Dec 10, 2025 Board Meetings

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ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:15 P.M..

HELEN, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? GRANT.

[I. OPEN SESSION]

MORA. PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. NUSD BOARD MEETINGS ARE LIVE STREAMED.

RECORDED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. THE LIVE STREAM IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT ONLINE, AND THE RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING THE DAY AFTER THE BOARD MEETING. THOSE IN ATTENDANCE SHOULD EXPECT THAT THE RECORDINGS WILL CAPTURE ALL ACTIVITY AND DISCUSSIONS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER MEETINGS. THIS EVENING THE BOARD WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ONE ITEM OF CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR, DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, AND DISCUSS SEVEN STIPULATED EXPULSIONS.

IT LOOKS LIKE I DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT. I MEAN ONE COMMENT ON THE CLOSED SESSION ITEM FROM SACHIKO KONATSU.

[IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING CLOSED SESSION ITEMS]

SOMEBODY LEFT A PACKAGE ON MY DOORSTEP, AND IT WAS AN AUDIO RECORDING OF A MEETING THAT OUR PRESIDENT, MR. MICHAEL GRANT, WENT TO IN THAT MEETING. HE TALKED ABOUT TEACHERS NEGOTIATIONS AND THE FACT THAT THE OFFERS THAT THEY GAVE HIM WAS A SLAP IN THE FACE. HE TALKED VERY POORLY ABOUT ALMOST EVERY SINGLE BOARD MEMBER ON THIS DAIS, INCLUDING THE SUPERINTENDENT.

HE THREW HER UNDER THE BUS STATING THAT THE REASON WHY THE SPED PEOPLE THAT GOT THEIR RAISES THAT EVERYBODY WAS UPSET ABOUT WAS BECAUSE THAT'S WHO SHE WANTS AND THAT'S WHO SHE'S KEEPING. PARAPHRASING, OF COURSE. HE TALKED ABOUT NOEL IN A BAD LIGHT, WHICH I WAS VERY DISHEARTENED ABOUT, AND I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO LET YOU HEAR THE RECORDING. I BROUGHT THAT RECORDING TO THE TO THE, ATTENTION OF THIS DISTRICT, WHICH THEY DECLINED TO LISTEN TO.

SO NOW IT'S IN THE HANDS OF THE MEDIA. SO YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE PICKING A PRESIDENT.

HE TALKED ABOUT YOU, SCOTT, TOO, BECAUSE HE, HE HE MENTIONED YOU ABOUT TRYING TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT.

HE ALSO SAID HE WASN'T GOING TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT. BUT I KNOW THAT'S A LIE. HE WILL NOT GIVE UP HIS POWER.

THIS MAN DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE ON THE DAIS, LET ALONE OUR SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE.

I HOPE WHEN YOU GO BACK INTO CHAMBERS AND YOU GUYS VOTE ON THE NEXT PEOPLE, I HAVE 30S LEFT.

YOU DO NOT VOTE THIS MAN IN, AND YOU TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT SCOTT.

THIS HAS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. YOU GUYS NEED TO HAVE CORRECT PEOPLE UP THERE.

SO ONCE AGAIN, LIKE SCOTT LIKES TO SAY, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR INFORMATION.

YOU NEED TO HAVE ALL YOUR INFORMATION. I OFFERED TO GIVE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU, MISS CASTILLO, AND YOU DID NOT WANT IT, SO I GAVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE.

SO GOOD LUCK TONIGHT. I HOPE YOU VOTE WELL. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT.

WE ARE AWARE OF THE THE RECORDING THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD.

IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS UNLAWFULLY RECORDED.

WE DID ASK TO RECEIVE THAT RECORDING AND IT WAS NOT GIVEN TO US.

IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO SIT AND LISTEN TO AN UNLAWFUL RECORDING WITH A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, BUT WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO RECEIVE THE RECORDING IF IT WAS OFFERED, AND OUR ATTORNEY HAS ASKED FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE MEDIA WILL GIVE IT TO YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS. SO WE WILL RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 05:30 P.M.

[V. CLOSED SESSION]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE RECONVENING OPEN SESSION

[VI. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

PRESENT. ALICIA. PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A QUORUM.

CAN ASK OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

ALL RIGHT. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING.

BUT BEFORE WE MOVE ON, JUST A REMINDER FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD BYLAW 9323 MEETING CONDUCT.

INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT CARD PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM AND NO LATER THAN THE FIRST ACTION ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, AND THE BOARD SHALL LIMIT THE TOTAL PUBLIC INPUT ON EACH ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE FILL OUT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD AND HAND IT TO THE STAFF MEMBER OUTSIDE THE BOARD ROOM. AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR MEETING,

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[X. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]

IS THERE A MOTION MOVED BY TRUSTEE MAURA? SECOND BY TRUSTEE HARDIN.

HELEN, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? GRANT I JOZEK HARDIN, I META I MAURA I ALICIA I.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ACTUALLY SIX ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP ACTION ITEM A, WE HAVE SCHOOL BOARD OFFICERS, PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT,

[XI.a. Election of School Board Officers: President, Vice President, and Clerk]

I'M NOT SEEING ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. DISCUSSION.

TRUSTEES WILL NOT BE MAKING A MOTION THIS YEAR.

I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD PROBABLY JUST HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO SEE AND GO FROM THERE.

SO ANY COMMENTS SUGGESTIONS FOR SLATE? I'D LIKE TO SEE IT DONE INDIVIDUALLY.

ME PERSONALLY VERSUS THE SLATE. UNLESS WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER.

OKAY. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT FORMAT? OKAY, SO I GUESS WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL START WITH THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT.

JUST AS A REMINDER, I DO HAVE THE BOARD BYLAWS ON THAT ITEM.

FOR A PERSON TO HAVE BEEN BOARD PRESIDENT, THEY HAVE TO HAVE TAKEN A CSB BOARD PRESIDENT'S WORKSHOP.

THAT IS A PART OF OUR BYLAWS. SO WE DID, I THINK, AMEND THOSE BYLAWS 2 TO 3 YEARS AGO.

THERE'S OPTIONS TO DO ROTATIONS. BUT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S POSITION, I YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE TAKEN A CSB BOARD PRESIDENT'S WORKSHOP NOT ACTUALLY SPECIFIC TO CSB.

SO I'VE TAKEN THAT WORKSHOP. I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE HAS TAKEN THAT WORKSHOP.

BUT THIS WOULD BE THE TIME TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, SO I'LL BE QUIET. SO THANK YOU. YEAH. I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE WORKSHOP.

I, I ACTUALLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, ABOUT THAT POLICY THAT WE HAD UNTIL THIS WEEK.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF OUR OTHER COLLEAGUES HAVE TAKEN THAT WORKSHOP.

MYSELF AND HAVE ALSO TAKEN THE WORKSHOP. I HAVE NOT.

OH, YOU WERE PRESIDENT BEFORE. BEFORE THAT? OH, BEFORE IT CAME IN.

OKAY. OH, OKAY. SO SEEING THAT IN, YOU KNOW, WITH THANKS TO MICAH FOR HAVING DONE THIS ALREADY FOR A YEAR, PLUS ONE MEETING, IF YOU'RE WILLING, I'D NOMINATE YOU TO SERVE A SECOND TERM AS PRESIDENT.

OKAY, I'M NOT OPPOSED, BUT I WANT TO HAVE A RIGOROUS DISCUSSION. YOU KNOW, MY GOAL AS PRESIDENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO MINIMIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS POSITION, RIGHT? AND WE ACTUALLY PASSED A PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT I THINK DEMONSTRATES THAT.

SO IF THERE'S A SECOND FOR THAT MOTION. I WILL SECOND IT.

WE NEED A BOARD PRESIDENT. ALL RIGHT. ELAINE, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? GRANT. ABSTAIN. AYE. HARDEN I META I MAURA I ALICIA I. ALL RIGHT. I'M FLATTERED. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. FOR YOUR TRUST. OKAY, SO THE NEXT ONE IS THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT.

JUST TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT I PRESIDES IN THE ABSENCE OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND ASSUMES HIS POWERS WHEN HE IS HE OR SHE IS NOT AVAILABLE. SO WE'LL JUST HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS ONE TOO.

AND ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS? I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE TRUSTEE MOORE AS VICE PRESIDENT.

OKAY. SO MOVED. THAT'S A MOTION BY TRUSTEE TO NOMINATE TRUSTEE MOORE AS VICE PRESIDENT.

IS THERE A SECOND DISCUSSION? DISCUSSION. WITHOUT OBJECTION.

MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. LOOKING FOR A SECOND, THEN CONVERSATION.

I'M SORRY, BUT WE CAN. BUT THERE WAS A. OH, YEAH.

WE HAVE TO CLEAR THE MOTION FIRST. OKAY, SO IS THERE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION? I CAN SECOND THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SECOND BY TRUSTEE MEHTA. SO FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISCUSSION.

TRUSTEE. HARDIN. THANK YOU. I KNOW I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL, BUT I.

AND NO DISRESPECT TO YOU AT ALL, NOEL, BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A FABULOUS ONE. I JUST I'M CURIOUS.

TRUSTEE. WHAT MAKES YOU NOMINATE TRUSTEE? MAURA.

I'VE SEEN A LEVEL OF PASSION AND DEDICATION FROM TRUSTEE.

MAURA. I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW NOEL PRIOR TO HIS SERVICE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD.

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I THINK HE BRINGS A PHENOMENAL PERSPECTIVE AS HAVING BEEN A SOMEWHAT RECENTLY IN NUSD STUDENT AS WELL.

AND HAVING THAT PERSPECTIVE AND I THINK HE WOULD AT SOME POINT PROBABLY MAKE A PHENOMENAL PRESIDENT FOR THE DISTRICT, BUT WOULD BENEFIT FROM A YEARS VICE PRESIDENT AND, YOU KNOW, OCCASIONALLY SUBBING IN IF THE PRESIDENT'S UNAVAILABLE.

OKAY. I AGREE. DO YOU MIND TELLING ME WHAT YOU FEEL AS THOUGH WOULD NOT MAKE ME A GOOD VICE PRESIDENT? I'M NOT PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO. I DON'T KNOW THAT I WAS INTENDING TO COMPARE NOEL TO ANY OTHER TRUSTEE.

I JUST, I FEEL LIKE I'VE BUILT UP ENOUGH OF A RAPPORT WITH NOEL, AND I THINK HE'D BE PHENOMENAL.

BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONVERSATION. NO, I JUST WAS ASKING A QUESTION.

THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? DEBATE ON THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT.

AGAIN, LOOK, THE BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD VICE PRESIDENT.

CLARK, THESE ARE BOARD LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. PEOPLE ARE LARGELY TASKED WITH PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, RIGHT? SO IF YOU WANT TO BE IN ONE OF THESE ROLES, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY BE PREPARED TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO RUN A MEETING OR SIGN INSTRUMENTS.

REALLY? OKAY. SO THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.

HELENE, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? GRANT.

ABSTAIN. HARDEN. ABSTAIN. MEHTA. AYE. MORA. AYE.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. I'M SORRY. ALICIA, I.

ALL RIGHT, SO THAT MOTION CARRIES 302 TO ABSTENTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. TRUSTEE. MAURA. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

AND THE LAST OFFICE IS THE CLERK FOR 2026. DEBATE DISCUSSION.

IS THERE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS, OR IS THERE SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE BE NOMINATED? I WOULD WANT TO SEE TRUSTEE HARDIN TO HAVE ONE OF THE OFFICER POSITION.

OKAY. I'LL SECOND THAT. ANY DISCUSSION? DEBATE TRUSTEES.

ALL RIGHT. NO, NO. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE OFFER, BUT I DECLINE THE MOTION.

APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. SO THERE WAS A REJECTION OF THE NOMINATION.

I REJECTED THAT. OKAY. AND SO WE THIS. OKAY, SO SHE DECLINED THE MOTION. SO THERE'S NO THERE'S NO VOTE ON THAT MOTION. IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SERVE AS A BOARD CLERK? ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO NOMINATE TRUSTEE DACIC FOR THE POSITION OF CLERK.

IS THERE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND IT. ALL RIGHT.

SECONDED BY TRUSTEE. I'M HAPPY TO LET TRUSTEE ADA CONTINUE THAT ROLE IF SHE WANTS TO.

NO. I'M GOOD, THANK YOU. OKAY. CAN I PICK ONE? OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, BUT WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TRUSTEE MORRIS COMMENTS. WELL, JUST ONE ONE COMMENT. THAT'S AN OBSERVATION. I THINK THAT THE GOVERNANCE TEAM AND REALLY THE ROLE THAT HAS THE MOST THE ROLE THAT'S, THAT'S THE MOST INVOLVED IS BOARD PRESIDENT.

BUT I THINK THAT OUR GOVERNANCE TEAM WOULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING SOME FEMALE REPRESENTATION.

OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT COMMENT. JUST NOTICING THAT THAT WOULD BE ABSENT OF THE SORRY, NOT THE GOVERNANCE TEAM, BUT ABSENT OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM.

THAT'S A FAIR CONSIDERATION. OKAY, SO LET ME JUST WORK THROUGH THE MOTIONS HERE.

TRUSTEE MATTER. CONSIDERING TRUSTEE MORRIS COMMENTS.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECONSIDER GIVEN THE BALANCE OF EQUITY THAT HE'S SUGGESTING SHOULD PROBABLY BE HAPPENING AT THAT POINT, THERE WERE NO FEELINGS, HARD FEELINGS AT ALL.

IF YOU'D BE WILLING TO SERVE IN THAT ROLE. TRUSTEE HUTTON, I'LL ASK YOU ONE MORE TIME IF YOU WOULD TAKE IT.

I WOULD REALLY LIKE IT FOR YOU TO HAVE AN OFFICER POSITION WITH PRESIDENT GRANT AND PRESIDENT TRUSTEE MORA.

SO DO I JUST MAY I GIVE AN EXPLANATION, A DISCUSSION, OR WOULD YOU PREFER? IT'S BEST NOT TO. IT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE. YOU'RE THE ELECTED OFFICIAL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE OFFER.

I WAS ONCE CLERK BEFORE I WAS REMOVED FROM THAT BECAUSE OF ALLEGATIONS THAT WERE NOT TRUE.

I WAS NEVER GIVEN. SO NOW I'M JUST GOING TO NEW CHAPTER.

NEW SLATE. YOU KNOW. YES, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU OFFERING THAT.

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I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO MUCH INTO IT BECAUSE THIS IS A WHOLE NEW CHAPTER AND WE'RE ALL STARTING OVER.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE HARDIN, I WOULD ALSO OFFER THAT THAT COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF A NEW CHAPTER.

RIGHT. JUST FOR CONSIDERATION. YES. OKAY, SO FOR ME, YOU HAVE THREE, YOU KNOW, THREE DUDES UP HERE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I TEND TO AGREE. SO I WILL HAVE ALL THREE DIFFERENT COLORS.

SO, I MEAN, I SHOULDN'T BE SAYING THIS, BUT YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO STRIKE THAT FROM THERE.

YEAH. OKAY. TRUSTEE. I TRIED MY BEST NOT TO JUST BE REALLY GOOD.

SO TO ME, IT'S ALMOST A SLAP IN THE FACE WHEN I WAS REMOVED AS CLERK WITHOUT HAVING ANYTHING ELSE BEING SAID.

SO TO THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND START OVER, WHICH WE ARE.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING IS FRESH. I JUST BELIEVE BECAUSE I NEVER GOT A PUBLIC APOLOGY, BUT IT WAS PUBLICLY VERY MESSY.

SO AND WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE EVEN HELD ANOTHER SPECIAL ELECTION OR SPEAKING WITH WHOM TOOK THE CLERK POSITION AND SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT WORKED OUT. BUT LIKE HALF THE PEOPLE DON'T, YOU KNOW, SO.

SO I JUST DON'T I'M SO SORRY. GO AHEAD. NO, NO, NO, LISTEN, I APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION.

MAYBE THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT TIME. WELL, I THINK IT IS, RIGHT.

WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT WE WE DO IN JANUARY, WE DO HAVE A BOARD GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP, AND THAT WORKSHOP IS WHERE WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES. NORMALLY WE TRY TO WORK OUT THOSE THINGS BEFORE THIS MEETING IN PRACTICE.

I THINK WE'VE BEEN REALLY FORTUNATE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE SENSE THAT YOU KNOW, IT'S USUALLY WORKED OUT BEFORE WE GET HERE, BUT REALLY WHAT THE NORM IS FOR MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE, IT IS WORKED OUT UP HERE.

YOU KNOW, SO LISTEN, TRUSTEE HARDIN I THINK MY COMMENTS ON THE WHOLE SITUATION WERE VERY CLEAR.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT I'M NOT THE TRIER OF FACT. AND I THINK YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT YOURSELF.

AND I THINK YOU DID THAT. AND YOU KNOW, SO I, I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO HAVE A STRONG GOVERNANCE TEAM MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT RECOGNITION. THAT'S MY DESIRE. RIGHT. IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I'VE HAD A FUNCTION IN GOVERNMENT IS LIKE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT TO DESTROY THAT, RIGHT? I THINK YOU NEED STRONG LEADERS WHO ARE ELECTED BY THEIR FOLKS TO REPRESENT SO THAT WE HAVE THAT CONTINUITY.

SO I THINK YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, COMING FROM ME.

I THANK YOU, AND I BELIEVE YOU AND I, I APPRECIATE IT BEING SAID.

AND IT'S JUST UNTIL SOMEONE HAS TO WALK IN MY SHOES.

SO FOR ME, I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER, AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, THAT YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS IT IN OUR JANUARY SPECIAL MEETING.

BUT IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT AFTER EVERYTHING THAT I IT'S JUST IT'S JUST INTERESTING.

I WISH NOEL ALL THE BEST. I'M NOT SAYING THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT BECAUSE I COULD OBVIOUSLY NOMINATED MYSELF.

I COULD HAVE NOMINATED MYSELF AS VICE PRESIDENT.

BUT FOR ME, IT'S ABOUT FEELING THE ROOM AND SEEING WHERE EVERYONE STANDS.

I THINK THAT IT'S ALL GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

SO NOW. OKAY. BUT NOW AM I RESPECTFULLY DECLINING.

ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S A MOTION AND THERE'S A SECOND. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE. I'M SO SORRY. AND THEN THERE WAS A AND AN INDICATION THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE GENDER DIVERSITY AMONGST THE OFFICERS. AND A REQUEST TO SEE WHETHER TRUSTEE WOULD CONSIDER ONE MORE SERVING AN ADDITIONAL YEAR AS CLERK.

SURE I WILL, THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THERE HAS TO BE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION.

SO I WILL RESPECTFULLY DECLINE THE NOMINATION THAT YOU MADE.

SO WE DON'T NEED A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. WELL, INSTEAD, YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION A SUBSTITUTE MOTION.

YOU COULD JUST MAKE THE MOTION. YOU CAN JUST MAKE THE MOTION REGULARLY.

YEAH. YOU DON'T NEED A MOTION FOR TRUSTEE MAYOR TO BE CLERK SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, SO THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR TO ELECT TRUSTEE MAYOR AS CLERK.

HELEN, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? GRANT? HI. HI. HARDIN. HI, MITA. HI, MORA. HI, LISA. I ALL RIGHT, SO THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT UP WE HAVE COMMUNICATIONS.

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

DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CSEA? THANK

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MY NAME IS ESMERALDA FERNANDEZ. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF CSEA NATOMAS CHAPTER 745.

WE WANT TO WISH YOU A HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND WE HOPE EVERYONE IS ENJOYING A JOYFUL AND SAFE SEASON.

WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OZZY FROM JOEY'S FOOD LOCKER FOR THE GENEROUS DONATIONS OF TURKEYS, WHICH HELP PROVIDE HOLIDAY MEALS FOR HUNDREDS OF OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.

YOUR SUPPORT IS TRULY APPRECIATED. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATIONS WITH WENDY AND THE SPED TEAM TO ADDRESS ONGOING SAFETY CONCERNS AT SEVERAL SCHOOL SITES, AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION.

WE ALSO MET WITH OUR JLT TEAM THIS MONTH, AND WE CONTINUE BUILDING A STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH DISTRICT LEADERS.

THESE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN VERY PRODUCTIVE, PROVIDING A SAFE AND OPEN SPACE TO SHARE INFORMATION.

WE ARE PLEASED TO HEAR THAT DAN AND HIS TEAM HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REGISTERED FIVE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND THE PARAEDUCATOR CONFERENCE, TAKING PLACE IN MARCH. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GAIN VALUABLE INFORMATION AND CONTINUE THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS IN THE SPED DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU, DAN, FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH NTA DURING THEIR CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS, AND WE WISH THEM WELL IN REACHING A FAIR AND EQUITABLE AGREEMENT.

LASTLY, CSIA WILL BE HOLDING OUR ANNUAL WINTER CELEBRATION THIS MONTH ON THE 19TH, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THE INVITATION TO THE BOARD MEMBERS.

PLEASE REACH OUT TO US FOR DETAILS. THANK YOU.

GOOD NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, I HAVE NTA.

I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING OUT HERE. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL WAIT.

WE'LL JUST. NEXT UP, WE'RE LOOKING FOR NTA. PRESIDENT.

ECOMMENTS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO TURN THE VOLUME UP, BUT THE SPEAKERS ARE NOT.

OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO ASK STAFF IF IT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE.

YEAH. AND THE LAST SIDE? OH, OKAY.

YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU.

HE SAID NO COMMENT TONIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE'LL GO TO

[XII.c. Student Board Member]

TRUSTEE. SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO AND GUESTS. DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE EXCITEDLY WINDING UP THE QUARTER.

WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON THRIVING, NOT JUST SURVIVING, THESE PAST FEW WEEKS.

A RENEWED ATTENDANCE FOCUS AND CREDIT PUSH ARE GETTING STUDENTS READY FOR SUCCESS.

OUR CULINARY CLASSES ATTENDED A FIELD TRIP TO ESCHATON VILLAGE, WHERE STUDENTS WORKED WITH RESIDENTS TO MAKE GINGERBREAD HOUSES AND SERVE THEM LUNCH.

OUR CULINARY STUDENTS ARE ALSO STUDENTS ALSO LEARNED FROM AN INDUSTRY LEADER ON HOW TO MAKE DELICIOUS CHEESE BOARDS AND GRAZING TABLES.

STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A COMPETITION FOR THE BEST PRESENTATION AND CREATIVITY AND OF COURSE, TASTE. AND LASTLY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR HOLIDAY LUNCHEON ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH.

THIS IS A GREAT TIME FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF TO CONNECT PRIOR TO THE WINTER BREAK.

INDERKUM TIGERS ARE GROWLING THROUGH DECEMBER.

SENIORS RECENTLY CONTINUED THE TRADITION OF SENIOR TAKEOVER DAY, WHERE THEY COLLABORATED WITH STAFF IN A CAMPUS POSITION FOR THE DAY.

SENIORS ARE ALSO USUALLY UTILIZING COLLEGE APPLICATIONS WORKSHOPS ON CAMPUS AS THEY SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR.

TIGERS WHO ARE ENGLISH LEARNERS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR IB LEARNER LEARNER ATTRIBUTES AT A RECENT L GROWLING AWARD CEREMONY.

AND STUDENTS FROM ACROSS CAMPUS RECENTLY ENGAGED IN A SCHOOL FIRST TWILIGHT ART SHOW.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BRANDON TORRES FOR EARNING ALL STATE RECOGNITION AS A TROMBONE PLAYER, AND TO THE FIVE ATHLETIC SCHOLARS WHO MADE COMMITMENTS TO COMPETE IN THEIR

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THE LEROY GREEN CAMPUS IS BUZZING WITH ENERGY, CONNECTION AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

THE THE LYON COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER FOR A SUCCESSFUL HIGH SCHOOL MOVIE NIGHT FILLED WITH FUN, LAUGHTER AND SCHOOL SPIRIT. STUDENTS THEN ENGAGED IN A COLLEGE DOOR DECORATING COMPETITION, DISPLAYING SCHOOLS THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO DEEPEN THEIR COLLEGE AWARENESS.

AFTER RETURNING FROM THANKSGIVING BREAK, STAFF IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO PREPARATION MODE FOR SEVERAL MAJOR CAMPUS EVENTS, INCLUDING FROSTY FEST, THEIR ANNUAL WINTER CELEBRATION, AND PITCH NIGHT, WHERE STUDENTS SHARE THEIR INNOVATIVE IDEAS.

LG IS ALSO PREPARING FOR THEIR ART EXHIBITION AT THE VERGE, WHICH WILL SHOWCASE THE CREATIVITY AND TALENT OF THEIR STUDENT ARTISTS.

THE NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL'S COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER HAS BEEN PACKED WITH SENIORS APPLYING FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

SOME STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ACCEPTANCES.

LAST NIGHT, THE NIGHTHAWKS HOSTED THE ANNUAL CASH FOR COLLEGE NIGHT, WHERE FINANCIAL AID EXPERTS HELPED FAMILIES COMPLETE THEIR FAFSA OR CA DREAM ACT APPLICATION. NHS ALSO HAD A SENIOR TAKEOVER DAY WHERE SENIORS TOOK OVER STAFF AND TEACHER POSITIONS ALL OVER CAMPUS.

STAFF ENJOYED SEEING SENIORS TEACHING CLASSES AND ACTING AS CAMPUS SAFETY OFFICERS.

NEXT WEEK, STUDENTS AND STAFF WILL PARTICIPATE IN A WINTER SPIRIT WEEK AND SHOW OFF THEIR WINTER PJ'S, FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIE CHARACTERS AND UGLY SWEATERS.

AND LASTLY, NATOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL HAD A SPECIAL VISIT FROM A FORMER STUDENT WHO ATTENDED THE SCHOOL AND WENT ON TO PLAY FOR THE UNITED STATES ARMY BAND.

THE MS ALUMNUS SHARED HIS JOURNEY WITH THE STUDENTS AND INSIGHTS INTO HIS EXPERIENCES PERFORMING WITH THE ARMY BAND.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED HOW HIS SERVICE HELPED PAY FOR HIS COLLEGE EDUCATION.

ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS VISIT WAS WHEN HE SHOWED OFF HIS SOME OF HIS VERY IMPRESSIVE TUBA SKILLS.

IT WAS INSPIRING FOR STUDENTS TO SEE SOMEONE WHO ONCE SAT IN THEIR SEATS, GO ON TO DO GREAT THINGS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT REPORT. YEAH.

I TRUSTEE. NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR BOARD MEMBERS.

[XII.d. Board Members]

AND THANK YOU, STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ALICIA, FOR SHARING THAT THAT STUDENTS ARE APPLYING TO COLLEGE.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN WE CAN REMIND EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT ABOUT THE THAT THE DISTRICT WILL PAY FOR CSU AND UC APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENTS IF THEY DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW THAT. ESPECIALLY AS COLLEGE APPLICATION SEASON IS UNDERWAY.

I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY ONE OF ONE OF THE REALLY GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPENS RELATED TO COLLEGE AND CAREER.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS IN MY BOARD REPORT THAT I WANT TO SHARE.

THE FIRST ONE BEING COMING BACK FROM THE THANKSGIVING BREAK AND REFLECTING ON JOEY'S FOOD LOCKERS THANKSGIVING DISTRIBUTION.

I THINK MANY HAVE ALREADY SEEN THE NUMBERS, BUT I LIKE SHARING THE NUMBERS BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT REALLY HELPS TO SHOW WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE FOOD ASSISTANCE IS. OVER 1000 FAMILIES. AND OVER AND OVER 4000 PEOPLE SERVED.

I THINK THAT, AS WAS MENTIONED, OZZIE AND THE REST OF, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF THAT MAKES THAT HAPPEN REALLY DESERVE MORE THAN OUR APPLAUSE.

I MEAN, THEY DESERVE OUR APPRECIATION. I GOT I'M I GOT TO MEET SOME SOME ALUMNI.

STUDENT, ALUMNI, AND AND THEN ALSO SOME OF THE STUDENTS FROM THE ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION.

SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR VOLUNTEERISM TO BUT THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO ALSO TALK ABOUT THIS THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO START WITH THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, WHICH THIS BOARD HAS HAS TRUSTED ME TO REPRESENT OUR DISTRICT OR I SHOULD SAY OUR BOARD AT THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY AND WE RECEIVED A LOT OF STATE AND FEDERAL UPDATES.

NOTHING THAT I THINK WOULD BE NEW INFORMATION, JUST MORE IN DEPTH INFORMATION FOR A LOT OF THOSE THINGS.

WE ALL OF THIS RELATED TO EDUCATION AND EDUCATION, YOU KNOW, BUDGETS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AFFECTING AFFECTING SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE ALSO VOTED FOR OUR FOR OUR NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CSB ORGANIZATION.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMEBODY FROM OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICT TRUSTEE.

AND WASHINGTON UNIFIED. JACKIE WONG I ALWAYS HAVE DIFFERENT PRESIDENT NAMES, BUT I, I WAS TOLD IT'S ALWAYS THE FIRST PRESIDENT.

SO WASHINGTON UNIFIED OVER IN WEST SAC. IS REPRESENTED IN CSB WITH THEIR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM.

THE CONFERENCE WAS ALSO IT'S ALWAYS INFORMATIVE, BUT IT'S REALLY THE ONE ON ONE TALKS WITH FOLKS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS.

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I SAW ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES THERE AT THE CONFERENCE THIS YEAR, WHICH MAKES SENSE SINCE ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS HERE IN SACRAMENTO.

AND I ALSO GOT AND WE ALSO GOT A CHANCE TO CELEBRATE ANOTHER NEIGHBORING DISTRICT WHICH REALLY ISN'T A DISTRICT, BUT THE YOLO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR ROADMAP TO THE FUTURE INITIATIVE THAT RECEIVED A GOLDEN BELL.

AND THE REASON THAT I MENTIONED IT IS I HAD A CHANCE TO BE AN EVALUATOR.

AND SO THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO LEARN THAN FOR SOME, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE TO GIVE YOU THE REALLY IN-DEPTH OVERVIEW OF SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT WORKS REALLY WELL. I THINK IT'S SIMILAR TO A LOT OF THE EFFORTS THAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR DISTRICT, INCLUDING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

ALSO, IF YOU NOTICE THAT MY VOICE IS A LITTLE RASPY, I HAD A COLD, BUT I'M NOT CONTAGIOUS.

I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN PAST THE, YOU KNOW, THE WORST OF IT.

SO JUST BEAR WITH ME. BUT NO ONE NEEDS TO WORRY THAT I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON.

AND A COUPLE MORE THINGS THAT I WANT TO MENTION.

ONE OF THEM IS THE LGA HAD LEROY GREENE ACADEMY HAD ITS ANNUAL FROSTY FEST WHICH IS JUST FUN TO SAY.

I MEAN, REALLY, YOU SAY TO YOURSELF, FROSTY FEST.

IT'S A IT'S A REALLY GOOD EVENT WHERE THE STUDENTS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN ENTREPRENEURIAL FOCUS AT THAT SCHOOL, GET A CHANCE TO BASICALLY RUN THEIR OWN BOOTHS.

THEY'RE SELLING THEIR OWN YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE HOT FROM HOT CHOCOLATE TO ORNAMENTS TO, TO OTHER THINGS.

I HAD A CHANCE TO MAKE AN ORNAMENT. I BROKE MY ONE OF MY RULES, WHICH WAS NEVER USE GLITTER.

AND IT GOT IT'S JUST TO TO THIS DAY, EVEN EVEN TODAY, I WAS STILL TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, GET RID OF ALL THE GLITTER THAT GOT ON THE STUFF THAT I WAS WEARING. BUT IT WAS A GOOD EVENT. AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE LGA STUDENTS FOR PUTTING IT ON AGAIN.

ONE COUPLE, TWO MORE THINGS. THE FIRST ONE IS I'M GRATEFUL TO SEE THAT FOSTER STUDENT ATTENDANCE IS AT A THREE YEAR HIGH.

I THINK THAT THAT DESERVES TO BE RECOGNIZED. AND THE STAFF THAT HELP MAKE THAT POSSIBLE DESERVE TO BE APPRECIATED AND RECOGNIZED.

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY EFFORTS FROM TEACHERS, STAFF, PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES TO, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT THAT POPULATION. LAST THING THAT I WANT TO SHARE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE LAST MEETING BEFORE THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.

BUT THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO SHARE AND I'M SORRY IF I TAKE ANYBODY ELSE'S YOU KNOW, THING TO MENTION, BUT THE DISTRICT COAT DRIVE TWO OVER 200 COATS COLLECTED FOR UNHOUSED AND FOSTER STUDENTS. AND I THINK THAT THAT ALSO DESERVES SOME YOU KNOW, JUST SOMETHING FOR FOR EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT TO TO KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE IT, IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT EMPHASIZES HOW YOU KNOW, HOW AS A COMMUNITY, WE CAN COME TOGETHER FOR THOSE KINDS OF, OF THINGS.

AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO CONCLUDE MY BOARD REPORT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE MORA, TRUSTEE HARDIN.

THANK YOU. GREAT BOARD REPORT. SO I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT SIMPLE.

I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE OPEN THE OPTION FOR IN JANUARY TO COME BACK WITH MY CSBA REPORT.

FOR THE SAKE OF TIME. I WON'T GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT IT TONIGHT BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY SPENT A LOT OF TIME. BUSY MONTH.

GREAT SERVICE DAY AT NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL. GO NIGHTHAWKS SPENT QUALITY TIME WITH IMPROVE YOUR TOMORROW STUDENTS STAFF AS WELL.

THE NATOMAS SUPERINTENDENT, ATTORNEY GENERAL TRUSTEE MEHTA, AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO REALLY GREAT WORK.

SO IT WAS NICE TO REALLY USE THAT SERVICE DAY AND GET IN THERE AND HELP JULIE'S FOOD LOCKER SET STUFF UP.

THAT'S ALWAYS, I THINK, MY FAVORITE THING TO DO. ATTENDED NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL'S PTSA MEETING.

SO THAT WAS NICE. MY NIGHTHAWKS WON ON A SATURDAY GAME, SO IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO BE INSIDE OF THERE.

I ATTENDED THE SOUTH NATOMAS CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, AND IT WAS SO AMAZING TO SEE HOW MANY OF OUR STUDENTS WERE VOLUNTEERING SHOWED UP.

EVERYTHING WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENT, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE DRUM TEAM AND THE DANCE TOURETTES FOR NATOMAS HIGH OUTDID THEMSELVES.

THEY'RE EVEN THINKING OF CHANGING IT. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS THEY FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD OPEN UP FIRST BECAUSE THEY BROUGHT SO MUCH JOY AND EXCITEMENT.

AND TRUSTEE MOORE AND I WERE THERE TOO, AND WE GOT TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH SANTA TOGETHER.

AND HE LISTENED TO ME AND HE THINKS THAT I'M NOT NAUGHTY.

HE SAYS, I'M NICE. THANK YOU. THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT.

SO WHAT, THE PEANUT BUTTER JARS. OH, GOODNESS.

OKAY, YOU GOT THAT? THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE HARDIN I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS SUPER BRIEF.

I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND CSBA, DO A COUPLE WORKSHOPS AND MEET SOME COLLEAGUES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

BUT AS IS THE TRADITION, I ALWAYS DO WANT TO WISH EVERYONE MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

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I THINK I READ ACTUALLY SAW IT ON TIKTOK, SO DON'T QUOTE ME ON THIS, BUT THE COLDEST HAS BEEN IN SACRAMENTO SINCE THE 70S AND IT REALLY SHOWS.

SO I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO JUST VOLUNTEER, DONATE, GIVE DO SOMETHING KIND, GIVE THE GIFT OF YOUR TIME IF YOU CAN THIS SEASON AND VOLUNTEER AND ALSO AS LITERATURE, AS LITERATURE, LET'S SAY THAT THREE TIMES AS LITERATURE, AS FOLKS TO CONSIDER THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST.

TO ME, IT'S THE BEST STORY THAT'S EVER BEEN TOLD.

IT'S THE STORY OF SACRIFICE AND UNENDING LOVE THAT I THINK IS A REAL SIGNAL FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

SO MERRY CHRISTMAS TO OUR STAFF, OUR TEACHERS OUR ADMIN, EVERYONE TO COMMUNITY.

AND I GUESS WE'LL SEE YOU BACK IN JANUARY. ALL RIGHT.

TRUSTEE DOSAGE. LIKEWISE. KEEP IT BRIEF. TASB.

GOOD. I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. I WANT TO MOSTLY JUST EXPRESS MY THANKS DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

MY THANKS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, ALL THE STAFF HERE IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE FOR AN ADVENTUROUS FIRST HALF OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS FOR YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS.

AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS A CHALLENGING TIME. AS WE AS THE KIDS KNOW, THAT WINTER BREAK IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

BUT I KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOT THIS. I WANT TO THANK OUR HARD WORKING, CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES FOR ALL THEIR CONTINUOUS WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE DISTRICT, WITH A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO TERRY ORTEGA, WHO IS RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW TERRY, YOU DO KNOW TERRY, BECAUSE SHE IS THE SMILING FACE THAT YOU HAVE SEEN AT THE FRONT RECEPTION AREA FOR OVER A DECADE HERE IN THIS DISTRICT. AND I IT'S HARD FOR ME TO IMAGINE WALKING INTO THE DISTRICT WITHOUT SEEING HER SMILE AND HER WARM GREETING FOR EVERYONE THAT COMES THROUGH. SO I WANT TO THANK HER.

I THINK SHE IS NOT UNIQUE AMONGST OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, BUT BUT SHE CERTAINLY IS EMBLEMATIC OF THAT KIND OF DEDICATION.

AND I'M HAPPY FOR HER THAT SHE'LL GET TO ENJOY HER RETIREMENT.

BUT SAD TO SEE HER GO FROM THE DISTRICT. BUT I KNOW WE'VE GOT OTHER FOLKS READY TO FILL IN.

AND LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK AND COMMEND OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, ANALISA, WHO I THINK IS GOING TO BE COMPLETING HER HIGH SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS EARLY. SO. THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT YOUR PERSONAL DEDICATION, YOUR FAMILY'S DEDICATION, AND ALL THE DEDICATED STAFF AT DISCOVERY WHO'VE BEEN THERE TO SUPPORT YOU IN THIS JOURNEY.

SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THEM, AND I THINK THAT'S A PERFECT WAY TO END IT. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE DOS TRUSTEE MAYOR. DISCLAIMER IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG REPORT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOMS. SO. SO FIRST I'M GOING TO START WITH THE ATTENDING THE ESPORTS TOURNAMENT AT PBS.

GOSH, IT WAS AMAZING. LISETTE, IF YOU'RE HERE IN THE ROOM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR DOING THIS.

AMAZING TO TO SEE OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS BEING THE COACHES, THE TIME THEY ARE SPENDING WITH THESE KIDS AFTER SCHOOL.

HATS OFF TO THEM. AND THEN I LOVE THE WAY THE KIDS WERE.

KIDS WERE THERE AND IT WAS LIKE AN ADRENALINE RUSH GOING ON WITHIN THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS AND THE TEACHERS WHO WERE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM.

SO I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO TONYA GERALD, WHO WAS THERE.

MISS JASMINE REES, KIMBERLY STEPP, DAVID BRANDON MR., ERIC JONES.

THERE WERE SO MANY TEACHERS AND THE TWO TEACHERS THAT I KNOW, BRANT GREENFIELD AND MR. SWEENEY. THEY HELD THE SHOW THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

IT WAS AMAZING. HATS OFF TO THEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DID IT FROM MORNING TO EVENING, BUT WE WERE ALL THERE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO PBS FOR WINNING THAT TOURNAMENT.

AND THE SECOND IS THE SANTA BREAKFAST. IT WAS A JOY TO ATTEND AT TWITTER RANCH.

IT WAS SO AMAZING SEEING THE JOYFUL FACES OF ALL THE COMMUNITY PEOPLE OVER THERE.

I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE AROUND 100 PEOPLE, I GUESS THE SATURDAY COLD MORNING AND 40S.

BUT THEY WERE. AND THEN THE KIDS WERE THERE TO ONLY SEE THEIR TEACHERS AND HAVE PANCAKES, WHICH WAS GOOD.

AND THEN AGAIN, MR. BRETT GREENFIELD WAS OUR SANTA.

SO I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MRS. MISS JONES, MONIQUE, VANESSA, SHARON, KASIA, ROSA TORRES AND SO MANY MORE THAT I PROBABLY WOULD NOT KNOW THE NAME OR FORGET ABOUT IT. BUT YES, THAT WAS AN AMAZING, AMAZING BREAKFAST AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DOING THAT.

THIRD IS THE LITERACY INITIATIVE THAT IS STARTED BY OUR DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, AND I REALLY, REALLY CLOSE TO THIS INITIATIVE BECAUSE I'VE.

I GREW UP IN INDIA. THE WAY WE WERE TAUGHT IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

THAT'S THE POINT, IS THAT I THINK OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING AN AMAZING WORK IN THE CLASSROOMS.

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SHOUT OUT TO THESE PASSIONATE TEACHERS. MISS STOHL, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME IN YOUR CLASSROOM.

AND ALSO THANK YOU TO YOUR STUDENTS FOR LETTING ME HUG YOU.

IF YOU ARE AN EDUCATOR HERE, YOU KNOW THAT THESE KIDS ARE VERY POSSESSIVE ABOUT THEIR TEACHERS.

SO I HAD TO TAKE A PERMISSION TO ASK IF I CAN HUG MY FRIEND MISS ELLEN FOR FIRST GRADE.

YOU GUYS ARE DOING AMAZING. AND ALSO, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE WORDS ENDING WITH S AND THE BEST WORD WE GOT WAS SOUTHWEST.

SO WHICH WAS REALLY, REALLY AMAZING. AND I LEARNED ABOUT THREE DIMENSIONAL FIGURES AND MISS SIMPSON'S CLASS IN KINDERGARTEN.

THAT WAS AN EYE OPENING TOO. AND IN THE SIXTH GRADE, THEY WERE LEARNING ABOUT MEASURING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SUN AND THE EARTH, WHICH WAS AN EYE OPENING. AND THAT WAS A MATH CLASS.

AND WE HAD A CURRICULUM, MATH INCORPORATED WITH THE SCIENCE.

SO, YES, GREAT THINGS HAPPENING AT PBS. AND THEN ALSO, I WANTED TO SHARE THAT I'M HOSTING A SANTA STOP AT SCHOOL.

AND MY FRIEND TRUSTEE HARDIN, YOU ARE ALSO AT THIS? YES. SO WE ARE DOING THIS AT A STOP. AND ALSO ALL THE BEST TO THE MOCK TRIAL TEAM.

THEY HAVE THEIR FIRST SCRIMMAGE TODAY, SO THANK YOU.

THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES, FOR YOUR REPORTS.

NEXT UP, SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO. GOOD EVENING.

[XII.e. Superintendent]

ARRIAGA. SO ALWAYS THE BEST PART OF MY DAY WHEN I GET TO START AT A SCHOOL SITE AND BE IN THE CLASSROOM, TALK TO STUDENTS AND AND TO OUR TEACHERS. AS WAS MENTIONED, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ROB BONTA, CAME TO NATOMAS HIGH TO DO A PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT AMERICORPS.

AND A LOT OF AMERICORPS VOLUNTEERS ARE PART OF THE IMPROVE YOUR TOMORROW, AND THEY ALSO ARE PART OF HIGH DOSE TUTORING, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE STARTING IN JANUARY AS PART OF OUR LITERACY INITIATIVE.

AND THEN IT WAS REALLY FUN WITH THE DAY OF GIVING WITH BOTH TRUSTEE HARDIN AND TRUSTEE MEHTA OF HELPING UNBOX THINGS IN JOEY'S FOOD LOCKER AND PUT THEM UP ON THE SHELVES SO IT WOULD BE READY FOR THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION.

AND OUR KIDS WERE IN THERE. AND SO IT WAS A IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE THE ESPORTS TOURNAMENT AND CONGRATULATIONS TO PBS.

I ACTUALLY HAD A FRIEND OF, OF MINE WHO I WORKED WITH IN A PREVIOUS DISTRICT VISITING FROM OUT OF TOWN, AND SO I TOOK HER WITH ME TO THE TOURNAMENT, AND SHE WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH JUST THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND THE EXCITEMENT AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON. I TOO ATTENDED CSBA WITH OUR TRUSTEES.

WE HAD TWO GROUPS THAT WERE PARTICIPATING. OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, TANYA GERALD, WAS PART OF AN LGBTQ+ PANEL AND SO SPOKE ABOUT THE SAFE HAVEN THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND SO REALLY PROUD FOR HER TO SHARE THOSE THINGS.

AND THEN ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT DOUG ORR AND OUR HEART TEAM WERE SHARING ABOUT OUR WELCOME CENTER AND HOW POSITIVE THAT'S BEEN AND HOW OTHER DISTRICTS COULD CREATE A WELCOME CENTER OF THEIR OWN.

IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED, AND WE GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK.

SO THANKFUL TO BOTH OF THOSE TEAMS FOR PRESENTING.

AND THEN I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON AND WISH EVERYBODY SOME PEACE AND RELAXATION TIME OVER THE HOLIDAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR CASTILLO. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.

BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[XV. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Part 1 of 2)]

HELLO, EVERYBODY. MY COMMENTS ARE SPECIFICALLY REGARDING PAYROLL AND CLAIMS. JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE LOOKING FROM THE TOP DOWN AT HOW MUCH PAYROLL IS GOING TO WHERE AND WHO BRINGS IT IN, AND WHO SUPPORTS THAT DIRECTLY. MY SECOND COMMENT IS ABOUT THE WAIVER FOR SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SUPPORTED NATOMAS PARK WITH ANOTHER SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'RE AWARE OF THE CONFLICT AND CONFUSION THAT STARTED THE YEAR.

BUT I FEEL THAT NEITHER OF OUR SLPS AT THAT TIME WERE BEING SUPPORTED AND THEY WERE ALMOST PIT AGAINST EACH OTHER.

AND IT'S GOING TO MAKE US LOSE AN AMAZING SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.

SO JUST BEING AWARE OF THE IMPACT THAT LEADERSHIP HAS ON PERSONNEL AND MAKING SURE THAT WHEN WE ARE HIRING, THAT WE ARE MAKING, THAT WE'RE UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM BEFORE IT TURNS INTO WORLD WAR

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THANK YOU AMANDA. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND ALL THE OTHER HOLIDAYS THAT I'M NOT PROFICIENT IN SPEAKING TO.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER 13 G THROUGH M AS A PART OF THE NATOMAS BLACK PARENT UNITED GROUP, WE OFTEN REVIEW THE ACTUAL AGENDAS THAT COME OUT ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE WEDNESDAY MEETINGS, AND WE COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THAT ITEMS G THROUGH M SHOWCASED SEVEN EXPULSIONS FROM MY PAST REMEMBRANCE. THIS IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL, SO IT PROMPTS US TO ASK, WHAT IS THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF EXPULSIONS THAT OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCE? AND AS A BOARD WE WOULD WONDER, OR AS OUR ASSOCIATION, WE WOULD WONDER IF THE BOARD WOULD BE WILLING TO HAVE THE STAFF GIVE US A REPORT COVERING MAYBE A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, GIVING US WHAT THE TRENDS HAVE BEEN FOR EXPULSIONS, WHAT PREVENTIVE MEASURES ARE TAKING PLACE TO AVOID EXPULSIONS, AND HOW IT IS THAT OUR DISTRICT WITH SOMEWHAT SMALLER NUMBER OF STUDENTS CAN AFFORD TO HAVE STUDENTS EXPELLED. I KNOW WE HAVE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE USING, BUT GIVING US A PUBLIC REPORT AS TO THE ETHNICITY, THE GENDER, THE GRADE LEVEL, THE SCHOOLS WOULD HELP US AS A PUBLIC BETTER UNDERSTAND.

THAT'S MY REQUEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR?

[XIII. CONSENT ITEMS]

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP WE HAVE OUR ACTION ITEMS.

[XIV.a. Present and Approve 2025-26 First Interim Budget Report and Positive Certification]

LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRANT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE DISTRICT'S 20 2526 FIRST INTERIM BUDGET REPORT.

THIS REPORT UPDATES OUR ADOPTED BUDGET TO REFLECT CURRENT ESTIMATES FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, GIVING US A CLEARER PICTURE OF HOW WE EXPECT TO END THE FISCAL YEAR.

I DO WANT TO SAY A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR INCREDIBLE FISCAL SERVICES TEAM.

THEIR INCREDIBLE HARD WORK, LONG HOURS TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.

FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS FOR YOU TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU. ALL OF OUR DISTRICT GOALS HERE ARE PRESENTED AS THEY DEFINITELY ARE REFLECTED IN OUR 25, 26 BUDGET. THE OBJECTIVES TONIGHT IS TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR INTERIM REPORT AND THE CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, I'LL BE SHARING HIGHLIGHTS AND ASSUMPTIONS THAT WENT INTO UPDATING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, AS WELL AS THE SUBSEQUENT TWO YEARS.

WE WILL LOOK AT REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND OUR RESERVES AND ALSO OUR RESTRICTED RESERVES, AS WELL AS GOING THROUGH THE MULTI YEAR PROJECTION ASSUMPTIONS IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL. HERE WE SEE WHERE WE'RE AT IN OUR 12 MONTH CYCLE OF BUDGET DEVELOPMENT.

TONIGHT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE DISCUSSING FIRST INTERIM.

AND NEXT MONTH WE WILL BE BRINGING THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT FOR 2425 TO YOU.

LIES ARE REQUIRED TO FILE TWO INTERIM REPORTS EACH YEAR.

THE FIRST REPORT IS DUE TO THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION BY DECEMBER 15TH.

AND THIS COVERS REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST.

WE WILL UPDATE OUR BUDGET AGAIN FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 31ST, AND WE'LL BRING THAT TO THE MARCH MEETING.

WE MUST SELF-CERTIFY AS TO WHETHER WE CAN MEET OUR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS IN THE CURRENT YEAR AND THE SUBSEQUENT TWO YEARS.

THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF CERTIFICATIONS. POSITIVE MEANS WE ARE ABLE TO MEET OUR OBLIGATIONS FOR THIS YEAR AND THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

A QUALIFIED BUDGET INDICATES THAT THERE IS UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER WE CAN MEET OUR OBLIGATIONS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AND THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS.

AND A NEGATIVE CERTIFICATION MEANS WE ARE UNABLE TO MEET THOSE SAME OBLIGATIONS.

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ADA IS PROJECTED AT 10,072, WHICH IS A RATE OF 92.67%.

BUT I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE FUNDED OFF OF 10,208.

THE DIFFERENCE IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE CAN USE THE GREATER OF CURRENT YEAR ADA PRIOR YEAR ADA, OR AN AVERAGE OF THE LAST THREE YEARS OF ADA.

AND IN THIS INSTANCE WE ARE USING PRIOR YEAR ADA AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE BEING FUNDED OFF OF.

LISTED HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT CHANGED FROM ADOPTED BUDGET TO FIRST INTERIM.

OUR UNDUPLICATED PUPIL COUNT FOR IDENTIFIED STUDENTS INCREASED 3.15% OVER PRIOR YEAR.

I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE BACK TO WHAT'S CALLED A BASE YEAR NEXT YEAR, WHICH MEANS WE WILL NEED TO GET INCOME INFORMATION FOR ALL STUDENTS AND NOT JUST NEW STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTLY CERTIFIED THROUGH OTHER MEANS.

WE WILL USE A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES TO GET THIS INFORMATION, BUT OUR UNDUPLICATED COUNT MAY FLUCTUATE SINCE WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND NOT JUST OUR NEW ENROLLEES.

OUR BUDGET HAS ALSO BEEN ADJUSTED TO ACCOUNT FOR OPEN POSITIONS.

WHILE WE DO CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY RECRUIT FOR THESE POSITIONS, WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE PAST FEW MONTHS THAT HAVE PASSED AND ADJUST THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. AND AN INCREASE TO THE CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION WAS ALSO NEEDED FOR FIRST INTERIM TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE MEETING THOSE STUDENTS NEEDS, AS FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH FUNDING TO COVER ALL EXPENDITURES.

THIS IS A HIGH LEVEL BREAKDOWN OF THE SOURCES OF OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES.

AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST OF OUR FUNDING CONTINUES TO COME FROM THE STATE IN THE FORM OF THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA.

IN FACT, 93% OF OUR UNRESTRICTED REVENUE COMES FROM THAT SOURCE.

OUR EXPENDITURES ARE BROKEN DOWN BY CATEGORY IN THIS SLIDE.

MOST OF OUR EXPENSES ARE FROM SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

STAFFING MAKES UP 86% OF OUR UNRESTRICTED SPENDING AND 78% OF OUR TOTAL SPENDING.

AND THIS DOES PUT US IN LINE WITH MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

HERE WE FIND OUR ENDING FUND BALANCES BY LINE ITEM.

YOU'LL SEE REFLECTED HERE OUR 3% RESERVE FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, AS WELL AS OUR STABILIZATION ARRANGEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE ADDITIONAL 6% RESERVE THAT IS REQUIRED PER BOARD POLICY IN UNRESTRICTED.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR RESTRICTED FUNDS OUTLINED AS WELL.

WE'RE PROJECTING FLAT ENROLLMENT FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS AS WE ARE NOT IN SEEING ENROLLMENT GROWTH JUST YET, THERE IS SOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT IS OCCURRING.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THESE TRENDS AND ADJUST ENROLLMENT, PROJECTED ENROLLMENT AS NEEDED BASED ON WHAT WE SEE HAPPENING WITH THOSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. STATEWIDE, WE ARE SEEING A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE FACING CHALLENGES DUE TO WIDESPREAD STAFFING SHORTAGES, AS WELL AS THE NEED FOR IN SOME DISTRICTS DOWNSIZING DUE TO DECLINING ENROLLMENT.

IN ADDITION, OF COURSE, RISING COSTS CONTINUE TO OUTPACE REVENUE, WHICH IS CAUSING BUDGETARY STRAIN.

THE LATEST FISCAL OUTLOOK FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE ESTIMATES THAT THE STATE'S STRUCTURAL DEFICIT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $35 BILLION ANNUALLY, STARTING IN 2728. SO THIS GRAPH HERE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE GREEN BARS REPRESENT THE 2627 FISCAL OUTLOOK, PLUS ONE YEAR, TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS, WHICH DOES SHOW A GROWING DEFICIT.

THIS IS DUE TO TWO FACTORS. WE SAW A DECREASE STATEWIDE IN REVENUE IN 2223, AND IT CONTINUES TO REMAIN BELOW WHERE THEY WERE PROJECTED TO BE. THE OTHER REASON IS THAT THE STATE HAS NOT ADJUSTED THEIR SPENDING TO FULLY REFLECT THIS MORE LIMITED CAPACITY.

MORE INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING ABOUT THE STATE'S MULTI-YEAR OUTLOOK WHEN THE GOVERNOR RELEASES HIS PROPOSED STATE BUDGET NEXT MONTH.

[00:55:02]

THE COLA ESTIMATES COME FROM THE SCHOOL SERVICES OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE.

HOWEVER, JUST RECENTLY, THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE DID RELEASE THEIR ESTIMATES AND THEIR PROJECTED RATE FOR 2627 COLA IS 51%.

ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, THIS WOULD EQUATE TO A REVENUE DECREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $768,000.

HOWEVER, THESE PERCENTAGES MAY CHANGE PENDING THE STATE'S FINAL BUDGET IN JUNE.

AND AGAIN, WE WILL LEARN MORE NEXT MONTH AT THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET WORKSHOP AS TO WHAT THAT OUTLOOK MAY BE.

THE BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS FOR 2627 ARE PRESENTED HERE, AND ADA HAS BEEN KEPT FLAT AT 92.67%.

ANY ONE TIME REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BUDGET.

WE DO PLAN TO DO A TEXTBOOK ADOPTION IN THE FUTURE, AND AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $2 MILLION IS WHAT'S NEEDED FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO SUPPLEMENT THE ACTUAL COST, AND WE WILL USE OTHER RESTRICTED FUNDS FOR THE REST.

THE 3% MANDATED STATE RESERVE AS WELL AS OUR BOARD POLICY, ADDITIONAL 6% RESERVE WILL BE MET.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS FOR 2728.

AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THE ADA IS CAPPED AT 92.67%.

AND WE WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOKS PURCHASED IN THAT YEAR WITH APPROXIMATELY $1.5 MILLION COMING FROM OUR GENERAL FUND AND ADDITIONAL RESTRICTED FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THE REST OF THE COST.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS AN ABBREVIATED SNAPSHOT OF WHAT OUR PROJECTED ENDING FUND BALANCES WILL BE FOR 25, 26, AND THE NEXT TWO YEARS. MORE DETAILED VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO YOU.

BUT I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE PROJECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEFICIT SPEND, MEANING WE ARE SPENDING MORE THAN WE'RE RECEIVING IN REVENUE.

WE'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION, BUT CLOSE BUDGET MONITORING IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO ENSURE THAT THE DISTRICT MAINTAINS ITS FISCAL STABILITY. NEXT STEPS. AS I'VE MENTIONED, THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE RELEASED NEXT MONTH TO HELP US GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE NEXT TWO YEARS WILL LOOK LIKE.

I WILL BE BRINGING A BUDGET UPDATE PRESENTATION IN FEBRUARY, AND THEN WE WILL BE BRINGING SECOND INTERIM BUDGET TO YOU IN MARCH.

OKAY. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES QUESTIONS.

COMMENTS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. SO IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE. APPROVAL OF THE FIRST INTERIM BUDGET REPORT AND POSITIVE CERTIFICATION SECOND.

I'LL SECOND THAT. SECOND. BY TRUSTEE. SO MOVED BY TRUSTEE.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE. MEHTA. HELEN, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? GRANT I DACIC HARDEN I. I. MARA. ALICIA I. ALL RIGHT.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. ACTION ITEM BE APPROVED.

[XIV.b. Approve the 2024-25 Bond Performance Audit for Measure J]

IS THERE A MOTION MOVE APPROVAL. WITH THANKS TO THE HAVING SERVED ON THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES IN THE PAST.

THANK YOU. WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS FOR THEIR VOLUNTEER WORK IN THIS MOVE.

APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND IT. SECOND. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MEHTA.

IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, CAN WE SUBSTITUTE THE PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL? VOTE WITHOUT OBJECTION.

CARRIES SIX ZERO. ACTION ITEM C APPROVED THE 2024 2025 BOND PERFORMANCE AUDIT FOR MEASURE L.

[XIV.c. Approve the 2024-25 Bond Performance Audit for Measure L]

SECOND BY TRUSTEE MEHTA OKAY. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION WE CAN SUBSTITUTE THE PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE.

NO. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. SIX ZERO ACTION ITEM D, RATIFY A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND CSEA REGARDING

[XIV.d. Ratify a Memorandum of Understanding Between the District and CSEA Regarding the School Safety Officer Job Description]

HELLO AGAIN. I AM JUST HOPING THAT THE JOB DESCRIPTION FITS THE ROLE, BECAUSE THE FACT THAT WE'RE LOSING THE SAFETY OFFICERS FROM THE POLICE FORCE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES IS VERY WORRISOME.

WORKING AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE I SEE VIOLENCE ON CAMPUS EVERY DAY.

WE DON'T HAVE SAFETY OFFICERS ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

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AND THIS POSITION, I CAN TELL, IS GOING TO CCAEA, WHICH MEANS THAT PROBABLY ISN'T GOING TO BE PAID VERY WELL, JUST LIKE ALL OF OUR OTHER CLASSIFIED STAFF. AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET HURT AND IN THE MIDDLE OF VIOLENCE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF US, AND WE NEED IT MORE THAN IS BEING PROVIDED RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY DEBATE DISCUSSION, COMMENTS? I THINK THIS IS ONE PIECE OF THE SAFETY SCENARIO HERE.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT OUR CAMPUSES ARE SAFE. IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE APPROVAL. MOVED BY TRUSTEE MORA. SECOND BY TRUSTEE HARDEN.

ACTUALLY, CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON THIS ONE. GRANT A HARDEN I META I MORA I ALICIA I.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. ACTION ITEM E APPROVE NOMINATIONS FOR CSBA

[XIV.e. Approve Nominations for CSBA Delegate Assembly]

BUT I'M HAPPY TO NOMINATE SOMEONE THINKING OF NOMINATING TRUSTEE MAYOR IF THAT'S PERMISSIBLE.

YEAH, I SO BUT YEAH, I'M DONE. GO AHEAD. SO I DID MY HOMEWORK THIS THIS YEAR, AND WE CAN NOMINATE AS AS MANY TRUSTEES AS WE WOULD LIKE FROM THE DISTRICT TO THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

I'D LIKE TO ADD MYSELF TO SHE'D LIKE TO AMEND THE MOTION TO ADD MORE PEOPLE.

OKAY, I'D LIKE TO. FRIENDLY AMENDMENT IS ACCEPTED.

OKAY. SO WHERE'S THE. I DON'T THINK YOU'RE UP.

I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT. WELL, JUST IN CASE, I'M NOT SURE IF MY TERM ON THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY IS EXPIRING.

FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO ADD MYSELF AND TRUSTEE MAYOR TO THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

OKAY, FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS ACCEPTED. THIS SEEMS LIKE A I'M SORRY IF I CAN INTERRUPT JUST REALLY QUICKLY.

TRUSTEE. MAURA, YOUR TERM EXPIRES IN 2027. SO YOU'RE GOOD.

SO YOU ARE. YOU ARE GOOD FOR NOW. AMENDMENT NEEDED.

OKAY, SO HE'S WITHDRAWING THAT AMENDMENT. AND SO THEY WOULD I MOSTLY DID MY HOMEWORK RELATED TO THAT, YOU KNOW TO THE RULES OF TASB. ALL RIGHT. BUT IS THIS FOR JUST FOR POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THIS IS FOR A NEW TERM THOUGH. DOES THAT IMPACT IT? SO DELEGATES SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS. AND THE CURRENT TERM THAT TRUSTEE MAURA IS ON EXPIRES IN 2027.

AND SO YOU HAVE TO DO IT THEN. SO IF WE WERE LOOKING TO NOMINATE TRUSTEE MORE, WE WOULD BE DOING THAT AT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.

FOR, FOR HIS. BUT HE'S GOOD FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

BUT TO TRUSTEE MAURA'S POINT THE. THE BOARD CAN MAKE MORE THAN ONE NOMINATION PER LA FOR DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. TRUSTEE HARDIN.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO. SINCE THERE CAN BE MORE THAN I KNOW.

THERE'S A PROCESS TO IT. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MYSELF. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE IS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION FROM TRUSTEE HARDIN TO ADD HERSELF.

THOSE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS ARE ACCEPTED. AND SO IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? ALL RIGHT, SO I HAVE I'M SUBMITTING TRUSTEE HARDIN AND TRUSTEE MEHTA.

AND THERE'S A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE MORA. ELLEN, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? GRANT I DOSAGE I HARDIN I MEHTA I MORA I ALICIA I I MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO FOR SURE. YEAH. SO AT THIS TIME I HAVE.

[XV. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Part 2 of 2)]

FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING. AS YOU KNOW, MY NAME IS ASHLEY BATTLE.

AND TONIGHT I AM NOT HERE TO SOFTEN ANYTHING FOR YOUR COMFORT.

I AM HERE AS A PARENT AND ADVOCATE AND A PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT IS DONE TOLERATING EXCUSES, MISDIRECTION, AND THE WIDENING RIFT BETWEEN THE DISTRICT, BETWEEN WHAT THE DISTRICT SAYS AND WHAT THIS DISTRICT ACTUALLY DOES.

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BUT THE OUTCOMES, THE REAL OUTCOMES, EXPOSE THE TRUTH THAT THIS DISTRICT IS TRYING TO HIDE.

THE DISTRICT IS STRUGGLING. MORE THAN 60 TEACHERS RESIGNED LAST YEAR, AND 22 FULL TIME TEACHING POSITIONS REMAIN UNFILLED WELL INTO THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS DISTRICT IS NOT STRUGGLING BECAUSE OF BAD LUCK OR OUTSIDE FORCES.

NO, IT IS STRUGGLING BECAUSE OF DELIBERATE DECISIONS MADE BY LEADERSHIP.

WHILE STUDENTS WERE LOSING STABILITY AND TEACHERS WERE BURNING OUT UNDER IMPOSSIBLE WORKLOADS, THE DISTRICT OFFICE WAS BUSY INFLATING ITS OWN SALARIES.

THAT IS NOT STUDENTS FIRST. THAT IS INSTITUTIONAL ARROGANCE, THE BELIEF THAT YOU CAN PRIORITIZE YOURSELVES WHILE CLASSROOMS FALL APART AND NO ONE WILL CHALLENGE YOU. WELL, HERE WE ARE. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE RICHMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR A SECOND.

WHEN UTTER REALIZED THEIR DISTRICT WASN'T LISTENING.

THEY WENT ON STRIKE AND THEY'VE WON EIGHT. 8% RAISES OVER TWO YEARS, FULLY PAID FAMILY HEALTH BENEFITS, AS WELL AS STRUCTURAL PROTECTIONS AND STABILITY AND SAFETY.

RICHMOND DID NOT HAVE MORE MONEY. THEY WERE IN A SITUATION JUST LIKE THIS ONE.

TEACHERS AND STAFF BEING IGNORED, UNDERVALUED AND DISMISSED.

THE DIFFERENCE IS RICHMOND'S TEACHERS STOPPED TOLERATING THE DISRESPECT FROM THE DISTRICT.

THEY WALKED OUT. THEY STOOD FIRM AND THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEIR DISTRICT HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO MEET THEIR DEMANDS.

THEY DIDN'T WIN BECAUSE THEY HAD MORE RESOURCES.

THEY WON BECAUSE THEY HAD THE SAME RESOLVE, UNITY, AND WILLINGNESS TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE EXPLOITATION OF THE DISTRICT THAT WE TOO HAVE.

WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, LET ME ASK YOU ALL A DIRECT QUESTION.

WHY DO NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS MANAGE WHAT YOU CLAIM IS IMPOSSIBLE? BECAUSE THE ISSUE HERE ISN'T FUNDING. THE ISSUE IS PRIORITIES.

BUT SINCE THE DISTRICT LOVES TO TOUT NUMBERS, SAME AS YOU'VE DONE TONIGHT, LET'S ADDRESS THE ONE YOU FED THE MEDIA.

YOU. NATOMAS UNIFIED PUBLICLY CLAIMED THAT 98.4% OF OUR CLASSROOMS ARE FULLY STAFFED, 98.4%. IF THAT WERE TRUE, A CHILD WOULD NOT HAVE DISAPPEARED FROM CAMPUS FOR 40 MINUTES AND BEEN FOUND A QUARTER OF A MILE AWAY BEFORE ANYONE REALIZED HE WAS GONE. IF THAT WERE TRUE, TEACHERS AND STAFF WOULD NOT BE GETTING ASSAULTED BY STUDENTS ON CAMPUS BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE ENOUGH QUALIFIED ADULTS TO HELP PREVENT AND CONTROL SITUATIONS LIKE THAT. IF THAT WERE TRUE, TEACHERS AND STAFF WOULD NOT BE STRETCHED TO THEIR BREAKING POINT EVERY SINGLE DAY TRYING TO FILL THE VACANCIES YOU CREATE. A FULLY STAFFED DISTRICT DOES NOT RELY ON SUBSTITUTES AND ROTATING BODIES IN A FAKE ATTEMPT TO STABILIZE CLASSROOMS. YOUR STATISTICS ARE NOT AN ERROR. IT'S NOT A MISUNDERSTANDING.

IT WAS PR SPIN SPUN TO MISLEAD AND PLACATE THE PUBLIC, AND IT FAILED BECAUSE PARENTS ARE PAYING ATTENTION.

TEACHERS ARE DOCUMENTING EVERYTHING AND YOUR OUTCOMES CONTRADICT EVERY WORD OF YOUR STATEMENT.

THE TRUTH YOU'RE AFRAID OF IS THIS THERE IS NOT A SINGLE PERSON IN THIS DISTRICT OFFICE WHO COULD WALK INTO A CLASSROOM TOMORROW AND SUCCESSFULLY DO THE JOB THAT YOU DEMAND OF TEACHERS. NOT ONE OF YOU. AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE YOU LACK INTELLIGENCE.

IT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE DETACHED FROM STUDENTS, SHIELDED FROM CRISIS, AND COMPLETELY UNDERPREPARED FOR THE REALITIES AND DIFFICULTIES TEACHERS AND STAFF FACE. BEFORE MOST OF YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR MORNING COFFEE.

YET YOU ARE THE HIGHEST PAID, YOU ARE THE MOST POWERFUL, AND YOU CARRY THE LEAST ACCOUNTABILITY.

THIS IS HOW A SYSTEM BREAKS. TEACHERS DESERVE BETTER.

STUDENTS DESERVE BETTER. THIS COMMUNITY DESERVES BETTER.

AND PARENTS ARE NO LONGER WAITING FOR TEACHERS.

AND TEACHERS ARE NO LONGER SUFFERING IN SILENCE, AND STUDENTS ARE NO LONGER PROTECTED BY YOUR WORDS.

YOUR EXCUSES HAVE LEFT THEM LIVING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR FAILURES EVERY SINGLE DAY.

ALL RIGHT, SO YOU'RE AT TIME. THIS COMMUNITY IS AWAKE.

WE ARE ORGANIZED, WE ARE MOBILIZED, AND WE ARE DONE BEING POLITE.

WE WILL NOT GO AWAY. WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED.

AND WE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUE TO FAIL OUR CHILDREN IN THIS COMMUNITY ANY LONGER.

IF THIS BOARD CONTINUES MAKING DECISIONS THAT HARM TEACHERS AND DESTABILIZE OUR SCHOOLS, UNDERSTAND THIS.

THE COMMUNITY WILL DELIVER OUTCOMES AND CHOICES HAVE EARNED THAT YOU HAVE EARNED.

NOT OUT OF HOSTILITY, BUT OUT OF CLARITY. BECAUSE SOONER OR LATER, EVERY SYSTEM GETS EXACTLY WHAT IT DESERVES.

AND THE REASON I'M CONTINUING TO TALK IS BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE CONTINUED TO DISREGARD.

SO YOU'RE WELCOME FOR MY TIME. AND THANK YOU FOR THE TEACHERS RECALL.

RECALL. THE LAST TIME LOOKING AT THE CLOCK AND MORE TIME OFF YOUR PHONES.

OH, YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. SO NEXT UP WE HAVE AMANDA.

I KNOW RIGHT? STAND WITH ME BECAUSE.

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MY STUDENT WAS FOUND IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHERE PEOPLE DRIVE 50 PLUS MILES AN HOUR, CROUCHED, HOLDING HIS HEAD IN HIS HANDS. MY STUDENT.

I WAS ON LUNCH. MY CLASSROOM ACTUALLY IS FULLY STAFFED.

HOWEVER, WHEN WE KNOW THAT A CHILD HAS THIS EXTREME NEED TO RUN OFF CAMPUS AND HE'S DONE IT BEFORE, AND WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A SAFETY PLAN WRITTEN LEGALLY INTO HIS IEP THAT SAYS THERE SHOULD BE ALARMS ON THE GATES THAT HE TENDS TO ELOPE FROM. THE ALARMS WERE NOT THERE. I NOTICED AS SOON AS I CAME BACK FROM SUMMER, FROM SUMMER, THAT THE ALARM WAS NO LONGER THERE. AND I HAVE ASKED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FROM AT LEAST FOUR DECISION MAKERS WHO CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE.

UNTIL WHEN DID THEY FINALLY GET INSTALLED? LAST MONDAY.

HE'D ALREADY BEEN IN THE INTERSECTION. WE'RE WAITING FOR A CHILD TO DIE BEFORE WE IMPLEMENT THEIR IEP.

THAT'S RIGHT. I HAVE CRIED EVERY DAY, EVERY DAY SINCE THEN.

AND IT'S NOT CRYING BECAUSE I'M NOT DOING MY JOB.

IT'S CRYING BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT SUPPORTING US.

IT'S CRYING BECAUSE WHAT WOULD I DO IF MY STUDENT HAD DIED? IF HE HAD GOTTEN HIT BY A CAR? HE'S NOT THE ONLY CHILD WHO IS IN DANGER AT OUR SCHOOL, IN OUR DISTRICT.

I'VE HAD TWO TEACHERS AND A AND A AND AN I. A ONE IN A T-K CLASSROOM APPROACHED ME THIS WEEK SAYING THAT THEY ARE INTENTIONALLY BEING HURT BY CHILDREN EVERY SINGLE DAY, INTENTIONALLY HURT BY CHILDREN EVERY SINGLE DAY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT? OKAY, YOU'RE AT TIME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. GO UP THERE. IT'S OKAY. I'M SORRY.

MOMMY WAS JUST A LITTLE SAD. OKAY.

SO LET'S JUST SAY TWO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, WE HAVE ANNA RILEY WITH DONATED TIME FROM ROSA TORRES.

OKAY. YOU TELL ME WHEN IT STARTS. RIGHT NOW. OKAY.

GOOD MORNING. I MEAN, NOT MORNING. SORRY. HELLO.

GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND NATOMAS COMMUNITY.

MY NAME IS ANNA RILEY. I'M A SECOND GRADE TEACHER AT WHITTIER RANCH.

I HAVE WORKED FOR NATOMAS FOR 25 YEARS. I HAVE AN AWESOME DIGITAL BADGE TO PROVE IT.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, BEING WITH THE DISTRICT AS LONG AS I HAVE, I HAVE SEEN MANY CHANGES TAKE PLACE.

TODAY I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR NATOMAS TEACHERS.

SOME TEACHERS ARE MAD, SOME TEACHERS ARE SAD.

BUT MOSTLY YOU'RE NATOMAS TEACHERS ARE TIRED.

TEACHERS ARE TIRED OF WORKING FOR FREE. AS YOU KNOW, MANY TEACHERS GET TO SCHOOL EARLY AND LEAVE SCHOOL LATE IN ORDER TO PLAN LESSONS, PREP MATERIALS, AND ANSWER. EMAILS RESPOND TO PARENTS MESSAGES, FILL OUT IEP FORMS AND SSD REFERRALS.

AND AFTER A FULL DAY, MANY TEACHERS STILL LOAD THEIR BAGS WITH PAPERS TO GRADE AND MORE MATERIALS TO PREP AT HOME.

YOUR TEACHERS ARE WORKING BEYOND CONTRACTED HOURS EVERY DAY.

NATOMAS TEACHERS ARE TIRED. TEACHERS ARE TIRED OF WORRYING ABOUT THEIR SAFETY WITH THE CHANGING TIMES.

WE HAVE SEEN STUDENT DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS IN OUR SCHOOLS ESCALATE.

WE HAVE SEEN STUDENTS WHO SHOULD BE IN MILD TO MODERATE CDC CLASSROOMS PLACED IN MAINSTREAM CLASSROOMS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO PROGRAMS SUITED TO SUPPORT THEIR NEEDS. WE CARE ABOUT OUR STUDENTS AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO TEACH WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT OUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS.

NATOMAS TEACHERS ARE TIRED. WE WELCOME CONSULTANTS INTO OUR CLASSROOMS TO JUDGE OUR TEACHING PRACTICES.

SUCH VISITORS STAY IN OUR CLASSROOMS 10 TO 15 MINUTES, AND THEN ARE VERY CRITICAL OF WHAT THEY SEE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

AFTER SUCH VISITS, WE RECEIVE MINIMAL FEEDBACK, AND THIS LEAVES US WONDERING WHAT VALUE SUCH VISITS REALLY HAVE.

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I'M SURE THEY'RE NOT CHEAP. NATOMAS TEACHERS ARE TIRED.

WITTER RANCH IS AN AVID SCHOOL. WE HAVE BEEN ASKED SEVERAL TIMES TO BECOME A SHOWCASE AVID SCHOOL.

THAT MEANS THE WORK WE'RE DOING IS EXEMPLARY.

WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO REACH FOR THE STARS AND SEE COLLEGE AS A REALITY IN THEIR FUTURES.

THEN WE GO HOME, AND WE HAVE HARD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR SPOUSES ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUR OWN SONS AND DAUGHTERS THROUGH SCHOOL.

WHAT TIME CAN WE MAKE? LET'S USE YOUR LAST SENTENCE IN.

THAT WAS MY FOUR MINUTES. THAT WAS FOUR MINUTES. OH, MAN.

I SHOULD HAVE READ A LITTLE FASTER. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE'RE TIRED. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, I HAVE NICK SOUZA.

COME ON. NICK. HI. MY NAME IS NICK SOUZA.

AND TODAY I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT MY OLD TEACHER, MISS KIM.

AND AND SHE WAS A A GREAT TEACHER. SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO DO A LOT OF THINGS, AND I, I JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE TEACHERS IN THAT CAMPUS.

BUT WE ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH TEACHERS LIKE, ON THE JOB, BECAUSE THERE WAS ONLY ONE TEACHER IN THAT WHOLE CLASSROOM.

SHE HELPED ME THE ENTIRE WAY. AND I'M GLAD. AND THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, I HAVE SACHIKO KONATSU ON PUBLIC CASSIE WITH DONATED TIME FROM RHEA SUSA.

THANK YOU. SO CASSIE IS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE BOARD THAT'S REQUIRED BY LAW BECAUSE WE ARE OUR OWN KALPA, AND THE PARENTS ARE TIRED OF THE DISRESPECT THAT WE GET WHEN WE TRY TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS.

YOU'VE HAD PEOPLE ON THIS, ON THIS BOARD SINCE THE INCEPTION.

YOU HAVE NOT PUT ANY NEW PARENTS ON THERE. YOU ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE IN EVERY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

SHAME ON YOU, MISS CASTILLO, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A SPECIAL EDUCATION BACKGROUND.

WE KNOW MEGAN HUDSON IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, ACCORDING TO DAVE GAINES AND THE EMAIL THAT I RECEIVED.

BUT YET YOU'RE CONTINUING TO ALLOW HER TO SABOTAGE THIS DISTRICT.

SO BRENDA BORG, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF NTA IN THE YEAR 2019, SENT A LETTER TO THIS DISTRICT AND MANY OF YOU WERE ALREADY ON THE BOARD. SO SOME OF YOU WEREN'T AT THE TIME, BUT SOME OF YOU WERE.

SO SHAME ON THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE IN THAT LETTER.

SHE WROTE A LONG LETTER IN REGARDS TO THE TEACHERS NOT SUPPORTING US BECOME OUR OWN.

AND SHE HIGHLIGHTED SEVERAL THINGS. SO I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A SYNOPSIS OF THAT.

IT SAYS DISTRICT HAS BEEN REPRESENTING A POWERPOINT THAT IS RIDDLED WITH MISINFORMATION THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY.

DISTRICT SENT A LETTER TO STAFF IN THE COMMUNITY WITH IRRELEVANT AND MISLEADING INFORMATION.

EXAMPLES TO MISLEAD INCLUDE CITING INFLATED GRADUATION INFORMATION AND CASP INFORMATION, AS WELL AS SMALL PROGRAMS LIKE ADULT ILLS, EDUCATION STUDENTS, AS WELL AS EXPERIENCE ON A DAILY BASIS.

ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS INCLUDE A LACK OF COLLABORATION WITH NTA ON CAC APPOINTMENTS, SPED COMMITTEES, A LACK OF BUDGET PROVIDED, A LACK OF PROGRAM AUDIT, PROVIDED CONTINUED CLASS SIZE CASELOADS ISSUES, AS WELL AS A LACK OF NEW SPED LANGUAGE TO IMPOSE IMPASSE EACH YEAR.

OUR CURRENT SPED PROGRAMS, DESPITE THE INCREASED FUNDING FROM SCO THESE PAST FEW YEARS, ARE VERY POORLY RESOURCED, RESOURCED AND THE CENTRAL OFFICE ADMIN BEEN AVOIDING HIDING ISSUES FOR SOME TIME NOW.

THIS DOES NOT SHOW A DESIRE TO WORK ON COLLABORATIVELY IDENTIFIED AREAS THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT.

ALL OF THE ABOVE DEMONSTRATES THAT NUSD ADMIN DOES NOT SHOW A COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING SERVICES TO STUDENTS.

THIS IS STILL TRUE TO THIS DAY. TO THIS DAY, THIS IS STILL STILL TRUE.

IT'S 2025, ALMOST 2026. SO IN 2021, YOU HAD MEGAN HUDSON, KIM TEIXEIRA, ERICA ACKLIN, EARL, COREY OLSEN, JENNIFER VARGAS, JOSHUA SID VAN COUNCIL, WENDY RODRIGUEZ, MELISSA MOORE, AND ROBERT TOLEDO.

OUT OF ALL THOSE NAMES READ, I BELIEVE THERE IS ONLY BETWEEN 3 AND 4 THAT HAVE CHANGED.

IT'S ALMOST 2026. YOUR MINUTES ARE RIDICULOUS.

EVEN YOUR BYLAWS ARE RIDICULOUS BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT.

YOU'RE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GREEN ACT. YOU HAVE HAVE VIOLATIONS AFTER VIOLATIONS.

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YOU DO NOT HAVE A RATIO OF PARENTS ON THAT COMMITTEE.

ROBERT TOLEDO LAST YEAR DID A VOTING MEMBER. MEGAN, ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN ON FOR TWO FULL YEARS.

WE NEED TO DO A REFRESH START VERSUS TRYING TO KEEP IT TOGETHER.

ROBERT, HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE BE ON THE COMMITTEE? OUR BYLAWS HAVE A MINIMUM. THERE SHOULD BE SEVEN VOTING MEMBERS, WHICH IS A LOT FOR STACEY.

THAT'S NOT A LOT. THE BOARD MUST APPOINT FOR PARENTS.

MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, HAVE YOU EVER APPOINTED A PARENT? HAVE YOU, HAVE YOU, HAVE YOU? WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TWO PARENTS ON THE COMMITTEE.

IT'S ALL OF YOUR ADMINISTRATION THERE. SHAME ON YOU.

WE WANT CHANGE. WE WANT OUR CHILDREN'S MONEY SPENT CORRECTLY.

WE NEED THE VOICES FOR OUR PARENTS. I HAVE PERSONALLY APPLIED FOR THAT COMMITTEE SEVERAL TIMES, NOT EVEN TO GET A RESPONSE, BECAUSE YOU WANT TO KEEP TRYING TO CHANGE THE BYLAWS TO KEEP ACTIVE PARENTS LIKE ME OFF OF IT.

ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARENTS LIKE ME. JOSH. LATUDA IS HIGHLY LATUDA SON AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A KID.

THAT IS A SHAME. SHAME ON ALL OF YOU. ESPECIALLY YOU, MISS CASTILLO, BECAUSE IT'S YOUR JOB TO OVERSEE THIS.

YOU'RE AT TIME. THANK YOU. MY TIME'S UP. AND YOUR TIME.

MR. GRANT IS ALSO COMING TO A CLOSE SOON. GUARANTEED.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, I HAVE DANIEL HAYMORE WITH DONATED TIME FROM.

I BELIEVE IT'S ANAYA HAYMORE. I'M SORRY. WHAT? NO, I JUST WANT TO BE ME. THEN COME STAND WITH ME.

GOOD EVENING. I AM COMING TO YOU AS A PARENT WHO HAS A STUDENT IN THE ILS PROGRAM AT NATOMAS HIGH. I AM TRYING TO BE MORE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT OKAY.

OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT GETTING THE REPRESENTATION THEY NEED. I RECENTLY WENT VIA ZOOM TO THE CAC MEETING ON MONDAY, AND THE LACK OF RESPECT THAT WE RECEIVED WAS ASTRONOMICAL, AND I BELIEVE I HAVE FOUR MINUTES, NOT A MINUTE 30 LEFT BECAUSE I HAD FOUR MINUTES.

HOW MUCH DOES IT SAY? IT SAYS 130. AND I KNOW I HAVE NOT BEEN SPEAKING FOR THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. SO THE LACK OF RESPECT WAS ASTRONOMICAL.

AS A PARENT WITH A SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT AND A PARENT WHO IS ALSO DISABLED HERSELF ATTENDING BY ZOOM, I TEXTED SOMEBODY ELSE WHO I KNEW WAS IN THE MEETING.

I TEXTED JENNIFER AND ASKED HER TO HAVE ALL OF THE MEMBERS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, JUST SO THAT THEY COULD SAY THEIR NAME AND THEIR RELATION, HOW THEY HOW THEY WERE PART OF THIS RELATED TO THIS BOARD.

THEY REFUSED. THEY REFUSED TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

I CAN'T SEE THE NAME PLACARDS ON THE TABLE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ZOOM WAS SET UP, SO I COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANYBODY.

THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANYBODY WAS BECAUSE AFTERWARDS PEOPLE TOLD ME WHO ACTUALLY HAD BEEN SPEAKING.

THAT'S AN ADA COMPLIANCE ISSUE. AND FOR THEM TO REFUSE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES IN A MEETING.

IT'S OKAY FOR THEM TO REFUSE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES IN A MEETING IS SCARY TO ME.

EVERY MEETING I'VE EVER BEEN TO, PEOPLE INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

HI. I'M DANIELLE. HI. I'M SO-AND-SO. I'M A PARENT.

THAT'S THAT'S SCARY. MEGAN HUDSON WAS RUNNING THE MEETING, REFUSED TO LISTEN, TALKED, WAS SPEAKING OVER PEOPLE, AND ACTUALLY TOLD THE MEMBERS OF THE CAC NOT TO RESPOND TO PARENTS, NOT TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS.

ROBERTO WAS YELLING OVER PEOPLE WHILE DEMANDING RESPECT.

HE WAS ASKING FOR US TO RESPECT HIM, TO GIVE HIM TIME TO SPEAK, BUT WAS NOT LISTENING TO US.

I FELT THE HOSTILITY THROUGH THE CAMERA. I WAS TREATED AS THOUGH I WAS LESS THAN NOT WANTED AND A NUISANCE. AND THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME BEING AT THE MEETING.

SO HOW DOES HE EVEN KNOW WHO I AM? SO THEN WHEN IT CAME TO PUBLIC COMMENT, I ASKED, HOW DO WE BECOME PART OF THE CAC? HOW ARE WE ELECTED? HOW ARE WE APPOINTED? AND MEGAN PROMISED THAT SOMEBODY WOULD REACH OUT TO EVERYBODY WHO WAS NEW THERE AND PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.

HOWEVER, NOBODY EVER ASKED FOR OUR CONTACT INFORMATION.

SO HOW'S SHE GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY REACH OUT TO ME IF SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHO I AM OR HOW TO CONTACT ME? AT THE END OF THE MEETING, BEFORE IT WAS EVEN ADJOURNED, THEY CUT THE ZOOM OFF.

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NOBODY HAD EVEN STOOD UP. CUT OFF. SO MY QUESTION TO YOU, BECAUSE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT, AS SACHIKO STATED, CAC MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY BOARD MEMBERS.

SO HOW DO WE AS THE PARENTS ACTUALLY GET APPOINTED TO THE CAC.

AND HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE ACTUALLY APPOINTED SOMEBODY? HOW MANY ON THAT? CAC HAS ACTUALLY BEEN APPOINTED BY A BOARD MEMBER? BECAUSE FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DISCERN, THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE WERE ALL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.

NONE OF THEM WERE PARENTS. AND CAC IS SUPPOSED TO BE A MAJORITY OF PARENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

SO I LEAVE YOU WITH THAT INFORMATION, AND I ASK YOU TO REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE ALLOWING IN YOUR DISTRICT, BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT GETTING THE REPRESENTATION THEY NEED AND THEY'RE GETTING LEFT BEHIND. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, I HAVE JENNIFER SOUZA WITH DONATED TIME FROM LOOKS LIKE JUSTIN VORHAUER.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND NEIGHBORS, PRESIDENT GRANT AND DOCTOR CASTILLO.

OFTEN WE HEAR A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, BUT A FRIEND OF MINE HAVE WORKED ON THE THE WORK ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

SO I TAKE A MOMENT TO PAUSE AND RECOGNIZE THAT THE VERY GROUND BENEATH OUR FEET, OUR SCHOOLS, OUR CITIES, OUR DEMOCRACY HAS BEEN BUILT UPON THE STOLEN LABOR, BRILLIANCE AND ENDURANCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN.

THEY TILLED THE SOIL, RAISED THE CHILDREN, NURSED THE NATION, AND CARRIED BOTH ITS BURDENS AND ITS HOPE THROUGH SLAVERY, SEGREGATION, AND SYSTEMIC EXCLUSION. THEY STILL CREATED CULTURE, COMMUNITY, AND CARE WHEN NONE WAS EVER OFFERED TO THEM.

AND STILL THEY PERSIST. WE HONOR THESE WOMEN WHOSE UNCREDITED WORK SUSTAINED GENERATIONS THE TEACHERS, THE ORGANIZERS, THE CAREGIVERS, THE CREATORS WHO MADE A WAY OUT OF NO WAY.

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR PROGRESS IS INSEPARABLE FROM THEIR STRUGGLE AND SUFFERING, AND THAT OUR COLLECTIVE FREEDOM DEPENDS ON REMEMBERING, UPLIFTING, AND PROTECTING THE LEGACY THAT BLACK AMERICAN WOMEN FORGED.

I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THE SPECIAL EDUCATION VACANCIES IN NATOMAS USD ARE NOT ONLY ONGOING, BUT THEY'RE ACTIVELY BEING MINIMIZED AND DENIED BY THE DISTRICT.

WHEN I FILED FORMAL COMPLAINTS, THE DISTRICT RESPONDED IN WRITING STATING THERE WERE NO VACANCIES.

BUT THAT SIMPLY ISN'T TRUE. BUT JUST TO BE SURE, I COVERED MY TRACKS AND HAD ALL MY DUCKS IN A ROW.

I PERSONALLY CALLED SCHOOL SITES OR VISITED CAMPUSES MYSELF.

I ASKED EACH FRONT OFFICE STAFF OR SECRETARY IF THERE WAS A SUB OR A PERMANENT TEACHER.

PARENTS ARE STRETCHED THIN. THERE ARE TOO MANY SUBS.

I WONDER HOW MANY OF THE VACANCIES MENTIONED EARLIER ARE IN SDC CLASSES.

IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S PRETTY MUCH MOST OF THEM.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE LOST INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES, MISSED SERVICES, AND IN SOME CASES HAVE BEEN PLACED IN UNSAFE OR UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENTS BECAUSE OF THESE SHORTAGES. BUT THE LAW IS CLEAR THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DELIVER FAPE AND THE SERVICE IS WRITTEN INTO EACH CHILD'S IEP.

IT'S TIME TO STEP OUT OF YOUR IVORY TOWER AND THE DIRECTORS TO TAKE POSITIONS IN THE CLASSROOMS SO THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN BE TREATED WITH THE EDUCATION THEY DESERVE.

BUT I HAVE TO ASK, WHY ARE WE DENYING THE VACANCIES? THEY CLEARLY EXIST. WHY LIE? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO HIDE? THE PUBLIC RECORD DOESN'T MATCH THE REALITY. TRANSPARENCY IS THE MINIMUM EXPECTATIONS.

IF VACANCIES EXIST, EXIST, ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. IF STAFFING IS DIFFICULT, SHOW US THE PLAN.

OR BETTER YET, EVEN ENGAGE US AND HELP US LET YOU COME UP WITH IDEAS AS PARENTS.

IT'S VERY DISTURBING THAT DENYING REALITY AND MAKING EXCUSES WHILE YOU'RE ALSO BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CHILDREN'S DIVISION.

HEY, DENISE, WHILE YOU'RE ALSO BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

HEY, ANNA. I SEE THE CAMERAS ARE OFF. THE SOUND IS NOT ON AT HOME.

WHAT'S GOING ON? PEOPLE ARE TEXTING ME. THEY CAN SEE IT, BUT THEY CAN'T HEAR IT.

HIS TEACHER, WHO WANTED TO HEAR WHAT HE HAD TO SAY, HOW SHE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN HIS LIFE, STOPPED THE NIGHTMARES, HELPED CURB PTSD, AND SHE COULDN'T HEAR IT.

SHE SAID SHE WAS CRYING BECAUSE SHE KNEW WHAT HE WAS SPEAKING ABOUT.

OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER YEAR OF EXCUSES OF EXCUSES OR CONCEALMENT.

THEY NEED STABILITY, PROPERLY STAFFED CLASSROOMS AND THE TRUTH.

ONE WAY TO GET THE RIGHT TEACHERS IN HERE IS TO PAY THEM CORRECTLY AND TREAT THEM RIGHT.

WHEN MEGAN HUDSON WILL COME INTO A MEETING AND TELL PEOPLE NOT TO ANSWER MY LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS,

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CAN WE REALLY SAY THIS DISTRICT IS DOING RIGHT BY OUR CHILDREN? AND WITH MY DAUGHTER, WHO LIVES AT THE INTERSECTION OF RACE AND DISABILITY, AND OTHER STUDENTS WHO LIVE AT THE INTERSECTION OF DISABILITY, RACE AND LGBTQIA IDENTITY FACE EVEN GREATER VULNERABILITY.

IT'S TIME TO CHANGE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, I HAVE LENA SOUZA.

HELLO. HI. GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT TEACHERS HAVE MEANT TO ME.

ALL MY LIFE. GROWING UP, MY FAMILY WAS ABUSIVE TOWARD ME AND NEGLECTED TO TAKE CARE OF ME.

I WAS ADOPTED BY MY MOM, JENNIFER SOUZA, IN 2022.

DURING THE TIME I WAS WITH MY OLD FAMILY, I WAS STRUGGLING WITH MATH AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO ASK FOR HELP, NOR DID I RECEIVE ANY HELP. I WAS ALWAYS THE ONE WHO HAD TO TAKE ACTION IN MY OWN EDUCATION.

ME. MY FAMILY WAS NEVER THERE TO GIVE ME SUPPORT, BUT MY TEACHERS DID.

THEY STEPPED UP AND HELPED ME WHEN I NEEDED THEM THE MOST.

MY MATH TEACHER SUPPORTED ME AND TUTORED ME EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL.

HE WAS THE MOST KIND HEARTED MAN I HAD EVER MET.

HE MADE ME FEEL SPECIAL AND HELPED ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO STRUGGLED.

ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT TEACHER IN MY LIFE WAS MY CHOIR TEACHER.

SHE MADE ME FEEL LOVED EVEN WHEN MY FAMILY DIDN'T LOVE ME.

EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL, SHE WOULD GIVE ME A HUG, AND IT WAS ALWAYS A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR ME BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY TIME I EVER REALLY RECEIVED A HUG. SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME, EVEN WHEN I FELT DOWN OR HAPPY SHE WAS TO READ IT, I GOT IT. SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE. SHE SAW SOMETHING IN ME THAT AT THE TIME I DIDN'T SEE MYSELF.

SHE GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE TO SING A SOLO IN FRONT OF MY ENTIRE SCHOOL.

I INVITED MY FAMILY, BUT NONE OF THEM SHOWED UP.

I FELT REALLY SAD THAT NONE OF MY FAMILY CAME, BUT MY CHOIR TEACHER STILL CHEERED ME ON.

AFTER THE PERFORMANCE, MY MATH TEACHER GAVE ME FLOWERS AND CONGRATULATED ME FOR SINGING BY ALL.

BY MYSELF. BOTH OF THESE TEACHERS HAVE MADE ME WHO I AM TODAY A STRONG AND ELEGANT, ELEGANT, CONFIDENT AND LOVING WOMAN. I SAY ALL THIS TONIGHT TO EXPLAIN THAT ALL TEACHERS DESERVE RECOGNITION AND DESERVE THE MONEY THAT THEY ARE OWED BY THEIR BY THEIR JESUS. FOR THEIR WORK. FOR THEIR WORK. OKAY.

YOU CAN END IT THERE. YOU DID A GOOD JOB. SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO, NEXT UP I HAVE IT LOOKS LIKE.

IS IT LAUREN SOUZA? I CAN'T REMEMBER.

HELLO. I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT WHY TEACHERS ARE IMPORTANT TO ME.

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, WHEN I WAS LIVING WITH MY BIOLOGICAL FAMILY, THEY WERE NEVER THERE FOR ME AND I WAS ALWAYS STRUGGLING WITH SCHOOL AND AT HOME.

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, MY TEACHER WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO ME. WHEN THINGS WERE TOUGH AND IT FELT LIKE NOBODY UNDERSTOOD, SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE. SHE CARED ABOUT HOW I WAS DOING, NOT JUST IN SCHOOL, BUT AS A PERSON.

SHE HAD THIS AMAZING WAY OF MAKING ME FEEL SAFE AND IMPORTANT WHEN NO ONE IN MY FAMILY COULD.

IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT LEARNING. IT WASN'T ABOUT FEELING.

IT WAS ALL ABOUT FEELING COMFORTABLE AND SUPPORTED.

WHEN I WAS STRUGGLING WITH SOMETHING, WHETHER IT WAS MATH OR SOMETHING GOING ON AT HOME, SHE'D TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN AND HELP ME FIGURE THINGS OUT.

IT WASN'T JUST THAT SHE TAUGHT ME STUFF, BUT ALSO SHOWED UP FOR ME.

AND THAT'S WHAT MADE ME BELIEVE EVEN WHEN I DIDN'T BELIEVE IN MYSELF.

THE REASON SHE'S SO IMPORTANT, THAT'S THE REASON SHE'S SO IMPORTANT.

THAT'S WHY TEACHERS ARE IMPORTANT. THAT'S RIGHT.

GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT UP I HAVE.

IS IT ADRIANA ALCOSER? YEAH.

HEY, GUYS. MY NAME IS ADRIANA ALCOSER, AND I'M SORRY, I GET REALLY EMOTIONAL.

I WAS A NORMAL, STRONG PERSON, BUT AFTER HAVING MY DISABLED SON, I FELL APART, AND I STILL AM.

BUT HE WAS AT HERRON DURING ELEMENTARY, AND HERRON IS AN AWFUL SCHOOL.

ALWAYS IGNORING ALL OF OUR DISABLED CHILDREN.

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AND BY LIKE A BASIC WAGON FOR THEM TO USE BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER TEACHERS GOT THEM.

BUT ALL THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES NEVER DID.

SO I BOUGHT THEM. AND NOW MY SON IS IN HIGH SCHOOL AT NATOMAS, AND I'M TRYING TO GET MORE INVOLVED BECAUSE I HAVE MY DAUGHTER THAT WORKS AT INDERKUM HIGH SCHOOL WITH YOU GUYS.

SO YOU KNOW, SHE WENT TO SCHOOL WITH YOU GUYS.

NOW SHE'S WORKING FOR YOU GUYS, AND SHE WANTS TO BE A TEACHER, BUT SHE'S TRYING SO HARD.

AND TWO YEARS AGO, SHE GOT SLAPPED BY ONE OF YOUR STUDENTS.

SO IT'S LIKE, THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE DON'T WANT TO MOVE OUT.

THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE. SO MY KIDS WENT TO SCHOOL HERE, AND NOW MY KIDS WANT TO WORK HERE AND THEY CAN'T EVEN WORK HERE.

SO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET MORE INVOLVED. BUT WE GO TO MEETINGS AND THEY TREAT THE PARENTS LIKE SHIT.

AND IT SUCKS BECAUSE I'M A STRONG PERSON. AND, I MEAN, I HAD MY YOUTH.

I WAS A GHETTO GANGSTER, AND NOW I FUCKING FALL APART EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND WE HAVE SO MUCH STRESS. AND INSTEAD OF YOU GUYS HELPING OUR TEACHERS OUT, YOU DON'T DO SHIT.

AND OUR TEACHERS ARE FUCKING AWESOME. I HAVE LOVED ALL OF THEM.

THANK YOU BABY. AND I JUST WISH YOU GUYS COULD SEE OUR FRUSTRATION.

PLEASE. AND I'M A CRY BABY. SORRY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP, I HAVE CHLOE CHANEY. CHLOE. CHLOE. CHLOE. DON'T CRY. OKAY.

DON'T DO IT ON ME. OKAY. HELLO? HELLO. BOARD MEMBERS AND NATOMAS COMMUNITY.

MY NAME IS CHLOE CHANEY AND I AM A FRESHMAN AT LEROY GREENE ACADEMY.

THIS SCHOOL YEAR, I HAVE FACED MANY CHALLENGES UNRELIABLE TEACHERS, AND OVERWHELMING WORKLOADS.

MY NEW TEACHER SEEMED UNPREPARED AND OFTEN HAD INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR TOWARDS ME AND MY PEERS.

SOME OF THESE INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS INCLUDE MY MATH TEACHER MAKING A RACIAL COMMENT, COMPARING ME TO A BLACK MARKER.

DUE TO THE LACK OF EXPLANATION AND WORK OVERLOADS, MY GRADES BEGAN TO SLIP AND I LOST OUT ON MANY FUN ACTIVITIES.

SAT ON THE BENCH FOR MOST OF MY BASKETBALL BASKETBALL GAMES.

EXCUSE ME, AND MISSED MANY AWARDS THAT I SHOULD HAVE EARNED.

THESE STRUGGLES TOOK A TOLL ON MY MENTAL HEALTH, CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY PASSION FOR SCHOOL AND EVEN QUESTIONING MY CAREER CHOICE.

HOWEVER, THROUGH THESE DIFFICULTIES, I HAVE GROWN STRONGER, DEVELOPED BETTER DETERMINATION SKILLS, AND LEARNED HOW TO BE BETTER, MORE INDEPENDENT, ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO ADAPT TO THESE CHALLENGES.

OTHERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO. AND TO PREVENT ISSUES LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, I ASKED THE DISTRICT TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS WHO HAVE A TEACHER WHO HAVE THIS TEACHER IN THE FUTURE, WILL NOT FACE THE SAME CHALLENGES AS ME THAT I FACE WITH THIS TEACHER.

AND IF THEY RECEIVE THE TEACHER, THEY HAVE UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT AND THAT THIS TEACHER RECEIVES DISCIPLINE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT UP I HAVE MEGAN MILLER.

THAT WAS ONE OF MY KIDDOS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MEGAN MILLER AND I TEACH SECOND GRADE AT AMERICAN LAKES. THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR WITH THE NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I CAME FROM A SMALL TOWN DISTRICT AND CURRENTLY COMMUTE ONE HOUR EACH WAY TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.

WHEN I WAS FIRST ASSIGNED TO AMERICAN LAKES, I WAS WARNED ABOUT THEIR REPUTATION AND HOW TOUGH THE STUDENTS CAN BE.

MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, AMERICAN LAKES FEELS LIKE HOME.

I LOVE THE STUDENTS, THE STAFF, AND THE ENERGY THAT SURROUNDS OUR CAMPUS AND HONESTLY WOULD NOT WANT TO TEACH ANYWHERE ELSE.

SADLY, THE LACK OF PROGRESS WITH OUR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS MAY FORCE MY HAND IN THAT MATTER.

RECENTLY, MY CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CHANGED, AND I HAVE GONE FROM A TWO INCOME HOUSEHOLD TO BEING THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MY FAMILY ON MY OWN.

AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO WORK IN THIS DISTRICT COME NEXT YEAR.

OUR DISTRICT GOALS INCLUDE PROVIDING A SAFE AND ENGAGING ATMOSPHERE WHERE KIDS CAN CONNECT TO SCHOOL, ENGAGING FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY, AND MOST POIGNANTLY HIRE, TRAIN AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS AND STAFF.

THAT CANNOT HAPPEN IF YOUR QUALITY TEACHERS ARE HAVING TO LEAVE BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD TO WORK HERE.

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WOW. THAT IS WHILE CLAIMING EXEMPT. SO I DON'T EVEN HAVE MY TAXES TAKEN OUT.

THE BULK OF WHAT COMES OUT OF MY CHECK IS HEALTH CARE OVER 2200, WHICH, LIKE I MENTIONED, IS INCREASING BY MORE THAN 10% IN JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS.

IN WHAT WORLD DOES A PROFESSIONAL WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT IN A BAD PART OF TOWN? OKAY, NOT TO MENTION THE THOUSANDS AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS THAT I SPEND IN MY OWN MONEY PUTTING IT BACK INTO MY CLASSROOM.

I IMPLORE YOU TO LOOK, TAKE A STEP BACK, AND REALIZE THAT THESE ARE NOT JUST NUMBERS ON A SPREADSHEET.

THESE ARE FAMILIES. THESE ARE PEOPLE, AND THEY CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.

THEY ARE PEOPLE LIKE ME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

NEXT, THAT CLOCK TIMER THAT I HAD, WE STILL HAD TIME.

THAT CLOCK TIMER. YOU GUYS ARE CUTTING HER OFF WITH THE TIMER ON THE PODIUM.

SINCE I'M DIFFERENT, THAT'S WHY I. OKAY. SO JUST OKAY, I UNDERSTAND.

OKAY. SO WOULD CAN WE JUST. OKAY. WOULD THAT REQUIRES A MOTION AND A SECOND, ACCORDING TO OUR BYLAWS.

SO I'D LIKE TO MOTION AND SECOND TO RESTORE 20S IF THERE'S A MALFUNCTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY TRUSTEE HARDIN? HELEN, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? GRANT A DOSEC HARDIN I META I MORA MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

CAN WE RESET THE CLOCK TO 20S FOR THOSE 20S IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, BE OFF THEIR PHONES AND PAY ATTENTION AND GIVE RESPECT TO OUR OFFICE? YEAH, THE WHOLE TIME. POINT OF ORDER. I JUST WANT.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE A POINT OF ORDER. WE'RE JUST FROM TRUSTEE DOSAGE.

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS NOT HAVING DISRUPTIONS TO THE MEETING.

OKAY, SO THAT'S RECEIVED. YOU HAVE 20S. PLEASE CONTINUE.

OKAY. I ROUTINELY VOLUNTEER TIME OUTSIDE OF MY CONTRACT HOURS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR STUDENTS.

I COACH SPORTS, I PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND I HAVE DEVELOPED LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY OF MY FAMILIES, AS YOU HAVE SEEN. I HAVE RECEIVED EXCELLENT EVALUATIONS AND HAVE A GREAT RAPPORT WITH MY ADMIN TEAM.

AND I SIGN UP TO BE ON COMMITTEES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. OKAY, SO THAT IS YOUR 20S.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COULD WE JUST HAVE STAFF KEEP AN EYE ON THE CLOCK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY CONSISTENT AND NOT ROBBING PEOPLE OF THEIR TIME? IT HAS BEEN DOING THAT ALL NIGHT, BUT BECAUSE IT GOT SO GREAT AND WE HAD A LOT.

THAT'S WHY I SPOKE UP AND SAID SOMETHING. BUT THAT CLOCK HAS BEEN OFF ALL NIGHT.

OKAY. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRANT. I'M SORRY. DID SOMEONE.

YES. SO THERE IS NOT A MALFUNCTION WITH THE TIMER.

WHEN IT GETS TO ZERO AND IT GOES RED, THE CLOCK STARTS COUNTING UP.

SO THE 20S THEY WERE 20S OVER. JUST. I KNOW YOU GUYS CAN'T SEE THIS SIDE OF THE CLOCK, BUT IT STARTS COUNTING UP WHEN IT GETS TO RED.

OKAY, THANKS. SO WE HAVE A PUBLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT, BUT WOULD STRONGLY ADVISE A CLOCK THAT IS NOT AMBIGUOUS AND THAT PEOPLE CAN FOLLOW OKAY.

AT SOME POINT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP I HAVE SHARON THURMAN.

WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, FOLKS. FOR OUR TEACHERS, THIS ISN'T WORKING.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT, HOWEVER A SIGN THAT WAS IN THE LAWN AT NATOMAS PARK ELEMENTARY THAT INVITED PARENTS TO BECOME TUTORS ON SITE. THAT PROGRAM IS A VERY POSITIVE ONE, AND WE'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF IT.

IT'S SPONSORED BY AMPAC AMERICORPS. TWO OF OUR PARENTS HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP.

THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS. I WANT TO THANK OUR SUPERINTENDENT FOR BRINGING THAT PROGRAM TO US.

IT'S CURRENTLY AT FOUR OF OUR TITLE ONE SCHOOLS, TWO TUTORS EACH TAKING ON SMALL GROUPS OF 2 TO 3 STUDENTS WHO WILL SPEND 20 MINUTES WITH A WELL TRAINED READING TUTOR BASED ON THE SCIENCE OF READING.

WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THAT. SIX YEARS AGO, WHEN MBP PUT FORTH THE NEEDS THAT WE SAW IN THE CLASSROOM.

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AND SO SIX YEARS LATER, IT'S HAPPENING. BUT WE NEED MORE OF IT AT $8,000 A TUTOR.

WE DO KNOW THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE EQUITABLE EMERGENCY FUNDING THAT THE LEGISLATURE ISSUED SPECIFICALLY FOR CHILDREN WHO WERE SUFFERING IN THEIR ACADEMICS.

WE'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF IT, BECAUSE THIS WILL HELP BRING THE READING LEVELS FOR OUR CHILDREN UP TO GRADE LEVEL.

SO AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT HAS BROUGHT THIS PROGRAM, I WOULD ASK FOR IT TO BE NOT ONLY CONTINUED, IT NEEDS TO BE ACCELERATED SO THAT ESPECIALLY OUR FOURTH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS AND MIND YOU, THIS PROGRAM ONLY COVERS K THROUGH THIRD GRADE, BUT IF WE COULD DO THIS FOR OUR K THROUGH THIRD GRADERS AND SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR OUR FOURTH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS, PERHAPS WE WOULD BE DOING MORE OF WHAT IS NEEDED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LAST PUBLIC COMMENT I HAVE SACHIKO KONATSU ON IHI.

SO I REQUESTED AN IEP FOR MY DAUGHTER AND YOU GUYS TOOK ME TO DUE PROCESS.

DURING THAT DUE PROCESS, YOUR ATTORNEY AND YOUR STAFF LIED TO THE JUDGE.

THEY MADE FALSE ALLEGATIONS AND IT WAS OVER A COMMENT THAT I MADE ABOUT THEM BEING UNDER INVESTIGATION, WHICH THEY LIED TO THE JUDGE AND SAID THEY WERE NOT UNDER INVESTIGATION.

SO AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T HAVE A COPY OF THE LETTER THAT WAS DATED ON OCTOBER 6TH, 2025 THAT SAYS, MR. GAINES, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WITH ME VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE ON SEPTEMBER 16TH REGARDING YOUR CONCERNS WITH ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT MEGAN HUDSON AND ATTORNEY SARAH SUTHERLAND. AS I STATED, I DISCUSS YOUR CONCERNS WITH THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL LEGAL COUNSEL, ROMAN MUNOZ. THE END OF THE LETTER, IT SAYS THAT THEY ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION.

MISS HEALY WILL BE CONTACTING YOU DIRECTLY TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW FOLLOWING THE INTERVIEW.

IN RESPONSE TO YOUR CONCERNS, THE DISTRICT IS INITIATING AN INVESTIGATION PURSUANT TO THE COMPLAINT.

NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT INVESTIGATOR BECAUSE I WITHDREW MY EYES IN THAT MEETING BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THEY LIED AND THEY TOLD LIES TO THE JUDGE WITHIN, WHICH THEN HAD ME AFRAID THAT SHE WAS GOING TO MAKE A JUDGMENT IN YOUR FAVOR BASED UPON THE LIES OF YOUR ATTORNEY AND MEGAN HUDSON.

SO I AM NOW FORMALLY REQUESTING AN IEP FOR MY DAUGHTER.

YOU WILL HAVE IT IN WRITING BEFORE THE NIGHT IS OVER, BECAUSE NOW I HAVE A PAPER TRAIL TO PROVE OF MISCONDUCT OF YOUR ATTORNEY'S.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE ARE MANY OTHER PARENTS THAT THIS DISTRICT IS WASTING MONEY ON DENYING THE IIES OF PARENTS, DENYING THEM THEIR THEIR THEIR RIGHT TO AN IEP.

YOU WOULD RATHER PAY ATTORNEYS THOUSANDS AND HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAN TO GIVE THE CHILDREN WHAT THEY DESERVE.

SHAME ON ALL OF YOU. EVERY SINGLE LAST ONE OF YOU LIES.

HOW YOU GOT UP ON THAT BOARD, ON YOUR FOR TELLING THE VOTERS LIES UPON LIES.

SHAME ON YOU THAT TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

I DON'T SEE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD.

WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:24 P.M..

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.