[00:00:02] ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:30 A.M. [I. OPEN SESSION] ELAINE, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? DOSICK. PRESENT. GRANT. PRESENT. HARDEN. PRESENT. MEHTA. PRESENT. MORA. PRESENT. ALL RIGHT WE HAVE QUORUM. NUSD BOARD MEETINGS ARE LIVE STREAMED AND RECORDED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. THE LIVE STREAM IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING THE DAY AFTER THE BOARD MEETING. THOSE IN ATTENDANCE SHOULD EXPECT THE RECORDINGS WILL CAPTURE ALL ACTIVITY AND DISCUSSIONS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE MEETINGS. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO REMIND TRUSTEES AND ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE THAT PUBLIC COMMENT WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED IN REGARDS TO THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. SINCE THIS IS A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD BYLAW 9323 BEING IN CONDUCT. INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT CARD PRIOR TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM. IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE FILL OUT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD AND HAND IT TO THE STAFF MEMBER ON THE TABLE AT THE OUTSIDE. OUTSIDE OF THE BOARDROOM. AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR MEETING PLEASE ALLOW TRUSTEES OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE THEIR ITEMS AND DO NOT APPROACH THIS. BOARD MEMBERS MAY MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY STEPPING DOWN FROM THE STAGE AND ENTERING THE AREA FOR OUR AUDIENCE SEATING. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE. WE'RE GOING TO ASK ROMAN TO PLEASE. READY? [IV. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA] MOVED BY TRUSTEE MORA SECONDED BY TRUSTEE DOSICK. ELAINE, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? DOSICK. AYE. GRANT. AYE. HARDEN. AYE. MEHTA. AYE. MORA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5-0. ACTION ITEMS. ACTION ITEM A. [V.a. Approve Resolution No. 26-06 Authorizing Emergency Procedures in the Event of a Concerted Refusal to Work By Employees] V.A APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 26-06 AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF A CONCERTED REFUSAL TO WORK BY EMPLOYEES. I DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THESE ITEMS WILL BE TAKEN TO PUBLIC COMMENTS FIRST. FIRST, I HAVE GARRETT HAMMER. GOOD MORNING THANK YOU. I AM A PARENT OF A STUDENT AT H. ALLEN HIGH, AND I'VE BEEN READING THE RESOLUTION THAT'S GOING TO BE VOTED ON THIS MORNING. I FOUND MYSELF ACTUALLY A LITTLE SURPRISED IN THAT I SUPPORT A LOT OF THIS RESOLUTION. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU FIND THAT YOU HAVE A LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE SAFE AND SECURE PLACES OF LEARNING FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS. SO I FIND IT A LITTLE DISHEARTENING THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE TEACHERS' UNION HAS BEEN ASKING FOR THE. PROPER PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE SAFE PLACES OF LEARNING. I FIND IT FAIRLY HEARTENING THAT YOU'RE RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES. BUT I FIND IT DISHEARTENING THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF TEACHERS WHO HAVE TO DEAL WITH EMERGENCIES BY THEMSELVES, OR AT LEAST WITH THE AMOUNT OF HEALTH CARE. IT REALLY FEELS LIKE THEY HAVE TO DO THIS BY THEMSELVES. MY FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT. I'M A DISABLED VETERAN, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR A LOT OF THE TEACHERS THAT I HAVE MET. I'M SORRY. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO STOP TALKING RIGHT NOW. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. NEXT, I HAVE EMMA URBACH. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS THE ELECTED LEADERS OF THIS DISTRICT, YOU HAVE THE SOLEMN RESPONSIBILITY OF ENSURING THAT THE PRIORITIES THAT YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED ARE ENACTED AND THAT DISTRICT STAFF ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THOSE PRIORITIES. I'VE HEARD MANY OF YOU SAY REALLY KIND THINGS ABOUT HOW YOU VALUE EDUCATORS IN THIS DISTRICT. BUT THE RESOLUTION THE SUPERINTENDENT IS ASKING YOU TO VOTE ON TODAY DOES THE OPPOSITE. IT'S TELLING THAT THIS WASN'T BROUGHT UP AT THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING THAT HAPPENED JUST LAST NIGHT. INSTEAD, WE'RE HERE AT 7:30 IN THE MORNING. WHILE MOST PARENTS AND TEACHERS OF THIS DISTRICT ARE BUSY AT SCHOOL DROP OFF, THAT FEELS INTENTIONAL. AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING, I SPOKE WITH AN OVER 20-YEAR VETERAN EDUCATOR IN YOUR DISTRICT WHO HAS TO WORK A SECOND JOB TO AFFORD HER RENT AND HER HEALTH CARE. SHE IS NOT AN OUTLIER. 1 IN 5 EDUCATORS IN YOUR DISTRICT ARE FORCED TO WORK A SECOND JOB BECAUSE OF THE COST OF HEALTH CARE AND THE LOW PAY THAT YOU PROVIDE. HER DAILY RATE OF PAY AS A 20-YEAR VETERAN IS LESS THAN THE DAILY RATE YOU ARE CONTEMPLATING OFFERING SCABS. [00:05:07] THAT'S EMBARRASSING. THAT IS IMMORAL. DIRECT YOUR SUPERINTENDENT TO GET SERIOUS AND SETTLE A CONTRACT SO WE CAN AVOID THIS EMERGENCY ENTIRELY. SHOW US THAT YOU PRIORITIZE EDUCATORS. IT'S YOUR ACTIONS, NOT YOUR WORDS, THAT WE WILL REMEMBER. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, I HAVE JEN SOUZA. GOOD MORNING, SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO, PRESIDENT GRANT AND TRUSTEES. I'M A LITTLE GROGGY THIS MORNING AFTER WAITING SO LONG LAST NIGHT, BUT HAVING TO LEAVE, NOT BEING ABLE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. I READ OVER THE RESOLUTION. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER EACH POWER SEPARATELY. FRANKLY, IT'S REALLY OFFENSIVE THAT THIS IS WHEN YOU DECIDE TO PLACE ADMIN INTO SPECIAL ED POSITIONS. I'VE BEEN ASKING YOU TO DO THAT FOR PROBABLY A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW WITH I THINK, I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S 11 LONG TERM VACANCIES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION IN THIS DISTRICT, AND YOU WON'T LET EVERYONE COME OUT OF THEIR IVORY TOWER AND SERVE OUR CHILDREN. BUT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE FROM THE RESOLUTION IS WHEN YOU WANT TO DO IT. I URGE YOU, TRUSTEES, TO CONSIDER EACH POWER YOU GRANT THE SUPERINTENDENT SEPARATELY, NOT ONE BLANKET. I ALSO URGE YOU TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REQUEST. MUCH OF WHAT I'M SEEING APPEARS TO BE DRIVEN BY OUTSIDE ADVISERS MEDDLING IN PUBLIC SCHOOL AFFAIRS AND NOT DECISIONS BY YOU. I'M SORRY. I GOT REALLY DISTRACTED. WAS THERE? NO IT'S OKAY YOUR ROLE IS OVERSIGHT. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'VE CREATED. I DON'T KNOW THE ORGANIZATION WHO IS ADVISING YOU, BUT OBVIOUSLY ALL THE DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA ARE LISTENING TO IT. I URGE YOU TO THINK FOR YOURSELF, BECAUSE WHAT ISN'T ALWAYS POPULAR ISN'T ALWAYS RIGHT. AND WHAT'S RIGHT ISN'T ALWAYS POPULAR. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] LAST PUBLIC COMMENT I HAVE NICO VACCARO. GOOD MORNING BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO, MY NAME IS NICO VACCARO, PRESIDENT OF NATOMAS TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. I'M URGING THE BOARD THIS MORNING TO RECONSIDER RAISING SUB PAY BY $600. I FIND IT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE. THEY FOUND THE MEANS TO PAY SUB $600, BUT THE DISTRICT HAS ONLY OFFERED 2.2% AND A MINIMAL INCREASE TO HEALTH BENEFITS FOR YOUR HARDWORKING AND DEDICATED STAFF. FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN CLAIMING THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO INVEST IN EDUCATORS AND OUR STUDENTS. BUT NOW, WHEN THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL STRIKE, INSTEAD OF MEANINGFULLY NEGOTIATING WITH NTA, YOU'RE CHOOSING TO VOTE TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE SUB PAY. I'M URGING THE BOARD TO PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND STAND BY YOUR NATOMAS EDUCATORS AND HELP US GET A FAIR CONTRACT THAT WILL KEEP TEACHERS HERE IN NATOMAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES IT'S TIME FOR DISCUSSION. SO DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM. ANY COMMENTS? OKAY, SO I'LL MAKE SOME COMMENTS. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO DO. THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK WE HAVE TO DO. AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THE BASIS OF NEGOTIATIONS TO BE BASED ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN FACT FINDING JUST ASKING OUR TEACHER LEADERS WHO HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR COME BACK TO THE TABLE AND USE THE FACT FINDING REPORT AS THE BASIS OF NEGOTIATIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION. THIS IS SOMETHING I DON'T WANT TO USE. I HAVE A LOT OF GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH TEACHERS AS WELL AS FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I'VE GOT A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE ASKING ME TO. HEY, WE HAVE TO PRESERVE A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS AND THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU UNIQUE AND SPECIAL, INCLUDING OUR TEACHERS. THIS IS NOT A ZERO-SUM GAME. I'M OPEN MINDED AND WANT TO SEE A RESOLUTION, AND SO I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. I'LL SECOND AND THEN WE CAN CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION THERE'S A MOTION AND THERE'S A SECOND. JUST WELL SAID, PRESIDENT GRANT. THANK YOU. I THINK THE KEY WORD IS REALIZING THAT THIS IS FOR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, AND WE HAVE TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE STUDENTS. [00:10:02] AND I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYBODY BEING ABLE TO COME BACK TO THE TABLE. I WOULD JUST SECOND THE COMMENTS WITH TRUSTEE HARDEN AND PRESIDENT GRANT. OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I THINK VERY WELL SAID, EVERYONE. AND THE ONLY REASON WE'RE DOING THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN KEEP OUR SITES OPEN SO THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE SOMEWHERE SAFE TO GO. IF WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE STAFF THAT WE NORMALLY HAVE AVAILABLE. WE HAVE THAT MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE SOMEWHERE SAFE TO GO AND FOOD TO EAT, BECAUSE MANY OF OUR STUDENTS DON'T HAVE THAT. OKAY. SO THERE'S A MOTION AND THERE IS A SECOND. WITHOUT OBJECTION. ELAINE, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? DOSICK. AYE. GRANT. AYE. HARDEN. AYE. MEHTA. AYE. MORA. AYE. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION CARRIES 5-0. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THIS SPECIAL BOARD MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:41 A.M. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.