY, TARGETED TO SUPPORT HOMELESSNESS.

AND STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

THAT WOULD BE FOR $82,000. THAT IS 1,300 HOURS OF DIRECT ONE ON ONE TUTORING SERVICES. IN THE MIDDLE THERE IS THE SIA SCHOOL INNOVATION AND EFFICACY ATTENTION TO ATTENDANCE.

THAT IS AN ON-LINE SYSTEM IN SERVICES.

$246,000 PER YEAR. THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE A TWO-YEAR PILOT. THEN ALSO FOR THE PILOT PROPOSING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT STAFF.

PROGRAM SPECIALIST AT $110,000. ALSO TIED TO THAT TWO-YEAR PILOT. ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THIS IS THE LEARNING RECOVERY EMERGENCY BLOCK GRANT WOULD HELP FUND THIS. IF YOU REMEMBER, IF WE INCREASE ATTEN DANCE BY 1%, THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL $1.2 MILLION.

THAT WOULD OFFSET THE COST OF THIS PROGRAM.

THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL. ONE OF THE INTENDED OUTCOMES IS TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE. INCREASE OUR FUNDING.

THE BIGGER RETURN ON IT IS HAVING STUDENTS AT SCHOOL EVERY DAY ON TIME. LEARNING AND EXPERIENCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING RECOVERY.

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS. AND BEING HERE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THAT IS THE BIGGER RETURN.

THE FINANCIAL RETURN IS ABOUT $1.2 MILLION.

IF WE RAISE BY 1%. ONE OF THE OTHER BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS STAFF IS BRINGING FORWARD IS INCREASING CTE. COLLEGE AND CAREER SUPPORTS TO STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8. THIS WOULD BE BUILDING A BRIDGE TO OUR CURRENT SECONDARY OUR HIGH SCHOOL CTE PROGRAMS. AND PATHWAYS. THIS PARTICULAR-- YOU CAN SEE THE SUPPORTING DATA ON THE LEFT. THE PROPOSAL IS TO RECOMMEND THE ADDITION OF ONE FTE. CLASSIFIED POSITION.

COLLEGE AND CAREER SPECIALIST AT $85,000.

YOU LOOK AT THIS AS A TWO-YEAR PILOT.

FUNDED WITH RESTRICTED FUNDS. THE K-12 WORKFORCE PROGRAM.

AND AGAIN, THE INTENDED OUTCOMES YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

THAT WOULD BE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IN K-8 TO BECOME AWARE OF CAREERS IN ALL INDUSTRIES. AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR COLLEGE SUCCESS. THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION, USING RESTRICTED FUNDS IS DEDICATED SUBSTITUTES.

ACROSS THE NATION, ACROSS THE STATE, ACROSS THE NATION, WE ARE EXPERIENCING A TEACHER SHORTAGE. AND ONE OF THE WAYS WE WERE ABLE TO BRIDGE SOME OF THE VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE HAD THIS YEAR IS UTILIZING LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTES. THIS IS ANOTHER YEAR RECOMMENDATION. WE BROUGHT THIS TO YOU LAST YEAR. OUT OF CONCERN TO MAKE SURE WE CAN FILL-- CONTINUE TO FILL VACANCIES.

BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE.

AT THIS TIME, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM FOR ONE MORE YEAR. AND USE AVAILABLE PANDEMIC FUNDS AND ALSO LEARNING RECOVERY EMERGENCY BLOCK GRANT FUNDS.

TO CONTINUE THIS FOR ONE MORE YEAR.

AT THE COST OF $950,000. YOU CAN SEE THE INTENDED OUTCOMING ON THE RIGHT. AND AGAIN, AS WE STATED LAST YEAR, WE CANNOT AFFORD THIS AS AN ONGOING BUDGET.

YOU ARE SEEING IT BEING BROUGHT BACK AS A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.

BEFORE I MOVE ON TO UNRESTRICTED FUNDS, AR ARE THERE ANY QUESTIOS

ON THE RESTRICTED FUNDS? >> NO QUESTIONS.

REALLY SOME COMMENTS. THAT 38% INCREASE IN STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ABSOLUTE MY SHOCKS THE CONSCIENCE. IT IS QUITE DISTURBING.

I'M GRATEFUL THIS IS PART OF THE BUDGET RECOMMENDATION THIS EVENING. THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN DO TO COMBAT THIS.

RIGHT? IF YOU ARE NOT COMPELLED GO DOWN TO THE STATE CAPITAL AND TALK TO LAWMAKERS AND THE GOVERNOR ABOUT REALLY PASSING SOME LAWS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO BUILD HOMES AND ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS AND LOWERING THE REGULATORY BURDEN IN CALIFORNIA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO TELL YOU.

PEOPLE, WE HAVE TO WAKE UP. WE NEED MORE FROM OUR GOVERNMENT AND LEADERS. YOU LOOK AT SACRAMENTO COUNTY.

THE BURDEN CAN'T COME BACK TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TRYING TO DO MORE THAN OUR LOCAL ELECTED. IT HAS TO BE HANDLED THERE.

PLEASE, WE HAVE TO WAKE UP, FOLKS.

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THANK YOU. >> OKAY.

THE NEXT SET OF SLIDES. OH, SORRY.

>> NO. THANK YOU.

I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS AB ABOUT-- THE RESTRICTED FUNDS.

FOR THE HOMELESSNESS SERVICES. THE FIRST ONE IS IF YOU CAN JUST REMIND ME WHAT OUR DISTRICT'S WORKING DEFINITION FOR HOMELESSNESS IS. IS IT THE STATE DEFINITION? SO IT COUNTS. THE STATE DEFINITION COUNTS ANYONE WHO JUST DOESN'T HAVE A STABLE PLACE TO LIVE.

AS HOMELESS. IS THAT THE WORKING DEFER IN

ADDITION? >> IT DOES INCLUDE THAT.

IT ALSO INCLUDES DUBBING UP IN HOUSEHOLDS AS WELL.

YOU MAY RESIDE IN A HOUSEHOLD. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE HOUSEHOLD THAT YOU CONSIDER YOUR DOMICILE.

YOUR HOME. DOUBLING UP COULD BE PERCEIVED AS A DEFINITION OF HOMELESSNESS. WE USE THE CDE CRITERIA FOR

HOMELESSNESS. >> TRUSTEE MORA, IF YOU WANT, IT IS A GREAT QUESTION. WE HAD A COMMUNICATION LAST WEEK TO IS PUBLIC KNOWS. WE HAVE SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT OUR TEAM PUTS TOGETHER. THERE IS 61 HOMELESS FAMILIES THAT ARE RIGHT NOW SCHOLLER THED IN A HOTEL OR MOTEL.

390 ARE TEMPORARILY DOUBLED UP. THERE IS 16 THAT ARE IN THE TEMPORARY SHELTER. AND ONE NOW THAT WE ARE WORKING TO HELP VERY RECENTLY. THEY BECAME UNSHELTERED.

OUR TEAM WAS ABLE TO PUT THAT TOGETHER AND IDENTIFY WHAT THEIR

SPECIFIC UNHOUSED STATUS IS. >> THANK YOU.

AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD IS REALLY RELATED T TO-- AND I'M ALSO GLAD TO SEE ALL OF THE INVESTMENT FOR, YOU KNOW, DEDICATED STAFF SUPPORT. FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHO-- WHAT ARE SOME OF THE-- YOU KNOW, AS PART OF THE INVESTMENT, WHAT IS IN PLACE FOR RAPID RESPONSE OR EMERGENCY RESPONSE?

THAT IS OUT OF CURIOSITY. >> I'M GOING TO DEFER THAT TO --

>> ONE OF THE PRIMARY RESOURCES IN THE DISTRICT IS WE HAVE AN AMAZING SOCIAL WORKER LIAISON. THE MAIN POINT OF CONTACT FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

AND SHE WORKS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

WE ALSO HAVE STAFF IN OUR SAFETY AND SAFE SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT THAT IF NEEDED, MIGHT BE ABLE TO EITHER HELP RESPOND TO MORE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OR ARE ABLE TO QUICKLY ENGAGE WITH AGENCIES THAT ARE ABLE TO ASSIST THESE FAMILIES WITH MORE RAPID

RESPONSE. >> THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT SET OF SLIDES COVERS THE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS.

THE MORE GENERAL FUNDS IN OUR FUND ONE.

SINCE 2011, 2012, YOU WILL HEAR ME OVER THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, YOU WILL HEAR ME USE THE WORD "TRUE UP." SINCE 2012, ENROLLMENT HAS INCREASED 37%.

WE HAVE BEEN BRINGING ENROLLMENT AND STAFFING UPDATES.

TO MAKE SURE OUR SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS HAVE THE SUFFICIENT STAFFING LEVELS TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN OPERATE AT THEIR BEST TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

AT THE LAST BULLET THERE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE OTHER AREAS OF SUPPORT BROUGHT FOR FORWARD.

AND WITH THAT THOUGHT, IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH GROWTH AND SOMETIMES DECLINE. BUT IT INCLUDES AREAS OFK A DEM ACADEMICS, BASED ON STAFFING FORMULAS, OPERATIONS, AND

FINANCIAL SUPPORTS. >> A REMINDER SLIDE.

THE BIG PICTURE BUDGET. STILL AROUND 2%.

WHEN WE LOOK AT IT FROM A FIRST INTERIM KIND OF PERSPECTIVE.

IF YOU RECALL THAT FIRST INTERIM, THE COLA FORECASTED WAS 5.38%. AT THAT POINT, WE DIDN'T HAVE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS TO BE BUDGETED.

WE WERE ACTUALLY IN A DEFICIT SPENDING.

WE HAD AVAILABLE FUNDS TO BALANCE OUT THE YEAR.

THEN WITH THE GOVERNOR'S JANUARY BUDGET PROPOSAL, AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE COLA WAS BEING FORECASTED AT, THE SECOND INTERIM I PRESENTED, 8.13%.

NEW INFORMATION CAME IN SAYING THAT IS 8.22%.

THAT IS ABOUT EQUIVALENT TO $3.4 MILLION AVAILABLE TO BE BUDGETED. CONSIDER IT AND THEN AS WE LOOK AT RECENT INVESTMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE THE STAFFING ADDITIONS IN FEBRUARY, MINUS THAT FROM THE 3.4, SOME OF THESE INVESTMENTS I SHARED WITH YOU EARLIER THAT THE BOARD TOOK, WE DO RECOGNIZE THE NEGOTIATED SALARY BENEFIT INCREASES.

WE DO RECOGNIZE PENSION COST INCREASES.

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AND ALSO INFLATION. OUR CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

AND RECOGNIZING THAT AS WELL. AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT $3.4 MILLION TO BE BUDGETED BASED ON THE COLA, THERE IS $1.8 MILLION AVAILABLE. THIS DOESN'T FACTOR ENROLLMENT GROWTH. IF YOU RECALL THAT SECOND INTERIM, WE FORECASTED OUT-- WHILE DOUG SHARED HIS PRESENTATION OF THE GROWTH PROJECTION, FOR A CONSERVATIVE BUDGET PROJECTION, WE USE A FLAT ENROLLMENT GROWTH.

THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL FUNDS COMING IF THE ENROLLMENT HOLDS TRUE TO THE PRESENTATION THAT DOUG PRESENTED IN FEBRUARY.

AND THEN EVERY YEAR, MOST OF THE NEW FUNDING IS USED FOR GROWTH.

AS YOU KNOW, 85% OF THAT IS STAFF.

SO USING THE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS, ONE OF FIRST PROPOSALS STAFF IS BRINGING FORWARD IS ORIGINALLY WE CONSIDERED TWO OPTIONS.

TODAY WE ARE RECOMMENDING ONLY ONE OPTION.

THAT IS ADD AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.

THE SCHOOL SITE HAS GROWN TO 865 STUDENTS.

IT IS A LARGE PK-5. OUR LARGEST PK-5 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO ADD ONE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT HUMAN RESOURCES AND FISCAL.

AS YOU RECALL, I JUST MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE GROWN 37% IN ENROLLMENT SINCE 2011 AND 2012. DURING THAT TIME FRAME, OUR STAFFING LEVELS GREW 87%. WE HAVE ADJUSTED CLASS SIZES.

WE HAVE ADDED ADDITIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS.

COUNSELING SUPPORTS. ET CETERA.

THE NEXT TWO SLIDES OUTLINE POSITIONS AND NEEDS TO ENSURE WE CAN CONTINUE TO HIRE THE PEOPLE WE NEED.

AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. PAY STAFF ON TIME.

WITH ACCURACY. AND PROVIDE INCREASED CUSTOMER SERVICE. THROUGH THESE NEXT TWO BUDGET PROPOSALS. AS WE LOOK AT HUMAN RESOURCE TECHNICIAN-- HUMAN RESOURCES TECHNICIAN ONE, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADD ONE ADDITIONAL POSITION THAT WILL HELP ONBOARD NEW STAFF FASTER AND PROVIDE A NEW FORM OF CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR POTENTIAL NEW STAFF AND CURRENT STAFF.

ON THE LEFT SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THAT FROM 2010 TO 2022, WE EXPERIENCED A 25% INCREASE IN TECH STAFF WHILE THE DISTRICT OVERALL EXPERIENCED A 37% INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT.

WHEN WE INCREASE ENROLLMENT, WE INCREASED STAFFING.

THAT ALSO INCREASES ADDITIONAL H.R. NEEDS TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH. ANNUALLY, WE OUTSOURCE 1,300 AT $60,000 ANNUALLY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES OUR VOLUNTEERS, TOO. OUR PARENT VOLUNTEERS.

AND THEN WE GAUGED WITH OTHER DISTRICTS, OUR FOUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, FROM MEDIUM TO LARGE-SIZED DISTRICTS.

WE DETERMINED THAT FOUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS ARE PROVIDING IN-HOUSE FINGERPRINTING.

THAT WILL DEFINITELY HELP WITH OUR ONBOARDING EXPERIENCE FOR OUR NEW STAFF. THE PROPOSAL ON COST, WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDING ONE H.R. TECHNICIAN.

RECOMMENDATION. THAT WILL BE 55,000.

PROCESSING FEES. IF THERE IS NO CHARGE TO APPLICANTS, IT IS ABOUT $82,000 A YEAR.

THEN WE WOULD NEED ONE-TIME COSTS FOR FINGERPRINTING SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE. BRINGING THAT SERVICE IN-HOUSE LOCALLY. IN NATOMAS UNIFIED.

>> THIS IS A POSITION WE ACTUALLY HAD BEFORE.

RIGHT? WE HAVE MADE CUTS.

>> WE HAD A TECHNICIAN BEFORE, YES.

>> GOT IT, THANK YOU. >> YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT SIDE.

I'M SORRY. ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

THE INTENDED OUTCOMES. THIS POSITION WOULD ALSO PROVIDE FRONT DESK COVERAGE SUPPORT-- FRONT DESK SUPPORT AND INTAKE FOR FUTURE AND CURRENT STAFF. RIGHT AT THE FRONT.

IT IS A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SUPPORT FUTURE AND CURRENT STAFF. WHEN WE LOOK AT A TRUE-UP FOR FISCAL SERVICES, THE RESM DAYS IS TWO POSITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT AN INCREASE IN PAYROLL, BENEFITS, AND COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING NEEDS. AND THE NEED TO INCREASE OUR PURCHASING AND INVENTORY EFFICIENCIES.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD. YOU CAN SEE THE SUPPORTING DATA ON THE LEFT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SECOND ITEM.

PURCHASING, PROCESSING, INCREASED FROM $11 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES TO $29 MILLION IN 2022, 2023.

A 163% INCREASE OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME IN THE PURCHASING AREA.

THE PROPOSALS INCLUDE ADDING A ONE FTE COORDINATOR 3.

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A GENERAL FUND UNRESTRICTED FUNDED POSITIONS.

THE INTENDED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED PAYROLL BENEFITS AND PENSION COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING.

THEN WE LOOK AT FINANCIAL LITERACY AND BENEFIT WORKSHOPS FOR STAFF. THE NEXT AREA THAT WE LOOK AT FOR OUR SUPPORT STAFF IS TRANSPORTATION.

ON AVERAGE, EVERY YEAR SINCE 2018, 2019, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE TO FOUR BUS DRI DRIVER VACANCIES.

RIGHT NOW, OUR TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS ARE HIRED FOR DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF SHIFTS. RANGING FROM SIX HOURS UP TO EIGHT HOURS. THIS ACTION WOULD PROVIDE EIGHT HOURS FOR ALL DRIVERS MOVING FORWARD.

AND IF THERE IS A CURRENT BUS DRIVER THAT IS NOT INTERESTED IN EIGHT HOURS, WE WOULD HONOR THEIR CURRENT HOURLY INTEREST.

A SIX-HOUR EMPLOYEE MAY NOT WANT EIGHT HOURS.

IF A VACANCY OCCURRED DOWN THE ROAD, WE WOULD POST THAT EIGHT HOURS TO ATTRACT BUS DRIVERS. AND HELP CLOSE THAT GAP, THE VACANCY GAP IN THE FUTURE. AND SO IT IS AN ANTICIPATED COST. ABOUT $250,000 ANNUALLY.

YOU SEE THE INTENDED OUTCOMES ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE.

AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT PENSION STABILIZATION FUND.

THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY INVESTED $2 MILLION IN A PENSION STABILIZATION ACCOUNT IN PRIOR YEARS.

AS WE KNOW, AND AS SOME OF THE QUESTIONS CAME UP WHEN CHARTER WAS PRESENTED, THE PENSION COSTS ARE INCREASING FOR CAL PIRS.

YOU SEE THE CHART THERE. FROM 2023, IT WILL INCREASE TO

0.7% $30.7% TO 2027, 2028. >> QUICK QUESTIONS ON THIS.

COULD YOU REMIND US WHEN THE LAST TIME THE BOARD MADE A

CONTRIBUTION TO THIS FUND? >> I BELIEVE IT WAS 1920.

>> SOME OF THE $500,000 IDENTIFIED COMES FROM OTHER COST SAVINGS THAT WE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

RIGHT? >> YES.

>> RIGHT. PERFECT.

THAT IS WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR. >> THEN THE LAST ELEMENT OR RECOMMENDATION IN THESE BUDGET PROPOSALS IS AN INVESTMENT IN A HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEM.

WHILE THIS IS ALREADY IN OUR LCAP AS AN ITEM, IT WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL ONGOING COST TO LOOK AT A MORE ROBUST SYSTEM.

WE HAVE CURRENTLY OUTGROWN OUR CURRENT SYSTEM THAT WE USE IN HOUSE. IT IS TIME TO UPDATE IT.

WITH MODERN SYSTEMS. THAT INCLUDES ABSENCE MANAGEMENT, FEEDBACK FOR TEACHERS, EVALUATIONS, MANDATED TRAININGS. YOU SEE THE LIST THERE.

SUPPORTING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE ONBOARDING PROCESS.

TRYING TO SHORTEN THAT HIRING WINDOW.

EVEN MORE. THIS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE THIS SYSTEM TO HELP WITH THAT.

THEN ALSO MONITORING THE CREDENTIALS RIERMS-- CREDENTIALS REQUIREMENTS FOR EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL.

ON THE RIGHT, YOU SEE THE INTENDED OUTCOMES FOR THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET PROPOSAL. SO TONIGHT THE BOARD HAS ASKED TO APPROVE THE PROPOSALS FOR THE 2023, '24 BUDGET ACTIONS AS PRESENTED. WITH THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION. AS YOU RECALL, THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IS TO IMPLEMENT OPTION ONE. DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE SCHOOL AND THE NEED AT THAT SCHOOL, TO ADD AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.

YOU CAN SEE THE BUDGET REQUEST THERE.

ONGOING. ANTICIPATED COST, ABOUT $847,000. ONE-TIME FUNDS, ABOUT $550,000.

IN '23, '24. THEN RESTRICTED FUNDS.

$1.47 MILLION. IF APPROVED, THIS WILL LEAVE $1 MILLION IN UNALLOCATED FUNDS. IN CONNECTION WITH THE

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WE ARE NOT HEARING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM HIS JANUARY PROPOSAL. AT THIS TIME.

THE UNALLOCATED AMOUNT WILL LEAVE A SAFETY NET IN CASE THERE

IS A NEED. >> QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES.

TRUSTEE GRANT? >> ONE MORE QUESTION.

FOR THE PENSION STABILIZATION FUND.

ARE THOSE FUNDS RESTRICTED OR UNRESTRICTED?

>> THEY ARE SET ASIDE THROUGH BOARD ACTION.

THEY ARE SET ASIDE IN A RESTRICTED SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

SPECIFICALLY FOR PENSION COST. >> RIGHT.

SO OF THAT RESTRICTED FUNDS THAT WE HAVE FOR OPTION ONE, LOOKS LIKE 33% OF THOSE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS-- THAT IS SAVING

MORE MONEY. >> YES.

>> OKAY. COOL.

>> THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE HARDEN?

ANY QUESTIONS. >> NO REAL QUESTIONS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK WITH THIS.

I APPRECIATE-- OH, SORRY, BILL. WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT STEPS.

I'M GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF HERE.

ALL RIGHT. SORRY.

BILL, GO AHEAD. >> AS I MENTIONED, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND REVISE. WE ANTICIPATE THAT COMING OUT THIS FRIDAY. MAY 17.

AT THIS TIME, WE DON'T-- WE MAY NOT BE BRINGING ADDITIONAL BUDGET ITEMS AT THIS TIME. THEN YOU CAN SEE IN JUNE, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET AND THE LCAP.

AT THE LAST MEETLING OF THIS YEAR, THE BOARD WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD THE APPROVAL OF A BUDGET AND LCAP.

>> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE HARDEN? MY APOLOGIES.

>> OH, NO. NO TRUE QUESTIONS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ABILITY TO BE AVAILABLE.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE MORA? >> THANK YOU.

I ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS SHARED WITH US.

I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT JUST THE FUNDING AND HOW IT FACTORS INTO OUR OVERALL BUDGET. I REMEMBER-- I THINK IT WAS PROPOSITION 28 FROM LAST YEAR. THERE WAS ARTS AND MUSIC FUNDING. I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU COULD SPEAK ON HOW THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME PART OF, YOU

KNOW, THE ENTIRE BUDGET. >> STAFF IS STILL LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE PROPOSITION 28 REQUIREMENTS.

SO THAT PLAN WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING. OUTLINING THE PROPOSED BUDGET

ACTIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> I THINK WE GOT AN UPDATE.

THEY ARE STILL WORKING OUT THE DETAILS OF THAT.

I THINK THE FALL IS WHEN IT WAS SUGGESTED WE MIGHT GET SOME

CLARITY. >> YES.

>> AND SO I KNOW IT SOUNDS WEIRD THAT THEY WENT AHEAD AND THE VOTERS APPROVED IT. THEY STILL DON'T HAVE CLARITY.

YOU LOOK AT THE MAIN ARTICLES. CALIFORNIA HAS MONEY FOR SCHOOL ENOUGH TEACHERS. A TEACHER SHORTAGE AND OTHER FACTORS MAY SLOW PROGRESS IN OFFERING COURSES TO STUDENTS.

WE MIGHT NOT GET THE CLARITY UNTIL AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR

STARTS. >> THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WONDERING-- ME BEING PART OF PEOPLE. SINCE I BENEFITED FROM A LOT OF ARTS PROGRAMS. I ALSO WANTED TO-- I GUESS THIS IS ONE OF THOSE INSTANCES WHERE I COULD SEE IF I DID MY HOMEWORK CORRECTLY, SO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, AS PART OF THE DEDICATED SUBSTITUTES THAT ARE NOT SOMETHING WE CAN AFFORD THROUGH THE ONGOING GENERAL BUDGET, ARE THERE ANY ONE-TIME FUNDS AND LEARNING RECOVERY BLOCK GRANTS THAT CAN BE USED INSTEAD OF

GENERAL FUNDS? >> YES.

FOR THE ONE-TIME SUBSTITUTES, THAT WOULD BE LEARNING RECOVERY.

THAT WOULD BE THE PROPOSAL AND RECOMMENDATION.

TO ONLY UTILIZE THE ONE-TIME FUNDS.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANYTHING ELSE YOU THINK WE

NEED TO SHARE BEFORE -- >> NOT AT THIS TIME.

>> THANK YOU FOR THIS. I NOTED, AGAIN, AS MENTIONED,

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I APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU TOOK TO REACH OUT TO EACH TRUSTEE TO GO OVER THIS INFORMATION. IN ADVANCE OF TODAY'S BOARD MEETING. IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL.

I HOPE OUR QUESTIONS HELPED YOU ALSO.

>> THEY DID. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS ACTION ITEM. THIS IS ITEM 17.

I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACTION ITEM D.

>> SO MOVED. >> I'LL SECOND.

>> MOVED BY TRUSTEE MORA. SECOND BY TRUSTEE GRANT.

SAR REMARKS CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

>> CASTILLO? >> AYE.

>> GRANT? >> AYE.

>> HARDEN? >> AYE.

HEREDIA? >> AYE.

MORA? >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES 6-0. 5-0.

I'M SORRY. I SAID 6-0 ON ANOTHER ONE.

[XVII.e. Present and Approve the LEAP Academies Plan and Budget Under the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) for 2023-24]

ALL RIGHT. 17-E IS PRESENT AND APPROVE THE LEAP ACADEMY'S PLAN AND BUDGET UNDER THE EXPANDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM FOR THE 2023-'24 YEAR.

ANGELA, WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HEREDIA.

7 MONTHS AGO, WE WERE TAWNING WITH YOU ABOUT HOW WE WOULD SPEND OUR PLANNING FUNDS. HERE WE ARE NOW AFTER LEARNING SOME VALUABLE LESSONS THROUGH SOME PILOTS THAT WE HAVE RUN TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT HOW WE PLAN TO EXPEND THE ANNUAL BUDGET THAT WE WILL BE RECEIVING PENDING BOARD APPROVAL.

WE WILL REVIEW KEY HIGHLIGHTS. THEN WE WILL TALK ABOUT INFORMATION FOR THE COMING YEAR AS WELL AS TALK ABOUT HOW IT CONNECTS TO OUR AREAS OF FOCUS. AND THEN EVENTUALLY, AT THE END OF THIS, WE WILL REQUEST APPROVAL FOR THE PLAN AND BUDGET. AND GET DIRECTION FROM TRUSTEES AS TO HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS WITH POTENTIAL VENDORS. THIS IS A REMINDER SLIDE YOU WILL SEE ON SEVERAL OF THESE. AS A REMINDER.

THIS IS REFERRING BACK TO INFORMATION THAT WE PRIOR DISCUSSED IN NOVEMBER. BUT AGAIN, FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM AND THE PUBLIC, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE AWARE OF WHAT IS BEFORE US. THE FUNDING IS SOMETHING THAT IS PROVIDED BEFORE AND AFTER-SCHOOL CARE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. IT EXTENDS THE SCHOOL DAY TO NINE HOURS. AND THIS IS PRIMARILY FOR T-K THROUGH SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS. IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT ACADEMICS.

IT IS ABOUT ACTIVITIES AND OTHER THINGS THAT WILL HELP STUDENTS BE ENGAGED. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS.

THE WAY THAT THE FUNDING HAS BEEN DEVELOPMENT-- DEVELOPED IS, WE ARE OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS. IF YOU WILL REMEMBER, WE STARTED CALLING THEM LEAP ACADEMIES.

EACH OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WILL BE PARTICIPATING WILL HAVE ITS OWN LEAP ACADEMY. THERE WAS SOME FUNDING THAT WAS ANNOUNCED. THE PLANNING STARTED IN '21-'22.

THERE WAS A PAUSE IN THE PROCESS.

THERE WAS DETAILS OF THE BUDGET THAT WERE BEING IRONED OUT.

AND SO WE BEGAN PLANNING LAST YEAR.

THAT IS WHY WE BROUGHT THAT FORWARD FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

THAT PLANNING BUDGET. WE ARE UTILIZING THOSE OUT OUTCOMES. WE ARE CONTINUING TO LEARN AS WE LAUNCH OUR SUMMER LEAP ACADEMY. S.

THAT WILL ALLOW US TO IMPLEMENT BEGINNING IN '23 AND '24.

OUR CAMPUSES. AT THIS POINT, BASED ON HOW THEY HAVE AL CUE LATED UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS FOR NATOMAS, WE ARE ALLOCATED $6.8 MILLION. THAT IS WHAT OUR BUDGET WILL REFLECT TONIGHT. UP WITH THING I WANT TO MENTION, I KNOW WE HAVE TALKED RECENTLY ABOUT POTENTIAL STATE REVISIONS.

AS EARLY AS FRIDAY. WE WILL HAVE AN EYE TO ANY POTENTIAL REVISIONS. AS WE COME TO REQUESTING SOME ACTION TONIGHT, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIAL STEPS, IF THERE ARE ANY REDURKS THAT ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE STATE BUDGET. ONE OF THE THINGS, AGAIN, THIS IS A REMINDER. THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE TYPES OF ENRICHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE PROVIDE THROUGH LEAP ACADEMIES IN NATOMAS UNIFIED.

RECENTLY, WE LAUNCHED A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS, PROCESSED TO

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ONE THING THAT I SHARED IN NOVEMBER THAT I THINK IS VALUABLE TO REMIND OURSELVES ABOUT IS WHEN WE THINK OF LEAP ACADEMIES, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WAYS THAT STUDENTS CAN RECEIVE SUPPORT. AND PARTICIPATE.

I HAVE THREE SAMPLE SCHEDULES THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE A VARIETY OF OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS. IN THIS FIRST SCHEDULE, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AFTER THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY THAT WE ARE REFLECTING. YOU WILL SEE IN THE BACKGROUNDS, THIS LIGHT BLUE. WE CALL THAT THE BASE PROGRAM.

THE IDEA THAT WE PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE THIS FIVE-DAY A WEEK BASE PROGRAM THAT STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN, NOW, FOR SOME OF OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN, LET'S SAY, CROSS-COUNTRY IN THE FALL, THEY MAY BE PARTICIPATING IN A CROSS-COUNTRY PRACTICE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THAT TIME. THEN WHEN THEY ARE DONE WITH PRACTICE, IF THAT IS WHAT THEIR FAMILY NEEDS, THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE BASE PROGRAM FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT TIME.

UNTIL THE FAMILY PICKS THEM UP. THEN ON TUESDAY, THEY COULD BE PART OF A GROUP THAT IS RECEIVING SOME TARGETED LEARNING SUPPORT. MAYBE LEARNING FROM OUR DATA DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE FOCUS IN ON SOME MATH OR SOME WRITING.

OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE STUDENT. THEY COULD SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME DOING THAT. THAT DUD DOES NOT TAKE AWAY FROM THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES.

THEY MAY GO TO A SESSION AFTER THAT THAT IS FOCUSED ON VISUAL OR PERFORMING ARTS. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE REST OF THE WEEK. WE WANTED TO GIVE SEVERAL EXAMPLES THAT SHOW. THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE PROVIDING A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES FOR THEM.

TWO DAYS A WEEK, MAYBE THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING ELSE.

MAYBE SOME ATHLETIC CAMPS FOR OUR K-# THIRD-GRADERS WHO ARE NOT ON CAMPUS YET. THEY MAY NOT NECESSARILY ATTEND FIVE DAYS A WEEK. THEY MAY BE COMING IN FOR SOME TARGETED SESSIONS A FEW DAYS A WEEK.

YOU WILL SEE THAT DURING THIS SPRING SEMESTER WITH OUR COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE OPTIONS THROUGH AMERICAN LAKE AND JEFFERSON, AGAIN.

THREE PILOT SCHOOLS. YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THAT PILOT.

WE, OF COURSE, WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THOSE FAMILIES TO UNDERSTAND THEIR EXPERIENCES, LEARN FROM THAT, AND SO WE CAN APPLY THAT TO OUR SUMMER SESSIONS AS WELL AS LOOK AT LAUNCHING IN THE FALL ON A BROADER SCALE.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EXPANSION, WE ARE MOVING FROM ABOUT 300 STUDENTS. THE REALITY IS WE HAVE OVER 5,000 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THIS AGE RANGE.

WE COULD BE PROVIDING THAT PRIORITY SERVICE TO THROUGH OUR LEAP ACADMIES. PART OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO IS OBVIOUSLY ENGAGE WITH FAMILIES TO GAUGE INTEREST.

AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE ABOUT 750 FAMILIES THAT HAVE SAID THEY ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN LEAP ACADEMIES.

WE ARE OUT THERE ALREADY ENGAGING WITH FAMILIES TO LEARN WHAT THEY MIGHT BE THINKING. YOU CAN SEE ONLY IF-- YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON.

AS WE TALK ABOUT A BUDGET AND HOW WE USE THAT $6.7 MILLION, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUT IS THIS IS A BUDGET.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THINGS THAT OBVIOUSLY, OVER TIME, WE WILL LEARN FROM. AND SO THESE ARE ESTIMATED DOLLAR AMOUNTS. OBVIOUSLY, WE WILL BE PROVIDING UPDATES AS THOSE THINGS BECOME ACTUAL.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING WITH THIS PROGRAM IS THE SCALE AND SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM.

AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SCHOOL, ESSENTIALLY, FOR STUDENTS EVERY DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AS WELL AS DURING WINTER BREAK AS WELL AS DURING SUMMER.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE DO NEED SOME ADDITIONAL STAFFING SUPPORT. WE ARE LOOKING AT FUNDING THROUGH THE RESTRICTED SOURCE. SOME ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP. AS WELL AS SOME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SUPPORT WITH HANDLING ALL OF THE DAY-TO-DAY CONTACTS,

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YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, WE TALK ABOUT THAT ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS SOME COORDINATION. THE REALITY IS THIS EXTENDS BEYOND OUR TYPICAL WORKDAY. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE ALSO THINGS LIKE PLANNING, ACADEMIC SUPPORT.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES SOME OF THE CURRENT STAFF BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AFTER-SCHOOL GROUPS, PROVIDING LEARNING SUPPORT. YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH TARGETED GROUPS. WE WOULD BE PAYING FOR THINGS LIKE HOURLY RATES FOR THAT. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE THINGS FOR MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES.

IN MANY CASES, THERE ARE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES STUDENTS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN. MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THINGS ON HAND TO DO THAT. THEN YOU WILL SEE A LARGE PORTION OF THIS IS AGREEMENTS FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES.

WE ARE GOING TO BE SCHEDULING DIFFERENT COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDERS FOR EACH OF THE 11 SCHOOL SITES.

FOR THAT FIVE-DAY BASE PROGRAM. THAT BLUE BOX IN THE BACKGROUND OF HEADS TO SAMPLE SCHEDULES. AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL VENDORS WHO CAN PROVIDE ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES ON SCHEDULES WITH EACH OF THE SCHOOLS. YOU WILL SEE THERE IS AN ACTION ITEM REQUESTING TO APPROVE A POOL OF VENDORS.

THERE IS ABOUT 23 VENDOR THAT IS WE HAVE WORKED WITH ALREADY.

WE WOULD LIKE TO LEARN HOW THEY CAN FIT INTO OUR SITE.

MOST APPROPRIATELY. THERE ARE THINGS LIKE TRANSPORTATION AND ASSEMBLIES. THEN ONE THING THAT IS FANTASTIC, TRUSTEES, YOU HAVE ALREADY APPROVED ELEMENTARY ATHLETICS. FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADE.

WE ARE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THE FUNDING THAT WE SPEND ON THINGS RELATED TO THAT ATHLETICS PROGRAM.

IT CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO THIS RESTRICTED BUDGET.

IT MEETS THE INTENTION OF THIS FUNDING.

THERE IS SOME INDIRECT RATE, KIND OF THE THINGS THE STAFFING AND TIME REQUIRED TO PROCESS PAPERWORK AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. MORE DIRECT COSTS.

THAT GETS US TO $6.7 MILLION BUDGET.

ONE THING YOU WILL SEE THERE IS A COUPLE OF ASTERISKS WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT STAFFING AND THEN CONTRACTED SERVICES.

I THINK-- AND WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT TONIGHT.

STAFFING IS A CHALLENGE. IT IS NOT JUST A CHALLENGE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO OUR BEST WITH OUR COMMUNITY-BASED PARTSERS IN AND VENDORS COMING IN TO HELP TO BRING IN THE STAFFING.

WE ALSO MAY HAVE TO BE CREATIVE IN HOW WE WORK WITH PROGRAMS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THAT SERVICE FOR STUDENTS.

I WILL SAY IT NOW. IT IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE-- WE HAVE AN EYE TO AND WE ARE TRYING TO BE ATTENTIVE TO. LIKE I MENTIONED, THERE IS A FUTURE BOARD ITEM THAT IS TALKING ABOUT A POOL OF VENDORS

FOR CONTRACTED. >> S.

WHAT I WANT TO BE CLEAR IS THIS IS NOT ABOUT APPROVING CONTRACTS FOR EACH OF THOSE 23 VENDORS TONIGHT.

THERE IS NO DOLLAR AMOUNT. IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO A PROCESS THAT YOU USE TO APPROVE PREQUALIFIED BIDDERS FOR THINGS LIKE FACILITIES PROJECTS. IT ALLOW US TO MOVE MORE NIMBLY ONCE WE IDENTIFY WHAT THE NEED IS FROM A GROUP OF PREQUALIFIED VENDORS THAT WE CAN ALIGN WITH. SO AS WE START IDENTIFYING WHERE THEY CAN BEST SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, WE WOULD BE ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS AND IN SOME CASES, COMING BACK AND REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR THOSE CONTRACTS.

DEPENNING ON THE SIZE AND THE SCOPE.

WE WOULD BE COPPING BACK TO TRUSTEES WITH THOSE.

AND I THINK YOU KNOW, I MENTIONED IT BRIEFLY.

I'LL SHOW YOU A GRAPHIC THAT WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IN NOVEMBER AS WELL. THIS REALLY DOES TIE INTO OUR WORK WITH WRITING AND ACADEMIC RECOVERY.

THE REE REALITY IS OUR LEAP ACADEMIES ARE A STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS. OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY. SO IF WE LOOK AT THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, LEARNING RECOVERY AND OUR WRITING FOCUS, TRUSTEES, YOU HAVE SUBPOENA PORTED-- SUPPORTED WITH, PROVIDING FUNDS TO USE.

THIS IS ONLY A PORTION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT.

AND WE HAVE OUR LEAP ACADEMIES WHICH IS ONLY ONE OF THE STRUCTURES WE USE TO ENGAGE STUDENTS.

SO THERE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MAXIMIZE RESOURCES FOR OUR STUDENTS. THROUGH LEAP.

TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE LEARNING RECOVERY AND WRITING NEEDS. I MENTIONED WE ARE ENGAGING WITH OUR FAMILIES FOR THE FALL. AND STARTING TO PLAN BASED ON THOSE PROJECTED NUMBERS. THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO FINALIZE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.

THIS IS ABOUT ELOP--RELATED COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

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SERVING STUDENTS IN THE FALL. WE WANT TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING NOTE. IF THERE ARE REVISIONS AT THE STATE LEVEL, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO, IF THEY ARE WITHIN A 15% WINDOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO YOU ANT THE ADJUSTMENTS. IF THEY ARE OVER 15%, WE WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK AND SEEK ADDITIONAL BOARD APPROVAL.

FOR A MORE SIGNIFICANT REVISION TO THE BUDGET.

QUESTIONS. >> ON THE RECORD.

YOU GUYS DESERVE A RAISE. IT IS TRUE.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE AT THE NATOMAS BLACK PARENT UNITED DO SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT FORWARD FOR LEAP.

I'M HERE TO GIVE SPECIAL COMMENDATION TO DR. FONG AND DIRECTOR YANG. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD.

ESPECIALLY AROUND THE FREEDOM SCHOOL IMPLEMENTATION.

I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT TODAY'S REPORT IS IN AND REDUCE THE LEARNING LOSS IN SUMMER AND TO HELP IMPLEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT WHAT TEACHERS ARE DOING IN CLASSROOM. YES . I KNOW THE BOARD IS TENDING TOWARDS THE POSITIVE. WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING SURE OUR KIDS HAVE THE SUMMER VIABLE PROGRAMS AND EXPENDING IT FOR

NEXT YEAR. >> QUESTIONS FOR ANGELA ? COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? FROM THE TRUSTEES?

>> FIRST, THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY WANT TO END WITH A POSITIVE NOTE. I WILL AND MIKE QUESTION FIRST. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS REALLY JUST RELATED TO THE 15% POTENTIAL STATE FUNDING FLUCTUATION . I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR ANY CHANGES THAT ARE UNDER 15% THAT WOULD BECOME BOARD UPDATED AND REQUIRE BOARD ACTION. I MIGHT'VE MISSED IT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF IT'S PART

OF THE GENERAL FUND. >> IT'S A RESTRICTED FUNDING SOURCE. THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF REVISIONS OR REDUCTIONS TO THAT BUDGET. IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THAT, THAT IS US HAVING AN EYE TO THAT AND WANTING TO RECOGNIZE A POTENTIAL FOR THAT AND HOW WE

CAN MOVE FORWARD. >> I THINK I UNDERSTAND NOW. IT WOULD NOT BE AN ADDITIONAL 15% INVESTMENT FROM GENERAL FUND TO MAKE UP FOR THE 15% REDUCTION FROM THE STATE

FUNDING. >> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. NO, IT WOULD BE HOW WE WOULD REDUCE THE EXPENDITURES ACCORDINGLY. THE THANK YOU COMMENT WAS, IT'S REALLY JUST THE EXPANSION, AND ALSO JUST THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE BOTH ACADEMIC CREDIT RECOVERY CLASSES BUT ALSO HAVE FUN AND BE PART OF THE PROGRAM. I THINK THIS IS EVERYTHING. ANYTHING IT WILL INCENTIVIZE, MOTIVATE, AND -- I KNOW THAT'S THE GOAL. I AM THANKFUL TO SEE THAT OVERLAP. I THINK THE MIDDLE PART OF THE DIAGRAM MIGHT EVEN BE BIGGER.

I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> JUST COMMENTS, THANK YOU ANGELA. AMAZING JOB AND THANK YOU FOR BEING REALISTIC ABOUT THE STAFFING SHORTAGE . WE ARE GOING TO DO OUR BEST. I LIKE THE 15% . WE THANK YOU FOR

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APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> YEAH, JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT AS WE EXPAND PROGRAMS IN THIS DISTRICT, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT PERSONNEL . I THINK FOR A LONG TIME WE'VE BEEN ADDING ON A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES TO PROGRAMS WITH PERSONNEL WE HAVE. I THINK IT ONLY MAKES SENSE WHEN WE CAN'T KEEP ADDING ONTO PEOPLE'S WORKLOAD . WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE IN THESE POSITIONS SO THEY CAN CONCENTRATE. ON THE POSITION THEY HOLD OR ARE RELATED TO. THIS IS EXCITING. IT KIND OF REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING SIMILAR, WHEN YOU OFFERED THE SMALL MODULES FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND THEY WERE DOING TWO OR THREE WEEKS. WE SAW MORE ENGAGEMENT AS OPPOSED TO THE TRADITIONAL OFFERINGS. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD WAY FOR KIDS TO TEST HOW CREATIVE OR CHALLENGE THEY WANT TO BE BY ENGAGING IN A NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

>> THANK YOU. >> I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

>> WE HAVE NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. I AM LOOKING FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> MOVED.

>> SUBSTITUTE MOTION. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE -- PROVIDERS EXCEPT FOR ONE.

>> THAT'S THE NEXT ITEM. >> NEXT ONE.

>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER CASTILLO. ALL RIGHT. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE?

>> CASTILLO. GRANT. HARDEN. >> ALL RIGHT. 5-0. NOT 6-0 AS

[XVII.f. Approve the 2023-2024 LEAP Academy Pool of Providers]

I KEEP SAYING. >> THANK YOU TRUSTEES.

>> MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. 17 F POINT TO APPROVE THE 2023-2024 PROVIDERS. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANYONE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL PROVIDERS EXCEPT FOR TORTOISESHELL BOXES BECAUSE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF

INTEREST. >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY TRUSTEE GRANT. WILL YOU CALL ROLL PLEASE?

CASTILLO. GRANT. HARDIN. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0. AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF BECAUSE I HAVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST., SO TO WITH TORTOISESHELL BOXING. I'M GOING TO LEAVE THE ROOM SO MY FELLOW TRUSTEES CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION AND ABOUT ABOUT THIS FENDER. I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO TRUSTEE GRANT.

>> SURE. >> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO BE ACTING PRESIDENT HERE. IF ALL TRUSTEES ARE READY. I'M GOING TO LOOK FOR MOTION TO REPROVE THE REMAINING. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT OR TRUSTEE QUESTIONS. THERE IS A SECOND. SARAH COULD YOU PLEASE CALL

THE ROLL? >> CASTILLO. GRANT. HARDIN.

RECUSED. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET OUR PRESIDENT BACK.

[XVII.g. Approve Resolution No. 23-13 In Support of Senate Bill 307]

>> MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM 17 G. APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 23 - 13. AFFORDED THE SENATE BILL 307.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRANT.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE HARDIN. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE?

HEREDIA. MORA. >> MOTION CARRIES BY 50. NEXT

[XVII.h. Approve Five CSEA Petitions for Reclassification]

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[XVII.i. Approve Quarterly (1st) Update to Pre-Qualified Bidder List]

LIST. >> MOVED TO APPROVAL.

>> MOVED BY TRUSTEE -- I WILL SUBSTITUTE. PRIOR UNANIMOUS

[XVII.j. Approve Agreement with DLR Group for District Wide Facilities Master Plan Services]

[XVII.k. Approve Architectural Services Agreement with 19six Architects for the Heredia-Arriaga School K-8 Expansion]

I WILL SUBSTITUTE THE PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL. WITH YOUR

[XVII.l. Approve Pool of Architects for District Wide Architectural and Design Services for Modernization and Construction of School Facilities]

>> WE DON'T NEED A MOTION. WE DO?

>> WE DO? >> MOTION AND SECOND.

INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] >> DO YOU WANT US TO BACKUP ON

ANY OF THESE ? OR JUST ON I? >> I BELIEVE IT STARTED WITH

I. >> I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL FOR THE QUARTERLY PREQUALIFIED ACTION ITEM.

>> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. >> MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRANT, SECOND BY HARDIN. WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE?

>> CASTILLO, GRANT, HARDIN, HEREDIA, MORA.

[XVII.m. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding and Facilities Use Agreement Between the District and Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Charter School]

>> MOTION CARRIES 5-0. ACTION ITEM 17 M. APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND NATOMAS PACIFIC PATHWAYS PREP CHARTER SCHOOL. ARE WE SUBSTITUTING OR DOING ABOUT? ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. I AM LOOKING FOR MOTION AND A

SECOND. >> SECOND BY TRUSTEE HARDIN.

WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE?

>> CASTILLO, GRANT, HARDIN, HEREDIA, MORA.

[XVII.n. Approve Resolution No. 23-14, Designating May 18, 2023 as National Speech Pathologist Day Superintendent Recommends Approval]

>> MOTION CARRIES 5-0. NEXT ONE . APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-14. DESIGNATING MAY 18, 2023 AS NATIONAL SPEECH PATHOLOGIST

DAY >> SO MOVED.

>> CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. >> CASTILLO. GRANT. HARDIN.

[XVII.o. Approve Resolution No. 23-15 Recognizing May 2023 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month]

HEREDIA. MORA. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0. THE LAST ACTION ITEM IS TO APPROVE RESOLUTION AS AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLAND HERITAGE MONTH.

>> SECONDED. >> MOVED BY TRUSTEE HARDIN, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MORA. WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE?

[XVIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

>> CASTILLO. GRANT. HARDIN. TRAN14. TRAN15.

>> MOTION CARRIES 5-0. PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE TWO PUBLIC CARDS AT THIS TIME. THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO I HAVE. THE FIRST ONE IS LORI. THE SECOND ONE IS FROM DEBORAH GRIMES. YOU EACH HAVE TWO MINUTES. LORI, COME UP FIRST.

STUDY COMPARING THE PERFORMANCE FOR THE K-8 SCHOOLS WITH TRADITIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEN THEY REACH THE HIGH SCHOOL. WE ARE HAVING HORRIBLE PROBLEMS. THE K-8 PROGRAM WAS FORCED DOWN THE ORIGINAL THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AFTER YOU

[03:00:06]

I WAS PART OF A CONVERSATION OR LISTENING INTO A CONVERSATION AMONGST THIRD GRADE TEACHERS HORRIFIED AS TO WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO THE KIDS AT THAT AGE. THEY SAID THE SEVENTH -- 10 THROUGH 14-YEAR-OLDS ARE OUTSIDE THEIR WINDOWS DURING RECESS AND LUNCH HOURS. THEY ARE SWEARING. THEY ARE DISRESPECTFUL. THEY ARE TALKING AND LAUGHING ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION THEY CAUSED. THEY HAVE MARIJUANA IN THE RESTROOMS . THEY HAVE RUNNERS FROM THE APARTMENTS ACROSS THE STREET . THESE THIRD-GRADERS ARE JUST EATING IT ALL UP. THE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN SO DISRESPECTED. THEY DON'T SEE WHAT THE ALTERNATIVE IS WITH THESE OLDER KIDS ON CAMPUS. I WOULD LIKE SOME HARD DATA ABOUT HOW THE STUDENTS ARE DOING GOING FROM K-8 TO HIGH SCHOOL COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON HOW WE CAN SALVAGE THE MILLIONS WE HAVE

SPENT. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

DEBORAH . DEBORAH GRIMES. >> YOU SO MUCH. TODAY I AM HERE WEARING A 17-YEAR-OLD JERSEY WERE MY SON PLAY FOOTBALL. WE STARTED IN 2004. THE ONLY PERSON WHO I NOW KNOW ON THIS BOARD IS PRESIDENT HEREDIA. THE FIRST TIME I CAME TO SPEAK WAS ASKING FOR THE SCHOOL 'S TRACK AND FIELD . THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT. IT WORKED OUT AS WELL AS THE ONE FOUR -- MY SON GRADUATED AS THE FIRST STUDENT TO GET A SCHOLARSHIP TO A T-ONE PROGRAM. CAME BACK AND STARTED WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL . ALSO BECAME A VARSITY COACH. HE WAS MURDERED ON FOURTH OF JULY LAST YEAR. SOME OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS. 10 MONTHS NOW. ONE OF THE LAST THING WE DISCUSSED WAS A FIELDHOUSE FOR THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM. AN ATHLETIC FIELDHOUSE BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN REALLY WAITING FOR FOR 17 YEARS. I AM BACK AGAIN TO JUST LET YOU KNOW I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME HOMEWORK ON THIS. I SPOKE WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION. IT TURNS OUT THEY BUILT IT. I HAD NO IDEA INITIALLY. THAT WAS GOOD. I ALSO SPOKE WITH JENNIFER MILLER IN THE FACILITIES AND PLANNING . I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT IT IS TIME. IT IS ALMOST 20 YEARS NOW AND WE ARE GOING TO BE PRESSING FOR AN ATHLETIC FIELDHOUSE. THE NEED IS THERE BECAUSE THE STUDENTS NOW, THAT ATHLETES HAVE TO PUT THEIR BIG BAGS -- THERE'S NO ROOM IN THE LOCKERS FOR THE PADS -- THEY JUST THROW THEM IN THE HALLWAY. OKAY, MY TIME IS UP, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY BE BACK. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE

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